Variety (Jan 1941)

Wednesday, January 29, 1^41 55 LEGAL NOUCE —OTICB OF SALE,—Supreme . Court of the- State pif New . tork, : County, of Now York—Henry C. BumBtlne.. ♦'tc. Xlntlff, «Kalri8t Playland Holdlnif Cor- boratloii #t ano.; dotenaanta: . J. Pursuant to order of the Supreme Court. County of New York, dated .Iaii\ir 17,. 1941. the underalgned will- re uuPiit leive of the Court at SpeclaV Term Part i of the Supreme "Court. NewTwl* Couiity. at the Coiinty. Court House, at pMii and Centre- Streete. BorbuifH, of ,M>,nhBtiaii; City of. New Torjc.- on ihle' 10th «tny of February.. 19*1. at 1? o'clork. In the fprenoon of that day, to eell iil ' Biiril ilme' and place .(o; the hlgheet blilder • •linil - If no- offera are aubmittea on -^r bftore B((ld «l»te better than the offer of. ' H)ift cJelst. heretofore eubmitted . to /.the Refolver,' to BeU^.to said .Klta- Qelat.: the- fbllowlnic deiicrlbed property: ' All the right, title and Interest of ' Hurry Zamore,-.as Receiver of Playlnnd HritdlnK CoTporatleh.^ appointed, by Inler^ •'lorutory decree entered . In tlio- Ufllce. of the rierk of New York CoUnty on. Octrt- li*p'-2.1d,'li'40,: In the. iabove -enllUed sc-. Hon. in and top the.property of Playland Hhldlng: Corporation of every.: kind, ns- ture and' 'description.: and ' wheresoever lilliinte Including', all;, the. . resl . est'itl'e. 'more particularly-described as followsf .- . "AT,!/that certain plot, piece or parpiel :of Innd tocether with the 'BulldlnRn- Bn<I- ■ liiiprovejnehls' how located, thereon, or ' which niay 'hereafter. t>e erected tlierpon. tltiiate, lying and being --at -Rockawjiy, B.onoli, Fifth .Ward, Borough; and-Crtiinty of Queens,'City .and State. Qf New York,. ' boiimletf and aesorlbod: as foirows:-;;. liRGll^NrNG -al the corner formed,by', thfr Intersection of ;fhe Southerly siile-'of ..Rockawny Beach'.^Boulevard; - formerly, kn'owji 'as Cen.tr{it. Hpul.evard with the EftRterJy 'side of Beach, ,08th: Street/-.for-' merlv ^known as Ward Avohue: ru'rinliig thence EaRlerly.amI along siild soutli-' triy side of Rockawny Ueiich Bnulevn'rii, n' distance of 148.79 feet m.ore or \ms to- a point therein distant :6.2,!ri feet "Westerly from the> corner formed -by -ilie - 'intemertlon. of .the sald'Southeriy .4lde. of Focknway - Beach' rBoulevard -will) the Westerly .- side . of BPaCh !l7th . .^iW-cU formerly known as .Tbmpso.n' Avenue, tlience- >So.uthcrly and on. a lino" prtriillcl .«-lth' said Westerly side of Biearh - 97l.li Street, a-dlstance 6f 118.60 feet; the'.n're . Bflsterly find on,a )lho at right. nnBles* to -• said Westerly side of Beiich . 9.7th Strept, a dl8tanc'e'-"of 62 feet to the, Wc.Mlerly •-.lilrte- thereof; thence- Southerly .arid ftlohtf' ' said Westerly. Side-of Beach- 97th '.*!tr<>ei,' - a distance -of- 496.63. feet more'-or I'ess to.'B point In the:Northerly line of pvoi>- erty aonulred by the City of New Yorl!- ffir Public Park PurpoaeB.- as. acquired .lii this Section, under Vesting of May' 11,-: ■' J9SR: •theh(ra 'Westerly: and along .said Northerly! line of -property acquired - by the City of New York for Publlfc Park;. Purposes.. a 'dlstanc'e of 200 feet to the Easterly side of. Beach .98th Street;-, thenee Norjherly. and along Bald''.Kast- .^erly -' slde of Beach 98th Street.' a dis- tance of 680:01: feet more or less to llie. -Southerly side of . Ro(ikaway .- Beach Boulevard, formerly-known as 'Ce.ntrnl . Avenue, the point or' place of beginning, TOOETHER- with, all right, tille and - Interest of the mortgagor, of. In and to the land.s lying In the bed of any street or avenue tipon . which, said .'property fronts, to :thp center lines thereof." . ....: and. all buildings and' Improvements erected and situate, thereon or appur- tenant thereto, aubject ta ahy slate,'of- farts an accurate' survey -would show- -*nd subject to easement*. restrlctlvi>- rov'enants and- agreements ,of record. If any, t.o encroachments and pt-oJocMoiis and to any violations pending or which may aiibsequently be. Imposed ncarn.<it the premises up to the date of sale- by any governmental or municipal author-^ Ity, and all other -property and as.xef.i.' tangible and Intangible to which the Ke- .^elver has. title at the time of pss.sliig of . title-herein, except cash on hand, or In. bank belonging to' tho Receiver at the time of passing, of title, hereunder, and any recoveries which may be effected In behalf- pt Playland Holding •.Corpora (ion In the- above entitled action. The fol- lowing Is a dl.^gram: of the real properly, 16 be sold: . BEACH 9»TH 8TRBET Bills Next Week (Gbntlniied fr6m page' M) 'NoHh'wrMM.''-. . -;B(a'tl«r Holci ..'. D tfadrlguer^-Ore .' Patricia. Gllmor* : Bscudero - Sarlta & Tito Morales 'George Preinell. Al Ale.xander Ore.. Dan. Merryman ' ■ ■. Don Francisco- Starr' &.'Uaxlii* -,:. ' Veiciiey' Boyd Center Raywins ■ - ';~ Irene. 'Burke .June Wtren . ' Harry; CoUat Ore - Whittier hotel . (Gold' Cap R««m>' .Tony Pattl'-;.-- . ' -IVondcr timt '' Sammy Dlbert Oro BUI Jjo'ckmaD -. : Del Breece '. I'(o Andrewa r Diane & PeLyit Ray Carlln. Ore • ..Pu'lin :.B<en'cib ■ .' Bill Mahoney. >: .lohnny,-Bower -■ .Mary Kelnnon Blailhe.Castle ; .6 ' t'ontlnentala - Mlch^^el Paige Ore, Huck's R«(ir«rd Ins Mac'^lcGraw Qro' • .Cidb: Royaje.' Lester :Co'l'e & Debs Key 'Taj lor \' . Alnf yea, 4. Maurica fSeUe; Fields . ..Louise Marteir. Bietnard D'anc '". ' Itoy -'J'ra'ry ., Dauny: Demetry Ore 'Hoyalelt'es '. '. PITTSBURGH 5> .; Ahchpra'ge . '• Hugh MoTton- Gre Mayiiarii. -Deane . ArJiogipn .I^ga. . Phil: ^Gaveiia Ore-'. -Iliachelors' Club ' - Al Turner ' Ore ■ iPrahc.es McCoy linlconadea' Joe ViUella'Oro '■\: BUI (ireph'ji . CXytVfi ,Kniirht .Orb .. Jn:net: -Lee - — Herb .Roaher .- Itofligle-Woogie: Ciui> .Boog- Sherman: - Izxy Nutz - , , Buddy Walsh" Nulsy Fngan. . • '~, -. Harry . Co'moradsi-"- I'itcfcy. M'Farlahd Tiny...Miller ' ' , Uertile Crawford '■ ..'■^^Cluh- Petll*: ' -Piccolo- Pete Ore '. Mary 'Krleg. .. ". Ue.rhia Lambert. ,.-, Ted Delmonlcb - n.etly'Benz Betty'Deegle . Cork ahd :ieiottU Jtiok DaVla . - -Eddie Peylon's 'Bill Campbell Orb Caroline Moore Mabel Harrold': Marlon Muller Eddie Peyton .. El Chlc<! - CIro RImac Orb Bstrellta Pena ... ; Alzlro' Camargo- ' Chtijlta. Marin. Charley Boy - Hotel Fort Pit* , Ken Bailey Ore Johnny Mitchell .Tessica Whsatiey Marry Waltoh Irma Guthrell ' Hotel Henrr (Silver Grill) Billy- Treacher Orq Sand.v .Davidson Flo Parker ! Jean Woods. ,. (Only M'i) Dorothy .Nesbitl ^ Hotel - Till- Avenue. Bess Saunders Ida Tola lOVerett Haydni Betty-. Donahoe Shirley Heller AI Devin . Evergreen Gardens lied C(arke Orb. ' Ehble -Schaub; Paula Harvey . Hotel Rll« OLga Mund)' Ore The . Beachcomber .. Ernie Ilolst Oro Chavez Ore '. Miiiio & Florla. , : A lice Dawn Tropical Danb Cnrrouael InsL Kay Hiitton Or BEACH 07TH 8TKBRT afiirempntlnncd properly ' Is : an aniusemeiit park, khown as "Rocknwrtys' Playlnnd," loeated^.at Beach .aTlh «nd Beach' 9Sth Streets, Rockaway: Be.Ti-h. ■ New York. - ' The sale shall be upon the following terms: (a) No bid shall be: received unless ac- -conipanled by a deposit wlth the.Receiver of the-sum .of 16.000, In cash'or', cerlltled' . check; , :'(b) The successful -Ijldiler shall make .in' additional deposit' Im'medlatiily u(ioi\ the closing of the .bidding. In an amount iVelero Sis Oro sufficient to make the total <Iepnsli, hy |Fanimy Walsh . said bidder at leeLet.20% rtf tlie amount : Harry Stevens , of: the successful bid. All other .deposUs ' Nancy Hunt' .received by the Receiver shall he fortli- , Piitly Ortell- wlth returned t'6 the .unsuccessful hiddei-s. Stuart Fbster . . Vrho.shall, have made such de'l'OsilH. " .1 - '^.il.u '»_!/ ' (cV-Thb balance bhalr .be paid in cash ; . .or: .certified' check-^t the time of.- the:, Tommy Nunez Ore closing of the tiile, to take place thirty l UeNora Rhumba Or days.after-thb: date of such sale at.' the ; Alfredo. Seville- olTlcefl :of Sellgsberg &. LeWi.H.' ailorneys .llnmi-y-HHd'reaa • for Receivers;-29 Brokdwa-y, Borough of ,'-,Sally Sweet _ . _.. - ; Bobcrts While... Dale at Clalr Zelda ^ : -. : Hotel' -BooseTelt . Ted iBIak'e ■ ' 'Men ';About Town.' .. Hotel, Schehley ' 'Blily. kiiids; Patty Dixon Buzz Mayer Hotel Wm; Penn . (Chatterbox) , Baron'Blllbtt Ore (Cbutlne'ntal' -Bar)'. Fr'arik' Andrlnl...*' - Merry>Go-RoDnd; ''. Brad Hunt'Ore.: Jeahle Regal' . Billy C'arnilchael ' Huntsmen New, Penn . Henry Blauth. Ore-. . . :■ Klzpn, Cafe;; ' -Al Marlaco Orb tibb Carter., .' Ijeater &' Irnia Jean Thompson Bros.' :,' Norma ^bea - Starlets' . Kni -Hbuss -. bale .Harkness" ' Ray Neville Pat Mc(}ow&h Joey' Reynolds dhuok .Wilson;' Oasis Lbuilb Pope Oro Margie JCraber -. Orchard Jimmy Gamble. Ore ■Jay Lorlhg Chuck Miller - "Wiies : Bill LeRoy Oro . Tony' Rozance Ray Englert'. Tacht Club Jack Walton Orb Ulta & Lee -Yachtsmen Betty Nyiander. Harry Schilling Bert Nagel do Tom 'Ball' GIs '. 8kjr-Tu* - Mickey-. Ross 'Ore Sky Pilots . ' Union iOrlil . Art Yageilo Frank Nat.ale . Mike Sandretto VIII* Ibdrld Etzl Covato Oro •" Mark Lane Stepin Fetchit Abdul Sender ' 3 .CrandylB - . Dolores La. Kent Kay & Kay * ' Dewey Moon : MIAMI f-nnga' Tr Bnll-el.les (I'J) I ; C;lub - Esqiilra,' : Worthy HillS'. : Bsqulrettes (S). ■-■ 'Club. To -Pe* ^ ; Myie((i»:Bell-6rb". . ■\VanoB -Lee Manhattan, New York City. ..- Offers may .be submitted tb' the Re- ceiver, at the offlQes.-:of . his .attorneys • prior to February 10th, 1941. . ' -There has Ijeen depositei) with the R'«- eelver-the:.aforemehtiorted';olter ..of Rita , Oeist and a copy of the ann,ual report of Nirernahdez-. Orb the - accountant tor PlaylAnd Hehllng-'Cross St 'S>urin .Corporation. coverlhg;the fiscal y.ear:eiMl-.; Anth Petty ' Ing September 30tH, 1940 and a copy of r De Aiigelo ;* Porter the . balance 'sheet of Playla,nd--Hbldlng .| ifoward BVooks'- Corporatlbn as of. DecemW . 3ISt, 1940; - 'Slid.-Bald, offer, accbUntant's '-reitort iiKd ..balance .sheet- will be available- for: Inr. specilbn by. all rlnteresiod parties at the bfricea.'of/the'Receiver's n:ttnrney's during . - .- , all reasonable hours of the day up tb the. ..Armbnd * Juliana time of such-sale. • y . . ^ -fcolbnlal Inn ~ "The real.,pr.oper.ty of .Playland HblHIng i.aui..'u*iVii.,„-ri OiC Corporation, also known as "RocUaways' : j^^'JVilhrnnn- .f-layland,.'.' :iocated at . Bbirh .97th;-and Iwn[h7«^ncl?l? 98th^,Streets. .Rockaway, Bbach. • Ncw.-f^""?'"*.?'".'?*'^ 'York, -will be Open. for. Inspection .hy :Hli : Interested .parties, between the .liolir.s of ,S n.m., and 12 noon, except. Suji'days 'iind Holidays, .'for - the .period.'- commencing yith the date of the publication of tlie nrst .adventl.<rcThcn( of this -salb' and enil- Ing ^•Ith. the day .prbccdlnij. the dale of the sale.,- - Such Inspocllon itThv he -had by application nt- the' offices of said •'i,'or- . orlatlrin. 187 :Beach 97th.Slii!»l. •Roriir <cway -Peachr 'New York, Telephone ..No. Belle Harbor. 6.1230.' ' ' ■ Dated; New Yoi-k. .Tanunry 17. 1941. ; HARRY ZAMDRK ._'•-.'- -' - Recei ver. . SEMGSBERG ft LEWIS, : .. ." ' .j„: . Attorneys for Receiver, ' ' Olllce .&' P.; (). .,Vi'jIre.<w, 2,0 ' rosfUvii'v. Borough ; (if Mahhatla;n, CUy of New. Yorlf.' ■ .Vori- B- Lewis 'C1) on d-ra - ka 1 y- D fin c, Marianne .Ann .Sutherland -- Armando .Ore . , ' . -Cuiiah C.ablno -:. :Kvn Ori'iega - liarrletle-.HeniilnB- .N'an BlAkstone; Tropic 'Beauties. : Don- ;LannVng,'s . iVbrls .«!herrll,l Roberta Sheiiwood .: Jlm'mle' Hodges Mnrle' Lewrls ; • El Chico llaliiij Ciiok ': ' idarllyh Forler ' v - Gloria Lucano' Lytell Dane ' live O'clock Club Panoho Ore La Flaya. Dane' '' Hotel Dempse^.- Vnnderbllt (Pago Pagu Boom) Bobby- ParlcS Ore Vincent :^ragale Or Terry' LSwlor. t.eon & Mace . Carroll &. Gorman 'Wajter Dbnohue. Hotel Hollywobd .'Bench'. (Bamboo Room)-:' iSddle .Oliver Ore Mlllon Douglas-. Sara Ann McCabf . Hotel. MianU . ' BlUnaore ' '(tilralda- Boom);' :M .Bergere Qro ■.: Rodney McLennan^ ' CelU'mbus''A! Carroll; Marls'sa '-■', .. ;' Hotel' Boney-'Pliisa (.VleD'beMb' Boom): - £,mery. Deiitsch, Ore; Jaye -Martin , Jeaii .Trevbrs". Georges. A . Jalna ; Victor. .Rodriguez ;'VHolel Bhelborne . v(.Uuynn\Room):'. 'Chet'.'J3rb.wnag]« "Ore K'Miller Dine , -'Hotei Vfrsaliles '' ' (Onir Room).- . Cha:s Murray.-Ore : - '. ^etrs ": •;;:.. Jerry' Delmar ;Orc ■'. Marty Bohh. Nancy. I.ee , - Merle Bdrkb''. Middle 'Fellows ■.. ■.Murphy Bis; -.,; - . ' Jimmle's '.- ; Budd. Sa-wyer's Ore. Chlo. Kennedy: - Ravelle. & Jeanette; Billy YQung itae! .Tayne . ' -Wayne & Marlln Dorothy Eden ■ --;' , kitty. Pavir ": ] j;ohhny Sliver - Billy yiho ;•: Conga ■ Dane .. Laitld <)««rtbr Joe Candullo .Urc . Lollta Cordoba .Ore. Bmli; Bbreo Gjlsha :^ Brorta . - -Henri Thcrrlcn.. - \it\a. Mobre -- - Frahif Mazzbiib : Yvonne' BoU'vler '' Clarissa - .Mayfair Club '. Mauy'9 Rhythm Cb Leonardo Ore. ■ Benny Davis'.'.' ; '■ ■..:]/}i»t 'Club.:' -. Tubby Rives Lew Merctir' Musical .Manlat* ; ' Paddock Club .. Leuii Prima Ore ' . F'rah'ces Faye - Rogers . Morris G'aye Dlxbii ,' .\tanhatta,hettea , : BbDntiba Casino:; Alex Bat'itln .(5rc. Ij^antaslas Rhumb's Desl Ai:nac .:' -Marlssa' • . Rbslta. ;Rlos : RaiO .'& -Eva.; Reyes-; Royal Palm 'X'liib '■ Ab'o Lymhn -Orb Paul Draper Milton Berle Royal. Guards Alexis-Rotov . I ^ Frar.cis A Grey' IHose Blaine' Trixle . • - ; ; . Singapore; Sadie's . Dixieland Bd ; '' . Jphnnv: Pineapple O "Bob Berry - Denlst-. . : . SIsi'iwT .^taxle's Babe Russln:brc' '' .A(axle:<Rbsenbioom - .Ibe' Frisco ■ iUilly Rlcharas ' • >?ammy. Lbwls • - Patty Moore Oarplyn Marsn. M Garrlpton - '■ ■-'Thb Drum-;- - Val - Olnian : Ord ''. John- Buckinaster' / .Stuart *- Lee : • Diana. Courtney.. : ; yjlli Venice 'Harry Rogers Ore -- ;>lppre' & Revel - ■ \Vlt'svKnd,; ; Tony.; Carlbna .Ore ' Jost; Tbmu.'s.drc r.eiiny Kent '^ ' ■ Iteiilse .- ' Rac Marjsh-' -Rita'.:Ren;nud'. -■ ' Sh.iroji .l.ynne Daiic BOSTON : BeaVli'.Comber N.ve -Jrayhevi/ Ore Don . Osirow. Oi-c- ', Kden- ■i'l'i'lns ..' rio'PRcabana GIs George- Bscudero' :' -Blljistrub^s ' ;.- Ivahl: Rohde Orb'.-. Re.t Gra-ys'in ' La-.- Verne Lupton;" IjaMarr &;Lope.z ■ ; .Carat Mnniina . :' Lotl Carter Ore. . Lee Steele . David Uallentine Marcia Rice' ' Club Miiyfiiir . Ranny A'C'eeUa Ore ' Bernle Bennett Ore - George Jesael Cookie Kaye Die Meranvilles Yola (?alll G'eorge .Libby Rey Cocoonut Grove '. Mickey Alpert Ore ' Patricia ., Artjn'l & Consuein' Spencer ft' Forman George RaPd^ Rev Billyh Paine • . Nancy Gay' . (Melody r.oun«e> Newell tt Steger Hl-Hat Paul Mann Ore - Hotel Bradford . - (Clrrna Boom) ' - Ruth Wallls Hotel Brunswick- (Bermuda Terrace) ieila Fitzgerald Ore Babe Wallace Hotel Copley-F'lazu (Sheralbn Room) ^Stuart Pr'azler .Ore Hotel'Essex. ' Lou Gordon-Orb Billy Kelly Shcperd sis , - .Mary-Ma-'Master.. ;''HiiteT S^mVer'set' : :(BMiiii.es« Room) 'Marry Miirshafd; ;■ Johnny Turiihiilf, .Lenny Welsh -. r . Hotel Stiitler (Terrrice -Rbom) " -;ynugHn Monroe-Ore >2lggy Talent . ■Joe Carney Bobby. Nlciipis . • Hotel' U'e8(minHter~ ' .-. ('Illue Room) . - ."rimmy-McHalj> Ore. -Tropical .Sereii'd'e-O yvdrlan O'Brien' - . Taul Regan Harry Drake Re'y.'- W.TDda -Demuth '• B?ily. & It Xynn .i^tln (Quarter . Dbjii-Dtidley Orb. Tony Bruno Ore ' Harry Spear - Olyhaas Kbsloff Dane ..Tanet. Carroll Dance Aristocrats .Deone-'Parrish. ' SteubeBB ' (Vienna Boom) . Le.w Conrad Oro - Victor.ft Ruth .Doris Abbott Townsend* ' Rutii ft Irwin ;riie ■'Cavo.'- ^farlc 'Gilbert' Ore .-. Jack Fisher Tamara Dorlva Obrls A bbott Carlos ft Dorla Tic Toc' ' ^ Rrnle Belt Orb . -Ben Ford Rev- . Tremont Plaza - Ben Pullq Ore. A'ersallles '. Geo jiacFarinne'Or T^o's AhdrewR - Bu.sler ft' B Burnel) ,Toe Kirk Thai.pell' Bernie's Bouncer SSvContlniied from pag:e 2s^= matter pf another; $3,000 that Berriie and ail the lads had coming :tp tjiern for aopthei; week's work. Mu.sic Corp;, of America )B00kcd - the. band into the spot . Nitcry. in the meantime, filfed a petition of bankruptcy! . It listed assets of $103i374 arid liabilities of $93,913. Bernie; pulled his crew when ifijr- ther payoffs seeriied out of this World. Wiiisicians .uriioji:'th6ught so, .too. ;A settlement; meesting was . held, but Bernie .will salvige what he.cari get. biit of it and scram back to Hiis dear Misiini arid New York. When -Waller Guizardi, president pf the nitery out- fit, /which' recently surfendiBfed cori- trblling interest of. the stock to IHi- ntjis Glass Co., a.sked Bernie to con- tinue,.the maestra gaVe. him, orie-of thbs,e funny -look.s .fingered- the 'stifi .ferob' and. give hi m. a fa.st, reverse pn his traderriarked -yowsuh.' ; •'I'm not mad,' ..said Bernie. 'After all, r.canie piit here, mostly to see iriy sort, Jay, be/prc; he's; called into , military, service. He's; an as- sistant cutter at Universal; > you know.' ■Reriiarking about fii.s-c satioris wiih Guzza^rdl; Berriie flipped.i ■I never heai-d ; ., : much' doiible talk \ since the ia.st' tinae^I-saw -ClilT .Na- 'z'ari-p.'. • !; -": ■': "' >- ....'■:'...- ' ;puzzardi contended that -Bernie breatjhed h^s ;contracl with the HUgb when his fadi.o' sponsor nixed' the ! Bj-omp-'Seltzer , b^"Qadca.st' 'from .the ! riitevy< MCA' spiked: that, one. fa-stv.; saying that the def<ivilt wa.s .clue to\ the financial d)fTioulUp)5 ih which- the irin liad becoriie enmeshed.. Berriic i.s' - slickirig iaround: for two week.s, ori i^ iitritctibris frorii. the. rtiUFician.s' local while sortie ."sbillenlent is made of Berjiie's claims.. • Liierdti Eiordan PlUlly^ Guild >reK • ;. Arthur b. Riprdan, assistant tele? ,graph'''edit6r of' the Philly Becprd, has ^een elected president of , the Philadelphia ;- Camden Newspaper .,Gulld, . He got 520 .votes ajgaiinst 135 for ;Jphft . Fleet, ; BuJletinr" reporter, and 7.1. for. MaviHcib 'X. DoriagHuei Inquirer rewrite liian;/ ' - : Other officers, .chosen in the elec7; tipri,. which ,was. .'.narked by. bitter charges of Communism ajgainst .;Ri6r- daii Cwhich'he; denied),• were:; Max Ways,.'. Record, secretary; ; ;Mary. Smith, .Inquirer, \treasurer, and Frank . Rahill, Ledger,.v coritrolleh Vice-presidents .elected are Charles P/ Polk, LjBdger; Robert Wi Cpmberi Bulletin; Jules Schick, Associated Pi'ess; Henry B^eck. Cariiden Cpur- ier-Posi; IE. P. Andereck, Ledger, arid, ,Rdytriorid Nelson, Inquirer, ' ; : , Rogpr Spatiilding, Times-Union .re- porter, elected president of ~ Roches- ter,' N. Y./. Newspaper .Giiild, which - recently signed a new contract with Gannett riiariagemehtv. giving $2 diU ferehtial to night workers and as- suring rehiring of employees in de- fense jobs. . .. : Havana: Guide Book. . • , • ; Firit guide, book . tp., the ;;Cuban capital-is being brought out by Ran- doiii House,, titled, 'Havana^^Manana,' authored .by Mrs. Consuelp' Heirriniier tri collaboration with Marjorie May, iongtime-Havana resident; Mi's. He)r- rhier. Incidentally, was' forced into another HaVaria visit, through the S;S. Manhattan's, grounding off :iPalrii' Beach while she aiid her husband were, eri route tp California. ' ;She.came to Cuba ■via Mianii. after the U..- S. Lines refunded every pasf ienger his fall fare. There Iwere nc casualties, bat: the HerriiierS' clothes Vere pon^Pl^tely waterlogged, they being, on' the side of the boat that listed the, most." Sues "TiifLg- Sales, :Johri Block & Co., Inc., filed suit Monday :(2T> in tlie N. Y, Supreme court against Barney Gordon; doing busin.iess as the Atlas Agericies, Inc., seeking $3,-750 allegedly due for corn- missions., Plaintiff set tip a deal Feb. 18, 1939,^ for the distrlbiition by the defendant, in Johannesburg, Union of South Africa, of riiajgazines of four U. S. publishers. . Block was..tp receive - an eighth- of a cent per riiagazine and. .claihis that in a 23-month Interval bver 3,000,000 magazines were, sold.. The publishers involved arc ..Popular Publishers, Inc.,. Midwest bistrihu- tbrs. Inc., Louis Schwartz, and Sur;- plys Publications, inc. LITERATI OBITS Harry B. Center, 64^ veteran news- pap«rmari and founder. Pf the jour- nalisot departinerit at Bp.ston Uni- versity, died Jan.' 21 in a Boston hospital aft^r a long, illness. . John T. Calkins, 51, general man- ager of. the. Elmira. (N.Y.) Star- Gazette, died. Jan. , 22 in that city after a long illness. Mra. Baird Leonard. ZoKbaani, 52; author, mai^a.zine pbntributpr and for more than a decade writer of a dally columri for the N. Y. Mprn ing Tele- graph, died Jan. . 23 at .her home in New York after a brief fiincss. . . Granville G. Wither-Sr ^6, retired publishei: of the. Pueblo (Colo;) Chieftain and grandfather of Grant Withers, film; player, died in Pueblo jian.''iZ3i":'^ HarryvE.'Pretty) ;78,r one-lime fea- ture, writer for.'the defunct .N.' Y; World arid for 40' years associated with the United State."! Review, an. insurance trade' paper; died . Jari. 22 in a; Phiiadelphia hiospital. aftei:. a thrfee-^.week il.lness.-' .- ,. Jpiih' Oxehham; aboiit 80. English noveiiist .and poet, died Jan! 24 at his--home lii^ar; Worthing,: Sussex, ■Enilafid. . : ' ' ;■ - . , Charles H. iMaatlncB, 82, president arid treasiirer of the Lynn; (Mass.) Ite'hi; died Jan, 24 .at his hpriiie ?.4n that city; ■ "■..;'-'r' ' " Alfred Av. Leslie, 89; retired ii>ub- iishier- once associated: with Bernarr Macfadd.en. died at his hprtie in At-:- lantic City, N. J,, ,Jari; 24.* He was ,a' brplheriof the late Frank Leslie, whp established Leslie's Weekly'. ilenry Eatoii,. 72i ; partner in the Whaley-Eatpn busines.9, /infprm.aiion servide iri Washirigton, died, iii the .capital Mpnday (27), -He. worked for htany years on' Philadelphia- dsiilie.'',;, at one tirtie'?i!erving a.s managing editor of the Evening; Ledger. : He wa.<j a director, until'his .death, of: the Phiiadelphia'Record.. Assn., Ih.c, chartered as rion-VP'lt riieiTibeirsnip corporation. Sinclair ' Lewjs,. who has: . new short •story, in Cosmopolitan next month, in Miarrii for the seaspn.. .. Manuel Pena Rodrigues in; Hpllyv wprid.tovgather story material, fpr the ~ Buenos Aires newspaper, La Nacipri.. Belgiaii - Press ' Assri.,.; Inc., c])ar» tered tp conduct a j>usiness iri ne^ys* papers, etc.,. with principal offices in' .■New "York -City,..:.:.-.;-' '>' itobert, Joseph . is,. siibstituUhg: as; HpilywPod correspbnderit fori- thei N.ew : York / Herald Tribune, while ■ThorritPn' belehanty: is: convalescing irbm-ffUj'^ ■"'!'•',■' .''■'',."; ; . Graftori' S. Wilco3r,.:fpr year.*i nrian'^ aging editor pf New ;Vork ,Herald Tribune; resigned becausie of illness; Succeeded by ;Geprge Corniish, assist^ aritm.'e., .James Crow begins new depart^ ment for Look pag. effective :w.ith Feb, IV Issue,; reviewing films briefly. Department;; entitled:: 'Look Reconv rneridsV will-occupy .full, page: ' - " ■ New York'Wbrld-Telegram switch^' ed Hal J. Fletcher, ad director since 1927, to associate busirie.ss riianager; new post. .Fred .R. Williamson, local. jBrd - headi-'succeeded Fletcher iri -fbr- 'rtier'po.st:,'. '.•'■■ .'■/;■:■■'':' .:'\''''.'\'.',"'-- ; J.ariies Saxorf ehildei;s;. Birmirigr hiarn (Ala.) author and' globe trotter, ' is putting the flnishirig touches to k, riew travel took,: 'Munibp' Jumbp, Esquire.' . Appleton Vwill- bring'put-, -the, book! in March. ' / . . . -^ Renpmiri.atipril oit 'Jerome D. Bar». :nurri;; pubiisher': of Syracuse Post- Standaird, as.a meml?er of :the - Sara* toga Springs Reservatioii: Cpmmis-. sion^ confirmed by the state-seriate. It ,was'$ubiTiitted by.:Gov, Lehmaii'. . Hduse Reviews iCoiiii.nued irpni.page 2> EMBASSY, N Y. riiovirig in aAd.4emporarily guardirig^ Iceland. The Embassy picks the News of Day story on the event, which is neatly photographed arid deftly narrated by John Kennedy. After that there are; pictures of cveriis in. the dailies several day« previously, . aside from the never- ending stream Of national defense clips. ..• . ■ . ■ Willkife is; shown "by Universal coming out in favor pf Bill No. 1776, the lend-lease measure, defeated Republican presidential candidate is captured by Paramount as he is about to tward a clipper plane for, England.: Joseph Kennedy; is caught supporting most of Bill 1776 (Par). Deferise iteriis include parachute troops, excellent, and. : Wirithrop Rockefeller being sworn into army as volunteer (both N. of D.), marines on parade , at San Diegp and 45- minute . changing of giant, airplane motor (both Fox), riflvy mosquito fleet boats (Par), Santa Moriica air- plane plant'arid a new giant plnnis nearing.. completion ;at Seattle (U), motorcycle roughrldeirs at Ft. Ben- ning, .Ga. (Pathe) arid Ford turniiig over part of his plaint lor navy trairi- ing use (Par). • i , Balkan and Mediterraneari battle- fronts are fully covered: by Para-, riiount, thousands of Italians captured by Creaks and Turkey preparing for the threatened conflict beirig hi.'jh- lights. Universail has the story of Greek Red. Cross aid being hurried, into ships bound for Gi'eece. Fox carries a clip on the burning of Man- chester, the. King and Queen of Eriglarid chiri.stenlrig a battleship and British wprrien in defense post"..: In the spprts areiia, shots of Mexi- can di.vets .plunging from rocky cliffs (Fox,),- are unusual, while ;.Par shows Bob Feller getting his riew. pact as' highest-salaried ■ baseball pitcher and-Sorija TEJenle and her icie show in Madison \S<luare- Garden. N; of li.. contributes. a . clever phbtb- graphic story of bird dog's iri train-.. )iig. >Am6rij{ the dtiUer clips are the steeplechase at AgUa Caliente, a kids, fashion show aind. a molasses and feathers free-for-all wrestling match. ;Fqx; has Usual slick fashion' parade. Pathe .does .well . pictorially' with Florida be^uty-queens. Wear.' CHATTER New York, financial Writers, s^SsC'oAtiriued.-'from, pace 1; e'aril : headlines . the ibcaj. Alcazar^; vaudfilriier. - Good native.barrds ,are a :rarity, ss, .tiiey\scram'these ,uriderr paid'parts fast.: .' , :-- ; ,"'' ■ . At ihe Ca.sjhoi.NaciPnal. i.s. ai . Ches- ler .Hale. rcvlie ,(Arriericari) aiid )ike- wi.se - a U. .S;- .array ,bf .talcpt ;is at. San '.■Spuri;; the pthir: big yi^^ambjirig Ga.sino; The native rhumlja nrti.sts: are. otherwise fropi: Dixie, cbiefly rioririe.scif'iRt colored' spPciali.sts; with the same '.<thbeing the inarc' roiitiries : xvhich; .seen in ariy U- S. key city, wDuid .rale .as itiediocre". .