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Show _—i AskThemYourself ( FOR DR. ALBERT SCHRUT, Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center = In what age group are most suicides commitam Whatis the moet common reason given? —HMrs. F. Inglia, Petaluma, Calif. cope with a natural feeling of apprehension before guing on stage. FOR ROBERT BROWN of “Here Comethe Brides” Has history played any partin formulating the basis for your television series?—Ricky @ The most common age group committing suicide is the elderly white male. Suicide occurs more frequently among the single, divorced, and widowed than among the married, Common reasons are loneliness, hopelessness, lack of attachments to family and relatives, and the feeling of uselessness. FOR FRANCES FULLER, director, American Academy of Dramatic Arts T have heard many acws tors say they always get nervous before a peri formance. How do you help your students to overcome stage fright?—Mary Downs, Atlantic City, NJ. @ I have advised students at the Academy not to be upset by being nervous; it is more frightening not to be nervous. Professionals are paid to create an illusion for an audience and must learn to Love, Red Springs, N.C. @ The series deals with the immigration of women to various cities in the West. While it is fictional, in history a young civic leader, Asa Mercer, actuallybr 111 prospective brides in two expeditions to Seattie from the East. FOR CHARLES HAMILTON, autograph dealer Which AmericanPresident’s autograph commands the highest price and which President's the lowest?—Mrs. Harold Yerkes, Sanbornville, N.H. @ Washington'sletters fetch the highest price with Lincoln’s a close second. Letters of Franklin Pierce and Martin Van Buren have relatively little value, But a handwritten letter of Richard Nixon might bring as much as one of Wash- ington’s. What in the Worid! FOR FRANCES KNIGHT, Which country is most jattractive to overseas travelers? From which “fastate do most of the passport applications come?—Irene Rohr, Devils Lake, N.D. @ Italy is the most popular destination of passport recipients, with France a close second, Most passport applications in 1968 came from New York State, with California second. FOR JACK LORD of “Hawaii Five-O” Howdid yougetstarted in an acting career?— Mary Miraglia, East Brunswick, N.J. @ I becameinterested in a career in acting after making some training films for the Merchant Marines. My first major acting assignmentwas in thefilm, “God's Little Acre.” on by myself,” Liz Carpenter admitted to 2% to 414,attendfor six weeks of supervised play—and everybodyleares. “Boys ———— liz Carpenter: False Fiourish like to take the play people in our ‘Play Family House’ and toss them out the window, pretending there’s a fire,” says John Fisher. “And Daddy coming home is a big event. They'll walk him up to the front door and shout, ‘I’m home!’ Everyone inside jumps to.” Consulting psychologist Dr. Jerome Kagan com- @ As far as I'm concerned, Willie is the greatest player I’ve ever seen, and I don't know if I have a chanceto catch him in home runs, Whet I’d rather see is both of us pass Babe Ruth. FOR CHARLES SCHULZ, creator of “Peanuts” De you draw “Peanuts” and his friends yourself or do ghost = cartoonists originate and complete the drawings?—Ray Baiken, Oceanside,Calif. @ I write and draw all the “Peanuts” cartoons myself. For the animated tv shows, I draw the key pictures forall the action, then these are duplicated and mul. tiplied by animation artists who supply the movie techniques. Want to ask a famous person a question? You can through this column, and we'll get Dilatory Patients Too many bart attacks prove te be unn according to a study madeby Drs. Sidney Goldstein and Arthur J. Moss, associate professors at the University of Rochpatient just won’t make up his mind: Little Man Girls aren’t the only ones who enjoy a dollhouse. This was observed at the nursery school run by Fisher-Price Toys’ research and development in East Aurora, N.Y. Ten tykes, Do you think that you will eventually beat Willie Mays in lifetime home runs?—Kent Distl, Florence, Ala. the answer from the prominent person you designate. Send question, preferably on post card, to Ask Them Yourself, Family Weekly, 641 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. We cannot acknowledge questions, but $5 will be paid for each ove used. ester’s school of medicine. The average Resourceful “After five years of trying, I still can’t put my false eyelashes FOR HENRY AARON, Adaiia Braves director, U.S.Passport Agency What's Wrong with This Picture? Bedouin tribesmen used to wander the desert, while their citified brothers stayed near home and worked. But lately Bedouins are beginning to settle in and around the ancient Biblical city of Beersheba, while the city dweller is out wan- he takes more than three hours to decide to seek medical help. Then transportation to the hosr‘tal takes another 20 minutes. Despite our miracle age of heart transplants, the coronary patient needs to heed a simple, old warning: don’t procrastinate! Come Clean Tips from the American Institute of Men’s and Boys’ wear include some unexpected help for the household: Rubbing shoes with a piece of white bread will remove many stubborn stains. For deeply embedded dirt in fingernails, try. scrubbing with a damp nailbrush dipped in dry baking soda. Mixed roles on the desert dering around the desert in his car. Here the two cultures meet on a side “road” as the sportscar breaks down.It looks as though the advice being given the modern motorist is the tribal version of “Get a camel.” Famity Weeky.Liz waspress secretary to Lady Bird Johnson and is currently whistle-stopping across the country, campaigning for her book, “Ruffles and Flourishes,” about her experiences with the First Lady. The tour involves visiting bookstores and small television stations which generally do not have their own make-up staff. Yet Liz is seldom seen in public these days without the eyelash accessory. ‘Then how do they get on? “I look around for the youngestgirl with the shortest skirt,” Liz said cheerfully, “and that’s the one who cen always help me.” Family Weekly the newspaper Magazine LEONARD S. DAVIDOW President MORTON FRANK Publisher W.PAGE THOMPSON Advertising Director Associate Adv. Mor.: Donold m. Hutford; Mor.: Robert $. Wroe; March 29,1970 | ROBERT FITZGIBBON Editor-in-Chief | JACK RYAN Managing Editor MARIUS N, TRINQUE Art Director | Associate Editors: Rosalyn Abrevays, Hal Landon, Milt Lounsberry, Ter y Schaertel; Peer n West Count, SS Poblstgr Relation: Rater60.ceae torRobert Newspa: Vier GainsorMerchandising Gerale Notfor girls only ments: “The child is simply practicing adult roles and increasing his expectancy of success.” H. Marriott, Thomes H. | Production Director: Béitorial & Advertising H. ‘Ave., New York NY. “= © 1970, FAMILY WHERE WeEKiye1ine. Rights reserved You are invited to mail Your questions c: comments about any article or advertisement that appears in Family Weekly. Yourletter will receive a prompt answer. Write to Service Editor, Family Weekly, 641 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022. |