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Evening star., 1961-02-05
Ericsson Biography
Study in Hordships
CAPTAIN JOHN ERICKSON: !:

CAPTAIN JOHN ERICSSON:
Father Of the Monitor"
BY Constance Buel Burnett.
tThe Vanguard Press. Inc:
49,
Captain John Ericsson
whose Monitor narrowly pre-
vented the South's Merrimac
from sailing up the Potomac
and shelling the city-was
shabbily treated and sorely
cheated, according to this
new biography. The Navy
ruined the inventor finan-
cially and nearly drove him
to suicide. He had produced
for the Navy q new kind Of
ship featuring his own in
vention-the screw propeller.
The Navy. still convinced that
paddle wheels were better,
kept the screw-prop Prince
ton but refused to compen-
safe Ericsson.
His biographer records that
Ericsson was reduced to such
o financial state that he
would have taken his own
life. except for Q friends
faith and generous loan.
Ericsson lived to grow
rich from his hot air engine
commonly used on pumps
and to build the Monitor
for q frightened Union. The
Union Navy knew It's wooden
ships could not beat the from
clad Merrimac. yr
Yet the Navy haraSsed
Ericsson. wrote O clause in
his contract to make him
forfeit all payment II the
Monitor should fail to beat
the Merrim@c, gave him an
impossible Grew. and IN
strueted that the Monitor
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Adventure

And If the door is open,
there are many individual
biographies full Of adventure
and excitement. MELVILLE
IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC,
by Henry Beetle Hough
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Other Books
in Brief
FICTION
FICTION

MY DOOR IS ALWAYS
OPEN. BY Marc Nail.
(Chilton; $4.950 The story
Of q man behind the execu-
tive suite dandies-the fel-
low who keeps the plant
production wheels rolling
over the labor unions, his
personal life, etc.
THE ENEMY BLOOD. BY
Luis Spota. Doubleday:
$3.50 Degradation and
violence In q circus travel
ing south Of the border, by
q leading Mexican writer.
A TIME TO MARRY. BY
David Delman. Double
day; $3.50 A 2S-year-old
spinster and her reluctant
groom are the main char.
acterS Of this story.
THE FIFTH GALAXY
READER. Edited By II. II
Gold. Doubleday; 93.e6.l
A better than average col.
lection Of science fiction.
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ticulously for its biggest an
nual event, the passage of
the Shogun's tea supply.
Favored indeed are those
who visit the Minaguchi-ya.
But favored, too. is the reader
who can stop and relax and
learn there under Mr.. Stat
ler's expert guidance. AS a
combination Of pleasant
escape reading and interest,"
ing informal history, this one
can't be beat.
CHARLES B. SEIB.
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PApERBAcK


THE SAYINGS OF MEN,
CIUS. Translated by James
r. Ware. (Mentor: so
cents.) A new translation
Of the Confucianist philos-
opher.
THE WORLD, THE FLESH
AND FATHER SMITH. BY
Bruce Marshall. pyramid:
35c.) A reprint Of the de-
hghtful story Of a down-to-
earth Scottish priest and
his unpredictable congre-
cation.
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FuctuoI History

Fortunately. there are
other authors with more re-
spect for historical docu-
ments. with a flair for dis
covering the intimate details
which have the ring Of truth
and which are naturally
more dramatic than Mr..
Johnson's doubtful generali-
ties.
Genevieve Foster, author of
ABB RAHAM LINCOLN'S
RID and GEORGE
WASHINGTON'S WORLD,
was among the first to apply
this method successfully to
the Interpretation of history
for boys and girls. Not for
her the broad generalization.
She knew that history as a
whole was the sum Of many
Evening star., 1961-01-08

priced risk talent - writer Nat Hiken - and
gave them six months and $l5O,OOO.
But out of that whopping down-payment in
faith and hard cash came of TVS most lovable,
profitable, and indesnuctible "hot" properties -
Sergeant Bilko, alias Phil Silvers.
Are the long-term, pay-if-you-work, pay-if-you-
don't contractees unhappy and frustrated at re-
ceiving SO much unearned increment?
They're about as unhappy, restless, and unful-
filed as any man can get with 100000 year
flowing into his bank account, says former high
CHS official.
We've just made another telephone call to
Phil Harris's house in Palm Springs to ask him
point-blank how unhappy he is about his NBC
yoke This time Mr.. Harris was back from fish
ing, but he still wasn't home. He'd gone to the
Santa Anita track. So we still don't have any idea
how unhappy he is. he ead
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Nice work
even if you
don't get it

signed NBC's top sponsor-bait to radios first
milliondollar contract amidst blaze of photog-
raphers' Rash-guns. Over the years Benny's
desertion cost NBC untold millions in sponsor
money and alerted all the nations networks to
clasp ''hot properties" to their bosom with hoops
of gold.
Ten years ago, for instance, when money still
grew on TV antennas and the networks talent
cupboards were frighteningly bare, NBC made sure
their gilt-edged Phil Harris would never leave
them They guaranteed him better than $4,000
a year over period of years. Unfortunately Phil
Harris never even got program of his own and
has made only guest appearances singing expensive
versions of That's What Like About The South"
We tried to reach Mr.. Harris by phone to ask
him if he was unhappy to be artistically stymied
by his fabulous contract. We were told he was
out on the Thunderbird golf course adjacent to
his Palm Springs estate the first time we called,
and fishing for Columbia River salmon with Bing
Crosby the second time.
Waly Cos, the erstwhile 'Mr. Peppers" of
few years back, seems very content, however, to
bury himself with a luscious long-term NBC con-
tract, the kind some of his confreres might con.
slider trap. Wally has been getting $5O, 600 year
on an eight.year contract since Peppers closed in
'55 He's obligated to pay NBC off by appearing
on programs mutually agreed upon. But SO far
that's only meant one other series plus couple
of guest shots on the Hope and Paar shows.
The huppy country boy
Security is very nice. / have no series but I'm
very happy with the NBC arrangement says
Wally Cox, country-boy at heart, as he serenely
surveys the cattle roaming over his lOOacre farm.
In the early SOS Red Buttons was the biggest
thing in televison AT the end of the 1855 season.
however, he was dropped. To be on the safe side.
the National Broadcasting Company signed him up
for year at $4,000 to Edo three spectacular"
But Red was never called on to deliver.
NBC paid Shirley MacLnine 100000 for her
services through the l958-5o TV season. But
there just weren't enough spots to use her, and
Shirley wound up collecting some $3O 600 for each
of her appearances. "NBC must be hard up for
TALENT" shrugged Shirley nonchalantly.
1t isn't often that either network meets star
who, no matter how much he or she loathes being
Evening star., 1961-01-08

artistcally fenced-in, will let the corporation of
scot-free Such doll was InsOgene Coca - and
NBC could kiss her for being so nice. In 1854,
shortly after the demise of the Sid Caesar show,
NBC prudently signed Imogene Coca to a million.
dollar contract which guaranteed her 100000
annually for ten years. A year later, Miss Coca
offered to walk away from the contract at no cost
to NBC in order to enjoy more artistic freedom.
Her offer was gratefully accepted.
Big deal for budget beavers
What being released from such disbursement
means to network budget beavers may be cleaned
from the following statistics: TV chain seldom
makes more than five per cent on its gross. If you
guarantee performer 100000 year and then
can't put him to work you have to sell 81 million
worth of business just to pay him his salary. (Or
maybe it's those deadhead salaries that keep the
profit margin DOWN.
NBC undoubtedly used Coca's unexpected
100000 moratorium to meet the guarantees of
other life in clover payrollees such as Jimmy
Durante, Jerry Lescis, Jerry Lester. Martha
Raye, the late Fred Allen and Robert MOntgom-
cry some of whom paid off Handsomely on
NBC's investment while others either begged off
or were bought off their contracts.
Although many network investments 6zzled.
some paid off dazzlingly. When Phil Silrers vowed
Broadway audiences in 'Top Banana" CHS big
wigs shifted paydirt. After the show finally closed
they gave Silvers lucrative guarantee, shut him
up in creative hot-house with another high
Girl who sold no: Imogene Coca had
aillion-dOllar contract ,cith NBC - but finally
decided she would rather haze freedom instead! :
Evening star., 1961-07-13

and State Controller Arthur
Levitt are competing for the
Democratic mayoral nomina-
ton.
State Attorney General Louis
j. Lefkowitz is the Republican
organization choice.
Mr.. Gerosa made his an
nouncement shortly after Mr..
Levitt, backed by the Demo-
cratic organization against
Mayor Wagner, completed his
three-man slate by designating
State Senator Thomas j. Mack
ell Of Queens for city council
president.
Mr.. GeroSa's announcement
said he intended to skip the
Democratic primary September
Z and run on nominating petit
tions to be obtained in August.
He requires $500 valid sigma
lures for a place on the No
vember ballot.
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Gore, Democrat of Tennessee,
also said the size of type faces
required by the proposed regu-
lations on the front Of pack
ages might draw attention from
brand names and upset market
ing.
The legislative assistant said
Senator Gore felt that the over
use of skull and crossbones on
products with limited hazard
might decrease the symbols ef-
fectiveness on very toxic sub
stances.
But the National Consumers
League said that reasons of
public health ... far out
weigh in Importance any no
tions of convenient advertising
and aesthetic packaging."
Items Affected
The league said the only way
to inform the public adequately
is to show the dangers of mis-
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use on the front of packages
seen in stores and homes.
The proposed regulations
would affect household clean
ers, bleaches, deodorizers, de-
tergents, Photographic devel-
opers, dry cleaners and fluids,
dyes, ink eradicators, fire ex-
tinguisherS, CLUES, adhesives,
lacquers, spray cans, paint
thinners, polishes, shellac,
esters, hydrocarbons, stain re-
movers, white lead puttieS,
wakes, varnish, wallpaper re-
movers and other household
products, including chemical
sets.
The signal word, danger, /"
or on less hazardous sub
stances warning" or caution, Z"
would be required on the front
label in 30-point type or type
as large as any other on the
label.
The word would be followed
by statement of the hazard
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uled to become effective Au-
gust /.
Manufacturers Protest
Some manufacturers said in
the hearing sessions that they
had helped the FDA get enabling
Legislation through Congress
and they found the FDA'S Ia
bel regulations exceeded the
intent and authority of the
resulting Federal Hazardous
Substances Labelling Act, which
passed in July, 1860.
The American Petroleum In
stitute. for instance, said the
requirements for large, con-
trastingly colored danger labels
with skull and croSsbone
markers were not the intent of
Congress. The institute pro-
tested that kerosene - for
which a Danger - Poison"
label has been propoSed-is not
a highly toxic substance,
A representative of Senator
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Gerosu Enters
New York Ruce

NEW YORK. July 13 (AP) =.
Controller Lawrence E..
Gerosa, a Democrat, announced
today he would run for Mayor
as an independent candidate
in the November Z general
election.
This assured a three-way
race that could split the Demo-
cratic vote.
Mayor Robert F. Wagner
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Army Draft Call
Roised to 5000
For Next Month
BY the Associated Press

The Army plans to draft
5000 men next month to help
bring it up to an authorized
strength of $4,000.
The August draft call, an
nounced yesterday by the De-
fence Department. is the high
est since last December, when
it also was 5000. Army man.
power at the beginning of June
was about $4,000.
Deputy Defense Secretary
Roswell Gilpatric in recent tes-
timony told a congressional
committee the increased call
for August is necessary to help
bring the Army back to its
authorized strength.
Evening star., 1961-07-13
Danger Labels Raise
FDA Hearing Dispute

The crossfire between Or
ganized consumers and manu-
facturers has become the most
conspicuous feature of hearings
being held today and tomor-
row at the Department of
Health, Education and We'll
fare. The hearings follow pub
lication of proposed FDA regu-
lations for protective labelling
on common household aids
that may be hazardous if
miSuSed.
Final regulations are sched-
Evening star., 1961-07-13

such as causes burns'-and
other information, including
first aid. These would all be
on the front label within a
borderline in a color that is in
strong contrast with the back
ground color of the labels.
Written views on the propo-
sails were accepted by the FDA
through June %.
Evening star., 1961-07-13
BY WILLIAM GRIGG
Star Staff Writer

Manufacturers charged to-
day that the Food and Drug
Administration had betrayed
them by going far beyond
congressional intent in draft
ing proposed regulations for
the labelling of hazardous ma
terials-from deodorizers to
porcelain polishes.
But the National Consumers
League asked that proposed
regulations be made even
stronger.
Evening star., 1961-07-13
TOyIGlad
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1888 sendbox with Canopy; 36x3s" over
z-6.ss Doll Prom; floor sompIes -2ss
5-6.ss Folding Doll cOrrioses-
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5-3.ss Metal Doll High Chairs s---l.ls
3-2z.ss FIot-Top chiIds Desks; 26hxl5x-
26h" ----------
24-l.oo chiId's Folding Beech choirs- soc
hiss Pianos; 37-Key; woInut finish
1899
l-7.se TobIe and Chair Set; natural finish,
39e
$3.50 chiId's Upholstered Rockers -4.44
lo-ls.es Wire Wall Welding Pool; lo'x2o"
deep
3-3.77 Metal Desk Writer with Scot --z.44
4-e.ss Play Goroses; wood and mosonite,
3.44
2-s.ss child's Wooden MusieoI Rockers,
4.44
$50 chd's Wooden Rockers; black, 2.44
s-ll.ss chiId's Upholstered PIGtform
5o-Il.S5 Little orphon Annie DOLL -4.ss
SASS Boys Is" Bicycle; 'os is'-24.es
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2o-2s.Ss Boys 20" Bicycles with troinino
"neelS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Sass Convertible 20" Bicycles ----ls.ss
1850 Hot Rod Racer; 'os s'---s.ss
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Housewares
Third Floor, Woshinoton OnIy

Third Floor, Washington Only
1858 Outdoor Cement Floor Serubber
with detergent chamber. Attaches to garden
l5-4.e5 Lons-Lostins Resilient Dust Broom
with soft sweeping dust control action --2.47
l2-3.s9 Stainless Steel 3-Pe. Carving Set.
includes carving knife, fork and sharpening
steel with Plastic handles
3-s.9S StoinIess Steel 5o-Pe. FIotwore Set.
Service for 8. Ebony handles ----5.4s
Below Third Floor, Washington;
Lower Level, Arlington
loo-5.4s and 5.ss Foney Decorated Waste
Baskets with fon design or rose design --z.es
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Street Floor, Washington Only

DOeskin Toilet Tissue, focioI quality. 1000
sheets, white or coIored. Comparable to Sc
Lydia Grey F0eioI Tissue, white a boxes Sse
Our Own Koy Ann Bubble Bath Oil. Choice
Of fragrance. Full quart SSe plus tox
Our Own Key Ann Shompoo for all types of
hoir Full quart
Evening star., 1961-07-13
Foundations
Second Floor, Washington Only

oeCoT1d FTooTl WusTIIn9ton OhIY
1880 Lody MorIene NyIon Loee TorsoIettes.
Broken sizes
1850 Lody MorIene Longtime StropIess
Bros White Broken sizes---e $50
1880 TO 1850 Fomous-Aoke corseIettes.
White Broken
s.s5 to SOS Discontinued Style Long s-Line
StToPless Bros. Broken sizes---z.s9
s.sS Discontinued Style Short StrepIess Bros.
Broken sizes
ZOO to 3.e5 Short-Line Bros. White cotton.
Broken sizes
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Mems Cool Summer Suits

Only 9 OF this low price! Assorted Docron
poIyester blends, all properly lobeed os
to fiber content, in one or two-of-o-kinds.
No alterations. Regulars, lf35, l/38;
Shorts, lbs. l/37, H38, 1/3e;;;; Longs.
1898, 5/3e; Extro-Lones, 2/40, 3/44.
Second Floor, Washington Only
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Hosiery

HOSGCTY
values. Full fashioned. Sun or beige Sizes
200 prs. Cotton Bobby Socks. Several styles.
White. 9 and onIy---2 prs. 90
$50 prs. Cotton FootIets with foon nsoes
(BeIow)-Woshineto Only
FuIl-Foshioned Dress Sheers
First quality nyIons with beautiful z prs.
self seons. Good color selections. Y MM
Sizes 8h to IL. Stock up now! aSVS
Budget SpOT'tSIUeGr
Street Floor Both Stores
3.9e and 4.ee Cotton cover-Ups
All cotton embroidery trimmed
crop tops with short sleeves,
button front, round collar. Cotton N AA
Pique iockets with three -quorter &O&&
sleeves, Peter Pan collar tottino
trim, button front. Sizes 10 to g..
5.99 to 7.99 Two-Pe. Classic
Jomoieo Short Sets
Fon1ous make Jonnoco shorts with
Upper side and pocket, seIf-beIt. a A@
Matching or contrasting roI-up SOyy
sleeve or sleeveless blouses. Solids
and prints. Sizes 10 to Is.
ChiIdreM'S Wear
Second Floor, Both Stores
Little Boys Swim Trunks
Assorted eoIors in solids or stripes. 00a
Sizes 4 to s. 00G
Little Girls Shorts
All cotton. Band front, elastic 00~
bock. Assorted coIors. Sizes OOS
to 6x.
Little Girls Swim Suits
Dressnoker styles and stretch an
knts. Solids, checks, prints. Sizes HO1Z
to 6x.
Below Washington Only
$3.50 2-pe. copri Sets. Woven seersueker.
Pink. Sizes and
Little Boys $50 Sun Suits, sizes and 4,
z2s
InFonts' s.s9 2-Pe. Deck Sets with snap
crotch. Cotton denim. Sizes | 2 and 8 mo-,
29S
s chiIdren's 2.ss Beach Bog and Towel Sets,
l.99
J Little Boys l.ss 2-Pe. Shorty Poiomos.
Size z only LAT
s Little Girls 80 Cob Hats
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Boys Wear
End Floor, Washington;
Street Floor, Arlington
2.98 Swim Trunks

Fomous-moke swim trunks from
our regular stock! Cotton brood-
cloth in coIorfuI potterns with
elosticized boxer waist, sizes 8
to 20; also stretch nylon in sizes
S-M-l.
Evening star., 1961-07-13
Clearance Of Summer
Dress Fabrics

2OOyds. ! 98 AB.C. BoucIe Prints &c.,
30Oyds. Pure Silk Prints 69E ,d
5OOyds NyIon FIocked Sheers - 59e 'd
200 yds. 49 Rose Petal Prints 99E yd
400 yds. Miracle Blend Fabrics 49,
200 yds., ! 40 Cohono Pongee ooe
lOOyds. Pure Linen Remnants 09'' 'd
5OOyds Plain and Print SoiIcIoth 59f 'd
1000 yds. Cotton, Royon, Silk =,
Remnants ----- I3" " of
Third Floor Washington Only
Evening star., 1961-07-13

Lingerie
Street Floor, Both Stores
Showroom Samples
Fomous Make
400 and 600
Cotton SIeepwear
Va Price
ZOO and 300
Wonderful selection Of styles
in size "a only.
Nylon Trieot Hollywood Briefs. White, pink,
broken for |. 90
Observation-Disclosures Only
Acetate and NyIon Tfieot Petteeets. Foncy
UIrnS' o-m-[ -SSe
ToiIOred Cotton Print Poiumes. Broken sizes,
i.49
Evening star., 1961-07-13

Clearance! Women's
Famous Muk ke Shoes .
Spring and discontinued styles white patent BONE ton
block noy or red Sizes to II, AAAA but every
style and color.
1899 and l4.ss Notuoizer Dress Shoes -, .-- 7ss
1899 JoeeIis 800
6.99
I%SS and 1872 Finances 500
loSS Merry Maids 4oe
1899 Shenonisons 1000
Fourth Floor Woshinaton Street Floor, Arlington
9.se and 4.es Buskens cosueIs ----------- - 2es
2.99 Buskens cosuus 100
Fourth and Street Floor Washington; Street Floor Arlington
Evening star., 1961-07-13

All cotton embroidery trimmed
crop tops with short sleeves,
button front, round collar. Cotton 4
Pique jockets with three-quorter
sleeves, Peter Pan collar, tottino
trim, button front. Sizes 10 to l6.
Evening star., 1961-07-13
5.99 to 7.9o Two-Pe. Classic
Jomoico Short Sets

Fomous make Jamaica shorts with
Upper side and pocket, seIf-beIt. M a
Matching or contrasting roll-up SOS
sleeve or sleeveless bIouses. Solids
and prints. Sizes 10 to Is.
Evening star., 1961-07-13
TOiIetrieS

Boys Wear To
End Floor Woshineton Street Foo
Street Floor Arlington
Doeskn Toilet II
2.e8 Swim Trunks sheets, white or c
roll value
o'r eoIor % stosTi % o4on % s,noI | LydiG Grey FGeioI
cloth in coIorfu patterns with Our Own Koy AM
elosticzed boxer waist, A. o rooronce Full
SMoi ~ ~ '' " 'e' Our Own Key AM
hoi Full quart -
3.9S Bon-Lon Shirts
Only 1873 at price! Washable FOaT1
short sleeve of Bon-
Lon texoized nyIon in waffle q Ia Second EIoo
Full and we'll mode. ANSA ~ '
Solid coos only broken sizes for IS 1880 Lody MorIe
Broken
2.9o Deck Pants Izso Ledy MO'
WeII-toioed clam dooer from a wA 1880 TO 1850
regular stock! OF washable \O0T White Broken size
cotton in solid colors with piping IS ss5 sos
sides. Sizes to l8 group. " Stropess Bros Bro
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1898 Bon-Lon Shirts

Only 1873 OF this price! Washable
short sleeve knit shirts of Bon-
Lon textroIized nyIon in waffle z
weave. Full cut and we'll mode.
Solid coIors only; broken sizes.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
AREA DISC JOCKEYS PICK TOP TEN RECORDS
of the o. Nine Local D.. Us

Record
!. Runaway
z. One Hundred Pounds Of Cloy
3. Mother in Low
4. Momma Said
5. Blue Moon
s. Stund By Ne
7. Doddy's Home
8. Funny
9. You Con Depend on Ne
10. Nobody Cores
Evening star., 1961-05-05
Concerts

SPRING CONCERTS
The ~ musicians OF Washing
ton-Ls0 High School. Arlington,
will perform at $50 pm. tonisht
in school auditorium.
NorthWood High concert BY the
music department at $50 pm.
tonight at the school. Silver
Spring, Md. Concert choir. band
and orchestra featured.
Music for Young America con-
cert by the National Symphony
Orchestra. 8 pm. tonight and
Sunday at the State Department
auditorium. Twenty-third and O
streets NV. Free tickets by tele-
phoning the National Symphony
Office, HU. 3-4l1l.
American University Orchestra.
$50 pm. Saturday in clendenen
Hall. Massachusetts, and Nebraska
avenues NV, featuring l5-year-
old Pianist Linda Chen OF Be-
thesda. Free admission.
American University Chorals
will present elijah" an oratorio,
at 8 pm. Sunday at National
Cathedral. Admission 10 free.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
Sports

GOLF, Northern Virginia school boy
golf qualifying for the Metropolt-
tan championships, at the West
briar Country Club. Vienna, Va
begins at 1850 am. today.
CREW RACING: Washing ton Lee.
Hammond and George Washing:
ton High Schools, at the Old
Dominion Boat Club. Alexandria
Va. at pm. Saturday.
TENNIS: Start of the Sldwell Friends
Invitational for girls, 3 pm. today
TRACK: Invitational meet ut North"
wood High. silver Spring. Nd
$50 pm. today.
American University Invitations
al for high school students, $3.50
am. Saturday.
Catholic University Invitati ional
for high school students, trials AZ
1890 am. Saturday, finals at
AUTO RACING: Stock racing AZ
Marlboro Motor Raceway. Route
Sol, Upper Marlboro, Md, ESQ
pm. Sunday.
Drag racing at Aauasco Sneed-
way. Aauasco. Nd, 10 am. Sun
stocks at $50 pm. Saturday.
drags at 10 am. Sunday, Old
Dominion Speedway, Manassas
Va.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
TOP TUNES
'Mother-in-Low'
By HARRY BACAS
star staff Writer

called Mother-in-Law.' I
bought it right away. He
had the tune and the whole
idea. We started working on
developing the lyric. 1t was
a natural-everybody hates
his mother-in-law.
Right away I sent for
the kid. He had an awful
time learning the song, but
when he did, he did a beau
tiful job on it. Maybe he
hates his own mother-in-
law.
"I had no idea it would
be a hit, though. That's the
way this business is. We're
always shooting dice when
we go in the studio. Any
record company guy that
tells you he knows in ad-
vance what will be a hit,
well I'd like to meet him"
Mr.. Chudd thinks Ernie
K-Doe (who was christened
Ernest Kador but adopted
the phonetic spelling when
he went on the stage) is a
blues singer to compare
with Chuck Willis. He's re-
Evening star., 1961-05-05
Dances

RECORD HOP: Dance contests,
prizes. at Sacred Heart Social
Center. Sixteenth and Park road
NV. 3 to lI3O pm. tonight:
boys must wear coat and tie. Ad-
mission so cents for CYO mem
bers. rs cents for others
YWCA Penthouse Club, Seven
teenth and K streets NV, 7:3O
to 10:45 pm. tonight. 35 cents
per person, minimum age OF Is.
ARLINGTON TEEN CLUBS: Friday
and Saturday. z to 10 pm, at
Dawson Terrace. Twenty-first and
North Taft streets: Walter Reed.
140l South Walter Reed drive;
Clarendon. 1901 North Jackson
street, and Friday night only at
Arlington Forest. 400 North Park
drive. for yearly membership fee
ranging from so cents to Sl.5O.
ORCHESTRA DANCE, YWcA. Barker
Hall. Seventeenth and K streets
NV, Q to midnight Saturday, 81:
minimum Rge Of IS.