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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

-WINSTON CHURCHILL..

that it will be completely use- understand this brave verye."

AR

WIN

PLACE

O

& monahon

Sorry, Madam, but you cannot bet

art

-Ua a horse to finish last”

10-22

IN

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

4

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.