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Evening star., 1962-01-09

an interstate health certificate
from your veterinarian.
Dogs have just about as
much sense as small children
in such matters as getting lost,
cliffs. busy highways, poisonous
snakes, etc. Please keep his
safety in mind and keep him
out of harms way.
There are insects wherever
you go. so carry a good insect
repellent for your dog. If Lassie
swims in sea water or rolls in
sand, wash him we'll. Other
wise you will have a mighty
uncomfortable pet. Don't let
him drink out of or swim in
every stream. Be as particular
about his water as you are of
your own.
Smart travellers make reser-
vations at hotels and motels
in advance and smart pet own
ers check in advance to be sure
pets are accepted. Sleeping in
the car might be uncomfortable
for him, particularly if you
oversleep in your air-con-
ditioned room while the dog
has to stay in an over-heated
Evening star., 1962-01-09

car. There are several good
guide books available from
motor clubs and other sources
which give information on mo-
tells and hotels which accept
pets.
Same for Cats
All I have said about
travelling with your dog applies
also to your cat. Felix definitely
should never travel in the car
unless in a travelling cage or
crate.
While most dogs get some
fun out of travelling, cats and
birds do not. Take them only
if there is no alternative.
If a canary or parakeet must
be taken along in the car, for
goodness sake keep them away
from sudden temperature
changes and drafts. Put the
cage in a draft-free, shady spot
in the car and cover it with
a light cloth. Before leaving,
remove all toys or anything
in the cage that might swing
or move and possibly hurt the
bird.
Whenever you stop the car,
give him some fresh water. A
piece of cloth soaked in water
and put in the water dish may
help, but some parakeets would
rather eat the cloth. In this
case, the remedy would just
make the bird sick. An oc-
casional slice of fresh orange
will provide the bird a wecome
refreShment. Most bird foods
are distributed nationally, but
always take some along. Your
particular brand might not be
available in every town.
Perhaps the best suggestion
can make is that to all pets
particularly cats and birds
there is no place like home
or that reasonable facsimile
the boarding kennel or pei
store.
Evening star., 1962-01-09
TRAVELLING TIPS
Make 1t Good Trip
For Your Pets, Too

pone his meals until the days
travel is over and then be sure
that he stays away from exotic
and strange foods. He will
thrive best on his accustomed
fare in, perhaps, smaller
quantities than usual.
When you stop for your 100
mile coffee break. give pooch
a drink of water and take him,
on a leash, to a secluded place
for a few minutes. Don't let
him associate with new-found
friends along the road. There
is enough disease in your home
town without importing a new
one from strange territory. Be
sure he has all necessary shots
before leaving.
If you intend to cross a
State line, you should obtain
Evening star., 1962-01-09
MOST FAMILIES
TAKE CHILDREN
ON VACATIONS

Most people prefer to
take their children with
them on major vacation
trips.
According to a sampling
of adult travel habits made
by the American Automo-
bile Association, reasons
for family-style vacations
included:
Letting all members of
the family share the same
experiences brings the unit
closer together. Father,
away from home at his busi-
ness most of the year, gets
an opportunity to spend
more time with the young
sters. Vacation trips usu-
ally benefit the child's edu-
cation. And such trips help
to develop consideration of
each other and other peo-
pie outside the daily home
routine and environment.
Parents VINO prefer to
leave the children home or
send them to camp while
they enjoy separate vaca-
tions are in the minority.
But those who would prefer
not to take along the
youngsters have their rea-
sons, too. They maintain
that adult interests are far
different from those of
children. They would rath-
er have t h e ir youngsters
vacation with others in
their own age group. Some
parents expressed the view
that they simply like to get
away from the youngsters
a couple weeks of the year.
Some e said taking the
youngsters on a long trip
was too inconvenient."
-AP Newsfeatures
Evening star., 1962-01-09

upon a time there was a moose
who couldn't honk" and let the
children take turns building
the story, the more ridiculous
the better.
Energetic children who start
getting a case of claustrophobia |
if they're cooped up too long
in a car can be turned loose |
every couple of hours in a
field or at one of the many
picnic stops along the country's
highways. Though travel time
is lost, the resulting dividends
in the form of peace in the
back seat more than make up
for it.
II Alternate Route
Because it's impossible to
make such scheduled stops once
the cars on a fast turnpike,
parents would do well to con-
slider an alternate route, weigh
ing the flexibility of the latter
against the speed of the for
mer.
Travelling on turnpikes can
also be a hazard if the un-
expected suddenly happens
always a possibility with little
children. Instant stops are i'm
possible at high speed, and
shoulders on turnpikes aren't
suitable for allowing children
to get out in safety. If the
alternate route winds through
towns, the trip may be not only
safer but more interesting to
children who don't even have
a billboard to study on the
Super-highway.
The ever-preSent problem of
hunger can be readily solved
by carrying a picnic along,
,, preferably in an ice chest to
insure freshness. Whatever the
, menu is-fried chicken or sand
wiches-add plenty of crunch
ables that can be eaten be-
tween meals: Carrot sticks,
celery, apples (all of which help
the child with a tendency to
car SickneSs).
> Go Slow on Candy
: Ginger ale, also good for the
t queasy stomach, is a better
e beverage than milk for travel
I And a firm rein is necessary
S when the child wants to load
I up on candy bars at a gas
\ station.
= Always present in the cal
e should be a medicine kit, pro.
e fessionally prepared or put to.
{, gether from tried-and-t r u
e home remedies. AntiSeptic band.
d ages, soda mints, aspirin, mo-
ton sickness pills, and witch
d hazel should be included in tn
S kit. Witch hazel can be useC
y for treating bee stings, bruised
# heads, and even minor cuts, a.
,e it has some antiseptic value
Evening star., 1962-01-09
Bucket Seat to Become
Hot Sales Item in 81

months. The upward trend
started in March.
Chevy Down Some
Chevrolet, as usual, built the
most cars although at IL mil
lion it was down about 200,-
900 from 1860. Imperial, at
12,249, built the fewest of any
make in production the full
year.. DeSoto was discontinued
after the first six weeks.
Four makes showed increases
over 1860 in both total pro-
duction and share of produc-
ton. They were Corvair, Fal-
con, Comet and Chrysler. Both
Cadillac and Lincoln showed
percentage increases although
their total output didn't quite
match the previous year.
UW, rOEu Up
BY corporations General Mo-
ors and Ford were up; Chrysler,
American Motors and Stude-
Ibaker-Packard were down. Gen
eral Motors gained from ass
per cent of all cars built to
ATT. Ford was up from 28.9
to 31.3. Chrysler fell from 14.9
to 1877, American Motors from
7.6 to IL and Studebaker from
81 to IL
The four new cars in 1851
accounted for 6.3 per cent of
the model year output with
the Pontiac Tempest leading
the way at 1.9.
The Buick Special was sec
ond at 1.6 and the Oldsmobile
F-85 nosed out the Dodge
Lancer for third although both
had IA per cent shares.
Ford'S Falcon was an easy
winner among the compacts,
10000 units ahead of second
place Rambler. Corvair was
third and Comet fourth.
Evening star., 1962-01-09

DETROIT (AP) - The 1861
model year will go into auto
motive history as the year Of
the bucket seat.
New aluminium engines, ad-
ditional compact cars, two-ply
tires and a host of other de-
velopments took a back seat to
the sudden demand for the
fancy front seats.
The rage became so pro-
nounced that Corvair, one of
the few cars to show a sales
increase, found Sc per cent of
it's total production devoted to
the Mona, its bucket seat
model.
Bucket seats have been
around for years. But the rise
in popularity of the Thunder
bird and then the Monza caused
the other manufacturers to de-
eide this was a hot item. And
by spring almost every COM
the 1860 run and several thou
model. Even more are avail
able for 1862.
SIS Million Made
Total passenger car produc-
ton for the model year ran
slightly under SIS million, a
drop of roughly 100000 from
the 1876 run and several thou
sand less than 1859.
The record is 7,136,496 in the
1855 run and the postwar low
came in 1858 with only AZ
million.
The year started fast with
November setting alltime rec
ords. Then demand suddenly
dried up. January and Febru-
ary especially were poor sales
Evening star., 1962-01-09
PLANNING NEEDED
Travelling With Tots
Can Be Enjoyable
BY LYDIA BICKFORD
AP NeRsfeatures Writer

You've been the road only hour when youngest
demands when you'll get to the mountains. You're
barely the turnpike before the next he abb
solutey starving third looking feels he's
going to be sick
Mother and father arrive destination hours later
Evening star., 1962-01-09
BY DIR. ALFRED w. MOLLER,
OWN.
Contributing Writer

Who could consider the
family vacation trip a COM
plete success without the COM
pany of Lassie or Felix or
Budgie, the family pets? No
zone except Lassie, Felix or
Budgie who, if given any choice
In the matter probably would
prefer staying home.
When the summer travel sea-
son is in full swing, millions
Of Americans pile into the
family car for the trip to the
mountains, the seashore or
grandma's home in the country
Many may belatedly discover
that they did not plan
adequately for their companion,
the family pet. However, travel
ing with pets can be fun if
some care and consideration
for their wellbeing is included
as part of your advance vaca-
ton planning.
OF all pets, dogs seem to
get the most enjoyment out
of travel.
Keep Pet Tied
For safety's sake, keep Lassie
. in a crate or tied up while
moving. There is nothing more
disconcertfng or downing t
. dangerous than to have 40
pounds of dog charge over the
: front seat while you are bar
, reling down the highway at 10
. miles per hour.
! A tranquilizer or car sick
: ness pill about an hour before
. leaving each morning will keep
him contented and lessen the
: danger of car sickness. Post
Evening star., 1962-01-09

with pounding headaches ana
a shocking feeling that the bat
tered brood in the back seat
can't possibly be theirs.
Parents who want to avoid
this situation can do so if they
take a look at the projected
trip from the minds eye of a
child - and prepare accord
ingly.
Young children need room in
the car 10 move about, but safe
ty experts say the area
should be padded and have
other provisions to protect the
child in case of sudden stops.
Station wagon owners accord
ingly remove the second seat,
and leave half the wagon as a
play place, the floor covered
with a blanket or quilt to avoid
bumps.
Can Duplicate Plan
: But the owner of a two or
. four door can can duplicate
: this plan if he gets a folding
flooring which will fit over the
back seat running to the front
In place, there's room to play
and even to sleep. For shorter
jaunts around town, it can be
removed easily.
Some car owners have de-
vised a lattice of cotton web
bing which they fasten from
the car ceiling to the back o1
the front seat. Then young
sters who wish to stand up fol
most of the journey, can do sc
without putting the driver II
peril. There's a safety belt thai
secures the child but still let
him stand, sit or lie down.
Monotony is the bugaboo tt
pre-schoolers who can't re a
signs, maps or license plate
while they're on a long trip
Veteran travellers recognize
this and offer a variety Of sug
gestions to make the time fl,
faster.
Bring Toys
Pack a miniature air line bai
for each child, with his favorit
toys and perhaps a special sur
prise. Dream up games tina
can be played in transit: TIL
old faithful memory game, %
packed my randm o t h r
trunk" guessing games like "
am thinking of something i
the car" Questions to be an
swered only by yes or no); tn
many forms of Ghost (plaC
names, famous people, spelling
etc.; hand games that involv
pushing slotted numbers aroun
till they are in order.
Singing familiar songs, an
taking turns reciting children
poems both help while awe
many minutes. Off-the-cu
story tellers can begin "On'
Evening star., 1962-02-15

relative. We received many
baskets and bouquets Of
flowers. The cards were left
on the flowers, so I picked
them up and gave them to
one of the daughters. This
caused a lot of trouble. I was
told I should have left the
cards ON the flowers. I want
to know, was I wrong in TAX
ing the cards off the flowers
or should I have left them on?
RIGHT OR WRONG.
You were wrong. After the
services are over, the funeral
parlOr furnishes the family
with a list of people who
have sent flowers. The cards
should have been left on the
flowers.
A* y Il
HoW is the 1Dorld treating
you? Unload your problems
on Abby, care OF The Evening
Star. ..
For Abby'S booklet, "Ho1D to
Haze a LoUely Wedding" send
SOC to Abby. Bor 1865, Beverly
Hills, Calf. ,.
distributed by McNaught
Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1962-02-15
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

PSYCHOLOGY: Like every
actor, comedian Peter Lind
Hayes has to keep a watch
full eye on his weight. He
has tried an endless number
of diets, reports his wife
Mary Healy in TWENTY-FIVE
Minutes from Broadway" by
Peter Lind Hayes (interrupt-
ed by Mary Hea1y).
"Once, in Hollywood, Peter
became overweight and con-
suited a doctor who used
psychology on his obese
clients. He gave my husband
a brief case filled with lead
bars weighing 20 pounds,
and told him to carry it
about with him for three
days, to demonstrate how
added weight strains the
heart.
Peter followed the doctors
orders, but since Hollywood
was exceptionally hot that
summer and he was saddled
with all that excess weight,
he was forced from time to
time to hop into a bar for
a beer or two to cool off.
"At the end of the three
days, to the doctors dismay,
Peter had gained 3 u pounds. "
Evening star., 1962-02-15

appointment for TWO with
out delay.
n Il Il
DEAR ABBY: I have a
problem boy friend named
Gilbert. I like him very much
but I know he doesn't care a
thing about me. He comes
over to see me. but he tells
me not to take it to heart
because he only kisses me be-
cause he needs the practice
for the real thing when the
right girl comes along. try
to stay away from him but I
can't do it because I really
like him a lot. Can you help
me?
HELPLESS.
No one can help a girl who
refuses to help herself. Your
only hope is to gather your
will power and refuse to have
anything more to do with
him. Practice makes perfect,
but this kind of practice"
is making a fool of you.
Il + Il
DEAR ABBY: Two months
ago we buried a very close
Evening star., 1962-02-15
DEAR ABBY
Case of the Green-Eyed Monster
By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

DEAR ABBY: I could write
a book about what I've been
through these past three
years, but what good would
it do? We've been married
20 years. I am, and have
always been, 100 per cent
loyal to my husband and I
know he has been the same
to me. Yet he has accused
me Of infidelities with any
man who comes to the house
on business. When we walk
down the street I have to
keep my eyes on the ground
or else I am flirting" with
every man I pass. I have to
take a bath with the lights
out because my shadow"
might be seen from the out
side. I am so nervous I am
ready for an institution.
Should I see a doctor?
NERVOUS WRECK.
BY all means see q doctor
and take your husband with
you. From your description
Of him, he needs a doctor
worse than you. His behavior
Is far from normal. Make an
Evening star., 1962-02-15
THE GOLDEN YEARS
Man, 78, Contented
After Adjustments

invitation list. But as time
goes on he questions whether
they are worth the effort.
. That loneliness for the re-
tired man isn't, not after q
while. He grows more intro
verted. He reflects. He thinks
that social contacts are most
ly a void, that maybe only 10
per cent Of all contacts have
anything to contribute in
information or pleasure. So
why bother.
o That TV and radio are
magnificent assets for the
years after retirement-bet-
ter than people.
. That there are mo excite
ments in retirement. I don't
know why nature neglected
this. I don't suffer because
she did. But I wonder why. :"
(copyright 1862. Gen. Features Corp.
The Golden Yeors oppeors Thursdays.
Evening star., 1962-02-15
BY LESLIE J. MASON
Professor Of Education

EAOtGbooE VI EuuCbLlUu
University Of Southern California
If students seem confused
after entering junior high
school, don't be too quick to
blame growing pains. 1t may
be the system!
Too often our elementary
schools are so out Of touch
with junior high schools that
they fail to report on the ac-
tual performance of individ-
ual students.
The students often are
"pigeonholed" according to
10 while a great many &C.
tually work at either a higher
or lower level than their
los indicate.
Many teachers and admin
istrators have long rec
ognized that something
should be done about this.
A New Approach
The town of Issaquah,
Wash, for one, is doing
something. Issaquah's ap-
proach, based on the actual
performance Of students, has
breathed new life into its
school and is opening the
way for real progress by
students.
The performance level Of
students entering Issaquah
Junior High Is based on such
tests as the Iowa tests Of
educational development and
the California achievement
tests. Entering students are
grouped on the basis Of these
tests in arithmetic. reading
and English. Promotion is
based on progress in per-
formance as determined by
further tests.
There are five levels in
each Of the grouped subjects.
A student can be in a high
group In one, a low group in
another. and a middle group
in the third, If those are the
levels at which he performs
satisfactorily in the subject.
By making their perform
ance grouping flexible enough
to make progress from one
Evening star., 1962-02-15
MASON ON EDUCATION
New Approach Hell ps
Junior High System

group to another possible
through better performance,
the Issaquah faculty expected
increased improvement from
many students, and got it!
Over a two-year period, the
number below grade level in
reading was reduced from l3
per cent to 5 per cent, in
arithmetic from 9 per cent to
6 per cent, and in English
from 20 per cent to 2 per cent.
At the same time, the number
above grade level in reading
increased from % per cent to
Al per cent, in arithmetic
from II per cent to 80 per
cent, and in English from 20
per cent to As per cent.
Plan Called Simple
This kind Of program
sounds both simple and
logical, but it is far different
from the programs in many
junior high schools.
Most students entering the
seventh grade are ready and
able to do the work expected
of them. Many can do more.
But far too many can't meas
ure up to expectations.
Again, far too many Junior
high school administrators
and teachers design their
academic courses for the
lower group. They review
everything taught from third
grade through sixth grade
and spend a year running
everyone through it.
For those working at grade
level. this is extremely dull.
For the minority working
above grade level, it is a
tragic waste of time.
The system used in Issa-
quah is only one of the many
ways of solving these prob
lens. All. however, require
something extra" - more
teamwork, more effort, and
more thought.
It is always easier to con-
tinue using a system, even
though it doesn't work very
well, than to develop a new
one that does. What is the
system in your school?
Evening star., 1962-02-15
BY THOMAS COLLINS

You have reached the age
to start thinking of retire
ment-55 or so. You wonder
how the money will be after
you get your pension. This is
always foremost. But you
wonder about other things:
What it's like to be without
a job; how you feel as you
grow old; where the salts
faction in 1t is.
This week q 78-year-old
man came up with some
answers, and since he is alert
and content after 13 years
of retirement his views carry
authority. He doesn't want
his name in the paper. which
you'll understand after read
ing his views.
There are a lot Of crack
pot theories" he says, about
what a man goes through
after he retires. College pro-
fessors and writer's like you
are mostly responsible for
"It Just doesn't hurt as
much as people think. For
four months, or maybe six,
there's readjusting to do. And
there are bad moments in it.
But the normal man is re-
covered and content after six
months. There are men who
aren't normal, Of course.
They suffer. And they give
retirement a bad name -"
According to the 78-year-
old seer, the human Is con-
ditioned by nature for every
age Of his life: Filtration.
child bearing, parenthood.
the tedious debt-paying years
of maturity. But man does
not give nature credit for
conditioning him also for re-
tirement. She will. She al
ways does -"
Here, says the seer, Is a
capsule version Of what he
has discovered In his 13 re-
tirement years:
Q That a mans Job, no
matter how much 1t con-
sumed his life, becomes a
last years sweetheart a few
months after retirement. He
doesn't yearn for it, and he
doesn't hate it. He Just loses
interest.
0 That the man who retires
with nothing specific to de
(Which was his case) finds
all sorts Of little chores to fill
his day If he owns his house
and lot. The man who retire!
in a city apartment doesn't
And he, too. gives retiremen'
q bad name.
Q That the man who retire'
with enough money to satisf!
his needs doesn't really wan
the bother Of another job
This is the average man
you understand. Not the ode
ball or the fellow with to-
much adrenalin in his sys
TEN :"
Q That children Of retired
people are not so bad as the.
are sometimes painted. If tn
retired parents are self-suf
ficient, financially and emo
tionally, children are OK
and q pleasure. my wife ant
I have been self-sufficient. I
we needed help I think ou
children would rally around
But I have no way to be sure.
o That a man never feels h
Is growing old. "At least no
till age 49," The legs don
want to walk so far as tim
goes on. This Is intelligence
not aging. The hair whiten
and the physical efforts de
cline. Still a man does no
think or sense that he grow
old.
Q That friends and neigh
bors don't abandon the re
tired man. He abandon
them. The dinner parties. tn
cocktail hours, the back var
barbecues will continue +
put the retired man on tn
Evening star., 1962-02-15

Mrs. Don Warren of Thomasville, Ga, holds
a giant turnip grown on farm there by
c. c. Baker. 1t weighs 1914 pounds, which
officials say sets record in Georgia-AP
Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1962-02-15

Tomorrow: Acne.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-05-18
Metropolitan Transit An
Overriding Issue

The deep concern felt by many people the
Railroad and Warehouse Commission has come to
the surface several times recently. Notably, it
observed in the recent St. Paul election, where
strong feeling expressed that jurisdiction over
the metropolitan transportation system should be
transferred from the commission to authority.
And it has been expressed in the refusal of the
Democratic Farmer Labor party to support for re-
election the DFL incumbent commissioner.
For residents of the metropolitan area, the COM
missions performance - or lack Of 1t - with
spect to mass transportation Is the most serious.
This Is problem which, II continue to ignore it.
impose greater and greater Inconvenience on the
bus-dding public, compound and multiply traffic
jams, and Illustrate the tremendous redevelopment
efforts going on
AS we have pointed out before the present
throughway program in the cities has been planned
in total disregard Of local bus transportation There
is absolutely provision In the engineering Of this
multi million dollar job for bus passengers. And
a bus taking discharging passengers will have
to leave the free-way to do This both destroys
any possibility Of effective express traffic by slow
ing up lmited-stop buses, and prohibits local bus
traffic on the throughways by preventing any stops