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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-11

DEAR ABBY: What do you
think Of q man who thinks
nothing Of losing $50 on q
horse race but raises the roof
when I order q So dinner in
q cafe? That's my friend. !
am so and he is 81. I've been
widowed since 1888 and he
lost his wife last year.
He invited me out to din
ner and I suggested 9 nice
place to eat. When we got
there he looked at the menu
and said he wasn't going to
stay there and pay those kind
Of prices. We already had q
cocktail so he paid the watt
ress for the drinks and ! left
the tip. He wanted to take
me to a cheaper place where
can you get q dinner cheaper
than $2.95 for pork chopsD
but ! asked him to take me
home. I haven't seen him
since. Should I call and
apologize or forget about
him? HAZEL.
Forget him. You're lucky
he showed his colors early
In the game. How would you
like TO be MARRIED to .
penny-pincher like this ono?
DEAR ABBY: I am a.
years old and recently had
my first baby. My husband
has started to call me
''Mommy." Ny husband Is 80
years old.
Abby. I Just hate it. I am
not his "Mommy." His
mother Is living and she IL
about so.
Maybe this shouldn't irri.
tate me the way II does. but
I can't help 1t. I have told
him to quit calling me
''Mommy" but he says 1t just
slips out. Now, what should I
do?
DISGUISED.
Simmer down. You have al
ready asked your husband 20
quit calling you "Mommy''
which Il all you can do. Per.
haps when you address the
baby you refer to yourself as
"MOmmy" (which IL only ma
turaD. Be . little more under
standing; one day you might
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-11

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dicate that there may be o
good reason why some per-
sons persist in enjoying
themselves-even ut the risk
that their pleasures" may be
shortening.
For example. the doctor
often wonders why the fat
person continues to overeat
after he has been warned
that obesity may be life
shortening.
Or why the diabetic doesn't
stick to his diet In the face
Of possible diabetie coma and
death.
Or why the heart patient
continues TO overwork; why
the high blood pressure
patient takes . high salt
diet: or why the patient with
Burgers disease continues
to smoke when he knows he
may lose . leg by amputa-
ton; why the alcoholic con-
tinues to drink, etc.
One explanation seems to
be that the force Of self
destruction has overcome
and replaced the normal in
stinct Of self-preservation.
But q new theory has been
advanced. We have pleasure
centres" in the brain. Expert
ments with rats have shown
that q rat would rather starve
than subject himself to OBJ
stacles and hardships that
have been devised to separate
him from food. Rather than
take the pain. and discom-
fort" 1t prefers TO sit In q
corner and 90 without his
nourishment.
However. when the same rat
knows that 1t can find q
pleasure stimulus on the other
side Of the cage 1t accord
ing to Investigators goes
through hell" to get there.
These experiments m ay
prove to be enlightenjng on
various facets Of human be-
havior. They may explain
why some people are willing
to smoke. drink. eat and work
themselves to death.
. 500
DOES MEAT aggravate
arthritis?
I'VE cut out eating pork
long ago when we began to
get DID," writes Mr.. v. o. Of
Kansas City. I'VE eat mostly
very lean red beef because my
wife suffers from q gain blad-
der disorder. We seldom have
fowl. Would you express an
opinion as to whether meat
is causing my arthritis. or
aggravating the condition."
I DO NOT BELIEVE that
meat causes or ageravates
arthritis.
Mrs. ]. @. Of Missoula.
Mont, says: For the last
three years my mother has
been suffering continuously
from heartburn. After trying
several remedies she seems to
get little relief. At times she
can hardly stand II. What
would you advise to bring
relief? What do you think is
the cause?"
I WOULD NOT attempt
to guess. The cause might be
one Of many. The treat
ment, Of course. will depend
upon the cause.
One Of the most common
causes Of heartburn Is faulty
diet. Many's the case of
heartburn I have cured by
saying to the patient: stop
overeating" or better cut out
your propensity for 1illing up
on baked beans" People who
20 in for heavy drinking are
not strangers to this symp-
tom.
Heartburn may be caused
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-11

reached for It. She yanked it
away and started to shake 1t.
She shook 1t over her head,
in front. behind her. and
finally handed 1t to me.
II shook It," she said sim
ply.
We shook her.
CopyriEht. 1859,
(kinB Pastures Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1959-06-14
Miss Benton
Becomes Bride

Mrs. Charles Russell Hunt
ley II announces the mar
riage Of her daughter, Miss
Sarah Benton, to I'd 1t.
Alan Wren Baldwin, Corps Of
Engineers, son of Col, Clar-
ence j. Baldwin, USA. and
Mrs. Baldwin Of Falls
Church. The bride is also the
daughter of Mr.. Russell We'll
Ter Benton of Buffalo. N. Y.
The wedding took place
yesterday at the Georgetown
Presbyterian Church with
DR.. Russell C. Stroup off,
ciating.
Miss Marcia Benton was
her sisters maid of honor
and bridesmaids were Miss
Judith Colpitto. Miss jamie
E. Hutley, Miss Marcia D.
Hill and Miss Lyle H. Char
ters.
Mr.. Stanley Baldwin was
best man for his brother and
ushers were I'd 1t. Robert
H. Edwards, I'd 1t. George
C. Fridel, I'd 1t. John S.
Guthrie, jr., and Mr.. Harry
oxford.
The couple will live in
Alexandria after July /.
Evening star., 1959-06-14
Daughter
OF General
Is Married

Mai. Gen. and Mrs. John
Gibson Van Houten Of Fort
Myer. Va. announce the mar
riage Of their daughter Ro-
berta Louise Conrad to First
1t. Willard Charles Copp.
USA. son of Mr.. Chester Le-
Roy Copp Of South Bend,
Ind, and the late Mrs. Helen
Millice Copp. Gen. Van Hou-
ten commands the Military
District Of Washington.
The wedding took place
yesterday evening In the
Bethlehem Chapel of WASH
ington Cathedral. with Canon
Luther D. Miller ofiiciating.
A reception followed at Pat
ton Hall Of the Fort Myer Of
ficers Club.
Miss Kathryne Ann Copp,
a sister of the bridegroom,
was maid of honor and Mrs.
Carl W. Elvington was ma
tron Of honor.
The Misses Pamela and
Prescilla Elvington were jun
ior bridesmaids. Miss Becky
Elvington was flower girl and
Master Paul Lawrence, jr.,
was ring bearer.
1t. Ray Colvin was best
man.
Evening star., 1959-06-14
THE SUNDAY STAR
Washington. D. C.. June II, 1859
Miss Morsey
Will Marry
Gen. Wheeler

The engagement of Miss
Virginia Morsey and 1t. Gen.
Raymond A. Wheeler. U. S.
Army. retired, has been an
nounced.
Miss Morsey, an attorney
on the legal staff Of the In
ternational Bank for Recon-
struction and Development,
was graduated from the
Washington University Of
Law in st. Louis, Mo-, in
1912. She was elected to Phi
Beta Kappa and also to
membership in Golf, a legal
scholastic society.
Miss Morsey has been with
the World Bank for u years
where she has served as legal
adviser to many missions
that we're sent by the Bank
to Latin America and to the
Northern Countries.
Gen. Wheeler was gradu-
ated from the U. S. Military
Academy and served in the
Corps of Engineers both at
home and overseas. His mill
tary service included the
Mexican Expedition in 1914
and both World Wars.
He was appointed as Chief
of the Corps Of Engineers
and served from l945 to l949.
Upon retirement from the
Army he became an engineer
consultant in the World
Bank from which he was
Evening star., 1959-06-14
Miss Vorys
Engaged to
Mr.. Cdnby
Former Representative and

Former Representative and
Mrs. John Martin Vorys OF
Columbus. Ohio, announce
the engagement OF their
daughter Jeanny Esther to
Mr.. Thomas Yellot Candy,
jr., son of MIR. and Mrs. Candy
of Sandy Spring, Md
Miss Vorys was graduated
from the Columbus School for
Girls and from Bryn Mawr
College. She received her
masters degree from the De-
partment of Oriental Lam
guages and Literatures at the
University of Chicago and her
doctor of philosophy from the
Department of Classical and
, Near Eastern Archaeology at
Bryn Mawr. At present she
is associated with the Ger
man Archaeological InSti-
tute's excavation at Bogaz-
koy, Turkey, and holds the
Minnie Cumnock Blodgett
fellowship of the American
Association Of University
Women.
Mr.. Candy was graduated
from the University Of Vir-
ginia. He served for three
years in the United States
Navy and is at present editor
of the Suburban Record
Newspaper.
A late fall wedding is
planned.
Evening star., 1959-06-14

engineering award Of the
United States.
The wedding will take place
Wednesday at All Souls Uni
tartan Church with only
members Of the family pres
ent.
Evening star., 1959-06-14

loaned upon two occasions
to the United Nations in the
clearance of the Suez Canal
and on the survey of the
Lower Mekong River. He was
awarded the Hoover Medal
for 1858, the outstanding
Evening star., 1959-06-14
&G5t;ap D;e-
"Miss Dior" fIacOn pour Ie sac

VOGUE SAYS: "The invisible
accessory, the accessory flair" -.
unseen but important accessory is
the fragrance you wear. Now you
can carry "Miss Dior" wherever
you go in this handy purse flacon
made in France. .oz., 500
plus tax. Perfumes, First Floor,
Spring Valley and Z Corners.
Evening star., 1959-12-26
Live Happily

A marriage OF king ana commoner
is a romantic story in any circumstance.
Against the background Of peacock
throne" in a marble palace in far-away
Teheran, 1t is not less so because Of the
element of pathoS which has been
present in the life of Trans still youthful
Shah Shah, Mohammed Reza Pah-
levi, through two earlier marriages.
Grave of face and darkly handsome,
Reza PahleW has been a visitor in
Washington. Only'recently, he was host
to the President of the United States
providing occasion, for a renewed ex-
preston of the friendship which has
existed between his government and our
own during World War II and the
troubled years since that time. ReZa
Pahlevi'S bride is the Paris-educated
daughter Of an Iranian army captain.
When their Moslem vows had been
completed, she had taken the long step
from commoner to royalty-from her
past identity as Farah Diba to her new
one as Queen Farah Pahlevi We share
with her subjects, and with people
elsewhere, the hope that the couple will
"live happily ever after"
Evening star., 1959-12-26
Unkinder Cuts

The newest addition to the Repub-
ican family on Capitol Hill can't be
all bad. For II this were the case, he
wouldn't have been elected to Congress
by the voters of Iowa's fourth district.
Still, we have our doubts about Repre-
sentive John Kyl, and we would feel
the same way about any man who could
bring himself to say that Ezra Taft
Benson has become the symbol of low
hog prices"
This remark, made by Mr.. Kyl at
his first Washington press conference,
was unkind and definitely not in keep
ing with the spirit Of the season. Secre-
tary Benson, whether one agrees or dis
agrees with his farm policy, is not the
kind Of man who deserves to be inele-
gantly described as a symbol of low
hog prices.
It is true, Of course, that worse
things have been said about other men
in public life. For example, John Ran
dolph said Of Edward Livingston: He
shines and stinkS like rotten mackerel
by moonlight" Arizona's courtly Sena-
tor AshurSt once became so vexed with
the late HueY Long, the Louisiana King
fish, that he referred to him on the
Senate floor as an "odd fish forced to
the surface from the swamps Of ano-
nymity."
We do not expect to live to see the
day when such ungraciouS things will be
said of Mr. Benson. And If we are cor
rect in this assumption it may be some
comfort for him to know that he has been
spared the unkindest cuts. But Mr.. Kyl,
for a freshman Congressman, has been
unkind enough. A symbol Of low hog
prices" What thought for this season
of the year!
Evening star., 1959-12-26
Mr.. Khrushchev Accepts

1t not at all surprising that Premier
Khrushchev has responded tavorably,
except as to date, to the Western invita-
ton to a summit meeting in Paris this
spring. Pointing out that the suggested
date of April q would take him out Of
Moscow during the Soviet Unions big
May Day celebration, Mr.. KhruShchev
proposed instead that the meeting be
held either on April 81 or May 4. This
is an entirely reasonable request, and
there is little doubt that one Of the
alternate dates desired by the Soviet
Premier will be acceptable to the West.
What is surprising, or at least differ
ent from times past, is the friendly tone
of Mr.. Khrushchev's letter and the
cordial greetings to the American people
broadcast by Radio Moscow. While fully
aware that fair words and deeds are not
necessarily one and the same, it never
theleSS is gratifying that note Of good
will is being struck as the year 1853
slides into history
1t has not invariably been good
year in terms of our relations with
Moscow. And If at years end one can
record a better climate in international
relations, it is also possible that the
pendulum may swing the other way in
the year, or years, to come. Still, any
improvement should be welcomed, for
discontinuance of bluster and threats
certainly is an essential first step in
useful negotiations which look toward an
easing of the cold war.
It is for this reason that the friendly
tone of Mr.. Khrushchev's reply and the
warmth of the radio greetings from
Moscow are encouraging. In the words
Of the broadcast, we, meaning our two
countries, "are better of than we were
last yeaL We now have greater guar
antee that neither we nor our children
are going to know the horrors OF war
and that as they get to know one another
better the Soviet and United States
people will become better friends"
To some, this may sound like
sinister lullaby designed to lure us to
destruction. We prefer to receive it as
hopeful change of tone-a change die
tated by recognition Of the simple fact
that a live-and-let-live arrangement Is
Infinitely preferable to q mutually sui
cidal war.
Evening star., 1959-12-26
The. Pope on Peace

In his Christmas message to the
world, Pope John XIII has made clear,
as has President Eisenhower, that man
kind needs something better than mere
co-exiStence-something better than a
vague and uneasy truce between East
and West behind which nestle mutual
suspicion, fear and terror"
What the Holy Father has called for
is way Of life with three indispensable
ingredients. These are peace of heart,
social peace and international peace
peace in which every individual feels
secure as a child Of God; a peace in
which 1t Is recognized that the human
person has dignity and worth not to be
denied or debaSed by any temporal
power; a peace in which things and
tnstitutionS-goods, economy, the state
are primarily for man, not man for
them; a peace, finally, in which all
peoples and governments live together
In truth and justice and charity, as based
on the moral principles set forth in the
Ten Commandments and detailed in
the teaching Of right, reason and
Christian doctrine"
The Pope, however, is a man well
acquainted with the ways of our per-
verse world. without mentioning the
Communists by name, he has plainly in
dicated that they will have to undergo
marked change for the better II hu-
manity is ever to enjoy trustworthy
system of cooperation and collective
security. AS he has put 1t, recent events
have created an atmosphere of So-called
diSengagement which has caused hopes
to blossom anew in many minds, after
life has been lived for so long in state
Of pretended peace, in a situation of
very great instability, that more than
once has been threatened with a COM
plete rupture" Even so, as he has
warned, certain stubborn and cruel real
ities-including particularly the malice
inherent in atheistic, doctrinaire Red
totalitarianiSm put one on guard
against excessive optimism"
Nevertheless, not unlike President
Eisenhower, the Pope seems to be more
optimistic than peSsimistic about the
future. At any rate, the burden of his
Christmas prayer is that all men, shall
f1nd the truth which frees from error,
from falsehood and deceit, and shall
hasten the attainment of the peace
which was announced by the angels to
men of good will" If the Kremlin would
only listen, much better world could
come Of such prayer.
Evening star., 1959-12-26

throughout, but 1t has been more than
Offset In recent years by q combination
Of our governmental foreign aid pro-
grams and private American investment
abroad. While steps have been taken,
or PROPOSED, to reduce the now of dollars
abroad through these latter channels,
extreme action in this regard invites
the threat Of new restrictions against
our export trade. 1t is for this reason
presumably that the Commerce Depart
ment expresses its caution about the
longer term and the factors which bear
upon 1t.
Evening star., 1959-12-26

Your editorial, THE Cyp-
riots Vote Wisely" merits
special attention for the fol-
lowing reasons:
During the past four years
when the Cypriots were
struggling for freedom and
independence either through
the peaceful channels of the
United Nations or through
bloodshed on the island, your
paper maintained a negative
attitude. Your editorials were
predominantly biased, often
commenting on the "hope-
less" case of Cyprus, and your
news items were on occasion
inaccurate and misleading.
1t is now gratifying to
observe that, although be-
lated, your position is COM
mendably realistic.
Whereas in the past you
had described Archbishop
MakarioS as a terrorist"
following his election as first
President Of the Republic of
Cyprus, you editorially ad-
mitted that "it was the arch
bishop more than any other
Evening star., 1959-12-26
Cautious Optimism

There is a modest measure OF pre-
New Year cheer in the Commerce De-
partment's latest study of the inter-
national balance of payments picture.
It indicates, in brief, that nearly two
year trend Of disturbingly large deficits
lin our overall payment poSition-in
which our spending, lending and giving
abroad ran substantially higher than
our receipts from foreign sources
reached a turning point in the third
quarter of 1859.
For while the July September period
showed an unfavorable margin OF
slightly more than 81 billion, there were
several encouraging factors included.
This was, first of all, smaller deficit
than had been recorded in the previous
quarter Secondly, several relatively
large outpayments made in the second
quarter did not clear United States
banks until July-throwing them statis-
tically into the third quarter and thus
increasing the deficit of that period. A
sharp increase was recorded In American
exports, one of the best quarterly i'm
provements in recent years, while i'm
ports showed only a negligible increase.
Transfers of American gold to foreign
accounts, one of the most disturbing
consequences of the continuing deficit
trend, likewise tapered of in the late
summer period.
The Commerce Department inter-
prets the statistics as marking turn
ing point" toward improvement. To
support this view, it refers to confident
expectations for the near future Of
higher export sales Of such items as
cotton, foodstuffs and commercial air
craft already on order. At the same
time, the department cautions that
long-term improvement still depends
upon policies of our own Government,
upon the ability Of American Arms to
compete both at home and abroad and
upon the willingness of foreign countries
to remove (and leave removed) some Of
their long-standing restrictions against
imports from the United States. During
the past two months, Britain, France
and Japan have announced modification
OF some Of these restrictions
Actually, on straight commercial
trade we have had a favorable balance
Evening star., 1959-12-26
Generous Appraisal

A century ago The Star
QUOTED in the Raleigh, N. C.
Standard) estimated the
population of the National
Capital at from $4,000 to
10000, a fairly accurate
guess.
The latter number, by the
census of 1850, had increased
ten times. giving Washington
ninth place among the larger
cities of the country.
The Star had attained its
seventh year when 1t made
the prediction, and in the
hundred years that have
followed it has paced the
growth Of the Nations Capt.
tai City.
In those hundred years
many newspapers have ap-
peared. fingered for a time,
and disappeared from the
Washington scene. However
The Star has continued on
its course, upholding the
highest standards Of jour-
naliSm.
One of The Stars contem-
poraries in its early years
was the National Intelli-
gencer, a newspaper widely
esteemed throughout tn
country. Now we believe II
can be said that the mantle
Of the Intelligencer has
fallen on The Star.
Here's hoping The Star
will continue on its honor
able course for another
hundred years!
Fred r. MahInr
Evening star., 1959-12-26
The Clocks Slaves

The District Commission
ers want to turn the clock
back and push Government
employees into the era when
all a man could manage to
do was to work, eat and
sleep. Many Government en-
ployes are presently arriving
to work at an hour which
permits them a very limited
life during the week. To ask
them to arise and shine even
earlier In order to relieve
traf1ic congestion is barbaric! I!
We often hear that Gov
ernment is not attracting the
country's best brains to its
service. It should be pointed
out that it has been success
full in hiring some Of these
people in the past and now
has on its rolls many highly
trained and talented individ-
uals who carry heavy respon-
sibilitieS. 1t is problem for
those who must arise be-
tween 6 and $50 am. in
order to get to the Office by
8 or 8:l5 am. to find time
for recreation, such as thea
ter. concerts, evenings with
their friends. ETC.. when to
get a decent nights sleep
they should be in bed by
1890. Government service
would be made even more
unattractive to them and to
the best brains" yet un-
hired, If they were required
to begin their day any earlier.
Too many Of our best people
are stricken at an early age
with heart attacks and other
illnesses. Who knows how
much Of it is caused by hav-
ing to arise so early? OF
course. they could get to bed
early by cutting themselves
of from the outside" world.
But these are the very in
dividuals who are most in
terested in and most neceS-
sary to many community
activities. The fact that they
must get to bed early pre-
vents many from taking an
active part in parent-teacher,
civic. professional and other
worthwhile groups.
Then there is another
large group of Government
employees who would find
their lives and the lives of
their families disrupted by
an even earlier start in the
day. This group is the large
number of married women
who are an essential part of
the Governments labor force
and without whom the Gov
ernment would find it almost
impossible to operate. If they
have school children for
whom they want to provide
q decent breakfast and see
in the morning. the children
also would have to begin
their day earlier. Those with
children below school age
would have to make other
arrangements for their care.
And the answer, unfortu-
nately, is not for them to
remain at home. They either
are the sole income or work
to supplement the family in
come to meet the ever-rising
cost of living.
The Commissioners should
find some other way to speed
up traffic. I, for one, would
prefer that it take me longer
to arrive home In the evening
than to arise any earlier in
the morning.
EauI. - nAL