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Evening star., 1947-08-22

for granted can get herself intos
deeper tragedy today than her
mother ever could.
This latter is attributed to the
fact that social lines, like those of
an unkempt tennis court, are OBJ
liberated. In cafe society, the back
ground of THE Arnelo Affair."" such
a wife is likely to meet up with, and
be attracted by, the worst people.
In this instance, pretty Frances Gif-
ford succumbs to the "four-alarm
eyes" of John Kodiak gangster
type who has risen to the rank of
night club tycoon.
What happens to her is moral
lesson more pointed than most
movies dare bother with. 1t hap
pens also, however, to make '"The
Arnelo Affair" film that is roughly
80 per cent talk and only 20 per
cent action. Having selected his
theme and a thoughtful treatment
for it, there was not much Director
Scenarist Arch Oboler could do
about this.
Oboler, draftee from the ranks
of radio dramatists, fashions a
gilded soap-opera in 1.-THE Arnelo
Affair." The gliding takes the form
of giving his yarn more moral SUBJ
. stance than its radio equivalent
which, by the way, he despised-and
of requiring his players to look
more like people than types.
He was not able to do this, how
ever, in the case of the neglected
heroine's son. This character, played
by Dean Stockwell, is a composite
of those precocious horrors which
Hollywood authors seem to have
set as their ideal of childhood.
The sort of tale spun in the Capt.
tolls melodrama is perfectly identl-
fled in the names of It's characters,
Ann and Ted Parkson, the estranged
couple; Tony Arnelo, the night club
tycoon with those eyes; the Park
sons son Hickey; and an assortment
of related humans called Vivian
Delwyn, Avery Border, Roger All1-
son and Claire Lorrison.> These are
straight from womans magazine nc
ton which, whatever its faults, has
q fixed and fabulous market.
Ted Parkson George Murphy Is
a climbing young barrister when he
lands Tony (Hodiak as tax client,
Evening star., 1947-08-22
THE CAST

the latter out to elude a rap for
revenue the Government wants. He
brings Tony home to discuss the
case, ignoring pretty Anne's feeling
that the Office is the place for busi-
ness. Tony takes one look at Anne,
falls for her patrician charm, invites
her to his fiat which he wants re-
decorated.
This, she tells herself, is madness,
but she goes. Soon she has a key
to the place, and not as a decorator
might have key.
1t turns out Claire Lorrison has
key to the same door and one day
they meet. 1t is miserable meet
ing, naturally. A few hours later,
Claire's body is found and Tony, the
INSCRIPTIONS, tells Anne she must
take the murder rap unless she
promises to play his game.
y
"The Arnelo Affair" is in no hurry
to get the game over although 1t
is never successful in concealing
what the final score will be.
In taking a specifically honest
view of the people with which it
deals, the Capitols screenplay avoids
the sharp blacks and whites which
are standard on the screen. 1t shows
the villainous Kodiak as product
of wrong -side-of the tracks environ
ment. He speaks, although not con-
vincingly, of his Italian mamma
and how he always loved beautiful
things. especially paintings and
women.
1t is a workable line, especially
with woman who has Anne's weak
ness for being wanted, and one who
is jealous of her dopey husbands
devotion to the law as his mistress.
"The Arnelo Affair."" however, is
never as dramatic a picture as it
aspires to be.
X y X X
Connee Boswell, a proper pet OF
those who listen to today's songs, is
the again popular headliner of this
weeks stage bill at the Capitol
In addition, the program offers the
novelty wire act of Frank Evers and
Dolorez; the comedy treatment OF
music by Dave and Dorothy Work
man; the ventriloquist team of
Frank Sieman and Archie; and the
local Schwartzs, Phyllis and Milton,
in a spot of concertizing.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
The Gunfghters,'
At Metropolitan,
Quick on the Draw

THE GUNFIGHTERs." Columbia Pic
ture with Randolph Scott prodaced by
Harry Joe Brown, directed by George Wagg-
ner. screenplay by Alan LeMay, adapted
from the Zane Grey novel, Twin Som
breros." At the Metropolitan.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
BIZ THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c.
Tragedy Traps Another Wife
In Capitol's 'Arnelo Affair
By Jay Cormody

The neglected wife comes in for the attention of
attraction
Naturally possibilities lovely piable
thoroughly examined
a
Evening star., 1947-08-22
MSER. BETHESDA

nIS SRe8k. III B30~ WI. 4348
Air Conditioned for Comfort.
WALT DISNEY PROGRAM
4 c,and Cartoons, Donald Duck, Pluto,
Goofy, Mickey Mouse: Plus Feature'
"Tarzan and the Huntress.
Cartoons shown 8, 7:45, e:35 pm.
Feature shown 6:35, S:25, ana ~ p.ms
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing

StdSc.
NatiOnal-"The Red Mill; $3.50
pm
Ambassador - welcome Stran-
ger"; 1:15, 800, 5:25, 7:30 and e:4o
pm
Capitol-'"The Arnelo Affair."; II
am, 1:5O, 4:3O, tbs and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows: 1855, $40, $40 and
9:05 pm.
Columbia-"I Wonder Who's Kiss
ing Her Now; Ills am, 1:20, 3:25,
5:25, 7:30 and 9:35 pm.
Earle - welcome stranger; IL
am, los, 3:15, $50, 7:3o and 9:4o
pm
Hippodrome-"Henry the Eighth"
2:05, 4:05. 6. and 10 pm.
Keiths-"The Bachelor and the
Bobby-Soxer";; 11:35 am, 1:35, 3::35,
5::35, 7::35 and 9:35 pm.
Little-"The Scarlet Pimpernel";
1925, $3.50, 6::35 and 9:45 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Gunfighters"
11:25 am, 1:30, 3:35, 5:35, TAO and
9:45 pm.
Palace-"Gone With the Wind;
s:45 am, 1875, 5:25 and 9:15 pm.
Pix-"Isle of the Dead; 2:20, S
7:30, 1915 pm. and 1880 am.
Trans-Lux - News and Shorts;
continuous from 10:15 am.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
New Arms Project
BY the Associated Press
rorTU UyNyN

HULL WoOD.
Ten Los Angeles manufacturing
plants which were engaged on de-
fense work during the war will make
the suits of armor for members OF
the. cast in the Ingrid Bergman pic
ture, Joan Of Lorraine
The armor will be fashioned OF
very light magnesium and pat
termed after the aluminium suit
which was made for Miss Bergman's
stage version of Joan by Leonard
Heinrich, armorer of the Metro
politan Art Museum.
When complete, the magnesium
suits will weigh IS pounds. In addi-
ton, the actor will wear II pounds
of aluminium chain mail. Not much,
compared with the $50 pounds the
oldtime warriors used to tote around.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Sudden Expert

Danny Kaye, who portrays a
Milquetoast in "The Secret Life of
Walter NIFTY" first took up golf
a year ago and last week turned
in an attested score of II. Danny's
regular handicap is but a few fig
ures higher than Crosby's or Hopes.
Evening star., 1947-08-22

Ponce de Leon House IN Use
The commanding general f-ofthe
United States Army's Puerto Rican
Department lives in a house that
was built for Ponce de Leon In
1923. .,..... --,.,- z-,,,.'.,. 90,
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Billing for Steve

Steve Cochran gets top billing for
his role in The Best Years of Our
Lives"-at least in Laramie, his
home town. Steve's name was billed
here ahead of Myrna 10y, Frederic
March, Dana Andrews, Teresa
Wright, Virginia Mayo, Hoagy Car
michael and Harold Russell.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Wasted Gesture o

In a party sequence filmed fol
THAT Hagen Girl" at Warner Bros.
star Shirley Temple noticed pretty
young girl doing silent bit as one
of the guests.
PUT her next to me-" Miss Temple
told Director Peter Godfrey. Then
maybe some one will discover her
as future star material"
Some days later Miss Temple
learned that her beautiful gesture
had been wasted. The girl she tried
to help in secret was Miss Lonnie
Evening star., 1947-08-22

Baiano, 19-year-old daughter Of
Solly Baiano, chief talent scout for
Warner Bros. Her dad didn't even
know she was In the picture.
Evening star., 1947-08-22

THE ARNELo AFFAIR" an MGM
Murphy, produced by Jerry Bresler. di-
rected by Arch Oboler screenplay by
Oboler from story by Jane Burr. At
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-13
Russian Pattern In Italy

With Secretary of State Marshall leaving
the capital for what may prove a show
down with the Russian vice foreign minis
ter, Mr.. Andrei I. Vishinsky, over the crea-
ton of a border watch in Greece, Italy looms
as an equally coveted outpost of the Soviets'
expanding realm Of domination in Europe.
1taly's richest agricultural district-the
Pc Valley-is ready for this years harvest.
Italy is in a bad way, for food. The Pc
valley crops could lave a vital part in re-
lieving the shortage. Instead of going into
the harvest fields, fully a million Italian
farm workers are on strike.
The communist leaders in Italy claim the
strike is Spontaneous and unauthorized.
But few persons in Italy with any knowledge
Of communist practices doubt that the strik-
ers were encouraged to lay down their tools
battle-ground agents. This would be in line
with Russian policies, inasmuch as the strike
started the day the first ship carrying grain
from the United States arrived at Naples.
This was a signal for 1talo-American re-
joicing. Lest the relief create a stronger re-
lance upon the United States by the Italian
people, the communists may readily be be-
lieved to lave struck a counter-blow, at
least a diversion, by getting this million
Italian farm hands to walk off the job. 1t
would be in the all too familiar Russian
pattern,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-13
A Vital Need

Last year the per capita income of Ameri-
cans reached a new peak Of $1,000 double
the prewar figure. Thus. even though the
purchasing power of the dollar has declined
by about a third, the average citizen has
more money to spend than he ever had -
and his pay has reached a new high.
This isn't the sole reason for high prices
by any means, but it is one of the important
factors. The payrolls Of manufacturing in
dustry have gone up tremendously. So has
the cost of farm labor. And, finally, the
retailer from whom you buy your food and
your clothes and everything else has to pay
his help more along with higher rents,
higher taxes, higher everything.
Under these conditions, we can reduce
prices or prevent further major increases
by improved production methods,
which industry is constantly seeking, and by
increased output on the part Of labor.
Those two factors were responsible for the
immense efficiency achieved by mass pro-
duction in the past. They gave us the highest
standard of living on earth, and a dollar
whose buying power was relatively stable
And they are in direct opposition to the
present day philosophy of more pay for less
work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-13

property damage caused by hurricanes that
reach q coast are among the most tragic and
catastrophe Central and North America and
the Caribbean islands are subjected to by
nature.
The present storm is far enough away to
permit several attempts by the busters"
The Wilmington weather bureau yesterday
estimated it all Of two thousand miles from
Wilmington. As hurricanes seldom move
more than twenty miles an hour, and usually
only twelve to fourteen, this n could not
be expected to reach the coast for some days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-13

Just why the Executive Coun-
Gil OF the American Federation
OF Labor needs any further
Identification" of the non-Com-
munist affidavit provision of the
Taft-Hartley Act must be puz-
zling to all who have read that
act.
Paragraph h, Section 8, of the
LII Law specifies in unmistak-
ably clear terms that 10 union
shall have the right to services
OF the Labor Relations Board
unless there is on file with the
board an affidavit executed con-
temporaneously or within the
preceding 12-month period by
each officer of such labor or
ganization and the officers of
any national Or international la
Dor organization of which it is
an affiliate or constituent unit
that ne is not a member of
the Communist party or affili-
ated with such party, and that
he does not believe in, and is
not a member of or supports
any organization that believes
in or teaches, the overthrow of
the United States government
by force or by any illegal or
unconstitutional methods"
ALL President William Green
says that his organization would
not decide whether to comply
with, or defy, the anti-C ommu-
ret provisions Of the act, until
ALL Attorney Joseph A. Pad
way has clarified a directive"
issued by NLRB General Coun-
sci Robert Denham to the effect
that such non : Communist affi-
davits must be signed by Off
GERS of local, national and inter
national unions. In other words,
those. affidavits would serve as
credentials qualifying such
unions as eligible for the Labor
Boards services. j
An AFL "spokesman'.for Mr..
Green also observed that "a
fundamental principle is in
volved which makes the de-
clsion whether to comply a
weighty one"
Earlier in the day the same
had assured the
press that there is not "the'
slightest suspicion of a red tinge
among the membership of the
(AFL) Executive Council"
Those two statements, placed
n opposition to each other,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-13
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 49, 1874
Star Program

State ports with Wilmington favored
IN nroportion with IT. s~eSources' TO IN
clude public terminals, tobacco storage
warehouses. ship repair facilities. near.
by sites for heavy industry and so-1oo'
Cape Fear river channel
City auditorium large enough to meet
needs for years to come.
development Of Southeastern North
Carolina agricultural and industrial re.
sources through better markets n 1000
processing. pulp wood production ana
factories.
Emphasis on the regions recreation
advantages ana improvement OF resort
accommodations.
Improvement Of Southeastern North
ca~roiina's farna-to-market and primary
roads, with a paved highway from Top
sail inlet to Bald Head island.
Continued effort through the Citys IN
dustrial Agency to attract more IN
dustries.
Proper utilization Of Bluethenthal air
port for expanding air service.
Development Of Southeastern North
Cardinals heath facilities. especially IN
counties lacking hospitals and tncluo'
Ing a Negro Health center.
ENCOURAGEMENT Of the growth Of COM
rnercial fishing.
Consolidation Of City ana County gov
ernments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-13
New Lottery Ruling

Besides having a door prize finally award
ed to a Negro tenant farmer and war vet
eran, who won it but wa at first denied
possession, the publicity given the mis-
called Ahoskie lottery has served another
good purpose. The post office department
has revised its Interpretation of the lottery
law.
Heretofore newspapers were denied mall
ing privileges which contained any refer
ence, direct or indirect, to a lottery. Hence
forth lotteries may be mentioned in a reserv-
ed way in any newspaper, the only restrlc-
ton being that the lottery shall not be
played up.
After comforting with Postmaster General
Hannegan, Mr.. Frank J. Delany, the Depart
ment's solicitor, says that while the literal
wording of the law" forbids n newspaper
reference to lotteries, 1T was not lntended
to exclude from the mails publication OF
such items, which lave a news value in
| their own right and in which the lottery
element is only incidental to a newsworthy
event."
The new ruling is the result of the St.
Louis Star-Times' challenge OF the st. Louis
postmaster's right to bar from the mails
an issue in which it told of the Ahoskie
episode. No editor or publisher in the land
will fail to be grateful to the Star-Times
for its action.
The lottery law has caused as many brain
storms in newspaper plants a. patent
medicine advertisements.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-13
Human Values

for democracy against dicta
torship". But since losing Mi
chael, I have been wondering i
there is not a more underlying
reason for today's work.
troubles. May not property
stocks, profits and wages be one
reason for the struggle between
America and Europe? If we
would be willing to sacrifice
some of our wealth-in a big
way - perhaps Russia would
have to call off her gangster
methods.
This does not mean that we
would pay tribute, as a coward
ly nation, to Europe, but it
would be licking these dictators
by giving up our luxuries for
awhile in order to raise the STAN
dard-of-living abroad. We, how
ever, cannot accomplish such
without making real sacrifices.
1t might temporarily require
farmers to forego profits, inves-
tors to forego dividends and all
of us to work ten hours a day
for reasonable wages. The ques-
ton is whether we will do this
voluntarily by tie use of COM
modities, or will we still insist
on fighting Russia with human
lives?
In either case it would mean
real sacrifice and perhaps a sur
face setback for America; as it
should be done without increas-
ing the Federal CT other debts.
Before losing rly grandson,
was all fer fighting new and
cleaning Puss:a up; but today
l think there may be a better
way. Besides. do wars ever set.
tie great questions when ideo-
logies are involved?
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-13
Chance To Fight Hurricane

A few days ago the Associated Press
carried a dispatch from Miami, Florida, say
ing that natural scientists and the Nays
hurricane hunters "are awaiting the oppor-
tunity to become the first hurricane bus
ters.'
The dispatch continues: "The next great
tropical storm to whirl through the Atlantic,
the Caribbean, or the Gulf of Mexico will
be busted with carbon dioxide (dry ice),
silver iodide, or some other cooling crystal
which-perhaps-will condense it's water
vapors, cause a record-smashing rainfall at
sea, and dissipate the great swirling air
mass.
The hurricane busters are about to have
the chance they have been awaiting. A tropi-
cal storm estimated to have 143-mile wind
velocity is reported moving west by north
west toward the North American Atlantic
coast. Yesterday the barometer had drop
ped to %. 85.
The plan is to send planes into the storm
area and start the dry ice experiment in E
comparatively small way Other planes viii
photograph the results. If the storm does
what it is hoped to do under the first .contac
with dry ice, the attack will be intensified
with the hope of forcing the clouds to ex
pend their vapor and the winds to dissi
pate their power over the ocean.
If this can be done, science will hav'
sachieved q triumph that cannot be estimated
sin advance. The loss of human lives and tn
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-13
The Chests Chief Purpose

Bishop Thomas H. Wright, who has added
to his many diocesan duties that of public
relations chief of the Community Chest
emphasizes that contributors do not give to
the Chest, but through it.
The Chest, he points out, is the agency
through which the public makes its dona-
tons for the support of member organiza-
tons, which Wilmington number twelve.
BY this means both the solicitors who en-
gage in the annual canvass for funds and the
people Of Wilmington and New Hanover
county are saved the strain and inconven-
fence of eleven additional solicitations. as
was the case before the Chest came into
existence and initiated the practice Of con-
Quoting a single consolidated campaign.
The significance of Bishop Wright's def
milton of the Chests primary function, which
he repeats as he visits member organiza-
tons and other groups hereabouts, lies in the
fact that the purpose of the Chest has been
r-cisinterpreted in some quarters, with some
persons enormously believing it to be q
super-agency which usurps the right to
dictate policies to member organizations
This is the wrong view.
The Chest has no right, nor does it seek
to assume the right, to tell any member
unit what it can or must do or what it may
or may not do. The unit drafts its own pro-
gram, prepares its own budget; the Chests
sole function is to examine the budget to
determine if it is large enough to meet actual
requirements or not larger than need be.
The actual operation of each unit is the
province of the units directors.
It is important that we all understand
this, as the Chest is to start its money cam
paign in November and is now organizing
for the solicitation. After careful examina-
ton of all budgets and being satisfied that
each has been fixed at the minimum COM
patable with efficient service, the total
amount to be sought is $119,9 1896. Mr.. Charles
M. Harrington is general chairman Of the
drive.
The days slip by so fast, November will
come so soon, it is advisable to start now
setting aside a definite amount periodical
ly, so that when the Chest worker hands
you a subscription card you will be ready
to give him a check, and have no reason to
feel a little ashamed that it is not for a
larger amount.
Remember, you are not giving to the
Chest but through it to the institutions for
which it acts as intermediary between the
public and them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-13
M a n Behind
Camera Count,
NEW YORK

NEW YORK aD,
piers" says Edward FsSe tt t
have not yet exhausted , ,'
sibilities of a box csmsr ne NJ
This is the word Of
Americas most famous oAs \
on photography who, At 81 ssHpep
tive decades Of achieve No, at's
ms art, has Just embarked a' i
new career. The career !. d,
OF Director of Photograph. ta
new position at the M Tp,.E :,
Modern Art. In that canaaan i
hopes to set new stands,s y b
photography and bring +, .. !
lie attention the worId's vi
work in this field. 's
Mr.. steichen's remark H..
the oox camera wasn't . t y y!
brow generalization b q ~Es
earthly comment to . ~
hopeful who was SHOWN wong
some samples of his ors fa
Biography. ''A pH
In the final analysis. b.
planned, it isn't the cam ~ Fs
equipment that counts bl d y
man behind the camera, ' a'
Good men like good tool, L..
good men are the master, w v
their tools. The latest gaS,,,
and equipment have opened y N.Y..
fields in photography , NV
properly used. But r,o S,.a|
equipment probably wnDis.5
have produced better Civil w.,
pictures for Matthew Br,s,|
than the ones that broup6, ~
fame. However he wouio t -m1
been able to get other pic, r''
that weren't possible then nv
were never taken.
Steichen gave his first MAJ,
exhibition at London in lg e' \
the age of %. Together with s1
fred Steiglitz, he est?BjS,l
about 1905 the Photo -Secems,|
Gallery, later to become ts a.
nous "291," cradle Of nM,,,|
art and photography in .An.,'
ca. In World War I, as a coIr,
under Gen. Billy Mitchell in M
A.E.F.. he was chief of the pl,|
tographic section of the Arn,|
Air Forces. In World War H. al
a captain in the U. S. Naval RAJ
serve he was in command Of al
Naval combat photographs
With that half century a
achievement and experience, ID
carries enthusiasm to his rgF|
job with the Museum.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-13
Just In Fun
SPARED THE SUSPENSE

When a certain Southern CLOTH
ing manufacturer failed, he call
ed his creditors together and ID
duced them to accept notes h
ten per cent of their claims, pay
able in four months. The mani
facturer's own brother, who hap
pened to be numbered amMl
the creditors, demurred, where
upon the bankrupt called hin
aside and said, "Now, brother
don't complain and I'll make yv
a preferred creditor"
The brother piped down But
few days later he returned ant
said, Il need nv money, Ci'
you pay me now"
"No, I'm broke" came the nl-
rejoinder; "and furthernN'
I'm going to tell you something
I'm never going to be able y
pay any of those notes"
"Not even mine?" the br0tia
inquired.
"No, not even yours was u
plain reply.
But" insisted the other
thought I was a prete'l'|
creditor"
"Oh, you are, you are, \
brother assured him, You XII
now you're not going to get va
money. but all those other Il
lows won't know for N
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