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SENG REG 6 FFA SEEN BE a IR Tew 3 a A AAA ES) IR: \ i A SER aS A EUR RU A A A / PIG Asean in aah ERR dba a tai ae cine a | STARS > ar es ye T oo TAR LE Es MOOI AR A nT Ey FR. ATT, ii i 'ia 8 ipa 5 NS ELEN a He Be oe Seeking A Link To Roman Britain What way did the Roman le lons march from that part of atling Street which is the mod- ern Edgware Road down to their galleys In the River Thames? An archaeologleal "dig" to find the link is a fascinating, it mi- . eroscoplc, offshoot of a two-year 4 roadworks improvement scheme now going on to speed traffic from Oxford Street to the West Country, Watling Street is the early English name for the great road made by the Rogans, running north through St. Albans (Veru- lamium) to Wroxeter (Viroco- nium), though the Elizabethans seem to have given the name to other Roman, or reputed Roman, roads. 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Plus FREE -- instruc- ons for six smart veil caps. ry, send 25¢ now! level are to ba analyzed in an attempt to solve what archaeolo- gists consider one of the most tantalizing mysteries of Roman London. "We want to know where Watling Street went after the point where the cinema at Marble Arch now stands," Fran- cis Celoria, archaelogical field officer of the London museum, sald, . writes Melita Knowles in the Christian Science Monitor. Digging was carried out the Thames Basin Archacologi- cal Observers group. Bright win- . ter sunshine played on the scene. Strollers in the park made a fringe of spectators round the rim. ~Down the pit the diggers included school boys and girls looking as though dressed for skiing, bearded young men in overcoats and rubber boots, and women in tartan slacks with col- | f | | | | | / lege scarves. A layer of hard ballast and either clay or cement had been uncovered by builders excavat- ing to make a modern pedestrian subway 100 yards from Marble Arch itself in a direct line with the ald Watling Street An alternative, gruesome but logical explanation by one ob- server is that the site had. been hardened watching the hangings on the Tyburn gallows just nearby Long Blonde Hair Saves Many Lives latest ~ export is strands cf long blonde hair. They go to British Columbia where they are used to help de- cide whether it is safe for log- gers or campers to enter forests when fire danger may be pre- sent. The hair contracts or expands i a hydrograph machine which measures the moisture content of the atmosphere. So . The strands, which must be at least fourteen inches long, are imported from Britain Wheause Britain's they are'difficult to obtain in" Canada. Forestry men say the best re- __sults are obtained from "blonde - hair. So that the hair remains | soft and sensitive, it is-given_a weekly shampoo by the district forest ranger. To give a picture of fire dan- ger in forests, the hydrograpn is combined with a bundle of sticks. The sticks are pre-dried to zero moisture content and cut to an exact weight of 100 grammes. When the blonde hairs indi- cate that moisture content is less than sixteen per cent, and the sticks show less than five per cent, visitors are kept out of the forest. Modern Etiquette By Anne Ashley Q. Should the napkin be used food from the mouth, such as a bone or inedible portion of meat? A. Never. This is done_with the fingers, and then, of course, the napkin is used for' wiping those fingers. ! Q. Is it really obligatory for a bride to give a gift of some kind to her bridegroom on their wedding day? A. While not exactly obliga- tory, it is customary for the bride to give her 'bridegroom some kind of gift for his per- sonal use, hh Sih RPE | a Pe aN Sv vw a ~ oN 5 RSE ~ - ~] pr ALND A cENTU nA pr satin gov ' n 18 PART AND STILL TOGETHER -- Bow-trimmed wn; left, was worn at Abraham Lincoln's Inabg: 61. Its Influence on the ballroom gown at rig nt. The bow:trimmed absinthe John F, Kennedy's Inaugural. Ball. reen satin dress was by for removing some particle of | fig I » Lf He ARB Aa nr RE (Ines ~ SKI-HIGH FLIER -- Seen in action Is Toni Sailer, world's only 3 Gold Medals Olympics Winner, (Cortina, Italy, 1956), and who plays host to one of Lufthansa German Airlines famous Euro- pean ski tours. Photo courtesy of Lufthansa German Airlines Lost Wednesday was {he Jan uary- meeting -of- our I6cal W.I.--- a meeting of which I was sup- 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 guest - speaker and had suggested that other branches in the district be invited. However, you know how W.I. members help. each other out in a time of emergency --and this time was no excep- 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 | Miss Chapman, "as always," 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 days. So there were sad irons, candle moulds, coal-oil lamps, 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 again our president showed her originality. She produced a fac- simili of curling papers or rags, the kind we women 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 marriedsshe began to worry about what her husband-to-be would think of her when he saw her hair done up in curling papers at night. So she decided to put him to the 'test -- brave woman! One night when he came to call she greeted him with her hair tightly twist- ed in cotton rags! Well, she fi- nally married him so I 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 tail while mine was twisted up in papers and looked like snails all over my head, Later on at the meeting there were outstanding musical selec- tions, violin and vocal solos, gen- erously contributed by non-mem- bers in the district who so often | make r meetings more enjoy- abla. : Then came the highlight of the meeting -- an address by our own Ethel Chapman, editor of "Home and Country" that de- lightful little magazine that keeps us so well-infdrmed at every level of Work national, provincial nad local, to say nothing of the ACWW whose "activities are" known in 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 pointed out that it can be measured in so many 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 even 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 materia possessions. * drove home her 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 I had been there. However, the day was not a to- tal loss for me 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 4 good time was had by all". ~Four branches were represent- ed by guestsiat our meeting as well as visitors frorg 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 have been conscious of a certain nostalgia for a standard of living that, while lacking the amenities of the present day, yet had its compensations in a ser- enity of purpose that is not so easily acquired in this day and age, Well, next week I 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 makel the best kind of typewriter table, 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 copsists of forty-three words. The subject of the book is. how to write best-sellers in one's spare time, About the shortest title ever given to a novel published ih Great Britaih was "B.". This work, published many years ago, consisted of {three bulky vol- umes. { ; : _. What about short books? Some. time before the last world wat a prize of 10,000 francs was of- fered by a French newspaper for an original book, It was won ISSUE 8 -- 1061 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, pald the author the prize money and published the book. It ran 'to 'many editiong "and --became--a-- best-seller! po ; Another odd book was written 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 way {-- entitled "What I know about China" -- every page in the slim volume was blank! "How does one tell when one is getting old?" asks a read- ~~ cookies, er. When you start checking the ages in the obituary column. ¥ Will This Be The Car Of The Future? What will the automobile of the future be like? Jack E. Charipar, the energetic 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 (phgto). 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, he added,-but it may be radically different: "We may have trans- parent steel roofs, with the driv- er controlling the amount of light let through by turning a dial. Maybe not by 1980, but it is possible." Inside: "You will get 20 per cent more space, even though the car will be smaller, thanks to new structural ideas and new materi- als. If we use -fixed windows and year-round air conditioning, for example, we can save space. 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, filled with gas and, sealed, are a possibility. You'll never pump them up, and they will last as long as the car. New suspen- sion systems will automatically adjust to the condition of the road, and will give you quile a- luxurious ride." Under the Hood: "It'll be the same old engine. You won't see gas turbine engines within twen- ty years, except possibly in high- priced items like trucks and ma- rine engines. But car power plants will be smaller, lighter, and more tidy." > "How about that messy-oil- dip-- stick? "We could replace it with an indicator on the dashboard," Charipar said, "but it would cost the consumer too much. 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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- iig at a local centre for the handicapped, collecting food 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 turned eyes toward the Colburn Me- morial Home for the aged, What jolly fun it would be, they agreed, to, have a 'monthly bingo game af the Home with socks and ties and writing paper their clvie: for prizes and with homemade soda. pop and jelly -beans for refreshment, What jolly fun! Well, the road to hell is payed with good intentions. And bingo, according to the state's Lot- tery Control Commission, is one of the biggest paving blocks, According to the commission chairman, Judge Richards (cq) Hannah, mingo has become such big business and entertainment and the temptations to defraud have become so great that a half dozen states have already passed regulatory laws and more 'will probably have to do so in the very near future. » From-the Old Folks' Home 'In New York state alone, bingo "accounts for - about $40 million worth of gate and prize 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 in the case 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 game were not filed with the commis- sion. No $10 license to play had been obtained. "BINGE em n "Ten dollars?" one club lady wailed. "Why, we don't spend that on a whole afternoon's 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. 5 "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 eommissioner Hannah. "How- ever, what people say when they play the game does not fall un- der our jurisdiction." EE