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Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

ant Ruth S. L. Fecitt, WR CO at
Miramar.
Brigadier General Louis E. Woods,
director of the Marine Corps air
arm was another ranking official
to stop here. General Woods visited
briefly on December Is, 1943. He
succeeded Major General Roy S.
Geiger who commanded the first
Marines to fly in France during
World War l.
Earlier last year in October, Chief
of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Vice
Admiral John S. Mccain and Ma
jor General Clayton B. Fogel, Com
manding General of the San Diego
area, toured the station under the
guidance of the commanding Of
ficer.
The famous Lone Eagle, Charles
A. Lindhergh, who spanned the At
lantic from New York to Paris in
1927 for the first nonstop solo flight
over the ocean, made two visits to
the base. Lindburgh first arrived in
August 1913 and returned in Octo-
ber The purpose of his visits were
to demonstrate new fighter planes
to the various fighter sqXadrons
aboard the base.
The commanding officer of the
Army forces on Gaudalcanal when
that island was taken from the
japanese was Major General A. M.
Patch, who came here January
TO- 1914 tC confer with station Off
cials
Raider Chief
In an unexpected stopover, March
9, 1914, LtCol Evans F.. Carlson.
famed leader of "CarlsonS Raiders
visited briefly on the station. Col.
Carlson was on his way to New
York to be the guest speaker at a
banquet commemorating the 10Th
anniversary Of the death of DR.. Sun
Yat-Sen, who is sometimes called
the George Washington" of China.
and was the man who led the revo-
luton of Ill, which overthreW the
monarchy and established the Chi
nese republic
Among the ranking WR officers
w hloiC liClC Nco lLit clSsololdAlb W
Col. Ruth Streeter, Major Helen
O'Neill, who made an overall sur
vey of the stations in the Eleventh
Naval District where WR's are
stationed
Major Marion B. Dryden, head
of WR's in aviation, arrived for an
inspection of available housing facili-
ties for Meas Women Marines. She
was also interested in the work
they are doing and the type Of
jobs that may be open to them in
the future.
Corps Reserve and member of the
Minnesota, a Colonel in the Marine
Congressman Melvin j. Mas Of
Minnesota, a colonel in the Marine
Corps Reserve and member Of the
House Naval Affairs Committee. has
conferred with Station and Group
Commanders at MEAS twice His
most recent visit was last month.
On June 5, 1914 Major General
Joseph c. Fegan, Commanding Cen
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

Since the organization of Meas
many military and civilian notables
have stopped here for inspection
tours. business reasons, and routine
visits.
Most prominent of military visi-
tors was Lieutenant General Alex
ander A Vandegrift who came
degree from the University of Ore
gon where he was president OF his
class. Athletics were LtCol Nelson's
forte while in college. He played
both football and baseball and was
four year letter man. He was
president of the university's athlet-
ic society, Order of the 90, and
is a member of the Delta Tau Delta
fraternity.
He received his wings and second
lieutenant's commission from Pen
sacola, Fla. in 1881.
The years following were spent
i'll various flying and administrative
capacities. He has served at North
Island, Pensacola, Quantico, Paris
Island, The Virgin Islands, Eva,
Honolulu, T. H., Jacksonville, Fla,
and at other Naval Air stations.
Col. Nelson is married and has
one child, Garth. The Nelson's live
at Ell CentrO, California.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

eral. DofP, came aboard chiefly for
the purpose of inspecting the Guard
Detachment which, is directly un-
der his Department.
Major General Francis P Null
cahy, Commanding General of Mar
FairWest, made his initial visit to
the station with his predecessor
Brigadier General William j. WAL
lace who prior to his departure was
a frequent visitor General Null
cahy has come aboard many times
since assuming command of Mar
Fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-06

LtCol. Clyde T. Mattison, execu-
tive officer Of the Group, began his
aviation training in 1881 at Pen
Sacola, Fla, as a reserve student
officer and was commissioned a
2dLt in the Marine Corps in July.
1892.
After a year of active duty at
Quantico, Va, Col. Mattison was
in the U. S. Forest Service from
1888 to 1886 when he returned to
the Marine Corps. For two years
he was at San Diego with an OBJ
servation squadron, and a fighter
squadron. From 1889 to 1941 he was
an instructor at Pensacola and from
there he went overseas with
bomber squadron. He served on Mid
way Island until April, 1941, where
he was made Command ing Officer
of another scout bombing squadron
until December, 1912, when he took
his outfit to the Solomon Island
area.
Col Mattison served as opera
tions officer at Henderson Field.
Guadalcanal, until April A, 1943.
when he went to New Zealand re-
naming until July, 1943, at which
time he returned to the states. On
September 10, 1913, Col. Mattison
arrived at Meas as group opera
tiOns officer later becoming EXecu-
tive Officer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02
Red Cross Can Help
Until Allotment

War Problem Clinic:
- tr,ii v'rtte ttr1t-
army. and ! have a 3-moutr-uid
baby amt no relations here or any
Wo else 10 care tor the baby while
l lft a iob
Can YOU tell me what ! can
10 until ! receive the allotment
and Whca ! Will receive it,
MRS W IT :,
Dear Mrs. W. VI. =:
would advise you To contact
thu Home Service DIVISION al
the american Red Cross, $50
West Lafayette. They will help
you make plans for yourself
and the baby until the allot-
ment reaches YOU.
MARY VI. O'<EII.I,
Metropolitan Detroit USO.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02
Serviiceman's Wife Asks
About Paying Old Debt

ealy wish u were possible to
tell YOU that ~ II an easy
matter Ia find a kindly, child
loving old lady 60 come into
your home and care for Your
tour Chttdr9H.@ what So1 really
need il competent house
keeper, aud they are practically
impossible to find these days, as
Sutf prutIui,iy wrii- know.
cannot refer YOU To any
place With the assurance that
YOU would find such a person,
however, I do urge YOU to visit
the ~. Vincent de Paul Society,
GIL McDougan. This il "A Cath
Ollie society which helps families
care for their children In foster
home, for long or short periods
OF time
MRS. IRENE r.. MURPHY.
Council OF Social Agencies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02

Dear Mr.. ID. \;
| am sure that YOUR children
when they grow older VIII be-
very proud of having had n
father who il making such
great effort TO keep them all
together in one family group
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02
Walker Is Assaled
For Esquire Ban

WASHINGTON, Jan / ms
Postmaster General Walkers or
der banning Esquire from the
mails -rebounded on Capitol Hin
today with a promise of tCgIsta-
ton 10 strip him of hi, "one-man
authority I'm Tho lnterest of a free
press
Rep Hagen n - OF Minnesota
a member -ttrr ttouzr post 0ruC0
committee announced n would
Offer blll soon after Congress re-
ConN enes 10 take control uAer nuh-
LEGATIONS from Tho hands OF the
postma,tcr general Walker Is
also Democratic national chair
man
Hagen said ms proposal would
probably prov idc Tor am appeal
board To have final authority ON
whether a magazine Like Esquire
should have second-Cld>s mailing
privileges
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02
War Problem Clinic:

a Woman asks II she mHst pay
for d desk she and her husband
were purchasing before he was
inducted into the army. A-de-
Tense worker wants 10 find "a
kindly ehtiA-lattng t1iti iTrty 10
come 60 ms home and care tOr
his children, and a younS mother
asks how long IT viii take 10 re-
Ceiye a government allotment.
Such problems are typical OF
the many received by the WAR
OBLEM CLINIC and are
answered IN todayS column by
various member, OF the CLINIC 5
exclusive panel Of experts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02

ment succeeding Inspector Fred
W Jurgens, who resigned last Oc-
tohcr because of ILLNESS.
The promotion of Nelson was
the last made BY retiTng Police
Commissioner WithcrSpoon. Nel-
son had been acting head after
Jurgens left the department lie
now ranks as third deputy police
commissioner.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02
DETROIT SUNDAY TINES
Brand Will Defend
Sailor Held as Spy

Fedora Judge Monet today ap-
pointed George H. Brand former
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02

PKll- IlpT0WN -Moodw 'd-6-Ml. III. s-ets
hhU-Ul lUUN open IL Noon. Coat
Bob Hope "Irt's tace ~" Plus James
Cagney, A. Bogart IN "Oklahoms Md"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02

MhYINL--Mack AT Baldwin fL. 42ts 4
Ilnhll'L Open 1.l5 Cont. Joan Fontaine
Chas. Boyer. The Constant Nymph." Bob
Hope GIVE Ne sailor" Martha Kaye
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02
Opera Practice
To Start Monday

Stars OF the Civic Light Opera
Will begin rehesrsals Monday for
the 10-week opera season which
opens at the Masonic Temple
Jan. u.
ApdZa kuazak, who sings the
title role IN Naughty Marietta"
and Robert Schaefer, the male
lead, are among those 10 begin
ftitcarSalS.
Ten light operas, each running
a week, witt be presented during
the season, according TO Leo j.
tJtZpdtrICk, president OF the
board OF officers for the opera
association. Single seat sales will
open Monday in the box onice-en
the mezlanme floor OF the J. l..
Hudson Co
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02

president OF Me Detroit Bar AS
soCiaton Az attorney for Bertrand
Hoffman 27-year-old sailor who is
charged with being a spy for Ger
many
Hoffman with Or Fred Thomas
viii 90 on trial before Judge
Monet Jan. H..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02

pacEpC-S6I6 West Warren IN. i-oTSs
hVOLho Clauiette Colbert. Veronica
Lake IN so Proado Ne Hail" "Nesrb
Eighte"n,' Gale Storm and q Henry.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02
Debt Adjustment
Possible for Wife

War Problem Clinic:
My husband and / bought d
desk for my father and before We
could pay for II my husband Wa
indicted INTO the army Last
month on the day i-TUCCUed my
allotment check the furniture
company came 30 take the 1e>k
SaA4faiRs Tire government ttCTT1JUUCu
II, so | paId them SO and then
had 90 borrow money 10 live on
the rest of the month.
l am supposed 10 pay tile com.
pany SO monthly until the desk
is paid for, which is impossible
for No 10 do l wouldn't mind
paying WHat can but c5aHet pay
that much.
MRS = X.
Dear Mrs. J. X.
believe that n YOU will 20
% the Legal Aid Bur~ati, 81
West Warren, they may be
able Co work ont fair adjust
ment with reference TO the
payments, especially II YOUR
husband signed the contract
and II In the army.
FRED VI. 81 TEL,
Detroit Attorney and Civic
Leader.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02
Nelson Is Promoted
To Traffic Director

Police Inspector Christian Nell
son Saturday was named director
of traffic for the police depart
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02

Buy War Savings Stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered 10 your door from your
Detroit Times carrier-salesnan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-02

pIUIIp --Grand Kiter-JoN nd. 81. tsai4
hI'ILhh Boo Hope BETTY Mutton to
Lets Pace A." Plus James Cagnsy
Hlmphrey q CART in "Okiahou,s Md.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
7 axe Ny Word for 1t
~ FRANK COLBY,

~ FRANK COLBY.
Handbook Of Practical Enslish.
q. I have been told that It u In
correct to say, "It IL the best picture
I ever saw" Please explain.
A. Let US see II We can clarity
the matter Of lenses without be-
coming lost In 1 labyrinth OF eram.
mar.
Saw" II the past tense Of zee" /"
The past tense refers to IN action
that was completed at some time In
the past. It Is over and done with
forever, -: I played golf last sun.
day; he fought At 8alerno: they
spent their vacation ID the naoun-
tainS.
Now, In the statement, ut Il the
best picture / ever saw" use Of the
past t4nSe tsaN) implies that ct
some indefinite time III the past you
saw 3 picture which you r6earded
Is superior 70 all pictures yon had
ever seen. It also implies that you
have 1een no pictures stnce, and that
you VIII ~ no pictures n the fu-
ttre: for the past tense, remember,
describes On action that Was COM
pleted At 6omt time In the past.
What you mean 70 ray Il that the
picture Il tho heet you hAvp seen IN
the past and up y the pCeoept mo-
n1ent: Tor you may ~ Z picture this
evening, tomorrow Or next week,
that you like Gven better. The
sramrarians call this the present
perfect tehse, requiring 4 past por-
ticiple pretty IN example Af
dounie-talk As you are likely to
come across In several blue moons.
Lee - put Il tl1io WAv: = poUt
Evening star., 1944-08-04

participle Is I verb form that refers
to IN action that started 1t some
time In the past and which has con-
ttnued up to and including the pres
ent moment.
Wrong (past tense): Ever since
childhood lived In the South"
Right (past participle) Ever since
childhood I have lived (and still
ltve) In the South.
Wrong: 1T il the easiest course
I ever took"
have ever I taken s Go {sr up s1H,1a % III.
ttme).
Wrong: 1T ID the best picture I
ever saw"
Right: It Il the best picture I have
even seen tup to the present mo-
ment).
(kAleAsod b. the Deli eyndicAts. fne1
Evening star., 1944-08-04

ksfa cAsfies iriss b write mystery sisry, b..
comes involved With sas rsdstssy snd murder.
wll0, ss05-Msyda's "oashst in D ksisf'
Is plsysd BY iAs lsaH Stdag Quartet d
Bytspsst.
MAA, 9s3o-Isd Flo kits and his bad.
VOL, f0:M-esxins mstth between We1Ids
lightweight Champion Dob Montgomery and
esau Jstk, fNmW ehampieA. 4 i0.souhd bsst,
Evening star., 1944-08-04
foir Dates Announced

LA PLATA, Nd, Aug. 4 Especially :.
The Charles County Fair will hold
its 71st annual exhibition here Octo-
ber s. & and Z, w. Mitchell DiSees,
secretary, announced today.
Evening star., 1944-08-04

e11ME an To-Day.
MoP, s.oo-csastaats Nssrs. vws Vague
and . asw tsmsdisa. htk GiHsid. visit Charlie
kssslss.
WMAl. S.30-A te,si Guard asrY md ssass
BY Chief Specialist kha Carter. fesmH Msifs.
pelitaa daf.
Wkc. S:30-"IAs Merchant II vsasm";
Evening star., 1944-08-04

OF every e1oe Americans savsd In
1S43, they leaned ~ - the 0sv.
ernment 70 help pay for the war.
Evening star., 1944-08-04

spsnNfsd bY As Treasury Department II Wild
No lille is involved.
MoP. to:3o-Franthsi Isas. ksrihs
xsit end Perry Cone Old N ihs Sts9s ossf
tsaissa's second anniversary tslsbfsiisA.
M, i0:30-vitW Mature Is interviewed
BY Din Sierra.
M. ii:30-"Niasifsk d iAs Mist" BY
Dsa lueisa burman, Is ne play.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Message Seeps
Through Script
~ the Associated Prsss

HOLLYWOOD.
An irate producer. seeking to turn
on the enthusiasm Of 4 starry-eyed
writer eager to save the world
through Aims, once said, If you've
got message, call Western Union!"
Yet films which say sofne .hing are
popular-when they sss n.ade with
an eye to entertainment values %
well.
The biography Of John L. Sullivan,
colorful character Of the prize ring
and social circles at the turn of the
century, may be another of these,
under its beguiling cloak of nostal-
gia in tune and period, setting and
characters.
I'VE had no idea of a message
In the shaping Of our story" says
|co-producer Frank MaStroly, but
the way the facts funnel out. it's
that Of man whose personal strug-
gle over himself, and his triumph,
was greater than any he had in the
ring. Sullivan's amazing love story
Of the girl who waited for IS years
until his fame faded and, he con-
Quered liquor, his particular demon.
makes an ideal film drama"
"Sulliyan's story will be the closest
to actual fact Of any biography ever
filmed" says James Grant, who
scripted the tale.
The story formed in the mind of
Mastroly years ago when as a sports
editor in New York he knew Jim
Corbett, as well as many other COL
orful characters. from which he
drew the facts and lore concerning
Sullivan.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Ingrid Stars, but Agent Profits

In town Is Edward Everett Hor-
ton, who owns 200 and has never
been known to kill q single one.
Neighbors and the Horton family
get the eggs, for free. 1.-THE chick
ems Just die natural deaths" says
Eddie. Lon CLANCY recently
bought 1,300-acre farm in north
ern California and named 1t Len
nie'S Ranch" Very fitting, for
Lennie was the name of the half
wit character he played in "Of Mice
and Men," the stage show that
brought him success and Holly
wood attention.
The advantage Of having plenty
Of daughters In the family is bril-
liantly illustrated by the Schoon-
over household. Mrs. Schoonovcr.
mother of Gloria Jean, tosses of
the servant question with: What
with three girls In the house."
A movement is afoot at Goth
Century Fox to persuade the bosses
to put Lloyd Nolan. who is under
contract there. in the role OF the
major In "A Bell for Adano." Nolan,
perhaps next to Spencer Tracy, is
Hollywood's greatest actors actor.
However, he plays each role so
completely In character that he has
not developed q Nolan personality
and sometimes that's bad for busi-
Eess around this town.
X X
An unexpected hit in Dark
Waters" just previewed is Rita
Beery, who plays the role of nurse
to Merle Oberon in the picture.
Miss Beery is a striking blond
with a distinct personality that
brought many f1attering comments
on the reaction cards The part is
brief, but even so Miss Beery has
been offered several choice char
acter roles that may lead to a re-
sumption of her career.
Y X *
Vivian Blaine, who Is completing
her second lead in Something for
the Boys, dyed her blonde hair red
at the studios request, when she
was placed in the leading feminine
spot for Greenwich Village"
Il wish Id dyed my hair red
years ago" she says. Il didn't
begin to 60 places until I became
And at the old age OF "a she re-
grets those wasted years.
Evening star., 1944-07-18

they are delicious, innocent looking
drinks Of trapped vodka. They mis-
understand themselves with such
eloquence that they infect every
one with the same misunderstand-
ing. Every one on the stage. that
is, but not those in the audience
who know almost from the begin
ming that this without love stuff is
not going to last. 1t is very rich
thing in mood and color and Miss
Bennett is just the girl, as was Miss
Hepburn, to revel in it up to her
hair-do. Moreover, she dresses the
part no less than sensationally
with such impact that even the
males joined their wives In the
CALCULATIONS of approval
Mr.. Franklin, an actor who start
ed his career in Barry at Cath
olic University, is a highly COM
petent interpreter of the play
wright on this occasion. There are
moments when he makes his pas
sionate Irishman a little more SOL
emn than some of the passionate
Irish We have met. but on the
whole he is a highly satisfactory
representative of the race.
Others in the company for whom
you will develop a fondness are
Marilyn Monk as the worldly Wash
ington secretary. Sherling Oliver as
the French journalist skilled in
amour, Gordon Nelson as a case
hardened White House secretary
and Roland BOttOmley who makes
a neat comedy figure of titled
Englishman here on prior Pearl
Harbor business.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
By HAROLD HEFFERNAN.

AASAA4A = vv\f06s
Top spots in the movies are al
ways considered synonymous with
big salaries, but 1t isn't always 10,
Ingrid Bergman is now reportedly
trying to get out OF her Selznick
contract 30 that she can earn more
money. Selznick gets approximately
$500 900 q picture on loan-out deals
for her. which Is q lot more than
the weekly stipend she receives from
him.
No star has come further in the
past year than Bill Bendix. yet Bill
lis trapped on one of those deals
where he is owned" by q small
producer of comedies and loaned
out to the big studios at heavy sums.
For awhile during the early part of
his starring career, Tyrone Power
drew only $125 a week When Wayne
Morris was billed as co-star with
Edward G. Robinson In kid GAL
lahad" he was drawing $65 week
with 10 per cent of that to an
agent. Shortly after William Holden
became a star through Golden
Boy" he was discovered living in
- CAlAuA AOOM dIlO A1LCIl~1llAAAB W
work-so that he could eat and
dress in proper movie style.
Tendency nowadays in Hollywood
Is to taper down those big salaries.
And the way talent has been un-
covered during 1914 would indicate
1t might soon be selling at dime
a dozen.
News in nibbles: Gregory Peck
is cast as a highly nervous young
man In the Alfred Hitchcock melo-
drama. The House of DR.. Ed
wards" He is in fine fettle for this
hole, he says, because the first Peck
baby is due to be born August /.
After closing his radio show
and finishing The Horn Blows at
Midnight" for Warmers. Jack Ben
ny Is overseas again on soldier
entertainment mission. This is
Jacks second trip. Repeated
previews of Arsenic and Old Lace" I"
definitely coming to the screen this
fall, indicate the fans are going
to demand Priscilla Lanes return
to films. She's a delightful figure
In this horror farce, but as now
she's a housewife for Bombardier
1t. Joseph Howard in Victorville,
Calf. oldest chicken rancher
Evening star., 1944-07-18

desperately annoyed with America s
complacence. They marry for con-
venience, she because she needs a
friend, he because he needs an ivory
tower in which to write his passion
ate literature to awaken his fellow
countrymen.
They are pleasant people and
enormously bright about most
things, he rather especially about
the political imbecility of England
and Ireland, she about nearly
everything but the ghost of her
husband who died in a hunting
mishap after two years of no less
than bliss. They have great
many clever things to say to each
other and to the rather clever peo-
pie who have been tucked into the
drawing room with them They are
amusing, indeed. in nearly every
facet of their conversation which
sometimes sounds as if Mr. Barry
were trying to demonstrate that
Noel Coward is not the only DRAM
atist who can write whimsical
love chatter to be presented with
piano accompaniment.
The major irritation of without
Love" is its pretense of trying to be
better play than it is. It is per-
fectly valid for Mr.. Barry to handy
about few foreign service people,
an international journalist and an
underlined character who is a daily
conf1dante of "the Chief" After
all. the play is laid in Washington
and that is what we have here, but
the occasional suggestion that they
are up to something more impor-
tant than the romance of Jamie
and Pat is a kind of hypocrisy
which seems alien to Barry.
* = :. x
Jamie. the girl Miss Bennett
plays. is another Of those Barry
IHar col.