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Evening star., 1949-10-25
OnBeing
Nuisance
By AnoeIo Patri

There are some children who
seem to have been born with a
crossgrained disposition. Physical
ly well. they are mentally awry.
Everything Is wrong so far as they
see and feel it. Given their way.
they are pleasant for the moment,
but the next they are complaining
that they never have any fun, that
nobody ever does anything for
them, that Brother or Sister gets
everything.
Ellen Marie behaved that way.
She got good marks in school for
everything but behavior. The
teacher remarked that she was
sulky, selfish and unco-operative.
After that there was little else to
say. The prolonged struggle to
help her broke down her mothers
health, and the doctors said a va
cation from home and family was
imperative. Granny took over in
her place.
Soon after this happened lit
was during school vacation) =,
Granny planned a picnic for the
children-Ellen Marie, her brother
and sister and friend. Everybody
was happy and gay, even Ellen
Marie. When 1t was time to get
into the car, Ellen insisted that she
sit beside Granny, alone. and that
the others pile into the back seat.
They said no and Granny said no
and Ellen Marie began to howl
loudly and declare that she never
had any fun. Everybody else could
have fun, but nobody seemed to
care what happened to her, and
she would sit in the front seat,
alone, or she would stay home.
Good" said Granny. "stay
home and enjoy your nasty dis
position" and drove of with never
a backward look. The children
looked grave. but Granny chuckled
and said, Nov you just forget all
about her. She has spoiled your
good times long enough. She has
made your mother i'll. What she
needs is a dose of her own medi-
cine. She's all right. Mary will
see that She gets something to eat.
We're off for good days fun"
When the party returned that
evening, Ellen Marie was sulky.
but nobody seemed to care. They
talked and laughed about their
day and planned for tomorrow,
Wen get in all the fun we can
now when we have the chance. +"
said Granny. when school opens
WeH all have to stay close to the
job. Tomorrow We'll take lunch
with us and visit the old mine VII
lage. It'll be fun to poke about
down there, and the ride is lovely
all the way by the river. WeIl
stop by for a swim before lunch. {"
Next morning Ellen Marie was
up, ready and waiting. And she
sat IN the back seat between her
brother and sister without COM
plant. Sometimes such treatment
helps. Being important by being
Ia nuisance can have limitations.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Why Grow Old?
Youths State of Confusion
By Josephine lowmon

me to be quite poignant. She
says:
Recently when writing for
older people you said, Slow up.
Enjoy life. In the headlong race,
sometimes not only life but often
the meaning Of life. is lost!
That is what I want to know,
What Is the meaning Of life?
What is its purpose? What should
q teen age girl expect from it?
I am serious. Somewhere along
the way during my 1s years I
have lost my sense of values.
Honestly I do not know what
I want from life or how to 60
about getting it."
II I were to show this letter
to the average 14-year-old girl
she would probably say, THAT gal
is in an awful fix" I do not
agree. I think this young lady
is in wonderful fix. I think her
letter shows intelligence, sensi-
tiveness of the best sort, and
understanding. While too much
ntrospection may not be good for
youth, every human being must
have some of it unless he or she
Is to become a bored. frustrated
person.
After all, life is the same the
world over but what we want from
1t Is q highly individual matter.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
ADVERTISEMENT.

Agriculture. A 6-pound hen in
this variety makes a good meal
for a small family.
For some reason or other, the
most popular sizes seem to be
either the 6 or the 12-pound
size for most Of the year, but
of course the larger sizes are
more in demand ar0u n d
Thanksgiving, Christmas and
New Years
NATURALLY, hens are more
in demand than toms, and the
price is often lower on toms,
but as most everyone knows, q
good roast tom turkey Is
mighty fine eating.
CONTRARY to what You
might think, more turkeys are
sold at Center Market City for
Christmas than for Thanks
giving. Christmas seems to be
the "home day" when people
entertain at home, while
Thanksgiving sees more people
eating out and attending foot
ball games, etc. The biggest
single turkey days occur q few
days before Christmas.
The big poultry stands At
the Market sell thousands of
turkeys during this season and
one stand sold over 1900 on
Christmas Eve last year. This
is in addition to the regular
holiday fare of chicken, ducks,
geese and rabbits. So you see
what q big business the turkey
business is here. =
The small Beltsville Whites
that we told you about are
incest for small families. The
hens run from 81 to 9 pounds
on the average, and the toms
run from IL to IA pounds. The
big double breasted bronze
turkeys (those delicious turkeys
with 50 much white meat) are
big favOrites for holidays. The
hens run from 81 to Is pounds,
and the toms from 181a to
30 pounds. A 30-pound turkey
these days is, Of course, for q
feast.
IT'S TURKEY TIME at Gen.
ter Market from now through
New Years, and you'll find
wonderful quality and marvel
Gus prices ct
CENTER MARKET CITY
5th 3 K NV.
Evening star., 1949-10-25

Few of us would be able to say me to be quite ,
just what we think life is all says:
Evening star., 1949-10-25

green moIeskin is. cIeverIy
manipulated into q eIoche
with the new, high, square,
droped crown. 1t is drama
ticolly trimmed with q huge
sunburst studded with pearls.
The moleskin muff and hat
accents are fovored by Mr..
Northridge for suit oecessor-
izotion. Drop center: The
white hots with jeweIed trim
ore Northridee suggestions
for wear with furs and cock
toll clothes. The new side
slontine silhouette is en-
phosized here by the brim
slash. The deep-crowned
felt cIoche is banded and
edged with pearls and rhine
stones.
In his collection will be
many midseoson offerings.
These include forward pill
boxes, wider brim spreads
and a hint Of spring as sue-
gested in several Of his new
pastel felt hats with flower
trims.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
TUESDAY, ocIoRER Is 1919

them, dip them in beaten egg and
brown them in a couple of table,
spoons of butter. Allow five min
utes per side, then reduce the
heat, cover the pan and cook for
20 minutes longer. Set chops in
a warm place, and into the fat
in the pan stir 2 tablespoons of
flour. Season with salt and pep
per, and moisten with cup of
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Pork Chops, French Style

A famous French peasant" dish
combines pork chops, chestnuts
and red cabbage. It is the spe-
cialty Of little restaurant near
Dijon, where it served with a
carafe Of red wine and a basket
Of crisp French bread.
Trim 6 thick loin chops, wipe
Evening star., 1949-10-25
&Mx!xxt
fENTER
Market CITY
,.wN.HfHI6A~ .

TRULY A BIRD of distinc-
ton Is the turkey, almost IS
much of 4 symbol Of America
IS the eagle-f0r certainly the
turkey Is the bird royal" when
1t comes to the table.
And this, the season of the
turkey, brings good news for
Washingtonians. The turkey
crop is expected to be the
second largest on record this
year, and turkeys have been
selling well ever since late sum-
mer. Last year, prices were
the highest ever on turkeys,
and growers did not overlook
the high prices the birds
brought.
BUT this year finds a differ
ent story. Because Of those
prices, everybody and his
brother raised turkeys, hence
they are very plentiful and
very reasonable this season.
RDAY, at Center
Market City, we found q 20
pound bird for $l2.2S - that
gives you some idea Of what to
expect.
CENTER MARKET CITY has
long been Washington head
quarters for the turkey. And
this reputation has been justly
deserved, for much care and
thought is given to producing
the best turkeys possible for
the tables OF the Capital.
Most Of the turkey supply
comes from the Shenandoah
Valley, but other regions also
send us turkeys.
Most popular turkey for the
small family Is the Beltsville
White, developed nearby at
Beltsville, Nd, under the super
vision Of the Department Of
Evening star., 1949-10-25

stock or bouillon. Simmer for
10 minutes.
Combine dozen parboiled,
peeled chestnuts with one large
red cabbage, shredded. Boil to-
gether for Is minutes and drain.
Put the chops in the middle OF a
platter, surround with cabbage
and chestnuts. Add teaspoon of
lemon juice and some minced
parsley to the sauce, strain, heat
through. and serve with the chops.
Evening star., 1949-10-25

Uy Te99y KoDeIts
To obtain this pattern. send
90 cents in coins, giving pattern
number, your name, address and
zone number to Peggy Roberts.
The Washington Star, p. o. Box
100, Station G, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-12-25
By Harold Heffernon

around filmtown this season than
during the saying box-offlce days
late in 1948. Hence, the depart
ment stores and every shop cater
ing to the unusual-gift seekers did
a neat increase over last year. i,
Furriers, in a dank, dark mood
for a couple Of years, smiled at
last. The better fixed stars went
all-out for mink. chinchilla and
rmine-s stoles, wraps, full
lengths-with which to make
their wives or girl friends eyes
sparkle on Sunday morning.
Everybody Has Tv.
Television sets didn't get nearly
the play from the Hollywoodites as
they did a year ago-all because
the saturation point has long since
been reached among them. Even
Clark Gable and Sydney Green
street, longtime holdouts, have
at last become video-viewers.
Junior Hollywood promised to
be In q much merrier mood this
Christmas day because the starry
parents had a much broader and
more selective assortment Of toys
available to choose from. Several
new and smarter shops, catering
to the youngsters. have opened
around Hollywood during the
year. And half a dozen little
plants manufacturing odd, attrac-
Evening star., 1949-12-25
Sometimes in Hollywood
Speech Is to the Point
By Bob Thomas

to combine entertainment for
both kids and adults in the same
picture. The result is a movie
which isn't suitable for either" +"
Shelley Winters, after return
ing from a blustery location: 81
was so cold I almost got mar
ried."
Description OF the "shimmy" in
Gilda Gray's suit against the pic
ture "Gilda":: "a rhythmical shiv-
ering and shaking Of parts of the
body, synchronized and performed
in a personalized syncopated mu-
sical rhythm and accompanied
with appropriate songs"
Linda Darnell, decrying the
''boyish look" in fashions: "Why
can't women look like women and
men look like men. That's what
makes life more interesting"
Jimmy Durante, telling about
rubbing elbows with socialites at
the opera opening: Il had to rub
elbows = nobody would shake
hands with me-"
Bob Thomas, to his readers
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year."
Evening star., 1949-12-25
Christmas Comes But Onceu Year
And Movie Folk Go All Out for 1t
Yue Trees Painted Greene and Sing Songs and Monode
Snow Flies in HoAyxood-Stye Holiday Celebration

tive playth1ngS nave sprung up.
These hometown products run
mainly to minutely detailed lead
soldier sets that compare favor
ably to English imports, life-size
inflations of characters In sports,
amusement and political fields,
plastic spring gadgets, various
musical devices, and remote-con-
troll trains. planes and other OBJ
jects. Hopalong Cassidy outfits,
including a Hopalong doll -
smartly tagged "pal"-was must
for most little boys stockings.
Cards Are Simpler.
The usual deluge of Christmas
greeting cards fell as per sched-
ule, and baskets by every stars
fireplace were heaped with color
full messages Of good cheer.
Following q pattern set during
war years, cards were simple and
ran heavily toward the religious
in word and picture. The gala
IS numbers-so prominent in the
bizarre heydays Of Tom Mix,
Gloria Swanson. sCorinne Grif-
fifth and Clara Bow-were absent
testimonials to the fact that
Hollywood takes life and careers
more seriously now.
The most-prevalent card in
every hamper, significantly, was
an attractive little folder. depict
ing on its colored cover a variety
of characters standing In the snow
waiting for q little red country
church to open. It sold for
minimum Of $40 a hundred. with
an invitation to the movie folks
to send along as much money as
they wished-all proceeds going
to the Motion Picture Relief Fund.
This worthy. industry-wide char
ity reaps $4,000 or more annually
from the card sale. all reverting
to a treasury devoted to the care
of those INDECENT old-timers who
neglected to save from their rich
rewards and instead made every
day a merry one.
Released BY North American Newspaper
Alliance.)
Evening star., 1949-12-25

Of Victorien Sardou about IN army
laundress who married one Of
Napoleon's marshals. It reached
the ultimate distinction for a
French drama, inclusion in the
regular repertoire Of the govern
ment-rt1n Coincide Franchise, the
French national theater. But
Mistinguett has never had the dis
tinction of playing there.
The Best Hours.
She was the star Of the Folies
Bergere and the Casino de Paris,
and that is what she remains In
the memory Of Paris today.
An hour and half before cur
tain time, Mistinguett is ready in
her dressing room, her eyes made
up bicycle style"-the lashes
widely spread like the spokes Of a
bicycle wheel. She does needle
point while she waits-"just for
fun. because I hate to be doing
nothing" .->- ~
But don't think I'm a home
Evening star., 1949-12-25
HOLLYWOOD.

What are the deathless quotes
Of the year in Hollywood?
Maybe some Of these won't live
into the second half-century, but
they seemed out of the ordinary
to me. Here are some of the
bright. pointed or inane sayings
that I have collected from the
1949 news:
Robert Mitchum, commenting
on his sentence at the county de-
tention farm: cts an experience
every taxpayer should go through" !"
Laurence Olivier, after winning
the Academy awards: II always
did say Shakespeare was a good
script writer"
Actor Paul Valentine. divorcing
Strip -Teaser Lii st. Cyr: Every
body in the country could see
more of her than I did"
Fred Allen, on the FEC ban on
giveaway air shows: "They have
taken radio back from the scav-
engers and given 1t back to the
entertainers"
Milton Berle, answering an at
tack on him by Allen: ALLEN
still has the first penny ever
thrown at him."
James Mason: Hollywood is
filled with Illustrations, but not
uninhabitable."
Mae West: "I'm still looking
for the right man. My trouble is
7 find so many right ones it's
hard to decide"
Clifton Webb: There's no use
pretending I'm a modest fellow
Some day I shall write a
song called I Fascinate Me-"
David Niven, on the end Of his
Goldwyn contract: "For the first
time since I was II years old
I am able to do what I want
During all that time, I either was
in the British Army or under
contract to Goldwyn."
Bette Davis: hollywood tries
Evening star., 1949-12-25

body" she went on. my only
pleasure In life Is to be here. The
two hours Of the show are the best
ones In my day."
In 1850, she hopes to make a
tour In Canada and show the ia
nous legs in New York. "but moth
ing has been signed yet"
Evening star., 1949-12-25
HOLLYWOOD


Merry Christmas!" In broad,
splashy letters comes the familiar
greeting today from Hollywood
Broad" and "sp1ashy" because
this is the fabulous capital of
make believe, where everything.
including such a holiday as this,
must be observed on the bigger
and better scale.
Seasonless, snowlesS and lack
ing in all the traditional climatic
qualities associated with a true
to-nature Christmas, Hollywood
suffers no sense Of inferiority in
it's approach.
For one thing. this town al
ways sets out to make Christmas
come earlier. Santa Claus heads
a mighty parade of floats down
the main stem full 80 nights
before December Is. And as for
snow, technical wizards from the
studios supply Santa's sleigh with
tons of shaved Ice to be wind
whipped out over the cheering
sidewalk throngs.
A full month ahead Of the
main show, too, the streets Of
Los Angeles. Hollywood, Beverly
Hills and Bel Air are planted
with hundreds of stately cedars
from which varicolored lights
twinkle at dusk. Street lamps
and traffic signals are almost OBJ
scured by the blinking fronds.
Even the gorgeous window
displays take a beating.
No Ordinary Trees.
Hollywood thought there
couldn't be anything new in
Christmas trees. but it was wrong.
This year it was offered singing
trees. Photographs were hidden
in the upper branches and pedes-
trians were treated to a wide va
riety of Yule arias. jeanette Mac
Donald worked the Miracle Mile
on Wiltshire, Bing Crosby was
planted in Beverly Hills, and Hol-
lywood trees echoed to the strains
of Frank Sinatra.
These are no ordinary timbers
either. Scouts trek to the Far
North woods In advance to size
up the forests and see to 1t that
Hollywood is shipped only the
tallest, the greenest and with the
most symmetrical sprouts. But
they don't stop with that. When
the trees arrive. nature Is given
an even closer checkup. Those
failing to pass inspection BY q
selected corps of studio color ex-
perts are treated to baths Of deep
forest-green paint. =
The green trees implanted
along the main thoroughfares this
year are Hollywood's curtsy to a
demand for variety by its citizens.
Last year they were done up in
frosty white. Next Yule they
could be rose or yellow-depend-
ing, perhaps. on who heads the
Johnston Office Committee on
Christmas trees. 8 4
Money Seemed Freer.
It is claimed there were more
Santa Clauses working around
Hollywood this season than any
where in the whole world. The
big department stores trotted out
lots Of Santas--in shifts Of SIX
and even q dozen-and they all
collected heavy overtime zp4y
Grocery markets. theaters, ~ few
hot dog stands all had a pro-
fessional Kris ding -donging away
In front of their establishments
Night clubs all specialized II
Santas, and the jolliest was found
at The Kings, currently the mosi
popular late dining spot for thu
glamour boys and girls. The
Kings Kris Kringle, some 35t
pounds Of him, was perched ator
| a building adjoining the restau.
rant entrance with powerful hoot
lights playing on him as he tossed
down interesting little gifts for thu
customers. kS
| Money seemed much free
Evening star., 1949-12-25
Today's Schedules

AMBASSADOR - "The Lady
Takes q Sailor: /. 3:05,
Sis, 7:25 and 9:35 pm. s
CAPITOL" Ambush: 1:l0.
$3.50, $50, 9:10 and 1850
pm. Stage Shows: 2::25,
5:35, 8:15. and 1855 pm.
COLUMBIA = Challenge to
Lassie": 1:25, $3.50, $40.
7:45 and 9:55 pm.
DUPONT - Mans Hope:
2::20, sos, 7:45 and 1926
pm.
KEITH'S Holiday Affair:
1885, 3:35, $40, TAO. 9:45
and 11:45 pm.
METROPOLITAN -" e East
Side of Heaven: Sis, 8:55
pm. and 1910 am.
LITTLE - Never Give q
Sucker an Even Break:
1:10, $3.50, $3.50 and 9:15
pm.
| NATIoNAI-"Tell Il 10 the
Judge: LOS. 2:4o l:16.
$3.50. 7:25,. s:05 and 10.4o
pm.
| PALACE - Dancing In the
Dark: 1885. 3:35, 5:35. 7:40.
9::45 and 11:45 pm.
PIX - 1.-THE Country Girl:
2:45, 6:15,> 9:45 pm. and
1:15 am.
PLAYHOUSE "All the
Kings Men,: las, $3.50.
5:35, 7:45. 9:55 and 1850
pm.
| TRANS-LUx - Pirates Of
Capri: l. $50. AS, 6:35,
$3.50 and 1920 pm.
WARNER'The Lady Takes
| q Sailor: 3:15. 5:25. 1880,
o.4S and 11.5O pm.
Evening star., 1949-12-25
The Perennial Mistinguett Still
Draws Those Music Hall Crowds
Dancing Is Lively,
Her Legs ShopeIy
By Jacques Armond- Provost
@A@Y@

PARIS.
How can . girl keep = pair of
legs like that 20 long-and just
how long has she kept them1
Nightly the A. B. c. Theater.
one Of this gay city's gaysst. Is
jammed with people come to stare
at Mistinguett and ponder those
grave questions.
Mistinguett-who seems A. per-
ennial to the French as Sophie
Tucker does to Americans-is
renowned as having legs the like
of which are walked on only by
Marlene Dietrich or Betty Cradle.
AS BELTS q lady whose legs have
been famous since about the turn
Of the century, Mistinguett Is coy
about her age. She recently told
a group Of newspapermen, ''Who
cares? I was born In 1885," That
would make her 81, which experts
agree is an understatement. Some
of her friends say she will pri-
vately admit to 70. =.
Nor has she any statement to
make about how she keeps her
legs that way. It is enough, she
feels, that people still consider
them worth looking at. She is
under no illusion that they come
to see her face, which. she admits
is. not pretty, or to hear her rather
harsh voice. although it has been
recorded thousands Of times.
They do come to see how ener-
getic she still is and to watch her
jitterbug in a traditional Paris
music hall show called paris
S'Amuse.
An Electric Woman.
II am an electric woman, she
said In an interview. .tSweet music
and love songs are not for me. I
want something with more punch
to II" ~
Probably they also come to be
carried back to "the good old
days - either to Mistinguett's
successes Of the '20s, when she
was manager Of the Moulin
Rouge. or to still older and better
days Of her debut.
That, she recalls was at Edo
RADIO, a cafe concert hall on the
Boulevard Sebastopol, now some
thing like New York's Eighth ave-
nue.. The cafe concert, where the
audience could take drinks while
watching a kind of vaudeville
show, is an almost forgotten In
stitution. The Eldorado, like the
Moulin Rouge, has become movie
house.
A Legitimate Hit.
Mistinguett's success came with
a favorable article by Catulle
Mendes, q critic. poet and play
wright who died in 1909.
She went on the legitimate
stage and made q hit in both
comedies and drama.
Il was earning 20 francs q day
and had to buy my own Clothes"
she recalls.
At that time, 20 francs was
about $4-now q 20-franc bill Is
worth about q nickel.
II preferred the music hall with
its lights and music and atmos-
phere," she says, "but I always
wanted to play Madame Sans
Gene at the Comedie-Francaise."
Madame Sans is q play
Evening star., 1949-12-25
Coming Attractions

AMBASSADOR - THE In
Spector General" with
Danny Kaye, starting Sat-
urday. p.
CAPITOL - Adams Rib"
with Katherine Hepburn,
starting Saturday.
DUPONT - Germany Year
Zero" starting Monday.
KEITH'S - 1.-THE Outlaw"
with Jane Russell, starting
Saturday.
METROPOLITAN Port Of
New York" with Scott
Brady. starting Saturday.
LITTLE - "Rigoletto," with
Tito Cobb. y
NATIONAL-"There's;,a a Girl.
In My Heart" with Lee 7
Bowman. 4 .,..
PAI.ACE-"On the Town."
with Gene Kelly; starting
Saturday.
PLAYHOUSE-"Tight Little
Island" with Basil Brad
ford.
|TRANS-LUX My Foolish
Heart" with Susan Hay
ward. 4 @
WARNER - "The Inspector
General" with Danny Kaye,
starting Saturday. Il
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-17
Gen. Macarthur Declines Congress Bid To Testify

WASHINGTON, (F) - General Douglas Macarthur has formally declined an invitation to return to the United States to give Congress a report on the Far Eastern Situa- ton.
 The Senate foreign relations and armed services committee had voted l3 to l2 to ask MacArthur to come home from Tokyo to tes- tify in connection with the admin istration'S $l ,450,000,000 foreign arms aid bill.
 Secretary of defense Loui S Johnson yesterday made public the text of a reply from MacAr- thur in which the general said:
 For the best reasons set forth in my public statement of Aug. llth, I believe l can best serve the national interest by remaining at by post of duty here"
 Johnson had forwarded the re- quest of the Senate committee to Macarthur and vice admiral Os- car C. Badger, also wanted for testimony on the Far Eastern sit uation.
 Johnson did not order either to return.
 Macarthur in his reply to John son said that this statement of Aug. II was as follows:
 'I could not help but be deeply appreciative of the honor reflected in the desire expressed by certain distinguished members of the U. s. Senate that I proceed to Wash ington to give my views for con- sideration by the Congress on the issue of United States arms aid to the government of China.
 No reply has been received from Admiral Badger.