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Evening star., 1941-06-08


psychologists say about becoming
the person people think you are.
The London press made fuss over
me, and my pictures were on "a
sheet posters all over town. Every
one treated me as if I were an i'm
portant star"
The fanfare didn't give Ellen an
inflated ego, but 1t did help her to
develop assurance and poise, she
said. She thinks that her role-a
giddy siren and her dramatic
clothes made people change their
opinions.
When Ellen first entered pictures
she was known as Terry Ray, a
pretty girl who gave the impression
OF being quiet and sensible but not
glamorous. But since her trip to
England the astonished Paramount
studio has overlooked no bets in
giving her a buildup as a fasci-
mating charmer.
Ellen finds this amusing.
From a Soda Fountain.
She didn't look glamorous as we
had lunch on the set of her cur
rent picture. Her sleazy blue neg
ligee, worn with blue and pink
feather boa. was a costume for the
frontier dance-hall girl she plays. A
hair net confined her dark curls,
piled on top of her head Hair nets
and glamour don't mix. But she
shook hands with a good, strong
grip, and her gray eyes were friend
ly and direct.
Ellen has come a long way since
she was waitress in a soda foun-
tain on Hollywood boulevard. With
her friend, Gladys Wayne, STU
dio secretary, she lives in her at
tractive three-bedroom farmhouse
In North Hollywood.
The house has a rumpus room and
patio, in which she likes to en-
tertain with barbecues. There's a
badminton court. too.
She's lived there year and half
and says it's time to move. She
doesn't like to live in one place
longer than a year or two. Her next
home will be closer to Hollywood,
and will have swimming pool-she
hopes. She says a swimming pool
is the one luxury she Graves.
"Whirlwind Courtship."
Probably she won't move until
after her forthcoming marriage TO
Sy Bartlett. scenario writer, for
merly married to Actress Alice
White.
Ellen met Sy in Palm Springs
last January.
ours was a whirlwind courtship, y
she smiled.
A year or so ago Ellen was di-
vorced from Fred Wallace, actor and
studio makeup man. They have a
son, David. 6. usually called Skipper
/ Asked if her picture work was
responsible for this matrimonial
| failure. Ellen's face clouded.
1 Partly. perhaps. But there were
many other factors. We're still
good friends. and Fred is now hap
PLY remarked. He sees Skipper
/ frequently. Please, let's not talk
about it,
Between pictures Ellen likes to
take short trips TO Palm Springs
Lake Tahoe. and ranch on the
desert near Victorville. Occasion
Evening star., 1941-06-08

for the cameras.
Babies aren't so bad, producers
agree. Even week-old infants can
be photographed with a certain
amount of efhciency-but an animal
is altogether unpredictable, even the
best-trained ones, They may sud-
denly become stubborn-or ad lib.
some action which lends color to a
scene.
These two contrasts burst into
light during filming of that current
hit, THE Lady Eve" Preston
Sturges-thoughtlessly. he admits
now that it's all over-wrote into the
script parts for snake and a horse
Sturges, who both writes and directs
his films, learned plenty about ami
mails. The tiny, snake caused all
sorts of trouble: the horse made
Sturges dance with glee.
A Famed Lens Hog"
The snakes crime was wanting to
sleep. 1t was alternating time. The
snake was kept awake by warm
lights, since snakes go as cold as a
penguin's feet when alternating. 1t
was lot of trouble, but it worked
until that sad day when, true to
hibernating habits, the snake shed
his skin. This came TO pass on a
day when the snake was to get in its
biggest licks. The scenes were post
poned a week while the new skin
CLOSED out like a bald head in the
front row Of burleSque theater.
The horse also was good for a few
surprises. In the midst of tender
love scene between Henry Fonda
and Barbara StanWyck the steed
Evening star., 1941-06-08
COMING Attractions

EARLEShe Knew All the Answers comedy of
girl who wins broker from Wall Street Friday Joan
Bennett the girl Francho Tone the lad she from the
Consequences the popular quiz pro-
will be the stage show.
CAPITOLBroadway Limited Hal Roach comedy introducing
Woodworth
Patsy Kelly McIaglen The show will be
provided by Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra.
Of Orleans" which century
provides the background comedy involving
Marlene Dietrich Bruce Cabot follows Citizen Kane
Roland Young Mischa Auer and Andy Devne the
PALACE-Blood Sand techncoo with Tyrone in
dashng role Rudolph Valentino follows
Wings Linda Dnel Rita Hayworh the
ladies for whom Mr. Power wakes heroic.
Night"
Friday.
Albert Humphrey
Evening star., 1941-06-08
Blitz or No, the Show Must Go On-and Does

Londoners are having another
view of Godfrey Kerr's Cottage to
Let" which has been on tour and
before the movie cameras. This is a
lightweight. obvious, sometimes tur-
bid war melo-comedy, but it boasts
two capital actors in Leslie Banks
and Alastair Sim. boy trouper;
George Cole and Gillian Lind. who
suggests an A. R. P. version of Billie
Burke.
Very British, but lots or fun is
Vernon Sylvane's farce, Women
Aren't Angels" with Robertson Hare
and Alfred Drayton. The antic and
ebullient "Shepherd's Pie" is rel
ished by many fed up with war.
Evening star., 1941-06-08

I'm and Doing" has returned to
London to join Black Vanities" in
offering the best musical fare at the
moment.
Emlyn Williams THE Light of
Heart" will be revived in London
this month after tour of the prov
inces; the author and Angela Bad
deley have the chief roles.
Redeemed by Gielgud.
John Gielgud has closed a four
month London engagement of Bar
ries Dear Brutus' and has headed
for at least 16 weeks in the prov
inces. Dear Brutus" was the first
straight play that opened in London
Evening star., 1941-06-08

to work with me. We'd both be so
uncomfortable 1t would be hard for
him to say what he really thought,
and Id be afraid that the others on
the set thought he was favoring me. -
I don't know who is going to wear
the pants of this marriage. but I
do know that Deanna and Vaughn
could have had another week of
honeymooning-"but,' she explains,
there was all the recording for
her new picture-'Almost an Angel .
and I wanted to get it done. There
will be time for many more honey
moons she says calmly.
Almost an Angel" co-stars Miss
Durbin with Charles Laughton, who
Evening star., 1941-06-08

stun Messenger boys and Plump
ers have almost as tough time,
but you don't hear about their trib-
ulations.
A higher salary is one reason
they yearn to work in studio.
Another lure is a desire to rub ell
bows with screen stars and take a
peek behind scenes in a business
they think is glamorous.
But if you don't have friends in
q studio, landing job there isn't
Evening star., 1941-06-08
Has She Gotta Friend!
If She Cor He) Has, and in the Right
Place, Movie Job Is Easy
By Mary Hale,
Associated Press STAFF Writer.

chance of getting job movie studio good-f
Walk
carpenters they
Through friend"
Haduck stories about irving to crash the movies are old
Evening star., 1941-06-08
AnimalsAdd to Films 'sAppeal
And to Directors Worries
Their Unpredictable Ways Cause
Many Headache, but Also
Account for Some Good Scenes
By Harold Hefernan.


doubtful producer wants make of eamng cold movie
audiences his bet
both-and sprinkle a
Film makers all realize this they
they
bakdownsa frequent acon ensnarng
Evening star., 1941-06-08
Returned a Glamour Girl
After Her London Jaunt
Ellen Drew Was Considered Just
A Nice Lass With Some Talent
Until England Feted Her
BY Mary Barnsley,
Associated Press Stan Writer.


England in the of 1889 make
little
talent but no allure
To Holywoods glamour girl.
before" declared But
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Officers Are Elected
By Homemukinq Unit
speclal Dlspatch 10 The star

SPECIAL Dispatch 10 ! ne StdT.
MANASSAS. Va, Dec. 5.-Mrs.
Egbert Thompson, Woodbridge, has
been named president of the County
Homemaklng Board. Other officers
are Mrs. Emma Wolfe, Brentsville,
vice president. and Mrs w. r. Free.
Nokesville secretary
The board, composed of represen-
tatiyes of the Prince William Home
Demonstration Clubs. the Farm Sc
curity group and the vocational
home economics groups will conduct
a nutrition campaign next year. A
county committee TO direct the un-
dertaking Was named as follows:
Mrs. Free. representing the voca-
tional home economics group; Mrs.
j z. Barrett, representing the dem
onstration clubs. and Mrs. Wheatley
Lightner, the farm security groups.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Virginia Farms Urged
To Repair Machinery
Enoc,sI DIgnetrh ~ Tne Sfar

HpeLIdI DIopd TLIl 70 IIt oIdI-
MANASSAS. Va, Dec. with
the 1912 county farm program call
ing for record production. Frank
Cox head of the Defense Agricul-
tural Board here, today called on
farmers to put every usable farm
machine into shape by replacing
needed parts at once. He warned
that it may not be possible to obtain
parts and make repairs when time
comes to harvest the crops next year.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
School Radio Projects
Being Well Received,
teachers Report
EvoIuotion Session Is
Told of Benefits to
Woshineton's Students

An eValuatlon Of the four radio
projects of the District School Radio
Committee being undertaken during
the current school season was made
last night by teachers attending the
third radio workshop sponsored by
The Star and the school radio group
with the assistance OF the National
BroadcaStlng Co.
The analysis. as the first report on
classroom reaction to the diversified
broadcast series which opened early
last month, revealed overwhelming
" favorable response on the part of
students who have heard the pro-
grams as part of regular study
courses on science. Latin American
nations and current news events
Among teachers present. of which
there were more than so. it was
found that the respective series have
generally enriched the school cur
riculum by encouraging research
work on the part of pupils. by
awakening more active listening
habits and by leaving the pupils
with concrete ideas of the subjects
treated. The broadcasts also have
proven stimulus to creative eX-
preston IN the classroom as at
tested by the posters. illustrations.
scrapbooks, map works and inter
school correspondence which have
been undertaken by the youngsters.
Factual Accounts Win Favor.
In II
dlmenSlonal map has been on dis
play since the commencement of the
Latin American series, with each
republic filled in on the board as
the brOadcaStS are given. Another
school has been communicating with
a school in Ottawa. Canada. 10 eX-
change Ideas on -AmerlCanlSm.
while classes among several District
schools have written each other TO
describe their reactions TO programs
of the science series Some of the
children are actively planning such
events as a school wide pan-Amerl-
ican day. and special fiesta fea-
turing Latin American music and
costumes.
selves. II was shown that the stu
dents, especially in upper grades,
prefer factual accounts Music also
has proven highly desirable for all
programs.
Many sources Of information have
been utilized for the production OF
broadcasts. mainly the public libra
ries an-Amerlcan Union. govern
mental departments. the Red Cross,
National Education Association, Ma
tional Geographic Society. legation
STATS and various private industrial
firms. Research. for the most part,
is accomplished by the pupils them
selves.
To Check on Reaction.
plan TO supplement evaluation
work in the future was submitted by
Miss Eliza beth NeWSom. of the Hill
ton School faculty Commended by
last nights assemblage, the plan is
in the form of a queStionnalre TO
be forwarded periodically TO each
school teacher IN the city with a
view 10 keeping a more accurate
check on classroom reaction to the
various broadcasts.
Guest speaker for the workshop
vas Mrs. Tucker Brown. noted lee
turer. writer and traveller vino dis
cussed her recent experiences IN
Central America Mrs Brown praised
the purpose of the good neighbor'
series and urged that real friend
ship" for the people of Latin Amer
ica be based on the realization that
they are "congenial, hkable human
beings essentially similar to our own
people
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-05
Probers lambast
Loose Business
Practice in Navy

WASHINGTON, Aug. (UP) =
Chairman Harry S. Truman, D.,
Mo-, of the senate defense investi-
eating committee, said today dur
ing an inquiry into the navy's
equipment rental division that I'VE
thought the army was rotten, but
the navy goes them better than
that"
Truman made his statement dur
ing testimony by Lieut.. Comdr. A.
A. Ort, in charge of the equipment
rental section. Ort told the commit
tee the navy had no consolidated
record of how much equipment had
been rented for construction work
on projects.
Committee Counsel Hugh A. Full
ton told Ort his record showed that
the navy, in many cases, had paid
out more rent for equipment than
the value of the equipment. Unlike
the army, Fulton added, the navy
has no contract clause which pro-
vides for government ownership of
the equipment after rental goes
above the value.
Truman said records furnished by
contractors showed in one instance
that $1,086 had been paid in rent
ais for a $400 truck and in another
S715 rental had been paid for a
$500 truck.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-05

A rude awakening climaxed cat
nap for two automobile travellers
near Plaster City early Tuesday.
They aWoke on the pavement to
see their car careening on down the
road and one of the men was able
to run it down!
AS reconstructed by Highway Pa
trolman William Mitchell with the
vague recollections of Frank Mari
of Santa Ana and Jack MARI of
Live Oaks, brothers, here is what
happened:
Frank was driving the coupe a
half mile west of Plaster city, en-
route east, while Jack dozed. Sleep
overcame Frank, also, and the driv-
err slumped against the door handle.
The door flew open and Frank
flew out.
AS the car zig-zagged down the
highway Jack also, was thrown out.
Although badly burned by scrap
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-05
Lower Exemptions,
Hiqher Rates for
Incomes Predicted
House Passes Bill
Senate Committee to
Act on Wednesday

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.
(UP)-Chairman Walter F.
George, D., Ga, of the senate
finance committee, predict
ed today that the tax bill
will be restored to its original So
529,O0O,0OO goal through approval
of lower exemptions and higher
rates on individual incomes.
The house passed the bill yester-
day after reducing its total to So
206, 100000 by eliminating the con-
troversial joint husband and wife
income return provision by the
ways and means committee.
Strong administration pressure
and the influence of representa-
tives from states with community
property laws were responsible for
rejection of the proposal.
George, whose committee starts
consideration of the bill tomorrow
did not say how much he thought
the exemptions should be lowered
or how high the rates should be
set. AS passed by the house, the
bill provided surtaxes starting at
five per cent on the first taxable
dollar, and exemptions of $500 for
single persons, $4,000 for married
couples and $4OO for each child.
George did say, however, that
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-05

The new rate was expected to
raise approximately $226,581, minus
whatever delinquency occurs. Last
year this figure was S227,6O4 and
the delinquency brought the
amount actually collected to S215,-
743.
Last years tax rate was $1.80
applied TO a total assessed valua-
tion of Sl2,644,71O. This years rate
is applied on a valuation of $12,-
729, ,283.
Total amount spent during the
last fiscal year was $344, ,715, OF
which S215,743 was raised by direct
levy. Other revenue, such as water
department t$98084 delinquent
tax collections ($11,93O) traffic
fines ($2700) and such miscellan-
eous returns as occupational taxes,
dog licenses etc. (totalling $53,55D
brought the grand total of city in
come to S382 ole.
Not counting water department
expense or revenue, which approx
mately counterbalance each other,
budgets of all other departments
totaled approximately $280,0O0 when
councilmen had completed thei:
work tentatively Monday night.
This was within a few dollars of
what the city expected to raise
in direct levy and all other forms
of revenue with the exception OF
the water department.
Yet to be definitely figured, how
ever, were the amounts that var
ious departments receive. The fig
ures have been tentatively set, but
there appeared some dissention
among councilmen as to which COM
missioner would get the largest slice
of melon.
Several agreements among them
selves complicated the exact picture
of where expected revenues will go.
For example, Health Commissioner
P L. Moore made it plain to other
members that in event of a sewer
break during the coming year he
would expect the right to emer-
gency assistance from general fund
and Water Commissioner Herbert
Fawcett offered the tax rate motion
only with the proviso that any sur
plus funds would be directed to
capital improvement of the water
system.
Deputy Clerk Pearl Burke ex-
pected to. thresh out exact budget
figures within the next few days
and assign the proper outline to
the various departments.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-05
Clio Conservatives
RepuIse Radicals

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 5 CUP)-
The United Automobile Workers
Union (CIO) convention denied
recognition today to 10 delegates
representing 5000 members of the
Allis- Chalmers local at Milwaukee.
The vote was considered a test
of strength won by conservative un-
ionists supporting policies advocat-
ed by Sidney Hillman of the office
of production management as
against left-wing militant forces
who follow John l.. Lewis.
The Allis-Chalmers local con-
Quoted a 72-day strike in which the
government intervened. The vote
rejected a report of the credential
committee minority asking that the
delegation be recognized.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-05
B-Year-OId Men
Given DeferInent

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 5 fUP) =
State selective service headquarters
announced today that physical ex-
animation and induction of men
who were 28 years of age or over
July 1, 1941, except those who vol
unteer for induction, has been post
poned until further notice from
Washington national headquarters.
This means an indefinite extern
sion of the 30-day postponement
granted on July L." Brigadier Cen
eral Joseph o. Donovan announced.
Should congress enact legislation
deferring men % years of age and
older, the provision will, of course,
become definite"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-05

sentative attend meeting in San
ia Monica Wednesday relative to
details of government-built air.
port near Seeley. Supervisor Andy
Preble and Deputy District Attor-
ney Charles Halliday will attend
Receipt of a letter from Mrs. T.
w. Holmes, health chairman for
the 29th district P.-T.A., asking
the board to indicate a policy re-
garding future health department
activities, because of rumors that
a part-time officer was under con-
sideration. Clerk w. A. McClelland
was instructed to answer that the
present policy of the board was for
a full-time health officer.
Following a report from county
veterinarian DR.. John c. Pace the
board authorized sale to the slaugh-
ter house of eight head out of "a
county farm cows tested for disease.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-05

dIGeI lilc OIlBllldl lcBlSGIdIlOll udy
last fall, were slipped in among
those of the men already listed,
Clerk Roy Johnstone explained.
For example, Billy M. Gilmer of
Ell Centro, whose number was first
in the national lottery, becomes the
first of the young men to be con-
sidered. He was given order num-
ber S-1O05. This is close to the
point already reached in going
through the list of eligible men.
Next Toung man on the list is
Ira Lewis Rhodes of Ell Centre, who
was slipped into the registration
Is numerals away at S-l0l9. Each
succeeding name was inserted in
the registration Is numerals away
from the last until the end was
reached, giving Robert B. Baker of
Heber the registration of S-3392
The IS" preceding the order num-
ber indicates the man was recently
registered and differentiates him
from the older man who also has
that number.
The full list with order num-
bars follows:
Billy M. Gilmer, FL Centro, S.
1905; Ira L. Rhodes, Ell Centre,
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-05
CRASH R0DEO
Man Runs Down Car

ing on the pavement, Jack came to,
raced down the road and caught
the machine before it could dive
into the ditch.
Both received treatment in the Ell
Centre hospital Tuesday. Frank
suffered a fractured nose EYE cuts
and other lacerations. Jack, less
seriously hurt, was bruised and
burned.
The brothers were en- route to the
northend of Imperial Valley to visit
friends.
Tuesday they were concerned
about how they could leave the
hospital.
Most of our clothes were burn
ed off sliding on the pavement"
they explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-05


Sonora. The deaths were attributed
to hunger, thirst and heat. A truck
the party was riding in became
stalled.
Two survivors, Socorro CorneJo,
10, and Francisco Flores, %, were
found by a peddler, Francisco Ar
vallo. on a little-used border high
way known as Eel Canine del
Diablo," II miles east of San Luis.
They were taken to a Yuma hos
pital where their condition was
reported serious.
The dead we're: German Cornejo,
So, Elias Cornejo, 25; Rafael Cor
nejo, IT; Elisa riores, 4, and Do
mingo Rocha, 26, Tomas Perue and
a man identified only as Yucopicio,
all of Brawley.
The bodies of all but Rafael Cor
nejo were found near a broken
down motor truck. Rafaels body
was found five miles further west,
toward San Luis. He apparently
started to walk to San Luis for
help.
San Luis is in Mexico, 26 miles
south of Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-05
Yuma Defense Base
Bids Requested

PHOENIX, Aug. 3 (UP) = The
civil aeronautics administrations
$135 900 national defense airport
project at Yuma was submitted to
contractors for bids last night by the
U. S. engineers office.
The project called for paving of
runways, construction of taxiways
and an apron and general land
scaping Drawings and specifica-
tions were made available.
The new Yuma airport was sche-
duled to become part of a rapidly
expanding national system of emer-
gency fields. Seven other Arizona
airports were approved recently for
improvement by federal authorities
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-05

liiAtiFitdolo IA bN'AesAi ~ NNS
tional defense :" the council will
be composed of a member from
leach city council in the valley and
zone each from the county board
, and the Imperial Irrigation district
board.
Formation of II committees were
Dcalled for to prepare major dis
aster program capable of . any
3 emergency
Next step is to refer agreements
to each city council and call an
organization session.
Other supervisorial business in
cluded:
Acceptance of the resignation OF
DR.. Warren F. Fox, county health
officer, and receipt of one applica-
ton from DR.. E. B. Godfrey of San
Bernardino.
Receipt of telegram from Ar
thur Ayres of the Civil Aeronautics
administration suggesting a repre-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-05
Farmers Rebellion
Hits Back at AFL
Hot Cargo Boycott
San Francisco Nav
Face Milk Crisis
In New Struggle

PETALUMA, CAL, Aug. 5.
(UP)-A growing farmers
rebellion against union pick
cts and boycott eventually
will shut off San Francisco's
entire present supply of fresh milk
unless an agreement is reached
soon, Henry Ielmorini jr., spokes-
man for the Sonoma-M Marin milk
committee, predicted today.
The farmers don't want to hurt
the people of San Francisco" said
Ielmor:ni, but the way they're
standing together on this thing it
looks as though our campaign will
be 100 per cent effective.
I'm afraid it will mean no milk
for San Francisco if something
doesn't break soon."
In San Francisco it was esti-
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