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Evening star., 1949-07-03
After Harsh Words, P|ocidity
James Mason Settles Down Happily in Community
He Once Scorned in Loud Firm Voice

once owned by Buster Keaton,
harks back to the glittering era
when Hollywood stars went in for
rooms as big as barracks and in
closed loggias with marble-col-
umned arches.
Mason originally studied arch
itecture, but even so he says he
still can't figure out how to re-
place the light globes in the SWIM
ming pool if they burn out. He
doubts if the designer of the
house ever figured that out either.
He and Pamela are enthusiastic
about their new book, The Cats
in Our Lives" When inquiries
about their cats become too
numerous, she suggests, giggling.
that you read the book. Mason
illustrated it, with line drawings.
Pam did impart the information
that the eight Mason cats have
their own room at the rear OF
the house, reached by an outside
stairway.
When the Masons moved in.
they stored the pasteboard car
tons there temporarily as they un-
packed them. One day they missed
the cats, and started searching the
house. They found all eight in
the room with the private STAIR
way.
Each cat was sitting, possessively
and with considerable dignity, in
it's own carton. So the Masons
merely furnished the room with
eight fresh boxes, and considered
the family installed.
Evening star., 1949-07-03
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
With q half dozen smashing
hits carrying the Broadway the
ater through the summer season,
producers are now busily lining up
plans for what appears to be an
exciting new season starting in
September.
The opening show of the new
season, oddly enough, is not a new
show at all. 1t is that veteran of
veterans. Ken Murrays Black
outs" which has been running in
Los Angeles since June, 1912. A
variety show with Murray, who
has appeared in many Broadway
musicals and night clubs, in the
leading role, it will make It's At
lantic Coast bow at either the
Ziegfeld or the Mark Hellinger
Theater on September 6. |
Another show, which already
has been sen by audiences from
Milwaukee to San Francisco, will
help open the new Broadway sea-
son when Alfred Lunt and Lynn
Fontaine arrive in the starring
roles of Marcel Archard's French
comedy, II Know My Love-" The
Lunts will bing it in as the first
production planned by the The
ater Guild for the new season.
Other Guild prooucUlons after
September will include LAS You
Like It." with Katharine Hepburn,
and "Hilda Crane" for which the
Guild has signed Joan Fontaine.
Good Housekeeping" new play
by William McCleery, will have
Helen Hayes and the cast also in
cludes Miss Hayes daughter, Mary
Macarthur.
After the success of their long
run production of "Oklahoma!"
the Guild is going in more enthu-
siastically for musicals. It's first
this fall will be a musical version
of The Pursuit of Happiness"
which will have Nanette Fabray
in the starring role and Reuben
Mamoulian to direct. AS a play,
this comedy by Lawrence Langner
and Armina Marshall ran for 252
performances on Broadway in
1888.
Another Guild musical will be
"Texas LII Darling" with songs
by Robert Emmet Dolan and
Johnny Mercer, and with Kenny
Evening star., 1949-07-03
Observation-Disclosures
Mars Sports Comedy
Deplorable Conduct Is Funny,
Says 1T Happens Every Spring
By Harry Macarthur


Back in 1881, the announced
cricket likely take its If
sport English cousin wknown students of
and Inside the book of baseball anecdotes by Ira Smith
and H. Allen Smith, had less than notable success
You would have to maybe part Of
tomorrow before found cricket wkets around here
turned into temporary curmudgeon
repute his community Baseball despite the cricket sup
his all to it of hot afternoon is hard to find
widespread popularity of the game that has caused
us to look with Every Spring.
lightweight comedy which probably meant harm to
do " Happens Every Spring full justice 1t must be
noted that well at the box office and has
received throughout the country But con-
slider it.
Happens chemistry professor who
accidentally discovers that the result Of one OF his experiments
ball coated with can't be hit because it just jumps
The young man makes discovery promptly offers
himself to the St Louis club which in sore need OF pitcher
barepeant and wins 38 and the
Ray Miand expert playing of Kelly,
himself during his sensational pitching career
Jobs the comedy line Paul Douglas as Monk
Langan veteran catcher contributes superb
who adds much the comedy And admittedly there
about the spectacle Of obvious rookie
~ Seems Fancful Idea.
On surface be than a fanciful
idea for farce bordering fantasy
however and it becomes something else
shouldn't delve deeply the premises which
fares based but this one bears some examination There
question involved here than the morality OF
ability pick winners in Three Men Horse Any
how they weren't successful.
Baseball colleagues the department tell
all sports possibly including archery 1t had
of the Chicago Black sox and
considered lost fairly
players play the
of sportsmanshp evident In
baseball.
What is evident Happens Every Spring is that
who needs becomes hero when
abandons makes the comedy the
greatest conduct to out OF Holly
Jimmy Cagney Madge Evans admiration by
a grapefruit her kSser
Sports Funny.
possible of that other than baseball occupy
the attention of people in Hollywood One of them horse
racing and could hear the from here sg
gesed comedy making hero of who discovered you
could and make them faster 1t possible that
thought nnoceny that this Kelly Of 1T Happens
Every Spring" funny figure He looks other than
funny around here though if the Mats could pitcher
who couldn't be hit, which they could, couldn't they?
that popular sports and not
Down Happens Spring" Is affair
Of the point
masquerades toprankng polo player naturally.
possible He confuses the opposition filling field
scoops ball goal
All of it is wild apstick fun of it
that who discovers morally unsound win polo
q hero.
Evening star., 1949-07-03
By Howard G. Heyn

a little more than a year ago.
None has been spectacular. His
latest. in Columbia's BLANK Wall. y
is definitely a compromise with
his British movie renown as a
meanie. He plays a blackmailer
in Blank Wall" but a good
hearted" one.
Strictly q Free-Lance.
For about three days work in
MGM's Madame Bovary.' Mason
is reputed to have received $75 900.
Charles Enfield. who brought him
to Hollywood. paid him s125, 900
for Caught" plus Is per cent of
the net receipts. Even Einfeld's S
associates admit there won't be
any net.
Mason told me he is not holding
out for any special type of role
but is taking the parts as they
come. On a strictly free-lance
basis. of course. No long term
contracts.
However acid he may have been
in pictures or in print, Mason
certainly is retiring enough in
home surroundings. He's polite,
but apprenhensive. with strangers.
The Masons' fabulous cats like
wise were restrained. They wan
dered in and out of the drawing
room but they didn't climb any
walls. Mason said they had nine
cats. including one guest
Mrs. Mason. always present at
interviews and seldom reticent
about taking part, was occupied
chiefly on this occasion with g.
month old Portland. The baby is
named for Portland Hoffa. wife
of Comedian Fred Allen. The
Aliens and the Masons are close
friends.
The actor shrinks from auto
graph seekers and bobby soxers
but he insists this is only be-
cause he is naturally shy. sensi-
tive and downright afraid of them
Why a Press Agent?
A friend once implied that
Mason might make a less egotistic
impression If he hired a press
agent. Mason replied that he
didn't know any press agents "and
besides, I can't see why I should
hire one stranger to introduce
me to other strangers"
The house he and Pam bought
Evening star., 1949-07-03
Jeanne Grain Gets q Serious Role
And After Playing in 'Pinky' She Thinks Moratorium
On Racial Prejudice Would Be Ideal

We were scuf1ing like mad. had
to do it quite few times. When it
was all over I found my tooth
was cracked"
Hate Is No Instinct.
The problems of "Pinky." says
Jeanne. could be the problems of
any girl who has a problem. It's
how she copes with them that
makes or breaks her. We are con-
ditioned to think in set patterns
as small children. It's not an in
stinct to hate and discriminate.
A baby will be just as friendly or
unfriendly, whether your skin is
red, white. blue. yellow or black.
We're so anxious to have our chill
dren think the same way We do
that-consciously or unconscious
ly-we pass on all our customs and
prejudices. If we could only de-
clare a moratorium on racial
hatred for one generation!"
In private life Jeanne is Mrs.
Paul Brinkman and the mother of
Paul. jr., aged two years, two
months. And Michael aged 4
months. The senior Paul hoped
to be a movie actor and was. I
believe, under contract to RKO
for a spell. But he's double for
Enrol Flynn and that ruined what
ever chance for film fame he
might have had.
But he's doing fine in busi-
ness" his ever-loving wife tells
me- Paul's company makes leath-
er furniture and table tops. Jeanne
and her family live on top of a
Hollywood mountain, in an almost
completely glass house. But no
one yet has thrown any stones.
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Alliance
Evening star., 1949-07-03
HOLLYWOOD.


IT was told" says Jeanne Grain,
"that it would take me a good
month to lose my "Pinky' mood. -
Three weeks ago Miss Grain, who
usually plays cute. college f1appers
on the screen-"Margie. - Apart
ment for Peggy"-fnished her role
of colored granddaughter to Ethel
Waters in "Pinky," Daryl Zan-
uck's picture of a girl who looks
white. graduates as nurse IN
Boston, then has to adjust to her
colored grandmother cabin in
the South.
THE girl doesn't hide the fact
she is colored," says Jeanne. And
I wasn't made up to look different
just slicked my hair back in a
bun like any Boston nurse would
do"
II suppose" says the reporter.
that you fall in love with a white
man in the picture?"
Yes" says Jeanne, William
Lundigan: he plays a doctor"
And I suppose" I continue.
that you give him up at the end
of a certain amount of suffering
on both sides?"
Would Be a Problem.
ITS true" says Jeanne, that
In our social environment such a
marriage would be problem. But
I might have married him in the
picture, If he had had the charac-
ter to stand up to the problem.
But he wants me to pretend I'm
white. So I realize it couldn't be. y
Since or because of making the
picture Miss Grain is now
tremendously interested in the
problems of people like Pinky.
There is no reason" she tells me,
"why a person who is more than
half white should be considered
colored. Now you are legally con-
sidered negro. if you have any
eolored blood in you"
But about intermarriage, what
do you think of that?"
Evening star., 1949-07-03
Guild Plans q Busy Season
By Mark Boron

Delmar playing a Southern poll
tician in the leading role.
The Guild is playing faithful to
some of its veteran playwrights
who have contributed hits in
previous seasons. Among these
are Philip Barry. S. N. Behrman
and Eugene O'Neill, with the lat
ter scheduled to have two p:ays
opening on Broadway in the fall.
The first will be his "A Moon for
the Misbegotten," which played
on tour in 1947. O'Neill's second
play will be "A Touch of the
Poet" a drama about a former
major in the British Army.
Two eagerly anticipated musi-
(See BARRON, Page CD
Evening star., 1949-07-03
Coming Attractions

AMBASSADOR - "Sorrowful
JONES'" with Lucille Ball,
starting Thursday.
CAPITOL-"Massacre River"
with Guy Madison, starting ,
Thursday.
COLUMBIA-"Streets Of La
redo" with William Holden,
starting Thursday.
DUPONT - Jamaica Inn"
with Charles. ugh ton,
starting Friday.
KEITH'S - Walt Disney's
"Dumbo," starting Wednes-
day.
| METROPOLITAN - Long
Voyage Home" John Wayne,
starting Thursday.
NATIONAL - The Judge
Steps Out" with Alexander
Knox. starting Thursday.
PALACE-"House of Strang-
ers," with Susan Hayward,
starting Thursday.
PLAYHOUSE - The Fan"
with Jeanne Grain.
TRANS-LUX - forbidden
Street." with aureen
O'Hara.
WARNER - eSorrowful
Jones'" with Bob Hope,
starting Thursday.
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munities, will hold up and, per-
haps, increase in price.
Al. There will be some decrease
during 1850 in industrial and pri-
vate. building. The cost of such
building will decline a little and
the quality of workmanship will
improve. There should be an in
crease during 1850 in publicly fl
nanced building.
az. There will not be much
change in business rentals during
1850 but residential rents will
average higher in 1850. Only as
property owners are granted high
er rentals will there be more
houses built for rental purposes.
43. Mortgage interest rates dur
ing 1850 will continue about the
same as during 194e.
"A. The growth in industrial
pensions should help real estate
sales in Florida, California, New
X ana AfILOlld.
General Business
AS. Many business concerns
find their operations sliding down
toward the break-even point.
There will not be as mnch margin
between costs and selling prices
during 1850 as during 1910 I'm
employment will gradually in
crease due to the installation of
labor saving machinery and other
causes.
46. Military preparedness will
continue to bolster general bust
ness and employment durino 1850,
but this is not a healthy develop
ment.
AZ. Excluding government
owned commodities, the physical
stock piles of manufacturers will
remain about the same during
1850 as during 1919.
Politics
48. 1850 will be an election
year. The Republican party will
remain in the doghouse. The ad-
ministration will continue to talk
radically against Wall street and
the so-called selfish interests"
but at heart the administration
will be fairly conservative. Its
bark will be far worse than its
bite.
40. The administration will
continue to be sympathetic to or
ganized labor unless someone
like John L. Louis goes too far.
In that event. such a man will be
made the whipping boy, but with
| the consent of other prominent
labor leaders.
50. The Congressional elections
Of 1850 will not change the poll
teal status of Congress TO any
great extent.
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Society Clubs Personals
Tuesday Night
Honors Mrs. Reese

Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Reese en-
tertained a group of friends Tues
day night at 800 o'clock, the oc-
casion being Mrs. Reese's birth
day.
After several clever games, the
hosts served a delicious party
plate to the guests.
Mrs. Reese was presented with
a lovely lamp, a surprise gilt from
the group.
Those present for the occasion
were Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Wells,
Mrs. Louise Wallace, Mrs. Dan
Hoff, Mrs. Lucille Chapman, Mis-
SEES Earline and Lurline Roberts
Miss Martha Ann Brown, Miss
Billie Ruth Mcclellan and Mike
Lannon's.
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Weothersby Employees
Have Christmas Party

The annual family Christmas
party of the Weathersby Chew
rolet company was held Friday
night at 7:30 pm. at the company
showroom with Norman Wea-
thersby in charge. Jessie Boat
wright was Santa Claus and dis
tributed the gifts. Highlight of
the presentation was the bonus
checks, a gift to each employee
from Mr.. Weathersby.
During the program the group
enjoyed singing Christmas carols
and recordings were made of the
songs.
Refreshments to the 80 guests
were served by Mrs. Weathersby,
Mrs. Moses and Mrs. Ruth Duke.
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Miss lean McRue Weds
Claude Horton, Dec. Is

Of widespread interest through
out the county was the recent
marriage of Miss Jean McRae, of
Lexington, to Mr.. Claude Horton
of Houston, Texas.
The wedding was solemnized
Sunday, December 18 at 1890 p.
m. in the home of the brides Sis
ter, Mrs. r. c. Moore. The i'm
mediate family vas present for
the occasion. The Rev. c. T.
Floyd, pastor of the First Metho-
dist church in Lexington, per-
formed the ceremony.
The bride was attractively
dressed in a winter white suit.
She wore an orchid corsage.
The couple are now at home in
Houston, Texas.
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Eugene Yates Smith III
Born December Is

Dir. and Mrs. Eugene Yates
Smith, Jr., of Charleston, South
Carolina, announce the birth OF
a son, Eugene Yates Smith, III,
born December 13. The baby
weighed 81 pounds.
Maternal grandparents are Mr..
and Mrs. Truett Phelps of Lex
ington.
Paternal grandparents are DR..
and Mrs. Eugene Yates Smith, ST.,
of Charleston, South Carolina.
Mrs. Smith will be remembered
as the former Frances Phelps.
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Demonstration Clubs
Hold Christmas Party

The Council of Home Demon
stration Clubs of Holmes county
met Tuesday, December 20, at
two o'clock in the demonstration
kitchen at Lexington. A table
was gay with gifts. Miss Joyce
Williams led the singing of "Sil-
ent Night" and Jingle Bells"
The roll was called and the min
utes read by the secretary, Miss
Mariana Kimbrough. After a
short business session presided
over by Mrs. C. F. Moore, Miss
Williams reported on the splen-
did donations she is taking from
the clubs to the Home for Old
Men and Old Women. She told
of the drive being made for
funds to build two All club camps
in the state - at Sardis lake and
one on the Gulf coast. The state
parks cannot accommodate a All
camp from each county that
wants one. Since the young peo-
pie themselves have raised a large
part of the quota and stand fifth
in the state, the council approx
ed presenting the cause to the
local clubs of women.
Mrs. w. T. Holder directed the
games. Furious competition mark
ed the unscrambling of Christmas
terms. Tears were. in many eyes
over the antics of poor Uncle
Josh.
The Acona ladies, Mrs. J. l..
Braddock and Mrs. Clifton Hugh
es, served attractive Christmas
plates. The guest of honor was
Miss Santa Tackett of Richland
and Oxford. She came with her
sister, Mrs. j. E. Chisolm, Mrs.
James Summerlin and Mrs. B. A.
Mcbride. Mrs. w. H. Roach was
present as past president. Other
members present were Mrs. ]. H.
Gulledge, Mrs. N. M. Parkinson,
and Mrs. w. c. Sheehy of Be-
thesda; Mrs. Forrest lizard, Mrs.
Boyd Moss, and Mrs. H. D. Bou-
chillion of Castalian Springs; Mrs.
Leo Spell and Mrs. Aaron Can't
of Brozville; Mrs. Joe Gilmore Of
Coxburg: Mrs. w. r. Sullivan
and Mrs. Mack Ellington of Lex
ington.
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Bridget Lane Biockstock
Born December n

Mi. and Mrs. c. d. BlackStock
of Lexington announce the ar
rival of a seven poud baby girl,
Bridget Lane, born December 81
at 8:l5 pm. at Community hos
pital. MIR. and Mrs. o. B. Byrd are
the maternal grandparents, and
Mr. and Mrs. w. c. Blackstock of
Kosciusko are the paternal grand
parents.
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Mrs. Edgar Lumpkin and Mrs
Warren attended the midnigh,
services Christmas eve night al
the Grace Episcopal church in
Canton.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. William
son and Sonny, Mrs. Norman
Samuelson of Glendora were
guests of Mrs. Madison Mcclellan
Sunday night.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Sgt. w. C. Wedgeworth, who is
stationed in Massachusetts, is
home on leave to be with his
wife, who is ill.
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Ralph Wilson of McComb and
Mrs. Mary Ann Stockstill of jack
son visited Mrs. Minnie Lannon's
and Mike Lannon's Monday and
were accompanied by Mrs. Lam
mons and Mike to Yazoo City to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Lam
mons brother, Joseph H. Wilson
who died Monday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Miss Mary Lou Erwin spent the
holidays with her family in Cry
stall Springs.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Aycock
and children, Peggy and Dame
of Memphis were holiday guests
of Mrs. Nell Poe.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Bob Pendergrass and his mo-
ther spent the Christmas holidays
in Memphis visiting relatives.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Mrs. Irene Money returned
Tuesday from a visit with the j.
S. Brock family of Hollandale.
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Mrs. W. B. Phelps of Canton
spent Christmas day with Truett
Phelps and Mrs. Lille Gibson.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Ellington
were Christmas day guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Irby Ellington.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Pfc. w. M. Goudelock. Camp
Gordon, Georgia, spent the holt
days in the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Goudelock.
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Mrs. w. K. Gwin, John Gwin of
New York City and Mrs. Robert
Townes left "Wednesday for the
coast for a short visit.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Friends of little Miss Joan
Chennault will be glad to know
that she is much better.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Bob Pendergrass was a jackson
visitor Friday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hoff, Harrell
and Lester Roberts of State coll
lege were visitors of Mrs. Cor
rine Roberts over the holidays.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Harpole were
business visitors in Greenville
Wednesday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Brown
and children Of Cleveland, Ten
nessee, were guests Of DR.. and
Mrs. G.. G. Ash over the holidays.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

DR.. M. S. Melvin spent the holt
days in Jackson.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Sammy and Duncan Godbold of
State college were visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin Wells over the
holidays.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

MI. and Mrs. w. w. White of
Cleveland and Mr.. and Mrs. Louie
Tripp of Jackson were holiday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. r.
Chennault.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse r. GOA, Jr..
and David of Kingsport, Tonnes
see, are visiting in the home of
Mr.. Goza's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse r. GOA.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Mrs. w. r. Griffith Of Prentiss
is spending the holidays with her
daughter, Mrs. W. H. Fincher, Jr.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Mrs, Eric Norquist spent the
holidays in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Beckman of Alexan-
dria, Louisiana.
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MI. and Mrs. l. R.. King, Jr.,
and children of Greenville spent
the Christmas holidays with MI.
and Mrs. Ben Beall and Mr.. and
Mrs. I. r. King.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29

Miss Ruth Hill of Bristol, Vir-
ginia, a former member of the Ad-
vertiser staff. arrived in Licking
ton today and is a house guest in
the w. O. Carter home.
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Miss Martha Brown spent the
holidays with her parents in
Ioulka.
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Watson are
a weeks vacation in
Texas this week.