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Evening star., 1960-10-13

honed. This was Hollywood
striking back.
SusSkind's vocabulary got a
nice going-over; also such de-
vices as the quotes from con-
troversial articles to launch
the conversation. In the skit,
O'Connor opened with a quote
from Mad Magazine. Later, he
quoted from the Saturday Re-
view-an article by Jack Paar.
At the close. he recited a
dozen unused polysyllable
words - ambivalence, dichot-
only, etc. These were left over
from the show, he intoned.
So
Otherwise, the special was
sparked by the O'Connor- -Mitzi
Gaynor dancing. The rest of
the comedy fell a little fiat, in
cluding the song-writing sketch
with Sid Miller. O'Connor,
like Gleason and others away
from the TV wars too long,
was a mite rusty.
Let's hope we don't have to
wait months for another show
by either of them. O'Connor'S
"Open Mouth" session, Glea-
sons Joe the Bartender rou-
tine, are the kind of things
seen too rarely these nights.
Mockery is still the best pre-
scription.
4 = 4
The comedy cupboard, in
fact, is almost bare. The cham
pion satirist, Sid Caesar, was a
disappointment of the Perry
Como. show last night. His
great debate" spool missed the
mark by a mile.
OF the many situation COM
edy entries, the Andy Griffith
series, with Don Knots, is
clearly the class of a sorry lot,
The newest exhibit in this de-
partment, co-starring Peter
Lynd Hayes and Mary Healy
is no winner.
The handsome bachelor next
door to their new suburban
home was the problem on the
premier episode last night
Well check again when the
talented Hayeses are settled
Nobody should look in on any
body when it's moving day.
Evening star., 1960-10-13
TOTS CRITIQUE
Bugs Bunny,
Ruted'Nice'
BY DEBORAH ANN FRICKA
CAS- Told to Her Mother)


miss Frickd is a hazel
eyed, reddish blond, living
doll, age S. iDhose offer to
reuietD the netD ABC-TV
series, Bugs Bunny, Tuesday,
1890 pm, tDGS tearfully,
gratefully, ioyously accepted
Bernie HGrrisonJ
/ liked Bugs Bunny.
I liked all the cartoons or
the show.
I think it's nice for everyone
to watch.
] liked best the baby mouse
cartoon.
I like it as much as my other
shows, Matty's Funnies anc
Huck Hound and Quick Draw
McGraw.
I'd like all my children te
watch it,
GA word of explanation from
Mrs. Fricka, who is TV Maya
zines one-woman staff. Daugh-
ter Deborah refers to her kin
dergarten classmates as hel
"children.D
Evening star., 1960-10-13

by the Open End program Iast
Sunday in New York.
O'Connor played all parts,
including the moderator, David
Bigmind." 1t wasn't one OF
those soft sketches; while the
writers were playing for laughs
many of the lines were finely
Evening star., 1960-10-13
Indians Restricted

OTTAWA.-The only prov
ince in Canada in which an
Indian may buy liquor in the
same manner as other citizens
is Ontario. In other areas In
dians may be served for on-the-
spot consumption, and IN still
other areas not at all.
Evening star., 1960-10-13
ON THE AIR
O'Connor Scores
With Some Luck
BY BERNIE HARRISON
Star TV Critic

Nothing wrong with Donald OConnor'S timing-even II
luck plays extraordinary part.
sketch that made Tuesday night special for NBC
lampoon "Open MouthD of David Susskinds Open End
program played with at least times the impact its creators
could have wished for.
The reason of course was national publicity cleaned
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-30

Make mistake about it, today's Disk Jockeys are
much part of the American home and of community
life, the teacher, the politician the preacher. BY
virtue of his direct line to your child and mne the DJ
of today molds public opinion establishes trends and
attens egos; in addition to his basic role of spinning
records for the purpose of entertainment.
For example, veteran ghtclub performer turned
DJ, Willie Bryant doubled from the radio booth to
bustling office, where he served the people as the
Mayor" of Harlem, and succeeded by another
platter spinner, Tommy DIR. Jive' Smalls; Bristoe
Bryant, former State Senator, newspaper publisher,
and assistant PASTOR gave the people of Detroit fuel
for the spirit while spinning their favorte records;
and DJ-turned actor, Joe Adams became such aforce
in the community that Los Angeles proclaimed Joe
Adams Day. in his honor
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-30

ties and shows on a regular basis. The big adver-
Using agencies have failed mserably to awaken pos
sible bankrolers to the wealth of entertainment pos
slolIltes which exist in musical and/or dramatic
telecasts utilizing Negro talent.
The hate campaigns of the racist elements are
allowed to continue undated and the endless ntmi-
daon OF the television industry by this group portends
little hope for the Negro in the medium.
Infrequently noted, but still vital item in any
discussion about televsion and the Negro the apa
hetc interest shown by successful Negro businesses
in backing the Negroes argument for representa-
ton in TV, with cold, hard cash. case in point was
the failure of our huge cosmetics insurance, and
savings and loan firms to forward and save the
recent Nat Cole television show from its untmely
oblivion.
ever there was class" show, this was i'll If
ever there was answer to the stereotypes perpe-
tuated against the Negro TV this was it! If ever
there was showcase and sounding board for success
full Negro businesses, this It'll Think of it five
Negro companies putting up about $40, 900 weekly
apiece, could have saved the Nat Cole teevison show
and proved to the networks the advertising agencies
and the racists alike thatwe like other racial groups
are behind our professional performers not only in
numbers and spirit but with cold cash.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-30

vat htn9 COle IV-ShOD DdS classy, OUT
sponsors Steered clear
Finally, the viewing public stands indicted for
the ofttimes miserable fare which explodes from
the television screens nightly 1t is not enough to
protest the inequities of televsion programmng;
we must learn to praise, via letters and telephone
calls, those networks which continually offer and
supply showcase for Hedging Negro performers
and established stars.
Additionally, we must learn to ignore those radio
and teevison stations which invariably forget that
there ARE Negro cops postmen, foremen, doctors
and judges, when casting their teevison plays; and
blithely assume that they know what is best" for
the Negro, in preparing the musical fare which is
beamed into Negro communities all the country
There is much need for the periodical tele-
vising of Spectacular, spotlighting the talents
of Negro composers directors, photographers &C
tors singers, dancers and choraliers, there is
need for radio program which, per week at
least attempts to tell the entire community about
the Negroes contribution to the arts in American life
There a time when a few optimists, like my
self, believed that the broadcasting industry would
recty this slight to the Negro community of its
Volition. Today these dreams shattered and in
their stead is growing (but disheartening realza-
ton that only the Federal regulation of the broad
casting industry will end such vicious practices as
double standards" and race programming', and
rescue 1t from the depths of mediocrity into which
1t has plunged.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-30

Alma Johns interviews Harry Belatonte on her
popular "Homemaker" sho,D on WWRL in NelD
York, another deviation from strict race pro-
gramming"
There have been other DIS who have rendered
service and above their accepted roles must
cal pied Pipers': Joel Turnero, who received
citation from the U. S. Government for upping Army
recruitment in the New Jersey area; Alma Johns,
who has become second mother to thousands of
Harlem youngsters; former band leader DOC"
Wheeler, who returned the Gospel to many Harlem
homes via records; Ernie Waits, the first Negro DJ
in both Kentucky and Ohio; genial Tony Davis, who
covered Texas college bowl games along with his
record shows and has been named several times
as Dallas Disk Jockey of the Year; Mary Dee
Of Pennsylvania the nations first Negro female
DJ; Ace Anderson of Montgomery, Ala, Larry
Williams of Winston Salem, NC. Eddie Screaming"
Teamer of Memphis, Ace Wilson of Knoxville Tenn,
and scores of others.
The recent Senate hearings in Washington pointed
up the tremendous influence that the broadCasting
industry and its visual and vocal personalities have
upon millions of Americans. Although not subtle
the Hidden Persuaders, the Keepers OF the Turn
tables admittedly the silent partners" in the
Cordng industry; which has grown into billion dollar
yearly operation since Martin Blocks day.
Veteran white DIS like Block, Symphony Sid, Alan
Freed Jack Eigen, Joe Franklin Art Ford, Al
"Jazzbo" Collins Jack Lacy, Hunter Hancock, Zenos
Sears, and william B. Williams, among others, drew
up the blueprint of this lucrative form Of broad
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-09-30

casting which of Negro announCers and pitch
men" emulate
However, there is great difference between
these platter spinnerS, in addition to the color of
their skin. many the white pioneers" in the
realm OF broadcast music fare, wealthy, secure
and respected members of the craft; who not only
draw down salaries in the six figures annually, but
own pieces of music publishing firms, recording
companies and the contracts of of the countrys
biggest recording stars.
Since such an inequy exists, it is ludicrous Ito
say the least to note the action of the Senate Inves
eating Committee in pairing handful of Negro
DIS with such broadcasting giants Dick Clark and
Alan Freed and labelling them as the instgators of
great fraud upon the American listening public.
New York's District Attorney Frank Hogan took
the farce step further, by indicting three Negro
DIS among the nearly 200 of all heard daily
on New York City stations as being guilty of accepting
payoa" from recording companies for playing certain
disks on their programs The aggregate salaries of
these three popular Harlem figures Hal Jackson,
Tommy "Dr. 1--WE" Smals, and Jack Waker) for one
year, does not equal the weekly take home pay of TV
favorite, Dick Clark!
Being the victims of double standard" is nothing
new for the few Negro personalities who have been
allowed through the back door of the radio and
vision industries in the past 20 years. The early
pioneers like John Kirby 1.-THE first Negro to have
his network show, Bob Howard, Lucky Millinder
and Ralph Cooper (who bank rolled by Pabs Beer
in the first Negro elevision variety show, received
little than expenses; while the stations and their
advertising agencies raked in huge profits.
Then, with the emergence of Alan Freed the
High Priest of the big Beat, program managers
employed big bat force DIS with programs beamed
mainly into Negro communities, to follow suit, and
feed their listeners steady (if not palatable) diet
of what was to become known as race music. Those
Negro Disk Jockeys who rebelled, like Willie Bryant
arguing that the Negro community represented a
kaleidoscope of tastes in music las in everything else
summarily fired
Ironically enough, the double standard" continued
IN pYiS t inVnC In a he
of "payola is old the art of Disk Jockeyng (circa
1884 itself In the early days. the important DIS
received contracts lin whole in parD to the future
earnings of promising vocalists and bands, in return
for pushing" those artists recordings their pro-
grams. In later years, those DIS received consider
atoms" from music publishers and record companies
for essaying the same roles.
The few Negro DIS who got in on this gravy train,
arrived late and few, if any received more than the
crumbs of conspiracy which today before the Senate
investgation) represents millions of under the table
dollars paid annually to the radio and teevison per-
sonaes. 1t is regrettable that those Negro DIS who
took "payoa" couldn't have been equally anxious and
adamant about plugging the works ofNegro composers
on their programs!
MI ~ oh land ia\ inba
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-25
BY BOB HANSON
Star stan Writer

When Harold Frazier OF East
ern made a one-handed inter-
ception Of a pass by CAROLS
Carley Stedman to put the
Ramblers out in front in yes
terday's city championship
football game, Coach Moss Col
Inns of Carroll knew his boys
were in for a rough day.
I'VE might have underesti-
mated Eastern" Collins said
after the game. Our first half
wasn't too good. Although we
played a better second half.
Eastern still was giving us
trouble right to the end"
y y
Dick Mentzer of Eastern was
reticent, as usual. when asked
if he had any comment.
II would like to see the films
before making any statement"
he said. There were a couple
Of questionable calls by the Of
ficials."
One play cited by Mentzer
occurred when the officials
measured for an Eastern first
down. Mentzer said the ball
was moved by an official be-
fore the chain gang" came on
the field to measure. When the
chain was stretched, the Ram
blers had missed by less than
yard and a drive deep in
CAROLS territory was stopped.
y n +
In the neXt-to-last thrust by
Eastern. a clipping penalty was
called which wiped out an H.
yard run to the Carroll Is by
Quarterback Sam Brodie. End
Tom Fitzgerald barely Snagged
Brodie, by the jersey as he was
hit and an official called clip
ping on what appeared to many
a legal block by End Gerald
Hall.
Instead of a first down on
the 16, Eastern had to try from
the 81 and the Ramblers even
tually stalled on the 10.
= 4 y
When Eastern got its touch
down. Collins shed his coat and
strobe up and down the side
lines in his shirt sleeves. He
cooled off a little later, and
back on went the coat.
Both teams played a clean.
hard game. There were few
timeouts, and the first one
didn't come until Eastern called
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-25
Rogers, Valentine
WrestIe on Next
Show at Capitol

Buddy Mature Boy Rogers
and Johnny Valentine will
battle it out in the feature
match of next Thursday nights
wrestling show at Capitol
Arena, Promoter Vince Nc
Mahon announced today.
Rogers and Valentine are re-
garded as two of the toughest
men in wrestling. The one-fall
bout will open the show at
$3.50 o'clock
In last nights feature at the
arena, Mike and Ben Sharpe
defeated Mark Levin and Don
Curtis on a disqualification
Chief Big Heart won over An
gelo Savoldi. Karl Won Hess
whipped Tony Martinelli, Abe
Jacobs defeated Jack Vansky,
Arnold Skoaland defeated Lou
Albano and Bob Boyer won
over Buddy Rosen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-25
RombIers Fool Lions:
Losers Question Calls

it just after its touchdown and
with Is seconds left in the first
period.
The Ramblers were going all
out to add to their slim advan-
tage in the first half. With so
seconds remaining, they I'M
corked three straight passes, but
none connected.
y y y \
Frazier didn't look too good
on his punting and had one
kick blocked. Mentzer explained
the reason for punting on third
down on several occasions by
saying his team was deep in
its own backyard and needed
to get out. Frazier. however,
was too close to the line of
scrimmage and took too long to
get off his kicks. The wonder is
that he didn't have others
blocked. Mentzer's explanation
was "the formation was toe
tight"
The United States Navy Band
and ceremonial guard did q
bang-up job at halftime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-25
AMERICAN
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lions confronting the league in
its effort to add Los Angeles to
its sphere. Commissioner Ford
Prick said Cooke would have to
indemnify only the Interna-
tional League for the loss Of
Toronto.
Toronto is being eyed as an
escape hatch for the American
League in the event the Ma
tional League turns down the
AL proposal for two nine-club
leagues featuring inter-league
play. National League owners
are due to give the American
League an answer by December
S, and right now the reply seems
destined to be an emphatic
no"
Meanwhile, there's nervous
ness in Washington. Pete Que
sada has a franchise, general
manager and a manager-bur
no players. He has assurances
his team will be in operation
next season, but at the moment
all he knows is that things are
awfully confused.
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CARROLL
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Pietro then raced 80 yards on
a cross buck to the left, then 8
yards on a straight-ahead dive.
John Foster, the new left
half, lost 2 yards at left tackle
but crossed over right tackle for
IL on the next play and a first
down on the Eastern 2. Di-
Pietro plunged across the goal
line.
Stedman, holding for Di-
Pietro's conversion. snagged a
high pass from center but set
tied the ball quickly. Nick rifled
it on a line between the up
rights for the go-ahead point.
Ramblers Threaten
Eastern rallied and threat
ened three times thereafter.
Stedman. who threw the pass
which Frazier intercepted for
the touchdown, had another
picked of by the huge fullback,
who returned it to the Carroll
Is. But the Ramblers were
offside.
In the last quarter Halfback
James Spencer's passes to Paul
Scott and Willie johnson and
a Scett pass to Spencer put
Eastern less than a yard from
a first down on the Carroll IS
where the Lions took over with
1870 remaining.
Thirty-five seconds later
Eastern had the ball again, or
the Carroll 80 after a punt, but
on the third play Barry Rand
leaped high to intercept a Scott
pass on the Is and returned the
ball 20 yards at the final
whistle.
1t was Eastern's third straight
defeat in the annual classic and
its second in a row by a 7-6
score.
CARROLL --- o o 7 o.
EASTERN ------- 8 o o 0-6
Carroll scoring: Touchdown-Di.
Ptetro e. plunge). Conversion-Di.
Pietro.
Eastern scoring: Touchdown-Frazier
az. intercepted pass).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-25
STATISTICS

noke by his Gobblers over the
Virginia Military Institute
eleven that already had the
Southern Conference cham
pionship in the bag.
Finally Hits Peak
Virginia Tech, the team that
until just about three weeks
ago had been rated the favorite
to win all the titles in sight,
finally returned to its potential
after upsets at the hands of
Davidson and George WASH
ington.
BY winning, Virginia Tech
finished with a 6-4 season and
took the Virginia Big Five title
away from VMI, which was
7-2-l overall. Virginia Tech
also earned a second-place tie
at Az in the conference stand
ings with The Citadel and
George Washington. It was
WINS first league setback in
five games.
VMI, by nature an offensive
team. gained only one first
down ION a penalty and got
no further than its own 81 in
the first half as Tech built up
a 1870 lead on passes of 8 and
% yards from Quarterback
Warren Price to Halfback
Terry Strock. Aster Sizemore's
successful conversion after the
first score proved the victory
margain in the final analysis.
Dyer Moves Keydets
Quarterback Howard Dyer
finally got the. Keydets going
late in the game. Fullback Pat
Morrison scored first after VMI
recovered a tumble on the Tech
80.
Then. with only 4:41 left,
Dyer moved the Keydets 80
yards for a tying touchdown
on an 8-yard pass to Dick Will
lard with 1903 remaining. Dyer
tried to pass for the two-point
conversion that would win,
couldn't find a receiver, tried to
run and was tackled 8 yards
short of the goal line.
I'VE had to 60 for the two
point play at the end" VMI
Coach John McKenna said.
Nothing was to be- gained by
not trying for it." With the
conference title clinched, Nc
Kenna said the Keydets decided
to go for broke"
Dyer wound up with a total
offense bag of 119 yards-100
by passing-as he ran his con-
ference record total to 1,47s
yards for the season.
VIRGINIA TECH % l3 O Ola
VM1 -----0 0 0 12-12
vP1-strock 8, pass from Price (size-
more kick.
VPI-Storck IS. pass from Price (kick
failed.
VMI-Morrison 8, run (kick failed.).
VMI-Morrison 8. run (kick blocked
VMI-Willard s. pass from Dyer (run
failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-25
EARLY LOSS HELPED GENERALS
Rout of CIV CIinches
Virginia Title for WI

WI star yesterday. scoring
three touchdowns and playing
a standout defensive game.
Warren got the Generals first
touchdown on the fourth play
Of the game by recovering a
bad pass from center in the
CIV end zone. Halfback Harry
Hadd recovered a tumble the
second time CIV had the ball,
setting up a 23-yard touchdown
dash by Halfback Dave Cutler.
The third time CIV got the
ball, wills defensive unit got
a another touchdown when
T ackle William Chauncey
picked up a loose ball on the
Presidents "a and rambled into
the end zone for the score.
Hadd Runs 81 Yards
Hadd gave the crowd its
biggest thrill of the day in the
second quarter by returning a
punt 81 yards for a touchdown.
Warren got both Of wills
touchdowns in the fourth
quarter. He latched onto a
pass from Quarterback Terry
Brown on the CIV IS and ran
the rest of the way unmolested
to complete a 52-yard play.
Steve then intercepted a CIV
pass on the Presidents IL late
in the game and sprinted into
the end zone for a touchdown.
1t was the second successive
year WI has whipped CIV by
a 400 score. The Presidents
have not scored on WI in five
years. The string started in
1856 when Wayne Ballard
booted a 42-yard field goal as
the gun sounded to give WI
the victory and the State cham
pionship. WI. now leads in
the series, 14-10. There have
been two ties.
SEC Jseu WASHINGTON g 9 g 90
Washington-Lee scoring. Touch
downs--Warren, 3 recovered tumble
in end zone; SO, pass from Brown;
IL. run with intercepted pass; Hadd
l9l, punt return; Cutler (23. rum;
Chauncey (34, run with loose BAH.
Conversions - Burroughs 2 (kicks);
Pegram (pass from Brown; Brown
rum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-25
washington, D. {.
Friday, November Is, 1860
By CARL SELL
Star Stan Writer

Coach John Youngblood of
Washington-Lee credits the
Generals only loss of the sea-
son, a 27-14 setback by St.
Johns, as the reason why the
Arlington school won the vir-
GINA Group la football cham
pionship.
WI won all eight Of its
games against Group LA COM
petition. It clinched the State
title yesterday by drubbing
George Washington, 400, in
the 26th Thanksgiving Day
game between the two schools
before 1000 fans at WI.
1--WE made many, many mis-
takes in the st. Johns game. :"
Youngblood pointed out after
yesterdays mismatch. But we
later were able to profit from
each one of them" he added.
Corrects Errors
Youngblood showed the films
of the st. Johns game to his
squad over and over again,
carefully pointing out each mis-
take and explaining how each
error could be corrected. It paid
off, for the Generals squeaked
by Hammond, 1914, and then
whipped Annandale, 1870, its
two biggest threats for the title.
Youngblood, however, quite
frankly admits the State cham
pionship was the last thing I
ever thought of" when he
predicted before the season be-
gan that his Westinghouse
team could be a surprise.
Six Fumbles Recovered
WI recovered six fumbles
and intercepted three passes in
yesterdays victory-"one of the
few games we haven't had to
sweat out" says Youngblood-
and owned a 1870 lead with the
game only nine minutes old.
End Steve Warren was the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-25
Virginia Boys Play
Out-of-ToWners

The 115-pound Boys Club
squads from Alexandria and
Mclean will play teams from
Levittown. Pa, and Bernards-
vile, NJ, in Pop Warner
National Foundation football
games tomorrow at George
Washington High School.
The Alexandria team (5-2)
takes on Levittown at II am.
and Mclean battles the New
Jersey club at 1890. The
games are sponsored by the
OptimiSt Club of Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-25
Better Team
Defeated VM|,
Mose|ey Says

In what for him amounted
to almost a rare burst Of
optimism. Frank Moseley, Vir-
ginia Tech football coach,
observed succinctly:
I'VE had the better team
today"
That was as good a way as
any for Moseley to evaluate the
1912 victory yesterday at Roa-