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How 20
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF

By or. PETER ]. sTElMcRoHN

that cigarette smoking is the
sole cause Of lung cancer. There
Is no doubt that it plays q part.
However. I believe that all of
US should remain open-minded,
and read without prejudice, any
other theories regarding its
cause. For example, here Is q
quotation from Modern Medi-
cine which has digested a re-
cent report by w. c. Heupner
Of the National Institute of
Health:
The epidemiologic data do
not support the theory that
cigarette smoking is primarily
responsible for the increase in
lung cancer. The rise in death
rate from respiratory neoplasm
(cancer) began before cigarette
smoking was widespread. :.
Lung cancer. is twice as fire.
quent among the male popuIa-
ton of England and Wales as
among men in the United
States; per capita consumption
OF cigarettes, however, is 80
per cent higher In the United
States. However, cigarette
smoking probably does contri-
butte to the production Of lung
cancer to a limited extent"
Heupner seems to believe
that air pollution - especially
in the cities - is a more i'm
portant cause than cigarette
smoking.
Diagnosis Arthritis
Many people have asked me
II there Is a special test for
diagnosing rheumatoid arthri-
tbs. I tell them that usually We
can make the diagnosis with
out difiiculty. However, there
are borderline cases that tax
our diagnostic ability.
1t is interesting. therefore,
to read Of a new test that helps
in differentiating it from other
conditions. 1t was discovered
by DR.. Joseph H. Bunim and
his associates. It is called the
Bentonine Ejaculation Test.
They say 1t can be performed
quickly in the physicians ONCE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-07

1888 English Physicist Michael
Faraday was lecturing in Lon.
doy before the Royal Scientific
Society. Present was Statesman
William Gladstone, then cham
cellor Of the exechequer.
Gladstone soon lost patience
with the scientist, whose lee
ture was theoretical in nature.
Finally he interrupted him:
This is all very interesting"
he said, but does 1t have any
practical value?"
"Of course. SIR" replied Fara.
day. Some day you'll be able
to tax it,"
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sound like an ideal setting for
a young woman bent on matri-
mony. but Betty is rather hasty
about striking out on her own.
Despite her status as q di-
yorcee. Betty is still a very
young girl. She doesn't realize
that the propositions which
now come in will be a little
more 'difiicult to handle when
she Is alone. She may know
how to manage some varieties
of wolves. but she is surely un-
familiar with others.
More important. Betty still
lacks understanding Of her own
nature and is probably some
what shaky about her stand
ards and mixed up about what
she wants from the opposite
sex. Some varieties Of wolf are
quite clever at playing on the
confusion and unhappiness Of
supposedly experienced young
women like Betty.
Betty would be wise to seek
a living arrangement which
affords pleasant surroundings
and reasonable amounts of
both privacy and protection.
The Y and women's hotels or
clearinghouse are satisfac-
tory in some areas.
A better Arrangement may
be to board with a childless
or elderly couple. In this way
she could have q homelike
atmosphere at less cost than
she would pay for her own
apartment.
tcopyright 1887. General Features
corpD
TAANa.a..s A ..- Al
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" cNIeVe II. - bNLIy
shouldn't live by herself.
Betty TIL can handle those
wolves.
= THE DETAILS
Z Genevieve R.-My sister Is q
divorce Of 20. She was only II
when she married and the mar
sriage didn't last a year. One
reason she married was that
She was so unhappy at home.
She doesn't get along with our
father.
Wei. she went back home
after the divorce and things
were Just as bad as ever, so I
Shad her come to live with me.
u have three young children and
] realize the surroundings aren't
all a young girl would want.
but I feel she should stay with
me. She says my home isn't
attractive and she'll never get
married again II young men
call for her there.
But Betty doesn't realize
there is a more important prob
lem. Men have no respect for a
divorcee-especially II she lives
alone. A friend Of mine who
was divorced told me she had
dozens Of propositions but no
proposals.
Betty T.-What Genevieve
says is partly true. Men have
no respect for a divorcee and
seem to expect her to have
affairs with them. What
Genevieve doesn't realize is that
it's no better when you live with
your family. / know because the
propositions have already been
coming in for some time. I don't
mean to offend Genevieve when
] say 1t is really awful at her
house. She can't help It. but
what can you expect when
there are three children under
6 around the place? There is
always squalling and screaming
md the house looks as though e
hurricane hit It most Of the
time. I'm embarrassed when
anyone calls for me there.
I can't see I have anything
10 lose by striking out on my
own. I'm a big girl now and
should be able to handle those
wolves. l long for peace and
quiet and know Of the per-
feet little apartment for me.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
GeneYieve's home doesn't
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EzAruRz Rcz
jim BISHOP:
REPORTER
Jokes Reveal British Attitudes

Il LONDON.--In current Jokes.
zone can sense the irritations
and the fears Of q people. The
British have q barhed sense Of
humor and their amused con-
tempt Of the Americans are
manifest in. Of all things. their
laughter.
The favorite joke here con-
: Germs the American woman
who was trying to cultivate q
British accent. She was at the
I hybrid stage-half and half. In
.Harrod's. she read of q long
list Of items she wanted deliv-
cred to her hotel. At one point,
she said:
And send me q bath mot"
The cockney clerks brows
went up to here. Eyes. ma'am. "
ne said. "One bawth mat. Are
YOU near the end Of your list.
madam"
3 She smiled. I'm on the last
.lop." she said.
~ Name Changed
Until the Americans ar
rived in 1912, Buckingham
Palace was called by its right
name. Now 1t is called Buck
House. In America, We see
plenty Of pictures Of the royal
family on the balcony. and lots
Of color photos Of the Cold
stream Guards out front. 1
wonder why no photo has
shown the rolls Of barbed wire
on the side and back fences?
i called this to the attention
Of a native. who said: Il hope
you have q blasted good time
figuring whether the barbed
wire Is there to keep the
British people out. or the
royal family in"
Is There are many things /
shall remember about Eng
land. They win not be erased
by time. For example. the
solitary pump-handle hand
shake Of an EngliShman on
introduction. Girls shopping in
steel helmets while their boy
friends wait at the curb on
motorcycles. The little gray
piece Of chamois in q railway
coach in case a man wants to
hang his watch.
Salaries: a good secretary
learns $40 q week: q cab driver
with Q family averages SAG q
week: an accountant gets $40: q
sales manager earns $50. Most
commodities cost less than in
our country. but gasoline costs
IS cents a gallon, package Of
cigarettes comes to SIS cents.
Butter is served curled like
yellow snails. A steak in a
restaurant comes to S2.25. and
Is thin enough not to obscure
the plate underneath. One can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-07

Dear DR.. SteincrOhn: I am
worried about my wife. She
seems very sick while carry
ing our second child. Before
she became pregnant she was
~ healthy and stDongA girl
~ you ever saw. Now she has
no appetite. Is pale and weak,
runs . low fever, complains
Of . sore tOngue--and even
her feet are swollen.
We live in q small town
and don't have the benefit Of
any specialists and consulta-
tion. Therefore it's hard TO
believe. a. our doctor says,
that It's all due TO anemia as
ISOLATED with pregnancy. He
has just prescribed what he
calls 'folic acid" for her and
promises that she win soon
be all right. Would you be
good enough 10 discuss this
condition. DIR. SteincrOhn?
Sincerely, Mr.. X. r.
The medical term for youl
wife's condition is assuming
that the diagnosis is correct)
Megaloblastic Anemia Of preg-
nancy. II occurs in about
once in every 200 pregnan-
cies; most commonly in women
over thirty who have already
had children.
1t is diagnosed by examin-
ing the patients blood, smear
or bone marrow. Your doctor
is right in promising you that
your wife will most likely re-
cover from its effects after
taking folio acid. This II
specific and effective treat
ment. Sometimes vitamin BIZ
Is used: also liver extract-anC
TRANSMISSION occasionally.
Air Pollution and Cancer
We don't know the exact
cause Of the condition which
prevents the body from
utilizing folio acid normally
Some investigators believe tina
deficiencies in the patienti
diet contribute to the anemia.
Many persons are certain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-07
FAMOUS FABLES
By E. Z. EDGAR

PUNCTUAL - Director-Pro-
ducer George Abbott is ex-
tremely punctual. When he
came TO the theater for re-
hearsal he was informed that
the leading man had not yet
arrived.
where the devil is hep" de-
manded Abbott. "Rehearsals
start at g."
Its only ass" said the stage
manager. Hell be along d.
rectly."
IAN right" said Abbott, his
eyes on his watch. III wait
exactly five minutes.
PRACTICAL-One day In
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taxi anywhere in London for
less than S2.S0.
Juvenile delinquency Is more
Of 9 nuisance here than q mat
ter Of organized crime. The bad
teen-agers are called Teddy
Boys" and they dress in long
fiaring coats and skin tight
trousers. In the manner Of King
Edward VII. A British contrac-
ton Of Edward is Teddy"
Turn Of Century FOps
The teen-agers look like
turn Of the century fops as
they stroll In groups. their girls
dragging q few PAGES behind.
The Teddy Boys believe in
rock n roll. and very little
else. The boys fight each other
in gangs. and the weapons are
knives. razors and short clubs.
The constahles I have ques-
toned have never seen a Teddy
Boy use a gun.
The coinage system , Is ar
chaic. The English use q big
copper penny worth cent?
but they also use tuppence q
centsl and a halfpenny worth
leSSl. They have 4 small silver
coin with q profile Of Eliza
beth r. I. called 6 pence q
cents). Q larger one called q
shilling Ga cents). one the size
Of our half dollar. which Is 2
shillings. . cartwheel called 2
and 6 as cents which Is also
called 4 half crown.
There Is q ten-shilling note
($1.40, q one-pound note
($2.SO and a five-pound note
($l4l. The English have MOTH
ing larger. A shilling is also
called Q bob; a pound is
referred to as q Quid.
The people are industrious
and implacable and overly
polite. They move slowly and
directly and stubbornly. It
seems impossible TO terrify
them. I looked everywhere for
bomb damage. and had to
travel to Bristol. on the west
coast. to see q rooflesS church
with weeds growing where the
altar used to be. / could not
find any scars in London.
although ! understand there
are q few.
The British do everything by
the clock. including eat. The
pubs open at about IL. They
close at 2::30 pm: they open
again at 6 pm. and they shut
for the night at IL. Unless.
OF course. one is a member of
a private bottle club. The
poor stop drinking at IL.
Next stop: Paris.
(ci 1887, KING Pleasures Syndicate. Inc.
1871. king Features syndicate. lac.
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Tomorrow: A women, married Of 40,
wants Q home Of her own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-07
BY RAY HENRY

From J. A. Of st. Petersburg,
Fla: For the last two years.
I've been drawing $3.50 in
monthly social security pay
ments. My wife draws S46.e0-
or roughly half Of my payments.
My wife is an invalid and medi-
cal expenses have been running
very high. Am I eligible for an
increase in my payments be-
cause of this?"
No social security payments
can be raised only in cases
where retired persons return to
work and work for at least a
year at wages higher than they
made before retirement.
From Mrs. R.DP. Of Mitchell.
S. D.: Next January I viii be
entitled to q widows railroad
pension because I'll be SIS. My
husband worked for the rail-
road for over 40 years. I also
Ian to quit working on the
job on which I've been earning
my own social security retire
ment right. VIII I be eligible TO
receive both the railroad PEN
sion and my social security?"
Yes.
From A. o. of Albany, N. Y:
I've been hunting for a Job
since June and ] haven't had
any luck. 1t seems that a
person 81 years old just isn't
a good risk on a job these days.
Naturally. ] need money very
badly. Is there any chance that
/ might be eligible for social
security payments now?"
The social security law re-
quires that men must be IS
TO draw social security pay
ments. unless they're disabled.
80
From c. W. c. Of waukegan,
H.: Il guess ! just don't un-
derstand this social security
business very well. About three
years ago. I started collecting
social security because l was
65. A few months later, I went
back to work and worked until
two months ago. l applied
again for social security pay
ments and have started getting
them. How come I'm getting
exactly the same amount this
time as I drew the first time?
II seems to me that my pay
ments should be higher"
Without knowing more about
your situation. / can't give you
a concise answer. But, the mere
fact that you put in additional
time working doesn't increase
the amount Of your payments.
Your payments are based on
your average monthly earnings.
Unless your average monthly
earnings we're higher during
your most recent period of work.
your payments would be the
same as they we're before. How
ever. for your own protection,
/ suggest you inquire about
your case at the nearest social
secruity Office.
-
From F. B. of Los Angeles:
MY husband died four years
ago and I've been collecting
social security for myself and
our daughter. VIII my check
stop when our daughter reaches
ID? / know that hers will. viii
/ be able to draw social security
again when / reach 65?"
The payments to you and
your daughter will stop when
she reaches 10, unless she is
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THE PROBLEM

GeneVieVe r. Betty
shouldn't live by herself.
Betty TIL can handle those
sEolves.
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THE FAMILY COUNCIL
Sister Concerned
About Divorce, 20

The Fsmiy Council consists Of q
judge. . pyehietIst. three clergy
men, Q newspaper editor. Q vomen's
editor end tSo writer's Each snieIs
IS q summary Of on setual case
history. The council reports on
problems that have been dealt with
BY responsible oseaeiss end cova-
seIors.
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SECURITY FOR YOU
Payments Increased
On Return to Work

disabled. Provided you don't
remarry you'll be able to COL
lect widows payments at 81.
(You may trrtte Ray Henry
IN care OF The Star about your
own social security or retire
ment problem. Please enclose
a stamped. self-dddressed en-
relope and rs cents In conn.,
TomoFEow: survivors sometimes cen
Be surprised BY their rights to il.
surance
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However. 1 doubt that it is now
available to the profession.
RELEASED By The Bell Syndicate, Inc }
Tomorrow: Tolk on ser Is difficult,
even Tor O physieion.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-12

Were II not for the urgency OF
resolving Moniana's highway H.
nancial problem in a manner both
realistic and equitable. Mr.. Can
mons poliucally-inspired rocket
~ nigh, he Dismissed as Of no
more consequence than his ha-
asiual wild shots AZ Republicans.
Bui now'. just ~ a statewide cin-
zcns' committee Is Organizing for
a calm and obiect4ve study Of the
highway ~flnasrsnx situation this
Butte politician Ia IN effect doing
what he can - fyUxsrstr the COM
m4:.er etea hsfaFe i ge@ start
ca
tbs emmsfssw &gpsAnfed by
Alsrrd p "a 10y - Helena ~
chaarFnAa Mau8ana High
uav lssrs wHee y as care
frtir csaNn - EaAt various
rrcups haslzx ssxsas lassrcss In
nlxAMayS aa@A - REPRESENTED
and - shas In ne personnel
there would nos be even Inc in
servnce os domination by AIRY po-
party. For example. there
are swo Drrno~rs.le and t~o Re-
publican Legislators
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-12

the Leslie Candee home Monday
evening. JEANNE Candee went
home with Carol to spend the
night.
Leroy and Gloria Fisher, high
school students, stayed in Brock
ton two nights as the river has
begun to freeze.
The Woman's club met at
The home of Mrs. Howard How
ard Smith Tuesday. Several men,
oers were absent because of
sickness.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Fisher took
some alfalfa seed to Sidney
Thursday. On the way home they
stopped at the Quinto Ruffatto
home to get Joe who went there
after school to wait for them.
They were supper guests at the
Ruffatto home.
Alvin Fisher went to Sidney
Wednesday for Mrs. Fisher who
had been confined to bed at the
home of her mother, Mrs. HAIL
Houglum.
JEANNE Candee was a visitor
at the Ruffatto school Tuesday.
Mrs. Candee came for the chill
dren as Alvin Fisher was help
ing Leslie Candee butcher.
Leroy and Gloria Fisher, high
school students in Brockton.
stayed at the Jim Algie home
there for a few days as the river
was beginning to freeze. They
row across the river every day
to school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Schmitz and
children visited at the VIM. Salv-
hus home Sunday evening.
Those helping Alvin Fisher
butcher hogs Saturday were Pete
j. and John Ruffatto, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Fisher and boys.
Those attending the ball game
in Culbertson Friday night be-
tween Culbertson and Brock
ton were Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Fisher and family and MI. and
Mrs. Pete Ruffatto and Julia.
MIR. and Mrs. Howard Smith
and Honore visited at the Mrs.
Alma Slevins home in Froid Sat-
urday afternoon. In the evening
they attended the show in Gull
.ertSon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quinto Ruffatto
and children visited at the Pete
J. Ruffatto home Saturday eve
ming.
MI. and Mrs. Leonard Smith
If Sidney were Sunday dinner
guests at the VIM. Fisher home.
Thursday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pete P. Ruffatto visited at the
Pete J. Ruffatto home.
(More Charley Greek
On Page Is
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-12

Helena For 1t Gov. Paul
Cannon to launch political .sput-
terniks Is normally amusing and
Of no more significance than a
BOY flying a kite. But when this
Butte politicians unguided missiles
threaten to nullify the efforts Of
sincere and devoted men of both
parties to work out the problems
of Montana's highway program,
that is quite different.
The basic problem is financial
and the crux of it is getting
enough money with which 70
match all federal aid funds as
they become available. This re-
quires the raising OF additional
revenue from highway users.
which narrows down 10 assessing
each group its equitable part 81
he cost Of building and main
tanning our roads. Here we get
into an area of controversy -
and If il is OF any satisfaction
70 our Democratic lieutenan; gov
ernor, it might be mentioned that
ne is encouraging this conrrovex-
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-12

position.
Now that the state highway
fiscal situation is /. developing
alarming implications, Paul Can
non has resorted to the ancient
political tactics of blaming some
body else for a condition he ano
his clique are largely responsible
for. He is not getting away with
il.
Harry L. Burns of Chinook,
chairman of the state highway
commission, pinpointed the mat
ter when he said:
"If the lieutenant governor had
displayed half as much interest
and leadership during the last
session of the legislature as he
is now attempting to do, we
would not now be faced with the
problems confronting U.S."
1t is indeed unfortunate that
as the people Of Montana under
take to solve their highway fl
nancing problem such politicians
as Paul Cannon should be e
minding them of feuds which in
recent years have made objective
consideration of the problem viz
tualy impossible. Perhaps this is
not Mr.. Cannon's intention, but
it is the effect - a deplorable
We might well follow Long
fellows advice, LET the dead
past bury its dead" and 60 on
here, exerting our energies
to the task Of keeping apace with
the timetable of our state high
way program. OF course, there are
differences of opinion on tax for
but if we approach these
differences in a sincere spirit of
give and take, they a be con-
within tolerable limits.
This we can do and should do.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-12

Before paying-off on any more
1857 pledges you might have made
remember that you will not re
ceive a tax credit for your Chart
able contributions unless you item
ize deductions on your return. You
can't take the standard 10-per cent
for donations to charity. You may
take only one or the other; SO plan
your year-end pledge payments &C
cordingly.
Planning Charitable Gifts
II you will be forced to take the
standard 10-per cent deduction this
year. your best az move would be
to defer payment on your outstand-
ing pledges until after January l,
pyramiding them into 1858 when
you may be able to itemize deduc-
tions. However. if you have had a
better-than-average income year and
are trying TO bunch itemized deduc-
tions on this years return. you
should pay not only the pledges you
have made but possibly the pledges
you would ordinarily make in early
1858.
Here is an important point TO
keep in mind as you plan your year
end pledge payments: a charitable
contribution will be considered paid
and therefore deductible-in the
year when the check is delivered to
the charity and not when ii is
actually cashed.
Property Donations
A gift does not have to be in cash
to entitle you to a charitable deduc-
ton. II can be in property. and
since you can claim a deduction for
the fHH market UdiRe of a property
gift. it may actually pay you to
give away items that are now worth
more than they cost.
For example, suppose that you
own a few shares of stock that cost
you 500 a few years ago. Today
the stock is worth $3.50. and appar-
emily fully priced. If you know you
are going to be approached by a
church, charity, college or the like
for a sizeable donation within the
next few months, you might con-
slider contributing these securities
the end of the year.
BY giving this property away. the
organization you care to favor Will
benefit by receiving property which