Show TOE GARLAND TIMES GARLAND UTAH SCANNING YOUTHFUL SINGER SSWDRD Chillicothe Youth Is Nation's First Television Opera Star A boy from Chillicothe Ohio has become one of the nation’s first television opera stars a personality as to the greats of the musical world as to the folks back home In Chillicothe (pop 18340) Chet Allen developed his first taste for singing along with cartoon sketching stamp collecting and football line play When his family shifted to Columbus several years ago Chet was already the clear emitting soprano tones that recently moved the great Arturo Toscanini to tears and wrung unrestrained plaudits from the nation’s foremost music critics His Tather a chemical engineer enrolled the curly haired youngster in the Columbus Boy choir at Princeton NJ Under the careful super vision of Herbert Hoffman director of the Boy choir Chet became a star soloist He accompanied the choir on a bus barnstorming tour of 32 states in fact a veteran musical by the time that opera Menotti visited composer the Boychoir In search of a lead for his television ’’Amahl And opera The Night Visitors” commissioned He was campaigner By INEZ GERHARD EILEEN O’FARRELL is the for the "Telephone Hour’ on St Patrick’s Day so she is being announced way ahead of time This broadcast will be a special event broadcast from Carnegie Halt where she scored a brilliant success with her recital In 1950 The daughter of Irish parents formerly billed in vaudeville as "The Singing O’Farrells” she has fulfilled ACROSS Joke s 9 y 12 ' ft 10 14 A 1 ' I L ‘ ' I :: 19 Wm Mt i president Pry Musical drama Excuses (colloq) Appear 15 Sick 18 Infant 18 Not In 20 21 ' ' 2 3 4 5 8 the 7 Kale Railway (abbr) To smoke American writer 8 9 11 13 17 20 22 Doom 23 Ripped 24 Cut 26 Gam skill Twelve - year - old Chet Allen Ohio’s gift to television opera Knhlman sings with Rosemary In a rehearsal of the Menotti opera "Amahl And The Night Visitors” Chet who Ohio was born In Chillicothe and now lives in Columbus had the starring role of a crippled boy In the Menotti opera which had Its TV premiere over the NBC network 21 Verse A 22 Discharge food as a gun preparation 23 Designated Wicked as here God of earth present Gift 24 Slag 23 Something Sign of infinitive shaped like a Projecting end of a 28 Swindler church Charg for 28 services part 80 Board of Shivers Den Ordnance City (abbr) 31 American (NFr) Identical Indiana 32 Round of Exist Confront applause ANSWER WEEK'S o DOWN 1 8 U S y PUZZLE LAST 34 A Mohammedan priest 35 Price of passage 37 Old measure of length 39 Route 4L Therefore of piece of metal Undivided 80 Hone29 ygathering 31 33 Insects Exclamation Music note 34 Particle 35 Friar's title 36 Newspaper paragraph 38 In twain (archaic) 40 Volume of maps 42 Having ears 43 Patron saint of sailors 44 Cereal grains CHET MOVED on New York with all the assurance of a widely traveled adult He became an overTHE night hit with the opera's cast at rehearsal His rolq was an exacting FICTION one requiring a wide variety of emotions and eminent musical men CORNER By Richard Hill Wilkinson like Toscanini who dropped in on were both rehearsals moved and was convenient thought Martha amazed by his vocal and acting Sidney that Larry had money capacities “You see" she confided to Dorlce too So were folks ordinary Merton who was to be maid of horn the nation The opera throughout "Larry could had its premiere Christmas Eve on or at the wedding me to accompany a national television The hardly expect — him on these ex — — next day NBC was deluged with letcurslons into t h e ters telegrams and telephone calls After wilderness praising the young artist all he has enough Chet liked what he saw of the big ) money so that this city but he still feels that a small In interested business he’s forestry town has plenty of advantages could be classed as a hobby” 'You can get in touch with folks so Dorice was dubious "I sometimes much easier” he explains wonder Mart whether or not you’re Chet is now back at the Boychoir wise in marrying Larry Somehow where Director Hoffman reports I feel that he expects you’ll be with pride that all the attention to follow him into the woods’ focused on him has not gone to his eager ’’Asburd! How could he expect me head “one whit” He makes occato get a thrill out of trees Besides “Larry darling” she said sional trips to New York to comthere's that little summer home of “please let me stay” plete a full recording of the opera his just outside of town I'd much for RCA Victor and the remainder looked to live there where I can enat her In bewilderLarry prefer of his time is devoted to his school tertain my friends and make some ment He saw the whiteness about and to extracurricular activities her lips and knew suddenly that she good use of his money” Whether Chet will continue as an had never Intended to go with him It was rather an elaborate wed- There was a quality in his voice or whether he operatic performer ding Martha’s mother who called when he will pick up the old life and perhaps replied that frightened her her daughter extremely fortunate at specialize as a cartoonist or become "So that’s how it is? I’m the seawent the making such a catch an engineer like his father depends limit She didn’t want son’s outstanding sucker eh?” He Larry to think upon nature' Director Hoffman es'Tomorrow I'm leaving shrugged Martha was hopelessly poor timates that in one year possibly The couple spent a two weeks’ for the woods and you’re going with two Chet’s voice will mature me — whether you like it or not” honeymoon on Long Island and reWhether the Chet turned to Larry’s summer home in They departed by train the next will have the vocal capacity for an Albany in late September All durAt Saranac they shifted morning career Is something that ing the boat ride up the Hudson to a power boat and for hours operatic neither Chet Director Hoffman or Larry talked of the woods rnd their drove steadily In the wilderness At That night be the head of the last chain of lakes In the glory in autumn anyone else will prophesy said: past Instances of boy sopranos who The power boat they disembarked ’Butter done the of and get successfully bridged change your packing sung away Martha Larry were voice have been rare But few have honey We’re leaving early” left alone standing on a narrow been as successful in that projected Martha arched her brows la strip of wilderness as young Allen and even fewout into the lake There was a log Why surprise "My packing! er have demonstrated his remarkcabin a canoe and nothing else Larry dear you don't expect able adaptability for operatic actme to accompany you Into the Martha felt afraid and very much ing wilderness!” alone Larry had been painfully formal during the entire trip The mountains the stillness the vast solitude awed and frightened her She stood quite still until the last of the power faint launch had faded Then she turned and entered the cabin hat was to be her home DOUBLE MISTAKE r’ — — -- " “riV' i a EILEEN O’FARRELL their dreams by becoming one of our But dramaUc sopranos outstanding she is not one of our temperamental to be donnas she refuses prime and will let nothing Inglamorized terfere with her home life with her husband Robert Reagan and her son Robert Reagan Jr The size of the audience reached by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis on television was proved by the result of an appeal for funds to support research in muscular dystrophy which they made recently The apin more than 7000 peal brought There were scores of responses letters from dystrophic victims who never knew there was a Muscular Dystrophy association despite wide publicity GRASSROOTS 3U When Herbert Hoover Tallis By Wright A Patterson HERBERT HOOVER talks When of America listens the people of the nation have the and of both listening opportunity seeing they take advantage of both opportunities They had both on January 27 when the man whom the people recognize as a national leaJ-e-r was on both radio and television reThen millions of Americans gardless of political affiliations both looked and lstened Those letters most were that Hoover appreciated from the homes of the nation written in longhand on plain stationery nearly 7000 of them Those letters indicated a willingness to accept the leadership of the former president on so vital a subject as our national defense For him those 7000 letters constituted a but there were many experience others coming from those recognized as experts In defense lines and expressing firm approval In what he bad aald From the army there were letAlbert W ters from Lt General Lt General Leslie B Wedemeyer Groves Lt Gen Harold L George Major General Hugh Knerr and General Brice P Bisque From the top brass of the navy there were letters of approval and commendations with the privilege of quoting them from such officers as Admiral William V Pratt Admiral William H Standley Admiral Harry E Y smell and CapL James E van Zandt now a congressman " From the realm of diplomacy: Henry P rietcher former and ambassador WHEN All America Listens to Chile Mexico Belgium and Italy William R Castle former director division department of European itate am- bassador to Japan Hugh Gibson former to Belgium ambassador former assistant Spruille Braden secretary of state and ambassador to Argentine Colombia and Cuba Joseph A Kennedy former ambassador to Great Britain Arthur Bliss Lane minister to Estonia Latvia and Poland Jesse Jones former chairman secretary of commerce reconstruction finance corporation All of the above endorsed Hoover’s statements that the nation should concentrate on the construction of more sea and air power rather than on additional ground forces as a fense against Russia and that we must also protect our economy and not waste our resources in Europe It was the agreement with and the approval of those statements In the 7000 long hand written letters received by Mr Hoover from American homes which he so much appreciated 4 It would be well for those of us who are Interested only In provable facts that we prepare In advance for the storm of invective mud filth and generalities that will be ahowered upon us by political orators of both parties through the riod of the coming presidential campaign of July August September and October Tha coming one will be such a mud slinging campaign as has not been known since the days of th 70’ s and 80’s of the last century and both parties will Indulge in the same type of invective President Truman set the keynote of the campaign in his address before the national Democratic Woman’s club at Washington in NoveHe was mber greeted with applause because he was talking to an audience who have voted Democratic because father and grandfather voted that ticket His generalities did not change any votes nor will the orators of either party who indulge in the same type of generalities Those whose votes can be changed want provable facts For example the president with the charged the Republicans expenditure of vast sums contributed by a small minority for purely reasons in an effort to attain a result in which they failed' The fact is the Republicans spent in that campaign a total of In the same campaign the Democrats The spent $206637250 figures are those submitted to congress as required by law by the national chairmen of the two parties In the Ohio senatorial campaign he charged that Senator Taft received vast sums from "special Interests" in their attempt to Infor corporate fluence legislation wealth but he said nothing about the assessments levied against all members of organized labor and spent to defeat Taft that organized labor bosses might benefit from legislation in behalf of a minority NEWS American Plan for European Army Endangered by Allied Bickering 27 French parish priest 28 To level with a two years ago by the National Broadcasting Company Menotti seized upon the Chillicothe youngster as a natural for the role of the crippled boy whose impoverished mother was visited by the Three Wise Men The youth’s impulsive gesture In offering his crutch as a present to the King in Bethlehem led to his miraculous recovery THE WEEK'S of Main Street and the World YN spite of herself Martha could not help enjoying her new existence For the first time in her life she knew sheer Joy at Just being alive The cabin was comfortable There were books and There was work to be done Larry made no effort to assist her about the cabin His eyes still held the same cold glint that had frightened her on the night before their departure He seldom spoke was away from the cabin s good deal and spent his evenings bent over drawings and reports It was a month before Larry let down the barrier He came up from behind Martha as she stood alone on a bluff overlooking the lake She turned at his step and looked into his eyes The cold glint was gone “The power launch Is due back tomorrow” he said “You may go back with the driver If you like I— guess I made a mis- EUROPEAN ARMY — The American plan for a united European to which America has army to check Communist aggression In Europe given millions of dollars equipment and its greatest military brains Is on the verge of being smashed Old and bitter national feelings ha vs climbed out of the grave of history and asserted themselves The big question la bow and under what conditions West German troops are to be included In the European army The United States has proposed that West German manpower ba brought Into an ’’integrated” force under General Elsenhower West Germany and France have their own views of how this can be accomplished and to what extent The German view: She will agree to participate In the 'integrated” force only If taken In as a full partner In the Atlantic alliance In addition she wants several other concessions Including maximum sovereignty under the “peace contract” yet to be signed The French view: France would agree to Inclusion of German units but stipulates that they can not be recruited until after the five other participating nations have ratified the treaty These nations are France Belgium Holland and Italy This stipulation means a Luxembourg at least since ratification of a final treaty is a long delay of months process In addition the French want several other checks particularly control of war production in Germany as a safeguard against the rebuilding of German military might The three big powers— the United States Britain and France— have already told the Germans they can not be Included in the Atlantic for the time being There was a hint that if Germany signed the European army pact however and showed the Allies she could behave then lt would be a much easier job of selling western Europeans on the idea of bringing Germany Into the alliance The three powers did offer concessions a seat on a projected including appeal board that will have power to review and modify the sentences of more than 1000 German war prisoners West Germany and France are still far from satisfied and remain suspicious of each other The door is still open for a possible settlement but the whole thing hangs by a thin thread A few wrong words at the wrong time can still wreck the plan that has cost home towners of America millions of dollars But more Important it could cost the west a united front against communism It has been said that an European army can not work without West Germany and France It Is obvious then these two must compromise their demands for the good of tha whole and world peace of Commerce RECORD DIVIDENDS — The Department reports corporations in the United States paid a record $8053000000 In cash dividends during 1951 a 2 per cent gain over 1950 However many corporations reported profits down during the last half of 1951 with a drop of 16 per cent for the month of December It was tax payments partly attributed to Increased Dividends were reported up In all fields except manufacturing Automobile dividends dropped 25 per cent and electrical machinery and chemical goods manufacturers reported dividends down about 10 per cent The oil refining industry registered one of the biggest gains with 19 per cent mining was up 16 per cent railroads 10 per cent and paper and printing 8 per cent ATOMIC TESTS — A new series of atomic tests will be held at atoll in the Pacific lt was announced by the Atomic Energy Commission It was also revealed that further tests are planned for the near future in the Nevada desert near Las Vegas In keeping with the secrecy that surrounds such tests exact dates and the type of atomic weapons to be tested were not announced Meanwhile the British government has announced it will test its first atomic weapon this year In Australia The British turned down an offer from the United States for a site for the tests and it was understood that no US observers would be on hand to witness the experiment POLITICS — As the political pot begins to boil In earnest the biggest question in the minds of most home towners remains: will President Truman seek the Democratic nomination? There seems to be little question but that the President can have lt by simply saying so Since January when most observers were willing to say "I don’t think he will run again" observations have gradually changed to "he might” and "he will” But until Mr Truman announces his intentions the Democratic side of the question is wide open There is Increasing evidence that Senator Kefauver— although he is unseasoned as far as presidential timber is concerned— is gaining strength His campaign is showing surprising level and if Mr Truman suddenly announces strength at the grassroots he is not Interested in reelection he will have a great advantage over those candidates who will come out Into the open The armed forces will draft 19000 men this month— THE DRAFT 15000 for the Army and 4000 for the Marine Corps The April call brings to 894000 the total of announced draftees since the draft was resumed In 1950 Also the April call Is the lowest since September 1951 September when 16900 men were requested by the two services KOREA The United Nations have agreed to the Communist pro after an armistice Is signed in Korea to discuss posal for a conference Korea An armistice in Korea however is political issues concerning fact At the moment there are still a long way from an accomplished three important unsettled questions They are: want Russia included as a neutral power to help (1) The Communists to the United Nations since supervise the armistice This Is unacceptable it has been established without any doubt that Russia has trained and In Korea with arms of all kind supplied Communists insist upon their right to construct airfields In (2) The Communists North Korea during an armistice The United Nations deny this right the exchange of prisoners of war will (3) How where and when take place the home towners of the nation When these questions are settled can then begin to hope for an armistice yjyrn"m rf A take" Martha felt a lump in her throat swallowed hard "Larry darling please let me stay I— I’ve been selfish Can't you forgive me?" Larry’a head jerked up For one brief moment he stared Martha Martha I — hoped — I wanted you to— love the woods as I do I brought you here for that purpose and thought I'd failed" Martha pulled his face down and kissed It "Let’s forget the past Larry sweetheart and start all over again I really don’t feel as if I've had a real honeymoon Let's begin over again Now! Her!’’ and The FBI moving against might ridars who have terrorized small and rural residents of soulbaaslam North Carolina arrested 10 former Km Klux IClansmen on (barges of kidnaping and flogging a white man and woman They are left to right front row: James R Hayes Early Brooks Sleva Edmund Pittman Strickland and Sherwood Miller Back row: Horace Strickland George Miller T C Worley Bob Brooks and Ross Enzor CONSERVATION PROGRAM Water Resources Legislation Proposed President Truman's water resources policy commission has proa naposed legislation establishing tional water resources and related land conservation policy The legislation was drawn from a recent report from the commission to the White House The proposed legislation would establish the policy of recognition of river basins as units of develop |