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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16

documentary way. it let's facts
speak for themselves. which they
do with a ringing eloquence that
no other treatment could equal.
For this quiet revelation Of
how much more agonizing than
any fiction truth can be, movie
goers are indebted to Producer
Herbert B. Swope, jr., and its
author director. Philip Dunno.
They have followed faithfully
Anthony Lewis Pulitzer prize ac-
count of the Navy Department
worker falsely accused of being
q security risk and his SUISSE
quent ordeal of clearance.
The three brave men of the
films title. masked here under
other names, are Mr.. Chasa-
now, his attorney. Joseph Fin
nelli. and Assistant Secretary of
the Navy James H. Smith. 1t was
their common--and at once UNI
common-courage that saw the
case through to Mr.. Chasanow'S
harrowingly earned victory.
Save for name changes, Three
Brave Men" is a literal tran
scription of the Chasanow case.
It's setting is Washington. called
Washington, and Greenbelt, Md,
the suburban development where
the Chasanows lived. which is re-
ferred to as Riverview.
AS visualized by Dunne's
searching cameras. the Chasa-
now case becomes an almost
black and white study in good
and evil.
At its center. stands a good
man, a faithful government
worker, beloved husband and
father, and energetic in the life
of his suburban community. In
herent decency would seem to
make him completely safe as
employe, family man. citizen.
It does so. however, only un-
til the day he is accused as a
sesurity risk, suspended from his
$8.000-a-year job. sent home
numbed with shock to face his
family, his neighbors and an
experience whose hidden horrors
are to prove unimaginable.
What these horrors are, as
revealed one by one. is meyer an
occasion for indignation in the
film. They are there, that is
all, the instant suspicion of the
suspicious-minded that risk
and Communist are synonymous,
the quick assumption of Chasa-
now's guilt by the unthinking,
the cruel willingness to add hurt
to injustice reaching down to the
Chasanow children.
In the revelation Of these. it
Is the drama of the film that
its evil comes off as impersonal
and irrational. The good, per-
sonal and rational, is to be found
In so many opposing aspects of
the case. the rallying of his
friends to Chasanow's side, the
willingness of a fighting lawyer
to take the case, the human
open-mindedneSs of the Navy to
give the accused a hearing
against his unnamed accusers.
49,
There is never a sag in the
drama of this conflict although.
In DUNES documentary way,
the film is never in a hurry and
always as concerned to be fair
as fate apparently is being un-
fair to Chasanow. 1t is always
clear that Chasanow and his law
yer are fighting to prove his in
nocence, not that the Govern
ment's loyalty program is grossly
guilty.
To achieve this effect. Dunno
has done a remarkably effective
Job in selecting his cast. From
top to bottom of the list, these
are dedicated players imbued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16

THREE BRAVE MEN" a goth Cen.
tury-Fox release. produced BY Herbert
B; Swope, IT., written and directed BY
Philip Dunno. based on the Pulitzer
music by Hans Saiter. At the Capitol
Theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
FAMOUS FABLES
BY B. f. EDGAR

WASTED: Giulio Gatti-Ca-
sazza. for years the general man
ager of the Metropolitan Opera
House. was a mountain of a
man with a temper to match.
AT one rehearsal he noticed
something wrong with the set.
He summoned the scenic design
er When the later appeared,
Gatti exploded. A volley of
vituperation. all in Italian,
cracked from his lips. He ad-
vanced on the man, kicking over
chairs and banging tables with
his cane.
His face purple. his fist
clenched. his beard bristling. he
was an awesome slight. For
fully 10 minutes he beloved and
roared IN rage.
The scenic designer calmly
stood his ground. listening al
most with disinterest. Finally
the TRADE was over, and Gatti
slumped into chair.
The designer turned to Gatti's
assistant and whispered in his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
LAW IN THE NEWS
BY PHIL YEAGER and
JOHN STARK

According to various news re-
ports emanating from Hollywood
there has been a certain amount
of i'll feeling between one of the
movie colony's artists and actor
Anthony Steele, husband of the
Swedish glamour girl. Anita
Ekberg.
The situation seems to have
developed when a sculptor
named Josephy Dubroyni dis
pensed to the press his notions
of what constitutes the perfect
female figure. The necessary
measurements, he said, are 5
feet 8 inches and 35-22-35. And
he added that Miss Ekberg. who
is somewhat more generously
endowed lis in his opinion "out
of proportion"
This comment, coupled with
several other points of disagree
ment, elected a punch on the
nose from Mr.. Steele. coincident-
ally raising an interesting point
of law.
The question is: When are
you legally justified in taking a
poke at somebody who makes
slurring comments about your
wife, and what kind of remarks
are sufficiently slurring?
Husbands Beware
This is something about which
many people have a mistaken
idea. They sometimes believe
that a husband is justified in
clobbering anyone who makes
remarks about his wife, if the
remarks are insulting enough.
Morally. it may be SO. Legally,
it isn't.
So far as the law is concerned
the general rule is that mere
words do not constitute pro-
vocation for assault and battery.
No matter what somebody calls
you or your wife, you will rarely
get legal backing if you retaliate
by taking it out Of the name
callers hide. He can still sue
you and probably make it stick.
There are a few places where
this rule is not followed. Missis-
sippi is the best example. There.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

application to go through the
mill.
The Social Security people ex-
pect the situation to ease up in
a few months, but figure It'll be
many months before things get
back to normal in all its offices.
In the meantime, they've got
some suggestions for the public
thatll make it easier to get back
to normal:
II you've got an urgent inquiry
which can be answered by a
phone call to your local Social
Security Office. don't make a per-
sonal visit. Chances are it'll take
both you and the Office less time.
Be brief as possible.
If you have question about
Social Security which isn't ur-
gent. don't write or call the So
.cial Security office until things
level off.
When you go in to apply for
payments, be as brief as possible.
Be well prepared to give all the
information thatll be needed on
your application so you won't
have to make another trip to the
Office to provide it. Take along
any necessary affidavits or GER
tificates to prove your marriage
birth date, divorce, etc, etc.
Don't Follow Up
After you apply for payments,
don't bother the Social Security
office with questions about the
progress of your application. not
only will you slow up the Social
Security people, but you may
further delay your claim for pay
ments. The Offices are on a
"Dont-call-us, we'll-call-you"
basis. If the Offices need more in
formation about you or your
application. they'll get in touch
with you.
Although most Social Security
offices are feeling the crush of
business. the load isn't evenly
spread. So, you may not run in
to the emergency moves men,
toned above in your local office.
The suggestions for easing the
work of the Offices are still in
order.
You may iCrite Ray Henry
IN care OF The Star about your
omn Social Security or retire.
ment problem. Please enclose
a stamped. self-nddreSSed enue-
lope and Is cents in conn.,
tFrom APP NewsfeaturesD
The next Security for You column
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

day after day-that things will
get better. No child or young
woman ever spent an unhappier
kfe than l did. Yet. it somehow
has prepared me for the last half
Of life. For the past few wears ]
have been a very happy person
l hope my letter will give courage
to others. Sincerely, Miss x
Answer: No comments. This
incredibly erful letter
speaks for itself.
Dear DR.. Steincrohn. Will
you please explain iatrogenic di-
sease? Mr. L. K"
Answer: This term is much
more recognizable than it was a
half-dozen years ago. At that
time, if you button holed several
doctors and asked what it meant,
most would say they didn't know
Here is an excellent explana-
ton by J. E. Schmidt, MD, in a
recent issue of Medical Science
"A physicians dour look. serious
manner. or mode of delivery of
diagnosis may induce in a nerv-
Gus patient enough fear to bring
on a psychosomatic illness. or at
least symptoms. l do not believe
there is a word for the condition
but the concept induced by the
physician is expressed by iatro-
genie from the Greek iatros
physician and genesis tori
GIN
released by The Bell Syndicate, IncD
Tomorrow: Overcoming bed boredom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Southeastern Sertomu
To Convene Thursday

Delegates from four states and
the District will open a iour day
Southeastern regional conyen-
ton OF Sertoma International
here on Thursday.
The climax of the convention
will come Saturday night, when
Senator Erwin, Democrat of
North Carolina, will deliver the
principal address at a banquet in
the Shorcham Hotel conven-
ton headquarters.
Sertoma units in North and
South Carolina, Virginia. Mary
land and Washington will be re-
presented at the meeting Fol-
lowing registration Thursday.
delegates will begin business seS-
sionS, Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

WHAT'S wrong with the younger
generation? Plenty, says prize
winning poet Karl Shapiro.
The former poetry consultant
to the Library of Congress re-
turned last night to read some
OF his works in program that is
part of the librarys literary
series.
In a press conference before
the program. the 44-year-old
poet made it plain he doesn't
think much Of today's students,
young American poets, or pre-
sent world institutions.
In fact, he said. Il don't UNI
derstand the younger genera
ton anyway"
Over the past decade, he has
been observing the student seq
ment OF the generation from the
vantage point of a college pro-
fesSor's desk. A former teacher
on the East Coast and m Cali
fornia. he now instructs at the
University of Nebraska.
Too Quiet TO Excite
Among his critical comments
on life and poetry today are
these:
Young poets are so quiet. I
don't see how they could write
anything exciting"
students today don't have
any political consciousness. After
this horrible thing in Hungary,
you might have thought stu
dents would want to get TO the
middle Of the conflict, but in
stead-no-they just stay drawn
into themselves. OF course. they
were blocked by such great bu-
reauracies as the United Ma
tions."
I'm not sure but that the
English language has disap-
peared. What has replaced it?
why, American. l suppose
Young people today are not
embittered. Just empty of L.
lusions."
Il think you could link this
lack Of life in students ana
young poets to prosperity. But
you can't condemn prosperity.
They are living in an empty
world. surrounded by comforts. I"
Mr.. Shapiro. who won Pull
itzcr Prize in l945 for his volume
of verse called "V-Letter and
Other Poems published the year
before. said the horrible OBJ
Jectivity' of much modern
poetry makes him almost ready
to believe what poets said in the
l920s about civilization already
being dead
He said that the people of
my generation at least had Il
lusionS," but the next generation
apparently hasn't
On the subject Of Washington
and poetry, he remarked:
"Oh, l don't think Washing
ton ever heard of poetry until,
Ezra Pound was here"
Cited as Producer
Mr.. Pound. controversial
figure in the world of poetry. was
brought here to St. Elizabeth
Hospital for treatment.
Mr.. Shapiro. a Baltimore
native who studied two years at
Johns Hopkins University there.
classed Mr.. Pound with r. S.
Eliot Nobel Prize winner as
among the best verse producers
OF our times.
/ In addition to his Pulitzer
award, Mr.. Shapiro has received
the jeanette Sewell Davis prize
1892, q special award from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
LAW IN THE NEWS
Punchy Over Ekberg?
Law Won't Allow Ii

"a slur on mans honor or upon
that of his wife may be held
sufficient cause to sanction
violent retaliation-provided no
deadly weapons are used. Rules
of similar nature may also
exist to some extent in Texas.
Punch at Own Risk
In regard to the rest of the
country. those taking a punch at
name-callers generally do so at
their own risk.
One important note should be
added, though. In many places
if the accused person can show
that he was stung to action by
truly provocative language, this
may be taken into account as a
mitigating factor in fixing dam
ages.
The next Low in the News column
will oppeor Fridoy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
THE DETAIL

NN IHE DETAILS
Karen My younger sister
and I are both in our mid-20S
and married. We have always
been very close and We were very
unhappy when June and her
husband had to move quite far
] away. We promised to write
regularly and tell all the little
details of our lives.
Well, they weren't away six
months when Junes letters
started getting shorter and less
regular. She said she and her
husband and baby We're fine and
that was that. l began to worry
and decided to pay them a sur
prise visit.
! June almost collapsed when
she saw me. l discovered that
half of the little she had told
me was untrue. Her husband is
shiftless and lazy and drinks
I ---''.'' H''I she lives in a ter
rible apartment in a poor Sec
decent
dress to put on. I feel she ought
to leave her husband. or at least
come back to our home town so
] can keep an eye or her and
that husband of hers. She
doesn't seem to know how to
handle him. Just the same, she
wants to stay where she is and
keep her pride" as she calls it.
June 81 know I'm a great
disappointment to Karen and my
parents. but l don't want to be
a drag on them as well. I know
my husband and I'm afraid he'll
come to depend on them for jobs
or money.
l don't want to leave Roy be-
cause. in spite of everything. 1 do
love him. I feel he has had
some bad breaks here and even
tually he will change. l want
him TO know I have confidence
in him. In spite of what any,
one else may think, he is not
really shiftless and lazy. He is
just easily discouraged and tends
to drink too much when he has
problems.
! didn't want Karen to see the
way We were living and l don't
want the folks back home to
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VI irwin, - both OF 18th and NJ
SITS. NV
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RAYMOND RroaduS 10, 5O27 sheriff
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Youths Illusions Dead,
Prize Poet Shapiro Finds

American Academy Of Arts and
Letters l944), and Guggen-
helm fellowship 1914 and l946l
He is married and the father
of three children. aged IL, 8
and 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Application Time Longer

ear. The assistant went over to
Gatti and said.
He says he is sorry Gatti
erunted, somewhat appeased.
but would you mind repeating
what you said in English? He
does not speak Italian, and did
not understand a word you said. g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Suicide Is Never the Answer
By DR. PETER J STElNCRoHN

Dear DR. Stelncrohn: / usual
ly read your column in our news
paper, and am usually glad for
what you write. Some time ago
two people had written you one
right after the other; both had
suicide thoughts. /, too. at times
have had such thoughts. Only
Gods word and the Bible have
kept me from it. 1t was during
my teens, 20s and 30s that l had
those thoughts. l never went SO
far as TO plan a way. am now
40 / am not married. ! have the
klndest father who is 80. | have
two unmarried sisters. one four
years younger, the other four
years older.
IN my earlier years l was very
shy. I still am. but not like I
was. was often made fun of
during my teens. 20 and Dos -
and some in my 40s-because /
am not as bright and smart as
other people. I am dumb, awk-
ward and stupid In grade school
1t was not hard for me to learn
things. But it was something
else again TO know what to do
when something a little unusual
happened
Easily Excited
get excited very soon. am
slow at almost everything / do
MY other sisters are fast work.
ers and catch on fast. Often
they would say in my presence !:
1T takes all kinds Of people TO
make up the world-even dumb
ones!" Often my younger sister
would stand right in front OF me
and initiate me. And nv older
sister would come right out and
say you are dumb and Pc
culiar. That made me angry. We
had many word battles.
often my head would ache
as though it would split. Not
from physical illness, but from
wondering Just how / should act
so as not to be scolded or laughed
at ! often felt that my sisters
wished ! would die. / used to
cry and cry because ! was
laughed at and made fun Of
didn't mind so much what my
aunts and cousins and neighbors
said. What really hurt was be-
Ing looked down upon and
laughed at by my own flesh and
blood.
Situation Improved
But they don't laugh at me
80 much anymore Maybe 1t is
because we are all older Maybe
We are all wiser. Some years
apo | heard a girl say she got a
scoldng from the boss and felt
as If she would choke.
MY, | thought, is that the
INST time you felt that way? ]
often vent days or weeks at a
time with that feeling
But have much TO be thank
ful for l have taught class in
church for the past six years
MY father and sisters are now
good 70 me. My body is not
detormed have two strong
good legs and arms, eyes anc
ears know nothing about
sickness o. pain. / can eat any
thinp any time of the day with.
on ieelng Ill / have the moon
stars sun Sky earth. grass. birds
etc. There Is much to live for
Here is the lesson have
learned Suicide is never the an.
tVer 70 our hurts What matters
Is having the courage 10 hope
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

he Family Council consists OF a Judge,
psychiotrist. three elereymen, o
newspaper editor, q women's editor
ond two writer's Eoch article is O
summary OF on octuol cose history
The council reports on problems that
hove been deoIt with by responsible
agencies.
know. Karen seems to think
ought to be stricter and tougher
with my husband, and she would
supervise me on every step, the
way she always has. Maybe I'm
just a failure as a wife, but l
can't see what good will come of
nagging and carrying on the way
Karen thinks l should. Pride
has lot to do with it. but it's
not the only reason why want
to stay where we are.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
June should be much less
humble in her attitude toward
Karen. Her sister had no right
to spring a surprise visit or to
tell her to leave her husband and
tell her how to manage him.
L know I'm a great disap-
pointment to Karen and my par
ents,' declares June with guilty
air. But she has nothing to feel
guilty or ashamed about. She is
trying to understand the man
she loves and to make home
with him. She has absolutely no
reason to consider herself "a
failure as a wife" She shows
that she has lot of intelligence
and courage, and there is every
reason TO believe she'll make a
success of her marriage.
June may need help with her
husbands drinking problem, but
she doesn't need Karen's kind of
help. She might suggest that her
husband join Alcoholics Anon
ymouS or see a physician or fam
lily counseling agency. June is
right to stick to her pride, her
confidence and her privacy. and
Karen should withdraw from her
sisters personal affairs.
Copyright. 1857 General Features Corp
Tomorrow: Wife cont see own prob
lem for tending to those Of Others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
SECURITY FOR YOU
Don't Add
To Work
OF Offices

The Social Security Admins
tratlon is buster than one
legged bicycle rider.
Many of its Offices are work
ing overtime. including Satur-
days and Sundays. It's hired
5000 more permanent employees
IN the past seven months and
IS hiring temporary help wher-
ever possible.
Some of the Offices have
resorted to asking its visitors to
return at later date or merely
listing the visitors names and
promising to contact them later.
Most of the activity is due to
applications for monthly pay
ments resulting from the
changes Congress made a few
months tgo in the Social Secu-
rlty law.
Congress lowered the retire
ment age for women to G. and
made 1t possible for hundreds
of thousands between So and 65
to start drawing payments after
November l. And, it set up a
program under which hundreds
OF thousands of severely disabled
persons over so could start draw
Ing payments after July /. 1857.
Some one million applications
have flooded in since the begin
ming of the year and about 900
900 have been approved or
turned down,
Application Time Longer
Because of the flood and de-
spite the emergency measures.
its now taking about 10 to IL
weeks from the time an applica-
ton is filed until monthly pay
ments are approved OF dis
approved. Normally. it takes
from six to eight weeks Tor an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
EEA7vRz Rcz
THE FAMILY COUNCIL
Woman Freely Advises
Sister on Marital Ills
THE PROBLEM

KAREN my sister doesn't know how to handle her
husband.
JUNE 81 want him to know have confidence in him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
MARRIAGE
LICENSE
APPLICATIONS

Under d. c. Ian couples must
apply for marriage license on
one day. wait three tuH ddvs
and receiUe the license on The
MN day. Sundays and holi-
ddus are counted the same as
other ddyS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

Tomorrow: Overcoming bed boredom
OF the sick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

Stretching half the continent this wonderful West 50
vast you could spend trying it ALL But you to
the best of the West in vacation time can really help VOL
You'll save usually week of highway traffic Accom-
modaons will await wherever you stop and planned
trips will your time in each region Best of athe
cost IS reasonable when you vacation Union Pacific Railroad
You'll see more enjoy relax And-youu be de-
lighted with the low cost luxury of trans-the Doneers
CITY OF Los ANGELES "THE CHALLENGER" CITY PORT
LAND, CITY ST. LOUIS, and the SheamlrerS CITY OF
DENVER and CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

The next Security for You column
will oppeor Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

The next Low in the News column
will appear Fridoy.