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The people's voice., 1959-07-31

work and effort were worthwhile. Does
anyone seriously believe, that these COM
mittees can conscientiously recommend
improvements that will not cost money?
For example, can the library committee
recommend anything less than improved
library facilities and more and better
books?
STATE DEPARTMENT UNDERSTAFFED
In my estimation, the state department
itself is hampered by lack of personnel
and funds. Montana is huge in area if not
in population. Some recent changes and
improvements have been made. An ele-
mentary supervisor and science super
visor have been added, for example. Yet
we still have an elementary supervisor at
tempting to cover all of state one and
half times the size of Oregon, a state that
has three people doing job similar to his.
1t all seems to boil own to the fact
local curriculums, these improvements are
going to cost money. We have gone about
as far as we can with the funds we now
have. The Peabody Report and the citizens
groups have called for curriculum improve
ment. A good start has been made. If this
work is to be continued and the work al
ready done is to be carried out. money
to support curriculum improvement must
be made available. 1t is up to local dis
tricts and to the legislature to provide
this support
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Paris Probes
SO Death of
Mrs. BiddIe

PARIS, Feb. 20 (AP) Paris
police have begun an investi-
cation into the death of Mrs.
Margaret Biddle, a wealthy
American whose parties
brought together the famous
and influential members of the
international colony in post
war Paris.
But authorities appeared to
have no firm reason to doubt
that she died of natural causes.
The inquiry was ordered by
the court investigating the So
called Lacaze case.
Sources close to the Place of
Justice said yesterday there
was no reason to believe Mrs
Biddle'S death was not natural
but that certain illusions had
been published and it was
natural that officials wanted to
be informed.
Lawyers for Jean Lacaze,
principal figure in the Lacaze
affair, said it was fantastic to
try and bring in Mrs. Biddle's
death.
Mrs. Biddle was the daugh-
ter of William Boyce Thomp-
son. She died June 8, 1856,
at the age of 81 due to what
was termed a stroke.
During the war she was in
London as the wife of Anthony
Drexel Biddle, American Am
baSsador to governments-in-
exile operating in London. They
later were divorced.
Mrs. Biddle was a friend o.
Mrs. Dominique Walter anc
Jean LacaZe, two of the mair
figures in the Lacaze affair
which involves the vast wealth
of Paul Walter. who died ii
1857 leaving an estate estimat-
ed at more than 81 million
based on lead and zinc mines
in Morocco. Mrs. Biddle wa!
a stakeholder in these prop
critics.
The Walter fortune was lef
to Mrs. Walter, who has al
adopted son, Jean-Pierre Gull
laume. Mrs. Walter designat,
ed her brother, Jean Lacaze
to administer the Moroccan
properties. The main investi
CATION of the affair center
around charges that effort
were made to have Jean-Pierrl
Guillaume killed, or convictet
as a procurer, to keep him from
sharing in the estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Eight Casinos
Reopen in Havana

HAVANA, Feb. 20 (AP).-The
action was lively at eight Ha-
vana casinos which we're al
lowed to reopen last night.
The tables in six luxury ho-
tells and two nightclubs were
given 30-day permits by Fidel
Castro's revolutionary regime.
The rebels closed down all gam
bling when they took over after
Dictator Fulgencio Batista fed
New Years Day.
Casinos which catered to
small-change players are to re-
main closed. Authorities say
they don't want poorer Cubans
losing their money gambling.
The big-time operators must
qualify under new. tough regu-
lations to get their operating
permits extended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20

B. Prince of Smithville, Texas.
Two Of the six injured suf-
fered possible fractures, and a
third may have internal in
liuries. The others were treated
for minor abrasions. All are
from the I'd Airborne Battle
Group, 501st Infantry.
The feet of 81 C-130 planes
took of from Fort Bragg, N. c.,
for the airborne operation in
Exercise Banyan Tree. Two
other planes were unable to
take of. reducing the number
of men taking part in the
operation from 1,400 to 1900.
Army and Air Force spokes-
men said the missing man was
standing in the door Of a C-l30,
the first in line waiting for
the order to Jump. The plane
banked, they said, and he lost
his grip on the door and fell.
Observers saw both his maiE
chute and reserve chute open.
The crew of a crash boat also
saw him fall and raced to the
scene about three miles off,
shore. No trace was found, but
planes and surface craft con-
tinued their search.
The accident marred an
otherwise near perfect attack
operation. The six injured total
was considered a low rate for
an airdrop on such a scale.
1t was believed to be the
longest nonstop flight for para
chute troops. Despite the
seven-hour flight followed by
the jump into jungle country.
the troops unlocked their
chutes and went into action
Instantly.
Before returning to the
United States, the troops will
be given a special jungle war
fare training course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20

in New York, Florida and other
centers are enforcing an al
most complete ban on CONVEX
sion of Cuban pesos into dollars
The peso was virtually inter-
changeable with the dollar for
years. but it dropped to about
rs cents when Fidel Castro
came to power at New Years
Except for limited accommo-
dalton for tourists, foreign ex-
change dealers are now shun-
ming the peso. Travellers are
permitted to bring into Cuba
or take out only so pesos.
Cuban authorities requested
major banks in the United
States several weeks ago not
to pay dollars for Cuban cur
rency of large denomination
Since then, the scrutiny of sus-
pected Batista refugee money
has been extended to smaller
bills.
The situation has caused a
black market in peso-dollaI
deals. Financial circles report
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20

cember IL remarks apparently
were misunderstood. Actually,
he said, he was referring at
the time to my position re-
garding 1856 sugar legislation
when I did advocate a larger
share of the United States mar
ket for United States pro-
ducers."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
CASTRO WILLING
TO SELL TO REDS

HAVANA, Feb. 20 (AP) -
Premier Fidel Castro said last
night that Cuba will sell her
sugar to the Communists or
anybody else that wants it if
the United States market for
the islands main export crop
falterS.
( He told>a television audience:
I'VE must sell our sugar to
whoever wants to buy it. If
Russia wants sugar, we'll sell
it to her. If China wants to
buy sugar. We'll sell it to her.
We have the right to solve our
problems"
Premier Castro went on:
Recently Ellender (Senator
ElIender, Democrat of Louisi-
ana was threatening us with
taking away the sugar quota.
For the most insignificant rea-
son they threaten us with TAX
ing away the sugar quota. I
am tired of that. If they tthe
United States) want to buy
sugar, let them buy. If not
we'll sell to others"
1 Senator Ellender, whose State
also produces sugar, said in
Havana last December IL that
he would insist upon rejection
OF the current formula under
which the United States i'm
ports Cuban sugar.
In Washington today, the
Senator said Mr.. Castro is al
together miSinformed in saying
I threatened to take away
, Cuba's sugar quota" Neither
he said, has he advocated re-
ducing Cuba's current quota
which he called a handsome
one.
Senator Ellender said his De.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Dr.. MoIun's Estate
Valued at $l42,633

CAPETOWN, South Africa,
Feb. 20 (AP).-Former Prime
Minister Daniel F. Malan left
an estate of f54,512 ($142,633)
The inventory was made pub
lie yesterday.
DR.. Malan was the father of
the South African Nationalist
stern racial policy and was
Prime Minister from l948 until
he retired in 1854. He died
February 7 at the age of "a
after a stroke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Ambassador to Cube
Appointed by Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Feb. 20
(AP) .-Haiti'S Ambassador to
Venezuela, Arnaud Merceron
has been named Ambassador to
Cuba. Mr.. Merceron, a former
police chief of Port au Prince
is q brother of Brig. Gen
Pierre Merceron, commander
in chief of Haiti's armed forces
Mr.. Merceron was appointed
to Venezuela last month. He
has been Haiti's Ambassador tc
the Dominican Republic. Costa
Rlca and Chile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20

returns of 40, so and 10 cents
on peso.
Commercial transactions are
said not to be affected by the
drying up of the market for
Cuban currency abroad, because
the longstanding practice is for
import and export deals to be
transacted in dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Cuban Peso Ban Puts
BIockMortin Operation

NEW YORK Feb 20 (AP).-Eforts of the Castro gov
eminent prevent refugees of the Baa regime from casng
money they took out Of Cuba have made the Cuban
rare and unwaned in foreign exchange transactions
American gamblers who are the from Cuba also
are targets of the Castro currency maneuver.
government, numerous banks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-20
Porotrooper Missing,
Six Hurt in Moneuvers

RIO HATo, Panama. Feb. 20 (AP).-Planes flying 1000
miles from United States base dropped approximately 1900
pararoops yesterday to battle theoretical force
menacing the Panama Canal.
Six pararoopers injured and another fell into the
sea and was listed as missing He identified Serg
Evening star., 1959-11-24

MOTOR CO.. NC.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
l216 goth So. NV. Pc. 7-731O
PLYMOUTH 80 Savoy VS. 2-door
sedan: powerfiite. T. and h.; q
one-owner car Just traded on a
Evening star., 1959-11-24

Open Daily. q Til o: Sun, q Til 4
WILL FINANCE TO YOUR BrDGE1 II 7
Low DOWN PAYMENT
STAR PONTIAC
407 Florida Ave. NE. Ii. 6-72O4
over 20 Years at Same Location
Evening star., 1959-11-24

i4ST irving irwin 81 s.. NV NV. H; Ab. .s-sS6G 4ssS6S
PONTIAC 1855 4-door star Chief
sedan; midnight blue; hydramatic,
radio and heater, power steering,
power brakes, Wv. tires; q 4
owner beauty Don't fail to see
this car today sDecial. only ST.
Evening star., 1959-11-24

PONTIAC 81 chieftain 4-dr. sedan; /;
tne reason the price is SO low is
that this car has a straight trans (;
however. for the man who wants
economy and power plus a perfect
" clean car in every respect, this
Is 1t. An unconditional guarantee
Is our opinion Of this car: 81 ,295.
L. p. STEUART BETHESDA, INC,
OIL 4-l00O. ewes tiil d
Evening star., 1959-11-24

AU To OALEO
SOLO Wisconsin Ave. EN-. 3-3Oss
RAMBLER '55 Custom station
wagon; r. and h., dual-range nv
ora, forest green and frost white
ZO,OOO miles. Former owners
name on request. BURROWS
RAMBLER, 300 N st. s.e. Ii. A.
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S1.h80

Star, Chief Catalina 4-door hardtop;
hyoramatic, T. and h., ps. and
p.o., 2-tone blue and white leath-
er interior; luxury car being sold
in lnW-Rrfrn Aa1A -~-N
Evening star., 1959-11-24

NuaHIy Hhu NlIue bInce ISJU
LINCOLN '5S Capri hardtop sedan;
blue and white; immaculate;
power steering, power brakes;
S2,795: Ccc guarantee.
Capitol Cadillac Olds Co.
1929 6ESI S2nd wT4E 81 NV S6uvInEN5;2s EE, N55;;2sOO
OUR oath WEAR
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PONTIAC go

Catalina hardtop coupe: hydra
matte, r, and h., power steering
ana brakes, Wv. tires, 2-tone
low mileage. without q doubt the
hottest car on any lot, won't stay
'ong. Hurry on this one. New-car
Evening star., 1959-11-24

VoLKsWAGEN bus '5s, excel. eond.
Sl75 down and take over pay
ments. MoVing, must sell. CL.
o-69a2.
V0LKSWAGEN $50: 1000 miles,
Wv. tires, r. and h., sunroof,
Windshield washer, leatherette;
Sl.s00. IL. 6-6629 after 8 pm.
Evening star., 1959-11-24

MOTOR CO, INC.
1mpeTial-C Chrysler-P er-Plymouth-Valiant
1919 Goth st. NV. FE. 7-73l0
IMPERIAL 81 Crown 4-door hard
top Southampton: full power,
air conditioned: chauffeur driven:
low mileage. Special at S2,495.
80, LEE D, BUTLER. INC: 80
Quality and Value Since 1890
IMPERIAL SO Custom hardtop
and Seat E power sisSssi Steering, pSSss po%sr
brakes; special, s4,i95: ccc guar.
Capitol Cadillac OldS Co.
1929 22nd st. NV. FE. 7-26OO
DEAL WITH CONFIDENCE
OUR 26th YEAR
Evening star., 1959-11-24
LEE D. BUTLER
REE T.EECnnDn nTKN

b00 LLESbUhG PIKE
Near Baileys X-roads JE. 4-s40O
LINCOLN 80 Custom club sedan;
very nice. hydramatie drive; S275,
Sl0 down; pass any inspection.
ROPER, LA. 6-270O.
LINcOLNs AND CoNTINENTAIIs
80; only q few left; must be sold.
going at cost. Lincoln, 2 Pre-
miers, l Continental.
Evening star., 1959-11-24

PONTIAC '53 4-dF.; r and h,
and sound. Rarely advertise this
price car, but this Is exceptional;
must be seen: S495. L. p. STEU-
ARE BETHESDA, INC, 400 Mil
Ter ave-, Bethesda, Nd. OIL. 4-10OO:
ewes, till q.
Evening star., 1959-11-24
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

OLDSMOBILE '55 Super 'SS" con-
vertible: hydramatie, radio, heater,
immaculate 2-tone finish: new
Evening star., 1959-11-24

VOLKSWAGENS go sedans; brand-
new Shipment. choice Of eolorS,
genuine American models. lowest
prices. Immediate delivery; cash,
terms and liberal trade.
sun MOTORS
3400 N. Fairfax Dr.. Arl.
OPPOSITE KANN'S. IA. 4-21l1
WILLYs JEEP 1917; 4-Wheel drive,
new motor: all new parts; excel.
tires and eond. $3.50. sP. 3-7077.
WILLYS JERP as station wagon:
10 good condition: $3.50. Call
10. 5-s421.
WILLYS As STATION WAGON;
excellent condition; good tires;
1885. FE. 7-2560-
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TED BRITT
PONTIAC '57

FORD SALES, INC.
ri. Z9-211, Fairfax CIR. 1880
Evening star., 1959-11-24
S2.880

open paily, g ,Til 0: Sun :, Q I'll 4
Low DOWN PAYMENT
STAR PONTIAC
407 Florida Ave. NE. Ii. 6-72O4
Over 20 Years at Same Location
Evening star., 1959-11-24
AUTOMOBILES FoR SALE

PLYMOUTH '54 4-dr.; 2-tone; runs
SeSsisrfSSn eSSsi fSn PITS PTiss' rs s27S; r.. terms. s.
!O4 " Broad, p. C.. Va, JE.
$50 Custom 4-door
wagons "a to choose from); V-Ss
with ful power, some brand-new
We want to clean out these cars.
i. p. STEUART SILVER SPRING,
INC. l141 EaSt-West hwy, s. g.,
Nd. JU. 9-1434. open ewes. till 9.
PLYMOUTH '55 BelVedere VS.
4-dr. sedan; standard transmits
sion and h.; exceptionally
clean: 5 new Wv. tires: SS45,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-16
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage
Arena-Dark. "A Month in
the Country" resumes tomor-
row.
National - Dark. God and
Kate Murphy" starts tomor-
row.
Screen
Am b assadOr - "Auntie
Name; lis, 1855, 6:35 and
800 pm.
Capitol - "These Thousand
Hills; 11:40 am, lao, 3:45.
5:45. 7:45 and GAS pm.
Columbia Separate Ia
bles";; 1880 am. 1885, 1886,
$40, TAO and GAS pm.
Dupont 1.-The Horses
Mouth; /, 2:40, 4:25, 6:10,
$40 and 1910 pm.
Keith's-''I Want to Live;
IL am, Ito, 1920, 5:35, 7:45
and 10 pm.
Macarthur - "Pather Pan
chair: Z and 9:35 pm.
Metropolitan - "Auntie
Name; 1880 am, 1:55, 4:25,
$50 and 9:25 pm.
Ontario THE Silent
Enemy; /, 2:45, AIS, 6:15, 8
and $50 pm.
Palace - 1.-THE Inn of the
Sixth Happiness; 10:45 am,
1:25, Ais, 6:55 and $40 pm.
PlayhOuse-"Anna Lucasta y;
HOS am, 1880, 2:35, 4:20.
sos, 1855 and $40 pm.
Plaza - "The Night Heaven
Fell; 1925, 2:2O, AIS, $40,
sos and 10 pm.
Trans-Lux-"Bell. Book and
Candle; 1880 am, 1880, $3.50,
5.35, TAO and $3.50 pm.
Uptown - South Pacific"
$3.50 pm.
Warner - South Seas Ad-
venture; $3.50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-16

Portyqoer's Report

smell the box Of shavings when
I get home" he promised. Miss
Goddard asked why he needs
an electric pencil sharpener-
does he write that much? Cot
ton explained: Sure / write
a lot. / have to keep my ex-
pense accounts"
Cotton's expense items in
clude the cost Of operating his
ls-Royce. When he bought
the car Ina Claire advised him
to put a Bentley front on it be-
cause a Rolls-Royce is ostenta-
tious. "Ostentatious?" Cotton
laughed. why else do you sup
pose I got a Rolls?" The ex-
pense items also include the
cost of hiring a chauffeur on
Sundays. Twice the chauffeurs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-16

all others efficiently, gets all
unstrnng dealing with French
singers.
Anyhow, there was Helene,
down in Florida, where she has
been for six months, happy as
Q lark. Or happy as a French
girl who likes warm weather in
the wintertime. So, one recent
day she was chatting by phone
with her sister. Denise Darrell
In New York.
"You open at the Lotus in
Washington on the eleventh,
no2" said Denise to Helene.
"Who?" demanded Helene
ME? Not me. You" Denise
has played the Lotus before
Helene has confined her So
phisticated Gallo warbling in
Washington to the Old New
Orleans.
mo-" declared Denise. mot
me. You. I saw your agent"
Being French, the girls
wasted no more long distance
tolls on debating the matter
Denise said she'd call back
and hung up the phone. Short
ly she was back again.
IT called the agent" she told
Helene. II asked which one was
supposed to go to the Lotus
and he said, oh. your sister
accepts? Fine You. Not me-
AS Of her opening night Helene
still had had no word from her
agent about the date at the
Lotus.
It did not, it should be noted,
affect her singing. She is one
of the best, and in that green
gown a real sumner. She
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-16

out-sizzle each other in the
clinches, Walt has come along
with probably the shortest movie
kiss on record. It's also one OF
the most effective ever and
easily one of the Oldest in flc-
ton. It's the tender buss the
prince plants on the princess to
awaken her in "Sleepin 6
Beauty" Lasts only three Sec
onds in the Disney film.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-16

turned out to be men whose
weekday jobs were as firemen
at the theater where Cotton is
performing.
$50
CENSORSHIP: The United
States Post once has banned
reproductions Of Goya's famed
paintings Of the nude Duchess
of Alba. United Artists is ready
to distribute the Ava Gardner
Tony Franci0sa movie about
Goya and the Duchess, THE
Naked Maja." A full-page ad
was prepared for Variety with
a reproduction of the painting.
See LYONS. Page Ais
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-16
THE PASSING SHOW
This Sister Act Is
True Collie Comedy
BY HARRY MacARTHUR
gtar staff Writer

French singers live lives than most other
people in business Even things which they have
control depart from the placid and normal for French singers
Take the Of Helene Darcel now singing at the Lotus
almost didn't the Lotus apparently because
large corporation in the booking business which handles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-16

NEW YORK -"I am sur
rounded by a galaxy Of stars
= all under contract to me-"
said Robert Whitehead, the
producer who was receiving the
Barter Theater award. Helen
Hayes was there and her
Touch Of the Poet" director
Harold Clurman. who'd Just
come from the organization
meeting of the proposed union
of Broadway stage directors.
what do you want?" he asked
them. One director replied:
ITO be treated with dignity"
Clurman scoffed: Most direc-
tors are treated with more
dignity than they deserve"
Robert POrterfield, head of
the Barter Theater. went
through the room offering
ham-and-biscuit sandwiches to
Paulette Goddard, Eli Wallach
and Tallulah. Barter is illegal,
isn't it?" Miss Goddard asked
II believe in CASH" She men,
toned her husband. Erich
Maria Remarque, who re-
manned in Europe to finish his
new play and another novel.
Remarque made his debut as
an actor in the movie version
of his novel, "A Time to Live
and a Time to Die" and hasn't
been the same ever since.
They'd gone to Milan, Miss
Goddard said. where she al
ways has attracted attention.
This time the heads again
turned towards her = for she
was wearing an ermine coat
and hood dyed red). 81 guess"
said Remarque about the peo-
pie staring. "they saw my
movie"
Miss Goddard ran her fin
gers through her hair and said:
Erich says my hair smells like
pencil shavings. It's supposed
to, isn't it? Here, smell it."
Joseph Cotton, CO : star of
"Once More With Feeling"
said he'd never smelled pencil
shavings before. Il use an cleo
trio pencil sharpener and will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-16

dancers" too. Miss Storms
name is on the list, press agent
declares. Wednesday night
brings Christine Jorgenson-
undoubtedly one of the top 10
in Christine's field-to the Lo-
tus for a week. Eartha Kilt,
who recently returned from
Israel with a group of Israeli
songs in her repertoire, will en-
terrain at the tribute to Israeli
Ambassador Abba Eban next
Sunday night at the Mayflower
Hotel. And, speaking of
repertoires, Helene Darrell re-
ports that the most popular
song added to hers in Miami
was "YiddiSher Mama" sung
in French. Very lovely song in
French, she says.
y 4 4 4
RECORD-You just can't gel
ahead of Walt Disney. With
other movie-makers trying to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-16
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