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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-11

Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Jackson spent
Sunday afternoon in the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Carter.
Mr.. Rex Bryan of Kosciusko at
tended to business here Friday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Albert Tatum of Durant
visited in the home of Mrs. w. M.
Brock Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Steen were
business visitors in Greenwood
Tuesday.
Mrs. w. r. Brock and Mrs. W..
M Brock shopped in Kosciusko,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fullilove of
Walden were social visitors in West
Thursday.
Mrs S. L. Murff, June Weeks,
Mr.. and Mrs. Billie o. Weeks visit
ed relatives at Hesterville Sunday
afternoon.
DR.. and Mrs. J. S. Rosamond at
tended the Band Concert in Lexing
ton Thursday night. Their grandson,
John B. Rosamond took part on the
program.
Mrs. Zulma Alexander was made
happy by a surprised visit from her
James who is with the Merchant
Marines.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. j. Stevens and
Jr. were in Walden Sunday to see
her sister, Mrs. James Fullilove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hines Guess of
baskerville were social visitors in
West Sunday.
Mrs. S. l.. Murff and daughter,
Miss Alice Murff, Mrs. Louis Mas
sey and Mrs. Haney Brister spent
Tuesday in Jackson.
Mrs. w. M. Brock is spending
several days with her husband in
Hammond, La.
Mrs. Mamie Me lellan, Mrs. C. M.
Mcdowell, Miss Elizabeth Mcclellan
of Lexington, Pvt. George w. McLel-
Ian of Camp Shelby, spent Saturday
afternoon in the home Of Mrs. Ed
Brock.
Miss Pearl Guyton of Kosciusko
was business visitor in West,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Morris of
Johnson City, Tenn, are with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Morris
until his call into the army.
Pvt. Percy Joyce of Jackson Air
Base spent the weekend with his
wife.
1t. Luther C. Taylor from Fort
Sam Houston, Texas greeted friends
in West Monday. and Tuesday.
Mr.. Jimmy Bicher and Erskin
Wigley were in Jackson, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Cade and
children of Emory were visitors Of
Miss Mary Hopkins, Sunday after
noon
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-11
WEST NEWS
BAPTIST s. s. CHILDREN HAVE
PARTY

The intermediate class, Of the
Baptist Sunday School, were enter
tanned with a social, Saturday night,
in the recreation room, of the w.
+. Hand, home.
Numerous games were played, and
the group weIe kept merry by mu-
sic from the Victrola- The hostess,
served. hot chocolate and cakes, TO
the following boys and girls:
Eugenia McCrary, Faye Harden,
MarYie and Jean Davis, jeanette
Tucker, Charles Albert Long, Clovis
Harden, Elma yroman, Delra West
Long, Horace Buchillion, Maxine
Cade, James Black, Jack McCrary,
Buddy Baock, Nancy Steen, Jean
Hand, Ethel Long, Sarah Evelyn
Thomas, Bob Harden, Billy Brock,
Frances Allen, Paul Long, Emma
Jean Snavely, Jimmie Bicker, Bryan
Johnson, Reed Wright, and Jimmie
Hand.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16
Puts 9TH Term
Up TO President

WASHINGTON. April 16 GNS)
President Roosevelt was urged
last night by Rep. Otter (R) of
Pennsylvania TO renounce a fourth
term.
Otter. who is chairman Of the
national Republican congressional
committee, said there is one SEN
tcnce that President Roosevelt
could utter (Which would unity
the nation, allay suspicion that
many governmental acts have po-
litical implications, and would
ring note of confidence among
our allies.
This is the sentence Otter pro-
posed:
~ will lay aside politics and
ambitions and devote my ener-
gieS from now until January,
1915, 60 winning the war and
then l will turn winning gov
ernment over Ia the free choice
of a free people"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16

LINCOLN PARkTttso%rtt st. re- at ooo" sn,.,
Jon Han. ssbu in "ARABiAN NIGnTs."
."fLiING tORTREss,"' Richard Greene
LINWOOD LA SALLE-'''so d LnS slSs. r.
4-2gl3. q. Brent. Is. Marshall, AOI CAN'T
.E>tAPL FOREVER WHEN JOHNNY
COMES MARCHING HOME" Allan Jones
n0p-siichiEan at Csss. Open - Hours r
LVVi Gary Cooper. Joan Leslie IN
"sLRGEANT NOnK." Geo. Brent, ''hOU
CANT EstAPE FOREVER
Entire New Show starts al Midnight.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pk. Oh: 1881 !.
ninDiOVN Downtown's Biggest Bargain
SHOW. ''oNCE tPoN A HUNkNMOON.' -
.lI.OU, 2.J3, o:l6, 10. "CHINA GIRL"
III. J.UG 800. Hardest Bus stop.
MhDJC0N Downtown Biggest Bargain >,
HihDioVN Show. Hardest Bus Stop Park
Ginger Rogers, Cary Grant, "ONCE IfON
A hONEb MOON" Also "CHINA GIRL. -
with Gene Tierney, George Montgomery.
MAlNR0YAL OAK dp:1 s,ei IS" t rsrs F tlss
George Murphy in "IOu'RE A SWEET.
HEART" Plus TIT NDER IN THE CITY, ;
with Edw. G.. Robinson. Latest War News
MAIESTIC-moodwsrd at willis
HhJLoiiV Open $3.50 Until Z 90 A. NJ
PRISON MuTINN,". Edward Norris. Plus
II NDtR SECRET ORDERS" star Cast.
MARTHA WESTINGHOUSE; j., G ann =
81 a
Bros. "BEHINy THE EiGHr BALL IL
"tIhiN" foHRLss'"- Richard Greene.
Mt BALDWIN ~. 4sie r
hhhi'L open 6:45. Henry Fonda IN
THE BE STREET" Plus WHEN
JoHNNi/COMEs MARCHING HOME"
MAYFAIR Snsn ~ %,sn, PARK Es. Free
Murray. Palette Goddard IN FOREST
RANGERS" THE GREAT AMERICAN
BROADCAST" Alice Faye, John Payne.
MEI Lakewood Blvd: at Allen. AT. $3.50 =
WILL Doors Open 8. Il. NJ.
"GENTLEMAN JIM" at 700 and 10 80.
ARABIAN NIGHTS" at s:45 Only.
MEL lakewood Blvd. mt Allen. AT. 1850 y
NIL sabu. Maria Montez, Jon Hall in
ARABIAN NIGHTS" Enrol Flynn,
Alexis Smith In "GENTLENiAN JIM. :"
MERCIIRY- Now! Now First Blazing
nLhVOhI pictures OF the Yanks VS.
Rommel, Filmed Under Fire. lat THE
FROM" In Color Plus the Mightest
Naval Drama Nof All Time, "STAND ny
FOR ACTION" Cad Below.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. UN. 2-slo0
'iLhIUhl Special Matinee Tomorrow
Final Chapter, "NALIEY OF VANISHING
MEN" Bill Elliot. Slim Summerville. Plus
Cartoons and our Big Action Features
MEpCIIpV-schaefer-6 -MiIe UN. $500
hlLhOUhi Open 5:f5. Robert Taylor
Charles Laughton Brian Donlecy. Walter
Brennan STAND Bl FOR ACTION"
Plus Auihentici Official Pictures Filmed
Under Fire' lat THE FRONT" In Color.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16
Rail Vets Rites Sets

SAGINAW April Is Funeral
services viii bee held Saturday for
Robert Arthur Gordon, - Perc
Marqucttc veteran who died yes
terday N St MaryS Hospital The
widow. a daughter and two grand
survive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16
More Plants for Ford

WASHINGTON. April is tuPl
The Defense Plant Corp today
announced the Ford Motor Co,
will have additional plant facilities
IN Michigan. Missouri. Tennessee.
Ohio and New York. The DPC m
creased It's contract With Ford by
SSi 600 600
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16
K. Of G. Guest Of Council

Members of tho Knights of
Columbus in Detroit will be guests
of the Gabriel Richard Council
Sunday at major degree initia-
ton. The initiation viii start at
noon 10 be followed by a compli-
mcntary dinner.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16

plNn-Grabd River-itth Tl. 6-i00s
Olh1lNU open 6:A5 Fred Astatre RITA
Hayworth. "NOI WIRE NEVER Low
IIEK." flying TIGERS" John Wayne.
KIDS. TnmorfnW u a. Cartoons. Com. Ser.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16
Hunger Specter
Laid 10 Weiner
by Rep. Shdfer
pctrolt Tines wa,hinsfon Burrau

Detroit Times Nashine ton Bureau
WASHINGTON. a pril 10
American business and free enter
prise is fighting for its life againS
bureaucratic repression, and radi
cal restriction, Rep. Shafer tR) o
Michigan declared in the HouS,
yesterday.
The arch-loe of free enterprise
as we know it. nc said, is still
Joseph l.. Weiner head of In,
Office of Civilian supply in the
War Production Board. Shafel
SAID
1T il more than "A month since
warned that Joseph l.. Meiner
il one of the most dangerous
men i'm Washington.
BLAME ON WIENER
"Mr. Joseph l.. Wciner has
been charged with protecting the
civilian population and he has
utterly failed. Even our food il
IN he cut q per cent because Of
his plumbers.
"Yet he il still on the job.
The philosophy of an ineNperi-
enced. incompetent and ineffi-
cient lawyer still prevails over
the sound, sober experience of
loyal businessmen.
Not only does il prevail, but
Joseph l.. Weiner is grasping for
still greater power. He has
backed the MaiOney bill to pro-
vide separate, independent Of
flee Of civilian supply. removed
from the restraints, small though
they may be, OF the War Pro-
ductiOn Board.
MAY GO HUNGRY
IF Americans hould go
hungTy-as il seems they may
do-J0seph l.. Weiner is TO
blame. IL is Joseph l.. Weiner,
Russian-born New York lawyer,
who slashed farm machinery
. production 81 per cent--a policy
WPB chief Donald Nelson has
admitted was grieyOus mistake
making IL all but impossible
for farmers 10 produce enough
food for our armed forces, our
Allies and our citizens.
IF business il TO he strangled
by the imposition of standardized
brands, eliminating private
brand names and crushing 'initi-
ative, Joseph l.. Weiner has his
finger in 1t.
And the free press is still in
danger from Weiner, whose bed
rock proposals called for an 80
per cent cut I'm newsprint.
STRANGLED BY POLICIES
How much longer will this
nation have To put up with this
man" How much longer must
agriculture, business and the
press be strangled by his bed
rock policies ,"
Shafer declared that Weiner
his policies diScredited and his
administrative acts repudiated." is
a barrier TO production in America
Weiner, he said, must be removed.
Shafer said that the Howard w.
S m / ( h committee investigating
by directive h a S
promised that it will undertake a
complete investigation Of the Of
ice of Civilian Supply, and will
call Weiner TO testify.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16
TINES SOIIARE--Mieh,san a, Cas-.

TIYCnO-Hamilton- Tuxedo TO. s-279S 4
lUhLDU open 6lS Volta SHOW!
"sTASD BY FOR ACTION" Chas Laugh
ton Robert Taylor Plus HERE w OO
AGAIN" Edgar Bergen Chas McCsrthy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16

Lh'ehOILh Open Obs. PARK Free.
Barbara StAnwyck Joel McCrea III The
GREAT MANS LADY" "sIKICTLi In
THE GROOVE" Leon Enrol. SATURDAY
MATINEE BIG CARTOON PARTY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16

JINJTCn LpTIcTc--Bssiry at cd. Circus y
UNliLD Milolo Doors open 10 Is A. ~.
Spencer Tracy md Katharinc Hepburn ia
KEEPER az IHE FLAME"
Marf,rta Ma and Zasu EIfta tfTINH -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16

open 100. Joan Bennett
Geo. Sanders in 'SON OF MONTE CRIsTO.'
Plus "TBE AVENGERS" with Ralph
Richardson. News. Cartoon. Serial.
Oh Show! Riddles Show Tomorrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16
Warren. DleLer.on LIE. goo
cJnC-E. WARREN icksr.on LIZ. 800


hhhoiUL open 6.l5. Free Parking
Bob Hope, Martha Rave in "Col.Lt6t
SNING." George Brent Brenda Marshal
IN .'fUt CAN'T ESCAPE FOREVER"
Selected Short subjects.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16
,TLp-922T Josrph tampau

CTLp-922i Joseph tampau
Otnn open as. Every Father and
Mother Should See "CHUD BRIDE"
Protect Your Daughters "Tenting Tonight
On the Oid Camp Grounds" Swing II
THE THING" Free Dishes 10 the Ladies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16
River at Joy I'd.

plMnNL-Gratiot and Smile III. 1910 =
hhNlUNH Park Free. Open 40. R0bt.
TAYLOR, Brian Donleyy In ">ItND ~ tOR
ACTION" Also HERE VIZ co AGAIN"
with Fibber MCGEE and Molly.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-01
5-HElP > WAN1tL

WANTED-Good mixer, capable of
handling 20 cows. Middle aged
couple preferred. Modern 4-room
house and all utilities furnished.
IL hr. drive to Los Angeles, near
Lake Hughes. Cool in summer,
$500 #. eleV. $l25 month. Write
Willis A. Goode, Rt. ?, Palmdale,
. Callf. 2-3
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-01
Lawyers Guild
Flags Dies Group

WASHINGTON, Feb 1-tUP)-
The National Lawyers Guild today
accused the Dies committee on un-
American activities of being the
secret weapon" with which Adolf
Hitler "hopes to soften up our ma
tional for military conquest
In a formal statement sent to all
members of the House it opposed
resolution by Representative Eu-
gene E. Cox, Democrat, Georgia, Tor
a tWo-year continuation of the
committees investigation.
The guild charged that Chair
man Martin L. Dies, Democrat,
Texas, hopes to prevent or delay
United Nations victory and sub
stitute instead a negotiated peace.
He wants his committee II
said. ito serve as a springboard to
so confuse and demoralize the
American people as to result in the
election of a government in 1914
dominated by appeasement and ne
gotiated-peace forces
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-01
LOST, FOUND, ESTRAY

LOST-BroWn, breast white Boston
Bulldog since Tues mite. Answers
to name of Spike. Call 1871. Re
ward 10
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-01

Sure-fire results With POST
PRESS Xali.ads-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-01

LOST-Leather billfold containing
S. or $6 in money belonging to
high school. Return to Frank
Robert Jones, 630 Brighton, Tel.
1909. "a
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-01
2a-EARM PRODUCES

GRAPEFRUTr-fr tree ripened,
4 doz. or more per sackful deliver
ed in FL Centro. $l.00. Call 3714Jl
before $3.50 am. weekdays, any
time Saturdays and Sundays. w.
j. Strickland. 1-22TF
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-01

3 MULES with brides; also gray
horse. Notify Doxey or call 9oW,
Holtville. Z-3
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Butadiene Fragrance
Hobbies Studio
Atmosphere
HOLLYWOOD.


A recent tour of the sound stages
at Warner Bros. would show Robert
Aida and Alexis Smith, playing in
Rhapsody in Blue" breathing the
light, fragrant air of Paris in the
spring of 1927, Olivia de Havilland
and Robert Cummings of Princess
O'Rourke," making love against the
lights Of the George Washington
Bridge in New York. and Ann Sheri-
dan inhallng the rare atmosphere
of the moon while she climbs so
feet up and actually sits on it in
Shine on Harvest Moon"
But outside these little circles of
illusion is the real wartime Cali
fornia of today. One of the biggest
new industries here is synthetic rub
ber An unpleasant by-product of
this very welcome commodity, which
the new factories have not yet been
able to lick, is butadiene gas. whose
fumes plague the residents of Los
Angeles and Hollywood.
Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank
is fortunate in being separated from
the factory area by range of foot
hills. and there has been little con-
tamlnation Of the air so far. A shift
in the wind, however. brought the
gas attack down upon the actors.
Alexis Smith collapsed shortly aft
er arriving on the set. Ida Lupino
managed to carry on with the aid
Of a chemically treated cot on mask
that was contrived by her physician.
Ann Sheridan, after coughing and
weeping all day, arrived home to
find her canary dead on the floor of
It's cage. She recalled that in World
War l canaries We're used in the
trenches as gas indicators.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Jeep on a Lapel

Janet Blair comes up with the
ultimate in lapel pins-a good-sized
miniature jeep with three gold and
diamond studded soldiers riding
high.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Beauty Carrying the Mails

Hollywood today has It's greatest
backlog of finished product on the
shelf waiting release. Close to 100
features are ready, with the total
being supplemented daily as others
are edited. Paramount leads with
Is. Warmers have II and MGM a.
These studios could close down for
three months and still not fall be-
hind release schedules.
If that $4,000 stock of groceries
moved onto a Paramount stage for
scenes in Double Indemnity
should disappear the studio COM
missary would not only close down,
but it would be in an awful fix with
the ration boys.
In giving up more than 100000
points to secure the goods, the COM
missary mortgaged its coupon allot-
ment until February /, 1914 No
wonder several trusted guards pa
troll the set on three 8-hour shifts.
x X
Softest acting job in town falls to
Jean Cabin this week. In fact he
Is having as complete rest as he
ever enjoyed in Hollywood
For five days on the set of his new
picture, The Imposter," as he ap-
pears in a court martial sequence,
Cabin merely sits, while Richard
Whorf, AS the defense officer. tears
loose with u pages of dialogue.
Cabins sole contribution to the
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
National-"Sons O. Fun" Olsen
and Johnson; 2:30 and $50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"Dr. GilleSpie's Criminal
Case new experience: II am,
las, 435, 7;25 and 1915 pm. Stage
shows: 1856, $40, $50 and e:20
pm.
Columbia For Whom the Bell
Tolls, life and death in Spain.
1870 am, ITO, 3:55, 635 and 9:2o
pm.
Earle-"Let's Face It" Bob Hope
IN the musical II am. 1:40. 4:25.
ITO and 9:55 pm Stage shows:
los, $50, 635 and go pm.
Keith's-"The Sky's the Limit"
Astaire and new partner: HAS an,
t45, 3:45. 545, 745 and 9:45 pm.
Little THE Little Foxes" the
evil that men do: II m, los, $40,
Sis, 7:25 and 935 pm.
Metropolitan-"A Lady Takes a
Chance hazards of Jean Arthur:
11:35 am, 1:35, $40, $40, 7:45 and
GAS pm.
Johnny Come Lately" >"
Jimmy Cagney on his own: II am.
los, 3:l5, $40. 73O and 9:40 pm.
Pix-"Seventh Victim murder:
2:l0, 4:50, 735 and 10:15 pm.
Trans -Lux-NeWs and shorts:
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
THE EVENING STAR, Wednesday, Nov 3, 1943
Army Discharges Alan Ladd,
Nav Absorb Red Shelton
BY JAY CARMODY.

Irony departments Just what effect will have his public
adolescent full of
something this department does not But the
discharged
probably repeat screen past how
Evening star., 1943-11-03
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.

Behind movie headlines:
Shades of Willie Bioff! Producers
have just discovered themselves VIC
Tins of new racket-but rather
pleasant one.
Realizing how receptive studio
casting directors have been to pretty
girl messengers in recent months
more than a score have been signed
to contracts since the first of the
year-talent agents now use the
messenger gag to land jobs for their
clients.
The young actress is dressed up fit
to kill, given an Al hair and facial
job and then sent out to apply for
a job running errands on the lot.
Ten to one she goes to work at once.
After that it's comparatively easy.
Producers begin giving these daz-
zlers the double-take and 60 on a
personal talent discovering spree.
Now it all comes out in the open.
Agents have planted" more than
half the so-called messenger girls
signed to date.
Mervyn LIE Roy observed a young
New York stage actress just signed
by MGM and remarked: shes al
most pretty enough to be a messen-
GER
Don't worry just yet about your
movie entertainment being rationed.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Demand Is Heavy
For Americana

Cath olic University Theaters
Season Americana" of five plays for
its seventh season is proving un-
usually popular with Washington
theatergoers.
Catholic University Theater. how
ever, cannot stretch its seating
capacity so the opportunity to get
season subscription tickets closes to-
day, opening date of the first pro-
duction, The Contrast" the first
American comedy ever to be played
in America. The demand for sea-
son seats has been 50 heavy that
the run Of each play has been ex-
tended from one week to 10 days.
Even that was not enough to take
care of all the requests. Reserva-
tlonS for each night of the plays
run are on sale at the campus the
ater.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
dialogue Is a single word, Guilty.

dialogue Is single word, Guilty.
Bob Eberly, popular vocalist with
Jimmy Dorsey. has asked to be
passed up when the close-ups arr
allotted for -Four Jills in Jeep.
The reason is Bob's only other screer
appearance. That was two year;
ago in short.
II finally found it in a Chicago
theater," said the singer. "Wher
my face came on the screen fa'
man next to me nudged me ano
said, Did you ever see such pan:
1t spoils my lunch And he left
And I left. My lunch was spoiled
too"
X
Behind photograph on the wal
of the Office of the Hollywood Can
teen is little story. 1t is a picture
Of Bette Davis as she sings hel
They're Either Too Young or Toe
Old" number in Thank Your Lucky
Stars" The money Bette earned
from her appearance in that film
Evening star., 1943-11-03

He will be in Hollywood for several
months putting the finishing touches
on the training film for the AAF
which he made in England and over
Europe.
Research department: So far as
orchestra leaders within this cor
ner's purview are concerned
They're Either Too Young or Too
Old" is as popular with the young
and old as with those in the service
1t is requested as frequently by
one group as the other, which prob
ably indicates there are more ex-
traverts in this world than anyone
realized.
Information department: Tommy
Riggs, the Betty Lou impersonator
who comes soon to the Earle, Is one
of the more popular periodic visi-
tors to the local entertainment
scene. Between acts. he is one
Of the most faithful dog walkers
next to Mrs. Riggs-in vaudeville
The dog is a cocker. Its
Spanish picture cycle temporarily
suspended, the Little returns today
to the grimneSs represented by The
Little Foxes" A pair of Czech
comedians, eight Czechoslovakian
dancers will high light tonight s
Stage Door Canteen program.
Ambassador Vladimir Hurban will
open the program with a brief ad-
dress.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Sentiment Figures
In This Policy
HOLLYWOOD

Five original modern paintings
from the collection of George and
Ira Gershwin, loaned to Warner
Bros. for use as properties in the
motion picture, RHAPSODY in Blue" "
have been heavily insured by the
studio. The pictures are valued
sentimentally far beyond their high
museum value. They are a Modig-
Eani, Vlaminck, a Mason, a Bot
kin and Rouault. Ira Gershwin
made the canvases available to the
studio for the picture. which is based
on the life story of his brother.
Evening star., 1943-11-03

a conduct pattern, at that, If report
Of the liberties is exact.
Irony department ditto: Red Skel-
ton, whose struggle to get to the
top of the comedy heap was almost
suicidal-what with that doughnut
gag and the many even more haz-
ardous ones he used in vaudeville
here and elsewhere-is likely to
forego the financial benefits of sue
cess in favor of a privacy in the
Army.
He has been reclassified la and
II the ebullience of his comedy style
is criterion, there is not much
chance of his failure to pass his
physical.
So far as ulcers are concerned. if
Red has them they will be the
strictly nonalcoholic kind. Dough-
nuts, Of course, plus nerves, can do
a lot to man. Red has had both
incidentally, the question raised
In this column recently as to just
what Red" replaced in the way of
Christian names for Shelton has
elected an answer from Harry An
ger. Earle production manager.
Richard" said Mr.. Anger as near
to anger as he could get (which is
very far. You should have re-
membered, having asked the ques-
ton point blank the last time you
were with him"
AS If man kept his notes.
X
Casting department: A pair of
effects the war has been having upon
cinema casting became apparent to
critics yesterday at the screening of
Sweet Rosie O'Grady," which comes
to the Palace tomorrow.
In that picture. in which Betty
Cradle plays the O'Grady lass, sur
prise No l is to be found in the
fact that Robert Young finally gets
the girl. 1t skaters virtually life
time record.
But an even more pleasant sur
prise was the re-appearance of Phil
Regan on the screen, the Regan
whose Irish tenor and handsome
face could not keep him in Holly
wood because he insisted upon not
being given glamour buildup.
Me" laughed Regan at the very
idea. That's impossible. I'm the
father of too many Regans for any
such thing. And the happy hus-
band of another one. It's absurd"
Hollywood. which did not think
1t was. finally was forced to accept
the Regan dictum
Society department: Lester Cow
an. the independent cinema pro-
ducer who suddenly finds himself
in possession of two such notable
pieces of literature as Tomorrow
the World" and Here Is Your
War" is a Washington visitor to-
dav.
Bette Davis, reputedly due in the
Capital today. merely as traveller
stopping off at the Statler while
she caught a view of Sons O. Fun"
has not notified Warner Bros. of
any such program.
Capt. Clark Gable. whose recent
visit kept more telephones ringing
than any other personalities visit
possibly could, has left Washington
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Catherine Gets Air

Mae West has dropped plans for
her play and screen story, Cath
crime Was Great because she did
not feel this was an appropriate
time to do costume play" Ru-
mored the Hays Office turned down
the script.