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Milford chronicle., 1959-10-09
Your Child Should
Pass Muscle Test
BY DOROTHY v. WHIPptE. M. o.
AP Nev1xfeufures

Ap Newsfeufures
Our muscles are part of us. To
be really healthy we must have
muscles strong enough to be able
to carry on the activities of every
day living. If we are city or subur-
ban dwellers we do not need the
muscular power of a champion
athlete, but we do need muscles
able to hold our bodies in good ef-
ficient posture to move us about
without undue fatigue. Muscles do
not develop adequately without
exercise.
There is a good bit of evidence
to indicate that the softness of
American life is depriving our
children of the opportunity to grow
muscles strong enough even for
the sedentary life many of US lead.
We are becoming nation of the
physically unfit in spite of our ex-
cellent medical care When health
is measured in terms of freedom
from disease and good nutritional
status America is one of the health
lest countries in the world, but
measured in terms of muscular fit
ness we are out-ranked by all Of
Europe.
Physical Fitness
Bonnie Prudden, director of In
stitute of Physical Fitness, made
a study of the physical fitness of
American school children compared
with similar groups in Italy, Aus
tria and Switzerland. She discov-
cred that over so per cent of Am
erican children failed to meet the
minimum standards of physical fit
ness and that less than 10 per cent
of the European children were in
this low group.
The tests used by Miss Prudden
were those known as the Krass-
Weber Tests for Minimum Physical
Fitness.
There are six tests. in all. They
are very simple. All children over
4 years old should be able to do
them easily. Try them out with
your children.
Test 1. Child lies flat on his back,
hands under head. He is instructed
to sit up. He should be able to do
so without using his hands to help
him.
Test 2. Same as / except that
legs are bent at the knees.
Tests ] and 2 determine the
strength of the abdominal muscles.
Test 8. Child in same position.
He is instructed to raise his feet
about 10 inches, keeping his legs
straight, and hold the position 10
seconds.
Posture Test
This test is for adequacy of mus
cles used in running and in keep
ing the body in good posture.
Test 4. The child lies on his abb
domen, a small pillow is placed
under his hips. With his feet held
down by the examiner he is in
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-09
Teen Query: To Kiss
Or Not To Kiss?
AP Neyysfeatures

SHOULD A GIRL KISS on a
first date? That's always a big
problem when it becomes an is
sue, as this letter indicates:
II dated a boy that l had known
casually for long time. He sesm-
ed disappointed that / did not Hiss
him when he brought me home.
Was this mistake? Do you think
he will call me for another date?"
a 17-year-old asks.
1t was not mistake to refuse to
kiss him, If that is the way you
you felt. If the kiss were meant in
an affectionate fashion only, there
would have been nothing wrong
with it, since you have known the
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-09

Tuesday: Egg salad sandwich on
soft roll, whole fresh tomato.
pickle chips, Oatmeal cookies, milk
shake.
Wednesday: Cream cheese and
jelly sandwich on raisin wheat
bread, fresh pear. hot beef broth.
Thursday: Ham and Swiss cheese
sandwich on rye bread, dill pickle,
tangerine, hot chocolate.
Friday: Tuna salad sandwich on
white bread, celery stuffed with
cream cheese, candied apple, lem
onade.
For extra surprises, it's fun
sometimes to tuck in few pieces
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-09

of chocolate. a peppermint stick or
frosted eupcake. A plastic con-
tainer of applesauce mixed with
colored jelly beans can be dessert
treat once in while.
It's wise to package the lunch
box foods attractively. using wax
ed paper sandwich bags, cellophane
or foil wrap. adding gaily decorat-
ed paper napkins. It's also i'm
portant to keep the lunchbox and
vacuum bottle clean and fresh.
Rinsing isn't enough. After washing
rinse out both with a solution of
baking soda, then follow with a
fresh water rinse.
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-09

Now you can see them-the Finest Fords OF
Lifetimel Economy-minded Fairlanes. Big-value
Fairlane 5O0's. Elegant Galaxies. breath-takIng
new Sunliner convertible and brandnew hard
top model, the flashing Starliner. Then there's
q whole new world of Station Wagon Living.
too. 1t all adds up to Is glttering variations OF
the worlds newest, most elegant styling themel
And Ford sets the new trend in power Fords
Thunderbird 292 V-8 and 352 V-8, like the Ia
nous Mileage Maker Six, bring new world OF
smoother, hotter performance-on regular gas.
To top it all, the Finest Fords of Lifetime are
priced for savings. Ford is still priced to outvalue
all comparable models of its major competitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-12

TVHAT morning, when the IntOurist car dropped
Il Mia, Jenna (my Russian guide) and me near the
foot of the gangpank of the ship which to take
us to Sochi, the first person spotted was Ward =
''The Capitalist" His round pink-blond face, cir
cled in grins, and his, right hand holding glass
hung out the small window two or three decks
above u.s.
Gosh, thought to myself, something was GER
tainly tickling The Capitalists funny bone. I'd
never seen him in such fine fettle. He waved and
his head shrank back into his big shoulders and his
chuckles spilled out.
We didn't hear the chuckles he was too far
away VI but could see them plainly. What in
heavens name had got into him? Was one Of us
losing her slip or pants?
At the gangplank male representative of lntour-
ist handed us our reservations and remarked cas-
ually that was to share stateroom with Ward,
and Mia one with Mrs. RatOf.
Well, if he had said we were booked for the salt
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mines of Siberia we couldn't have been more hor-
ri6ed. The Capitalist was now completely convulsed.
He'd known, of course, since reaching the ship, that
we were rooming together and he'd been waiting
right there in that little window to my reaction
to the news.
must say he got his moneys worth. | went
absolutely Wild ri can't do that! shouted at the
Intouist representative. cts impossible! decent
American woman doesn't stay in a room with man
unless she's married to him. l can't do it. You'll
have to make some other arrangements. You'll
simply have TO-.
TALKED SO fast Jenna had hard time interpreting
Il for me, but the Intourist representative not
moved. He regarded me as if / were a hysterical
child. TITS only for night, he said in tones of
sweet reasonableness.
But that's one night too many | cried. "This
is simply done in the United States. My husband
would divorce me. He'd think I'd lost my mind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-12

The Intourist representative looked as if he was
sure already had. "Oh why could see he was
asking himself "Oh, why does the United States per-
init such an immature, off-balance female to leave
its shores?"
Breathing hard, he repeated again and again that
it was only for one night and l, breathing just as
hard, repeated again and again that one night was
one too many.
Mia was in it, too, shouting in Russian, which
made it seem louder and angrier. Once she yelled
that she and couldn't possibly be separated for we
used the same toothbrush = she meant tooth paste.
Finally, it sank in upon us that We were getting
nowhere; were only backing up traffic for about
mile. So we adjourned to Wards = and my =
stateroom to carry on the fight.
The Capitalist had pulled his grinning head out of
the window and was now relaxed in big chair, sip
ping vodka diluted with warm tap water. His bright
blue eyes glinted with devilment.
Mia and told him right off that he would simply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-12

WITH the Moscow Fair stimulating
w Soviet tourist trade, more Ameri-
cans than ever before will probably visit
Russia this summer. They're in for a
few surprises not mentioned in Intourist
publicity. One of the most notable of
these is depicted by Willie Snow Eth
ridge in this excerpt from her forthcom-
ing book, Russian Duet to be pub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-12
Four surprised Americans in Russia

lished by Simon and Schuster in the fall.
The scene is a small Russian steamer
cruising in the Black Sea. The ship is
very crowded - most of the Russian
passengers plan to spend the night on
deck, curled up with their luggage. For
the four Americans on board there are
staterooms, but with catch!
Now, meet our cast of characters:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-12

Milo M0sldOM, her friend, was
born in Russia, came to US during
war. Her husband, Robert Magi-
doff, MICS former Moscow COR
respondent, was expelled in 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-12

MRS. Eshridse, the author, set
new style for travel books with her
immensely popular "It's Greek to
Me-" She is the wife of Mark
Ethridge, Louisville publisher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-12

Illustrated BY Ed VebeH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-12

Ships cabins are coeducational in the U.S.S.
are assigned. Here's the hilarious tale of no
found herself billeted for the night with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-12

author (centeT). friends,
on Black Sea beach, Odessa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-12

THIS WEEK Moso1ius / July ". 1889
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25
Players Drop Attorney
Due to His B eIIiqerence

TAMPA, Fla. Mar. IS (AP).
II. Norman Lewis became the
legal representative for the
major league baseball players
six years ago despite the bel
ligerent opposition Of the club
owners. Today. the New York
attorney has lost the job be-
cause Of his own belligerence
toward the owners.
Lewis was given the ak here
yesterday at a meeting Of the
Is player representatives. They
announced they now have more
need for a public relations rep
resentative-an agency man to
handle Endorsements and sim
liar matters-than an attorney.
The representatives. after a
day-long meeting. took back to
their respective clubs a proposal
to set up a central office in New
York with Frank Scott to act
as their representative. scott
has served as an agent for
players.
Lewis himself made the an
that his contract,
which calls for $4,000 a year
and expires March 81, had not
been renewed.
THE players believe that by
reason Of the achievements they
already have accomplished,
they no longer need a perman-
ent attorney under contract"
he told newsmen.
There was no acrimony in
our talk with the players. In
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THE EVENING STAR F-3
Woshisstos, o. c. +
Wednesdoy, March Is, 1859

also have to get around the
country. and most Of them
think she sells cosmetics.
"They nearly flip when I
telh them I'm touting q horse"
she said with q laugh.
Sometimes they ask her to
deliver messages to friends.
and. Of course. they do the
same for her..
The tobacco firm, she pointed
out. has purchased increasingly
better stock. or at least 1t has
paid more, for the animals. since
the contest was inaugurated in
1884, Danvers, (Mass.) police
mans widow won that year by
clubbing the Attention Ally,
Fillequine. (Filly Queen, get itO
The christenings got progress
sively outlandish until last
year. when a Los Angeles house,
wife won by suggesting Hasty
Transit for a Count Fleet colt.
Hasty Transit. by the way. now
is a stablemate Of the notorious
Silky Sullivan in California.
\ 4
That first filly, as we started
out to say. cost $500. Hasty
Transit was purchased for $l8,-
600. We forgot the figure Miss
Lee mentioned when asked the
price Of the current first prize.
It must have been at least
$4,000 because she thinks it
may be the best horse put up in
the competition thus far. And
Miss Lee knows her horses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25
BY BOB HANSON
star Stan Writer

Each Sunday for the past
five months some IS or 80 boys
have been going through the
fundamentals Of pitching and
catching at the Jellef Branch
of the Boys Club of Washing
ton.
This instruction program has
been going on for the past seven
or eight years under the super
vision Of Joe Branzell. director
of the club.
1--WE feel these instructions
prove invaluable when the boys
go out for high school or sand
lot teams" Branzell said.
The school" is held from
noon until 3 pm. regardless OF
weather. The classes just con-
Icluded were started October 10
I'VE normally hold the In
Struction indoors, but the
weather was good enough al
times that we managed II days
outdoors" Branzell said.
Frank Cady. physical director
Of the club, and Chick Payne
manager Of the Lynchbure
farm team Of the Senators
helped Branzell as instructors
Two Of the many graduates
are Bill Smith and Dick Small.
wood, both southpaw pitchers
Smith currently is working out
with the st. Louis Cardinals al
st. Petersburg. Fla. Smallwood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25
Injury to Keep Thomas
SideIined 8-12Weeks

Memorial Hospital and said the
young Negro star will be con-
fined for several days.
Although several tendons
and nerves were exposed by the
injury. none was found to be
lacerated." said DR.. Howe. who
estimated the time Thomas will
lose in training.
Thomas. a gangling 6-foot-
Az youth. was working with q
cleanup detail during school
vacation at the time Of the
accident.
He was sitting in the elevator
with q hand resting on the
starting lever. preparatory to
going to an upper floor. His
foot was protruding through an
aperture in the inner door when
he accidentally moved the start
ing lever.
Thomas. who Is aiming Tor
the Olymplcs next year In
Rome. set his world record In
the National AAU champion
ships at Madison Square Gar
den. The old mark was 7-1h.
set outdoors by Russia's Yuri
Stepanov IN 1857.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25
Sneud Is Pressed
In Seminole Golf,
Hogan Far Back

PALM BEACH, Fla. Mar. Is
(AP).-Only four strokes sep
arated Sam Snead from the
worst-off Of 20 leaders playing
their final 18-hole round today
for $1,000 top money in the
Seminole golf tournament.
Snead was operating from a
flrst-day 34-36-70. two strokes
below par on the windy, $3.50
yard seashore course.
A stroke behind him at mid
point were Arnold Palmer of
Ligonier, Pa. Cary Middlecoff,
winner Of the st. Petersburg
open Monday. and Dick Mayer
Of st. Petersburg.
Dow Finsterwald Of Tequesta,
Fla, 1858 golf pro Of the year,
was among those carding 73S.
Ben Hogan. former champion
starting his limited tourna-
ment schedule. was out Of the
tim % at rs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25

BOSTON. Mar. IS (AP). =
Boston University freshman
John Thomas. the world high
Jump record holder. win be side
lined eight to IL weeks with q
foot injury suffered In an ele-
vator mishap.
The track career Of the f6-
year-old sensation was nearly
ended yesterday when his left
foot got caught between an
elevator and the shaft In Blu
building where be is employed
part time.
Thomas, who became the first
athlete to jump z feet indoors
before registering his world
mark Of z feet. 1K inches. suf-
fered three cuts and bruises.
but escaped broken bones.
DR.. Chester w. Howe operated
on Thomas ct Massachusetts,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25
>Fuvorites Beaten
In Senior Golf

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Mar.
) (AP).-The American SEN
rs Golf Association tourna-
tent moved into the second
Dund today with the defending
hampton and the medalist all
lady out Of The running.
Leon Skies Of West Falm
each. Fla, the 1857 winner,
pset last years winner, Ed
andall Of Rochester. N. Y,
and 4, in the first round
sterday.
The medalist, Walcott Brown
: Sea Girt, N. j., bowed to
-year-old William Diddell of
liladelphia, 2 up.
Chick Evans of Chicago, for
er National Amateur cham
On, won a 19-hole match over
=. Whiting Of Detroit.
other flrst-round winners
re:
T. w kislR't aeoalS e q N' Vstss::
6n: a Eaon 6uitsnsfy Of p phiis eshps
NIX Ross Of Hartford, Conn: Al
her Of Jacksonville. Fla; Leslie Tay.
of Ashevilie. ~. G.: Roy Moore Of
ser Point MichM a r. o oSens 81
nedin, fla; Bruce Comm Of Marble
ID, Mass; Ray Robertson Of Indian
Us. and John Roberts Of Columbus,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25

fact they expressed their ap-
probation and gratitude" fol
the gains they had made In
Eplayer-owner relations since he
was hired in 1858.
But we felt" said one rep
resentative, who declined use Of
his name. that he had become
too belligerent toward the
owners"
Robin Roberts of the Phillies
the National Leagues repre-
sentative, insisted, however
that no pressure had beer
brought on the players by the
owners.
Two recent moves by Lewis
led to his dismissal.
One was an attempt to gain
a pension fund for Interna-
tional League players. That
plan died aborning when play
ers in the triple-A league called
of a proposed strike in the face
of owner insistence that no
money was available for such
q fund.
The other was Lewis threat
ened court action against base
ball as an outgrowth of the
International pension plan.
The players major achieve
mentS with Lewis aid were a
hike in minimum salaries from
$1,000 to the present $1,000.
and q more expanded and re-
warding pension and insurance
plan which collects so per cent
Of television fees from the ALL
Star Game and World Series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25
BOYS Club Instructions
BigHeI p to Botterymen

signed last month by the De-
troit Tigers, was sent to Dur
ham of the Glass B Carolina
League the other day.
Some of the finer points of
pitching-correct position on
the mound, hiding the ball in
the glove so as not to telegraph
pitches and pickoff plays-were
stressed. The catchers worked
on such phases as throwing to
bases, calling signals so that
the opposition can't catch them
and correct position behind the
batter.
The boys got a fine first
hand example Of how the pick
of play should be executed
from Smith, who worked out al
the club before leaving fol
Florida. With Omaha last year
Smith, who has an exception.
ally good motion with a runner
on first base, picked of Is fol
an American Association
record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25
.ATcHTSON'S
ANGLE -

they brought their All-Amer-
lea team to New York." she
said. "They sure were nice
boys and the coaches. too.
That's one thing I like about
sports. you meet real, nice peo-
ple-no phopies." sFl bSt
After that O new trotting
track In upstate New York
offered her O publicity post,
but she said mo thank you"
They wanted me TO take 1t
on q percentage deal" she
added. II told them nothing ]
wrote would make people bet
II 1t rained all week. ! couldn't
afford to gamble like that"
Norma was with Jack
Kramers pro tennis tour last
summer and also found that
work fascinating. '.~
\ \ y 4
Her present tour. which has
taken her through % cities In
10 States and cost 10 pounds
of her trim frame. began in
South Bend, Ind. She had din
ner there with Notre Danes
fullback. Nick
Pietrosante, q charming fellow
Hes marrying a girl from
his home State Of Connecticut
March go" Norma reported,
"and he wanted badly to be
drafted by the New York
Giants in pro football. He
could have lived at home and
played in New York. But the
Detroit Lions took Nick and
the Giants picked Buddy Dial,
who lives in Magnolia. Texas
Isn't that life for your"
Texas, Miss Lee hastens to
add, is a very nice State-very
nice.
"You should see all the COL
umns they wrote about me"
she said. probing again in her
miniature trunk. They're the
incest people, think I may
move to Texas"
\ = y
In her travels Miss Lee has
met many business people who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25

One Of the last times these
myopic eyes gazed on Norma
Lee she was standing In the hot
glare Of a spotlight. warbling
q ditty with the line 'I've got
the horse right here. !" as
o feature Of the Maryland
Racing Writer'S Associations
annual dinner In Baltimore.
That was five years ago.
Yesterday the acquaintance
was renewed when Norma
dropped by the new Star Build
ing for q visit. We are happy
to report that she hasn't
changed her line one bit.
1--WE got the horse right
here" she began, fishing In
q typically feminine purse con-
tanning everything but the gas
stove.
The horse in her stage bit
for the racing writers was
Paul Revere" for the number
was q popular tune borrowed
from the Broadway production
of Guys and Dolls" for the
evening. The horse Miss Lee
fished out of her saddlebag
yesterday is unnamed as yet.
and that's the gimmick.
Norma is q member Of the
publicity firm drumming UP
interest in the sixth annual
Kentucky Club Derby Day
contest. The handsome colt is
the first prize. and all you've
got to do is give the son Of Oil
Capitol out Of Byblos q suit
able name.
49,
Norma is no Jennie-come-
lately in racing publicity. hav-
ing been introduced to 1t and
schooled in the subtle art dur
ing Prof. Jack OKeeffe's ten
ure in the Pimlico publicity de-
partment. She can and does
discuss horses with authority.
But Miss Lee also Is "hep with
the 1--WE" when 1t comes to COL
lege football. basketball. and
tennis.
II was on Look Magazines
publicity staff last fall when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25

onto the team If he can't make
it on his hitting. He whipped
out two runners Saturday
against the Athletics and yes
terday he added another. get
ting Dotterer when he tried to
score from third base after
Johnny Temple flied to center.
Sanford, who made his de-
but, was the only Senator in
the starting lineup who failed
to hit. Tucker failed to get
a ball out Of the inf1eld in four
chances after betting his homer.
Coach Bill urges. who
secuted the Yankees in several
games, made his full report to
Lavagetto and Griff1th last
night. Clint Courtney. who
didn't want to return to Wash
ington with his broken leg,
won't. He'll remain with
the team and the leg will not
be placed in a cast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25
Finals Today
In College
Net Tourney

Dartmouth Old meets Le-
high CD at 1880 pm. today
and George Washington CO.
plays Georgetown DID In
finals Of the Cherry Blossom
tennis festival. The matches
are at Georgetown
The Colonials won their Sec
ond match yesterday with an
81 rout Of Lehigh. George
town lost to Dartmouth, 6-3.
Jim Tarr Of CIV lost hts
lrstE 4 set to Lehigh's Lowell
Latshaw. the Eastern inter-
collegiate tournament cham
pion. 0-6, but rallied to win
The match, Ga, Ga.
Dick Hoehn of Dartmouth,
who beat Tarr two days ago.
defeated Dick Razzetti of the
Hoyas, 81. rs. in the days
,ther No. / singles match.
The results:
singIes-Jim Tarr (ow) d. Lowell
.atshaW, %, "a, Ga: Jack TarI
OWl d. Dick Earl, e., 6-3: Saul
.eibowitz (GWD d.. Ron Yamagami.
80, 30: Jim Whitehead (GWb d.
shafies HODGE, Ga, 6-3: Ken Sill
,erStone iGWD d. Jim Rust 60,
nan, 6--2. 63
Doubles-Jim and Jack Tarr tGW)
/. IatShaw and Earl. e., g.:
eiboWits and whitehead lGNI q.
lodge and Yamagami, GO. 81;
ten Garrison and Fisehman lGWl
!. samuels and Chet Miller, 60.
-.
sinsles-Dick Hoehn Cd d. Dick
.aszeili, al. 20: Pete King t0)
Don Pickett, "a, Ga, O.;
ohm McDonough lQ) d. Joe Short.
-, 8-6 Bill McLune CDJ d. Bob
lendeL g., g.: Opie Jones I'D
Ed shapiro, So, 40, 6--3: Pete
oleman (Gb d. Phil Langley, Ga,
-.
Doubles---Razzetti and Mendel (0)
Hoen and Rickett, 81, 81
ID: MeDonough and McClung CD
King and Warren Heeg, 81, B-3;
ones and Langley cd d. Short and
oleman, Sc, 6-2.