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Tirnberlane" Is a Lewis pot-boiler.'
That is what 1t was in the begin
ming, an estimate duly made by
book reviewers at the time, and the
mechanical legerdemain of the cine.
ma has not been up to improving it.
There perhaps is more of SUBJ
stance, or light on small town life
and love, in this picture than in the
stock Hollywood fiction, but not
enough to cheer about. The best
thing about 1t is another Of those
sincere, intelligent performances by
Tracy which Is forceful enough to
lift co-star Lana Turner above her
usual plane of Just blondness.
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"Cass Tilnberlane" finds It's theme
In a couple Of things that have
fretted Lewis since he first became
a novelist. One Of these Is the stul-
Trying smugness Of small town life,
the other May-December romance.
Tracy. Of course, represents the lat
ter month; Miss Turner the former
The stress on these appears to
have been switched In the screen
version, no doubt on the cinema
theory that audiences are more in
terested in biology than any lecture
on small town sociology. The change
loses drama. however. because the
adaptation is unable to bring itself
to say that Judge Timberlane's
young wife was that wicked. In the
book, she was a downright wanton
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ethical dilemmas he encounters in
this fashion are eventually solved,
as are his domestic ones, by the
judges basic incorruptibility. That
there is never any doubt there will
be robs the picture of suspense. This
naturally Is not good for 1t, nor Is
the always clear culpability Of the
hero in having been such foolish
Romeo over the girl from the wrong
side Of the tracks.
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Miss Turner, playing the chemi-
cally unstable mate to the judge,
gives her best performance to date
in "Cass Timberlane," a proper re-
Spouse to Tracy's expertly drawn
hero. Neither they nor such others
as Mary Astor, Albert Decker, and
Margaret Lindsay manage to do
more than suggest the effort is much
more than glib exhibit.
George Sidney's direction is more
concerned for tempo than for depth.
Il ~
Hal LIE Roy, who has been dane
ing for a fine living since before
there was a Capitol Theater. head
lines Gene Ford's stage program at
the house this week. The musical
Johnstons, a versatile combination,
and Rose Wyse, jr, supported by
Peggy Womack furnish suitable re-
Inducements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-30
Hollywood:
Protests Won't
Stop Dana's
Iron Curtain
By Sheilah Grohar

Dana Andrews was telling me Of
protests by the American Soviet
Friends group who are against his
picture, "The iron Curtain because
1t exposes Russian spy activities In
this hemisphere. But" says Dana,
ut won't affect release of the pic
ture because It's based on fact"
Deborah Kerr and her husband,
Tony BARLEY, will go back to Eng
land this summer to show their
new baby to their families. But
first Deb stars with Spencer Tracy
in Edward, My Son" Spencer,
incidentally. is now on his way to
London just to see the stage play.
See how small the world is getting?
Johnny Weissmuller gets a Tar
IAN reprieve. II he Sims down by
April /, he will again be asked to
play the title role In "Tarzan and
the Fountain OF Youth" If not.
he Is out of the series for good, and
you can make bets now that IT.
year-old Johnny Sheffield win take
over. Young Shefield has played
Tarza1's son for nine years and at
the moment Is testing for the top
spot in Son of Tarzan" which will
be minus Mr.. Weissmuller.
Mark Stevens is trying to talk his
boss into making series Of social
and health shorts. Mark has been
seeing how the other half lives while
making his movie "A Street With
No Name" in the local poorer Sec
tons downtown Now he wants to
do something to help them.
Jim Davis-Bette Davis leading
mans hoping to star In 1.-THE
Bright Leaf" at Warmers. It's a
big story about the tobacco indus
try. Jim is surprised and grateful
that Warmers did not suspend him
for refusing to do 1.-THE Fighting
Terror"
Robert Cummings had quite a
day one day last week. He started
by air for San Diego to help launch
the milk ship going to Europe but
had to return because of q low
ceiling there. Then he couldn't
land here for IS minutes because of
fog. And when he got home he
found that his small son, Robert
Richard, had locked himself in the
bathroom, and his wife, Mary, was
frantic.
Released by North American Newspaper
Alliance
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On the screen, she has been softened
up to merely a girl with hayward
impulses, goaded into tentative mis-
conduct by the pettiness of her
Grand Republic neighbors.
This is not the real truth about
the judges wife and the. absence
of that shows up notably in "Cass
Tmberlane" on the screen.
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The suggestion of literary impor-
lance is all over the production OF
the Capitol's feature. The cast is a
costly one and M-G-M has been
more than generous in giving Grand
Republic a gloss more common to
cinema small towns than to real
ones.
Against this country club-over-
stuffed mansion-ch courtroom
background is enacted the story OF
an idealistic jurist, played by Tracy.
Cass Timberlane is good man, q
pillar of the community in an easy
going human way, and quiet, med
itative pursuer OF the truth about
mans moral progress.
His humanity is his Achilles heel.
One day In his courtroom he en-
counters Miss Turner, Towering
thing growing In the weedy tene-
ments backing onto the railroad
yards. She piques his curiosity and
before he knows 1t, he is umpiring
a softball game In which she Is
pitching, after which he spends
spaghetti dinner learning how such
people live and what they think.
Their common emotion Is loneli-
ness and their solution for 1t is the
traditional one, a marriage which
sets Grand Republic upon its col
lective ear. Both the judge and his
young wife make the age-old dis
covery that mind and matter are
not automatically happy playmates,
a discovery complicated by the pres
ence on the scene Of a young man
who Is more Miss Turner's type.
ALI this has been said many times
before and so have the secondary
observations of the narrative on the
problems Of a high-minded jurist
who is always meeting his country
club playmates in his court. The
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Tracy and Miss Turner Deal
In Small City Life and Love j
BY Jay cormody

the and authors
parents after seeing
"ca Capitol tale OF social and
personal Republic will hardly strike them
despite Spencer Tracys presence in It,
hirn?" the well
and honest will have be that Ca
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Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of SHOWING

| SoiiSha a"SosSs VaAsoStsouS /
and Time Of Showing
Stage.
Catholic University - bride Of
Darkness; $3.50 pm.
National-"The Student Prince;
$50 pm.
Observation-Disclosures OF Sierra
Madre";; 1:15, 4, 6:45 and 9:35 pm.
Capitol-"Cass Timberlane" II :Q5
an, 1:45. 4:25, ITO and $50 pm.
Stage shows: ITO, 1855, 6:35 and
9:15 pm.
Columbia-"Daisy Kenyon: II :35
am. 1880, $3.50, $50, 1880 and $50
pm. -.....,. ....- ,s.a...,
Hippodrome-"I Know Where I'm
Going: ais, 4:05. 5:55, 7:45 and
$50 pm.
Keith's-"The Exile; 11:4o am,
1:40, $40, $40, TAO and $40 pm.
Little-"S hoe Shine; 11:05 am,
12:45, 2:3o, Ais, 6, 1850 and $40
pm.
Metropolitan-"I Walk Alone:
11:10 am, lis, 500, $50, 7:35 and
9:45 pm.
Palace-"The Road to Rio; ii
am, 1:10, 3:15, 5:25, 1880 and 9:35
pm.
Pix-"Black Cat: $40, $40, 3,
1890 pm. and 1880 am.
Trans-Lux News and shorts;
continuous from 10:15 am.
Warner Treasure of Sierra
Madre";; 11:10 am..s 1850. 4:25. 7:05
and 9:45 pm.
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Walter Kerr to I ak
On STAGES Future

THE Future Of the American
Stage and Screen" will be discussed
by Walter Kerr before the February
meeting Of the Charles Carroll
Forum at the Maynower Hotel
February Is at sis pm, 1t WAS an
nounced today by the Rev. Dr..
James A. Magner. Father Wagner
Is the founder of the forum.
Mr.. Kerr is an associate professor
in the Speech and Drama Depart
f1ent at Catholic University. He
wrote the C. U. musical, Sing Out,
Sweet Land which later became a
Theater Guild production. He also
has written, alone and in collabora-
ton with Leo Brady. number of
other theater works staged at the
school and has directed a number
of its plays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-30
Ballet for Children

Students OF The Warrington
School OF Ballet will present Gin
dereIla" as the seasons second pro-
duction OF The Children's Theater
of Washington. sponsored by the
District OF Columbia Recreation De-
partment.
Cinderella" will be q full length
production, set to the music Of
Tschaikowsky, with costumes from
the period of Louis XVI, Il
Tickets are now on sale at Snow
Concert Bureau. 110S G street, Re-
public 4433. Mail orders are ac-
cepted. Performances will be held
February 10 at $3.50 pm. and Febru-
airy IA and 81 at 2:30 pm. at the
Roosevelt High School Auditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-30
Group Additions

The Southeast Dramatics As
ISOLATION will hold additions dor its
one-act play tournament entry Sun
day from 3 to 8 pm. and Tuesday
from 1880 to $50 pm. Additions will
be held at the home of the director.
Vera Mowry, at 1909 G. street NV,
apartment 314. The contest play is
1.-THE Kite" by Holland Hudson.
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ADJUSTMENTS
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Early Shoe Shine

"Shoe Shine the Italian film
which opened at the Little Theater
this week, will have an extra show
ing tomorrow. The Little Theater
doors will open at 9 am. and the
first performance will start at $50.
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BALLET STAR-A1erandrG
Dnnilopa is the prinla baller-
ina OF the Ballet Russo de
Monte Carlo, Which tDiH ap-
pear Nth the National Sym
phony Orchestra merit Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday
at $50 pm. at Constitution
Hall. In addition to a number
OF the old faUorites in its rep
ertoire, the group mill present
tho Washington premieres.
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addition, has approximately 1,7OO,-
900 volumes and pieces of music,
tens of thousands of microfilm reels
and strips, more than l,5OO 900
maps, more than 100000 photo
graphic recordings, about $4,000 mo-
ton picture reels and more than T.
100000 manuscripts, making it the
largest library in the world.
This great national institu-
ton was started in 1900 when
740 volumes of books were pur-
chased i'll England at cost Of
AIS British pounds. In 1915 the
government purchased the pri-
vate library of Thomas Jeffer-
son, more than doubling the
size, making it even then the
largest library in the world.
The library serves the supreme
court as well as congress, and
reaches out all over the country,
operating gigantic inter-library
loan system. For instance, if you
want a book owned by the Library
of Congress and cannot procure it
elsewhere, you simply tell your local
librarian about it and you can bor-
row the book. The library publishes
a catalog, known as the Union cata-
log, which contains some IL mil
lion entries covering almost every
conceivable subject and Identifies
the libraries where source material
can be found
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DebatabIe Budget Cut

There is another battle Of words
on as to how much the Both con.
gress slashed from the President S
budget requests of 40 billion dol.
lars. The U. S. Chamber of Com.
merce, in a resume of the 80th
congress just published, says the
cut in appropriations was &c bill.
lion dollars.
'On the other hand" the
chamber says, congress al
lowed various departments and
agencies more than three bill
lion dollars in CONTRACT
AUTHORITY and this sum,
which will have to be appr0-
priated later. is almost one bill
lion dollars more than the Pres
idcnt requested"
In addition to this. congress took
three billion dollars out of the l94G
surplus TO pay that much on 1915
expenditures for the European re-
coVery program.
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Subsidy Battle Looms

1t appears certain even at this
early date that one of the first con-
troversies in the 81st congress, con-
vening in January, will be over
the farm subsidy or price support
program.
Farmers are caught between
possible huge surpluses because
of new record crops, and the
anger of city folks aware that
their tax money in the form of
subsidies is keeping food prices
up.
In addition, government officials
are frankly anxious lest the gov
eminent may not be able to sup
port prices as provided under pres
ent laws if SURPRISES become so
great as to make the billions avail
able for lending and buying for
support inadequate to keep the
prices from sliding below the parity
floor
Already experts are at work on
lower support levels and farm Or
ganization leaders are preparing for
a showdown fight against any re-
vision downward before 1850.
NeWsmen eorerine The spy bearings
on Capitol Hill bare name for Ei.a-
beth Bentley, The confessed red spy and
star tpitness for :be committee. Tber call
Der RED Amber."
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Woman's World
Needs, Use, Fabric Durability
Are Keys in Selecting Linens
&y G'fta Haley

&c I'VE been keeping a home for
seven years." said an intelli-
gent homemaker to me recently,
and now my linens need replenish-
ing. But I'm not certain that I
know just how to buy them cor
rectly."
Contrary to opinion, brides are
not the only ones buying linens to-
day. Many a homemaker is seeing
10-year-old sheets fall into shreds
at each laundering, while bath tow
els are developing holes in alarm
ing proportions.
Should the choice be muslin or
percale sheets? What thread count
is best to select? How should the
yarn count affect the choice of
sheets? How large should bath tow
els be? Are cotton or linen towels
better for dishes? These are but a
few of the bewildering questions a
homemaker must be able to answer
before she can make her choice.
Correctly Chosen Sheets
Are Satisfying
Decide or the best size before you
ever get to the store to do your pur-
chasing. Anyone who has ever been
troubled by having sheets that are
skinny will realize the wisdom of
this point. Beds are more comfort
able. easier to make and stay we'll
made longer if there is sufficient
tuck-in on all sides.
For the standard five-inch thick,
76-inch long mattress, the 108-inch
torn length is most desirable If you
select one less than SO inches long,
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The Ancient Eius.::calon

The muskmelon was cultivated in
Persia. Turkistan and along the
shores of the Mediterranean long
before the Christian era. In this
country, most of its favorite vari-
cites are called cantaloupes after
an Italian nobleman of that name.
AS result of long scientific breed
ing, today's cantaloupe is a much
"meatier' melon than its ancestor
of generation or two age. Careful
seed selection and production have
developed a thin skin, thick meat
of golden tint and a very much
smaller seed chamber.
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FIRST AID to the
- AIL|NG HOUSE
by Roger C. Whitman

QUESTION: Several of our
chairs have loose legs and rungs.
Please advise how to repair.
ANSWER: Take the chairs apart
and scrape off all the dried glue
from the ends of the rungs and
other parts, as well as from the
holes into which the rungs fit. For
each end of rung or other loose
part, cut a piece of an old silk
stocking that will go over it and
that can be forced into the hole
Use plenty of glue on the ends and
drive the parts together tightly.
The glue will soak through the
"silk," which will form a tight
packing. After drying, trim off the
edges of the silk" with a razor
blade. In place of the silk" you
may be able to buy thin steel slips
intended for Tightening a chair.
QUESTION: We have single
flooring, of four-inch, soft-wood
planks, very badly worn in spots.
We intend only to paint the floors.
Later, would it be practical to lay
plywood and cover that with in
laid linoleum blocks or carpeting?
We do not wish a hardwood floor,
for the children are so hard on
them.
ANSWER: The linoleum laid
over plywood should be very sat
isfactory. If the children are very
young, l suggest that you lay a
warm rug or carpeting on the floor,
which would be warmer for the
children to sit on. My own pref
erence would be for a hardwood
floor, however, as it will take a
great deal of punishment if prop
erly finished.
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42-llsl

count, the better the quality of the
sheet. The number of threads in
each direction should be equal to
get the greatest benefit from the
sheet.
Weight on sheets is not nearly as
important. Light weight may mean
very fine yarn or few yarns, so
that sheet is poor and sleazy.
Lots of wear on a sheet comes
from the top mem. Hens should be
at least four inches and, if you can
find sheet that has 10th top and
bottom hem, the sheet will wear
longer.
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a H9 # z2::!l1
REp0RzxRAl<AX
IN WASHINGTON @~Z5
Worlds Largest Library
IN WASHINGTON


WHEN you enter the rela-
w lively quiet and peace
full atmosphere of the public
library in almost any Home
Town in the country and
glance about at the book-laden
shelves, picture, if you can, a Ii
brary which occupies So acres of
floor space, has AIS miles of book
shelves loaded down with approx
mately eight million books and
pamphlets, with some LOO en-
ployees serving the public and the
government, and you will have some
idea of the Library of Congress in
Washington.
Housed in two massive architec-
turally beautiful buildings just
across the street from the national
capitol, the Library of Congress, in
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there will be skimpiness on the tuck
in. A single width bed requires a
65-inch width.
A three-quarter bed requires r.
inch sheet and the double bed re-
quires an 81-inch width sheet. Most
sheets are labeled as to size on the
tabs but, if they are not, measure
them to be certain.
The type of the sheet usually gives
the thread count. A type $50 sheet
signifies there are 100 threads per
square inch, a type 1873 sheet means
that many threads to the square
inch. Usually, the higher the thread
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Sprinklers Pay Off

Use of sprinkler irrigation of
hops increased the income of Ore
gon farmers more than $690,000 in
1945. Based on Oregon station ex-
eriments showing increases of Is to
40 per cent due to irrigation, an
estimated 5000 to 1000 acres are
now under irrigation in William
cite valley.
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Few women have linen sheets and
cotton is thoroughly satisfactory.
For everyday wear, the best choice
is muslin; for 'best" occasions, a
good quality percale frequently is
chosen.
Hemstitched sheets do not wear
particularly well; if you have them,
use for "best" occasions. Other
wise, the plain edges will give best
wear for both occasions.
Tinted sheets are attractive if you
want to match or contrast the bed
room, but only fast-colored ones
should be chosen. White sheets give
best all-around service.
Pillowcase Requirements
Are Identical With Sheets
After you have selected sheet
for thread count and weight, select
pillowcases in the same type. Pill
lowcases that are six inches longer
than the pillow are best for appear
ance and wear.
When pillowcases are too wide for
the pillow, as many of them are that
you receive for gifts, turn them in
side out and stitch on both of the
long sides to make them fit prop
erly.
Pillow filings are another consid-
GRAFTON to bear in mind when you
choose bedding Those filled with d
combination of duck and geese down
are best from the standpoint of COM
fort and lasting wear.
Chicken and turkey feathers are
used in the cheaper pillows, and
frequently have stiff quilts in them
that may be uncomfortable.
Make certain the feathers are
clean or the filings will develop a
rancid, musty odor.
Kapok filling is good if you have
allergies to feathers. However, ka-
pok tends to pulverize when used
for a long time and will lose resili-
ency, thus making replacement
necessary, with its consequent ex-
pense.
Pillow ticking should not be heav-
lily sized for the filling will come
through readily. Rub the ticking
to test it; if dust flies, sizing is
present.
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Hold Blankets in Light
To Check Yarns

To Check Yarns
A good blanket always is marked
for size. If you think you are get
ting a bargain, have the blanket
measured and compare it with those
which have size stated on the label
Hold blanket up to the light to
see if the yarns are well distrib-
uted. If you see thin spots, you can
be certain that these will wear out
soon.
Blankets may be cotton, rayon,
wool or a combination of two or
more of these fibers. Cotton makes
a strong blanket, wool warmer
one. A part wool blanket with less
than 25 per cent wool is no warmer
than a cotton one.
Virgin wool does not necessarily
mean the blanket is of the best quail
ity. The best blankets have long
fbers. Virgin wool may be stronger
if it is of good quality but, if it is
poor, it might be better to buy a
reprocessed wool.
The sizes on most bathroom tow
els are important. Select those 20
by 40 for most practical purposes.
You may have some that are % by
"A, but any larger than that will
make the towels laundering prob
lem, either by adding lot of excess
weight if the laundering is done
commercially or by being too heavy
if you do your own.
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Young Girls Dress

Young Girls Dress
This adorable little dress for
young girls will be perfect for
parties. 1t is fashioned of bright
striped fabric used in contrast.
Note the gay scallop trim, the
pert bow. Pattern includes panties
to match.
Pattern No. 1850 comes in sizes 2, 3, 1,
and years: Size 3. dress. ia yards
OF 80 or 39'inch: panties. 5s yard.
The new Fall and Winter FASHION
contains 60 pages of sewing information
for home dressmakers. Easy to make
styles; special features-free doll pat
tern printed inside the book. Is cents.
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Burning Sugar

Burning Sugar
Ever try to burn lump of sugar
with match? You cannot. But
place some cigarette ash on it, and
you can. Nothing happens to the
ash: it merely makes the chemical
reaction Of burning possible.
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Daytime Wear
EOR your busy daytime activi-
1 ties-a smart, comfortably fit
ting frock with diagonal lines
softly accented with scallops. The
neckline is high and young, sleeves
are brief or Slightly longer.
Pattern No. 1906 is for sizes IL, IA 16.
49,. 20: 40 and 40. Size Ia, 4l4 yards of
39-inch.
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Island of Saints

During the Middle Ages, Ireland
was called the Island of Saints. -"
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Casually smart, right in de-
failing, capa cious enough to per-
NIT overnight use, these are
the new carry-all bags. You'll
find them in finest quality
feathers at luxury prices but
also in m0destly priced fab.
RIGS, fibers or straws with
leather or simulated leather
trims. All are new and growing
more popular day by day.
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