Independent from Long Beach, California • 17

'SOCIALLY-SPEAKING Ztf rrr.it rr 'fJ yiJ-z aafiCV(. -l She was momentarily 'slier -r -r whom he had enticed by saying he would get to. meet a "gorgeous and famous i' So, with mud on her face, and more By CAROLYN McDOWELL -After, a lapse. of more than 30 years, the lady1 Long Beach friends know as realized she had forgotten how to spell IUery. 'S'? Paula Gibson is signing autographs again.

afniMM DuSWorld. Wykwt ki. Antra her real surname, woritt4. When she' came to this country from oozing between h.er..toes,. thejamous movie, star met her future husband, Jim 7, Gibson.

if aL War II she changed her name again with marriage to a dashing. American Air Corps Charles Grenier, whom she 1 met in the Paris studio of the sculptor, Brancusi. 7 By then she had left the. screen in favor of driving, an ambulance her. contribution to her adopted, country, France.

France as a World War II bride, she left behind her life as 'Pola Illery, a young Rumanian girl who had appeared in 16 movies and starred in many of them. Pola Illery came to life again a few weeks ago when the Los Angeles County Museum, of Art apd the American Film Institute opened a film festival at the. museum honoring the- famous director, ReneClair. To the industry and old movie buffs, he is Considered one of the all time greats in the art of directing, especially the foreign films he made in the 30s. Some of his American successes which you might recall were JJ Married a Witch'1 in 1942 and And Then There Where None in 1945.

But this story is about his leading lady ip several foreign films. FOR traded her glamorous life, dates with maharajas, so-, rial life in what was then European Cafe i Society and making films With such as-. Charles and Maurice Chevalier. Although she appeared in a film. with Chevalier, she never met him as their DURING THE 17 years the.

marriage lasted the Gibsons settled-, in -Palos Verdes where Paula still lives; She stab-' -listed a gardep with seeds in one hand-and a hoe in the other. The hoe was also destroy occasional rattlesnake which visited her tomatoes, beans, corn and you name it vegetable During those years, she discovered golf, which is hej first love with fishing and bridge finishing the order. Her golfing home is Virginia Country Club. When she finishes her almost daily round of golf, she often stays for a rubber, or two of bridge. Among her golfing partners have been Lawrence Welk and Ruby Keeler, Often at Bel Aire Country Club- Other days find her- on the rocks at the very endof-the-Alamitos Bay Jetty, soak-ing up the sun and the salt spray.

She catches fish, too. Her life is not all frivolity, however. Since 1956 she has been a volunteer at Harbor General Hospital. She is also active in. the Peninsula Auxiliary to" the -Salvation Army.

And, because of her close friendship with the late' Jqan Bescos, works for St. Mary's Hospital Guild's annual golf tourna mentjwnoring the memory of Mrs. Bescos. HovT about movies Was the logical question I asked her at lunch the other day. ji- ji scenes were filmed separately.

She shared the lead in Le Quatorze -Juillet (The 14th of July) another festival selection, with Annabella, who later be-. came well known in American films. Paula traveled to Berlin for glittering 1 opening night! of her movies and to Spain for dreary locations for the filming, living in pensions with the bath down the hall even though she was the star. She came to this country to be. just another.

American housewife. But wai not to be. Her bridegroom, of a few ONE OF THE FILMS chosen for the double feature the second evening of the festival Was Clairs "Sous Les Toits De Paris (Beneath the Roofs of Paris). It starred Albert Prejean and Pola or Paula as she prefers now that she is thoroughly Americanr borough, COMBINING her two loves, fishing and golf, Paula Gibson takes to the lake on the Virginia Country Club golf course for. a little of both, ignoring nearby sign that reads fishing, swimming, -loitering strictly prohibited.

Staff photo by KENT HENDERSON months was killed in an accident while still on duty with the Air Corps. She heard that her old friend mentor; Rene Clair, was working in Holly; wood; so she came west to visithim, He had already returned to France. So she took a home in Topanga Canyon td start a --yfijjej" -jr-; "It'was'therelhaPshe-discbvered'a Well, hoi entirely American, the petite perhaps adorable is the word best suited to describe this lady still speaks with a charming French accent, punctuated with typical Gallic gestures. Paula in a white theater suit and white mink to compliment her brunette coloring, attended the festival with, a friends including BilLBryantVern Corrine Fay, Clyde and Leone Smith and the Vicomtesse Marceline de la Poterie, I haven't seen a movie in years' came the answer. "Although I do watch whenHheyxnmem passion for gardening which continues to this day: -im When she was introduced to a standing ovation and presented with a sheaf of red roses, her.

stage; presence returned and. she'was home in the limelight once again. During intermission, she was again, "Too much explicit sex, in the whole industry is X-rated. She laughed and commented that the of clothes she wore in her movies was making a comeback so perhaps the mores of the old movies will make a comeback too. But Paula doesnt think that Pola will a comeback delight-.

One cold and drizzly day, she donned a moth-eaten mans sweater over faded slacks and went out to dig. She did not know that the Air Corps officer who had been best man at her -wedding was on his way to visit her and berupu, bringing.a fully surprised 1 when members of the audience came to her seeking autographs Roofs, of Pans), recently released for SPALOS VERDES resident Paula Gibson, thenknown by the scfeetrnamePola MRS. CLARK Heggeness, president of ensemble from Lilli Ann. Imported Italian double wool-knit dress and coat are starred' ih' the 1930 production of r-Ls Angeles CoUhtf Museum of Art SpusLes ToitLdaris. (Beneath fee- film festival.

-l; i s- v. -J I in Chinese red with black pit designed for woman who wants the classic look. I. 's' 't'- Today more and more older women are starting, Or at least working up the courage to begin a new LjcareerJTo. this, end and also to help women already, into a 'secretarial, position, Kelly Services has written a text-like manual entitled, Second.

Career man who had fantastic" typing skills 99 words a minute with no mistakes. AL.one she pointed out: her company, have, had a difficult time placing him in an office position. "But now the offices could rare less as long as the person gets the work done. Making note of federal Labor Department statist tics which show, a need for an additional 240,000 The guide is ia fairly inclusive refresher, of office -including-lyping test you can do at home to brush up; for the burgeoning office worker or for the person interested in refining present skills. I know the word secretary has a bad connotation Vv secretaries.

Miss Schwartz, stated that this could be a prime opportunity: for women who have let their skills go dormant for 15 to 20 years. "All-thats-necessaryJorJhem is. a brush-up and "AIL that to so on view CJ 1 said Charlotte Schwartz, general manager- of Kelly Girls7. Portland offices, in town recently to thats why. weve written this book' to help bridge promote theuew book.

"But being-a secretary to the the gap. Many changes have taken place ihoff ice perison in chargdis very-VlPMaybe the title should procedure. je changed to administrative assistant i -Feminietslhave complamedJthatsecretariallworkZr POINTS out that many of the things, too often is ja dead-end position, with the woman1 such as reading atthelocal beauty parlor or heavier WWI11, Uiw iww veaut uwvwr -t wives V's offered little, incentive or opportunity for further tomes such as War and Peace, thatyouve teen -ement. To this Miss Schwartz a doing at nome can be helpfuh to you in a pursuit. of foale AiielifiAfl aw koo Kassas iaW 4kAutla nnw fl trill advancement.

Woman feels for her bosses job, and theres new skills. qualified opening, then she should just ask for it. )- For instance the section on general typing; tips "You cant have a negative attitude. Thats. part of motes that reading improves your typing It -the Sometimes people dont really also discusses tabulations, posture, and letter cen- What vou do, vour ho lnrliirfttT von havp.

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serious' need of office workers. Skills are ociuius uccu ui. uintc wuikcii. okius are A- social hour at a.m, precedes luncheon at 11 :30, with the parade of fashions -scheduled tobn at -Y-Y. i m.

lty orgamza-tions, caii prove helpful background for a new office career, thebpok notes. The guide. tips on every office skill froln how to handle the mail, to ban-' -importantiYou-Tarr-transferanywhereriLyou-havr dling-visitorsloaslcMh and Dercenta ees tn t-TSkills she contended. i businesy forms- fP She pointed out that women are afforded the same Iri conclusion, Miss Schwartz chance at advancement, particularly at Kelly Servstroqgrpassurahce shftelajk ices. We have male and female sales people, she-f sometimesj jrightening -saidrrThe next step is resident manager and both need- rare women hR? She also- noted, that; ter company! has womenrthattkcy'thht compete working alongside.men in the labor divirion and men '( secretaries.

That's simp. alongsidd, women. As example she spoke. of a rare There is room for bot 5 L. V.

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