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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
BY DAY THORPE

Able Franz List, who when
he was alive was society's
darling. perhaps the most
lionized musician Of the 10Th
century. smiled wistfully and
ironically in Paradise last
Sunday.
The Friends Of Music at
Dumbarton Oaks Is a society
of music-lovers selected by in
vitation from the elite Of
Washington. For many years
In its Georgetown home it has
given concerts which rank
among the finest, both in rep
ertoire and performance, Of
which the city can boast. Our
most knowing cognoscenti, in
evening dress and jewels,
gather every few weeks to hear
illustrious artists of three con-
tinents. engaged by John
Thatcher, founder Of the
Friends of Music. recreate
Bach. Mozart, Haydn and
Scarlatti. Contemporary COM
posers of sufficient prestige are
heard respectfully. Stravinsky
wrote his 'Dumbarton Oaks"
concerto for performance there,
and has appeared as conductor
of the piece on two occasions.
Schubert is always welcome
at Dumbarton Oaks, and Rob-
ert Schumann is not quite
persona non grGtd. Many COM
posers. on the other hand. have
been represented not at all, or
at best. only sporadically. OF
these the greatest, the most
completely at home in the mise
en- scene, is Cor was) Franz
List, the world-famous virtu-
oso pianist, whose creative
genius and whose lifelong self
less efforts as a true friend
Of music we're matched only
by his charm and his appeal to
that phenomenon Of musical
history which rose to promi-
nence only in the 10Th CEN
tury-the concert-goer. Prior
to last Sunday, there had been
many all Bach, all Mozart,
all-Scarlatti concerts at Dunn
barton Oaks, but never an all
List evening.
Proper Tribute Sought
Impressario Thatcher, a man
with a fine sense Of the fitness
Of things. came to the conclu-
sion last fall that List should
have a rehearing, and that the
proper place for it was Dunn
barton Oaks. Otherwise, might
1t not be forgotten that Franz
List was a composer of far
greater stature than a confec-
toner of brilliant Hungarian
dances and a handful of diff
cult but trifiing encore pieces?
Would not a superior mod
'ern audience delight in a re-
appraisal which would show
List to be, along with Wagner
and Berlioz, one of the three
conscious creators of modern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
STRANGE CELLIST


Early-comers taking their
seats in the Coolidge Audi
Iatorium for the concert of the
Hungarian Quartet two weeks
ago saw on the stage what
looked like q cartoon by
Charles Adams. There were
three ordinary nondescript
cane-Seated chairs waiting for
the artists. and in addition a
tiny three-legged milking stool,
only a few inches high. At
tached to the stool. and lying
before it on the floor. extend
ing out three or four feet, was
a strip of canvas, about q
foot wide.
The curious seat was front
right. in the usual position of
the viola. 1t proved to be for
neither a violist nor for a
gnome. but for VilmoS Palotai,
the cellist of the ensemble, and
q man of normal stature.
When the artists appeared on
the stage, Mr.. Palotai seated
himself on the stool, and
stretched the cello out in front
Of him until the fingerboard
was almost parallel with the
floor. The piece of canvas Sc
cured the sharp rest-pin of the
cello so that the instrument
could not slip away from the
performer.
/ wondered why Palotai
played cello so unconvention-
ally, and If the position were
responsible for the extremely
pure and sweet tone of the
cello. A few days ago heard
Robert Gerle, the Hungarian
born fiddler who gave two re-
citals here last week, mention
the coincidence that in Buda-
pest years ago he lived two
doors from Vilmos Palotai,
that for many years he heard
nothing about him, and when
they met again they were both
on the faculty of the State
university at Norman. Oklaho-
ma. I asked Mr.. Gerle about
the odd style Of playing.
"Palotai holds the cello in
that way" he answered, $50
that he can finger in a more
natural and uncramped posi-
tion-also so that the bow will
rest more fatty on the strings.
At first. he used to come out
on the stage before q concert
with an augur. and bore a
little hole in the floor in which
to insert the point of the rest
pin, but the act caused so
much hilarity in the audience
he had to give it up. Once I
saw him turn his back on the
other players so that he could
brace the cello against the
wall. This too was conducive
to somewhat unfortunate mer-
riment. Finally. he invented
the stool and canvas, which
seem quite satisfactory"
agreed. saying that I had
seldom heard so beautiful a
cello. What do you think it
is?" asked Gerle. "A Monteg-
mana. a Stradiyarius, an ANA
II? AS q matter Of fact it was
made by an amateur. a jack
of-all-trades. In Norman, Ok
lahoma. just a year or so ago."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16

back" which is in fact a senti-
mental tribute to Elisabeth
Sprague Coolidge. donor Of the
hall, one Of our times out
standing patrons of music
(having commissioned works
by almost every notable con-
temporary composer), and q
ready wit. In her later years
she herself was deaf.
\ Once when she was re-
preached for not buying mod
ern pictures as she bought
modern music, she replied:
Indeed not! I'm not blind!"
Shortly before Mrs. Coolidge
died. Harold Spivacke, chief of
the Library's music division,
asked her If the bon mot were
genuine. She insisted that 1t
was apochryphal. Alas, the
modesty Of genius.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
COOLIDGE STORY

Audiences in the Coolidge
Auditorium of the Library of
Congress are aware from time
to time Of the existence Of ear
phones in the hall. Now and
then these devices for the hard
of-hearing create a shrill sound
technically known as feed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
TOPS IN POPS
Nuns Write Crosby's
Christmas Record )

masters, which are slightly
different from the original
ones issued. Among the is
tunes are such stellar perform
ances as "Relaxin' At the
Touro." BLACK and Blue. +"
big Butter and Egg Man."
"Dipper Mouth Blues" "At
the jazz Band Ball." Blum
the Blues" and Lonesome
Road" (RCA Victor LPM-
1850
JUST RELEASED
Norman Lub0ff ChOir-A
tasty LIP Of Songs of Christ
mass" Choir sings % num-
bers with remarkable tonal
blend and excellent expires.
sion and shading. columbia
CL-926.)
David WhitehaII-Beautiful
music in this LIP by White
halls strihgful orchestra. First
side features six standards,
such as Manhattan Serenade,"
Love is the Sweetest Thing"
Laura" and Stairway to the
Stars" Second side features
six numbers written by Do
menico SAVING, q group of
ear-appealing melodies. Love-
liest in the lot are "Stars Over
Manhattan" and Central
Park Casino" Camden CAL
324.)
Felicia Sanders--Felicia has q
couple OF commercial sides In What
Do You Wanna Do Tonight' and
BREAK u to Me Gently" It's her
Who Kept her on more Ei"t Artistic Gtiem ma.
terial and quite frankly. she doesn't
register as well on the new tunes.
Mercury 7O994x45l
wraps % hs DIsy AM The er Best p Y.sas
Of Ny Life" With Butch stone lending
his talents on the catchy Priscilla"
on the reverse. Capitol Fb5S7l,
"A Christmas Sing With Bing''-
This LIP IS taken from the CHS
Radio 1855 Christmas Show. and
features Crosby Norman Luboh end
his choir, and Paul Weston and his
orchestra. It's fine set. with the
stars and many vocal groups from
the world over performing carols and
hymns. 10 in all. tDecca DL-S41al
The De Paur Chorus-The famous
De Paur Chorus offers an entieing
holiday LIP In their CALYPSO Christ
mas" set. The result Is an innocent.
Joyous type OF Christmas music that's
fun OF merriment; real delight.
columbia CL-923.t
Alfred Newman-NewmAn and his
syelte orchestra have an Up Of nine
numbers, all with a classical mood.
Full-bodied strings accent such lovely
.:Mooniisht sonata y "cisir de- ei Luns. !.
Prelude in z Minor" 'I.iebesleid."
and others. fDecea DL-S29gl
Joe Newman-Newman's 9eptet.
featuring hts own muted trumpet.
takes on on an Up containing NO
The Midgets." she Has Red Hair"
valerie" and six others. ivik Tx
June Perry-Neweome shows prom
ise with two new love SONGS. Some
thing Tells Me" and In Your Arms"
Mercury 70a90x45.i
Barbara CArroll--Barbara CAROLS
trio offers fne LIP, featuring her
slick piano style. you DO Some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
TOPS IN POPS
BY BOB WILLIAMS

The mystery surrounding
the origin of Bing Crosby's
Decca recording Of "Is Christ
mas Only a Tree" was cleared
up last week when it was
learned that the actual writ
ers of the song were two nuns
using the pseudonym Mark
Lebec.
The song originally came to
Bing's attention in November,
1855, much too late to make
the 1855 Christmas market.
However, Bing liked the num-
Der; so he, Decca's artists and
repertoire man Sonny Burke,
and arranger Bud Dant worked
overtime to get the tune on
the market for q token re-
lease in Los Angeles late last
year.
The writer's royalties will
go toward building q convent
in the Midwest.
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PREVIEWS AND REVIEWS
Bernie Wayne's second LIP
for ABC-Paramount due for
release early in 1857 RCA
Victor to issue sound track LIP
Of Paramount's The Rain
maker" =. Liberty Records
will enter the big band come
back with LIPS by Jerry Gray's
famous band, and a new band
headed by Hank Mancini, for
mer Tex Beneke arranger and
film composer. London to
issue LIP by Ted Heath's band,
cut during Carnegie Hall APP
pearance last year. Column
bia signed fabulous vocal
group The Hi-Lo,s. MGM
singer Ted Norman's initial
disc due soon. Song styl-
list Billy Daniels added to
Verve Records artist roster.
In early January. RCA Victor
will release a 2-LP set of music
Of Tommy Dorsey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
COLLECTORS CORNER

In joint project Of RCA
Victor and Down Beat maya
zine. the first Of q series Of
jazz LIPS has just been re-
leased. The magazine culled
the Victor jazz vaults for great
Dixieland sides. and came UP
with Is numbers by Muggsy
Spanier's Ragtime Band. one
Of the most exciting groups
ever recorded. The tunes we're
all issued years ago. but the
interesting thing is that nine
Of the numbers are alternate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
TOMORROW

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MONTGOMERY SYMPHONY oRcHrs.
Evening star., 1956-08-26
STAR DUST

THANKS. In preparing this weeks special section
Your SchooL-Yow Job pages through 49), STAFF
Writers Doris Kanter and Smith HempStone had the
wholehearted cooperation of many individuals schools
and business firms. and take this opportunity to
express appreciation We're grateful Milton RoSen,
Mrs. Lucille Sheriff. MRS Lois Parker, LOUIS Wolfson,
MSergt. Stuart Alfred Queen, Miss Patty Metze DR..
Brian Blades Mrs Sue StolcS Mrs Irene Fitzpatrick and
Ed Bennett Williams for giving Miss Kanter and Mr..
HempSone interesting and informative interviews and
to Secretary of Labor Mitchell Gen. Curtis E. LIE May,
Alden Buell. Stanley Book Miss Ann Dayton Mrs. Ruey
Messenger and Miss Nancy Brown for providing much
valuable advice (Mr. Buell. is proprietor of auto
mobile repair shop, Mr. Book is teacner Washington
Lee High School, Miss Dayton laboratory techncian at
the National Institutes of HEALTH Mrs Messenger depart
ment store public relations director fashion
dinator and Miss Brown department commercial
artist We're also thankful to faculty members and stu
dents OF woodrow Wilson. Mckinley, Washington-Lee,
Montgomery Blair and Chamberlain Vocational High
Schools for their help in conducting surveys and
to George Washington University for making possible
many of our pictures, which made by Star Pho
tographers Elwood Baker and Paul Schmick Without
such generous help Your ScooYour Job would not have
been possible. Salute
NEXT SUNDAY: Remember the exciting story 18) Of
Naval Air Cadet Robert r. Briggs basic flight traning
Well next week well have sequel-the story the win
ming OF those hard-earned Navy wings of gold
Evening star., 1956-08-26
THE FRONT COVER

The students preparing for
their places in the world
are Anne Roland, who will
enter Washington-Lee High
School this fall, and John
C. BiSh. Woodrow Wilson
High School graduate, en-
rolled at the University of
North Carolina. (See p. 10
Evening star., 1956-08-26
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The Sidney herald., 1956-12-13
| CHRISTMAS PROJECT

Every American family which
enjoys the benefits of good food
clothing, shelter and some of the
luxuries of. life, would do well to
look around them and decide
upon a Christmas project for a
needy family, or a fellow citizen
who is less fortunate.
If every family in our COM
munity would assume the re-
sponsibility of helping n other
family, or some unfortunate, i'll
or needy individual, this Christ
mas could be made the best ever
observed in the United States.
We are not suggesting that
families wait until Christmas
time, go down to the local store
and buy a few groceries to take
to some needy family. In this
way, the really deserving cases
are not found because there is
not time to investigate the stu
alton properly and the real spirit
of Christmas is not fully carried
out.
Those who wish to make this
Christmas season a happy one for
all the children, and not just
those children with wealth at
their command, should look
around to discover other ways of
helping their fellowmen. Perhaps
it would not be a financial con-
of any kind. 1t might
be helping them to obtain a Ger
tain job, or to get their children
in school, to secure medical help
or other forms of aid they might
need.
Should all of us assume the
task of one such undertaking, our
community would greatly profit
because the spirit of brotherly
owe and friendship would be
enormously enriched by the ac-
i've efforts of those who are
able to help those who might be
.emporarily struggling through
difficult times.
Our final comment on this
is that those who follow
he suggestion and adopt a prof.
ct for their family, or themselves
will be the real beneficiaries thru
living the Christmas spirit and
the full satisfaction which
.omes from doing what Christians
hould do at a time when they
re celebrating the anniversary
f the birth of Jesus.
I
The Sidney herald., 1956-12-13

Yes, the d~ollar-sign is a might,
factor in this season of begin
nings. The moralists will say
there is more - much more -
in life than money. And they
are SO right. But without money
there isn't much. That's the les
son our beginners must learn
right from the start now thai
they're on their own
Money not just for today
and tomorrow. Money for next
wear and the next and the next;
money for a lifetime. Money Tor
sickness; for enjoyment of health
Money for a home; for a faml-
ly: for those children so happily
dreamed of; for their proper up
bringing and preparation for
what some day will be for them,
too. a new life of responsibilities.
It's a good world in which to-
davis beginners classes find
themselves a world of wondrous
opportunities. Most OF those re-
cent graduates, most of the hus-
bands of those recent brides are
receiving beginners salaries that
their fathers and grandfathers
only dreamed of earning after
YEA of hard work. Today's be-
ginners in life have the money;
It's how they use it that counts.
That's where those guideposts
can be such a help. The older
folks have learned - many OF
them the hard way - how much
easier it is to meet the needs
of future years with a balanced
financial program. Not just a
balance of income and outgo,
as sometimes it's unthinklngly
described. But a program that
balances income on the one hand
against savings and s~pendings on
the other.
The world today is SO good 10
its neophytes. Beginners today
have incomes that, with proper
planning, make possible the reg
ular setting-aside for future year
needs right from the start. !
Nor is that the only bright
spot in today's perspective OF
future years. It's so much easier
to save today. Government Saw
ings Bonds fit into family plan
ming so much more readily than
anything that Grandpa had in his
day - better returns; nothing
more secure; and payments of the
hardly-feel-them type on the
Savings Plan at work or
the Bond-A-Month Plan of banks.
Millions of older = generation
Americans are living proof to
his oncoming generation that
U. S. Savings Bonds belong in
every family's picture of the
With such a start, right
rom earliest beginnings, How
firm a Foundation" will have
meaning as dreams come
rue.
The Sidney herald., 1956-12-13

think for himself and exercise
self-discipline. He cannot rely
upon ironclad rules to guide him
through life, and become his
philosophy or substitute for COM
nonsense and the ability to
make decisions in life. Each indi-
vidual must live his own life,
and must decide, as best he can,
what is best for him.
Jesus himself believed in mod
Grafton, as any student of the
Bible knows, and laid down COM
paratively few arbitrary rules of
conduct for his followers. Rath-
er, he taught that man should
believe in God, and dedicate his
life to Christian living, and help
ing his fellow man.
The great strength of many of
our religions is that they en-
courage the thinking process and
discourage fossilized, mummified
doctrine and dogma, which no
longer make sense in the light
of modern science and human
progress. While religious prin-
ciples never change, human be-
ings should continue to seek en-
lightenment, and the true spirit
of Christian living in the hope
that further progress a be
made.
While blind obedience to a set
of rules may be in the best in
terest of many; it is not n-ecessar-
lily in the best interest of Chris
tan progress and enlightenment.
Civilizations greatest leaders
have been thinkers and many of
them have been branded as radi-
Gals or revolutionaries in their
day.
Nevertheless, they refused to
blindly conform to the demands
Of the narrow-minded of their
time.
The Sidney herald., 1956-12-13

was found she was diabetic. She
was a supper guest at the Al
Schmitz home and spent the mite
at the Anton Schmitz home. AL
vim Fisher brought her from
the Schmitz home when he took
the children to school.
The Raymond Ruffattos were
callers in Culbertson Friday.
Mrs. Ruffatto had some dental
work done. They brought Frank
and Joan Ruffatto to spend the
week end at home.
George Fisher and son Jerry
of the Armstrong district called
at the Pete P. Ruffatto home
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Lefty Wesin was a SUM-
day dinner guest at the Pete P.
Ruffatto home.
The Mel Rauschendorfers, Mrs.
VIM. Salvhus and Mrs. Harry
Foss and Kathy enjoyed TV at
the VIM. Fisher home Sunday
MIR. and Mrs. Joe L. Schmitz
visited at the Steve Ruffatto
home Sunday.
AL Schmitz took his car to
Culbertson for overhauling Fri
day.
The Sidney herald., 1956-12-13
Charley Creek
BY Ruffstto School

Grin Patch was a business call
er at the Quinto Ruffatto home
Sunday.
The Pete P. Ruffattos were
business callers in Sidney and
Fairview Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Fisher
were Christmas shopping in Will
liston Wednesday.
Mel Rauschendorfer was a
business caller at the Quinto
Ruffatto home Monday.
Carol Fisher and Thelma Ruff
fatto celebrated their birthdays
Wednesday at school. Thelma
brought a chocolate angel food
cake and Carol brought a half
gallon of ice cream.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fisher were
in Sidney Thursday and Mr.. and
Mrs. Quinto Ruffatto and children
were in Sidney Saturday.
Leroy and Gloria Fisher stay
ed in Brockton this week as the
river was at a stage that walk
ing across was impossible most
of the week and boating was also
out of the question for high
school pupils although their faith
er, VIM. Fisher, the Star mail
carrier, had to go across in a
boat Wednesday. The rest of the
week walking has been possible.
Pete P. Ruffatto and daugh-
tiers Julia and Joan, Quinto Ruff
fatto, VIM. Fisher and son Joe
and Raymond walked across the
river to > attend the Culbertson,
Brockton basketball game at
Brockton Friday night. Mrs. Pete
P. Ruffatto spent the evening
with Mrs. Wesin at the teacher
age.
The women of the district met
at the school Thursday night TO
decorate for Christmas. The chill
.ren all are too small to do
some so they finished the job.
Al Schmitz was a caller in
Sidney Wednesday. He brought
Mrs. Clara Smith home from the
the hospital where she was for
a. few days for a check-up. 1t
The Sidney herald., 1956-12-13

IN THIS SEASON
OF BEGINNINGS

This is the season for giving
thanks. This is the season in
which joy and happiness should
reign. But no matter what the
time of year, it is always a sea-
son of beginnings.
For those June graduates, the
transition has been made from
family allowances to company
payrolls. Now they are on their
own, and the point has been
well established. The future is
see in different perspective.
For those June brides and
bridegrooms, the honeymoon is
over. The transition has been
made from those stars-in-the-
eyes courtship days to the dollar
sign realities of a not-so-roman-
tic world. Their future, too, is
seen in different perspective.
For these beginners classes
in life, the future depends large
ly on the start. Not that a
wrong start dooms anyone TO
ultimate failure; our ways can
be mended - life is so good to
us that way. But how much bet
ter the future, if wrong starts
are avoided. And there are so
many guide posts along those
early stretches of the new life
of responsibilities to save our
beginners from straying down
roads.
The Sidney herald., 1956-12-13
TELEvISION AND FLYING

The news reports recently told
the story of the tallest handmade
structure in the world, which is
now going up neal Roswell, New
Mexico.
A television tower near Ros-
well is going to be over 1000 feet
high when it is completed. This
will surpass the height of the
present record-holder, a TV tower
in Oklahoma, which is over
1900 feet high.
BY comparison, the Empire
| State Building, in New York, is
only something owe 1400 feet
high.
The question which comes to
mind, in reading about the con-
struction of new television towers
which are now pushing up over
1900 feet, is one of flying safety
and these towers.
No lighting system at present
known to man is of much good
to modern aircraft. In the case Of
an aircraft, say a private craft
flying at 1900 feet under the
weather, if it is a cloudy day
and the aircraft has a fast cruis-
ing speed, it might be almost i'm
possible for the pilot to see the
television tower or the lights.
AS of right now, there are a
limited number of television tow
ers and their height is usually
under 1000 feet. However, the
construction of higher t~elevision
towers and considerations of fly
ing safety are Numerically OPP
posed. 1t is certain that any de-
velopment which would allow
television stations to transmit
with sufficient strength without
erecting such high towers would
be in the interest of flying safe
ty and of those who live near
television towers, who may be
killed if an aircraft fell in their
neighborhood.
We do not presume to know
the answer to this question, al
though we know that private
aviation associations are already
Directing to authorities in Wash
and the erection of towers
of over 1900 feet certainly does
constitute a flying hazard of
major proportions.