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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
He Favors friendship
Burke Airport Plan
Hit by Sen. BeaII

Sen. ]. Glenn Beall Or. Md this week re-
newed his strong criticism of the proposal to build
a second Washington airport at Burke, Va. He
declared
"Once again this year the advocates of plan
to build an unnecessary airfield at Burke Va,
asked for construction funds and once again they
wilfully disregarded the fact that the ultimate
cost would be two or three times as much as their
initial request for $35000,000
"The dictionary defines 'boondoggle' as any
impracticable or useless project wasteful of time
and money and no word is more applicable to the
Burke Airport proposal
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
PEPCO Offer

Interest in economic develop
ment and industrial planning is
mounting throughout the Wash
ington metropolitan area. Rec
ognizing this activity-and what
it can mean to the business COM
munity-Pepco is is anxious to
cooperate with other organiza-
tons in its service area in build
ing a more diversified economy
and to assist whenever possible
in attracting new industries to
this area.
With this in mind, our Presi-
dent, Mr.. r. Roy Dunn, has re-
Gently assigned to me the re-
sponsibility of Manager, Area
Development, for the Company,
and I am taking the liberty of
writing you in the hope that you
will cali on me if there is any
way in which Pepco can be help.
full.
In many cities, the electric
utility has taken the leadership
in industrial development pro-
grams. There Is much to be
done in this field and utilities
can play an important role. 1
have been working closely with
the Economic Development Com
mittee of the Washington Board
of Trade and with similar COM
mitees in adjoining counties. At
present l am developing initial
contacts through which l can Sc
cure all available information
on community planning and in
dustrial sites. j. S. Bartlett
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
Good Planning

The Maryland National Capital Park and
Planning Commission has performed an outstand
ing public service in making wide distribution of
copies Of its. report and recommendations on pro-
posed revsions of the Street and Zoning plans
for Silver Spring and vicinity.
Two thousand copies of 12page booklet in
Guiding pocket containing charts of the af
fected areas were printed and have been avail
able in the Commissions public information Of,
flee in Silver Spring just for the asking. Local
citizens may request the report in writing
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
Backs Assessor

am a taxpayer in West Mont
gomery County, Jamestown
District, and l have been APP
palled at the news about Mr..
Carriers dismissal. In my neigh.
borhood / am sure that there is
much inequity in the assessment
of taxes. My son and 1 have
checked the tax records since l
received my bill and the differ
ences between my taxes and
those on homes and property
that / have seen and been
through is shocking. If the as
sessment on my property is fair
and just and correctly deter
mined, then why are some other
homes near here, which I know
to be larger and more luxurious
than mine, valued much lower?
l do not know Mr.. Carter. l
have never met him. But, from
what 1 have seen myself, 1 am
sure that his complaints were
not unfounded. 1 am quite sure
that others in this area would
back me in a protest about this
matter and I intend to carry it
further to try to correct such an
unfair situation, and also to see
why the tax rate must be so
very high in this county. There
are many, many people who
would back me in a united pro-
test against this latter.
Rn,hnt.n nolt,rnnnd
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
Three "R" Man

Tread Dorothy Waleski's story
last week about the new super
intendent of schools, DR.. c. Tay-
Tor Whittier, and / only have
this to say: why in the world
can't we get a man who will
stick to teaching the three RS
and not one who is so concern
ed with public relations" schem-
es like "Teen-Topics," and
"teacher-community" education
programs?
His BE" and 'E.B." days
sound pretty P.U. to me. How
about more three RS.
Ya1hr0I1 oh
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
Letters to the Editor.

ton such as the Lions might
well be able to serve as media
tory body or a catalyst to pro-
mote peace and progressiveness
among our businessmen. In or
der that our committee might
explore this possibility I would
appreciate receiving further de-
tails and suggestions from you.
Isl Kermit B. Mohn
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
COMING ATTRACTIONS
STAGE

ARENA STAGE-"The Girl the Via Flamina"; starts
tomorrow
NATIONALThe Old Vic Company Shakespearean roper
tory: starting January %.
SCREEN
AMBASSADOR-"Three Violent People" with Charlton
Heston.
CAPTTOL"Bundle of Joy" with Eddie Fisher and Debbe
Reynolds; starts Wednesday.
COLONY-"La Strada"
COLUMBIA-"The Seventh Cavalry" with Randolph Scott
DUPONT-"The Wild Dat" with Fernandez.
Oedipus Rex" the Satford Ontario Shake
spearean players.
METROPOLITAN-"Three Violent People" with Charlton
Heston.
ONTARIO-"The Rainmaker" with Burt Lancaster and
Katharine Hepburn
PALACE-King Queens with Clark Cable starts
Friday.
PLAZA-"La Sorceire"
TRANS LUX-"Ful of Life; with Judy Holiday starts
Wednesday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
.Steoming Box Office
.Stirs Movie Activity

HOLLYWOOD (NANA) -
Nothing quite like a steamed
up national box office to stir
wavering Hollywood producers
back to enthusiastic action.
The happy word is that turn
stiles have been jumping all
over the country-TLos Angeles
set an eight-year attendance
record-since the holidays and
give no sign Of losing too much
momentum. Hence Hollywood
has suddenly been galvanized
from ghost town into one
echoing the familiar sound
stage cries of "Action!" "Cutl'
and Let's try one more"
The public INSPIRED back
to the movies" drive spurred
by year-end unleashing of
such crowd-pleasing epics as
Around the World in 80
Days." "Anastasia," written
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
HOLLYWOOD
IfGeorge Burns Doesn'tShow,
Cyd's the Porty's Wo||f|ower

person in the world for an ac-
tress to follow especially when
everybody has just seen Mn
otchka' on television. But I'll
give it everything I've got"
In Cyd's case. it's even more
than Carlo had. Carlo may
have been the screens greatest
actress but she's not in the
same league with Cyd when it
comes to cams.
For years Cyd was famous
for her sexy ballet in MGM
musicals. Her torrid way with
a torso is tersely described by
her.
You know those shows
where the censors label it OBJ
jectionable in part Well, I'm
always the part.
In Meet Me in Las Vegas"
director Roy Rowland showed
the MGM front Office that
Cyd can act without tossing
her hips. That's why she
snagged the Silk Stockings"
lead.
BY coincidence. Reuben
Mamoulian, one of the screens
greatest directors-and one Of
CARLOS favorites-is making
his return to the movies after
a decades absence in which he
directed "Oklahoma!" and
other Broadway shows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20

on the Wind" The Rainmak-
err" Giant" 1.-THE Ten Com
m a n d m en- ts," war and
Peace not overlooking
Baby Doll" - has changed
gloomy filmtown attitudes
overnight.
Most obvious reaction to the
good news was a rapid re-
shuffling of near-shutdown
plans by most major lots.
Whereas January already had
been written in the book for
an all-time low, there are in
dications today that it may
wind up by achieving a five
year production high for the
month. Pictures that hadn't
been slated to go for another
go or 80 days were lifted from
the moth balls. casts and
crews chosen, and all contrib
uting departments put on an
overtime basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
BY JAMES BACON

HOLLYWOOD (P). - Cyd
Charlse is one Of the screens
most beautiful women and one
of its best dancers. yet she
confesses she's a wallflower at
most Hollywood parties.
Tony Martin. her husband, is
a singer, not a dancer. And
no one. except George Burns,
ever asks her to dance.
Most men, even egotistic
actors. always shy away from
dancing with me. other dan
GERS report the same trouble.
They probably figure that I
would be mentally comparing,
them with Fred Astaire or
Gene Kelly.
80 I go to parties and US
ually just sit-unless George
Burns is there-and then l
have a ball"
Cyd calls George the great
est ballroom dancer in town.
HE does steps that haven't
even been invented yet. He
improvises on the floor and it's
a great personal challenge for
me to follow him. He has per-
feet rhythm"
Cyd also dlscloses that most
professional dancers are terri
BILE ballroom dancers, especially
the girls. Z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
Mamie Van Doren Wants to Be Star,
Not the Worlds Greatest Actress

we're both blends and we're
both girls. I'm not another
anybody-I'm Mamie. Even
my walk is different from
Marilyn's. Hers sort of goes up
and down haphazardly. Mine
has a very definite direction"
As for the other top girls
in the blond department.
Diana DORIS and Jayne Mans
field--Mamle has little 10 say,
except, Il think they're crowd
ing the field a bit. but I guess
there's always room for one
more. It's odd about Jayne.
l was first offered the role Of
the movie star in will Success
Spoil Rock Hunter?' and
turned II down. 1t certainly
did a lot for Jayne. But then,
If I'd have taken it. l would
not have met Ray, we wouldn't
have gotten married, and we
wouldn't have our son, Perry.
SO | guess l got more ous Of
ii than Jayne did. I'd love TO
do a play on Broadway
though. Some day l will, when
the right one comes along"
Names career is currently
in high gear. She has COM
pleted a starring role in I'm
taned Youth" 70. Warner
4 others, and My ma be is
Ontinued on Page c.; Col. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM

HOLLYWOOD (NANA). -
Mamie Van Doren, sometimes
called a dumb blond" is mar
ried to one of the Nations
most successful band leaders.
Ray Anthony, lives in a beau
tiful 17-room mansion high in
the Hollywood Hills, has a
maid. drives a sleek, pink-and-
white specially built ST car,
and will earn more than $780,
900 this year. This should
happen to a smart brunette or
a redhead.
In fact, Mamie wants to
kick her dumb-blond movie
roles good-by. They're just not
true to my life any more"
she said with a twinkle in her
eyes. But she does not want
to attend the Actors Studio in
New York, like another former
dumb blond"
III leave the torn shirt
school of acting up to Mari
lyn," Mamie said. "Or should
it be the torn slip school when
it's about a girl? Anyway, /
don't want to be the greatest
actress in the world. But / do
want to be a big star. The two
dom necessarily go together.
II y B know what ! mean
ZEN Mamie first hit the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
By JAY CARMoDY

It's own merits are enough
to make the presence of THE
Chalk Garden" at the Ma
tional a delight.
There are reasons beyond
Enid BagnoA's intelligent
and amusing writing, however.
to sharpen the pleasure of the
plays appearance. One of
these is that 1.-THE Chalk Gar
den" barely made it to the
road.
Why should this be? Well,
because Miss Bagnold's wry
and witty work is the sort
that the more provincial
thinkers among Broadway
producers dismiss as too
sophisticated for the pro-
vinces. They are not sure, in
deed, that it is not too some
thing of the sort for New
York. an attitude bolstered by
1.-THE Chalk Gardens" fate on
Broadway last season.
Came Elegance
The critics. there were en-
thusiastic. With "Tiger at the
Gates" and my Fair Lady,"
Miss Bagnold's play gave the
theater an elegance 1t had not
had in years. If the three did
not put an end to the soaring
ly realistic slice of life drama.
they managed to put a dent in
the dominance Of the type.
Yet. in spite of the critics
enthusiasm, my Fair Lady"
was the only crashing success
of the three. "Tiger at the
Gates" and THE Chalk Gar
den" were more distinguished
than actually popular. Both
made ii through the season
but neither with sufficient
strength to encourage dis
patch to the hinterlands.
Tiger at the Gates" gave
up any such prospect without a
struggle. A new producing firm
of Choate g. Rosen and Ran
dolph Hale saved THE Chalk
Garden" from a similar fate.
It's partners did so by making
q road rights arrangement
with Irene Mayer Selznick, the
original producer. and further
arrangements with Miss Judith
Anderson and Miss Cathleen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
THE PASSING SHOW
'TheChoIk Garden
Reached the Road

Nesbitt to play the principal
roles.
There is much more to be
admired and appreciated in the
new producers decision than in
sending, say, "Cat On A Hot
Tin Roof on tour. The Will
liams' play is basic: Miss Bag
nold's is deft, delicate, wise and
warm
There remains. nevertheless,
no earthly reason - or any
other kind-why Miss Bag
nold's appeal should be limited.
On the contrary, there is every
reason to suspect that her
awareness of human behaviour
is considerably rangier than
playwrights who slice life more
crudely.
Certainly in spite of its &C.
casional vapory symbolism,
there is nothing too obscure in
THE Chalk Garden" Indeed,
it is the authors treatment of
them that is more original than
the characters with which her
comedy, a high one, deals.
The rather more distinctive
pair of these are the mysteri-
Gus woman played by Miss
Anderson and the problem girl
Of Is to whom she becomes a
companion in an English coun-
try house. What gives these
their distinction is that where
the fashion is to make such
types sinister, Miss Bagnold
makes them amusing.
A Tanned Tigress
To her way of thinking, there
is something laughable about
the idea of a middle-aged
woman just released from pris-
on becoming teacher-compan-
ion to a wellborn girl child who
feeds on crime fancies and
delights in setting fires. Here
is a comedy situation with pos
sibilities that altogether too
many dramatists overlooked
until they occurred to Miss
Bagnold.
These possibilities could not
be revealed more amply. worked
out with more simple logic.
Miss Bagnold's premise is that
1t takes an offender against the
social code to trap a deter
mined and imaginative young
See CARMODY, Page c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
BROADWAY
Benefits
GROWING
In Vogue
BY WILLIAM GLOVER

NEW YORK (P). - Hit
happy Broadway has a new
alibi for a growing ticket
scarcity.
It's generally heard as advice
for avid fans. and runs like
this; If you want to see a
sellout show quick-buy tickets
to a charity benefit.
utter nonsense" retort
sponsors who feel worthy en-
terprise is being glibly made
the goat of a frantic box-office
scramble.
Amid the conflict, confusion
and burgeoning civil control
over ducat distribution, one
fact looms large:
Party benefits--in which
some organization buys all or
a large percentage of the
tickets for a theatrical per-
formance - are a growing
vogue on Show Street. No one
will guess how big the trend
might get.
The fad is even spreading
now to cities along the pre-
Broadway tryout trail.
Easiest Embarrassing meth
cd ever for most groups" ex-
plains one supporter. Men
don't like dinner-dances but
they will go to a show"
One-Tenth the Gross
Theater benefits - which
actually began back in the
Elizabethan era - started to
multiply after World War II
and have really doomed in the
past four years as a prepaid
cushion Of cash for show pro-
ducers.
Last season. according to
one trade estimate, benefits
sold SO million worth of tickets
to Broadway shows - about
one-tenth the annual gross.
Each sponsoring club or So
ciety reaps for itself whatever
donation" is placed atop the
regular price in passing tickets
on to subscribers-usually any,
thing from SIS to $50.
The groups use profits for a
wide variety of aims. Juvenile
delinquency work, faculty
grants. college education.
interfaith projects, maternity
centers. hospital construction
and legal aid are among cur
rent beneficiaries.
I'm Is years as a party agent
I've never run into a phony or
ganization," says Ivy Larric,
the dean Of benefit perform
ance arrangers. She's been at
the work Is years.
Briefly, this is how bene-
At is organized. An organiza-
ton with a Embarrassing CLINT
contacts Mrs. Larric or one
of the IL other agents so &C.
cupied on Broadway.
They Want Stars
The agent outlines various
incoming shows. discusses
their relative sales appeal.
Says Lenore Tobin. another
agent: They always first
want a musical with a big
star; second, a light comedy
with a big star: third, any,
thing with a big star
Miss Tobin handles about
500 benefits a year through
her Office and Mrs. Larric SUI
perviSes an equal number in
her shop. That is about so per
cent of all the benefit, busi-
ness in town. 1t all adds up to
approximately 1.400 sellout
Both quickly add, however,
that organized theater-going
isn't to blame for ticket
scarcity.
When was it ever easy to
get tickets to a real hit?"
HISTORICALLY remarks Mrs.
Larric. There was scarcity
before there were benefits.
Actually benefits help the
theater generally because the
See GLOVER. Page ca
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
'Godot' Returns

NEW YORK (P).-Last sea-
sons Broadway oddity, the
Samuel Beckett drama Wait
ing for Godot," comes back
for a return engagement at
the Barrymore tomorrow night,
with an all-Negro cast includ-
ing Rex Ingram, Earle Lyman,
Manton Moreland and Geof-
frey Holder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20

I'VE always want to lead"
George Burns fancy steps
aren't Cyd's only challenge
these days. In Silk Stockings"
she is playing the same role
that Greta Carlo did in Min
otchka." Stockings" is the
musical version of the Russian
spool.
"Garbo is not the easiest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20

The Old Vic Company of London has two-week
date with Washington, starting January %, one
week from tomorrow night, at the National The
ater The opening Shakespearean play, to be done
for three nights, will be Richard H. represented
here by John Neville as Richard reluctantly sur
rendering his crown to Bolingbroke Charles Gray.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20

On the left are Claire Bloom and Mr. Neville again,
in the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet" to
be done on February 4, 5 and 6. Washington, Incl
dentally will all four plays in the touring Old
Vic troupe's repertoire. Macbeth" will be- pre-
Sented on January 81 and February and 2, "TroiuS
and CfeSSida" on February T. 8 and g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
TODAY,S SCHEDULES
STAGE
Tx Garden; 7 pm.
SCREEN

SCREEN
AMBAssADoR-"The Wrong Man; 1. $685. 5:15 7:25 and
$40 pm.
cApIToIAnastasia $780, 1885, S:4o TAO and s:45 PM
COLONY-"Wee Geordie": q 4. $685. 1885, and 9:55 pm.
coLuMRIA-The Girl Can't Help IT," 1920 S:25. $3.50. 7sS
DUPoNT-"The Silent World; l. 2:45 4:3O $780, $40 and
10 pm.
KETTHS-"The Ten COMMANDMENT; 2:s0 and pm
MacARTHUR-"John and Julic' O. A. 9, 755 and 9:55 PM
METRoPoLITAN-The Wrong Man; 1880. 335. $685. TAO
and 9:45 pm.
ONTARIO-"The Great Man; 1:40, 3:40 $40, TAO. and
$40 PM
PALAcE-"Teahouse of the August Noon; 12:45 g. $40
7:35, and 9:55 pm.
PLAYHoUsE-"w written on the Wind; l. 245. 4:35 $780,
$40. and 10 pm
PLAZA"Lady Chatterleys Lover: ESQ 4:40 $50 800
and 1910 PM
TRANs-LUx-"zarak"; /. 245, 4:S5 e:25. and 500 PM
RToWN-"oklahoma"; 2. s. and $50 pm.
VARNER-"Seven Wonders Of ths World" s. and $50 PM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20

road TO stardom several years
ago, she was often referred to
as another Maj llyn Monroe"
h ais irked her then and inks
er now The only comparison
tween the two Of us is that
Ghost town gazette., 1957-06-10
GHOST TOWN GAZETTE

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-10

Mr.. Harrison made his COM
ment in a letter to Secretary Of
Labor Mitchell in which he said
there have been several lessons
along this line" in Nebraska
recently.
He told Mr.. Mitchell there
is general disgust at this kind
of union activity. The national
picture is even more disgusting ;"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-10
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
Justice Association has called
for a revision and siInplifica-
ton" of the present system OF
taxicab regulation to eliminate
chaos, confusion and resulting
avoidance of responsibility and
liability permitted by the pres
ent complex arrangement"
Urge Insurance Hike
Specifically, the association
recommended an increase in
present insurance requirements
of $1,000 for property damage
and S5.000-$l0, 900 bodily injury
coverage to $1,000 property and
$40. 900 $4,000 bodily injury
minimums-the same required
for District motorists.
1t is understood the New York
groups report also condemns a
regulation that permits one cab
company to ENSURE" about 1000
cabs under a single SIS. 900 bond
This company in recent years
has been paying of judgments
in inStallments.
Representative league. Demo
crat Of Texas, has announced
that his subcommittee soon will
hold hearings on the taxicat
industry. The hearings are ex-
pected to go into the zone fare
meter controversy, proposed lin
itation on the number of drivers
and regulation of the industry
now divided between the Pc.
lice Department. Public Utilities
Commission and Department OF
Vehicles and Traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-10
Auditor Facing
.TriuI Found Hunoed

Delbert Sandercook, a 41-year-
old Civil Service Commission au-
ditor, today was found hanged
from a closet door in his Dupont
Circle area apartment. He was
pronounced dead on the scene.
Police said Mr.. Sandercook,
who was unmarried, was to have
appeared in Municipal Court
this morning to answer a morals
charge. He was freed in $500
bond after having been arrested
at 1918 am. Saturday at Twen-
tieth and P streets NV. by Po-
liceman Robert Arscott.
Detectives said the body was
hanging by the neck from a
Venetian blind cord on a closet
door attachment. The apart
ment is at 2107 S street NV.