davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1957-04-29

way TO write a sob story Is tc
be callous; (l0) no one is all
white or all hlack--all men are
in shades Of gray and should be
painted that way.
There are more complex ways
of saying it. But, in the succeed.
ing % years, there is nothing
that I have learned about writ.
ing which is not encompassed
in Hellinger's ten command.
|ments. The eleventh command.
ment. which was apart from the
Others. was closest to his heart
I first heard 1t in 1880. when
Mark moved over to the Daily
Mirror and took me with him
BE Nice to People
"Pappy," he said softly. q
heard you talking to a COPY boy
yesterday and you were kind
of rough. ! want you to be nice
to people. It's not an easy thing
to learn, my boy" ! seethed
listening to this. IAN babies are
born grasping and selfish. Most
little children are cruel.
adults wear a veneer Of kind
ness. because kindness is a social
grace. Only q few of them fee
it. That copy boy was slow ir
answering your call. Maybe hs
has problems. Maybe he doesn't
feel well. Perhaps he just
doesn't like you. Whatever it is
you had a golden opportunity
to disarm him. All you had tc
do was to be nice to him. In
stead. you hollered at him. You
did it in front of the city room
Jim. and you have made your
lSelf an enemy. No matter how
rich you become. you can't af-
ford to have that kid hating
your CUTS"
That was a long time ago
Commandment II was the most
difficult to learn. Now. at age
40. I find it easier and easier
to follow the things Marx
Hellinger taught.
He died ten years ago next
Christmas and he died fighting
and not wanting to go. He left
Ia 13-acre estate in Hollywood
Hills. a beautiful wife named
Gladys Glad. two adopted chill
|dren. assorted Cadillacs and
swimming pools and private
projection rooms. and an enor-
nous number Of friends.
Never q Great Writer
AS / said. he was never a great
writer, but he was a gigantic
human being and a fine teacher
He made a much better man out
of me than I would have been
About five years ago, / wrote q
biography Of him called The
Hellinger Story" 1t is out Of
print and forgotten. But I put
love into it. and kindness. and
yet I painted him in the grays
he preached.
When the first copy came ofl
the press. / got into a car with
Toots Shor and Nick Glad anc
we drove up to Sleepy Hollow
Cemetery to say farewell. The
lcaretaker opened the mausoleun
and the three Of US stood in front
Iof the cold marble and said
nothing. / put the book on tor
of the tomb.
In it. I had written: ITO Mark
please take this OF what ! owe
you. Jim"
tcopyright. 1857
King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Evening star., 1957-04-29

! trust her teacher to handle the
whole thing properly. In the
meantime. Laura Is making great
strides in her work.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
Laura's schoolgirl crush" Is
not necessarily cause for alarm.
but her father is a bit too ready
to put his entire trust In her
teacher. This woman may be all
he says she is and still have
some personal weakness which,
in the long run. will hurt Laura.
The teacher has already gone
beyond the ordinary teacher
pupil relationship. The parents
should not have permitted the
weekend visit to the city II
Laura was the only pupil she
took. Even IL no overt act was
committed. this woman may be
more or less innocently adding
fuel to Laura's crush simply be-
cause it pleases and flatters her.
In any case. the relationship
seems to have passed the stage
where Laura has nothing but
good TO gain from 1t. Her par
ients should try to direct her at
tention elsewhere. It would def
nitely be bad policy to attack
the relationship itself.
Laura's parents should, In
stead. try subtly and tactfully
to point out other directions in
which Laura could develop. She
might have other abilities-musi-
cal. dramatic, athletic. She should
be encouraged TO feel this is the
Evening star., 1957-04-29
JIM BISHOP:
REPORTER
The Mark HeIIinger Story

The schools Of journalism are
jammed with young men and
women who never hear of Mark
Hellinger. That's a pity. He was
a good journalist. He was also
q good teacher. In a sense, he
reminded me Of music profess
sor who will never get to the con-
cert stage. but can get you there
If you will listen.
The vital statistics about Mark
Hellinger are dull. He was
born on March 81, 1908. He died
on December 81. 1947. He was
the first Broadway reporter and
in my opinion, the best. He
wrote sad, aching stories about
chorus girls and cops and cab
drivers. All Of them had an
o. Henry ending. In 1888, he
left Broadway for Hollywood
There. he was a producer. Among
his pictures are "The Killers.
NAKED City," "The Roaring
Twenties." Brute Force" High
Sierra" He appreciated brandy,
betting and beautiful women.
AS a man, he was darkly hand
some with slick hair and hazel
eyes and a slight stoop. He had
q tired Times Square voice and
he wore deep blue shirts and
white ties. This man was a
sentimentalist with a facade OF
jade so that no one would guess
He earned $500 a week and he
gave away whatever he did not
spend. and he gave his heart
with it.
Started in 1929
Mark Hellinger taught me to
write. It wasn't easy for either
of us. School began on January
End. 1929. On that day, ] started
work as a copy boy on the New
York News. He was the Broad
way columnist. I earned $12 a
week. He got $500. had lit
tie money. He was broke.
When wasn't getting con-
tainers Of coffee for reporters,
or running copy, ! was at a
typewriter punching out inn
perishable prose with two I'm
gers. Mark was rapping out
stories about Texas Guinan and
Harry K. Thaw and Helen
Morgan and Larry Fay and
Harry Richman and Flo Zieg-
field.
He was never too busy to
look at my stuff. And, although
he was the quintescence of
kindness in every other way,
he was a cruel teacher. Across
the face of my best stories he
wrote This is witless and
pointless." Or. Whatever you
have tried to say. Jim, you
haven't said It,"
Had Ten Commandments
When he had time to talk. he
sat me beside his desk and the
Hellinger commandments were
easy to assimilate, dificult to
apply:
I'd Never write about some
thing you do not understand;
(2) use only short words; CD
all sentences should be 'terse un-
less you have special reason for
using a long one; "a never begin
q sentence with a hanging parti-
ciple: (5) a writer Is the eyes,
ears and nose Of the reader
the reader is his own brain: 90
before writing, always read a few
hundred words of your favorite
author: ca when the first sheet
of blank paper is rolled into the
typewriter. pause to think OF
every aspect Of the story before
writing the first word; 90 the
more spectacular the facts, the
more you should undersay them
and YIYdarn1av them. (0l fhc
Evening star., 1957-04-29

animals can be applied to the
disease state in man is by no
means certain"
Released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.I
Tomorrow: MedieoI potienfs ore on
impatient lot. They won't on immediots
cure and doctors cont oIwoys find one.
Allersy sufferers ore perhaps the most
impatient. Dr.. Steincrohn hos o word
for them from one Of their fellow
sufferers.
Evening star., 1957-04-29

Wednesday: Jim Bishop enlisss jayne
Mansfield os o eo.eonspirotos in Q joke
on his daushter Giany. Befors the zero
hour arrives he hos many missivinss os
to whot Ginny's reaction will be. His
lfeors prove we'll founded.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06

To start with, you can easily pay twice
the money, and not find lines that can
hold a candle to FordS for lowneSS,
loveliness, or just plain good taste.
But step inside. Thut's when you'll
find the real evidence Of Ford's qUoIityI
And, on the way in, note that Ford
offers door checks that hold doors open
in either of ttOo poSitions-for easy en-
trance or exit. A little thing. But, in
fine car, why notP Then, inside, notice
how comfortable those plush, foam
rubber seats are. They'll stay that way.
And on long trips. For they're Scientif-
ically contoured over non-sag springs.
Your rear-Seat passengers are treated
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06

ward of Mr.. and Mrs. C.. R.
DoWd, Rt. 2, Burton, Ohio;
Airman Richard G. Gill, %,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Gill, Kirkland st. Burton, o.
Airman Jerome E. Morris
sey, %, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. j. Morrissey, Butternut
Rd., Newbury, o.
Airman David L. Burt, II,
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence
Burt, Huff Ave-, Burton, o..
Upon completion Of their
training, they will be assigned
to an Air Force technical
training course or an advanc-
ed basic training course lead
ing to specialized Air Force
job.
While at Lakeland the new
enlistees undergo the transit
ion from civilian to airman
through a program which in
cludes processing, aptitude
testing, physical conditioning
survival and weapons training
and classroom studies rang
ing from citizenship to mil
itary customs and courtesies
Like the USAF Officer Can
didate and Pre-Flight Schools
also located at Lakeland, basic
military training lays the
groundwork for either an on
the-iob assignment or voca
tional schooling in line with
capability of the individual.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06
By Mrs. Jessie Marthe
Telephone ChardOn 6-5511

AQUnLA - The first dance
of the season will be held by
Aquilla Lake c ommunity t
their hall on June 8, and they
are featuring the Polka Dots as
the band.
The first work project of the
Community will be the leveling
of the hall floor on Saturday,
June l, at 600 am. All mem
bers who wish to put in some
of their hours may do so at
that time. Lunch will be served
for the workers.
On Sunday, June 2 a meet
ing will be held at the COM
munity hall at 2:30 pm. for
to be on the entertainment COM
mittee for this season.
Richard Wolfe of Loring drive,
celebrated his tenth birthday
with a wiener roast for some
of his friends last Friday even
ing. The guests included Jackie
and Billy Frigic, Gary and
Terry Payne, Stevie and Tommy
Liberatore, Tommy Hall and
Kenny, Richard, David and Tom
my Marthe.
Linda Parr treated her class
with home made cupcakeS on
Monday, as her birthday is in
the summer and she can't Gel
ebrate with all her classmates.
The children of the Bible
study class from the village
held a picnic at Squire'S Castle
on last Saturday. About 81 child
rem attended, together with some
of the ladies from the Assembly
of God Church of Chardon as
their chaperoneS.
Leslie and Gary Esmonde at
tended a birthday party for
their cousin at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bill McNaughton in
Chardon on Sunday.
N1l. d11o Hl .. NNAClAA NNA1GO1Ao
and family spent the weekend
at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Bowles,
Sr. of Garfield Heights. While
they were there they attended
a wedding shower held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Gibbons of Cleveland, for Miss
Lucille Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Smith
and family visited at the home
of his sister and brother-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Altfeder
of Wickliffe on last Sunday
Visiting the Henry Sender's
last Sunday were his brothers
Eddie and Jim Sender of Cleve'
land, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Lawson, also of Cleveland.
Visiting at the home of Mr.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06

extra kindly, too-with spring assists to
help them open and close the doors
with the most leg room in Ford's fieldi
Fine cars ore smooth that's
unOther place Ford reully shows its stuff
Ford delivers its famous V-8 power
smooth as a whisper. That's because
only Ford takes the pains to electron-
ically balance each engine t0hile run
ming under its otOn potOer. Not, even the
makers of the most expensive automo-
bileS go this far to bring you super
smooth performance.
Ford rides fne-car smooth and quiet,
too. You can thank the new Inner
Ford" for that. Ford, for instance, has
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06

This electric heater is. Double bdfIed to
control radiation and let you place fur
niture up close. The Wesix Ionix Wall
Convector provides gentle circulated
warmth without moving parts; purihes
the air and assures lion balance. For
the finest in heating comfort at lowest
installed cost, call US today.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06

Americas ovOde convertible OF n Ford models for l9
swept-back front suspension that
actually rolls with the punch of every
road bump.
FordS rear springs automatically ad-
just to give the right ride for every
road. And Ford keeps things quiet, with
the most sound insulation in its field.
Fine cars ure
built TO stay solid. Sos FordI
Ford has the only frame in its field to
make use of rugged tubular steel beams.
No car at the price offers SO many roof
Strengthening beams. Expensive cars
aren't built of thicker body steel or with
sounder engineering skill. Then, of
course, in Ford you can have all the
power assists and other conveniences
found in fine cars. And they cost far less
in Ford.* Yes sir! In every feature, every
part, Ford is the fine car at half the
ine-car price. Come in and see!
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06

*Bdsed on comparison of
mdnufdeturers' suggested
retail delivered prices
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06

WEST POINT, NY. - Robin
]. Roller, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert A. Roller, Wilson Mills
Rd.,S Chesterland, Ohio, will be
graduated June 4 from the u.
S. Military Academy at West
Point, N. Y.
Roller will receive a bachelor
of science degree and will be
commissioned a second lieuten-
ant in the Armored branch. AT
West Point he was active in
the glee and German clubs.
Appointed to the academy by
former Representative Robert
CroSser of the 21st Congressional
District, Ohio, Roller was a
cadet sergeant during his SEN
ior year.
Roller attended Western Re-
serve University after gradual
ing from East High School,
Cleveland, in 1852
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06
IN SER VICE

GREAT LAKES, Ill. Wal
ter R. Bookman, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter E. Bookman
of Route 8, Box 259, Chardon,
graduated from recruit training
May Is, at the Naval Training
Center, Great Lakes, Ill.
The nine weeks of Boot
Camp" included drill and in
struction in seamanship, gun
merry, life saving, sea survival,
boat handling, and the use Of
small arms.
Following two weeks leave,
graduates report to shipboard
duties or service schools depend
ing on the qualifications each
has demonstrated.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06
14-THE RECORD, CHARDoN, OHIO, JUNE g. 1857

Emile Esmonde, Jean Sender
and Rosemary Novak went IN
Cleveland last Thursday to see
a performance Of the Pat Boone
show.
Visiting at the Marthe home
last Saturday were Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Marthe and son,
Teddy. On Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. H. Sund of Solon, also
visited them.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06
cAquiM News Notes

and Mrs. Carl Engle also on
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Engle and daughter,
Debbie of Painesville, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Parr and son of
East Claridon, Mrs. Lois Jenne
and children of CheSterland.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06

The Jenne family formerly lived
in the village on Turner drive.
Guests at the Parr home on
Saturday were Mrs. Rose FreS-
enko of East Cleveland, and
Mrs. Agnes Kuzmier and child
rem of Cleveland. On Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs Parr visited in
Burton Lakes at the home of
their daughter and Son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McConahy.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06

itary training at the Gate
way to the Air Force, Lack
land Air Force Base, San
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06

-Four Geauga county young
men today are completing the
first phase of their basic mil
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-06-06

Antonio, Texas.
The quartet are:
Airman Paul j. Nelson, 20,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-25
Increase Acre
Value With Lime
90

Il ton of dolomitic lime appli-
ed to an acid soil may increase
the acre value of a cotton crop
AS much as sec, Ladino clover
forage yields by as much az $40,
and Soybcan yields by as much
as SIG. according to Charles D.
Rapcr, Columbus County farm
agent.
Lime may even mean the
difference between d good yield
OF corn or no corn at ALL" he
said. When you stop to think
about the cost of 4 ton of lime.
these figures indicate some very
good returns for a small invest
mcnt. Every farmer in Column
bus County knows that he
doesn't mind taking ST out of
his pocket and getting 50 to
ST back in few months. Linn
ing those oils that need lime
can do just hat and even more.
whenever the application of
lin improves plant growth to
such an extent that responses
are obtained. II means that
something was limiting plant
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-25
Free Wheeling

i'll the state. No registration fig
ureS were maintained, no lie
enSe plates were issued and, in
short, North Carolina just
couldn't have cared less. The
few operating 'horscleSS carri-
ages" then were cooked upon
as something of nuisance, and
plenty of old-timerS predicted
confidently they'd never replace
horses for personal udnSporta-
ton.
But in 1863 the state awoke
to the fact that the motor age
was upon Us, and that some sys-
tenn of counting noses ought to
ne set up. Consequently the Sec
rotary of State was directed to
start registering all motor vehi-
cleS cruising the road then. AS
il turned out, the operation was
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-25
growth before lime was applied

growth before lime was applied.
There are many soil conditions
that lime can improve.
"Dolomitic lime furnishes
both calcium and magnesium.
Both of these clements are eS-
Sential TO plant growth. Lime
slows down potash teaching, al
lowing plants to make better
use of potash fertilizers. Lime
raises the PHI (acidity index of
the soil to point where phoS-
phoruS is more available to
plants. Lime reduces The amount
of toxic aluminium in the soil
solution. Lime speeds up the
Grange OF ammo:Ium nitrogen
to nitrate nitrogen and increases
the microbial population in the
soil. The microbial population is
made up of microscopic ogran-
isms which improve soil struc-
ture. thus increasing soil area
ton and reducing dryness. All
these factors make soil condi-
lions more favorable for plant
growth"
Raper urged Columbus Coun-
~ farmers 10 find out il their
soil needs lime py having il
tested. This Is the only reliable
way TO determine lime needs. he
added, and the application Of
lime without knowledge OF soil
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-25

kind of gentlemen you automa-
tically address as Mister" But
he was sharpie, let me tell you
that. The boys in uniform were
operating an electric timing de-
vice near the South Carolina
line when ii happened. Cramps
ran over the Whd;nmy at IS,
was promptly hauled down, and
preparations made TO write out
Il ticket. The old man pleaded
Spoedometer crro~. Honestly,
gentlemen" he said, my speed
ometer must be wrong. l simply
couldn't have been going that
fast" He wanted a test. Let
me so back up the road and
come through again" he sug-
gcStcd. You time me and les
see who's righ." The troopers
agreed and the old man climbed
back III his car. Returning a
minute later toward tie Wham-
my. he kept right on accelerat-
ing. zoomed straight through in
&c South Carolina without a
backward glance. Troopers, hat
is hand, muttcred, well. that's
the way it goes somcdays."
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-25
Disability
Insurance Checks
Mailed In August
BY ERNEST F. FITZPATRICK
y. c.. District Office
MANAGER OF THE
WILMINGTON. n. c.
DISTRICT OFFICE

The first disability insurance
benefit checks, representing
benefits for the month of July
1857. were delivered in August,
according to Mr.. Ernest F. Fitz-
patrick. district manager Of the
Social Security Administration
district office at Wilmington. N.
C. Mr.. Fitzpatrick urged all
Nag" carnerS wrO have been
disabled for six months or
longer and who have not filed
their claim 10 apply Immediate
" TO their nearest social Secur-
.,ty office 10 determine their
rights under the dis bilitS pro-
visions Of he Law Under the
1886 amendments e the Social
Security Act. effective with the
month Of July. d.: Ibillty bene-
fits may be paid 10 severely dis
.Iblod workers between tho ages
.n: so and IS
Mr.. Fitzpatrick explained that
.'a be eligible unie. the Gisabil-
s.v provisions in the social Sc
.rrlty law. an individual must
meet certain wo:. rs we'll as
medical requirements. He must
be- % 50 severely disabled that
20" cannot do any substantial
S-!nful work. GU nave worked
"H = out Of the 10 years before
las disability began, ana 90
nave also worked III lI2 out of
the last 3 years before that date.
Employment or sclf-cmplov-
.mcnt IN work must have been
covered by the s',Ial security
lew. Disabled WORKERS under age
30 may qualify TO freeze" their
social security earnings record
and protect their 'ichtS 10 fut-
aG" payments.
Qualified disabled persons
'H" have not y; applied for
.. SA disability benefits may be
paid rctroar'IvoIy 10 the month
or July 1857. Il they ge, their
application n bciore the end of
December 1857. Nj. Fitzpatrick
said
All persons in the area who
are now severely disabled and
who worked regularly in en-
ploymcnt or S"li-emplOymcnt
covered by social security law
before becoming disabled should
Immediately contac: the social
security office At Wilmington
N c. in person, ~ letter. or
telephone.
The free booklet. If You Are
Disabled" IS available upon re-
quest
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-25

extremely casual. owners SIM
ply called at the Secretary's Of
flee. mentioned the fact they
owned an automobile and were
issued a set of dig.tS and in
s.ructed to p'acc tHcm some
where on heir machine.
Apparently no one cared just
where the numbers should APP
pear or in what manner display
ed.
AS result many curious lie
enSc plates" bloSSomed on the
flivvcrS then running. The late
John \. Park, publisher of the
Raleigh Times. was issued one
of the first if not the first
set OF registration numbers und-
er the new program. Friends re-
call that Mr.. Park Inscribed his
numerals with white paint on
black oilCloth which in turn was
.artfully folded and tackled to 4
rectangular piece of plywcod
The white-and-OlaCk color
scheme wasn't altogether Mr..
Parks idea. though. Regulations,
while otherwise cXtI aordinarily
simple, did specify that regis
trationS be fashioned of Ara
bic numerals at least three
inches high on either a white
or black background"
Other owners. similarly in
Spired, made up quaint settings
for their numbers with wood,
sheets of enamel, tin. hard rub
Der and a Eariety OF other mat
erlalS.
The do-it-yourScif trend con-
tinued until 1918 when officials
took long look 1T the expand
irg auto population and decided
to inject some uniformity into
thc operation. Thus the next
year the state began to issue
plates 10 vehicle owners and
compile accurate registration
figures.
The 1914 tag was i red-on-
white model. that is red numer-
ais ana letters against white
background The combination
has been repeated several times
incidentally. the latest in 1851.
And color schemes through the
years have named the rainbow
running from deep purple to
maroon. orange and silver.
For the last several years. of
course, the plates have alternat-
ed between orange and black. a
policy 10 be followed Indefinite
.Iy according to Motor Vehicles
Commissioner ed Scheidt.
Il vas SChCidt. too. who ord
.'r,i the legend Drive Safely"
stamped on Tar Heel tags. be
.-.nnng in 1854 Indiana. Incl
.&,".I.,y. has copied the state in
..H' .'s current tags bear the
'.u NiwOH.uon.
asst LAUGH It's Terri
Lily embarrassing TO say so. mind
FoU. hat a couple of our state
highway troopers were uut....-
led recently. And by an elderly
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-25
PFC. JAMES GORE

Pfc. James L. Gore is here
for visit With his parents. Mr..
ana Mrs. Mac Core. fer wu.uh
nc will report to Japan for duty.
He has been in the service since
August of last year.