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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-20
MEWS UF MUSIC
Sugar, Salt and Picked WoInuts-
The Frenchmon Dimes in America

impingement on the brain
Of an editor. For example,
the geographical entity
Alaska Is one Of the finest
spots on the globe. and in
the middle Of q dithyramb
on its beauties the reader Of
Larousse du IKE Steele is in
formed that in lo45 Alaska
became the 49th State Of the
United States Of America.
Influenced Taste
But let us return to our
muttons. that is to "Larousse
Gastronomique." II would be
too much to say that ] eat
only by Larousse as most
Americans today listen TO
music only through the ears
OF Sir Donald Francis Tovey.
still, the book has exerted
some influence on my taste.
I am fascinated by the true
story Of the pastrycook Rag
euneau--not the fictional tale
served up by Rostand In
"Cyrano de Bergerac." ! know
what an "epigram Of lamb"
Is, and that an "anagnostic."
a slave who read to diners In
Rome and later to nuns at the
convent board, may well be
the reason why education
evolved from Mother Church.
rather than from the trainers
Of dancing bears. say. My
complete lack Of interest in
zweiback is not troubled by
the evident distaste Of the
editor for the crunehy NOR
sci. the entire entry for which
reads: "A kind Of biscuit
which one iinds in all bakery
shops"
Waiting for dinner a few
nights ago. ! was thumbing
through "Gastronomique" "a
cheap but effective aperitiD
and came across the article
on the Cuisine Americana"
I was hurt by the sly Snide-
ness of the account. charmed
by its finesse. and dumb
founded by the Stygian black
ness OF my own ignorance Of
the cooking Of my Fatherland.
For example. do you know
that a distinguishing feature
Of the American at table is
his addiction to picked wal
nuts. which he eats with
boiled hot meats and with
cold meats? Next on the list
is tomato ketchup. familiar
enough. but when did you
last buy a bottle Of "mush-
room ketchup. q kind Of juice
Of mushrooms, quite sirupy."
But let us begin at the be-
ginning.
Charity for U. S. Cooking
Numerous are those who.
in France" says Gas
tronomique" judiciously and
without heat. think and
even write that American
cooking is barbarous. and
that. generally speaking.
Americans know neither how
10 eat nor how to drink.
such a judgment seems
altogether Unjust to those Of
us who. on the spot. have
been able TO consider that II.
in its diverse manifestations.
the American table is clearly
different from ours. the fact
does not at all indicate that
it is fundamentally bad.
Americans. like all other
Anglo-Saxons. suffer our re-
proach for the mixture in
their recipes Of salt and
sugar. The almost ex-
aggerated use Of sugar or Of
sugared fruit in the making
of a number Of American
dishes seems to US ex-
ceSsive.
Certain people claim. 1t
is true, that while American
fruits and vegetables are
beautiful to look at. they are
in general without taste
tsanS sdreur). This judgment
is a little erroneous. Ameri-
cans have greater facility
than we in regaling them
selves with beautiful and
good fruits. and. something
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-20

Bar,ok: Quartet In c minor. OPUS
81, No. Brahms,
FRIDAY
ELAINE sKoRoDIN. violin; EIoise
Niwa. piano. Cosmos CLUB Assembly
Hall, 1880 an Sonata in c
minor. LeClair, Sonata for Violin
and Piano, Piston Poionaise Bril-
lante Wieniavski. Poeme. Opus Is.
Chausson la Fontalne dArethuse.
Szymanowkki. La Campanella. Pa
Rarini -Kochanski
BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET Ii
brary Of CongreSS. $50 pm. Re-
peatins Thursday evenings pro-
gram.
TRAVELLING TRoUBADoURs. Robert
Howe Harmon, director. LisneI
Auditorium. $50 pm.
SATURDAY
ALEXANDRIA sCHREINER. organ
Latter Day Saints Church. 18Th and
prelude. I long for thee. MY saviour.
Bach. Prelude and Fugue in
minor. Bach. Sonata IN 7 minor.
MendelSsohn. Fantasy IN A. FranCk,
Meditation. Muilet Fuuting doi \.
schreiner Naidades. Vlerne. West
minister Carlton. Verse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-20
TURNTABEE TALK
Fischer-Dieskou
Sings Schumonn

Erde." A new Epic edition
by Eduard van Beinum and
the Amsterdam Concert
gebouw with Nan Merriman
as the mezzo soloist and
Ernst Haefiiger as tenor
measures quite impressively.
Especially is this true with
regard to the stunning play
ing of the Van Beinum Or
chestra and. the sweep OF
Van Beinum's own command
Of the proceedings. and the
excellent recordings.
The ripe, sensuous beauty
Of Kathleen Terriers voice
in the Walter-London issue
is decidedly less than equalled
by Merriman, however. And
the practiced Walter hand
disclosed subtleties Of mood
and emphasis which are ex-
pectable Of him and unrea-
sonable to expect Of others
walter. after all. led the
first performance 46 years
ago..
The four Songs Of a
Wayfarer" are tellingly
played and sung. There
was a competitive Victor per-
Torrance in which Blanche
Thebom produced somewhat
more consistently ingratiating
sound than that from Merri-
man, but at least for the
moment it has been with
drawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-20
ROSA RENEWED

Roma Ponselle, at the
height Of her fame 20 years
ago as metropolitan Opera
luminary, virtually halted
her public singing career.
Then, not so very long ago,
she resumed 1t in a very spe-
cial sense, by way of the
microphone and tape
recorder.
Both aspects Of this strik-
ing career are commemorated
in new record issues. One is
a two-disc Camden set as
sembling nearly two dozen
examples Of the Ponselle art,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07
Great as Ever

Fifteen-year -old Nancy Guirkin
of Falls Church was typical of the
about supporters: My opinion of
Elvis is just as great as it ever
was. love his new record and I
think he's the greatest"
Cynthia Price, 13-year-old
Northeast girl, termed Elvis Just
another wiggle worm and said he
soon will be has been." replaced
by Tommy Sands and Pat Boone.
And Candy Carroll, 1911 Ross
place NV, confessed that after
a month she took Elvis' picture
down from her locker door at
school because las far as almost
everyone in my school is concerned
he is dead
Many teeners who wrote that
Elvis had taken a nosedive in pop
ulaTity suggested that more tele-
vision guest spots and personal APP
contest for NBC and moved into
an announcer's slot on WILMA in
Frederick. Nd, for a weekly pay
check of SO.
The WILMA job began Jerry's
career as a morning show" man.
He kept his early hours when he
moved on to Hagerstown and then
to WINK, when it opened as Wash
ington's first independent station.
1t wasn't until he moved to
WMAL in 1850 that Jerry aban-
doned his dawn bailiwick.
Jerry's insistence on tunes the
listeners can whistle eliminates the
extreme rock-and-ron numbers from
his show, but includes other teen
favorites such as Pat Boone and
some "borderline" records-Patti
Pages Poor Mans Roses" or Ralph
Marterie's Tricky"
But if he is successful in avoid
ing rock-and-roll on his record
shows. Jerry's tastes often take a
back seat at home where his two
daughters. 16-year-old Dee Dee, a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07
E|vis Still Tops
Area Teeners

Elvis Presley appears to be as
popular as ever with Washington
area teen-agers.
Stacks of mail piled up on
TEENS desks last week in response
to a QUESTIONABLE, Els Elvis slip
ping?"
A breakdown showed 68.5 per
cent of the writer's believe Elvis
still is the greatest and the most"
His critics sent 284 per cent
of the letters. while 81 per cent
reported they liked to hear Elvis
sing but didn't care to watch his
gyrations.
The vote of support contrasted
sharply with national teen-age
opinion on the rock and-roll singer.
The Gilbert Youth Research Co.
reported on March "a in TEEN
that Elvis' popularity across the
Nation had dropped nearly in half
since last October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07
MEET THE DISC JOCKEYS
He Plays Tunes You Can Whistle

Add % years experience with a
stack of records and a mike. plus
an idea that a disc jockey should
play something for everyone in
the family from the littlest tots
to the grandmothers. and you get
a record show a La Jerry Strong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07

the teen-ager, nom in the kitchen
and dad driving home can whistle"
Jerry explains.
And from his own selection of
records for his IL am. to 1890
pm. show and the 4-5:30 pm.
show. this means a balance of good
standards" (many of the Glenn
Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Larry Clin-
ton variety and top pops.
IF we get Dad coming into the
kitchen when he gets home at night
whistliEg a tune he's heard on our
show" Jerry says. we've accom-
plished something"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07

The WNfAL veteran DECAY, who
has dished out his own brand of
entertainment on the air waves
since 1888. say a record programs
essential ingredient is balance, and
its flavor, the tunes.
Don't get away from the tune
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07

pearances in Washington would be
a boon to his career.
Other teeners, like Bonnie Gran
niger, 14-year-old in Herndon, Va.
and Tommy Pearson of Arlington.
admitted Pat Boone had replaced
Elvis as their favorite.
But where many of the teeners
pointed out Pat was the better man
because he supports a family. goes
to college and is still good-looking
and a good singer. Elvis had sup
porters because of his unmarried
state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07
Family Affair

The I'VE" of course, includes the
other half of the Strong show. the
diminutive (4-foot-1D Mrs. Strong,
better known as Jimma, the name
bestowed by her baby brother years
ago.
After "going it alone" for the
first 10 years of his radio career,
Jerry'S business partnership with
his pretty, blond wife dates from
1852, when a coronary laid him
low. Jimma, who had no experience
in the entertainment world until
that time, took over Jerry's show
for the whole time of his illness
and regeneration.
II got back just in time" Jerry
laughs. THE show had more rating
and more business than when
left"
But you thought I was terrible
and was" Jimma chimes in.
There must have been something
good about his replacement. though,
because she stayed on when Jerry
was able to come back and the
husband-and-wife team has put on
the show ever since.
Jerry'S own background in enter
tainment goes back to his boyhood,
Maryland-born, Jerry was ION the
boards" singing in operettas and
church groups at the tender age of
9. And he has records to prove it.
Start in Frederick
II was fair to middlin'," he says.
His career as a songSter was cut
short in 1888 when he won a voice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07
Poetic Supporter

wrote l6-yeaf-OlQ ina STANLEY VI
Burke, Va: Il dig Elvis cause he's
not tied down and I like single men
better than married ones. But II
Elvis got married, I'd like him just
as much" She recommended that
the teen-agers give Pat Boone back
to his wife and "get with our Elvis."
Charles Harris, jr.. 13-year-old
Hyattsville boy, sent his view on
E. P. in poetic form: Hes not good
and he's not bad, but his last rec
ord sure is sad
Lynda Fein, a 13-year-old, wrote
"Elvis Presley is the hottest. coolest
and neatest thing since Rudy Valen-
tino."
A 14-year- old Waterford (Va0
boy said he never was overly wild
over Elvis. I mean I didn't scream
when 1 saw him on TV or cry when
I heard he was entering the serv-
ice. I still enjoy his singing and
would watch on TV and still buy
his records"
Nineteen-year-o Rita Miller of
Kensington just wrote THE most.
most, most, most, most, most, most.
most, most. most, most, most, most"
in her critique of the sideburned
Southerner.
junior at Bethesda Chevy Chase
and 12-year- Jennie have free
access to the family hi-f1 set.
They Like Horses
Jerry admits Elvis, Fats and all
the boys are likely to push his
own collection of standards and
pops lover 10000 records) into the
background there.
When the Strongs aren't at work
or in school. you're likely to find
them at the Potomac Hunt Club
or Indian Spring Valley Farms in
Wheaton, pursuing a family hobby
horses.
The Strongs own three horses.
and spend much OF their free time
schooling them. riding on hunts
or just plain riding.
Jimma is the newcomer Of the
family to the hobby. but she is
learning fast and loves it, too. my
children and husband always loved
horses better than people," she
says. so I decided if couldn't
lick EN-, I'd join EN-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07
Start in Frederick

IT was fair to middlin'," he says.
His career as a SongSter was cut
short in 1888 when he won a voice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-05-09

could tell, and he says; Grandpa,
I'D appreciate it iffen you'd quit
interferin in my business. / was
here first. You kin have go at
these boys with your Kluxer talk
when git done. don't go around
runnin down your business. Fact
is the xxx is alright, but hits
jist too old timey for the job of
Savin the South. Us White City
zins is up to date" Grandpa was
Mt backin down though. He says,
This heere's a free county and /
kin say whut | please. ] say you
White Council boys amt agin
enuff things" Bud says, 'Thets
jist a communistic propagander
lie. We're agin jist as many things
as the xxx" Grandpa snorted,
why you can't trot in harness
alongside us Kluxers, when it
comes to real bedrock hatin. You
Go a fair job of hatin Jews and
Catholics and Uppity Niggers, but
hell, hit don't take no real hatin
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-05-09

Robert E. Lee might of give up,
but I AMT" Bud Wafford is
smart as a whip, but he amt done
so well since the WPA shut down,
until they started up a WHITE
CITIZENS COUNCIL out here
and put him to gittin members at
four bits a head. Grandpa Willis
has been resentin him, on account
of Grandpa collects money for the
KU KLUX KHAN and claims that
Bud is hornin in on his territory.
But he was rared back on a
sack of cow feed and saying that
every red blooded Amerikin ought
to either jine the White Citizen
Council, or git on a boat and go
back where he come from, Wheth-
er he was from somewhere else or
not. Grandpa says, That's jist
tommyrot. Real honest to God
pure dee Amerikins belong in the
Ku Klux. White Cittysins outfit
amt what hits cracked up to
be-" Buds feeling was hurt, you
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-05-09

to hate them. I'm talkin about the
Big Isshy. The ishy that's really
frettin Ameriky" Bud looked sur
prised, whats that ishy?" Gran
pa says, Yankees. Thet's whutl
You boys don't know the first
thing BIO ut hatin Yankees
They've infilterated Ameriky, and
| hear they've even made head
way on infiltratin the White Cit
tyzins." Bud says, THAT jist
shows how much you know. We're
agin Yankees. Hate EN- good and
strong" Granpa snaps back,
Then whut you taken their mon
ey fer?" He had Bud there, but
Bud was still in there fightin. BE
cause they air white missionary
type Yankees. Big Business men.
Amerikin. They don't try to jine.
They list send us donations, to
help us save Ameriky and the
South. Wouldn't be Christian ner
good business to turn EN- down
when they air tryin to help"
Granpa grinned and looked
around proud like. ''See that, He
admits hit. Next it will be Jews
then God knows what. Tell you
right now, Bud, you White City
sin boys keep on soshatin with
subversives and next thing you
know, one of them Congress Com
mittees is going to call you in and
investigate you" Bud knowed he
was beat. He jist taken a chew of
tobacker and left. / never butted
in to the Argument AS the Bible
er Shakespeare er Somebody says,
when the big fish is feedin, it's
best fer the MINERS to stay under
a rock"
Claudy,
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-05-09
Production OF
Timber Is Told

Adams County's 1911 900 acres of
forest lands contributed 1894
600 and Wilkinson County's 321,-
400 acres of forest land contrib
uted S3,909,000 worth of timber
and timber products to the coun-
ties in 1856. On a statewide scale
it was reported that the haverst-
ing and manufacture of the states
forest products during 1856 had
an economic value of approx
mately $3.50 million
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-05-09
ClaudY' S
Column
Postum Trot
East Texas

ui Postum Trot
I East Texas
Dear p. D.
Well sir, them fellers up there
in the United Nations might think
that they have some Earth Shak-
ing Debates, but I'll put the one
we had down here in the Piney
Woods last Sat. afternoon up agin
anything they can trot out. 1t was
q Stem Winder. Grandpa Willis
and Bud Wafford pulled 1t OF
down at Lonny's Filling Station
81 Bar. B Q place. Grandpa Willis
is still mad about what happened
in the Civil War. AS he says,
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-05-09
Letters

lingo of our scholarly commenta-
tors, but / am not sure that they
handle the tools of common sense
as effectively as you have.)
1t is not easy to say what we
liked best in the Editorial Re-
prints. Perhaps the leading cam
didate at the moment is the jack
ass Advertisement on How to be
Superior. The artist and the edi-
torial writer have approached,
even if they do not achieve the
equality which you say does not
exist.
Our best wishes,
Yours,
Merle d. Vincent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
How To -.oeml~ .,... ..A.
Hook Frogman


the Navy recoVeFs IT'S "hunan subnnaFInes
knots AS swoops past the line of frogmen they're hooked
by the by in lightning succession and hurled
aboard the dinghy In barely minute. IS swimmers have
been pulled in and the LCPR is headed out Of danger.
The pickup assembly, developed by the All American
Engineering Corporation of Wilmington. DEL is composed
of a BOOM rubber line - Continued on next page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10

n team of frogmen has finished its mission
blowing up underwater obstacles guarding enemyhe
beach, Now their time of greatest danger - they're
easy targets if discovered bobbing in the empty
mile off the coast How are they to escape?
Suddenly Navy LCPR, landing craft with specially
rugged rubber dinghy alongside. seaking by ID
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-01

On November II members will
journey to Sidney to attend the
Springfield District Fall Rally at
the Sidney Methodist Church from
3 to Z p. m. The MYFund Pledge
Service and an interesting program
is planned. An evening meal will
be served for fifty cents.
During October the local MYF'
has had as it's program themes,
Getting Along With Others" and
Gambling" Joan Craig was pro-
gram chairman for the October 13
meeting. She conducted a true
false Personality Test" and led a
discussion on the results.
Last Sunday evening the pro-
gram title was, "a Flip of a Coin
and was concerned with Chris
tian's beliefs about gambling. A
panel discussion was led by panel
members Bill Pfeil as a Christian
Police Officer, Bryan Blauser as a
Christian Politician, and Denny
Stratton as a Christian Minister.
Twelve MYF members from
West Jefferson attended Darby
Group Minister MYF meeting al
the Milford Center Methodist
Church on Sunday evening, Octo-
Der 20.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-01
Monthly PotIuck
Dinner Held By
Chapel Church

The second monthly pot-luck
supper for the Lilly Chapel Metho-
dist Adult Class and their families
was held on Saturday evening in
the Community Hall. There were
several families who were present
for the evenings activities and So
cial gathering.
Serving as hosts were Mr.. and
Mrs. George Stickel and MIR. and
Mrs. Ralph Miller. Others present
were: Rev. and Mrs. Buster Ham
mons and Cheryl Kay, their guest
Miss Mary Smith of Springfield,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Thomas, Bar
bara, Donna and Karen, Mr.. Bert
Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. Galen Gregg,
Sheila, Jo-Ann and Mr.. and, Mrs.
Charles Thomas and Robert, Mr..
Frank Rector and Terri, Marjorie
and David Stickel, Donna, Barbara,
Debbie and Darel Miller.
During the business meeting
there was a brief discussion con-
corning the boquet of flowers that
are given for church services which
are held here and was decided to
be by a volunteer offering from
families who wish to do so. Either
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-01

Thomas.
1t was also decided that anytime
a couple cannot serve on the COM
mittee they are appointed, they are
to call on another family to fill
their place for the meeting night.
The evening was enjoyed by
every one present and all members
wish to extend a special invitation
for adult class members and their
families to come to the future
meetings or any one wishing to join
the class.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-01
WEST JEFFERSON NEWS

ties of the MYF, and what it means
to belong. The meeting viii be held
at the regular time: $50 p. m.
The following Sunday, November
10, the group win go to Camp Wes-
ley near Bellefontaine, where they
will hold an afternoon and early
evening session of fellowship and
fun, but the main purpose of the
retreat being the planning of the
groups program and activities for
the next six months. The planning
session will be under the guidance
of the Rev. Pittman and a guest
pastor experienced in working with
the MYF groups. The meeting will
be held in the camp lodge dining
hall. A wiener roast around the
fireplace at the supper hour will be
a feature of the meeting.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-01
Several Attend
Secy-Treasurer's
Luncheon Of O.E.S.

Several ladies of the O.ES. at
tended a Secretary Treasurers
luncheon on Saturday, October 26
and those from West Jefferson
were: Mrs. Kathryn Braithwaite
Mrs. Dorothy Byerly, Mrs. Anna
Bidwell and the guest for the
luncheon was Mrs. Helen Pasicka
Also member of the London
Chapter attending was Mrs. Mary
Sponsler.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-01
ALnlOSI IOO : =
SO Chevrolet!
The biggest, boIdest moue any car ever made!

road. There are two new rides-Full Coil Sus-
pension and a real air ride. The body-frame
design is new, the wheelbase is longer.
There's new 4-headlight system, new g
and VS power, foot-operated parking brake.
And two new super models : the Bel Air
Impala Sport Coupe and Convertible, most
luxurious and distinctive ChevroletS of all. See
all that's new at your Chevrolet dealers soon!
*Optiona at extra cost.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-01

Meet the '58 Chevrolet panther-quick,
siIk-smoOth tUith a V8 unlike any other,
a Full Coil suspension, real air ride !.
too ne,O super models! Here today!
Look at Chevrolet's airy new styling. That's
how new Chevrolet is all over! It's lower,
wider-nine inches longer.
There's an all-new Turbo-Th V8* en-
CINE Pair it up with Turboglide*, and you'll
command the quickest combination on the
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-01
Senior Methodist
Youth Fellowship
Calendar Planned

Three outstanding and most i'm
portant meetings on the fall MYF
calendar are scheduled for the next
three Sundays for the senior high
group in the local Methodist
Church.
This coming Sunday, November
8, the Reverend James PittnNan,
church pastor, will be the program
speaker and discuss with the group
the purpose, program and activi-