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I rr II The Golden Years :9 New Plan for Nation's Old Folks Sea Survival Test Provides Adventure THE VOYAGE OF THE' IIE-KETIQUE by Dr Alain Bombard Published bjr Simon and Schuster New York Reviewed by-Loren -CKing- of- ties moderate sports competitions photo clinics art exhibits Above all- the program Would have to have the dignity and prestige that would attract the lonely banker's widow from across town as well as the lonely bachelor with a rdom down the hall To enter the house a person would not have to be committed to go or stay Nor would the person have to sign away all lnoome and property With the billions the government spends for other things there should be money to rescue 'the older people of the country from the miserable having to lead and to reclaim for the country the talents that are now going to waste' You might mention it the next time you write your congressman a good chance think so too (Copyright list Central Feature Corp) luck he retained his sanity and determination The story of his success makes a gripping narrative- Celebrity of '20s Victorious Over Personal Devils CRY TOMORROW by Lil- lian RolhFublUhedbyFredrr- ickFell Inc New York Reviewed by Jimmy Watts of The Eagle This autobiography of a former topnotch Broadway and Hollywood singing and dancing star is written in collaboration with Mike Connolly and Gerald' Frank and is a moving shocking story of a mental illness She made and lost a million dollars before she was 30 Tortured by personal demons which she began to understand only later she rushed headlong into ruin-She became an alcoholic Lillian was married five times One of her husbands was a prominent New York judge Glorified by Flo Zieg-feld ih the Follies starred by Earl Carroll in the' Vanities and bj Cecil DeMille in movies Lillian was a pinup girl when raccoon coats and the Charleston were the rage Dark-eyed and seductive talented Lillian was hailed by critics as the girl -most likely to succeed in the footsteps of Nancy Carroll and Clara Bow As Miss Roth says "For 16 years I existed in a nightmare world one which many enter but not many leave That one can come back that there is a way out from shame and despair and utter that is the sum and substance of my book" Soft Cover Releases The Eagle Staff As the Pacific had its Kon-Tiki the Atlantic now has Aboard the 15-foot collapsible rubber dinghy Dr Alain Bombard demonstrated that the cast- away St sea with just a minimum of equipment can after all be expeqted to suryive Bombardrwticr1 hatTTmade study of shipwrecks and was convinced a much higher percentage -of the survivors could' have been saved proceeded to show conclusively that his contentions were valid Dr Bombard had found that unrecorded in the press of news thousands of people annually are given up to the sea in shipwrecks even in this modern age He was convinced that the greatest single factor in their death was psychological For the record showed that few persons lived more than three or four days after a shipwreck even when they had the best possible conditions for surviving Taking a compass sextant watch and one-way radio in addition to his harpoon gun Dr Bombard had himself towed out to sea off Tangier North Africa and he sailed in his emergency craft alone for 65 days until it reached Barbados ih the West Indies He proved that a person can live eating only the fish he can catch plus a little plankton minute animal: and vegetable life -plentiful in the sea and that he could drink sea water and live The daring researcher and experimenter had worked it all out In theory beforehand and then set out to prove it could be done Psychological factors proved his greatest menace but with a little liness People In their late years are-ihe-loneliest people in America due almost entirely to the factors cited above The thirdv need la to provide the means whereby older people can be useful This would call for consultations to determine what the person can do (not to be confused with the usual public welfare counseling) training access and libraries and finally jobs that fit an older person (instead of the concept' that the person must fit the job)' The fourth need is a guarantee of attention 1 and security when health and money are finally gone Social Security tries to provide this How can the government provide these needs? Golden Years House It could provide them by setting up in each state a Golden Years House which would be as good by any other name so long -as it have the stigma of or attached to it This house would provide living quarters for those who needed a home or wanted one It would provide the charity that was necessary but its main-purpose would be to furnish rallying point instead of a haven It would have consultants who would advise on jobs and careers It would have experts who would pave the way for the older people to enter schools on the outside It would have backed by this prestige of the government who would open the community's doors of research and Investigation It would have a Job placement office Social Center The house- itself would be center of social intercourse where both the people who lived there and those on the outside would mix and mingle Square dancing and checkers wouldn't be necessary The social program instead would consist of teas films par- By THOMAS COLLINS benevolent land we Jive In Its a land that cuddles foundlings to its heart builds public hospitals to bal the destitute sick pays for shelters to feed hungry cats Perhaps it is time to begin thinking of giving more 'aid to people past 65 Not just the sick' and helpless but the lonely the only sin is that they grew old If the Federal government can erect hospitals and appropriate funds for washing ticks off Western cattle they can help the aged Need More Than Money help beyond the Social Security program by which the Government now shows its goodness help beyond money that's needed Here are the needs: Most people beyond 65 In this Country are abandoned by the three most vital forces in their their families' society in general and business This varies in each case naturally But in most cases after 65 the family society and business want to be bothered less and less Old people know this but they talk about it Rich old people know it as'well as the poor This then is the first nced--to provide an antidote for-abandonment The second need is to cure lone- Primer on Animal Trails Yields Fascinating Lore ANIMAL TRACKS published by the Stackpole Co Harrisburg Pa This is a small book In quantity of material but a good one for the beginner interested in learning about animals and trails Marlin Perkins director of Chi- Lincoln Park Zoo writes the introduction and Luis Henderson Canadian artist has illustrated the book with accurate detailed black and white sketches History characteristics food breeding range identification and other interesting facts about animals from the oft-hunted tail rabbit- to the seldom-seen polar bear are covered llrlltt Simple lake apart tara arc eelleut far eetlafylag grawlag aarl-aalt That lari Meat ka eleeteS with aitraaia tar If they arc tea a I I they UI aet held hla laterast far leaf Hewever If they are tea aSvaaeaS they will aaeaa 4 i In i' 1 A 4 4 I 0 i 4 i aelhlaf ta iy Kla1 Ha he-aeaiea aayry PENNANT BOOKS published by Pennapt Books New York "One Way by Eugene O'Brien "Guaracha by George Parker Oil Ran Red" by Clay Randall and "Sixpenny by Eaton keaaaae a tap that ha DOROTHY eaaaal warh a a ah a teara It ap ar thrawa It Drap la Tay Shea I7lh ial Orava aa let Derethy help yea aeleel Just the right ley 1 Mere aee yea aeit week! Young Widower Finds Fresh Approach to Life in Slums the economic ladder His reporting unfortunately also lacks deftness and clarity Yet on balance he has done a good job with an Interesting' theme earnestly presented Just pul! out this Sc Chsrtes sliding shelf on its easy gliding slides and within easy reach is the utensil you need The large selection of time and labor savers is the reason why Sc Charjes is the most-wanted kitchen in America Lee us show you how you can have fitted co your needs your space and co your budget AM 5-2671 (phcUJLadLtaaatiacL a JtUfiuALpAjJohaft It's that easy to have your precious Furs receive Better Fur Storage Just Dial AM 5-2671 i 1 A bonded driver will pick them up or if you prefer bring them in take north elevator to Fur Storage reception room in the basement 1 Easy to Easy to Easy to Shop THE LION AND TIIE HONEYCOMB by Siegel Flelsher Published by Houghton Mifflin Co Boston Reviewed' by Hr Lee Silberman of The Eagle The Biblical allusion contained In the title is no frontespiece wilR as are so many proverbial refrences found on book covers Mr Flelsher winner of a Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship centers his story around a man who finds himself through sweet adversity In titling his novel the author had in mind the bees (from Judges 14:8) who built a honeycomb in the carcass of a lion Ralph Tabor was afflicted by a strong sense of guilt after his wife died of a chronic heart condition while pregnant with child he is convinced they should never have conceived In remorse and confusion he flees his small New Hampshire home town and takes a room in the seamy South Side of Boston to make a new life Combined with the obsession of having killed his young wife is his feeling that he would never be able to develop a lasting emotional attachment for any other woman Also in his psychological makeup is a deep-seated resentment of his father whose philandering had forced him to quit college prematurely' In Boston Ralph meets two people who infuse new life into the carton of his dead memories With Agnes a college flame subsequently married he discovers revitalized capacity for love Adam Kopsky an old man about to die provides the fatherly compassion and wisdom he never received from his own parent Setting his story In the slums Mr-Flelsher makes a special point of the fact that poor people are capable of equal degrees of dignity and dastardliness as any other level of society But save in the case of Ralph the author particularly try to evaluate life on the bottom rung of Write for Free Booklet kitchens CUSTOM IUIIT OS STICK 1 I 4 i I i i i I i i 4 i I 4 i I 'I 1 Please send me a copy of your free booklet: FOR LIVINC" Remodeling New Home New Kitchen i Name i Address -----I City State i Kama Foremost Kitchen Planners i jilchen furniture oCanel J)nc nen 1 i T634 Central ef wmnvf Wichita Kansas Phan AM 2-0530 i I i I I Wichita Eagle May 30' 1 PACE -11 HI i.