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Evening star., 1950-04-07
Big Year Expected
By Boating Industry
In Washington Area

Washington area pleasure craft
are coming out of their winter
covers in growing numbers as
yachtsmen turn their thoughts to
fitting out operations and a big
season afoat.
The boating industry, estimating
there are more than million craft
in the country, figures yachtsmen
will plunk down $500 million for
all purposes connected with their
favorite sport by the end Of this
year.
This season is certain to see more
newcomers to boating than ever
before, now that the industry
has become convinced its future
lies in the family of moderate
means.
Accordingly, you'll see more
small cruisers, plenty of little out
board-powered runabouts and sail
boats of all descriptions.
It's going to mean more mem
bers for clubs. United States Power
Squadrons, Coast Guard Auxiliary
and American Power Boat As
sociation as neophytes turn to the
more experienced for advice and
guidance.
Seamanship Glasses Slated.
While it's too late for this sea-
son to learn the ropes through
the Potomac River Power Squad
ron, this very worthy outfit will
sponsor another class in basic
seamanship and plotting next fall.
Equally important, the Coast
Guard Auxiliary here is ready to
start its 1850 program of courtesy
motor boat inspections May l..
AS in past years, it's a free serv-
ice with no obligation to the boat
owner. Further details will be
announced on this page at later
dates.
Sail and power racing fans are
faced with the pleasant prospect
OF competition starting around the
first OF May and continuing with
out letup until October. On some
week ends. racing men will have
the choice of attending any num-
Der of regattas.
Nationally, the APBA expects
to sanction some 200 regattas in
all sections of the Nation. In
this area, the Chesapeake Bay
Yacht Racing Association has one
OF its biggest schedules on record.
Competition Offered Here.
On the local scene, speedboat-
Ing will assume major Importance
with the newly-formed Capital
Power Boat Association staging
races for inboards and outboards
May 7 and %. The race course
will be laid out between Highway
and Lincoln Memorial Bridges.
For the sailing clan, there's the
spring series of Potomac River
Sailing Association starting off
Hams Point May 7.
Newcomers interested in joining
should reach Commodore John L. |
Hyde of Falls Church for CPBA
races or Commodore Writ A. Gill
of Silver Spring for PRSA infor-
nation.
The big news in outboard rae
ing this year is the upsurge in
marathons. No less than three
are slated next month in the
Chesapeake area. They are the
James River race. May IA: Solo
mons Island marathon, May 21,
and Wicomico River race at Sails
bury. May %.
The sailors classic this season
is the Newport Bermuda ocean
race, starting June 18. Among
the starters will be at least six
Chesapeake Bay yachts, including
four Naval Academy entries. l.
Washington should be represented
by L. Corrin Strong's yawl Pavana
of Gibson Island Yacht Squadron.
-LAMBORNF
Evening star., 1950-04-07
Bike jockeys to Open
Season Here Sundoy

Many forms of trick motorcycle
riding will be displayed as Dis
trict area bike jockeys open their
season at l o'clock Sunday at
Piney Grove Speedway. The track
Is located a mile past the District
line on Marlboro pike.
The program includes a stake
race, running and riding race
rock pile race and plank race
Free refreshments will be served
Evening star., 1950-04-07
Pleasure Boots Sturt
Nassau Cruise Tuesday
Special Dispoteh 10 The Star

Special Dispoteh 10 The stor
NASSAU, Bahamas, April IA
fleet of American pleasure craft
will leave Miami Tuesday for 8
160-mile cruise to this British
possession.
Stops for fishing and entertain
ment are planned at Bimini ano
the Berry Islands before the
squardon docks here.
Only requirement is that yacht
be at least IS feet long and draw
no more than eight feet of water
The cruise, the first of its kind
will last a week.
Evening star., 1950-04-07
Miles River Power Boat
Regatta Set for Aug. 1870
BY the Assoeiotsd Press


ST. MICHAELS, Md, April 7
The Miles River Yacht Club
has announced the power boat
division of its big summer regatta
will be held August 19 and 20.
The club previously had decided
to split the power events from
sailing competition and it has set
August and for the sail boat
competition.
The Miles River Regatta is one
of the biggest sporting summer
events in the Chesapeake Bay
country and in recent years the
number of competitors and the
number of spectators has swamped
the clubhouse and the racing
courses. There were so many
races going on at one time that
no one person could keep track
of them.
Evening star., 1950-04-07
Cutter White SquolI
Will Be Launched

The 46-foot cutter White Sousll
Of Donald Sherwood. Gibson Is
land, will be launched tomorrow
At the Dundalk Md yard Of
Balco Yacht Co.
She is sister ship 10 L. Corrin
Strong's yawl Pavana of WASH
ington and Gibson Island.
Evening star., 1950-04-07

| indeed. j u S t
what changing
weather condi-
tions will do to
the cycle of the
annual migra-
ton of these
species remains
to be seen, but
a t lie a t W e
know the runs
h a We started.
T h e hickories
soon should be
in the Chain
Bridge area.
Evening star., 1950-04-07
Named Coptoin Of Fleet

Norman Schaller of Potomac
River Sailing Association has
been elected captain of the Wash
ington Lightning fleet. r. E. L.
johnson Of Columbia Yacht Club
is fleet secretary.
Evening star., 1950-04-07
CombustibIe Fuel Test

Clarence Bruce. Bureau of
Standards automotive engineer
conducted demonstration of
combustible fuels at a meeting of
the Corinthian Yacht Club last
night.
Evening star., 1950-04-07
NordhoIm Runs Boot Yard

Eric Nordholm, well-known
Washington small boat skipper, is
now boat yard manager. He
holds forth at the Buzzard Point
basin of Frank Greenman and
Gordon Corkum.
Evening star., 1950-04-07

The news of white perch biting
in the Potomac and hickory shad
appearing at Aliens Fresh and in
the upper Patuxent was welcome
Evening star., 1950-04-07
Yacht Club Dance

Spring dance of Selby Bay
Yacht Club will be held tomorrow
night at the Hotel 24OO. The club
is located at Edgewater, Md. on
South River.
Evening star., 1950-04-07
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Evening star., 1950-04-07

More Sports on Next Poqe
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing

Ambassador-"Three Secrets;
1:10, 3:15. $40, 7:25 and 9:35
pm.
Capitol - Devils Doorway;
1890 am. ITO, 3:45, $40, -9:05
and 1850 pm. Stage shows: 1920.
2:55, 5:25, $40 and 1885 pm.
CoIumbia-"Fancy Pants; II
am. l, 3, S, 7, 9 and II pm.
Dupont-"City Lights; 1:40.
$40. $40. TAO, 9:4o and
11:40 pm.
Keith's-"The Sleeping City;
11:5o am; 1850. $50, 6, 8, 1915
pm. and 1915 am. Stage:
9:25 pm.
Little "A Royal Affair."; 10
lis, $40, $40, TAO and 9:40 p m.
Metropolitan-"San Quentin;
11:25 am. 1850, 4:15, $40, 905
and 11:15 pm.
National - Broken Arrow:
1l:40 am, 1:40, $40. $40, 7:40
and 9:40 pm.
Palace-"My Blue Heaven; II
am, los. 3:15. 5:25, 7:35, GAS
and 11:50 pm.
Pix-"White Cargo; 210, 4:50,
1885. 1915 pm. and 1855 am.
Playhouse mo Way OUT:
11:10 am; 1:10, 3:15, $40, 7:30,
9:35 and 11:40 pm.
Plaza THE Rocking Horse
Winner: 11:40 am: 1:25, $40,
ASS, $40. 8:25, 1910 and 1855
pm.
Trans-Lux -"Destination
Noon; 11:15 am, ITO, 3:O5
ASS, $50. $50. 10l5 and 11::55
pm.
Warner-"Three Secrets; 11:15
am, 1:2o. 1928, 5:35, TAO. $50
and 1l:55 pm.
Evening star., 1950-09-30

Iceed is Ruth Roman, who is in
third place Vera Ellen and
Joanne Dru are the other two
girls among the first 10.
Almost as amusing as the choice
of Martin and Lewis, in another
ironic way. is Dean Jaeger who
comes off in ninth place Jag
ger, a corking actor, has been
in the movies so long that his
first picture was the last silent
film made After % years, he
gets the stars of tomorrow" list
for his performance in "12
O'Clock High" What other
actor ever waited this long for
tomorrow? Certainly none
so highly regarded as Jaeger has
been all these years.
X X
1t may be South Pacific" that
will bring Judy Garland to Broad
way, after all Mary Martin,
it now is revealed. will leave the
cast of her greatest hit next June
Her replacement will have
to be girl of the highest caliber
and Miss Garland is regarded as
just the girl Whether she will
care to wait that long for a Broad
way show and whether she would
take hand-me-doWn role, even
the one in South Pacific" are two
unanswered questions Yet as
heiresses apparently go, none has
an equal glitter.
Keith's has proud plans for Oc-
tober which it intends shall be
a month of good. solid business
. Three films listed are Born
to Be Bad" with Joan Fontaine;
Walk Softly, Stranger" with Jo-
|seph Gotten and Valli, and "Sad-
die Tramp" starring Joel McCrea
and Wanda Hendrix McCrea s
the tramp THE Walls of NAL
apaga," will succeed "City Lights
on the Dupont screen The
picture stars Isa Miranda and
Jean Cabin, performers whose
work in European films has been
brilliant But neither of whom
cut much of a swath in Holly
wood THE Storm Within, -
the Cocteau film which opens
next week at the Little, is a va
ration of the theme which re-
stored Frances film prestige in
Devil in the Flesh" Watch
for Clark Gable to become that
independent producer, part-time
one, that he always has intended
to be He always has wanted
to direct movies and the COM
pany he is forming is a start that
way.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Hollywood Diary
PuuIette Goddard Honored
By Mexico's BulIfiqhters
By SheiIoh Grohom

! before he again rides a motorbike
over a 5-foot embankment.
Louis de Rochemont has already
cleared $25O,000 as his share OF
Lost Boundaries. The picture
cost $500,000 to make, has crossed
SO, 900, 900 to date.
** **
Ingrid Bergman's "Stromboli'
will be competing with itself in
Europe. In England and all other
English-speaking countries RKOs
cut version will be seen. Elsewhere
Rossellini's version of his picture
will be shown moviegoers. It'll be
interesting to see which rakes in
the most money.
Mack Sennett is being philo-
sophical about Betty Hutton's de-
clsion not to do his Life of Mabel
Normand," which is his life story
as well. "It will be better if no
one else does it," Mack told pal
Betty didn't like any of the scripts
Mary Pickford was the saddest
gal in town prior to leaving Holly
wood to live again in the East
Mary definitely prefers her beau
tiful Pickfair Estate In Beverly
Hills. one of the showplaces of the
world, to her penthouse apartment
in New York. But what is she to
co? Buddy Rogers has a big TV
and radio career in New York. so
being a good wife, Mary lives with
him there.
Ann Miller divides her evenings
currently between the two ex-
husbands of the Gabor sisters, Eva
and Zsa Zsa. One night she is a
close tWosome with Conrad Hill
ton. The next, she's just as close
with Charles Isaacs. Both are
millionaires, and either would be
lucky man to corral Annie. And
how about another movie for her
Metro?
Ellen Drew is a kind lassie
Meeting Al Monte at a party, she
told him. you should be in pic
lures" II am. sort Of" he told
her. IT work in the lab at Metro
Ellen called Dore Schary, and not
only is Al getting an acting test
but Ellen is making it with him
Poor Red Shelton. His eating
regime at the Scripps Clinic is
very nonexistent. But Red has to
lost more weight. They are taking
tests to discover which gland Is
not functioning.
| (Released by North American Newspaper
Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1950-09-30

or Virtue in Danger" suddenly
set up for October %.
Behind this characteristic
s.eight-of of-hand on the part of
theater manag ements are two fac
tors. .. One was Variety's Sum-up
of the more than $4,000 business
done by Celeste Holm's Affairs
of State" the other the non
availability of theaters in New
York. The latter neccssitates
longer stays on the road of prior
to-Broadway productions. In
spite of the closing of THE Bar
rier" for lack of business, Wash
ington is regarded as a nice place
to wait for a New York theater.
X \ X
Most nervous of THE Barrier"
east at last Tuesday nights open
ing was the most experienced
member of the company, Law
renee Tibbett. Perfectionist
Tibbett, fretful that he might for
get the words accompanying his
music. was offered a prompter.
He chose instead to go it
Evening star., 1950-09-30
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Paulette Goddard spent the
week end in Tiajuana as the Mad
rina (Queen) of the bullfighters-
special guest of Torero Manuel
Captillo, the famous bullf1ghter
who fell for Paulette when he
met her in Mexico while she was
making "The Torch" Manuel
this time, presented Paulette with
the ears of his bull. Also the tail
Metro is making quiet plans tc
buy the new Ethel Norman stage
hit, Call Me Madam" From a
friend close to the play i'll Boston
I learn that Leo the lions Johnny
Green is expected there to see
the play and put in a bid for the
screen rights for his bosses.
Clark Gable is finally signing
the deal with Metro for him to
make one independent picture a
year with 2. Wayne Griffin. The
first is going to be Lone Star.
with Gable as a Rhett Butler
character of the wide-open spaces
at the time of the annexation OF
Texas. Clark is asking Howard
Hughes for Jane Russell to be his
girl.
Phillip Dorm is Hollywood
strongest believer in flying saucers
Watch for them in January
February and March," he warns
me. THAT is when the air cur
rents are right for the saucers
to fly" Phillip believes the little
men in the saucers come from
Mars.
Gabriel Pascal is working on a
deal to co-star Jean Simmons with
her beau, Stewart Granger, in
'Androcles and the Lion" Moth
ing would please the lovers more.
x x X
Van johnson hasn't yet found
a buyer for his $125,000 mansion
in the Santa Monica canyon. al
though he is settled in the Beverly
Hills home. 1--WE use the canyon
place for week ends grins Van
on the Go for Broke" set. His
most recent picture, Grounds for
Marriage" was hit at the pre-
view here. And I didn't want to
make it. Actors should never be
allowed to choose their own
scripts says Van.
The planes from Howard
Hughes nearby airplanes plant
are holding up production on
Hughes picture. "Gaunt Woman
They seem never to stop flying
over the Pathe Studio in Culver
City. where this picture is being
made. Maybe H. H. the plane
maker and H. H. the movie maker
should get together.
Victor Natures banged-up knee
is in such a bad state that the
doctors can't put a cast on it. And
until they do, Vic is stuck in the
hospital in Montana. Poor Vic
1t will be long time. he says
Evening star., 1950-09-30

alone. a decision that fretted him.
And left him tired singer
actor after performance that
was word perfect!
Most dramatic coincidence of
that opening was that centering
in the paper which blazed up from
Tibbett's mis-aimed cigarette. .
The lyric which Richard Dennis
was singing-as he put out the
fire with his hat and the supposed
drink of whisky he held in his
hand-was Keep calm. Keep
calm!" Everybody did, most
of all Actor Singer Dennis, who
rated a hand for his song that he
probably always will remember.
incidentally, it was Tibbett who
insisted upon Muriel Rain being
given equal billing with him as
star of "The Barrier" before it
opened The original idea was
that as such a well-known, long
time Metropolitan baritone. he
should be billed alone Tibbett
thought very much otherwise.
X *xx
1t has been years since Flora
Campbell. singularly competent
actress has been in Washington
She will be here. however,
as a member of the cast of 1.-THE
Curious Savage" OF the years
between her appearances, both
this department and Miss Camp
bell can hope they have broken
one of the worst jinxes in their
mutual friendship So far this
critic has never seen Miss Camp
bell in play he liked, no mat
ter how much he liked her work
. Miss Campbell is the sister
of Beth Campbell who gave up
a career with the Washington Bu-
reau of the Associated Press for
marriage.
Motion Picture Herald has just
released its annual survey of ex-
hibitors' choices of film stars
of tomorrow" Heading the
list, nice irony, is the comedy team
of Martin and Lewis whose tele-
vision satire on the movies. has
infuriated the industry as moth
ing in years Second choice
is a much less controversial fell
low This would be William
Holden whose Sunset Boulevard"
and other recent pictures have
made him the top man in studio
demand On the distaff side,
the girl chosen most likely to sue
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Drama News and Reviews
Bookings for Goyety Take
Sudden urn for Better
By Joy Cormody

Before he Barrier fled the Gayey after tonghts perform
canceng out the that booked sudden
PAIL fallen bookings Nothing sight, indeed until
overnight that the situation changed with
of The Curious for the october
And Theaer Guilds Restoration comedy THE Relapse
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for the purpose of organizing a
new chapter of the Society in that
city. Miss Robertson was elected
temporary chairman Of the pro-
posed new Chapter, and her visit
was concerned with further or
ganization plans.
Jill Denison, 1864 Glynn rd.,
will portray the part of Clara, as
woman, in the play "Clara Bar
ton," the story of the "mother of
Red Cross" who was born on
Christmas Day. It's to be given
on Fairytale Theatre over VICAR
Sunday, December 18th, at 1890
p. m.
Jim Austin, 1857 Brewster, will
portray Mr.. Barton. Jim is a
junior at Shaw High School, where
Jill is 10th grader.
Mrs. w. L. Johnson has been
appointed a full time member of
the staff at First Presbyterian
church, and will serve as assist
ant to the minister, DR.. Howard
NJ. Wells. The w. J. Brandts of
1245 Melbourne rd. are looking
forward to Christmas. They are
to be the guests of Mr.. Brandt's
sister, Mrs. Joseph Murray and
family of 667 East 125th st. at a
gathering of the clan around the
festive board.
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Mrs. Herbert J. Wills, GAG Dres-
den I'd. He is pledged to Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Angela Genovese, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Genovese,
1849 Brightwood ave., has been
initiated into the Book and Nor
tar club at Bowling Green State
University. Book and Mortor is a
scholarship honor society.
David Baker, junior at Denison
University, Granville, is a men,
Der of the 270-voice choir that
gave the 46th presentation of
Handeps messiah" in Swasey
Chapel this past weekend. He sings
in the tenor section. Baker resides
at 1922 Mortified ave.
Just about the biggest job and a
week less than usual to prepare for
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News about your family, your
friends, your neighbors, the COM
ing and going, the little parties,
and other items Of interest
make this column better read
ing. Phone your news to PO.
1873 or mail to 14600 Euclid
ave. Deadline Tuesday at 5.
Fly to see flyer-Mr. and Mrs.
Milo Rush, 1856 East 144th ST.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy knight,
13413 Claiborne rd., are flying to
Enid, Oklahoma, for the gradua-
tion exercises of the formers son,
Lieut.. Malcolm Rush who will re-
ceive his wings at Vance Air
Force Base there, December 18th.
Both Lieut.. Rush and Mrs. Rush,
the former Iva Lee knight, RIM,
are graduates of Shaw High
School. Mrs. Rush is with her
husband who enlisted in the air
corps a year ago.
Holiday entertaining m n 8
three parties at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Labus, 1924 Mann ave.
On Tuesday the 10th, Mrs. Labus
entertains her bridge club at it's
Christmas party. The Christmas
dinner for the II kin on Mr.. Lab
US side of the household will be
an event Of December 23rd, while
the distaff side of the family cir
take Of Christmas dinner on Sun
cle-also IL in number, will par
day, the oath. In addition, the
Labus family are busy helping
with Calvary Lutheran bazaar
plans for the 18th.
Just in the midst of moving,
to Nelaview ave-, East Cleveland,
Mrs. Lloyd Keller had the misfor-
tune to injure a shoulder. She is
directing the task of getting set
tied practically from the admins
trative angle.
Miss Leona Robertson of Pitts
burgh, Pa, was a weekend guest
of Miss Gertrude Hunkin, 14729
Elderwood ave-, president of
Cleveland Chapter, American So
ciety of Women Accountants. Miss
Hunkin and a delegation of Cleve-
land Chapter members recently
presented a tea in Pittsburgh, to
which were invited women &C.
countants of the Pittsburgh area,
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With The
CO>eds

Off to the Sun Bowl is Peggy
Oates, a young East Clevelander,
enrolled at the University of Gin
cinnati. Peggy was selected in Sep
tember to join the marching maj
orettes with the University's band,
and has marched all during this
football season. Now she is ac-
companying the gridders to El
Paso, Texas, for the New Years
Day game.
A freshman at the U. of c., ma
joring in nursing, Peggy was
graduated from Shaw High with
the June 1850 class.
Home for Christmas and having
waited a whole year will mean
even more excitement for Betty
Durhammer, and her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. w. Durhammer, 1866
Sheldon st. Betty is senior at
U. of S. c., Los Angeles, Calf,
and this is her first time home
since last Christmas. She arrives
Sunday and writes she is hoping
to see as many of her East Cleve-
land friends as possible while at
home.
There's extra excitement fol
John Wills as he thinks Of coming
home for Christmas. A freshman
at North Carolina State Univer
sity, John will fly from Raleigh t.
Cleveland. it being his first plane
trip. John is. the son of Mr.. an
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it. This is the predicament Mrs.
Pauline Elmquist, 14709 Elderwood
ave., a senior at Flora Stone
Mather, is in. She is chair
man of the 36th annual Stunt Night
whose preparation has the entire
school in a whirl of feverish ex-
element. The big snow cut down
rehearsal, set making, costume
making, etc. time. That date is
December goth.
Miss Peggy Dickinson, in her
second extra year at the University
Of Connecticut where she is getting
her masters in social service, will
be home Saturday. Peggy is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. P. R.
Dickinson, 3416 Thorne rd.
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a C.
A'~1 this for
SAVING MONEY?

ID With new 1851 models due shortly and our floor
space already crowded with recent trudeins. we
MUST CLEAN HOUSE" of our USED CARS be.
fore JonuorY lst.
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Last Man Who Talked
To Chief 10 Be Questioned

Navy investigators today planned
to question the last man known
to have talked to Chief Gunner's
Mate Wesley c. Thompson before
his death Sunday in Quarters K
in Arlington.
Chief Machinist's Mate C. r.
Maupin, who was on watch as
Junior officer of the day when
Chief Thompson died. was to ap-
pear this morning before a board
of investigation. According to
Navy spokesmen, Chief Thompson
made a telephone call to Chief
Maupin shortly before his body
was found in Barracks s, slumped
against door.
Although first reports indicated
the 41-year- r-old Navy veteran died
of a heart attack, an autopsy
Tuesday revealed he had suffered
a head injury. The chiefs wife,
Mrs. Fannie E. Thompson Of
Temple Hills. Md, said she last
saw her husband at II am. Fri
day, and investigators are seeking
to determine his whereabouts
after that time.