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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28

still his partner. had q chance
to buy the Modern Library
publishing company. which
later became Random House.
1--WE went along for q few
years with the Modern Library
doing very well with It," said
the restless Cert. "but I was
getting edgy to do something
else, so I said. Let's publish q
few other books q year. Well
Just pick q few at random
That's how we got our
name and how We got to be
the sixth largest publishing
firm in the country"
Mrs. Cert, who Is q first
cousin and Q close friend of
the actress. Ginger Rogers, and
who resembles her In appear
ance. is herself q burgeoning
television personality.
Now a member Of the panel
show. Down You Co." she
has discovered as did her hus-
band. that she loves being on
television.
II enjoy It," she said. "It's
great fun to sit there and play
the game"
It could well be that In the
months to come. Mrs. Average
Viewer will lean forward in
her easy chair to remark to
Mr.. Average Viewer. But how
does q publishers wife get into
television? And why?"
(RaiAaaaA hw tina Rail 9vndteakA Ypn 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
Bill Cullen Cabs to Fore
In TVS BobbIing ToIkfest

contestants on this particular
session. After throwing o clue
to Helen. Cullen dubbed, II
won't give Dick this kind of
help because he don't appeal
to me like you do"
Actually I don't mean to
single Massa Cullen for special
derision. He has plenty Of
company in the babbling
marathon being conducted on
the airwaves today.
There's Jan Murray c'Dollar
a Second"), Jack Bailey
CTruth or Consequences~.
Garry Moore, Bert Parks and
Robert @. Lewis to name only
a few. Like carnival takers
on a midway, they all work
on a grind policy to forestall
anyone who might ask, Hey.
bud. what's really inside that
tent?"
Copyright. 1855, Mirror Enterprises
Co, Los Angeles Caiifb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
Seven New and Returning
Shows Herald New Season

cred Shoes, etc. to be shown
by ABC-TV on Sunday eve
nings. I'm competition to Sui
Ivan and NBC Spectaculars.)
It goes without saying that
the new season should also re-
veal some important things
about the old established
shows. For instance:
Is this Dragnet's last go
round?
Is Lucy slipping?
Will Godfrey make a come
back?
Will 1.-THE $4,000 Question"
hold on to its sensational rat
ings against the heavyweights.
Will What's My Lne?"
finally take a vacation?
It's quite possible. too, that a
number Of technical questions
affecting the industry may
also be resolved by the time
the season is included.
Problems before the FEC
include that fascinating hot
potato, Fee T'V. and the plight
Of UHF stations.
Will Color R0Om9
Is this the year when color
sets will begin to move of
the dealers floors?
We even have some local
developments to note during
the year.
viii WTTG be able to de-
velop a stronger community
flavor in its programming?
Will WTOP be able to get
along without CHS News?
And will the stations radio
"remotes" revitalize its daily
programming?
VIII WMAL. using ABC's
improved programming az o
blockbuster, threaten tn Q
towns top two?
Well, sir, / don't know
about you. But I can hardly
wait to slam the door on
summer shows. Come on, Lor-
affnl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
HIGHLIGHTS

1890, WMAL t7)-The Big Pic
ture: The Transportation
Corps battle against frozen
wasteland in Greenland.
1880, WRC (4)-The Catholic
Hour: An adaptation oil
Roger Van Aerde's Cain"
2:00. WRC t4}--Davis Cur
Tennis Matches: Telecast In
color from Forest Hills. Long
Island.
900, WMAL (7)-Celebrity Pa
rade: DR.. James Shannan
director Of the National In
stitute of Health.
400. WMAL (H-Pan Amer
lean Party: Panel Of travel
experts pick most picturesque
routes through Latin Amer
lea.
500, WRC (4-People: Nor
gan Beatty spotlights an ex-
pert on Nostradamus, a sher-
if who will explain Brain
washing" and Earl Goodwin
$3.50, WTOP t9)-Face the Ma
ton: Atomic Energy Com
missions Admiral Strauss is
quizzed.
$3.50, WTTG (5)-Georgetown
University Forum: Matt War
rem moderates. DR.. Thor
Kerekes heads panel discus
sion Of vienna and Geneva
1815-1955."
$500, WRC (4--Meet the
Press: w. v. Lambert. CHIEF
Of the U. s. group of farmers
who went to Russia. Is
quizzed.
$3.50, WTOP 90 -- You Are
There: For Pearl Harbor.
1900, WMAL O-You Asked
for It: Host Art Baker COM
pletely submerges himself in
quicksand; also Aims Of
children's underwater play.
ground.
$500, WRC az - Variety Hour:
Charlton Heston is host tc
Bergen and Mccarthy. plus
the Marjorie Fields Moppets
group of singing and dancing
children.
500, WMAL t7)--Flood Dis.
aster Relief: A special pro.
gram with film clips show
ing the havoc wrought by
the hurricanes.
$500. WTOP t9)--Ed Sullivan:
Eartha Kilt. the Mariners
comedian Jay Lawrence and
the Chicago Festival singers
900. WRC a. Televisior
Playhouse: A repeat. Tive
production of Robert Allan
"Authur's Spring Reunion.
romantic story Of man and
woman who wait until 1t Il
almost too late to fall in love;
Kathleen Macguire, PHILLIP
Abbott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
Tourog Will Scout
Variety Hour Talent

inasmuch as her daughter was
going to play her daughter In
the play.
\ u
How should q young TV
director handle a famous vet
eran of the stage and screen?
Allen Reisner. who directed
Ethel Barrymore in one Of
his first Climax productions,
worked it out perfectly. He
said:
Miss Barrymore and got
along fine. We just nodded
to each other and began re-
hearsals. When / wanted her
to do something. I didn't tell
her directly. I'd tell an actor
In a scene with her now I
wanted him to play 1t, and
then I'd casually remark.
While you're doing that, Of
course. Miss Barrymore will
be doing such-and-such'. She
got the point. She's wonder
full"
John r. Fitzpatrick, former
dean of law at Columbus
University. and one of the
best-liked citizens of our town
in the sos. is reported to have
a tremendously popular radio
program over Station WIND,
Frederick, Md. entitled "a
Journey Around the World"
A mutual friend reports
that the years have been kind
to the dean-he still looks
like q man who stepped out
Of a bandbox and his wide
experience. polish and ability
to express himself. makes him
even more outstanding today
than he was as a younger man.
Fitzpatrick, who lives near
Frederick, still handles law
practices here and there but
admits the pressure OF the
two-city business have caused
him to lose contacts he values
in this. city.
Those contacts should be
alerted that Fitzpatrick is on
every Saturday evening from
6:45 to Z o'clock.
u n
Steve Allen, now on a two
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protect her creations from
thieves in Masquerade;
Janice Rule, Robert Clary.
1880. WRC t4)-Bob Cummings
Show: Schultzy creates imag-
mary romance with Bob in
effort to impress roommate.
1880, WTTG (5-Secret File.
USA: Robert Aida finds him
self on Mission Passport"
1880, WMAL (7)--International
Police: Police officials in
Guam have to stop a riot be-
fore they're respected by
islanders.
1850, WMAL (O-Steve Will
son, Editor: Steve is drugged
and sent down the highway
in speeding car that is out
of control.
1880, WTOP (9)--The Late
Show: Rockies on Parade"
comedy with music featuring
Bob Crosby and Eddie Foy.
jr.. as song writers drafted
into the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
BY HAL HUMPHREY

HOLLYWOOD. -- The guy
who first said talk Is cheap"
must have been referring to
television and radio masters OF
ceremony. There seems to be
an unwritten law among most
emcees which demands that
they not only talk necessarily,
but also dispense a brand Of
palaver designed to drive the
listener nuts.
Watching and listening to
Bill Cullen emcee place the
Face" recently made me rea-
lie again how low the stand
ards Of this craft have sunk.
An announcer introduced
him as "our own lovable Bill
Cullen" This description in
itself set my teeth on edge.
I've found there are very few
male emcees who can qualify
as "lovable."
Right after this. Cullen burst
onto the screen and proved
that the announcer simply was
dealing in idle superlative.
His. first victim was a de-
tective sergeant from the po-
lice bunco detail, who was sup
posed to place the faces Of
four people who were his
cousins.
"Bunco, Ell? Oh. sure, that's
the game you play with little
pieces Of corn that you put in
the squares with the numbers"
said Cullen. Evidently no one
in the audience or the sergeant
caught Cullen's sly little play
on words here. "Oh, boy! I
wish I were dead" Cullen
added when his joke just lay
there.
But such setbacks do not
deter "Lovable Bill" His
mouth never closes. When
words aren't pouring out of 1t.
he fills in the gaps by chew
ing gum.
"Boyl I'll tell you. Now we
Just thought we'd have some
fun here, yessir!" he exclaims
for no apparent reason other
than the fact that he evidently
fears there might be . moment
OF silence, and on these fun
shows you've got to keep the
bah rolling. yesstrl
singer Helen O'Connell and
Actor Dick Powell also were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28

Thursday: 'Dragnet" %
pm, WRC-4). End OF the re-
runs.
Friday: Person to Person"
(10:30 pm, WTOP-9).
Saturday: Tales of the
Texas Rangers" Q1:30 am,
WTOP-9).
Add Excitement
The season will really get
rolling in September, with the
premiere Of most of the pro-
grams that promise to add ex-
element to the viewing sched-
ule.
And while we don't know
how the new ones will fare.
it is fairly safe to say that the
industry's attention will be
focused on these entries:
l. The CHS Specials Tor
Spectaculars). which COM
mence Saturday. September
"a, with Judy Garland. Chow
will they compare with
NBCs?)
2. The Mickey Mouse Club
walt Disney on october 8.
(What will this do to Pinky
Lee and Howdy Doody?)
8. Gunsmoke september 10)
on Saturdays, WTOP-9. at 10
pm. Opposite George GobeD
4. Perry Como on Saturdays
at 8 pm. WRC-4. beginning
September IT. (That gives
him a two-week headstart on
Gleason0
Film Studios Ready
S. The new shows Of the
various Hollywood majors
warner Brothers Presents,
MGM Parade. etc.
8. MICS special public az
fairs programs. preempting on
q once-a-month basis a regu-
larly scheduled commercial
vehicle in prime time.
Z. Maurice Evans Sunday
afternoon ventures for Hall
mark.
q The first-clasS movie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28

Norman Taurog. the veteran
director whose current assign
ment Is George Gobel's first
picture, "The Birds and the
Bees" Is o late addition to the
cast Of tonight's Variety Hour
e o'clock, WRC-4).
What he will do is not clearly
indicated in the telegram from
Hollywood but 1t seems that
there will be a group Of tai
ented children on the show and
he has been asked to scout"
them.
The thought that occurs is
this: Couldn't he have done
this at home?
We're sorry to hear that
Edna Best. taken i'll during a
rehearsal for next Wednesdays
U. s. Steel play, had to with
draw. Jessie Royce Lands
(whom you can see at the
Capitol in "To Catch a Thief'D
replaces her in Counterfeit"
opposite Boris Karlof.
There was extra added inter-
est in Miss Best's appearance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
Cert Says Touch Of Ham
Led Him to Broodcostinq

television. Cert said he Just
likes it. And since he is also
q man Of exquisite but expen-
sive tastes-and these are days
Of high taxes-even the presi-
dent Of a publishing Arm can
use the money.
He and his attractive wife.
Phyllis, happily married for IS
years, maintain o town house
in Manhattan. take winter
holidays in exotic. faraway
places and spend their sum-
mers at their beautiful country
estate in Mount Kisco, N. Y.
At the Columns. high on
q hillside. Cert 10 very much
the country squire.
Wearing q discreetly checked
sports shirt Of fine cotton, his
pipe in hand, he was . genial
host. who took obvious pleas
ure in his handsome estab-
lishment.
While Mrs. Cert. wearing .
light blue dress and blue san
dals, was in the kitchen ar
ranging flowers in great bowls.
he pointed out the wide center
hall Of the house. the curvins
stairway. the book-lined liv-
ing room and library. the back
terrace overlooking o private
lake. the swimming pool and
two holes Of golf.
A New Yorker born. Ben
nett Cert was educated in the
New York public schools and
was graduated from the Co
lumbia University School Of
i. Journalism.
He got o job working in
Wall Street by day and a job
as o reporter for the Herald
Tribune by night and as q
youth Of II he was writing q
financial column advising
people how to invest their
money.
In the 1920s he and his
closest friend. Donald Klopfer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28

$500, WTOP (9) -- Electric
Theater: Joan Blondell as
wife who attempts to recap
ture romance after II years
of marriage.
$3.50, WTOP (9) Stage
Seven: In END Of the Line, "
an only witness to murder
Is marked for death; Maria
Riva.
1890, WRC 4)--Loretta Young
Show: (Returning Series)
Rosalind Russell, hostess.
Fear Me Not" story Of
woman who comes face to
face with escaped mental pa
tient; Robert Preston. Phyllis
Thaxter.
1890, WTTG t5) -Ellery
Queen: In THE Fix" star Of
college basketball game works
with gamblers; Hugh Mar
lowe.
1000. WTOP DISAPPOINTMENT
with Adventure: American
girl helps French designer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28

have any footage which win
fit into my pictures. :"
The only footage I have b
sized IL. right and left.
y u 4
Melvyn Douglas makes his
first appearance on Kraft The
alter next Wednesday in THE
Chess Game" a drama orig
inally produced by Kraft in
February, of 1858. It ID
the work of Robert Howard
Lindsay.
Aside to U. S. Steel: Any
chance of a repeat Of mo
Time for Sergeants" this sea-
son?
Stage Show, the Dorsey
Brothers program with the
June Taylor dancers and head
line acts. will return to Chs
TV Saturday, october /. at 8.
:. The program is q Gleason
production.
BERNIE HARRISON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
By MARGARET McMANUs

NEW YORK.-It would seem
safe to assume that on many
Q Sunday night during the
past flve years, Mrs. Average
Viewer has leaned forward
In her easy chair to remark
to Mr.. Average Viewer. "But
how does q book publisher get
into televisiona And why?"
Bennett Cert. the affabls
president Of Random House.
publishers Of the Modern Ii
brary, among other things,
and Q regular member Of the
panel Of CBS-TV's whats
My Liner" il precisely the man
to answer both questions.
Ths tall, energetic Mr.. Cert
said he made his radio debut
during World War II when he
did q program for the owl,
interviewing authors Of books
on subjects related to the war.
There must be o fair share
Of ham in me-" he said. 'be-
cause I discovered that I loved
it. I began to get invitations
to lecture and act as master
Of ceremonies at dinners and
I couldn't say no. I became
the George Jessel Of the pub
fishing business"
What with his reputation
as o wit and raconteur gain
ing momentum it was q nat
ural progression that he should
be invited to sit In as Q guest
paneliSt on O new television
show called Whats My
Liner" on the air at that time.
o mere six months.
Shortly after his guest ap-
pearances, q permanent va
cancy came about on the panel
and there Bennett Cert has
been, fourth from the left,
ever since.
As to why he gives up his
Sunday nights to appear on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
TODAY'S FILMS
ON TV

l1:O0, WRC (4)-"The Feud
Maker" - Western with
Bob Steele.
1880, WRC (4)-"The Ad-
miral Was o Lady"-Ex-
Wave searches for miss
ing fiance: Ed m on d
O'Brien. Wanda Hendrix,
Rudy Vallee. 1850.
1:Oo. WTOP (N-'Lady
Let's Dance Belita as
girl who unwittingly leaves
behind man who started
her to stardom. t1944).
Also. 1.-THE Young Re
cruit" Little boy runs
away from orphanage to
find parents: James Dunn.
Jean Parker.
1850. WTTG (5)-"Kilroy
Was Here"-Ex-GI dis
covers his name has be-
come national joke:
Jackie Cooper. Jackie
Coogan. (194D.
100. WTTG t5)-"Shadows
of the Range" with
Johnny Mack Brown.
(l946).
$500, WTTG (5)-"Conflict
Of Wings"--Villagers re-
volt when r. A. r. chooses
nearby land for Jet
Fighter Squadron target
In 1855 English film:
John Gregson, Muriel
Pavlow.
11:lS, WRC (4)-"Stop That
Cab"-Hacker finds jew
elry In his cab; Sid
Melton. Iris Adrian. Tom
Neal. Marjorie Lord.
u95D.
1880, WTOP (9)-"Rookies
on Parade"-Bob Crosby
and Eddie Foy. IT.. play
songwriters caught in the
draft; with Ruth Terry.
(194D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28

week vacation. tells this one
on himself
During the making of THE
Benny Goodman Story" the
boys started jamming and
Steve asked Gene Krupa if he
could join the session in some
way or another.
Sure enough, dad" Krupa
replied. without dropping a
beat. Here's your music"
And he handed me the
glockenspiel part"
Interest in F. Scott Fitzger-
aid stories continues {.
Front Row Center" (CBS-9
is the latest to acquire TV
rights to a Fitzgerald novel
this one being Tender Is the
Night" Mercedes Nc
Cambridge and James DAILY
will head the cast.
II
Curious Letter Dept: (From
Hollywood producer Sol Les
ser.)
For many years I have been
producing TarZan pictures,
and have built up large liz
brary of stock Aim material
Nevertheless, I am always
looking for new material and
particularly so now, as I am
preparing a TarZan television
series. For that reason / have
prepared a simple question
naire which ] believe will in
dicate clearly whether you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
COLOR V SHOWS
THIS WEEK

Sunday. 2 to 5 pm.
WRC "a. Davis Cup tennis
matches.
Monday through Friday.
HAS to noon, WRC "a.
Segments of Home Show.
Monday, 1880 to 7:45 pm.
WRC "a. Matt Dennis
Show.
Tuesday and Thursday,
1880 to 7:45 pm, WRC ~.
The Vaughn Monroe Show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28

Jane Wyman finally has come up with television
series Of her own, titled "Jane Wyman's Preside
Theater," due to be seen on Tuesdays at 9 pm over
NBC-WRC-Tv a. starting this week. She will be
the regular hostess and will play roles in some Of the
dramas, among them the premiere play, Technical
Charge of Homicide, which will have William Ching
as Miss Wyrnan's leading man.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-10-18
Use same methods as those used by. agriculture

SEATTLE [P) The use o1 aouaculture the science o1 water farming - was advanc- Cd by a University of Wash ington fisheries eNper- yester- day as a means of bolstering Alaska's sagging salmon in dustry.
 pr. Lauren K. Donaldson of the UW school of fisheries, told a senate interstate and for- eign commerce subcommittee there would be an almost boundless harvest of salmon if the industry would accept methods available in the scl- ence. of aquaculture.
 Such methods, Dr. Donald son said, would include the ser lection of crops, hybridazation and fertilization of the grounds in much the same way a farm CT cultivates his field.
 The University of Washing
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-10-18
Newly christened. baby killed in
 plune crash

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Cal if. (P) A small plane piloted by wealthy playboy Joel ". Thorne crashed into a two story apartment house last night. bringing flaning death to himself and two others - one a newly-christened baby.
 Nine persons were injured. including the infants celebra- ting parents. Two other child ren were critically burned.
 Thorne's plane plummeted out of the overcast less than IF minuts after taking off from Lockheed air terminal in near by Burbank. An eyewitness said wing dropped off before the craft plunged into the building.
 The 40-year-old sportsman and former auto, racer was re-
 tcontinued on page fourj
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-10-18
Flood waters drain from six states on
 Eust coast
.bv The Associated Press

bv The Associated Press
 With flood waters draining back into river beds after a weekend rampage, stricken sec tions of six northeastern states today tackled a backbreaking cleanup job.
 For some areas it was the second such task in less than two months.
 The floods, which left a dead and missing toll of A, hit hardest at Connecticut. The same state took the brunt of the Aug. 19 floods that rode the tail of hurricane Diane.
 Rains that fed the latest floods stopped or changed to light showers yesterday thru out the flood belt, which stretched through sections of Massachusetts. Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
 Today New England had fair weather. with no rain fore cast for the battered states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
 The receding waters left be hind piles of slimy debris, wrecked homes and businesses washed-out highways and rail- roads. broken bridges and snarled power lines. The federal government pro vided a variety of, aids for the stricken areas.
 The governors of Connecti- cut. New York and New Jer- sey were advised by Sherman !, Adams assistant to the presi- ] dent, that the ''rnajor disas- ! ter" declaration of two months ] ago had been extended to GOV ! CT the new floods. This enaIbl-
 ed the small business admini- stration and the housing and
 home finance agency in Wash
 inlgton to take steps to ihelr flood victims.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-10-18
'Fuure wins vofe;
 French soV'f. will

PARIS (P) Premier Edgar Faure tonight won a 308-254 vote of confidence from the French national assembly on his governments program for restoring order in Algeria and putting political reforms into effect.
 The outcome was uncertain to the last minute. In an appeal Faure candidly admitted the possibility his term in office might be nearing an end.
 He said after about s months in office, any French govern ment seems to fall victim to a pernicious ailment which soon is fatal"
 Faure has been in office al- most eight months.
 The 54-vote margin was a sur prise for even the most optimis tic government supporters. Es- inmates during the counting of the ballots had given a margin of only about 15.
 For the first time the assem- bly used a new system of indi viduaI instead of party bloc - balloting in a vote of conf dence.
 Faure pleaded just before the deputies voted that his cabinet be retained to conduct a series of conferencs before the end of this year with all sectors of All gerian political opinion to find a method of coexistance for the million French1nen and eight million Moslerns in Algeria.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-10-18
HeintzIetnull sees industrial future in timber for Sitku

ally in the discovery of the Klondike gold field and the subsequent Gold Rush to the north.
 Numerous other prospecting parties also left Sitka during that year of 1880 and one of them, Joe Juneau and Dick Harris. made a discovery which resulted in the founding of Ju- neau.
 While Sitka had a part in nearly every important event in the early history of Alaska. it continues to participate ac- lively in the forward progress of the territory.
 1t has beth chosen as the Tor cation of a huge plant for the manufacturing of pulp - an enterprise of size and type that would be the envy of any city in the United States many times your size. This installa- tion will practically double your present. population of 2,OOO persons and your munici pa government is assuming a very heavy obligation in plan ming for and actually providing the many public facilities need ed to care for this great influx of new residents.
 Tt is important to set up stan dards for city planning and re- gulations covering buildings, both residences and business houses, that will enhance and not detract from the present matchless beauty of your city. This is possible. and at no ap- preciable extra cost. through careful advance planning and holding to these plans.
 IA pulp mill, along with the other timber-using industries it will bring, all based on forests that are to De handled for the permanent production of tim- Der for your mills. means that you can plan for permanent prosperity. Timber will be ham
 tcontinued on page four)