The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-26
YOUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT
Walter Winchel
Lint From a Blue Serge Suit

Miriam Hopkins, the star, may break a
tront-pager the story of her discovery that
a group for which she worked hard is Stain
inspired. The expose, friends say, is being
polished by her groom, Ray Brock, war cor
respondent. . Chester BoWles' inner circle fear
he may resign soon. Treasury agents are
checking Madison Square Garden ticket specs.
The merger plans of millionaire Alexis Thomp-
son and model Jean Sinclair were suddenly
cancelled after a quarrel. . Stuart Barthel-
mess, son OF the movie star, is number one in
the Molly Netcher field now. COMPOSER Dave
Rose Judy Garland's and Martha Raye's ex)
is expected to wed lovely Dorothy Porter.
Mrs. Tyrone Power Annabella) was the most
interested spectator when critic Burton Ras-
coe and his paper parted.
Federal Court attaches Who've been hand
ling him) report that the most frightened and
most courteous prisoner they ever held (for
anything short OF murder) is Serge Ruben
stein. THE Skyline of New York Set to
Music is the title of an exciting window dis
play at Carl Fishers. . This is how tough
the local hotel situation is: Even the UN dele
gates do not get a weekly or monthly rate. :.
When a midtoWner phoned the Waldorf-Astoria
for a reservation yesterday the operator sweet
ly replied: Just a nlinutue, please, and I'll
connect you with the regret department., ..
Gendarmes expect a gang war to break wide
open. One outfit blowing the whistle" (snitch-
ing) on the other.
Many OF the New York bars are going back
to the 7-eay week schedule - though they
cannot promote enough lager and hooch. E.
Oracle Fields impression of Florence Des-
mond initiating Oracle was the big howl of
the Blue Angel week. Jack Benny starts his
18th year in radio Gin October) and his 35th
season i'll show biz. He was in the Hooper
First 15' a decade ago - and still is. -.
Dick Haynes inherits the Kostelanetz spot on
June 9th. The new Ssmba, VEN Vem,"
may win the Rum and Co.Cah Co-lah'' crown.
Pancho Introduced it at the Casino : on = the
Park. It's a combination samba-polka - the
first of its sort. . The suite, Manhattan
Tower written by Gordon Jenkins, with a
commentary by Elliott Lewis, captures the
New York flavor. It's On a 12-inch Decca.
Charles Grayson, who auth'd the best-sell-
er, Flight South" has a new novel due next
month Wa Doubleday. Titled: angel Town"
. Jack Kofoed of the Miami Herald is among
the reporters covering the atomic bomb tests.
His new book, Leg Man in 7 League Boots"
is clicking. .Conover's newest model is Kali
Royal, rated an expert painter, writer and
actress. She had a book of verse published.
Her painting exhibition is listed for the Fall,
and she doesn't wanna 60 to Hollywood. . E.
Swankiest premiere OF the season won't be a
first-night opening but the unwilling OF Am
ster Yard, the towns first completed small
apartment colony, a few doors east OF Man
ny's Chop House - on May 23rd. Louis
MIXERS observation on juve delinquency:
Even when children are bad actors, they
don't need critics - they need models"
Harris, Claire and Shannon, the dance trio at
the Havana-Madrid, report that the big thrill
in Tokyo was playing the 5,000-seat theater
named The Ernie Pyle. . New Workers are
Cabling about two renowned international So
c~ialites who are sponsoring neWly-rich pea
SAINTS. They see that they meet 1.-The right
people for a neat fee. Of course. . Ely
Culbertson's book, Must We Fight Russia?'
was written to combat the wide talk about
fighting Russia. "A sports writer will have
some curves thrown at him by other scribes
when he returns from Mexico. Neat critique
by Beatrice Kay about a certain producer:
He has the most irritating so-whattitude!'
When goth Century-Fox films 1.-THE Late
George Apley'' it will star Ronald Colman.
Joseph Mankiewicz will produce. AL pri-
vate taxi licenses Qimousines, private cars,
etc) are being called in by the 31st. The
motor car situation is getting sillier. Those
that come off the lines late this year will be
equipped with non = glare rear-view mirrors.
Sounds great, but a lot of you will look
ride holding a mirror without a car Local
Ford Agencies told employees there won't
be much biz between now and July LIST and
to take their vacations during that time.
The trouble with John L. Louise is that when
he sits Gown to bargain collectively, he wants
to do all the collecting. .Hmf. Such airs!
The elevator starters in Radio City address
the elevator operators as MI. Soandso."
Comdr. Clark Clifford, Naval aide to the
President, Is rated by White Housers as the
Chiefs top speech-Writer. After the Sonny
Durham Orchestra finish their Hollywood film
stint, they expect to gross 500, 900 via one
nighters on the way back to Broadway. e.
Jimmy Durante, once a Coney singing waiter,
paid $50, 900 for a mansion in Beverly Hills.
Locals are still talking about Lou O'Neill's
sele Cat Belmont in the Mirror. He pick
ed twenty winners in the first 48 starts and
then, on the next Monday picked five more!.
His pals wonder what's become of the trunk
full of music the late Vincent Youmans had.
They are sure he had 'better'' music he COM
posed. One was a tone poem about Colorado.
Another was christened 'Timberline", and he
finished a New Orleans suite that they insist
is tremendous". Denver people and New
Workers still are dazed by Mary Coyle Chase's
article OF. him - which made them Ill.
Ticket scalpers will soon organize a squawk