OLD WALRUS’S ALMANACK, 1958

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28471, 28 December 1957, Page 8

OLD WALRUS’S ALMANACK, 1958

VVITHOUT wishing to prejudice ’ ’ his reputation as a prophet, The Walrus makes the following predictions for 1958. * Mr John Foster Dulles will make lots of speeches, do lots of travelling. * The 60-year-old age group, and over, in all parts of the world, will view'with alarm, not to say deep concern, the morals and manners of the younger generation. By the end of the year, the youngsters will be asking: “Who was this Elvis Presley, anyway?” There will be some close divisions in the House of Representatives. * Farmers will complain of the weather, motorists about the state of the roads considering what they pay in taxes, and housewives everywhere will go round turning off light switches to keep the electric power bill down.

Sputniks and assorted satellites will become so common that they will attract attention only if painted a striking heliotrope or some such colour, and will be mentioned only in the smallest print underneath the shipping column in the newspapers.

Nearly everybody’s prophecies for the year (including these) will prove to be wrong.

rpHE one genuine optimist known A to The Walrus this Christmas is thinking of taking a job selling insurance in Indonesia.

CIR EDMUND HILLARY, having stood at the top of the world, now appears likely to stand at the bottom of it, too.