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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
THE PASSING SHOW
Original Authors
Get Some Respect

and the only line with which
he could have started to allay
any doubts of readers of the
Melville novel-"Call Me ISh
mael." He goes into a sailors
tavern and begins to gather up
his cast of characters. He ex-
amines the differences between
the men who go down to the
sea, some never to return, and
those who wait at home - the
differences and the bond. He
prowlS the docks of his old
whaling port and captures the
feel and the mood of the place
and its time.
Pace Quickens
Putting out to sea his pace
quickenS. He falls into the
tempo of life on a whaler and
lets you know the hard work,
the long, weary stretches of
open water and boredom, pune
tuated by exciting chases when
a whale is sighted.
He develops the character of
Ahab, played by Gregory Peck,
in his relations with his men
and in the captains increas-
ingly obvious obsession with
pursuit of the white whale that
had manned him. In the end
Huston works up to a Swirling
battle, throbbing with excite
ment. Whale, Ahab, his ship
and all her crew but one are
swallowed up and the sea
SmootheS over as if they never
had touched it's surface.
1t is symbolism and realism
at the same time and it is
much more than a story about
a man who had a grudge
against a whale. The new color
process Huston used, an addi-
ton of black and white to the
usual three primary hues, has
served him immeasurably well,
too, in capturing the Melville
flavor.
A Gray World
Black-and-white photogra-
ply, on the other hand, is the
only kind that could have
served Michael Anderson in
the filming of 1894" 1t is a
gray world that George Orwell
predicted would follow abdica-
ton of freedoms rights and
duties and submission to the
Big Brother philosophy.
1t is a gray world which
Anderson pictures, too-not a
dream world of the future, but
one which looks like the world
OF today alarmingly 'depreci-
ated. His cameras describe it
IN cold, bleak images.
He captures the fear of the
police state, with portraits of
Big Brother and spying tele-
vision eyes glaring down from
all sides, with terror masking
faces at the sound of a siren.
He points to but not up the
idiocy pressed upon the people
by the state with the back
ground slogans = WAR Is
Peace" Love Is Hate" and
Ignorance Is Strength"
He watches milling crowds
in drab, dirty streets almost
See MACARTHUR, Page E-2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
BY HARRY MACARTHUR

Almost anything can look
like a trend to a man faced
with a hole in the paper which
must be filled with a summer
Sunday column. All the evil
dence does point toward a
trend, however, one toward
being kind to original authors.
Once it was almost Gus
tomary for movie producers,
especially those in Hollywood,
to mangle novels rather than
adapt them. Many work of
fiction has been sacrificed to
the star system. Many a one
has been warped beyond recog-
milton while being tailored to
the talents or limitations of
someone whose name makes
the turnstiles click.
1t isn't required by law, how
ever. 1t isn't even really neces-
sary. 1t is entirely possible to
translate novel into a screen
script while retaining its mood,
its sense, its theme, its char
acters and its general outline.
Evidence that it can be done
is offered by two films cur
rently showing on downtown
screens. One is "Moby Dick"
metropolitan and Ambassa-
dor) and the other is 1894"
plaza.
Captures Mood
Both, of necessity, under
went some changes in the trans
fer from printed page to
pictorial image. But neither
Herman Melville nor the late
George Orwell could find
serious cause for complaint.
Each film captures the mood
of the original. Each re-
states with dramatic clarity
what the author was getting
at in the first place. "Moby
Dick" is a highly-flavored tale
of adventure at sea and at the
same time a symbolic comment
on mans struggle with his
fate. Orwell's 1894" is a
warning that only grim deg
relation lies in wait for man
at the end of the path toward
totalitarianism, benevolent or
otherwise.
Both John Huston, who di-
rected 'Moby Dick" and
Michael Anderson, who di-
rected 1894" use their
cameras effectively to say what
words were used to say in the
novels. The latter picture is
not the classic that Illusions
"Moby Dick" is likely to be-
come. There is a certain kin
ship between the two films,
however. In the manner in
which the two novels have
been adapted.
Leisurely Approach
Both, for instance, employ a
sort Of theatrical realism. HUI
ston's picture is quite wonders
full in this aspect. In leisurely
manner, much more like that
OF a novel than that of a
motion picture, he lays the
groundwork for the high drama
to come.
He starts with his narrator
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
BY OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN

Written for The Associated Press
The strangeSt thing about
the theater's history is that it
is always about to terminate.
Commentators are tradition
ally obsessed with a convic-
ton that the theater cannot
possibly live more than a few
years beyond the time at
which they write.
I don't believe the theater
has ever been as sick as they
have thought it to be. 1t is the
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SCREEN

AMBASsADoR-"Moby Dick; /. S:05 515 1920 9:35 pm
CAPFToI-The King and r; 12:45 8. 5:1O 1885 PM
COLONY-"The Return of Don Camille" 2:1O $685. z
and $3.50 pm -
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Unknown; 1245, 1926 6:1O pm
DUPONr-"Madame Butterfly; 1855, g. 51O 1920 $50 pm
KEIIHS-"Safari"; 1:40 3:40 5:45, 7:45, and $50 pm
LrTTLE-"The Elephant Walk" 1:2O 4:5O and $40 pm
Observation-Disclosures Cargo: 2:2O, AIS $685. and 10
, 80 - =
ONTAR1OE"The Man Who Knew Too Much; l. $40 SOS
TAO and 9:55 PM
PAIAcE-"Trapeze"; i. $40, $780, 7:sO, and s:4O pm
PLAYHOUSE-"That Certain Feeling; l. g. $40 tbs and
$40 pm " w
PLAzA-"l9s4" $780, $780, sos. s55, $40 and 1915 pm
IFANS-LUX-"The Eddy Duchn Story; ITO, 1922 5:33
7:44, and 9:55 pm. - ~
WARNER-"Cinerama Holiday; 2. 5, and $50 PM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22

Larry Douglas Barbara Bostock and Buster West
are three of those principally involved in the happy
doingS of 1.-THE Pajama Came" at the National
Theater. This is a real tense moment, too, that's
what this is. What's happening is that Mr. Doug
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22

las is plying. Miss Bostock with Scotch to get from
her the key to their boss ledger and Mr.. West is
reSenting the whole thing. Miss Bostock does
wonderful approximation right here of woman
well-plied with Scotch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Illegal Use Of Power
In Lee Firing Hinted
BY J. A. OLEARY

Senator Monroney. Democrat
of Oklahoma, said the Senate in
vestigation which began today
into the firing of Frederick B.
Lee as administrator of the Civil
Aeronautics Administration may
involve assumption of pres.-
dental powers by unauthorized
persons during President Eisen-
hower's illness.
Senator Monroney opened the
inquiry. before an aviation sub
committee Of which he is chair
man, by charging that the mo
Itivation behind the dropping of
Mr.. Lee did not originate at the
White House, but in the Com
merce Department"
He made the statement after
Senator Schoeppel, Republican
of Kansas, had suggested I'VE
start with the overall proposition
that the President has the right
to make and terminate appoint
ments."
4 Senator Monroney agreed
that there is no question as to
the right Of the President to
terminate any appointment he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Woman Clerk Indicted
In Hospital Shortage

Although Mrs. Sudduth was
not indicted on embezzlement
charges, the Government con-
tends she pocketed the differ
ence between the original sums
and the altered increases. Mr.
Conlif1 said.
Hospital officials said most Of
the checks were drawn for cash
and payroll needs. The first Of
Tense the indictment lists against
Mrs. Sudduth was in November
1858. and the final one last July
The United States Attorneys
office said Mrs. Sudduth sent
many of the checks to bank
to be cashed by a hospital mes
senger.
The hospital shortage was dis.
covered last October when ar
audit revealed approximately
$25 900 missing. The grand jury
began its investigation last
month. The overall $137,42(
shortage is believed to cover q
four-year span, Government
prosecutors said.
Mrs. Sudduth had been Episco.
pals chief clerk since 1850. Ir
the most recent years she super.
vised the hospital payroll. Hos.
pital spokesman said she was also
employed there before 1850.
The jurors returned the indict.
ment before District Judge Bur.
nita Shelton Matthews,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Doctor Disorns Killer
Threatening Children

sister, Miss Shirley Abbott, 81
DR.. Bell asked to talk to Miss
Abbott. She told him Mrs
Thornton was dead. Dr. Bell
called police and 1t. Copenhaver
asked him if he would go to
the house for the sake of the
children. DR.. Bell said he would
About 1870 am. he went to
the police department and was
furnished .38-caliber pistol
and a flaShlight. Four police
men equipped with tear gas and
automatic shotguns were fol-
lowed to the address by DR.. Bell.
All the lights were on. Thorn
ton came downstairs and let the
doctor in.
II knew the first Is seconds
would decide matters" DR.. Bell
said later. Il asked where Mrs.
Thornton was and he told me
she was on a bed in the bedroom
dead. l asked him where the
gun was and he said in his
pocket. l asked him for it and
he gave it and the ammunition
to me-"
DR.. Bell said the children later
reported their father had them
lined up against a wall upstairs.
1t. Copenhaver said Thornton
apparently had not been living
at the house for about week.
He quoted Thornton as saying
he had awakened Mrs. Thornton
shortly after midnight and they
had gone into the kitchen, where
he brewed coffee.
I'VE were going to try to talk
things over, but it just didn't 60
that way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Flee
Killer Volcano

JAKARTA, Indonesia. Jan. 4
I(P.-Thousands of villagers liv-
ing on the slopes of Merapi Fire
Mountain. Central Java's killer
volcano. have fled their homes
after thunderous eruption
yesterday.
Glowing masses Of superheat-
ed lava are racing down the
eastern slopes and the sky is
Idarkened by clouds of ash. The
volcanoes cone is obscured by red
gaseous clouds
Experts who have been keep
ing a close watch on the 1900
foot volcano in central Java
have been forced to abandon
their observation post,
Merapi towers above one of
the most thickly populated areas
lin the world--about 500 people
to the square mile. About 80
900 we're killed when Merapi
blew its top in 1880. At the turn
of the 18th century the volcano
wiped out a Javanese kingdom
and plunged the areas history
into obscurity for two and a half
centuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

of defeating any center coalition
and forcing new elections in the
near future
The center itself is as always.
badly divided. But within the
last "a hours, certain hopeful
signs have appeared which seem
to point to a possible solution for
Mr.. Coty's dilemma,
Right Center Defeated
OF the two major center
groups, the Republican front led
by former Premier Mendes-
France has clearly come through
the election IN the best shape.
The coalition of Socialists and
control between them a
total of l60 seats and claim per-
haps overoptimistically-to have
received the largest number OF
votes of any single bloc,
On the other hand. the right
center coalition led by Mr.. Faure
can hardly disguise the fact that
See PARIS, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

ROANOKE. Va, Jan. 4 (P}.-
Tense. well-armed police kept in
the background early today
while a young ear surgeon en-
tered the home of a one-armed
house painter and relieved him
of gun with which he was
threatening his children. The
man had already killed his wife,
Il don't mind saying / was a
little scared" said DR.. Houston
L. Bell, 35. father of three chill
dren himself. Police 1t. F. S,
Copenhaver said it was 1.-The
most outstanding thing I have
ever seen"
After the doctor had been
given the pistol by the painter
he signaled police and they
moved in to arrest Clarence A,
Thornton, 80, as he was drinking
cOf1ee in the Kitchen OF his
home. He was charged with
murder.
Shortly after midnight, ac-
cording to the police version
Thornton called DR.. Bell. for
whom he had done some paint
ing. and said:
Il just shot my wife. Pumped
her full of lead--about nine
shots. Don't notify the police.
l want you to come out here
Don't bring anyone. I've reload
ed the gun and I'll kill all the
children and everyone in the
house"
In the house, besides his "a.
year-old wife, were three chill
dren. Waldie. IL; Susie. IA;
Patsy, Is, and Mrs. Thornton'j
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

will be up to President Coty to
find a man who has some rea-
sonable hope of forming a gov
eminent that will win approval
of more than half of the 627-
man assembly.
Finding governments in
France has never been easy. And
at first glance President Coty's
Job seems to have been greatly
complicated by the election re-
suits. The strengthening OF
extremist parties at both ends of
the political spectrum has been
at the expense of the more
groups from which
governments must be found.
Extremists Boost Strength
At one end, the Communists
have boosted then strength from
so to las seats. At the other.
a new group of extremists led by
Pierre Poujade have won 81
seats in the new legislature.
Since the election Mr.. Poujade
has limited that he might line
up with the Communists in hope
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

quested TWA officials in Chi
cago to check the plane there
for any further clues.
Capt. Sather said the object
contained magnesium power
full incendiary element-and a
yellowish powder he was not able
to identify Immediately. Chem
ical tests were being made to
determine the nature of the pow
der, he said. He said it burned
with high flame"
Capt. Sather said he hadn't
been able to determine where
the object was made.
Tie case, silver colored. was
about two inches long and about
as wide and thick as a nickel.
Earlier. a TWA spokesman
had said the device apparently
was harmless.
Capt. Sather said he had
asked ordnance officials in
Washington to check the plane.
but a spokesman in Washington.
said he knew nothing about the
matter. A T'WA spokesman said
the plane apparently was not
examined at its stop in Wash
inpton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Little America
No. 5Activated
Site Is 30 Miles Eust
Of Former Comps
By SAUL PETIT
Associated Press s.ar Correspondent

Associated Press STAT Correspondent
LITTLE AMERICA V, Antarc-
tia, Jan. 4.-Littie America No,
5 was formally dedicated today
OH a gently rolling desert of end
less snow, 4 miles south of Kali
nan Bay and some 80 miles east
of Admiral Richard E. Byrd S
four previous Antarctic camps.
For the brief commissioning
ceremony today. only three
tents and assorted orange
colored tractor vehicles were on
the scene. 1t looked like the last
tiny outpost of civilization lost
in a white infinity.
But within two months Sea-
bees will have completed a small
modern village of II buildings,
spread over five acres. which for
the next three years will be the
main base for Operation Deep
freeze" Here scientists during
the 1878 international geo.
physical year will probe the
mysterious phenomena Of Ant
arctic skies. winds, ice and
waters.
Shelf Bigger Than California.
All you can see from the base
site to the east. south and west
is the snow covered Ross Sea
ice shelf, a bigger area than
California.
f. But to the north on a clear
day can be seen Kainan Bay
which is one reason the site was
chosen. The view Of something
more than snow is expected tc
have helpful psychological eff
feet on the rs Seabees who have
volunteered TO spend the winter
here.
The view won't make any diff
ference after April, when the sun
goes down and the party is en-
veloped in total darkness for sis
months. Before long the entire
base likely will be covered with
snow. The men will have tt
travel between the buildings ir
tunnels.
But they will have comfortable
quarters with carpeted floors
movies. radio, high fidelity
monographs, a we'll stocked Ii.
brary and just about everything
experts can devise.
J Boredom Biggest Problem
/ 1t. Comdr. Peter Bol of Ar
cadia, Calf. the Protestant
chaplain who will winter here
said he expects the mems biggest
problem will be boredom. To heir
combat it. he hopes regularly Il
plant seed thoughts" to stimu.
iale thinking ana conversation.
Shortly before the commission
ing ceremony, the site was en-
veloped in a mild without
cutting visibility to 100 yards
But as the yellow suited Sea-
bees lined up in formation, the
sky cleared.
! Admiral Byrd, director of the
United States Antarctic pro-
gram, and Rear Admiral George
Dufek, commanding officer OF
the Navy task force, briefly con-
graduated the Seabees on laying
the trail from the expedition s
ships to the site and wished them
well for the winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

be set OF. He said that no f1rlng
device was found in the inStru-
ment.
A TWA spokesman said the
plane, a twin-engine Martin air.
liner, was No. oil. making flight
ll6 from Chicago to Washing
ton. stopping en- route at Day.
ton. Ohio; Columbus. Ohio, and
Wheeling, w. Va. He said it ar
rived at National Airport in
Washington at ell pm, six
minutes behind schedule. The
plane left Washington at 5:35
to return TO Chicago. made the
same stops, and landed in Chi
cago at 8:45.
The pilot, Lyle Ryan. discov-
cred the device in an aisle shortly
after the plane took off from
Columbus. en- route to- Washing
ton. He kept it with him until he
reached Wheeling, when he gave
it to an airport ofiicial. 1t was
given to another airport official
and then turned over to police,
who asked the FBI to investigate
Capt. Sather was called in by
the FBI.
Capt. Sather said he had re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
BY JOSEPH A. FOX

The administration is prepar-
ing to deal with the crucial farm
surplus problem on an emergen-
cy basis. On Monday President
Eisenhower will send a message
to Congress outlining the pro-
gram.
Listing farm legislation as the
first order of business after the
presentation of the state-of the
Union message is seen as
White House move to get the
jump on the Democrats. They
have not yet shaped up their
own program beyond a House
approved bill to restore rigid
high-level supports for the basic
crops.
While details of the adminis-
tration plan repeatedly have not
been worked out finally, the key
proposal. variation of the soil
bank idea, would be designed to
cut by as much as 20 per cent
the big surplus producing crops
of wheat, cotton, rice and corn.
Offers Cash Payments
The plan would permit farm
ers to be paid of in cash or in
kind for voluntarily reducing
their acreage of these crops be-
Iyond the limits set by the Gov
ernment under the prevailing
price support system.
This not only could reduce
future paintings. but also cut
down on the stored SURPRISES
which are depressing prices.
There has been no firm esti-
mate of cost, it was said in an
informed quarter today.
! Administration farm advisers
believe that most producers
would take payments in kind
that is, grains that they could
use for feed or sell on the open
market-in preference to cash.
4 Would Limit Output
AS the plan would work out,
a farmer who had been allotted
a certain acreage on any COM
modify. would agree to hold so
much out of production. Then
his potential crop from the land
held out would be estimated, and
for this he would get either a
like amount of the commodity
out of Government surplus, or a
certificate calling for cash.
These certificates would be re-
ideemable by the Commodity
Credit Corporation. the Govern
ment price-support agency, and
their value would be determined
by the support price for the
particular commodity involved.
Administration advisers do not
believe that open market sales
under this system would further
depress prices.
j Land Program Planned
Only four of the six basic
crops which are supported at
from IS to 80 per cent of parity
would be involved in the pro-
gram. The other two. tobacco
and peanuts, have not created
grave surplus problems.
AS another move to cut down
production the administration
also is working on an expanded
conservation program under
which more land would be put
into soil-building crops and
pasturage. The Government now
lis spending around $3.50 million
: annually on such projects and
, probably will seek to boost the
figure to around $500 million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Coty Soon Must Crepe
For New Poris|Premier
Foure Will Quit Jonupry ~; Z
Moderutes Fuce Enormous Problem
BY CROSBY S. MOVES
European Correspondent of The Star

PARIS Jan. with the national elections good
thought being given here to the question of
the next French government.
Edgar Faure who has been acting caretaker premier
since his defeat November &c. will resign when the new
National Assembly opens January 49, And it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
lncendiory Device Found
On D. C.-Bound AirIiner

PITTSBURGH. Jan. QP-An Army bomb disposal expert
said today that small metal object found yesterday aboard
Washington arlne carrying 50 some sort
Of incendiary device" and that it loaded"
Capt G. A. Sather of the 145th Bomb Disposal Detachment
said the object similar shotgun shell in that it had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
LEGION RECRUITSGO
TO SID BEL ABBES

BEHIND THE GATES-Whot lies
back Of the eotes OF the Foreign
Legion Headquarters OF Sid bel
Abbes' And whot happens to the
men who enter them os new ls-
eionoires? On The Stor's Feature
Poee. Reporter Roy Cove goes inside
the Legion. Poee C-l7.
TRAGIC MlSCHlEF-Loose toIk
yeors ego crops up in the mind Of O
young mon who believes his father on
orsonist. Learn how the FomiIy Coun-
Gil odvises on this problem on The
Stor's Feoture Pogc. Poee C-l7.
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Eisenhower Farm Plan
Urges Crop Cutbacks
Scheme Goes
ToCongress
On Monday
BULLETIN

The Senate Agriculture
Committee unanimously agreed
today to rush approval of a
broad new farm program
aimed at boosting sagging
prices and incomes in agri-
cultural areas. Chairman
Ellender said the committee
agreed Ito try to have the new
program on the Presidents
desk by February IS"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospitals former chief clerk was
indicted today on % counts of
cheating the institution Of some
S35 600 by check-raising.
An audit showed an overall
hospital shortage of $l37.42o,
according to Assistant United
States Attorney John c. Con-
lift. jr.
The District grand jury re-
turned its indictment against
Picture Of Sudduth Home. Pose B-l
Mrs. Mary L. Sudduth, Al. of the
1000 block of Southwark terrace,
College Heights Estates. Md. The
community's homes are among
the most expensive in Prince
Georges County.
The house was empty today.
NeighborS said it has been for
sale for several months and that
the occupants moved the last of
the furniture out Monday.
The indictment lists IL counts
of altering hospital checks and
IL uttering counts.
The machine written checks
were allegedly raised by Mrs.
Sudduth after hospital officials
had signed them for original,
lesser amounts.
The indictment charges that
the $500 checks were raised to
amounts from $4,000 to $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

makes, but the Oklahoma Sen
ator added:
I'VE do feel the powers Of
AC0ntinued on Page AS, Col. 4
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