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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-14
Hollywood Report
By sHEILAH GRAHAM

HOLLYWOOD MANA Connie Gilchrist,
that wonderful Irish character actress, is one
of two contenders for the choice lead In Metros
TV series. Min and Bill The other is Peggy
Wood of Remember Mama. No knock to Peg.
but the part of the tough waterside biddy is
right down Comics alley, to mix metaphors
Art Linkletter, so great with children on
his House Party show, has written book,
Kids Say the Darndest Things" to be published
this fall by Prentice-Hall. Bumped into
Maggie Whiting at CHS Televsion City, and for
a minute thought she was Zsa Zsa GabOr, her
hair is now so blond. Maggie, with Is Whiting
Girls filmed for summer Love Lucy replace
ment is shooting another Is for an interested
sponsor
David Niven repeats his Phineas Fogg from
around the World in 80 Days in Mr.. Adams
and Eve sequence with Ida LupinO and Howard
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Hollywood Report
A Fight For Min

Duff. . Playhouse 80 is knocking on Sid
Caesars door l don't know if his te-up with
Pat Weaver makes him unavailable Veteran
actor Richard ArIen is set with a waterfront
type series for next season. Standard Oil
is planning TV musical to cost more than
100000 to celebrate the company's 18th ami
verSary in November.
Pat Boone will guest on Gale Storms first
TV show of the fall season Gale will recipro-
cate and appear with Pat when his new series
starts on ABC. Jim Backus, the II" in the
| Married Joan series, as we'll as the voice OF
Mr. Magoo. has signed for one of Gales autumn
shows
Art Carney will appear on some Dinah
Shore TV spectaculars next season. Dinah also
signed Boris Karloff for her Halloween show.
with British coincidence HermiOne Gingold.
Dinah does her final 15-minute television show
July IL, after six years in the same time slot.
Next season, only hour-long spectaculars.
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This IS your chance to sound o1-Gnd
TV Critic Bernie Harrison IcfH do his best
to QnStUer questions Please keep letters
brief Pen names pH be used II desired.
Would you please tell me II Gordon MacRae
win have a show this summer? 1 enjoyed the
one he had last summer. Also ! would like to
know if any Washington station intends to
rerun Airpower CCBS-TvJ. / thought 1t was
very good.
Is Gunsmoke slated to 60 on next season.
hope not.
Eric p
II MacRae ,oere to hare his oUn shoc this
summer, the plans toould hare been announced
before no,U An the possible time spots seem to
be accounted for at this tcrfttng.
As for Airpotoer-lortte to CHS and ten them
hosc much you liked it, Reruns are possible
la MICS Victory at Sea currently on WMAL-7.
Sunday nights.
Gunsmoke ,oiH be back IT'S one Of rvs top
rated halt hour sholus.
/ was delighted with your column on one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-14

As an ardent admirer Of This Is Your Life
proeram-I never miss it and during the sum-
mer-I do like to see repeats and to recommend
interesting ones to my friends SO am writing
to ask that you either publish or send to me
personally list OF the coming ones
Mrs s. e. S
July f7-Tommv Sands; July 2f-Manreen
OHara: july 3i-Baster KeatOn: August ?
Col Dean Hess; AUGUST 14-Mfnnte Pearl; Au
gust 2i-Ted Hnstng; August 2S-L0u Costello:
September Ped Nichols. September fi-Dr.
Lee De Forest; September 1S--Myrna Loy
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TeIeVue Mailbag

A. Godfrey recently and with your conclusions
which, II construe them correctly. agree with
mine.
Let's hope he doesn't forsake radio, since
we wouldn't be bothered with TV even for
Godfrey II we did have one his shows would
be among the very few that would watch.
M Nj
Better be thinking about buying TV set
soon.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20
German Postal Employee
Visits Rockville p. O.

Rolf Schneider, a 22-year-old
postal assistant from Peine, Ger
many, visited Rockville this week
and left convinced of one thing:
the American postal system is far
more simplified than that of his
native country.
True, much of the mechanical
sorting delivery of mail is the
same in both countries and of
course, there are dogs every
where. But there the resemblance
ends.
For instance, postmen in Rolls
town of 10000 persons, close to
Hanover collect bills from radio
and television users. Germans
pay the equivalent of S1.70 a
month to the state to own and
use television and they pay the
postman.
Should a postman call at a
house billed only for TV and over
hear a radio playing elsewhere in
the house." Mr.. Schneider said,
"it is his job to demand payment
for the extra appliance. If people
don't pay, they are held as pri.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20
G. w. University
Graduates Seven
Rockville Men

Seven Rockville residents were
among those who were awarded
degrees during the annual com.
mencement of the George Wash.
ington University, Washington.
Maj. Emidio j. Briganti, USMC,
received the degree of Master of
Business Administration with a
major field in Comptrollership.
Maj. Briganti, who lives at 5720
Wainwright Avenue, received a
Bachelor of Science degree in
1943 from the University of Ala
bama.
1t. Comdr. Charles f. Vautrain,
Jr., USCG, of 1904 Mariana
Drive, and George ]. Flynn, Jr.,
of 1907 Coral Sea Avenue, re-
ceived Bachelor of Laws degrees.
1t. Cmdr. Vautrain received a
Bachelor of Science degree in
1871 from the u. S. Coast Guard
Academy, and Mr.. Flynn received
the degree of Engineer of Mines
in 1889 from the University of
Minnesota.
Receiving Bachelor of Arts de-
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20
City Holds Sign
Hearing Monday

Public opinion on requirements
for signs and outdoor advertising
is urgently needed, Rockville
Planning Director Robert Plav-
nick stated this week in announc-
ing a hearing before the Planning
Commission at 8:15 p. m. Monday
at City Hall.
At this time, the Commission
will hear public expressions Of
opinion on its proposal to amend
the zoning ordinance by an addi-
ton of "a section establishing re-
quirements for signs and outdoor
advertising that are similar to
the county'S.
Mr.. Plavnick also announced
that amendments to the Zoning
ordinance which were aired at a
hearing on May 6 have now been
finally adopted by the Planning
Commission and forwarded to
the Mayor and Council. This body
is expected to set its own public
hearing on the amendments in
the near future.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20

soners in debt"
If one makes long distance
telephone call or sends a telegram
in Peine, Mr.. Schneider said, the
service is effected by the Post Of
flee. His department also oper-
ates a fleet of IL busses for trans
portation of mail and passengers.
Mr.. Schneider was escorted on
a tour of Rockville's post office
by Postmaster Hugh r. Hassell
before returning to friends home
in Washington. He expects to
leave for Germany at the end of
next month.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20
Great American
Pays Robbery Claim

Brice d. Ducket, treasurer of
Suburban Trust Company, an
nounced that within "a hours of
the hold-up robbery at the College
Park Office on June u, he re-
ceived a check in the amount of
S23, 3,130 in settlement of the
banks claims from Hugh Nc
Gregor, Claims Manager of the
Washington branch of the Great
American Indemnity Company.
The promptness in processing the
claim enabled the bank to give
immediate and full credit to the
depositors whose funds were in.
volved in the robbery.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20
ISRAEL PRODUCED FILM

chill "a Doesn't Answer" a
true story of IsraePs valiant
struggle for Indep e n dence,
filmed and produced in Israel,
will be shown on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, June 19 and
20 at the Roth's Silver Spring
Theater, 8242 Georgia Avenue,
Silver Spring, under the auspices
of the Montgomery County Jew
ish Community, Inc. There will
be two showings on each evening,
one at 7:30 pm. and one at $50
pm. Tickets are on sale, S1.50
for adults and $1.00 for youths, at
the Montgomery County Jewish
Community Center, 2901 East
West Highway, Chevy Chase, at
Holfberg's and at the theater.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20
JUNIOR COLLEGE
WORKSHOP

Fifteen full-time faculty mem
bers of Montgomery Junior Col
lege will attend three-day
workshop at st. Mary's City Jun
ior College, at the southern tip of
Maryland this week. The former
capital city Of Maryland will at
tract Junior College faculty mem
bers from all parts of Maryland,
for the years end period of rest,
relaxation, fellowship and confer
ence on the work and place of the
Junior College in the American
Educational Scene.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20

S SENTIN Ell eoGNfx' mSSSGoMERY Epl
27-Thursdsy. June 20 1857
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20
BrOadlOOOd Manor
HOnenakers
Meet at
Olney Inn
Mrs. Merle w. Smith
Telephone Poplar 2-6913


We send our most sincere sym.
pathy to Mr.. and Mrs. William
Harding of 1914 Grandin Avenue
and their whole family. The
Hardings' grandson. Billy Curtis,
was drowned on July Is. He was
IA years old.
New neighbors i'm BrOadwood
Manor are Russell and -Beulah
Harding who have come to live
at 1904 Viers Mill Rd. Russell is
the son of William Harding of
Grandin Avenue.
The Donald Fishers recently
visited Don's relatives in Pennsyl.
vania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Luthy and
Johnny visited Walters family In
New Jersey the weekend of June
18th.
Anyone Interested i'm ceramics
course, In connection with the
Homemakers Club, please call
me. You do not need to be a
member of the club in order to
take part in this. Let me know
right away if you are interested.
The HOmemaIxers Club had a
wonderful time on Saturday, June
IS at Olney Inn, where the clubs
annual luncheon was held. The
food, music, and atmosphere were
superb, and of course on the hot.
test day of the year, the air con.
ditioned temperature was most
welcome.
Fourteen members managed Ia
escape from their household
chores long enough to enjoy this
luncheon. Arrangements were
made by Mrs. Charles Price and
Mrs. Michael Kostka. The next
meeting Of the group will be in
September, except for the ceram
les.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20

grees were Joseph j. Ball, of 1107
Lewis Avenue, a mathematics
major, John p. Barry, of 5907 LIE
May Road, an art major, and
Harold w. Kenady, of 1920 Craw.
ford Drive, a sociology major.
Dan Novak. of 4716 Topping
Road, received the degree of
Bachelor of Arts in Government
with a major field in accounting.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20
CANCER MEETING

Doctors throughout the great
er Washington area are invited to
attend August 20 meetings of the
joint Montgomery County Medi-
cal Society and the Montgomery
County Chapter of the American
Cancer Society. The meetings
will be held at 500 pm. in the
auditorium of the Clinical Center,
National Institutes of Health. Be
theSda.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20

DdluyllOH ldIIleI, ana MIS. Beat
rice Brodie, Bustle Buster. The
Club was very pleased to have
as their guest speaker, Mrs. Viii
liam Hurley of Gaithersburg.
The Rockville Dandy ion s
would like to express their appre.
citation to the Musser Bros. flor
lists near Gaithersburg for their
many arrays of flowers given
gratuitously over the past year.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Den.
ton Smith and family of Hi.Wood
Drive will be sorry to learn of
their moving from Rockville.
This very popular family is
moving to the Hartford, Conn.
area where Mr.. Smith has accept
ed position as Assistant Direc.
tor of Research for the J. M. Ney
Co. in Hartford. They are plan
ming to move the end of June and
will reside in Simsburg, Conn.
On Thursday a luncheon was
held honoring Mrs. Smith at Mrs.
KS Toll House. Co-hostesses at
the affair were Mrs. Helen Jud-
kins, Mrs. Mildred Field and
Mrs. Dorothy Haltiwanger.
On Saturday evening, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Whelan were hosts at
a dinner party and bridge in hon
or of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith at
their home on Park Street
Home for a visit is Miss Laura
Lee Hickman of Rochester, N. Y.
She is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. M. Hickman of South
Adams Street. =
Also visiting here are Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Harding of Cal
monic, Va. They are the house
guests of DR.. and Mrs. Arthur
Woodward at their home on North
Adams Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Il. Belts
and daughter Barbara have re.
turned after a delightful trip
North. On their way, they at
tended Mr.. Belts college reunion
at Norwich University, North.
field, VT. They then motored on
to Montreal, Canada. On their
return to the States, they visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Tubby at
their home in Saranac Lake, N.
Y, and Comdr. and Mrs. Bruce
Henderson at their home in New
London, Conn. Both of these
families are former Rockvillians.
Judge and Mrs. Charles w.
Woodward were hosts on Fathers
Day to their family at a picnic
supper and baseball game.
Guests were Mrs. o. NJ. Patrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Wood
ward Jr., and family and DR.. and
Mrs. Arthur Woodward and fam
lily.
The new minister of the Rock.
vile Christian Church, the Rev.
r. Keith Bell, arrived at the par
sonage on Friday and preached
his initial sermon on Sunday
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20
STATE BOND HEAD

Secretary Humphrey has an.
nounced the appointment of Roy
den Addison Blunt, president of
the Buck Glass Company, with
headquarters in Baltimore, as vol
unteer state chairman of the
Maryland Savings Bonds Com
mittee. He succeeds John A. Luet-
kemeyer, Baltimore banker, who
resigned after nearly five years
of service.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20

Rockville
Dandylions End Year
With Olney Inn Dinner
BY Janet Miles

Telephone Poplar 2"3357
Reckon the hottest here is the weather.
topic of conversation
Under the very capable leadership Kay Mann
vile Dandyons ended most successful year. Thursday June 49,
with lovely dinner party Oney Immediate
Past President installed They
house President Mrs Annie Butts Mary
Kraft Secetary Mrs Walters Treasurer Benson
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-06-20

morning June 16. An installation
service for Rev. Bell will
be held on Thursday evening
June 20 at 500 pm. in the sane.
tuary. The service will be follow.
ed by reception in the Fellow
ship Hall of the church. Minis.
ters and congregations of the 10.
cal churches are cordially invited
to attend.
The new minister of the Rock
vile Methodist Church, the Rev.
Custer Cromwell also gave his
initial sermon on Sunday morn.
ing, June 16. After the service,
the Rev. and Mrs. Cromwell and
two daughters were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Thompson
at their home on Wall Street.
Vacationing abroad are DR.. and
Mrs. Fred BARTER and family of
West Montgomery Avenue.
Mrs. Winger Quay and her
three children left on Monday to
visit Mrs. Quay's mother and sis
ter in Columbups, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. william BarnsIey
and family of Monroe Street are
planning to leave for Florida for
a vacation this week.
Enjoying week end in
ChurchtOn were MIR. and Mrs.
Charles Beard, Jr., of Upton
Street. They were the house.
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
A. Dent.
John Oxley, Jr., is home recup-
Grating after a recent operation.
His many friends here in Rock.
vile wish him a speedy recovery.
Capt. and Mrs. +. A. Coffin,
DR., who formerly lived on Upton
Street have recently moved and
are now making their home in
Seattle, Wash.
Chaplain Richard b. Cheetham
preached his last sermon as in.
term pastor of the Rockville
Christian Church on Sunday,
June 8, at the morning worship
service. Following the service, a
reception was held in honor of
the Chaplain and Mrs. Cheetham
in the Fellowship Hall of the
church. Chaplain Cheetham will
leave Washington on June 81, for
a tour of duty with the troops in
Korea.
Mrs. Charles A. Beard. Jr., and
Mrs. Gordon Rosenberger were
hosts to Troop 324 of the Girl
Scouts at a picnic on Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Rosenberger on West Montgom.
cry Ave. This ended a successful
year for the girls.
RicIxy ROsenberger is ENJOYING
a visit with her aunt and uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Belt at their
home in New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Standing.
Coral Sea Drive, have been en-
loving a visit from her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Hanley Stafford of HOLLYWOOD
Calf Mr.. Stafford PLAYED dad.
dv" in the television productions
ot BABY Snooks" and Mrs. Stat.
ford. known professionally as
Veola Vonn, is well known as a
television actress. While here
Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford entertain
ed at dinner at Normandy Farm
for the Standings and their
daughter, Mrs. Betty Ann Ker.
ner. who recently came here
from Portland. Ore. and has a
new home at 405 Silver Rock
Road, Rockville.
DIR. Forbes III. Norris. retiring
Superintendent of Schools for
MONTGOMERY County, and Mrs.
Norris were guests of honor at
the recent annual faculty lunch
con of Potomac Elementary
School held AT Nnrnnandv Ea,.,,,
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to distinguish this case in prin.
lciple from a case decided by the
Supreme Court in 1941. In that
case the Supreme Court held q
company was not entitled to
deduct as a business expense the
cost Of a lobbying campaign. A
publicity organization and sew
Ieral individuals had been en-
|ployed to lobby for the return OF
$50 million Of property seized by
the Alien Property Custodian in
World War I.-27 T. c. No. 48.
Profits From HOrses-A meat
packer and his wife were asses
Sed $496.4 99 in tax deficiencies
plus $48,168 in penalties as the
result of profits from his busi-
ness in which horse meat figured.
The packer, in the years at
issue, was engaged either directly
or through a packing company
in slaughtering, meat processing
and packing. Profits made by
the conduct Of such business
were primarily the result of
Slaughtering and processing
horse meat and selling it as a
more expensive product"
The Internal Revenue Com
missioner determined that the
packer. as a meat broker. bought
horse meat and by the use of
fictitious invoices charged it to
the packing company at the
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TAX MEMOS

The following notes are sam
ntGrized from decisions By tn,
Tar Court and from rulings O.
the Internal Revenue Serpice.
The Reporter Reported "A
company selling hospital anc
surgical equipment and supplies
complied with requests by two
past presidents Of the medical
society of its State and paid
$T84 for a round-trip airplane
ticket to England for a news
paperman.
The newspaperman, an expert
enced reporter. had been en-
ployed by the society. He was to
make a study Of socialized med
icine in England. to report and
to write articles for publication
The interest Of the society was
occasioned by agitation for leg
iSlation in this country for some
form of socialized medicine
which the society had always
opposed.
The newsman made the trip
and wrote the articles. But they
were more favorable than un-
favorable" toward socialized
medicine.
The company deducted the
$784 as an ordinary and neces-
sary business expense. This was
disallowed by the Internal Rev.
enue Commissioner.
Held-That the deduction as
o business expense should not be
allowed. The court was unable
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lions. on which there the re-
tailer'S excise tax applies. The
customer said he intended to
hold the article as an invest
ment rather than use it for
adornment. The Commissioner
ruled the transaction was a sale
at retail within the meaning of
the code and is subject to the
tax.-Rev. Rul. 56-649.
Card Parties-Where all who
attend a card party pay a charge
regardless of whether they ac-
tually play cards, the amount
paid represents payment for adj
mission. Thus 1t is subject to the
admissions tax If the charge ex-
iceeds the basic exemption of 80
cents.
Held, however, that where no
charge is made to gain admis-
sion to the place where the card
party is held. and the only
charge made is for the privilege
of taking part in the card game,
the amount paid is not subject
to the admissions tax.-Rev, Rul
56-545.
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Veteran Banker
NAMED as Buche
office Munuuer

Frank Stemple, until recently
Executive vice president Of the
Ellenville National Bank of Ellen
vile. New York. has been named
resident manager of the Wash.
ington Office of Bache and Co.
it was announced yesterday. He
succeeds the late George
Galleher.
Mr.. Stemple went to Ellen
vile in 1856 to help reorganize
the bank after it was closed by
the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation. Previously he was
with the First National Bank of
Scranton. Pennsylvania for IA
years and retired from that in
lstitution in 1856 as executive
Ivice-president. During his asso-
citation with that institution its
assets rose from $68 million to
$125 million.
He started his banking career
by working at the National Bank
of Commerce while a student at
Columbia University Law School.
In 1929 he became a partner in
the j. & w. Seligman Co., and
later Joined the Treasury De-
partment.
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|Virgiinidns See
Better Market
ForSc|nooIbond!

Virginia's once-shaky Oschoo
bond market appeared to b.
back on firm footing today aftel
sale of $1.571. 900 Alexandra
issue at an effective Interest
rate of 5000 per cent.
The Alexandria School issue
was sold yesterday to a syndi.
cate headed by Halsey, Stuart
g. Co.. Inc, of New York anc
associates.
Robert T. Marsh. jr., Rich.
mond banker and chairman Of
the State Debt Commission
which handled the sale. noted
that the successful bidder came
from outside the State. as die
a number of the six bids re-
ceived.
1.-THE investment atmosphere
has certainly improved in recent
weeks" said Mr.. Marsh. Late
last year. Mr.. Marsh had ex-
pressed the view that rising in
terest rates were being caused
by a psychological reaction to
Virginia's anti-integration school
program which allows the State
to cut of school operating funds
if Indignation occurs.
Coming less than two weeks
after Arlington County succeed
led in selling a So million school
issue for 3.44 per cent. the Alex
andria sale was viewed by State
and city officials as a definite
sign that confidence has been
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Apparel Sales
Spark Rise in
Retuil Trade

NEW YORK. Mar. / @.-
Stepped-up purchases of spring
apparel for mother and furnish.
ings for the home spanked q
moderate rise in retail trade this
week, according to a Dun &
Bradstreet survey.
Best sellers included dresses
sportswear. fashion accessories
and hats. Meanwhile, furniture
merchants reported a substantial
rise in business. Interest CEN
tered on upholstered living room
suites and case goods. There
was also a marked increase In
consumer purchases of rugs
Sales Of appliances and TV sets
continued sluggish.
Total dollar volume Of retail
trade in the Nation during the
week ended Wednesday was es-
timated by Dun & Bradstreet at
from 2 to 6 per cent higher than
in the like week a year ago.
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Giant Aircraft
Firms Merge
In France

PARIS. Mar. / R.-Two Of
Frances largest aircraft com.
panies merged today to become
what is claimed to be the worlds
sixth biggest factory after the
Iflve giants" of the United
States.
The new company, called "Sud
Aviation" (South Aviation), is
made up Of the former Societe
Rationale de Constructions
Aeronautiques Du Sud Est
(SNCASE) and Societe Rationale
|de Constructions Aeronautiques
Du Sud-Ouest (SNCASO).
Its new president. Georges
|Hereil. who headed the former
|SNCASE. said in an interview
Sud-Aviation will number $4,000
employees. including 1900 de-
signers.
1T makes it Europe's largest
and the 81 xth biggest in the
world after the United States, F"
he said.
Like the two former companies
the new one is government-con-
trolled with more than half of
its shares owned by the state.