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NorWomentoMeet
 For Dinner Tonight

Norwomen will have dinner meeting tonight at 6 o'clock at the Northern Light Presbyterian n Church.
 H. L. Faulkner will give the ad- dress of the evening, speaking on What Shall be Americas Atti- tude toward the War in Europe and Why" Violin selections will be played by Mrs. Jack Livie. accom- panied by Miss Frances Wheeler.
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Rebekah Dance to
 Benefit Boys Home

The Order of Rebekahs met last night at the odd Fellows Hall with Noble Grand Elsie Blythe presiding
 It was decided to allot the en- tire proceeds of the dance to be given March 30 at the Elks Hall to the Odd Fellows Boys Home in Walla Walla
 Tickets for the benefit are now on sale by members of the dance committee under the chairmanship of Mrs. Luba Petievich.
 The German language is spoken by a majority of the people in 16 of the p cantons in Switzerland.
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ledged they are considering North ern Defense Alliance.
 Viipuri Occupied

Viipuri Occupied
 As the last gesture of triumph in the fight against Finland, the Russian High Command announces that Viipuri was occupied five hours before fighting was halted by the pact armistice and which gave the Soviet Union the shell shattered city anyway.
 Today attention of European cap itals shifted toward southeast Eu rope and kept governments in a perpetual wonder of what next?"
 Germany Gets Pledge
 Reliable Berlin sources declare Germany has gained from Russia a pledge that Rumania will be spared no matter what happens in South east Europe.
 Bucharest heard reports that a Rumanian Russian non-aggreSsion treaty is in the making and might quiet Rumania's fears that the Red Army might strike during the spring
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NEW KETCHIKAN STREET

The Ketchikan City Council will build Austin Street between First and Second, rock will, sewer, side walks and rock wall at an estimat- ed cost of Sl2,500
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VERY ODD

UNIVERSITY, Ala, March IA Alabama football players, all set for an early spring gridiron prac- tice, had the session called off by of all things-snow!
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AFTER FEM

The Petersburg City Council an- nonnces that offenders selling in- toxicating liquor, cigarettes and to
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bacco to minors under the age of Is years, will be prosecuted.
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GaIaoMarks
 Fancy Tota|
 Brunswick

Although the Brunswick split the match with Home Grocery last night on the Brunswick alleys in the Com- mercial kegling league, Emil Galao did himself proudly for the Bruns- wick by marking .626 for total pin fall.
 Galao hit 216-193-212 to get his total
 Tonight's games are Juneau Flor ists vs. George Brothers and Bruns- wick Cafe vs. Takus.
 Scores last night are as follows:
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At the Elks alleys tonight, three matches are scheduled for keglers in the mixed tournament.
 Builders meet Butchers, Grocers roll Fosters and Luckies roll Tailors.
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AGGRESSIVE MOVES SEEN
 BY NATIONS
Balkan Country in Fear of Invasion, Possibly
 in Spring

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IMPORTANT

TEN HIGH is Americas larges-seline vvhskey in open- state retail Remember that's where people demand the brand of whskey they like best and ask by You'll insist on TEN HICH too, you taste it!
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Rhythm on River
At Metropolitan

With Bing Crosby and Mary Mar
tin genially and rather continually
engaged in the presentation Of some
Hitting popular tunes, . film doesn't
need too much else to be ut least
pleasant. So Rhythm on the River"
can have any number Of haws and
still merit this second downtown
week. which 1t started At the Metro
pontan yesterday.
The score provided Miss Martin
and Mr.. Crosby by Tunesmiths
Johnny Burke and James v. Monaco
includes such familiar and favorite
numbers as "Only Forever" That's
For Me-" moon Over Madison
Square" and Rhythm on the River"
among others, and Director Vic
tor Schertzinger has contributed
still another, torchy chant called
Il Don't Want to Cry Anymore"
And the plot does not intrude too
much upon the singing, nor does 1t
tax Miss Martin and Mr.. Crosby
with the necessity for being any
thing more than darned agreeable
people. They are ghost writer's, nei-
ther knowing the identity of the
other, for q fellow who writes"
hit tunes by being merely . middle
man and there you have it. Truly q
musical musical is Rhythm on the
River" and . pleasant one.
HIM.
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the kind. On the contrary, 1t is
only bore.
Never, however, is Gloria Jean
less than completely at ease in
handling her Cinderella role, even
when she is forced to forego sing
ing. Time after time, with the as.
surance of a child Of Is or there
abouts, she keeps the story moving
entirely apart from her established
vocal abilities.
When she is not acting, there are
five vocal numbers to move the story
along. Most important of the lot so
far as the picture is concerned Is
Dawn Of Love-" which is ELI, Eli"
If any one ever heard it, in spite
Of the effort to popularize 1t by max
ing the lyrics purely conventional.
That the comedy of "A Little Bit
of Heaven" is broad is evident in the
very casting of the picture. There
is. for instance, Hugh Herbert as
Glorias father, a typical Herbert
character; G. Aubrey Smith as the
ironic grandfather, who is invariably
noisy, and Eugene Palette as the
radio entreprenuer. who is invariably
noisier.
"A Little Bit of Heaven" for all
the age of its star, Is not without its
romantic element. That Is provided
by the combination of Robert Stack
and Nan Grey, who cooperate to
prove that the course Of true love
never does run smooth even II the
script writer does not particularly
care.
The direction of "A Little Bit Of
Heaven" which Is no more inspired
than the story permits. which Is not
very much, is attributed to Andrew
Marion, late of Austria. If this Is
the first time he ever met that
story in English, Marion at least
cannot claim it is something new
to him. He could have insisted the
script writer's be a bit more magma
tive.
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Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
National-"Night of Love-" mus
ical play with John Lodge and
Helen Gleason: 2::30 and $3.50 pm.
Palace-"The Great Dictator,
Charlie Chaplin looks at today:
10:45 am, lbs, 4:10. $50 and
9:35 pm.
Keith's-"Little Bit Of Heaven"
Gloria jeans new frolic: 11:45 am,
LAS, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and Gas pm.
Earle-"Moon Over Burma" Dor
othy Lamour and romance In far
of places: II am, lao, 4:25, and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 12:45, $3.50.
6:15 and 9 pm.
CapitoI-"The Mark of Zorro"
Tyrone Power, his mark: II am,
las, 4:30, tbs and 10 pm. Stage
shows: /. 3:45, $50 and 9:15 pm.
Columbia - Down Argentine
Way" two lessons from Carmen
Miranda: II am, ITO, 3:15, 5:25,
7::35 and GAS pm.
Metropolitan Rhythm on the
River" Bling Crosby, Mary Martin
and lots Of music: 11:10 am, lis,
800, $50, 7:35 and $40 pm.
Little-"The Bakers Wife," who
runs away and causes crisis in this
bright French film: II am, 12:45,
2:30, Ais, 6, 7:55 and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
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Play Before Picture
Is Plan for Novel

Jack L. Warner is negotiating with
George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
to dramatic "One Foot In Heaven
the Biography Of . Practical Par
son." the Hartzel Spence best
sell, for Broadway.
Warner Bros. purchased the novel
in galley form after q first reading
and won out over all other Holly
wood studios after spirited bidding
for the screen rights. Kaufman and
Hart are committed to one deal for
Warners-to write the screen play
Of their stage hit, The Man Who
Came to Dinner"
Completed negotiations between
Warmers and the Kaufman-Hart
team would bring about the unusual
situation Of having q stage version
Of "One Foot in Heaven" playing
on Broadway while its screen YER
sion was being exhibited nationally
Meanwhile q Nationwide search
Is being made to find q minister
who can At the leading role.
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She was unrecognized by the mob
outside the .theater. It must have
seemed strange to Sylvia to find her
self SO utterly ignored Everyone
on the Warner lot is amazed at the
change in Enrol Lynn. Gone is that
swashbuckling recklessness. He is
now positively subdued. think he
has discovered that there are q lot
of people in the world-in addition
to Mr.. Flynn. I like him this way.
4 + 4 4
Miriam Hopkins Is swell as Mrs.
Leslie Carter in Lady With Red
Hair" Which proves my contention
that II nearing 40 actresses abandon
ingenue for character roles, they can
60 on forever Joan Fontaine
and Brian Aherne are cutting down
on household expenditure. They have
two servants now as against four
previously. And, by the way, be pre-
pared for a big fight If Boss David
Selznick asks Joan to star In Jane
Eyre" She thinks the story too
gloomy at this time.
When they say in Hollywood,
Took, here come the Dead End
kids" they refer to Mischa Auer,
Broderick Crawford and Franchot
Tone, who have taken up where
their predecessors left OF.
(Released BY the North American News
paper Alliance. Incl
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lone Is concerned.
Ann Sothern discusses the old
days when she was called Harriet
Lake. II was 20 pounds heavier then
and could eat anything I liked"
signs Ann Mrs. william Powell
has the best figure on the Metro
lot, according to the boys who take
photographs. She has just posed
for another dozen stills In bathing
suits, so reckon Bill has removed
his veto on this garb for Diana.
However, he did put his foot down
on having the photographs In color
cutest sight Of the week:
Bonita Granville perched on Frank
Morgan's lap, with Frank fast
asleep!
They think that Barbara STAN
wyck is acting high-hat at Para
mount. She is not. She Is playing
a high-hat character in her movie,
Lady Eve" and Is merely concen-
trating on her role. AS have stated
before, Barbara is one Of the hard
est people in Hollywood to under
stand, but once she knows you and
trusts you, all bars are down D.. .
That reminds me, Robert Taylor Is
selling his unwanted property in the
valley to a bunch Of flying filmites
who want q landing field and an
aero club. Bob is the latest actor
with the flying bug Hollywood
5000 cowboys are currently getting
a riding test! They have to be
winnowed down to $500. and those
who fall by the wayside-I mean
horse-will be struck Oh the list.
Sylvia Sidney was at the opera in
q red hat, red dress, smoking .
cigarette in long holder and wear
ing tortoise shell-rimmed eyeglasses.
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Story of Mexico
At the Trans.Lux

The inside story Of Nexico's new
kind Of revolution and it, effect on
the people Of the land below the Rio
0rande y the meat q March Of
Times Mexico" and . meaty story
It u. The report On the affairs Of
our neighboe to the south, an illu-
minating bit Of pictorial journalism,
Il ct the Tfans-Lux now, heading
short subject program which In
cludes an Information Please" reel
and The Nadd Halter" color rhap-
sody cartoon.
The news portion Of the bill in
cludes views Of the bridge collapse
1t Tacoma, the President's return
to Warrington. the sailing Of the
Queen Elizabeth, combat training of
Canadian pilots, maneuvers Of the
U. 8. Army Air Force ct Langley
Field, formation Of the Girl Patriots
Motor Corps and that Atlanta
armory IRE. Football fans win ind
. generous report on last weeks
contests, including high lights of the
Texas A. Il MS. M. o., Cornell
Yale. Stanford Washington, Cali
fornia-U. 8. c., Fordham-Purdue,
Minnesota Michigan, Notre Dame
Navy and Dodgers Redskins games.
HIM.
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Pulchritude
Is NOneTOO
Plentiful
And Producer of
'Ziegfeld Girl
BemOanS 1t
~ the Associated Press.

- the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.
A paucity OF pulchritude is put
ting plenty of perplexing problems
In the paths Of principal picture
producers.
In other words, movieland may
have q corner on the Nations
glamour girls, but when 1t comes to
genuine beauty, it's pretty hard to
ind.
At least, that's what talent scouts
at NON studio report in their
search for a beauties for glorifica-
ton in "Ziegfeld Girl"
More than 500 eager applicants
have been interviewed for the roles.
but only As were able to even qualify
for screen tests. And. many OF
those probably will be eliminated IN
final selections. The studio esti-
mates 200 or 300 others may have
to be interviewed before the cast Is
complete.
Georgia Carroll, chosen by a
group of New York artists and IL
Illustrators who gave her the title Of
Americas most beautiful model"
was the first girl to be signed. She
Is Of the tall graceful type that
wears clothes effectively.
Five feet, seven inches, in high
heels, was set by Producer Pandro
Berman and Director Robert z.
Leonard as the minimum height
requirement for the girls. They
applied from the ranks of night
club entertainers, artist and fashion
salon models and the regular film
chorus list.
Leonard said it is possible one
ar two of the girls who appeared
In the original THE Great ZiegA
field" might be used in the new show,
although most of that group Of
i've years ago now are married and
have families.
Being selected as a 'ziegfeld
Girl" for the new film may go q
long way toward paving the road
to future Aim work, II the case Of
The Great Ziegfeld Girl" can be
used rs q criterion. Many Of those
lucky enough to be selected for that
production found numerous movie
opportunities knocking loudly at
their doors.
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doubtedly could play In her sleep
by this time, an impression not
negated by the fact that she seems
to be 50 doing on occasion.
Nothing has changed, really. ex-
cept the locale, which, as you might
guess from the title, Is Burma. Miss
Lamour Is q young wait Of q night
club entertainer who finds haven
from . predatory employer on a
teak plantation, or whatever one
calls q place where the crop Is teak
wood. Robert Preston Is . young
playboy and Preston Foster is his
strong and growing partner who
contends that sullenly sultry women
have no place at q lumber camp,
being likely to disrupt the morale,
or something.
Miss Lamour truly has quite q
time Of 1t, what with Mr.. Fosters
generally unpleasant attitude and,
among other things, the even less
pleasant attitude Of q cobra she
comes across in the parlor. Her
yearnings for romance seem doomed
to temporary Illustration, too, for
the script writer's have seen At to
force the boys to put business before
pleasure and battle q slight session
Of sabotage, from the very moment
Of Miss Lamour's arrival.
She patiently waits. however. while
they subdue a forest fire, pray for
the rains and untangle q log jam
And II you need to be told the
nature Of the ultimate outcome you
no doubt will be fascinated by
Moon Over Burma" but where have
you been all Of Dorothy Lamour's
cinematic life? They can't fool US:
that's pulp paper instead Of cellu-
loid on those reels Of Aim being un-
wound at the Earle this week. A
few more in the same vein and
we'll even be feeling sorry for
Dotty.
The Roxyettes are rather actively
engaged on the Earle stage this week
in the celebration of that second
birthday anniversary which the
Earle press department still seems
to be insisting is third anniversary.
The girls have been here two years,
anyhow, making Harry Anglers
stage revues brighter with their
lively dances and the current show
is no exception. Speciality artists
who contribute to the fun of the
Roxyettes' Birthday Party" are
Gali-Gali, q magician with nimble
fingers and just the right touch Of
humor; the Five Canistrellos, who
do some amazing tricks on unsup-
ported ladders, and Walter Dare
Wahl, whose speciality is comedy
acrobatics.
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Success Story

Anne Froelich was secretary to
Hollywood screen writer Howard
Koch for seven years. The two
worked together at Warner Bros.
on "The Sea Hawk" and 1.-THE
Letter" among others. Now Miss
Froelich has received her first as
signment as q writer by Warner
Bros. She will work with her former
boss on the screen play Danger
Signal" to be adapted from the
Phyllis Bottome novel. It is sched-
uled for Bette Davis.
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Michele Arrives

Michele Morgan, one Of the most
popular feminine Aim stars Of
France, has arrived in Hollywood to
make her screen debut under con-
tract to RKO Radio Pictures. She
was accompanied by Reginald Ar
mour, general manager for RKO in
Europe. Miss Morgan, who left Lis
bon, Portugal, two weeks ago, is
best known in the United States for
her film Port of Shadows" She
has also co-starred with Charles
Boyer in "L'Orage" (The Stormy
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VI tllC COL 1C1 Sss N~-~~s'
picture, and not too inspirationally
even for what is called the family
trade" for which it obviously is in
tended, with high disregard for the
family trades hope that this one
will be different.
As the story begins, Gloria and
her extremely large family are one
more group living in q Tenth avenue
tenement.
A sidewalk radio broadcast init
mates that she really has talents,
but that she can go places If the
script writers only will show imag-
nation. They are unable to do that,
however, resorting instead to virtu-
ally all of the cliches of character
and situation Of which one ever
heard.
The family, from a wacky grand
father down through generation
that Is almost as wearisome and In
sane as cramps himself, does every
thing possible to Illustrate the child's
success. With uncles, or closer. in
every branch of the uniformed serv-
ices of the Government, that at
titude on the part Of the script writ
ers nigh be funny. 1t Is nothing OF
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Titles CHANGED

The Wagons Roll at Night" Is
the new title selected by Warner
Bros. for the Aim which entered
production Is Carnival" Humph-
rey Bogart, Sylvia Sidney, Eddie
Albert and John Leslie are featured.
Invitation to q Murder" replaces
Trial and Error" rs the title for
the Warner film in which Thomas
Mitchell, jeffrey Lynn, Geraldine
Fitzgerald and Mona Maris are
featured. Vincent Sherman directs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-16

Olivia de Havilland acts out each
scene Of all her pictures for her
mother before she does them on the
screen. Her mother was her first
drama coach.
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Dorothy Seeks Romance
In the Tropics Again
Miss Lamour's Moon Over Burma
At the Earle, Familiar Yarn;
The Roxyettes Celebrate

That Dorothy LamoW picture here again You win ind ct the
Earle known this time Moon Over Burma The fact that Miss
.
with dken clipped relatively
short tendency you, Moon
Over Burma tropical triangle which
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1OTCulS q re-
calcitrant child
d. Carole
L q n dis &c t s
$1,000 q week
when loaned to
another studio,
but at home for
Hal r GA c h s
studio she re-
ceives 5000 .
week. No Won
der she likes to
leave the home
lot. The ex-
Ping girl Is now
number one as
far as Franchot
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o cr SlSCeI,
Deanne Durbin.
"A Little Bit
Of Heaven" Is
Gloria Je an 8
second starring
vehicle under the
production gen
ius Of Joseph
Pasternak, who
first thought up
THE Under Pup"
to introduce her
to the public. It
carries alon z
virtually all Of
the characters
- TIA aov1iaV
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George Brent Won't Marry
For He's Happy Now
That's Story He Tells, at Any Rate;
Hemingway to Write Script of
For Whom the Bell Tolls
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD.

At. George Brent definitely not going Sheridan
THIS Nralgnt from Brent himself why
asked me- I'm happy the should settle
tna Gary Cooper will bring Ernest Hemingway
where the author works
Olivia de Havand stewart
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Lack Of Inspiration Marks
Gloria jeans New Film
'ALittle Bit of Heaven, at Keith's,
Far From Brightest Script Due
Child Star of Universal
By JAY CARMODY.

q cute youngster with cnky nose appealing
voice natural the All these virtues
which opened yesterday at Kths
spired writing inspired that indeed the
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see her forging through the crowd,
holding Jimmy's hand, like q mother
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dull side not only Is to the discredit
Of Universal, utindicates that Gloria
Jean will have q much harder row
to hoe than that assigned to her
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No 2OQ0

Estate OF THOMAS O'BRIEN
deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, M. d. ZINN, Public
Administrator, as administrator OF
the estate of THOMAS O'BR1EN
deceased, to the creditors of and al
all persons having claims against
the said deceased, that within SIX
months after the first publication
of this notice they either file them
with the necessary vouchers in the
office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of the State of California, in
and for the County of Imperial
or exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers to the said M D. Zlnn,
as administrator of said estate, at
STA Main street, Ell Ccntro, Califor-
MIA. the same being the place for
the transaction of the business OF
the said estate in the County OF
Imperial State of California.
Dated at FL Centre. California
this 18th day of April, 1910.
M. D. ZINN,
Administrator OF tho
Estate of
THOMAS O'BRIEN,
Deceased
(A15-22- 30; M6)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
AVIATION
AND POLITICS

NLdS vegas keNlCW JOurnaI)
Senator McCurran is dispeascd with
President Roosevelt'S latest plan for re
organization Of the executive branch Of
the government.
Just year ago the Nevada senator
won a six year fight to take CONNER
elal aviation out of politics. Prior to the
enactment of his bill! creating the Civil
Aeronautics Authority, the air lines were
at the mercy of the poSt-office depart
ment which controlled the air mail con-
tracts without which no company could
operate.
Under this act the CAA is an indie
pendent commission similar 10 the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. and Is re-
sponsible to no one but the congress for
the manner in which it carries ON its
affairs. That is as it should be.
President Roosevelt would hand the
CAA over to the department of COM
merce Harry HopkinS) in the interest
of more efficient operation (SaVing $500,
OOO) annually and would abolish the air
safety board.
Making CAA a subordinate commits
sion in the department of commerce
would restore the commercial aNlallOn
industry to political domination, which
is most certainly NOT desirable.
Proposal to eliminate the air safety
board comes at time when the air lines
have just completed a full year without
a single accident to passengers or crew,
and would seem step backward for
after all the board must have had SOME
part in bringing about the splendid safe
ty record. Certainly it should not be
discontinued NOW of all times
Probabilities are that the senate will
not accept responsibility for approving
the plan, for other leaders are rallymg
to the cause which. Senator McCarran
dramatized so we'll.
There is no question but that the ad-
ministrative branch of the national gov
ernment is top-heavy. The situation can
hardly be remedied by eliminating worth
while departments, commissions and
boards while making little or no effort
TO get at the source Of real WaStc-Ovcr-
tapping and duplication Of work. the
real evil of cntrcnchcd bureaucracy.