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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
By MARGARET McMANUS

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Mau-
rice Chevalier, whose name has
become something of a roman
tic legend, is still, at the age
of 81, the symbol of the gay
Partisan boulevardier.
In the United States to pre-
sent first his one-man show in
a Broadway theater-now en-
tertaining at the Waldorf
Astoria, here, to be followed by
appearances at Las Vegas
Chevalier will make his Ameri-
can television debut at 1880
tonight over NBC-TV on one
Of Max Liebman's Spectacu-
lars.
Co-starring with the French
pantomimist, Marcel Marceau.
singer JEANNE Carson and
Coincidence Pat Carroll, Chew
alier will appear throughout
the hour-and-a- half musical
revue. He will sing many Of his
popular chansons. including
Louise" and Mimi"
IT am nervous about this
television performance" he
said, his native accent very
pronounced. II have done
some television in France and
England and South America.
but this Is my first time before
the live cameras here.
So Many New People
II am always nervous before
O show. One must be nervous
to be good. One cannot assume
to know the reaction Of an
audience and this will be eSpe-
cially important to me because
] will be facing at least half
the audience who know me
only by name. To meet so many
new people at one time-mil-
lions of new people-it is too
much. One must not think of
how many there will be. One
cannot"
A tall. white-haired man,
with very blue eyes and the
rudy. outdoor complexion of
a Nebraska farmer. Chevalier
has the same warm smile and
debonair presence so typical
OF the pictures taken Of him
nearly a quarter of a century
ago, when he was at the height
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04

has for great and faithful
friends. They have kept me
in the heart of the public"
Maurice Chevalier said he
has no intention of retiring in
the near future.
Sometimes when I work too
hard and do too many things,
I think it is time to forget all
about it, but when I have had
some rest. / know that that
day is not yet. AS long as my
profession meets me halfway,
/ will never leave it,"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
COLOR SHOWS
THIS WEEK

Sunday, 1880 to 9 pm. WRC
t4-The Maurice Cheyalier
Show.
Monday through Friday. $50
to 6 pm, WRC t4)--Howdy
Do0dy.
Monday through Friday, 3 to 4
pm. WRC (4--NBC Matt
nee Theater.
Tuesday, $3.50 to 10 pm, WTOP
(9)-Red SHELTON Show.
Thursday, $50 to $50 pm.
WTOP t9)-Climax: 1.-THE
Passport"
Saturday, 7 to 7:30 pm. WTOP
(9)-The Gene Autry Show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04

There seems to be greater
variety in the radio-TV Christ
mas drives this season-maybe
because there's more of them
than ever before.
The openings of the WMAL
Country Store). WRC doll
House, and WWDC (Blue
Plains aged campaigns were
reported in this space last
week. Here are some Of the
others:
WTTG (Toys for Tots) The
station, in association with the
Grocery Wheels Of Washing
ton" whose president is Art
Lamb, have adopted the Ma
rine Corps Christmas toy
collection as their joint Yule-
tide project. New or slightly
used toys may be left at all
Shell and ESQ service stations
or any fire house in the D. c.
WTOP dollars for Or
phans): The stations. via
Mark Evans on T'V and Eddie
Gallaher, on radio, will again
help the Junior Chamber of
Commerce raise money for
orphans. The money should be
sent to the station.
WGAY North Pole Net
work.: The station will broad
cast a special series of pro-
grams to aid the food, cloth
ing and toy collection cam
paign of the Volunteer Christ
mas Bureau of the Commu-
nifty Chest organizations of
Montgomery and P nc e
Georges Counties.
Meanwhile. a number of
stars from all stations will
participate in the Bethesda
Christmas Parade this after
noon beginning at 8 pm.
One of those in the line will
be WRC's Ray Haney. whom
I last saw at the press party
for MICS Miss Frances.
Hon are things ooino?" I
asked. "No complaints to
make" drd1Dled Ray, land il
/ did, it wouldn't do any good"
No Slip: Just in case we'd
miss it, TV Guide calls atten-
ton to the picture of Godfrey
that goes with the current
story that's headlined, rs
Godfrey Grooming an Herr"
Godfrey's face is super
imposed on the King of Hearts
TV Guide claims it
"thoughtfully E. and perhaps
significantly" removed the
appraised sword that the King
in every deck of cards holds
at the ready position.
4
Grandmother's Day: Grand
ma Moses. who was recently
interviewed on a Wide, Wide
World program (NBC), will
also be the subject of a TV
portrait next Tuesday (the
18th on Murrow's "See 1t
Now" The other guest"
on that show will be Louis
Armstrong.
Sounds like a Person to
Person" show, with the Muir
row-to-home gimmick dropped
and a half hour added.
The Satchmo segment. by
the way, could be titled Louis
in Europe" "See 1t Now"
cameramen have been follow
ing Louis from country to
country. digging" his music
and documenting on film his
tremendous popularity. A re-
cent Variety story, by the way,
indicates that the State De-
partment is finally getting
hip" to jazz diplomacy.
X
On the Run:
Just finished reading the
F. w. Durkee, jr.. adaptation
of Faulkner's The Sound and
the Fury" and recommend
that you make Tuesdays
"Playwrights. Sc" production
(NBC-4 a must. The
hour play is concerned with
Section w Of the novel. some
times published separately as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
ON THE AIR
Twas a Lively
Bockstoqe
mute replacement by Jan

UlIluLc replacement Dy Jan
Murray on his NBC show.
That same night. Nanette
Fabray suffered a mild con-
cussion when she was hit in
the head by a piece of pipe
during the Sid Caesar hour.
Tuesday night. Sylvania
kicked off the awards season
with a big banquet in New
York and distributed several
dozen citations to people and
programs in the industry.
There will be few more
representative awards lists
this season but several Of the
selections have already
prompted a justifiable Juror.
reminiscent Of last seasons
naming of Medic" as the
grand champion"
Too Many Judges
The evidence is that Syl-
vania. in asking a group OF
II television critics through
out the country to serve as
field" judges to assist its
board Of distinguished judges
headed by Deems Taylor.
wound up with a schizophrenic
headache.
The judges cited "The $64.-
900 question" as the seasons
best new television show"
yet, probably in response to
the advice Of the field critics.
added an award to MICS Pat
Weaver for the greatest con-
tributions to creative television
techniques." LAS one of the
II field critics, I suggested
some such distinction. if only
for the best new television
program" I've ever seen.
wide, Wide World"
In making the award to
Weaver. the judges said.
Whats more. Mr.. Weaver
has gone on to inUent another
new kind OF show. There has
neuer been anything quite like
Wide. Wide World II ever
man can feel the. heartbeat
OF this iporld, il ever he knobs
that no man is an island unto
himself. it's during the hour
and halt that he is striding
about our Wide, Wide World
in the seuen league boots OF
the teleuision camera and the
coGridl cable"
Yet the award for best new
TV show went to THE $64,-
900 Question:" How can you
figure it?
NBC Switches Programs
But TV wasn't through yet
in the news-making depart
ment.
Thursday NBC revealed that
it was not above switching
established programs to achieve
a better scheduling break.
from the standpoint Of the
competition.
CHS. you will recall, switched
the Phil Silvers show from
$50 to 8 and apparently the
switch without discounting
the publicity and fantastic
promotion) resulted in the
Silvers show topping Milton
Berle for the first time in the
ratings.
Now NBC will move Drag
net" come January 5. to the
$50 time spot on Thursday
nights, with Peoples Choice"
moving back a half-hour.
Furthermore, the network,
which controls the show, plans
to add many new elements. in
Guiding a romantic interest.
Love will come, as it comes to
most men, to crime-chasing
Sergt. Friday.
The competitive program
that has been clobbering the
Peoples Choice-Dragnet COM
bine is the CHS entry. eli
max" on which Zsa Zsa Gabor
and Michael Rennie performed
so enervatingly this week.
A couple of more plays like
this and the NBC switch may
not have been necessary at all.
Kovucs Signs His Wife
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
Kovocs Signs His Wife

Ernie Kovacs, who starts a
morning show for NBC Deem
Der IL has signed a girl vocal
list. Her name is Mrs. Ernie
Kovacs Edith Adams, which
means that she'll be bowling
out of the Jack Paar (CBS)
company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-16
BY DAVID G. BAREUTHER

DA OhNO VI DAREO hEA
"only the rich can afford an
inefficient heating plant" A fuel
dealer made this observation the
other day when we were arrang-
ing for a spring overhauling of
the little volcano our house sits
on.
It's job we like to have done
as soon as weather permits the
heating plant to be shut down
for the season. In fact. there are
two important late spring chores
for most of us householders: I'd
to give the furnace and smoke
pipe a thorough cleaning to pre-
vent summer rust and corrosion,
and CD to lay in a supply of fuel.
The reason late spring is q
good time to order fuel is that a
completely full oil tank leaves no
room for condensation during
humid weather. or If you burn
coal you usually get a better
price off-season. OF course,
electric heat calls for none of
this, and If you're burning gas
you have no fuel storage problem.
But rare is the man who is
satisfied with a past winters
heating cost. Fuel bills are so
hard to pay that many dealers
have started year-round budget
ing plans. You pay them SIS
or SO per month the year-round.
If there is anything left. you get
1t back; If you owe more, you
make up the difference.
Try This Check
However, getting the most
comfort out of the fuel is the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-16

taken down. cleaned and ex-
amined for any signs Of rust.
after removing all fiy ash"
the anthracite men advise,
apply a light coating Of crank
case oil to the heating surfaces
to prevent rust. Cleanout doors
should then be tightly sealed
with abestos or furnace cement
and the smoke pipe should be
resealed where 1t enters the
chimney"
They contend that regular
presummer cleanings and
thorough checkups Of all dam
pers, CRATES and other working
parts can save as much as Is per
cent of annual fuel bills and ex-
tend the life Of a heating plant
by many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-16
.Horps Elected
To Head Brokers

The Washington Real Estate
Brokers Association this week
announced election of William
s. Harps as its new president
the coming year.
Other officers named to serve
with him were Kennie r. Brown,
vice president; and Arnett G..
Lindsay, executive secretary
treasurer.
Serving as Board Of Directors
are Eugene Davidson. Joseph H.
Greene, Thomas w. Parks and
w. Napoleon Rivers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-16

the heating plant. you can
scrape all such collections to the
openings with q wire brush. A
vacuum cleaner will then pick it
up. The smoke pipe should be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-16
; Spring Is Best Time
To Fix Heating Plant

main trick. Proper insulation,
misunderstanding. storm sash
and efficient. furnace operation
seem to be the principal
factors.
If you think your operating
costs are too high. the Institute
Of Boiler and Radiator Manu-
facturers suggests you make a
rough test. Find several homes
in your locality Of similar age.
size. construction. using the same
type Of heat thot water, steam or
warm air) and burning the same
fuel (oil. gas or coaD. Check the
monthly fuel consumption and
take an average.
IF your own costs run pretty
close to this average" says the
IBR. your system Is probably
operating with reasonable econ
omy. II there Is wide dis
crepancy not in your favor. get
hold Of your heating contractor.
More than likely your contractor
will save you his charges in re-
duced fuel costs
Clean Before Summer
Furnace cleaning is an mex
pensive service offered by most
fuel dealers. But you can, do
it yourself. too. say the heating
engineers of the Anthracite In
formation Bureau.
Fly ash, which collects on the
heating surfaces" these experts
say, should not be permitted to
remain during the summer when
moist air can combine with it
and start q corrosive action"
By opening cleanout doors in
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-01-07

Both OF these developments are
related to urban congestion. For
a variety Of reasons, including
careful planning on the local, re-
gional and national levels, Israel
has justified hopes of escaping
this particular plague of modern
civilization.
These are the expert opinions of
a young New York architect who
has done research in town plan
ming in Israel and has made
studies for Israel organizations on
building material problems. Of
which Israel has many.
Serge Klein comes by his inter-
est in such problems naturally.
His father is Prof. Alexander
Klein, director of the Research
Institute for Town Planning and
Housing at the Technion Institute
of Technology. Father and son
have worked together on the
problems of effective development
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-01-07
HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA

but they will be quite modest by
American standards.
Another reason involves broad
social and national policy. The
Government Of Israel seeks to
channel its newcomers into rural
areas and away from the Big
Three or urban Israel-Tel Aviv.
Haifa and jerusalem. In part. this
effort stems from a basic Zionist
theory involving the fact that over
the centuries the Jews. once pas
toral people. have become pre-
dominantlY a citY-dwelling folk.
Continuance Of this characteristic
could be a disaster for Israel
which. like any normal society.
must have balance between
farm and city population.
It is true there has been con-
siderable resistance from many of
Israel's 100000 newcomers to set
tlement on the land. But Israel
cannot survive and prosper with
out such a balance. This means
that since there is no alternative,
the Israelis can be counted on to
achieve that objective.
Mr.. Klein reported that lem
porarilY. at least. one of the condi-
lions of a pioneer country is an
other barrier TO the development
of skYscrapers. Such buildings are
impossible. of course. without
elevators. Since Israel currently
makes neither elevators nor parts.
they must be imported. AS long as
Israel imports more than she ex-
ports. there must be priority lists
for import items. Right now. ele-
vators understandable are pretty
far down on the list. according to
the 3e-Year-old architect.
This is the reason, incidentally,
why most urban buildings in Is
rael, whether office or residential,
are three and four-story struc-
lures. That's about as high as most
Continued on Page 81
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Israel Manages
Without SkYseFup eFs
BY FRED A. STERN

umose distinctive elements of modern
life advanced unlikely TO
develop any important degree in Israel
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-01-07

of Israel housing.
SkYscrapers are unlikely TO de-
velop in Israel for a variety Of
reasons. according TO Mr.. Klein.
whose qualifications TO discuss
such matters include four visits TO
Israel and membership in the
American Institute of Architects.
Some of these reasons have to
do with the nature of the land
itself. Tel Aviv, for instance, is a
city built on sand, which would
present enormous technical prob
lens for anyone planning to build
many-storied office or apart
ment building there.
Some of the reasons are eco
nornic. Though urban land costs
are rising as Israel's cities grow.
they are unlikely TO become so
high as 10 make economically nee
essarY the kind of intensive use
of city land represented by the
skYscraper.
Mr.. Klein feels that a few sky
scraperS may eventually be built,
probably in Jerusalem or Haifa,
Evening star., 1955-11-09
Sendiors Enter
Dispute

The Senate District subcom-
nittee win enter the controyersy
over the Potomac Electric Power
Co. 5 plans 10 build i power plant
on the Potomac River In Lou
doun County. va
The subcommittee headed By
Senator Wayne Morse, Democrat
of Oregon. win stage 4 public
hearing II 10 am. tomorrow on
the power company's move which
has resulted in q dispute involy-
Ing the Army engineers and resi-
dents Of both Ioudoun and
Montgomery Counties.
Scheduled 10 testify. besides
PEPco ofiicials. Is col. Ray
Adams, Army engineer for the
Washington area, who has said
: power plant In the Lnudoun
County area would peril the
water supply OF the District by
increasing the growth Of bacteria
downstream from the plant.
Col. Thomas A Lane, bistrici
Engineer Commissioner. also Il
scheduled to testify.
The hearing win be held III
room P-38, located ID the Capitol
just outside the Senate, Chamber
Evening star., 1955-11-09
Second Polio Death
Here

The District Health Depart
ment today reported the city'a
second polio death of 1855.
The Bureau of Vital Statistics
Identified the victim as Vicky
Lynn Hogan, year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hogan, 80
Galveston place S.W. She died
Monday in Children's Hospital.
The child had not received the
Salk vaccine.
The Health Department said
the District has had so polio
cases this year. compared to ~
cases. two Of them fatal, at this
time last year.
Evening star., 1955-11-09
Snake Back in CAGE,
Congress Library Serene

A l2-inch snaRerin- the books
took d little tour Of the Library
OF Congress yesterday. The
guards broke out in deiusions
Of big game hunting. The lady
librarians broke out in cold
shivefs.
The garter snake, which natu-
ralists say Is not common In the
Library, got there because it be-
longs TO Billy Walters, is. a Sem
ate page boy from Osceola, Ark.
Billy lives nearby with his
grandmother. Grandma doesn't
care for snakes. So Billy leaves
his at school the Capitol Page
School. housed on the Library's
third floor.
Yesterday the snake got out
Of its cage. Billy doesn't know
exactly how. but has dark suspi-
cions Of some classmates.
However. it happened, the
Evening star., 1955-11-09

snake got free. The library's
guards roamed the corridors.
armed with sticks and wire loops.
Elevator operators developed a
noticeable reluctance to stop at
the third floor. Civilians joined
the hunt. one scholar searching
through the stacks Under S for
SNAKE. He was unsuccessful
and had gone through half the
RS for reptile when the wan
derer was foundor, more prop
erly, found himself.
He simply returned to his cage.
Meanwhile, Billy had been
summoned from the Hill across
the street. He arrived to And all
serene again.
! 1T was just a harmless little
snake, he said. +But I guess
they didn't know that"
The guards. putting, away
their weapons. were glad to
hear II.
Evening star., 1955-11-09
THE EAGLE FLIES
pAYc HICKS NOW
AT ANDREWS FIELD

The Military Air Trans
port Service Is eliminating
:pay cal. !" the uueuing up Of
airmen to be paid III cash,
and turning to payment ~
check.
Most Of the Andrews Air
Force Base personnel are be-
Ing paid BY check nov. The
Mcclure IN. I'D and Dover
tDel.) MATS bases have
started the new system.
Eventually. MATS will pay
BY check an over the world.
Col. Joseph Delaney, MATS
controller, said the check
system .'eliminates wasted
nnan-hours and the c0mpli-
Gated procedures involved IN
the old cash payments
Another tradition, mail
CALL. Is also on Its way out
Of the Air Force. Boiling
Air Force Base has already
eliminated IL. substituting
individual postal boxes
where airmen pick up letters
at their convenience.
Evening star., 1955-11-09

Most Of the group watched In
fascination as 4 group Of first
graders undulated to the rhythm
Iof drums on q phcnograph.
While walking from the pri-
mary building up the hin to the
upper building, they passed the
much publicized modern play
ground, huilt Of cinder block,
pipes and ratings.
"Ah. a ship, Z exclaimed one.
mo, more like a ZOO, disputed
another delegate who had never
seen such q playground before.
After this mornings casual
visits TO the classrooms the group
met for lunch In an assembly
room. Later, they were To watch
the children play and hold i
panel discussion.
Evening star., 1955-11-09

Pyle. assistant superintendent Of
MONTGOMERY County schools. and
Mrs Grace zelIer. principal Of
the Parkside School.
Breaking up into: groups. the
delegates wandered through the
cIassroorns to the delight Of the
youngsters. amazed to see people
from far parts of the world.
In d second grade classroom,
Mrs. Augusta Young interrupted
her class as Josip Defranceski
|of Yueoslavia, Oswald Passoa Of
Brazil. Bella Nyitrai Of India and
Kelvin Flanagan Of Australia in
troduced themselves.
After photographers recorded
the scene Mr.. Nyitrai returned
the compliment with 4 fash
camera he carried.
Evening star., 1955-11-09
Educators Of 20 Nations Inspect
Progressive Silver Spring School

An international group of c,il-
tiiral and educational attaches
from 20 nations took q FIRST
hand look this morning at the
progressive Parkside Elementary
School In Silver Spring
The tour, part OF the s5th an
nual observance Of American
education Week, was sponsored
by the National Education AS
sociaticn, the American Legion,
the United States Once 81 Edu-
cation and the National Congress
or Parents and Teachers.
The group left Washington in
q MONTGOMERY County school bus
80 surprise for many delegates
IN that most nations don't use
school buses.
They we're met by Thomas
Evening star., 1955-11-09

Commended for q large SECTION Of
the county. barely stood q chance
of passing the old board. At least
four members OF the new board,
however. have stated their sup
lport of the master plan--includ-
ling large lot sizes. They are Mrs.
wilkins, Mr.. Freehill, Gen. Oven
shine, and Mr.. Leigh.
The most surprising @. o. p.
upset was the defeat OF Mr.. Car
iper, a Democratic member OF
the board for "a years and its
chairman for the past is. He has
always been the Democratic
Party's champion vote-getter in
Fairfax County. A jovial. we'll
liked man with a long record Of
public service, he was hard to
Ibeat. His background was rural,
lbut he supported numerous pro-
grams for improvement Of urban
services as the county began to
change In character.
Master Plan stand
His position on the master
plan was regarded BY his friends
las an important factor in his
defeat. He declined to make a
positive commitment on the mas
ter plan before the planning
commission submitted its recon-
lmendatipns. but frankly adj
United that he thought three
land 5-acre lot sizes were too
large.
The proposed location of the
new Central Intelligence Agency
headquarters at Langley also
might have had an effect on
the Carper-Leigh contest. Mr..
lCarper has been an outspoken
supporter of the Langley site.
Many residents in that area
have opposed the site. and even
Threatened TO ..get" Mr.. Carper
lin the election. Out OF the 1877
vote margin by which Mr.. Leigh
won. 40 can be traced to Lang
ley precinct.
Mr.. Moss edged out Mr.. Jett
by q bare 58-vote margin. He
attributed his victory to lot
Iof hard work and doorbell ring
ing. Mr.. Jett was seeking his
second term as a supervisor. He
previously served on the county
school board.
ard-Fought Victory
Gen. Ovenshine won over Mr.
Parrish by 81 votes. Their
campaign was one OF the
rdest-fought Of the election.
The most sweeping victories
were enjoyed by Mrs. wilkins
and MIR. Freehill. Mrs. Wilkins
ltrounced Mr.. Deaver by a 652-
vote margin in Mason District
AdI. FTeenilt leo MIR. Beck by SIT
votes, and Mr.. Jamison trailed
far behind both OF them in the
Ithree-way Falls Church district
race.
Mr.. Keith and MI. DeBell won
by comfortable margins in
Providence and centerville dis
|tricts.
II is the first time Fairfax
County has elected a fun seven-
member board at one time.
The county used to be divided
into six districts. but was rear
ranged into seven districts since
the last full board election. The
Iredistricting was brought about
Iby pressure from urban areas Tor
greater representation. The cleo
ltion results apparently fulfill
that purpose.
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