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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-18
Oregon Ex-OffieioI
Sues Pearson

A former Oregon State SEN
lator fled a s250,0o0 libel suit
against columnist Drew Pearson
in District Court here yesterday
The complainant, Lew Wallace
Portland insurance man and
once a member of the State
Democratic National Committee
charged he was DETAINED in
statements published by Mr.
Pearson last January 81 and
January %.
According to the complaint
Mr.. Pearson had stated that Mr.
Wallace had written President
Eisenhower urging him to exert
pressure on the Secretary of the
Interior to award a mining
patent to the Mcdonald family
owners Of the AL Serena land
claim In Oregon.
The statement was false, Mr.
Wallace declared, and was meant
to imply conduct unbecoming Il
one who has held public office.
The suit was filed by attorne,
Lyman Smollar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-18
NEWS OF MUSIC
BY DAY THORPE

. pa.ayisr Trio: jean ps:eui, r;,. VIC;
Pasauier. cello. Al Library OF Cen
gfSsssSeIrt r0sTrs Trio. TIE oDu, d g. istl
fforent schnttt; Diyertimento IN Z
nat, K s83 Mozart,
The famous Pasquier Trio OF
Paris gave one Of its few local
recitals last night in the Library
of Congress%
Two of the longest works in
chamber music repertoire made
up the, greater part OF the
program-the string trios OF
Schmitt and Mozart. The for
mer, by a composer Of consid-
erabie popularity in Europe who
Is slowly gaining a place in this
country, is a solid and tunefui
piece, written in conservative
style. 1t could stand some prun-
Ing
The Mozart divertimento for
violin, viola and cello tthe only
mature work of the composer
Tor this combination) is strangely
neglected in comparison to the
string quintets, yet is in no way
inferior to them in profoundly
of conception or variety and
usefulness Of workmanship
Even in sound, the part-writing
is managed so that the three
Instruments are never thin. but
give the feeling of the more
customary complement OF four
or Ave
The Pasquier brothers have
been playing together for many
years. 1t Is evident that they
are musicians Of a high order,
and that their interpretations
are carefully thought out and
executed. What is surprising
therefore, in so experienced a
team is the occasional man
nerism that will beset one player
but from which the other two
escape. For example, the
violinist several times made
abrupt pianissimos which his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-18
THE PASSING SHOW
Ammo Really Murders
Rivals in Her Art
By JAY CARMODY'

They Academy nominations television
tonight Hollywood and the next four weeks will seehe with
speculation results c the years first hot election
This spectator thoroughly familiar with Hoywoods talent
for surprise remember Earth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-18
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage
National Damn Yankees"
2:30 and $3.50 pm.
Shubert - Marcel Marceau,
2:30 and $3.50 pm.
Screen
Ambassador - THE Lone
Ranger; 2:40, $50 and 9 pm
Capitol - Forever Darling"
11:40 am. LAS. 3:45, $50, 7:30
9:55 and 1855 pm.
Colony - Marty; $3.50, 8:1t
and $3.50 pm.
Columbia - East of Eden"
1890 am, ESQ. 7:20 and IL I'm
Dupont - iabolique";; 1l:3t
am. 1880, $3.50, $50. 1885. 9:4t
and 11:25 pm.
Keith's - Benny Goodman
Story; IL am. los, 3:15, SD
1880. $40 and 11:50 pm.
Little Three Forbidden
Stories. 2:45. sis and 9:55 pm
Macarthur - The Prisoner"
p. 1855, $50, 1850 and 9::55 pm
Metropolitan THE Lon,
Ranger; 1l:40 am, $40, 6:4I
and 1910 pm.
Ontario-"The Man With tn,
Golden Arm; 1:25, 3:45. 5:55
BIS and 1890 pm.
Palace -" 1.-THE Court Jester"
IL am. 1:05. 3:15. $40, 1880
$40 and HAS pm.
Playhouse-"All That HEAVIER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-18

GERS Irving Allen and Cubby
Broccoli about another movie
for them, to be made in Europe.
High songbird Yma Sumac is
suing the Italian newspapers
which printed an erroneous
story that she had an operation
on her throat. Says it's abso-
lutely not true. and she'll sing
for you at the drop Of a request.
to prove 1t.
The quieter they are. the more
they have. In his 20 years as a
Hollywood star. John Payne
energies as one of the film col
ony's foremos businessmen.
Earning about $275.0o0 a year
as an actor. John has two pro-
jduction companies and partici.
Ipates in the world profits Of more
than 80 films in which he stars.
A big real estate owner, Payne
also has oil interests in four
States. a motion-picture theater
in his home town of Roanoke.
Va, and a children's ready-to-
wear shop In Hollywood. Start
ing with Bel-Air Productions
Rebel in Town" John will de
five more movies this year.
Dorothy cambridge is learning
a special speech in Spanish for
her engagement at the Sans
Souci Club in Havana. In 1t
she will acknowledge her dis
Icovery by Cuba's favorite son.
Desi Arnaz. 1t was Desi who
gave Dorothy her first break as a
songstress five years ago at the
Mocambo.
JEFF Morrow is puzzled. Some
one is spreading the rumor that
he dubbed Jack Sernas' voice in
Helen Of Troy" and he's get
ting telephone calls about 1t.
jeff says there is no truth to the
story: the sexy male voice in the
picture isn't his.
! When Piper Laurie goes back
to Universal International to
make her movie there. she will
get Van johnson as her leading
man. Which is much better
than she did when she was under
contract to the studio. You
sometimes have to leave to be
appreciated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-18
HOLLY WOOD
By SHEILAH GRAHAM
WeIIes Gets Cradle on N

HOLLYWOOD (NANA) -
Betty Cradle goes dramatic in
television with OrSon Welles fol
CHS in Twentieth Century"
which starred Carole Lombard
and John Barrymore in the
original movie.
There were falSies worn In
"Trapeze." with stars Burt Lam
caster, Tony Curtis and Gina
lLollobrigida. but it wasn't Gina
who wore these aids to nature
1t was Burt Lancaster--he tied
them around his ankle to give
the effect. required by the script
of a swollen ankle. / look for
ward to seeing this movie. which
Tony considers his best.
Richard Burton has an APP
pointment with Producer Jerry
Valid, who will give him the
Joseph and His Brethren" script
to read-and to star in. II ne
likes it. BY the way, Rita
IHayworth might get away with
making movies in Europe. but
Columbia here could stop theii
release in this country. Which
would make it a bad gamble on
Ritas part. It's my bunch they'll
still come to terms.
Barbara Stanwyck follows hel
Jimmy Cagney picture at Metro
now tItiea Somewhere LII Fine
Him. with Love Story" fol
Robert Leonard. Hey. Babs.
thought you were going to take
u vacation? Garry Moore viii
move mis- Nv Snow to Hollywood
If ne lands the costarring role
in Debbie Reynolds new comedy
Jack Pa,ance, usually the vii
lain. plays the hero in "Tht
Fragile Fox" He's menaced b.
Eddie Albert. who usually play
the nice guy. Sabu is back II
town, plotting a new movie ca
lreer. And Walter Wanger ha!
a big deal pending at RKO. Wal.
ter has been down several times
! but never long enough to bs
counted out.
Otto Kruger underwent sur
gerry at the Hollywood Presbyte'
rian Hospital. but not seriou
enough to keep him away from
this weeks hosting of "Videt
Thea ter"
Robert Taylor takes wife Ur'
sula Thiess on her first ride IL
an American train--to New York
for 10 days of playgoing and Il
promote his recent Metro pic.
lture, THE Last Hunt"
Eve Arden packed her famil,
into their new 45-foot traile
and headed to Palm Springs
Eve refused the offer OF an OF
company to test for oil on he.
valley property. Il don't wan
the kids playground messed up,
she explained.
/
After trying unSuccessfully Il
get Rock Hudson for the COW,
boy role opposite Marilyn Mon.
roe in BUS Stop" goth Century
Fox has decided to cast a com.
parative newcomer in the role
which they feel is importan'
enough to make a big star o.
whoever plays 1t. They'll tes
ALBERT Salmi, who originated tn,
role on Broadway. and also lool
at some film on Peter Graves.
Rhonda Fleming, in New Yorl
to plug her Slightly Scarlet
movie, is meeting with produ.
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over High Noon"l, would never
theless like to walk two limbs
today.
One of these is to predict that
Marty" will win the top picture
prize and more miscellaneous
awards than any other picture
nominated tonight.
The other is that Anna Mag
mani is an equally confident
choice to win the feminine act
ing honors for her performance
in THE Rose Tattoo" The diff
ference between the victories of
the two viii be that while
Marty" a gentle picture. eases
Its way through its rivals, Miss
Magnani will really murder her
opposition.
Candidly. for all his awe of
Miss Magnani's performance,
this correspondent has a senti-
mental reservation about it. It
was his idea until The Rose
Tattoo" came along that as nice
a girl. and as gifted a one. as
Miss Betsy Blair might have q
chance. Like Ernie Borgnine, she
got her great chance in Marty"
and she, too, made the most Of
it.
It was a performance that
stood up fine, in the department
tai judgment, against those of
Susan Hayward in III Cry To-
morrow" and Jennifer Jones in
Love Is a Many Splendored
Thing" who are almost certain
to be Academy nominees.
Then. Miss Magnani exploded
in William Wyler's and Para
mounts screen version of Ten
nessee Williams play. Since
then, there has been nothing left
for her fellow candidates to do
but pick UP the pieces of their
hopes. And, perhaps. to pray
that Miss Magnani will hence
forth be an Italian actress who
does most of her work in Italy
This. of course, is highly un-
likely Praying that Miss Mag
mani will just go away is to
ignore the fact that no Holly
wood director in his
right mind would let her do so
If a remotedly right part for her
appears.
BEAUTY? BAH: Naturally
enough. Hollywood reeks with
Magnani lore. of which we are
most impressed by bit given US
by Rufus Blair. This concerns
her beauty routine which con-
sists of brushing her teeth with
ordinary toilet soap. washing her
hair in a shower and drying it In
the sun. These represent the
limit Of her patience. which is
below the limit acceptable to
operators of beauty shops.
It may leave Miss Magnani
looking like mop, as some envi-
GUS beauties say. but it has no
adverse effect upon her art.
RAPTURE: BY wire. from
Jack Foxe: The rave reviews in
New York on 'Carousef this
morning prompt US to schedule
a Washington Birthday eve late
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show this coming Tuesday, OPEN
ing day of the picture at the
Capitol. The last feature viii
start at 11:45 that day."
y 4 y
NEW PASTURES: George
Seaton, who has developed the
habit of making movies that win
prizes and make money at the
same time t"The Country Girl.
Bridges of Toko-Ri." etc.,. pre-
pares now to venture into a new
field.
He has just been chosen to di-
rect the half-hour Vista-Vision
documentary, THE Williams
burg Story" which will be made
in midspring when Virginia is
at its loveliest. Emmett Lavery
("Magnificent Yankee~ will do
the script and New York actors
will be used for major roles. to-
gether with a large group of ma
tive Williamsburgers in sits and
crowd scenes.
ALSO FROM VIDEO: OF plays
written by refugees from televi-
sion, there is no end apparently
this season. Next new one COM
ing up will be Affair of Honor. "
starring Dennis King, and writ
ten by Bill Hoffman who is an
Observation-Disclosures in vi
dec. 1t will play a pre-Broadway
fortnight at the Shubert starting
March IL, with Betsy Palmer
playing the feminine lead.
We are not deceived by a typo
graphical error in the memo
ABOUT it from Nat Dorfman. This
describes Affair of Honor" as
an "anti-romantic" comedy but
it is clear that ''antic" was the
word for which Nat was cropping
SATURDAY SUMMARY: We
wouldn't imperil his job by iden-
tifying him. but our favorite
critic of the week is a young
television executive who observed
of his next production: IF a
thing is not worth doing at all.
it is not worth doing we'll" -.
Covers a lot more ground than
even television itself does. 1t
is quite a week end of excite
ment, the drama department is
told, that the Women's Club of
Falls Church has provided the
community. The occasion is
the production of ''Fonies of Sc, /"
a revue Of which the last of three
performances will be given to-
night. In Falls Church High
School auditorium with an $3.50
pm curtain. The depart
mental agent describes it as a
well-produced, well-lighted. well
performed show. Paddy
Chayevsky c'MartyD. whose
Middle of the Night" got only
the most lukewarm of reviews on
Broadway. wonders if the critics
were expecting another Eugene
ONeill. AS a result of the
overbuildup. :. It's not impos-
sible but veteran reviewers come
with a built-in imperriousness to
the build-up.
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NEWS OF MUSIC
Warm Applause Greets
Posquier rio Recital

fellows ignored. and the violist
now and then in the Mozart
differed noticeably from his COM
panions in phrasing.
Despite these distracting
idiosyncracies. the three men
were well able to project music
that was much less known to
the audience than the standard
string quartet fare. The recital
received warm applause, which
was recognized by an arrange
ment of a movement from the
Bach C minor partita. played as
an encore.
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Allows; 11:15 am, /. 2:45. 4:30,
l6:2o. sos. 9:55 and HAS pm.
Plaza-"Littlest Outlaw; s::55,
lI:4O, 1:25, $40, 1850, 6:35. $40.
1905 and 1850 pm.
Trans-Lux-"Picnic":: 10 am.
IL. 2, 4. 6, sos, 1918 pm. and
1920 am.
Warner-"Cinerama Holiday;
IL, 5 and $3.50 pm.
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RAPTURE: BY wire. from
Jack Foxe: The rave reviews in
New York on 'Carousel' this
morning prompt us TO schedule
a Washington Birthday eve late
Evening star., 1956-07-25
Couple Must
Return Child

BOSTON. July rs (R.-Mr,
and Mrs. Melvin B. Ellis of
Brookline today were under a
MASSACHUSETTS Supreme Court
ultimatum to return 5-year-old
Hildy Mccoy to her natural
mother within 80 days if they
wish to avoid dismissals Of their
appeals pending in the drawn
out custody battle.
The court charged yesterday
that Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis have ig-
noreu a probate court order di-
recting them to surrender the
child to her mother, Mrs. Mar
iorie Mccoy Doherty.
Mrs. Doherty, who then was
unmarried, gave the child to the
Ellises when Hildy was an infant,
She has been seeking t. regain
the child for years on an asser-
ton she made in the lower court
thai she did not know originally
that the Ellises were Jewish.
Massachusetts, law says that
when practicable a child should
be placed for adoption with
couples of the same religion:
faith as the child. Mrs. Doherty
is a Catholic.
The whereabouts of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Ellis and the child are not
known. They left their home
shortly after the court ordered
the child to be returned to hel
own mother several months ago
Evening star., 1956-07-25
Latest Artificial Limb
Has Own Muscle Power

HEIDE ERG, July Is
(NANA) A).-Arevolutionary new
type of artificial limb that sup
plies its own muscle" power has
been developed at Heidelberg
University'S orthopedic clinic.
Called the Heidelberg pneu-
matte arm" the device uses
pneumatic force from a motor
containing fluid carbonic acid
This fluid, highly compressed
serves as the source of energy
for moving the joints.
The Heidelberg pneumatic ar.
tificials are considered far supe-
rior to any similar prosthesis YET
developed. Power can be subtly
applied and distributed. Con-
struction is simple yet extremely
durable.
Valves by which motion is
guided are installed under the
clothing and operated by a slight
pressure of the shoulder or other
remaining source of muscle
power lower down the arm.
The amputee merely steers the
motion produced by the carbonic
acid.
While artificial limbs moved
electrically permit only one mo-
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ton at a time, the Heidelberg
type makes possible two simul-
taneously motions. For example,
it is possible to lift the arm
while also turning the hand in
or outwards.
A demonstration of the new
prosthesiS is an amazing spec
tacle. Among them double full
arm cases previously regarded as
hopeless, all were able to eat
normally with knife and fork,
lift drinking glasses and other
wise cope with the processes OF
everyday living.
Under the guidance of a teach
er, the six amputeeS were able
to write and typewrite, operate
various levers, buttons, hooks
and bolts and to turn on and
off faucets.
The new pfosthesis was con-
ceived after the war by a German
engineer, Otto Haefner. He took
it to Heidelberg University. which
has specialized in the study and
treatment of war injuries, par
ticularly those dealing with the
sensory and muscular systems.
Mr.. Haefner and the univer-
sity staff have spent nearly eight
Evening star., 1956-07-25
IWomun Answers
$4,000 Question

NEW YORK, July rs (P).-
Mrs. Alice Morgan, 78, of Bris-
tol, r. l.. won $4,000 on a tele-
vision quiz show last night by
answering questions about stock
holders.
She will return to the CHS
show "The $4,000 Question"
next Tuesday night to announce
whether she will try then for the
grand prize.
She answered these questions
for $4,000; the number of indi-
Vidual shareholders of publicly
held companies-8,630,0 900; what
percentage of them earned under
$4,000 year-about two-thirds!
whether men or women consti-
tute the largest group of stock
holders = women; whether the
typical shareholder now is older
or younger than in 1852
younger; and which three States
have the largest numbers of
Shareholders-New York, Cali
fornia and Illinois.
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AUCTION SALES
THOs. J. OWEN 4 son. AuctIoneer,,
iii r ST. NV,

DWELLING, BEING Known AS
PREMISES 27l9 11th STREET,
BY virtue " a Deed of Trust re-
corded in Liber No. 1854, At folio
~, OF the Land Records Of the
n front Of the premises on Tues
DAY THE .TH1RTY-F1RST DAY
TWENTY O'CLOCK PM, Lot num-
bered Thirty-six. t38l in Francis A.
Blundon's subdivision Of lots in
RnSa BIoeE InI numbered Thirteen d3l in
part Of Mount Pleasant" and
Pleasant Plains" as per plat Of
Blundon's subdivision recorded in
the )hice OF the Surveyor for the
District Of Columbia in Liber 81
az iolio los; subject to q right Of
way Tor sewer purposes granted the
District OF Columbia by Deed re-
corded In Liber 1893 at folio 800
OF the Land Records for the District
OF Columbia. being now known for
purposes OF assessment end taxation
as Square 2S5S.
Terms Of Sale All cash. Deposit
OF S50O.O0 required at time Cf sale,
Terms OF sale to be complied with
within thirty DAYS from date OF
sale otherwise the trustees reserve
the right to resell the property az
the risk and cost Of the uefauiting
purchaser after nve days adver-
tisement OF such resale in some
newspaper published IN the District
OF Columbia. or deposit NAV be
torfeited or without forfeiting de-
post, trustees may avail themselves
OF any legal or equitable rights
against defaulting purchaser Fur-
ther particulars at time nf sale.
Adjustment OF Real Estate taxes
ana water rent to date Of sale. All
nue. stamps, ETC.. at cost Of pur-
SAMUEL scRIvENER, Jr.,
JUNIOR p CROWEI.L.
surviving Trustees.
Evening star., 1956-07-25
THOs. J. OWEN . son. A1eIioneeTS,
iii Z ST. NV.

Trustees Sale Of Valuable TWO
STORY AND BASEMENT ROW
BRICK DWELLING BEING KNOWN
AS PREMISES NUMBER 800 EIGH-
.TEENTH STREET NORTHEAST.
BY virtue OF a certain deed Of trust
duly rsecorded. in Liber No. 1919,
ords Of the District OF Of Columbia. H
and at the request Of the party
secured thereby, the undersigned
trustees will sell, at public auction
WEDNESDAY. THE FIRST fsrifss DAY OF 81
AUGUST A.D 1886. AT THREE
TWENTY O'CLOCK PM. the fol-
lowir described land and prem
ises situate IN the District Of CO.
Iumbia and designated as and being
Lot l76 In Square 1851 In Gruver's
subdivision of lots in Block 9,
sherwood as per plat recorded
In the once OF the Surveyor for
the District OF Columbia in Liber
80 at folio 10: subject TO cove
,.nants OF record
Te5ms s5i,,ia,rss Sod l.!.i9i subject 70 a. prior
for approximately s6.95sa ~. further
particulars OF which will be an.
nounced at time OF sale. the pur.
chase price above said trust 70 be
paid in cash. A deposit OF S5OO<0O
required. conyeyancing. recording,
etc. At purchasers cost. Adjust
ments made as OF date OF sale.
Terms 70 be compiled with within
feited and the property may Be sd-
vertised and resold at the disere.
tion Of the trustees.
HERMAN MILLER.
k2o.as.2S,27.si
Evening star., 1956-07-25

and other experts, both in Ger
many and abroad.
The West German government
has decided to finance volume
manufacture of the proSthesis.
The government has requested
the university clinic to equip
Evening star., 1956-07-25

years in perfecting the engineers
pneumatic limb. 1t has been
demonstrated before large gath
erings of experts at orthopedic
congresses in Hamburg and
Rome and has won almost unani-
nous Endorsement from these
Evening star., 1956-07-25

Italian army rail transport di-
vision operated a skeleton serv-
ice of about 100 trains. Normally
there are 5000 runs daily. In
ternational trains operated under
military guard, but ran hours be-
hind schedule.
All available buses and planes
were pressed into service to move
stranded travellers, many of them
tourists here in the peak month
Iof Italy's biggest tourist year.