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The Lincoln times., 1954-12-13

Adolphe Menjou takes us behind
the Iron Curtain where an inn
keeper and his wife operate an
UNDERGROUND railway" through
which they smuggle political refu-
gees into the West, in Thicker
Than Water" the "Favorite
Story" presentation over WBTV
tonight at $50. When their son,
eight years a state prisoner, is
passed along to them for trans
mission through the mountains to
freedom. the wife is certain he's
not her son but an agent of the
Secret Police. Overriding her OBJ
iections. the innkeeper conducts
the man, along with two other
refugees, through the mountains
where the man reveals that he is a
police spy.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-13

The murder of the O'Neals and
the attempted abduction of their
11-year-old son, Donny reveal a
plot to gain an inheritance in
"Gunslinger In Paradise" the
Range Rider" adventure on
WBTV this afternoon at $50. Jack
Mahoney is starred as the Range
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-13

liberately bungles it hoping Evans
will fire her and Sands will take
her back Don Porter portrays
Sands George Nader is Carl
Evans.
John Daily, moderator of
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-13
Sunday, December 1o

The WBTV-United Appeal tele-
thon will continue on the air to-
day until 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Designed to help the local United
Appeal reach its goal for the year.
the event features some of the
most well known personalities in
the fields of television, radio and
the movies. The telethon will run
16 consecutive hours on WBTV
and WBT Radio. and is the first
locally originated program of its
kind in this area.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-13

tions Of 1914, 1948 and 1852, the
Nuremburg trials, Task Force Frig-
id in Alaska and the Berlin Air
lift.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-13

studio audience. A battery of tel
ephones will be installed that part
of the building to be used as a
stage. with telephone answerers on
duty to write down and announce
the names and amount donated by
viewers who call in. The 1854
United Appeal drive Cor funds fell
short by more than 100000 here,
and this special 16-hour program
is designed by The jefferson STAN
dard Broadcasting Company to
aid the United Appeal workers in
meeting their goal. Viewers and
listeners are invited to visit the
studios and become q part of the
audience at any time during the
telethon.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-13

Classic Laurel and Hardy come
dies are on the bill of fare for
"Toyland Movietime over WBTV
this morning at 10 O'Clock. These
comedies seem to never grow old
and adults as well as children de-
light in their quiet humor and
pathoS.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-13

Talent agent Peter Sands forces
his secretary, Susie MacNamara, to
leave his employ and go to work
for Carl Evans, good looking but
spoiled young theatrical producer,
who, Sands feels, can offer her
more than he can. on Private
Secretary" starring Ann Sothern,
over WBTV tonight at 7::30. Un-
happy in her new job. Susie de-
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-13
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WBTV, CHARLOTTE-CHANNEL ;

MONDAY, DECEMBER l3
800 Big Payorf
$3.50 Bob Crosby
400 Man Around The House
4:30 On Your Account
800 To Be Announced
$50 Range Rider
600 Queens College Choir
6;l5 Tony Martin
$50 ESQ Reporter
6:45 Hotpoint Weatherman
$50 Vespers
700 Anybody's Guess
7:l5 DR.. George Heaton
7:30 Douglas Edwards and the News
745 Perry Como
100 Burns and Allen
$50 Voice OF Firestone
900 I Love Lucy
$50 December Bride
1000 Studio One
II 100 News
II 05 Atlantic Weatherman
II 10 Sports
IL is Late Show
1890 Sign Off
TUESDAY, DECEMBER IA
tbs Sign on Color Test Pattern
7;3o Black and White Test Pattern
7:45 Back To God
800 Morning Show
8:25 Billboard
$50 Morning Show
8:55 Carolina Hi-Lites
900 Welcome Travellers
$50 Breakfast Club
1000 Garry Moore
0:30 Arthur Godfrey
II 80 Strike 1t Rich
II 100 Valiant Lady
l2:l5 Love OF Life
IL 80 Search For Tomorr
IL :45 Guiding Light
100 One O'Clock Daily
:05 Carolina Cookery
As Brighter Day
200 Robert @. Lewis
2:30 Art Linkletter
800 Backstage Studio
3 80 Bob Crosby
400 Betty Feezor Show
4:3o On Your Account
5:00 Cartoon Carnival
Sis Story Painter
$50 Superman
500 Holiday Shopping
6:I5 10 Stafford
$50 ESQ Reporter
6:45 Hotpoint Weatherman
$50 Vespers
TOO Anybody's Guess
715 Johnny's Hobby House
7:30 Doug Edwards News
7:45 Yesterdays Newsreel
800 City Detective
$50 Death Valley DAYS
900 Arthur Smith
$50 Favorite Story
1000 Life With Father
1920 See 1t Now
II :o5 Atlantic weatherman
II 10 Sports
lis Late Show
80 Sign Off
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER Is
tbs Sign On Color Test Pattern
7;30 Black and White Test Pattern
7:45 To Be Announced
500 Morning Show
8:25 Billboard
$50 Morning Show
8.55 Carolina Hi-Lites
900 Welcome Travellers
$50 Breakfast Club
1000 Garry Moore.
1920 Arthur Godfrey
II 80 Strike 1t Rich
~ 100 Valiant Lady
1915 Love OF Life
80 Search For Tomorrow
l2:45 Guiding Light
:00 One O'clock Daily
los Carolina Cookery
las Brighter Day
200 Movie Matinee
2:30 Art Linkletter
300 Big Payoff
$3.50 Bob Crosby
LOO Man Around The House
4:30 On Your Account
500 Barker Bill's Cartoons
Sis Toyland Jamboree
$50 Wild Bill Hickok
500 Santa Claus
6:15 Coke Time
$40 Fsso Reporter
645 Hot Point Weatherman
$50 Vespers
TOO Anybody's Guess
tbs Arthur Smith
7:30 Doug Edwards News
7:45 Perry Como
8 90 Godfrey a. Friends
900 Strike 1t Rich
o:2o I've Got A Secret
1000 Blue Ribbon Bouts
l0:45 Sports Spot
II 100 News
los Atlantic Weatherman
II
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-13

FIGHT FACTS Middeweght champion Carl "Bobo"
Olson Pierre Langlois, IS rounds the title from Cow
Palace, San Francisco, the CHS Televson Network
Wednesday, Dec l5 1000 PM EST The fight will be scored
IL points per round.
CARL "BOBo" OLSON of Honolulu, Hawaii, will be
making the third defense of his title which he cham
pionshp bout with Randy Turpn of England The 2yearod
mddeweight king has his last II fights including two
title with Kid Gavan Rocky Castellan His
all record shows SO wins 26 by ko) and only losses
PIERRE LANGLOIS of Ponts-Audemer, France, a 29-
yearod boxer who has attracted notices this
regarded French fighter the
Marcel Cerdan Ranked No. in the mddeweight division
LangoS has beaten Joey Giardelo Rocky Caselani
other topgh scrappers in compiling record of 63 wins
l5 by kayo) five draws and Is losses.
The score Q1 points per round):
1 2 10 IL 1s IS IA Is T.
LII II
Sponsor is the Pabst Brewing Co..
Evening star., 1954-11-15

Templeton Jones recently got ore OF
those documents some one or other Is
always wanting you to fill out.
One section was headed: BEST
known for what accomplishment" and
another, "Most Interesting Experience" !"
Jones laughed to himself as he filled
that first one in mentally:
BEST known for making more trips
between Chevy Chase, Md, and Wash
ington. D. c., than any other living
man.
But am / really alive, Jones asked
himself? Who knows?
d The man who got up the question:
naire wanted something scintillating.
something ''peppy." something In the
usual mode. lAnd win get it,
II
Most Interesting Experience"
Here Templeton Jones knew that he
was wrecked.
How could he put down the truth:
Most interesting experience has been.
to discover Henry James. and read
most Of his novels and short stories,
beginning 1910, and continuing to date,
and for many more years. hope
No. Jones thought. 1t wouldn't do
at all.
Interesting experiences are bound
about BY laws and regulations as strict
as those that tradition assigns to
the Medes and the Persians. tNow
Lalians.)
Evening star., 1954-11-15
By Charles E. TroceweH

that the tribe Of Homo Sapiens seems
to demand.
Templeton Jones sees no particular
need to express himself in this way.
He realizes. as only the painfully
honest man can, that his whole life
has been devoted to the two things he
can do best:
Reading and writing.
This makes him limited man, Of
course.
The limited man. he believes, Is the
happy man. because he is not perplexed
by the complexities Of modern life.
In,the limited mans world. II he be 4
booklover and writer Of sorts, the dis
covery Of Henry James looms large,
really discovery Of continent, all
tinged with green and gold and crimson.
It is a discovery much like that OF
Shakespeare, which comes best after
the age Of SO years. To have read
Hamlet" under the strict eye Of a
teacher viii not do. To have read
Henry James The Turn Of the Screw,
because some one has told you that it
is his best win not do either.
Most Interesting Experience"
Templeton Jones knew what 1t was,
but be didn't dare to put it down. There
are 30 many things In life one doesn't
dare to put down.
Evening star., 1954-11-15
This and That

Templeton Jones could see the lifted
eyebrows when the hopeful scanner Of
the QUESTIONABLE came to that one.
Il 4
Henry James?" the puzzled scanner
asks himself. who on earth is Henry
James? What did he invent? OF which
Congress was he member? Whoever
heard Of Henry james? Nobody!"
And on such an affirmative note. the
worthy scanner slaps the paper down
on the desk in the infinite disgust Of
the average American who quite hon.
eStly thinks he knows 1t all.
4
But Temp Jones, bookloyer, would be
right. as he usually Is without making
any claims.
To him. bookman since childhood.
the discovery of the works of Henry
James, one Of Americas great writers,
has had all the force Of the discovery
Of some unknown continent by q more
physically active man.
The Jonesian, life is mental.
There Is physique enough and to
spare the world around, without Tenn
pleton Jones joining in with painting
breath.
A big war every IS years
This activity Of man. catching fre In
every corner OF the world, Is enough
alone TO provide all the painting. tug
ging. leaping and manning and killing
Evening star., 1954-11-15

prised to find cat at the top. The
animal was startled at their approach
and jumped upon the wall Of the Monu-
ment. One of the men went toward it,
and the cat, seeing no way of escape,
Jumped over the side to the ground.
Instead Of being smashed to atoms, as
the workmen expected, upon reaching
the ground, although evidently little
stunned, it got up and started to run
away, when the watchman's dog caught
sight of it and, seizing the cat by the
neck, killed 1t. It was afterward found
that the animal had belonged to Mrs.
r. e. Brown of South Washington, who
had missed it."
Contemporaneous reports verify the
incident. Old records. photographs of
the Monument as it was September %,
1880. the day of the jump. as well as
construction data of record, attest that
the free fall was over 1876 feet.
The remains of the cat. prepared for
exhibit by taxidermist, were in glass
case in the Smithsonian for several
Evening star., 1954-11-15
Hands Off the Merit System

The tussle within the Eisenhower ad-
n1inistration between the patronage dis
pensers and the defenders of the civil serv-
ice merit system has reached the point
where showdown is inevitable. Today an
incredible conflict exists between these op-
posing groups, and it will take more than
Civil Service Chairman Philip Young's re-
iteration of the Presidents past statements
in support of the career service to resolve
the controversy. Only General Eisenhower
can end the conflict-and he ought to do SO
at once by telling his patronage advisers to
keep their hands off the merit system.
The Star has agreed that the patronage
hungry Republicans have right to reward
"the faithful" with Government jobs, pro-
vided qualified persons are picked for va
cancies that are outside the regular career
service This newspaper believes the Presi-
dent meant what he said when he announced
last August his determination to defend and
strengthen the merit system and to keep
1t free from politics. It was that assurance
which Chairman Young referred to In his
statement in reply to reporters inquiries
about several recent patronage directives
from the White House.
But neither the Presidents previous
statement of policy nor Mr. Young's ampli-
f1cation of it explains the contradictions
Of that policy contained in directives issued
recently by Charles Willis, assistant to Pres
idential Assistant Sherman Adams One
of those directives, dated October z, ordered
the departments and agencies to "freeze"
certain vacancies-civil service as well as
excepted jobs-for thirty days to give Re-
publican members of Congress and other
sponsors" chance to recommend appli-
cants for the vacancies. The civil service
jobs specifically included in this order are
those in Grade IA $4,000 year) and above,
and all 1908" positions, which are civil serv-
ice jobs which the agencies are authorized to
fill by direct recruitment. A follow-up direc-
tive outlined in detail procedures to be fol-
lowed by Republican Senators and Repre-
sentatives in recommending applicants for
such Jobs Other similar advice has been
issued by Mr. Willis Office.
The strangest part of this whole bust
ness is that none of these directives, bearing
as they do on part Of the merit system, were
seen by the Civil Service Commission until
they found their way into The Star and
other newspapers. In other words, there was
no advice sought on these important en-
ployment matters from Chairman Young,
Evening star., 1954-11-15
Complaint
Behind Scenes in Arlington

have read with great deal of in
terest the post mortem explanations OF
the vote in Arlington County as ex-
pounded by various non-partisans. It
seems to me that none of these has
seen the election in its proper per-
spective. It is presumptuous to assume
that all of those who did not vote for
Mrs. Buchholz would have voted for
either Mr.. Bell or Mr.. Booker had the
others name not been on the ballot.
There are behind the scenes events,
which made Mr.. Booker lose. In the
first place, ron-partiSan is misnomer.
This Is the most determined, power
conscious. partisan group one can
imagine. One of the issues in Arlington
County is whether unlimited funds will
be spent on schools, Fairgrounds, SWIM
ming pools and recreation centers or
whether the county shall choose
middle road with due regard for the
taxpayer. The non-partisans represent
the free spenders. believe that one of
the reasons Mr.. Booker lost was be-
cause the taxpayers felt he could not
be trusted to spend their money and
that his association with the teachers
union prevented Mr.. Booker from rep
resenting them in an unbiased manner.
Another issue which was not brought
to the fore but which is vital to many
of us is the question of segregation in
the schools and how it will be handled.
I believe that many voters thought that
undue pressure could and would be
brought to bear on Mr.. Booker through
the teachers union In the event he
were elected and called to pass on this
question.
In my opinion, these are the things
that finally defeated Mr.. Booker. The
people did not feel that he could rep
resent them without prejudice and bias
and they rejected him.
w n Erauklsn
Evening star., 1954-11-15
Fine Arts and Tunnels

The Commissioners will let contract
soon for design of Potomac River bridge
in the vicinity Of Constitution avenue.
Under the law authorizing the bridge, the
design will be submitted to the Fine Arts
Commission. An adverse report from the
commission on the design, however, would
not necessarily stop construction OF the
bridge That would depend on whether the
commissions adverse report, if such it is to
be, persuaded Congress not to appropriate
the money to build the bridge.
Submission of the bridge design to the
commission, however, will give the commits
sion formal opportunity Of approving or
disappearing the design. Such action by
the commission is supposed to be based
primarily on esthetics-in other words,
whether such bridge would mar the set
ting of the Lincoln Memorial and the
Memorial Bridge to degree that would
make it esthetically Objectionable. OBJ
viously, no such opinion can be expressed
with authority until the design is available.
In the meantime, the commission,
without seeing the design, has voted in
opposition to the bridge at this location.
Instead of the bridge, it recommends
tunnel-thus injecting itself into the fields
of engineering and economics. A tunnel
poses problems in engineering and f1nanc-
ing with which the commission is not
equipped to deal. Tt is supposed to conf1ne
itself to the esthetic considerations in
volved AS its former distinguished chair
man, Gilmore D. Clarke, once wrote, :" in
that area of thought there may be as many
answers as there are persons to debate it."
If the commission wishes to advocate
a tunnel, instead of bridge, however, it
should support its recommendations with
adequate engineering studies and care
fully conceived plan of financing. # it is
unwilling, or unable, to submit such data
1t should stick to it's knitting and discourse
upon esthetics. For the commission must
not, for its own good, achieve the reputa-
tion of dilettante, dabbling in superficial
suggestions on engineering and traffic
problems while handing down verdicts on
esthetics. BY all means, the commission
should be fortnight in it's criticism of the
bridge designs, when available. If it is to
enter other fields, however, it must equip
itself to speak with authority or else en-
danger its usefulness in Washington.
Evening star., 1954-11-15

who Is supposed to be the Presidents "ciaief
adviser on personnel management. And
members OF the commission star have told
The Star that, In their opinion, the Willis
directives, insofar as they relate to political
Endorsement Of applicants for civil service
vacancies, are In violation of civil service
laws AL Of this Is an anomaly In high-level
Government that should not be tolerated
any longer by General Eisenhower. The time
has come for the President to crack down
hard on those In his administration who,
Willingly or unWittingly, are ignoring his
pledge OF a politics-fre civil service system.
Evening star., 1954-11-15
Mr.. Nishinsky's Terms

In stressing before the United Nations
Political and Security Committee that there
must be continued negotiations" on the
Eisenhower "atoms for peace plan, Soviet
Delegate Vishinsky appears to be applying
the familiar Communist strategy of delay.
Indeed, 1t might well be suspected from Mr.
VishinSky's critical comment that the Soviet
Government is more anxious for the time
consuming continued negotiations" than it
Is for worldwide cooperative develop
ment of peaceful employment of atomic
energy.
It was last December. almost year
ago, that the President flrst revealed his
dramatic concept Of an international atomic
pool. The Soviet Union, as one of the powers
principally involved" was pointedly invited
to participate, and one extended but un-
productive round Of preliminary negotia-
tions with Moscow was held earlier this
year. When Secretary Of State Dulles
advised the U. N. in September that we
intended to go ahead without Russian par
ticipation If necessary, and that discussions
already were well advanced with seven
other powers, Moscow asked resumption Of
the direct negotiations. Our Government
has agreed, but it has been reafarmed that
simultaneously we shall proceed with the
plan as already worked out among the
eight cooperating nations. The outline of
this plan was presented before the. U. N.
Political Committee earlier this month by
our Permanent Delegate, Mr.. Lodge, and it
was to this that Mr.. Vishinsky directed his
critical comment last Friday.
Among his principal objections were:
(1) That the international agency as now
proposed would be outside the jurisdiction
Of the Security Council-where the Soviet
Government has exercised it's paralyzing
veto so often; (2) that there is no restric-
ton provided against continuance of the
atomic ornaments race and (3) that the
whole scope of the original plan has been
narrowed to point where it promises little
to the smaller countries.
It was expected, on the whole, that Mr..
Vishinsky would find reasons for complaint
and these are not surprising ones. Mr..
Lodge, who will reply more formally this
week, has asked Mr.. Vishinsky meanwhile
what will your government give that will
come anywhere near what we have offered?"
The answer from the Krenalin should in
clude more than Continued negotiations.
Evening star., 1954-11-15
Einstein's Dim View

In letter to Reporter Magazine, in
reply to a request for his opinion about
the state of scientists in the United
States, Albert Einstein summed up IN
the following: IF would be young
man again. (under present circum-
stances,) land had to decide how to
make my living. would not try to be-
come a scientist or q scholar or
teacher. I would choose to be plumber
or peddler =. 3"
Einstein has undoubtedly made a
tremendous contribution towards the
progress Of our civilization. His present
philosophical retrospective observations
evoke this thought: What about those
young "Einsteins" who, In view OF to-
days fears, born Of the so-called "se-
curlty risk" and loyalty" lnterprera-
tions, will now choose to be plumbers
or peddlers instead of utilizing those
individual potentials which are deemed
Evening star., 1954-11-15
Lost Autumn

Once more there Is the golden haze
OF sifted sun through autumn skies.
Once more the tDine-Gnd-aB1ber days
4 OF nselloso fruit; and Nth surprise
My eyes behold, my senses feel
The richness OF the ripened fall.
{ The fields, the je,Delled leaues are real
And beautiful again; and all
l thought my heart could never bear
To see-reDlemberfng lost
You as the leGUes turned, one lost year.-
Noi0 gtues my heart ultat It needs
most.
Pour beauty fosDtng back on aatumns
tide,
And yoar IoDed presence by my lonely
side.
Froaees Goss
Evening star., 1954-11-15
Loser but Still Champion

Because The Star carried an Associ-
ated Press story and picture Of q
monkey that survived fall Of 1876 feet
from San Francisco building, and laid
claim to a worlds championship" in
SO doing. checked some Oldest In
habitants' records.
What I found on page 7 of The Star
of February 81. 1885, verified much
repeated story Of Washington cat
that lived after falling from the WASH
ington Monument. Here's the item:
"A Cat That Jumped From the Top
when the shaft (of the Monument)
had been constructed to height of $50
feet, one morning when the workmen
ascended the elevator they were sur
Evening star., 1954-11-15
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

Q. viii fngerprints last indefinitely
II they are not disturbed?-H. II.
A. Fingerprints have been developed
successfully years after they were re.
corded; many last indefinitely. In Grim.
lnal identification, however, it is de-
sirable to develop latent prints as
quickly as possible, preferably within a
few days after they are made.
Q. Does the United States produce
more oil each year than it uses
up?-EV.R.
A. For the past IA years the oil
industry has discovered roughly 1h
barrels OF new oil for every barrel
consumed. Oil men and Government
authorities do not think that the
country will run out of Oil in the for
seeable future.
Q. When did the United States and
West Germany make peace?-N. VS..
A. A peace contract between the
United States, Great Britain, France
and the Federal Republic of Germany
West Germany was signed at Bonn,
on May 26. 1852. The United, States
ratified this contract on July /,
following.