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Evening star., 1947-08-31
Please Forget Her Figure
By SheiIoh Grohom

saying that there's trouble between
my husband and me. I don't know
any two people who are happier, but
we keep reading where we are
breaking up.
THE last time we heard 1t we
were having dinner together at
home. Then. suddenly. bang on the
radio! We were splitting up! We
looked at each other and laughed,
but it isn't funny when you have to
keep explaining to every one you
meet that you're still together"
Until the new house in the valley
is built, Jane and Bob live with his
mother. She must be as terrific as
Jane says she is because, Bob and
I never eat out; we like to bring
the gang to our home. I'm sure it
must drive my motherin-law crazy.
But she never complains"
The new house was budgeted at
$25,0O0. The estimate now is S55, 900
and still climbing. It's on top of a
mountain in Sherman Oaks in the
valley and will have a swimming
pool. One side of the huge living
room is made of glass. But Peep.
ing Toms" will get short shrift from
Mr.. Waterfield.
When people get to talking about
me to him. he just freezes up" says
Jane. Anyway, Jane and Bob would
lust as soon we all forget about
James figure from now on and try
and concentrate on her as an ac-
tress. Well, The Paleface" should
prove once and for all whether she
can hold her own as movie star
and not as a sort of curiosity
Howard" says Jane, referring to
her legal boss, Howard Hughes, '"has
Just given me a new seven-year
contract. He has my picture and
television rights. Everything else is
nine-theaters, night clubs, radio
and records" James price in night
clubs is $4,000 week. She should
do lust as we'll with her records.
Jane is such a busy gal, what
with one thing and another, that
she has time for only two types of
reading matter. Il read the funnies. "
she SAYS, land the Bible" There's
a Bible in James dressing room.
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Evening star., 1947-08-31
End of an Optical Illusion
The Truth Is That Movies Help Your Eyes
by Giving Them Exercise
By Harold Heffernon
By Harold Heffernon

NANCY Is impossible because of the
rapid stop-go requirements of the
protector, plus action of the story
itself. Just to get a better insight
let's dip briefly into the technical
side:
Size of single frame on a
motion picture film is three-quarters
of an inch high by one inch wide
Thus, there are l6 frames on each
foot of film.
Nerves at Work.
The protector runs at the rate
of 80 revolutions a minute. Since
each revolution runs "a frames. the
total number of frames flashed on
the screen in one minute is 2,160.
The average feature picture Is
80 minutes long and so the number
of frames projected in that, space
totals approximately $4,000. There
fore, the retinal nerves of the eye
are compelled to shift that number
of times to see the images on each
frame.
Consistent viewing of films over
long period of years has failed &c
work any noticeable damage to the
eyes of pioneer motion picture exc
cutiveS. Most of them, including
Harry M. and Jack Warner, Louis
B. Mayer. Henry Ginsberg, Daryl
F. Zanuck, Samuel Goldwyn and
scores of lesser tycoons, credit fine
eyesight to the requirements OF
their jobs. They see film footage
by the hundreds of thousands each
year and under the worst possible
visual conditions. The "rushes" are
chopped up strips of celluloid, much
of it poorly photographed, while
projection in small, unventilated
rooms is anything but the best.
A man who probably has seen
more pictures than any one else is
P. S. Harrison, editor of reviewing
journal for exhibitors. Starting out
at 20 as a theater owner, Harrison
insisted on seeing every release be-
fore he would rent it. Later. when
he began professional criticism, he
saw from 400 to 500 features a year,
in addition to scores of short sub
jects, practically all in small rooms
with various types of projection
running from bad to mediocre.
No Need for Worry.
Mr.. Harrison, now in his COS, wears
glasses only for close reading. He
attributes his excellent vision to
movie exercise" In semiretire-
ment today, he still attends the
movies at least three times week.
Just to keep my eyes in good con-
dition," he declares.
More than 100,O0o,000 pairs of
eyes, according to latest figures from
the Eric Johnston Office, see motion
pictures each week in some $1,000
theaters throughout the United
States alone.
The owners no longer need worry
over the prospect of injuring those
treasured optics by even more fire.
quent visits to gaze upon their fa-
vored stars-providing they gaze
properly. The experts all agree on
that.
So, don't let a double or even a
triple feature get you down. Just
scurry in and take the right seat
to fit your eyes. Then relax and let
Hollywood do its stuff.
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Alliance)
Evening star., 1947-08-31
Today's Schedules

AMBASSADOR - Deep VAL
ley; /, 8, sos, tbs and s;s5
pm.
CAP1TOL-""The Song of the
Thin Man; 2:05, 4:50, 7:35
and 1920 pm. Stage shows:
1855, $40, $50 and 9:15 pm.
COLUMBIA-"Gone With the
Wind; 1:25. $40 and $40
pm.
EARLE-"Deep Valley; /, sos,
$40, TBS and $40 pm.
HIPPODROME -" This Happy
Breed; 2:o5, 4:o5, 6, 8 and 10
pm.
KEITHS-"The Bachelor and
the Bobby -Soxer"; 1:20, 3:20,
$40, 7:20 and $40 pm.
LITTLE - "The 1ntormer':;
1870, $3.50, $50, 7:35 and $40
pm.
METRoPoL1TAN-" Cry
Wolf: 1:3O, 3:35, $40, 7:45
and ESQ pm.
PALACE-"Variety Girl: lis,
$40, 5:25, 7:3O and e:40 pm.
PIX Flying Deuces";; 2:25,
4:50, 7::30 and 1910 pm.
TRANS-LUX News and
shorts. Continuous from l
pm.
Evening star., 1947-08-31
HOLLYWOOD.

Next. time you emerge from a
movie theater after a three-hour
session with the double feature and
associated short subjects, don't get
excited if you have a little head
ache or eye strain and blame every
thing on Hollywood. You could be
wrong-and the chances are about
80 to that you are.
Maybe the quality of the celluloid
entertainment was bad from a plot
or production standpoint. That
caramel muncher or the bubble gum
snapper in the row behind could
get you into a sad mental pickle.
Forking out dollar or more for
an admission ticket is no help,
either.
Above all, don't charge your ills
especially any type of headache or
eyestrain-on the mechanics of the
motion picture Authorities on this
subject, including leading oculists,
optometrists and exponents of a
well-known system of eye training,
are as one in declaring that motion
pictures supply not only an excellent
tonic for normal eyes but are i'm
portant factors in improving ailing
ones.
Unfounded Fears.
You can't blame eye-conscious
fans for being a little fussy, how
ever. Fear that movie-going could
be a visionary damper Is hang
over from the dark, infantile days
of the screen when nickel entitled
eager customers to nard-backed
chair in a stuffy storeroom, there
to witness a few reels of distorted
celluloid leapings that sent patrons
out into the street with stabbing
eye pains. Doctors shook their heads
gravely over this potential threat
to the worlds eyesight. Mothers
warned offspring that blindness
might follow a few trips to the
Happy Hour Vaudette.
Actually, there was no reason for
this horrible outlook, even in the
pioneering days of antiquated pro-
lection. Meantime, the baby has de-
veloped into a sturdy mechanical
giant and is an optical benefactor
hailed by experts on every side.
In viewing motion picture, the
eve cannot escape exercise. Dor
Evening star., 1947-08-31
By Ralph Diehton

coach her bridegroom Of q few
months on this, because Dave
spilled the beans.
Carmen, born Maria Do Carma Da
Cunha in Lisbon 80 years ago, was
taken to Brazil at the age of 3
months. She was educated in q
convent, then began working to help
support the family.
Once she took job scrubbing
floors. The wages were good and
the tips frequent. The family was
pleased. until they learned that it
was not quite the sort Of house for
a little girl to enter.
Strait-laced papa, although realiz-
ing tiny Maria was completely igno-
rant and innocent, was righteously
indignant.
Made an Instant Hit.
So, a few years later, the job of
preparing father for the news she
was going to become a public singer
was a tough one.
1t happened this way: Carmen
was singing. just for fun, at
friends house. An American re-
cording firms representative neard
her. He persuaded her to cut few
disks. She was only IS, but the
agent promised her identity would
remain secret, and fashioned the
pseudonym, Carmen Miranda, from
her mothers name.
Carmen's records were an instant
hit. Her first remuneration was a
check for $4,000 milreis-a tremend-
Gus fortune to poor Papa Da Cunha
But Carmen didn't know how to
break the news.
One night, Papa Da Cunha
brought home one of the new Car
men Miranda records. He thought
Evening star., 1947-08-31
Down Come the Stars
Paramount's Variety Girl Plunges Its Whole
Cluster Into Dizziness
By Joy Cormody

Among larger studios in Hollywood Paamounts
most pleasant to visit The spirit democratic enough
satisfy the individually executives
and employees quite polite and collectively they put
on an aabe family front which makes the
This could but it quite unlikely that
Hollywood could ever find that many capable actors
taking know the value Of
those gives and the feeling
conduct the cokeyed thing arcuate sat SUCH as
Ludwig Bememan Some studios but not Paramount
a variety Girl"
visitor concludes that ne could make pet
safely take George Apey there TO uncneon
something happens.
Something say like Variety Girl" of those a-star
musicals which copyright which
the producing simply touch with telescope
those completely bang exhibits which ieaves one
master minds and the master talents entertain
produce anything completely unentertains Ihat
Variety not to be held against It, MUS
expected make especially on the screen wcn mas
not vet discovered supposed to be dlverng
entertaining the more especially wnen ne
nav envelopes of the normally total several million dollars
One would say impossible make an extraVa-
sarr Fitzgerald Fayen stanwck Joan caued
Alan Iadd and all (al mind you the otne players
on roster. ~ - ,,.. ,,.
would it only however, until ne mas Seel '"iie ~
~ 1t Is Mercless Teaching.
The lesson perhaps the which
Fzgadone worlds dramatic comedians one Its
few great artsts-ino the picture
The photographed eess sitting on the rim OF
fountain The head of the studio still smang
into his swimming pool fully clothed the night
before walks past
"ouack quack" Fitzgerald says
supposed doubt to kill audiences but Is much more
likely the movies
Unlike most a-sta Girl" processes to be
story girl left by heart-broken moner IN
theater 8 because the moher
trusted kindhearedness of people in show business .
Variety Club, the soclal-char1able
epnizaon formed After Barbara
sanwyck appears long naae this of history Para
mount and Variety Girl turns into
one of those s farces The implications
are deserted baby grown up but this is Iue
1t those sentimental shoWmen TO nave
with the gesse of their nears ana
purses nwi has not turned up in the lbs since the
Ages.
An illustrated Catalogue
Mercfuly mercuy the girl
through Variety Girl Her story
of illustrated
catalogue players the compnys facilities for
making general Cooks the plant
display such Crosby etc. to advan
catalogue apparently based the arrogant assumption
merely show them at ALL There's Gary Cooper
horse-and apparently
fool Adams And Crosby and Hope
through routine of theirs about golf
jokes when they played in that
tournament Altoona
equally hackneyed specialtes Of them going
sefespecng disturb them
way story OF Variety Girl"
point times about such pictures that
much do about them.
sheer, stupid surrender There is something that could
be done easily and successfully
Hollywood could stop making them!
Evening star., 1947-08-31

HOLLYWOOD.
Jane Russell is making THE Pale
face" her third movie in seven
years. For any one else this would
mean death at the box Office. But
Jane and everything she stands for
almost have become part of the
American language. She is the most
highly publicized girl in Hollywood.
After her current chore with Bob
Hope in The Paleface," she may
turn out to be one of the most pop
ular
Jane is nice girl. Get that
straight at the beginning. Nature
gave her an ample figure, and a
smart press agent blew it sky high
to exploit James stormy debut in
The Outlaw"
Jane tells me: Most of the time
in The Paleface' you'll see me in
these. These" are buckskin pants,
high boots and thick flannel shirt.
There's only one scene where l
wear a dress.
IT play Calamity Jane Jane con-
tinues, land Bob is Painless Peter
Potter, a dentist of the early West" ;"
Bob meets Jane when he tries to
rescue her from three men she's
supposed to be running away from.
The men knock Bob out and Jane
ducks into a bathhouse. You take
it from there.
"Ilearn something new with each
nicture I make" declares Jane. I
want to know what she learned
from The Outlaw" She says she
learned chiefly that one director
should make a picture. She had
three for The Outlaw'-including
Howard Hughes-and three for her
next. Young Widow" That was a
very sad picture" Jane says laugh
ingly. Ida Lupino should have
done it. not I. The Outlaw was
badly done but much more down my
alley"
While she is working in The
Paleface" Jane won't be seeing
much CT her husband, Bob Water
field Bob is a professional foot
baller with the Los Angeles Rams.
He's now in training for the foot
ball season which gets under way
next month.
What does he do the rest OF the
year?" I ask Jane. He loafs," says
his wife. He plays golf, hunts and
goes fishing" That's fine with Jane
because what with only making one
movie every two years or so she has
plenty of time to loaf with him.
"I wish you'd put this straight for
me-" Jane says, giving me q rather
harsh glance. "All of you are always
Evening star., 1947-08-31

7 the new singer was a sensation, but
did not recognize his daughters
voice.
So Carmen told him.
! Papa hit the ceiling. When he
came down. Carmen handed him
the check for $4,000 milreis.
Her family, her friends and the
record agent argued.
Finally, Papa Da Cunha said,
"Okay" tOr the Portuguese equiva-
lent) II agree that our good name
has not been smirched. I allow my
self to be convinced"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25

went to Mime JANE BROWN
apolis to spend the weekend at the
home of an aunt, Mrs. Lawrence
Lucas.
Sunday, she suddenly became
worse and was rushed by ambu-
lance to the hospital in st. Paul
by her mother, Mrs. Harvey Moss.
Mrs. Moss had been advised of her
daughters illness by her sOn-in-
law, Foster Brown, Jr., who had
telephoned from Chicago to inquire
about his wife, as she hadn't felt
well when he left the city Satur-
day. Mr.. Moss was summoned
from Northern Minnesota where
he was mentioning. Mr., Brown ar
rived Sunday night.
Friends and close associates Of
the Browns made trip after trip to
the hospital during the next IL
hours in answer to the frantic APP
peal for blood for transfusions in
an effort TO save Mrs. Browns life
an effort that seemed almost fu-
tile at that time, in view Of her
weakened condition.
The first blood donations were
made by DIN P. Wells and Rich
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25
Twin City Women
And Mon Injured
In Auto Mishup
programs.

Mary Early, 1886 Fourth Ave.
s., Minneapolis, and Earl Bell, ST.,
1745 Edgerton, st. Paul, were IN
jured in an automobile accident
near Crosby, Mimi, last Friday
evening, July 10.
Mrs. Early, her husband, Walter,
and Mr.. Bell, Mr.. Early's brother
in-law, were en- route to Lake
Adney to attend a weekend fishing
trip, scheduled to be held by the
Twin City Reel and Trigger club.
A blowout caused the driver to lose
control.
Word was received in st. Paul
by Mrs. Bell that Mr.. Bell suffered
a few scratches and his back was
wrenched. Mrs. Early suffered a
fractured pelvis.
The two injured were taken to
a hospital at Crosby, Mrs. Early
remaining with them. Mrs. Bell
left Immediately for Crosby.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25

discharged.
Nelson Peery was arrested with
out a warrant on Aug. Is, 1916, as
he was attending a Y.M.C.A. SEM
mar at Concordia College. He was
brought to trial on a tab" charge
of indecent exposure"
Six young women employees of
Brown and Bigelow testified that
they had seen Peery nude through
the open windows of the dormi-
tory. Neither Peery nor the school
officials thought the charge would
be accepted by the court because
of Peery's reputation and because
the young women actually had no
business walking through the cam
pus of the school.
Judge John L. Rounds of St.
Paul municipal court after hearing
testimony sentenced Peery to 80
days in the workhouse. Both Min
neapolis and St. Paul was quickly
aroused because of Peery's repu-
tation and a committee was i'm
mediately formed to investigate
the case.
On Aug. 80, Judge Rounds
granted Peery a new trial. On
Sept. IL the city prosecutor brought
a written complaint against him.
After a hearing on Sept. IL, Judge
Rounds reversed himself and va
Gated his previous new trial order,
and Peery was ordered to the
workhouse.
Citizens rallied to Peery's de-
tense and his case was submitted
to the Minnesota Supreme Court
in May.
Friday, July lS, was the day
that the State Supreme Court
handed down its decision, not only
reversing the conviction, but dis
charging the defendant from Gus
tody. Ordinarily the case would
have been sent back for a retrial,
but the Court in the concluding
paragraph of its opinion said:
THE testimony of DIR. Hugo
Thompson, professor of Religion
and Philosophy at Manchester
College, eharacterizes defendant
as a man of good reputation and
high standing in the seminar.
All the testimony in the case is
consistent with defendants tes-
timOny that he may have been
careless or needless, but that he
did not Intentionally expose him
self. In our opinion, the evidence
as submitted is insufficient to
sustain a finding that defendant
wilfully and Intentionally indie
Gently exposed himself in viola
Continued on Page p
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25
Minnesot0ns Buy
Washington. D. c.
Apartment Bldq

Earl Sonny Bell, Jr., formerly
of Minneapolis, and his wife, the
former Merle Black of Duluth,
have purchased an apartment
building in Washington d. c., it
was reported here this week. The
building houses a beauty parlOr
which is also owned and operated
by the Bells.
Mr.. Bell, with a partner, had
worked as an accountant for a
number of small business firms in
Washington before purchasing the
building. 1t is said that he earned
the funds necessary to purchase
his property from this source.
Friends and close associates in
the Twin Cities had expected Mr..
Bell to eventually cast his lot in
the accounting field, due to the IN
usual ability he had shown for this
profession, during his school years
in Minneapolis.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25
Hill Divorce Action
To Be Halted; Couple
Agree to Try Again

When the newspaper called DR..
Hill at his office he was apparently
surprised, and said he didn't know
about the reconciliation.
Later, however, just before press
time he was contacted again and
he verified the statement previous
ly made by Mrs. Hill, that they
would go back together.
The couple have one child, Rob
ert. They are both prominent in
the life of the community.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25
News of Your
Neighbors

Only in this paper will you
find news of what the Negro
communities in Duluth, Mimi,
and Sioux Falls, S. D., are think
ing and doing.
Each week from Sioux Falls
comes news from the pen of
Mrs. Oscar Bridgewater and
from Duluth comes the items by
veteran correspondent, Zillah
Waters.
The people in each Of these
two Upper Midwest" cities are
up and doing. They read this
paper to find out what their
Twin City cousins are up to.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25
SPLITTING BARTENDER TO STAND
TRIAL IN HENIVEPIN COUTY
DISTRICT COURT THIS FALL

after Wardlaw called a-police Of
ficer and that he had spat in one
Of the glasses.
Others who testified in the pre-
liminary hearing were police Of
ficer James Wallace and Frank
Hatch, a Minneapolis TRIBUNE
reporter, both Of whom testified
to hearing Jacob tell the two men
drinks would cost them $40.
The Jacob case will be heard
when the Fall term Of court con-
venes.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25
Newman, Kauth Clash

Cecil Newman urged that Il
was the duty Of the council COM
mittee 70 give It's approval to
Cassius, the first applicant who
had qualified.
He said that Buckley should have
waived his right to pass or vote
on a license in which a client Of
his was involved in any way.
Newman FLASHED slightly with
Harold Kauth, chairman Of the
committee, on two brief occasions.
When the newspaperman OBJ
jected because Kauth did not put
Egan's motion, Kauth told him
(Newman) that ~ can hear" Later
the chairman told the editor that he
was running the hearing. Nswman's
retort was "You know you're sup
posed to be q public servant, too"
The daily papers reported Tues
day that the Progressive group in
the council (the former eonssrVa-
tives), may take the play sway
from the Liberals and force con-
sidsratiOn Of the Cassius appliea-
ton at today's meeting.
The Progressives were TO caucus
Thursday night. The only oppoSi-
ton expected in that group may
come from J. W. Jack" StraitOn
Of the nth ward.
Four liberals have indicated they
will vote for Cassius II given a
chance. They are Dale Stanehheld,
Glen Wallace, Henry Bank and
Jerry Egan, who led the fight for
Cassius in the committee hearing.
At least nine of the Progressive
aldermen are known TO favor Cas-
sius. Alderman Harry Burgum told
this newspaper Tuesday that he
expected the matter TO be taken
away IIOiu lne GOihulAbSo1 uhAc1e ~
reported on the application at Fri
days meeting.
A majority vote on n motion 70
take the matter out Of the hands
Of the committee would put it on
the floor for full council considera-
ton.
A large crowd is expected at the
council meeting Friday.
The daily newspapers have kept
up a relentless editorial barrage al
the system which forces an ap.
plicant to buy q closed bars hx'
lures.
The controversy has attracted
statewide attention. Rural news
papers have carried stories and
editorials on it.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25

The marital differences Of DR..
and Mrs. Claibourne c. Hill, 1888 st.
Anthony Ave, st. Paul dentist, and
his wife are apparently approach
mig reconciliation.
Mrs. Hill filed for divorce last
week alleging among other com
plants that the dentist would not
do or pay for her dental work.
Mrs. Hill told a reporter Wednes-
day that she would withdraw her
complaint and that DR.. Hill planned
to reunite.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25

Wednesday, July %, Judge Paul
Jaroscak ordered the case of Joseph
Jacob, 40, "the splitting bartender"
sent to district court after a pre-
liminary hearing on a criminal
charge that Jacob charged John
Williams, Milwaukee newspaper
man, and James T. Wardlaw, Urban
League official, $40 for a drink of
whiskey on July12.
Jacob, who is a swarthy man of
Syrian extraction, appeared i'll at
ease as Wardlaw testified that the
bartender had poured two drinks
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25
WOmen's Day at
st. Peter Church
Sunday, July q

Sunday, July 27, 1947, is Wom-
ems Day at st. Peter A. NJ. E.
church.
Guest speaker for the morning
service will be Miss Minnie Rank,
missionary, just recently returned
from Malaga.
In the afternoon at I o'clock a
wonderful program will be present
ed consisting Of musical selections
and a pageant depicting women
Of the Bible"
The public is invited to spend a
great day at st. Peters A. M. Z.
church.
Rev. H. c. Boyd is pastor, Har-
riet C. Jones, chairman, and Edith
Bowman, co-chairman.
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Aunt of Mrs. Robert
Jones Dies in Wyoming

Mrs. Robert A. Jones, 1922 Rondo
Ave, st. Paul, received word Mon
day, July 81, that her aunt, Mrs,
Lawrence Toliver Of Cheyenne,
WyO., had died.
Mrs. Toliver last visited her
niece here about ten years ago
Her funeral was held Thursday
July "a, in Cheyenne.