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Evening star., 1945-02-14
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. What Presidents sent the long
est and shortest messages to Con-
gress?-F. F. R.
A. George Washington sent what
was probably the shortest message
to Congress on January 8, 1790. It
contained about lit words. The
seventh annual message of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, December 2, 1907,
was probably the longest. 1t had
approximately $4,000 words.
@. What is the distance between
the island of Luzon in the Philip
pines and the mainland of Japan?-
E. l.. H.
A. From the northern tip of Luzon
to Kyushu in Southern Japan, the
distance is 1000 miles.
@. How much silk can a spider
produce in a lifetime?-W. E. C.
A. A spider living out its natural
life may yield 1000 feet of silk.
@. When did the first German i'm
migrants settle in the United
States?-W. M. N.
A. The first permanent German
settlement in the United States was
made in Germantown, Pa, in 1888.
@. How many factories are there
in Tokyo?-F. F. E.
A. No recent accurate figure is
available At the end of 1886, Tokyo
contained 1929 factories employing
more than five workers each, with
403, ,095 workers. There were 20 .633
small workshops, with 47,25l op-
orators.
@. Do merchant seamen come
under the provisions of the GI Bill
of Rights?-A. w. E.
A. Members of the Merchant Ma
rine do not come under the GI Bill
of Rights.
@. What pay do the men of the
Air Corps Enlisted Reserve receive?
k. A. N.
A. The War Department says that
soldiers in the Enlisted Reserve
Corps in the Army do not draw pay.
A soldier Is entitled to pay only
when he is on active duty.
@. What are the duties of mes
sage centers of the Marine CORPSE
R. A.
A, The headquarters of the United
States Marine Corps says that every
Marine division has division mes
sage center and every regiment has
a regimental message center which
works under the division message
center. A message center handles
incoming and outgoing messages and
distributes them throughout the
command.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
NYA Irregularities
Charges Still Pending,
Warren Testifies
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Controller General Lindsay War;
rem told Senators today that some
charges of irregularities" in Ma
tional Youth Administration ex-
penditures are still pending.
Mr.. Warren testified before the
Senate Agriculture Committee that
letter which Aubrey Williams con-
tended "eXonerated" the NYA had
reference only to expenditures on
the All-American Youth Orchestra
in 1910. The committee is consider
ing the nomination of Mr.. Williams,
former head of the NYA, to be rural
electrification administrator.
outstanding are total exceptions
amounting to $98,111," Mr.. Warren
testified, adding that $7,665 has been
collected and $30,813 reported to the
Attorney General for collection.
Asked by Senator Ellender. Demo-
Evening star., 1945-02-14
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Evening star., 1945-02-14

crat. Of Louisiana If such exceptions
are unusual, Mr.. Warren replied,
no. He went on to say that lex
ceptions" do not necessarily mean
irregularities" but simply mean the
controller generals ONCE wants
further information.
WAS there anything in this re-
flecting on the character of Mr..
WilliamsP" asked Senator Ellender.
Nothing whatsoever" Mr.. Warren
replied.
Mr.. Warren once wrote critical
report on the NYA which Congress
abolished in 1943. Senator Nickel
lar, Democrat, of Tennessee, oppos-
Evening star., 1945-02-14
The Great Gameof Politics
Extensive Report on Crimean Talks
Is Roosevelt Obligation, Writer Says

peace conference to follow. It is to
be hoped that the spokesman is
wrong and that Mr.. Roosevelt will
see fit to tell the full story this time
in the Churchill way, omitting only
those things for which there is
sound reason for keeping confiden-
tial.
We are entitled to know a great
deal more than is contained in an
official communique-and we ought
not to have to get it from Mr.
Churchill.
Evening star., 1945-02-14

ing confirmation of Mr.. williams,
read excerpts from that report to
the Agriculture Committee last
week.
Earlier, Mr.. Williams had testi-
fed that subsequent to the Warren
report he received a letter from
Frank L. Yates, assistant controller
general. completely exonerating"
NYA. So Senator Ellender asked
that Mr.. Warren and Mr.. Yates
come before the committee.
Senator Ellender, leading cham
pion OF Mr.. Williams on the COM
Evening star., 1945-02-14

Snounced agree
ments, most of
which were in
e v / t a b e, the
question arises
as to how much
more we are to
be told. A day or
so ago, an au-
thoritative a d =
m i n i S t r a tion
spokesman said
that when Mr..
Roosevelt re-
turns he un-
doubtedly will
acquaint a group
Evening star., 1945-02-14

mittee, acknowledged concern that
he may be losing support due to all
the propaganda against him." Ad-
ministration checks earlier had in
dicated a close vote but probable
approval.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Answers to
Questions

reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact by writing The Eve
ning Star Information Bureau, 316
street NE, Washing ton ., D. c. Please
inclose 3 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
By Frank X. Kent

There is, of course, vastly more
to the Black Sea conference than
the official communique. Aside from
the general appreciation of the an
Evening star., 1945-02-14
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23
-CURDLINC'
 PICTURE AT STATE
Lon Clancy, Boris Karloff, John Carradine; In the
 'Mummy's Curse

Ending tomorrow evening at War ner's State theater is For Whom The Bel Trolls" co-starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. The film was adapted from the celebrat- ed novel by Ernest Hemingway and is currently being shown for the first time at popular prices.
 Movie fans who delight in horror films will be especially pleased by the advent of the double horror show House Of Frankenstein' and ''The Mummy's Curse" which opens Sunday at Warmers State theater for an engagement of three days.
 The first named of these pictures presents a trio of blood curdling hair raisers in the persons of Boris Karloff as the mad doctor, John Carradine as Dracula and Lon Chaney as the Wolf Man. The &C., companying feature, 'The Num- my's Curse" presents the 3,000-yeal old mummy returned to life.
 The first of these pictures con- tains as choice a collection of mac abre characters as has ever gracec the State screen. For in addition tt | the important ones enumerated above there are also J. Carol Kaisl as hunchback with a mania for kill. ing and the famous monster ere ated by Frankenstein.
 "The Mummy's Curse" gives full opportunity to Lon Chaney, swath
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23
WIDELY DISCUSSED
 STORY PICTURIZED
"The Grapes of Wrath" to Be Featured at Strand
 Theater

Most important screen news of the year is the announcement that Daryl F. Zarsuck's production or "The Grapes of Wrath" will be pre- sented by 20th Century-Fox at the Strand theater.
 Henry Fonda, whose pcrtrayals Of humble, real people have won him plauditS in the past, stepped natur- ally into the shoes of dogged, fight ing Tom load. That unconquerable woman of the soil, Ma load, who battled to hold her homeless family together, was found in the person of Jane Darwell. Lanky, tall John Carradine became Casy, the cour- ageous, crusading preacher. Gram- pa, that tough, cantankerouS old man, took form in Charley Grape win, Doris Bowdon, the Louisiana State University coed, who was dis covered only two years ago by a 2Oth Century-F'ox scout, won the role which every young actress in Hollywood coveted, that of Rosa shorn.
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 load. O. z. whitehead, protege ot Katherine Hepburn, was brought on from New York to play the part of Al, John Qualen became Muley while Eddie Quillan was given the role of Connie, Rosasharn's desert-- ing husband, Grandma, the acidu- lous, carping old woman, who won for the loads entry into what ap- peared to be a promised land, came | to live in the person of Zeffie T1l- bury, long noted in Hollywood for her many excellent characterize tionS.
 As the companion feature on this popular request return engagement program at the Strand, is presented the motion picture version of the recorded long run stage hit, ITO. bacco Road" Featured in the mo- tion picture version are Gene Tier ney, Dana Andrews, and Marjorie Rambeau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23
Union Church Choir
 To Sing Crucifixion
Harold Seymour to Be Guest Tenor SOOist at Mill Plain
 Program Sunday Evening

The Choir of the Mil Plain Union church will sing the Cru cifixion' by John Stainer on Palm Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The Curifixion" is a meditation on the sacred passion of the Holy Redeemer. The music was written by John Stainer, and the words were written by Rev. J. Sparrow Simpson. Harold Seymour, guest tenor soloist, MT. Wilbur Allen bass soloist will sing the recitive parts of this sacred cantata. The choir is under the direction of Fred Wilson. The public is invited to this service.
 Palm Sunday morning at 1O:4o during the worship service the ser mon to be delivered is from the topic, "The Return to Jerusalem" Reception of new members will be observed during this service, and the youth class in church member ship will be presented and receiv- ed. MT. Elwin Steer will sing a solo "Open the Gates of the Tenn ple", and the choir will sing an an- them
 Two Holy Week services will be held at the Mill Plain union
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23

overseas in late spring or early sum- nler and will begin its home tour for civilian audiences in mid-autumn. SYMPHONIC ALLEGRO" a nine minute orchestral wor.. by Peter Mennini, 21-year-old Eastman School of Music graduate from Erie. Pa., has been voted winner in the first annual nationwide George Gershwin Memorial Contest, spon- scred by Victory B'nai B'rith Lodge.
 The contest, open to all Amre- ican citizens under 90, Is intended to encourage young American mu- sicians and help discover new tal- ent
 The winning composition will be performed for the first time at Gershwin memorial concert at the Metropolitan Opera House on March 27, at which Mennini will receive the Sl 900 cash award. Honorable mem tion and cash award of $250 went to Sergt. Romeo Cascarino of Camp Seibert. Ala, for his 15-minute work, '""The Prairie"
 The orchestra at the memorial concert, to be conducted by Leon- ard Bernstein, will be composed ot members of the New York Phil- harmonic Symphony SoloistS will include Jennie Tourel of the Me- tropolitan Opera and Muriel Smith of Carmen Jones'
 HANS KINDLER. conductor oi the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, D. C., will go to Mexico City at the beginning of April to conduct the University of Mexico Orchestra in two concerts. From there he will fly to Colombia to conduct the Orquestra Sinfoni- ca Nacional in three concerts dur ing its music festival.
 After the Cartagena festival Dr. Kindler will go by way of Guate- mala to the west coast of the Unit- ed States for his annual cross- country journey to addition musi- clans for the coming season of the National symphony.
 ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN will give his third Carnegie Hall recital of the season on March IS. The pian- ist who appeared in New York ir November and again in December has in the interim made his usual extensive tour of the country, play | ia S.aAAkAI Aka6 oNInQf enIniSf with major symphony orchestras.
 ARTURO TOSCAN1NI will honor the late George Gershwin for the fourth time in three seasons when he returns to conduct the NEG Symphony Orchestra on Nov. 18 for its final broadcasts of the winter serise. Toscanini will conduct GerSh- wins "An American in Paris" along with music by Schumann and Men, delssohn. Toscanini previously con ducted broadcast performances o1 Gershwin's "An American in Parts, v Rhapsody in Blue" and Concerto in F." the latter with Oscar Levant as piano soloist.
 ROBERTO SILVA, of the MeX. can National Opera Company, will make his first appearance with tht New York City Center Opera Com pand as Mephistopheles in Gounod'. Faust" during the spring seasor opening April F. Silva previously has been heard with the New Opers Company in New York and witf the Chicago and the San Francisco opera companies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23

church. Wednesday evening, March gath, at 7:30 the theme of the s--- mon to be delivered is ''Tse re- lowship of Suffering. On Thurs day evening March 20th, at 7:30 the Holy Communion will be cele- brated.
 Easter Day, April 1st, two morn- ing worship services will be held. The first service with the sermon Gods Answer to Calvary, will be- gin at S:3O o'clock. The second service, with the sermon, Mans Great Hope" will begin at 10:45 o'clock.
 Wednesday April 11th, at 800 o'clock the Mems Club will have I'M. o. e. Quinn as their guest speaker. He will speak on "UseS of Electron Tubes and the Prin- ciple of Electronics". The address will be illustrated by Westinghouse Electric Company movies.
 Tuesday, April 17th, at 200 o'clock in the afternoon the La- dies Aid will hold their annual Silver Tea. The guest speaker will be Mrs. John Walker and the topic of her address win be Cuba.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23

ed in bandages and unrecognibale, to spread terror over the country side for more than an hour of screen time. Together, the two pie lures make as blood curdling a show as the most avid horror fan could ask for.
 The modernized production of Paramount's The Sign Of The Cross'' comes to the State on We'd nesday next for an engagement of four days.
 Produced by Cecil B. DeMille, the mighty epic brings Frederic March Claudette Colbert, Elissa Landi and Charles Laughton to the screen in unforgettable roles.
 The producers achievement in supervising cast of 7,500 to pre- sent the colorful spectacle of an cient Rome during GA A. D., is some thing which remains unequalled in Hollywood production.
 On the same big show will be Tahiti Nights" with Jinx Falken- burg, Dave O'Brien, Carole Mathews Mary Treen and score of other favorites.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23

DOUBLE FEATURE
 SETTING RECORD
Attendance at LOeW-POli'S Greatest of Season for
 Outstanding Bills

Throngs that are the biggest that have been in the popular Loew- Poli theater for years were in at- tendance at all performances yes- terday for the superb double fea- ture program made up of Sunday Dinner for a Soldier" and 'The Fighting Lady" "The Fighting Lady" was awarded a special Oscar, in the prize awards of the year as being one of the most sensational films that has ever been screened.
 Sunday Dinner for a Soldier" has in the leading roles, such fa- vorites as John Kodiak. Anna Bax- ter and Charles Winninger, it Is canned with all the human emo- tions, and is loaded with humor, pathos and love, plus the greatest showing of the true spirit of the Golden Rule you have seen in long time.
 The story is very simple and human one, not in anyway con- nected with the war, with the excep- ton that John Kodiak is in the Army, but there is nothing of the war in it, but it is the honest and complicated efforts of a family, with a beautiful daughter, who try tC do in thier own humble way, the things for the fighting men of the country that their richer and more prosperous neighbors are doing, how they go about it makes story that , is on the order of the sweetest TO- mantle comedy you have ever seen The companion feature, '"Tht Fighting Lady" in technicolor, k without doubt, one of the great ] est films ever shown on the screen in documentary sense, you have seen films that showed you the cap. trre of the Pacific Islands, the ad- vance into Germany and also filmt like Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" if you thought that any of then were great, well here is one that tops them all, and the best par about the whole thing is that i is actual combat, see in color fol the first time the Jap Zero plane! being shot out of the sky, see { real crash landing on the deck O. a carrier, see ack-ack fire bursting and really bursting, right in iron and all around the planes, and hit ting them also, are all found il Fighting Lady" the greates film tt come out of this war, every wa: has a great film this is without { doubt, the most entertaining ant thrilling that will come out of tht war by far.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23

The chamber music part of the ke45-46 programs will be devoted to works by Bach, Schubert and Brahms. The basic music of the ser- ies will include a complete cycle Of Brahms works for string quartet and Q variety of instrumental com- b1rations. All of Schubert's major chamber works will be presented.
 Among the chamber music en- ser,bles to participate will be the Budapest Quartet, h Busch Chamber Players, h e Pro-Arte Quartet of the University of Wis consin, and the Albeneri Trio.
 The Collegiate Choir under Rob- ert Shaw will perform the choral works. Lotte Lehman will sing Schubert and Brahms lieder on one of the programs.
 Other artists in the series will be Rudolf Serkin and Adolf Busch; Nicolai and Joanna Graudan; Lubeschutz a n d Nemenoff; Will liam Primrose, Milton K a i m s, Benar HeifetZ, o h Il Wummer. Ralph MacLean, M k Harreu, Eduard Steuermann, Webster Ait Ken Kurt, Applebaum and Ray Lev
 AR usual, the concerts will run for 16 consecutive Sunday after moons, beginning Nov. 4, with a threS- weeks s s over the Christmas holidays.
 THE Foxhole Ballet, the first bal let tvoupe sent overseas by the USO- Camp Shows to entertain the Amer ican troops, is being booked for 6 cyoss-country tour of the United States during 1945-46 by the Arthur Judson concert management.
 Sending a group of classic ballet dancers to the troops overseas was regarded as an uncertain experi- ment, but it turned out to be great success with the GIs. The little group has lately been playing te tho usandS of soldiers in all parts o1 italy.
 Grant Mouradoff, who heads the Foxhole Ballet, was one time prem. Ter danseur at the Metropolitan Opera and was later with the Pari! Opera and the Ballet Russe de Mon te Carlo. The four ballerinas ar' ratiana Semenova, Anna Adrianova Anitra Upton and Virginia Richard son The pianists are Victoria Gran hali and Moreland Kourtcamp.
 The company is due back iron
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23
SHOPPING FOR RANCH

After working with Joel McCrea, actor and large-scale rancher, in Paramount's 'The Virginian," Son. ny Tufts is now inspecting ranch sites in Southern California and may soon join the ranks of Holly wood ranch-oWners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23
MICE AND MEN

The services of four professional animal trainers were required for the filming of a fantastic death duel between a bat and mouse in Paramount's production, 'The Lost Weekend starring Ray Midland and aJne Wyman, with Howard Da- Silva and Phillip Terry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23
MOTHER TIES THE KNOT

Marriage ceremony Of screen star Robert Cummings and actress Mary Elliott was performed at the famed Flyers Chapel, Riverside, Calif., by the stars mother, Mrs. Ruth K. Cummings, who is an ordained min- ister.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23
FEUDIN' FAMILY

Another film family expected te win the attention of fans is ths "Fleagles,' hillbilly clan in Para mounts mystery comedy, Murder, He Says" starring Fred MacMurray and Helen Walker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23
er For A

mour wears stunning Mexican
 costume presented to her by Pres ident Manuel Avila Camacho or | Mexico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23

Members of South Africa'S Wom- ems Auxiliary Naval Services will be called Swans"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23

To aid refugees entering Sweden from Norway lighthouses may b0 erected in desolate frontier regions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23
WORLD of MUSIC

NEW YORK; New Friends of Music has an. important but rarely heard heard nounced that present important but rarely heard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23
HOLLYWOOD
 GOSSIP
RADIO SHOW IN MOVIES

One of radios most popular au- dience- participation shows People Are Funny" is going to be made into a movie by Paramount Pro- ducers Bill Pine and Bill Thomas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23
HEAVY PART

HEAVY PART Catherine Craig as Minera, God
 desS of Wisdom, in the Paramount Technicolor featurette, You Hit
 the Spot,' wears costume weigh
 ing more than 50 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23

GIFT FROM PRESIDENT
 In a fiesta scene in Paramount's "A Medal For Benny" Dorothy La-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23
IDEA MEN

Every day since they announced their intention of making a picture title "Tokyo Rose" Producers Pine and Thomas have been Swampec with story ideas from service mer who have heard The Female Voice of Death"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23

NOTE! Last Complete Show Starts at 7sl5 ?. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23

Roger Mahans Thrill Theater!
Evening star., 1945-10-17

Dorothy is surprised at the form
ality Of Hollywood. She says New
York Is so much more neighborly
"Tradespeople always comment on
mothers hats" she said, "and once
the man at the newsstand at the
corner at Sutton place where we live.
asked me to tend the stand for mo-
ment. I sold three newspapers and
several magazinesl"
We asked her why, in the face OF
her devotion to old-time movie
methods, she returned to Holly
wood. She paused from her attack
on maple-nut sundae No. 2, dropped
her spoon and snapped:
Why, for money, of coursel"
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Evening star., 1945-10-17
Dorothy Gish Plays Again

finds most Of her own plays. you
either search for them through end
less scripts-mostly bad-or you
get left completely"
She ate green salad for luncheon
and topped 1t OF with two maple-nut
stndaes.
Mention ice cream to any Gish
and we're off," she confided. We've
always hired our cooks for their
ability with the ice cream--to heck
with the roast"
Gish girls invariably travel with
their mother, pert, keen person
ality who specailizes in chic hats
and couple OF Pekingese.
Evening star., 1945-10-17

Crawford in Mildred Pierce, and Is
following that with love scenes With
Ida Lupino In THE Man Love-
/ "Phooey TO beating my chest and
giving out with mating calls, !" says
Bennett. when I make love In
these roles 1t means something
And Weissinuller? Recently he
said he hoped to do more artictlate
Evening star., 1945-10-17
Lost e arzen Role
Pays Late Profits
HOLLYWOOD.
~ the Associated Presa.

HOLLYWOOD.
Fate was really smiling or Bruce
Bennett when he lost out in his
original try for the role Of Tarzau
some years ago. Bennett, whose own
name Is Herman Brix, was q star
athlete at the University OF WASH
ington and national shotput cham-
pion. Injured In another aim role
he had TO step aside for a young
fellow unknown except In swimming
circles named Johnny Weissmuller
Time passed; Bennett now is ap-
pearing on q strong role with Joar
Evening star., 1945-10-17
THE EVENING STAR, washington d C, Al
WEDNESDAY. ". - ~

roles on the screen, to escape the
Tarzan character. Just this week
II was announced he and Sabu with
be In "Tarzan In Burma Aim.