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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
Children to Give
|'Mitten Tree. Gifts
To Hunquriuns

Sunday school children of the
Hillandale Baptist Church. Riggs
road and Powder Mill road, West
IHyattsville. Md, will decorate a
friendship" tree with mittens
for Hungarian relief at 9:45 this
morning.
1t is the second year the church
has held its Friendship Mitten
Tree" for children around the
world. Last year over 200 pairs
of mittens were contributed, some
with the names and addresses OF
the donors attached, SO that sew
Ieral children got letters from
those who received the mitten
gifts.
This year all members of the
Sunday school, under the lead
Iership Of Joseph Sallust, will
contribute the mittens to the
Baptist Relief Committee fol
Hungary in Vienna.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
to Retire
From Engineer Post

After 40 years with the long
Enes department Of the Ameri-
gan Telephone & Telegraph Co,
George E, Cannon. an engineer
Ftires on December 81.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Cannon live al
SD2l Forty-fifth street NV.
IAN his service with the COM
nany has been in Washington
BE was born in Leslie. Md.
Z He is a member Of the Alex
ander Graham Bell Chapter Of
ehe Telephone Pioneers. com.
priSed Of those who have beer
With the Bell System 81 years OF
more He also is a member Of
Federal Lodge. No. /. F.A.A.M.,
q the Lafayette Chapter. No. 5
RAM; Washington Command.
cry Knights Templars. No. /. anc
g. columbias Episcopal Church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
Symposium to Study
Medicine for AGED

DR.. Edward J. Stieglitz, a geri-
atrlcs consultant for veterans
and st. Elizabeths hospitals, will
deliver one of the principal pa
pers at the third annual Geron-
tological Symposium in Cincin-
natl.
The session. to be held or
January II, will stress the study
OF constructive medicine for the
aged. It is sponsored by the
Chronological Research Labora-
tories of the William S. Merrell
Drug Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
Area Blood Supply in Slump
For Holidays, Red Cross Says

A slump in blood donation,
hSt week left the Red Cross
Washington Regional Center
With only minimum reserves
over Christmas. DR.. Raymond o
Bart, medical director. said last
hight.
= Accidents are more numerous
during the holidays and hospitals
need more blood, he declared
He urged donations this week to
assure an adequate supply
: He thanked donors who gave
bood "as special Christmas
gifts" This included 81 en-
Royes of the Federal Housing
Agency.
During the past week the Gen.
TER distributed 1.544 pints-83S
ID the District. 245 in Maryland
2D8 in Virginia. "A in West Vir-
ahia, and 80 elsewhere.
: The center. 2025 E street NV.
wll be open New Years Eve from
s am. to 8 pm. Skeleton crews
ne stating the center over both
Holiday week ends.
In addition to the regular
weekly bloodmobile schedule fol-
collections, Red Cross donors
may give blood at Garfield Hos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23

pital from 8 am. to 5 pm, Mon
day through Friday. and on Sun.
day from 2 to 5 pm: at Walter
Reed Hospital. Monday through
Friday, 8 am. to 4 pm, and OF
Tuesday from 7 to 9 pm: tn,
center, Monday. l to 9 pm, anC
Tuesday through Friday, 9 am
to 5 pm; the Clinical CenteI
Blood Bank Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Md, from $3.50 am
to $3.50 pm, Monday through
Friday.
The bloodmobileS are SEIZED,
uled to make the following visit.
in the coming week:
| Wednesday--Lorton Reforma.
tory. Fairfax County. main en-,
trance, 9. am. to 8 pm.
Thursday-Bolling Air Fore,
Base, Service Club, 10 am. t,
A pm; u. S. Hydro and Census
Federal Office Building No. 8
Suitland. Md. $3.50 am. TO 1885,
pm.
Friday-National Institutes O
Health, Bethesda. Md, $3.50 I'm
to $3.50 pm; drill hail, Naval All
Station, Patuxent River, Md.
$3.50 am. to 3 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
GOODWILL
BUILDING
CHI RISTMAS
GIFTS

you too may help celebrate
the Tooth. anniversary of
the birth of Booker T.
Washington by purchasing
copies of up from Slav-
cry" an autobiography. at
SOC each, and Carver
Washington Memorial half
dollars at $1.00 each. Or
der today from Booker T.
Washington Centennial
Commission, Sidney j. Phil
lips, President, Booker
Washington Birthplace. vir-
ginia. Thank you'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23

Washington and it is our opinion
that aggressive measures should
be taken to attract new patrons
and to re-attract Aprevious ones
who have switched to private
vehicles. 1t seems clear that un-
less we are able to provide
transit riders with satisfactory
service, the trend to private cars
will continue.
Proponents Of the reserve
lane technique have pointed out
that we already limit trucks tc
certain lanes in order to speed
up both their movement and that
Iof the car alongside. The re-
serve lane plan as used in Tren-
ton, N. j.. and in Nashville
Tenn. has given riders almost
Isubway-type service at much
less cost to the community than
subway operations.
Cite Disappointment
with these considerations In
mind. we were disappointed that
the District Commissioners have
decided not to try the suggestion
by Mr.. o. Roy Chalk, president
OF the d. c. Transit System, for
q trial period on reserve bus
lanes. We do feel that such
enterprise deserves encourage
|ment."
Mr.. Mclaughlin denied the
Commissioners had made a de-
|cision not to try the bus lanes,
and insisted Mr.. Keneipp's plan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
So ON DEC FLY
OVER SOUTH POLE
ON TOURIST HOP

: : SANTIAGO, Chile (P.--
: A commercial airliner with
: 60 persons aboard returned
: tonight after a tourist flight
: over the South Pole.
: The DEG operated by
: Linea Area Nacional made
: most of the trip at a 10000
. foot altitude. 1t made the
/. round trip with stops only
; at Parenas. "southernmost
. city in the world"
: The plane left Punta Are
. mas. Chile. at 4:28 am. EST,
: with so passengers and eight
: crewmen. flew over Chilean
/ Antarctic bases for two
: hours, and arrived in San
/. tiago at $3.50 pm. EST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
Yule Toys Presented
BY Touchdown Club

Several hundred toys. wrapped
in bright Christmas packages
and left under the Touchdown
Clubs Christmas tree during the
past weeks by club members
were turned over to the District
Welfare Department yesterday
Lou FRANKIE. chairman of the
clubs Entertainment Committee
and Mrs. Bessie Kelly, chairman
OF the Women's Committee, pre-
sented the presents to Mrs. Mar
jorie Mendelson, volunteer SUI
pervisorsof the Public Assistance
Division of the Welfare Depart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
Exclusive Boston Club
Burns, Puintinqs Lost

BOSTON. Dec. 20 B.-The
exclusive Tavern Club on Boyl-
Iston street was destroyed today
by fire and also lost were rare
paintings, antiques and art OBJ
Ijects. Unofficial damage was
placed at 100000.
Destroyed were paintings by
IDuverneck. Dennis Bunker, Les.
lie P. Thompson. r. H. Ives Gam
nell and Gardner Cox.
An original portrait study by
John Singer Sargent was dam
aged by water. But officials said
lit could be restored. All the SAL
Ivaged paintings and objects Of
Iart were removed to the mu-
scum of Fine Arts.
The fire started in the cellar
of nearby gift shop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23

group since its organization in
1941.
AS chairman Of finance and
ranking Democrat on the Armed
Services Committee Senator Byrd
is one of the key congressional
members expected to be invited
soon to White House conferences
on foreign and domestic policies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
Old Man and Chino Sea

HONG KONG, Dec. % Dr.
Ernest Hemingway has made the
grade in Red China. His novel
THE Old Man and the Sea" was
printed in full in the December
issue of World Literature, pc
Iriodical published in Peiping -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23

for a tryout on H street seemed
to be pretty good idea"
He said he is anxious to "set
Ia proper test made. on other
things as well. to speed up transit
service through our Streets"
Mr.. Mclaughlin said he is
completely in accord" with the
idea Of speeding up transit serv-
ice. but warned this would have
to be done with due regard fol
all exigencieS."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
z Senators Back Transit
On Traffic Lanes Test

Two Senators backing the D. Transit Systems cam
paign for test Of reserved traffic lanes buses.
In another development revealed yesterday the company
announced has paid $56 million did to pay until
February.
Senators Morse Democrat Republican of
New Jersey letter Thursday expressing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
Sharp Garden ooIs
MAKE Work q Breeze

ened by clamping them in a wise
and working the edge with a
medium-f1ne file. There is no
necessity for oil-stones or whet-
stones, as the file produces the
perfect garden-edge-a sharp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14

raw, cutting edge. Usually about
two minutes is required to sharp
en- any Of the tools mentioned
above.
If you want to know what
difference a good edge makes,
just start your next edging Job
with the edges you have been
using for the last two or three
years. Do 10 or II feet; then
put an edge on the tool and sec
how much faster and cleaner
the balance of the work goes.
released by The Bell Syndicate, IncO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-14
BY DOUGLAS TUOMEY

Probably not more than one
home owner out of 20 ever thinks
how much work he might save
if the tools he uses in everyday
garden and groundkeeping we're
as sharp as they should be.
With few exceptions, every
garden or ground-working tool
the householder uses is edged.
Starting with the lawnmower
and running right through the
turf-edger, Weed-Scraper, spade,
sickle. scuffing-hoe, hedge clip
per and pruning shears. they are
supposed to have a keen edge.
In spite of this. the average
man or woman will continue to
use tools which bend over turf
or weeds instead of cutting them,
and tools which require a strug-
gle to accomplish what should
be a shipping off process.
! Not only does the dull tool
require a lot of unnecessary eff
fort but it also turns out in
ferior results. 1t is actually
possible to look at a garden OF
lawn which has just been worked
over, and tell whether or not the
tools just used were in proper
shape.
1t is not necessary to spend
money or a great amount of
labor to keep the majority of
tools as sharp as they were when
new. They can be we'll sharp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-04

HOLLYWOOD.-Ava Gardner
denies vehemently that she will
divorce Frank Sinatra upon her
arrival in Mexico after the first
Of the year to star in 1.-THE Sun
Also Rises" She plays the role
originally offered to Dana Wyn-
ter, who preferred to honeymoon
with Greg Bautzer. I have a
bunch Ava's divorce plans will
depend on how much she wants
TO marry Walter CHAR.
Jayne Mansfield, at Marine
land of the Pacific. posed with
the f1sh-who will never again
be the same. Neither will the
group of boy scouts on a tour
there with their scoutmaster
Neither will the scoutmaster.
After "Mayerling" on tele-
vision, Mel Ferrer and Audrey
Hepburn write me. they will not
work together in films or TV
unless it's absolutely unavoid-
able-i.e., script that fits them
both exactly. I'VE do not want
to be the Lunt and FrOntanne OF
this era" they added. Atten-
ton, Rita HaywOrth: Peter Vier-
tel is writing a movie script
titled, "Adamson of Africa.
Peter is Rita's current beau. And
Rita knows her Africa. She spent
her honeymoon there with Aly
Khan.
VanesSa Brown gets many
phone calls from people who
want to know the whereabout!
Of Jean Peters. Vanessa was onG
OF jeans closest friends. but
hasn't seen Jean in more thar
Q year. Nor has anyone at goth.
Fox. BY the way. whatever
happened to Mario Lama?
Bundle Of Joy" gets a double
premiere-at the New Yorl
Capitol December 10 for Hun
garian relief. with Debble Rey'
nOlds and Eddie Fisher in at.
tendance. and days later here
Debbie and Eddie make as FINE
q movie team as they do in rea
life.
With all the censorship furol
over Ella Kazan's Baby Doll
sexcursion. the only person un'
concerned about the movie Il
baby-doll Carroll Baker herself
who viii give birth 70 her owl
doll any day now. Keep you
eyes on caroll-she1 be a biz
star
ROSaIlnd Russell writes M
re her "Auntie Name" hts
many people hardly know ask
ING me for tickets for the SHOW
that I've done the only practiea
thing--given my four house seat
20 charity" II takes IS peopll
20 handle the "Auntie Name
mail orders and II In the boz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-04

some television plays. to inject
in 1t an aside relating to a show
business feud.
This was deity illustrated on
Omnibus Sunday night during
the George S. Kaufman-Leveer
McGrath playlet starring the Ell
Wallachs. she Anne Jackson
The LuntS-like young couple be-
ing played by the WallachS are
separating and are dividing UP
the books on the shelf.
Here's Walter Kerr's How
Not to Write A Play" says the
wife, pulling down Critic Kerr'S
lively volume.
What play did he ever writer"
asks the husband, Mr.. Wallach,
To the informed, this might
well have been the sketch's fun
NEST line; otherwise, it repre-
scented the sort Of play of which
the Kerr book makes blithely
acidulouS point.
Making it funnier, again to
the informed, is that Mr.. Kerr
is Omnibus drama consultant,
with no doubt some approval of
what shall go on the program.
4 Il 4 X
BEYOND WHICH: Warner
Bros, New York. will be a long
time replacing Larry Golob,
dead at SO. :. The man who
looked like a handsome Hum
phrey Bogart. played middling
golf and worked like a Trojan,
spent % years with the company,
the last of them as national pub
licity director. The Edison
Foundation has chosen ''Moby
Dick" as the film best serving
the national interest in 1856.
Gregory Peck. who played Capt.
Ahab, received the prize last
night at dinner in New York.
|. With Mary Pickford making
the presentation. Life will
pour prizes upon the movies dur
ing this month, with everyone
in the act. Including the
critics who are scurrying about
now making their 1O-best selec-
tons. For the last Sunday
in December. Spanish the
alter will make its appearance
here this week end with Wash
ington International Theater's
presentation of ''Noche de Pri-
mavera Sin Suneo." which means
Sleeping Spring Night"
The place is st. Patrick's Acad-
envy. the time Friday at $3.50
pm. and on Sunday, $50 pm.
The Alec Guinness busiest
film, in which he plays a multi
tude Of roles, Kind Hearts And
Coronets," will be the Corcoran
Gallery film on Thursday night.
The picture is also one of GUM
ness most droll. High Point
high school, Beltsville. Md, will
present boy Meets Girl" on
Friday and Saturday nights this
week at the school auditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-04

No Mexico Divorce for Ava
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM

office. Couldn't happen to a nicer
lady.
I James Mason took on for Lon
don by plane after flying here
for eight-year-old daughter
POrty'S birthday. The little girl
is a fervent rock -roller. But
poppa James prefers a rhythm
from Jamaica called steel bands.
The natives use steel bands from
barrels and cross them with
gasoline cans to create weird
music.
Here we go againl The British
are hopping mad with producer
director Otto Preminger for i'm
porting his dauphin for "St.
Joan" from Hollywood-our very
own Richard Widmark, who has
never given a bad performance.
Dick receives 100000, plus a
percentage!
y
Tony Curtis hates to fly, which
is why he rode a train to Holly
wood from New York while wife
Janet Leigh. who loves the air,
flew here with their baby. Janet
has refused six movie scripts in
the past month. saying. TIL only
do a really good picture. other
wise I'd rather be with the baby
and Tony"
Betty HuttOn's new act costs
500. 900. She outrivals Mae West
with is men to sing and dance
behind her. The act. after open.
ing in Phoenix December IA
arrives in Las Vegas for Christ.
mas with Betty's children and
husband, Alan Livingston.
Joel McCrea expects a heavy
take from his Trooper Hook
picture with Barbara Stanwyck
He received 100000 in cash. plu,
a piece Of the picture. Joel ha,
already racked UP S225. 900 from
the same type Of deal or
Wichita"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-04
CAREER GIRL AT HOME
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage
Arena Theater-"A View From
the Bridge; $3.50 pm.
NatiOnaI-"Cat on a Hot Tin
Roof; $3.50 pm.
Shubert - Dark. Protective
Custody" starts December IL.
Theaters
Ambassador - Giant; 1:15,
1850 and $3.50 pm.
Capitol - Love Me Tender;
ll:40 am, 1:40, 3:45. 5:45, 7:50,
and $50 pm.
Colony - Golden Demon;
$3.50. $40 and $50 pm.
Columbia - Man From Del
Rio; IL, 1:55, $50, $50. 7:45
and 9:45 pm.
Secrets of Life; 1,
$3.50. 4:40, $3.50, 500 and 1910
pm
Keith's-"The Ten Command
ments"; 2 and 8 pm.
Macarthur. - wee Geordie";;
6. 7:55 and $50 pm.
Metropolitan - Giant; 10:45
am: 2:1O; $40 and 9:10 pm.
Ontario Friendly Persua-
sion; 1:25, 4:10, 6:55 and $40
pm.
PaIace-"You Can't Run Away
From IT.; 11:40 am, lao, $40,
$40. 7:45 and GAS pm.
Playhouse - Fantasia; 10:45
am, 1855, $40, $50, 7:35 and
$3.50 pm.
Plaza - Lady C hatterly' 6
Lover; IL, 1850. $40, $50, 7:20,
9:10 and II pm.
Trans-Lux -" The Solid Gold
Cadillac; II am, 12:45, 2::30,
Ais. 6:15, 8:15 and 1915 pm.
Oklahoma; 2 and
$3.50 pm.
Warner-"Cinerama Holiday;
$3.50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-04

where we heard Frank Nugent
a fellow guest. hold forth last
February on the subject Of cri-
tics. Mr.. Nugent was vehement
that night, no one with a better
right since he was once the ma
TONS major film critic-for The
New York Times-before be-
coming a screen writer.
Why" he wanted to know
were critics so blankety- blank
stuffy about their blankety-
blank awards that they could
not include one for writers?"
He was referring to New
York's critics whose Circle
awards are among the most
cherished anywhere.
This was a time to be urbanely
professional. So, we tried to be
urbanely professional.
We'll" we said, sitting erect
in one of the most slump invit-
ing chairs in the room, there's a
certain logic in this no-prize-
for-writers attitude. Movie-writ-
ing is such a multiple business
with as many as five or six
writer's on some films. How are
you going to give one prize to
half a dozen guys?"
"The same way you make Ok
lahoma the number one football
team in the country. for one
way" said Mr.. Nugent. But you
are exaggerating the number OF
writer's. Most films, certainly
most good ones, are written by
one guy or a writing team of
two, which is not an overwhelm-
ing number. Those written by
three, four or six writer's usually
show it to an extent that would
automatically eliminate them
from consideration"
Mr.. Nugent was just warming
up.
THE Academy rewards
writer's" he went on. Are its
voters more qualified to judge
writing-the basis of all the
other prizes-than critics, them
selves word arrangers? No,
there's no logic in the attitude
Of critics on this score. Laziness,
maybe, explains it. Intellectual,
you may want to call it, but
laziness. Why stop with the best
film, best director, and best
players?"
AS all eloquent questioners,
the agile Mr.. Nugent went on in
the zeStful mood of a man who
knew there were no plausible
answers. A couple of directors
present sought to join in the
critics defense. but Mr.. Nugent
had, and kept. the floor until he
won the argument.
Apparently, he has kept on
winning it ever since. At any
rate, the New York Critics Cir
Gle will make its first writer's
award this week. No man is more
entitled than an ex-critic to talk
Dutch Unclish to critics. Nor
more likely to get results.
X X
G. S. X. RIPOSTE: 1t never
hurts a televiSion play, well,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-04
THE PASSING SHOW
Critics Vote Nugent
Right About Writers
THE PASSING SHOW
BY JAY CARMODY

Nancy and Bob Posh have created of Hoywoods most
stimulating living Vaudeville Canyon which is not
in Hollywood at ALL -
is IN Belar but Hollywood is used genericaly include
everyone who has anything to with movies which Bob
Prosh does as writer director producer
We reminded of the Proshe living room because that Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-24
Victim Of Express Troin Crash
Noted in Boot Race Circles

Thomas Reed johnson, a 35-
jyear-old Glenn L. Martin enlploye
lof Baltimore, who was killed in
last nights train wreck. was well
known in Washington among
stock cupboard racers.
Earlier this year In Richmond
Va, he was reelected to his
third term as Stock Outhoard
Racing Commissioner for Region
a Of the American Power Boat
Association.
Mr.. johnson received a leg in
Jury about five years ago in a
race at Salisbury, Md, and hadn't
raced since. But his four boats
Sho Nun I, II, III Nv, were
raced by Scotty Strouse. One
boat won the overall high point
award in Region 4. MIR. john
son presided January 20 at the
high point award dinner held al
the Burlington Hotel by Region 4
Mr.. johnson was official
imeasurer Of motors In the last
Presidents Cup Regatta and ne
had been referee and announcer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-24

81
an exhaustive study Of the Po-
lice Departments latest annual
report and concluded that the
iO8-page statistical study Of
crime in the District "unques-
| tionably justifies our position" in
recommending an increased
force.
Mr.. Pittman said the city now
had fewer police ON the street
than. it did in 1850 and that 1t
was way behind" comparable
cities in the amount Of protec-
ltion it provides.
Compared With Boston
He was referring, among other
places. to Boston which has
about the same population as
Washington but a "A per cent
larger police force. Between
January and June, 1855, when
crime here was at an all-time
low, there were 9,163 serious
Ioffenses reported here. In con-
ltrast, Boston during the same
period had 1854 such offenses.
Figures also show that during
last years record low for crime
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-24

Igress would approve such a plan.
But the present financial sta
itus of the retirement system has
caused many on Capitol Hill
particularly those in the House
Ito hesitate about increasing
iemploye retirement benefits.
A new method Of financing the
plan might smooth the way for
such legislation. It has excited
the interest OF key members OF
the House committee. who here
ltofoR have been lukeWarm
toward retirement legislation.
Meanwhile, a Senate civil serv-
ice subcommittee. which has
finished hearings on the john
ston omnibus civil service retire
ment bill. win meet within the
next week or two to approve
the measure for full committee
action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-24

mark has been introduced by
Representative Davis, Democrat
of Georgia. Mr.. Davis, who
heads the House District Com
mittee's Police and Fire Sub
committee. said he plans to hold
hearings on his bill within two
week.
The Council on Law Enforce.
Iment previously Endorsed q I, 500
man force two years ago. Mr.
Hart set up the special commit
tee to consider the question In
the light Of present crime trends
LEFT Ont ri Budget
Although the increased force
was widely Endorsed by either
groups, the Commissioners saic
they couldn't afford the add.
tional expense and failed to in.
Iclude a request for the larger
force In their current budget
Mr.. Davis then introduced his
bill.
Ralph D. Pittman. chairman
iof the Law Enforcement Coun.
CHS special committee TO con-
slider the size Of the force. re.
ported that his group had made