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Evening star., 1944-04-02
|Erstwhile Actors
|Get Lesser Jobs
BY the Associated Press


HOLLYWOOD.
For people who wonder what &C.
tors are good for, has come the
answer. Many of the older ones
not so much in demand In front
Of the cameras, are turning to re.
placing younger men in production
jobs.
Some of these jobs represent for
mer hobbies, some, things they were
trained for before taking on acting
careers.
MGM has Jean Debriac, formerly
with Sarah Bernhardt, in its make
up department. Albert Cont, for
mer stage actor, employs his knowl-
edge of uniforms, gained when In
the Austro- Hungarian army as a
prewar officer, in that company's
wardrobe department. Clinton Lyle
has gone back to accounting, re-
placing fighting man. and Maui
rice Kains, at RKO, is using his
old trick photography hobby in
earnest.
Evening star., 1944-04-02
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Since Leland Hayward, one of the
towns top agents, proved on paper
this week that a playwright can earn
much more money than a screen
writer, it can be reasonably ex-
pected that there will be an exodus
from studio writer's Offices. Just
how screen writer's might fare in at
tempts to crash big money on
Broadway Is another story.
The 100000 asking price Of the
stage play Voice Of the Turtle" was
the nub Of the uproar which has
screen scribes feeling they are VIC
Tins of misspent youth in the
screen town. Other asking prices
those on Life With Father" and
Junior Miss" while not so high as
the Turtle" still are way up. Bases
for these prices are computed re-
turns from stage runs, both in New
York and on the road, with several
companies, as well as amateur rights
from schools, groups and little the
aters. Foreign stage rights are also
hopefully included as a big item, to
be collected eventually, If there are
any theaters left under the new or
der, or disorder, one may expect
when peace comes to Europe. Radio
and television rights are in that
computation, too.
The Clements Did 1t.
Florence Ryerson and Colin Glenn
ents are among the new scenarists
who have hit on Broadway. They
wrote Harriet" Helen Hayes We
hicle last season. The usual process
Is that the stage sends writers to
films, more for the fun they've heard
people have in Hollywood than for
the money. They can make more
money by staying in New York, but
they like the idea Of that ranch
house, beach place, swimming pool
and the rest. under sunny skies.
Reason that few scenarists hit Al
playwrights Is probably because
screen writing Is more q craft thar
an. art. which involves becoming &C.
customed to limitations which per-
sist in the mind, and hamper the
originality needed for smash stage
hits. Censorship, and the need te
tailor vehicles for the personality
kids Of the screen, are not the least
OF these.
Miss Garb0 Is Aware.
Greta Carlo, who is an avid clip
ping reader, is not unaware that her
lack of participation in war activi-
Evening star., 1944-04-02
The Colonel Reminisces Quite Happily

future goal, what else? Nothing
which would interest the public,
while on the other hand it Is of
great interest to him.
II am not so old yet" he said, "as
to have to worry much about the
slipper and pantaloon age. But I'll
get there sornetime-if I live. So
when and II the senile years come
want a berth in that home for old
movie players about so miles from
Hollywood. It is Elysium; a bun
galow for each inmate mean
guest-a private garden, breakfast
in bed and a theater to act In
There you have the secret of my
film acting. want to have a rec
old of sufficient number of plays
to make me eligible for this delec-
table haven of the superannuated
Speaking of the movies, heard
from Ethel Barrymore the other
day. She adores Hollywood now
having learned how to sleep. You
know in the legitimate her regimen
was sleep all day and stay up ali
night. Doing 'Rasputin' in her first
film experience, the plan was pre-
cisely reversed. For eight weeks, as
I recall, she got no sleep at all
But now evidently she has achieved
adaptation.
mo" he said, replying to a ques-
ton, II never was married to Ethel
1 suppose" he smiled, you regard
her as among the minority of hel
sex. Well, I am proud to say al
my former wives are among my
dearest friends One of them was
at the first night of The Colonel,
and when I appeared she was heard
to exclaim in the manner of in.
tense surprise: Why, he is looking
well!' No, 1t wasn't Ilka Chase
What a mentality Ilka projects.
Yet she had to work to acquire al
her accomplishments - lecturing
writing, acting and so forth. en-.
joyed her autobiography-even Il
she did tick me of as an entertain.
ing drunkard. (Calhern has beer
teetotaler for several years.) Their
there Is Julie Hoyt, so beautiful
So" He was smiling reminis.
Gently when the callboy burst in tc
tell him to hurry.
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Evening star., 1944-04-02
Cinema's Chinese
Have Two Taboos
By the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
Chinese actors, double In demand
to play Japs as well as to represent
Chinese in several stories now film-
ing with Chinese locales, have two
taboos. They dislike playing Japs
intensely, as you might guess, only
do it because they think 1t a patri-
otic duty to make Nips seem as bad
as they really are. The other Is,
they dislike wearing pigtails, a SYM
Dol of serfdom in their country, lift
ed after the Boxer Rebellion.
Contrary to general conception,
Chinese actors are intense. volatile
gay and appear on the set when
not needed to watch screen tech
nique of other actors.
THE Keys Of the Kingdom" with
its Chinese locale, is using many OF
them including a possible child star,
screen veteran Eunice 500 Hoo, aged
4, daughter OF . local merchant.
Evening star., 1944-04-02
The Rural Touch
BY the Associated Press.

HOLLYWOOD.
Hollywood golf clubs, largely de-
serted since the war, are keeping up
their green's largely on returns from
renting to film companies on loca.
ton.
Coli links, because Of hesahsercs
OF telegraph wires and such ctviItn.
tton-markers, can be made to look
rural or European with . minimum
Of effort. III
Evening star., 1944-04-02
These Fake Guns
Are Expensive
BY the Associated Press.

HOLLYWOOD.
You wouldn't. think a wooden
cannon would be good for much, but
Goth Century-Fox spent 10000 on
having one constructed that Is
real mechanical marvel.
This nonpriority job revolves.
elevates, fires smoke charge and
recoils like any well-behaved anti
aircraft cannon should. The prop
mans ingenius accomplishment
starts its career in Wing and q
Prayer" but Is slated for roles In
any number of other pictures to
come, and will probably have as
many requests for loanouts as Hedy
Lamar
Evening star., 1944-04-02

Horatio Alger took poor but honest
boys and guided them flctionally to
fame and fortune. The stable boy
always grew up quickly to marry the
rich little girl In blond curls who
stared at him through the mansion
window while he curried the horses.
Mr.. Alger was a smart fellow and
he was away ahead of his time. He
would do right we'll today writing the
real life stories of movie stars of
both sexes who have the world bow
ing before their screen images and
pinup photos. This Bagdad of Bally-
hoo teens with lads and lassies who
began at the depths and now bask
In the spotlight of popularity and
the privilege Of paying the collector
Of internal revenue far more than
they keep in their bank accounts.
Hollywood always has been popu-
lated with Alger-like folks, but not
50 long ego, when screen stars
weren't supposed to be humans, press
agents went to great pains to have
their sirens born in the shadow Of
the sphinx and their heroes dripping
with blue blood. Today the accent
Is on the success story because every
body likes to believe, upon reading
stars biography, that "it could
happen to me-" Let's study some Of
the Alger-like incidents in the lives
Of movietown's great:
1t Took Him IL Years.
A penniless Brooklyn boy hitch
hiked into Hollywood one October
day in 1929 with a film career as his
goal. He slept all night under a
tree, had to call on friends to supply
board and room. He never got in
side studio, went home and re-
turned IL years later as a celebrity.
Today he heads the all-star cast of
Bring on the Girls" at Paramount.
Name-Eddie Bracken
Five years ago lad arrived here
from Texas. Stone broke, he took a
job in a filling station. The two
owners OF the station liked the looks
and personality of this boy, whom
Alger would probably describe as
bright and manly" so they made q
pact with him. They would pay his
expenses at dramatic school and
keep him at work in return for 20
per cent of any earnings he might
collect as screen actor. The boy
landed a contract with Samuel
Goldwyn (Which he later split with
|20th Century-FoD, worked himself
up to starring roles and today Is
being acclaimed for his brilliant per-
formance in "The Purple Heart" !"
Name-Dana Andrews. Incidental
ly, Andrews recently paid of his two
benefactors and Is now on his own
Alger never dreamed up a sink-or-
swim theme to top that Of young
singer who. in 1925, headed for Hol-
lywood with buddy in a rattletrap
auto which broke down just outside
Of Los Angeles With no money for
lrepairs, he walked over the now IA
nous Cahuenga Pass down into
Hollywood and stayed in the town to
become a fabulous Bing Crosby.
If Alger had ever tackled rags-to-
riches stories about girls, he surely
wouldn't have surpassed the life of
little Ruby Stevens, who, as a child
was put In an orphan asylum. Her
childhood was spent In that envi-
ronment and In being boarded out
TO families, doing housework In re-
turn for home. A few weeks ago
as Barbara Stanwyck, abe finished
l"Double Indemnity" and received a
check for $l25 900, which isn't bad
Evening star., 1944-04-02
Today's Schedules
Stage.

Stage.
NATIONAI-"The Doughgirs" $780, $3.50 pm.
CAP1TOI-Prple Heart 140 43o 725 1o:15 Stage shows
1855 $3.50, Gas, 935
CoLUNdBIA-A Guy Joe 1885, 1885, 525 7a and s25 pm
EARLECover Girl" las 425 pm Stage shows
105 3:45, $50 and 9:15 pm
KEITHS"Snow White the 1:40 $40, s.
640 800 and 10 pm.
LTT"The Scarlet Pimpernel ao5 $685. and s45 PM
and Higher" sos, 5:1o 725 pm
PALACE-Song Of Bernadette l. 3:40, $50 and s20 pm
P1xWhat Price Innocence $780, 545 $40 1890 pm
TRANS-LUx-News and shorts. Continuous pm.
Evening star., 1944-04-02
Cinema Scribes Look East
BY RosaLind Shafer

ties has her in the doghouse with q
large part of the public.
The Swedish star, nevertheless, has
persisted in her attitude that she is
not a good personality In the hail
felloW-well-met manner needed for
the ca1teens and camps. To friends
she has expressed eagerness to, use
films, which she considers her
medium, TO help in the morale build
ing for the war.
Evening star., 1944-04-02

"A Connecticut Yankee wtich returns to the National
above pictured, left right principals as Robert
chol the King vera-Een oo dances and IN the center
she plus partner Chester Stratton. right
deals oih stars OF the Nationals musical Ven and
Dick Forun.
Evening star., 1944-04-02
Coming Attractions

NAT1ONAI-"Blthe Spirit" Opens April II.
CAPTOLHeavenly Body with Hedy
COLUMBIA-Purple Heart" with Dana Andrews
Conte.
EAftLE-"Passage TO Marselles," with Humphrey
kEITHS-"An Baba and the Thieves"
and Jon Hall.
LIT1LEMaor Barbara" Wendy Rex Harrison
METROPOLITANAround the World" Kyser starting
Monday ' '
PALACE-Lady in the DARK" with Ginger Rogers
PIX-Conga Gtr with Josephine starting Tuesday
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-16
Buying Prices)

Continued from PAGE One)
ferior bargaining and negotiating
positions OF the relatively unpro-
tected American interests"
The report included memoranda
from the State Department ASSERT
ting It had strongly aided Amer
lean oil interests IN foreign fields
In the last 20 years
The committee suggested four
alternatives for the United States
IN the world race for oil They
arc: let private companies take
the lead. give full diplomatic back
ing TO private enterprise. govern
ment ownership Of reserves, or
participation In ownership.
Rejecting complete government
ownership, the committee said
serious consideration should be
given to government participation.
Such q policy already has been an
nouned by Secretary OF Interior
Ickes in plans for constructing
1875 million dollar pipe line from
saudi Arabia 10 thu Mediterranean.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-16
New Officers. Named
by Stove Company

New officers were elected, and
members OF the board OF directors
named at the annual meeting OF the
United Stove Co. II. II. Miller was
elected president and general
manager having been acting mana.
ger since the death OF Kenneth V.
Ferguson last August. Daniel l..
Quirh. Jr., was reelected 10 the Of.
fee Of vice president and c G.
Curtis was named secretary,treas-
urer. filing the position formerly
held by Mr. Miller Mrs. Donald
Glidley was chosen assistant score
tary.
Directors reelected were Mr.
Quirk, Mr.. Miller J. H. I.onstey.
Mrs. X. V. Ferguson. Laurence NJ.
Thomas. and W. { Roney. George
Veins was named new director.
The annual report Of tho past
years activities was given by Mr..
Miller. and tentative plans in the
company's postwar program were
outlined.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-16
TO LEND BALLOTS

Detroit, Feb. 1G ms Ballots
viii be sent 10 servicemcn who are
members If two Ford Jaw Go To-
Gals In forthcoming elections. n
vas announced today Prcailent
John Clark son. Of Lincoln Local
300, said ballots have already been
mailed overseas The election
count Will be held up til March
q 10 permit their return. be sad.
The second local making provis-
ions for overseas ballotiug is 10
csl 30, Willow Run Bomber Plant.
Local 800. at River ROUGE. largest
Ford group, previously announced
no provisions were made for ser.
y!cemens voting.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-16
Deaths
MRS. DANIEL r. WOOD

Word has been received OF the
death, Feb. 8. at her home. 1850
Buena Vista Ave, Berkeley, Cal.
OF Mrs Daniel r. Wood. the form.
er Lucy Follett Uhl. eldest daugh
ter OF the late Edwin +. and Alice
Follett TIL. Grand Rapids; grand.
daughter OF the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Follett and Mr.. and Mrs.
David Milford Uhl. and great grand.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Norris, all OF whom were leaders
In the early days OF Ypsilanti in
business and social circles. and in
all good works.
Mrs Wood was born in Ypsilanti,
May 80, 1868. Her father, a prom.
inent Ypsilantl and later Grand
Rapids attorney, was assistant Sec
rotary of State and later ambassa-
dor TO Germany in the Cleveland
administration. While in Berlin
she was presented at court. She
was married in Berlin TO Guy V.
Thompson. professor in Yale Uni
vel Sllsf VIM Was NhS plONhOi VI
the wife OF DR.. William Wallace
Campbell. at one time president OF
the University OF California. Mr..
Thompson died in 1897. In 1911
she was married TO Daniel Return
Wood. OF the faculty of the Uni
versity at Berkeley, and later head
OF the Natural Science Department
OF the San Jose Normal School.
After his death in 1917, she return
ed to Berkeley to live.
Mrs. Wood, like her mother and
grandmother before her. was ac-
tive in club. social and musical cir
Giles. She served as president OF
the Berkeley Council. Parent
Teachers Association and was
member OF Sierra Chapter, Daugh.
ters OF the American Revolution,
and an active worker in All Souls
Episcopal Church and president OF
its Daughters OF the King
Funeral services were at her re ~
dence. conducted by Rev. DR.. Henry
Shiras OF All Souls church. Later
she will be brought home to Ypsi-
lanti for burial in the Uhl plot IN
Highland Cemetery. Mrs. Wood
spent her girlhood summers in Up
SLANT in the beautiful Follett home
on River s.. and at the Uhl farm.
then called Willow Run. She had
visited here occasionally since her
first marriage and had shown deep
interest in the city and furnished
material for the history OF Ypsi-
lanti.
Mrs. Wood Is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Diane Wood Lindau
Los Angeles; grandson, Rolf Lin
dau; a sister, Mrs. Earl d. Babst
(Alice Edwina), New York City.
and a brother. Marshall NJ. ChL
Grand Rapids.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-16
Young Will Rogers Not
TO be 1914 Candidate

Culver City. Cal, Feb. 16-INS-
Confirmation that Rep. VIII Rogers,
Jr.. 18th district Democrat. will not
be a candidate for reelection was
furnished his constituents today.
Rogers. who was in Chicago. sent
the following statement which was
read 20 meeting OF district lead
AIRS last night at the city hall in
Culver City:
Tonight am taking the cp.
perAnity OF this meeting to an.
Aesnss officially that | will not be
q candidate for any political office
II lb<<."
Although the message did not
sats Rep. Rogers future plans it
vas believed he would take formal
stsps later 10 resume his post as an
Army lieutenant and may be sent
crsrssas to serve with his old out.
tit.
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War

Continued from page One)
artillery barrage which caught the
enemy as be tumbled headlong
from the building after holding up
the Anglo-American army for nesr.
~ three weeks.
Only necessities OF war could
finally impel the Allies to blast the
shrine. but the guns which the
enemy established there took too
high a toll OF American casualties
TO be tolerated for sentimental rea-
sons.
Details Lacking
Details were lacking as TO op-
erations on the beachhead south OF
Rome. but the Germans appeared
10 have spent themselves temper
srily at least in their unsuccess-
full efforts to hurl the Fifth Army
back toward the Tyrrhenian Sea
Several small Nazi counter-thrusts
were repulsed. and the initiative
remained with the Anglo-Amer-
leans.
In Russia. three Soviet mobile
columns hacked away at a routed
enemy on their drive toward the
important Staraya Russo. Pskov
railroad. less than 80 miles distant
from the leading Red Army spear
head. To the south, another army
OF Premier Marshal Joseph Stain
continued it's battle OF extermina-
ton against remnants OF ten Nazi
divisions trapped in a pocket west
of Cherkassy.
German tank and infantry fore
es that tried 10 smash a corridor
through the Russian ring. for es-
cape OF the encircled soldiers,
were repulsed with heavy losses.
Annihilation OF the trapped men
was we'll along toward its final
stages. with the British radio an
nouncing about half the original
10000 enemy forces accounted
for"
On the diplomatic front, a re-
ported Argentine plan TO declare
war on the Axis precipitated a new
upheayal in the South American
country. And interest still center
ed on rumors that Finland is pre-
pairing TO seek a separate peace
with Russia.
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Continued from Page One)
superior court, Chaplin agreed to
pay Sl5,s00 for Miss Barry's hos
pital and medical expenses, lawy-
ers' fees and various other costs
pending the blood tests.
Chaplin, since the paternity suit
was filed last summer. had vehem-
emily denied all charges
The actor was not Immediately
available for statements concern
ing this sudden new twist in his
legal battles focusing upon Miss
Barry.
Only Monday he spent 20 min.
utes in L. s. Marshal Robert Clark's
office going through the procedure
OF being booked on federal white
slave aud conspiracy indictments
involving Miss Barry.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-16
Municipal Court

ON charges OF simple larceny
Z Judy Anderson, 10, and Constance
Brown, Is, both of ia S. Huron
St, were fined s25 costs and sen.
fenced to spend 10 days in county
Jail this morning when they were
arraigned before Justice A. NJ.
Vandersall. Arrested Tuesday eve
ming by city police. both ;Gmitted
theft OF a wrist watch and sweater
from the room OF Paul Rettig, POI
Z. Cross St
Myron Bennett, -77s5 Cherry Hill
Rd.. who pleaded guilty to non-sp-
pearance on two traffic warrants
for speeding and driving with i'm
proper equipment. was fined $50
For driving against traffic. Lawr-
ence w. Heaslip paid $40. and for
speeding Charles r. Potts paid $40.
Total receipts in municipal court
for Tuesday were S41.f5.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-16
Rural Events

TODAY
Whitaker
Lutheran Ladies' Aid meet
Wednesday evening at home Of
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schrock.
THURSDAY
Stony Creek
Stony Creek w. S. c. s. potluck
dinner at noon, Stony Creek
Church. Members bring $500 and
potluck. Non.members to bring
potluck free-will offering.
Whitaker
League OF Christian Endeavor
meeting, Feb. II at home Of Mary
Williams, president.
Friday
Salem
p. T. A. OF Salem Union. School,
bond rally, town hall. S p. NJ.
Whitaker
Church Night OF Whitaker Evan
Eslical Church. church basement.
Young Married Peoples Glass in
charge OF program.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-16
GremIins give Whammies
TO Seventeen Families

Bethel. Conn. Feb. 15-INS
The Gremlins gave II Bethel fam
lilies the whammies Tuesday.
1t all began when they bought
five carloads of steers in Tancas-
ter, Pa, last August intending To
fatten and slaughter the animals
themselves. thus combating tho
meat shortage.
The government at first demand
ed ration points but finally relent.
ed, and everything looked rosy
after transportation. labor and
feed shortage difficulties were
overcome. Tho steers fattened
and the. Il Bethel families licked
their chops.
Then fire forced a freezing
concern to cancel its contract for
storage Of the 1882 ponds OK
meat which was finally placed in
freezing vaults OF the Bethel Com
munity Foods. Inc.
The elimax came Jan. 20 when an
Insurance inspector. sent to OK
anime the plant preliminary TO the
writing Of a policy on the meat.
turned of the refrigeratlon-a and
forgot 10 turn n on again. BY the
time his error was discovered. sew
eral days later, the meat had spoil
ed
Sympathetic state OPA officials
have granted an allotment OK g. 900
ration points 10 the freezing plant
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-16

WASHlNGTON-INS Chairman
Costello CD Cal. OF the House
Draft Deferment Investigating
Committee said Tuesday he would
recommend that the government
Deferment Board eliminate age
and dependency in It's "point sys.
TEN" OF rating federal employees
costello emphasized he would call
on the Employe Determent Com
mittee-formerly the Government
Review Board to defend It's point
rating system at hearing set for
Friday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-16

WASHIN TON ms - A
change" in the November presi.
dental election was demanded
Tuesday by w. L, Hutcheson. pres.
ident Of the .AFL's United Brother.
hood of Carpenters and Joinars.
who bitterly attacked New Deal
labor and industrial policies. Hut
cheson's remarks we're contained
in statement endorsed by tho
general executive board OF the
union, whose membership is said
10 he about 100000.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-16
Chicago Girl Foreets
Stripes TO go Abroad

Camp Ellis. H., Feb. l6-INS-
WAC Corp, Vivian Ostboe OF Chi
sAso sacrificed her non-com
stripes today because OF her desire
3sr overseas duty.
The first TO volunteer when II
vas announced that six priyates
we're wanted for overseas. Corp.
-ostsss vas told that only priyates
vsrs eligible.
Dat want 10 go overseas" she
pa>A<sA. Denote me TO private. "
Col John s. Sullivan granted
k< vtsh and she now Is awaiting
Ms ssdsrs that will send her on an
sesaH voyage.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-16

LONDON ms German forces
seeking to regain territory wrest-
ed from their grasp by Yugoslav
partisans were credited today with
capture OF two towns virtually on
the Hungarian border Of Yugo-
slava. Marshal Josip (Tlto) Broz.
In his regular communique. said
the enemy regainod the towns OF
Ludbrcg and Korprivnica AS well
as several villages IN the Croat
province OF Pod VnrinB
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-16
DELINQUENCY NOT HIGHER

Detroit. Feb. l6-lNS-- Figures
released by the Detroit Board Of
Education today disclosed that ju
venile delinquency is not "a great
In proportion to the school popu
lation, as Is generally believed
The annual board report showed
that l2,5li cases OF truancy were
reported out OF a total member
ship Of 20650l students OF public,
private and parochial schools.