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Evening star., 1954-10-18

mushroom seemed to be made
out Of aluminium and rested on
three crutches. It took on as he
approached "spiraling like an
autumn leaf and was lost in
the clouds. Next morning the
authorities duly noted three
deep imprints in the ground.
On October 5 at tbs am.
another roadworker named Gus
taye Marcy was bicycling to
work near Wassy near Paris
when he noticed an unusual
looking creature climbing out OF
IA 30-foot cigar. Mr.. Narcy's S
description was very precise.
The stranger was 8 feet II inches
tall. His body was covered with
hair. He was wearing a large
orange corset and a helmet made
Of plush. A moment of mutual
staring ensued after which Mr..
Marcy said good d-morning. The
stranger, apparently unre :
assured. scrambled back into his
fuselage and few away. An in
vestigation Of the spot revealed
skid-marks on the grass and a
strange milky substance.
Reports like these are run-of- :
the-mill, chosen at random from
literally hundreds of similar in
cidents that have been brought
to public attention within the
last few weeks. The stories have
an interesting mixture of variety
consistency. The flying what
nots are always luminous by day
or night. They are described as
saucers, mushrooms, cigars. bar
rels, bananas. spheres and cham
Der pots. The pilots vary in. size
as well as wardrobe, ranging in
size from dwarfs to giants. In
all cases, the visitors have 5een
pictured as mannerly but timid.
In several cases the use of
harmless weapons has been re-
ported--in several others the in
truders have shown an interest
in collecting vegetable and min
eral specimens near at hand.
The scientists have come up
with plenty of explanations. A
report from Russia that the past
summer has been unusually hot
on Mars has led to the journals
tie deduction that the Martians
are coming over for a breath of
fresh air. The summer in West
ern Europe has been anything
but hot. In Africa, the vice presi-
dent of the Astronomic Associa-
ton of Nairobi suggests that
Mars is conducting a geographic
survey Of the Earth, concentrated
presently on Europe and Africa.
Professor Herman Oberth, the
German scientist who designed
the W.. has a theory that the
unearthly visitors are really in
telligent plants called 'Urani-
des", millions of years more ad-
vanced than human beings. The
politicians are also getting into
the act: In France Jean Nocher,
Gaullist deputy from the Loire
District, has formally demanded
an investigation by the Secre-
tary for Air.
All of which, probably. proves
very little. Except that people in
Europe today have more serious
things to worry about than re-
arming the Germans. And that
If Mr.. Pre- of Locronan is daft,
he has. as least, plenty of COM
pany.
Evening star., 1954-10-18
Of state for Welsh affairs
Gwilym Lloyd George, SO.

of state for Welsh affairs -
Gwilym Lloyd George, So.
Osbert Peake, 81, minister of
pensions and national insur-
ance. He already held the post.
but the shakeup gives him cabi-
net rank.
Four ministers who desired to
return to private life resigned.
They were:
Earl Alexander, 62-year-old
wartime field marshal who quit
the defense post; Lord ST.
monds, 72, lord chancellor; Sir
Leionel Heald, ST., attorney gen.
eral; Miss Florence Horsbrough,
63. minister of education.
New men in ministerial posts
of non-cabinet rank include:
Attorney general - Sir Regi-
Evening star., 1954-10-18
By Crosby S. Noyes
Fer.iun cerfespcndsni sf The ster

by SrosDy ,. NoyeS
tsrsisn csrfespendsns Of The sier
PARIS.-Readers of the classi-
fed ad columns of the Brest
Telegramme blinked recently at
the following notice:
REWARD
Offer of 10 million francs
($28,00O to any one who
brings me a live inhabitant of
the planet Mars. Contact PRE-
at LOCRoNAN tFinistere).
It may be that Mr.. Pre- has his
tongue in his cheek and good
deal less than 10 million francs
in his pocket. But considering
what is going on in Europe these
days you never know.
Cedric Allingham, if his inter-
ests had been more mercenary
than scientific, might have
cleaned up. Mr.. Allinghan is a
Scot. He is also a professional
ornithologist and an amateur
astronomer. His big chance came
last February 18. about $3.50 PM.
in the course of a stroll between
Lossiemouth and Buckle IN Scot
land. The flying saucer landed
on the heath only a few yards
away.
"a magnificent machine" Mr..
Allingham reported later. About
so feet wide and 20 feet high.
Made of metal. SIMMER than
aluminium. AS I walked over a
trap in the lower part opened
and a man jumped out grace
fully. I waved at him and he
waved back. Then we just sort
of stared at each other for q
while.
I'VE both looked pretty much
alike-about 5 feet 8 inches,
around the same age (32), short.
dark hair. Clothes. of course,
were quite different. He had on
a sort of tunic covering him
completely to the neck. leaving
only his hands free. Sort OF
like a coat of mail. One thing
especially caught my attention:
His nose, or rather two small
tubes which emerged from his
nostrils, connected by a metal
bar no thicker than a match. ="
Thinking fast, Mr.. Allmghan1
decided that his responsibility
both as a scientist and an earth
ling required him to take the
conversational initiative. BY
way of an obvious opening gam
bit, he pointed a questioning
finger toward the sky.
Had a Charming Smile.
1.-THE man nodded Affirmative
ly and smiled" MIR. Allingham
related. He had a charming
smile. Then I took out my pad
and drew a sketch-the sun in
the middle and three circles rep
resenting Mercury, Venus and
the Earth. I pointed to the
third circle and then to myself.
He agreed. Then I pointed to
the second circle and to the
man. To my surprise. he shook
his head-he didn't come from
Then / drew a fourth circle
representing Mars. I showed it
to him and this time the man
agreed. I said Mars and he
repeated Mars in a voice which
can't be described but which
could be compared to the sound
of spring water"
After this promising beginning,
the conversation Jagged. Further
questions produced little in the
way of new information about
life on Mars or the workings of
flying saucers. It was established,
however, that the Martians had
also made trips to Venus and
had landed on the moon. Finally.
the Marian, who showed an
astonishing lack of curiosity
about Mr.. Allingham, decided
it was time to leave.
Before going, however, he
agreed to a few snapshots of
himself and his machine. Un-
fortunately. for all his knowledge
of bird-lore, astronomy and in
terplanetary small talk. Mr.. Al
Evening star., 1954-10-18

CABINET MEMBER - Lon
don.-Harold Macmillan, CO.,
year-old British statesman
was named the new Minister
of Defense to replace Vis-
count Alexander, who re-
signed. Mr.. Macmillan pre-
viousIy was Minister of
Housing.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
And Time Of Showing
stage.

Stage.
Arena Stage-"Ah, Wilder
ness!";; $3.50 pm.
Capitol-"S "Sadler's Wells Bal
let; $3.50 pm.
National-"Porgy and Bess"::
$3.50 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador - ''His Majesty
oKeefe":: 1:15. $500, 5:25. 1880
and 9:40 pm.
Columbia-"Quo vadis";; 1885
am. 2::4O. $50 and 1855 pm.
Disqualification the Tulip:
/, $40. $40, 1880 and 9:45 pm.
Keith's-"Miss Sadie Thomp-
son." 11:15 am. 1:O5, 2:55, 4:50.
6:40. 1885 and 1925 pm.
Little-"Streets of Sorrow:
6:25, $40 and 9:55 pm.
MacArthur-"The Holly and
the Ivy: 6:l5. 8 and 9:55 pm.
Metropolitan - His Majesty
OKeefe";; 11:15 am, lis. 1925,
$50, 7:35 and 9:45 pm.
Ontario - Here Come the
Girls; 1:05. 2:50. 4:35. $40.
sos and $50 pm.
Palace-"Beneath the 12-Mile
Reef: II am, LOS, 3:15, $40,
7:30 and 9:35 pm.
Playhouse-"The Living Des-
ert";; 11:10 am. 1855. 2:35, 4:20,
sos. 7::50 and 9:35 pm.
Plaza-"Gilbert and Sullivan;
1880 am, 1885, $40, $50. 1855
and 10 pm.
| ROth's - Gilbert and Sulli-
van";; 2, 4, 6. 8 and 10 pm.
TranS-Lux - From Here to
Eternity: 11:10 am; lis. 1925.
5:35. 7::50 and 10 pm.
Warner-"This Is Cinerama"
$40 pm.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Hollywood Diary
Olivier Is Overworkjng,
His Friends Are Worrying
By Sheiloh Grohom

Ronald Reagan is making a
paying thing of his ranch in the
Malibu hills. Metro used it fol-
his picture. Prisoner of War"
And everything came out SC well,
they will use the acreage for
other rugged location stuff.
Nettie Rosenstein, the famous
dress designer. is heading for
Palm Springs and Hollywood
from New York. Nettie designed
Mamie Eisenhower's dress and
bag for the Inauguration Ball.
Jack Webb's ex-wife, Julie
London, gets another $3.50, 900
from the recent "Dragnet" pur-
chase by MICA. This is in addi-
ton to the $500, 900 collared for
her by Lawyer S. S. Hahn.
hope Jackie has something left
for himself.
y
When Bob Weiss. European
Representative for Capitol Rec
ords, went to the Jerry Lewis
house for dinner. Jerry cracked
Join the Club" Bob's leg is in a
cast. and Jerry's ditto has been
acting up again very painfully.
incidentally, it was only the
British press which panned Jerry
and Dean Martin. The public
adored them. And they are still
getting oodles of friendly fan
mail from Blighty.
Re the Jane Russell exposure
in THE French Line" a reader
writes. rs this the same person
you are always quoting about
her Sunday school teaching ?
How could she permit anything
like this?" I've been wondering
myself. In
Gene Tierney can move back
into the home she rented to the
Gene Kellys on the 10th. Her
mother and daughter. Tina, will
be with her when she arrives
for THE Egyptian"
Everywhere that Audrey Hep
burn and Mel Ferrer go in Man
haitian. her mama goes too. The
same thing happened with Aud
rey in Europe. and all those
tall stories of romances with this
and that handsome movie actor
weren't true. Mama saw to that.
The Andrews Sisters are blam-
ing PATHS husband, Wally
Weschler for the new quarrel
which has again busted up the
team. It's too bad. because in
my opinion these sisters are only
effective as a team.
(Released by NANA.)
Evening star., 1954-01-12
The Passing Show
So, Thanks to That Virus
BIueieuns Will Continue
By Joy cormody

An open letter to the American Medical Association:
Dear SrS:
For years. have along with myscation by the
cold and patiently accepted disposal Of several
temptible vuses under x symbol Of the unknown has
seemed merely human Of to dawde in these fields which
Evening star., 1954-01-12
SpiIIune's Young
Fix Work Hours
BY the AsSocioted Press
HOLLYWOOD.

When do authors write?
Every writer has a different
system. Mickey Spillane, who
is making his acting debut in
Ring of Fear" says he writes
at night. The reason?
II got in the habit when my
kids were small" he explains.
1T was the only time ] could
write in any peace"
Evening star., 1954-01-12

merely low 10, high-waisted
types you see. she would have
been someone special"
u y
So this, you see, is what comes
Of your letting the common cold
hang on all these centuries My
quota of convertible women will
just go on looking sloppy in our
shirts and their bluejeans all
because no one ever found the
right herb to cure that set of
germs.
One of your men. a very great
one but sometimes not entirely
sympathetic man to the causes
of drama reporters. was con-
suited in my great concern about
this one.
Give him paregoric." he rec
commended to the. secretary
nurse who manned the telephone.
Well, she did, but it did not
get me on my feet in time to see
Miss Crowley. That is why wisl,
you would stop this give him
paregoric" nonsense and do
something immediate and final
about cold germs and viruses.
You like women in bluejeans?
Evening star., 1954-01-12
HOLLYWOOD.

/ HOLLYWOOD.
His friends are now worried
about Sir Laurence divers
health. He's overworking.
If you want to know where
Peggy Ann Garner is, look to
Munich. where she is starring in
some telefllms.
All Dick Haynes creditors
have banded together to work
out a plan for repayment. But
now Dick is in more trouble
with his pianist and arranger.
AL Lerner, who claims he wasn't
paid on the last tour.
Orson Welles will soon be back
in this country on permanent
basis. I hear that a top net
work which has a deal with him,
paid up all his back income tax,
which was considerable.
Jackie Gleason went home
halfway through the party given
in his honor by Writer Stanley
Davis. He just had to get some
shuteye.
They say that Pier Angeli has
changed so much, she can now
give Ava Gardner competition in
the glamor department.
While Gregory Peck is in In
dia, his house just outside Paris
is being kept warm by Veronica
Passani.
If Hildegard Neff doesn't do
"Ninitchka" on Broadway, she'll
be just about the most disap-
pointed gal in the world. Hildy
is very good, by the way. in THE
Man Between" with James
Mason as fascinating as he used
to be before he came to Helly-
wood.
In the same excellent picture.
Claire Bloom is my nomination
for the warmest personality dis
covery Of the decade.
Incidentally, Gitta Lind,
famous German singer. has been
signed by the 'Ninotchka" pro-
ducers.
That course in economics at
Stanford will stand Joan Benny
in good stead when she marries
Seth Baker. He's one Of the
richest young men in America.
Eddie O'Brien is getting a
bigger kick out Of brother Bills
reviews for THE Remarkable
Mr.. Pennypacker" than for any
thing of his own in the acting
line. He called to read some Of
them to me. before he took of
for Rome and "The Barefoot
Confess" with Ava Gardner.
Eddie Robinson gets his in
vitation this week from the
Brazilian Ambassador for the
festival in Rio. But before he
goes, Eddie has a date in New
| York on the Martha Raye TV
show.
Gladys Robinson makes her
debut as a painter in London
which she hasn't visited in 20
| years-in March at the Widen
stein Galleries. Nelson Rookie
feller is lending one of his G..
Robinson canvases for the show,
which mostly features the results
of her recent painting orgy IN
Mexico.
Greer Carson goes Pebble
Beach-ing for a good rest. with
that nice operate singer. Buddy
Fogelson. Greer did a terrific job
/ of selling Julius Caesar" in Eng
land, which every critic over
there lists as one of the best pic
lures of the year.
jamie Powell will have only "a
hours in Rome-her first trip out
of this hemisphere. She'll do two
benefits in the evening, And ]
don't care how tired I am, I'm
| going to shop and shop sll day."
Evening star., 1954-01-12
ADJUSTMENTS.

DAWW Sovannoh ST. al 18th 81. Sc.
ss4AsA Blk. off Alo. Ave. 10. 2-2233
CARY GRANT, JOAN FONTAINE. "SUS.
PICION." 6:35. $50. Academy Award
Winner THE SEA AROUND U.s." S.46s
in TechnicoloE.
Evening star., 1954-01-12


after all. merely make the species
uncomfortable and funny look
ing.
There has even seemed, IRON
ically. a kind Of democratic vir-
tue in the fact that Marilyn
Monroe was subject to the same
red nose and watery eyes as the
rest Of us.
This plus the fact that some
of my best friends, and vice
versa, are doctors has encouraged
me to condone the resignation
with which you have accepted
the cold germ.
Up to yesterday only, however.
Yesterday. red-noSed, watery-
eyed. stomach-cramped. and to
all intents and purposes buried
under an electric blanket and
4 inches of snow, I rebelled.
When you learn the reason, ]
am sure you will understand.
You see, yesterday morning
was the one on which l had a
breakfast date with Miss Pat
Crowley. Miss Crowley is young.
radiant, works for Paramount
pictures, and is on a mission
that should engrosS you as well
as me. It is the mission, oddly
enough, that attracted me most
although I never was one to
slaun youth and radiance.
What is Miss Crowley's mis-
sion? The noble one Of getting
women and girls out of shirts,
bluejeans, slackS and sloppy
sweaters, loafers. saddle shoes.
etc. back into feminine clothes.
If only to save my shirts
from two Generations. mind you
Il would like to help girl in
a cause like this. The shirts.
however, are a mere fraction OF
it. This is no time for q man
to think so miserably small on
a theme so large as getting
women to look like women again.
So there I was on Sunday
night, when the first sleet began
to fall. thinking to meet Miss
Crowley, grab a banner and go
marching in a cause that all
men can share.
Monday morning came and all
was lost. The germs. or bugs"
as your set so lightly calls them,
had stepped in. Instead Of get
ting up. looking ruddy and dedi-
Gated, was forced to lie there.
more Of a dilapidated ruin than
I care to go into.
At 9-the breakfast date was
9::30-the woman who breaks
my engagements called Miss
Crowley to say wouldn't be
there. They seem to have had
q rather lively time on the tele-
phone which. although that is
another story, is the instrument
that has proved the greatest
boon to women. They talked
quite merrily about antibiotics.
how you take penicillin to get
over things and then how you
have such a rotten time getting
over penicillin.
They talked about the snow
and the woman at our house
told Miss Crowley how Wash
ington gives up in a kind Of
wanton delight whenever it has
the excuse of snow to justify it.
They talked about everything
women talk about except Miss
Crowley's great cause, the anti
bluejean movement. If this had
come up, and Miss Crowley had
been able to brief me even at
that distance, I might have
been able to get into the cause.
Nothing like this remotely hap
pened. Or, to say it another
way. nothing remotely like this
happened.
Terribly nice. intelligent girl"
the woman at my house said
after hanging up. TOO bad you
didn't meet her. After all those
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Driver Fined, jailed
In Traffic Death

A 28-year-old Washington tile
installer was sentenced to 80
days in jail and a sos fine yes
terday in the traffic death of
a soldiers wife on Baltimore
boulevard near Beltsville, Md,
last July 10.
Hyattsville Police Court Judge
Theodore L. Manga sentenced
Herman Junior Dunn of 1410 N
street NV. to 80 days in jail on
charge Of manslaughter and
80 days to run concurrently on a
charge of drunk driving. Dunn
was fined $25 for reckless driv-
ing. He noted an appeal and
was released on $500 bond.
Maryland State police charged
Dunn with being the driver of a
car in a head-on collision with
an auto driven by Army Pvt.
Wayne N. Riggs, "a, of Balti-
more The soldiers wife. Mrs.
Marjorie Ann Riggs, "a, was
thrown through the windshield
in the crash. She died three
hours later at Leland Memorial
Hospital in Hyattsville. Pvt.
Riggs. Dunn and two other per-
sons in Dunn's'car were seriously
injured.
In imposing sentence. Judge
Manga noted that Dunn is
married and has two children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Driver of Fringe Parking Bus
Joins Riders in Endorsement

administrative clerk for the Air
Force in Tempo T, Fourteenth
street and Constitution avenue
NV, also is happy about the
idea. He's one of those who used
to compete for parking space on
the Mall before that area was
restricted to two-hour parkers,
beginning the day the fringe
parking lot was opened.
Dwight Gardner, 81, of 804
South Ivy street, Arlington, Va,
another who used to park on
the Mall, is equally enthusiastic.
80 far" he asserted, 1T has
worked out pretty we'll. The
service is good. I can get from
Arlington to the bridge in 80
minutes, and in another 20 min
utes. to my job in the Commerce
Department"
Mrs. Janet Grant, 2201 Culver
street, Temple Hills, Md, en-
ployed by the Association of
American Railroads, is another
who is saving money by elimi-
mating the $l-a-day parking
charges by leaving her car in the
South Capitol free parking area
and using the fringe parking.
II will continue to use the
service if it continues to operate
as smoothly and nicely as it
seems to be doing" she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Hagerstown Fair
Opens Next Week
by the Asscciofed Press


HAGERSTOWN, Md. Sept. II
One of Maryland's Oldest
agricultural events, the Hagers-
town Fair, will celebrate its 99th
birthday next week.
The Agricultural and Me-
chanical Association of Wash
ington County, which operates
the event, reports that new fea-
lures will be added to the tradi-
tional jelly-making contests
sideshow bankers and bright
balloons.
For the first time, the farm
machinery display will have
room enough for actual demon
STATIONS of how the latest de-
vices operate. One entire end OF
the midway has been reserved
for this.
Competition in rabbits will be
a feature for the first time in
years in the poultry department
Most Of the livestock that wor
top awards at Timonium State
Fair have been entered in the
HagerStown event. The swine
department has more than 30(
entries, and all available space
has been allotted in the cattle
department.
The fair opens Monday anc
continues through September Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Three Boys Admit
Church Vandalism
In Silver Spring
Three juveniles have admitted

Three juveniles have admitted
vandalizing Silver Sp in g
churches and parochial schools
and stealing money from several
homes. Montgomery County po-
lice reported.
The youths. aged II, II and
Is, have been released in the
custody of their parents pending
juvenile court action.
The two younger boys, who
are brothers, were getting "hush
money" from the older youth
under threat of reporting him to
police, Detective Sergt. Stanley
A. Harding said. At one time
the older boy paid them $40 each
and at another $17.50 each for
keeping quiet on his activities,
Sergt. Harding added.
The boys, caught by Sergt.
Harding and Detective Corpl.
Harold Treadwell, have admitted
seven or eight housebreakings
and church vandalisms in the
Silver Spring area. They are
being questioned on other cases
in Silver Spring and the older
boy is believed to be responsible
for some theftS in the Bethesda
police jurisdiction.
The boys admitted breaking
into Seventh-day Adventist
church at Colesville road and
Noyes drive last July Is where
they smashed open a cabinet and
offering boxes. The same day
they entered the nearby st.
Luke Evangelical Lutheran
Church, stealing stamps and
petty cash and smearing a gal
Ion of orange concentrate and
two bottles of communion wine
over the walls and floor.
Police said that about the
same time they broke into a
parochial school in the 10000
block Of Georgia avenue.
One of the boys was selling
chance books and at one house
stole $35 from a woman. Police
said that in his room they found
a chance book stub bearing the
name Of another Silver Spring
resident where $50 was taken.