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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-24

Pub. Oct. IT, "a, l940)
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Civic Theater Offers MacLeish
Play on Its March Is Program.

porducon Saint Joan" matter Of history with
Theater the final of its next
Archibald MacLeshs 1he Fall Of the
and Stephen Benets "The Devil and Daniel Webster"
starting Monday March 25 at
Wardman
Evening star., 1940-03-17
He Travels Now in Glamorous Company

"Cisco Kid" picture He has much
better part now in "Stardust," and
he's been lined up for Shirley
Temples next film.
Montgomery confesses to q period
of discouragement, letdown after
the big fuss over his discovery"
First the studio took away his
brief, distinctive surname and made
him "just another Montgomery"
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Cinema's Heroines Face Dreary Days
Death, Loss of Sundry Beloved Gentlemen and Various
Other Woes Are Among Their Film Fates

standard, and she has to be bumped
of to prove that old adage-a bad
girl can't live and prosper in the
movies.
Wendy Barrie, who has lived
through many q saint" thriller,
finally gets her in the next Of the
series, 1.-THE Saint Takes Over" She
is shot while attempting to uncover
a gang Of racketeers.
Anne Shirley, as q bad nurse in
the recently released "Vigil in the
Night" has terrible time, killing,
through negligence, a child patient.
She expiates her crime by giving her
life for another sick child.
Blanche Yurka in Queen of the
Mob" Cformerly titled "The Woman
From He'll" which gives you some
idea of the kind of lady she Isl,
shoots it out with G-men on q fine
Christmas Day-and expires In q
pool of blood-if you get what I
mean.
Margaret Sullivan, who contrives
to die in two out of three Of her
pictures, does it again in The Nor
tai Storm" This time Maggie is the
victim Of a political machine. She
is a half-Jewess in Nazi Germany,
gets arrested rs a spy while trying
to leave the country, attempts to
flee again and is shot down by Storm
Trooper Robert Young. It was diff
ferent In the book-in which, her
sweetheart (Jimmy stewart) was
shot. E:
Old Age Comes to One.
Merle Oberon, who also knows
what it is like to die on the screen
remember her cathy in ''Wuthering
Heights?"-again faces the great
adventure in her just-completed
Till We Meet Again" Her sick
ness and knowledge of her unes-
capable doom permeates the entire
movie.
Laurette Taylor dies in miss su-
sic Slagle's," but like Mr.. Chips, she
lives to a ripe old age, acting as
a sort Of guardian angel to the medi-
cal students who live In her board
ing house.
Pretty Laraine Day in my Son,
My Son" makes the mistake OF. fall
ing in love with Brian Aherne, and
Evening star., 1940-03-17

BELAsCO-The Birth Nation In It's Silver Jubilee showing
g. $685. 5:55 7:55 and 9:55 pm. =
CAP1ToL-The Dakota very walace adyen
1885, 1905 pm Stage shows: 34o 6:25 and
91O pm. y liz.
CoLUBIA-Broadway Melody Of Astaire and
Powell: g. $3.50, 5:35, 7:45 and e:55 pm. 80
the Hudson" Carried and B Meredith IN
Singsing 205 1885, 710 and $50 Stage shows $780, 625
and pm.
KEITHs-Back Friday thrills and $40 pm House
Of Seven Cables" and chils: 340 $40 and s4o pm
LTTTLEe England Vvien Leigh the Spanish Armada:
2, 355 5:45, 7:45 and o:45 pm.
ETRoPOLTTAN-Dr Ehrlchs Magic Bullet" distinguished BIZ
osrahy of distinguished scientist; 45 715 and 935
FasSase" Spencer meets adventure in
techlacolor: 2, 4:zo, 7and 80 pm 81 II .
TANs-LUX-News and shorts; continuous from o'clock.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Associated Press Stan Writer.

HOLLYWOOD.
George Montgomery has dined
with Sonia Henie and danced with
Alice Faye.
He has known the caresses-in
front of a movie camera-of Linda
Darnell. In his hearing preview
fans have whispered, who's that
r11y with Brenda Joyce?" Shirley
Temple will have him IN her next
picture.
He travels in glamorous company
these days, does George-facing the
night club flare of flash bulbs, be-
Ing interviewed.
Yet, not so long ago that he has
forgotten, sorority girls at the Uni
versity of Montana ignored him.
and the freternities passed him by.
For Montgomery-is name was
Letz in those days-went down to
the brisk university town of Mis-
soula five years ago an overgrown,
awkward, sunburned freshman from
q 4,OO0-acre ranch out of Conrad,
away up Glacier Park way.
George, homespun, ranch reared,
the youngest of IS children, just
wasn't the Greek-letter type, it ap-
peared. Even with polish" &C
quired In the States largest high
school at Great Falls.
II enrolled in the school Of for
estry, where studies come first and
social life is definitely secondary"
says George.
! And I lived OF the campus, at
the home of friends, away from the
dormitory chatter of the pledge
button crowd"
sqzz George quit school after several
quarters and returned to ranch life.
l,sDt June he came to Los Angeles
oEsee his brother Michael, an en-
gineer, off on q boat for job In
6Quth America.
EN- IA talent scout saw him at the
d6ck, took note Of his 6-foot ply
stfue, his wavy brown hair, his
e6en-featured face. Twentieth
Oentury-Fox whipped out . con-
tnct.
Georges frst role was . bit In .
Evening star., 1940-03-17

then falling for his son, Louis Hay
ward. She Is deserted by the latter
when she needs him most and
poisons herself. (Say,I thought
screen women had stopped doing
that sort Of thing) '~.-
Gals who lose their man In cur
rent and near-future pictures in
clude Joan Blondell-in 1.-TWO Girls
on Broadway" She and her flance
own q dancing school; her kid sis
ter Nana Turner) falls for her
lover, and Joan, true" to screen ira
dition, gives up her man and is left
all alone to continue with her dane
ing school, broken-hearted, but with
q brave smile on her lips.
Joan Crawford has a pretty ter
rible time in Strange Cargo" 1t
takes her about 60 minutes on the
screen, wandering through the
jungle with Clark Gable to discover
that she loves him and he loves her.
But the fade-out finds her With the
prospect of waiting three years for
him to finish his prison sentence,
not to mention the 10 extra years
that probably will be added on for
his two Jail breaks.
Hedy Loses Her Man..
Hedy Lamar, who lost her man in
"Algiers," almost lost him in II
Take This Woman" now loses him
properly In Boom Town." She is a
secretary in love with . married
man and she sends him back to his
wife.
Paulette Goddard loses the boy
friend in Northwest Mounted Po-
lice" by the simple expedient Of
having him killed. And all because
he can't marry her. She is pretty
sorry afterwards. But It's too late.
3Carole Lombard is more than
running the gant1et of screen
tragedy from A to x these days, and
in. the 'Unbreakable Mrs. Doll" she
runs true to current form. As a
young married woman, neglected by
her husband for his work (what,
againD, she falls in love with an
other man. She gets q divorce, but
just before her new wedding day
19NA HRAHAM Page T.3O
Evening star., 1940-03-17

And for weeks he was idle with
salary, however), apparently making
no progress.
Things moved so slowly I began
to think I'd be an old man before
I got a noticeable part" says the
23-year-old Montgomery.
II thought seriously Of going into
some easier profession. I thought I
might become professional boxer"
Evening star., 1940-03-17
By Sheilah Graham.
HOLLYWOOD.

AAO4A
The strangest heroines are being
assembled for your near-future
screen pleasure, we hope. The key
note is tragedy. A lot Of the ladies
will die before the final fade-out.
Most of those who live will suffer
every kind of punishment, including
thwarted love, self-sacrif1ce (sacri-
fice usually wears cloak Of punish
ment in the movies), insanity, and
there Is even q feminine ghost to
look forward to.
I'VE who are about to die-salute
you" Vivien Leigh in waterloo
Bridge"-She is killed on Waterloo
Bridge in London during an air raid.
Her past life (in the movies) does
not come up to the Hays office
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Not 'Oornph,'
But Glamour,
Says Zasu
That Is Miss Pitts
Next Phase,
She Claims
D.. NIL D-.~.
By Mark Barron,
Associated Press Stan Writer.
NEW YORK

NEW xO1tA.
Undismayed by her recent failure
oh, dear! Such an embarrassing
moment!!-as ballet dancer, Zasu
Pitts decided without so much as
q flutter of her hands that she
has hopes of waiting herself on
new career as glamor girl.
Glamour, but not oomph," Miss
Pitts said, touching her chic bon
net which was framed by a chou
of flowers and whoosh of veil. "You
see, I want to be a glamour girl, but
I'm still trying to make good after
20 years in this business and that 3
definitely too late to try for this
apparently newly discovered oomph.
ALSO, I will add that I have not
quite abandoned my ambitious and
artistic intentions to be premiere
ballerina despite the fact that my
first efforts were a failure, literally
q flop"
Miss Pitts, with her wringing Of
hands and plaintive "Oh, dear!"
suddenly found this enthusiasm for
ballet when they were casting for
the movie of "You Can't Take It
With You," and decided she wanted
to play the dead-pan ballet dancer
who was always pirouetting into
the family living room just at the
inopportune moment to interrupt a
serious conversation.
ut was q perfect part for me ex-
nav,t that hoA rovor dorro1 ho1.
let" the indomitable Miss Pitts
said. so I went to1a ballet pro-
fessor and said that I wanted to be
able to whirl on my toes In q week.
HE said that it would take. six
months just to get me 80 could
stand on my toes, but thought he
Just wanted to give lot Of lessons
and insisted that I must have the
whole course in week.
80 We started to work and at the
end Of the week my screen test for
the role was arranged.
But Ann Miller Won.
II could get up on my toes all
right, but the only way I could get
of them was to fall nat on my face,
and, oh, dear! / usually did. So
they gave the role to Ann Miller,
that Texas girl who Is such good
ballet dancer and has glamour, too.
I'M concentrating on being q
glamour girl now and when I get
that perfected enough to get into
q Broadway musical show, I'll re-
sumo my training as ballerina."
At the moment Miss Pitts Is visit
ing Broadway to guest star In . radio
serial in which she appears with
Diana Barrymore, young daughter Of
the fabulous John.
Then she u returning to her CAL
(90o 8AR06N. ae0 Y.S.Y
Evening star., 1940-03-17
After Several Revisi0ns
Fifth Column Arrives
Ernest Hemingway's First Drama
Turns Out to Be Better Than
Was Expected of 1t
BY r1Woltert.
NEW YORK.

m Of for tn. last two before it put
guild
discussion ~
being between drinks the
Headache
in the number Of actors and the offices Of
cannot said laid
instead that laid Matched 1mean the has finally
turned little the adaptor by the actors and into
medrama that holds audiences attention This less than
expected from Mr. Hemingway but than expected by those who
read the play in the original version
passion badly
fiction Simply badly emptiness
the NAV has virtue succeeds in limiting at what meant to be in
Madrid fighting
Moors and Fsssts convs the spaniards and fifth
masqueradng by day spaniard
and by night shooting spaniards in the back think this more than
red blood the passion both Of which are the kind as
familiar the as pot OF chowder Is what holds the
audience motonless
A Play
time 1t before
then and IS the mistake Of trying be an had been
in the play and script had been hustled to her.
conversation about that have carried us all past many
notable their fatness
function actress still to be to squash the life out OF her
troas by rejecting the play
@ AN the life souased out Of it, If that had been done al
nothing the at
an would
After that the adapo
final adaptation is the that produced made
mostly tearfuy in the
coffee houses
central characters and two minor char
] | as b I in s s sss ees v ae sa o
Hemngways sohat called he Butterfly and the
play American who
Madrid the becomes historical about Fs
he Fasm and finally
might study
Hemingway wrote it, Mr. Gzer
adapted finally Franchot Tone acts It,
counterspy and track the members OF
being the
slaughter he starts honeng
lot drinking and lot Of and
himself American girl Kaherne Locke Is in
hunting brother Lincoln
Brigade reported missing in action.
wants him Of
things interfere with the plan make
ending knowledge that happiness
doing anything earth while Fasci
while alive, and Is tongued
monster that gobbles all humanity.
refugee under Group
the certainly the most important character
what fasm about and
giving
staying in Madrid to the bloody end.
Mr.. Plays Boldly
Author Was Help
gives his the best of his
boldly with and simply
the author made Miss Locke much
stage phrase permitted by
author.
affair important thing
world that political
animal that h to regard the good Of all
resolution Of the between the life and political
But this love affair inothing
cal the other side confused girl
today but simply cannot because she Is not girl 1t all She just
of batted typewriter ribbon
os''''fi' ~ "''a Aa"'''a "'''''''F Amaa's 2ps'
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Brock Pemberton Learned
All About the Theater
From Modest Position
He Was Drama Critic Once Himself,
But He Got Over That to Turn
Successful Producer
By Jay Carmo ody.

Whenever drama critics sccmb to the meless budseonins Of
their bees the extent believing really
they Peberton
around pang the encourage
contrary he even has been to
speak harshy however that Mr.
Pembeon once was critic who when he that black
edge OF the teater which enabled him master
could do the with such exavgant emphasis
in Mr. Pemberon old
comforting thought that it would be possible
Pemberton Waiting"
has its the National eventually
deciding was good bad He did
too with such efficiency that various hired him. from
three journals
that sort of thing convince Mr.
persons e s1't % o. " d ps s d % ~ % M th @ ~ @ .Ttr ~ % Hr"dn"
sonshngly the Pemberton
knowledge of what the public wants Mr.
when he backed trio Of sudden hops The experience set the
enough him perspective The has
permanently
Mr. the modest mans
lack about everything that he knows best the right formula
for hilarious evening Of or to say less % sly comedy In In
must show his to have been those
which he made the public
comedy is kiss the Boys
which Clare Boote extracted
That play which opened at National
profit its but left him with the feeling that washington
q motto mention lucky for opening plays
the Pembon production Strictly Dis
comedy speakeasy life which mixed up variety
something for which there would be sustained public amo
extent Broadway
New Play Reunt Pemberton
Star of personal Appearance"
After Strictly Dishonorable
bankwth Appearance" his In that the
Hollywood glamour girl M in Scranton
Pa George the Nh portrait OF the
required nearly TOO performances to
public Broadway the others the
Miss George Hollywood mutually aergc worked out
deal after which took her eleany seemingly
at to Hollywood and for
seven years remained.
had Pemberton DECIDED
was Waiting which drama
zation Margery When subject
opportunity return her
with her will in the
nights drama.
Rober speaight Guest Star
In Catho Offering.
Next on the organizations bring professional
Catholic Star in question Robert
Cathedral
opens Sunday for fve-day run.
participate In final rehearsas
in the
from Of the drama in England
Catholic drama
major
He appeared
fessonany production give Kings in which he
formed the role of chorus.
Civic Theater MacLei
Play March Is Program.
porducion matter Of history with
production Maceishs Fall Of the
Stephen Benes "The Devil and Daniel Webster
bop op{oN for hHoNdav AEorrh 96ot
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Toduy's Film: Schedules

(see GRAHAM, Page F-3)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-05
81 ROGER w. BhBSON,
Copyright 1910, Publishers
Financial Bureau.

Washington, April 5.-Democraticy
IS lacme a purgIng OF some KIND.
For democracy 10 succeed it must,
in some wa, DC revised. Otherwise,
with those or relief propagating pro-
pcrtionatcly more rapidly than the
cmplOycd. with dependent wage
workers increasing in percentage
more rapidly than those willing to
employ others, democracy-as now
set UPS headed for the rocks. Some
character and intelligence tests must
be discovered and applied to separ-
ate the fit" from the unfit when
it comes to voting.
My mail is crammed with letters
suggesting that people on relief
should not be allowed to vote while
on relief. Some good citizens believe
that government employees should
not vote. Others even 60 so far as
to say that only those who work
either as wage workers or employ
ers should vote. They point out that
the Constitution prohibits the resi-
dents CT the District Of Columbia
from voting. AS tIdFcl dEout tiiS
country, I find strong and growing
feeling on this franchise question.
More and more people believe that
unemployment will be solved only as
it becomes a disgrace not to Work
in some capacity.
One Vote Per City.
I can't go SO far as to believe we
should disfrarchise anyone. But l
do believe that we must adopt the
unit voting system on state and ma
tiCnal matters. Each citizen should
directly vote for the officials OF ms
own town or city as he does now. IN
tate and national elections, how
ever. city or town should have only
one vote. As man has only one vote
;YYes1ect:vc e. his T:eutl.l, 1a : con-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-05
Western Front
Skirnnish Is
Reported

Berlin, April 5.-(AP)-Some ID
French soldiers were killed in a
skirmish with German shock troops
which raided an enemy position
near Saarlautcrn On the western
front, the German high command
reported today.
The communicate SAID:
I'm the west Our shock troops
raided an enemy position in the
border region southwest OF Saarlall-
tern. The enemy sustained losses
of about Is dead Otherwise no Spe-
cial events
DNB, official news agency, de-
scribed the fighting as very bloody"
but said the Nazi casualties were
limited to one dead and several
wounded. In addition TO the ID dead.
the French left on the field, it said
one wounded Frcnchman who was
taken captive but died later in the
German lines.
French military sources reported
repulse of attack by German pa
trolls en- French outposts. The dis
patches made no m"n'ion Of CASUAL
tjes in infantry skirmi;hcS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-05
Alliance To
Extend After
End Of War
Objective of Perman-
ent artnership Stated
To make The Two
Great Empires S o
Powerful" No Ag-
gressor Would Chal-
ienge 1t.

London, April 5.-(AP)-Thc pos
siLillty ni Il JOINT parliament to cap
growing BritiShFrcnch unity was
mentioned today as the allies drove
forward with their plans to buy up
German markets they cannot bottle
up by blockade.
A front page story in the Daily
Mail said the idea of a British
French parliament to deal with
3rOad questions Of common concern
already had been taken uD but that
it still was in visionary stage.
The newspaper, however, said dis
cuSsionS were understood TO have
taken place here and in Paris to
attain the most intimate coopera-
ton between the allies, to fuse them
Into one military and economic
force" rot only during the war but
also when peace comes.
The objective, is said, is per-
m1nent partnership (which would
make the two great empires so pow
crful force for peace that no ag-
gressor would dare challenge it,.
Georges Monnct, Frances new
minister of blockade, was due here
today to confer with Ronald H.
Cross, British minister of economic
warfare. as the two nations united
themselves even more closely in
economics and culture.
The board Of trade disclosed they
had reciprOcatcd on increased faci-
IiteS for importing the products of
each others empires.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-05
Ship Bombed
Eight Ii Times
By Germans
r.oIwegI,~n Passenger
IMP Arrives at Oslo
Vy1th Two Passengers
Slightly injured After
SAILING From England

O 10. Norway. April 7---fAP>---
Bombed eight times by German
planes, ne Norwegian passenger ship
. yr.t with Two Of lis lO7 passeng-
IT, Injured arrived today
from England.
Inc lwJ passengers were injured
by DonD spnntcra, other passengers
reported. The Myra. ,l52-ton ship,
sailed in a British convoy.
Pa ScrgcrS said the first bomb
ing occurred shortly after the trip
started.
Tie following day we were at
tackled anew. about ll:5O a. m. A
violent battle followed and another
plane seemed to fall. That same
day about 1855 p. m. we were at
tackled again.
The Germans had several planes
in this attack and came at US in
pairs. About D. m. Wednesday
there was new attack and three
bombs were thrown at the ship. No
body was hurt.
Exactly 35 minutes later five
bombs were shoWered on us. All the
passengers were standing on the
deck ready TO go into life-boats and
had no protection against the attack.
"The bombs rained on all sides of
the ship and several Of them eX-
ploded close to us.
"At $50 p. ~, two passengers
were hit by splinters from the
bombs. We could see that a British
destroyer hit one Of the planes"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-05
British Raid
Jade Estuary
Successfully

London, April 5.-(AP)--BritiSh
aircraft bombed d German formation
in the Jade estuary Thursday after
noon, the air ministry announced to-
day. with damage to four dcstroyers
believed caused.
The Jade estuary is at the entrance
to the strategic North sea German
base of WilhclmShaVcn, which the
British also secuted.
The air ministry coMnunique said
During yesterday afternoon a for
nation of British aircraft of the
bomber command penetrated the
enemy defenses IN the jade estuary
and successfully reconnoitered the
base Of Wilhelmshaven.
AN enemy WarShip was observed
and attacked with bombs. Further
south four enemy destroyers were
also attacked and damage was be-
lieved to have been done"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-05
FIR Opposes
Short Term
For Treaties
President Believes 1t
Would Be Very Harm
full If Extension of Re
ciprocal Trade Pacts
Were Limited To One
Year.

Washington, April 5.-(Ap) -
-" idcnt Roosevelt said today he
believed it would l." very harmful
to the nation if toe Ill IN "-.t~@6
The reciprocal trade treaty act were
limited to one year.
The Chief Executive spoke at q
press conference shortly after it was
reported ON excellent authority that
ViCc-PrcSdent Garner was support
irg an amendment % limit crt nn~ion
CT the administration trade agree
mCntS program tC one yea.
Legislation near final Senate &C
ton, already approved by the House,
would extend the program Tor three
years from June II.
Mr. Roosevelt said if was not good
Ter the country to have I scrap over
tariffs coming up every year. SUCH
= s"r"D ho lid. is essentially what
is involved in discussions in Con-
gross of the trade treaty act.
When a tariff is up for considora
ton, he said. agriculture and indus
try are in state of confusion, be-
cause they do not know what is 60
n" 10 be done. and economic act-
witty OF the country feels the effect.
Garner, it was said. held 4 series
OF conversations with senators to
urge support of the one-year amend
mcnt offered by opponents Of the
trade legislation in last ditch eff
fort to impose at least one reStric-
ton on administration trade pow
erS.
Democratic Leader Barley pre-
dictcd that the amendment would
be defeated, however.