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Evening star., 1953-06-16
Hollywood Diary
Jane Powell Quits
-. Brentwood Home
By Sheiloh Grohom

Pier Angeli is buying what
could be a trousseau in Italy
for a wedding with Kirk Doug
las this summer? ;. Paramount
is going all out for an Oscar
nomination for Alan Ladd's ex-
cellent performance in Shane" !"
And the same studio plans
a build-up for Jan Sterling, who
wore dungarees in "Pony Ex-
press" and cans salmon in
Alaska Seas" And talking
of levis-Something new has
been added-Marilyn Monroe
wears them for the first time in
"River of No Return" but they
won't look like the Lewis you buy.
VIC Damone chalked off a
quarter of a century backstage
at the New York Paramount.
Dinah Shore said she had
nothing to wear, so she bor-
rowed a hat and a dress to ac-
cept her award as the best
dressed gal in show business!
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opening lacked crispness, except
in the weather.
The burden Of the familiar
story, and the lovely Jerome
Kern Oscar Hammerstein II
music. is unevenly distributed
among the company assembled
by Director Arthur Sircom. It
finds a corking Julie in Bar
bara Ashley. and a truly mag
nif1cent Joe in William c. Smith.
They are show-Stoppers in the
best tradition Of "Showboat. |"
The others vary from compe-
tence in several of the key roles
to mediocrity, or less.
Sircom's direction of this one
of loves old sad, sweet songs is
advisedly aimed at emphasizing
its cheerful aspects. It's premise
is that summer entertainment
seekers would rather laugh with
Cap'n Henry and his showmakerS
than sigh with Magnolia and
Gaylord Ravenal, or even Julie
and Steve.
It would be a sounder idea
if the comedy of "Showboat"
looked less bucolic and was more
of a match for the wistful love
stories that provide the operetta
with its loveliest music. The in
escapable truth is that the an
tics of Cap'n Andy's actors. and
the river rusticS who patronize
his showboat, cannot compare
with the big musical moments of
the operetta.
The best of "Showboat" is still
it's music.
The show is stopped for the
first time when Joe sits on his
sack of potatoes to sing "Op Man
River" next for jules MY
Man." and each time thereafter
that one of the haunting melo-
dies bobs up. Incidentally. it is
interesting to note that "Only
Make Believe" sung by Dorothy
MacNeil and John Elliott, was
done to a minimum of enthu-
siasm last night.
Miss MacNeil, as Magnolia, and
Elliott as Gaylord Ravenal, came
into their musical own with their
duet, You Are Love-" near the
end Of the first act. Miss Ashley
and Smith needed no such in
terval for warming up. even in
last nights temperatures.
Apart from the singing princi-
pals, the "Showboat" company
finds able performance in NAL
colin Beggs as Cap'n Henry; Lulu
Belts as a savagely righteous
Partly Ann: Dorothea MacFar-
land as an Ellie with Ado Annie
infections in her performance.
and Bertha Powell as a corpu-
lent Queenie.
After a blurry opening, through
no fault of their own but that of
the amplif1cation system, the
vocal ensembles of the Festivals
company showed to good advan-
tage in the first "Showboat" per-
formance. The dancing groups
get little opportunity to reveal
their skill in the seasons first
production.
Evening star., 1953-06-16

''sHoWBoAT," a musical produced by
Ferbers novel, music by jerome Kern,
book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
II, staged by Arthur .Sircom. settings
by Albert johnson. produced and super
viSed by Constance Bennett. At the
Carter Barron Amphitheater.
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Gussnun Chased
In 'GIoss WoII,'
At the Ontario
The Cast.

THE GLASS WALL" a Columbia
picture, produced by Ivan Tors, directed
by Maxwell Shane, screenplay by Tors
and Shane. At the Ontario.
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Where and When
Current TheoteF Attractions
And Time Of Showing


Stage.
Arena-"The Country Girl" +"
$50 pm.
Carter Barron Amphitheater-
"Showboat," 8:45 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador - Shane" /,
sos. Sis. 1920 and $50 pm.
Capitol - Girls of Pleasure
Island" II am, las. 4:30, tbs
and 10 pm. Stage: 1855. $40,
6:25 and 9:10 pm.
COIumbia-"P Pickup on South
Street." 10:45 am, 12:40 2:35,
4:30, 6:25. 8:25 and 1925 pm.
Dupont-"Man on a Tight
rope" 1:20, 1928, 5:25, 1880 and
9:40 pm.
Keith's - "The Hitchhiker;; "
11:15 am. /. 2:50, 4:40, $40.
$40 and 10 pm.
The Strange Ones.
6, 8:15 and 10:15 pm.
Macarthur - "a Queen Is
Crowned" 2, 1855, 5:55, 8 and
10 pm.
Metropolitan - Prince of
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HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Jane Powell took the initiative
and moved out of the swank
Brentwood home. leaving Geary
Stefan in full, if temporary pos
session. jamie has rented a house
in Laguna Beach for herself and
the two kids.
Doris Day finally signed the
new deal at Warners-for a long,
long, term.
Dorothy Warren, the California
Governors pretty daughter, will
be press agent for Jim Byron
when she returns from Europe.
A record executive, Joe Bihari.
is winging to Europe to see his
honeybear, Nina Warren. =.
Tom Neal must have lost his ap-
peal. because Barbara Payton is
going everywhere these warm
evenings with Marvin Finch. {.
whoever got the idea that Doro-
thy Kristen is wearing wig in
1.-THE Great Waltz" is crazy.
Dotty has a beautiful head of
hair.
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Pirates" 1925 am, 2:25, $40
and $3.50 pm.
Ontario-"The Glass WALL
1:3O, 3:35. $40, TAO and $50
pm.
Palace-"Dream Wife," n:10
am. lis, 1928, $50, TAO and
$50 pm.
Playhouse - "Lili;;" IL am,
1885, 2:25, 4:20, 6:10, sos and
10 pm.
Plaza - "Tne Seven Deadly
Sins" II am, lis, 3:35, $50,
sos and 1925 pm.
TranS-Lux "Salome;;" II
am. 1880, 2:45, 4:30, $3.50, $40
and 10:15 pm.
Warner Shane" II am,
LOS. 3:15, 5:25, 7:35 and $50
pm.
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The Passing Show &5
'ShoWbout' Draws Capacity
As First of Summer Operas
By Joy Cormody

Washingons dream of summer operetta with time
suddenly night with the
in Carter Barron Amphheater.
Washington Festival Inc, blessed by sar
what below the ideal temperature
formed Rock Greek park into the musical
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MT. vEdRlNolN n tPtH'i OPEN AIR

Front LinesI JOHN KODIAK In BAT.
TIE. ;TIlIET. VI zzQNNE zz2QNNEE: ,i0sS;i ;nr. 21a 3D.. cC;Hit.
Ny DUST" Plus FIGHTING MAN Or
THE PLAINS" Free! Kiddie Playlandi
Free! Pony Rides
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| was called "ballooning." The
buyer was shown a finance plan
with a modest down payment
reasonable monthly payments
but q gigantic last payment. No.
body talked about that last pay
ment. When it came time to sign
the contract, the salesman's
thumb usually covered the part
that told about the final pay
ment. Once the purchaser signed
on the dotted line he was hooked.
Auto dealers used those balloon
sized final payments to repos-
SeSS cars.
Hitting" was another tech
niQue to beat the unsuspecting
car buyer. It worked this way:
Company A sold the car and
worked out a steep set of finance
arrangements. The minute the
buyer fell behind In his pay
ments. Company A repossessed
the car. Before the buyer could
(See FINANCE, Page SAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23

(see SPORTS CARS, Page SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
By Horriet Griffiths

It might be a good thing for
the Nations traffic safety II
those who design the new cars
and highways were able to de-
sign the drivers, too.
And perhaps the pedestrians
But, f1ippancy aside, of the
three factors involved in the
causes of accidents ma
chine, the road and the driver,
the least is known about the
man behind the wheel. This is
the theme of top highway safety
experts today.
With highways, technical re-
search has added greatly to the
potential for removing hazards
and making driving safe. But
road building is expensive, and
planning is far ahead of actu-
atty in the business of replacing
the Nations outdated and in
adequate traffic arteries.
Highway engineers can do
pretty specific things for high
way safety. They can eliminate
horizontal and vertical curves
(hillS). They can divide high
ways and widen lanes. They can
eliminate grade and rail cross
ings. They can improve sight
distance. They can make smooth
surfaces. Take the New Jersey
turnpike, for instance.
But they cannot regulate other
conditions under which people
drive. Conditions weigh heavily
on the extent of hazard from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
High Output Seen
As Auto Industry
Moves Into 1853

While 1852 was marked by re-
strictions on production, the
automotive industry moved into
1858 with motor vehicles rolling
off assembly lines at an almost
record rate.
Approximately 100000 units,
including 1.3 million passenger
cars and 10000 trucks and
buses, were built in the final
three months of 1852, according
to an estimate by the Automo-
bile Manufacturers Association.
This was the second highest
fourth-quarter output in the in
dustry's history, topped only in
the record breaking year of 1850.
Production schedules through
out the industry were even high
er in early 1853, indicating a
first-quarter output well above
the average 1852 rate.
The full 12-month production
total for 1852 Of about 1854, 900
cars, trucks and buses was the
lowest in three years-18 per
cent below the 6,765, 900 pro-
duced in 1851, and 81 per cent
under 1950's record output Of
8,003,056 units.
The estimated 1852 total in
cludes 4.332,000 passenger cars
and 1922. 900 trucks and buses.
Employment in the industry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
1t Might Be a Safer World
If Drivers Were |DesiqnedT

speed. Speed limits themselves
are a controversial question.
The important thing Is tt
drive in proportion to the cir
cumStanceS.
Some circumstances can be
regulated. Some cannot. Fog
or ice cannot be forestalled
A drivers judgment can be i'm
proved. If not perfected. by ex-
perience. knowledge of driving
and its requirements is a product
of education.
In addition, there is the fac
tor OF the tremendous increase in
motor vehicle usage. There were
53,363,000 cars registered in
1852, as compared, with some 81
million in 1851.
The most notable advances in
safe car design have included
four-wheel brakes, safety glass
all-steel bodies and sealed-beam
headlights.
Tires have been improved, as
have steering mechanisms. Prog
ress has been made in reducing
noise and vibration to cut down
fatigue, in getting rid of pro-
jecting accessories inside the car
and in lowering the center of
gravity to give the vehicle less
tendency to roll over on turns.
A big protection to the public
from the mechanical safety view
point, Of course, are the compul-
sorry inspection laws.
In the District, about 40 per
(See SAFETY. Page S.13)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
By Eorl n. Voss

For any one who lived through
the great depression, it still is q
little breath taking to see a man
walk into an automobile show
room, pick out q shiny new
sedan, write out a check for the
full purchase price and drive ii
away.
The man who did not resort
to the time payment" method
back in those grim days in the
mid-1930S was definitely an
oddity. There actually was some
thing a little indecent about
spending that much cash in one
place.
The war changed that, pretty
much. People were forced to
save money. There was little to
spend it on except War Bonds.
When the war was over, people
could pay cash and avoid the
carrying charges. In 1947, for
instance, when peacetime pro-
duction was getting somewhere
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
Watch OReturn Buyers Market Could Mean the yp

danger that the "gyp" fringe,
operated so prof1tably during the
depression years, may try q
comeback.
Some of the slick deals they
used to pull back in the sos
are worth recalling.
People who didn't read the fine
print before signing their con-
tracts paid exhorbitant interest
rates on their loans. Insurance
charges were manipulated in in
credible ways.
There was the case Of the
Maryland man, for instance, who
bought a car on time and
thought his car was insured
throughout the period of his
time payment plant. What he
didn't know was that he had
signed a contract for q "one-
way" insurance program. The
only part of the cars value COW
cred was the unpaid balance Of
his loan. Only the finance COM
pany was protected. When the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
By c. Steed Evons

There's a new sound on Amer
ica's roads-the lusty exhaust
note Of a reborn breed. The
sports car is back. And it is
coming back in high gear.
The center of interest at
American auto shows this year,
including Washington's. are low,
fast. sleek experimental models
many Of which can be classed as
sports jobs. All at least show
sports-car influence.
When the depression of the
'30s hit gasoline alley 1t half
closed the garage doors of ex-
pensive makes like Cord and
Deusenberg. BY 1897 only a
handful Of sports cars were being
produced. The end came in
1888.
But the germ Of driving for
sport, born with the Apperson
Jack Rabbit and the Mercer
Raceabout and nurtured in the
buckle tSeats of the Stutz, was
harder to kill than that. It went
overseas.
World War II GIs brought
it back.
Soon after the war, low little
cars with hip-high wire wheels
and the air Of a scuttling bug
appeared on the West Coast.
They were MGs.
It can now be seen that the
regeneration Of the sports-car
fever in America must be tied
to the MGS (short for Morris
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23

back to normal, seven out Of 10
men buying new cars paid cash
in full. Six out of 10 buying
used cars also paid cash.
Now About Half Pay Cash.
Now there are signs that the
honeymoon may be over. In
1851, the best year in which COM
plete statistics are available, only
about half Of the new car sales
were for cash. The other half
were financed. In the used-car
field, only four people out of 10
could still pay cash. The other
six needed some kind of time
payment plan.
Groups like the American
Automobile Association and the
Better Business Bureau now are
looking for a return to a buyers
market. where auto dealers will
have to scratch for what BUSH
ness there is. The AAA and the
BIB are mildly worried. For
when automobile dealers BUSH
ness falls OF, there Is always Q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23

buyer went out one Saturday
night and wrapped the car
around a telephone pole he
walked away with q measure of
confidence. After all, he was
insured.
It was quite q shock to learn
from his dealer that only the
finance company's part Of the
car was covered by insurance. It
was downright outrageous, how
ever, when the insurance COM
pany decided to sue the buyer for
the amount it was obliged to pay
the finance company.
1.-THE Observation-Disclosures"
The profit concealed in "gyp"
financing contracts is known as
the pack" It kept quite a few
car dealers out of hook In the
depression years.
There were other ways Of get
ting the automobile buyer to
make the car business q profit
able enterprise. One Of them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
Auto. Industry Trend
From Standardization
Marks So Models
BY Frederick c. Russell

Member Society of Automotive Engineers
The busy motorist is apt to
get behind the wheel of his 1853
car without realizing that some
thing unusual has happened.
For some time the idea of the
customized. production car has
been slowly developing. Now it
appears to be reality. This
year marks the turning point
away from Standardization.
Detroit actually says in effect,
"You name it,"
Never before in motordom's
crowded history has there been
such complete willingness on the
part of the industry to meet the
needs Of the buyer who wants
what he wants when he wants it..
There is no other plausible ex-
PLANTATION Of such developments
as temperance of the wire
wheel, 12-volt electrical systems,
power steering, air-conditioning
and low-pedal power braking.
We have apparently come to
the end of taking what the in
dustry offers and have at long
last arrived at the point where
we can have just about any
combination Of features we de-
sire, many of them vast i'm
provements over features which
were dropped by the wayside
while the industry was con-
cerned chiefly with mass pro-
duction Of dependable, capable
cars.
Credit goes to the upswing in
sport car interest, domestic as
well as foreign, for much Of this
tailoring to suit the individual.
1t isn't all pressure from the
carriage trade" The "hot rod"
too, has his finger in the pie.
Styling.
It is surprising, under the
circumstances. that price tags
are not higher than we, find
them. Choice normally involves
expense. Some cars can be had
with choice of four types of
transmissions. Dodge for 1885
actually Offering six.
Bucks Skylark, Chrysler's
Special Sports and Packard's
Caribbean are offered with cut
around rear tenders such as were
common in the pre-194O era,
while Cadillac's FL Dorado has
gold trim combined with chrome
and very suggestive Of yesterdays |
brass. It Is all highly pleasing
Continued on Page Sill, Col. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
That Growing Noise?-It's
The Return of the Sports Car

Garages) tail. The public &C.
ceptance Of the doughty English
machine was like pulling a cork
from a magnum of champagne.
BY 1947 people were buying
cars with strange sounding
names from faraway places,
Buggati. Ferrari, Alpha Romeos
and Jaguars began to be i'm
ported on both coasts by persons
who six years ago had thought
in terms Of FordS and Cadillacs.
Americans had once again be-
come interested in a sport they
had helped to start. Soon own
ers Of these machines began to
form into clubs and held races.
At least 10 magazines with Ma
tion-wide leadership sprang up.
Speed Age, Motor Trend, Road
and Track and Hot Rod are q
few.
What was a solid trend has
developed into a near boom. Eu-
ropean manufacturers of fast
hardware can sell every one Of
their products to the United
States.
Several years ago Detroit
showed awareness of interest in
sports cars by studying more
carefully the big auto shows
abroad. European influence of
styling began to show up on some
Of the new cars.
This year, Studebaker has come
out with models that are a clear
departure from American con-
(0aa CpnDTc NADo Doua
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ABC's Of insurance.;
D. {. Lays With Only
4O96 Driver CoVeraqe
By William Hines

When a man buys a car, one
Of the first questions he must
ask himself is: Can I afford
to run this automobile without
insurance." In almost every
case, the only logical answer is
a resounding no.
Yet, according to the Amer
lean Automobile Association, six
out Of every 10 owners in the
District are operating their cars
many of them nothing more
than jalopies-without a cent
OF coverage to protect either
themselves or the public.
This astonishing figure COM
pares with 100 per cent minimum
coverage in Massachusetts, and
80 per cent insured in the Mary
land and Virginia suburbs and
such States as New York.
The cause and effect of this
situation are easy to determine.
The 40-per-cent-insured figure
arises from a lax, outmoded
safety responsibility law which,
by April /, will have been aban-
doned for something better by
all but six States and the Dis
trict. The effect of this low
rate of coverage is that the
insured driver here needs to
protect himself with costly COL
ilsion insurance, which it hardly
would pay him to take out in
areas with stronger laws.
Any discussion Of automobile
insurance should be prefaced
with a definition of terms and q
few basic data.
Safety Responsibility.
The details Of the safety re-
sponsibility laws mentioned
above can be boiled down this
way:
l. Massachusetts has no safety
responsibility law as such, but
has a compulsory insurance law
which amounts to about the
same thing. Before a man can
get license plates for his car, he
must show ownership of policy
covering him for bodily injury
to the extent of $4,000 for each
injury and $4,000 for each acci-
dent. This is commonly known
as IS and TO-" No property
damage inSurance-drivers COM
monty carry SIS, 200 Of this-is re-
Quired by the Massachusetts, law.
2. Thirty nine States now
have a security type" safety re-
sponSibility law. This, an i'm
CONTINUED on Page S-10, Col. -
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CONTINUED on Page SO, Col. /.
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(See SAFETY, Page SID
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-07-29

IT give you my personal assurance
that my subcommittee will amend
all of these bills to include the ia
panese; they are certainly entitled
to the same benefits as we may
confer upon Germans and Austri-
ans" he stated for the record.
Though the JACL statement
which Masaoka submitted to the
committee touched on all IL amend
ments pending before the subcom-
mittee, he emphasized that his or
ganization endorses any liberaliza-
lions to facilitate the return of such
vested property to their former
owners as consistent with tradition
al American custom and historic in
ternational practice.
OF particular interest to persons
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CONTINUED from Page II
Equal Consideration Sought by JACL

of Japanese ancestry, the amend
ments which the JACL endorsed
provided for judicial relief; full
hearings; permitting return Of pro-
perty which an alien acquired while
resident; authorizing return OF
property acquired by gift, trust, an
nuity, devise, bequest, inheritance
or as beneficiary of insurance poll
cies; extension of time for filing
claims; and to return all properly of
Germany or German nationals or
in which they had an interest.
Bills opposed by the JACL includ-
ed transferring money out of the
Office of Alien Property to the war
claims fund; authorizing the Presi-
dent to sell vested property even
while that property is under litiga-
ton; and excluding yen debt claims
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-07-29
LATE SPORTS...
Savoys Score Early, Beat Navy Nine, 70

his ace hurler, Dick Standen, in the
game which opens at 2 pm.
The. Savoys, although Standen
and Kenji Yoshinaka are back in
the lineup, are still not up to full
strength. They miss Roland Kuma-
saka who is in ROTC training in
Texas, and Richard Tsuji and "1i-
ger" Asaba, two sturdy chuckers
now in the armed forces.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-07-29

The Nisei Savoys, managed by Hi
ro Sasaki, scored all their runs-se-
ven in all--in the first two innings
and then coasted in behind Dick
Standen's stellar pitching to beat
Naval Receiving Station, 7 to 5, last
Sunday afternoon in Puget Sound
ball game at Rainier HOWE mo
uye of the Savoys drove in four runs
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-07-29
SAVOYS TACKLE VFW
AT RAINIER SUNDAY

Seeking to stretch their latest
winning streak to five, the Nisei
Savoys (7-6) will test league-leading
VFW in Puget Sound contest this
Sunday, Aug. 2, at Rainier Manag-
err Hiro Sasaki is expected to start
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-07-29
q NyC ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Mise Veterans Committee wishes
to thank Grant Beppu for contribu-
ting box of balls to the NVC Yam
kee Little" International baseball
championship team.