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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-13
Arthur Godfrey
Helps Beginner

his feet. Mr.. Hills is executive
editor of the Knight newspa-
pers.
Godfrey was complaining of
bronchitis. 1t isn't serious, but
it causes his throat to snap
shut now and then. He is
anguiShed, not for himself,
but for interrupting the con-
versation.
HE TALKED AWHILE
about a small new plane he is
buying, a pure jet. To him, it
is more than an expensive
toy; it's the freedom of flight;
the serenity of the skies; the
lovely quiet place halfway
between man and God.
He might have tried to
impress me so that l would
write a column about him. He
didn't. He kept the converse
ton on topics which have no
news value. Suddenly, when
his dinner plate was clean, he
heard little Dorianne Meyer
hit a clinker in the middle Of
her practice. At once, he
excused himself and limped
off into the other room.
From a distance, / could
hear him say: Nov honey,
wait a minute. We all make
mistakes. Let me try it once"
He sat down to the piano and
played THE Doll Dance" He
played softly, so that we
wouldn't hear. The little girl
began to ask questions. Ar
thur Godfrey sat with the
child. We did not see him
again until we said goodnight.
Dorianne is a simple child,
e a silly understood. Arthur
Godfrey isn't.
tCopyright, 1868. King Features)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-13

fluenced by the babbIing Of
others.
DEAR ABBY: A neighbOr
whom / considered a good
friend had a garage sale. 1
bought an old lamp for a dol
lar. In the meantime I be-
came interested In antiques
and, after this lamp sat in a
corner Of my basement for
about a year, l found out the
glass shade was a genuine an
1que and was worth $50. NV
friend heard about il and
came across the street to tell
me that since we are such
good friends I should either
sell the lamp back to her for
a dollar, or split the $50 with
her if ! sell it. I've never been
so hurt in all my life. NV
friends say a deal is a deal
and | should keep the lamp.
What is your opinion?
UPSET.
A deal is a deal. and If your
neighbor's friendship isn't
worth any more than SIS You
won't have lost much.
What's on your mind? For
a personal reply, send a self
addressed, stamped enuelope
to Abby in care of The EUe-
ming Star.
For Abby's booklet, "HotD
to Haze a LoUely Wedding"
send so cents to Abby, Boz
1865, Beverly HILLS, Calf.
opyrirht 1872 McNauoht av,5g....
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-13
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

TIME: Theatrical manager
David Belasco was asked to
read a first play written by a
young dramatist. 1t was a
mediocre piece of work.
Belasco did not have the
heart to turn it down fatty.
Instead, he suggested a num-
Der of revisionS.
"ReviSions!" said the play
wright Indignantly. For this
play I've already given two
years of hard labor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-13

BelaSco shrugged.
"a jury would have given
you TO-" he said.
DEPARTURE: One night at
a party, Oscar Levant was
thoroughly bored. After stay
ing for an hour, he got his hat
and coat and babe his hostess
good night.
"0h, Mr.. Levant," she said,
must you go?"
mo-" confessed Levant.
Its matter of choice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-13
TODAY
In History
ON THIS DATE
By the Associated Pres

In IT'S, the Second CONT
mental Congress authorized
the building Of Is ships of war
the genesis of the United
States Navy.
In ISL, Sir Francis Drake
left Plymouth, England, to
sail around the world.
In 1871, a day of prayer and
thanksgiving was observed
throughout the United States
at the end of the Revolu-
tiOnary War.
In 1864 the North stepped up
the tempo Of the war with the
Confederacy when Gen. Will
liam Hazen's troops Stormed
Fort McAlliSter while those
led by Gen. William Sherman
laid siege to Savannah.
In 1887, Japanese armies
completed the occupation Of
Marking, China.
In 1914, a Japanese suicide
plane crashed into the United
States cruiser Nashville, kill
ing 1873 persons, during World
War II.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
The best mirror Is an old
triend.-George Herbert,
English poet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-13
Lost Bee Welcome
If Ii Is Loaded

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP).-The
old theory that if a worker
bee returns to the wrong
hive, it will be attacked and
stung to death as an alien
interloper has been exploded,
according to research at the
United States Southwest Bee
Culture Laboratory.
Instead, the laboratory has
found eff a bee that belongs
in another hive comes along
loaded with nectar or pollen
or water, it is very welcome. j."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-13
jim BISHOP

The dinner table was casu-
ally rich. The candles glowed
like pigeon tongues. The off
white room with its Brussels
Grapes and its tropical plants
had an aura of elegant ease.
Off in another room, a child
could be heard practicing a
difficult piano lesson.
My interest was in the man
opposite. He's a little thinner,
and the hair isn't as red as it
used to be, but the deep nasal
voice belongs to Arthur God
frey. He had phoned his
friend Hank Meyer in Miami
Beach and said: I'm coming
over for dinner" Meyer is a
beaming bronze doorknob
with seven long black hairs.
He also is a public relations
expert.
Men must know each other
pretty well to say: I'm COM
ing over to dinner" These
men do. was there by acct
dent. l had been a guest on
Arthur Godfrey'S radio show
that morning and already
had a dinner date at Hanks
beautiful home on the intra-
coastal waterway.
GODFREY HAS a lovely
penthouse with porch, green
cry, a beautiful view of Bal
Harbour and Haulover Beach,
and sunshine. He also has
table microphoneS and a
sound man who sits forlornly
listening to the jokes.
On the few occasions when
he and l have crossed paths, l
have thought Of him as a
friend and a fighter. He can
be either, and he graciously
permits you to make the
choice. AS a friend, he is like
a half-grown St. Bernard,
loving you to death and over
whelming you with kindness
es. AS a fighter, he is an
unremitting enemy who will
fight on, even when the
weight of public opinion is
against him.
The last time / had seen
him was in a studio in New
York. The day was Good
Friday, 1859. Three weeks
later, Godfrey was in head
lines. He had cancer of the
lung, a bad one. His doctors,
with the help Of God, pulled a
few miracles, and this great
controversial figure recov-
cred.
He went back to radio; he
flew his own Convair $40; he
enjoyed himself on his farm
at LeeSburg, Va; he spent
time with Mary, his wife, and
his children. And, every few
weeks, he sweated out the
m edical examination, the
cobalt treatments, the X-rays
which might show a deadly
shadow.
Now it was all behind him.
He turned up at the broadcast
in old wrinkled tropical shorts
and a wild sports shirt. He
limped into the living room
with that chemically bent hip.
And on his ugly puss was that
gladstone boyisb grin that
makes you think he's been
waiting a long time to see
you.
Now we were at dinner with
Hank and Lenore Meyer and
he looked as relaxed as a
man who never had a prob
lem, a man who had never
pounded his fist on a table
when the tears of defeat
came. He pulled on a pipe
and, when Lee Hills and his
bride arrived, Godfrey got to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-21

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room. dining room, family room
kitchen, 3 lovely bedrooms. 2 full
baths, finished recreation room
with fireplace. $24,500 DIR: Off
University blvd. on Inwood ave-,
TO Albert, right to home,
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HOUSES FOR SALE-MD.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

First showing OF this modern
bedroom split, very close-in. large
rooms, recreation room. porch,
$50, 800. DIR: Georgia ave. To
Moves dr., left TO First ave-. right
TO home.
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SILVER SPRING"
124 Hamilton Avenue

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HOUSES FOR SALE-MDs,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

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gar. Vacant. Immed. occupancy.
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SILVER SPRING-Cape Cod. 8
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porch. full hasn't, plenty Of shade
trees, anchor fenced yard. mr..
Randolph Rd. and Ga. Ave. S16,-
500. Mr.. Cassidy, 424-304S or
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HOUSES FOR SALE-MD.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

sPRINGBROOK-S33. 900 outstand-
ing 'g FoR sEr FIJI r LIVING"
3 twinsize bedrms., 8 baths, walk
out bsmt, with huge rec. rm.,
wooded lot, 2 car garage. prestige
area.
w. ]. Nicholas Realtor HE. 4-1OOO
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HOUSES FOR SALE--MD.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
ROCKVTT,T,E

3-bedrm. brick and frame ramble,
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turing beautifully finished rec
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work shop. FLA, VA terms.
SUBURBAN Properties Mgt. 949-4434
ASK ABOUT OUR GUARANTEED
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BLUE CHIP

4-bedrm. brk. Cape Cod on gor.
geous corner lot with tremendous
patio, wall to wall carpeting, 2
firepls. in liv. rm. and rec. rm,,
din; rm.. large jalousied porch
and garage, S22,500 FILA ap-
praised. DIR: Out Piney Branch
I'd. to No. 4 Dale DR..
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Williamsburg Colonial
07Ol CONNECTICUT AVE

Sill. SPG., Forest Glen Sec, 1900
Woodman ave.-Corner rambler,
3 Dr.. IA baths. cent. air cond.,
lge, game rm.. magnificent lot
w/beaut. landscaping. Lge., all
elect. kit, carpets and drapes
incl; Cow. terms. $29,500. 10.
Evening star., 1963-05-21

ence, American or alien, ex-
cept maybe sleeping.
Why the late-night twin talk
bill?
The explanation - as pro-
vided by a station spokesman
yeSterday-is hardly historic.
A first show is apparently
just as important to a talk Sc
ries as it is to a Hollywood
Western and the WTTG-5
brass, headed by vice president
Bennett Korn. apparently felt
that the listed premiere pro-
gram failed to live up to its
potential. So Korn and the new
panel m o derator, Richard
Heffner, hastily assembled a
new group, including several
holdovers available from the
first and taped another pro-
gram.
Korn's anxiety, Of course,
should be understandable. He's
the chap who was involved in
the II You're Fired" ex-
change with David Susskind.
A weak premiere show in the
time slot formerly occupied by
Susskind would have invited
obvious comparisons.
The station felt committed
to air the old one, of course,
a courtesy to the guests, hence
the twin bill, or two-for-one
feature.
Anyway, what we saw Of the
first show we liked. Heffner,
former general manager of New
York's educational TV station,
led the discussion quietly but
firmly and the guests Louis
Hacker, Charles Frankel,
Dwight Macdonald, DR.. Allan
Fromme, Leona Baumgartner,
Ithiel de Sola PooD had some
interesting, lively. and occas-
ionally differing (as opposed to
contradictory observations to
make. The flow Of question:
comment wasn't necessarily
from moderator to panelist, or
Vice-versa, but frequently from
panelist to panelist. a neat
change of direction which
should be continued. The
panelists seemed inclined to
listen to each other, by golly,
and the effect was mannerly,
without being dull. Converse
ton 1t seems, need not be emo
tional.
The first program, which was
Evening star., 1963-05-21

Jack (Repeat) nice idea and enjoyable out
ing Rochester dreams of Jack famous surgeon.
The scene finds Benny about to operate surrounded by
bevy of nurses, and Mel Blanc specialist with a
strong accent. $3.50 pm, WTOP-9
The Kremln-Excelent show Not really traveogue visit
to the historic seat of Russian power but fascinating
history lesson about the turbulent post the Cars The
producer actors but in the middle portion of the
hour the narrator recouns the background story
the Kremln it bristleS with dramatic excitement thanks
to camera work, special effects, and the tale itself
(Color) $3.50 pm, WRCA.
Garry MOOre-The best thing about Garrys show
VerdonS song and dance to Love" and her finale
Plenty of Money and You" The skits the mild
side with Dorothy LeudonS Shirley Temple" bit shorter
and unner than the travel agency and insurance skts
10 pm, WTOP-9. +. .,. ..... .-
Chet Huntley RepOrting-"The Gate" human interest
story about the youngsters in Southern Italy, who
reversing age-od social tradition Of ShtessneSs and
The title refers to the young Neapotans
they stan dat the gate of appliance factory waiting
for their first chance to get regular job As we follow
the experience Of 18 years old learn lot about
the role opportunity plays in changing the mores and
the reputation of people. 1880 pm, WRC-4.
Close Up!-The 23rd Precinct" Not Gar 54 or Naked
City" but straightforward look at police precinct in
action-partcularly dedicated officer and his pa
troll There's shooting cops n robbers" Just
the standard routine activity in a heavily populated
metropolitan 1890 pm, WMAL-7.
Steve Alen-The comedy Rowan and Martin Singer
Helen Chaland, and Steve's skts and nonsense make
up the show tonight. 1925 pm. WTOP-9.
TOnght-Johnny Hollywood talks Gov Edmund
c. Brown, Kirk Douglas Milton Berle Inger Stevens Kay
Stevens and Dodger Player Maury Wills eColor) 1880
pm, WRC-.
Evening star., 1963-05-21
TODAY'S RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS

$500, WTOP-Baseball. Wash
ington Senators W. the Chi
cago White Sox.
9:4S, WGAY-FM (9S.s Mc.)-
This Week at the United
Nations. A review Of the
weeks activities.
1890, WAMU-FM 1855 Mc.)-
The Living Shakespeare.
Tyrone Guthrie joins q dis
cuSSion Of Shakespeare In
Modern Production"
Evening star., 1963-05-21
EDUCATIONAL W
Chunnei rs


5:S0--What's New. Children.
6:OO-Parlons FrancaiS.
French II.
6:15-The Friendly Giant.
Children.
6:30-Spanish.
7:O0-American Economy.
1906 Georgetown University
Forum.
S:OO-Anatomy Of a Revolu-
ton. The Reigns Of Ter
ror and Virtue: Social Life. /"
Examples from Nazi Ger
many, Soviet Russia and
revolutionary France.
S:SO-Meant for Reading.
Satire" Part II. Selec-
tions from Frank Sullivan,
Lord Byron and Phyllis Nc
Ginley.
9:OO-Exploring the Universe.
values and Limitations Of
Science" Guests are Nobel
Prize-winning physicist DR..
/. I. Rabi and atomic ply
sicist DR.. Robert Open
heimer. Dave Garroway,
host. (Final program.0
9:3O-Music from Carnegie
Tech. The Carnegie Fine
Arts Quartet is featured.
Evening star., 1963-05-21

shown later, boasted q better
known panel. including Archi-
bald MacLeish, John Dos Pas
SOS, Senator Eugene Mccarthy,
Lester Markell and Elmo Roper
Why one collection Of guests
should hit it off while another
seems unable to produce q con-
genial beat is one of the mys-
teries of the TV panel-conver-
sation gambit. An experienced
moderator can pick UP the
panel and the beat, but not
constantly. There were nights
when even the experienced
SusSkind had to play his panel
like a yo-yo and that, after a
while. can become one of the
most enervating experiences on
the magic box.
&&s
On Inc Run:
Thought to keep in mind
while watching MICS special
on The Kremlin, tonight, $3.50
o'clock, WRC-4: the show was
shot in Moscow at the height
Of the Cuban crisis. Pro-
ducer George Vicas said that
only that part of the Kremlin
which houses Mr.. KS quarters
was sealed off from his crew as
a result.
The National Association of
Broadcasters doesn't think too
highly of the possibility that
the Federal Communications
Commission might adopt the
NAB's own code on CONNER
cial limitations. Robert D.
Swezey. the NAB's code chief,
today questioned the value of
the Codes commercial time
standards and called for a Joint
study by broadcasterS and ad-
vertisers to evolve some sim
pie dos and don'ts" in pre-
senting broadcast commercials.
Swezey says that the crux
of the problem is not how
much time is used for broad
cast commercials. but how the
time is used.
Evening star., 1963-05-21
PRESS CONFERENCE
ON TV AND RADIO

TomorrowS Presidential
press conference will be
televised at 4 pm. on
WTOP-9. Delayed tele-
casts are set at 4:30 pm.
on WRC-4 and WMAL-7
and at 1l:l0 pm. on
WTTG-5.
Radio stations carrying
the conference live at 4 pm.
include WRC, VOL and
WWDC-FM. Rebroadcasts
are set for 5:35 on WQMR,
at Z on WTOP, at $3.50 on
WGMS AM-FM, at 0 on
WWDC-AM and at $50
pm. on WNfAL.
Evening star., 1963-05-21
WOOK-TV
Channel ID

5:OO-Teenarama Dance Par
ty.
6:3O-NewS. Weather, Sports.
7:OO-The Pendulum. Mystery.
7:30-Mark Sabre.
S:OO-Mahalia Jackson Sings.
S:3O-Oscar Brown Jazz.
9:0O-Movie. Federal Man
Hunt" June Travis (1938)
l0:SO-NewS, Weather, Sports.
Evening star., 1963-05-21
Other AM Stations

VIM 1900 kt.-1lhsbI spsfSuW
uPiI-iJo kt.-DiVllGhi enlI.
WoMR- 1850 III. - Daylight aHly.
Evening star., 1963-05-21
TODAY'S GOOD
MUSIC DIAL
sos, wASH-FM (s7.1 Mol

sos, WASH-FM 1911 Mc.)-
Symphony in Stereo. Sibe-
lius' Symphony No. s in E
Flat Major.
1900, WMAL-FM (1O7.S Me-
Heritage Concert. Bizet's
Symphony In c.
sos, WGMS AMIN $50 Kc.
and 1888 Mc.)-Guest Art
list. The Juilliard String
Quartet performs works by
Schubert, Webern and Bee
thoven.
1901, WWDC - Music Til
Dawn. Saint-Saens' Pieces
for Piano; Grieg's Nocturne.
Evening star., 1963-05-21
OTHER TV HIGHLIGHTS

.2:55, WTOP C9)-The Late
Show. Sincerely Yours. +"
The man with the cande-
labra in q heart-tugger full
of corn and concerts.
Liberace (1955).
Evening star., 1963-05-21
TV-Rodio
ON THE AIR
One of the 4 Hours
On Panel Was Lively
THE EVENING STAR
Washington, D. c.
Tuesduy, May q, 1868
By BERNIE HARRISON
Star TV Critic

We missed the on-the-ar Sunday after
by WTTG5 that there would two not one wo-hour
discussion shows the general subject of The American
Experience that night and frankly not sorry We
joyed the first half the first program % to II p) but
four hours bit more than to devote any expert
Evening star., 1963-05-21

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Evening star., 1963-05-21

Then could he find some way to de-
liver the message to Mr.. Maynard'S
brotherp He could. And he did.
A short time later. a very relieved
Mr.. Maynard and his brother were
talking. Long Distance.
Helping people with large and
small problems is a very large part
Of the everyday life Of Telephone
Company people.
Despite all the recent mechaniza-
tion Of equipment, telephone service
remains essentially a personal service.
There's always an ezpertly trained
operator at the other end Of the line.
She's there to help you in every way
she can. any time you need assistance
in your daily telephonins,
Evening star., 1963-05-21

1880, WTTG (5-Hollywood's
Finest. Claudia" Rose
Franken's almost classical
story Of a child bride who
grows up. Dorothy Nc
Guire, Robert Young d943) i
Evening star., 1963-05-21
The reSourcefuL
operator
and the sheriff

The need was pressing. Paul D.
Maynard had to contact his brother
in Celina. Ohio. about an urgent
family matter.
But his brother, who lived in a
rural section, had no telephone. And
repeated attempts to reach him
by telephonins neishbon had been
unsuccessful.
Mr.. Maynard was frusrated-at
q loss for the next step to take.
Then c &P Operator Mrs. Ber.
tha E. GiekS had an idea. Why not
seek the aid Of the sheriff in Celinap
She called him. Would be copy a
message with Mr.. Maynard's Wash
ington telephone number and instrue-
lions to call right awayp He would.
Evening star., 1963-05-21
CHANNEL cHUcKLES
a.. au Km-.

The first program, which was
Evening star., 1963-05-21
.TV KEY" PREVIEWS

Tontohts top sho1DS as preUieDed by TV KEYS StdU
Uho attend rehenrSns wdtch screenings and undlyze
scripts In New York, Hollywood and elSeUhere Their
opinions are offered guide to area pietDers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-09
u. S. Offer of Complete Rehabilitation
Is Urged to Win Support of People

nouncement, 1t can be turned
over to the United States
Information Agency and its
numerous outlets for radio
broadcaSting. A detailed re-
port, covering as many phases
Of Cuban economic life as
possible, should be presented
in Spanish to the Cuban peo-
pie. It should be expressed
in the simplest phrases. so
that the average person in
Cuba could quickly grasp
what is really meant. The
mere announcement of the
plan would cause a sensation
inside Cuba, and the news
Of it would spread quickly
over the island by word Of
mouth.
But, it will be asserted, the
Cuban army has been trained
by the Russians, and is esti-
mated at a strength Of about
100000. No revolutionist
group is strong enough. it
will be commended. nor in pos
session Of adequate arms to
do the job Of defeating the
Castro army. But this kind
of argument assumes that a
revolution in Cuba has to
start with an organized revo-
lutionary movement of sub
stantial size. Actually, the
most successful and far
reaching revolutions against
autocracy in Europe and Lat
in America and Asia in re-
cent years have come from in
side the armed forces.
In Cuba, the 200,000-man
army is an integral part Of
a large population, and its
members have relatives and
friends throughout the island.
They are all aware of the suf-
fering that prevails and the
hopelessness of the future
under Mr.. Castro. Given a
chance to rescue their coun-
trymen, this same standing
army could quickly take
charge and get rid Of Mr..
Castro. A whole army can
suddenly shift its allegiance
at the behest Of a few officers.
Unfortunately, in recent
months the Washington gov
ernment's policies have
created the impression inside
Cuba that the United States
Is afraid to give Cubans any
substantial help. 1t is true
that more than $50 million
was raised to ransom the pa
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greater and growing. II Eu-
rope will not have her. II
her Commonwealth is drift
ing away in parcels because
she can no longer either pro-
tect or succor 1t, then she
can turn only to the United
States in some new form of
relationship. Pretty certainly
Harold Macmillan's Conserv-
atives will not be In power q
year from now to make the
effort, and the Prime Minis
ter presumptive. Harold Will
son Of the Labor Party. hap
pened to acquire his party
leadership by support from
its left wing, including the
America detesting fellow
travellers.
Mr.. Wilson Is cagey, adept