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Evening star., 1942-05-17
Star rCaravan
May Gross
$65O,OOO
Troupe Returns
To Hollywood
Tired, Happy
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLY WOOD.
A special train carrying the
greatest show ever assembled" 9TH
erwise known as the Hollywood
victory caravan, pulled into Los
Angeles station late Thursday night
to deposit 81 weary but happy screen
stars who. with so aides, have
rounded out the most successful
war relief drive ever staged in the
amusement industry.
From the premiere In Washing
ton on through IL other great
American cities, the triumphal
progress OF the caravan has had
the public and reviewers searching
for bigger and better superlatives.
A statistical summary of the
caravans accomplishments in two
weeks is breath-taking, even In the
Hollywood super-super sense, with
one more performance vet to be
given next week in San Francisco.
the total gross has run close to
100000.
Following are the box office fig
ures for each city: Washington,
s24 ,642 55; Boston, SIT ,084 10; Phila-
delphia, $34,l36.3O; Cleveland, s33,-
734.36; Detroit, $5O,43lO Chicago,
500, 10000; ST. Louis, SAL 1,O37.67; St.
Paul, $28, 1929 40: Minneapolis. s37,-
$4,000; Des Moines, $22,474.10; Dali
las. $35 5,220.35: Houston. $58.650 90.
With San Francisco's May 10 date
expected to add an estimated S45.-
600, the final figures will probably
top s650,000.
The huge sum. the largest ever
raised for any patriotic or charitable
cause through single project, will
be divided equally between the
Army Emergency Relief. Inc, and
the Navy Relief Society.
Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. IncD
Evening star., 1942-05-17
Things Were
Wonderful
Today
Well, This Might
Have Happened
To the BrentS
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Mrs. Brent stopped Mr.. Brent
when he was halfway through the
front door and kissed him.
How were things today, darling?"
asked Mrs. Brent.
Wonderful, dear" said Mr.. Brent,
land how were things with you?"
Perfect, angel. Was it very
tough?" and Mrs. Brent kissed Mr..
Brent again. If you haven't guessed,
Mr.. Brent is George Brent, the
motion picture actor, and Mrs. Brent
is Ann Sheridan, the motion picture
actress whom he married a few
months ago.
mot at ALL" said Mr.. Brent. Bar
bara Stanwyck is wonderful"
"Oh, Of course, she is. I'm glad
you're working with her. She's a
wonderful person and grand
actress. What did you do together
today?"
"The Usual Thing"
"Well-just some scenes. You
know how it is. The picture is The
Gay Sisters you know. Mostly
about girls - Barbara, Geraldine
Fitzgerald, Nancy Coleman. I just
sort Of pop in and out here and
there. But tell me about you and
Dennis Morgan. What kind of
scenes did you do?'
"Oh-the usual thing. Wings for
the Eagle is about an airplane fac
tory, you know. Dennis and jazz
Carson and George Tobias-it's S
mostly about them. don't have
much to do, really"
'Ummm. Morgan's splendid
chap. Did a wodnerful job in Cap
tains of the Clouds too. What did
you say you did today?"
Il didn't say, darling. Just some
scenes with Dennis, and with Jack,
too. Lots of machinery and air
plane talk-things like that. But
what kind Of shots did you and
Barbara do?"
"Well-sort of an apple orchard
sort of thing. Blossoms and all
that. But tell me more about you
and Dennis"
why, there's nothing to tell Just
a scene or two. But-apple bios
SONS. 1t must have been lovely.
And romantic?"
"Well-sort Of. had to propose
to Barbara. Script, you know"
But This Is Different.
Really? Isn't that interesting
You '-now-Dennis was proposing to
me. oo!"
Amazing! And er-I sup
pose he had to kiss you?"
'Ohhh-well. yes. 1t was in the
story. you know. And what about
you and Barbara"
'Why-uh-we sort of kissed too.
After all, you can't propose to
girl, and have her accept you, with
out kissing. Not in motion pic
ture script anyway. And II I re-
member rightly, didn't you kiss me
when proposed?"
mo, you kissed mel"
That's right. And I liked It,"
so did l."
"Why not try 1t again."
Pause.
Screen Kisses" said Mr.. Brent,
were never like this"
They aren't" said Mrs. Brent.
supposed to be-"
Evening star., 1942-05-17
Up From the Ranks

Russell Wade, one OF so extras
working in a scene of Highways
by Night" at the R-K-O Radio
Hollywood studio, so impressed tai
ent head Ben Piazza that he was
given a special test. 1t resulted in
long-term contract.
Mr.. Piazza was watching the
scene and singled out Wade as a
youth of promise.
Oklahoma born, Wade, just 25,
started out in film labora tory, and
when the lab" shut down, an
swered an ad by new theatrical
venture in search of talent There
he mastered the primer of acting
and turned to movie work.
Highways by Night teaming
Richard Carlson and Jane Ran
dolph, is his first picture appear
ance.
Evening star., 1942-05-17

VI VIC ldllS udSC, UuV ollC OVAL liCCuo
an interpreter to translate Ameri-
can idioms.
Gil Souto, her linguist, frequently
needs an interpreter himself.
"Eengleesh ees-what you call
heem-E-Z," Volusia boasted but
sa-lang-he is ver' bad"
Volusia conducted her initial
study Of American customs and
idioms under the startling tutelage
of Abbott and Costello in Rio Rita"
new Metro-Goldwyn film.
1t is on the record that when
S. Sylvan Simon, the director, pre-
sented the comedians to Volusia
he muttered something about slap
happy people. Volusia was troubled
for time In her attempt to dis
tinguish slap" from happy" but
she solved it ON her own.
Indicating the rotund smiling
Costello she announced her finding
'Ze fat wan-he ees Happy So"
pointing to Abbott, "he mus be
Slap, eh?"
A Sensation at 13.
Despite her debut in pictures with
the screens most irrepressible COM
bination, Volusia's forte is not
comedy. In her own country she is
known as queen of the samba. the
dance which attracted Walt Disneys
attention when he toured South
America.
Volusia fostered the samba and
until her call to the States she was
in charge Of a native dance school
for the Brazilian Ministry Of Edu-
cation She has been dancing since
she was S years old. Her first
recital was a sensation in her native
Rio de Janeiro when she was 13.
In the interval, like another Brazil
ian, Carmen Miranda, Volusia has
been a star in the entertainment
field.
Her full name is Eros Volusia
Machado. Her father, Rudolfe
Machado, is a well-known Brazilian
journalist. Her mother, Gilka, who
accompanied her to Hollywood. is
poet of considerable note in Latin
America.
Mostly in the Air.
Volusia's dances are interpreta-
tive. She specializes in the ma
cumba, once tribal fete which
Brazilian slaves danced to invoke
African dieties to avenge their
wrongs. She also dances the lundu,
which was originated in the 18th
century, the bole-bole, another
slave dance on occasions Of state,
and the tico- tico, which is intend
ed to emulate sparrow in flight.
Volusia does most of it in the air,
landing frequently just as a SPAR
row does, but bounding right up
again. She does another known as
the cachichi, which is the dance of
bells.
1t is her hope to popularize the
Latin American folk dances in the
States. not only because she be-
lieves them to be beautiful. but in
the belief that they will create
widespread interest in the back
ground of South American coun-
tries.
In Rio de Janeiro," she said
carefully, "the Americans bring us
ze dance-ze bug, you call heem-ze
Utter bug-an' we like heem YER
much. So Volusia bring you re
samba."
She brought into the States
Evening star., 1942-05-17

dering obsolete much of the foreign
background film studios keep on
hand for incorporation in current
pictures. For instance. the public
would know in a jiffy that any
scene was outdated if it appeared
in a film that purported to show
any of the old historic European
landmarks that may have met dam
age or destruction in the war.
Similarly, they can't show scenes
of gay crowds strolling down the
Rue de la Paix or other well-known
streets in German-occupied terri
tory. The reason is that crowds
there don't stroll any more-and
they most assuredly aren't very
happy.
Evening star., 1942-05-17
Field Novel Bought

And Now Tomorrow the late
Rachel Fields last novel, has been
purchased by Paramount and will
be given the same large-scale screen
treatment received by her previous
work, "All This and Heaven, Too"
The story, set in a small New
England community of today, is
now running in a national maga-
zine and is to be published in book
form.
and Now Tomorrow" has as
principal characters two sisters who
own the sole industry of the New
England town, and tells of their
riyalr,' in love and business. Cast
ing for the top roles will begin i'm
mediately, it was announced by
Buddy De sylvia, Paramount pro-
r]ljcfiOn chief
Evening star., 1942-05-17

when she saw your first picture?"
I asked.
"She said I was the best thing in
it. You know how mothers are"
He grinned apologetically.
Jimmy Rogers starts his picture
career as a married man with two
babies; James Kemmler, age 3. and
Charles Edward, months old. jim
my's wife who was Kemmler, had
so many relatives named Edward
that, as Jimmy puts it. I'VE called the
second baby Charles Edward just
to pacify all of them"
released by the Bell Syndicate, 1nc)
Evening star., 1942-05-17

beneficial. or detrimental, in the
long run to be Will Rogers son
Is up to me to a certain extent"
TT it true that you took test at
Warmers to play your father in the
screen story based on his life?"
mo. My brother Bill tested for
the part. He just wanted to know
what he looked like and how he
sounded. When he saw the test he
said it wasn't very good. But it's
a part neither of us would want to
play. Besides. you'd have to be a
pretty good actor to do it."
What did your mother think
Evening star., 1942-05-17
Measles Are Expensive
When Clare Sandars Became Ill
It Cost Studio $35,0OO
By Ted Gill,
By Ted Gill;,
Wide World News.


disappontments young
and DID, alike, the
Clare sandars, here from England with
mother
her father Maj Sanda stationed with the British
Libya
Little Clare had appeared motion pictures
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
President Sends
Greetings to
Youth Groups

Camp Fire Girls and the Boy
Scouts of the valley have received
Christmas greetings from no less
a parsonage than Franklin d. Roose-
welt, President of the United States
Mrs. Willis T. Johnson, Camp Fire
executive secretary, received the
greeting for the Camp Fire Girls
May I again tender you my sim
cere Christmas greetings and best
wishes and express the hope that
in the New Year you may experience
the joy of service which is the spirit
Of Him whose birthday we celeb
rate, signed Franklin D. Roosevelt
and sent from the White House.
The Presidents Christmas mes
sage to the Scouts. received by Hugh
Wilcox, Scout executive, is also from
the White House and is: I'm send
ing Christmas greetings and sincere
good wishes to the Boz Scouts of
America, / am reminded again of
the debt of gratitude which the ma
ton owes to Scouting. The contribu-
ton of this great voluntary organ
izatiOn to the building of manly
virtues and to the strengthening of
cur national morale, makes it de-
serving Of the support of all citi-
zens.' Signed Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
Baby Showers
Recent Event

Instead of the traditional pink
and blue, Christmas decorations
we're used for the babT shower given
for Mrs. Melvin M. Smith and her
daughter. Bonnie Raw. born recently
Il the Ell Centre hospital.
Friends gathered at the Smith
home, 400 South Eighth, with gifts
for the baby and her mother. a
decorated white Christmas tree with
tall red tapers in silver holders on
either side decorated the table,
spread with a lace cloth on which
the gifts were placed. Later deli
cious refreshments were served at
! small tabls appointed in the holi-
day theme.
After the shower the guests re-
verted to their childhood days, MAX
ing paper chains for the children'S
Christmas tree at Gardena court
Mrs J. Wasik received the guest
prize.
Invited guests we're; Mcsdamcs
Melvin M. Smith. j. w. Holt. A. l..
Leamon. J. E. MullenS, Ruby Lacey,
Lulu Jackson, Cebron Harlon, Les
Benton. viii Won Fluss. Frances
Jewel, j. Wasik, Bill Scroggins, An
Ia Brendel, E. J. Fox, Dale Fuller,
Ada Morgan and Ray Rowe who
named tie baby.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24

winch Mrs. j. J.. DurnS, worthy ma
iron, pronounced the invocation.
Dorothy Mae Hatch was heard
in an entertaining reading, THE
Marriage of Santa Claus; the pri-
mary department of the First Bap-
fist church school gave a fine play
let, "On Judeas Hill" in which Jan
ct Hutton, IA" Neff, Lois Paine and
'harlene Slocum appeared as an
gels; Felix Lehman, jr, Louis Leh-
mann, Jackie Lee Stroud, E!don
Harris, Gene Wood as shepherds,
and Barbara Schwartz as Mary.
Songs by Felix Lehman, jr., and
Nancy Kay Neff were enjoyed, af-
ter which the climax of the pro-
gram, a group of brilliant violin
solos by Marilyn Ingle, made an
effective conclusion. Miss Ingle was
accompanied by Dorothy Armstrong,
Mrs. Felix lehman, ST., being or
ganiSt for the evening.
Santa Claus then appeared and
presented gifts to all the children
who also received Christmas stock
ingS and tangerineS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
"Wednesday Bridge
Club Party

Wednesday bridge club members
had a Christmas party this week
at the home of Mrs Reginald L.
Knox, Jr., SandalWood Drive, where
they met for luncheon and a game
OF bridge, exchanging Christmas
gifts also.
Scarlet poinsettias, the gift of
Mrs. Steven H. Harris, made beau
tiful decorations for the house.
In the bridge game Mrs. Will
loughby won the travelling prize
and Mrs. Irving, the high score
award. Mrs. Howard FarnsWorth,
Mrs. Stevens H. Harris, Miss Helen
Dowd were guests of the club, the
members present including Mes
DANES Russell Yeager, C. A. irving,
George B. Willoughby, Richard H
Moore, William G. FoSs and the
hostess.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
Junior Clubs
Formal Dance
Saturday

Highlight Of the holiday week
parties will be the Christmas form
al for Junior Ten Thousand club
members and their friends.
This dance R.il take place Sat-
urdo1 night of this week. the day
after Christmas. at 10 pm. in the
club house where colorfrl holiday
decorations will provide the setting
for gala evening.
Billy Myers orchestra from CAL
exico is supplying the music and
the committee in charge is planning
particularly nice party, which they
emphasize is open to both the club
members and their friends.
Tickets may be obtained from
any of the following club members:
Treola Mills, Doris Gibson, Ann
Dessert, Mrs. Aubra Freeman, Mrs
Marlin LoVelady.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
Teachers Honor
Laurence Cooks

Teachers of Harding school Tues
day afternoon gave a tea honoring
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence c. Cook
whose marriage took place Sunday.
Mrs. Cook was the former 10 Mearl
Deyo of san Bernardino.
The tea took place at the home
IF Mrs Mont j. Reid, Sandalwood
Drive, where the house and table
were charming with their gay sea-
sonal decorations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook were present.
ed with wedding gift from the
group, the party also being in the
nature of a farewell courtesy since
Mr. Cook, who has been teaching
at Harding the past few months,
has to report for duty at FIT. Nc
Arthur on Dec. &c. He is with the
Volunteer Officers corps.
Mrs. John w. Cook, mother of the
bridegroom, was a guest also of the
faculty.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
Nazarene Church
School Party

Ell Centro's Church of the MAJ
arene celebrated the coming Christ
mas holiday with party and pro-
gram for the church school chill
dren Wednesday night in the
church.
against a beautiful setting por-
traying Bethlehem and the Ma
tivity, a setting illuminated by I'M
usual lighting effects, the primary
and intermediate department
youngsters presented a splendid
program in keeping with the holi-
Gay theme.
A treat for the youngsters follow
cd and the Rev. Mr. r. C. Rogers,
pastor, and Mrs. Rogers, were pre-
scented with gifts from the church
the juniors also giving present tC
Mrs Maurice Graves, junior super
visor. Mrs. Roy H. Womack was
in charge Of arrangements for the
party.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
Christmas Party
At St. Paul's

ST. Paul's church school observed
Christmas Wednesday Afternoon in
o party for the children held in
the parish hall.
Father Hutchinson led Tie ;'oIng-
sters in the singing of Christmas
carols after which gifts were dis
tributed and refreshments served
to the young guests.
Mrs. George Bucklin and Mrs.
Richard H. Moore were in charge of
ARRANGEMENTS for the party, which
vas sponsored by the church guild.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
Employees Cue SIS
At Holiday Party

Mr.. and Mrs. &. II. Hayden en-
tertaincd some % employees of
the Coast Colrlties Gas company
at Christmas cocktail party We'd
nesday night at their home On San
dalWOod Drive.
Each brought an amusing gift
and these were placed under the
handsome Christmas tree, ching ex
changed later in the evening. AS
is the custom, each employee re-
ceived turkey as gift from the
company.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
Plans for Watch
Night Service

Plans for New Years observances
are being made by many groups al
ready, and among them is the First
Baptist church which has made ar
rangements for watch night serv-
ice, New Years Eve. in the church.
DR.. II. d. HelWig, pastor. said
that the service will begin at
pm. and will feature program of
talks by splendid speakers, and of
music by equally fine musicians, all
in the theme of the new year.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
Reveal Weddinq
OF Billie Forshey
And Jack Sadler

MI and Mrs. Ray P. Forshey
Thur3da; announced the marriage
of their daughter, Billie Lorraine
to Jack c. Sadler, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Don Sadler of Fresno.
The wedding was solemnized Sun
cay in Yuma, Arizona. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Sadler are now at home to
their friends at their house on Ell
Centre avenue.
The bride is a popular student
at Central and will finish her stud
les. Mr.. Sadler came to the valley
from Fresno and is in business
here.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
Churches
Schools
Christmas Party Children
OfMasons andO.E.S.

Children OF Masons and members
OF the Eastern Star were feted We'd
nesday night at a gala Christmas
party in the Masonic temple where
beautifully ornamented tree, lad
ell with attractively wrapped gifts,
and where other Yuletide decora-
lions supplied a festive setting for
the party.
For the children, delightful
program was presented, a program
in which children themselves par
ticipated for the greater part, and
one arranged by Mrs. G. r. Kirk
patrick. The opening number was
the group singing of carols after
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
School Children
Aid Servicemen

Wilson school children, all 10
home rooms, had Christmas parties
Wednesday afternoon at the closing
session of school,
Gifts we're exchanged but these
gifts were not for the youngsters
MT for servicemen in hospitals this
holiday season. A large collection
was brought and turned over to the
III Centre chapter of the American
Red Gross late Wednesday after
noon for distribution.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
THURSDAY DECEMBER "a, 1912
Churches Plan Holiday Affairs
For ServicemeninEl Centric

Churches of the city are plan
ming various weekend activities, be-
ginning Christmas day, for the SER
vice men in the community.
Not all have projected their plans
but among those who have ann
ounced their programs are the Me-
thodist Christian and Presbyter-
ian churches.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

State Street Christian church will
have a social Christmas afternoon
and evening, and also Saturday,
between the hours Of and pm
There will be coffee and refresh
ments available for the men, young
people will serve as hosts for the
affair, and a pleasant few hours of
relaxation are Offered to all who
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
CALENDAR
Thursday

School program, 7:30, Foursquare
church.
Christmas eve service, 7:30, Grace
Lutheran church.
Open house, Elks club.
Junior choir concert, 7:30, Me-
thodist church..
Church young people, 9:30, First
Baptist church.
Troop II, 1880, Scout hut.
U.S.WV. and Auxiliary, 8, Vcter-
ans hall.
2C-30 club, 7:30, California hotel,
Building trades, 80, Labor tenn
pie.
Electricians, 7:30, Labor temple
Midnight mass, 1870, st. Paul's.
Midnight mass, 1880, Veterans
hall.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
Office Staff
PartyHosts

Headquarters employees of the
Imperial Irrigation district, their
wives and sWeethearts enjoyed a
Christmas luncheon Thursday MOOR
as the guests of the assessor collect
or'S office staff,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
METHODIST

The Methodist social hall is
transformed into an auxiliary can
teen every FRAY and SATURDAY.,
being open both afternoon and ev-
ening. Here Scrvicemen may spend
quiet hour OF recreation in read
IFS or writing, coffee and cookies
will be served, and senior and jun
ior hostesses will be cn duty.
Christmas will be no exception, the
canteer being open Tor duty Friday
afternoon as usual.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24

This church is also planning to
put in a badminton court on its
vacant lot adjacent to the build
ing, this court to be turned over
TO the servicement for their use.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-24
PRESBYTERIAN

Open house will be observed all
cay Christmas at the Presbyterian
church where servicement will find
Christmas decorations, to supply
the church OH hand TO exchange
greetings with them and to supply
that friendly atmosphere SO much
appreciated. R,aong and writing
materials will be available here al
SO.