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Show ! I THE LEIII SUN, LElTl! UTAH Marines Celebrate 168th Birthday Fighting Juvenile Fliers Learn Tricks Of Air Currents on Ground JGESSCRE By VIRGINIA VALE i by Weitern Newspaper Union. 4tmE was when an actor jas likely to lose his pub-he pub-he stayed off the screen W-en a short time. Some iB ns& 11 nyw. iuan uauu i . . 1 Xl A i I S t Deiong in uiai ciass ,e part of the public fs 'Wing faithful to him while he'i "riling hi country, and refusing 0 anyone else in their ldol'i e.j He worked hard for his sue-1 ( iad years of encouragement j l$w good roles, and put in time i -'MS in radio Deiore ne goi a toe in "Joan of Paris." Then r 1 W ' V - Hi 4: rl I, j "n ALAN LADD '34 ed for "This Gun for Hire," Vlen Paramount executives saw -tit they didn't bother about test--tnyone else. His success in that ;Was like Marlene Dietrich's in eljrcco" instantaneous. si wtrf Moore, who co-stars with usty Durante over both CBS and 'tywill make his picture debut David Selznick's sponsorship, Jjjjf be developed as "a sort of "filiation of Fred Allen and Bob 11 which should be something! AJj Allen on writing: ability and n from the slant of his delivery. j -jward Petrie, announcer of the 1 -Durante air show, had both liz lount and RKO after him with MtaE-term acting contract He :dds six feet four and weighs 240 ids right up with Paramount' "Edwards, of "Our Hearts Were Pngj and Gay." iabgarde, the new radio star who the "Beat the Band" show on Vnlsday evenings, introduced a galled "She's Got Bars on Her i ers and Stars in Her Eyes"; (If ACs couldn't resist the title ppted the ditty for their official jesting song. ;Ti ' ' " IfiDeii's emergence into front- ij importance because of the !t0i5 aiUUilU llcljjies UlSpuCU sue its spectacular "The Last of Pompeii," originally re in 1935; its cast includes Alan Basil Rathbone, and Louis n. Haymes first tests at 20th v-FnY tnrnprt mil sn well that jirt in "Four Jills and a Jeep," 8 fiarole Landis, was made big-"" big-"" fkSid bigger. Meanwhile, his ra-y ra-y sponsor pays for the lad's popu-if popu-if f Half the program comes i tSfNew York, with a full orches-otlfnorus, orches-otlfnorus, and Jim Ameche fea-Jpanother fea-Jpanother orchestra and chorus ton in Hollywood, accompanj-""llaymes' accompanj-""llaymes' songs. sie Flynn. head of Loew s one Information Service In (jfjYork, says that recently her riifl has been swamped by in-noSs in-noSs about Metro's two-reel short, 'wenly Music," a tale of a jive ian who can't get into heaven , ie convinces a jury of famous Iwftsers that swing is real mu-'"'ws mu-'"'ws she gets more calls ask-.iere ask-.iere it's playing than she does ' ttture productions. i . 1 -.sj taken 14 years for Hollywood -ift around to remaking "The Ne of San Luis Rey," done in 0j M a silent Benedict Bogeaus, Miness man who bought Holly- o-.s General Service Studios a and a half ago, bought the p rights and put Rowland V, h as director and now the pic- timed right to coincide with prk of the Committee on Inter Scan Affairs. Ellery Queen cast likes to be above the incidental music ol f gan, except when guest detec turn up early, during the dress rsal then, when the crime's on is given, the organ fairly drowning out all voices. , - tS AND ENDS Tenor BUI Days, ered by Groucho Mart in his ro-f ro-f frogram't chorus, and then given '.ielo tinging part, has been signed 5 foweek contract . . . Looks as it ;mdie" Penny Singleton would f fe kicking her pretty legs again jBHijfcomerfy films she was orig-? orig-? brought to Hollywood because fher success in musicals on the t?&uay stage . . . Maureen O'Hara, t en in RK(Ts "The Fallen Spar-J Spar-J and Paul Henried will co-star in Audio's "The Spanish Main" . . . Mfutf, star on radio's "Grand Ol jS may be m candidate for gover-I gover-I Tennessee't elections next year -.i fc )A tit 3rtfkk. - 1 vis . O- 1 t. if "In the air, on land, and sea" the men of the United States marine corps are fighting at America's battlefronts over the world as they celebrate their 168th birthday. Left: On Guadalcanal marine artillery experts ex-perts shell a Japanese position. Their weapon is a 75-mm. pack howitzer, a favorite with marines because of Its mobility. Center: Lieut. Gen. Thomas Holcomb, the highest ranking officer ever to command the marines. He served in much of the heavy fighting of World War I. Right: On a lonely hill overlooking one of the numerous numer-ous Alaskan inlets, a marine machine gun crew is on the alert for any attempted landing by enemy troops. 'Khaki Farmers' Help Gather Matanuska Harvest tun I. ., .. ,r fn-r r-n- r- Iitt ,J r-iifc. ::: . ft M' ' 1 JIT K y A ;tLi f 1 "inc. 4 i iA IrriiiiViTrrrrriWWtfiffifkrwrillTTwrafllllllrrwmj The American spirit of co-operation is clearly in evidence at Matanuska Valley, Alaska, where soldiers from nearby camps are helping farmers harvest the bumper 1943 potato crop. Top left: Soldiers operate the community's unique digging machine designed by the farmers which digs potatoes, sorts them from the dirt, and drops the spuds in sacks. Top right: Twousoldiers aid a farmer load sacks of potatoesonto bis truck. Bottom: Nestled in the valley is the town of Palmer. Its main street is pictured here. New York Yanks Vote in Panama Jungle ;y :i iy-'r 1 New York troops take time out from jungle maneuvers to go to the polls. In their camouflage Suits they mark ballots which were returned in time to be recorded in the election returns of their home town. Left to right: Pfc. Lewis Tunkel, Bronx; Corp. Leo Kirshenbaum, Brooklyn; Private Thomas Mitelli, New York City; Corp. Frances J. Hurley, Brooklyn; Brook-lyn; and (on tree) John D. Alesandro, New York City. ( Fancy TelephonePole Von Csata of Hungary on the Spot As the United Nations press back German troops on all fronts, as aiiij raids over Naziland increase daily, and as native populations of H Uer's satellite countries revolt openly, puppet leader, of these Utile na-?ons na-?ons are constanUy on the spot. Gen. Ludwlg von Csata of Hungary is pictured explaining something to Hitler. j - i i f y - 1 i -y - , 4 C " ' J K" , . t f i ' A statue on the estate of the queen of Italy serves a practical purpose as Corp. Melvin Jewell nses its hand to support a telephone line. The next day Jewell was fighting with the troops that forced the Germans across the Volturno river. Hero Salutes Hero I 4 O"' 'ivii b-;.-r '-m in Ki ' .-'-: I - VK,-.... Private George Moorfoot, an Australian Aus-tralian who fought with Americans at Buna, New Guinea, kneels at the grave of Yankee buddy located near their former battlefield. The Private Papers Of a Cub Reporter: Not long ago I lost a friend . . . Ben Bernie died . . . Many people liked Ben Bernie. Because Ben Bernie liked many people . . . Ben had more than acting talent . . . The fact is the easy good nature known to millions of Americans was not an act ... A human being himself, him-self, he really loved his fellowmen. Ben Bernie'i life was an example of the opportunity America offers a son of poor Immigrant parents. And his death Is an example of the devotion devo-tion these Americans have for their country. Ben was warned by his doctors that his bond drive engagements and his many, many appearances at Army camps and war plants were too much for his strength . . . But Ben kept on . . . And he died. How much his bit helped cannot of course, be measured . . . But this we know. He continued in the fight against the orders of Government authorities, his doctors and the entreaties en-treaties of his family . . . And now his effort Is ended . . . Because over and beyond the call of duty, Ben Bernie tried to give his country more than he bad. Our "feud" with Ben Bernie started start-ed in 1931 . . . The sponsor of the cigarette firm for which I rode the Magic Carpet (with orchestras from all over the world) suggested that the show needed 'Some humor ... I borrowed an old stunt that worked so well with Mark Hellinger with whom I "feuded" . . . Phoning Ben at the College Inn in Chicago, I told him that on the next broadcast I was going to read a telegram from him ... It was for the orchestra leader (Duchin) and it said: "Just heard first broadcast with WinchelL You were wonderful! Can get you $5,000 at State-Lake Theater with WincheU and $10,000 WITHOUT himJ" ... I told Ben I would then tell one on him and from that date on every man for himself! . . . Swell, he said, go ahead . . . And you know the rest . . . Anyway, that's how It started. Robert Ley, the Nazi party's problem prob-lem drunk, got sober enough the other oth-er day to have a good scare. He began to sort of realize that it's getting get-ting down toward the pay-ofT, and things aren't looking too good for him ... To save his skin he tossed the Nazi master race theory Into the ashcan . . . That was Just campaign stuff, he scoffed, and shouldn't be taken seriously. We're all good fellas fel-las together, he orated, and we're just loving everybody to pieces . . . It happens that lush Ley is head of the Nazis' labor dep't, and from where he sits he can get a worse set of d.t,s than he ever collected from schnapps ... He knows that there are 12,000,000 prisoners of labor in the Reich, and 12,000,000 able-bodied enemies represent a lot of hell when the time comes to raise it. The big weakness of Ley's scheme is that the soldiers are going to bring In their own accusations . . . They saw the Nazi idea at work in Italy, frinstance . . . Farnsworth Folwell and John Lardner reported the butcheries of the ex-master race at Cajazzo, and if that crime isn't avenged, then victory will lack something . . . This wasn't war. It was massacre for Nazi pleasure . . . The Nazis evacuated the town, then sneaked back and slaughtered whole families, women and children included especially women and children ... As Lardner points out, it lacked even the excuse of a lynching lynch-ing frenzy. It was methodical. It was more than two miles over hilly country between them and the victims' vic-tims' homes . . . The Huns marched the distance because they enjoyed killing the helpless. It was a crime so incredibly horrible . that Folwell didn't dare broadcast It until he checked and double-checked it An acquaintance would have you believe he went into a restaurant which advertised: "We Serve Everything!" Every-thing!" and heard a drunk tease the manager with: "Everything, eh? Well, bring me an elephant steak!" . . . The manager countered: "Very well how many in your party?" . . . "One, me!" said the lush . . . "Sorry," "Sor-ry," was the tactful retort, "we can't kill a whole elephant tor just one customer!" . . . The beer shortage will be ended soon. An important midwest brewer has a new patented formula and process, and will accept all orders starting December 1 . . . Quiz Kid Joel Kupperman will do a second film for Republic Pictures at $3,000 per week. His first for Universal Uni-versal got $2,000. The contract will eventually get him 5 Gs per. In the early Summer of '41. the U. S. Army General Staff informed the State Dep't of the desperate state of U. S. preparedness. There were tnany conferences between Gen. Marshal and Ass't Sec'y of State Berle in the gravest possible time . . . Shortly after one of these meetings meet-ings a Senator called upon Berle . . . "What possible excuse is there for selling gasoline to Japan?" he demanded . . . "Confidentially, Senator," Sen-ator," said Mr. Berle, "the chips are down in the East We're not soiling soil-ing gas now we're buying timet" Schoolboys may be too young to fly real airplanes for their country, but they want to learn the principles of aviation avia-tion in a manner which approaches the thrill of the real thing. A California glider company and Aeronautical Engineer Vol-mar Vol-mar Jensen have created a preflight glider which brings youngsters plenty of thrills and a basic flying technique without with-out risking their necks. With the glider, schoolboys learn to keep a steady course through rushing air currents. They do it on the ground towed by a car going 30 miles an hour. LA Breezing along behind the tow car, the cadet above tries to prevent pre-vent the glider's tving tips rom scraping the ground. Perfectly controlled, the glider will roll smoothly with tail up. Right: Use of these jigs simple fies construction of the glider. rrr 1 Zl I wooa pans are jmeu m, n-u t end glued. The glider is made bf r i non-priority materials and can be assembled by school manual training classes. A control stick is connected to wings and tail. i if It Pi.' Ready to match his technique against air currents, the student, above, informs the automobile driver that he is ready. Tow car pulls away and the 100 foot line is jerked taut. .& U I' t - ..." .... Ar s ' The glider zooms past an assembly of fellow students. Despite rushing air, it is level. The operator is controlling its balance, something some-thing that any pilot must master before he takes to the air. ' xM -Is 1 ' ) Below: Volmar Jensen attaches the rudder to the tail. lie built several safety devices into the craft to eliminate the usual risks of preliminary glider instruction. Any ideas that the non-ascending gliders were "sissificd" were soon dispelled. It was quite difficult to keep a level course at a speed of 30 miles an hour. But most of them soon mastered this tech nique, '4 iy - y: X -. y v. . v V a, 1 - JO i in iii ' i ifcfiifmwiiVi fi (tfi fifflitn ifsn-mMfi "1 Wings and rudder are removable for transpoftation purposes. t |