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Icludes about half the professional
singers extant. Mabel specializes
in songs you haven't heard and
songs which you dimly remember
and wish you'd hear more often.
She is a singer who has an
amazing knack Of never singing
song in the wrong beat and
she can wiring more out Of the
STORY" of lyric than anyone
else. Also. she has just about the
most nearly perfect diction of
any vocalist.
\ \ 4
There are some interesting new
girls around town these nights,
too. One is Caterina Valente,
who is actually filling the Cotil-
lion Room of the Hotel Pierre, a
considerable historic accomplish
lment in itself. Miss Valente is
the girl who seems to be starring
in every movie, if you are in
Europe and looking for a movie,
and her American debut indi-
Gates she can star in few here,
too, If she chooses.
A young, pretty and extremely
versatile gal who sings in several
languages. she has a dancers
grace (possibly because she's also
ia dancer) and plays a solid fla
lmenco guitar. She has voice
of great range and unusual tonal
changes. Also a German clarinet
player named Ralph Kuhn who's
reminiscent of Artie Shaw at his
best. u 4
About a year ago a young De-
troit gal named Barbara Lea
came out of nowhere to make a
Riverside album called Woman
in Love" and promptly went on
to win all those polls as the best
new singer, etc. Miss Lea made
her cafe debut the other night
at the Village Vanguard and
showed that she has all the taste
and originality she indicated
with her record.
She still has the relaxed style
which has so many critics COM
pairing her to the sainted Lee
Wiley. She's in the jazz idiom
and her choice of material, par
ticularly her Willard Robson
songs, is interesting and intelli-
gent. AS soon as she realizes that
a night club audience isn't nearly
as critical as a microphone she
ought to be moving right uptown
and into the big cafes.
4 X
Postscript: This column can't
be closed without remembering
to throw a great big bouquet to
the Norman Paris Trio at lie
Ruban Bleu. For most of her
career, Miss Waters has sung
with big bands behind her or an
accompaniment of her own
choosing. Paris and his men were
simply superb behind her after
quick two days of rehearsal.
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Age al Wheel
Is No Handicap,
Shows

NEW YORK, Nov. Z (P.-Are
our older people a menace on
the roads? Does advancing age
bring with it physical handicaps
which interfere with safe driv-
ing on the highway?
Statistics say "no"-but pub
lie opinion often disagrees.
These are serious questions in
"a country which last year
counted $4,000 dead in auto
mobile accidents and saw 2,158,-
900 people injured in motor
vehicle crack-upS.
They are serious questions,
too, in terms of the rising num-
Der of older men and women
in the United States. In the
half century which saw our
world reshaped by the birth and
growth of the automobile, the
number of Americans over IS
years Of age quadrupled and
reached the present figure of IA
million.
AS traffic experts, local and
State officials and the Sunday
driver cast about for a means
of cutting down the accidents
on the road, one of the suspects
has become the older driver.
Pressure Building Up
Pressure has been building up,
chiefly from the public. This
year, in several State capitals,
bills demanding special physical
tests for older drivers are pend
ing. What especially concerns
the legislators are the hazards
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which may result from arthritis,
retarded reflexes and the grad
ual loss Of vision and hearing.
In traffic-snarled New York
State, where 2.185 died in crack
ups in 1855 and 100 times as
many were injured, Gov. Averell
Hartmann has ordered a study
OF drivers over IS involved in
accidents. This question will be
part of a general investigation
aimed at developing procedures
to identify drivers whose "atti-
tudes, habits physical and mem
tai characteristics make them po-
tentially unsafe drivers"
Statistical studies of the older
driver in the accident picture
find that the senior driver is in
volved in fewer accidents than
any other age category over 10.
The Travellers Insurance Com
panieS. which write a good deal
OF accident insurance, reported
that of 46.300 drivers in fatal
auto accidents in 1855, some o.
80 were SIS and over.
Safety Council Report
The National Safety Council
reported that the over-65 driver
accounted for only 6 per cent
of all fatal traffic accidents, the
smallest percentage of any age
group over 10.
Nor does the cautious elderly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-07

Long Playing 1919 RPM Records All brand new
factory fresh. Top quality backed by RCA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-07

Bizet. Conducted BY
piero Coppoloo and feo-
turing Lucy PerellL
Yvonne Brothein, Jose de
Trevi and Louis Musy Of
the Opero Comique tCCl
1907 $50
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driver look any worse in an
analysis Of accidents by States.
According to figures compiled
by Iowa State University, the
States with the greatest per-
centage of oVer-65 men and
women are. in that order: New
Hampshire. Vermont, Maine,
Iowa and Missouri. None of
these States rate high in the
accident columns and their COM
bined average is SIS fatal acci-
dents per 100 million vehicle
miles. BY contrast, Nevada. with
less-than-average concentration
OF older citizens. leads the 4S
States with a figure of III
deaths for every 100 million miles
driven.
If a conclusion were to be
drawn from these figures. il
might be that it is safer to drive
on roads in States where more
older people live and drive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-07
MIDTOWN NEW YORK
Simply Wonderful
By ROBERT SYLVESTER

NEW YORK-The best singer
Of them all has put on about 100
pounds. she wears her gray hair
in long pony tail and Thurs
day night she opened at a small,
intimate type night club called
lie Ruban Bleu which one would
have thought was the most I'M
likely setting for her available.
But. being the best one, she
marched out there, turned on
that 1,000,000-volt smile, opened
her mouth to sing some Of the
same songs she was singing in
Harlem 40 years ago and all she
accomplished, of course, was to
tear that audience into small
bits. The best ones name is, of
course, Ethel Waters.
At her age. which the record
puts at Sc, some of the drive has
gone out of her voice but she
hasn't forgotten any of the
tricks. You listen to her and
realize how she has influenced
Louis and Lena and Sarah and
Ella. There are young singers
today who just borrowed one of
vocal tricks and built a success
full style on it. Opening night
she ranged from her surely SEN
sitive treatments of ballads like
Happiness Is Just Called Joe"
to the old Harlem bawdy songs
like Take 1t Back" and Throw
1t at Him"
Simply wonderful, that's all.
y +
Late tomorrow afternoon a
club called Mabel MERGERS By
line Room in West Fifty-sixth
street will havea party to cele-
brate it's first birthday. Like
Miss Waters, Miss Mercer is a
woman who has built a style of
her own over the years and also
built a solid following which in
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ARTHUR Fielder con.
dveiins the Besten
Pops" oFehsstrs.
Csrshwins Rhapsody in
Blue ond Concerto in ?.
Jesus Moris Senfoma.
Pianist. lcAl 3o4,j
m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-07

ARTURO TOScANlNl
eondoefina the PhilhoF-
monte Symphony Of
New York. The Sor-
eefsrS Apprentice
Ssmiromids Overture;
10 Traviuio. Prelude 10
Act | ond Act ~; sise.
fried ldyll. tcAL 3o9l.
1873
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Wesley Church Bozuur

The Womans Society Of Chris
tan Service Of the Wesley
Methodist Church will hold its
annual bazaar from 10 am. to
6 pm. tomorrow in the church,
Connecticut avenue and Jocelyn
street NV.
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bridge, who hadn't read the
book before she started emoting
in the movie, was advised by
Alec Waugh-he wrote the best
seller on which the picture is
based-"Don't read the book I'M
til after you've played the role.
Scripts and books differ so, it
might confuse you"
Michael Rennie was on hand
at the Island in the Sun" loca-
ton to watch the funeral Sc
quence in which James Mason,
Joan FOntaine, Patricia Owens,
John Williams. Ronald Squire
and others incurred" him. Sip
ping a glass of ice-cold grape
fruit Juice in the shade, Mike
watched the others broiling in
the tropic West Indies sun, saw
and heard the spectacularly uni
formed local military give him
the 12-gun salute, and gloated:
I'm glad I'm alive to see myself
getting such an impressive
send-off."
Patricia Morrison, planning her
operate debut. is a regular at
the San Francisco Operas cur
rent local engagement. Pats first
operate role will be in Carmen"
Daphne Du Maurier's new
novel. 1.-THE Scapegoat," is due
in February. I can see the studios
scrambling to read the galley
proofs of this book by the author
of s"Rebecca" and MY Cousin
Rachel" It's about a man who
looks so much like another man
that he steps into his life.
Steve Rowland, who plays
Stewart Changers son in MGM's
Gun Glory" was asked by the
publicity department to state his
age. I'm IT." snapped the young
actor. you look at least 81" he
was told. well, to tell you the
truth, am" said Steve. But
Mr. Granger got me the part. and
wanted to keep him as young
as possible"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-07

The ART OF HAROLD BAUER.
Horold Bauer, Pionisi. Ap.
passionate" Sono,a, Beet
hovon; Moonlight sonoso" in
G Sharp. Minor, Beethoven;
E'uds in D Floi, wahIssbrav-
chen. tcAL ~.
1913
The Sidney herald., 1956-02-09
Are You
IA Tortoise
Or A Hare?
BY the Richland County
Health Department

1t is now a well recognized
fact that each child has his own
rate of growth and development;
that it is not only unfair but un-
realistic to make uncomfortable
comparisons, even within the
family, of a child who may be
slow in some phase of his devel-
opment, as compared to other
children. 1t is sometimes forgotten
that a child who may be slow
in one aspect Of his development,
may be fast in others, and we
forget the right of each child to
be an individual. 1t is certainly
a much happier situation for chill
dren, whose parents and teachers
understand and respect this right
- and this understanding and
acceptance of the child helps him
to develop normally at his own
pace.
An article by Annie Laurie
Won Tunglen in the January issue
of TODAY'S HEALTH, publish
ed by the American Medical as
ISOLATION, applies this same prin-
ciple to adults - and makes
awfully good sense. 1t is the be-
lief of the author that "using time
and talents wisely saves wear
and tear and gets more done
than hurrying." A suitable illus
tration accompanying the article
features the tortoise and the hare,
of tabled fame.
Using her own experience in
three jobs teaching school,
writing, and housekeeping - Miss
Won Tunglen tells how the elimi-
nation of "hurry" from her life
enabled her to get greater salts
faction and accomplishment in all
three of her areas of work.
Her story opens - "The other
night after entertaining at a little
dinner party, / was working in
the kitchen at a quarter till IL.
The dishes had been stacked and
rinsed. and l was washing them
in a slow, leisurely way. Right
in the midst of things l took
time out to jot down an idea for
article that was brewing in
my mind. Suddenly, / realized
that ] was as happy as if i had
been working rapidly. / hadn't
reprimanded myself, as l
frequently used to do, for being
slow. Instead of fretting because
the dishwashing was taking so
long, I was letting my mind
wander at will and was actually
enjoying the work"
The author states that learn
ing to work at her own speed
has been a blessing, and gives
credit to a good friend who gave
the sensible advice that started
her on the right road. $.
The Sidney herald., 1956-02-09

This friend works as a partner
with her husband in business and
manages her family and home
with calm efficiency. She Is the
type that works fast. Miss Won
Tunglen commented about being
so slow to her friend. who said
"Why worry about it7" She adj
ded -"T'm firmly convinced that
people III geared to certain
speeds. Some are geared to work
fast and others to work slowly.
We should all work at our own
best speed. 1t gives me the jit-
tiers to poke along, but appar-
emily it worries you to try to
hurry"
In making efforts, since child
hood, to hurry the things she did
to please her mother, who was
one of the speedy variety, the
author. all her life had been striv-
ing to live up to the speed she
knew would please her mother.
The friends advice brought the
resolution to try to establish a
new way of doing things at her
own pace. She adopted a new
plan - nothing SO rigid as a sys-
tenn - to help carry on her sev-
eral jobs more satisfactorily,
without feeling pushed and that
she was not doing her best. Her
advice sounds sensible.
First, accept your limitations,
and don't waste time feeling SOL
ry for yourself because you're
slow. Don't grieve if someone
else works faster. Just do your
work TO the best of your ability.
Next, organize your resources
to use your ability to the best
advantage. Learn to eliminate
waste motion. Plan work ahead
and do it systematically. If you
are a tortoise you will have to
work more steadily and efficient
ly than the hare, and not take
those little breaks between tasks
that the speedy people a en-
joy. The author says that al
her mind is average, il
can click right along even when
her hands r going slowly.
While doing homework, she can
be digesting an article she has
read, planning something she is
to write, or mentally check
ing her next weeks grocery or
der.
Third step in gearing to your
own speed is to be more discrim-
in the use of your time,
and more selective in activities
you want to pursue in your spare
time. And remember all the time,
that the race is not always won
by the swift. There's consola-
says Miss Won Tunglen, Gin
the thought that much of the
best work of the world is not the
of sudden bursts of ener-
gy and enthusiasm. 1t has been
The Sidney herald., 1956-02-09
Tx Eze4dsas
Listed By
Revenue Service

Taxpayers are wrestling with
their exemptions these days. just
what are they? One thing you
can be sure of, If you have any
they are worth some money to
you.
Any person filing a Federal in
come tax return is entitled to one
exemption for himself of $500. If
a person is SIS years of age or
over at the end of the taxable
year, he gets credit for two
exemptions. Should the taxpayer
be both IS years of age or over
and blind, he would be entitled
to three exemptions.
eff the taxpayer is filing a
Joint return, he may take two
exemptions, one for himself and
one for his Spouse" Mr.. Robin
son, district director of Internal
Revenue for the District of Mon
tana stated today, adding: eff
a taxpayer is filing a separate
return but is married, he may
claim an additional exemption
for his spouse only if the spouse
had no gross income and was
not dependent of another tax
payer. If a husband or wife dies
during the taxable year, a joint
return may still be filed. This
provides for all exemptions to
which one might normally be
entitled to as of the date of
death
The person filing the joint re-
turn must also file a Form 1910,
Statement of Claimant to Re-
fund Due on Behalf of Deceased
Taxpayer" together with a GER
titled copy of the death certifi-
cate If a refund is involved. Thus
the refund check may be made
out in favor of the surviving
Spouse" the Director added.
Proof Of Blindness
II totally blind and claiming
the allowable deduction for this
reason, a statement from a quail |
flied physician OF a registered |
optometrist must be attached to
the return. The statement must
indicate ID central visual acuity
did not exceed 10000 in the bet
ter eye with correcting lenses, or
(2) that the widest diameter of
the visual field subtends an angle
no greater than 20 degrees.
Exemption for Children
A taxpayer filing a return may
claim one exemption each (S6OO) |
for all children meeting the fol-
lowing requirements: "a If the
child received more than one-half
of his support from the taxpayer
claiming the exemption; (2) Had
not attained the age of 10. Or
was 10 or owe but was a stu
dent at a recognized educational
institution for at least five
months of the year. Or who is
pursuing a full-time course of
institutional on-farm training
under the supervision of an ac-
The Sidney herald., 1956-02-09

slow or fast worker. II you do
this, you will find that you can
come to the end of a days work
relaxed. and not overly tired
Really, 1t Is not the work but
the hurry and the pressure that
creates tensions and wears you
out. Yes, II you'll recognize your
own speed, make a plan for work
and play, keep plugging along
doing one job at a time the very
best you can - your life will be
happier and your accomplish
ments greater. II you r a tor
toise - be a smart one.
The Sidney herald., 1956-02-09

achieved by a planned program
and sustained effort day after
day. Some people with quick
minds scatter their talents so con-
vicinity that they accomplish less
than the plodders."
1t takes self-discipline to keep
at the task In hand with single
ness of purpose. 1t takes will
power to say mo" to excessive
demands on your time and en-
ergy. although a fair amount Of
time should be devoted to recre-
alton and sociability. Finally, set
goals that are attainable. There
The Sidney herald., 1956-02-09

Is nothing more discouraging
than to plan to do more things
than you can possibly accom-
plish. Psychologists have said this
Is a form of egotism. Be that as
1t may. 1t Is wise to consider
your own past accomplishments
and simply forget about other
peoples rate of work. In setting
goals 1t will not hurt to try to
Improve your record, but be
realistic about 1t.
There Is a great reward in
learning to eliminate hurry from
your life, whether you are a
The Sidney herald., 1956-02-09

Despite fears Of dairymen that
Congressional repeal Of taxes and
other restrictions on margarine
would reduce tins market for but
ter. housewives have Increased
their purchase Of butter since ths
act became effective on July i,
1850. In 40 states which havs
similarly removed margarine re-
strictions, the quantity Of butter
sold has also shown no adverse
effect despite booming margarine
sales.
The Sidney herald., 1956-02-09

credited agent of an educational
institution or of a State, or q
political subdivision of a state.
Amounts received by q student
as scholarships may be disregard
ed in figuring whether or not
one-half of the support was paid
by the person filing the return;
(S) If 10 years OF age and not Q
student, he must have received
less than $500 income during
1855: al If a married child and
he or she is filing a joint return
| with husband or wife. the child
| may not be claimed as an ex-
| emption; (5) A dependent child
| must be a citizen or resident OF
the United States or a resident
of Canada, Mexico, the Republic
of Panama or the Canal Zone.
Other Exemptions
A taxpayer filing his 1855 e
turn and claiming other exemp-
tons, not his children, should be
guided by the following: "a The
individual for whom exemption is
being claimed must have earned
less than 5000 during 1855; (2)
Must have received more than
one-half of his support from the
taxpayer claiming the exemption;
~ If married, must not have
filed a joint return with a hus-
band or wife; (4) Must be a
citizen OF resident of the United
States or a resident of Canada,
Mexico, the Republic of Panama
or Canal Zone.
Multiple Support
In cases where several persons
have contributed to the support
of an individual during the tax
able year, but none of these in
dividuals had contributed over
one-half of the support, they may
designate one of their number to
claim the exemption. Conditions
which must prevail include: (a)
They as a group have provided
over one-half of the support of
the Individual; (b) Each of them
had he contributed over half of
the support would have been
able to claim the individual as
a dependent; and, (c) The person
claiming the exemption for the
individual contributed yer 10
per cent of the support; and, (d)
Each person described other than
the one claiming the exemption,
who contributed over 10 per
cent of the individuals support
must file a declaration that he
will not claim the individual as a
dependent for the year. Form 81
20, Multiple Support Agree
ment, is available at your re-
quest at your nearest Revenue
While it is hoped that many
Of the information releases thru
The press, radio and television
will answer a large percentage
Of questions for the taxpayers, it
also realized there are numer-
ous problems which will not be
covered by such releases. In the
Ease of taxpayers who have
questions unanswered, they are
to telephone their nearest
Revenue office. In this way many
Of their inquiries can be quickly
answered, saving them a trip
into the office.
A merchant in filing his last
years Federal income tax return
claimed a family partnership
composed of himself, his wife,
and their seven children. Feeling
situation bore looking into,
the service conducted an investi-
cation.
In the course of a lengthy Sc
ries of questions the Investiga-
tor turned to the wife and said:
Mrs. -, just what part
10 you take in this business?"
"Well," she replied resignedly,
Il believe my part is to furnish
more exemptions for the bust
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-18
WSCS Meeting At
RAIDER Home; Hear
Interesting Talk

A group meeting of the Circles
of the Woman's Society of Christ
ian Service of the Methodist
Church, met at the home of Mrs.
Harold RAIDER, Wednesday evening.
The meeting opened with prayer
and the singing of the Christmas
Carol, Silent Night"
Miss MaybeIle Keyser led the
devotions. The Scripture read was
the Christmas story from the sec
ond chapter of the Book of Luke.
The topic theme for the devO-
tions and the program for the mon
tn of December was, For All the
Children of the World. Miss Key
ser read an article on the topic
from the W.S.C.S. devotional book
let, also a prayer.
Mrs. Charles O'Harra, president,
presided at the business session.
A financial report resulting from
the bazaar and turkey supper was
given by the treasurer, Mrs. AL
bert Engle.
There were a number of the Id
eals Magazine left oyer from the
bazaar. Any one wishing one
should contact Mrs. O'Harra.
Rev. Robert Meredith gave a
talk on the program topic. Miss
Keyser closed the program with
the reading of a poem entitled, Il
Saw the Lights of Christmas.
After delicious refreshments
were served there was an exchange
of gifts, the usual custom at the
December meeting.
The assisting hosteSses were
Mrs. James Timmons, Mrs. Char
les Truitt, Mrs Ralph EngIe and
Mrs. Richard Merriman.
Schools will be dismissed Fri
day, December q, for the Holiday
vacation and will resume Wednes-
day January 2.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-18
Town And Country
Mothers Club In
tuesday Meeting

The Town and Country Moth
er's Club of the Gel met at the
home of Jean Graves, Tuesday eve-
ming.
The members brought canned
goods to be given to the American
Legion to be distributed to needy
families at Christmas.
Rev. Robert Meredith was the
guest speaker for the program.
His topic was, THE Spiritual and
Moral Development of Children.
A white elephant gift exchange
was enjoyed.
Mrs. Louise Doty assisted as CO.
hostess for the serving of refresh
ments.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Nancy Smart, jan
uary IS.