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Evening star., 1957-12-02

as ever you encOuptereu. ne
can not truthfully be labelled
a failure. of course. despite the
sudden collapse of his .TV star
dom, Actually. he was a vic
tim Of TVS voracious appetite.
He knows Just what happened
to him. too.
ia come out punching and
keep ii UP through the whole
show" he was saying the other
day at lunch in the Statler's
Embassy Room. you can't do
that on television. You either
kill yourself or wear out the
audience. II you'll notice, all
the comics Berle =. Glea-
son !. who punch hard for
laughs. every minute are miss
ing from TV. It's an intimate
medium and the ones who last
In 1t are the low pressure guys
who don't knock you out of a
chair in your own living room. "
A product Of Manhattan's
lower East Side CT was II
years old before I found out
my fist had fingers. Red
proved of tough fiber when he
tumbled precipitously from the
Tv peak. He landed on his
feet and turned to other fields.
, Right now he is basking in
some high praise for his con-
duct in his role in the up
coming "Sayonara." recently
completed in Japan. 1t stars
Marion Brando and will in
troduce" Red Buttons. Once
introduced, he is likely to be
kept busy by Hollywood. judg-
I ing by advance reports.
There even are those who
refer to him as this years
Frank Sinatra. for his success
in stepping out Of his old conf
edy role in drama. The people
thus referring to him are in
the employ Of Warner Bros. of
course. but there are enthusi-
astic nonpartisan reports. too.
-
Red. however, is not precisely
following in Sinatra's footsteps.
He turned from singing TO
other forms Of artistic express
sion long before Frankie did.
He started as a young anna
teur night contestant in New
York theaters when such
events were fiouriShing. tHis
impromptu imitation of his
early impersonation Of al Jol-
son with Nanny" song and
recitative proved the funniest
comedy bit seen in the EN-
paSSy Room IN years.
G When he was IS. Red got a
job as a singing bellhop at
Dinty Moore's City Island Tav-
ern. He also got a new name.
inspired by his red hair and
the shiny buttons on his uni
form. But there came the night
when he sailed into a ballad
in boyish alto and came out
the other side Of II in rusty
baritone.
To keep the job meant Gus
tard pie in the face and a new
comedy career was launched.
1t took Red to the Catskills
naturally and ultimately to
burlesQue.
II have the honor" he de-
clared the other day. "of being
the last working burleSque
comic in New York" That was
in Wine. Women and Song"
It wasn't exactly a burlesque
show, but that's what the city
Evening star., 1957-12-02
THE PASSING SHOW
They're Calling Red
This Year, S Sinotro'
BY HARRY MACARTHUR

Remember Red Buttons the fellow who soomed to the
Tv zenith faster than anybody had few then
came down the way? thought he burned to a
cinder when entering the earh atmosphere that rapid
descent be excused But you're wrong. Red is sl
very much with
In fact he be happy and relaxed failure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19
QUEENS ARRIVAL sTIRs RIFT
Schools Oppose Ideo
OfReIeosingC Children

man o. the Citizens Reception
Committee.
Any decision to release pupils
would have to be made by the
Board Of Education. School
Supt. Hobart M. Corning and
Board President Walter N. To-
'briner are against the idea.
Mr.. Tobriner said today the
crowd Of welcomers need not be
packed with school children. He
said he thought Queen Eliza
beth and her husband would
draw q sufficient" number.
He said school children would
increase the burden on the Po-
lice Department.
Back in 1899. when King
George VI and the present
Queens mother. Queen Mother
ElizabetlE visited Washington,
school children-o3.OOO at that
time--were given the day OF,
June 8.
DR.. Corning, meanwhile, dis
cussed the proposal with Com
missioner Karrick. He said
later he wanted to talk over
the matter with Commissioner
McL.aughlIn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19
Leonard Bernstein's Music Lesson
ToU.S. Tax Collectors Swoys Ruling

tax collectors examined the
score and the book Of "Carou-
sci" and saw that 1t contained
very little spoken dialogue and
was almost entirely sung.
As q result, they decided in
favor Of the New York City
Center's request and allowed
the admissions tax exemption.
Internal Revenue officials
said later II was the first case
in which they had gone into
such detailed examination Of
a musicals Book and score
They warned, however, that II
subsequent applications for tax
free showings Of a musical play
involve cutting the music and
introducing more spoken dia-
logue. their ruling may be diff.
ferent.
Congress Is expected 10 acl
soon 10 clear up the Language
Of the tax laws. so that "mu-
sical performances" BY civil
groups would be tax-exempt a
wen e. "eoncerts."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19

Leonard Bernstein gave an
effective lesson in musical his
tory to Uncle SANS tax COLI
Iectors while he was in Wash
Itngton earlier this month with
his new musical play. West
Side Story"
The composer managed to
persuade the Internal Revenue
Service to adopt a new inter-
probation Of the tax laws af-
lecting musical performances.
Although his own prime In
terest was the success Of West
Side Story" which sold out its
pre- Broadway performances
here. he was arguing on behalf
Of an older musical. "Carousel,
In the tax case.
"Carousel" had been chosen
oy the New York City Center
for q noncommercial produc.
ton. The directors asked In
lternal Revenue TO exempt the
production from the usual ad-
missions tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19
Recreation Glasses
Offered in Arlington

Glasses for children and
adults offered by the Arlington
County Department Of Recrea-
ton and Parks win open next
week at four centers and IL
schools.
Subjects offered range from
art and all types Of dancing To
woodworking and investment
analysis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19

But Internal Revenue was
reluctant. The 1854 Internal
Revenue Code exempts "cer-
tain concerts" by nonprofit
community groups from the
tax. The New York group quail
fled as q nonprofit organiza-
ton, but "Carousel" was not
exactly q concert piece.
Confronted by similar cases
In the past. Internal Revenues
Admissions Tax Section had
ruled that ballets. operas and
symphonies we're concerts" but
that musical plays were not.
SO the New York City Gen.
ter asked It's Washington at
torney, Arthur Mason. TO APP
pear at q conference with the
tax collectors. Mr.. Mason mol
only appeared but he alsG
brought Mr.. Bernstein alonl
with him.
Mr.. Bernstein explained tn
history Of the musical IN Amer
lea and pointed out that II had
its origins IN native opera. TIT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19
DC. Women Hurt
In Train Wreck

TUNNELToN. w. Va. Sept.
10 R.-Four women passen-
gers. including one from WASH
ington, D. c., were admitted
to nearby Grafton Hospital
early today for observation
after being shaken up in de-
railment Of iive coaches and
two diesel engine units Of the
Baltimore & Ohio's eastbound
National Limited.
None of the railroad cars
turned over. Seven on the
rear Of the train stayed on
the rails.
The train was en- route from
st. Louis to Jersey City. N. J..
by way Of washington, D. C
Taken to the hospital were:
Mrs. Mary Ellen Wallace oi
No. l Second street NE, WASH
ington, D. c.; Mrs. Katherine
Kileen of st. Clairsville. Ohio;
Miss Virginia Garretson Of
Wheeling, w. Va, and Miss
Lucy Catalan Of Belpre, Ohio
Railroad Spokesman said they
appeared to be only bruised
by suitcases falling on them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19

were damaged this time. He
said the wall. apparently weak
ened BY recent rains. fell about
7:45 am. when there were
few cars on the lot and none
adjacent to the wall.
Julian Belts. chief Of the field
inspection branch Of the De-
partment Of Licenses and In
spections. District Government,
said construction bids win be
opened at 10 am tomorrow.
These were q cover the wall
that collapsed today. but win
also apply to the nearby party
wall Of the apartment house at
1927 P street NV, which is
considered to be in a defective
condition.
Mr.. Belts said the District
Government had not been idle
in the situation. It has gone
through the procedures pre-
scribed in the building code.
notified the owners to have the
necessary work done. he said.
Because they had not done 50.
District inspectors made an ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19

Edgar Morris, washington's
ofncial greeter. is asking that
District public school children
some 11O.00O-be given Oc-
tober II OF to welcome Queen
Elizabeth II and Prince Philip,
II was learned today.
School officials are against It.
Mr.. Morris said he had made
the recommendation to the Dis
trict Commissioners as chair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19

animation of the preuiises and
r..Sa rs,,--ts =" $500
NJ 5e4ts ss,S !. ne. -.
.n,,,ciae,,re az. 49,. ,..ii -. 1i
Sown toSev A. NO., -. s ~.
~. ws,s q = 80 c,,. 49, NE ~
ths worl, -, ~. re,.t- IN
ths wsss $500, a ~ ~ $3.50 s,,.,.,.,,s,,s
c,,ss e - =. - - 49,, '...s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19
Drive 10 Open
On Teen Gangs
An0costic Seeks Aid
OF Social Agencies

The Commissioners Youth
Council plans to mobilize social
agencies for a drive against
antisocial conduct by juvenile
gangs in the Anacostia section
OF Washington.
Gerard Shea. director Of the
Public Welfare Department and
chairman Of a youth council
committee on gangs. reported
today that the Anacostia drive
was approved at q meeting Of
his committee last week.
The campaign. Mr. shea told
Che council. win enlist the sup
port Of schools and churches,
as wen as public and private
welfare agencies
Welfare workers in the Ana
costa area will be surveyed to
learn what they already are
doing to combat delinquency.
Mr.. Shea said.
And the workers viii be
asked to try to contact men,
bers Of juvenile gangs. Of which
there are q number ; In that
section Of the city. in order to
try to steer them away from
antisocial activity.
Mr.. Shea's committee in
cludes representatives Of the
schools, Recreation Depart-
ment and Police Department.
The Youth Council also was
informed today that the United
States Employment Service
had agreed to make perma-
nent an experimental program
launched this summer for find
ing odd jobs for teen-agers.
Seven USES counseIors
worked in odd-job centers OPP
Grated by the Youth Council
this summer and the seven are
now to be assigned on q year.
round basis to steer youngsters
into after-school and weekend
work.
The experimental program
guided 1853 youngsters into
jobs this summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19
Mix Price Rise
OKd IN Virginia
Consumers Seen
Absorbing Cost

II \
A cent-a-quart milk price
increase has been granted
drought-hit Virginia dairy
farmers, with indications the
rise win be passed on to WASH
lington area consumers after
October i.
Local mink distributors said
tthey haven't made up their
minds about passing on the
increase granted yesterday by
1.-THE Virginia Mix Commission
but indicated they probably
would.
James Z. Click. assistant sec
lretary Of the Maryland-Vir-
einia MIX Producers Coop
IerattTe. said his organization
lwon the increase when they
showed the price Of feed has
gone up as q result Of the long
summer drought in the area.
He said the rise il price Il
the FIRST substantial wholesale
price increase. other than sea-
sonal changes. since October,
1851.
Farmers usually get -four
hay cuttings q year to store
AWAY In silos for the coming
winter, but this year the lack
of rain brought only one cut
ting.
Usually it's December Is
before they have to open silos
but this year many farmers
had to start feeding from siloi
starting July Is" Mr.. Click
said.
He explained some farmers
have used up this reserve sup
ply and are feeding cattle from
hay cut during the summer
Others have had to start buy.
ing hay from Western Pennsyl.
vania and Southern New York
with transportation charge,
adding to. the cost.
Mr.. Click said the co-opera-
tive has suggested TO the
commission that the increase
remain in effect through the
lend Of next March, when mill
prices normally drop anyway
The six-month price rise wal
granted yesterday after a da,
and q half Of hearings before
the Virginia Commission IL
Richmond. The drought hal
been regarded as the worst il
the State since 1880.
The increase gives drought.
stricken farmers q Accent risl
per hundred pounds Of mill
from the old price Of 1922 pc
hundredweight In effect sine
1851. In areas Of the Stat
where the drought was not 81
severe. however. an increase o
only 20 cents q hundredweigh
or q half-cent q quart wa
granted. and some farmers re-
ceived no increase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National Conference
on Citizenship winds up
a five-day Statler Hotel
meeting.
Going into its second
day. the National League
Of Masonic Clubs is head
quartered in the Sheraton
Park Hotel.
The Defense Orientation
Conference Asso citation
opens q two-day stand in
the Mayiiower Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19
HERE THE RAAIBLER felt

called upon to interrupt.
Mrs. jones'" he said, I'VE
do much better at The Star.
We start with raw paper at
1890 am, and we have our
product on the street
at 10:45."
It was an unfortunate in
terruption.
Mrs. Jones said:
Your product sells for
Scents. 1will show you single
sheets Of eighteen $40 bills
that are purchased by the
banks for $500. I think IS
days is all right for such a
superior product"
In the tour she pointed
out the many inspections to
assure that faulty currency
does not go into circulation.
Then, IN a moment Of con-
fidence, she said:
Every once In q while a
tourist will produce a bill
from his pocket with some
evident defect such as an
incomplete serial number.
We will say that wen be glad
to exchange it. And he will
say, oh no."
We finally arrived above a
table where a man was pre-
pairing a shipment Of $40
bills for the Federal Reserve
Bank in Chicago, 1000 bills,
$4,000 in a box.
We waited until he had
packed IS boxes-$1 million
plus $4,000. Then we de-
parted. We'd seen 1t. II
could be carried in an extra
large suitcase, such as travel
ing salesmen use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19

commissions attitude. to him,
seemed - great big question
mark"
Mr.. Chalk said he was dis
appointed at the relatively
modest financial showing IN
Dictated by the year-end 1ng-
ures.
Sees Fighting Chance
The transit head declared
that ne felt the figures. despite
their modest size. give the COM
pany "a fighting chance to
improve its showing in the
future. He asserted that the
company's potential lis won-
derful."
Mr.. Chalk said that besides
the earnings question he Il
anxious to learn the commits
sion attitude on the costly
projected conversion Of the
streetcar system to buses. ThG
District Commissioners last
week told the company the5
expect it to launch q CONVEX.
sion program, in accordance
with the franchise. which aIlot'
this program . period Of sil
more years. The six-year tint
limit can be extended by thu
utilities commission. however
Passenger Drop LIZ Per Cent
The year end summar,
handed out by commission
aides showed an overall pas
senger decline Of only IL pc
cent, which Mr.. Chalk AM
commission Spokesman calIes
an encouraging levellne on il
q long-term dip. Passenger
for the year totaled 176. sol. $50
q drop Of q little more than
million from the last year o.
Capital Transit Co., which
D. c. Transit bought out.
Gross operating revenue o
$25, sol sos compared with SIS,
1905 .989 for Capital Transit, /
gain Of forr-teriths Of l be
cent. The operating net D
sS0s.052 was q 1.s million
or II per cent. drop from
cTCs. but this is becaus'
CTc was hQuidating in its las
year. and the Chalk firm hal
raised pay and done much re-
hiring.
The net income figure o
$318.937 was q $1.3 million drop
but for similar reasons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19

ANNAPOLIS. Sept. 10 R.--
Attorney General c. Ferdinand
Sybert has ruled that q Fort
Meade housing project now
under construction will be ex-
empt from State and county
taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19
The
Rambler
Tokes q Peek
Atd Million DolIurs
By GEORGE KENNEDY

In his monumental multi-
volume work on Sigmund
Freud, English biographer.
sir Ernest Jones, finally got
around to revealing the
mans dreams.
An important part Of
Freuds therapy was the IN
terpretation Of the dreams
OF the mentally IN, He him
self hAed to dream frequently
that someone had endowed
him with 81 million.
Thel first psychoanalysis
had sSmbthing h common
with the Rambler.
This Rambler person Is
always dreaming about 81
million hot that a million
would solVe any OF his prob
lens, but 4 IS = sum that's
fun to dream about.
nhis dreams the Rambler
is always taking . very ac-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19


mission will give a prompt indie
the company's full tax and
earnings status. The company
plans to bank heavily in this
connection on the terms Of its
franchise, he added.
Utilities commission aides
yesterday announced that the
transit firm took in operating
revenue Of SIS. 6Ol. 808 for its
first official year. ended August
81. 1t was also reported BY COM
mission aides that the company
earned q net operating income,
after taxes, depreciation and
operating expenses, Of $SO3, $50.
Ask Full Summary
The utilities commission late
! yesterday. after receiving the
transit firms August report.
asked Mr.. Chalk for q full
years summary. It also re-
quested the total Of the COM
pany's theoretical gas tax la
bility for the year. assuming
the tax should be charged.
Mr.. Chalk today reported
that the gas tax figure would
be $s76. 334.46. He said this
was computed on the basis Of
6.272.241 gallons used during
the year.
The transit president also
submitted the financial figures
requested yesterday by the
comrnission. The figures diff
fered slightly from those
handed out by commission
aides because Of the inclusion
Of the Montgomery bus lines.
la subsidiary which is not
counted BY the commission in
setting the transit firms rate
base.
Net Income Of Sso5.170
Mr.. Chalk reported gross
operating income Of $25.661, :
l271: net operating income Of
$760. s85. and net income after
IAN charges Of $305, ITO.
The transit companys franz
chise excuses the arm from the
lgas tax up to the point where
the company realizes q Ga per
cent net operating return. The
franchise recommends but
does not fatty order-that this
return be figured on the basis
OF gross operating revenue.
The two sets Of figures
the PUC's and D. c. .Transit's
clarity for the first time Mr..
Chalk's tax liability figured on
all the disputed profit beses.
Using the PUG calculations,
he would pay the full 1916. 1874
If his profit base were cut to
some ST. million. a switch he
fears because the PUG has
recommended the 81 million
figure for q depreciation base.
He would pay $79.9S6. under
the traditional rate base Of
ABOUT s18 million. He would
be freed Of the full 1916, 334
tax charge II the PUG allowed
him to base his profits on his
$25.6 million gross operating
revenue.
Variance in Tax Figure
Using the company figures.
he still would pay full taxes If
the SIT million base were
adopted. He'd pay $66.219 on
the traditional SIS million. He
would be freed Of full taxes BY
almost the same comfortable
margin with his estimate OF
revenue. $25,66l.274.
The utilities commission
however, has not yet determined
whether it will approve thii
method of setting the COM
pany's allowable earnings.
Mr.. Chalk declared today hC
was anxious to learn why the
commission requested the tai
data.
The company has made nc
provision for paying any Of
: the tax. and does not expect
to do 30. he said. He also ex-
pressed concern about the gen.
eral attitude Of the utilities
body regarding the company'i
finances.
The transit head said the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19
ChoIk Expects P. U. c.
To Honor Gos Tex Pact
TrOnsit compOny Hopes to Be Allowed
Full Net Operating Return Of $500, 600
BN IANIEG g. nEANE

O. Roy Chalk president q the D. C. Transit System today
served notice he expects the transit nm to be allowed its full
operating Of 100000 for the past year without
being charged for gasoline taxes
Mr. Chalk also said he hoping the Public Utilities Com
mission will give prompt indication Of its intentions regarding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19

WHILE WAITING his turn
he purchased a S. cent book
let. an excellent Job by T.
Sutton Jett, one Of our local
historians, and learned It
was not until the Civil War
that the United States began
to issue paper currency.
The Bank Of the United
States like the Bank Of
England i privately owned
and government chartered
institution, had issued bank
notes. But after jackson did
away with the bank in 1925.
all paper currency was the
issue Of State banks.
Mrs. Norma Jones, one Of
the eight guides at the
bureau. took the Rambler
through the labyrinth Of
rabbit runs with waist high
chicken wire fencing above
and out Of reach Of the
money in the making.
"The Bureau o. Engraving
and Printing ? she said, "pro-
duces $50 billion a year in
paper currency. Seventy
per cent Of this is in 81 bills.
The average life Of q 81 bin
is Is months. They are re-
turned BY the banks and de-
stroyed. They are not worn
out. but they are very tired.
People have given them a
hard time trying to make
them buy an old-fashioned
dollar worth in the super
markets.
The most amazing thing
she told US was that 81, OOC
bills have not been printed
since 1916. They don't gel
worn out. What's there ia
all this talk about arrivals
at Miami Beach tOting rolls
of grands in their pockets?
'It takes US Is days." she
said. TO manufacture cur
rency from paper"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19
|WoII Falls Day Before
Bids for Construction

Today-one day before the District Government pre-
pairing open bids have construction work done wal
to make It safe-the wall collapsed.
ef0ot-igh 1o-foot-ong wall left standing afte
larger section topped onto Soils parking lot at 2l2e2135
street NV. on January 81
The Nome nugget., 1957-03-13
Plans for New Radio Station Told In City Council

Everett Bacheldor announced to the City Council the plans for the 50,000-watt radio station which he terms an ''iron curtain" broadcasting station which is in the planning stage and which is scheduled to start developing rap idly in the near future Bacheldor told the council that the station beamed on countries behind the iron curtain would be a non- profit commercial station with a solid schedule of good programs and music.
 Continuing pretending working on the water and sewerage dis posal project was discussed and a letter from the APW informed the council of interest and possible maintenance cost on a $600,00O project now in the planning. The
 Continued on Page Two)
The Nome nugget., 1957-03-13
Eisenhower Tells Congress It's Their Job to Make Desired Budget Cuts

that reason it is up to Congress to decide where any cuts should be made
 Eisenhower made one suggestion that Congress move to eliminate the Post Office Departments defi- cit by providing for greater mail revenue.
 This was Eisenhower's first news conference since he announced at his meeting with newsmen last week that he had developed a head cold which had temporarily inn paired his hearing.
 Asked today how he was feel ing, the President replied he feels some better. He went to Walter Reed Army Hospital yesterday for a new physical checkup. He said the doctors told him he was in good shape.