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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-06
NEWS or MUSIC
Braves Hail Votopek
In Washington Debut

DR.. Mitchell is to be thanked
for bringing this rising star Ia
the Nations Capital so soon
after his rise to fame. Mr.
Votapek demonstrated that hi
deserves the spotlight; let u,
hope that he returns here soor
TO display other facets Of his
artistry.
The novelty Of the evening
was a set Of 16 variations or
the familiar Paganini theme
from the gath Caprice (thC
same one used by Rachmani.
noff and so many others) by
the contemporary Germa r
composer. Boris Blacher.
Although the work is moi
particularly modern in idiom--
1t dates from l947-it is quite
ingenious, and 1t is a fine dis.
play piece for various individ-
ual members and choirs Of the
orchestra. It proved to b.
pleasant listening, and q good
warmer-upper.
After the intermission, Dr.
Mitchell turned his attention
TO the Beethoven Eroica, fur
nishing q reading which was
somewhat rough-and-ready -
and in the first movement in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-06

Twelve lsng- sEsmmsd
American Beauties, Tells
man o. Pink roses With
saves end fern. RssIlsiis
plastic fer bssufy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-06

particular. somewhat more
rough than ready.
Altogether. except for the
Blacher, the National Sym
phony did not appear to be in
especially good form. Even in
the Grieg there were some
orchestral troubles, most promi-
nently an obtrusively sharp
first horn which FLASHED badly
with Mr.. Votapek's piano not
once but several times.
Undoubtedly, matters will
improve tonight, however, and
those who have not yet heard
Mr.. votapek should take ad-
vantage Of the opportunity to
do so at the Constitution Hall
repeat. He is definitely worth
hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-06
The lyons. DEN.
No More Answers
During Strike

NEW YORK. Russell Nyp e
starred at the Persian Room in
December. and in Brigadoon at
the City Center last week =
both during the newspaper
strike. His wife lamented this
ill-fortune which deprived Nype
Of the coveted critics notices.
Their plight was COM
pounded when their daughter
asked how many prisoners were
freed in the storming Of the
Bastille.
Mrs. Nype. as is her custom
when confronted with such a
problem from school, phoned
the New York Times Library,
and was told: Sorry, but no
more homework answers until
the strikes over
IS
DRAMA DEPT: The new
version Of the Optimist- Pessi-
mist story occurred this week,
at a party where the guests
included playwright Irwin
Shaw and producer Herman
Levin. Shaw. whose Children
At Their Games" goes into re-
hearsal next week, asked: I'VE
open here In April, and I need
the critics notices. DO you
think the strike will be over
by them"
Levin, producer Of the new
Harry Kurnitz Noel Coward
musical, pessimistically said:
I'm worried about getting no.
tees for my show - and we
don't open till next Thanks
giving"
FINANCE NOTE: Coward Is
completing the songs for 1.-THE
Sleeping Prince" at his home
in Jamaica. Kurnitz is COM
plotting the script at his home
in France, where he is q ia
miliar figure at the gambling
casinos. :. Coward asked how
much he'd lost. and Kurnitz re-
piled: That's confidential in
formation but my cable to the
bank in itself cost $50"
\
THEATER NOTE: Anthony
Farrell, who once made a MEM
oarble invasion Of Broadway
by backing shows, then pro-
ducing them and finally buy
ing q theater to house his prof.
ects-is happily retired, and
enjoying his wealth. Farrell re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-06
BY LEONARD LYONS

couped most Of his losses with
q capital gains sale Of his the
alter he'd owned, the Mark Hell
linger on Broadway.
Farrell went into retirement
after an addition Of a musical
in which he was asked to in
vest. He listened to it, then
told the songwriter: Il could
do your job If exerted a little
effort" The scheming pro-
Queer snickered: "And without
effortP" =. And without eff
fort" Farrell told the producer,
Il could do your job"
aas
LOCAL NEWSi Don Murray
will portray Norman Vincent
Peale In the film based on DR.,
Peale's life. Mike Nichols,
who became g comedy sensa-
ton with his ex-partner. Elaine
May, is turning legit. He'll play
the Dauphin in Shaw's "St.
Joan" at the Vancouver Fes-
tival Frank Clifford has
been tapped for ain acting role
in a TV series. 1t would not
conflict with his plans to play
for the football Gaints next
season. Isabel Jeans, the
British actress, will play the
m other In The Sleeping
Prince" Montgomery Cliff
who from the start had been
represented only by MICA, just
signed with agent Robert Lantz
Gerald Gardner, author
Of Who's In Charge Here?"
will write the text for the
comedy-record version.
-
SHOW DEP T.: Richard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-06

Rodgers. Of course, attended
the current revival of okla
homal" at the City Center. It
marked the goth anniversary
Of the original production. On
that opening night. in i943,
when the rave notices came in,
Oscar Hammerstein invited
Rodgers to join In drinks Of
celebration. mo-" Rodgers said
mo drinks. I really want to
FEEL this moment"
So 49,
FILMS: Ella Kazan discussed
the problem Of achieving in
teresting close-ups OF charac-
tiers in a movie. Kazan said Of
these close UP shots: "A
woman looks most interesting
when she's happy, A man looks
most interesting when he's un-
happy"
DRINKING NOTE: In Paris
the story is told Of q drunken
Englishman who pnoned the
manager Of the Plaza-Athenee,
demanding TO know when the
bar would open. He made re-
peated calls, until the manager
finally responded and told him I:
THE bar opens at 1880, but
you're drunk and you won't get
In" Don't be silly" said
the caller. I'm in - and try
ing to get out"
MARITAL NOTE: A success
full screenwriter who now lives
in Europe has been married
three times. He maintains a
most cordial relationship with
his ex-wives. II never really
had any quarrels with them"
he explained. His first marriage
had been a happy one, he said,
until he had TO 60 abroad to
work and met the woman who
became his second wife. They
were happy too, until another
foreign assignment brought
him to meet his third wife.
you start out as a typical
monogamist," he sighed, then
before you know it-you're q
regular Bluebeard."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-06
NEWS or MUSIC
BY IRVING LOwENS
Star Music Critic

National symphony Orchestra,
Howard Mitchell, conductor, Solo
ist; Ralph Votapek, piano. Al Con-
stitution Hall. Program: Orehestral
Variations on q Theme OF PagaIlni,
Blaeheri Piano Concerto in A minor,
On, lb, 0rieg; Symphony No, 3 4
nat (Eroica), Op. So, Beethoven.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-02-14
School Planning
Fund Approved

The County Council approved
a resolution Tuesday authoriz-
ing the Board of Education to
utilize $4,000 in unallocated
capital funds for the prepar-
alton of plans for construction
of a new elementary school in
the Seven Locks Road area, for
which actual construction costs
are provided in the proposed
school budget.
The expenditure was approved
after Henry Hilburn, assistant
director of planning for the
school board, said immediate
preparation of plans would
speed up the overall construc-
ton program by having them
available for use when the build
ing fund is authorized. The pro-
posed 16-room school would be
located on a site bounded by the
Capital Belt Highway, Cabin
John Park, River Road and the
future Democracy Boulevard,
and would be built at a cost of
sos 600.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-02-14
BY J. L.
Jerry" King

Is II Improper to Wash
q United States Flag?
Many people seem to think
that there is some law for.
bidding the washing of our
National flag. No disrespect
is shown the flag by clean
ing 1t. 1t is also proper to
mend the flag IL it should be
torn.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-02-14
0 Alex Hancock

Continued from Page II
lished in 1857, the initial verse
expresses an intriguing reaction
to his first view of Washington
on arriving by way of the Me
mortal Bridge. Entitled "Arriv-
al" it asserts:
"Where the popular cult is but
Inherited Snobbery;
Where the national facing is
LegdHzed robbery;
This portal is proper, its
Motif Superior;
Right and left is an oversize
Equine pOsterior."
Whatever his views might
have been at that time, Hancock
currently is undergoing an un-
expected reaction toward his
coming retirement. Although he
looked forward to it with eager
ness as he neared his 62nd
birthday last August. he said,
the last few months have caused
him to wonder if that is what
he really wanted.
Noting that he hid been feel
ing rather poorly" lately, he
said ITS a little harder retiring
than l thought it would be. I'm
going to miss the place and the
pe0Dle I've known for so long"
His numerous friends and as
sociateS are planning farewell
"Soiree and Buffet" to be held
at the River Road Country Club
in Poolesville on Saturday, Feb.
%. starting at $50 pm. Anyone
who has known him is invited
to attend, and can obtain reser-
vations through the County FL
nance Office, either by tele-
phone or personal application.
A native of Savannah. Ca,
Hancock came to Montgomery
County in 1882 as a member of
a firm engaged to audit the
county's business accounts. He
was offered the job of county
auditor and accepted it to inaug-
urate long career that was in
terrupted in 1896 when the
County Commissioners failed to
reappoint him, but was resumed
three years later when a new
board of commissioners came
into office and called him back.
Around 1910, he said. his title
was changed to that of County
Comptroller, the position he Of
ficially held at the time the new
Charter form of government
was created and gave him his
present rating.
Married to the former Florine
Virginia Naramore, of Alexan-
dria, he has three children and
eight grandchildren. He makes
his home at 8447 Woodcliff
Court, Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-02-14

1851. Shortly after that, he was
called back into the Army for
service in the Korean War, but
ended his military career with
out getting back overseas when
he suffered a polio attack from
which he recovered after being
confined to a wheel chair and
then clutches.
A member of the Montgomery
County Bar Association for the
National Institute of Municipal
Law Officers and member of
the special committee for civil
attorneys of the National Asso-
citation of County Officials. He
and his wife, Gwen, are the
parents of two daughters, Shar-
on, 13, and Patti, II, and an
eight-year-old son, Wayne, and
make their home at 1918
Moray I'd. in Wheaton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-02-14
o Carter Quits

l. Continued from Page II
of war service and private bust
ness experience"
Later, in talking to report
ers, Carter said the new cOun-
Gil has never rejected any of
his recommendations and in
Dictated his resignation was
based entirely on his dissatis-
faction with the Republicans
policies and procedures.
He said he plans to go into
private practice Somewhere In
Montgomery County," adding
that he has five locations under
consideration. At the moment,
he said, he plans to practice by
himself rather than joining any
organized group.
Carter first was appointed to
the legal staff in 1854 as a jun
ior assistant to the County At.
torney by Republican Council
which was replaced later by
Democrats. Since his appoint
ment to the top legal post in
1858, he has served under a
Council dominated entirely by
Democrats.
Although registered as a
Democrat, Carter contends he
has never ventured an opinion
carrying political overtones in
the hundreds of instances when
he was called on to advise the
Council on the legal aspects of
controversial problems.
Whenever his opinions were
challenged in court-a situation
that arose in relatively few
cases-they were upheld by
Maryland's top judicial author
tiles in a majority of cases. In
the 38 cases carried to the
Court Of Appeals of Maryland
on appeals from decisions re-
sulting from his initial opinion
on matters ranging from coming
to taxation, 81 were upheld by
the States higest court, two
were remanded for further pro-
ceedings not yet decided on
merits and only two were re-
jected.
A native of Texas, Carter
graduated 1rom Louisina State
University in 1912 and, after
European service in World War
II during which he entered the
Army as a second lieutenant
and emerged as a captain, he
obtained his law degree from
the University of Maryland in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-02-14

reserve" elementary teaching
positions for unanticipated
growth, increase the per pupil
textbook allotment for second
airy schools by 81, increase from
ST to $1.50 the per pupil allot,
ment for library books, three
additional art teachers, three
more physics teachers and three
more foreign language teachers
in elementary schools, hiring
of two more teacher-hbrarians,
increase the elementary school
library book allotment from Is
cents per pupil to 81, and addi-
ton of 10 resources teachers.
Led by Boardmember William
E. Coyle, the majority faction,
again over the protests of the
minority, ordered curtailment
of the research program de-
signed to show whether elemen-
tary school children, starting
in the fourth grade, can learn
foreign languages faster than
secondary school pupils.
Students who have already
started the program, however,
will be able to continue it.
At one point in the length
budget pruning process,
Boardmember Kicker declared
Indignantly: I'VE are making
shambIes of our public edu-
cation"
Supt. Whittier also declared
pointedly: Reducing the staff
does not require the amount of
work to be DONE"
There were frequent clashes
between the old and the new
boradmembers during the mara.
thon sessions.
New boardmember William /.
Saunders frequently exhanged
barbs with DR.. Beck in the
tense atmosphere.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-02-14
Q Helping Blind

Continued from Page II
county Lions Clubs. whose over
all program is devoted to aid to
the blind.
Almost invariably, it has been
a one-sided contribution of as
sistance by those who want to
help those less fortunate than
themselves. There has been at
least one instance, however, in
which the contributor found his
participation to be as much--or
more-a benefit to himself than
to those he assisted.
Brig. Gen. c. Pratt Brown
(USAF-Ret.), became interested
in the program just a few
months ago when his multiple
sclerosis condition forced him,
to retire from full-time work
and left him with time on his
hands. Through friends in his
Bethesda neighborhood, he
learned more about it and, to
help occupy his time, he began
to serve as a volunteer ire
corder."
Somewhat to his surprise, he
found himself delving into his
torical and scholastic subjects
he hadn't remembered for more
years than he cares to admit In
order to make the recordings re-
quested by school officials, and
he found himself in the role of
a student once more. 1t has be-
come so fascinating that in his
spare time" he is devoting
from eight to ten hours a day to
the recording program.
OF much more Importance to
the general, though, was his
realization that he, as an invalid,
could still help others less for
tunate than himself.
Here / was feeling sorry for
myself because I had nothing to
do, and 1 was looking all around
for something to occupy my
mind" he said. II guess 1 had
gotten into a pretty bad mental
shape when, all of a sudden, I
found l could help people that
were more handicapped than l."
1T gave me tremendous lift,
but it also brought to mind lot
of things had forgotten and
forced me to look into them to
bring my mind up to date, he
added. II guess 1 have learned
as much or more than those 1
was trying to help"
Another unique asset of his
participation in the program
has been the effect it has had
on the Generals voice, which
had been weakened by his sole
rosis condition. The daily re-
cordings have had such exer-
cising results that the vocal
chords have regained their
strength to the point where his
voice once more is loud and
clear"
As a result of his participa-
ton i'm the program, the general
has developed personal friend
ship with one of the benefactOrs
of the aid to the blind another
factor, that has stimulated his
interest. She is a junior high
school student, to whom he was
introduced when he asked school
officials to acquaint him with
some Of the pupils who were
benefitting from his cOntribu-
tons, and the friendship has ex-
tended beyond the teacher-pupil
stage.
In addition to participating in
the county school program for
the blind, Gen. Brown is max
ing additional recordings to be
used by the Library of Congress
in its nationwide program to
assist those who cannot see.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-02-14
Hopkins Lab Awarded
$ll-MilliOn Contract

The Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity Applied Physics Laboratory
in Silver Spring has been
awarded an S11, 100000 contract
by the Defense Department for
research and development on
naval weapons equipment.
The announcement of the con-
tract was made by Congress.
man Carlton r. Sickles (D-Md0
who said that all of the work
connected with the project
would be performed at the Sill
yer Spring location.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-02-14
Q Budget Throes


vote in favor of this budget"
Mrs. Kicker said. Mrs. Maurer
declared: "T'll vote no because
of the harmful effects it will
have on our elementary and Sec
Ondary educational programs"
The third minority member,
DR.. Clifford K. Beck, indicated
he would vote for the complet-
ed budget but with reserva-
tons" The four majority mem
bers said they would approve
the final budget.
When approved, the budget
document will be submitted to
the County Council for it's study
and approval.
DR.. Whittier had asked for
$50, 1866 an increase of
about SIS million over this years
figure to run the school sys-
TEN during 1963-64. He said
there will be 5000 additional
pupils registering this fall and
the additional amount would be
needed to accommodate them.
A show of harmony had
prevailed at last weeks ses-
sion when the four majority
members increased by STA
million Winters capital
budget request for new school
building.
But this quickly vanished
when the seven sharply-divided
members convened Monday
night for the first of several
scheduled sessions on adoption
of the big operating budget de-
signed to finance the education
of approximately 100000 school
children next year.
Electing to go through the
budget item by item, the four
member majority were united
in taking action that will dras-
tically affect the ambitious re-
organization plan launched this
year to decentraliZe administra-
tive functions and place more
authority in the hands of dis
trict supervisors and individual
school principals.
They overode the minority
faction i'm ordering personnel
slashes including elimination
eight elementary school super
visOrs, IL assistant principals,
six foreign language teachers
in the elementary grades,
four driver education instruc-
tors, seven teacher.Iibrarians,
education teachers.
AT the same time, however,
they added three remedial
reading teachers, four travelling
music teachers and two special
education teachers. And $12,S02
to the textbook fund.
A requested driver training
machine and nine new driver
education vehicles at Montgo-
merry Blair High School were
axed for saving of S40,510.
In their economy drive they
also limited purchase of en-
cyclOpedias for schools, re-
duced sOcaIled "Out-Of.county"
funds for school personnel at
tuted seven library aids for
as many teacher-librarians
and ordered $4,000 across
the-bOard cut in cOnsultants'
fees In all departments.
Moves by the three minority
members to increase the Whit
tier budget were overwhelmed.
The trio, DR.. Clifford Beck, Mrs.
Ely Maurer and Mrs. Samuel J.
Kicker, tried unsuccessfully to
add Is elementary and IS Sec
ond teachers to eliminate all
elementary classes that have
more than 80 pupils, addition of
six English teachers for adj
vanced classes, addition Of 10
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-02-14
Potomac
Dates Set
For Gala
House Tour
By Cissy Finley

It's definitely on the way!
When the ladies of st. Francis
let it be known that the dates
and homes for their annual Pc.
tomac Country House Tour are
set, then one can be fairly GER
tain Spring is not 'far behind -
April % and % are the chosen
days for the tour. The homes
chosen for the event include:
the Persimmon Tree Road home
of the Ward Dworshaks; the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.
Keyser on Fox Meadow Lane;
Marker Oaks, the John Eek,
er's place; "Marwood', the
country estate of Col. and Mrs.
Grady Gore; Riggs Wood, the
home of Adm. and Mrs. Ralph
Riggs; and pleasant Hills
Farm, the home of Mrs. Thorn.
as Kelley.
Added attractions include in
the house tour program will be
a "home. cooked" luncheon
served at st. Francis in Semmes
Hall, plus the Country Kit.
chem, featuring home baked
breads, cookies and cakes. Also,
applebutter, Irish marmalade,
and candies will be on sale. In
addition to the Kitchen" sales
there is also planned 1--WE Are
Nuts" counter, where, but what
else, nuts will be sold in all
varieties.
A plant sale, featuring Azal.
cas-, snack bar along the way,
and a lemonade dispenser, will
add to the pleasures of the tour.
lists.
Debby Gordon was forced to
delay the celebration of her
birthday on Feb. 2 due to a case
of flu. She made up for this de-
lay last Friday when she invited
Sc girls to an Hawaiian Luau
party at her home on S. Glen
Road. Two Hawaiian dancers
were there to instruct the
guests.
The Juniors of the Potomac
Hunt took to the field Feb. 2
for an afternoon of fox hunting.
Slippery footing was a menace
to the almost so members in
the field, but for those that
stuck it out, there was a chase
in the late afternoon.
Master for the Juniors was
Miss Kathy Dowd, who served
with Potomac's Master, William
Carroll. Madeline Little was ap-
pointed field master, and the
whips included Tommy Mans
field, Patty Rankin and Teddy
Mccormick.
I've Heard That =.
Apr. 6 IS the date set for the
Potomac Hunt Point-To-Point
races. The course this year will
start at the Potomac Polo Field.
Clayton Doing is chairman of
this annual sportstacular.
The Mothers March on Polio
In the Potomac area resulted in
a total of $678.01 to benefit the
Montgomery County branch.
Anita Bogley Is mentioning
IN Jamaica at the Casablanca
Hotel
The Paddock will resume din
nertirne meals on Feb. ID.
Bill Gordon, in missing his
daughters Luau party where
there were Hawaiian dancers,
was heard to say, that no bust
ness trip was worth it. Every
man should be home for his
daughters b'day!
Kathryn King celebrated an
other year on Feb. 9. A family
dinner was the thing.
A young Potomac housewife
recently complained to her
neighbor that everyone but me
has gone to Florida, Puerto
Rico, Jamaica, etc. I'm really
losing my good nature in wish
ing friends a good time" she
says. To which her neighbor re-
piled, why should you COM
plain. at least you have a new
husband"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-02-14

John H. Beers, Silver Spring
RealtOr, has been appointed
by the National Brokers COun-
ell as its representative In this
area. The council offers serv-
ice to persons who are moving
from one area In the country
to another. Beers is also vice
president Of the Montgomery
County Board of Realtors.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-02-14
AS
A MATTER
OF
FACT

Do Fish Live In Great
Salt Lake
The average salinity Of
Great Salt Lake, Utah, is al
most six times that of any
other sea or ocean, and no
fish can live in such water.
With the exception of larvae
of flies, the only animal life
found in the lake is a tiny
brine shrimp and these seem
to be disappearing.