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Evening star., 1944-05-06
By Harold Hefernan.
"
HOLLYWOOD,

Bing Crosby never realized what
a controversial fire he was touch
ing off by choosing The Great John
L." as his first independent produc-
ton.
Practically everybody in the
United States-i n luding Holly
woods campaigning for one candi-
date or another to take the leading
role of John L. Sullivan, World S
Heavyweight Champion and pic
turesque figure of the Gay Nineties
period.
Those who applauded Ward Bond S
characterization of John L. in the
Enrol Flynn picture, Gentleman
Jim," have taken the stump in his
behalf sports authorities throuhout
the country are wiring suggestions
to Bing; while every correspondent
in Hollywood has an actor lust
right
Truth is, according to Bing, John
l.. was handsome, dashing fellow in
his youth-and so he's going to be
portrayed by just such gent picked
from the ranks of well-known
screen leading men. Those testing
for the part are in for a big sur
prise. After photographing their
handsome mugs, the boys will be
asked to strip to the waist. Muscles
big rippling ones-are going to count
heavily, too.
Crosby emphasizes that John L. S
fighting career will be secondary
Don't be surprised if the two-fisted
old braggart actually sings and
dances, for it's to be a musical,
with splashy chorus effects and
Linda Darnell (John LIS love inter
es) warbling and kicking up her
feet.
If for no other reason than that
Bing has tossed his hat into the
production ring and is taking an
active interest, developments on
this movie are to be watched with
keen interest.
X X
Close-ups: Real reason behind
David O.. Selznick's record asking
price ($250,000) for Ingrid Berg
mans services at Universal was that
that studio wanted her to portray
the mother of 16-year-old girl.
:. Rosalind Russell is taking dane
ing lessons on the set of Roughly
Speaking" She'll do a couple of
waltz steps on a mountain-top.
Playing title role of Laura" Gene
Tierney makes her first appearance
on set in 18 months. She's trife
heavier since the birth of her baby.
Marie Wilson, two-year hit in
Ken Murray's "Blackouts,' Holly
wood variety show, will play dumb
lady clarinet player in M-G-M's
Music for Millions" From re-
liable sources it is learned that Dar-
ryl zanuck has spent not one, two
or three, but four million dollars
on his Wilson" 1t is being rushed
out for earliest possible release be-
cause election tides may have some
thing to do with its box-offlce fate.
-. Wallace Beery always manages
to sit in the same booth when he
dimes at the Brown Derby. Over
this booth hangs a very flattering
caricature of Berry. =. Constance
Moore will be matron of honor and
Paul Lukas best man when Phil
Baker weds Irmgard Erik in Beverly
Hills Monday. >. Don Ameche has
had a more varied college expert
ence than any movie Colum-
bla, Marquette, Georgetown and
Wisconsin-but he never graduated
from any of them.
This-is- Hollywood department:
DR.. S. r. Mitchneck, former pro-
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Moore Is Sextet

Victor Moore plays six characters
In his new film, appearing as he is,
and also as his three brothers, his
Sister Martha" and his Aunt Mi
nerva." In one scene all six appear
together in box at the theater.
It's done with split pho
tography, so minutely calculated
that Moore's six chairs are bolted
and chained in place lest they be
moved a fraction of an inch.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Miss B. Retorts
HOLLYWOOD

Though she has spent lifetime
in the theater, Ethel Barrymore
lives in the present, never expresse.
a yearning for the good old days, ,
and took dig at D. w. Griffith fol
doing SO when he and Lillian Gist
visited her on the set.
of course you'd like to have the
good old days back" she said
That's when you hired my brother
Lionel for $3.50 day"
Evening star., 1944-05-06

THE ADVENTURES Of MARK TWAIN >
Warner Bros. production starring
Frederic March and Alexis Smith, directed
by Irving Rapper produced by Jesse l.
Lasky, screen play by Alan lie May and
Henry Sherman. At the Earle.
The Cast
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of SHOWING

Stage.
Rosalinda":: 2:3O anc
$50 pm
Screen.
CapitOl-"Andy Hardv's BLONDE
Trouble: 10 am, l2:45, $50, 6.15
and HAS pm. Stage shows y
2:45, 5;35, 800 and 11:O5 pm.
Columbia-''Woman of the Town.
ll:45 am, LAS, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 anc
9:45 pm
Earle "AdVentures of Marx
Twain: 1890 m. 1:2O, 4:lO, 7, 9:5;
pm. and l2:45 pm, Stage shows
12:45, 3;35, 6:25, 9:20 pm. and 1910
pm.
Keith's Up in Arms: ll:ls
am, l:20, 800, 5:25, 7:25 and 9:3(
pm.
Little" Suspicion: II am, Ito
3:l5, 5:25, 7:35 and $50 pm.
Metropolitan - Phantom Lady"
1l:25 am, l:30, 3:35, 535, TAO anc
9:45 pm
Palace-"See Here, Private Har-
grove: 10:45 am, 1855, 3:05, Sis
7:25 and 9:35 pm.
Pix-"Pack Up Your Troubles"
2:20, 4:45, tbs, $40 and 12:lOp pm,
Trans-Lux-NeWs and shorts, con-
tinuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1944-05-06

For the bond drive you have an
s-card and the speed limit Is off
Drive now, and step on 1t.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Pictures Steal Film
u0T vXuNf


Something odd has happened. In
town where actors traditionally
get the spotlight, four pictures-the
painted kind-have stolen 1t from
the young actor they depict.
And two artists, the foxily &C.
centric Albright twins, have run
away with the preliminary mo-
tices" on the film. Even the movie
title features their work, THE Pic
ture of Dorian Gray" version of
Oscar Wilde's novel.
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y - Libby, Montana


/. O. O. F. Cabinet chapter No. So,
meets every Wednesday evening.
Sherman Noel, N. G., Ernest David
son, recording secretary.
A. F. & A. M. Libby Lodge No. IS
meets End and 4th Thursdays at
Masonic Temple. Dexter Shaurette,
w. M; Donald G. Hargreaves, sec
rotary.
Royal Arch Masons Libby lodge
No. 80 meets third Wednesdays at
Masonic Temple. w. G. Seims, high
priest, D. O. Mount, secretary.
Order of the Eastern Star. Libby
Chapter No. SO meets 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays at Masonic Temple. Mrs.
Dexter Shaurette, worthy matron,
Mrs. E. E. Jaqueth, secretary.
Libby Moose Lodge No. 1899 meets
End and 4th Mondays at Moose hall
Gleason Pitcher, Governor; Melvin
P. Paulson, secretary.
Royal Neighbors, Mountain View
Camp No. 1853 meets End and 4th
Wednesdays at the Moose hall.
Mrs Margaret Collier, oracle; Mrs.
Bessie CloWers, recorder.
Medora Rebekah Lodge No. SO
meets lst and 3rd Mondays at !. O.
O. F. hall Mrs. Chris Ramlo, Noble
Grand and Mrs. Howard Blanchard,
secretary.
A. O. U. w. meets the End Fri
day of each month at the Legion
hall. Harry Hartle, M W., Yer
non Crotteau, secretary.
A. O. U. w. Junior Club meets
4th Friday Of each month at legion
Hall. Janet Johnston, M. W., Rosella
Barr, secretary and Delina Carlson,
supervisor.
Libby Chapter lie Molay meets
LIST and 3rd Mondays. Masonic Tenn
pie, at p. m.
Rainbow Girls meet second and
fourth Mondays at Masonic Temple.
Daisy Hunter, worthy advisor; Mar
garet Maize, recorder; Mrs. r. c.
Rice, mother adviser.
Women OF the Moose, Libby
Chapter No. sos meets on the first
and third Tuesdays at the Moose
hall. Mrs. Harold Burse, Senior Re
gent and Mrs. Harold Bitterman,
| Recorder.
Theta Rho Club No. 81 meets LIST
and 3rd Tuesdays in I. O. 0. F. hall
at tbs p. M Margaret Noel, presi-
dent, Marie Solem, recording Sec
rotary; Minnie Karnes, advisor.
| Libby Rod and Gun Club, A. J.
Agather. president; Arthur j. Neils
secretary. Regular meeting second
Friday Of each month at p. m.
/
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practice of law at Lewistown after
studying law at Harvard Law School
and University of Nebraska. He
served two terms as County AttOr-
ney of Fergus county. From 1888
to 1910 he served as Assistant At
torney General and Attorney Cen
eral. Resigning as First Assistant
Attorney General in 1910, he ac-
copied appointment as Counsel for
the Railroad and Public Service
Commission. Recently he was APP
pointed a member Of the Committee
on Regulatory Procedure of the Ma
tional Association of Railroad and
Utilities Commissioners.
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SPEAKS TO WOMEN

The Women of St Joseph's par
ish gathered at the church last
Sunday afternoon to hear Miss Ruth
Craven, of Washington, D. G., who
is touring the Helena diocese, in
structing the Catholic women on
the value of the National Council
of Catholic Women.
Mrs. Dale Edwards, DIOCESAN sec
rotary, of Kalispell, also spoke to
the women on the Deanery meeting
which was held at Roman on June l..
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SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Libby Commercial Club Max
Sturm, president directors, Mox
Sturm, r. w. Smithberger, A. ].
Agather, E. J. Barkee, K. A. Klehm.
Dexter Shaurette, secretary.
American Legion Auxiliary No.
|97 meets 3rd Thursdays. Mrs. Ira
G. Miller. president, Mrs K E. Nc
Mullen, secretary.
Lions Club meets every End and
4th Mondays Jas. Harris, pres
ident, Paul K. Church. secretary.
Libby Woman's Club meets End
Tuesday at 230 p. m. in community
room Of court house Miss Irez
Ratekin, president, Mrs. II. W. Red
field, secretary.
American Legion Post No. 81
meets 3rd Thursdays at the Legion
hall. w. J. Nelson, commander, Ira
G. Miller, adjutant
Libby Farm Woman's Club meets
lst Wednesday. Mrs. Lee Nixon,
president, Mrs. Louis Burrell, sec
rotary.
Libby Junior Woman's Club meets
second Tuesdays at 8 p. m. in the
community room of the court house.
Mrs. Darrell Shaurette, president
and Mrs. Arleigh Thompson, secle-
tary.
Kootenai Valley Grange meets LIST
and 3rd Fridays Of month at Ameri-
can Legion Hall. H. P. Weydemeyer,
master; Louis Ohlerich, secretary.
Regular meetings OF international
Hod Carriers, Building and Com
mon Laborers' Union of America
A. F. L., Libby Sub. No. 1892, held
End and 4th Wednesdays at Ameri-
can Legion Hall, Libby.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union No. 1881. Meets End and 4th
Tuesdays of each month at 7:30
Abner Role, president; Harry Moe
recording secretary.
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BRIEFS:

There has been considerable rival
ny between the Burmese and the
immigrant Indians. The Burmese
have found themselves at a dis
advantage in competition with the
more experienced Indian profess
sional and business men and with
Indian labor, with its habitual thrift
and it's customary lower standard OF
living.
Buy War Bonds
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B REF S. BY Baukhage

viscount Nagakage Okabe, Japa-
nese education minister, has an
nounced government plans to extend
its thought control program by step
ping up the activities OF local
Thought Measure Research Soci-
cites and by giving thought training
to the heads Of industrial organiza-
tons as well as to the many students
Of the societies.
Buy War Bonds
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Absences High

That sickness, inefficiency,
swamped communities and hardship
must be reckoned as q cost Of break
ing ship tonnage records appears
from the absentee record for the
first nine months Of 1918. An Emer-
gency Fleet corporation study of320,-
600 shipworkers showed that 17.8
per cent in steel shipyards and 1872
per cent in wooden shipyards stayed
away from work every day over that
period.
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FIRST Ey. LUTHERAN CRURCR

A. T. Juveland, Pastor
LIST Sunday after Trinity
Worship and sermon, ii a. m.
Children's service at TO-
Morse service, 5 in the evening.
Bible school Saturday, 1912.
Welcome to our meeting.
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Wallace Visit Improves
Sino-Ameri(an Relations
Chinese Officials Build Hopes on Vice Presi-
dents Trip; True Economic Plight OF
Country Known Only Recently.
By BAUIIHAGE
Ne,Us Analyst and Commentator.

WNU Service, Union Trust Building
Washington, D. G.
Ever since the day when America
as a nation was just little over
eight years old, and the first Yankee
merchantmen, flying the brand new
stars and stripes, was welcomed in
Canton harbor. the story of Chinese
American relations has been the
story of long and beautiful friend
ship.
Recently, however, there has been
considerable concern among the
friends Of China in Washington over
the growing strain in those rela-
tons which seemed gradually to be
reaching q dangerous tension after.
seven years Of war in which China
has looked vainly to America for
the aid that was not forthcoming.
Now, two things have happened
which have considerably eased the
strain, and these two nations who
need each other so much and be-
tween whom such reservoir OF
good will, as Willkie called it, has
been built up. are both breathing
easier.
One thing is the turn OF the tide
OF battle in Burma for which much
OF the credit may be given to Uncle
joe Stilwell as leader OF the
Chinese-American forces. The other
is the visit OF Vice President Wal
lace to Generalissimo Chang kai-
shek.
Today, Chinese officials are build
ing high hopes on that visit. They
believe that when the vice president
returns, he will be able to stimu-
late an understanding in America Of
what they consider China's great
est aff1iction-economic chaos.
Nobody claims that China's
troubles are limited to her economic
situation. Some observers would put
even the war, which is bad enough,
second to political dissention which
has only been prevented from out
break by an iron hand. But the thing
that the Chinese government thinks
would do the most good right now Is
consumer goods medical supplies
and essential chemicals first, then
probably clothing next and on down
the line, including all the things one
needs to carry OR civilized existence
in its simplest way.
The Chinese don't quite agree with
the way we use imitation to describe
their internal situation although
printing press money has been put
into circulation to the tune OF mil
lions OF dollars and that Chinese
financial resources have been
scraped to the bone.
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CHURCH OF GOD

Sunday:
ii a. m. Morning worship.
! 10 a. m. Sunday school,. Glasses
for all ages.
p. m. Evening worship.
z p. m. Young Peoples meeting.
Wednesday:
8 p. m. Prayer meeting.
Everyone welcome to our serv-
ices.
REV. B. H. APPLICABLE,
/ ostor.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday school at 10 O'clock.
Worship services at 7.45 p. m.
conducted by the Rev. Russell j.
Prentice.
You are cordially invited.
Circle B Will meet with Mrs
Earl Measner Wednesday after
noon.
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Civilian Gas 4s Per Cent of l941

Passenger car drivers now receive
only 43 per cent as much gasoline
as they used in 194l. the Petroleum
Administration for War says. While
Americans have reduced passenger
car mileage from the peacetime
level by about 81 per cent, the Eng
lish have reduced theirs by 81 per
rent
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THE LITTLE CATHEDRAL IN
THE PINES

st. johns EV. Lutheran Cnurcn,
Mo. Synod
Divine Service, IL a. m.
Sunday School, $50 a. m.
Bible Glass, 10.l5 a. m.
Choir, Thursday, s p. m.
Vacation Bible School for all
children ages Ais years begins
Monday, June IL, $50 a. m. at the
Church. Your children are urged
to attend
H. HASSKAMP, Pastor.
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Is Years AQo

Foreigners who do not like the
United States well enough to want
to live in it and take out citizen
ship papers are being made to dis
gorge 8 per cent of their earnings
to Uncle Sam. Employers all over
the United States have been mott
fled by the government that they
will be held responsible under a
heavy penalty. for failure to collect
the per cent tax from any alien
in their employ.
Ray WollaStOn is at work behind
the wicket in the First State Bank,
taking the( place vacated by George
Moore.
Lieutenant Frank Mccarthy ar
rived home Sunday after about a
years service overseas.
Morris Cowell, son of Mrs. Mat
tie Cowell of the we'll known Cow
ell ranch on Swamp Creek, returned
to his home the latter part of last
week, after seeing some active serv-
ice in France.
Ed Olson has bought Dodge
from the ]. & c. company. A. M.
Charnholm brought the car over
from Kahspell. Fred Roche is also
the purchaser of Dodge.
-
Miss Mile Pival has issued in
vitations to number Of young peo-
pie for dancing party at her home
Friday night.
Private Kenneth Klenck, recent
ly in service in France, returned
Sunday to his home here. His par
ents are Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Klenck
of South Libby.
j. E. Leary encountered three
bears, mother and her cubs, on the
Libby creek road just this side of
the Spencer place Tuesday evening.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-06-08

Your. husband looks like a bril-
liant man. suppose he knows
about everything
Don't be silly. He doesn't even
suspect anything"
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circulating stories no matter how
true they might be.
Finally, however. the truth came
to be more and more widely dis
seminated, and the papers and
magazines were filled with stories
from writer's returning to America
and freed from the bond Of censor
ship. To some degree, the Chinese
now realize that too much censor
ship has hurt them.
Threatened With Collapse
Personally think this publicity
has served to help rather than hurt.
In any case, the time came when
something had to be done. China
was threatened with collapse right
at the moment when bases within
her territory we're becoming vital in
the Anal assault on Japan.
A courtesy visit from q high Off
cial became not only wise move
but necessity, and there are
reasons, not Immediately evident on
the surface, why Vice President
Wallace's trip may do much to ale
viate Chinas difficulties.
In the first place, whatever you
may think OF the views expressed
by Vice President Wallace or how
well you think you understand them,
the Chinese believe first, that he
symbolizes the traditional frlendsh p
OF America for China, and second,
that he understands their problems.
Then there is another vital factor,
important from the standpoint OF the
morale Of the Chinese people and
their support OF the present govern
ment, Mr.. Wallace is the second
highest officer OF our government.
Face counts high in the Far East.
This official visit will give face to
the Chungking government.
It is clear that these factors are
psychological and the intelligent
Chinese. who are exceedingly wise
in such matters, realize that fact,
and count upon it highly.
They feel, too, (from more
practical standpoint) that the Wal
lace visit will tend to increase
American public interest In China
and her troubles and will facilitate
the efforts on the part of their diplo-
mats to receive the goods they
want
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Church News
ST. LUKE's, LIBBY
(Episcopal)

lEplScOpaI1
The next service will be on Sum
day, June IS, at 7.30 p. m. Mr..
Joseph Turnbull, seminarian from
Terry, Montana, who WilF assist in
this mission field this summer, will
be introduced at this service.
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Motson Seeks
Supreme Court
Office

Enor K. Matson of Helena today
filed his Petition for Nomination as
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court
For 80 years member OF the
Montana Bar, Mr.. Matson began the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-06-08
ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC

Sunday Masses 800 and 1000 a.
m. Baptism after 1000 a. m. Mass.
Sunday School after 1000 Mass.
Confessions Saturday evening
at 7.30.
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The True Story

One IhlneSe OI1lc1al SAID 10 me.
If only we could get bare 5000
tons Of goods month from the out
side, to be sold at prices controlled
by the government, It would make
all the difference in the world.
Twenty big cargo planes making
regular trips would be enough to
carry it.
"You can buy bottle Of aspirin
for SO cents in this country he
went on. when we can get any
aspirin in China, a single tablet
costs that much. But the price is
not SO important. If we could get
aspirin, (that is just an example)
even if we had to set price of, say
five cents a tablet, it would serve
our purpose. We are willing to
stabilize prices, even If they must
be at a high level, but we cannot
stop imitation unless we have the
consumer goods to SELL
For a long time, the seriousness
of Chinas financial situation has
been known; the hardships the
white collar class, the professional
peoples suffering; the lack Of food
and shoes and cartridges Ito say
nothing Of artillery for the army;
but 1t is only recently that detailed
stories have been widely printed
and open discussion has taken place
here
There were two reasons for the
brake on revealing to America in
ternal conditions in China. In. the
first place, the Chinese did not wish
their situation to be any more
widely known than necessary, and
for that reason, Chungking clamped
down a wall Of censorship on all
news originating there.
In the second place, Americans
familiar with the facts-and this APP
plies to many writer's as we'll
as Americas government officials
friendly in China--did not wish to be
in the position OF perhaps damaging
the morale Of loyal ally and GER
tainly offending her government by
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j. E. Leary encountered three
bears, mother and her cubs, on the
Libby creek road just this side of
the Spencer place Tuesday evening
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

The subject for the Lesson-Ser-
mon Sunday, June IL, God the
Preserver of Man
aa-q Wednesday evening meeting at
800 o'clock.
Sunday school GAS a. m.
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Hopeful Tinge

mat Is tie itdSUI llldt dililOcA
overnight, the atmosphere surround
ing Sino-America contacts in Wash
ington has taken on more hopeful
tinge. And the optimism Of the
Chinese has been greatly helped by
the success of the Chinese troops
fighting under General Stilwell and
the Chinese offensive moving out OF
China toward contact with Still
wells army.
This military operation too, will
be more than a mere military vic
tory, If it is successful. Again, the
psychological element is important.
Success in Burma means the juno
-ture of the Ledo and Burma roads.
There are many miles Of road con-
struction to be completed before the
two highways are actually carrying
heavy traffic over them but, never
theless, when they are joined,
severed artery will be mended,
wound will be healed. The moment
the first allied work trucks begin to
thread their way along this highway
over an unobstructed route from and
to the outside world, 1t will be as
if fresh air we're once more reach
ing lungs strangling for breath.
When the two highways are
actually joined, they will soon be in
operation, for much American tech
nical engineering skill has been
spent on the Burma road within
China and its carrying capacity
will be greatly increased.
The arrival of the first truck-borne
piece OF freight and the handclasp
Of the Generalissimo and Vice Presi-
dent Wallace will be more than a
political gesture, it will be a renewal
of the friendship which has meant
SO much to China for more than
century and half.
BRIEFS:
A large number of Dutchmen are
living and training with American
marines in camps throughout the
United States. These men are under
going the same training given the
American marines and wear the
American uniform but with the
Royal Netherlands insignia on collar
and cap.
India has the largest volunteer
! army in the WORLD, 900, 600 men.