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Evening star., 1948-03-02
Opposes Women in the Navy

To the Editor Of The Star:
Not that think it will do very much good
but I'd like to add my cents worth to the
almost unheard voice of protest about the
Nays enlisted men being sold down the river
at last Wednesdays hearing on the WAC
WAVES bill, now under consideration by the
House Armed Services Committee (Subcom-
mittee on Organization and Mobilization).
The most Junior of the five persons testify
ing at that hearing was packing four twnkling
stars. It's been so long since any Of them had
direct, man-to-man conversation with any
enlisted men that they seem to have forgotten
how they think. This may serve to refresh
their collective memory little.
The enlisted men of the Navy are bitterly
opposed to the inclusion of a regular female
complement in their service, and with good
reason. They admit that the WAVES did a
good job during the war, but think that they
should go home now. A. poll taken by Our
Navy Magazine last Fall proved this beyond a
shadow of a doubt The main arguments
advanced against it are:
1. If the WAVES cannot be placed on an
equal footing with men in all matters (and
they obviously cannoD there is no valid reason
privilege
2. The WAVES, by reason of their sex, will
not be available for much assignment outside
the continental limits of the United States
thereby cutting down the chances Of shore
duty for men In our fleet.
3. The passage Of this legislation Is. 164D
would keep many male members Of the service
from steady routine advancement from one
pay grade to the next highest. The WAVES
cannot meet the same requirements for ad-
vancement required Of men. For example: For
a man to advance from First Glass Petty Of
f1cer to Chief Petty Officer, he must serve at
least three years as First Class one year OF
which shall be served at sea. How does Admiral
Denfeld propose to get around that If he
intends to place women on an equal footing
with men in the Navy? An interesting sidelight
on the rate situation is that there are 1,787
enlisted WAVES on active duty of which only
68 do not hold petty officer ratings
4. Passed of as it may be by some people
1t is the traditions of the Navy and OF the sea
that keep many men In the service for 20 or
80 years. The history of the naval establish
ment is weighed down with such traditions as
Men make the Navy and the Navy makes
men," Iron men and modern ships" Men OF
the sea-" the me-honored belief that women
and ships don't make good mixture, and
many others OF a similar type. Perhaps it's
romanticism or even foolishness but the fact
remains that a great number Of sailors believe
in 1t.
S. A great many womens organizations are
opposed to the measure for moral reasons, and
as reminder to the Congressman on the COM
mittee, these women vote
The Navy Department seriously should con-
slider these arguments before going all-out for
a permanent female complement. as should
Congress. They may build up their immediate
strength. but it's highly probable that each
woman brought in will mean man lost and
It still takes men to sail and fight ships, re-
pardless of what arguments Navy top-rankers
can muster in favor Of s. 1641.
A DISABLED NAVY VETERAN.
Evening star., 1948-03-02

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,oriter, although 1t is permissible for
,oriter knoDn to The Star to use
non, de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1948-03-02
Arabs and Jews

To the Editor of The Star:
1t indeed would be marvellous achievement
If we could get the Jews and the Arabs to COM
promise. Unfortunately, the possibility Of COM
promise is very remote. Only by disarming
both can the peace be maintained. If we could
repair the damage done by the Seventy ninth
Congress when 1t granted loan Of $10,0000 600
to the Arabs for the purpose OF purchasing
arms, something constructive could be started.
But, alas, a succession of complicated blunders
has resulted in such a puzzling chaos that is
almost impossible Of settlement by rational
methods.
huge mistake was made when the Mutt
was allowed to escape Germany. When the
Arabs got our $10,OOO000, they proceeded to
arm under the direction Of Nazi officers. who
had followed the Multi. Where all this will
end in the Moslem world, no one dares to
hazard guess. One thing is certain, that
unless the Mufti and all his NaA friends are
put behind the bars where, as war criminals,
they belong. there will be no solution to the
problems of Asia Minor. The atmosphere
would clarity itself If the Russians were not
so intransigent, our State Department SO top
lofty, and our oil companies SO greedy. These
factors are almost impossible Of modification
owing to the methods We used in side-track-
ing the U. N. That was No. boner, the worst
blunder Of all
II we confess these sins, there is hope and
something constructive can begin. COM
promise can be effected between the U. N. the
Arabs and the oil companies only II the U. N.
can implement q powerful police force. We
have already placed an embargo on arms to
Palestine The Jews must be given to under
stand that Palestine is part OF an immense
oil field. There is no chance whatever for the
DPS in Palestine; room will have to be found
for them elsewhere. The only compromise
worth anything will have to be between Russia
and the United States. FREDERICK BUCK.
Miami, Fla.
To the Editor Of The Star
American newspaper readers, radio listeners
and movie-goers have been able to get both
sides of any political question for as long as
these mediums of expression have existed In
our country. Recently, however, there has been
q comparative blackout on an issue which
many people just now are recognizing as
political one am referring to the Palestine
question.
This week I attended q motion picture
theater which had in its newsreel portrayal
Of Arab Terror in Palestine" Wrecked jewish
| buildings and wounded Jews were shown, put
| nowhere was there any indication that tne
| Arabs, too, have suffered and that tner
| casualties-resulting from Jewish terrorism
| have outnumbered Jewish deaths. In PAID
| advertisements and in the news columns OF
newspapers, the Jewish viewpoint in the Pales-
tine controversy definitely has had the ad-
vantage.
Before the 1916 congressional elections Re-
publican politicians were loud in their backing
of Zionist aims, and President Truman pos
sibly in self-defense politically. felt obliged
| to take the same line in public statement
why this overwhelming pro-zionist sentiment7
Evening star., 1948-03-02
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question OF
fact by writing The Evening Star information
Bureau, 3l6 street NE. Washington 2, D. C.
Please incose three 90 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1948-03-02
Letters to The Star
The Unselfsh Attitude Preferred

ne OnSeluSH AttituuS IISASIIS0
To the Editor Of The star:
A classic example Of the cause Of present
chaotic conditions throughout the world today
is contained in the letter Of L. 8. Browne IN
The Star OF Wednesday, February as, wherein
he states that "as o matter Of principle and
common justice" he does not feel obligated to
clear the snow and ice from the sidewalk In
front of his premises.
This is the same selfish attitude that causes
passengers to refuse to move to the rear in
public vehicles and that causes certain auto
mobile drivers always to demand the right OF
way, thereby endangering the lives OF others;
the attitude so prevalent throughout the
world today, disregard for the rights Of
others
. It may be true that there is no legal obli-
CATION requiring Mr.. Browne to remove snow
and ice from the sidewalk in front of his prem
ises, but If we did only the things which the
sorry world in which to live.
While Mr. Browne, who says that he owns
his own home and pays District income tax.
refuses to clear the snow and Ice from the
sidewalk in front of his premises, he does not
object to statute requiring every able bodied
male resident Of the District, many Of whom
are not as fortunate as Mr.. Browne in owning
their own homes and having the privilege Of
paying District income tax, to do 1t for him.
It always is easy to find an excuse for not
doing the things we ought to do. Why can't
thing to do? EARLE w. GOLDEN.
Evening star., 1948-03-02
Referendum on Daylight Tim.

Referendum on Daylight Time
To the Editor Of The Star:
The members Of Columbia Post No. "a,
American Legion Department Of the District
Of Columbia), at q regular meeting held Feb
ruary 6, went on record to commend the Wash
ington Board Of Trade for their kindly thought
Of allowing the voteless people of Washington,
D. c., popular vote regarding whether or not
they want home rule.
We think that the Washington Board Of
Trade has the right idea for referendum for
the voteless people Of Washington, but we cam
not understand why the same board at the
same meeting voted for daylight saving time.
II the people of Washington should be given
the privilege Of voting on a referendum Tor
home rule, we are sure that those same people
should be given the same privilege Of voting
on daylight saving time.
We hope that Washington will get fairer
deal on daylight saving time in 194s than it
got in 1s47; when the minority group seemingly
overruled the majority. The people Of WASH
ington did not have q voice in 1947 about day
light saving time but the District Of Columbia
Commissioners made the statement that they
gave the people what they wanted-daylight
saving time. May we ask that the people be
allowed to enjoy Gods true time or be given
the privilege of voicing a preference, SO that
every one may be given an equal chance?
This recommendation made by the Columbia
Post against daylight saving time is clear
understanding of how the members feel about
it. Should there be any way in which they can
cooperate in bringing about better conditions
for the welfare of the citizens of the District of
Columbia at any time, they will be ever willing
and cooperative. e. H. FORTNEY,
Commander.
BYRD L. McDONAUGH,
Adjutant.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-05-28

OF the Jacksonville Jewish Center.
Herbert Sohn, an officer of the
Southern Region of Izfa indicted
the graduates. Also taking part
in the service were Ruth Spivak.
president of Junior Hadassah, Err
win Gendzier, president of Masada,
and Leo Ashcroft, vice-president of
ne Southern Region of the Inter-
Collegiate Zionist Federation of
America.
Graduating into these three or
CARNATIONS were Mildred Edwards.
Helen Witten, Louise Chonin, JAG
queline Falls, Sylvia Rothstein,
Dolores Feinberg, Hermina Doych,
and Gerald Sohn, Kenneth Levin,
Jay Cohen, Inman Left, Fred Rot
s.eln, Sheldon Spivak, Albert
Wolfson and Danny Rubey.
The highlight of the evening was
the address of Rabbi Sanders A.
Tofield of the Jewish Center, who
spoke of the ancient and modern
need of the Jewish people for a
homeland, and traced modern Zion
list history from Pensker, Balfour
and Wilson to the marvellous
works of the Chabutzim in Israel
today.
Concluding remarks were made
by Rabbi A. Feldman of the Etz
Haydn Congregation. Others ap-
pearing on the program were
Harry Gendzier, who appealed for
donors to the blood bank for
Israel; Harry Katz, who introduce
ed Rabbi Tofield; Philip Bork,
president of the Jacksonville Zion
list District; Frank Diamond, Com
mander of the Jewish War Veter-
JAMS, Jacksonville Meyer Leibovitz
Post, and Joseph Wilensky.
Participating in the program
was the Jacksonville Jewish
Choral Society directed by Cantor
Abraham Marion, accompanied at
the piano by Mrs. Ben Stark.
The evening was sponsored by
16 Jacksonville Jewish organiza-
tons.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-05-28

that it is in our own time that a
State for the Jewish people has
been established on the holy soil
Of Palestine, we gather together
to offer prayers and praise for the
Yishuv and the valiant fighters of
the Haganah", she said, and then
called upon Rabbi Sidney Lefko-
witt of Temple Ahavath Chesed
to give the opening prayer. >. -.
The Jacksonville Jewish War
Veterans presented the colors, both
of the United States and the new
State of Israel.
Eli Fink, president of B'nai
Birth, read the proclamation of
Mayor Whitehead designating May
|2S, 1913, as State of Israel Day in
Jacksonville, and a resolution to
the President of the United States
was presented to the audience.
Unanimously accepted by the
assemblage the resolution will be
forwarded to Washington.
The Young Judaean Graduation
service which was one of the high
lights of the evening was intro
duced by Joseph Hacked, president
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-05-28

p .'. to a service which
,...sd almost two hours, men ana
S's. .ar stood to hear an address by
ssnhi sanders A. Tofield Of the
0''';sh Center, and to listen to
. s~i from other leaders of the
Isuish community.
Tho service was opened by re-
Lbs Nv Mrs. Herman Klausner.
|r...ident of Senior Hadassah, who
"a been instrumental in arrang-
|i II, the observance. with hearts
srsrflowing with thanksgiving
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-05-28
over 500 People Throne State Of
Israel Dcy Rally in Jox

coo ueopIe crowded the main ballroom Roosevelt
night to be part the Rally which cmaxed the State
H0' ~ nov celebration in Jacksonville.
Evening star., 1948-01-01

my WILD IRISH ROSE. Warner
Bros Picture produced by William Jacobs,
directed by David Butler, screenplay by
Peter Milne, based on q book BY Rita OIL
colt, musical numbers created and directed
BY Leroy Prinz, songs by Ted Koehler and
M. K. Jerome. At the Warner.
Evening star., 1948-01-01
THE CAST,

hero leaps from one wild, sweet
high note to the next.
This he does in everything from
Mother Mathree," through Irish
Eyes" "How Ireland Got Its Name" !"
my Nellie's Blue Eyes" and more
than a score Of others.
Whether or not it is Morgan's.
the voice on the sound track Is
automatically that of an Irish tenor,
a vocal type that is never happier
than when it is poised like faun
on top of High c.
X ~
The Technicolor cameras look up
on lot of lavish production in
this effort to tell how America was
when Olcott was its pet troubadour.
The man got into a lot of shows in
his day and, in the process OF re-
calling them, the producing studio
decided not to stint. In one scene,
it even comes up with q jaunting
cart which looks like the one your
great grandmother described with
such remembered brightness In her
eyes.
Peter Mines script, based upon
Rita Olcott's story of the hero, Is no
inspired recital of how q talented
Young singer broke into show busi-
ness.
It reports that there he was, a
dreaming young tug-boat sailor
in Buffalo, whose favorite reverie
was that he was as good singer
as William Scanlan Scanlan, the
top Irish tenor, was melting the
hearts of sentimental Americans
faster than the robber barons could
break them. Young Olcott wanted
to be his successor.
In true troubadour fashion, he
pawned his fathers watch, bought
himself a banjo and started east
ward for Broadway. En- route, he
sang to<picnicking Elks. to revel-
ers in bar rooms, and finally as a
member of a minstrel show which
was destined to reach the famous
18th Street Theater in New York
before the season ended.
Naturally, in the course OF this
wandering minstrel life, he was
meeting people. There was Lillian
Russell Iron Duke William Null
doom who was the worlds strong
man of his day, and above all there
was Rose Donovan. Rose he had
saved in runaway one day and
neither of them ever recovered al
though there was an interlude
when the gossip columnists reckless
ly linked Olcott's name with that
of Miss Russell.
It turned out that the two were
merely being useful to each other,
and that when Diamond Jim Brady
snapped his fingers down in Florida,
Miss Russell closed the show and
Evening star., 1948-01-01

make pictures almost any place b
the world but Hollywood Is Merle
Oberon. Miss Oberon and her hus-
husband. Cameraman Lucien Bal
lard, along with Paulette Goddard
her husband. Burgess Meredith, and
the Gary Coopers are seriously con-
templating touring the far places OF
the globe and making movies as they
travel.
Many Of the films more serious
performers say they dislike the arti-
ficiality Of Hollywood. Some live
here only while working. Others
have moved their residences 30 to
20 miles away.
Miss Oberon, who lives on = lonely
stretch Of seacoast 80 miles to the
north, explains that Hollywood
gives you no freedom. It butts into
your private affairs. People want to
peek into your home to see what's
going on-and get sore If you don't
let them. They seem to think that
Evening star., 1948-01-01
. Hollywood:
Marlene May
Co-Star With
Boyer
By SheiIoh Grohom

Irene Dunno and Greer Carson
are again in the running for the
same movie role. ! talked with Otto
Preminger on the set Of Lady In
Ermine" (the picture is back to this
title) and he told me that negoti-
atoms will soon be started to get
either Of these two top star actresses
for Lady Windemere,s Fan" Both
are keen to do 1t.
Gene Kelly gets tho lead In
Three Little ,Words" s"-the life story
of Kalmar and Ruby, famous song
writer's. Kelly will play Kalmar.
Jack Cummings is producing for
Metro.
Marlene Dietrich is listening to q
big offer in dollars for the leading
lady's role in Cairo Incident" to
be co-starred with Charles Boyer.
The last time Charlie and Marlene
emoted together was II years ago in
The Garden of Allah"
After seeing Ronald Colman's
brilliant performance in "A Double
Life" It's a cinch that Ronnie will
be nominated for an Academy
Award. And in my opinion, the
only man he has to beat Is his
buddy, William Powell-for his
Life With Father" role. It's nice
to think that these two movie vet
erans-each has been here for
more than Is years-are finally
getting q crack at an Oscar.
Carson Kanin has picked the
movie he will direct-"Come What
May" He wrote it Of course, and
the story shows what would happen
to a girl in an orphanage If she
is adopted by each of the several
people who want her.
Linda Darnell and Pew Marley
almost have the nursery finished
for the lucky baby they are going to
adopt early in the new year. Linda
is very kind and nice and she and
Pew should make wonderful par
ents.
Dan Daley is smiling all over
his face because, when he was in
New York, he was offered the lead
with Beatrice Lille in her play,
Inside u. s. A." 1.-THE time I was
In New York before" says Dan, IT'D
have considered myself lucky to be
a chorus boy in q Bea Lille play"
But Dan couldn't accept the offer
because of his assignment with
Betty Cradle In "BurlesQue."
Michael North at the Hollywood
Brown Derby asks me to tell every
one that he is not remarrying his
former wife, Mary Beth Hughes
And" says Mike, II am not being
fired by Michael Curtiz, and" con-
tinues the actor, "Mr. Curtiz is not
giving up his independent picture
company" Young Mixes next movie
for Curtiz is "The Forty Miners"
with either Gary Cooper or Jimmy
Stewart. Gary is the most likely
choice.
4 X 4
Oscar Levant did not win any
new friends for himself at his radio
transcription recording with Bing
Crosby last week. Oscar wouldn't
pose for any still photographs, even
Evening star., 1948-01-01

though Peggy Lee and Ring-who
doesn't like to have hts picture
taken, did.
Olga San Juan's Christmas pres
lent from Edmond O,Brien was q
beautiful engagement ring. The
wedding date will be announced In
the very near future. Tommy
Dorsey bought Pat Dane q $500
mink coat for Christmas. And here
I thought they had parted for good!
Gene Autry goes on an 85-city,
11-State, personal-appearance tour
for his Columbia picture, "The Last
Roundup" To my knowledge, Gene
is the only person In the United
States who has his own individual
post Office. His average fan mail
is 10000. letters . month. But for
December, he has 30 far received
125, 900 letters. He needs his own
post office!
So John Garfield doesn't like
fighters, eh? After his Body and
Soul" picture, John was accused Of
q hate for the fight business. He
has Just disproved it by buying q
25 per cent interest in Lightweight
Prizefighter Tony Del Ganio, and
he will bring him to the coast for
some bouts.
iReleased by North American
Newspaper Alliance.)
Evening star., 1948-01-01

shortage of dramatic material he
created otherwise, this is a very
good thing.
Warner Bros. took a great fancy
to Olcott in bringing his life story
to the screen. Under its green
thumb, the screenplay grew into a
great Technicolored thing. The
studios search for hero led it to
that strapping lad, Dennis Morgan,
and from there it went on to lay in
a lavish supply of beautiful colleens
headed by Arlene Dahl and Andrea
King. The latter plays Lillian Rus
sell, the great beauty of her day,
and although hearsay has it that
Miss Russell was largish lovely,
which Miss King is not, the casting
Is not unsuitable
There is never any doubt that
my Wild Irish Rose" set its heart
upon being principally a musical.
This, so far as the acting is con-
cerned, merely calls for people who
can look suitably charmed as the
Evening star., 1948-01-01
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing
Stage.


National-"I Remember Mama"
$3.50 pm.
. Screen.
Ambassador-"My Wild Irisl
Rose; los, 3:15, $40, 7:30 and
9:45 pm.
Capital-"Daisy Kenyon; 10:4s
am, 1:35, 4:25, 7:10 and 10. pm
Stage shows: 12:45. $3.50, $40 and
9:10 pm.
Columbia-"Green Dolphin Street"
II am, 1875, 4:15, 6:55, 1886 pm
Hippodrome-"I Know Where I'm
Going; 2:05, 3:45, 5:25, 7:05, S:4(
and 1920 pm.
Keiths - Tycoon; 1890 am.
12:45, 3, 5:15. 7:30, GAS pm.
Little-"The Great Mr.. Handel;
1875 am, 1:40, 3:45, E55, 7:45 and
9:40 pm.
Metropolitan "The Upturnee
Glass; 11:20 am, 1;25. $3.50, 5:35
TAO and 9:45 pm.
Palace-"Good News; 10:45 am.
1885, 3:05, Sis, 7:30 and $40 pm
Pix-"Good Girls Go to Paris;
2:55, 5:25, 7:50 and 10:15 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts;
continuous from 10:15 am.
Warner-"My Wild Irish Rose;
II am, 1:10, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35 and
$50 pm.
Evening star., 1948-01-01
went south. Olcott went back to
Rose, where he belonged.

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David Buffers direction Of my
Wild Irish Rose" Is calculated to
keep it moving as fast as possible
from one Irish tune to another. It
makes no effort to conceal the fact
that the bulk Of the music Is not
greatly varied, the wistfully patrio-
tic, the purposefully romantic, and
the sentimental. This means that
Hero Olcott spends most Of his time
In ballad mood, but in the repro
duction OF his musical successes,
spirited Jig tempo creeps In te
provide contrast.
Both Miss King and Miss Dahl, as
Lillian and Rose, are beautiful Or
naments to whatever song Morgan
feels impelled to sing. Yet, in a
sweetly haunting way, the pref
tiest of all interludes is one In
which he sings to Sara Allgood. who
plays the part Of the widowed
mother. As she sits there in her
box, listening to Mother Machree,
Miss AIlgood is a woman who could
not be that pretty now without hay
ing been very beautiful then. You
realize that what you always have
heard Is true, that she was the most
beautiful colleen who also became
Ireland's greatest actress.
Evening star., 1948-01-01

bccause you WoFk heto youTo then
property.
Before the war, one section Of high
society was represented by an I'm
ternational set" which spent It's
days wandering In luxurious comfort
from one spa to another around the
world. Today, few Of the old CONT
mental fortunes are intact, and
about the only group with enough
spare time and money to take the
Evening star., 1948-01-01

Oscar Levant did not win any
new friends for himself at his radio
transcription recording with Bing
Crosby last week. Oscar wouldn't
pose for any still photographs, even
Evening star., 1948-01-01

place q thA Intern
the movie crowd .r....,.,
Fur them, tho Baual rs0 .tn-
Cooper idea is : natural Ecturs
people ret bored easily, g snsy IKE
= trsyel Il you can travel and
MAKE money, too. asks Merle why
not?
Evening star., 1948-01-01
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
THURSDAY, JANUARY I, ieB.
A Faun Poised on High c
Was Olcott, Screenplay Says
By Joy cormody

Chancey oco smiling Irish tenor who got the 10th Century Oh 70
happy start which has not maintained the subject OF nay WHO
opened yesterday at the Warner Thea the
picture life dramatic fellow
whale album OF familiar Irish
In view OF the