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Sneak Attack

1t looks like Webb, Hifst
and Donovan are on the
band wagon again. The do
nothing boys of Fairfax
County brazenly stood before
a group of public school adj
vocateS and vowed to fight
for free public education in
Virginia when just two
weeks ago they put Fairfax
County on record as favor
ing repeal of the States COM
pulsory attendance law. This
sneak attack on public edu-
cation was defended as being
a palliative for the South
side legislators. Messrs.
Webb, Hirst and Donovan
must think the General As
Sembly has as short a mem
DRY as the Fairfax delega-
ton. For years, these gen.
tlemen have taken every OPP
portunity to publicly berate
these same colleagues who
they are now supposedly
soothing.
Senator Donovan alibied
his vote for repeal of the
compulsory education law by
assuring us that the law
would be re-enacted in
March. If he is so confident
of this. then why in the
world did he not reassure
the worried public school ad-
vocates that all is well on
the school front?
It appears obvious that
the Webb Hirst Donovan
tripartite vow on free public
schools will produce the same
verbal blasts that are mere
ly a smoke screen for their
continued ineffective. incom-
petent. confused representa-
tion-a type Of representa-
ton that is shockingly evi-
dent as one rumbles over
the broad, smooth" Webb
Hirst- Donovan road system
in Fairfax County. Who is
this delegation fooling?
Robert r. Mcmahon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
FALLS CHURCH.

Dear Sir:
II recently paid a fancy
price for the uglieSt looking
bird feeding station I ever
saw. I did not like it in the
picture, and when I got it
into the yard I liked it even
less.
ut resembled a machine
more than a feeding station,
I thought, and evidently the
birds must have felt the same
way about it, because not a
one of them visited it, de-
spite the cold.
"The birds, led by the fash
ing cardinal, made a picture
in the light snow.
1T does not take much
snow to set birds of, they are
such pretty creatures, and
love the snow, flying and
chirping with added zest.
1.-THE feature that irked
me most about this hideous
feeding station was that it
sought to keep the squirrels
out.
Nov, I admit that SPUR
rels are a nuisance at a bird
feeder, but what can you do?
II am 'agin' anything that
discriminates in the cold
against any hungry creature.
"The joke of the whole
afternoon was that the only
species of bird that paid any
attention at all to the ugly
feeder was
Eyes, you guessed 1.-THE
starlings!
They looked, few down,
pecked out a few seeds and
few away.
When evening came, 1
went out into the yard and
took down the new feeder,
and put it back in its box, and
there it lies to this day.
"The next day, / watched
the birds and squirrels all at
play around the old battered
wooden feeder, and thought
how much more beautiful and
how much more useful this
type of feeding station is, to
which all Gods children are
invited freely.
Yours sincerely,
JAMES j. OIL"
So the best laid plans of
mice and men often go astray,
as we try too hard to please
the wild creatures.
Yes, you can erect a very
elaborate feeding place, COM
plete with electrically heated
water. If you want to.
But 1t is not necessary
The birds and other wild
creatures Of the great out
doors have taken no courses
In art.
AL they want is something
to eat, and you can give 1t to
them on natures first table,
the good earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
THE POLITICAL MILL
COP. Takes Look-See at Democrats
By GOULD LINCOLN

The Republicans intend to
take a look at the Demo-
cratic nominees for President
and Vice President next year.
before selecting their own.
They also win have before
them the stand which South
ern Democrats finally take
toward the choices Of the
Democratic National Conven-
ton. And finally. they will
have a look at the Democratic
national platform of 1860 be-
fore they write their own.
All this win be brought about
through the simple maneuver
of holding the q. o. p. ma
tional convention after the
Democratic Party has staged
its own.
The Democratic National
Committee Is to meet here
Friday, February ~. with the
present intention of acting
finally on a report Of its "site
committee" for next years
national convention. The site
committee has recommended
the convention be held in Los
Angeles and that the date
be July IL. Democratic Ma
tional Chairman Paul NJ.
Butler has every intention
of backing the report of the
site committee. The nation
al committee is expected to
go along, Notwithstanding
the fact Mayor Richard ].
Daley of Chicago and Gov.
David L. Lawrence Of Penn
sylvania still are battling for
selection of their own cities.
Chairman Meade Alcorn
of the Republican National
Committee will call his COM
mittee for a meeting here
either a week before Easter
March 29--or around April
10 and IA, the dates set for
a national gathering of Re-
publican women. If present
plans go through, the COP.
national committee will at
that time receive a report of
its site committeeman act
upon it. The recommended
tons of the site committee
have not yet been made. 1t
is considered certain, how
ever, it will recommend a
date for the party's national
convention later by a week or
more than July IL. There is
no strong demand among Re-
publican leaders to take
their national convention to
Los Angeles. On the contrary,
their choice seems to lie be-
tween Chicago and Philadel-
phia.
Democrats Yield Advantage
The Republicans held their
1856 national convention in
San Francisco; the Demo-
Gratis in Chicago. And for the
first time in a great many
years the Republican conven-
ton came after the Demo-
cratic. How much advantage
grows out of taking a look at
the other party's national
ticket before selecting your
own is a question. At any
rate. the Democrats, by their
selection of July II, appear
entirely willing to let any
advantage of a later conven-
ton go next year to the
Republicans. They may figure
that an earlier choice of
their national ticket will aid
them by giving more time
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names mag be used II
letters carry irrtters' correct
names and addresses. Al
letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.
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letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.
new members have Joined
our effort.
We are called "interlopers."
At least 80 per cent of us
have owned this land either
three or four decades or
many generations. Only re-
Gently have two of those
older families opened up
some of their properties for
development, and those who
have bought have built
homes in which to live. Are
our neig h bors who are
bypassed by the parkway
also interlopers?
The NCPC, and all who
clamor for the parkway, can
shoulder the blame for los
ing the parkway, if it is going
to be lost. 1t needed only
support on the alternate for
us to drop our opposition.
Milda M. Himmler.
! note with interest the
letters in support of the
Prince Georges County Sec
ton Of the George Wash
ington Memorial parkway.
Permit me, as spokesman
for a group Of citizens asso-
Citations fighting for the
parkway, to thank you for
giving space to these letters
and for your continuing
editorial support of the
project.
Citizens associations or
comparable groups from Is
communities in southwest
ern Prince Georges County
now have gone on record in
favor of the parkway.
The following communities
are represented:
Accokeek, Barnaby Manor,
Brentwood city, Calvert
Manor, Chapel Hill, District
Heights, Forest Heights, Fort
Foote Terrace. Fort Foote
Village, Fort Washington Es-
tates, Fort Washington For
est, Friendly, Glassmanor,
Hatton Point, Hillcrest
Heights, Indian Queen Point.
NARROW Heights, Moyaone
Reserve, Murray Hill, Owens
Road, Oxon Heights, Oxon
Hill Vista, Southlawn, Tenn
pie Hills. and Treasure Cove.
To my knowledge, only one
group continues to oppose it,
the Broad Greek Citizens AS
ISOLATION.
We have support also from
the following regional and
national organizations:
Prince Georges County Civic
Federation, Interfederation
Council of Citizens Associa-
tions washington Metropol-
itan Area), Committee Of 100
for the Federal City, Izaac
Walton League, and the Ma
tional Trust for Historic
Preservation.
Charles b. Macdonald.
4 4 = <
Walter F. Mulligan states
that IA Prince Georges
County citizens associations
were in favor of the park
way river route-with only
the Broad Greek Citizens As
ISOLATION opposed. I question
the IA citizens associations
support-unless some of it
came from the northern part
of the county, where the civic
federation operates in par
ticular. I deny that the Broad
Creek Citizens Association
was the lone director.
The Inter-C o m m unity
Council of Southern Mary
land. Inc, opposed it, as did
the Citizens League of South
ern Prince Georges County.
Their opposition and state
mentS constitute part OF the
record of the hearings before
the Senate Appropriations
Committee for supplemental
monies. There are several
pages given to the opposition.
Actually, we Southern
Countians feel that the Cap
per- ramton Act should die
from lack Of Federal appro-
priations, and be given a de-
cent burial. If nothing was
done about the parkway In
20 years-nothing need be
done about it now.
Louise X. Morris.
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Questions and Answers

By THE HASKIN SERVICE
a, reader can get an answer. By
writing The Star Information Bu-
reau 635 2 street NV, Washington
4, D. c. Please inelose return post
age or self-addreased. stamped
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WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage
Arena-"The Lady's Not for
Burning; $3.50 pm.
Screen
Ambassador - Alias Jesse
James; 1870, 3:l5, $40, 7:2s
and 9:35 pm.
CapitOl-"Rigolctto";; 8 pm.
Columbia - Shaggy Dog,
HIS am, 1870, 3::25, $50, 7:35
and Gas pm.
DupOnt-"The BolShoi Bal.
let: /. ESQ. ABS. 6:25, $40,
and 9:55 pm.
standardization of Life;
ll:15 am, l:20, $3.50. 5;35, 7:45
and 9;55 pm.
MacArthur-"He Who Must
Die; 6;55 and 9:25 pm.
Metropolitan - Alias Jesse
James; 1870 am, 1:15, 2:55
4;40. 6:25, $40 ard $50 pm
OntariO-"The Sound and
the Fury; l, $40, $40, 1870
and GAS pm.
Palace-"Green Mansions"
l1:15 am, lis, 800, 5:25, 7:3O
and $40 pm.
Playhouse THE Naked
Maja"; IL am, los. 3:15, SIS
1885 and GAS pm.
PlaZa-"The House On the
Waterfront, IL, 2, 4, 6, 8 and
10 pm.
Town Naughty Girl:
1l;25 am, lis, 2:55, 4:45, 6:35
8:25 and 1920 pm.
Trans-Luy The Game
Mutiny";; IL, 2:l5, 4:35, 6:55
and OILS pm.
Sleeping Beauty;
lis, 2:30, AIS, 6, TAO and
9:25 pm,
Warner - South Seas Ad-
venture; $3.50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-27

Steinbeck on Kinq Arthur
By LEONARD LYONS

NEW YORK - John Stein
beck is touring England and
will remain there until he gets
a long start on his next book,
a project he's been studying
for 25 years. It's an interpre-
tation of all the legends about
King Arthur Richard Wild
mark bought the movie rights
to william GibSOn's book about
his Broadway hit, THE Seesaw
Log" A rare appearance of
all four sons of FDR will take
place May % at the Astor, for
the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
for Cancer Research.
Charles Adams, the maca-
bre cartoonist, attended the
premiere of the Bolshoi Ballots
Romeo and juliet" He saw
Romeo and Juliet die onstage,
before the curtains closed. and
then saw the flowers brought
from the wings and presented
to the stars of the troupe.
Those flowers" said Adams.
chose flowers came too late"
x X x
The stories about the Ameri-
can town built in RusSia's
Ukraine as a training area for
Soviet spies were credited to a
Swedish source. Actually it was
the plot of a Pat Frank novel
OF some years ago, Forbidden
Area" World Citizen Gary
Davis is going abroad for a
Broadway production company
he recently organized The
warning Screen Directors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-27
Films of Wore Than Routine Merit

Films OF More Than Routine Merit
"CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF"-Ezabeth Taylor sizIIes in
the turbulent Tennessee Williams drama.
"GIGPThe lifting nine Oscar musical by the my Fair
Lady team; with Leslie CarOn Maurice Chevaer.
"HENRY VLaurence Olivier in his superb motion picture
adaptation Of the Shakespearean chronicle play
1.-THE HORSES MOUTH'-Alec Guinness in his top comedy
form a wildly eccentric highly ndvdualistic artist
"H0USEB0AT"-Cary Grant, with assist by Sophia
Loren, explores some comedy aspects Of family life
81 WANT TO LIVE"Susan Haywards melOdramatic Oscar
winning portrait of a convicted murderesS
THE LAST HURRAH-Spencer Tracy afectionaely plays
John FOrds sentimental tribute TO Irish politician.
SEPARATE TABLES"-The Terence Rattigan play, with
David NVen'S Academy award -inning performance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-27
THE PASSING SHOW ~vo !
Cabin at MorseiIIe
A Waste of; T oIent
BY HARRY MACARTHUR
star star Writer

The Of talent caprice of the Hollywood movie
mills alone happen elsewhere too happens fact
less actor than Frances Cabin THE
the Waterfront" the week ends arrival at the Plaza
Theater
This is ackuster Gallo cops and-robbers caper set in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-27
BETTY DISABLE

stars in the great human drama Of
nature camps and their fight to be
understood This is the greatest mo-
ton picture made on the controversial
practice OF nature camps This film
covers the subject thoroughly from
the ancient barbaric beliefs up TO
modern-day practices This motion
picture was actually filmed in a nature
camp and the majority of the cast
are non urofesSional actors. and most
of the scenes are completely unre-
hearsed The film clearly demonstrates
the habits, practices. Joys, SORROWS,
loves. religions and fears OF the ma
ture camps and concentrates on their
philosophy which is quite unique in
its own reasoning For a once-in-
lifetime experience and realistic
education. don't miss this outstanding
film RECOMMENDED FOR ADULT
ATTnIENNFS
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status Perelman said: Frankly,
II beautiful young girls were to
go into Carriers and use my
name freely-it would be ut
terly meaningless"
49,
Ernie KOvacs. who never tried
bringing a coal to Newcastle.
did bring 800 Havana cigars to
Cuba. Kovacs, who went there
for a role in Our Man in Ha-
vana," convinced the Customs
officials that he invariably car
ries this hoard with him
wherever he goes Gene
Fowler's memoirs OF the EOS
will be titled Skyline" .
Among the 100 speaking roles
in John Paul Jones" are two
deafmute sailors. They were
paid dialogue rates because they
used sign language.
Cutting a script is one of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-27

Marseille, the waterfront of
the title. The house OF the
title is something of a utility
establishment, a combination
pub, dance hall. brothel and
cheap boarding house. 1t may
be dingy. but it is a home away
from home to vast and tawdry
assortment Of sailors, buns,
plainclothes gendarmes. tarts,
thieves. smugglers and at least
one waif who wanders in by
mistake looking for her sister.
Sister, you can guess without
even reading the English sub
titles, has been done in. Now
the villains of the piece are
plotting to dispose of Cabin.
The captain of a salvage vessel
operating in the harbor, he's
getting too close to their secret.
The waif seeking her sister is
troublesome, too, so her life is
in jeopardy.
Violence, skulduggery, CHI
canery, sex and dull CONVERSE
ton are scattered all over the
place during the course of this
adventure. There almost is not
quite enough of it all. however,
to keep you awake for the rous-
ing climax that would make an
old-fashioned Hollywood B pic
ture blush.
Cabin, a man of undenied
and considerable stature as an
actor, is required here to do
little more than talk to a girl
with a cigarette in his mouth
and to belt her one for good
luck. Any French actor has to
demonstrate himself accom-
plished at these two arts be-
fore he can get a job as an
extra. Cabin is aided by an
other allie man. Henri Vidal
and by a couple of girls named
Andree Debar and Edith Geor-
ges, who do try.
The surprise is not that they
failed to achieve much, but
that anybody bothered.
4
EMISSARIES - Nathan D.
Golden, an old hand at it. will
be this country's official dele
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"ELYSIA"
$3.50 and Q
RICARDO MONTALBAN

stars in the Mexican multiple prize
winner that was voted the best Mexi.
can Aim Of the year The story OF
two people hopeleSsly trapped in the
never ending Aztec jungle One Of
the screens most beautiful love stories
Montalbans performance Of q mar
imbedded in his emotions
is one that shall never be forgotten
RECOMMENDED FOR ADULT AUDI
ENCES-In order to preserve the
secret Of the surprise ending, no one
will be seated during the last ten
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-27

Guilds, East and West, are con-
ferring now to end their Diff
ferences and the picketing of
New York movies filmed by
Hollywood directors.
S. ]. Perelman was asked his
age and said: Il am 81, but
occasionally I have been able
to pass for a man of rs. In
discussing his status as a free
lance writer he said it was a
cross between an unemployed
actor and a pensioner. And of
the monetary value of this
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SIGHTSEEING

SIGHTSEEING is fun any way
you look al it, 1t becomes fascinating
fun when you get closeup views of the
beautiful city Of Washington, Shensn-
doah National Park, Arlington, Mount
Vernon. Annapolis-pIaces you've al
ways wanted 10 see. DC. TRANSIT takes
you TO all of them offers you the
most varied and complete sightseeing
tours of Washington, Maryland, Viz
ginia. Each tour is accompanied by
an expert driyer-euide. For informa-
ton and reservations, phone Federal
$500. Or visit the DC. TRANSIT Ter.
minal at 1928 Pennsylvania Ave. NV
Come see for yourself!
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NEW STANTON THEATER

18Th. Just OF Rhode lsIond Ave. NE.
Ample Porkina Facilities. Ia. 1888
"wAsHINGToN's ART THEATER"
Air Conditioned
HELD OVER-2ND WEEK
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gate TO the Cannes Film FeS-
tival, May lis. Director of the
scientific. motion picture and
Photographic products division
Of the Commerce Department,
he has represented the United
States at Venice in 1853 and
at Cannes in 1855 and 1857.
John L. Hedges, USIA public
affairs officer at Marseille Che
has absolutely nothing to do
with any public affairs at the
aforementioned house on the
Marseille waterfront, will be
Mr.. Golden's alternate dele
gate. He served in the same
capacity last year when our
official representative was the
fellow who occupies this corner
every day but Monday, Jay
Carmody.
Also representing us abroad,
in a different capacity. will be
a host of Hollywood movie
stars. if project now in the
works gets beyond the idea
stage. This is a goodwill pro-
gram conceived by Charles A.
Moses, Hollywood publiciSt. AS
he sees it, movie stars, with
fans wherever American films
play, would personally extend
Christmas greetings from the
United States to people in all
! parts of the world, as good
will ambassadors" appointed by
President Eisenhower. What
will ultimately come of the
plan. no one knows. It's status
now is that it has been turned
over to the State Department
for study by CALIFORNIA; Sem
ator Clair Engle.
x%%
AFTER DARK - Jean Mi
chelle, the newcomer headlin-
ing the entertainment in the
Sazerac Room at the Old New
Orleans, is young woman Of
considerable promise. Not to-
mention a lot of talent to de-
liver right now. Trim, titan
tressed, a sort of sophisticated
canine, she has personality and
a cream smooth lyric soprano
voice. She puts it to fine use on
an array of songs including
Most Unusual Day" Il Feel At
Home With YOU" IT'LL There
Was YOU and a medley of
show tunes. She ranges, in fact, !
from Musetta's Waltz from La
Boheme" to Ma, He's Making
Eyes at Me-" which is quite
enough range for any posh sa-
loon singer. It's all good listen
ing.
Following sensational Carol
Charming at the Shoreham
Blue Room is not the sort Of
job an entertainer seeks or is
envied for Still, it has to be
done, 20 San0ra and Jon Steele, |.
who sing solo and in harmony,
arrive there Tuesday night, to
remain through May 8.
= -
THERAPY-Patients of st. .
Elizabeth's Hospital, who /
achieved such success with a
play called Cry of Humanity"
several years ago. have another |
production in the works. Titled /
Portrait OF Two Crowns" it |
deals with the life of st. Eliza
beth of Hungary and follows
the style and formal Of the
earlier Cry of Humanity Y"
Patients under the direction
of Marian Chace, ST. Eliza
beth's dance therapiSt, have
cone considerable research into
the life of their play subject, .
plus further research into the /
customs and dress of the 18th .
Century. The pageant they will .
perform shows the wedding OF
st. Elizabeth, the departure of
the Crusaders and the miracle
of the roses" Portrait of
Two Crowns" will have two
performances open to the pub
lie on May l and 5 at 8:l5
pm in Hitchcock Hall, the
hospital auditorium.
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major problems in playwright
ing. because authors are reluct-
ant TO alter a word Of their
masterpieces. One veteran al
ways consoled himself: THAT
which is cut can't be Missed
at" Carson Kanin asked SOM
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"uNTOuCHED"

Filmed in Mexico in Englshl
i.35 and 1905
Starts Tomorrow PRIVATE LIFE
OF HENRY VIII" and THE SCARLET
PIMPERNEL
Thurs. Fri and Sat Two greatest
operas on the same program in beau
tiful color LA TRAVIATh" and
"CAVALLERlA RUSTICANA "
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erset Vaughan about cutting.
Vaughan said; MY rule is-if
you have to think about it, cut
IT,"
-
Sally Victor is leaving for
Russia next month. She's taking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-21

Kqnn',-Norions, Street Floor. Bob Store,
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Log in Zoning
Enforcement Put
On Low Funds

Inadequate funds and per-
sonnet are hampering enforce
ment Of the city's coming reg
ulations. according to H. War
rem Stewart. zoning admins
traitor Of The Department Of
Licenses and injections.
Mr.. Stewart said last might
District police are conducting
the bulk Of the city's coming
Inspections because the under
stated zoning enforcefent d.
vision Is unable to cope with
them.
Tracking down the viola
tions. he said, is a very diff
'ficult process. OF about 10000
non-conforming property uses
in the District. only 5000 are
registered" he told the Con-
|necticut Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation.
Another speaker at the
groups meeting was Milton D
Norman, principal assistant
CORPORATION counsel.
Mr.. Norman said detection
of zn'ng. violations Is compli-
Gated by laws prohibiting en-.
try into a private home with
out consent of the owner
Warrants for such inspections
cannot be issued, he added.
The association met at the
Cleveland Park Library, Con-
necticut avenue and Macomt
street NV.
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100000 Urged
For River Survey

The Interfederation Council
Of Citizens Associations last
night urged the House Appro-
priations Committee to appro-
pirate the full 100000 proposed
by the Budget Bureau for a
complete survey Of the Poto-
mac River Basin.
1t asked especially that no
budget or area restrictions be
placed on the proposed grant.
The group urged nearby
members of the House to con-
tinue a program of Federal aid
for impacted areas for school
purposes.
The bill currently being con-
sidered by the House Appro-
priations subcommittee would
continue the current formula
Of about $40 per pupil per year,
a member said.
Walter Kingsbury. president,
conducted the meeting in the
District Building, Fourteenth
and E streets NV.