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Evening star., 1960-08-03
DEAR ABBY .
Just One Woman Too Many
BY Jo Fischer
By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

have heard them tell other
people this. They never be-
heve a thing they hear about
their boys. I'd hate to see
those kids burn themselves
up. How should I handle this
without getting myself in
volved?
NO THANKS.
The next time you see the
boys starting a fire, call the
fire department and let 1t
handle the matter" Don't
worry about getting involved.
DEAR ABBY: I'd like to
comment on the letter writ
ten by the woman who signed
herself CLEANED OUT"
She should be happy she has
a friend who only wanted her
friendship and her candy.
Ny dearest friend wanted
my friendship and my hus-
band. She didn't get either.
Sign me -.
l. SELFISH"
Distributed by
McNaught Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1960-08-03

DEAR ABBY: I have been
in love with a married man
for three years. Last summer
he separated from his wife.
but they continue to operate
q business together.
Recently I have begun to
suspect he Is seeing her for
other than business reasons.
How can I get him out OF
business with her so he will
have no excuse to continue
seeing her?
LOVE THREATENED.
When this married man
was romancing you, did he
need an excuse" to see you?
II he wants to see his wife,
you can't stop him. There
always seems to be one
woman too many in this
mans life. Right now that
woman could be you.
b
DEAR ABBY: How in the
Sam Hill can you get base
ball fans to pay some atten-
ton to you? When the team
is in town they never miss a
game. We're lucky when it
rains. When the team is out
of town, they are glued to
the TV or radio. Don't tell
us If we can't lick 'em to join
'em. We don't particularly
care for baseball. We are not
married to these baseball
fans yet. only engaged to
them. We love them dearly
but think this baseball bit
has gone far enough.
JOY AND JUDY.
For two gals who aren't
married to these men you are
calling the plays 4 little too
early in the game. II you
want these fans in your plans,
and don't care for baseball,
go along anyway-and shell
the peanuts.
-
DEAR ABBY: I am not the
kind of neighbor who re
ports" things, but if anything
serious happehed I'd never
be able toI3orgive myself.
There are two little boys
who live near me. They are
9 and 10. They make fires
and pour gasoline on the fire
to watch it blaze. This goes
on every time their parents
go out and leave them alone.
I have seen it many times.
Abby. if were to tell their
parents. I would be told to
mind my own business. I
Evening star., 1960-08-03
JIM BISHOP:
REPORTER
Pilots Too Busy for Poetry

Flight is a graceful and
awesome thing and there is
poetry in it which holds the
imagination enthralled. On
the way to Los Angeles, we
passed Winslow. Ariz., and,
at $4,000 feet, the big Boeing
TOT didn't seem to be moving.
It was like a tiny silver
dragonf1y. suspended in a
bowl which was tawny beige
on the under side and mid
night blue on the upper.
81 THE DESERT BELOW had
cracks and wrinkles and
looked like a sandbox after
the children have been called
in. There was a round hole
to the right and thin razor
nicked roads led to the edge
of it. The hole is called
Meteor Crater and, long be-
fore man thought Of sending
Evening star., 1960-08-03
BY ED HARRIS

RAMESES IS OUR purer
bred ram, who rules over a
principality Of 40 dainty
queens and three large
squares Of lush pasture.
When we acquired our
flock of sheep last fall, this
handsome buck behaved
himself until 1t was time to
separate him from his ladies.
That was the day we nearly
lost Billy, our indispensable
foreman.
Billy and several Of the
farm hands cut Rameses of
from his ewes and shep-
herded him toward a pen.
Billy stepped forward to
open the gate. and turned
around just in time to see
125 pounds of tough mutton
hurting through the air at
him.
BILLY SIDESTEPPED and
RameseS crashed into the
gate, splintering it.. The
ram recovered quickly and
wheeled. but so did Billy.
The next flying leap found
Billy clear over the fence.
A half hour later the
angry ram was safely in the
corral. but there wasn't much
left Of the fencing. 1t had
to undergo major repairs.
RameseS remained there
throughout the winter, peer
ing sullenly through the
fence at one and all while
his 40 wives bore him a car
load Of illustrious sons and
daughters.
AS a married man I SYM
pathized with Rameses. He
wanted to be with his 40
wives, which is only natural
for a ram. This summer,
therefore, I was very pleased
when the day came to let
him rejoin his flock.
We approached his corral
warily. Rameses was stand
ing near the gate. glaring at
us resentfully as usual. Billy
opened the gate and stepped
behind it. Rameses sized us
up for a moment and then
stepped out.
He stood outside the gate
and gazed for a long moment
at his faithful ewes, who were
Evening star., 1960-08-03
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

CHALLENGE: To copper
magnate Meyer Guggenheim,
the challenge in industry was
more stimulating than the
profits.
On one occasion, an in
ventor was trying to interest
him in a new smelling proc
eSS.
With this process" pre-
dicted the inventor. you will
be the absolute master of the
copper industry"
Guggenheim shook his head
disinterestedly.
Think of the millions you
will make!" persisted the in
venter. You will be the rich
est and most powerful man
in the world"
At this. Guggenheim raised
his eyebrows.
And them" he said.
y y
CLAIM: One afternoon,
when George Bernard Shaw
was walking in the woods, a
shot rang out and a bird
fell dead at his feet. AS he
bent over the creature, a
hunter emerged from the
thicket.
May I have my bird,
please?" he said.
your bird? Why Is 1t
your bird?" said the play
wright.
II just shot IT,"
And If you shot me-" said
Shaw, would you also claim
my carcass?"
Evening star., 1960-08-03

and I was proud to have my
son be a college man. But
now I'm beginning to wonder. :
Bruce has become a snippy
little snob. He no longer
wants to associate with his
cousins. They are not college
men. but they are fine young
fellows. Bruce walks out of
the room when my family
comes to visit. I'm thinking
Of taking him out Of school
and letting him go into the
service. My wife objects.
Laura N. Edward should
realize that Bruce isn't the
same kid he was a few years
ago. He says he can't stand
his cousins any more because
they talk about nothing but
sports. We are sending HIM
to college because we want
him to raise himself in life.
lean understand how Bruce
feels. Some Of the folks in
Eds family are not exactly
polished in their manners.
Bruce has met some fine
young people from good fami-
lies at college. He just wants
to fit in.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
Bruce's "snipIy" snobbish-
ness may be temporary,
brought on because he is
striving to live up to a new
ideal. When he feels more
sure as an educated person
he will be less afraid Of
being pulled down" by 9TH
erS.
But he should not get
away with rude conduct. He
must respect the rules Of the
household. One of these is
that courtesy and hospitality
must be extended to every
visitor.
Bruce needn't be forced
back into his former ties with
his cousins, but he shouldn't
be encouraged to give up old
friends because new ones
seem more glamorous.
A true snob Is a person
who has stopped growing.
tCopyright 1860.
General Features Corp)
Tomorrow: Mothers job.
Evening star., 1960-08-03
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
FIuoroscopic Examinations
BY Or. PETER j. sTEINcRoHN

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: I may
be silly, but I don't like hav-
ing X-rays or microscopic ex-
aminations. Yet, my doctor
insists on making a f1uoro-
scopic examination every
time I go to his Office with
some complaint. Sometimes
as often as two or three times
a month. May I have your
opinion? Sincerely, Mrs. E.,
Miami, Fla.
ALL THE RECENT scare
talk about the dangers Of
radiation has made all of us
more aware of the need for
guarding ourselves against ex-
cessive exposure to X-rays.
If what you say is true, Mrs.
Ell don't blame you for be-
ing concerned. I think most
doctors will agree that having
so many microscopic exam
nations might not only harm
the patient-but also the
doctor. If were you, I'd
absolutely refuse to have so
many horoscopes. I be-
lieve that too many doctors
are doing too many fluoro-
scopic examinations. In fact.
1t would be better for all con-
cerned If no microscopic was
made until an X-ray Of the
chest indicated the need for
it.
well, then" you may say,
aren't X-rays Of the chest
dangerous, too?"
You get relatively little
radiation from the routine
chest X-ray. A rough esti-
mate is that you get only
about one-thousandth of the
radiation that you receive
during a routine microscopic
examination.
Children and young adults,
especially, should not be
overexposed to X-rays. Not
only is there the danger that
they may have some bad
effect on the sex glands; they
may cause trouble in the
bone marrow, blood, skin and
other parts Of the body.
Ideally, I believe 1t would
be safer for the patient and
Evening star., 1960-08-03

a missile into space, one came
from space to us and dug a
crater deep enough to hide
a hundred apartment houses.
I wondered how long ago,
and what the Indians thought
as they saw the red-hot ball
come out Of the night sky.
Were they afraid? How much
more afraid would they be if
they could step out of the
past. a proud feathered people
on sleepy pinto ponies, and
see this silver bird, holding
over a hundred people. think
its way from New York to Los
Angeles at $50 miles per hour.
It was a hot summer day
down there. The earth SHIN
mered with heat. Up here,
We could see almost a hun
dred miles in every direction
and the air was sparkingly
clear.
There is an unreal quality
to this. The temperature out
side the plane was 43 below
zero. Four hours and 18 min
utes earlier. we had been in
New York. Now. Winslow.
Ariz.. was behind us, and Los
Angeles would be under our
slender nose in SO minutes.
Unreal. exotic poetry. A
time for looking backward
over the shoulder to ask how
far we have come in such a
short time. And, even more
fearsomely, to look ahead.
On the flight deck. the
crew saw no poetry in it.. To
these four men. it was just
Flight 2. Idlewild to Los An
geles. Collectively, they rep
resent SO years of airline ex-
perience.
Captain Howard Morton
has 81 years; First Officer
Michael Barna has II years;
Second Officer George Weld
erhold has been in the air IA
years. and Engineer Stanley
Klimecka has been watching
engine gauges nine years.
They saw none Of the
poetry because they were
busy. Flight 2 lifted off the
runway at Idlewild weighing
237,106 pounds. 1t carried
$4,000 pounds Of fuel. On
takeoff $500 pounds Of water
had been poured into the en-
gines to increase the density
of air and give the big ship
more thrust. They weighed
these things. Their slide rules
and computers were working
all the time.
THE WONDER Of it is lost
in mundane figures. The
ear-splitting thunder OF jet
flight can be heard clearly
on the ground. but, from in
side, it is a soft whine left
far behind in fight. The
plane flies at eight-tenths of
the speed of sound. and
eight-tenths of the noise is
gone before the ear of the
passenger can hear it. Sound
proofing kills another Is per
cent.
The passenger hears only
5 per cent. I was think
ing about this when I no.
ticed that the big hole in
the ground was gone. The
dragonf1y was in a new bowl.
A bigger bowl. It was COM
ing down and the altimeter
was clicking of the thou
sands Of feet like an ex-
press elevator heading for the
lobby.
Copyright 1860. King Features
syndicate, Inc
Evening star., 1960-08-03
DOWN ON THE FARM
Ram Looks WistfuIIy
At Lovely Lenore

on q nearby hillside munch-
ing grass. He kept looking
around at the landscape.
And then, to our astonish-
ment. he trotted over to
our winsome Guernsey COW,
Lenore, and tried to rub
noses.
1T WAS LOVE at first
rub. at least on the rams
part. He lost his head and
heart completely to Lenore.
We tried to shoe him OF to-
ward his ewes but he stood
us of, head lowered men,
acingly, and stayed with his
COW.
We figured it was only a
brief infatuation. We were
wrong. Weeks later, Ramesas
still was ignoring his ewes.
1t was a touching court
ship but we had to break it
up. There was nothing to do
but put the COW in the barn
yard and try to make
Rameses associate with his
own kind out in the front
pasture.
For a few hours, Rameses
remained loyal to Lenore,
standing at the barnyard
gate and "Na-a-a-a"ing in
dismay. Lenore didn't bother
to answer. It was obvious
that she had been nurturing
strong doubts about the
affair.
Rameses reluctantly re-
Joined his harem.
(Fortune Features)
Evening star., 1960-08-03

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Evening star., 1960-08-03

the doctor if there were an
unwritten law that no patient
should have a microscopic
examination unless he has
had an X-ray of his chest
first. And only If the doc
tor saw something in the
X-ray plates that indicated
a microscopic was necessary.
For example, If the X-ray
suggests that there may be
an enlargement of the left
upper chamber OF the heart,
it may be necessary to give
the patient barium-swallows
and microscope him. AS we
watch the barium meal 60
down, we can tell If the en-
larged heart is pressing on
the oesophagus (the tube
that leads to the stomach.
However, some radiologists
tell me that even this pro-
cedure isn't necessary; that
they can tell as much from
special X-rays.
The same holds true for
watching the movements Of
the diaphram; for finding
calcium deposits in the
arteries. or in estimating the
pulsations of other blood
vessels.
In other words, X-rays and
electrocardiograms combined,
will tell us practically every
thing about the heart that
a microscopic can. AS for
examination of the lungs, I
believe that X-rays have
horoscopes beat by the
proverbial mile.
THEN WHY TAKE fuoro-
scopic examinations? That
is what I have been saying:
DON'T! Unless a specialist
says there's a good reason.
DR.. Steincrohn'S leafet,
practical Pointers for Coro-
nary Patients" ,Uill be mailed
on receipt OF a stamped, SELF
addressed envelope and 10
cents in coin for handling
charges. Address DR.. Stein
crohn in care OF The Eue-
ming Star.
(Released By the Bell syndicatel
Tomorrow The blues.
Evening star., 1960-08-03

The Family Council consists Of a
Judge, q psyehiotrist, three clergy
men, three editors and women's
editor Eoch article is q summary
Of on oetuol eose history. The
council reports on problems thot
hove been deoIt with by respon-
Sible oeencies and counseIors.
Evening star., 1960-08-03
FAMILY COUNCIL
Snobbish
Son Tough
On Dad

Edward NJ am the faith
er of four. I'm concerned
about my eldest boy Bruce, 10.
Bruce will start his junior
year in college this fall. I
never completed high school
Evening star., 1960-08-03
MCNEIL PONTIAC

PONTIAC new or used. For the
hAat AAal Raa MrNail -
Evening star., 1960-08-03

7th and r sts. NV. Ho. $1,000
Evening star., 1960-04-09

Miss Bretthauer let out a cry
and stumbled onto the stage
from the TERED ramp where
she stood with the other So
princesses.
After being helped to her feet
by John A. Logan, co-chairman
Of the ball. she tearfully en-
braced actress Helen Hayes,
who turned the wheel, and CO.
chairman Perle Mesta.
Then Mr.. Logan crowned her
with pink satin tiara and pre-
Gented her with bouquet of
cherry blossoms. Alternately
crying and smiling, she faced
battery of cameras and re-
ceived the congratulations of
her sister princesses.
Later she posed for more pic
lures with actor Walter Bren-
nan, star of the television show
The Real McCoys." Mr.. Bren-
nan and the entire cast of the
McCoys are here to lead to-
nights festival parade as
grand marshalS.
Still too speechless to say
See BLOSSOM, Page A-24
Evening star., 1960-04-09
Doctor Replaces Fry
As Jones' Best Man

with the British Army in France
and Germany during World
War II and was awarded the
Military Cross.
His father was one of Brit
aims foremost maternity dec
tors and attended at the birth
of Queen Elizabeth's first two
children-Prince Charles and
Princess Anne.
Sir William was killed in an
auto accident in 1856.
Mr.. Fry announced Wednes-
day he was bowing out on doc
tors orders. His physician, DR..
H. Gordon Neill, reported yes
terday that Mr.. Fry had jaun-
dice.
HE will be in bed for three
weeks and after that he will be
feeling rotten for some weeks, u
DR.. Neill said.
The London press reacted
Skeptically to Mr.. Fry's an
nounced reason for dropping
out of the wedding picture.
Il gather people are saying
that I am not really ill at all, -
the angry socialite said. We'll,
you can be very sure that they
are absolutely wrong. That is
the only reason why I will not
be best man."
Evening star., 1960-04-09

LONDON, April 9 (AP).-A
young doctor was named today
as best man at the May 6
wedding of Princess Margaret
and Antony Armstrong-Jones.
He is Roger William Gilliatt,
the only son of the late Sir
William Gilliatt, former gyne-
cologist to Queen Elizabeth II.
DR.. Gilliatt, who replaces 35-
year-old aristocrat Jeremy Fry
in the best man role, has
known the bridegroom for
more than five years. He met
Princess Margaret only re-
Gently.
DR.. Gilliatt is a consultant
neurologist at the National
Hospital for Nervous Diseases
and has a private practice in
Harley Street, the golden row
of British medicine.
The announcement from
Clarence House, Londan home
of Queen Mother Elizabeth and
the Princess, said:
"Mr. Antony Armstrong
Jones has asked DR.. Roger Gill
liatt to be his best man at his
wedding. DR.. Gilliatt has gladly
accepted"
The 37-year-old Gilliatt was
married in 1854. He served
Evening star., 1960-04-09
NEW YORK TO-VIRGINTA?
Found IA Lost and Hungry Dog

A Fairfax County housewife
would like to add one more
name to the long list of Cherry
Blossom visitors who have
come to the Washington area
for weekend festivities.
However, the only clue to
the identity of the visitor, a
col!ie-type dog that checked
in" at her Springfield, (Va.)
home late Wednesday night, is
a New York State tag with the
number 652392.
Mrs. William P. Willis of 5000
Estaban place, Springfield, said
her Identification problem be-
gan Wednesday night when her
husband, a Navy commander,
went to the family garage to
get his car.
He was surprised to find the
strange dog covering in the
corner of the garage. Comdr.
Willis made no effort to re-
move her. The Willis took the
car, leaving the garage door
open in case the dog chose to
leave while they were visiting
friends.
When they returned later
that night. the dog was still
in the garage. Mrs. Willis said
she gave the dog some food
and water and left her in the
garage for the night.
Il didn't want her to feel
trapped, so left the garage
door open." Mrs. Willis said.
Thursday morning, Mrs. Will
lis said she took the dog to
an animal hospital.
She said the veterinarian ex-
amined the animal and found
the only thing wrong with the
dog was that she was half
starved and had worn all four
paws away to raw flesh.
Mrs. Willis said DR.. Noff-
See DOG. Page A-S
Evening star., 1960-04-09

floor room of the Alton Hotel,
a small walk-up hostelry at
1907 E street NV.
Van Over was seized by
Homicide Squad 1t. Charles
Daily and First Precinct Detec-
tive C. F. Preston after a brief
struggle about $50 o'clock last
night on a tip from an in
formant.
The carnival concessionaire,
6 feet 4 inches tall, was ar
raigned within three hours be-
fore Municipal Court Judge
Milton S. Kronheim, jr., on the
rst-degree murder charge,
Judge Kronheim ordered him
held without bond, continued
the hearing until April Is and
appointed Attorney Myron G,
Ehrlich to represent him.
The suspect, showing little
emotion, posed voluntarily for
See SLAYING, Page A-3
Evening star., 1960-04-09

Dhe County Bureau of Adop-
tions' head doctor told the Judge
the Shermans might not live to
be good parents to the child. He
said it was possible their weight
could cause their deaths within
IS years.
Their family physician. on
the other hand, declared both
are in good health and could
possibly outlive us all"
Just what does weight have
to do with the way we bring up
our children?" asked Mr.. Sher-
man. a truck driver. It's just
too silly to believe"
Both said it isn't a glandular
matter. They merely like to eat.
But since December, when
doubts were first expressed
about their weight. Mr.. Sher-
man has lost As pounds and
Mrs. Sherman %.
Evening star., 1960-04-09
ModeI-T Driver
Turns in Plates
And Quits at 90

BIRCHIP. Australia, April 9
(AP).-Farmer Charlie Kursh
has handed in the registration
plates of his car and surren-
dered his driving license.
Charlie, at go, says he's had
enough.
His Model-T Ford is 81 years
old. vintage of 1923.
Every Tuesday for 36 years
he drove it 5 miles to town to
collect groceries and yarn with
friends.
He parked at the same spot
every week-with a brick un-
der a wheel.
Constable Don Plant says:
Its a shame he's given up.
HE was always a careful
driver-usually travels at little
more than walking pace.
1--WE seen tractors pass him
on the road"
Evening star., 1960-04-09

of the buds at the Tidal
Basin, bright sunshine was
predicted throughout the day
Tonight, however. the mer-
curry will drop to about "a in
the city and % in the suburbs,
the Weather Bureau said. To-
morrow it will be windy and
quite cool, the forecaster
predicted.
Parade Slated Tonight
The parade-to be televised
over WMAL-TV-is due to start
at 7:30 pm. on K street NV
and will proceed from Ninth
to Seventeenth streets.
Festival officials said the de-
mand for tickets has been the
greatest in the eight-year his
tory of the parade.
Miss Bretthauer won the
coveted honor as Festival Queen
last night by the chance spin
of a big wheel of fortune at the
annual Cherry Blossom Ball at
the Sheraton-Park Hotel.
When the wheel stopped,
Evening star., 1960-04-09

F streets NV. in the Staying of
David Blair owen, 81, of Santa
Cruz, Calf, according to Homi-
eide Squad Capt. Lawrence
Hartnett.
Mr.. owen, former president
of Bradley University and
manager of the Greater Santa
Cruz Chamber of Commerce,
was in Washington to testify
before congressional commit
tees early this week on small
boat harbor Improvements.
Decorated Navy Veteran
Mr.. Owen, a decorated Navy
veteran of World War II, re-
signed as president of Bradley
University eight years ago after
a basketball fix scandal involv-
ing members of the team.
He was found strangled to
death and brutally beaten
Thursday afternoon in a third
Evening star., 1960-04-09
Too Fat to Keep Baby?
Court Weighing Case

LOS ANGELES. April 9 CAP)
"A couple who has been foster
parents to a baby since its
birth nine months ago have
been told they may not get to
keep the child because they're
too fat.
They are Frank Sherman,
who weighs 800 pounds and is
s feet 3 inches tall. and his wife
Bernice. $50 pounds and 5
feet 5.
They appeared yesterday for
adoption proceedings in Supe-
rior Court. The hearing was
continued to July % after the
county opposed their adopting
the girl, Janet. because of
health reasons. They adopted
another child four years ago
without question.
Il don't know why they didn't
bring this up sooner" Mrs.
Sherman. 81, said sadly.
Evening star., 1960-04-09
Freight DeroiIed

OTTAWA, Ill, April 9 (AP)
Seventeen cars of a Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad
freight train left the rails 6
miles northeast of Ottawa last
night and seven cars plunged
into a creek. The derailment
occurred near Wedron on a
branch line used exclusively for
movement of freight.