20-(Sec. II) Statesman, Salem; Ore., Thurs., May 22, '58
Congress Tangled in Official
Version for National Anthem
By ARTHUR EDSON
WASHINGTON Ml Congress
lias begun considering whether to
adopt an official version of the
Siar-Spangled Banner.
'And almost before you could
cay, "0 say can you see," it got
itself tangled up in questions.
Suppose an official version be
came law, could a president send
in troops if some school band
leader didn't play it the official
way? And would there be bootleg
Star Spangled Banners, with one
knowledgeable audience sitting
and a less tune-conscious group
standing?
To anyone except, possibly,
InsHe TV
Public Has Little to
Say About TV Fare
By EVE STARR
HOLIyWOOD STARR RE
PORT: There possibly exists in the
bosom of the viewing public the
happy feeling that what is seen
on the air comes as a result of long
and careful planning by the three
major networks, each dedicated to
the proposition that nothing is too
good for the public and the public's
interest must be served, nfortunate
ly, it rarely
,1
' s . X
that
works
way.
A TV film
producer re
cently return-
-ed from New
York after a
sales trip ln-
p -n a pilots films.
- ev stajw. He tells the
following story:
"I showed one ef these films, a
Western la which I was aot per
eanally layered, to the top mil at
M af the leading advertising
aceades. lt waa good nlm- 1
Weald say a superior eae.
"Ia Ha first M secaae it had
Mare action aad czdtemeat and
nseense thaa snaat shews eaa
muter for the entire half haw.
It's the Uai at film yea flad year
self leaaiag forward la year seat
(watch.
"Bat this agency man never
aaewet. Ha )nst sat there. He shw
4 no reaction whatever.
1 had known him from the old
days at one of the major studios
and I asked him. Diuntiy, wnai was
wrong. Why hadn't he reacted,
"He looked tired and beat. He
told me, apologetically, that this
was the fifth pilot film he'd seen
that day. He said ha averaged
five films a day. every day, during
the selling season.
"Ha had film coming out of his
nars. His senses wen dulled to the
point of blindness. He was no longer
ea cable of making an honest
valuation of any film's worth.
aTe had a reaatlaa or exdt
Mat left as alas. Ha eoM bare
watched the Second Coming as a
to TV news event aad fane to
deep right In the middle of at
- The ahviana aaeetlen, then, la
gnat: an what basis are the ad-
vsrthnnr agencies baylag new
far-the eomlag lSM-Sf
The aaawer, aeeerduf to
la two-teld.
"They're baring shews a the
strength ef who knows wham, and
am the etreagth at what's been
feed In the past
"Given the choice between a
relatively unknown producer and
an old friend, the agency man will
boy ma eld friend's show even
though the other one may be con
siderably better. And they are buy
ing Western simply because West
erns have done so well this past
season.
"If yon thought there were too
many Westerns on the air this
year, wait until you see what's
going to be on next year. One
Western after another.
"Most of the old ones have re
newed, and there will be plenty of
sww ones to add to the already top
heavy total."
BECAUSE PILOT FILMS coat
M average of $4S,Mt apiece, a lot
oT money Is going to be lost by a
hat af predncel s who have hope
fully tnraed aot pUeta aaly to flad
thornsilvea naablo to sell them.
What beeasaea at these half-honr
ntowi? One af floUywood'a lead
nag pradneers la la New Yerk right
ataw trying to sell ona af the net
works on the idea of baylag p tl
of the more premising unsold pilots
and making a aeries out af them.
His argument: If just two of
them are sold as a result of their
being seea and liked by the view
Ing public, the aetwerk will get its
money back. Furthermore, the net
work will, la essence, be keeping
a lot of capable producers ia bas
inets by allowing them to recoup
their $4J,0OS expended en each en
fold pilot.
The network will also be doing
the public a large favor by let
ting them, instend of a jaded agen
cy executive, decide what is good
and what isn't.
It was the public that made
"Mister Peepers" a success six
years ago, not the industry itself.
And it should be the public's de
cision.
Advertising men, by and large.
are too close to the picture and
can't see the forest for the trees.
Half the time, they can't even see
the trees.
(Copyrlfht IMS,
Central Features Corp.)
Six Accused
Of Neglecting
Ailing Mother
NEW CASTLE, Ind. ufl Two
brothers and their four sisters
have been charged in Circuit
Court with failing to support their
84-year-old mother, who ia bedfast
in her home.
The charges were filed Monday
by Prosecutor Fred V. Hall, who
said Mrs. Annie Covey is without
food or care except that provided
by neighbors.
County officials said reports of
Mrs. Covey's plight have been
made periodically since July 1957
and that officers nave been called
to the home at night by neighbors
hearing her screams for help. ,
Those charged are Herbert and
Hubert Covey, Mrs. Elsie Win
chester, Mrl. Delma Oakes and
Mrs. Donna Calland, all of New
Castle, and Mrs. Rfxie Crawford
Hudson of M untie, ind.
Hubert Cover sirs he has been
living in his mother's home. All
the children say "we are doing
all wo can," one official said.
Boy Shoots
At Teacher
NEW ORLEANS Ul-A disgrun
tled 15-year-old Negro boy fired
a bullet Tuesday at Calvin Smith,
23, Negro instructor who flunked
him.
Juvenile authorities sought the
unidentified Negro boy. They said
other pupils saw him pause in a
doorway, take aim, fire and run
away.
Smith, who was correcting pa
pers at his classroom desk in the
Negro school, said he jumped up
when he heard the explosion and
demanded: "Who threw that fire
cracker?"
"That was na firecracker.
prof," a pupil said. "That was a
bullet and it waa aimed at you."
The pupil pointed to a big hole
in the wall behind Smith.
"Why ha should shoot at ma."
Smith said. "I do not know. I
flunked him. but so did the other
teachers."
Red Experts Due
CAIRO (It-Soviet exports will
start arriving In mid-June to help
install factories Egypt will re
ceive as aid from Moscow, the
Middle East News Agency re
ports.
congressman, the issue seems
simple.
In 1931, Congress adopted the
song as our national anthem. Un
fortunately, it didn't spell out
either the words or the melody
Many a patriotic person thinks
this should be corrected, and sev
eral bills have been introduced in
congress. ,
More Singable
Many think it ought to be more
singable. Those who think so in
clude Lucy Monroe, who has sung
the song 5,000 times, and very
stirringly too. She favors some mi
nor tinkering with the high and
low notes which,, she says, "would!
allow all of us to join in with
greater assurance of joy."
The leadoff man before the
House Judiciary subcommittee
was Rep. Joel T. Broyhill (R)
of Arlington, Va. He favors going
back to the earliest written ver
sion by Francis Scott Key for the
official words, and to a melody
worked out by the National Music
Council.
a special recording naa ueen
made for the subcommittee, show
ing how the tune could be played
in different keys for different per
formers, for a beginning piano
player, for example, or the zippy
U.S. Army band.
The record caused a mite of un
certainty in the committee room.
Mrs. Charles Haig of Washington,
D.C., representing the Daughters
of the American Revolution, said
in a stage whisper, "We ought to
stand." But no one did, and
the scientific demonstration con
tinued.
Can't Understand Fuss
Rep. Basil L. Whitener (D) of
Gastonia, N.C., said he can't un
derstand what the fuss is about.
"I mentioned it in the barber
shop down home, to see what re
action I'd get," Whitener said.
"The barber said, .'The devil!
We've had one for over 100 years,
haven't we?"
Broyhill said he still believes
we should have an official "Ban-
sr."
Whitener also fretted over pos
sible bootleg Star Spangled Ban
ners. It was he who wondered
what would happen if some band
took off on an unofficial version.
Would part of the crowd rise and
the rest remain seated?
Rep. Francis E. Dorn (R) of
Brooklyn, a pro-official version
man, tried to reassure Whitener.
"We'd do as we do now," he said.
"We'd stand and pay our respects."
It was Whitener, too, who
asked what if a school band
director insisted on playing an un
official version. Would the FBI
come in? Would a president send
troops?
, Rep. Herbert Zelenko ID) of
New York tried to allay these
fears, pointing out no penalties
are involved.
"If someone deviates an eighth
of a note," he said, "I know
we're not going to have the FBI
after him."
Police Hold
Lewd Film
Distributor
NEW YORK (JrV-A man tabbed
the nation's biggest distributor of
indecent pictures was arrested
Wednesday. He waa said to have
made $300,000 a year through a
complicated setup involving agen
cies and atudios both here and in
Denmark
Asst. Dist; Atty. Sidney " M.
Fruhling said the man, William
Glanxman. 32, -dealt in indecent
photographs and in art poses
which were not indecent but sug
gestive.
The formes were mailed from
Denmark, where Glanzman rent
ed studios and took most of the
photographs himself, the prosecu
tor said.
In a raid on one of several agen
cies operated here, officers found
mailing address plates containing
names of 70,000 persons through
out the United States, it was said.
Circulars advertising pictures
were even sent to children, Fruhl
ing said. Customers for nude and
indecent pictures, both still and
movie, were told to send their
orders to Denmark, Fruhling
added.
Glanzman was said to have a
large home at Lawrence, Long
Island, N.Y.
Monrie Remembers
TORONTO tfl Field Marshal
Lord Montgomery had a question
for Police Constable Kelvey Ham
ilton last weekend.
"How's your leg, officer?"
"Just fine sir." Hamilton re
plied.
Hamilton bad been assigned for
the second time to escort Mont
gomery on a visit to Toronto. The
first time was four years ago. A
taxi hit him then. His left leg and
two ribs were broken.
City Obituaries
Lea? Bereavta:
Lata resident e Box ST, Nelseott,
Oregon, at a local fcoepttal May Slat.
Survived by wife. Ruby Berfnik,
Melaoott; daufhter. Marjjori Stina
nan. Richland, Waah., Mra. Dorothy
ii mil, saiem; auier, ansa unni.
tin Berfnrlk, Portland: brother.
Max Berfsvlk, Anton Berfsvlk, both
et Portland. S mndfhOdren iBO
survive. Service will bt held Fri
day. May Srd a 10:30 jun. In the
Chapel of tha Ctoufti-Barriek Tu
neral Home. Bv. George H. Swift
will officiate. Interment, Lincoln
Memorial Park, Portland, Ore.. In
their Chapel at 1:30 pjn. ItltuaUatic
Service by American Lesion Capi
tal Poet No. t. Caaket will be open
trtnd until 0:3 em, Friday, at
M uousn-BemcB mapei.
, Bllga
Late resident et SSI Meyers SX. I,
Salem, at a local hospital May 19th.
Survived by a eon, Frank BUgh, Sa
lem: ateter. Mr. Marr . Irvine. Al
berta, Can, brothers, Frank McCon-
neU, Edmonton, Can, David McCon
U, Can.; granddaughter. Mr. Mar
araret Arm Schwelgert, Salem; greet
franddaughten, Claudia Ann aad
Cynthia Lee Schwelgert, both of Sa
lem. Service will be held Thursday,
May ttnd a 10:30 ajn. in the Chapel
erf the Virgil T. Golden Co. Inter
ment, City View Cemetery. Service
will be conducted by a Christian
dentist
Walter I. Saraets
Late redd of lilt Huge St. NW,
Salem, at a local heepltal May lath.
Survived by wife, atr. Grace Bur-
Rett. Salem; daughter, Mr. Xveiyn
Coy, Salem, Mr. Martori Zeeb,
Sebnu slater, Mr. Ma Gadbaw,
Greeham. Or.; . grandchildren, Mich
ael Coy, Mark Coy, both of Salem
'aha X. Zeeb, Salem. Service will 1
be held Thursday. May Had at 1:00
p.m. in the Chapel of the Virgil T.
Golden Ce. Interment, Belereat Me
morial rare. jmv. saner Paulaon
will officiate.
CaUen KUlt '
Late resident of Rt. 1, Boft in,
Jefferson. Or. 4m W ... suu
at the ag of M Veen. Husband of
Naomi 111, Jefferson, father of
n. tf. jory.ni, eenerson, ana uarreu
Jones, Pasco, Wash.; brother of
tieorge auus, ungntwooo, ore., and
Joe ZUi,. btacada, Mrs. EUen
Ghorpe, Eugene. Mra. John Stan
on, Sltkum, Ore, Mr. Mora Small.
Hoquiam, Waah. Service will be
held Saturday, May Mtrt at 1:30 p.m.
in the Chapel of the W. T. Rlgdon
Co. Interment, Belereat Memorial
Park.
Jean Kevach
Late resident of SSS McNarr Ave.
nw, iTiaay at ev year, survived by
1 brothers in Yugoslavia. Services
will be held Thursday, May 22nd at
140 pjn. in the Chapei of tha
Clough-Barrlck Funeral Home. Rev.
Wayne Bill will officiate. Interment.
Belereat Memorial Park.
Mr. Virginia Lonlat Pierce"
At the residence, MS Waller St.
BE. on May la at tha aea af as. Kur.
vivor include a daughter, Mr. Wil
ms Cavender, Salem: a son, Horace
H. Jefferson, Muldron, okla.; a
brother. John Maloney, Kilgore,
Tex, three sister. Mr. Robert Cot
ner, Lawton, Okla.: Mr. Edith
Casey, Cheyenne, Wye.; and Mr.
uM,www .us, v au.ij rr aii H ana
even grandchildren. Service will
be held Friday. May S3rd at 1:30
p.m. in the Chapel of the Howell
Edwards Funerel Home. Rev. Harold
Lyman will officiate. Interment.
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Ronald Reagans
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HOLLYWOOD CP) - Actress
Nancy Davis, wife of actor Ronald
Reagan, gave birth Tuesday to an
8 pound, 4 ounce son. The baby.
delivered by Caesarian section,
was named. Ronald Jr. They have
a daughter. Patti Ann, S. .
Wife Reveals
Quarrel Led to
Highway Crash
BRIDGETON, N.J. 0B-A teen
age girl whose husband was killed
when her car collided with his
said Wednesday an argument led
to the fatal crash.
Mrs. Vera Wright, 19, told state
police she quarreled with her hus
band.. Lester, also 19, over who
was to drive their car home Tues
day night.
Ten minutes later he was dead
and she had a possible skull frac
ture. She wag in good condition
Wednesday. -
State Police Sgt. Donald Samall-
ey. interviewed the woman at the
Bridgeton Hospital. He said she
told him this story:
She wanted to take a test for a
driver's license Tuesday. The cou
ple borrowed a car owned by Wal
ter Robjnson, 56, operator of a
service station on Rt. 43 near
Salem. She wanted the other car
because it had an automatic shift.
She passed the road test but
was not given a license because
she didn t have a birth certificate
with her. The couple returned
Robinson s car. ,
Mrs. Wright wanted to drive
their. - own car home. - Wright
wouldn't let her. He became an
gry and took off for Salem. Mrs.
Wright again borrowed Robinson's
car to drive home.
Small ey said the - woman told
him she wag driving SO to 60 miles
ad hour when the cars collided at
a country crossroads called Har
Smalley said Mrs. Wright will
be charged with causing death by
MOPS
ly GLADYS PARKER
I THINK I HAVE AN INFERIORITY
COMPLEX
PsyruiATRiST aawtO
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Sf Tto.AlMcltttS NWIWW
Vice Chairmen
Of State Demos,
GOP to Quit Posts
. PORTLAND (M The vice chair
men of the Oregon Democratic
auto, careless driving and driving
wjthout a license.
The couple had been married a
year and a half. Wright was a
shoe clerk. .
and Republican parties Tuesday
said they will not seek re-election.
Mrs. Margaret Von Lubken of
Portland said of her GOP post:
"It is a job that requires a great
deal of time and ,1 have given full
time to it for four, years." r
Mrs. Edna Scales of Sandy, the
Democratic vice chairman, said
'1 don't think one person should
hold such, an office more than two
terms."
Both parties plan to hold elec
tions for officers in late June or
early July.
Cone Tests Mav :
ace
Result in
CI
spacemen
' ' By ELTON C. FAY
WASHINGTON OrP-The method
used for recovering v, teat nose
cones of two Army Jupiter mis
siles may be adapted to brine
man back from rocket flight into
space, v ' ,.
: Officials of ' the Cook Research
Laboratories of .Morton. Grove,
111., disclosed Wednesday that t
the Invitation of the Army bal
listic ; missiles - agency the com-
Tfeny haa submitted proposals for
a system to bring' a man back
through the atmosphere, , v
- The ' laboratories ; devised . the
combination parachute flotation
equipment which . made - possible
the recovery frorn-Atlantic impact
points of Jupiter test cones fired
seyeral hundred miles, into1 space
on Aug. 8, 1957, -and last Sunday.
Spokesmen for the company.
headed by Walter C. Hasselhorn,
gave some details of the -system
at a newg conference.
Improved Techniques 1
Plans are Under way for im
proving the recovery technique to
the point wnere it may be used
for bringing back a man from a
brief excursion into space in the
nose cone, a spokesman said.
In experiments, chimpanzees
have been fired to high altitudes, !
although not into toe fringes of
space,.- it was said.
Laboratory experts believe that
later, with improved equipment,
these or other animals can be
used in testa to make the Journey
safe for- man. . t .
Space tests with a passenger In
a nose ' cone may precede the at
tempt to pur a man in an orbit
ing satellite vehicle. A brief flight
to a point several hundred miles
above the' earth would give gel-
enrJsts valuable information - on f '
what to expect in orbital flight, V ;
the spokesman said. -. "
Recovery System .' T-
' Tha , recovery System used . by, "
the Army arid Cook -Laboratories, '
has several elements, including: .4.
off tha sequence of recovery deY
vices. . fty
. 2. A parachute which opens as,
the nose cone re-enters, the atmos
phere to slow the rate of descent ',
wmcn migm ne as last as w.uuu.-
nine per uuur. - i
3. A flotation balloon that ii
ejected a few seconds before hrrti
pact of the. cone with the water,
Also released' is a small, raft-like;
device carrying an automatic ra
dio transmitter '- and ' a brilliant ,
light. . . ti , h
Mao Takes Ride
In China-Made Can
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HONG KONG (A-Red China
Chairman Mao Tzfe-tung went for
a ride ; Wednesday - hi the furs t 4
China-made car.' .. . -, : b
Peiplng radio ' said he smiled! 7;
when he . alighted' from the, ma-T
roon six-passenger model namedj '.
East Wind.: It was produced by a! V
Changchun factory. . ifl
riming Jackie, -,
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