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umph OF Selmick in landing talented
aliens, but there have been many
others.
The two newest recruits to Selz-
nick's roster are Aida Valli, whom
he imported from Italy, and ALT
Kjellems, Of Sweden. Both are
doing quite well for themselves and
for Selznick, especially Miss Valli
who is one of the actresses most
in demand upon picture makers.
Now Selznick comes up with an
other Italian, this time Rossano
Brazil. Brazil was spotted among
the cast of "Furia," which deals. as
its title suggests. with the more
basic human passions.
Washington has not yet seen
"Furia," which has had reception
compounded of one-half admiration,
one-half shock.
X y \
Documentary department: The
struggle for Greece, where Russia
and the West are meeting head-on,
will be the theme of the next issue
of March of Time, under the title.
Battle for Greece" MOT's camera
crews not only managed to get
closeup shots of the American ef-
fort to aid the Greek government,
but also of rebel strongholds in the
mountain area. Among the films
more dramatic scenes are the trial
sequences in which guerrilla cap
tives testify of their involuntary
enlistment under threat Of reprisals
upon the lives of their families and
property.
Program department: King Will
liam Players of st. Johns College,
Annapolis. will present Bernard
Shaw's "Androcles and the Lion" !"
in two performances on June 3 and
4. According to advices to this de-
partment, The set is Daliesque
sort of thing, and the costumes
to fit the set-are being designed
and executed by the students.
Progress thus far assures us Of
gay, if somewhat arty, produc-
ton"
Shaw lends himself well to both,
of course.
\ + \
Speaking Shaw department:
England's famous Malvern Co. at
Harrowgate will do season of Shaw
this summer, not merely for the
edification and delight Of the York
shire area but for tourists from all
parts of the world. The plays. which
will run from June 26 through
August 81, will include I'm Good
King Charles Golden Days." Arms
and the Man." "Pygmalion,"
"Candida," and "A Village Of Woo
ing"
There will be supper dances every
evening, and special concerts on
Sunday.
X X X Il
Identification department.: The
Richard Harrity whose one-act
Evening star., 1948-05-17
Raimu and Charpin
Lend Life to Fanny
At the Hippodrome

FANNY" a Siritzky international re-
lease produced by Marcel Pagnol. directed
by Marc Allegret. screen play by Pagnol,
English titles by H. G. Weinbers. At the
Hippodrome.
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B-20 ssTHE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
Vivien Leigh's Younger Sister
Scars to Same Level of Fame
BY Joy Cormody

department. Time and events have kicked the sufns
the legend fatal ambitions look
much like established STAR deadly be related the
family resemblance pronounced
tale is Sim
a with
Evening star., 1948-05-17
Farm in England
In Niven's S Scheme

BY the Assoeioted Press
HOLLYWOOD.
David Niven says he'll shop for
a farm when he goes to England
Evening star., 1948-05-17

Classics department: 1t is 'Euri-
pides, not Shakespeare, among the
classic playwrights who holds the
long record on Broadway. Euri-
pides came up the winner on Satur-
day night when his "Medea,' his
and Judith Anderson's, closed after
PA performances.
"Medea" will take to the road
next season, with Miss Anderson if
she can be induced to go along,
without her, if a suitable substitute
in the central role of the play can
be found
Presumably the rest of the COM
pany, headed by Florence Reid and
Dennis King, will remain intact.
X \ X
Employment department.: All
Hollywood producers-in fact, all
Hollywood-looks at foreign films,
but among the top men, David o.
Selznick is the one with the sharp
est eye for promising acting talent.
Ingrid Bergman is the major tri-
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this summer. '1t's purely an invest
ment for my future and the future
Of my children" he explained. II
don't know Z thing about farming,
but I'll get . responsible person to
run it for me and I'll try to learn
from him"
It seems when Niven says farm
he means ranch.
"There1l be sheep and CATTLE" he
said. Il never had any luck growing
things"
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every picture is not only the
younger sister of Vivien Leigh but,
in growing up. looks more and more
like the famous actress.
Her latest role, that of Ophelia to
Sir Laurence Olivier's Hamlet" is
played with a brilliance that must
inevitably enhance her fame In the
meantime, Miss Leigh is suffering
no diminution of reputation or
offers of parts suitable to her talent
Miss Simmons is best known to
American audiences for her per-
formance in the Estelle role in
Great Expectations.
In that part, she looked very
much like the younger sister OF
Vivien Leigh. Now she looks like
the almost exact duplicate of the
latter.
Paradox department (via Para
mounts press Department.: Gary
Cooper has been offered the lead in
Frank Capras production of Pio-
neer Woman"
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For a Hot Time
Dy The Assoeiofsd Press

" mt AS36eIdf6d Pf65S
HOLLYWOOD.
This should be the hottest house.
warming on record:
Marjorie Main, the character ac-
tress, is building a house ut Palm
Springs, on the desert.
The housewarming, she said at
MGM, will be held July /, the peak
of the summer. I'm making Ger
tain," she explained, that . hot
time is had by ALL"
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ADJUSTMENTS
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play, Hope Is Thing With
Feathers" is a current Broadway de-
light, is the same lively fellow who
served for years as one of the most
successful of theater press agents.
He even did several brief turns as
an employe of motion picture pub
licity departments.
Evening star., 1948-05-17
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showjnd

and Time Of Showing
Stage.
National-"Harvey";; $50 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador-"Th Woman In
White; los, 3:15, $40, 7:25 and
s:35 pm.
Capitol-"The Iron Curtain: IL
am, las. 4:30, tbs and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows; 1855, $40, 6::25 and
9:05 pm.
Columbia-"State of the Union;
11:40 am, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10 and 9:45
pm.
Dupont-"Jenny Lamour";; 1:2o,
3:25, $50, 7:35 and s:45 pm.
Hippodrome-"Fanny";; 2, 4, sos.
sos and 1910 pm.
Keith's-"Fort Apache: 1910
am, 1890. $50, $40, 7:30 and
$3.50 pm.
Little-"Die Fledermaus":: 11:25
M, 1:30, $3.50, 5:35, TAO and 9:45
pm.
MetropOlitan-"Tarzan and the
Mermaids"; 11:55 am, 1:50, $50.
$50, 7:50 and $50 pm.
Playhouse-"The Search: 11:15I
am, 1:20, 3:20, 5:25, 7:30 and 9:35
pm.
Palace - "Unconquered":: 1920
am, lis, 4, 6:45 and $50 pm.
Pix-"Diary of a Chambermaid"
$40, $50 and 10 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts
Continuous from 1915 am.
Warner-"The Woman in White:
11:05 am, lis, 1920, $50, 7:35 and
9:45 pm.
Evening star., 1948-04-09
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-06-11

If Meharry university closes its
doors because Of financial diff
culties, the entire progress of Ne
gro medicine will be set back for
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-06
Murphy Names Critics to Board
To Control Rotation System

Fire Chief Clement Murphy
today announced formation of a
special committee, composed ex-
clusively of Fire Department
officers who testified against him
at his recent decentralization"
trial, to govern the operation OF
his personnel rotation" system
which they opposed.
Chief Murphy's controversial sys-
tenn of personnel transfers was q
principal point of attack against
him in the trial board proceedings
which ended last Friday with his
acquittal on "inefhciency" and de
moralization" charges.
The special civilian trial panel
found that the rotation system was
not inefficient, but recommended
that the chief get together with
his critics and iron out details OF
the administration of the system
which some of his officers said was
"haphazard."
The six-man committee named
by Chief Murphy to work over the
transfer system includes Battalion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-06
Vaughan Named Chief
Armed Forces Aide

President Truman today revampeo
his staff of armed forces aides to
conform to the unification policy
laid down in the Army Navy merger
and designated Maj. Gen. Harry H
Vaughan, hitherto his military aide
TO be chief armed forces aide.
The shift entailed appointment OF
an air officer, Col Robert B. Landry
SO, to be assistant aide for air, while
the designation of Capt. Robert Lee
Dennison, recently named naval
aide, becomes assistant aide for the
Navy. Col. Landry lives at 4125
Military road NV.
Another new appointment was
that of Col. Louis H. Renfrow as
assistant aide for the Army and
assistant COORDINATION for veterans
affairs.
Col. Renfrow, likewise reservist
has been serving as chief liaison and
legislative officer of the Selective
Service System. He lives at 100
Sixteenth street NV.
Col Landry was operations officer
at Hickam Field. Honolulu, the day
of the Pearl Harbor attack In 1912 he
Joined the 9Th Air Force and served
throughout the war in Europe as
leader of the seth Fighter Group OF
the 9Th Fighter Command
His latest assignment has been as
an executive officer to the chief OF
staff of the Air Force, Gen. Car
Spaatz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-06
World Cereal Supply
Up ; Million Tons,
Food Official Finds
Increased Export Figures
Still Leuve Situation
Tight, He Reports
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.

Dennis A. FITZGERALD. secre-
tary general of the 11-nation
international Emergency Food
Committee, disclosed today that
world supplies of cereal grains
available for export from all
countries have increased 3,000,-
600 long tons since last October,
when the agency made it's last
assessment.
He emphasized, however, that the
grain situation is still tight AND
probably will remain so for the first
half of 1948.
Mr.. FITZGERALD testified before q
Joint Economic Subcommittee hold
ing hearings on proposal to re-
impose Government authority to
allocate grain to distillers until next
October 81.
The increase in supplies, he de-
clared, was due mainly to improved
crop yields in Australia and Argen-
tina. The O00-ton increase
represents Ill 100000 bushels.
Wheat and Rye Up 100000.
MIR. FITZGERALD said the increase
in export availabilities of wheat
and rye was 10000 900 long tons, and
of coarse grains, 100000 long tons.
Total of all cereals available as Of
yesterday from Argentina, Aus
tralia, Canada, United States, Rus
STA and other nations was placed
at 100000 long tons. This COM
pares with 100000 long tons esti-
mated last october 81.
The new figure for wheat and
rye stocks from the same countries
was placed at 100000 tons, as
against $4,000 1000 in October.
The IEFC estimate of coarse
grain supplies was 100000 long
tons, compared with 100000 last
fall.
Mr.. FITZGERALD explained the fig
ures were for the crop year ending
next July l.
Market Break Explained.
questioned Dy SlduIudu C1dH-
ders on the reasons for the sharp
drop in commodity markets, Mr..
FITZGERALD replied it was due to a
combination of effects.
He listed these as:
/. Evidence of increased supplies
of grain from the Southern Hem
isphere
2. A larger than anticipated stock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-06
Pan American Union
Goes Ahead on Annex
Despite Krug Stand
More Delay After 20 Years
Would Be Disastrous
Director General Says
By Nelson M. Shepard

Refusing to halt construction
of it's annex building on Consti-
tuition avenue, the Pan American
Union today informed Secretary
of the Interior Krug that a
100000 increase in the esti-
mated cost of the building since
last July, when the governing
board approved a 81 100000 esti-
mate, would make further delay
or changes of plans disastrous. u
During nearly 20 years of delay
in construction of the building, part
of it due to a fight made by former
Secretary of Interior Ickes, the est.
mated cost of the building has in.
creased from the original estimate
of about 5000 900 to the new estimats
of $2,400,000. ANY further increase
the Pan American Union pointed
out, would be beyond the capacity
of the union to finance
Dr. Alberto Lleras, director gen
eral of the union, in a 1900 wore
reply to Mr.. Krug's suggestion fol
a conference to work out com
promise in the Pan American build
ing controversy. protested that HI
lacked authority to initiate any &C
ton that might seriously affect thu
interests of the Pan American
Union"
krug's Objections Esthetic.
Mr.. Krug has attacked tn
unions building plans on the con
tention that it would disrupt thu
architectural beauty of Constitu
ton avenue by projecting in from
of the general building line.
DR.. Lleras informed Mr.. Krus
that it would be in order for TIT
latter to suggest to the State De
partment that the United State
representative on the governing
board of the union take the initia
tive in any future call for a con
ference.
DR.. Lleras' polite but firm refusa
to deal further with Mr.. Krug, ex
cept at direction of the unions gov
See ANNEX. Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-06
Only $50 Of Regular Disability
RetirementsC omeFromC Combat

Only So per cent of the Regular
Army officers given tax Exempt re-
tirement pay since Vi day had
combat-connected disabilities, a
House Armed Services subcommit-
tee heard today.
A total of "a per cent of Army OF
the United States officers physically
retired had combat disabilities,
while the percentages for officers in
the Organized Reserve Corps was
u per cent and for the National
Guard 16 per cent.
Mai. Gen. John E. Dahlau1st, Dep
uty director of Army personnel, IN
disclosing the figures. stressed that
ages really tell the true story LOT
the bulk of the Regulars retired
during the period were old men.
men who were veterans OF World
War as we'll as the last war"
Robert Smart, committee stan
member. commented. however that
| the statistics prove that most Reg
ular Army retiremer1ts are not the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-06
Gen. StueIpnogeI, Nozi Chief :.
In Occupied France, Hangs Self
Commander Facing
War Crimes Trial;
Executed Hostages
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Feb. 6.-German Gen.
Otto Won Stuelpnagel hanged
himself today in the same Paris
prison from which scores of
hostages were ordered to death
while he was military governor
of Occupied France.
Guards of the Cherche- Midi
prison found Stuelpnagel, SO, swing
ing in his cell before dawn at the
end of a rope he had fashioned
from strips of bedding and tied to
bar of the window He was still
alive, but died less than an hour
later.
Ironically, one of the men once
held as a possible hostage was as
signed to photograph the body of
(See sTUELPNAGEL, Page A-6.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-06

Chiefs H. F. Harding, j. L. Wer-
helm, M. H. Sutton, j. E. Suit and
Fred Literal, and Capt. E. F. Stein.
All testified against Chief Murphy
and the system either in person or
through deposition.
ut is the intention that eventu-
ally all personnel will have had
such variety of experience as to
qualify them in all essential func-
tons of the fire fighting service
and have a knowledge of the prob
lens associated with the various
sections of the city," Chief Murphy
wrote in the order establishing the
committee.
He called on the group to submit
its recommendation in writing not
later than April II, together with
suggestions for changes in the Fire
Department regulations to make
the plan official.
Chief Murphy said the purpose
of the rotation system is to afford
firemen here opportunity to gain
the widest variety Of experience by
assignment to the different types
OF units and service"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-06
; Reluctant Children
Finally Saved From Fire
BY the Associoted Press

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. g. Mrs
Josephine johnson, 81, got her A.
year-old twins Patricia and jeanne
and her 2-year-old SOIL John out OF
their blazing home-out it took a
bit of doing.
When Mrs. johnson discovered a
fire in the cellar yesterday. she
shouted to the children to run to
the street. After telephoning fire.
men, Mrs. johnson discovered the
youngsters hadn't followed her in
structions.
She found all three hiding under
bed on the second floor. Mrs.
johnson got jeanne and John to
the street, but Patricia broke away
and ran upstairs to hide under the
bed again. A second trip brought
the little girl to safety before flames
destroyed the interior of the john
son home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-06
Sunday Reading

Arthur Bliss Lane, former
Ambassador to Poland, left
public service in 1947 in order
to place publicly on the rec
ord his first-hand account OF
the diplomatic tragedies which
helped reduce Europe to it's
present state. Constantine
Brown discusses Mr.. Lanes
findings in an article in the
Editorial Section of The Sun
day Star.
In the same section, former
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
writes about the much-puoll-
cized trip of Sumner Welles to
a Europe already at war in
1910.
The rest of your Sunday
newspaper includes the new
and popular Camera Section
and authoritative coverage on
music, the theater, art, music,
farm and garden and many
other special interests. Look
for them all in
III. &.&.A s4~ G@~~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-06

result of combat but rather as a
result of so-called diseases of de-
terioration
Mr.. Smart also introduced into the
record figures showing that of the
approximately 10000 Regular Army
officers serving in the period 1940-47
a total of Is per cent had been given
disability retirements, against about
3 per cent of 100000 nonregulars on
active duty during the same period
In the Navy, approximately 10
per cent of the 1888 Regular officers
on active duty during the same
period were retired for disability.
while less than l per cent OF the
318.52l Reserve officers got such
|retirements.
The subcommittee is inquiring
into Army and Navy disability re-
tirements. 1t is interested in the
reasons why some former officers
are drawing tax-free disability pen
sions while holding civilian jobs
paying $4,000 a year and more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-06
Board Of Trade
ASKS Home Rule
Referendum
Reilly Says Final
Draft Should Cory
Peoples Approval
By Don S. Worren

Beset by many doubts as to the
value of the limited city suffrage
plan, the Washington Board Of
Trade today called on Congress
to make its final draft contingent
upon approval in an official Dis
trict plebiscite.
A referendum is needed. John A.
Reilly, trade body president, warned
because amendments might be made
in legislative action on the charter
measure, changing benefits into obli-
cations the city never could meet.
Speaking for the Board of Direc-
tors of the organization, Mr.. Reilly
took the stand that any satisfactory
solution of on-representative gov
eminent here is doubtful as long as
the District is denied representation
in Congress and a vote in presi-
Dental elections.
Lists Trade Body's Fears.
He also registered the fears of the
u dQS UOQy CIGOlS
The result of a grant of local suf-
frage might be lessening of Federal
responsibility that goes with the eX-
elusive legislative control the Con-
stitution places with Congress over
the National Capital
The limited grant of home rule
would fail to satisfy legitimate local
aspirations, while transferring to
them heavy responsibilities.
Unless the charter, as finally en-
acted, included the provision for a
fixed formula for measuring the
size of the Federal share of costs
of the National Capital, the District
would be faced with increasing
financial difficulties finally resulting
in financial chaos"
Changes Proposed.
The trade group also urged major
changes in the proposed streamlined
departmental reorganization of the
city government, asking that this
be treated as separate subject.
1t would be premature. it held, to
include provisions affecting the in
dependence of the Public Utilities
Commission, zoning Commission,
Board of Tax Appeals, Board OF
Education, Board of Library Trus-
tees, Recreation Board and the Un-
employment Compensation Board.
It also declared that no candidate
for elective District office should
be qualified who claims exemption
from local taxation on the basis
of legal domicile in one OF the
States.
The home rule plan suffered other
blows, but got some general or
qualified support at today's hearing.
The Junior Board Of Commerce,
affiliated with the Board OF Trade,
presented a generally favorable &C
ton by it's directors on the Auchin-
cIoss-Bell, but stressed that national
representation was indispensable
for the success of any form of repre-
sentative government for the Dis
trict." 1t, too, insisted on refer
endum and asked for numerous
changes in the charter bill.
Frick Opposes Bill.
Flat and specific opposition to the
pending home rule bill was voiced
by Louis F. Prick, president OF the
Federation of Business Mems Asso-
citation. He noted that this position