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Evening star., 1946-04-30
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

by IHE HAShlN SEhflCE.
@. How often does the population
of the world double?-F. P.
A. The late DR.. Raymond Pearl
American biologist, showed that the
population of the world doubles
every TO years.
@. How many battle stars OF
other stars have been awarded te
the 644th Bombardment Squadron
CD and the 410th Bombardment
Group U)?-C. v. McC.
A. The 644th Bombardment
Squadron is credited with Norman
dy, Northern France, Rhineland
Ardennes and Central Europe. The
410th Bombardment Group, Light
with Air Offensive, Europe.
@. How do hummingbirds feec
their young?-M. M.
A. The mother bird fills its
stomach with nectar, then thrust!
its bill into the open mouth of the
nesting and transfers the food by
means of convulsive movements
When the mothers stomach is
empty, she withdraws her bill and
sets out to find more nectar.
@. Who invented the tuning
fork?-J. M. P.
A. The invention of the tuning
fork is attributed to John Shore, a
trumpeter to King George I OF
England.
@. What President of the United
States first rode on a railroad?-
D. j. E.
A. Andrew Jackson. On June 6
1888, he travelled from Ellicott's
Mills (now Ellicott City, Maryland
to Baltimore, over the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad.
A. Are there any islands in Great
Salt Lake?-E. x.
A. Yes. there are nine islands ir
the lake.
@. Why was THE World Turned
Upside Down" chosen as the par
ticular piece of music to be played
at the surrender of Yorktown In
the Revolutionary War?-J. N. T.
A. The British bands were per-
mitted to play march while the
ranks moved out to surrender, and
this particular piece of music was
chosen because it most nearly eX-
pressed the feelings of the men.
@. What per cent of petroleum
produced in the world is consumed
by the United Statistic. E.
A. The United States accounts
for 60 per cent of world petroleum
consumption, according to the
American Petroleum Institute.
@. 7 am a veteran of World Wal
I. Can I get a cash surrender or
my service insurance policy?-G. D
A. Upon proper execution ano
filing of application for cash sur.
render value of United States Gov.
ernment life insurance, and the
return of the policy certificate tt
the Veterans Administration, vol
will receive whatever cash surren.
der value may be payable under
the policy.
@. For what purpose did tht
Army use shape charges?-D. E. T
A. Army engineers have used 6
shape charge weighing 40 pounds
in blowing holes in terrain. Kind.
of formations into which it will
penetrate are dependent on man.
different considerations. Shape
charges are known in the Army al
MI, M-2 and Ms. They are cy'
lindrical in shape with a hollow
cone in the nose. That nose i
pointed toward the target. Detona
ton occurs at the rear and the nos,
is driven into the ground at higf
velocity.
Evening star., 1946-04-30

Senator S h | p
stead a 6 a ! n S t
Gov. Thye. This
strategy, t h e y
figure, will have
wo beneficial
results: It will
give their nomi-
nee an easier
man to beat in
the fall elections
a n d it W i'll
d a m a 6 e t h e
prestige of a po-
t e n t i al COP
nominee for the
presidency.
Evening star., 1946-04-30
McLemore-
Shares Expenses
En- Route to Derby
By Henry McLemore

EN- ROUTE TO LOUISVILLE
We are driving to the Derby with
friends. Having no car of our own,
we gratefully accepted an invitation
Evening star., 1946-04-30
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question, of fact by writing The Evening
NE, Washington ?, D. C. Please in
close 5 cents for return postage
Evening star., 1946-04-30
Lowell MeIeH
On the Other Hand
Finds Farm Organizations Disposed
To Save Farmers From Themselves

is t to pain in the neighborhood your
when listen to the National Association
others of its k prang about the way ustfyng
their efforts to destroy price control.
The American way isn't merely 1t is various
Being simply the human subject
Evening star., 1946-04-30
Doris FIees0n
Fancy Maneuvers -.
Columnist Sees Stassen as Target
Of Minnesota Democrats Strategy

Harold sassen threatened with Democrat trouble Min
Inesota
Mr. stassen is backing his protege Gov Ed Thye in the
Republican primaries against Senator Shpstead If that
all there it, he would be doing all right the
unanimously candidate
Evening star., 1946-04-30

of human impulse and human need
The spokesmen of the NAM would
have you think there is no other
American way cooperating, in good
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07
Historic A-Bomb Test
Reproduced In Film

HOLLYWOOD - On film
lands largest sound stage, at M
GIN, the famous Chicago pile"
scene of the first atomic chain
reaction known to man, has been
duplicated as closely as security
restrictions still governing the
atom bomb will allow. 1t will
be one of the highlights Sc
quences Of THE Beginning Or
the End" a scene described by
scientists as possibly the greater
moment in the history of the
world.
The set reproduces the squash
court beneath the grandstand of
Stagg Field at the University of
Chicago, where the momentous
experiment was made on Dec. 2,
1912. The pile" structure
twenty feet high and sixteen feet
wide, is surrounded by replicas
of scientific instruments built at
great cost by the studio.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07
Role AS Teacher
Causes Nostalgia

HOLLYWOOD. - If Virginia
Farmer plays her scenes as a
teacher in an exclusive girls fin
ishing school with especial real
ism in Paramount's "Our Hearts
Were Growing Up" the reason is
we'll founded.
In the early 'twenties-period
in which the film sequel to Cor
nelia Otis Skinner and Emily
Kimbrough's "Our Hearts Were
Young and Gay" is laid--Miss
Farmer was a student at such a
school and one of her classmates
was none other than Miss Skin
ner.
another crony was Ann
Harding" Miss Farmer added.
Believe me this school epi-
sode strikes me as particularly
nostalgia" the actress told Gail
Russell, who plays Cornelia
Skinner in the picture. 1T takes
me right back to the past.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07
Loepv's Valentine Theatre
Offers Guest Tickets
Seen On A Hollywood
Movie Set

HOLLYWOOD - T ey
are calling kid star Butch
Jenkins great lover" on
the set of MY Brother Who
Talked To Horses" at
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
and Butch doesn't like it,
even a little bit!
The moppet is about to
do his first puppy-love
scene with blonde Ann
Lace, his eight-year-old
leading lady in the movie.
The scene is a Baltimore
street in 1909. Ann, swing
ing her school books jaun-
tily, is walking in front of
Butch, who follows her
with awed eyes.
Suddenly, Butch breaks
into a run, a loose shoe sole
Hopping noisily. He jogs
beside the blonde tot and
offers to take her books.
She hands them to him
quietly and they continue
their walking. Afterwards,
Peter Lawford asks, WE'LL,
Butch, how did you like
your first love scene?"
"Aw!" growls the red
faced Butch, IT like my
scenes with the horses bet
teri"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07
Use Of Famous Rooms
For Goddard Picture

HOLLYWOOD. - First of the
panel rooms from New York
mansions and museums purchas-
ed last fall by Paramount was
m arked in Suddenly It's
Sp rim G" co-starring Paulette
and Fred MacMurray.
Largest interior set was a
night club, constructed of panels
from the ballroom of the 60
year-old Vanderbilt home. This
had been the largest private
ballroom in America, and was
especially designed and con-
structed for the Vandermilt fam
lily in France. Experts declare it
cannot be duplicated in this
country.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07
cronYn PortraYs Famed
Physicist In A.Bomh Film

HOLLYWOOD - Hume Gro
nyn, one of Hollywood's most
versatile character actors, has
been given his most challenging
role, the portrayal of the bril-
liant University of California
physician, DR.. ]. Robert Open
heimer, in Metro-G Goldwyn-Ma
er's "The Beginning or the End"
DR.. Oppenheimer was the man
who guided the work of approx
imately 1900 scientists in the
mammoth atom bomb project.
Cronyn was recently acclaim
ed for his performances in "The
Postman Always Rings Twice
and "The Green Years"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07
FILMLAND FASHIONS

Cotton Cut-ups" is what
Marsha Hunt calls her new play
clothes. Playsuit is one-piece, of
white linen, with backless top to
allow for that sun-kiSsed look,
and pleated tailored shorts. Top
of bodice is edged in black yarn
embroidery. With it Marsha oc-
casionally wears a wrap-around
white linen skirt, also trimmed
in the black wool.
This ensemble has a matching
bolero which turns it into a
summer suit.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07

"Do You Love Me-" now show
ing at the Paramount Theatre,
Ratoff was explaining the spe-
cial feeling he wanted in one
sequence of the hilarious story
of a conservative girl who turn
ed femme fatale" with ven
geance. Stars Maureen O'Hara,
Dick Haynes and Harry James,
although a bit bewildered, lis
tened attentively.
Deck" instructed r o f f,
''you are buring at this two-beet
trumpet man, st Ii n G these
lovely creature. Harry, you joost
be charmeeng, eegnore thees
stopped crooner, keep geeving
Miss O'Hara that wolf look.
Both of you, yo uare polite, but
better.
"Maureen, you are enjoying
these, like playing the needle
weeth two ends. Now, camera. F"
The scene is difficult, with
fast repartee, and it is a long,
moving camera shot. But every
thing goes perfectly.
Sensational" enthuses Rat
off. Wonderful. How do you all
do it so good?"
Dick grins: IT just pretended
I was Harry James, and some
dope was trying to beat my time
with Betty Cradle"
Harry tops him: u just re-
membered Betty didn't marry a
crooner, and acted like a guy
who could take a pretty girl
away from a crooner any day."
"And you, Maureen," asks
Ratoff, carrying the gag.
Maureen's subtle answer
silences both of them.
Easy" she ribs, 81 just pre-
tended to find both of them ter
ribly attractive"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07
Star Scores Again
AS A SOngwriter

HOLLYWOOD-Mickey Roo
ney, who wrote a dozen songs
while overseas, has just sold the
first of the lot to publishers, and
received word that this week it
will be recorded by the King
Cole Trio. The number has the
catchy title, "Just for Once,
Think Twice" Mickey is cur
rently starring in his first post
war film role in "Uncle Andy
Hardy"
Mickey wrote both music and
the lyrics for the ditty, the sixth
Rooney tune to be published,
The others were written and
sold prior to his Army service.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07

your dialogue.
y Mr.. Ted Teschner manager OF
Loew's Valentine and yours
truly Burny Zawodny of the
TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL are
going to be the judges for this
contest. Send all of your dia-
logues to the Valentine Theatre,
st. Clair and Adams SITS.
Il
Metro -GoIdwyn-Mayer stars
took four out of nine possible
honors in recent popularity
poll conducted by WOman's
Home Companion, full results
of which are announced in the
magazines June issue.
Greer Carson, for second
straight year, took feminine
first place in the poll, receiv-
ing two Of every five votes.
cast by cross-section of $780,
600 readers. Walter PidgeOn
and Clark Gable took second
and third places on the male
aist, while Margaret O'Brien
received mag's annual homo
rary award.
Tunesmiths Johnny Burke and
Jimmy Van Heusen will turn
out three new songs for "The
Emperor Waltz" Now that
Suddenly It's Spring" is COM
pleted Director Mitchell Leisen
is planning a cruise on his 30
foot schooner, "Escapade II" -,
Joan Fontaine and RKO exec
William DOZier terminate their
honeymoon in Mexico when Jo-
an reports back to Paramount
for wardrobe tests on 'The En-
peror Waltz" Signe Hasso,
starring with Bob Hope in
"Where There's Life" is one gal
who knows how to reach the
sop in,z hurry. Her house is on
the summit of high hill and is
reached by a steep stairway. So
she's installed an escalator and
makes the grade sitting down.
Norman Panama and Melvin
Frank, who scripted Monsieur
Beaucaire" for Bob Hope, are
writing a play for fall produc-
ton on Broadway keer
your ears tuned for Burke and
Van Heusen's "As Long AS I'm
Dreaming" which inBg Crosby
MARBLES in "Welcome Stranger"
Lovers of the week: "Mar-
jorie Reynolds and hubble Jack
Reynolds, celebrating his birth
day. She gave him a solid gold
watch Sharon BrOdheim, age
six months, makes her screen
debut as Olivia de Havilland's
child in "To Each His Own"
X 4 4
Mr.. Charles Gross, repre-
sentative of Local IL, UAW-
CIO, was celebrating his 25th
anniversary at the Latin Club.
wonder why do you, Brother
Gross, take time out for his
family only on certain Occa-
sions, hm-m-m? (TOO much
union business.)
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07

hotel valet to press, and l guess
'Dagwood' did my black crepe
dress; it was pressed up and
down instead of across, so now
it's a lot longer than it was, and
so tight that l look just like a
sausage in it," But with that
cute face and wide smile, moth
ing could spoil her looks.
When you see Paramount's
The imperfect Lady, look at
the driver of the carriage in
which Teresa Wright and Vir.
ginia Field ride. He's George
Jenner, who was carriage foot
man to Queen Victoria for two
years, 1892 to 1894, the period
in which "The Imperfect Lady
is set. He met arriving for
eign pOtentates and conducted
them to Buckingham palace.
So it's practically type casting.
''If at first you don't succeed
try, try again" and think of Ray
Milland. TIL world seems to be
his since he made Lost Week
End" but he made three trips
from from London to Hollywood
before he finally his stride as a
film actor.
For brief Shakespearean cpl
sode with Sonny Tufts and
Michael Chekow in Cross My
Heart" Paramounted rented a
set from John Carradine which
he is reported to have purchased
for $50. Paramount paid Car
radine $400 deck.
When George Burns and Ora.
Gle Allen take their summer
vacation-June 6 to August 29-
Meredith Wilson will carry or
for the summer, with the King
Sisters and Ben Gage.
If you're interested in the
career of a prospective Warner
Bros. star, don't miss seeing
Dorothy Malone in Jamie
Gets Married.; she's one of
eight players being grOOmed
for StardOm. She also has a
leading role in "Cry Wolf" in
which ErrOl Flynn and Bar
bara Stanwyck star.
Irene Rich, who makes her
first film appearance after five
years absence from the screen
in Republics '"The Angel and
the Outlaw" owns and operates
a 1000 acre ranch near San
Bernardino, Calf.
You'll see Ann Richards walk
up a staircase, turn and 20 out
of sight in THE Searching
Wind" That was the last shot
OF the day, and the company
ganged up on her; Director Will
liam Dieterle asked her to do it
once more. So up the stairs and
out of view went the blonde
star. Then she came back, and
found that while she was on her
way up the whole company had
quietly beat it.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07
eased by Western Newspaper Union.
By VIRGINIA VALE

When Penny Singleton and
Arthur Lake hit New York they
just never stopped going; the
stars of the movies Blonde"
series and the CHS Sunday
show are popular young people,
and some of the seasons incest
parties were given for them. II
haven't seen anything of New
York, really" said Penny. "And
what do you think happened to
me? I gave my clothes to the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07
CONSCIENTIOUS GAIL

Gail Russell is one star to
whom career is full-time job.
Even between films the star of
IParamount's Calcutta" does not
relax, insisting on answering as
much of her fan mail in person
as is possible.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07
MAKING TRACKS

Hollywood's CURRENT vogue
for railroad pictures has caught
up with Paulette Goddard, Fred
MacMurray and others in Para
mounts Suddenly It's Spring"
They have spent three weeks
filming train sequences.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07

dialogue uSeo
a Ions G w / t h
each picture,
the idea is to
have the par
ticipants think
up a line that
tops the one
used.
There's gold
in them thar
M a rx' SO
come one come
all end In
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07
TWO-WHEELER

Barry Fitzgerald, who rides to
Paramount every day on a mo-
torcycle for his part in Cali
fornia," has owned six motAr-
bikes. u
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07
Chanteuse

DURING the war, Virginia
O'Brien did her stuff for G.I.
audiences everywhere. Her
slick song delivery and warm
smile made friends and in
fluenced moraIe-even though
she rarely cracks a smile on
the screen.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07
"A Night In CasabIanca" An
Inspiration To Ted Teschner
For Dialogue Contest
by Bunny ZawOdny

coop is be for two weeks in the Toledo
~non Journal Loew Valentine which begins this week
Here's contest you win guest tickets to the
Valentine Theatre Marx Brothers in "A Night In Casa
Valentine noted for their
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07
Ratoff's Direction Cues
Pictures Action With
Sensational Results

universal language in itself And that goes for
of directing motion pictures when its technique
Gregory ato who does gddy things with the
nc universal language of English
On the set Centuy-Foxs musical,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07

comedy and snappy comebacks.
In the layout shown on this
page we give you the actual
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-07

nsr lions
In the idea
uveyo
oLoewl
VuenTne THEATRE
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-04-17

urged for all projects now started.
Alterations UP to $40O can be made
without application. Although re-
strictions on residential construc-
tion are uncertain now, the March
26 order covered all building. Re-
strictions were made regardless of
whether materials were on hand or
available.
Approval by the Dayton commit
tee, in most instances, will result
in exemptions, it was indicated yes
terday.
Mayor Edward Breen and Will
liams were in Washington 10 days
ago to receive assurances that
Dayton would have an advisory
committee. Establishment of a
group here to speed up handling
of applications is expected to ease
tension over the stop-construction
order.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-04-17
(pA 10 GET CIVILIAN
AID IN DAYTON

Within the next 10 days, Dayton
will be the first city in Ohio to
have an advisory committee to as
sist the Civilian Production admin
istration (CPA) in approving con-
struction projects.
Louis Gehring, chief of the CPA
field office in Columbus, conferred
yesterday with Paul w. Williams,
managing director of the Dayton
Chamber of Commerce.
Williams later predicted the COM
mittee would be ready to function
in about 10 days.
Gehring and Williams discussed
possible appointees and nomina-
tions will be sent to Washington.
Committee appointments will be
made by CPA officials in the
capital
A representative each from con-
struction, building supply, indus
trial, commercial and labor fields
will serve on the committee, prob
ably with Gehring as nominal head.
Chamber offices in the Biltmore
hotel will be a clearing agency for
building applications.
Exemptions from the recent stop
construction order are being hand
died now through the Columbus Of
flee. Applications for exemptions
will be required on all industrial
buildings valued at more than
$4,000.
Applications for exemptions are
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-04-17
LINCOLN U. LAW SCHOOL
STARTS LEGAL FORUM

ST. LOUIS, Apr. 16 (ANP)-
The Lincoln University School of
Law Students Association initiated
a forum series on legal aspects of
national issues especially pertinent
to Negroes at dinner party here.
Atty. David H. Grant and Robert L..
Witherspoon, local lawyers, opened
the series.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-03-06
MAYOR DEVIN SEEKS REELECTION ON
HIS RECORD AND II POINT PROGRAM

committees of aroused citizens in
every section of the city were
waging strong fight this week
to re-elect Mayor William F. Dew
in in next Tuesdays election.
Continuing to base his campaign
for reelection upon his four-year
record in office and his 17-point
program of accomplishment, May
or Devin pointed out that, Seattle
now has good government, free
of control by any group of politi-
cal machine.
Il know that the great majority
of our citizens want that type of
government, but | also know that
they must work and fight hard
for it now if they expect to keep
it," he stated. Some of the largest
cities in this nation have been
cursed with machine control. In
all cases, the experience has been
tragic and the cost tremendous. :"
Continued on Page ~
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-03-06

Lodge, F. A. & A. NJ. Prince Hall
AffiliatiOn, special deputy chief of
staff department of Washington
State VFW, Quartermaster and
Service Officer, Post Advocate
Grand Treasurer, Prince Hall
Consistory No. 81 A. A. C. R..
Valley of Seattle Northern Juris-
diction, Senior Warden Harmony
and Chaplain Lewis Ford post of
local No. 6 B. 8. u. Trustee of
1st A. M e. Church of Seattle,
Wash.
Chairman Baker has mailed the
following letter to firms and indi-
viduals for subscriptions to a
100000 building fund to meet the
requirements and needs of a for
gotten district:
Puget Sound Lodge 109 and
Evergreen Temple 1877, Independ-
ent Benevolent Portective Order
of Elks of the World desire a do
nation from you or your company
to help us erect a 100000 build
ing in which to conduct meet
ings, recreation, and civic pro-
grams for adults and juveniles ON
the lots we have purchased in
Seattle, between 21st and 22nd
Avenues on Yesler Way. All
moneys collected in this drive
will be used exclusively for the
purpose named above.
No solicitors will be paid. Please
demand solicitors to show proper
Continued on Page ~
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-03-06

Having honorably served the
U. S. Army for 80 years, Sgt. VIM.
f. Vrooman retired. Following his
retirement, Sergeant Vroo m n
joined the Seattle Police Depart
ment serving 25 years, the last
six with the city pound under di-
rection of the humane society.
Last year Sergeant Vrooman
was retired by the police depart
ment and immeditely was drafted
by the society for the duration.
With the end of war, Sergeant
Vrooman again retires for the
third time.
Sergeant Vrooman is still active
in social and fraternal circles
For years the Financial Secretary
of Puget Sound Lodge of Elks
100, Treasurer of the Owl Club,
Inc. and Chief Antler P. e. r.
Council IBPOE of w.
The Mort west Enterprise
awards its Distinguished Service
Cross for having so honorably
served his country and his race.