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Evening star., 1944-08-13
Committee Loter Says
Ii Finds No Fault With
Fort Meade Treatment
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 12-Without
waiting for the report Of a COM
mittee which inspected prisoner-of-
war conditions at Fort George G
Meade, the Maryland American Le-
gion convention today adopted q
resolution protesting what it called
coddling of German and Italian
prisoners.
The convention approved almost
unanimously a resolution submitted
by the Fort Cumberland post, de-
spite plea from the floor that
action be delayed until the commit
tee <hich went to Fort Meade at
the invitation of Maj. Gen. Philip
Hayes, Third Service Command
head, had reported.
The II Legionnaires who made the
trip said at the Army post they
found no evidence of coddline
among members of the Italian serv-
ice unit there.
A resolution outlining the contri.
buttons of the Negro to the develop
ment and defense Of the Nation wa.
held by the Resolutions Committe,
md not presented to the conven.
ton on grounds 1t was not in proper
form.
In the proposal, Baltimore Negro
Legionnaires had asked greater rep.
resentation and recognition fol
members of their race. A resolu.
ton, presented by Walter Green
said that no Negro ever had held 6
National Legion office and that five
States would not charter a Negro
post
The resolution declared that Ne.
groes ARE learning fast that the,
far outnumber the white people. II
would be sound thinking to keep {
wholesome friendship with these
people, now that We have learned
how very closely we all live, anc
must live, together"
The Legion's Medal of Merit wa.
awarded by the Montgomery County
Council to DR.. Robert johnson fol
his supervision of the Montgomery
crippled children clinic.
Of1cers will be elected tomorrow
Evening star., 1944-08-13
100000 Fire Destroys
Norfolk Bowling Alley
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va. Aug 12-An $8O,-
600, two-alarm fire destroyed the
Maple Lane Bowling Alleys here
this afternoon, injuring several fire.
men, two seriously, and for a time
threatening to engulf nearby build
ings, including two filling stations
Daniel Hofheimer, president OF
the company. who was present
when the fire broke out, said q
defective switch box was the cause
A backdraft, which blew out the
front wall of the building was &C.
companied by an explosion which
threw at least two flremen from the
roof as it collapsed. A minute OF
two earlier IL or more firemen com.
piled with an order to leave the roof
Capt. William Wall, who was cata.
pulled from the roof, received lep
and hand fractures, while Pvt. H. L
Sands suffered fractured foot anc
hand in his fall.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
William SouthaI| Dies;
Virginia Newsman
Burial Of Retired Editor
To Be in Arlington
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 12.-Wil-
liam Baxter Southan, SO, a former
associate editor of the Richmond
Times-Dispatch and for more than
30 years engaged in newspaper
work in Virginia, died early today
at Richmond hospital after q
long illness.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. Monday at a Richmond
funeral home. Burial will be in
Arlington Cemetery.
Mr.. Southall, who was related to
many distinguished Virginia fami-
lies, was born June 7. 1891, in Hall
fax County. He was educated at
Cluster Springs Academy and at
Hampden-Sydney College.
Mr.. Southall entered newspaper
work in 1915 on the stan of the
Times-Dispatch.
In the World War he served with
the marines in France and was
wounded at Belleau Wood.
After the war he rejoined the
Times-Dispatch, serving as political
writer, ,columnist, city editor and
editorial writer until 1887. He then
went to the Norfolk Virginian Pilot
where he was serving until he re-
tired because of ill health last fall.
He also served as editor Of The
Commonwealth, offlcial publication
of the Virginia State Chamber OF
Commerce.
Mr.. Southau was widely known
for the column he contributed tt
the Times-Dispatch for a number OF
years under the name Father Byrd
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Elizabeth Cooke Southall, and five
brothers, Frank T., Jack NJ, and
Valentine w. Southall, all of Rich.
mond; Patrick Henry Southall, Bal
timore, and Warrant Officer joseph
Southall in the Army.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Prince Georges Scouts
Continue Fund Drive

The Prince Georges County Boy
Scout drive for funds to improve
the 55-acre Scout camp on Edmon-
ston road near Greenbelt will con-
tinue all this month.
The campaign was launched July
l and was scheduled to end July
81. but was extended because of
failure to reach the $1,000 goal. All
county teachers will place Scout
handicraft and first aid displays in
their lobbies in an effort to aid the
campaign. Donations should be
mailed to Louis B. Arnold, care OF
the Prince Georges Bank g. Trust
Co.. Hyattsville,
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Arlington Acts to End
Rution Book Losses

Arlington County Ration Board
officials yesterday warned that an
average of three or four ration
books have been lost daily for sew.
eral months by residents who carry
the books in the glove compart-
ments of their automobiles.
In order to help prevent these
losses, ration officials said plans are
being made to stamp a warning on
the face of each book issued
against carrying the books in such
q manner.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Naval Student Killed
Fixing Radio Aerial
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, Aug
12.-Jack Irwin Croner, 18, of Balti-
more, Naval ROTC student at the
University of Virginia, was killed
today when radio aerial he was
repairing came in contact with q
high voltage electric. wire back OF
his room.
Young Croner entered the Uni
verslty last year as naval stu
dent and was an outstanding high
hurdler on the track team, winning
over almost all competition lasl
spring.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
War Ballot Applications
In Virginia Top $4,000
BY the Associated Press

bS lHe AssotIated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 12.-
Ralph E. wilkins, Secretary of the
Commonwealth, said more than
1000 war voter ballot requests were
received today by the War Voters
Commission to swell the weeks total
to more than 1000 and the total
requests to date to more than 5000.
Mr.. Wilkins said he had ordered
$4,000 assorted ballots among the
nine congressional districts on the
basis of population, and said he
expected delivery of the first ballots
by Wednesday.
Evening star., 1944-08-13

MOTHER RECEIVES SONS MEDAI-Maj. Gen. John T. Lewis
commanding general of the Military District of Washington
presents to Mrs Frank c. Fisher 62 Forty
Hyattsve the Distinguished Service postum
mousy to her Capt Ralph Fisher killed action
Italy January g. Capt Fishers heroism in ordering artillery
fire to fall his position rather than give the of
the mountain he holding resulted being mortally
wounded The Of his deeds and the told
The Star July "a. Army Photo
Evening star., 1944-08-13

PRESENTED VFW CITIZENSHIP MEDAL--Col Paul C. Woman
Baltimore past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
presents the organizations Citizenship Medal
Wayman Fncham 1914 Second Silver Spring. parents
OF seven sons serving in the armed forces The medal
sented yesterday during the Montgomery County
Station WMA awarded by the Montgomery County
post. Coast Guard Photo
Evening star., 1944-08-13

OF many kitchens and pantries, and
the upstairs ward kitchens.
"OvercroWdlng was everywhere.
due to the Government pressure to
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Deficiencies Cited.

These results are borne out bv a
survey OF employers made during
the course OF the study. which indi-
Gated that these employers felt that
their young employees were most de-
ncient IN spelling, the ability to
write legibly, compute accurately,
and to use English correctly. A
large proportion of the employers
also reported that the high schools
had been deficient in developing
initiative and accuracy.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
NEW YORK.


John Golden, who has produced
a plays since 1916, and is one OF
Broadways most respected pro-
ducers, this week made good a
promise of year ago.
Because I have been one Of the
iuckiest of the play producers of
this era, it is my intention to put
back or pillow under good part of
the profits for which I am beholden
to dramatists, actors and others In
the legitimate theater."
That wasn't just Broadway brag-
sing. John Golden made good with
the stout gift of 100000 in cash.
Nor was that his first monetary
cid to the theater. Previously he
gave $4,000 each to the Dramatists
Guild and to the Lambs Club for
loan funds" by which actors could
borrow money without the en-
barrassment of having it termed
charity" 1t has worked out ad-
nirably and part of the new gift will
be disbursed similarly
Golden, inspired by the late Sidney
Howard, also endowed five $1,000
fellowShips for young dramatists,
while no great play came from this
gesture, one of the prize winners
received practical encouragement
which was proved worthy when her
novel, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. "
became a best seller-Betty Smith,
of course
Part of the 100000 will start a
standard repertory theater in as
sociation with Mayor F. H. La
Guardia and the City Center, New
York's headquarters of civic music
and drama.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Portrait of a Playwright
Bv Villa Martin.

She ran away from home when
she was IA, fleeing to a schoolmate
who she thought would aid her
Instead, he took her home and she,
fearing a reprimand suddenly said
Mother, I have heart trouble" 1t
was successful; they never remem-
bered to punish her.
From public schools, Lillian went
to New York University, took a Job
with a publisher for $17.50 a week
and married Arthur Kober, play
wright.
They were divorced two years
later and she went to Hollywood to
write. She returned to the Broad
way scene and turned out The
Children's Hour" based on an actual
court case of a vicious girl accusing
two innocent women teachers, and
it ran 69l performances.
The Little Foxes" established her
as playwright-anda as a delineator
of lusty, vigorous characters.
The amount of research that goes
into a play as The Searching
Wind"-based on political affairs
following the Versailles Treaty-can
be prodigious. But now Lillian con-
fesses that she may take more notes
than necessary.
II am beginning to realize that
the research may be way of avoid
ing work" she says coyly.
Since her plays are distinguished
by sort of intellectual indignation
-impersonal and nothing
annoys Lillian Hellman more than
OF be called woman playwright. "
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Golden Profits Flow Back to the Theater
Bv Jack O'Brian.

A committee of respected New
York civic and theater leaders will
control the repertory theater, in
cluding Moss Hart, Elliott Nugent,
Newbold Morris, Bert Lytell, Richard
Rodgers, Lee Shubert, Margaret
Webster, Eva Legallienne, Guthrie
McClintic and Arthur Hopkins.
Already noted is production of
juvenile opera, preferably Gilbert g.
Sullivan. The actors and possibly
the orchestra will be selected from
New York's high schools.
The reason behind this gift is
the basic fact that John Golden is
more stage struck than the green
est amateur.
He was born in New York on June
81, 1874, and grew up in Waseon,
Ohio, where his dad wanted him to
become a chemist. Golden, how
ever, had the theatrical bug and
would have no part Of test tubes
and Bunsen burners.
At first he wanted to be an actor
and appeared in something called
"Ye Early Trouble" in 1892, after
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Bv Laurence Perry.

poser was aware-untiI Venus MARY
Martin, ever adorable) had sung
I'm Stranger Here Myself" and
then, with Sono Osato, Ray Harri-
son and dancers, went into the
Forty Minutes for Lunch" ballet.
Here, Mr.. WE'LL dashed a note upon
his program. They've changed the
tempo" he observed. There may be
reason. I'll find out later" He
spoke quietly, but very matter-of-
factly about it.
Presently in the Speak Low
number he dashed off another note.
"Brasses a little too loud" he ex-
planned internationally. w
The show went on. No notes.
Everything lovely. Mr.. WE'LL nod
ded toward the conductor, Maurice
Abravanel, who has been with him
20 years and who had conducted the
previous WE'LL hits, Lady in the
Dark" "Knickerbocker Holiday" and
Johnny johnson" here and "The
Three-Penny Opera" ""The Rise and
Fall of the City Mahogany" and
other successes in Europe.
Conductors, said MIR. WE'LL.
"often, in the course of a run, do
no realize they may have let the
orchestra slump away from them
loss of pep-but I see no lapse, do
you?"
I said I certainly did not and felt
quite safe In saying so since the
composer had given me my lead
But I should have said so anyway,
for on this June night musicians
and singers were at work in such
spirit as to suggest that they, no
less than their composer, realized
their responsibility and greatly en-
joyed meeting it at high tempo.
The curtain fell on the "Dr. Grip
pen' number, ending Act I. Mr..
WE'LL rose. He is very fortnight
man, man who dared, in Berlin,
to compose "The Silver Lake." a
viciously deep, if subtle, attack on
Hitler and Fascism. DO you want
to come back?" he asked.
Are you going to give them what
for?" we queried in return.
"Oh, no." he smiled, everything
has gone beautifully-except for a
few minor things"
mo burst of temperament?" we
asked. Nothing worth my hear
ing?"
Nothing" laughed the composer.
"Just few quiet hints"
So we stayed where we were-so
Evening star., 1944-06-25
For Composer, Opening Nights Never End

that in silence we could SAVIOR the
brilliant smile Mary Martin had
waited toward our box Note-Kurt
WE'LL had no hints to give her. This
sprightly Texan never lets down.
That Theme Again.
Once again, in A. B. Shiffrin's new
comedy, Love on Leave" the prob
lem of juvenile delinquency rears
its critically bludgeoned head. AS
though significant social issues these
days were not mutiform, the cur
rent theater has developed a te-,
naciously exclusive interest in teen.
age brats whose morals and sophisti-
cation inevitably yield to q more
enlightened and salutary under
standing, through bitter experience,
OF the fundamental beauty of nor
NAL living.
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Evening star., 1944-06-25

carrying spears in Shakespearean
productions at so cents a night.
Later he even learned to dance for
a musical comedy, "A Nights
Frolic," but shortly thereafter quit
acting to become one of the most
successful lyricists of Tin Pan Alley.
He wrote tunes for several shows,
including Montgomery & Stone pro-
ductions. but he wanted to get back
to the stage proper
In 1916, with the profits of his
last tune, Goodbye Girls, I'm
Through" he really was finished
with Tin Pan Alley, after collabo-
rating with some of the heftiest
names of the tune trade Irving
Berlin, Jerome Kern, Victor Herbert,
Vmenry Blossom.
His first stage production was the
start of long friendship and busi-
ness partnership with Winchell
Smith. Their initial show was a
smash hit, the first of seven John
Golden productions to run more
than year. The best other pro-
ducers have been able to do is five.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
The composer of musical comedy,
or operetta, that fails to click on
Broadway tries to dismiss the
disaster from his mind as he turns
to the setting of a new piece,
destined, he hopes, for better for
tune. On the other hand, if success
has attended his work and the show
Is running on and on and on, he
finds himself saddled with a re-
sponsibility which may not 81 be
ignored. With him every night is a
first night. Elements that made
for initial triumph must be sedu-
lously supervised, jealousy safe
guarded and'in every detail kept up
to the original standard. True, the
score stands in imperishable form.
But the manner Of its rendition is
something demanding unceasing
concern.
This is why Kurt WE'LL, composer
of the musical comedy hit, "One
Touch of Venus" visits the produc-
ton at least twice weekly for a
checkup on the singing and orches-
tration.
Irving Berlin" Mr.. WE'LL re-
marked as he and this writer took
seats in the recesses of box at the
Alvin Theater, "once said to me,
Never rely on your reputation. 1t
is easier to get to the top than to
stay there. So keep an eye on your
music always"
So that was what we-at least
Kurt Weill-Were doing this night
1t was warm evening, very warm
Just the sort of evening when
singers and musicians might in
advertently let down with the result
of sending discerning members of
an audience home to tell their
friends they cannot see how the
show got the reputation it enjoys.
CareIessness Natural.
"You see," said the composer, a
short, stocky man with ruddy
sensitive face and a thicket of iron
gray hair, when people are playing
and singing a piece eight times a
week 1t would be miraculous if they
did not get careless, especially on a
night like this. We shall see." We
saw.
The show went along just, so far
as l was aware, as it went along
so triumphantly on it's first night
and so far, evidently, as the COM
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Bette Davis a Good Omen
BY Harold HeFernan.

career of George Brent, after
hollow start, was also tied in very
definitely with the career of Bette.
Miss Bryan Bowed Out.
Not all of the Davis proteges have
become stars in their own right.
however. Jane Bryan, in whom
Bette took great personal as we'll as
professional interest. played with
her in Marked Woman" kid
Galahad, THE Sisters" and 1.-THE
Old Maid" Miss Bryan stayed long
enough to play opposite Paul NUM-
in I'VE Are Not Alone" and then
married and gave up her career
completely. This was sad disap-
pointment to both Bette and Warner
Bros, for Jane was considered a
sterling bed for top box-office
honors. Miss Bryan's name is still
carried on the Warner list of con-
tract players, indicating that the
studio has hopes some day of getting
her back.
Dennis Morgan, now an important
star, languished for several years,
pausing at three major studios. He
was almost on his way out at War
ner's, too, when Bette asked for him
as leading man in something called
I'm This Our Life" Neither Bette
nor Dennis came to any good end in
this piece of fluff, but it did serve as
starter for Morgan. Right after
it he was assigned to the lead in
THE Desert Song"
henry Fonda undoubtedly would
have proceeded to stardom under
his own impetus, without the help
OF Bette, but the fact is he was con-
slderably boosted in public approval
through his performance, in That
Certain Woman" and later in "Jeze-
bel" Fonda once remarked that his
two appearances with Bette zoomed
his stock more than anything else
he did in Hollywood.
Indebted to Arliss.
Bette Is willing host for the
ar-hitchers." This may be due
to her early and none -too-sweet ex-
periences trying to get a footing
In pictures. She was saved-and
readily admits it-from an early
return to the New York stage and
pIoUdDlc OUSCuTlty Dy george Arl1SS
when he selected her from many
hopeful applicants to play opposite
him in The Man Who Played Goo" !"
After that Bette "hitched" eagerly
onto the star wagon headed by Ruth
lChatterton for "The Rich Are Al
ways With U.s." to Barbara STAN
wyck in 80 Big" to Paul MUM in
"Juarez" and to Spencer Tracy in
Twenty Thousand Years in Sing
Sing"
BY the time Bette was able to
travel on her own power she had
learned the value to struggling
young player of an association in
an important picture with an es-
tablished star. She has never for
gotten the lesson and that accounts
today, in large measure, for her
willingness to help green" boys and
girls get foothold. Actually, she
drags SO many hopefuls into the
studio that Warmers can't possibly
take care Of them, even on extra
work.
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Evening star., 1944-06-25
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
On mythical island in the Carib-
bean, Gov. Laroche is ruling with an
iron hand-he has a weakness for
feminine beauty, is quite a gourmet
enjoys the azure blue water in his
elaborate swimming pool, but never
ventures even to dip a toe into it.
His white wig is well powdered, he
makes ample use of his snuff box,
has a jovial laugh, shoes with huge
pompons and jokes by the million.
Quite a man for this critical year
of 1944-but then, of course, he
exists only in the new Bob Hope
picture, "The Princess and the Pi-
rate" But it is Walter Slezak who
plays the governor-tle same Sle-
zak who rowed himself into fame
as the Nazi captain in "Lifeboat." F"
Slezak is one of the top character
actors in pictures today, but two
years ago Walter was iobless.
I dropped by to see if there were
more mythical things about Walter
than the island he is governing for
Samuel Goldwyn at present. found
out he is very superstitious, not so
much SO that he doesn't leave his
house in the morning without con-
Sulting an astrological chart, but
almost.
1t Began Logically.
ut started" he admits while puff
ing on big, fat cigar, ION December
Is, 1941-I was blue; nothing seemed
right. I was in New York and sat
thumbing through the telephone di-
rectory. when I suddenly noticed
the name Isidore Oblo. had put a
pencil mark by the name, but
couldn't for the life of me remem-
ber why I had, so I called the man
and asked him what profession he
was in.
lam an astrologer,' the voice on
the other end of the wire replied, SO
I gave him the date of my birth
and other information he asked for.
The next day I picked up my as
trological chart-it said that on
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Coming Attractions.

CAPITOL-"It Happened To-
morrow" with Dick Powell,
Linda Darnell and Jack
Oakie.
COLUMBIA -" "Pin-up Girl"
with Betty Cradle, Joe E.
Brown and Martha Raye,
starting Thursday.
EARLE-"Once Upon a Time
with Cary Grant and Janet
Blair.
KEITH'S-"Follow the Boys"
with George Raft and Vera
Zorina and guest stars.
LITTLE-"Woman of the Year"
starring Spencer Tracy and
Katherine Hepburn, starting
Wednesday.
Observation-Disclosures Two
Worlds" with John Garfield
and Paul Henreid.
PALACE-"Going My Way"
starring Bing Crosby and Rise
Stevens.
PIx-"Amphytrion," with Henri
Carrot, starting Tuesday.