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Evening star., 1961-08-11
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AND WISDOM
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THE TooDLEs
SCAMP
By WILLIAM MORRIS

@. I wonder If you could
settle an argument for us. I
insist that "irregardless" is a
double negative but Webster's
dictionary does not say any
thing about a double negative
in its definition. I have lost a
$40 bet on this account, but I
still think ] am right.-Patrick
Donnelly, Latrobe, Pa.
A. First we have to decide
what we mean by double neg
ative," a term which goes curl
ously underlined in most die
tionaries. Generally speaking,
when we speak of a double
negative we mean a sentence
in which two negative words
are used to express a single
negative thought, as in "He
can't do the job no how" or
"She can't hardly hear you"
The idea of a double mega
tive" contained in a single word
is interesting and-to use quite
a formal double negative-not
without merit. The word "re-
gardless" means, of course,
without regard" so that II
you say II am going to make
the race regardless" you are
saying that you intend to carry
through your plan without re-
gard to any possible contin-
gencies. The statement is cer-
tainly not made any stronger
by the addition of cir" tc
regardless" In fact "irregard-
less" If 1t means anything
means mot without regard
Evening star., 1961-08-11

graphed copy of Mr.. Morris
new Dolphin Edition of "It's
Easy to Increase Your Vocabu-
larry" doubleday, N. ". Mr..
Morris sends copies of his
books to readers whose letters
are commented on in this
column.
Evening star., 1961-08-11
or precisely the opposite o
your intended meaning.

or precisely Cne opposite OF
your intended meaning.
So I think we can agree that
"irregardless," while not con-
forming to the basic definition
Of double negative" in that
it is a single word rather than
two words, can be considered a
double negative at least for
the purpose of winning your
bet!
Ever wonder how many words
you know? For a copy Of Will
liam Morris self scoring dag
nostic vocabulary test, which
will tell you the size of your
present vocabulary, send a self.
addressed, stamped envelope
plus 10 cents to William Nor
ris, Vocabulary Test" in care
of this newspaper.
Whether or not he recoups
his bet, Mr.. Donnelly emerges
the winner today of an auto
Evening star., 1961-08-11

NOrLu EaSC S0uCn west
IL Pass 2NT Pass
3NT All pass
Opening lead: Five of hearts.
Declarer won the opening
heart lead in dummy with the
nine of hearts and led the
jack of clubs for a finesse.
South hoped to develop
dummy's long suit without al
lowing East to gain the lead.
When the jack of clubs held,
South cleared the ace of clubs
out of the way and got back
to dummy with the ace of
diamonds. West stolidly played
his low diamond on this trick.
Declarer next led the king
of clubs from dummy, hoping
the queen would drop. It didn't
and West discarded a low
spade.
South next cashed his three
spades, and West discarded a
low heart on the third spade.
This was Vests last chance
to shine.
Leads Diamond
South now led a diamond
from his hand and shut his
eyes. When declarer opened
his eyes, West had won the
trick with the king of dia-
monds.
VERY unlucky," West re-
marked, as he led hearts to
give South his ninth trick. And
so it was, for West had been
given three chances to get rid
of the king of diamonds and
had the bad luck to muff all
three chances.
West could have played the
king of diamonds when South
first led the suit. West could
have discarded the king of dia-
monds when dummy's king of
clubs was cashed. Or, finally,
West could have discarded the
king of diamonds on the third
round of spades. 1t was un-
lucky for him that he didn't
get a fourth chance!
If West discards the king of
diamonds, he cannot be stuck
with the lead. East will win a
diamond trick, and then a
heart return through South
will defeat the contract.
Daily Question
With both sides vulnerable,
the player at your right deals
and bids one diamond. You
hold:
A954 0AQ8532 uK7 %42
What do you say?
Answer: Bid one heart. This
Is a borderline bid because
your suit is so weak. If your
long suit were clubs instead
of hearts you would pass, for
you could not afford to bid
at the level of two.
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For Sheinwold's Sep a g e
booklet, "A Pocket Guide to
Bridge" send so cents to
Bridge Book, The Evening
Star, Box 1913, Grand Central
Station, New York II, N. Y.
Copyright. 1861, Gen. Features corp.)
Evening star., 1961-08-11
SHEINWOLD
ON BRIDGE
Better Late
Thun Never
By ALFRED SHEINWOLD

1t isn't always necessary to
be brilliant like q flash Of
lightning. Even slow thought
is better than no thought at
all.
North dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
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2109
1A53
KJ1053
WEST EAST
A954 A10763
0AQ8532 064
nK7 pQ106
%42 %Q976
SOUTH
AKQ2
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North East South West
IL Pass 2NT Pass
3NT All pass
Evening star., 1961-08-11
NEW
RELIEF FROM
GAS PAINS
HEARTBURN
SOUR STOMACH

WASHINGTON. d. C. = Now d new
with half a glass OF water helps bring
relief faster than tablets! Called PUSH,
1t contains 4-proven ingredients which
quickly helps relieve gas pains, heart-
burn. painful digestion. beiching, nausea,
fullness after eating. eases that burning.
choking sensation in the throat and
PUSH quickly soothes the stomach! The
misery fades away! You are able to
sleep nights! PUSH can be a mighty big
help to you. Guaranteed positively to
contain no sugar. Non-constipating! Only
49c at drug counters. Tell your stomach
70 hush-start taking quick acting
PUSH! IT'S amazing what PUSH wiil
do for year stomach!
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-02-25
) EDITORIAL
1.-THE NEGRO IN OUR HISTORY"
WEEK 1T SHOULD BE CALLED

Another Negro History Week has passed In this
initial wear of the Civil War centennial il should have had
far significant meaning than did However il
to have settled down in OF ordinary cita
tons of rather wellknown events and characters
There are two extremes in the situation One is the
ardent Nero cecbrator The other is the ardent for
ceer' of the dark DAYS of slavery Both max be suffer
ing from some degree of inferiortv complex
AS for the rirs the ardent Negro celebrators the
very first thing they should do is some basic homework
Get out DR. Carter WoodsonS book and menorzc its title:
TIFF NEGRO IN OUR HISTORY
II is NOT-"Negro History" alone It is part Of our
Nations history, and important part BIT he who
maqines that only Negroes participated heroes in
this history is tho low the chauvinSc totem pole
Take from DR. WoodeonS books the deeds of Thomas lief
erSon John Quincy Adams Prudence Crandal owls Tan
nan John G. Fee Charles Sumner. Wendell Phillips. Will
liam lovd Garrison Thaddeus Stevens Lucy Stone and
other CaucaSianS and half the substance is
The kew word to Mr. Woodson IS "OtTR"-and so il IS
American history that sounds in the struggles of all
who ever lived here.
AS for the other ardent oroup the wouldbo forqeers
they fall under Franklin Fra7erS grop Of black bour
oooSe who suffering from "nohlnoneSs because
their lives have lost both content and significance They
want TO hide fsem III realities that interfere with their
ScfdeluSions of middle-class status
But il NAV not be quite as comnex as that They fear
and dcnv themselves the Standardization of the Past be-
il has been noraned in them that history all uov
and harbaroS and deoradino Even their religious ground
inc is one ne brutal sabbath and human deoradationc
and betravas nus crucifixaton Or that is the
secular and sacred histories have been TAUGHT The de-
gradnq the glv have heen left eynoSed The nnconouer
able spirit Of mankind has never been properly blended
in the schooling
These summers bo FORGIVEN for not vantinp to
hear read anvthno that connects them with slavery
For them the fao that Ralcv was born slave in
MARYLAND is he olorifod bv the subsequent events
devnonnd this slave boy into Of tho most effective
leaders in America in the 10Th century Frederick Douq
lass
for The hcnefit Of these two viewers Of the
in bicfor thorn fOrr
nua commcmorafion far intense week than if has
been The st Louis American
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-02-25
Sitting-Ins Not
Criminal Trespass
Judges Holds

Columbia - asserting that "a
criminal in Missouri" must en-
tail the doing of some damage
TO property Municipal Judge
Carl Wheaton has ruled that a
peaceful .sit-in does not consti-
tute criminal trespass.
In so ruling, he acquitted two
University of Missouri faculty
members and three students, all
members of CORE, who were ar
rested December 10 for sitting-in
at Clark's Luncheonette. a cen
trail downtown eating place
The faculty members are John
Schopp. assistant professor of
astronomy and Edward Tomich,
instructor Of Sociology. The
students are Julia Skinner, Caro-
IYn Cnoiewski and MaIvin West.
They were defended by Charles
Oldham Of 81. Louis, who is
CORES national chairman.
Acknowledging that damage
in a trcspass case may consist
Of loss of business" Judge Whea.
ton held: There is no evidence
that customers in the restaurant
left il because Of the presence
OF the defendants. The com.
plaintant testified that. while the
defendants were in his restau-
rant on the date. people would
not come in because they figur
cd there was something going
on. This appears IN be merely q
conclusion Of the witness with
no evidence Of possible custo
mers TO support it and is moi
valid proof Of the mental pro
cesses Of those people"
The Columbia CORE group /:
continuing its campaign to in
tergrate downtown eatig places
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-02-25

When Spirit moves In con-
sciovsness and hearts OF men,
changes for improved con-
ditions are m . de rapidly.
Thus, proving that mans sta.
biIity and substance are o.
God.
David sang. Lord, thou
hast been our dwelling Mace
through all generations. =
Jesus said, Repent: for
the Kingdom Of Heaven Is AZ
hand"
GOD MADE MAN ACTIVE
There are no helpless PEG.
pie in Gods universe. God
created man and established
him TO hold dominion over
every poisonous myth of mat
ter. We should be still and
know that nothing can hurt
the moral purity, nor charae-
ter Of true we'll beino. So
the PRAYERS of the righteous
availeth much. And it is good
to continue to pray. knowing
that God is above the devil!
Christian Science explains:
Devil. Evil; lie: neither
corporealitv nor mind, the
opposite of Truth; a belief in
sin. sickness. and death: ami
NAL magnetism or hynotism;
the lust of the flesh. which
saith: Il am life and intelli-
gence in matter. There IS
more than one mind. for |
am mind.-a wicked mind,
self-made or created by a
tribal god and put into the
opposite of mind, ter m e d
matter. thence to reproduce
a mortal universe. including
man. not after the image and
likeness of Spirit. but after
its own image. - tS&H. p.
584.)
Today, the Christian move
ment is taking new form. as
in Jesus time, and its fame
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-02-25
FEAR No EVIL

is real, right now, and Is
spreading farther, as the
Truth is demonstrated and
put into effect in human af-
fairs.
Christian Science teaches
the Truth. 1.-The one Ego, the
one Mind or Spirit called
God, Is infinite individuality,
which supplies all form and
comeliness and which reflects
reality and divinity in indi-
vidual spiritual m an and
things" Science & HEALTH.
by Mary Baker Eddy
The following is from the
New interpreters Bible:
REPENTANCE AND THE
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
Jesus began to preach.
Words, backed by deeds and
carried OH the influence of
a consecratcd soul. where his
chosen methods. Words: the
immediate contact of man
with man. Words: that instru-
ment is so various, SO flex-
ible. so instant, so piercing,
so freighted with personality
that there is no substitute
Volume Z, Interpreters Bible
p. 274)
1t is being proven today by
millions that God is known
in Spirit, and not in matter.
When thus realized by all
Christians, all things are COM
PEELED to change for the bet
ter.
"Our God is Love, and all
His sons
His image bear, we know;
The heart with love to God
inspired,
With Love to man will
glow"
&C.. S. Hymnal, p. 1861
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-02-25
VIC VET
SAYS

Q-Are the families or close
kin of veterans entitled 10 care
and treatment at VA hospitals?
A-Congressional action has
established VA hospitals for the
care and treatment OF service.
connected veterans, primarily,
and then, under certain condi.
iions. for nonservice connected
veterans. Families or close kin
cf veterans are not entitled TO
sny Of the benefits Of VA hospi-
taIization.
O.
OIL am still on active SER
vice and am being transferred
10 another section of the coun-
try. Since | must sell my Gil
lean purchased home due 10 this
move. may | have my VA en-
titlement TO a new CT loan re-
stored?
A-Only if VA is relieved Of
responsibility on your present
mortsge. The purchaser Of your
home may assume the RESPONSE.
hi!ity.
ON the event veterans
widow remarries, she forfcits the
pension payments she has been
receiving. Does that mean that
the veterans children under 10
also lose any financial benefits
they were previously entitled to?
A-The children are still clio.
ible for payments under contain
restrictions OF age. etc. Consult
the nearest VA office for rates
and other information.
OIL am veteran but | have
never applied for any benefits
under the Veterans Administra.
ton. Am | required TO keep
the VA notified of my change
Of address?
A-No veteran is required 10
get in touch with the VA AZ all.
Certain benefits and privileges
we're established by Congress 10
help veterans following their re.
turn 70 civil life. You may be
eligible for some OF these but
there Is no requirement that
you have 10 apply for or accept
them. You might. for your own
protection and that Of your fam.
lily. AZ least inquire into The me-
fvre OF the rights you still have.
But you are not required 70 do
so.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-02-25

Traffic deaths. injuries and
total accidents in Michigan were
all greater in 1860 than in 1859,
according TO the Michigan State
Police. but fatalities and the
mileage death rate were still far
below the record of 1855 when
a number of accident prevention
measures were adopted to halt
the rising number of accidents.
After successive reductions of
more than 10 per cent in 1856.
1857 and 1858, deaths last year
we're up for the second year in
a row A provisional total of
1878 deaths for a seven per
cent increase was listed.
Injuries increased 20 per cent,
the record shows. but a large
proportion or perhaps all Of the
increase was attributed to a new
injury definition used last year.
which included complaint of
rainor momentary unconscious
ness as one of the injury elias
sitications.
Total recorded accidents, the
highest number ever recorded
in the state. increased five per
cent, and the vehicle mileage
death rate went up four per
cent.
Despite the increases in the
death rate and in traffic deaths
in 1859 and 1860. the savings in
lives and dollars since 1855 pro
vides a measure of results which
can be achieved from carving
out a more effective accident
prevention program" the report
asserts. For example. if the
1855 death rate OF II per 100
million vehicle miles had contin-
ued through 1860 Oast year
it was so there would have been
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-02-25
pEPENDENTS

The greatest number OF eX-
emptions for dependents on tax
returns are the children Of tax.
payers. Questions are a Nv ~ 5
asked concerning those children
who have income Of their own.
If your child has earnings of
$4,000 or more and is less than
10 year of age. or is student,
the exemption may still be allow.
able You must have contri-
buted over 500 Of the support
Of the child in order to claim
the exemption
If your child had income dur
inc the year and used it for his
support YOU must take that into
account in determining whether
or not over SO; of the support
was contributed by you. If the
child saved his money or invest
cd il in a capital asset. those
amounts arc not considered as
being used for support
When referring to over 500
Of the support, il is meant the
cost Of support and not the per
led of time.
The instruction books define
a student for this purpose.
Another thing TO remember is,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-02-25

Seventy-0ne disabled persons
are now in Goodwill Industries
training and evaluation pro-
grams. When they have obtain
ed satisfactory performance, they
will move into jobs in industry
and business, making room for
others who are waiting for va
cational training at Goodwill In
dustries.
Your used clothing and house.
hold discards make all this pos
sible. II takes no money and
very little time TO call Goodwill
Industries for a pickup.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-02-25
Federal Woge-Hovr
Division New Home

The L. S. Department of La
boris Wage-Hour and Public Con
tracts Divisions Detroit office
is now located at 1910 Washing
ton Boulevard Building 234 State
Street. Detroit 26, Michigan.
This announcement was made by
Francis NJ. Quigley. lnvcstiga
ton Supervisor in Charge. who
added that his office serves the
southeastern part of the state Of
Michigan, The telephone num-
Der is Woodward 2-4725
Mr. Quigley's office admin
sicrs the Federal minimum wage
and child labor law. and the
WalSh-IIealey Act which sets
safety and health standards as
we'll as wage and overtime rates
on Government supply contracts
over $4,000. His staff receives
complaints from workers and in
vcstigateS possible violations of
the law Free literature about
tho law and information will be
furnished the public upon re-
quest Where desired. employ
ers will be given interpretativc
assistance about their status un.
der these laws.
The new office in downtown
Detroit is more accessible and
convenient for everyone. Mr..
Quigley said. He concluded by
adding that his agency had TO
vacate their former quarters in
the Krolik Building to make way
for the city's urban renewal pro-
gram.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-02-25
HNCON1E TAN DATA

You as 2 taxpayer are allow
"a personal exemption of
$500 90 In addition. if YOU are
Is or over by the end of the
Year you are entitled TO another
$500 90 exemption An addition
II exemption OF $500 90 for blind
moss i also allowed. II would
he possible for an individual to
hsNe personal exemptions total.
lila Sl.S0000
Ii You file a Joint return. your
wife could also claim any of the
above exemptions TO which She
is entitled
If YOU file a separate return,
YOU may claim the exemptions
for your wife if she has no gross
income If your wife has gross
income. you may CLAIM her eX-
emptionS only if she files Joint
return with YOU, If your wife
is the dependent of another. You
may not claim her exemptions.
a husband or wife cannot be
claimed as a dependent. So
there is a difference between per.
sonal exemptions and depend
cncy exemptions.
You are entitled 10 the full
exemptions even if your spouse
died before the end Of the year
This applies as long as the con-
ditions qualifying the exemption
existed at date of death.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-02-25
Traffic Totals In so
Much Greater Than SO

1885 more deaths than actually
occurred and the additional cost
of accidents would have amount
cd TO over S430 600, 900"
The number of licensed dri-
vers in the state (4,124,275). the
number of vehicle registrations
(3.341 .698), and estimated vehi-
Gle miles (31.6 billion. eac h
climbed to new high for Michi-
gan in 1860.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-02-25
USE YOUR HEART TO
SAVE YOUR HEART

Heart SPECIALISTS agree that
housewives should not attempt
the old-fashioned Spring clean
ing" but should do one room
at time over years period.
Use Goodwill bag when clean
inl a room, place your discards
in it and save steps and heart
while helping some one else get
vocational rehabilitation needed
by those disable through acct
dent or disease.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-02-25
OTHER DEPENDENTS

In order TO claim the 100000
exemption for a dependent. all
the following tests must be met;
Support Test Contribute
over So of the support of the
individual.
Croes Income Test - The de-
rcndent must not have received
100000 or more of gross income
in the year Except children who
ale under 10 or who are stu
dents.
Member Of Household Test
Person not related to you must
have lived in your household
the entire year Relatives to
the degree Of but not includ-
ing. cousins can live apart from
you. SO. for cousins and any
lesser degree of kinship. they
must have lived in your house
hold the entire year. Deepen
dents VINO died during the year
are considered as having lived
in your household the entire
Year.
Citizenship Test Generally
the dependent must be citizen
or resident of this country. or
resident OF Canada, Mexico,
the Camel Zone or the Republic
of Panama
Joint Return Test - The de-
pendent may not file a joint re-
turn with his or her spouse.
After reading the instruction
hook. if there is still a question.
telephone your local Internal
Revenue Service office for the
right answer
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-02-25

if you have child who had
earnings Of 100000 or more dur
ing 1860. he must file his own
tax return.
An exemption of $4,000 is
allowed for child born alive
during the year If the depend
ency tests are met This also APP
plies to a dependent who dies
during the year
If additional information is
needed, il may be obtained by
calling your Internal Revenue
Service office
Evening star., 1961-04-07
TV KEY PREVIEWS

Tonights top shotOs preuiewed By TV Keys staff.
tDho attend rehearSGls, Udtch screenings Gnayze
scripts in NeW York, Hollywood and elsewhere Their
opinions are offered as guide to uiewers.
RaWhdencident in the Middle of Nowhere" Odd sort of
plot development for cattle drive but it's rather enter
tanning thanks to the acting of Cecil Kelaway and FAY
Spain. The cattlemen into rich crazy old man WIN
appears to like dancing and is being followed by sloe
eyed girl out for his gold. 1880 pm, WToP-9
Route 66 the Hard Way" Forget about the con-
rved plot and stay tuned the gaming table scenes
IN Reno. There's in each half of the show and the
nifty performances of Walter Nathan and Edward An
drews shooting the dice will take your mind off the awk
ward mining g-town tale that surrounds them $50 pm
WTOP-9.
Sing Along With Mtc-Fans are treated to lavish produc
on coorfu costumes, and whopping portion of senti-
mental but infectious songs about the ST. Louis Worlds
FAIR and immigrants from Ireland The Hawaiian section
not much un but you singers at home have "Sing
Along" at the end (Color) pm. WRC-
Twilight ZOneA Hundred Over the Rim" This is
good one shot on-locaton about wagonmaser who dis
covers world Cliff Robertson does nice lob as the
master who crosses the country in distress Is about to
give up Also for change, the story ends upbeat
10 pm. WTOP-9
Cherry Blossom BaThis ve" special from the Sheraton
Park gives viewers the weeks prettiest sgha view
OF the So PrnceSSeS of the Cherry Blossom festivities Vice
President johnson is scheduled to spin the wheel of for
tune which will determine the queen Frank Harden will
present the PrnceSseS; Nancy Anne Fleming miss Amer
ica) and Johnny Batchelder will describe it for TV 10
pm. WMAL-7.
The Law and Mr. JOnes-Mea Cuba Absorbing enisode
Lines former law clerk loses his first criminal case and
Mr. Jones feels responsible both the defendant and the
young clerk who's hard hit by the defeat There's some
interesting legal banter but primarily It's the characters
and the acting that hold you (arrigan Jr has similar
problems earlier in the evening but not quite as
ing) 1890 pm, WMAL-7.
Jack Paar ShOwThis BEST repeat worth looking
in just to hear Metropolitan Opera Star Robert Merrill
sing popular Italian song called "Mattinata" and take
an amusing stab at You Never Walk Alone" 1870 pm
WRC4.