_ WHO'S NEWS THIS WEEK... By Lemuel F. Parton A AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALAAAAAA EW YORK.—It seems possible that Rockefeller Center was trying for a delicate cultural bal- ance in getting three alien artists . to do its murals. Right, Left Right, left and and Center center, in the or- Represented der named, Jose Maria Sert, Diego Rivera and Frank Brangwyn, were the muralists. There was an inevitable clash, and now, after five years, a compro- mise. Lenin's head, by the hard- boiled, hard-bitten Mexican Rivera, blocked out in 1934, has been re- placed by a conventional mural by the Spanish Sr. Sert, with the ortho- dox theme of America’s continuing development along the old lines, The compromise appears in Sr. Sert's restrained sepia monochrome, in- stead of his usual lavish outpouring of gold and scarlet, verdant green and ecstatic blue. Sr. Sert is the most millionairish of all living painters. Here he pipes down. If we didn’t go left with Len- in, our new era isn't going to be as gaudy as the last one. It will be a sober, industrious, thrifty, monochrome age, with no more high kicking and low think- ing. That seems to be what Sr. Sert and the Rockefeller Center people are saying. When the big, booming, sixty-one- year-old Spanish painter is going strong, he makes Vernonese just a wet wash with a touch of bluing. He was a regular stand-by and the delight of kings. resplendent ballrooms. critical salvos. in Paris in his ear- Sert Swings ly youth. Spectrum With Gusto Briffault’s pre-war didn't—knew him for its very own. thought.” In the current argument between government and business, it is in- teresting to note that the temple of deviation in 1933. such bold innovators as Henry Var- state tortuous new themes in the Center murals as there might have been in, say, 1928. OUNG BURGESS MEREDITH, at the age of twenty-eight, is tion, for a time at least. A star on Meredith Was Tossed on Upgrade try squire, a Hol- lywood the up-grade all in the depression years. his grandfather an evangelist. His mired, was in vaudeville. on the Stamford Advocate, vacuum cleaners and cosmetics, worked in Macy's department store, sang in church choirs for $4 a Sun- day, lived a week on breakfast food samples, and was for a time one of the migrant army of jobless youth. The depression brought him luck. In 1929, he got a letter of introduc- tion to Eva le Gallienne and a pay- less job as an apprentice actor. His climb" was slow. He first attained Was Really high visibility in Lad “She ves Me y Luck “Not,” in 1933. He clinched his gains in his three Max- well Anderson plays, “Winterset,” “High Tor,” and “Star Wagon.” His estate is near that of Mr. An- derson in Rockland county, New York, where he is very busy with house-building, dogs, and books. He has an eager, avid mind, buzzing with new ideas. He is a faithful intellectual under- study of the older Mr. Anderson and his genius chimes in perfectly with Mr. Anderson’s exalted blank verse dramaturgy. He is five feet, seven inches tall, weighs 135 pounds and is no matinee idol—listed briefly at booking agency as ‘blond and homely” when he first went after a job in the theater. His wife is the distin Quished actress, Margaret Perry. @ Consolidited News Features. WNIT Service. Depression ADVENTURERS’ CLUB HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF! “W hile the Creek Rose” By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter ELLO EVERYBODY: Well, sir, what are we going to do with this guy—a bird with a story that nobody will believe? His name is George Kincel of Weehawken, N. J., and he writes as follows: ‘“When I told this story to my friends a few years ago, all I got was snickers and laughs behind the hand, so this is only the second time it has ever been related. I can furnish plenty of proofs of its authenticity, in the jaw than have you doubt it. George has got me in a spot there. I've either got to believe his tale or pop him one on the button. Well, fortunately for the peace of Weehawken, I do believe George's yarn. It's a straight story, and it checks. What more could I ask for? Don't worry, George. believe it I WOULDN'T publish it. But here it comes—and that's my answer to those birds who gave you the horse laugh. Storm on Bald Mountain. It all came about on a camping trip. George and a pal were tenting it on the summit of Bald mountain, near Scranton, Pa. The time was June, 1933, and just in case anybody wants to check up on George's story, his pal’s name is Tom Coyne, of Scranton, Pa. Darkness was coming on—and so was a storm. It occurred to George that they didn’t have enough firewood to last the night through, so he told Tom to get things in readiness for the storm while he went to get the wood. George left the camp and headed for a pile of logs that some woods- men had left nearby. He picked up four—two on each shoulder—and started back. He was about fifty yards away from camp and crossing a tiny stream by stepping from stone to stone when the heavens opened up above him and the rain began to fall in one solid sheet, Lightning began to play across the sky, and George had hardly taken Rain Began to Fall in One Solid Sheet. He slipped and went over backwards. The logs on his shoulder fell on top of him. One of them landed on his head and knocked him out. Wedged Fast Between Two Rocks. Says George: ‘“The rain soon revived me, but when I came to, 1 was unable to move. 1 was wedged in between two rocks about four feet high, and the logs were right on top of me, lodged in such a man- ner that I couldn't budge them. My arms were pinned to my sides, and But they didn’t quite touch the ground. My head was on the ground, in about half an inch of water. I could only raise it about an inch.” Well, sir, George lay still for a minute, trying to think of some way to wriggle himself free. Then, suddenly, he noticed something that made him gasp. The water in which his head lay was beginning to rise. That's when George began to yell for Tom. But by that time the rain was falling with a steady roar that drowned out his cries the min- ute they left his lips. The booming of the thunder added to the din. George yelled again and again, but Tom didn't hear him. “The rain,”’ he says, ‘was falling faster now. The creek was rising. The water had reached my ears. Then I fell into a panic and began to scream. The water rose slowly-—giving me plenty of time to realize It came up to my cheek-bones—cov- His Final Yell Brought Rescue. The muscles of George's neck were tired from holding up his head. He tried to lower it, but immediately the water began flooding into his The rain slackened, and hope sprang into his breast. But it The rain might be slackening—but the creek was George began to say a prayer then—a silent prayer, for he couldn’t speak. The rain had long since covered his mouth, Now it was creeping into his nostrils. He wouldn't last much longer. Just another fraction of an inch and the water would cut off his breath. In a minute it did. But George fought literally to the last gasp. “l summoned all my strength,” he says, “and put it into one final, Then, the tired muscles of my neck gave way. “l held my breath for what seemed an eternity. forced to expel it. IRAE RA AAA Rkodok STAR DUST Movie + Radio *%% By VIRGINIA VALE k% X20 2 2 2 26 2 2 2 2 6 2 220 26 20 26 2 20 26 2 4 4 HESE are stirring times in radio, motion pictures and newsreels for all three have achievement, Broadcasting composers and musicians. of the U. 8. 8. Panay is graphic history that brings to every citi- zen a first-hand ac- geous conditions our is fac- pictures White and Disney's first Walt Disney a glittering Any day now, Dopey, the little dwarf who never learned to talk because he had nothing to say, will take his place in your hearts along with Mickey Mouse we We tures of theirs, having failed to find any new story material as good. Paramount has selected “The Let- ter” as the first starring vehicle for Isa Mirande, famous Italian ac- tress. This story, a spine-chilling thriller by Somerset Maugham, was first filmed some ten years ago. and was an outstanding success among early talking pictures. Warner Brothers feel that it is high time to film ““Trilby” again. Claude Rains and either Anita Lou- ise er Olivia de Havilland will play Svenhall and Trilby. sn Wenn When you read that so-and-so made a film test in New York and was sent to Hollywood under con- tract to make pictures, it may not sound impressive. It should, how- ever, for last year out of 52,000 applicants, only 56 won contracts Variety, the authoritative trade pa- per of the theatrical world, checked up and found that of the 52,000 ap- plicants, only 6.050 had auditions. Among these, 360 were given screen tests. fost spectacular successes among the young players sent to Hollywood a year or so ago are Frances Farmer, Don Ameche, and Tyrone Power, "a Motion - picture producers are scurrying around trying te think of some new formula for making musi- cal pietures, because they can't go on making them bigger. “Rosalie” stretches the eye of the camera to its utmost limits. It has armies 1437 EW - YOUR - OWN means most at this | season of the year when 5 dark and long winter days make time hang heavy on your hands. You can get your | Spring wardrobe well started by making these days count. This | is the time to sew and sew—and | then when the first crocuses show their heads, you will be all ready for Spring. 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LUDEN'S ici sens 5¢ NOW CONTAIN AN ALKALINE FACTOR SEARCH Hi Your attic, your desk, or possibly técked | Ey i Jou bureau drawers are some | i RED CROSS Christmas Seals prior to 1925, Hl or you may find some old stamps on orofl | envelopes prior to 1900. Drop a line stafing § | i what you have and the price you want, to || | STURGES, P. 0. Bex 252, Meter Sia, Boston. Mass, § more of her. Nelson Eddy works and Tom was bending over him giving him artificial respiration. what had happened. When George didn’t come back after fifteen or twenty minutes, Tom became alarmed and went out looking for him. He was prowling around about ten feet away from him when George gave that last yell. Then he went down between those rocks and pried him loose. Copyright. WNU Service. Selecting White House Site President Washington and Major Pierre Charles L’Enfant, who laid out the national capital, selected the site for the White House in 1791. A competition was held for plans for an executive mansion, and the win- ning architect was James Hoban of Dublin. The corner stone was laid October 13, 1792. The building was not ready for occupancy until November, 1800, when President and Mrs. John Adams moved in. When the British captured Washing- ton in 1804, they burned the White House. Hoban superintended its restoration. Storms Toss Up Amber Residents along the Baltic shore of East Prussia are always glad to see a storm coming up because these oceanic disturbances often cast up chunks of precious amber along the beaches. Most of the am- ber mining is done with powerful dredges and the substance, once valued more highly than goid, is worked into many kinds of jewelry. History relates that the Emperor Nero once sent an expedition across Eurove to t“s amber mines along th Forgiving One Another Forgiveness of injuries is a God- given grace. It is the most reluc- tant act that human nature ever performs. In the deepest condition of moral degradation there is no such thing as forgiveness of injuries thought about. So destitute is man- kind of the spirit of forgiveness of injuries that heathen religions taught the right of revenging an in- jury, but not of forgiving one. In view of this, we say, the spirit of for- giving injuries is God-given. The Bible is the one book which from beginning to end advocates for- giveness. Monks Incarcerate Themselves Near Gyantse, Tibet, stands a lamasery whose lamas, or monks, incarcerate themselves in small mud huts, without doors or win- dows, for periods from a year to a lifetime, in order to earn a first class reincarnation. As no mortal eye may look upon them during these years of seclusion, says Col- lier's Weekly, they wear a glove on the hand used to take their food from a brother lama when he passes it to them through 8 small cur tamed aperture wee Infinitely less pretentious, » 4 Round.” take over a record- ing company, and then the fun noise begin. Mixed up in the proceed- ings are Joe DiMag- gio, baseball star, Gene Autry and his cowboy band, Kay Thompson and her Joe DiMaggio radio chorus, Cab Calloway and Ted Lewis and their bands, singing Phil Regan and Ta- mara Geva. The story never tries to make sense, just goes jocularly along its way with blasts of music, from crooning to hi-de-ho. = DON'T LOOK NOW BUT — Jim Ameche, twenty-two-year-old Grand Hotel star, once held the high school debating championship in Kenosha, Wis. . . . Luise Barclay, NBC's “Woman in White,” stud ied to be a concert pianist as did Ruth Bailey, secondary lead on the same show . . . Fibber McGee is an inventor of nu. merous household gadgets, including a de- vice which enables Molly to open the ice box door with a foot lever when she ap proaches it with loaded platters in both hands . . . Frances Carlon, leading woman in “Attorney at Law,” is the granddaugh- ter of John Carlon, first man ever to print the poems of James Whitcomb Riley . . . Millions have found in Calotabs a most valuable aid in the treat- ment of colds. They take one or two tablets the first night and re- peat the third or fourth night if needed, How do Calotabs help nature throw off a cold? First, Calotabs are one of the most thorough and dependable of all intestinal elimi- nants, thus cleansing the intestinal tract of the virus-laden mucus and toxins. Second, Calotabs are diuretic to the kidneys, promoting the elimination of .cold poisons from the blood. Thus Calotabs serve the double purpose of a purgative and diuretic, both of which are needed in the treatment of colds. Calotabs are quite economical; only twenty-five cents for the family package, ten cents for the trial package.~(adv.) A Thought A little explained, a little en- | dured; a little forgiven and the | quarrel is cured. | Life Is Labor { “The happiness of men consists |in life. And life is in labor.”"— { Count Tolstoi. DIZZY DRAMAS By Joe Bowers DO YOU THINK You'LL EVER GET HERE'S MY HOPE CHEST
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