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Evening star., 1951-06-24
On the Air

Jack Carson, for all the thick
headedness of the fictional char
acter which earns him q hand
some living, makes a great deal of
sense when he discusses his
favorite entertainment medium.
television. After nine months and
considerable success in the new
field, his enthusiasm for it still
is virtually boundless, it soon be-
came apparent the other day at
luncheon between Capitol Theater
stage shows.
One of the dissenting views
Carson takes is in the matter of
filmed versus live" TV SHOWS. A
number of performers prefer to
intrust their art to the movie
cameras and smooth it out with
the film cutters snears before
passing it along to the television
public. Almost daily there is a
prediction-and almost daily it is
datelined Hollywood = that all
Video will pass first through the
movie cameras in the very near
future.
1T may all be on film," Carson
says when the matter is brought
up, but certainly hope not. A
live show is so much more of a
challenge. building laughs and
cutting from scene to scene to
make it all come out right within
that hour time limit. It's more
exciting than film ever would be.
Its more exciting, too, I think
Tor the viewer as well as the per-
former"
Mr.. Carson has on. more an
pearance scheduled this season on
-Four Star Revue" (WNBW
wednesday, 8 p.m.). After that
he will play two weeks in Texas
Lii Darlin' in Dallas and pos
sioiy sandwich in an appearance
at the Palladium in London be-
lore returning TO television. on
Saturday nights in the fall.
Studio Audience Helps
A Comic Time His Laughs
The Carson feeling about studio
adiences is pro. rather than anti
out with some reservations.
When you make a movie" he
explains. you can take it out and
sneak preview it and clock the
laughs. Then, in editing it Won
can make certain that no sure
comedy line Or situation is fol-
lowed by something important
that would be lost in the laugh.
In television. with live show.
you can't do that. You have to
cut and edit and time as you 90
along. You have to have that
audience reaction. At least. I
think you do. I have to have it,
anyhow.
The mistake, of course. is to
play to the studio audience. In
television you have to play to
the cameras and keep it intimate
for the living room"
Any tendency to play to the
studio rather than the home audi
ence is handily forestalled at
NBC-TV's big Center Theater
where -Four Star Revue" and
some other top programs origi-
nate. The actual business of put
ting on the Tv show on, stage
might interest an audience hut
1t would confuse it more than
entertain it. The Center Theater
audience. consequently, watches
the action on large monitor
screen up over the proscenium
arch.
Some very interesting things
happen" according to Carson
We even get studio laughs
sometimes with close-ups. Now
there's no way to get laugh with
a closeup doing a stage show inI
g place the size of the Center
Iheater, but on that screen we
can get them.
That's one reason I think the
studio audience helps me; it'sI
watching the same show the
people at home are watching"
His Comedy Stems
From Situations
Putting the Carson show to-
gether has become fairly routine
process.
I I'VE take a dow oF aftox A.
Evening star., 1951-06-24

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Evening star., 1951-06-24
This Weeks TeIevision HiqhIights

der and Marion Nobel will be fea-
tured in mo Escape"
Thursday.
500, WTOP Starlight Theater:
r. Scott Fitzgerald's story, Three
Hours Between Planes" starring
Virginia Gilmore and John Forsy-
the, will be prc---.+o1
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Today's Highlights.

1880, WNBW-American Forum
of the Air: Senators Paul H. Doug
las and Everett M. Dirksen discuss
the question. Should We Continue
Price and Wage Controls?"
$3.50, WNBW-Mrs. Roosevelt: DR..
You Chan Yang, Korean ambas-
sador to the United States, Joins in
the discussion Of "One Year Of War
in Korea"
400, WNBW--Meet the Press.
John Foster Dulles is interviewed.
$3.50, WTOP- Lamp Unto Ny
Feet: Judge Hubert Delaney and
Evening star., 1951-06-24

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headedness of the hctonal char show on"
acter which him After oroo+ oo, ., h;. .,
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Evening star., 1951-06-24
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Evening star., 1951-06-24

LOOK WHO'S LAUGHLNG- Arthur Godfrey seems to REGARD
this CHS color camera Oh derison-nnd he certanlv
seems toet be put don to fact that he is more enter
tdner than actor Arthur oUes that which .u put tint
IN his TV as he H demonstrate when CHS aunce.
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Evening star., 1951-06-24

Tuesday, June 26 1851
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Evening star., 1951-11-22
Good News-Let's Hope

According to usually reliable reports from
customarilX unimpeachabfe esources-ncluding of
course, qualified observers-the meat shortage is
at an end and the housewife is coming back into
her own (when was she last there, by the way?l
as the dictator of prices. Pork is abundant. Beef
plants are producing more now than in any No
vember in the past four years Steaks, roasts,
chops, hams, etc, etc, are becoming available in
greater and greater quantities, and it appears
that they are going to cost less and less as time
goes on. In short, if the experts are right the
punch drunk dollar is headed for a notable
comeback at the butchers
In a world that is only too trying, this ccr-
tainly is good news. How nice to think that the
housewife, instead of Mike Disable and his Fed
eral mnionS, will now do the cracking down on
costs And how instructive, if true that the i'm
provement is attributable largely to congress
sonal curtailment of the Governments power to
roll back beef prices. The prospect is undeniably
a happy one. Still, in view of what has hap
pened to somewhat similar stories in the past a
measure of skepticsm can hardly be avoided.
Once burnt twice shy. Seeing's believing. The
proof of good inexpensive meat will be the buy
ing and eating thereof. Meanwhile, with fingers
crossed, let us hope that everything turns out as
predicted.
Evening star., 1951-11-22
Frankly Political

President Trunlan's speech to the Womans
National Democratic Club has filled Senator Taft
and other Republican stalWarts with a degree
of indignation that seems excessive for the
occasion. Frankly political the speech, despite
its references to "suSh funds" and conspira-
torial special interests in the G. o. P. must
be regarded as old and familiar Stuff-too old
and too familiar to arouse anybodys wrath or
be described as genuine act of "effrontery."
After all, with everybody warming up for next
years elections, such things are to be expected
from here on out-and from both parties. The
campaign oratory has just begun.
AS for the beginning made by the President,
perhaps the most significant thing is that he
has seen fit to speak chiefly about foreign
policy and the need to keep it out of the arena
of partisan politics. Much of what he has had
to say in that respect ought certainly to be
taken to heart, but he has gone overheard in
warning the Republicans that they will be sadly
beaten in 1852 if they make an issue of his
administrators record in international affairs.
For that record, even though its substance has
had considerable G. o. P. support, will certainly
be debated at length in next years campaign,
regardless of whether or not Mr.. Taft and Mr..
Truman are the opposing candidates. Politick-
ing. it is true should stop at the waters edge.
but that does not mean that the Governments
Evening star., 1951-11-22
The Worlds Lorder
Navy Reservist Wife.

Recently statements from the U. N.
and the birth control conference have
stressed the growing lag of food produc-
tion against birth and population in
creaSeS.
These august pronouncements appear
to be in direct contrast to the food-de-
struction program Of this country in
past years. The "plow under" and pigs
in river" deals plus the daily waste of
food today (take the bread brought
back to bakeries, the cattle and stock
injured in transit as two examples) can
hardly be explained away If our food
problem increases each day.
1t will be more convincing when these
groups are able to state that more money
and time are expended in the ways of
increasing food production than in the
destruction of man by warfare.
Wondering.
Evening star., 1951-11-22

actions abroad must be immune to legitimate
attack and criticism. Obviously, no matter how
good they may be in principle, those actions
ought to be challenged, and strongly, If there
is evidence that they have been poorly carried
out or sloppily improvised
Even so, it is understandable that the Presi-
dent, at this stage, should place major emphasis
on foreign policy. 1t is a policy-shaped with the
help Of many distinguished Republicans-that he
and his administration can defend with great
effectiveness, and for that reason it may in
fact be relatively minor issue In the campaign.
Actually, as far as Democratic vulnerability is
concerned, the G. o. P. has ample reason to
believe that there is plenty of pay dirt to be
struck ON the domestic front. 1t is not for
nothing that Mr.. Truman, in his latest political
speech, has failed to refer to such matters
as the RFC irregularities and the Internal Reve-
nue. scandals. There is where the opposition is
likely to profit most come next November
Evening star., 1951-11-22
This and That

the screen, and set up housekeeping in
side.
when every one was out I nailed the
screen more firmly. Early the next
morning and every morning We were
awakened by gnawing in the very peak
of the triangular louver, where the
squirrel figured she could get in again
with the least effort.
''One evening I saw her up there lying
dejectedly on the peak shingles homeless
and winter upon her.
The next morning I relented and
made an opening for her in the west
end
"She was too good a mother to cast
out, and we can sleep mornings.
Il want to add one thing-I believe
that the trouble with squirrels in attics
can be avoided by keeping the limbs
of overhanging trees trimmed back so
they cannot get onto the roof. Once
they are there, just as you wrote in your
column, they will find or make an
entrance if it is at all possible.
Very truly yours. "W, ]. B."
Thisekindly letter gives added impetus
to the modern idea to get large trees
back from houses
1t is just one reason, to keep squirrels
off the roof
Actually, except for gaining entrance
to attics, these popular rodents do a
surprisingly small amount of roof
damage.
They seem content. in most instances,
simply to scamper over the roof, and
from time to time perch on the ridge
pole. where they sometimes meet
pigeons.
Evening star., 1951-11-22
Thanksgiving, 1851

A Chinese girl, 17-year-old Roberta Fong of
Providence, Rhode Island, wrote what has
seemed to many of her contemporaries older and
younger. the best Thanksgiving Day message of
this troubled year, Particularly in these times
OF unrest and suffering" she said, I'VE should
realize how many reasons we have to be thank
full. Here in America we enjoy the privileges
and rights which have elevated our standard of
living to the highest in the world. We may
attend the church of our choice travel where we
wish, speak, vote and think freely and without
fear AS we observe Thanksgiving this year,
let us remember the principles on which this
day was founded"
Obviously, Roberta was thinking of the origi-
nal Thanksgiving celebration-the feast of the
Pilgrims and their Indian friends at Plymouth in
the autumn of 1921. She knew that just twelve
months earlier the male passengers of the May
flower had covenanted and combined to form
"a civil body polite for our better ordering and
preservation, and to enact, constitute and
frame just and equal laws, ordinances acts, con-
Stitutions and Offices from time to time, as shall
be thought most mete and convenient for the
general good of the colony The agreement
thus phrased has been repeated again and again.
Its spirit inuses the Declaration of independence
and the Constitution of the United States
So Roberta Fong spoke we'll within the ira
dition of America when she urged: Let us
remember the principles on which this day was
founded" No Thanksgiving is worth celebrating
unless it has been earned by fellowship and
mutually, tolerance and goodwill, courage and
devotion. The troops fighting in Korea today
offering their lives in defense of these values
Nof community existence. What the future will
hold is beyond the power of any individual to
prophesy. The American people plainly are
carrying the burdens of world leadership in 1851.
If freedom and democracy survive into limit
less future it will be because we have been faith
full to our heritage of ideals.
At no previous moment in our history have
citizens of the United States been afflicted with
graver concerns. more grievous worries. The
young Chinese girl at Providence did not exag-
gerate when she mentioned unrest and suffer-
ing" An inevitable correlatve is the question:
How are these forces of potential disaster to be
overcome? For answer, Americans of the
middle year of the twentieth century turn back
to our philoSophc sources, as Roberta did The
first Thanksgiving celebrated in a season of
trial and danger. 1t was observed with prayer
in gratitude to a Providential Power of infinite
Justice and mercy. We will do we'll to be guided
by the example of the Pilgrim Fathers, remenl-
bering their principles in practice and not merely
in theory.
Evening star., 1951-11-22
By Charles E. TroceweN
Wondering.

old bull pigeon counting his mate on
ridgepole.
The old fellow cooes repeatedly. and
turns himself around and around as he
walks forward.
Even for squirrel, this turning and
turning on a ridgepole would be hazard
Gus. but if Old Man Pigeon falls off he
simply flies away, which is always what
his lady fair does when she gets to the
end.
All in all, attic residence for squirrels
cannot be recommended.
They make a great deal OF noise,
much more than one would think pos
sible, and are not as sanitary as one
might wish.
Their sharp little teeth may not do
harm, and then again they might.
No doubt it is best Except in such
instances as our correspondent cites) to
keep all rodents, of whatever kind. out
of attics and even modern crawl
spaces"
The great outdoors, after all, is the
best place for them.
It is possible to erect squirrel house
in tree, securely laShed in a crotch.
A woodpecker house will do very nicely.
It has ends by Z inches; depth. 18
inches; diameter of door, 3 inches, at
the end of the box; in this construction,
for a squirrel. the house is laid on its
side, as it were, with the entrance at
the end. -sq sees,. q.
AS a matter of fact, any large sized
birdhouse may be taken over by squir-
rels If r1laced nice1v. and clearle out
early in the fall for them. - u e - =
If the entrance is not large enough
for them. they soon remedy that.
Evening star., 1951-11-22
Motorists at FuuIt?

sc-called Frederick superhighway. pub
lished November ID. 1t furnished
classic example of how the motoring
public is being swindled today.
I say "swindled" because motorists
are paying for good roads to use today.
but are getting bunch Of paper plans
for maybe some day"
The motorists themselves, however,
are much to blame because they let
things slide. complaining to their wives
Or next-door neighbors and letting it
go at that
In this particular instance Maryland
and the District of Columbia can both
be credited with acting like bunch of
old ladies. The name Frederick super
Evening star., 1951-11-22
BETHESDA, MD.
"Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
81 read the interesting suggestions in
your column for deterring squirrels. I
have recently had an experience with
the same guests.
"They have been using the louvers for
entrance into their part of the house
longer than we have used the front door
for entrance into our part eve moved in
four years ago..
"On the east end the squirrels were
going down the cornices to the caves.
On the west end they could go only as
far as the space Immediately behind the
louver and were in view from the attic
whenever they were at home. At both
ends they were barred from the attic
proper.
Last spring ! closed the lowers from
the outside and since I could not tell
when the squirrels were inside left a
small piece of screen as door with wire
loops for hinges so the squirrels caught
inside could go out but could not enter.
"For long time we heard no squir-
rels, but this fall we discovered that
sagacious mother had learned to open
the door from the outside as well as
from the inside and was in the process
of teaching four babies that she had
raised down at the caves to do the same
trick.
"This time I drove them out with
moth ball fakes and nailed the door
shut.
"The squirrel. demonstrating the de-
termination of mother, went to the
west louver, pulled four staples from
Evening star., 1951-11-22

was living up to his name in a match
with his brother Love. Five-year-
Resolved White eyed the Indians weap-
ons. while his brother Peregrine and
Oceanus Hopkins, both born on the May
flower. watched Massasoit's dangling
fox-tail headdress with baby fascination.
At night came Indian dancing except
for those braves who had had too much
of the strong waters" The boys
gathered about George Soule and Ed
ward Dotey to hear tales of their record
turkey slaughter. The girls dropped
with weariness over their cleanup
tasks. Finally it was over the Indians
were gone and the three-day fires were
embers. One Indian remained, how
ever. and it was he to whom the colony
owed its Thanksgiving. He was Squanto,
the lone Patuxet. who had taught the
Puritans how to plant their Indian corn,
how to fertilize it with fishes and how to
Evening star., 1951-11-22
Campus Corruption and Its Causes

Judge STREET. in New Yorks General Sessions
Court, has made certain that his sentencing of
six participants in the basketball fixing scandals
does not close the book on the shocking story of
college sports corruption. In ending one phase
of the story, Judge Streit has delivered indict
ment of collegiate "commercialism" and PRO
fessionalism" that calls for thorough inquiry
and sweeping corrective action. The courts
condemnation was too specifc-especially in the
case of colleges involved in the basketball de-
pravtieS-to be brushed aside lightly.
Curious as to the reasons for the widespread
ramihcations of the conspiracy between pro-
fessional gamblers and college basketball players,
Judge Streit conducted his own investigation Of
campus conditions He said he found that most
of the players who were corrupted had been
conditioned for the payoffs by shady practices
which some college representatives had used to
recruit them and keep them playing. He declared
that he found devices, frauds and probable
forgery (of scholastic standings were employed
to matriculate unqualified students to college;
fragrant violations of amateur rules by colleges
coaches and players and illegal scouting,
recruiting and subsdzation of players"
Several players whose marks were so low in
high school as to render them ineligible for
college were specially coached and, after being
admitted to college-and to the basketball team
showed mlraculOuS ScnolaStlc Improvement
The high school certificates of at least two
players bore evidence of alterations that raised
academic marks to passing grade. Said the
court: "The naivete the equivocation and the
denials of the coaches and their assistants CEN
corning their knowledge of gambling, recruiting
and subsidizing would be comical were they not
so despicable." And the judge did not conlne
his criticism to the basketball arena. He ex-
tended his denuncation of commercialsm to
college football, as well. Governor McKeldin
of Maryland has ordered an investigation of
the judges charges against the University of
Maryland. The inquiry is necessary in fairness
to the good name of the university and it's high
scoring team. And every other college whose
reputation has been brought in question by Judge
Streit's far-ranging allegations should demand
similar inquiries meanwhile cleaning house as
may be necessary.
Evening star., 1951-11-22
Thanksgiving Prayer

Dear Lord, 1De thank Thee not alone for
things
That fill our days with comfort and
delight,
Not only for the joy each season brings
And hope that makes the beckoning
future bright;
But more iDe thank Thee for the things
pithheld.-
The threat, arrested. OF impending
UarS,
The on,inous clouds today in part
dispelled.
Unruined cities, uninpaded shores.
And from the Nations heart in humble
prayer r4
We offer thanks for conSecrated men
Fighting far Oft in heartbreak and
despair
That human right may be upheld
again, ...
That in mans soul the neuer- failing
a. spark
OF Thine own spirit flames Dhen all
~ Is dark. "a -. .
@. III inez BoreIoy Kirby
Evening star., 1951-11-22
Recalled Reservists
Eunice Sawyer.

Navy Wife's letter. November IA.
strikes me as though she does not know
what she is talking about Evidently
influenced by close relation. she writes
that recalled reservists do as little as
possible. This is ridiculous. If she re-
calls, during World War II 80 per cent
or so were reservists of all services, as
at present. There are numerous So
called reservists serving in troubled
areas without any preliminary training
whatsoever for the task to be performed
AS the wife of recalled Navy re-
servist, an enlisted man who served in
the regular Navy during World War II
for six years and recently was recalled
as a volunteer reservist. it appears to
me to be very detrimental to the Navy
as whole to criticize one another.
We all should work together as team
and correct our faults, if any, as ladies
and gentlemen should.
II anybody is entitled to a pay raise.
1t certainly should be enlisted personnel
Of all services.
Navy Reservist Wife.
Evening star., 1951-11-22
Leaders and Their Posts


George Frederick Miller claims the
clay feet of military heroes like Grant
and Macarthur prove they cannot sur
vive the erosions of civilian vote-getting
and administration.
Definitely Gen Grant bit off more
than he could chew. And the sadly split
personality of Gen. Macarthur greedily
is chewing what he solemnly declared
he would not even taste But if politics
is the art of the possible, Mr.. Miller's
citations prove rather than diSprove Gen.
Eisenhower's popularity and desirability.
We must judge the possible by the
past performance of those pledging po-
litical promises. Significantly secret
polls of professional politicians in both
parties show preference for Taft and
Truman. Both prospective candidates
represent political machines that have
WEIGHED on practically every platform
pledge. Neither machine has kept faith
with the duped electorate.
In 1852 repeatedly betrayed electo-
rate will seek healing answer to this
paramount question: Whose past per-
formance Of efficient unselfsh service
best will guarantee the possibility of per-
manent peace under a rule of moral
law?
Had Taft's counsel been followed in
the past, we would be slaves under the
heel of Hitler. Hindsight is no contribu-
ton to this Nations survival. Truman's
tolerance of predatory labor policies will
not endear him to an electorate upon
100000 of whose sons he imposed the
sanctions of absolute discipline of life
or death. There were no labor casual
ties.
In desperation we turn to the lamp of
experience to guide u.s. Gen. Eisen-
hower's genius of leadership. diplomacy
and practical fraternity did not fail us
in another dark hour Of history. He
created effective unity out of national
jealousies, rivalries and bitter preju-
dices. What other politician has refused
to cash in on the dividends OF expe-
diency? He alone has kept faith with
duty. honor and integrity. On the basis
of honorable past performance. many
of us believe Gen. Eisenhower will not
fail us in this new hour of graver peril.
Thomas E. Mattingly, M. d.