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Evening star., 1955-08-21
Arlene Has Everything,
Including Ambition

great play ON Broadway. and
have my husband produce it."
Reasonable enough ambi-
tions, it would seem, notwith-
standing the achievements Of
the present.
The only television star ap-
pearing on all three major net
works, Miss Francis income
shoots into q dizzy six figures.
has been variously estimated
at sums ranging from a quar-
ter of q million, to half o mil
lion dollars q year.
Friendly and Witty
In addition to her daily
Home" show, she Is q regular
panelist on CBS-TV's Whats
My Line?" and Is the emcee Of
ABC-TV's Soldier Parade"
A friendly, witty woman Of
warm good humor with a won-
derfully hearty laugh, she ap-
pears to have inexhaustible
gayety and vitality. How much
this costs her in effort and en-
ergy it is impossible to deter
mine.
Certainly, some part of her
enormous success must be at
tributed to the fact that in the
trade, she Is most often de-
scribed as "a regular gal,"
easy to work with, minus tenn
permanent and tantrums.
Perhaps in the theatet,
temperament Is all right" said
Miss Francis. TN television
nobody has time for it,"
Common sense, the old
fashioned variety. is another
quality Miss Francis has in
abundance.
Born In Boston
Boston-born Arlene Fran
els Kazanjian lived there un-
til she was 7, when her
family moved to New York.
Always she wanted to be an
actress and when she gradu-
ated from the fashionable
Miss Finch's Finishing School
for Young Ladies. she went
into radio.
For some reason my father
thought radio was more re-
spectacle than the theater,"
she said.
Her first acting jobs were
in soap operas.
"Was I ever in soap operas?"
she asked, wildly shaking her
soapy head. II was in every
soap opera Name one, and
I was In 1t, mostly small
parts - Big Sister, 'Widder
Brown 'Portia Faces Life,
Betty and Bob But I had
the starring part in that. /
was Betty"
1t was while doing a small
part in a radio play produced
by Orson Welles that she met
her husband. Martin Gabel,
who was a star in the play.
MY husband and I have
only common interests" she
said. First 10 Peter. Of course.
Evening star., 1955-08-21
HIGHLIGHTS

1880. WTOP (9)--Look Up and
Live: Story Of young woman
who left life of ease to Join
Quaker work camp" in
Mexico's Indian country.
2:OO. WTTG t5)-This Is the
Life: Shocking story Of high
school youth who thinks he
knows all the answers.
200, WMAL (7l - Celebrity
Parade: Joseph Mccaffrey's
guest Is Admiral Richmond,
Coast Guard 'Commandant.
$3.50, WRC t4)-Youth Wants
to Know: DR.. Homi j.
Bha b ha, India's atomic
energy authority, is quizzed.
1880, WMAL V-Christopher
Program: Licia Albanese
and Jack Sterling. guests.
$500, WRC ~ Catholic
Hour: DIARY Of a Country
Priest" TV adaptation Of
novel by Frances George
Bernanos.
400, WMAL t0-Pan Ameri-
can Party: Demonstration
of how illiterates are taught:
a girl guitarist and a dance
from Ecuador.
4:3O, WTOP (9)---Let's Take a
Trip: special one-hour
show.) Demonstrations and
exhibits at Eighth World
Boy Scout Jamboree at
Niagara on he L a ke,
Canada. Sonny Fox. host.
$500, WRC (4)-People: In
teresting people around the
world; Morgan Beatty, mar
rator. (Premiere.)t
$3.50, WTTG t5)-Georgetown
University Forum: Topic
Educators Problems, Fall,
1855. Clint Pace, Ralph
Flynt and Msgr. William
McManus, guests.
$500, WRC ~ - Meet the
Press: Howard Pyle, liaison
officer between Federal
Government and the States,
guest.
$3.50, WTOP-You Are There:
The flight of the Wright
Brothers, December II, 1908.
(Repeat.)
1900. WMAL (D-You Asked
For It: An obstacle race
for sports cars: stunt fly
ing, and secrets of pro-
fessional skin divers.
500, WRC az Variety
Hour: Bergen and McCar-
thy, hosts. Guests include
Harry Belafonte, Bob Will
liams and his trained dog,
Red Dust: actress Carol
Omhart and scene from
ulysses"
$500, WTTG (5)--"The Lady
With a Lamp"-The story
of Florence Nightingale,
with Anna Neagle in the
title role and Michael Wild
ing.
Evening star., 1955-08-21
THEY HANDED HIM A CLARINET
AND STEVES GOING TO KEEP IT

HOLLYWOOD R1-Steve Allen may or may not win
an Oscar for playing the title role in The Benny Goodman
Story'-but he's learning to play the clarinet.
Steve studied eight weeks in order to handle clarinet
properly while pretending to play the solos recorded by
Benny himself the sound track He revealed last week
that he intends to keep up the study
Allen. of is an accomplished pianist as MS IN
fans well know.
ST have to f lO5 minutes with entertainment on my
hye-tnes televson show" said Steve The more
instruments can play the better on I'll be-" ts
Allen also plays the organ and tuba In fact before
many lessons clarinet he able to play part OF
the sound track music-the In which Goodman a.
boy Of 10, practices his first music scales.
Evening star., 1955-08-21
MY MARGARET McMANUs

NEW YORK.-Arlene Fran
els was having her hair washed.
Wearing a yellow bathrobe,
and the green and white polka
dot shoes she had just worn
on the NBC-TV Home" show,
she sat before a makeup table
in her small, cluttered dressing
room, while the hairdresser
trimmed and shampooed.
"This is one Of my indul-
gences,n said Miss Francis.
having my hair done here
instead Of going out to q shop,
one Of the smaller compensa-
tions for working 80 hard"
1t was shortly after noon.
The Home" show had just
gone of the air and when she
could conveniently do so. she
took bites from a slimming
tomato dish the chef had just
prepared on Home"
MY lunch" she said, "calo-
ries you know. Count them
like change-not one of the
compensations."
Despite the inconvenience
Of watching ones weight, 1t
has been said frequently that
Arlene Francis has about
everything a body could rightly
expect. She is the first to
agree with this. but the lady
is not without further am
bitions.
Two More Goals
Happily married for nine
years to the actor and pro-
ducer, Martin Gabel. with an
adorable" 8-year-old son
Peter, Miss Francis says she
has two more major goals In
life.
The first is Just to live
awhile.
Il do hope to live to see my
son Peter graduate from coll
lege," she said, staring into
the brilliantly lit dressing
table mirror, wiping some
stray soap from her eyes. II
want to see him grow into a
happy. intelligent, well-bal-
anced man.
"And I would like to do q
Evening star., 1955-08-21
ON THE AIR
By BERNIE HARRISON

In Just another week or two.
another miserable summer OF
TV will be miserable ancient
history. Do I hear wave upon
wave Of cheers?
It began bravely enough.
you1l remember, with q stout
hearted declaration from one
TV executive that there'd be
no sIoughing of this summer.
Full steam ahead. fellas. and
you'll be sorry II you miss one
memorable minute Of it, this
BOSNIAN said.
NBC did continue its sched-
ule Of Spectaculars, and for
bringing us the summers one
best show. "The -Four Poster" "
with Hume Cronyn and Jes-
sica Tandy. deserves at least Q
round Of applause. And for
"Wide. Wide World" q second
long burst.
All the Same
But when it comes to re
peats" and makeshift little
summer requirements. NBC,
alas, was no different from
CHS. Or ABC. Or WTTG.
Before the advent of the be-
dazzling new season. which
promises to be a pip. I thought
I'd try to summarize the sum-
mer season, the good and bad
shows, and came up with this
list. See If you agree.
Best Weekly Comedy Show:
Ethel and Albert. (CBS-9.
Mondays.)
This is a summer replace
ment "veteran"-but there's
been q terrific Improvement
over the years.
Peg Lynch was clever
enough to capitalize on early
criticisms, expand the show
to include more characters,
and has gotten to be almost
uncanny in her ability to pin
point the humor in the every
day lives Of her married
couple. Pegs dialogue some
times sounds as II she were
taking lessons on Paddy
Chayevsky's tape recorder. She
delivers her own lines, though.
and that's something Paddy
can't do.
I'm hoping CHS can find
another spot for Ethel and
Albert" this fall.
\ 4 +
Best New Weekly Musical
Show: THE Frankie Laine
Evening star., 1955-08-21

And thank goodness for
Steve Allen!
Evening star., 1955-08-21
ON THE AIR
Ethel and Albert
Summers. Best

Hour" though I'm not too
enthusiastic about 1t. It's th0
kind Of q program that Is Is
good as its guests, and 50 far.
they've been top flight.
Best New Weekly Drama
Show: Windows" lCBS-9) ,
Friday. Of.beat writing plus
good production values char
acterize this Person to Per-
son" replacement. The half
hour play field has become
moribund and any efforts to
break way from that Holly
wood star formal rates q nod.
Disappoint ments: Not
enough room for all).,
/. The Sid Caesar Replace
ment: The fans have been
extremely patient but the
show Just doesn't have it. The
writers are just getting around
to supplying Phil Foster with
more sympathetic material
and the season Is practically
gone.
Q. And Here's the Show:
Jonathan Winters brilliant
mimicry and the winning hui
NOR Of Ransom sherman.
Sabotaged by adolescent stag
ing.
8. Johnny Carson. He 10
pleasant. attractive and de-
livers lines well. Main trouble:
Most of his lines have been
around the circuit at least .
half-dozen times.
4. Those whiting Girls. The
same old situation comedy gun
with q new cast.
5. Musical Ch airs. I like
Johnny Mercer, but not this
much.
8. Front Row Center. Star
studded claptrap.
Il 4 + 4
Best Novelties: "The $64. 900
Question" and the Dunninger
show.
+ 4
Only steady ray Of light In
summer TV armament were
the regulars (hour dramas. Ed
Sullivan, discussion shows
that happily continued their
operations and gave US at least
one show q day or night that
we could look at without some
in the house remarking-
But I've seen 1t before!"
And thank goodness Tor
Sfave Al1enl
Evening star., 1955-08-21
COLOR TV SHOWS
THIS WEEK

Monday through Friday.
HAS to noon, WRC az.
Segments on Home Show.
Monday, 500 to $3.50 pm,
WRC a.. Producers Show
case: "The King and Mrs.
Candle"
Tuesday through Thurs
day, 1880 to 7:45 pm. WRC
%. Vaughn Monroe and
Matt Dennis musical pro-
grams.
Friday and Saturday, 2::30
70 500 pm, WRC ~.
Davis Cup Tennis Matches.
Evening star., 1955-08-21

correctly by Gloria Locker
man i2-year-old Baltimore
iunior high school student in
her march tn the $4,000
cateporv On @The g. 600 CUES
tions last week were:
IN Ssia. covote dinosaur.
chinchilla. hinnopotamus.
I'll mn. nlenipotentiarv
20 nm. rinoham taffeta.
"a nm. ninuet waltz ma
zurka,
"a 0rG. Observation-Disclosures
Remember Professor Back
wardsp That 28-letter word is
still the high point of his vau-
deyille and night club act. and
I never caught one of his
shows in which it wasn't vol
unteered.
AA*
The suspicion was voiced in
this space last week that some
of the hotter exchanges be-
tween Aneurin Bevan and
panelist Randolph Cnnrcnln
on the kineScOped Meet the
Press" last Sunday had been
edited ] was wrong.
One OF the reasons why
Meet the Press Is 90 rarey
fiimed. In 1act, Is keep view
ers from reacting preciseiy as
l did.
Most OF tne criIlcS WING Nr,1, az
tenoeo tne opening ot L,..., SDo ~ .
large ana raKish ~ Cits IA
Los Angeles tnree years aso
privately uoupteu IiidG VIC
network wouio ever nave
enough SHOWS 10 I'LL the many
studios. NOW comes "olu
from HOLLYWOOD tnat tne ao-
Jacent Giimore STADIUM, nome
OF the towns nasenaii ciup' Is
being taken over lor more
stages!
Danny Thomas CLAIMS ne
learned comedy from MS Uncle
Anthony Simon. WHO was so
funny. that ne was parreo
from funerals" janet
Blair, star OF next SATURDAYS
"One Touch OF venus tWRC-
~ alleges that as a little girl
In Altoona, Pa, she was tne
"homeliest girl IN the CROWD.
(Some crowd that must
have beenD
Philco is hoping to break
the racket in TV and radio
tubes by giving all radio and
Tv technicians and service
men q credit Of five cents for
each old tube turned In. +.
Discarded tubes can be
Evening star., 1955-08-21
Words to the Wise
Con Really Poy off

when Sonny Fox visits the en-
campment.
Mrs. Winnifred Cameron, Of
the Naval Observatory, visits
the "Phantom's Hideaway" at
Evening star., 1955-08-21

MISS RUSSELL Roand Russell viii make her n tey
of (9
The occasion will hurng tribute marking the release her
Gold that
right Miss Russell The penled OK RR" in the
exercised prerogat
or photographs.
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1955-09-23
disorder.

olSoT0eT.
The new U. S. Klans first came
to public attention in 1854 when
it staged rallies near Conyers, Ga,
on September 25th, and near
Tucker, Ca, on October End.
Both towns are on the outskirts of
Atlanta, and large crowds report
edly attended the ''rebirth" of the
Klan, which came as surprise to
some Southern observers. The
old Klan line of white supremacy,
anti-Negro, anti-Catholic, and
anti-Semitic tirad;s, mixed with
communism and segregation
scare, was no surprise, however.
Another rally on June llth was
held on private property six miles
northwest of Sumter. S. c.. owned
by a farmer named Johnson.
There wsre four speakers in ad-
dition TO Edwards. all of whom
refused TO identity themselves.
A Florence. S. c.. meeting on
August 18th was also held on pri-
vate property. where the Florence
Morning News city editor Charles
Moore charged that he was struck
from behind while covering the
meeting. Edwards denied that
the U. S. Klans was responsible
for the Florence meeting. and
Moore was not able TO identify
his assailant. Crosses were burn
ed at all of these meetings.
These South Carolina rallies
attracted very large crowds, most
~ teen-age and young adult Curl
oSitv seekers. Very few robed
and hooded KlanSmen were in
evidence. and there have been
comparatively few customers" in
response to Edwards invitation to
Join the U. S. KlanS. The state
anti-Klan laws, patterned after
ADJ models. have been carefully
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1955-09-23
Renewed u. S. Klan" Activity
Blights Georgia. South Carolina


lConiinued from Page IL
Edwards was assisted at the
Conway meeting by J. H. Buckley
of Marion. S. c.. self-stYlsd
Kleasle lorganizer). and the invo-
cation was given by J. B. Elmors
of Oswego. S. c. The meeting
was held on private property be-
longing to Doc" Anderson. seven
miles north of Conway on High
way 70l.
Bryant Bowles, head of the no.
toriously ani-Semitic National
Association for the Advancement
of White People, was the principle
speaker at the Manning. S. c.,
Klan meeting on August 9th. at
which he indulged in his usual
anti -SemitiSni. BowleS spo Ike
some months ago to the Florence
Is. c. Chapter of the NAAWP
\lOW hilOWIl as tlIC SN0t(S AASAAe~
League of Florence County, and
made one of the most vitrolic
anti Semitic speeches ever heard
in the area, Four robed and
hooded KlanSmen who officiated
in the absence of Edwards re-
fused to reveal their identity,
The reason Edwards was not
present at the Manning rally was
because he was busilY staging q
similar meeting in Georgia the
same night. in South Cobb Coun-
ty between Atlanta and Marietta.
4 fittY-foo4 cross was burned.
according TO witnesses. before
some 200 to 500 persons on priv
ate property on S. Gordon Road.
There were some robed and hood
ed Klsnsmsn present. but none
wore masks and there was no
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1955-09-23

observed in that all meetings were
held on private property, no
masks were worn, and there were
no cavalcades to or from the
meetings, which county and state
police kept under close survell-
lance.
Edwards is also involved in an
attempted revival of the Klan in
East Texas. where the mails in 2Z
counties have been flooded with
Khan literature. Edwards is in
partnership" there with Horace
Sherman Miller of Waco. a pen
stoned invalid who previously
organized the "ArYan Knights Of
the Ku Klux Klan". State At
torney John Ben Sheppard is in
vestigating the current Texas
activity. and has stated. There is
no reason or purpose for the Ku
Klux Klan in Texas in 1855. We
must throw out these hoodlums
and hatemongers." Texas law
provides stiff penalties for oper-
stions by masked or hooded or
CARNATIONS. Similar laws are in
effect in North Carolina. where
Attorney General William Rod
man declared that North Caro-
lima doesn't want the Klan OF
kindred organizations"
The Association of Southern
Attorneys General on August
22nd strongly condemned ny
and all attempts to revive the
Klan. Georgia Attorney General
Eugene Cook said he opposes the
Klan on general principles, will
keep them under close surveil-
lance, and will ask the National
Association of Attorneys General
to adopt resolutions against the
Klan.
Sheriff John Henry of Horny
County Conway. S. C.) publicly
condemned the Klan in the strong
est possible language Immediately
after the Sumter meeting. Fed
eral Judge Ashton H. Williams.
presiding officer of the Eastern
District of South Carolina. made
blistering attack from the bench
against the xxx land the
NAACP). Editorial comment in
most southern newspapers has
generally been highly unfavorable
to this new Klan. whose prede-
cessors are included in the U. S.
Attorney Generals list of sub
versive organizations. @
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-02-03
Florida Pulls
Many as Feb.
Winds Blow
BY MRS. JOHN DIAMOND III
Pc. 2-23I2

Well, January whipped by in
short order and here we are in
February, the month that ushers
in the beginning of Lent. This
year Ash Wednesday falls on
February %, so a number of pre-
Lenten activities are being plan.
ned On Friday night, February
II, the Citizens for Good Govern.
ment is sponsoring a dance at the
Kensington Armory for the bene
fit of the Civic Youth Center
Stew Jamison and his orchestra
will play from nine until II and
already a number of pre-dance
parties are in the making.
The very next Friday night,
February IS, there will be two
dances-one at st. Mary's Church
with Herbie Powell and his or.
chestra providing the dance tunes
from nine until one - and the
other at Bethesda Country Club
sponsored by the Mems Club OF
Christ Church This will be the
second Parish Dance at St
Mary's. The first one was a huge
success and everyone had won
derful time. This will also be q
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-02-03

repeat performance for the Mems
Club of Christ Church. The same
good orchestra (the name eludes
us at the momenD will furnish
the music this year and if past
performance is a criteria, this
should also be a lot of fun. Bet
ter circle these dates-you folks
who like to dance.
Then comes February 10, the
Little Theatre Group will present
Harvey. This will be still an
other repeat performance" since
they presented this play several
years ago. Mrs. Lloyd Thomas is
directing the show and Hodge
Smith will do the lead again. Re
member the date, Saturday, Feb
19, in the Parish Hall of Christ
Church in Rockville.
Shrove Tuesday is the date Of
the Annual Silver Tea and Bake
Sale of the Altar Guild of Christ
Church. This year the affair will
be held at the home of Mrs. Ste
phen c. Cromwell, 205 West
Montgomery Avenue from 2:3C
until 5 pm. This is always a de
lightful event and the proceeds
from it are used to supply the sill
yer, linens, silk hangings, candles
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-02-03

Mrs. Alfred Stoughton, and Mrs
Paul Bamberg. Mrs. Walter Tayl
or, Dake Gull and Mrs. ]. w
Chambers are also assisting in
the fund raising.
Last Tuesday marked the sec
ond in the series of the Chill
dren's Concerts by the National
Symphony Orchestra. A large
group of students from the West
Rockville Elementary School, &C.
companied by teachers and par.
ents, journeyed to Constitution
Hall, for a delightful program of
music chosen especially for the
young music lovers.
Mrs. Melvin ]. Marques of
Stony Creek Road, entertained
her card club at a recent luncheon
party at Normandy Farm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-02-03
Six Represent
ROckcrest at
City's Fiesta
By Mrs. Gloria Mcmillan
Pc. 2-6627

Rockcrest is proud to have
been represented at the GAIL
America City Award" dinner by
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Theodore Arndt
of Autre Court, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Vaughn of Parrish Drive,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gardner of
Crawford Drive, all of whom
served as executive officers of
the New Rockcrest Citizens Asso-
citation during the preceding
year.
Mr.. Vaughn and Mr.. Gardner
also served on the committee
appointed by the Mayor and
Council to decorate the Richard
Montgomery High School gym
in preparation for this affair.
i
Dog owners should take extra
caution to keep their pets at
home to protect them from con-
tracing the fatal dog disease
commonly referred to as "hard-
pad".
1t is reported that a number
of our canine pets have become
fatalities of this disease during
the past few weeks. The disease,
while being fatal to dogs, is not
harmful to children.
The regular meeting of the
Lone Oak PTA, which was SEIZED
uled for Tuesday, Feb. 1, has
been postponed until Thursday,
Feb. II, at 8 pm. In place of
the meeting a discussion on the
subject of public school integra-
ton was conducted by DR.. For
bres Norris, Superintendent of
Schools in Montgomery County,
and DR.. Charles E. Bish, Super
intendent of Mckinley Tech
High School in Washington,
D. C.
Friends and neighbors wish to
extend their most heartfelt and
sincere condolences to Mrs.
Hendrickson and Mrs. Joseph
Birmingham of Allison Drive on
the loss of their daughter and
sister, Mrs. Hille Areng, of Ger
many.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-02-03
MRS. GLENN l. MATTESoN
AndersOn-MattesOn Marriage Takes
Place in Mt. Zion Church Jan. 20

The Nit. Zion Baptist church
was the scene of the marriage of
Miss June M. Anderson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w.
Anderson, Rockville, and Mr..
Glenn L. Matteson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick L. Matteson,
Hyattsville, on Jan. %.
The Rev. Claude Brubaker was
the officiating clergyman.
The bride, wearing a full-length
blue chiffon gown and a veil, car
ried white orchids surrounded
with lilies of the valley. She was
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-02-03
Junior WOmen's Club
Wives Fete Husbands

Husbands will be guests of
their wives at the next meeting
of the Junior Women's Club of
Rockville which will be held at
the Episcopal Parish hall on Feb.
9. A pot luck dinner and a social
hour will highlight the program.
At the January meeting, the
following ladies were invited into
membership: Mines. Kennet h
Champness, Serafin L. Guerra, G..
Bowditch Hunter, and Norman
Person.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-02-03
Rabbi Adler's Talk
To Close Series

Rabbi Leon M. Adler, spiritual
leader for Temple Emanuel, will
speak on the third and last of
a series of talks on "The A-B-Es
of Reform Judaism, at Friday
night services, Feb. 4 at $3.50 pm.
This weeks theme is on "Exalta-
ton" Services will be held at
st. PauPs Methodist Church,
Grub Road and Colston. Drive,
Chevy Chase.
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given in marriage by her father.
Miss Joan Dills was maid of
honor, and the best man was Lew
Matteson, brother of the bride
groom. The church, which was
also the scene of the reception,
was decorated with white carna-
tons and chrysanthemums for
the ceremony.