. T . :c " jp;il Da '. ' ' Thursday, December 24, 1953 Oldest Building Found in Egypt CAIRO (Reuters) Egypt has oi ..J London Daily Given "Blast" By Housewife Levelling-Off Period Seen In U.S. Despite Boom NO HtAi i'M Ire NECESSARY TO FRY EGGS ON SIDEWALK NEW YORK wi You gentlemen who have been getting your pictures In the papers for years by frying eggs on a pave-' ment on the hottest day of the year tip your hats, to Adnan Tarcici. , An Arab adviser at the United Nations, Tarcici fried eggs Thursday in 26-degree temperature, using only heat from the sun. His demonstration took place in Central Park. He used a contraption of his own devising a solar cooker. It is a highly polished aluminum bowl which catches the sun's rays and concentrates their heat on the frying pan. It took him 20 minutes to fry two eggs. announced the discovery of the j oldest dressed-stone building in the' world, a pyramid dating j back some 500 years. j The discovery was made by Dr. Zakaria Goneim, 40. an archaeologist of the Egyptian department . of antiquities. p 0f - ' .HIV Friends For Oldsters OSIO (CP) Foster fnmllie f LONDON (CP) A British Columbia housewife, stung by "lurid and rather old-fashioned descriptions" of the Canadian North in the British press, has replied with a verbal broadside Mrs. Frank Goodman of Dol-larton. B.C., fired off her letter to a London newspaper in answer to recent highly-colored Jescriptions of Canadian communities published In connection with the Duke of Edin-ourgh's projected visit to Can-ida next summer. "There are multi-million-dol-lar hydro-electric developments both in the Northwest Territories and in the Yukon," Mis. Goodmvn wrote to The Daily Maii. "The people who man these projects . . . live iri very eood houses or in five- and seven-roomed apartments, all elect rieally heated. ' Sakkara, 16 miles south of Cairo. ' The pyramid belongs to the second dynasty of Egyptian pharaohs. Hitherto the nearby pyramid of King Zoser of the third dynasty was always considered to have been the oldest dressed-stone pyramid. The outsize tomb which Zoser had built for himself is 200 feet high and Is graduated in a series of deep steps. Irate Driver i LEEDS, England (CP) Bus con-1 ductor Xavene Arratoon, 20, lest his temper with two passengers j and offered them his equipment: if they thought they could do the 1 job better. Arratoon then caught another bus back to his depot to resign. the a'jed is a new plan being launched by the Oslo chapter of the Norwegian Folk Relief Society. The idea Is to visit the aged or invite them to private homes, thus helping to keep up their spirits. THOM SHFET METAL LIMITED money for many people to spend. Consumers are well heeled It's up to business by better salesmanship and the development of more attractive products to go out and get it. Th; public has $24,000,000,000 in mutual savings banks alone. That's $1,800,000,000 more than a ycai ago. Business will continue to spend record sums for new plants and equipment in Ur. first quarter of 1954. Government economists generally incline to the opinion ihat 1954 will be a mighty prosperous year. The unions seem to be apprehensive. ' The CIO at its Cleveland meeting earlier this ye.r. aid business is confronted win. i major change in direction i-.n . .1 called that change di.vn- vard. However, adding up the ba i A'ith the good prcaictions ;n.j ay yuU want to, yuu wiil f ,he general thought is th it I :i will not hit the levels of l!io:t, jut it will be a good year. By L. A. BROPHY EW YORK The United - ;'es economy is nearing the ( of a super-coiossal year. r. e years of long boom scaled t i' heights in 1953. Outpouring : grods and services topped ill i rords. So did national income : id employment. S3, what do the legion of 1 ;siness seers, professional and : riteur, see ahead for the new Tr? "Levelling off" is a pet ex-r i sslon of many. They see a i "i-n to more nnrmal business : '-"iitions; a possible drop in : tuction, maybe five per ceni 'pre are some of the reason v a gentle decline is seen: Production has caught ur h demand. Government spending his iod and is declining. " Lay-offs are cropping ur : ?ny industries. It's netting much toughei eil things. The rate of production uf basic Industry, steel, Is de-ng. ' hy will there be no abrupt Here are a few reasons: t Individual income taxes be cut by 10 per cent In : uary. That means more Jlff W?. w, WAkyy P "They are not Isolated anyi more. They use small planes to Set about much as a Londoner .Jitild use a taxi.'' ! - i 5 w ' IIISTORIC BATHS . Remains of Roman baths with u;.r.s live feet thick were found in 1343 at Canterbury, England. discarded Items If ' v,1 V ;--r .c II ', t Used To Make fulstide Gifts . :GINA (CP) With used flash -s. firewood, silver foil and nylon stockings, brieht- ' J youngsters and grown-ups i ycuth centre here are turnout original and attractive y istmas gifts and decorations. ?ersons of all ages have und they can have a lot of ' in making their own gifts and i r:ments. Ordinary sticks of firewood ' -""me Yule logs when they are n ered with plaster of parts. : paces are left for candles with lae log trimmed and pine cones : nd miniature Christmas trees. Christmas flowers, miniature ," ntas and animals are made :om chenille. A bit of crepe ;ii per, an old newspaper and ;rme metal foil becomes a I'Vistmas wreath, or a tree or loom decoration. Used flash I ulbs and old golf balls, dressed ill with paint, become colorful i nd effective ornaments. Hundreds of items are turned ( ut In the centre's craft room i ach week figurines, plaques, lookends, pictures painted on l lass and flowers. In the ad-v need craft room, hobbyists put the finishing touches to '. rger and more intricate work: ieather golf club bags, designs i n copper and aluminum, lawn c naments and pieces of ;; OF THE" ' I SqjCLLMI l Aam to all our friends Ih f f i AND PATRONS , 1 , " ' ' il TH E ' ira CENTRAL CAFE ..rT". tto J-zzrz?-. f Lobsters may drift hundreds oi miles as spiderlike lobsterling. l.efore settling on the sea bottom EKKY Central Cafe will be CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY for staff holiday. . REGULAR HOURS EOX;NG DAY Open until 3 a.m. New Year's Eve. Vi W 1 rll ijraaul aiul best hcsl wishes wishes foi for a a i i ' ' Cln Cln ibimas ibinias lliat that will will be be uicinorable uicinorable' for for thb thb happiness happiness and enjoyiiical il will bring' to you and yourVdcar -ones. 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