Miss Pauline Gower, their pretty, fair-haired office-in-charge has flown very much more, very nearly 2,000 hours and has carried 30,000 passengers in the Air Transport Service she Fan as a business before the war, She arrives at her desk each morning, one-hour before the others, Messages must be decoded, maps ex: amined, routes prepared. Each of the women must be given a job, or Know what to expect, as soon as'she arrives. If, for instance, the weather is cold, then the aeroplanes will remain on the ground, waiting for the weather to improve, In January when, frost alternated with snow and heavy winds continuously for a fortnight, wt a machine left the ground. The Atts Girls" reported for duty as usual, Most of them went straight home, as it was obvious that none of the trainer aircraft could be de-vered to the R.A, stations without great danger.
Fine weather means hard work, For these hardy young women, 1 ours is a normal routine day. Their hours are from dawn to dusio, 'Their pay is good, with additional Aight fees. But. the' women are not interested in that. Some of them have asked for permission to work. without pay, but this has been' res fused.
They are all experienced pilots, with at least 250 hours' fying experience. That is the regulation min-
The Care of Pot-Plants To those who have little or no garden space, the growing of pot-plants on the verandah provides an Interesting and pleasurable hobby. The success of this form of gardening depend entirely on the care given to, he plants, for, naturally, growing as hey do. In such confined space, they. require good attention, For plants that love the sun, choose! the sunniest part of the verandah, reserving the shady spots for ferns and other plants that thrive best in shade. Shelter from draughts should be provided.
Re-potting should be done when necessary; the appearance of the plant generally indicates the "need for greater freedom for the roots, If this operation is carefully done, and the Fools disturbed as little as. possible, the growth of the plant should not be checked.
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