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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
HOLLYWOOD W
BY sHEILAH GRAHAM

HOLLYWOOD. - Very few
knew it. but the Bob Crosbys
were separated last week for
three miserable days. Mother
in law trouble. Hers. Close
friends talked them into a
reconciliation. Brother
Bing Crosby's High Tor" on
TV March II will be the first
to have a movie-type premiere
lights, celebrities and a big
party.
Judy Garland is battling to
do her three new spectaculars
with CHS on film. She loathes
the live medium. Red
Shelton, No. 3 on the Trendex,
is feeling SO good about 1t, he
gave RKO the green light to
start his Public Pigeon Num-
Der One movie in March. With
his live weekly TV shows, this
will be a murderous routine.
Co-star in the film will prob
ably be Ann Rutherford.
Ann Sothern has 80 more
Private Secretaries" to tele-
film, and then she'll throw in
the acting towel--along about
June. She's gaining weight and
Annie would rather sit on the
sidelines and function as a
plump executive. And
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
are still trying to retire from
the acting end of TV and IT
Love Lucy" also about June.
They just want to give the
orders. not take EN-. :.
Danny Thomas is on cloud nine
after the phone call from Mrs.
Eisenhower over his MAKE
Room for Daddy" show, with
its gentle ribbery of the Presi-
dent and family.
From Ozzie Nelson-"Now I
know son David is grown up;
he asked for the photos we
took of him with Joy Lansing"
"a very luscious blond. Well,
1t had to happen sometime.
Noel Coward's kinescope
Of "Blithe Spirit" which he
shot two days before the actual
show, was much better than
the live stuff you saw. He
should have taken the night
of and released the kinnie.
Clint Walker, the right royal
marshal of Warmers Che
yenne" telefllms, is on a raw
meat and raw fruit diet to
keep in shape to round up them
thar rustlers. Bob Hope
will introduce Yana. England's
answer to La Monroe, on his
February z filmed Tv show.
-. And Paramount Is using
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
Boyer Likes I eIevision
But Prefers the Theoter

docs not fill up the year" AS
Is characteristic of most &C.
tors. he feels compelled to
keep busy most of the time
and If he isn't working hard,
he becomes bored and rest
less. :
An alert. intelligent man. he
is an omniverous reader. has
an enormous interest in
things Of political and social
significance. During World
War II, he served first with
the French Army. Two months
after Pearl Harbor. having
become an American citizen,
he worked here in behalf of
che Free French movement
and for French war relief.
In addition to his television
work and his many outside in
terests. he has just bought a
play by the famous French
playwright. Jean Anouilh,
which he plans to produce on
Broadway with himself as the
star.
Rehearsals Help
Boyer's last appearance on
Broadway was opposite Mary
Martin in Kind Sir" and,
though this venture was not
too successful. he said he pre-
fers the theater to television.
With my language diff
culties, it is easier for me to
act on the stage because am
pie time is given to rehearsals."
he said. This permits op-
portunity for revision and in
depreciation and, therefore, I
am not so nervous about max
ing mistakes
He said he still has some
difficulty with English, despite
his many years in this country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
BY MARGARET McMANUS

NEW YORK. Jan. 21.-
Charles Boyer. who made a
kind Of celluloid history with
his trick lighting of two Gig
arctic in one romantic breath,
is a man of much more than
passing amours. Boyer has
been happily married for %
years and Is the doting father
of a 12-year-old son named
Michael.
A shy, almost reticent man,
the courtly actor was here the
other day briefly on his way
from Paris to his home in Bev-
erly Hills. In his suite at the
Pierre Hotel. he explained that
he was staying in New York
less than two days because he
was eager to get home to his
family.
It have been away quite
some time" he said, with a
pronounced French accent. 1T
made a movie in Rome and
also some films in Paris which
we will show on the CBS-TV
-Four Star Playhous.' My wife
and my boy came over to stay
with me awhile. but I am rush
now to get back to California
for Michael's birthday. I just
talked to them on the tele-
phone and they say, Hurry up.
what is keeping your"
One of the producers and
rotating stars on the PLAY
house" show on $50 Thurs
day nights. Boyer said he
enjoys doing television and
especially likes the dual job
of both acting and producing.
However, he said that, shar-
ing the honors with Dick Pow
ell and David Niven, this job
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22

because he returns every year
to his native Paris to spend
several months. and also be-
cause his mother liveds with
them here for a long time and
they spoke so much French at
home.
Married to the former Pat
Patterson, who was a British
actress, Boyer said his wife
retired from the stage in 1898
and has not missed 1t at all.
"One of us on the stage Is
enough" he said. land she
keeps busy and happy with the
boy and running the house"
A Quiet Life
He said they have a very
quiet life in Hollywood, watch
a great deal of television. en-
terrain and are entertained by
their friends, see an occasional
movie and on week ends they
go to Malibu Beach, where
they have a cottage.
''If one could choose, the
three greatest cities in which
to live are New York. Paris and
Rome" said Boyer. IF I am
not busy, I find Hollywood very
dull. There Is no theater. COM
paritively few restaurants. It
is empty. One feels away--out
Of things.
However, when am work.
ing hard, ! like it. We go to
bed early and are up at the
crack of dawn to get to the
studio We spend a good deal
of time In the sun and it is
great for my boy. used to
be a tennis flend, played hours
every day. but / don't play
much anymore"
Since his arrival in Holly
wood in the early sos, after
successful career on the French
stage, Boyer has co-starred
with many leading feminine
actresses. including Greta
Carlo. Marlene Dietrich. Bette
Davis, Jennifer Jones and
Claudette Colbert. He said
his favorite partners in the
movies were Irene Dunno and
Ingrid Bergman.
Then the man from France
made his master move. With
a familiar gesture, the roman
tic movie favorite reached in
his pocket and brought out a
slim alligator fold. It was not
a cigarette case. It was his
wallet.
He murmured in his strong
French accent:
you would, perhaps, like to
see a picture of my boy?"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
Bob Crosbys Separate
But Only for 3 DAYS

television to sell Oreste, star of
their big musical, THE Vaga-
bond King" Among other Tv
chores, Oreste plays Caruso in
CBS's big tribute to the record
industry.
North American NeuRnanar AIMannaA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
HOW'D. c. PUPILS AVERAGED
IN ACHIEVEMENT TESTS

Here is hon the District public school system says
the ctys pupils averaged the past school years city
ide achievement tests in comparison Nth the national
test standards
THIRD GRADE-Nne months below standard in para
graph meaning in word meaning and spelling eight
in arithmetic reasoning and six in arithmetic computation
FIFTH GRADE-About one year behind in all tests.
SIXTH CRADLE Of school year behind in para
graph meaning ve school months behind in word
ing and spelling six months behind lin language eight
months behind in arithmetic reasoning and six months
behind in arithmetic computation.
EIGHTH GRADE-One year and four months behind
in paragraph meaning. and arithmetic reasoning
putation eight tenths Of behind in word meaning
NINTH GRADE-1.6 of year behind in paragraph
meaning, IL year behind in word meaning, IL Of year
behind in arithmetic reasoning and l8 Of year behind in
arithmetic computation. Average lag behind national
sample 3 Of school year. In test understanding basic
social concepts three points below national l2 in
test background in the social sciences point below
national Of H. in correctness and appropriateness of
expression the local medan equaed the national sample
ELEVENTH GRADE-On ability to interpret reading
materials in the social studies and natural sciences
points below national ability to interpret library
materials three points below the national norm
TWELFTH GRADE-On understanding of basic social
point below the national norm general
background in the natural sciences and and
appropriateness Of expression point above the
ability to do cumulative thinking four points lower than
the norm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19

because OF the interfering bac-
terla.
The tissue Of germ-free
animals may be burned and the
true reactions noted.
Irreversible hemorrhagic shock
is another problem that some
times confronts surgeons. This is
q fatal form of shock occurring
after seemingly successful opera
tions. 1t is suspected that GER
tain toxins enter the blood
stream through the intestines,
If the presence Of bacteria in
the system is eliminated. re-
searchers feel they may find out
about the unknown toxins.
Another project will be the
study Of the effects Of radiation
on tissue. More often than not,
radiation deaths are accompa-
MED by infection.
Bacteria again confuse the
picture for science. Is death
caused by the radiation itself
or by a subsequent action OF
bacteria? Bacteria free tissue
subjected TO radiation may tell
us.
Working with DR.. Forbes are
two other university research as
lsociates, DR.. James T. Park OF
the department Of physiological
chemistry and DR.. Richard E
Horton Of the department Of
pediatrics. The group is assisted
by nine technicians and helpers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19

patients narcotics prescriptions
said the Federal Bureau of Mar
|cotics had knowledge of these
practices.
for enough drugs to last about
three days." He said he does
not administer the narcotics. He
Gets Many Calls
DR.. Latane also said he had
frequent calls from narcotics
and barbiturate addicts for
drugs but that he did not give
them prescriptions unless he felt
they were really i'll.
"Once in a while an out-of-
town addict comes to my Office
with withdrawal pains and is
away from his source of drugs, -
explained the physician. Il adj
minister to him. This is an ill
ness and comes within my
field as a physician to admin
lister to him. I don't want him
to collapse in my Office"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
.Rompoging Miner
Slain by Officers

RHODA, Va. July 10 P.-
Two officers Tuesday night shot
and killed a rampaging 52-year-
old coal miner in a gun fight
while his wife and children
watched from behind a nearby
woodshed.
Abe Kendall died almost in
stantly from three .38-caliber
slugs fired by Wise County Dep
uty Sheriff Art Fleenor and
Stonega Officer o. B. Tucker.
They said he fired twice at them
through a screen door.
The officers said they had
come to serve a disturbance war;
rant sworn against Kendall
earlier by his wife. They said
Kendall, who had been drinking,
chased Mrs. Kendall and their
three small children out of the
house and was shooting UP the
place"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
Asked
On School Bonds

RICHMOND, July 10 (P.--
The State Supreme Court was
asked yesterday to grant a re-
hearing of its decision upholding
the validity of a 81 million school
bond issue in Hanover County.
The request came from Samuel
w. Shelton of Hanover, whose
original challenge of the bond
issue commended that it was in
validated by the United States
Supreme Court decision outlaw
ing school segregation.
Hanover Circuit Judge Leon
Bazile last year held that Han
over voters, in 1858, had approved
a bond issue to build segregated
schools. He ruled that after the
Supreme Courts decision. segre-
gated schools no longer were
legal and the unsold bonds could
not be sold or any of the money
legally disposed of.
The State Supreme Court,
ruling in favor of the school
board, reversed Judge Bazile,
saying the Supreme Courts de-
cision had no effect on the valid
ity of the bonds.
Mr.. Shelton's petition yester-
day raised a new question, which
he said was the fundamental
issue-"Whether the people Of
Hanover County shall be taxed
without their consent He re-
ferred to the probability that
repayment of the bond money
would have to come from a tax
increase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
Virginia Doctor Defends
Narcotics Prescriptions

DR.. Henry A. Latane, prom
inent Alexandria physician, to-
day said he prescribes narcotics
for -four or five" patients be-
he believes it's the only
way to cope with drug addiction.
The II year old physician
also said he had prescribed bar
biturates for two teen-agers
about three months ago. He said
the boys were not connected with
a gang of five youths-teen-
ayers or in their early 20s-ar-
rested Monday for distribution
Of barbiturates.
Police said the gang had OBJ
tanned prescriptions from IAN
Alexandra physician.
Has Checked Records
DR.. Latane, who lives and
maintains Offices at 31l North
Washington street. said he
shocked his records and there
was no indication he had pre-
;cribed barbiturates for the five
member gang which used Sleep
ing pills for cheap drunks."
THE boys I prescribed, the
drugs for came in and COM
planned Of being nervous and
not able to Sleep" he said.
The physician said the persons
FOR whom he prescribes narcotics
are suffering from rather severe
physical ailments" He said they
were probably addicted before
they suffered the ailment "but
they get only enough narcotics
so they be comfortable and con-
Binue working"
DR.. Latane said one of the
patients suffers from a painful
facial tic, another is an amputee
with a, painful stump" a third
suffers from sciatica and the
fourth is an invalid once addict
ed to barbiturates.
DR.. Latane said he gives his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
Starlight Movies.
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs sponsored by the
Evening Star in cooperation
with the Film Center Of WASH
ington and the recreation de-
partments of the District and
Arlington, Prince Georges and
Montgomery counties.
WASHINGTON. AT DUSK
stoddert Thirty-ninth and Calvert
Park View, warder and Otis streets
Rigs, Rises road and Madison street
KaIoIsms, =, Ninteenth and Columbia
Bundy Fourth and o streets NV.
Hayes, Fifth and X streets NE.
Ihomas.P re reside Anacostia and Grant
RichardsOn, Fifty-third and Blaine
Thirteenth and D streets
Draper, Wheeler road and walter place
Sc
IT. dreble. Nichols avenue and chesa-
peake street s.W.
ARLINGTON COUNTY, $50 PM.
In. Curtis. 7i2 South Twenty third street
NOTTINGHAM. 5000 Little Falls road.
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY. $3.50 PM
Lincoln Elementary School. Lincoln Park
road Lincoln.
Green Meadows Playground. Sheridan
and Sligo Park. Green Meadows.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, $50 PM.
Wheaton Recreation Center, Claridge
road on Viers Mill road, wheaton
Long Branch. Old Bladensburg road and
Heron drive, Silver Spring.
Hillcrest Playground Aberdeen street.
west end. Rockville
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19

classes. The school did have
special arithmetic classes, how
ever.
These sannplings," the report
declared, indicate that definite
gains were made in all sections
of the city and at each level. II
lis reasonable to suppose that
similar gains have been made in
the schools not tested"
Science and English
While not naming schools, the
report said seniors at eight Of
the city's IL high schools aver
aged as well as, or above, ma
tional standards on science and
English expression tests. Those
at six schools also topped ma
tional normS in basic social con-
cepts. and at four in quantita-
tive thinking.
Vocational high school seniors
didn't do so well as those in the
regular high schools, however
The report called for a check to
find out why.
The report called it gratifying
that some pupils and some
schools by far are exceeding ma
tional standards of comparison
The proportion Of low achievers
however," it added, sis greater"
Making a point of another set
of tests which showed the city's
pupils matching national aver
ages on intelligence. the report
said the conclusion was unavoid-
able that numerous capable
children are not achieving for
reasons other than lack of in
telligence."
THE present test results" it
said, bring into bold relief the
fact that remedial services are
needed M
The report was prepared by
DR.. Irene Hypps, assistant super
intendent in charge of testing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
County Votes Bonds
For CoIored School

PALMYRA. Va. July 10 (R.-
Fluvanna County voters have ap-
proved by a Stool margin q
$750,000 bond issue for the con-
struction of a consolidated ele-
mentary school for Negro pupils
The referendum Tuesday car
ried in each Of the county's II
precincts. Complete unofficial re-
turns showed a vote of 678 fol
and 218 against.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
Heads Aid Group

John s. Richardson of Arling-
ton, governor of the Chesapeake
District of lCivitan International,
has been notified Of his appoint
ment by Gov. Stanley to the
Virginia Committee for the EN-
ployment and Aid of the Physi-
cally Handicapped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19

| Ills was uISCIOSeU III n T6pO
new test results, which show t
making significant Roadway agail
The report, while citing the
showed pupils in most grades
still averaging several months to
nearly two years behind national
achievement standards, however
And it called for more special
remedial teaching to counter the
flags.
Deputy School Supt. Norman
J. Nelson made public the H.
page report. covering tests given
to pupils in eight of the city'S IL
grades between last September
and June.
The report didn't give any
general grade-by-grade compar-
ison Of city test averages for this
year and last year.
Some Substantial Gains
But it showed some impressive
improvement where sample test
ing was done in selected schools.
And it also showed substantial
gains by two city-wide groups
sixth and ninth-graders.
The sixth grade pulled up
three months to half a year over
its reading and arithmetic aver
ages of a year ago. cutting its
lag behind national standards
practically in half. The lag now
ranges from five months to
slightly over a year, on various
tests.
The ninth grade, which a year
ago was averaging a year to two
years below standard in reading
and two to three years below in
arithmetic, also cut it's lag sub
Istantially Several months were
shaved of the reading lag, and
the arithmetic gap was slashed
to less than two years.
The test report didn't break
down the results by schools. It
also didn't make any comparison
of colored and white pupils, who
until two years ago were tested
separately.
Teaching Stepped Up
Last year. disclosure of test
scores indicating a substantial
achievement lag and a gap be-
tween white and colored achieve
ment averages caused a con.
siderable stir. Officials have
been moving since to increase
the number Of special remedial
classes and otherwise intensity
teaching throughout the city.
The past years most spectac-
ular achievement gains were
registered in a special set of
tests given in four unidentified
elementary schools, and in
another set given at one high
school.
Fifth grades in the four ele-
mentary Schools-one in each
section Of the city = showed
average reading gains ranging
up to 212 years in the single
school year.
Arithmetic didn't fare so well.
In two schools the progress ave-
ragged less than a school year.
But in the other two it was well
over that.
High and Low Achievers
Two of the schools had pre-
dominantly high achievers" and
the other two predominantly
low achievers," the report said.
They were picked on that basis.
At seven other schools, similar
testing showed gains of as much
at two years by many children.
and seldom less than the
normal" gain, or seven months.
said the report.
All but 20 of 331 tenth-graders
tested in arithmetic at a high
school made very definite
growth" during the year-230 of
them more than a grades worth.
One hundred and thirty of them
gained three grades.
In reading, all but SO of 352
tested progressed at least the
normal grade, and As gained
three grades. This was achieved
without any special remedial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
The
Rambler
The City's Water
Ways Have Chunoed
BY JACK IONAS

Neighborhoods, on hot
summer days, are alive with
sprinklers and perforated
hoses, shaking the thirst of
sun-wilted lawns and back
yard gardens.
If the water fails to flow
the amateur gardener does
not have to summon a pump
doctor. He just calls the
Water Department and raises
cain.
But the Washington pump
doctor, in his day, was an
important man in the city.
For nearly half a century the
Nations Capital drew its
water from neighborhood
pumps, fed by bountiful
springs and city-dug wells.
II one of the pumps failed
to work someone hotfooted it
down to fetch the pump doc
tor, who normally came in a
hurry to replace a broken
handle or worn plunger.
Water for drinking and
home use came from the
pumps. The city and the
property owners shared the
eost-half the cost of dig
ging the wells was assessed
against the property owners
In the immediate vicinity.
The weather. had their own
wells dug in their yards.
Even though the pumps
were comparatively handy, it
wasn't long until some resi-
dents began agitating to have
water piped to hydrants near
their homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
Some Pupils Gain 3 Years
In Bosic Subjects Tests
Report Shows, However, Many Pupils
Still Lag Behind National Average
By JAMES Il. DEANE

Some Washington public school pupils gained years
basic subjects in the past school year.
This disclosed in by school officials yesterday
test results which show the citys schools apparently
making significant Roadway against tagging achievement
The report while citing the also