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Evening star., 1943-12-27

opportunity here given to her that
Miss Rainer still Is 4 surprising
absentee from Hollywood whose
stock Of competent actress has neve,
struck this commentator as exces.
sive.
Based upon the popular novel
OF the same title, Hostages" deals
with resistance to the Germans by
Czech citizens Of Occupied Prague
SPECIFIC target Of the saboteurs Is
a munitions barge, the assault upon
which is diverted by the suicide OF
a German oficer which leads to the
arrest OF the Czech group engaged
IN the enterprise. In arrestinp the
band of 72 Czech citizens. the
Gestapo takes the position that
the suicide was no such thing, but
rather was a murder which it in
tends to avenge with the deaths OF
the whole group unless the guilty
person confesses.
Within the framework of this
incident, Hostages" develops some
nlghly impressive characterization
Inc most arresting individual, II
1T were compulsory to single one
out, would be the guerrilla colonel
OF the Czech Army played by viii
liam Bendix. Rotund Mr.. B. gets
one OF his best holes in this in which
ne 1mpersonates a nit-wit lavatory
attendant who moronities inspire
the Gestapo geniuses to reveal their
lnnermost plans in his presence
With never notion that the con-
sequences will be dire. In all the
pictures in which Hollywood has
oeen outwitting the Germans SO
easily that they look like a rabbit
instead of master-race, nothing
50 clever as this has been con-
celved. Bendix makes 1t an alto
gether convincing thing.
Lukas. who has just won the year..
acting honors for his great anti
Nazt hero in Watch on the Rhine u
plays on the other team in Hos
tages." His German high commits
sloner represents about as sharp A
transition as any actor is called
upon to make between two pictures
but Lukas returns to villainy with
tne easy, telling grace OF a superb
actor. y
AS IN every organized resistance
group IN the movies-and probably
IN actual life-this one has its Ouis-
ling. On this occasion he is inner.
sonated by Oscar Homolka, the cor.
pulent Scandinavian, who cuts a
very telling figure as the sniveline
traltorous Czech businessman whose
reward for his betrayal is a death
which is almost savage in its debase-
ment.
Distan performers in "Hostaees,
nave very little to do with its move.
ment. Miss Rainer, as we said is
merely around for romantic interest
instead OF something more demand
ing and Miss Katherine Paxinou Is
elther aware that she is largely
being wasted, or is Just coastine
through stock character part,
paramount has given its anti-Nazj
picture handsome foundation. an
otner element which contributes to
making it one Of the better things OF
its Kind, and making the Metropoli-
Tan one OF the smarter places to do
during the holidays.
Addenda: Destination Toxic"
with Cary Grant, John Garfield and
Ida Lupino heading a considerable
cast, was screened today for critics
=. 1t will open at the Earle on
Friday 1t is rather a special
audience, including many from New
YORK, that will see the opening of
Miss Ruth Gordons over Twenty
One" starring Ruth Gordon, at the
National tonight The play, if
Evening star., 1943-12-27
It's Easier to Please
A Fighting Man
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLY WOOD.
Those -Four Jills in a Jeep"-
Martha Raye, Carole Lands, Kay
Francis and Mitzi Mayfair-have
won a sharp debate with Goth
Century-Fox and as a result will
wear clothes somewhat fancier than
those they donned to entertain
troops in that overseas excursion
on which this picture is based.
They won the argument on the
grounds that it didn't take much
clothes glamour to satisfy the boys
over there, but that in the movie
they will be viewed by the critical
eyes Of millions of women over here
They insisted they will be compared
to beauties in other films and don't
want to finish out Of the running
In that respect.
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Some of the Boys
Can Never Mature
81 the Associated Press.


They're both too young and too
old, this group Of perennial juve-
niles who never get a chance to
really act because of certain youth
full quality in their faces.
Eddie Quillen, Tom Brown, Johnny
Downs, Frank Albertson and Elisha
Cook, jr., comprise the group. Quill
len and Cook are 80, Albertson, "a;
Brown, 81, and Downs, 80. They're
busy most of the time playing juve-
niles, but get rare chances at dra-
matte roles.
Quillen gets his first in eight years
In "The Imposter." He plays it in
spectacles and mustache. For his
dramatic work in "Mutiny On the
Bounty" Quillen received several
awards, no jobs. That was in 1885.
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Where and When
Current Thsoter Attroct tions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
National over Twenty one":
$3.50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"Jack London: II an.
1:35, 4:25, tbs and 1905 pm. Stage
shows: 1850, $40, $50 and 9 40 pm
Columbia -"Guadalcanal Diary:
11:30 am, 1:3o, $50, 5:35, 7:35 and
$40 pm.
Earle - Northern Pursuit.; II
am, 1875. 4:25, 7:10 and $50 pm.
Stage shows: l, $50, $50 and 9:15
pm.
Keith's Government Girl:
11:26 am, l:25, $3.50, $50 7:35 and
$40 pm.
Little-"Jeannie":: IL am, 1880,
2:35, 4:20, 6:05, 7:50 and $50 pm.
Metropolitan "Hostages": II
am, l, sos, Sis, 7:30 and 9:45 pm.
Palace - "Lassie Come Home:
1o:45 an, 1855. $40, 5:25. TAO and
9:55 pm.
Trans-Lux News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1943-12-27

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1943-12-27

him the use Of spare automobile
but he continues to hold out In fave
Of the two-wheeler.
Evening star., 1943-12-27

you have not heard, is about Wash
ington and was written by Miss
Gordon when she was living here
during the summer ~. Max Gordon
Is producing and George s. Kauf-
man directed the play
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NV. DtOV
Estate of GEORGE ABRAHAM
LEA Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned. M. d. ZINN, Public Ad-
ministrator, as administrators of the
estate of GEORGE ABRAHAM
LEA, deceased, to the creditors of
and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, that
within six months after the first
publication of this notice they
either file them with the necessary
vouchers in the office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the County
of Imperial, or exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers to the said
M. d. Zinn, as administrators of
said estate, at the office of ID. 3.
Roberts, 207 Bank of America Bldg,
Ell Centro, California, the same be-
ing the place for the transaction
of the business of the said estate
in the County of Imperial, State
of California.
Dated at Ell Centro, California,
this 5th day of April, 1913.
M. d. zINN, Administrator
of the Estate of
GEORGE ABRAHAM LEA,
Deceased
mo, so (A7-l4-2l-28)
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
WE
the Women
Ry RUTH MILLETT


There is fast growing up in Am
erica new aristocracy-the aris-
| tocraCy of sacrifice.
The woman whose husband is
away in the army thinks that the
woman who still has her husband
with her hasn't given up anything
no matter how hard the war has
hit her family financially or how
much she has changed her way of
life SO as to contribute to the war
effort.
The wife whose husband is
abroad thinks that the woman
whose husband is still in this Colln-
try. even though he is hundred Of
miles away in an army camp, is just
plain lucky - that the war has
hardly touched her. After all she
gets his uncensored letters, and she
can see him occasionally.
The woman whose husband is on
fighting front thinks the woman
whose husband is Comparatively safe
in a country like England hasn't
any right to worry at all.
anu 81 IL SOto. lClt dIC bll
ferent levels in this new aristocracy
depending on how much a woman
has given up.
EAVESDROP ON THEM
If you don't believe this is So it
is because you haven't listened in
on the conversation of group of
war wives.
The ones who have the last word
are the ones whose husbands are in
places like Tunisia or New Guinea.
The wives whose men are still in
this country hardly dare to open
their mouths. They know they
haven't yet given up much-com-
pared with the women whose men
are in constant danger. And so they
take a back seat.
It's new ariStoCraCy, but one
that will be in evidence as long as
the war lasts.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

In addition to production cost, the
government spends $40 a print for
677 copies of each of its theatrical
subjects, this being the number re-
quired to get maximum diStribu-
ton in the 1900 movie houses of
the country. 10000 of which have
made pledges to the industry to
show government films. Average
picture, in fact, is shown i'm only
about 10000 theaters, but that is
still darn sight more than any
industry picture shows
Anyway. this adds up TO cost
of 5000 for prints on every gov
ernment theatrical picture, or a
total of $559.000 for printing costs.
The motion picture industry, through
its own agencies handles distribu-
the government.
theatrical pictures which
the government produces are
largely 16-mm. stuff in the ma
ture of educational films made for
showing before Rotary, Kiwanis
or Lions, in schools, before labor
organizations, parent teacher
groups and similar smaller au-
diences. Usually, these films are
reductions of standard 35 nm.
films made for theatrical dis
tributiOn, but i'm the case Of i6-
nm. films, distribution is handled
through some 1885 non profit scrv-
ice outlets which have already
been fupctioning effectively for
their organizations in similar
work before.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge nf correct
social usage by answering the
following questions, then check
ing against the authoritative
answers below:
l. If a friend telephones to in
quire how you are getting along
should you thank him for calling
before you hang up?
2. If you are making a perSon-to to-
person long distance call, is it a
good idea to know the exact phone
number?
3. Should you limit phone calls
and kilograms to those that are abb
solutely necessary during wartime?
4. If you see friend you haven't
seen in years is it necessary to say
you haven't changed bit?"
S. If an old friend sends you a
snapshot of her children should
you write and tell her how attrac-
tive they are?
|. Yes.
q Yes, valuable time will be
saved
g. Yes
a. No.
5. Certainly
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

Republican Congressman John
Taber of Auburn, N. Y. and J. Will
liam Otter of Amber. Pa, having
taken poke at the guv'ment S
movie making activities, you might
ee interested in having an inside
look at what has been going on. If
you have been to the movies in the
past year, you have seen some of
these flickers, but in a theatre they
have way of sneaking up on you,
making it difficult to tell what is
e. l.. or government issue. and what
Is legitimate. made in Hollywood
stuff
Army and Navy have their own
movie setups. They have COM
missioned nun Der of big shot
directors and producers to do
their job. John Ford, who direct
ed Grapes of Wrath" and others
is "A commander and he made the
Navy's TechnicOlOr, Battle of
Midway"
Army mas commissioned over 400
men for Photographic work in the
Signal Corps. Daryl zanuck is a
colonel and supervised production
of the ArmyS Technicolor of the
African campaign, AT the Front"
Frank Capra is a lieutenant colonel,
Hal Roach is major, and so on.
So far, there has been no major
controversy over service films,
though the movie-going public may
have noticed that action shots of
actual war aren't as clear or as
closeup as Hollywood has been
making in its phony wars of the
past, where the set was carefully
staged and lighting effects were
perfect.
owl HAS CHARGE
Practically all other government
film -making activities are now CEN
tered in the Bureau of Motion Pic
lures of the Office of War Informa-
ton. It is this operation which IS
being eyed by Congress now. on
that it is putting out too
much Democratic political propa-
ganda, along with war propaganda.
Elmer Davis. head of Owl, has
taken the rap thus far, as the
criticism of Owl has been general
and not confined to movies.
Real head of the owl Bureau
of Motion Pictures, however. is
Lowell Mellett, who is also one of
the administrative assistants to
the President and film co-Ordina-
tor for the government. meaning
Il. nff lS
through which the film industry
has its principal contacts with
numerous government agencies.
MeIlett was head of the old OGR,
or Office of Government Reports.
until last June, when IL was
merged with Owl.
Today, MellettS bureau operates
Oh a budget of $l3 million and has
about 40 employees. Its principal
places of business are Washington.
which is headquarters; New York.
which is production center, and
which is contact office
fol the movie industry.
For the year ending this June 30.
the production end of the outfit
VIII jldVp JuTiitu Ouo 30 pieouhoo' II
Of the subjects theatrical, So nom
theatrical, a distinction which will
be explained later.
The average government pro-
1uced movie runs about eight
minutes and costs around $4,000 to
produce. The total production
budget is approximately 100000,
which is the minimum cost for one
average Hollywood full-length fea-
IIre. A Hollywood super duper
nav. of course. cost up to $2.5 mil
ion. or double the entire govern
nent outlay for a year, which
lives some idea of the scale OF this
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
Imperial Valley Press

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Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
POLITICS, AS USUAL
(Ontario Daily ReporO

Shucks, we know why President Roose-
welt is making mighty attempt to eX-
cluda the press and, through it, the peO-
pie of the United States from the United
Nations food conference. He has failed
to appoint the one man in the nation big
enough to know the right answers on
world food probems-Herbert Hoover.
Instead, our nations food managers
who will meet with foreign representa-
tives arc all assistants or "under-secre-
tarieS'
Read the list. Judge Marvin Jones, who
heads our group of ''unreportables,' is
an assistant to the director of stabiliza-
ton. Paul Appleby, undersecretary of
agriculture. is next named. He is purely
a political figure having as his sole claim
to fame a record of 100 per cent new
dealism He has never been remotely
connected either with the growing or the
distribution of food except as an official
of the new deal Then comes the under
secretary of commerce.
The only man on the entire commits
sion. who is of first-ranking Importance,
is Surgeon General Parran. But his past
work has had little to do with the practl-
cal end of the problem of food produc-
ton. 1t has been rather on the theoretl-
cal side, with nutritional emphasis.
If our president had asked our great
est food expert, Herbert Hoover, to rep
resent this nation at the United Nations
food conference, there would be little
need for care and secrecy. No slips would
need covering because Mr.. Hoover knows
he speaks.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
new BOOKS
At the FL Centre Public Library:
FICTION

At the Ell Centre Public Library: {:
FICTION
Death In The Dolls House Han
nah Lees; Dark Quiet. Peter Chey-
ney; Sunset Ranch, William Hop
son; Ring Finger, Louise r. Petite,
Tunnel From Calais, David Rame
NON-FICTION
Germany's Master Plan, Joseph
Borkin; North Africa, Alan Brod-
erick; The Navy Woman's Hand
book, Clella r. Collins; The Great
est Eye In The World, A. Frederick
Collins; A Treasury of The Worlds
Finest Folk Song, Leonard Deutsch;
Dictators of The Baton, David
Even; Rediscovering South America,
Harry A. Frank; This War Is The
Passion, Caryll Houselander; Chick
en- Every Sunday Rosemary Tay-
lor; The Skin of Our Teeth, Thorn
ton Wilder; The Story of Weapons
and Tactics, Tom Wintringham,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR

Editor Imperial Valley Post-PreSs:
We have been reading as well as
having been preached to since
Pearl Harbor that the reason for
om present condition is that we
as nation having forgotten God
as well as to have forgotten to as
semble ourselves in worship.
understand that at a recent
meeting of the Ministerial Associa-
ton they voted to discontinue of
all Easter commemorations the an
nual Sunrise Service. | cannot
understand how this of all services
could have ever been considered
fer cancellation
I am told that after careful con-
sideration it was decided to have a
much more important Good Friday
service as we'll as to ask the mer-
chants to close their places of busi-
ness for several hours for their en-
pioyees to attend.
Also that the Easter Sunrise
Service was just another service
and that it was used as an easy
way to attend an Easter Service
and then to Use the balance of the
day for a holiday, etc.
for one who has attended these
services for all the years since they
were first started consider the
Easter Sunrise Service of far more
significance than the Good Friday
Service although there should be no
comparison between the two. but l
do say that the majority of those
who attend the Sunrise Service also
continue the services of the day by
attending their own Easter regular
church service.
I do think it a wonderful way to
start the Easter Sunday and am
very sorry that it has been decided |
by the Ministerial Association to |
them.
One who admits he has allowed |
himself to forget.
Name On Request
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
To The Editor,
Morning Post:

/ AOT1llilS fOSJ.
Can't you do somethig about
helpin them poor Old Congressman
out their troubles on collectin
taxes to keep this war going and
win it? The old Boys have got the
biggest question you ever heard tell
ahout-to get the money without
takin it off some Democrats and
that just won't do to talk about
! whilst another election is coming
up next year.
You know they can't git taxes off
no Republicans because we done
had them horned off the good jobs
sc long they amt got nothin to pay
with. And SO long as they amt got
nothin. we just naturally cant git
nothin off of EN-.
Of course. we learnt from high
authority a few years back that
maxim things scarce as all git-out
was the very best way to have a
good time but you can't fool an old
bowlegged tax collector-he knows
if you wat to get money, you gotta
20 where money is at. And Re-
publicans' pockets is one place that
money is every where else but.
If we start takin it off our own
crowd we are sunk. Imagine tryin
to bear down on Andy Preble and
Bob Moore and still live in same
county with 'em.
They talk about Painless" taxes,
but. Mr. Editor, if you can invent
way to git money off bunch of
Democrats without maxim EN-
squall, you will get Drafted" for
president afore the sun goes down.
HANK OTHER.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
M'Arfhur Tells of
Jap Reinforcement
BY UNITED PRESS

Additional ship sinkings in the
Pacific were revealed by the AL
lies Wednesday, but spokesman
for Gen. Douglas Macarthur said
japanese reinforcements are NOV
ing up with great rapidity" TO
menace Australia.
The spokesman hoped Allied
forces would be stepped up to meet
the enemy'S ground and air power
before the expected drive begins.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

Constant care, though il may not
amount TO more than Is minutes a
day, Is the only way to keep your
hair healthy" says Janet Blair, of
the lovely, lustrous prize winning
hair
II speak from sad experience"
She continued. Last year while on
tour there was so little time to take
proper care of my hair, it became
dull and thin And l had only
three weeks to do something about
it before starting my new picture"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
From where | site.
by Joe Marsh

Grandma HOskins knows a lot
about histOry-but when we
asked her where the first brew
cry was built in America, she
wouldn't take sides.
"YOu see," says Grandma,
wherever the cOIonists settled,
one of the first things they
thought about was food and beer
e. In fact, one reason why the
Pilgrims landed at Plymouth
Rock was because the Mayfiow.
er was runnin' short of beer"
Well. that 1CdS a new one on
us, but Grandma showed it to us
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
GL.0RlFYING
YOURSELF
By ALICIA HART
NEA Staff Writer

Screen star Janet Blair. named
Americas Number One Blond"
by international Beauty Show, is
the first of three winners
blond. redhcad ana brunei - to
tell Won how to keep hair healthy
and lustrOus.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

A world only half educated can only
be half free ! am convinced that educa-
ton for democracy throughout the world
must somehow be achieved if the world
is not to suffer generation after genera
ton from ever more destructive wars.
u S. Education Commissioner Dr. John
w. Studebaker.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
LOST BATTALIONS
CIT. Wayne 0nd.) News-SentineD


Among the lost battalions caught in
today's maelstrom are the young men
who are leaving high school at the age
of II. School days are pretty definitely
over. College is out, because they could
no more than start until the draft would
be up with them. They can, of course.
enlist in the Marines or the Navy, but
for this they must have parental consent,
and few parents will grant it.
With these possibilities ruled out, they
can set themselves to going to work, but
at what? Child labor laws still prevent
them, in many cases, from doing factory
work Some of them can do a few un
skilled farm tasks, but their value in this
direction would not be high because it
takes time to train farmer.
Even while they work-at odd jobs,
or whatever can be found-they can do
no planning for the future. Nothing can
be permanent, and they can only muddle
along until they are 18, and the Army
gets them. Meanwhile they are develop
ing the dangerous and typical wartime
philosophy that they may as we'll live for
the moment, take their fun where they
find it. and let tomorrow take care of
itself.
This is natural rut to fall into, and
one that should be avoided like the
plague 1t saps true morale, it attacks
the character and can, if it is not check
ed. head the young man into the wrong
channels at the most formative stage in
his life 1t is a problem that adults will
have to deal with by extreme caution, pa
tience and sincere advice, sprinkled with
a good deal of sane discipline.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
Editorials and Comment

EDfTOR'S NOTE: The foIlolctng edit.
0riois are presented as interesting opin.
ions Uoiced by editors eIseDhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the epinioR ef
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
Capital Talk
MANY EDUCATIONAL FILMS
-by-
Peter Edison

operation-decidedly small time b,
Hollywood measurements.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

just as it was written in the
MayfoWer's log.
And it seems that all through
our early American history beer
sort of tempered the hardships
and helped to make us a toler-
ant, moderate people.
From where I sit, beer is the
American drink of moderation
and friendliness-kind of a sym.
bOl of our personal liberty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-26
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