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OAmkD
PHILADELPHIA
LOS ANGELES

Totals 80 4 Totals 30 4
l Struck out for Bruzhardt in sth.
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Totals 80 e147 Totals SO . Z 1
A-Struck out for Latman in 5th:
. struck out for Matthias in 1th:
q called out on strikes for Lee in 9th.
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whose verdict was usually relied
upon to settle disputes on any
and all subjects.
Another theory is that Bill
Mccoy, one of the leading rum
runners of Prohibition days,
could be counted upon to de-
liver a genuine product-"the
real Mccoy" Since the term
was common in underworld
slang at least 20 years before
Prohibition started, this par
ticular theory doesn't hold as
much water as McCoy's real"
gin did.
The most recent research on
the term-by Eric Partridge,
eminent British language au-
thority-indicates that a pos
sible source is the Scottish
phrase the real Mackay" from
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house the origin of this phrase.
Grandfather contends it comes
from a famous prizeffghter's
name, but others aren't so sure.
What have you to say?-L. T.
p. San Bernardino. Calf.
Answer: THE real Mccoy" is
a phrase that has intrigued
linguists for decades. Among
dozens of its origin theories is
one given by the late Governor
of New York, AL Smith. He re-
ported that, in his youth on
Manhattan's Bowery, there was
a wisenheimer named Mccoy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-09
BY Leonard Storr

the name of firm Of distillers.
A. & M. MacKay, whose prod
uct was popular in America
and Canada well before the
start of the Goth century.
Still another authority claims
that a popular Irish ballad Of
the 1905 told the tale of how
Mrs. Mccoy clobbered her hus-
band into humble submission,
thereby proving that she was
the real Mccoy. But it seems
to me unbeatable, that, what
ever the earliest origin of the
phrase, the brief but violent
career of the prizefighter kid
Mccoy did much to popularlze
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the phrase. The kid" was such
a terror in the ring that imita-
tors appeared in different parts
Of the COMMUNICATING 1t nee
essary for the original "Kld" to
bill himself as THE Real Nc
Coy"
Incidentally, this business a
taking another fighters name
was not uncommon in the early
days of the century. The heavy
weight champion we know as
Jack Dempsey" actually bor-
rowed his name from an ear
lier Jack Dempsey, also known
as the "Nonpareil."
released by Bell syndicate)
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WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BAT MASTERSok
BY WILLIAM MARVIS

Question: Doubtless you know
there is a long-running TV Sc
ries called 1.-THE Real McCoys."
We have been discussing in our
Evening star., 1960-04-28
know a few things about what

know few things about what
is going on in her family.
My children don't tell me
anything. Last year my son
had a serious operation and
I wasn't informed until a
week later. Last week I
learned from outsiders that
my Son-in-law had given up
his job and was going into
business for himself.
Why do they push me out
Of their lives?
Ellen G.-Mother has al
ways been a great worrier
and she seems to feel de-
prived if we don't give her
things to worry about. She
shouldn't have to worry about
us any longer. We are capable
of running our own lives.
If we had told Mother about
my brothers operation, she
would have been hysterical
for weeks. AS things are, she
was hysterical when she
found out. Since she has
found out about my hus-
bands job she has been max
ing a nervous wreck out of
me with her worries about
whether the business will
succeed.
l don't know why Mother
considers it a reflection on
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USELESS
INFORMATION

The collector of the tollotD-
ING items is a frequent con-
tributor to newspapers and
magazines. He is the author
OF Hon to Be Offensive to
Practically Everybody" and
other books. His recent book,
useless information" is in
its second printing, but the
tollo,Dino facts are all new,
all eTcluSioe. all useless.
BY PAUL STEINER
North American Newspaper Alliance
A researcher took a ca
naryS pulse, found it to beat
1000 times per minute.
According to one medical
researcher, there is enough
sulphur in the human body
to rid a dog of fleaS.
One prickly pear contains
Sc calorieS.
A Burlington (Colo.D news
paper advertised for sale
several thingamabobs that
look like, well. you know,
those doobiddies that sit on
the fiingey-dingey. Very spe-
cial price on these"
United Airlines claims to
be the first airline in history
to have flown a live octopus.
The metabolic rate of a
hypnotized sleeping rat is
the same as that of a nor
mally sleeping rat, accord
ing to the Czechoslovakian
Academy Of Sciences.
The privately operated
Cleanliness Bureau in New
York City offers detailed in
structions on how to clean a
turtle.
A Congressional investi-
eating committee learned that
one West Coast m obSter
! owned $500 pairs of socks.
Evening star., 1960-04-28
THE GOLDEN YEARS
Rent Causes Worry
To Typical Couple

weren't six years younger
than her husband. statistics
say she would outlive him.
The husband has a total Of
$4,000 in life insurance.
That would be nice for his
widow to have but at age 81
she can start collecting a
Social Security benefit on
her own. Can she also get
part of her husbands PEN
sion after he dies? If so. and
if the total is enough for her
to live on, the only life in
surance the husband should
keep is enough to put
him respectfully under the
ground. Excess life insurance
at retirement age can be use
full. In most cases. despite
what people tell you, it is
not.
Investment Suggested
Now for those savings.
They total $2l,150. Invested
in conservative stocks or
bonds at 4 per cent they
would yield $40 a month.
This added to the pension
will give $3.50 a month.
which is far more money
than most couples now go
ing into retirement have. 1t
would enable the couple to
remain in q $100-a-month
apartment and get by fairly
well. 1t would enable a cou-
pie to live well in Florida,
Texas, Arizona and some
parts of California.
So the first advice would
be to play the thing by ear.
They can pull in their belt
and afford to stay. They can
let out their belt and afford
to go.
If they go, they would be
wise to rent housing where
they go, to travel there in a
station wagon (more ROOM,
and to sell their furnishings
rather than move them.
Retired couples usually fare
best when they remain in the
garden where they have
grown. But retirement should
be the golden years - the
something new and better.
To sit, vegetate and die
after age 65 without shooting
off a Skyrocket of some sort
seems sad. A couple that can
muster $3.50 a month doesn't
have to do this.
(Copyright 1880,
General Features CorpO
The Golden YeoY oppeop eoeh
Thursday.
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her age when we don't tell
her things.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
The motives OF the two
children in keeping worrl-
some facts from their moth
er is understandable, yet we
wonder if this policy is al
together desirable. Mrs. L. G.
was spared a certain amount
of advance worry about her
sons operation, but the bad
feelings she experienced aft
erward were also extremely
unpleasant.
To Mrs. L. G. worry is prob
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How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Timing of GoIIstone Operation
By DR.. PETER J. STEINcRoHN

children has shown the out
look to be good.
OF this group II per cent
have done we'll; 80 per cent
were virtually cured" by the
age of 20; and 20 per cent
remained untroubled as long
as they avoided the offending
causes; and 81 per cent no
longer have asthma but have
hay fever. OF the remain
ing 90 per cent, Is per cent
had mild symptoms and II
per cent severe symptoms.
In my experience, those
children do best who are
treated early and energetic
ally. Only when asthma is
allowed a strong foothold is
it difficult to overcome.
Write to me in care of
The EUening Star for my
ledfet. "HotU to Stop Killing
Yourself" IncloSe 10 cents
and a stamped, Selt-addreSSed
envelope.
released by The Bell syndicate)
Tomorrow: Ulcer Foctors
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ably a substitute for doing
many Of the things she was
once able to do for her chill
dren when they we're young.
1t is unfortunate that she has
not been able to relinquish a
bit more of the old relation
ship.
She should recognize. how
ever, that she acts as a most
disturbing force in her chill
dren's lives at moments when
they must muster all their
strength.
iCopyright 1900.
General Features CorpD
Tomorrow: WidoWerS to Wed
Evening star., 1960-04-28
BY THOMAS COLLINS


Here is a story that pretty
well forms the common de-
nominator of retirement in
this spring of 1860.
1t is the financial situation
of a nice, intelligent couple
not rich, not poor coming
up to retirement. In the
words of the wife this is
the situation:
Il am six years younger
than my 64-year -old husband
and his retirement, early
next year. has me worried.
I'VE have always lived in
an apartment. This has been
a comfortable home for 20
years. and at present we
are paying 500 a month for
rent and utilities.
I'VE would be very happy
to remain here but our re-
tirement income will total
only $2l0 a month. There
fore, we can't, not with city
food prices and such. We
think we had better give up
the apartment and move
either to the southwest or
the southeast corners of the
United States.
They Have Resources
Our S2l0 a month comes
from my husbands Social
Security and his company
pension. Other assets are:
a $4,000 life insurance policy
on my husband with his CONT
pany, a $4,000 private life
insurance policy on my hus-
bands life, another $4,000 in
surance policy on my hus-
bands life, a 81 900 insurance
policy on my life. We have
$4,000 in stocks, $4,000 in a
savings account and $3.50 in
United States bonds.
I'VE have two children who
are married and need us no
more. 1T will be a wrench
for us to leave this neighbor-
hood and move away.
Il could use some advice:
CD Is there any way we can
manage to stay where we
are, or 90 if we must move
far away, how can we do
it without tremendous ex-
pense?"
This couple seems to be
typical of many now retir-
ing. So what is best to do?
Look first at all that life
insurance, which will cost
part of the $210 income. The
wife certainly doesn't need
a life insurance policy at her
age because even if she
Evening star., 1960-04-28

The Fsmily Council consists Of
Judge, q psychiotrist, three clergy
men, three editors and O ~omen's
editor Eoch article is O summary
OF on oetuol cose history. The
council reports on problems thot
hove been deoIt with by respon-
sible agencies and eounselors.
Evening star., 1960-04-28

Dear DR.. Stelncrohn:
have had indigestion for
years. At last I went to a
doctor. X-rays showed my gall
bladder is filled with stones.
He advised operation. Medi-
cal treatment hasn't helped
me. But I'm afraid of sur
gerry. Not only that, how can
I be sure that operation will
make me feel better?-Mrs.
j., Los Angeles.
lam AGAINST rushing in
to operation as soon as the
diagnosis of gallstoneS is
made. When people are COM
Portable in spite of the stones,
I tell them they can take
their time about going under
the knife.
However. you may also re-
member that I have been
just as insistent that the
gladstone patient who suf-
fers is silly to put of opera
ton. Why wait until a little
stone gets stuck in one Of
the bile ducts and causes
jaundice or other COM
plications? At such a time
surgery can become more
dangerous than when the
surgeon chooses the time OF
operation leisurely.
Ican't give you specific ad-
vice. However, in similar in
stances, 1 have told patients
to have their gall bladder re-
moved. In most cases they
felt better after operation.
For example, here are some
statistics that will give you
an idea of your chances for
improvement.
Drs. B. Kourias and A.
Tobler of France reported on
a series of $50 patients who
had been operated for gall
stones between 1950-1955.
In 70.4 per cent of these
patients there were no symp-
toms - even in those who
weren't too careful with their
diets. In ia per cent pa
tients had a recurrence of
mild symptoms when they
committed dietary indiscre-
tion.s sIn 6.5 per cent there
was some improvement, but
attacks of pain returned oc-
casionally. And in 81 per cent
the patients were unimproved.
Id say that these are
quite good odds for improve
ment. About seven chances
out of 10 for complete re-
covery; and about nine
chances out of 10 for marked
Improvement.
AS for your fear of surgery
modern anesthesia and ad-
vances in operative technique
and after-care are all in your
favor if you decide upon op-
Grafton.
HERE ARE MORE statis-
tics which l hope will make
Mr.. L. of Buffalo, N. Y, hap
pier. He is concerned about
his youngSter who has beer
suffering from asthma.
According to F. M. Racke'
mann. MD. of the MasSachu'
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own small apartment and a
part time job. l have a mar
ried son and daughter and
I make it a policy never to
interfere in their lives.
A mother has a right to
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FAMILY COUNCIL
TheyH Hide
All Worry
From Ma
THE PROBLEM

Mrs. L. G.-Why do the
children keep things from
me?
Ellen R.-She worries too
much.
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THE DETAILS

Mrs. L. G.-I am a widow
in my late SOS. I have my
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HERE ARE MORE statis-

HERE ARE MORE statis-
tics which 1 hope will make
Mr.. l.. of Buffalo, N. Y, hap
pier. He is concerned about
his youngster who has been
suffering from asthma.
According to F. M. Racke-
mann, MD. of the MasSachu-
setts General Hospital of Bos-
ton, a study of 449 asthmatic
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z Postal Workers
Indicted in Thefts

BALTIMORE. Nd, Nov. l6
(SpeciaD.-A Rockville postal
carrier was one of two postal
workers indicted by the Fed
eral Grand Jury yesterday on
charges of embezzlemelit of let
tiers and thefts from the mails.
Harold Newton Bowser, 80,
Of the 10000 block Grant ave-
nue.. Silver Spring. was indicted
on a three-count charge accus-
ing him Of stealing 81 from a
letter addressed to a children's
charity in Ohio, and with en-
bezzling two other letters sent
to Rockville addresses.
Bowser was a substitute car
rier at the Rockville post Of
fee. Government officials said.
Harold B. Kelly, a, a Balti-
more mail clerk, also was
charged with thefts of money
from two letters addressed to
religious organizations and with
embezzlement Of a third letter
addressed to Rev. Father Gil
bert of Trinity Mission in Sill
yer Spring.
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facility. He said he wanted
to be sure there would be nc
pollution problem If a dam Is
built at River Bend to impound
Potomac River water for the
Washington area.
When plans for the farm
were first, announced. NH said
most of the animals produced
on the farm would be used else
where for experimental pur-
poses.
Listed as possible residents
at the farm. however, were 50
arthritic pigs and a small
stock Of very old dogs, rats,
rabbits and possibly cats" fol-
research in geriatrics.
The planners steered clear
Of detailed consideration of
health aspects Of the proposal
after Mr.. Gingery told them
the NH plan would also have
to be approved by the National
Capital Regional Planning
Council, which he heads.
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"A 970-pound Angus shown by
Bill Clemens of Peosta. Iowa.
was named the grand cham
pion steer at the Eastern Ma
tional Livestock Show yester-
day.
Mr.. Clemens, showing at the
Eastern National for the first
time, captured the highest
honor Of the show shortly after
his steer had been judged
champion Of open class compe-
tition.
Reserve grand champion
honors went to a l.000-pound
Angus shown by Phil Rutter, q
14-year-old 4-H Club boy from
Queenstown. Md. Young Rut-
ter's steer. earlier had been
named the champion junior
steer.
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Board Okoys NH Farm
For Mice and Monkeys

A general design for one Of
the oldest farms in this area
where monkeys viii be a major
livestock item-was approved
today by the Montgomery
County Planning Board.
The big crops on the 513-
acre farm being set up near
Poolesville by the National In.
stitutes of Health, however,
porbably will be mice, rats,
guinea pigs, rabbits and ham.
.sters.
NH is a heavy consumer OF
laboratory animals--more than
SOC, 900 mice last year-and IL
running out of space at It's
Bethesda headquarters.
The only objection voiced to-
day by the planners was over
what type Of animals would be
kept on the farm.
Board member Donald E
Gingery wanted to know II
healthy or diseased laboratory
animals would be housed at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16
Work Started
On 80 Christmas
Peace Pageant

Construction Of facilities for
the 1860 Christmas Pageant
Of Peace at the Ellipse has be-
gun with the laying of emer-
gency landing field mats and
the raising Of steel Orders for
the stage.
National Capital Parks crews
are laying the mats to protect
turf in areas to be used for
unloading trucks and parking
official automobiles.
Work on the stage began
Monday. The construction Of
the stage, the creche. q pen
for eight reindeer and a plat
form for chairs for the au-
dience must be completed by
December %. BY the same
date, the 90-foot fir to be used
as the National Community
Christmas Tree and the small
er trees decorated by embas-
sizes here must be in place.
President Eisenhower will
light the big tree in ceremonies
December %. The pageant will
begin then and continue until
December 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16
Boptists Reflect
Rev. g. W. BuIIurd

ANNAPOLIS. Nov. Is Cap.
Maryland Baptists yesterday
reelected the Rev. G. w. Bull
lard Of Baltimore as their State
president and voted to change
the name Of the Statewide Or
ganization to the Baptist Con-
vention of Maryland.
Joseph Lauchak, a member
Of Virginia Avenue Baptist
Church in Hagerstown, was
named first vice president.
The Rev. Nick Salios Of Will
mington, Del, was elected Sec
o1d vice president.
DR.. Roy D. Gresham Of Bal
timore. executive secretary,
and the Rev. Roger I. Berg
hauser Of Beltsville, recording
secretary. were reelected.
The Rev. william I. Barley
Of Baltimore was named as
sistant recording secretary.
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Group Opposes
5-Story Buildings

The Burleith Citizens Asso-
citation has voted to oppose the
construction Of five-story Of
flee buildings on Wisconsin
avenue between Thirty-flfth
and Calvert streets NV. The
association says the buildings
would violate present coming
laws.
At a meeting Monday night,
the association urged further
consideration by the District
Commissioners Of the erection
Of a traffic light at Thirty
fourth street and Wisconsin
avenue NV.
The group voted to support
the appointment of librarians
for junior high schools.
The association met at Cor
don Junior High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16

Chicago. each were indicted on
u counts of using the mails to
defraud. They have pleaded not
: guilty.
A jury Of 10 men and two
women is hearing the case be.
fore Federal District Judge r.
Dorsey Watkins. Four alternate
Jurors were listening to the
testimony.
May Last 10 Weeks
United States Attorney Leon
Pierson said the case may last
10 weeks.
Mr.. Pierson unfolded to the
Jury today a series Of stock
transactions which he charged
took place between Commercial
and Chicago savings and loan
and building associations.
Commercial loaned large
sums to Capitol Mortgage Co.
(of Chicago) controlled by Mr..
lMenSik," Mr.. Pierson contend
ed.
Commercial was incorporated
In Maryland on November IS,
1857. following the formation
of Capitol Mortgage Co. in
Chicago on October 3 Of the
same year. Mr.. Mensik owned
the controlling stock in the
Chicago firm and Mr.. Suchman
was its vice president, the
prosecutor said.
Capital of $1,000
Miss Barto, he added, was
secretary to the OK Construc-
ton Co. Of Chicago which Mr..
Pierson said was "a straw COM
pany with capital of only 81
thousand"
commercial Savings q Loan
committed $4,000 for news
paper advertising in Newark,
N. j.: Philadelphia, Houston,
Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Buffalo
and Detroit among other places,
Mr. Pierson said.
Nothing in this ad indicted
this was a new association" Mr..
Plerson told the jury. 1T was
worded in order to foster an
illilsion-or rather preserve it."
AS a result Of the advertising,
the general public invested
$423,450 in January, 1858.
.'As soon as this money
started coming in, it started
funneling out to Chicago ia
Capitol Mortgage Co. and
several building and loan as
socations. Later the same
year. Mr.. Pierson added. in
vestments totaled SIS million
:. Dividends Listed
In its advertisement and
brochure, Commercial listed
per cent dividends on savings
accounts which 1t claimed were
commercially insured up to
$4,000.
The insurer was named as
international Guaranty & In
surance Co. Of Tangier, Moroc-
CO. Two officers of that COM
pany have been indicted and
are awaiting trial on mail
fraud charges.
Mr.. Pierson said the officers
Of Commercial knew that the
Moroccan firm was in no posi-
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Comedy in Kensinetor

Stranger in the Night" a
three-act mystery comedy. viii
be presented by students Of the
Kensington Junior High School
at Sis pm. Friday and Sat-
urday in the girls gym on
Saul road, Kensington, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16

ton to insure investments of
the general public"
He said Commercial officers
were aware that the insurers
assets of 81 million boiled
down to one $4,000 mortgage
and $4,000 In cash." The
Moroccan Arm also held ex.
tensive investments in what
Mr.. Pierson called fraudulent
Panamanian companies set up
solely for the purpose Of issuing
stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16

IUWU SISST w WS
TIMONIUM, Nov. 10 (AP).-
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MARYLAND BRIEFS
Lund Sought
For Sd Park
On Potuxent

BALTIMORE. Nov. IS tAP).
Joseph F. baylor. State for
ests and parks director. said
yesterday the 1861 General AS
setnbly will be asked for money
to buy land for the States
third major park along the Pa
tuxent River.
Mr.. Kaylor said an experts
report containing suggested
boundary lines for the $500.
acre park will be made avail.
able to the legislators in Janu-
airy.
The proposed stream valley
park will lie midway between
the Baltimore and Washing
ton Metropolitan Areas and will
extend through Howard. Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
Counties.
Iowa Steer Wins
TTMONIUM. Nov. 16 (Ap)
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GUIDES PLACED
FOR SNOW PLOWS

Sure signs Of approach
ing winter-slim yellow
poles along the roads wind
ing through the city's parks
are being set in place
this week by National
Capital Parks maintenance
crews.
The yellow poles are used
to guide snow plows. The
poles help operators steer
away from cutters and
grassy banks the plows
might otherwise tear up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16
MoiI Fraud Trial Storts
For Sovings, Loan Firm
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
star star Writer

BALTIMORE Nov. 16-Tral Of mail frau charges against
the Commercial Savings and Loan Association Inc the
three individuals started here today
The association with offices in Silver Spring. Bethesda
and Baltimore and its president Robert Suchman OF Ba
more; c. Oran Mensik and Miss Marianne Harto both Of