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ENE SERCO EY ~ Ei A Sp tr So Emden SER ENR a Sa hs IN Den SN "from behind the wo -the corner (not operating that Encore Didn't Get As Much Applause Whatever you do, you should do it with all your might. One time years ago when we were on a camping trip my wife and 1 drove out of the woods to the first town for a few supplies, and we found it was Grange 'night. , So we wound up in the assembly, watching a boy and "girl get the first and second, and afterward assisting with all our might in the ruination of a beau- tiful collation, which is the high point of all regular and well- governed Grange attendance. Now during the Literary Pro- gram, which was under the direc- tion of Worthy Sister Lecturer, we were called upon for remarks, as is customary, and I expressed pleasure at being present while my wife expressed keen delight at the quality of the work. The Grange is founded upon the esoteric precepts of agriculture, and has a laudable morality -which its members seriously in-- culcate in new members, and it Is always inspiring to sce the candidate marched around and instructed properly. But after we commented brief- ly, the Worthy Sister Lecturer seemed to take on a mild attitude of despair, and in a lengthy in- troduction she gave the impres- sion that what she was about to do was against her judgment, but that there was no way out. She didn't say this -- she offered it by way of an undertone, by inflection and gesture, What she actually said, if deprived of the undertone, was that the Grange was privileged, once again, to be entertained by the great talent of a popular Worthy Brother, and so on and so forth, and we would now hear a violin solo by Brother Thaddeus W. Toothaker. Wild applause burst forth at this, but we could see it was forced. Everybody was looking sad, but they were clapping gay. It looked "Oh, No!" but it sound- ed "Oh, yes!" In the tumult an elderly gentle- man, brisk and unstooped, came -stove in warm evening), strode forward and reached a violin case down oo 'the plano. It was an odd- ooking case, about half as wide and twice as long as common tom and we could tell it was a homemade This gentleman, : J decided it,- ae next ' Yearned to Hay it, without . a teacher, Placing the case on the table where Flora, Ceres and Pomona gustomarily function, he opened * §¢, drew forth the bow, and with. RSET by Cre Weal t Make a last-minute gift! These hats are such easy crochet and, cost little to make, i Crocheted hats are top fashion. These take only 4 ounces of fingering yarn, Use 38 strands for ~the - fluffy loops. Pattern 869: . directions; fit all headsizes. Send THIRTY - FIVE CENTS. _ (stamps cahnot be accepted, use postal. note for safety). for this attern to Laura Wheeler, Box , 123 Eighteenth St, New Tor- onto, Ont. Print Plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. JUST OFF THE PRESS! Send : now for our exciting, new 1961 Hegel Catalogue, Over. 128 / oi te es to-crochet, knit, sew, em- oider, quilt, weave -- faghlons, } ar) bigs, toys, gifts, ba- T hits. s FREE Ps inst Tue- for, hig smart veil caps. . send 25¢ now! di deft finger action screwed the hairs taut. Next he lifted forth a beautiful green felt bag, with a puckering string, and untying it found his violin. It was magnificent, The bright spruce, which he had cut on his own hillside, shone handsomely, and the bird's-eye maple of the nétk had a high gloss. He folded the "bag, put it back in the box, snatched a hankerchief from his pocket, and lovingly wiped the violin all over before he tuned it. The violin like the case was long and lean, Whatever, the rea- son, he had made it narrow. When he tuned it, entirely by ear, it seemed to have a fine tone. Then he put the handker- chief under his chin, threw the violin up, placed the bow across the strings, and began tapping his foot to establish the rhythm. He preceded himself by about ten taps. Then he drew the how down and there began the wild- est rendition of "Turkey in the Straw" you ever heard. The pace was terrific, . He jerked and jumped, chang- ed keys, played his own obbli- gato as he went. And he con- tinued in this manner for about 20 minutes, all on the same re- curring tune. He then stopped abruptly, for such tunes seem to have no beginning and no end, and bowed gratéfully as the Grange threw itself into another frenzy of applause too clearly manufactured to be genuine. Mr. Toothaker then loosened the strings, loosened his bow, tied the violin in the bag, put the bag and the bow in the case, snapped .the case shut, and laid the case back on the piano -- after which he returned to his seat behind. "the "stove. The ap- plause continued, so after an interval he arose, went to the: piano as before, took down the case, took out the bow and tightened it, got the violin from the bag, tuned the strings, tap- ped his toes, and played his en- core of "Turkey in the Straw" violently for another 20 miin- utes. ended, the Grange gave a truth- "ful and unfaked flapping of re- luctant hands for all of three seconds, and Mr. Toothaker again laid his violin away -- this time in silence -- and took his seat. We found out, by asking, that Mr. Toothaker, as a young man, was sad that he had no' talent Gi doe © ip the bo "Turkey in the Straw" was the only tune he ever learned to play. That covered his need. His friends and neighbors; and fel- low Grangers, properly recogniz- ed his ambition and accomplish- . ment, and dutifully permmitted him to play whenever he came to Grange. Although they had heard him many times before, "Turkey in the Straw," they "loyally affected enthusiasm in a brotherly gesture, and never "let on." He certainly mastered his talent with all his might. It was nice to hear him, Once, By John Gould in The Christian Science Monitor. This Girl's -Hobby Carries A Sting "There is nothing dangerous about a scorpion -- if you know how to handle it," claims 24- year-old Dr. Ann Joy Alexander of Inchanga, Natal. While other girls of her age take interest' in the love life of celebrated film stars, Ann stu- dies the dreaded scorpion. She has been doing this work for three years, and has been stung several times, but still regards the creature as "a darling." Her main difficulty has al- ways been in getting enough specimens for her studies and lectures, and this had an amus- ing sequel when she was sent "| to Trinidad to carry out research for the New York Zoological Society, On the morning of her de- parture, she went out into the veldt frantically digging for \ scorpion specimens that were re- quired to prove a point in her thesis -- and had a job finding them ! Her "plane flight had to be delayed until Ann arrived, breathless, with her box of "dar- lings." WASP K,0.8 LIGHTING ' SYSTEM While driving his truck along a .road near Miami Joe Smelter noticed a wasp fly into the cab. After buzzing around for a while, the inséct alighted on Joe's leg. Although the wasp did not sting the driver, his reaction was so violent that he swung the steer- ing wheel hard over and the Jorry crashed full tilt into a pole carrying cables for .the commun- ity's electricity supply. The pole snapped and over 20,000 custo-. mers were without electricity for some hours until the dam- aged pole was replaced and wires connected up, The wasp flaw out of the cab unharmed. But this time, when he | "to offer at: Gronge. Everybody meant making one first, Wel --and--had--long--since---tired- -of---| A CENTURY APART AND STILL TOGETHER - cream satin gown, left, was worn at Abraham Lincoln's Inaug- Its influence on, the ballroom gown at right Is apparent. The bow-trimmed absinthe green satin dress was worn at John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Ball. ural Ball In 1861. Bow-trimmed : Ww 5 "other out in'a 'time orgie "--and 'this time' was no excep 'speaker other; * best young and TY: actress, will appear Last Wednesday was the Jan- uary meeting of our local W.I.-- a meeting- of which I was stip- posed- to- have- charge. So what happens . . . I stay in-bed and leave all the details to our pres- ident and entertainment com- mittee; It wouldn't have mat- tered so much had it been an ordinary meeting but I had al- ready arranged for. a Lin tion. , Our president is capable of handling any situation. She is a woman with most original ideas and I think her scheme for decorating the hall was the best yet. It being the month of January she based her ideas on Janus, the legendary Roman god from whom the month of January got its name. Janus, as- you may know, was a god who had two faces, one looking back the other forward. To illustrate this point our president had obtained a great number of large and beau- tiful calendars, some for 1960, others for 1961. Those for 1960 'were placed at the back of the hall; 1961 at the front. Thus members and guests at the meet- ing would be like the god Janus, able to look back to the past year and forward to the present. The meeting was also supposed to be historical in character -- why not, it was the anniversary of the birth of John A. Mac- donald? 'As a roll call members had been asked to bring a "con- ~ venience" belonging to the- early So there were sad irons, coal-oil lamps, days. candle moulds, THE BEST -- Janet Munro, who has won honors. as" England's. legitimate stage on TV from New York in "Time Remembered" Feb. 7. IVs a ro- mantle comedy by Jean An: sullh, again our president showed her - _.80__many washtub and board and various - other. items belonging to the days before we knew what it meant to have electricity and all the comfort and convenience it has brought to our homes. Here originality. She produced a fac- simill of curling papers or rags, the kind we woman used to wear at- night time to curl our hair before permanent waves were invented. She told this amusing story about herself. Just before she was about to be married she began to worry about what her husband-to-be would think 6f her when he saw her hair done up in curling papers at night. So: ecided to put: 10.4 nally ried Bins 0 1 presume he survived the shock. I remem- ber my sister and I used to be called "tails and snails": as her hair was braided into a long Ly while mine was twisted up in papers and looked like snails al over 'my head. Later on at the meeting there were outstanding musical selec- tions, violin and vocal solos, gen- erously contributed by non-mem- make our meetings more enjoy- able. 4 Then came the highlight of the meeting -- an. address by our own Ethel Chapman, editor of "Home and ountry" that de- lightful little! magazine that keeps us so well-informed at every level of W.I. work = national, provincial nad local, to say nothing of the ACWW whose -activities are known im "many parts of the world. The theme of .Miss Chapman's -address was our standard of liv- ing -- or rather what we mean when: we refer to our standard of living, Miss' Chapman' poihted out that it can be measured In ways By--material things, such -as cars, televisions or electrical conveniences; by our 'development of a cultural background -- that is, our abil- ity to appreciate the best in mu- sic, books or een a good picture. Or by our moral and spiritual background and through it the standards we place before our families -- of the importance of good living; of emphasizing the satisfaction that can- be gained from things other than material possessions. Miss Chapman, as always, drove home hér points with clar- ity and from what I have been told from those at the- meeting, her address was a delight and in- spiration to those who heard it. How I wish 1 had been there. However, the day was not a to- tal loss for mé as Miss Chapman was here for a short visit before bus-time, Apparently she was as well pleased with the meeting as the members and 'visitors were with her "so a good time was had by all', ) Four branclies were represent- ed by guests at our meeting as _well as visitors from a district "where W.I. branches formerly existed but had now. disbanded, torn apart by modern develop- ments, It could be that. some of them, with the ability. of the god "Janus to look forward and back, may ve been conscious of a certain nostalgia for a standard of living thaf, while lacking the amenities of the present day, yet "bers inthe district- who so-often --|--- he added, but it may be radically different: parent steel roofs, with the driv- er controlling the amount of dial. Inside: "You will get 20 per cent more space, even though the car structural ideas and new materi- for example, we can save space. as long as the car. New suspen- "Under the Hood: ~ ty.years, except possibly in high-- "rine engines. and more tidy." had its compensations in a ser- enity of purnose that is not so f easily acquired in this day and age. ; Well, next week 1 hope to be on my feet again In which case this column may be a little easier to write -- and type. One's bed doesn't make the best kind of typewriter table. Will This Be The Car Of The Future? What will the automobile of the future be like? Jack E. aripar, the energetls director of Plymouth's product-planning team, gave some answer at the First International Congress and Exhibition of Automotive Engi- neering in Detroit's Cobo Hall. "It will look like today's family se-- dan," said Charipar, setting his sights on the car of 1980 (photo). But, he predicted, it will hardly be the same car, Among the dif- ferences, according to Charipar: Outside: "We're developing ox- Ides for bodies that: will carry the color right into the steel," Charipar said, "They will resist corrosion and sunlight, never need polishing, never wear out. The trim and grillwork will be made of light plastics." The car roof will still be steel, "We may have trans- light let through by turning a Maybe not by 1980, but it is possible." will be smaller, thanks to new als. If we use fixed windows and year-round air conditioning, If you don't have to roll down the window, the doors can be | thinner.- Seats of elastic stretch-- ed over tubular frames would be more -comfortable and take less room "than today's Victorian overstuffed." Underneath: "Hollow, plastic tires, tilled with gas and; sealed, are a possibility. You'll never pump them up, and they will last sion systems will automatically" adjust to the condition of the road, and will give you quite a luxurious ride." "It'll be the same 'old engine. You won't see gas turbine engines within twen- priced items like trucks and ma- But car power plants will be smaller, lighter, How about that messy oil dip stick? "We couM replace it with an indicator on the dashboard," Charipar said, "but it would cost the consumer too much. In our business, the economic barrier is the big thing separating dream Long Titles And Short Books One of the longest titles ever given to a new book is arousing great Interest in American liter- ary circles.- The title gonsists d forty- -thres words. The subject of the book is now to write best-sellers im one's spare time, About the shortest title ever flven' to- a novel published in Great Britain Wai "B.) This work, published many years ago, consisted of three bulky vol- umes. : What about short books? Soma time before the last world wer a prize of 10,000 francs was of- fered by a French newspaper tor an original book, It was won by -a Yugoslav author with a book entitled: "Who Rules the World?" He submitted a manuscript containing the one word, "Money." The newspaper des- cribed his entry as unique, paid the author the prize money and published the ok. It ran to many editions and became a best-seller! Another odd book was written A by a retired admiral who died 'some, years ago. He spent some time in China and was given a dinner by some residents there before he returned to Europe. He rewarded his hosts by pre- senting each with a book bear- ing his name as author. It was entitled "What I know about China" -- every page in the slim volume was blank! Long Blonde Hair Saves Many Lives Britain's latest - export ls strands of long blonde hair. They go to British Columbia where they are used to help de- cide whether it is sate for log- gers or campers to enter forests when fire danger may be pre- sent. The hair contracts or expands in a hydrograph machine which measures the moisture content of the atmosphere. The strands, which must 'be at - least fourteen inches long, are imported from Britain: because - they are difficult to obtain in' - Canada. Forestry men say the best re- 'sults are obtained from blonde heir. So that the hair remains soft and sensitive, it is given a weekly shampoo by the district forest ranger. To give wu picture of fire dan---|-- ger in forests, the hydrograph is combined with a bundle. of sticks. The sticks are pre-dried to zero moisture content and out to an exact. weight of 100 grammes. from reality." -- From NEWS- When the blonde nites indi- WEEK. - cate that moisture content.is less ll i Hl : How Bingo Was Abolished : - From-the-Old-Folks" Home. kes By WARD CANNEL Newspaper Enterprise Assn, New Rochelle, N.Y. -- It had to happen of course, The police have finally cracked down, ex-. . posing the New Rochelle Wo- men's Club and the Colburn Memorial Home for the aged for what they really are. What looked for all the world like long . afternoons of fun, games and jelly beans among the ladies and the old folks in this "proper New York suburb has turned out to be at least a viola- tion of penal law section 1388, At least that's what some law 'enforcement authorities ~ "claim, --And__ this --reporter- is" . mighty suspicious after listening " to confessions wrung from mem- bers of the Women's Club. As police - piece it together, the whole business started sever- al years ago when the junior section of the club voted to ex- pand its civic activities. They were already taking care of a Korean orphan, help- ing/at a local centre for the handicapped, collecting and money for the Salvation Army and doing volunteer work at a hospital. So it was just a case of one thing leading to another when the ladies eyes toward the Colburn Me- morial Home" for the aged. What jolly fun it would be, they agreed, to 'have a monthly bingo game-.at the Home with socks and ties and writing paper for prizes and with homemade "cookies; soda pop and jelly beans for refreshment. What jolly fun! Well, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. And bingo, according to the state's T.ot- tery Control Commission, is one of the biggest paving blocks. ; According. to the commission - chairman,. Judge Richards (cq) Hannah, mingo bas hecome such big business and entertainment and the temptations to defraud have becemie 50 great that a half dozen states have already passed regulatory laws and more will prebably have to do so in the very near future. [3° In New York state alone, food . turned their = eivie bingo accounts for about $40 million worth of gate and prise receipts annually, With that much at stake, infractions of the regulatory laws are frequent enough to keep the commission's 18-man staff overworked: while trying to 'help local police de- 'partments uphold the law. It was, therefore, many months before lottery control investiga- tors tumbled to what was going on in the New Rochelle old age home, The first break came, as it often does, from an' oversight by the guilty, 'The Women's Club posted an an- nouncement in the local paper that its next bingo game would be held on . . . Following this flimsy clue, in- vestigators . discovered all sorts. of violations. There were no posted rules of playing. Finan- cial . statements of the Same were not filed with the comm sion. No $10 license to play had been obtained. in the case than sixteen per cent, and the sticks show less than five pet qent, visitors are kept out of the forest. a + prone I 44 much. a a hea For Halt-Sizes WAIST 4595 29" --40" byte Alons . Shorter, fuller? These new, skirts are perfect for i They're shaped to slim you smartly, to fit without alteration at waist, hips, in length. Printed Pattern 4595: For has. sizes -- 29, 31,733, 38, 37h, 40- inch waists. Size 31 slim skirs 1% yards 04-inch; flared 1% yards, Send FORTY CENTS (stamps , cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern, Please print plainly = 8 NAME, ADDRESS, NUMBER, 'Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Jon 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New btiz o 70 SAHOO FESR SEND NOW! Big beauttul, QOLOUR-IFIC Fall and Win Pattern Catalogue has over 1 tyles to sew -- alf-sizes, Only 8841 © ISSUE § -- 1961 A Li rt "Ten dollars?" one club lady wailed. "Why, we don't spend -._ that on a whole afternoon's school, caress, z wal Sr. bingo." % ; Nevertheless, the law is the law (which in this case equals more than a half million dollars - in $10 licenses per year). New Rochelle police were alerted. The crackdown began. "I'sure hated to do it to them," Detective John Murray said. "But it: was section 1388 of the . : penal law. I had to." - The Women's Club took it - gracefully, consulted their law- yer on the law, and changed the monthly game at the old age home to another individual card- and-counter game called Pokeno. The old folks seem to like it quite well, according to- civie committee chairman Mrs, Wil-- liam Allard, although there is still some confusion at the Home. Winners usually call out "Bingo" instead of "Pokeno." "Yes," says lottery control commissioner Hannah. "How- ever, what people say when they . play the game does not fall un- der our jurisdiction." <