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..THIS .NEW YOBK ~ |By North Callahan The tun may net on the British flag nowdays but certainly not on Its drama. This is vividly brought out by the happy fact that the Old Vic Company has just arrived at the Wir.ter Garden Theater here at Bro.-idwey and 50th Street for Af engagement which will last until January 12th. A talented company, of actors are presenting Shakex jcere's "Richard II," "Romeo and Juliet." "Macbeth" and "Troilus and Cressida " If you have am doubts that these classical play . a re popular, just take a look at the lines waiting at the ticket wir.dow of this theater The Old Vic company has conic lure so often that 1 was rurions about its background, so I went digging and found that this famous Theatrical group makes Its home in a stern-looking building on the South Bank of the Klver Thames T.v London. A century and a half ago, this section was one of the pcorest and toughest of that great city, but a new bridge. Waterloo by name, had just been built across the river at this juncture and it v as believed that a good theater would attract folks from the better sections Attendants were availaglo t.i escort members of the public from the end of the bridge to the l ieater?and evldentaly these were needed, for some of London's toughest characters hung out there abouts The theater was a handsome one and had a huge mirror suspended from the ceiling, which reflected the entire auditorium Hut the weight put such a strain 011 the ropf that the heavy mirror even tually had to be removed. In IH33 the theater was named the Koyat Victoria, in honor of the heiress to the throne iind the next year, it was the scene of I'aganlni's fatrweil concert But it was still In a low-brow section of gangsters and poverty-filled slums In the l-tter part of the century, a social worker took over the theater and t made it into a coffee hall offering "purified entertainment and no intoxicating drinks." the strongest beverage being hot chocolate And j it did very well against the saloon traffic nearby, the fare ranging fr-tm lantern lectures to variety shows. .. i The Old Vic. as the theater was now called, was one of the first j pi tees in London to show moving pictures In 1914. a program cf Shagespeare was shown and made an instant hit So this theater became the home of the Bard's plays, while ballet and opera Were concentrated over at the Sadler's Wells theater in Hast London, an establishment built over a papula" inericinal spring, hence its rhyth mic name, uuruig world War ii enemy nonius oauly damaged the wtd vie ineaier. and us company was forced 10 move to the Mew Theater, where under the direction o' iiaipn Kicnaruson and Laurence Olivier, new heights ot achievement were readied. t>efirming in lUad, a plan was launched to present ail ilie 35 plays ill Ine rust Volio ol snapesprui e, tnc nrst being "Ham let,' the iasi lo he given in 1H58. Tne policy ol the Old Vic is lo present Snakespiare at prices lo suit all pocKCI-oooKs The organi sation is almost sell-contained, everything that is required in the prooucUons except wigs and shoes being made right on toe premises. The government of Great Britain helps support the company which v.e now welcome lo New York. Some one has remarked that if shine lanious lines of Shakespeare which follow were to tie written by the great bard today, tlicy would go something like this: "The quali ty of mercy is not strained?it is tenderized, pasteurized, filtered, artificially colored and flavored, with 4(?o units ol Vitamin D added. This may seem funny, but the impressive tact remains that the words and U'Uth of William Shakes peare are virtually as fitting today as they were 300 years ago when lie was alive and producing them. Ilorse Motel BOSTON iAl'i?Stainless steel baths and an electric dishwasher arc among the prop* in the new I $730,000 building o f Boston's Animal Rescue League, One ot the baths is large enough to wash a Shetland pony. HUNGARIANS WOUNDED IN ANTI-RED UPRISING A MOSflTAl WARD In Altenburg is filled with wounded Hungarians Injured In the anti-Soviet revolt Although no figures are available on the number of casualties, the dead are reported In the thousands and the wounded many times more. Soviet tanks and troops are reported to have withdrawn to the out skirts of Budapest as the government pleaded for an end to the killing (International Radiophoto) r PHONE NOW ... GL 6-3921 | FOR PHILLIPS 66 FUEL OIL ? CLEAN RTIRNTNn ? PROMPT SERVICE ? METERED DELIVERY 21 YEARS OF DEPENDABLE fSl FlEI' SEHVICK TO lufff) J WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA | ALLISON & DUNCAN ! , OIL COMPANY Hazelwood Murphy ; _ I This Motorist Can Never Forget! I itw a flash of red color! By KOBKKT II. SPIEGEL 1>KS MOINES TRIBUNE WRITER Don't read this if you have ever killed a child with your car. You won't need it. Otherwise, you had better read every word. This is for any motorist, more for tiie careless than the careful. And it Is for every parent of a child who might dart into the street after a rolling ball . . and never vet it or run tn meet a friend on the other side of the street . . . ;ind never reach htm. '(his Is the story of a man whose car struck and killed a small child There is >mall comfort to the man because authorities called it "an accident". The little girl Ls | (load. The name of the driver isn't important He suffered enough | when the impersonal words in the ! ! newspaper spelled out what hap-i pened on that summer day two j ; years ago. It i enough to say: he's a young t business man nearing 3d. lie is i married and has two children, for the sake ol anonymity he will be called Mr Miller. This is j tile way he tells it. LEAVES KARLy It was a dear, warm day. Mil ler usually left his office at tlie edge of town about 5 p.m. On I this particular day he left early, shortly before 4 p.m. l' I Since he has asked himself! I again and again . . . "Why. why did 1 have to leave early that day?" Just a minute or two, or i few second* either way. and it wouldii t have happened . . J Miller was driving on a smooth country road. There was' no post ed speed limit. Later he estimat ed he was driving about 45 miles an hour. "I wasn't going anywhere in a hurry," he says. "I d lelt work early. There was no rush. ''1 saw this car coming toward me slowiy. A door swung open on ine side opposite the driver. 1 saw quue a lew people in the car. "I never actuaiy saw the girl. "1 remember seeing a flash of red color. 1 heard the car hit something, then 1 saw children near the rear ol the car that had slopped. "1 knew 1 had hit someone. Maybe it was their uog. But 1 Knew it wasn t. "1 was so stunned I let the car coast a ways." Me tell aetached from the event. He was there, but he wasn t. Authorities pieced together the story. The man in the car thai had stopi>ed was bringing several youngsters home from school. The chidiern got out of the car and ap parently ran out from behind the car. A little girl was first. She ran in front of Miller's car. "I ran back and saw her in the ditch. She was awfully close to the size of my own little girl." The driver of the other car ran up. He carried a blanket. Miller put the little girl on the blanket and picked her up in his arms. Her eyes were closed. They start ed toward a hospital. "Ail the time 1 tried to think that it was nothing more than a hioken leg. nothing more. But 1 knew she was dead all the time. Either dead or she was going to die. ? "It was such a lost feeling. At the hospital they took the small girl from Miller's arms. He looked -at the crook of the ami where he had pillowed her head The arm was soaked with blood. He hadn't noticed before. Two or three minutes later a doctor came out and said the girl was dead. TOUGHEST MOMENT The "toughest moment" Miller ever has experienced came a few minutes later w hen the parents of , the girl arrived at the hospital "I kept thinking. 'What if it had been my little girl'." That was two long years ago bul the accident still lives with Miller. "Even now when I drive down the street and see kid- going across ahead ol me . . . way ahead . . . the impact is almost as great as the day of the accident. "I Hrit.'iv c/i /1-nif i.ui.l .-<*/ v.uuik;u.ii v tuua > ; that sometimes I think I look rid- j iculous, but I don't care." One great fear ride* with Miller: 1 "It could happen to me again j . . and 1 couldn't possibly go through it a second time." He doesn't want to see a flash j of red color again. And feel the Election Day Means Holiday For Students S?tne students would like for election Aaj to come more often ?they Ret a holiday here in Haywood. Lawrence Leatherwood, coun ty superintendent of education, said all the schools would be closed Tuesday, Nov. 6. A num ber of the schools are used as polling places, and past experi ences have shown it impractical to try and conduct school and ' an election in the same area. Unlike other members of. the deer family, both sexes of reindeer possess antlers. Merchants Association Sets Meet For Monday The Merchants Association will m?t Monday, November 5, in the dining room of the First Metho dist Church. According to A. D. Harrison, Jr., president, the purpose of the meeting is to discuss impending legislation affecting merchants. New York City harbor includes about 1.500 square miles. Brevard College Homecoming Set For November 22 The annual Homecoming celebra bration will be held at Brevard College. Thursday. November 22. according to joint announcement by the Alumni Association and the college. The Alumni Association voted last May to change Homecoming date from the third weekend in October to Thanksgiving Day. This will give alumni an opportunity to visit the campus on a holiday free from business responsibilities. Homecoming festivities will be combined with Parents' Day. In addition to entertainment of "old grads" and their families, parents of the students now enrolled are urged to spend the day on the campus. They will have opportunity to visit the classes and take part i't all the festivities. Anchors Aweigh NORFOLK. Ya (API? Atlantic fleet ships will be widely dispersed in ports during holidays. Admiral Jerauld Wright, commander-in chief says it will reduce vulner ability of surprise air RICHARD NIXON For Vice President <R? K ST K.N KEFAL'VER For Vice President (D> Global Pact On Elegance HANDS ACROSS THE SEA . . . The new mood of elegance and elaboration is illustrated here by Important evening fashions from France and California. At left is Pierre Balmaln's fabulous embroid ered ball (own in luxurious orlon-and-silk satin in pale yellow with pale green velvet stole. At right, dinner or threater ensemble in gold satin lavishly embroidered in jewels and beading; the sheath dress has flowing back panels, the matching coat repeats the embroidered motif. Designed by Don Miguel of I-os Angeles. INTERNATIONAL ACCORD bits a now high this fall when it comes to fashion, if nothing else. On hoth sides of the Atlantic de signers agree that ladies should look like ladies oncx? more, that feminity and elegance should go hand in hand and that costumes for alter dark should be important and elaborate. The trend is toward rich satins and brocades, delicate embroidery, jeweled and beaded trimmings, in I i the manner of the "mauve decade," . i currently recalled to high fashion by universal interest in the modes and manners of 1912. 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