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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
FASHION NOTEBOOK
This Designer Rues
The Changing Scene

in their wardrobes which
are originals" Philip insists.
Debutantes, S u bid e BIS.
brides who know how much
mood can be created by q
beautifully spectacular dress
are among his many custom
ers. The woman he likes TO
dress he considers is a woman
Of good taste. Someone who
wears basic clothes most Of
the time and is more inclined
to be underdressed than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

0nCA lIOlllC ~ tAlC IdllCAl
was never like Washington,
says Designer Philip Robert
son whose clientele reads like
tAnotheT in Q series Of articles on
Woshineten couture desisnetsl
q local edition Of q Who's
Who in fashion.
Son Of an Arizona rancher,
3l-year-old Philip found the
going rough in convincing his
father that designing clothes
was what he most wanted to
do. But back in l94l an
agreement was signed be-
tween the two that he could
attend the Maryland Insti-
tute Of Fine Arts.
io48 found Philip Robert
son in active pursuit Of his
career and in business in
Washington. D. c.
Since then the tall. good
looking young man has
made q definite impression
on the fashion lives of many
women.
THE trouble with couture
designing in Washington"
he says. sis It's constantly
changing character" New
administrations, new diplo-
matte assignments. and new
people constantly coming
and going in the Nations
Capital. he feels. leave a de-
signer Q bit frustrated. "Just
when you get to really doing
q good fashion job with Q
woman she comes In TO say,
We're leaving"
No woman has to have her
entire wardrobe made today,
says he. But women in
Washington ought to become
aware that the custom -made
OUTFIT Is not as expensive as
they think 1t might be. For
about the same price ~
they'd pay In q fine shop plus
alteration fees. women could
have really important dresses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

Street. 3rd Floor
$3.50 $lose Bou Cotton Doeron silk and foe
Assorted colors Sizes 30 to 3d. -.
$3.50 sweoes Short puons blue red Sizes "a to 4O
$soe $3.50 Bou S. Royon tissue % cotton lace and sotins
chiffon White grey block red, brown. Sizes 30 to go
$oo9 $3o5 Wool S. Dessoker and classic styles
blue green grey. Sizes SO and 40
S. Full fashioned ucn
neckInes Assorted coos. Sizes "a TO 40.
toet0 skins S. and S. Block poids
and prints in full styles. Sizes 10 to IA
$500 $3.50 81 and S. Block and red veeen
foke fur Sizes 10 to a.
$3.50 aeket ST. Fully ned white red Sizes TO-
o l6 Selections at all
SIS 2pe Dresses SS peoted skirt Docron' STYLE
beige blue Sizes 10 6 Selections oil stores
Little Sports Shop Street Floor
Oxford cloth bouses 81 S. Ivy League and
Shirts embroidered and tucked boses white and potes
Sizes 30 to 38 in group.
$3.50 $500 Doeron and bIouses to S. Non eeoreete
Toslon embroidery and tucked trims white and
sonep osteIs Sizes 81 to &c.
s. 80 Orion S. Cordeon puons
chenille Navy blue block yellow white beige in
sizes "a to So
noy block in group. Sizes 10 to IA.
$499 tweed SUITS So Pone beck Tilted ockets
block ond navy. Sizes 10 to i6
JeIeffs Street and O selection OF all broneh stores
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

FOR A PRINCESS Robertson, young
Washington couturier. adjusts the Mile green
toffeto sash on Miss Pot Comonduros petol
bodiced dress. Miss Comonduros; daughter Of
Dr. and Mrs Peter Comonduros, will represent
Greece at the International Azoleo Court fes-
tivties next week end in Norfolk. The
princesses' dresses ore in seven shades Of
green. Like the queens dress they are all de-
signed by Philip Robertson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
BY ELEM
star Fashion writer

Back home at the ranch
was never like Washington.
says Designer Philip Robert
son whose clientele reads like
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-21

This Is the last Of . series Of
reports from Europe by MIR.
Carmody Back at his desk a
The Star, he viii resume his
regular column next Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-21

been the perfect accolade for
my performance as Merriman
Smith. But ] am not really dis
appointed. Mr.. Truman knows
/ am not Merriman Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-21

not even consider this out. But
this not-so-stubborn movie re-
viewer knows Q piece Of good
advice when he hears it, even
II it stumbles quantity from the
mouth Of a little Of hillbilly
girl. Mitchum stayed. I got
out Of there.
For this movie enterprise now
decorating the Capitol Thea
ter's screen had been droning
along for an hour without get
ting any better. 1t wasn't get
ting any worse, maybe, but 1t
wasn't getting any better,
either.
Thunder Road" is an Offer
ing Of Mitchum's own inde-
pendent production company
and he has been accused pub
licly Of authoring the original
ia word loosely used in Holly
wood story. He has cast him.
self as q young fellow who Jess
wanted to stay in those hills,
who was dragged out by the
war and now has returned all
mixed UP.
So now he is back in those
hills running moon and the
peace Of the valley is being pro-
famed by fiatland furriners.
Some treasury agents wish to
halt the flow Of untaxed booze
and q big shot gangster wants
to channel it for his profit and
there Is violence all over the
place. Well. not all over the
place. which might help. but
occasionally and 1t hardly in
terrupts the desultory flow Of
banal conversation.
Gene Barry as a Federal
man and Jacques Aubuchon as
the mob boss threaten TO en-
liven the proceedings now and
then but are quickly blocked
out of the play every time.
Sandra knight is attractive as
the girl from the crossroads
store and Keely Smith win
ningly sings a couple of songs.
Jim Mitchum, Roberts son.
makes his movie debut in
Thunder Road" Chip of the
old block.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-21

Smiling disarmingly, he said
he never commented on such
matters when he was on q va
cation and on foreign soil.
When this sort Of amiable
quiz had gone on for 20 min
utes. with the news photog-
raphers and the passengers on
the ship swapping pictures with
every breath, Mr.. Truman
looked at me as If he would
like me to be Merriman. Rising
TO the challenge. I leaned over
10 Judge Rosenman and asked
II Mr.. Truman cared to COM
ment on any difference Ian
guage and geography might
make in the nature Of press
conferences.
Mr.. Truman heard the ques-
ton, looked pleased, ana SAID
would the interpreter put it
into Italian for the host press
corps. This done, he answered
that he found newsmen pretty
much the same the world over,
that they had a job to do and
that he was always glad to
help them do 1t.
That was when ! said,
Thank you. Mister President"
and broke up what must have
been the prettieSt presidential
press conference ever staged
anywhere.
told Mrs. Truman about 1t
later over q cup of coffee.
I'm surprised" she said.
that he didn't say: Thank
YOU, Merriman.'"
That. Of course, would have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-21

nine and eight in the national
amateur golf tournament and
the only reason ! never went 10
the British amateur was that II
came at the height Of the tennis
season.
I had 10 stay home 10 take on
Maurice Mclaughlin. the Cali
fornia comet, whom ! always
beat In straight love sets at
Forest Hills. ! had q serve 80
big at the time that II knocked
the racquet right out Of Big
Reds hand. much TO the
amusement Of the gallery, you
may be sure.
The big timers In baseball
and golf were nightly glad TO
see me take time OF 10 win the
major tennis tournaments.
-
An imagination like this can
not last. Of course. Through the
years. IL Is bound 10 lose some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-21
By sHElLAH GRAHAM

HOLLYWOOD. - Rosemary
Cloeney and husband Jose Fer
rer made two important decl-
sions this week. THAT Rose
mary. expecting their fourth
baby In october. win take o
one-year sabbatical from her
career. after her current supper
club date. 2-That, until air.
planes are safer from mid-air
collisions. they viii travel by
train. The Red skeletons.
with dauehter Valentino. are
fiyine 10 Portugal. Majorca and
Barcelona. They'll be over there
q month. And they can all make
use Of the change.
- 80
Franchot Tone. III In New
York. may have 70 postpone his
Time Of Your Life" with Susan
Strasberg at the Brussels Fair.
The Kirk DougIases' baby
Is due any hour. Kirk leaves
July ! for London and THE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-21

Devils Disciple" Debble Reyn-
olds Il reading the role Of the
young lady. Kinks latest
movie. The vikings" Is doing
better at the New York Astor
than did QUO Vadis." previous
box-ofnce record-holder.
The Henry Fondas are NOV
ing 10 California the end Of
this month when he leaves his
Two For The Seesaw" hit on
Broadway. Dana Andrews
Henry's successor. Is doing fine.
Kelly Lee Curtis Is 2 today
and her doting parents, Tony
Curtis and Janet Leigh. have
invited about 20 Of the very
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-21

Of is elasticity. Mine has, I
am frank 10 confess. which Is
why I was so surprised the day
] found myself being Merriman
Smith In. Of all places. Genoa.
Merriman. you know, was the
United Press White House man
whose seniority gave him the
privilege for many years Of say
ing Thank you, Mister Presi-
dent" the tag line on presiden-
tial press conferences.
This was not really q presi-
Dental press conference. Rath-
er, It was an ex-presidential
press conference with Harry 8.
Truman. He was aboard the
s. s. Independence when we
marital, not editoriaD en-
barked with . swarm Of Geno-
vese journalists and photog-
raphers who were clearly bent
on interviewing him.
Mr.. Truman and American
Export Lines. not 10 mention
the Independence staff, could
not have been more cooperative
about IL.
Cooperative. they were. not
only toward the Italian news
papermen but toward this one
from Washington. slowly slip
ping back into his professional
posture after serving q stretch
as the American delegate 10, q
European Aim festival.
wouldn't I like TO come along
and participate? they asked.
Being very fond Of all three
Trumans. never having attend
ed a presidential press confer
ence In Italian, and ready al
ways TO work q 26-hour day for
The Star. I naturally said yes.
Moreover, this was an al
fresco press conference. held on
the sun deck Of the ship where
q couple Of card tables were
set UP for Mr.. Truman, Judge
Samuel !. Rosenman and the
interpreter. In all history. I
suppose there has not been a
more beautiful press conference
setting than this one in Genoa's
midday sun with the old city
Columbus home town-climb.
ing in q mountainous semi-cir-
Gle toward an incredibly azure
sky.
Mr.. Truman and the Italian
press, and the respectful but
curious passengers Of the Inde-
|pendence. could not have looked
more cheerful TO be there and
delighted to be alive.
It was altogether a dreamy
day and the Italian newsmen
were not going TO spoil an ami
able guests mood with ques-
tons relating TO q chaotic, pos
sihly catastrophe world. Their
attitude was rather that of gra-
cious hosts anxious to make a
man feel welcome and at home
This, Mr.. Truman LOOKING
rudy and smiling and SUM- |
tanned was only too glad to be. |
Most Of the questions had to
do with how he liked Italy. He
liked 1t fine. he said. He thought
Naples was lovely, had found
time on the days layover there
to see the old city and the new
one. and was looking forward
to being lust q retired Missouri
farmer visiting Europe. Yes, the
weather could not be more
pleasant had he arranged It
himself and the crossing had
been fine.
once a politically-minded
journalist did get close to
American foreign policy and
what Mr.. Truman thought of It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-21
dimpled' dnrlinss Of ne

young dimpled dariinBs Of ne
movie set for the party.
They are stlll casting The
Naked Maia"-Dan O'Herllhy
has been asked to Join Ava
Gardner and Anthony Francl-
osn.
Twentieth century-Fox Is
trying 10 pariay Maurice Chew
aller and Ronsano RrAEzi with
Marilyn Monroe for Can Can. I"
The Jean simmons Stewart
Granger film for the Woolf
Brothers. The Niehtcomers."
Is now scheduled TO be made In
Singapore. with a March start
Ing date. There's also talk Of
Granger co-starring with In
See HOLLYWOOD. Page Ali
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-21

THUNDER ROAD" United Artists
release Of q DRM Robert Mitchuml
production. no producer credit, directed
BY. Arthur Ripley, screenplay By James
Alice Phillips and Walter wise. from
e story BY Mitehum. Az the CAPITOL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-21
Films of More Than Routine Merit

MARJORIE MORNnsGsTAR"-NataIeW Wood, Gene Kelly
reereate the best seller, with fine Ed Wynn assist
run SILENT, RUN DEEP"-Suhmarnes Clark Gable and
Burt Lancaster In . hrst-rate wartime action film.
"SEvBN BRIDES FOR SEVEN AFOREMENTIONED Keel
heads lively east In Of the best musicals years.
"THR sHEEPMAN-Clenn Ford Mickey shaughnessy, ShiF-
ley MaeLane I'm Western with sense Of humor
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTIOR-MaElene Dietrich
and Charles laughter IN . superior courtroom drama.
"THE YOUNG LIONS"-MarlOn Brando In a big and dra-
matte hIm Of Irwin shaws panoramic World War II
novel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-21
Mitchunn
Tokes to
The Hills
By HARRY MACARTHUR
star star writer

A couple Of moonshine trans
porters have been knocked on
in Thunder Road" and Robert
Mitchum, the biggest, bravest
moon transporter Of all Of them,
is sitting up in the hills brood
ing. Little Of hillhilly girl from
down at the crossroads comes
up to console him. "Mighta
been me-" he mumbles. Mex
time mehbe mex time
t." "Wun be no mex time"
abe says to him. "ef yew Jess
quiyut."
Being a stubborn moon trans
porter. Mitchum probably did
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-21

'hfnGAY roESos ve cR I.2ssS
s Free poFkinp
-anvER CITY," in Teshnieelsr.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-03-20
Catholic Men
Forming Church Club

Men Of ST. Michaers Catholic
Church in Palmer are forming a
social organization for the pur-
pose of uniting the men Of the
parish.
The organization is open to all
Catholic men and men married
to women of Catholic faith. The
first meeting Of the group will
be held Friday, March q at 8
pm. in the basement of the
church. At this meeting ballot
will be presented for the follow
ing offices: Tom keenan,, presi-
dent; AL Metz, vice president;
Jasper Skok, treasurer, and
Wayne Bouwens, secretary. Addi-
tional nominations may be made
from the floor. A constitution
and bylaws will be adopted; the
name Of the organization chosen,
and regular meeting dates set.
Members joining at this meeting
will be exempt from initiation
fees.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-03-20
No. Consolidated
Announces Stock
And Bond Issuance

Raymond I. Peterson, presi-
dent and general manager OF
Northern Consolidated, announc-
ed this week a company offer to
Alaska residents of $240,00000 in
debentures bearing six percent
interest per annum and $4,000
shares of company common stock
at its $1.O0 par value. The pack
age will consist of a $4,000 de-
benture and rs shares of COM
mon stock at a sale price Of
$125.0O.
The company has ordered
three Fairchild FIT Project. air
craft, two to be delivered in
August and September, 1858, and
the third in April, 1859. The air
line has also ordered four spare
Royce Dart engines for
delivery in June and July Of 1858.
The three aircraft and four spare
engines will cost approximately
So million. "A 10-year loan com
mitment in this amount by the
National Bank of Alaska, Anch-
orage, Seattle First National
Bank, Wells Fargo, San Francis
CO. New York Trust, New York
City and the American National
Insurance Company Of Galveston,
Texas, has been made to the
company. Proponents on the
new aircraft and engines $780,
000) has already been taken
down. The acquisition of an adj
ditional 100000 through the sale
of stock andior bonds is a re-
quirement of the loan.
Petersen said the company de-
cided to offer the debentures and
stock only to bona fide residents
of Alaska so as to maintain Alas
kan control Of the airline and
to keep down excessive under
writing costs.
The airline's main base Of OPP
erations is located at the Inter
national Airport, Anchorage.
Bases and stations are also main
tanned at Fairbanks, Galena, Nc
Grath, Red Devil, Aniak, Bethel
Platinum, King Salmon and Dill
bingham.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-03-20
|Tax ASSESSOR ExPLAlllS RE-ASSESSMENT
BASlCS IN CITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT

ed to gain more income--that Isl
a function of the board and coun-
Gil when setting the mill rate.
Of course a higher valuation
makes q lower mill rate possible
to raise given sum Of money.
8. "A continual review of as
sessments will be necessary to-
add new construction to offset
the decline in valuation due to
depreciation on existing build
ings. While future changes in all
properties may be necessary to
reflect higher costs of construc-
ton or changing land values, no
changes as drastic as some of
those now being made will ever
again be necessary if assessments
are kept up year to year.
9. Land is assessed by table
Of maximum values set by COM
mittee of businessmen and farm
ers, according to many factors in
Guiding soil, terrain, access and
clearing. Small tracts are not as
sessed as farm land, but as home
SITES and according to location,
size and access.
10. Finally, appraisal for taxes
cannot be a fine art and keep the
cost within reason. Mistakes i'm
judgement and in facts are not
uncommon, and for this reason
legitimate complaints are vel
come, as they tend to bring about
more realistic values for proper
ties we know too little about
However, a general complaint
that takes are too high" is not
sufficient. We all feel that way
particularly in times of economic
decline, but the tax rate is not
a function of the assessor, nor
can he, for obvious reasons, take
into account each fluctuation Of
the economy.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-03-20
VISITORS ASSOCIATION
PLANS 16-MONTH
PROGRAM

A long-range tourism program
decided upon by the Alaska Wis
itors Association in its annual
meeting at Anchorage last week,
is already rolling. r., a. Dutch
Derr, managing director Of AVA,
and Wes-Marquis, Inc. the or
ganization's advertising agency
presented an integrated program
to run for the next 16 months.
This was accepted by the board.
Officers were reelected and
Is board members chosen. Dan
London vice president Of West
ern Hotels, San Francisco, was
the banquet speaker and told AL
aska, THE only thing that can
hold back your skyrocketing
tourist industry is a shortage Of
accommodations"
The approved operating pro-
gram included: public relations
and advertising; a year-around
news bureau, literature to en-
courage winter travel; a hunting
and fishing calendar; a pictorial
map for visitors ad prospects; in
creased promotional work among
travel agents; continuing news
paper and magazine advertising
and outdoor advertising in the
Los Angeles area to start next
year.
A travel survey is to be started
April ! and run through Deem
Der 81 Of this year to determine
and impact of tourism on the AL
aska economy. Monthly reports
are to be sent to the membership
and monthly press releases to
all Alaska newspaper radio and
TV stations.
Everett wv. Patton, Alaska Hi
way Tours, Fairbanks, was re-
elected president Of the organiza-
ton. Other officers named were:
Robert E. Ellis, Ellis Airlines,
Ketchikan, first vice president;
Frank DoWney, White Pass d
Yukon Route, Vancouver, B. O.,
second vice president; Jerry Ger
ardy, Culianry Union, Anchorage,
secretary; and 0. F. Benecke, Al
aska Coastal Airlines, Juneau,
treasurer.
Board members elected or re-
elected were Doris Barnes, Wran-
CELL; Ex-Gov. B. Frank Heintzle-
man, Juneau; Clarence Mattson,
Port ChiEkoot; William Feero,
Skagway; Charles Cloudy, Ko-
diak; Curley Hoover, Cordova;
Ed Opocensky, Fairbanks; Noel
Wien, Fairbanks; H. B. Richards,
Sitka, Walter Hickel, Ray Peter
sen, Merrill Chitty, and Paul Mel
son all of Anchorage; George
Hatch, Charles B. West, and Lee
roy Peterson of Seattle.
The next board meeting set for
September will be held in Nome. |
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-03-20

During the past year large
parts of the city and school dis
trict were re-assesed and these
values appear on the 1858 as
sessment notices recently mailed
by the tax office.
The tax assessor asks that all
parties feeling their property to
be over-assessed, or that an er-
ror has been made, report first
To his office. Errors in valuation,
description or owner can be
changed BY the assessor until the
boards of equalization convene,
the assessor pointed out. Only
when the assessor feels he can
not change a valuation, will q
formal complaint to the board OF
equalization be necessary. This
protest must be filed by April
Is, 1858, on forms available at the
assessors office.
Before appealing a valuation,
the tax assessor asks that the fol-
lowing points be considered.
1. Re-assessments are not bas-
ed on past years assessments.
2. No assessment should exceed
current, fair conservative value,
nor be substantially below that
figure.
3. Generally, buildings are as
sessed at a 1850 deprectiated cost
of construction by contract, less
contractors profit, but the final,
limiting criteria is still actual
value in dollars.
4. Value of property, including
buildings, is not based on what
it cost you, individually. You may
have gotten a bargain or you
may have paid more than most
prudent buyers would for several
reasons.
5. Labor represents roughly 81
per cent of building cost, whether
your own or a contractors labor
6. Depreciation Of one and one
third to five per cent per year
according to age, condition anc
construction will be deducted
periodically on most buildings as
sessed above salvage value-o
inside Palmer, above 40 per cen
Of cost Of replacement.
Z. Territorial law requires uni
: formity and full value Of assess
ments. Values are not being rails
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-03-20

Johnson will do a flower arrange
ment and roll call viii be an
swered with favorite annual
flower.
Co-hostesses for the meeting
win be Nina Stock and Marge
Cook.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-03-20
GARDEN CLUB MEETING
SLATED FOR MARcH ~

Palmer Garden Club members
will be meeting in Grange hall on
March "a at 8 pm. Edith Olson
will present book review, Rose
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-03-20

FOR FAST RESULTS TRY a
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-30
Couple FIGHT on Golden Anniversary

full fee. When the old folks
kiss and make up land they
wifi take them 10 the stu
do for a picture. Ups. Any
couple who has stayed mar
ried for fifty years doesn't
need any advice from mel
$50
DEAR ABBY: In your
column you say that the
adopted child was wanted
twice-first by It's real
mother and again by its
adopted mother" This in
my estimation Is ridiculous.
The very fact that q mother
would give away her own
child proves she doesn't want
II. In most cases. II Is only
in the way and she prefers
going on living a life Of sin.
/ would sooner marry a
woman who is raising a child
born out of wedlock than