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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08

two Of the most promising
juveniles imaginable-the Jar
rett sisters, Denise and Renne.
Jeanette Randall is an at
tractive, polished Maggie and
her counterpart. David Rounds.
is superb as the quivering,
bumbling boy friend who fin-
allv finds himself.
The sets ON the raised
center stage at the Presiden-
tial Arms playhouse are prop
erly turn Of the centuryish,
down to q big-mouthed
gramaphone and colored-glass
chandelier.
1.-THE Loud Red Patrick" is
a mixing bowl Of comedy and
nostalgia, and the two blend
very we'll. Even more rare, as
Mr.. o'Brien noted in a delight
full, informal curtain speech,
1t is wholesome fun, without
a salacious line to its name.
And If last nights reception
meant anything. this was a
relief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08
Convicted Man
Wins Hearing on
Incompetency

The United States Court Of
Appeals yesterday ordered a
District Court hearing to deter
mine if a convicted robber was
mentally competent to stand
trial in 1857.
The court split. 7 to 2, in
making its decision in the case
of Norman E. Smith, reversing
a ruling Of District Judge Alex
ander Holtzoff, who refused in
February. 1858, to grant Smith
a hearing on the competency
question.
The majority was made up
of Chief Appellate Court Judge
E. Barrett Prettyman, and
Judges John A. Danaher, War
rem E. Burger, Charles Fahy,
Henry w. Edgerton, David l..
Bazelon and George T. WASH
ington.
Judges Wilbur K. Miller and
Walter M. Bastian dissented.
The majority filed three
separate opinions in explaining
why Smith should be given a
hearing. Judges Miller and
BaStian filed separate dissent
ing opinions.
All those in the majority
agreed that Judge Holtzoff had
abused judicial discretion in re-
fusing the hearing,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08
By SHEILAH GRAHAM

geant Bilko role, brought over
the old uniform to wear it on
Tommy Trinder's BIC show
his farewell to "Bilko." Yet I
have a bunch the show will be
brought back in America by
popular request. The Brit
ish ran a cozy story by Mrs.
Bilko, the former Evelyn Pat
rick, on how to be happy on
$500,000 a year. Apparently, it
can be done.
Anthony Quinn has a Japa-
nese leading lady, Yoke TAM,
in his movie, 1.-THE Innocent
Savage" formerly Top of the
Worldly now locationing in
London, and Yoke gave out a
statement that she likes weak"
men, says she hates to be
dominated. This is true for a
lot of women, but few will ad-
NIT it.
Beverly Hills designer Don
Lopez shook Europe a bit with
his statement that, when he
used to design gowns for her
serene highneSs Grace Kelly,
she looked like a princess-but
now that she buys her gowns
in Paris, our Oracle looks like
a plain Miss Kelly. Don has
been putting on some dress
shows In London. Wonder If
he'll dare go to Paris!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08

upset the precarious balance of
power by becoming a member
Of the Flanagan family.
Mr.. Finnegan Is made for Mr..
O'Brien. The former is a re-
tired song-and-dance man, re-
tired now to forever taking a
"bit-of-the -hair-of the crea-
ture" to make tolerable his con-
slant fight to dodge the former
Mrs. Finnegan and her de-
mands for alimony. To escape
ner clutches, Mr.. Finnegan
makes himself insolvent by
quitting his job and throwing
himself on the mercy of the
Flannigans. There is a hilarious
bit Of acting involved when Mr..
Finnegan succun1bs completely
to the grape, which "unlocks
the spirit and thaws the talent"
Of the old song-and-dance man.
This is the kind of thing Mr..
O'Brien has been doing for
about a million years and it's
hard to imagine anyone doing
1t better.
The inevitable family conflict
into which Mr.. Finnegan steps
involves the question Of wheth-
er the eldest Of the Flanagan
tribe, l8-year-old Maggie,
should marry or enroll at Vas
sar. Maggie, Of course, sees all
she wants from life in Ralph
Penrose, the heir to the local
gas company fortune. Patrick,
of course, not only advocates
education, he hates gas. The
head-on crash which occurs
when Maggie's young man
comes calling to ask for her
hand is one Of the funniest
scenes in q great while.
Henry Sutton, who occupies
the stage more prominently
than anyone, is no stranger to
Washington, which is all to
Washington's benefit. A veter-
an of the Catholic University
productions, he also played for
the last 10 seasons at Olney.
But he won't often get a meat
Ter role than Patrick, the soft
hearted bloke who is forced
into the role Of a tyrant," as
he says. by his daughters.
Among the daughters are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08

what the billing says. II there
is a star 1t has to be Henry
Sutton, the Patrick Flanagan
Of the play, but the truth is
that the cast is uniformly fine
and its members contribute Just
about equally to the goings-on.
The goings-on concern the
Flannigans, one Of those fami-
lies so closely-knit we all would
like to belong to 1t. lis main
stay. as you would suspect, is
Patrick, a veteran Of the Irish
revolution who has come to
treasure democracy to such a
point that he establishes it
flrmly-more firmly than the
rest of us would dare-in his
home. The Flannigan's device
OF democracy is an all-powerful
family council" the votes of
which are determined by the
ages of the family members, one
for each year. AS the eldest,
Patrick would seem to control
the vote. just like the Demo-
Gratis in Congress. Both Pat
rick and the Democrats, how
ever, can be done in by coali-
lions, and it is when this hap
pens that Patrick becomes
loud and red"
Mr.. Finnegan, which is the
name of Mr.. O'Brien's CHAR
acter, is an interloper who stirs
up the dust when he decides to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08
BY GEORGE BEvERIDGE
star stan Writer

The gaslight era moved into
the Candlelight Cafe Playhouse
last night, and the result is q
thoroughly happy one. The
shame. In fact, considering
some Of our summer theatrical
diet. is that this will be avail
able to Washington only
through next week end.
The name Of the play is 1.-THE
Loud Red Patrick" which ran
for q couple Of months on
Broadway back in the winter OF
1856 before submitting to the
chilling Manhattan blasts. The
seasonal change to a summer
presentation probably doesn't
make 1t any more attractive
but the arena-style setting Of
the @ street theater probably
does. Theater = in the round
permits an audience familiarity
which is hard to attain in the
more traditional houses, and II
is a sense of participation in
the fun which makes The
Loud Red Patrick" charming
This is by no means great
theater. 1t certainly is pleasant
entertainment.
Pat O'Brien is the name star
who transports us back to the
easy-going, comfortable days OF
1912 and into the Cleveland
home Of a volatile Irish (Sur-
priseD widower and his four
daughters.
The loud red Patrick" row.
ever, is not Patrick O'Brien, and
that is fitting because Mr.
OBrien, bless his lovable, shjl-
misunderstanding old heart, is
not really the star no matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08

LONDON, (NANA). - Sir
Alec Guinness, a gentle soul,
is about as annoyed as he will
allow himself to get. 81 ex-
pected to play Gandhi for
David Lean this year." Alec
told me in his dressing room
on the set of his movie for
Columbia, Our Man in Ha-
vana." But David came to
London from India, didn't see
me, and now I hear the whole
thing is of. All, WE'LL" Sir
Alec sighed. "I'll now have to
find the money for a film script
of my own. I won't tell you
what it's called, because when
the title was printed a year
ago, other producers came up
with the same subject. You
might call it - temporarily -
The Rainbow" I saw the
script on his dressing table
and the real title. But I'll keep
the secret-except to give the
Guinness description: "It's an
epic tragedy, written as a
domestic comedy"
y y 4 X
If there were any doubts
about the Laurence Olivier
Vivien Leigh marriage, a look
at his homecoming -to-London
newsphoto is emphatic proof
that all's well. Their kiss, eyes
closed and tight embrace, had
nothing to do with acting.
The lawsuit holding up the
release of the one and only
movie made by Grace Kelly
since her marriage to Prince
Rainier has been settled, and
Invitation to Monaco" will be
premiered here in August.
After that, America. To
the rumor-mongers predicting
the early breakup of Rita
HaywOrth's marriage with pro-
Queer Jim Hill, the lad most
concerned has just stated in
London that Life with Rita
is Just fine" Rita is currently
in Berlin. attending the film
festival.
Liberace, exhausted but tri-
umphant after his lawsuit
asainst the London Daily Mir
ror and Columnist Cassandra,
has been sleeping until mid
afternoon daily, then buStles
of to give his two perform
ances a day. The highlight OF
his concert tour here was the
appearance before the Queen
Mother in Manchester.
A cocktail with Linda Christ
ian at the Savoy. I found her
with her father and two hand
some gents from Argentina
one, TOrcuatO SOHO, I mention
ed the other day. Linda was in
a rage because q big bottle OF
Bols gin brought over by Pop
had diminished to an inch Of
liquid. She complained to the
manager that all her liquor had
been steadily diminishing and
replaced with our-flfths water.
Nothing like this has ever
happened at the Savoy" said
the amazed manager. Another
mishap-the barrel of raw her
rings that should have arrived
from Holland for our hors d
oeuvres was missing.
y 4 X 4
Maureen O'Hara, a hit with
the press here-she's starring
in "Our Man in Havana
describes the hit London play,
Five Finger Exercise" as
Tennessee williams over a cup
of tea" Maureen, who is living
in a dinky little house in Bel
gravia-rent not so dinky, 5000
a week-had an unexpected
but friendly encounter with her
first husband, George Brown,
at television show last week.
Their marriage was annulled
Is years ago.
Phil SilverS, whom the Brit
lsh adore because of his Ser
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08
Loud Red Patrick"
Is Good Summer Fun

THE LOUD RED PATRICK" .
directed b =: Robert piets, stas g
lighting. Gloria Mendelsohn. Az the
candieliSht cS1s Playhouse ;l,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-08
Thousands Of others
are still working
only part-+ime

An open letter to The Administration;
members of the Senate and Congressman:
These faces of of the FIVE MILLION AMERICANS
who are unemployed
More than zoo, 900 of them are Steelworkers.
These people.
They members. they your constituents they
good Americans.
They suffering They don't have steady jobs They are fear
full future They happy have mind without
employment They need jobs that will permit them to raise their
families decenty
These people walking the streets in search for jobs while
the steel industry operates capacity while steel
being produced than before while profits climb unpece
dented levels
Those fortunate to be working living under dread
dread of dehaton and depression.
For the steel industry the outlook is indeed bright Normally
would applaud the sharp upsurge production because
should employment wages and more buying
power Unfortunately this has not been true of the current Boom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-08

We are not critical of prosperous
steel industry. But when the steel indus
try talks about prosperity it talks only
production, money and profits. We be-
lieve that prosperity should be shared in
full-employment. People must have pur-
chasing power to buy the products of
industry.
How can this nation be truly pros
perouswhen our people cannot find jobs?
Something is wrong when steel plants
are operating at almost capacity while
there is still mass unemployment.
We hope YOU will agree with us that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-08

part of the solution in building the purchasing power
of people who and need the goods Of industry That why
we say "the more you earn the more you buy"
Our Union is trying to help. Won't you?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-19

Snort always vue and
they the for their Thut them Experience
hos taught them thut Giant offers i oue
foods choose from and for their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-19

Toke home this delicious dessert
this week. Its flavor will make q
real hit with your fomiIy and guests.
The melted milk is in the better
and it's topped with O chocolate
melted milk icinq
Evening star., 1959-12-31

Tomorrow: Big brother.
Evening star., 1959-12-31

Tomorrow: KeIp.
Evening star., 1959-12-31
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Green Thumb and Insect Bites
By DR.. PETER J. STElNcRoHN

apart?" asks Mr.. J. G. Of
Jersey City, N. J. I have an
enlarged heart and the doc
tor wants to re-check the
first X-ray."
IT'S ALL RIGHT to have
the re-check.
Dear DR.. Steincrohn. My
baby boy was born with an
umbilical hernia. At times it
looks pretty good, but when
he gets fussy it sticks out
badly.
My doctor says it's be-
cause the muscle around the
navel isn't developed enough.
He says about go per cent of
such cases correct themselves
before the age Of 2. He tells
me if I don't tape it, the
muscles will grow stronger
faster.
Don't let anybody talk me
into operation, he says. Give
it time" he keeps saying.
What do you say, DR.. Stein
crohn?-Mrs. B. (Washing-
ton, D. c..
SAME THING.
y
Mrs. F. A. K. writes: MY
44-year-old son, who seems
always to be tired. insists on
covering his meals with salt.
You'd think it was snow
ing!
"Is he taking too much
salt? Is it harmful? I have
marvelnd at the wav you
have Strengthened out so
many wrong impressions in
this column; would you
kindly throw some light this
way?"
WHY NOT have him check
with your doctor? How is
his blood pressure? In a pre-
vious column I mentioned
some interesting statistics
about salt lovers having a
greater tendency to develop
high blood pressure than
other people.
The only light I can throw
your way is the old bromide:
Too much of anything isn't
good.
My ledfet ST., practical
Pointers for Corondry Pd-
tientS," will explain chest
pains. IncloSe 10 cents in a
stamped. Selt-dddreSSed en-
Uelope. Write to me. care OF
The EUening Star.
(Released by the Bell syndicste)
Tomorrow: Kelp.
Evening star., 1959-12-31
Traffic Pamphlet
Boo boo Cited
By D. Aide

The Districts Deputy Direc-
tor Of Traffic has conceded
that there is a "boo-boo" in a
pamphlet put out by the Citi-
zens Traffic Board here.
The pamphlet, in a section
explaining traffic regulations
relating to parking the car"
explains that it is illegal to
park more than six inches from
the curb of the street. Deputy
Director Herman Cole said
that this was the "boo-boo, a"
because the traffic regulations
say that front wheels must be
within IL inches of the curb.
Mr.. Cole added that there is
a poor choice of words" used
in the pamphlets explanation
Of how to park on a hill.
The pamphlet says: IF on
an upgrade turn wheels to
curb. If on a downgrade turn
wheels to roadway and back
into curb"
Assuming the rear of the car
is facing up or down, respec-
lively, these suggestions are
perfectly logical. However, if
the pamphlet reader should as
sumo just the opposite, he
might be in trouble.
And the pamphlet doesn't
specify which direction a car
should be facing on either an
upgrade or a downgrade.
Evening star., 1959-12-31

support me and the kids. I
am not trained to support
myself. HOPELESS.
/ don't give legal advice in
my column, but / think
everyone should be aware
that a husband is required by
law to support his wife and
children. If you doubt it
ask any lawyer.
Il
DEAR ABBY: I have a
sister-in-law who has a lovely
new home. But nobody ever
sees her furnishings because
she has rugs on her rugs and
covers on her covers. All the
furniture and lamps and even
the carpets are covered with
old, beat-up, faded bed
spreads and tablecloths.
If we brought our little
children along when we
visited them, we could under
stand it. But when adults
are invited to someone's
home for an evening,
wouldn't you think she'd un-
drape the place? 1t is so de-
pressing to go over there. 1t
reminds me of a morgue. Do
you think I should tell her?
My husband says not to.
LORRAINE.
Listen to your husband.
Underneath it all-she'S got
her reasons.
What's your problen2 For
a personal reply, Wrtte to
ABBY, care of The EUenino
Star. incloSe q st q NJ p e d,
Selt-dddresSed enUelope.
distributed By McNsught syndicate)
Evening star., 1959-12-31
THE GOLDEN YEARS
Man With $4,000
Picks Country Life

home for $33.5O0 net. They
bought an 80-acre farm for
$33,750 net. They bought it
43 miles from the city, 2
miles of a super highway
and next door to a farmer
who would rent so acres Of
their land.
This took some doing," "
Mr.. Smith said.
Since I had four more
years to work. the farm had
to be near enough for me
to drive into town every day.
The land had to be good
enough to rent out, If we
were to get income, and so
located that it could be
rented"
The Smiths set out i'm
mediately to remodel the
farm home so their living
could conform reasonably
well with their city stand
ards. From then to this week
they have done the follow
ing:
Rem odeled constantly,
spending no more than the
monthly salary would cover,
developed a small flock Of
laying hens and a substantial
garden, acquired a dog and
two cats, converted part of
the barn into sleeping hunks
for Boy Scouts from the city,
Joined a church and estab-
liShed charge accounts.
Take Part in Drive
They have become mem
bers Of a bridge club, started
taking an active role in a
county political organization
and become leaders of a cam
paign to raise money for q
town hospital.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Smith
has:
Moved all his investment
money into mutual funds
c"because I'm no investment
expert and this seemed next
best"); started taking a five
day week, though most Of
his colleagues went to the
Office Saturday; started driv-
ing old friends to the farm
for a week end in the coun-
try.
They're in clover, not just
because Of the money but
because they devised a mag
net that at age 65 would pull
them away from the job and
the life it had set up for
them.
(Copyright 1859.
General Features Corp.)
The Golden IsoI oppeou soeh
Thursday.
Evening star., 1959-12-31
By THOMAS COLLINS

Harold w. Smith is taking
it easy at home this week.
He was IS last October 3,
and with three months grace
under his company retire
ment policy he will be retir-
ing tomorrow. He's sched-
uled to go back to the Office
Thursday for q luncheon. a
retirement gift-an engraved
watch, probably - and his
final pension papers.
Since the middle of last
week, at the suggestion Of
the boss, he has been loafing.
Mr.. Smith is retiring rich.
He has an estate of about
$4,000 and a retirement in
come of about $3.50 a month.
The $4,000 is divided as
follows: $4,000 in stocks
which pay him 1,l90 a year
Gncluded in his $3.50 income) 1,
a home worth $35,000. SO, 800
in United States bonds and
about $4,000 in cash. The
$3.50 income includes top So
cial security for himself and
wife, company pension and
the stock payments.
Planned in Advance
He began retiring four
years ago.
'I started with my home"
he says. "A $35,000 house in
the city can give you good
living. And it can impress
people when you're on the
way up the ladder. But after
age so it's economic stupidity.
With retirement coming on.
a home worth $35,O00 should
give you more than hous-
ing"
So the Smiths sold their
Evening star., 1959-12-31

DEAR DIR. STEINCROHN:
If you can help me with my
problem, you will earn my
undying gratitude. My prob
lem-and believe me it is one!
is insects, mosquitoes, gnats,
f1eas, etc. I can't be in the
yard for five minutes until
I am bitten all over! Repel-
lentS are not the answer, for
I would have to take a bath
in them to find them at all
effective.
Several years ago I read
about somebody who had
come up with a solution for
people like me who are af-
fected by insect bites. 1t
was a medicine you had to
swallow. 1 had my druggist
get it and I used it with
great hopes. But alas! I
had the worse case of giant
hives I have ever had-and
the itching was as bad as the
insect bites.
"The other morning, for
instance, I went out to water
my flowers and in less time
than it takes to tell, bugs
were swarming all around
me. I put on a sweater cit
was very warm, buttoned
1t around my neck and put
camphor all over my ears,
face and neck. Result. I
itched like mad and was
awake all night scratching.
Il know this is not a world
shaking thing, DR.. Steincrohn,
but I am in misery with the
itching. - Mrs. M. K. R.
(Florida). :"
GREEN THUMB and SEN
sitivity to insect bites is GER
tainly not a happy combina-
ton. I could say: Come in
out of the rain and you won't
get wet" Give up working
outside the house and you
won't get bit.
But it isn't so easy, I know.
Therefore, the only thing l
can suggest is that you have
your doctor prescribe some
kind of antihistamine pill. 1t
will not keep the bites away
but may make them more
bearable.
4 + +
Are X-rays of the heart
harmful if taken two weeks
Evening star., 1959-12-31
DEAR ABBY
Pay Is Good, Boss Okoy But .
By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

DEAR ABBY: When I was
hired to do secretarial work
I wasn't told that I was also
expected to do the work of
a cleaning woman. I don't
mind busting off my own
desk and the file cabinets,
but when my boss asks me to
please vacuum the carpet,
wipe off the Venetian blinds
and to dust his furniture
we'll, I think I am being taken
advantage Of. He is a good
boss in every other way. The
pay Is excellent and I get
plenty of time off and gen.
erous bonuses. But this gripes
me. I've been seriously con-
sidering scouting around for
another job. Or do other sec
retaries do these chores?
GRIPED.
Better to live with the ills
you know than to fly to
others you know not Of" You
have plenty of secretaries in
your boat. Don't rock it!
b. \ =
DEAR ABBY: What does a
woman do when she realizes
that her marriage is abso-
lutely hopeless? I have been
married to this bum for 81
years and there is no love
lost. 1t died a long time ago.
There isn't room in your COL
umn to print all the reasons
I have for wanting to be rid
of him. Don't tell me to stay
with him because of the chill
dren because they already
hate him. Divorce is out be-
cause of our religion. I want
to know If I can force him to
Evening star., 1959-12-31

The Fomib Council consists Of
q Judge. o psyehiotrist. three
clereymen, o newspaper editor, o
women's editor and two writers.
Eoeh article is O summoV Of on
oetuol eose history. The council
reports on problems thot have
been dealt with by responsible
oeencies and counseIors.