Evening star., 1951-07-26
By Harry Macarthur

recognition. at least.
Mr.. Mayehoff, according to al
advice at hand, was to receive to-
day the first (and possibly tht
last) annual Flotsam and Jetsan
Award for Achievement.
The citation reads, in part: "Tt
Eddie Mayehoff. in honor Of hi
having risen Cor fallen, depending
in how you look at it, from The
position of tugboat oiler and fire.
man to the position of actor"
Mr.. Mayehoff was in the CoasI
Guard during the war, assigned tt
a tugboat of the DalZell Line, a
whose Brooklyn pier today'S fes'
tivities were to take place, follow
ing a tugboat journey from {
North River Pier in New York.
The physical memento Of the
Flotsam and Jetsam Award is 9
full-sized. secondhand oar. Aftel
its presentation, according to thi'
report, soft drinks and finger
Sandwiches were to be served
Somehow, 1t doesn't seem at al
surprising to hear that Eddie
Mayehoff is serving soft drinks
and finger sandwiches on a tug
boat.
Trouble in Paris: Americans
apparently. accept all sorts Of
things that the French won't have
any of and that's final. A mar
walks in any place in this country
with a>wire recorder and we just
show him the nearest wall plug
and pay no further attention
though possibly claiming up 9
bit.
Dave Garroway, now vacation
ing from his television chores anc
represented on his daily radio
show (WRC-11:45 ann only BY
recorded messages, found a diff
Iferent attitude in Paris. First, hi
and Writer Charlie Andrews were
lforcibly restrained by the gen.
darmes when they tried to take 8
recorder atop the Eiffel Tower
then Mr.. Garroway thought he'c
send his listeners the sound of the
roulette wheels spinning at the
Deauville casino.
He walked in the door with the
tape recorder-then walked right
out again. He tried again without
the recorder. played little
roulette C"the dullest way in the
world to lose money!, then de-
.cided to snap some pictures with
a miniature camera.
In five minutes five very ugly
gentlemen had me by the arms. -
he has reported, land very quietly
ushered me to the managers Of
flee.
"I told them who I was and
what was doing and they took
my camera, removed the film and
very politely helped me out the
door. No one rasied his voice, but
the man said, Good sir, please do
not return to this establishment
and I think he meant it."
Programs and People: Peter
Lind Hayes and Mary Healy, who
may easily be- the most agreeable
husband-wife team in the enter
tanning business, will be back on
television next Sunday. Their
vehicle will be a new version of
Morton Downey's Star of the
Family" which will have them on
CBS-TV on Sundays at $50. The
first guest stars in the variety
show will be Beatrice Kraft, Mimi
Benzell and Red Buttons.
Ruth Crane will be hostess to-
morrow at 3 pm. (WMAL-TV) to
a group of bridge experts here for
the tournament of the American
Contract Bridge League. Charles
Soloman, Easley Blackwood, A. M.
Fobel and John Gerber will be
among those explaining their bid
ding and playing techniques.
WTTG will resume it's Might
Owl Theater" next Monday. pre-
senting feature film nightly at
11:15, Monday through Friday
"The Great Gildersleeve" may
turn up on television as well as
radio next fall. The radio sponsor
is examining kinescope recordings
with that in mind Joe Gray
don (Dosh), who is representing
Washington quite handsomely on
Hollywood television, has a for
mula for TV success. Project your
own personality, not phony one, !"
he says. "a basic sincerity and
naturalness will carry a TV per-
farther than anything
else"
X y X
In Words of One Syllable: The
press agent for "Pantomime Quiz"
(WTOP-TV - Monday, 8 p.m.)
may have assayed that show per-
fectly' without knowing it.
'Television, at least from my
point of view, is similar to the
silent films of long ago." the pa.
quotes a "Quizz" participant.
Jackie Coogan. "On my present
TV show I'm doing the same thing
I did in the movies when I was
fnl1r wears old "