Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 267, Decatur, Adams County, 11 November 1960 — Page 8

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DUO-PIANISTS Norman Horowitz, left, and Melvin Stecher, right, are pictured above with Mrs. Roy Kalver, president of the Adams county civic music association, as they prepared to go on stage for their Decatur concert Thursday night. Stecher and Horowitz presented the first concert cf the evening to a crowded and enthusiastic audience. An account of the performance by Clint Reed, band instructor at Decatur high school, is given elsewhere in the Decatur Daily Democrat.

Initial Concert Is Presented Thursday

By CUNT REED (Editor's Note: Duo - pianists Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz proved their ability to transfer the deep thoughts of great composers of varied intentions into a sound medium that everyone can understand, Clint Reed, Decatur high school instrumental music teacher, said in describing their Thursday performance in Decatur. Reed described the performance as follows: Last night the Decatur Community Center was filled to capacity to hear, as one off-the-cuff critic put it, “the trinkling of two pianos.” Evidently that particular civic music member was not one of the many who voted for a piano duo. i To quote another civic music; member, “I don't ever remember’ feeling so much a part of music and never have I witnessed such perfect synchronization etc., etc.” i Between these two extremes i were other comments, one concerning the opening number. Organ Fugue in G Minor, by Bach. To quote: “Why do performers try to improve the work of a great master? I’m sure that if Bach had' intended this fugue to be played on two pianos he would not have written it for organ.” Before we condemn Mr. Stecher and Mr. Horowitz too severely for programing a transcription, it it might be well to remember that even Bach was guilty of this himself. In fact, he transcribed many of his own original works for various instrumental combinations. One of the last things Sebelius did was transcribe one of his gui-i tar solos for orchestra. No less : than three attempts have been 1 made to improve the score to' Moussorgsky’s opera “Boris Godounoff' by the arrangers, an unknown Polish composer, RimskyKcrsakoff, and Shostakovich. Who knows what a genius such as Bach might have done had he lived today with the modern pipe organs, pianos, and improved orchestral instruments at his disposal? Maybe he would have been so busy supporting his twenty-one children he would not compose at all! Brahms variation on a theme by Haydn came as a pleasant surprise to me, having gotten acquainted with this number through the symphonic media. It was hard to imagine without the orchestral

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coloring and I still prefer the orchestral arrangement, however, this composition certainly makes a ; topnotch piano duo seleetiori, as it was originally intended and was performed last night. The dozen descriptive and num- ! erous numbers from Bizets’ “Chill dren’s games" comprise a pleas- ■ ant medley as the applause and response indicated. To quote one young lady “I could almost see the see-saw and taste the soap bubbles.” Actually I did not taste any soap bubbles and doubt if I would have seen the see-saw had the name not appeared on the program, which brings up the question — "Can pure music really tell a story?” Let s leave this to the absolutists and the impressionists! This piano team ran the gamut! of styles from classic to modern and did a wonderful job of bring-; ing to life some of the excellent' cultures of Spain, Russia, Hungary, and France. Some have expressed the desire for more selections in the semiclasrical or popular idiom; yet. almost all upon further questioning gave Bach the. seal of approval. Stecher and Horowitz chose to; close their program with Bach’s “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring." one of the most beautiful numbers of all time. Almost all Decatur civic concert artists have mentioned the large number of young people attending our concerts. Having been exposed to this side of the musical profession while touring with a symohonette, I found that only in the college towns was there evidence of youthful support. In my opinion, parents and youth in Adams County should be commended. A sub climax was reached after the intermission by the con'usion of rustling programs and squeaking chairs. It was once said that a well-placed flea could ruin Beethoven. Could it be possible that a not-so-well placed seat might give P>x»t and Granados some competition? , Surely it was evident that these ; young artists possess something ; more than the ability to play fast | scales and arpeggios. To me this is where the artists are separated from the tr inkier®. They proved their ability to transfer the deep thoughts of great composers of varied intentions into a sound med-

Jack Benny Gives Parly Al Automat By BRUCE AGNEW United Press International NEW YORK (UPD—“I haven’t come here in 20 years,” Jack Benny mused, "I can’t. If people saw me, they’d say I’m eating here because I’m stingy.” To prove that he was nothing of the sort, Benny Thursday night gave away nickels to more than 400 guests he had invited to a black - tie dinner and dancing party at the Automat. With a brave smile, he sat in the cashiers’ booth himself for about 10 minutes, handing over $2 rolls at nickels to the tuxedoed and bejewelled celebrities, who then bought their own dinners at the slot machine windows or in the cafeteria section. The giveaway totaled SB4O by the end of the party. The guest list included Broadway and Hollywood stars, writers and singers, and a monkey named Kokomo Jr. Kokomo played the violin. So did Benny. He joined the sixpiece orchestra on the bandstand to play “Sweet Georgia Brown." He then threaded his way through the closely packed cafeteria tables to join Kokomo Jr. for a short, scratchy duet. The knee - high chimpanzee, flashily dressed in a black, spangled suit, sat on the table and warily watched the bow of Benny’s violin. The bow came up. Kokomo ducked, and sneered. He didn't seem too interested in the duet. Kokomo, in his spangled suit, wasn’t the only strikingly dressed guest. Seated across the room at the same table were Mrs. Cindy Adams, wife of comedian Joey Adams, and Mrs. Charles A. Berns, wife of the owner otf the “21" Club, both wearing dresses costing close to SI,OOO. Each outfit was a combination dress and jacket. Each was gold brocade, with floral designs appliqued on. Each looked almost exactly like the other. When Mrs. Adams left several hours later, she was carrying a rumpled paper bag filled with she hadn’t spent. She jingled tnbm- as she said goodnight to Benny. "I know,” Benny said, “A lot of people made money. A lot of people didn’t eat—they just took the nickels.” _| I ium all could understand. Just how good were they? I have : no doubt but what they could venture to any part of the world without having many pianists say, “Move over and let me show you how." Perhaps they aren't to the music world what Einstein is to science, or Jim Thorpe is to athletics, but you can bet your boots they are a big-league team playing above the five hundreds. Sew ’n’ Save j Printed Pattern y'r 9358 xC sizes S kil *« L* p jk ■ 01. *« ti *' • ’A e'l o’ 0 • wOto? J Take advantage of all the beautiful buys in fabrics » scoop up the newest in drip dry blends, cottons, silks. Jewel - neck style and classic shirt are easy-sew! Printed Pattern 9358: Misses’ Sizes 12. 14, 16, 18. 20. Size 16 lop style takes 1% yards 35inch; tower 1% yards 39-inch. Send Thirty-five cents (coins) fcr thisp attern — add 10 cents for each pattern for first-class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, Decatur Daily Democrat Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly Name, Address with zone, Size and Style Number. New! Send now for our 1960 Fall and Winter Pattern Catalog —every page in exciting color! Over 100 styles for all sizes,-all occasions plus school. .35c

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Castro Begins Organization Os Vigilantes HAVANA (UPD — Supporters of Premier Fidel Castro began organizing ‘'vigilance committees” throughout Havana today to seek out “friends otf the Yankees." The Castroites distributed handbills urging householders to heed the premier’s plea to join the vigilantes and spy on their neighbors. “Not all the work can be left to Fidel and the government. . .” the handbills read. “Not all defense is the responsibility otf the army, the police and the militia... “There is a task for everyone. . .attend your neighborhood organizing meeting.” The streets otf Havana already are patroled nightly by militiamen, who keep tabs on the automobiles normally .parked on their beats and report strange cars to police. One South American diplomat commented that Castro’s Cuba is “the first scientific police state in Latin America.” Foreign residents were wryly amused by the news that Castroite representatives at the United Nations had proposed an amendment to the proposed civil rights pact providing that “no one shall be subject to arbitrary or illegal interference in his private life, his home or his correspondence, nor to attacks on his reputation.” They pointed out that Castro's police feel free to search anyone’s home at any time without a warrant or other legal authorization, while travelers leaving Cuba are frequently stripped and searched at the airport. I* - I Kennedy Late For First News Parley HYANNIS PORT. Mass. (UPD —President-elect Kennedy, who used to be a newspaper man himself, was half an hour late for his first “presidential” news conference — but, once there, he got along just fine. His performance was crisp and cool and poised, his manner quiet-spoken and dignified. He looked rested and confident and—let’s face it—pretty youthful. Standing up there on the bare wooden stage, he flashed his famed wide smile three times during the course of a fast-mov-ing 20 minutes of questions and answers, but mostly he was dead serious — jabbing the air with a forefinger for emphasis. Reporters addressed eaqir question to “Mr. President,” but that didn’t seem to startle the presi-dent-elect. And when he walked ino the National Guard Armory for the conference at 2:59 p.m. Thursday, they arose and stood silently, as they do for the President in White House conferences. The full “White House rules” for a news conference were on, by agreement between veteran Washington correspondents and the Kennedy public relations staff. BUt Kennedy is getting started fast. President Eisenhower had no news conferences during the interim period between his 1952 election and the inauguration. His first one was in February, 1953. Willshire Woman Is Unhurt In Accident Mrs. Lillian V. James. 39. of Willshire, 0., was uninjured Wednesday when her auto overturned east of Willshire at state road 81 and the Ohio City-Schumm road, about 11:30 p.m. Mrs.' James told Van Wert county deputy sheriff Don Agler that her auto went into a slide, knocked down 50 feet of fence and four posts at the Fred Schinnerer farm and turned over. The car was damaged extensively. I NOTICK OF ADMINISTRATION Rotate No. 55»9 Tn the Adams Circuit Court .fit ' dams County, Indiana, Notice la hereby given that Margaret Melchl was on the 9 day of November, 1960, appointed: Executorlx of the will of 1,111 BorrouKhs. deceased. All persons having claims against said estate, whether or not now due, must file the same in said court within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims wills be forbarred. Dated at Decatur, Indiana, this 10 dav of November, 1960. Richard D. Lewton Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court for Adams County, Indiana. John L. DeVonn. Attorney and Counsel for personal representative. Nov. 11, IS, 25 < JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES Kingdom Hall Corner Monroe and Ninth Sunday, 4:15 p.m.—Watchtower Bible study and discussion of “The Church Started with the Holy Scriptures" and “New Bible Translation Completed, Released.” One of the scripture texts for consideraton is Isaiah 40:8, “The word of our God shall stand for ever.” Tuesday. 8 p.m. — Bible study using the study aid, “Your Will Be Done On Earth." Friday, 7:30 p.m. — Theocratic Ministry school followed by Kingdom Ministry service meeting. ,

Jacqueline Kennedy Acquits Seif Well By PAT HERMAN United Press International HYANNIS PORT, Mass. (UPI) —Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy youthful, chic and sabhisticated, may have a high society facade, but behind it there must be a strong streak of American pioneer hardiness. In the space of not much more than a month, she faces the prospect of having a baby and moving into the White House as first lady of the land. Along with these rather formidable problems, she breezed over another hurdle that always confronts the wife of a president-elect, the news conference. Because of the many chores connected with the forthcoming birth of her second child and the inauguration of her husband, Pres-ident-elect John F. Kennedy, she decided to stop off in Washington today instead erf accompanying him southward for a Florida vacation. She told about her plans Thursday at the news conference here, where mast persons present agreed that she handled herself superbly. Mrs. Kennedy, who at 31 will be one of the youngest first ladies in history, handled a half an hour

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of free wheeling questions with humor and wit. She made it clear that her primary consideration was to care for Jack "so that he would be a good president." She said that she was sure that he would be “magnificent.” At this point she sounded like any pretty but poised young woman deeply in love, rather than a first lady. “A wife’s happiness comes if her husband is happy,.” she sind. Marilyn Monroe And Husband Separated ■ ** NEW YORK (UPI) — Marilyn Monroe and playwright husband, Arthur Miller, have separated and the actress will file for a divorce, it was announced today. A spokesman for Miss Monroe, 34, one of the most glamorous personalities ever developed by Hollywood, said she has no immediate plans to consult her attorneys, however. The parting of the ways after four years and three months of “perfect marriage” came last weekend when Miss Monroe finished filming “The Misfits” in Hollywood. She and Miller had been sharing a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel but they re-

turned to New York separately. The marriage of “Beauty and brains" in White Plains, N.Y., M June 29, 1956, was one of the nation’s most publicized weddings. Miss Monroe, whose acting began to be taken seriously by critics, and Miller, winner of a Pulitzer Prize, seemed ideally happy until a few months ago when the actress made a film with French movie star Yves Montand. TTiere were rumors of a romaneb cm the set of "Let’s Make *l*ve”*And Montand was reported to have told friends that Miss Monroe had a crush on him. However, friends said Miss Monroe was not seriously interested tri Montand, husband of Oscar-win-ning actress Simone Signoret, and he does not figure in her seperation and divorce plans, they said. The actress was “resting” today at her East Side apartment when

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the word of the separation leaked out. She authorized confirmation of the report, but Miller, 44, could not be reached. He has told friends that he is through with Hollywood forever and will return to his first love — writing for the Broadway stage.

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