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Show s Brenda Frazier Kelly was a recent re-cent guest of Wm. K. Vanderbilt in Florida . . . While fishing she dropped a $25,000 sapphire ring . . . It fell Into fairly shallow aqua and could be seen glimmering . . . However, How-ever, the current was so rapid It was Impossible to retrieve the ring and for four days it lay on the bottom ... A diver was finally hired to recover re-cover it . . . The Big Burg is forfeiting for-feiting its claim as World's Fashion Center. Chicagoans have shown keen interest to the tune of $200,000. San Fran Is another . ." . New Yorkers York-ers think they can't lose out as New York "is so logical" . . . But the Fashion Bureau got only a few hun- ' dred in its campaign to keep N. Y. "the fashion hub." Billy Rose, who Just shelled out $630,000 for the Ziegfeld Theatre, showed good sense when he decided to let the old name stick. Ziggy did enough for show business to earn a little remembrance. Rose's decision deci-sion reminds you of Martin Beck's acquisition of his own theatre it was so different. Beck had a prize contest for the best name for his house and chose "Martin Beck." How did the winner ever hit upon that name? Eyebrow Raiser: The American Legion of Richmond, Va., forwards a column published in its newspaper. newspa-per. It is conducted by Past Dep't Comdr. John J. Wicker Jr., who concludes his letter: "It will also Interest you to know that at our meeting we agreed that you are rendering exceedingly valuable service serv-ice to our nation." Thanks, Commander Com-mander . . . His col'm offers this startler: "At the Battle of Long Island, Is-land, General George Washington became so enraged over what appeared ap-peared to be cowardly malingering, that he cuffed a lot of American soldiers over the head, not with his hand, but with his sword the sharp edge, too. Consequently some 'Continentals' 'Con-tinentals' had the dubious distinction distinc-tion of meeting death at the hands of their own Commander!" Ace reporter Cecil Brown in a recent re-cent Collier's revealed that too many Americans do not know the meaning mean-ing of Fascism. His definition is worth adopting: "A Fascist is a per-son per-son anywhere In the world who wants special privileges for himself and denies to others the simple rights of a human being." Robert Benchley's Christmas greetings were not acceptable. His announcement that he is through writing, considering himself no longer long-er funny, is the only thing he ever wrote that failed to amuse his fans. If Mr. Benchley will only read the humorists who think they still ARE funny, he will repudiate his abdication abdica-tion and get back to his typewriter. We've never lacked admiration for Gen'l Eisenhower, but it grew a lot when we read his answer to the armchair arm-chair strategists who've been flapping flap-ping their jaws on what's wrong with the campaign in Italy." The General Gen-eral said the only method he had was to kill German troops, which he is doing the best he can. The implication impli-cation was he'd be glad to know if the smart stay-at-homes had any better ideas. Congresswoman Luce's triumph as America's best dressed gal takes a load off your correspondent's mind. He was afraid the year would close before he had a chance tc call anything in Congress best. He salutes Mrs. Luce's chic, and thinks her colleagues in Congress ought to copy her style dresses especially Mother Hubbards being highly suitable suit-able to other members. A legislator requests (in the name of fair play) our radio time to answer an-swer some of our statements about him ... In the same spirit of fair iplay I offer him this bargain: As kar as I am concerned, I will yield "Av entire 15 minutes to him when he yields, his full hour (and his Congressional immunity) on the floor of Congress to me. Sounds In the Night: In the Zanzibar: Zan-zibar: "They met quite accidentally. He opened his wallet and there she was!" ... At the Hurricane: "A hair-do? It looks more like a hair-dale!" hair-dale!" ... In the 51: "She has more circulation than Winchell!" ... At tlie Latin Quarter: "Fifth columnists don't use by-lines" . . . In the Little Palm: "Sure he's thin ner. You can't get a swelled heac in the army" ... At the Tavern-On The-Green: "A fool and his monej are soon petted" ... At No. On Bar: "Is my apartment cold? Th Esquire Varga girls are wearinf long underwear!" The National Board of Review o: Motion Pictures gave itself a Christ mas present of self-respect by it: choice of the best flicker of th year. It made a monkey of all tin other "bests" by naming "The Oi Bow Incident" as the topper. Thi; is a powerful drama, but (more im portant) it pictured lynching as thi criminal, senseless business it ha: always been. At a time when s many lunatic fringers want a ham in the government most of then lynchers in spirit this was a swel pick |