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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-27
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.

Sights and sounds:
What goes here with these beau
tiful screen stars and their Million
dollar legs!
A hosiery salesman comes out with
the statement that Greer Carson is
knock-kneed and must use pads on
her thighs for dancing scenes. There
are lot of retractions and apologies
and we think everything is all right
again until we visit the set where
Betty Cradle is making THE Dolly
Sisters"
And what do you suppose hap
pens? A closeup requires Betty to
neel and kiss John Payne, asleep
on the floor. Three times she tries
1t and three times the gorgeous
Cradle knees crackle so loud that
the soundman says the noise Is ruin
ing the track.
Betty, of the million dollar pins,
laughs as loudly as the cast and
crew, and Director Irving Cummings
exclaims: Can you imagine a
movie audience getting an earful of
a sound like that! Quick, boys, a
lubricating job!"
Schoolroom stuff: Funny echo of
the publicity mems strike was the
retallatory measures taken by the
department head of the biggest
studio in town. When the Flacks
reported back for work, he issued
orders that they must stay at their
desks and not leave their rooms I'M
til noon. Also, they were not to use
the telephones. Also, that any work.
er who reported later than 8 am.
could go back home. Hollywood lost
its mouthpiece for only a week but
the repercussions are apt to be felt
Tor a long time to come.
Probably the closest friends in
town among male stars are John
Wayne and Ward Bond. And yet in
every movie in which they've ap-
peared together-l4-the two have
squared off for vicious battles
either hand in hand, or gun, or a
combination of both. Their recent
Tall in the Saddle" a slick West
ern, is an example of the perpetual
feud between the two and Bond,
being the villain, as always, comes
OF on the short end.
Wayne and Bond are appearing
together again in They Were Elk
pendable," now on location off
Miami Beach, but in this one they
will be almost civil to each other for
the first time. This is due to the
fact that Bond is still walking
around on clutches as a result of
the auto accident 10 months ago
that almost cost him a leg. They're
classmates from University of South
ern California, fraternity brothers,
and play pitch together three nights
a week.
Top preview of the week was "A
Royal Scandal" with Tallulah Bank
head as Catherine the Great giving
out with the cleverest screen per-
Torrance of her career. It Is a fast
smoothie type OF comedy drama that
just sQueaks past the Hays office
with its cracking innuendoes and
lnsinuating gestures. It's long way
OF to another Academy Award, but
the voters may remember Tallulah
for this one.
The films prologue gets a big
laugh. 1t reads: Catherine was
known as one of the great women of
her time. She was called the moth
er Of all the Russias. This story
takes place at time when she was
not so much of a mother-but when
she was especially great"
News in nibbles: In "The Lost
Week End" Ray Milland, the drunk
ard-star, is shown at the end ofsthe
picture resolving to swear off booze
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-27
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing
Stage.

Nationally Winged Victory: s.ac
pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"Hangover Square,. II
am, lao, 400, 7:10 and $50 pm
Stage shows: l, 3:45, $50 and 9:15
pm.
Columbia-'Naughty Marietta:
II am, lilo, sos, $40, 7::30 and
GAS pm.
Earle Ministry of Fear: II
am, 1:45, 4:30, tbs and 10 pm
Stage shows: los, 1855, $40 and
9:25 pm
Keith's-"Frisco SAL: 1l:l0 am,
1;20, $3.50. $40, 7:45 and 9:55 pm.
Little-"The Human Comedy:
II am, 1:35. AIS, IS and $50 pm
Metropolitan collective. Bur-
ma: II am, 1:35, 40, $40 and
$40 pm.
Palace-"I1l Be Seeing Your:
10:45 am, 1855, $40, 5:25, TAO and
$50 pm
Pix-"Albi":: 2, 4:3o, 7:o5 and 9:55
pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-27

Tor her spouse. :. Edith Head haa
designed breath-taking bathing
suit for Dorothy Lamour to wear Ii
Masquerade In Mexico" It is called
"a silver dream" Gene Tierney
has IS costumes in "Dragonwyck'
and nearly all require that she be
laced tightly. The lacing gives her
an enyiable 22-inch waist, but it also
gives her an acute shortness Of
breath. So every 20 minutes they
unleash the corsets.
If Boris Karloff had been a nice.
kindly fellow on the screen this
never could have happened: He's
just purchased a $4,000 home in
Bel Air. Crime and goose-fesf do
pay off-on celluloid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-27

and they deserve to 60 higher by
as much as Washington can pour
through the Nationals boxoffice in
the current fortnight.
In undertaking to write Winged
| Victory" at the behest of Gen.
Henry H. Arnold, Playwright Hart
assumed the task of writing some
thing more than a play. His was
the task of catching the tremendous
force, spirit, sacrifice and overall
Americanism that went into mould
ing human beings into such a in.
humanity irresistible instrument as
the Army Air Forces. 1t was an as
signment that could have been mu-
tilated by lesser playwright. Mr..
Hart was smart enough to- see its
bignesS as derivative of simple
human qualities, the young who saw
aviation as the most dramatic thing
in the world and went out to laugh,
love, fight and die in believing Just
that. Millions have found them
selves part of that story, the par
ents, wives, sweethearts of young
sters who fight in the air, and no
one can fail to relish this telling of
it.
X X X
The deeds of the lads about whom
Mr.. Hart wrote have been such that
they might logically inspire writ
er to incoherence. He avoided the
tempta ton artfully. He ignored the
gigantic planes and town-buster
size bombs to write about the kids
whose hands and hearts fly them,
or drop them.
To catch the humor, the uncon-
SciouS bravery, the poignance and
the heartbreak of this huge -dimen-
stoned story, he chose six lads
around whom he could write. Three
of them are pals from small Ohio
town. The other three come, one
from an Oregon farm, another from
modeStly prosperous Texas oil
family, and the last from Brooklyn;
the latter obviously for comedy pur-
poses. 1.-The lives of these are tied
into others representing the mil
lions who have sent some one into
the Air Forces, and of the 10 ground
forces personnel who lift each air
crew member into the skies.
Winged Victory imposed the
episode treatment upon the man
who chose to tell it. There are II
such episodes in the two acts, each
with its own dramatic flavor.
1t essays first.to capture the i'm
patience of the central trio for
their call to report as Air Cadets:
follows them thence to the disillu-
sionment of their first dull, UNI
dramatic barracks; goes with them
through the endless routine of
study, examinations, tests, and the
humor of Mushrooms where hopes
of ever flying are as low as hope
ever gets. But they do fly, many
OF them, after heartbreaking good
byes to those of their pals who
washed-out, and the play follows
them through the first night flight
and the first crash death, and
thence to the day they get their
wings.
The mood of the first act OF
Winged Victory" is essentially CAV.
like the spirit of the song of we
go, into the wild blue yonder." 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-27
This We Cannot Believe

for good. Last week Midland started
his new picture, "The Well Groomed
Bride"-and his very first scene
shows him guzzling grog in a wine
shop. -. Sonny Tufts wife, who
keeps her husband-star on a $3.50
weekly allowance. has torn loose the
purse strings and purchased a horse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-27
Shirley Growing Up,
But Not Allowance

HOLLYWOOD.
Shirley Temple, who co-stars in
IN Be seeing YOU" is going on
II now but can only stay out on
dates two nights a Friday
and Saturday-and her allowance
is scaled down to $40 a month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-27
represents terse writing, and on the
whole, the best writing of the play.


+ \ \
The second act introduces the
grim realities of aviation. The ro-
nance peels of now. The cadets
have finished their courses. They
are warriors who must say goodbye
to the young wives, the gallant fe-
males who traipsed after their
heroes to share their odd moments
of weekend leaves and whose fare
wells must be spoken, not roman
tically, but in the shabby hotel
rooms now seen in all their squalor
and ugliness.
AS it caught the joyous emotions
OF the training period in the first
act. Winged Victory" seeks just as
honestly for the poignant ones i'm
plicit in the second. Perhaps be-
cause they are deeper, rawer emo
lions that are involved, this part
OF the play looks more theatrical.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Miss Gibson Begins
18th Year in Post

Miss Matte M. Gibson, superin-
tendent of Children's Hospital,
commenced her 26th year as super
intendent today after tea given
yesterday in her honor by the hos
pital boards and STATS.
Approximately 500 members OF
the Board of Directors, Board of
Lady Visitors, and medical, nursing,
Red Cross and maintenance staffs
were present yesterday afternoon to
help the dean of Washington hos
pital superintendents celebrate her
SILVER anniversary.
Charles D. Drayton, president of
the Board of Directors, said, THE
names Miss Gibson and Children's
Hospital have become synonymous. y
Gifts to Miss Gibson included,
besides checks for varying amounts,
a special citation for her work dur
ing War Bond campaigns, pre-
sented by George B. Ingles of the
District War Finance Committee;
an Illuminated scroll and leather
desk set from the medical staff, a
diamond wrist watch from the
Board of Lady Visitors and an an
tique desk from the nursing staff.
Miss Gibson, native Of Iowa,
was one of the few nurses to serve
Immediately behind the front line
in the World War.
Miss Gibson's administration has
been marked by great increases in
the hospitals service to the COM
munity and by its achievement of a
reputation as one of the best of its
kind in the world.
Evening star., 1945-10-19

will not be reduced. Similar In.
creases will be given to others, with
boosts extended to the union If on
cials agree after negotiation.
Samuel Wolchok, union president
said the union would ask Wards to
hold public negotiations, and he
asked that Mr.. Avery participate
He said the Army withdrawal with
out payment of $785, ,o89 10 in back
wages was serious and gross mis-
carriage of justice"
1--WE have protested to President
Truman this failure of the Govern
ment to meet its expressed RESPONSE
bility to the workers of Montgom-
cry Ward. This has left the Gov
ernment In default of its own direc-
tives."
The retroactive pay from Decem-
ber, 1912, to December, 1914, was
awarded the workers by the WLB
and was to have been paid out of
net profits. Maj. Gen. David Nc
Coach, jr., War Department rep
resentative. who had been In charge
of Government operations of the
Chicago company. said the Army
did not make the payments because
the money was earned prior to Army
occupation.
Gen. McCoach said that 100 Army
personnel-80 officers and so en-
listed men-had been relieved of
their duties at the seized properties
in Chicago, Detroit, st. Paul. Den
yer, Portland, Oreg: San Rafael,
Calf, and Jamaica, N. Y.
Evening star., 1945-10-19

quste food was out OF the question.
Under these conditions in the weeks
before the first American observers
arrived hundreds died Of wounds
hardly more than superficial In the
light of modern medical care.
Early news reports said many
rescue workers perished. The mis-
sions' field investigators found this
to be untrue. The so-called rescue
workers" actually had been eyacua-
ton teams sent to clear Hiroshima
rof all but essential war workers be-
fore the landing, Some 10000 to
10000 of these workers were sent
just in time to swell the death toll.
The Japanese as usual had de-
layed too long in obeying the warn
ing issued by the B-29 bomber COM
mand weeks before that Hiroshima
was on the list OF Japanese cities
considered war targets. On the
other hand. the progress of evacuat-
ing nonessential civilians from Nag
asaki had reduced the population
of that war manufacturing center
by at least half and probably ac-
counts largely for the fact that
Hiroshima suffered some 100000
deaths as against Nagasakis 40,-
900.
It was estimated here that vir-
tually everybody left in Nagasaki
was at work producing weapons for
Japan's war machine when the city
was bombed.
Members of the mission believe no
very accurate estimate of the total
of dead, wounded or missing will
ever come to light. Although much
better organized, Nagasaki could
produce a verified list of less than
1000 dead while almost no records
were available at Hiroshima.
The principal reason was the fact
that civilian records are kept by the
police whose headquarters we're de-
stroyed. Too, large percentages of
the populations were drawn from
rural villages to war jobs in the
manufacturing centers and their
records remained at home. Un-
counted numbers of these simply
took to the hills when they saw
their war factories 60 up in smoke
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Military
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of the air." he emphasized. Such
an arrangement, he said, is neces-
sary to assure of control of the air
over our country and, if necessary,
over that of an aggressor.
Taking the same attitude as that
of Secretary of War Patterson and
Gen. George c. Marshall, who pre-
ceded him in urging a unified de-
partment of defense, Gen. Arnold
said that the time has come when
we must recognize the fact that
the most efficient organizations
must be considered when funds are
requested from Congress"
otherwise" he said, "the cost to
the public will be tremendous.
Austin Wants Action.
Senator Austin, Republican, OF
Vermont interrupted to say that be-
cause of the urgency of American
security he considered legislation
to combine the Army and Navy and
AAF under single department "has
the highest priority" and that all
details can follow"
Gen. Arnold also said that the
United States must have q system
of military intelligence to keep us
fully informed of developments" by
potential enemies so that the Ma
ton will know what to expect and
when. This was proposed yester-
day by Gen. Marshall. when he an
peared before the committee.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
U. s. Asks High Court
To Refuse 10 Rule on
Ward Seizure Validity
By the Associated Press.

BY Inc ASSoclaLed FreSS.
The Justice Department asked
the Supreme Court today to dismiss
a Montgomery Ward petition seek
ing a ruling on validity of the
Governments seizure of Ward prop
critics in seven cities.
The department in a memoran-
dun said the Army's return of the
properties to the Ward Co. last
night eliminated the basis for any
Supreme Court action at this time
The Army seized the properties
under an order by the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt issue December IT.
1914.
Wards had appealed to the
Supreme Court from a decision by
the Federal Circuit Court at Chicago
that the War Labor Dispute Act
gave the President authority for
the order.
In asking dismissal of the appeal
the Justice Department said a sug-
gestion might be made that a de-
cision on the validity of the seizure
would ito some extent clarity prob
lens of remedy with respect to
compensation and accounting be-
tween Wards and the Government
insofar as such questions may be
dependent upon the lawfulness of
the Governments position"
This possibility, however, does
not appear to be sufficient to main-
tain the suit. Claims for compensA
ton would represent a collateral
controversy. one which may not
eventuate and which if it does may
have to be tried in another forum. ;
The Supreme Court will announce
later its decision on whether ii
should review the seizure action.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
| Palestine Question
Given New Impetus
BY Disclosures Here
BY the Associated Press.


The issue Of additional Jewish
immigration to Arab-dominated
Palestine simmered In Washing
ton again today in the wake of
these events:
!. President Truman revealed that
British Prime Minister Attlee con-
siders too high an American pro-
posal that 100000 homeless Euro
pean Jews be admitted to Palestine
Immediately.
O. Secretary of State Byrnes as
serted the United States would not
support any final decision on the
Palestine matter without full con-
sultation with both Jews and Arabs" !"
3. Mr.. Byrnes made public let
ter President Roosevelt wrote one
week before his death to King Ibn
Saud OF Saudi Arabia, promising he
would take no action hostile to the
Arab people"
King Predicted War.
4. The Syrian Legation issued a
2,000-word letter King Tbn Saud
wrote to Mr.. Roosevelt March 10,
asserting that Allied support Of
Zionism would mean fires OF war"
and bloodshed between Arabs and
Jews.
Disclosure of the Roosevelt Ibn
Saud exchange confirmed earlier
reports from Cairo.
Mr.. Roosevelt met Ibn Saud
aboard an American warship in the
Suez Canal after the Yalta Big
Three meeting last February. Later
Ibn Saud brought Saudi Arabia into
the war on the Allied side. The
exchange of letters on Palestine fol-
lowed.
DR.. Nazem Al-Koudsi, Syrian Min
lister in Washington, said he was
releasing the letter for Ibn Saud
because Saudi Arabia has no diplo-
matte representative in Washington
Sees No Conflict.
Meanwhile, former Senator Guy
M. Gillette, president of the Ameri-
can League for Free Palestine, ex-
pressed belief to reporter that
Secretary Byrnes, in referring to
consultation with Arab and Jewish
leaders, meant only leaders residing
In Palestine.
In that case, Mr.. Gillette said.
there would be no conflict with the
league.
Mr.. Byrnes said he issued his
statement in response to queries as
to whether the United States has
given the consultation assurance to
both Jewish and Arab leaders.
Asserting that this Government
will continue Ito explore every pos
sible means Of relieving the situa-
ton OF the displaced Jews In
Europe" Mr.. Byrnes added:
There is general agreement that
1t Is our duty to take energetic
measures to assist these unfortunate
victims of Nazi nerseciIt{oy
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Ward Again Defies WLB
As Federal Control Ends

CHICAGO, Oct. 10 (P.-Fresh de-
nance of War Labor Board direc-
tives came from Montgomery Ward
IL Co. today as it regained from
the Army control of properties
which were seized in seven cities
by the Government more than nine
months ago after a prolonged dis
pute with CIO union.
AS the Army relinouished control
last night, Sewell L. Avery, board
chairman and central figure in the
controversy with the union and the
Government, announced abolish
.9ent of compulsory maintenance of
III on membership and checkoff of
univ. dues.
The \ were the principal issues
by the CIO Mail Order, Ware
house and Retail Employees Union
in contract negotiations.
Terms Checkoff Illegal.
When the Army took control the
maintenance of union membership
and checkof of union dues were
inaugurated. Mr.. Avery, in his an
nouncement yesterday termed them
illegal requirements.
Preceding the last seizure the
WLB had ordered Wards to put into
a contract then under negotiation
maintenance of membership
clause, but Mr. Avery refused. He
maintained the WLB orders were
merely advisory and were not bind
ing.
Likewise, Mr.. Avery has con-
tended that seizure of the proper
ties was illegal When the Govern
ment first took control for two weeks
in April, 1914, Mr.. Avery refused TO
surrender his Office to Commerce
Department officials and he was
carried to the street by two soldiers.
Other company announcements
yesterday said that wage increases
given by the Army to some employees
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Shippen
Continued From First Page.)

hours some help from the outside
could reasonably be expected. The
Jesuits. working through tortured
days and nights. looked for it in
vain.
Medical supplies were almost non-
existent Soap or clean water for
washing wounds was running out
and when wounded at last began
to gather in such buildings as re-
manned on the outskirts there was
no mosquito netting to protect them
from breeding swarms OF insects.
There were few nurses and wom-
en- volunteers with at least a prac-
tical knowledge of first aid. Ade-
Evening star., 1945-10-19
GoIlinger to Open New
SURGICAL Cuse Clinic

A new outpatient clinic for the
care OF surgical cases will be opened
at Gallingcr Municipal Hospital next
week.
Dr. Alvin r. Sweeney, superin-
tendent, said the unit will be moved
into larger house than the pres
ent inadequate frame structure now
in use. He said he hopes to have
new building eventually.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Baltimore Lawyers Hit
Election Petitions Law

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct 19.--The Bal
timore Chapter OF the National
Lawyers Guild asserted yesterday
the Maryland law requiring voters
who sign nomination petitions to
signify their intentions to vote for
that candidate had kept independ-
ent candidates and minority parties
OF the ballot.
The group, declaring that no such
candidates and minority parties had
appeared on the ballot since the law
was passed in 194l. asked for pub
lie hearing OF the law before the
Maryland Legislative Council.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
District Requests Funds
For Child Care Cenfers

The Commissioners have informed
the Federal Works Agency that they
desire to receive continued finan-
cial assistance under the Lanham
Act for the child-care centers up
to March l of next year and pos
sibly beyond that period If Federal
funds become available.
''It is estimated" the Commits
sioners said, that a Federal con-
tribution of $95,0e0 would be re-
quired for operating the program
between November /, 1945, and
March /, 1916. This would be sup
plemented by anticipated fees to be
received from working mothers In
the aggregate amount OF $25,000."
Evening star., 1945-10-19

and plenty undoubtedly still are on
their way home.
The average American accustomed
to hurrying to the aid Of stricken
neighbors with money and relief
supplies would be appalled, at the
almost complete lack Of this sort OF
thing In Japan. Any ofiicial who re-
jected assistance under such circum-
stances would put his political fu-
ture behind him.
But not In Hiroshima, where the
governor saved his face.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Trip Proves Futile

MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho P.-
Mrs. Herbert De Bates and her son
from Buffalo, N. Y, came to the air
base here for a surprise visit with
her soldier husband. He had just
left for Chicago to be discharged.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-08
STAGE and SCREEN

and still mighty happy. which puts
them in the upper one per cent Of
the Hollywood midnight marriage
ranks.
His saxophone period was on the
tag end OF those wonderful 1920's.
1t wasn't for fun when he went to
work for a theater orchestra in
1880. He blew his horn a little.
sang little, and looked good when
h stood up in his dress suit.
First thing be knew he was sing
ing in big musical in New York,
and a Paramount scout signed seal
ed and delivered him TO Hollywood.
He sat around for six months with
out doing a picture. He got out
his saxophone again and started
getting his lip in shape for another
swing at theater band footing.
BY the time he had his lip"
R-K-O borrowed him because they
needed a curly-headed young man
to go into picture with Mae
Robson. Paramount saw the pic
ture and decided they'd better start
using him in Paramount pictures
From then on he was in. He hash t
seen his saxophone lately and isn't
likely to need 1t.
II don't play It any more" he
said. Cant. Lost my lip"