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Show ' HLH Notes of an Innocent Bystrmder: The Intelligentsia: Sumner Wellei' "Time of Decision," a Book-of-the-Month special, la rated in Washington Washing-ton and London as the most important impor-tant book yet on the diplomatic history his-tory of this war and the diplomatic future of the world. . . . Look mag'a color photo of FDR was taken since his recent Illness the best of Mm yet. And you can't retouch technicolor! techni-color! , . . Anita Colby, the darling of the Stork, Morocco and Colony set (who made the Powers girl famous), is now feminine director of the Selznick Studios, if you will pod'n their lorgnette. . . . Eth Barry-more Barry-more is being booked for a lecture tour. Her subject will be the "high points in the life of the Barry-mores" Barry-mores" ... "A Soldier's Letter to Mrs. Luce," In the Nation, should be read by everybody. ... A Water-bury Water-bury editorialist complained about a New Yorker's one unimportant error In the same edition the editorialist's own paper apologized for three of its own. Hawl . , . Hero Commando Kelly'a Satevepost fee ($25,000) and tli ) nnn t r i. a $13,0001 "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me," which was high on the Hit Parade only a few broadcasts ago (and has garnered a mint for Duke Ellington), was written by Cootie Williams, Duke'i ex-trumpet genlua. CooUe peddled it to Ellington for $25. . . . Iti real name is: "Concerto "Con-certo for Cootie" ... Rooms are so scarce In navy-crowded Norfolk, Va., that Herb Fields and his band (playing at the Palomar) had to rent aix motor cars to sleep in. . . . The name Winchell appeared In the Congressional Record long before the current one started worrying those In Washington, who have good reason to worry. His name was BenJ. Winchell. The oldest papers in the flies of Congress relate to Ben and his son Ruggles. The papers date back to 1758. . . . Radio net-" net-" worka have altered the well-k nown linea of the song, "Beyond the Blue Horizon." The wordage lies the rising ris-ing sun has been switched to "the ettlng aun." Mid town Vignette; It happened in the Stork Club the other night. . . . Corp. Brod Crawford, former Hollywood Holly-wood actor, saw lieutenant at the bar, a buddy from Movietown. . , . He greeted him by his first name, of course. . . . The lieutenant stiffened stif-fened and in tones colder than Sophie Tucker's Ice-box replied: "Address your superior officer as a soldier." , . . After 15 minutes of heated argument the session ended when the officer gave the corporal a direct order. . . . Infringement of which li punishable by a court martial. mar-tial. ... A witness to the episode relayed It to a colonel seated In the rear. He was Col. Butch Morgan, one of the real tough guya who fly our fighting planes. He is the most decorated hero In this war. . . . Colonel Morgan walked over to the lieutenant and said: "Lieutenant, where do you know Corporal Crawford Craw-ford from?" . . . "Hollywood, sir," was the reply. . , . "What did you call him in Hollywood?" asked Colonel Morgan ... "I called him Brod," was the answer. . . . "Well," aid the Colonel, "when you meet a friend off post, you address him by ws nrst name, and don't go pulling your rank on him and that's a di-rect di-rect order from your superior officer." offi-cer." It has been estimated that 55,000,-000 55,000,-000 Americans go to the movies every week. The film industry is one place where mediocrity pays handsome dividends. Producers of B films are among America's high-t high-t est paid executives. Those celluloids also reap the most loot. . . , Too many ambitious youngsters believe that beauty is the only qualification for film success. Quotation Marksmanship: Raymond Ray-mond Moley: Walks as if balancing the family tree en his nose. ... V. Kitchen: There's no use itching for something unless you're willing to scratch for it. . . . H. Savoy: She was as light as a feather, and she didn't weigh much either. . . . A. Bierce: A fork is an implement used by a civilized man to put dead things in his mouth. . . . Toni Eden: An American who takes oft his coat for his country is worth 10 who just take off their hats to the flag. . . . Billy Sunday: Try praising your j wife, even if it does frighten her at first. . . . J. Lorimer: The best way t hold a man is to make him want to hold you. . . . Maude Warren-der: Warren-der: Everybody is able to give pleasure in some way. One person may do it by coming into a room, another by going out. Love Letter of the Week: From Printer's Ink and the page by Hugh E. Agnew, titled: "You are immature im-mature if you think: That everything every-thing currently popular is really good. . . . That smart and smart alec are synonymous. . . . That you could run the business better than the man who built it . . . That clever copy is selling copy. . . . That the popular side is the right side. . . . That men over 50 seldom get new ideas. . . . That popular mediocrity Is a criterion of taste. . . '. Thai the majority is alwaya right" |