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DECEMBER 5v 1946 .

$60,000 For Performer 0i Rope Trick

By RONALD BEDFORD

IDNDON, Dee. 8 -- (Reuters) - Can you do the Indian rope trick? 1f you can do it well enough to convince the National Association of Magical Societies, there's £15,000 ($60,000) waiting for you.

This was disclosed today in an exclusive interview with Maj. Jas- par Maskelyne, head of the world- famoue family of magicians. who said he was prepared to donate £10,000 of that reward.

If you can't do it but are willing to try, perish the thought. Maj. Maskelyne, who said the reward would not be given unless the trick is done "properly," gave this ac- count of what "properly" meant: "The rope must stand up. the boy must be' sent aloft, the man

must follow him up the rope. chop the boy to pieces. return to the ground with the bloodstained knife after throwing down the boy's dis- membered body. and he must pro- duce the boy alive, well and smil- lng before 1 hand over my shore of the reward."

"The Indian rope trick is a fable," he said. "Both my father and my glundzfatiler sent men to India, and provided them with plenty of money, to find out how the trick was done. The men spent two years in all in India but no one came forward u) demonstrate the trick "

The National Association of Magicians Societies stipulates that the rope must be thrown 13 feet into the air and remain motionless before the boy is sent aloft. Quite a few people have tried in the past to perform the Indian rope trick and claim rewards. Canadians. Americans, South Africans and Indians - all came forward in 1934 to claim a reward offered then by the Magical Society.

Dr. Alexander Cannon, well- known psychologist, claims the trick is mass hypnotlsm, certain conditions of light and temperature being necessary to render the per- son right for hy-pnotlzing.

flredit Rain-making Machine With Success

REGINA, Dec. 8 — (C?) — Some drought-weary farmers in the southwest corner of Saskatchewan believe that the "rain-making" ma- chine operated by 33-year-old Don- ald Johnston of Regina. was res- ponsible for the record-breaking rains which nurtured the bumper i942 crop

Just across the border. east of Medicine Hat, Alta... in a similar, traditionally-dry wheatland section. 10 farmers last July paid the Lan- cashire-born handymaws expenses to bring the foot-square machine there. But Johnston claims “it was too late in the season to do any good and results were not much." Today, the slight, unmarried army veteran and former art stu- dent is overhauling the machine he first put together in 1937 and has been perfecting since. getting it ready for next spring.

He says that if given facilities to operate it in various parts of the prairies, he can banish drought. bringing rain with the "instrument's greatly multiplied power of gav- itationsi-attractlon to the m n‘: influence."

After three years in the Army in Canada and Newfoundland, and a late start last season, Johnston is anxious to begin work with the machine early next Spring when a "Heater effort will be made pro- vidlng sufficient funds and interest are forthcoming." '

To Encourage Teacher Exchange

OTTAWA, Dec. 4. — Mrr. B. O. Filteau. Praident of the Canadian Education Association, announced today that teachers of Canada who take exchange positions in other provinces for the 1947-48 school year will receive bursaries to help de- fray their travelling expenses. Ln recognition of the value of teacher exchange as a force for Canadian unity. Imperial Oil Ltd., has donat- ed $2500 to provide 50 such bursar- ies. Teacher Exchange arrange- ments are made by an inter-provin- dal canmittee of the Canadian Education Asoclntion. the mem- bers or which are exchange officers in the various provincial depart- ments of education.

For the present school year ﬂfty Canadian teachers are on exchange in other provinces. Arrangements are now being made for exchange during 1047-48, and it is expected that the number will be consider- ably larger.

This year the Canadian Educa- tion Association isalso co-opereting with the League of lknpfre to look after teacher exchange arrange- ments between the provinces of ("nadir and the United Kingdom. iii is anticipated that some twenty

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Germany, Japan llot To Be Invited To 1948 Olympics

B! BILL MACKLIN

IDNDON. Dec. 8—(AP)—'1'.he organizing committee for the 1948 Olympics declared tonight that reports that Germany and Japan had been considered for invitations to the London games were “unauthorized?

"Any statements which have appeared in the press to the ef. fect that Germany and Japan have or will be invited to particl- pate in t-hc 1948 Olympic games are unauthorized," the committee said in a prepared statement. “The invitations to participate in "the games are sent out by the ("Bﬂnlzing committee on behalf of the international Olympic com- mittee. The list of nations to be invited has not yet been fully decided and the invitations will not be sent until early in the new year."

The committee's statements did not lock the door to the two for- mer enemy countries but it has generally been considered doubt- ful here that they would get an invitation so soon after the war.

There has been no speculation in the London press that they would, or would not, get a bid, but a spokesman for the Olympic committee said he understood sudl reports have appeared in the United States, where erst- While enemy countries have had backers.

Former satellite countries oi’ Nazis-such as Finland, Hungary and Italy-have been virtually restored to their pre-war status in amateur athletic circles in Europe, but the Germans remain persona non grain. '

Yeah! llockey is Evocativemlesmeric

l By JACK SULLIVAN | (Canadian Press Staff Writer) IDNDON, Dec. 3 — iOPl-Some people may snicker; at the idea .hockey is “the poetry of sport. a-n ‘art, evocative and mesmeric?’ or that the pudz. "that merry wander- ,e-r of the ice." could have "a. rest- less evening." Mark down their buffoonery to lack of artistic ap- preclation for Canada's great game. For proof to show such Doubt- ing TTiOmBsQS, submit this account of the Britain-Germany game in the first round of the European and World championships at London's Wembiey Stadium Feb. l7. 1967. It was written by tile special repre- sentative of the old London Morn- ing Post.

“Under the arcs we sew the puck ‘flashing from zone to zone, flitting {across ihe icy surface like a shad- ,ow skimming the high moors in summer.

l “Your ice-hockey player, pemem- JH‘. does not move like any normal ,ma.n; he pounces, hurtles, dives; he ifliokers and he spins. Sticks clat- ter, skates rasp, ice-chips whirl like flying spume. There is a glitter-

and-tflash-and scurry. a tempo ‘ever-quickening, excitement ever- mounting."

I And sohe went on:-

| “Have you seen a film many itimes accelerated? Have you

watched a swooping gull or the irusset-patcd choughs’ that ‘madly

stirred by Kipling's ‘East Wind’:-

" ‘The reeling junks behind me and the racing seas before,

" ‘I raped your richest roadsicad —I plundered Singapore...’

“Instinctively one thought of these things while the purl: sped across the Wembiey ice and the players swept toward the goal. He“, indeed. is the poetry of sport."

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Getting impatient for Pickwick?

"As the crowd shouted for M; Qlmde and Mr- Davey (Probably Canadian players on Britain's team) and their fellow-skaters, English and German, one remom. hered Mr. Pickwick and his ‘exces- sive satisfaction‘ at those ‘pleasant

and astonishing devices’ on the Pond at Dlnglcy Dell. Here were players converting

their legs into compasses, Qxﬁrcls. ing themselves ‘in a very masterly and brilliant manner,’ performing feat after feat that would have left Bob Sawyer standing."

The special representative was a ‘trifle annoyed at people who can

ice-hockey" a game.

‘Never was understatement more B1055.’ he Wrote. "This is an art, evocative and mesmcric."

Perhaps your doubting friend now is Impatient about the score?

Well. the special representative did"! My. exactly. m; noted, though, that "six times. .tl1e puck found a haven in the German net" and “at 10 o'clock Wembiey cheer. ed a British win,"

Berry. we can't any how victory was achieved. The special mpg-g. eentative was an honest fellow. He admitted that "txﬁrLi-qngn who can control the lightning~mu|t say how Britain won; u nevi" y; domed."

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Join Glamor Against F.il.ii. Memorial iiesign '

(By The Associated Press)

LONDON, Dec. ll-Marjoric Lawrence, Metropolitan Opera star who like the lute President Roos- evelt conquered infantile paraly- sis. and Augustus John, famous British portrait painter, joined today the swelling chorus of dis- approval of plans for Britain's memorial to the late President- showing him standing.

"I feel he (Roosevelt) would be greatly distressed at the proposed standing statue,“ said Miss Law- rence in a letter to The Times of London.

Mr. John, in another letter to The Times, said he wished to "register my strong disapproval" 0f the project to show Roosevelt standing.

He endorsed a suggestion that the money subscribed for the monument-about £50,000 ($200.- 000l-be devoted to research in infantile paralysis. adding that “as an artist this alternative would have my hearty support."

WOMEN FROM KRAALS D0 FINE DEAD WORK

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 4 —(0Pl -Beceusq of tltcll" natural artis- tic temperament. nntire women l‘?- serves of Sc-uih Aim-a are helm! employed in several Johannesburg dress factories to "o the bead-work on dresses, If they can gec- thcm. the factoriestake women of the Zulu, Flngne and Xosa tribes. wlloserhead-work i111 a fin" repu- tation throughout the cmivlnv-

The manager of a “We Johan- nesburg flcfmy szm that En one of his workshops alone 45 native

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"Dress buyers from abroad have told me that the beadwori: on South African garments is far suprfior to that of ar-y other coun- try." the manager s'l‘d. "I ascribe

South African superiority in this respect to the unskilled native womiln worker who is artistic by instinct."

There is a keen demand from Britain and the Continent for dresses "made in South Africa" but the demand in Soufh Africa itself m so great that export has been forbidden.

The manager of one large cloth- ing factory said he had an open order from a Scandinavian dealer which would ln itself take at least three years to complete. if he were allowed to export. fie felt the export ban was iully justified, but that it might be relaxed just a little to alicuv South Africa to gain a footing in the wort] mar- kei.

This manufacturer any! that al- though e fair number 0f Wom- ens‘ clothes are being imported from Britain and America, South African women are beilllml"! t0 show a preference fcr sour‘: Afri- can made clothes. "South African clothes designers no longer find it necessary to copy’ Paris or Lon- don styles. We have developed our own fashions to harmonize with our particular (‘lHTIulP and olhel‘ general conditions prevailing in our

country" The manufacturer said South Af- rican women preferred Wﬂlld"

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CHILD CENTRE SEEKS HOMES FOR CHILDREN

MONTREAL, Dec. 4 —tCP) Faced with eviction from their pro- mises on east-end Ontario street. directors nl the Children's Receiv- ing Centre have i» ed a plea re- questing fosicr parents to accept Oil!‘ or more of the 24 children remaining in tile home.

Board will be mid for each child accepted until it can return to its parents or be taken into a new building (iirectors hope to find shortly.

The 10-year-old centre, an af- filiate of Welfare Federation, acts as a clearing house for youngsters to be adopted or placed lm foster homes.

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centre's

work together until new llfvml- ses are found, u Sf-Flml \\'l1' "Y foster homes will be silhsid . being worked out.

This will inriurl\ paymciv of f! $50 monthly rctaiilc; foe in pri- vate families on the understand- ing they will accvpi ihc "ire of one or more chilrlrerl whon ihcrr home is nccdcd. An nridiiiii.-..i $24 monthly hoard will he yowi for

PUBLIC HEALTH ENEMIES

Ilrr‘ nlorc trays of hem‘ r1 lliVll-c Pilvilly than pointing q gun or running amok with an automobile, according to healtsll :illilloritir.>s. The Dopnrﬂnent “j National Health and W911". brands as a menace to society the lWrs-m wlm fails to ensure his u! lm- n'.\'n isolation when suffering

each rhlld as long as it T01ﬂfliil$. yfrcm a contagious ailment. or who

careless about beeﬁng m“.

GREENWIOHI Engmnd _ 1w} rnent and advice leallﬁ 0| I j sn- Geoffrey Ooliender. director oi‘ for the ailment.

the National Maritime ‘Museum here, died. aged ‘ll.

T. S/ussex. Emir-hi — (CP)- Rear Admiral Cosmo biota?

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