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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
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Drivin' Woman
9 Pure h a S e d
by M-G-M
ByLOUELLA o. PARSONS

HOLLYWOOD, April Gone
With the Wind history may re-
peat itself in 'Drivin' Woman" a
novel of the Reconstruction Period,
following the Civil War. AT least
Kenneth McKenna, story editor
for M-C-M, who bought the story
Tor $4,000. hopes so.
Just as Gone With the Wind
was written by a woman Mar
garet Mitchell and given TO Mac
milan Publishing Company by an
interested friend before il was fin
ished, so has 'Drivin' Woman -
still incomplete-been handed TO
the same publishers.
The author. Elizabeth Pickett
Chevalier, no relation to Maurice.
but the granddaughter OF General
Pickett of Civil War fame. is in
Hollywood.
Mrs. CheValier has already writ
ten 200 words of her novel, and
so interested l. the Macmillan
company that il has sent writer
10 work with her. She comes from
Kentucky although she has been
in Hollywood for some time. Gone
With the Wind only brought
$50 600
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Theatres Plan
Festive Easter ShOiUS
Zanzibar and
Night in Rio
Head List
BY CHARLES GENTRY

DOWNTOWN HOUSES are. all
donnlng their very best attractions
fer Easter and, Judging from the
stellar lineup. there won't be an
egg eoiofed OF otherWIse-iR the
lot.
If you want 10 know what's
home, cooking at the Michigan
you viii find It's Bing Crosby and
Bob Hope who get themselves into
a stew, and a canuibai one at that,
in The Road 10 Zanzibar Due to
the success Bing and Bob had with
"fhe Road 70 Singapore. Para
mount got out It's tropical maps
and routed the boys along another
SemI-Savage trail set 10 music and
laughs.
As in Singapore" Dorothy La
mour will lend her exotic presence
10 this one. except that The Road
10 Zanzibar promises. from adj
vance reports 70 b. a much better
picture than its predecessor.
The Trial OF Mary Dugan.' the
court room drama which made
Ann Harding star overnight. has
been rcmade with LARAMIE Day,
Robert Young and Marsha Hunt IN
the leading roles and This film viii
be the accompanying vehicle on
the coming Michigan bill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Edward Arnold Is Movie Role Cures
Hollywood Adviser Bette's Gun Friqh

THE MAN with the widest &C.
quaintance IN Hollywood is Ed
ward Arnold. He knows them all
by their first names. from topmost
star 10 lOwleSt extra
The answer. OF course. is simple.
He's president of the Screen Ac-
tors Guild and as such is the
father confeS>er TO everybody who
makes a living out Of facing a
movie camera
All this takes time. Of course.
During the filming of his latest
picture, The Lady From Chey-
enne. Arnold disclosed that he
had worked out a system for MN
self.
He reserves his spare time dur
ing Nae day to personal chats with
players not only on has own set
bat at other studios as We'll. He
does this by telephone and every
PLAYER IN pictures makes a point
fof knowing where Arnold happens
10 be working.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Special Stage Shoe

The Vogue oW haze a special
stage shoU in addition 10 It's ttUo
features for Easter week. ir-
gina" and Here Comes the
Navy" Ramona, Varsity and
Vogue UiH haze a cartoon party
Saturday matinee, April 10. The
ANNEX opens Easter Sunday With
Trail Of the ViRilontes" and
South of Suez" and Officer
Duck
At the Norwest there piH be
a special matinee April IS pre-
senting "GuiliUer's Travels"
Submarine d." and a cartoon
show. The AIeer and Rosedale
triH have KITTY FoyIe" and
"TaH. Dork and Handsorie, ="
trhile the Bloomfield toH haze a
cartoon party at the matinee,
April ~.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
At Random,

Dan Topping has left his bride
soma Henie. for few days 10 fly
east on business: Virginia Peine
writes friends she is going 10 Den
MS. Mass. for a Summer stock en-
gagement. Mickey Black. popular
Hollywood lawyer whose life was
deSpaired Of last week, is staging
a marvellous recovery.
Jane WitherS. duly chaperoned
by mamma stepping out with
Kenneth Diehl. L. s. c. student
Dorothy Lamour and Alec Temple
ron discussing the song they are
writing together over luncheon al
the Brown Derby; Groucho Marx
couldn't be prouder His good look
ing son. Arthur. is now a full
Pledged reporter for Western Ten
mis- magazine.
Mrs. Jack Pierce. wife OF Uni
versal's makeup artist, gave a
iAlroom towel shower at her
~ at Encino tonight for
'Deanna Durbin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Stars Cover Globe
In Film Series

SEE THE world from sound
stage, Andy Devine remarked as
he and Richard Arlen began Mu-
tiny in the Arctic twelfth Of
Universal's adventure series in
which they have starred.
Andy referred To the vast geo
graphical swath the pair have cut
since the series began. They have
been rubber proSpectorS IN the
Amazon jungle and race drivers
in Indianapolis oil drlllers in Su-
matra and West Virginia coal
miners; Canadian mounted police
and steel puddlers aviation plo-
neers in Alaska and nineteenth
century Omen investigating
slavery in the Solomon Islands
"Mutiny in tho Arctic IS writ
ten to portray Andy as a master
Of navigation. They might a.
well have waited about Two more
pictures he said and could
have qualified as navigator from
memory Just by having been
every place
In Arlens case his pictures
have taken him 10 few places
whore as a restless youth and man
he hasn't actually been He has
sailed the south seas and flown
Alaska visited South America and
most sections of the United States.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Start at ; p. VI.

These pietures, as oil domn-
town offerings, WiI open Good
Friday afternoon. after 300
p. m. since practically oil of the
thsotsrs wdi haze Tre-Ore serV-
ices.
The For plans a Latin A neri-
can Easter with That Night in
RIO" a musical filled With trop-
zeal spIsndor. and Carmen Nj
Tdndo. Also IN the cast of thus
Lavish and tunefui treat WfI be
Alice Faye and Don Ameche,
who plays a dual role.
Taking the Portuauese words
right OUT Of Carmen Miranda's
mouth, Fox 7 wentieth Century
has replaced them with enough
elementary English SO that the
bizarre ehanteuss can actually
take speaking part in this, her
first talking picture.
courgs, abe giUes ouf Witf
those sambas and Bvdziiion
suing songs lie "ChicG, Chied,
Boom Chic" and boa koite."
but she Wili also come crashing
through tpisk some plain Eng
iish for plot puyposes
The United Artists viii an.
nounce it's bill later IN the week
while other United Detroit thea
ters have a round Of activity
planned. The MadiSonS patrons
request features will be "Rebecca
and In Old Chicago" The Regent
will have a special cartoon show
on Saturday with an Easter egg
1oloring contest prizes awarded
and a special stage show At the
Capitol the Radio
School House with Prof Dick OS-
good in charge and Tom Dugald
as chief planner will present a Spe-
,ial Easter Sunday visual broad
,ast.
Screen offerings at the Broad
way Capitol. Riviera. Cinderella
and Fisher theaters VIII be Chad
Hanna" and Son Of Monte
Iristo.' At the Riviera Prudy and
Sill Will offer their Easter stage
,how Saturday matinee. The Bir-
childrens party will
present an hour Of cartoons Satur-
lay. April y with Hopaloug Cas-
,idy riding again IN the feature
Showdown.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Newest AirpIane
Shown in Picture

A NEW TYPE of airplane con-
struction, tools for which can ne
purchased by just about any one
for around $500, is illustrated in
Power Dive"
The construction is known as
"geodetic,' and fuselage and wings
save for covering. are entirely Of
wood. Fine thin, narrow strips Of
wood are not of themselves strong,
but when they are given a plastic
treatment and joined together they
are said to produce a structure
stronger than steel and more
resilient.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Star Breaker

For his splendid work with Joel
McCrea and Ellen Drew in Reach
ing for the Sun. Eddie Bracken is
in Caught in the Draft" sharing
honorS with Dorothy Lamour and
Bob Hope.
After appearing In several minor
parts. Don Castle was given the
second lead in Power Dive"
Catherine Craig and Keith Rich
ards. stage actor. are cast in Ed
ward II. Grihith's "One Night in
Lisbon which co-stars Madeleine
Carroll and Fred MacMurray.
Richard Denning IS joining Jean
Phillips and Frances Clifford in
West Point Widow" Stacks Of
fanmail have been arriving al the
studio for Stirling Hayden Fans
have acclaimed him a favorite for
his work in Virginia. his first
film. His next assignment is the
lead opposite Dorothy Lamour IN
Dido Cay
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07

The Lody From Cheyenne
He must haze. because the nail
bench Wos quickly Gpprised When
Produoer-D1ector Lloyd ar
ranged With Paramount TO bor-
rOtD Preston to play ,hs role at
UniUeYsoi.
OLD-TIMER
There was an old-tme star
working on one Of the SETS and
she nail benchers can remember
when be used 10 send them coffee
and doughnutS in the good old
days They cheer the eX-Star as
a buddy when he walks by
How are Director Rene Glars
rushes on the new Marlene
Dietrich picture. The Flame Of
New Orleans ? Well. somebody
saw producer Joe Pasternak leave
a projection smiling and ne
handed Clair q costly cigar. so the
nal bench knows Clair is doing
all right
See in one Of the movie columns
that Loretta Yrtng expects a
baby But She isn't.
Well that's a sample Of the
daily gfist at the naI bench It.
some place You oughf.to drop IN
some time and grab an eartuI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Carpenters Nail Bench
Scene of Studio Gossip
BY BURDETTE JAY

HOLLYWOOD-The big center
for gossip in Hollywood is not in
a studio cafe or one Of the night
spots. It's the nail bench.
The nail bench S a spot near
the carpenter shop Of every big
studio. and its the crossroads for
all trivia about the movie busl-
ness Moreover. the goSs p
usua lly gets there first
Used lumber is brought 10 the
bench from every part of The lot,
and with 10 comes information
about every star. executive and
workman No one knows how the
BOYS get al the dope bur they do.
BUSY PLACE
The primary purpose Of the
beach Is for men to extract nails
from the boards 40 the lumber
car be used on sets about 10 be
budf All day long. the boys
eioD mails and tatk, talk and
eidU mails
Is the boss electricians ufe
going 10 haus-o baby? The nail
bench can tell YOU. Has DeGnna
Durbin really set ahead the date
of her Weddine TO Vaughn Paul
10 April 1872 Sure. and the nail
bench kneu It almost as soon as
Deannd decided
Did Frank Lloyd like the test
he made of Robert Preston for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
She Goes Simple

Instead Of finding Ma,Isne
Distrieh hard to manage. War
nsvs are urging her to sign a
contract 70 stayt IN arrival =
RaouI Welsh. her director in
Man Hunt" soy. he has r-ver
had an octres. so cooperative
.ond 80 eager TO do everythins to
arip.
" She's like hid over the sttf
pictures Which shoW her in a
bingham dress as B-RuI-ths
first time shs has sU<r played
anything but glamour queen.
But. you con take my Word for
IL. She, awfuiIy pretty in her
cheap. rsady.made sinshom
aprons and ssits.
I am not so sure they are so
cheap. either. because some
times Il Is more srpenHre TO
look wsH in SIMPLE things than 1t
t. m chic, ultra smart clothes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Maurice EUans Departs
From Shakespearean Type

THE COMING OF Maurice Evans the heate Monday
April a. IN Shakes ares latest hat on Broadvy Twelfth Night
Helen HAYES
remarkable which England a
made public
Unlike The trACcdiau Mr.
has nothing about Of the hgh-,efous but
ouhulookng and lively that he might he mistaken college
aumnuS going 10 football II amuses hun greatly when
autograph hunters the door completely al
him as he bouncS ont after play which he has been disguised
a. Mavoho King Richard
Even when he without makeup Hamlet
boysh Being gifted with Mr. Evans during
OF Twelfth Night New York flow vee-ends the
distant Of the lecture Shakespeare
the behalf Of British Relief These flights keep
dates will continue his present tour.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Contract for LOrentz

Few educational films ever at
tracted more attention than Pare
Lorentz' Fight for Life '--por-
frayinC the hazards Of childbirth.
Later. az the request Of the gov
eminent. he made The River
and The Pillow which brought
more praise to the former critic
and writer
Now M-G-M is offering Lorentz
contract as writer-producer
and there's little doubt but what
he will accept. He has proved IN
his handling Of education features
that he knows movie technique so
its not as II Metro decided TO sign
an inexperienced producer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Young Enterprise

Every once in Whds woke
up and realize am sroDins old.
or shall say Older Jackie Mo-
ran, who wGs a child star only
ysstsrday, 70 noD svown up and
has formed the Jackie Moran
Enterprisss Dith Danny Hamii-
ton Of Idaho.
The company frat produe-
ton will be a thrss.aet comedy,
Body" by Nick Fran
The fret actress TO be signed
~ Patricia Won CisVs. Arthur
Lakes wifs and niece Of Marion
DaUies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Appropriate

FRIEDA INESCORT. star Of
Shadows on the Stars. and her
husband Ben Ray Bedman eeie-
brated they crystal fifteenth
wedding anniversary with d party
al the Ice Palace
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Studio
Featuring


STRIVING TO develop It's young
players by giving them featured
roles in important productions,
Paramount now has practically all
of the newly signed starlets work.
ing before the cameras.
Virginia Dale. Lillian Cornell
and Betty Brewer are in Las
Vegas Nights" Virginia is rapidly
gaining a foothold on stardom and
has been assigned a leading part IN
the Mary Martin-Don Ameche
Starrer, Kiss the Boys Goodbye"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Cesar Steps out

Al long last Cesar Romero
comes into his own and VIII grad
uate from The Cisco KID series
into the male lead OF Dance
Hall " The W 4 Burnette story
He deserves 10 get that break for
] know how popular he IS with the
gals
Tail. Dark and Handsome
turned out 20 be one of the year s
top money makers for Twentieth
Century OK hence Cesar's pro-
motion Carole Lands replaces
Alice Fave IN the femme lead and
u is my opinion that Twentieth
viii build up this blond beauty. al
though they share her contract
$3.50 with Hal Roach.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07

Thanks to movie murder.
Bette Davis has become a pistol
shooting enthusiast.
Until she emptied a smoking
pistol for the memorable murder
scene Of The Letter. Miss Davis
was terribly gun shy. That ex-
perience, however. cured her.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Official Drummers

THE EERIE drumming of TOM
-toas-iH Road 10 Zanzibar, which
co-stars Bing Crosby, Bob Hope
and Dorothy Lamour. was authen-
tic material being played by men,
bers of band organized by Prince
Modupe, scion of an African tribe.
Moose Pass miner., 1941-05-29

Pro sident Roosevelt announces thot tn last Thursday in November is to be Thank giving Dy during his tenure of office. admits that placing Thanksgiving week earlier did not increase business cs he had hoped it would do.
Moose Pass miner., 1941-05-29
SCHOOL CLOSES JUNE SEVENTH
 PICNIC AND FIELD DAY MONDAY

hoose pnss school will close June T. If +b,. weather permit s, the annual school pie nic and field day will be held on Monday. The picnic, wiener roast, wall nave IoW- CT Trail Lake slough for it's setting. In the afternoon the field day contests will be held on the school grounds with approp- riate pri zes going to the winners.
 The teacher, Mrs. Carl ,feio1son, who has conduct ed e very succe ssful term, with her son ,carl, will sail on Saturday for her home in Juneau.
 Mrs. Leore Roycroft will accompany her son, Sam, on his return trip to Kodiak. They wi Il ssi1 on the ss Denali next Monday end Mrs. aoycroft will spend month with fir. end Mrs. Bill Estes and their fom- fly tt EonEn's Bay.
 ur. and Mrs. Max Foster will occupy the Roycroft home during Mrs. Roycrott's oo- sonce. Hrs. Foster and Mrs. E. L. Robbins ill ent ertain the Sewing club at Mrs. Roy croft s home next Wednesday instead of at Mrs. Hcoker's os we announced on another page.
 Mrs, Kenneth condit entertained the SeV- ing club eerly in the month. Those enjoy ing the occasi on were Mrs. E. L. Robbins, Mrs. Leora Roycroft, Mrs. Honor Hooker, Mrs. Max Foster, Mrs. George Clark, Mrs. Frank Hielo, Mrs. Fred Laub scher, Mrs. Lyle Sax on and MrS. Roy InurSkou'
 Mr. and Mrs. Mntz Thcmpson of ouklano, Cal. . vi ted over the weekend of the llth wi tn Mrs. Leora 9oycroft and sons. Mrs. Thompson is Mrs. Roycroft's niece.
 Mrs. Frank Hie1o's daughter, Hnzo1,tncW Mrs. Dick Downing since her recent marriage in Fairbanks, has been visiting her mother.
 MT. and Mrs. Terry Gill {Terry and Vic1 are again at LaWing. Thoy plan to mine on Lynx creek this sumner. They spent last winter in JuneaH.-
 Ed. Estos has the big basement dug for the Tavern when it is moved. This week he is bulldozing ore send quartz into the sluice boxes for Jack Shields and Pete og1e at Mile 56.
 lirs. Oscar Chri stensen made an overnight trip to Seward by train Thursday. p0n
Moose Pass miner., 1941-05-29
THANKSGIVING DAY RETURNS TO MORTAL

Pro rosident Roosevelt announces that the last Thursday in November is to be Thanks giving Dey during his tenure of office. He admits thot placing Thanksgiving week earlier did not increase business cs ho had hoped it would do.
 Ex-Kai scr Wilhelm is announced to be ct dooth's door. Ho is 82 years old.
 "Gottin' married, bragged the old sourdough at the Tavern, "ucs one of the best things I ever done in my life. Most fellers it chains down, but nc, stayed in town for tho winter months. left the wife to guard my shack in the mountain and she had plenty Of beans and moose and b'or meat. I get tired stayin' up there winter after winter with the nearest neigh bors seven miles away and coyotes houlin' all night end now got uifo I don't haf to put up with it,"
 Charles 4. Lindbergh wes characterized by the Mexico City newspaper Fl Universal Saturday as "ofter Hit Ter, the most admir- cd anti Semitic, antidemocratic, anti -Lat . in American person in tho World."
 "Yukon" the handsome Belgian shepherd dog of the Soators, wns hit by the engine of freight train while on the trest1e 
 that he is recovering from his injuries and will soon be Vas good as new."
 town meeting is indicated to discuss ways and means of getting Moose Pass tramp horse int conc cnt ration camp.
 Dumb Dora was reading newspaper head line, War Declared on Inf1uonzo."
 T knew all those Balkan states would be in before long," said she.
 Mrs. George Lindsay brought an interest ing relic back from the States. At her former home in southern California she got an oil painting in one of the o1d-time real gold-gilt frames that is 65 years old. The title is "Vict ori ous Army Returning to Greece" and the painting was done by on aunt of Mrs. Lindsoy's four score and five years ego.
 Mrs. Zoe Smith and infant, of Barnum, Eyo., arrived yesterday for visit with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth condit. Mrs. Smith is Mir, Conditts si ster
Moose Pass miner., 1941-05-29

Mrs. Zoe Smith and infant, of Barnum, Eyo., arrived vest erday for visit with llr, and Mrs. Kenneth Condit. Mrs. Smith is Mir. Condit's sister.
Evening star., 1941-11-17
.Streetcar Collision
Iniures PASSENGER

.dreds of streetcar patrons
bound for work were DELAYED this
morning when two Mount Pleasant
line cars collided on Connecticut
avenue below S street NW.-sending
one passenger to Emergency Hos
pital with a possible fractured pelvis.
Police said one southbound car ran
into the rear of another when its
airbrakes failed. Transit company
officials said this was not estab-
lished. however. They reported that
both cars were of the two-man type.
The injured man was Charles Coe,
80. of 2551 Seventeenth street NV,
a passenger in the striking car. police
said. Transit officials said that the
conductor of the leading car. Wade
Davis. 1909 Twenty-sixth street NE.
also was slightly injured, and that
minor injuries to other passengers
were reported, but no names were
available. Mr.. Davis was given hos
pital treatment and sent home.
No northbound streetcars were de-
layed. but the heavy city-bound
traffic was held up about half an
hour. The company said the accl-
dent happened at 8:18 am.
Evening star., 1941-11-17
New Church Welfare
Director Begins Duties

The Rev. Francis w. McPeek to.
day took over his duties as director
of the Department of Social Welfare
of the Washington Federation Of
Churches, succeeding the Rev. John
L. Nixon.
Supported by the Community
Chest. this department is for the
ProtestantS what the Catholic
Charities and the Jewish Welfare
agencies are to their religions. Mr..
McPeek. a graduate of Ohio State
University and the PRESBYTERIAN
Theological Seminary. formerly was
chaplain of the National Training
School for Boys here. He will be
assisted by Miss Frances Humphrey,
who has worked in the department
the past four years.
1t also was announced that the
Rev. Edward H. Tuller will direct
the Training Camp Council. now a
part-tince Job, when he concludes
his assis ant pastorate at Calvary
Baptist Church the first of next
year.
The United Service Organizations
has assigned $4,000 to the council
for work among service men in
nearby posts. Mr. Tuller will act as
haison officer between 161 churches
affiliated with the federation and
the camps.
Centered at the fedora ton, Prot
estant soldier work is cleared with
the U. S. O., the District Defense
Council. the Office of the Chief of
Chaplains and camp commanders.
Evening star., 1941-11-17
Bishop Freeman Defends
La Guardia' S Sermon

The Right Rev James E. Free
man. Bishop of washington, preach
ing his first sermon since recovery
from an appendicitis operation. yes
terday answered critics of Civilian
Defense Director La Guardia. whose
recent issuance of an outline for a
Freedom Sunday sermon for use
in the pulpits caused considerable
discussion. He declared that where
Christian fails in his civic duty
he ought to be penalized."
Speaking in Washington Cathe-
dral. he declared that he considered
Mayor La Guardia quite within his
rights in asking the clergy to preach
on national defense"
Il hate sermons on war. but ev-
cry Christian shares a RESPONSE
bility in matters civic, not only To-
cally, but nationally. I did not
abrogate my citizenship when l
entered the ministry" he said.
The duty to God of every Chris
tan includes duty to the state as
well. Christ was a Christian citizen
as was st. Paul." the Bishop con-
cluded.
Three new canons of the Cathe-
dral. the Revs Charles w. F. Smith,
Merritt Williams and Curtis Draper,
were formally welcomed by the
Bishop.
Evening star., 1941-11-17
Forum to Discuss Labor
Relations With Public

Labor relations in the public In
terest will be the subject OF forum
discussion at BIS o'clock tonight IN
the Women's Club of Chevy Chase,
Md. Connecticut avenue and Dunlop
street.
Members of the panel include
John R. Steelman. director OF the
Labor Department Cancellation
Service; Lewis Lorwin, consultant
for the National Resources Board
William Chalmers, director OF the
disputes section, o. P. M; Raymond
Smethurst. general counsel for the
National Association of Manufac-
turers, and Fred Hewitt, editor OF
the International Machinists' Union
publication. DR.. Gustav Peck, assist
ant director of the hearings branch
of the Wage and Hour Division. De-
partment of Labor, will act as
moderator.