Wheeler county eagle. (Alamo, Ga.) 1913-current, January 29, 1937, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text******************* : STAR * I DUST | * * * Aiovie • Radio * * * ***By VIRGINIA VALE*** ONE of the trade magazines of the motion picture in dustry startled the workers in the business recently by pub lishing a report on the popular ity of the screen stars. For months, people had been told that Robert Taylor had climbed to the very top: that he got more fan mail than Clark Gable did, that his name above a thea ter was magic, because it drew so many paying customers; that, in short, Mr. Taylor was tops. But — according to this report, Clark Gable is the screen’s most popular actor! Last year Shirley Temple held that position. This year she is sec ond. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rog ers as a team come third, Robert Taylor fourth, and William Powell fifth. In case you're interested, the oth er leading stars are listed in this order; Myrna Loy, Claudette Col bert, Norma Shearer, Gary Cooper, Fredric March, Jeanette MacDon ald and Nelson Eddy as a team, Lionel Barrymore. It is nice to report that James Cagney's new picture, “Great Guy,’’ is one of his best. It had to be. He made it for Grand National you know, a new organization, and if it hadn’t turned out well we might have had no more Cagney on the screen for a while, at least. After all his troubles with studios it is pleasant to know that he is once more on the big time and that his comeback is really a triumph. Have you listened to that new radio program, “Do You Want to Be an Actor?” If you haven’t, do! It’s very entertaining. People who are in the audience are given roles in scenes that are done before the microphone, and after each per formance the best woman perform er and the best man are given movie tests by Warner Brothers. It’s quite possible that some of our future stars will be developed in this way. If the radio programs given by "Myrt and Marge” for so long were among your favorites, you’ll be glad to know that a new series done by that popular couple has started. It's a family affair, for “Myrt's” son is now on the pro gram, and “Marge” is her daugh ter. The son, George Damerel, used to go to the University of Southern California, but he left college to tour with his mother and sister when they went on the stage. Looks as if “Myrt” had built up a pretty good business for the family by writing those sketches, doesn't it? Grace Moore has had t© abandon her career on the concert stage and on the air, temporarily, in order to take a much needed rest. She has been working hard in pic tures—in fact, she has turned into * real trouper, and the tempera ment that used to cause so much trouble is well under control. In "Stowaway” you'll see Shirley Temple doing imitations of Eddie Cantor and M Jolson and doing them well. Tie funny thing about it is that the child star never has seen either of them; just worked the imitations up from what she she was told about the two gentle men’s work. Hollywood is still shocked over the suicide of Ross Alexander, al- though his friends knew that he had never ceased to grieve over the death by suicide of his first wife, Aleta Freile, a little more than a year before. It was said that she killed herself be cause, coming to ' Hollywood from the New York stage, she ■ could not seem to . get ahead in pic- | tures. Young Alex- ‘ *^3^l Ross Alexander ander was doing very well with his career, and his second wife, Anne . Nagel, is one of the screen’s pret tiest young actresses. ODDS AND ENDS . . . Remember “The Shiek," with Valent-no? Nino Mar tini will appear in a pic'ure based on a similar story . . . Jean Harlow and Rob ert Taylor will appear together in “The Man in Possession" ... It isn't supposed to be know that Joan Fontaine is Olivia de Haviland's sister, but everybody knows it—and the fact was announced here in “Star Dust" months ago. when she signed with Jesse Lasky . . , Once again “Mad ante X” is to be screened, this time with Gladys (leorge in the stellar role. • Weater* Xawaoapar Union. News Review of Current Events the World Over President Roosevelt in Inaugural Address Pledges Aid for Forty Million Under-Privileged—Secretary Per kins Tries to Break Motor Strike Deadlock. By EDWARD W. PICKARD © Western Newspaper Union. r OFTY ideals, beautifully worded and eloquently voiced. That seems to be a fair description of the second inaugural address of L 131 President Roosevelt to carry on its fight for the social security and material prosperity and happiness of the entire people of the United States. In effect, he promised that the federal govern ment would bring about a better life for one-third of the nation now underprivileged, and that the pro gram of planned economy would be continued. For forty millions who are not getting their share of the nation’s material benefits the government will provide homes, food, clothing, education, recreation and increased incomes. The President’s listeners inter preted some of his phrases as a challenge to the Supreme court, as when he said: “Nearly all of us recognize that as intricacies of human relation ships increase, so power to govern them also must increase—power to stop evil; power to do good. The essential democracy of our nation and the safety of our people depend not upon the absence of power but upon lodging it with those whom the people can change or continue at stated intervals through an hon est and free system of elections. The constitution of 1787 did not make our democracy impotent. “In fact, in these last four years, we have made the exercise of all power more democratic; for we have begun to bring private auto cratic powers into their proper sub ordination to the public’s govern ment. The legend that they were invincible—above and beyond the processes of democracy—has been shattered. They have been chal lenged and beaten.’’ Before the inauguration cere monies, Mr. Roosevelt and mem bers of his family attended a special service in St. John’s Episcopal church. After delivering his address the President reviewed the military parade from a cupola built in front of the White House. In addition to the soldiers, sailors and marines, samples of the Civilian Conserva tion corps and of the National Youth administration were in the line, as were the governors of 46 states with their staffs. SECRETARY OF LABOR FRAN- CES PERKINS herself undertook the difficult task of breaking the renewed deadlock in the General James Cagney Motors strike, but at this writing she had not made much progress. Governor Murphy of Michi gan, who went to Washington for the inauguration, helped her, arrang ing separate meet ings with John L. Lewis, C. I. O. lead er, and President Sloan of the motor corporation. But his efforts to bring these two gentle men together seemed futile. Lew is summoned Homer Martin, head of the striking union, and John Brophy, C. I. O. lieutenant, from Detroit and conferred with them on “strategy”. All the union lead ers appeared supremely confident, and Lewis insisted the demand that the union be recognized as the sole bargaining agency must be conced ed if there were to be any strike settlement negotiations. Secretary Perkins, after talking with both sides, went directly to the White House. She said she was “keeping the President informed” of developments. The belief was general that it would be necessary to invoke the personal aid of Mr. Roosevelt to bring about a peace | ful settlement. Lewis brought about the tempo < rary suspension of negotiations by a statement he gave the press. With brutal frankness he said: “We have advised the secretary ; of labor that the ‘economic royal ists’—and the du Ponts and Mr. Sloan are among them—used their money to try to drive Mr. Roose velt out of the White House. “Labor rallied to the President’s support when they attacked him. “These same economic royalists now have their fangs in labor, and labor now expects the government to support labor in its legal and logi cal objectives.” This was toe much for Sloan, who started for home with the remark: “We find it useless to attempt any further negotiations in Washington. Any time the President sends for us we’ll be there.” Lewis' position was strengthened by the settlement of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass company strike and in creased prospects that Libbey- Owens-Ford glass workers would return to their jobs. His strategy has been to curtail General Motors production, and interfere with its principal competitors, Ford and Chrysler, as little as possible. Re sumption of production by glass manufacturers would permit Ford and Chrysler to produce at full speed while sit-down strikers keep General Motors plants inoperative. f" 1 ONGRESS did not wait for the inauguration to rush through the bill asked by the President ex tending for two and one-half years his power to control the two billion dollar stabilization fund and to devalue the dollar. Senator Van denberg and Representative Snell, minority leaders, made futile ef forts to amend the measure so that it would call on the secretary of the treasury to submit to congress a complete audit and report upon the operations of the fund after the expiration date in 1939. The fund originated three years ago at the time of the 40 per cent debasement of the dollar. Gold holdings of private individuals, banks and the reserve banks com mandeered by the Treasury, were “revalued”. Each ounce of gold formerly valued officially at $20.67 an ounce was arbitrarily raised to $35 an ounce. This resulted in a two billion, 800 million dollar "profit” for the Treasury. The odd 800 millions was imme diately diverted to the Treasury’s general account to cover federal expenditures. Two billions were al located for use as a “stabiliza tion” fund. New legislation was passed authorizing the secretary of the treasury to use the stabiliza tion fund to manipulate the value of the dollar in foreign exchange transactions, to purchase silver and gold and to rig the quotations on United States government securities in the market. ISPATCHES from Vatican city said the condition of Pope Pius XI was steadily growing worse. He was suffering excruciating pain, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Standing bareheaded on the capitol portico in a cold, pelting rain, he took the oath of office administered by black robed Chief Justice Hughes, and then, in ringing words carried by radio to the ends of the earth, he pledged his administration especially in the right leg. The pon tiff, however, insist ed on conducting some of the business of his office, telling Archbishop Castigli oni he was deter mined to work a s long as breath re mained in his body. The pope was greatly distressed to hear of the death of Bishop M. J. Gallagher of Detroit, the superior of Father Charles Coughlin, "radio priest.” Bishep Gallagher made a visit to the Vati can about six months ago. 'T'HE conflict between fascism A and communism in the 01 d World grows more intense day by day, and the German Nazi leaders insist every nation must espouse one side or the other. Air Minister Goering declares England especially should align herself with Germany and Italy, but Foreign Minister Eden in a speech before parliament virtually handed back to Germany the question of Europe’s fate. “We cannot cure the world by pacts or treaties,” said he, “or by political creeds, no matter what they be.” He demanded to know whether Ger many intended to use the “mani fold gifts of her people to restore confidence to a world sick of an tagonism," or "to the sharpening of international antagonism and a pol icy of even greater economic isola tion.” German officials called Eden’s speech "untimely;” and Ulrich von Hassel, German ambassador to Italy, speaking in Cologne, described the "axis of Rome-Berlin” as a "central pivot around which the whole of Europe revolves." “Germany and Italy,” he said, “are destined to fight the false doc trines of the east (Russia) and sur mount western capitalism. Germany and Italy are neither east nor west, but the center, and Europe will be able to keep in harmony only if they remain the strong central ax is.” It was said in Berlin that a mixed German-Japanese commission has been named to carry out provisions of the Berlin-Tokio anti-communist agreement of last November. Over in Japan Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita opened the parlia ment with a speech in which he declared communism was to blame for the political troubles of the world. He defended the German-Japanese pact as directed only against com munism and not intended to foment dispute with world powers. He ad vocated that all colonial possessions of ail nations be opened to free trade. * .^B Secretary Perkins WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE. ALAMO, GEORGIA. Rtf Pope Pius C/ about: Making 1937 A Safe Year. SANTA MONICA, CALIF.— This time last year we were all dedicating ourselves to a crusading campaign to make 1936 a safer year for motorists. We were going to cut down the volume of traffic disasters, going to reduce the appalling mortality toll which had marked the pre ceding year. So what? Well, here’s what. The end of 1936 showed an all - time top for deaths on the public highways— roughly 37,450, or approximately 450 more than in 1935. So now we’ll pious- ly resolve, all over again, to do something about this hideous destroyer which kills by the thousands and maims by the hun dreds of thousands and makes our fatalities and casualties in the world war seem, by comparison, puny. And what will come of the re newed agitation? The National Safety Council will wage a gallant, hopeless fight, various local organi zations and civic bodies will do what they can, newspapers will rail and statesmen will deplore—and the ghastly record of slaughter will keep right on mounting. • • • The Value of “Experts” T HEARD a supposed expert ad * vising a director, bound for Africa to shoot a big game picture, that practically everything about his kit was wrong except possibly his rear collar button. It reminded me of the pampered millionaire’s son who was heading for the arctic circle. He called in a veteran of polar expeditions and told about his outfit. AU went well until he started describing his parka. “It’s fine,” he said, "made of seal skin and the hood all fringed with wolverine and—” “One moment,” said the profes sional, “is the hairy surface of the pelt worn next to your body?” “No,” said the youth. “The fur is outside, of course.” “All wrong,” pronounced the crit ic. "Thermal demonstration has proved that to conserve the bodily heat the hide should be turned so the fur is used as a lining and the smooth or naked side is exposed, thus cutting the wind.” The youngster burst out laughing. "Have I said something to excite your mirth?” demanded the special ist. "Oh, not at all.” said the amateur, "I was just thinking what a darned fool a buffalo is.” • • • Americans in England O ENEWED excitement has been aroused in the British isles by the discovery that yet another mem ber of the royal family—this time it’s the young duke of Kent—not only shows a regrettable tendency t o enjoy himself as any normal nat ural, healthy youngster might, but, what is even more distressing, has lately been seen in the company of an American woman. Oh, these pestiferous Yankee women! In spite of all that can be done, it's almost certain some of them will witness the coronation, and several thousands of them will break their girlish necks trying to do so. • • • Militarizing the C. C. C. D EPRESENTATIVE NICHOLS of AV. Oklahoma is trying to accom plish something which should have been done long ago. He's preparing a bill to make military reserve units of the C. C. C. boys, which would mean discipline and morale for thousands of young Americans and, if needed, would provide the nucleus of a trained citizen-army. Seems to me there is every reason why congress should enact the leg islation, not as a warlike gesture, but as a peace-time move for na tional defense and national protec tion. But watch the professional pacifists fight it—professional paci fists being well-meaning folks who believe in Santa Claus, turning the other cheek, and the beautiful, if slightly impractical theory, that a white rabbit will be perfectly safe among a pack of greedy coyotes. • • • Actors Trading Careers. IT ALF-WAY across the continent, *I actors who have succeeded in Hollywood and are headed east, hop ing to break into the legitimate stage on Broadway, pass actors who, having succeeded on Broad way, are heading west, hoping to break into the movies in Hollywood. It is a two-way traffic which grows heavier all the time. Thus we see how human hopes are uplifted and how curious a thing is human nature, not to mention human ambition. Also it's good for railroad travel. But if the jaybirds suddenly de cided to trade their nests for wood pecker holes and the woodpeckers fell in heartily with the idea, we superior creatures could laugh at feathered friends for being such ; diots. IRVIN S. 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