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Show Tells How to theWorid! Make Money Writing Short (which often carry lipsticks) had a veryfast in-and-out sweep in America a season or two ago, accompanied by much ess criticism that the belts were Paragraphs attempting to makeviolence and weap- onsfashionable. But in Europe, simulated American warrelics are still sell- ing fast. Let’s hope this fad will soon Chicago Man Reveals a Short Cut to Authorship bombout. DATES: This is National Business Women's Week. A HANDFUL OF “GLASPHALT” If your fingers can takeit, so can your tires This month is the second anniversary ofthefirst glass road in the world, In October, 1969, ceramic engineering students from the University of Missouri-Rolla experimented vith mixing ground-up glass litter with asphalt for a water-resistant paving. Thetest “glasphalt” street, at Owens-Illinois Technical Center, in Toledo, was 58 feet by 18 feet, two inches thick, using 17 tons of “waste” glass. It has tumed out to be cheaper than paying for both glass disposal and paving sand. So, about a year later, a larger strip of glasphalt, 245 by ninefeet,five inches, was built nearby, financed by paying the public a penny a pound for used glass. It took two hours to complete, using conventional paving equipment. Whatabouttire wear? So far, after two yearsof testing, there’s no sign of any problem. Discloses little-known angle by which beginners often get paid five to ten times more per word than the rates ANNIVERSARIES: Monday commemorates the transfer of Alaska from Russia to U.S, in 1867. H. R. Ekins of the NewYork World Telegramlanded 35 years ago Tuesday at Lakehurst, N.J., beating Dorothy Kilgallen of Hearst newspapers and Leo Kieran of The New York Times in an 184-day race aroundthe world onregularairlines. pald to famous authors. Now anyone who can write a sentence in plain English can write for money without spending weary years “learning to write.” R years and years a relatively few people have had a “corner” on one of the mostprofitable authors’ markets ever known. They’ve been going quietly along selling thousands and thousands of contributions. None of them has had to be trained authors. None of them has been “big name” writers. Yet, in hundreds of cases they have been paid from five to ten times as much per word as was earned by famous authors. Thesuccessful men and womenin this field had such a good thing that they keptit pretty well to themselves. Mr. Benson Barrett was one of these people. For years he enjoyed a steady income—made enough moneyin spare timeto payfor fine farm near Chicago. BIRTHDAYS: Sunday—Arthur Miller is 56; Rita Hayworth 52. Monday— Melina Mercouri is 46; George C. Scott 44, Wednesday—Art Buchwald is 46; Mickey Mantle 40; Joyce Brothers 43. Thursday—Whitey Ford is 43; Dizzy Gillespie 54. Friday—Joan Fontaine is 54. Saturday—Johnny Carsonis 46. BIRTHDAY PEOPLE: Melina Mercouri and Whitey Ford Finally, Mr. Barrett decided to let others in on the secret. Since then he has shown a number of other men and women how to write for money. He has not had to give them anylessons in writing. He has not asked them to go through any long course of study or practice. In fact, most of his protégés have started mailing contribu- LITTLE EMILY tions to magazines within two weeks after starting with his plan. Mr. Barrett says that the only skill required is that the beginner be able to write a sentence in plain English. Almost anyone with a grade scnool education can write well enough to follow Mr. Barrett's plan, because the contributions you will send to mag- azines are almost never more than one short paragraphin length. WEIRD PEACE MOVEMENT “Worst Fad of the Year" Award? Whatkind of outfit is this model wearing? In America it’s called the Anti- Militarylook (onthetheory that parodying war puts down war). In Europe, it’s called the War Look, the Aggro, Demoor UnoLook, It’s made up of bits of battle jackets, army badges camouflage st bags, cartridge belts. Well, actually, cartridge belts “1 get the idea there's an interesting story behind the way my mother and father met.” Family Weekly, October 17, 1971 23 | | | ati | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | Shut-ins, housewives, folks whoare retired on small incomes, even employed men and women wholike to use idle hours in a constructive way—all types are making moneyon short paragraphs. Mr. Barrett does not teach you to write. He shows you what to write, what form to put it in, and whom to send it to. He shows you a simple method for getting ideas by the hundreds. He gives youa list of more than 200 magazines whose editors are looking for this kind of material and who will buy from beginners. In other words, he teaches you a method, an angle, a plan for starting to write for maneyright away. I you would like to see your writing in print and get paid for it—jute send your name on coupon to Mr. Barrett. He will send full information abouthis plan of coaching by return mail—postage prepaid. He makes no charge for this information. And, no salesman will call on you. You decide, at home, whether you'dlike to try his plan. lf the idea of getting paid for writing short paragraphs appeals to you write to Mr. Barrett for this information. Notelling where it might lead. Such a small start may even open oppor- tunities for real authorship. And, since it can’t cost you anything more than a postage stamp, you'll certainly want togetall the facts. Please address coupon below to Mr. Benson Barrett, 6216 N. Clark Street, Dept. 376-A Chicago, Illinois 60626. BENSON BARRETT 6216 N. Clark Street Dept. 376-A, Chicago,Illinois 60626 Please send me,free and withoutobligation, the full story of your unique coaching method, showing how I can write to sell right away, how you furnish names and addresses of editors who buy from beginners andtell me how I can start submitting manuscripts the first week. I understand that everything you send me will come postpaid and that nosalesman willcall. Name. 1 | | | | | | | See | | i |