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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
Studios Prefer
Tall Leading Men

HOLLYWOOD - Hollywood
is looking like the valley of the
giants.
These days If a leading man
isn't a six footer or over he
looks like a dwarf. A quick
check around the various studios
reveals that eight out of every
ten actors working before the
cameras at present reach the
six foot markr. Moreover, the
majority of the stars are a
couple of inches taller.
Over nthe set of "El Paso,"
Paramount color release, Pro-
ducers William Pine and Will
liam Thomas have five leading
men, and If you'd line them up
they'd look like the New York
skyline. John Payne stands six
feet three. Sterling Hayden is a
neat six, four and tips the
scales at 210 pounds. Dick Foran
is only little smaller, hitting
the six foot three marker and
weighing 205.
Also on the "El Paso" set is
Mexican star Eduardo Noriega.
At six, two and weighing only
180, Noriega finds himself the
"runt" of the cast. Making his
initial movie appearance in the
frontier adventure western is
Lawrence Tibbett, Jr. He's a
husky lad of %, stands six feet
three and weighs 100 pounds.
DeMilIe's Cast
A real giant" cast has been
assembled for Cecil B. DeMille's
Samson and Delilah." In the
role of Samson is Victor Mature,
a robust figure, at 220 pounds
and standing six, three. George
Sanders stands on a level with
Mature, but they both find
themselves straining their necks
to look up at character actor
"Wee" Willie Davis. The latter
is a mere six feet, eight inches
and weighs almost 800 pounds.
In the same picture are
Henry Wilcoxon, 6-3 and 1913
pounds and Mike Maurki, who
is six-four and weighs 240
pounds.
Other stars who are we'll on
the giant sic" are Walter
Pidgeon, 6-3, 185 pounds; Rob-
ert Taylor, 6-1, Robert Ryan,
ga; Van Johnson and Clark
Gable, 81; Robert Mitchum,
Wayne Morris, John Wayne,
George Montgomery, Gregory
Peck and Jack Carson, all six
two.
Randolph Scott, Lon Clancy,
Joel McCrea, Dan Daley, Gary
Cooper and Rory Calhoun are
all six, three.
Even Abbott and Costello are
having trouble with tall actors
these days. They're making
Africa Screams" and have cast
Buddy and Max Baer in sup
porting roles. The Baer brothers
are no midgets.
Yes, Hollywood is looking up
to its leading men these days.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
DOUBLES IN MUSIC

Columbia Pictures composer
George Duning is doubling in
brass, conducting the Dennis Day
broadcasts and at the same time
arranging the background score
for Columbia's "The Lovers, F"
starring Cornell Wilde and Pa
tricia Knight, which S. Sylvan
Simon produced.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
DURANTE 10 GOTHAM

HOLLYWOOD - Jimmy Dur
ante leaves Hollywood for New
York, his first trip to the big
city in three years. A busy film
schedule, plus his radio and per-
sonal appearances have kept the
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer comedian
away from his beloved Manhat-
tan. He viii return for Holly
wood around October l, for con-
ferences on his next film assign
ment with producer Joe Faster
max.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
SMILEY BURNETTE TOUR

Smiley Burnette, co-star with
Charles Starrett in Columbia s
Durango Kid" series of West
erns, set two new Midwest at
tendance records during his cur
rent summer personal appear
ance tour of Corn Belt spots.
The Western comic drew 1000
persons to see his solo stint at
Buck Lake Park, Angola, Ind,
and 5000 at Hillbilly Park, New
ark, Ohio.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
JUNGLE JIM'S PAL

Rick Vallin, familiar figure ir
Sam Katzman serials, has beer
signed for the role of Jungle
Jim's native companion, Kolu, ir
the Johnny Weissmuller starrer
Jungle JIM" currently before
the camera with William Berke
directing and Katzman produc-
ing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
CLASSICAL NOTES

Three original songs, written
in the classical Italian style, win
be featured in Paramount's
drama, "A Mask for Lucretia."
They are Give Thy Love" The
Wine of Old Giuseppe" and "The
Nightingale and the Rose"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
CHANGE

Leather Gloves" is the fina,
title for the Columbia picture
which was previously known as
Loser Take ALL" Cameron Nit.
chell, Virginia Grey and Jane
Nigh head the cast of the feat
ure, which was produced and di-
rected 'by Richard Quine an6
William Asher.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
BORN IN Japan

Olivia de Havilland, starred in
William Wyler's ~The Heiress
for Paramount, has no memories
of Japan where she was born.
She came to America when still
a baby.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
Will Ceer En- Route
For 'EGreed'' Role

Will Greer, we'll known
Broadway character actor, has
been signed by Columbia for a
featured role in Greed (for-
merly "Bonanza!"1 starrin G
Glenn Ford and Ida Lupino. He
will be seen as an Arizona dep
uty sheriff who figures in the
treasure hunt around which the
films action centers. Last season
Greer played the lead on Broad
way in "The Cradle Will Rock. F"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
PLAYHOUSE PLANS

George Reeves, Importantly
cast in Paramount's comedy,
Easy Does 1t, will again man
age and direct the Newport
Beach Playhouse next summer.
The theatrical group was organ
lied by him last year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24

HOLLYWOOD - Tom Drake
goes to the mountains for a
weeks rest following his role in
Words and Music" in which he
enacts the role of Richard Rod
gers in the M-G-M musical in
spired by the careers of COM
.posers Rodgers and Hart.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
FAMOUS SCHOOL

Roland Young, whose droll
humor is enlivening Paramount
comedy, Easy Does It." was ed
ucated at Sherbourne, England,
where Alfred the Great once at
tended school.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
FOOTBALL CARTOON
GTTRJFCT

HOLLYWOOD - One of the
first Tom and Jerry cartoons on
the new 1948-49 schedule will be
"All American Mouse" Fred
Quimby, head of M-G-M's Car
toon department, has announced.
Tom the Cat and Jerry the
Mouse will each be captain of
his own football team, with the
action taking place on the play
ing field.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
POPULAR FILM
HOLLYWOOD

HULL 7 WOOD = While the
picture had domestic release in
1914, Esther Williams Bathing
Beauty" is getting a gross cur
rently in the foreign field that
it certain it will chalk up
revenue than any other
American-made picture except
Gone With the Wind"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
NO CONFUSION

Alexander Hall, director of
Paramount's Bob Hope-Rhonda
Fleming starrer, Easy Does II"
owns and operates one of the
largest turkey ranches in the
state, disposing of 10000 turkeys
annually from his Santa Susanna
farm.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
JOINS TRIPLE THREAT"

Richard Crane, young leading
man formerly under contract to
goth Century-FoX, has been
signed by Columbia for the top
male role in Triple Threat" pro
football film which Sam Katz-
man is producing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
AUSPICIOUs DEBUT

Roland Culver, British-born
character actor now. featured in
Paramount's comedy, Easy Does
il" hade his American screen de-
but in Olivia de Havilland's S
Academy Award-winning pic
ture, ITO Each His Own"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
Final Title For
Columbia Feature

"Shookproof" has been select
ed as the release title for the
Columbia film produced as "The
Lovers" Cornell Wilde stars with
Patricia knight. Douglas Sirk
directed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
PALLADIUM NEXT

Bob Hope, currently starring
in Paramount's Easy Does It, "
is planning for a personal ap-
pearance at the Palladium in
London next summer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
Adler Will Produce
Comedy For Russell

Columbia has assigned Buddy
Adler to produce the comedy,
What My Next Husband Will
Be" as a Rosalind Russell starrer.
Nat Perrin is currently writing
the screenplay. No director has
been named as yet.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
SINGS WITH BING

Ann Blyth realized life time
ambition in Paramount's Top o.
The Morning when she sang a
duet with Bing Crosby.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
Bob Hope COnquers the West
In Spectacular NetU Comedy

little than years ago Paramount put to work
of its big Broadcast" pictures eX-vaudevile
player who has since risen to be tops in every phase of the
entertainment world-teh one and only Bob Hope
The sensational success which Bob scored with his in
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
TITLE CHANGE
Big Jack
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD = Big JACK
Horner" is new title of Big
Harpe," starring Wallace Beery,
which Richard Thorpe directs,
Gottfried Reinhardt praSucing.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Virginia 5 High Court
Ito Hear Case TESTING
State Blue Sky Law
by the Asseeioisd Prsss


RICHMOND, Va, Nov. ia test
case going to the heart of Virginia's
blue sky" law will be argued before
the Virginia Supreme Court Of Ap-
peals during the November session
which opens Monday, court records
disclosed today.
Twenty-one cases are expected to
be presented to the court during
. session scheduled tentatively to
adjourn on November %.
Among these will be the man
damus proceeding brought by the
encouragement to test the con-
stitutionality of virginia's 1910 reve-
nue. bond act. The "blue sky" case
involves an appeal taken by the
Travellers Health Association from
an order Of the State Corporation
Commission enjoining the associa-
ton from further promotion in
Virginia Of its mail health insurance
business. The case was carried by
the sec on its secret docket, and
little has been heard about it.
Evidence in the case was that
the Travellers Health Association
Is Nebraska corporation with its
principal ofiice in Omaha. It main
tains no Offices in Virginia, has no
insurance agents here. and conducts
no business within the State bor-
ders. But from Omaha 1t mails
promotional material to residents
Of Virginia, urging them to buy the
associations insurance contracts.
Some 800 persons in Virginia have
purchased the associations mail Or
der policies.
The commission looked upon these
Evening star., 1948-11-14

contracts as securities within the
scope Of virginia's securities law.
It ordered a cease and desist hear
ing on the matter and sent notice
of the hearing to the Nebraska COM
pany by registered mail.
One of the principal contentious
made by the company before the
Supreme Court is that this registered
mail service is not sufficient in a
quasi-criminal proceeding, a pro-
ceeding in personam" Other con-
tentions are that the Virginia Corp
grafton Commission cannot consti-
tutionally issue or enforce any order
aimed at the use of Federal mails
by an out-of-state corporation.
To Hear Unusual Case.
Because virtually all of the securi-
ties divisions injunction proceed
ings are filed against out-of State
promoters, the Supreme Courts de-
cision in this case Is regarded as
highly significant. The commission
repeatedly has enjoined Canadian
gold and silver mine stock pro-
moters from operating in Virginia.
In an opinion on the case when
1t was before the sec, Commissioner
L. Mccarthy Downs said the COM
Evening star., 1948-11-14

though he hadn't been able to fin
ish a l5-mile hike.
II wanted to 60 see Grandpa" he
said, jumping to the floor. Janice
wanted to 60, too." He pointed out
his two-and-a-half-year- sister
in a nearby crib.
Il was playing Indians, but I got
tired. Grandpa's got chickens, and
dogs. And you can run around"
But Daddy and Mother went
away today" he said, and climbed
along a bureau drawer. He was
abruptly pulled down.
II knew just how to 60 to grand
pas. We go there lots Of times, IN
Daddy's car" That was why he
was sure he and Janice could make
1t walking.
I'VE were all right" Robbie said.
Janice ran in front of a. car, but I
pulled her back. We went over a
great big bridge, but told her not
to cry"
I'VE went to lady's house. We
had milk and saw television,' Robbie
recounted. Il was tired"
II had fun," put in Janice unex-
pectedly.
Robbie climbed in Janices crib.
Il don't want to go bed," he said.
II want to 60 to Grandpa's. And
I will again If I want to-"
Such was Robbie's explanation Of
hike which yesterday took him
and his sister 7 of the IS miles from
their home at 3720 Ely place Sc. to
Grandpa's place in Cottage. City.
They were found near the Pennsyl-
vania railroad tracks on Kensington
avenue.
A dozen neighhors and police had
searched for them since Ann Hal
combe, Is, of 2109 Fairlawn avenue
Sc, their babysitter, had reported
them missing at ll:45 am. Their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Wagner,
jr., had gone to . football game.
The children were found about $50
Dm
Evening star., 1948-11-14
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C. Ais
H.

mission did not feel the Constitution
could be perverted to overcome the
States Police power to protect its
citizens from out-of State promoters
and manipulators.
The High Court will open its No
vember session by hearing argument
in five Commonwealth cases. includ-
ing one unusual habeas corpus pro-
ceeding. Ordinarily, all habeas cor
pus pleas heard by the court are
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Presbyteriun Buzuur Set

The annual turkey dinner and
bazaar of the Metropolitan Presby-
terian Church, Fourth and B streets
Sc, will be held from 5 to Z pm.
Tuesday at the church.
Evening star., 1948-11-14

Robbie Wagner, 4, swung on
the rail Of his crib last night, and
smiled.
He had had quite a day, even
Evening star., 1948-11-14

brought by prisoner against his
keeper. In the case of Charles Nj
Goodwin, the keeper-Prison Supt.
w. Frank Smyth, jr., is prosecuting
the case against a prisoner.
, 1948-05-20
Prizes In Limerick
Contest Won Here

The three main prizes in the
Cruzan Rum Limerick Con-
test sponsored by George
Downing, st. Thomas agent of
the Sugar Cane Industries,
were won by residents of St,
.Croix. They are Henrique
Walcott, who not only won the
first prize but the 9th, 9th, 18th
and twenty-first, also. Herbert
Grigg, Superintendent Of Hos
pitfalls, was the winner of the
second prize and George H.
Burnett, st. Croix's newest citi
zen and retired manufacturer,
took the third, according to
a press release received today.
Other winners were: Mrs.
Albert Nelthropp who took the
18th, II, and 23rd prizes; E. c.
Continued on Page A.
, 1948-05-20
Prog. Party Presents
Brief On Rent Control

Many persons attended the
public hearing on rent control
held in the District Court
room in Christiansted last
night. At this meeting the
Progressive Party presented a
brief read by their spokesman,
Robert Jones, which was ac-
.cepted by Chairman Alexan-
der Moorhead.
Councilmen present, in adj
dition to Chairman Moorhead
were: Ludwig Harrigan, Alloy
sius James and Eric Carroll.
The meeting adjourned at
IL. A similar meeting will be
held in Frederiksted tonight
scheduled to start at 8.
, 1948-05-20

this manner.
In all, the two Municipal
ties need approximately
100000 of additional reve-
nue-$65O, 900 for St. Thomas
and $3.50, 900 for St. Croix-in
order to conduct essential func
tions of government properly.
The size of this figure in rela-
ton to present budgets en-
phasizes the inadequacy of the
services now and heretofore
provided.
In St. Thomas about $3.50,
600 is required merely to main
tain existing services at their
present level. In st. Croix
Continued on Page A
, 1948-05-20
AIRLINE OFFICIALS
VISIT ST. CRON

Two airline officials paid a
visit to ST. Croix yesterday,
they were: Stanley de j. Os-
bourne, vice president Of Eas-
tern Airlines and Jose Sierra,
vice-president of Operations
of the Caribbean Atlantic Air
lines.
Mr.. Osbourne who is visit
ing the Island for the first
time was accompanied by Mrs
Osbourne. They were schedul-
ed to spend one day but de-
cided to remain three or four
before returning to New
York. They are staying at the
Continued on Page A.
, 1948-05-20
Chang Inaugurated As
First Cons. President

Generalissimo Chang Kai
Shek was inaugurated as the
first constitutional President
of China at Marking yester-
day. On taking office Chang
pledged to put an end to cor
ruption and graft in the gov
eminent; he promised too that
China's demands on Japan
would not be excessive.
The vice-president also
promised to bring about eco
nomic and political improve
ment for all the people.
Despite rain the people pa
raded in gaiety. The news
from the battlefronts were
of reverses suffered by the Ma
tionalist armies.
, 1948-05-20
Chambers OF Comm
To Hold Joint Meetinq

The Executive Committees
of the St. Croix and ST. Tho
mas Chambers of Commerce
will hold a joint meeting on
Saturday and Sunday, May %
and %, in the hall of the ST.
Croix Gambler. The confer
ence will begin at, 9 P. M. on
Saturday. On Sunday the mem
bers will attend a luncheon at
Hotel-on-the-C c.
Several matters Of import
ance to both Islands will come
up for discussion among them,
the necessity for creating suf-
flciently attractive conditions
for the establishment of new
industries in the Islands. An
noncement of decisions reach
ed on matters discussed will
be made.
Continued on Page A
, 1948-05-20
Administration Presents
Financial Needs OfH l.

A detailed statement of the financial needs of the NUM-
cipalitY of ST. Thomas and ST. John and the Municipality of
ST. Croix has been submitted TO the Secretary Of Interior for
presentation TO the Bureau of the Budget and the CONGRESS.
While ii. is problematic whether Congress will provide the re,
quested assistance, the urgency of the situation is such that
every effort must and will be made to get additional funds in
, 1948-05-20
VIM. HeiImar, Farm
Spec, Visits ST. Croix

VIM. Heilman, Farm Man
agment specialist of the Rookie
Teller Foundation in Venezue-
la, paid a visit to st. Croix on
Monday of this week for the
purpose of studying agricul-
tural conditions. He conferr-
ed with Ben Foster, Director
of the Agricultural Station
and also visited Norman Oh
son, President of the Virgin
Islands Company.
Mr.. Heilman's visit was at
the suggestion of Dale JAG
ques, with whom he is now
associated on the Rockefeller
project in Venuezla. Messrs.
Foster, Jacques and Heilman
were at one time connected
with the Farm Security Adj
ministration, now the F H A.
The latter held the post Of
Management Specialist for
CONTINUED on Page AZ
, 1948-05-20
Britain Wont Recognize
Israel" State

Doubling the legality of the
new Jewish state Of Israel
Sir Alexander Cadogan has
announced that Britain is with
holding recognition for the
present. China had questioned
the legality of the Jews to de-
clare the formation Of a state.
Belgium also joined with the
British and Chinese viewpoint.
Great Britain has also serv-
ed notice that she. must conti-
Continued on page 4
, 1948-05-20
Outlook Brighter; FWT oContinue, Gov. Says

Governor HASTE in his address on Monday afternot
and Tuesday night told the pc ople that the outlook is Fl
brighter today than it was a year ago" although we cam
say how extensive. In addition TO the continuation of Il
Virgin Islands Company and the hope for a new chart,
the Chief Executive said nature has also been kind to u
A year ago we were looking for a bad crop; today we kno
, 1948-05-20

cane crop and an amount of
sugar much larger than the
average we have been get
ting. which we can definitely
call a good one. Nature has
been kind in rainfall. We have
a picture Of what the crop
, 1948-05-20

will be next year, unless we
meet unexpected circumstan-
ces.
He cited the work Of the
Agricultural Station and some
Continued on page 4
Evening star., 1948-12-03
French Again Oppose
Ruhr Return 10 Reich
BY the Assoeio.ed Press

PARIS, Dec. 3.-France has de.
clared once again that she does not
want Germany to become too strong.
The National Assembly voted last
night against permitting Germany
ever to regain full control OF the
industrial Ruhr, which provided 10
per cent of Hitler's armaments.
The Assembly vote was inspired
by recent British-American deci-
sion to return to the Germans tenn
porary management of the coal and
steel industries in the Ruhr.
The Assembly said 1t was worried
by recent British American state
ment' that a. future German govern
ment would be allowed to determine
the fate of the Ruhr.
, The Assembly voted, BIT to 181, in
urging the French government to
tell the United States and Britain
that the French people "unani-
mously" repudiate any such step.
The Communists opposed the mo-
tions but only because they always
oppose the government.
Foreign Minister Robert Schuman
said France was Fastening the
fusion of her occupation zone with
the. British and American bizone
in order to be able to keep closer
watch on American-British policy
in the Ruhr.
Mr.. Schuman said Germany must
eventually be integrated into Europe
again-economically and politically
but with strings attached to the
Ruhr.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
VAudience Sees
Detective Catch
FIeeinq ShopHfter
BY the A.seeiatsd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 3.-A television
audience saw a department store
detective dash out the door and
chase down a shoplifter.
A cameraman for WMAR-TV was
working from q second-fioor ledge
of the Sunpapers Building at a prin-
cipal downtown street corner. He
was recording "Sun Square Scenes, -
a regular WMAR-TV feature.
The camera swung to the depart
ment store entrance across the street
just as man rushed out. Close be-
hind him was the detective. The
camera followed as the officer over
took the fleeing man and brought
him back to the store. 1t then re-
corded the arrival of a police patrol
wagon and saw the man loaded into
it and driven off to jail.
Earl Helm, "a, pleaded guilty in
Police Court few hours later.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Five Shot in Bus Fight
Over Jim CrowLaw
By the Assoeiotsd Press

CLEVELAND, Tenn, Dec. s.
Five white persons were shot in
a wild gunfire exchange between a
white man and Negro on crowded
bus near here yesterday.
Bud Cash, Bradley County sheriff
said he was told by the bus driver,
E. K. Mckenzie of Cleveland, that
the shooting began when the Negro
sat down by the white man and
refused to move to the rear Of the
bus.
Then men who did the shooting
were identified by Sheriff Cash as
Jack Bennett of Calhoun, Tenn
and James A. Phillips, Negro, of
Charleston, Tenn. Both were ar
rested and charged with assault
with intent to murder. Bond for
each was set at $1,000.
The two men, each about Is, are
being held in the Cleveland jail.
Justice of the Peace w. L. Ledford
said last night there was no evident
tension in Cleveland about the
shooting and that everything is
quiet around the jail"
Bennett suffered a flesh wound
in the right shoulder. Phillips was
not hit.
A nurse at the hospital said two
of the other four persons shot were
seriously wounded They were Ed
ward Thomas of Cleveland and Mrs.
Grady Duggan of Charleston, each
of whom were hit in the head by
bullets. D. L. Stansbery of Charles
ton was wounded in the right shoul-
der and Mrs. j. M. Creaseman OF
Charleston was shot in the hip.
The young Of the opossum are
born incompletely developed and live
constantly in their mothers pouch
for nearly two months after birth.