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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-05
Those Pitfalls
Those Pitfalls
CIoudette Escapes TV Trap
That Dennis Fell Right Into
By Hal Humphrey
HOLLYWOOD.

It's too early to tell if the
general quality of TV programs
this fall will show marked i'm
provement over past seasons,
but there is no doubt that we
will see more "big names" this.
year than ever before.
The rush by the networks
and sponsors to sign up Hol-
lywood stars has become as
frantic as the rush for gold
out here in '49. And the prices
some of these stars demand
make those early gold strikes
look like a pot in a penny ante
poker game.
I think it's interesting to
note, however. that many Of
these talented stars are as
concerned about the TV
vehicle they become involved
with, as the money to be had.
CIoudette Coeey
A good "for instance" is a
gal by the name of Claudette
Colbert.
Miss Colbert has been pen
cilled in tentatively, as they
say, to star in a series on NBC-
TV. But, having been around
q corner or two, she is impos-
ing a few conditions, and there
is some possibility that the
deal will fall through.
It seems that the first half
hour TV film Miss Colbert
made as a test did not have
enough laughs in it to suit
NBC or the prospective spon->
sor.
She plays the widowed
mother of a teen-age daughter,
and the series has been la
beled as situation comedy.
But Miss Colbert apparently
doesn't believe that she has
to fall on her face in every
show to evoke laughs.
Miss Colbert also read the
fine print in the contract and
discovered that the sponsor
wanted her to demonstrate the
product during the CONNER
cials. She baked at this on
the very legitimate grounds
that 81 am no saleswoman."
At the moment the veteran
actress Is in New York to re-
hearse for a one-shot appear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-05
Todoy's Radio
Hiqhliqhts

9:15, WRC - Book Carnival:
Howl At the Moon" by
Robert Hogan, for children.
1880, WTOP - Invitation to
Learning: Charles Dickens
"Pickwick Papers"
1880, WRC Collectors Item:
Report on the Edinburgh
Festival and a recording by
Poet Dylan Thomas.
1890. WWDC - Bing Crosby
Show: Guest is Gary Crosby.
100, WRC-Listen to the Wit
ness: Reports by escapes
from behind the Iron Cur
tain.
1:O5, WTOP - World Music
Festival: Second Peninsula
Music Festival. at Fish Creek,
Ephraim. Wis.
1880, WRC - Chicago Round
table: Christians In the
Struggle for World Com
munity."
$500, WTOP - Symphonette:
The program returns with
Beethoven "Kreutzer"
sonata for violin and piano.
$500, WRC-Catholic Hour: The
Very Rev. Francis j. Connell,
of Catholic University, begins
a new series on 1.-THE Ethics
Of War"
2:25, WWDC - Baseball: New
York at Washington.
$3.50, WRC-Youth Wants To
Know: David Beck, president.
international Brotherhood of
. Transfers.
S:45, WRC - Walter Reuther:
The CLIO president gives a
Labor Day address.
4:30. WGMS-Books on the
Air Child of the Century"
by Ben Hecht.
$500, WRC-American Forum:
James P. Mitchell, Secretary
of Labor.
$3.50, WTOP Mr.. and Mrs.
North: Richard Denning and
Barbara Britton return as the
amateur detectives.
$3.50, WRC-NBC cert::
Harpist Edward Vito is guest
soloist.
6:45, WWDC-Harry Wismer:
Guest is Arnold Palmer, new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-05
Color TeIevision
For This Week

There win be three color
television' broadcasts this
week, two on the CHS and
one on the NBC networks,
as follows:
Tuesday. 10-10:30 pm.
WTOP-TV, LIFE WITH
FATHER, a domestic situa-
ton comedy show.
Tuesday, IL a.m.-12 pm,
WNBW, HOME. Tennis star
Sarah Palfrey demonstrates
backyard golf, 11:03-11:10
am.
Wednesday, 12:15-12:30
pm, WTOP-TV, LOVE OF
LIFE, a serial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-05

ance she Will make with Helen
HAYES and Fredric March on
CBS-TV's first monthly BEST
of Broadway show in THE
Royal Family"
No Bargaining
Before leaving here. Miss
Colbert had slammed the door
on all negotiations. But the
sponsor and NBC prevailed
upon her to give them one
more chance.
Writing of compromises re-
minds me of a young fellow
who made one with NBC-TV
last year, and got nothing for
it except a good kick in the
teeth.
It was Dennis Day, and he
was told if he were a good boy
and let them (NBC) put him
opposite CBS-TV's Lucy" he
could practically pick his own
spot this coming season So.
a few weeks ago he was told
there was no spot on the
schedule for his show this year.
1t is such incidents which
are making many of Holly
woods stars wary of TVS siren
call. But If some of them get
clobbered like Dennis, they're
going to have a pile of dough
to sit on while rejecting over
the foibles of TV.
copyright 1854. Mirror Enterprises Co..
ationa1 Amateur Coli
Champion.
1880, INSTRUMENTATION: Pun.
are discussed by authors Peter
De VrieS, Alan Green and
Bennett Cert.
$500, WTOP-Johnny Dollar
John Lund returns as the
sleuthing insurance investi-
gator.
$500, WRC-Sunday With Gar
roway: Guests are Louis Arm
strong and author Richard
Haydn.
$3.50, WTOP-My Little Mar
gle: Gale Storm and Charlie.
Terrell visit the West.
900, Neutrality-suspicious. Uni
versity Forum: who Viii
Teach Your Children"
$500, WMAL-Walter Winchell
The columnist and common
tator returns.
10000, WWDC-District Round
table: Guests are prominent
weather forecasters in the
District area.
1880, WRC--Meet the Press
George Meany, president
AT. of L.
1880, WTOP - Capitol Cloak.
room: James p. Mitchell
Secretary of Labor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29

The 32d State All club week
will draw many Montgomery
County All girls and boys TO the
University of Maryland for a
week packed full of activity,
August 2 to Z.
Club week is the annual get
together for All Club members
from the % Counties in the State.
This year the club week theme
is Friends, Fun, Freedom.
While at the university the 4.
Hers will take part in assembly
programs, how.to-doit demon.
STATIONS in homemaking and
agriculture, discussion groups, re.
creation. classes and exhibits.
Each 4.H'er will take part in a
unique organizational set.up.
There will be two Indian nations
the Algonquin and Irouuois
consisting of twelve tribes each
The tribes and nations will have
chieftains and assistants assum
ing the responsibility of leader
ship. Throughout the week the
4.Hers will stay in the university
dormitories, eat in the dining
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
l,2OO MaryIanders to Campus
All Club Week to Attract

hall and meet in the regular col
lege classrooms.
Four-H'ers, Is years of age and
older, may attend special youth
classes. Their classes will center
around the club week theme.
Discussions will be led by Mrs.
polly" Hanst, of Oakland, Gar
rett County, and L. II. Harrill,
State All Club leader of North
Carolina.
Registration for club week will
take place Monday afternoon.
Montgomery County All mem
bers attending club week should
meet with Miss Elizabeth Skeats
assistant home demonstration
agent, to register at 2 pm,
August 2, in front of the Home
Economies building. In case Of
rain. meet in the basement of the
buildingD
Among special events are four
tours to Washington on Thurs.
day afternoon. The Alters will
have choice of attending
"Cinerama; visiting the National
Geological park; going to the
Continued on Page a.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
IA File For
Z Seats On
School Board

Fourteen pesrons fled for
seats on the Montgomery County
school board before the deadline
Monday.
A fifteenth, Leslie NJ Able of
Rockville, quit the race to turn
over his support to Lathrop E.
Smith, recently defeated in an
attempt to retain his County
Council seat.
Here is the lineup of school
board candidates:
At-large 1.-TWO seats)-Wylie
w. Barrow, present board presi.
dent; Helen B. Quayle of Bethes.
da and Ruth c. Smith of Kensing.
ton.
First diStrict-HarriSon c.
King, incumbent of Laytonsville,
unopposed.
Second district-Willard G.. Nc.
Graw of Gaithersburg, incum.
bent, unopposed.
Third district-Lathrop Smith
and William F. Bulls of Rock.
vile, an incumbent.
Fifth district-Mrs. Leila M
Edwards, incumbent, of Silver
Spring; Helen M. Scharf of Be.
theSda incumbent; Jeanne D. An.
derson of Silver Spring; Thomas
Robinson of Kensington Gardens;
Mrs. Rose c. Kramer and Stan.
ley NJ. Levy, both of Silver
Spring.
The Federation for Qualified
School Board Nominees, mean
while, scheduled a meeting for
Wednesday night to decide which
candidates to support.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
Parkins Rites
Held at Home

Funeral services were held yes
terday at his home for William
S. Parkins of Dickerson, Md, fol
lowed by burial in the Arlington
National Cemetery with full mill
tary honors.
An engineer in the Montgom-
cry County highway department,
Mr.. Parkins suffered heart at
tack at his Rockville office on
Monday, July 10 and died at Wal
ter Reed Hospital the following
day.
A native of Richmond, Va, Mr..
Parkins graduated from Wash
ington and Lee University and
practiced law in Warrenton, Va,
before becoming associated with
the County Government in 1850.
In World War 1, Mr.. Parkins
was an officer in the 7th U. S.
Cavalry, and in World War II he
commanded a company in the
Maryland State Guard. A past
president of the Montgomery
Historical Society, Mr.. Parkins
was active in lay affairs of st.
Peters Episcopal Church, Pooles-
vile, and had lived in the County
the last 80 years.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Matte Sterrett Parkins,
four sons, and a daughter, and
eight grandchildren. The sons
are: DR.. John A. Parkins of
Woodbury., N. j.; Maj William S.
Parkins, Jr. and Maj. James F.
Parkins, both of the U. S. Army
in Korea and Robert Parkins of
the residence, "Annington" on
the Whites Ferry Road
The daughter is Mrs. Isabel
Suto of Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
Along the Potomac
Radicals Led
FiIibuster On
.A-POwer Hyde
By Rep. Dewitt S. Hyde

WASHINGTON, July 28-Only
few more days of the 83rd Con-
gress remain, and the debate on
the amendments to the Atomic
Energy Act was quite climax.
A small group of self-styled
liberals" who are really "radi-
Gals" gave private enterprise a
terrific shellacking in the debate
oxer allowing the Atmoc Energy
commission to have a utility COM
pany build a power plant in the
Tennessee Valley area.
The Administration made the
proposal so that the amount of
power being drawn out of IVA to
run the atomic energy plant at
Daducah, KY, would be put back
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
SIS Wheat
OK:
Md. Loses
States Farmers
Spurn Allotment
But 1870 Approve

Farmers in Maryland thumbed
down the 1855 wheat quota at
last Fridays referendum but
were overruled by the nation
wide vote.
The Administrations wheat
control program squeezed by
when 1873 per cent of the bal
loters voted in favor of the con-
trOls-slimmest margin ever.
Maryland farmers voted 59.1
percent for the program. A two
thirds majority was needed to
okay the referendum.
5000 Parity
The vote means the govern
ment will continue high support
prices for Wheat-betWeen IS and
80 per cent of parity, but that
farmers will, put the fate of
what they can plant deep into
the hands of Agriculture Secre-
tary Benson.
Nationwide, some 267,0O0 farm
erS voted at the referendum, al
though a million were eligible.
1t appeared for nearly "a hours
that the necessary tWo-thirdS ma
jority had not been reached, un-
til North Dakotas farmers came
in with an overwhelming vote irl
favor Of the Administrations '55
quota.
If the vote had gone the other
way, wheat support prices would
have fallen to so per cent of par.
ity-the standard said by law to
give farmers a fair return, and
they would have been permitted
to grow as much wheat as they
wanted.
Tighten Controls
By voting yes" farmers also
voted for stricter controls on the
planting of all crops.
If farmer plants more than
his quota of wheat now, he must
pay penalty of As per cent of
parity on wheat produced on the
excess acreage.
Penalty on excess wheat of the
crop just harvested is set at S1.12
per bushel, since this crop also
was produced under the new quo,
ia provisions.
Wheat planted this Fall for
cover crop, hay, green manure
or pasture will not be counted in
determining whether or not the
farmer has complied with provi.
sions of the program if the wheat
does not reach maturity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
BrOOkeville Man
Wins 18th Prize
For Md. Slogan

Wilton ]. Boswell of Brooke
vile won fourth prize in the
Maryland Travel Councils slogan
contest.
Contacted by the Sentinel yes
terday, Boswell said he sent three
slogans-"Make Travel Convent
ent"; My Travel Consultant,"
and Il forget what the third
was
He hasn't yet been notified
which of his slogans was chosen.
His prize is 25-pound Garrett
County turkey.
Winner of the State contest
was Richard P. FRANKIE of Balti-
more, for "The Key to America
In Miniature"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
Juvenile Delinquents Out of Hand
In Montgomery; Court Needs Aid

trouble, and what happens to
him.
Johnny is caught breaking into
a house. Taken to the detention
home, helater goes home for a
talk" between a probation offic-
err and his parents.
The probation officer later
talks it over alone with Johnny
and the boy then is given a psy.
Geological examination. Court
day comes; Johnny is referred to
psychiatrist for an examina.
ton.
Again, Johnny talks it over
with the probation officer, who
complies a ease history" Final
ly, Johnny is given another
chance and led into the right
path. He is made a member of a
Boys club.
Good Facilities"
Comparatively, Judge Noyes
reported, Montgomery County
has good resources for rehabilita
ton of children in its various
clinics and youth recreation pro
grams
His report ended with the fol.
lowing general observations:
"There are two factors that
constantly reappear in both be
havior and neglect cases. The
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29

In a throWback to the Roaring
Twepties' flaming YOUTH" juve-
nile delinquency has surged out
of hand in Montgomery County.
Juvenile Court Judge Alfred
Noyes, in a year-end report, said
his court handled 2,130 cases in
1953-compared with 1909 the
year before.
Hampered by the coupling of
an increased volume of cases and
undertaking, "the court finds it.
self in great need to increase its
staff" Noyes reported.
Standing Still
The courts staff of probation
officers has stood pat since 1850
when it handled 1901 COM
plaintS-and each officer takes
cares of rs cases.
Court stating, shelter care and
detention all are substandard, the
Judge said.
Outside of traffic violations.
here is the breakdown on cases
handled in 1858 by Juvenile
Court:
Arson
Assault--16.
Auto theft-66.
Destruction of property-296.
Disorderly conduct-36.
EXtortion-2.
Housebreaking-S5.
Illegal absence from school
81.
IntoXicatlon-16.
Other-25.
Out of control-S1.
Runaway-30.
Sex delinqueut-36.
Shoplifting 10.
Theft-98.
Traffic Worst
Traffic violations made up the
bulk of complaints, with the
court disposing of 5S5 cases.
Noycs' annual report told, in
pictures, the story of Johnny"
a typical teen-ager who gets into
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
Council Fails
To Pick New
County Chief
Managership Will
Remain Open Til
Fall; so Spurned

Prospects of naming a new
county manager during the
Councils target month of July
faded Tuesday as council memb-
ers went into a closed-door, half
hour huddle on the subject.
- Council President Harold F.
<tIammond, who earlier predicted
that the replacement problem
might be solved before July 81,
said the body is hopinfg for more
applicants.
"You can't expect too much of
responce from a general adver.
tisement," he said.
None Has Edge
Thus it became apparent that
none of the "top-ranking" candi.
dates interviewed by the coun,
Gil last week was able to muster
support from all members.
With Councilman Louis A.
Gravelle on vacation in Europe
and ]. Louis Monarch expected to
be absent, possibility of selecting
new manager before mid-Sep.
TENDER appears unlikely.
Meanwhile several Council
members are known to favor
tabling the subject until the new
council takes over.
mo Plum"
Hammond has consistently
pushed for immediate appoint.
ment of a qualified candidate to
the $12,000-a-year-post. Its not
"a political plum" he emphasized.
To date - applications have
been turned in, Hammond said.
Of these IS qualify under a char
ter requirement for experience
in municipal administration.
The Council, however, will be
able to draw from all so to fill
the also-vacant assistant county
manager post, said Hammond.
Two Top Jobs Open
The County's Number l job
was vacated last month by the
resignation of Edward T. Beall
soon after he was indicted in
Portsmouth, O., on an embezzle-
ment charge.
Beall was acquitted last week
by a directed verdict, but Ham
mond vowed that he would not be
re-hired.
Shortly after Beall went on
leave of absence to appear before
a Portsmouth grand jury, his
righthand man, Jeptha Carroll
quit his post as assistant Coun'
ty Manager to take over the City
flMonogership at Xenia, Ohio.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
County Gets
.$l,449,l49.l9
State Taxes

Montgomery County, its in
corporated cities and towns got
S1,449, 1919 from State income
tax receipts during the past week.
Comptroller of the Treasury j.
Willard TaWes reported total
of S6,580,039.03 was paid to the
States % Counties and 159 in
corporated cities and towns.
The payment brings to $685.
03625 the amount paid to the
areas during fiscal 1954-July l,
1858, through June 30, 1854.
This is the breakdown for
Montgomery:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
X-Ray Schedule

Next weeks schedule for the
tuberculosis associations mobile
&ray unit.
Aug. Wheaton, shopping
center.
Aug. 3 Takoma Park, Carroll
and Laurel Avenue.
Aug. 4--Viers MIN, shopping
center.
Aug. 5 Westmoreland Circle.
Aug. 6 Bethesda, Farm Won
ems market.
Aug. 7-Silver Spring, Ellis
worth Drive at Hechts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
OK S27O,023 Bid
For Grade School

Montgomery County's School
Board has accepted a bid
Of S270,O23 by Charles r.. Moss.
burg, Rockville builder, for an
elementary school al Oak Hill.
Mossburg's bid, lowest Of those
received was $4,000 above the
budget figure Mossburg said In.
accessibility Of the school area
caused the higher bid.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
Council Hedges
On Vice Probe;
Police Aid OK'd

Rcckville's year-long water cri-
sis will end Sunday as thousands
of gallons cascade from a hook
up with the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary commission.
City officials were told Tuesday
that the hookup with WSSC
would be finished Wednesday.
Three or four days will be need
ed to doctor the water for use
in Rockville homes.
Voluntary rationing controls
put into effect when the new
Mayor and Town Council took
over last May probably will end
Sunday.
Police Protection
Tuesdays meeting attended
only by Mayor Hovsepian and
Councilman Green and Oxley-
also brought action on other vital
Rockville topics:
Police Chief Charles M. Orme
promised two more foot patrol
men will be provided to watch
the city's streets after dark on
Fridays and Saturdays.
Five mere standing committees
were appointed by the Mayor and
Council.
The City officials hedged on
plans to appoint an "anti-crime"
committee of citizens, after Ok
ley said he wanted first to ex-
plore rumors of gaming and tine
wrong kind of houses" operating
at the County Seat.
Miss Deadline .
When the new officials took
office May 3, they set mid-July
as a target date for the hookup
with the Sanitary commission on
the Rockville pike.
Delay followed delay and the
date was moved to July 81.
If water begins flowing Sun
day, they will have missed the
second deadline by only one day.
In letter to the Council, Chief
Orme said he will assign two ex.
ira patrolmen to foot duty on
Wcekends to clean up night-life
rowdies and "Sneaky Pete" lit
terers.
Hovsepian had urged the Coun,
ell last week to Immediately APP
point the "anti-vice" committee
after he heard reports of vice
open crime in Rockville.
OXley Insure
OXley spiked fast action, how
ever, by suggesting the City
heads find out more about the
reports before launching war on
crime which may not exist.
In another action, the Council
approved erection of guard rails
on bridges at Ardennes Avenue
and Crawford Avenue.
The authorization followed an
appeal by Army Capt. Rober;
Jones of TWinbrook, whose son
was injured last week.
Details on the Jones boys fall
are carried in this weeks Twin
brook column of the Sentinel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
Monroe Street
Action Delayed
By COuncilmen

Action on the proposed aband-
onment of Monroe Street to make
way for the new Washington Ma
tional Pike was postponed by the
County Council Tuesday pending
further discussion with the Rock
vile City Council.
The Council went ahead, how.
ever, to approve abandonment of
Fields, Seven Locks and Brown
Station roads.
Councilman Lathrop E. Smith,
in urging support of the State
Roads commission proposal, at
tackled inadequate planning pro
visions in the Rockville area as
well as throughout the county.
The proposal calls for aband
onment of the portion of Monroe
ST., at its intersection with the
eastern right-of-way line of the
new pike to the western right-of
way-a distance of $50 feet.
1t was opposed by Rockville
groups on grounds that it would
siphon traffic away from the
downtown shopping district.
A proposal to lease a building
in Viers Mill Village for a new
county liquor dispensary was SCI
for public hearing by the Coun
Gil.
The, site at 1924 Viers Mil
Road already has been opposed
for use as a dispensary in two
public hearings before the Coun
Gil.
Under the proposed contract
with Commercial Properties Co.
Inc, the building would be leas
ed over a five-year period, rent
ing during the first two years al
$175 per month and the next
three at 5000 per month.
The lease would give the coun
ty an option for an additional
five-year lease with monthly rent
not to exceed $3.50.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
Insult to Injury

Motorists all around Maryland
are being reminded this week Of
the stiff tax they pay on gasoline.
Signs have been placed on gas
pumps, noting: Price includes &c
tax on each gallon The Mary.
land Petroleum Industries com.
mittee is behind the signs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
GUIDE ReappOinted.
1855 Chairman of
Red Cross Drive

Adolph f. Guide ST., of Rock.
vile, this week was appointed
chairman of the 1855 Red Cross
fund campaign for montgomery
County.
Chairman last year, Guide led
the Montgomery County unit over
the top, only one of two areas
which reached their goal last
year
Guide, active in the florist bust
ness for % years, is a member
of the Rotary club and Christ
Episcopal church of Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29

cleans up tne
S treets often
enough. If the
street sWeepers
went around all
the time keeping
he streets clean,
he city would
ook lots better.
As for the row.
lyisn, we have
q ma &c can
teens each Fri.
day and Satur-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
Craft Show UpcOming

Carroll County's first outdoor
craft show will be held Sept. 10
u at Westminster. Weaving,
quilting and toleware painting
will feature the event, on the
lawns and pavements at 164 West
Main Street. Miss Jane Griffin
will sponsor the show.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29

49, " - AANS - -
d e | i n q u e n.
cy problem ir
R o C k V i'll e. II
would help to
get rid of the
hangouts which
breed delinquen.
cy. It's up tC
the Mayor and
Town Council to
clean up the
ir ty parking