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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12
THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES VM
hoIIywoods
WuF against
fat
BY JANE l. WRIGHT

launching recently at the Paramount
Commissary, the wife of Hollywood's romantic
swashbucker Alan Ladd, watched curiousy as her
companion devoured a rich dessert of strawberry
shortcake with whipped cream.
Hungry for some?" she was asked.
mot at ALL" replied Sue Ladd II curb my appe-
tite, keep my weight down perfectly safe natural
way eat what want, only want less, because 1
take these And she reached into her purse and held
up caramel candy. That's right, piece of candy.
The battle of Hollywood stars against overweight
has been much-hushed subject for years. Film
studios, afraid of de-glamorizng their highpriced
properties would rather not admit that actors and
actresses have to fight fat like the rest of US.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12

HOLLYWOOD STARS -ROry Calhoun and his wife,
LtG BGrOn-hGVe discovered the secret of staying SLIM
Fact is, there's probably place in the world as
weight conscious as the cinema city, or where the
sexes have struggled to reduce so many different
ways. The reason is the camera has an unfattering
way of adding pounds to the picture.
Swedish messages, sweat boxes jiggle tables,
EPSON salts mechanical couches, amphetamne pills,
starvation diets these are but few of the methods
actors and actresses have used to lose weight.
And so, publicity stories to the contrary, movie
stars - men or women not all naturally thin.
Just like you and l. Hollywood celebrities need help
to keep SLIM trim and attractive.
Well, how do they safely fight fat in Hollywood
today? Like this: they eat candy. Not ordinary
candy, but special lowcalorie, vtamin and mineral
enriched candy, called Ayds.
AS Debra Paget says, Working before movie
camera is like standing in front of a magnifying
glass. 1t makes you look bigger than you are. But
losing weight is no hardship for me. always carry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12

trim down, by following his wife's example Lita had
started on the Ayds Plan a short while before.
Staying down to your ideal weight is sometimes
hard = until you discover Ayds," said Rory in an
interview. But I'm convinced two can reduce, lose
excess pounds easier than one"
Absolutely" agreed Lita. "You can make it kind
of game, by competing with one another. Even when
of needs to lose more pounds than the other,
Ayds helps each of US lose just the right amount"
What seems to appeal to these people who can
afford the costiest salon treatments the safety and
simplicity of taking Ayds. They know from expert
ence that exercise alone isn't enough. Like Rory
Calhoun, who gets plenty of exercise his ranch,
dancer Ann Miller also relies this miracle candy.
THE real secret of losing weight" says Ann, els
simple appetite control But that's not easy If you're
depending on will power alone. That's why I've
switched to Ayds I've tried all kinds of diets, but
nothing works as well"
AS Alexis Smith, beautiful wife of Craig Stevens
(star of TVS Peter Gunn'), remarked: Taking
Ayds is such a natural easy way to stay SLIM Every
couple should keep box handy"
So, who is winning the battle of the in Holly
woods against fat? The answer is both sexes,
evidenced by the number of husbands and wives
who are leaning up" to lose weight. What's move,
they're not the only ones doing this Drug and oe-
partment stores everywhere reporting more and
more large-siZe boxes of Ayds being sold sure
sign that families all across the country reducing
together. Mother must have been right when she
warned you child not to eat candy before dinner
because it would spoil" your appetite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12

a few Ayds with me wherever l go to control my
appetite"
Many will remember Mrs. Alan Ladd when she
star in her own right. For ten years, pert and
pretty Sue Carol featured in series of movies.
Then she decided to switch careers Sue gave up film
work to devote her time to being actors agent.
Then came marriage to Alan and family of four
children.
In this new role Sue began to put on weight until
day she realized something had to be done about
it. MANY of my friends had had such wonderful
results with Ayds candy for reducing that decided
to take them too" she said. "They really the
candy that makes you thin / have actually lost
IL pounds"
The secret of this reducing-pla candy is that it
works on an entirely different principle from old
fashioned methods. It's neither pill" drug.
It's what doctors call appetite depressant" Taken
before meals directed Ayds curbs your appetite.
You automatically eat less and lose weight naturally
What started the trend in Hollywood was clinical
investigation by six doctors at medical center in
Boston, Massachusetts, Reported in one of the lead
ing medical journals, it was comprehensive study
to determine the value of appetite depressants in
achieving weight loss. The leading notwithstanding
products tested. And the physicians discovered
that Ayds Reducing Candy gave by far the best
all results. Other doctors recommended it to their
patients. Naturally enough the word soon spread
throughout Hollywood.
But if you think this against fat in Hollywood
is strictly woman's battle you're wrong. When
George Brent was rehearsng for TV series, his
director warned him that he'd have to lose
s-Ak ka%Ar he n01 L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12

QlEcCUOT WdIucu ILldI ne u nave W IOSc
weight before the final shooting. The
camera angles were bad Luckily his wife,
Janet, had heard about Ayds. What's
more, she decided to join him in trimming
down.
1--WE reduced together with Ayds and
found it so much easier than reducing
alone" said Janet. 81 took the chevy
vanilla caramel Ayds and George the new
chocolate fudge-type."
What like about this low-calorie
candy" commented George, "is that you
don't have to starve yourself to lose weight.
Why, you never even feel hungry on the
Ayds Plan"
Another case in point is Rory Calhoun
and his lovely wife, Lita Baron. Rory re-
Gently finished that hard-hitting Western
drama, Hemp Brown" It was to be few
months before the filming of his new tele-
vision series. So, Rory decided that he'd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Enough Is Enough

Let me compliment John
Shaw on his letter in the
September Is issue. PLAY
Back" has simply become
the feuding ground between
the Presley and Nelson fans.
Who cares If Presley was
rated first or Tooth by Gil
bert, or whether Nelson is an
imitation. or about any other
of the ridiculous and irrele-
want points concerning these
two? I would also like to say
that I think the general tone
Of play Back" has become
lower recently with the only
comments therein concern
ing Presley versus Nelson
and Grant versus Clark.
STEVE X.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
By HARRY BAcAS
star stat writer

A pair Of Arlington musi-
clans are responsible for the
new hit record. Gee"
The song was written for
George Hamilton " by Dick
Flood, who lives at 1l18 South
Emerson street. George lives
at S33 South Glebe road.
George Hamilton. of course.
Is pretty wen known nation
ally as q singer. Dick Flood
has been in the news recently
with his own record of "The
Three Bells"
The two met several years
ago when George was on the
"Town and Country JAM
bofee" at Capitol Arena. the
show which later went on
network television as the
Jimmy Dean Show"
IA few months ago, he
called George at home and
told him he'd written a
song for him. called Gee"
George invited him over and
Dick came to the Hamilton
apartment to sing it.
George was taken with the
song, and arranged with Don
Costa, director of recording
for ABC-Paramount in New
York. to make a record of it.
Mr.. Costa orchestrated the
piece for strings and chorus.
But at the session, the ar
rangement was changed.
George had brought along
his own guitar and he had
rugged a "capo" on the guitar
neck to give the instrument
Q higher pitch and a more
twangy sound Ga trick he
learned from his friends the
Everly brothers,.
Mr.. Costa was so pleased
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
TOP TUNES:
HAMILTON,S GEE
IS PURELY LOCAL

with the resulting sound that
he put o special mike on the
guitar. and turned up the
volume.
AS George said after he
heard the record:
THE guitar almost browns
out the orchestra. It would
have been cheaper to leave
the orchestra out altogether"
Things have changed for
the lanky singer since his
first big hit, "A Rose and q
Baby Ruth" several years
ago.
Later. George recorded
another SmaSher. "Why Don't
They Understand" Trying to
give it q twist, "to make
it different" George said he
decided on the sincere"
approach.
"It wasn't hard" he de-
clared. Understand Is Q
typical teen-age lament about
two young people whose par
ents don't approve of their
going together.
WELL" he continued, tive
got q girl back in North
Carolina I've been going with
for several years, and my
parents haven't agreed to it
yet"
The girl problem worked
out all right. George Is now
married and the father of q
little boy.
A junior at American Uni
versity. George is majoring
in English. He's listed as a
"B" student. Among his latest
television appearances were
the Alan Freed show in New
York and the Milf Grant
show here. He also has Just
completed a road tour which
took him to Philadelphia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27

Why do old and favorite
songs have to be abused?
I consider myself Just as
normal as other teen-agers.
and buy popular and up
coming records. I also give
good singers the credit they
are due. However. I do not
see why the beautiful lyrics
of Mona Lisa" and Danny
Boy" have to be subjected
to a new style Of music that
sounds like the calls Of howl
ing, love-sick cats. The sing
ers who have wronged these
songs should be ashamed to
call themselves carriers Of
the Big Beat.
BARBARA EARLY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27

I read PLAY Back" pretty
regularly and the past few
weeks I have just about gone
into Mysteries doing so. It
seems rather amusing to me
that. people. some Of whom
are certainly older than !.
should make such fools Of
themselves ranting about
Ricky Nelson and Elvis Pres
ley. They obviously don't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Hot Station

The hottest station in
Washington is WPGC. In
my opinion WPGC plays the
best music and has the best
disc jockeys. To name one.
Neal Mason, the Curley-
Haired Kid. the swingest
d. !. in town.
FRANCES SINGER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
AREA DISC JOCKEYS PICK TOP TEN RECORDS

Record
I. Mack the Knife
2. Put Your Head ON
My Shoulder
3. Til I Kissed You
4. Mr.. Blue
5. Summer Sweetheart
6. Teen Beat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Nations Teen-Agers.
Select Top Records

By the Gilbert Youth Research Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
PLAY BACK
From TEEN Readers

Letters to the Editor must carry riterS correct
addresses and telephone numbers Pen names iUiu be
used requested All letters subject to condensG
ton. Address letters to TEEN The Washington Star.
Washington ;. d. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Bikiinis

Three cheers for Penny
Fallon! From experience I
know that modest bathing
suits are just as comfortable
as those that are not. It Is
perfectly natural to be
ashamed of vulgar dress.
and any decent human being
should feel uncomfortable in
q low-cut. tight-fitting suit.
To say that such a suit is
comfortable is merely an
excuse for those who wish to
draw attention. II a girl
has q good figure she doesn't
need q skinny suit to show
1t of. Consideration for
others is the reason for
standards of dress. Let's
think Of others when we
swim at public places.
X. NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27

realize how ridiculous and
immature it looks to q person
who neither likes nor dislikes
Ricky or Elvis. So rave ON.
fans and enemies of Rick and
Elvis, and I'll keep laughing.
LIBBY METD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
LINDA DAVIS.

Since July II you have
been publishing letters con-
corning Elvis Presley-mostly
Elvis versus Ricky Nelson.
This has been going on for
a little too long. It has be-
come silly. Now it's a game
of who can call whom the
worst names. I think TEEN
should discontinue publish
ing these letters.
ROSEMARY ISBELL.
TEEN has t1Oo comments:
I. The readers iUrite the
letters, not TEEN. 2. 1t rs
time to stop. There MUST
be a FEW other things to
talk about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27

Your magazine Is o great
addition to the Sunday paper
and I enjoy reading ''Play
Back" However. this silly
argument over Elvis and
Ricky has gone too far. I
say everybody to his own
taste. Wouldn't 1t be o dull
world If we all agreed on the
same thing?
LINDA DAVIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27

I hope Bob Barton reads
my letter and changes his
mind about the boys brief.
tight fitting. bathing suits
and the girls bikinis. Any
one in his right mind knows
they are immodest. How
does he know that bikinis
are comfortable? Does he
have one? And as for the
boys suits. they are just
as bad. It Is q shame that
people who 60 around in
such bathing suits can't
afford to buy q whole suit.
JUDY TRENTA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-13
Percy Takes Command
Of 6. O. P. Study Unit

licanism that are timeless and
will never lose their value" Mr..
Percy continued. But even
these must be looked at anew
to see how they may be best
understood and applied to the
problems Of our Nation in a
rapidly changing world.
This committee has been
called a study group. 1t is the
nature Of study to ask questions
hard questions-and to re-
examine the old and the IA
miliar. We must ask questions
we don't ordinarily ask and we
must not shrink from the an
swers If they are novel and
upsetting.
Mr.. Percy said he is convinced
the Republican Party is the one
best equipped to lead the Ma
ton In the eventful years ahead.
AlcOrn Lays Groundwork
The sessions today and to-
morrow are closed to newsmen,
but brieflngs Of what goes on
were promised.
In his opening remarks M.
Alcorn laid the groundwork for
a Study-and report by Sep
TENDER l-aimed only at the
oroadest sort of outline of party
aims for the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-13
BY the Associated Press

A young Chicago business
man assumed command today
of a new Republican study
committee. He urged its men,
bers to make a tough-minded
review of the party's long
range detectives and not to
shrink from novel ideas.
Charles H. Percy, 39-year-
old president Of Bell q Howell.
was installed as chairman OF
a 44-member Committee on
Program and Progress. named
to make a five-month study
and frame a restatement Of
Republican principles.
G. p. National Chairman
Meade Alcorn welcomed the
group at its organization meet
ing in the Statler-Hi Hotel.
He asked that the members
come up with a concise, under
standable statement OF broad
aims the party could follow in
the immediate years ahead.
Mr.. Percy then took the floor
and said the committee should
make a "tough-minded, realis-
tic. creative re-evaluation of
those things for which We
stand"
OutmOded Out
I'VE must avoid assumptions
that may be outmoded, how
ever well they may have served
in the past" Mr.. Percy said in
his prepared remarks. He thus
seemed to line UP against those
who have advised the commit
tee to return. to the principles
of the late Senator Taft of
Ohio.
There are certain principles
Of American life and of Repub-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
Police Boys Club
Launches Drive
For $4,000

The Metropolitan Police
Boys Club has launched a cam
paign to raise s225. 900 to con-
tinue operation Of its club
houses and summer camps,
general chairman Edward r,
Carr said yesterday.
Mr.. Carr pointed out that
more than 5000 boys are now
members OF the two clubs still
operating. The principal OBJ
ject Of the 1859 drive Is to gain
funds to reopen several Of the
clubs which have been closed
in the last few years for lack
Of funds.
With the vacation season APP
preaching. Mr.. Carr said,
money will be needed also TO
finance the two camps ope-
rated BY the Boys Club at Scot
land. Md.
The club, he said. is not a
United Giyers Fund facility and
must depend solely on volun-
tary contributions to exist. The
drive will end June 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24

A radiation specialist said
yesterday people should be con-
cerned about nuclear bomb fall
out, but not TO the point OF
becoming neurotic about it,
at least for the present.
Lauriston Taylor, chairman
Of the National Committee on
Radiation Protection, said he
would like to see the causes Of
tallout removed but that, as
things stand. TITS with US and
we have to do the best we can
about IT,"
Mr.. Taylor, chief Of the
atomic and radiation physics
division Of the National Bureau
OF Standards, was interviewed
on a television program on
WTOP-TV.
He said he agreed with the
Atomic Energy Commission that
the fallout hazard at present
Ia slight. He said the present
radiation from fallout amounts
on the average to only Q or 3
per cent Of the amount that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
Student Rocket
ExpIodes. 3 Hurt

FT. SILL, Okla. May %
(AP) Two soldiers and a Law
ton tOklal high school boy
were injured this afternoon
when q homemade rocket ex-
ploded on q launching pad at
the Army artillery and missile
center here.
The two-stage rocket ex-
ploded as the three we're making
final preparations TO launch it
Injured were John Mehew,
II, L.awton: Capt. Richard s
Miller, launching officer, and
Pfc. q. Nelson. OfIicials at the
base hospital said they were
treated for burns about the
face and hands. and undeter-
mined injuries to their eyes.
Capt. Wallace Hitchcock, pub
lie information officer at Fort
Sill. said the safety checks had
been made on the rocket. He
quoted officers as saying they
|f'could not understand what
went wrong.
Fort Sill has carried on d
program Of assisting student
rocketeers for more than q
year Rocket clubs from Okla
homa and neighboring States
have fired their missiles on
Fort sill ranges. under Army
supervision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
Giant Trees
In Yosemite
Amaze King

YOSEMITE NATIONAL
PARK. Calf, May % Cap -
The King Of the Belgians stood
In silent awe today before a
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King Baudotln admired in
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quota towering to 200 feet in
the Wawona Chg Trees sec
ton Of Yosemite National Park.
He walked slowly around the
tree, SAT feet in diameter,
snapping pictures with his
camera. "
Members Of his party said it
was quite possible that he was
the fourth member Of his fam
lily to see the tree. His grand
father, King Albert, visited the
park In 1919. His father, be-
fore he became king, also came
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24

TO Yosemite. And his brother,
Albert, was a park visitor about
two years ago.
The king also thrilled to the
experience Of driving In an
open car through another OF
these trees. This tree. tunneled
through at its base to a width
which Just allows a car to
squeeze through. is a popular
tourist spot. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
FoIIout Held No Cause
For Excessive Worry

people get from all sources. in
Guiding medical x-rays and
natural sources.
But he also said. "Fallout Is
something we wouldn't want to
live with If we had any choice
In the matter" and added:
Il never said we should not
worry about it. / think we
should be worried to some ex-
tent. I think we should be con-
cerned. But ! don't think IL has
yet approached the point Of
worrying to the point Of be-
coming neurotic about it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
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any political activity he might
have In mind.
Mr.. Stevenson today was
named chairman Of the execu-
tive committee Of Encyclopedia
Britannica Films. Inc, which
produces classroom films.
Although the firms says Mr..
Stevenson's new post is one Of
its highest administrative posi-
tions, q spokesman said the
twice defeated Democratic
presidential nominee will work
on a part-time. consultative
basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
French Glasses Set
AT Guy Moson Center

French for Fun classes. spon-
sored by the District Recreation
Department. will start q 10
week summer term June ! at
Guy Mason recreation center.
Wisconsin avenue and Calvert
street NV.
Glasses for beginners will be
at | pm. and Z pm. on Mon
days. intermediate classes will
be at 8 pm. Mondays and /
pm. Tuesdays,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
Medical Group
To Honor Dane

DR.. Tage Astrup Of the Karls-
burg Foundation Of Copenha-
gen, Denmark. will be honored
June 8 at a meeting Of the In
ternational Medical Club.
The group viii meet at noon
at the Sheraton Carlton Hotel,
Sixteenth and K streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
Stevenson Gets
Port-Time Post

CHICAGO, May % (AP) -
Adlai Stevenson has a new job,
but ID apparently won't restrict
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24

STORE HOURS: Mondays. 1870 to 9; Tuesdays, We'd
nesdoys and Saturdays, 10 to s. Thursdays and Frdoys
L too Free Parking!
Smyrna times., 1959-09-24
Clayton

Today's Meditation: The fail
ure of our modern world, with
it's moral and ethical collapse,
may be traced directly to our
spiritual ignorance and moral
disobedience. The ethical condi-
tions under which we live are
disgracefully unsanitary. 1t is
futile to expect peace and good
will on earth while our homes
are infested with the germs of
selfishness, irreverance and lust.
The worldwide epidemic of hat
red, cruelty, murder and war is
the inevitable result of our NOR
al and spiritual disobedience.
We cannot break the laws of
the universe with impunity.-
Allen E. Claxton, DID.
The annual fund drive by the
Clayton Fire Company started
on Monday with the mailing of
500 letters to persons living
within the local fire district. The
goal set by Robert E. Berghorn,
president; Bernard Norman,
treasurer; and William R. Car
row, financial director, is $4,000.