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Evening star., 1937-12-18

Ziegfeld. (Marlene abstains)
Saturday . The long expected rain
arrives-and how!-washing out Hill
side streets and the Santa Claus pa
rade down Hollywood boulevard. We
accept Producer William McGuire's
gloom-dispelling suggestion of seeing
Joan Crawford in Dancing Daugh-
ters," one of her old silent successes.
It's hard to believe the tense, thin,
worried Joan Crawford of The Bride
Wore Red is the plump, joyful, un-
posed. carefree hoofer in Dancing
Daughters" I advise her to look at
herself again in Dancing Daughters" :"
X X X y
Sunday . Dinner in the Troc Grill
At nearby table, Writer Franz
Schultz tells every one within earshot
he has just completed play-"and
my agent says it's masterpiece Nor
rie Ryskind, whom I asked to doctor
1t up, said, I wouldn't take the so per
cent from you, it's perfect the way it
is I sent it to Miriam Hopkins in
New York and she wired back that it
was wonderful. Well, guess it's good
all right" (The play deals with life
in New York. Playwright Schultz has
spent exactly eight hours in the
metropolis. Yes, I guess he's a genius
all rightly
Monday Lunch at the Hal Roach
Studios. Constance Bennett is a
changed person-very sweet and all
that" the publicity director tells me
over salads. At this precise moment,
Miss Bennett appears, wearing a green
dress of glittering sequins. I'm going
mad" she storms Have good
humor," suggests Brian Aherne. NO"
snaps the blond actress. It'll ruin
my lunch" (The P. D. gets busy
ordering some food he doesn't want.)
-. Tom Brown munches chop dis
consolately. II had family trouble
last night" he says in the new gruff
voice he has adopted in the hope
some one will let him play a screen
gangster. But not with my wife,"
he adds hastily
X X X
Tuesday -. Franchot Tone attends
the "Mannequin" preview, solo, and
after the performance telephones Wife
Joan Crawford in New York to tell
Evening star., 1937-12-18

her that Joan gives a good perform
ance =. Preview fashion note-Mary
Livingstone MRS Jack Benny in a
blue and pink turban Happiness
note-Spencer Tracy watching himself
on the screen-for the first time-and
inwardly congratulating himself on
the new salary boost that brings his
pay check to $4,000 weekly.
Wednesday Kaleidoscope q.
Irving Berlin dimes alone at the
Beverly Hills Brown Derby At
the same eatery. Joan Blondell with
Dick Powell This couple does not
hold hands in public any more j..
Ernest Truck playing tennis at the
West Side Tennis Club And Victor
Moore studying script on an R-K-O
Radio Studio street.
Thursday Nelson Eddy poses
with his mother and father for photo
graphs in the forecourt of the West
wood Village Theater (before the pre-
view Of "Rosalie"-a picture that is
more or less all spectacle-which you
will like, if you like that sort of
thing. Feminine fans will un-
doubtedly rave about Mr.. Eddy in
his cute cadet uniform.
Copyright. 1887, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. IncJ
Evening star., 1937-12-18

which yesterday entered its
second week at Loew's Palace. An
adult bit of entertainment which
sticks its tongue out at the newspaper
business, thumbs its nose at New York.
and satirizes miscellaneous other items
on the current scene, Nothing Sa-
cred' is packed with spirit of vigor-
Gus fun. 1t also is packed with Carole
Lombard and Fredric March at their
best, full of artful directorial touches
from the talent of William Wellman.
and barbishly dialogued by that old
master OF the savage word, Ben Hecht.
You can't go wrong with a combina-
ton like that.
II you have not heard the story of
Nothing Sacred" let it be said briefly
that it concerns tabloid journalism and
its exploitation of the sob story for
circulation purposes. A girl miss
Lombard) is supposed to have three
months to live and the paper decides
to give her the rich and gaudy life of
New York at night as a fitting over
ture to Immortality. The girl (still Miss
Lombard, who isn't going to die at all,
decides to give the paper a run for its
money. Such lavish giving on the
part of both you never have seen
equaled. 1t comes to kind of amaz-
ing climax when Miss Lombard and
March (whos the reporter) start tax
ing wild and realistic swings at each
others jaws. It sounds violent, 1t is
violent and at tha covna TINA a. i~
violently amusing.
Nothing Sacred is in technicolor
and you can't think of screen drama
more artfully contrived to give the lie
to that old story that fast action
cannot be dyed by the camera. It
moves at cyclonic pace from Begin
ming to end and never once are the
colors blurred. The single disappoint-
nent Of the technicoior treatment y
Evening star., 1937-12-18

welcome getting even this close again
to police society among the characters
he has played. Otto Kruger is the
neatly tailored villain and Andy Clyde
is the comedy-bearer in the role of
an alcoholic prospector.
Best of the masculine parts, and
best performance of the film, is that
of Leo Carrillo as Poleon Doret, the
trapper with song in his heart,
suitable sense of moral values, and an
unrequited love for Necia. Mr.. Car
rillo handles French Canadian ac-
cent without a slip throughout wad
OF dialogue to stock couple of films.
THE Barrier" if you have forgotten,
is that novel in which Beach essayed
to talk about the effects of intermar-
ralge in the north country. Necia,
brought up to believe she is the off,
spring of such union, has quite a
time of it before she manages to marry
the young lieutenant. Her tribulations
make the film an overlong compost
ton, but even that cannot detract
from the fact that pictorially it is a
lovely thing.
X
MISS MARY DEES, the Tuscaloosa
(AlaD girl who became famous
overnight by finishing Jean Harlows
role in Saratoga" headlines the four
act stage bill at the Earle this week.
Any girl who could succeed Miss Har-
low convincingly would have to be a
very pretty blond person. Miss Dees
is that but the stage seems a bit of
an alien medium to her, challenge
to her poise that she does not meet
with the aplomb that will be hers after
a bit more experience. Miss Dees is
helped through a dramatic skit by no
less a stalwart in poise than Monte
Blue. They do no better than we'll
enough with what amounts to per-
sonal appearance sequence.
Most amusing feature of the stage
bill is the opener, with Hector and his
dogs, in which both Hector and the
dogs are casually comic in routine
that lets the master talk lot and the
dogs do couple of tricks Kay, Katya
and Kay, two men and a girl, are
graceful and acrobatic in their IA
miliar dances for three, and a male
octet, The Virginians, is pleasing.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
Variety in Shorts
At Trans.Lux.
TRAVEL. sports, science and comedy

TRAVEL, sports, science and comedy
are represented in the lineup of
short subjects being flashed on the
screen at the Trans-Lux this week.
THE Sights of Paris" depicts the
gayety and the culture of Frances
capital. "Trotting Thoroughbreds" will
appeal to all lovers of horses, whether
or not they favor the trotting phase
of the sport of kings. The training of
the even-gaited quadrupeds from colt
age to the time when they compete
in the Hambletonian, classic race of
its kind, is presented pictorially and
proves interesting.
Outside the ranks of cartoons and
the March of Time" the Popular
Science" releases are near the TOP
in popularity, and the edition on dis
play this week is up to the average.
The streamlined car of the future,
the analysis and study of precious
stones and the training of police dogs
to lead blind persons are among the
subjects treated. THE Lynn Mouse"
Is an acceptable "Merrie Melodie"
cartoon
The American Scene presents a num-
Der OF important or entertaining view
angles for the Gamers eye. Southbury,
Conn, fights establishment of a Nazi
camp; Northern California is swept
by floods, the Redskins defeat the
Bears, work on the Grand Coulee Dam
is rushed, New York prepares for the
opening of another vehicular tunnel
under the Hudson, Senators discuss
the crisis in the Orient, buffaloes are
rounded up in Yellowstone Park, Gable
and 10y are crowned king and queen
of Hollywood. Abroad, Britain takes
the amateur hour to its heart, Soviet
Russia gets its first secret ballot,
Japan celebrates its anti-"red" pact
with Italy and Germany. C. A. M.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
Prosecutor
The Hero
At Met
Routine Theme
Well Handled
By w. B.

n YOT so long ago Warner Bros. de-
M cided that it might not be
Accordingly, one of the boys
who is paid to do such things was
dispatched to the fileroom, found the
correct drawer and plucked out the
outline Of good, old No. BIB. After
certain advisable embellishing, an
item entitled Missing Witnesses"
which currently is occupying the at
tention of the Metropolitan projec-
zionist, was unveiled 1t might be
we'll to point out that No BIB is
the special prosecutor brings the pro
cket-czar-to- Justice theme.
One OF the most routine Of routine
plots, to be sure, but the producers
have contrived to make this an in
teresting wellpaced and completely ac-
ceptable version.
That John Litel is an excellent actor
has been recognized in most quarters
for some time. and his work in this
drama of justice triumphant furnishes
no basis for revision of opinion. Not
particularly taxing is Mr.. Litel's task
this time, but his Characterization is
sincere, engroSsing. Dick Purcell Is
cast as a well-meaning by bungling
detective involuntarily converted from
the hard talking, hard-hitting chores
OF the robbery detail. Mr.. Purcell,
of course, is the man who finds the
missing witnesses in question. a young
lady who discovered that her sup
posedly outstanding broker employer is
none other than boss of the hoodlums.
Mr.. Purcell also finds love in the
same quarter Jean Dale is the girl
IN the case. She has the boys guess
ing as to whether or not she is for
EN- or agin 'em-an adequate but un-
impressive performance.
For those who revel in shots of
the protection grift boys in action
and in watching clever prosecutors
throwing monkey wrenches into their
smooth-running machinery, Missing
Witnesses affords acceptable screen
diversion. There aren't any noticeable
new twists, to be found, but real dull
ness is absent, pleasingly.
Also to be seen at the Metropolitan
this week are three short subjects,
two good, one not so good. The two
good ones are Harris in Spring."
an item which has the benefit Of
the music of Phil Harris Orchestra
and the singing of Mr. Harris, which
a number of people enjoy, too, and
cartoon comedy in color. The not
so good one is Africa Speaks-Eng-
fish," and Edgar Bergen-Charley Nc
Carthy release which is a very poor
effort in its line. C.. A. M.
Evening star., 1937-12-18

IL never dCIlleFeS GIlo Zlng winch NE
Barrier had in the days of it's cine
matte youth.
In grabbing off most of the honors
for THE Barrier" the camera crew
has turned its lenses on some of the
most majestic scenery you ever saw
swirling streams, lofty snow-capped
peaks, tall, proud trees and similar
items. 1t may not be Alaska, but it
Is marvellous and convincing substi-
tute that all save the most Grabbed
customers will accept without the least
demurrer. What is happening in the
foreground simply cannot withstand
the competition of what nature pro-
vided as background. In the wild
sweep of majestic scene, the struggles
and heartbreaks of Beach's assorted
characters dwindle into comparative
insignificance
That might not have been the case,
OF course, if some of the key parts had
been little better cast, but Para
mount seems to have chosen some of
the players for this number by send
Ing boy over to the commissary at
lunch time to find out who was not
working. Well, Jean Parker was not
working-if that was the system used
so they cast her as Necia, and that
is how she came to be one of the real
weaknesses of The Barrier" Mr..
Beach, who never was strong on his
female characters anyhow, gave Miss
Parker too much of task in bringing
something convincing out of this elfin
child of the north countree. She is
lovely to look at, but the emotional
subtleties of winning the young Army
lieutenant's heart are constantly Slip
ping out of her control.
The men of THE Barrier" are much
handler at their work. Minions va
riously of good and evil (Mr. Beach
was ever writer to pair off these
two forces), they all are two-f -fisted, or
two-gunned. James Ellison breathes
the breath of life into the role of
Lieut.. Burrell, the Army's rather star
tling choice of young man to conquer
the wickedness of the Alaskan from
tier. Robert Barratt is much more
sympathetically cast than usual as
John Gale, the man who kidnapped
Necia and made her believe she was
a halfbreed. Mr.. Barratt seems to
Evening star., 1937-12-18
Cagney Returns
JAMES CAGNEY, W

JAMES CAGNEY, who has spent
the past few months at his home
in Marthas Vineyard. Mass, will re-
turn to the Grand National lot,
which he left at the conclusion of
his most recent release. Something
to Sing About" after the holidays.
Cagney next will do the Rowland
Brown story. Angels With Dirty
Faces an original which brought
the record price of $4,000. Row.
land, who wrote one Of Cagney's first
successes, Doorway to He'll" and
the popular Devil Is a Sissy" will
direct.
President Edward L. Alperson of
Grand National announced that a
new contract has been signed with
the stars brother-manager, William
Cagney, which calls for Cagney to
receive s150,000 per picture, as against
a previous 100000.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
Regan's Songs
Best Item in
Keith Film
Ta1nara Geva Is
Clever in
Light Picture.
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, Jr.

BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, Jr.
IN MANHATTAN MERRY-G
ROUND" you will find our friend
i Phil Regan, the singing policeman,
in extremely good voice, proving
himself an amiable ballad singer
amidst a lot Of hocus-pocus that va
ries from the confusing to the anus
ing. Miss Tamara Geva is around also
impersonating an opera singer, and
giving a gentle razz to the grand man.
ner, while Leo Garlic reverts to type
as dialect comedian. These three
performers enliven the picture cur
rently at R-K-O Keith's, but they can
not endow it with anything more than
lighter-than-air consistency.
In its present state Of ebullience
Manhattan Merry Co. Round" has q
fair share of entertainment to offer.
Mr.. Regan presents a few luscious
and sentimental lyrics in voice that
makes one want to forgive all radio
crooners. and his entanglements with
the gangster proprietor of recording
company bring before your eyes (and
ears) Ted Lewis, Louis Prima and his
Band, and DR.. Cab Calloway's medi-
cine men. Calloway's appearance in
this film Is a reminder, by the way,
that the fame Of his talents is no press
agents invention. He is probably the
best rhythm singer of today.
If subjected to fair analysis Man
haitian Merry CO. Round" would be
found series of very expensive vaude-
vile acts, strung together on an agree
able pretext substituting for story,
and offered with Mr.. Garlic as master
of ceremonies. The facts in the case
are skillfully concealed at times by
hoity-toity settings and a great smoke
screen of dialogue. but behind it all
there you have 'em-a lot Of good en-
tertainers in search Of a way to make
themselves amenable to the public.
AS a sideline there is a major ro-
nance between Mr.. Regan and Ann
Dvorak, and toward the end of the
picture We caught Mr. Garlic making
goggly eyes at Miss Geva. This we
mention to assure you that although
the film is primarily musical diver
tissement, 1t embraces in a nice way
that extremely popular subject known
as luh-uv.
Keith's has an auxiliary program
that includes lots Of newsreel stuff
and one comic cartoon.
Evening star., 1937-12-18

tlbes-ers at his
table inclu d e
Marlene Dietrich,
in a masculine
tuxedo lis that
what they wear
on the Riviera?),
Kay Francis. the
Freeman Cos
dens (Amos of
Amos N Andy
and Jack Oakie,
W h o calls t h e
numbers for big
a pple dancers,
j / m m y R t z,
Johnny D ow n S
and P atricia a
Evening star., 1937-12-18

that it makes Miss Lombard less beau
tiful to look at, but you don't have
time to realize that until later.
Strictly top-fiight comedy, this one,
and you will be cheating yourself un-
less you tuck it somewhere into shop
ping schedule before next Thursday.
I q -
Evening star., 1937-12-18
"Swing Street" Musical
Hasn't Got That Swing
"52nd Street. Comes to the Capitol.
Billy Reed and Crosley Girls
Return to Stage.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

IEW YoRs Fifty second street street with story Once there
fashionable residences prohibition the
gathered round; the
licenses
street. Then Walter
ght be mmortaized photopay
Evening star., 1937-12-18

nona Massey always took her singing
lessons at night because she feels her
vocal cords are in better condition at
that time.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
TWizzler Answer.

1t took the trooper / minute ard 20
seconds, not l minute and a half, to
travel the mile.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
Cameras Art Wins HOnors
In Earle's New Film
Pictorial Excellence of "The Barrier"
Transcends Its Drama.
Miss Dees on Stage.
BY JAY CARMODY.

and woods and mountains which constitute the background
its Pctoriay
u melodrama
tale thin with telling
Paramount
Evening star., 1937-12-18
Marlene Sports Tuxedo
At Riviera Party
Cary Grant Host to Party.
Joan Advised to See
Old Silent Success.
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.

I oLLYWooD Dec ls NANAo-Dear diary Friday the
- stars and those
good at the Bal Cap dAnbes in the Irocadero the ball
decorated with
accredited populari
Evening star., 1937-12-18
Palaces Film
Top Flight
Comedy
"Nothing Sacred"
Among Seasons
Funniest.

w YHEN better screen comedies
\A/ are made we still will re-
Wv member Nothing Sacred"
which 1roetord,,,
Evening star., 1937-12-18

hosted by Cary Grant-with Phyllis
Brooks as aide de camp. Cap dan
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-09
PIONEERS WILL HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC AT FAIRGROUNI
1ALLEY HISTORY
WILL BE RETOLD

j. H. Edgar of Ell Centro we'll known businessman the
first pioneers of the valley will be the annual
Imperial Valley
grounds Imperial The
by Edgar who experiences
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-09
NEW BOOKS
AT THE CITY LIBRARY

Books to be released by the Ell
Centro public library Saturday in
clude:
FICTION
Judge Priest Turns Detective
Irwin S. Cobb
Humming Bird-Eleanor Farjeon
The Sword of Monsieur Black
shirt-David Graeme
Lords and MaSters-A. G.. Mac
Donell
Horse and Buggy-Bellamy Par
fridge
The Boys in the Back Room
Jules Romans.
NON-FICTION u
America Today-A book of 10C
Prints
The Fascist, His State and His
Mind-E. B. Ashton
Saltwater Farm-Robert P. iris
tram Coffin
Guatemala-Erna Ferguson
Women Called Wild - Rosita
Forbes
Aftermath-Sir James G. Frazer
You Can't Take it With YOU
Moss Hart
Consumers Cooperatives - julia
E. johnson comp.
Something of Myself-Rudyaro
Kipling
Viewed Without Alarm-Waltel
Mills
Forward With Roosevelt-P. j
OBrien
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-09
TO
BE HELD AT
SCOUT CAMP

AS the final event in the Scout
Leaders training cuorse, a Scouters
Pow Wow will be conducted Satur-
day and Sunday at Camp San Fe-
lipe, Imperial-Yuma councils sum-
mer camp.
c. j. Carlson, regional executive;
Carl N. Helmick, formerly Scout
executive for this council; Hugh
M. Wilcox, new executive will all
be present for the pow WOW.
Scoutmasters, assistants, dis
trict Scouters, Troop committeeman,
Cubbers, executive board members,
fathers, junior leaders all are eligi-
BILE to attend.
The program begins at p. m.
Saturday with instruction and prac-
tice of outdoor Scoutcraft. An eve
ming program of skits. song and
stunts will follow the dinner and
at this tine Carlson will speak.
The program continues through
Sunday to dinner at noon, the af-
ternoon being devoted to optional
activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-09
Valley Farmers
Get Emergency
Loans For Crops

Many Imperial Valley farmers
receiving emergency crop loans, ac-
cording to information received by
from Margaret Dobel, in charge of
the emergency seed and crop loan
office, 476 State, Ell Centro.
Loans are available only to farm
ers who can not obtain credit from
any other source and are intended
for their immediate cash needs for
crop production.
Two types of loans are made.
One is for the purpose of pur-
chasing seed, fertilizer, fuel, oil for
production purposes, feed for work
stock, and irrigation water. The
maximum amount is $400 based on
the following allowances per acre:
truck crops, $28; cotton, SO; milo and
such crops, Sc. The loan is due
August 81, 1887, at four per cent
interest.
A second type of loan is a sum-
mer fallow-winter seed loan with
an allowance of 81 per acre for
summer following, another allow
ance OF So for seed and SO for water,
the seed money to be available at
planting time. Beyschlag stated
that where farmers have summer
fallowed they found the ground
n r
rogen being absorbed and the bet
ter working conditions OF the
ground at planting time.
George A. Peck of Claremont Is
field supervisor.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-09
HUGE AREA AWAITS COMPLETION
OF BIG CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT

bottom of q huge lake, with the
waters surface far above the pres
ent roof-tops.
A double-deck bridge, with the
worlds tallest piers, will carry au-
tomobile and railroad traffic far
above the then swollen waters of
the Pitt River.
River Boats TO Ply
River boats, a joy to the hearts
OF sentimentalistS and a source of
profit to businessmen, again will
reach Red Bluff, 60 miles south of
here, from Sacramento and San
Francisco.
Inland encroachment of salt wa
ter from the San Francisco bay
area will be halted, likewise arid
ity in the San Joaquin valley.
At the top of the San Joaquin
watershed, the 1000 foot Friant
dam will become the longest con-
crete dam in the world, making
the San Joaquin River run back
ward and carrying much needed
irrigation water over step dams
under pressure.
From national viewpoint in.
tereSt centers on the project be.
cause its completion will NEAR
assurance of water normalcy il
an area from which are drawn the
countryS choicest speciality crop.
OF raisinS, figs, olives, pruneS
citrus fruits, vegetables and cotton
To Harness Vast Area
When all the seemingly "insur-
mountable" engineering problems
have been solved and numerous
other pieces fitted into the gigan-
tic jigsaw, California will have har-
messed and put to work the 2(
million acre feet of surplus water
that now sweeps away in destruc-
tive floods.
Legal, economic and financia
problems regarding rights of way
selection of dam sites, provision fol
transmission lines to bring thu
power to commercial markets, ano
engineering questions occupied
many days of conference between
U. S. reclamation officials and tht
J California Water authority.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-09
354 HOURS OF
SUNSHINE IN
LAST MONTH

March brought 354 hours of
sunshine to Imperial Valley out
of possible 372 hours with the
record showing 28 clear days, two
partly cloudy days and one cloudy
day, according to Howard EN-
mons, government weather obser-
yer.
Thunder storms on the sixteenth,
slight earthquake on the twenty
fifth, and total precipitation of rs
of an inch featured the weather
menu. The mean temperature for
the month was 63 degrees, the
maximum SO on the ninth and
tenth. the minimum was SO on the
twenty fourth, and the greatest
daily range was AZ degrees. The
mean maximum temperature was
80 degrees and the mean minimum
temperature was 46 degrees.
Total wind movement for the
month was 4,2O5 miles. The maxi
mum was 48 miles an hour on the
twenty-second at 1925 p. m. The
hourly average was SIS miles an
hour.
Discharge from the Colorado
river at Grand Canyon was $4,000
acre feet while the total for last
March was $4,000 acre feet. Stor-
age behind Boulder dam April !
was 9,975,000 acre feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-09
Scholarships to
College Sought

Harry L. Anderson, regional rep
resentative for the University of
California Alumni association, was
in the valley recently for the pur-
pose of contracting persons interest
ed in establishing scholarships for
outstanding high school students
who wish to attened the Univer-
sity of California.
Alumni in a district contribute to
scholarship fund which is match
ed by the university. These scholar
ships are $3.50 each.
During his visit here Anderson
organized a committee to assist in
the scholarship campaign: Mrs. O..
j. Jennings. Mrs. Melvin o. King,
DR.. r. C. Clemons, DR.. Philip Hodg-
kin, William d. Hudkins. Raymond
McCredy, L. lie Nuffer and Dorsey
Whitelaw.