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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16
FAMOUS FABLES
By E. E. EDGAR

PROHIBITION: In 1929,
Sir Winston Churchill, &C
companied by his brother, his
son Randolph and his neph-
ew, paid a visit to the United
States. This was during the
era of prohibition, a word
that was anathema to the
two elder ChurchillS, recalls
the nephew, John Spencer
Churchill, in "A Churchill
Canvas"
MY father and uncle liked
the simple habit of drinking
to supplement the enjoyment
of food. 1t was impossible to
serve wine at our meals, al
most all of which we're off
cial functions, but Randolph
and I managed to supply our
parents with something
worth drinking before the
speeches.
Each of us had a long,
thin flask of brandy hidden
in an inside pocket of his
jacket. When the coffee had
been poured, we drank ours
quickly and then tipepd our
parents coffee into our cups.
Then we refilled their cups
from our TASKS - a tricky
business which meant alb
Sorbing the attention of tn
nearest dignitaries with lively
conversation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16
jim BISHOP
Shrewd Girl Gets
Rich Mr.. Right

You want to write a story?
I have a plot for you. 1t isn't
much, but it will do. It's
yours, free, and it concerns
a very shrewd young lady
named-oh. call her Alice.
The word shrewd. my friend,
is important to the.story. She
can be a red head, a brunette,
a blond. anything you please.
but Alice is shrewd or you
have no story.
She lives with her widowed
mother in a neat frame
house, and she is happy. She
loves her mother. Her mother
loves her. This is a very cozy
setup which most girls would
be willing to trade for one
man. Alice, however. has
definite ideas regarding men.
Very definite ideas.
Most of her girl friends,
she is sure, are stupid. They
grew up with Alice-same
schools, same stenographic
studies. and practically all of
them have run off and mar
ried the first fathead who
asked for their hand in mar
.riage.
A girl should be smarter
than that. Alice feels. Love
is one thing, but why can't
a girl fall in love with a rich
man instead of one who is
barely scraping by in a small
job with no future?
ALICE WAS attractive.
She had dates, and she even
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16
DEAR ABBY

DEAR ABBY: What do you
think of a mother who won't
let her daughter lie out in
the back yard to sun herself?
I don't mean in a brief bath
ing suit or anything like that.
I mean in a sun suit. She
says. People might think it's
mel" Do you think that
would be so terrible?
WANT TO KNOW
If a daughter can be mis-
taken for her own mother in
a sun suit, think the mother
should join her.
4 = y
DEAR ABBY: We are mid
dle-class people who own a
nice little bungalow in a
neighborhood where there are
many children. We fixed up
our back yard with swings,
slides, etc, for our grandchil-
dren to enjoy while visiting
us on week ends. During the
week the neighborhood
youngsters would ring our
bell and ask if they could play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Question: In a recent COL
umn you state words are a
business" Our advertising
manager, who is a wise and
learned man, once used this
phrase in a recorded speech, to
wit: Words is my business.
When called on the singular
verb, he protested to hig h
heaven and still maintains that
words" used in such a con-
text is a collective noun which
is singular. Therefore it calls
for a singular verb.
He says your statement is
not correct. I had used it to
point out to him that he was
in error. Now who is right?
Please settle this once and for
all. - Mrs. o. A. Beck, West
Newton, Pa.
Answer: A singular chap, this
wised and learned sales man
ager-and one with a flair for
language, no doubt. But he
couldn't be much wronger than
he is in this case.
English has a number of
nouns that are plural in form
but construed as singular.
News" and politics" are two
that come Immediately to
mind. But words" most en-
phatically. is not one of these
nouns.
AS to collective nouns, these
are words like herd" army"
and flock" They may take Ell
Their a singular or plural verb,
depending on whether the
speaker is referring to the
group as a unit or as individ-
uals. But words" is not a COL
lective noun, either.
It's seldom sensible to argue
with a sales manager. The only
time I did, he fired me. But
I'm sure this wise and learned
man will take this explanation
in good spirit and. agree that,
henceforth, words are his bust
ness-and mine, as well.
Question: Is there any rule
to tell when "g" is pronounced
hard and when soft. For ex-
ample: get the gems" r. L.
Eichberg. Dunn Loring. Va.
Answer: Your best bet is to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16
STOP KILLING YOURSELF
Selfish Surgeon
Explains His Sin
BY DR.. PETER J. STEINcRoHN

he does for other people daily
land nightly I said. THE
devil with semantics. Call it
being selfish, although we
prefer another label. Thank
God the medical profession
has many selfish doctors like
you"
SUMMER BRINGS the
fun days-and the tragic
days, too. 1t is a time for
great activity outdoors-and
for many accidents. For
example, consider the dangers
on, in and around water.
According to the National
Safety Council, of the $500
drowned in 1860 only about
$500 were in the water be-
fore the accident. The others
were in boating accidents, or
fishing, or standing on
docks prior to the fall into
water.
Here are some practical
don'tS as listed in "Today's
Health" magazine:
Don't stand up while a boat
is underway.
Don't jump from a moving
boat-you may strike under
water obstacles.
Don't drive your boat too
close to swimmers, water
skiers, fishermen, and other
water enthusiasts.
Don't buzz a dock, wharf,
house boat or other anchored
craft-your wake may cause
damage.
Don't leave your boat or
canoe if it upSetS or turns
over-stay with it.
Don't swim alone. Make
sure someone is near to help
in case you get into trouble.
Don't swim after eating,
when tired, or overheated.
Don't swim away from
shore-swim parallel to shore.
Don't swim in a strange
area without first investigat-
ing to make sure the place is
safe. Don't get chilled. Go
ashore when you are cold.
Don't be a show-off by
hot-rodding your boat or by
trying impossible tricks on
skis.
(Bell Syndicate Featured
DR.. Steincrohn'S ledtlet,
"HotD to Manage ArthritiS,"
will be mailed on receipt of q
stamped, Selt-dddreSSed en-.
Uelope and 10 cents in coin
for handling. Address DR..
Steincrohn In care of The
Evening Star.
Tomorrow: Pulse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16

felt a small surge of senti-
ment toward some of the
men she knew. But the ones
she might have married
never asked Alice, and the
ones who asked she wouldn't
be caught with in a head full
of curriers'.
This type Of philosophy
leads only to early wrinkles.
When anyone asked her why
she never married, she Just
laughed hollowly, and said
she was waiting for Mr..
Right to come along.
He would have to be a
rich man, she said, because
she wanted to travel. She
wanted to see the world. She
would also prefer an older
man. she said. because an
older man had presumably
sowed all his wild oats, If
you knew what she meant.
Everybody knew what Alice
meant.
She was "a, and getting
quietly desperate. when she
attended a lecture. Don't
change this part of the plot
because this part and the
finish actually happened
The lecturer was a world
traveller. He had money. At
the age of 81, he also had a
little hair, a large paunch,
and his feet hurt all the
time.
Alice wangled a personal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16

At a recent after dinner
discussion my favorite gadfly
had us all in a friendly but
heated discussion. This chest
surgeon, with the usual pro-
vocative CLINT in his eye said,
Everybody In this world is
selfish. No matter what we
do-good or bad-is for our
own self" In the group were
two interniSts, another sur
geon, a layman and myself.
ONE BY ONE we tried to
get him to define selfishness.
Did he mean that people
wanted to feed their ego?
Did he consider, for example,
that when he operated with
out fee on a poor person who
required a three-hour opera
ton and weeks of aftercare
that he was being selfish?
Yes" he said. Il may have
been doing something altru-
istic for the patient, but in
the main my help made ME
feel good. Therefore, I was
being selfish"
One internist asked, Were
you being selfish the other
morning when I saw you at
the hospital at 2 am. to
check on a postoperative
case? You could have sent
one of your associates, you
know"
II was worried about that
patient" he said. II had
trouble sleeping. My getting
up was just to put my mind
at ease so I could go back
and get some sleep. What
do you call that? Being a
great humanitarian or just
being plain selfish?"
And so it went on and on
for about an hour and a half,
and we couldn't influence our
good friend to change his
mind.
Knowing him and the good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16

in our back yard. How could
We refuse?
Last week a neighbor boy
fell off our swing and broke
two teeth mot baby. teeth.
We received a letter from his
fathers attorney advising us
that we were being sued for
the dental bill. Our own at
torney said it was our yard
and we were liable. Please
print this as a warning to
other ig-hearted uniformed
people who can ill-afford
such generosity.
STUCK
-
DEAR ABBY: My hus-
bands mother is coming to
visit us for a month. She
never cared for me and the
feeling is mutual. / am con-
Sidering taking a job while
she is here. That way she
can have the run of the
house, boss the children and
Just take over. (She will
anyway I will let her be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16
to orbit a similar balloon, to be
called Echo II.

to orbit a similar balloon, to bt
called Echo II.
Unlike Echo l, which was Of
thin. collapsible plastic, the
new balloon is made of more
rigid material designed to hold
its full 135-foot spherical shape
until falling back into the at
mosphere.
At 500 pounds, Big Shot is
about four times heavier than
the 100-foot-diameter Echo I,
which was placed in orbit
August IL, 1860, to study the
feasibility of using satellites as
reflectors for radio signals and
voice messages between distant
points. 1t proved a great sue
cess and still is in orbit.
But after nearly two years
of circling the globe, Echo rs
skin has become wrinkled and
it has lost much of its useful
ness as a bankboard for radio
signals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16

introduction to him after the
lecture. She cooed at the
man. She flattered him. She
sighed over his 1910 battles
with man-eating tigers. She
baited the trap with home
cooked meals and her moth
er. and, in no time at all. the
sucker succumbed. He popped
the question. She popped the
answer.
They were married in an
old church. All of Alice's
girl friends were there. She
told them, in confidence, why
it pays a girl to wait. She
felt sorry for them and, IRON
ically, they felt sorry for her.
Some of them took a look at
the bridegroom and shrugged.
What's one girls Mede Is
another'S Persian. j.
Alice thought they might
honeymoon around the world.
but old Hatchethead had
other ideas. A nearby beach
would do, he said. So they
spent a week at the beach.
Afterward, when she asked
him where they might live
out their lives. he said at
your mothers place, of
course. I'm sick Of travel
ing" -
So he moved in. Alice
quickly found out why her
husband had so much money
It was because he never spent
any. He even suggested that
she keep her old job at the
law office.
AS for him, he Just wanted
to sit on a rocker in the back
yard and read. He didn't
even want to go on a Lecture
tour. >,
ROMANCE WAS OUT Of
the question. He didn't even
like it in the books he read!
Alice began to look haggard
after the first year. but she
consoled herself that she stiN
had her mother. and the
comfort of her mothers
home. Then, one day. Alice
packed up and disappeared.
She has never been seen
around town since. Alice
went off to Nevada to get a
divorce. She established resi-
dence, filed suit, and sat and
waited. The decree came
and, when she packed to go
home, she received a wire. 1t
said: The dear boy pro-
posed to me, and I married
him this afternoon. Mother"
Somebody's going to write.
it. Why not you?
King Features Syndicate, Inc. :
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16
By Son Droke
BY Roy CFone

look up each word in the die
tionary when in doubt. If you
have a Webster Collegiate Die
tionary, you will also find an
excellend guide to pronuncia-
ton in the front of the book.
There you will see a careful
explanation of the differences
between hard and soft "g" with
clasSifications of the kinds of
words in which each appears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16
Should Nom Get
Sun Suit, Too?
By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

wv
the Lady of the House" and
I won't have to be around
her all day. Do you see any
thing wrong with that? When
1 suggested it to my husband
he said I should forget it. I'd
like your opinion.
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
1 agree with your husband.
His mother should be q
"guest"-not the Lady of
the House" If you can't re-
main in the same house with
her and behave in an adult,
civil manner, you have a lot
of growing up to do.
HoU'S the World treating
you? For a personal, unplb-
tShed reply. send q Self-dd-
dressed. stamped envelope to
ABBY. care OF The EveBing
Star.
For Abby'S booklet, HON
to Haze a Lonely Wedding"
send so cents to ABBY, Boz
1865. Beverly Hills, Calf.
CMcNsught Syndicate. IncD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16
Simple Solution

The solution was simple. ex-
planned officials of the National
Aeronautics and Space Admin
istration: Just reduce the
amount Of powder and air be-
fore the balloon is launched.
A Thor booster rocket is
scheduled to hoist the sphere
dubbed big Shot" -aloft, pos
sibly Wednesday, between S and
7 am. (EDT). In this period,
the big bags shiny skin will
reflect brilliantly the rays Of
the rising sun, making it more
visible to ground observers.
If successful and weather
conditions permit, the space
agency said the balloon should
be visible in most of the Eastern
United States as "a very bright
star in the southern sky"
The balloon is not intended
to orbit, as Echo I did, nor will
communications expe riments
be tried. The Thor is to launch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16
Balloon I est This Week
To Pave Way for Echo 2

the vehicle on a ballistic course
designed to reach an altitude
Of about $50 miles before it
falls back to fiery death in the
earth's atmosphere 600 miles
down range. The flight is to
last about 20 minutes.
Echo II Satellite Planned
Objective of the flight, NASA
reported, lis to test the election
and initiation system of the
rigidized Echo communications
satellite in the space environ
ment prior to orbital flight"
If the shot is successful, an eff
fort will be made later this year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16
KERRY DRAKE

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla,
July Is (AP).- The space
agency will attempt this week
to initiate a 13-story-tall bal
loon high above the Atlantic
Ocean in a test of techniques
for developing an advanced
Echo communications satellite
1t will be a repeat of a test
that failed spectacularly last
January is when the balloon
ripped apart two seconds after
1t expanded at an altitude Of
$50 miles.
Careful study of films of the
bursting balloon revealed two
major problems: Inside the
mylar-aluminum sphere there
was too much sublimating pow
der and too much residual all
pressure.
The powder, which turns to
gas when subjected to the heat
of the sun. made too much gas
too rapidly. Although there was
almost a vacuum inside the
ball, the small amount of air
present was enough, in combi-
nation with the quick-expand-
ing gas. to blow the balloon up
too fast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16
New Korean Plant

SEOUL, July 16 (AP).-The
United States, South Korea and
a private Korean firm have
signed a $4.2 million agreement
for construction Of a cement
plant 100 miles southeast of
Seoul.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-16
WORD GAME
Find 81 or more words in
woo DIV KER

meaning, "a carpenter or
joiner" Average mark is 10
words. Time limit, rs minutes.
Rules Of the game: l. Words must be
OF four or more letters. ,. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition of
IS" such as bats" cats" are not
used 3. Only one form of word is
used 4. Proper names are not used.
Answer to RELIQUIAN
rail rain. rani, rale. rein. real. renal,
rifle, rune. rule, ruin. earn. earl. elan,
equal. eral. lair. lane. lain. lean, learn.
lien, liner, lieu, linear liar, Ira. lune,
lure. lunar luna. inquire. inure. quail,
auire. ulnaT, unreal, urine. urea. alien,
neural.
Evening star., 1962-03-12
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WORD GAME
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oary, organ. orang. orgy, organon, or
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roam, roman, roomy. gamy, CORY, gram,
groom, groan, gray, granny, gyro, agon,
agony, amor, among, annoy. anon,
angry, army, argon, norm, noma, noon,
mango, NANCY, many, mayor. manor,
maroon, moan, moon, moor, moray,
moron, morn, mora, myna, myron,
yarn, yoga.
Evening star., 1962-03-12
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-09-26
Aggie Draqrei

We'll, Williams School is in
.ull swing :, . D.! Quite Il lot OF
things are (and will be) hap
.'chrg. Clubs organizing, pic
lures beir" made. chapel pre-
Grams given, homework md
more hO;ncw To- do, .r;.ug,
10 worry about. upcomine attn
!etlc evcntS-thoSe and other
things are happening at Will
liams Township SchGGi.
Last week, the high school
annualS went ON sale. This yea
u" prize of the annualS is
$3.50. Violet SOleS, Editor and
Chief of the annual Staff. and
DIR. owe Il. Wright, sponsor.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-09-26
WiIIioms School
Giving Tests For
Study SkilIs

tt" hum.rnrm teachers of
y ii'ianS To vnship Scnool are
II the process of giving their
upi t.c SpI,Zcr Study SHlIl>
T.St.
The test is d"signr! To mo-
Turct he basic skilis required
-" effective study.
The tCs, measures fi"e i'm
30 tant work study SkillS
hrouGh tn" following subjects:
Using Il dictionary: using the
.i0"X: know u"c Of sources uf
II or m at on: understand
NJ graphs, maps and tables.
''Resul,S are to be used 70,
GlagnoStiC purposes, and may
be- seen Dy parents upon re-
quest" Clayton Lewis. Williams
Township hool principal
said.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-09-26
WILLIAM X. PICKETT

SHEPPARD AFB. Tex.-Air-
man First Class William r.
Pickett of Conway. S. c., has
graduated from the Nuncom-
miSSioncd Officer Preparatory
School here.
The airman was trained in
the duties and responsibilities
Of noncUmmiSSloncd officers.
The course included study in
organization. management, lead
CrShip, military justice, Secur-
ity and human relations.
Altman Picket is a supply
specialist in the 375Oth Main
tenance and Supply Group
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-09-26
Still Captured
Neor Chodbourn
Two Arrested

! 200 gallon still was cap
ured by Federal officers and
Hembe.S Of the Columbus
"''"'" she if''s dpnartmcn,
South of Chadbourn recently.
Larry BUtikin, II. and a
juvenile were arrested at tho
lie Of the sill
Officers found 2200 pa'lone
81 nash and about $50 .a'Iu.i,
OF beer AT the sac, according /
he ATTU repur;.
\ 1876 autrmob'lc WIS al
confiscatcd. III" report S'at..
Those arrested were relcas-
ID unie' S50J burl aflc3
appearing before L. :. COM
missioner X. 4. Lewis in Viii
:ning;on.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-09-26

MEMPHIS. TENN. - Jimmy
w. Minccy, airman, USN, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. U. F. Minccy
OF Tabor City, recently was
graduated from the Aviation
FamiliariZation School at the
Naval Air Technical Training
Center. Memphis, Tenn.
During the two-wcek school
students receive instruction in
flight theory. aircraft handling,
!irSt aid and survival practices.
Graduates of the school are
eligible To enter one of the
many advanced technic a |
schools al the Memphis inStalla-
ton.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-09-26
LEWIS q. HOLLAND

h'h ..i.,D rrE, IvA. -
hi!man Basic Lewis G. IIullan4
sun uI Mr. ana MRS. J,Svph i.
Dudley, 1T. i, Whitevillc, n. c..
l. bCiiIg reaS.igneu 10 Green
E!i!> nrE, Nj, ,,r l. .n.C
uLi!.!nG : Il Unitcd States a.
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lie - Il 1862 graduate OF
North Augusta e.. c. High
School.