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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1959.
Cummings
JOURNEY TO THE DEW LINE
IT is cold here on the
roof of the world, and bleak and desolate.
But 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 12 months a year, 50 to 75 men live in luxury hotel accommodation so that North America's popula- tion may have early warning of any attack by Russian jet bombers.
This is a sector headquarters for the Continent's radar wam- ing umbrella called the Dew (Distant Early Warning) Lue.
Subsidiary stations, Inket Into a single gigantle network. ara reattered laterally every 50 miles actors the Arctic from Alaska to Iceland.
the
Up to a few weeks nito
riation location of every top secret. Cabinet Ministers
Canada
from both
the
and United States had to have special clearance to visit one.
Now security has all but been removed.
PHOTOGRAPHS
IL
Professor N. A. Tikhram|rov, botanist of Leningrad Univer- city, dropped in recently quite by accident-but he was taken Into the station and made member of the "Seagull" Club, composed of anyone who spends nt least 24 hunes al Duw Line site.
along
with
The professor. delegates from several countries, was on a Beld trip prior 149 International botanical meetings
in Montreal, when their plane
Now, for the first time, the FULL story of the ice-bound
men who keep watch across the North Pole
by
FRANK SWANSON
DEW START EARLY
WARNING RADAR CHAIN)||
THE DEW LINE
and the
position of the Rümlan Boating śre base sighted in the Arctic.
In the coldest part of the
was forced down at Cambridge winter the temperature today
Day.
They took photographs
the station's rodar domès
antennae and departed.
認 35 degrees below freezing.
of which is moderate many of
ane
The mer don't emerge from
There their "train" of inter-connected
are no security guards and there huts on suits for x months. isn't even
4
gate
fence LIT
They have a "Pig and Whistle around the station. Cameras Lounge and Bar,"
are perfectly in order.
musement
rooms, stoam-heated private For bedrooms with bath, and gym-
11ssium.
of John T. Kelley, Wayne, Indiana, the local Dew even
Line superintendent,
Five Canadian and two U.S. showed rae on a map in his Air Force officers are the only onico the exact locations of all military staff
of the Arctic. I didn't write unidentified
at each muxin
them down, but there didn't radarscopes and 10
011
pass The
less when the day of manned jet Bombers le past.
In the meantime, however, it is the continent's only workable alarm in the event of a surprise attack. When
13 Anally obolete Mr Kelley and his out- post sentinels will call it day and u home to stay.
(London Express Keruire).
Stand by for a book doomed to become
the 'Lolita'
"Ah, Hugh! So you can doodle too!
Logan
London Expresa Bervice.
Gourlay
WHO KNOWS AND TELLS IN HIS OWN UNMISTAKABLE WAY
of poetry
Dew Line sites across this pure station. Their job is to identify IT might, I'm afraid, turn out to be something of a literary sensation like "Lolita." It will certainly make the bigots and the prudes scream: appear to be any reason way I wurd on to the North American "It's pornographic. It should be banned." It is a book called ""This Is My
Air Defence Comman ni
But it has nothing to do with Colorado Springs, which ward Beloved," to be published in Britain soon. sel interceptors aloft to invest-Vladimir Nabokov, author of "Lolita," who is visiting Britain now.
couldn't.
The
FAMILIAR
it
an
obscure
gale.
In spite of their isolation and Written by Russians,
families American poet, Waller Benton. seems, separation from their already are as familiar as he there is a queue of men willingThis Is My Beloved" is des- with every site. Russian radio and anxious to serve in Dew cribed on the blurb as a dary even bears special programmes Line, Why? In the Erst place of love in verse farin." for the entertainment or
Dew the average pay is 800 Canadian Lane employees every day, in dollars (£325) mouth -- and cluding news from home.
TALKING
POINTS
Always imitate the win- ners when you lose.
GEORGE MEREDITHI
broadly No one,
to speaking, ever wants hear what you have been doing.
-ANGELA THIRKELL.
★
The greatest lesson
Mr Novile Armstrong, aging director of the publishers, tells me
man- responsibility for the book in British Britain.
"We haven't published much the poetry before. This is some-
Thing of on experiment."
"I certainly don't think First publisher in America book is pornographic or there is nothing to spend the several years ago without fuss wouldn't be publishing it. money on.
Wives of Dew Line operators or fantate, it gradually grew in not great poetry,
popularity,
are not permitted to necompany
which, their husbands
sayn Keiley, is another reason for the uniform good behaviour.
His recent publications have Included "German Sectes Weapons of World War 11."
book and
about flying
1
I'
but I think
it's worth publishing"
After it was labelled "sug-
and "aver-sexed" zestive"
I have just read the it through and I'm incline
book to Let
saucers.
the less-
LAUNDRY
MAN
Was fated for best-sellerdom. agree with Mr Armstrong, The radar operators konj 11
Now it's in it 20th impression me quale a few of round-the-clock vigli for the
more than brave lines:- tell of the and the sales total blips that will
A 500,000.
long playing The red polp your kisses approach
intruders ot
Was is sweet on my tongue the the Pole. Have they record of the entire book
issued recently.
red ripe melon meat-yea, even
only now, though remembered
across
seen any
movements?
from
unexplained plane
"Some." grins Kelley, Russlan supply planes or jel bombers on
patrol duty and maneuvres?
'Not dirty'
though you are marketing
your love.
The British publishing rights
Prototype for the
perfect secretary
BUT NOT
MINE!
I HAVE been talking to Margery Hurst, who the owns the biggest secretarial agency In world. It's in Britain, not in America,
It has 20 branches throughout the country, a staff of 2,000 secretaries always avaliable for temporary work. Each year about 80,000 girls apply for work.
In a few months Miss Hurst, an ex-actress who started her business 15 years ago in $ small Mayfair room, wilt open her first branch
hopes In New York. Later she
throughout the United States.
extend
I asked Mi Hurst the obvious question about what makes the perfect secretary and Kol the less-than-obvious answer:---
"Proficiency in shorthand and typing I take for granted. A tidy and orderly mind is the really important thing. She leaves nothing to chance. Makes a note of everything. Never of
HAVE a surprising risor
about William H. The bookmaker and racehorse
מליות
of the book were once held by Fredetic Mullally, author of the owner.
best-seller "Danse current
It was
sent
"There's always something to It has been described in look al," he says. "I hope 11 America as "the book every girl will never be the
to Waddell's real thing has on her bedside table when
Bookmaker Hül is investing it's not bonowed by her boy Macabre," which is not uncon-
returned within though."
whiter cemed with the subject of erotic some of his considerable profts laundry and felend."
fle which I have occasionally 90 minutes-crisp and love.
contributed) in another business, than white. his He passed the rights to
who ex-wife, Suzanne Warner,
You will have noticed that I the mode a Lidy fortune not so long Jamaica of all places.
The laundry business-and in
have written this story without North America's "Electronic honest
stooping to Joices about putting in Great Wall of China" has been gutters of their own minds will ago in commercial TV shares.
Those She allowed
your shirt on a horse. criticised as already obsolete do the same with this.
‘OBSOLETE"
critics of the One "Those who seek to drag
writing through
wrote: any
life is to know that even because it cannot track guided who are not afraid of the lapse and they now belon laundry there
who
rights the
life will exclusively to Mc Armstrong,
"We says
take full
to
He is planning to open s in association with Peter Waddell, the ex- Olympic skier,
fools are right sometimes. missiles. Defence experts agree strange miracle of
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that it will be completely use- understand this brave verye."
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WIN
PLACE
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& monahon
Sorry, Madam, but you cannot bet
art
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boss's depends on memory. Anticipates her demands and wishes, Worries about his welfare. Takes an interest in his life outside the office. bul tactfully.
"She never, never taken Dari in s te outside the office.
"I'm Dol even in favour of a secretary going out for a drink or lunch with her boss."
And the perfect boss?
Mian Hurst talked about a secretary who had worked for Adlai Stevenson and the late Foster Dulles,
She said: "They were both good bostes. Never overworked her or reprimanded her. But she infinitely preferred Mr Stevenson because he showed some interest in what she did when she wasn't working. About her health and per. soual welfare.
"That's the one essential for a perfect boss consideration. He takes an interest in his nevet, secretary's personal life but again, be never takes part in it. That's fatal."
Memo to my secretary: Mi Hurst han promised to find me the perfect secretary,
But I don't think I could stand her.
He showed ma letter which Or, as Bud calls him, "sh read: "As one of your greatest Harry." fars think I'm just beaten in attendance record by Sir Mal- RECEIVED the following recent Guy colm Sargent--I'm inviting you invitation to a to a party for my step-daughter, Fawkes party: Elizabeth. And bring the
of commemoration Gang...."
one of mankind's mom in- It was signed: Prince George telligent intentions — the of Denmark.
blowing up of Parliament The Gang is going to perform which unfortunately
came SIGHTS OF LONDON: An attractive girl
emerged at the party which will also be They left recently for Monteze from
attended by the Queen Mother unstuck," the Dorchester st
I won't and King Olat of Norway. But Bay to Analise details for the
name the host. laundry which will take in for 1.30 a.m. in a pavement they have pointed out the music He's a new MP.
-London Express Service). 14 hotels and local residents. dusting, bouffant evening will not be led by Sir Malcolm.
Mr Hill, who owns a house with swimming pool in Jamaica, said: "I think we could have
gown.
Her tail-suited escort waited on a motor scooter. She mounted the skirt and petticoats. She put on "I don't know much about a hideous bright red crash laundries but I know to my cost helmet. So did he. Then
laundry facilities In
the Jamaica are just not adequate. they drove off with
aplomb of a couple leaving
a very prosperous little business, pillion in a swirl of
the
His new partner Waddell, the ball in a Rolls. barrister by profession, opened
London's first launderette and FLANAGAN
personal hand laundry in 1950.
He told me: "The new venture
will cost about £100,000. Bu AT 63
to
I'm certain i will be BUDGERSİL among, the residents and riets visitors. At least we'll offer WAB offering congratulation momething better than having
But FlansW~ who your clothes thumped on A celebrates buka birkity this Bloe the river by an old month (Sărd),'bia wife's birth- | wàster-WoITALI.”
day (54th), his wedding anni- VETRLIY (281). The Waddell laundry eyalem umpteenth year with the Crazy gives personal maids for
ench Gang. customer, so that you mÄStays
Just Fancy That
Monshire Assizes recently because of a mishap
JUSTICE STABLE stopped a trial at Northamp-
I carry
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to his snuff-box. He said: "Sorry to Bay box of snuff in my pocket. Unfortunately the lid has come off and it is all over my pocket. I want to collect it up." He resumed the trial after a brief adjourn..
kont.
RA DAILWAY maintenance man David William Holmes I was olling the points in the goods yard at Bath yesterday when he heard an engine coming behind him.
He just had time to straighten up before it hit him in the back. Down ho went. On the ̈ ̈ ̈ engine
alecporn..
know who washed the shirt I asked if he was thinking clanked--with just nine inches clearance over the and who lost the button.
about retiring.
On the Shah of Persia'n
"Yes, I'm thinking about It. recent visit to London same of The next show.. will be the his haberdashery went astray, Crazy Gang Farewell Show. He had only one dreta shit, 'It then we'll din the Barewall Fare- was dirty, and he had wa bih- war aberat khan ko eh say
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Then up got 42-year-old, slim Mr Holmes...
Back at work after a check-up, with nothing-anorrá than two bumps on the back of the head, he said his escapei Laŭppose It is a ̈ble uishauni.