Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-21 | Page 8 | Directors, Stars, Office Boys-All Equal in Tire Rationing

Directors Stars Office Boys Boys- All Equal in Tire Rationing By JOHN TODD HOLLYWOOD INS If If as they said in the old days when our west was wild a Colt made all men equal then the tire rationing rationing rationing ra ra- ra- ra program has at least in one instance made J. J Worthington Zilch Even Stephen with Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert Taylor They are both on onI I the way to joining the have The fact is that the screen stars like all the rest of us mortals are being obliged to conserve rubber and come next Thursday night when the academy meets you probably would find any number of people ready to swap an Oscar for a good used tire Speaking of Taylor he and Barbara Barbara Barbara Bar Bar- bara recently sold their place 30 miles out in the San Fernando valley and moved to their new home in Beverly Hills so their tire conservation program started right there Mary Martin and her husband Richard Halliday also have sold their home at Bel Air and have taken a small place in Hollywood to be closer to the studio Living on a ranch 30 miles out Richard Arden is still driving his station wagon to Paramount studio studio studio stu stu- stu- stu dio but he now has a route by which he picks up two electricians a up make man an assistant cameraman cameraman cameraman cam cam- and a studio secretary thus saving daily wear on 20 automobile automobile automobile au au- au- au tires Veronica Lake and her secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary now take turns picking each other up in the morning and driving driving driving ing each other home at night Cecil B. B De Mille is giving a lift to his office boy and secretary too Paulette Goddard who had been accustomed to taking a drive in inthe inthe inthe the afternoon when not before the camera has switched to hiking I have become very fond of oi my daily stroll says this beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- star And what's more I feel fine It gives me more ex ex- Fred MacMurray is getting his share of exercise too Hes He's riding riding riding rid rid- ing his bicycle wherever possible No kidding its it's great he ex ex- It really has me feeling feeling feel feel- ing swell gett getting ng out in the air more Believe me me Im I'm ready now to enjoy a big dinner