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Evening star., 1948-12-07
B'way Has Theater in Quantity,
But It Worries Over Quality
By Joy Cormody

of journey to New York:
Washngtons
difference miseries differ kind
than In degree.
midtown Gotham. It
which
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing

Ambassador THE Gallant
Blade: 1:25, 3:25, $50, 7:35 and
GAS pm.
Capitoi-"My Dear Secretary;
10:45 am, 1885, 4:25, 7:15 and 10
pm. Stage shows: 12:45, 3:35,
6:25 and $40 pm.
Columbia--"San Francisco; 1890
am, 12:45, 3, $40, TAO and 9:55 pm.
Dupont-"La Traviata";; /, 2:40,
5:25. sos, 7:55 and 9:45 pm.
Hippodrome-"The Raider; 2, 4,
6, and 10 pm.
Keith's-"A Song Is Born: II :25
m, 1:25. $3.50, 5:35, TAO and 9:45
pm.
Little-"Hamlet";; 2:30 and $3.50
pm.
Metropolitan - They Drive BY
Night; 1l:25 am, 1880, 1886, $40,
7:45 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1948-12-07

knew where either Of them stood
from the first night on the road
until that night In New York.
Moss Hart rewrote his brittle
comedy almost completely, and
Bobby Clark helped enormously to
put the Mike Todd musical into
shape for the eulogies 1t got In
Gotham.
No sooner had these miracles been
achieved than the Doll office was
embarked on another mission, get,
ting Mae West started in Diamond
Lii" at the Montclair, N. j. theater.
This one required no rewriting. All
it needed was Miss West. Mr.. Doll
took q busload of New York critics
over to see it. They were quite
happy. So was he. But he still is
looking for few minutes to catch
up on some Of that lost sleep.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
New York stage at the mo.

on the New York stage at the mo-
ment.
"Goodby, My Fancy" is very lit
tie of a play but so long as there
are humans willing to succumb to
the great and vital charms of Made
leine Carroll, it will have a run.
Broadway can have what 1t wants
of Hollywood's talent this year, but
it will find nothing to equal Miss
Carroll in allure.
Along with Bobby Clark's carnival
with girls, LAS the Girls Co." these
represent Broadway's current best.
They are the hits, and in order to
live at all, a play must be a hit.
Unless a production sells out regu-
larly. it closes quickly. There is no
such thing as a mildly successful
play, musical, or revue. Costs
rentals, salaries, labor rates-are too
high to justify even a lingering
death.
Death is quick and merciless.
\ X ~
You never know who you are 60
ing to meet in New York, or even
with whom you are going to have
dinner.
Take Edith Head, as q case in
point. Always. it seems, you have
been reading Miss Heads name on
credit lists of Paramount pictures
She makes the costumes for Claud-
cite Colbert, Veronica Lake, Wanda
Hendrix, Lizabeth Scott and those
other beautiful things who work for
Paramount.
You never really expect to meet
Edith Head. She seems destined
just to remain q name on Para
mount credits.
Then one night she sits in one of
the vacant chairs at a table in
Sardi's. Macdonald Carey takes the
other empty place.
Miss Head. quite unsurprisingly,
! is strikingly dressed. The most
striking thing about her Is veil that
bells out around her head as If 1t
were draped from q hat. But the
veil Is Miss Heads hat. 1t is some-
thing she whipped up for this spe-
cial evening. She Is going to the
theater, but she wishes she were 60
ing back to her hotel and catch up
on her sleep.
Miss Head wonders why people
go to New York when they want to
get away from Hollywood. Why don't
they go to Guatemala. the Virgin
Islands, or some similarly quiet
place?
So one learns that Edith Head
not only exists, that she Is a strik-
ing smallish person, and that she is
more rational than most people
even If she did not sensibly go back
to her hotel, but went to the theater
as scheduled.
The busiest press agent in New
York Is Bill Doll He has two of the
towns hits in Light Up the Sky"
and LAS the Girls Co."
Still, he will always be remem-
bered as the press agent whose 1948
hits looked like the seasons most
resounding flops when they opened
their road tours. Both of them had
to be rewritten between Boston and
the New York premiere. No one
Evening star., 1948-12-07

generate real enthusiasm. They are
merely that much better than the
worst.
Take such items as Light Up The
Sky" Edward, My Son." and
"Goodby, My Fancy" They are
the new ones which play to standees
nightly. When Broadwayites ask
themselves in moods of dour real
ism what these are, the answer is
not very comforting. That answer
is that they are good. slick CONNER
cial theater. They are saleable in
a market that offers rather less
choice than usual.
The first is the work of the most
easily marketable of the modern
playwrights. Moss Hart. Hart is
writing about the theater, fasci-
mating subject to Broadway, even
when 1t Is treated in less engaging
style than Hart's maliciously gossipy
one.
Edward, My Son." written and
starred in, by Robert Morley OF
England, is an actors tour-de- force
Good theater in the unadorned
hokumy melodramatic way. Arrest
ing enough, indeed, to subdue one of
those "theater benefit" audiences
which is one of the great curses up
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Hollywood:
Lloyd Plans
Year Away
/. From Films
By SheiIoh Grohom

Harold Lloyd leaves Hollywood
for one whole year, starting in June.
He tours every big city in the coun-
try in the role of an imperial poten-
tate of the Shriners. So talk of
him making some more movies
would seem to be wrong, unfortun-
ately.
George Saunders and Ia Ia Hill
ton are moving up their wedding
date to somewhere around the New
Year-if their astrologer, Carol
Richter, approves.
Merle Oberon plans to go to
Europe for hen next picture and
she Is reading witch Of Verona"
to be made in Rome, and Pass
word to Love-" to be made in Paris
Both star Robert Cummings.
Greta Garbo, incidentally, star
ring for Robert Cummings COM
pany, California, Productions, in
George, Sand" will probably get
George Cukor' to direct her. And
there is a $3.50 chance now that
the movie will be made in Holly
wood. ; -..-.~.-..
Diana Lynn apd Lizbeth Scott
are as cold toward each other as a
frosty morning In the mountains.
Il has something to do with Diana
getting more still pictures in their
movie, Bitter Victory"
Doris Day will be teamed with
Tony Martin in Sing Your Way
Out" if Producer Michael Kraike
can borrow her from Warner Bros
Indications are that he can.
Shelley Winters has made the
grade in Hollywood: She has bought
her first mink coat. She used to
rent them from AL Teitelbaum.
Shelley has resumed her romance
with Joshua Shelley, Universal-In-
ternational actor. II she marries
him she will be Mrs. Shelley Shelley.
Vanessa Brown has been attend
ing U. C. L. A. between pictures. She
I graduates In June. Vanessa will soon
announce her engagement-to a
nonactor.
James Mason's forthcoming book
Evening star., 1948-12-07
To Stage Comedy

The Masquers of Roosevelt Center
will present Village Green" tomor-
row night at $50 at the Roosevelt
High School Auditorium. The three
act comedy about small town poll
tics by Carl Allensworth Is the
groups first play of the season.
1t is being directed by Pauline Eaton
Oak,
Evening star., 1948-12-07

National-"Red Shoes; 2:3o and
$50 pm.
Palace-"The Three Musketeers"
11:l5 am, 1:50, 4:25, I and $50 pm.
Pix-"The Idiot; $3.50, $40 and
9:45 pm.
Playhouse - Hamlet; 2::30 and
$3.50 pm.
Translux-News and shorts. Con-
tinuous from 1915 am.
Warner-"The Gallant Blade;
11:l0 am, lis, 800, $50, 7:35 and
9:45 pm.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27

the supervision of Russell Deist.
The first few pilots be took
their instruction from Diest in a
single cub plane. These few pilots
now number nearly 100, a percen-
tage higher than any other city
of this size in the United States.
The Libby Hangar of Montana
Pilots Association has so members,
which is remarkable in that this
is about as large a membership as
any other place IN the state.
The cub plane is not alone on the
field now There are two Cubs,
one special Cub, two Cruisers and
one Sunson used for instruction
and flights The Cubs carry pilot
and one passenger, the Cruisers
two passengers and the Stinson
Will carry pilot and three passen-
gers
Libbyites are becoming more and
more air-minded and call the local
depot to charter a plane for al
most daily flights to Spokane, Kali
ispell, and other nearby cities.
Cross country flights as far as Cali
fornia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, etc,
have been chartered from here.
Planes are hired here to circle graz
ing countries trying to spot ranging
stock, with several successful trips
being noted And in case of an
emergency, Libby pilots are on the
beam as was witnessed when a
local rancher was showed in and
needed supplies this spring
The local pilots are serious about
their flying, some working for their
commercial license, others being
content to have a pilots license only
so they can enjoy the air transpor-
tation and take themselves where
they wish to 60 There are nc
wise men among them, who de-
light in showing off There is nc
hazardous flying, a credit to the To-
cal association.
Preliminary work is being started
for the construction of a shop, ad-
minlstration building and hangers
to be constructed on the south side
of the airport These will be in
addition to the hangar and office
building now on the north side of
of flying field which is owned
by the Forest Service
Much work is still needed on the
field itself, it being exceptionally
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
w. o. 7. NJ. HOLDS MEETING

The regular meeting of the W.
Q. T NJ. was held Thursday, May
20, at the Moose hall with IA mem
bers and one visitor present.
The Memorial service was held
with co-worker Preston placing
flowers for our deceased members.
1t was decided to have our an
nual birthday dinner again this
year, workers Downing, Gale and
Butt being on the committee 10
make arrangements.
Our chapter has an invitation to
visit Shodair Hospital on June 90
Nomination of officers we're as
follows ST.. Regent, Muriel Thomp-
son, Jr Regent, Cornelia Conn and
Mabel Johnson: Chaplain, Mona
Parker and Emily Downing; Re
cOrder, Agnes Brennan and Bessie
Smith, Treasurer, Madeline Wilson.
After the business meeting deli
clouS lunch was served by cO-Work-
ers Escott and Murray.-Publicity
committee.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
Founder Of the Army

William Booth, founder of the Sal
walton Army, preached $4,000 ser
mons in 60 years and travelled five
million miles. Pioneering in the use
of the automobile, he led caravan
of four of the earliest model Napier
cars on a 62-day revival tour
through England and Scotland,
holding an average of three meet
ings each dav. He was IA years old
at the time. He remained vigorously
active until the day of his death,
August 20. 1912, at the age of 83.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
Sound DESTROYS RacterLa

The dairy industry has discovered
that supersounds passing through
milk beat bacteria to death in
few seconds, compared to about
half an hour under ordinary meth
DDS of pasteurization by heat. SUI
personals also can homogenlze
milk, breaking up the molecules to
leave a fluid of easy digestibility
All these developments may be
overshadowed by the part that SUI
personals may play in medicine
according to scientists at Univer-
sity of California who have sue
ceeded in killing the deadly germ
Staphylococcus by subjecting it to
vibration
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
Far Away Is the Sun

The earth is nearest the sun in
January and farthest away in July.
In l947 the date of peTihelion (when
the earth was closest) was January
8, and the distance separating US
was 81, $4,000 miles The time when
we are farthest apart called aphe-
lion, came on July 5. l947 with the
distance of 94,451 1000 miles. The
reason that it is warmer in July
than in January is not due to any
close approach of the sun, but to the
fact that in the northern henri
sphere the sun comes more nearly
overhead and its ray of heat and
light fall on the ground more nearly
vertically and are more concen-
trated than in the winter.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
Our Biggest Log Jam

In pioneer logging days, most logs
were driven to the sawmin by float
ing them down rivers and streams.
Sometimes a few logs would become
lodged against rocks, sharp bends
or shallow bars in the river. Other
logs would pile up as they foated
against this original obstruction, in
the END causing such a tangle that
often 1t was necessary to blast the
key logs with dynamite. The larg-
est Jam is thought to have occurred
on the St CroiX river in Minnesota,
June, 1886. More than $50 million
board feet of logs were piled in q
mass which extended for miles.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
FIRST LUTHERAN SERMON
LADIES' AID MEET

The Senior Ladies Aid of the
First Lutheran Church was enter
tanned by one of its members, Mrs.
Carl Larson, at her home last
Thursday afternoon. In spite of the
rainy weather, there was a good
attendance. The program topic was
presented by Pastor Hjortholm and
Mrs. Melvin Paulson The topic
was Weeds and Wheat" based on
the parable of The Tares and the
Wheat
Lunch was served by the hostess
at the close of the meeting. The
visitors were, Mrs Martin and Mrs.
Joy from Troy, Mrs. Upton, Mrs.
Brady Brown Mrs. Palmer Knud-
son and children. Mrs Owe Larson
and children, Mrs. Ed Olson and
Mrs Bennett.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
Reans Used in Voting

During the Middle Ages in Eng
land, beans were used as voting
cards at election. Those who de-
sired to vote on any candidate or
issue were given a white and a
black bean. If you agreed to the
candidate you used the white bean,
If not you used the black bean. This
was the origin of the term "black-
balled, " as small balls were later
substituted for the beans. During
the period juries also used the bean
system in voting, the black bean
meaning guilty.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
MISS CAROL JOHNSON
GUEST AT BRIDAL SHOWER

Miss Carol johnson was the honor
guest at bridal shower held at
the Buck home on Wednesday
evening of last week with Mrs. L. C..
Buck and Miss Mildred as hosteSses.
Eighteen guests enjoyed the even
ing with sewing and visiting Two
games were played at which Miss
johnson and Miss Angela Huchala
won prizes. The home was prettily
decorated with bouquets of spring
flowers.
The honor guest was the recipient
of many beautiful gifts and the well
wishes of those present.
The evening was brought to a
close with the serving of tasty
dessert lunch by the hOstesses.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
Sea Snail DYES

The crushed sea snail, murex,
found along Mediterranean shores,
provided the raw material for the
famous Tyrian purple, manufac-
tured by the Phoenicians. Tyrian
purple was more than $3.50 a pound
in the days of the Roman empire.
None but the nobility could afford
such Injuries. Hence the expression
born to the purple" Today vat
dies of superior quality sell for
around 81 a pound.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
New Products Needed

Despite the fact that there are
more than 200 products manufac-
tured for use on electrified farms,
new uses appear daily. Among the
electrical products needed, but not
now manufactured for the farm,
are an electrically driven feeder
that will distribute chicken feed
from one central point to hoppers
throughout the hen house, and a
wet mop attachment for vacuum
cleaner to mop linoleum floors.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27

Nebraska and Tennessee are the
first states to have all electric utili-
ties publicly owned Throughout the
nation, there are some 3,400 cities
now served by electric systems
owned by municipalities. coopera-
tives or public power districts.
Greatest concentration of publicly
owned electric facilities is in Ten
nessee valley states, the Middle
West and states bordering the Gulf
of Mexico.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
DEVELOPMENT of TELESCOPE

The first practical refracting tele-
scope was invented by Hans Lip
pershey, a spectacle-maker in Mid
dleburg, Holland, in 1903. AS origi-
nally devised, it was a monocular
opera-glass, composed of convex
and a concave lens fitted at oppo-
site ends of tube This original
telescope was toy compared to
the 200-inch Mt. Palomar telescope,
which astronomers expect will pen
citrate space six septillion miles.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27

A new water softener is equipped
with two features that make regen-
GRAFTON easier and more automatic,
says Plumbing and Heating Indus
tries bureau The softener has a
single control valve that performs
the entire regenerating job-brin-
ing, rinsing, brine refill and service,
An alarm signal rings automati-
cally to indicate when it is time to
move the handle to the next posi-
ton
RrAn TIE mESrEPN NEWS
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
Placing the Bathtub

When planning a bathroom, avoid
placing the tub under window,
Plumbing and Heating Industries
bureau suggests. The location I'M
der a window is likely to be drafty
and it is inconvenient when repairs
are made to the window or when
screens or storm windows are be-
ing washed or replaced.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
Ariznna,s National Parks

Arizona's Grand Canyon national
park, containing one of the worlds
greatest wonders, the Grand Can
yon, has an area of l,008 square
miles, is Sc miles long and con-
tains los miles of the winding Colo
RADIO river Arizona has twice as
many national monuments and
more land in Indian reservations
than any other state in the union.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
No Need for Gasoline

Gasoline should never be used for
any purpose in the home, cautions
the National Board of Fire Under
writer's. It gives off heavy vapors
which have been known to travel so
feet to the pilot light of gas heater
and eXnlnde
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27

rough and rocky in comparison to
other fields over the state When
that can be done, is not on the
book yet
The site OF the new buildings
was purchased from the Rod and
Gun Club, having served as their
shooting range at one time.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27

A new starting fluid, seven times
as hammable as gasoline, will start
diesel, automobile and aircraft en-
gines in 10 seconds in temperatures
as low as 40 degrees below zero,
and make year-round power pro-
duction possible in the Arctic.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
BIanching Vegetables

Blanching or scalding vegetables
Immediately before quick freezing
prevents loss of flavor and color
and makes certain that the vege-
tables keep their food value during
storage.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
LIBBY FLYING SERVICE
is OUTSTANDING

The Libby Flying oervice has
one itself noble" in the promo
ton of Libby in the flying world
within the past two years, according
to information CLEANED from the
statistics recorded here.
The Flying Service started its
growth less than three years ago
when the G-I flying courses were
offered by the government under
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
PernetuaI CrOp

Cranberry growers never have to
replant their crops A cranberry
vine, if tended properly, will 60 on
producing berries indefinitely. The
first commercial cranberry bog was
built in Harwich, Mass, in 1916,
and is still producing a crop every
wear.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27

For easy peeling Of peaches, dip
the fruit in boiling water for min
ute or two. then quickly into cold
water and the skins will slip easily.
A pinch of salt adds to the flavor in
cooked fruit.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
Sounds Real Warning

South American theaters sound a
"lovers' warning before turning on
the theater lights after the compile
ton of each picture or perform
anpe
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
Russia Leads in Peat

There are approximately $4,000
square miles of peat deposits in
Russia. The next largest peat-pro-
ducing country, Canada, has about
81 600 square miles Of such depos-
its.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
First Ghost Story

The ancient Greeks can take
credit for the first ghost story ever
written. The 'Iliad" of Homer was
the first ghost story in poetry.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
Color Of Vegetables

Vegetables usually called green
also are yellow. They will average
one part of yellow to three parts
green.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27

The first community forest in
America was established In ITO at
NswinGton. Vt.
Laurel outlook., 1948-08-25
Woman Wins Prizes
As Spare Time Hobby

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. - Some
women knit and many collect china.
Still others prefer to dig in the gar
den or play bridge. But Mrs. Homer
McLaren Of Springfield scorns these
long-popular feminine pursuits. She
likes "contesting."
In four months Mrs. McLaren has
reaped a washing machine, radio,
radio-phonograph and three $40
prizes for her entries. But then.
she's been "c~ontesting" for 10 or
IL years. Mrs. McLaren, author of
numerous magazine articles. also
teaches a course in tricks Of the
%contesting trades" at the Spring
field community school for adults.
She prescribes her hobby especi-
ally for shut-ins, hospitalized vet
Grams, and those who want to forget
their troubles.
She said: 1T can also keep a good
many housewives from turning into
n%eurotics and it's a fine time-killer
for commuters"
Mrs. McLaren began entering con-
tests just as a hobby. but she told
Of n woman who helped support
her mother and brother on her
prizes. The winnings come in pretty
handy. too, around Christmas time.
The whole things so easy. the
woman doesn't under
stand why almost every housewife
doesn't take up the hobby.
She continued: "All you have to
do is carry around a pad and pen
Gil while you do your work. II ar
idea strikes you, jot it down." Mrs.
McLaren adds that the idea seems
to have caught on among a widen
number of the public. Publica-
are sold listing current con-
tests and supplying information on
low to become a winner" and con-
est clubs have even been formed
the country.
Laurel outlook., 1948-08-25
What Is a Chiropractic
Adjustment?
From the Desk of
DR.. w. A. MCCORMICK

The adjustment, or so-called
treatment" administered by the
chiropractor is not a routine method
similar to massage, nor is it a
movement cure. 1t is a specific
manual correction of mal-aligned
parts of the vertebral column. The
adjustment received by each patient
is as individual as the particular
mechanical problem which the case
presents.
The patient requires a series OF
adjustments over certain periods of
time because frequently M or two
adjustments will not correct a me-
chanical arrangement which has
existed for quite a while. Obviously
the reason for this is that in chron-
ic displacements the surrounding
structures, muscles, %ligaments, and
local vessels have grown into a
distorted position. With each adj
justment these parts gradually re-
vert to normal. Finally the correc-
ton occurs to such an extent that
no more adjustments are necessary.