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Evening star., 1960-03-14
DEAR ABBY
She's Happy, Isn't She, Dear?
sy ABIGAIL VAN sUREN

is getting these shaves and
why.
SUSPICIOUS.
II he denies that he has
had q fresh shave when It is
apparent that he has, you
won't have to look far for
the gay blade. Behind every
second" shave there's usu-
ally Q we-timer."
DEAR ABBY: I am q girl
who Is IS but I look about
16. My daddy died when I
was seven and Mamma mar
ried another man. I always
liked step-daddy. mainly be-
cause he would buy me candy
and he was extra good to me.
He used to kiss me a lot
and put his arms around me
and pull me down to sit on
his lap. He offered to teach
me how to drive a car. I
know now that it was just an
excuse to get me alone. I
am scared to death of him,
Abby, because he is too
friendly lately. I can't tell
my mother because 1t will
break her heart. She thinks
he Is perfect. Tell me what
to do. please, before I run
away.
SCARED GIRL.
TELL YOUR MOTHER!
What's tour problem? For
a personal reply, iDrite to
Abby In care of The EUenino
Star, and inclose q stamped,
Selt-Gddressed enuelope.
For Abby's pamphlet,
What EDery Teen-Aoer
Wants to KnoiU," send rs
cents and a large, selt-ad-
dressed, stamped enuelope in
care OF The Evening Star.
distributed By
McNaught Syndicate Inc.)
Evening star., 1960-03-14
FAMOUS FABLES
By z. E. EDGAR

Disqualified: Dorothy Park
er attended an opening night
on Broadway and yawned
through three dull acts. Later,
in q restaurant, she met the
author. who said:
How did you like the
show?"
do you really want my
opinion?" she said.
"Of course. I'd like to get
o lady's point of view"
Then you don't want my
opinion, she said. What I
have to say is hardly lady
like"
Union: Sculptor 10 David
son went to the White House
to make q bust of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Be-
fore assuming his pose,
F. D. r. jokingly inquired:
Are you a member Of the
plasterers union, Mr.. David
son?"
I'm not q plasterer. Mr..
President" said Davidson.
I'm a chiseler."
"Oh. in that case" laughed
Roosevelt, welcome to WASH
ingtonI"
Evening star., 1960-03-14

gallstones. They found that
the results were excellent in
about 10 per cent of the cases.
(These patients had no
symptoms even when they
committed dietary excesses.)
In about II per cent slight
symptoms occurred d when
they were indiscreet in their
diet. About 6 per cent of the
patients, although improved,
complained of occasional at
tacks of pain. In about 5 per
cent there were relapses or
operative failures.
I'd say. from my own ex-
perience in practice, that
people who know they have
gallstones. who suffer from
indigestion day to day, have
much to gain and little to
lose by surgery.
I CONTINUE to receive
occasional letters from read
ers who think there is too
much publicizing of the dam
gers of cancer. In effect
write: "All this cancer edu-
cation of the public is max
ing a nation of hypochon-
driacs out of U.S."
In Rochester, N. Y, two
years ago I had just finished
a lecture on health. During
the question period a mem
ber of the audience said: IT
believe all this cancer educa-
ton Of the public is soaring
more people to death than
saving"
I told him I'd rather have
q scared" person live on to
his 80s because he had been
prodded into it, than die in
his 40s or sos because he was
q fatalist and didn't believe
in health education.
I asked for a show Of
hands from the audience. 7
guess that chap was dumb
founded when he learned
that he was the only person
among approximately 500
people who thought that We
should do away with cancer
prevention drives.
(Released By the Bell syndieatS)
Tomorrow: SeIf-Treotment
Evening star., 1960-03-14
JIM BISHOP:
REPORTER
New Poperbocks Huge Business

The paperback (new style)
book has come of age. The
worst that can be said of it
is that it is still a rough,
crude kid in the family of
literature; the best that can
be said Is that anything this
big cannot be ignored. Ameri-
cans will buy 300, 900, 900
copies this year.
THEY WILL BUY them in
100000 candy stores and ter
minals. The adolescents will
buy the sexy books; the
young parents will pick up
the baby books: dad will eat
the Westerns and the nom
fiction; mother will sneak q
copy Of Return to Peyton
Place in her handbag.
Until the paperbacks came
along, only II per cent Of all
Americans would be caught
reading a book. No one
knows what the figure is to-
day, but with the two-bit
books selling in the hundreds
Of millions, the percentage
must be around 80. 1t may
be more.
When they were first pub
lished, in 1899, no one wanted
them. The book store man.
ager refused to sell q quar-
ter book in competition with
his $4 hard cover books. The
candy store owner said:
Where am ! gonna put emp"
The big distributors
jammed them down the
throats Of the store owners
while, at the same time, de-
manding that the publisher
design and build racks to hold
the books. The first copies
had words like Unabridged"
and Full Text" plastered
across their covers because
the buyers doubted that such
little books could contain all
the material one would find
In q best seller.
Around 1949, artists were
commissioned to draw the
most voluptuous women for
Evening star., 1960-03-14
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Need a GoIIstone Operation?
By DR.. PETER J. sTElNcRoHk

Dear DIR. Steincrohn:
X-rays show that ! have
gallStones. I have been hav-
ing severe indigestion for the
past two years. My doctor
has advised operation. But
! keep putting 1t of for this
reason: I've heard that in
many cases patients feel as
bad after operation as they
did before.
'Is this true? If so, it
seems senseless to undergo
the pain and danger of q
useless operation" Sincerely,
Mrs. K. Waterbury, Conn.
DON'T RELY UPON what
you may have heard from
one or two people who
haven't improved as much
as they'd like. It is true
that q gall-bladder opera
tion doesn't help everybody.
Nevertheless, 1t is also true
that 1t helps the majority
of those who undergo opera
ton.
There are many people
who have gallstones, yet
never complain of indiges-
ton. They ask me: "Shall I
have my gall bladder out?"
Usually I tell them there's
no hurry. I say that some
people live into their 80s
with a gall bladder full of
stones and don't even know
the meaning of indigestion.
However, once they begin
having daily indigestion and
actual attacks of collie, I don't
hesitate to say Better have
1t out. Otherwise you may
run into complications" Your
doctors advice seems reason
able to me, Mrs. K.
That is as specific as I
can get. I make 1t a point not
to give readers actual dag
nosis or treatment. I am sure
you understand that no doc
tor can treat a person he
hasn't examined.
Perhaps these statistics will
give you some encouragement.
Drs. B. Kourias and A. To-
bier recently reported on o
series Of $50 patients who
had been operated on for
Evening star., 1960-03-14
Alumni Cove
$185 Million
In 1o58-5o

Alumni Of American colleges
and universities gave more to
their alma matters in 1958-59
than ever before, according to
a survey released today by the
American Alumni Council.
The council said alumni CON-
tributed $185, ,927,137 IN 1883
to 986 United States institutions
OF higher learning. This was 30
per cent more than the amount
given the year before, the
previous record for alumni do
nations.
Harvard and Yale collected
the most money from their
alumni. while Princeton and
Mount Holyoke tied for first in
the percentage Of alumni do
mating. 70 per cent. This COM
pares with the average alumni
participation of 81 per cent ex-
perienced by colleges and uni
versities in 1958-59.
The average individual dom
alton to alumni fund drives
IN the 1958-59 school year was
$33.38. The University of Vir-
ginia ranked second among all
public United States institu-
tions in this category with an
average alumni contribution
OF $94.32. Virginia Military
Institute ranked fifth with
$43.55 among the public insti-
tutions and the University Of
Maryland 11th with $2S.75.
All told, annual alumni
drives netted $42.388. .496 of the
total. The rest Of the alumni
money came through such
other channels as bequests.
Average fund drive contri-
buttons in 195S-59 by gradu-
ates Of colleges in this area
ranged from $12.27 for Amer
ican University to $36.66 for
Georgetown University. Other
average individual contribu-
tions were $16.48 for Catholic
University, $21.64 for George
Washington University; $l4.36
for Howard University, and
$2S.75 for the University of
Maryland.
Evening star., 1960-03-14
Features
Gold in Your Attic
Indian 'CoptWities' Valuable
By VAN ALLEN BRADLEY

A good copy is worth around
$40 at retail.
H. L. D.: The member
ship list of the Antiquarian
Booksellers Association of
America "a list of rare book
dealers throughout the coun-
try is available to all who
send a stamped. self-ad-
dressed envelope to the as
sociation at 3 West Forty
sixth street, New York 10.
Double check: Three West
Forty-siXth.)
c. M. B.: Your ]. Swami
merchants 1.-THE Book of Ma
ture" London, 1850, the
the Floyd translation, is q
scarce insect book and worth
around SIS. perhaps more. If
in good condition. A museum,
library or educational insti-
tuition might find it de-
Sirable.
Miss L. R.: Most Of the
Ebert Hubbard, items are
worth very little in the COL
lector's market today. al
though your copy Of Hub
bard's "A Message to Gar
cia." signed by the author,
appears to be an exception.
There were 925 copies of the
limited first edition, issued
in East Aurora, N. Y, In
1899. A good copy is worth
around $25 at retail.
Mrs. o. w. D.: Your MAR
Evening star., 1960-03-14
Cunudiun Duiymon
To Discuss Breedino

A Canadian dairy expert will
be the featured speaker at the
annual banquet Of the Mont
gomery County Holstein Breed
ers at Z pm. tomorrow at the
County Agricultural Center in
Gaithersburg, Md.
Jack Fraser Of Streetsville,
Ontario, recently returned
from Holstein shows in Aus
tralia and New Zealand, will
speak on Breeding Holsteins, -
and show films Of his recent
trip.
Evening star., 1960-03-14

DEAR ABBY: My mother
lives with us. I know she is an
old lady. but listen to this
and tell me Il I'm wrong:
She is a fanatic on house.
keeping. If I put down a piece
Of paper even for q minute
while I 60 for a pencil, when
I come back the paper is
crumpled and in the waste
paper basket. When people
are smoking she will take the
ash tray away from them and
empty 1t. She is always busy
polishing door knobs and
every little bit of chrome,
brass or silver she can find.
All this constant polishing
and tidying up makes her
look like a perfect housekeep-
er and by comparison I sup
pose / look like a slob. What
can be done about it? She is
II and ! am 45~and she wears
me out.
WORN OUT.
You ought to be thankful
that you have an energetic,
healthy mother bustling
around your home. II she
wants to polish and tidy up
let her. II will keep her busy
and happy and it won't hurt
your house. Next time q speck
Of dust settles-race her for II.
I'LL bet on Mamma.)
50 -
DEAR ABBY: My husband
works from 800 pm. until
11:00 pm. He used to get
home at 1880 every night.
Lately he's been getting
home at 2 and 3 in the morn
ing with a fresh shave and
smelling pretty. He claims his
whiskers haven't been grow
ing lately. I think he must be
lying to me. He used to come
home needing a shave. I
would like to know where he
Evening star., 1960-03-14

Tomorrow: If-Treotmsnt
Evening star., 1960-03-14

Indian "captivities" - the
narrowing accounts of early
settlers captured by the In
dianS-are often encountered
in collections of Americana,
and sometimes they bring big
prices.
One of the. scarcest of the
captivity pamphlets is the
dreadful tale of Darius Bar
Der and his seven children,
who were slain in Camden
County. Georgia. in 1918.
The undated title page
bears coffin symbols for the
eight dead and reads, in part:
MAR RATIVE OF THE
TRAGICAL DEATH of Mr..
Darius Barber and his seven
children, who were inhuman-
ly butchered by the Indians
Boston - Printed for
David Hazen
This paper bound rarity
was printed in Boston in
1918. Only a few copies have
appeared for sale in recent
years. A defective copy
brought $3.50 at auction some
time ago. Another was listed
by a rare bookseller at $3.50.
Have a Questions?
Mrs. B. c.: Your Joshua
Poole'S THE English Par
nassus" Gondon, l67D is
rather scarce but, according
to my records, not valuable.
Evening star., 1960-03-14

what is called sight sale" In
1850, 200,000,000 copies were
sold and many of them fea-
tured half-nude women cow
ering in a corner under the
shadow Of a man against the
wall.
The public devoured them.
The publishers put out so
many books, with no dis
elimination, no selectivity,
that the market was glutted.
Since then, the little books
has jumped in price to 35
cents. so cents, rs and 81.
The hike did not slow the
public, which stands in small
stores by the millions spin
ming the racks slowly, and
picking out books that are,
in effect. indexes to char
acter.
The little books are now
solemnly reviewed in the
big conservative newspapers.
They have cut down on lurid
material, and have also cut
the number of new books.
In their own magazine,
Newsdealer. an article by
Mel Freedman counsels the
candy store owner against
displaying the so-called hot
books.
Not so long ago, there
wasn't any other kind. To-
day Signet publishes solid
material like Doctor Zhi-
vago" and "On the Beach"
Avon does THE Magnificent
Ambersons" and "A Bell For
Adano." Monarch Books,
under Allan Adams, publishes
"The Complete Book Of
Roses" and Fulton Sheen's
Life of Christ" Pocket
Books publishes a good die
tionary and Frank Yerby's
best.
PAPERBACKS are big
business. They bring a profit
Of $24 million to the little
store owners each year.
Copyright. 1860,
King Features Syndicate. Inc.
Evening star., 1960-03-14

her childbearing years are
behind her.
Lucy seems to think her
two children should be
enough family for me. I'm
fond Of them, but I know I'll
regret it If I don't have one
of my own. Many women of
Lucy's age have children.
Lucy VI hate that phrase
Horace has come to use-"a
child of my own" What's
mine is his and what's his is
mine. I want him to be q
real father to my children.
I've been a widow five years
and the kids have missed a
father dreadfully. It's one
reason I'm so keen about get
ting married.
Horace has been ridiculous
about this home business.
I've lived in the house for
nearly 20 years and both the
children and I are so at
tached to it. There isn't a
corner we haven't worked on.
If we sold it. we'd have to
pay so much more for an
other that probably wouldn't
be nearly as nice.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
Lucy makes the unreason-
able assumption that reason
must necessarily work toward
her convenience. She shows
strangely little sensitivity to
her prospective husbands
feelings.
The house issue is not q
trivial matter. Horace is say
ing IN erect that ne wants
to establish his own way Of
life, his own household. The
memories Lucy cherishes are
not dear to him.
Lucy lacks imagination
when she thinks that Horace
can simply take over her
teen-age children as his own
and feel fully expressed as q
father.
Probably Horace's relation
ship with Lucy has clarified
things for him. He now knows
what he wants and he should
make every effort to get it.
His love for Lucy may open
the road to love for a woman
who will return the feeling
in full measure.
(copyright 1860,
General Features Corp.)
Tomorrow: French Wife
Evening star., 1960-03-14

rative Of the Life Of James
Pearse" (Rutland, VT. l825)
is a scarce item and worth
around $65 to SIS at retail
condition. Ask a dealer for
at least half.
H. g. P: Your first edition
Of Stephen Cranes WAR is
Kind" (New York, l899) is
worth around $40 If in fine
condition, with the leaves
uncut.
Selected reader questions
tDiu be GnSDered in this
Column. Address: Van Allen
Bradley, in care OF The
Evening Star.
tCopywright 1850, General
Features Corp)
Gold in Your Attic oppeors eoeh
Mondoy,
Evening star., 1960-03-14

The FomiIy Council consists Of o
Judge. psyehiotrist. three clergy
men. three editors and women's
editor. Eoch article is summary
Of an oetuoI eose history. The
council reports on problems thot
hove been deolt with by respon-
sible oeencies and counseIors.
Evening star., 1960-03-14
FAMILY COUNCIL
Horace, 80,
Finds Love
Is Thorny
THE PROBLEM

Horace il want my own
home and family.
Lucy V.-What's mine is
his.
THE DETAILS
Horace il am a bachelor
Of 80. Recently I met and
fell In love with a widow two
years younger. She has two
teen-age children.
I want to marry as soon as
possible, but two problems
Evening star., 1960-03-14

have arisen. Lucy wants to
remain in her home and I
want a new one. Also, I
would like to have a child
Of my own but Lucy feels
The Sidney herald., 1960-06-15
Eight Appear
In Justice Court

William Meltez, Sidney, fined
$15 for speeding.
Jose F. Eliznedo, Sidney. for
feited a $40 bond for failure to
have a valid drivers license.
Esternau M. Pauline, Sidney,
forfeited a $40 bond for speeding.
Hilario Jimenez Jr., Savage,
forfeited a $40 bond for failure to
have a valid drivers license.
Ahmed Kamoni, Cartwright, N.
Oak, fined $40 for failing to dim
lights when meeting traffic.
Edna S. Walker, Sidney, fined
$40 for not having a Montana
drivers license after being in the
state so days, making this her
home.
Dennis J. Delaney, Williston,
N. Oak, fined SIS for speeding.
Mike d. Eckley, Sidney, fined
$500 and given a 10 day Jail SEN
tence for operating a motor We
hicle while drivers license was
revoked.
The Sidney herald., 1960-06-15
RECEPTION HONORING
MIR. & MRS. SIGURD RUDE

Mr. and Mrs. Sigurd Rude were
honored at a reception held at
Zion Lutheran Church in Fairview
Sunday, June 5 in observance of
their 25th wedding anniversary.
A very entertaining musical
program was enjoyed with Frank
Lassey as Master of Ceremonies.
A lovely lunch was served by
neighborS of the honored couple at
an attractively appointed table.
centered with a four tier wedding
cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rude received NV
lovely gifts and greetings from
friends in many points. Among
the long distance greetings was q
message from Mr.. Rudie's people
in Norway.
In the evening MI. and Mrs.
Rude entertained IS guests at a
pot luck dinner at their home.
where a social evening was enioy-
ing viewing slides shown by Don
aid Rude of their trip East.
Out of town guests here for this
observance were Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Rude of Fort Lee, N. J..
Mr.. and Mrs. Sigurd Rude Jr. and
Johnny of Goldendale, Wash. Nor
man Rude, a student at college in
Dickinson, N. Oak, Mrs. Herb
Knueppel, John and Ann of Wau-
paca, Wis, Mr.. and Mrs. WAYNE
Guyant and sons of Waupaca. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Stordahl and son
OF Pablo, Calf, MI. and Mrs.
Carl Nelson and MIR. and Mrs.
Warren Nelson of Madelia, MINI.
The Sidney herald., 1960-06-15
Public Library
Has Had Struggle
BY Sarah KiftleSOn

For the last three years the
Sidney Public Library has had a
desperate struggle to keep alive
and functioning. Not having
money to buy books is not only
very frustrating but embarrassing
in the extreme as some seem to
think that the lack of new books
rests solely on the librarian. Such
is not the case. Books have adj
Vanced greatly in price. The only
dependable income for this library
has been a two and one-half mill
property tax inside the corporate
limits of Sidney. This being no
where near enough to meet the
expense, and since books must be
paid for, therefore, no money, no
books.
To you who have stood by dur
ing this trying time both the
librarian and the trustees are
EXTREMITY grateful. Some have
shown their spirit of helpfulness
by continuing to read what we
have. Yes there are thousands of
good books here even though they
are not new. Some have donated
books, some have given cash. One
organization, upon diSbanding,
gave us their entire cash balance
of one hundred seven dollars. This
bought, even with the benefit of
the library discount, only sixteen
books. Every dollar, every dime
helps but it takes quite a number
of dollars and dimes to pay for
one book, let alone the hundreds
that we need.
However a brighter day is
dawning. We now have a cash
balance and hope to have at least
one hundred or more new books
by the first of July. A few are
already here and will go on the
shelf this weekend. Some will be
listed next week.
Thank all you who have stood
by.
Mrs. Sarah Kittleson,
Librarian
The Sidney herald., 1960-06-15
MARINE OFFICER
CANDIDATE COURSE
DEADLINE NEARS

The deadline for submitting an
pllcatlons for the Marine Corps
9th Officer Candidate course is
drawing near, it was announced
today by Captain B. c. Stienemetz.
area officer selection officer for
the United States Marine Corps.
The course, designed for college
graduates who are interested in
qualifying as ground or aviation
officers in the Marine Corps. con-
venes at Quantico, Virginia Sep
TENDER Is, 1860 and lasts IL weeks.
Applications must be started by
the last week in July, Captain
Stinemetz stated, in order to be
considered by the Commandant of
the Marine Corps.
College graduates may make
application for the officer candi-
date program by contracting their
nearest Marine Corps Recruiter
or by writing to: Officer Selection
Officer, u. S. Marine Corps,
Building No. 5, Fort Douglas,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Sidney herald., 1960-06-15
LETTERS
TO EDITOR
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ~

Babe Ruth rules is: Any boy 16
years of age before Sept. l is in
eligible for Babe Ruth baseball.
Now this brings us down to
legion age boys wanting to play
baseball. In the past few years
there haven't been enough boys.
There has to be Is to 18 boys from
16 through II years that have had
some experience playing ball be-
fore you can field a legion or in
dependant team. Families taking
vacation summer jobs and other
activities interfere with playing
ball which constitutes having Is
to 18 boys on the rooster.
Last year I personally tried to
start an independent team of this
age. 1 held 3 practices and had 7
boys at the most to any one prac-
tice and as you know it takes 9
ball players before you can field
a team.
Up to last year they used Is year
old boys for leagion ball but the
Babe Ruth league played only 6
oau games with very few practices,
if any and they didn't have an all
star team to play out Of town
teams. Now we have a very sound
Babe Ruth league with 81 league
games and an all star team for
out of town games
When Is year old boys are taken
out of the Babe Ruth league for
legion age it weakens the Babe
Ruth teams and leaves a weak
legion team also, because the Is
year old boys will be playing II
year old boys.
Financially we are paying twice
for the 10 year old boys to play on
both teams, because of an already
sound Babe Ruth program.
This year the baseball commits
sion felt there was a need fol-
boys of 16 years UP through col
lege age to have a team, therefore
if the town team was put under
strict supervision and played only
these boys of this age, it could
take the place of legion ball and
at the same time give Sidney a
sound and good independent bal
team.
The question Of financing this
whole program has been raised.
Is the tax money going out fol
childrenS baseball or for the Sid.
ney Collegiate Independent base.
ball team? I would like to point
out; 100000 is given by take.
through the recreational council
for baseball. This money is usec
for James Haugen's salary for
field maintance, coaching anc
managing the program up through
the ages of Is. This year Crais
Price has been hired by the base.
ball commission to further thi:
program which is financed by the
commission. Santos Carranza viii
donate his time for the manage,
ment of the Sidney Collegiate In.
dependent baseball team. ALI tn,
equipment, suits, lights, transport
alton, Craigs salary, and etc. ar,
paid for by donations from tht
Elks, Moose, VFW, Legion, gate
receipts, other promotions ant
advance ticket sales as we have
going on right now through the
Sidney Chamber of Commerce of
flee.
| personally encourage you tt
get behind this family ticket sal,
and help Sidney have a bigger anc
better baseball program.
Sincerely
Dick Riggs
Chairman of the
Sidney Baseball Commission