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Evening star., 1961-12-20

the crew was that all the
G lam orous literature back
home about PIT boats DASH
ing out and torpedoing cruis-
ers neglected to mention that
a PIT sailor in place like the
Solomons had a varied diet
varied. that is. to the extent
of the cooks genius with
SPAN.
To those who may have
Joined the Navy in preference
to the Army because the Navy
was reputed TO serve better
food, it was becoming quite
clear that Pr boat was not
a battlesnip or an aircraft
carrier. There were no spa
cious refrigerators full of
meat. milk, butter, eggs, and
vegetables.
Occasionally they caught a
grouper for a change of diet.
They discovered that by firing
a rifle or dropping a hand
grenade into a school Of fish
they could stun enough of
them to make a Sizeable catch.
Often, however, they did not
know what kind of fish they
were getting, and tales told
about poisonous fish frequent
ly caused them to throw their
catch back into the water un-
tasted.
The crew of PIT 109 grew
restless to move on. They
were, in the vernacular of the
day, "Tulagi-groggy." Had
they known what awaited
them to the west. perhaps
they would have been satisfied
with the uneventful patrol
duty at Tulagi.
Tomorrow PT-109 moves
to the Georgia Islands.
tCopyright 1861. New York Herald
Tribune, Inc
Evening star., 1961-12-20

the Antilles" is far from being
a circus but is becoming the
first nation in the Western
Hemisphere to fall under the
iron grip of international COM
muniSm.
And Mr.. Castro seems to
be slowly losing his position
as ring master.
Tightly Organized State
What Mr.. Castro says still
goes, since the Communist
clique acting behind him needs
his popularity to stay on top.
But the Reds have taken over
control of government plan
ming and are turning the for
mer easy living in Cuba into
a tightly organized Communist
state.
AlCnougn Cnere is some armed
rebel activity the Castro re-
gime's well-organized political
military machine makes i'm
probable any internal uprising
on a large scale at the present
time.
Anyone known to be out of
sympathy with the government
is either Jailed or watched.
The underground movement,
smashed after April's abortive
invasion, has not been able to
reorganize itself, partly be-
cause of the differences among
counter-revolutionary groups
Evening star., 1961-12-20

Mr.. Orlando hos just come out Of
Cubo otter six months os Asso-
eioted Press correspondent. This
is his penetrating analysis Of the
temper Of the people in Cubo ond
an insight into little known be-
hind-the- scenes Communists who
ploy on importont role in the
Costro revolution.
Evening star., 1961-12-20
BY JOSE MARIA ORLANDO

Associated Press Staff Writer
In the hectic first days of
Fidel Castro'S regime Cuba was
described by a French writer
as a circus with a bearded
prime minister as ring master.
Today the Caribbean island
once known as the Pearl of
Evening star., 1961-12-20


dry. Charles raids often
forced the eXaSperated crew
of 109 to dump oil drums
overheard while refueling in
order to Scamper to open
water as regulations required.
This was SWeaty nuisance,
but the plane was less feared
by the men than the falling
shrapnel from American guns
that hammered away at
Charlie.
The comparative freedom
from danger was only part or
the picture. The food was
monotonous. The weather was
miSerably hot and uncomfort-
able. Recreation was almost
non-eXiStent for the men.
In the Navy, or at least in
that part of it in which John
F. Kennedy served, a much
used word in those historic
times was "shafted." The
word had several meanings.
One of them was roughly the
same connotation as I'VE wuz
robbed" "Shafted' in this
sense became a word greatly
favored by 1t. Kennedy. In
stead of saying that he had
had dismal luck or had got a
raw deal. he would mutter, Il
was shafted."
A Nickname Gained
Now there were many
strange sounds that fell upon
American ears in the South
Pacific. There were parrots
and parakeets and myna birds
and screaming cockatoos. to
mention only a few. But no
sound was more memorable
than "Shafted," as uttered in
1t. Kennedy's Boston -Har-
ward accent. 1t fingered in the
ear long after the broad A
had died away in the breeze.
and it imbedded itself so deep
ly in the consciousness of
those who heard it that in
evitably. as such things go,
1t. Kennedy became known as
"Shafty."
Toward the end of May
PT-109 was shipshape, and
skipper and crew alike were
becoming seasoned in their
jobs. The boat went out for
drills and maneuvers of vari-
Gus sorts and practiced riding
in formation with other PTS. .
The firing by day and
patrols by night noticeably
increased the efficiency of
the men. AS individuals they
grew more confident, as a
crew they became more CO.
hesive. They got to know one
another and learned how to
live together in the tightly
cramped quarters of a PIT
boat.
Men Liked Him
1t. Kennedy spent a good
deal of time aboard the boat,
and his men liked him. They
thought he did a fair share
of the work. They found that
he treated them much more
like equals than some other
officers treated their crews.
He was never dictatorial. In
particular the crew was
grateful for his nonchalance
toward Navy regulations and
Annapolis men.
Now, deeply tanned, he
Evening star., 1961-12-20

believed to be a Polish Jew
whose real name is Abraham
Zincowich.
Bias Roca is reported to be
his handpicked head of the
Cuban Communist Party-an
appointment made years ago. .
MIR. Roca. whose real name
is Francisco Calderio, has op-
Grated in the open since Mr..
Castro seized power. Mr.. Gro
bart remained in the back
ground until four months ago
when his name appeared as
director of Cuba Socialist"
new monthly magazine of
MarxiSt-Leninist philosophy.
MI. Grobart is credited with .
creating the school for in
Structors of art"-a huge pro-
gram under which thousands
of Cuban youngsters are
taught Communist indoctri-
nation. These schools have
been set up in the luxurious
homes of wealthy Cubans who
fled after MIR. Castro's take
over.
MI. Grobart and Mr.. Roca
operate through the "Inte-
grated Revolutionary Organi-
cations" known as ORR, slated
to become the lone and all
powerful political party in
Cuba.
Food Is Scarce
Food is scarce and there
are other shortages in such |
key items as clothes, bathing
soap, toothpaste, razor blades
and brassiereS.
Mr.. Castro's support comes
largely from the interior
where peasants-particularly
100000 distributed in 600 |
collective farms-live under
better conditions than they
ever did before.
But Cuba is an armed camp
with 100000 men and women
out of a 6 million population
in the militia or regular army.
The big question mark in
the all-out Transformation of
a Cuba known for gambling,
drinking and dancing into a
drab Communist state is the
Cuban people themselves.
There are many who be-
lieve that the traditionally
gay and hot-blooded CubanS
will never accept the rigid
discipline and austere life of
a Communist country. |
Evening star., 1961-12-20
Castro Believed Losino
Power to Red Clique

fighting one another for lead
ership.
Mr.. Castro himself is a para
doX.
Either sincerely persuaded
or forced because he has no
other way to turn for help, he
is going along with the Com
munist clique to the extent of
proclaiming himself "a Marx
ist-Leninist to the day 1 die"
Some See Him AS Reluctant
However, there are observers
close to the Cuban Prime Min
lister who say he is not an in
doctrinated Communist but a
man dragged toward Moscow
as the only source of support
in his bitter feud with the
United States.
These observers claim that
Mr.. Castro is incapable of ad-
herring to the rigid discipline
demanded of a member of the
Communist Party and "can
never be a real Communist"
One Western diplomat in Ha-
vana told me: Castro is a
typical individualistic leader
who believes only in himself"
Mr.. Castro used the Com
munistS as a source of support
in the first days after his two
year guerrilla revolution in the
Sierra M a estra Mountains
overthrew the Batista dicta-
torship January l, 1859.
AS the break with the
United States widened, he
leaned more on the Commu-
nists until today they control
all fields of Cuban life-polit-
ical. economic and social.
Sometimes the Communist
leaders bow before Mr.. Castro
more often he goes along
with them.
Heads of Red Clique
Heading the Red clique are
Fabio Grobart and Bias Roca.
Both are Moscow-trained and
toe the Kremlin line.
-. Grobart, in his COS, is a
mysterious East European who
has been a Soviet agent in the
Caribbean for 20 years. He is
Evening star., 1961-12-20
PT-709-CHAPTER
Crews Life Was Dull on Tu|oqi

Life at Tulagi wasn't ideal,
but it was far from intolerable
as war went.
Japanese attacks were limit
ed to periodic SortieS by
"WaShing-machine Charles"
the planes whose unsynchro-
nized engines sounded like
some thing down in the laun-
This is the fourth Of l8 articles
based on the book, "PT- l09-John
F. Kennedy in World War H." pub
lished by McGrow Hill Book Co.,
Inc, New York.
Evening star., 1961-12-20

Tomorrow -PT-109 moves
to the Georgia Islands.
Copyright 1861. New York Herald
Tribune, Inc.1
Evening star., 1961-01-14
Jose Greco
.AtLisner
BY HARRY MACARTHUR
Star staff Writer

Jose Greco brought his Span
ish Ballet back to Lisner Audi
torium last night and again
demonstrated why his welcome
never wears out. He is both q
Snowman and a considerable
artist who ranks among the
top practitioners of his trade
He is talented enough, in
fact. that he can confidently
surround himself with dancers
Of outstanding skill without
fear of being overshadowed
This makes for a lively, thor
oughly enjoyable entertain.
ment, as you can find out for
yourself tonight when he re-
peats the program at Lisner
The Greco troupe ranges
Spain in its array of colorfully
costumed. enthusiastically ex-
ecuted dances that have the
flavor Of Castillo, Galicia. An
dalusia. Valencia. Aragon, the
Basque country and elsewhere
This makes for diverting vari-
ETY. in dances that have the
virtue Of being part Of q culture
nurtured by humans through
centuries, rather than being
something invented by q chore-
ographer.
AS stellar dancer of his COM
pany, Sr. Greco makes several
appearances during the evening
almost enough to keep his
devotees happy and easily
enough to show everyone who
Is still boss around here. To
Evening star., 1961-01-14

each Of his numbers he applies
a flawless artistry and q crisp
attack that draw those cries OF
"ole!" from even the most re-
served Of his admirers.
There are some new mem
bers Of the Greco company this
trip. but a host Of its young
veterans still are on hand, too.
One Of these latter, happily, Is
the troupe's prima ballerina,
Lola De Ronda, whe applies
gracefully controlled fire to
classic land non-classic, for
that matter) Spanish dances.
She is q delight to watch,
dancing alone or as q splen-
didly intesrated partner OF Sr.
Greco's. Also present again
and welcome are young Jose
Molina and Paco Fernandez
and Rosario Caro- is back after
a years absence.
Notable among the new
comers is Carmen Mora, who
displays a commanding pres
ence and a truly stellar skill.
All are aided handsomely by a
pair Of expert guitarists, Pianist
Lydia del Mar and Manuela
de Jerez. a past master at the
rare art Of flamenco singing
There isn't a dull moment.
Evening star., 1961-01-14
THE PASSING SHOW
That Brittle Comedy
Type Movie Returns
BY JAY CARMODY
Drama critic OF The Star

So-caled sophisticated comedy staple recently lacking
IN the diet Of moviegoers makes its temperance in THE
feature at Loews Palace.
1t deals with triangle involving humans who
are popuary regarded advanced thinkers civilized it
produced with all the supegoss color modern arch.
Evening star., 1961-01-14

becCure ana inferior Qec0ratlOn, ,
and 1t may very well be q pop
ular package.
Despite all these surface
merits, however, the picture
raises q moral question or two
that has nothing to do with its
basic sexual theme. This in
deed is handled with a kind of
brittle good taste.
The troublesome aspect of
The-Marriage- -Go-Round" is
to be found in its setting. This
Is a college campus. most spe-
officially the home of a couple OF
members of the faculty, the hus-
band and wife of the triangle,
II this home is presented as
representative Of faculty living
standards. Its luxury can only
have the effect Of setting back
by 10 years the fight for edu-
cation appropriations, espe-
cially those relating to school
facilities and teachers salaries.
y
In its own terms. the film
based upon Broadway play
Of the same title, is a smartly
dressed joke about a professor
tof cultural anthropology. his
attractive wife who is also a
dean of women. and a youthful
feminine amazon who has an
1offbeat obsession with genetics.
| The professor and the dean
(of women. remember) are
played by James Mason and
Susan Hayward. They are liv-
ing in a state Of bright con-
geniality until their home Is
invaded by the girl, daughter
of an old Swedish friend,
played by Julie Newman.
Miss Newman, as everyone
should know. Is q girl whose
very existence makes everyone
glad this planet is habitable.
She is tall. beautifully assem-
hled and an agreeable house
guest until she decides she
would like to have a baby by
q father as intellectual as Mr..
. Mason's professor.
This Is an idea that can, and
does, startle even a wife as
advanced as Miss Hayward.
She is in nowise Modified by
Miss Newmar's frankly stated
proposition and her clarifica-
ton Of it that she has no in
tention of really coming be-
tween the couple. Her PROPOSE
ton. she wants 1t understood.
Is purely a genetic one; not
romantic.
AS the professor who has not
been acquainted with this as
pect Of the situation, Mr..
Evening star., 1961-01-14

Stage
Arena Stage six Charac-
ters in Search Of an Author;
2:30 and $3.50 pm.
National Theater - "Midgie
Purvis," with Tallulah Bank.
head; 2 and $3.50 pm.
Screen
Ambassador - THE Sun.
downers':: l:40. 4:20. 7:05 anc
GAS pm.
Apex &c eneral Dells
Rovere": 6:45 and 9:35 pm.
Capitol - Where the Boys
Are; 1850 am, l:50, $3.50
$50. 7:50. $50 and 1850 pm
DupOnt-"Never on Sunday"
/. 2:5o. 4:40. $3.50. 8:25. l0:ls
pm. and 1910 am.
Keith's - Facts of Life"
HAS am, 2:05. 4:25, 6:45' 9:0s
and ll:25 pm.
Macarthur - Make Mine
Mink: 2. $50, 5:45, 1850 anc
9:55 pm.
Metropolitan - "The Sun.
downers';; 1880 am, 2, 4:30
$50 and $50 pm.
Ontario - THE Grass I.
Greener";; 1885. $40. 5:45, 7:5C
and 10 pm.
Palace -" m arriage Go.
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Mason's only reservations to 1t
are that it is hardly fitting
behaviour for a loyal, loving
husband. Also. there Is the
fact that he is titillated by the
idea and its suggestion that he
has retained more of his roman
tic charm than he suspected.
On the whole, it is rather a
thin idea to stretch out to
feature-length comedy but this
is no deterrent to Producer
Leslie Stevens who also wrote
the original play and the screen
adaptation. He puts it up to
the casts three principals to
carry on and on and on even
though they must sometimes
feel they are moving in smaller
and smaller concentric circles.
Interestingly. despite their
greater professional experience.
Miss Hayward and Mr.. Mason
are less successful in this OBJ
legation than Miss Newman
She is more effortlessly anus
ing in intimating that a girl
Of her size and resolution could
behave this way than either of
her seniors.
Mr.. Mason and Miss Hayward
rather succumb to the strain
of it all. as indeed does the
picture before it reaches its
climax.
SATURDAY SUMMARY:
Judy Garland, who has recently
occupied herself with concert
performances and television,
will soon be returning to the
movies after a six-year absence.
She has Just signed for a
major role in Stanley Kramer's
production. Judgment at Nu-
remberg." The picture will
60 into production next month
on location in Germany. .
The character Miss Garland
will play will be q dramatic
one, not musical.
The first audience to see
"Spartacus" in Washington
next Tuesday night at the
Stanley Warner theater will be
an invited one. The big
Kirk Douglas production, based
on Howard Fast's original novel,
will open its regular engage
ment the next day. succeeding
to the screen so long occupied
by "Ben-Hur." Single men,
Der Of the big. starry cast who
will be in town at the time is
Tony Curtis Who will be
coming not for the "Spartacus"
premiere but to attend the in
auguration ceremonies. .
Gone With The Wind" which
had its original world premiere
in Atlanta in 1899 will have
an echo Of that occasion in the
same city on March 8 and 10
:. This will be an anniversary
premiere, launching Georgia's
official commemoration Of the
Civil War Centennial.
Evening star., 1961-01-14
WHERE AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions and Time Of Showing

Round: 11:55 am. 1850. $50
5:45, 7:45. GAS and IL pm.
Playhouse - THE Lovers;
1880 am. 2;25, 5:25 and 8:2C
pm. Hiroshima. Mon Amour"
/. 3:55. 8:55 and 9:45 pm.
Plaza - Love by Appoint.
ment"; 11:45 am, 1888. 3:35
$50. 1880. 9::35 and 11:15 pm
TOwn-"The World Of Suzie
Wong: 1905. 2::30. s, 7:30. e:4s
pm. and 1905 am.
Trans-Lux THE Wackiest
Ship in the Army: II am.
1880. 2:40. 4:40. $50. 8:2(
and 10 pm.
Upt0wn-"The Alamo; 2 anc
$50 pm.
Warner-"Ben Hur"':: 2 and
pm.
Evening star., 1961-01-14

"MARRIAGE-GO-RoUND." Q goth
Century Fox release Of Q Leslie ste.
yens production. directed BY walter
Lang. screenplay BY Stevens from his
play. music by Dominic Frontiere.
At the Palace Theater.
Evening star., 1961-01-14

pA1RYAY fa,rfox. Va. CR. 3.29Ss
"c1NDERrELLA." JERRY LEWIS.
Evening star., 1961-01-14
Films of More Than Routine Merit

Films of More Than Routine Merit
INHERIT THE WIND"-Spencer Tracy and Fredric
March duel dramatically at the Scopes monkey" trial
MIDNIGHT LACE"-Doris Day British housewife ter
rorized by threats Of her imminent murder.
'NfR. ROBERTS"-Henry Fonda and comcally be-
calmed in the bored backwash Of in the Pacific
"THE THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER"-The Swift cas-
sc turned by trickery into bright film fantasty
TIGER BAY"-Hayley Mills captivates girl Civ
ing aid and comfort to q murderer on the run.
Evening star., 1961-02-12
GIFT ROUNDUP
1 Be Sentimental,
It's That Time

Connecticut avenue has Q
Valentine Quartette, q trans
parent cylinder containing
four bottles Of Flower Mist.
There's a red velvet heart
which Is really a Sachet pin
cushion with a container Of
MY Love" attached to it.
Schiaparelli has shocking"
pink heart-decorated roman
tie packages to be given. The
famous color by Schiaparelli
marks the famous fragrance
she also created. Each pack
age Of perfume, cologne,
sachets, soap and dusting
powder comes decorated with
pink hearts in a shocking
color. A sophisticated gift
idea are the miniature heart
shaped soaps. Look for q
candy jar filled with minia-
ture heart soap or a larger
apothecary jar holding 35
tiny hearts Of soap at the
drug and department stores
carrying Schiaparelli.
A Sweetly sentimental gift
is Mary Chess Perfume Nose
gay. Blue and pink flowers
surround a pretty, gold
capped spillproof purse fla
con. A lacy dolly sets them all
off. At the Mary Chess Shop
on upper Connecticut avenue
and at the fine stores carry
ing Chess preparations.
Flatter her with Houbi-
gant's "Flatterie," q perfume
that gets to her heart quick
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Annual
Meetinq
Planned

Sigma Phi Gamma Inter-
national Sorority, Epsilon
Province. will hold its 26th
annual meeting this coming
Saturday and Sunday at the
Shoreham Hotel, with Mrs.
Nancy Lineham. province
president, presiding.
Mrs. Ruby Walker Of Peru,
Ind, international vice presi-
dent of the sorority. will at
tend as the visiting inter-
national officer.
The hostess chapter, Delta
Chi Of this city, has planned
the weekend program around
a Gay Nineties theme and
Mrs. Elizabeth Jurney is
serving as general chairman.
Much Of the discussion at
the upcoming meeting will
concern plans for the inter-
national convention to be
held in Buffalo, N. Y, in
June. Sigma Phi Gamma, a
non-academic sorority, has
more than 5000 members in
chapters through the United
States and Canada.
Evening star., 1961-02-12

Saturd aN BordIey
tokes the limeIieht with
q Spring Fashion Show
ing of Bordley Town
and Country Suits and
Coots. See q beouti-
fuI glow Of new coIors.
ZOO p.m.. The Poto-
mac Shop, Bird Floor,
Washington. Informal
modelling, 100 to
500. w shineton
Store, and also at Chevy
Chase, Wheaton PIozo,
7 Corners and AIexon-
drio.
Evening star., 1961-02-12
ELEM
star Fashion Editor

II you are frankly senti-
mental you don't need to be
nudged to know February
IA is st. Valentines Day.
The Houbigant perfume
researcher comes up with
the fact that lovers have
expressed their affection in
many different ways.
In the Middle Ages the
cautious beau hid his love
message in a hollow tree.
Ancient Romans held love
lotteries in which young
maids and men became at
tached to each other by
drawing lots.
The English lass, who
wanted to dream Of her fu-
ture husband, ate q hard
Evening star., 1961-02-12
HEART MOTIFS
SENTIMENTAL

Switzerland watehmakers Photo
boiled egg before going to
bed and fastened bay leaves
to her pillows.
To make an impression on
a sheik. Arabian girls tied
love knots in his riding whip.
Dutch boys publicly
snatched a young lady's rain
cap and ran off with it.
Things may be a little more
sophisticated now, but SEN
timent still endures. Woe
Evening star., 1961-02-12


unto the swain who forgets
to encircle the 14th in red
pencil.
The gift of fine jeweIry
takes on much more senti-
ment when it's given on st.
Valentines Day. Heart pins.
diamond engagement rings.
watches, charms pendants.
all convey the II love you"
message beautifully. Jewelry
stores are well stocked right
now.
Perfume with sentimental
tags like Nina Ricci'S Occur
JOie, Prince Matchabelli's
Beloved, Patou'S Joy, Eliza
beth Arden's "My Love" are
fragrance thoughts.
Elizabeth Arden'S Salon on
Evening star., 1961-02-12

". There's a new hermetique
atomizer which seals the per-
fume from the air and pre-
vents evaporation. Each spray
is a measured one. At Wood
ward & Lothrop.
Evening star., 1961-02-12
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Evening star., 1961-02-12

Now in progreSs-our Once.
A.Year Discontinued Pattern
Offer - inquiries invited
Evening star., 1961-02-12

Wednesday and Thurs.
day, Miss Lois Cole.
man, Fashion Co-ordi-
notor from Botes Fob
RIGS comes to our
w q shineton Store.
She'll be happy to tell
you Of the new Super
Disciplined fobrics with
new coIorines, new
prints. Consult her per-
sonoIly in regard to
your fobric problems,
She will be in Fashion
Fobries. 9th Floor. on
Wednesday between b
1870 am. and l:3O
pm. or $50 and $50;
or Thursday. l2::3O to
$50, $40 to $50.
Evening star., 1961-02-12

Monday, come be en-
chonted by our Fashion
Showing of California
millinery at 200 and
TOO pm, Millinery
Center End Floor,
Washington Store. In
formal modelling. 2::3o
to 800,
@