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Evening star., 1954-12-12
Todoy's Programs on Te|evisior
Highliehts

900, WTOP (9)-Adventure:
The discovery Of cortisone.
s:3O, WTOP (9)-Now and
Then: Life and works OF
Charles Swinburne.
100, WRC (4)-Youth Wants
to Know: Seaborn p. Col
lins, national commander
Of the American Legion.
1850. WTOP (s)-Face the
Nation: Paul Butler, chair
man of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
$3.50, WRC % - American
Forum: Representatives
Boiling, Of Missouri and
Keating Of New York on
whats Ahead for the 84th
Congress?"
4:30, WTOP tsl--The Search:
The revolution in the beef
cattle raising industry.
4:3O, WRC (4)-Zoo Parade:
Children's books on AMI
mails.
$500, WEfAL (7)-Super Cir
Gus: "A quartet Of acrobats,
q girl aerialist, o trained
seal and q perch pole team,
$500, WRC (4)--Hall Of Fame: !:
Royal Physician" the story
Of william Harvey. who used
King John of England to
prove his theory Of the
body's circulatory system,
7 starring John Sutton.
$500, WTOP t9)--Omnibus:
Nita Talbot, James Null
hollin and Lee Richardson
appear In Contrast" q
comedy Of manners pre-
sented In 1887 America.
$50, WTTG t5)--Georgetown
University Forum: THE
New Federal, Career Serv-
Ice: Better Governments"
$3.50, WRC t4)-Background: !:
Story Of the State Depart
ment's foreign service. in
cluding the personal story
Of John Patton Davies.
500, WRC t4)--Meet the
Press: II. Anthony Nutting.
minister Of state for foreign
affairs for Great Britain
and leader Of that country's
delegation to the y. N.
$50, WTOP (9l-You Are
There: "The Cabinet Crisis
4 Over Peggy Eaton" arising
during the 1929 term Of
President Andrew jackson.
7:e0. WMAL t7)-You Asked
1 for It: An American calcu-
lator VS.. an ancient Chinese
abacus.
4 1850. WRC t4)--Mr. Peppers:
Wally Cox and Tony
Randall eagerly help an
attractive teacher.
1880. WTOP ls)-Jack Benz
ny: "A pre-C Christmas mar
keting excursion,
Evening star., 1954-12-12

" her own dreams In
Catch Ny Boy on Sun.
day." with Sylvia Sidney.
s:0o. wTOP 81 Electric
Theater:: Two teen age
gunrnen force Ronald Rea.
gan to treat o wound In
~Out Of the Night"
s:15. WMAL t7j-Horizons:
A documentary medical
series premieres with irfcr-
nation about T.B.
1900. WTOP t9) - Father
Knows Best: Jane Wyatt
signs herself and Robert
Young into a dancing class.
10.0O. WMAL i7J - Break the
Bank: The sum Is Si.40O.
1890, WMAL t7)-Tales Of
Tomorrow: A force creeps
along q beach destroying
everything in its path. In
The Duneroller.' starring
Bruce Cabot.
Evening star., 1954-12-12
1t Wins Her Fans
Who Have Never
Seen Her Films
BY Wayne Oliver
Assesiossd Press stuff Writer
NEW YORK.

NEW YUM.
Willowy Mitzi Gaynor Of the
movies Is q television enthu-
siast after only two perform
ancesbut her yideo appear
ances will be few and far
between.
II think an occasional ~
appearance II very helpful 70
any one In motion pictures,
declares the hazel-eyed. brown
hatred ballerina.
IT know from being On tale
vision that . lot Of people go
me who haven't seen me In
flms," she explains.
So she figures It's good for
her movie box ONCE to make
new fans via TV.
On Honeymoon
Here from Hollywood on .her
honeymoon with Jack Bean.
who runs an industrial public
relations Arm In Los Angeles.
Mitzi buhbled with excitement
over her latest filmed TV ap-
pearance. to be telecast next
month, and her latest movie.
to be released this week.
She win be seen with Donald
O'Connor In his filmed tale
cast January 3, and In the
2oth Century-Fox color extrAy-
aganza There's No Business
Like Show Business" having
its premiere here next Thurs
day. It was on O'Connor's
NBC show that she made her
flrst nv appearance October ..
That made her realize. she
says. ''that TV Is so over
powering."
Ii Was q Breeze
Miss Gaynor invited q small
group Of friends to her home
] In Hollywood to view her
filmed TV debut, telecast three
hours later there than In the
East.
'But from the TINA Il flrst
II ! f +, Is Nv > s%
Evening star., 1954-12-12
On the Air
On the Air
What's S New? Not Much
'Spectuculors' Moy Not Be Quite Thot,
But They, at Least, Are Different
BY Harry Macarthur

There IS one thing that must
be said Of televisiOn's spec
tacularsg They may In many
cases have proved far less re-
warding than had been antici-
pated but they have departed
from the routine. They have
given television prograrnming
O small nudge.
The value Of this service
should not be discounted. Tele-
vision, In Its short life. has al
ready attained a state that
radio took three times as long
to achieve. .Monotony has set
In. There are some exceptions,
of course - In the one-hour
drama and actuality programs
principally. But far too many
Tv programs are In the take
it-cr- r-leave-it category.
Ask yourself what. beyond
the "spectaculars." is new this
season and you'll be hard put
for o reply. What else Is new?
what have the programming
genuises done to make TV
more refreshing than during
the 1854 ternns2
Disney Stonds Out
Hardly enough, is the kind
est answer. We have Disney
land" (WMAL-Tv - Wednes-
day, 1880 PM. which GER
tainly is q most refreshing
hour, cleaning like the Koh-
moor In q bucket OF broken
glass.
We have George Gobel
(WRC-TVSaturday 10 pm0,
who has struck . new comedy
note, though not In especially
new surroundings.
We have Halls Of Ivy"
(WTOP-TV) - Tuesday, $3.50
p.m.), with Mr.. and Mrs. Rom
aid Colman, o retread from
radio which, nevertheless. has
introduced an urbane and
civilized note TO TV comedy.
We have 1.-THE Medic"
(WRC-TV--Monday, Q p.mo.
which strives TO do for medi-
cine what "Dragnet" has done
for law enforcement and has
done 1t pretty well. at least for
the nonsqueamish. Its ap-
proach. II not its formatl has
escaped the routine.
We have Steve Allen and
"Tonight" tWRC-TV-- Monday
through Friday, 1880 p.m), q
welcome relief from some of
the elderly cinemas. Mr.. Allen
is holding up amazingly well
30 far. but how long he can
last Is another question.
Apart from these 1t seems
like old times whenever you
turn the set on. The fact that
o program Is not new does not
mean that 1t lacks merit, Of
course, but the freshness is
of Of many a Tv session.
The trend toward filmed
shows bearing the made-in
Hollywood label probably is
Us much a symptom as 1t Is a
cause of the disease. No one
but the most dedicated de-
fender Of Hollywood can deny
that there is q connection,
though.
A quick check Of the pro-
gram schedules reveals that
about 80 Of these half -hour
Aims are unleashed on the
viewers here In . week. Some
are sent by networks. some
Evening star., 1954-12-12
Mitzi Goynor Finds TeIevision SO Overpowering
But She Declares
Appearances
Will Be Few

IT had just finished making
q five-million-dolla picture
and we had to do the TV show
with four days Of rehearsal
and one days shooting-there
just weren't enough hours In
the day"
Miss Gaynor, accustomed to
the more leisurely pace Of the
movies, expressed amazement
at the latest O'Connor I'V
production, q fantasy that
has fiye production numbers
In "a minutes"
Big Production
'1t's really . big produc-
tion," she said, adding that
It's the type ~ show that
couldn't be done live.
Mitzi Ii able to do TV as
often as she likes since she's
not under contract to any
Hollywood studio and does
film roles on q free-lance basis.
She repeatedly Is scheduled to
appear opposite Bing Crosby
In . new Paramount produce
ton.
Miss Gaynor was born Ia
Chicago, daughter Of Mr.. and
MRS. Henry Gerber. Her
father Il . musical director
and her mother danced pro-
fessionaliy % Pauline Fisher.
Stortsd at 3
Mitzi began b study dane
ing seriously when she was
Q years old and frst per-
formed Ia USo shows during
the war. When she was il
she danced q comedy bit In the
Los Angeles Light Opera pro-
duction. Roberta, = and then
appeared In succession in
Fortune Teller" and the road
production OF Song OF Nor
! way"
Miss Gaynor's movie debut
was In FOx's MY Blue
Heaven with Betty Cradle
and Dan Daley in 1850. and
she has been busy on the aim
lots since.
Evening star., 1954-12-12

syndicated by local stations.
They cover q variety Of com
edy. drama, mystery and
music. from Il Love Lucy to
Liberace. In general merit
they range from Halls OF
Ivy" to-well, 1t II easier 10
name q zenith than . nadir
In q field where the competi-
ton IL 80 hot for the nadir
title.
Some Of these are quite
pleasant entertainment. Some
Of them consistently attract
enough viewers to remain
among the 10 or Is most
viewed programs. Some Of
them keep the young out Of
mischief for awhile. Some
have q sort Of soporific effect:
you wouldn't walk across the
room to turn 1t of and you
wouldn't walk across the street
to see 1t. Some Of them are
pure drivel.
It IL true enough, 90 Holly
woods defenders are always
telling US, that the technicians
out there turn out q superior
product, physically. There is
no reason In the world why
some programs shouldn't be
filmed instead Of being per-
formed live.
It also b true, unfortunately.
that the philosophy which lost
the movies all but the juvenile
audience for awhile is too often
evident on the face OF the pic
ture tube. It Is faith In the
innocuous. The only safe vii
liam Is q man with no ma
tionality, no profession. no
trade, no hobbies, no religious,
political or fraternal affilia-
tior1S.
A Dronine Noise
1t may be nice not to offend
anyone. but you have to ven
ture pretty far into dream
land to attain this sterile
state.
Another shortcoming Of the
Hollywood telefiln1s Is that
there are only so many situa-
tions, at least in the minds Of
those who write these things.
As Jack Webb, who seems to
be fed up with "Dragnet," has
said, there are only a certain
number Of crimes you can use
on television, then you have to
start repeating yourself.
Every situation comedy with
a teen~age girl already has
taken up or soon will take up
the problem Of daughters
first date. What's new? Moth
ing but the minor variations in
the shape Of the old slapstick.
The half-hour film Is becom-
ing to television what the
phonograph record became to
radio--a droning noise to flll
the gaps between the COM
mercials.
Any one who wishes to point
out that "Disneyland" also is
a filmed show produced in
Hollywood may feel free to do
so. Walt Disney. by being
superb about SO per cent Of the
time, stood apart from the rest
of Hollywood long before tele-
vision came along.
So maybe we'd better not
complain too much II the
sspectaculars" are less than
spectacular. They're out OF
that celluloid rut. at least.
Evening star., 1954-12-12

This Is Your
Weekly
TeIevision
Guide

Forum" The fifth Is CHS
TVS Face the Nation" All
are televised on Sunday and
we'll get q sixth next Sunday
when ABC-TV's college Press
Conference" moves here.
NBC-TV's Background" will
have q look today (WRC-TV.
$3.50 PM at the State De-
partment. in view Of forth
coming congressional investi.
cations OF the foreign service
branch. The recently-ousted
John Patton Davies will appear
on the program. =. WMAL-
TV will add another adventure
series on December 81. launch
ing international Police" on ,
Fridays at 8 pm. 1t consists
Of "documented stories" taken
from-guess what--"the files
Of police departments all over
the world"
Success Story
How the viewers would take
to WTTGs scheduling of the
same movie for five nights o
week was amply demonstrated
last Saturday when q football
game ran overlong. When
arch of Triumph" didn't
show up at the scheduled time
(and this was It's fifth showing
Of the week.. the stations, tele-
phone switchboard took on
that Christmas tree look. Engi-
neer Bill Kelly - there's no
telephone operator on Satur-
days - counted 126 calls In
the first five minutes and
there were five other staffers
trying to help stem the flood.
The custom ers obviously
wanted that movie.
People and Projects
A tape-recorded interview
with Bob Reed at the WRC
Doll House at Eleventh and
q streets NV. viii be given
worldwide circulation by Voice
of America. The talk with
Timekeeper Reed Is part Of
Voices story Of the manner In
which American radio and tel
evision stations enlist commu-
nifty cooperation In bringing
Christmas to underprivileged
children. The WRC Doll House,
incidentally. Is 10 years old.
Younger, but engaged In
the same purpose. Is WMAL's
Country Store, started by Jim
Gibbons and now grown In its
sixth year to a project he had
to turn over to the stations
promotion department. It's
located In front Of the WMAL.
radio and tslevision studios
at 446l Connecticut avenue.
From now through December
% you can deliver gifts and
watch o radio broadcast at
the same time. The Country
Store is now the origination
point for Mr. Gibbons Town
Clock" 60 am; Milton @.
Ford. IA pm. and jimma and
Jerry Strong. IL am. moon
and $3.50 pm. Edgar
Bergen VIII do his CHS radio
show tonight from the Japa-
nese Embassy. Washington's
Betty Madigan VIII be his
singing guest. Another
pre-C Christmas project Is Art
Browns annual birthday par
ty. He'll celebrate Wednesday
from 6 to 10 am. with an open
house at the WWDC studios
and you viii be welcome. Re-
member that there viii be.
Mr.. Brown points out. q slight
formaIity at the box ofice by
way Of q contribution to the
D. G. Home for the Aged and
Iuf,rm ak Elun plaina
Evening star., 1954-12-12

and ! hardly got to see my
guests"
She reports her latest per-
forlnance with o'Connor was
. breeze" but the FIRST was
pretty frightening Tor nj. .
Evening star., 1954-12-12

was shown In the East" she
relates. Z was kept busy on
the phone answering calls
from friends that continued
right on through the later
telecast on ths Pacifis Coast
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10
Engagement Told

Mr.. and Mrs Lambert X. Ber-
nard, of Swanton, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Max
inc Louise, to Irwin Gerald Steid-
ing, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald f.
Steiding, of Piedmont, W. Va.
Miss Bernard was graduated
from Oakland High school in 1851.
She was formerly employed as a
stenographer by Sanders Motor
Freight, Inc. At present she is at
tending Zion Bible Institute, East
Providence, R. l., where she is
member of the senior class.
Mr.. Steiding was graduated from
Piedmont High school in 1850. He
was employed by the West Viz
ginia Pulp and Paper company be-
fore entering Zion Bible Institute
in East Providence. He attended
the institute for three years and
was graduated May 81. At present
he is engaged in the Evangelistic
field Of the Ministry.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10
Practice Alert To
Test Civil Defense

Continued From Front PogD
Boy Scouts of Oakland also will
perform rescue" around the City
Hall and take the patient to the
hospital for treatment"
The Forestry department has a
fire drill scheduled, and members
of the Deer Park fire company will
perform rescue work. A first aid
demonstration will be given at the
fire hall by nurses.
The afternoon prior to the Sched-
ulcd blackout the girl scouts will
distribute handbills. All partici-
pants will gather at the fire hall
80 minutes before the blackout-
at 1880, to get last minute nstruc-
tons.
Mayor Joseph Hnebaugh said he
hoped the people would give their
wholehearted support to Rev At
wells attempt to make this an out
standing practice program within
the nation. Hinebaugh said that
during the blackout people coming
into town would be halted at the
outskirts of the town and ordered
to seek cover.
All lights in homes, places of
bosiness and in automobiles must
be out completely to make this a
success. Persons with civil defense
auto tags or manned by people with
armbands will be free to travel in
the area with all lights out.
The program called Cooperation
Alert" will be conducted through
out various parts of the United
States at the same time Oakland
is the only place in Maryland where
such elaborate plans have been
made, it was stated.
In other parts of the county boy
scouts of Mt. Lake Park and Crellin
will conduct rescue projects of their
own.
The all-clear signal will be
sounded at 8:l5 and will be mdi-
Gated by three blasts of the fire
siren with 80 second intervals be-
tween each blast.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10

Mrs. b. w. Blizzard, pastors, will
direct. The time will be from 0:45
to 11:45 EST.
The "Word of Life" series will
be used with the theme "The
Christian Way of Life" There will
be four departments, each having a
sub-theme.
Beginners: Mrs. Mildred Kitz-
miller, assisted by Mrs. Eulalia
Evans, Happy Days for the Hap
Ply Way" Primary: Mrs. Grace
Bateman, assisted by Mrs. Pearl
Browning, I'VE Live for Jesus or
the Practical Way" Juniors: Miss
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10

were $3,9S92l from traders IL
censes. $G75 from parking meters
and 1896 from beer licenses.
Expenditures amounted to $S,-
994G2, not including electric power
bill. Expenditures included payment
on well No. 4 Of $l,175. His report
showed a balance ON hand of 3d.
302.9S with all current bills paid.
The council contributed 5000 to
the cemetery cleanup committee.
Sunday movie tax amounted to
$88,25 for May.
Two permits were granted, one
to John Michael, Jr., to construct
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10

one story frame and stone house,
30 by 26, Of five rooms and bath
with full basement, approximate
cost $1,000, on Seventh street; and
to Edward f. Smouse to construct
warehouse for the Wholesale
Grocery company, As by u, with
loading platforms.
The Council completed the re-
decorating Of the second floor of
the City Hall, for use of the scouts
and other organizations.
State Road Work
The State Roads commission was
notified by the town that it had
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10
Gives Surprise Shower

Mrs. B. A. Tomassetti, Phila-
delphia, gave surprise shower
last Wednesday evening, June ,,
at her home, honoring her cousin,
Miss Muriel Robinson, bride-elect
of A. f. Franc, Jr, of Pittsburgh.
Thirty guests attended.
Decorations were wedding bells
and an umbrella suspended over
the dining room table with ribbon
streamers attached to the gifts. A
large cake with the inscription
SHOWERS of Happiness" centered
the table with bride dolls surround
ing it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10
Home Nursing Course
Will Begin June II

The New Germany Homemakers
club plans to start its home nursing
class June IA at the New Germany
School at 500 p. M. DIST, it has
been announced. Mrs. Delwood Mer-
rill is the club Health chairman and
Mrs. Elmer burst plans to instruct
the group.
The course is open to all women
in the area, whether members Of
the Homemakers club or not. At
the first meeting, the dates for
other meetings will be decided up
ON.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10


Betty Paugh, assisted by Miss Hell
en- Paugh, "Our Treasure Chest,
on the Abundant Way" Intermedi-
ates Mrs. Anna May Hardesty,
assisted by Miss Mary Burrell,
I'VE Accept the Challenge or the
Courageous Way"
Music will be directed by Mrs.
Blizzard with Mrs. LaDonna Fitz-
water as pianist. Rev. Blizzard will
be in charge Of Boys hand work.
A commencement exercise will
be held Friday, June 25, at 8 o.
clock. Certificates will he awarded.
Handwork will be on display.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10

extended its cubs and cutters ON
Third street in a widening program
and the commission announced it
would proceed to backfill where
the town had made the extensions
and would complete the job this
summer with a layer Of bituminous
concrete.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10
Garage Owner Agrees
To Remove Portion
OF New Building
Had Been Constructed on Side
walk Area, Corner Third
And Oak Streets

Ray Teets, garage owner, was
requested by the Mayor and Town
Council on Monday night to remove
about eight feet of "A structure
from the towns property, which he
had recently added to his building
at the corner Of Third and Oak
streets.
The Council declared that por-
tion Of the building extended over
the sidewalk on Third street. Nh
Teets and his son, Creigh Teets,
appeared before the Council at its
regular monthly meeting this week
in reference to the controversy and
after they made personal inspec-
ton Of the building Mr.. Teets
agreed to remove the partition
which projected on the town prop
erty. The town agreed to allow Mr..
Teets to keep the marque effect
on Third street with stipulation
that it would be removed when and
if street improvement is ordered.
Mr. Teets had received a permit
the previous month from the Coun-
ell to construct a canopy in front
of the building, facing on Oak
street, for display purposes.
Other Routine Business
Other routine business was con-
Quoted Monday night. Council
agreed to construct a sewer line,
about coo feet, on Bartlett street,
north Of Pennington. Permits were
granted to Don Stemple to conduct
a parade for the Little League on
June 25, and to A. G. Gortner for
the Oakland fire company for a
carnival in Oakland June % to July
), with a parade scheduled July 5
at 7 o'clock DIST.
Ordinance Passed
An ordinance was enacted pro-
viding for an additional charge of
ten percent Of the water rent pay
able if the amount was not paid in
full within forty days after billing.
Water rents are payable quarterly.
Arthur Lawton, clerk-collector,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10
Bible School Scheduled
At Deer Park Church

Vacation Bible school at Deer
Park will begin Monday, June Ia,
and continue through June 25, at
the Full Gospel church. Rev. and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-10

Baltimore School Board voted to
end racial segregation of pupils in
fall.
Evening star., 1954-05-02

Chinolin Flosol
Centevpieee
in on imported pot
terry bowl. Famous
for its warm color
ing ond graceful de-
sign. Forever wosh-
obIe.
SPECIAL!
$6.o5
Evening star., 1954-05-16
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