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Evening star., 1952-01-20

keeping her under lock and key and their fingers crossed The
merest trie he said gently would set her the sds
again. And then, my Toughy. it would be up to you'
There won't be any trife."
Suppose there were?" His white. welshaped hand rested
briefly hers 'You know I've had my weather eye You
for long time It's part of critics job to pick winners
before they win.'
She said soornfuy "She won't crack Tonghts her last
chance
Suppose were magician? Suppose made it your first
big chance?"
you could have my shirt, she told him passonately
That my Toughy shan't ask of you have a shit."
SHE shared dressing room with stout old Maude Roberts
who had been famous in vaudeville days and played only
the smallest bit parts Francey couldn't understand how any
could accept ultimate defeat with such robust good huo
She'd accept defeat When her chance came must
because she wanted ercey she'd seize with both
hands and never let it go. Nothing would weaken
her. Not Peter. Not loving him. 1t mistake
to love anyone Paul Bedlaw had said And he knew
Maudie chartered incessany Hitherto the old voice
had beaten unheeded against the girls closed mind Now
suddenlythe words concerned her She had to listen
THE skunk broke her heart She'd made him more than
he'd made her. and guess he couldn't forgive She began to
drink forget Theater folk live their When my
old died went to pieces too If didn't take to drink
guess it's my weak stomach have to thank for it..
Maudie looked her companion aectonate and toler
ant Francey Benson dressed Grace Manners would be
dressed ready moments notice. take her place. Once
she'd taken it, she'd hold fast it. Old Mauie knew her
kind young, hungry and ruthless. We're all roofing for
her. my dear She's of We all know what it, like to
be down and and to live for comeback You w too
one of these days"
Someone tapped the door, and though the ten
that held the whole heater this opening night had
clamped down upon these two women too
Miss Benson it's Miss Manners She wants to you.
Francey applied more lipsck But her hand shook What
does she want with me?"
You'd best find out my dear" Maudie said...
FRANEY stood deensvey with her back the door, behind
the seated at the dressing table They measured each
other in the mercessy lighted mirror They dressed
alike in white Victorian ball gowns that showed their Shout
ders young radiant shoulders and shoulders heavily pow
dered already family, omnousy followed Francey had
the gray face without its brilliant makeup
that made them almost of and sngulary alike 1t
though she confronted with CHASTITY, mocking
travesty Of herself.
t down, Francey. Please Don't stand there staring at
me- You look like ghost my ghost. Did they choose
not reach the burnt out eyes, ITO keep me sober?"
Franoey took the chair by the door, sitting sy upright.
like wary uneasy child But she could still that gray and
tense reflection She suddenly angry 1t almost
indecency to flaunt decay 80 nakedy.
I'm frightened" Grace Manners said. "Any actress who
worth her salt frightened" She trying to speak
ualy calmly, but the fear shook her. "A first night is
ordeal by fire. But of outlive failure can't"
Evening star., 1952-12-25

marie repeated over and over al
she helped open the little noun
tain of envelopes.
Most of the cards bore only the
scrawled first name of the chile
who wanted to be Renate's friend
One parent in Springfield, Va.
wrote Ernie that her daughter
thinks very much and very deeply
about Little Ernie's Secret Friend.
Some Home Made Cards.
Some of the cards were drawn
by the children themselves ano
others carried painstakingly writ
ten messages, like the greeting
from Billy, Johnny and Bobby
Tullner, of 10203 Gardiner street
Silver Spring. They said they
hoped Renate would have a very
merry Christmas.
One letter carried a special
message: with love from Scott
Haynes. who is only 9 months old
He can't talk yet but if he could
he would say. Merry Christmas
to my little friend His brothers
are sending cards, too, so you see
you aren't lonely after ALL"
Mrs. Sliwka was disappointed
that her husband, Stanislaw
wasn't there to see Renate and
Heidemarie when the cards ar
rived. He was at work in a Laurel
lumber yard.
It was no surprise to Ernie
to find that Renate never dreamed
Evening star., 1952-12-25

over 6 feet tall and weighs about
100 pounds-the idea Of making
sure that Renate would know on
Christmas that she has many
friends. Ernie urged his little lis
teners to send greeting cards to
Little Ernie's Secret Friend"
Nearly 800 Cards.
The cards poured in from all
over the Metropolitan Area, from
Baltimore, Mount Airy, Springfield
and Herndon. There were nearly
300 when Mr.. Tannen, joined by
newsmen and photographers,
presented the tokens Of friendship
to Renate yesterday.
Renate didn't know what to
say. She would open an envelope,
smile happily at the pretty cards
and shout with glee at the funny
ones. AS she looked at each card,
she tugged at her mothers skirts
and insisted that she look, too.
Looking on was 3-year-old
Heidemarie. She found a quarter
inside one envelope and a piece
of candy in another. She gave
the quarter to Renate and kept
the candy.
"Renate's secret friend" Heide-
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Christmas Eve TripIets
Reported Doing Well
BY the Assoeiated Press

COHOES, N. Y, Dec. 25.-Mrs
Peter Woodin, Is. gave birth tc
triplets-all boys-on Christmas
eve.
Her husband, a 27-year-old tele-
vision repairman, said: Gosh,
feel f1ne-but gosh."
Doctors at Cohoes Hospital said
mother and sons were doing well
The babies arrived month pre-
maturely. They weighed 3 pounds
10 ounces, 3 pounds IL ounces and
3 pounds 13 ounces, in that order
The Woodins have two girls, S
and 3 years old, and a boy, /.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
By WiIIiom J. EIvin

A little girl on a farm near
Laurel, Md, who had been afraid
her Christmas would be lonely, was
deluged with greetings yesterday
aFive-year-old Renate Sliwka dis
covered she was Little Ernie's
Secret Friend"
Her parents came from Europe
after World War II and at the
isolated tenant house on Bowie
road, she had no opportunity to
make friends.
Her chief delight has been lis
tening to Ernie Tannen's children's
program over radio station WGAY,
Silver Spring. The Sliwkas, lack
ing electricity in their home, care
fully conserved the batteries on
their old radio set so Renate could
continue to tune in on "Story
Time"
About a month ago, Renate's
mother. Gertrude, who is from
Germany, wrote to Ernie and told
him how much the little girl en-
joyed the program, adding. "You
are Renate's only friend"
That gave Little Ernie-who is
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Graham
(continued From Page C-4O

lations gal for Huntington Hart
ford'S new television and radio
talent agency in Gotham. Irene
comes to work in a Dior suit and
mink coat. a
Peggy Lee was all over New
York with John Cont. Me-
Ferrer directs a TV series with
Billy Eckstein in Europe.
In four nights last week, behind
locked doors at the old California
studio, Charles Laughton batteo
out IT Of the 26 Video f1lm read
ingS for his juice sponsor. Dean
Martin and Jerry Lewis threw a
black tie invitation premiere at
the Academy theatre Monday for
''The Stooge."
Susan Zanuck is begging her
pop to make her producer. But
methinks she'll have to finish
school first.
Vanessa Brown landed a role
in ''Main Street to Broadway
playing herself-a gal who makes
good in a Broadway hit.
x X X X
Glimpsed at sWank lingerie
shop; in Beverly was Mrs. Gary
Cooper buying net nylon nighties
to highlight Dolores Del Rio in
Mexico and Ginger Rogers
was deep in the heart of filmy
odds. and ends-for New Year
elopement?
Everything happens to the
Crowley sisters. Pat at Paramount
steals Forever Female" from
Ginger Rogers ct al. Sister
Ann is No. / for the lead in
the new Rogers and Hammerstein
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Iran Oil Firm Aide Resigns In Protest Of New Director

closed. DR.. Falah recently was
assailed in Parliament by Labor
Leader Muzaffar Baghaie as un-
worthy of confidence in Iran be.
cause he accepted a medal from
the British government in recog-
milton of wartime services.
Confirmation Of DR.. Falah's ap-
pointment and acceptance of Mr.
IMaki's resignation are up to the
cabinet.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
BY the Assoeiated Press

TEHERAN, Iran, Dec. 49,
Hussein Maxi resigned yesterday
Jas legislative member of the Su-
Ipreme Council Of Trans national
lied oil company in protest against
the councils selection Of DR.. Reza
Falah as director Of the big Aba
dan refinery.
DR.. Falah was named at a
meeting of the council with Pre-
|mier Mohammed Mossadegh
Tuesday night. Mr.. Maxi was the
only dissenter when DR.. Falah
was proposed along with other
candidates for national oil COM
Ipany posts.
The reason for Mr.. Maki's OBJ
lection to DR.. Falah was not dis
Evening star., 1952-12-25

untitled musical, set for the
spring. !. And while we're with
the play set. 18-year-old Florence
Henderson. star Of "Oklahoma!"-
coming to the Los Angeles Bilt-
more January 12-was taken
straight from the chorus of "Wish
You Were Here"
Shooting any one? Star JEFF
Donnell gave Director Fritz Lang
a small but solid gold revolver for
Christmas. They're now calling
lit Hans Christine Andersen
since one of the songs bleats
wonderful, wonderful Copen-
hagen" .a
(Released by NANA.)
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Ohio Crush Kills Two

CELINA, Ohio, Dec. Is (P.-
Robert E. Kellermeyer, %. and
Joyce Kellermeyer, 27, of Muncie,
Ind, were killed last night, when
their car crashed 5 miles east of
Celina on Ohio 20.
Evening star., 1952-12-25

she herself was Little Ernie's
Secret Friend"
One of the cards he received to
deliver to his lonely secret friend
was signed, "Renate Sliwka."
Valley frontiersman., 1952-02-14
H0ME MEMkKERS CLUB
Cheechako Club

On February II the Cheehako Homenlakers' club met at the home of Mrs. Ida Stadler, win Mrs. May Thompson as hostess. Seventeen members answered the roll call with current event. During the business meeting. the members voted to hold a rummage sale. the date to be set at later meeting. l. was also announced the club has S142.63 more to add to the Hospital Fund. This amount was realized from sale of goods at the Alaska Grip pied Childrens' booth in the Mat anuska Hotel. Many thanks were offered to the Hotel ladies who donate their time to tne selling of these articles. The club will sponsor the Alaska Crippled Childrens' Association Seal and Lily Sale" in April
 Mrs. Charles Wilson. the Can cer chairman for Palmer, distri- buted literature on the subject.
 A book review was given by Mrs. Loretta Talcott on Son Of a Hundred Kinks, by Thomas B. Castain.
 Mrs. Talcott will be hostess for the club at the next meeting, 70 be held in her home.
 4 delicious Valentine lunch was served the hostess, Mrs Thompson.
 Evening Graft Club
 The Evening Craft club met at the home of Mrs. Ben Hudgins February l2 and spent the even- ing doing textile painting and cutting stencils. The following members were present: Wanda Daggs, Fannie Wirtanen, Esther Bruckbauer, Karla DuIf, Eloise Hudgins, Harriet Bell. Nina Stock, Edith Eggleston, Mary Lou Rideout and Helen Critics.
 The next regular meeting will be held February .25 at the home of Mrs. Critics.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-02-14
PTA Members to Visit ChiIdrens' Rooms at Meeting Next Tuesduy

Members of the P-TA will have an opportunity to visit in their children's rooms at the meeting next week Tuesday, February l9.
 The meeting will be called to order in the school cafeteria, and after a short business meeting parents will go to the individual teachers rooms to learn a little more about what the school has to offer the child.
 Letters are being sent out to parents this week thanking them for their splendid cooperation in the recent P-TA food sale. A total of $l76.96 was received from the sale. This amount not only
Valley frontiersman., 1952-02-14
Homemakers' News by MarYlou Rideout
News For Eomemakers
Mary Lou Rideout

MarN Lou RlQeOut
 The Anchorage Homemakers' Council is again sponsoring the Homemakers Needlework. Graft and Canning exhibits at the Pa rade of Industry during the Fur Rendezvous.
 The Parade of Industry is 70 be housed in the new railroad dormitory, across from the depot and opens at l2 o'clock noon. February g to March 2. All ex- hibits should be mailed to Mrs. Norman Vaughan, POI Manor, Government Hill, Anchorage or; if an exhibitor from the Valley will bring her exhibits to the ES- tension Office. Palmer. the Home Agent will see that the exhibits are entered.
 The following rules were sent from the Anchorage Council:
 l. Any person, male or female, in Alaska may enter. EXCEP- TON: Judges or members of their families.
 2. All articles to be entered be- fore closing date, Feb. p, 5 p. m.
 3. Any article mailed, to be insured and have return postage with it.
 i. No club or group display. No individual display as unit by itself. All articles are to be placed by Committee that are to be judged by judges.
 5, Decision of judges final. :
 s. Any article of unusual his- tory or material to have story of such fastened to that article, when entered,
 2. No one may remove any ar ticle to be exhibited or displayed before closing date. To do this disqualifies any other entries made by that individual.
 8. All articles for sale not :o be entered in competition. Mark display or sale. Articles for judg- ing to be marked competition.
 g. All articles not claimed by closing date will NOT be the re- sponsibility of the Committee, Claim all articles between 4 and 7 Sunday evening, March 2.
 10. Any article that has won a previous Rendezvous exhibit may not be entered in competition.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-02-14

The 47,ooO Scouts ac the Ma tional Boy Scout Janboree at Valley Forge, Pa, in July 1850 was the largest gathering of youth in the Western Hemis- phere.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-02-14

The coveted Eagle Scout Rank in the Boy Scouts of America IS earned by nearly 10000 boys each year
Valley frontiersman., 1952-02-14

gets the organization out of the red as far is its previous commit tments arc concerned, but also al- lows purchase of a much needed record player for the school. This extra project will be voted on by the membership.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-02-14
FARMERS HAVE TO ACCEPT SUBSTITUTES FOR
 AMMONIUM NITRATE

The Coop was unable to get ammonium nitrate for it's fer tilizer customers this year, Pat Hemmer reported this week.
 The Coop Board secretary said that most farmers are order ing substitutes as recommended in the recent Alaska Experiment Station circular on fertilizers for Alaska
, 1952-03-21
F H A PROGRAM

AT the request Of the In
terror Department a large, re-
putable construction company
which has completed over
fifty million dollars worth Of
Fila building in such difficult
areas as Alaska has been asked
to look into the matter Of pro-
vidlng the people Of Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands
with middle income homes.
Representatives Of this con-
Germ are here comforting with
the Governor and related agen
cies in order to obtain A pic
ture of the situation.
While the need for better
homes for the middle income
group Of the population IS
very evident at a glance no
careful study has been made
to determine the potential de-
mand. This will have to be
done in a very short time SO
that the problem Of this seq
ment Of the population can re-
ceive immediate attention.
The type Of homes which
are being considered now
should not be confused with
low rent homes, the first Of
which is the Paul M. Pearson
Gardens. Low rent-homes are
apartments built By the gov
eminent and rented to persons
OF low income Tor nOilillldl
sum monthly to improve their
living condition and eliminate
o~vercrowding and slurns and
tie resulting consequences.
FILA are homes built by PR
vate contractors in accordance
With government specification
and sold an mortgage to m
dividuals whose income guar
antoc~ navment ever a period
frsr trrrenty to forty years.
The eim is to improve housing
condition in the middle and
upper bracket Of the commu-
nitv. Because in this commu-
, 1952-03-21

nifty the standard Of housing
for the lowest group will be
substantially raised,it becomes
necessary & urgent that hous7
ing standards along the line
be correspondingly improv-
ed. The FILA program is de-
signed to bring this about.
Persons who earn modest sa-
laries can own their own home
paying in installment over a.
period of time. While it is de-
sirable for the applicant to
have the land it is not neces-
sary, as the contractors plan
to purchase plots and sell.
apackaged homes units conn
pleted and handicapped, ready
for occupancy. Tt is required
that the purchaser have a
down payment Of approx
mately 1919 to initiate the pur-
chase, although in some areas
including nearby Puerto Rico
no down payment is required
on small units, sometimes
called workers homes.
1t seems to US that there is
an immediate demand for at
least over a hundred homes in
the middle income bracket.
under this program. With the
Federal and local government
working in a slum clearance
program and new homes being
constructed under the FILA
plan the face Of the city and
suburbs should be changed
within avery short time. We
are anxious to see all forces III
the community working to-
gether enthusiastically tn
bring this program about in
the short time possible.
THE DAILY NEWS
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Scattered Support
Raises Rail Stocks
On Steady Exchange
BY the Asxoeiated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-Railroads
with scattered support sent the
stock market ahead today.
The forward push wasn't spec
tacular, but it was steady. Only
occasional profit-taking or week
end evening operations retarded
or cut back the movement.
Gains ran from fractions to
better than a point. Losses were
small and scattered with few ex-
|ceptions.
One Of these was 1000 shares
|of Chrysler, up 3s. In later deal
'ings the stock moved up around
Ia point for a new high for this
year. Basis for the buying urge
was much better than expected
earnings report.
Western Union was down on a
few sales. The company reported
a tirst-half loss of nearly 81 mil
lion as compared with a profit of
more than 81 million last year.
Higher stocks included Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad, Seaboard
Railroad, Santa Fe, U. S. Gypsum,
Eastman Kodak, General Electric,
Bethlehem Steel, Studebaker and
Douglas Aircraft.
Lower were Southern Railway
Kennecott Copper, Down Chem
ical, American Tobacco and Good
rich.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
3 Selected 10 Operate
Joint SteeI-CoaI Pool
Under Schuman Plan
BY the Associated Press

PARIS. Aug. 8.-The six West
European Schuman Plan nations
announced last night the nine
men appointed to run their joint
steel-coal pool. Composing the
organizations executive high au-
thority, they will take Office Sun
day in Luxembourg.
Chairman of the group will be
Jean Monnet. French economic
planner who played a leading role
in drafting the plan. Franz Etzel,
economic affairs committee chair
man in the West German Parlia-
ment, was named first vice presi-
dent and Albert Cope, Belgian
minister of reconstruction, second
vice president.
The authority will function as
the executive arm of the new
international organization. A joint
assembly, or legislative branch
and a court to settle disputes alsu
will be organized.
The other SIX authority men,
bers are: DR.. Heinz Potthoff, chief
German delegate to the Interna-
tional Ruhr Authority; Leon
Daum, director Of several large
French steel companies; EMO
Giacchero, a member CT the
Italian Parliament; Dirk Peter
Spierenburg, foreign economic re-
lations chief in the Netherlands
Economic Affairs Ministry; Albert
Waher, Luxembourg career diplo-
mat. and Paul Finet, secretary
general of the Belgian General
Labor Federation.
Evening star., 1952-08-08

was transferred to Baltimore ir
1924.
Another change involves j. r
B. Crigler. who has been genera.
manager. That title has been dis
continued and Mr.. Crigler has
been promoted to new response
bilities with the headquarters
staff in the personnel relations
section of the four c. & P. COM
panies.
C. E. Sener, jr.. formerly audi
tor, has been appointed to the
newly created position of con.
troller, reporting to Mr.. Vogel
The position of auditor has beer
discontinued.
Mr.. Maddox said the changes
would enable the company tt
''better serve the telephone users
in Washington by providing the
organization at all levels with
greater freedom of action in meet
ing day-to-day problems. Mr.. Vo-
gel had transferred from Balti-
more in 1928 to become district
traffic manager for C. & P. OF
West Virginia. He returned to the
Maryland company in 1885. He
came here in 1943 as staff super
visor for the four companies and
in 1945 was made general traffic
supervisor. He returned again to
Baltimore in 1948 as general traf-
f1c manager of that company.
Victor B. Deyber Is 80.
Few bankers in the history of
Washington have been able to
match the work-day record OF
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Retail Trade Picks Up
Ahead Of Last Year
By the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-Retail
trade picked up slightly in the
past week and ran perceptibly
ahead of last year. Dun & Brad
street reported today.
Shoppers turned more and more
to household goods, which had
been sighted during the recent
surge of apparel buying. Retailers
continued to rely on price reduc-
tions to attract customers.
Retail dollar volume for the
week ended Wednesday was esti-
mated to be from unchanged to
4 per cent above a year ago. Re-
gional estimates varied from COM
parable 1851 levels by the follow
ing percentages: New England
and East, down 2 to up 2; Mid
west. down. ] to up 3: Northwest,
up l to S; South, Southwest and
Pacific Coast, up 2 to 6.
A between-seasons lull prevailed
in the apparel field where buying
slackened. Early promotions of
fall clothing drew scant interest
as hot weather prevailed in many
sections.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
AH Workers Ignore
AIIis Chalmers Pickets
BY the Associated Press.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. g.
An augmented force of CIO pick
cts jeered and cursed but took
no steps to halt AFL workers who
went to work for the second Sue
cessive day in the Allis- Chalmers
plant today.
Fifteen members Of the AFL
international Operating Engineers
Union drove into the plant under
guard of so police officers. Twelve
went in Thursday past from 10
to is pickets.
The CIO- United Automobile
Workers called a strike May Z
in support Of demands for higher
wages and a union shop.
Police received reports that the
home of one of the AFL workers
was stoned Thursday night and
that a crowd Of unidentified men
had assembled around the home
of another worker.
The Allis-Chalmers plant was
the scene of violence July % when
"a men crashed the picket line
after a skirmish in which eight
members Of both groups were in
ljured.
The plant manufactures Jet
engine parts but due to the long
shutdown the Air Force is ship
ping out machine tools to other
plants.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Chicago Livestock

~ CHICAGO. Aug. 8 R1 Omitted state,
Department Of Agriculture) Saddle hogs
1000; moderately active mostly but closed
slow; butchers under gao pounds barely
steady; heavier weights steady to 2k
higher; sows mostly steady; few light
BUYERS still. out Of trade but eifectiye
Monday embargo on outgoing Shipments
viii be lifted; most choice 190-24O-pound
butchers, 22.75-23.15; few, 1885,; few
pounds, al :So-sS.a5: few i60-iso pounds pounds,
Z0.O0-22.5O; sows under $50 pounds,
l9.5Q-2l .25; few, 81 so; 350-40O pour ds'
400-500 pounds, l7.2S-
1880; heavier weights down to l6. 90 and
below; good clearance.
Salabie cattle. 500; salable calves 200:
slaugnter steers, yeaflings. and hetfers
nominally steady; cows uneyen. mostly
steady to strong; other slaughter classes
mostly. unchanged; practically no choice
or prime steers, yearlings. or heifers
offered; few smaller lots good to low
choice, 2S.00-31 80; latter price included
part-load around $50 pounds mixed year.
lings: few commercial TO iow-good, "a 90
27.50; commercial cows scarce; few UP to
21 so; most utility, 17.25.19.25; canners
and cutters. II .oo-I Ia 90; utility and
to prime vealers. 20. 00-33. 90.
Salable sheep. 500; choice and prime
native spring lambs strong to so higher;
all others show. steady: deck choice to
prime eve and vether springers. 81 90;
new high since mid-July; culls. 1900
IL. 90; old-crop lambs and yearlines ab-
sent; ewes steady at 1000 30.