Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-09

leu. OIlly one Will De nOLeQ mere
today. In TV areas, "Open Mon
day Night" is becoming a thing
of the past. Concrete evidence
turned up in the form of a card
sent out by a Chicago furniture
store. Its customers were staying
home on Monday nights watch
ing Lucy" and the help wanted
to do it. Instead of Mondays and
Thursdays, the store is now open
on Tuesdays and Thursdays I'M
til $50 pm.
AWARD-Gale Gordon, who
plays ill-tefnpered Professor Os-
good Conklin on Our Miss
Brooks" has just received a
simulated Oscar from Is adj
mirere in Cleveland, Ohio. It
was sent, they advised, in honor
of his faithful portrayal of our
beloved (grrrD school principal"
For security reasons" they
added. "we prefer that we and
our school remain anonymous.
The Is are school teachers.
EXPERT-Since Jimmy Du-
rante is well-known as one of
the softest touches extant, there
probably isn't a word of truth
in this yarn. Anyhow, the story
is that a panhandler stopped
Durante on his way to an ALL
Star Revue" rehearsal. Before
the man had chance to ask for
the price of a drink, the comic
launched counter offensive.
Amt you ashamed" he said,
ito accrost a hard-workin' citi-
zen on the street like thiS-ain't
you ashamed to be a bum?"
Listen, Big Nose" replied the
panhandler. II amt one of your
current buns. I was a bum in
the BOOM" -.
UNINTENTIONAL - It has
been said before that your future
would be assured if you could
anticipate tastes in popular
music. If you could look at
sheet of music and know whether
or not it could become a hit
record, the disc makers would
beat paths to your door. Not
even the experts can predict
what tune will reach the Hit
Parade and which the customers
will ignore.
Even so, Country Washburne
is somewhat startled to find that
he has a best-seller on his hands
in his "Open Up Your Heart"
Bing Crosby has recorded it.
Curt Massey has been featuring
it on his CBS-Mutual radio
shows. Not long ago Imogene
Coca did long number based on
open Up Your Heart" on your
Show of Shows" The song seems
on its way to success.
Country doesn't agree with
anybody, though. He doesn't
think the new ditty compares
with his "Oh, Mona" or lone
Dozen Roses" Whatever the
public thinks, Country's verdict
is that "Open UP Your Heart"
is lust another tune"
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CELEBRANT - Last weeks
snowstorm gave Ed Burch,
WMAL morning news editor. a
bad time. His normal duties
were complicated by some 200
telephone queries about the
weather, school postponements,
etc. That sort of thing tells on
a man and his normal mild
hammered nature was giving
away when a call restored the
Burch sense of humor. Little
girl wanted to know if her school
would be closed. Mr.. Burch
checked his list and assured her
that it would be. Then" she
said, when you announce that
the school is closed down, would
you please tell the kids that I'm
going to have open house today?"
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SUCCESS-Note from WCFM
advises that it's Job Clinic"
program on jobs for older
women, has proved so popular
that it, will be continued for
another four weeks. Mrs. Meta
Lay of the D. c. Chapter of
Business and Professional Women
is the producer. She reports
that they have had several
offers of jobs, several requests for
jobs, innumerable requests for
training, and one marriage
PROPOSAL"