Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-15

IlOlludNS 1T NlitNoFes s'ss - ?, ., - \
at a novel orc. b. DRIsCohi
mystery story. A stop-Watch hangs
in front of him as he pounds Out
copy. A schedule sheet is beside
him He writes exactly two hours
at a stretch. noting Wordage ana
Interruptions ON his sheet I never
think while I write says Dave.
Thinking has to be done other
times" He has a germ phooia, anu
dons clean linen gloves when open
ing doors on trains or other public
places. Grace has smart Broad
way play going the rounds. Inc
two come from Akron, and have
travelled years in Europe and Asia.
When I was clubbing on a home
town newspaper, l had my nose
pointed toward New York, but fear
held my ambition in check. l de-
cided to make it by easy stages. l
was sure the city slickers would get
me if I jumped at once to town
as big as St Louis. l mapped a
plan TO hop first to Kansas City,
and then on. by yearly moves, to
ST. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland,
New York, with a possible interlude
at Chicago. The Kansas City Star
permitte1 me to write Wichita news
"on a string but I never landed a
Job there. Twas diverted by way OF
Omaha, st. Paul, Cleveland, to New
York. I will think the easy-stages
green cub, and afraid OF office boys,
We were discussing first impress
sionS of outlanders in New York,
My elderly sister, visiting here and
occupying, with her daughter, an
apartment on Park avenue, is most
impressed by the Palisades OF the
Hudson. A visitor from the South
was disappointed in the Empire
State building, and Lillian Blood
admitted that the Statue OF Liberty
didn't quite come up to expectations.
Mingling with the tourist throngs
at Rockefeller Center, have often
heard the remark. We'll. it looks
exactly like I've seen it in the
movies, only I thought it would be
bigger" To those of US who have
seen it rise from a hole IN the
ground. Rockefeller Center is a
stunning miracle of mass and severe
line.
Mary Margaret Mcbride has come
n the front in New York as broad
caster and writer, because OF pleas
ing personality and ability to direct
assistants. She would make good
managing editor. During her years
OF publicity labor, when the going
was tough, I never saw her without
smiles and gOod-humor. Recently
she missed cocktail party at
which q drink was named for her
Sorry ] couldn't get there. How
dill | 90 oyer?' she asked.
Directly across from my Times
Square workshop, on Seventh ave
nue., is a face-lifting establishment,
occupying half a block OF front
windows. Much of the mysterious
Transforming is dCne at night. Gus
toners have work Of their own to
do during the day White-coated
surgeons. and nurses are stepping
to AMI fro, attendants handing up
Instruments, far into the night. !
seldom see anyone enter the place,
yet chairs and tables are always
full of patients. Now and then a
woman emerges, face diScreetly
shielded and is Whisked away in
private car. Beauty in the makingi
Arthur Richman. author of the
movie, The Awful Truth looks
like a pharmacist l usel to know
at home In fact. like many
small-toWn druggist Short. bald,
stout, broadly smiling you can see
him looking artistic as he wraps up
the prescription ne has just com
pounded And never think there
isn't a pride OF authorship in that
smile Of the pharmacist Justifiable
as that of the movie author tool
Memory: Stealing the meringue
off the whole row Of lemon pies
Aunt Fannie had placed in the
pantry window. But the dear old
lady laughed uproariously, washed
M dirty hands, and begged me
cut of punishment except staying
in the house all afternoon . Jack
ShuttleWorth, editor Of Judge, is a
little man. His Newfoundland,
Scoop. outweighs him by four
pounds; is trying TO reduce. The
Shuttle Worths live in a downtown
hotel But all the sing in Swing
Fan Alley will never match Stars
ar1 Stripes Forever" in soul and
body stirring rhythm
And the man at the next desk