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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
Baltimore Beauty
Came Back East
To Win Attention

HOLLYWOOD up. = Mar
garet Hayes. the Baltimore
born beauty, is the latest
movie star to reverse Horace
Greeley's advice.
Margaret once was q con-
tract player here at Para
mount but got nowhere.
1T was nobody's fault" she
recalls. Il was young and
didn't know much"
Rather than stay out here
and become queen of B
movies. she decided to go east.
i just realized" she said,
that / needed some tools if !
were going to make this bust
ness my life's work."
She went on the stage and
got into television in its early
days. She appeared in 200
television dramas, including
the TV-prize winner THE Lot
terry" She also played Robert
Montgomery's leading lady for
two seasons. Hollywood called
again.
AS the sexy schoolteacher of
blackboard Jungle" she is
touted as a top Academy
Award contender. She also did
Violent Saturday" and Bot
tom Of the Bottle" for goth
Century-Fox.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
HOLLY WOOD
By SHEILAH GRAHAM
Julie Andrews As Mrs. A.

HOLLYWOOD (NANA) De
spite all previous announce
ments, the girl who will play the
title role in Gertrude Lawrence. +"
as Mrs. A is Julie Andrews,
now twinkling on Broadway in
MY Fair Lady" musical version
of Shaw's "Pygmalion." Julie,
like the talented Gertie, can sing.
dance and has a good flair for
comedy.
Frank Sinatra not only gets
$125.000 plus 25 per cent of the
profits from Columbia's pal
joey" but he also gets top
billing. Only three years ago his
salary at the same studio for
From Here to Eternity" was
$4,000.
John Wayne is cycling Rem
iniscences of a Cowboy" which
John Huston was preparing
originally for his father. the late
and great Walter Huston.
Debbie Reynolds is number
again in the motion picture
popularity poll, which proves
that having a baby never hurt
a movie star. One of the
prettier sights of last week
Mel Ferrer teaching wife Audrey
Hepburn to play golf at the Bel
Air Club.
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Joan Crawford and British
producer immy Woolf 60
through the script of Esther
Costello" today. I hear Jimmy
has a fine story. Spencer
Tracey is after the lead in Jerry
Wald's picture. THE Last Hur-
rah." Frank Capra's first film
on his new deal at Columbia is a
remake of Lady For a Day."
which starred Warren william.
Guy Kibbee, May Robson, Glenda
Farrell and Jean Parker.
Marilyr Monroe was so anxious
to be done with BUS Stop" and
to start THE Sleeping Prince
with Sir Larry Olivier in Lon
don that she reported back to
work at 20th-Fox with a tenn
perature of a hundred-and then
collapsed and was hospitalized
-. Mrs. Jimmy Stewart under
went surgery in Chicago with
Jimmy close by in the hospital
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He brought her to the family
doctor from their Florida vaca-
ton.
There was almost a riot when
the Lord Provost of Edinburgh
left a town council meeting to
greet Fess Parker. One of the
Icouncilmen asked sarcastically
Would it be possible to inform
us when Marilyn Monroe is COM
ing to the city," I wish knew"
sighed Bailie Bruce Russell.
Grace Kelly's wedding gown
features $4,000 worth of 1885,
year-old Brussels lace. The ship
carrying Grace and her party OF
80 to the wedding had one lone
invitee Of Prince Rainier's-6O-
year. old Ezra Garforth, a friend
of Rainier's mother, Princess
Charlotte. for almost half a CEN
fury.
! Had a chat with Mrs. Robert
Mitchum. and it's true that she
and Bob are looking for a farm
in the East But we don't know
when we'll be able to live there. !"
Robert is of to Trinidad for the
start of his Fire Down Below
with Rita Hayworth, and Mrs
M. and their small daughter will
join him in the summer in
London.
A British review of "Safari'
describes Janet Leigh as the
Don't come into my tent before
I've taken of a little more"
school OF acting. And, after jeer-
ing at Victor Mature for taking
on the Mau Maus singlehanded
the writer expresses wonderment
that the British allowed Vic to
leave Kenya-"Perhaps they are
keeping him in reserve for Cy.
prus" It's fashionable over there
to make fun Of American actors
Why, ! don't know.
/ \
After three days of watchina
his real-life wife, Doris Day, oc-
cupy twin beds with movie.
husband Louis Jourdan in "Ju.
lie" Marty Melcher cracked,
Don't you think it's about time
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at the National Guard Armory
the nightof Sunday. April 20. ..
The management of the Windsor
Park Hotel wants Lillian Roth
back to sing in the Continental
Room as soon as she can make it.
Management can also bring back
Mindy Carson and Connee Bos-
well any time it wants to with
no complaint from this corner.
<. Wilma and Ed Leary'S slick
ice show continues through this
week at the Statler's Embassy
Room. j.. And Joe Ricardel and
orchestra will be around for
three more weeks of four-week-
stay at the Mayflower Lounge.
A possibility for our next thea
ter season is THE Chalk Gar
den," with Gladys Cooper and
Betsy Won Furstenberg. They
have been set to head the cast of
the national company, which will
open in Los Angeles in the au-
tumn. It's to be an American
Theater Society Theater Guild
Offering out there and then will
go on an extensive tour. +. Mrs.
Virginia Rollwage Collier will
represent the D. c. Motion Pic
ture and Television Council at
the annual conference of the
Federation Of Motion Picture
Councils in st. Louis on Thurs
day and Friday. She is president
Of the local council. John
Patrick's Pulitzer prize comedy,
THE Teahouse of the August
Moon broke box Office record at
the Colonial Theater in Boston a
week ago. Previous high mark
was set by the Lunts in QUA
drille." The "Teahouse" COM
pany. headed by Eli Wallach and
Gene Blakely, is Washington
bound. 1t will set up at the Ma
tional Theater on Monday, May
81, foJ a four-week stay.
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CASTING DEPARTMENT -
One consequence of the teaming
Iof Burt Lancaster and Tony
Curtis in "Trapeze" will be an
other film with the two costarred.
They are planning on imperson-
|ating pair of singing and dane
ing cowboys in Ballad of Cat
Ballou," for Hecht-Lancaster.
No Gina Lollobrigida this time,
however. Charlton Heston
has promised to take on a chore
which will be more a guest star
appearance" than anything else.
It's the incidental role of Gen.
Andrew jackson in the musical
version of THE Buccaneer," in
which Yul Brynner will direct
himself as Jean Laf1tte. :. RKOI
has come up with Carol Chan
ming as a promising contributor
to its rejuvenation. She has been
signec for two pictures a year
for the next five years. Asso-
ciated Press Columnist Bob
Thomas reports from HOLLYWOOD
that Humphrey Bogart is re-
covering nicely from that recent
throat operation. Hes growing
at reporters again."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage
NatiOnal-"Plain and Fancy;
$3.50 p m.
Shubert-Dark.
Screen
AmbaSSadOr-"Miraclei in the
Rain; 1:15, 1920, 5:25, 1925
9:35 pm.
Capitol Alexander the
Great: ii am. lao, AIS, 6:55
and 9:35 pm.
ColOny-"Life of Emile Zola";;
I7:05 and $3.50 pm.
COlumbia-"B acklas h.: II
am, 12:45. 2:35, 4:25. 6:15, sos
and $50 pm.
DupOnt-"The Ballet of Romeo
and Juliet; les $3.50, 5:35
7:40 and GAS pm.
Keith's-"Cockleshell Heroes;
1875 am, lao, 3;45, $50, 7:55
and 9:55 am.
Little-"Marty";; /. 2:45, ABS
and 9:55 pm.
| Macarthur THE Lady
killers; CLIO, 8 and 9:55 pm.
Metropolitan Miracle in
the Rain. 11:25 am, 1925, $3.50
5:35. TAO and 9:45 pm.
Ontari0-"The Rose Tattoo;
l, $40. $40. 7:30 and GAS pm
Palace-"The Man in the Gray
Flannel Suit; 10:45 am, 1925
4:05, 6:45 and 9:25 pm.
| Playhouse Richard III;
10:15 am. 1855. 3:35, 6:15 and
9 pm.
Plaza-"There's Always To-
morrow; 1885. 2;15, 1855, sos
tbs and 1890 pm. Sneak pre-
view. 9 ON.
TranS-Lux-"Picnic":: IL am.
l1:05. BIS, SOS, 1885 and $50
pm.
! Warner-"Cinerama Holiday;
1890 nm.
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BRANCH nRIVE.IN

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at Clinton, Md. Via Branch Ave. Sc
or Md. RI 5: Children Always Free.
TAB HUNTER CinemaScope BAT
and Gill Wills VIII MA kfe0eHEf M ~,
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to announce your engagement"
The marriage of Elizabeth
Taylor and Mike Wilding goes
on merrily amid the rumors, and
Elizabeth assured Mike she will
go with him when he P. AS with
costar Anita Ekberg this fall for
their "Zarak" movie.
She was a Cover Girl" with
Rita Hayworth way back in 1914.
Now Dusty Negulesco. wife of
Director Jean. is having an ex-
hibition of her paintings at
Stanford University.
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people VINO go around BUTTON
holing other people and demand
to know the subjects of their
conversations in recent days.
If the interviewees are honest
and the interviewers are accurate
reporters the statisticianS must
do a lot of blushing. At the end
of many a da. they must feel as
Slapsie Make Rosenbloom felt in
that famous story about the
finger bowl-ask a silly question
and you get a silly answer.
X u u
Anyhow. there is a firm named
Sindlinger g. Co. which special
ICES in this sort of thing. 1t de-
scribes itself as "a client service
reporting on word of mouth. "
Among other things. it reports on
the movies people are talking
about. 1t also complies a monthly
l0-best list. ranking movies &C
cording to the number of times
they are mentioned to inter-
viewers.
This month the one-two posi-
tons are held by Picnic" and
I'll Cry Tomorrow" rated the
same as in March. Next in order
come 1.-THE Rose Tattoo" and
Marty" rejecting, Sindlinger
reports, the effects of the Acad-
envy awards. Nobody said a word
about THE Rose Tattoo" or
Marty" in March, the report
here indicates.
Presumably a man could get a
movie high on this list and not
necessarily feel honored. He
might be one who made a film
about which millions were say
ing. Man. that was the most
colossal claptray I ever saw!"
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Furthermore, if the movie-
makers sit around anxiously and
vigorously awaiting these ratings
the way the TV people await
theirs, it means only one thing.
The triumph of the advertising
age is complete. We may as we'll
give up and go quietly. Madison
avenue has got US.
For the ratings of radio and
television were invented for a
purpose. They may be misused
on occasion and they may be less
than perfect. But they are the
only way to count the house.
A motion picture theater man.
ager does not have to call in the
boys with the vertical graphs,
the horizontal charts and the
weighted averages to find how
his movie ranks in public esteem.
He just calls the girl in the box
office and ask her the serial
number on the last ticket sold.
It's more accurate than the
American Research Bureau ever
dreamed of being.
X X *
PEOPLE AND PROJECTS-Nat
King" Cole, who has been prov
ing a credit to his race-the
human race-as a target of
Southern bigotry, has a date
with. Washington. He'll present
his Record Star Parade of 1855"
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VGRNnN XII. s-eiei. ROCK HUD-
s@AsAsV" SON and JANE WYMAN.
AL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS" 500
IEENr OPEN FRIDAY. SATURDAY
and SUNDAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
HILLSIDE DRIVEN

OVNSkI UhIV6'AN Pix. a. !
At Baileys Crossroads
THE VIOLENT MEN" CINEMA
BARsARA sT rVSTp 5 7:io. 1910 0:fo:
Plus THE BOWERY BOYS in HIGH
SOCIETY" 9:05. Cartoon. Riddles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
u. N. FaiIed in Crises,
David Lawrence Saws

allied troops in Korea. He said:
Those of us who eSpoused
the cause of the League Of Ma
tons in the '20s. and those of
us who were enthusiastic about
the United Nations when it was
founded in l945. and those of us
who still believe that the United
Nations can be the greatest
moral force for peace in this
world that has ever been mobi-
LIKED, are disappointed that the
United Nations failed us at a
crucial moment"
Receives Award
Mr.. Lawrence, who is pub
Usher of the U. S. News 81 World
Report and a columnist for The
Star and other newspapers
spoke in the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel after receiving an award
for Outstanding pro-American
accomplishment" from tn e
American Jewish League Against
Communism.
| He declared that U. N, failure
to denounce Russia and "expel
its gangster government from
membership" for acts of trea-
son against the U. N. is respon-
isible for the current "mislead-
ing" belief that peaceful CO.
existence with such criminals
! is a practical possibility"
WAY" he asked, ARE we
now involved in many interna-
ltional commitments around the
globe to furnish military and
economic aid? Only because the
United Nations as an instru-
ment of collective security has
failed us. We have found it
necessary to organize regional
pacts and make regional COM
mltmentS to assure our safety
as against d common enemy.
Sees Enemies Of Peace
For the enemies of peace
today in the world are the Com
munist government in Moscow
and the Communist government
in Peiping."
Mr.. Lawrence scored those
who advocate REQ China be
seated in the U. N. Security
Council.
of what avail will the United
Nations be" he demanded. IF it
condones treason, if it takes it's
enemies to its bosom without the
slightest sign of repentance, if it
allows conspirators to enter its
councils and sit as equals along
side of free nationS?"
Mr., Lawrence criticised the
decision not to launch an all
out attack against the Commun-
lists during the Korean War.
There is no chapter in all
our history" he said. (which
is more revealing of the weak
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ness Of free nations than what
happened in the five months
after our intervention in Korea
in l950-when the word went
forth to our military command
.ers that they must not use all
their weapons to defend them
selves and that they must &C
IQuiesce in the murder of our boys
rather than allow our own air.
planes to bomb the supply lines
which were bringing weapons Of
death 10 kill our troops.
1--WE heard in 1850 and we
have heard ever since the cry
that the use of maximum power
would have involved us in a third
world war.
None of us wanted a third
world war in 1850 and we don't
want one now, but the chances
of becoming involved in a third
world war have been immeasur-
ably increased by our failure to
win a clear-cut victory in Korea. I"
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ping center and in 1943 he
formed the Shirlington Corp
The first store opened the next
year.
In 1947 Mr.. Cherner became
president of the Shirlingtor
Trust Co. in Arlington County
Two years ago he was appointed
to the board of overseers of the
Albert Einstein College of Med
icine of Yeshiva University. Mr.
Cherner was founder of that
college of medicine in New York
the first JeWiSh-Sponsored medi-
cal school established in Amer.
lea.
4 Mr. Cherner had served as
national campaign chairman oil
the United Jewish Appeal, ma
tional treasurer of the Bonds fol
Israel drive and national vice
chairman of the Einstein College
campaign fund. He received the
1854 annual presidents award
from B'nai Birth. He was also
general chairman and vice pres
ident of the Greater Washington
UJA.
In 1858 Mr.. Cherner contrib
uted 100000 toward establish
ment of a school of economics
and social science in Israel, the
first school of its kind in Israel
Israeli Ambassador Abba Ebar
said:
II am deeply grieved by the
passing of my friend Joseph
Cherner, valiant and jealous
champion of ISraels cause. The
resurgence of our people in its
homeland Illuminated his path
and inspired his every waking
moment. His friends in Israel
will always think of him with
pride and deep affection"
Survivors are his widow, Ruth;
four daughters. Mrs. Willard 1
Fucker, 5000 Aberdeen road. Be-
thesda, Md; Mrs. Bernard Zam-
ichow, New York; Mrs. Joseph
Engler, Boston; Miss Margery
iCherner. of the home address;
two sisters. Mrs. Abraham Lap
kotf, 4705 Blagden avenue NV;
Mrs. Henry j. Gertler. 1896 Iris
street NV, and three brothers,
Leon. 1885 Orchid street NV;
Henry, 4409 Burlington place
NV, both partners in the auto
mobile agencies, and Reubin
Cherner, 4705 Blagdeny avenue
NV.
Services viii be held at 3 pm
tomorrow at B'nai Israel SYM
agogue, Sixteenth and Critten-
den streets NV. Burial will be
in Tifereth Israel Cemetery.
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tan Premier Camel Abdel Nassel
and other officials.
During that time. he obtained
pledges from Egypt and Israel
to refrain from hostilities except
in Self-defense.
To Press for Assurances
The U. N. diplomat was ex-
pected to press Mr.. Ben-Gu1ion
for assurance that orders have
been issued to Israeli troops tc
observe the cease-fire.
Mr.. Hammarskjold insisted the
orders to frontline troops were
a necessary preliminary to forg-
ing a binding ceaSe-fire agree
ment. But Mr. Ben-Gurion
stalled off giving the assurances
Instead. Israel made a formal
demand on Mr.. Hammarskjold
that Egypt lift the Suez Canal
restrictions. He replied that the
matter was outside the scope of
his mission, which the Arabs
have insisted must be confined to
the border situation.
Mr.. Sharett replied that
Egypt's interference with legiti-
mate shipping constitutes a hos
tile act"
Egypt has ignored = N. Sc
curity Council resolutions calling
for an end to the restrictions.
Israel charges that the Suez
Canal ban is a violation of the
1949 armistice agreement that
ended the Palestine war between
Israel and the Arab states OF
Egypt. Jordan. Syria ano
Lebanon.
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.CHERNER
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
driver and a seller of mems fur
IniShings. At one time he livec
a few years in Flint and Detroit
Mich. He formerly was in thu
real estate business.
The automobile industry cap
tured his fancy ana in 1880, al
the depths of the depression, HI
started his Ford agency. Mr.
Cherner advertised as Uncle
Joe Cherner" and was consist
emily advising WashingtonianS
to come to "Chernerville" ano
get their cars "Chernerized."
Built Shopping Center
Mr.. Cherner developed the
Shirlington shopping center or
Shirley highway in the l940S
Until then he had never con-
structed a store building.
In 1947, Mr.. Cherner told 6
reporter that he had no more
intention Of building the Dis
trict's biggest shopping center
than of flying kite. In fact
he said i'll 1943. when he couldn't
get cars to sell, he could have
gone to Florida and taken a rest
But, as Mr.. Cherner put it, 81
didn't want to do that. l ever
hate holidays and Sundays be-
cause I have nothing to do"
So he thought he'd try to buy
a site for an airport because
after World War II he figured
that everybody would be buying
airplanes. That's the way he
heard about the land upor
which he built Shirlington shop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
BY the Associated Press

Civil Defense Chief Val Peter
son said today the development
of nuclear weapons has reached
a stage where the shadow of
absolute destruction has been
cast" over mankind.
In testimony prepared for
House Government Operations
subcommittee. Mr.. Peterson
sketched what he said would be
the terrible consequences of
war with hydrogen weapons.
He said that for the three
years he has headed Federal Civil
Defense planning Il have been
staring into hell" because:
MAN has now invented wea-
pons of such destructiveness and
the means for delivering these
weapons over long distances that
he has about reached the point
not quite yet, but about
reached reached the point
where he can commit suicide
upon this earth If he sees fit
to indulge in a thermonuclear
hydrogen war"
Takes Pride in Results
Mr.. Peterson made no ref
erence to suggestions that civil
defense be put under the mil
itary departments or be reor-
eanized otherwise.
He defended the Federal Civil
Defense Administration. an in
dependent agency, saying it has
achieved magnificent" results
with a handful Of full-time
people. augmented by volun-
teerS.'
while ! agree that more Fed
eral authority is needed, any
additional authority beyond that
prescribed in the present law
must not result in any dimin-
ishing Of effort at the local
level" he said.
In general. he said, there are
only two essential principles
that have any validity against
nuclesr weapons regardless of
their size"
Principles Of Protection
These are the principles Of
protection by distance and pro-
lection by shielding" Mr.. Pc
terson explained.
Describing the possible fright
tu results OF a thermometer
war, Mi. Peterson said I'VE need
not await the arrival Of the in
tercontinental ballistic missile to
picture whole regions OF our land
laid waste"
He said he and others re-
sponSible for civil defense recos-
nize its shortcomings but that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
NucIeor War Threatens
Total Ruin, Peterson Says

"there is serious question whether
defense, civil or military, can
ever be adequate to meet today's
weapons and those of the future"
He said civil defense has rem
dered notable service in various
parts of the Nation in dealing
with peacetime disasters. He
commended this work has more
than justified its cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17

welcomed him at the airport
Maj. Gen. Edison l.. M. Burns
Canadian chief of the United
Nations Armistice Commission
came with Mr.. Hammarskjolc
from Beirut.
Mr.. Hammerskiold'S task was
made tougher by Israel's de-
mand that Egypt lift all restric-
tons on Israeli shipping through
the Suez Canal.
Reported Optimistic
The U. N. Secretary Genera
was reported optimistic, how.
ever, over the progress of hi;
mission.
Prior to leaving for Israel, MIR
Hammarskjold conferred in Bel
rut with Lebanese chiefs.
The Israeli border area was
comparatively quiet. An Israeli
army spokesman said the dining
hall of a cement factory six
miles from the Jordan border
was blown up last night. Vehicle
tracks led from Ramleh, scene
of the explosion. to the Jordan
border. he added.
1t was the first violence re-
ported by Israel on the frontier
in two days. Egypt accused Is
rael of violating the GAIA strip
frontier eight times over the
week end by shooting over the
border and sending planes tt
circle the area.
Mr. Hammarskjold WORKED
over the week end at his Beiru
headquarters. He had returned
there from Carlo, where he spen
five days comforting with Egyp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
Special Dispatch to The star

NEW YORK. April 17-David
Lawrence. the publisher and
Icolumnist, charged in a speech
here yesterday that the United
Nations has failed as an instru-
Iment of collective security be-
cause it has not denounced So
Wet Russia for acts of treason
against the U. N.
The U. NJ, he declared, evil
IDENTIFY did not possess the cour-
age to deal with reality and
truth.
Mr.. Lawrence deplored the
fact that the United Nations took
no punitive action in the Assem-
bly, after the late Andrea ViShin-
sky admitted Soviet Russia sup
piled munitions of war to Red
Chinese armies which were kill
ing American soldiers and other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
HommorskjjoId Begins
His Talks With IsroeIis

JERUSALEM Israel Sector April II L49-Dag Hammersk
od arrived today from Lebanon and Immediately began talks
with Israeli leaders in stage of his Middle
East peace mission.
The Nations Secretary General travelled directly
LYDIA Airport outside Tel Aviv Office of Premier David
Ben Gurion.
He accompanied by Minister Moshe Share who
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