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Evening star., 1954-10-21
w Broadcasi Revenue
Rose 33ss During 1853
sx fhe As.eeie..d Pres,

The Federal Communications
Commission reports that the
television industry's broadcast
revenues. covering sales Of tinae,
talent and program material to
advertisers, rose to $432, ,700. 900
| in 1858. up 80 per cent from the
| previous year.
The annual report on TV
| financial data said TV broadcast
earnings came to $68 million.
or almost % per cent above 1852.
The commission noted that all
figures relating to income or
earnings were before Federal in
come tax.
The report said the TV net
works, including l6 stations
owned by the networks. had
1858 revenues of 1921, TOO 600
and earnings Of SIS million.
The TV networks revenues
were two and one half times the
total for radio network opera
tions and the TV income. $l8
million, was almost double the
So, 400 600 reported from radio
networking.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
ID. c. Florists i khihli
IN Orchid Show Hele

Florists and amateur orchid
growers Of the washington area
win be among the more than 100
exhibitors competing for prizes
and ribbons in the Seventh an,
nual international Orchid Sfow
1T the American Security and
Trust Co. Saturday and Sunday.
Accredited judges of the Amer
lean Orchid Society have been
appointed to judge the exhibits
and award prizes. which have
been donated by the American
Security and Trust Co. and the
local orchid society.
A medallion will also be pre-
Sented to the most meritorious
exhibit in the show by the Amer
ican Orchid Society.
The show will be open to the
public from 8 am. to IL pm.
Saturday and from Q am. to
6 pm. Sunday.
Evening star., 1954-10-21

d Guinea pig prisoners. At Sing Sing,
syphilis to find vaccine. At Illinois
State Pen, a murderer voluntarily got
malaria, let 200 mosquitoes chew on
his arm to aid tests. How prisoners Of
H. fer their health (even lives) for little re-
ward but the feeling of helping others.
% Drama In real life. She thought Nazis
had killed him; he d searched the earth
for her. Then they chanced on the same
shabby church and spied tablecloth
they'd owned irEurope covering hole
above the altar. Gripping true story of
how "fate" knocked plaster from wall
-and reunited a long-lost couple.
"a canwe farm the ocean? When fishswim
near this underwater device, they're
stopped cold by electricity and like
Pied Piper, it leads 'em right into net.
News of an amazing invention (now
used to fish rivers and ponds, help
salmon upstream to spawn, and how it
may reap vast harvest from the sea.
"a keep hearing voices. Ever note the
voices we put on to fit each occasion?
When company calls, we COO "Beddy-
bye to the kids meaning Get the
ucll W Ucu. WIN Wills, we SOuHu SO
healthy. Clergymeng ou' d think we're
Viewing the Remains! Corneia Otis
Skinner confesses voices she trots out.
% Italy's amazing "Wasp." .'No one'n
buy hat!" scoffed engineers at this half
motorcycle, half-kiddie car but today
million scooters are putt-putting all
over Europe. Story of the Wasp
(wrings 100 miles per gallon, hauls the
whole family, costs about 5000; and
how it may take the U. S. by storm.
Is 2s-page book condensation: Russia
Reviewed. As a foreign correspondent
in Moscow, Harrison Salisbury was for
hidden to tell all he learned but now
he's home. Here's the story he couldn't
cinating report on sinister facts OF
Stains death, vast slave-labor camps,
and Russia's aims in world affairs.
~ lindbergh In battle. On his first COM
bat mission in World War III, Charles
Lindbergh steeled himself to kill or be
killed. But when he opened fire-and
saw he was shooting at church he
was stricken with the thought: "Why
does He permit war;" A great flyer re-
veals his thoughts as he went to battle.
"a Secret Of the Northern Lights. Prim-
tive man called them reflections from
the shields of warrior maidens; grand
pa said light was bouncing off polar ice
but today we think they're atomic
bombardments from the sun. Here's
the most remarkable theory yet behind
amysterious beauty of the heavens.
% How good ARE the new tubelsss tirss7
Do they-as the ads claim give you
smoother ride, longer service? Are
they really virtually puncture-proof,
blowout-proof? osome types actually
seal cuts themselves? Report on tube
less tires: what they cost, whether
they'll soon be standard equipment.
40 Everybody feels at home ut Higbee's.
At this store, the public holds parties,
club meetings right on the premises;
courses are given in everything from
cooking to opera; lectures by people
like Mrs. Roosevelt are on the house
How Cleveland firm gains friend
(and sales) by making folks ito home"
Evening star., 1954-10-21
q, 900 Families Feel
Effects of Hurricane Hazel
4, - A..nr;.,.., -. =. / |.

:
Hurricane Hazel and its after
effects brought damage to more
than $4,000 fanalies in seven
States. the Red Cross reported
yesterday. It issued this sum-
mary:
The hurricane itself--at least
$4,000 families affected in the
Carolinas, Maryland and Vir-
ginia with 1900 homes totally
destroyed and more than $4,000
damages.
Post -hurricape fioodslos
to 5,400 families in Pennsyl-
yania, Ohio and West Virgins
with more than 5000 homes
destroyed.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Film Cartoon Lecture

Two staff members of United
Productions Of America, creators
Of the "Nearsighted Mr.. Magoo''
and Gerald McBoing Boing." )"
will discuss animated Aim tech
Snioue at a meeting of the Wash
ington Art Directors Club at
8 pm. tomorrow in the Editors
Building, 1929 H street NV.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Lawyers to Heur Onion

Attorney Oliver L. Onion will
be United Nations Week speaker
at the United Nations League Of
Lawyers meeting at $50 pm.
tomorrow at the Army and Navy
Club. Farragut Square and I
street NV.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
School Plans Fun Doy'

A parade, games. movies. .
magic show and bake table will
I be featured at a Fun Day. be-
ginning at 1890 am. Saturday
at the Mount Rainier Elemen-
tary School. Thirty second and
Shepherd streets, Mount Rainier.
Evening star., 1954-10-21

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Well send you free copies of the three
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This offer is good for only few
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Evening star., 1954-10-21

1 Hsnsymesnin Klsxiee. Marie Furrwas
aghast when hubby brought home an
Indian orphan-but someone had to
= take the lad in. And they couldn't turn
down that End urchin. And who could
resist the 3rd? Or 4th? Or? How
couple wound up with happy family
Of eleven lin one year Of marriage!
q Twenty questions on dogs. Can every
dog be trained to obey? When choosing
pup, what should you look for? How
much does good one cost? What's the
should you feed him? How can you
stop his barking, jumping up? Answers
to 20 most common questions on dogs.
q Better than bullets. "The kids here"
Sgt. Hallam wrote his wife from Korea
"are just like our babies except half
will starve to death this winter. Please
get folks to help :. :" Inspiring story
Of the letter that started flood OF gem
erosity, did more than bullets to thwart
Communism in corner of Korea.
4 Tkailand- Jewel Of Asia. It has gleam-
ing gold temples, the worlds hand
soonest people, enough jungle animals
to fill every zoo on the globe. It's even
got monkeys trained to pick coconuts
(only ripe ones at that but now it's
the Reds next target. James Michener
reports on lovely, troubled fairyland.
q They found the New World. The Vi
kings swept on England; raided Saxony
for staunch men, Ireland for beautiful
-
fishing boats, with only stars to guide
before Columbus. Saga Of the greatest
sailors ever to dare the Atlantic.
e 600 million puppets. Before liberia
tion, was bad, )" speuted Chinese Reds,
but now, is good. Yet British news
man saw guards everywhere, men shot
for refusing to give up land to 'the
people. G. S. Gale tells how the worlds
newest power is being created-and
its oldest civilization destroyed.
= Heroes Of the wild. Can any human
courage exceed that Of tiny wren who
battles snake to death to protect its
young? Or skunk who catches it's tail
on barbed-wire fence, and calmly
CHCWo 1t Vh w &Ct 1IGcs <ALNn DcNOS
tells OF true and Incredibly heroic feats
he's seen by creatures OF the wild.
4 Revolution In eeal. Today" says one
miner, digging is all mental. You sit
on your bottom and do it all with your
upstairs. Story Of the mechanical mon
sters that chew thru mountains by re-
mote control, dig as much in s minutes
as men can in week; how they prom
ise new strength for sick industry.
q Do you expect too much Of sex7 Many
people fear something's wrong" with
them If they can't achieve the physical
response they've read Of but by neg
lecting marriages spiritual side, they
often lose the beauty Of human love.
Here is advice to help such troubled
couples find the happiness they lack.
0 No. 10 Downing 81. Home Of England's
Prime Ministers, it has shaped the des-
tinies Of Vi the human race--yet had
no bath till 1916 Y. boasts 60 rooms,
double sets Of doors to foil eavesdrop-
pers-but WinniS's wife is short on
closet space. Tour Of the "gentleman's
home where little govt takes place."
Evening star., 1954-10-21
HOLLYWOOD.

4 2A<S&&AS - ~ N-NNp~~s
Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reyn-
olds viii announce their engage
ment at . dinner to be given for
them BY Eddie Cantor here on
Saturday. The wedding win take
place next June. when Eddie nm
ishes his teleyision shows and
win be free to take . European
honeymoon.
Ella Logan promised Bill
oDwyer to visit him in Mexico
City after her night-club date In
Las Vegas. Hes the end" en-
Unused Ella Of New York's ex-
mayor. She invited all the Irish
in town-the Dennis Days. Pat
O'Briens, etc.--for Q party In
Bills honor. As for marriage?
"I don't have my divorce yet
from Freddie Finklehoffe." said
A5 -.
Ella.
Tyrone Powers decision to CO.
star with Katharine Cornell on
Broadway lin sThe Dark Is Light
Enough") was q complete sur
prise to wife Linda Christian
who was saying no to everything
else under the impression she
was to be Ty's leading lady right
away in "The Stalk" Now ]
have to rearrange my future,
she told me. AS recently as last
Friday she shrugged on reports
OF trouble in their marriage with,
They've been saying that ever
since we married"
This may be a clue that Mario
LAMA has not given up the idea
of starring In "The Vagabond
King" at Paramount--he1l sing
"Some Day" from the popular
musical. on his television show
next Thursday. Also something
from "Tosca. -. On the same
show, Gene Nelson will be gifted
with his sponsors latest sports
model. to be premiered late this
month. i hate the title OF
Joe Cotton's next movie. EN-
halmino Baby." which he'll make
in Germany.
X Il
Liberace is credited with the
50 per cent increase In piano
sales in the last two years. Let's
check on what he did for
dentistry!
Lillian Gish, who returns to
her home in the East after THE
Night OF the Hunter" will be
person ed by Ed Murrow. ! hope
he shows; some clips Of her early
movies for D. w. Grifith.
Bud Abbott wrote out q check
for $4,000 to settle in full al
the back income tax claimed by
the Government. When Bud
went East for the World Series.
he surprised his pals BY being in
Cleveland when the game was
played in New York. and in New
York when they played in Cleve-
land. He watched the series on
TV in both cities. Asked why. y
he explained: ITO avoid. the
crowds!" .
Partner Lou Costello is prowl-
ing the shops for the hundreds
of toys and gifts he gives every
year to the youngsters attend
ing the Lou Costello Youth
Foundation. Since this project
was started in l947, Lou. and
Bud have donated $340. .000.
jeff Donnell, back from thu
honeymoon, told me that, .wher
the preacher asked Aldo Ray
"Will you love, honor. cherish
and obey?" during the marriage
ceremony, Aldo turned to hel
and said, "Can I have the right
to go to all University of South.
ern California football games?'
JEFF said yes. Then Aldo turned
to the preacher and said. II do
Anthony Quinn couldn't gel
his German-made sports car into
Mexico without paying q heavy
tax, so he drove back to Los
Angeles and few to make hi.
"El1na her 0Y1Nu Aim with Maj.
Evening star., 1954-10-21

II The Bible: book Of 1000 tongues. It's
been printed in languages never put in
writing before; distributed at cost or
sold by men who've risked murder to
spread Gods Word. Highlights of the
American Bible Society most aston
ishing publishing venture OF all time.
- Only door to peace. True, our "unit-
ed front" has collapsed: we can't count
onpermanent allies, collective security,
World War II strategy to see us thru
yet Americas in stronger position
than ever, says Henry j. Taylor. Here
are his reasons for hope and steps we
must take to open the one door to peace.
IA How good ARE the new TB drugs7 In
So, news photos showed formerly
doomed patients dancing in hospitals;
headlines cried TB was stopped cold
by pills s-then came disillusionment.
Now, nearly years later, what's the
verdict? Encouraging report on what
drugs can land can't dol for TB victims.
IA How to fish In French. We Yanks are
hell-bent to outwit some sea monster.
The Britisher's such gentleman, he
weeps if he hooks so much as trout.
But ze Frenchman ah, he sets up a.
camp chair, jug of wine and lets the
fish strictly alone. John Steinbeck tells
why he prefers fishing Paris-style.
Is 4 pays to Increase your word power.
Does homogeneous" mean friendly,
the same kind throughout, oily, or
mixed up? Adding new words to your
vocabulary increases your self-conf-
dence, your prestige even your earn
ing power. Here's word quiz that's
fun to do, and may pay you dividends.
IL The time God didn't strike u. dead.
"Grannie promised us kids ten whole
dollarsif we d memorize the Cateehism.
But how could we in day less we
each learned just tmrd?" Touching
story of little frauds who hoodwinked
Grannie, but not the Lord; how He in
spired them to really learn His Word.
II Don't let etiquette stop you! Do you,
like others, long tosee friends more often,
but hesitate to call unexpectedly be-
cause sit isn't done? Don't be afraid
to dropin, urges Grady Johnson. Here's
how those "unwelcome' visits can ac-
tually make your friends burst with
pleasure -and enrich your life, too.
"A Joe Fay: he ruled m empire from Jail.
Behind prison walls, he ran a giant
union, 'held court" for favor-seeking
politicians and business leaders
aus. Senator. Here, for the first time,
is the story of labor racketeer who
was only No. 106825 at Sing Sing
but still The Boss outside.
10 Lst'sikeep Christmas. We call friends
hard to shop for" yet who does not
need love, a helping hand? We cant
feel the Christmas spirit" yet who
cannot rejoice at Jesus coming? Peter
Marshall (subject Of A Man Called
Peter tells how we can keep Christmas
glory in our homes and in our hearts.
20 Billion-dollar rainbow. Hawaiians scoff-
ed at Jim Dole's scheme for growing
pineapple ('sWhy, folks don't even
know how to eat the stuffr') ')-but to-
day it's the islands biggest cash crop.
Story Of the exotic fruit discovered by
Columbus, turned into us. favorite
because OF one mans crazy dream.
Evening star., 1954-10-21

HRRES HOW 70 GIT THEM: To ac-
quaint you with the interesting arti-
cles in The Readers Digest, we make
this special offer:
From the descriptions below of
some of the articles to appear in
the December issue of The Readers
Digest, pick the three articles you'd
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Films Of More Than Routine Merit

propelled by bright British humor
.SUSAN SLEPT HERE"-Debbie Reynolds captivates In
- delightful comedy. =
.GONE WITH THE WINDsThe brilliant classic magnihed
= by the wide screen process
ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE'-WeM acted, nand-
somey photographed
"HIGH NOON"-Gary Cooper rshtfuiy earns his Academy
4sEyEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERs"-The years most
- joyous musical ~t
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-23

The Seattle Buddhist Sunday
School Lumbini Girls will be host to
the first Tri-City CTacoma- White
River-Seattle) Sunday School Girls
Get Together TO be held Saturday
and Sunday October 30 and 81. In
the Seattle Buddhist Betsuin
The conference, first of its kind
in the Pacific Northwest, will bring
together Junior High School girls
between the ages of 12-l5. About so
delegates are expected
The program for the two-day
meeting is as follows:
Saturday, October 30
l30-2-Registratio and Betsuin
tour
2-2:15-Assembly and opening
service
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-23
Calf Nisei Seek Oil At Grays Harbor

Before the turn of the year. drill
lers may be boring deep into the
earth in the brushland off of Grays
arbor. l25 miles southwest of Seat
tie with the hopes of many South
land Nisei riding with every revolu-
ton of the drill.
For the California Washington
Petroleum Corporation will in all
probability be drilling Its first test
well for oil in the acreage held I'M
der lease in Grays Harbor County
by that time
In what Is believed to be the lar :
gest Nisei undertaking Of this kind,
corporation with Yo Takagaki as
vice president. and Joe Shigezane as
secretary treasurer. is offering
100000 shares OF stock in the COM
pany at 81 per share
The corporation holds 1874 acres
under lease and the first we'll on the
Novalich lease Is planned for a dep
tn of about 5000 feet unless oil or
gas Is found in commercial quanti-
ties at lesser depth
After approximately IA months of
extensive geological and geophysi-
cal research, oil and gas leases have
been obtained by the company con-
tanning 1874 acres
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-23
Iowa Church,
Guided By Former
WinsIowite, Grows

McGREGOR, Iowa-A small town
church that has nearly tripled its
membership-l00 per cent Caucasi-
an-under leadership of an Ameri-
can born pastor of japanese parents
is the 97year-old Congregational
Church here
The Rev. Tom Fukuyama, 80, the
only Nisei pastor in the state, was
called to McGregor three years ago
by congregation discouraged" by
the burning of a much loved church
and the hard pressed task of build
ing new one
They had no thought of doing "a
nything extraordinary. They want
ed a young man. The Rev. Fuku-
yama's experience and his proven a
bility appealed to them But most
ly they liked him as a man,
The japanese American has SER
we'd SO well that recently the church
was awarded a Certificate of Merit
for its community service program
by the extension service of Iowa
State College
The Rev. Fukuyama and his wife
are very much part of the COM
munity. He is a member of the XII
wants, is active in summer camp
and youth work, is president of the
County Ministerial Fellowship which
he helped organize, and is a much
sought after speaker by different
clubs and organizations.
Born in Winslow, Wash the pas
tor attended Seattle Pacific College
and Berkeley Divinity School in Ca
lifOrnia. He wa Osrdained as a mi
mister in 1912 He spent his war
years in a relocation center at Mi
nidoka, Idaho
He was director of the Brother
hood House in Denver when he was
called to the McGregor pastorate
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-23

The titles to said oil and gas lea
ses have been insured by the Wash
ington Title Insurance Company Of
Seattle.
1t Is reported that Continental
Oil Company and other major oil
companies have recently leased a
cresge in the Grsys Harbor area
where the California Washington
Petroleum Corporation intends TO
commence drilling operations when
sufficient funds are obtained to drill
its first test well
Great interest Is being shown by
major oil companies and reports
from various biologists have con-
WINGED the corporation officers that
chances Of striking oil are extreme
~ favorable.
BY its article. the corporation il
organized under the laws of Califo-
rnia and $4,000 shares, at 81 per
share. are being offered to the pu-
bile at this time.
About IS per cent of the stoc khof-
ders arc expected to be the IA an
ese In the Southland q great many
Of whoc have already invested into
the venture
The office OF the corporation is at
$500 Rodeo Rid Los Angeles
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-23
October IL

October IL
Dear family:
Sorry for the delay in writing. We
have finally finished our 81 Won
derful days. 1t has absolutely end
ed too soon. Today l saw Chedori,
Sajiro, Toku-san, and the baby boy,
little Toku-chan. They came to the
boat when we crossed from Shikoku
island back to the mainland. All Of
them are looking fine. Before for
get, 1 just got call from Miss An
derson won't be spending the
night there since they don't talk "a
ny English They were greatly con-
cerned about Ko Also as soon as
possible send some pictures of the
family and Ojichan, Obachan, Ko
They want to see them. I'm worry
ing about how far out in the coun-
try they are After the luxurious no.
tells we've been staying at, you
know
The last place ! wrote you from
was Nagoya. 1t was there we had
tea with Madame Sen of the IRA
senke Tea Ceremony School-an-
cestorally famous We then went te
Kyoto. I love Kyoto It's really ty-
pically Japanese-different from
Tokyo We bought silks, saw Geisha
show, visited the University Doshi-
sha, One of the professors of the
university, we met on our crossing
on the Hikawa Maru. At Nara, WI
stayed overnight, It's a prett!
place We went TO a park wher'
they have hundreds Of deer, fes
them and took pictures. At Osaka
We met another young man from
the Hikswa, AT this city, we had
marvellous reception and got gift
from the mayor, We find almos
every place we 80 there are Away
gifts for US. Yukata material han
dkerchief for "ochano w." wallet!
brocade purses. dolls. Wakami an
fans Osaka is even more moder
than Seattle, no kidding. Our sta
there was extremely brief, but W
had a treat in store a visit I
the Takarazulka show Guess what
We took pictures. and had Dime
with four of the main stars Ooh
thrill, thrill. They we're just won
, derful I cooked sukiyaki at our in
dividual tables We Taiyos sang fo
them. Imagine!
We then went to Tokushima; du
to Joyce and Mrs. Mihara's connec
tons there, all the high dignitarie
, and mayors and whatnot brough