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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23

for Q month, Mrs. Gains
borough decided to make up
and had her dog carry q con-
ciliatory note to her husband.
Gainsborough replied with
an endearing message and
placed it in his dogs mouth.
The animal headed straight
for Mrs. Gainsborough's bou-
doir. but on the way it saw
q cat. Forgetting about the
message. it gave chase.
Mrs. ,Gainsborough, ig-
norant bf what had hap
pened, concluded that her ad-
'vanceS had been rebuffed.
Her rage was so intense that
another month passed before
she got in touch with him
again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
BY PHIL YEAGER and
JOHN STARK


Contrasting traffic tickets is
usually more expensive than
paying them, but it can be
good for the soul. That's
obviously the opinion Of Mrs.
Meyer Fish, who runs a store
on New York's historic
Bowery.
Over many years, Mrs. Fish
has been driving daily to her
store and making a left turn
at a certain intersection. One
day recently, she arrived at
the left turn spot only to be
waved on by a policeman,
Gerard Vent. Mrs. Fish says
taht she circled the block
several times, then pulled UP
to the same policeman and
asked if she could ask him a
question. His reply, Mrs. Fish
said, was that If she asked
the question. he would give
her a ticket.
She asked the question
anyway. 1t was: How do I
get into the block to get to
my business?" At this point.
Patrolman Vent waved her to
the curb and wrote out a
summons for failing to COM
ply" Says Mrs. Fish: II
didn't even know whether
failing to comply meant fall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
LAW IN THE NEWS
Motorist Pays Fine
For Just a Question

ing to comply with his order
not to ask a question or fail
ing to travel on"
Patrolman Vent, in court,
testified that he had elm
mated left turns when Mrs.
Fish was there because traf-
flc was backed up on the
Bowery, and that he had
given her a ticket for fall
ing to comply with his direc-
ton to move on.
Mrs. Fish could have got
ten off for 50 by pleading
guilty with an explanation.
Or she could have pleaded
guilty and paid SIS to the
clerk without appearing in
court. But Mrs. Fish fought
it right down the line in
Manhattan's vehicle accident
court. where she lost and
had to pay 81 fine.
But she hasn't quit yet.
With tears in her eyes, the
doughty motorist retained a
lawyer, paid $l8 for records
in order to appeal her case,
and will continue to pursue
her cause. II know" she
said, tits costing me a lot
of money. but it will be a
pretty sad day for us here
If we start to give up the
principles In which we be-
lieve."
Tomorrow: Probate Of Estotes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
FEATURE Rcz
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Get Diagnosis Early in Govt
By DR.. PETER }. sTEINcRoHN

"A man asked me recently,
sVhat is the most important
consideration in the manage
naent of gout?"
Without hesitation I said:
early and correct dag
nosis."
YOU MIGHT ASK If that
isn't true for any disease.
The sooner diagnosed the
Better. True. But it is espe-
eially important in govt.
II have known many un-
suspecting persons who suf-
Tered for years from what
they called "arthritis"
pething seemed to help. I
estimate that there are thou
sands upon thousands Of
equity Americans who can
eAnd no help" for their
arthritis. They accept it as
something chronic-and be-
y0nd cure or relief.
Yet, if they Cor their doc
tnrs) suspected the POSSIBLE
ity Of govt being the offender
they could find a measure of
relief overnight. What throws
many people-and some doc
t0rs-off the true diagnoStic
trail is the fact that the dis
Comfort is not present in the
large toe. Nevertheless. we
know now that govt can at
tack anywhere. You can have
1t In an elbow, hand, knee or
any other joint.
Anyone who has arthritis--
especially If 1t seems to recur
in the same joint-should
ask his doctor If he thinks a
uric acid determination on
the blood might not be ad-
visable. ! think most doctors
will go along with that.
If the reading is six or
over, there is good reason for
suspicion. The real test is the
therapeutic test. If you have
True govt you will find relief
within hours after taking
colchicine, butazolidin or
similar acting drugs.
You will be given drugs like
benemid to lessen recurring
attacks. In other words, early
and proper diagnosis is the
difference between chronic
afthritis" and govt that can
be helped.
Is
IA READER wants to know
q swelling of the ankles is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
DEAR ABBY
It's Not Ruined Yet, Honey
BY ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

brother is shorter than I am
and I am afraid we will look
ridiculous UP there. My BROTH
er is 6 IT. 2 and would make
a much better looking best
man. How can I get around
this without starting a family
fight?
BRIDE-TO-BE.
Are you staging a Holly
wood production or a cere-
mOny to join you and your
loved one in holy matrimOny?
For goodness sake. let your
fiance select his own best
man.
why don't my parents
trust me?" For What Every
Teen-ager Wants to Know,
send Csc and a large, stamped,
self-addressed envelope to
ABBY, care Of The Evening
Star.
\ y
For a personal reply,
tDrite to ABBY in care of
The EDening Star. Inclose
a Selt-addressed, stamped
envelope.
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FAMOUS FABLES
By 3. 2. EDGAR

Notes: The married life Of
English Painter Thomas
Gainsborough was q tri-
umph of incompatibility. At
times he and his wife would
not speak to each other for
weeks.
One thing. however. they
had in common--their love
for dogs. Each had q ia
vorite pet. Whenever they
wished to become reconciled,
they would communicate via
the animals.
One day. after the two had
cold shouldered each other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
says that the homes we con-
slider are shanties.

slider are shanties.
Dad wants to help Us with
q down payment on q better
home. ! feel we ought to &C.
cept as he can well afford 1t.
But my husband won't hear
Of it. ! feel it's wrong to let
pride stand In the way.
Charles MY father-in-
law never fails to make q
point Of what he considers
our terrible poverty. He con-
stantly refers to how well Of
his son and other two daugh-
tiers are. Whenever he visits
our home he brings big bags
Of food and various house,
hold extras. It's darn in
sulting.
I'm not too proud to want
to do the best for the kids.
but ! really can't take his
throwing up at me what he
has done for US. / know him
and I know he would do this.
It's q shame that the kids
have to suffer for it because
I know that the contribution
he wants to make would
mean nothing to him.
The houses we've looked at
aren't luxurious. but they're
not shanties either.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
1t may be wrong" to let
pride stand in the way Of o
family's welfare II the situa-
ton is desperate. but we
wouldn't just wash pride
down the drain for the sake
Of a few frills.
Charles is apparently well
able to take care Of his fam
ily's basic needs. He should
not have to accept stupid.
tactless behavior from any
one. 1t Is more important to
his children's welfare that he
feel like a free and self-re-
specting human being than
that they have q better home.
The father-in-law in this
case needs more curbing than
merely the refusal of his offer
about the home. It appears
that he Is trying to inject
himself between husband and
wife. that he Is trying to
show Leona he Is still her
big. much-needed daddy who
can give her things her hus-
band can't.
This man Is most unfortu-
nate and needs some steer
ing-probably from his wife.
He needs to learn to accept
his role as an older mantle
father Of q grown family.
Leona should recognize
that she Is to some extent re-
sponsible for her fathers be-
having as he does. It takes
two, at least. to make a dra-
ma. II Leona did not enjoy
the special attention she gets
from her father. he would
lose interest In playing that
role. She is far too ready to
accept things from him.
(copyright. 1859. General
Features Corp)
Tomorrow: Children q Problem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23

DEAR ABBY: I am going
to be married in August. My
f1ance wants his brother to be
best man. I want my brother
to be best man. / know the
groom usually selects the best
man, but, Abby, my fiance's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23

The FemiIy Council consists Of o
judge, Q psyehiotrist. three clergy
men, o newspaper editor wOm-
ems editor and two writers. Eoeh
article is o summary Of on oetuol
eose history. The council reports
on problems thot have been deolt
with BY responsible agencies and
eounseIors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23

q sure sign Of heart disease.
She is so afraid Of being told
she has a heart condition
that she hasn't visited her
own doctor about 1t.
1t is true that ankle edema
(swelling) is often the first
indication that organic heart
disease is present. Sometimes
1t appears before shortness
Of breath or cough or ia
tigue.
But. for peace Of mind. re-
member this: Swelling Of the
ankles can be due to other
things: standing still for
hours on a hot day: walking
for miles and miles daily (aSk
the mailman or the police
man on the beat) 1t may be
present in some women every
month during the meAses;
fallen arches may be a cause;
varicose veins: arthritis.
The wise thing to do is to
flnd outl Burying ones head
in the sand is an immature
way to settle this problem.
If your ankle swelling is
due to heart disease. then you
have had q head-start in
overcoming 1t. II. on the
other hand. study indicates
that your heart is normal.
isn't it worth 1t to know
and 60 along living like q
normal human being?
$50
WHEN THEY ASK me
about whether to stop smok-
ing, ! try to take a broad
minded view Of the problem.
Unless there Is a definite con-
traindication land well know
ing the lung-cancer tie up)
I tell them the choice is
theirs-if they smoke mod
erately.
If. however. there are spe-
cif1c COMMUNICATIONS, pa
tients have no choice-if
they want to get better.
I advise people not to
smoke If they have any Of
the following: Duodenal or
stomach ulcer: Burgers dis
ease. coronary disease, as
thma, chronic bronchitis,
empysema. high blood pres
sure, or severe sinus trouble.
released BY The Bell Syndicate. Incl
Tomorrow: Diabetes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23

"A READER wants to know
e swelling of the ankles is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23

DEAR ABBY: / went to a
prom with a boy who is what
YOU call a sissy. I knew this
before I went with him but
he was the only boy who
asked me and I wanted to go.
] like to mix with others.
He doesn't. When we got to
the prom I started to mix
with others. We kind Of lost
track of each other. There
was a big mix-up and when
the Grand March started I
wasn't there. My date started
looking for me outside by the
parked cars. Anyway, when 1t
came time to go home, I
couldn't find him.
He claims he stayed until
the janitor locked up. My
girl friend and her boy friend
took me home. Now it's all
over town that / ditched this
kid. How can / explain and
get my reputation back?
4 RUINED
What's there 10 explain?
You violated the first rule Of
good datesmanShip-"tO stick
with the guy who brought
YOU" The only way to repair
your reputation (which, by
the way is not ruined by one
mistake) Is to apologize to
the boy you mistreated and
to behave like a lady in the
future.
DEAR ABBY: Isn't a sign
Of jealousy or hate to send
somebody a cactus plant?
81 RECEIVED ONE.
II prefer to believe that
anyone who sends another a
plant (Of any speciesl does
It in the spirit Of good will.
Your conscience could be
needing you.
sDEAR ABBY: My neigh
Dor turned on her sprinkler
full force in complete disre-
gard of the open windows in
my car, standing where it
belonged in MY driveway.
II I had not been lucky
enough to see the water
gushing into my car. within
five minutes I could have
hathed in there. Should l
take her to court, move. or
ask her to move? / have
lived here for % years and
never had any trouble with
my neighbors. ANNOYED
4 +
If this one incident is the
sum total of your complaint
against your neighbOr, !
would say that you are over
Teacting TO what was prob
ably an innocent accident.
Talk to her.
4 4 4 +
DEAR ABBY: I am going
to be married in August. My
f1ance wants his brother to be
best man. I want my brother
to be best man. / know the
groom usually selects the best
man, but, Abby, my fiance's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
THE DETAILS

Leona MY husband and
! were married ten years ago
despite my parents strong
opposition. They wanted me
to marry q very wealthy man
who was interested in me.
We had q struggle. but are
now out Of debt and looking
for q home. We have four
youngsters and need more
space. We were interested, in
a few places. but my father
just laughed when he saw
them. He used to be in the
construction business and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
Crub Feast Set

A crab feast will be spon-
sored from 2 to 7 pm. Sunday
by the Tuxedo heverly MD
Volunteer Fire Department, at
the firehouse. Sill Tuxedo
road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
FAMILY COUNCIL
Charles
Won'tLet
Dad Help
THE PROBLEM

LeOna Its wrong to be
too proud to accept help from
Dad.
Charles J.--He's insultingl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
5 Rose Pruning
Demonstrations
Begin Today

Five rose pruning demon
STATIONS. one today at 2 pm
at the Arlington Memorial
Rose Garden at Arlington
(Va) Hospital. are being held
under sponsorship Of the Poto-
mac Rose Society. J. Benjamin
williams will be In charge.
Those attending win be given
shears and suitable gloves and
allowed to prune a bush after
learning how. II time permits
Mr.. williams will plant q bush
transplant another, then show
how to spray. feed and mulch
Wear low heels and rubbers.
II the weather is bad, dem
onstrations will be Cancelled
This is the schedule:
Today, 2 pm. - Arlington
Hospital Grounds.
March l-Shoreham HoteI
Rose Garden.
March STANLEY p. Youne
garden, 5000 Murray road
Chevy Chase, Md.
March l5-Walter H. Gam
naway garden, 1908 Aberdeen
road, Bethesda, Md.
March 15-Frederick w. Lanl
garden, 4108, Everett street
Kensington, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
Fern Valley Project
Adopted by League

At the Tuesday meeting of
the National Capital Garden
Club League the project to
plant Fern Valley at the Ma
tional Arboretum was adopted.
About $50 women met at the
National Gallery of Art and
heard an Illustrated talk by
Harry w. Dengler on "Hollies. "
Mr.. Dengler was guest editor
of Handbook of Hollies," pub
lished in 1857, a comprehensive
work published by the Ameri-
can Horticultural Society. He
was introduced by Stuart Arm
strong, president of the Horti-
cultural Society.
Mrs. Charles Bittinger is
chairman of the Fern Valley
project. assisted by Mrs. Nor
rill B. Donnald. 1t is planned
to have a small army of League
women armed with trowels and
knee pads to make the plant
ingS now heeled in at the Ar
boretum. 1t will be an April
activity, date to be set.
Mrs. Bittinger has made a
lifelong study of ferns and
wildlife and has been a prime
mover in the project here for
some time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
It's Not too Late
For Rose Garden

So it's late winter. Small
matter. Do these things to get
your rose garden started.
/. Get literature from your
favorite nurseryman or store.
2. Study the catalogs, too
for colors and varieties you
want.
3. Pace off the area you want
to plant. Don't try to plant
roses under trees or in shade
They need five or six hours Of
full sun every day.
Allow two-feet spacing fol
hybrid teas; two to three feet
for f1oribundas; at least three
feet spacing for grandifioras.
The earlier in the year the
better in planting roses. When
ever you can work the soil you
can plant them.
Millions of catalogS arr
mailed each year. Consult YOU
nurserymen. The Potomac Rost
Society also can advise you
You are welcome to write queS.
tons to the society in care o.
The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
Lily Yearbook
Tells Gains in
Disease Control

The Yearbook Of the North
American Lily Society has re-
Gently been mailed to members.
What appears to be a significant
breakthrough in the control
of diseases of lilies is reported
in three articles by workers in
the Department of Agriculture,
the University of California
and Oregon State College. BY
the proper treatment of the soil
and bulbs with some OF the
newer fungicideS, these work
ers we're able to produce vigor-
GUS, disease-free bulbs.
/ AS usual, there are articles
on methods of propagation and
descriptions of various species
and varieties.
One article asks that anna
teurs do more work in deter
mining and overcoming the
growth-limiting factors among
lilies.
The Yearbook is available
for 81, with or without men,
bership, from the treasurer,
Ernest F. Stokes, 81 Oakland
street, Lexington 73, Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
New Rose Varieties
Are Mostly American

to meeting our needs than
those bred in such markedly
different climates as those Of
Europe.
It should be noted that Of
the above varieties Ivory FASH
ion and Starfire are the All
Americas for 1859.
The Potomac Rose Society
will within a reasonable time
provide an evaluation for them
as they go through the testing
period. For those who want
new varieties but feel that they
cannot run a testing garden 1t
will be wise to wait for such
an evaluation. Nevertheless,
growing the new things is al
ways one of the fascinating
experiences Of gardening. Ger
tainly the varieties listed above
offer a grand chance to try
something new.-W. H. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
| Conker Area on Roses
Should Be Pruned

While your rose bushes are
still dormant, examine them
for signs of canker. Assistant
County Agent Dave Kidd Brock
ville), describes canker as a
diseased area on a woody cane.
On the rose, it is an area Of
dead tissue which may have
girdled the cane to kill the
whole branch.
II you should find cankers.
prune the bushes TO remove
the weak or diseased area and
burn the branches.
The two most common canker
diseases found on roses are
brown canker and stem canker,
according to University Of
Maryland plant pathologists.
Brown canker is most severe
on hybrid tea roses. Cankers
may be found during the winter,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

Gardeners have become &C.
customed to q large number Of
new roses each year, principally
from the European rose breed
ers. 1889 is different in that the
majority, by a wide margin, Is
the product Of American breed
ers. That is not to say that
we will not have some from
Europe but rather that we have
q number Of breeders in this
country who can turn out top
notch new roses.
Thirty-flve new varieties are
being offered this year.
An even dozen new hybrid
tea roses are listed and none
Of them are lavender. Only one
white is in clu d e d-White
Queen-a product of Eugene
BOerner. Three reds-Alamo,
Oregon Centennial and Torch
Song, and perhaps Kordes Per-
fecta, which is a red and white,
or deep rose and white, should
be mentioned at this point.
Four shades Of pink are among
the newcomers-Pink Emperor,
Pink Peace, Jeanne, and Angel
Wings. The latter is pink and
gold. Fantan is an orange and
Lourdes. a yellow. Tapestry, q
cross of Peace and Nilsson Bells
can best be described as Of
mixed colors.
The flOribunda offerings fol
1859 are a bakers dozen. They
have intriguing names. Brown
Eyes, a red to pink; Heat Wave
orange-scarlet; Red Wings anc
Ruby Lips, reds; Fashionettt
and Chuckles are pinks as /.
Pink Chiffon; Rose Eutin 8
dark pink and Bellina a peach.
pink. Garden Supreme is ar
orange, Allgold and Green Fire
are yellows. Ivory Fashion is 9
cream.
Four GrandiflOras
The GrandifOras, which came
into prominence with Queer
Elizabeth, have four newcom.
ers. Governor Rosellini is a red
Starfire a dark red; Gold Coast
. yellow; and Ave Maria ar
iyory-white. Governor Rosellin
was grown in several local gar.
dens last season and did yer,
well.
The miniatures which hav,
attained considerable popu.
larity in recent years have foul
new members: Westmont,
red; Perky, a pink; Cand!
Cane, d striped pink; and Lit,
tie Scotch, yellow to white.
Two pillar roses are listet
which is quite a surprise, sine
the climbers and pillars ar,
popular in the suburban areas
Ray Bunge, a dark red, is {
sport Of the old hybrid per
petual June bloomer, Pau
Neyron. Undoubtedly, this va
fiety will be more popular il
the North where extreme har
diness is a factor, but it ha
not been too long ago tina
many local growers had Pau
Neyron as a bush rose in thei
gardens. The other, Rhod
Island Red Sounds like
chicken, is an everbloomini
red.
Being Tried Out Here
\ Not many of the varietie
listed above have been teste,
IN local gardens where the eff
feet of Washington climate an,
soils, as well as the problem
Of disease protection, can b
known. Therefore, it woul
seem wise to select those tina
seem most promising and gro'
them on an experimental bash
However, since the majority @
the new roses are the product
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
Blooms to Parade at Show
Under League Auspices

The National Capital Garden
Club League is featuring its
horticulture section at the Ma
tional Flower Show at the
Armory this year.
This section plans to show
through its exhibits the use of
various plants in different
home settings.
On March 81, Mature on
Parade in Contemporary Style"
will feature forced, blooming
bulbs-hyacinths, daffodils and
tulips. Also, there will be a
new class this year-the Chal-
lenge Glass, in which tulip and
daffodil bulbs were distributed,
pots furnished and instructions
given for their culture. These
will then be brought to the
show in the best possible bloom
ing condition. Also included
will be various foliage plants in
containers and on bark. suit
able for the contemporary
setting.
Nature on Parade in Tradi-
tional Style" on March $40,
will be very colorful with the
display of African violets in
whites and pinks, blues and
lavenders. A collection of
herbs in a container suitable
for an Early American kitchen
is another interesting division
as we'll as a specimen plant
groomed as a living center
piece for q traditional home
Division &C" calls for terra
RUINS to be created by chill
dren aged 8-12 years.
4 March HIP will emphasize
the Oriental or exotic style
with Division "a" "Bonsai," the
most unusual feature of the
entire weeks display. Bon
sal" is a Sculptured miniature
plant or tree, a type of culture
originated by Japan. Bloom
ing plants on these days will
include orchids, hibicus, fuchias
begonias, amaryllis, callas and
bird of paradise. A tropical
collection of plants for a lanai
supper table,. as well as cut
camelliaS, will be shown or
these days.
Each day there will be cut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
Alexandria Club
Demonstration
Wednesday

The Garden Club Of Alex
andria, Va, will sponsor a gar
den lecture and demonstration
of flower arrangements by Mrs
Edward j. Alexander of New
port News from 10 am. to 8
pm. Wednesday at Christ
Church Parish Hall Auditorium
North Washington street, Alex
andria.
Reservations should be made
in advance with Mrs. B. S. Kill
master, 1890 Arlington Ridge
road, Arlington, Va. (fee IS
which includes lunch).
Genevieve Park Brown heads
the special program committee,
I'VE hope this will meet with
success as a community service,
she said.