The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California • 199

Jim Bishop: Reporter i-Su. jm. 17. liiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiii ILcnnLfcflDsQ IParsoims Celebrity Rosterat $26 2 i ft -ft V. i lip- looking over the entries in the Celebrity Register ($28) and I'm confused.

Clara Bow? I'm her old number one fan but Miss Bow has been ill for many years and is not on the scene, Christine Jorgenson? Holy mackerel. Earl Long Is listed, although I think that Lucky Luciano is better known in-ternationally. It is a pretty good sports compendium, loaded with stars plus Mickey Mantle, fighters, golfers and tennis and Al Lopez. I question whether these people are known in Iceland or Iran, or even in England. TVTIKITA is out and Toots 1 Shor is in, and there is a bright line in that, but I will not write it.

The dashing, devil-may-care attitude of the book is exemplified in the first entry Hank Aaron, a ball player and the last entry, Vera Zorina, a ballet star whose teal name is Brigitta Hartwig. Between those arc 2,250 names. If all of them buy a copy, the gross will be $58,500. It's a great thing to have if one of the legs on the dining room table is short. (Copyright, '59.

King Features Synd.) rplE Social Register, as an 1 instrument of class, declined and fell into a coma some years ago. It is still alive, and I am certain that people thrill when they are listed in the little Blue Book, but it is no longer an instrument of power in the Snob Set. There is no true blue-blooded society in America today, a society in which blood lines determine whether one is a thoroughbred or a plow horse. Noth-. ing has taken the place of the Blue Book although, about 15 years ago.

Isabel Lcighton. editor of "The Aspirin Age" and author of other books, suggested a Society of Achievement. Her Idea was to dump all the blue-bloods and to draw up a social register in each large city in which achievement would be recognized. This book would list men like Dr. Jonas Salk and Richard Nixon and the top corporation officers and scientists and inventors and grocers, plus women like Pearl Buck and Ovcta Culp Hobby and Irene Dunne and Ivy Baker Priest and Edna Ferber and Clare Boot he Luce.

It was such a sound no tion that nothing came of it. The nearest thing to it and it's pretty far behind Miss Leighton's Idea is a new book called Celebrity Register. It costs $26 a copy and if any one thinks that I shelled out this money solely because my name is on it, he is eminently right. riMIE authors Cleveland 1 Amory, a writer with a name like a love-sick city, and Earl Blackwell. founder of Celebrity Service did the work with Sydney Wolfe Cohen and a group of unemployed rewrite men.

The book purports to list those persons who arc international celebrities. This, as you might surmise, em-braces the whole world. Still, Celebrity Register lists fewer than 2.500 persons and I am sure that the number should be closer to 50,000, perhaps more. Some of the "celebrities" showed up at a cocktail party given for the authors at Sherman Billingsley's Stork Club. Where else would one find Igor Cassini talking to Buddy Hackett about golf? Or Eddie Condon and Johnny Mercer asking each other how soon they could depart? After I got home, I sat Husband of 36 Years Sees Marhmes Act lor First Time iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiniitiiiiiMiiiiii HOLLYWOOD, Jan.

16. Marlene Dietrich's husband of 36 years. Rudolph Sieber, visited her at The Sahara in Las Vegas. It was the first time that Sieber, who hasn't been in very good health, has ever seen Marlene's act and his first visit to Vegas. In all the years that Marlene's name has been associated with various admirers, she has never obtained a divorce from Sieber who is the lather of her daughter.

Maria. He lives on a chicken farm in The Valley and she never fails to visit him when she's here. Her kindness to him is one of the wonderful things about Marlene. who held Paris in the palm of her hand when she was at the Etoile a few eeks ago. SPENCER TRACY, usually the most amiable of actors about starting dates and working schedules, is so tired from his long, arduous haul on "Inherit the Wind" that he must have a breather before starting "The Devil at Four O'clock." The No.

1 Russian. Nikita Khrushchev, visited Movietown and lunched with as many stars as could be crowded into the commissary at 20th Century-Fox. The scandal of the rigged shows of Hollywood's arch enemy, television, rocking the Nation while the movies basked in the sunshine of such boxoffice smashes as "Ben Hur the picture of many years. Oil was struck on the MGM back lot. In the year previous, 20th had come up with a fortune in this liquid gold under its old movie sets.

Socially. Hollywood rated high viiits from the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (beautifully entertained by the Randolph Hearsts) and King Baudouin of the Belgians, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Leroy. Poor Errol Flynn started 1959 on high making headlines in January with his exploits in Cuba during Castro's revolution.

But this vivid swashbuckler was not to see the year end, his death coming in October from a heart attack in Canada. The Academy Award program ran 20 minutes short AND AN HEIRESS make an enviable rouple. lVnelope Dewar, 2 1 year od vmky Iieircud, and Chicago millionaire aon, Frank But ler, were vml in Perth. Scotland. Hrido i daughter of l.ady and Lord Forlcv iot, head of Uewar Distillrrii.

Hutler i tm of paper rompaiiy excailivr. Contract Bridge Health for Today Anxieties and the Ulcer By B. Jay Becker (Top Rtcor-Hoidtr in Wasters' Individual Championship Play) South dealer. Both sides vulnerable. NORTH AA84 V643 KJ95 A 10 5 2 WEST EAST AJ92 AQ 10763 QJ10 VK875 10 6 7 4 2 AKJ9 73 48 SOUTH A 5 A92 AQ83 A A 6 4 The bidding: South West North East If Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Opening lead queen of hearts.

From a team of four match comes this hand which contains some points of interest. The bidding was identical at the two tables and the opening lead was the same. Both Wests avoided the EnrI Wilson person having It? What can be done for It? Is there a cure? Is It seriaus? Can a person having It attend school? J. New York. Encephalitis means inflammation of the brain, and in general use, this includes the covering membranes vvhich protect the brain within the bony skull.

The effect of encephalitis depends on the areas of the brain affected and the extent to vvhich they are involved. Any discussion of the possible effects would fill many pages in a medical textbook because these are almost infinite in number. Such a discussion would be of little service to you even it it could be recited here. Encephalitis may be mild or serious, depending on the degree of involvement. If it is severe, a person can seldom attend school or do anything else.

Whether there is a cure depends on the cause and the extent. I cannot generalize about a disease that has such widely varying manifestations. DEAR DOCTOR BAUER: Would you please discuss Marfan's disease in your column as to cause, symptoms, treatment and results or progress. Mrs. E.

F. Canada. Antonin Bernard-Jean Marfan was a French pediatrician who died about seventeen years ago. He described a progressive paralysis of the legs in children with hereditary syphilis, which is commonly called Marfan's disease. He also described a set of symptoms called Mar-fan's syndrome which consists of webbed fingers, unusual flexibility of joints, and displacement of the lens of the eye; these conditions were often associated with a developmental defect in the spine called spina vifida.

I do not know to which condition your question refers. (Copyright by Columbia Features, Inc.) DEAR DOCTOR BAUER: Will you please give me a list of acid-producing foods to avoid, since I have read that ulcers are made worse bv high aciditv of the stomach? D.M.F., New ork. A. I would bs more interested in a list of the "acid-producing" events in the individual's life situation the resentments, "slow burns," frustration, worries, and anxieties. They are the real acid-producers.

Frequent small meals, based on foods which are smooth and soothing, plus alkalies, are the medical basis for treating ulcers. But more and more the psychosomatic nature of ulcers is being recognized, and treatment centered upon adjusting the person to the 'slings and arrows of outrageous fortune." Dear Doctor Bauer: My little nephew who is 9 years old has what jou call a cave-in chest do you know what I mean? His mother noticed it when he was seven months old. but now it vhnvvs more. Can you tell me where there is a teacher who 'knoMs all about those exercises which cure this condition? Massa-. chusctts.

A The condition of which yeu speak probably is what doctors call a funnel breast. If the condition is not serious it probably should be left alone. If it is rather marked, he should be taken to the physician for aovice as to what had best be done. In most cases these conditions are left alone. Exercise will probably not improve the condition although it may very well be good for the boy in other ways.

DEAR DOCTOR BAUER: I would appreciate it very much If you ould explain encephalitis to me. How does it affect the Ham Served Every Monday Lesson catch the jack or find the suit divided 3-3. Cut when East showed out. the party was over and South went down one. At the second table, declarer adopted a more promising line of play.

After winning the heart he immediately led a low club towards dummy's ten. West had to take the jack. He returned a spade. South won in dummy and led a low club, intending to finesse' the queen. East showed out.

Declarer lost the queen to the king, but then the ten was high and declarer had his ninth trick. He made three notrump. The second declarer's method of play was bound to win if either defender held both the king and the jack, and also if East held the king without the jack, thus declarer gave himself one additional chance that West might have both honors which the first declarer had not provided for. (Copyright. '59.

King Features Synd.) she'll do a TV series, "The Islanders," and a movie "The Melody of Sex." opposite Kirk Douglas. Johnny Burke, most popular and talented of the lyricists, will do words and music for the London "Little Lord Fauntleroy" starring Eddie Hodges The CBS theme song: "Stanton on the Corner. Watclyn' All the Plugs Go By" Barbara Cook, who left "Music Man" to have a baby, will star in George Abbott's next musical, "Tenderloin" Gina Lollobrigida, who skipped the "Solomon and Sheba" premiere because of tax difficulties, will be here next month the start of a new tax year. A happy 1960 to all of you from the B. the Gorgeous Mother-In-Law, Slugger, Scratchy (the monkey) Sammy (the Schnauzer) and E.

Good luck and good health through all your years and did you remember to remember somebody who lost someone this year? TODAY'S BEST LALGII: A few years from now most TV western stars will be millionaires looking for work. WISH I'D SAID THAT: An optimist is a bridegroom who thinks he has no bad habits. Walter Slezak's wife and three kids asked him what ho wanted most for Christmas, and. he answered: "The use ni ho for a of hours." SIGN in a women's lingerie shop: "Just like the gov't, we give aid to underdeveloped area That's earl, brother. Distributed by Hal! Syndicate be club lead which would have handed South his ninth trick on a silver platter.

They reasoned that, on the bidding, East scarcely could have more than 5 or 6 points in high cards and that it was therefore likely North and South, between them, had both the ace and queen of clubs. Hearts were led and continued, declarer taking the third round with the ace. In each case East played the king on the third trick, both Easts trying to persuade declarer that West had the thirteenth heart. But neither declarer was fooled, because they assumed that if East had started with three hearts to the king, he would have unblocked with the king on the second heart lead. Then came a parting of the ways.

At the first table, South entered dummy with a diamond and led a low club to the queen. The finesse lost and West returned a spade. Declarer won and led the ace of clubs, hoping either to Miami just for the occasion. is one actor who saved his dough," somebody said enviously. Bert Wheeler, Horace McMahon and Jerry Bergen were cheering the new acts.

It was when Jerry Bergen, four-and-a-half feet tall, played his fiddle, that Henny Youngman said, "I'm glad to see Jerry Bergen here he's taken off height." POLICE GOT a call, "There's a bomb in the lobby of the Shubert Theatre," and rushed there the other night as crowds were hurrying in to see "Take Me Along." It turned out there'd been a misunderstanding. There wasn't a bomb in the lobby but a bum and this item is not to be considered in any way a reference to the star of the show, Jackie Gleason. PLAYWRIGHT Dick Bis-sell sent out what we believe is a new type of cocktail party, invitation which you're supposed to answer by checking one of three boxes: YES, NO and MAYBE. THE MIDNIGHT EAKL The "Take Me Along" company's agog at reports that Zeme North, who plays Walter Pidgeon's grabbed the lead opposite Tony Perkins in the Frank Loesser "Greenwillows." Ginger Rogers wants to do a dramatic film with her former dance partner. Fred AsU'irc.

It's cslimaled a i a o's thir? month South African exhibition tour will net him $100,000. Monique Van Vooren's rented Anita Ekberg's housa in Beverly Hilli Enirc Nous Hubby Should Help, Too cn TV' time which didn dim the joy of Susan Hayward in winning an Oscar for "I Want to Live" and David Niven for "Separate Tables." CHARLIE CIIAPLLV. in the role of a peace maker, is something I couldn't imagine in my wildest dreams. Yet Charlie is trying to bring about a reconciliation between his son Charles Jr. and estranged wife Susan Mag-ness.

Chaplin Sr. cabled enough money to his son to come to Vevey, Switzerland, with Susan and their 7 months old daughter to visit him for a couple of weeks. This is the first time the elder Chaplin has been a grandfather, but not the first time he's been a father, by any means. His third wife, Oona O'Neill, presented him with, his seventh child a few weeks ago. Chaplins leave for Vevey later this week.

IN' ADDITION to her latest run-in with Marlon Brando (she called police after Marlon showed up with an "unknown" woman friend at her home to see the baby) Anna Kashfi shows added strain of recent troubles. She has a cut on her chin and a bruised hand suffered when she fell on the ire in Greenland during a plane stopover. As to her harrowing experiences with the British press, Anna doesn't even want to discuss the subject. Between Marlon and the London reporters, she says she has dropped six pounds and is down to 98 pounds in weight. If she does accept one of the two movies offered her in England, Anna will demand that the producers put her in an isolated country house with guards.

SNAPSHOTS OF HOLLYWOOD collected at random: IT HAVE BEEN a surprise to some people when Frank Sinatra and Juliette Brown showed up together at the sneak preview of "Story on Page 1," but not to Juliette's friends. They have been seeing each other on quiet dates for some time. IF GENE AUTRY continues at his present rate of buying radio stations, he going to end up with his own network. He's just bought his fifth station in Salt Lake City. ERIC "RAWHIDE" FLEMING was at Edna Earle's Fogcutters with his very special steady girl friend.

Sherry Britton, who was showing eff her beautiful gold, diamond and pearl pendant Mr. Rawhide's Christmas gift to her. THEY ARE CALLING it "Garden of Eden Week' at 20th Century-Fox, because working there now are Elena Eden, Barbara Eden and Chana Eden. I HEAR THROUGH the grapevine that Vic Damone' will be Dianah Shore's replacement on the Chevy show this summer. JOAN EVANS, the daughter of Katherine Albert and Dale Eunson, had a New Year's present a new son who will be named John Kirkby Weatherly after his father.

AT EDNA EARLE'S Fogcutters, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Franchot Tone made pretty music. They really were on the town and later went to The Interlude to hear Don Rickles. STILL THE Christmas cards come in. A photograph from Ambassador John Cabot Lodge and his pretty Fran-Cesca (who looks as young as she did when they lived here) and Lily and the younger daughter. YOLANDA SAYLOR, former Hollywood decorator ho moved to New York after the death of her husband, married Wolfram L.

Erlinger on Dec. 5 in Greenwich Village. INSTEAD of returning to the desert as she had Planned, Debbie Reynolds is heading for Miami and New 'ork this week. Hear tell she has a date with a top Eastern manufacturer to bring out a complete line of Debbie Reynolds dresses. THE NIGHT Cara Williams told John Barrymore ihe wouldn't reconcile, she was at the Harwyn Club in New York with wealthy Murray Cohen.

EDD "KOOKIE" BYRNES danced away his suspen-lion at the same place with model Brenda Sammis. I wish to goodness Warners would make up with him the letters itill pour in. I AM GLAD to say my dear friend Mack Scnnett. vho was quite sick Christmas with virus, is much belter! He was cheered by messages he received from his native Canada following a tape broadcast. That'i all for now, folks.

See you next eek, Aiptflt lied twit uojpnpojdajj 'es6t 'tutyWea wrong? LONELY FEMALE Your relatives should invite don't expect any miracles. remind him he wants his ring MONIQUE: I have heard that things are inexpensive com- pared to here. But are By MONIQUE BEXOIT Jf Monique Dear June 1 it tf Would this be Dear Lonely: him but And it could back. DEAR in France NEW YORK, Jan. 16.

Eddie Cantor said once, trouble with show business now is there's no place for young actors to be lousy." Well, there's a place for them to be lousy here in New York, and they're lousy in it every Monday night! It's Jack Silverman's International right here on B'way, and the same gimmick's employed by the Chez Paree in Chicago. The other night the B'way crowd had come out for a special night for veteran comic Jack Wal-dron, and here the old-timers got a chance to look at the newcomers and give them some advice. You youngsters who don't know Waldron's acid humor, which he got from knowing Chicago in the Al Capone days, are unfortunate. Jack mentioned, after an adagio dance act, "Kate Smith and I used to do a dance like that, and I had to lift her in sections." Noticing ex-band maestro Mickey Alpert in the crowd. Jack said.

''HiS brother is president of the New York, New Haven and I'll Be Down To Get You in a Taxi, Honey, Railroad." Jack announced, too, "Later tonight Sinatra will sing, Gene Kelly will do a dance, and Peter Lorre will strangle a waiter." "Talent Showcase nights" are part of the program of new AGVA Prez Joey Adams a carryover fiom (lie old ceicbrity nights at Leon Eddie's. Gus Van. 73. of Van Schenck, was up on the stage at one point applauding the plan and singing "Darktown Strutters' Ball." Ht'd come cp from they enough so that two people can live on a private's pay? My fiance is stationed in Braconne, Trnnrn TTa'll hi 4hnA for another 16 months. nncil lie 11 uv able to come home for a few weeks, he wants to get married and take me back with him.

My family and his are ail for it. Do you think we could manage? I am willing to give it a try. A JUXE RRTTIE Bride: Life in Fran no la DEAR MONIQUE: I received your most welcome letter regarding the Red Cross. I contacted my local chapter and so far they have done wonders. They pressured the Army into giving me a medi-card so I now can have my checkups and such.

They also paid for medicine for myself. I am most grateful to the Red Cross in Los Gatos for getting my medi-card as I have never yet received any of my husband's pay. I had been just sick worrying about how I would have the baby. I want to thank you and all the other people who have tried to help me. VIRGINIA.

Dear Virginia: I hope that now your husband will try to help you, too, by sending at least a little of the money he does get in the National Guard. Good luck! DEAR MO.NIQUe: My problem is girls. 'I have a slight scar on my face but I am pretty handsome otherwise. I have jet black hair and brown eyes. I am tall and nicely built, I have a nice personality but girls don't seem to like me.

I danced a couple of times with a girl but she isn't attracted to me. I asked her four times for dates and she said "No" each time. What can I do? GIRL-LESS. Dear Girl-less: You should ask other-girls and get away from the mirror. D'lAi; MONiyL'-i: What do you sug-i I 1j to get a gentleman back? 1 do not want to him.

1 respect him too much for that. 1 was engaged and we broke up. He let me keep the ring. Would he let me keep it if he didn't care for me? One of my relatives has asked us to dinner and wants ma to contact the gentleman. quite expensive especially rent, because of a housing shortage.

Your fiance should investigate. However, It would be a wonderful experience and you'll love it, if you can accept the few plumbing oddities. TODAY'S BON MOT: -Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their libertv, and women their happiness." Mine, de Rieux. Hardly an even bet, but who is complaining? (Write to "Dear Monique," San Fran Cisco Examiner. Enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you want art individual reply.

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