European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 06, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse On the family is Anita Bosch Many existing old style drive in restaurants Are copies not the real thing. This ones in London. Drive ins made curbing your appetite fun by Beverly Beyette los Angeles times hey met on the Assembly line at North american on the Wing of a b-25 bomber. Around Midnight when the swing shift ended they would head for the drive in for a snack. Romance bloomed and in 1943, they were married. Years later Olivia and Alphonse Heimann would Tell their four children about their world War la Era courtship. About burgers at Palmer s open All _ night drive in in Al Segundo calif., and such places As pan american gardens in Culver City. _ Jim Heimann 45, a graphic designer and Urban archaeologist had fond recollections of his parents tales of drive ins and the culture they spawned. He yearned to re create something that for my generation never really 7 for 15 years he s been excavating prime archaeological Sites and sources Swap meets antique shops and collecting old scrapbooks menus matchbook covers postcards and photographs. All this for car hops and curb service a fond and funny look Back at this very american institution scheduled to be published by chronicle books next Spring. Once Heimann says there was a drive in in virtually every town and City in the United the eat in your car thing began hell Tell you in 1921 at the pig stand near Dallas. The 30s and 40s saw an explosion of drive ins. At their Zenith in the 40s, they were a Center of social life for the Young. Where they went to see who saturday August 6,1994 was dating whom to linger Over a Coke and Fries with Ketchup. In High school the drive in was about cruising. It was not a place to be seen with your parents go Corbid. And it Wai not a place to be seen inside. To Rifle through Heimann s Memorabilia is to journey Back to a time when a Bob s big boy double Decker with salad and Fries was 65 cents and a shrimp cocktail might set you Back 45 cents. The slogans said it All really Good food right in your car. Home of once there was drive in in virtually every town and City in the United states ? Jim Hermann Chubby the cramp. Beautiful girls to serve the drive in was More than just a place to eat it was car hops in Bell Bottom pants and nautical jackets or Snappy braid bedecked military outfits that became scan tier As the years went on. " / drive ins starred in films such As. American Graffiti which looked at coming of age in the 60s with roller skating car hops. But Heimann says i be never found documentation that there were roller skating car _. Nonetheless gimmickry did abound. At the track in los Angeles customers pushed a Button to order their food which was delivered car Side by conveyor Belt it was t a big hit. After All car hops were one reason for going to a drive in. The stars and stripes there were circular drive ins Neon lit Art Deco drive ins streamlined drive ins with lines like the convertibles. Perhaps _ the ultimate gimmick was an Indiana Fly in for private air planes. The first car hops were men but it was t Long before owners discovered that a Little cheesecake sold a lot of malts and shakes. At one place in Texas car hops were glittery majorettes who marched in cadence to Loudspeaker rules dictated that they carry their trays at ear level and no flirting with the patrons. Violators served car hop up. Napkin folding duty. Still it was seen As a Glamour Job. In1940, a car hop made the cover of life. Another Magazine described car hops As Belles of the boulevards t j in truth they worked for mediocre wages or just tips and some Taptto pay for their own uniforms As Well As broken dishes. -7 car hop was t just a Catchy Moniker. At one time Heimann explains they were expected to run out and hop onto running boards. There was a mad dash to see who could get the customer by the 50s, the drive in was losing its Juster. Families Felt menaced by the kids who d hang out there. The same space could be put to More profitable use As storefronts. J but ultimately says Heimann fast foods killed it in and out no socializing no lingering. No car hops needed. / ? j _ but even As he laments the death of the drive in he acknowledges that i was definitely part of the he recalls How he and his High school would cruise from the a a to the wich stand car radio blaring. We just cruised he says. Whenever spent i m afraid i m not ready to raise the baby i bore last month. Sure i understand How to feed and Bathe and diaper him but i m Uncertain about the future. Can you give me a foundational philosophy that will guide my parenting efforts during my child s first four years of life your question reminds me of a Friend who flew his single engine air plane toward a Small country Airport Many years ago. He arrived As the Sun had dropped behind a Mountain at the close of the Day and by the time he mane Vered into a position to land he could not see the hazy Field below. He had no lights on his plane and there was no one on duty at the Airport. For two hours he flew his plane around and around in the blackness of the night knowing that he faced certain death when his fuel was expended. Then a Miracle occurred. Someone on the ground heard the drone of his engine and realized his predicament. That merciful Man drove his car Back and Forth on the runway to show my Friend the location of the Airstrip _ and then he let his lights cast their beam from the far end while the plane landed. As new parents we need Well tit and clearly marked boundaries to keep the Jamily aircraft _ Safe. Toward that end Here Are two distinct messages that must be conveyed to every child during his first 48 months. These concepts Are of great significance in my approach to parenthood and can be thought of As beacons or guiding lights. They Are i love you More than you can possibly understand and because 1 love you i must teach you to obey me. That is the Only Way i can take care of you and protect you from things that might Hurt q eat should parents Ever Force a child to _ i no. I am no expert on nutrition but i believe a Normal child s appetite is governed by the amount of food he needs. He will get hungry when he needs nourishment. However i do believe the Parent should carefully guard that appetite making sure he satisfies it with the foods his body requires. A Idit of sugar in the afternoon can make him disinterested in his dinner. Or he May sit Down at the table and fill his stomach with juice or one item on his plate. Thus tit May be necessary to give him one kind of food at a time beginning with Iron Rich meat and other proteins once he is satisfied i can see no value in forcing him to continue eating. Incidentally parents should know that a child s appetite often drops off rapidly. Between 2 and 3 years of age. This occurs because his time of maximum growth rate has subsided and his need for food is reduced. Of. James c. Dobson is president of focus on the family an organization dedicated to preserving the homa. Correspondence should be sent to him at focus on the family . Box 444. Colorado Springs Colo. 80903, 15
