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Evening star., 1955-01-23
Nothing for Rockies

Out Of the Pentagon pro-
posals undoubtedly viii come
something extra for the boys.
But the possibility of the bills
passing in its present form
makes the chances Of the pro-
verbal SNOWFALL look good by
comparison. The bill has one
politically unsavory feature:
Not a cent more money will go
to rockies ~ and this means
rockies in whatever grade,
from private to major general.
The bill contemplates no in
creases for enlisted men in the
first two years of their service.
or for officers in their first
three years. Aviation cadets
would get pay increases. but
they are a special case.
Another reason the bill is
almost certain to be put
through the meat grinder on
Capitol Hill is the selectivity
with which raises would be
given under the new pay
schedule. President Eisenhower
emphasized 10 days ago that
the bill was in no respect an
across : the board" pay adj
justment.
Although the gross increase
in pay is estimated at 81 per
cent and would cost the Gov
ernment an extra $3.50 million
a year, pay raises are by no
means laid on with an even
hand. Percentagewise. second
lieutenants would get three
times as big q raise as trained
privates. and moneywise. ma
jor generals would get 20 dol
lars for every one the dogface
gets. The opportunity for in
fiammatory speechmaking on
the floors of House and Senate
are, therefore, infinite.
The third-and possibly
strongest reason the bill is un-
likely to pass in its present
form goes back to . long
standing difference Of opinion
between the legislature and
the military. Historically the
Pentagon always asks for more
than 1t expects to get. and gets
less than it asks for. Whether
or not this Is the case with the
present bill is beside the point;
Congress Is almost certain to
react as II 1t were the case.
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Offsetting Factors

Though most military
spokesmen would just as soon
blink at the fact. men in uni
form enjoy monetary advan-
tages civilians do not get. This
is entirely aside from the ad-
ministration's point that these
advantages are not now suf-
ficient.
One easily overlooked service
beneflt applying mainly TO
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Other Allowances

1t has long been a thorn in
the side Of the military man
that his trips on OFFICIAL busi-
ness more often than not cost
him money. (This same COM
plant Is heard from civilians
travelling for the Govern
ment.) In the Pentagon's pay
proposal there is a change In
the per-diem maximum from
50 to $12. Even II this goes
through, 1t would not neces-
sarily mean q So raise in per
diem. The clause is permis-
sive. not mandatory. Anything
under $12--but nothing over
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Central America

The miniature war in Costa
Rica ended Friday, II days
after it started, with the in
surgents completely defeated.
The combination of interna-
tional pressure by an Organ
ization Of American States
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Why More Pay?

The situation that impelled
the administration to urge
more pay for the military had
two aspects:
4. It costs a great deal to
train . soldier-and more to
train an ofiicer--and the Gov
ernment does not get its
moneys worth out Of a man
unless be stays In uniform a
considerable time.
2. Recent data on resigna-
tions from the service Gin the
case Of officers) and failure to
re-enlist lin the case of en-
listed men, convince the Gov
ernment that more pay Is the
only answer.
II pessirnists are correct in
their predictions that Congress
will pass q pay bill substan-
TALLY less generous than the
Administrations proposals, the.
Government will be In serious
inanpower trouble.
Forrestols Words
On February 81. 194s, James.
ForreStal, the Nations first
Secretary of Defense, appeared
before a House Armed Services
subcommittee to testify in
favor of the Hook Commis-
sion's pay proposal. Mr.. For
restal's prepared statement
included this remark:
Perhaps the most urgent
problem, and certainly one
of the most important from
the standpoint of our national
military establishment efi1ci-
ency, has been the problem of
service pay. A sound structure
for career compensation I con-
slider to be O cornerstone OF
our personnel policy for the
armed forces In the years to
come"
Evening star., 1955-01-23

In current legislation there
are nine types of hazardous
duty. The first two are air.
crew and submarine-c crew
assignments. and carry the
highest extra pay. The other
seven. paid for at varying
rates, are non-crew flying
duty. parachuting. glider duty.
service among lepers. explo-
sive-demoiition work, subma-
rine escape training tank duty.
end instructor assignment at
diving school.
Added to the hazardous
duty list under the new bill
are three categories Of danger
jobs: Assignment as an ''in-
side observer" in low-pressure
chambers: work as an "ac-
celeration or deceleration"
subject. and duty involving
the use of helium-oxyg for
a breathing mixture in the
execution of deep-sea diving. :"
CAN three of these types OF
duty have application to
flight at extremely high alti-
tudes. AS an interesting side
light to the pay bill, their adj
dition to the hazardous-duty
list logically raised the ques-
ton Of whether spaee-f flight is
SO far on after ali.l
At present. aif-crew and
submarine duty pay ranges
from $50 for privates to $210
for coionels. The proposed
scale would; raise the spread
to between SIS and $245.
Other risk duty pay would go
up 10 per cent across the
hoo ~
Evening star., 1955-01-23

officers) is one concerning
taxes, Income taxes are levied
on pay, but not on allowances.
Part of what might be consid-
cred any officers pay" is in
reality allowances exempt
from tax.
Under the proposed bill. for
example. a major general
would draw $15,543.26 a year.
But $2,626.56 of this would be
allowances free Of tax. Assum-
ing a 10 per cent deduction on
his income tax return, then.
the major general would pay
$l,998.54 tax, and would have
a take-h home pay Of $13 ,544.82.
On the other hand. a civilian
earning the same amount -
SIS, ,543.36--would pay ST.
613.14 tax, and would have a
take-home pay of $l2.930.22.
The military also receive
benefits (which the adminis-
tration contends are now SUBJ
standard) in the matter of
post exchange and medical
privileges. and in many cases
housing. Another benefit is
the military retirement plan.
which. in the case Of a profess
sional officer. has been calcu-
lated by a leading insurance
actuary to be worth an annual
premium of $500 a year over
a 30-year period.
In the newly proposed bill
no change is suggested in
housing or subsistence allow
ances. A broadening Of med
ical care-expected to cost $50
million extra a year-has been
put forward, however. Re-
tirement benefits would go up
proportionately to pay raises.
But the big changes would
be in base pay and compen-
sation for hazardous duties.
Evening star., 1955-01-23

~ slotc sort of country
said the Queen. "Noip, here.
you see, It takes all the run
ming you can do to keep in
the same place. U,pou pant
to get somewhere else, you
must run at least ttrtce as
fast" From Through the
Looking Glass"
/:
For AZ years. the military
services of the United States
have been paid under q for
naula which has changed 10
times in details but has re-
MANNED essentially unaltered In
basic concept. For the last 20
years, steadily rising cost-of-
living figures have made the
armed forces a place, like the
qpeen's country, where one had
to run to stay in the same
place, financially speaking.
Last week. the Pentagon re-
yealed details of the 11th
change in Army. Navy and Air
Force pay scales. Broad OUT
lines of the plan were made
public by President Eisenhower
on January Is. but the Penta-
gpn did not spell it out until
last Monday.
The whole avowed purpose
OF the bill Is to attract, capture
and retain men who will be-
come careerists in uniform.
Even under the present Ca
reer Compensation Act of 1949
as amended in 1882. the serv-
ices have not been able to hold
on to trained men.
Last weeks bill would amend
the 1949 act again and give it
a new and revealing title:
Career Incentive Act Of 1885,"
Evening star., 1955-01-23

Even the President of the
United States was now. willing
to have the United Nations ex-
pand its contact with Commu-
mist China. America also was
openly modifying its belliger-
ent attitude in the FormoSa
Straits. The time for a serious
bid to get into the United Ma
tions seemed to be at hand.
And Chou had every incen-
tive to convict another batch
of American hostages the next
time he felt the need of more
concessions from the United
States.
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Where They Are Now

The Career Compensation
Act Of 1949," which the new
bill would amend and rename,
was based on studies con-
Quoted six years ago by q civil
lian commission headed by
Charles r. Hook, chairman Of
the Armco steel concern. The
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Extra Pay

For many years officers and
men engaged in hazardous
duties have been given extra
money for the risks they take.
The Hook Commission related
this extra pay to the cost of
premiums on life insurance a
haZardous-duty man should
carry. This never became law.
but gives an indication Of the
thinking behind hazardous
duty pay.
Evening star., 1955-01-23

Continued From Page A-25.0
the United States, Mr.. Eisen-
hover indicated. will not be
realized for some time.
Evening star., 1955-01-23

CONTINUED From Page A-25)
Eisenhower and Mr.. Finletter.
Congress must make the
choice.
Evening star., 1955-01-23

MAURICE L. NEE
HOWARD D. NoYEs
BRaiNARD W. PARKER
JAMES Med. SHEA
Evening star., 1955-10-23

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Evening star., 1955-10-23
Lunch was
Planned by
DR.. Popenoe

plant life in the tropics. To his inmaes Wilson Popenoe
is just Pop" lanky extrover Kansan with thinning
hair and keen blue eyes behind trimmed glasses
He is the man who persuaded North Americans to like
avocados, who worked methods Of controlling Sga-
toka disease which threatened the vast banana
acreage
When Samuel Zemurray, who is the Bessarabian-born
Alabama-trained head of the United Fruit Company
decided to start his agricultural school, dream Of many
years. Wilson Popenoe seemed the natural choice head
up the work. The Honduras government offered sell
the land in the valley Of the Rio Yeguare 600
The United Fruit Company put 81 into the plant
and paid 100000 into the endowment to pay the
expenses Its aim to help equip talented lads of Central
and South American countries to do better farming job
On this farm grows every tropical crop except the
banana there is upland rice; noted caneyieldng
ghum; plantains; corn too, and manila hemp rubber
little teakwood The school has its own herds COO
animals The boys do all the work. cultivate and harvest
the crop, slaughter their meat, make cheese
Luncheon with DR.. Popenoe in his home dining
II started with Sopa de Garbanzo chckpea SOUP
Followed the Chicken Caene fried panains and string
beans with pmientos We had the popular tortillas in
place of bread these homemade by the Popenoes cook
There avocado salad and for DESERT Bananas
Ambrosia prepared with oraneed and grated coconut.
Sopa de Garbanzo
pound dried chick-peas onion minced
garbanzos cloves garlic minced
Lnkewarm water TO cover " cup melted fat cook
peas ing oil
teaspoon salt 2qnarts iMkewavm WAFER
N pound salt pork Saif and pepper 10 taste
night; drain. Combine peas - Continued on page IS
Evening star., 1955-10-23
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Evening star., 1955-07-18
HOLLY WOOD
By SHEILAH GRAHAM

she is looking for the biggest
watchdog she can find. '"The
bungalow next to mine was
robbed the other night and the
police were milling around all
night" she reports. "I believe il
belonged to Doe Avedon. It's o
good thing I was home studying
my script or maybe they would
have robbed mine"
Conrad Nagel tells about the
time he was in play for the late
John Golden, when Fiorello La
Guardia. the Mayor of New
York. came in during rehearsals
and started telling the actors
the right way to do things. FL
nally Golden yelled: Listen,
when I drop by City Hall to take
you to dinner. I don't tell you
how to run the city. do II"
Rod Steiger is renting a house
at Malibu while he makes "The
Court Martial of Billy Mitchell
at Warmers. The versatile actor
is writing a play for himself
and Eva Marie Saint, he hopes.
Mrs. Jack Palance, once de-
scribed by Helen Hayes as the
most promising stage actress in
New York, will make her first
appearance in six years in STRAIT
ford. Conn. in "The Tempest. "
in which husband Jack Palance
plays Caliban. They've leased a
house there for two months.
Released by the
North American Newspaper Alliance
Evening star., 1955-07-18
WHERE
AND WHEN
CURRENT THEATER
ATTRACTIONS
AND TIME OF SHOWING

Stage
Carter Barron Amphitheater-
Ballet Russo de Monte Carlo,
$3.50 pm.
NationaI-"The Skin of Our
Teeth; $3.50 pm.
Olney-"oh, Men! Oh, Wom-
|en!" Dark, resumes tomorrow.
Screen
Ambassador-"Land of the
Pharaohs"; 1:25. 3:25, 5:25, TBS
and $3.50 pm.
Capitol-"The Seven Veal
Itch; II am. 1:l0. 500, $3.50,
|7:40 and $3.50 pm.
C0lony-"Doctor in the House.
Is. 7:55 and $3.50 pm.
Columbia-"The Cobwe o.:
II am. l:10. 800. $50, TAO and
9:55 pm.
Dupont-"out Of This World; !;
IL, 2:45, 4:35, 6:25, BIS and
1905 pm.
Keith's - 'La dy and the
Tramp; 10 and 1855 am, Q, 4,
is, s and 10 pm.
Little-tThe Barefoot Con-
tessa":; $40 and $40 pm.
MacArthur-"The Intruder:
|6:15, 8 and 9::55 pm.
Metropolitan-"La Land of the
|Pharaohs";; 11:15 am, 1:20, 3:25,
$3.50. 7:35 and GAS pm.
Ontario Marty; lis, 8,
4:40, 6:25. $40 and 1920 pm.
Palace-"Interrupted Melody:
IL am, 1:10. 3:20, $50, TAO and
$3.50 pm.
Piayhouse-"The Seven Little
Foys"; 10:30 am. 1920. 2:10.
4:05. 5:55. 7:50 and 9:45 pm.
Plaza-"The Bed; 1915, 2:10,
4:05, sos, 8 and 10 pm.
Trans-Lux-"A Prize of Cold:
IL am. 12:45. 2::35, 4:30. $40,
|8:15 and 1910 pm.
Warner-"This Is Cinerama";;
$3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1955-07-18
Ed SULLIVA AN
LITTLE OLD NEW YORK

antics of Willie, West & Nc
Ginty. congratulated the leader
of the Don Cossack Choir. But
what gave her the deepest kick
Twas President Eisenhower's in
lterview with Henry Ford: Hes
q wonderfully honest man." she
lsaid, Of Ike.
Princess Margaret and Capt.
Peter Townsend expected to wed
in January. after he completes
his hitch as air attache In Brus-
Isels. The Mel Tonnes named
lher Melissa. Ann Sheridan
land Rodolfo Acosta blazing. /.
THE Ed Friendly Jrs. expect Sir
Stork this dads Ed Murrow's
lpartner). Zanuck financing
Maurice Evans mo Time For
Sergeants," due at the Alvin Oc-
tober 90. Queen Elizabeth
picked James Pope. Hennessy to
lpen the biog Of Queen Mary. I.
THE Larry (BBD&O) Holders
called him Douglas. Mrs.
Merriam C. Cooper making her
movie comback after 20 years, in
"The Searchers," /" which her hus-
band is co-producing with John
Ford.
Truman Capote ailing in Eu-
rope. The Baron Hiltons,
Conrad's son, expect an October
Istork. Doris Day favored
for South Pacific" flicker. !.
Nan Morris, daughter of music
publisher Buddy Morris, to wed
meas Gene German Septem-
Der 4. =. Janis Paige and Hugh
O'Brien serious. :. Max Thorpe,
Columbia's ailing English head,
may have Mike Frankovitch as
a sub. 5. Donald O'Connor and
Gloria Noble resumed. The
Adam Gimbels to California on
the 18th. Goodman Ace to
pen the Perry Como fall show.
|. :. Joe E. Lewis reopens the
Copa September 8. Jennings
Lang and Monica Lewis in tune.
|. J. Walter Thompson's John
Reber. who died last week.
launched Rudy Vallee, Bing
Crosby. Burns and Allen, Edgar
Bergen, Eddie Cantor and Ed
(Archie) Gardiner on their ra-
dio careers. From this col
umn, June s: "After Gable fin
fishes The Tall Man. friends
believe he'll marry Kay Spreck-
lels."
4 4 4 T.
/ Barbara Hutton received her
final decree from Porfirio Ru-
birosa. j. The Dr.. Myron Rob-
erts named Nat civilian Nor
ris) Kalcheim grandson James.
/. Grace Kelly getting double
takes in Central Park, sharpen
ing up her riding for MGM's
"The Swan" Sarah Church.
Ill and Jocelyn Stevens a London
duet. :. Joan and Benny Gaines
Europe-bound. Robert L.
ISokolsky, Syracuse Herald
Journal. weds Sally-Ann Moss
in August. The AL Green
fields Gertrude Niesen) recon-
Iciled. Richard Tucker to La
Scala on the 26th. Bill
Powell, jr.. and Lori Frye siz-
zling. During European
honeymoon with Janice Rule,
Richard Nash, who penned 1.-THE
Rainmaker." finished a new
lplay. Dear Ed: It's a great
kick for me. to be starring at
the Latin Quarter. Years ago
Il started at Leon & Eddie's and
I took the subway to work; now
I'm the headliner at the Latin
Quarter and park my car in
Leon & Eddie's, which is now
Ia parking lot! Best, joey Adams.
Evening star., 1955-07-18

theaters and then on Phone
vision. Well still do business"
| Comdr. Mcdonald sees himself
what he is talking about. Hi
point of view is based on Zenith:
highly successful first field test
Of fee TV in Chicago severa
years ago. Zenith tried unsuc'
cessfully to get first run finn
from the Hollywood studios
managed only to get seconc
runs.
They were newer motion pic.
lures than TV was showing free
but they had had both down.
town and neighborhood runs
And those involved in the
Phonevision test stiil paid to see
them.
| Il n 4 II
| Comdr Mcdonald sees himself
as a further friend rather thar
a foe Of the movie exhibitor.
what is the exhibitor always
crying for?" he demanded dur
ing this same conversation, then
answered his own question.
Product. That's what he's
crying for. Better pictures. And
the added income from Phone
vision is exactly what will put
the movie producer in the po-
sition of being able to afford
better movies. The exhibitor
then will get the benefit of the
producers better film"
The trade papers may debate
this matter with Comdr. Nc
Donald if they wish, but not I.
He owns a yacht and I don't.
WRITER ON A HOT TIN
lSPOT-Dore Schary, already as
respected as any movie execu-
tive ever waS-and more so than
many--now has added respect
in the eyes Of all writer's. Mr..
Schary clearly abides by the
alleged Goldwynism, supposedly
coined when a subordinate
botched a job. 1.-THE next time
I want something fouled up,'
Mr.. Goldwyn is supposed to
have said, "I'll do it myself"
MGM recently bought, as a
vehicle for Grace Kelly, Ten
nessee Williams "Cat On a Hot
Tin Roof" Pulitzer prize and
Drama Critics Circle award
winner. Another of it's dis
tinctions is that it is too lusty
to get approval of the Motion
Picture Production Code. But
it did get approval. MGM Pro-
duction Boss Schary, who used
to be a writer himself, turned
writer again long enough to do
the treatment that got "Cat On
a Hot Tin Roof" by Code Chief
Geoffrey Shurlock.
Evening star., 1955-07-18
Dead Tired tCoesor,

All that day. the actors asked
Lawrence Langner for the stage
Langner shook his head help
lessly. pointed to the corps Of
workmen finishing their work
And so it was a tense. dead tired
group of stars who appeared ir'
the opening night performance
lof Langner's American Shakes
lpeare Festival, at Stratford
Conn.
The reviewers were correct in
what they wrote" agreed Lang
Iner. yesterday. But only be-
cause they didn't know the rea-
son for the lack of pace and tim
ling in delivery. Now the classic
lis playing beautifully. Palace.
Massey. Hurd, Hatfield. and the
rest of them are giving magnifi-
cent performances in Julius
Caesar"
As an indication of this, the
Stratford- -on- -Housatonic venture
is playing to standees. I'VE had
to open two more box offices in
Stratford," beamed Langner,
'plus an information Office in
New York. We have an enor-
NOUS success on our hands"
4 + 4 +
Last time I talked to Suzan
Ball was on February l3. when
she appeared on our TV show
with her young husband, Dick
Long. Her beauty was actually
startling, beauty Of features ac-
cented by the girls coloring.
She stood In the wings enjoying
Pearl and Bill Bailey. the U. of
Illinois Glee Club, roared at the
Evening star., 1955-07-18
Berlin Likes Purdon

You can look for Stewart
Granger to lend Michael Wildine
his moral. professional and
financial support when Mike
starts producing his own Zone
More Moment"-a love story he
bought for himself and Elizabeth
Taylor.
Word comes from Berlin that
Edmund Purdom was the hit OF
1.-THE Berlin Film Festival.
/ Here's a switch: George San
iders is taking singing lessons
from Anna Maria Alberghetti's
poppa. i. Lori Nelson, with Tab
Hunter and Debbie Reynolds at
1.-THE Players ring; Tab was Deb
bie's guest for lunch and a tour
of the MGM lot.
Sheree North, Goth -Fox's
threat to Marilyn Monroe. is
now Marilyn's neighbor in Con-
necticut. And Marilyn few
east to confer with Julie Styne
and George Axelrod about star
ring in their stage play, tenta-
lively titled "Will Success Spoil
Rock Hunter?"
n -
Jess Barker returns from the
East this week and he and Susan
Hayward will have to decide
about the vacation for their
twin sons. This is the spark
that set off their last hassle.
James Dean and Rock Hudson
battled so well in Giant" that
some people believed the boys
weren't just acting.
Gina Lollobrigida's agent is
asking if she can do "Serenade"
on Broadway. This girl wants
to prove her acting ability in
America. And Don Ameche's
son has turned actor-he's doing
summer stock.
Spyros Skouras is planning to
build a 2,000-seat movie house
with CinemaScope, of course
lin Tel Aviv, Israel, first American
|theater to be built there. .
Jean Hagen, Danny Thomas wife
ion his TV show. bought a large
tract of Utah land. which she
hopes is loaded with uranium.
Danny may be working for Jean
next year.
Gene Autrey is planning q
RED Ryder" TV series, with
Jim Bannon as his star.
And it looks like Wally Cox and
Shelley Winters will co-star in
Ivan Tors production, "The Big
Blonde"
I talked with Jane Russell via
phone. Jane was sick in bed
she's working up to a nervous
breakdown over her WAIF or
|ganization. In addition, Jane has
to start "Tamborine," and has
to decorate a tract of houses
built by her brother. Jane has
lput $50, 900 into her WAIF adop-
ton agency to keep it going and
lis now placing ads for the or
lganization in magazines.
Judy Garland and Sid Luft
still own the rights to Man of
War" and plan to start this pic
ture Immediately after Judy's
present PA. tour. Judy might
even star in it herself. It would
be her first straight dramatic
role in many a year.
\ X n y
Dana Wynter. now starring
with Richard Egan in View
From Pompey's Head" tells me