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Show Sharp Rebuke Brought Him Memories of Home A man walked into a restaurant and left the door open. A big fat man called out: Shut that door. Were you brought up the SOME stars, who ascended into and heavens years ago whose ability is so solid theyve remained at the top, are now taken for Road of War Wreckage Flak Is Now Happy granted by most of us. We begin maligning them just because theyve been around so long. We point up jokes in a barn? The man closed the door, went to a table, sat down, and began to cry. At urhich the fat man looked uncomfortable and went over to the sorrowful one. Said he: Im sorry. I didnt intend to hurt your feelings. I just wanted you to close the door! Im not crying because you hurt my feelings, came the reply, but I was brought up in a barn, and every time I hear an ass bray it makes me feel at them, since their names are household institutions. We forget their achieve- ments all too quickly and lie in wait for them to do a bad job so we can take pot shots. I detect this symptom in many of Charles Laughtons admirers and enemies. Charles, Hollywoods paunchy genius of character portrayals, believes in mixing his ofHe wont take the easy ferings. way of establishing one great character and then playing it for the rest of his life in different settings and plots. He keeps searching for new stories, different characters, and putting all his energy into sincere portrayals of these. TOSSs builds the versatile if light Truck Passenger Car if light Tractor Power Plant f Runs the Gamut Remember Sign of the Cross? He played Nero whose only whim was the death warrant of hundreds. Then there was Henry the Eighth, the most dominating old roue who Flak, a black cocker spaniel, Is pictured in his Denver home with his new mistress, Mrs. Jesse Bell, after his plane trip from England, On the road to Barneville, Cherbourg peninsula, wrecked German which was authorized by General guns, dead horse and other equipment lie alongside the road after being for road cleared the which Arnold, chief of the air forces. Flak American bulldozers, there by pushed Cheron was the pet of Mrs. Bells son, Sgt. in advance the the advance of the Allied troops which followed Robert K. Bell, 23, who was killed down road. the advances truck bourg. An American when his bomber crashed in Bard Sworn Into Office ever swept a camera off its feet, and Ruggles of Red Gap, the gentlemans gentleman who did the most inspiring rendition of the Gettysburg address ever heard since the Emancipator himself uttered the immortal words. , Whether Laughton will be a big hit in the Canterville Ghost" or not remains to be seen, but I do know hes put his all into it, and hes honest enough to say. oWa de Stnsb1J p0udT Calox that sbine Cant Be Stopped Baseball Oldtimers Orson Welles hasnt been with us as long as Charley Laughton, but for a young man of 29 summers hes made theatrical history. When he first arrived he was the butt of everybodys jokes but the critical part of the town stopped laughing WORLD'S UR6EST SELLER ABOUT RUBBER He had Kane. something in that received that Henry Wallace in Chungking Baseball stars of another era made their appearance at the polo grounds where the three New Fork earns, Yankees, Dodgers and d Giants, played a drive. Loan War Fifth game for the Admission was only by purchase of three-cornere- war bonds. How to Win Friends praise from all over except the minor portion of the press which might have been prejudiced against him. Orson discovered a whole new slough of actors and actresses which he brought out bodily from the Mer-;ur- y The Magnificent theater. Ambersons, which he directed, was another film okayed by the critics. Whats in store for Orson nobody knows not even himself. As an actor hes hurting his career by makto ing radical speeches. Youve got decide whether you want to be in politics or be an actor. Slow but Sure Climb Walter Pidgeons another whos been around a long time. He also went back to Broadway to find a second career, but theres no chance of shoving Walter around. He and Greer Garson have been teamed so often theyve become our top male and female combination. We dont have to pause over Bill PowelL . He goes from one part to another with the greatest of ease, and not until he appeared in Heavenly Body, did I ever believe that Powell could be unfunny. Like Old Man River Back In January, American troops recaptured from the Japs the first Invaded land. They took possession of Saidor in New Guinea with its 300 acres of rubber trees. All Saidor rubber normally goes to Australia. rubber-produci- ar 1 Weve called Bing Crosby everyrunthing except actor. Now, after come have critics him down, ning out unanimously in proclaiming Bing not only a fine actor, but many even went so far as to say Bing could have done Going My Way n without a song. For the no for greater groaner, he could ask praise. Boris Karloff is our greatest monbogeyman. As Frankensteins more the from rose grave ster he times than you have fingers on two hands. He didnt wait here for us to shove him around; he took himself to, Broadway and started pushArsenic and Old ing people in a fortune. made and Lace, too much when it mind So dont we ourselves begin treating some of our stars as though they were footballs. Renumber, if we didnt love them and tnink they had what it takes wed ignore them completeif ly, and what would happen then in names their see print? didnt they Kai-She- k, ; I ns ng Informed rubber officials Insist that when peace comes, our synthetic rubber plants will be ust as vital to the security of the American people as they are during the war period. They say that the amount of post-wsynthetic which will bo made In this country after the war will depend upon the total world demand for rubber and upon the crude prices established by plantation operators. well-know- Pfc. John Terebirnico of Philadelthe book, welcomed to China phia may never havetoread friends. win Vice President Henry A. Wallace is shown being how knows he but ed Wallaces plane bewhen his are Generalissimo kids terCj pals Chiang by These French was well eq delve into his The vice president not only carried state papers, but been them lets he cause with seeds, industrial plans, various items wlileh had candy to for bon-boknapsack c la In lihAfdiMl welfare organizations operating in China. Before leaving Wallace had mastered the Chinese language. U UP SNAPPY FACTS Citizen after relations as assistant Ralph A. Bard, who handled the navys labor . . of navy by Adm. secretary, was sworn in as undersecretary J. Ernest Adm. Kl"g Admiral chlff , Gatch; Gatch. Left to right: of naval operations; and Bard. He was the personal choice almost univer secretary of the navy, and his appointment met with approval by congress. TOOTIt Get Into Action For Full Victory! |