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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-28

Der Of questions. A good deal
of intramural strife goes on
between these groups. which
are united only by their hatred
of the French. or rather, the
"Frenchmen of Morocco"
The native Communist Party
is very small, numerically
speaking. but with active sup
port from its big brother in
France 1t is happily stirring
the troubled waters. Oddly
enough, the same muddy pool
also provides plenty of good
fishing for Franco, the dicta-
tor OF Spain. Indeed. Of all the
grotesque sidelights of the
Moroccan tragedy. none is
more overwhelming than the
current lineup, in a more or
less united front, Of the auto
cratic ex-Sultan and his fol-
lowers: French Liberal and
Catholic left-wing groups, the
Communists, Franco Spain,
German neo-NaziS, the Arab
League-and. last but not least.
most of the American civilians
in Morocco.
Fronco's Wisdom Doubted
The wisdom of Francois open
support of the Moroccan Ma
tionalists is certainly open to
question. The generalissimo
is saving of the limb on which
he is sitting" a French officer
told me the other day. A few
days later, a Moroccan ma
tionalist leader smilingly con-
flrmed it to me: When we're
through with the French, we'll
take care of the Spaniards."
On the other hand, the ra-
cial antagonism between Arabs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-28
Morocco Crisis Worsens; Even French Blame CoIons'

and Berbers has certainly been
exaggerated by French propa-
gandists. The French claim
that a majority Of the Moroc-
can people are anti-Istiqlal
has no other basis in fact than
the numerical preponderance
of Berbers, who are tradition
ally more friendly to the
French rule than are the
Arabs. But the Nationalist
movement has made deep in
roads among the Berbers of
late. Witness the two recent
bomb outrages in the mosques
Of Marrakech, which were COM
mitted by Berbers in the CAPT.
tai of the Berber country Of
the south.
Ell. GIooui GIowers
To add one more touch of
confusion to a picture of high
ly tangled loyalties, Frances
No. / henchman in Morocco,
the Pasha Of Marrakech, FL
Glaoui, has recently Soured on
his protectors. and vice versa.
While in Marrakech, a few
days ago, this reporter sought
an interview with the Pasha,
who played a key role in the
overthrow Of Sultan Sidi Mo-
manned v. But the acting
chief Of the French admin
istration in Marrakech dis
suaded me from trying to see
the Glaoui.
THE old man isn't seeing
anybody these days." he said,
Since the latest terrorist at
tempts on his and the new
Sultan's life, he has practically
holed up in his palace. He is
disguised with the world. Even
we find it hard to handle him
in his present mood"
There was the fainteSt hint
of a chuckle in the officials
voice as he said this.
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relief-if it becomes effective
to the county property own
er in view of the sharply in
creased assessments in effect
this year.
According to Mr.. Beall, 70
cents of every dollar the
county collects comes from the
real estate tax.
He wants to raise the money
from non-property sources.
Merit Roises for Teachers
Teacher pay note: The Fair
fax County Federation Of
Civic Associations has sug-
gested that teacher pay
increases be awarded on some
sort of merit plan rather than
in fiat, across the board
amounts. It's an interesting
thought. But the present
budget calls for a fat, 5000,
across-the- board boost.
II II ~
Virginia Sales Tex?
Maryland has its sales tax.
the District has its sales tax
and Virginia, according to
Armistead L. Boothe, Alexan.
dria Delegate to the Virginia
Assembly. will get one in 1856.
Mr.. Boothe made his forecast
at a Kiwanis luncheon the
other day on the basis of in
creased demands on the State
for money.
Alexandra Tex Trouble
Alexandria plans to go to
the mat with several city
contractors who. the city ad.
ministration claims, have un.
derpaid their business privilege
tax. It will take a court de-
cision undoubtedly to decide
this one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-28
metropolitan Scene:
By John W. Thompson, Jr.

Best thing about the con-
gressional handling of the
Districts big public works
program to date is this:
Not a soul has objected to
the increase of 50 million an
nually in the payment to be
made by Uncle Sam to the
city's general fund.
In an economy minded Con-
gress, this is really significant.
And the House additionally
has been the graveyard of
proposals to boost the Fed
eral share.
How do you explain it?
Probably 1t was due to a
number of factors which Ger
tainly would include:
/. The strong support of
the program by the White
House through the Budget
Bureau
2. The continuous salesman
ship by the Commissioners
and others who plodded up and
down the Capitol corridors
presenting the equities Of their
case to possible supporters and
opponents.
8. With one or two excep-
tions, heavy support from COM
munity civic groups and the
press.
4. Willingness of the COM
munity to accept large tax in
cTeases along with the boost
in Federal payment.
S. The device of joint House.
Senate hearings which cut
down the time required to
present the case and simplified
the handling of the bill after
ward. Normally the two groups
would not have sat down to-
gether until each side had
heard and acted on the meas
ure and they were ready to
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the IStiqlal independence
Party rapidly gained ground,
the colonS decided to forestall
a movement aimed. if not at
their eviction. certainly at
their containment. One of
them coined the graphic, if
somewhat crude slogan: Its
either our 100000 feet kicking
their 8 million seats, or their
8 million feet kicking our 400
900 seats"
Later, when Sid Mohammed
V made common cause with
the IStiqlal, a French news
paper in Morocco launched
the battlecry: THE Sultan
has got to change. or we've
got to, change the Sultan" AS
is well known, the latter hap
pened.
The Frenchmen of France,
while on the whole sympa-
thetic to their countrymen pi-
oneering on foreign soil, gen.
orally disapprove of the strong
arm methods favored by the
colonS in dealing with native
nationalism. AS the Moroc-
can crisis grew in intensity,
the cleavage between the two
groups Of Frenchmen became
more marked.
Moors' Friends
Today. the Moorish nation
allsts have no stauncher
friends in the world than the
"Comite France-Mdghreb,"
which was formed in Paris.
less than q year ago, under
the Craftsmanship of the cele-
brated writer Francois Mauri-
&C. DiScounting the commu-
nlsts, who for propaganda
purposes have also espoused
the nationalist cause, the Mo-
roccanS, in their fight with
the colonS, today enjoy open
sympathy and support in all
classes of the French popula-
ton and among all political
parties Of France.
This sentiment was strong
ly crystallized in the already
famous report of the five-man
commission which the French
Parliament recently sent to
Morocco and whose recon-
mendations have just been
overwhelmingly endorsed by
the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee Of the House. Among the
colons. the conclusions of this
so-called rapport de Nous
tier" have aroused bitter oppo-
sition. The leading organ of
the colonial interests in Casa
blanca openly charged the
Parliamentary Commission
with having lent an all too
willing ear to the enemies and
detractors of France.
Motives Divided. Too
If the Frenchmen are di-
vided on the Moroccan issue,
so are the natives. In addition
to the Istiqlal, which is put
ting forward rather wild claims
OF about popular support,
there are at least two other
Nationalist factions which diff
fer from the former on a num-
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Metropolitan Scene THE SUNDAY washington, C. AIS
Praise Be! No One BoIks at Federal Payment Boost

iron out differences in confer
ence. While there are differ
ences now which probably will
have to be reconciled later,
there is a good chance there
would have been many more
without the joint handling.
6. Hard work by Senators.
Case, Republican, of South Da-
kota, Representative O'Hara,
OF Minnesota, both Republic
cans; Representative Smith,
Democrat. Of Virginia, who
was influential in the House
Rules Committee in obtaining
the favorable rule limiting de-
bate and the right to amend,
and others.
For years Washingtonians
have argued the proposition
that Capital development is
a joint responsibility, to be
shared by those living here
and Uncle Sam representing
the rest of the Nation. No
other measure in recent years
exploits this concept better.
It is probable that, after full
Senate District Committee ac-.
ton on the bill soon, consider
alton will come to a screeching
halt. as the saying goes, until
Senator Knowland of Cali
fornia. the Republican floor
leader, can allot time for floor
consideration. But progress to
date has been phenomenal.
Calm Before Storm
In the field of racial ten
sions. the proverbial calm be-
fore the storm appears to have
settled over the school segre-
CATION situation.
Apparently both camps are
sitting tight pending the Su-
preme Court decision that
could come any day now.
Current eruptions are pre-
Evening star., 1954-02-07
BY the Assoeioied Preu
HOLLYWOOD.


Dancing stars Marge and
Cover Champion have their
own five-year plan. Their ca
reer as a team may end after
that time.
That doesn't mean there
will be any interruption in
their marital bliss. But they
realize that no team can go
on dancing forever.
Take a look at most of the
female dancers" observes
Marge. "Most of them have
had to quit after their youth
has begun to fade. It's too
tough a life for a woman.
You'll note that a dancer like
Tony Demarco has had four
or five partners. And each
time he takes a young girl
for the job"
So far Marge shows no signs
Of losing her youthful vitality.
But she'll make no predictions
about continuing her career
after five years.
Look at the male dancers,
too," adds Cover. Most OF
them quit and go into other
fields. One of the notable eX-
ceptionS is Fred Astaire. At
54, he's a phenomenon. I
would hate to look forward to
working as hard as he does
when I'm 81.
THE trouble with our OPP
Evening star., 1954-02-07
Coming Attractions
Stage.

ARENA-"Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams start
ing Tuesday.
NAT1ONAL-The Royal Wnnepeg Ballet starting tomorrow
SAM S. SHUBERT-Blackstone and His Magic Act starting
AMBASSADOR-"The Command" with Guy Madison start
ing Thursday.
CAPITOL-"Hel and High Water" with Richard Widmark
KEITH S-'The Glenn Miller Story" with James Stewart.
MacARTHUR-"Folly to Be Wise" with Aastair Sim
LITTLE-"Taxi." German film starring Elhe Fiegert.
METROPOLITAN The Command with Guy Madison,
starting Thursday.
ONTARIO-"Decameron Nights with Joan Fontane start
Friday.
Lewis.
PLAYHOUSE-"The Man Between" with James Mason.
PLAZA-"Conquest of Everest" British documentary.
SILVER SPRINCi-"Conquest of Everest British docu
mentary.
Evening star., 1954-02-07

in the valley where June's
brother-in- law plays the gui-
tar. And they danced some
more.
Neither of us had any date
for New Years eve" June
told me, so Fred asked me
to go to some parties with
him. And we've been seeing
each other since" That's as
far as June would go. mo one
has said you will marry yet"
l said. "Oh but they will"
replied June, who fortunately
has a sense of humor.
Some one had told me that
June promised MacMurray
she'd go on a hunting trip
with him. This she denied.
The only thing I can shoot"
she laughed. "is dice"
I asked June if there had
been much change in Holly
wood during her ii months in
the convent. The big change
is television. But l wasn't
surprised to find that while 1
was away Marilyn Monroe had
become a big star. She had
a role in my picture. THE Love
Nest" and you could see she
had what it takes to be a sue
cess in Hollywood"
June is re-doing her apart
ment in Brentwood lin con-
temporary style. The walls of
the living room are rosy pink,
and the rest is beige. white
and cocoa brown. My bed
Evening star., 1954-02-07
Morqe and Cover Look Ahead
7oQuittinq Time in S Years

Grafton is that we can't take
it easy. Every dance has to
be worked out to the finest
detail; we sweat for hours
over one small routine"
He envies Betty Cradle.
with whom the Champions
are starring in THE Pleasure
Is All Nine" Dance Director
Jack Cole reports that Betty
never warns up before dane
ing, as most dancers do. She
watches her "dance-in" go
through a number, then re-
hearses it herself a few times.
She gives her all in a take
or two and then can forget
the number.
Not so the Champions. On
their nightclub tours, they
must perform dozen or more
numbers every night. This Oc-
tober they will embark on a
strenuous three-month con-
cert tour presented by Paul
Gregory, who produced John
Browns Body" "Caine Mutiny
Court-Martial," etc.
The Champions plan to con-
tinue with concerts, movies.
TV and night clubs for an
other five years. Then Cover
hopes to return to his work
as choreographer for Broad
way shows, at least on a part
time basis. He created the
dances for shows like Lend an
Ear" before landing success as
a performer.
Evening star., 1954-02-07
Todoy's Schedules

Stage.
CATHOLIC Harvey" $3.50 pm.
ARENA-"Ah, Wilderness" $50 pm.
Screen.
IBASSADOR-"Paratrooper' $780, 1885, 5:35 1885 and
$40 pm.
CAPTTOL-Knights of the Round Table: los. 800 $780,
7:40 and $50 pm.
COLUMB1A-"The Bigamis": 1245. 23o. 4:2o e:15 sos
and 10 pm
DUPONT-"Juius Caesar: /. 3:15 $50. 7:45 and 10
KEITHS-"The Lives: 1855 $50. 6:45
and $40 pm.
L1TTIE-Gilbert and Sullivan: l. 25o 4:4o $780, $40
and 1910 pm.
Observation-Disclosures 2, 4:3o and $50 pm.
NETROPOLITAN-The Pararooper": 1:30 335, 535. TAO
and GAS pm.
ONTARIC-"War Arrow" 1:15 40, 6:25 8O5 and $50
PALACE-"King of the Khyber Rifles" l. $40, $780, 7:35
and Gas pm.
PIAYHOUSE-"The Living Desert 2:40 425, 615, sos
and 9:55 pm.
PLAzA-"Titfeld Thunderbolt': 1:15 2:55 435. $40,
and $50 pm
SILVER sPRING-"Titheld Thunderbolt" 22o 42O, Sis 8
and 10 pm.
Here to Eternity: l, 3:10 525, TAO
and 9:55 pm.
WARNER-"This Is Cinerama": $780, $50 and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1954-02-07

the kind of life she led before
she gave up her SO. .500-a- week
movie career in 1852. to start
the long term Of training to
become a nun. When she ce-
turned here last September.
June almost Immediately
liehtened her hair blond
again. went on a diet. and at
tended parties. previews and
premieres Usually with a
young store executive Joe
Campbell.
In the week between Christ
mas and New Year, June
agent and confidant. Ned
Marin. tossed a Gay NinetieS
party for John Wayne, and he
invited June and his close
buddy, Fred MacMurray. June,
in a red-Spangled dress, ar
rived with Dick Clayton and
Betty Lynn. Fred came alone
as usual. I was with them
when it happened, a sort of
mutual combustion thing
They met as though it was
the first time. They danced,
and Fred asked to take her
home. On the way home. they
stopped at a little Western inn
Evening star., 1954-02-07
The Passing Show
Story Te|Iers Dissent
As They See New Film Processes. Script
Has Harder Time Getting Proper Emphasis
By Joy Cormody

black and white. films exclus-
lively on their 10-best lists for
1858.
The exception. and it was
rare, was the CinemaScope
Robe" Otherwise, the choices
ran to such traditional produc-
tions as Prom Here to Eter-
nity," "Stalag IT," Mr.. Wyler's
Roman Holiday" and Julius
Caesar" all of which were
lacking in even Technicolor to
give them special accent.
It is not merely critical ap-
probation. but even more the
popularity and profits Of these.
that will diminish enthusiasm
for the mere technical process
of picture making, Mr.. Wyler
believes.
The Others Agree
The subject is one that in
evitably comes up in conversa-
ton with Hollywood visitors
these days. It did also, for in
stance, in those this cores
pondent held recently with
Miss Teresa Wright and James
Stewart. None of the three,
incidentally, has worked in any
Of the new mammoth mediums
but each has made an intelli-
gent study Of them.
And each is familiar with the
actor jest about CinemaScope,
the one Of the two players
meeting after work and asking
how conditions were on the
others side of the set.
In this manifest lack of
ecstasy for the new colossal.
it is not the opinion of these
callers from the coast that the
new processes should be
abandoned. Being realistS,
they go along with the theory
that what is good for the
movies means well-paid work
for actors and directors. This,
they are for but not to the
extent that their part in. film
making should be even mo-
mentarily secondary to size
of the projected image.
Simple Way Best
Mr.. Wyler, who is happy
that every one else is so happy
with Roman Holiday" tas well
as his re-released Best Years
Of Our LivesD, attributes this
to the old-fashioned produc-
tion. No especial effort. and
no extra cost to speak Of.
were involved in packing up
his standard camera. black and
white film. and setting of to
Rome to make the film.
Thus he could use the Rome
the Romans built as a play
ground for Miss Hepburn.
Gregory Peck and the others
in the cast of the contempo-
rary fairly tale. They could
also sort of lad lib" the pic
ture as they went along in the
relaxed, casually creative. old
fashioned process.
The big ones are less flexible
as we'll as more costly.
Evening star., 1954-02-07
room is white and black, with
white and gold paper"

white and gold paper"
To prepare for the resump-
ton of her movie career. June
is dancing two hours a day at
Nick Castles dancing school.
And I read poetry aloud by
myself, by the fire. 1t isn't
hard for me to get going
again. I have more vitality
now than ever in my life"
Won't Discuss Convent
One thing June won't dis
cuss, and that's her life in the
convent. She told me of re-
ceiving hundreds and hun
dreds of letters asking her to
return to the type of pictures
she used to make-all happy,
gay musicals, except her first
two pictures, Home in In
diana" and "Scudda Hoo,
Scudda Hay"
She hasn't yet seen her last
musical, The Girl Next Door,"
with Dan Daley. 1t was re-
leased while she was in Kan
sas. Right now, June is read
ing 10 scripts-among them
MY Sister Eileen" for Colum-
bia, "a couple of plays and
some TV shows. But mostly
l want to make pictures
again." 1 for one will be hap
py to see her back on the
screen.
(Released by NANAD
Evening star., 1954-02-07
Every One but June and Fred
Rushing Them Into Marriage
By Sheiloh Grohom
HOLLYWOOD. =


June Haver met Fred Mac
Murray 10 years ago. She
fought Joan Leslie for his
affections in Where Do We
Go From Here?" light little
Goth Century-Fox comedy.
Fred was then married to the
late Lillian Lamont. June was
a slip of a girl of II. Now"
said June, when she called at
my house to discuss her new
life in Hollywood, every one
is trying to fix me UP with
Fred. It's really cute. Irene
Dunno the other day talked
and talked to me about Fred.
Every one is insisting on invit-
ing us out together. I like him
a lot, but with so much pub
licity for everything we do,
it's difficult to have a spon-
taneous relationship"
Fred and June are now,
what you might call in these
parts. going steady. Mrs.
MacMurray. after an illness
that spanned most of their II
years of marriage, passed away
last June. Fred was among
the best husbands this town
has ever seen. And he was
shattered when Lillian died.
1t was fortunate that there
were two children to keep him
occupied. Also his picture,
The Caine Mutiny."
Fred Was Lonely
Listening to his friends,
John Wayne and Bo Roos.
Fred started to go to parties
always alone and he looked
pathetic to me, wandering
about. sometimes picking up a
saxophone in the orchestra to
see if he could still play as
he used to in a band before
he hit Hollywood.
June, who does everything
with all her heart, whether
it's going into a convent, or
deciding to leave it, lost no
time, after she left the con-
vent in Kansas, in resuming
Evening star., 1954-02-07
On the Air
On the Air
N on the Defensive
Commercial Squowks, Giveowuy Ban,
Rising Costs Among Its Problems
By Harry Macarthur

Things are in more unset
tied state than usual around
broadcasting's house. This is
not to be confused with
Broadcast House, which is un-
settled, too, but which looks
forward to a 1,000-year future
after this dedicatory month.
Broadcasting's house might be
called a shambles if the pur-
lists didn't insist on blood all
over the floor before using the
word.
Life must, at that. seem to
the television broacasters to
be something like a slaughter
house, even without actual
gore. Their serenity, if nothing
else, is under attack from all
directions.
Recently the TV people were
slugged squarely between the
eyes by a public relations
counsel named Edward l..
Bernays. He released the re-
suits of a survey which indi-
Gated that some people think
that television commercials
lack taste and dignity. insult
the intelligence and are other
wise offensive.
An Old Problem
Just this past week the tele-
vision lawyers were arguing
before the Supreme Court,
fighting the FEC ban on give
away shows.
Even while they were argu-
ing for the right to give away
money, another old problem
reared it's head with indubi-
tably fine timing. Some of the
television shows are costing
too much money.
This TV reviewer yields to
no man in unf1agging fury
over blatant commercials.
The broadcasters do not, how
ever, have to plead guilty be-
fore the Bernays charges and
be condemned wit hout a
a hearing
The defense can make some
telling points. The commu-
nifty leaders. educators. soci-
ologists, churchmen. etc. polled
by Mr.. Bernays do not repre-
sent a true cross section OF
the TV audience. The survey
was made, too, at a time when
the National Association of
Radio Television Broadcasters
was sharpening its code of
fair practices.
The Colin, Long View
Maybe contact during the
week with that WTOP Free
dom Sphere and accompany
ing thoughts about 1000 years
of the future brought it on,
but the calm. long distance
view seems reasonable today.
Sure, there are some terrible
commercials on televiSion. But
the NARTB has shown signs
that the broadcaSterS are
eager to police themselves.
AS Martin Codel points out
in his Television Digest, ANY
one who reads the broadcast
ers' self-imposed code :.
knows the resolution of the
industry to put its own house
in order" There are, as he
adds, "nonsubscribers and or
egregious offenders"
The Federal Trade Commits
sion, however, will be happy
to give the NARTB a hand in
cases of willful deception. And,
while the heritage of George