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Evening star., 1951-05-20

platform came near, sloping down towards a
network of lines and points, he was on the
heels of the guard
There was smile on his face as he dived
into a flying tackle. On concrete flying
tackle is not the sporting amiability it is on
soft turf Charlie Baron could not find it in
himself to mind His shoulder struck and
his arms locked themselves above Redhead's
knees. The saboteur crumpled and crashed
down on to the unyielding concrete.
They slid for ten yards before the impetus
of their locked bodies was spent; then Baron
stood up. triumphant smile on his face. He
had bruised his elbow badly but he was so
thoroughly anaesthetized by excitement that
pain did not register.
Redhead stayed where he was, knocked
out by the impact of his head with the con-
crete, Baron locked handcuff around the
limp, outstretched wrist .
JAMES BENBOw stared at his hands with
great disgust. Whether they trembled with
fear or with plain fatigue hardly seemed to
matter, for he had long ceased to feel any
shame of being afraid. But trembling hands
interfered with the job he had to do - un-
screw four bolts, ease up cover plate with
delicate levering twist of a screwdriver, feel
beneath it for trip wire, peer into the firing
tube with the aid Of the electric lantern
gently probe the hole with long piece OF
wood to make quite sure it was empty, then
go on to the next canister.
He had lost count of the number of depth
charges he and Harcourt had investigated.
He had even lost count of time, but pale
morning sun shining down on his back could
only mean that time was running out. His
screwdriver slipped and he banged his knuckles
for the twentieth time against hard iron.
Damn" he said viciously. Damn and blast
them to hell for evermore"
Peter Harcomt beloved with laughter.
GO on. old boy - blast away. 1t helps"
Benbow smiled ruefully and sucked his
bleeding knuckles.
Have cigarette" Harcourt offered.
What? On top of this pile of diabolic
machinery"
Its not so risky as all that" Harcourt
replied. Out came a cigarette case from his
hip pocket. There comes time when it's
more dangerous not to smoke. he said Lets
smoke. loathe self-discipline.
They smoked. 1t was a quarter past nine
in the morning
AT nine eighteen they finished the canisters
In one car. and at nine twenty-five they
started on the canisters in the next.
Evening star., 1951-05-20

What happened tn Part One: Police Con-
stable BARON surprises a red-headed man
leaving the railway yards at Birmingham
with bag. When he tries to arrest him,
REDHEAD knocks Baron down and escapes
But Baron has held on to the bag, which is
suspiciously found to contain two detonators,
together with the cover plate of depth charge.
Police learn that train passed through
Birmingham about the time of Baron's tussle
with Redhead 1t was bound for Portsmouth
Navy Yard, carrying load of depth charges.
Scotland Yard is alerted, the train is tagged
down near the village of Bishops Lexington,
and Major PETER HARCOURT, demolition
expert, arrives to look for bomb hidden in
one of the charges. He meets BENBOw,
Police Superintendent in charge, and tells
him the bomb is probably timed to explode
next morning when the train would have
reached the dockside But that is only
guess. 1t may blow any moment. Baron has
been sent to Portsmouth on the chance Red
head may have gone there. and Peter Har-
court begins his search for the bomb = alone.
Hours later, Benbow carries him mug of
tea, prepared by BATES, another policeman.
Harcourt orders Benbow away from the
train - his is no job for an amateur" But
Benbow insists on remaining to help, in spite
of the urgent danger. HarcoWt relents. He
tells Benbow to feel under the cover plate of
each charge for tiny wire. IF you find ii, "
he says tensely, tell me, and for Gods sake,
don't shout" Now the action shifts to Ports
mouth - and Police Constable Baron.
Evening star., 1951-05-20

SECOND OF DOLCE CONSTABLE BARON
r,mo naDTe Il sat on bench in Ports
"" "'.'S mouth railway station with
newspaper on his lap which he occasionally
pretended to read. He had been there for an
hour The train from Oxford. transfer station
for man travelling from Birmingham to
Evening star., 1951-05-20

TW-5-2o-5l
Evening star., 1951-06-12

for the young woman whose oh.
Ject is matrimony. pl ovided her
boss is a bachelor or a widower.
Nursing is almost a matrimonial
cinch. Practically all single con-
ValescentS think they are in love
with their nurses, so the trained
nurse has no trouble in wangling
a proposal out Of a patient if she
wants him. Failing this, there are
the 1nternes, and how easily they
are captured you can guage by
the number of doctors who have
married nurses.
In restaurant work a girl meets
every known variety of man and
has a chance to look 'em over and
choose her bird. School teach
ing is far from being an old maids
job. it is first aid to matrimony,
as is proved by the fact that it is
hard for country districts to keep
school ma ANS. Some man is al
ways marrying teacher"
AS for a summer vacation, al
most any kind is good. Only don't
go to those Adamless Edens of
summer resorts where the only
male bipeds are senile grandpas
and adolescent boys. And don't
go to expensive hotels. because the
average young chap lacks the
price and is conspicuous by his abb
Sence.
But why are you so anxious to
marry just to be a-marrying?
Evening star., 1951-06-12
Virginia Booklets
To Be Sent Abroad

Scrapbooks on "Our Town." pre-.
pared to give other countries a
cross-sectlon look at life in Amer
ican communities, were presented
this morning to the American
Association of University Women
by representatives of the Virginia
State Division of the AAUW for
shipment abroad.
The scrapbooks, illustrating life
in Virginia communities, will be
distributed by the International
Federation Of University Women.
The photographs. which show
various aspects of community life,
are accompanied by explanatory
texts in French. German, Greek,
Italian and Spanish.
The aim in making the scrap
books. according to Mrs. Enders
Dickinson III of Roanoke, was
not to present glamorous tour
ist folder" but to convey a simple
and accurate picture of American
life. Mrs. Dickinson is interna-
tlonal relations chairman of the
division.
The photographs show local
citizens ir their homes and shops
and in civic meetings as well as
the schools and holiday celebra-
tions.
Those participating in today's
presentation ceremony included
Miss Janet Macdonald of Hollins,
Va, president of the State divi-
sion, and Mrs. B. D. Williamson
OF Roanoke. chairman of the
project.
Evening star., 1951-06-12
Dinner, Dance Set
by Opti-Mrs. Club

/ A dinner meeting and a dance
are being planned by the Opti.
Mrs. Club of Arlington for this
week.
The dinner, which will take
place tomorrow at the Evans
Coffee Shop. ALTO Lee highway
will feature a program on civil
defense with Mrs. Joyce Doyle OF
the District Office of Civil De-
Tense as guest speaker. Mrs
Doyle, who is deputy chairman
|of the Evacuation Committee,
will speak on the topic, What
to Do in Case of an Atomic At
tack"
The program also will feature
"a talk by 13-year-old Stanley
Funston Of Arlington, recent win
ner of the oratorical contest spon-
sored by the 10th district of Op-
timist Clubs. Stanley. who is a
student at Dolly Madison Junior
High School. will compete in the
final contest to be sponsored by
the OptlmiSt International at its
annual convention June 1928 in
Detroit.
The dance is scheduled for Fri
day from 8 pm. to am. at the
Corlnthian Yacht Club.
Evening star., 1951-06-12
| WoshingT Tones
| Honor Leader

Mrs. Lois Zoerb of Wauwatosa
Wis, national president of Sweet
Adelines, Inc, will be in Washing.
ton tomorrow and Thursday tt
visit the local chapter, known a.
the Westinghouse.
The organization is a feminine
counterpart of the Society fol
the Preservation and Encourage.
ment of Barbershop Quartet Sing
ing in America. Mrs. F. j. May
nard of Annandale, Va, is presi.
dent of the local group which was
chartered several months ago and
now has 80 members.
Mrs. Zoerb will attend meeting
of the Westinghouse tomorrow
night at Friendship House, 61e
d street Sc, and the following
evening will be entertained at
dinner by some of the members
While here. she will be the guest OF
Mrs. Maynard.
The national president will come
here from Toledo where she at
tended the international conven-
ton of the SPEBSQSA with her
husband, Harold Zoerb.
Evening star., 1951-06-12
Dorothy Dix

DEAR MISS DIX: What ad.
vice do you give young womer
who are nearing 80 and are be-
ginning to fear that they may
never marry? Should they seek
jobs in which they will meet men
and If so, what are these jobs?
Is school teaching an old maids
job? What about stenography
nursing, restaurant work, welfare
work? What kind of summer va.
cation should they take
TWENTY-NINE.
Answer: 1t is hard to answer
your questions definitely because
marriage seems to be largely 8
matter of luck.
OF course, the girl who wants te
marry should go where there are
plenty of men. There is no profit
in fishing in waters in which there
are no fish, or in hunting where
there is no game. Girls will
frankly tell you that the reason
they go to co-educational colleges
is not to get an education but a
husband. and the same reason i'm
pels young women to seek jobs ir
offices even when they do not neec
the money they earn.
I cannot see that one job has
more matrimonial possibilities
than another if it brings a girl
in contact with marrying men
Stenography is good choice
Evening star., 1951-06-12
Wonnen's Clubs
Diplomats Wife Tells Press Group
OF Pokiston's Koshn7H Problem

action. Men and women are botl
working together trying to allevi.
ate illiteracy and improving socia
conditions and health"
During her stay in this country
the Pakistan visitor revealed, sh,
Will visit most of the principa
cities inspecting educational ane
health centers. She thinks goodwill
works both ways, though, ane
since discovering that the sum
mer months here are a bad time
for speaking engagements, plans
to return in February to complete
her work.
Begun Ikramullah was intro
Iduced by Mrs. Pat Strickland
president of the club, who also
headed the receiving line. Others
who received with the honor guest
included Mrs. Ispahani, wife OF
the Pakistarl Ambassador, and
Mrs. Baig, wife of the .Pakistan
Minister.
Among those attending the 5 to
Z O'Clock fete were the First Sec
retary of the Embassy and Mrs.
khalil, the Military and Air At
tache and Mrs. Raza, and the
Press Attache and Mrs. Ansari.
Evening star., 1951-06-12
BY Ruth Dean

The only help Pakistan want.
from the United States is aid ir
solving the Kashmir question
Begun Shasta Ikramullah, wife
of Pakistan's Foreign Secretary
declared yesterday.
Begun Ikramullah, who is ir
this country at the invitation OF
the State Department to study
social welfare problems, spoke at
tea given in her honor by the
American Newspaper Women's
Club.
The small, attractive visitor,
who is also a member of the
Pakistan Constituent Assembly, a
legislative body comparable to our
Congress, expressed her country's
gratitude for the help already
given by the United States and
other United Nations countries.
She declared. however, that they
might better accomplish peace
aims in the area by stepping into
the border dispute now raging be-
tween PakiStan and India.
In PakiStan, IS per cent of the
money goes into the wasteful ex-
penditure of money for upkeep of
our army" she said. THAT means
we have little left for needed
capital development work. And in
spite of the fact there is stability
among our people, we can't go on
forever like this. If other coun-
tries take away the cause of fric-
tion between Pakistan and India,
they would help bring peace and
prosperity to the whole area"
Begun Ikramullah expressed the
opinion that the Kashmir dispute
could be used as a tool by the
Communists to advance their own
ends because. communism preys
on any discomfort. She added her
conviction, however, that Pakistan
need not fear a real threat from
communism either from within or
without because of the religious
cohesion" of it's MoSlem popula-
tion. I'VE are fairly near Red
China" she conceded, "but think
we can meet that. A cohesive
population can meet any threat.
Religion in our country is not a
dead force. 1t is way of life"
Begun Ikramullah reviewed the
progress her country has made
since it won its independence and
especially hailed the role played
by its women. THAT we could
weather the storm was due in no
small part to the women" she
said.
Begun Ikramullah also attri-
buted to the independence move
ment final breakdown of the CEN
tury old barriers which had kept
women from participation in ma
tional life.
Following partition, the women
Immediately tackled the refugee
problem, she said, and with little
or no nursing training, cared for
the sick and even dug graves to \
bury the dead.
This has brought us 200 years
ahead" she said, 80 that now
from the lowest rung of the lad
der right up to Parliament, we |
have women working in every oc-
cupation. We even have a trained 1
women's army battalion"
Though they have won this 1
much freedom, Begun Ikramullah
added, the women still have some |
prejudices to fight. "Our fight,
however. is not the virus : of |
feminism," she said, but a move
ment against orthodoxy and re-
Evening star., 1951-06-12
Navy Wives Club
Plans Installation

New officers of the Eleano,
Roosevelt Navy Wives Club No. 81
headed by Mrs. Walter Meyer, will
be installed at a meeting at s
o'clock tonight at the home OF
Mrs. Karl Theme at the Nava1
Receiving Station.
The new officers include Mrs
John H. Rothenbuhler, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Richard r. Conger
recording secretary. and Mrs
Francis Brombrough, correspond
Ing secretary.
Special guests at the meeting
tonight will be Mrs. Charles Erck
of Annapolis, a former sponsor of
the club, and 1t. Frederick w.
Brink and 1t. William j. Walsh,
both Navy chaplains.
Mrs. Oscar Norgorden will be
co-hostess with Mrs. Theme.
Evening star., 1951-06-12
Zontu Luncheon

Raymond Nelson of the United
States Office of Education will be
the guest speaker at luncheon
meeting of the Zonta Club to be
held at 1890 pm. tomorrow at
the Blackstone Hotel. Mr.. Nelson
will discuss the high points in
the 1851 program of exchange of
United States teachers with those
of 18 other countries.
Evening star., 1951-06-12

Miss Lora Frances Tonelli was
married yesterday to Mr.. David
Eugene Mcclure in the Shrine of
the Sacred Heart, the Rev. Joseph
Moran officiating.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Tonelli of
this city. Mr.. Mcclure is the
son of Mrs. Roscoe Collins and
the late Mr.. Charles H. Mcclure
of Louisville, KY.
Evening star., 1951-06-12
|PHS Wives to Elect

The Officers Wives Club of the
United States Public Health Serv-
ice will elect officers following a
luncheon meeting at 1890 pm
tomorrow at the Officers Club
lof the Naval Medical Center at
bethesda.
Evening star., 1951-06-12
Picnic in BerWyn

The Women's Community Club
of Berwyn will hold a picnic to-
morrow as feature of its final
spring meeting at the home of
Mrs. r. w. Axt in College Park.
Evening star., 1951-05-06

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Evening star., 1951-06-23
Hollywood Diary
Bette Puts Her Marriage
Ahead of Film Coreer
.By Sheiloh Graham,

their lives. Stan came TO this
country from England on q cattle
boat with Charles Chaplin, Of all
passengers. Oliver started his
show business career at the age
of seven, with a minstrel show.
They are both well fixed finan-
cially. And won't do the picture
unless Wilder ups his ante-as we
say in Las Vegas.
X y u
Linda Darnen received a call
in Jamaica from director Stuart
Heisler that he has delayed the
start of their picture. Saturday
Island" So she packed every
thing, few to New York ito kick
up my heels and have fun for a
week" Linda is just up and about
from a weeks bout with virus.
Peggy Cummins writes me from
London that her working come
back, since she became Mrs. Dun
nett, will be a play. not a movie.
She stars on the stage in "The
Gainsborough Ladies'" with Cecil
Beaton designing the clothes and
directing.
Barbara Stanwyck seems to
have turned down Clash by
Nigh" script has now been
sent to another top star.
Ann Sothern's beau, Dick Egan.
makes his movie debut In Mark
Robson's fine picture. Bright Vic
tory" This was originally Lights
Out" and U-I will release it late
this year for academy considera-
ton.
"The Spy Case of Richard
Sorge" is a new project planned
at 20th Century-Fox. This is the
story Of the famous spy's opera
tions In the Far East.
You'll soon be seeing full
length Laurel and Hardy pictures
on television. The comics have
also been approached to film a
new series of half-hour films for
TV. They have terrific audience
with the kids already.
If you see a tall, blond man
with a big beard. it's likely to
be Sterling Hayden. He's practi-
cally unrecognizable behind it.
| CReleased by North American Newspaper
i Alliance.)
Evening star., 1951-06-23

man were reaching merely for the
loudest laugh possible.
They had no notion where it
all would end. certainly not the
extent to which 1t would corrupt
not merely the vulnerable mob,
but professionals with far more
varied and eloquent vocabularies.
Literally everybody got into the
act, among these even restrained
editorial writer's. urbane colum-
Inists and cartoonists whose most
extreme reaction heretofore was
covered by the politely passionate
word stencil -
None better than these knows
that Effie's dancing Is one thing
and the rest of life possibly some-
thing else, but they have sue
cumbed to the easy, passionate
Invitation OF at ------."
AS the center of politics, Wash
ington undoubtedly is the most
pathetic victim of the fiaring nos
Itril critics.
The semi-intelligent local citi-
zen who can sit in a once-civilized
hotel restaurant and keep from
throwing his soup in the face Of
the visiting critic at the next table
lis a paragon Of restraint. What
would happen to him. the latter.
expressing the same opinions of
Chicago in the Palmer House. or
Las Vegas in the Silver Dollar. is
something the movies might look
Into.
Or, the national magazines
might even want to look into 1t
liz they cared to reverse their ap-
parent current Judgment on
Washington.
How much of the lust to be-
llieve the worst about everything.
especially what goes on here. is
based upon a best-selling book
that is insanely classified as mon
fiction" is something this small
corner of journalism does not
know.
! It does know that references
to this volume as 'the most SEN
sational expose" Of its time keer
bobbing up in drama and movie
copy" from all corners of the
country. What it is doing in such
Ia place as drama news is cleal
Ito no sensible mind. unless the
. twisted idea is to divert the Of
Tended nostrils from Hollywood
land Broadway.
It never gets in the paper, thi'
i tIsort of thing. Each time a refer
IIence of the kind is made, 1t mean!
another broken editorial pencil
Ilbut out it comes.
Maybe having made stinkers O.
everybody. everything. and ever!
place, Hart and kaufman Cal
think of some way to unsay wha
they said of Effie's dancing.
: The need is downright desperate
Evening star., 1951-06-23

HOLLYWOOD.


Bette Davis Is putting her mar
riage very much before her career.
She was offered half a million
dollars for picture work in Europe.
But husband Gary Merrill has to
return to Goth Century-Fox for
"Old Soldiers Never Die" and the
Nunnally johnson picture. Phone
Call From a Stranger" So Bette
returns with Gary to Hollywood
with nothing on her mind except
to be wife.
Dan Daily is a happy boy again
for two reasons: his Dizzy
Dean" picture is back as number
one on his schedule. The life story
of the famous baseball player is
now ahead of Father Does a
Strip" with June Haver. And Dan
is now able to beat young Barbara
Whiting at tennis. But his dinner
dates with this Junior miss are on
a non-exclusive basis.
Ava Gardner has been looking
at the old John Gilbert home In
Beverly Hills with the object OF
buying it.
John Barrymore, jr., will do a
television series in the fall-after
doing "Hasty Heart" in summer
stock. John had to relearn his
accent for the play. Found he was
doing an Irish for a Scotch.
Ethel Barrymore received raves
at the preview of her latest pic
Iture. Kind Lady" Miss Barry
more at 72 vigorously denies re-
Iports that she is thinking o1
retirement.
Hedy Lamar, never a gal to dc
things by halves, is selling every
fur piece she owns, along with
her furniture and jewels. Sounds
like we're seeing the last of Hedy
lin Hollywood, where she has pro.
Ifessed never to be happy.
/ Robert Walker takes his boys or
. Ia fishing trip when he winds ur
his final scenes in MY Son John.
Robert gets his sons from Jenni.
fer Jones for the summer vaca.
ltion. in accordance with the di.
lvorce settlement.
y y X
Jimmy Cagney-A good bust
. nessman-has leased his boat
: the Swift, to Metro for it's Sc;
picture, plymouth Adventure"
. hope he gets as much as Erro
Flynn did-$1 900 day, when h,
rented the Zacca to Orso1
4 Welles and Rita Hayworth TO
Shanghai Lady"
Lauren Becall just couldn't re-
sist it-meaning acting will
Bogey. So you will see her in on
scene in ''The African Queen.
The rains in Africa are even wors
than Huston. Bogart, Hepburn e
al. expected.
\ Laurel and Hardy are askin,
for more money from Billy Wilder
who wants to make movie abou
Evening star., 1951-06-23

difference is that It has become a
sind Of imbecile laughter now, and
his Is q sad thing to happen to a
Fuffaw that was healthy when it
vas young.
What Hart and Kaufman said
way back there in the late 30s
vas a bit OF dialogue they put into
yhe mouth of the mad ballet
maestro who, when asked what ne
thought of Effie Vanderhoff's
dancing. replied:
"Confidentially. eeet stinks."
Since then. everything stinks,
antfl in time the most stinkingly
stupid phrase In the cosmic range
pf the English language Is 'It
Minks."
Having been born in the world
sf entertainment, the phrase has
Inawed longest and hardest upon
the hand that created it. In the
Kind Of mind that sums up every
thing In the crudest generaliza-
tons humanity conceivable, all en-
tertainment "stinks."
This goes for the theater, the
movies, radio, television. baseball
with the exceptions Of Brooklyn,
New York and Chicago's south
tide, and football especially in
Washington. The fact that mil
lions, q few millions of them with
Intelligent tastes, find much that
Is rewarding in all of these day
after day In no way mitigates the
weeping Judgment that they are
soften themselves and rotting the
minds Of their followers.
What is really rotten around
here-the . million square miles
Of the United States-is the use
pf the accusing phrase in question.
~
If the entertainment field has
0 competitor as an outrageous
victim of the stencil bombers, it
k politics. In the simple minded
vocabulary of today. the only diff
ference between Democrats and
Republicans and the Communists
Is a matter of spelling. The listen
Ing stranger in this land might
gather that all were equally bent
upon destroying the American way
of life, which, come to think of it
has lost its old attar-of-roses scent
since every one laughed at, ano
was made happy by. the ballet
masters estimate of Effie Wander.
hoff's dancing.
No doubt in letting fly with tht
most abrupt verb they could thinl
Of, the Messrs. Hart and Kauf'