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Evening star., 1944-03-08
MIR. Curtiz Qualities
AS Talent Scout
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.
Solly Baiano writes after "occu-
patton" on any form, travelling
talent scout" He came back from
trip this week-with no new talent
discovered, something rare in the
peripetatic Baiano's life-to be told
that:
His daughter, Yolanda, II, whom
he has religiously kept away from
motion pictures, had gone to work
as an actress.
Mike Curtiz, who is directing
jamie" )" not only successfully talked
Miss Baiano into makeup, but he
also hired Dolores Prinz, Dance
Director Leroy's daughter; Ruth
Brennan, Actor Walters daughter;
Karon Hale, Actor Alan's daugh-
Evening star., 1944-03-08

Is patiently aware VI It's ever
subtlety and sufficiently skilled tt
express each of its meanings with
complete sureness of touch.
In vitalizing Bernadette perfectly
in the picture, which was screened
yesterday for critics who have beer
clamoring for weeks to see it, Miss
Jones does not indicate that she
Is already a great actress. One
superlative performance does moi
make an actress great. She does
however evidence qualities o1
greatness that can be developed ano
which, no doubt, will have chance
to develop under David o. Selz-
nick's guidance.
Unlike SO many newcomers in the
cinema, she creates a definite i'm
preston of intelligence. The in
f1uence of direction is evident in
Bernadette, but there is also a pro-
found evidence of her own share
in 1t. She knows what both she
and the director are about, which
is In striking contrast to the mere
puppetry which goes into the per-
formance Of many screen new
conner.
Among established actresses, none
of whom she looks like, Miss Jones
would appear closest to Miss Fon-
tame. Both are intelligent, intense
young women. They get their eff
fects in the simplest ways, are
vividly aware that the eyes are the
most important item of the players
equipment on the screen. Their
voices are softly, deeply musical and
are used with an awareness that
there is a microphone between
them and the audience.
Bernadette's interpreter is none
of your standard movie beauties. In
fact, by conventional standards, she
is not beautiful Her oval face, dark
hair and dark eyes are photo
graphically ideal, but they add up
to something much more close to
the radiant than the ravishing.
She will never compete with Ann
Sheridan, Betty Cradle, Alice Faye,
Dorothy Lamour or any of the other
pinup favorites unless the taste in
such types suddenly turns spiritual,
which is highly unlikely. But she
Is vivid person, who comes through
the lens of the camera as such. She
will do fine job of consoling the
Fontaine, Carson and other fan
doms for her winning of the acting
prize for 1943.
No one ever could resent Miss
Jones.
That Franz Werfel is an actors
writer as almost no other man in
the literary business is amply evi-
dent in the two hours and SO min
utes Of Song of Bernadette." The
period is no less than Uttered with
memorable impersonations.
Outstanding among them is that
of Charles Bickford as Peyramale,
Dean of Lourdes, one of the great
religious roles of a decade and one
which should keep Hollywood from
forgetting Bickford-or vice versa
AS 1t has done too often in the
past. Another splendid piece of
portraiture is Lee j. Cobb's creation
of DR.. Dozous as character whose
humanity is as deep as his learning,
a man OF science who comedies al
ways that there are things in heaven
and earth that are not contemplated
in his philosophy, nor explainable
in terms OF his own deep knowledge
of nature.
Ann Revere, who has been hack
ing around the cinema for years, is
another who owes a deep debt to
Evening star., 1944-03-08

ter; Oracle Hanneford. Clown Poo
dies daughter: Will Fowler, Writer
Genes son, and Charles Murray,
nephew and namesake Of the late
comedian.
"As talent scout" said Solly,
sadly. Il must be slipping. That
Curtiz must be some talker."
Evening star., 1944-03-08

the sequence and was sure Of work
for another three or four weeks, his
agent contacted the studio and let
them know he was former WELL
known stage actor-and that his
minimum salary was $500 week!
tRe,eased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance Inc.)
Evening star., 1944-03-08

AELlMlIWk more NOR STE &. OK ) >; aeee e5a1
so THIS IS WASHINGTON" with
LUM n ABNER.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Shakespeare at Canr

Shakespeare will soon be present.
ed to Army audiences II John Cara
dine has his way. The gaunt char
acter actor, vino gave up movies
six months ago to organize a COM
pany and tour the Pacific Coast
at a considerable financial loss
thinks the Bard's works are not too
highbrow for Army camp thea
fprs
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Cowboys Unretarded

Movie cowboys have secret
weapon, too. They can shoot red
skins all day, but did you ever see
'em stop and reload?
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Jennifer Jones' Academy Prize
Is a Well-Earned Award
BY JAY CARMODY.

Jones Academy Award for her performance Bernadete
Soubirou
Arthur
nothing which themselves
Miss somehow wish
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W. w.: I; e. 5:
"

DANCE.
Texas Frontier Frolic" dance.
Wardman Park Hotel, $50 o'clock
tonight.
EXHIBIT.
Textile and costume exhibit from
Metropolitan and Brooklyn Muse
ums, embassies and private collec-
tons, United Nations War Center,
1720 street NV, noon to 6 pm.
daily.
MUSIC.
Vivian Rifkin, pianist, and Carl
Stern, cellist, presented by Federal
Workers Recreation Group, South
Interior auditorium, 8:15 o'clock to-
night.
Budapest String Quartet, Coolidge
auditorium, Library of Congress
$50 o'clock tonight.
Navy Band Symphony Orchestra,
Departmental a uditorium, $3.50
O'Clock tonight.
FOR SERVICEMEN.
Stage Door Canteen, Belasco
Theater, tonight: Group Two
Swing Band of Fort Belvoir and
Marion Venable dancers.
Officers Service Club dance, Bur-
Hngton Hotel, $3.50 o'clock tonight
Servicemen may obtain additional
information on other activities by
calling the United Nations Center,
National 5000, or any of the follow
ing USO numbers: Executive 0428
Republic 1927, National 0614, Ma
tional 3431, or, for Negroes, Decatur
1864.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28
Gems. Royce, Moses
Among Six Officers
Decorated by Army

Maj. Gen. Ralph Royce and Brig.
Gen. Raymond G. Moses, both of
Washington, were among six gen.
eral officers of the Army to receive
decorations for outstanding military
services, the War Department an
nounced last night.
The Legion of Merit was awarded
to Gen. Royce for services as COM
manding general of the U. S. Army
Forces in the Middle East, from
September 10, 1943, to March 9, 1914.
Besides contributing directly to the
advancement of the war in that
area, the citation pointed out, he
provided for the security of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the military and
civilian stats attending the Mena
and Teheran conferences of Allied
chieftains.
Gen. Moses, as assistant chief of
staff Ga Operations, was awarded
the Distinguished Service Medal for
helping to carry out the critical Pc
Rod of reorganization of the Army
and War Department and the pre-
liminary deployment of our troops
overseas. He discharged those du-
ties from March, 1912, to September,
1943.
Distinguished Service Medals also
were awarded to 1t Gen. Courtney
H. Hodges of Atlanta, Ga, former
chief of infantry. Gen. Hodges Or
ganized the 10th Army Corps and
commanded the Replacement and
School Command of the Army
Ground Forces.
Maj. Gen. John P. Lucas of
Kearneysville, w. Va, also received
the Distinguished Service Medal for
services as a corps commander of
the Fifth Army in fighting in Italy.
He was particularly mentioned for
"a brilliantly executed crossing of
the Volturno River in the face of
determined enemy opposition"
The Legion of Merit award also
went to Maj. Gen. Ralph C. Smith
Of Tucson, Ariz., and Brig. Gen.
George v. Keyser of Manhattan,
Kans. The former commanded the
9th Infantry Division which CAP
tured Maxim in the Gilbert Islands
and Eniwetok in the Marshall
Islands, two heavily defended atolls
Of the Central Pacific area. Gen.
Keyser, when a colonel, commanded
the department of gunnery at the
Field Artillery School, Fort Sill.
Okla, from November, 1910, to Sep
TENDER, 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28
Raymond CIopper Ship
To Be Built in Florida

The Maritime Commission an
nounced last night that the st.
Johns River Shipbuilding Co., Jack
sonville, Fla, had established the
highest safety record of 10 East
Coast yards in March in a COM
petition for the honor of having
one of its vessels named the Ray
mond Clapper, in honor of the late
Washington newspaperman killed in
plane collision in the Pacific.
The contest, the Maritime Com
mission said, greatly stimulated in
terest in the safety records of the
yards and resulted in a marked i'm
provement in them. The Raymond
Clapper will be launched at a date
to be announced later by the COM
mission, and will be sponsored by
Mrs. Olive Ewing Clapper, the COL
umnist's widow.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28

ly anxious to meet, is in retreat
from the east coast of Leyte and
is completely disorganized.
In field dispatch, Fred Hamp-
son. Associated Press War Cores
pom dent with the. 24th division, said
the Japanese Systematically were
blowing up bridges while making
an organized withdrawal at t h e
mouth of the Leyte valley.
The destruction of bridges last
night at the mouth of Leyte valley
was spotted by airmen.
American causalties were 518 kill
ed, 139 missing and 1903 wounded.
General Macarthur commune
que announcing his full revenge
against the 18th division troops Of
Lieut.. Gen. Shire Mackino on Leyte
gave this picture Of the Samar
situation:
with the aid Of organized local
guerrillas, practically the entire
island of Samar is now under our
domination and civil government
Continued on Page Five; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
By the Associated Press

Japanese naval headquarters fir.
ed another statistical .broadside to.
day with the claim that 100000
tons of American naval craft were
sunk or damaged in the Oct. 24-26
battles of the Philippines. :
Domei, the Japanese news a3en-
cy, broadcast the figure as quoted
by Capt. Ftsuzo Kurihara, chief ma
val press officer at imperial head
quarters. The story, beamed to
America, was heard by Federal
Communications Commission mon
itors.
The u S. Navy department at
Washington announced that Amer
lean ship losses in the Philippines
battles were light aircraft carrier
Princeton, two escort carriers, two
destroyers and one destroyer es-
cort, totaling possibly $4,000 tons.
But Kurihara multiplied this by
10 in his shakespeare computation
Of 100000 tons of American war
vessels sunk, leaving the remain
ing 10000 tons in the damaged
category.
Donei also said that Kurihara
called conservative" his estimate
that United States personnel losses
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
American And Japanese
Naval Boxscores Differ

in the Philippines battles were A.
300. ~ -
The japanese imperial headquar-
tiers in a Tokyo broadcast today
placed their Philippines naval los
ses at six warcraft sunk-a carrier,
a battleship, two cruisers and two
destroyers- a carrier and one
battleship damaged. This was an
increase over the enemy's previous
announcement of losses.
American communicates and first
hand reports of the fighting put
japanese Philippine losses at more
than 81 warships. These included
two carriers, two battleships, five
cruisers and three destroyers sunk;
one carrier and two battleshlps
probably sunk, and six battleshlps'
five cruisers and at least one des-
troyer damaged.
Domei, Jumping together Japa-
nese claims of American losses
from Oct. II when Adm. William
Halsey struck in the Fromosa
area, to Oct. 26 in the Philippines
actions, said as United States
vessels have been sunk and 81
damaged, set afire or beached,
for a total of 1872.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
Registration Books Close
At Sundo.vn; Don't Fail To
Haze Your Name Entered

Registration books for the
November ! general election
will close in New Hanover
county this afternoon ut
1874 o'clock, H. G. Carney,
chairman Of the county board
OF elections, said Friday.
They will be open today
from 8 a. m. to 6:24 p. m.
According to reports from
the registrars, registration on
the two previous Saturdays
when books were open at the
Is polling places, has been
''quite heavy"
Carney issued q reminder
that If an applicant has re-
moved from another precinct
within the same city or town
ship since the last registration,
he must present to the regis
trar a written certificate, sign
ed by the registrar of the pre-
cinct from which he has re-
moved that his name has been
scratched from the registra-
ton book of such a precinct
and that he is no longer a
registered voter therein.
IF In doubt, a person should
check his registration" Carney
advised.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
ROOSEVELT CITES
WAR ACHIEVEMENT

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. q IN
President Roosevelt dashed at Re.
publican politicians tonight for
what he termed deliberate and
indefensible effort to place polit
ical advantage over devotion tc
country and above a desire to avoid
death and destruction of future
wars
To an outdoor audience at Shibe
park, the Chief Executive asserted:
II do not think that the American
people will take kindly to this pol
icy Of .'vote my way or I won't
play".
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke at the end
Of a day in which he had campaign
ed in Delaware, New Jersey and
the Philadelphia area, hearing the
applause of tens of thousands OF
Americans and urging twice that
there be a big vote on Nov. Z.
He gave this promise:
When this great job in winning
this war is done, the men of our
armed forces will be demobilized
and returned to their homes just
as rapidly as possible. The War
and Navy departments are pledged
to that. I am pledged to that. The
very law of this land, enacted by
the Congress, is pledged to that.
And there are no strings attached
to this pledge"
After all, he said, he could speak
"as one who knows something of
the feelings of a parent with sons
who are in the line of battle over
seas"
Leveling directly at Republican
politicians, the chief executive as
serted there were some in and out
of Congress, who are introducing
into the campaign what he des-
cribed as "a very ugly impic alton"
of profound concern to all Ameri-
cans.
He said they are stating that Re-
publicans in Congress would coop
crate with a Republican president
in establishing world organiza-
ton for peace ;. Clearly init
mating that they would not coop
crate toward the same end in the
event of a democratic victory" he
added: ...
"That, it seems to me, is a de-
iberate and indefensible effort to
place political advantage not only
above devotion to country, but also
above our deep desire to avoid the
death and destruction which would
be caused by future wars r"
He mentioned glorious opera
tons in the Philippines" and said
he wondered whatever became
o fthe suggestion made few weeks
ago that I had failed for political
reasons to send enough forces OF
supplies to General Macarthur"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
SPECIAL SESSION
CALLED BY DEWEY

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 27.-RE
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey acceded
tonight to opposition demands for
action on extending New York
states voting hours, as he squared
away for northeastern finish
drive in his quest for the presiden-
cy.
Accepting the recommendation
of his counsel, Charles D. Breitel,
the republican nominee summoned
the state legislature into special
session next Monday to consider
changing the law to keep the polls
open until 9 pm, instead OF z
pm, Nov. 7.
| Breitel told the governor there
was "some DANGER that war work
ers might be prevented from vot-
ing if the polls closed at the earlier
hour.
Moreover" Breitel said, ut is
not desirable to require war work
ers to leave their employment, it
that can be avoided"
Demands for an extension Of vot-
ing hours had been made by May
or F. H. La Guardia Of New York
city, state democratic leaders and
others.
Political leaders conceded the
democrats would be principal ben
eficiaries of any extension, since
its chief weight would be felt in
overwhelmingly democratic New
York city.
In an attempt to offset as much
as possible the usual democratic
rluraIties rolled up in the metro
polls, Dewey planned to 60 the the
upstate republican stronghold OF
Syracuse tomorrow to deliver his
major farm speech of the cam
raign. The speech will be broad
cast at 1890 pm, EWT, over the
Blue network. 1t will be Dewey's
first formal daytime address OF the
campaign. ... -..-
Paul E. Lockwood, t n COVER
ror's secretary, said Dewey would
make brief speeches in Utica to-
morrow and in Rochester Tuesday.
The Utica stop will be made on
the return trip to Albany from Syr-
acuse, and the Rochester appear
ance on the way to Buffalo, where
the governor will make a major
Broadcast Tuesday night.
The subject of the Buffalo talk
was held in allegiance, apparently
tc give Dewey an opportunity to
ply to President Roosevelt S
speeches in Philadelphia tonight
and in Chicago tomorrow.
There were upconfirmed reports
at the capitol today that the can
didate might go into New Jersey
next Friday, one of the two open
dates on his schedule for the final
week of campaigning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
PLANE ATTACKS
HELP in GREECE

ROME, Oct. 27.-tR-Constant air
attacks are achieving good results
on German columns retreating
through Greece on the road lead
ing from Larisa northwest to
Kozane and then to the Yugoslav
frontier, Allied headquarters an
nounced today.
British land forces have Joined
Greek guerillas harassing Nazi
rearguards in the Larisa area. Ko-
zane is so miles northwest of
Larisa, and the Yugoslav frontier
lies another 40 miles beyond.
A dispatch from Athens said
nearly all Bulgarian forces had
withdrawn from Macedonia and
Thrace, and Greek government
representatives declared order re-
stored in those northern provinces
Athens newspaper reports said
the Germans suffered 400 casual
ties in their withdrawal from the
volos district, IS miles southeast
of I,ariSa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
NIMlTZ DECLARES
FINAL TEST AHEAD

HONOLULU, Oct. d. Up The
Japanese fleet has been rendered
incapable of challenging any siz-
able American naval force for
some time by the enemy's "smash-
ing defeat in Philippine naval bat
ties, Adm. Chester w. Nimitz said
today.
The imperial fleet, he said in a
Navy day address, fright now is
limping away from the scene OF
it's disaster"
1.-THE supreme test" with the
Japanese. he said, will come in
the year ahead.'
The admiral, addressing the
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce.
said in connection with the recent
Philippine battles that although
the full extent of his (the enemy's>
losses are not yet completely
known, it is safe to say they are
so great as to render his fleet
incapable of challenging any siz-
Continued on Page Five; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28

re porting the exhilaratlon
brought by news of great naval
victories. in the Philippines were
speeches by naval officers whicn
warned Of long, bloody trail ahead
in the Pacific before our 1lee'
steams into Tokyo bay.
Japan bases its hopes on Amer {,
lean war WEAKNESS, that tn e
American people will ask that the
bows in the Pacific be sent home n
remembering that in 1918 we failed
to finish off Germany" Capt, r. N.
s BAKER. USN, industrial manager
of the Charleston Navy yard warn,
ed at luncheon meeting sponsored
bv the Chamber of Commerce at
the Cape Fear club.
Commander E. M. Doar, USNR,
commanding officer of the Navy
ferry crew stationed in Whining,
ton told a mass meeting sponsored
hv the Navy Mothers club on the
steps of the post office yesterday
Continued ON Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28

Churchill told the House OF Com
mons. But / am quite sure that
no final result can be obtained
until the heads of the three gov
ernments have met again together,
as I earnestly trust they may do
before this year is at its end.''
Observing that he had mot hest
tated to travel from court to court
Like a wandering minstrel the
Prime Minister said that as a re-
suit Of his Quebec. and Moscow
meetings he could report that AL
is solid, sure and sound in both
military and political fields among
Britain, Russia and the United
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
MACARTHUR MEETS, DEFEATS
IBATAAN'S DEATH MARCH, MPS;
ENEMY MAY HA We LOST 40 SHIPS
half FOES LEYTE
| FORCE CASUALTIES
Yankees Gain Control Of
Samar, Third Largest
Philippine Island

GENERAL M'ARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, L a tie,
Philippines, Oct. 28.-B-
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
mud-caked Yanks have gain
ed control of Samar island
adjacent to Leyte, and have
completely defeated" tn
10th Japanese division re-
sponsible for it's Infamous
march of death" on Bataan.
Macarthur announced in his com.
munique today that 14,045 Japa.
nese soldiers. half of the enemy
force on Leyte-have been killed or
wounded in the week Of fighting
since Macarthur. led American
troops back to iberate the Philip
pines.
The 10th division, which General
Macarthur said he was PARTICULAR
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
U. S. PERSONNEL
LOSS WITHHELD
Announcement To Await
Notification OF Victims
Next OF Kin

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET
HEADQUARTERS, PEARL
HARBOR, Oct. II. = R -
The Japanese probably lost 40
ships sunk or crippled in the
three naval battles Of the
Philippines, Rear Adm. For
rest P. Sherman, chief OF
staff to Adm. Chester w. Nj
mitz, said today.
The Navy previously announced
that six American warships were
lost in the engagements which
crushed Japanese seapower.
The boxscore is not completely
filled in," Adm. Sherman said in
an NBC Navy day broadcast, but
it appears 40 japanese ships were
sunk or crippled. So far we have
only the bare outline of the story.
"It seems probable" he added,
that the Japanese will not give
up the Philippines without hard,
strenuous fight, but our success
here will give us the bases for
further operations.
'It will be a long time before
the Japanese fleet again is fit for
sea-"
Official cornmuniques, b d
upon incomplete reports, have list
ed minimum of q japanese war
ships sunk or damaged in the three
engagements which saved tn e
Leyte island beachhead. Eyewit-
ness accounts a n d other reports
have said the total will be con-
siderably larger.
Navy Secretary Forrestal said
in an address prepared for Chi
scago Navy League dinner that the
Philippine battles laid up at least
CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. 81