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Evening star., 1960-12-20
FAMOUS FABLES
By E. s. EDGAR

PEARL: A jeweler who was
seeking a buyer for a valuable
pearl, decided to offer it to
the elder ]. P. Morgan.
Via messenger, he sent the
pearl to the tinancier: The
messenger also carried a note
stating that the pearl was
priced at $1,000. II the price
was satisfactory: would Mr..
Morgan give the messenger a
check for the aInourtt2 II
not, would he return the box
containing the pearl?
Morgan was pleased with
the pearl and decided to buy
it. He took IL out Of the box
and placed it in his pocket.
Then he made out two checks
to the jeweler, one for $4,000
and one for $4,000. The check
for $1,000. he placed in the
box from which he had re-
moved the pearl.
The check for $4,000 he
gave to the messenger. to-
gether with a note. The note
stated that he was prepared
to pay only $4,000 for the
pearl. II the figure was ac-
ceptable, the box was to be
returned to him. If not, the
$4,000 check was to be re-
turned.
In less than an hour, the
messenger came back with
the unopened box. Morgan
destroyed the $1,000 check
Then he took the pearl from
his pocket, eyed 1t admiring-
ly and put 1t in his safe.
Evening star., 1960-12-20

to . man who's asked you to
marry him. Tell him the
truth now: because once you
are married and those skeIe-
tons in your closet start to
rattle, they'll drown out the
strains Of "HOme Sweet
Home"
n 4 Z Il
DEAR ABBY: When q girl
asks q boy to a girl-ask boy
party, Is the girl supposed to
make arrangements to have
the boy picked up and brought
home? I just asked q boy to
one Of these parties and no.
body seems to know how to
go about 1t. We are both II.
NOT SURE
You have asked him to be
your escort. II Is mp TO him
to call for you and see you
home. II the boys parents
cannot supply the transpOrta-
tiOn, the girls parents should
assume the responsibility.
For a personal reply, send
a seit-Gddressed, stamped en-
Oelope to Abby In care OF The
EueninO Star.
Who pays for tDhdt? For
Abby's pamphlet, "Hotu to
HGue a Louely Wedding"
send so cents to Abby, Boz
1865, Beverly Hills. Calitg
Distributed By MeNsusht Syndicate,
1ne.j
Evening star., 1960-12-20

DEAR ABBY: We are try
ing to raise our 15-year-old
daughter right. She has been
dating since she was 13. She
is very mature for her age
physically and is very pop
ular with the boys.
We used to allow her to
stay out until II pm. on
school nights and ! am. on
week ends. Her grades started
to slip badly, so we changed
her curfew to 10 pm. on
school nights and 1880 am.
on week ends. She now has
her dates pick her up at $50
pm. Isn't this a little too
early? She says If she has to
Evening star., 1960-12-20
Gold in Your Attic 'r~ ALLEN BRADLEY
James ,Doisy Miller Valuable

Much Of Henry James nc
ton was too highly stylized
to be popular, but an excep-
ton was his novel Daisy
Miller" which enjoyed a
considerable success when It
was published in 1879.
The first issue of the first
edition Of this short novel,
which dealt with an Ameri-
can girl in Europe, is a scarce
item. The title page reads:
DAISY MILLER. A study.
BY Henry James. jr..
New York. Harper &
Bros, publishers. Franklin
Square. 1879.
DAISY Miller" is q very
small book, which appears
in gray paper covers or in
cloth. The first issue point"
(of identifi0ation) is the last
number in the list Of books
on page 4, which must be 70.
Fine psperbound copies
have brought up to $135 at
retail; cloth copies up to
500. Brown cloth is .speci-
fed by the photographer,
Whitman Bennett. but Miss
NJ. S., q reader Of this column,
has lately shown me a green
clothhound copy Of the first
issue
Evening star., 1960-12-20

-'--s----s~-~~N-n~-~~S~~~
Puffy. q turtle, q parakeet
and % lizard. When Puffy
died, I wanted q new dog but
my parents said no because
we were going to move. When
we were packing, ! set the
lizard and the turtle free,
and ! gave my bird away.
My mother said there was
no room.
I miss my pets. I haven't
any friends here. The kids
around here go to private
schools. I would even settle
for q kitten or a few guppies.
But nom says apartments
and pets don't 60 together.
Mrs. G. M.-No one has to
tell me how much Hughie
loves dumb creatures! He
once brought home q cater
pillar and said. Nov ! have
a pet"
But now he is in Q tiny
apartment In the big city.
We couldn't flnd any other
quarters within our means
and near enough to my hus-
bands work. He's doing re-
search and works long, ir.
regular hours.
! thought Hughie could
find new interests and forget
about pets. He doesn't re-
alize 1t takes more than O
few chores to keep q puppy
well and happy. Incidentally,
he used to leave many Of the
chores to me. Here In town
I'm too busy to add that to
my duties.
Maybe in the spring he'll
be satisfied helping with the
school garden.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
Surely there are apartments
size pets Mrs. M. can con.
slider for filling Hugh's need
to love something in the
animal kingdom! We've
heard that hamsters are
highly recommended for
small care, big fun. Also,
canarieS and kittens.
Naturally, despite Hugh's
enthusiasm and promises to
take full care" Of his
charges. his parents must be
prepared TO take up the
slack. This, rather than the
i'inhumaneness" of confin-
ing creatures indoors, may
be the main objection of Mrs.
M. to providing Hugh with
a pet.
AS q first step, however,
we'd suggest that Mrs. M.
speak to Hugh'S teacher
about the problem, and offer
to present a tank Of goldfish
to the class. Hugh might be
IN charge. with a rotating
committee Of assistants. Be-
sides giving him some pets
and q responsibility for them.
this would serve as a powerful
wedge toward new friend
ships and increased stature
for Hugh among his peers.
'copyrisht 1890.
General Features corp)
Tomorrow: Elderly Ma
Evening star., 1960-12-20

I. Following 1t further, there
appears to be o difference in
the makeup Of the cigarette
and the pipe smoker. For
example. an interesting study
was recently conducted in
England by DR.. II. ]. Eysenck
and associates. They studied
1850 male subjects, especially
selected so they would con-
form TO- o sampling scheme
and studied according to age,
smoking habits and social
class. They found that pipe
smokers were quite different
from cigarette smokers in
personality. The man with
the pipe is definitely more
introverted than his extro-
verted neighbor. the cigarette
smoker.
When I. read this report.
another question popped into
my mind. How about the.
fellow who smokes q pipe as.
well as cigarettesp Where
does he fit In? Where III
smokers do. I guess. The fact
Of the matter being that on
some days many of US are. Q
strange mixture: Ambiverts
(both intro and extroverts).
There's really no such person
as a pure extro or introvert..
However, the next time you
see a man with a pipe (or q
woman. for that natter you
will probably be right in
guessing that the smoker Is
in q contemplative, intro
verted mood. And when you
see him. or her, burning
cigarettes end on end, you
will be quite right in Surmis-
ing that you are dealing with
an outgoing. aggressive extro-
vert.
L., HAVE HEARD that
cigarette smokers are more
neurotie than non on-Smokers.
Not true. Some Of the most
neurotic and anxious people
I ever treated never smoked
a puff in their entire life.
time. ~. .t.,
For Mr.. T., Arizona: AL
though I try to keep open
minded about the tobacco
question. my answer to you is
that you would be- foolish to
keep on smoking when your
doctor has found definite evi-
dence Of some trouble in your
lungs a,g.c.
- @SH
Or. Stetncrohn welcomes
all efeaders' letters. but be-
cause 0f the great number
'eeetoed, he cdnnot spsUer
Evening star., 1960-12-20

c. w. Mossell's "Toussaint
L'Ouves stnre, or Hayti's
Struggle" tLondon, lSo6l is a
SIC book at retail If In fine
condition.
Mrs. c. c. c.: Your four
volume set of Charles Robert
Bree's "A History of the
Birds Of Europe" dondon,
1852 is a scarce item and is
worth around $45 at retail If
In fine condition.
H. A. L. B.: Apparently what
you have is the first Ameri-
can edition Of James Beau
forts "Hoyle's Games I'M
proved" Boston, 1880. Fine
copies are worth around $35
or more at retail If in fine
condition.
C.S.K.: Since the title page
Of your Harriet Beecher
Stoves Uncle Toms Cabin"
Boston, 1882 plainly states
Tenth Thousand" it is not
the valuable first issue of
the first edition. Such copies
bear no indication on the
title page of the number of
thousands printed. ~,
Selected questions from
readers iDtll be anSwered in
this column. Address Van
Allen Bradley in care of The
Eventn0 Star.
(Copyright 1850. General Features
Corp.)
'- - -.
Gold in Your Attic uppees soeh
Evening star., 1960-12-20
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Let Child Grow Up a Lefty?
By DR.. PETER J. sTEINcRoHN

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: Our
youngSter seems definitely to
be left-handed. My question
is this. Can. or should, we do
anything to prevent him
growing up this way?-Mrs.
L.. Florida. a
I AM GIVING YOU my
personal opinion and not
the studied opinion of the
medical profession. No one
has come Up with q scien-
tiflcally true answer. / be-
lieve that what comes natu-
rally is best for the individ-
ual. If your child uses his
left hand to write, and draw
pictures; II he reaches for a
spoon or cookie with his left
hand. then say LET him.
All he needs to become
confused (almost like teach
ing q puppy to meow and a
pussy to bark) is to keep
forcing him to use the right
hand. In many cases, of
course, the child can be
trained to use the right hand
and grows UP without any
evidence that the change in
habit has done any harm.
But there have been some in
which such pressures have
caused awful disturbances in
reading habits. speech dis
turhances. and other diff
cultieS. 49,"
I am a conservative when
1t comes to tampering with
nature. Quite often you can
get away with it. However,
there's less chance OF trouble
II you don't deliberately
throw a monkey wrench into
smooth-working body ma
chinery. .t
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: Is 1t
really true that there is such
a thing as q cigarette
smoker personality" and a
"pipe-smoker personality?
MIR. j.. Texas. s,..r
UNTIL RECENTLY, I have
not seen any evidence of
special smoking types. There
have many scientific papers
and discussions about the
fact that smoking is an ex-
preston of an "oral urge" In
other words, such people who
like to smoke also like to
talk, eat, smack their lips,
etc. Probably you have seen
them: The fellow, who con.
stantly chews his cigar. the
one who keeps sucking his
pipe (even though IL is not
lit and the one who lights
cigarettes end-to-end.
Evening star., 1960-12-20

him a Broadway role. Ratofi
first asked what the top stage
salary in New York was, and
Shubert' told him it was $3.50
9 week. Ratoff said he'd come
for $500, and was signed.
No man could match his en-
tthusiasm, whether it was over
ia frankfurter or the Mona
Lisa. In Moscow once he found
Feodor Chaliapin depressed
you have only to buy a 40
cent record to see who you are, e
Ratoff began. Listen to your
self sing Boris Godunov' and
you'll know there never was a
greater. singer" etc, ETC.. until
he fell into a chair. exhausted
I've been praised by kings
and critics." said Chaliapin
but no ones ever praised me
like you"
So =
His first wife, Eugene Leon.
tovich, permitted him to read
the script of Dark Eyes" q
play she was planning to do
She watched him reading anc
wondered. Suspiciously, which
Hollywood form of cliche.
compliment he would use. Rat
on met the challenge. HI
bowed and said: My dear, Al
last I realize that for year.
I've wasted-yes wasted--thC
word Sensational"
When he directed the movie
Taxi in Manhattan, h
roared to his film crew: "W(
are about to record the stree
noises Of the city, so-quiet
everybody" He was warned oI
work-permit trouble because
he was using a 2l2-month-olC
baby. He shrugged and said
They told me he was z year.
Evening star., 1960-12-20

each personally. Howevey,
all questions are ultimately
Incorporated into the column.
DR.. SteiRcrohn's leafet.
"Ho,0 to Ouercome Your
Child's Greatest Menace: Ac-
cidents." will 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 Epe-
ming Star. .1F
(Released By The Bell syndicate)
Tomorrow: FoIIen Kidney
Evening star., 1960-12-20

AIc ". -. SCuOOIS Jn6 world
best-or only second ratep5 Are 1
Europe's. youngsters getting !,
far better education than oursa
Is it true American kids are danger
: ously addicted to Twp Do we punish
our children too much -or too littlep
Early this year, The Saturday
Evening Post commissioned the. Gal
lup Poll to make unique fye-nation
study-comparing US. and European
education. 4,l42 children were ques-,
TONED. Hundreds of teachers were in
terviewed. And in this week s Saturday 81
Evening Post, the significant results5};
are published for the first timel z
Says Ben Hihhs, Editor of the Post:
i am more enthusiastic about this
article than anything we have pub
lished in long time. For the first
time, parents can know the answers
to questions of vital Importance to =
their childrens educational future"
Be sure to read rs European Edu-
= cation Better Than Ours"-in this
weeks Saturday Evening Post.
Look for the special cOlOrful and removable
1861 calendar pages in this issue
Evening star., 1960-12-20
Have O Question?

j. H. W.: Your two-volume
set Of Henry 1oomis Nelson's
"The Army Of the United.
States (New York. 1885,,
with the Ogden plates, is
Evening star., 1960-12-20
FANs:..~ COUNCIL
Nom Bans
Any Pet in
Apartment
THE PROBLEM

Hugh MI wish / could
make my mother see what a
pet means to me.
Mrs. c. M.-It's not fair to
keep an animal cooped in
an apartment.
THE DETAILS
Hugh MIN II years old
and live In a fancy three
room apartment with my
parents.
We moved to the city a few
months ago. Before that I
had four pets-a dog named
Evening star., 1960-12-20

The FomiIy Council consists Of q
iudss, q psyehiotrist. three clergy
men. three editors ond q women's
editor. Eeeh article Is Q summory
Of . fsmily disagreement pre-
seated to the council. The council
deols with problems. major and
minor. encountered BY suidonee
eounislors ond seeioI workers.
Council editor. AIme Denny.
Evening star., 1960-12-20

Gold in Your Attic oppeors each
Tus'doy: !
Evening star., 1960-12-20
Na+FtsseF sF~tF# ~ q : ! =
HOW | GOOD zoo ! ! !, !
X OR BAD 81 -
IS YOUR CHILD'S
SCHOOL
~ A -


Are U. S. schools the worlds
best-or only second -ratepl Are /
Europe's Youngsters getting a !,
Evening star., 1960-08-17

HOUSEHOLD and PICNIC NEEDS
4.4s Wadins Pool, 52"xlo""" s.2s
l.2s Aluminium Lown Edsins, 4o'x4" 1T
2.S9 Three-Tubs Lawn Sprinkler, 50 IT,, l.6e
40 95-ox. Ice Lip Beverage Pitcher .37
l.2s Killer Kons Weed Killer ---- .7e
l.ss Wicket Fencing. I2's - .sS
ZOO Visto Cor Wox - l.o9
10 Dovidson TripIe-SeeI Swim Cop with
Strop"" .53
SO Pyrex Heet Resistont Color Mixing
Bowl 40
.S8 Hondy Paint Roller Set, Pan 6 Roller,
so
l.79 2-pieee Bathroom Set - 80
2h-soI. Gasoline Con with Spout - 1888
l.sS All-puFpose unbreokobIe bosket"" SO
]. so First QuoIity strow House Broems, light
weight l.ls
so Piostie Picnic TebIe Cloths SO
Evening star., 1960-08-17

ing with "R" you certainly have
a nodding acquaintance with.
But are you sure you can use
them accurately in speech and
writing?
The way we play is to select
the lettered word or phrase
closest in meaning to the num-
bered word. After you have
finished all 10 questions, check
against the answers below
Score 10 points for each correct
answer. A score of 100 per cent
is excellent. But if you score sc
or below, get out the dictionary
and do some homework.
/. Rabbet: (a) melted cheese
on toast points; (b) furred ro-
dent; Co groove used in wooc
joining.
2. Rabid: (a) snobbish; (b)
fanatical; Co overtalkative.
3. Raglan: (a) kind of syn
copated music; (b) riff-raff;
Evening star., 1960-08-17

Co overcoat with slanting
sleeves.
4. Raillery: (a) study Of wad-
ing birds: (b) good-humored
jesting: (c) rail-splitting.
S. Rambunctious: (a) rick.
ETY.: (b) bumbling; (c) bolster
GUS.
6. Ramekin: (a) individual
baking dish; (b) country bump
kin; Co Oriental potentate.
7. Rancor: (a) bitter i'll will;
CD stale. fatty meat; Co har-
mony between nations.
8. Rapacious: (a) abstemi-
Gus; (b) ecstatic; Co greedy
8. Rasher: (a) impetuous act,
CD half-pound; Co slice.
10. Ratification: (a) exter.
mination of rodents: (b) an.
nouncement of peace treaty;
Co formal approval.
Answers: 1-c; 2-b; &c; Alb;
I5-c; ga; Ia: &c; &c; 10 c
Evening star., 1960-08-17
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BEETLE BAILEY
GIL THORP
MUTT AND JEFF
BUCK ROGERS
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Many Of us wonder about the
exact meanings and pronuncia-
tions of words we have run
across again and again in read
ing but never used in conversa-
ton. Here are 10 words start
Evening star., 1960-10-27
Schneider of Milwaukee: !:

Schneider of Milwaukee: II
have just graduated from a
high school with an enrolment
of over 1,100 pupils. At this
school and at others, a student
having such words as hip
real gone live and 'prehis-
toric' in his active vocabulary
is avoided by others. A teen
ager wants to be considered as
a grown-up. How can he if
his friends don't even speak
English?
Its for this reason that a
teen-ager with a hip vocabu-
larry suddenly finds himself
with no one to use it on.
I am sure that many young
people will agree with me that
such slang is used more often
by grade schoolers than by
high schoolers. A hip vocab-
ulary is a mark Of a juvenile. "
And, also from Milwaukee
a mother writes: I'm your COL
'umn you highlighted a letter
from a boy who claimed teen
ayers don't use any more slang
than adults do. How right he
Evening star., 1960-10-27
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
Ill AND LOIS
kRS. FITZ'S FLATS
THE BERRYs
The ToopLES
UNCLE CHARLIE
SCAMP
By WILLIAM MORRIS

The revolt of the teen-agers
continues. In a recent column
I quoted a young New York
lad, Steve Kahn, who was fed
up with the picture of teen
ayers as empty-headed, slop-
pily dressed babblers of a curl
Gus hybrid tongue known as
"teen-talk." Letters continue to
come from fellow teensters who
share his views and also from
parents.
Today let's hear from Karyn
Evening star., 1960-10-27
Disney
Fronk Roberes
Carl Grubert

is. Having a couple of teen
ayers in our family and hear
ing them talk with, their
friends. / know they speak
nothing but English.
ANY beat or hip talk they
may learn is from teen-age
magazines written by adults
or TV programs (produced by
adults)-and I wish those
Evening star., 1960-10-27
BY the Beers
Peter Icing

adults would stop trying to
push that sort of language
down the throats of teen-agers,
who have to study 1t to under
stand it themselves! Then
teens could spend their time
studying English, which is
much more valuable in the
adult world they will soon
be in"
Evening star., 1960-10-27
SHEINWOLD
ON BRIDGE
Key Decision
By Weak Hand
BY ALFRED SHEINWOLD.

It's natural to feel down.
hearted when you have q ter
rible hand, but don't let your
emotions get the better of your
brains. You may have to take
proper action despite your
weakness.
East dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
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1878
1K62
&A8
WEST EAST
AJ9 AK
0Q1054 VAKJ92
1918 0AJ
%7642 %KQJ53
SOUTH
AAQ87s
26
| oss54
@l09
East South West North
10 IA Pass 2A
~ - All Pass
Opening lead: -Four Of hearts.
West led the four of hearts
and East won with the king.
East properly shifted to the
king of clubs, forcing out
dummy's ace.
East now collected a club
trick. but the rest was just
exercise. South ruffed a heart,
led a diamond to the king, and
then ruffed another heart. He
lost one heart, one diamond
and one club, making his game
contract for a score of $40
points.
South led q spade from dunn
my and was delighted to cap
ture East's king with the ace.
The queen Of spades drew the
last trump, and South led q
third trump to dummy's ten.
The next step was to lead q
low diamond through East.
East played the jack, but
South won with the queen and
returned o diamond. Declarer
properly ducked in dummy,
and East had to play his ace.
Proper Action
Perhaps you're wondering
about the proper action for. a
player with q terrible hand. Do
you see where West let his
partner down?
There was nothing wrong
with Vests defense. He
couldn't defeat four spades.
The. fault lay in the bidding.
West should have bid five
hearts.
II the opponents doubled,
East would go down one trick.
This would cost 200 points in
stead Of $40. If the opponents
went on to five spades mot at
all impossible) they would go
down: and then East West
would score a profit instead
Of loss.
East showed a very power
ful two-Suiter by jumping to
four clubs, and the rest Of the
bidding was up to West. II
he had defense, he could pass
or double; If he had help for
his partners suits it was up
to him to make a sacrifice bid.
Daily Question
Partner bids one spade, and
the next player passes. You
hold:
A106542 1878 oK62 %A8I
What do you say?
Answer: Bid two spades. If
partner can make another move
toward game you will gladly
cooperate.
(copyright. 1860, Gen Features Corr. } |
Evening star., 1960-10-27
WORD GAME
Find 20 or more words in
s O r E

5 . X 1 I Z 5
meaning "a collection, heap"
Average mark. rs words; time
limit, Is minutes.
Rules Of the game: /. Words must
be Of four or more letters. 2. Words
which acquire four letter. by the addi-
tion Of IS" such as bats" cats"
are not used. 3. Only one form Of
q word is used. 4. Proper names are
not used.
Answers "a. JEROBOAM
iamb. embar, ream, robe. roam, room,
bear. bema, boar, bore. boom, boor,
bora, broom, Dream, brae, ambo, amber,
mare, major, moor, more, mora.
Evening star., 1960-02-01
Hockey Team
Loses LecIerc
For 6 Games

Latest of the Washington
Presidents to make the casualty
list is Center Jean Leclerc.
who PLAYED all 64 games last
season plus 46 more without a
miss so far this campaign In
the Eastern Hockey League.
Leclerc is expected to miss
six games in the next two
weeks because Of a dislocated
shoulder. suffered during a 3-2
victory Saturday night over the
Comets in Clinton. N. Y. Ray
Miron. Washington's general
manager. is seeking a tenn
porary replacement.
The Presidents will miss their
IRON man center Wednesday
night against the Jets in Johns
town, Friday night against the
Generals in Greensboro, SUM-
day night against the Clippers
in Charlotte and next week at
Greensboro again and at Phila-
delphia against the Rafnblers
After completing their eight
game road trip-which so far
has produced two victories in
three games-the Presidents
return home to meet the New
Haven Blades at Uline Arena
February 13.
Leclerc was runnerup to WaIly
kullman in team scoring sta
tistics last year and is running
third behind Ken Davies and
Dan Patrick this season.
Scoring and penalties.
Evening star., 1960-02-01
Metz Earns Shot at Briton
By Winning PEA Seniors

DUNEDIN, Fla, Feb. / (AP)
Dick Metz will be America S
senior golf ambassador to Great
Britain this year.
The 51-year-old veteran from
New Orleans earned that honor
yesterday by winning the 21st
annual PGA Seniors champion
ship in a come-from-behind
finish over the 6,609-yard PGA
National course. He left his
closest rival five strokes behind.
Metz's 72-hole total was 2s4,
four under par.
There was no fluke about his
victory yesterday. Trailing big
Charles Farlow of Greensboro,
N. c., by two strokes as the
final round started. Metz un-
corked a sparkling two-under-
par 10 as Farlow faded to a 70,
which dropped him to fifth
place with 291.
Other contenders given a
chance at the start of the final
day made a try at it. but
couldn't match the pace of the
handsome New Orleans sharp
shooter, whose 10 was the only
subpar round of a cold and
windy day.
Tony Longo Of Clark's Sum-
NIT. Pa, who was five strokes
back after 81 holes, carded a
70 to finish in a tie with Paul
Runyan Of La Jolla, Calf. for
second place. Runyan had a