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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Bettger To Play
Heavy In "Station"

HOLLYWOOD - Paramount
recently announced that Lyle
Bettger, one of the leading stars
of Broadway, has been signed
for an important role in "Union
Station" top suspense story
which is set for early start.
Bettger made his screen debut
earlier this year in Paramount's
"The Lie" with Barbara Stan
wyck and John Lund,, and in
Union Station" joins an out
standing cast which already in
cludes William Holden, Wanda
Hendrix, Barry Fitzgerald and
Nancy Olson.
The Broadway actor will play
the role of chief heavy in the
new picture, which concerns a
sensational kidnapping and the
tracking down of the criminals,
and thereby remains true to
type. He played william roles on
the stage in "John Loves Mary"
for rs weeks and in Love Life"
and although he appeared on
the stage onl yfour minutes in
the latter play was singled out
by reviewers for exceptional
praise. After twelve years on
Broadway he left Love Life"
to start his screen career when
he was successfully tested for
the role of thet heel in "The
Lie" and brought to Hollywood
for the aPramount picture.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27

W h ngton representative o1
the AMA's 100000 a year press
relation firm - Whitaker ano
Baxter. His salary is $14, 400
plus travel expenses.
Meanwhile, Robert S. Allen,
columnist for the New York
Post and other papers, has dis
closed plot zy Herbert U. Mel
son, big shot of the real estate
bby, to secretly lineup the
KMA in united big business
front against the Truman Fair
Deal program.
Allen reported that Nelson,
$4,000 lobbyist for the National
Association of Real Estate
Boards, is trying to persuade
the ANA to join with the
NAREB and other special in
terests in forming a new pres
sure group to fight national
health insurance, liberalization
of the social security law, and
other measures-all in the name
of small business. Major OBJ
jective would be the election of
a Republican Congress this fall.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
7 Screen Veterans
In "Sunset'' Scene
HOLLY

. HOLLYWOOD - Both as a
Sentimental and practical ges-
ture, seven screen veterans were
were singed to appear in Para
mounts Sunset Boulevard" in
a sequence in VIII h Gloria
Swanson and Cecil B. DeMille
are spotlighted.
They are Gertrude Astor, iVr-
ginia Randolph, Eva Nova k,
Franklyn Farnum, E. M $50 n
Hopper, Frank O'Connor and
Ralph Montgomery.
Other picture pioneers who
appear in "Sunset Boulevard.
a modern day drama of Holly
wood life, include Erich Won
Stroheim, Anna Q. Nilsso
Buster K ION and H. B.
Warner.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27

Heusen titled, Wasn't I There?"
and Joe Lilley is doing the or
chestration Whereas in singing
Friendly Mountains, Bings
multiple voice chanting was
limited to few words, he will
be quartet all the way through
Wasn't | There?"
The trick will be accomplish
ed by Bing recording the lyrics
first, then putting in the har-
mony as he listens to the origi-
nal track through earphones.
Four different recordings will
be required.
"Mr. Music casts Bing as
composer of hit tunes who loses
his zest for living until beaute-
Gus young Nancy Olson jolts
him out of his lethargic rut. The
topline cast includes Ruth Hus-
sey, Robert Stack, Charles CO.
burn, Peggy Lee and Dorothy
Kristen, with Richard Hydn di-
rectinP
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Lands Top Role With
Hope After Losing
Part In LDeMilie Show

HOLLYWOOD - A heart
breaking disappointment turued
into a lucky break less than "a
hours later for 13-year old Carl
Esser and, as result, the young
ster makes his screen debut in
Paramount's new comedy 'The
Great Lover" which stars Bob
Hope and Rhonda Fleming.
Young Esser was one Of a
number of youngsters tested for
the role of Saul as a boy in
Cecil B., DeMille's Samson and
Delilah,", but was unsuccessful
in obtaining the part, which la
ter went to Russell Tamblyn.
However, he was spotted"
during the tests by Alexander
Hall, director for "The Great
Lover" and Immediately cast
as a member of a Boy Forester
troop returning from a bicycle
tour of Europe conducted by
Hope.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Greer's Nightie New
High I'm Novelties

HOLLYWOOD - Following
her appearance in tights for the
hilarious acrobatic sequence in
Julia Misbehaves," Greer Gar
in the dramatic love story "That
Forsythe Woman" in which she
son sets another sartorial first
stars with Enrol Flynn, Walter
Pidgeon and Robert Young.
The M-G-M- star, famous for
her portrayal of stately ladies,
will play one scene for the new
Technicolor film in a nightgown.
But in keeping with her role
as society leader of 1880, the
nightie will not be flimsy like
today's variety. OF heavy ma
terial, it is, according to Miss
Carson, more like a tent-with
sleeves"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
New Orleans Comes
To Screen In Toast

HOLLYWOOD - One of the
years most elaborate musicals,
M-G-M's "Toast of The Town" :"
went before the cameras this
week with 35 gigantic sets
scheduled for use in the Techni-
color film which stars Kathryn
Grayson, Mario ANA and David
Niven. Sest include reproduc-
ton of New Orleans famed
French Opera House, once one
of the worlds show places.
Other sets include the romantic
French Quarter, for which the
iron grille work was especially
flown in from New Orleans.
In addition, sets will include
q Cajun fishing village, COM
plete shrimp fishing fleet, and
outdoor sets recreated in the
Louisiana Bayou country.
Norman Taurog directs the
musical. Joe Pasternak produces.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
''Dear Wife" Opening
And Closing Scenes
Filmed On Same Day

HOLLYWOOD - It's a fair
ly we'll known fact that through
necessity motion pictures are
frequently filmed out of sequen-
ce. But Paramount's Dear Wife
reached the ultimate in this
regard recently when midway
through its six-weeks shooting
schedule the opening and final
scenes wer filmed on the same
day. And to cap the oddity, Di-
rector Richard Haydn filmed
the final scene first.
Although the scenes are diff
ferent, both the opening and
closing are terror street
scenes. Locations were selected
in Beverly Hills and the scenes
were filmed in the same day.
William Holden and Joan
Caulfield head the cast of Dear
Wife"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Intruder In Dust
Record For Realism

HOLLYWOOD - M-G-Ms
Intruder in the Dust" timely
and powerful story of the South,
is an experiment in super-real-
ism, being made 90 per cent on
location, indoors and out. It is
the first picture to use hundreds
OF citizens of the locale (Oxford,
Miss.) as actors in addition to
fourteen key actors from Holly
wood.
Starring David Brian, Claude
Jarman, Jr., and Juano Herman
dez, the story concerns the sue
cessful attempts of a 16-year-
ODD boy, young attorney and a
rs year old woman to save a
negro farmer from a false mur-
der charge.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
DeMille Stickler
For Authenticity

HOLLYWOOD - While doing
research for his Technicolor
production, Samson and Deli
lah," Cecil B. DeMille travelled
1000 miles for the sake of au-
thenticity.
He went all the way to the
Field Museum in Chicago to
look at some keys used in the
early days of the old Testament
so he could duplicate them for
his Paramount picture, co-star-
ring Victor Mature and Hedy
Lamar.
They could be quite cumber-
some to use today, as they weigh
about five pounds each and are
nearly two feet in length.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
SENTIMENTAL GIFT

HOLLYWOOD - Most thrill
ed person at the start of Metro
Goldwyn- Mayors Three Little
Words" last week was Mrs. Bert
Kalmar, wife of the late song
writer. But sera- Ellen, who por-
trays Mrs. Kalmar in the film,
ran her close second.
The actress, just as she start
ed her opening dance number
with Fred Astaire, was present
ed with a small heart-shaped
locket by Mrs. Kalmar, one of
the latter's most treasured pos
sessions. 1t was given to her by
Kalmar some two decades ago,
when they-she as Jessie Brown
vaudeville headliners on
the Orpheum Circuit. She never
danced with her husband with
out wearing it around her neck.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
The Feminine Touch
BETTER BE A GIRL

HOLLYWOOD - If Esther
Williams wants to keep her bath
ing suit manufacturers happy,
her next baby had better be a
girl.
Before Benjamin Stanton
Gage was born in August, the
manufacturers had a complete
line of "water-baby" swim suits
ready for the market-and they
were very unhappy when the
child wasn't a girl.
When Esther asked why 1t
mattered so much whether the
baby was a boy or a girl, the
reply was: who cares about
swimming trunks for baby boysr
The swimming star is now
before the Technicolor cameras
in Metro-Go Goldwyn- Mayors ro-
mantle musical Duchess of
Idaho" in which she stars with
Van Johnson and John Lund.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
No Rest For Pair
After Adams Rib

HOLLYWOOD - Sp nc r
Tracy and Katherine Hepburn
found little time for rest follow
ing their hit performances in
M-G-M's new romantic comedy
adams Rib"
Tracy has been preparing for
another comedy, Father of the
Bride" with Elizabeth Taylor
and Joan Bennett, while Miss
Hepburn went to New York
where she will appear in the
Theatre Guild production of 'As
You ike It."
Also In the offing is another
domestic comedy as a co-star-
ring production for the two
stars.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27

Carol Brent" in Road OF
Life" Jan looks forward to the
day when she can retire to her
home in New Hampshire. The
farm is on a strictly commercial
basis, except for a few of her
pet animals, one horse, "Dr,
Malone"
Rosalind Russell will be lured
to the Broadway stage, if play
mright George Kelly can do it
He wrote "Craig's Wife" one o1
her most successful movies anc
recently outlined his new play
to her on the set of Tell 1t tc
the Judge"
Randolph Scott credits the
late William S. Hart with
launching him on the road tc
screen success. Hart visited him
when the star of Columbia:
"The Nevadan" was working ir
Roberta" Randy" said he
why don't you get out of that
monkey suit and into a western
outfit? There's gold in them thar
picture hills" Scott recently said
he'll make nothing but Westerns
now.
Joe DeBona, winner of the
1949 Bendix air race, has
been signed by producer
Lindsey Parsons for a lead
ing role in "Smoke Hunters"
the story of parachuting fire
fighters. The u. S. Forestry
Service will cooperate on it.
Since pre-view audience
stood up and cheered him at a
showing of "The Hasty Heart, F"
young Richard Todd is being
hailed around Warmers as the
screens newest star. An Eng
he was one of the first
British para-troop officers to
jump into Normandy on D-Day.
AS a boy he was bedridden for
t h rec years with rheumatic
fever, regained his health by
playing football
Unaccustomed as she is to
roles in which she doesn't sing,
Doris Day has been given a
chance to branch out; Jack War
ner has assigned her to a straight
part as Ginger Rogers
sister in Storm Cen
ter"
Before he turned to show bust
1ess Charles Correll ("Amos m
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27

Andy,") was stenographer in
the Illinois state government Of
fices. He still types like mad;
does all the final drafts of the
radio scripts himself.
Armand Denis has been pro-
ducing real life adventure
films for 20 years; he made
"GOOna-GOona" in 1929. "Sav-
age Slpendob" his latest, in
Technicoiv- involved travel
ling $4,000 miles by car and
truck, twice across Africa by
new routes.
Director Ed Byron told it at a
rehearsal of 'Mr. District At
torney"-seems one time in Ho-
boken, N. j., a police precinct
tried TO get in touch with one of
its radio cars. No luck. After
five minutes the captain sent an
other car to look for it. The spe-
cial car found the "lost" car had
turned off the police call set
to listen to "Mr. District At
torney."
Paramount has bought "Ro-
man Holiday" for Frank Capra
production. 1t is all about a
modern princess who, tired of
her guarded existence, runs
away from a castle, falls in love
with an American newspaper re-
porter, who becomes her partner
in adventure. All of which, OF
course, could not possibly have
been suggested by the stories
about England's Princess Mar
garet!
ODDS AND ENDS &. Gordon
MacRae and his wife stayed al
the Waldorf during their New
York vacation, the hotel where
he once was refused a job as
bellhop :. Julia Faye, who was
Cecil B. DeMille's leading lady
in many a silent film years ago,
has been added to the cast of the
Pine-Thomas Outrage" at Para
mount :. Albert Crews, who
was formerly head of radio for
General Macarthur in Japan, is
now director of production for
the Protestant Radio Commis-
sion, in this country.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Halfway Mark In
Kim Filming Past

HOLLYWOOD - M-G-M's To-
cation troupe, headed by Direc-
tor Victor Saville, has passed
halfway filming mark of kim. ~
Company Is now shooting in
Bundi Province in India, near
Khyber Pass. Enrol Flynn and
Paul Lukas, starring in the
Technicolor drama, produced by
Leon Gordon, report to the stu
dio the middle of next month to
join Dean Stockwell for in
teriors.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Frank FaySen For
"One Way OUT

Columbia yesterday signed
Frank Faylen for top featured
spot in Zone Way Out" drama
which co-stars Glenn Ford and
Broderick Crawford. Henry Le-
vim will direct and Jerry Bres-
Ter produce.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
REHEARSES WATER BALLET

HOLLYWOOD - Esther Will
liams has reported to Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer to start rehear-
sails on water ballet numbers for
the new Technicolor musical
Duchess of Idaho" Miss Will
liams, Van Johnson and John
Lund head the cast. Robert z.
Leonard directs the new film,
Joe Pasternak produces. Jack
Donohue is director of musical
numbers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
RATHER ACT

n Dorothy Kristen, who sings at
he Metropolitan Opera and
makes her film debut doing a
pop number with Bing Crosby
in Paramount's "Mr. Music"
would sooner act in legitimate
drama than sing. She thinks her
movie experience will help her
the better to interpret her oper-
attic roles.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
By INEZ GERHARD

Jan Miner admits that it is a
rather odd distintion-she seems
to have received more wedding
cakes than anybody else, al
though she's not married. She
has been wed eight times on the
air, and each time fans have sent
her wedding cakes. Currently
starring as Beth Lambert" " alias
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Bing Sings Quartet All By
Himself For Role In Mr.. Music

HOLLYWOOD-Bing Crosby, who yodeled quartet with
himself The Emperor Waltz" repeats tick-with
donal fris-in Paramounts "Mr. plays
the role of popular composer.
The song balad.by Johnny Burke and James
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
BEGAN WITH BARD

Edward Arnold, in Para
mounts Dear Wife" started his
career 40 years ago with the
Ben Greet Shakespearean Play
ers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Tafts Press Agent
Becomes Lobbyist
For ANA at $4,000

WASHINGTON (LPA) = Senator Robert A. Tafts former
publicity has become Washington lobbyist for the American
Medical Association its fight against President Trmans Health
Insurance Program.
William NcAdams has registered s ANA lobbyist and
Evening star., 1950-04-07
Pointing Pointers
For Boot Owners
Always stir paint thoroughly.

Always stir paint thoroughly.
Never stir varnish-it may cause
bubbles.
Except for fresh material, al
ways strain paint through cheese
cloth before using. This eliminates
skins that formed or dirt carried
in by the brush.
Do not paint or varnish on colo
or wet days.
Always be sure that the surface
is dry and free from grease or dirt
before applying a paint. varnish
or enamel.
Use good quality brushes ano
keep them clean.
Always work from the top down
so that dripping will not ruin
previously painted surfaces.
Keep decks we'll caulked and
puttied to prevent the entrance
of fresh water. which causes dry
rot.
Never mix paints or varnishes OF
different manufacture-their for
mulas may not blend together.
When it comes to selecting the
color scheme for the cabin in
terror, consult the little woman
her judgment in these matters
is usually best.
Do not apply bottom paints con-
tanning copper over underwater
metal parts without first protect
ing them with suitable priming
coats.
Evening star., 1950-04-07

Gov. Lanes signature on House
Bills 8 and 9 of the Maryland
Legislature increases the fees for
nonresident fishing licenses from
$3.50 to $40 and of nonresident
hunting licenses from $3.50 to
$40. These increases become
effective June /.
Maryland's initial trout-stock-
ing program in anticipation of the
opening of the season on April Is
is just about completed. More
than 10000 adult brown. brook
and rainbow trout will be stocked
this year, about half of them be-
fore opening day. The balance
will be released commencing in the
latter part of April and on through
the season to fill in behind the ini-
tial stocking which usually is ex-
hausted rapidly. Nearby streams
! to be stocked include Little Hunt
Evening star., 1950-04-07
Fore AND Aft ,, u.,e.'n ..n,.,.. j.,

little boat that made all Of 4
miles an hour.
Oldtimers will recall his line OF
speedboats named Gray Bat. which
earned him some 80 trophies by
1925. when he turned the spor,
over to younger men. Racing has
come a long way since those days
what with 00-mile-an-hour Colo
Cup boats. but it's richer for mer
like Batterfield.
He was an honorary member OF
Eastern Power Boat Club. from
whence he received the title OF
commodore. The club recorded
| his death at a meeting at its Ana.
costa River clubhouse "wednesday
night.
/ The Navy's newest addition Il
the Academy racing fleet. the II.
foot yawl Royono. will be turnec
over to the Academy in forma
ceremonies at Annapolis mex
Thursday. She's a definite starter
in the Newport Bermuda race ir
June.
Midshipmen will give a dres.
parade at the Academy as Mr.. ane
Mrs. John B. Ford of Detroit pre-.
sent the record holding racer tt
the Navy. The Royono will be an.
chored OF Worden Field in Col
lege Creek. The Fords' house flas
will be lowered and the flag Of the
Naval Academy Boat Club raised
! DR.. Walt Lawson. Thistle elias:
/ sailor here, has been named act.
ing chairman of a committee te
form a Washington chapter Of
the Afterguard. It's a graduate
organization of the intercollegiate
Yacht Racing Association, witt
the purpose of squirting under.
grads to form racing groups ane
to participate in I. c. Y. r. A
races.
Eric Nordholm is serving q
acting secretary. Other member.
of the committee brought into be.
ing Saturday night at Columbis
Yacht Club are Bob Harwood anc
Joe Kraft.
Evening star., 1950-04-07

ing Creek, Big Hunting Greek
Fishing Creek. Middle Greek ant
Friends Creek. Brown and rain
bow trout will be stocked again il
the upper reaches of Rock Greek
Farther west in Washington
County some 10000 trout will b.
divided between Beaver Greek
Marsh Run. Little Antietam Greek
Tonoloway Creek. st. James Rul
and Stemple's Run. For addi
tional information, write tn
Game and Inland Fish Commits
sion, $40 Munsey Building, Balti
more 2, and ask for the Maryland
trout stocking program.
Perhaps the biggest small -bor,
rifle tournament ever held in thi
area will open April 8 ane
continue through April 1O-15 a
the University of Maryland Arm.
ory. This is the fourth annua
United States Aggies' gallery riff
championships. sponsored by tht
United States Aggies' Rife ane
Pistol Club. More than $50 shoot.
ers will compete in this NRA reg.
istered Glass B tournament.
Art Cook of this city and Betty
Balinger of Arlington are the de.
Tending champions. Cook has
donated a trophy for a new
Junior" title this year. He is the
Olympic champion and former
National junior champion. One o1
the feature matches will be fol
The Evening Star Trophy, which
was won last year by the Univer-
sity of Maryland varsity team
From all accounts, the Fort Bel
voir team will be a big threat, anc
it promises to be a tightly con.
tested affair.
A highlight of this weeks an.
Cling was the taking Of q 14-incf
rainbow trout from the spillwa!
which flows from the old c. g. o
Canal into the Potomac just abov,
Chain Bridge. Frank Goodnov
of this city, fishing near the mouth
of the spillway for perch, was tn.
lucky angler. Just where the fish
could have come from is quite 6
puzzle. 1t could have made it!
way down Cabin John Greek
where some rainbows were stockec
number of years ago, or from
Difficult Run or Colvin Run on tn,
Virginia side. AS none of thes,
streams has been stocked with
rainbow trout for some years, tn,
fish must have grown up in tn,
Potomac, and had to make it's way
over Little Falls in order to reach
the spot where it was caught. AL
OF which raises an interesting
question. namely, would this sec.
ton of the Potomac support hybrit
rainbows if they were stocked il
the Potomac itself?
Evening star., 1950-04-07
W.-L., G. W. High
Crews Will Meet
PIebes Tomorrow

Two Virginia hign school row.
ing teams-George Washington OF
Alexandria and Washington-Lee
Of Arlington-meet Navy plebes
tomorrow in a rowing race at An
napolis.
This is the curtain raiser for a
busy scholastic rowing season tha,
will be cllmaxed May so with the
National school boy rowing cham
pionship at Princeton. N. J.
Winner Of that title last veal
was the Arlington crew. which has
been coached by Potomac Boat
Club oarsInen here.
The Severn River event tomor.
row is slated for 8 pm.
The WI. boys are given the
edge in showing the Navy crew a
few things about handling an g.
Dared shell.
AS for G. W.'s oarsmen. Old
Dominion Boat Club Coach Julian
Whitestone points out his charges
have been kept from TIE Potomac
recently by bad weather.
Evening star., 1950-04-07

A few fathers brought up the
question the other evening Of a
class for their boys in the forth
coming spring races of the Capt.
tai Power Boat Association. Why
not JU class, one member asked,
that being for little SHIP engines.
Enough fathers chimed in so
that Race Chairman Earl Hide
brand was convinced. He forth
with addeo the class to an already
heavy race card.
1t is obvious that junior ism t
satisfied with the old man taking
the spotlight every week end this
coming season.
Allan Carney. captain of the
Washington area Coast Guard
Auxiliary, has reappointed DR..
Alvin A. Shapiro as division in
spection officer for another year.
DR.. Shapiro reports that the
course for certification of inspec-
tors in he auxiliary's courtesy
inspection program is underway.
Some IS auxiliary members are
expected to qualify and start
operations May /.
Boating interests have gone on
record favoring a small craft har-
Dor on Point Lookout Creek, Nd,
led OF by Joe Choate. secretary of
the National Association Of Engine
and Boat Manufacturers.
The Army Engineers will hold a
hearing April l8 at 10, am. in
Room 1881, Building TT. Gravelly
Point. on the Maryland project
Any one interested in putting in
good word should attend.
Commodore John E. Battenfield
who died here this week at the age
of "a, will go down in boating
history as the father of Potomac
speedboating. He first appeared
on the scene just so years ago with