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Evening star., 1949-01-16
oklahoma Reservoir Guarded
After Convict's Poison Threat
Man Who Served
Robbery Term Vows
To 'Poy Back City
BY the Assoeiofed Press

| WAURIKA. Okla, Jan. 15.-The
water reservoir of this Southern
Oklahoma town of 1000 was heavily
guarded tonight as a precaution
against threats OF poisoning by an
ex-convict charged with murder.
Officers believe the 53year-old
ex-convict, Roy Frank Godby, is
on a trail of vengeance.
He is charged with the murder
of Earl Pruet. Oklahoma City at
torney. in his law office Tuesday
afternoon. The assailant escaped
in the excitement.
Mr.. Pruet successfully prosecuted
Godby on an armed robbery charge
here II years ago when he was
county attorney. {
Mayor o. D. Kennedy ordered
the reservoir guard established
after receiving a report from L. J.
Hilbert, Oklahoma City chief of
police Sheriff's deputies also were
guarding the roads into Waurika.
Chief Hilbert said he had re-
ceived information from confiden-
tial sources that Godby had threat
ened to pay back the city in which
he was convicted.
Godby was sentenced to IS years
at the McAlester State Prison for
the robbery of bank at Ringling
which netted him only SO. Ringing
is near Waurika, Jefferson County
seat.
Godby was released last Novem-
Der after serving only naif of his
sentence under Oklahoma's statute
allowing prisoners to accumulate
good time credit.
throughout the Southwest since
Thursday when the murder charge
was filed after witnesses identified
Godby through photographs. He was
believed seeen in Ardmore. just so
miles from here, early Wednesday.
The Oklahoma State Highway
Patrol reported earlier today that
a man answering Godby's descrip-
tion had been spotted in Weather.
ford, Texas, driving car with a
stolen Oklahoma license.
Following Pruet's death, the
United States Marshal's Office Or
dered Federal District Judge Eugene
Rice, Muskogee, placed under guard.
Acquaintance of Godby recalled
at his trial he made threats to kill
everyone connected with his con-
viction.
w. w. Woodwork and members
of his family in Ardmore also have
Evening star., 1949-01-16
Missing Hospital Patient
Found Hanged in Basement

A Walter Reed Hospital patient
was found hanged in basement
boiler room there early last night
according to police.
They identified the patient. who
had been reported missing. as Pvt.
William J. Smith, 18, of Burnsvllle
N. C.
Police said Pvt. Smith. who had
been at the hospital for more than
month. was found by Henry
Schroyer, 507 Deerfleld avenue. Sill
yer Spring. a civilian engineer en-
ployed at the hospital.
The soldier had been stationed
with an infantry regiment at Fort
Jackson, S. c.. police said.
The new constitution of Free India
prohibits traffic in human beings
"fcrced labor and employment Of
children under a.
Evening star., 1949-01-16
Richard P. hawes Funeral
To Be Held This Afternoon

Funeral services will be held at 3
O'Clock this afternoon for Richard
p. Hawes, rs, ordnance engineer at
the Navy Yard for so years, who died
Friday at Doctors Hospital. He had
lived in Lanham, Md, for Is years.
The services will be in the Hines
funeral home, 290l Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in Will
liamston, N. G.
Born in New York City, Mr.. Hawes
came to Washington in 1890, was
graduated for Central High School
and Columbian College, now George
Washington University. In his
youth he was a member of the Ord
way Rifles, National Guard unit
here He retired from the Navy Yard
five years ago.
He served for several years as
house committee chairman of the
Washington Golf and Country Club
He belonged to the District Society
of the Sons of the American Revo-
iution.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Mary Robertson Hawes, and a
brother, John G.. Hawes, 1905 De-
catur street NV.
Norway plans a series of trucks
fitted to show movies in all isolated
Evening star., 1949-01-16

PRINCE PHILIPS MOTHER AS A NUN-Prncess Alice of
Batenburg e 63year-o mother of Prince Philip Duke OF
Edinburgh and paterna the Prince
Charles she climbed the steps of the Church the Virgin
Mary Island in the Aegean Sea- She the ombre
grey habit of and accompanied by Sister Sophia
Dmtriou Avert of the Greek Orthodox Church Princess
Alice retired to Tenos last July dedicate the rest of her life
blemish
birthmark -AP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1949-01-16

been provided protection. Wood
worth and his wife were principal
witnesses against Godby. Wood
worth was president of the Ringing
bank.
Evening star., 1949-01-16

Norway plans series of trucks
fitted to show movies in all isolated
districts.
Evening star., 1949-02-27

her, Mary Jane, I don't believe
you're thinking your lines You're
right, I'm not she said. Wait a
moment and I'll be ready Then
she did the scene and we were all
streaming with tears. So was she.
What a natural born actress"
Lucille is not quite happy over
Interference" at RKO. 1t seems
that someone took the title lit
orally.
Ending Revised.
They changed the ending after
I left the studio" she tells me
more in sorrow than in anger. Il
was supposed to wind up with
Victor Mature. Now Lizabeth
Scott gets him. 1t doesn't make
sense because she has been a
witch all the way through: when
Vic smackS her. the audience is
delighted"
Mature and Miss Ball made
their first RKO picture together,
Seven Days Leave" He was 60
ing with Rita Hayworth then
Evening star., 1949-02-27
Vet Is Film Wonder Boy
Air Force Youth Teaches Seniors
How to Make Movies

cattle over a cliff. Champion,
with a camera crew, stunt men
and doubles, filmed the drive for
$4,000. The stampede scene in
Red River" created artificially
with rented cattle, reputedly cost
100000.
Champion says he got his start
this way: He and Blake Edwards,
with whom he wrote the story
later called Panhandle" camped
on the doorstep Of Bernard Gian-
mini until the banker finally con-
sented to see them. He liked their
nerve and sincerity. More impor-
tant, he liked their story and their
ideas. He agreed to help If they
found a studio deal. They subse-
quently did, at Monogram.
The pair left Giannini'S office
in a pink dream. But they were
soon to be jolted back to reality
Neither had Is cents for the park
ing lot fee.
They had to walk home.
Evening star., 1949-02-27
Lucille Candid in Views on Life and Love
Lets Agent Fret
About Pictures
She Will Play

he's much happier now says Lu-
cille. II love that Mature" she
adds. Did you hear the story
about him when he went to see
Daryl Zanuck after his last pic
ture and asked him, How is it do
ing?' Fine said Zanuck. I'm in
such a rut,' said Victor, one good
picture after another "
Lucille is one of the few ac-
tresses know who gave up half a
million dollar contract because
she thought she was getting in a
rut. 1t happened at Metro.
They kept telling me: Stick
around another seven years and
you'll be eligible for our pension
plan"
Would you be happy doing
nothing for seven years Just to get
a pension at the end?" Lucille in
ouires. CThis is not an interview
about me, so Ill keep my mouth
Shut
Lucille continues, after I
showed them l could do comedy
and made a good picture, Easy to
We'd they still kept me sitting
around. So I got my release"
How about going into business
on your own?" I ask Miss Ball.
She gives a big shudder. mo, I
leave that sort of headache to
some one else-although Desi
seems to be able to act and pro-
duce at the same time. We'd like
to do movie together, il. we
could find the right script"
Desi made his first movie with
Lucille about 10 years ago. That's
when they fell in love.
This past year has been Won
derful." Lucille concludes. "Desi
and I have been able to be togeth-
er nearly all the time"
These two are in love and,
whenever you hear differently,
don't believe 1t.
(Released by North American Newspaper
AllianceD
Evening star., 1949-02-27
BY the Assoeioted Press
HOLLYWOOD.

Depressions in Hollywood al
ways spawn q colony Of wonder
boys who can make profitable
picture for 100000 or less. And
some of the cleverest OF these
are getting a success lesson from
one of the youngest producers in
the business.
He Is John Champion, rs, a
Stanford law student before the
war and a moviemaker only since
his discharge from the air forces
two years ago. Champion oper-
ates on the theory that a sincere
guy with ideas. regardless of age
or experience, has a fighting
chance to lick Hollywood.
His first film. Panhandle V
starring Rod Cameron, cost $26S,
600. It has crossed over 1000
in 10 months. The second, STAN
pede," cost 100000. Champion
thinks it will surpass Panhandle" "
And others listen when he says SO.
He is now about to risk twice
as much money on Short Grass" "
at a major studio where overhead
expenses mandatorily require Is
per cent of the budget. This is
, the point at which most young
sters come a cropper. But Cham
pion has been promised every
thing he wants, including free
dom.
Champions westerns retain all
the familiar situations. But the
treatment is fresh-he does the
writing himself. And every scene
is planned in advance. There are
no extra sets left unused, no lost
motion.
In stampede" he took advan-
tage of o genuine stampede in
Mexico, where government agen-
cies fighting foot-and-mouth dis
ease ran a large herd of infected
Evening star., 1949-02-27
NEW YORK.

NEW 4ORh.
Schopenhauer's fatalistic phi
losophy-humans posing as sheep
awaiting the butcher knife: fulfill
ity of ideals; inevitability of dis
illusionment; faulty Of faith and
the absurdity of hope-has bur
dened the trend of Broadway
drama this season. Now. in Cliff
ford Odet's new play, The Big
Knife" we find additional pound
age to the weight of current
gloom. While on it's surface this
work will be received as a venom
Gus slap at Hollywood. it tries to
go deeper than that. In a SEN
tence it teaches us, as previous
plays this year have taught, that
the end is-Well. death.
Thus motivated, Mr.. Odets
ladens his plot with the inexor-
able processes of Greek tragedy
but, I fear, hardly with its artis-
try, assuming you appraise Greek
tragedy as artistic, as we'll as
classic. Besides, very often it
moves with leaden feet. In a
large sense the authors grievance
against the moving-picture indus
try ties up with his disillusion-
ment concerning all phases of
life poor puppets, We, whose
chief defect is being untrue to
ourselves. Expression of his phi
losophy of defeat goes along with
the action and too frequently
slows 1t.
Hero Puzzled Actor.
In outline the story is that Of
a popular young movie actor who
is somewhat fed up with his career
and its circumstances. But his
Evening star., 1949-02-27
Equity Cast
Uses Vets
As Actors
New Life Is Put
Into Hospital
Performances
BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK.

Moving out early each morning
from O Broadway theater Is .
troupe Of IL actors, accompanied
by q concert accordionist. The
group, an all-Equity cast, is pre-
senting a variety program Of en-
tertainment, including a per-
formance of John Golden's ia
nous comedy, Turn to the Right"
as a part of the veterans hos
pital camp shows program.
The players who participate in
these shows sometimes take a
furlough to do stage or screen
role, but afterward they hurry
back to veterans hospital troupe.
Carl Abraham, veteran Broad
way manager who is guiding this
unit, says members solved many
problems in playing the hospitals
by getting the veterans to partici-
pate both in performances and
in building scenery.
Some Unable to Applaud.
"When Turn to the Right
started on tour" he said, we
found that the performance in
the hospital auditorium was not
enough. We learned that the men
confined to the wards and sick
beds, often a major part OF our
potential audience, were FREE
quently the ones most in need OF
entertainment. of the sight and
sound of people from the out
side
THE actors began to adapt
their theatrical skills to the de-
mands of hospital existence.
They learned about performing
in wards among men too i'll to ap-
plaud. They played before beds
topheavy with traction structures.
For the variety and revue units,
the ward shows were not too great
problem. With a cast OF all
legitimate players. routine and
individual song, dance and COM
edy acts were not possible. Instead.
we arranged programs Of mono
logues and play readings, with the
patients participating in the read
ings."
One highly popular audience
participation feature is bold
melodrama skit in which Dorothy
Martin plays the heroine, and the
parts of the hero, father and the
villain are taken by patients in
the wards.
The casting is done by the pa
tients themselves. Abraham said.
and frequently the most reluctant
patients have turned in excellent
performances. Often so many Of
the patients are so eager to per-
form that the 15-minute playlet
is repeated three or four times be-
Evening star., 1949-02-27

(See EQUITY, Page c-7.l
Evening star., 1949-02-27

(See PERRY, Page CD
Evening star., 1949-02-27
Today's Schedules

AMBASSADOR - Whisper
ing Smith: 1:15. $40, 5:25.
7::30 and 9:4o pm.
CAPITOL-"Command Deci-
SION 1:35. 4:20. 7:05 and
$50 pm. Stage shows:
3:45, $50 and 9:15 pm.
COLUMBIA-"The Paleface"::
1:45. $40. 7:40 and 9:35
pm.
DUPONT-"The Red Shoes:
2::30. $50 and $50 pm.
HIPPODROME - Caesar:
2::10. 5::55 and $40 pm.
KEITH'S - "Rogue's Regi-
ment": 1880. $50. 5:S5.
7::35 and s:35 pm.
LITTLE-"Hamlet" 2:30. $50
and $50 pm.
METROPOLITAN - "T he
Dark Past: 1:35, $40. 7:45
and $50 pm.
NATIONAL-"The Return Of
October: 1885. $50, 5:25,
7:20 and 9:15 pm.
PALACE - Family Honey
moon" 1870, 3::35, 5:35, TAO
and GAS pm.
PIX - pittsburgh: l, 4, 7
and 10 pm.
PLAYHOUSE - "Symphonie
Pastorale":: ,1:05. $40, $40,
1880 and $40 pm.
TRANS LUX - "Enchant-
ment": 1925, 3:35, 5:45,
7:55 and 1905 pm.
ARNER whispering
Smith" 1:15. 3:25. $50.
TAO and GAS pm.
Evening star., 1949-02-27
Odets in a Doleful Mood
"The Big Knife" Sets Hollywood
Dish Before Broadway
By Lawrence Perry

idealistic wife is much more so:
so much more so that she tries to
prevent him from signing a new
14-year contract with a three
Observation-Disclosures bait.
The actor, half convinced-not
knowing what to do if he does not
act-nonetheless accedes to his
wife's desire. Or, at least, he
wishes to accede but is prevented
by the following grim fact: On
a night of carouse with bit-part
wanton fate places a child in the
path of his motorcar. with fatal
result.
Through the Vaccinations Of
the employing film company. the
actors agent and devoted friend
sWears he was driving the car
and takes a ten months rap. Now,
if the very valuable young movie
idol does not sign the new con-
tract, the Aim magnate will expose
him to the police as the real cul-
prit. Thus under duress, he signs
His wife leaves him, but loves him
sufficiently to return. Then comes
the new complication Of the other
woman who, in her cups, hints
there is more to that motor death
than has been told. So she must
be put out of the way. CThus Mr.,
Odets goes to the extreme of
posting the movies as willing to
devise murder if murder will serve
it's interests
Bromberg a Hit.
But the lass prevents this at the
last moment by wandering drunk
enly from a night club into a
street just in time to be killed by
a police car. So the situation IS
500 pEPRv Page C-7)
Evening star., 1949-02-27
Miss Ball Thinks
Marriage Goes
With a Career
By SheiIoh. Grohom
HOLLYWOOD.


Sorry I'm late" says Lucille
Ball. It's Desi-I've just had q
long distance call from him."
Lucille has Just returned to
Hollywood after 10 days with
hubby Desi Arnaz in New York,
and we are lunching at Roman
offs to discuss love, life and Lu-
GILES career.
You are a girl" begins this
reporter, who strikes me as burn
ing the career candle at both ends.
You seem to be bursting with am
bition.'
Lucille spreads her hands with
a helpless gesture. Every one
says that to me-" she declares. 1T
isn't true. But I have no more
answers left. What do say or do
to give that impression"
II suppose it's q kind Of alert
ness-nervousness. always being
on the ball" tell Lucille.
Hubby Understands.
She looks kind Of sad. i
couldn't be happy with only a
home life" she admits. I've got
to have both. Fortunately. I'm
married to a man who under
stands that completely"
If it came to a choice between
home and career, I think Lucille
would choose the career. I just
can't see her in a rocker knitting,
or even cooking. although 7 believe
she is a good cook.
I'm starting my new picture.
Miss Grant Takes Richmond, at
Columbia this week" continues
Lucille. Il haven't read the script
vet. But I'm sure it's okay-Syl-
van Simon Is directing and pro-
ducing. And I have the best
advisers in the world: my agents,
Kurt Frings, Don Sharpe and
Henry Rogers. If they say the
picture is okay, that's okay with
me"
That makes Lucille smart girl.
Most of the top stars here fret
and fuss about which pictures they
want to make. 1t gives them ul-
GERS and sometimes bad picture.
Miss Ball, with a one-picture-
a-year contract for Columbia,
wants to star for them in Born
Yesterday" So does Rita Hay
worth. I don't know who will win
at this point, but Lucille should.
The Dumb Dora role calls for act
ing genius, which Rita does not
have.
A Rushing Come Back.
1--WE been off the screen for a
long time" Lucille reminds me,
almost two years. But in 1949
you will see three pictures Of mine.
'Sorrowful Jones' with Bob Hope
and Mary Jane Saunders, will be
released to follow Bob's 'Paleface'
picture. Interference, a football
picture with Victor Mature and
Lizabeth Scott, than this picture
I'm now doing for Columbia"
What like best about Miss Ball
is her complete candor. When l
ask her, "Is Mary Jane Saunders
another Shirley Temple?" (The
little girl is playing the same role
in "Sorrowful Jones" that made
Shirley famous-it was then Lit
tie Miss Marker~ she explodes:
mo, Mary Jane is this years
child!!' Shirley wouldn't have
been such a success today. And
this kid wouldn't have been a sue
cess IS years ago. Shirley was an
extrovert. Mary Jane is an intro
vert, but she has feeling for
lines that's amazing.
There was one scene in the
picture and the director said to
Evening star., 1949-02-27
Shaving Mugs Rain
On Son of Barber
BY the Associoted Press
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Richard Conte is up to his side
burns in shaving mugs. The word
got out, through another member
Of the East Side Story" cast,
that Richards father, Pasquale
Conte, who runs small barber
shop in Jersey City, N. j., had
sent his son his 40-year collection
of mugs.
To date, Richards fans have
sent him another 60.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-01
Riverside, Jersey Teams
Face in Roller Hockey

Bidding for their first roller
hockey victory in four starts this
season, Riverside's Rollers will
meet the Bridgeton IN. j. Black
hawks tonight at 8 at Riverside
Stadium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-01
Losing Caps Squawk
About 5yracuseL Lead
In Eastern Sector
By Bill Fuchs

New York. Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and Boston clubs along
with Washington's Caps are striv-
ing to put Syracuse out of the
Eastern Division of the National
Basket Ball League. The Mats of
Syracuse are in command in the
East, but their division rivals say
they hold it unfairly.
The Mats, it seems, are playing
q Western division schedule. Each
team is supposed to play each rival
in its own division six times, but
Syracuse plays each only twice
while enjoying the easier picking
of the weaker Western loop clubs.
So the Eastern associates of SYRIA
cuse want something done about
1t.
While clamoring for schedule
change, the Caps aren't helping
themselves. Last night at Uline
Arena they took their sixth beat
ing in Is starts, as the Rochester
Royals triumphed, 1854.
Only 2,205 fans saw the Royals
edge the Caps. who were woefully
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-01
Leohy Keeps Busy

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. l N.-
Judge Jack Carberry of Los An.
geles, old-time school roommate Of
Notre Dame Coach Frank Leahy
got call yesterday from the mas
termind of South Bend, advising
that he'd be here December g.
and also would be on Jack Benny's
radio show December IL.
EASTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE.
Baltimore, 4; Atlantic City, l.
Milwaukee, z; Cleveland, g..
New York. l. Toledo. / (tie).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-01
Western High Honors
Il Varsity Gridders

Varsity letters were awarded to
% members of the Western High
School football squad this week
by Head Coach Fred Mulvey.
Seventeen received Junior varsity
awards.
Fourteen members of the var
sity squad will be lost by gradua-
ton. They include the entire
starting line and two starting
backs. Halfback Dale Larsen and
Quarterback Paul Weinstein re-
main.
The varsity men receiving
letters, besides Larsen and Vein
stein, are Wallace McGarry
Robert Gentle, Sam Campbell,
Jay Stewart, John Rushton. Ted
Dayharsh, Harold Weintraub
Marshall Snead, James Cocheris,
Bill Hinson, Pete Rawlings
Donald Dean, James OLeary
Richard Casey, Leonard Fay, Bill
Muchake. Joe Peisinger. George
Stott, Robert Liebeau. and Tom
DRESSER.
w letters went to Logan,
Rogerson, Watson, Gates, Leder,
Grubic, Tenant, Turco, Jenkins,
Turner, Govan, Kline, Meinke,
Hervey, Gardner, Mills and Nc
Carthy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-01
AIHoughton Wins Battle to Give
Lesser Pros Break in Poyoffs

Just what a vote Of confidence Is
as they already had: ca Told him
he was not to play in tournaments,
Co taken away his income as an
adviser to q manufacturer, Co
passed the Middle Atlantic reso-
fulton which he opposed. . .Hough-
ton led the opposition to the plan
to give each section a vote for
each Is members instead of two
delegates per section. The reso-
luton was defeated. (. The defeat
of the resolution to permit non
members among the touring pros
to compete in the PGA champion
ship means Cary Middleton and
other fairly recent converts from
the amateurs will miss the PGA
at least one more year. Leo
Walper and San Snead went quail
hunting yesterday and Snead
scored a hit with his only shot.
The Bobby Locke incident was one
of the least discussed at the meet
ing. There was no plea from
Locke for reinstatement and after
Schneiter read a seven-page, sin
gle-spaced letter on why Locke
was suspended. the South African
star had few supporters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-01
Indians Are Confiden'
Gordon Will Return
BY the Associated Press

Oy NV SsSoSto1Sd FFeN
CLEVELAND. Dec. The
Cleveland Indians acted pretty
confident today that Joe Flash
Gordon will be back at second base
for them in the spring.
General Manager Hank Green
berg says: I'm convinced Gordon
will be back"
At his home in Eugene, Greg.
Gordon says: "I1l think it over
Gordon earlier this week saic
he wanted to drop out of major
league baseball next year and play
in the Pacific Coast League
preferably with Portland, which
is much interested in his proposal
But Greenberg told Joe by tele.
phone yesterday that a deal like
that is "out of the question.
Asked later whether his hope
to play in the minor league still
stood, Gordon replied: well,
can still hope. I suppose"
Greenberg said he told Gordon
I'VE consider him the best second
baseman in baseball and We
couldn't possibly turn him loose
We'll send Joe a contract the
same time we send out all the
others and I'm sure he'll sign II
and send it back. We can use
him"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-01
By the Associoted Press

inefficient at the free-throw line.
The Caps outshot Rochester, 29-
~, from the floor. but missed
II foul shots.
Bones Mckinney missed four
of his first five and capped that
by missing an easy layup which
would have put Washington
ahead with 3 minutes left to
play.
Chuck Halbert missed three
freebies. With IA seconds to go.
he was fouled when attempting
to shoot and awarded two shots.
Rochester led. 1888. Halbert's
first shot rolled around the rim
and dropped outside. He made
the second shot, but Rochester
took the ball and it was taps for
the Caps.
It was a hectic game. Neither
team owned more than five
point lead at any time. The first
period ended in a 1919 tie; half
time saw the Caps in front. 1898,
and the third quarter ended with
Washington out front, 64-63.
Arne johnson tossed in a two
pointer to give Rochester a 1874
lead with 5 minutes, remaining.
The Caps never caught up.