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Evening star., 1955-02-06
Grand Jury TO Sift
Mistake Bomb Death
OF Texas Woman
BY the Associotsd Press

SAN ANGELO, Tex, Feb. 81
A dark-haired girl wrestler, an
ex-convict and couple Of come
on artists have told bizarre tales
of death plots and extortion
plans in the bomb Staying "by
mistake" of a wealthy West
Texas ranchwoman.
A grand jury in this West
Texas sheep ranching center
next week will sift the stories
swirling about the January 10
murder of Mrs. Harry E. Weaver,
socialite and well-known cattle
raiser.
Protests Innocence.
"I know I'm innocent of the
damn thing" said Harry L.
Washburn, a former son-in-law
of Mrs. Weaver. Washburn is
jailed here on a charge Of mur-
der.
Washburn is named in the
written statements Of Mature
Girl" the wrestler whose real
name Is Mrs. Adela Heninger;
John McKinnis and Ray Fife.
McKinnis and Fife told police
they took money and guns from
Washburn, but never intended
to go through with a bargain
they said they made to do
job" on Mrs. Weaver's husband,
Harry Weaver, a prominent ar
chitect.
Tells of Dynamite Purchase.
The ex-convict, Andrew H.
Nelson. As, has never made a
written statement, but has told
police Of buying dynamite and
watching a friend he bought 1t
for make a test explosion Of it
by hooking wires to an automo-
bile generator.
Nelson said this friend ex-
claimed. II killed the wrong
person"
Nelson told police he knew
Washburn.
Mrs. Weaver was killed in
front Of the home of her mother,
Mrs. Ralph Harris, when a bomb
exploded as she pressed the
starter Of her husbands auto
mobile.
Mature Grip said in her
statement that Washburn Of
fered her $4,000 to kill Mr..
Weaver. She said she refused.
Washburn contends he was in
Houston when Mrs. Weaver was
killed.
Evening star., 1955-02-06
Allen to Speak on Indio
At NAACP Conference

George v. Allen, Assistant Sec
retary of State in charge Of Near
Eastern, South Asian and Afri-
can affairs, will speak on india
Today" at the closing session
today OF the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement Of
Colored People Youth Legisla-
tive Conference. The meeting
will be at 8 pm. in the Metropol-
itan Baptist Church.
DR.. Charming H. Tobias,
chairman of the NAACP board
of directors, also will speak.
About 160 young persons from
% States and the District are
attending the conference.
Evening star., 1955-02-06

Of the Italian as "a nice man, a
friendly man, but one not 100%
persistent and serious"
Already, since his arrival last
Monday, the Ambassador has at
tackled his mission with a will
He has appeared on a radio
forum, during which he spoke
with a forthrightness gratifying
to reporters often frustrated by
diplomatic hedging.
Backs immigration Changes.
He was quite candid in ex-
pressing the hope of Improve
ments" in United States immi-
grafton policies, which he said
would help in liquidating the
Italian reserve of unemployed.
He has arranged a number of
speaking engagements.
The Embassy staff has dis
covered the new Ambassador to
be punctual, meticulous and
something of perfectionist. but
pleasant to work with.
They have so far had only one
small difficulty. They cannot
pronounce the dogs name. They
call him "Bood."
Evening star., 1955-02-06
'Know-How' and a Scotty Dog
Accompany Envoy From Italy
Dr.. MunIio Brosio
Served at Moscow
Under De Gosperi
By Mary McGrory

The new italian Ambassador,
despite a Roman nose. has rather
! the look Of an Englishman.
Manlio Brosio is blueseyed. long
legged, ruddy and fair. He keeps
a Scotty dog named Bud. who
goes everywhere with him.
This only means. however, that
DR.. Brosio comes from Northern
Italy, a region of rangy blonds.
and that in both his previous
diplomatic posts he made the
acquaintance Of Scotty fanciers.
DR.. Brosio comes here with a
reputation as one of Italy's most
skillful postwar diplomats, Not
a career man, he has had life
long interest in politics. A lead
ing corporation lawyer in his
native Turin, he has been active
in Liberal Party activities since
his youth.
During the war. when the
Germans came, he fled to Rome.
where, under an assumed name,
he served with the military COM
mittee Of the underground forces.
In 1947 the De Gasperi govern
ment asked him to take the post
of Ambassador to the Soviet
Union. Upon accepting. DR..
Brosio Immediately set himself
to learning Russian.
Known as Adaptable"
An American who knew him
we'll in the intimate, isolated
circle of Western diplomats in
Moscow describes him as IAN
old-school diplomat. reticent
and reserved. with a great re-
serve Of adaptability."
In Moscow, he studied English
and perfected it during a four
year tour as Ambassador to the
Court Of st. James. Kindly and
correct in manner. DR.. Brosio
is anything but staccato in con-
versation, q thinker who likes
to pursue a thought to its logical
conclusion without interruption.
His immediate task, DR.. Brosio
explained at the Embassy yes
terday, is to prepare the way for
the visit of state to be made in
late March by the Italian Pre-
mier, Mario Scelba.
This will be primarily friend
" visit, he emphasized. mot to
ask" but to discuss with United
States officials common prob
lens.
ut is perhaps the first time
since the war that Italy comes
here without an inferiority COM
plex," said the Ambassador with
a little smile.
Sees Red Threat Reduced.
DR.. Brosio's long-range task,
as he sees it, will be to strength
en- the already friendly relations
between this country and his,
and above all, to convince us
that his country is not about to
embark on any totalitarian ad-
ventures of either right or left.
He believes that the Communist
tide in Italy has turned, that 1t
is now receding.
II think there is some doubt
here that we have reached polit-
ical maturity. OF course. every
thing depends on what the 1tal-
ian people do, but I would like to
show that we have responsible
leaders who are determined on a
democratic and reliable course
he said. Italy has embarked on
a 10-year plan for economic de-
velopment and reform.
A minor misconception he
hopes to clear up is the picture
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
By HAROLD HEFFERNAN

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. GA
happy man these days Is Ernie
Borgnine. No longer do the
kids In his neighborhood run
for cover as he approaches or
jeer at him as "the guy who
killed Frank Sinatra." Instead.
they run TO greet him and are
proud to walk along the street
with him.
"This," grinned the big, un-
pretty fellow who via From
Here TO Eternity" made him.
self the most hated man in the
make believe world. ''is the
highest compliment ] could
hope to receive for my screen
work. You Just can't fool the
kids"
Reason for Ernie's elevated
status with the youngsters is.
Of course, traced to his per-
Torrance In thes title role Of
Marty" which won this years
Cannes Film Festival award
and is being quoted today at
Hollywood and Vine as q 2-to-1
choice for the 1865 Academy
Oscar.
Changed His Life
The role changed Ernie's
private as well as his acting
life. Prior to that wholesome.
completely sympathetic Inn
personation Of a burly. stodgy.
unattractive butcher who had
given himself up as q lost soul
In the marriage mart. Ernie
was remembered only as the
brutal Fatso Judson, sadistic
sergeant who puinmeled
frankie Boy into, an early
grave.
"That Fatso," chuckled
Ernie, put me on the ropes
and I never thought 1t possible
to untangle myself. I admit 1t
no meaner character ever came
to the screen than this fellow.
But should complain? With
out him ! would doubtless still
be among the bit players.
Won't Stay Good
"Yet, my getting the Marty
part and the subsequent chain
Of events is simply unbeliev-
able to me-even now. None Of
as ever figured this show would
get where 1t did. Why. II cost
only q fraction Of the average
movie TO produce and we never
counted on arurl In Q regular
theater-only In the little art
houses. Mainly. 1t gave me the
chance to prove ] can act q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09

THEY CAME, THEY WERE SEEN, THEY CONQUERED
wei be the order taking Newcastle
pretty girls Paris the business Gentlemen
seen here in Artist rsches impression Of the cnemsccpe
ogers reading ckwse Scott Brady Alan
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.TODAY'S SCHEDULES
STAGE

NATIONAL-Dark, "Anastasiar resumes tomorrow
SHUBERT-Dark. 'Deadfall" starts tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
By WILLIAM GLOVER

NEW YORK. Oct. 8 Pr
Broadway's got q new slogan
Think. think. think.
The trend In new shows has
done 1t.
Seven serious dramas -
sometimes q whole seasons
quota--have already arrived
In the first autumnal month
Of theatrical hustle. And not
o single caper or rollicking
farce among them.
Such items, the traditional
escapist fare aimed ut the ira
ditional tired businessman.
haven't bsen completely for
gotten of course; many such
wares are pledged for presen-
tati0n later.
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THE PASSING SHOW
A'Messoge' Wont
Hurt This Movie

It segregates its whites and its
Mexican population. On q par-
ticularly seductive spring night,
q frightened l7-year-old Mex
lean boy steps over the white
boundary, meets and talks
with q girl from the other side.
When she is found dead at his
feet q few minutes later. he is
accused Of rape-murder.
Into the Crossfire
San Juno's people are the
first to be infiamed, murder
ously, by the case. No more
than q stride behind Is the
towns young Communist law
yer who sees the fare Of race
hatred as the perfectly ex-
pioitable situation. the made
to-order show for the Peoples
Party.
In setting up this conflict.
Trial" provides Director Mark
Robson and his principals,
Glenn Ford. Arthur Kennedy
and Dorothy Mcclure, an In
credibly dramatic illustration
Of the perils OF racial and poll
tical passions. Among these
three performers. it Is Ford
who represents decency and Its
respect for human rights and
law. It Is his duty, as o young
lawyer seeking trial experience.
to fight against the forces
fighting for the body Of young
Angel Chavez.
Ford's Is an almost single
handed battle. not because no
one else In San Juno believes
In human rights and the law
but because they regard Angel
Chavez's fate rs none Of their
business. That It Is their
business Is made sensationally
clear In the documentary
real incident Of the SCREEN
play.
This Is concerned principally
with the conlmunity's show Of
interest In Angel Chavez's
trial as q routine prelude to
his death, Of the Communists
fear that he might be ac-
quilted and the party thus to
lose q valuable martyr.
But No Retreat
A movie could not ask for
more dramatic material. but
most movies confronted by
It's like have almost inevitably
lost their nerve and treated
1t equivocally.
The impact Of Trial" lies In
the fact that it does nothing
Of the kind. It has the major
villains OF the mid-20th CEN
fury to consider. mans in
humanity to man on the one
side and the depraved ex-
ploiters of this evil to their
more evil purposes on the
other.
It considers each In pure
black and white which assures
Trial" OF very special consid-
Grafton when the time comes
to rate the years most dra-
matte movie.
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THE THEATER WEEK
{ So Far 1t Has Been
A Serious Season

There hasn't, however, been
such q serious cycle in quite Q
spell. What's more important,
the trend hasn't shown any
signs Of soaring the ticket-buy.
ing public.
PRODUCERS Theory
What has caused the trend
is hard to say. but one man
who Is having Q lot to do with
Broadway's new look has some
ideas about It.
He Is Kermit Bloomgarden.
. producer. who within one
week has unveiled two think
plays, Arthur Miller's "a View
From the Bridge" and the
dramatization Of 1.-THE Diary
Of Anne Frank"
Il don't believe anyone
deliberately sets out to produce
Q serious DRAMA" says Bloom
garden.
you have a $3.50 chance II
you do q play because you be-
heve in it. You have about
one chance in 90 II you choose
1t simply because you think the
public viii go for it,"
Serious Successes
Bloomgarden, matter Of fact.
has had his mind on producing
comedy ever since he entered
the impresario ranks 10 years
ago. In all that time he has,
produced three light shows
which turned out to be less
than triumphant but has won
renown with such brain. stimu-
lators as deep Are the Roots"
Death Of Q Salesman" and
nine other dramatic hits. His
new pair look to have good
changes to add to that distin-
guished record.
Later this season he is pro.
ducing The Lark" q French
drama about Joan OF Arc.
People will 60 to see q play
no matter whether it is seri.
Gus or light" adds Bloonear.
den. THE only standard is
that 1t be good. And the one
criterion for the producer is,
do plays you want to do"
4 *AA
Dedicated Actor
Away from the Broadway
trend Of the moment. another
exciting-and serious-theat-
rical enterprise is being
launched by Maurice Schwartz,
the famous Yiddish actor sad
so year crusader around the
world for that dramatic art
form.
Next Wednesday, Schwartz
presents and acts In 1.-THE
Shepherd King" at the new
downtown home Of the Yid-
See GLOVER. Page E-i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
Ernest Borgnine No Longer IS Known
OnIyos the Guy Who Killed Sinotro'

really good guy on the screen.
But I'm not going to stay good.
No, SIR. I'm going to play both
sides Of the street. "
All this came from ernie on
the set Of "Jubal Troop" in
which he gets co-star billing
with Glenn Ford. at Columbia.
Here again he has . sympa-
thetic spot-as q big, laughing,
cattle rancher. until he finds
that his wife valerie French)
is embarrassing him.
Borgnine IN person comes
as q big surprise to those who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
Gentlemen Just
Prefer Girls

HOLLYWOOD R.--It's not
true that Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes" q La Marilyn Mon
roe or Gentlemen Prefer Bru-
nettes." a la Jeanne Grain or
Jane Russell.
DR.. Paul Popenoe, the noted
marriage counselor. argues
that the color Of hair has
nothing to do with It. DR.
Popenoe says it's the girl who
makes a man feel happy. COM
Portable and shows interest in
him who gets the dates anc
the wedding rings.
Men. In effect. Just like
women, period.
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remember him chiefly as Fatso
Judson. In private life. he's
. happy extrovert. q massive
bear Of q man, whose hearty
laughs rumble across the sound
stage.
Once In . Lifetime
"I'd much rather be . char
acter actor than the great
lover type" he said. The
roles are far more interesting.
Anyway. let's face It. I'm not
. profile boy. by any stretch
See HEFFERNAN, Page E.;
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COMING ATTRACTIONS
STAGE

NATIoNAL,-"The vamp." with Carol Charming. starting
october 49,
STANDARDIZATION" with jeanne Dru and John Ireland
starting tomorrow night.
SCREEN
AN1BASSADOR-Blood Alley" with John Wayne and
Bacall starting Thursday.
CAPTTOL-"The Phenix City Story" with Meg Myles.
COLONY-"The Rcd Shoes" with MORA Shearer
DUPONT"The sheep Has Five Legs with Fernandez start
ing Friday
MacARTHUR-"court Martial" with David Niven and Mar
garet Leighton
METROPOLITAN - Blood Alley" with John Wayne and
lauren Baca,: starting Thursday
ONTARIO The Night Of the Hunter with Shelley Winters
and Robert Mitchum.
PLAYHoUSE-"Ihe Man Who Loved Redheads" with MORA
shearer, starting Wednesday.
pLAzA-"The Female the Beach," with Joan Crawford
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
By JAY cARMoDY

Hollywood's movie colony
members may ind special oc-
casion for pause when they
come to the film Trial" in
marking their Academy Award
ballots next spring.
BY that time, the MGM pro-
duction which Is an assured
Academy nominee. may well
have established itself as hav-
ing q distinction above and
beyond its rivals. Beyond that
also Of most previous winners.
The distinction Is the one
Of being the first message"
picture to escape the derisive
reminder that movies are made
to delight, or opiate. their au-
diences and not to disturb and
stir them UP.
This passionate complaint Is
unlikely in the case Of Trial."
based upon Don NJ. Man.
kiewicz' Harper's prize novel.
There Is no doubt about the
unyarnished candor Of the film.
But 1t is the nature Of its mes
sage that win silence objec-
lions to it. Trial Is an attack
on American communism. q
devastating revelation Of the
inhuman methods : 1t uses to
exploit weaknesses In our So
cial fabric.
At Last, "A Laugh
Any consequent Communist
counterattack that Trial" Is
Z message movie would arouse
the first virtually unanimous
laugh this accusation has ever
inspired. The Aims message Is
the one for which everyone
might have been waiting and
could not be more delighted to
receive, whatever 1t does to
Aristotle's precepts for those
who write drama.
In favor Of Trial" beyond
this is the fact that it has all
the merits Of sound cinema
melodrama, that it could not
look more true to life," nor be
more disconcerting in its truth.
Mr.. Mankiewicz. In writing his
popular prize novel. was in
dignant most Of all about Com
munist depravity. But he is
also dramatically angry about
the race hatreds and pre-
JUDGES on which that depravity
feeds.
Trial" is q powerfully per-
suasiye film, not only in its
treatment Of its theme but in
its revelation Of what the black
and white camera can achieve
In the way Of eloquence. It
viii make clear TO anyone who
has never bothered TO think Of
It before why doctors. politic-
fans, and even newspapermen
protest when their counter
parts are pictured as screen
villains.
But Not This Time
Evil simply looks too large
to be individual when SO re-
presented. To the films inev-
table popularity. that pictured
In Trial" happens to be the
one, or two to be exact. that
cannot be exaggerated.
It is q stark summing up Of
the cases against both the
domestic Communists, and the
racial or religious bigots who
become their unwilling dupes.
that MGM has put on the
screen In this case.
Mankiewicz's screenplay is
both familiar and frightening.
Its setting is a small town.
presumably in Southern Cali
fornia. It is presented as an
average American town with
an average population--if, Of
course. anything in California
ever was average.
San .Juno In the town,s name
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SCKEEN
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9:55 pm.
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$40 pm.
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7:45 and $3.50 pm.
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and 1905 p. m.
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and 1905 pm. 81
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Deatonyille

Mr. and Mrs witt Borum spent
Thursday night with Mfr and
Mrs w w Borum at Blackstone
Miss Betty Lou Hillsman. spent
Tuesday night with Miss Nancy
Hardy. Of Amelia. and attended
the State Fair IN Richmond Miss
Jane Bruce Hillsman spent Tues
day night with Miss Linda Aver
III, 81 Amelia. and attended the
fair
Paul Ludlum and Jack Curtis.
of Norfolk. spent last Sunday In
the home of J A. Hlllsman Mr.
and Mrs r P Elicit. Of Roanoke
and MI and Mrs Cliff Elicit. Of
Jenning called in the same home
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Borum and
daughters visited Mr. and Mrs
Witt Borum Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon King
and Stanley ellis visited Walt
ellis Of Powhatan, Saturday
West Virginia Guests
Mr. and Mrs Leffie Powell and
children and his mother Mrs
Bessie Powell and sister. Miss
Ruth Dixon, Of Cranberry. w Va
spent last week end with Mrs
Bernice Pembelton and family
Mi and Mrs Miles Gills and
daughter and Miss Linda Farley
Of Newport News. spent last week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
ellis
Mr. and Mrs John Pollard visit
"a Mr. and Mrs Witt BoFum
Tuesday night
Miss PhyAsS Southall o. letters
vIlle spent last Friday night and
Saturday with Miss Jane Bruce
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many ififi'ha ana f'iatlYes q
IA Heti'et ia''d a1tfIldcH aus
funeral at Difl"idole { II on
MondaF M FttiieI Iafld vas me
20" o. me late W u Ne1hefiahd
ana IafI'e NetiieiIafld ana was d
feaiieiit o. TINS county ioF more
lfiaH ~ y''aIs fif IS h'lf FiYeo ~
one pipliieI p" : "eti'fI iaho O
Fo"ilaoah county ana d Sistef
MRS y. T. bio@h ana announcer
Slslef MRS ! : Hfifls q Nof'h
" iiktsDoio
ttcv T = Look filled his usual
appointment al Hobson's Chapel
Sunday morning
MISS Ethel Wilson left this
week for Richmond where She has
accepted position
Miss Agnes Laws is spending
ecveral weeks In Norfolk She is
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Matt0ax

Trooper and Mrs Parker
Kantzlcr and small som Of Farm
vile spent few day last week
with MI Kantzlcta parents. Nj
and Mrs w a Kantzlei
MI and Mrs Howard Whiting
tom had as their guests for lunch
on Sunday Sam Rochester. the
new student pastor at Mattoax
Presbyterian Church They all
later on attended open House.
at the Mansc ~ Amelia for all
the new student workers il the
Parish
MIS- J y Lawrence and Mr..
and Mrs Glenn Lawrence and
children VISITED MIS- J y Law
rcncc's sister Mrs Cox at Chest
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quite SICK ii the hospital ha2
returned home Everyone wishes
him a speedy recovery
ClayyilIe Mosley Home Demon
stration Club met with Mrs Gray
Younce on Tuesday Sept n at
B p m The demonstration was on
Dried Flowers and Flower Ar
ranRements
Mrs Cora Pearell of Richmond
is visiting her sister Mrs Emma
Moore They alao TOOK q trip to
Chester to visit their sister Mrs
n + Williams and Mr. 6
Pruden "a Friday Of last week
Several people from this com
muuity attended baptisinR at Mt
Hcjfnon baptist Church on Sun
1ay
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C!IayyilIe

The adult Womanr Ciass d
Gracejand Baptist Church met ii
the home 81 Mrs j n Moor,
On Thlraday Sep, ~ AT \ b nj
Those present we're Mrs & w
Forsee Mr. Raw Williams Mrs.
BERNARD hllru Mrs Ire Weus
Mr. q a Waiver Mrs. .Jonr
LILY Mrs n h Wl]liama Mrs
LNfupy William and Mrs Green
: officer Tor liz new yrar are
pregldent, Nh MI williamson
ylcc- president Mrs e W Force
teacher Mr. tAI1oy williams
and secretary aud TREASURER
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HiIlsman
MI and Mrs Kcstrr Tune
Of South Boston and MI and
Mrs Ned Bradley and family az
Nathalie. spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs Witt Borum
Richmond Visitor
Mrs Eddie Fucker spent Fs-
day and Saturday with Mr. ana
Mrs Bill Goode Al Richmond on
Sunday Mr. and Mrs Goode and
family returned home with her to
spend a wee.
Nj and Mrs William Barker
and sons and Mrs lester Meade
Of Richmond visited Floy Ruck I
er and sisters last Sunday