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Evening star., 1942-07-11
Barbara Stanwyck, Aged 100,
Still a Lady of Fire
Great Mans Lady, at the Earle,
Gives Her Bright Acting Role;
Dennis Day Popular on Stage
BY JAY CARMODY.

There is something dramatic In Barbara sanwyck toterng
Earle
Mss stanwyck has made her and
sless affair which
versatile
Evening star., 1942-07-11

ana Dlue eyes, anu tNe eueCJ Is
heightened by their matching cos
TUNES. That's why they are becom-
ing the most popular mother -daugh-
ter modelling team in the business.
Penny, whose real name is Pen
elope, doesn't mind the stares of
the curious and ignores them with
all the airy indifference of a 4-year-
old career woman who looks and
acts twice her age.
AS for Kersti, it's a big thrill to
sandwich in modelling career with
her household duties even though
her architect husband, Burnett
Vickers, does have to eat out occa-
sionally while she and Penny are
in town on business.
We called at the attractive Vickers
residence the other day and Penny
burst out of the door chattering
like . magpie. She wore red
dress and there were two tiny red
bows in her hair.
A brown airdale cooked wary
eye at the little blond fireball and
stayed well out of range.
1t Was An Accident.
That's Raggy." said Penny. HE
causes the mostest trouble, He's
always running away to grandmoth-
er's." She dived for Raggy. but he
apparently was well versed in avoid
ing these surprise maneuvers, and
beat quick retreat.
Presently Mrs. Vickers greeted us
Wearing a red dress like Penny's
and with two red bows in her hair
We drank ginger ale on cool porch
shaded by trees and rambler roses
"It was more or less an accident
that Penny and I became models
A friend suggested about year and
a half ago that we should enter a
fashion show at Arnold Constable's.
in New York, modelling mother and
daughter outfits"
They were so successful in this
show that soon others began asking
for them, and Kersti decided it was
time she put the mother daughter
team on a business basis. She and
Penny became Conover models, the
agency arranging their appoint
ments.
At this point in the conversation,
Penny came out OF the house.
Il burned my finger" she said,
although her mother showed nc
alarm. You see, was cooking a
chicken. I want you to stay for
dinner"
Upstairs In her bedroom play
room, Penny went to a toy stove and
opened the oven door. Inside was
the chicken dinner-a duck carved
from soap.
Switch Works Wonders.
In convenient reach, and as q
visual warning that even 4-year -olo
glamour girls sometimes need re.
minder of parental authority, was 9
slender switch tucked behind 9
picture.
Il didn't think I'd ever have tt
use a switch for discipline" sale
Kersti, but I've found it work.
wonders at times"
She does her own housework with
occasional help on the heavier
cleaning-and adopts the glamour
role only when she and Penny 81
Evening star., 1942-07-11

production starrinr Barbara st.nwycI and
Joel McCrea, produced and directed BY
William Welman, 4creeplay by William l..
River, based upon q short story by Vina
Delmar. At the Earle.
The Cast
Evening star., 1942-07-11

the track of comedy which Miss
Stanwyck has been following lately,
is another tale of the inspiration
which a woman's love can be to a
man. That always has been a good
story and even in this instance 1t
frequently creates the impression
that it really is better than it looks.
That it actually is not better seems
to be the fault in its method OF
presentation. Apparently carried
away by the idea of aging Miss STAN
wick to 1OO-which worked out so
beautifully in the case OF Helen
Hayes in Victoria Regina" and
Ethel Barrymore in white Oaks
director william Wellman decided
upon the flash-back trick in telling
his story. On this occasion, in spite
of Miss Stanwyck's attractiveness
as fiery grand dame with two
ciphers in her age, the technique
looks hackneyed. 1t might have
been better merely to show her IN
one brief fadeout scene looking back
at her love from the objectivity OF
100 years If Mr.. Wellman could not
overcome the temptation entirely.
Great Mans Lady," which Para
mount treated to generous budget,
examines the effects of sacrif1cial
love upon the career of fiery
young man who opened up the
Western frontier, lived to represent
1t as its liberal Senator, and died to
become the top figure in a fine
piece of equine statuary. Miss Stan
wyck, a girl of passion, was the
source of the love, girl who left a
luxurious Philadelphia home in the
late 40s-her own teens-to help
the young man bring to actuality his
vision of vast America.
1t was quite an ordeal she let
herself in for, q thing of famine,
floods, and all other hsrdships OF
frontier life so alien to her gentle
ypbringing. These, however, were
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which he has recently recelveo'
from Switzerland and which he
SAYS are Enthusiastically out of pro-
portion to what the territory would
support"
Hilton he's been at Paramount
Studio, working for Cecil B. De Mile
on a screen treatment of the story
of Lieut. Comdr Corydon Wassell.
MY Swiss publishers are in Fri
bourg, on the German border" Hill
ton said. The extraordinary high
royalty figures that have come to
me on Goodbye, Mr. Chips Lost
Horizon and Random Harvest
from there can only be accounted
for by the explanation that some
one in Switzerland is buying my
books and smuggling them into an
other country. From some other
things I have heard, I believe that
country is Germany itself"
All three books Hilton mentions
are banned in Germany presumably
because their philosophy is not con-
sidered conducive to the Nazi way
of life. The story of DR.. Wassell"
will be even less welcome, since
large percentage of its gross goes
to United States Navy relief.
X X
Arnold Stang, under various char
acter names, is just a voice to an
estimated 10000 900 radio listeners,
but soon he'll be seen by perhaps
as many screen fans. And he's a
sight they'll not soon forget
quaint big-nosed, big-eyed and
practically chinless youth in horn
trimmed glasses: pint-sized Ster-
ling Holloway with dark hair.
When the 19-year-old Stang was
almost unknown In radio circles two
years ago he heard that a show
called Meet Mr.. Meek" was being
cast. Having no illusions about the
vocal and visual impression he ere
ated on folks, he applied for the title
role. The instant the producers saw
him and heard his voice they cast
him in the show-but not as MIR.
Meek. They wrote in part for him
in which he was meeker than Meek
That gives a rough idea OF the
latest bidder for place in Holly
woods chubby little group OF eccen-
tries. He's from Brooklyn and on
leave from seven radio shows to
make his debut in Sweet or Hot"
an RKO musical co-starring Victor
Mature and Lucille Ball. There's
an excellent chance. according TO
Director Tim Whelan, that Stang
may steal the show.
Surprising the record established
by Sergeant York" (26), Warmers
latest life-story film. The Adven-
tures of Mark Twain" will trot out
% real-life characters.
In addition to Samuel Clemens
mark Twain and members OF his
own and his wife's families, the
flesh and blood folks to be imper-
sonated include such literary greats
as Bret Harte, Ralph Waldo Emer-
son. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
John Greenleaf Whittier and Will
liam Dean Howells. the distin-
guished critic.
Ulysses S. Grant, as the victorious
soldier and later as the Ill and I'M
poverished author OF his memoirs,
will be seen in the picture. So also
will Horace Bixby. the river pilot
who taught Sam Clemens to navi-
gate the Mississippi: Steve Gillis,
partner OF Twain's mining ventures,
and Joe Goodman the authors first
newspaper editor.
Nothing so mysterious after all
about Monty Woolley not wanting
! to shave of that beard. There had
been some talk about him doing so
for 1.-The Light of Heart" which
will be his next picture-but 1t
Evening star., 1942-07-11
Ex.Athlete Hired

Jim Lefty" Brown, who was q
prominent athlete at Baylor Uni
versity In Texas before he became
a motion picture actor. has been
borrowed by Warner Bros. from
Paramount for an important role
in "Air Force" now in production
under the direction of Howard
Hawks. He joins a cast headed by
John Garfield. Gig Young, Harry
Carey and Arthur Kennedy.
The Warner deal with Paramount
gives the former studio an option
on Browns services for three films
in addition to "Air Force" The
athletes first screen role was
the male lead in Paramount S
Young and Willing" Since then
he has also had top roles in Wake
Island" and Forest Rangers"
Evening star., 1942-07-11

nothing compared to her discovery
that the unshakable strength and
lofty vision which inspired her f1rst
love for Ethan Hoyt McCrea) were
largely illusions. These things were
in him, but so were suspicion.
jealousy, a tondness for drink, and
a tendency to curl up when the
going got too tough. At the end,
however, as in the beginning she
was the faithful one whose heart
could remember only the noble
things she saw in him and which
she forced him to show to the world.
Great Mans Lady" as you can
see. provides Miss Stanwyck with a
goodly part and 1t is her handling
of it that saves the picture from
ordinariness. McCrea's role is a
very ambiguous affair, the ambi-
guilty of which seemed much too
much for him to overcome The
consequence is that he plays it with
an understandable puzzlement. Not
much more substantial is the part
assigned to Brian Donlevy, who
wanders through the picture as
smart gambler who abandons his
confidence game to play a moody,
stricken lover in the forgotten
corner of the story's triangle.
X
Dennis Day, the young man who
pretends to besnaive and who sings
so effectively on Jack Benny's radio
show, makes fine headliner for the
stage program which Harry Anger
has fashioned for this week. BY
way of a recording Benny intro
duces Day to the theater audience,
after which the now wandering
minstrel of the program sings sew
eral popular songs. His association
with the old master has taught Day
some comedy tricks Of his own
which fit very nicely into his
popular act.
Supporting acts include the
Gaudesmith brothers and their ir-
responsible dogs, Ames and Arno,
knockabout comedians and the
Roxyettes in two routines which
they handle with their established
deftness. You could almost say his
toric deftness by now.
Evening star., 1942-07-11

before the camera or model at a
fashion show.
They are finding themselves more
and more in demand and draw the
regular models fee of IS an hour
each. Penny is buying War stamps
with most of her savings.
And it might be well to say here
that both mother and daughter are
natural platinum blonds. Kersti
came to this country with her par
ents in 1922, when she was II, from
Ruckstad. Sweden. Her father,
Gustav Person. Is a cabinetmaker.
II had never thought of modelling
as a profession-"
'Mommy," interrupted Penny
"can I get doll when we 60 to the
city?"
But you've got too many dolls
already" her mother said.
We'll, then, let's just get pocket
book" Penny said. Il do need a
new pocketbook. A red one"
The glamour girls decided it
would be red pocketbook.
Evening star., 1942-07-11

pose Of her big Holmby Hills place.
The Temples are putting their
house on the market. So is Joan
Crawford.
Preston Foster had a deal all set
for his show place which tops the
ridge between Beverly Hills and the
San Fernando Valley. but the night
the papers were to be signed, the
buyer ducked out of town.
UsleAsed ~ the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Ine.)
Evening star., 1942-07-11

man Iauy, IC Is OILY IdII tIIdV SIIc
should dominate the picture but
hardly to the degree Of putting Joel
Evening star., 1942-07-11

M C G r e a, tne
great man him.
self. in almost
total eclipse.
That is what
h a p p e n S, an
error in the
writing W h / c h
seems to have
left the usually
admirable Nc
Crea in q mood
merely to walk
through the mo-
tions Of being a
great man.
Great Mans
- wall 1H
Evening star., 1942-01-14
You and
An Air Raid

The series of articles which
ran in The Star, describing
precautions for the safety of
your home and family in an
emergency, has been reprinted
IN pamphlet form. Decision
to print the pamphlet was in
response to many requests
from AFRAID wardenS, build
ing wardens and others in the
civilian defense organization
as we'll as from readers.
The pamphlet bears official
Endorsement from Mayor La
Guardia. director of civilian
defense, and from Col. Lemuel
Bolles, executive director of
District civilian defense.
Copies, singly or in guam
tity, can be obtained at the
first-hoor counter Of The Star
Building at 2 cents a copy,
slightly less than the cost OF
oprinting.
%. Mail orders for copies should
be addressed to You and an
Air Raid" Editor, in care of
The Star. Five cents should
be inclosed for each copy, to
cover the cost Of postage and
handling.
Evening star., 1942-01-14
Whole Axis Applicant IS Reported Upset
Bv Nozi War Machines Defeats in Russia

Reports of travellers from France
and other parts of Europe indicated
the extent of German efforts to
remedy the Russian situation.
Nazi troops recently moved into
France and to the Spanish frontier
were battle-scarred soldiers from the
eastern front, they said, replacing
fresh troops which were moved into
Balkan and Russian areas.
In some military quarters this was
regarded as an indication that
French and Spanish opposition. at
least momentarily. has checked
Nazi plan Of transit via that route
to Africa.
Evidence Of Nazi efforts to
strengthen and unity the Axis allies
who also have lost heavily in
Russia-was seen in the trip Italian
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo
(see AXIS, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1942-01-14
Fred Fisher, Composer,
Found Hanging in Home
By tie Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE body
of Fred Fisher, IS, music publisher
and composer Of more tiiaii a tlou-
sand songs, including many familiar
hits of former years, was found
hanging today in the bedroom of his
penthouse apartment in West End
avenue.
Mr.. Fisher, credited with having
written such widely known songs as
"Dardenella," ireland Must Be
Heaven" Peg O. My Heart" Fifty
Million Frenchmen Can't Be
Wrong" "Auf Wiedersehn" and Ma,
He's Making Eyes at Me-" had been
in i'll health for several years.
He had been president of the Fred
Fisher Music Co. since 1907.
Police Of the West Tooth Street
Station reported finding a note on
q dresser. which said in part. mo
one is responsible"
Evening star., 1942-01-14
Stories Of hazi Unrest
May Be Attempt 10 lu|I
America, Knox Warns
Germun War Machine
Still Worlds Greatest,
lie Reminds Nation
By CLAUDE A. MAHONEY.

Secretary of the Navy Knox told
a press conference today that Ger
many still has the greatest military
machine in the world" and warned
the Nation that stories of internal
unrest in Germany NAV be a psy-
Geological weapon used by the Nazis
to impede Americas war effort.
He pointed out that the stories or
iginated in countries controlled by
Germany.
Il think I see why" he said. II
have a suspicion that these stories
are designed to take the fine edge
off our own energy and sense Of
urgency. If they can convince a
number of people in this country
that Germany is washed up. our war
effort naturally will grow less" He
pointed out that the Nazis are
adept in the use of psychological
weapons.
Mr.. Knox said he believed there
had been a shake-up in the Ger
man high command, probably like
the one in 1898. but added that
mere change of officers does not
mean that the military machine is
breaking up.
Sees Retreat as No Rout.
Il think they made a retirement
in Russia. not a rout," he said. The
Nazis still have the greatest mill
tary machine in the world. 1t has
not been destroyed. but has had a
crimp put in it. 1t is unwlse to
assume that it has fallen apart"
He said Germany had renewed
propaganda activity in South Amer
lea before the convocation of the
Rio de Janeiro conference, opening
tomorrow. but he believed little
progress was made.
Secretary Knox, still discussing
stories and claims of the AXIS,
turned to japanese claims which
included sinking of the aircraft car
rier Lexington.
He said the japanese made a
practice of putting out stories like
that in an effort to draw informa-
ton from the United States.
Racial Problem Calied Army 5.
Discussing further activities IN
the Pacific, Secretary Knox said
there was a tremendous racial prob
lem in the Hawaiian Islands. Quot
ing from a prepared table, .Secre-
tary Knox said that of total OF
423, 300 persons there l57,905 were
japanese or persons of japanese
stock, comprising 37.3 per cent OF
the total. There are 103,79l Cau-
casians. the remainder of the popu-
lation being made up as follows
(See KNOX, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1942-01-14

Foreign.
Delegations at Rio strike 2 obstacles
before parley opens. Page Az
Flynn charges Martin with partisan
politics. Page As
National.
Order would give Nelson complete
production control. Page Al
Knox says Germany's war machine
still leads. Page Al
Treasury Gusts five officers Of Gen.
eral Aniline Corp. Page Al
Civilian .jeep' suggested in auto
SHORTAGE. Page Al
Washington and Vicinity.
Washington easy to find from air.
says La Guardia. Page Al
Evening star., 1942-01-14
Germans lake Revenge
On Lofoten Residents
BY the Associated P

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Jan. IA
In new reprisals for British raids on
NorWay's Lofoten Islands, German
occupation authorities on the islands
have destroyed by fire some 40 build
ings belonging to NorWegians who
went to England. and confiscated all
their property, advices from Norway
said today.
Some 100 men, representing all the
male relatives of Norwegians who
went to England to carry on the
fight against Germany, were said to
have been placed in German con-
centration camp.
Britain's Commands made their
initial raid on the Lototen Islands,
off Norway's coast above the Arctic
Circle, last March. Eleven German
ships were sunk.
Evening star., 1942-01-14
$4,000 Jap Corpses Found
On Human Battlefield

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING. China. Jan. IA
Twenty-three thousand Japanese
corpses have been counted on the
battlefelds of North Human Province
since the abortive campaign against
Changsha began. a Chinese high
command communique said today.
A Chinese spokesman yesterday
estimated the total japanese cas-
ualties in the Changsha campaign at
As 900 to $4,000.
Todays communique added that
5000 japanese troops were attacking
Chinese positions west OF Canton,
in Kwangtung Province. No details
were given on the progress OF the
fighting.
Evening star., 1942-01-14
Nv the Associated Press.


Germany's reverses on the Rus
sian front have upset the whole Axis
applicant, usually reliable informants
reported from Europe today;
They traced to the plight of the
Nazi armies on the eastern front
the following:
1. That Turkey still bars the Dar-
danelles to Axis warships;
2. That Axis reinforcements for
North Africa have not Travelled
through France and Spain;
3. That signs of dissension have
appeared among Germany's satellite
allies.
Germany, wanting to get the
Italian fleet through the Dardanelles
to attack the Russian Black Sea
naval base of Sevastopol has inten-
sified pressure on Turkey for free
use Of the straits. these sources said.
Evening star., 1942-01-14
Plans for Rafioninq
100000 Autos Now
In Stock Revealed
Henderson Says U. S. May
Approve SoIes on Orders
Made Before Jon. ]
By ]. A, FOX,

Plans have been made for the
rationing of between 100000 and
100 900 new automobiles already in
stock. Price Administrator Leon
Henderson said today, and in addi-
ton the Government is planning to
permit automobile dealers to dis
pose of cars for which "bOna-flde"
sales contracts had been negotiated
before January l.
Mr.. Henderson told the House
Small Business Committee that new
cars produced the remainder of this
month would be held for at least
one year to meet future needs.
Appearing as witness at the
hearing from which the committee
seeks to shape program to aid
the retail automobile business,
which is menaced by the shutdown
on production. Mr.. Henderson also
emphasized that every effort is to
be made to keep used-car dealers
going. and TO provide adequate sup
plies for repairs. These measures
have been advocated by the dealers
as basically necessary to give some
relief
Relief Plans Being Drafted.
Responding to a question by Rep
resentative Halleck. Republican. of
Indiana, Mr.. Henderson also said
arrangements were being worked out
to aid dealers who want to dispose
of their new-car stores quickly in
stead of waiting to make sales under
the rationing program which is to
be put in effect-probably in the
next two weeks.
The same applies to tire supplies.
which have been rationed. the price
administrato said
New-car production the balance
of this month. Mr.. Henderson said.
is estimated at 10000 to 100000
units.
OF the cars to be rationed. $50 600
to 100000 are new cars which were
in stock on January l. when the
present freezing went in effect. and
IS 900 to $4,000 are cars produced
to date this month.
Tentative Price Schedule.
Under a tentative price-ceiling
schedule for these stocks. the total
price will be the manufacturer list
price. plus the Federal excise tax
and allowance for transportation
and a charge for handling and de-
livery figured at 5 per cent of the
list price. In addition, dealers will
get per cent a month on the list
price as storage charge.
The rationing machinery is eX-
pected to be the same as that used
for tires. Mr.. Henderson explained.
Representative Hall. Republican,,
of New York. wanted to know if
there was any intention to ration
used-car stocks.
Il asked to be relieved of answer
ing that question before Senator
Murray's committee (Senate Small
Business Committee, the witness
responded. If you say you're not,
and something happens and you
have to, you are accused of bad
faith If you say yes you run into
all sorts Of complications.
Mr.. Henderson added that proper
steps would be taken to aid the
dealers affected.
Question Passed.
so you have this matter under
consideration, but have reached no
decision?' Mr. Hall pressed.
Mr.. Henderson passed that Ques-