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sor Of psychology at New York Univer-
sity's Washington Square College. carries
a fair-to-mlddling size handbag Of her
own. The large handbag" she says.
is a very sensible adjustment to COM
pick living. Nowadays il takes more
tools to keep your career woman we'll
groomed."
DR.. Joyce Brothers, the psychologist
who has padded her own handbag with
thousand dollar bills on TV quiz shows.
was amused by the question, but con-
ceded women's pocketbook habits may
have deep. subconscious motIvations.
"Purse-stuffing may be one symptom
Of the compulsive worrier." says DIR.
Brothers. Your worry-bug wouldn't
leave the house without carrying an
assortment Of lipsticks to cover all pos
sible emergencies - from an Antarctic
blizzard to Sahara sandstone"
"A Sack OF Sawdust"
A distinguished male psychologist was
considerably less dispassionate than his
female associates. Let's face facts"
said DR.. Livingston WeIch. chairman Of
the Department Of Psychology at New
York's Hunter College This ovcrgrown
pocketbook fad didn't arise from prac-
teal considerations. II Paris DEGREES that
women this year must carry a sack Of
sawdust, they'll do it,"
An eminent professor Of psychology
at Yale University was even more vehe-
ment. When we asked him on the long
distance telephone what he thought Of
women who stuffed their handbags. he
shouted: For Heavens sake, man. ]
can't be quoted on that. My wife would
kill mel" -lEslIE lIERER
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man. who was pleased as punch about
the whole oversiufied era.
I'VE sold seventy million handbags
last year." he exulted. Some Of them
are already as big as the feed bag they
put on a horse. and the ends not in
sight yet. The big handbag" he con-
tinued. rs symbol Of woman's emanci-
patton. As an Office and career woman.
she no longer spends her days within a
few steps Of her bureau drawers and
closets. Nowadays she stufs her closets
into her handbag"
Research has shown that there are 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-01

separate handbag items which modern
women consider indispensable. Among
the most important. incidentally, is
mad money"
Its mostly the married women who
carry mad money" said an industry
informant. The sum varies from bus
fare to airplane passage to the Coast =
depending on where the girls mother
lives"
While industry is happy. psychologists
take a cagier, though not necessarily
gloomier, view Of the bulky bag.
DR.. Elsa Robinson, associate profess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-01

THIS WEEK Moso zine Dsesmbs' !. 1857
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26

caused by q virus. Perhaps OF
the same family that produces
chicken pox. The virus attacks
ganglia in the spinal cord or in
the cranial nerves. And the in
f1ammation extends along the
nerves from these "substations, :"
causing the pain, burning and
skin eruptions.
In the beginning the diagnosis
Us often difficult. First come
burning pains and itching. If
1t occurs in the lower back it
has sometimes been mistaken
for acute arthritis of a slipped
disc If around the chest, it has
been mistaken, temporarily, for
pleurisy. When it occurs in the
face 1t has been thought to be
neuralgia Only when the
small clusters of skin eruptions
come, about three or four days
later, is the diagnosis of herpes
zoster unmistakable.
If the condition occurs along
the trigeminal nerve the eye may
be dangerously involved with
possible complications of iritis,
keratitis or glaucoma.
Ihave used codeine and aspirin
to control the pain. Also local
applications Of a busting powder
or calamine solution. When the
trigeminal nerve Is involved, II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26
Readers Letter

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: I have
had three major operations.
have had pneumonia twice
and a number Of other minor
painful conditions, but I am
suffering from something now
that really has my goat.
Although doctors have pre-
viously complimented me on
my apparent disregard for
pain and discomfort. I am
sure they now regard me as
some kind Of a pest. But / am
sure it is not I who have
changed; it's the condition ]
have developed. Namely, shin
giles. The fancy. medical term
is herpes zoster.
I haven't slept for weeks.
The burning on the side of
my face and the pain along
the cheek under my eye is
sometimes unbearable. I've
had the darn thing for three
weeks, now. When can I look
for relief? My doctor says he
is doing everything known, but
that there is no specific medi-
cine that will guarantee quick
cure.
I am q 42-year-old attorney,
otherwise in excellent health.
AS one professional man to
another, any suggestions DR..
Steincrohn? I have complete
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26
FAMOUS FABLES

NO RECOMMENDATION:

No kECOMMENDAT A
few months before his death,
when his health was failing,
artist James M. Whistler decided
to move into a small but fash
ionable London hotel.
The landlady, eager to rent
him the suite, boosted that II
had been occupied by members
Of the nobility. AS she opened
the bedroom door, she said:
And in this room. sir, a rela-
tive Of the royal family died"
Whistler was not impressed.
Madam" he said. what / am
looing for is q place in which to
live"
TICKETS: French statesman
Georges Clemenceau fought a
number Of duels during the early
days Of his career. On one oc-
casion. he was to fight q duel on
a country estate. some distance
from Paris.
He and his opponent arrived at
the railway station at the same
time. The latter purchased q
round-trip ticket. Clemenceau
bought q one-way ticket.
Have you 50 little confidence
in yourself. monsieur" sneered
his adversary.
mot at ALL" replied Clemen-
ceau. Il always use my oppon-
ent's return ticket after q duel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26

The Golden Years appears soeh
Wednesday.
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being so involved with each
other and being together so
much. but unable to get mar
ried.
I have had the same ex-
perience with Dora that Ina has
had going out with other men.
I can't help comparing Dora to
Ina and thinking how much
nicer Ina is and how much hap
pier I would be with hef.
THE COUNCILS VIEWS
Larry's statement that he and
Ina were quite mature for our
age" four years ago may be
taken with many grains of salt
in view Of the fact that they
are not as mature as they should
be now.
BY his own admission Larry
barely knew Dora before he
leaped to marry her and now
he is leaping to dissolve this
union before getting to know
her. He has been so busy COM
pairing Dora to Ina all the time
and blaming both her and his
parents for the marriage. he has
hardly had a chance to take a
good look at his wife.
Ina is doing exactly the same
thing. She cannot get to know
other men while she is busily
comparing them with Larry.
1t appears that Ina and Larry
cling to one another in an in
fantile manner. perhaps as a
protection against getting to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26
BY THOMAS COLLINS

No matter how good the argu-
ments are, no matter who makes
them, don't retire from your Job
or business until you have to.
Or until you yourself choose it..
Children and relatives can be
paternalistic and persistent in
urging you to quit, and If you're
not careful they can spoil the
mature years Of your life.
II think I was flattered into
retiring" John H. Wheeler told
me a few nights ago. We had
met In a motel just of the turn
pike near Toledo. Ohio. He and
his wife we're headed back home
to Texas after a tour Of New
England.
II had a pretty good wholesale
ljobbing business. I had built 1t
and done all right through the
years. had one salesman for
my territory. but sometimes I
had to step in and help him, be
gone overnight. I worked. !"
On his 67th birthday his three
children began urging him to
sell out and quit. He had done
his share. He had enough to
live on. He and Mother should
be free to enjoy a little living.
To travel. To stop worrying
about sales.
MY children didn't want a
thing out OF It," he continued.
"They we're just trying TO suggest
what was best for me. Or so they
thought. :"
Wife Joined In
Finally his wife Joined the
children. She wanted TO 60 to
New England and buy some
antiques. Every time he was
away overnight, or something
went wrong at the ONCE, she
asked him why he didn't go on
and quit. Finally the family
doctor Joined the chorus.
II was Just f1attered into 1t
Everybody wanted me to dc
what they were sure was good
Itor me-"
SO he sold out. And he had
nothing TO do with his time
But everybody who told him 70
quit did. His children we're SC
busy they could drop by only
once every two weeks. The doc
tier was too busy ever 10 sit and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26
jim BISHOP:
REPORTER
Whats 1t Like to Be an Alcoholic?

he always did the same thing.
He went to the Penn Athletic
Club. ordered q final drink, and
phoned an old lady. He did not
phone his wife. He never called
his mother. Just an old lady.
She was kind to him over the
phone She never lost patience.
She never said: "What, again?"
She always said: Twill. sit right
there until I can get dressed.
III be down in q cab"
The old lady picked him I'D,
took him to her house, ran o hot
bath for him, heated a thick
soup. and spoon-fed him when
his own hands couldn't have held
q shovel. She put him to bed
and, when he slept, she phoned
his wife. It was always the same.
She kept him for four or i've
days. When he stopped shivering
and moaning and waking up
screaming. she sent him home
and said that she would say an
extra prayer for him.
Hardly Thanked Her
He always left quickly. He
hardly thanked the old lady and
he could not understand why
he had phoned her because,
when he was sober, he did not
bother with her and didn't care
for her.
Years later. she became i'll. and
she died. When the funeral was
done. Bill Wister executed q final
act Of devotion. He cleaned her
cellar while her daughters up
stairs. argued over which would
get momma's rings and which
would get the oriental rug.
Mr.. Wister was sweeping the
dusty concrete floor when q slant
of sun hit a beam and bounced
on glass. He got a ladder to get
a better look. 1t was an empty
gin bottle. He looked along the
beam and he looked along all
the other beams. There were 700
empty bottles.
The old lady had been a secret
alcoholic all her life. When he
was drunk. Bill felt the kinship.
(Copyright. 1857
King Features Syndicate. Ine.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Curing Shingles Is Slow Process
By DR.. PETER }. sTEINcRoHN

confidence in my doctor. How
ever, when / run into a snag
in my work, I do not hesitate
to call in consultation"
Thanks very much. Sincerely,
Mr.. x.
Doctors Comment
To put you at ease imme-
diately. Mr.. X, ! will say that
the medical profession generally
agrees that herpes zoster is q
self-limited disease for which
there is no specific cure. We can
often do much to make patients
more comfortable and prevent
complications. but we can't
promise that we can cut short
the disease itself.
We agree that shingles is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26

he was not an easy man to
know. There were sensitive COM
plexities under the good manners
and he had a habit of bandaging
his wounds In venomous letters
to his friends. His name was
William Wynne Wister. The face
was handsome, the skin scrubbed,
the hair red. the attitude anti
septic.
Bill Wister knew more about
alcoholism than any man I've
met. A long time ago, he was
the subject of q forgotten book
called 1.-THE Glass Crutch." In
1t. he showed rare courage. He
allowed a writer to tell the whole
story Of how q fine family can
spawn q drunkard. 1t was a
fearless and shameless document,
an advertisement to the world
of all his mistakes.
He spent 10 months working
on 1t with a writer and, five
nights a week, he sat in q small
apartment in Tudor City, New
York, turning over the soil Of his
past. He was sober then. More
than sober. He was a psyche
therapist in alcoholism and the
record showed that he managed
to bring 294 patients of 800 out
Of the half-life into something
approaching happiness. william
Wynne Wister was in the unique
position Of having been an alco-
holic and q doctor of alcoholics.
Thought he Opposed IA
The opinions he had about
drinking were narrow. The only
cure. he felt, lay in psychiatry.
He was opposed to Alcoholics
Anonymous in spite Of its won
derful record, and he could not
see that. in his conversations
with patients. he was practicing
the IA creed.
Wister had been drunk for 10
years on and on. Mostly on.
His parents had tried every sani-
tarium, every type of cure. One
morning, he woke UP in a place
where the nurse said gaily: "Mr.
Wister. you have slept through
four rounds of drinks" He
opened one puffy eye and his
cracked lips formed the words
and he said: Come again,
please?" She smiled and pointed
to a shelf in the room. There
they are. Four drinks. You get
one an hour for "a hours"
He couldn't believe it. But he
was wrong. The doctors in the
place believed that alcoholism
could not be cured and so they
pandered to the disease Of the
victim. They knew that the al
coholics, whose families were
paying $3.50 q week, would not
reveal the secret. 1t was the
only place where alcoholics did
not cry to 60 home.
Learning the Fine Points
I learned to admire this man,
When I undertook to write the
book, I knew nothing about al
eoholism that one couldn't
learn by getting plastered on
Saturday night. Before he I'm
ished teaching me the writing
side Of runaway drinking, all
the fun Of slipping q rye and
ginger ale was gone. 1t was i'm
possible. after that, to take q
drink without hearing Bill de-
scribe what it did to the body
chemically, and what it did to
the mind emotionally. After
that. it was like Kinsey trying
TO write a poem to a girl.
One thing he told me did not
get into the book. He maintained
that q real alcoholic can spot
another one at once. 1t sounded
wrong. To prove the point, he
told me that when he used to
ANaau -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26
THE DETAILS

Ina T.--Four years ago, when
I was Is. I fell in love with a
young man Of my own age. We
wanted to marry, but our par
ents managed to convince us
that we were much too young.
Larry and I went together for
three whole years, seldom see
ing anyone else. We planned to
marry at 81, but Just before that
time Larry met another girl and
married her before even had
an mixing Of what was going on.
I was so heartbroken / could
hardly stand to look at anyone
else for a long time. During the
past eight months, however, I
have been going out a lot. I
can't help comparing everyone
to Larry and nobody seems any,
where near him.
Recently Larry called me and
said he had made a terrible mis-
take in his marriage. He wants
to get a divorce and marry me.
He has hurt me so much / don't
know whether I can give him
q second chance.
Larry Dina is now afraid
that l am the tickle type, but
nothing could be more untrue
I never went out with any other
girl in all the time we went
steady-until I met the girl I
married.
II Just happened met Dora,
the girl I married, quite by &C.
cident. She was the very ag-
gresSive type and things went
so fast, I was getting married be-
fore / knew what / was doing.
The whole thing was really
the fault Of our parents. Ina and
I were very much in love and
quite mature for our age. We
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Immediately send the patient TO
an opthalmologist to protect the
eye.
Lately. many men have been
seeing good results with the use
of the cortisone-like drugs. Some
still swear by such treatments a.
Vitamin BIZ, sodium iodide, pos
terror pituitary, moccasin venom,
gamma globulin, X-ray treat
ments and many others.
However, Mr.. X, better resign
yourself to the fact that your
condition will burn itself out"
within the next few months. And
be thankful that your eye has not
suffered any complications
which it would have, by this time.
released By the Bell Syndicate, Ine.)
Tomorrow: Dr.. SteineFohn exploins in
detoil the method Of deteetins osshms
and finding treatment for il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26
THE GOLDEN YEARS
Don't Let Your Family
Retire You Too EorIy

talk. His wife-he had never
suspected she had so much
housework TO do, always right
where he was sitting.
Il don't blame them. I love
'em all. I blame myself for
listening to them. A man at 81
ought to have enough sense to
know what is best for himself.
II he lets himself be fiattered
into a sterile existence where he
mas nothing to do but be miser-
able, then it's his fault"
Mr.. Wheeler was happy with
his work. It was all he knew. II
Is highly doubtful that he will
be as happy or will live as long
MS he would II well-meaning
people had paid more attention
to their own lives and less to his.
Three Sets Of Urgers
And the same is probably true
with you. II you have a choice,
II you can 90 before you have to,
three different sets of people
may urge you TO go.
/. Fine. splendid children who
get satisfaction out Of being
paternalistic to you and who aid
their own vanity by telling
friends they just had to make
poor old Dad take it easy"
2. Selfish children or their
spouses who have figured they
can take over your business or
cash In some way on your quit
ting.
3. Your own loving but possibly
misguided wife who sees the
breakfasts she won't have TO
cook, without seeing the lunches
she will have TO who has
some hearsay information about
how you will live longer II you
quit ;. or who wants to make
a tour OF New England.
You can't get q license TO be
stupid at age IS. So don't act
as II you've got one. It may be
that to quit is the smartest thing
you ever did. II you can quit.
But you decide 1t. You're smart
enough. You wouldn't have lived
so long II you weren't.
tcopyright, 1867, General Features Corp. }
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know others. They gave in to
their parents wishes only par
tally when they put OF their
marriage. The parents probably
wanted them to put their rela-
Itionship to q real test.
This would mean going
through the maturing process by
getting to know others. They
avoided this to such a degree
that Larry, inexperienced In
social relationships with other
girls, was completely bowled over
by an accidental meeting with
10 new girl.
Ina and Larry are now exactly
where they were four years ago
too young for marriage.
Nevertheless, Larry must make
more of an attempt to make a
go Of his marriage. He owes an
honest effort to his wife and him
self.
copyright 1857. General Features Corp. }
Tomorrow: A women who is in charge
Of on office force Of 10 girls is beset
BY worry because she cont get on
honest doy's work from her subordinotes.
She complains thot they do little more
thon put in time from one coffee break
to the next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26
THE FAMILY COUNCIL
Couple Can't Forget
Teen-Age Romance
THE ppnnIrM
THE PROBLEM
Ina The has hurt me too much.
Larry DIT was the fault Of our parents.

The FomiIy Council consists Of Judge.
q psyehiotrist. three eIersymen, q
newspaper editor, q women's editor
and two writers. Each article is q
summary Of on aetuoI eose history.
The council reports on problems thot
hove been deolt with BY responsible
oeencieG
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15

ed to knock on her front door.
A man she had never seen before
was there with a violin case un.
der his arm. Here" he said,
this belongs to your brother"
The man asked for-and got
from Mrs. Nicely a receipt for the
stolen goods. Then he departed
quickly.
Upon closer examination, Mrs.
Nicely recognized the instrument
as her brothers. The brother,
Dennis w. Tanney, had told Mrs,
Nicely of the theft of the 1870
German violin from his home in
mid-June. Police all over the ma.
ton had been alerted.
Recovering herself, Mrs. Nicely
went indoors and telephoned her
brother in Denver. He joyfully
identified it as his.
What does it all add up to?
Its an unfinished symphony
as far as I'm concerned" Mrs
/ Nicely said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
By Bill Garrett
sports Editor

The loss of an hasn't stopped 3yearod Johnny Howes
of Olney from being outstanding players
Sherwood Orioles baseball
Heck we've forgotten he has only arm" of his
teammates pointed
The vefoot sports plays left field with
sWness and aggresveness often boys his
His coach Archie Maham believes
could play the outfield WE'LL
Johnhys echnques of fielding throwing and batting
accomplished partly through the reess efforts big
brother Paul His technique of living nearly life
possible with his handicap can be attributed almost solely his
parents
Parents Haven't Coddled
Mr. and Mrs Paul Howes haven't codded Johnny the
accident five Tying his shoe laces buonng his
shirts of the first things learned Johnny
become adept that like his his other friends
aren't aware of his amputaton.
An opposing coach cornered Maham game
asked:
"Why do you one-armed boy field, the
busiest spots on field If switched him right
field where there's far less traffic you'd make easier him.
Coach Maham answered. why should switch the left
fielder I've right field? That boy any breaks
at all. He does just fine where he is"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
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AA>By LILA THOMsON>4444-

THIS REPORTER Is
PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE the
City of Rockville has commenced
demolition of that old water tow.
er in East Rockville - and just
to be nasty high time" We
imagine a number Of parents
whose children have insisted on
jeopardizing life and limb on the
tower are breathing signs of re-
lief.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
BY Juveniles
BY Juveniles
Police Say
Fires Set
Kicks

Court appearances of six
youths charged with setting
fire to four unoccupied houses
near Norbeck and with explod-
ing dynamite caps have been
continued until September.
Five of them are Juveniles and
have been released to the custody
of their parents for appearance in
court September ).
The sixth, 18-year-old Dennis
Riley, of Rockville, was freed on
$1,000 bond by Judge John Dia.
mond of the Silver Spring PEG.
pies Court for temperance Sep
TENDER 9.
Montgomery County police es-
timated the damage inflicted
upon the houses at $4,000. Gas
oline was sprinkled throughout
the homes, police said, and then
ignited with matches.
A charge of dynamite was taken
from nearby construction prof.
ect, police added, and exploded in
one of the houses. Other charges
were exploded in open areas, they
said.
Police characterized the boys as
coming from good families" and
said that they had set the fires
Just for kicks" All have been
students in county schools.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
Seek City
OK on 3
Projects
(See drawing on Page p

Three major construction
projects, to cost a total of
more than a million dollars
are awaiting final approval by
The City of Rockville.
They include a four-story
hotel, a four-story office
building and a low-rent hous-
ing development.
. The hotel, which would be
built by the Sterling Construction
Co, of Bethesda, at a cost OF
100000, would be located at DaW
son and North Washington
streets. Its plans call for elevator
service, a coffee shop, two patios
"a lobby and parking space.
. The office building, to be 10
Gated at jefferson and Monroe
streets, would cost the Northwood
Development Co, builders
$4,000. The builders said the new
structure would be the first pri
vately owned building in the city
to have complete air conditioning
elevator service and off-street
parking.
. The housing development tc
be in Lincoln Park will be built by
the Housing Authority of the city
Of Rockville. 1t has 65 family
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