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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

ing slowly, by nara work, ana BECAUSE DIS
George Cukor said the other day, she has
something" Cukor should know he is un-
ouestionably the best woman's director in
Hollywood - as witness his handling of Kath-
crime Hepburn's comeback in philadelphia
Story"
Three days after Cobina Jr started in vau-
deville. the gang melted. They came and Of
fered not apologies, things aren't done that
way. but help and advice and friendliness.
They found Cobina Jr. so very different than
they had expected Found her shy. eager to
learn-and found. too, that she needed the
Job as badly as any of them. That she had
to make her own living, else marry for
money-and she had made up her mind to
marry for love, like any other American girl.
Now on the goth Century-Fox lot they
call her the good luck girl" Do you know
why? Not because of the silver spoon she had
at birth nor her mother, nor her social fame.
Because Cobina Jr is always willing to make
tests with anybody For the experience-and
to help out. And four young men, including
Ed Smith with whom she made tests which
by the way take days of very hard work.
have been given contracts. Lots OF girls
won't work like that with young unl<nowns.
1 saw some of those tests, too. and in most
of them all you see is the back of Co
binas head But she seemed to inspire the
young men-and they got the jobs and the
chances they were working for.
So-they call her the good luck girl
I've known the 10Th Century-Fox lot for
a good many years. Know most Of the gang
They started out to make 1t tough for Cobina
Jr. No higher ups can do anything about that.
you know. The gang will &c. to you If they
want ton a million ways Now they meet.
greet and recognize her as one of themselves.
Just a gal whose trying to get along. to get
to the top Of her chosen profession.
In a democracy even the little daughters
of the once rich and aristocratic are sup
posed to have a chance to work up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

The scene was Santa Anita on the day Of a
big race All the Hollywood celebrities We're
there l saw pretty blond girl moving with
startling grace toward box Beside her was
smaller figure wrapped in furs Co.
bina Wright Sr. and her daughter the glamour
girl who was the first of the debutantes to
become society songstress in expensive
night clubs.
All through the races Cobina's shoulder
length blond hair was the flag which the
press followed All through the races, the
chair where Cobina Wright Sr. sat was the
center Of a gay and important crowd.
Well I thought that's that
But had a kind of a funny feeling inside
me- I began thinking of girls I'd known dur
ing my many years in Hollywood. Girls who
had fought their way up without anyone to
help them girls who had starved and wept,
and worked with thrilling determination,
girls who had needed jobs to eat to keep
roof over their heads.
Way down underneath | felt little re-
sentiment about Cobina Wright Jr.
SO glttering and we'll done was the spec
tacle that | never even suspected there might
be a story behind it as grim and courageous
as that of an extra girl fighting up from the
ranks. It never entered my head that l was
passing Judgment without fun knowledge, and
that my casual resentment might be typical
Of thar chip on the shoulder which had given
this glamour girl a very tough row TO hoe.
l got my glimpse of that other side of the
picture one night in the Brown Derby All
day we had been discussing the many many
stories of Hollywood. When I saw Cobina
Wright Jr in the next booth. | thought to my
sclf-now there's another Hollywood story
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

Jr. One Of them was Stirling Hayden, Holly
woods newest leading man sensation. He'd
come up the hard way. from nowhere and
nothing been a sailor or a mechanic or some
thing At the moment he was the most popu-
lar man in the Hollywood younger set and
all the little starlets were anxious for date
with him.
OF course Cobina had got one-and
would dazzle him out of his wits. girl
who had been wooed by Prince Phillip Of
Greece the matinee idol of the Balkans. on
her other side was a man who writes pieces
for national magazines.
was suddenly aware that all was not well
with the shining Cobina and her handsome
escort In the Beverley Hills Brown Derby
you cant we'll avoid hearing and seeing
All-or almost All.
Cobinas wide blue eyes were turned upon
the reporter beside her. and they were very
distressed and unhappy eyes. Her mouth was
quvering little under the smile eshe man
aged to keep bravely. And the writer
being about as rude and as insulting as any
man could be.
He was making fun of the girl-she's still
under twenty-and he was doing 1t in
ruthless way that even an older and more
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

experienced girl would have had trouble COM
batting. He informed her that she had no
talent that she wasn't actually pretty
because anybody could be glamorous looking
with all her dough and all the care she took
Of herself and that she was practically cheat
who had fosted herself into the world of art.
He said it was disgraceful that a girl who
couldn't actually do anything should be forced
on the public just because she was in the
Social Register.
Young Hayden was getting white around
the mouth He could have broken the elderly
writing gent in two and for a minute
thought he going TO do just that. There
were tears now in Cobina's blue eyes. But she
put her hand on his arm and said something
10 him. and then suddenly she got up and ran
away. and knew she was going to do what
many girl has done-have good cry in the
ladies' room
The thing joted me. Cobina Wright Jr.
had not behaved like a hard arrogant. spoiled
young glamour girl She hadn't taken this
guy apart with a few we'll chosen words.
All OF which made me wonder good deal
and so I decided TO find out about Cobina
Wright Jr. Frankly, I had seen IN that ono
moment an amazingly delicate and sensitive
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

TIC 'hbi4NiAN q "A "a
thousands Of gla m our
n eadlines and photo
graphs. by powerful
friends. by wealth, beauty
and that quality-call II
charm or poise or savoir
faire-which c ON e s of
blue blood. exquisite train
ing.
Also, there was her
mother, Cobina Wright
ST. a fabulous lady who
had been both a successful
operate prima donna and
a dazzling society leader
Cobina Sr. was not only
an executive genius Of the
first water 10 whom en-
cheering a movie career
for her golden daughter
would be child's play. she
was also a favorite with
all influential persons IN
social and artistic circles.
Mother. said the voice
Of the Hollywood masses,
would know best and
little Cobina" would be
pulled up the steep hill TO
the pinnacle Of stardom IN
a golden chariot.
The first time I ever
saw the Cobinas. mother
and daughter, I was con-
WINGED that that was about
all there was 10 the tale.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
its shoulder.


There is in Hollywood today a tall. fairy
princess young thing named Cobina Wright
Jr. Doubtless you have heard OF her because
as debutante she fought draw with Brenda
Frazier for the glamour girl championship Of
New York society.
on the surface. the whole thing looked
simple enough. Cobina's path would be
smoothed by enormous social prominence, by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

Hollywood Conquest.
They used TO raise
their glamour girls
for the auction block
Of a richer marriage.
Now they raise 'em to
be { a m Gus society
singers a n q movie
stars.
There was n man on
either side of CObina
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

Adele Rogers st. Johns
Explains Some Difficult
Ties of Introducing So
eioIite Refinement Into
The FIiekers. With an
Uplifting Sermon on
How a Girl WI o
Suddenly Has the Silver
Spoon She w a S Born
With Snofched Out Of
Her Mouth Can Still
Make Good
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

all over Europe, and made her debut at Car
negie Hall in New York-and was married
when she was very very young to the great
novelist, Owen Johnson.
He was twice her age and that didn't last,
and then Cobina Sr. married William May
Wright, and divided her enormous energy be-
tween becoming New York and Newport's
favorite hostess, and still going out on con-
cert tours.
At first it seemed to me that perhaps the
mother had transferred her own ambition, her
own love of a career, to her daughter-and
that little Cobna hadn't had much to do with
it. I've seen that happen good many times
in Hollywood OF course her mother would
lend her aid and her experimental her pres
tige What mother doesn't?
Butt is a very funny thing Checking
it all over I believe that Cobina Wright Jr.
had tougher time getting where she is than
almost any other girl in Hollywood. / believe
that she faced tougher times and more OBJ
stacles and had less help than most girls.
The woodland Hollywood-had chip on
the shoulder for this golden girl who had been
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

born with everything.
Difficult to tell why. but everyone
assumed that she had no talent. That
she was necessarily a bad singer and
a poor entertainer. No one seemed
to consider that it might be more
natural for the daughter of Madame
Cobina Wright. opera star, and of
the man who had climbed to the top
ladder once in the world of finance,
to have gifts, to have determination,
to have personality than for other
girls. Everybody decided Immediately
that she was up there just because
she was Cobina Wright Jr.
Moreover, the performers, the
other people on the vaudeville bills,
the orchestra itself, expected her to
be high hat and were prepared to
dislike her.
Her first screen tests, which I have
seen, were excellent. They showed a
delicate and unusual personality, a
dainty beauty, and a really unfor-
gettable voice. Youth and a girl
who could play a gentlewoman be-
cause she is a gentlewoman.
The tests were passed up. You will
find that sometimes it doesn't help
you very much to know the people
too high up. The boss hasn't much
time - and there are great many
under him who can easily put a
spoke in your wheel. 1t was so with
Cobina Jr.
Without question, any other girl
would have been given a chance and
a small contract on her first tests.
Cobina waited a long time. Waited
and worked - worked hard, in hotel
bathrooms, in vaudeville theatres, long
difficult hours. And all the time she
studied and worked with her voice
and with her dancing and her dra-
matte work.
But - she's going up that hill
toward success, not rapidly. not
dragged by pull, not for thrill. Co
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
By ADELA ROGERS ST. JOHNS.

A GIRL who is born with a silver spoon
"a in her mouth sometimes finds the
Z y world waiting for her with chip on
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
GcOntiuusd from First Passl

dollar. A resolution and petition con-
taining SO names was adopted urg-
ing the repeal of the Blue Laws. The
legislative committee will present
the petition to the Legislature. Pres
ident Joseph Glackin welcomed the
delegates to his town and Chief
Thomas Baker of Dover responded.
Chief Baker speaking on his county
fire reports said that up to the pres
ent time he had reports of 1870 alarms
for this year and that 81 of them
were chimney fires. Chimney fires
are a real source of trouble to the
firemen and many calls could be
avoided if tenants would clean Chin
neys more often. Chief Baker cited
a case of a chimney fire and in less
than two weeks another call was
made to the same home. Many peo-
pie fail to cooperate with the fire.
men and some take the attitude that
they are taxpayers and are entitled
to the service, failing to realize that
mest firemen are volunteers and have
to earn living, leaving their places
of employment while answering the
alarms. and some firms are not par
ticularly favorable to too much lost
time. Operating fire equipment when
not necessary is quite expensive said
Chief Baker and he hoped to start an
educational campaign to combat
part of this menace.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
FELTON, Host To
Kent Firemen

A letter of coincidence was ordered
sent to the family of the late M. p.
Kichline of Harrington, who was the
first chief of their department State
Secretary w. w. PettyJohn presented
J. Fletcher Truax with a gold badge
OF honor for having served as presi-
dent of the county during the past
year.
Past State President j. f. Hadda-
way of Camden, lauded the growth
of the Kent County Association, re-
marking that IL was organized eleven
years ago, the permanent organiza-
ton selected him for the first presi-
dent, the latter statement was made
by another fireman. He then install
ed the officers who were absent at
the last meeting. They were first vice
president, Howard Nye, Bowers
Beach; second vice president, JOS
eph Glackin, FELTON,; secretary, Geo.
W Johnson, Frederick; directors,
Harper Jones. Smyrna. and John NJ.
Roc. Dover.
The association again decided to
stage their annual Ladies' Night en-
tcrtainment and selected Joseph
Glackin, FELTON,; F. T.. Burke, Clay
ton; George W. Swain and Harry c.
Tee, of Harrington, on the commit.
tee. The time and place will be an
nounced later. George Duncan of
New Castle county, member of the
safety first committee, was guest.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
LINCOLN

On Friday evening, February 21
Miss Ethel Mae Warren entertained
number of friends at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Warren in celebration of her birth
day. Following an evening of games
refreshments were served. Both dec
orations and refreshments were in
keeping with Washington's Birth
day. A number of useful and beau
tiful gifts were received. At a late
hour Ahe guests departed wishing
her many more happy birthdays.
MIR. and Mrs. John Donovan spent
last Saturday in Claymont as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William Pet
erson.
Those who attended the Youth
Conference at Harrington on Sat
urday were Rev. and Mrs. Melvin E.
Wheatley, the Misses Jessify and
Irma Macklin, Esther Greenly, Leila
and Janis Truitt, Dorothy and Cath
crime Argo, Charlotte Ann Bennett,
Nora Collins and Ethel Clifton and
Doyle Greenly.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Smith and
daughter Jacquelyn of Boothwyn,
Pa, were guests Of Mrs. j. H. Ben
son and son Marshall on Sunday.
Miss lone West of Philadelphia
spent the weekend as guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Southard had |
Is guests on Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
EPW0RTH

Mrs. Helen Nelson and Mrs
Myrtle Jones spent Tuesday after
noon with the formers sister, Harri-
son Trice of fredericksburg.
Mrs. Edgar English and son spent
Sunday in Washington, d. c., with
Miss Mildred English, a student
purse at the Challenger Municipal
Hospital of that city.
MI. and Mrs. William Gray and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson
and children spent Saturday evening
with Mrs. Leila LeCompte of Fed
eralsburg. On Sunday they we're the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gray
of fredericksburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Owens and
Frank Owens were dinner guests of
Miss Mary Loockerman on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nelson had
as weekend guests. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Messick and son Walter,
Charlie King of Hasbrouch Heights,
N. j., and Frank Staats Of New York
City.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Adams and
son, Thurman, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man Collision left on Friday of last
week for an extended trip through
the Southern States, planning to re-
turn by the West Coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Handy were
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. jay c. Loock-
erman on Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Newton are
spending some time In Florida.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
OAKLEY

We are sorry to hear Miss Elsie
Leight is sick. Hope she will soon
be out again.
Mrs. Frances Short called on Mrs.
Dorsey Morgan on Thursday eve
ming.
Mr.. Littleton spent a few days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs! Allen Buck
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Belts were
supper guests of Mrs. Rena Webb on
Thursday.
The Greenwood Home Demonstra-
ton Club held their February meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Walter Mills
on Thursday. February 20. 1t was
an all day meeting with luncheon at
noon. Those who attended from here
were Mrs. M. A. Webb, Mrs. Francis
Short and Mrs. Rena Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendell Jarrett of
Milford called on Mrs. Rena Webb
on Saturday.
On Saturday, March Is, the ladies
OF Oakley Church will hold a bake
in Greenwood Firemen's Building for
benefit of Oakley Church, commenc-
ing at 10 a. m. ]
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28

Warren Pettyjohn of Dover, down
state representative of Standard
Brands, Inc, has the unusual dis
tinctfbn Of having operated motor
vehicles on State highways over a
million miles, covering a 2S-year
period, without an accident.
Mr.. Pettyjohn, raised in Milford,
left this city in 1909 to enter the
employ of the old Fleischman Yeast
company predecessors of Standard
Brands, Inc, and is completing 80
years with these concerns.
When Mr.. Pettyjohn started his
career, back in 1909, he served his
customers afoot, carrying the yeast
in satchel. Today Mr.. -Pettyjohn
has one of the new Standard Brands
trucks which by their unusual ap-
pearance, are attracting wide atten-
ton. The trucks are really designed
to be travelling billboards, for on
their sides are the famous Standard
Brands grocery products-Chase and
Sanborn coffee, tender leaf tea, Roy
al baking powder, royal gelatine,
royal puddings, Fleischman yeast.
Ou Tue suOOrS space lb reserved 1Or
special announcements
and advertising which a recent test
proved to be responsible for increas-
ing sales in the territory covered.
The two-tone paint job represents
a combination of dominant colors Of
Brands products pack
ages The trucks were designed by
Standard Brands, people. Standard |
Brands has similar trucks for its
bakery and hotel, restaurant and in
Stitutional trade. The new trucks
will gradually replace older cars in
he Standard Brands fleet of trucks
throughout the country. This famous
system comprises over
1000 trucks and has an enviable
for promptness and un-
ailing reliability.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28

Joseph Unsinn and son Joe, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Southard and VIII
liam Southard of Washington, D. G.
Mrs. Howard Beideman and Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Beideman and daugh-
ter Patsy of Yeadon, Pa, spent the
weekend with relatives.
The monthly business and social
meeting of the Sunbeam class of the
Methodist Church School will be
held at the home of Mrs. Harry Bee
be OH Monday evening, March 5. A
good attendance is desired.
The February business and social
meeting of the Loyal Workers Sun
day school class met at the home OF
Mrs. Ruth Wilkins on Tuesday eve
ming. February is. Following the
business hour, the annual election of
officers for the ensuing year were
elected: President, Mrs. Ruth Will
kins; vice president, Mrs. Lottie
Collins; secretary, Mrs. Virginia
assistant secretary. Mrs.
Elizabeth Clendaniel; treasurer, Mrs.
Mae Belts; publicity chairman, Mrs
Mia Martin; flower committee, Mrs.
anna MdShiAh anu WI D. OlSOid d SOh-
ovan. The entertaining committee for
the March meeting will be Mrs. Ida
and Mrs. Lottie Collins,
and will be held at the home of Mrs.
Collins on Monday evening, March
;. A good attendance would be ap-
Dreciated by the host.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Donovan visit
I'd relatives in PHILADELPHIA on Sum |
lay.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
FOR THOUGHT
BY CHARLOTTE SPENCER
NHhifiOBisf fOf Mr STATE BO0rd
Of HSalM
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES
REPORT DIET STUDY

American and Delawarean diets
need much improving. Government
studies show that one third OF Uni
ted States citizens are living on diets
dangerously low in essential nutri-
ents. Unfortunately, Delaware is no
exception to other states as far as
poor eating habits are concerned.
We, too, need to look to the made
qpate food which many of our fam
lilies are habitually consuming. Poor
diets cannot produce a strong state
o; nation. 90
Public health nurses in rural Del
aware have been studying the diets
of the pregnant women whom they
have visited. They have collected
166 sample days diets of 166 women,
and from these we can get some
idea of the food habits of these wo-
men and their families.
According to recognized stand
ardc each, of these women should
have had in one day one quart of
milk. one egg, one leafy vegetable,
one raw vegetable ,one serving of
whole grain bread or cereal, one
serving of fruit, one serving OF
meat, fish, fowl or cheese, and one
serving of potatoes. There was no
diet which met all of these require
ments. A few diets did not contain
even one of these desirable foods.
Diets Low In Dark Cereal, Hege-
tables, Milk And Eggs
OF these 166 women, Ill had no
dark cereal or bread. Oatmeal and
other dark cereals are as cheap as
any food you can buy, yet few were
using these cereals.
There were los with no leafy
vegetables. 126 with no raw vege-
tables and 43 with no potatoes. None
OF these kinds of vegetables are nee
essarily expensive. There are many
wild greens in Delaware; cabbage,
carrots and turnips are all reason
able and are all good to eat raw and
in salads; there are few foods as
cheap as potatoes
SiXty-two OF these women had no
milk at all to drink or no foods rich
in milk to eat. Unless milk, the
only dependable source of calcium,
is provided in some form the grow
ing baby will draw his supply from
his mothers bones.
Eighty-one of these women had
no eggs. If the mothers diet is low
in, iron. OF which eggs are a rich
source, the baby will be born with
little reserve iron stored IN his liver.
He may become anemie before he is
old enough. TO eat iron rich foods
sucf as egg yolk --'
While much Of the problem of
poor diet is due TO low incomes,
there is considerable improvement
which can be made In the diets of
The majority of our Delaware people
by fuller knowledge of how 10 plan
economical well balanced meals.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
BY Delaware Agricultural Extension Service.

recommendation for their solution
where possible, the county will
pass into the unified phase of the
planning program.
Besides the Houston meeting, other
Kent county meetings have been
held at the Century Clubhouse,
Smyrna; Oak Grove Community
House, Bethesda Church, Kenton
Methodist Church, Millwood Com
munity Building and Thompson's
Store, Thompsonville.
Chairmen for these meetings
were r. Harry Wilson, Isaac Thom-
as, H. Clifford Clark, Mrs. Jennie
Short, Clarence Jester and Laurence
Cain.
Kent Studies Problem
Future Kent county land-use meet
ings were scheduled for Monday thru
Friday evenings of. this week at
Trophy Grange Hall, FELTON,; Min
ner's Store. Masten's Corner; Jones'
Store, Willow Grove; Red Mems
Hall, Magnolia, and Andrewsville
Methodist Church. These Meetings
were chairmened by Frank Rice, C.
Arthur Taylor, L. d. Caulk and N. w.
Taylor. t
The Kent County meetings have
been called by home demonstration
agent, Miss Hazel H. Darrell, and
agent. Russell f. Will
son.
The status of other land-use plan
ming WORK throughout Delaware:
Sussex county is now in the uni
fed phase of the program with eff
forts of farmers and homemakers
centered on such problems as drain
age, farm forestry, farm labor.
New Castle county is entering
stage with community
as the next step.