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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Austria to Paw
Sc Million to
Victims of Nuzis
BY the Associated Press

The Austrian government
has agreed to pay So million to
victims Of Nazi era persecution,
the State Department an
nounced yesterday.
The two governments ex-
changed notes May 80 on estab-
lishment Of a fund to pay
claims of persons who were per-
secuted during the Nazi occupa-
ton Of Austria from 1898 to
1945.
The State Department said
the claims are for bank ac-
counts, securities, mortgages
or money conflscated by the
Nazis.
Department officials said
they estimated the number OF
claimants to reach 10000
About 80 to 40 per cent Of them
are living in the United States
The So million appeared to
be a compromise. Jewish worlc
organizations originally re-
quested 81 million. and the
Austrian government offered tc
pay IS million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Mrs. Erick Eriksen,
Of Somerset, Va.

Mrs. Erik John Henry Erik
sen, wife Of q Somerset (Va.)
farmer. died yesterday at her
home, Tetley Manor. Somerset.
She was born in England.
and was the granddaughter of
the Marquesa de Amanda Of
Spain. Mrs. Eriksen was the
widow Of Walter Harvey Close
Of New York.
In addition to her husband,
Mr.. Eriksen, to whom she was
married in 1910, she leaves
three children, Walter H. Close
Of Scarsdale. N. Y, David Pal
mer Close Of 4411 Garfield
street NV, and Mrs. Vaughan
Carter Gould Of 2236 @ street
NV.
Services will be ct Christ
Church, Gordonsville, Va, at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow. Burial
will be private.
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Richard May, 81, Officer
OfRuiIroud Association

Richard @. May. 81. a vice
president Of the Association Of
American Railroads. died Tues
day at his home, 9416 Locust
Hill road, Bethesda.
Mr.. May, an official Of the
association since 1858, headed
its largest section. the oper-
atoms and maintenance de-
partment.
He was q former assistant
vice president Of operations and
maintenance for the New York
Central System. He had been
with that railroad and its sub
salaries since 1928.
He served in managerial
posts, beginning as a track
supervisor, in Cleveland, Wa
tertown. N. Y, Weehawken.
N. j., Albany, N. Y, Boston and
New York.
He was a graduate in civil
engineering of the Chicago
Technical School. He was born
in Murrytown, Pa.
Mr.. May leaves his wife,
Mrs. Eleanor Cole May. of the
home address; two daughters,
Mrs. Edward Runners of Full
lerton. Pa. and Miss Melinda
May Of the home address: and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
DR.. Williams,
NeuroIouist

Word has been received here
Of the death on May ~ Of DIR.
Tom A. williams. 90. q promi-
nent neurologist In the Dis
trict for rs years.
DR.. Williams died In Bourne
mouth, England. He lived In
Washington from 1907 to 1882.
During this period he served
as president Of the Washing
ton Psychological Society and
the Washington Society Of
Nerve and Mental Disorders.
He was also chairman Of q
District Medical Society COM
mittee which published weekly
instructions in local news
papers on conservation Of per-
sonal health. In 1928 he served
as head Of a special advisory
medical committee for the
Senate's investigation of the
administration Of the Veterans
Bureau.
DR.. Williams enjoyed an in
ternational reputation in his
field. He was the author Of
several books and over 200
pamphlets on neurology and
psychiatry.
He was q native Of Edin-
burgh, Scotland, and a grad
uate Of Edinburgh University.
He leaves his wife Minnie
and a son. Reginald A. F. VIII
liams. former assistant military
attache at the British Embassy
here. Of London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Harold D. CIum,
Former Diplomat

KINGSTON, N. Y. June 4
(AP) Harold D. Clum. 88. a
top United States diplomat for
80 years. died yesterday. ap-
parently Of a heart attack.
Mr.. Clum had served al
United States Ambassador to 1C
countries before his retirement
in 1910.
He had come here from his
winter home at Coconut Grove
Fla, and was staying at a hotel
preparatory to opening his
summer home at Maiden, N. Y.
when stricken.
He served, in succession. as
Ambassador to San Salvador,
Honduras, Nicaragua, Canada,
East Prussia. Cuba. Ecuador,
Peru, Romania and Holland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
George Abel, 81.
Retired District
Fire Lieutenant

George Leo Abel. 81. q re-
tired District fire fighter who
was cited for his rescue work in
the Knickerbocker Theater dis
aster. died Tuesday in q subur-
ban Maryland hospital.
Born in Hollywood, Nd. he
came to Washington in 1908
and Joined the Fire Department
In 1904. He rose from private to
sergeant in 1915 and was
promoted to lieutenant in 1924,
1t. Abel retired from the de-
partment In 1887.
He received q citation for
heroic efforts in rescue work for
two days and two nights after
the roof Of the theater col
lapsed. killing SO persons and
injuring $50.
He was a member Of the Re-
tired Firemen's Association.
1t. Abel leaves his wife, Mrs
Fannie e. Abel. Of the home
address. GIT Eastern avenue
Takoma Park, Md: two sons,
]. French Abel, Of 800 Barren
street. Takoma Park, Md. and
Henry l.. Aufdem-Brinke, OF
20l5 Sheridan street, Hyatts-
vile, Md; four grandchildren
and seven Observation-Disclosures
Services will be at IL am.
tomorrow at the Mattingly
Funeral Home, 131 Eleventh
street Sc. Burial viii be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Jefferys, Attorney
With immigration Service

Robert L. Jefferys. Sc. an
attorney with the immigration
and Naturalization Service,
died Tuesday in Georgetown
Hospital following an opera
ton for removal Of q brain
tumor.
Mr.. Jefferys Joined the i'm
migration service in 1941 as q
special inspector. Later he be-
came q supervisor in the
Special Inspections Division
before his appointment to the
staf Of the general counsel
in l945.
He was a native Of Grafton,
w. Va. He came to the Dis
trict in 1925 as secretary to
Representative Frank L. Bow
man Of West Virginia. Before
then he had worked for four
years as a newspaper reporter
on the Dominion News Of Nor
gantown. W. Va. and the
Grafton Sentinel.
He continued TO work for Mr..
Bowman until 1888, when he
became administrative assist
ant to Senator Lonergan Of
Connecticut. In 1899 he joined
the United States Housing Au-
thority as an attorney. He was
in private practice briefly be-
fore joining the immigration
and Naturalization Service.
Mr.. Jefferys was graduated
from George Washington Uni
versity in 1881. He received
his law degree there three
years later.
He leaves his wife Melita. the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Tax Court Judges
Reflect Murdoch

The is judges Of the United
States Tax Court have re-
elected Judge ]. Edgar Murdoch
of 2940 Foxhall road NV. to
a third two-year term as chief
judge.
He has been a member Of the
court since 1926. and is now its
senior Judge in service. The
judges are appointed by the
President upon recommended
ton Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

TAYLOR, MARY. on Friday, May
Hospital MARY TAYIo1R' she &
sgrviysd ~ s devoted y sisssE.in;IS,v.
IVES c sns hi rsns ' Vss ainsr h sss
et the. JONES Funeral Home, i10
Thursday. june q, where services
l = a;id q ins sTsssi We %sodiaS q
roEFoN, ANTONIO, On WEDNESDAY,
soe SsO very hu IS a01s re Ssi1 AZ:
Mary Torons isthsr o. MIS-.
sesaD. I ssS s snsyy AS0lB 81
is snSSsdri Fr. anS ssS e sSia &
the Nelley Funeral Home, 5000
ne. Funeral on Saturday. June
e., q 3 an; thence to 81; james anne,
Ispo Ssss y soul QUIZ Rsistl1 sss s md
olivet Cemetery.
day, June 2. 1855. CARRIE WARE
OF mrs, Blanche Dodson, Mrs. Alice
Hall. Mrs. Helen Bell. Mrs. Mary
johnson and Mr.. Aubrey deary: aunt
OF Earlene Perry, Constance Car
ter and Barbara Ann shorter, She
also leaves . devoted friend. Mr..
John Thompson: six other nieces,
four nephews and many other rela-
Friday, June 5. friends may caii at
Slsnehs DodsoS. sss :, '' Eth &.
s Gins Memorial &c N Methodist S% Church.
27lb ED st.. ne, the Rev. Eugene
coin Memorial Cemetery. Arrange
R Rsn:: IL u 4 Ne St. cs sl% Tun;Fal
w ysa. wt ssS, tn. On ss.ld ES::desi
his daughter. Mrs Elsie Murphy.
WILLIAM I v WivSL. Seioysed 6u nus,
Mrs. Helen B. Anderson. Mrs. Elsie
Murphy, John. !. and William b.
Wiyel. Friends may call at the
Higinbothom Funeral Home, 100
REQUIEM mass at St Louis Church.
Clarksville, Nd. on Saturday. June
9. at 10 am. Interment New Catne-
dral Cemetery. Baltimore, Nd. Vis-
iting hours. 2 until 10 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Sarah A. Friedrich, 81,
Saw John Wilkes Booth

insisted she remembered the
soldiers pursuing him stopping
at the tavern. although she
was only 4 years old at the
time.
The tavern was on the south
side Of the old Anacostia Bridge
in what was then known as
Union Town. Miss FREDERICK
still owned considerable prop
erty in Anacostia which she had
inherited from her parents.
Besides her sister. who is "a,
Miss Frederick leaves four
nieces and one nephew.
A requiem mass will be Of
fered at Q am. Saturday at st.
Teresa's Catholic Church, 1924
" street Sc. Burial will be in
Congressional Cemetery.
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sister Of Senator Chavez, DEM
ocrat of New Mexico; a daugh-
ter Barbara. and q sister. Miss
Zula C. Jefferys, all Of the
home address. 544 Shenandoah
road. Alexandria. Anoth e r
daughter. Sister Robert Melita.
a teacher at the Academy of
Notre Dame de Namur, also
survives.
Funeral services will be at II
am. tomorrow at the De Vol
Funeral Home. 1924 Wisconsin
avenue NV. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

Miss Sarah A. FREDERICK. 81,
one Of the oldest residents OF
the Anacosita section Of the
District, died yesterday.
Miss Friedrich lived at ll01
Good Hope road Sc, In the
same house in which she was
born. Last week. when hel
health started to fail. she was
taken to the home Of her sis
ter. Mrs. Pauline Campbell, al
Ait Thirty-Eighth street NV.
where she died.
One of Miss Friederich'c
favorite stories was how John
Wilkes Booth stopped at hel
home-operated by her parents
as q tavern-on his flight to
Maryland after the assassina-
ton Of President Lincoln. She
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a son, Gary May, also Of the
home address.
Services will be at IL am.
tomorrow at the Robert A.
Humphrey funeral home. 1857
Wisconsin avenue, Bethesda.
Burial will be in Athens, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

Iern avenue NV: two brothers
DR.. Richard E. Palmer of BIS
South Lee street, Alexandria
and Walter F. Palmer of Fort
Walton. Fla. and q sister. Mrs
Carlin Mason Of 1890 South
Washington court, Arlington.
Funeral services will be at 2
pm. Saturday at the s. H.
Hines Funeral Home, 2901 Four
tenth street NV. Burial will
be in Chestnut Hill Cemetery,
Herndon, Va.
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John PoIitis, 50

ATHENS. June 4 (AP).-
John Politis, SO, Greek foreign
minister four times In the
1946-50 period, died at his
home yesterday of q heart all
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Garn nf Chunks

"G he late LOUIS SS' ooLpnBERo visf
to express their thanks and .appre,
citation to their many friends anc
relatives for the many ktndnessel
Mrs EVELYN MEsTEsKY, Mr.
ERNEST @ o L d E r O, MRS
0OLDIE WEINBERG AND Mr.
SYDNEY GOLDBERG.
OKIN, IsADORE. The family Of tn,
late ISADORE OKIN wish to express
their thanks and appreciation x
their many friends and relatives. fol
the many kindnesses extended then
during their recent bereavement
MRS, LENA OKIN, MRS. EDITH
MOeTOW AND MRS. RUTH
GOLDBERG.
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DEATHS


BROWN. JANIS G.. In loving mem
Ss fash. KING JAMES nissae e. sRo% A.
who passed away two years age
today. June 4. 1857.
We have missed the sunshine Of your
face.
We have missed your kind and
willing hand,
A shadow over our lives Is cast,
A voice we loved Is stilled;
The place made vacant in our home
nevermore be hlled.
YOUR DEVOTED WIFE, ELEANOR;
THE CHILDREN, DOLORES AMI
JAMES. Jr.. AND oRANDCHIL-
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SIMS. L0KEY; On Tuesday, June
1859, LOkEY SIMS Of So New
York ave. ne. He leaves to mourn
their loss loving mother. Mrs.
ms, Beuiah craig. Mrs. jessie
Walker and Mrs. corine Davis; one
host Of other relatives and friends.
After pm. Thursday. June 4.
friends are invited to call ct the
J, r. Cameron a Sons Funeral
Home, GIL X st. NV. Services on
Friday, June 8, at / pm. In the
chapel, Bishop Samuel Kelsey Of
nciating. Interment Woodlawn
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IGA DE James T.. s Ss%Ser Posi- e
ASA7 No. $50, and the b. C. De
lzX partment, Catholic War Vet
NH Grams. are notified OF the
death Of Comrade WILLIAM
L. MILLER, and are re-
III duested to assemble at the
De Vol Funeral Home. 1924 wis
THURSDAY June I, isbs. ' Tor ' tRe
recitation Of the rosary,
oEODFFREY J. O'FLYNN. comdr.
JOHN z. LYNCH. AdIt.
MULLIGAN. MARIE J. on wednes.
day, June 3. 1859, at her residence
beloved daughter Of Mrs. Eugene
A. Brady and sister OF Francis x
and Joan X. Brady. and Mrs. George
L, Lansdale. Funeral from ths
Collins Funeral Home, 1921 14tf
st., NV, on Saturday, June o, al
a:30 am. REQUIEM mass at 81
Martins Church ct 10 am. Inter.
ment Mount olivet Cemetery. 8
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Tuesday, June 2, 1853, Al 0eorse-
LAREw JEFFERYs, beloved hus-
band OF Melita Chavez Jefferys,
father OF Sister Robert Melita, 81
y. p. and Barbara 8. Jeiierys:
Funeral services at the De Vol
Funeral Home. 1924 Wisconsin ave
Nv. on Friday, June 5. ct II am,
1nterment Mount Olivet Cemetery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

JOHN s. a Al oRahHsds e. Is5 aC'P assE
s.. Sc. beloved husband Of Eiia
Hughes, grandfather Of Gail. Gloria
from the James T. Ryan Funeral
Home, 3l7 Pa. ave. Sc. on Friday,
June 5, at . am. REQUIEM mass
At st. Francis Xavier Church az
p:30 an. Relatives and friends
Cemetery,
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JONES; DELLA on Monday. June
Morton s. nv. beloved S mother 81 Ss y
Elsie Brown, sister Of Nina Banks
and aunt OF Mrs. Gladys Austin
She also is survived by thirteen
grandchildren. other relatives and
June 4. friends are invited 10 calj
At the Jarvis Chapel, 1872 You sd
NV, where funeral services viii
be held on Friday. June 5. at 2 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

LOMkE1, OsCAB 2. On "wednesday,
June 2. 1859. az the District Gen.
eral Hospital, OSCAR r. LOWREY
OF Maurice LoWTey, father Of WPs
Maybell Lewis. Yuome and oeoree
Lowrey; brother Of Mandoza LoWrey
He also leaves to mourn his passine
nineteen grandchildren and a host
81 No,,s other ne, relatives and friends
ments BY the John T. Rhines & Co,
Funeral Home, 3015 18th St NE,
washington II, d, c.
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day. June ?, 1859. At banyiiIe Ne.
P1rlsl Ho;gitsl; PAnyiIle; W. HAR;
Jones James: sister Of the iate
Vice Admiral Jules James Of WASH
ington. D, c.. She also is survived
oy e sister, Mrs, Randolph Meade
Of WASHINGTON, d. c., and q sister
the widow Of Admiral James she
also ts survived By two nepheWs
and three nieees. Funeral Serv-
ices o. the Church Of the Epiphany,
Danville. Va. ct 4:30 pm. Wednes-
gay; June lntsrmsnt Green Hills
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

sIAIMs. OLIVE AUGUSTA. sr. sud
denly. on Thursday, June 4, 1853.
edtushfiss a TfsSslSSsnee; OLIVER .,I Az;
husband Of Mrs. Emilyn 3. simMs
and father OF Miss Audrey 6imms,
Oliver A. Simrns, IT.: Mrs. Silva
Wilson, Mrs. Jeanette simms and
Ronald SimmS, He also leaves
Notice Of funeral later Arrange
ments By Alexander 3. Pope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

LUBAk, RAE K. On Wednesday. Hum,
9, 1859. RAE X. LUBAR OF SjS
Torrington place. Silver Spring, Nd
peioyed mother Of Mrs. iryinG
Schlossenberg. She also is survived
0y f99r sisters. Mrs. Rebecca Prank
Etcove Of Los Angeles. Calf niMlt rs
Alice Wallace Of Los Angeles. Calf,
and Miss Amelia KaSsel OF New
York City: a brother. Ike Kassel
S Sr As9ITy PARK n =. and two
the Bernard Danzansky q Sons Fu.
neral Home. 1901 14th st. NV.
on Friday, June 5, at nm
nterment Washington Hebrew Con.
creation Cemetery,
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CHAvIEs. CLARENCE W. In loving
memory Of my husband. CLARENCE
w. cHAVIEs, who departed thil
life twenty-nine years ago today
June 4. 1880.
] often sit and think Of you
When ] am all alone,
For memory Is the only friend
That grief can call its own,
DEVOTED WIFE, ALICE v. CHA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-22

like grownup at parties, he will have to have
chaperon, and the stricter the better Certainly
there more things than necking that young PeO-
pie can do at parties i have they tried dancing,
what about plain old conversation?
As far literng the place with bottles and debris
- don't let anyone tell you that contempt for ones
own home is what's expected" of young people.
Your son seems to be sulking and grumblng
little too much Maybe it's because you're afraid
of being called square" by him.
Give him the vacuum cleaner, turn it on loud -
and you won't even hear him complain.
That's all ne have space for today, kids = and
parents But remember I'd like to hear from you.
Write me care of THIS WEEK Magazine, Pc. Boz
1873, Grand Central Station, NeU York IL, N. Y
can't answer letters Individuality but those of des
interest PN 0nStUer in this column.
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lectures turned the lights ourselves. Neat time We
checked, someone had turned them off again.
As you can imagine, the game they soere playing,
and Of which they roere Uery proud rOhen the party
ended, tOds sOho had on the most HpNick - boys or
guts'
Iddn't object to the furniture being mOOed around -
candy sOraPpers soda bottles and broken flash bulbs
all OUer the That is e1pected' of young people,
Toe been told. But think this form of Entertainment is
unUhOLesOme and could lead to undesirable repercus
siOus. Am Ia square? Do expect too much of the
younger generation?
"A MNED-UP MOTHER, EUGnSUiLLe Ind
Your son may think that you are of prehistoric
vintage" but it seems to me that you are leaning
over backward to tolerate behavior which would not
be acceptable in any time or place.
Tell him that until he learns to behave himself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-22
boy visits girl

midnight trysts perfectly okay. It's situation
that has to be handled gently because if you breach
the subject to the other parents you'd seem to be
displaying distrust either for your son or their
daughter I'd advise extending firm Invitation"
to the young couple henceforth to do all their meet
ing in your house. For your own peace of mind you
can stay home - but keep out of sight.
Tsen-0se parties
DEAR DICK CLARK: My I4yedr-OId boy, Oho is fresh
in high school, is of the opinion that am
thing Of prehistoric Untqge" because of my ideas
conduct and form of entertainment at mixed teeH-age
parties.
We gaze him permission to haze party and there
toere fUe boys and fUe giEs present.
When, during the evening" zoe checked the progress
of the party, we found they had turned off all the
lights. We automatically, and Nth no embarrassing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06

ception Of what constituted
q good" horror movie.
Slightly more than 40 per
cent of both boys and girls
said that horror movies are
best when the plot is within
the realm Of future scientific
development" But an even
larger group. As per cent. was
willing to settle for a story
that was somewhat believe
able" Less than 3 per cent
liked their horror films
totally believable" or wild
beyond all belief" or grim
and ghouly as possible" The
norm seemed to be dimly
possible if highly improbable.
Who is their favorite hor-
ror pinup?
Dracula, by a wide mar
gin. with 81 per cent of the
girls and 48 per cent Of the
boys. naming him their
dream spook.
Next on the horror horizon
came Wolf Man (36 per
cent? and Frankenstein (34
per cent?. followed very dis
family by THE Thing" g
per cent? and Actor Boris
Karloff Il per cent?. appar-
emily regardless Of role.
From time to time phsy-
biologists issue warnings
about youthful reactions to
horror films. but only 6 per
cent of the teen-agers in
teryiewed said they had ever
had q nightmare after sitting
through one. Girls % per
cent? were more nightmare
prone than boys g per cent?
after o horror filming. as
might have been suspected
from answers to an earlier
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
RUSSIAN Is EASY
but

easier than the one before"
Offering Q theory as to why
young people should md
Russian easier than adults,
one expert explains: youth
learns more easily than older
folks. particularly those
which are difncult to begin
with. It's as simple as that"
While the adults taking the
Tv course get full college
credit. the teen-agers do not.
Were just warming up FOR
college," one of them ex-
plains. "All this will help us
later"
81 think Russian Is easy"
says Frences Barbour. 16, of
Oxon Hill High School. 1T
certainly is easier than
Spanish"
The students agree that
the hardest part is the al
phabet," which necessitates
the learning of q new set of
sounds and letters as well as
pronunciationS.
1.-THE letters aren't even
letters as far as the English
alphabet is concerned" says
Julia Ratliff, 16, q Junior at
the Academy of the Holy
Names in Hyattsville.
One student. however, finds
the course difficult. IT'S
harder than the other Ian
guages I've taken" says
Eileen Mckinley. IT, Of the
Holy Cross Academy in Gar
rett Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
By EUGENE GILBERT
Gilbert Youth Research Co.

"The Blob" "It," THE Fly"
1.-THE Thing" ut Came From
Outer Space" "It Came From
Under the Sea-"
Whatever it is and wher-
ever it came from, teen-agers
by the thousands will be sure
to see it in all its grisly de-
tails.
Horror movies. with their
frightening stranglehold on
the teen-aged boxoffice. have
become Hollywood's biggest
bread and butter item since
the heyday of the Grade B
horse opera.
Hardly a Saturday night
goes by in any American town
without Frankenstein. Drac-
ula, their brides, sons. daugh-
ters and other members of
the clammy clan playing to
packed houses of screaming
youngsters. This weekly ghoul
session. replete with scream
ing skulls. graveyard ghosts
and thirsty vampires. has
been the salvation Of many o
neighborhood movie house.
Why are teen-agers so faS-
cinated with things CHASTITY
and ghouly? What makes
them flock to horror movies
In such great and devoted
numbers? Are We raising Q
generation of vampire
lovers?
When the answers came
In from our interviewers
across the country we were
surprised and somewhat COM
forted to learn that very few
youngsters are what you
might call horror addicts.
Only Q per cent Of the boys
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BUT

Eileen feels that while
you use less words in Rus
sian than in English to say
the same thing. you do not
recognize any words through
knowledge of the other
tongues"
Only one hitch has devel-
oped in the students efforts
to master the unusual Ian
uage. There are too few Rus
SLAMS In the area with whom
they can practice speaking.
Mrs. Clarkson. however. man
ages to flnd q few.
Several cab drivers have
noticed my accent and spoken
to me In Russian and vice
versa" she says. Like her.
they Ned Russia with the
Communists hot on their
heels.
Mrs. Clarkson also says one
church here. the Russian Or
thodox Church of st. John,
has services in Russian. An
other, the Russian Orthordox
Church Of st. Nicholas. has
its sermons In Russian. She
feels both can be Of help to
Russian students.
In any case, a number Of
area teen-agers Cat present
Just noncredit enthusiastic
are preparing to demand
courses in Russian when they
60 to college in the next few
years. They hope the coll
leges will be ready for them.