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FIGHTING MEN !

CAMP POLK, La.-First 1t. NAL
den D. Waite, infantry, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Morton B. Waite, 1447
Euclid street NV, has been pro-
noted to the rank of captain. He is
a member of maintenance COM
pany of an armored division here.
FORT BENNING, Ga.-Three
men from the Washington area re-
Gently were commissioned second
lieutenants on graduation from the
officer candidate course here at the
Infantry School. They are: James
William ROLAND, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. C. ROLAND, 1927 Summit
place. NE; James E. Ball III, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Ball, jr., 1914
Beechwood drive, Chevy Chase, Md,
and William F. Hoffman, son of Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Hoffman, 1915 Isher-
wood place NE
CAMBRIDGE, Gait. George
F. Murray, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Raw
mond B. Murray, 6701 Piney Branch
road NV, is stationed here at the
Army Airfleld. A graduate Of Stray
er's Business College and BENJAMIN
Franklin School of Accounting. 1t.
Murray has been in the Air Corps
since last September.
TUSKEGEE, Ala.-Second Its.
Thomas Augustine, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Augustine, 1921 Fiji
tenth street NE and William p.
Brooks, son of w. P. Brooks, 126 v
street NV, who recently was
graduated from the Air Corps Ad-
ministration Officer Candidate
School at Miami Beach, Fla. have
been assigned to duty here at the
Army Flying School.
LONG ISLAND, N. Y.-Oliver E,
Broom, 10, 1904 Taylor street, Riv-.
erdale, Md. has been appointed
acknowledgment in the United
States Merchant Marine Cadet
Corps and has reported to the Mer-
chant Marine Cadet Academy here
at Great Neck for training.
MARIETTA, Ohio.-Pvts. Clesen
H, Tereney, jr., 10. 1920 Jocelyn
street NV, and Earl S. Swami 20,
1923 Fourteenth street NV, re-
Gently arrived here at Marietta Col
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lege for course of instruction prior
to their appointment as aviation
cadets in the Army Air Forces Fly
ing Training Command.
Appointed Cadets.-Eight boys
from the Washington area have en-
listed as apprentice seamen, Glass
VS., United States Naval Reserve.
for future flight training as naval
aviation cadets. These boys will go
on inactive duty until after their
graduation from high school this
spring. They are: Paul Cleek Stau-
bus, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George C.
Staubus, Forestville, Md; William
Raymond Lewis, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George R. Lewis, 1904 Perry street
NE, and Kenneth Patrick Hughes,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Hughes, Vienna, Va.
Henry Charming Marshall, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Marshall.
Clarksville, Md; John Orren Koegel.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F.. Koe-
gel, 4l6 Seventeenth street Sc:
Richard Glenn Kaiser, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin w. Kaiser. 1903
Lyman place NE; Raymond Craze
rim Roberts, j., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond C. Roberts. lis Eighteenth
street Sc, and Norman Denzil
Right, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. D. A.
Right, 1922 A street Sc.
KEARNS, Utah.-Christopher r.
Payne, 512 Third street NV, is sta
toned here at the Army Air Forces
Basic Training Center.
CAMP ROBINSON, Ark.-Eight
men from the District recently ar
rived here at the Medical Replace
ment Training Center for their basic
training, after which they will be
assigned for duty to some Medical
Department organization. They are:
Pvts. Alan H. Dodds, 4241 Garfield
street NV; Wesley Levin, 1909
Ninth street NV: George Lehman,
Is Evarts street NE; Arthur B. Hur-
ley, 1910 Park road NV: George P.
Fillmore, 301212 r street NV; John
S. Lewis, 222 Concord avenue NV:
John F. Rogers, 1920 Fourth street
NE. and William A. Waggaman,
7O9 Tuckerman street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
D G. Civic Opera
SOlOists Hailed
In Debut
WPB Symphony
And W0men's Glee
Club Vim Praise
By ELENA DE SAYN,

The operate debut of singers from
the Washington Civic Opera. under
the banner of the WPB, Division of
Personnel Management Recreat ton
Unit, may be termed as successful
venture. Jointly with the WPB
Symphony Orchestra a group of
eight soloists, assisted by the WPB
Women's Glee Club, made a very
good impression last night at the
Social Security auditorium.
A spirit of informality prevailed,
aided by the absence of scenery and
costuming. With two exceptions
the singers appeared in modern
dress, enacting scenes from Pa
gliacci," Faust" "Cavalleria Rus
ticana" and Aida" with an earnest
ness which spoke of sincerity and
a good musical background. While
not always adhering to operate
traditions, as to acting. and thereby
handicapped from the start, the
company gave commendable per-
Torrance musically and vocally.
The program opened with the
Prologue from "Pagliacci" sung
by H. Gray Swain. Virginia Hough-
ton and George Irving Chandler,
heard in the Garden Scene" from
Faust" made the most of it, I'M
aided by mechanical facilities and
scenic effects. Richard Godeke as
sisted in the role Of Mephistopheles
The Romance and Scene" from
"Cavalleria Rusticana" enacted by
Dorothy Landau and Shirley Maltz,
additionally, possibly, the most cor
rect of the four scenes presented,
went over without flaw and in
troduced young soprano with a
decided flare for the dramatic.
Introduction Duet and Scene"
from Aida" acquainted the audience
with Rose Marie Delano, whose
mezzo-s soprano voice meets operate
requirements for power and Jean
Gibbons, an attractive Aida The
two singers were assisted by the
WPB Glee Clubs, Justin Lawrie, di-
rector. Enthusiastic applause which
followed each section of the program
spoke not only of encouragement
but of interest and pleasure.
However. the pleasantest surprise
of the evening was the truly excel
lent work done by the WPB SYM
phony Orchestra under Van Lier
Lanning, consisting of some S.
players. This organization heard
not only in the difficult operate
accomplishments but also in individ-
ual numbers which included Wag-
ner's Dreams and Introduction to
act III of 'Lohengrin," Weber's
Overture to "Oberon," and Verdi's
Prelude to act l of La Traviata"
displayed a remarkable clarity and
precision of execution with good
tonal effects and phrasing.
Joseph Liston, chief of Speakers
Bureau WPB, commented upon the
WPB recreational program endeav-
ors and the important part which
the unit, presented last night, played
! in it and introduced to the audience
those who elaborated with him in
making possible the performance
last night. The program will be
repeated this evening.
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Jane Dies a Good Russian
North Star Occasions First Death Scene
In Miss Withers' Young Life

with more conviction than Charles
Boyer. And he Is better looking.
His mother, Mrs. Eva Granger, is
on the set and gives me details of
the lucky break for her son. Ac-
cording to the studio the boy had
been discovered via a want ad in
the local papers to the effect that
a young unknown was wanted for
the million-dollar Goldwyn epic
Farley is supposed to have answered
and was accepted after test.
But this is what happened" says
Mrs. Granger, who is white-haired
and until a few weeks ago earned
$40 a week rs saleswoman in a
local sand 10-cent store. Farley
was seen by talent scout playing
in a small theater. He was tested
on a Friday but I didn't give up
my job until the following Tuesday,
when he was put under contract at
500 week. It's been like a Won
dreful dream for us all"
With his first weeks salary Farley
paid his aunt the SIS he had bor-
rowed from her last September,
with the rest he bought some clothes.
But from now on he puts it into
annuities,' says his mother. He
is not going to be like some of the
old-time stars who spent everything
and ended with nothing" Farley
mods in agreement and dashes off to
join Jane Withers in the school,
room.
Anne Baxter is playing the role
given W. by Teresa Wright. who
bowed out because of uncertainty
regarding a possible visit from the
stork. But one girls baby is an
other girls definite opportunity and
the part is the best to date for Anne.
She looks like a Russian more than
Miss Wright and proved her worth
as an actress in The Pied Piper"
and The Magnificent Ambersons."
When this is finished go to
New York for rest" Anne tells
me. It's her third picture in a short
time, having recently completed a
film with Tyrone Power and another
with Eranchot Tone. In the last she
was French girl. In the former an
American. In private life Anne is
a smiling soft-spoken, average girl.
Rather like Teresa Wright and In
grid Bergman. Maybe that's why
she can take over their roles. Miss
Bergman was to have played the
lead in Five Graves to Cairo" in
which Anne now stars.
Another important character in
"The North Star" is Dana Andrews
the boy who was discovered peddling
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maneuver into position to let a
torpedo 60" he said. However,
knowing the exact location of his
next teammate, the skipper played
the enemy in the direction of the
other PIT which was lurking Just off
shore. AS the unsuspecting Jap
closed in for the kill, he found him.
self sucked into a direct line with
the other PIT.
Two tin fish finished him"
Comdr. Montgomery said the en-
envy should in no way be moderated
The Jap is good sailor" he said,
particularly when he maneuvers
under cover Of darkness. His equip
ment is not as good quality as ours,
but 1t is ample and I have never
seen any signs of shortage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing
Stare,

'Priorities Of 1912" mu-
steal revue of the Shuberts: 2:30
and $50 pm.
Capitol-"TenneSS Johnson the
President who was impeached: 1890
am, 1:25. 4:20. 7:l5 and 1910 pm.
Stage shows: 1855, $50. Gas and
$40 pm.
Columbia - The Powers Girl
models on display: 1l:55, 225, Ass,
1925 and 9:55 pm.
"Star-Spangled Rhythm"
with a freight-load of stars: 1910
am, 1890, $50, Sis, TAO and 1905
pm. and 1925 am. Stage shows:
II noon. 2:25, 4:45, ITO and 9:35
pm. and IL midnight.
Shadow of a Doubt"
thrills by Hitchcock: HIS am,
1:50, 4:25, 7:05 and $40 pm.
Little The Great Dictator.
Chaplin right in Der Fuehrers face:
1890 am, l:l5, 4, $50 and $40
pm.
Metropolitan - Yankee Doodle
Dandy biography of George M.
Conan: 1890 am, lis, 4, $50 and
$40 pm.
Palace-"Random Harvest Hill
tons love idyll on the screen: 1905,
3:15, 6:25 and 9:35 pm ~ sua
Pix-"King Kong" return OF a
monstrosity: 2, $50, $50, 7:50 and
$50 pm. 10 - t.-r. r....-
Trans-Lux - News and shorts:
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Corset, Not Pleasure,
Makes Betty Gasp
During 'Coney Island
HOLLYWOOD

HULL WOOD,
Betty Cradle is wearing the wasp
wasted clothes Of the gay COS for
the first time in her life, but she's
having q lot of trouble trying to
catch her breath.
In ner current picture, Twentieth
Centurv-Fox's "Coney Island" Betty
plays one Of the most fashionable
women in old New York. She wears
a hustle and an hour glass corset
that pulls her waist into mere Is
inches-probably one of the narrow
est vast measurements on record.
But because her clothes are so
tight production has to be so geared
that every half hour Betty's STAYS
are loosened SO she can catch her
breath. She can't even sit down be-
tween shots.
Shes breaking records for having
a tinv waist but she confesses it's
keeping her pretty breathless,
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since Driorities made designers really
settle down to work.
For beauty, apart from that rep
resented by Paramounts goods.
Star Spangled Rhythm" depends
quite successfully upon ballet
number danced by Vera Zorina. 1t
is trici1ed up with a pleasant ballad
called Black Magic" the trick lying
in the circumstance that Zorina is
dancing in fluffy, very white snow
storm. Her dance is counter pointed
by a iitterbuggish item which fea-
lures the singing and dancing of
Rochester and a colored chorus.
Any way you look at it, however,
the sum of Star Spangled Rhythm"
is con3lderably less than its parts.
1t has rather too much of every
thing to have quite enough of any
thing.
The Earle's stage show this week
is thing of acrobatics and color,
tabloid production with a speed
that is practically break neck. An
thony, Allyn and Hodge. that dance
group which starts off with such
dignity and ends up with such car
ricature, and the unicycling Shy
rettos provide the acts which fit so
neatly between the vigorous opening
and closing numbers Of the RoXyetes.
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Rhythm" is its title and it opened
yesterday at the Earle. At odd
moments, it is quite merry and
melodious thing, but at others-the
even ones, perhaps-it turns out to
be quite a bore Any hostess who
ever has lived through a series of
lulls knows how Paramount should
feel that it tried to do a brave
thing and it is not entirely to blame
for the result.
The brave thing about Star
Spangled Rhythm" was the as
sembling of more stars than any
other picture ever has had. Every
one on the Paramount roster par
ticipates, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope,
Paulette Goddard, Dorothy Lamour.
Betty Hutton, Mary Martin, Fred
MacMurray. Ray Milland and viz
tually every one who ever answered
reveille. Even Cecil B. De Mile is
In the cast. providing quite thrill
by having his name appear almost
at the tag end of the credit list.
Working all those talents, and
many others, into one picture was
an almost insuperable task. There
Is in it sort of natural defiance
of the laws of logic. like casting
Gene Autry opposite Katharine
Cornell or Judith Anderson.
After thinking it over, however,
Paramount evolved a little story
In which Victor Moore is the CEN
trail figure. He plays the part of
a studio gateman, wistful fellow,
who impersonates the president of
the company to keep his sailor son
from knowing just what an I'M
important job he really has. To
make the subterfuge stick, he and
his amanuensis. Miss Hutton, vir-
tually work their ingenuity to
death.
Their combined talents evolve a
vaudeville show, through which
there runs a quaint little story
which actually is improved by the
constant Interruptions.
The Interruptions include the spe-
cialties of all the. people on Para
mounts payroll, each of them kid
ding himself or herself as he or she
are known to their publics.
There is, for instance, a skit which
embraces the talents of the Misses
Lamour, Goddard and Lake. The
three of them, appropriately cos
TUNED, sing little number, ever so
tropical, about three actresses whose
careers have been symbolized by
sarong, sweater and a peek-a-bo
bang.
The most popular segments of
"Star Spangled Rhythm" are those
Of the Messrs. Hope and Crosby
The former serves not only as mas
ter of ceremonies but participates in
that shower bath skit which you
may have seen before, but which re-
mains droll affair even on a sec
end seeing. The laconic Crosby is
In the picture long enough for few
ssides with reference to Hopes tai
ent to sing the big finale, which is
one of the most elaborate produc-
iton items achieved in Hollywood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
BY SHEILA GRAHAM.
HnI woo

"They NOW me down." The
speaker is not Charlie Mccarthy.
It's Jane Withers who gets her first
death scene in pictures in The
North Star" Miss Withers better
known for her comedy antics on
the screen goes dramatic in a big
way in the Sam Goldwyn epic on
Russia and at the end of the picture
is killed by the Nazi invaders.
I find her on the set studying
physiology between movie shots. Jane
still has to go to school. But" she
tells me rightly, Il graduate in
June and then can really get down
to acting. I put of my stage ap-
pearance in The First Year until
Labor Day just so I wouldn't be
bothered with school work.
For the theater chore Jane will
receive $500 week plus so per
cent of the profits. She will also do
eight weeks of personal appearances
which will net her $500 weekly In
between she appears in three pic
lures for Republic Studio, with the
right to make one outside film a
year.
For her role of Russian peasant
Jane has her hair cut straight and
in non-glamour girl bob. The eff
feet reminds me of when she came
onto the Hollywood scene-as the
brat in Bright Eyes" supporting a
very young actress known as Shirley
Temple.
X
Leading young man. and I do
mean young, in The North Star" is
l7year-old Farley Granger. Unless
the draft gets him soon young
Granger should rise to the top of
the heap in no time at all. I saw
the screen test of the boy, who is
completely without movie expert
ence. He played the love, scene
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gas at local gas station. His con-
tract is shared by Goldwyn and
Goth Century Fox, and this is bad
idea, according to Mr.. Andrews.
Il get the bad end of the deal
both ways" he tells me. when Fox
buys movie they think of the play
ers they own 100 per cent. So does
Goldwyn. I have a smaller part in
North Star than ever before. but
it's good. do suicidal crash-dive
In a plane"
Andrews is 80 years old, has two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Casual Purchase

Republic has purchased an old
mansion in Pasadena and has trans
ported it to the studio. The house
VIII make its debut" in the Mary
Lee starrer, "Shantytown." Pur-
chase Of complete house helps Re-
public meet the restrictions on build
ing of new sets.
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Earle's Screen Features
A tar>Spangled Party
But 1t Is Dull Affair in Spots
Despite Array of Talent Which
Includes Paramount's Best
BY JAY CARMODY.

of
would be ike to go to movie studio party All the
there directors maybe the
help One would
thing
would feeling
Well,
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-25
NAACP

At the last regular meeting of
the Omaha Branch reports by COM
mittees were made, it was shown
that during the last year some pro-
gress was made, but not what
should have been made.
This is a sad commentary in a
community where we have about
1900 in our group. Why is it no
greater interest is shown? The re-
firing President stated it was i'm
possible to fill committees to a
working strength. The membership
has not grown as it should, with
the majority of our folks making
good salaries we should have no
less than II or Is hundred members
ready and willing to join the ranks
Of the handful of workers always
on guard.
We should be familiar with the
principles and work, we should be
constantly on guard to contest ev-
cry encroachment upon u rights
and advancement. In a war torn
world, at a time when all people
are uniting for a closer collabora
ton in every effort we must not
fail fosterity-The election Of Of
ficers resulted as follows:
The Rev. Mr.. J. E. Blackmore.
president; Mrs. Loretta Bush, first
vice-president; Rev. Mr.. f. @. Viii
liams, second vice-president; Mrs.
J. Albert Williams, secretary, and
W. L. Myers, treasurer.
Ten executive board members
were elected and (15) fifteen more
are to be elected at the next meet
ing.
On Janu. 16, 1914, at Paradise
Baptist church at 23rd and Clark
st. the installation Of officers will
take place at which time a fine pro-
gram will be rendered. Some of
our best know citizens will appear
50 we are extending a cordial in
vitation to as many as who can
get in to be on hand.
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-25

to this is the filing of Governor Griswold for a third
term as Governor. His administrations have beer
marked by common sense service in the interests q
all the people.
Juvenile Delinquency has increased rapidly sine
the start of the war. Informed students do not an
ticipate a decrease until the war is over.
Mr.. S. Edward Gilbert who tarried here a little
while, departed.
The Old Muddy Missouri smote the CITY dur
ing the year and left its mark, which has almost been
erased.
The National and international picture has been
hlghllghted by meetings between Stain, Roosevelt.
Churchill, Chang Kai Shek and Inonu, and the drift
of small European and African States toward the
Russian orbit.
1914 will, doubtless, see the end Of the war in
Europe, while Japan, always the most formidable
foe, fights on until utterly vanquished. In japan
we have the idea of the super-men. The German
concept OF Master Race is puny beside it. In one
general respect, these forces Of evil and destruction
are alike; they are killers and enslavers of all races
and all creeds and colors that stand in the paths of
their ambitions.
Japans rapine and murder Of yellow, black and
brown men, IN color like themselves, is matched bv
Hitler's Germany in her murderous assault upon
the proud white men and women Of Britain and the
Nordics Of Scandinavia.
Both these forces must be crushed, completely
And afterward, what?
What Of India, Africa, China. Does the dec
laratlon OF Cairo to Japan that she must disgorge
her stolen loot and lands apply to other countries,
too The logic of that declaration poses the wonder
of wonders.
Christmas dawns. PEACE ON EARTH. GOOD
WILL TOWARD MEN" will be whispered on all the
Dattleflelds OF the world by all men who know the
story OF the MAN OF GALLILEE."
PEACE is upon the scaffold. Who will place
it on the throne?
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-25
WHO Is
YOUR FRIEND?
BY Ruth Taylor

Who is your friend? The one
who talks to you of what he is
going to do for you some day? Or
j. it the one who shows you how
to get ahead on your own steam?
Hitler held out friendship to the
youth Of Germany, promising them
that they would not have to pay
for the mistakes of their fathers.
that he would bring them pros
perity and let them rule as a mas
ter race over others. l wonder
if they gave a thought to that in
the springtime mud Of Russia or
on the burning sands Of North
African deserts.
Japan holds out the hand Of
friendship to the Oppressed"
peoples Of the earth. Ask the
Koreans what kind of friendship
Japan gives. They have known
the answer for nearly half a cen
fury. Ask the Chinese in the coas-
tai towns, what the pledge means.
Ask those who are still alive to
speak. Ask the natives of Borneo,
Of Burma, Of the South Sea Isles.
They have tasted that friendship.
The Axis followers claim that the
Anglo Saxon natiors are "un-
friends" Of the darker races. Yet