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HATES BIRTHDAYS
Ayot St Lawrence, July 25. year so many people, badgered a 'play, said it was a "comedy George Bernard Shaw was him he says he won't; go|of man, somewhat. In the fu- hobbling painfully on two through that again."
ture,” qa sticks on his 90th birthday at 80-I wandered down-tho gar- den after Shaw, past his three beehives and a stark statue of
year ago.
.
Today, on the eve of his 91st birthday tomorrow, he left hia Victorian manalon in this. ancient village and headed for his hut in the garden; swinging one stick like a gay but some. what creaky boulevardier.
Shaw is not only the greatest
By ROBERT MUSEL
| living English writer, but every passing moment' more firmly clamps his claim to the title of an emaciated woman, apparent- the oldest English man of let-ly wearing a burlap bag as a looked younger than he did. Inst her middle. tern. Yot today ho actually drens with a rope knotted aliout
year and certainly he was even more delightfully irascible than
A STEP FORWARD
Much was done by, the Paris Conference, with which Mr. ever. Bavin legitimately expressed his deep satisfaction.
Not its least achievement was a proof of the speed and completeness possible
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Just as I approached the driveway to his home, a few hundred yards from "what passes for the main striot of
at a Conference when there is the sleeplest village · In Hert- sincere and universal community | fordshire, a photographer rang of aims. So pleasing a contrast the front door bell. with other post-war Conferences
Hates It
"he
"Many happy retúrna began.
Shaw uttered a cry of rage and waved the stick.
"Not one.".
"Not a single photo," he anid.
"What's that?" I queried.
It turned out to be a atriué of St. Joan, sculptured by a friend of Shaw's from the village.
Hamorous Eye
"Don't say anything had about it to Mr. Shaw," Mrs. Laden cautioned, "He thinks it's beautifull"
In the little hut, in which papers were carelessly strewn on the table, he had disposed himself so that his shoulder was at the edge of the window which got the most sun... He hul pad of paper resting against the edge of the desk and, in , a somewhat cramped hail, scribbled along at the rate of about ten words minute.
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Era Of Opportunity
"At my age," "He added with a ghost of a 'smile, "one writen mostly trifles.".
He smiled again when he sald his heart wna "as good as one can expect at my age" and ex- plained his brusque treatment of the photographer by offering that he hated birthdays.
"My last birthday nearly kill ed mo.", "he said. "It would have killed most men.”.
More approachable than any- on could remember for years.
Shaw said he considered: this the era or opportunity.
"Men become Cabinet Minis. ters who would never have had opportunity in.my time." he Bald
He added that he listened a great deal to radio music. He was once a colebrated music critic.
At one
p.m. sharp, Shaw moved out of his hut again, scowled and started slowly for the house.. I got there' first. Mrs. Laden had set out a bowl of plum-sized gooseberries, two peaches, a bottle of lime ayrup, a bottle of blackcurrant syrup, some wholemeal brend cheese. On Shaw's she placed a fat pillow.
and armchair
COPE, 39ÀY BY HER BLAYCE, INC. T. M. R20, 1
"He's not a regular doctorwho's only an intern!"
Buckingham Palace Garden Party
Shaw's head popped fiercely is extrentely valuable. It rescues out of the door and, poking his the whole technique of inter atlek at the, cameraman, he de- national Conferences from dismanded to know his business. repute: and that is an immense Here the luckless photographer. service, herause there is no practic made his fatal error. able alternative method of secur ing fruitful co-operation between gations. It also shows our friends:
Chief Village Industry ac1oss the Atlantic that European,
The venerable vegetarian has nations can combine for construc-i
he sleeps an hour or two. H A lovely appetite. After lunch tive purposes, and that they are unt a collection of squabbling sente
noyer goes to bed at night until: tebinins to help whont would be
after 11 p.m. and is up at eight, a waste of time. Since everything)
play, he in He jammed a shapeless white, Every now and then he flick: Besluten the new
London, July 25. degree hent The temperatura depends in the last resort upon the hat on his head and clumpeded a somewhat humorous eye at drafting, Alm scenarios of his
I went to Buckingham Palner, this alternoon was 14 degreen view which Congress takes of off down the attep 80-yard in me, sighed and buried himself old classits. It wou'd be quite Europe's ultimate capacity to help eline to the six-feet-square hut in work. He said he was writ-4 schedule for a
warner than normal for London man half a today,
With 5,000 others I pushed on July 25. century younger. newest of respon at the botton of the garden, ing a preface to his
Shaw has a tremendous in- and shoved, nudged and jostled where he writes every day from play, "a modern comody" whose come from his works and alto get a look at the Royal 10.30 a.m. to one p.m. and theme and title he would not though he pays a very heavy Family, who were hosts to the for an hour or two in the after-divulge, adding with a smilo, tax on what he earns he lives seaadh's smartest garden party.
"Better book a ticket for next In excelent style, owning They're nice to look at. Motherly Mrs. Alice Laden, year's Malvern Festival, where among other things.
a Rolls- It was not 'unlike a 'mid-| hôlding conversations with them, In] then - dismissing them with a Presscd for more details on is photography and early this fact, one was reminded of a pleasantry. She wore an after- the play, Shaw, who is probably week he spent one afternoon the oldest man since Sophocles to write and get production of
herself, this evidence sibility is weighty.
The Conference
set
up
machinery which should be cap {able`of'swiftly informing the
United States of both the
re-
doon.
sources and the needs of the 16/is housekeeper and cook, who, it wil: have a world premlere." | Royce car. One of his pleasures summer sporting event.
is also a trained nurse, cucked in sympathy.
"He hates being reminded of his birthday," she said, "Last
Air Power Must
Be Dominant
By: BRUCE MUNN
Princess Elizabeth, with Philip always at her aldo,' appeared to enjoy it the most. Cool as a mintjulep, she stopped to chat with hundreds, actually
noon frock of Limpopo green --- a colour created for her South African tour. Her matching hat was upturned, with a aprig of lies-of-the-valley curling be- alde her hair. Philip was In to uniform.
The King, wenging
snapping the 600-year-old Post office building and the 700- year-old tavern, The Brocket| · Arms.
Shaw in the chief industry of with spectators crowding
championship. golf tournament, the village. In preparation for watch the champions, his birthday, the Brocket Arms
the uniform of an Admiral; of lay in extra supplies of beer Princess Elizabeth and
A large crowd fussed about the Fleet, usually walked a yard
her
Radiant Princess
tress made up a display of batten, who, were accompanied for visitors and the postmis- Lance, Lieutenant Philip Mount or two behind the young couple. photos of the great writer, by the King, Almost as many which she rel's.
were drawn by Queen Elizabeth As the crowd jostled to catch - A False Alarm and Princess Margaret. The the eye of the equerry and Thus his health is a personal most leisurely gallery was that lady-in-waiting. who might pre- There which followed Queen Mary assent them; the Royal Family
1and
"One of the outstanding lea- the skilled and experienced men. sons of the late war was that I think it speaks volumes for air power must be dominant the sma' nucleus of old bands before land power and senpower remaining that the Service has matter with everyone. can be successfully exercised," carried on In the way it has, the was quite a scare the morning the 80-year-ol Queen Mother walked slowly down the lawns. sald Marshal of the Royal Air Transport Command and the of my visit when an automobile walked quietly about the lawns, As they passed, waiting women Force. Lord Tedder, Chief of avarress commands have no pulled up and a professional-accompanied by the Duchess of cureled and men bowed.
The guests had been "presented” → Air Staff, at Sheffield recently successfully kept the world looking man, carrying a medi. Kent.
Velvety Lawns for so many scheduled presenta- (24th June. He was speaking wide hir services going, that cal kit, hurried into the house. the overseas squadrons in the He was only there, It turned
The lawns, felt like a golfi tions had piled up in the backlog at the Cutler's Feast.
Occupation Forces and else- out, to operate on Shaw's mit-course too. ——, as velvety na St, during, the war that the King where have kept up to scratch, ten, who was soon meowing Andrew's putting greens. But decided to consider anyone in- test the many odd jobs (world- frisklly as ever, if in a slightly the crowd did not behave like vited to this summer's_informal wide meteorological flights, air higher key
4 golf crowd. It did not stay garden parties "presented", I have been wondering about all and it did not keep as quiet Philip Camiled often survey at home and overseas,
dressed tenderly at Elizabeth and the famine relief, etc have kept Shaw's attitude to the films he and of course it was going, that the active study of used to abhor: 1 examined, the differently, with morning coats, Princess showed no signs of operational problems of the fu-Oscar he got for "Pygmalion" striped pants and a grey topper tiring or her Royal duties. She ture has gone ahead, and inal- which was on the mantelpiece, the order of the day. A tightly was radiant, ly that the immense task of It had almost lost its pollated furled umbrella completed, the Queen Elizabeth, wore an training a new service has not appearance and its base was gentleman's ensemble. Most of afternoon frock of grey with overwhelmed the 'fow."
loose, us if someone might have the ladies wore afternoon
two short shoulder trains trim, tossed it in a wastepaper bas- dresses.
med in ostrich feathers. Sho had a matching off-the-face hát and carried pale blue parasol. Princess Margaret, who follow- ed her mother, also wore blue with an unusual cone-shaped witch's hat trimmed, as was her dress, with broderio anglales, Queen Mary wore an ankle- length frock of belge lace, with hor familiar choker collar and a toque of pale pink. She car- ried a pink parasol. The Dutch of Kent chose a bright, mustard silk afternoon frock and in alde sweeping hat.-United Press.
ket a couple of timesUnited For three hours the Royal Press.
Family walked about in 84-
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
participating countries in the es sentials of reconstruction. The report which this machinery will produce will cover these matters In respect of four main subjects, hamely, food and agriculture, fron and steel, fuel and power, and transport. It is pretty cer iain that the report will also have to take account of conditions and policy in all Germany except the Russian Zone, Mr. Manhall, av his new directive to the American Military Governor in Germany shows, expects nothing lesa; and it is remarkable that a topic so Bistorically fraught with con- troversy as the future of that harmony of the Paris Conference. We cannot pretend to think that the Americans will be furnished swiftly with a detailed "blue- print" of European reconstruc- "I am sure it is not yet fully sion. There are too many uncer-realised what a vital and de- talo factors-Britain's output of cfsive part the air offensive coal, to give only one of many againat Germany played in examples for that to be possible. strangling the German warma But we can say that they will have shine far behind the battle- evidence of genuine co-operation fronts" he added. "Before the and effort in Europe outside the attack across the Rhine was launched, Speer, one of the few Russian orbit and that is what able men in authority in Ger- they want in order to find, in Mr.many reported to Hitler on the Marshall's words," "a course of results. of the air offensive ady- action fully consistent with our tng the final collapse of the "Remember what a highly own national interests and yet German economy can therefore technical Service wo are and equally considerate. of the incal-1 he counted, on with certainty you will appreciate the scope of culable stake which this country within four to eight weeks. our problem. That is why, last has in the preservation of Euro- After thin collapse, even mill- year, I said we wanted more o'd' pean civilisation.***..
tary continuation of the wart hands, to stay in and more to wil become: impossible..
come back to the Service. Now "There will be many, techalcel the Bervice la✨ getting tidy changes as science and tech-again wa still want more ex- nology develop, the methods of perienced men to come back; the task of response to a plan is exercising air, power will we want them and we want the one so simple for America. It is change; but I do say: ‚in"all hest. The young men coming too often forgotten that the-im- | seriousness, that here is a re-, in now are good but we want
then put forth the 8 for West to mediate burden of anything which volution not only in warfare good men to train them, Frank-
ruff. The club 3, was taken by the A and the spade Q Anessed, then the United States doès falls upon but in human affairs-a revolu-ly We also need more young There is no substitute for the club. 9 led to the K. The elab men to come to the Service as alerinoss. Take your mind off the 3 was ruled by the apndo 6 and the American taxpayer,, and that tion which has come to stay.
cannot be expected light-belleve that air power is now a career. When the National game for evan one instant, dur- the apudo A scored, then the heartedly to sanction a bad risk, and will remain the dominant Service drops to 12 months weg which you act more, or lois led to the K. East returned tho
factor in the world, so long as hope to havs arrangéd our me
mechanically without paying | diamond 10 to the J. South Jaid however temptingly the leng die ower determines the fate of training so that the one year strict moto to exactly what you are down-the last spade, then led the tance-advantages of his so doing nations
man will be able to do really doing, and you are likely to pèr-heart-8. may be dangled before his eyes.
productive work for a good blunder. All the knowledge of ine colossal boner. His remaining
potrate the most
ebatly kind
of Here was where West pulled a No matter how urgent and of hope we have at least proportion of his initial service. bidding and play that sessing Britain's needs may be an learn the lecson. No one this in part of our campaign to drummed into a player's mind is saw in dummy, the heart and can be cards were the heart A-J and ho
Washington, July 27. 'J., Having", in his mind
The Senate unanimously ap this American view, and to realise sure they are going to win, this time comes we should need his concentration lapse. At such now
bill providing for that it is not a case, of the Arder Weakness is a direct invitation more regulars than we are geta time he may make worse bid heart K and a get-up diamond, he United States this increte being asked to dierito aggression. Healthy strength sing now
from the most uuttarod novice. Poquently wont the trick and the or play than you would expect played
participation: In „The dummy's Q con- the South Pacife Commission. best, dotarrent and 1-amailed tradesman cannot bute largesse out of inexhaustible are no one will deny that as
The Senate, ninde technical". club Jot: the last trick. That changes in the abundance!
regards, war provention is far be trained in a few-Weeks,ör
measure after aave the declarer an extra trick. Its previous approval by the West know positively that House, therefore the House must better than cure. The armed even months, and in any case, tirces aro an essential part of however, well trained, he is not
East had a diamond left when he approve it again. reached his last two cards, if he the deterrent power and we really skilled till he has had ex-810874 mnat be sure that we kepp them perience. I don't believe in of- HAJ043 properly balanced and up to fering bribes for recruiting 17 date; we must be ready to dis- purposes. In my view the Air C1089 cord old traditions and accept Force has a record of achieve- innovations for, as Bacon put ment in the part and a responsiswa
he that will not apply, new bility for the future which
In that situation. He therefore Kovarding ferritories of the South remedies must expect new Justify a demand for the best
should has come in with his A Pacific Associated Press A vila
our nation can give, Service life is not the same as civilian
on the next ito. last, trick,.. thus life: the Service does not, and herabis and 40 partscore)aged extra. In the long run those little Dealers East. East-West vul- preventing: South from scoring an I hope never will, attempt to East South * * What: North nxtra fricks add up, often mean- 1- apé elvy), street.. Wo want.men|1D3; *18*
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These words recall the' fact that, if the task of producing a plan is not so simple for Europe,
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Rome, July 20 two and foser nounced today that the city's"
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administrative elections will be
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Fraichefd on Sunday, Oct. 12, in an
through offort to name another Muntol en pal Council; tái replace the one ther main de- that resigned last year because Nd Trump of inability, to select a mayor?
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