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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-04
|Noncy's Vegas Splash
May Win Morgan Role

HOLLYWOOD (P.-Find-
ing the actress to play the late
Helen Morgan on the screen
has touched of the biggest
casting search since Scarlet
O'Hara.
For weeks, director Mike
Curtiz has been auditioning
singers who can't act, actresses
who can't sing, girls who can
do a little Of both and even
some who have done little Of
either.
But Hollywood being the
illogical place it is, there is
little surprise connected with
the news that the front run
ner, as of now, fits the last
group.
She Is Nancy Berg, a high
fashion model from New York.
who could start an epidemic
Of girls plunging into swim
ming pools. On her way out
here, she stopped of at the
Sands Hotel in Las Vegas to
see Frank Sinatra, who was
appearing there.
Forged Ahead
In the pre-dawn hours, while
a group Of Hollywoodites
watched, Miss Berg jumped
fully-clothed into the Sands
pool. 1t was quite a splash be-
cause from out Of nowhere she
has suddenly forged ahead of
such as Jennifer Jones and
Patti Page in the Helen Nor
gan race.
Curtiz, who probably has
discovered more stars than
any other director in the busi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-04

They're not what you've been
led to believe. Those l saw in
the teahouses were beautiful
and good" Glenn plans to
visit Japan again when he has
the time.
i've been making five pic
lures a year except for this
past year when I made only
'Teahouse of the August Moon
But I'm waiting to hear about
going to England to star for
Columbia in The Notorious
Tenant The final script is
ready and the girl will be
either Rita Hayworth or De-
borah Kerr. It's a comedy by
Margery Sharpe, and it will be
made mostly in London. Dick
Quine is directing. Dick and /
started as actors together at
Columbia"
He's q ScOutmaSter
The Fords - Mrs. is the
famous Eleanor Powell-live
in a beautiful home in Beverly
Hills where they hold meet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-04

ings for the parents of the
Boy Scouts of Beverly Hills.
Son Peter is IL and following
in the footsteps of Glenn, who
was an Eagle Scout. Glenn is
now ScoutmaSter for the troop,
and believe you me, they snap
to attention when he calls
commands. Eleanor, who gave
up her screen career after she
married Glenn, has conducted
a Sunday school for the past
10 years. Her Sunday school
class has been a regular fea-
ture on television here, and
there is NBC talk of taking the
ze-winning half-hour coast
to coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-04
Glenn Ford Sings Praises
Of japan and Its People
World Photo

Continued From Page Ell
should have, to stand in the
center of Hiroshima. Also on
the deck of the Aragon in Pearl
Harbor. And in the Dachau
concentration camp in Ger
many. I've done all three"
The Japanese invented the
steam bath centuries before
the Firms and Swedes, accord
ing to Glenn.
A Family Affair
IF l had the means, Id
have one" he said. 1.-THE
Japanese bath is therapeutic.
Every hotel has one on every
floor, And every family, in its
private home, has one-they're
around 6 to 8 feet square.
These hot baths are for the
whole family, they get in to
get warm. The bamboo walls
are cold in the suramer. All
the soaping and Scrubbing is
done outside the bath"
Another misconception about
Japan is the geisha girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-04

problem after he casts the
star. That's picking the title.
It will either be 1.-THE Helen
Morgan Story" or why Was
Born?" The latter was one
of Miss Morgan's biggest song
hits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-04
ness Mike hasn't tested.

ness Mike hasn't tested.
That's Julie London. the
former wife Of Jack (Dragnet)
Webb. She's a good actress,
too In fact, she was an actress
long before she ever knew she
could sing.
Mike will have another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29

NEXT QUESTION:: A little while back we ehai-
Ienged our readers to take a sixth-grade exam.
Some Of you complained that it was too easy. So
next week we are giving you chance to see how you
would do IL you back in the seventh graded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29

gilded desert caravanseraS switched only refer
ence in joke = from the Esher Bypass : which has
humorous overtoneS for Londoners - to the Jersey
Turnpike.
Broadly speaking I'D say there only two slight
differences between brands of humor. Americans
get much of kick out of kidding each other than
do the British. Jack Benny got rich being kdded for
his wealth. Bob Hope and Jimmy Durante spoofed
about their Edgar Bergen for being bald. Jackie
Gleason for being stout, etc.
Carried down to the folkSy level American barrooms
echo TO the laughter of backsIappng friends who rib the
life out Of each other for their alleged drinking exploits
for the blonde that got away didn't for the putt they
missed on the sixteenth etc. Kidding is hilarious in
America. In Britain, it may not rate chuckle
Over there two men at bar will probably be swap
ping the latest beer jokes For inexplicabe reason
beer is considered excruciatingy funny in England.
more or less the way drivers an American
television show
The second slight variation is in the popularity OF
the pun. In America is polite to suppress pun In
England we use puns batanty advertising slogans
After all, they we're good enough for Shakespeare.
In short, do not believe that the American funny
bone is any more sensitive than the British. am con-
vinced however, that country IN history has ever
yearned SO much for laughter paid higher stakes to
their professional merrymakerS than the US.
Comedy Can Be Lasting
While have this magazine a forum, should like
to pay tribute = they say eleviSion = to the
noble profession of being funny. Artscaly speaking,
humor has always been suspect because it not con-
sidered Significant" Drama has snob appeal. Let
cry play and he walks out of the theater con-
WINGED that he has work of art. And YET comedy
survive the ravages of time as we'll as tragedy as
Shakespeare Moiere, Shaw and Oscar Wilde prove.
On my last visit to New York, invited charming
lady to attend the theater with me.
rs it play with message?" she asked over the
phone. IF it is. | shan't dress"
WE'LL shall be back again next Saturday for my third
and last Spectacular on CBS This Happy Breed,
play about Engshmen in the last war. 1t does.
I'm afraid have bit of message So needn't dress
NEXT QUESTION: A little while back ehal-
Iensed readers to take sixth-grade exam
Some Of you complained that it was too easy. So
next week are giving you a chance to see how you
would do IL you were back in the seventh gradel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29

COWARD: "Britishers distrust the loud laugh
lest it betray the vacant mind US. Vsi-
tors mistake british urbanity for duIIness''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29

A famous playwright and wit comes
to the defense Of his fellow
countrymen. They may not roar at
Jokes about Hollywood and Vine
but just mention the Esher Bypass !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
Fitness Conferees
Long on Theory,
Short on Practice

ANNAPOLIS, June 20 Up. =
Delegates to the Presidents
Conference on Fitness of Ameri-
can Youth haven't been prac-
ticing what they preach.
While most of the $50 leaders
in athletics, education and rec
reation have been deploring the
fact that American gadgetry
and mechanization have been
depriving the people of needed
physical exercise. they have
been riding in buses and cars
everywhere they have gone while
here at the Naval Academy, site
Of the conference. Sometimes the
distance has been only a few
blocks.
Yesterday buses met them at
the conference to transport
them to waiting boats for a
cruise on Chesapeake Bay.
Look" said one. we're here
talking fitness and we can't walk
three blocks"
After the cruise, most of the
delegates ignored waiting We
hicles and treked the three
blocks back to the building.
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2 W&L Students,
Missing for Month,
Found in Canada

PITTSBURGH. Pa, June 20
(P).-The parents of a Pitts
burgh youth said yesterday he
and a classmate who disappeared
May % from Washington and
Lee University at Lexington, Va,
have been found at a Canadian
fishing lodge.
The two youths are Jack L.
Armstrong, 10, Of Pittsburgh
and Kelvin E. Moyles, 10, of
Brooklyn.
Mr.. Armstrong; father said
The was notified last Thursday
that his son and Mr.. Moyles are
working at Birch Island station,
Ont. The father said the news
came from Mrs. Jack Gruber
of Cleveland. Her father operates
the fishing lodge.
The elder Armstrong had
flown to the Bahamas shortly
after his son was reported miss
ing to check a tip he was there.
No reason was given for
either boy leaving school. They
repeatedly have been working in
the fishing camp since May rs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
I rode Board Aid Asked
For PostoI Rate Increase

Postmaster General Summer
field asked Board of Trade MEM
bers at a general membership
luncheon yesterday to back a
pending bill in Congress which
would raise the postal rates.
Mr.. Summerfield. speaking at
the Mayflower Hotel, declared
raises in postal rates, plus a con-
ltinued increasingly efficient ham
ding of the department, would
result in eventually balancing the
Post Office Departments budget.
At the same time he announced
a series of five postal information
seminars to open at 10 am, July
10, at the Main Post Office
Building here. These seminars,
he said, will be conducted under
the guidance of Washington
Postmaster Roy M. North and
the sponsorship of the Board of
Trade.
He declared they should do
much to give your employees the
basic knowledge they need to
streamline your mailing proce-
dureS."
At these seminars, he said, key
employees will be instructed in
essential postal regulations on
mail classifications, proper pack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
6. O:P. Unit Books Clay
To Run Against Smith

ASHLAND, Va, June 20 (P),
= H. B. Clay of Ashland has
been Endorsed unanimously by
Hanover County Republicans as
G. o. P. candidate for the 9th
district congressional seat.
If Mr.. Clay wins the nomi-
nation, he will oppose Repre-
sentative Smith, Democrat, dean
of Virginia's congressional dele
cation. District Republicans will
meet June 80 at Colonial Beach
to pick nominee. Mr.. Clay, an
insurance man, has said he will
seek the nomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

aging and the effective use of
postal publications.
Mr.. Summerfield declared that,
in the last three years, the de-
partment'S transportation costs
have been reduced over IL per
cent. or $50 million annually.
Mr.. Summerf1eld added that
accounting and financial changes
are saving over $50 million a
year and that the postal de-
felt Of $727 million in 1852
had been cut by 1855 to less than
half, 1868 million.
He warned however, that I'VE
are paying 1856 prices for the
things we purchase, and we are
lcharging 1882 prices for the
things we SELL"
This means. he said, that un-
less Congress increases first,
second and third class postage
rates. the deficit will go back
up to around a half a billion
dollars a year,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
Bill Gives District
Holiday Pay Powers

Legislation to give the Dis
trict Commissioners the same
authority as the President on
holiday leave and pay has been
introduced in the House by Rep
resentative Davis, Democrat OF
Georgia.
Under the bill, which went to
the House Post Office and Civil
Service Committee, the Com
missioners would be given the
discretion to take such action
on pay and leave of city workers
as the President takes, but would
not be required to do so.
When the city heads declare
a holiday under the new bill,
it would apply to all District
employees alike.
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u. N. Dead Honored

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
June 20 (P.-The United Ma
tions yesterday dedicated a
plaque in memory of % U. N.
military observers and members
of the secretariat who died in
the service of the U. N. The
memorial is on the outside wall
of the meditation room in the
public lobby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

of cashiers checks signed by a
bank official and not by agency
representatives.
The Naval Command released
the following amounts which
represent part payments of the
pledges from each agency which
were forwarded in this manner
to the local polio chapter:
$2,730.51 from the Naval Ord
nance Laboratory, ST, 976.85 from
the Naval Gun Factory, $1,186.50
from the Naval Research Lab
oratory, $235.79 from headquar-
tiers and $70.50 from Naval
Training Publication Center.
George Kahne, head of en-
ployes services at the Naval Gun
Factory, said the one-package
charity drive was started about
three years ago at the factory.
He declared that from the be-
ginning the local polio chapter
accepted the money as such.
Last December. he added. the
last checks were sent in to the
chapter and were returned with
the request for cashiers checks.
This, he added. was the first
such request he had seen.
When the money was returned
to the Naval Command, Mr..
Kahne said, Rear Admiral Lo-
renzo S. Sabin, jr., former COM
mandant. directed the agencies
to send the money back in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
5 Billion People

NEW YORK.-At present rates
Iof population increase in almost
every part of the globe, the world
will have about billion people
in the next so years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
Navy Says Polio Group
Accepts United FundGifts

local chapter of the National Foundation for nanle
Paralysis been accepting from united fund drives
despite strict national policy against it. spokesman at the
Potomac River Naval Command revealed.
$780, however returned to the Commands
agencies with that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

form of the cashiers checks. He
did this, Mr.. Kahne added, after
consulting with the local polio
chapter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

GOLDEN WEDDING II DR..
and Mrs. Howard A. Edison
of 1910 Fourth street NV,
District residents since 1910,
will celebrate their 50th an
niversary tomorrow. DR.. Ed
son served % years with the
Department of Agriculture
and seven years with the
Civil Service Commission
until his retirement in 1945.
They have two children,
Mrs. Joseph Langdon of
Washington and DR.. Ralph
Edison of Shelton, Conn,
and six grandchildren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

1901 Auoca first automobile in the country which was going
cleaning like Yesterday after thorough reubhn by the A9tocar
Oliver Qe CURATOR Bachmn Cat the er director
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10
Court Review
SET on Award

A $4,000 award by an Arl-
ington jury in a breach of con-
tract suit will be reviewed by
the Virginia Supreme Court of
Appeals.
The court agreed yesterday to
review the award made last
March to real estate man Ed
ward j. Farrell, of the Arlington
Towers Apartments. whose Of
fees are in Washington.
The house builder against
whom the award was brought.
Mayer Smith. of 946 North
Madison street. with Offices at
2700 Lee highway, Arlington,
had appealed the judgment.
The $4,000 figure is one of the
largest awarded by an Airing
ton jury.
Mr.. Farrell originally had sued
Mr.. Smith for 1871 ,679 in COM
missions he alleged would be
due him under a contract with
Mr.. Smith, reached orally in
June, 1854.
Mr.. Farrell said that under
the contract, he was to receive
$250-to-S350 commission from
the builder for every house he
sold in the Ada Valley develop
ment near Fort Meade, Md.
Plans had called for 500 homes.
Mr.. Farrell testified Mr.. Smith
Illegally terminated his services
in January, 1855, and said he
did not intend to pay any COM
mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10
Jury Conviction
Avoids Findinu
In Police Assault

A Prince Georges Court jury
yesterday convicted a Bladens-
burg man of disorderly conduct
but failed to reach a verdict on
a charge he assaulted the arrest
ing policeman.
After more than three hours
of elaboration. the jury returned
the verdict against Melvin j..
Stanley, 20, of the $500 block of
Annapolis road, arrested on
March 9 in the Cheverly Theater
by County Police Pvt. Frank
Bishop.
Pvt. Bishop testified he asked
Stanley to move from his thea
ter seat to the lobby to discuss
a disorderly conduct complaint
reported by the movie house
manager, Hoover Warren. In
stead. Stanley shrugged away
from him and protested loudly
he had done nothing wrong and
was not going to move, accord
ing to Pvt. Bishop.
Police said the assault charge
stemmed from the struggle that
followed. after Pvt. Bishop and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10
Eisenhower Leads
In Richmond Poll

RICHMOND, Oct. 10 - A
Richmond News-Leader survey
indicates President Eisenhower
lis leading the three-way presi-
dental race in metropolitan
Richmond.
The survey, tabulated by the
research department of Rich
mond Newspapers Inc, showed
Mr.. Eisenhower leading with a
percentage standing of 40, Ad-
lai Stevenson with 80 per cent,
T. Colemand Andrews with 10,
and undecided 9 per cent.
The poll shows Democratic
Representative j. Vaughan
Gary off to a commanding lead
against Republican Roy E. Ca
bell, jr., for the Bird district
House seat.
There were 1890 replies to a
QUESTIONABLE inserted in cop
lies of the paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10
Council Agrees
To Alexandra
School Bonds

The Alexandria City Council
last night informally agreed to
a bond issue of $1.3 million for
school construction but said the
bond sale would have to wait
for more favorable market con-
ditions.
The council appropriated $40,-
900 for purchase of a school site
and authorized the school board
to hire architects to draw plans
for a new school and for an
addition to StoneWall Jackson
School.
The new 20-room elementary
school will be built west of Shir-
ley highway. The Stonewall
jackson addition will be a new
building connected to the ex-
listing structure. Both will serve
the area annexed from Fairfax
County in 1852.
Councilmen said the architects
will have to be hired on a pay
when money is available policy. !"
They said no funds from the
bond issue would be available
until March, l. at the earliest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10

ICorpl. Robert Haislip. now chief
of Laurel Town Police. removed
STANLEY to the theater lobby
Pvt. Bishop testified Stanley
kicked him in the groin after be-
ling Subdued with a blackjack
and restrained with handouts.
The 24-year-old policeman
said that, as a result of the kick
ne fell unconscious beside his
cruiser outside the theater and
later had to take SIX days sick
leave and spend another week in
the hospital.
Stanley admitted he had been
throwing paper in the theater
but said he thought it was not
enough to distract anyone. His
attorney, Dick Foster, argued
that Stanley was fighting an
illegal attempt to arrest him
since Pvt. Bishop had no warrant
and had not witnessed the dis
orderly conduct reported by Mr.
Warren.
Judge j. Dudley DiggeS post
.poned sentencing. Stanley re-
.quested a jury trial when the
case first came up in Hyattsville
Police Court.
A $4,000 damage suit against
Stanley for personal injuries al
.legedly suffered by Pvt. Bishop
from the kick has been filed by
the policeman. Mr.. Foster said
his client has filed a $4,000
tcounter-suit which charges false
arrest and personal injury, and
includes as co-defendants Corpl
HaiSlip, M War; and the
Cheverly Theater Corp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10
MAN FAILS TO QUIET
TRAIN WITH GUN
is QUILTED BY JURY

TULSA. Okla. (Pl.-A So
year-old Tulsan, who tried
to quiet a noisy" Midland
Valley freight train by firing
his shotgun, was found
guilty by a district court
jury yesterday of assault
with a dangerous weapon.
The jury convicted Alfred
A. Diffee, but failed to agree
on punishment-which could
range up to five years. Sem
fencing was set for october
10.
A 51-year-old railroad car
inspector, H. Hopper, was
injured by the shotgun blast
while standing on one of the
freights last June 8.
Mr.. Diffee admitted he
fired the weapon. but said he
had no intention of hitting
anyone, just wanting to
scare them from making
noise while switching trains
close to his backyard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10

The council also approved a
special use permit for construc-
ton of a new Alexandria hos
pltal on a 26-acre tract on Sem
mary road near the Francis
Hammond High School.
Plans displayed by architect
Joseph Saunders showed six
story. T-shaped building. EX-
terror sidewalks will be of glass
and aluminium within the walls
of limestone. ne said. The new
300-bed hospital and nursing
home will cost an estimated SIS
million.
The council also agreed to
study a request to cover Hoeff' S
Run through the Rosemont sec
ton. A petition signed by about
1900 residents said the open
run is a health menace and
dangerous for children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10
Grandmother, Son
.Bulk Extruditicn

A request for the extradition
of a grandmother and her son
by Lynchburg (Va.) officials was
denied in Annapolis yesterday
by Gov. McKeldin.
Return of Mrs. Muriel M.
Sharpe, 4S, of the 1900 block of
Massachusetts avenue NV, and
her son, Warren Sharpe, of Col
lege Park. Md, was sought in
connection with a custody case.
The plea yesterday was heard
before Maryland Assistant At
torney General Joseph Buscher
and successfully contested by the
Shapes attorney. Joseph De-
Paul.
Mr.. Buscher noted the refusal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10
COLLEGE NEWS
COLLEGE NEWS
7 Get PerIe Mesto
Law Scholarships

Joseph L. Bloch of 4011 Veazey
street NV, and Benjamin w.
Gotten, 5028 Allen road NV.
have been awarded Perle Mesta
Law Scholarships to the Amer
lean University. The scholarships
cover full tuition for the three
year course.
4 X
Michael A. NOrell. son of Col.
and Mrs. j. A. Norell of 1920
Columbia Pike, Arlington, Va,
has been elected president of the
Troubadors, Washington and Lee
University's dramatic group.
Two University of Maryland
graduates have been awarded
Hughes Master of Science Eel
lowshipS. enabling them to con-
tinue their education while en-
ployed part time at Hughes Air
craft Co. in Culver City, Calf.
They are Robert L. Forward, a
1854 bachelor of Sciersce in
physics and mathematics, and
Walter T. Marable, jr., a 1856
bachelor of science in electrical
engineering.
Richard c. Mace, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren E. Mace, 1920
Crittenden street NE. has been
made cadet second lieutenant,
and Alan l. Poms, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel PomS, 1919
Sixteenth street N. w. ha S
been made a cadet captain in
the Army ROTC battalion at
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Insti-
tute. Troy, N. Y.
X X
Richard Hotel. son of Mr..
and Mrs H. w. Hotel. 64l9 Ly-
brook drive, Bethesda, will direct
the drill team of the Air Force
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10

Reserve Officers Training Corps
at Ohio Wesleyan University.
4 X x
Thomas Owens. 1902 Nebraska
avenue NV, has been named
to the deans list on superior
scholarship for the spring Sc
meSter, 1866, at Beloit College,
Beloit, Wis. Mr.. Owens is a
sophmore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10
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Service available To order phone Juniper
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10

of Chief Judge Bolitha J. Laws
Of the U. S. District Court for
the District of Columbia to order
her to return to Virginia after
a hearing this summer. Mrs.
Sharpe is charged in Virginia
with Illegally removing her sons
10-year-old daughter from the
Youngsters maternal grand
mother. Mr.. Sharpe faces six
month Jail sentence in Virginia,
where he was convicted in
absentia for non-support of his
former wife.