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RESIDING over a dinner party to more than 100 guests in London recently was a man of 27 who has shown that even in today's control- ridden, heavily taxed Britain an idea can still he turned into big money,
lan Allan's idea was simple enough. Why not build business on the en- thusiasm of every normal small boy (and some small girls) to be an engine driver? Capitalising that idea has lifted this tall, slim, quiet-spoken young man from being a £3-a-week clerk on the Southern Railway to being the controller of a busi- ness which this year has turned over £60,000 and will probably do £100,000 next year.
Left with signalman Frankiin, who is now Mrs Ian
In Allas. Spotter No. 1
1943 Allan's £3 a
By week
As Junior Grade 6 clerk had become Hilto more than pin money to tim,
Chapter 13 OF
The
Greatest Story Ever Told
By Fulton Oursler
of Nazareth, pland
L
She waited for the Upon which Calphas, turning prisoner to be caught to the grent doorway called
out: and brought before him, Annas, the most "Jesus powerful man in Israel, felt forth" depressed. Alrendy he fore- saw cortain trouble. Wearily he mounted the platform and sat in the imposing chair, ne the door was flung open and the captain of the guard stood at attention before him.
"Lord," he said, "We have done an you commanded. We have taken the man prisoner. Behold Him at the door-Jesus of Nazareth!"
Await Orders
UTSIDE the priest's front door they waited for orders from Calphas-the mob surg
ng around Jesus who, wrists bound, stood erect between two Boldiers. Not opco did
tho luminous brown eyes turn; had He looked left, He might have seen a stout figure warming tough old hands nervously above a pan of coals.
But Jesus did not see Peter Annus made a churlish clear- then, hor did He look to the the moist ing of his throat and clapped right where, among his hands together. His withered dark faces of hired disturbers, He might also have seen tho body seemed to grow taller as young and distrait face ΟΙ he resolved not to be outstared John.
Poter was still
warming his
by his prisoner. Let the fellow realiso He was brought first hands when a young before Aonos because Annns carrying n
woman
bucket stopped was the most important man suddenly before him. The In Jerusalem, the behind-the- girl's name was Huldah and she was one of the favourite
scenes power, the uncrowned king of Israck-and the servants of Calphas; she studied
Peter with slow recognition. multitude who had begun to murmur that their Nazarene was "You!" shio said, something "King of the Jews" must soon spiteful in her voice.
"17" answered Peter in hear of this proud, re-
worried tone.
Also with
sponsible moment: All the
"You. You we
hardened arteries and clogged Jesus, the Galilenn."
veins of the old man glowed "I don't know what you are with a reborn physical warmth saying." stammered Peter. Land sense of power.
"Jesuti,
Ort: ridled
A Cock Crows
"γου,
blasphenier!" begin Annus; He held his wrist fight against his ** ribs as be pointed to Jesus. "Are you a blasphemer !"
No Appeasement
were with Him." Huldah stated, stamping
her foot,
"Woman.
I know Him not." sald Peter, and shook his head. He moved off. hoping to lose himself in the crowd, bul before he could go iwo
another
Insid joined
TWIE ready mile of Jesus had steps,
THE
in it no complaisance or Huldah, crying shrilly: appeusement. He looked about "Surely ho is one of them.
Him, comprehension
withoul
tho
inockery in His glance. When He is a Gallean himself. Even way he talks gives him He spoke, His voice was cahin
Away" and unshaken, there was in His well-mastered tones the country accent of a Nazarene:
Then Peter uttered an anth and swore:
"don't know this man you are talking about."
"I have spoken openly to the world. I tough!
the synagogue Іл the Temple,
The where all the Jews come to- gether and in Aberet I spoke nothing. Why do you ask Me" Ask them that have heard Me!"
no
had. lying words Mr Cicorge Allan
retired
more left his lips than there After 50 years with Christ's
came a lull in the clamour of Hospital, and found that me
voices and Peter heard the weren't wanted Ground the
shrill crowing of a cock. And house in the morning and often
turned he was. A reluctant glitter of admira- when Peter not in the afternoon.
tion
scornful looking into the eyes of Jesus, So, l montha After 11
came into the of Annas This self and it was formation, he joined his boy's
the compassion in Arm de financial director.
assured prisoner was shrewd those eyes that made the fisher-
man weep bitter tears. toast at the not one In proposing a
be caught easily ho referred dinner,
to Mis inare.
Promptly He had just son throughout as "Mr Chair- taken His stand as an innocent Inan, squarely on His rights And George Dow, of British and privileges
citizen, Midland | ¦iving under the law of Moses TODAY THE Arm has a Region, said: "The Loco Annas would have to prove these staff of 30. From railways Spotters' gain has been British charges by witnesses in a court The rallways of law; that was the technical, I has branched out into books Railway's los
Allan ALLAN WAS born on June
In the first year thousands of 20. 1922, In Christ'a
applications for membership Hospital, Horsham. where is father was clerk to this nous poured in at is a head.
He threw up his railway job, Today
the club has 30,000 and with a colleague and a girl school.
members, ranging in age from typist set up in business in a Very early he developed the live upwards.
bullding milway "bug."
bomb-damaged The story is
The oldest spotter is probably Vauxhall Bridge-road as vali- told that when his parents went 78-year-old James Kentish, of uff to Brighton for the day. Lee,
way publishers. London, S.E.12. who young Ian would be left in the started listing englaes 70 years care of a local signalman to ago. watch the engines go by and jot
down their numbers,
In due time kan himself joined the Southern Rail- way
+ clerk In the advertising department.
da
Ilia bellef in the magle of milway engines was confirmed at Wuterloo, where day after day he saw groups of small boys taking down engine names ond numbers in grubby penny
| notebooks.
£3 'pin money'
POSSIBLY NO one In Britain
equal con
his distinction of having spoiled all
eurs.
In
man.
Employs father Rollways, London
AS 0
ubout buses, aircraft, and tran- couldn't pay lan Allan what he lokal meaning of Jesus's
was worth.”
tion. Be is one of the few boys able to give father a job.
answer.
milkin
In The Hall
THE Judgment while
kept
prisoner was walting outside the fall of
side watched the space be- the crowd
the two monoliths at tween entrance, where they knew He
the engines of the old South- Ian Allan has another distinc- William Townshend "I see!" murmured Annas, must very soon appear. Eastern Railway from No. I to
his brord. "You No. 330.
London Expres 92121demand proof? Very well, Jesus
The high vaulted basilica of of Nazareth, I hold you for the council chamber' where the trial. For immediate
trial, Irial would be held was lit with Blasphemy1"
hunreds of oil-burning torches
Friends laughed C.V.R. Thompson Reports
SO, IN his spare time, he compiled a complete list of
Southern
Railway locomotive
numbers and names. When he
told his friends
he intendesli
publish this at in a copy they: laughed.
want to buy
"Who,"
they asked,
Just A numbers without
Allan went ahead, In IVAZ the "ABC of Southern Railway Locomotives** appeared on the bookstalls. It wilt 2,000 copies
The American Scene
everyone's
ounce of sex. We are for national chaus."
From the tunds of Annas, set in niches cut in the walls. Jesus was led directly to the An enormous auditorium, built home of the high priest which of great marble pieces, it was adjoined the Temple, The called the Hall of Hewn Stones,
which on foot look
or Lishkath Haggazith, and was less than twenty minutes, was regarded as the national shrine' made in
commanded
Journey,
silence,
Jerusalem
by the guards; at that hour the of Justice. narrow, coiling headingstreets were deserted.
New York. had interested a cattleman 121
Except
Through a small door to the WILFRED Yant, of Los financing an oil well,
for the hired mob, and Judas
left popped "would
suddenly, Ike But to
surprise W Angeles, has proved Yont began drilling. And then
and the Roman soldiers, almost a breeze of authority, the little of list
INHOLY FRAUD is what a no one w the dismal pro figure of Annas. Promptly on any reading again that it is possible to to their amazement mutter or pictures?"
he struck
Roman Catholic priest had cession on its way to the judge the midnight bugles he came, become 聽 millionaire in oll Today 10,000 men are to
about kuy
Sunla
Every one Claus. ment.
knew that America almost overnight. drilling wells in Placerita. Father John Martin, editor of now the trial could go on.
the crab-apple faco pale in the Geologists say there are at the Catholic Review, called for
fullering torchlight; the wisp In the hills above Hollywood cast 18,000,000 barrels of oil in an end to "this foolish_fletion."
of white nir there is a barren valley called the arce,
greused Yant is alrendy Wrote he
the sal "Santa And the fan mail started to Placerita,
faint
back, Solemnly the Fifteen years ago millionaire. pour in Boys wrote to Allan Yani bught it for 17 guincas
has been lost in Santa the sugar
little man marched to the tablo asking if he knew what had an acre.
daddy. Children are to be good
stood And he is not even bothering or they will not get paid with WITHOUT delay Joseph Calp- where
Caiphus, artis AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & happened to such-and-such an
10 have himself
vindleated. presents ne engine or seeking help on some
specimen of Sald he: "1 technical point.
thoroughly un-Christien morali- ty."
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Two years later he went to gnol for selling part of it at a profit of £700 an acre,
The court called him a con-
damu."
give don't
Truth And Justice
pushed
and
has strode forward
with folded
in magnificently. pre- sweep of urins und grund
tended repose. Briefly Annas robes and took a commanding position. He spoke in serious, spoke to his son-in-law, then made his way to a reserved fidence trickster because he left JOMEN, and the people who JUDGE dismissed a claim even gentle dones: WHY NOT a club for these the impression with buyers that design their clothes, were
"I ask for silence! I ask for. cushion and sank down upon it enthusiasts? thought Allan. there was all under Placerita's blamed by police chief Harvey Slee, of Wolverhampton, for 22 attention! I ask for truth and with a painful Httle grunt. So, in 1943, the Loco Spotters' sands.
Scott, of Pittsburg, for the big dollars a week (£7 178.) from justice!" Club started operations from A few months ago Yant came increase in sex crimes. Said her ex-G. I. husband, because In a low, responsive murmur the Streatham home of another back to Placerita. Old-timers Harvey: "Dress designers seent she refused to return to the came the chorused answer: Southern Railway clerk, Mollie laughed when they heard ho to be bent on bringing out every U.S.
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