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Evening star., 1948-10-28
By Harry Macarthur

Irony is rare enough quality in
the cinema that 1t should not be
shown the back of a mans hand
whenever it warily rears its head.
It is a quality sufficiently in evi-
dence in Portrait of Innocence" )"
the Dupont Theater's most recent
import from France, that it makes
up for any of the films shortcom-
Evening star., 1948-10-28
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
THURSDAY, ocToBER ls4s.
Fr0ntierFlamesW OldDrama
In Hawks Thriller, Red River
By Joy Cormody

Howard Hawks makes few movies but each OF them is waopn
of which
today the aded moegoer has occasion
his hat into the air.
that getting mighty
elemental dramas which
Evening star., 1948-10-28
French Small Fry
In an Ironic Jest
On Dupont Screen

PORTRAIT OF INNOCENCE" Pathe
Film of Siritzky International Pictures re-
lease, directed by Louis Daquin, original
screenplay by. Hilero and CASTOR Modot.
At the Dupont.
Evening star., 1948-10-28

RED RIVER" United Artists Picture
produced and directed by Howard Hawks.
screenplay by Borden Chase and Charles
Schnee from the story, The Chisholm
Trail" by Chase. At the Palace.
Arizona sun., 1948-01-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Circe Mcclellan of
Laveen, Arizona, announced the
marriage of their daughter, Irene,
to Newman E. King, son of Mrs.
Katie King, Columbus, Ohio.
The simple rites were conducted
September 3 in Florence, Arizona.
The reception was held in the spa
cious home of Mrs. R. L. Mack on
January 4.
The bride attended school in
Arizona sun., 1948-01-23

FLASH! FLASH!
ATTENTION ALL CLUB
MEMBERS
Juanita Brown is still entertain
ing at the SUNSET CLUB, tour
nights a week, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
Jam session every Tuesday night
For Reservations call 4-0968
Arizona sun., 1948-01-23
Former ILGWU Officer
Given j all Sentence

New York City.-A former finan.
cial officer of the International La
dies Garment Workers Union in To.
ronto, Canada, convicted of embez.
Element of union funds, received a
sentence of one year in Jail, the
general office Of tn e union dis.
closed.
The official, Abraham Weingar.
ten, was specifically charged with
more than $4,000 of war relief funds
misappropriation during 1945 OF
and Of servicemen's dues remitted
by the union in accordance with a
general ILGWU policy during the
war years. He was ousted from his
post, which he had held for over
10 years, Immediately upon dis
covery of missing union funds by
Arizona sun., 1948-01-23

employed on construction prOJecCS
in all parts of the United States,
The H. K. Ferguson Company, in
pital is now back home. She is pro-
crossing nicely.
Word was received recently from
Kansas City by Mrs. Chas. Fish OF
the passing of Mr.. Walter McKin-
ney, who was ? former resident OF
Phoenix for many years.
Mrs. Susie Newson of Pasadena
and Mrs. May McCary of Berkeley,
who attended the funeral of their
brother, Mr.. 1. F. Silvers, spent a
few days here as houseguests OF
Mrs. Chas. Fish, 1910 E. Washing
ton.
Arizona sun., 1948-01-23
Ferguson Company Louds
Union Labor and Calls
For Greater Productivity

dustrial engineers and builders, to-
day cited four major contributions
by the building trades unions to the
national economy, but warned that
both management and labor must
work harder and produce more dur
ing 1948.
The four contributions outlined
in a holiday letter signed by Otto
F. Sieder, executive vice president
and general manager of The Fergu-
son Company, and distributed to
all craftsmen, are:
u The unions are a source of the
skiIls the country needs to continue
building our nations industrial
plants.
p They have helped to establish
high standards of skill in the con-
struction industry.
g They have helped to promote
Americas high standard of living.
~ They are a partner with man
agement in keeping America in
dustrially strong, and therefore,
safe and free in troubled world.
Mr.. Sieder declared that a dual
! responsibility rests on the should
ers of both management and labor
in the year ahead to work harder
and produce more.
"We as management" he said,
''hope to improve our job super
vision, to see that the complicated
tasks of designing plants, buying
material and scheduling work is
done better, cheaper and more ef-
ficiently than before.
eve expect that you as represen-
tatives of union labor" he con-
tinued, will provide a fair days
work and give us-in return for
fair wages and working conditions
the full measure Of the skill and
labor in which you take PRIDE"
The Ferguson Company, which
has executive offices in Cleveland
and district offices in New York,
Houston and Cincinnati, is engaged
primarily in the design and con-
struction of chemical processing
plants. It's scope of operations ex-
tends through the United States
and in several foreign countries, in
Guiding Canada, Colombia, and
India.
Arizona sun., 1948-01-23

Negroes Lauded
For Battle

San Francisco-A third Negro
professional today joined Bill Spill
ler and Ted Rhodes in their fight
against jimcrow in golf and mes
sages of support from some of
the great names of sports began
to roll in backing the trio to the
hilt.
Madison Gunther, latest COM
plainant in the $250000 suit against
the Professional Golfers Associa-
ton, is a San Francisco professional
who was not allowed to shoot a
qualifying round for the $4,000
Richmond Open.
Gunther's entry in the case will
raise the amount of the second
suit against the Richmond Golf
amount of the first three prizes
Club to more than $500, the
in the tourney.
Meanwhile, Kenny Washington,
all-time football great and current
ly with the Los Angeles Rams
wired the trio today: Sorry about
bad news. Continue your fight.
Best of luck"
From Oakland Bittner Center
all-American from UCLA and lead
ing Pacific Coast Conference high
jumper, came the message: Good
luck. Keep plugging"
Barksdale is currently high scor-
er in the American Basketball
League.
Mel Reid, San Francisco Clipper
half back and graduate of the Uni
versity of San Francisco. wired:
"Wish you success in your fight.
Remember this is the land of the
free and the home of the brave"
Arizona sun., 1948-01-23
Phoenix Social
and
Club News
HAZEL PAXTON
Phone 3-9346
PATIENTS AT KEMPS REST
HOME SEND THANKS.

The patients of Kemp Rest Home
send many 'thanks to the public
who attended the Benefit Bazaar
at the Home on January and es-
pecially those who contributed to
it's success.
Mrs. Catherine Hawkins, a pa
tient there, who comes from Vir-
ginia, originator of the Bazaar idea
praises the wonderful cooperation
extended by Mr.. and Mrs. Derrick,
proprietors, and other people who
contributed needle work, paintings
and decorations, also those who ap-
peared on the program.
Mrs. Hawkins said this was their
first attempt at an effort ITO keep
the patients interested and busy
which proved to be very successful
both from the standpoint of actual
need as we'll as entertaining of the
patients.
Arizona sun., 1948-01-23
ILGWU auditors in September 1915.

.ILGWU auditors in September 1915.
David Dubinsky, president of the
ILGWU, in a comment on the court
sentence declared that it is newt
able that a "blacksheep" will oc-
casionally be found in an organiza-
ton as large as the union. He as
serted, however, that it is union
policy to maintain close scrutiny
of it's affairs so that any offender
against union members may be
swiftly detected and brought to
justice.
Arizona sun., 1948-01-23
Jan. %, 1948.

Jan. %, 1948.
Well Folks:
We had a visitor this last week,
very distinguished looking gentle
man, in fact, he has the distinction
of being one of the few colOred
men employed by "a nationally
known concern as their special rep
resentative. He introduced himself
as SCHUYLAR A. NELSON, Jr.,
special representative of the Cali
fOrnia Branch and Pacific Division
of the Pabst Blue Ribbon Brewing
Company.
His work is to contact all estab-
ishments in Arizona, Nevada, Cali
fOrnia, Oregon land Washington
that Serve>the cOlOred trade and
to straighten out, as far as possible,
any misunderstanding that might
exist between the PabSt WhOleSal-
erS and the retailers, so that we re-
tailers can give you, our customers,
the best possible service on Blue
Ribbon Beer.
believe, in that the Pabst Com
pany has seen fit to employ col
Ored man in such an important po-
sition, that we should support them
to the fullest extent. I have never
heard of any other large company
employing colOred man in such
position. Let's think it over! Pm
going to try to have larger sup
ply of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer
from now on. But as we have said
before, 'Tt is here for you! Come
an get it! We are Reddy' to serve
you."
Thanks,
ANNIE MAE-VIRLEE
and FREDDY"
Arizona sun., 1948-01-23
OVER THREE MILLION
VETS IN MANUFACTURING

Washington, D. C.-Almost 80
million veterans of World War II
were employed in the Nations man.
ufacturing industries in June 1947,
a gain of about 10000 over the end
of the first quarter, according to
Arizona sun., 1948-01-23
ANNOUNCEMENT

The Carver High School Parent
Teacher Association will meet on
Tuesday, Jan. 81 at its regular
meeting, at Carver, ait 8 p. m.
Arizona sun., 1948-01-23
SICK LIST

Mrs. Leroy Dean, 1926 E. Adams,
is reported very i'll at her home.
Mrs. Martha Carriger, who has
been confined to the hospital for
some time shows very little i'm
provement, as reported by friends.
Mrs. Minnie Ella, 1442 E. Adams,
who has been ill for past three
weeks is somewhat improved.
Mrs. Lillian Davis, 1442 E. Mon
roe. who had been ill in the hos
Arizona sun., 1948-01-23
TO ATTEND CONFERENCE IN
WASHINGTON, ID. G.

Mrs. Anna Williams, 915 s. 7th
Ave-, will leave Sunday, Jan. 25, for
Washington where she will attend
the Adult Education Conference
sponsored by the I.B.P.O. Elks of
W., which convene January %, Sc
and 81.
Mrs. Williams is chairman of the
Educational Committee of the
Grand Canyon Temple No. 437 and
will represent them as well as the
VIM. H. Patterson Lodge No. ATT.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Banks re-
turned recently from a three week
visit in San Francisco and also
Oakland where they visited Mr.
Banks son.
Arizona sun., 1948-01-23

Phoenix, receiving her B. A. de-
gree from Arizona State College at
Tempe and her M. A. degree from
Western State College in Colorado.
She is a teacher at the Dunbar
School of this city.
Mr.. King, a musician, received
his education in Columbus, Ohio,
and attended Capitol University
Conservatory of Music specializing
in piano and voice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05

The set of troubles man takes
on when he decides the time has
come to get out of this apartment
and build a little place of his own
Is matched by few of the sets OF
troubles a man undertakes volun-
tarily. He comes into strange new
world whose language is foreign
and whose people seem bent upon
bankrupting him. with the full CO.
operation of Nature at her most
spiteful Many a sad and expensive
lesson is learned between the dream
and the houseWarming and Mr..
Blandings Builds His Dream House,
the new comedy at Keith's, makes
the most of every lesson.
Adapted from Eric Hodgins'
popular book by Norman Panama
and Melvyn Frank, a pair of top
notch writer's of humor. Mr.. Bland
ings" has been directed by H. G.
Potter. He's man with fine fair
for making farce approach the
ludicrous without departing far
from the believable The leading
players. Myrna 10y, Cary Grant and
MELVIN Douglas, are highly expert
at this sort of polished making,
too.
The most notable quality of these
troubles that beset man building
his first house is the completely
hilarious picture they create to
everyone but the man involved. His
handbook is awash on a flood OF
mortgages, escrows, unexpected bills
and unforeseen expenses and that
is not funny. To him, it is not funny.
Mr.. Blandings Builds His Dream
House" may be short on plot, but it
Is long on vastly funny incident. Its
story can be dismissed in sentence.
It's about this man who almost
loses his job because he can't think
up an advertising slogan and frets
because his wife likes his best friend
while building home that costs
more than he wanted to pay. On
this framework, the sequence of
comedy workers from Mr.. HuGgins,
through Mr.. Panama and Mr..
Frank, to Mr.. Potter and his cast,
have hung a set Of very funny near
disasters.
Flight from his crowded New
York apartment sends Mr.. Bland
ings into the hands of an eager
real estate salesman who gouges
him thoroughly for piece of
Connecticut land and decaying
house that dates back to the Revo-
luton. From this man, he is passed
along to a willing architect, whose
problem is to compromise the
Blandings $4,000 ideas and the
$4,000 they wish to spend at some
thing like an $4,000 house. Mr..
Blandings' dream house finally is
achieved, all right, but only after
a lengthy series of such disasters as
the striking of spring in the base
ment excavation while an expensive
we'll is being dug several hundred
feet deep a few yards away.
Mr.. Grant is in top-notch form
as the harassed Mr.. Blandings and
Myrna 10y. the screens No. ! wife,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05

character of Kino and his fellows OF
the fishing community. 1t speaks
slowly of the lives of men and the
aggregate life of the village, and 1t
speaks with singular eloquence.
Nevertheless, its excellence Is not
unalloyed. 1.-The Pearl" might have
had better musical score and there
are times when it's DRAMA is dimin-
ished by its producers fascination
with sheer pictorial quality.
These flaws, however, are rela-
lively minor. They are Of less con-
sequence than they might be be-
cause of the generally excellent act
ing of the Mexican cast, headed by
Pedro Armendariz and Maria Elena
Marques. They are masked at other
times by the simple incident OF
private and village life, the cooking
of tortillas and the dance festival
in celebration Of Kino's finding OF
his pearl.
In brief, despite its shortcomings,
THE Pearl" Is refreshingly distinc-
tive, sometimes brilliant in its SIM
plicity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
Catholic Observation-Disclosures
House; $50 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador Key Largo; !,
1910, $40, TBS and $40 pm.
Capitol-"Deep Waters; lilo
m, $50, 4:30, tbs and 9:55 pm
Stage shows: ITO, $50, 6:35 and
9:15 pm.
Columbia-"Easter Parade; 10:45
a m, 1855, sos, Sis, 7:25 and $40
pm.
Dupont - Antoine and Antoi-
nette";; lis, 2:55, 4:40, 6:25, $40
and 9:55 pm.
Hippodrome-''The October Man;
2:15, 4:05, $50, TAO and $50 pm.
Keith's-'Mr. Blandings Builds
His Dream House; 11:40 am, 1:40,
$40, $40, TAO and 9:40 pm.
Little-"Good-by, Mr.. Chips; IL
am, 1:o5, 3:l5, 5:25, 7:35 and $50
pm.
Metropolitan-"Bring En- Back
Alive; 1880 am. 1880, 3:35, $40,
7:45 and 9:55s pm.
Palace-"T4ae Paradine Case;
II 20 am, 1:55, 4:30, 7:05 and $40
pm.
Pix-"The Courageous DR.. Chris
tian";; 2, S, and 1918 pm.
Playhouse-"The Pearl" II am,
l2:45, 2:35, 400. 6:1o. 8 and s:45 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts
continuous from 1918 am.
Warner-"Key Largo; II am,
los, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35 and 9:45 pm.
ADJUSTMENTS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05

A hide is composed of three lay
ers, an inner, a middle and an
outer. The outer layer is incap-
able of being tanned and is re-
moved with the hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05

yesterday at the Playhouse.
THE Pearl" is not a great movie,
but it is a distinctive one in it's
simplicity, its pictorial beauty and
In its monosyllabic eloquence. 1t is
worth seeing not merely for its
primitive power but also for the
lesson it teaches on the subject of
what is wrong with more pretentious
screenfare. 1t removes all doubt
that q fishing village parable can
have more dramatic forces than a
screenplay by six high-salaried
literary sophisticates.
It's actors, to emphasize its spe-
ciality, are mostly players few ever
heard of and its sets are the sea,
the swamp, the wasteland and the
mountains of Mexico. The play
ers, therefore, are more human and
the sets more real than moviegoers
are accustomed to find. Naturally,
1.-THE Pearl" is far the better pic
ture for these differences.
Il X Il \
The theme of the film is that
happiness Is sure only when 1t Is
pure, and that man is safest when
he stays away from the corrupting
influence of riches. This has been
said before on the screen, and more
dramatically in the recent Treasure
of Sierra Madre," but Steinbeck
makes it dramatic in his skeletally
simple version.
In THE Pearl" he speaks OF
fisherman named Kino. Kino Is
young, powerfully built, and COM
pletely innocent of the world be-
yond his fishing village. He is an
illiterate, but he is a great fsher-
man. Under normal conditions, ne
is competent provider for his
wife, Juana, and their child.
Kino and Juana have little, but
they want little. They are salts
fed until a storm keep Kino from
his work for several days. AS their
simple wants go unsatisfied, he be-
gins to dream of the day when he
shall have enough wealth accumu-
lated to provide for emergencies OF
this sort. In the dream, the wealth
grows constantly greater, takes the
shape of a great pearl which Klno
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05

Metropolitan stars, Thomas Hay
ward, tenor. and Robert Weede,
baritone. Tomorrow nights opera
will be Bizet's Carmen"
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Parable of The Pearl Makes
Brilliantly Simple Picture
By Jay Carm ody

art of being brilliantly the cinema
which sometimes if would prefer to be just
Nevertheless not lost beyond hope of John
and his associates find Mexican
folklore which fngth which opened
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
Mr.. Blandings' Dream House
A Very Funny Structure
By Horry Macarthur

MIR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM
HOUSE" an RKO picture produced by Nor.
man Panama and Melvin Frank. directed
by H. c. Potter. screenplay by Panama ano
Frank from the book by Eric Hodgins. Al
Keiths.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
Opera Series Starts Tonight;
Aida Put OFF 10 Saturday

With last nights scheduled open
ing postponed because of unfavor-
able weather, the Lyric Opera AS.
ISOLATION will open its Water Gate
stand at 8:15 o'clock tonight with
Verdi's La Traviata."
Aida" which was to have been
given last night, has been re-
scheduled for 8:l5 pm. Saturday
The same cast, headed by Florence
Kirk of the Metropolitan Opera in
the title role, is listed.
Tonight's principals include Eva
Deluca, Baltimore soprano, and two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05

is a fine match for him. Her dead
pany delivery of an tipped barb
is a wonderful thing to match. Mr..
Douglas, as the narrator friend of
the family, and Reginald Denny, as
the architect, are excellent, too.
Altogether, Mr.. Blandings Builds
His Dream House" is lively film
comedy. II you want further guar
antee, incidentally, the credits bear
the legend, "Dore Schary Presents,
which he reserved for only the better
releases when he was head man at
RKO.
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shall find one day and become, in
stantly, rich man.
Then, he finds such a pearl.
X X X
What happens to Kino after the
discovery of his pearl comprises the
dramatic essence of the Playhouse's
new feature. His first discovery is
that he and Juana are different
in the estimate of their simple COM
munity. The doctor who would not
treat their child for scorpion bite
suddenly becomes solicitous for the
family The once-friendly neigh
bors become unwillingly aleof.
Nothing is the same, and while
Kino is not unmindful of this, he
is content in his plan that Juana
finally shall have a pair OF shoes
and that their son shall learn to
read and work sums.
These are the simplest of yearn-
ings for a rich man, but Kino is
not destined to enjoy them. He
becomes the target of avaricious
men. If the latter cannot get Kino's
great pearl at the meager price they
are willing to pay him, they will
take it at the price of his life. 1t
Is the second that they undertake
to do.
X
The main element in the drama
of THE Pearl" is the pursuit of
Kino and Juana by those who would
destroy them to get their prize, but
Emilio Fernandez who directed the
screenplay goes for no helter-skelter
of action to make his point. His is
a quiet picture, with the tempo of
a parable. 1t takes time to illustrate
the changes the pearl works in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05

THE PEARL" an .RKo picture of
r. A. M. A. Aeuila Films production. pro-
duced by Oscar Dancigers directed by
Emilio Fernandez, screenplay by John
Steinbeck, Fernandez and Jack Wagner
from the novel by Steinbeck. At the Play
house.
The Cast.
Kino --------- Pedro Armendariz
Juana - Maria Elena Marques
Buyer OF Pearls ~ Fernando Wagner
Village Doctor Charles Rooner
Godfather of Kino and Juanas Baby.
Alfonso Bedoya
Sapo Juan Garcia
Medicine Woman Enedna Diaz De Leon
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Hard Work Defended

DENVER IP).-Nobody ever had
q nervous breakdown because of
too much work, says DR.. John S.
Bouslog. president of the Colorado
Medical Society. The belief in the
damaging effect of hard work is lit
tie more than superstition" he said
in an interview. There's nothing to
It. Overworry may cause a break
down, But that's something else"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05

ADJUSTMENTS
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-01-09

appeal to men of high calibre. The position of councilman becomes one of dignity, responsibility and hon or.
 20. What does the mayor do in a manager city2
 In manager cities which retain the office. the mayor is the pre- siding officer of the council chosen by the council from among its own membership. He is titular head of the city and usually has ample emergency powers. He interprets the governments work to the peo- pie through platform and press and assumes leadership of policy.
 21. How have city manager ad- ministrations treated labor?
 Invaribly, labor has been well satisfied. Comments by labor lead CTS: Edward A. de Angelo, Tol- edo:: Labor is better represented in the present council than ever
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-01-09

before and has had better treat ment." W. c Lee. former national president, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen: T do not see how any working man can oppose the pIaa after investigating it." F. B. Hill. former vice-president, West Vir- ginia Federation of Labor. "The city manager plan is the most dem- oeratie and efficient form of muni- cipal government we have in Amer lea. l think there is no question but that this form of government satisfies the demands of labor far better than any other form"
 p. How many cities have abapd- oned the manager plan2
 Only 29 out of the more than 600 cities adopting it since 1890 have abandoned the plan by popu- lar vote
 % What were the reasons for
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-01-09

the plan being abandoned?
 In all cases local politics or Io- cal personalities have been the cause. The small proportion of abandonment testifies to the fact that the manager plan ordinarily provides a businesslike non-politi- cal administration.
 24. Will the plan cut taxes in our town?
 The amount of money collected from the citizens is determined bv the peoples representatives = tho council so that responsibility for the tax rate is definitely not on the manager but on the council. The managers job is to spend the money as carefully as he knows how. The manager plan has usual ly cut governmental costs.
 25. Can counties profitably adopt the manager plan?
 In recent years a number of counties have been greatly beene- fitted by adopting the county man ager pan1
 26. Where can more information be obtained on the plan?
 Write to. National Municfpal League. 299 Broadway. New York City, N. Y.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-01-09

politician could afford the time necessarily involved in the job of councilman. Furthermore, the man ager system works best with a non
 partisan system of electing h e council. thus divorcing national party issues from local elections and giving the non-machine cand:- date a chance to be elected. The
 fact that a businesslike adminis- tration is possible also makes it