Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1940, Page 5

Donat Survives Gale 0fG. W.T. W. Awards To Get Movie ‘Oscar’ Civil War Story Takes All Major Film Academy Prizes Except Best Actor By the Associated Press. HOLLYWOOD, March 1.—Clark Gable, wherever he may be, is Hollywood's “forgotten man” of the moment. But for Mr. Gable, who sets fem- inine hearts fluttering whenever his face and physique appear on a the- ater screen, “Gone With the Wind” ‘would have swept the field last night in the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences’ eleventh annual selection of premier film accom- plishments. “G. W. T. W.” did all right, any- way. To the surprise of no one, it walked off with eight of 16 possible awards, including those for the best production, best actress, best sup- porting actress and best director. Only Robert Donat, among the frincipal contestants, survived the big gale. It was he who edged out Mr. Gable as the outstanding actor. ‘The industry—from mighty pro- ducer to obscure electrician—nams him for his masterful portrayal 50 years in an English schoof- master’s life “Good-by, T, Chips.” First Negro to Win “Oscar.” Vivian Leigh made the top acting awards a sweep for England. The British girl, who came here a virtual unknown and skyrocketed to star- dom as the fiery Southern Scarlett, ‘was on hand to happily accept her “Oscar.” Victor Fleming, whose direction of the flim brought him top honors in that class, was ill in bed with influenza. But smiling proudly was Producer David O. Selznick, who ac- complished what many said was im- possible when he made Margaret Mitchell’s novel of the Civil War South into a picture, as he took the Irving Thalberg Memorial award for “the most consistent high quality of production achievement by an individual producer.” Hattie ~McDaniel, memorable “Mammy” in “Wind,” captured the prize as the best supporting actress and with it became the first Negro ever to be honored by the Academy. Other awards given those connected with the production included: The late Sidney Howard for the screen play; Lyle Wheeler for the art direction; Hal Kern and James Newcom for the editing; Ernest Hal- ler for the color and William Cam- eron Menzies for special color ef- fects. The latter was a special plaque. Thomas Mitchell Gets Award. The picture, four hours long, of course did not compete among short subjects, or in black and white photography or for the best song. These, and other, awards went to: Thomas Mitchell in “Stagecoach” as the best supporting actor. Lewis R. Foster, for the best origi- nal motion picture story, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” Bernard B. Brown for the best sound recording in “When Tomor- row Comes.” Gregg Toland for the best black and white photography in “Wuther- ing Heights.” Herbert Stothart for the best orig- inal musical score, in “The Wizard of Oz.” Walter Wanger, Richard Hage- man, Frank Harling, John Leopold and Leo Shuken for the best mu- sical scoring, in “Stagecoach.” 7. Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen fo the best song, “Over the Rain- bow,” from “The Wizard of 0z.” Walt Disney for his cartoon, “The | Ugly Duckling”; Paramount for the best one-reel short, “Busy Little | Bears,” and Warner Bros. for the best two-reel short, “Sons of Lib- erty.” in Reorganization (Continued From First Page.) Commissioners and the citizens and Congress.” Double Powers Opposed. The Federation of Citizens Asso- ciations, Mr. Finch pointed out, takes the position that the present Board of Commissioners should not have both executive and legislative powers and that “any revision of our municipal setup will not be likely to promote eithgr efficiency or economy unless (1) the legislative and executive functions are sepa- rated and (2) all executive power; centralized in a chief executive, with adequate training and experience in the administration of govern- mental affairs and paid a salary sufficient to induce competent per- sons to seek and accept appoint- ment to the office.” Representative Nichols, Democrat, of Oklahoma, interrupted to ask: “What comfort do you find for taking the position that Congress has the right to grant the District local suffrage?” Mr. Finch said Supreme Court de- cisions had recognized that the Dis- trict was as much a municipality as any other city. “State Legislatures vary as to the authority they give local govern- ments?” Mr. Nichols suggested. “That's right.” “Well, you do have self-govern- ment so far as Congress has granted 1t?” “The most important element in Jocal self-government, the right to elect municipal officers, does not ex- tst here,” Mr. Finch replied. Mr. Finch told the subcommittee: “The suggestion that such brt‘;:&l municipal powers as regommen by hothp..l‘fllls now before this com- mittee be delegated by Congress to & board of three executive officers who are appointed by the President of the United States is so funda- mentally opposed to our American system of representative govern- ment and is such a flagrant viola- tion of the underlying principle of home rule prevalent in every political subdivision in the various States of the United States that it places upon those responsible for such a suggestion & solemn duty, in our opinion, to present the facts upon which they would justify this violation of such a universally ac- cepted standard in this city, the very heart of representative govern- ment. “In addition, therefore, to pro- posing that the legislative and ex- ecutive functions be separated and that all executive power be cen- tralized in a single chief execu- HOLLYWOOD—TOP FILM AWARD TO VIVIEN LEIGH—Vivien Leigh, acclaimed as the best film actress of 1839 for her mem- orable performance as Scarlett O’Hara, holds the “Oscar” given to her by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences last night. With her is David O. Selznick, producer of “Gone With the Wind,” who received a special award for his work on the picture. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C WINS SUPPORTING HONOR—Hattie McDaniel receiving her academy award for the best performance of an actress in a supporting role in the “Gone” film from Actress Fay Bainter. She played “Mammy,” and is the first of her race to win an “Oscar.” be placed in a governing body, all of the members of which shall be elected by the people; (2) that the number of members to compose the governing body shall be suffi- cient to represent the geographical sections of the city as well as the various points of view of the citi- zens, and (3) that the minimum qualifications of all members of the governing body shall be those set | out in the Organic Act of 1878 for | District Commissioners. D. C. Problems Resemble Others. “The American citizens resident at the seat of government have gov- ernmental problems similar to those of our fellow citizens in other cities. I should like to add at this point that we also have the same degree of devotion to our American sys- tem of government and hope that some day we may possess the same political privileges under that sys- tem as our fellow Americans in all corners of the country now enjoy. We recognize the fact that it is not a simple mafter to work out a solu- tion' by which we can be granted poligical privileges to the fullest ex- tent, but at the same time we know that we, residents at the seat of the greatest democracy in the world by the accident either of birth or oc- cupation, were never intended to be deprived, simply because of such residence, of even the meager politi- cal privileges involved in the system of municipal - self-government we now ask you to set up for us here.” Mr. Finch took this parting shot at the bill sponsored by the Commis- sioners: “On the whole the Commissioners’ plan seems to be nothing more than an attempt to make them something in the nature of a superimposea, supernatural appendage to the Dis- trict government, with all the au- thbrity and all the salary, but with ! a so-called administrative assistant to bear the brunt of responsibility in administrative matters and a so- called Citizens’ Advisory Council to bear the brunt of responsibility in matters of policy and legislation: So far as the top organization is concerned, therefore, H. R. 8587 seems to be the acme of perfection in hodgepodge government.” Points to Vote Proviso. Before today’s hearing Chairman Kennedy who has introduced a con- stitutional amendment giving the District national representation and suffrage, pointed out that the local ballot, which would allow Washing- ton citizens the right to elect a councilmanic or advisory body, could be authorized by legislation. There were indications that the hearings might be closed more quickly than had been expected. In calling them, Mr. Kennedy ex- pressed hope they might be ended within 10 days. He also asked those wanting to testify to-refrain, so far as possible, from repeating testi- mony already in the records of the District Committee. He emphasized the need for swift action if there was to be any hope of getting legislation through at the present session. ‘Whether the proposal to give Dis- trict citizens the right to elect mu- nicipal representatives would be in- cluded in a reorganization bill or made a matter of separate legisla- tion is to be determined by the sub- tive, we further recommend that (1) all municipal legislative power ‘1 —A. P. Wirephotos. WITNESS AT HEARING— Wilbur 8. Finch, president of the District Suffrage Associa- tion, is'shown as he appeared as a witness before the House subcommittee hearing on Dis- trict reorganization. —Star Staff Photo. committee after the hearings are closed. | g foryov” © GOOD means it 2ids many suffering from Arthritic, Kidney, Stomach and Bladder conditions. GOOD me: ated, wor laxative. You drink it exacly as ‘= s 1t it delicious, wat carbon- [ it flows st Hot Springs. Arkansas—Ameris ca's foremost health resort. Will Mouniain Valley Water he GOOD FOR YOU? Try it—then judge for your- self! Ask your decter about Mountain Valley. Many recommond 1t—=meny drink it reguiarly. ME. 1062 \ 1405 K $t. N.W. Union Picket Battle Is Raging Anew In Northeast Area C.1.0.and A.F. L. Groups Appear at Projects On H Street. The Washington picketing battle between the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of In- dustrial Organizations raged anew in a Northeast business district to- day after the A. F. of L. had with- drawn its placard bearer on down- town F street. A C. 1, O. building job at 703 H street N.E, to be occupied by the Singer Sewing Machine Co., was being picketed by representatives of the Carpenters’ District Council and the Washington Building Trades Council, A. F. of L. members. A few doors away, at the Kopy Kat, women’s apparel shop, where A. F. of L. workers are engaged in a remodeling job, a picket repre- senting the C. I. O.’s United Con- struction Wotkers’ Organizing Com- mittee was on parade. Picket Is Removed. The A. F. of L. picket on duty at the Knickerbocker Hat Shop in the 1200 block of F street N.W. was re- moved late yesterday after a “satis- factory agreement” was reached with the management of the store which had employed C. I. O. labor for some renovating, according to John Locher, president of the building trades council. “We have been assured that all future work on the shop will be \ done by members of the council, Mr. Locher said, “and that was per- fectly satisfactory with us.” A C. 1. O. picket ‘placed in front of Jellefi’s Department 3tore in the same downtown block in retaliation for the A. F'. of L.s move at Knicker- bocker’s was removed last week with the C. I. O. announcement tha! “there 1s no reason why either em- ployer should be embarrassed” as both were “fair to organized labor.” May Picket Pickets. U. C. W. O. C. officials explained today that the A. F.'of L. began picketing their H street job sev- eral weeks ago, and when the em- ployer asked that “something be done about it” the C. I, O. placed a picket on the nearest A. F. of L. job, which happened to be at the Kopy Kat. “We are thinking now, however,” one official said, “of taking our man off the Kopy Kat job and having him picket the A. F. of L. pickets.” One of the A. F. of L. placard bearers is carrying a sign condemn- ing the C. I. O. for lowering the wage scale of building workers. U. C. W. O. C. members contend that when their union was organ- ized they established as a fair wage a flat rate of $9 a day, which they claimed was “much highe® than the average wage of non-union building construction employes and lower than the primary wage of $12 asked by the A. F. of L. The latter also has established a secondary level of $9 for certain types of work. “If the A. F. of L. would spend more time organizing and less at- tempting to hinder us they would get along better,” a C.'I. O. spokes- man declared. “We have no intention of chang- ing our present policy,” an agent for the A. F. of L. building trades commented. Institutions (Continued From First Page.) criticized by the doctors as “ham- pering the efficient administration of the institution as a whole.” Ample recreational sunlit play- ground space for both boys and girls and better recreational program and separate handling of certain cases “would improve the environ- ment of the institution from the standpoint of mental hygiene,” the | doctors stated. Beds 18 inches apart, lack of flex- ibility in the use of space for boys and girls resulting in the need for mattresses on the floor, and inade- quate facilities for isolating children with communicable diseases were all criticized by the physicians. Dr. Oppenheimer specifically re- ferred to the admission policies of | the institutien as having an im- portant bearing on the health prob- lem. As an “immediately possible” recommendation, she stated her be- lief that the population of the home could be “reduced appreciably.” Would Shift Employes. ! She also recommended that em- | ployes occupying two rooms with | baths should move out of the home to permit more suitable isolation ngfi segregation than is now pos- sible. On the control of admissions, she declared: “I realize that the control of ad- missions means a few case workers assigned probably by the Board of Public Welfpre to this task, but the need is so urgent some adjustments to provide this service ought to be made.” As another “essential” she recom- mended that a well-qualified nurse take over the task of inspecting the throats of all children entering the home as well as their skins, which is now being done. “With such a persons on the staff,” she said, “it would be possible and desirable to institute treatment for | acute gonorrhea for girls with this condition who are now not being isuch as that cracked dishes were treated while in the institution.” Analyzing the set-up of the home Regular $29.50 TUFT Chair SWEDISH v Comfortable Spring SATURDAY ONLY Seat Solid hardwood frame bleached to soft har- * * double dowelled ¥ Beautifully upholstered . = vest finish. All and glued frame. floor by floor, the doctors recom- mended: In the basement, better light and ventilization especially in the shower room; separate showers for boys and girls; a toilet on this floor for use at time of admission, and a hypo- chlorite solution used in the shower room for immersion of feet to pre- vent the spread of ringworm. Cleanliness Emphasized. On the first floor, regular physical examinations for employe food- handlers; proper provision for steril- ization of dishes and covered storage | | of clean dishes with inspection by Food Inspection Service; first-floor toilet and lavatory facilities for in- mates and others employed in wash- ing dishes, serving or handling food. For the medical ice, nurses’ training or its equivalent. specified for employe-attendants inspecting new arrivals, as an additional safe- guard for the protection of children in the home. Before each comment, the doctors | made specific criticisms of facilities, stored on open shelves, that win- dows leading to fire escapes are kept | locked, that the basement is poorly | lighted and ventilated and that the physicians’ examining room has “barely minimum equipment.” Meanwhile, a board of Gallinger Hospitdl physicians, headed by Dr. Edgar Bocock, superintendent, plan- ned to wind up its physical examina- tions of the 700 inmates of the Home for the Aged and Infim at Blue Plains today. Dr. Bocock said he would submit to Health Officer George Ruhland his recommenda- tions and findings early next week. He predictdd that a “limited num- ber” of inmates would have to be transferred to other institutions for care. To Inspect Training School. Next on the schedule for Mr. D’Alesandro is a visit to the National Training School for Girls Monday. He will be accompanied on that tour | by Robert Bondy, public welfare di- | rector, who also went to Lorton with the Representative. Your first accident may be your! last. | MODERN in a choice of cétton and wool textures. HAVE IT CHARGED PEEBLESS 817-819-821 7th ST. N.W. Free Parking in Rear of Store—Open Sat.’til 9 P.M. 3 A / y FRIDAY, - MARCH 1, 1940. Labor Actand N. L. R. B. Denounced by Gannett By the Associated Press. TUCSON, Ariz, March 1—A na- tional policy “friendly to all honest business,” repesl of the Wagner Labor Act and abolition of the Na- tional Labor Relations Board were advocated last night by Frank Gan- nett, New York publisher seeking the Republican presidential nom- ination. Speaking at a Republican rally, Mr. Gannett criticized the New Deal | inary powers :z:ybgm under the so-called emer- Emphasizing what he termed the need for a more friendly relation- ship between government and busi- ness, he said the Wagner' Act must be repealed and the N. L. R. B. abolished. In their place he promised “a labor policy that would guarantee even-handed justice to employe, employer and the public.” A prime need, he insisted, is to give' “the world’s greatest business, our Government, a business admin- istration, ¥ ¥ A5 Alumni to Hear George Senator George, Democrat, of Georgia will be the principal speak- er at a dinner sponsored by the Mercer University Alumni Club of Washington at 7:30 o'clock tonight at Wesley Hall, Seventeenth and K streets N.W, Church ‘Funfest’ Tonight The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will hold a “fun- fest” at 8 o'clock tonight at its chapel, Sixteenth street and Colum« bia road N.W. rHIS, gentlemen, is a hawk's-eye view of Bond's Board of Directors. And to their lasting credit, notice that there's not a “Yes-Man” in the lot. Let's give them a big hand —they've just BOND’S SPRING PRICES WILL NOT BE RAISED Had you been listening, you'd have heard snatches like this .. .“Wool is way up”. . . “Many clothiers have already raised prices”. . . “What of it? Our big volume, both buying and selling, permits us to sit tight”. . ."Let's give Bond customers every possible edge, hold their business, make a lot of new friends”. . . “When it comes to raising prices, we want to be last, instead of among the first!” That clinched it. decided And so, gentlemen, during the Spring months ahead, you'll continue to see the same friendly prices that have gladdened so many pocketbooks during the past 3 years. Backed up by " the same sound, honest quality you've always found in Bond Clothes. America’s largest clothier is taking no hasty advantage of “conditions ! NO drop in quality, NO cut in service, NO boost in prices — that’s your set-up in this man’s store! Here's hoping it helps make your Spring a bit brighter. 325 *30 '35 two trousers included CLOTHES 1335 FSt.N.W., Listen to Arthur Godfrey, “Sun Dial,” WISV, Every Weekday Morning—7:45 to 8.