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Evening star., 1943-08-22

One of the strangest aspects OF
being drama or movie reviewer is
the assumption that it qualities one
for judging beauty contests. The
assumption derives, no doubt, from
the circumstance that members of
the craft occasionally are associated
with the glamour set, that it gets
seats next to Betty Cradle, Hedy La
MARI, and Martha Raye at press
luncheons. This propinquity is sup
posed to qualify the most myopic
critic for passing glib and unchal-
lengeable judgment on whether a
female is worth second glance, half
glance, or all the glances there are.
It Is the one unshakeable conviction,
apparently. which beauty contest
people are given in this world and
the most inspired efforts of the most
diaboGcal and cunning critics in
variably fail to shake it.
AS matter of fact, any critic
worthy of the name is completely
obhvious of beauty-not. as man,
perhaps but as critic. Certainly he
would no more praise an actress be-
cause she was beautiful than book
reviewer would be taken In by a
beautiful binding on the collected
works of Horatio Alger. There is,
for instance, something about Dor
othy Lamour. There must be some
thing about Dorothy Lamour. The
critics simply never have been able
to find it, probably because, under
the binding Miss Lamour is Horatio
Alger. So far as they are concerned,
Miss Lamour is either good or bad
actress and If she Is a good one
they never have been able to find
that either. She endures, however,
regardlss of her unendurability to
them.
Sea of Empty Faces.
The enormous popularity OF the
merely seductive, usually appealing
female on the screen has a tendency
to embitter the critic toward what is
called beauty. Disliking the type be-
comes a kind of occupational disease.
In its most acute form, the victim
can see more beauty in a bottle of
beer than in a dozen of the vapid,
but beautifully chiseled faces on
movie screens. The disease Is never
fatal, but it hardly qualities suffer-
ers to look at dozen so-called beau
ties and decide, with honest mis-
anthropy, which IL are the ugliest,
He cannot get his heart into such
enterprises.
Beauty to critic is more than a
matter of features, dimensions and
conformation.
The word beautiful" applied to
an actress in his hearing, evokes
an image Of Katharine Cornell,
Ruth Gordon. Judith Anderson or
Helen Hayes. While none of these
are. crones, by any stretch of the
imagination, they miss the Holly
wood definition OF beauty by almost
an Ubangi margin.
The fact is that Hollywood's
beauties never have been so paralyz-
ing in their loveliness as to con-
vince their fellow-workers they de-
serve the outstanding movie prize
OF the year, the Academy award.
From the fact that the prize has
been won by Louise Rainer, Bette
Davis and Joan Fontaine, one
might judge that Hollywood itself
Is never truly confused by the good
and the merely beautiful. Two
other Academy winners were closer
to being beautiful in the beauty
contest sense of the word, but even
Evening star., 1943-08-22
By HoW0rd Hevn.

A couple Of prop boys quietly
pushed the dressing room 20 feet
down the line, where the sound set
mikes wouldn't pick up our wisper-
ed interview.
Even this dressing room Is on
wheels" Dorsey commented. Sup
pose I'll ever stop rolling? Let me
tell YOU"
Packed like cigarettes, the band
left Helena, Mont, on bus for
Salt Lake City, one gray day re-
Gently. Due to schedule disrup-
tions, the meal stop found every
restaurant closed.
They ate 10 hours later.
I'VE picked our fastest man to
run for sandwiches" said Tommy.
He just made it."
In Salt Lake City. their train for
Ogden, where they had an engage
(See HEYN, Page C-9J
Evening star., 1943-08-22

at R-K-O and formed q little theater
group for young players. This was
my first real chance. Leila had Just
finished making . star out Of Ginger
Cher daughter). and she knew the
problems of = young actress. As q
matter of fact, they are the prob
lens in a general way Of most young
girls in private life.
LEILA taught simple, elementary
things at first, like how to talk, and
Evening star., 1943-08-22

tSee HEYN, Page C-9.)
Evening star., 1943-01-26
u. ). Fighter Pilots Shooting Down Jops
In Chino at l2to-1 Rate, Says Col. Scott

soldiers got top preference in the
evacuation, the colonel said, adding
that some rich Burmese had offered
pilots handfulS of rubies to take
them out. On some occasions, he
said, the plane crews had to stand
off the refugees with tommy guns to
keep them from jamming into the
planes.
PA Hours in Month.
During the latter part of the evac-
uation Col Scott flew in a fighter
plane borrowed from Brig. Gen.
Claire l.. Chennault'S American VOL
unteer group as an escort to the
air transport planes. During May.
he recalled, he flew 2l4 hours, add
ing:
That's the first time I got to fly
AS much as 1 wanted to-"
He recalled, with a grin, that dur
Ing 1882 Army airmen were limited
to four hours flying time a month
and that at Randolph Field, Tex,
where he had served as instructor
flyers were grounded for a month
II they flew more than 100 hours
during the preceding month.
Before going to China Col. Scott
flew unoff1cially with Gen. Chen
nault's AVG in Burma to learn the
AVG pilots tactics and there he
found, he said, that some of the
best pilots were men whom he had
nearly washed out" while he was
their instructor in the United States.
Evening star., 1943-01-26
Divorce Granted Daughter
OF Ex-Governor CurIey
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DEDHAM, Mass, Jan. 26.-Mrs.
Mary Curley Donnelly, daughter of
Representative James M. Curley,
former Governor, won an uncon-
tested divorce in Norfolk Probate
Court today after Offering evidence
that her advertising executive hus-
band, Edward c. Donnelly, had in
f1icted physical injury on her on
various occasions during their seven
years of marriage.
Mr.. Donnelly, now a lieutenant
q. g. in the Navy, had waived his
right of appearance last week.
Judge James F. Reynolds. imme-
dlateiy after hearing testimony
from nurse, a physician, a house
keeper and from Mrs. Donnelly her
self concerning injuries or attacks,
granted divorce decree to become
effective in six months.
Charging cruel and abusive treat
ment from 1886 until her final sep
aration from her husband in the
autumn of 1912, Mrs. Donnelly re-
lated that he had been at home as
few as three nights in a month, and
that on occasion he had brought
home night club entertainer. or a
model. At times she had called DO
lice to their home, Mrs. Donnelly
said.
Evening star., 1943-01-26

The late Capt. Colin P. Kelly,
whom the Army has credited with
sinking the Japanese battleship Ha-
runa, was also one of Col. SCOTS
pupils, AS check pilot on the
West Coast, Col Scott also had
checked the flying of the late Col.
Boyd Buzz Wagner of Johnstown,
Pa, one of the first American aces
Of the war.
Shooting down an airplane is
Just like shooting down a duck" Col.
Scott said, explaining that you
have to lead him."
Americans are especially suited
as pilots, he said. because they have
hunted and know that trick. The
JapS, he added, don't understand
it and "habitually shoot behind us.
Col. Scott left China early in Janu-
ary and arrived in this country four
days ago. En- route, while flying
over the Atlantic he passed a group
of medium bombers for Africa. On
landing in Brazil, he learned that
the bomber group was commanded
by his brother, 1t. Roland B. Scott
also of Macon, whom he had taught
to fly
Col Scott will go on leave for
short time before getting a new as
signment.
THE war is not over and before
1t is, I hope to get another fighter
group and go on to Toxic" he said
adding with a chuckle, Il hope that
will be within three months"
Evening star., 1943-01-26
BY the Associated Press

80 ealc FhoUCldbeQ BFeSE.
American fighter pilots in China
are shooting down II japanese air.
planes for each of their own planes
lost, the former commander of the
23d Fighter Group in China re-
ported today.
Col. Robert l.. Scott, jr., who holds
the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air
Medal and Silver Star, all with clus-
ters, for shooting down 13 japanese
planes and 6 probables, told a press
conference that when an American
flghter mission in China failed to
bring down an average of one jap
anese ship for each man in the mis-
sion, we thought we had failed"
Organized in the field July 4, the
23d Fighter Group fought a battle
that day with the Japanese and
shot down 10 ships without losing a
single plane, Col. Scott related.
Flew Burma Refugees.
Col. Scott, whose home is Macon,
Ga, went to India last March with
a bomber group and was reassigned
to the Air Transport Command
which helped evacuate refugees and
wounded soldiers from Bnurma dur
ing April while the japanese were
invading that country. He made 80
trips from Burma to India, on one
flight taking with him 70 persons in
a Douglas DC-3 designed to carry
only "a passengers. One plane, he
said, carried "a passengers.
Women, children and wounded
Evening star., 1943-01-26
Walker Accepts
Flynn Resignation
From Committee
Move Expected to Win
Democratic Senators
Support for Envoy Post
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)

NAoAhSh oAh Il f~'I
By the Associated Press.
Frank c. Walker, chairman of
the Democratic National Com
mittee, today accepted the resig-
nation of Edward j. Flynn as ma
tional committeeman from New
York, saying Mr.. Flynn could not
give adequate attention to that
job while serving as Minister to
Australia.
The resignation is expected to
strengthen somewhat Mr. Flynns
support among Democratic Senators
for confirmation of his diplomatic
nomination, though sizable opposi-
ton was still apparent within the
party.
Senators Clark, Democrat, of Mis-
souri, and Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico had expressed opposition on
the grounds that the two jobs could
not very we'll be held at one time.
Il was bona fide supporter Of
the Hatch Act" Senator Clark told
reporters earlier, "and while it
stands I can't vote for him for
| Federal post while he holds a poll
tical connection of that kind. He'll
have to resign before he gets my
| vote"
Mr. Flynn had only tentatively re-
signed he told Senators last week.
Mr.. Walker, who recently succeed
ed Mr. Flynn as head of the Ma
tional Committee, issued this state
ment:
Il have today accepted the resig-
nation Of Edward j. Flynn from
membership in the Democratic Ma
| tional Committee.
With full appreciation of his
great services both as chairman and
New York national committeeman
l feel the exercise of his duties in
the post to which the President has
appointed him and the implied alb
! sences from the United States would
| Comphcate and make difficult ade-
| quate attention to the duties and
responsibilities of national COM
mitteeman.
In this opinion Mr.. Flynn joins.
SO in this severance of his relations
with the National Committee which
he led for two years with signal
competence and success I wish to
| extend the thanks of the national
! Democratic organization and wish
him the finest future in his new
activity"
Evening star., 1943-01-26
Simpson Raps Proposal
For Congress Apartment

By the Associated Press
Representative Simpson, Repub-
lican. of Illinois said today he be-
lieved the public would view as an
afTront proposal by Representative
Sabath Democrat, of Illinois to con-
struct s2,000,000 apartment build
ing to House members Of Congress
here.
I am opposed in every way and
will do all I can TO defeat this reso-
luton" Mr.. Simpson said in a
statement.
There is no question about the
housing situation being acute in
Washington $. 1t Goes not seem
to me that people of this Nation
would sanction this resolution in
any manner. shape or form. They
no doubt would feel it as great an
afront as the pensions for Con-
gressmen' which was passed and
then repealed by Congress due to
the indignation of the populace."
Evening star., 1943-01-26
Fourth Floor 10 Be Added
To Arlington Navy Annex

A fourth floor will be added to the
Arlington Annex Building of the
Navy Department to provide an ad-
ditional $4,000 square feet of Office
space, the Navy announced today.
Construction is scheduled to begin
within a few days
The Public Buildings Administra-
ton OF the Federal Works Agency is
handling the work for the Navy.
Graham Bros, Richmond, Va. are
contractors. The cost is estimated
at approximately $1,00o,0o0 and the
construction is scheduled to be com >
pleted about May /.
-Four wings of the building at
present are three stories high, while
three other wings have three floors
and basement. Apart from utili-
ties and small area occupied by the
Federal Works Agency, the Navy
now has 482,000 square feet of office
space in the structure. Approx
mately 5000 persons now are work.
ing there and the new floor will
provide space for approximately l.
300 more.
Evening star., 1943-01-26
New Jersey Shipyard
Indicted in S6O0,O0O
Repair Fraud Plot
Two Officials Are Churqed
With Fixing False Fees
On Federal Contracts

The Justice Department an
nounced today that a Federal
grand jury at Newark, N, j., had
indicted the Marine Mantle
nance Corp, Bayonne, N. j.;
Gregory Ferend, New York City,
it's president, and Russell w.
Michener, Dumond, N. j., former
treasurer, on charges of defraud-
ing the Government of 100000
in contracts for the conversion
and repair of II ships used in the
service to North Africa and
Russia.
According to the indictment, more
than 100000 in overcharges and
various fraudulent fees has been
paid to the defendants since Janu-
airy /, 1912, on Maritime Commission
contracts totaling S2034.5
One count charged the defendants
with conspiracy to defraud the Gov
ernment by presenting false claims.
The indictment states the Mari
time Maintenance Corp. altered
time and labor journal sheets, made
fictitious acquisitions of materials,
duplicated time charges and charged
TO the Maritime Commission labor
and materials properly chargeable to
other persons and corporations. Most
of these changes, the indictment
continued, were made after the YES
sells had left the shipyards and were
en- route with conveys to foreign
ports.
Twelve other counts charged the
defendants with presenting false
claims to the Government, each
count alleging frauds against the
Maritime Commission in connection
with the conversion and repair of
one of the II ships
Ten of the vessels involved were
American oil-burning freighters
ana the other two were Russian
ships.
The Justice Department has al
ready instituted proceedings that
would cover all the money fraudu-
lently obtained by the defendants.
Evening star., 1943-01-26
Naval Force SET
AT 100000
ByEnd Of 1943
Munpower Probers
Are Told Armed Men
Will TotoI l0,420, 900
early Story on Page A-1.)

NGdAly SbOIE OH rage ALI
The Nations naval force by
the end of 1943 will total $4,000
men, bringing the combined
strength of the Army and Navy
to 10,42G,000, Senator Chandler,
Democrat, Of Kentucky said to-
day as the Senate Military AT
fairs Committee concluded its
second day of investigating the
manpoWer problem.
Appearing before the committee
were Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs
chief of naval personnel, and other
department officers.
Senator Lodge, Republican. of
Massachusetts,, said yesterday that
the strength of the Army would be
100000 by the end of 1943.
Senator Chandler declared he was
convinced, after listening to the
armed force experts that I'VE will
have to support the Army and Navy
strictly as matter of necessity"
Calls for Support.
I'VE will have to support them"
he added. 'just like the British are
doing and just like the citizens of
Russia"
I'VE, a total of 132,00O.000 odd
Americans, will have to continue to
get in behind our armed forces and
give them equipment and food.
There are enough people to go
around, and I am convinced that we
have enough to produce any amount
of supplies. If we won't, there won't
be a need to recruit for farms and
factories. and we just as well un-
derstand that right now"
The Kentuckian said as of jan
uary l, 1943, the Navy, Marine Corps
and Coast Guard had 1,218.000 men.
BY the END Of this year this force
will be increased to 2,220,00O. A
total of 10000 Of these will be in
the commissioned ranks, he said.
WAVES to Total 4S,70O.
Senator Chandler added that the
Army is now obtaining 95 per cent
of its officers from its enlisted and
drafted personnel.
There are now 5000 WAVES in
the Navy, and by the end of 1943,
the total woman force would be
$4,000. In 1914 he said this would
be increased to 48,700.
The Navy, Marine Corps and
Coast Guard will begin getting their
personnel through the Selective
Service System February l, Senator
Chandler said.
Chairman Reynolds announced
that the Military Affairs Committee
would call Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard next week to determine
whether the Nation can produce
sufficient food to maintain the
armed forces and the civilian popu-
lation and also take care of lease
ined needs.
Evening star., 1943-01-26
Stain Is Reported
Fully Informed on
Allied Conferences
London Papers Quote
American Sources on
Impending Announcement
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

tEariler Story on rage A-l.)
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 26. "A report
that Joseph Stain was fully in
formed on recent Allied consul
tations, implying that he did not
attend them, appeared today in
the London press, which antici-
pated an official announcement
about the talks.
Presumably because of censorship
restrictions on premature disclosure
of the strategy negotiations, al
morning newspapers which men
toned the subject attributed theii
reports to United States sources, not
British. Typical headlines we're:
Daily Mirror: America expects
most dramatic statement of war tc
be made soon.''
Daily Mail: Biggest talks of war.
News Chronicle: ~. S. expecting
big news"
Daily Express. "U. S. Expects
news to stir world"
The Star Mans Diary" in the
Star said:
Il understand that Stain has
been kept fully informed of all that
has taken place during conSulta-
tionS of supreme Importance be-
tween the Allied nations in the past
week. American commentators
l see, are specializing on the for
nation of an Allied war council, but
l doubt whether the official state
ment about to be issued will contain
an announcement on this question.
Others who, like the Star Man,
have been given preview of the
official statement, could appreciate
the basis for this doubt"
The "Londoner's Diary" in the
Evening Standard said the question
of who will be Gen. Sir Bernard l.
Montgomerys commander in chief
in Tunisia soon would be decided
and limited: TT would not be sur
prising if Alexander Gen. Sir Har-
old AleXander and Montgomery
were separated now"
The House of Commons went into
secret session late today on the
motion Of Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden and it was considered
possible that it was to receive a
statement concerning the reports of
Allied strategy negotiations.
Evening star., 1943-01-26
u. 5. Push Seen
Baking Ron1nne|
And Won Arnin1
Radio Reports Move
To Foil junction
OF Two Forces
Earlier Story on Page A-1)

Earlier Story on Page AID
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-From Axis
radios came nervous reports to-
day that the Allies in the west
were preparing to fall on Mar
shall Erwin Rommels retreating
forces and those of Col. Gen,
Jurgen Won Arnim to prevent a.
junction of the two Axis armies
in TuniSia.
Meanwhile the British 9th Army
has driven 80 miles west of captured
Iripoli and Fighting French COL
umn from the African interior has
reached Tripoli to join the approach
ing battle for Tunisia.
The Berlin radio said American
forces were concentrating for a
thrust eastward to the sea probably
between the ports of Sfax and Gabes,
while the German controlled Vichy
radio foresaw an Allied drive to the
coast further north, starting from
above Bou Arada in the Pont du
Fahs sector, south of Tunis.
Day and night Allied air attacks
on the.enemy air base at Medenine
indicated this was a strong covering
point for Rommels forces in the
Mareth Line.
Evening star., 1943-01-26
Ramspeek Appoints
|Lassiter 10 Direct
Civil Service Probe
House Committee Head
And VINO Aide Speak
Tomorrow on Forum
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Dlllard B. LaSSiter, regional di-
rector for the War Manpower
Commission, today was selected
by Chairman Ramspeck of the
House Civil Service Committee to
take charge of the investigation
of all phases of Civil Service en-
ployment.
Yesterday Mr.. Ramspeck obtained
from the House an appropriation
of S3l 500 to continue the inquiry
which was started in the last Con-
gress. Mr.. Ramspeck has called a
meeting of the Civil Service Com
mittee at 10 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow night Chairman Rams
peck and Mr.. Lassiter will broadcast
over Nation wide hookup in the
National Radio Forum sponsored by
The Star the purposes, scope and
plans for the investigation.
Before joining the VINO on Oc-
tober "a Mr.. Lassiter had been dep
uty administrator for the National
Youth Administration, to which
posi- ne was appointed July l, 1910.
Before that he was State NYA ad-
mlnistrator in Georgia.
Mr.. Lassiter was born at Vienna,
Ga, and is a graduate of Emory
University, Atlanta. He is a LAWYER
and a member of the Georgia Bar
Association. He was an instructor
at New York University, 1913 and
1914; American attache at Peking,
China, 1916; served as a major with
the British Army in France, 1917
l9; American Vice Consul at
Tientsin, China, in 1920; American
Consul at Antuing, Manchuria, 1921
22, and American Consul in Han
kow, China, 1923.
Returning to this country, Mr..
Lasslter became labor compliance
officer and executive assistant in
charge of the State of Georgia NRA
and from the NRA was drafted bv
the NYA.
Mr.. Lassiter heads the WINGS
region 4, which embraces the Dis
trict, Maryland, Virginia and North
Carolina.
Evening star., 1943-01-26
Liner With 1888 Refugees
Docks in PHILADELPHIA
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.-Ths
Portuguese liner Serpa Pinto, COM
pleting her second voyage from Lis
bon IN less than two months, docked
today with 43 Americans and las
European refugees, many of them
children.
Before leaving the ship. passen-
gers must pass before a panel of
questloners made up of Federal Bu-
reau OF Investigation agents, repre-
sentativeS of the Army and NAVY
intelligence units and immigration
inspectors. This may require sew
eral days.
The Serpa Pinto, with lights aglow
ana the neutral flag of Portugal
painted in brilliant red, green and
gold on her sides, plies the Atlantic
under agreement with the Allied
and Axis powers.
Evening star., 1943-01-26
Food Handlers Strike
Settled in Boston
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BOSTON, Jan. 26.-Gen. Charlie,
II. Cole, head of the State De-
partment of Cancellation and Arbi-
tratlon, said today that a strike Of
food handlers which started In the
Boston market yesterday had been
settled and that terms of an agree
ment would be announced later in
the day.
Movement of approximately 200
carloads Of foodStuffs had been held
up because of the walkout over a
Jurisdictional dispute. Perishable
commodities were moving once more
this afternoon.
The War Labor Board issued an
appeal in Washington earlier todav
to members of the international
Brotherhood of Teamsters to return
to work.
The strike was called by the Food
Service Sales Drivers Union over
the question of which of two AFL
unions should have jurisdiction
the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks
or the TeamsterS' International.