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Evening star., 1947-03-29
Hollywood:
Pretty Deborah
Spins Denials by
The Paragraph
By SheiIoh Grohom

I wantfto give stars, directors, etc.
the last word" on any subject that
irks them. So send in your COM
plants; they will be printed in this
Saturday columns. C.
Deborah Kerr, Clark Cables lead
ing lady in "The Hucksters," is a
newsworthy gal And she gets her
name and doings IN the papers at
least once day. Here is her "last
word" on what I and other reporters
have printed about her.
American newspaper people are
amazing. I. don't understand how
they get their news items. I have
to read in the papers to find out
about myself. The first week was
here I read that I was taking out
American citizenship papers. The
second week that I was fighting with
Hepburn and Carson. Then I read
that I was going to ice-cream par
lors for Ice cream every day! Tn
not taking out citizenship papers.
I'm not fighting with anyone. And
I loathe ice cream!"
y X X *
I find John Kodiak thumbing
through a script on the set of his
picture, Love From Stranger" /"
He tosses it aside with some irrita-
ton, and gives me his "last word
about his career. I'm playing my
last killer on the screen. Eve played
four killers in a row, and even if it
means waiting years for another pic
ture, I will never again play a
killer. Because it's the worst, way
to get typed, and I'm tired of being
heavy and mean for nine hours 6
day" .. 49,
When actors like Humphrey Bo-
gart, George Raft and Sonny Tufts
mention in interviews that they
are in the picture business, strictly
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Tippler in Courts Here
Freed on Personal Bond

The man who took a drink in two
Municipal Courtrooms last Tuesday,
and had himself hustled before
Judge Walter Casey as result, to-
Evening star., 1947-03-29

way, or any other, drama critics
is ridiculous. They have nothing
against either plays, or play, casts
which originate in Hollywood, OF
in the British movie studios.
But, being somewhat familiar
with the wiles of the cinema and
its trick of trading on the personal
popularity of its stars, they ap-
proach such projects with an alert
ness that might logically be the
equivalent of suspicion. Suspicion
but not prejudice.
"Bathsheba,' with Mason, ap-
parently fully justified the suspicious
And, if it runs in spite of the
critics, the next similar offering
will be that much more suspect
until it proves that it has at least
some vague relationship to the
standards of the theater.
AS so highly rated cinema pro-
duction should be, Henry v" has
just earned for itself the distinction
Of being the top money-making
screenplay ever submitted by the
British for the delight of American
audiences. In the first year of its
showing in this country and Ca
NADIA, its earnings have reached the
impressive sum of $1,018,000.
So far, the picture has had 81
playing dates in this country, % in
the Dominion.
It's current long-run record is its
21st week in Washington at the
Little Theater.
Next item with Laurence Olivier
as its producer, director and star
will be Hamlet" which was placed
in production as soon as the success
of the first picture was assured.
So, as money maker in America,
Shakespeare is ahead of Bernard
Shaw.
Shaw, at 80, may yet have an ace
up his sleeve, however.
X X X X
Saturday bulletin board: Lies
Miserables," with Fredric March and
Charles Laughton will remain a
second week at the Hippodrome
Theater. "Out Bound" Sutton
Vane's haunting comedy, will be the
third offering of the Alexandria
Little Theater's season. Three
performances will be given April %,
20 and May /, at the George Wash
ington High School auditorium.
Variety Club will hold an Easter
open house party on Saturday, April
S, with dancing set to start at 10
pm. Additions for the musical
review scheduled by the American
Veterans Comittee for May, will
be held this afternoon from 3 to 6,
and at the same hour tomorrow, at
the Community Education Center,
935 G place (not G street,. A
cast of 60 will participate in the
presentation of Rudolph Friml's
"The Firef1y' by the Sacred Heart
Players, April 1916. +. The Friml
musical is the fourth production of
similar dimensions offered by the
group. st. Paul's Players will
hold tryouts for the comedy, Dear
Ruth" at 1920 Massachusetts ave-
nue. on Monday night from to 10
o'clock. J.. Arlington's Little Thea
ter players will hold tryouts on
Monday and Tuesday evenings, at
8, for their last production of the
season, Martin Flayin's Children
of the Moon" :. The place is the
Recreation Building, Arlington
Farms. Apex, Naylor, Senator
and Atlas Theaters will hold their
annual Easter parties on Saturday,
April 5.
Aside to Velma Johnson: Evelyn
Waugh, the author, and Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer no longer have a
deal for the adaptation of the FORM
er's novel, "Brideshead Revisited"
They parted friends, Waugh to look
perhaps for another studio which
might be interested in the difficult
to-adapt book.
Evening star., 1947-03-29

day was free on his personal bond
The defendant, a butcher whS
originally came to court as Spec
tator enjoying his day of, was
Henry Northedge, 50, of the 600
block of I street Sc. He appeared
as scheduled yesterday before the
same judge to hear his sentence pro-
nounced on the formal charge Of
drinking in police courtroom"
Evening star., 1947-03-29

him crush the bones OF females
and otherwise perform a rollick
sadist.
1t is quite possible, even, that
"Bathesheba" will be the play to
show the critics that for once at
least they are powerless to come
between movie idol and his public.
Mason "in person." and not
motion picture, is all they ask. The
lines at the boxoff1ce long before he
opened intimated that no one cared
what part Mason played, or in what
play. The have continued to be
almost as long since the denoument
of the reviews.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
Nationa-'"The Iceman Cometh";;
2 and 7:30 pm.
H.. Screen.
Capitol-"Swell Guy; 1880 am,
1:25, 4, 6:35, 9:10 and 11:40 pm.
Stage shows: 1890, sos, $40, 8:15
and 1850 pm.
Columbia-"Boomerang";; II am,
1880, 2:40, AIS, 6:15, sos and 9:55
pm.
Earle-"Johnny O'Clock; 11:15
am, 1:2o, 3:25, $50, 1885, $40 and
11:45 pm.
Hippodrome - Lies Miserables";
1o:15 am, 1910, 2:05, 4:05, 6, 8 and
9:55 pm.
Keith's-"The Best Years Of Our
Lives; 9 am, IL, sos, sos, 9:10 pm
and 1915 am.
Little-"Henry the Fifth; 2::3o
and $3.50 pm.
Metropolitan - Framed; 11:4O
am, 1:40, $40, $40, 7:40, 9:45 anc
11:45 pm.
Palace-"My Favorite Brunette:
11:20 am, 1:25, $3.50, 5:35, TAO, 9:45
and 11:50 pm.
Pix-'Love Letters; ITO, 4:10,
E10, 1910 pm. and 1885 am.
Trans-Lux News and shorts
Continuous from 10:15 am. 2
Evening star., 1947-03-29

Mason and his public have brushed
aside the critical intruders.
% X
His devastating critical reception
on Broadway, despite its aftermath,
will raise again the question of
whether the legitimate theater
critics carry a chip on their shoul-
ders for cinema upstairs who
venture into their playground.
AS a matter of fact, Mason
raised it even before he reached
New York. AS movie star, he
said. he expected the worst.
Actually, the notion that such
could be the attitude of the Broad
Evening star., 1947-04-27
A Short Short Story

CHE sat at her desk in the city room. the
- half finished yarn about the new bear in
the ZOO still IN her typewriter roll. And let it
stay half finished. A dull, colorless thing. She
was through. She'd never get beyond these
Pod,mk Cazettes and twenty five week. For
her. the newspaper racket was NO deal
She drew a lpstick from her bag on the
desk. one eye still fastened to the door of
BUS Roberts cubbyhole-offce. 'Nuts!" she
said, frowning why doesn't Bus come out
50 can tell him and get it over WITH"
She crossed slim. bare legs and tapped
high -heeled sandal against the SCARED desk ina
nervous sort of rhythm. When she d put down
the phone. ten minutes earlier. she'd known
that the date she'd promised Paul was Final
Inspection Date - known it not merely by
the subdued excitement in Paul's voice. but
because he'd specified having it at his house
Mother and father stuff She'd been sure for
some time now that Paul wanted to marry
her. But he was the sort who'd want his
family to approve before he asked her.
He was nice gent Quite a catch. too, if
YOU wanted to look at it that way, Not Just
because his father owned the local humber
company and large home in the wealthiest
section of town. But - Paul was really nice.
Goodlookdng in tanky. shy way; treated
gul as though she were a princess ON
pedestal. QBus Roberts. even when he cos-
Evening star., 1947-04-27
p;,e-And Slipper Man
.,::s. .:s.s. !: = = =

descended to ask you out on date, proceeded
to act as though you were somebody's un-
invited aunt, tagging along for the ride) And
what was most important, Paul showed you
that he needed you and that he'd always see
you had place to hang your hat.
But this Bus Roberts - he was just gypsy
in pin-striped, double breasted suit.
Her answer to Paul tonight was going to be
one great big Yes" Maybe she wasn't drooly
IN love with him. but ollay. never mind.
Suddenly. for no good reason, she thought of
how the back of Bus Roberts neck looked
after haircut. and wished desperately that
little things like that would stick in her mind.
and crop out unaccountably about Paul She
groaned at herself, then. Attaching signih-
cance to the fact that you remembered how
the back of man s neck looked after haircut
must prove she was getting groggy with
old-age, twenty-six years of it,
Because, after ALL Bus Roberts was self
satisfied jerk who nerer got gentle or tender or
even sad - none of those moods that give
girl chance to get really close to guy He
was simply forty-dollar -a-week small-town
reporter who scratched like squirrel, from
one third-rate job to another, from one
shabby room in shabby brownstone building
to another. without the slightest need of moral
support He was his orn moral support
Strictly q big mouth.
He was so stuck on himself Nothing ever
Evening star., 1947-04-27

seemed to dent his tremendous satisfaction
with his empty, futile, beer drinking, poker
playing life. He acted, always, like church
bell on Christmas morning, tinkling joy
You d think he had the world on string that
the minute he gave the word, the New York
Herald Tribune" would send four -motored
transport to fetch him. breathlessly
Bd - she did want to tell Bus about Paul
before she said Yes. She just had to make sure,
before she could say Yes to Paul with a COM
pleteiy clear conscience.
= She glanced angrily at her wrist watch.
She rose. and walked grimly to Bus Roberts
miserable cubbyhole of an Office Empty The
rat had fed early this Saturday
Nobody in the Office knew anything about
him. No one erer did He was In crap game.
or maybe Jail, by now. She ramraed her hat
on and went out, down the street to .Joe's
Grill, the OATS favorite hang-out.
Inside the grill there was no trace of him.
But she spotted AL Holland, one of his poker
playing set. Al grinned and said, He left
word for me he'd gone to The Shack"
That told her all. The Shack was little
three-room rabbit hutch at lake outside of
town where Bus and his poker pals frequently
went to play all-night, with case or two of
beer. IN solitude. The ownership of The Shack
Evening star., 1947-04-27

pals-it usually changed hands once month
When the stakes ran high and the owner of
The Shack went broke, he'd put the deed to
ing pot-value of one hundred dollars Recently
it had fallen into Bus hands. He'd taken her
up to show it to her, describing it with a per-
fectly straight face as my newly acquired
property" To hear him, you'd have thought
he had just bought the Empire State Building.
1t was caved-in dump with cracked beams,
wasp nests and ants. 1t hadn't seen paint in
so long it was the color of rain. The roof was
sieve. 1t was joke, but with his customary
smugness, he'd pointed out the marvellous
view of the lake that it commanded. She
shuddered to think of entering it again; and to
pull him out of one of the Shack poker games
would be awkward; but if she wanted to tell
him about Paul before she said Yes, she'd
have to do it.
AS SHE turned her coupe down the narrow
dirt road that led to The Shack, she saw Bus
old, battered roadster parked in front 1t
wasn't until she'd stepped out of the car that
the appearance of The Shack like DELAYED
take in the movies hit her between the eyes.
There was shiny new ar-paper ON the roof,
and the dump itself had been painted a
creamy white. The grass and weeds, which
had grown in ugly profusion, like basket of
snakes, had been cut The yard had been
raked. The whole place was pathetically
nnrtured.
From inside, she heard the faltering pound
of hammer. She walked to the door, tried it,
entered. Bus had his back to her. his sleeves
rolled UP, and he was sweating and cursing.
He seemed to be building sickly, crooked
shelf. He turned around
Kitty" he said. Whats the pitch, kid?"
Suppose you tell me- she said What
gives here? thought poker
He blinked Were you ever property
owner?" he asked
mo. No, don't believe ever was"
We'll, it does something to you, Kit The
day brought you up here, after l got the
deed to this snug little nest, looked at it
and you know what thought"
Il really haven't the remotest idea what
you thought, Bus
THOUGHT - there it is. The first place in
my life lever had that was place to hang
my hat A little run down? Yes But when YOU
got pride IN your property. you got pride in it.
So knock off the poker. roll up my sleeves
1T - it's improved quite bit. Bus"
Yeah" he said. Its aroused the pipe
and-slipper in me, guess Anyway, now
think - what if had winter place, another
old dump could fix up here and there 30
You need curtains in here, Bus
He shrugged. Curtains are out of my line
They're in my line. I'm a sewing fool"
You, Kit? You'd fix me curtains and -"
She nodded. ''Drapes Couch covers. Chair
covers -"
Gosh. kid" he said and then he walked
over and did something which for him was
practically plumbing the mawkish depths of
emotionaism. He squeezed her hand. When
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-04-24
Veterans Urged To
Use Yellow Envelope

Washington area veterans with
active National Service Life In
surance policies should soon be
yellow envelope conscious" ac-
cording to S. H. Parkins, Insur-
ance Officer for the Veterans Ad-
ministration's Washington Region
al Office.
The VAS Richmond Branch in
surance service recently completed
mailing these yellow premium no.
tice envelopes for April to all ac-
tive policyholders in the area,
which covers the District of Co.
lumbia, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, and North Carolina.
The premium notice is in the
form of an envelope which may be
used to return the payment.
All veterans are urged to use
this yellow envelope, including
those who make cash payments at
insurance collection units.
THE envelopes contain full in
formation as to the veterans name,
address, the IN" or "V" number
of his policy, and the due date of
the premium. Because it contains
the information necessary to re-
cord the veterans payment, it
saves time and reduces the likeli-
hood of error at both ends.
Regardless of what you use to
write" Mr.. Parkins cautioned, cal
ways identify your payment or
letter with your policy or certifi-
cate number"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-04-24
Mrs. Nicholas Brewer
Rockville
Phone 2433
Mrs. FGirfG1 Walters
Telephone 1884

Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Moore and
dauhter, Margaret, returned Fri
day from a weeks visit with Mr..
Moore's brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Moore, at
Americas, Georgia.
Miss Mary Howes has returned
to college after spending spring
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clinton Howes. Her guest
for the holiday was Miss Kitty
Donelly of Wilmington, Del.
!. Buell. M. Gardner, who has
at the Naval Hospital in Bethesda
for the past six weeks, came home
Friday. He is quite well, and able
to spend part of each day in his
office.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Allnutt have
moved to College Park where
they have taken an apartment.
Mr.. Allnutt is attending the
University of Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allison Chaplin
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are returning to Rockville to live.
Bob and little Billy arrived last
week Mrs. Slater and baby daugh-
ter, Leslie, are flying East this
week. Leslie is a new arrival in
the Slater family, having made her
appearance on March 10.
Mr.. w. H. Hoskinson recently
spent a week with her daughter
end with his grandparents, Mr..
Edwin johnson. of Portsmouth,
Va. Mrs. Hoskinson made the trip
by plane.
Kenyon Maffett, USING, who is
stationed at Patuxtent River Ma
val Air Station spent the week
end with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Hoskinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kendall
have begun construction on their
new home which is located on w.
Montgomery Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Robey
spent this past weekend in Cum
berland, visiting Mr.. and Mrs,
Robert o. Collins.
Mrs. Charles P. OFT has had her
sister, Mrs. Louisa O'Neal, of
State College, Pennsylvania as her
houseguest for the past two weeks.
Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Waters and
Mrs. Nicholas Brewer were lunch
con guests Wednesday of Johr
Brewer at his apartment in Wash
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Griffith
who spent the winter in st. Peters
burg, Fla. have returned home.
Miss Bessie Helm is visiting
with her sister and brother-in.
law, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Stacey Belt
for several days.
Mrs. Forrest Magruder is on the
road to recovery after undergoing
an operation at Suburban Hospi.
tai.
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Rockville Neu44--ScciaI I1e,s4

entertained a group of friends
Saturday evening at their home on
Montgomery Avenue.
Miss Mary Fisher has returned
to New York after having spent
the weekend here with her broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Murphy III.
Miss Mary Ackley and four of
her fellow students at Johns Hop
kins were guests on Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs John B. Brewer.
Mrs. T. P. Jenkins of Hancock
is spending several weeks here
with her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Pyles.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Mcdonald
had as their guests for the week.
end, Mr.. and Mrs. Merydith Hig-
gins Of Perry Point, Md.
Miss Margaret Higgins and
Miss Sally Deets have returned
from New York City where they
spent the spring vacation with the
formers aunt, Mrs. Garrett.
Miss Rose Mcconnell, Miss
Emma Anderson and Mrs. David
Webster all of New York City
were guests over the weekend of
Mr.. and Mrs Morris Stern.
DR.. and Mrs. Clinton Powell
had as their weekend guest DIR.
Robert Walker of Toledo, Ohio.
DR.. Walker is on the staff at
Toledo General Hospital.
Mrs. Blanche Collins is recuper-
ating at her home from an opera
ton which she recently underwent
at Columbia Hospital, Washing
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Slater and
family, who have been making
their home in Livington, Montana,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-04-24

WE SOLICIT YOUR
CUSTOM MATCHING, our spec
ialty for many years. We prom
Use you the same careful atten-
ton to your eggs and the assur-
ance that YOU WILL ALWAYS
GET YOUR OWN. We keep our
place clean and free of diseases
and use Westinghouse Sterilamps
(the germ killing rays) for
added protection. Have limited
quantity of Blood Tested New
Hampshire Reds for sale this
season. Order in advance please.
Coal, wood, oil and Electric
Breeders, also other Poultry
Supplies on hand. Be very glad
to have you come in-thank you.
Chester R. Hood, telephone Mt.
Airy A. T-5-29-47
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-04-24
In Memoriam

In memory of ]. Lloyd Whip,
who departed this life April %,
1914.
In the Stiffness of the night
Memories of the past unfold,
Old home scenes of years gone by
Those fond memories always
appear.
That warm welcome he had for all.
Why he slipped away
Only God knows and understands.
Let us not fail to see the hand
of God
In all things whether small or great
This life is but a few days, full
of trouble
But life on the other side is ever
lasting.
HIS LOVING WIFE
2l3 AND CHILDREN.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-04-24

FWANTED = HELP-Male-
Automobile Mechanics. Ford
men take note. Sterrett Motor
Service, the new Silver Spring
Ford Dealer, offers a real OPP
portunity to a few solid, steady
citizens who are top notch me-
chanics and whose backgrounds
will bear very careful investi-
cation. S. M. S. is a concern
with a heart and knows its
workers are human and treats
them so. We offer a clean, new,
light, 10000 So. #. building with
38 repair stalls with last word
in modern equipment. Expert
enced human management is
building a real team that is 60
ing places. Opportunity and job
security await the right man.
Phone Mr.. Paul, Sligo 3468 eve
nings or write S. M. S., Box
248, Silver Spring, Md, giving
complete details. 212
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-04-24

EFOR SALES coal furnaces
(used), $50 and up, with blow
er and dust filter unit, available
now; New Conversion oil burn
ers with controls and 275 gal.
tanks, for immediate installation.
Just the thing for the cool morn.
ings and nights of Spring and
Fall when you need heat for short
periods; also new oil, coal, or
gas heating furnaces; storage
water heaters and conversion gas
burners; Chimney hoods to keep
smoke out of the house; chm
neys and furnaces "Super sue,
ton" cleaned; sheet metal anu
duct work, roofing and spoutlng,;,
complete Automatic Heating
jobs installed. No money down, 90
mos. to pay. Phone GaitherspuTrg
298-W for free estimates. L. W:
Crockett, Jr., Mgr, Com1ore
engineering Co., Washlngssooha
Grove, Md. l5O4
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-04-24

"~FOR SALE = Allis Chalmers
tractor ION rubber) with pillow,
cultivator, mower and corn plant
er, with fertilizer distributor, all
in good condition. Also New
Ideal transplanter. Private
Party. Can be seen by APP
pointment. Write Box 1928, Go
The Ellicott City Times, Ellicott
City, Maryland. T-4-17-47
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-04-24

.MILKERS-Have you seen the
Ford Mixer. We have one on
display and can deliver imme-
diately. No pipes, no mess. Sim
pie and easy to operate. Stop in
and see US. FARM WAGON.
We have the Dunbar Wagon.
Stop in and see for yourself.
We can deliver Immediately.
HAMMER MILL. For immediate
delivery. Heavy duty 16 in. bed.
1t is what you need for heavy
grinding. Miller Hughes Motor
Co. Phone Rockville 1851. 1874
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-04-24

EFOR SALE-7 mo. old Angus
and Hereford bull; 10 Holstein
heifers 7-8 mo. old; 4 Guernsey
heifers, 9 mos. old; 3 AYRSHIRE
heifers Z mo. old; 5 springer
heifers to be fresh soon. Will
trade on Shetland pony or will
buy pony; also SO pickup truck
with AZ motor; A new tires on
truck. C. ]. Butt, Ri. No. /,
Dickerson, Md. Tel. Rockville
2710. PAL
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-04-24

WWANTED-N National organi-
cation, with over so years ex-
perience, wants salesman, SELL
ing complete weather-proofng
services = weatherstrip, storm
sash, rock wool i n u a j n,
screens and calking to home
owners. Unlimited income. Sales
experience preferable but not
neces sary. Must have car.
Chamberlin Company of Amer
lea, 1925 New York Avenue, NE,
Washington 2, D. c. Phone
Trinidad 1886. 2Ol
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-04-24

~WANTED = Permanent man
for light farm and shrubbery
work. Salary $24.00 per week.
Comfortable five room house
(outside toilet, electricity, milk,
fire wood and garden furnished.
Place adjoins Georgetown Pre-
paratory School. G. Calvert
Bowie, Edison Lane, Rockville
Pike. Wisconsin 4700. PIG
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-04-24
= MISCELLANEOUS =

"FOR HIRE = Bulldozers for
excavating, grading and road
work. Call now for Spring and
Summer work. A. H. Lagasse,
1905 Paul Drive, Phone Rockville
1889. So