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Evening star., 1945-05-13
Brightest of Stars Has Sound Formula

I lywood about II years ago, never has
difficulty memorlzing her lines, but
if they don't sound right, she asks
the director to change them around
until they are. She sees her
''rushes" every day and worries her
self sick If something is wrong with
them. In fact, Claudette worries
about everything-about her moth
er, her husband, her brother, her
dog, her hair, her next picture, her
health-everything. She worries
about the lighting on her pictures,
about the way she looks, about the
way she played scene. She is the
No l worrier Of Hollywood.
But Claudette manages to retain
sense of humor. A friend of mine
was watching her in picture where
she was playing a duchess, and
Claudette had to walk with great
stateliness down a long corridor.
She caught his eye at the end and
said, Ridiculous, isn't iti" And
there was the time when Claudette
had to christen an airplane-with
photographs of the event. BY mis-
Udhc, tilC StuuIO llQ iiot plONioC WIG
usually "break-away" bottle of
champagne. And every time Clau-
dette struck the plane the bottle
bounced back and hit her on the
head. There she was mounted on
a platform with thousands of peo-
pie watching her below! She NUT
tered a strong word to the publicity
man with her and finally burst into
tears. Later, she saw the humor of
the nightmarish situation. And now
when she recalls her embarrass-
ment, Claudette still cries-but with
laughter.
After the war, when her doctor
husband returns from his duties
aboard a carrier in the Pacific,
Claudette plans to adopt two or
three children. I wish I were a
baby, I'd apply for the job right
now!
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Evening star., 1945-05-13
|Bannbi Likes
|Sad Music
And Her Art
Bv WWa Martin
NEW WORK.

NE" IoIbA.
Bambi Linn, the blond dancer who
stops the show in "Carousel," may
look Is out front, but she announces
proudly she is 18 and no longer
wears dental braces. She got rid
of those while in Oklahoma"
Her role as the little dancer who
foated about the stage in a blue
coat and round sailor hat in that
musical perennial was Bambi's first
job on Broadway. "Carousel" is her
second.
A pale blond with green-gray eyes
and an easy smile, Bambi talks
quietly and with disarming modesty
While most modern ballerinas smoke
cigarettes, wear stage makeup to
lunch and behave generally like stu
dents in summer theater, Bambi
concentrates on her pirouettes and
arabesques.
She Likes Sad Music.
No young American dancer is more
aware that the training of a baller-
ina is long and tedious. But the
hard work Is as much part of her
young life as the sad music she
loves.
Her background is International;
her paternal grandfather was Rus
sian, her paternal grandmother
French, and her own mother was
born in Germany.
On stage Bambi danced with such
self-expression and bravura that the
opening night audience of "Carou-
sel' wouldn't let the show go on
even when she went off stage and
new scene started The first
nighters demanded that she step
out of character in the next scene
and take bow.
To Bambi the triumph was made
even greater by the talk that Di-
rector Reuben Mamoulian had given
the company about the frigidity of
New York opening night audiences.
Casual About Clothes.
Costumes and dancing shoes in
terest Bambi but she is very casual
about street clothes. AS for street
makeup, she's a puritan, wearing
none at all except light lipstick
Indoors, she is apt to take off her
shoes to rest her feet.
Bambi says that in her first dane
ing class she fell fiat on her face
so often doing splits and cartwheels
and high kicks that a girl friend
made it habit to give her cents
every time she didn't.
Bambl Annechen Linn went to
Public School No. IS in Brooklyn
where her father, an accountant.
gradually acquired a brownstone
house as the family grew to include
three boys and two girls. "a BROTH
er in the Air Corps is in the Aleu-
tians: a 29-year-old sister has a
husband in Hawaii)
Bambi went to professional chill
dren's school. tried several years to
get acting jobs. Now her problem
is to decide whether she'll be a
classic dancer who also acts or an
actress who dances. too.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
HOLLYWOOD,

Toot your own horn and you get
places. Harry James did just that
and look at him now. Ever since he
was 7 he has been blowing hot
blasts through that horn.
Today, at 27, he has amassed a
fortune and a reputation as the Ma
tons No. sWing-band leader. Not
to say a thing about winning the
heart of Betty Cradle, one of movie
towns most glamorous and best
liked ladies.
You'd think a fellow in such cir
cumstances would be mighty happy.
But Harry James isn't He can't quit
and enjoy the success he's striven
for since a kid. He wants to take
it easy, but this Goth century Ga
briel is too busy running a million
dollar business whose tentacles
reach out and hold him fast.
A quiet, rather sad-faced fellow
Harry James told us his troubles on
the set of Goth Century-Fox's Kit
ten on the Keys" in which he's
sharing top honors with Maureen
O'Hara and Dick Haynes. He
doesn't want much-just a little
time off for himself.
He Can't Get Home.
1t was almost quitting time, and
Harry wanted to 60 home and see
his wife-as who wouldn't-but he
couldn't do it. Not yet. Harry and
band were due at recording studio
to wax two new records-and he was
feeling pensive about the whole
thing.
It's funny" he grinned wryly,
the ideas you have about success
before you get it. AS a kid I never
had the time or the money to play
But I figured if I blew this trumpet
long and hard enough, I might get
somewhere, then be able to relax and
enjoy life like other people. But it
doesn't work that way.
"All of a sudden you find out
you're running a business, and it
takes more effort to keep it going
than to establish it. So now, when
I can afford to take it easy, haven t
got the time
Even as kid, in the small town
of Beaumont, Tex, where his
parents still reside. Harry was too
busy to play. At the age of he
was starting that career he dreamed
of as the open sesame to success
and time of.
Already veteran" trumpet
player at 12-he had started in
Papa James circus orchestra years
Ibefore-he was leading his own band
in the mighty Haag circus, from
which he got his middle name.
Harry was Is when his father re-
tired to take it easy, and, just begin
ming to work, started sitting in with
small local dance orchestras around
the Southwest.
Every night, footing that trum-
pet" said Harry. Il was thinking
some day I'd lead my own band,
make some money, settle down and
live like other people do"
Evening star., 1945-05-13
H'woOd in Few Words

studios couple of year ago. -. He
sent around copies of the scenario
he was working on before the cam
eras, to receive replies from scenario
editors stating his story not suitable
for films. OF course, he used an
anonymous name, and annoyed
many folk when the joke came out.
Peggy Ann Garner will play Little
Nell in version of Dickens classic,
"The Old Curiosity Shop" .
Roddy MacDowell will be in the
cast. Slim Summerville, too long
off the screen, returns for role in
Enchanted Voyage" Francis
Ford, old-time film star. plays a
skipper in Love, Honor and Good
bye" directed by his son, Phil Ford.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Success Is a Tough Grind
By Harold Hefernan

The first half of that dream came
through with gratifying suddenness.
Ben Pollock spotted him in one of
those small dance bands, Benny
Goodman spotted him with Pollock,
and in 1899 Goodman gave Harry
his bleSsing-and financial back
ing-to step out on his own.
The rest is history to swing fans
But the phenomenal success of the
young man with the horn hasn't
given him what he wanted in the
first place.
Acting in movie at least makes
it possible to see his family much
more than he could on the road, but
film appearances make up only one
seventh of the bands Million dollar
income.
| Harrys firm contract calls for two
pictures a year, keeping him in
Hollywood almost six months out of
II. When Kitten on the Keys" is
completed, he is due in New York
for six weeks engagement at the
Hotel Astor.
On the same date, June 8, he
starts a 17-week radio show. The
half hour on the air means days of
rehearsal for preparation.
| In addition, the band records so
| to so disks year. Each of those re-
cordlngS neceSSitate hours of prac-
tice. One-nighters, spot appearances
! in bathrooms throughout the coun-
try-the bands major source of in
come-amount to thousands of hours
in the course of year.
/ That sounds like enoIlph tn Keen
James busy. But wait, there's more
Constantly, James is on the look
out for new band material, audi
| tioning men for the orchestra which
includes some of the top instrument
talists in the country. Meanwhile, he
supervises large staff of personnel
besides his musicians.
To keep up that seven-figure in
vestment, James employs a man
ager, his assistant, staff of law
yers, full-time accountant, a press
agent, booking agent, two arrang-
erS, copyist and six secretaries who
work in James Office in Beverly
Hills, answering 5000 fan letters
week.
Somehow, Harry manages to find
the time to put in eight to 10 hours
weekly himself, answering business
correspondence and autographing
pictures.
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Evening star., 1945-05-13
The Samba Goes HOLLYWOOD

ton will be spectacular, colorful-
and expensive.
The stars, Van johnson and
Esther Williams, dance and samba
they just learned how and sing in
Portuguese. Miss Williams never has
sung in any picture before, even IN
English. Her singing, in a language
most foreign to her, may sound au-
thentic.
The wardrobe department did we'll
by Esther, who is former national
women's swimming champion. She
has II gowns and five bathing suits.
One bathing suit, of white Jersey,
features a bare midrif and bare
shoulders.
OF one thing Hollywood is sure
When Miss Williams gets into a
swimming pool, no one on either
continent can question her authen-
| ticity.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Swing Just a Lingo,
Bandsman Insists
5y the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
Harry James says there's nothing
new about swing music except. the
name. He points to Alexander
Ragtime Band" as perfect swing
and plans to use Kitten on the
Keys" by Zez Confrey in 1921, and
"St. Louis Blues" by w. c. Handy
In 1914, as two tunes featured in his
film named for Confrey's tune.
"Of course" says James, they
didn't call band instruments licorice
sticks, waffle horns, spareribs and
voodoo boilers, and players weren't
named Hot Lick Harrigan and
Eight-to-the-bar Hopper, as mod
ern bandmen are, but the basic
stuff was the same" says James
I'VE just try to serve it up hot,
that's ALL"
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions
National "Snafu," starting
next Monday night.
Capitol-"Molly and Me- with
Monty Woolley and Oracle
Fields, starting Thursday.
Flame of the Barbary
Coast" with John Wayne,
starting Thursday.
Keith's-"It's a Pleasure" with
Sonia Henie, starting Thurs
day.
Little - Now Voyager" with
Bette Davis and Paul Hen
reid.
Metropolitan-"Roughly Speak
ing" with Rosalind Russell,
starting Thursday.
Palace-"Dianiond Horseshoe"
with Betty Cradle and Dick
Haynes.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Bv Sheilah Graham

on their careers. Both appeared with
Claudette in their first pictures. In
so Proudly We Hail. she took "a
chance with Sonny Tufts and
George Reeves, with the result that
Sonny became star. when Clau-
dette makes picture she okayS the
players as we'll as the script.
In her unreleased picture, Guest
Wife" Director Sam Wood told
Claudette that he was looking for a
top name to appear with her and
Don Ameche. That's not necessary
she told him.
Plays Mother Role.
|. Claudette is one of the few female
stars in Hollywood who does not
object to having groWn-up children
in her pictures. Her friends tried
to dissuade her from accepting the
mother role in Since You Went
Away" in which Jennifer Jones and
Shirley Temple were her children" p"
But Claudette liked the part, and
the picture certainly did not dimin-
ish her popularity or appeal. She is
now playing a woman of 40-Some-
thing in Tomorrow Is Forever" al
though you see her at the beginning
of the film as young girl. And by
the way Claudette, an honest lass,
says it is much easier to make your
self look older for the screen than
to look younger!
Some people get annoyed with
Claudette on the set because she
is inclined to be fussy about herself
and her part. For instance, she is
convinced that only one side of her
face photographs well. The wise
cameraman usually bears this in
mind And she has been known to
sit and fiddle around with the curls
in her hair for 20 minutes while
every one on the set waits for her.
She just will not face the camera
until she feels right"
Claudette, who had several years
on the stage before coming to Hol-
Evening star., 1945-05-13
,y the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD.
Kay Francis returns from Latin
American camp tour to get to work
on Allotment Wives" which she
will co-produce and in which she
will star. ). Betty Hutton is work.
ing on a plan to cooperate with the
l.. A. County American Legion to
supply each returning veteran with
an outfit of civilian clothes.
Sam Wood, director producer of
long standing, raised a rumpus
around town with his statement
that SO per cent of the screen writ
ers are boilermaker's apprentices.
Funniest comment was C. B. De
Miles story of his trick. played on
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Today's Schedules
CaCnOI1c university .
Story: $3.50 pm.

Story: $50 pm.
Capitol - National Velvet:
12:45, $50. 7 and 1905 pm.
Stage shows: $40, $50 and
9:45 pm.
CoIumbia-"A Tree Grows in
Brooklyn: /, $50, $40 and
$50 pm.
Earle-"The Horn Blows at
Midnight: l:50, 4:35. tbs
and 9:55 pm. Stage shows:
1:20, 4. $40 and 9:20 pm.
Keith's-'Patrick the Great:
2:15, 4:45, tbs and 9:45 pm.
Little-"Jeannie": l, 4:05, ITO
and 1915 pm.
Metropolitan-"God Is My Co.
Pilot: l, 3:15, 5:25, 7::35 and
$50 pm.
i Palace-"The Picture of Dorian
Gray: lis, 4:05, 6:55 and
$50 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts.
Continuous from l pm.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Peggy Has Answer
HOLLYWOOD,

I HOLLY WOOD.
Peggy Ann Garner was asked,
How did you like yourself in "A
Tree Grows in Brooklyn?" To
which she replied, There was a
good neWsreel, wasn't there?"
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Mead Group Starts
AIcan Highway Probe

The Senate War, Investigating
Committee has started an investi-
cation of the Alcan Highway.
It's immediate purpose, Chairman
Mead declared in a statement late
yesterday, is to determine what fu-
ture plans the War Department has
with respect to this Alaskan road
way, which was built originally as
a military project.
Senator Magnuson, Democrat, of
Washington told the committee re-
Gently he understood the War De-
partment was planning to abandon
the project, but there was no con-
f1rmation from the department..
"The committee contemplates
making full investigation into all
phases of the entire project, in
cluding the present utilization and
final disposition Of the highway
Senator Mead's statement said.
In view of the many millions of
dollars spent in construction and
upkeep, it is the intention of the
committee to ascertain whether the
interests of the American taxpayer
have been fully protected"
The War Department recently an
nounced plans to abandon Its $134,-
000, 900 Canol oil development IN
Canada about which the Mead Com
mittee has been critical for many
months.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Staying Charge Reduced;
Defendant Is Fined $50

John Clark. 43, colored, 600 block
OF N street NV, today was SEN
fenced to pay $50 fine by District
Court Justice T. Alan Goldsborough
after pleading guilty to a charge Of
involuntary manslaughter in the
fatal shooting last November of
Harvey Gillis, 48, colored, who, the
court was told, had gone to Clark's
home and threatened his wife and
children.
Clark was indicted last December
on charge Of second-degree mur-
der but was allowed to plead to
the lesser charge. He promptly paid
the fine.
After United States Attorney John
G.. Conlif, jr., told Justice Colds
borough Of Gillis' visit to the Clark
home, Justice Goldsborough said
there was considerable provocation
for the shooting, and imposed the
light sentence.
Gillis lived in the 400 block OF
Rhode. Island avenue NV.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
DR.. George Budlong Dies;
Former 6. u. Professor

DR.. George M. Budlong, IS, who
lived at 2701 Connecticut avenue
NV. during the years he was pro-
fessor of prosthetiL dentistry at
Georgetown University, died yes
terday in Daytona Beach, Fla, after
an illness of several years.
A native of Buffalo, N. Y, DR..
Budlong received his D. D. S. de-
gree in 1902 from the University
of Buffalo. He practiced in Buffalo
and Clermont, Fla, before coming
to Washington in 1882 to teach at
Georgetown. He left here in 1885
to 60 to Daytona for his health,
practicing dentistry there until he
retired In 1941.
DR.. Budlong is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Myrtis Budlong, and a
daughter, Mrs. Jean Gunnett OF
Dundalk, Md, who was nurse at
Columbia Hospital here. DR.. Bud
long is also survived by a brother
Arthur Budlong of Winston Salem
N. c., and two sisters, one living in
Buffalo and the other in Oregon.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Cafe Proprietor Held
As Co-defenddnti in
Fatal Street BrawI

Abraham Wa!sser, proprietor of
the Chicken Hut Restaurant, 427
Eleventh street NV, was ordered
held as a co-defendant with William
Van Bergen. baker at the restau-
rant, who is charged with murder,
during an inquest today into the
death of Arthur U. Tiller, SO, of
Richmond, Va.
This development came when
Thomas M. Perry, 1905 Massachu-
sets avenue Sc, an inspector with
the Washington, Marlboro g. An
napolis Motor Lines, identified Was
ser as the man who struck Tiller
outside the restaurant Sunday night
and knocked him to the sidewalk
during a fight.
Both Wasser and Van Bergen
were released in custody of their at
torney, James A. O'Shea, pending
resumption of the inquest at II am.
Saturday.
Mr.. Perry said he was standing
near the entrance to the restaurant
when he saw three men ejecting
Tiller. He said a tussle ensued and
that Van Bergen hit him a few
licks,'' before Wasser struck the
blow which knocked him down
Tiller died last night in Emergency
Hospital.
When Mr.. Perry was asked if he
could identify the man who felled
Tiller, he looked around the room
but could not find him. At the sug-
gestion of Deputy Coroner Chris
topher j. Murphy, he went into the
witness room and pointed to Wasser.
Other witnesses testified that Til
Ter had created an uproar when he
entered the place and that Me over
turned tables and threw woman
companion to the floor.
Sergt. Vernon D. Crook of the
homicide squad, testified that he
had talked to Tiller's companion
and had learned she was his secre-
tary and that they had arrived ir
Washington from Richmond last
Saturday night. According to Sergt
Crooks account, the young woman
went to the restaurant Sunday
night and sat with a soldier ane
WAVE. He said Tiller entered 9
few minutes later and quarrelec
with his secretary and threw her te
the floor. Several persons remon.
| sJIaueu with him, Sergt. Crook re.
lated, and little later the woman
was knocked down again and ap.
parently tainted.
Tiller was then taken out of tht
place, according to Sergt. Crook, Il
! await arrival of the police.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Man Jailed for HurIinq
Brick Into Post Office

Accused of throwing a brick
through a window into the District
Post Office, near Union Station,
which struck Charles p Merkle,
1409 Monroe street NE, and
knocked him unconscious early to-
day, Charles Wesley Edwards, 80,
of 456 c street NV. pleaded guilty
to assault in Municipal Court today
and was given a 30-day jail SEN
tence.
The flying brick cut several gashes
in the left side of Mr. Merkle's face.
He is foreman of the composing
room of The Star and was reading
a newspaper while waiting to meet
his daughter -in-law when he was
struck.
Officer william A. Die said that
just before Edwards hurled the
brick he had entered the commits
sary at the post Office and de-
manded a free cup Of coffee, declar-
ing 1.-The Government owes me a
living"
Evening star., 1945-03-22
DsWRahoniinq
&Remiindery@,

Meats, Fats, Etc. Book 4, red
stamps Q-5 through SIS good
through March 81, stamps T-5
through KS good through April
%; stamps Y-5, rs, Az through
d. good through June g. Stamps
E-2 through J-2 good through
June 3O
Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS through rs, Az and
B-2 good through March 81;
stamps CO through Co. good
through April %; stamps H-2
through M-2 good through June
2; stamps NJ through So good
through June 80 Each stamp
worth 10 points.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two red ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp 35 valid for 5 pounds
through June 2.
Gasoline-A-15 coupons are valid
through June 81. B-5, C-5, B-6,
C-6, B-7 and CT coupons good
for 5 gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l, 2 and 3
in Book No. good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods one, two, three
four and five coupons good for 10
gallons per unit through heating
year Consumers in this area
should not have used more than "a
per cent of their ration as of today
Degree days-Total for month, $50;
) total for season to date, 1861
normal for season to date, 1858.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Hearing for Corens,
Indicted in Staying,
Will Be Held TODAY

Henry H. Corens, A, of 4515
Gladwyne drive, Bethesda, was to
be arraigned today in Montgomery
County Circuit Court at Rockville
after an indictment charging him
with the murder of his wife Pearl,
81, was returned yesterday by the
grand jury.
Mrs. Corens' head was found Feb
ruary ~ near little-used road in
the Dranesville section of Fairfax
County, Va. The torso never has
been discovered. She had been miss
ing more than two weeks.
The indictment was of 13
brought in by the grand jury. Those
named in the other IL also were to
be arraigned today before Judges
Charles w. Woodward and Stedman
Prescott, who will set the trial dates
Their names were not released pend
ing their arrest.
Harold c. Smith, attorney for the
former automobile painter is ex-
pected to request change of venue
shortly after Corens is arraigned.
In its report, the grand jury said
it had considered IA. cases and ex-
amined SO witnesses.
The jury recommended that
heavy fine be imposed on those found
guilty of violating the county brush
burning law. Under this regula-
tion, brush may be burned only be-
tween 4 pm. and midnight.
Other recommendation included
the installation of additional fire ex-
tinguishers at the county home, the
placing of hand rail in the center
of the front steps to the Rockville
Courthouse and careful investiga-
ton of school bus drivers to deter
mine whether they are persons of
good moral character"
The county Jail was found to be in
excellent condition" while the
county police force was commended
for its efficiency in holding to a
minimum the commission of crime I"
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Henry P. Luehrs, Victim
Of Hit-Run Moforist, Dies

Henry P. Luehrs, 81, of 14O9 Trim
idad avenue NE, died Tuesday in
Baltimore hospital from injuries
suffered Saturday when he was
struck by a hit-run .motorist on the
Baltimore boulevard about half a
mile north Of Laurel, Md, State po-
lice reported today.
Police said a search is being made
for an automobile with a broken
headlight. They said Mr.. Luehrs
suffered crushed head and leg,
and that broken headlight glass
was found at the scene of the acci-
dent.
Mr.. Luehrs, a World War veteran,
is survived by his widow. Mrs. Ida
Luehrs. Burial services will be held
tomorrow at the Arlington Gene
terry.