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Arizona sun., 1949-12-30
Yuma News
Ry Lucille Coleman

Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Duckette spent
the Christmas holidays with their
sister and brother-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Reed, of Yuma, Arizona.
Rev. r. N. Jones, of Phoenix, will
conduct watch meeting here Sat-
urday night. Everyone is invited.
Chester Lewis was shot Christ
mas morning, but his condition is
reported good.
Mrs. Edith Jefferson, guardian
for the camp fire girls, gave a
Christmas party and each girl in
vited a guest. They enjoyed Won
derful time.
Mrs. Thelma Steen and sister left
for the Coast Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleix McCorey
spent the holidays on the coast.
Rosco Trey is here visiting dur
ing the holidays. He attends the
University of Arizona.
Harvey Jesie and family were
here from San Diego visiting dur
ing the holidays.
Rev. and Mrs. Howard Potts were
visitors over the holidays from Los
Angeles California.
The Negro Elks Lodge gave SO
stockings away to the children OF
Yuma. The stockings were filled
with candy, nuts and fruits.
The NAACP sponsored a Christ
mas gift drive. There were about
200 gifts donated to 2-dozen fami-
lies who were made happy for
Christmas.
We. regret the passing of Mrs.
Gladys Grason's husband. His body
was shipped to Texas for burial,
accompanied by his wife who re-
turned Dec. 25.
DEATH CLAIMS YUMA CITIZEN
Mr.. Rufus C. Dees, longtime citi-
zen of Yuma, passed away in a
local hospital on Christmas day.
Mr.. Dees came to the state in
1928 from Oklahoma and home
steaded in the Gila Valley where
he lived until his death.
Mr.. Dees, age ga, was born in
Union County, North Carolina April
Is, 1885. He went to Oklahoma and
farmed from 1909 to 1922. He then
came to Arizona in 1923 where he
resided for 26 years.
Mr.. Dees is survived by his wife,
Alice Dees and IA children, nine
girls and boys; 3 brothers, 2 sis
tiers, "a grandchildren and 2 great
grandchildren.
Arizona sun., 1949-12-30
Phoenix Social
and
Club News
Mrs. Nellie Taylor
Phone S-7611

James Willie Hall, son of Mrs.
Fannie Hall of 1121 E. jefferson
and nephew of Mrs. Love Carter,
of 1917 E. Jefferson, motored to
Ardmore, Oklahoma to spend the
holidays with his father, the owner
and operator of Nathon's Place.
He and his uncle left Saturday
sporting a 1949 Chevrolet. They
will return in January.
Misses Tressia and Grace Spinger
were visiting in the city on Christ
mas day. They were the house
guests of Mrs. Fannie Hall on Mon
day evening. They were also the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie
Sanders and they spent the night
sightseeing.
Arizona sun., 1949-12-30
Chandlerite EntertainS
Christmas Guests

Christmas dinner was given at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellie
Johnson for the following guests:
Mr.. and Mrs. Finis Hardiman and
son; Willie Smith, all of Phoenix;
Elias Johnson; Mrs. H. Jordan;
Mrs. Waters and daughter; and
Mrs. Eva Phillips from Tyler, Tex
as. All enjoyed the dinner very
much.
At the home of Mrs. Sybil Ken
nard, 1884 E. Washington ST.,
host of friends were entertained
at holiday dinner party Monday
at 8 p. m.
Guests present were: Mesdames
M. Rolf, M. Miller, E. Williams, Sgt,
Yates, Messrs. ]. Finley, E. Former
and c. Williams Jr.
Arizona sun., 1949-12-30
Holiday Dinner
For 80 Guests

Mrs. Alice Bonner, of 1006 East
Washington, was hostess to 80
guests at dinner on Christmas day.
Among the guests were: Mrs.
Bonner's daughter and Son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mac Calhoun and
their two children of Los Angeles,
and her son, Crawford, a student
at Compton Junior College in LA,
who spent the holidays here, and
Mrs. Maude Hampton of Coolidge,
Mrs. Bonner's aunt.
The Californians left Tuesday.
Mr.. H. F. Hill, of Oklahoma City,
spent the holidays with his brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Cash of 1925 South 9Th Ave.
Mr.. Hill left today for his home.
Jim Jones, of BIG West Magnolia
ST., left last Wednesday for Dallas,
Texas where he will spend month
visiting relatives and friends.
Christmas dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Rose, of 1913 E.
Jefferson ST., were Mesdames L.
B. Bassett, o. Hall and children
Sharon and Jimmie; Misses Johnnie
and Bennie Bassett, and Mr.. L.
Joseph, all of Phoenix; and SgtS.
jackson, Smith and Hunt of Ohio.
Mrs. Beatrice Coffee, of Waco,
Texas, was the holiday guest of her
sister, Mrs. Jessie Jackson, 926B
South 7th Ave.
Arizona sun., 1949-12-30

Microbes have millions of rela-
tives and it serves them, right.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-18

Last week the VOICE pointed out how
company" lobbyists had used their influence
to kill HB 34-a constitutional amendment
making the state responsible for furnishing
SO per cent of the funds for a public school
foundation program how these lobbyists had
button-holed many representatives request
ing that they vote against HB "a how Speak
err Graybill had demanded that the chief
company" lobbyist explain his opposition to
this all-important education-financing meas
ure.
Mote: A constitutional amendment must carry by
a two-thirds- 60-30-vote. lib "a failed to carry by
nine votes 51-39)
By way of short review, HB "a represent
ed in the legislative halls the findings of the
Montana Citizens Committee on Education
regarding the equalizing of the property tax
burden, in order that equality of educational
opportunity might be Forthcoming for every
Montana boy and girl After year-long
study, participated in by representatives of
every county, and from every group in the
state, NIECE found that it would be neces-
sary for the state to pay so per cent of the
cost of the school program, if there was to be
adequate educational opportunity, and also
relief from (and equalization of high prop
erty taxes
NIECE estimated the total cost of educa-
ton for 1949 at $24 ,000 000-one half of this
to be raised on the county and local level
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-18
WHAT The failure OF The SCHOOL REFINANClNG Plan
WILL COST PROPERTY TAXPAYERS

Total taxable valuation of all property in
Montana NIECE determined, from State
Board of Equalization figures, to be $417,-
600. 600, and that 30-mill levy on the coun-
tv-local basis would provide $12,510, 900, or
slightly more than the estimated amount to
be raised on the county level.
Below is printed a chart prepared by J.
M. Peterson of the Joint AF'L-CIO-MFT-M Mon
tana Farmers Union Tax Study committee,
showing how hard pressed property taxpay-
ers in nine typical counties would have bene-
fitted under the NIECE proposal.
To clarity, let us take as an example,
Flathead county. F'lathead county, with
school levies totalling Toll mills, stood to
benefit to the tune of $507,819 in property
tax relief had Rep. Armstrong (and eight
other legislators) permitted house approval
of this constitutional amendment and the
adoption of the 30-mill levy proposal therein
provided. But, since NIECE and the MEA
found that the present S892,813 now being
raised by 70.11 mill levy in Flathead is not
sufficient to provide an adequate education
al program, the cost of Rep Armstrong;
mo" vote to Flathead county property tax
payers instead of being $507, 819, actually be-
comes 1858, 167, if all children in Flathead
country are to have an opportunity for an
adequate public school education.
The chart follows
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-18
NO WONDER THE GRAND
Old PARTY CAN'T
WIN

Lincoln would find our govern
ment is giving the same reward to
the man who loafs as to the man who
works to pay the national tax bill.
lie would find there are many peo-
pie living in the country who are
soclallstlcally minded, who are glad
TO live in this country if they can live
OIL 1t, said Mrs. Consuelo Bailey,
Republican National Committeewo-
man from Vermont, before a Lin
coin day dinner in Great Falls.
After reading such nonsense, is it
any wonder the electorate of the ma
ton has turned thumbs down" on
the COP for the past five president
ial election.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-18
GAS PRODUCTION TAX
KILLED BY HOUSE

After having earlier given tenta-
tive approval, 1899 to lib 122-a
measure to authorize a tax on nat
ural gas that is sold outside the state,
the House Thursday killed the bill.
In otherwords, it's all right for Mon
tana-Dakota to pipe gas out of the
state-tax fee-and yet, producers
VINO sell natural gas within the state,
must pay distribution tax. Does
nj appear to be quite fair, does it?
Roll call next week, if available.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-18
SPEAKING OF "CONTEMPT"

W. C. Mitchell, Helena, held in contempt of the
House this week, for failing to obey liquor committee
subpoena.
After having that House msepresen the people
Montana weeks, this of mind that
Mitchell not the only who should be contempt
before the 'bar of public opinion.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-18

action to be considered O Put the proposition up the
people by referendum Gas proposed under Sub SD
and let them democatcay decide whether not should
be deuged with slot machines 2 Then should the people
frown such legislation the 1851 legislature should enact
law similar to that now in operation in Minnesota.
Minnesota, like Montana, had long been plagued with il
legal slot machine operation due to local enforcement.
But longer At recent session of the legislature Governor
Youngdh secured the enactment of law which would revoke
the license of establishment having slot machines the
premises And according to Golfers: To-day the law works
well there is hardly onearmed bandit in the state Few
of establishments where slot machines placed
could losing their liquor and food censethe penalty of
buckng Governor Youngdahls sharptoothed law -
suggest that such law should receive favorable consid
eraton-andin the meantime people of Montana and
particularly Cascade county, who burdened with almost i'm
possible taxes to maintain schools remember well Rep
resentae Domke dismissal of the whole problem We have
found don't need much thought at first
Comes November 1850, therel be another election
Evening star., 1949-06-26
z Men Held in Assault
On Government CLERK
In Her Apartment

Two men, described by their
lawyer - war veterans, were held
without bond yesterday charged
with raping . 30-year-old Gov
ernment clerk.
Judge Ellen K. Raedy refused
TO set bond for Oakley J.. Powers.
20, Of the 100 block Of q street
NV, and Beaman Heath. ~. Of
the 500 block Of South Twentieth
street. Arlington, A Municipal
Court hearing VS. set for tomor-
row.
The men were arrested Friday
night after the woman's screams
summoned police to her apart
ment In the 1900 block Of Ar
gonne place NV. Powers was
stopped by a janitor In the build
ing. while Heath was picked up
in a downtown taverV. police re-
ported.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Raymond Baker asked .
weeks continuance in court be-
cause the victim" was hysterical
at George Washington Hospital.
His plea for . bond rejected.
Defense Counsel Nathan Lubar
requested . shorter postponement.
claiming that. according to q
medical report In the case. there
was only q suggestion" Of force
In the alleged attack.
Detective Sergt. Robert Weaver
Of the sex squad told the Judge
that the woman had been
scratched and bruised Ito some
extent"
Sergt. Weaver further reported
to the court that the woman
stated she let the defendants into
her apartment. that champagne
was drunk and that she was at
tackled In turn by both men.
Powers and Heath pleaded not
guilty to the charge.
Evening star., 1949-06-26
Col. William N. Connor
Dies Al Charlottesville
Dy the Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. June
25.-Col. william Mallard Con-
nor. II. retired Army ofdcer and
. former West Point instructor.
died yesterday at his home here.
Col. Connor, q native Of Charles
ton. 8. c.. had lived here for fve
years. He had served as governor
Of Moro Province in The Philip
pines. as Judge Of the 18th judicial
Circuit In The Philippines, and Is
as attorney for Manila before he
was commissioned % . major In
the regular army on July !. 1870.
From 1892 to 1894. Col. Connor
served - Judge advocate for the
5th Corps Area. Columbus. Ohio.
and from July, 1888, until October,
1910. he held . similar post for
the 9Th Corps Area. Chicago.
Before his retirement he became
professor Of law at the Military
Academy.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Miss Katherine Peyton, Of
Mississippi. and . son. 1t. Col.
William M. Connor. tr.
The funeral will b held Tues
| day at Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-06-26
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month IN Q party dispute but re-
turned soon after 70 the cabinet
Mr.. Zuleta Angel represented his
country at the United Nations
organizing conference IN San
Francisco In le45.
Evening star., 1949-06-26
ZuIeto Angel Resigns
As Colombian Minister
n - Asss<sossd pssss

BO0OTA. Colombia. June Is
Foreign Minister Eduardo Zuleta
Angel announced today that he
has. resigned TO retire TO private
life. His successor has not been
chosen.
He had been foreign minister
since April, 1913. He resigned last
Evening star., 1949-06-26
Fraternity PIons Cruise

The Delta Theta Phi rroses-
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hold q cruise on the Bear Noun
tain showboat At $50 pm. today
Evening star., 1949-06-26

Conditions are changing In the automobile
business Your prospective customers are now
buying on the basis of value =. selecting the
car they ,pdnt getting the most automobile
In return for the dollars they put out
This is Plymouth salesman's s meat! You're
selling great new value car that welcomes
comparison to - and competition with - any
automobile selling at anything like the same
price - or even hundreds Of dollars more!
Among the three leading low-priced cars.
you have the car with the longest wheelbdse -
for greater riding comfort. You have the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

cago Deadline," forbidden
Street." Red Light" knock
on Any Door," MY Friend
Irma." "Once Upon a Dream"
That Forsyte Woman"
These pictures did not earn the
distinction Of being the years
worst without a battle. A man still
has qualms about leaving off such
a custard as Milton Berle's tele-
vision excerpt Always Leave Them
Laughing" Look for the Silver
Lining" the biography Of Marilyn
Miller which was saved only by
Ray Bolger's dancing. and several
others.
There was also "Jiggs and Mag
gle in Jackpot filters" with Joe
Yule. Mickey Rooney's father as
star, but apparently no one saw
this one.
After being proclaimed for sew
eral years as one Of the most cour-
ageous things ever undertaken by
the screen. Anna Lucasta" must
have struck movie fans as COM
pletely battling. AS motivation
for Annals having become a
Brooklyn waterfront tramp, it Of
fered the explanation that her
father was annoyed that she
kissed her high school dance date
one night under a moonlit arbor.
Even in the movies, a girl would
have to have a better reason than
that.
Beyond the Forest" Bette
Davis last picture for Warmers
after 10 contractual years, was a
hair-raising piece of over-acting
which could be explained only on
the ground that she was trying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

Pegler. Or the fat one, name OF
Reynolds. Even women wrestlers
ON television 60 about their may
hem with unreliable lips. an &C
complishment in restraint that
Emily Post would find commend
able.
Granting all this and admiring
it as much as the next man, what
is a drama department to do about
balancing its 10-best picture list
with the 10 or more, at the other
end Of the list? Not necessarily
the 10-worst pictures, just the
10-worst that a reviewer happened
to see.
Every year produces these and
every year the record calls for
their recognition for lack of merit.
It would be unfair, of course, If
these were little, inexpensive,
modest pictures just trying to
pass through life unnoticed. No
one would modest these, but a pass
ing jeer for the more pretentious
ones is irresistible.
So, for a list of these:
anna Lucasta." Beyond the
Forest" BLACK Magic" Chi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
to get even with someone-not
necessarily the heroine.

to get even with Someone-nOt
necessarily the heroine.
It was BLACK Magic's" major
distinction that it brought Orson
Welles back to the screen after a
benevolent absence of more than
year. In the role of Cagliostro-
who was quite a guy-Welles
proved that even such a maniac
could be over-acted.
Chicago Deadline." an Alan
Ladd work that displayed the star
as a godlike Chicago reporter
might we'll have been the years
most demented piece of film fic-
ton. No one all year came closer
to playing Superman without ap-
parently having the slightest
awareness that not even Chicago
Journalism could produce such an
exaggerated reporter.
forbidden Street." made in
England with a cast headed by
Dana Andrews and Maureen
OHara. can hardly have had a
competitor as the seasons most
over-stuffed melodrama.
AS for Red Light" there are
students of the cinema who say
that if George Raft made 10 pic
lures in any year. they would be
the 10 worst. However conjec-
tural this may be, the fact re-
mains that Red Light" is a per-
feet specimen of Rats acting
style which inspired the invention
Of the deep freeze.
Among its other distinctions,
knock on Any Door" has the
further one of teaching Humphrey
Bogart to give up independent
movie production. AS plea for
the slum kid who went wrong. b.
CARTS exaggerated opus might well
have left the impression on limo
cent minds that going right was
the supreme folly. even for PARK
avenue offspring.
my Friend Irma," another ef-
fort to capitalize on the popularity
Of a radio serial, achieved the
screens most frenzied story pace,
but even this tempo could not
conceal the whole thing as an ex-
ploitation Of imbecility.
"Once Upon A Dream" earns
its place on the list as an English
picture which shows that the an
cient wheeze about the lady and
the butler is more worn out than
the English realize.
That Forsyte Woman" an
adaptation of John Galsworthy's
great family saga. was extensively
cast but never came even close to
suggesting that the story is one
Of the contemporary literary mas
terpieces. What it did suggest,
instead. Is that Greer Carson is
the woman who could keep Enrol
Flynn at bay over a period of
years. This may be an achieve
ment. but not up to Galsworthy's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

girls-not Pat. I'm sure she will
get q guy II she wants one-have to
scan their datebooks, In panic, to
get themselves an escort for the
big night.
June Haver has Cancelled her
trip to the family of the late
DR.. John Dusk. Instead, June
stays in Hollywood and stars on
the air.
Doris Day, who is Ill, Is resting
in the desert.
(Released by North American Newspaper
Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Hollywood Diary
Gable Sturts q Picture in January
By SheiIoh Graham

Hazel Brooks could have starred
at RKO in mo Loose Ends" but
she wanted too much money. Now
Producer Herman Schlom is look
ing for another leading lady.
Hazel's last movie was two years
ago-she was the menace IN
Body and Soul"
Elizabeth Taylor has only four
more weeks to wait before gradu-
ating. Then off with the books
and on with the fun.
Hey, fellers! Pat Neal tells me
she has no date for New Years
eve. The line forms to the left.
But seriously. you'd be surprised
at how many Hollywood glamor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

Hollywood.
Ida Lupino has thrown out
Mice Girl" and substituted mo-
body's Safe" for the title of her
next production with Collier
Young. When I ask Collier for the
date of the divorce, he tells me,
I'm not saying anything. You'll
have to get that statement from
Ida. And she's not talking"
DR.. Peter Lindstrom plans to
keep daughter Pia out of school
until the divorce is settled. Gary
Cooper says he thinks they are at
his home in Aspen. Colorado, for
the holidays. He can't be sure. be-
cause there is no telephone there.
"I'll go there to ski when I finish
Bright Leaf" Gary tells me.
Clark Cables honeymoon in
Honolulu is scheduled for two
weeks only. Clark drove to San
Francisco-he never flies-to make
the boat with Lady Sylvia. They
return on the .Lurline January IA.
Then Clark starts his picture. ITO
Please a Lady" with Barbara
Stanwyck. Everyone is still gasp
ing over the suddenness of the
match.
X X X
Bob Hope decided to do some
thing for all the Santa Clauses of
this town. He threw big party
for so Of them at the Hollywood
Brown Derby.
Margaret O'Brien has signed
with NBC to tape the Violet series.
Maggie and her nom wanted to
do Violet as a movie. before she
left MGM. Violet will be tapped
and broadcast once weekly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
North Named to Bourd
On Suvinqs Bonds SuIes

Postmaster Roy NJ. North yes
terday was appointed to serve on
the Advisory Committee of the
United States Savings Bonds
Division. -
The appointment was an
nounced by Thomas j. Groom,
chairman Of the committee, who
pointed out that the Washington
post Office is an important center
for the sale of savings bonds and
that 1t was one of the first Offices
in the country to adopt the Pay
roll Savings Plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and T:nna n$ Eho,u:..

Ambassador-'"The Lady Takes
a Sailor; l, sos, Sis, 1928 an
9:35 pm.
Capitol - Ambush; II am,
LAS, 4:30, 7:15 and 10 pm. Stage
shows: 12:45, 800, 6:15 and 8
pm.
Columbia-"Oh You Beautiful
Doll";; 11:40 am, 1:40. $40, $40,
TAO and $40 pm.
Dupont-"Germany Year Zero;
ITO, 2:55, 4:45, $50, 500 and
1910 pm.
Keith's-"Holiday Affair; 1880
am, 1885. 1885. $40. TAO and
$40 pm.
Metropolitan - EAST Side of
Heaven; II am, 2:35, $40 and
10 pm.
Little-"Never Give A Sucker.An
Even Break; II am. 1880. 4:05,
6:35 and 9:10 pm.
National Tell It to the
Judge: 1920 am. 1:05. $50,
1870, 6:15, 8 and 9:45 pm.
Palace-''Dancing in the Dark;
1880 am, 1:35, $40, $40. 7:45
and $50 pm.
Playhouse - "All the Kings
Men; 1925 am. 1880, $3.50, 40.
1850 and 10 pm.
Trans-Lux-"Pirates of Capri;
400 am, 1910, 2:30, 4:25, sos,
800 and 9:55 pm.
Warner-'The Lady Takes a
Sailor: 11:15 am, 1920, $3.50,
5:35, 1885 and 9:45 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

HISER. BETHESDA znt T., VII -. :''.
MARGARET o'BR1EN. DEAN sTocKWELL
"THE SECRET GARDEN"
at l. $40. 5:25, 7:35, $3.50 pm.
Extra! Walt Disney's SEAL. ISLAND g.
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pm cont, TALL IN THE SADDLE"
& TARTAN TRIUMPH&")
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Drama News and Reviews
The 10 Worst Screenp|oys
Also Came During q Year
By Joy Cormody

There weeks which should kept wholly for the spirit OF good
will toward including the men who make movies.
of weeks the
the ending It fairly beseeches
bland his typewriter No but
like Pegler unless is Pearson replying to