The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, July 18, 1954, Image 20

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Newspaper Page TextIB (Cac 2 Statesman, Sales Ortcon Sunday. July IS. 1S34 .Clothes, Coiffure of 50 Years Ago, By DONALD MCXICOLL LONDON UR. Just before be ailed for Japan last year, Alan Marsh, teenage London seaman, saw. something in a London tai lor'j shop windoir that changed bis whole outlook on life. It was an Edwardian suit, com plete with " velvet-collared jacket and calf-clinging drainpipe pants the kind London dandies wore 50 years ago in the reign of King Edward VIL i Marsh had to make a trip to Japan and back' as a seaman be fore he could raise the $84 in American money' it cost him to buy the costume and . become- a Teddy Boy." Thousands of. young Britons like Marsh from IS to the early 20's are buying such suits these days In the fantastic craze that's sweepf beforeVc If . Isetpentopopef If . with J It wirfi . n V . distinction Zr ing England. They've made a new look from the "old look" of Ed ward's time. Some claim it's the uniform of Juvenile delinquency and call the Teddy Boy , "crowds mere hot beds of violence and crime. Others disagree.; . ; . "-y . When Marsh bought bis Teddy Boy suit he also bought advertise-men-white shirts and a 1 narrow, "Slim Jim" tie. - "AH you need now is a D. A.," the tailor told him. D. A! is Edwardian slang for a haircut with upswept sidecurls, a pompadour, top and a close re semblance at the back to the rear end of a duck. The haircut , costs some Teddy Boys six dollars for really fancy D. A.'s that rival the coiffeurs of their girl friends. i Can't Afford Upkeep . Critics say Teddy Boys must be tempted to steal in order to keep themselves m' this sort of finery which they can't really afford. They also recall pitched battles in which Teddy Boys have wielded knives, razors and lead black jacks, i . ' - ' ' '. " ! The boys themselves indignantly deny such tactics. As young Marsh says, speaking in the strange language- that has evolved, with the strange! costumes: 'Its no ttggle getting, your ng ruffed by some geezer in a bun dle." Meaning there's nothing unny about getting a costly Ed wardian costume damaged in a fight) ! . . - : -..; He added, I fight if I have to, but my fists are good enough for me. Anyway, I don t go loosing for trouble. ' ' . Not Mentally Defective We dress this way because we mink it smart and not because we are mentally defective.- Most of us earn good wages and can afford Ti fowar'rta Kant tkot b-tp-aV ry, tit way you do your boif, ! . jtfca Stria things tfcof mok yo tk -tkata your fa-orita EafoaV Opa Stock Utttr Popart t . ' Mm trw YOU ifl go . ky MiL Afwoyi vailabla bi V ywr mot Sattarinfl , your.' . vheM ttxtvr. (ft e tvniry tkof 'yours witKowt oitravagonco lor y coo roploak r cmnlopw aaadj'" roi QpoltocV' Cooko Stationery 370 Start We don't to buy our own clothing. need to steaL What's the use of learning to dance properly when the dance halls are so crowded there's o room to do anything else but creep around? '4 Our slang isn't worse - than other slang .and we think a lot of it is elegant" ; ., . As for traveling in gangs, Ed- wardians say this is nothing new. "It s just that we re more notice able now we . are in the latest fashion." , Many police-officers and .social workers side with the Teddy Boys. They insist that by and large, they are decent-living youngsters, perhaps a bit too much addicted to jazz and girls, but no worse than others .of their age. Public concern, over the Edward ians was : first aroused after a gang fight at Clapham .Common, a London park where they parade every evening with ' their girl friends. The fight ended in a fatal stabbing. - : The Edwardian style was resur rected four years ago by, London's leading tailors' in " Savile Row. ' It Hcaught on . to, some extent among the wealthy, but they abandoned the fad whent hey found it taken over and adapted by-youngsters in meanest London's slums and elsewhere on the wrong side of the tracks. .." . . . - : ; Looks Distinctive Why. did the style appeal to so many young slum dwellers? One psychiatrist gives this opinion: "Without some distinguishing feature," the average youth in a slum feels himself completely lost in the mass of people around him. But in an Edwardian suit he knows he looks distinctive and that people win look at him instead of ignoring turn as they would if he went about normally 'dressed. Would liccto..try.pi easant change of scenery on your Journey East? "t There's lots to do,., lots to see when you i JSV - Tfco . Tkt INnKNATIOMAL BAlUT MAPLE IUF LIMITED Lv. Chicago . . 9:50 a. m. 8:10 p.m. Ar. Detroit . . 6:00 p. m. Ai: Toronto . . 10:05 p. m. 8:55 wn. Ar. Montreal.. 7:30 a. m. 5:45 pm.: , -Connections at Toronto and Montreal for Ottawa, Qnebee Boa ton, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C (All tintea quoted are Standard , Tiine.) . In S4359 nete passenger earn male CJV.K. "travel tiring" even better. M. U. fiJLP, SKo 214. JoMeh Vom llea SmtIW 1, Wodk Mmoo MAio 4905, or tot yoor on Trovti Aont. The Teddy Boys' girls often earn more frowns than the boys. Some of the girls go in for noth ing more . fancy than a high-collared blouse clasped at the throat by an old-style cameo t brooch. Others, however, favor distinctive tweed box coats with below-the- waist belts and big upturned cuffs. sometimes trimmed with, velvet Plain or fancy, even the Teddy Boys' best friends say the girls cause more than half the-trouble. Miss Daphne Charity, social worker in the tough Vauxhall area of London, says bluntly: "The girls often make conflicting dates with boys in rival gangs! then egg on the gangs to fight! it out" In the dance halls of Britain s big cities, the Edwardians tend to group together,, even though they may belong to rival crowds. Eric D. Money, director of the Mecca chain of ballrooms, wel comes Edwardians. Nice People" . "Tney are extremely nice peo ple despite reports to tne con trary, he. says. f j . Any resemblance between danc ing ana what most Teddy; Boys do on the . floor is limited to these two points: (1 They face their girls, (2 they move their feet Instead of orthodox dance steps. tne leady coys do "the; creep This consists of clutching the girL who ' sometimes holds on to the boy with hands clasped around his neck, ' and shuffling flat-footed around the hall. . Despite whispers to the contrary. there is no evidence that Edward ians indulge- in drugs f to - any greater extent than the rest of their generation. Speak to the Teddy Boy and you often find he is well-mannered and courteous, willing to explain his point of view, but quick! to take offense at what he regards as un just criticism. Now, like a political parity; there are signs the Edwardians have I left a center and a right wing. - The leftists are going U for ex treme exaggerations of 'the Ed wardian style.' notably with knee- length jackets and gaudy ! vests. The. main body of centrists are resisting any degeneration of the traditional style. ' , . Ana a-nananu 01 . rightists are venturing tentatively back to great - grandfather's day! for an adaptation of the Victorian style. Estate Tops Million PORTLAND tf) The estate of Charles G. Irwin, ' who died May 20, was valued at more than one million dollars in an inventory and appraisement filed in probate court here Friday.- j f Irwin, was founder of Wentworm k Irwin, Inc., an automobile sales agency. !- 'SIAlLjAjL :3LfnS gL-lh3lA fT R. A DjE A RE A LI NAIL Be MPjN S T B A T Ei t I DE M!EDll T ATTTET ETOlTVOPlCiEjE f M l ne? ".stf R E w Me V EI " DiEmTaiN D 3AH N LfN E S tJeTr Ik Tfgl JtTUPE" RpTK E EOj O R S E PjlEj J-ARTWeO I NsTtylsT ooa, is a l ITplIp l yr a a plp g. p tie nrMc J rjA blesc RutTTn y ,,r TOrgSTREAMLETOto: IhiJRiN ECAS I A fO AlMlATiE WAR JA T El A R T rig AlrTlE L " tlT U N APOCOS L eIdde dTt amIsTTl t REP EL jL QCCR E PO Tjl S Tp L E eTrieT MJ sTInje bTTc a rlTd a bRnheIr iATR C HOP ob0 TILAN EE dot te r e l In o r "hi u g e Nfelslsl E B O EME L t MTMAT I N6M6R l P LOIEI 'A k L Q TrU ' N6i: ti IpIeI eIeIlIsi .ilolTltlol IeIsItIeIrI jHlElEbl Air Defense Division Due HAMILTON AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (UP) A new air defense eon wiin wu protection ot n, eastern ore 1 be established pokane. Wash., announced Sat- division char; eastern Washi gon and Idaho at Geiger. Field. in October, it w urday. : Mai. Gen. Walter -E. Todd, com mander of Western Air Defense Force, said the new 9th Air Di vision would be commanded by CoL Harrison R. Thyng, Wrorld War H and Korea ace. The 9th Division at first will con sist of fighter - interceptor squad rons and aircraft control and warn ing (radar) squadrons presently operating in the region The 25th Air Division is now charged 'with air defense of the entire Pacific Northwest and with activation of the 9th, the 25th will be responsible only for Washington and Oregon west of the Cascade divide. Boy Vandals Raise Havoc SAN DIEGO, Calif. (UP)-A pair of young' vandals on a five hour "crime spree" Friday drove a two ton truck from a contractor's yard through a fence and rammed a new car. stole some inner tubes from a garage, took a first, aid kit from a car, slashed inner tubes with a hatchet in a second garage and took a jackknife from a gas station attendant . The culprits were two boys, aged 4 and . Driving Prowess Undetermined CHICAGO (UP) The National Safety Council says no , one can really tell who's the better driver, man or woman. " ' The Council said that 10 times as many men as women drivers were involved in fatal accidents, but more than twice as many men were driving.' They also said the men drive farmer per driver and under more adverse conditions. 9 'JM&-8L -w j i- - - YOU caa see for yoorseH the gay and gorgeoos styimg that's awe to be tfaa fresh note next year, too. j And yoo eaa eaairy leltbat bere k power a-pteoty tbe higbert V8 power. 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OWy thing for yon to do, we beCcve, is to come try this mirade of motion and well be hul to oblige. : . . . - - - . . 1; That way you'll also learn fksthaad abovt the style, the power, aW the vohe that have made Buick such a bestseiling success this year. Fer Bkk today is aJ stUint all ether; cars in America except he f the so-called "hw-tHct three." ' (Smart tip: With Buick such a beautiful buy this year, think what a winner it'a bound to be at trade. in time! Come see as this week!) 11 " MKRSCZXtS ASf SVilT BS3CX WXI tttS9 KS3S Drive From Factory S3Y8U?l9 jT Sec Your BUICK DEALER" OTTO J. WILSON CO. 388 North Commercial St. j Salem, Oregon FERTILIZER MEET SET . KLAMATH FALLS (UP)4- The fifth annual Pacific Northwest fer tilizer conference will be held here July 20-22. The meeting . is spon sored by the Pacific Northwest Plant Food Association, ! . HeatForecast For Midwest , WASHINGTON (UP) The Weather Bureau predicts "espec ially" high temperatures for the central portion of the country dur ing tne next 30 days. Friday it forecast below nor mal temperatures for the north eastern states and Great Lakes area but ? said ' the rest of the country, is in for warmer than usual weather. . ; The bureau also predicted above normal rainfall over the ' Great Basin the Southeast and Great Lakes. Below normal rainfall is expected from the Great Plains eastward to the Middle Atlantic States with average rains in. the rest of the country. , BPR Requests Grading Bids PORTLAND l The Bureau, of Public Roads Friday asked for bids for grading 8.6 miles of the Belknap Springs Highway, in Lane and Linn counties. The road starts' from a connec tion with the 'McKenzie Highway near- Belknap Springs, about 60 miles east of Eugene. Work will extend northeast from the connec tion. Present need of the road is for timber harvest. 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