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"They want to know." he boomed as an echelon of cus- toms men formally approached our car, "whether or not you are aarrying any atom bombs. One is all right -- but two, nyet!" Broad smiles lit the faces of - the examiners at that. "Da, da, one is all right," they chuckled, "but two is above the quota." From that moment, the inspec- tion went off smoothly, with high good humor. They even passed some suspicious-looking West German oranges and numerous American magazines sn:pected of being propaganda-ridden. Lesson 1 therefore is: don't get yourself --"ar them -- all tensed up and you'll get along better. In this respect, they're no dif- ferent from you there in the Am- erican Midwest or your cousins - worthwhile items to purchase in Jitfy-Knit Add rich interest to a bedroom with this textured spread--smart in one or multicolors. Perfect pick-up work! Shell edallions--JIFFY-KNIT on 2 free needles--join to form a htweight spread. Use rug cot- ton. Pattern 814:- directions. 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Without a quiver, such rev- elers paid the equivalent of 50 cents apiece for oranges <and nearly $3 for a fresh pineapple. To us, their willingness to spend lavishly on entertainment under- scored the continued shortage of the stores. \ Nevertheless, Mrs. Jones,>-an epic change of climate already has occurred. Soviet citizens have begun to relax for the first time since the repressions of the Stalin regime ended, Nowadays, people can afford to be more natural, more pleasant. The contrast with eight years ago is marked. This coincides with the emer- gence of new vested interests in the officially classless society of the Soviet Union -- people whose managerial or scientific skills are rewarded with surplus money and possessions, people no longer satisfied with the lot of the laborer or peasant. Meanwhile, one cannot travel through their country, watch them, and talk with them with- out noticing certain basic points: First, most of these people not only take profound pride in their nation's achievements but also identify themselves with a his- toric movement. Their outlook is wddly akin to that of Americans during the westward expansion a century ago. Second, they have a tremen- dous sense of competition, par- ticularly with the United States. Although Americans no longer are a novelty in the major cities, they study them like laboratory specimens. And they like it best when they can emphasize Soviet superlority. They suggest, for instance, that. the Shepard flight was really a failure because the United States -astronaut-did not go into orbit. | away -out-in the. country. they. They inquire about racial segre- ation. They point out that thelr ncome tax is scheduled for abo- lition -- although it is not a major revenue source anyhow. Finally, they exude an over- powering confidence in the even- tual success of their system over democracy. So strong and calcu- lated is their optimism that one literally has to guard against ac- .gestion of their ultimate victory -- and .of democracy's eventual ruin. However, they cannot hide from any open-eyed tourist cer- tain gargantuan shortcomings of their own system -- shortages, wasted effort, regimentation, pri- mitiveness, the sacrifice of many ordinary freedoms. Some observ- ers consider it a miracle that the Soviet Union has held to- gether this long. Yet it has, Mrs. Jones It is than you might expect. Ard the Soviets seem to be working harder to beat the West than the West is to keep ahead of them. You might give Mr. Jones and the neighbors a reminder about that. --By Henry S. Hayward, Chief of the London News Bureau of the Christian Science Monitor. Modern-Etiquette By 'Anne Ashley Q. Does a woman ever take the alsle seat when she is attending the theater with a man? A. Never. She always enters the row first, and her escort takes the aisle seat. ~~ ~~ - Q. How is the best way to in-. vite a. wedding guest; to the reception? A. By including a small card with the wedding invitation, reading: 'Reception immediately after the ceremony (or at suche and-such a time) at such-and- "JUST IN CASE" -- Mrs. Carol Murdock once learned the mouth- * to-mouth respiration technique "just in case something hap- pens at. fhe. pool? It did -- at their home in Bel Air, Calif, -- . Mur k saved the life of her 23-month-old daughter, 7 Ea i ' ste Bhd MOCKING THE BIRD -- Under prodding from young David Dempsey, a peacock struts his stuff at the zoo In Miami. nice At last we are having warm weather -- and how we appreciate it, But it works for and against us. It gives us plenty of opportunity to work in the garden but it also gives us the urge to get out and see things and go places. Of course we don't feel so guilty about going places "it it coincides with.doing things. For instance I had to go around with the hospital sewing I men- tioned -last week and that little job took mie to beautiful homes I didn't even know existed. One place was a fruit farm with all the trees out in full bloom. You can imagine how lovely it was. I don't know what, the set-up is on this particular farm, whether the owners had sold off lots or what but there were at least six houses with driveways run- ning off the main farm entrance. So, although the owners were were still not isolated. In fact most of the women were congre- gated in one house when I got there. Another place I went to was a single dwelling amid about ten acres of Iand, much of it wooded. The house could not be seen from the road so to get to it one had to drive along a narrow, winding, hilly farm_ lane, 1 was._.. enthralled with the beauty of the place. I thought this would be an {deal place in which to live. But now every time I think of it I remind myself of that narrow, winding lane and imagine what it would be like to get out of the place in winter-time -- especial- ly after an ice storm. Partner and I, althou ving the country, have manfiged to convince our- selves, that at our time of life we are better off in a Luilt-up area. After all we can always getaway _to_the country for an hour or two any time we want to -- or anywhere else for that mat- ter. F Last Thursday we did just that. Joy and the boys came up from Milton then we all drove to High Park in the west end of Toronto. It is one of the nicest parks I know. Flowers, animals, water- fowl, nature trails, plenty of space and several playgrounds for the children. Ross and Cedric were able to run loose and real- ly enjoy themselves -- and with little supervision. The tulips 'and rock gardens were lovely but of course we were too early for the roses, We shall have to make another trip later on as the rose -gardens--at-High Park are real- ly worth a visit. High Park is only about ten minutes walk from Dee's place so after our outing we stopped in there for lunch. She was in the middle of painting her bedroom but seemed quite willing to stop for a visit. And so were the boys. David was home for-lunch but after he had gone back to school the four little boys played around as hap- py as could be. Sometimes we couldn't hear ourselves think but that was to be expected. Yesterday we had another out- ing. Art came out for us and then we all went to see the Gar- rison Parade along- University Avenue. We were lucky in find- ing a place to park -- in the shade -- and with a good view of the parade. One thing is cer- tain, it was much cooler waiting" and watching than it was march= ing. Partner, being an "old vet" of the first World War, and Art of the second, they were both in- terested in picking out the well trained men from the round- shouldered loose-limbed recruits, - Outstanding were a few sergeant- majors who had the typical bear- ing of the traditional sergeant- major who had served in combat duty. And while the parade was on President Kennedy was: in conference with Premier Khrush- chov. (Incldentally Mr. Xhrush- chov might be enraged to know that in spite of his name being so well known I can never remems "controlled; # BALI BALLET -- Starting her career early in life, this 5-year- old girl practices intricate dance maneuvers: on the island of "Bali. The girl-is-one-of 35 mil-- treasures back. lion children in Indonesia (which includes Bali), many of whom are being aided by U.N. ber how to spell it!) I thought of the conference and wondered . would the outcome of that little get-together bring us nearer or drive us further away from ac- "tual war? Would the men now marching In parade ever be call- ed upon for combat duty? It was a sobering thought as the sun shone brightly upon the crowds moving freely through the streets and planes flew over- head saluting the troops. While we were waiting for the parade to start Dee and I took a few minutes to visit a friend who has been a patient in the Toronto General Hospital for seven months. In the same room with her is a patient with leu- kemia. Thinking about them both -- I woke up this morning feeling thankful for the ability to be' up and around. After the parade Art drove us - over to Cherry Beach just to take a look at the old lighthouse, We always welcome an opportunity to be near the water for awhile. Then back to Dee's place to an appetising dinner. After the dishes were done the drive home. It was quite a day. Today the "probs" are for 85° temperature so I am starting early to do what has to be done before it gets too hot. In between going places we still manage to _do a little work! A Sweden Gets Tough On Its Juveniles It takes more effort to get into trouble in Stockholm than in any other city in the world. Drink- ing is rationed; night clubs are automobile traffic moves at a moderate pace. It is all highly efficient--and deadly dull; ' Despite this, Stockholm's young people manage to blow off steam every now and then by rioting or overturning automo- biles. At other times, young Ole and his girl friend bfeak the law by careening around on motor scooters. (Sweden's juvenile de- linquency rate has doubled in the postwar years, Recently, Sweden's welfare- minded legislators passed a law designed to bring young Ole up short by chopping off his spend- ing money. Hereafter, any Swede ufider 21 who has a job but doesn't behave himself, will be required to pay room and board at -home---if his parents request it. The idea is that the less money a teeen-ager has, the better he wil behave--a thesis that may not be foolproof but at at least should make it: even harder to get into trouble in Sweden, ISSUE 25 -- 1961 Greeks Want Their Treasures Back Frown not on England; England owns him not! Athens, no! Thy plunderer was a Scot. ~ "The Curse of Minerva" was hardly Lord Byron's best poem --in fact, it was one of his worat. But when he published it in 18135, it served to draw the civil- ized world's attention to the re- moval of a magnificent marble frieze from the Parthenon and other sculptures from the Ae- ropolis in Athens. The deed was done by the Scots peer Lord Elgin (pro- qounced with a hard g), who procured the "marbles" from the Turkish masters of early=nine- teenth-century Greece at a cost to himself of £74,000. More than 2,000 years old, they depict- 'ed the life of the gods and were largely the work of the fifth- century B.C. sculptor Pheidias. Elgin took his marbles back to England and sold them to the government for half of what he had spent. Ever since, the schol- ars of Athens have been trying --unsuccessfully-+to get their Last - month in the House -of Commons, an ardent Hellenop- hile, Francis Noel-Baker, put the question to Prime Minister Mac- millan. The Elgm marbles should be returned, he said, as a gesture of 'graciousness and good will" to the Greek people. Busy with other matters, the -« P,M;-said -it--was-a- problem-that "I will not dismiss from my mind." This was no commit- ment of any sort, but it was enough to start an argument. From the mayor of Athens, from savants at the University of Athens, the Academy. of Athens, and the Hellenic Arche- ological Society, came an elo- quent plea. By returning the marbles, they said, Britain would be fulfilling "an intellectual and moral obligation toward that ancient world which conceived the loftier human ideals that "~give~ substance to contemporary free man." Others cited prece- dent: George V had returned the crown of the Emperor Theodore of Ethiopia to the Regent Ras Tafari (later Emperor Haile Sel- lassie I). But the British Museum, where for 145 years the marbles have been displayed as one of Lon- don's greatest art treasures, wasn't giving up that easily. If the frieze and other sculptures had been left in Athens, the mu- seum argued, they unquestion- - ably would have been destroyed during one or: another of Greece's wars. By contrast, the British had carefully. preserved - the marbles during World War II by hiding them in one of Lon- don's deepest tube stations. The Elgin marbles are nol loot, said The Times. "They were bought and paid for." . Patriotic Britons agreed. When a visiting Frenchman told an attendant of the museum that the British should return the oollection "because you have al- ways stolen everything you can get your hands on," 'he was ask- ed what-the French intended to do about the statue of the Wing- ed Victory in the Paris Lblvre --which the French excavated at . Samothrace. As for the Elgin marbles; another attendant said: "Don't worry about theif! they'll be returned when Iiord:<] Nelson gets hls eye back" = ~~ I 5) : ku) C"Cguidn't you take my hus <®and for collateral? h. office. .-s P - e REL Cartoon Movies Show Signs Of Life It appeared last month that the rigor mortis that has beea setting in with the movie car- toon short was really only e temporary state of suspended 'animation. In 1938, the number of such shorts made annually had shrunk in-ten years from almost 300 to 50, This year, New York and Hollywood cartoonists will probably turn out 95. Walt Dis- who" bringing them back for three shorts this year. M-G-M, which - destroyed its Tom and Jerry- built cartoon empire in 1937 by sacking Jerry's creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, has revived the cat and mouse and turned them over to William Snyder, creator of the Oscar- winning Munro. Snyder will make thirteen in the series, plus ten cartoons based on the works . of such as Ludwig Bemelmans and Crockett Johnson: Hanna- Barbera themselves, who have grown rich and famous on their Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound television cartoons are again taking up serious movie cartooning, with twelve shorts about the do-good wolf Loopy de Loop. Walter Lantz, creator of Woody Woodpecker, is plan- ning nineteen ' shorts." Warner Brothers (Bugs Bunny, Tweety) will- have twenty, and Format Inc., a new outfit, will make ten science-fiction cartoons based on Ray Bradbury - stories. The cartoon doldrums set in when costs soared and the prices distributors were willing to pay did not. But the public complain- ed. Now producers have found new ways to keep costs down. All Snyder's cartoons are dream- ed up in New York, for example, but drawn in Europe, where artists come cheaper. Hanna- Barbera severely limit their ani- mation, and therefore the num-* ~ ber of drawings required. Lastly, the standard length of cartoons has been cut from eight minutes to six. To old-liners like Waller Lantz, | who began cartooning in 19186, all this is saddening. "The cost has become so high that it is all but impossible to get your in- vestment back in less than four or flve years," Lantz complained recently in-his sedate Hollywood office. ' "The characters we used to put in the movie cartoons lived and: "breathed like human beings, | These TV cartoons have so much .mouth action and so little body action. They simply are. not of the same quality. What you have today, even .in many movies, is very little motion with a good radio script, lots of dialogue." However, Joe Barbera, who got into cartooning from account- ing some 25 years 'ago, is con- vinced that minimal motion is' here to stay, and: he's happy about it. "What Lantz says we can't do, we're doing," he said in the chaos of his own hyperactive "You can still turn car- toons out for the same cost as in the old days. Today, you cut out every gesture you can, and the cost comes down. You have to glve people good entertainment, 'Please print good stories, and good dialogue } t hat motion is passé. What we're back to is the original con. cept of the cartoon, to inn people, their walk, thelr gener appearance. We're back to hw mor." ¥rom NEWSWEEK QUICK RESPONSE The head of a business QOnCern Wes © interest. 'od In psychology. One day he g a number of signs read-. 4 It Now" in his offices to inoredse efficiency, A little 'while later a friend asked hina whether the scheme had any ef- fect upon his staff, ° "Well , . . yes,' said the boss, "but not exactly what I'd hoped. 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