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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-27

1t is fascinating. 1t examines
small boyhood, aged seven. inside
and out and finds in this rich
vein of human experience
enough of the comic, pathetic,
innocent and wistful to supply 10
movies several times its size.
Little Fugitive" made under
the same financial stringency as
Europe's most miraculously real
postwar films, takes its place
with these in its every irresist-
ible aspect.
Like its hero, it is a charming
waif mingling with the richly
dressed progeny of Hollywood
and stealing the show from
them. It is the work of a few
unknownS who had virtually no
money to make a movie but who
wrought wonder by having a
corking idea.
The idea revolveS about a
small. toothleSs adventure who
mistakenly assumes he is a muir
derer and takes refuge among
the weekend mob at Coney
Island. No refugee ever had a
happier time than this tiny Joey
save at such moments as he is
overwhelmed by loneliness and
haunted by the memory of his
crime"
Coney Island, the actual set
ting OF Little Fugitive" prob
ably never looked more dramatic
than as seen through Joey's now
wide. now heavy eyes. New
York's big playground has never
been so searchingly photo
graphed. It is all there. it's teem-
Ing beach, its mammoth thrill
machines. merry-go-round, the
sllhouetted lovers under the
boardwalk, etc.
y =
Morris Engel, Ray Ashley and
Ruth Orkin who did everything
but act Little Fugitive" start
from the premise that seven
year-old males can be riotously,
funny types. Their Joey, played
by Richie Andrusco, is the ideal
specimen of what they mean.
Richie. totally without expert
ence. proves himself to be a
great actor by being all-boy.
Jokingly pretends to have been
murdered by him. joey has the
foresight to snatch up the fam
lly's last six dollars before leav-
ing home. He does not intend Ia
go to Coney Island but when the
tlrst subway takes him there. he
recognizes it as a paradise for
a lad with money.
The exceptional cleverness be-
hind the excitment of Little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-27

Not all the people who wanted
to hear Francescatti and Pag-
amin last night at the Library of
Congress were able to obtain
tickets to the Coolidge .Audito-
rum. but those who were so for
tunate heard fiddle recital that
for zest and piquancy has not
been matched for some time.
Francescatti is one of the most
accomplished fiddlers now draw
ing bow, and last night he was
at the top of his form. Since the
days of Paganini, recitals de-
voted exclusively to his music
have been $50 rare that it is
impossible to bring to mind an
other.
The present recital was de-
vised in conjunction with the
current exhibition of Paganini-
ana given the Library by the
Whittall Foundation. Some ap-
prehension preceded it that it
might be an unsuccessful tour
de force, that Paganini was a
performer, not a composer.
The miSgivings were unnec-
esSary. The well-known con-
certo may be somewhat long, but
it Is brilliant and infectious.
THE Carnival of Venice" and
II Palpiti," two of Paganini's
show pieces. written undoubtedly
for his own concerts. are popular
without being trashy.
The six caprices, needless to
say, were the high point of the
evening. What remarkable
pieces! A violinist may smile at
the exclamation of one who has
never had to study the instru-
ment's technical problems, and
so become acquainted with these
etudes the hard way. But it is
true that the caprices have, as
music. no wide reputation as has
other music written avowedly to
exploit the instrument and train
the performer-for example, the
etudes Of Debussy, Bach, Bartok,
Scarlatti and Hindemith.
The Paganini caprices are GER
tainly not peers of the works of
these men but they are we'll
constructed, varied, tuneful and
compact. They are not aimless
OF repetitious, and while they
were written to show off the vio-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-27
The Posing Show
Boyhood's o,Funny Thing
In Ontorio's Little Fugitive
By Joy ccrmody

Every who has been boy one have
wonderful time at Little Fugitive which opened yesterday
the Ontario theater.
This is the motion picture that shoesrng
turned to be worth its weight emeralds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-27
Films Setting
Recalls Old DAYS
HOLLYWOOD.

Panoramic Productions leased
one of the permanent Southern
mansion buildings to film scenes
for it's The Gambler From
Natchez," and the entire COM
pany, headed by Dale Robert
son. moved in. 1t was in and
around this peaceful looking
domicile with the winding drive
and the bordering eucalyptus
trees that Shirley Temple made
one of her biggest hits, THE
Little Colonel" back in 1895.
Those were the good old days
when studios didn't worry about
anything but how much money
the truck would hold on its way
to the bank.
The current movie stars Rob-
ertson in a similarly picturesque
tale. laid in New Orleans Of the
1905.
(Released by NA.N.A)
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Froncescott1s PogoniniRecitoI
Abounds in Zest, Piquoncy

lin. that fact does them no dis
creditsfor the listener finds him
self attending to the music, not
the instrument.
1t is hard to believe the ca
prices need the spurious strum-
ming Of a piano to be heard to
their best advantage. The pieces
seem no less complete in them
selves than the Bach sonatas.
and the added piano part does
nothing more than thicken the
harmony and mark the rhythm
functions certainly not neces-
sary when the caprices are
played by a Francescatti. This
reflection is in no way a detrac-
ton of the work of Artur Balsam.
a very good pianist who, except
in the piano reduction of the
concerto, had little to do but
beat time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-27
Navy Band Concert
Superlotive at Times
By -lrvino Lowens

i nielaT par iWoW siI conducting, Solo
mental Auditorium Program: March
s % t abon scafIold from the Fantastic
Overture, Kabaievsky; Vesti ia f einbbai
from l Pagliacci. Leoncavalio: SYM
Pho phony in 3 minor tunflnishedl., schu-
Skinner; The Parrot, .Abreu; Cornish
Rhapsody, Bath: Cinderella Fantasy.
Coates.
1t is all too easy to forget that
there is no natural law stating
that the concert band is an in
ferior species of animal. The
band and the symphony or
chestra are just different, and
there is no reason why one should
be considered better than the
other.
True. the band has a limited
repertoire, and for this reason
relies heavily on tranScriptions
from orchestral literature. This
is not considered quite cricket
among musicians, but 1t seems
to work out remarkably well in
practice-if the transcriptions
are skillfully done and super
latively played. as they were at
last nights concert by the United
States Navy Band.
Theoretically, the works orig
1nally composed for band should
have proved most effective, but
the transcriptions won hands
down. Kabalevsky's sparkling
"Colas Breugnon" overture, an
orchestral piece. had tremendous
impact in its band version. Ber-
lloz March to the Scaffold" and
even Schubert's Unfinished
Symphony" were satisfying mu-
steal experiences.
On the other hand, Hubert
Baths Cornish Rhapsody"
which served as the vehicle for
the display of Richard Larson's
keyboard skill. was almost COM
pletely lacking in interest. Were
1t not for the fact that it was
written for band and piano-an
unusual combination - it is
doubtful If it would have ever
achieved performance. Pity the
poor bandmaSter'S dilemma.
Ben Mitchell Morris, who sang
Leoncavallo's "Vesti la giubba."
revealed a strong. clean tenor
voice with ringing top tones and
a natural flair for the Italian
opera style a la Caruso.
The group was capably con-
Quoted by CWO Richard Town
send. Its ensemble was just
about perfect. and its tone was as
lustrous as any one could pos
sibly desire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-27
Casting Complete
On Disney's Epic
HOLLYWOOD,

Casting for Walt Disney's most
ambitious movie, an alive, color,
Wlde-screen version of Jules
Verne's classic, 10000 Leagues
Under the Sea-" has been COM
pleted. The last important role
filled was that of Arronax, the
captive French scientist, which
veteran Paul Lukas will take
over. Lukas, who won an Oscar
in 1943 for his performance in
Watch on the Rhine" has been
In Europe the last eight months.
AS the lineup now reads, Kirk
Douglas will play Ned Land. the
harpooner: James Mason is Cap
tain Memo, and Peter LORE is
slated as another scientist, Con-
sell.
WeleAsed b. N.AN.A.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-27

LITTLE FUGITIVE" q Joseph Bur.
styn Aim. produced by Morris Engel and
Ray Ashley. written and directed by
Ashley. Engel and Ruth Orkin. screen
play by Ashley, music composed and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-27
Hollywood Diary:
Bob Buying Rings,
But for What Girl?
By SheiIoh Grohom

and very. very Ill. That piece of
ocean can be as cold in the win
ter as our Pacific.
Keefe Brasselle is cutting out
his Eddie Cantor routines in his
night-club act; believes he
doesn't need them any more.
released by NANAl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-27
News Of Music
BY Doy Thorpe

Zinc Francescattf. violin. Artur nal
sam piano At the Library of Con
gress. An-Paganint program: Con-
eerto in D. Opus Is; The Carnival Of
Venice; Six Caprices, Opus /: No. ii
IN nat. No. 5 in E minor, No. u
IN A. No. Q in E major. No II in
z nat, No. "a in A minor; / Palpiti,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-27
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY ~, 1884
Films of More Thon Routine Merit

1.-THE BICYCLE THIEFEary Italian classic rescued
from TV
"GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT"-On vcousness o preju.
dice; well made.
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDS"-The Mariyn Monroe type,
this musical
kiss ME KATE"-Kathryn Grayson sings lifting
Porter score
"LET'S DO 1T AGAIN"-Muscal enlivened Wyman.
"NEyER WAVE AT WAC"-Roz Russell and Marie Wilson
in the Army
"QUO VADIS"-Technicolor spectacle in ancient Rome.
, 1954-02-20

The Virgin Islands Housing
and Redevelopment Authority
wishes to announce that per-
sons interested in renting
units at the p. HAMILTON
JACKSON TERRACE in
christianstea, ST. Croix, are
invited to visit the Manage
ment Office Of the Virgin Is
landss Houing and Redevelop-
ment Authority at Basin Tri-
angle for the purpose Of filing
applications for admission.
Applications will be accept
ed on Tuesday, February %,
1854 from 100 to 4:3O pm. &
from Friday, February "a to
March 5, 1854, between the
hours Of $50 and Noon and.
1:30 to 4;;30 pm. On Saturday,
February 9th applications
will be accepted from $50 a.
m. to noon only.
Personnel of the Authority
will be available to assists in
the filing Of applications.
N A. MILLIN
Acting Executive Director
, 1954-02-20
NEWS

The SIS "Archangelos' is
scheduled to sail from New
Orleans February 24th, Mo-
bile February 10Th and is due
at Frederiksted March 9Th
via Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Pla
ia Dominican Republic and
st. Thomas, accepting freight
from these ports and for Mar
Unique, Barbados, George
town British Guiana) and Pa
ramaribo Netherlands Gui-
anal.
Robt. I. Merwin 8 co. Inc.
Agents
, 1954-02-20
GOVERNOR

consists Of Judge Herman E.
Moore, Hon. Joseph Gomez,
c. Busch, Warren Brown,
Police Director Earle Charles,
Roy P. Gordon, William N.
Greer, Col. John H. Jouett,
Miss Aline NJ. Kean, Mrs.
David E. Mas, Leon Nav
son, David Monsanto, Albert
Administrator Sim
monds of St. John, Hon. JUL
Jus Sprauve and Joseph Sibil-
ly.
, 1954-02-20
CARD Of THANFS

MI. Ernest Johnson, Mrs.
Alexandrine Vigouroux & Mr..
Alexander Moore, gratefully
thank all those who showed
kindness during the illness &
death Of our beloved wife,
mother and sister Ozema
Johnson.
, 1954-02-20
CARE

D3h4 O4A41A 80
the necessary information and
return them within a few days
to either the Public Health
Clinic, the Employment Office
or the Welfare Department.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

Bailey, Steve Shopmaker, Claude
Tudor, Ronald Boyce, Victor Cap
pilla, Jim Farley. Donald Ross,
Ray Sullivan, Hickey Ward, Ira
Corliss, Louis Smith, Sherwood
Muehlman, Larry Vernon. George
Harrison, Tim Harrison and George
Willingham.
Troop 253 is sponsored by the
Holy Name Society of Key West
and the following Scouts were in
attendance: Jerry Torano, VIM.
Lee McCaughey, John Lytle, Will
liam Rothamel, Mike Wadel, Frank
Leuck, Anthony Vessichio, Joseph
Richardson, Fred Thompson, Ed
gar Hoppe and Scoutmaster Tony
Martinez.
Troop 81 is sponsored by the
Lions Club of Key West and the
following members were in atten-
dance: Arnold Brye, Philip Sher-
man. Puc Barr, Bill Barr, Sum-
ner thompson. Calvin Harris, Ro-
bert Harris, Francis Walker, Fran
CTS Gallaher, Peter Bennett, Har-
old Gates. Henry L. Weatherford.
Cnarls Clark, Edward Cole, and
Richard Senderling, Scoutm aster
Bias.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
Special Services Dept. Has
Active Role At Air Station

sailors at the Seaplane Base and
at Boca Chica Field.
There are hobby shops equipped
with tools and machinery for lea
ther and wood working with qua
Lfied teachers to assist; 36-ft.
fishing boat compete with equip
ment; tennis courts; baseball dla-
monds, bowling alleys; pool tab
les; movies and swimming pools.
What the Special Services De
partment is doing for morale, the
Chaplain's Department is doing
for high moral standards. When
men enter the service they do not
leave behind their religious asSo-
citation, thanks to the Chaplains.
Military units have regular re
ligious services, Sunday Schools
and Holy Name Societies.
Every man can find his place.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
SCOUTING
NEWS

Troop 253 under the leadership OF
Scoutmaster Tony Martinez, en-
camped at West Summerland Key
over the Thanksgiving Holidays.
Troop No. 389 of North Miami un-
der the leadership of Arthur August
Scoutmaster, joined Troop No. 25S
for the holidays. Troop No. 54 n
der the leadership of Scoutmaster
Joe ROBBERS also encamped at Camp
Jackson Lee Sawyer.
Swiming was enjoyed by the har-
DIV souls who did not mind the
chilled waters in the pool. Fish
ing was very profitable and enjoy
able. The men and boys ,of 38S
caught approximately sixty pounds
of edible fish. Tenderfoot tests were
given by the Scoutmasters to Can
didates attending the encampment,
Patrol Leaders and Assistant "a
troll Leaders gave tests for the Sec
ond and first class aspirants. Hikes
to all parts Of the island were en-
loved and tired hikers enjoyed their
repasts upon return.
Scouts did their own cooking IN
253's camp. 3S9 had the Troop Com
mitteemen to do their cooking;
while troop 81 under the leader
ship of Joe Bias assigned differ
ent boys to do the cooking and
policing the cooking ware after the
meal. ALI enjoyed the food and to
date there are no cases of pto-
maine poisoning reported!
The big event of the encamp-
ment was the Campfire Saturday
night. Songs were sung; skits were
presented, while all prepared for
the highlight Of the campfire - the
initiation! 'The Royal Order Of ST.
am was given to members of
Troop '253, 81 and 3S9 and the ini.
tiation was enjoyed by all.
After the campfire, some men,
bers of the camping party were
given an opportunity to 60 snipe
hunting! Anyone who has ever gone
snipe hunting knows what enjoy
ment all had while some were hold
ing the bag!
Sunday, all Catholic Scouts were
taken in to Marathon for Holy Mass
while the Protestant Scouts in 54
went to Marathon to the Communi-
ty Church, members of 3S9 held SER
vices at the camp for their Pro-
testant Scouts. Wishing that they
could stay longer, all broke camp
and headed back to their homes.
Troop 3SS is sponsored by the
Daddies Club of North Miami and
the following members in atten-
dance: Michael Corliss, Chairman,
Troop Committee; Ralph Muehl-
man, Claude Tudor, and Louis
Smith, Troop Committeeman; Eu.
gene Mitchell, Post Committee
man; Arthur August, Scoutmaster,
Phillip jerks, Assistant Scoutmas.
ter. Explorers: Norman Meyer,
Teddy August, James Vincent, Flet-
cher Seasons, George Zaffery, Ar.
mold Tanner, Eugene Mitchell.
Scouts: Sidney Gardner, James
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

The Special Services Department
at any naval station promotes high
morale by providing leisure time
pursuits for the benefit of service
men.
Through Special Services, the
young men who join the Navy con-
tinue the recreation activities in
which they were interested in their
civilian lives.
In sports, they make new friends
in the pleasure of team play COM
petition. In well equipped libraries,
they can study or read for plea
sure in pleasant surroundings.
Courses offered by leading colleges
and universities are theirs for the
asking.
The Special Services Department
Of the Naval Air Station here
has made vast steps in improving
and providing recreation for the
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
New AngleO On
PirateStory
Makes Film

BY far the most startling and dra-
matte premise for a pirate legend
ever printed or filmed, is the basis
for the color adventure saga,
"Capt. Kidd and the Slave Girl"
starring Tony Dexter and Eva
Garbor. a United Artists release
to open Sundy at the Monroe Thea
tre.
Aubrey Wiseberg and Jack Pol
lexfen, outstanding screen writing
and producing team who produc-
ed the film in association with Ed
ward Small wrote this unusual
story of action and romance on the
high seas, which has a shock open
ing in a Acknowledgements"
manner.
Capt. Kidd and the Slave Girl"
opens with Kidd escaping the gal
lows at Execution Dock in London
in 1701, say the authors. "And for
all we know he might very well
have done just that. Two hundred
and forty-odd years have not been
enough to exhaust the flow of le-
gends tied up with this most spec
tacular of all pirates in history.
"Our premise may be absolutely
correct because little is known of
the true facts surrounding Kidd's
meteoric career of infamy. For ex-
ample, no act of piracy actually
could be proved against Kidd, and
few if any fanciers of pirate lore
knew that Kidd was a reputable
trader and navigator of old New
York, publicly rewarded for dis
tinguished maritime service to the
Crown, and generous in lending ma
terials for the erection of the first
English church in that city.
"How many people know that
many other pirates were bloodier
than Kidd. and that his hackers
turned against him and his trial
was a perverSion of Justice? Who
knows that Kidd never made any
one walk the plank and that his
most violent act was to discipline
a mutinous gunner by hitting him
over the head with an eishtpenny
wooden bucket?
1T was the death Of this gunner
that enabled Kidd's enemies 10
press a charge of murder against
him and order his execution"
An entire pirate ship, replica
of the type used by buccaneers in
100. was built by art director Ted
Holsopple and crew of expert
craftsmen for high seas sequences
in the color adventure saga.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

Many a man has found a faith
and many have known their child
hood faith to grow under the Stea-
dy guidance of his Navy Chaplain.
Throughout the far corners of
the earth, military outposts are
manned by brothers, husbands and
fathers. 1t is the Navy's duty to
take care of them by the best
means available.
Leadership by the officers is one
part of this program. Cooperation
Cf the men themselves is another
part. The third part is providd by
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

the specialists such as the Chap
lains and Special Services officers.
The combined results produce
and maintain high morale rooted
in equally high moral standards -
bulwark so essential to the de-
fense of our country.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
RECORD INCOME

WASHINGTON R-The Federal
Communications Commission re-
ports that the radio. and television
industry had a record income of
80 million dollars last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-24
Censured for Specific Acts
Scientists Reported Organizing Campaigns
To Discredit Report on DR.. OPPenheiner

prior to September. 1899, did
not stop contributing to or
manifesting his sympathy with
the Communist-front organi-
cations. The. persecution of the
Jews continued throughout
those same months.
According to the testimony.
DR.. Oppenheimer attended a
meeting of one Communist
front organization on Deem
Der /, 1910, which was adj
dressed by Mr.. Schneiderman,
who was secretary of the Com
munist Party in California. DR..
Oppenheimer admitted this on
the witness stand. The meet
ing was held at the home of
Haakon Chevalier, whom DR..
Oppenheimer says he knew as
a fellow traveller and who, it
is revealed. was the man con-
tacted by an agent Of the So
Wet government in an unSuc-
cessful attempt to elicit atomic
bomb information from DR..
Oppenheimer. It was Che
Waller that DR.. Oppenheimer
admits he tried to protect and
for whom he twice over a pc
riod of months in 1943 mis-
led security officers of the
United States Army who queS-
toned him.
Roger Robb, the able coun-
sci for the Atomic Energy
Commissions special board,
cross-examined DR.. Open
heimer as follows:
@. How long after 1912 did
you continue as a fellow trav-
eler?
"A. After 1912 I would say
not at all.
%. But you did continue as
a fellow traveller until 1922.
"A. I had no sympathy with
the Communist line about the
war between the spring of
1910 and when they changed.
I did not admire the fashion
of their change.
@. Did you cease to be a
fellow traveller at the time of
the Nazi-Russian pact in 1899?
"A. ! think / did, yes.
@. Now, you are changing
"a. Though there were some
things that the Communists
were doing which I still had
an interest in"
At another point in the pro-
ceedings, Chairman Gray in
terrogated DR.. Oppenheimer as
follows:
%. The record shows, I
believe, DR.. Oppenheimer, that
you continued probably until
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-24
Life in the u. S:
Sure-FHeA d
PutsNotS solicit
HouseonBIock
by The Associated Press

HARTFORD. Conn. June "a.
John Holmes, 81. placed this
classified ad in the Hartford,
Courant:
"Ramshackle farm; for direct
sale from owner Creators just
laughD at fancy price, forty
acres of pin oaks and black
snakes. Old world charm in
cludes sagging floors, tortuous
stairway and draughty f1replaces.
Located in Higganum (ughD,
Conn. Dandy opportunity to
tougher up wife and Riddles for
future. If you think this ad is
funny, wait until you see this
farm. Telephone. If a hollow
laugh answers, don't hang up
that will be the owner"
Mr.. Holmes, a salesman who
has been living on the 100-year-
old farm for three years, said
he had several calls last night
from people who want to look
it over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-24
Doris FIeeson-
DOTS FTeeSOH-
Congress Appears Uneasy
Administration Apparently Has No Plans to Alter
The Shape of Its FoIterinq Foreign Policy

An extended White House
conference on foreign policy
with congressional leaders of
both parties failed to develop
either concrete suggestions or
a sense of direction.
President Eisenhower pre-
sided over the meeting but
said little. The initiative was
taken Immediately by Under
secretary of State Bedell
Smith, who bore the brunt of
the fruitless Geneva confer
ences on Korea and 1ndo-
China.
He has just returned here
and the account he gave of
Geneva and other sore spots
was crisp, lucid and gloomy.
But Senators said it added
little to what they already
knew of the difficulties this
country is encountering all
over the world and in it's own
back yard of Guatemala. There
were some "tidbits," they said.
of personal information and
reaction, otherwise there was
little to distinguish it from
the press dispatches they have
been reading.
The listeners kept expecting
to receive some hints or sug-
gestions about actions the
White House was considering