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Lend-Lease Mexican Aviators Ready for Front ? ???nil. Phot* above shows a (roup of Mexican aviators, who have been trained with lend-lease fnnds and are (ettinc ready to move to the front to do their part against the Axis. This will be the first aerial squadron from Mexico to enter combat as well as the first Mexican air unit to finish training in the United States under lend-lease. They are shown in the air as well as on the (round, where they studied mechanical operation. War Vets Provided Variety of Recreation Centers ouvotb hot, taw aieins mm 01 we nru uruu notei, wrncn nai ten turnea ever to tee lunoufUed dffctlnf men enjnrinf time out la Paris. Many convalescent sailers are beinc sent to Yosemlte National park, Csltfsrnla. The Ahwabnee Hotel, a tourist resort operated bp the Interior department, has been taken over bp Uw navy and used as a convalescent haspltat. Marines Use Land Based Rockets I:"' ,|W- 11 ? ? 4- . ? Menken W a marina racket platoon lata their epalpmeat over rooph Boiialavtlle terrain to the treat Unas. Dnrtnf thto eampalpn, the irat la which land baaed rackets were ased, bath rackets aad portable Umtohers were trams parted In mack the same manner that machine pans are .Moved into psslttin dariap land tups. A feature ad these rackets la thfct they da'nat repelrc a seUd base tram which to be trcd. General Gets His Cookie Treat la the Naaktkda ana, Fraaea, MaJ. On. Naraaa D. Mi, mb waall-f faaaral af tha Htt tmfaatry Ihrtataa, aaaapts kmimalt coofclei which Set. iaat S. Baack. FarU, Taxaa, had Jast received rrom haaic. MWb V.J. aarpa. eemraaaded by MaJ. Oca. Faaak - . M ?* ?& t. -L "** r-.. ivJiS l.i? Seven League Boots Seabee "Serea-leapae Beets," as showa la aerial view of the attenu ate* pentose causeway, spaa eat by the navy's lestea ta aM ia bringing sMhlsasI sappBss ashees during the Invasion of the PbUppine lalaada. Seabees also boiM alrflelds. Will Attend Meet DM* Vtrgtala C. OlMwihtro at Btmrt kaOafa wfD ka tka aaly naia ankn af tbe U. 8. deleft tiaa ta Itlirl tka UaHad Nattaaa f tarraaa ta ka ketd at Baa Fna ilm. IltlMMd by WnMi Ntvaptpn Unloa. By VIRGINIA VALE CREDIT the fact that radio stations have been built solely to entertain the G.I.s to Major Andre Baruch, who set up the first one and went on to establish seven more. He'd been with CBS for eight years as announcer, director and producer, then operated on a free lance basis on all four networks; producing radio shows from early morn till taps was easy for him. He also got stories from men at the front and dramatized them "on the air; incidentally, he's seen plenty of combat service, and has the MAJ. ANDRE BARUCH Purple Heart. The men complained becauee they didn't hear commer cial!, so he invented some. In addi tion to military duties he directs "Weapons for Victory," heard on CBS Thursdays. ?*? Producer Charles R. Rogers launched Jane Powell, the 15-year old singer, in "Song of the Open Road," then cast her in another musical, "Delightfully Dangerous," with Ralph Bellamy. So now Metro, from whom he borrowed her, is prompting her career. * They hit on something new at Re public Studios when six dressing rooms, exactly alike, were set np alongside the sound stage where "Bells of Rosarita" is being aimed ?the dressing rooms were for Roy Rogers, the star, and for the Ave Western stars doing guest ap pearances in the picture. The novel note was the six hitching posts pro vided for the stars' favorite horses. ?*? In 1940 an ex-barker from the World's Fair applied to New York's Neighborhood Playhouse for a schol arship; after a test he received a $500 scholarship and $50 a month to live on; he added to that by guiding tourists through Radio City. Recent ly the Playhouse received a large check for their scholarship fund from Gregory Peck, the lad who was helped in 1940, now a Holly wood success as a leading man. ?*? A Ca1?.Ulp>. J. i/aviu v/> uwmiih iv o icocaiku uc partment recently received an astonishing inquiry from the fa mous Haskins Information service of Washington; Haskins wanted to know the title and name of the author of the poem read by Lionel Barrymore in "Since You Went Away." The researchers replied that in Hollywood the poem was known as "The Star Spangled Ban ner," written by Francis Scott Key. Remember Ernie Pyle's beautiful ly written description of the sol diers' farewell to Capt. Henry T. Waskow of Bet ton, Texas, after his death 7 When directing that scene for "Story of GJ. Joe," William Wellinan merely read the men that description. The scene was perfect in one take. Lawrence Tibbett got two swell fan letters from Guadalcanal, one from his son, Larry Jr., one from Clark Burghard, his step-son; they'd tuned in "Your Hit Parade" and were amaxed to hear him singing. They said his "Don't Fence Me In" really pleased the boys. ?*? When the play in which Mary Astor appeared in New York closed, people lamented, for she looked so lovely that they hated to have her disappear Iran Broadway. So it's good news that she's at least going to do another picture soon?Metro's "Blonde Fever." a sophisticated comedy based on Molnar's play, "Delilah," in which Philip Dorn aril] appear arfth her. Madeline Lee. blonde. Ave feet two, doe* tboee baby's criea end gurgles yen beer .on "Mr. District Attorney" and a lot of other pro Crams; she specialises in them. The different expressions of moods de pend an how much handkerchief she has pressed to her mouth 1 ODDS AND ENDS?Ammt V Anij im'l kma M sei m lUr p>**i ? aaary weak lirmi li'lm a gnaw War u VP* mm far lk* ak*w imr m'i Ma ana. . . . Jack Cm mm fmitkrA kit ckarm im "MiMrad nam" ad aaa im. ~Tk* Tim*. Tkt n*c* mi Tk* CirT im mm* day. . . . Bmmpkny Btpmft a play **? fill ttmtktiy Urn tk*m Law BaraU far a cktmf: Im mi Bmkma Smmmjtk mill afcar* fe lap ralat h Tk* far Hn CwraUa* . . . Uayi Nairn*. im tymam deb a?lskl *rk??d cap *f 'A Tr*a Gram <e *? aaMje." i? iiiBm i? dtp k*w agaia fei M* C ai an j fa*, a* a pmtmam *? "Ofe Kathleen Norris Says: The Roving Husband Bell Syndicate.?WNU Features. * -What you haw to do, Rhoda. U to get it through your head onc? and lor all that you hold all the cards. Don't throw down your hand; call his bluff. By KATHLEEN NORRIS EXACTLY how much hard, conscious effort are you making to keep your home atmosphere normal in this dreadful time? Exactly how clearly do you realize that extra ordinary goodness and strength and unselfishness are being de manded of every one of us; that we are being given a test beyond anything our forbears ever knew? We have to keep ourselves,sane in a world gone insane, and pre serve for those about us, and for the boys when they come home, something of the goodness and hero ism and wisdom that has made America what she is. Anyone who doesn't recognize the situation, and doesn't rise to it, is failing America Just as much as if he were a sentry asleep at his post. But unfortunately there are a good many men and women who are drifting along in the old lazy way, making their concessions to the times only in complaints and pro tests against war inconveniences. Here is the case of a husband and wife whose lives seem un touched by the world conflagration, but who are obviously suffering from the nervous strain that is over us all. Rhoda is 37. She has been mar ried 11 years, and has three daugh ters, 10, 9 and 3 years of age. The middle child is a polio case and will never be well. Rhoda's hus band is a dentist, 40 years old, and formerly a devoted husband and father, especially close to Tanya, the handicapped child. A Pretty Norse. But in the last year, Rhoda writes me, Lew has changed. He has grown irritable and silent at home, he is often away. The cause is a pretty grass widow of 26, who is a nurse in his office. There seems to be no question that Lew is in fatuated, and while he doesn't talk of a divorce, Rhoda believes that that is what he would ask if he dared. "But he'd better not get that far," says Rhoda's letter. "It would ruin his practice in this town, where my father and mother are much be loved, and he could hardly estab lish himself anywhere else, for he is almost entirely deaf. "I do all the work of my house, with the older girl's help. I bathe, feed, amuse my darling little invalid, and manage that my baby has plenty of fresh air. Washing, cooking, "dusting, planning are all up to me; certainly I show the fatigue and weariness that I fee] at night; I am human, I get tired, discouraged, impatient, nervous? I know it But most of the time I am the mother the girls adere, and the cook and housekeeper that other women copy and consult "Mrs. Norris, Lew spends most of his money on this woman. He takes her home?two miles out of his way, every night *nd often takes her out to dinner. They have been seen dancing. They have spent nights together at the Mountain Inn. His present to her this year was a squirrel coat; I have never had a fur coat He sent me soap and per fume, and the girls toys and dresses; she picked them out I 1 suppose. He was away then, for ? ' four days, and I think she was with him, though his story to me was that she was sick, at her married sis ter's house. "He seems a different person; he hardly seems sane. We have always loved each other; I feel as if I couldn't stand his complacency, his silences, his coldness and cruelty any longer. But what life do I make for myself, tired, feeling 20 years older than I am, with three children to raise on alimony? I've thought of suicide, I've thought of everything, I'm desperate. Tell; me what to do." ? ? ? What you have to do, Rhoda, is to get it through your head once and for all that you hold all the cards. Don't throw down your hand; call his bluff. Take the attitude that Dolly is being something of a fool?a generous fool, of course, but nevertheless a fool, to take up with a married man, partially deaf, with three children. Wake her up in the night every week, asking if Lew is there; some patient wants him. Make yourself over with a new frock and a changed hair-do. Appear Happy. Be happily busy and absorbed with your girls, almost rueful when Lew decides to come home for din ner. A pretty happy wife, in pretty lounging pajamas, laughing over a supper of milk-toast and cookies, i with her children around her, is a | uisButy auracuve tning on a cold night. Resolutely refuse a divorce. Following these tactics you'U find yourself happy again, and happiness is the one thing that draws a man back. As he tires of Dolly's charms ?they always do?yours will begin to gain on him. Then treat the whole thing as a sickness?a weakness, which it is, and go Into a new re lationship of confidence and affec tion with a changed man. To men these adventures on the side are not nearly as important as to their wives; he can have no respect for the complaisant Dolly, and what he does feel for her is not a lasting thing, as everyone knows. Concede him this period of ir responsibility in a crazy world, and your lasting happiness and se curity. Care of Wool Garments Because the shock of freezing shrinks and hardens wool. It is usual ly best to dry woolen washables in doors in cold weather. If wool clothes get wet or muddy, dry them slowly at room warmth, never close to a stove or radiator, and brush clean when dry. When a wool garment gets a rest after a day or two of wear, the wool springs back and some wrinkles drop out, so less pressing is needed. I IcaftnrMi your ckiUrtm. ... I A CHANCE TO LET DOWN The emotional stress of war ef fects everyone. Many find new strength, unsuspected courage when crisis come. Others discover that the social upset gives them a chance to do what they've al- J ways secretly longed to do, but refrained from because of public disapproval. The 40-year-old dentist dis cussed in this issue is a case in point. He has developed a pas sion for his office nurse, a pretty divorce of 26. She is going along | with him, taking his presents and entertainment. His wife, Rhoda, writes that she is "desperate." She has thought of suicide. His coldness and cruelty are "driving her crazy." They have three chil- i dren, ranging in age from three to ten. Up to lately this dentist was apparently a devoted hus band and father. ' Looking at HOLLIWHD D ED-BLOODED girls with plenty _ of vim, vigor, intrigue, and mis chief in their makeup are about to supplant the long cycle of admirable women who have held the fore ground in motion pictures for the last two years. And to Ernst Lubitseh, who has created many vogues in the 30 years he has been in our business, goes credit for the initial venture in 1945. Shortly you will see Tallolah Bank head in the red-blooded role of Cath ertne in iirnst Lubitsch's ' ' A Royal Scandal." Catherine was a character both in history books and the Lubitsch film. She always got Tallulata Baxkhe?4 her man. Her technique was di rect as the arch er's arrow. Her methods fell short _ * _ j ? _ n? o I III U r u c I? at Geo* Ti?n?r least so far as her screen credit In this one goes?although the boys who wrote the textbooks gave her wider latitude. "Catherine might be said to rep resent the wish dreams of all wom en, especially the very repressed and quiet ones," said Lubitsch with that merry, naughty twinkle which is as much a part of his trademark as his big black cigar or his trick of making box office hits. That Bankhead Touch "Of course, Hedda, Bankhead makes Catherine a little more at tractive than any other actress could possibly make her. Because the Bankhead influence is a highly con tagious thing, either on the stage or in Alms, every woman comes out of the theater colored by the Bank head influence." Since this is a day of action for women, with more females active outside the home than at any time in American history. I can see where the Catherine type is singu larly timely, and I'll agree with that. We've had a spate of saints and sci entists, from Jennifer Jones in "The Song of Bernadette" to Greer Gar son in "Madame Curie." We've had cozy Mrs. Miniver and noble, strong hearted wives like Clandette Colbert in "Since You Went Away." We've had Maria Veronica in "The Keys of the Kingdom" and Irene Donne's two characterizations of admirable women in "The White Cliffs of Dover" and "A Guy Named Joe." And as the motion picture industry seldom stands still sufficiently long to allow moss to grow on the pave ment before the box office window, I can see where a radical change will be good all the way around. Since Twentieth Century - Fox is snapping up all the best sellers? they now own a list of 20 or more ?and since the trend of current literature is toward meatier heroes and heroines, Darryl Zanuck will be the first to inaugurate the new vogue on the screen. Little, but U, Myl Gene Tierney will draw one of the outstanding examples of this new type in the role of Ellen in "Leave Her to Heaven." Ellen is a girl with a will of reinforced concrete. She has no scruples whatsoever, even when it comes to shoving a little lad out of a boat when he interferes with her share of her hus band's time and attention. Make no mistake, there are such women. If "Forever Amber" can be scripted in a way to skirt possible Hays office objections this wiii be a role to end all roles of the type. Practically any star you want to name in ,Hollywood would give her eye teeth to get a crack at it. Hung in the bawdy setting of the court of Charles U?an utterly amoral era?Amber flaunts her beauty, con spires for power,, matches ber wits with some of England's best brains. Saving grace for the film's chance is the fact that the book at finish points a clear moral?you don't get to enjoy what you want when you go about getting it in the wrong way. It looks as if Greer Garson, too, will get her chance at a bad girl role. It's the star part in "Drivin" Woman" ? a character that, moral ly irreproachable, gives the effect of a ruthless beauty without shred of scruple. Come to think of it, most great acting roles center around red blooded women. And bad girls cer tainly have something. i ? ? ? Alluring Lobbyist I don't know any other Hollywood lobbyist in Washington who's had the Vice President play his or her accompaniment. Lauren Baeall did. As she walked to the piano, one higher up was hesrd to whisper to another, "Why, that gal's hips wink at you!" . . . The latest independent quartet, going right ahead making plans, is Paalette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, Dudley Nichols, and Jean Renoir. Paulette has one outside pto tura a year from Paramount. Thi# will no doubt be done at RKO. 1
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