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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22
HOLLYWOOD
Merle Still GIitteriing Star

re-release the first picture
and not bother with the sec
ond2" 1t would have paid to
have done that. The Hep
burn McLaine- Garner pic
ture was dull and a box-of-
flee failure, in spite Of the
return to the original stage
theme.
It's nice to report that the
star is very generous with her
possessions. She is always
inviting her friends to visit
her in Mexico or wherever
she happens to be living. IT
have never held on to things
or been greedy. In my book
of favorite quotations there
is this line that I believe in,
I spent what I have and that
which I kept, I lost"
The most important Of
Merle's possessions today are
her two children. Five-year-
old Bruno, and Francesca,
aged four. They live in Mex
leo City but come to Holly
wood when Merle spends ex-
tended time here.
Calls Acting Relaxing
why did you return to
your film acting careerp" I
asked Merle. II find It re-
laxing." she replied. ITS
such fun at this stage to go
to work. Will I continue2 It
depends first Of all II they
want me to continue. and II
I find the right stories. I've
turned down eight scripts
since ! finished "Of Love and
Desire" John Huston wanted
me TO play the mother in
Freud" I would have II he
had kept the original script.
1t was q lovely part. I like
a script Of Daudet's "Sapho"
/ was given in London when
Bruno and I had a flying
trip around the world.
They are rewriting 1t, and
I will probably make the pic
ture in France. I feel I have
lots Of time TO retire. I want
TO live a lot first. I never
learned TO play bridge and
you can get awfully bored un-
less you work at something"
"In "Of Love and Desire"
Merle portrays a nympho-
maniac--are there any other
parts these days? In the pic
ture we win see her two
houses in Mexico. There were
used extensively for the film.
I asked Merle for the Sc
cret Of her beautiful face and
figure. She will never see As
See OBERON, Page F-s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22
BY HARRY MACARTHUR
Star Staff Writer

One Sunday last May a
headline on this page de-
clared: Reviewer Clearly No
Man to Pick an Arena Sea-
SON." AS headlines 60 this one
has turned out to be a spec
tacular success. 1t still stands
UP today.
In the text beneath 1t that
spring Sunday, the regular
occupant Of the drama desk,
Jay Carmody, scanned Zelda
Fichandler's list Of play pos
sibilities for the 1884 Arena
stage season. Having
scanned. he came UP with a
list Of his own. Of the eight
works that would constitute a
stimulating Arena season for
him.
Comes now the annual an
nouncement OF the season
scheduled for Arena and 1t
stands as ample evidence that
Arena is not catering to any
critics. OF the eight produc-
tons to be offered, Mr.. Car
mody and Mrs. Fichandler
saw eye-to-eye on only two.
Battle Dream" and EN-
rico "" are the two the re-
viewer will see OF the eight
he thought he'd like to see.
First, a Premiere
The season will get under
way on October 30 with the
American premiere Of John
Writings The Devils"
which comes highly recon-
mended by London's critics.
Hurd Hatfield will join the
Arena company TO play the
leading role, q libertine priest
accused Of sorcery in 18th
century France. Mrs. Fichan-
dler win direct The Devils"
herself.
Next in line. on November
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22

that william Shakespeare
has a 400th birthday coming
up and promises to salute 1t
with "a romp in the round"
Tanning of the Shrew" is set
to open on April %.
This will bring Arena and
its playgoers to the conclud-
ing offering of the season,
the Howard Richardson-Jay
Berney Smoky Mountain leg
end with music, Dark of the
Moon" 1t opens on May q
to wind up another year of
Arena activity on June 81.
Workshops, Too
In addition TO the eight
plays Of the regular season.
Arena is planning to stage at
least one and probably sew
eral workshop productions
under the direction Of Mel
Shapiro, assistant to the pro-
ducing director. The first of
these will pair on a double
bill two one-act plays-Har-
old Pinter's THE Room" and
Swings" by Edward de
Grazia. a Washington attor-
ney. These workshop produc-
tons will be scheduled for
Sunday afternoons and Mon
day evenings, with season
subscribers having first pri-
GRITTY on tickets.
Arenas regular productions
will run the customary four
weeks, but will open this year
on Wednesday instead Of
Tuesday nights. During the
remainder Of each four-week
run performances will be at
$3.50 pm. Tuesday through
Friday, 1880 and $3.50 pm.
Saturday and 1880 pm. SUM-
day.
With today's announcement
Of plays 10 come. Arena is
opening the annual fall sea-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22

q scholarship. was graduated
with honors, and soon be-
came one of the busiest ac-
treSses in radio. Then came
four appearances on Broad
way, and after that. Holly
wood.
She won an Academy
Award for her performance
in "All the Kings Men," her
first picture. Since then she
has been seen In other films,
including Johnny Guitar"
with Joan Crawford. In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22
BY SHEnAH GRAHAM

North American Newspaper Alliance
HOLLYwOOD.-Look at
those pearls" q middle
aged society matron ex-
claimed when ! was lunch
ing recently at the Colony
Restaurant in New York with
Merle Oberon.
It wasn't my imitation
necklace she had noticed.
Merle was wearing the larg-
est and most real pearls I
ever have seen. The CONVEX
sation from our neighbours Ia
BILE continued. YES" sighed
the other lady. But did you
see the claspl"
Let me see is," I asked.
Merle obliged and ! gasped.
There are 20 carats Of pure
diamond holding together the
loose, large necklace Of
pearls. And as Merle brought
her hand down ! was blinded
by the two-inch hexagonal
diamond ring on her finger.
Just how valuable Is your
collection Of jewels2" I asked
the attractive star Of the
sos who recently came out
of retirement to star in "Of
Love and Desire" for goth
Century-Fox. -.
Il really don't know" she
replied. you see my hus-
band takes care Of the in
surance."
They're Insured, Too
I started to prompt her.
There's your emerald set,
and the ruby set, and the
diamond set, and the pearl
set"
And I have three diamond
rings" Merle continued. And
please be sure TO say that
they are all well insured" she
begged me. Usually women
are robbed because they are
not insured. A burglar thinks
twice before stealing Jewels or
furs that are insured. The
insurance people nearly al
ways track them down"
Miss Oberor1 seems to have
everything q woman dreams
Of. Her husband. Bruno Pag-
liai, is q northumberland
Mexican industrialist. I'VE
have three homes, each with
its own swimming pool"
Merle told me happily. "And
we're planning TO builG a
beautiful place on the ocean
at Acapulco" The Mexico
CITY home is q showplace, so
is the mansion at Cunervaca.
The other hoyre is in Bev-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22


Stor, Is on vacation. His column
will be resumed on his return.
81, will be the world premiere
of Herbert Boland's Battle
Dream" a drama based on
the playwright's world
War II experiences. It won
the 1860 Arts Of the Theater
Foundation award.
With a change Of pace
clearly in order. Arena will
turn next to the aged but
wackily comic sex farce by
Georges Feydeau, Hotel Par
adiso." It will open on De-
cember IS to start the new
year on a cheerful note.
The comedy mood will last
only through January 10.
Hotel Paradise" will be fol-
lowed on January "a by THE
WALL" Willard Lampell's
dramatization Of John Her
sey's novel set in the Warsaw
ghetto.
AnOther Novel
The second half of Arenas
season brings In THE Affair"
on February 20, another
adapted from a novel, this
one by c. p. Snow. Ronald
Miller is the man who FASH
toned 1t into a melodrama
described by Walter Kerr as
full of cerebral rabbit
punches"
The other play from Mr..
Carmody's list, Pirandello's
mystery play which he Amer
icanized as Henry w." is
the sixth production sched-
uled. Arena prefers the Old
World title. "Enrico w." for
the new adaptation by John
Reich. opening on March IS.
Arena also remembers
(Which our Mr.. c. overlooked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22

enormously. People have been
rough on her, and she Is
easily hurt.
Elizabeth is the very best
mother in Hollywood. period.
She eats with her children
every single night, and she's
strict with them. Her boys
are little gentlemen. She's Q
complete professional In her
work. she's always prepared.
And she has q magnificent
sense of the grotesque about
herself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22


Giant" and Suddenly Last
Summer" with Elizabeth
Taylor.
Joan and ! were so mad
with each other. ! prayed
that when I shot her one
of the bullets wouldn't be
blank. We're friends now, but
we were enemies then. Eliza
beth Taylor called me from
London the other day. just
to see how I was, and If I
needed anything, which
meant money. / admire her
Kodiak mirror., 1963-07-26

6:10eScience in Action 6:30-News, Sports, Weather 7:0O-Ed Sullivan 8:O0LZane Grey Theatre 8:3O-Academy Awards 10:00-Tonight Show 11:0OLBowling
 Thursday 9:3O A.M.-Coffee Break 4:45-Test Pattern 5:0OETrue Adventure 5:30-Sea Hunt 6:00-Cartoons 6:15-Stump The Stars
Kodiak mirror., 1963-07-26
Kodiak Pioneer
 Jack Lee, Dead

A we'll known Alaskan pioneer, John Hugh Jack" Lee, who lived number of years in Kodiak, pas sed away at the Alaska Pioneers Home on July IA and was buried in the Alaska Pioneers Home Ceme- tery in Sitka according to word re- ceived from Supt, James F. liar rigan.
Kodiak mirror., 1963-07-26

7:50-Interlude 8:10-Perry Mason 9:00-Gunsmoke 9:30-Twilight Zone l0:0O-Movie 11:45-Man to Man
 Monday 9:3O A.M.-Coffee Break 4:45-Test Pattern 5:0O-Ted Mack 5:3O-Dobie Gillis 6:0O-Cartoons 6:15-Newsreel 6:3O-News, Sports, Weather 7:OO-Andy Griffith 7:3O-Steve Canyon 8:00-I's Dickens, He's Fenster 8:30-Joey Bishop 9:OO-Lucky Lager Sports 9:30-Peter Gum 10:0O-Movie
 Tuesday 9:30 A.M.-Coffee Break 4:45-Test Pattern 5:0O-2Oth Century 5:3O-To Tell the Truth 6:00--CartoonS 6:10-Air Force Story 6:3O-News, Sports, Weather 7:O0-Mitch Miller 8:O0-John Glenn Story 8:3O-I've Got a Secret 9:O0-Boxing 1O:OO-Expedition Colorado :3O-Steve Allen
 Wednesday 9:3O A.M.-Coffee Break 4:45-Test Pattern 5:00-Big Picture . 5:3O-Danny Thomas ' 6:O0-Cartoons
Kodiak mirror., 1963-07-26
RADIO
Friday

Friday 9:30 A.M.-Coffee Break 4:00-Insight 5;00-Shari Lewis 5:30-Biography 6:0O-Cartoons 6:15-Pathe Educational Film 6:30-News, Sports. Weather 7:00-What's My Line 7:30-My Three Sons 8:00-Rawhide 9:00-Untouchables 10:00-Movie
 Saturday 12:15-Capt. Kangaroo 1:OO-Ford Show 1:S0-Price Is Right 2:0O-All Star Baseball 4:3O-World Concert Hall 5:00-Lawernce Welk Show 6:00-Bonanza 7:00-Willy 7:30-Dick Van Dyke 8:00-Armstrong Circle Theatre 9:00-Jack Paar Show 1O:0O-MOvie 11:30-Movie
 Sunday 1:O0-This Is The Life 1:30-The Christophers 2:OO-G.E. College Bowl 2:30-Championship Bridge 3:OO-The Great Challenge 4:OO-Movie 5:30-Candid Camera 6:00-Disney Presents 7:0O-Combat
Kodiak mirror., 1963-07-26

6:30-News, Sports, Weather 7:00-Bat MasterSon 7:30-Lockup 8:00-Gary Moore Show 9:00-PaSSword
Arizona tribune., 1963-08-23
WOMAN ADMITS TAR
AND FEATHERING HOAX

WALNUT. Calf. A white
woman who allowed herself to be
tarred and feathered and then
set fire to her home. admitted
the incident was hoax.
The scheme was planned to
create a phony racial incident
and halt condemnation Of her
house by city authorities. The
victim Mrs. Katherine Harwell
26. was seriously burned. She
will be charged with suspicion
of conspiracy and arson.
Also arrested we're her
friends. MIR. and Mrs. Robert
Lewis who reportedly set fire
to Mrs. Harwell.
The Lewis couple tried to in
duce Negro handyman Jimmie
Jackson to have himself tarred
and feathered and left in the
house to be rescued. He refused
to take part in the plan.
Jackson told police the tar and
feather plan was intended to ap-
pear as If segregationists had
done 1t. The National Associa-
tion for the Advancement of Col
ored People and other integra-
tion groups we're to be agitated.
Mrs. Harwell volunteered to be
the victim and the LeMses and
another woman, Mrs. Louis
Smith. Is. smeared tar and feath-
ers on her. They tied her hand
and the Lewises went to sum-
mon police while Mrs. Smith
remained and soaked the house
with flamable liquid and set it
afire.
When firemen arrived Mrs.
Harwell said three white men
had tarred and feathered her and
set fire to her house because
they found her working in the
house with a Negro handyman.
Arizona tribune., 1963-08-23
MAN SHOT AND KILLED
BY RELUCTANT FRIEND

A 45-year-old man was shot
to death by woman who des-
cribed herself to police as a
former girl friend. She said the
man had been annoying her for
l3 years, police reported.
Slain was Josh Myers. 171O
E. Lincoln. He was shot three
times in the chest in the apart
ment of Ruby Lee Bates. AZ.
of ol7A w. Grant St.
Police reported that Miss
Bates admitted the shooting. She
told them that Myers had been
her boy friend in Texas and that
he had followed her to Arizona
l3 years ago.
Arizona tribune., 1963-08-23
CIVIL SERVICE NEWS

The Board Of u. S. Civil Ser
vice Examiners, Southwest Reg
ion, National Park Service, Santa
Fe. New Mexico, announces an
examination for filling Caretaker
vacancies. The salary ranges
from $500 to $2.73 per hour.
Information concerning these
positions is contained in exami-
nation announcement No. DE-64-
lS (lo63). The Board Of Exam
iners suggest that interested per-
sons inquire at their local first
or second-class post office where
the announcement is available
for further information concern
ing application procedures, loca-
tion ofpositions, and qualification
requirements. Applications for
this examination must be re-
ceived by the Board of u. S.
Civil Service Examiners on or
before September 8. 1868.
Arizona tribune., 1963-08-23

Railroad passenger travel last
year was equivalent to a 107-mile
trip for every person in the United
States.
Arizona tribune., 1963-08-23

Awards presented at Julian School playground last Tuesday
night.
Top photo-Rckey Boyd the trophy for Class
Maurice Cook officer of the Julian
he congratuaes W. Bankhead, Class E. coach.
Bottom photographs from eWie Webb named
valuable Class Dwight accepted
championship trophy Latham Powers named the valuable
Class player and Rudolph Jackson.
to give all players congratulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
Sofewoy, CORE toMeet
After Picketinq Here

yesterday. They we're soon op-
! posed by half q dozen brown.
shirted m embers Of Georg.
Lincoln Rockwell's American
Nazi Party, wearing swastiks
armbands and carrying anti
Negro posters. The Nazis
marched across the street from
the CORE pickets. There was
no violence.
Business at the picketed
stores was not noticeably af-
fected by the picketing g, al
though a CORE picket leader,
Gilbert Douglas, said some Gus
toners re fused to enter the
stores and joined the picket
line. On the other hand. two
customers at the picketed Safe
way at 2303 Columbia pike. Ar
lington, said they went to the
store specifically because
CORE was picketing it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
Board Candidates
Debate in Fuirfux

Dranesville voters in Fairfax
will have two chances to see
their districts three county
board candidates debate on the
same platform this week.
The three will talk at $3.50
pm. tomorrow in the Lewins-
vile School, and at 8 pm.
Wednesday in the Lemon Road
School.
Providence districts two
candidates will speak together
at Falls Hill Elementary School
at 8 pm. tomorrow. The Re-
publican and Democratic can
didateS for sheriff also will be
on the platform.
The board candidates from
all seven districts will join the
candidates for the posts Of
sheriff and commonwealth at
torney at the monthly meeting
Of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations at 8 pm. Thurs
day in the Annandale Elemen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
Youth Meet Set
By EpiscopuIiuns

Young people from sever
parish churches In the Episco.
pal Diocese Of Washington vii
meet Wednesday through Fri.
day at Claggett Conference
Center In Buckeystown, Md.
The conference, the first Of Q
series Of eight youth gathering,
which will eventually include
representatives Of all parishes
in the diocese, viii begin at
pm. Wednesday and end mid
day Friday.
The meetings are designed
by the Rev. James C. Fenha-
gen, director Of the Diocesan
Department Of Christian Edu-
cation, to prepare young people
for q more active part in the
church today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13

progress during the remaining
Is years Of our franchise and
beyond"
The manner In which the
two legislators introduced their
measures indicated to veteran
Congressional observers that
they were not In q hurry. Sem
ator Morse, rather than urging
the District Committee to make
the investigation on its own
initiative. took the longer route
of asking the whole Senate to
back the study. Representative
Mcmillan labelled his bill ''by
request" which technically still
makes it his bill but does indi-
cate to other members q GER
tain diSSasSociation from the
cause.
Both men have been warm
In their praise for Mr.. Chalk's
transit accomplishments, how
ever. At q dinner honoring Mr..
Chalk this week, Senator Morse
presented q plaque from the
$100-a-plate gathering which
said was richly deserved" The
plaque read: ITO o. Roy Chalk
for his vision, wisdom, integrity
and selfless contribution to the
transportation industry Of our
nations capitol on the sew
enth anniversary Of his out
standing leadership Of the
D. c. Transit System"
Court Briefs Due
Chairman Mcmillan, who last
session of Congress helped push
through a potential $500, 000-a-
year school fare subsidy for
D. c. Transit, was also ct the
dinner.
While M. Chalk may not be
pushing hard for his 61a per
cent goal in Congress, his law
yers will be carrying the ball
on this score.
Briefs in D. c. Transit's APP
peal Of q partially denied fare
increase request are due in the
United States Court Of Appeals
Wednesday. One Of D. c. Tram
sits contentious Is that the
Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Commission erred In its
April Is fare order by not al
lowing ga per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
Orchid Show
Opens Tomorrow
In Arlington

The 18th annual Orchit
Show Of the National Capita,
Orchid Society win be held TO-
morrow and Tuesday at Lans.
burghs department store ir
Arlington.
It will be presented at the
Shirlington stores auditorium
$500 South Randolph street
from 10 am. to $50 pm. TO-
morrow and from 10 am. to {
pm. on Tuesday.
The show will be open to the
public and will be free OF
charge.
The society, whose member
ship includes men and women
from throughout the Washing
ton area, Is headed by DR.. j
Frank Schairer. Mr.. and Mrs
Basil p. Cooper are co-chair-
men Of the show.
Entries In the show will be
judged today, starting at 4
pm. with q special preview for
exhibitors and society members
scheduled for 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13

Representatives Of Safewa,
Stores and the Washington
chapter Of the Congress Of Ra-
cial Equality viii meet this
week to discuss CORES COM
plants that the supermarket
chain discriminates against
Negroes in both hiring and
promotion.
The meeting was scheduled
when CORE pickets marched
outside three Safeway stores in
the District and one in Airing
ton throughout the day yester-
day.
Julius Hobson. CORE chair
man. announced that picket
lines would be Withdrawn
pending outcome Of the discus
sions with Safeway m anage-
ment. The announcement came
after Mr.. Hobson and other
CORE leaders met with ]. A.
Anderson, vice president and
division manager Of Safeway
Stores In the Washington area.
Both sides expressed willing
ness to work constructively for
q solution to all outstanding
problems"
CORES basic complaint is
that s afeway has done only
token" hiring and promotion
Of Negroes in its 140 area
stores. According to Safeway
figures. there were three Negro
managers, two Negro assistant
managers and q total Of 956
Negro employees In the Wash
ington division as Of September
a.
About rs CORE pickets out
side Safeway stores at 1747 and
1864 Columbia road NV. began
marching shortly before noon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
Suspect
Still Hunted
In Fuirfux

Some IS Fairfax County DO.
hcemen with two dogs are con-
tinuing q search Of the Franco.
nla-Newington area for q mar
suspected Of II crimes, fnclud-
ing rape. The suspect hasn't
been sighted. however for al
most three weeks.
Witnesses failed to identity a
39-year-oId man generally fit
ting the description Of the rape
suspect who was picked up
about 6 am. yesterday while
walking north on o. S. Route l
in the vicinity Of Fort Belvoir
The man. being held on q
drunkenness charge. has q near
ly-h called wound penetrating
one Of his hands, police 1t. Da-
vid r. Eike said.
A 21-year-old Bren Mar Park
h housewife, who was raped
when she went out to watch
trains with her 1S-month-old
son September 6, described her
asSailant as a Negro in his MD
twentles who had a fresh "bul-
let wound" on one Of his
thumbs.
The rape suspect, who has
eluded intensive police searches
by using woods and culverts IN
the area to conceal his move
ments, Is wanted for four mol
estings and six housebreakings
which have occurred since
July. He also Is wanted for
molesting q wo man last No
vember.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
Senate, House Forget Proposals
To Insure DC. Tronsit's Profits

lative policy that 6Iz per cent
would not be considered "un-
reasonable" by Congress. The
courts have interpreted this to
mean that the regulators can
60 below 6lz per cent.
Neither Senator Morse's res
olution nor Representative
McMillan's bill have moved
one step past the hopper, ac-
cording to top staff aides at
the District committees on
both sides Of Congress. Neither
man has pushed for early
hearings on their legislation.
Nor has Mr.. Chalk been heard
from publicly regarding these
measures, although his letter
to Congress last spring con-
veyed the feeling that he had
been patient" for the seven
years his franchise has run.
Not In Hurry
Now, however, he said he
was entitled to 81 per cent
"as a reward for our accom-
plishments Of the past and as
an incentive for continued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
Broker Charged
By z Newsboys
In Knife Threat

A 37-year-old BrookIine
CMass) stock broker has been
charged with assault BY Prince
Georges County police after q
newsboy said q man with q
Switchblade knife threatened TO
kin him yesterday.
The man. Francis J. Mona
hon. is being held on $1,000
bond on charges Of assault
with q deadly weapon nd
carrying q concealed weapon.
Detective James Ross said
the newsboys. Thomas N. Sui
Ivan, IA, Of 1910 Pennsylvania
street. and John T. Martus, IL,
1924 Gumwood drive, both Of
University Park, were deliver
ing papers In the 7700 block Of
Adelphi road.
Young Sullivan was stacking
papers between two apartment
buildings when q man came
outside and told him to move or
he would kill hum. Then, Detec-
tive Ross said. the man bran
dished a knife and Sullivan
backed away.
Martus came out Of q build
ding after delivering news
papers and heard the commo-
ton. The 14-year-old ran into
an apartment nearby and po-
lice were called. Detective Ross
said Mcmahon was found under
a bush outside.
He will face preliminary
hearing Monday morning in
HyattSville Peoples Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
Recreation Board
Backs Visitor Center

The District Recreation
Board yesterday backed a pro-
posal to build a National Visi-
tor and Student Center in
Washington.
The center was recommend
ed by Downtown Progress, Inc,
in July after a study by a man.
agement consultant firm.
In its recommendation, the
board pointed out that by 1870
there may be over "a million
visitors to the Nations Capital,