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Evening star., 1953-06-03
Pay Parking Space
Adequate, Prentiss
Reports After Survey

Brig. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss,
Engineer Commissioner, has a
feeling there are plenty of park
ing places in downtown Wash
ington-if the motorist is willing
to pay.
Speaking before the District
Advisory Board of the American
Automobile Association yester-
day, Gen. Prentiss reported on
results Of q parking survey con-
Quoted by operators Of private
lots and garages in the downtown
business area. Is
"A lot Of people argue that
there is no place to park down.
town." he declared. II think
what they mean is there Is no
place to park downtown free"
He said the survey was con-
Quoted for six days, beginning on
April 20, by 78 parking lot and
garage operators. They checked
the number Of vacancies in their
establishments every hour from
8 am. to 6 pm.
Adequate Space Reported.
"They found adequate parking
space" Gen. Prentiss said.
The study showed q 10 per
cent vacancy during the peak
hours, between IL am. and 2
pm, and 80 per cent vacancy
during the entire day, he said.
The area studied was bounded
by Twenty third street NV. on
the west, Massachusetts, avenue
NV. on the north, Second street
NV. on the east and Constitu-
ton avenue NV. on the south.
The area was broken down into
areas A, B, c and D for pur-
poses Of the study.
Gen. Prentiss said the smaller
areas within the downtown shop
ping district showed these re-
suits:
Area A, Is per cent peak va
cancy and "a per cent daily va
cancy; area B. 81 per cent peak
vacancy and 80 per cent daily
vacancy; area c. 18 per cent peak
vacancy and 80 per cent daily
vacancy; area D, % per cent
peak vacancy and IS per cent
daily vacancy.
Data to BE Studied.
Gen. Prentiss said all this will
be studied by the Commissioners
and the District Motor Vehicle
Parking Agency at a meeting to
be held soon.
He said he had not made up
his mind on where to go from
here on the parking problem.
Gen. PrentisS reported there
were under construction or COM
pleted within the last go days an
additional nine parking estab-
liShmentS with 2,505 spaces. In
the planning stage are units that
will add another 5000 spaces. he
added.
He said the survey made by the
parking lot and garage people
will have to be studied carefully.
He said that, If the District goes
into financing public parking lots,
as has been advocated, the pri-
vate interests may drop their
plans to add additional places.
Feels Meters Deficient.
Gen. PrentiSs said he feels the
parking meters on the streets are
not accomplishing their purpose
because too many people are
parking at them all day.
e He recalled that he has asked
Traf1ic Director George z.
Keneipp to prepare plans for a
force Of about 10 men to do
nothing but check parking
meters.
Gen. Prentiss also suggested
that stores should acQuaint peo-
pie with parking facilities by
including maps Of convenient
lots in their bills. He also Sug-
gested the merchants make
Saturday q big shopping day in
Washington, since on that day
downtown traffic Is not as heav
as it is during the week.
Gen. PrentiSS also was pre-
Sented with q special citation
from the AAA for the Districts
outstanding record In pedestrian
nrntAetinn
Evening star., 1953-06-03
Nays Honor Man
Gets 3 Prizes Today;
Midshipmen Parade
Dy the Asseeiatsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, June s. Mid
Shipman Capt. Carlisle A. H.
frost Of Columbia, H., is to re-
ceive eight of 40 prizes in aca-
denies and leadership to be pre-
sented at the Naval Academy
this afternoon.
Capt. frost, who yesterday
was named honor man for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLY WOOD.
Humphrey Bogart cabled his
dentist in Hollywood to have a
tooth sent to Rome to replace
the one he wrecked in that re-
cent car crash.
Bling Crosby isn't bothering
about wearing a toupee any
more. Bing, by the way, has
liquidated some of his holdings
to pay the inheritance tax on
Dixie's $10,0O0,O00 share of their
community property.
Douglas Fairbanks has re-
fused a movie role that would
have taken him out of England
in May and June-in case he
might be needed there then. :.
And they're calling Sir Laurence
Olivier's musical THE Beggar's
Uproar."
Lauren Bacall's escort for the
Stevenson dinner here was Ad-
lai's private secretary, William
Blair. Blair and his boss de-
part March 3 from San Fran
cisco for a trip around the world
to take six to eight months. &.
The talk locally is that Howard
Hawks will be Groucho Marks
straight man. if not his brother
in-law Groucho goes with
Eden Hartford, Dee's just-as-
pretty sister.
Judy Garland and Sid Luft
can't decide between Honolulu
and New York for a vacation.
They'll probably do both.
Zebra Paget and her family
are at Las Vegas for the week
end. And don't believe the
malarkey that Debbie has never
dated.
Claire Trevor's reversion to
her natural-color hair is very
becoming.
Arlene Dahl can marry Fer
nando Lamas in the fall. E.
April fools day will see Dahl
and Lamas on a plane to Gotham
where she will tub-thump Alan
Ladd's desert LEGION" in which
Arlene co-stars.
Bing's little brother Everett
nicked his bank balance for
$125,000 to buy those 600 acres
in New York State.
Ann Sothern reports she has
received more fan mail in her
few weeks of television than
she did in the entire year when
she was a star at Metro.
Eddie Cantor follows Caesars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
BY the Associotsd Press

VEVEY, Switzerland, Feb. 28.-
Comedian Charles Chaplin. fac
ing immigration examination if
he attempts to return to the
United States, is going through
all the motions of making Swift
Zerland his permanent home.
The British actor has refused
thus far, however, to announce
his plans.
Chaplin has been living with
his family since the end of last
year in an 18th century manor
house in the neighboring village
of Corsier. Reports that he pur-
chased the 15-room mansion out
right have not been denied.
He Is Mum on Plans.
Reports that he has retired,
that he is planning new film
have not drawn any comment
from the 63-year-old actor.
Mr.. Chaplin appears to have
no immediate intention of re-
turning to the United States,
where he would have to prove at
an immigration service that he
is admissible under American
alien laws.
The Justice Department in
Washington said last Monday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Ch0pIin's Activities Indicate
He May Stay in Switzerland

that a stop order against his re-
turn still stands. Former Attor-
ney General James P. McGran-
cry said then that Chaplin's
name had been linked with COM
munism and grave moral
charges" He declared the actor
would have to establish his right
of re-entry, through immigra-
ton service examination. like
any other alien"
Wife Visits U. S.
Chaplin's wife, Coma, went to
the United States shortly after
the family arrived in Switzer-
land last year. Press reports
then said Mr.. Chaplin had sent
her to Hollywood to arrange final
disposal of their house and other
property there and to bring back,
in cash. Mr.. Chaplin'S accumu-
lated fortune. This was estimat-
ed at some SIS million.
Some of Mr.. Chaplin's mod
ern furniture is beginning to ar
rive at the manor house from
Hollywood. At the same time,
much of the mansions Louis
XVI furniture is being stored
away and the whole building is
being redecorated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Meeting TO Discuss
Kaiser and WHY'S
Merger Reported
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Ofh-
Gals of the Kaiser Frazer and
WHY'S Overland automobile
companies repeatedly met here
yesterday to discuss a merger.
However, Ward NJ. Canady, the
president of Willys-Overland,
said last night that there is no
proposal before us CHS COM
pany)."
The report of a meeting first
came from high official of the
Reconstruction Finance Corp. in
Washington. The RFC official,
who asked not to be identified,
said it doesn't look like they
will come out we'll"
Reports Not Confirmed.
Rumors of merger talks f1oated
around New York financial cir
Giles, but there was no confrma-
ton that officials of both COM
panies were even in town for
any such talks.
Mr.. Canady at first refused
to comment, then later issued a
statement. saying:
Various individuals and
groups, including Kaiser-Frazer,
have approached us in the past
few years for discussion of mer-
ger possibilities. At the present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
ClubWonnun to Talk
TOT Film Council

Mrs. Dean Gray Edwards,
Chairman of Motion Pictures of
the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, will make an address
to the Community Film Council
on Wednesday, March 4, at 1915
am. The meeting will be held
at st Columba's Episcopal
Church, Forty-second and Abe
marie streets NV.
Also on the program will be
a private showing of Tonight
We Sing" at the goth Century,
Fox Film Corporation screening
room at Ais Third street NV.
at 2 pm. The meeting is open
to the public but reservations
must be made for the private
showing in the afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28

time there is no proposal before
us and no action concerning any
has been taken"
The RFC official said the Gov
eminent is certainly "a highly
interested spectator" in the re-
ported talks but has not taken
a direct part.
Kaiser Big RFC Borrower.
Kaiser-Frazer has been largely
financed by RFC loans. The
RFC yesterday reported that
these loans now amount to $48
million.
The RFC official said Kaiser
Frazer has suffered losses. He
added that. if the merger took
place, the new company would
benefit by being able to write
off part of its taxes against these
losses.
His doubts that the deal would
come off. the official said, stem
from disagreement between the
two companies on the valuation
of their respective stocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
And Time Of Showing

ANU tHe VI SHOWiH9
Stage.
National - BELL, Book and
Candle; 2::S0 and $3.50 pm.
Sam s. "Stalag TT;
1880 and $50 pm.
Arena-"The Country Wife,;
1880 and $3.50 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador - IT Confess:
LES. 1925, $50. 1880 and 9:35
pm.
Capitol - Niagara: 1920
am. 1:O5, 3:45, 6:2O, 9:O5 and
11:45 pm. Stage: 1915, 2:55,
$50, 8:15 and 1885 pm.
Columbia - "Ivanhoe";; HAS
am. 2, 4:10. $40, $40 and
10:45 pm.
DupOnt-"High Noon: 1. 2:45,
4:30, 6:15, 8. $50 and 40 pm.
Keith's-"Peter Pam: $50,
1920 am. ITO, 3, 1850, GAS,
$40. 1926 pm. and 1890 am.
Little "Limelight" l, 3:15,
$3.50, 1850 and 1910 pm.
Macarthur Castle in the
Air.; 1. 2:45. 4:30, 6:15, 8:05 and
9:55 pm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Christian
Andersen; 10 am, IL, 2:05,
4:10, 6:15, 800 and 1890 pm.
OntariO-"The Stooge";; ITO,
1920, 5:25. 1920, 900 and 11:15
pm.
Palace Taxi; 11:40 am.
1:45, 3:45, $50, 1850, $50 and
1855 pm.
Pix-"Children of the SUM-;
I, $3.50, 6:45, 9:35 pm. and 1890
am.
Playhouse-"Come Back. Little
Sheba";; 1925 am, lbs, 1928,
$50, 7:35, $40 and 11:4O pm.
Plaza-'Limelight"; 1890 a m,
12:45, 3, $40. 7:35, 9:55 and IL
pm.
Trans-Lux - "Androcles and
the Lien; II am, 1880. 2:40,
4:30. 6:25, 8:15, 10 and IL pm.
Warner" I Confess; 11:40
am, lao. $40, 5:45, 7:45, $50
and 11:55 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28

taxi ride he ever took, if only
he can put himself in the mood
of Taxi"
II X X
AMATEURS WEEK - Not
even the presence of Helen
Hayes in Mrs. Nothing" at the
National, and Julie Harris in
I Am A Camera" at the Shu-
bert, can alter the fact that next
week will see the local drama
groups in the limelight.
On Thursday night at Roose-
welt high school, they will stage
the finals of the 25th annual
one-act play tournament to
bring their season to a climax,
Nine groups are participating in
the annual event this year, with
the final three>plays scheduled
for preliminary judging next
Tuesday night.
Participants in the toMna-
ment are Friendship House
Players, Mt. Vernon Players,
Falls Church Community Thea
ter, Lyric Theater, Washington
Readers Club, Pentagon Play
house, Theater Lobby, Inc, Uni
tartan Players and Foundry
Players. Judges of the prelim-
mary contest are Marjorie
Maughlin Prussing, William CAL
lahan and Vernon Spencer. The
drama critics of the four local
papers will judge the March 5
finals.
BULLETIN BOARD - Shakes
peare will make three important
contributions to the celebration
of International Theater Month
locally in March. His JUL
us Caesar" directed by Leo
Brady, will be presented for two
weeks at Catholic University
Theater starting March Is. .
And Howard University Players
will offer the less often seen
Richard III" March lila at
Spaulding Hall on the campus.
. DR.. Owen Dodson is direct
ing the production. Another
Shakespeare item booked for the
same period is Theater Lobbys
production of The Merchant of
Venice" :. It will open March
10 with Thursday, Friday and
Saturday performances through
the first week in April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Hollywood Diary
Bogort Orders Tooth
After Auto Crash
By Sheiloh Grohom

golden rule-never stand when
you can sit, and never sit when
you can lie down.
Susan Hayward stars in STORY
OF Demetrius" on her return
here from Europe.
1t may be getting serious with
Terry Moore and Nicky Hilton,
who called her from Santa Anita
to say he'd just won $1,4OO and
was coming to take the whole
family to dinner at Chasens.
Director Willie Wyler returns
to Hollywood next week with a
print of Roman Holiday" I
hear he's got something good.
AS if she didn't have enough
to do, Dinah Shore is signing
with her current TV sponsor
(Chevrolet) for half an hour a
week on radio.
How'S this for confusion:
Phyllis Hill Ferrer attended
Jose's my Three Angels" opener
with him in Philadelphia on
Monday. But, on Thursday,
Rosemary Clooney few East to be
with Ferrer.
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
get five days at Palm Springs
before 10 months of work that
starts with Money From Home"
Dean sees his estranged wife,
Jeanne, every day.
Beta st. John welcomes her
British mate, Peter Grant, next
week. They want to settle here.
|. Connie Smith and Byron
Palmer are becoming a habit.
(Released by NANA.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28

of those which is described as
having heart" which translates
freely as lacking sense. Consid-
ering the = apparent futility of
sense lately, it is quite pleasant
to be reminded by goth Century,
Fox that sentiment is around to
fall back on.
There is more indeed to it
than sentiment for Taxi" turns
on a miracle, rather a small
scale miracle. 1t is acted plausi-
bly, by Daley and Miss Smith
with the assistance of a statue
of st. Anthony.
A French stage fantasy, "Sans
Laisser D'Adresse," is the in
spiration of the comedy directed
by George Ratoff. 1t has been
translated into pure New Yorkese
to relate days adventure in
the life of a lovely Irish immi-
grant lass and a hard-bitten
young Brooklyn taxi driver.
1t is the day on which the lat
ter's payment on the cab is due
and he has lot of hustling to
do to make the necessary INSTALL
ment. This lad, played by Daley,
is confident one who asks only
that Divine Providence will leave
him alone. The latter, a heckler,
chooses this day of all days for
one Of its grim jokes. It filings
the unwilling hacker into the
service of the moneyless Irish
girl. to spend the entire day
with her looking for her faith
less husband among New York's
faceless millions.
X X \
Four Hollywood writer's worked
on Taxi and they have in
vented taxicab trunk full of
cozily comic situations for the
screenscript. The point of most
of these is that New York is
composed exclusively of warm
hearted, friendly humans but
this might be true of people
brought into contact with Miss
Smiths Irish lass.
The faith she displays in hui
man nature might very we'll be
the kind that would change the
cursed thing.
What it accomplishes here is
to make everyone, policemen.
janitors, maids, paWnbrokerS,
and even a lacquered lady who
runs publishing house, helpful
in the search for the deliberately
missing husband.
Twentieth Century-Fox, which
charmed everyone a few years
ago with Miracle on 34th
Street." shows something of the
same confidence in Taxi" 1t
has given Ratoff the run of the
player roster in providing sup
port for Daley and Miss Smith.
The result is that the film is
full of gem-like bit perform
ances, among them a very funny
immigration inspector played by
Anthony Ross.
The quality of the film de-
ponds principally. however, upon
the performances of Daley and |
Miss Smith. Both come through |
handsomely. he as a hard-shell |
cabbie bent upon Stacking his
heart of gold; she a lovely. dark |
colleen who is no more surprised
by miracles than by the sight of
the sun.
Anyone tempted to go along
with her will enjoy the longest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Our Town Next
For Arena Stuoe

Arena Stages comedy, 1.-THE
Country Wife," will run through
March Is. The following play will
be Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer
Prize winner, "Our Town." Alan
Schneider will direct the drama,
which will open on March II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Variety Show Set

phi Beta Kaplan." the fourth
annual variety show of the B'nai
Birth Independence Chapter and
Lodge, will be presented at the
Jewish Community Center Tues
day and Wednesday. AL Fixes
is directing the show, which will
be produced by Al Olshine.
Proceeds will be used for B'nai
Birth charities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
To STAGE Musical

ankles Away" a musical re-
view in two acts. will be pre-
sented by the Washington Chap
tiers Of Deborah at Lisner Audi
forum on March 7 and 8. Pro-
ceeds from the show will go to
the Deborah tuberculosis Sana-
forum in Browns Mills, New
Jersey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Hoover Leuvino Florida

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. %
(P.-Tanned and happy, former
President Herbert Hoover yes
terday ended his To-day fishing
trip in the Florida Keys. He
planned to leave for New York
by train today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
.Quirino KinfoIk Join
Philippine Battalion
BY the Associated Press

WITH THE UNITED STATES
45th DIVISION, Korea, Feb. %.
Philippine President Elpidio
Quirino'S son and son-in-law
Joined the Philippines 10Th Bat
talon Combat Team today.
First 1t. Tomas S. Quirino,
the Presidents son, and Second
1t. Luis NJ. Gonzales, his SON.
in-laW, were welcomed to the
10th Bet by its commanding
officer, Col. Ramon z. Aguirre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
The Passing Show
It's q Heort-Wornning Ride
Palace Offers in Taxi
By Jay Cormody

creduty at the
that will enjoy Taxi
at the Palace theater today.
The film which DALEY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28

TAXI" q Goth Century-Fox picture,
produced by Samuel G. Engel. directed
by Gregory Ratoff. screenplay by D. M.
story by Hans Jacoby and Fred Brady,
from Sans LaisSer DAdresse" by Alex
Joffe and Jean Paul lie Chanois. At the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
CREENBELTe
MT YERHS0iNO 61TPEN AIR

Tonight and SUM-! ESTHER WILLIAMS:
and vICToR NATURE in MILLION
Plus WAYNE NORRIS in SIERRA
PASSAGE" ct 6:30, 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
ROTH THEATRES
CIRCLE

VAAsV~A RE. 7-ol94
Two good pictures: ALAN LADD. DEBO-
RAH KERR. CHARLES BOYER. CO.
RHINE CALVET in THUNDER IN THE
EAST at 2:45 6:25. 1905: GLORIA
SWANSON, WILLIAM HOLDEN NANCY
OLSON in SUNSET BOULEVARD" at
l 4:35 sis. One day only.
EREENREI. r crsenbeIt. Nd OR, 3-2222
VAAAAsSSD0~A Free Parking
BONO GOES TO COLLEGE" plus a
Cartoon Festival featuring Tom and
Jerry and Donald Duck.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-13
Tercentenary Stomp
Moy End as a Dream

Latest indications are that the
hope for the issuance of special
u. S. Postage Stamp commemo-
rating the 3O0th anniversary OF
the settlement of the Jews in the
United States may end in
dream.
This information is contained
in a letter from Albert ]. Rob-
ertson, Assistant U. S. Postmaster
General, to Philip Slomovitz,
president of the American Asso-
citation of English-Jewish News
papers, responding to a resolution
adopted by the English-Jewish
publishers, at the meeting of the
associations executive committee
in Chicago two weeks ago, urging
the issuance of such stamp. Mr..
Robertson wrote:
1--WE have received a great
many requests for this stamp but
the Postmaster General has not
yet formulated the program for
next year. 1t is probable, how
ever, that one may be developed
for new series of regular stamps
in which case the number of
strictly commemorative will of
necessity have to be greatly re-
duced because Of the limitations
of production. For this reason we
are not able at this time to give
any assurance of the approval of
any special stamps beyond the
very few for which commitment
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-13

The Zionist Organization of
America announces that Helen
Ruth Schneider will assume the
post of Executive Director of the
Southeastern Zionist Region, She
succeeds Irving Abramowitz, who
has been in the post for the past
two years, and who was trans
ferred to Syracuse, N. Y.
Born in Chicago, Miss Schneider
received her education in the local
schools, and is a graduate of the
College of Jewish Studies and the
American Conservatory of Music
there.
Her intensive and varied exper-
fence in the Zionist Movement in
cludes her association with the
Zionist Organization of America,
Jewish National Fund, the Chi
cago offices of the Consulate of
Israel and the State of Israel
Bonds. She also served as one of
the Directors of activities for the
Conservative Synagogue Youth
Movement in Chicago. Just previ-
GUS to her taking the post with
the Southeastern Region, Miss
Schneider was director of the
New York State Region of ZOA.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-13
PLAIN TALK
CONTINUED from Page II

A group of fathers and sons
have just marched around the
temples interior with Torahs in
hand. This is the occasion for
introducing Torah to these little
kids and these fathers and sons
are in the place of Moses and all
the others who were at Sinai.
Torah is being introduced to the
children that they might know
it all the way of their lives.
Segal. in the pew. is hoping
that Ann would at least cherish
only Torah's Ten Commandments
and the commandment Of Levitt
Gus that tells people to love their
neighbors as themselves. Yes. he
says in his heart. the Ten Com
mandments and this extra one of
Leviticus are the chief laws Of
being Jewish and these should
be enough for Ann.
The temple choir strikes up a
professional Here they
come! Those $50 kids :.
Small boys and girls Where's
Ann? They march down the
center aisle toward the altar
where our rabbi Wohl stands to
bless each of them Those
pretty little girls :. Those sturdy
boys in their long pants. (Segal
recalls that when he was young
long pants were apparel that a
boy didn't graduate into until he
was around 49,.
Where's Ann? In pairs the
kids come to the rabbits hands to
be blessed D.. The choir sings:
This child we dedicate to Thee.
o God of grace and purity.
Shield it from sin and threatening
wrong.
And let Thy love IFS life prolong.