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Evening star., 1947-01-28
Housing Shortage
In Mexico, Too
BY the Assoeiatsd Press
ENSENADA. Mex.

GNoEiINA0A, NICK.
What with the housing shortage
even in these parts, the Playa En-
senada Hotel-swank watering place
in the old gambling days-is doing
overtime duty. It's not only the
location scene for women in the
Night" It's also the living quarters
Of cast and crew.
women in the Night" is the
first big-time movie venture in Baja
Calf. Numerous pictures have had
shots of the snow-white, half-moon
beach in this popular resort 80 miles
south Of the border, but Louis K
Ansell of st. Louis, president OF
Southern California Pictures, Inc.
and owner of a chain of theaters
is doing 1t all-in the good-neighbor
manner.
Its cast is chiefly from Hollywood,
including Bill Henry and Tala Birell
but its technicians-cameramen
carpenters, electricians, prop men,
hairdressers-are Mexican. The dia-
logue is being filmed in English, but
will be re-recorded in Spanish. OF
the native part in the production
Ansell says:
There is a special satisfaction in
working with people who are in
nately courteous, always willing and
enthusiastically anxious to excel"
Evening star., 1947-01-28

ever running into difficulty with It.
Title difficulties, however, some-
times come from the outside. That
is what happened to "It Takes Two" "
which got into production at the
same time that another play, THE
Big Two" was starting its road tour.
The "It Takes Two" people could not
take a chance on any confusion such
as that combination might bring.
They changed their play to "B-17," /"
referring to an apartment number,
the locale of the drama.
This caused only greater confu-
sion, reminding people of a promi-
nent bomber plane. Since the play
had nothing to do with bombers,
prominent or unknown, it was OBJ
vious this would not do. So, '1t
Takes Two" became apartment
17-B."
Changing titles at this rate natu-
rally kept everybody too busy to
notice what was going on, but while
the sponsors were arriving at
Apartment 17-B," wonderful
thing happened. "The Big Two"
died.
That naturally removed all the
original objections to "It Takes
Two" So, the play rsverts to that
title.
The only thing that could pos
sibly 60 wrong now would be for
the public to become confused all
over again and, on seeing the title,
'It Takes Two" conclude that must
be play that closed two weeks ago.
Perhaps the whole idea Of nam
ing plays is ridiculous.
X X X X
Bewildering though the experience
of "It Takes Two" may have been,
the really most amazing title item
of the moment finds Bernard Shaw
as it's hero.
The play, of which there has been
considerable talk, is finished save
for one detail.
That detail is the lack of a title.
For once, the first and last time
no doubt, even Shaw is at loss
for words.
| X Il n X
Continuing on the same note OF
confusion, Keith's management yes
terday found itself standing on a
new apex of bafflement. Last Sat-
urday it made ready for q quick
switch in pictures, from "The Mag
nif1cent Doll" to "It's a Wonderful
Life" (Titles are running to &C.
states adjectives, aren't theyO The
latter is a big work, as you must
certainly have heard, and such
short opening notice always puts a
theater staff in panic.
Panicked or no, however, the
Keith boys were in there struggling
and making what they thought was
admirable headway. They would
have "It's Wonderful Life" set
for Wednesday after all. g.,
They would, except for one thing:
Yesterday afternoon came the news
that "The Magnificent Doll" would
hold for another week.
More years ago than shall be
specified Thomas Mitchell was a
young actor, taking SO many prizes
and honors on Broadway that this
correspondent had to interview him.
Mitchells devotion to New York
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Here's How to
CHECK COUGHS
,AmozinsIy Quick!

Promptly, pleasantly. Halls Expecto-
sant tends to soothe and help Nature
heal irrftated membranes Of the throat.
Coughs, due to celds, are often checked
maxingiy quick. Users say, Moth
Ing better for coughs when one has .
old" They speak from experience.
Halls Expectorant has been relieving
cold coughs for more than rs years
and Is more popular than ever. Re-
member the name. Ask your druggist
for HALLS ExPECToRANT. Con-
venient size bottle only 4Oc. Larger
sizes for home use.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

| at the time was an obsession
Hollywood, he said, was fantastically
beyond any calculations Of his fu-
lture. As a matter Of fact Mitchell
confessed with slight. embarrass-
ment, he really did not like brie1
| pre-Broadway road tours OF his
plays. He felt they were necessary
but he wished they were not.
Being q polite person, he ad-
nnitted this was probably q silly at
titude, but st like the place, its
big enough for me, and I am con-
tent to think Of the rest of the
country as big, wonderful and
vague"
A note In the Hollywood news
yesterday brought 1t all back. The
note read:
after 1o-year absence in Holly
wood Thomas Mitchell has gone
into rehearsal In The World and
INF. Wilkins which after an open
ing in San Francisco will return
Mitchell to Broadway"
|. During those 10 years Mitchell SO
far forgot his New York devotion
that he became one of the prize
cattle breeders Of oregon.
A mans ideas can change, can't
they?
| + n X r
Jean Arthur also pops suddenly
into the news, for the first time
since her departure last winter in
Boston from the top feminine role
lof Born Yesterday"
Miss Arthur, recovered from the
illness which forced her out Of
that prize-winning play, is being
sought for the leading role in zone
Big Happy Family"
The leading male already is sci
for that picture-James Stewart.
As casting ideas go this one Is
| In, cpirod
Evening star., 1947-01-28
HOLLYWOOD

|
With Academy Award nomina-
tions to be announced shortly,
Hollywood is torn wide open today
with charges and countercharges Of
coercion and graft in connection
with the voting for the "bests" in
various departments of moviemak-
ing.
At one large studio, where a
strong contending picture was made,
it was alleged that producers and
directors were openly bidding for
balloting favortisrn from employees
in every division. The film made by
this company has a fighting chance
to make the grade as the Academy
headliner, but executives, it is
claimed, are trying desperately to
make sure of the Oscar.
Virtually every star and featured
player with a chance of getting
nominated has engaged personal
press agents to espouse his or her
cause in the local prints, hoping in
this manner to influence the Acad-
emy membership. Even the CAM
eramen and other technicians-all
with chances for minor citations
are plunging into the publicity me-
lee.
The situation became so fragrant
last week that Jean Hersholt, presi-
dent of the Academy, was forced to
issue public plea urging studio
heads to investigate and put stop
to the intimidating practices. He
pointed out that every voting men,
ber should feel free to cast his bal
lot for any production or any in
dividual, regardless of his con-
tractual relationships with any one
studio.
4 Meanwhile, it . is reported that
more than $250,000 has already been
laid on the line by big movie gam
blers backing their favorites in the
Academy sweepstakes, a matter also
that is arousing the ire of consera-
tive Academy officials.
Four bookies, also doubling" at
the Santa Anita race meet, are tax
ing the wagers, setting up branch
stands in film hideouts, night clubs
and even on the curbs.
It's strictly winter book" that
the gambling fraternity is running
and only a few straight wagers are
being accepted. Jimmie Stewart,
for instance, must make the list of
five nominees for "bset actor" first
and later win the coveted Oscar in
order to pay off.
Most of our bets are coming from
grips and electricians and the
smaller fry" said one gambler.
However, we've had a few big
chunks laid on the line. Heftiest so
far is one of $500 that Best Years Of
Our Lives will win the best picture
title"
4 X X X
Here's what the bookies are quot
ing as odds on the March event:
1.-The Best Years of Our Lives" 2 to
L; "The Razor's Edge" 6 to /; "It's
Wonderful Life" to /; "The
Yearling," 3 to /, and ''The Jolson
Story" 10 to /.
In best-actress division, bookies
were taking bets at even money on
both Olivia de Havilland and Jenni-
fer Jones, while Rosalind Russell,
an early favorite, dropped to to l.
Jimmy Stewart remained the leader
among best-acting males, being
quoted at to /, with late-comer
Gregory Peck in Duel in the Sum
coming down the line at 8 to /
Larry Parks is q long shot, at u tc
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Oscar Vote Coercion Charged
By Harold Heffernon

/. Another dark horse, Frederic
March, was rapidly fluctuating at
this writing, from 10 to l to to l.
BY the time of actual awards, 1t
is expected that well over half a
million dollars will have been wag-
cred by the small and big fry-and
if we don't miss our guess Hollywood
could rack up betting scandals to
make that attempted professional
football "hx" in New York look
pink-teaish.
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paper Alliance)
Evening star., 1947-01-28

|11:15 am. Lao. s:25. $50. 7:35 and
$40 pm.
Little Henry the fifth: 7:st
and $50 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Time, thu
Place and the Girp;: 10:45 a.m.
1855. .3:05, Sis, 7:30 and $40 pm
Palace-"The Razor,s Edge; 1886
am, 1:10, 1856. $40 and 9:25 pm
Pix-"Vampire Bat: 2:05, 4:55
7:45 and 1920 pm.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

Good Nutrition,
Too! AH-Bran is
made from the
VITAL OUTER
LAYERS of finest
wheat serve
daily a. . cereal.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage
National Blossom Time: $3.50
pm.
Catholic University Much Ado
About Nothing; $3.50 pm.
Screen
CapitoI-"Two Smart People; II
am, 1:50, 4::35, 7:2o and 10 pm.
Stage shows: 1880, 3:35, $40 and
9:05 pm.
Columbia-aTill the Clouds Roll
By; 11:15 am, 1:5o, AIS, 2 and
9:35 pm.
Earle-"Blue Skies; 10:45 am,
1855, $40, $40, 7::35 and $50 pm.
Hippodrome-s.Mildred Pierce; 2,
4:05. Sis, 8::25 and 1925 pm.
Keith's-"The Magnificent Doll";;
The Arizona post., 1947-11-07
STUDENTS PLAN VIGOROUS
LOCAL ACTION TO
OVERCOME RACE BIAS

New York (JPS).-Eighty
college and high school students of
all faiths who attended inter-re-
ligious and racial conferences here
early this month, sponsored by the
Conference of Christian and Jews,
have returned to their schools de-
termined to institute vigorous To-
cal programs directed toward
overcoming racial and religious
prejudice.
Asked to name her most out
standing experience during the
meeting, June Carletti, high
school senior and a Catholic, said:
'I will never forget the Jewish
services. The rabbi who conducted
them spoke afterward, explaining
the ritual knew nothing about
Jewish worship. Now / learned
some of the fundamentals of that
faith. 1t will help me always to be
better American"
Albert Seals, a Negro high
school senior and member of the
Baptist Church, observed Catholic
as we'll as Jewish services with
great interest. Robert Frosch, Co.
lumbia College graduate student
said he enjoyed hearing views of
Catholic, Jewish and Protestant
leaders. eve decided variance of
race and creed are part of the
divine scheme of life-that we
should accept this as right and
just, ruling out all condemnation.
Then it will be possible to find a
way to adjust these very diff
ferences into a whole society,"" he
said.
Speaking at press conference
here, Representative James G..
Fulton (R-Pa.) chairman of the
group, said the members were
convinced that the displaced per-
sons were an economic asset to
the world. 'These refugees are
very respectable and responsible
people," he said. The committee
members told reporters that they
The Arizona post., 1947-11-07
JEWS IN PROFESSIONS
By Nathan Zirpin

The recent disclosure by Leon
]. Obermeyer, chairman of the
B'nai Birth Vocational Service
Commission, that there has been
drop in Jewish enrolment in
professional schools from 8.8 per
cent in 1885 to 10 per cent in
1916 again focuses attention on the
problem of discrimination in edu-
cation.
Our first reaction to the report
was that the significant decline in
Jewish enrollments in professional
schools was primarily due to re-
orientation by Jewish parents. It
occurred to us that the curtailment
was due perhaps to belated recog-
nition that professions are not the
only avenues for success and in
dependence.
But when it is considered that
the proportion of Jews attending
colleges in 1916 was slightly high
er than in 1885, the conclusion is
inevitable that the drop of Jewish
students in professional courses is
due primarily-as the B'nai Birth
survey so cautiously infers-"to
increased discrimination against
Jews in professional schools and
departments"
Discrimination in education is
more than a dangerous trend 1t
is portent that the campaign
against bigotry has failed to pene-
trate the very channels which, by
all standards of decency, should
spearhead the drive against the
sinister forces and the tainted ide-
ologies in the land.
Much has been said and written
about education" as an instru-
ment in fighting anti-Semitism.
But if the conduct of the educa-
tional schools is an example of the
effect of education" it is high
time perhaps to look to other
methods.
The Arizona post., 1947-11-07
MORE STUDENTS BOUND
FOR HEBREW u.

New York (JPS)-Twenty five
American students enrolled at the
Hebrew University in Jerusalem,
sailed for Palestine Saturday
aboard the Moore and Mccormack
liner Marine Jumper The group
includes II veterans, S rabbs, 6
scholarship winners and women.
The latest group was preceded
by 80 American students who
sailed for Palestine during the
summer and will be followed by
another group of Is at the end of
1947, bringing the total Amer
lean enrolment at the University
to we'll over $50.
The Arizona post., 1947-11-07
CONTRAST IN JUSTICE

London (WNS).-Three British
fascists, members of the anti-Sem-
itic British League of Ex-Service-
men which has been conducting
weekly anti-Jewish rallies in the
very heart of London's Jewish Sec
ton, were given suspended SEN
tences this week after conviction
on charges of melting to riot. A
Jewish furrier who protested the
slurs that were thrown by the
speakers at the Jewish people gen.
orally and Britain's Jews in par
ticular, was sentenced to 28-day
prison term on charges of dis
turbing the meeting and obstruct-
ing the police.
The Arizona post., 1947-11-07
NEW TB TREATMENT

A new treatment for tuberculo-
sis of the kidney and bladder has
been developed by DR.. George E.
Slotkin, associate professor OF
urology at the University of Buff
falo.
Six active cases of renal tuber-
culosis yielded, after only 80 days
treatment with highly refined
Chaulmoogra oil, used in treating
leprosy, and streptomycin. The
oil, which comes from an Egyp-
tian plant, increases the effective
ness of the streptomycin. The re-
suits have been so striking that
DR.. Slotkin recommends the treat
ment for all other forms of tuber-
culosis.
The Arizona post., 1947-11-07

ish statehood under the partition
plan. Nor do we underestimate
the value of the endorsement by
South Africa. Of course, Grana-
dos (of Guatemala) magnificence
and brilliant support of the just
Jewish claims rightfully entities
him to honorary citizenship in the
Jewish state to which Czechoslov-
akia's Masaryk and Poland's
Winiewicz are also entitled. Nor
shall Jewry quickly forget the
magnificent support given the
Jewish case by Uruguay and by
numerous other states.
Mr.. Bevin's expert on anti
Zionism, Biely, was pretty tight
in the Delegates bar here after the
USSR delegates speech endorsing
Palestine partition and Jewish
statehood. 1t was the Soviet's
endorsement following on the
heels of the US endorsement
that so disconnected Mr.. Biely that
nothing short of stiff dose of
Scotch could console him.
The Arizona post., 1947-11-07

had no doubt that the United
States would support a program
for admitting more immigrants if
it was presented to them in a
practical light. Mr.. Fulton pointed
out that under existing laws the
State Department could admit
nearly $4,000 displaced persons
merely by altering some of its
regulations.
The Arizona post., 1947-11-07
B'NAI BIRTH TO OPEN
FOREIGN OFFICE

Washington, D. c. (JPS)-Plans
for an integrated program to re-
vitalize B'nai Birth activities ov-
erseas and to create B'nai Birth
Foreign Office in Europe are now
being drafted. The plan will en-
compass all B'nai Birth depart
ments such as the Anti-Defama-
ton League, the Hillel Founda-
tionS, the B'nai Birth Youth Or
ganization and the Vocational
Service Bureau.
The Arizona post., 1947-11-07
AUSTRALIA WILL TAKE NO
PART IN ADMINISTERING
PALESTINE, PREMIER STATES

Canberra (WNS)-The Austria
liam Government will take no
part in administering Palestine
nor will it send troops to enforce
a United Nations solution there,
Joseph B. Chifley, Australia's S
Prime Minister, told the House of
Representatives here this week.
The Arizona post., 1947-11-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Berner, E.
Edison, accompanied by her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Kagan of Chicago,
spent two weeks at the Coast. The
Kagans are now visiting the
BernerS.
The Arizona post., 1947-11-07
|Weona IN tie ozoE1zlr
BY Arnold Levin
LAKE SUCCESS DISPATCH

LAKE SUCCESS DISPATCH
Chairman Evatt of the Ad
Hoe Committee on the Palestlnlan
Question is subject of consider
able speculation among delegates
and newsshawks at Lake Success.
They wonder where he stands.
His ruling giving the Arab pro-
posals equal status with the
UNSCOP proposals thru the ap-
pointment of two subcommittee
of equal status to consider both
proposals, have caused the follow
ing speculation: Didn't Chairman
Evatt realize that by doing so, he
denoted" the UNSCOP propo-
sails and placed these carefully
prepared recommendations,
drawn up by committee repre-
sentative of world public opinion
on the same footing with lmpro-
vised proposals placed on the
agenda by filibustering Arabs?
Didn't this astute parliamentarian
comprehend the significance of his
rulings which he has defended as
fair and democratic? Was he SIM
ply trying to give the Arab fill
busterers enough rope, or is he
once again eyeing the General As
sembly Presidency hoping that
he'll win next year the honors he
has sought this year, and, there
fore, does not wish to antagonlze
the Arabs by rulings they might
charge were unfair?
LITERATTI
The report that Lion Feucht-
wanger is returning to Germany
will be shock to many. Feucht-
wanger, one of the most brilliant
historical novelists of our age, au-
thor of several excellent novels
from Jewish history = Jew Suss,
Josephus-has specialized in por-
traying Jews torn between two
worlds, between pride in their
own and their wish to merge with
the alien world He has been the
great disector of halfway asslml-
lationists, of the Jew successful In
the world, yet unable to break
away from the moorings. To some
extent he has been an apolog1st
for and defender of this type OF
Jew. His reported decision to re-
turn to bloody Germany explains
why Fuechtwanger understood so
well the Jew obsessed with ASST
milation. For only an obsesses-
sion can be at the root of his re-
turn-to-Germany decision.
Howard Fast's new novel,
Clarkton, is being translated into
eleven languages. His play, The
Children, is in production on
Broadway, and two of his stories
are Sin the process" in Hollywood.
Then, of course, there is a jail
sentence hanging over his head
for contempt of the Rankin Com
mittee.
LAKE SUCCESS DISPATCH
Should the Jewish state, of the
near-future-we hope, draw up
roster of its friends among ma
tions Canada will receive high
priority. 1t was Canada's state
ment endorsing the UNSCOP ma
jority recommendations, follow
ing the endorsement-statements
by the US and USSR, that helped
lineup additional votes for Jew
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Veteran Wins Paralysis Fight,
Becomes Endurance Swimmer

wheel chair to the edge of the water
His whole left side was paralyzed.
'I used to be able just to hang on
the side" he relates. They wouldn't
let me come up to this end. 1t was
too deep for me. After while, ]
used tube to hang on to-"
BY last December, he could swim
the length Of the pool-12o feet
Gradually he gained better control
OF both legs and full use of his right
arm. - g.,
Today, Ted walks to the waters
edge, unaided, slips into the pool
and with his good arm and his two
good legs begins to swim its length
For one, lap, he uses a converted
crawl stroke; then he switches to
the backstroke. Back and forth he
goes-35 laps in two hours.
Topped BY Few.
How many men could do that?
Lambert tPat) Redd, who directs
the swimming instruction of Walter
Reed patients, believes only three of
the 5000 swimmers he's seen in the
Walter Reed pool since he took his
present post could swim that long
without stopping-and they're train
ing for the 3-mile Presidents Cur
race on the Potomac. Very few, he
thinks, could even equal Ted's dis
tance record Of nearly a mile.
I've seen plenty of all-Americans
but this boy tops them all" say:
Mr.. Redd. Hes done it all on CUTS
It's hard to believe"
Ted Gomolak will never play foot.
ball for the University of NORTH
Carolina. But he's an all-Americs
on anybody's team, just the same.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Copt. Godson Awarded
Legion of Merit by Navy

Capt. william H: Godson, jr.
USNR, personnel director for the
Civil Engineer Corps Reserve, was
awarded the Legion of Merit yes
terday for outstanding performance
of duty in the Pacific during the
war.
Capt. Godson of Yorktown, Va.
was cited for exec sional work as
senior brigade con- :ander OF the
I'd and 7th Naval Construction
Brigades in the LeWe-Samar Area
of the Philippine Islands from
March IL to Sept. 5, 1945. He dl-
rected planning and construction
work Of these units at a critical
period, the citation said, so that 1t
was completed ahead Of schedule.
The award was presented by Rear
Admiral Joseph r. Jelley. assistant
chief of the Bureau q Yards and
Docks, in his office.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Transit Employees Hold
0utinq al Glen Echo

Paper-plate races, egg races and
all the other embellishments of an
amusement park outing were in
evidence yesterday at Glen Echo
when $500 persons showed up for
the 10th annual outing of the Capt.
tai Transit Cos Employees Relief
Association.
First prize in the paper plate
race went to Jimmie Schrout, Cabin
John, while second honors were
taken by Roy Gibson, Hyattsville.
In the egg race for girls, Patsy
Schroad, Cabin John, took first
place and Rosalie Hammett. 413
kentucky avenue Sc. won second
place. .
Martin Gallagher, 81 Bates street
NV. won first prize in the clothes
pin race. All contestants received
consolation prizes. The Elks Boys
Band gave a concert.
Chairman of the outing was I. J.
LoJacono, assisted by Mrs. jose
phine Young. Jack Harper and
Stanley Darcy. j
Evening star., 1947-08-21
200 RFC Employees Move
To New 12-Story Building

About 200 employees of the Recon
struction Finance Corp. went to
work today in their new 12-story
building al Connecticut avenue and
H streets NV.
The three-day move to the still
unfinished structure was completed
last night by the employees. COM
prtsing a part of the controllers Of
flee, the United States commercial
section and the Accounting Di-
vision of RFC. They were trans
ferred from the Shoreham and
Commonwealth Buildings, where
Government leases have expired.
A spokesman for the RFC said
the new building, which is being
leased from the owner, Jerry Ma
ia tico. eventually will house con-
tingents of the RFC. now scattered
in some half dozen buildings in the
city. At present, only the second
and third floors are ready for oe-
cupancy. Elevators and sir condi-
tioning are not yet functioning.
The net space of the. building
which Is estimated at about 100000
square feet, is being rented by the
RFC at $40 square foot. The
lease is for year with an option at
the end of the year for a nipe-year
renewal,