davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1955-10-07
"soId II by 1880 Am. J"

Mr.. G. NEG. turns buyer'
away after selling his col
through a Stor Wont Ad
Lsskins for Q buyer for bic sssd sss
Nj. c. Nee. placed On Inexpensive
ID h The sundsy stss Classified. NOT saly
did 10 receive about IS eslls. but he reports
he sold Il BY 1890 AM On the second eoll."
Bsssuss 4 produces this kind II response. The
Stsr publishes more classified sds thea the
ether Wsshiassea pspsn combined.
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FAMOUS FABLES
~ z. Z. EDGAR


PEP TALK: AS football coach
at Princeton. Fritz Crisler de.
lighted in giving pre-game pep
talks. designed to ell his boys
with fights
He reached his peak one
Saturday afternoon, when the
team was 70 play its traditional
rival. Yale. In the dressing room
before the contest, Crisler called
the squad together.
Boys. Z he said. his voice shak-
ing with emotion. II don't have
to tell you what this game means
to every Princeton man. youl
fathers and their fathers before
them fought these sons Of Yale
His lip quivered, and he wiped
q tear from his cheek.
They're sitting In the stands
today, pinning their hopes on
you. You're not going to lei
them down, are you?' There wal
10 dramatic hush, as each player
shook his head and gritted hi.
teeth. "All right, then" criet
Crisler, "go out there and fight!'
Overwhelmed BY his owr
|eloquence. Crisler fen on q bench
- a. 49,. - -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-18
A WORD
TO TIE WISE
By MRS. FRANK Colby

1t Il . common error to give
q peer. sound To. the second
syllable Of temperament. : as.
.seks-PEER-i-m,nt." The peer
sound Is quite proper In aexpeti-
|ence.s But In experiment" the
second syllable should have the
short "e' sound teli). as In error.
terror. BE sure 70 say: eks-
lpEHR -i-melit.
Likewise, Ia sincerity" the
|aee should be sllort. as In "cere-
|mony." Say: sin-SEHR -i-tee.
The word Facade meaning
1.-THE ornamental front OF q
building" ii pretty badly man
handled by most Of us. I have
heard It on TV IS t.FAY-kaid.
|FASS-aid,D and "flss-AID."
Facade Is . French loan word.
I'm the correct American pro-
|nunciation however. the word
loses most Or its French flavor
THE first "a" is ohscured. and
THE second has the 1ahp sound,
thus: liilsSAffD.
During 3 recent dramatic
broadcast from HOLLYWOOD. the
star repeatedly referred 10 her
|flance as "FEE-ahness. . The
leading man. however. referred
Ito her. his fiancee. as FEE
Iahn-SAY." Apparently these
actors had been told by their
director that FEE alns,t Is mas
IcuIine, and .'FEE-ain- SAY Is
feminine. But there Is no such
distinction In either French or
English.
It Is true that lance is the
masculine spelling. and that
afiAncees Is the feminine SPELL
ing. But there is no difference
whatever In the pronunciation
LOT the two forms. / hope sim
Icereiy that the influence Of
Hollywood French" will not en-
courage the engaged American
girl 10 60 about referring to her
I"FEE-ahns "
The correct American pro-
lnunication Of fiance and fiancee
lis similar to the French, but
without the French nasal sound
lin the second syllable. BE sure
Ito pronounce fiance and fiancee
exactly alike. Say: FEE-ahn-
SAY.
tDistributed By
McNausht syndicate, Ine.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-18
OUR PRESIDENTS
~ HONoRE NJ. CATUDAL
BY Rouson

Who was President wher
the United. States took possession
|of Alaska. 90 years ago today?
2--This Is the anniversary oil
the death Of our greatest In
|ventor. Thomas Edison. who died
ia years ago today. Who wal
President when he died?
3Onc Of our bills currency
shows the White House on cns
side and . President on thu
other which denomination AMI
which President?
lAnsWers On Next Page)
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Bx EASILY RLACKWo0n

The hidoing:
South West North East
2NT Pass 3NT An pass
Mr.. Dale ducked this lead. too.
and Mr.. MuzSy won with the
nine. On the third diamond
lead. 4 spade was discarded from
dummy. Mr.. Abel also dropped
. spade and Mr.. Dale won with
the ace.
Up to this point Mr.. Dale had
been hiding his time trying to
pick up some clue about which
major suit to flnesse for his ninth
trick. He could count one win
ner In diamonds and i've win
ners In clubs.
He also had the two major suit
aces. making eight tricks In al.
For his gauae-going trick he
could llnesse against the king Of
hearts Or the king Of spades. y
AS the hand developed. the sit
uation became crystal clear.
Neither finesse was necessary.
At the fourth trick Mr.. Dale
cashed the king Of clubs. he
followed with the queen Of clubs
and on this trick Mr.. Muzzy
showed out. discarding Q small
spade.
At this stage, Mr.. Muzzy felt
pretty cocIky. You may have 4
little trouble making this one.
Dale. old boy, = he remarked.
You're right" Mr.. Dale re-
piled, $50 I think I'll let you help
me-" So saying. he led his last
diamond.
Mr.. Muxzy was In the lead. He
cashed two diamonds. but then
found It necessary TO lead from
one Of his kings. The closed
hand was now down to the ace.
queen, jack Of spades; the ace.
queen Of hearts and the trey
Of clubs.
Mr.. Muzzy chose 70 Lead q
spade and MIR. Dale won with the
queen. which represented the
extra trick he needed. He still
had d club left to reach tbs good
clubs on the board. Thus he
won nine tricks without the risk
Of q Anesse. Z.
fccpyrfrlak 1aKS. SSenernI Feat,iree eex11
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-18
WORD CANE
Find rs or more words In
SEERSUCKER.

meaning. 70 light cotton fabric. "
Average Is 81: time limit, 20
minutes.
Rules Of the gnfie.--I. Words must be
acquire four letters By the addition Of
So such as bats. cars" are not
used. 3. Only one form Of word 10
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Answer 10 sPHAGNUM
sang. sham, shun. shay. SNUG, snae. snap,
snug, SPAN spun, stump, pan1s, push,
puma. hnsp, hung, hump, humans, anus.
cash gasp. camp, gnash, eush, mash,
milsh.
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Todoy's Programs on TeIevision
Sunday, AUGUST II. 1855


We ch H1om Cartoon csu, H.
WoP G N-G3o
$50 Hans Christian Andersen 10 II,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
BY MARGARET McMANUS

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-In
the hallowed halls of tele-
vision. where scarcely any ivy
has yet begun to grow, some
faint tendrils of tradition are
shooting up - landmarks, so
to speak, are beginning to
appear.
One such is the prolific,
hard-driving producing team
Of Goodson and Todman. spe-
cialists in the panel and the
audience-participation shows.
The names have taken on the
familiar quality of a good
rhyme and seldom is one
heard without the other.
They may call us the Gold
Dust Twins. my friend" says
Bill Todman, a tall. dark,
fast-talking young man of
80. but they know our names.
And any reference to gold Is
not purely coincidental."
This is no understatement.
whats My Line?" I've Got
a Secret" The Names the
Same" Two for the Money"
all produced out of the Good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
HIGHLIGHTS

$3.50, WTOP (0-Hans Chris
tian Andersen: Crippled boy
teaches his dissatisfied par
ents how to be happier with
their station In life.
2:3O, WRC (N-Youth Wants
to Know: Special program
filmed in Geneva where
Theodore Crank covered
Atoms for Peace conference.
1880, WMAL 1)-Christopher
Program: Metropolitan Opera
tenor Eugene Conley stars in
story telling how to help
change world for the better.
800. WRC A-The Catholic
Hour: Presents Stage of
Fools" drama taken from
Charles Brady novel on dis
pute between Henry VIII and
Thomas More.
500, WRC tH-Comment: Cor
respondent Robert McCor-
mick returns from three years
assignment in Germany and
reports; Bill Henry discusses
Geneva Atom conference.
$3.50. WTTG (5)-Georgetown
University Forum: Matthew
Warren moderates discussion
on Federation, Colonialism,
and Race in Central Africa"
500, WTOP t9)-The Sunday
Lucy Show: Ricky tries to
find Apache dancers for his
night club and Lucy decides
she can fit into the act.
$3.50, WTOP 80 You Are
There: When Susan B. An
thony is Tried for Voting"
(RepeatD
700, WMAL t0-You Asked
for 1t: Visit with Bronx Zoo s
young animal nursery and
with rodeo star who bitches
his saddle to a roller coaster.
1880, WRC 4)-Tam O'Shan-
ter Golf Tournament: World
championship golf from Niles,
Ill.
1880 WMAL OH oil y W o cd
Backstage. Ern Westmore
with tips on makeup; guest
screen stars.
500, WIG (5)-Million- Dollar
Movie: American gambler
finds hidden dangers in Medi-
terranean coastal town in
Lucky Nick CAIN" George
Raft. produced in 1851
500, WTOP (9-Ed Sullivan:
Scenes from Love Is Many
Splendored Thing" with Will
liam Holden and Jennifer
Jones. Also the Mills Broth
ers. Four Aces, and Cramer-
ton Square Dancers from
Burlington Mills, N. c.
$3.50, WRC (D-Week's News
Review: This program re-
places the previously an
nounced Peggy Lee show.
$500, WRC ~ -- Television
Playhouse: THE Takers" tells
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Washington" contest tomor-
row night. beginning at $50
o'clock. from the stage Of
Loew's Capitol Theater. .
Art Brown. Fred Fiske and
Jack Rowzie will be at the
mike.
This column hit 1t right on
the nose (for a change last
week. =. In commenting on
the fact that eight of the IL
telecasts weatherman Louis
Allen would be doing for
WMAL-7 beginning next Sum-
day had already been sold. we
predicted that the other three
would be signed for by the
time the story was printed. {.
They were.
WTOP and CHS radio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
ON THE AIR
And Then There
Were None

attempting to place business
in 20 or 80 cities.
With more such opportu-
mites available on the net
works, there has to be less
business for local program
ming.
In sheer self defense, 1t
seems to me that what the
local stations are being re-.
quired to do is replace the
feminine voice of authority"
with a streamlined model that
can be wheeled into any spot
that opens on the schedule.
Whether that's good or not.
I wouldn't dast say. What
Ruth, Elinor and Nancy had
In common was background,
authority, and acceptance in
the homes Of Washington. And
even this clumsy old kitchen
hand was able to recognize
that.
May Be Temporary
II time buyers are mainly
responsible for this pretty pass
of situation, then there's
hope that the situation is tenn
porary. A trend like this can
be reversed.
But if it's network T'V that's
crowding out local program
ming, then it's up to network
TV to do something more
about it than stage contests
among it's staff members and
affiliates for public service"
show ideas.
The network could begin by
drawing up a guide for its
chain on such facilitating
commercial practices as free
merchandising" etc. And it
could send some Of its net
work geniuses around the
cable to develop local pro-
gramming and train person.
mel. And sales forces.
A few fires have got to be
lit.
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works and with the advertis-
ing agencies.
Both are heavily endowed
with nervous energy, but Tod
man expresses his in constant
motion. While holding an ordi-
nary conversation, he strides
around the office, dictates a
memo to his secretary, carries
on secondary phone converse
tions.
A Child Actor
Mark Goodson was born in
Sacramento. Calf, was a child
actor in stock mpanies.
worked his way through the
University of California,
started in radio in 1886. in San
Francisco. as a disc jockey and
announcer.
He later switched to special
events and production, and in
1941 he and his wife, the
former Bluma Neveleff, West
Coast social worker, sold their
car and invaded New York
City.
Goodson worked at a num-
Der of jobs. was a radio emcee
on several quiz shows, directed
soap operas and, late in 194l,
met one William Selden Tod
man.
Todman, who once wanted
to be doctor and is still pas
sionately interested in medi-
cine, was also working in radio
as a writer and producer.
The son of Frederick Simp-
son Todman of New York and
Mrs. Helena D. Todman Of
Springfield, Mass. he grad
uated from the Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore with
a B. S. degree, was introduced
to show business while direct
ing college plays.
No Jingle Of Money
He was writing a local quiz
show in New York, The Battle
of the Burroughs" and Mark
was the emcee on the show
when the two first met. AS
they recall, there was no
jingle of money bags in the
background of the meeting.
and it was four years later
when they produced their first
joint venture.
This was a radio giveaway
show for CHS. winner Take
All" They were off and rum
ming, and they claim. eight
years later. that they're just
gaining momentum.
Since both have expensive
tastes and live on a costly
scale, this would appear to be
important.
tRelessed BY the Bell Syndicate. Inc)
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1900. WTOP DISAPPOINTMENT
With Danger: THE Royal
Treatment" is story Of Paris
newspaper correspondent who
saves girl from foreign agents;
Dane Clark, Edith Adams.
1880. WRC a. - Bob Cum
mings Show: Photographer
Bob Collins attempts to sway
judges in contest to select
Miss Coffee Break"
1890. WTTG (5-Secret File
USA-Robert Aida is fea-
tured in drama of the
achievements Of American
Intelligence, called Mission
Danube"
1880, WMAL (D-International
Police: Sicilian police break
up gang of mountain-top
outlaws.
1880, WTOP (s) - Colonel
March: Famous medieval
book disappears from locked
safe, and Col. March Is asked
to recover 1t, In THE Case
of the Misguided Missal";
Boris Karloff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
Todoy's Films
On Television

1880, WRC (D--"The Ship
builders: English drama
with Give Brook and Nor
land Graham, concerns q
depression in British ship
building town. Also, Casa
nova in Burlesque": Joe E.
Brown leads double life as
Shakespeare professor and
buriesQue clown (1944.
100, WTOP 9 - Texas.
Brooklyn and Heaven:
Texas cowboy comes to New
York to write play but finds
girl instead; Guy Madison,
Diana Lynn 1948). Also,
Fame Is the Spur: Mi
chael Redgrave as poor boy
rises from slums to the top
in English politics (l947.
1850, WTTG (5-"Dancing
Pirate: Young Bostonian
dancing master, mistaken
for pirate, comes in for ex-
element, romance, and
danger, in comedy Aim.
1896.
1900, WTTG t5-"Ghost
Guns: Western starring
Johnny Mack Brown.
(1944.
500, WTTG (5-"Lucky
Nick Cain: Intrigue and
murder keep American
gambler busy in Mediter-
ranean coastal town; Eng
lish film with George Raft,
Colleen Gray. 195D.
11:15, WRC (4-"Pygmalion":
The Rex Harrison, Wendy
Hitler version of Shaw's
classic.
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Goodson, Todmon Are
TVS Gold Dust Twins

son-Todman stable, gross the
boys well over a million dollars
a year.
Recent Addition
Recently they Matched still
another offspring of their
panel family, Make the Con-
nection," seen at $50 pm.
Thursdays on NBC-TV.
In their large, extensively
appointed Offices on East
Fifty-seventh street in Man
haitian, where there is a per-
petual atmosphere of frenetic
pressure. Goodson and Tod
man are interesting type con-
trastS.
Mark Goodson, at 40, is a
man Of medium height, with
blond hair touched with a dis
tinguished gray. and cool blue
eyes in an utterly impassive
face.
Half-sitting, half-reclining
on a leather sofa in his Office,
he speaks rather softly and
slowly, and might give a fleet
ing impression of a man at
ease with the world. Nothing
could be further from the
truth.
A perfectionist, personally
and professionally, he has few
interests except the business
of producing television shows
which make money. He works
actively on every one of their
shows on the air and concerns
himself with the most minute
details.
They're Not Easy
"a panel show is the most
difficult of all shows to pro-
duce," he said, because when
it goes on, it must look so
effortless. so easy.
The hardest work on a
panel show is the preparation
finding exactly the right
people for the panelists and
the emcee, people who are
good contrasts to one another
and yet work we'll together.
Once the show is on the air,
it's like a train on a track.
1t usually just goes"
Although both men oversee
all aspects of their production
business, Goodson is primarily
concerned with the production
of the shows, while Todman is
the businessman, the sales
man who deals with the net
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14

story of Police Commissioner
about to retire who finds cor
ruption in his own department
when he tries to break a
numbers racket; Ed Begley.
Martin Balsam and Luis Van
Rooten.
900, WTOP (9) -- General
Electric Theater: aid
Reagen and Brian Ahearne
star in THE Martyr" story
of the aftermath of the Irish
Civil War of 1922. (RepeaD .
$3.50, WTOP (9)-Stage Seven:
Peggy Ann Garner plays re-
fined, wealthy girl involved
with underprivileged young
man once in reform school,
in The Time of Day"
600, WRC (N-Cameo Thea
ter: Gambler bets his new
automobile against ex-GTs
little finger in macabre con-
test. 1.-THE Man From the
South" Joseph Schildkraut
stars and Charles Adams,
noted cartoonist. narrates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14

launch the "Impactaculars"
today with program record
ing VI day. 1945. as it hap
pened with "all of its emo
tional striking force" The
program includes on-the-scene
reports from Ed Murrow Lon
dom. John Daily New York;,
Bill Henry and Iris Coffin
Washington and John Cam
eron Swayze independence,
Mo-.
BERNIE HARRISON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
COLOR TV SHOWS
THIS WEEK

Monday through Friday,
HAS to noon. WRC "a.
Segments on Home show.
Tuesday through Friday,
7:30 to 7:45 pm. WRC "a.
Vaughn Monroe and Matt
Dennis musical programs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
By BERNIE HARRISON


Do women have q future on
TV? I'm beginning to wonder.
When Ruth Crane left
WMAL a week ago, it suddenly
occurred to this reporter that
Washington had lost three Of
its top woman broadcasters
within the space Of a year.
First 1t was Nancy Osgood,
who left WRC. then Elinor Lee,
who resigned at WTOP to con-
centrate on her Post-Times-
Herald newspaper duties, and
now Ruth.
It looked like q trend. I
wrote, but / didn't know the
half Of 1t. ,.
National Trend
II 1t were only happening IN
Washington it wouldn't be so
disturbing. But the evidence is
that what's happened here is
an accurate reflection Of the
national picture.
A few months ago. for ex-
ample, Radio Daily COM
mented:
Some of radio and TVS top
name woman personalities are
at liberty because sponsors
and agency time buyers are
rating conscious and are UNI
impressed by the merchandise
ing skills of the femme broad
casters. One New York station
program manager, who be-
lieves that good woman broad
casters have place in both
radio and TV, says, some rat
ing slaves among time buyers
have virtually made it impos-
sible for them to get work on
key network stations. He
added that their disappear
ance from the radio and TV
has undermined the structure
OF daytime programming,
which essentially appeals to
housewife audiences. In Man
haitian alone such talented
personalities as Margaret Ar
len, Nancy Craig. Helen Hall
and Emily Kimbrough have
either had their programming
cut or, have been dropped en-
tirely. The situation Is
one that may change before
the fall season rolls around
a woman broadcaster said.
Maybe some of the agency
folks who have belittled the
merchandising attainments OF
these woman broadcasters will
find their requirements have
not pulled any higher day.
time ratings"
Why This Year?
The time buyer" then, ap-
pears to be one Of the villains.
But why this year? And
not last year?
Would network TVS in
creasing dominance and the
success Of such coaxial home
makers as Arlene Francis
provide another valuable clue?
Are local stations caught in
a wise with network demands
unable now to sell" their
experienced woman broad
casters locally and finding that
the flow of national advertis-
ing has diminished to a
trickle?
What are the time buyers
buying?
RuinOuS Policy
Slavish addiction to ratings
is. Of course, stupid, and 1
doubt If the leading agencies
would continue to lead if they
encouraged such a policy.
I can understand the at
Effectiveness, however, of buy
ing a network deal instead Of
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New Face Upcoming
On Face the Nation

This seems to be the season
for shifting TV-radio newsmen
about. not only in this country
but abroad.
The Geneva conference. Of
course. caused much travel
ing to and fro. plus reassign-
ment of key men.
Now it's Face the Nation"
$3.50 pm, WTOP-9 which
will get a new face at the
moderator's desk next Sunday.
Stuart Novins. from the New
York CHS Office, replaces Ted
Koop.
Ted's last assignment will
be to lead the quiZzing Of
space scientist Willy Ley to-
day. If Mr.. Ley runs true to
form. there should be some
eye-popping statements about
the proposed earth satellite
and future space travel.
MICS Meet the Press"
meanwhile Is, WRC-4l, prom
Uses to be an exciting half
hour, what with Aneurin
Bevan, the rebel Labor leader
of Great Britain. ticketed to
meet a charged battery COM
prising Randolph Churchill,
Michael Foote Of the British
Socialist Weekly Tribune.
Marquis Childs and Lawrence
Spivak.
The prospect Of Bevan, an
experienced needler. and Spi-
yak, the most professional Of
the American crop. in q jab-
bling duel is exhilarating.
&&&
Postcard from our Wander
ing World Traveller, WTOPs
Mark Evans:
Dear Bernie:
LAS you predicted, Disney
land was staggering! In a few
minutes, we land in Greenland.
1t has been a marvellous flight.
Looking down l can see MOTH
ing but ice. I'm told in some
places it's 5000 feet thick. See
you soon."
CHS has already partly dec
Grated its Christmas I'V tree.
Dickens "A Christmas Carol, "
with FYedric arch as
Scrooge and Basil Rathbone
as Marley's ghost, will be pre-
scented Thursday, December %.
This is the same color film
that was presented last year
and moved some viewers and
critics to cheers. Rathbone.
speaking of Maxwell Ander-
sons script, has commented:
ITS pure Dickens. aGritten
as perfect teleUision script
uithin the story"
NBC also plans to repeat
"Amahl and the Night Visi-
tors" Gian-Carlo Menotti's
moving opera, although 1t has
no sponsor lined up as yet.
Hallmark Cards, which spon-
sored the Menotti work in
previous years, is committed
to the Maurice Evans program
this fall and has relinquished
its priority.
II
On the Run:
Gunnar Back is excited land
should be- about moderating
a TV version of Town Meet
ing of the Air." which will be
filmed next month as a joint
project of Town Hall, Inc.
Pittsburgh's WQED, and the
Educational Television Center.
:. The pilot film will feature
Secretary of Labor Mitchell
and the formal. as envisioned
by woods Bill Wood, calls
for a documentary opening on
the agency, followed by dis
cussion of problems by the
guest and then questions from
a special audience.
That's a fine article TV
Guide has in this issue on THE
Search" but, alas, the CHS
program isn't seen here. .
WTOP-9 Is running the I'M
fortunate Soldiers of For
tune" in that time slot.
Radio Station WWDC (who
else2) will broadcast the tai
ent portion of the Miss
a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
REFORMED SHREW, THAT IS

Judith Evelyn, who spent considerable time tor
menting her stage husband In the hit Broadway
play 1.-The Shrike" will do complete turnabout for
her next televison appearance. She will play de-
voted and everloving spouse to Henry Jones in The
Failure" to be seen on "Television Theater" We'd
nesday night at 8 over NBC-WRC-TV a..