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Pauline Ham Is Betrothed Of interest in Marin is the recent engagement announcement of Pauline Allen Ham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Collins Ham of San Francisco, to Lowell Charles Johnson. the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Paul W. Johnson of Bloomfield, Conn. The parents announced the news at a recent Christmas cocktail party where blue and green were used in the decor. Attending from Marin were stepmother, Mrs. Samuel Archibald and Mr.

Archibald of Ross. The bride-elect was graduated from the Katharine Burke School and is attending Mt. Holyoke College. She was presented at the 1956 Cotillion Ball. The future benedict was graduated from the Loomis School, Windsor, and Wesleyan College.

He is now associated in his firm. Wedding plans are indefinite. Elizabeth Taylor Is Hollywood's Most Talked-About Gal Of '58 By BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD was a year of triumph and tragedy for Elizabeth Taylor. An onrush of events made her most talked-about woman of 1958. The year started in crushing tragedy for the onetime child star.

Her third husband, fabulous showman Mike Todd, fell to a flaming death in his private plane. Liz was desolate. Among those who hastened to console her were Todd's dear friend, singer Eddie Fisher, and his wife, Debbie Reynolds. No one then knew what portent that held. After a few weeks of mourning, Luscious Liz returned to MGM to finish on a Hot Tin She said she had little desire to work again, but she was doing it for Mike.

He arm omen 18 jlnftrpntftrnl-flnuntal. Friday. Dec. 26, 1958 THE MAN OF the family needs no urging to go format New Eve with the full-dress suit now staging a comeback. This one is in new light-weight fabric, with tails three inches shorter and square front jacket.

New dinner jackets for resort wear come in light weight blends. A short Janeiro jacket also is proving popular. Marin Children To Visit Angel Island Curb The Lawn An easy way to improve the appearance of a lawn is to build a curb of stone along the sides of the driveway and front walk. A curb of granite, sandstone, bluestone or quartzite gives a distinctive look to the landscaping in addition to keeping unsightly mud and snow from the driveway and walks. NEEDLE VARIETY There are on Angel Island.

This seems true to Mrs. E. C. Brown, president of the Marin County Society for Crippled Children and Adults, and Mrs. R.

C. St. John, president of Marin Aid for Retarded Children. The two presidents feel that an invitation for 29 handicapped children and 11 helpers to visit Angel Island on December 27 was a idea. The are the men of Fort Battery 2nd The Roger Townes of San Missile (Nike-Ajax) Battalion of Rafael were hosts Tuesday Army 51st Artillery.

The evening for a caroling party Townes Entertain At Caroling Party which was preceded by a cocktail hour and followed by a supper. men will host the handicapped children and their helpers with a boat ride from San Francisco to Angel Island, serve luncheon, have a tour of inspection The Townes used to organ- of the island. The joyous event ize caroling parties in San was arranged by Capt. James Francisco when first married 0. Barnes, Warrant Officer and decided to revive the tra- Robert L.

Sutton and Master dition this year on the occasion Sgt. Andrew Horn. of birthday. The house was decorated with Christmas greens for the holiday event. Guests included Messrs.

and Mesdames N. B. Livermore Jr. and Boris Lakusta of San Rafael; Jack Welisch and Walter Machette of Belvedere; Warren Finke and William Brantman from Tiburon; Edward Towne Jr. of Belvedere; Ewing Philbin of Sausalito; Mrs.

Bert B. Meek of San Rafael and Mrs. Benecroft Towne of Woodside; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Westerbeke of Mill Valley; Leonardo Carvajal of Sausalito; and Bud Wilson, Mrs.

cousin who has just returned from Arabia, and from San Francisco, the Clifford Potters. Peter Widdershoven and Boyd Seymour. The children will be picked Rattray, chairman, and the San Francisco Motor Mrs. Brandt, chairman. Mrs.

Edith Reames, Executive Director of the Marin County Society for Crippled Children and Adults, will supervise the trip and also drive the station wagon. Parent will represent Marin Aid for Retarded Children. The handicapped children, whose ages vary from nine through eleven, attending are Teddy Victoria, Rickey Berry, Charles Young, David Johnson, Hoyt Parent, Leland Counts, Bruce St. John, Barry St. John, Frank Rivara, Richard Hargis, Varya Tremain, Clarlene Coverdale, Jim Smith, Pamela Schmidt, Craig Wagner, Steve Ross, Chrissie Nordstrom, Annette Brinkley, Marilyn Lindsey, Jackie Laurie, Richard Hexter, Ricky Maxon, Rocky Buchignani, Jacqueline Dodson, Shar- up by Red Cross buses (through on Moncrief, Pierce Goodman, the courtesy of the local Marin Randy Robertson, Dennis Car- Red Cross Motor Corp.

Mrs. raher, and Wade Rothschild. THE BETTER HALF by Bob Barnes don't have a menu this morning -everything's ad 535 (rt4 Make your guest room lovely with these linens! Unusual design combines embroidery with a crocheted edging. Perfect for towels, pillowcases, scarf ends. Pattern 535: transfer of 5Vi inch motif; two 4V4 crochet directions.

Send 35c (coins) for this pattern add 10c for each pattern for lst-class mailing. Send to NEEDLECRAFT Independent-Journal, 1040 Street, San Rafael, Calif. Prin) plainly Pattern Number, Name, Address and Zone. Send for a copy of 1959 Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book. It has lovely designs to order; embroidery, crochet, knitting, weaving, quilting, toys.

In the book, a special surprise to make a little girl cut-out doll, clothes to color. Send 25 cents for this book. Raising A Genius? It's Not So Easy A doll for any girl from 2 to 921 1.99 to 24.99 Open Frl. 'til 9 p.m. Charge Key 2066 Fourth San Rafael NEW YORK have trouble coping with your teenager? How would you like it if he were a genius? not says Mrs.

Regina Fischer of Brooklyn. Her 15-year-old son. Bobby, is a genius at chess. He won the United States championship at 14 and became the youngest international Grand Master in history this summer. His one dream is to snatch the world chess crown from the present champion.

Mikhail Botvinnik. One of Mrs. definitely moments came this summer when Bobby appeared to be stranded in Yugoslavia after his first international tournament. had a round trip ticket, but nobody made any reservations for him and he get a plane. I knew spent most of his money at the World Fair in Belgium and I was afraid the Yugoslav Chess Federation go on paying for him after the tournament had ended.

went to the Yugoslav Embassy but it was the weekend and I couldn't find anybody. I tried to call Bobby, but they said he had left by train. was really worried. I knew he was loaded down with books and I see how he could manage. He speak the languages.

I could just see him sleeping in a train station somewhere and people stealing everything he But Bobby used his tournament prize money to get to Munich where he found plane space home. Chess not a popular game and there are no funds to send the American champion to tournaments. Bobby won two tickets to Yugoslavia on a television program. His 21-year-old sister, Joan, took the second. like the idea of his mother going around with him tc tournaments.

Besides, I figured it would be better for me to be here in case anything was a Elizabeth Taylor predicted would win her the Oscar she had lost to Joanne Woodward the previous year, when she was up for FILM TRIUMPH established Liz as the hottest female star in films. It lingered an amazing two months on top of the box office winners list, and the critics hailed her acting skill. Free from MGM contract, she was able to make fabulous deals, such as a half-million dollars and 10 per cent of each box office dollar to do for the In late summer she found 3 Parties Are 4 Yule Projects Of Wives Club A party given Monday for residents of the Lucas Valley Farm, their own, and one for children, were the Christmas projects this year for the Wives Club of the 666th Air Control and Warning Squadron on Mt. Tamalpais. The party for the farm residents was made possible by proceeds from a doll with her 27-item wardrobe made by members of the club and awarded on Thanksgiving Day.

Ladies at the farm were presented with corsages and the men with cigars and pipe tobacco with the assistance of a Girl Scout Troop from Reed School. Entertainment consisted of carols sung by the Girl Scouts and a group of Camp Fire Girls from San Anselmo. For their own party Friday evening the wives had a potluck supper before they exchanged gifts and decorated a tree and stuffed stockings for the party the next day atop the mountain. Evening Coats Evening coats promise to be big for spring. The silhouette is dramatic extremely full, sometimes with horizontal panels of puckered silk.

Colors are bold, from bright yellow to orange. Many coats are lined with silk or satin printed to match a theater dress. GE. 5-1234 Opens at 6:45 HUHU. Fri.

Sat. Sun. Best Selling; Novel! "The Naked and the Dead" Aldo Hay Raymond Massey Cliff Robertson Barbara Nichols TECHNICOLOR Jack Webb Don Dubbins "THE D.I." NOW! ELVIS PRESLEY inkma cop JfflHOUSE ock Warrior" Dan Dailey Claire Kelly James Gregory DOROTHEE 356 San Anselme Ave. San Anselme Across jrom Post Office es Wishes You A Happy Holiday Season We Will Be Closed Until Monday, Jan. 5, 1959 herself again in the headlines, this time in a less sympathetic guise.

After a fling with Liz in the East, Eddie Fisher announced a separation from his wife, and fans accused Liz of husband-stealing. Liz admitted that the adverse publicity might affect her Oscar chances. At any rate, it appeared to be a tight race among the female contenders. Susan Hayward, who left Hollywood to live in Georgia with her husband, Eaton Chalkley, returned to register an electrifying performance as Barbara Graham in Want to Jean Simmons demonstrated her maturity with a topnotch job in Before Ingrid Bergman, always a strong contender, 'scored again with her sensitive work in of the Sixth The girl to watch in the future was pretty young Millie ran SEQUOIA MULI vAu-rrj 1 ntmw iNUMunoH on ou weenfl NOW PLAYING Plus "TANK FORCE" ITS PROXY NIGHT $3,400 MOVIE BANK SAT. RE-OPENS TONIGHT FAIRFAX EB I iwiwi www im at watt cm iDoors Open 6:45.

Show 7 p.m. 1 CONTINUOUS SHOW EVERY SUNDAY FROM 2 P.M. THE aked and the dead WarnsrScope TECHNICOLOR ALDO RAY CLIFF ROBERTSON RAYMOND MASSEY llll ST. CYR BARBARA NICHOIS Plus Western Thriller A New York model, she was catapulted to stardom with thp leading role in of Anne BEHIND SCENES Other women proved you have to be an actress to make a mint in Hollywood. Grace Metalious won a contract estimated at a half-million dollars for film rights to her new novel plus a sequel to her sensational Rona Jaffe, 26-year-old former office worker, penned a novel about her co-workers, Best of and sold it to 20th Century-Fox for $150,000.

And film writer Ketti Frings won the Pulitzer prize for her sensitive stage adaptation of Thomas Homeward, In television, Dinah Shore was again the queen. The consistent high quality of her Sunday night show was a wonder to critics. FORGET YOUR WORRIES! GO TO A MOVIE TONIGHT! RAFAEL "Tunnel of Love," also "Wild Heritage," 8:52 only; last complete show 8:44. TAMALPAIS Robe," 9:00 only; also "Demetrius and the last complete show 8:41. FAIRFAX "The Naked and the Dead," 8:40 only; also Fort last complete show 8:40.

Gras," 7:1010:25: also Force," 8:55 only; last complete show 8:55. LARK "Last also "Too Bad, 8:30 only; last complete show 8:30. MOTOR and the 8:45 only; also Doll," last complete show 8:35. RAFAIL Hurry, Last Timas Sat. Starting Sunday MARTIN and LEWIS Hilarious Fun-Fettl GIRLS! GAGS! MUSIC WM 3311 SCHEU in her greatest performance Hie Last Bridge ALSO SECOND FEATURE 'Adult fry and 'overflows with Loren's luscious N.Y.

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