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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-29
FAMOUS FABLES
BY e. E. EDGAR

ABSENT-MINDED: Play
wright Noel Coward OCCASION
ally tried his luck at the
Monte Carlo casino, report
George w. Herald and Ed
ward D. Radin in THE Big
Wheel: Monte Carlos Opu-
lent Century"
He was an absent-minded
gambler. At times he would
wander off, forgetting that he
had left a bet on the roulette
table. He did this one night
and his stake grew into a
large pile Of chips.
This was noticed by q by
stander who was down on his
luck. He wanted to claim the
chips, but feared that the
croupier would challenge him.
He approached the play
wright, whom he knew
slightly, and told him that
his prospective father = In
law had Just entered the Ca
sino. that he did not want
him to know he had been
gambling heavily, and was
afraid to pick up his win
nings.
He pointed to the pile Of
chips and asked Coward II he
would pick 1t UP for him.
The obliging Coward went to
the table. picked up his own
pile Of chips and unsuspect-
ingly handed 1t over 10 the
other man"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-29
DEAR ABBY
Choice Not Easy
In Broken Home

DEAR ABBY: Just before
school was out my Dad asked
my Nom for q divorce. Nom
didn't want one, but they
got divorced anyway. Now
my brother gets to live with
my Dad and / have to live
with Nom. All my friends got
to choose which parent they
wanted to live with when
their parents broke up, but
nobody even asked me. I
think a 13-year-old girl
should know what is best
for her, but Nom says she
knows better what Is best for
me. How can I get to live
with my Dad? My mother is
always yelling at me for
something and we don't get
along. Don't you think it
should be my choice?
STUCK WITH NOM
When some adults don't
know what Is best for them
selves, how are children ex-
pected to know? Young ladies'
are usually better off living
with their mothers. Take my
word for it, honey, and don't
cOmplicate your mothers
life by complaining. She has
enough on her mind right
now.
4 = IS
DEAR ABBY: If you don't
answer this right away I am
going to have q nervous
breakdown. ! have been mar
ried for nine years and have
three children. Out of the
clear blue sky my sister, who
is four years older than I
am, said to me, II wish you'd
tell Badly CHATS what she
calls my husband) to keep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-29
By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

his eyes off me-" I told her
she must be imagining
things. When I mentioned
this to my husband he said
to forget it-that she was q
trouble maker. My sister has
never been married and
claims she hates men. /
can't get this out of my
mind. How can I be sure?
NERVOUS.
Believe your husband. And
tell your sister the next time
she catches your husband
Ogling her to direct her COM
plants to "Baldy" himself.
= \ \
DEAR ABBY: What do
you think of q guy who tells
you that he loves you, and
in the next breath he says
he doesn't care If you 60 out
with other guys?
THE GIRL.
I think he Is angling for
the same privilege. (Other
girls-nOt "guys.") ~
4 \ 4
DEAR ABBY: Arthur's
idiot (who broke out in UNI
comfortable laughter every
time he kissed herr brought
back memories of myself. My
husband and I eloped many
years ago. We were young
and didn't have much money.
In fact, I had to dig into
my purse to help pay for
the blood tests. When the
Justice of the Peace asked my
husband If he would shower
all his worldly goods on me-"
I broke up in laughter and
became so hysterical they
had to hold me up.
ANOTHER IDIOT.
distributed BY McNaught syndicate)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-29

This S-year-OId has been
awarded . set Of the
Young Peoples Science
Encyclopedia In the con-
test conducted by "UncIe
Nugent" in his Fun
land" feature in the Sun
day Comics section. He
lives at 1928 Hardy
avenue, Wheaton.
panels. The artist, Leonard
Starr, pleads artists Ii
cense," which, he says, sis
a close relative of the poets
license"
Fred Neher Gife's Like
That, who lives at Boulder,
Colo, is q member Of the
Roundup Riders of the Rock
les. This, he writes, is "a
group Of 100 men who come
here with their horses every
July and ride for eight days
in the mountains. OF course,
we camp out, and we ride is
to 80 miles each day. Most
every year we go over the
Continental Divide several
times, and we are usually
caught in a binding snow
storm. The last day we have
a rodeo." Dix Browne chi
and Lois) celebrated his cleo
ton as president of the Ma
tional Cartoonists Society
and his winning Of the Reu-
ben Award as the best car
toonist Of the year by taking
a golfing holiday in Jamaica.
Nearly 100 other cartoonists
went along. ;. Before achiev-
ing success with his "Sena-
tor Caucus" cartoon, Pete
Wyma drove q taxicab in San
Francisco, sold photograph
records in Los Angeles and
mixed drinks behind a New
York City bar. Now he and
his wife Sally live on what
he describes as "our own es-
tate Of ~ acres of crab
grass" near Mount Clemens,
Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-29
STOP KILLING YOURSELF
Do Heart Skips
Brighten You?
BY DR.. PETER J. sTEINcRoHN

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: What
do you mean when you say
imaginary heart trouble?
That we are just imagining
things when the heart begins
to skip? That we imagine
that we are scared to death
that the heart will never
start beating again after a
skip?
Take it from one who ad-
mitS he is frightened about
it all, these skipS are more
than in the mind. I don't
imagine them!-Mrs. C.
1 THINK there are many
thousands like you who &C
tually suffer more from i'm
aginary heart trouble than
some do who actually have
heart disease. There I 60
again saying Imaginary
heart trouble. I'd better de-
fine what ! mean, or well
never get to understand one
another.
When I say Imaginary"
! don't say so in any deroga-
tory sense. You're not mag
lining the skips. They're there.
But you are imagining that
your heart is sick or weak or
diseased when it isn't! Il am
assuming that your doctor
hasn't found anything organ
ically wrong with your heart.O
I have treated thousands Of
people in a lifetime Of prac-
tice who had skips, yet nor
NAL hearts. The skips were
functional, had nothing to do
with heart disease. And in
many patients, as in your
case, ! had the dickens of a
time convincing these fright
ened people that the skips
wouldn't shorten their lives.
I've occasionally had heart
skipS myself. Although I
know that they are not life
shortening, ! agree that watt
ing for the next heart beat to
come can seem like an inter-
minably long time. But in
variably it comes along.
I just happen to know
that in such instances heart
disease is only in the mind
and not actually present.
Only in that sense do ! use
the term Imaginary heart
trouble" You will note that
! call it trouble and not dis
ease. There's a distinction.
Am I clearing the muddy
waters a little? All / am say
ing is believe your doctor If
he tells you your heart is all
right. Believe him wheth-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-29

er YOU have pain (Which
may be due to something en- .
tirely outside of the hearth;
If you have skips; If you
have ShortneSs of breath; If
you have palpitation; if you
have swelling Of the ankles.
Even though all of these
symptoms I have mentioned
are also evidence of real
heart disease, please remem-
Der that you can have one
or more and have only ''im-
aginary" heart trouble. What
1t comes down to is believ-'
ing your doctor and not bor-
rowing trouble that isn't
there. :.
If still in doubt, I suggest
you send for my leaflet,
Maybe Your Heart Trou-
ble's Imaginary" That will
help explain 1t. Write to me
in care Of The Star, inclos-
ing 10 cents and a stamped,
Self-addresSed envelope.
4 . 4
BRIEF NOTES:
For Mrs. T.: Anyone who
has had to live with the
problem will agree that diet
ing is tough on young dia-
betics. But it pays off. With
modern treatment, these
youngsters can look forward
to living as long as their
neighbors.
For Mr.. Y: Fulvicin is a
medication taken by mouth
which helps to clear UP such
fungus conditions as ring
worm, athletes foot, etc.
Mcclure syndicate)
Dr.. SteincTohn'S IeGtlet,
practical Pointers for Coro-
nary Patients" tDiH be mailed
on receipt of q stamped, self
addressed envelope, and 10
cents in coin for handling.
Address DR.. Steincrohn in
care OF The Euenin0 Star.
Tomorrow: Bee stinss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-29

BY Carl GrubeFt

sterling" got its name from
the fact that a star ("steorra"
in Middle English) was en-
bossed on these tiny coins.
When a larger unit of currency
was needed, it was originally
fixed at one pound Of these
sterlings. Thus. pound ster-
ling"
Last week in this space we
commented on the origin Of
the life Of Riley" Most ref
erence books say that 1t came
from a song sung in 1882 by
the original Pat Rooney called
Are You the Reilly2" My edi-
tor, Elmer Roessner. insists
that Bartlett's Quotations.
among others. is in error and
that the title actually was Are
You the o'Reilly." He cites as
evidence not only DR.. Sigmund
Spaeth. the Nations leading
authority on popular tunes Of
that period. but the late and
much-lamented Tom OReilly
one Of the handful Of great
sports writer's Of our time. Tom
was a notable barroom baritone
and "Are You the o'Reilly2"
was-understandably enough
the star item in his repertory.
Well, "O'Reilly" 1t is, gentle
men. Now, will somebody please
step forward with the origin of
that very elusive phrase 1.-THE
luck Of the Irish"2 Everyone
knows the expression-but who
said IL first2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-29
TO-DAY
In History
Nv Al. A..o.tak.A u.s..
ON THIS DATE
By the Associated Press

In 1889, the United States
signed and announced adj
herence to The Hague Con-
vention in one Of this coun-
try's earliest moves in ad-
hearing to international ac-
tons for peace. The Hague
Convention was the product
Of the first Hague Confer
ence.
In 1778, q French fleet
sailed into Narragansett
Bay to aid the Colonial
cause.
In 1887. Gov. Dodge Of
Wisconsin Territory con-
cluded a treaty with the
Ojibway Indians giving the
United States the pine for
ests in the valley Of the st.
Croix and its tributaries.
In 1914, the Cape Cod
Canal was opened to traf-
fic.
In 1910, the German Luft-
waite began its about aerial
blitz against England dur
ing World War II.
In 1915, England's new
Prime Minister, Clement
Attlee, replaced winston
Churchill at the Potsdam
Conference.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
The very essence of a free
government consists In con-
sidering offices as public
trusts, BESTOWED for the good
OF the country, and not for
the benefit OF an individual
or a party.-The American
statesman, John C. Calhoun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-29
WORD GAME

Find 81 or more words in
KING
meaning creeping or stealing
along" Average mark is l6
words; time limit, 20 minutes.
Rules of the game: 1. Words must be
Of four or more letters. 2. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition Of
IS" such as bats" cats" are not
used. 8. Only one form Of q word Is
used. 4. Proper names ere not used.
Answer TO WESTERN
were, went, west. wrest, wren, enters,
erne, ester. esne, erst, ever, seer,
sere, sent, sewer. seen, sneer, stew,
steer. stern, stere, .strew. sweet, teens,
tense, terse, tern, trews, trees, tween.
rente, rete, rents, reset. resew, resent,
renews, rest, news. ne'er, nest, newest,
newt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08

cation and Welfare inspectors
came around to see how a good
hospital store should be Jun.
For his initiative, he re-
ceived several letters Of COM
mendation.
Mr.. Gray. a native of Bran
DIVINE, Md. was active in
union affairs and was nego-
tiating chairman Of the griev-
ance committee for Local /,
American Federation Of Gov
eminent Employees.
He leaves his wife, Elizabeth,
Of the home address, 11l0A
Sixth street NE; two sons,
James r. Gray. IT,. of I65
Thirty fifth street NE, and
Vincent e. Gray, of the home
address; one brother, Law
renee Gray, of Brandywine;
three sisters, Mrs. Clara VIII
son. Of 2215 G street NE;
Mrs. Victoria Proctor, Of 1922
Eighteenth street NE, and
Mrs. Florence Patterson. Of 3l3
Thirty fifth street NE, and a
grandson.
Services win be at 10 am.
tom orrow at st. Aloysius
Church. North Capitol and I
streets. with burial at Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08
Mrs. {. @. Holt,
Member of OES

Mrs. Everett O. Holt. So. OF
lilo Maple avenue. Takoms
Park. Md. died at home Fri
day Of pulmonary failure.
Mrs. Holt was a member of
the Takoma Park Baptist
Church and the Esther Chapter
Of the Order of the Eastern
Star. She was a native of
Clinton, Me.
She leaves her husband Of
the home address. He was the
retired chief Of the rubber COM
modities division In the former
Bureau Of Foreign and Domes-
tic Commerce and successor
agencies. She also leaves three
daughters. Miss Bette E. Holt
Of the home address. Mrs. Dom
aid Lee Price of 1904 Limestone
place, College Park Woods. Md,
and Mrs. Joseph B. Oberhausen
of Covina. CALI, and five
grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 pm.
Monday at the Takoma Park
Funeral Parlor. 254 Carroll
street NV. Burial will be in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08
J.R. Groy, ST., Dies,
Hospital Storekeeper

When James r. Gray ST.
died Of a heart attack at Cas-
ualty Hospital Thursday, there
was in his room a dolly
mounted blood pressure instru-
ment.
It was a seemingly simple
machine, a frame on wheels
which the apparatus for meas
uring blood pressure rested on.
There are thousands like It in
the country.
And every one is modelled
after a 1856 invention by
James r. Gray, So. chief store
keeper at Freedmen's hospital.
Mr.. Gray came to hospital
work by way Of typhoid fever.
He was 16 then, a very sick
boy in Freedmen's Hospital,
who nevertheless caught the
eye of hospital officials. They
gave him a job as orderly.
That was 81 years ago. Dur
ing his long employment at the
hospital. Mr.. Gray made many
innovations in accepted pro-
cedure, many of which were
adopted.
His reorganization Of the
hospital store was so outstand-
ing that a team Of Health, Edu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08
MRS. LESTER H.
GALLOGLY
Mrs. GuIIoeIX S.,
Wife of Colonel

Mrs. Lester H. Gallogly, SIS
Of 5106 Westport road, Chevy
Chase, Md, died yesterday OF
asthma at Walter Reed Medi-
cal Center.
Born in GAINESVILLE, Ohio
Mrs. Gallogly received a B.A.
degree from Wellesley College
in 1881. She was a member of
the shington Wellesley
Club.
She leaves her husband, re-
tired Army Col. Gallogly, and
a son, Arthur L. s.. both Of the
home address.
Services will be at 2 pm
Monday in the Fort Myer
Chapel with burial Tuesday in
Duncans Falls, Ohio, after a
service in GAINESVILLE.
The family asks that express
Sions of sympathy be in the
form Of contributions to the
Asthma Division Of the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08
Berlin Wall Opening
For YuIe Visits Fades

BERLIN, Dec. Z (AP).-
Hopes Of West Berliners for a
breach in East Germany's Wall
during the Christmas season
faded tonight.
The East German regime
rejected a West German offer
to negotiate issuance of passes
to West Berliners wanting to
visit relative and friends in the
eastern sector during the
holidays.
In an official statement, the
East Germans said they would
talk only to the West Berlin
city administration on the
matter and that any move to
pull the West German govern
ment into the act was an
attempt to torpedo the whole
project.
The statement repeated the
Communist position that West
Berlin has an independent
status and should be turned
into a neutralized free city.
Up to the time the statement
was issued. there had been
widespread optimism that a
Yuletide opening Of The Wall
might be possible during the
holidays for the first time since
it was built in August. 1861.
Hundreds Of thousands of
Berliners have relatives or
friends in the eastern sector Of
the city.
The letter proposed that East
German offices be set up in
West Berlin to issue passes to
West Berliners for visits in
East Berlin between December
IS and January 5.
Mayor Willy Brandt passed
the proposal on to the Bonn
government, which instructed
its chief representative for
trade with EAT Germany to
take charge of the negotia-
tons.
The Communist condition
for the paSSeS-establishing
offices in West Berlin-was
virtually the same one put
forward by the East Germans
and rejected by the West in
previous years. Mr.. Brandt
aware of that fact-quickly
issued a statement warning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08
Lloyd Mushburn,
In Eisenhower's
Sub-Cubinet

Lloyd A. Mashburn. who was
Undersecretary Of Labor in
the Eisenhower administration,
died last night Of q heart at
tack while attending a labor
convention in Chicago. He was
Sc.
Mr.. Mashburn made his home
at 5ll Margaret drive. Silver
Spring, Md. He leaves his
wife, Luella, and four children.
Named to his Labor Depart
ment post at the outset Of the
Eisenhower administration In
January. 1858. Mr.. Mashburn
resigned the following October
to take q position as assistant
general president Of the Wood,
Wire and Metal Lathers' Inter
national Union.
Before his service in WASH
ington, he had been q labor
leader in California, and served
as that States commissioner Of
labor from 1851 to 1858. He
also served as a member Of the
Los Angeles Board Of Educa-
ton, the Mayors Housing
Commission Of Los Angeles, the
Governors Housing Commits
sion Of California and the Los
Angeles Housing Authority, Of
which he was vice chairman.
A veteran Of World War I,
Mr.. Mashburn had been active
in the American Legion. He
was a Republican, and was a
delegate pledged to the nomi-
nation Of Gov. Earl Warren
for the presidency In the
G. o. P. conventions of 1914
and 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08
Admiral James H. Mini, so;
Pearl Hurbor Survivor

348 on the ground and damaged
another 1888.
Also responsible for sinking
174.500 tons Of merchant ship
ping and 77.2OO tons Of war
shipments, the Fabled Fifteen
was later awarded the Presi-
dental Unit Citation for ex-
traordinary heroiSm In action.
For his work as one Of the
groups three top officers,
Admiral Mini received the Navy
Cross, the Air Medal, and
another star in lieu of a second
Air Medal.
He returned to Washington
in 1854 as an aide to the Secre-
tary of the Navy. Ordered to
the National War College in
1856. he was graduated from
the school the following year.
Following his graduation,
Admiral Mini, then q captain,
assumed command Of the Ken
meth Whiting, leaving soon af-
ter to become an assistant
chief Of staff of the Pacific
Fleet.
Admiral Mini became COM
mandant of midshipmen at
Annapolis IN, 1860 and re-
manned there until his APP
pointment as Chief of Staff Of
the Air Forces Of the Atlantic
Fleet late in 1861. He joined
the Continental Air Defense
Command in June.
He leaves his wife, Mildred,
of Colorado Springs; two sons,
Elliott, Of Annapolis, and
James, Of Princeton, N. j.,
and a daughter. Anne Marie.
of Colorado Springs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08
Frunk }. Ross, so,
Sears Executive

CHICAGO, Dec. Z CAP).-
Frank J. Ross. so. Sears, Roe
buck and Co. vice president
and general credit manager.
died after a seizure today in
his suburban Northbrook home.
Sears credit manager since
January 1853. he had held q
vice presidential post since
May. 1860.
His widow is Mary Potter
Ross. and there are three sur
wing sons, James, Stuart and
Stephen, and q daughter, Mrs.
David M. Nelson Of Washing
ton, d. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08
INDEPENDENCE HAILED IN HELsINN
Calvert County Mon
Found Dead in River

LEONARDTOWN, Nd, Dec.
8 (SpeciaD-The body Of a
Calvert County man was found
yesterday floating in the Pa =
tUNent River, the st. Marys
County sheriff's office re-
ported.
He was identified as william
Wroten Of Solomons. The body
was picked up by a boat from
the Patuxent River Naval Air
Station. The cause of death is
being investigated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08

that there was mo raason for
hope"
The East Germans, charging
that Bonn had turned this
human matter" into a cold
war action" said they were still
ready to negotiate with Mr..
Brandt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08
Darn nf IhankH

CROKER, ELLA p. The family Of
the late ELLA p. CROKER wishes
10 extend sincere thanks to all the
friends and relatives for their many
tif Rd SoraI ei tributes teiesFsmS. cards,
cars and other services rendered dur
ing our recent bereavement:
THE FAMILY.
EDWARDS, SHELLEY. The family Of
the late SIBLEY EDWARDS wishes
to extend sincere thanks for the
many expressions Of sympathy and
other acts Of kindness rendered dur
ing their recent bereavement.
THE FAMILY.
LOCKMAN, FRANCIS Z. The fam
lily Of the late FRANCIS E. LOCK
MAN wishes to thank their many
friends, neighbors. the Rev. s; A.
Ball, pastor Of tho. Mount Zion Meth
Odist Church; choir and ushers for
the beautiful floral tributes, the use
Ofatheir cars and other expressions
Of sympathy to US during our recent
bereavement.
Perhaps you sang a little song.
Or sat quietly In a chair;
Perhaps you sent a floral spray
Perhaps YOU spoke the kindest word.
AS any friend could say;
Just thought Of US that day.
Whatever you did to console our
Oh, thanks 50 much for the part.
MOTHER, MARY L. DORSEY; SIS
TER, BROTHER, AUNT AND DE-
VOTED FRIEND, DORIS PATTER-
PHILLIPS, CHARLES A. The family
Of the late CHARLES A. PHILLIPS
wishes to thank Father Miller of st.
Mary's Church, friends and relatives
for their kind expressions of SYM
patty in cards, kilograms, flowers
and all donations
EMMA B. PHILLIPS, AND Chill
DREN.
PUGH, RAYMOND r. CDUKE). A de-
voted friend Of the late RAYMOND
r. PUGH CDUKED wishes to thank
everyone for their kind expressions
Of sympathy with cards, kilograms,
flowers and all donations during the
DAISY A. PRICE. DEVOTED
FRIEND.
WOOLRIDGE, JAMES NJ. The family
Of the late JAMES M. WOOLRIDGE,
wish to express their deep gratitude
% their many friends for cards,
flowers, and every act Of kindness
In service rendered In any way dur
ing the illness and at the passing
THE FAMILY Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-MoStly
cloudy and mild today. high in
the sos. Some rain by after
noon or night.
Maryland Today, mostly
cloudy and mild with a high
in the sos. Some rain by after
noon or night.
Virginia Cloudy and mild
today with rain in the south
west, spreading over the east
and north portions by after
noon or night. High today in
the sos.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay - Southerly winds
today. 10 to Is knots. Cloudy
with some rain by this after
noon or tonight. Visibility 6
miles.
River ReDort
Potomac River clear at Harper's Ferry
and at Great Falls. Shenandoah clear
at Harper's Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
Midnight 1900 "a Noon IL
Sam. ----- 81 4s.m. - 80