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Logan
Gourlay
WHO KNOWS AND TELLS IN
HIS UNMISTAKABLE WAY
EVA GABOR has done something that may shock her family profoundly. That, I realise, is a fairly improbable statement.
Nevertheless, her two remarkable sisters and her formidable mother-indeed many other Hun- garians and women of lesser breeds may find it difficult to understand and forgive.
Miss Gabor has refused a big diamond.
She talked about it quite calmly the other day in her hotel sulle..
With
So happy
of
her fourth and latest husband, Mr Richard Brown, she came to London to spend week
her three-month Boneymoon and also appear in the charity show, "Night of 100 Stars."
She said in her priceless Hungarian accem which cannot be reproduced in type and which is unchanging though she has spent at least 10 of her 35 years in America:-
"What happened was this. I mot Richard's sister, my sister-in-law. She is charming and she is wearing a diamond ring. A beautiful ring-square cut and 15 carats. Naturally 1 admire the ring and she says 'I give it to you. It is yours.
"It is a wonderful gesture bat,
refuse. How can I I have 10 accept?
"Anyway," she, added, lifting
new
"I can't convince myscif. laugh at myself first. I suppose I'm too impulsive as well, In everything. Like telling some- one just to move into my house while I'm away. It always causes bad feelings.
"The best way to lose * friend is to do her a big favour
give her a big present."
I
1960.
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST
Super-sermons are spreading in America
RELIGION
WHILE YOU
UNPACKING
her weekend groceries on the kitchen table, a Californian housewife and sighed happily You see
The diamond ring had come round again inevitably.
"I don't know what to do about the situation. the ring is a family heirloom. I belonged to Richard's mother and they all want me to have it the new member of the as
family.
"Maybe I'll be forced to take it."
She faced the prospect, I thought, with equanimity. With Hungarian stoicism,
BOWLING ALLEYS
AND BIG BUSINESS...
a bejewelled hand, "I have THE battle of the bowling square-cut diamond
OTTI."
of
In
Before I could point out that have been known Lo 13dics accept a second and even third square-cut she said:-
3
"Besides, you don't accept diamonds from another lady. even a sister-in-law. Only from men-particularly husbands."
'It gets better
truc
Spoken like one of the Gabors which may be a con- tradiction in terms,
THE
alleys is about to begin. Recently the Rank Organi- sation converted one of its cinemas in the London suburbs to an American-style bowling alley. So did Associated British
Both alleys are thriving.
Noty. The Canadians have arrived and they plan to open their first bowling alley in East Kilbride, Scotland. I met two
of the executives, who represent a well-known electrical firm
.
said, "My, they preach- ed such a lovely ser- mon at the super- market today."
She wasn't confused or suffering
from the heat.
ар
The American supermarket- claims instilution which "here's nothing you can't buy here"todey is "selling" ligin
re-
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Improvised chapels or prayer rooms have been attached supermarkets in several States, notably California, Florida and Iowa, and the trend is spread- ing.
Notice boards announcing the bargains of the day-"Hambur
ger
meals 60 cents; luscious peaches, 15 cents a pound"- also carry such information as the name of the day's preacher and his topic.
CASUAL
SHOP.
First the airports had chapels... now it's supermarkets, sport fields and railroad stations
Balice
Criticism of sermons in the supermarkets and suggestions that it was all part of a plan to keep the cash register busy were brushed off by Strickland
Sure there's a prout motive," he admitted.
"We
want to impart some spiritual value to our customers, Actually, the supermarkets are losing money by giving up floor space for the chapels."
"Our only aim is to be of customers and service to the we don't want a penny out of it"
This same spirit is prompting everyone from store owners to railroad barons to provide re ligious facilities for their cus- tomers.
from JIM
GIBBINS
in New York
been able to send 73 children summer from poor families to camp."
Billy Graham has promised to preach in the store on his next visit to Boulder.
Next month, for example, the
Then there's religion on the association representing the pro- railroads, prietors of New York depart. For
some time now it has ment stores is to consider the been argued that railway possibility of providing "religion stations should have chapels of their own, just as there are air-
rooms,"
This has been successfully carried out in Kansas City and port chapels, Boulder, Colorado.
In Boulder, the French de- partment store. offers three short services a day for shop- pers, one of which is broadcast over the local radio station.
CROWDS
Now it has been announced that "railroad chapels" will be built at terminals in Chicago, and Houston, Texas.
A "week-day Sunday school" is provided for children while Philadelphir
"It's a great innovation," i the adults attend the service. store spokesman said. "Sure, it was greeted with scepticism at
"Most of the women here walled-off, portion of the main dress very casually shorts, shopping area, with space for 50 blouses and open-toed sandals, chairs, a modified pulpit and an you know--and at. first they organ.. fell reluctant to attend services,"
"We're strictly non-denomi- said Mort Strickland manager
daily guest preachers from all attend. the churches in town,
now relationship of church and business,
"We can see all kinds of prac tical results of our policy," claims the manager of a super- markel in Tampa, Florida.
"The other day, for example, the sermon was Thou shalt not steal. And what do you think happened?
After it was over two of the women went to the minister and admitted they'd been steal- ing from the store. regularly— and promised they'd never do it again."
TALKING
POINTS
How far high failure overleaps the bounds of low
success.
-LEWIS MORRIS.
Men never turn rogues. "Why we have never taken without turning fools.
of the captive
-THOMAS PAINE: advantage potential congregations at rail-
said a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
as they which manufactures the complie move along the shopping aisles, of a supermarket in Trenley, national," he said. "We have first, but now women queue to way stations, I don't know,"
themselves are. They are eated machine for picking up butterflies but their iron-clad the fallen pins. wings withstand dissection. They said: "The Canadian They belong to the age of Pom- game is diferent. We use a padour but they are most eap- smaller bail than the Americans fivating assets in the conforin- and only five pins-not len.
Clergymen and their assistants saying to the women, "I do hope you'll have time to drop in at our little get-together. Just a few words from me, a prayer and a hymn or two."
California.
"But we've managed to con- vince them that their appearance didn't matter, and now they're only too happy to come along."
Strick-
The "chape at Mr "over-
land's supermarket consists of a
ing sixties--beautiful contem- "We think our game is bet- At first sparse, the response
ter. It's certainly easier with now 19 described as porary anachronisms,
all thewhelming." the smaller ball for family to play.
They are often married but they are always ond unfailingly Gabors. They are all actresses but Only Eva is a trained professional.
She leaned back on the sola and said: "I thĺpk I am happy for the first time-really happy. Before maybe I look as though 1 am, it sometimes inside I am not. 1 um acting.
"Now we are married for -nine months and it gets better all the time. It's like living in sin.
"Or course I experimented before, but this time I find the perfect husband, or as near 25 you get. He's the boss, and he lets me do what I like.
you.
The other day I go to lunch with another man-for business. 1 see a girl friend in the restaurant.
Apprehension
"We are going all out to popularise our game throughout Britain."
Meanwhile the Bank Organi- sation and Associated British, who have each invested about £100,000 in bowling, look on apprehensively.
Hypnotised athletes
"Some of the parsons make very telling comments.
"You
PROMISE
"After all, there always äre crowds of people hanging around railroad stations with nothing to do between trains." just outside New York's Polo Now a church is to be built Ground with, the trustees admit, can help the avowed purpose of catching as many of the sports fans as
see, we figure that housewives don't always get the chance to go to church regularly, and this is how we
them.
The other day, for example, a minister began his sermon by saying, Ladies, in the course of your daily shopping you're always looking for ways to save money, but have you ever
taite 蟲 collection, of we can." sidered how to effect the most course, and give the money to
But it's the supermarkets who Important saving-your soul?"" local charities. So far we've continue to take the lead in the
con-
"We
Progress is not an cident, but a necessity. It is a point of mature
-HERBERT SPENCER
Merit and good breeding will make their way every- where.
**LORD CHESTERFIELD,
-{London Express Sérvice).
scare U.S. doctors London busmen keep watch
I asked one of the Canadians
New York. if he could explain the popu- larity
game. About OME of the United States of the
baut Sorts 45,000,000 dollars a year
are re- arenas spent on admissions and equip- ment across the Atlantic.
mediocre performances. It w36 revealed he had been hypnot- icd, six hours before the game. In - another university 3 portedly used for secret and
education physical
professor dangerous experiments in the hypnosis of athletes, six years to help him study used hypnosis at the college for which are opposed by emotional reactions of athletes. medical exports.
The same university's swim
In the AMA Nows, published ming team compiled a winnung by the American Medical Asso record with members receiving
on waistlines
to aid doctors
ciation, Dr Harold Rosen of hyphotle "treatments" from the NEVEN hundred London
Baltimore, chairman of the professor. AMA's Committee on Hypnosis
An article circulated national-
The World of Science
by Peter Fairley
a
He said: "Haven't you ever "But people don't like you to felt like throwing 4 brick be happy. They are jealous I through window? suppose, and they try to bitch "We've all got a destructive urge and bowling provides an outlet,
"A well-known psychiatrist in Toronto tells me that there are other deep-seated psychiatric reasons.
is quoted as saying: "In my ly among athletic personnel "Freud could have explained opinion, there are no conditions.sted that medical hypnosis and other parts of their workers? Are they more prone suance firm and the game's popularity:" under which hypnosis is just would eliminate an
athlete's anatomy to be measured at to a "coronary" because, they wireless and electronics com-
are chair-bound? Do drivers pany. I've no doubt he could,
Bed, if the only object is to
increase regular nervous tension, and
The intervals. enhance one's athletic perform- performance by 23-30 per cent, measurements are part of an active conductors?
get progressively fatter than
Or were Baby 'saucer' offer you (antirely with-ance.'
Gravest danger of the use of intensive study by Medical they naturally more furly at the hypnosis in athletics, according headline He studied reactions to Dr Rosen, lies in the physical Research Council scientists start and merely enhance the out comment)
to discover what links exist difference through bours of site, Rosen stated that such harm it may cause,
ting behind a wheel? from a Hollywood fan maga-practices were equivalent to He may exceed the limits of between jobs and coronary
Injecting a racehorse with a his physical ability, aggravate thrombosis. zine:-
stimulant to make it run faster. physical impairments of which
The busmen's survey is being The News efted these cases he is unaware and expose him-carried out by a team of doctors been self to injury by concentrating at the London Hospital, led by
"I say to the man that I bet she is jumping to wrong con-- clusions and thinking "There she goes, that Eva, cheating already.
when we sit "Sure enough down she leans over and says
Already....
"I
laughs.
tel Richard and he just
To be a star...
“You know, I've never had a holiday before it's kreen Labulous-but
three after months I won't be sorry to go home to New York, back to TV work. I think I'll do series and maybe a play,
"Then I have the apartments to look after. That's right, there are 10 apartments in the block and our own place below..
a
I still have my house in Hollywood and now we've got another in Palm Springs."
The telephone rang. It was a Transatlantic call. Miss Gabor talked business,
; "I don't want to make a big production but you'll have to tell him that be's supposed to pay for the servants and the pool..
n
She returned to the sofa and Bald:
I'm not very good at busi- ngas details. I once pald 1,500 dollars for a stock and it was duly worth five dollars. I've
pt it and had it framed.
Marbel don't take things seriously enough. And in my own profession I don't take. my- old seriously enough. To be big star you've got to have a big ego. You've got to be con vinced that you're gree
a
"Have I Failed As A Christian? by Elvis Presley,"
--London Express Service),
ECRETARY
Dr
thletes have
where hypnotised;
A Seattle University basket- ball player performed exceed ingly well in one game, after
Similar surveys, some to com- kit which will be in the shops" pare physical differences be. by Christmas. busmen will be asked. The doctors want to know.
- Its inventor is Mr Eric Hurst, started in a large
and. soon to allow their waists blood
48-year-old ex-barrister pressure than heavy have now
big.
London County Councillor. He believes the trial will show that: a little 14 c.e. petrol engine is enough to send the "saucer, streaking more than a mile across a park or river.
Mr Hurst is at present try new type of hovercraft will A be given its baptism soon witnessed by 160 Cambridge ing to perfect a gadget which dong and graduates. It skims will comble the "saucer's", owner, .. on an air-cushion orly an inch to command it by whistle, like thick. It is less than 3ft. a dog. The demonstration is in length. But it can touch part of a festa at Long Cross Surrey, in aid of the Cambridge The 700 are alrearly volunteer-, speeds of up to 25 mph.
Hence University Settlement; so intensly, on hi performance Professor J. N. Morris. It has ing samples of blood for- énaly- that he ignores previously.
It is a toy the prototype of the dons. the active support of London sis. Professor Morris reports they learned safety limits..
a. "do-it-yuzel hovercraft
-London Express Service), Transport and the men's unions, are "wholly co-operative,”
~~(Londos Express Service).
Clerks, too
MACWONDER
MINISTER
LORD MACUA FOREIGN SECRETARY
“Look; the Ideal
No little local difficulties and
RADE.
stions from the Tory opponiter in the Commons