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Evening star., 1957-12-24

Phil Sivers ShOw-Theres funny idea presented here-a
do-it-yoursef kit for drafeligibe youths-but II isn't
fully developed s the show generates humor as Ser
geant Ernie and the gang TO Detroit and make truck
manufacturer look foolish Svers fans viii be enter
tanned pm, WTOP-e
Eddie Fisher ShOw-Lots Of singing tonight Eddie Charles
Laughton George Gobe ham UP with their version Of
show tune. Brush Up Your Shakespeare" The young
sters have fun. toothe Lennon Sisters try "Honeycomb
and Cathy Crosby does The Christmas Song" Fisher
and Laughton take Let 1t Snow and Eddie has
big production number in i've Got My Love To Keep
Me Warm" light-hearted evening pm, wRC4.
Broken Arrow-"whte Savage" Exciting episode but un-
beeivable for Tv western. An Army ofhcer who
looks like Ernie Kovacs wounded on Cochses land
pSychotic Indian hater. the officer has anemia
and doesn't remember that he hates Indians Huh whad
he say? pm. WMAI-7.
Red SHELTON ShOw-Red and Jimmy Dunn decked out as
tramps. play Santa for poor kids There's Genie
involved and the famous Mitchell Boy Choir Rostering
sentimental session. $3.50 pm, WTOP-s.
Robert Cummings Show-"Bob's Christmas Party" Bobs
crazy ONCE party could have been lot funner, but
there's plenty of footage devoted to the ohso-gogeons
Ingd Gude and 6ehultzys fans will be thrilled with
the finale. $50 pm, WRC-4.
Telephone Tme-"A Picture OF The Mag" sentimental
show, more palatial tonight-Christmas eve-than 1t
would be at another time. Set in Hungary during last
years revolution this is the story Of little girl who
covers three smuggers in winery and is they
the three Wise Men looking for the Christ Child Good
for those who want Jumps in their throat. $3.50 pm,
WAAL--7
Christmas Eve At Home With Dave Garroway-Nice holiday
show as Dave delves into the meaning Of Christmas
shows Of the unusual gifts he's giving his friends
and listens to performers like Jane Morgan and the Bar
bara Carroll Trio Jane sings Christmas Is Time That
VIII Never Change" song that fond Of in his
old Chicago days peek under the tree-Daves son.
Mike, receives q pictureola, which turns phonograph
records into colorful pictures 10 pm, wRC-
Tomorrow's Afternoon Show
Matinee Theater-"Amahl And The Night Visitors" MICS
annual production Of this beautiful and moving biblical
opera by Gian-Carlo Meno is always superb Christmas
viewing Eeven-year old Kirk Jordan repeats his per-
formance Amahl poor crippled boy, with Rosemary
Kuhlmann and David Aiken in support. Unequvocaly
recommended for young and old. Color 3 pm, wRCA.
Evening star., 1957-12-24
OTHER TV
HIGHLIGHTS

$500. WTTG t5)-Christmas
In Music: Special live pro-
gram OF Christmas carols
and hymns Of all nations.
sung by three different
choirs.
1000. WMAL (7--West Point:
christmas Present." The
story OF q plebe who discov-
ers how lonely the Christ
mast holidays can be with
out q date for the big dance
1850. WMAL (7l--Christmai
Party: An informal party
hosted by Bailey 0oss from
Baltimore.
11:OO, WTTG (5)-Eleven
O'Clock Movie: Five Came
Back" starring Chester
Morris and Lucille Ball. TV
Key says: Suspenseful mel
odrama about a plane that
crashes In the jungle which
can only take on with iive
passengers 1880.
11.0O, WMAL l7)-Christmas
Eve Service: From the
Cathedral Of st. John the
Divine, New York.
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Evening star., 1957-12-24
A BeeuiIine
.YuIe Treat
scoreboard: Seven Lively Arts

Scoreboard: Seven Lively Arts
(Sunday. WTOP-9):
The Nutcracker" ballet
Emusic by Tchaikowsky: chore-
ography by Balanchine) was a
midafternoon delight for young
and old.
Particularly noteworthy were
the camera techniques en-
ployed. They seemed to catch
and project the spirit Of this
beautiful fairy tale which was
superbly danced by the New
York City Ballet. led by Maria
Tallchief and Andre Eglevsky.
B. w.
Evening star., 1957-12-24

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Evening star., 1957-12-24
ON THE AIR
A Boys Voice;
AMon's S Answers
BY BERNIE HARRISON

preparations for Christmas engufed you the week
end there were several besides that pro football
thriller that you may regret having missed.
Saturday night for example, Mike Wallace interviewed
Leonard Ross the i2yearod quiz kid amassed fortune
Evening star., 1957-12-24

that seemed to indicate that
here was anything except q
bright. well-adjustec lad. II he
prefers Q book in his favorite
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Lister, Americans!
~ GEORGE Q. BENSON
psaslAemA q EApA1Ag csasOs

we enter another Christmas and mark another
milestone in the history of mankind Americans should
take time blessings. In fact, should make
New Years resolution count blessings every single day
in 1858 AS individuals would be humble, and as
national community strength would be greater each OF
us would make each day in 1858 day of THANKSGIVING
Every and child in this wonderful land OF
has been blessed personal But our richest
blessings the all have in Freedom our
greatest blessing. How many Americans realize this TACT
How freedom highly that each day they thank
God for their birth America and for the governmental and
that has made individual freedom secure
years. Thomas Jefferson 1877 observed
The God who life us liberty at the same time
jefferson spoke those words at time when the Colonies
the domination of monarchy and no individual
citizen could fully exercise his God given liberty ndepen
American citizens had to be in imposing
about building governmental structure protecting in
ddual liberty Its keystone was the United States Cons
tuition. ~
the basic structure of Republic and econom
SYSTEM 2) President Congress- judge or court
given the authority to alter single word phrase
only the sovereign people OF the United States acting
through their legislatures had permission to change
it. In this and in much of its fundamental philosophy it
unlike other governmental instrument in the world
The Constitution became the pattern for way OF life
Faith God the bedrock Constitutional government IN
Republic with carefully guarded divisions OF power was Its
superstructure An economic system mOtvated by private
ownership ereance freedom of enterprise and compe
tition supplied the dynamic substance for progress.
this of life America has provided the greatest
of human freedom along with the greatest degree OF
human welfare for people in the history of the world
And yet in spite of the rghtnesS OF our fundamental
principles spite of the great benefits they have brought to
principles and standards do survive just because they
unless they understood, unless they are APP
reciated unless generation dedcates itself to their
preservation they will later disappear That why
enough about heritage to daily give thanks
for its great privileges and advantages
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Ask Commissioners
To Back Legislation
On Inventory Tax

County Commissioners of the
state were asked yesterday to back
legislation which would put the
tax situation back where it was
before the appellate courts deci-
sion.
The annual meeting of the State
Association of County Commits
sioners was held yesterday at An
napolis. All three of Garrett coun-
tvs three commissioners, H. d.
Swartzentruber, Aubrey Brenne-
man an Erwin Roth, were present.
The high court upheld claim by
Sears Roebuck company that the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12


State Tax Commissions assess
ment of its business inventories
was discriminatory The ruling
said the commission would use the
same yardstick for assessing bust
ness stock as it does for real
estate, that is, making allowance
for inflationary influences.
Inventories had been assessed at
cost or market value with no allow
ance for initiation.
The commissioners referred the
matter to their executive and legis-
lative committees who are to meet
at Annapolis, January 6.
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The tax commission secretary
said reduction of inventory taxes
to the real estate tax level would
cost Maryland's % counties maxi
mum of two tenths of a million dol
lars, Baltimore city 8.8, and the
state 8.
1t was predicted that the General
Assembly would enact legislation
allowing tax assessors to treat bust
ness inventories differently than
real estate
Albert Ward, executive secretary,
state tax commission, advised
county assessors to mark time I'M
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
THURSDAY, DECEMBER II, 1857
Cars Collide

No one was injured last Friday
evening when car driven by John
Evans, Jr., of Oakland. crashed
into an automobile driven by DON
aid Friend, on route 219, just at
the northern limits of town.
The accident occurred during a
heavy fog. The Friend car was
damaged slightly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12

til the Legislature acts.
The county commissioners en-
dorsed a recommendation that the
states distribution of income tax
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12

funds to towns and counties go
through the counties so that coun-
ties may check the list of persons
claiming city residence. Towns get
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12

the refund on taxpayers living
within their limits.
The Commissioners opposed a
proposal that tax assessors be
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IS million net tons.
There were 77,869284 licensed
motor vehicle operators in U. S. in
1856.
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made state employees.

Steel production in U. S. in eight
months set a record high of over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
MIDTOWN NEW YORK
Smart Enough, This Dog
BY ROBERT SYLVESTER

NEW YORK.-The weeks
most provocative note read as
follows: Does your dog stay
out late at night? Is he fond of
members of his own sex? Will
he eat only kosher meat? Is he
jealous of the clothes of other
dogs on the block? Does he hide
under the bed after returning
from the beauty parlor? Does
he get jealous If you look at
other dogs? Is he losing his
hair? These and other problems
will be aired free Of charge by
pet psychologist Lorrain G
D'Essen at the Festival Of Pets
show at the Coliseum, Novem-
Der 21-24."
I guess I better bring my
mutt up there. He can break
anything. He can break a vase
on q table above his head. We
hear the crash, run into the
room, and there he is pretend
ing to be asleep. Nobody else
is in the room, but he's asleep.
I asked one dog expert about
him. Hes just a liar" said
this fellow. IF he's smart
enough to lie, he's smart enough
to be trained"
Maybe. But he sure is q
terrible influence on the rest
Of the liars in the house.
X X \
Lionel Hampton is studying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

Hebrew for his repeat jazz con-
cert tour of Israel. A friend
said he was wasting his time,
almost everybody in Israel
speaks English.
Il know, pops" said Hamp,
'but a travelling band has got
to be able to read the road
signs"
The management of the
revival of THE Girl of the
Golden West" coming to the
Phyllis Anderson Theater, has
had a tough time digging up
props. They had to find buffalo
robes, old whisky bottles and
whatnot. Everything was finally
at hand except a real stage
coach. Somebody happened to
remember that a stage coach
had been used at the recent
See SYLVESTER, Page C-8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

occasionally, in expressing this
gratitude.
AS, for instance, this very day
when we get around-tardily-
to Louis Kroneberger's BEST
Plays, 1861" This is an an
nual, it comes from Dodd,
Mead, and it is unfailingly in
teresting to see how Times
critic, Brandeis University's
lecturer. and Dodd. Mead's
drama editor judges a theater
season.
There is always something
vintage about Mr.. Kronenber-
gers best play selections even
in what is so often a non-vin-
tage year on Broadway. This
may be more Of a personal
judgment than it should be,
based upon a memory of Mr..
Kronenberger's refusal some
years ago to vote in the Critics
Circle for a best play.
There was no play that year
entitled to such a label. he de-
creed. Ever since he became
Dodd, Mead's man, it has been
amusing to see him turn reso-
lutely to the choosing of not
one, but 10 bests.
4 4 \ +
Mr.. Kronenberger is a man
of both lofty and uncompro-
missing standards. 1t is no mat
ter to him that a play is a quick
failure. If it is better than a
play that succeeds at the box
office, it makes the Dodd, Mead
annual.
This, of course, is as it should
be and, while it may be super
ficially negative, it is neverthe-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage
Arena-"The Doctors Dilem-
ma" 8:30e-p.m.
Catholic University = BILLY
Budd":: $3.50 pm.
Acknowledgements Tables;
2::30 and $3.50 pm.
Screen
Ambassador-"The Story Of
Mankind; 1:05, $40. $40. TBS
and 9::35 pm.
Capitol-"Jail House Rock;
11:40 am. 1:40, $40, 5:45, 7:45
and $50 pm.
Columbia - MY Gun Is
Quick; 11:15 am, 1:55, 4:45
7:25 and 1915 pm.
Dupont = PERI: /, ESQ
4:4o, $50. 800 and 1905 pm
Keith's - "Unholy Wife"
1875 am, LAO, 3:45, 5:45
7:50 and 9:55 pm.
Macarthur - Panic in the
Parlor";; $50, 8:l5 and 10 pm
MetropOlitan-"The Story Of
Mankind; 1875 am. 1885
$40. $40, 7;45 and $50 pm
OntariO-"Raintree County"
2:30 and $3.50 pm.
Palace - Three Faces o.
Eve; 11:45 am. las, 3:45
5:45, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Playhouse -" 1.-The Joker I!
Wild; II am. 1:40, APO.
and GAS pm.
Plaza - His First Affair"
IL. 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 pm.
Trans-Lux-'Pal joey; II
am, 1910. 2:15, APO. $3.50
$3.50 and 1890 pm.
Uptown-"Around the Worlc
in 80 Days; 2 and $3.50 pm.
Warner-"Seven Wonders o.
the World; 2 and $3.50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

less a positive comment on the
quality of a drama season.
Half Of Mr.. Kronenberger's
10 best plays Of last years two
semesters were failures. and
quick ones. These were "a
Very Special Baby" by Robert
Alan ARTHUR; "Candide." the
musical by Lillian Hellman,
Leonard Bernstein and some
other brilliant talents including
Tyrone Guthrie and Jerome
Robbins: "a Clearing in the
Woods" by Arthur Laurents;
"Orpheus Descending" by Ten
nessee Williams, and "A Moon
for the Misbegotten." by Eu-
gene O'Neill.
With the exception Of Mr..
Arthur, the authors of Mr..
Kronenberger's com m ercially
futile "bests" represent as dis
tinguished a collection as the
drama can muster.
His best bests, the other five
in the collection, reflect the
fact that Mr.. Kronenberger is
no jingoist-among the other
Objectionable things which he
is NOT. Three of the five are
foreign in origin. They are
the Nationals current exhibit.
Separate Tables" by Terence
r attigan; Jean Anouilh'S
Waltz of the Torreadors" and
Graham Greene's 1.-THE Plotting
She'd" the latter the highlight
of Olney's summer this season.
The American plays that
round out this five are Long
Days Journey Into Night" and
Visit to a Small Planet" the
latter by Gore Vidal.
X X 4 \
It is unjust perhaps to saun-
ter through Mr.. Kronenberger's
pungent prose slicing out a few
words of judgment here and
there on the five failures that
were still best.
1t happens, however, that Mr..
Kronenberger is the kind of
writer who not only is especi-
ally tempting on this score but
also is able to surmount the
Questionable decency of the
trick. .Henceforth this list of
plays, and the critics quote:
"a Very Special Baby" he
writes. never becomes more
than respectable playwriting
because it never achieves any
real urgency or rises to any
real distinction"
"A Clearing in the Woods"
he asserts lis at least a cour-
ageous and a reasonably in
genious try"
"A Moon for the Misbegot-
ten," he admires in spite Of
the judgment that "the play
leaves an impression of being
too soft"
"Orpheus Descending" he in
cluded in spite of the fact
that what vitiates the play,
even as it momentarily ami
mates it. is its all too canny
theater sense"
"Candide," he found. mot
too surprisingly, was a medley
of the brilliant, the uneven,
the exciting, the earthbound,
the adventurous and the i'm
perfectly harmonized."
AS gifted a one-man jury as
is to be found anywhere, Mr..
Kronenberger.
X y 4 X
BULLETIN BOARD: Anne
Bancroft, Henry Fonda's CO.
star in Two for the Seesaw."
coming to the Shubert Deem
Der 4, is a television discovery,
later a film performer, and now
about to make her stage debut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

Her real name is Anne
Italiano and she's a New
Yorker. Neighbour bod
houses are scheduling special
matinees for November IL. Vet
Grams Day. On hand for the
rehearsals of Arena Stages
next production, an original. is
Sam Robbins, its author.
He is a former newspaperman.
who started as a New York
Times copy boy and went from
there to foreign correspondent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

made in 1888. 1.-THE Fifth
Commandment" starring Maui
rice Schwartz will be presented
in three performances over the
week end at the Shubert. Sat-
urday and Sunday nights and
Sunday matinee. Tickets
are now on sale at the boxofice
Community drama tempo
increases as the season adj
vances. Rockville's Little
Theater will present Light Up
the Sky" on Friday and Satur-
day nights at Christ Episcopal
Church. And MY Sister
Eileen" will be given in two
performances. also Friday and
Saturday nights, by the Oakton
Hamsters at Oakton elemen-
tary school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

for the Times and North Amer
lean Newspaper Alliance.
you Can't Take 1t with YOU
will be tomorrow nights film
at the Corcoran Gallery of Art,
It stars James Stewart. was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
THE PASSING SHOW
Best Plays Can Fail
The Boxoffice Test
BY JAY CARMODY

The respectable to make house dsordery is to litter
Il with books.
This happens regularly to the house live in and
could not be grateful to Americas publishers On their
part they may somewhat tardy or STILL remiss
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-05-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn Weimer,
of Baltimore, spent the weekend
at their home here.
Pvt. Joe Weeks has returned to
Fort Jackson, S. c., after spending
his two weeks leave at his home
here
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Engler, of
Baltimore, visited Mrs. Engler'S
parents, Rev. and Mrs. w. c..
Rogers They were accompanied
by there small children, who re-
by their small children, who re-
visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Paugh and
daughter, of Baltimore. spent the
weekend with Mrs. Paughs par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Wolfe
James Ford, of Baltimore, spent
the weekend at his grandfather's
home.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Nicholson were Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Smith and Mr.
and Mrs. Dale Smith, of Fair
chance, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cal
lis and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cal
lis, of Loeb Lynn. The dinner was
given in honor of Mr.. Nicholson's
birthday.
Monday afternoon guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Calls were Mrs. w. H. Kemp and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-05-09
MI. Lake ERlxzok NeIUS

May 5, at the home of her eldest
son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ohio
Friend, in Loeb Lynn. To help her
celebrate her 85th birthday were
her other four children. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Cook, of Pleasant Valley; Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Stahl, of Chambers
burg, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs Garland
Friend, and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Friend, Mt Lake Park. Mrs.
Friend returned to Chambersburg
with Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Stahl
for few weeks visit.
Recent guests at the Ohio Friend
home were two of Mrs. Friends
sisters, Mrs G. w. Dunkle and
Mrs. Ed Schrock with members of
their families, of Boswell, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Calhoun and
family and Murray Paugh visited
Mr.. Paugh's son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Fogle, of
HagerstoWn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Whiting, of
Charleston, w. Va, announce the
birth of a son on May End. Mrs.
Whiting was the former Miss
Gloria Michael, of Loeb Lynn.
While living here she made her
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Paugh.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-05-09
Leadership Training
Course to be Given

A Skill Shop, designed to pro-
vide leadership training for Sun
day School officers, teachers,
church treasurers, stewardship
directors and church workers, will
be held at the Maple Grove Church
of the Brethren, south of Grants
vile, on Thursday, May g. Monday
and Tuesday, May Is and IA, from
7 to 8 p m. Rev Harl Russell will
be the director. Mr.. Russell is a
member of the General Brother
hood Board and is the Stewardship
and Brotherhood Fund director of
the Church of the Brethren.
The Skill Shops are part of
the Western Maryland-First West
Virginia District Stewardship Edu-
cation program. Rev. Clarence NJ
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-05-09
No Nagging
BaCkaChe Means a
Good Night'SSleep

Nagging backache, headache, or muscular
aches and pains may come on with over-eXer-
ton. emotional upsets or day to day stress and
strain And folks who eat and drink unwisely
sometimes suffer mild bladder irritation
with that restless. uncomfortable feeling.
If you are miserable and worn out because
of these discomforts, Doans Pills often help
by their pain relieving action, by their sooth-
ing effect to ease bladder irritation, and by
their mild diuretic action through the kidneys
tending to increase the output of the 10
miles of kidney tubes.
So if nagging backache makes you feel
dragged-out, miserable, with restless. sleep
less nights don twait, try Doan's Pills getthe
same happy relief millions have enjoyed for
over 60 years. Ask for new, large. economy
size and save money. Get Doan's Pills today
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-05-09

Mrs. Lulu Saville, of Moorefield
w Va.
Misses Mary Ann Calls and
Patty Bittinger, of Washington, D.
c., spent the weekend with their
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Groves and
daughter visited relatives in Key
ser, w. Va, Sunday.
Sunday guests at the O'Donnell
home in Loeb Lynn, were Mrs,
Katherine Dixon, Mrs. Mary
O'Brien and John Bisset, of Pied
mont, w. Va.
Reginald Ford spent several
days in Baltimore this week
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-05-09
Friend Of God
Lesson for May ~. 1857

COUNTED a saint by three reli-
~ gions. Abraha m is unique
among the great men of the world.
The Mohammedan name for him
is simply The Friend" meaning
Friend of God. His greatness is
not in anything that is especially
admired and paid highly for in
America, so that his reputation
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-05-09
Faith That Works

The big fact about Abraham was
his religious genius. To some per-
sons God seems very dim. Even
Abraham father Worshipped
"other gods''-we have no idea
how many. But Abraham, out of
an idolatrous home, came forth a
man for whom God was his closest
and most real Friend. To use the
Bible word Abraham was man
of faith. In one book of the New
Testament Romans Paul says
that Abraham was Justified
that is. God looked with approval
on him-for his faith.
Belief
Abraham believed God" it is
said. No living man now knows
how God spoke to Abraham. Long
ago Saint Augustine debated, but
did not decide. the question wheth-
err God spoke in tones that the ear
could catch. or in q voice audible
only in the soul. The point is that
when Abraham knew it for God S
direction. or Gods promise, he be-
lieved that what God said was
true. God made some pretty I'M