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Evening star., 1941-12-31
Sol Hess, Comic Artist, Dies

CHICAGO, Dec. 81 LP).-Sol Hess.
creator of the comic strip, The
Nebbs,' died of heart attack today
in his apartment in the Shorthand
Hotel. Mr.. Hess was 50 years old. He
had lived and worked in Chicago
most of his life.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Weather Report

'Furnhsned by the United Bureau
OStct OF Coumola and WclnityOccaonal
slowly "I'
freezing: gentle 'As4'S aoo'e
Evening star., 1941-12-31

A British doctor claims that carpet
dust will cure a cold.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Entries and Selections for
omorroW
Racing Selections
nsus at Tropical Park (Fast)

Consensus at Tropical Park East i.
BY the Associated Press.
Portsmouth, Geneva Cross, Mob
cap.
2-Tee Midge, Arthur j., Steuben.
3-Not Yet, Argos. Rugged Rock.
4-Balmy Spring, Range Dust, Uncle
Walter
5-Bay Ridge, Isle de Pine, Eternal
Peace.
6-The Chief. Jezebel I'd, Benefactor
7-Sandy Boot, Tedder, Oversight.
3-Memory Book, Fire Marshal Who
Reign.
Best bet-Balmy Spring.
Tropical East.
BY the Louisville Times.
brave Action, Portsmouth, Mob
cap.
2-Penobscot Bay, Tee Nudge, China
3-Not Yet, Anopheles. Rugged.
4-Star of Padula, Uncle Walter
Range Dust.
5-Wood Robin, Bay Ridge Ask Me
-Benefactor, Total Eclipse, The
Chief.
Flying Legion, Sandy Boot, Over
sight.
SIMemory Book, Cotomar, Who
Reign.
Best bet-Benefactor.
Evening star., 1941-12-31

Report for Last 81 Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest 81, at pm. yesterday. Year
Lowest, 81, at pm. today. Year
ago. A..
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest, 100, on July IS
Lowest, Is, on March Is.
Humidity for Last 2i Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon todayD
Highest, 20 per cent, at 73O m. to-
Lowest, 43 per cent, at 1:3O pm. yes
terday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac muddy at Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic SurveyO
Today. Tomorrow
Hleh --------- 6:26 am. 1.l2 am
Low ------- 1:04 am. Las m
Hleh -------- 6:46 pm. 1:3l p m
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun today T:27 455
Sun. tomorrow - T:27 456
Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month 10 date;
Evening star., 1941-12-31

FOURTH RACE-Purse. 81 900: claim
ing: A-year-oldS and I'D: furlongs.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Tropical Park
FIRST RACE-Purse $1,000: claiming:

SECOND RACE-Purse. 81 900; allow
ances: maidens: }-yesr-olds furlongs.
PenobScOt Raw ISchmidl1 II
Evening star., 1941-12-31

SIXTH RACE-Purse. $500: Orange
Bowl Handicap; 3-year-olds and upward,
Evening star., 1941-12-31

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month 70 datel:
Evening star., 1941-12-31

SEVENTH RACE-Purse 81 900: claim
Sng 4-year-olds and upward: 70 miles
Evening star., 1941-09-28

Barrymore Theater in Best Foot
Forward" for George Abbott.
The movies have treated the mid
die member of the Lane sister trio
rather shabbily, casting her inva-
riably as a nice thing always on
the verge of something or other like
romance, marriage or motherhood
The Abbott show will give her a
chance to prove what else she can
do, in the way Of singing and dane
ing.
Eddie Cantor comes back to
Broadway early in December in
Banjo Eyes" after an absence OF
about II years. His musical opens
In Washington November %.
George Jessel Is trying to keep
his mind off imminent fatherhood
with rehearsals for High Kickers," :"
singing and hoofing show with
Lois January in the love interest
spot.
Jessie Matthews is shortly max
ing her first appearance in Broad
way musical (for George Hale) a,
since she was here in 1926 as under
study for Gertrude Lawrence in
Charlot's revue At last count, Mr..
Chariot is in Hollywood hoping to
get producers job. Beatrice Lille,
the other star of the revue, is on
her way here from London when
she succeeds in getting clipper plane
reservation). The Misses Lille and
Matthews plan to give the dollars
they earn in this country to British
projects.
What Is Broadway season with
~out Ziegfeld show? And there
will be one this year, although the
deal has been slightly complicated.
Billie Burke CMrs. Ziegfeld gave
the title of Ziegfeld Follies some
years back to the Massrs. Shubert for
consideration, in dollars. Now she
would like to retrieve her property
and herself stage the 1941 version.
There has been some sort of COM
promise. The Shuberts have bought
the musical comedy, Make Mine
Music" and will turn it into THE
Ziegfeld Follies of 1941."
There will also be Yiddish musi-
cal, MY White Flower" with refu-
gee Polish-Jewish Actor Max Bozik
making his American debut.
All this should take care of every
one who wants to escape in music
and dancing and 0lowning from the
perilous times in which we live.
Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, nc)
Evening star., 1941-09-28

AS an example, let's look at Bar
bara Lynn. That isn't hard to do.
Barbara is %, from Boston, and
reached Hollywood via the stage
and an Earl Carroll chorus. TWen-
tieth Century-FoX signed her at
Carroll's several months ago, but it
didn't mean she was to jump i'm
mediately into a nice picture part.
Not by a great deal.
If you looked closely in "Charley's
Aunt" you might have seen her in
a crowd on the quadrangle. She
worships in a Welsh village church
in How Green Was My Valley" In
"A Yank in the r. A. F." she gets
to say few WORDS. But those are
just incidents in months of rigorous
training.
She spends eight hours day at
the studio, much of it studying with
Tom Moore, the one-time star, now
a dramatic coach. She practices
walking, talking, sitting down,
standing up, running, dancing and
a host of other actions.
But Sne mas lou OF Other duties.
For example, you see Kay Francis
writing a letter The camera comes
down to a closeup. What you see
are Barbara's hands. The shot was
made in the insert department, and
had two advantages. 1t saved Miss
Francis time for more important
work and helped train Barbara.
She took tests in wild Geese
Calling" in costumes designed for
Joan Bennett This likewise served
a double purpose-gave her expert
ence before a camera and told the
picture makers how the costumes
looked.
A woman's scream was needed for
another movie scene. Barbara did
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Staying Right With 1t
Star and Co.Author of Male Animal
Now Directs the Film Version
~ the Associated Press.

HOLLYWOOD
Elliott Nugen who used to be movie actor 10 years ago. finds
which
Nugent himself played the stage and which he helped write
Male Animal"
leading roletha of col
sold play Warner Bros and
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Here's a Film Star
Who Still Will Ask
Mama for the Key
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD.
Remember the one about the fel-
low who bought half a COW, then
found he owned the end which had
to be fed but didn't give milk?
Alexis Smiths problem is some
thing like that.
Alexis and her parents, the Alex
ander Smiths, agreed to split $3.50
on the cost of their new $4,000
home. So Alexis designed half Of
it, including the barbecue pit, play
room with a projection booth and
her bedroom. Her folks designed
their half.
Running by after work the other
night to see how the new wallpaper
looked, she found she couldn't
get in.
The front and back doors are on
her parents half Of the house.
Evening star., 1941-09-28

groomed for stardom spend hours
in bathing suits or the latest style
gowns, while photographers turn out
the leg and style art you see in the
newspapers.
Does she ever get discouraged?
NO" says Barbara. Il keep feel
ing that when learn enough, Ill
get chance to 60 places. But, my,
1 certainly do get tired. If anybody
tells you this business is easy, you
just laugh at EN-"
Evening star., 1941-09-28

the screaming, and her voice was
dubbed in. She did the tap dancing
sound track for sequence in Moon
Over Miami"
Shes frequently called to make
tests with aspiring young actors.
They talk to her, make love to her,
but all the camera sees is her back.
Yet 1t gives her experience.
And if such odd jobs run out.
there's always the still gallery.
There she and other sisters being
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Steam Whistle Serenade
Ernst TOch Has Some Novel Ideas
For Symphonic Conductors
HOLLYWOOD

By he
sounds of nature.
Wy instruments
or
sounding Why not glass
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Coming Attractions

NATIONAIod on to Your Hats AL Joson hit musical OF last
tomorrow night for
The popular Mr. Joson Is supported by Ence
Heaey Coete Sid Marion Joseph Vae and numerous
others.
EARLEOne Foot Heaven motion picture version OF Hartze
Spence biography of his father the Rev William H. Spence has
its world premiere here Thursday night Martha Scott and
play the leading roles the film Friday
show, featuring the singing Martins, arrives.
PAACE-Sun Valley Serenade the Sonia Hnie picture will
oma of the South Seas The skating star
supported by Jeffrey Lynn Milton Berle Lynn Bari and Glenn
Mllers orchestra
CAPITOL-Smlin' Through musical version with jeanette
the leading Thursday Gene Raymond
Brian Aherne also the cast jackie Heller will be held
headline the stage show.
METROPOITAN-Navy Blues musical starring Ann Sheridan
Martha Raye Haley,
second week downtown.
LITTLE-Mata in which Gabo impeonaes the famed
opens Wednesday revival engagement.
Evening star., 1941-09-28

instrument? Richard Strauss tried
one in an opera, blit said the sound
was too thin. Why not amplify it?"
Toch, who has been called by fell
low composers one of the five great
modernists, is a specialist in Great
ing weird music. He did the tonal
backgrounds for "The Ghost Break
ers" and THE Cat and the Canary"
and now is scoring the eerie Ladies
in, Retirement"
Here are some of the instruments
Toch would adopt for orchestra:
Steam whistles-"Imagine Glis-
sando over the keyboard of a steam
pipe organ"
For Purling Sounds.
A wheel like that Of a bicycle,
electrically rotated with a sounding
spring to press against the spokes.
Glass discs, brushed while rotat-
ing-the rims against sheet of
horsehair or stretched doeskin, like
q bow.
A wood, metal, stone or glass box
round, angular, drum-shaped OF
ball-shaped - loosely filled with
smaller balls of a different material
Small tubes of glass with fine glass
grains inside, to produce fine purl-
ing sounds, or huge tubes of wooc
with big wooden skittle balls to pro.
vide the din of an earthquake.
One instrument Toch already ha:
tried out, with a symphony orches'
ira, is the common flower port.
For a scene in which Ida Lupino
contemplating dark deeds, rides IL
a wagon along a snowy road, HI
suspended a dozen flower pots o.
varying size upside down from E
high metal frame.
Toch attached clothes pins to the
pots until they attained the approx
mate pitch he required, and ther
wrote out the score for the pots, or
the ordinary music staff
Why Clean Pitch?
A musician using small mallets
played the pots with the orchestra
The result was a thin, brittle sounc
of musical tonality, like that of cart
wheels on pebbles.
while I do not mean to say that
the tone colors of our orchestras are
in any way inexhaustible," said Toch
Il have always felt inclined TOWARD
the irresistibly Turing realm beyond
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Or Else She Could
Just Set Fire to
The Place Again
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.
Ann Sothern's bedroom was dam
aged by fire recently and she had
to live elsewhere while 1t was being
remodeled.
I've always wanted a fireplace in
nv bedroom" said Ann. So when
ever she could get time, she haunted
the antique shops.
BY the time the remodeling was
completed, Ann had collected and
irons, a CRATE, coal scuttle, tongs
and q brush. Then she discovered
that she had forgotten to confide
in the builders.
IT have everything for a fireplace
but no fireplace" she mourned.
''I guess I'll put the stuff out on
the sun porch and just sit and look
at it-and use my Imagination"
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Graham
Continued From First Page }

Lawrence in Lady in the Dark"
The latter is still running with q
score of 186 performances.
Dean of the crop of current sue
cessful musicals is "Hellzapoppin,"
which last Monday began its fourth
year on Broadway and has played
1900 times. The stars, Olsen and
johnson left the cast recently for
q repeat of the zany show in Holly
wood for the screen. The couple
are now rehearsing with Carmen
Miranda, five penguins and do
meStic burro for a new bout OF
Weakness.
pal joey" the Rodgers and Hart
musical, was to have started its
tour of the United States Septem-
Der 90. But the lower price scale
has brought new squirt of busi-
ness and pal Joey" stays on Broad
way.
The congestion of musicals here
will soon reach aI-time-high pro-
portions. Pretty Rosemary Lane
gives Hollywood another chance to
discover her when she stars at the
Evening star., 1941-09-28

the fixation of pitch.
"As a composer, I wondered. why
not reverse the proportion of the
clean-pitched and the cloudy or off,
pitch sounds? Yes, why not, certain
definite compositional ideas pro-
vided, give up the pitched sounds
entirely for once"
Toch said composing for unpitched
instruments alone would mean COM
posing strictly in terms Of tone color
and rhythm, or even in tone color
alone.
Unusual effects have been used
backstage for theatrical purposes"
said Toch. why not In our
orchestras?"
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Just Playing Dead
Seems Hard Work
Out in Hollywood
BY the Associated Press

BY lnt hSSUCIdItu FItbS'
HOLLYWOOD.
You've heard about the movie
corpse who fell asleep and spoiled
the take by snoring? Here's a va
ration:
Alec Craig, character actor. lay
cold Cthe script said in simulated
death on a sound stage. For two
hours he lay there, under hot lights,
while scenes were shot and others
prepared.
Finally came his big scene. The
camera started, stopped. The cam
eraman turned to the director:
Better put a fresh shirt on your
corpse. First time I ever heard Of
one DersDirinp"
Evening star., 1941-09-28

directing than I do out of acting"
said Nugent. I'D rather write, most
of all-but writings such an un-
certain profession and has too many
disappointments."
The black-haired Fonda, sitting
off stage devouring ice cream, was
asked whether it wasn't difficult
playing under a man so well quail
fed to know just how the part
should be handled,
'It could be difflcult-very diff
cult" said Fonda.
But not with Nugent. He knows
an actor has to play role his own
Way."
Evening star., 1941-09-28
By Franklin Arthur.
Associated Press staff Writer.

She tries on clothes for somebody
else, she writes a letter for some
body else, she screams for somebody
else, she's always doing something
for somebody else-that's the life OF
a young movie contract player.
Often, if you read film news, you'll
note that so-and-so is being groomed
for stardom. It's a loose phrase,
covering a multitude of ambitious
youngsters who may be doing Moth
ing, or may be kept mighty busy.
It's the latter, if the grooming pro-
cess is undertaken in earnest.
Evening star., 1941-09-28

Nugent was brought back TO OIL
rect it.
"NO Different"
"I enjoyed playing the role on the
stage but had no particular desire
to bring 1t to the screen" said
Nugent.
And directing it seems no differ
ent from directing another picture
written by somebody else
Nevertheless it's interesting to
watch Nugent-tall,, lean. blond
chewing gum vigorously-put Fonda,
as bespectacled professor, and
Jack Carson, as a football hero,
through their lines. Carefully and
thoroughly, Nugent explains to each
actor the exact infections he wants,
and the tone they should give to a
wordy argument.
"I get more satisfaction out of
Evening star., 1941-09-28
1t Was an Accident,
But It Still Seems
To Be Type.Casting

HOLLYWOOD.
Its an i'll wind IS"
Ten days before he was scheduled
to start work as the crippled sheriff
in Land of the Open Range" j.
Merrill Holmes slipped and sprained
his ankle. He was still on crutches
when the picture started.
But I'm sure an expert with a
crutch," he philosophical
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-03-28

Turn chops carefully with Il fork
inserted into the fat. If you
puncture the meat you'll lose
some of the juices.
If you like. during broiling you
can baste the chops with fresh
mint sauce or while they're still
hot spread with mint jelly
Chops May BE Panbroiied
panbroiling is a suitable meth.
Cd OF cooking Lamb chops on TOP
Of the stove. Place the chops ii
q frying-pan and brown, first OF
cne side, then on the other Re,
| duce the temperature and turg
the meat as often as necessary
10 insure even cooking Don't
let tho fat remain in the pan but
| pour II off as ii accumulatcs.
It's hard to state definite times
Ter panbroiling, To test the done
ness, cut small cash close tc
the bone near tho end Of tht
| cooking period and note tie eolel
Of the meat. Lamb Is served
cooked wc'l-done or nearly we'll
done, never rare,
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-03-28
Broiling or Panbroiling
Are Easiest and Best
Methods Of Preparation

Lamb chops are truly matter
Of good taste We see them
here. broiled to Il deep-goiden
bronze, served with broiled to-
mato halves and mushrooms wrap
ped with bacon. Easy to prepare
and to serve, full and rich in
flavor--nothing could be moro
satisfying for an infor NJ a ]
meal, according to Incz s. Viii.
sen, home economist
I.oin. fib or shoulder chops oil
lamb are suited to broilin0 o.
panbfei'ine Broiling is The lea
method Of preparing delicious
lamb chors, but. If you have NJ
ba'oiling facilities. dry-heat me.
thod for the top Of the range
| ranbroiling. will give excellen,
results.
Chops for broiling are best
| when at least an inch thick, al
though they can be hroiled sue
cessfnliy when only three-auar
ters Of an inch. Place the chops
en- the rack and adjust 50 thal
he top surface Of the meat i
about two inches from the source
~ hcst or three inches, whei
broiling chops are two inches
thick. This distance gives a SLOW
even ansr arature, necesrasv i
we world have the chops ~ fla
vorfnI and jnieg ~ losSihle. WIT!
4 minimum amount Of shrinking
| Twelve Minutes 10 Eroil
Lamb eiops ORG iileh ilsiek vii
take about Il, nainif' d. 10 Troll
u Chops need be turned lut cree
broil one side until nicely brown
cd, then turn and finish broilins
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-03-28

boiled eggs, butter, jam, syrup,
and coffee are a typical breakfast
for the newly inducted selectee
and the regular army man as
well. And that the traditional
Army beans and canned beef are
gone forever is evidenced by this
noontime menu: soup and oyster.
cites, baked ham, mashed pota-
aoes, raisin cream gravy, lettuce
salad, fruit salad, bread, butter.
jam, coffee, and milk But sup
per seems even better yet an
other kind Of soup with oyster
cites, roast veal, French fries,
creamed peas, brown gravy, cole
slaw, peach pie, bread, jam. but
ter, coffee, and milk. And there
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-03-28
HAMPTON TUSKEGEE
BEGIN EXCHANGE PLAN

HAMPTON INSTITUTE, va.
Hampton Institute and Tuskegee
Institute have taken the first step
in what is hoped will be an ex-
tensive exchange system between
the two institutions, according to
an announcement made by Dr.
Malcolm s. MacLean, president Of
Hampton Institute.
Martha Il. Driver, sophomore
student at Tuskegee Institute, has
Just arrived on the Hampton
campus to make an extensive
study of the creative dance as
taught by Miss Charlotte Motion.
Primarily interested in the dance
field Of physical education, Miss
Driver plans teaching as career
and was sent to Hampton by
Tuskegee IN order to gain added
knowledge Of what is being done
at other institutions.
At the same time, Hampton
sent Gretcl Lee, senior in the
Division Of Home Economics who
is specializing IN weaving, to Tus
kegee for an oportunity to de-
velop additional skills In this field
and to assist in teaching weaving
at that school. Miss Lee. who
comes from Clifton Forge. vir-
gina, will, according to j. Max
Bond, director Of the School Of
Education at Tuskegee Institute,
take over the home economics
work in the childrcn's practice
hoo ] and will attempt
to work out program in which
LONE economies will be integral
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-03-28

Answcrs all the family's wishes,
Excellent MT any time.
Snickcrdoodlcs
VI cup sifted cake flour; is tea
spoon double.acting baking poN
der II teaspoon salt; s table
spoons butter, melted. IS cuq,
sugar 2 eggs, well beaten, i. tea
spoon vanilla. Z tablespoons sugar.
u teaspoon cinnamon; a cup
finely chopped walnut meats.
Sift ilonr once, ineasure. add
baking powder aud salt, aud alf'
again. Mix butter and sngnf, add
eggs and vanilla, and mix lightly
STIR In flour. Turn into gieased
2.inch pan. Combine sugar
and cinnamon and sprinhle over
top. Cover with chopna,l nuts
Bake In moderate oven ti75a FL,
Is minutes. or until done. Cut IN
squares aud serve warm or cold.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-03-28
pEFRESHMENT
DESSERT OR
SPECIAL

A dessert OF refreshment
pecial,7 suitable for many occa-
sions is a piece Of feathery-light
utter cake with large glass Of
cold milk or u cup Of hot choco-
late topped with whipped cream,
The cake will have that dis
tinctiye flavor and wholesome
goodness that only butter can
give. Butter makes the difference
between d mediocre cake and one
Of fine flavor and texture.
The next time you bake, try a
Cinnamon Butter Cake topped
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-03-28

ed and included In the total
school program ut Tuskegee. She
will also work with another in
tern from the Art Department of
Atlanta University, in evolving
new designs in the weaving and
basketnsaking program ia the
school, and she will take addition
al courses in these subjects.
Miss Driver. who is taking q
full college course as well as the
dance ut Hampton, is native Of
Tuskegec, Alabama. She will
continue working at Hampton for
the remainder Of this semester
and possibly during the next
school year.
President Patterson Of Tuske-
gee and President MacLean Of
Hampton are developing further
plans for the expansion of cooper
ative action between the two
schools.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-03-28

with All "easy-to-make' icing and
chopped nuts. II Is easily made
end will satisfy the most fastid-
ious cook.
Cinnamon Butter Cake \
VI cups cake -four
2 teaspoons baking powder
u teaspoon salt
i-3 cup butter
2-3 cup sugar
2 eggs, we'll beaten
Vi cup milk
n teaspoon vanilla
Sift -four, measure; sift 4 times
with baking powder and salt.
Cream butter until soft and gra-
dually blend in sugar. Add we'll
beaten eggs and beat until smooth
and fluffy. Add dry ingredients
and milk alternately, beating well
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-03-28

q iellied delight - just the thinl
for special guests.
Black Cherry Salad Mold
package cherry favored ge'rg
Tin; la cups hot water, Is ell
canned black cherry juice. | tall
fUon vinegar; 2a cup fre III grim
alt sections, free from ilfn
ne; cup canned 81 se i
afries, drained: Is perm haze
Dissolve eelntin ia h. w.ts !.
I'D cherry jniAe and yin aar. fopf
thin layer into rims mold az
IA until firm. Chill femt inii /;
lotin until slightly ihiclsorei
hrange half Of glap iruit and
csiTTiea on firm layer ~ gelatin.
I ar with slightly thicltened gele.
4 d aud sprinkle with nuts. Chill
atii Gem, Fill mold with remair.
/; aiightly thiekensl gelntin antl
III remaining graneftrlt sections
q 3ti cherries. Chill statil firm o ur,
s'a 81 crisp lettnss md asinish
q gotor cfcss aHd clileorv.
Nitii lffonel' dressing Oh
sogennaigc. Serve &.