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Evening star., 1951-01-03
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Cary Grant plans to take Wife
Betsy Drake with him to Africa
next year when he stars in
Grown of Thorn" his lead
ing lady as well as his wife. These
two seem to be ideally mated.
Vic Damone sent his mother a
check for $500 to buy gifts for his
four sisters at Christmas. 1--WE
forgotten what sizes they wear in
clothes" Vic told me. His sisters
are aged %, 20. II and 10. I hear
not from Vic-that, when he
returns from his trip home to
Brooklyn. he will be starred with
Debbie Reynolds in $50 In Love"
Jane Powell, now finishing
"Rich, Young and Pretty" with
Vic, has had bad touch Of flu
but says no ulcers now, as re-
ported. She nearly had 'em 18
ago, but cured them be-
fore they could get too advanced.
with careful diet.
Ava Gardner said to Producer
Arthur Freed on the "Show Boat"
set: why do you have some one
else dub in my singing voice? Why
won't you let me sing?" Arthur
did. Now we're using Ava's own
voice in the picture" he tells
me. You will also hear Ava's
voice in Pandora and the Flying
Mickey Rooney and Martha
Vickers must be getting the most
uncontested divorce in Hollywood
history-they'll both use the same
lawyer: Greg Bautzer.
Whoever appears with Kirk
Douglas in the stage production
of Detective Story" at the Som
brero Theater in Phoenix. Ariz.,
will also be his leading lady in
the movie. They haven't yet de-
cided on the girl.
Lex Barker and Arlene Dahl are
lunching at Metro. and I stop by
to ask. "Will you be married in
Sun Valley?" II want a church
wedding Arlene replies. There's
a wonderful church in Sun VAL
ley,' Lex grins. Then he shows
me Arlene's engagement gift to
him which he wears on q chain
next to his heart. It's a gold
Guadalupe medal. inscribed to
MY Own True Love"
Pat O'Brien turns himself into
a fashion plate for his role in
Criminal Lawyer" He'll wear
Evening star., 1951-01-03

was his home on previous oc-
casions STARS in My Crown"
the unpretentious picture which
made so many 10-best lists at
years end. will open all-request
week at the Hiser Theater on
Sunday
Evening star., 1951-01-03

doubt they would have been good
songs and just the right things to
say. Debbie's confidence begets
confidence.
Things have not been the same
in the drama department since
Daniel Blum's American Theater
1900 1850" landed on the desk.
Blum's pictorial history of the
theater over that half lf-century Is
clearly the most thumbable volume
ever published on the subject.
Callers who used to stay only long
enough to state their business, tell
their latest jokes, and thumb
through the latest still pictures
from Hollywood, now threaten to
remain until they have finished
the book.
If they can't make it in the time
life of day-and so years is
lot of pictorial history to cover
they come back.
If patients could be trusted not
to slip it under the coats. it would
make an enormously valuable ad-
dition to the waiting room litera-
ture of any doctor or dentist. In
fact. of any other place where the
public is required to wait.
If any doctor or dentist is
listening, the drama department
had to hide the book in order to
get on with its lackadisical bus
iness.
Edith Piaf. Frances sensational
songstress who will make one
night March of Dimes appearance
at the Shoreham tomorrow night,
was herself handicapped child at
one time. She lost her eyesight
in infancy. regained it miracu-
lously at the age of seven.
Miss Piaf, a vocal Bernhardt
who is the darling of New York
audiences. has never before ap-
peared in Washington. She has
been represented here by proxy,
however, by Les Compagnons de
Chansons, the Nine Frenchmen
who were such a popular attrac-
tion at the Shoreham in past
seasons. She sponsored the latter
groups first appearance in the
United States.
X X X II
Midweek memoes: The Gayety
will have Sunday attraction jan
uary 7, when the Yiddish Art The
ater headed by Maurice Schwartz
appears there in two performances,
matinee and night Riverside
Drive" comedy of Jewish life in
will be the attraction i
Synge's "Playboy Of the Western
will open tonight at the
Arena Theater with Bill Mcclure
in the title role Maurice
Chevalier will return to Holly
wood after all these years to star
in Billy Wilder's musical, "a New
Kind of Love-" Paramount
will produce which means that
the imperishable Frenchman will
be returning to the studio that
Evening star., 1951-01-03
Hollywood Diary
Cary Grant and Betsy Drake
To Co-Stor in African Film
BY SheiIoh Grohom-

90 count 'em - custom tailored
gabardine and flannel suits. More
than he has worn In his entire
movie career, I'd guess.
Gene Autry's young leading man
in TV and in pictures can't decide
what to call himself. So he will
split the difference. In the TV
films with Gene, he's called Jock
O'Mahony. In the movies, he'll
be billed as Jack Mahoney. Slice
it any way you like, this is still
the guy who almost married
Yvonne De Carlo.
Dan Duryea gave his children
skiing suits and skis and tobog-
gans and sleds for Christmas and
took them to Lake Arrowhead to
spend the holidays. So what hap
pened? No snow-it's the warm
est winter they've had up there
for years!
Johnny Weissmuller, still limp
ing from that auto accident,
worked as his wife's caddy when
Allene won the golf tournament
in Pasadena last week.
Ann Blyth might like to know
this. Vic Damone wants to take
her out on a date. II think she's
one of the most respected girls in
this town." says Vic.
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Newspaper Alliance.)
Evening star., 1951-01-03

like Three Little Words" are be-
ing shown.
II don't see how you could have
left it of your 10-best list if you
saw it." Debbie says. Not because
Carleton and I were in it or be-
cause Summer Stock which you
did list, was not fine choice. It
is just that 1t was so delightful.
But, of course. you couldn't put
1t on your list without having seen
it,"
You'll just have to plan your
vacation more carefully next
time" Carpenter says.
COR the theater will have to
watch it's bookings more care
fully" neither of them thought
to say.
Other than the absence of
"Three Little Words" the minute
Miss Reynolds and her lanky
teammate are in substantial agree
ment with this reviewers top pic
ture choices for 1850. They are
fans who see lot of movies. too.
X X X X
The only possible occasion any
one could have to shed a tear at
the sight of Miss Reynolds might
be that she came 10 or Is years too
late to Metro Goodwin Mayer.
She would have been the perfect
size as Mickey Rooney's leading
lady, girl the studio never found
until 1t had lost Rooney.
Miss Reynolds, 10, five feet and
101 pounds when she is one pound
overweight. is reported to be the
girl Metro has in mind as the next
Judy Garland. There are those
who doubt there could be a next
Judy Garland, but if there could
be. Debbie would surely be the
strongest candidate.
She is talented, versatile and
pleasantly unabashed by whatever
challenge life or her work may
offer her. When it looked for
while yesterday that her tall part
ner might be unable to go on be-
cause of illness, Debbie was pre-
pared to carry on alone. She was
glad that Carleton was able to
make it finally, but as an enter
tainer of Rooney's type-and size
she would have taken over.
What would you have done?"
she was asked.
added a couple of songs and
said a few things" said the pert
Miss Reynolds. There is not a
Evening star., 1951-01-03
Drama News and Reviews
Debbie Suggests q Change
In 1O-Best Film Selection
By Joy Cormody

Debbe Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter the odwyn
Mayer juveniles packing the Capitol
the help of Esther Williams musical
They be firm about 1904 things but
into the others.
motion
Evening star., 1951-01-03
Where and When.
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
New Gayety-"Apple of His
Eye; 2::30 and $3.50 pm.
Arena-"The Playboy":: $3.50
pm.
Screen.
Ambassador - Dallas; 1:25,
1925, $50, 7:30 and 9:35 pm.
Capitol Pagan Love Song;
II am, 1:50. 4::30, 7:2O and 10
pm. Stage Shows: /, $40, $50
and 9:10 pm.
Columbia King Solomon S
Mines; 11:15 am. 1:20, $3.50,
$40. 7:50 and 10 pm.
Dupont-"Tight Little Island;
1, 4:05, 7:10, and 1925 pm.
Keith's-"Harvey";; 1925 am,
1:25, $3.50. 5:35, TAO and GAS pm.
Little-"The 80 Steps; 1920,
$50, $40 and $50 pm.
Metropolitan - "Gilda";; Ills
am. 2:40. 6:10 and $50 pm.
National Two Weeks-With
Love-; 11:15 am. 1855, 2::35,
4:25, 6:15, 8 and $50 pm.
Palace-"For Heavens Sake;
1880 am, 1:35, $40, $40, 7:45
and $50 pm.
Pix-"International Burlesque";;
2, 4:45, 7:25 and 1910 pm.
PlayhOuse-"Trio";; 1885 am,
los, 3:15. 5:25. TAO and 9:55 pm.
Plaza-"Ballet Festival; 1920
am, 1920, 2:15, 4:10, 6, 8 and
$50 pm.
Trans-Lux-"The Blue Angel;
II am. 12:45, 2:35, 4:25, 6:15, 8
and $50 pm.
Warner-"Dallas";; 1880 am,
1:35, 1886, $40, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Tax Is Held No Bar
In State Conservation
BY the Associoted Pres,

RICHMOND, Dec. ga study
commission ha& decided that
neither Virginia's taxation of for
est land nor it's taxation of min
eral lands discourages the con-
servation and development of nat
ural resources.
1t did suggest, however. in its
report to Gov. Battle and the
General Assembly that improve
ment could be made in the assess
ment of forest and mineral lands
1t took the view that net income
is "the best measure cf the abil-
ity of any incorporated business
or industrial enterprise including
the forest and mineral industries
to pay taxes.
"Virginia's corporation income
tax, with its depreciation. obsoles-
cence, and deletion features, ap-
pears to be reasonable. and the
commission concludes that the
income tax has little influence
upon the conservation and de-
velopment of Virginia's forest anc
mineral resources.
The commission conclude d
also. that "the treatment of capi.
tai gains does not appear to oper.
ate unfavorably to the conserva.
ton and development of these re.
sources"
1t excluded seafood from it.
study because it found at leas
two groups were studying thes,
resources. 4
Evening star., 1951-12-23
PHA 10 Provide Quantico
with 100 Trailer Homes

The Public Housing Administra-
ton will provide 100 family trail
|ers in the Quantico, Va, area to
help meet housing needs of the
Marine Corps School there. the
Government agency announced
yesterday.
Eligible occupants will be deter=
mined by authorities Of the Ma
Irine base
At the same time, the PHA is
conducting a survey to decide what
kind of permanent housing pro-
gram should be established at
lQuantico.
Meanwhile, the Housing and
Home Finance Agency has relaxed
credit controls to speed construc-
tion of $50 housing units at New
port News. Va. They are in addi-
ltion to the 1850 units previously
scheduled for that area.
Evening star., 1951-12-23
D. {. Police Drop Plans
To Arrest Larry Knoll

Washington police yesterday
dropped their plans to hunt for
Larry Knoll, who has figured in
tax scandal hearings as purchaser
of plane for which T. Lamar
Caudle, chief tax prosecutor, re-
ceived a $4,000 sales commission
Inspector jeremiah Flaherty
who had been awaiting a warrant
from Russell, Kans.. for Knoll s
arrest on a bad check charge, said
he had received information that
the check had been paid and the
warrant cancelled.
Police here had received a tele.
graphed request to arrest Knob.
on sight. The request came from
Milton Galyardt, sheriff of Rus
sell County, KanS.
The telegram came after Judge
J. D. Steinle charged Knoll with
issuance of a worthless check fol
$734 to Margaret MCGEE, Russell
County treasurer. The check was
in payment of royalty taxes
against the Rean Oil Co., of which
Knoll is president.
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Man Loses Thumb
Carving Chicken
In Home Accident

A man who amputated his
thumb while carving a chicken
was listed among the 80 persons
injured in home accidents last
week by the District Red Cross
Accident Prevention Service.
In addition. u persons died as
the result of home accidents
These deaths were caused by five
falls. one accidental poisoning
two burns and four suffocations
The accident report does not list
falls outside Of the home, of which
there were many during the icy
days.
Children ate and drank anti
septic. aspirin, kerosene. clothes
bleach and reducing pills. =
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Police Find Defiant Youth Stuck
In Municipal Building Elevator
But Tell Mother
Boy Should Attend
Christmas Purty

Headquarters policemen did
everything they could yesterday
to make sure a defiant, 1l-year-
old boy in a cowboy shirt would
get to a Christmas party last
night.
Police were first called when q
Municipal Building custodian no.
ticed a supposedly out-of-service
elevator was stuck at the fourth
floor. Pvt. John Duquette, sent to
investigate. found the elevator
stopped a few feet above the floor
level. Inside was the scared opera
tor-the red-headed boy who re-
fused to give his name.
Can you spell door? the police
men asked.
Sure, door" the boy replied
SWELL, find the button marked
door. and push it," Pvt. Duquette
said, knowing that would lock the
elevator into position. And stand
back of the elevator" he added. 81
don't want any more buttons
pushed"
When a custodian unlocked the
door from the outside, the boy told
Pvt. Duquette he had been playing
hide-and-seek. He ducked into the
building and into the elevator,
which had been left with the door
open. A little experimenting with
the maze of buttons was the
natural result.
The boy tried to prevent his
picture from being taken, and tried
to run away. Sobbing by now, he
told Pvt. Duquette he was afraid
if his mother saw his picture in
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Christmas Programs
For Radio and TV Are
Planned by Churches

Special teleViSion and radio
programs for Christmas were
announced yesterday by the
Washington Federation of Chur-
iches.
A teleVision program on how
christmas is celebrated in Sweden
Germany. France and America
will be shown at 10 am. today
on Station WTOP-TV on "The
Road We Walk" program. Rhe
Rev. Donald F. Bautz, director of
the Lutheran Inner Mission So
Iciety of Washington, will act as
moderator.
The Rev. DR.. J. Milton Rogers.
pastor of Woodside Methodist
IChurch, Silver Spring, Md, and
the church choir will be heard
on the "WCFM Religious Hour"
at pm. today on Station
WCFM.
Story for Children.
"The Christmas Story for
young children will be narrated
by Mrs. Ellsworth Seaman of Ry-
land Methodist Church at 4:30
pm. tomorrow on Station WTOP-
ITV.
The annual community Christ
mas service sponsored by the fed
Grafton, to be held in First Con-
gregational Church, will be heard
over Station WWDC at / pm.
Tuesday.
Rev. Olewiler to Preach.
Other radio programs. to be
broadcast Christmas Day will be
Morning Devotion" the Rev.
Robert w. Olewiler, of Grace
Evangelical and Reformed Church,
officiating, at 9:25 am, on Station
VOL; Carols for Christmas" at
GAS am. over Station WTOP;
Look To This Day" DR.. Albert
P. Shirley. of Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church, at las pm.
over Station WRC. and DR.. j.
Lloyd Black of Ninth Street Chris
tian Church at $3.50 pm. over
Station WMAL.
A family Christmas service will
be telecast at 80 pm. over Sta
ton WTTG-TV with DR., Frederick
E. Reissig, executive secretary of
the federation, in charge.
Evening star., 1951-12-23

Church, Wisconsin avenue and
Volta place NV; Luther Place
Memorial Church, Thomas circle
Georgetown Presbyterian Church,
BIS P street NV; Grace Evan
gelical and Reformed Church;
Petworth Methodist Church. New
Hampshire avenue at Grant circle
NV: National City Christian
Church, Thomas circle.
Other Christmas eve services in
Protestant churches include Foun-
dry Methodist Church, Sixteenth
and P streets NV, 1920 pm.
singing of carols and the "Mes-
siah";; Albright Memorial Evan
gelical U. B. Church, Fourth and
Rittenhouse streets NV, 1O:45
pm; John Wesley A. M. E. Zion
Church. Fourteenth and Corcoran
streets NV, 1890 pm.
Midnight Masses.
Services at II pm. will be at
Chevy Chase Baptist Church, 5671
Western avenue NV: Ryland
Methodist Church, Branch avenue
and S street Sc; Concordia Lu-
theran Evangelical Church, Twen-
tieth and G streets NV.
Catholic churches holding mid
night masses will include the Ma
tional Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception at Catholic University,
to be preceded by singing at 1870
pm. by the Salvatorian Seminary
Choir: the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception, N and Eighth
streets NV, and Georgetown
University's traditional midnight
mass in Dahlgren Chapel.
Episcopal Services.
The following Episcopal churches
will hold Christmas eve services:
st. Adams. Wisconsin and Mas
sachusetts avenues NV, 4 pm.
children's service and IL pm.
carol service and holy communion:
All Saints, Chevy Chase Circle,
1880 pm; All Souls, 2300 Ca
thedral avenue NV, II pm,
Church of the Holy Communion,
Nichols avenue and Esther place
Sc.
Also Church of the Holy Com
forter, 701 Oglethorpe avenue
NV. 1890 pm; st. Johns.
Georgetown. Potomac and OI
streets NV, II pm; st. Colum-
bias, Forty-second and Albemarle
streets NV, 4 pm. children's
service and 11:30 pm. holy COM
St. Margaret's, Connecti-4
cut avenue and Bancroft street
NV, 4 pm. children's service and
II pm. carol service; st. Paul's.
Rock Creek Church road and
Webster street NV, IL pm. carol
service and holy communion; st.
Timothy's Chapel. 1901 Alabama
avenue Sc, midnight holy COM
munion; Atonement Chapel, 5073I
S. Capitol street, 11:15 pm. CAROL
service; st. Mary's, 730 Twenty
third street NV. 10:30 pm. serv-
Ice. !
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Services and Masses in Area
Will Herald Christmas Tidinos

The joyous tidings of Christ's
birth will be heralded in Wash
ington area churches tomorrow
with Christmas eve services and
masses.
Worshipers at Washington Ca
thedral will join the choir in sing
ing Christmas carols following an
organ recital at l0:15 pm. by
Richard Dirksen, associate or
ganist of the Cathedral.
At 10:45 pm. the Christmas
Eve communion candlelight serv-
ice, with the Rt. Rev. Angus Dun,
Episcopal Bishop of Washington,
as celebrant. will begin. The Very
Rev. Francis B. Sayre. jr., Cath
edral dean, will be the preacher.
The Cathedral Choir of Men and
Boys will sing.
Candlelight Services.
Catholics attending a solemn
pontifical mass at midnight to-.
morrow in ST. Matthews Cathedral
will witness traditional mass for
Christmas eve that dates back to
the first century. The Most Rev.
Patrick A. O'Boyle, Archbishop of
Washington, will be celebrant and
the Rev. Walter j. Schmitz, of
Catholic university, master of
ceremonies.
Preacher at the mass will be
the Rev. William j. Await, OF the
st. Matthews Cathedral staff. The
cathedral choir. directed by
Eugene Stewart, will give a special
program of Christmas music.
Numerous candlelight services
are listed for tomorrow evening
by Protestant churches.
Service at Walter Reed.
Christ Lutheran Church, Six
teenth and Gallatin streets NV,
will hold two such services at 9
and II pm, with holy communion
being celebrated at midnight. The
Rev. William F. Bruening, pastor,
will preach at both services.
Earlier, at 7 pm, a children'S
service will be held.
A service will be held at 8 pm.
in Memorial Chapel at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center. Fea-
ture of the service, to be con-
Quoted by Chaplain Oscar w.
Schoech, will be the lighting of
individual candles held by wor-
shippers.
Members of Brookland Baptist
Church will attend candlelightI
service at 8 pm.
Another service will be held att
10:45 pm. in Universalist Ma
tional Memorial Church, Six
teenth and S streets NV. 6
II O'Clock Worship.
The following churches will hold
candlelight services at II pm. to-
morrow:
st. Thomas Episcopal Church,
and Church streets
NV; st. Paul's Lutheran Church,
Connecticut and Everett streets
NV; Georgetown Lutheran
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Luroy Fire Volunteers
Elect Officers for 1852
Special pi.po.eh 10 The star

LURAY, Va, Dec. 22.-The fol-
lowing officers have been elected
by the Luray Volunteer Fire De-
partment for 1852:
j. Everett viii, president; Ralph
Vaughan. vice president: Amos
Cave. secretary, Robert Lillard
treasurer; Vernon Dovel, chief
Leo Campbell, assistant chief; Lee
Foster, captain; Ebert Lohr. LIST
lieutenant; Garland Anderson, 2nd
lieutenant: Charles Mundy, chief
electrician, Richard Knott, as
Isistant electrician, and Trustees
j. Everett VIII, w. E. Yates, v. D
Dovel. A. e. Bradley and Ralph
Vaughan. d
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Bethesda Patients
Now Can Phone
Home From Beds

Patients at the Naval Medical
Center at Bethesda will be able
to call home from their bedsides
this Christmas.
With the opening of a new
telephone center at the hospital.
outlets were provided in 81 wards
where telephones can be plugged
in for bed patients.
At the telephone center itself.
booths and special equipment are
provided for wheel-chair patients
and the hard-of- hearing.
Employees of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. and Navy
personnel worked night and day
in order to complete the special
in time for Christmas.
Evening star., 1951-12-23

that he had something to tell
him, but he did not stop to hear
the story The sergeant, 1t. Sherry
said, was in Baltimore on other
business then.
Sergt. Dixon was asked how he
happened to seek out Jackson
while he was off duty in Cleve-
land. He didn't seek you out, did
lhe?"
mo, sir, he did not" Sergt.
Dixon explained he had informa-
ton from other con men and
women that Jackson's home was
la headquarters for them" He
named one con man, arrested in
Cleveland in July, as a source of
information.
Golf Was Primary Mission.
| Under questioning, Sergt. Dixon
insisted his primary mission in
Cleveland was to play golf, and
+ he did not report his conversation
with Jackson to Cleveland police
because he assumed they knew
all about him.
I He wanted to see, however, who
Oakley was associating with. be-
cause he had white and colored
con men and women working for
him." Among these, the sergeant
said, were two women involved
in a case in Washington.
I Jackson knew he was a Wash
jington detective, Sergt. Dixon said
under questioning.
| Yet he, knowing you as a
member of the police department,
volunteered to tell you all about
his case here in Baltimore?" Mr..
Sodaro asked.
| That is what he did"
Paid No Attention.
why didn't you report this
matter to the States Attorneys
office?"
I well, at the time he was doing
the talking I thought he was Just
blowing off at the mouth: from
The number of things he had told
me, l thought it was impossible
for a person to be as great as he
appeared to. have been. and I paid
no attention to it"
so then you were ready to get
in touch with Mr.. Sherry, but you
didn't get in touch with the States
Evening star., 1951-12-23

"How did he reach you?"
Il had given him my telephone
number"
"When?"
Learned of Jaekson's Part.
"It was in November, 1851" Sergt.
Dixon explained that was "be-
cause / had just learned that
Oakley Jackson was one of the
persons who was responsible for
the charges which had been placed
against 1t. Sherry. didn't know
it prior to that"
1t. Sherry testified later that
on this occasion he saw Sergt.
Dixon only briefly, and learned
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Suilor Held in $14 Theft
From Sleeping Man

A 22-year-old sailor from Camp
Lejeune, N, c.. was arrested yes
terday on charge of housebreak-
ing in the theft of $14 from a
guest at the Ebbitt Hotel.
Billy D. Thornton. hospitalman
third class, was charged with TAX
ing the money from the pants
pocket of Geane B. Gill of Falls
Church, as he slept in the hotel.
Police said he admitted four
houSebreakings at the hotel in the
last two weeks. They reported he
got total of $3.50.
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Prizes Are Donated
For Sligo Area Contest

Silver Spring merchants have
donated more than 20 prizes for
the Sligo o-Branview Citizen Asso-
cations Christmas home decora-
ton contest Wednesday.
A 12-member judging commit
tee, composed of representatives
of neighboring civic associations,
will select winners.