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Q: I have an original cartoon strip of “MoonMullins” signed and sent to me by Ferd Johnsonmore than 50 years ago. I would like to find out itsvalue. — Murray, Brooklyn, N.Y.

A: An organization that might be helpful is theNational Cartoonist Society, 341 North MaitlandAve., Suite 130, Maitland, FL 32751;[email protected]; www.reuben.org; and 407-647-8839. Original cartoon art has attracted theattention of serious collectors in recent years, andsome of the better strips have sold for record prices.

• • •Q: I have a 1972 second issue Christmas Carol

tankard issued by John Beswick Limited and theRoyal Doulton Group. I do not have its originalbox. Where can I find the value of this piece? —

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Toni, Surprise, Ariz.A: In excellent condition, your tankard would

retail for about $85. For a second opinion, youmight want to consult with The Royal DoultonInternational collectors Club, 701 Cottontail Lane,Somerset, NJ 08873; [email protected]; andwww.royal-doulton.com.

• • •Q: My grandma gave me a set of 1953 Blue

Willow china, setting for eight. How much is itworth? — Paul, Germania, W.Va.

A: That depends on who made the china, andwhen. One of the better references that might behelpful is Blue Willow: An Identification and ValueGuide by Mary Frank Gaston (Collector Books). Ifound several copies available at amazon.com forless than $10 each. Although this guide was pub-lished in 1990, I think with a slight adjustment ofprices upward it still reflects the marketplace.

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Thurs., May 21st ....... State Track & Field Championships, HarryGeldein Stadium - KWHS, Wyoming HS Activities Association

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By Samantha Weaver

• It was 20th-century architect andbusinessman Charles Luckman — known as“the Boy Wonder of American Business” — whomade the following sage observation: “Thetrouble with America is that there are far toomany wide-open spaces surrounded byteeth.”

• The Balkan country of Serbia has seen anodd trend in funerals lately: air-conditionedcoffins. Even though the coffins costapproximately $6,600, a casket company thatoffers the chillers is having a hard time keepingthem in stock.

• Experts claim that if you make a line of flouron the floor — or the counter, or table, orwherever you’re having trouble with the pests— ants won’t cross it.

• Back in the day, if you wanted to be a PonyExpress rider, you couldn’t weigh more than120 pounds.

• Those who study such things — and, to behonest, I’m not entirely sure who those peoplewould be — say that in the United States,people who live on the East Coast wash theirclothes the least often, while those in the Southwash them the most (a fact for which I, wholive in the sweaty South, am eternally grateful).

• The town of Key Largo, Fla., did not existbefore the 1948 film of that name starringHumphrey Bogart made it famous.

• Harry Benson, a photographer who coveredthe Beatles in the early days of their success,says that the Fab Four celebrated their first No.1 U.S. hit, “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” by havinga pillow fight in their hotel room.

• An interesting note for all the towheads outthere: In ancient Rome, prostitutes wererequired to dye their hair blonde, if it wasn’talready that shade.

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Kyle Busch Is His Own ManMay 21 - 27, 2009

RICHMOND, Va. — Why is KyleBusch so good? That is, apart from hisobviously impressive skill level.

Busch is ambitious. He wants it all. He

races in every race he can. At Richmond, he didn’t just win on Saturday andSunday nights. He won at Southside Speedway on the previous Thursday night.

At age 24, he has 15 Sprint Cup victories, 24 in the Nationwide Series and 11in Trucks. That’s a total of 50. Busch’s mind is like a calculator. He’s concocted

the notion that maybe he can win 200 races in thethree series combined before he hangs up his helmet.

In one sense, it’s kind of meaningless. Richard Petty,of course, won 200 Cup races — and none in the lowerseries. Combining victories would be like countingthe Double-A home runs of a big-league catcher. Bythat standard, Crash Davis (Kevin Costner’s charac-ter in “Bull Durham”) would be in the Hall of Fame.

There’s something remarkable, though, in a manwho wants to achieve something no one else wantedto try. This is a kid who loves to race ... to an extentthat borders on the absurd.

Pull over! See those lights? That might be a dirttrack. Let me call my guy on the cell. Maybe he canhitch up the trailer and get my Late Model up here.

Busch is also absolutely unafraid of being himself.Many drivers are little more than cardboard cutouts.They hide behind the advice of handlers, resting theirassumption on the notion that, if they kiss up enough,nice things will be written about them.

The driver who has won 11 of NASCAR’s last 46races shares with the drivers of yore — Bobby Allison,Darrell Waltrip, Harry Gant, et al. — a thirst for com-petition. Busch didn’t grow up in Taylorsville, though.He grew up in Las Vegas. He has that trademark flairfor the dramatic. Why does he bow to the hostilemasses? He claimed Vegas had nothing to do with it.

Kyle Busch is gunning to beat Richard Petty’s record of 200 Cup victoriesby winning in three series combined. (Getty Images)


“I’m here to be myself, man,” Busch said in the wee hours of Sunday after theMay 2 Sprint Cup race. “I am who I am. Everybody is who they are, for what-ever reason. I don’t think it’s necessarily the way you’re raised or where you’reraised, or whatever. I just think what you believe in, what your beliefs are, whatall happens around you as you grow up and stuff.

“For me, it’s fun to come out here and, I guess, play the villain role some-times, and yet be liked other times. It’s always cool to have that aspect in thissport. Even if I wasn’t in this sport, you know, doing something else, you’ve gotto be happy with the way you’re living life anddoing what you’re doing. Otherwise, it’s notworth living or not worth doing what you’redoing.”

Kyle Busch is his own man in a world wherefew are at his age. His theme song ought to be“I Gotta Be Me.”

• • •Monte Dutton has covered motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.)

Gazette since 1993. He was named writer of the year by theNational Motorsports Press Association in 2008. His blogNASCAR This Week (http://nascar.rbma.com) features all of hisreporting on racing, roots music and life on the road. E-mailMonte at [email protected]. © 2009 King FeaturesSynd., Inc.



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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTHBy Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I come from a family of six

girls, and I am the youngest. My five sisters all have

had gallstones and have had their gallbladders

removed. Am I doomed to the same fate?

My sisters are large-bodied. I’m not. Could their

weight have influenced gallstone formation? — E.H.

ANSWER: Family history of gallstones is a definitefactor in the risk of coming down with stones. Yourfamily proves the point. However, it’s not the solefactor, so you’re not doomed to having gallstones.

Obesity is a strong influence on stone formation.On that score, you’re in a safe zone.

A high-calorie, high-fat diet disposes a person togallstones.

Rapid weight loss is another factor that favors the

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development of stones.Cholesterol is the mainconstituent of most gallstones.Rapid weight loss mobilizescholesterol from body storagedepots, and that’s why it canbring on gallstones.

Estrogen is anothercontributor to stones. It increases the uptake ofcholesterol from food, and it increases the amountof cholesterol in bile. Bile is made by the liver. It aidsin digesting fat. When bile becomes saturated withcholesterol, stones form.

You’re home clear on most of the things thatcontribute to stone formation. You’re not destinedto be a victim.

• • •DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Some time

ago you had a recipe for a natural

laxative. I cut it out and used it, and it

worked. I stopped using it, but now I

need it again and I can’t find it. Would

you please, please repeat it? I am in

bad shape now. — R.K.

ANSWER: It’s not my recipe. I got itfrom someone else.

You mix 2 cups of bran with 2 cupsof applesauce and 1 cup ofunsweetened prune juice. Bran is thestuff removed from grains duringrefining. It’s great fiber. Fiber keepsundigested food moist as it movesthrough the digestive tract. You canbuy bran in health-food stores.

Refrigerate the mixture, and take 2or 3 tablespoons twice a day.

You can add any ingredient you

want to this mixture to make it more to your liking —fruits, nuts, raisins, whatever.

Constipation is endemic in countries whererefined grains are in vogue. The booklet on this topicis a discussion of how best to deal with it. Readerscan order a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue — No.504W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclosea check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6Canada with the recipient’s printed name andaddress. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

***Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual

letters, but he will incorporate them in his column wheneverpossible. Readers may write him or request an order form ofavailable health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL32853-6475.© 2008 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved


• On May 30, 1806, in a duel withpistols, future President AndrewJackson kills a man who insulted hiswife, Rachel, who married Jacksonbefore being divorced from herprevious husband. Rachel’s divorcecaused more of a scandal in the pressand in parlors than Jackson’s killing ofCharles Dickinson.

• On May 31, 1870, Professor EdwardJoseph De Smedt receives twopatents for “French asphaltpavement.” On July 29, the first roadpavement of sheet asphalt was laidon William Street in Newark, N.J.

• On May 26, 1924,President CalvinCoolidge signs into lawthe ComprehensiveImmigration Act, whichdenied entry toMexicans, Eastern andSouthern Europeansand Japanese. TheJapanese governmentviewed the Americanlaw as an insult, anddeclared May 26 anational day ofhumiliation in Japan.

• On May 27, 1937, SanFrancisco’s GoldenGate Bridge opens tothe public after fiveyears of construction.At 4,200 feet, it was thelongest bridge in the

world until the completion of New York City’sVerrazano-Narrows Bridge in 1964.

• On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealandbecomes the first explorer to reach the summit ofMount Everest, which, at 29,035 feet above sea level,is the highest point on earth. The first recorded attemptto climb Everest was made in 1921 by a Britishexpedition.

• On May 25, 1977, the first of George Lucas’blockbuster “Star Wars” movies hits American theaters.“Star Wars” was soon a bona-fide pop culturephenomenon. Over the years it has spawned fivemore feature films, five TV series and an entire industry’sworth of comic books, toys, video games and otherproducts.

• On May 28, 1987, Matthias Rust, a 19-year-oldamateur pilot from West Germany, takes off fromFinland, travels through more than 400 miles of Sovietairspace, and lands his small Cessna aircraft in RedSquare by the Kremlin in Moscow. The event provedto be an immense embarrassment to the Sovietgovernment and military. One American diplomat inthe Soviet Union joked, “Maybe we should build abunch of Cessnas.” Soviet officials were not amused.


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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My dog “Kip” is really friendly and wouldn’t harma fly. When I take him out for walks he likes to go right up to people and some-times jumps up on them for a friendly pat. But last week, this woman yelled atme, telling me to watch out or she would call animal control! What was herproblem? — Keri in Worcester, Mass.

DEAR KERI: Honestly, the problem wasn’t hers — it’s yours. I’m sure Kip isa wonderful dog and just as friendly as you say. The trouble is, people on thestreet don’t know that. They just see a dog running up and jumping on them, andthey’re not sure of Kip’s intent.

A great many people are terrified of dogs, Keri. It’s no laughing matter, either— most of those who are fearful of dogs had some traumatic event in their past.But even if they don’t fear them, just the sight of a strange dog charging at themcan incite a fearful reaction.

It’s also an invasion of people’s privacy — their personal space — and justbad etiquette all around to allow your dog to jump on them.

As Kip’s owner, it’s your responsibility to control his behavior. The older hegets and the more he’s allowed to run up and jump on people, the harder it is totrain him out of it. And you need to train him out of this behavior, pronto.

I recommend that you sign up for behavior training classes as soon as pos-sible. Attend these sessions with Kip,listen closely to the instructor and fol-low his or her advice.

Remember that pets are a part of ourcommunity, and like every other mem-ber of a community they must followsome rules in order for everyone to getalong. It’s up to you to show Kip howto behave on his daily walks.

Send your tips, questions and comments toPaw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Ser-vice, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or e-mail them [email protected].


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