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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-12-03
1S DINING CAR
WORKERS DISMISSED
IN SWINDLE CASE

CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (ANP)-
Charges Of conspiracy against Is
dining car employees of the Erie
railroad in the famous CT mea-
swindling case were dismissed by
Federal Judge Walter J. LaBuy
here.
The charges were brought by the
U. S. government upon evidence
supplied by agents of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation last sum-
mer, who posed as junior stewards
and passengers while conducting
the probe into the alleged meal
swindling racket that repeatedly
deprived travelling CT of chickens,
steaks and chops paid for by the
government.
All but one of the 18 men plead
ed not guilty to the charges. Robert
Edward Hairston, Chicagoan,
pleaded guilty and became a U. S.
witness, but his testimony was in
sufficient to convict the II. The
government withdrew his guilty
plea and freed him along with the
rest.
Judge LaBuy expressed no doubt
that some were guilty of fraud, but
remarked that the case could not
be continued, because of insuffici-
ent evidence of conspiracy"
The release of the men is being
hailed here as a crowning victory
to the cause of labor unions by Lo-
cal No. 351 and the Joint Council
of Dining Car workers. A declara-
ton that both unions would defend
the accused men to the last was
made sometime ago by Richard w.
Smith, secretary-treasurer of the
Joint Council, and Harrison T.
Brooks, representative of Local No.
351. The unions defense was not
made in a spirit to condome steal
ing, but with a determination to
make the government prove its
case, they said.
''The statement that dining car
walters were out to exploit GIs has
definitely been proven false" said
Henry L. Balahan, the unions law
yer. "The charge of conspiracy also
has been proven false. | was Of the
opinion from the beginning that
such charges could not stand"
Meanwhile, conviction of "a New
York Central dining car workers
seem imminent in New York on
the same charges, Brooks disclosed.
Bradley beam., 1945-07-07
Civvy
 SideIishts

FOURTH OF JULY 1945: Cele- brated not by the sound of fire crackers, but by the steady drone of Bombers returning.
 SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS AT CONGAMOND LAKE: This is a real place to get-away-from-it-all, no matter what your particular choice of activity. A quiet com mune with Nature in a canoe (pre- ferably red), swim, roller skat- ing, a picnic supper, or coke in pleasant surroundings, or a. sight seeing ride around the Lake in a motor launch. Yes, we repeat it really has everything, and Brad leyites are staunch customers.
 John Prindiville doing some smooth and tricky dance steps in roller skating The boy is profes- sional and pleasure to see. Helen Falkowski of P. & c. and Agnes Phillips of Adjutants Office also among the roller-skating enthusi- asts and plenty cute.
 :"
 Ruth Ballou, whom we all know at the Civilian Dispensarv. left US Tuesday after three years at Brad ley. We're going to miss those big brown eyes and that rapid-fre en- thusiasm.
 Mary Kennedy also leaving us after having been a part of AZ Supply these many months (and years). She's to be Suffield's new Post Mistress and we wish her luck in such a responsible job.
 *
 Grand seeing Elsie Beck (Mrs. Howard Plank back on visit and having lunch at the P X. with the Headquarters gals. Just like old times.
Bradley beam., 1945-07-07
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There's a Pfc who call his girl MP because she is always check ing his pass.
 There was an old maid in Van
 couver
 Who captured man by maneu-
 yer,
 She jumped on his knee With chortle of glee And nothing on earth could re-
 move her!
 Night clubs these days are gay ninetyish-the gals are gay, the guys are ninety. 'I'll put the motion before the house," said the chorus girl as she danced onto the stage.
 A young girl was taking swim in a secluded lake. Suddenly she spotted young boy tying knots in her clothes. Swimming to the bank, she grabbed an old tub as a shield and advanced angrily on the youngster. "Young man," she snapped. Do you know what Pm thinking? ?" "Yup," said the boy, "you think there is a bottom in that tub"
 Two mosquitoes once lit on the
 features Of two fair and peroxided crea-
 tures.
 When asked by what right They replied, 'We're not tight. Were just seeing the game from
 the bIeachers."
 It's been long time since gaso- line was so unrationed that women could use whole panfuls of it to clean their gloves, and have enough left over to blow up their kitchens! A Sultan at odds with his harem Thought of a way to scare 'em; He caught mouse Set it loose in the house Thus started the first harem- scarem!
Bradley beam., 1945-07-07

Lee halls from Munising, Michigan, and not only wants everyone to know it but is will ing to spell it out very carefully for you. Back ten months ago before she joined the WAC with eventual assignment to Selfridee Field, Michigan, she was bookkeeper for company in her home town. When she re- turns to plaids and silks she hopes to marry her fancee, Mel, Corporal serving in Alaska, and settle down to keeping house and raising family. Lees two brothers are both serving overseas; Francis with the Air Corps in England and John with the In- fantry in the Philippines. Lee says she likes her job at the Skunk Hollow Branch PIX, especially since she has chance to meet the boys from overseas and keep weather eye open for her brother Francis. She also claims that the local Connecticut scenery is just like the country near Munsing.
Bradley beam., 1945-07-07

Mrs. Donald Krause of the pretty smile is nurse of ten years standing relaxing at the present from her medical chores to serve the boys at PIX Branch in Skunk Follows Re- deployment area. Mrs. Krause, whose per manent home is in Butler, Pennsylvania, has spent the last few years travelling about from Base to Base with her husband, Sergeant now active here in redeployment
 Before arriving at Bradley Field in May she served as nurse at the civilian dispensary at the Richmond Virginia, Army Air Base
 Mrs. Krause says her biggest postwar ambl- ton is to settle down in one town and be- come a good housewife with eventual plans for kiddes. Meanwhile, however, she makes the best of her lot as an Army wife, takes care of their apartment in Poquonock and spends what little time they have together going to the movies or visiting Hartford.
Bradley beam., 1945-07-07

SOl. F1ANOLD DlElNlN
 Hal, who spend his working hours at the Statistical Office of Redeployment Head quarters, first came to our attention early one morning when we awoke from deep dream of peace to see him doing Yogi ex- ercses in the precarious spot of an upper bunk Upon accosting Hal in regards to al legged Yogi' he informed us that he was merely trying to work kink out of his neck so all was immediately forgiven. Hal's home town is New Orleans, Louisiana, the home of Oysters Rockefeller, where he had an up and coming retail furniture business before answering his neighbours summons. After the War he expects to return to his business and maybe marry the gal who he has been visit ing in New York City. She's an old friend of his family he claims. By way of diversion he spends most of his time at Lake Conga- mond frightening fishermen and stirring up waves with his Australian crawl.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Hollywood in Brief

Bill" and why Was l Born?" are
the selections. Ida is working at
home on a history of her family,
famous for many generations in the
English theater, to be titled TO-
morrow and Tomorrow" An
DIRE Chariot, one-time famed the
atrical producer in England and
later in the United States, recalled
to public notice by Gertrude Law
rence's recently published autobi-
ography, is working as an actor in
Merle Oberon's "AS 1t Was Before. .
Robert Young has bought beach
house beyond Malibu so his family
can summer there. He has three
little girls, but is still hoping for a
boy. Teresa Wright is willing
to pose in fashion stills in a riding
habit, but she hasn't learned to ride
in spite of lessons; she's afraid of
horses. John Garfield took
second billing to Don Mcclure, fea-
tured player, when Pride of the
Marines" was shown at 9Th Army
headquarters in Manila. MCGUIRE,
a recently released veteran, is a
former member of an outfit now
stationed there.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Barbara First
Find of Season
On Broadway
By Villa Martin
NEW YORK.

NEW 4ORh.
TWenty-tWo-year-old Barbara Bel
Geddes-a pretty blond with a we'll
scrubbed looks the seasons first
find on Broadway. Her dynamic
portrayal of the younger sister in
the Southern problem play, Deep
Are the Roots" has the critics COM
pairing her with Helen Hayes and
Margaret SULLIVAN.
Barbara was in private school
up on the Hudson when she got
leave to appear in "Out of the Fry
ing Pan" She had the lead of
Junior Miss" in one of the first
USO troupes, did her time in some
f1ops and never went back to school.
Sudden success leaves her appreci-
ative, but not dazZled.
Il just feel very lucky to be doing
exactly what I've always wanted to
do-act. A lot of people have to
compromise with their dreams. I'm
just lucky" says the youngest
daughter of Designer Norman Bel
Geddes.
When she was Is her father in
troduced her to Director Alexander
Kirkland asking if he could give her
part.
Barbara laughed in retelling this
Il went to Jimmie Kirkland's sum-
mer theater and was terribly proud
of myself to be able to be in the
company. I did not know that prac-
ticany any one who paid tuition
could join.
Married an Engineer.
But I don't want any one to
think that I am trying to get
ahead with the help of my father
He only gave me my first push
Since then I have met all the peo-
pie l know in the theater on my
own"
Barbara has an older sister, Joan
whom she proudly calls the lady
executive" of the family. Barbara is
married to an engineer who was en-
gagged in secret war work He's tall
and blond Carl Scheuer, whom she
met at party and married three
months later.
Though the young actress plays
the daughter of deep-South Sem
ator in the play, she has never been
South except for overnight stops as
a USO star.
Accent No Problem.
Taking on Southern accent was
the least of Barbara's problems in
carrying her role. The company re-
hearsed straight until the last few
days and then simply took on a
slight sing-song monotony and
dropped their Gs.
When Barbara does a scene par
ticularly well, she rushes downstairs
and plays it over to herself.
Il take the business of acting
very seriously" she says. But I
guess we all do"
In the play Barbara wears white
and yellow cottons with little bows
and belts. But in private life Bar
bara has put away little girl shoes
and fared skirts to dress up in
jewel belts and Sequins.
Il feel rich now and I am going
to have some fun dressing up" says
the frank young star-to-be.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Fact in FaCtual Films?
By Jay Carmody

Many mercifuy the movies have
the merely the
critics hired specifically duty estimating
plays Casual nonprofessiona frequent
y wrath toward the anc and deceptive
professional adopts general attitude
that such vagaries the result Hoywoods knowing
talking group contawse that does know
talking being sly artful paming off
something uncomfortable public
Both points of view are perhaps half correct.
current and growing practice groups
sitting they
to pouncing with aacriis that using the film
technique The
but rather that the realism shall
pipe That has happened often enough the of
which look like newsreels
considerable segment of the non-Hollywood population.
L Logical
logical thing the makers suddenly
develop enthusiasm the realistic quality
subjects during long
honal product that audiences could miss the difference merit
THE Fleet That Came Stay could make monkeys
members of the makebeieve
sot1 Of ~ the @ dooantar m @ @ @ s Is tdd W at @ | s " a1h M
of joe That film based did
eliminate the of completely actua
drama but it managed to reduce it considerably.
1t also the hope that using the method of the
realistic form OF story telling Hollywood could stick the real
story of the earlier Mission
recent, Capt.
those pictures Others had the look
actual lack of what
defenders of the journalistic principle
Honesty Can Be Saved.
appeared Washington last week another
which perfectly possible Hollywood
the method with both its dramatic force its honesty intact
picture question House 92d Street. counter
exciting than the hgmentS OF
imagination the files of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation Actually quite straight al
though the devaons well within the license of the dramasts
who wrote the version.
Rochemon of Goth Century
usual Hollywood film makers but with the ad
dona specification absolute authenticity The film story relates
single from the files of the bureau but poays the actual
the when its activities
imbedded in silence.
praeworhy merely from the entertainment standpoint
for essential fidelity to fact
Truth Should Prove Profitable
Actually the house 92d street 93d street. but that
makes difference certainly the fragrant difference frequently
achieved in films the disguise method
quite all right within the limits authenticity
film to be that the atomic bomb
by the NaN attackers and defenders film with
the FBI guarded the important secrets this while
slightly silly imply this actually
bomb it does harm the authenticity of the picture
Another merit of THE e2d
the the methods of that of
those methods The fit together ideally make film
commercial sufficiently Hollywood
that truth profitable as fiction
If there truth
know in their turning the documentary type of making
not apparent to the naked eye
Evening star., 1945-10-21
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
I met Anita Colby at the Stork
Club in New York when she was
10 years old. She was then Anita
Counihan, with the most beautiful
face I had ever seen. She didn't
say much and I remember think
ing, Pine, she's dumb" 1t would
be too unfair for the rest of us
II she had brains as well as beauty.
The next time I saw Anita was
a year later. She and 1 were in
Hollywood Anita was under con-
tract to RKO, which was paying
her the fairly large sum of $500
a week. She wanted to be movie
star, she told me. She had a bit
part in Mary of Scotland" star
ring Katharine Hepburn. To be ac-
curate, Anita had one brief line to
speak in the movie. To be cruel, she
was flop.
The last time I saw Anita was
few days ago. She is still beauti
full, but much more sophisticated
and better dressed. She is 81 years
old. She no longer wants to be
movie star. But I now would rate
her as the most successful woman
in Hollywood, from a social, work
and snagging -the-most-attrac-
tive-man in Hollywood point of
view. At every swagger party in
town you see Anita's lovely face,
topped by her now lighter hair.
There isn't major studio that
wouldn't give some of its acting as
sets in exchange for putting Anita
on the payroll. Clark Gable has
reached the possessive, jealous stage
in his relationship with Anita. If
that's not the pinnacle of success,
you tell me what is.
No Thoughts of Marriage.
So I have lunch with Miss Colby
to try and find cut why she was a
flop 10 years ago and why the sue
cess story now. Naturally we tackle
the question of Mr. Gable first.
Neither of us has thought of
marriage" says Anita, which think
is stretching the point bit, par
ticularily as she adds, He does not
like me to 60 to parties with other
men and I'll say I have more fun
with Clark at parties than any one
else. He's so swell and all heart"
The one time that Anita did go
to a party with another man, Clark
went alone and caught her in the
doorway just as she was leaving and
bawled her out. What Clark finds
~[ - ic %hn+ rrrl,iin hn
been king for long time, Anita has
been a sort of queen for long time
and is used to picking her escorts
when and as she wants them.
Besides, the career part OF her life
Is more important to her than any
man ever can be.
MY mother" continues Anita,
says that should get married now,
but that might interfere with my
work"
Miss Colby's job right now has
the title, Feminine Director OF the
David o. Selznick Studios" She
has complete charge of the styling
and grooming of the Selznick stars
in their pictureS-and sometimes
outside. Lady stars on the Selznick
contract list include Ingrid Berg
man, Jennifer Jones, Dorothy Nc
Guire and Shirley Temple
Anita is also a talent scout for
Selznick and lately has been making
tests of new players. She is learn
ing every angle of the business:
Script, camera exploitation, direct
ing and even producing.
my ambition" says the hazel
eyed beauty, sis to be producer"
And you can bet that she will.
She has another year and a half
Evening star., 1945-10-21
The Face Also Has a Busy Mind
Bv SheiIah Graham

to go on her current Selznick con-
tract and already is receiving bids
from other studios for any executive
job she wants. All this has been
accomplished without making a
single enemy in Hollywood
Anita had head start in press
popularity because her father is the
Well-liked cartooniSt, Bud Counihan
Il keep meeting neWspapermen,' y
says Anita, who tell me that they
dangled me on their knees when !
was kid" And don't think that
they wouldn't do it now, if they had
the chance!
She wanted to do fashion illus
trating, but she just had to be a
model with that face. At the peak
Of her modelling career, Anita earned
ST 900 week, an all-time high rec
ord. Her sister Francine now is
making $500 a week But she tells
Anita, Il couldn't do it if you were
still in New York"
A movie contract was inevitable
and perhaps with her lack of act.
ing experience, it was also inevitable
that Anita's parts were small ano
unimportanu. MY social life ir
those days was going to a movie
with my father and mother" she
tells me. Il hated Hollywood ther
and cried every day for my release
until they finally said, Put that
dame on a train for New York"
And then began Anita's business
career. Steve flanagan, the pub
lie relations man, wanted me to
work for him, but I thought I'd dc
better on my own"
Returned an Executive.
1t didn't look that way at first
Anita's first Office job was for S5C
a week on womans fashion maya
zine. But I stipulated that 1 re-
ceive 10 per cent of all the new
advertising accounts I brought in
She brought in plenty, including
liquor ads, something that hadn't
happened before to the fashion mag
When Boss Harry Cohn of Colum-
bia Pictures was thinking of glori-
flying Rita Hayworth in Cover
Girl" he hired Anita to work out
the details. The Is chosen girls
Miss Hayworth and Miss Colby re-
ceived more publicity on this than
any picture before or since. This
was how Anita returned to Holly
wood-as an executive in charge of
the cover girls.
She hired Marion Davies Beverly
Hills mansion for them, with two
guards at the gate to keep out the
wolves. She persuaded Barbara
Hutton and Cary Grant to give a
big party for them. And other party
givers followed suit.
When the picture and the non
sense was all over. Anita toured the
country OH selling campaign to
editors Of newspapers and maya
zines. The combination of beau
tiful woman, with a brainy way OF
putting across her ideas, was toe
much for boys who publish the writ
ten and unspoken word. "Yes," re-
fleets Anita, "the campaign was a
success"
Warmers wanted Miss Colby, but
Selznick won THE Face" and the
brain behind it. I'll make a bet
now-when I interview Anita in
another 10 years, she'll be a really
big shot in Hollywood. And if she
is only half as beautiful as she is
now, that will be okay.
Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Hope Serious About GI Shows
By Harold Hefernan

channel concerning his war expert
ences on which he'll talk freely-the
funny things that happened.
There was the time in Bremer-
haven. The air forces unit there
was christening the airfield in honor
OF Bob. A little platform had been
rigged up for the microphone and
loudspeaker system at the edge of
the field. Bob and several officers
were on the stand, the GIs out in
front. Some one stepped up to the
platform with bottle of champagne
for the ceremony.
Why waste the champagne
yelled one serviceman, 'tjust break
an egg over the mike"
And, brother, did that get Q
laugh!" said Bob.
Then there was the time Bob was
doing a show. The house was packed
to capacity and MPs stood guard
at all entrances to prevent any
more soldiers from coming in. Came
a knock at the stage door and a
young soldier called out, Telegram
for Bob Hope!" just as the show was
about to start. The MP at the
door let the youngster in. He
walked to Hope and handed him this
message: This was my only chance
to see your show. Just nod yes or
shake your head for no."
And here was that big MP right
behind the kid" said Hope. Man,
what he'd have done to the kid had
he seen the message! Soon as I
could talk with straight face, 7
turned to the MP and told him it
was a very important message that
! I'd have to answer it after the
show and to keep the boy right at
hand, on the stage. Boy, was that
kid grinning!"
/ Always Getting Laughs.
| Back on the Monsieur Beaucaire"
set after the luncheon break, Hope
demonstrated that his wit and hu-
NOR are not reserved for the camera
and microphone. He has gags and
ribs for every one on the set.
\ First, he's over in corner buzzing
with Paul Jones, the films producer,
and George Marshall who is direct
ing it. The buzZing ends in a roar
of laughs. Then he goes over to a
little knot of electricians and grips;
more small talk and more laughter.
If Bob is before the cameras and
blows line, he knows it first. winds
up the scene doing something hilari-
GUS. After three bad blowups in
succession. he killed the scene by
waltzing with costumed actor he
was about to fight. He gets laughs
| from people who are with him day
after day in his film work
| Some actors work hard at getting
into character to be funny. Most
| of the top comedians of screen and
radio are pretty unfunny when
they're not actually practicing their
profession for money. Jack Benny.
/ for instance, Is dead-pan. with
little or nothing to say. Fred Allen
is SphynX and you can go right
down the line of top-notchers and
I find almost the same dual charac-
! teristics.
But with Bob Hope it's different.
He is packed with nervous energy
and he must let off steam-funnv
Steam-throughout his waking
hours. Some people say he even
laughs in his sleep. The fellow is
just naturally funny in most every
thing he says and dogs. That is
until you get him would up on the
subject of entertaining servicemen.
That was and still is serious busi-
ness. he contends.
1 tReleaSed by North American Newspap per
Alliance
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Coming Attractions
NATIONAL eDunnigan'.

NATIONAL - 'Dunnigan's
Daughter" with Dennis King
and Virginia Gilmore, start
ing tomorrow night.
CAPITOL-"Abbott and Co.'S
tello in Hollywood" starting
Thursday.
COLUMBIA-"State Fair" with
Dana Andrews and Dick
Haynes, starting Thursday.
Mildred Pierce" with
Joan Crawford. starting
Thursday.
KEITH'S-"That Night With
YOU" with Susanna Foster
and Franchot Tone, starting
Wednesday.
LITTLE-"Love on the Dole"
with Deborah Kerr and Cliff
ford Evans.
METROPOLITAN Rhapsody
in Blue" with Robert Aida
and Joan Leslie, starting
Thursday.
PALACE-"The Dolly Sisters"
with Betty Cradle and June
Haver.
PIX IN a da me Butterfly
starting Tuesday.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Today's Schedules

CAPITOL-"The House on 92d
Street: l;50, 4:35. 7:20 and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: l:10,
3:55, $40 and 9:15 pm. n
COLUMBIA - Her Highness
and the Bellboy":: |. sos,
Sis, 7:20 and $50 pm.
EARLE-"Over 2l":: 12:45, 3,
Sis. 7:20 and 9:35.
HIPPODROME-"Of Mice and
Men: 2;10. 5;35 and 9:05
pm.
KEITH'S-"Johnny Angel: /,
$50, 4:40, $50. 800 and
LITTL E." Hold Back the
Dawn: l, 3, 5, 7:20 and $50
pm.
METROPOLITAN North
West Mounted Police: l,
2:55, $40, 7:20 and 9:35 pm.
PALACE "Duffy's Tavern:
12:45, 2:55, $40, 7:25 and
9::40 pm.
PlX-"This Way, Please: 2:25,
5, TAO and 1915 pm.
TR AN S-LUX News and
shorts. Continuous from l
pm.