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Evening star., 1953-11-15
The Passing Show
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Now See Here, Whitley
Answer to London Film Critics Complaint
Of 'Buckstreet Art Theuters in America
By Jay cormody

Wen thank Reg Whitley.
film critic Of the London Daily
Mirror, to mind his words.
He's tired, he writes, "of
this nonsense Of British films
being relegated to backstreet
art houses in America" while
HollYwood's product is ex-
tended the courtesy Of Lon
don's movie palaces.
Come. come Whitley, let's
talk this over.
Among the Bonkers
When you refer to art
theaters as located on back
streets. you are on treacherous
ground. Rather conspicuously
treacherouS so far as Washing
ton is concerned. Take the
Playhouse, which has made
more money for the British
film industry than any presen-
tation house in Washington
possibly could. It is located
in the veritable heart of local
capitalism. surrounded by
chaste monumental bank
buildings. England'S art and
our commerce could not be
more neatly juxtaposed and
while there is no way of meas
uring it precisely, this neigh
borlineSs surely Is good for
both.
A couple Of blocks away,
around as many busy corners,
are the TranS-Lux and Plaza,
Both are neat, trim display
cases for Aims although
neither is ferociously dedicated
to foreign films. They play
HollyWood'S, too, as does the
Playhouse. Does old money
gruhbing Hollywood object to
SA4CA 4pOdOIOIlog
Not by yesterdays deposit
slips.
Side Street Better
Actually. Whitley, you can't
mean hack" street, unless
that is your word for what we
call side streets.
In your language, Connecti-
cut avenue would be a back
street and you would not dare
call it that to it's face. It is
wide, beautiful and fashion
able--also quite a traffic prob
lem-and we are quite proud
Of it altogether.
The Dupont Theater, anoth-
er of the top art cinemas, is
on Connecticut avenue and
you would love (me, tool the
money it has made for English
pictures. Also the prestige,
popularity and good audiences
1t has brought to them.
There is no point in going
into a comparison (and every
point in not going into a COM
parison) between commercial
F street and the back streets of
which you complain. If you,
Whitley, will come over here
we shall give you a guided tour
all over the place and let you
see for yourself. Certainly you
Evening star., 1953-11-15

and Walter Murphy, both of
whom, he said, were abused by
Godfrey.
But when I found Miss
Bowling, who used to write
commercials for Godfrey, she
had nothing but praise for her
former boss.
"Oh, sure, he made fun of
my commercials" she said.
But it was all part of the
script.
Sure, there were times he
baWled me and other people
out. But you could argue with
him. And nobody took offense.
That's a lot of nonsense
about silence when he entered
or not saying hello to him first.
With the kids who performed
for him, he was invariably
kind, generous. thoughtful"
Under conditions of strict
secrecy, ! then talked with a
man who used to be associated
with Godfrey. We had to meet
at a spot far from his normal
habitat. He stipulated I could
not use his name or even tell
people in my own Office I had
talked with him. This source
was quite bitter:
Until a minute before air
time, Godfrey is a ruthless
tyrant. A minute later, on the
air, he becomes a charming
Huck Finn. A minute after the
show ends. he sheds his stage
personality like a cloak and
ruShes off in a rented limou-
sine, without a word.
He's Insecure
"Basically, he suffers from
insecurity. AS the highest paid
performer in the world, he
lives in constant fear of drop
ping all the way down to
second place. :"
Another man, a performer,
told me:
Don't picture Godfrey as a
monster. He's just another guy
with some faults. Maybe he
acted up lately because of the
physical and mental pain of
the hip operation.
Godfrey honestly believes
he has retained his basic hui
mility. OF course, he hasn't.
1t would be impossible in the
gold fish bowl he lives in. This
is his idea of humility"
And the performer told
about visit he made to the
2.OOO-acre Godfrey. farm in
Leesburg, Va. On leaving, the
performer said, Godfrey told
him:
Look, it's all right to mem
ton your visit down here on
the air. If you want to, you can
say you came down In nv
plane and swan In the pool.
But don't talk about the lux
ury Of the place."
A couple of nights later I
caught up with the abused"
Waited Murphy. who used to
be Godfrey's publicity man at
CHS.
A Vote From Murphy
Sure. Godfrey fired me-" he
said, "for reasons I won't go
into. But I still think he's a
great guy. I can't honestly
think Of a thing bad about
him. He was always thought
full and generous with every
one who worked with him. ;"
Arthur Godfrey" said a
woman who used to have deal
ings with him. "is the kind of
guy who cuts you dead on
Monday and on Tuesday hugs
YOU and says. Long time no
see'."
Lvn buddy, who writes
music for the Wednesday
night show, Arthur Godfrey
and His Friends" met me for
an interview which, as far as
I could tell. had not been
cleared" first with CHS.
buddy:
Godfrey is no tyrant. He
allows his performers to make
outside appearances. He just
wants to be sure those dates
will be good for them and not
(C0nfinued m PnCe E.A Cnl ~
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-09-24

Dimes and Halves ended last Thurs
day, when the Dimes won two games
to remain unbeaten in the short sea
son, while the Halves could do no
better than break even. The Dimes
also had both high scores, with a
game of All and two-game set of $40.
Doris Slayman was the high bowl
er for the ladies, with a game of 121
and set of 225, while the mems scores
were divided, with Lawrence Little
having the single game (12O) and
Bill King the high set 5000.
Tao,,, Cko-as-
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ATTENTION ALL BowLERs

If you do not find the scores of your
league in this column, it is simply be-
cause the statistician of your league
has not given them to us.
So the next time you bowl, won't
you please ask your statistician to
see that we get your scores every
week.
They can be either left at our
office, Is North Jonathan Street, or
mailed to, the Globe-Independent,
Hagerstown, Md.
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High Averages
Team Standing
PANGBORN
MEMS LEAGUE

The Tables won three points on
Friday night to remain in first
place. The Tanks, who were in
third place last week, won all four
points to move into the second spot.
The Tanks also had both high
scores, with a game of 562 and
tFree-game set of 1861.
J. OFT had the high single game
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Points
ST. MARY'S LEAGUE

After last weeks bowling the
O'Calahans and the O'Sheas were
tied for the lead.
The O'Briens had the high single
game 1920, but the O'Sheas had
the high three-game set Q513).
Martha Martin had the high sim
gle game for the ladies (118), while
Jack Weaver had both high scores
for the men, with game of 1874
and set of 354.
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Team Standing
Points
WOMEN'S
MAJOR LEAGUE

The eight-team league got under
way on Saturday night and But
ler's Diner, c. Paul Jones, Mason
Dixon Coin Machine Co. and Savoy
Restaurant tied for the lead, each
of them winning three points. Ma
son-Dixon had both high scores,
with game of 511 and three-game
set of 1853.
M. Haynes rolled the high single
game Q24), but " Martin had the
high set 1929.
Team Standing
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PANGBORN
GIRLS LEAGUE

Vogue won one game last week.
Charm and Glamour won two, to put
the three teams into a tie for the
lead. Charm also had both high
scores, with game of APT and two
game set of 845.
Judy Long had the high individual
game GOD, but Bea Everly rolled
the high set (20D.
80 Or Better Glass
Judy Long, 1O7, SO; Bea Everly,
lO5, 1O2; Donna OFT, 1O2, 81; Laura
Michael, SO; Nellie Bowman, SO, go;
Connie Taylor, "a; Pat Yeats, go;
Frances Neel, go; Gladys Charles, 81;
JOAnn CLANCY, 81.
Free Bowling
Bea Everly, 1O2, 105-241; JoAnn
CLANCY, 83, 91-254.
Team Standing
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BOWLING SCORES

1922, but Rodeffer rolled the high
set (35O.
I2O-33O Glass
Rodeffer, 122, 129-357; Bottorf,
127-338; Palmer, 1870; Black, 121;
Squibb, 339; P. Cline, 126; Barn
hart, 1870; c. Kline, 121-332; o.
Spigler, 100; Johnston, 121-338; j.
OFT, 132-331; A. Burger, 127-34O; E.
Hose, 100; Elias, 1872.
Team Standing
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Team Standing
POTOMAC EDISON
MEMS LEAGUE

The Eagles, who were in fourth
place last week, moved into first
place, this week when they won
three points. The Packers, who
were down in the sixth spot, moved
into second place, when they won
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-09-24

Washington Square Methodist took
over the lead last week when they
won three points while st. Matthews
EUB was losing three. The second
place First Brethren had both high
scores, with a game of SAT and set of
1858.
Cooper, of First Brethren, had the
high individual game, 131, but Jim
Cunningham, of st. Matthews EUB,
came up with the high set, 346.
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scores, with a single game of 603
and set of 1859.
Individual honors were divided,
with Roger Miller, of Trinity II,
having the high single game las,
while Wilbur Perrott and Joe Bitner,
both of St. Paups EUB. tied for the
high set with a score of 377.
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Team Standing
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
Mems League
Division i

The first place tie between Trinity
Lutheran II and Grace EUB ~ was
broken last week when Trinity won
all four of their points, while Grace
could do no better than break even.
First Baptist II was the only other
team to win four points.
Trinity Lutheran Il had both high
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Points
Wonen's League
Division 1

Pansies III won all four points last
week to take over the lead. The
second-place Pansies NJ also won
four points. Daisies ~, in three
way tie for third place, had both
high scores, a single game of 514 and
set of 1896
Individual honors were divided,
with Virginia Patterson having the
high game, 1877, and Blanche
Schwinger the high set, 1877
Taanr p0sV4e
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Team STANDING
POTOMAC EDISON
GIRLS LEAGUE

The league opened its l953-54
season on Thursday night, with four
teams in the league.
Apache and Sioux won both their
games to start the season off in a
tie for first place. Apache also had
the high game (426).
Phyllis Beard was the high indi-
vidual bowler, with a game of 95
and set of 1873.
High Averages
Phyllis Beard, $40; Frances
Berger, 1875; Virginia Stoner, $40;
Peggy Werner, 85.5; Vera Hutson,
S3.5.
H.. ClA--.-ls-.--
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all four points. The Rams had both
high scores, with a game of $50 and
three game set of 1868.
Jim Brode and John Corby tied
for the high single game (129), but
Ted Buchanan had the high set
(345l
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Team Standing
ANTIETAM FIRE COMPANY

The Boots moved into first place
on Friday night when they won all
four points. The Axes had both high
scores, with game of SAB and three
game set of 1868.
Paul Krouse was the high indiv-
idual bowler, with a game of 131 and
set of 1872.
Team Standing
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ELKs LADIES, LEAGUE

After last weeks bowling in the
League, September and FEBRUARY
were tied for the lead.
September had both high scor-
es, with a game of 474 and three
game set of 1888.
Jane Zimmerman was the high
bowler, with game of 1856 and set
of 1853
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Points
Team
Division ii

OAtASAuh H
Three teams-Gardenias fl, Roses
~ and Gardenias #2-remained in a
tie for first place last week when all
three won four points. Tulips III,
who were in the first-place tie after
the first weeks bowling, lost all four
points and dropped back into a
fourth-place tie with Lilacs III, who
won four points.
Gardenias #2 had both high scores,
with a game of 504 and set of 1400.
Irene Irby was the high bowler,
with a single game of lat and set of
$50.
Team Points
Gardenias II --------- 8
Roses NJ ----------------- 8
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Team Standing
RUBBER STAMPS

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Adv.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-09-24

The first place tie between the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-01-22

pine, 404 white spruce and SO red
spruce. About three fourths of
these trees were cut from Savage
river forest. Some also were cut
from Swallow Falls forest, some
from Potomac State forest, and
some from Green Ridge in Allie
gany county. Stumpage prices for
the trees ranged from 3j cents to
$1.25.
Other figures on cutting opera
tons in 1852 also were announced
by Johnson. Some 100000 board
feet of wood were cut from the
forests last year. About 100000 of
this was removed in harvest cut
ting and the rest came from sal
wage operations such as trees
taken down for electric power and
road rights-ofway and timber dam
aged by fire, insects, ice and other
causes.
About $4,000 board feet of this
total came from Green Ridge and
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spend out OF theh own locally
raised tax funds at least as much
as they are presently spending,
and possibly a little more.
Earlier in this article you were
told there would be further discus
sion Of the 1947 road bond issue.
The Legislature that year author
lied the issuance of $100,000,000 in
State Highway Construction bonds
and as of the present-December,
1952-the State Roads Commission
actually has sold $75,0OO,O00 under
that authorizations Only the extra
money from that source, supple
menting regular revenues, made
possible the greatly accelerated
road building program of the last
five years-a program, incidental
ly, without which the plan for the
next - wears would have to be
much more extensive.
1t will take the entire $25,OOO,-
600 remaining from the l947 au-
thorization, plus all the regular
revenues for this year and next, to
pay for projects now under con-
struction or scheduled for construc-
ton before the end Of 1858. when
the 12-yeal plan would take over.
Because of that bond issue we now
have hundreds of miles of modern,
safe roads that we wouldn't other
wise have had for some years.
Those already-improved miles
make a good start toward the com
plete modernization to be achieved
by the 12-year program.
One more point in the financial
planning needs to be made clear.
We are making principal-and-in-
terest payments now on the bonds
authorized in 1947 and we will have
to continue to do so until they are
paid off in 1867. In issuing $780,
900, 900 in additional bonds during
the span of the 12-year program
we will be assuming an obligation
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to 60 on paving them off until
19S0-lone after the physical job
of highway modernization has been
completed.
At first it might seem that, by
assuming such an obligation, we
would be greatly restricting our
ability to undertake road improve
ments beyond the l2-year span.
Actually. that's not the case.
Here's how it works out:
If we use all the money we plan
to borrow We'll get all the road i'm
Iprovements we need. Wen start
the year 1866 with a completely
modern State highway system.
There will be no conceivable
necessity for further acceleration
in our road-building program and
we can safely drop back to a pace
set by normal expansion. Our
revenues, however, will continue
at the higher rates outlined in the
12-year plan. Those higher revenues
will provide ample funds to con-
tinue TO pay off the remainder of
the bond debt, plus interest," to
provide ample maintenance funds,
and to give Us upwards Of 100000
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-01-22

mile network chat constitutes The
State road system.
There is one important factor
which. as the program develops
might bring some reduction in the
amount we'd have to borrow. That
factor concerns toll roads. You may
have noticed there was no mention
of toll roads in the program fol
physical improvements and no mem
ton Of toll revenues in the financial
plan. That's because there has been
no final determination Of the de-
gree to which tolls could be counted
ON. The State Roads Commission
and the Advisory Council have had
toll road experts study the Mary
land situation.
Those experts say that, while
there is no place where we could
build an entirely new highway that
would pay for itself from tolls,
there are some highways already
partially built that could be com
Dleted from toll-revenue funds if
we applied the tolls for their en-
tire length. They estimate that we
might pay for some $50,000,000
worth Of construction that WaV. If
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-01-22
Nearly 1000 Trees
Removed III Forests

Some $3.50 evergreen trees We're
cut off state forests in Garrett and
Allegany counties for Christmas
trees last month, according to dis
trict forester William II. Johnson.
The state derived an average gross
price Of 80 cents per tree.
The figure represented thinning
operations on Is acres of forest
land. Trees cut included 1,54S Nor
way spruce, go red pine, 900 white
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-01-22

booklet prepared by the State
Roads Commission. Copies of
this booklet may be obtained by
writing to the Public Relations
Division, Maryland State Roads
Commission, l0S East LeXing
ton Street, Baltimore 3, Mary
lnnd
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provement cuttings. About 20
cords Of pulpwood and II cords Of
locust pinwood also were re-
moved.
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Total for con-
struction for IL
year period. e.. $568, 225, 900
And that's how we can get the
total we need to do a complete job
of modernization on the 4,736-
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Total

Balance remaining
for construction. SO / l 1885 600
Now, for the final Step, we add
the $256, 100000 that we'll have
from present revenues and we get;
Net for construc-
ton from new rev.
enues ..........$ 311 1885. 600
Net for construc-
ton from exist
ing revenues .... 256,34O,00O
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The series which the above az
ticle brings to d conclusion has
been taken from The Road
Ahead a 20-pagc Illustrated
Evening star., 1953-07-27
Three Injured as Car
Overturns Near OIney

Three persons were hurt and
three others shaken up when
their car went out of control and
overturned twice on the Lay
louisville -Olney road (Route 108)
two miles west of Olney. Md, last
night.
Treated at the Montgomery
County General Hospital, Sandy
Spring, were Myrtle Thompson,
80, and Rudolph Thompson, %,
both of Sandy Spring, and Gar
rett M. Mays, 18, OF 2109 First
street NV. None of their in
juries are serious. All are COL
ored.
They were passengers in q
car driven by Everest M. Lucas.
"a, colored, of the 200 block of
S street NE, according to Mont
gomery County police. Two
others. Evelyn L. Thompson, of
1923 Thirteenth street NV. and
Donald w. Lucas, both colored,
of the S street address, also
were in the car but were un-
hurt.
The driver told police he was
blinded by lights from an ap-
preaching car.
Evening star., 1953-07-27
Unidentified Man
Killed by Truck on
B|adensburg Road

Prince Georges County police
today were seeking the identity
of an elderly colored man who
was killed yesterday while cross
ing Bladensburg road in Colmar
Manor.
The victim was struck by a
northbound tractor-trailer near
the middle of the highway at
Thirty-seventh avenue about 3
pm. yesterday.
His body was removed to the
Gasch funeral home, Hyattsville,
to await Identification.
Sergt. Boyd A. Hamilton and
Pvt. Carroll Garrison, investigat-
ing policemen, listed the truck
driver as Theron Hawkins, 81, of
Tampa, Fla. He was charged
with manslaughter and reckless
driving and was freed under
$1,100 bond pending a hearing
in Hyattsville Police Court at
$50 am. Thursday.
Police said the truck was
loaded with live turtles.
Evening star., 1953-07-27
Three Teen-Agers Hurt
As Car Shears OFF Pole

Three Bethesda area teen
ayers were injured, none of them
seriously, when their car went
off River road near the Congress
sional Country Club about $40
pm. yesterday.
Police said the driver lost con-
troll of the car after striking the
curb while attempting to pass
another. It sheared off tele-
phone pole and went up a bank.
The injured were listed as
Robert J. Sullivan. II, of $500
Johnson avenue, the driver;
Nancy Nelson, 18, 4605 Merivale
road, and Joane Vasco, II, 4618
Rosedale avenue. All were treated
at Suburban Hospital, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1953-07-27
Be|voir 10 Investigate
Recreation HaIIFir

An investigation was under
way at Fort Belvoir, Va, today
to determine the origin of 4 fire
which caused an estimated $75,-
900 damage to a post recreation
building yesterday.
The building, according to Maj
Robert Binder, post public infor-
nation officer, had not been oc-
cupied officially since last Tues
day and was locked.
The blaze, which started about
2 PM, swept through two wings
of the three-wing frame struc-
ture. It was controlled about
$3.50 pm
Fort Belvoir f1remen were
joined by members of the Penn
Daw Volunteer Fire Department
and Is trustees from the post
stockade.
The investigation is being
conducted by the Army's Grim
inal Investigation Division and
Fort Belvoir Fire Chief D. M
Burrier.
Maj. Binder said the building
damage was estimated at $50, 900
and the other $4,000 repre-
sented furniture and athletic
equipment destroyed or dam
aged. The structure, he said.
formerly was used as a mess hall
but now is operated by the Fort
Belvoir special services section.
Evening star., 1953-07-27
Health Experts 10 Study
Bristol Polio Outbreak
BY the Associated Press

BRISTOL, Va, July 27.-TWo
epidemiologists from the United
States Public Health Service ar
rived here today to make an
exhaustive study of the Bristol
areas polio outbreak.
Meantime, health officials ex-
pected the infantile paralysis toll
to be Swelled beyond the current
total of So by belated reports of
new cases which have developed
over the week end.
Four new cases of the disease
were recorded yesterday. DR..
James NJ. Suter, Southwest Vir-
ginia health officer, said, how
ever, that the new reports could
not be taken as an indication of
the effectiveneSs-or Ineffective
ness-of inoculations of the anti
polio serum, gamma globulin,
given 1928 children in the area
last week.
DR.. Suter said the injections
cannot be expected to take effect
for "a week or so" in cutting
down the attacks of polio.
Evening star., 1953-07-27
Wife Freed in Shooting
As Husband Won't Testify

A charge against a Bethesda
(MdD housewife of assault with
intent to murder her husband
was dismissed today when he re-
fused to testify against her
Freed by Trial Magistrate Wal
ter H. Norman in Bethesda
Police Court was Mrs. Grata Ann
Randall, AZ, who al the time of
the shooting lived at 9318 Park-
hill drive, Bethesda.
Mrs. Randall was charged last
June 13 shortly after her hus-
band, Herman r. Randall, 43,
was found shot on the lawn of
his home. At the time, police
said, Mrs. Randall told them that
she had shot her husband in a
bedroom after an argument.
Mr.. Randall, described by po-
lice as a travelling auditor for
the Statler Hotel, took the stand
today and said he did not wish
to testify against his wife.