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markedly calming effect on
the uterus-Dithout the use
OF pGiD-deddeni1g drugsl
The effectiveness Of Lydia
Pinkham's needs no proof to
the millions Of women and
girls whom it has benefited.
But how about you? Do you
know what 1t may do for you?
Take Lydia Pinkham's! See
II you don't get the same re-
lief from cramps and weak
ness feel better both be-
fore and during your periodl
Get either Lydia Pinkham's
Compound, or neU, improved
Tablets, with added front
Lydia Pinkham's is won
derful for hot flashes and
other functional distress Of
the change Of hfe," tool
Evening star., 1955-09-11

answers with an inviting
tremelo Of notes, "Oh, my, do
I :" The overall effect,
a man who heard her in the
Embassy Room said. leaves
me caught somewhere between
q whistle and q sigh!"
Between shows here, Betty
relaxed-mostly with one
hand on q telephone that
kept ringing-and changed
costumes In q room on the
12th floor Of the hotel. She
lives at home, 5535 Chevy
Chase Parkway NV, when
ever she's in Washington.
"It's all happened so fast"
Betty said. pulling the belt
Of q white terry cloth robe
about her waist. "I never
dreamed I'd be walking down
those steps In the Embassy
Room with the spotlight on
me
The one person who did
dream she'd get there was her
mother - adviser, promoter.
travelling companion and now
assistant manager.
Evening star., 1955-09-11

I'm Of italian descent and
my husband, Irish," Mrs.
Madigan says. II wanted my
children to be musical. The
first piece Of furniture my
husband bought was a piano.
Betty played the piano -
q child. Her younger brother
sang. I used to put them into
every children's amateur
show and radio talent pro-
gram I could. I wanted them
to build up q little name for
themselves locally.
Betty started singing when
she was Il. She got an occa-
sional radio and TV invita-
ton. Then, one night the man
ager Of the 240O called and
asked II Betty would accept a
)oD at 500 q week. thought
he was kidding. She was just
in high school Woodrow
Wilson,. But he wasn't"
What about the ''break?"
"Her manager told me-"
Mrs. Madigan says, "he picked
Betty because she had four
things he was looking for
youth, beauty, talent and
wholesomeness.
But even he doesn't re-
member where he first heard
her name. Who flrst mem
toned Betty In New York or
how her name got around II
still a mystery"
Evening star., 1955-09-11
Joey Opened the Doors

BY Deris Kanisr

the juke-box world.
Joey" opened doors to per-
sonal engagements. Statler
Hotel officials, noting face and
figure as well as voice, booked
her for a road tour Of their
chain at q minimum $l,5OO q
week.
BY the time Betty opened q
two-week hometown run I'm
the Statler's Embassy Room,
she had made another record
ing 1.-THE Wheels Of Love"),
had turned down q movie con-
tract. and was drawing 81, 500
to $4,000 q week.
How does she appeal to the
nightclub set2 A Milwaukee
critic called her q cross be-
tween "Jennifer Jones and
Elizabeth Taylor" and lavished
praise on her sweet -sophisti-
Gated style" Betty, who says
she's found people like songs
that have q direct, sensuous
appeal" has the kind Of voice
that asks musical questions
like do I need your" In q
warm, plaintive way, then
Evening star., 1955-09-11

That was Betty Madigan's
break" She and her mother
devoted, II unprofessional,
manager up to that time
went to New York. The pro-
fessional manager got Betty
a try-out engagement in q
Florida hotel. The hotel,
skeptical Of an unknown,
finally agreed to her man
ayers demand:
Keep her on 30 days
whether you like her or not"
After 80 days, the hotel
signed her to q six-month
contract. Twentieth Century
Fox was filming Beneath the
Twelve-Mile Reef" In Florida
at the time, and Betty got a
bit part in 1t.
Back In New York and just
turned Il, Betty got q chance
at popular music's overnight
route to fame and fortune
recording. She recorded q
song called Joey" Though
Betty Madigan's face was still
a blank nationally, her name
and voice were heard around
Evening star., 1955-09-11

THOUsANDs Of pretty girls
Il across the Nation are
singing In small-town night
clubs and big-city bistros-
hoping against odds for the
break" that viii send them,
spiraling, up the ladder Of
success.
Only one songstress in thou
sands gets that break" Only
the one-in-a-million makes it
to the top.
How does a girl get to be
that lucky one? How does
she win her ticket to fame?
Two years ago, a young
vocalist whose name didn't
mean a thing west of Be-
thesda finished her show at
the Hotel 2400. went home,
set her dark, naturally curly
hair in pin curls and got
into bed. She was asleep
when the telephone rang. Her
mother answered, heard an
operator say: New York City
calling Mrs. J. F. Madigan."
A few minutes later, Mrs.
Madigan-now wide awake
was talking excitedly to her
husband. q locksmith.
"Joe," she said, II think
we'd better get our lawyer.
That was an agent who'd been
I'm TO see Betty,s show. He
wants her to come to New
York"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04

Chinese Communists for arms and ether
aid, and 1t still is so dependent on them
necessarily and willingly that It can hardly
pretend to be much more than puppet. So
the fact that IT has lent itself to their tight
ening grip is not surprising but logical
As announced by Peiping, the agree
ments mean that the Chinese Communists
will supply the Wet Mini with advisers,
teehnicians and equipment for economic
development and for railway, air and COM
munications construction designed to forge
strong links binding North Wet Nam to Red
China. In other words. the agreements lay
the groundwork for a long-range program
in which North Wet Nam viii be wide open
to Peiping's inflltration and domination.
This should come as a surprise to no
body. It follows logically on the Geneva
settlement partitioning Indo- China, and
there has been enough forewarning about
it to make plain why special security
measures are needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Her Own System Of Voting

Many Of us complain because we can
not vote at the polls, but we fail to real
ize in how many other ways we can and
do vote. Also we fail to use many ways
of voting" available to US. It is true
we may not have a voice in the selec-
ton OF public officials. but the laws
which they make and their enforcement
depend on the public-even the non
voting residents of the District Of Co
lumbia. II we could only realize how
much power we do have we would make
more and better use of it.
I am especially interested in the
power OF q ''vote" by postal card.
have found such a way Of expression
of ones views to be worth the effort:
but just imagine how effective many
such "votes" could be. So ] wonder
how many mothers (grandmothers. tool
would join with me in sort of postal
card brigade. No membership lists. No
dues. No vows. Absolute freedom Of ex-
preston. Simply keep tray Of postal
cards with pen or pencil near your
favorite easy chair or rocker, Whenever
you hear q radio program. or view 6
teleyision program which you particu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
On the Fence

Nov that the Federal Conmunicat
Commission has reported on the number OF
machine made contacts between Americans
during 1854, one awaits with interest tabu-
lation of the other types To complete the
picture, counting is needed Of the chats
over the back yard fence. These communi-
cations, even in blustery winter, are vital
In the spreading of news and the molding Of
opinion They predate by centuries the tele-
phone and telegraph
The enumeration can disregard the
churiish and grudging greeting Of neighbor
to neighbor as each heads for work in the
cold dawn, for there is little communication
in these contacts He can disregard, too,
the brief trip to borrow the pliers or cup
OF sugar. But note must be taken of the
back-yard-fence conversations. True, there
Is no license on these, and no tax, but the
problems of the world and the neighborhood
are settled many times by men pausing to
talk and escape momentarily the job Of
taking out the ashes or cutting wood for
the fireplace, and they should be counted.
One learns many important things in
these converSations-the best time to prune
the fruit trees one win have some day on
the small place to which he will retire, how
far apart 10 space the hedge plants when
spring comes, the relative merits Of linseed
oil and wax in finishing antique furniture,
and what time the boy next door got home
last night. Counting these talks would be
mammoth task. It might be necessary to
use Univac to draw the final totals. One
ventures the safe guess that when ths re-
suits were in. the So billion telephone calls.
the l62 million telegrams and the IS billion
letters would fade to insignincance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04

Some mice are adept at getting the
cheese without springing the trap.
This feat always pleeses Templetpn
Jones. who has certain admiration
for success.
After all. he says, the rodent family
Is q great one. probably with the most
members Of any mammal group.
That, he believes, should permit even
the most squeamish human observer
TO praise them little.
Small praise is all they need, to
escape some of their hazards.
Mica do not demand much from US.
except little Of something to eat, and
warmth.
Attics and other places. Including the
old-fashioned pantry. are mice heavens.
in their way.
No one should be in Z hurry to dis
possess them. Jones says.
Field mice. the chubby ones. come
indoors in the fall, and win stay all
winter In attics. which they particularly
love.
10 not be too hasty, Jonss saya. 70
grow angry over these pestiferogs
mice as they may not be house mice
at Ell.
The fieid mouse Il . very charming
and clever creature
II Is saT1eWhAt rppnder in outline
than the common house mouse, and
has more white in its coat
In faGt. u II = really fna-leaking
creature. 50 that even . casual glance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
The Political Min
Democrats Reported
Happy to Have Morse
Oregon Party Seen Wiling
If Senator Decides to Join
BY GeuId lineeIa

Senator Wayne Morse Of Oregon win
someday have 10 decide whether to re-
main an sindependent" or become Just
another Democrat Judging from his
own statement, he probably win run
for reelection 10 the Senate Is Demo-
crat in i956-though he has not yet said
definitely when he will register IN Ore
Eon as . Democrat. But Senator Morse
frankly admits that running as an in
dependent was elected last In 1850
as Republican has Its practical draw
backs, and that It Is easier to win with
the backing Of party organization.
The transition from independent TO-
Democrat should not be difficult for the
Oregon Senator. For the last two years
he has. to al intents and purposes. been
. Democrat, though he did not have the
label In the presidential election of
1882 he supported Adlai Stevenson. the
Democratic presidential nominee, Wig
orously, He continued highly critical
of President Eisenhower and the EiSen-
hover administration and It's domestic
policies throughout the SD Congress.
His only concession to the G. O. r..
under whose banner he was originally
elected to the Senate. was to vote with
the Republicans on organization Of the
Senate. In the 1854 campaign. Senator
Morse went all out for the election of
Q democratic Congress-and partieu-
iarly did he campaign for the election
Of Richard L. Neubergef. Democrat.
over Senator Gordon. Republican. in
Oregon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
This and That ]. !.

ought TO show the observer that this
Is an animal that might almost be
considered pet.
IN the outdoors, the field mouse
tends to take on the color Of its ep-
virOnment.
In some cases. in severe winters, It
becomes white to match the fields,
II il very clever in its use of snow,
tunneling under the white spread 70
reach the farmers barns.
The farmer seldom shares the city
or suburban man's love Of wild ans
mails. He Is making his living from
nature, and any part Of nature which
inter1eres with him must go.
The suburban dWeller finds wild ami
mails, even mice, something's to wonder
over. Editors note-The use Of the
plural 'somethings' is correct here.
Why not?l
a mouse in the house Is not To be
feared, then.
We told here recently Of . young
lady who made pet Of one.
Nest persona viii not be willing 10
60 that far. but some Of them wiz be
able "a work up sOrne tnlsrance.
Tolerance has come into its own In
recent years, as sensible persons have
cnme 70 Sc the harah realities 81 in
tnleFepce,
Not every one. however. even vet. Is
willine 70 10 tolerant 70 mice. Or even
cats. on cposslms. Heard Of local
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
To One Ages Young

True ,cisdom rssGas ptsrs one 4 ages
young,
Where happenings hare made broaaer
MING;
Where soryoDs passed become an
anthem sung
into the reaches 81 the night. Hou
The oallow youth pho blGnders on
through years
Without accepting the raining touch
OF sun and rain. He cannot knop that
can rash sYss me dros, reiepsnp
THAT canksrs deep across the trail Of
years.
You who haze Ueathered all that bte
can bring
sen hold sHiie for eperr hour that
comes,
sen feel pilhfn vov heart q nowsno
eprtMa
THAT biossonss FIJI, StsR keep time iptth
the drums
That beat New trails into the fNtEys
Yor ace ne eroprins triumpas d,
Mary Gussofson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
BY Charles E. TraceweH

resident who IVES frightened Of Q harm
less opossum that came 70 her bird
feeding station.
No one need be afraid Of this harm-
less creature.
The virginia opossun. as II Is sonae-
times called, loves bread, and will res
ceive 1t gladly from human hands.
Snet it loves. and bits If fresh meat,
at times.
Never grow excited, TempIeton Jones
says. when an opossum honors your
yard. Feel glad that this fine-eyed
creature has come to see you.
A mouse In the house is not exactly
In the same class with the opossun.
but he may not be half as bad as he
sounds. scampering around UP there In
the attic. He Is mainly after warmth.
Even On unheated attic Is warm to .
mouse
Any one can test his tolerance BY
noting his response To the sound II
the snall feet IN the walls or attic
II the instant response Is death and
destruction, then the saver and doer
has stu long way 70 &c. II, on the
other paw. he thinks. = win let him
live 3 while longer" then ne NAV b.
sure that he is On the way 70 perfec-
ton. Even II ne never reaches there.
and the chances are he wont, he vii
feei d little bit q elation. honest pride
in himself. and this a 3 good thing,
even II 10 be electrified into ectjon b.
no larger thing than mouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04

mode Of the tailored and the tweedy
but do not really succunh to the cult
Of drahness.
So next holiday season the pcor thing
viii have fitted herself out Is for q
walk across the worcestershire shoes.
sllapeless tweeds and Q slouch hat. II
viii avail her nothing,
BY that time Paris win have UNDER
gone another change Of heart and de-
eided that epulence Is the thing. Mari-
hcu and tulle viii return, Diamonds
win again be girls best friend.
Her only hope is that true social
progress win be realized, that the invi-
tation tells her what to wear: Buttons
and bows or her old school uniform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Slipshod Housekeeping

Like 50 many other temporary" c0ndi-
lions in washington, the disorderiy clutter
In front Of the District Building Is becoming
all toe permanent. 1t represents precisely
the sort of bad housekeeping that, in less
conspicuous parts of the city, accounts for
the creation of slum areas. Now that our
local government Is preparing to embark
on an extensive program Of face-lifting in
rundown neighhorhoods, good place to
begin would be In its own front yard.
The small, temporary shack which de-
faces the entrance to the District Building
should come down. Built In q day, II Is
nearly 10 years old. The unsightly billboard,
which violates the citys own regulations
against such nuisances, and which forms an
offensive backdrop for the bronze statue OF
Governor Shepherd, should be removed. The
life-size model OF the Liberty Bell, which
carelessly blocks what was once the rather
pleasing entrance TO our city hall, should
be put in storage or given some other ap-
propriate location, Accompanying these
necessary reforms. the building ITSELF
coated now with the accumulated, unwashed
CRIME Of half a century-should be given
good bath and cleaned UP. along with the
entrance hall.
Unless corrected, the sloyenly, rundown
appearance of the District Building is apt
TO be symbolic. The District Building
houses the headquarters Of our local gov
eminent. What hope can the Commits
sioners have Of inspiring property owners to
spruce up and clean up and live up to WASH
ington's reputation as one Of the most
beautiful cities of the world, II they permit
their own premises to deteriorate by Slip
shod federation of junk and dirt?
Some Of the veterans seem to interpret
suggestions for such reclamation as an
attack on the VeteranS Service Center,
which occupies the shack as headquarters.
Not at all. The center has rendered and
continues to perform helpful service. Its
headquarters should be moved from the
temporary" shack to join the rest Of the
center's personnel, across Fourteenth street,
or given other Accommodations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
A Note Of Gratitude

AS chairman of the Christmas Bureau
of United Community Services, may !
use your column to thank the citizens
of Washington who, as individuals
members of the armed services, per-
sonnet in Government agencies. private
business organizations and many serv,
ice and civic organizations. made
Christmas possible for those In our
community who otherwise would have
had none?
The Christmas Bureau of UCS func-
tions as a concentrating liaison be-
tween the fifty health, welfare and
recreation agencies who register theii
needs and groups and individuals who
want to give, eliminates duplication ana
enables the distributing agencies TO
serve many mere persons,
Solicitation through WlAALs "Coun-
try Store" WRC's sDoll House. the
Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots. y
the Salvation Army's "Kettles. and
stories in your paper and announce
ments over your teleyisien and radio
stations resulted In the collection and
distribution of food, toys and cash gifts
to thousands,
Learning personally. for the flrst time.
of the great generosity of the people Of
the community, feel that they. in
turn. should share in the facts and
figures:
Nine >television sets were given to
ehildren's homes. homes for the aged
and hospitals; three radios to ehildren's
homes; one movie protector to settle
nent house; two record players. one to
health clinic and the other to q chill
dren's home; food warmer to chill
drens convalescent home; Q dishwash-
ing machine and play equipment to q
children's institution. Cash gifts were
used for jigsaWs, scissors and other
craft equipment for settlement houses.
and the response on the mart Of the
public for teen -age gifts was gratifying
The Salvation Array. acting as dis
trihuting agency through the help Of
solicitations and contributions and their
own Christmas Store. provided dinners
for 1856 families. checks for ali old
folks, and distributed i2,30s toys
through their Christmas Store, where
children. For the information Of the
public. the majority Of these families
and persons are from the rolls Of the
D. c. Public Assistance Department.
In these troubled times and as we
start new year, had the need to
share with my fellow townsmen the
knowledge that we are still good and
decent and kind. Thank YOU all.
Hannah Stokes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Tragedy in Ponama

Although the motive for the crime Is not
yet clear, the assassination Of President
Remon of Panama warrants some appre-
hension on our part, as well as sincere
feeling Of distress For the strong man Of
Panama politics during the past decade,
since assuming the presidency In 1852, had
brought to the country stability that was
beneficial internally and reassuring to its
neighbors- particularly to the United States
with its interest in the operation and seeu-
rity Of the Panama Canal.
Schooled as q military man and first
commander in chief Of the national police
force, Colonel Remon was instrumental in
making and breaking succession OF Pam
ananian Presidents during the postwar
period, but II was with reported reluctance
that he took over the ONCE himself. When
he did, one Of his first actions was to raise
the higher bracket income taxes and to
Improve the fiscal situation Of the govern
ment. He was Instrumental too, In pushing
for negotiations with our own Government
on revising the Panama Canal treaty, and
the agreement announced only last month
will result In several economically impor-
tant concessions to Panama
On tina political front, President Remon
CSts|
rnunist Party. and was supporter of the
io4e constitution which President Afnulfo
Arias sought to abrogate in 1851. It was
Colonel Remons national police that forced
DR. Arias TO resiap from once then. Dr.
Arias, stormy figure In Panamanian poll.
tics for most of the past rs years, repeatedly
has been arrested since the Renon assassi-
nation. Indeed. firm action appears to have
followed Immediately after the shooting.
with Foreign Minister Jose Ramon Guizado,
elected hrst vice president In 1852, being
sworn in as President within a few hours
of Colonel Remon's death. The fact that
this action came 50 promptly without public
disorder supports the assertions Of govern
ment eff1cials that there was no chance
even II there had been hope-tha the
killers Of President RemOn might take over
the government by force, II this sort Of
order IS maintained for the next few days 1t
win be an encouraging sign to Panama's
friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04

ward child This past season fashion
was juvenile delinquent In tweeds.
Time was when cur hearts were
wrung by the plight Of the poor soul
who went to . party and wept in the
corner over her gray stun gown. while
happier damsels frolicked around her
in feathers and diamonds. Miss Gray
stun should have stuck around. To-
day she might be the hest-dressed
girl in the crowd.
The idea seemed to be: Why try TO
look pretty when with little effort
you can be inconspieueus? Some
women, Of course, know these things.
sometimes by instinct, and sometimes
through the fashion magazines. 9th
ers, numbering several issues behind,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Pen.nGmes may be used If letters carry
tpriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation,

larry like or dislike, cast vote" at
once by writing few words Of praise
or condemnation on a postal card. just
a few words as II liked 80" or Il dis
liked /" would do, In the same way
votes" can be cast for newspaper and
magazine articles or perhaps some pro-
posed action reported in the news. You
will begin to feel your power to bring
about changes the more often you
vote" and you will overcome any feel
ing of Illustration,
This could become powerful force
for better government, schools. radio.
television and current literature tin.
Guiding funniest, Let's try it.
Ruth h, Cole.