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latter do achieve measure OF
mature revenge by demolishing
20th Century-Fox's innocents In
scene after nonsensical scene
Of the farce.
This is a happy thing, for
the picture which, as its title
more than intimates, centers in
a plot that is older than Chris
tianity and a lot less weather.
proof.
England's gap-toothed come
dian is the bachelor of the
Palace film. In fact it is his
homogenized English accen t
which supplies the plot with its
basic energy. Terry Thomas
role, you see, is that of a visit
ing English archeologist, teach
ing in a California university.
The co-eds find his Shyness at
tractive and his speech abso-
lutely irresistible.
What he has to say is totally
unimportant as it always is in
Hollywood's dealings with high
er education. 1t is how he says
1t. that drives the girls daft and
has them staying up af t e r
Hghts-out figuring ways to in
wade his living quarters to
learn more about a man who
sounds so much more musical
than the native sons.
Actually, the beset hero's liv-
ing quarters are not a flat at
all. Instead, they comprise one
Of those Santa Monica beach
houses which are ideally de-
signed as romantic rendezvous.
The chief invader of this par
ticular one is Miss Weld, whose
mother, Miss Holm, has rented
the place to the archeologist
pending her return from Europe
at which time she intends to
marry her tenant.
STerry- Thomas is totally un-
aware that his fiancee has
ever been married before, much
less that she is the mother Of
q. 17-year-old daughter. This
leaves him only to assume that
Miss Weld is an aggressive and
wanton delinquent. 1t is also
the point at which we leave
the plot of Bachelor Flat"
y y
Frank Tashlin who directed
and co-wrote Bachelor Flat" is
a veteran of farce who knows
this one desperately needs in
ventive gags. Even a comic as
skilled as Terry Thomas cannot
make a merry spectacle of a
man being pursued by a flock
Of scantily dressed members of
the opposite sex.
The latter can only provide
Evening star., 1962-01-11

HOLLYWOOD (NANA). -
During the heyday of the Glenn
FOrd-HOpe Lange romance,
they agreed to co-star in THE
Grand Duke and Mr.. PIN"
Now Glenn is dating other
girls and Hope is having fun
as an unattached lady. But a
contract is a contract, and
Glenn and Hope will be leav-
ing for the South of France
next month to make the movie,
Who knows, perhaps the balmy
zephyrs of Cannes, Nice and
Monte Carlo will revive that
old feeling.
Try to keep a straight face
although I didn't when a top
Hollywood figure told me seri-
ously that Elvis Presley is be-
ing groomed for next Govern
or of Tennessee! I suppose
stranger things have happened
Shirley Maclaine took her
daughter to see one of hel
movies and halfway through il
the little girl piped, Mama
Can we switch to another chan
nel?"
\ Il
I'm reading the manuscript
of George Jessel'S Forthcoming
Evening star., 1962-01-11

r0MET Guithersburs. Nd.
Phone WA 6-0520
MAN IN THE Cooked HAT"
PETER SELLERS, at 700 and 900.
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nR777n DAMASCUS, ND.
~SS~ BOB HOPE,
BACHELOR IN PARADISE"
Shows, 7:25, 9:20.
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will be screened for the review
ers on Monday, and coming
some day to the Apex. About
mid-February, shall one say?
y X 4
MEMOS: Make-a-note note
There will be an extra perform
ance of THE Best Man" at the
National theater next Sunday
night. With the very spe-
cial Sunday night starting time
of 7 pm. Proceeds will go
to the Actors Fund of
America. The benefit is
Evening star., 1962-01-11
THE PASSING SHOW
Kids Get the BILLING,
. Vets Play the Farce
BY JAY CARMODY
Drama Critic of The Star

There chucklesome moments in Bachelor Flat
which opens today the Palace Theaer yet funny
the billing ..
In this pair Of dewy novces Tuesday Weld and Richard
Heymer listed of two Of the cnemas most highly
polished comedians. Terry Thomas and Celeste Holm The
, 1962-11-30
First Purents' Night
Al C'sted High School
"A Greet Success

A large number of parents res-
pended to the invitation by Mrs.
Elena Christian, Principal of the
Christiansted High School, to a
meeting with the teachers for a
discussion Of student-teacherS pro-
blems. Although it was intended
to last from 800 to 900, the large
up and the keen interest shown it
number of parents who showed
was necessary to continue well be-
yond 10 o'clock with the conferen-
ces. 1t was the first Parents Night,
and was tremendously successful
and gives every indication of clos
er cooperation between parents
and teachers in the future.
Many of the parents were glad
to discuss various problems with
the teachers as to the progress or
non-progress of his child.
The idea of the Parents Night
is that an opportunity should be
given to parents or guardians to
visit the school after a marking
period SO that he may become ac-
quainted with the teachers. prin-
cipals, guidance councillors. libra
rians and others who guide the
students in his everyday develop
ment. Hope is expressed that if
the parents and teachers work to-
gether that the student would in
the long run benefit thereby,
, 1962-11-30
College Announces
Formation Of Nursing
Advisory Council

Formation of the College of the
Virgin Islands Advisory Council
for Nursing Studies was announc-
ed by DR.. John A. Wallace, Acting
President Of the College.
The primary functions of the
new committee will be to assist
the college administration in the
planning and constant improve
ment of the college program. It's
members are local residents with
experience and training in the
field of medicine and nursing.
First assignment of the group will
be to evaluate the tentative col
1ege curriculum, copies of which
have already been sent to the fol-
lowing members of the council:
From ST. Croix Clarissa NJ. Mil
ligan, Claris Mulgrav, and from
st. Thomas Ianthe A. Blyden, Lee
NJ. Cole, Jr., Louise ]. James, Eric
L. O'Neal, and Josephine Single
ton.
It is expected that the first
Continued on Page A.
, 1962-11-30
Dolly News Writer
Coils Virgin Islonds
"Smuggler's Nest"

Eckert Goodman, writer for the
New York Daily News of Novem-
Der %, called the Virgin Islands a
"smuggler's nest" which says in
part For those who want to evade
the law, manufacturing in the Vir-
gin Islands is the equivalent of a
license to smuggle goods into the
United States, with the added
benefit of tax attachments, local
help and tax write offs"
The writer pointed out, among
other things, "a 17-jewel watch
movement is bought in Japan for
So. The movement is shipped to
the Virgin Islands and joined with
a New York-made case and watch
band valued at about $1.50. A
cheap dial is added and the COM
pleted unit is boxed in a U, S.
made case.
, 1962-11-30
Attv. Tdmes A Boudh
is Reflected Head Of
st. Thomus C Of G

Attorney James A. Bough was
reelected president of the ST. Tho
mas Chamber of Commerce at the
annual meeting held in the Grand
Hotel on November 81, 1862.
Others reelected were Evan
Francois, First Vice President;
Gerald Nicholson, Secretary; Leo
pold Benjamin, Treasurer. Elect
ed was jerome Schneiderman, Sc
cond vice president.
Elected to the Board of Direc-
tors are: Luis Marcano, Alfred
Evelyn, Milan Glumidge and
Dick Spenceley. Reappointed
were: D. Victor Bornn, Major
Joseph M. ,ByOrs, A. Mahlon Lind
qvist, Flavio Cumpiano, Herbert
Lockhart, Jr, John Nc Turk,
lime morgan, Isidore Paiewon-
sky, Auguste Rimpel, Charles
Semi, Stanley Seward, Arthur viii
son, Burt Friedlander, John Hol-
land, Arthur Witty and Fred Via
lei.
, 1962-11-30
Public Warmed on
Use 81 Buck Islund
Facilities by N. P. S.

The office of the Governors re-
preventative for ST. Croix announ-
ces for the information of the gen
eral public that advice has been
received from the National Park
Service and the Fish and Wild
life Service of their intention to
drop poison bait on Buck Island
today.
The public is therefore asked
to obtain required permission
from the National Park Service
before using the facilities of Buck
Island.
, 1962-11-30
Pvt. Heruldo Todmdn
Completes Airborne
Course with ~Infdntry

Army Pvt. Hraldo Todman,
of st. Thomas recently completed
the four-week airborne course at
The Infantry School, Fort Ben
ming, Georgia.
Todman received instruction
in parachuting and the techniqvos
of air-dropping troops and cargo.
The twenty-five year-old soldier
entered the Army in April 1862
and completed basic training at
Tort Jackson, South Carolina.
, 1962-11-30

At the same time Mr.. Farrelly
will be specially admitted to prac-
tice law before all the courts OF the
Virgin Islands appearing on be-
half Of the Government of the
United States and for the Govern
ment of the Virgin Islands. MI.
Farrelly's admission will be moved
in open court by The Honorable
James A. Bough.
Mr.. Farrelly, a native of the
Virgin Islands, was born in st.
Croix December 20, 1925. He at
tended elementary and High
school at st. Patrick,s Roman
Catholic School in Frederlksted,
Virgin Islands, graduating from
high school in 1910. He holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree from st.
Johns College, Brooklyn, New
York, a Bachelor of Law degree
from st. Johns University School
of Law, and the degree of Master
of Laws from the Yale Universe
ty Law School.
Mr.. Farrelly is a member of the
Bar of the State of New York. He
is also a member of the Bars of the
u. S. District Courts for the Eas-
tern and Southern Districes, State
of New York, as well a member
of the Bar of the U. S. Court of
Appeals for the Second Circuit.
He has been engaged in the prac-
tice of law in the various courts
of the State of New York. and in
the Federal District Court of that
State, since June 1855.
MI. Farrelly is married to the
former Catherine Spenceley Of ST.
Thomas, Virgin Islands. The Far
rellys have three children: Rich
ard Patrick, 8 years of age; Steven
Alexander, five years; and Ally
son Elizabeth, 20 months. They
will reside in st. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
, 1962-11-30
Softbdll Players OF
Fsted To PluY In
C~hristiunsted SunduY

Softban stars from Frederiksted
will journey to Christiansted this
Sunday, December 2, to compete
against the softball stars of Chris
tiansted in two games that should
be exciting.
On November %, the Christian
sted players won both games.
, 1962-11-30
Severed Persons From
St. Croix Attending
Reception for RoYdltY

Several persons from st. Croix
made the trip to St. Thomas today
to attend the reception being Civ
en- tonight in honor of Prince
Axel and Princesse Marguerite
of the Danish Royal family, by
Governor and Mrs. Ralph Pale
wonsky.
The reception will be at the
Government House at 8 o'clock.
, 1962-11-30
Delay Opening of
Diol Tele. System
in ST. Thos. to Dec. 20

Plans to inaugurate the dial
system in st. Thomas tomorrow,
at which time the Governor of
the Virgin Islands was scheduled
to put through the first call, has
been postponed until the end of
December
Postponment was due largely
to a delay in completing installa-
ton of the new telephone in Of
fees and residences.
, 1962-11-30
FarreIIy To Take Office As Assistant U. S.
Attorney

United States Attorney Almeric L. Christian announced that
Alexander "A. Farreny will take the oath Of office q Assistant United
States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands in the District
Court in christiansted. Virgin Islands. on Monday. December srd
at 1000 o'clock. A. IN. IN
, 1962-11-30

Many of the guests from st. Croix
plan to return tonight after the
reception.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-28

SPalding was i'm
pressed - the book be-
came a best-seller and
q year later, when he was
taking his Naval air train
ing, he tried his own hand
at a book in collaboration
with Otis Carney. 1t was
Love at First Flight"
The late Gary Cooper
bought it for the movies
and after the war gave
Spalding a job as script
writer in Hollywood.
Today Spalding is a
successful investment
banker in New York. His
friendship with Jack Ken
needy has grown with the
years. He still does some
writing Of sorts. Recently
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Kennedy
.Author Of "PT lOg'

Smathers who nominated Kennedy for Vice-Presi-
dent in 1856 and was his Southern campaign
manager in 1860.
Political differences have persisted. Smathers'
recent votes against medicare and other major
Kennedy proposals have angered the White House
staff. Still the President isn't one to drop old
friends lightly. His circle still includes Smathers.
Charles L Bartlett, Of Chicago, Yale man just
getting out of the Navy, was introduced to John F.
Kennedy at a party in Palm Beach in the winter Of
1916. Both had served in the Navy, and Bartlett,
about to become reporter for ''The Chattanooga
Times, - learned that Kennedy had recently been
reporter for the Hearst newspapers.
He had quit newspaper work, he told Bartlett,
because he felt he could exert greater impact
through politics. That fall Kennedy got elected in
Massachusetts and took his seat in the House of
Representatives in Washington, while Bartlett
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They were roommates in their final year and then,
in the fall Of 1895, entered Princeton and rOOmed
together again. A few months later, after bout
of illness that forced him to leave Princeton,
Kennedy transferred to Harvard but his friendship
with Billings survived the switch. The two toured
Europe in the summer of 1897. They were riding
in car together on December 7, lo4l, when they
heard the news that the Japanese had attacked
Pearl HarbOr
When Kennedy entered politics after the war
Billings, now New York advertising vicepresident,
who had moved from the Republican to the
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them. Eventually Bartlett was proxy godfather Of
John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Charles r. SPaIding happened to be in Hyannis
Port, Mass, one day in 1910 with his Yale
roommate, the late George Mead, who took him
to see friend and neighbOr, Jack Kennedy. Ken
needy was standing near pile of copies Of book
he had just written - ''Why England Slept
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neutrality-suspicious.
in Chattanooga. In 1913
he was transferred to his
papers Washington bu-
reau, and before long was
dating an attractive Vas
sar student, Jackie BOu-
vier. Sometime later, it
occurred to him that Jack
Kennedy and Jackie BOu-
vier would make an ex-
cellent match. He invited
them to a small dinner
party at his Georgetown
home and introduced
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the two Of them started dashing off verses for a
song set of by White House conversation they'd
had one night with Frederick LOewe, cO-author of
my Fair Lady" The title is TITS Passing
Thing" AT the rate verses are piling up it may
not be finished for years.
X. LeMOyne Billings went to prep school at
Choate, in Connecticut from his native Pittsburgh.
On the staff Of the school yearbook, 1.-THE Brief"
he met Jack Kennedy, who became his best friend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-28

David r. Powers, bright Boston hishman,
was living in 1916 with his married sister and her
ten children on the top floor of three-decker
house in CharlestOwn.
Few people knew CharlestOwn the way Dave
Powers did, His father -eoasisUsd On DsSS pous
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How're they going?' Mead inquired. Beam
ing, Kennedy replied, like hotcakes
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Democratic party, helped
in his campaigns.
Billings friendship
embraces the whole Ken
needy family. Sole bache-
lOr among the Nine,
Billings was an usher not
only at Jacks wedding,
but at the weddings Of
most Of his brothers and
sisters, and still spends
as much or more time
with them as he does
with the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08

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Evening star., 1962-09-28
Miss Belts
Mr.. Cromwell
Are Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. David Earle
Belts of Hectic HILL" Rock
vile, Md. announce the en-
gagement of their daughter
Barbara Lawrence to Mr..
James Julian Cromwell, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen C.
Cromwell, also of Rockville.
Miss Belts was graduated
from the National Cathedral
School for Girls and attend
ed Sarah Lawrence College.
She was presented to Wash
ington society at a dance at
the Chevy Chase Club in
June 1860.
Mr.. Cromwell was grad
uated from Saint Adams
School for Boys, and from
the University of Virginia in
1855 and from its Law School
in 1859. He is the Deputy
States Attorney for Mont
gomery County and is as
sociated with the law firm Of
Hogan and Harrison.
A late fall wedding is
planned.
Evening star., 1962-09-28
Prime
CoIors
Vivid

Pastel citron, vivid reds
and wood violet share equal
billing as prime colors among
the nine new model rooms
now on display in Woodward
g. Lothrop's downtown store.
Included in the groupings
are two living rooms. three
dining rooms, two bedrooms,
a dressing room and studio.
A red carpet and printed
linen cafe curtains keyed to
the carpet shade sets the
color tone in one room.
Heritage "Simpatic o"
pieces are used in more than
one Of the settings includ-
ing a dining room done in
wood violet and white.
In the combination bed
room dressing room, walls
are painted a mushroom
shade and papered with foil
"brocade." The studio room
utilizes green shades with
cork wall coverings. An sdd-
ed touch is an area rug of
mink-dyed fox.
Evening star., 1962-09-28

Miss Sandrs Alzene LABEL,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oldric LABEL Of Fairfax;
Miss stacy Hall Mansergh,
daughter Of Mr., and Mrs.
John Mansergh jr. Of Alex
andria: Miss Barbara Moore
McCandlish, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. F. Shield McCand-
lish. jr. of Falls Church; Miss
Melissa Ellen MCGUIRE,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ollie MCGUIRE jr. Of Vienna,
and Miss Anne Yardley Nc
Murray, daughter of Mr.. and
Evening star., 1962-09-28

Harriet Carol Curry. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John ].
Curry of Falls Church; Miss
Rebecca Davenport, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
c. Davenport Of Alexandria;
Miss Harriet Vandegrift How
ell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Mop. Howell of Falls
Church, and Miss Sandra Lee
Hutchison, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph o. Hutchi-
son Of Herndon.
Others are Miss HannahD
Anne Kelly. daughter of Mrs.
H. Wise Kelly, sr. Of Fairfax;
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Mrs. George E. McMurray Of
Alexandria.
Still others are Miss Fred
ericka Catharine Moss,
daughter Of DR.. and Mrs.
Fred A. Moss Of Alexandria;
Miss Marguerite Merigold
Orr, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William McGilvary Orr
Of Alexandria; Miss Elizabeth
Erskine Osborn, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard j. Os-
born Of Mclean; Miss Elean-
or Hart Middleton, daughter
Of Mrs. j. Garrett Patteson
Of Fairfax; Miss Carol RAN.
Evening star., 1962-09-28
First Christmas Ball Set For Fairfax College Girls

The first annual Fairfax
Christmas Ball will take place
December % at the Court
House Country Club.
Nineteen area girls, all Of
whom will be home from
college for the Christmas
holidays, will be honor guests
at the ball.
They are: Miss Susan Gale
Brewer, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Seth T. Brewer Of Alex
andria; Miss Ellen Roy
Campbell, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Camp
bell Of Falls Church; Miss
Evening star., 1962-09-28

dolph Stadfield, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold r.
Stadfield of Alexandria; Miss
Mary Elizabeth Swope.
daughter Of sMr. and Mrs.
Ralph r. Swope of Herndon
and Miss Alexandria Virginia
Ward. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Ward of Fairfax.
Evening star., 1962-09-28
Society Meeting

The District of Columbia
Society of the Danes Of the
Court of Honor will meet at
2 pm. tomorrow at the home
of Mrs. Ernest Barkstill Jones
in Mclean. Va. Mrs. Guy
Withers will review Decatur
House" by Maria Beale.
Evening star., 1962-09-28
AIumnoe Lunch

The Mary Washington Col
lege Alumnae Association of
Northern Virginia will hold
its first luncheon meeting at
1880 pm. tomorrow at Evans
Farm Inn. All 1862 graduates
are invited.
Evening star., 1962-09-28

l0c fare permits 2 hours shop
ping. runs every S minutes at
regular bus stops on r, 7th and
stb Streets, NV.
Evening star., 1962-11-25

SAIGON. Wet Nam. Nov. Is
CAP). - The government t
claimed today it has smashed
the main Communist strong
hold northeast of Saigon in a
four day operation supported by
waves of American helicopters
and GLIB transport planes.
There were indications, how
ever, that the claim may be
somewhat premature. And it
was obvious from the reported
casualties that the bulk OF the
enemy force had escaped.
Fifty American and Wet Ma
mese helicopters, believed to be
the largest helicopter force ever
used in action, opened the ma
jor assault on ID" zone Tues
day. Eight hundred Wet Ma
mese troops, including rangers
and paratroopers, were landed
70 miles northeast of Saigon
to kick off the operation. Fresh
waves were poured in WedneS-
day and Thursday.
The operation was aimed at
Evening star., 1962-11-25
Main Wet Cong Haven
Smashed Saigon Says

clearing a bleak uncharted area
that has been used as a haven
by Communist guerrillas since
the days of the Indo-China
war.
The government has never
previously tried a major COM
bat operation against this
Communist fortress and the
campaign was originally ex-
pected to last several weeks.
But a military communique
issued yesterday-the first Of
ficial report on this hitherto
top secret operation-claimed
the operation has been COM
pleted.
The communique claimed 10
enemy soldiers were killed.
three captured and a quantity
of weapons we're seized. 1t said
two command posts and all the
logistics and liaiSon networks
in the area were destroyed. One
government soldier was killed
and another wounded, the COM
munique said.
1t said enemy forces offered
Evening star., 1962-11-25
Employees Approve
Bruss Plant Poet

KENOSHA, Wis, Nov. "a
P).-Production workers at
the American Brass Co. plant
voted today to accept a new
two-year contract offered by
the company. The pact pro-
vides for a general wage in
crease and an improved policy
on vacations.
John Madison, an officer of
Local 932 Of the United Steel
workers, said the vote taken at
q membership meeting this
morning was 464 to 135 for rati-
fication Of the contract retro
active to July Is, 1862. The
union is bargaining representa-
tive for some l ZOO workers.
Evening star., 1962-11-25

weak resistance" The enemy
in Wet Nam traditionally
melts into the jungle at the
approach Of any attack in
force.
According to recent intelli-
gence reports, a number Of
Communist guerrilla units
normally based in the delta
area of southernmost South
Wet Nam had moved into the
area because Of increasing mill
tary pressure in the South.
Evening star., 1962-07-28

Use print to slip cover the
turquoise chair.
Question-We have a large
but quite dark living room.
Walls are pale green, wood
work is white. Sofa is char
coal brown; a wing chair is
beige. A lounge chair is tan
with gold threads. Two Vic
torian arm chairs are in
muted blue and rose tapes
try. What color for rug and
draperies2 Also, should we
change color of walls2
AnSwer-Since room is dark,
I would change walls to
white, with white woodwork.
Rug could be beige and the
draperies in a print in a
white background with beige,
much bright yellow and some
bright green. I would also
cover the two Victorian
chairs in this print.
Question: have a very
small budget and a bedroom
that needs redecorating. Fur
niture is maple colonial. The
bedspread is lavender floral
with a solid darker lavender
underskirt. I need sugges-
tions for the color of the