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b. RAY HENRY

People now getting public as
sistance payments through their
States or the District Of Column
bia may soon set raises.
TIN depend on whether their
particular state decides It wants
to pass on an increase Congress
voted IN the Federal Govern
ment's share Of the payments.
Here's the story:
The Federal Government and
the States Including the Dis
trict Of Columbia) jointly OPP
crate four public assistance pro-
grams to give certain needy
people q minimum amount Of
money TO live on.
The programs are old age as
sistance for the needy. people
IS or older. aid to the blind. aid
to the totally and permanently
disabled 10 or over. and aid to
dependent children where there's
. need and no parent to support
them.
States Give Detailed Rules
Although the Federal Govern
ment requires States to meet
certain conditions before it will
take part In the programs, the
States lay down the detailed rules
q person must meet to be eligible
for the payments. They vary
from State to State. e
For example: The different
States have different rules as to
who Il q needy person, And they
have different requirements as
to how long . person must be a
PRESIDENT Of his State to be eligible.
The payments are q combina-
ton Of Federal and State or local
money. How much an individual
NEEDY person may get varies.
This results largely because the
States have different minimum
amounts Of money for its needy
persons to live on. And it results
because some people have money
coming in from other sources
which must be considered when
figuring the payments.
But since the programs started,
one thing has been the same:
The Federal Government has
stood ready to match, within
limits, the money the States put
up for payments.
It's this matching arrange
ment which may result in higher
payments soon for persons now
getting payments. Congress
changed the money-matching
formula so that more Federal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-18
SECURITY FOR YOU
States May Pass Along
Boost in U. S. Payments

Eleventh In 9 series on new changes IN
sociol security, Foilroad retirement
end civil service retirement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-18
FAMOUS FABLES

SUSPECT: The elder Henry
Ford strongly believed that one
of the best ways to achieve long
life was to eat scientifically pre-
pared foods, distinguished for
their health-giving properties
rather than their taste. Those
who ate with relish were doomed
to q short existence.
One day, on his yacht, his
cook served q new connection.
Ford tasted 1t and found It de-
|licious. After the meal, he went
back to the galley and asked for
another helping.
Flattered, the cook gave him
Ia second serving. This was the
|frst time such q thing had hap
|pened, and he was immensely
pleased with himself.
He could have spared himself
the pats on the back. For Ford
did not eat the second portion.
He sent it, instead, TO q dieti-
clan In Detroit for analysis. He
was convinced that any food
which tasted 80 good must con-
tain something harmful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-18
|Refresher Course
For Nurses Offered

A refresher course for reg
istered nurses will be offered
during the month Of October at
Suburban Hospital in Bethesda.
The 36-hour course will be
given without charge to nurses
who have been out Of the pro-
fession for q time and wish to
resume nursing careers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-18

the same reason. You can readily
see that your doctor is often
the only earthly force that
stands between you and an
inhalation.
That being 30, I also believe
every doctor should realize his
limitations. And as the letter.
writer suggested, the doctor
should always be considering the
built-in anxieties Of every patient
who comes for advice and treat
ment.
During my own practice I have
never hesitated to call In . con-
sultant. I have often done so
when I was sure Of my diagnosis
and treatment: my reason being
that my patient was anxious, or
that his family was not satisfied
with the progress Of his condi-
ton.
OF course, there are patients
who are never satisfied, no mat
ter how good the doctor and
his treatment. Patients who show
lack Of confidence in their
doctors, for no good reason, are
too numerous for their own and
their doctors good.
Nevertheless, I think both
doctors and patients would be
better of II more doctors were
willing to call In consultation
when they sensed their patient
was frightened and wanted
added reinsurance. It's the
patients life. He has the right
to ask for as many opinions as
he wishes. (But he shouldn't 20
overheard. Two heads may be
better than one-but three may
be worse than two.)
released BY The Ben Syndicate, Ine)
Tomorrow: MoIudiussments eause
nerves"
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effect then. Il an open question.
Again. the only source of in
formation for the effective date
Of the raises, II any, is the
nearest public assistance Office.
49,
You may write Ray Henry In
care Of this newspaper about
your Social Security or retire.
ment problem. Please enclose q
stamped, elf-addressed envelope
and IS cents in coin.
(From Associated Press NewsfeaturesI
The next article In this series will
oppeor Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-18

Tomorrow: EMBELLISHMENTS eouss
nerves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-18
SEEING the World

GRAND LAKE. Colo. up -
Frank Southways Of Grand Lake
has a pair Of well-trayeled
youngsters. Four month : old
Hoppe Southway has flown 2O,-
900 miles and his brother, Frank.
|jr., 5, has Circled the globe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-18
Mexicun Divorce Rush

MEXICO CITY (R.-Divorce
cases are keeping the is civil
courts Of this federal district
damned. Records show that at
any given time between six and
seven thousand such cases are
on file.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-18
THE DETAILS


Mary-The man am PLAN
ming to marry has told me an
upSetting story about his past,
and now he insists on telling
this story to my parents.
1t seems that when he was
not much more than a boy, he
stole something and served some
time in prison. 1t was very up
setting to hear this about some
one / had idolized. because he
really is a fine person in every
way. I quickly got over my
sense Of shock, but am afraid
of the damage this story will do
to my parents and to our re-
lationship.
Ward looks like the personifi-
cation Of everything that is good,
and he is just that. But I am
afraid my parents may get the
wrong idea Of him and try to
disrupt our relationship. am
prepared to marry him even if
my parents should try to stop me,
but ! would feel terrible If it
came to that.
Ward-My prison experience
was torturing me when it was a
secret from Mary. but in
tended to keep the secret for
her sake until a police officer on
the street one day recognized me
and stopped to talk to me about
the past. This happened after /
had been away. from town for
quite a few years, and it so un-
nerved me that I felt had to-
tell Mary, much as it hurt me
to inflict that sordid business on
her.
I feel I must also tell her
parents. because I can't help
thinking they will learn about
1t sooner or later, and then Il
viii not be able to face them for
having concealed it.
The COUNCILS VIEWS
There are two separate is
sues in this problem: Wards
desire to tell Mary's parents and
his own inner sense of self
torture.
1t is probably the wiseSt course
to tell the parents. But Ward
should first manage to control
his feelings. lest he make a bad
impression on them. not so much
with his news, as with his
manner.
A man who has lived a good
life for years after q single
youthful offense has a right to
feel he has put his past beyond
him. When he allows his re-
collection to upset him deeply,
he inflicts unnecessary punish
ment on himself and puts him.
self at a disadvantage in dealing
with others.
Ward has paid his debt to
society and become a fine man.
He actually has less to confess
morally than many men who
have not served in prison. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-18
FEATURE Rcz
THE FAMILY COUNCIL
Fionce Reveals to Girl
He Is an Ex-Convict
THE PROBLEM
NARY fear my parents would be shocked.
WARD can't keep my prison secret any longer
THE PROBLEM

The Family Council consists Of q Judge,
q psychiotrist. three elergymen, a
newspaper editor, q women's editor
and two writers. Eoch ortieIe Is q
eose history. The council reports on
problems thot hove been deoIt with BY
responsible agencies and eounseIors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02

it is because those earlier
books had more cohesive and
dramatic stories to tell Of more
epical periods. In "These
Thousand Hills" there is a
merging of the primitive, the
individualistic with the organ
lied life, the careful Inhibition
Of old communities. It's an
anonymous era, not entirely
one thing or the other. It's
people fall between, are swayed
both ways.
One Of Years Best
The new book still is one Of
the years best novels. can
not see that Mr.. Guthrie's
writing is less effective. He
has a remarkable gift for de-
scription, color, characterize
ton. He also has a rare tact,
a sense of values that enables
him to depict violence and
suspense without ever de-
scending to cheap melodrama,
to deal with sex and other ele-
mental things without vulgar
ity or sordidness.
Here we feel the effect of the
country on the men and of
the men on the country. We
sense the grandeur of the.
Montana mountains and val
legs. the seasonal beauties and
perils-the lush summers and
the stabbing cold of the long
winters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
New Look in Classics

The resources of modern
color printing and illustration
have given a new look to sew
eral classics. For younger chill
dren. Tony Palazzo has illus
trated his own selection from
Edward Lear's NONSENSE
BOOK Garden City: $3.50.
Children who meet the owl and
the pussycat in these friendly
surroundings. should consider
Lear their friend for life.
For their older brothers and
sisters-but not too old-Alice
and Martin Provensen have IL
Illustrated one of the handsome
est books of the year, THE
ILIAD AND THE ODYSSEY,
retold by Jane Werner Watson
eSimon and SchuSter; $685..
A natural story-teller. Jane
Watson stepped herself in the
sunshine and shadows Of
Greece before she attempted to
rewrite these classics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
Practical Cousins

On the other hand, many
boys and girls find everyday
adventures more absorbing
than witches and princesses.
That's the way Mark and
Debbie felt when they dis
covered Bill was their "prac-
tical cousin" So they formed
the Felicity Club and invented
a princess of their own.
COUSINS, by Evan Com
mayer (Harper: $2.75) is a
period piece of the l920's. laid
in South Carolina. It's strictly
for girls and comfortably. but
not belligerently, southern.
Other regional stories Of
American youngsters with abb
sorbing personal problems
ranging from baseball to best
friends are:
BATS AND GLOVES OF
GLORY, by Marion Renick
(ScribnerS; $3.50; BIG
DOIN'S ON RAZORBACK
RIDGE. by Ellis Creole MEL
son; S2.75); LULU HERSELF,
by Elizabeth Lansing Grow
ell: $3.50; NO CHILDREN,
NO PETS, by Marion Holland
(Knopf; $3.50, and MIRA
Giles OF MAPLE HILL, by
Virginia Sorensen (Harcourt;
$2.95).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
Science for All

Science is no longer a spe-
cialized field for experts only.
Children enter school with a
built-in scientific vocabulary
and new books are constantly
being written to answer their
keen questions about natural
and physical science.
For the youngest. THE
GOLDEN BOOK OF SCIENCE
by Bertha Parker (Simon and
Schuster. $685. is a compre-
hensive introduction. Boys and
girls over 10 will find plenty
OF substance in the junior edi-
ton Of LIES THE WORLD WE
LIVE IN IS. a. S. $3.50. In
between are the many special
purpose books, like Glenn
Blough's AFTER THE SUN
GOES DOWN. (Whittlesey.
$3.50, or Vinson Browns HOW
TO MAKE a MINIATURE
ZOO (LittlauBrown. $2.75).
Chlldren's interests today
are unlimited. and there are
books to match these interests
on rocks and minerals. stars
and starfish. caves and cater.
pillars, the sea and It's rivers.
For the world Of books is a
wonderful world indeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
The Lonely Child

The only child is often a
lonely child. and for such
children certain sensitively
written stories will have a
special charm. THE SECRET
by Dorothy Clewes Coward
Mccain; $3.50 concerns two
lonely children who discover
a forgotten garden behind a
city apartment.
Eleanor Farjeon must have
been a lonely child too. Her
nostalgia for the dreams of
childhood is the outstanding
characteristic of THE LITTLE
BOOKROOM oxford: So.
This collection of sophisticated
fantasies was recently given
the Hans Christian Andersen
Medal, the first international
award in the children's book
field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
Family Treasure

1856 is a good year for new
editions Of old favorites. One
of the most welcome is THE
TIE GREN THEIR
GOOSE Little. Brown. $500
which combines a generous
selection of rhymes with PIC
lures in bright color, gay but
not gaudy.
For the young mother Of a
growing family, another ideal
gift is THE FAMILY TREAS
URY OF CHILDREN'S
STORIES Doubleday. S7.5O
conveniently bound in three
volumes. In selecting material,
Mrs. Evans, formerly of the
Child Study Association. has
wisely included many modern
favorites. The five Chinese
brothers rub shoulders with
Mother Goose: Kon-tiki and
Flicka with Robinson Crusoe.
A treasury like this serves its
purpose best If it also inspires
a family to make its own per-
sonal selections Of individual
books,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02

Among the many Christmas
books, two which stress the
religious theme should be men
toned. For the 3 or a year old,
ONE LITTLE BABY, by Joan
Gale Thomas Oothrop; SD
tells the story Of the nativity
in its simplest terms.
In A PORTRAIT OF JESUS
Lippincott. $2.75). Marian
King has brought together
paintings and engravings from
The National Gallery of Art
with appropriate verses from
the King James version of the
bible. Miss Kings comments
emphasize the development of
religious painting by such di-
verse masters as Durer and
Rembrandt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02

donym of Golden Macdonald,
WHISTLE FOR THE TRAIN,
illustrated by Leonard Weis-
gard Doubleday. $3.50.
Two dog stories: make
by Virginia Kahl (Houghton,
Miff1in; $2.5O and GEORGE
by Phyllis Rowand Little
Brown. $3.50.
Just for laughs, AN Abe Of
QUEER FISH by William
Carmichael David Mckay;
$3.50, and THIRD MONKEY
by Ann Clark Viking; $3.50.
For the older look-and-
listen age are several longer
stories. well 'spiced with hui
NOR and adventure: CABOOSE
ON THE ROOF by James
Sterling Ayars tAbelard-
Schuman; $3.50 and THE
BRAND-NEW KITTEN by
Sally Scott (Harcourt: $2.25).
the latest DR.. Seuss If ]
RAN THE CIRCUS random
House: $3.50 admits no age
limits. This you may order
sight unseen, secure in the
comforting thought that, al-
though other circuSes may
come and go, the Circus Nc
Gurkus will go on forever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
Almost Grown-Up

Girls have their special in
terpreters too in 1856. Whether
parents like it or not, girls are
growing up faster. Now it's
lipstick in seventh grade, 60
ing steady in high school. Nat
urally. teen-age books reflect
changing social customs. The
best of these are Beverly
Cleary's FIFTEEN Morrow.
$2.75) touched with humor and
wisdom KNOCK AT THE
DOOR, EMMY by Florence
Means (Houghton. $2.75) the
romance of a migrant workers
daughter. and CASTLE ON
THE BORDER by Margot Ben
ary-Isbert tHarcourt. S3)
which hold out hope for war
refugees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
The Chaos
In the World
OF Diplomacy
THE LOOKING-GLASS CON.
FERENCE. BY Godfrey Blum

den. vanguard: $3.75)
This is a diplomatic farce.
no crazier than what has been
happening in the world lately.
The scene is Colmo, lovely
miniature alpine republic,
where representatives Of the
Three Greatest Powers con-
verge to outmaneuvre each
other and incidentally TO settle
the fate of Khaos, which at
the moment is divided between
The Peoples Popular Repub-
lie Insurgent) of Inevitable
Khaos and The Peoples Dem
ocratic Republic (ProvisionaD
of Incredible Khaos.
Mr.. Blunden introduces
some brilliant caricatures: Mr..
Sing, Nine. Sung and General
Tsang of the Dominant Peoples
Republic of China; Pierre
Pion, the Foreign Minister of
France; Prince Supergong, the
fanatic of peace and physical
training. who climbs tree in
the hope of concord but climbs
down to employ a Monograph
machine instead. His MASTER
piece is perhaps Joseph Fogg-
bottom. the American Secretary
of ctate.
A Soviet artist sketches him
at a cocktail party: There,
in the soft shadows of char
coal. was the expression Of
tolerant fortitude the sense Of
struggle against ineluctable
forces, the rugged faith, the
myopic missionary CLEAN be-
hind the silver-rimmed spec
tacleS, the personal modesty
OVERLAPPING the egoism, the
loyalty to opinions inalterable
as they were imperfect, and,
in the short white hair, some-
how youth"
1t is only to be regretted that
having assembled such promis-
ing types, all struck of in a
happy blending of irony and
wicked observation, Mr.. Blum
den shuffles them around at
such lightning speed, that the
action is as difficult to follow
as a marionette show ham
died by puppeteer in hurry.
BY today's standards, the dip
lomat is allowed to be as con-
fusing and demented as he
will. But the novelist's job is
to make even confusion rea-
sonably clear. Mr.. Blunden's
crispsly drawn characters
whom readers will match up
with newspaper photographs
provide a positive embarrass-
ment of riches: it is just too
bad that his plot reflects over
faithfully the chaos and fu-
tility of the conference.
MARY McGRORY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
How Can You
Cure Fear?
THE MERMAIDS.

THE MERMAIDS. BY Eva
Boros. tFarrar. Straus a.
Cudahy; $500
On a foolish pink evening"
on the Danube, a melancholy
miller meets a happy-eo-
lucky peroxide blonde. There
is about her. a simmer. a
childlike Joy. Aladar. for whom
mot to. be unhappy was the
great thing in life-to be con-
tent with the humble pleas
ures of bis quiet monotonous
days"-soon feels his heart
swelling with fond. foolish
hopes.
To see Lalla Perola. he be-
comes q regular visitor at the
tubercular sanitsrium where
she Is a patient. He meets the
other pretty girls VINO live in
her strange, timeless world
where there is no future. He
learns their moods and their
intrigues; he tries to partake
Of their feyerish gayety. But
being well, he can never be
fully admitted into that strange
society where the converse
ton veers between grisly sur
gical details and wild nom
sense. One Of the mermalds
about to die says Of him at a
party, TO me he Is the ro-
mantle, old-fashioned type. !
see him putting flowers on my
grave"
Lalla's moods vary with her
temperature. But Alsdar Is
constant. and hopeful as the
spring. Like a mariner en-
meshed In the tolls Of a mer-
maid, he tries TO bring his love
70 the dry land Of health and
normal life. He cannot know
that in his way he represents
a menace. In that suspended
sphere between life and death.
where people are taught 10
endure but not 10 flght." he
Is an alien monster.
Eva Boros Is q Hungarian
living In London. She writes
in English exquisitely Her
book Is a. delicately colored
as q seashell and a. perfectly
wrought. shot through With
humor and insight. Lightly
ruefully. she touches on the
plight Of the patients, An old
count, a lifelong denizen OF
that mysterious haf-Worid,
teIis Aladsr. People no longer
have any respect for our IL
ness. Some 50 years ago Fo
were the tragic heroes Of nov
els and plays. Nov we are
looked upon a. shirkers. para
sites II seems We want 70 be
~. daressy the diagnosis
wasright. but a. for the cure1
How can you cure fear7" How.
indeed. Mibs Boros hauntlngiy
aeka m. Mco.
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personality through the eyes
of Abe's neighborS and friends.
He does not create fictional
conversation or situations. It's
a unique and satisfying bio
graphy for almost any age.
Biographical fiction has its
place, too, if well handled, and
must be used for characters
less we'll documented than Lin
coin. There are many good
examples in the fields Of poll
tics. industry, science and art.
For instance. BIG Gaia
LOGUE (the story of Montgom-
cry Ward by Nina Brown
Baker (Harcourt. $2.75): MEL
LIE BLY, by Iris Noble Mess
ner. $3.50: and TRAIL BLAZ-
Err OF THE SEAS by Jean
Latham (Houghton. $2.75).
HISTORY ITSELF. Gone are
the days when we memorized
meaningless dates and called
that history. Beginning with
Van Looms STORY OF MAN
KIND, writers have taken a
new look at.old records. They
have made lifesize models of
the MAYFLOWER and the
SANTA MARIA. They have
left their typewriterS behind
and ventured out on the high
seas.
THE OLD COLONY of NEW
PLYMOUTH by Samuel Eliot
Morrison CKnopf. $500 is one
happy result. Morrison enjoys
exploding historical myths and
cracks each one with a twinkle
in his eye.
Did you think all the May
flower passengers were Pill
grims? Certainly not. Nearly
half were London adventurers;
some very good men like Myles
StandiSh and some riff-raf
like John Ellington. Did you
think the Pilgrims all wore tall
black hats and drab clothes?
Certainly not. They wore
stocking caps and jenkins Of
many colors. Mr.. Morrison can
prove it. And so it goes, each
chapter revealing more init
mate details about the Plym-
outh colony until you wonder
whether it all grew out OF re-
search or whether Mr.. Morrison
had an alter ego on the May
flower.
In the same tradition, Shirley
Jackson has told the story Of
THE WITCHCRAFT Of SALEM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
Popular Animals

A great favorite over the
years has been BLACK BEAU
TY. 1t is surprising how many
people remember it wildly
even though the original story
was cluttered with didactic
Victorian morality. The fact
remains that for children the
life of one animal is more abb
sorbing than the death of
many human beings.
Nancy Larrick put it very
well the other day: THE same
boy who wouldn't be- caught
kissing his mother will lavish
a long affectionate farewell on
his dog every morning when
he goes to school," Each year,
therefore, we look eagerly for
a few flrst-rate animal stories
to add to the old favorites.
Candidates this year include
a racing pigeon. a fox. a dog,
and several horses,
The fox story raises a prob
lem. CINNABAR, THE ONE
O'CLOCK FOX as Marguerite
Henry tells it (Rand, Mentally.
$685. was well-known to
George Washington and his
fellow huntSmen, for he led
them on many a merry chase.
Miss Henry is at her best de-
scribing the natural drama Of
the chase, but when she de-
scribes "a furnished fox's den."
one boy Of eleven closed the
book and said he'd rather read
HAUNT FOX by Jim Kjelgard.
Readers under ten are less
likely to object to the mixed
personality of Cinnabar. The
pictures by Wesley Dennis are
among his best.
PIGEON FLY HOME (Holi-
day House. $2.75) introduces
new author, Thomas Liggett,
whose enthusiasm for pigeon
racing is contagious. The lore
Of Scotch shepherds and sheep
dogs is equally important in
A DOG FOR DAVIES HILL
by Clare Bice Macmillan. So.
Among the horses. three of
the best are / GIVE YOU MY
COLT by Alice Kelsey Long
mans. S2.75). SHOE THE
WILD MARE by Edmund Gil
ligan (Knopf. $3.50; and
THE HORSE OF HURRICANE
HILL by c. w. Anderson
Macmillan. $2.75). Farley fans
will be watching for his lat
est. THE BLACK Stall
LIONS COURAGE random
House. So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
Sinq-u-Sonq

For the musical mother,
familiar rhymes Of childhood
have been set to simple music
in A CAT CAME FIDDLING
by Paul Kapp tHarcourt. so.
Burl Ives says. Paul Kapp has
his ear tuned. not to our adult
time. but to the time Of child
hood" II he is right, this is
indeed a valuable addition to
the family library.