Variety (Dec 1937)

' - ■'. Time ..'Ajiaf' iLose's- 'Appeal... Time tnag last Friday ,(.17) W?is unanlmo^sly: held by: ihe Appellate Divisiprt :of N, iiipreme coui't to have libeled Curtis B. Dall, . toriner SDn-inrlaw .bf: . I*re^^^ and a jury wili . decide the amount of; daipages he. is entilied to.. ■ -Dall had sued Timi^V Inc., publishers of the Aveekly nfiak, : for $250,000 ; lor printing .a.\descripti6n of • imag- inery suicide In. th^.V White HoUs6/ Justice. B:ernai-d . Shient.aiff, §.et . aside a»ijui*y's decision .that, p had .'nOt bean libeled by the .article. Time, Iricw Sppeal'pd and the highr er court ^decided tiie.. ai'ticle- ■'was clearly libiellous; arid' the'only func- tion for the^ jury to decide} ainourtt of . mo^icy. T Inc.;.' must pay foj^'the^^error. ''y■.' '/■•[''.', Citrolt Out, ■'"Parsons■.■■In •."' Louella; b. jPafsohs' daily' H(>llyr wood coiumn^ is .^baclc :ih Pitt^burgli a.^ain after ,being :Out three, Weisks for first time in more -^han ;iO yiears. Morning PoatrGazette; dropped ^^v-i^ Nov. .15 when shiset ahsindioried.-i^hi^ versal wire and. has. sihce been using Jflmmie Fidlei-'s daily chatter. Fig- ured, however/that Heavst ra^^^^ Sun- Telegraph, would- haVe': to .make: rcDom .for it sooner pr late and cbl- vmiv: wont;, into thiB' theat.i:.e ;.,page of. that aft.eriiooh- daily, last ^Monday (13). .;Haf risoti GanoU but to; ■inake .'room :ior^it;,. • Suh-Tele < also ; carrying Sidhey; ■SkQh^cy-frgim';the-..Goast ^ :■ Pitfobareh Guild Elieicts ; Charles" H. /Allardy: who conducts thrice-weekly / 'Round., the. Towii'^ GolniTin in. morning I*pst-Giszette, has been h aimed piresident; of ^! that paiier's Guild unit for cbniing. year/ Joe $hea. elected . yice-presldent,' Margaret ijoniey. .tt;easure.ri 'M^^ P. Sulliyan secretary .and W. C. Blirson,- Wilbur .Gbifman and John E. Jones.. Jr.; , Executive board.. . Jpne^s and - Coffman are-alsO: tip eiectlon ;nowVbeing:Cohd^^ - tire Pittsburgh. chapter. [ Opposiiig thefh;: for post.- arei Howard .Browtn-r i ng, of• Suiii-Telegraiph, and Tom Langdph:, \pf 'Pr?ss.,; . Burs(Hii' is a mem^ of business istaff, marking, fir^^^ afiitiatioii included, others neiwspapier employees that' unii: has , gone., put side the (^ty room for. its , Eiinplbyes; of G^.hnett- ,'Go,, . •Jnc., which , includes' th6._^Rb crat 4c ■ Chr6nicle and'' Tiiiies-jJnlohv ViU :.5hare'4Q Pf^ 1937 profits,,,distribution to be, iinade by •Fail. 15,'FrankiE;: t»ah president, announcb;s;.; $ome: 800 employes af' fe^ited.v^:Vv' ; Similar djstubutibn .will be' made by . siibsldiar^^ paiiiies if eariiih'gs permit. In this ■group are,; 17 liew'spapers ahd radio ••Svatibn' WHEC/.: Last year all enpplpyes ini the Gan- nett group received two, weeks sal ry as a'ehFistmas'bbhus.. Goioh ral~geittlehia^^^^ iatin andr.buckled 'shoes;..' and : 'Jis ;k more v/bi; less aiiti-sbciai;: individual, taking hCr. yOiing >coiisln .to: teia- party to which they had been grildgr iligly ,invited; ■ ".'y:^-'^' :. Nearest approach'to the soTcalled 'chariade- \va^ .a geheral ppirii.oh that somebody was driving at 'social se- curitj'.' This was injected. at the: last: hioment by Mi's., R.,^whp re- ceived' with- thariks aiv etpW^^ :pi-- ^' sihali dog ■ sitting .inside a Warm Jivr ; ih^ . .rpora . and watchihg; th.e~ Show-., tiakesr fait outside/.Th^ lpic^ ehtitled fsbciar.sdcuvity;^/'.: (Gliests were hierded. i the White HbUsis- dining .rrto^s at 12 (midnijht j to munch bbu ilionj cold meats, salads, coffee arid viihillai ice^ci^eam, flavored ^vith Goyernm^^ r.iim.i White .House furnace ^ppsirently expired during the, ^eVitning, since? bare backs iyere: Covered ■ \vith \, gobse-pirnple's ; and- preys' ladies. shivered jirivscamty. attire during the meal, Guests -pf hpripr: included Mis. Gene Tunney, swathe^^^^ in pleatfed^gbld s^^^ peeking through a black veil spbtted with gojd discs, ah4 -other npta.btes; Best actor, ii\ tlie isivits which 'i.hr eluded everyb,ri;e from, the entire list of Cabinet wives to the: helpmeets of . local .new{si)aper .cprrespondents; Mrs; FyaihkiiiVD; Ropsifeyelt, • ; Party Up' around (One ayem -^ibnff af ter^ Gridiroii: gentleiriei had; gone', home.■ to .bed;^' ■'y' ''.y Alan ,Le M&y, who " scrJbs. hgir -lifting ■ pistpl -and>• laiiat yarnis mostly for; Collier's, x^, ; cently ;;told is^. :^ollyWp6d pal: \yhy. h^ ■ has so steadfastly rer fiised to fail for lureis from ;the film lots.; :Seems .iLe Miay. hides Nail his pubiighed stuift away,/", .a /safe oil ..'which hangs the !)eg:end? %6 May's 'Old dgel^ peh-^ :,sibn/fUnd.'. yy' ■ : ;Wheh^ and; if he ,runs out; ot Words aind idejis; he says hie'll .Pitar these warifes tb the. pjCr ,.'tUres. .' .■'; ':-;; . ■ i- •■'•:';-'■^' and Camden; Gburier-Post, went "i hlb^" thiT'^deal-.^with^seve^^^ derice . busihess men, Superior Cpiirt wanted- to ; xlpse th.e :pj»per Dec, 11; /but kepit if open ah. extra .week when Stern and tfssoeiateS'piit yp a $5j000 bond to -coyer . .Ibsses .Urttil they could riiake flnafl arrange- ments tbtakfe it over. Entire >5»p00 .was used, up ih one . Week. .(Cbhtinued..from page 1) ■' Oiie-AcilPpetlc praina. Prize > / Charies;ji. Sergei prize of $500 for the best Qtie-act -pbeUc dra ing offered through; thie: TLIniyersity Of .. Chicago;:' Goyitesi^ : $Iay: 4;- l^SB.^^^jrize was e'sta^^^ Meyers Sergei,, in. memory pf Charles H. Sergei; fpurider- of the Dran>atic Publishing Co; All rights remain \yith, the author.i except/that, Chicagp Pramatic [ Association, res^rye^' pro-; diictibn rights free, of rb^^ terial rrivlsV b^ prig;inal an'drufi frbm; 20 tb.56 niihutW; '. ; [ V >hllly ■ ; Charles ,i?plk; ; 0^^ Ledgev, A\>Eis re:^^^^ Newspaper Guild, at y^ ship .meeting Sunday (W K Bill Farr spri (Inquirer^ Aleit kendrick (In-p. q'uirer. StUart ^ Hariiilr (BuUetin), :and: Max Ways (Record ^ w.ere riamefd: v.; pvs. : Secretary is . Dick (Camden ' Gourle^i^PQ^^^ controliei; Bob Reiss (Record): and treias^ter. ;Paul iFrisnch (WPA Writers Projiect). '/Motion for .another: referend new dubs iscale w'as adopted.. - Was defeated -in; a vote .by . nie/iibership: abbut six weieks 'ago; If apprbywl; levy' will.be jabited; iip 25 to 50.cents ■ st.mpritix.'p.n; an Salaries .0^^ $35. a., 'yreeki-r;'.';'.i 'y [ ^iW/ %; -. . \- ■ • Phiily Record Unit' pf .: ihf|. Guild, at meeting; preceding \ general gei- tbgether,. elected .AT^t.:Riordah desk) chairman, .pthei-s chbsen, wei'e Jerry Lpye,/(labor; beat) .vice-chair- mari and ^yilliam;M^^^ cbhtrpiler.. .Latter is'; first pfticer ever iiamed outsidb, editbtiai departm<»rit. ;; ..]ifilleriV;j6^1'Aisiiarrim^ • Geprge Jbel wili dp;speeiaUprbmb- tiOh; Work 'for.-Ra^^^^ Spring books. L^iwis' I^ general; sales mknagbr: for the Arm starting' Jah./!;;'• ■'- ■"■;;,.:_,y;./ ' • Has been; managirijg;Cai1toh .House, a. subsiid of Random', ^ouse for the past year; • ■ *'''. ■''■':/;/'v :"C»riboni9t9;/CU>''.Cv;I^ v;/'' '. 'Commercial; Artists: and Designei's yhion and the Cai'tOpjiists; Uniph' pf America, last Week. ydted, tp' affiliaiie With the CIO; J^ ^memiiersKip. Will; be: hiade W'ith'rti United Office and PrbfesslOharWprk- ers;bf/America.-' •.'':/■•.■■;/■'' '■.■■'■■■l.,.'": /linipii wiil' be a Jiiatipns^ tipii uniting: all. finej. applied and cphir riiercial artists in private industry and Federal. projects,' N.e^^^^ and Designers Unibri; will attbmpt to i ntensify pr|anizihg' actiyities. iii the aiiimated cartpbri^ lield. / /// .: fibwell MelMV'B^^ Lowell Mellett;/editbr-ih-chi Scripps-HoWard :Ne;wspaper Alilahcb in Washington arid edltpr of the . Daily 'News since its inception, 're- . signed from ScrippsTHoWsitd • brgahir, ization Friday (17) after 20 yekrs with Outfit. Ex,cept that he. Will re jnairi iri Capital no indication pf his fuiUre'plarishas.been: forthb With G. /B;;iParker, ^i;ditOr-in-chief of ScrippS-HoWard-. papers;, lioW; Ib- qatcd in' Washin5tbn,.lt is ;uriders^^^ . Ne\ys Will ba: editor-le'ss temporarily, John 0'Rburke*s, riame going,intb te^^ masthead./8ts.;r^ policy qiiestibris .: going^^. straight to Park ./;;;■• ■■-/> .. '.x■;^/."/'.?' \ ■./ •^'■^■■■;:- ■'• ■■ Meliett, .w^^.b guided News to suc- cess as iibecsil Scripps sheet in .Capi^- tdU.. was fir.st/papef/; official;in .town to giyb NeWspaperV Guild a : break, fdaching. personaluriderstanding v itii Guild for his own-staff, full; year b^f brb regular cqrilract Was: . put tlirougli;./ '■,'■ V'^;/'/ /•■•;// .■;■■•■ ■: Phllly <!iiy News i.flittks;C^^ /Plain'to ejstablish'.a,city: news ;bu- teau . in t»hiily, 'Which ' had ; .dia(ily staffs fearing a• shake-up;. .is-'reportr ed cOld.'. 'yriderS:tbpd that/when: idea was . first presented to .Gity Eds; As- sbc|ai;ion/ . AnriiBriber]g.s WaS: ag'iri, it/;..:At another''- meeting, Dec. :lp, .Inq-repOrted to have agreed; but the/-ReCord pointed its digits; flppr- ward.''v /.;•/;.; ''~ /v/^-;••'■■;■^■/■.y.''' '!^':.; .' • FbUbWirtg Inii's pTigihai refusal to go along,; it issued an edict .b fratei*nizing'..:arid news swapping , by its reporters with Scribblers' froin Other ' shiM.tSi / ^ of heart, bri,/city. hews -asspciatipn :cp- incides with : reializatioh. .by. execs that '.. keeping beat, meti: frbm'd i vyy-" injg: stories: and ^york is as; tbugh; as prbyerbiat teaching /old : dOg hew tricks;-.;'.i'';>; '..::•-..;■:-' •./■'•;;•.; ;Mr$;,;t.';i>i.R.'8.'|»airty.,' .Charades . •<vas- - the. .word ■ ..for , it, SaUirday .(l8)v/at; the White-^^^^ . , But none of : the •■ guests/ at Mrs. F,-ankiin: D. ■ Ropsevy patty fbr .tlio 'GVidirpn Wido^^^^ Whose hus- bands vvcre dissipating the Sarrib^ Cve-. iiins at'/the'swanity', Gridiron'. Club . banquetrT^ould gueiss the ;word-. /■: : ;; /Riipeaied • perfbrmances;: in . Whieh thi. First Lady figm'ed/:promlnehtly^^ ■ diein't ' cbnv.ey /to ^^ian . audience cbni-i posed of - ixeWspa'per ;womeji, itcnvsr . .paper': fnea|S; wives,/ w i vies ■ ot /c'jibinet' / moiTibbrs: ahd . diplomats, . 'th'e a.s- sVr ediy, ' 'two-syllable- .Word'/. v{\\\c\\ thi; Wliite HouSjai. siclts Were ifvtend'ed tb'pbrtraiy.;^;/ ■'- ' - ' ;-■'■- "■ -'■ ■■ y' '.}'■ Busiriess begah with, the; ar^ of. ; ^nore than 200; ladies in. tiieir .bbsl . bibs, aijd tiTckers. Proceeded'thi^oush avumer,Oj,uis ,'off : i-Qcpvd'; scc^^^ : ii\« sirs/ '.K as//a lady-i\no.iihiaiueei- ■ .euteri'ntr /a /Resetticinent borne; a Ken MiHteritly/Piicm^^ Kjen,. the new/Esquire publication; ha.s deeided pri its iprniat arid poli'T cies With • publication;?nbw "scheduled for Mar,ch/.3i; With date line of April 7;. It'Will be the sahiie size as Lile .mag;: :^nd carry a number of pictures;. vieWi ppirii; Wi ili.e stressed, Wi th/ a policy Of ;aHti-war,-; arili-FaS ;airiti-. (^omraunistn.;; .Mag'is'^ PQUcy ' will also be along 1 iries. o£. niilitant. pacifism. v /Stated :.that' first' print order Will be, Xbr/50p,00ft, pf Which/2pO,9dO has already beei;i ordered, by hiewsstarids^ i>ri.pr;:tb/p>u.b)icattipi^ Will 3U,ai*aritee a Gii;cul4tlbiv pE ,250^000. ;/ /Arnold'; Gingrich will be mai-iajinig, editor With ;a';Wbrkihg; Staff'consist^ iiig of Paul/de ICrUif,, Erne^ jrigway^. .George .Seldes./fiuVtbn - {^^^ cb'e^. Rajf'mbnd -..Grari^ /jplin SiJivak', Herbert sGrifti^, . Lawrence; ■Martin';/;: .';/ '■ ■^J-X, ■■':.y '^;r' /' - .:■:' ■" ',; it.. A\;iil 'appe.iir .foVtrtighlly;.every :.9tiiei- ;Thu'r!jda^v . ;/.:•/ /.'■•/v/-''/ ; / Bbth.-: Sldtesi:-;Ma3r tbse:V. "'^ Brbokiyn; Daily -strike and /good-, ■Will/ effort?/tb- mediisrtibri^;a^ iii:F>rogress» Appears as^^^ Xbrm of settiement will be dieve^bpiBd. Hearings before Arthur SV Meyer, :qi the : N. y.i State /Mediation /Bbard. hayb be6n gbing pn infprma previous /efforts > to^ bring ::;abbut- /a; setttement were dropped:: ' ^ / ; ////. ; ;In. its .cbntrpyei-sy'; at the. Easle, bbth sides have bebh attempting to bring; abbUt ; WaterlPb, either for publishers: in general'; or //Ipr ; the Newspaper Guild. There is ■ ten-; dericy by- '. i>bth sides /to regar^i/ this as a crucial test of strength. Iridic.?- tibnfe ■ are,that. ;it may . turn' out.> to be a c|raW,'h.b: moral/victbr^ by, .either side, and bo th sifies bbavy lowers;flriariciaiiy.' •'■ •'/,/;■' ' There haVe. bben/ seyeraV;nbw /de- veloprtiiBritsXnatiprially^ in; the Niiws-f ipaper Cluild within rbcerit' weirfiisi Iri. Boston, a group (jti^G^^ formed • an/. American F.ediera^^ of Labbr uriit, arid last week ih^ mpre,; /; group separted ' frpm CJtiiid to f brm an. irideperi'dent; unit. This has .brought/ several thum bditbriaiTs frpm Editor ahd . Publisher. What particularly seem.s to bUVn the GUildsriien iire recent statements, in E. & P*. that they were ail right until they. afTiliated. with the CIO and that eyerytliirig was liuriky .dory while they wei^e With the A-F. of L« , . :- .;:; : A; very peculiar situatiph iri .regard tb' tivis matter exists. Wheri the .Guild aiTiliatbd with the Cip it did ribt bf its; own accprd; drpp put bf the .A.F. Of :;L.' Iji. fact; the /csfrdi; GUildsmeri hold are' .still- A.F. of, L, pardsi aiJid Guild-pflicialS/State/they received ariy formal; hptiftcatibn,IrpTri thb iriterriatibriai. tb ■ the.. :ieffect: tiidt they ;are; put; / /Befpre it went ClO, 10; Ptiier wnipps >y.ere suspended:.by th;e A.F. bf .L. but the Guild ritSftter :riey'er seems tb have- bebii taken .Up by. the iritbrna'iibnal-s . .'/executive cburiciK:; AccOrdiftg to a . WeJl i.n-r fbrm.ed; GuUd /spokiesl-nan,.^^ 'that happened Was.! that, William Green ^denpunced the .Guild for its stand in 'liriirig■^;up■ -Witlv'Lewis/:--'■ : / ■:'-.';. .'' : ■ LITEitATI. OBltiS THtS flEK / ::/;-iiarry'!;T./.baniy,.'. ^4;: died'/in- 'St- Luke' Hospital/ Philadelphia; last Friday (17)' of heart trouble! ;For the past 17 years he Wjis on the staff of the Philadelphia ■ NeWs/;Bureaii. Previously'/he Was with the Public Ledger..-'^^ :■;':;;•/;'■,: ;/■":;:;/' ';\-;. ^" Charles Camp Cantrell, 41; died iri Greenyilie, Texas, "last week of-in- juries I'eceiybd in an automobile .aci- .cideiit "tWo. mbhths: agp :riear. Dallas: He .:- .\'iras; briipipyed by .Gi-^eenvillb 'Baririer,'-' •; -.,-.'.■ :''''^''/'/'.'. ^' ' ■■-.>' / ; CieciU Allen; 69* Society/fdit bf the N. Y^; Sunj died in^ i^eW' York Ciiy, /pec/: 16; He/cbv^red the activities .bf.the- 400 for 35 years; ; Alberi. Fl' Hou^^oii, S?; . ;: dii-ector arid;", former; .vice-president: of - the Houghton Mifflin Go, died on /Sun^ d.ay • iri NeW York City, following .ari operatiori;. He had beeri .retired-.sirice 1925.'^' . ■■■i ■ ■ ; J>e'sW;Drawei' Antholoffy / ■ T\vb. .Atlanta; .ipoetStJ/ Aridei'spn ,J; Scrti.ijfjs and Minriie.. liite Mpody, :iare': ibpi'dspnted: in: tlib :"Fi'ic Desk Drin"i'cr AriiiiblOgy,' published by Dbubk^ Dbran; &-Gp^.;: and /edited/by AVi^ 'riboseveli Lonavvbrth attd'.T ■RooiC-v'dli,:;;;-;.'/ 'v- ;.: :/•:. ■ ; /Vpluii-ie cQritaihs about 400i pberrip picicbd .from. 40,1)00 saijtniltbd' wiien Alexander WboUcbtt; V4a...radio, askeci llsl.onci'.'j .tb. sbiid. In .V-ti-se thby had read, ■ clipped ,&i\d': tLiqlicd awiiy. ./iri desk '. d i-aWers' • Also i.nclilded/ is 'A .GburiU-y PliilOsophei*':*'' late Fruu'k";L, 'Slantori;: ' ■. / providence:' iJi^al/GOM^^ Offer *of J. ;bavid (TOmrny )r:Ste,r; . M,- and 'a.sspciates. tb ;pui-ch;aSe ,tiie PrbvidenQe ■.Sfa[r-llrib^ . cpsl them $5.p0(). /They, Withdre w. their- tendbr SsitUr'diay- (i8)',,: Whbrii a-mpng :.-bther Cbmpiicat ion's, /tivey./dlscOyered ..tha thcj^/wbuld be; reg'u.irbfil .tb.:;assUiTie liabiiity fpr>libbl .suiV§,'/present future,' agahvst/.the •. pap.er,^ Sheet, until it .v^^bnt- Intb bankruplcy,..-;was bWned:; by; /WaUer :'/E/-:0*Harb^ crat.or of. Narragahsett • Ptace: Track; arid;/ was- used . principally .by hini as a. mbuthpiece;' in,;hvsfetid. W'lth Gbvevhor Rbbbrt E. Quinn, pf-Rhode ■Island. :.;•.,"■■'.;. / :;-.- .} ■/ -//. , Stern; vwho': ■ treasurer', of /'the' ' BlVilly :Record,' :and>, wlT<\4e., -father ovvjis .the Reebrd. .New YbrTc Post ;•;'/; CHAl'tEii'"'; -'-';/^ V/John ::Ha;rrim'an, pf: the; banking faiitilyv.ripw'te^^ ./ Sill irvirig; .:Pf/Philly .Ledger-cam era;;brew,Vnbw ori Phiily: Inquireir. ;,N/. Y,' Post is maili'pg its; rripnthiy Digiesf' cuiffp to thbse who -request it: Allardycei Nicoll newest bbok .will be titled 'Stuart; Masques arid the vRen^issancef. Stage;',/; "■■'.,■':.!'' Gbi-aid Noxbh of London / Daity Mirror has arrived in. Hoilywbbd tb -'prepare'-a: .seriiefs- pt, articfes.- . ;-.;;-: /AjlcontribUtbrs arid. writers:.5n/Esr- quire were gi ven 'a mbriey .clip 'Watbh for/Christnias;by.;^Pa ■; : Federal Wtiters Project i ?hilly; skedded for guillbline Jan! 1/assured pf at least six more rbonths of life. : :. jbh ri G'Hara's nbw .riovel, *Hope of Heaven' (Harcourt, Brice) /due next mbntii.: . He'^ Georgia. Bill Ralmsey, Phiily Inquii'er re- porter; and rewrite ■ man, retiorted headed, for . Harrisbui-g to run/ the !lriq- bureau - there:-;-:-'..;;" v:-,-; v \.'Virginia ..'Viroolf,^ who . haiS wi-itten ve:ry> few short stories, has Wi^itten several ;if0T ;HaVi>eiv*s Bazaar.^^^w^ will/appear iri: that mag, starting next March.,':':. - •.•;-■;-■.••:•.-";.;;- . i Antbihette. Spitzei: his been trarisr ferred tb the.,Coast piiblicity of: Wal- ter Wahger Productions from New York;; tO assist Russell fihelps/on fashion;arid fanmag copy./; V: ;: ~ Ed Stone, attorney added tb Phiily Record hews.: staff/ year sigb, has been ■ permanently/ shifted to han^ dling of heavy ;City' HaU stuff ^^rith regular-_i:i;pnt-page^^ - .; v, ; E.xecuI ive:cpmrnittee of the' Screeiv Publicists .Guild; has. pl^ed tlie . wage demands for .studibpiress S^erits call- ing .fpr mirtirii.um of $l:50.. a Week fo.r fiye-yeai^ :wpirkers / and - $30'. for : be^: ginncrs;.;.-;--'/::-''-';.;/. '..-■!'.'/ 'y /■ .Kalheriiie, -1^ ;'Walderi'a.s:'p..a; ;fbi';S^ da lighter ;b£; Harry ;:Jil'a Wie',: dent /and .editov-ink'hief of / diy/ Dprari ind.'Wbs ;fbrmej1y:^ lirppriotion dbpartriierit; therpV.^W^ itibVes; over - into., the' : editbri.at ' "de- :pai.i'.triT(<:'ht;'/';.; ■' /'■;-:'/':-■.-/ -:■';':^--i' :''^/'/ / ;,Aiviyie Laui-je .-Williainis, has sold the: picture arid play /x-i/jiits for the /'biggest arid sriiallest'' (in;page Size) :best>ellei:s -this^yc^ the. pic rishts: for Mar'jjai^et Mitdhell's 'Gone Wltb: the Wind/ Which/ .-the largest in.size Of the best/sellers and drama lib rights; io. John ;Stei)tibeck*s *Oi:^^lice;. arid 'Men;'.. the::littiefe:t bbbk ^lm'png-best scllei's.. -:; /' -. ;;Isbbal Lerinart; ;,whb'. maices::del)ut irt ci!iTenl; issue ;bf:.Jpne.s': iriag Witli stc^ry ti tied ^Sccretaf y,' .• is in /every- day life secretaiy to :Ricia'ar.d:Sci^Sy^^ ■at;' ;iVi'i.frb.;:'■ -Sai-sp'ribe'' .has' ■ ' ba'ck- ..ground ' ot. ■.'.reviewing., / N.- ZY/ for Book; of the Month' Cl'uij aiid .script- ojerking: done iri easter.h: .s.t.u.djo.s.' Jbiies. ha:s. bpu.£;ht. secpiid yai\ri; frbiri her for- early-•publ-ic'aiibn.'. / lashes cpuid' haye.been ;heard, in t^^ stillness' that.: descended bvei* /thie ;rbbni .;as ; Miss; CriSvfpi^d :-lobk: /her place behind... the table. She wbre a slim:/black : eyenihg^^^^^ square : .sh:ouldered;.isii.v:er fox /cape, /arid /a/^^ gblti orriamerit. in lieir ;sleek,^^^ r^^^^ page-boy - bob. ( Any slightest: iriac- Guracy . here, will probab;ly cause .a moveriienfHo' s:uppre;ss :this isSiig Ctt' .yARiEiy/hy ithe.-J; •■C.--'J\;Gli^ / Either Miss /Crawford ■ Was-, geriu-. ineiy/touched/by the devotibn, or she/; did' the most:, superb 'abtirig .job bf : her. career. :: With dbWncast- eye^ sUe c ipokfe in: ;a : scarceIy.;audiij^^ The ', halting Wbrds .Wiil. be /remeriti- . bered exactly, vby.^^^c^^ Will pibbaif>ly ippear in/the next is- sue bf the ;,*Ci'awfbrd NeWs'--pfficiail cliib'-magazinev /'/ ■■•y ':-} .''■/■ :;.."'■:■■//■:■■/; . - 'I—I'm sp .' tpuched ariythirigl;/ Vm sorry, 1^ li-^'ll; haVe / to gb.v .(That riiay riot, be verbaliin; / .but: it's/near: eribugh for any bijt: the : move violent GraWford/addictfl); Atid; Virith th^it, the vision Was gbriei / Celluloid, Holy RoUerlsm / .:;,T*he/:hush;:;held.:fbr/a few awed; secoridsy and :;theri /the .Hply;^ Rblier .' .(effect ,/iset/ "!. , MetnberS "screamed,; Wept; ; clutjChed each other's : a.rrns, : knpciied ; each..-' :.Pther's /; hats' off, khrieited; 'piivlriel-, .; Glbriou^,* :: 't could die ..this;: inwte'^^and :;iike . et- :fusipns;./generally behavirig; like ^-a / group.. of . r- colored . religibus : en- thusiasts pn the-banks :pf tlie .iVlissis'^ :sirt>i;;'.'•- '■•' ;-;■:-.; ■''-/:/-.■/-:. -■'■, ■, . Wheri. .>frpm'. sheer :exhaustion,:the . mob quieted/.do.wri tb • ah obcasibnal . ecstatic^ Sriiffie, tlie- jjusiriesis, of the; mebting; began.,-:'•/■ Ajjprppfiately enough, Isidor Free- man :addx-essed; the -giatheririg;. Miv Freeman is the. distirigUished gentle- : man/ whpse autpgraph-hpuhding Of '.Miss ..CraWfOrd, resulted in- -an . eri- grayed; watch; a. Wri teup. in, the NeW. Yorker., arid his/present position .with MGM:publicity.''.; '■[.■.'./■■■ %■ Various; celebri'iies ■ "W^ire ihtro"-. : dUced; "The fari Wh<> travellbd from Philadelpliia for /the meeting., .: ^'the' enterprising y.burig /.laidy Who once tbiiched Robert Taylor's :Coai Wirtnei' of a rieWspapei-: contest '. and. 'the : girl; '\<fhp ' had seen. .Mis* ;:. Crawford .on: a! studio 3et; iri; (?ali^,:/ Jprniii;:.five: years'agp;''• ■_; ,:::Mr: Fi:eeman /theri ,;begart : a /de- tailed: accotirit: of hoW: Miss CraWtprd '^ had.spent hei'/'day; jBut the;group-:. rose/With loud;;interrUptiohs arid ;cbr- rectioifis at e^ry tuirri'!. ;Seenis the ■ club. mbriibers.. wei'e /better/;pbsted;: because-Mr. Freeman has /tp; do soirifr' work: diiririg: the day.:;/Wherea delegation/ pf the '.club m.embetSi armed > with: chocolate bars ,so. theyV wpnM have to: lea.ve their pOsts for. ..riburishment, stands '/guard at. the. VlTaldbrf uritil their heroine put* iri art appejjrapcb./ T^^ then prpceed tp accpmpkny h.er. at a respectful dis- . tanCe until: thsy; /assure theriiselyei} ; thit; she is in for-.the. i'light;/ Then, home to rest .up for 'aripther niglit, Sbme pf ;th,e youriger memiiers: ai'e Cphjipelleii to go home; but; blder ones sta])d. watch iintil the eariy: : mornirig hOur. ' Miss Crawford -Wori the. heart of . the;fbunder. Miss: I)omnrer, .whert^^ club Was born jh 1931, by seiidin.ij her a .mimeographing .machine, to: facilitate production, of - the Craw^.. fOrd News. The riiagazirie;. appear.'? ; every:/:tWb' mpriths, and ..cbntrib .wr.ite .from :':as/fainaway;as-'NeW Z land arid L'opdori.; A bit of Craw- fordigina ^cbntributed. by Galifprrii nisniber: Donna ..Flanders is iri^ ^. rerr: ■ ;ceivt. issue,/aiid gives/i^^ :. .;. ;..:. Abject. Hoiirtaff«---.;.',-X; .. .:'.Ybii haven't reaily liyed;until you ; :hayb' seen •^Jbaii broadcast' ■! 1 . 'Joiin, / /the /gi?eait.,p the .. famous /CraWfbrd, y stbod:;in the:.,rain.:and. talked, to. me^^^ for; :ip riiiniites.-/ !Biesis/hei'/' ' ;*Thet:e' r . in all hav glpi-y, I /really believe .i,<3 :a • supe»'-\vbmari *;: An^ bther, ■ eUlpgibs irt •the same y • . ■ ■.. ..::/. ':Eariy;. in;-^ the - Vseasph,;;thei':/paper starts a drive/for .money.' tp.i^.biiy a/ Ghris.trrias' presa.tnt .for-thei.r , •'Joan;.';. :No orie-refbrs -.tp tiie slar a.s_; Miss;: :C.raWfo;r.d.:. 'Dear. Jpari':: '. heard,;/biit 'usually just./'Jpah.' witii- ;a -tiny; :reyeren"tial i>4uSe : befpre, the :hame'-is. uttered.,'''•'^■/■"■ ! :Miss; ;.Dpmrriei': -was . cbhsidei-ably ^ distresSed: over the hurried prbparar:' :tipn,s'i ;for Friday s/' meeting; . ;i5eein.s /' the, Le?cington Assembly-' Hail': was:! being ..decbr'ated aill .\veek. for /the ,: eyeiit,^ and -:at'' t'he.: last rirbm'ent . the... water, pipes : hLll'st.. / ,..A .;basemlct)t' rOoin haditb be made-presentable 'fpi;: the Biig-,Mbriient:;;^.-:'.: . ■y ;Edidtorial -:-StafT'';.and ^ .exhibit- .an entbrpi-ise; arid iexcoutive: .ability tivat rnight lie good; t)usines.s. I itraihiiig; Avhoqf thby'iracoveiS ffrbm ■ their mania.' -''■'",■ '■--''•'-