Los Angeles Evening Citizen News from Hollywood, California • 13

Music Battle Heads for Legislature Tenney Introduces Bills Aimed at Copyright Pooling State Legislature today beThe front in the radio music came war. Jack B. Tenney of Los Assemblyman introduced in the AsAngeles. Sacramento four bills sembly which he said would prohibit "monopolistic American practices" of Society such of groups.ar. Authors and Publishers.

Tenney said bills are intendoutlaw the right of a comed to posers syndicate to act a collective bargaining agent under a pool of copyrights. He said they were aimed primarily to save the rights of the individual song writer and copyright owner to Federal recover law as. royal- an ties under the individual. Tenney said his bills were not influenced by, the prsent dispute ASCAP and radio concerning broadcasting. stations, although their passage would prevent copyright pooling practices.

of the bills are patterned Washington, Nebraska and Florida acts, while the fourth bines the main features of the others. SET.UP OPPOSED Tenney, who composed "Mexicali Rose" ASCAP and other directorate song is hits, self- perpetuating" and has an organization which dictates the incomes of songwriters by forcing to accept ASCAP terms. He added his bills would require publishers to register prices and terms with the Secretary of State. West Coast ASCAP headquarters in Hollywood declared that it was unperturbed Tenney measures and charged that the proposed legislation was "simply another bluff engineered by the networks." "Just put two and two 10- gether." said Johnny Burke, ASCAP composer. "The networks and their company unions stage a Los Angeles rally and 24 hours later when news of their convention begins to peter out they manage to get bills against ASCAP to introduced in the It's just another typical network publicity stunt." ASCAP and network stations broke off relations Jan.

1 when the broadcasters refused to enter blanket a new agreement to pay royalties for the catalog and dropped ASCAP music from their programs. The broadcasters set up their own organization of songwriters, Broadcast Music familiarly called BMI, to compete with ASCAP. $50,000 SUIT FILED The ASCAP-BMI battle was echoed in a $50,000 Superior Court suit on file in Los Angeles today. Charles Rosoff, composer, and Adelaide Halpern, lyric writer, brought the suit against BMI, Jack Stanley, orchestra leader, and Joan Whitney, lyricist. They claimed that their song, "That Gypsy Moon," had been misapPr propriated by BMI.

Rosoff and Miss Halpern contended that they composed number in 1938, but never had been published. The complaint charged that since November BMI has been broadcasting the number, with the aid of Stanley and Miss without giving its real Whitney, authors credit. Red Cross Seeks 600 Nurses for Army Edith Smith, of the American Red Cross Nursing Service, was here today to start an enrollment announcing that 600 campaign, trained nurses are needed in the Ninth Corps Area, on account of America's expanding defense forces. She said the Army has asked for 300 nurses by July 1 and 300 more by next Fall. Qualified nurses who will volunteer for one year are sought.

Applications will be received at the Red Cross headquarters, 1218 S. Menlo Ave, Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding Date Half a century of married life will be celebrated by and Mrs. David Ostrow, 4303 Van Buren Sunday at an open house for friends. Married in Philadelphia in 1891, the couple came to Los Angeles years Jater. Ostrow was one seven of the original founders of the Mount Sinai Hospital.

He is 71. Mrs. Ostrow, Medicine, Government Cooperation Told Dr. A. E.

Larsen, medical director of the California Physicians' Service, said medicine and government have demonstrated that they can work together efficiently in the interests of public health, in a talk before the health division. of the Council of Social Agencies, He described plans for the care of the indigent sick and for migratory workers. Law Proposed to Curb Soliciting by Police A state law to prohibit police of one community from soliciting donations in another community was urged in a resolution adopted yesterday by the Police Commission. Commissioner Van M. Griffith said Los Angeles merchants complain that they are continually solicited by officers or pseudo officers of nearby cities.

DIOCESE CONVENTION The Los Angeles Episcopal Diocese will open its 46th annual convention at St. Paul's Cathedral Sunday afternoon. SHE'S IDEAL--Marilyn Hope, the still photographers' ideal photogenic glamour girl, is shown with Norman Blake, actor and amateur photographer, as they discuss the Studio Still Cameramen's Exhibit which will be opened at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Jan. 29. This exhibit, which will be on display until Jan.

31, has been acknowledged by critics as one of the finest collections of photographic prints in the country. Woman Admits 2 Educator's SRA Fund Theft Charges Trial Set Mrs. Inez Wells, 36, of 2820 Menlo originally charged with misappropriation of public funds, pleaded guilty, today to two counts of petty before Superior Judge Benjamin J. Scheinman. She applied for probation, hearing for which was set for Feb.

11. For more than two years a junior accounting clerk in the stamp plan division of the SRA, Mrs. Wells allegedly appropriated money sent in by SRA clients for food stamps. She assertedly told investigators she took the money to assist in the a support of a 6-year-old invalid daughter. Retail Meat Group to Hear Institute Man Champ M.

American speak at a men to be m. in the Reese, member of the Meat Institute, will meeting of retail meat held tomorrow at 8 p. Citizen-News auditori- um. Purpose of the meeting is to acquaint retail butchers and others in the meat industry with new scientific findings; of the value of meat from a health standpoint as an abundant source vitamins and of ways to coordinate their selling efforts with the demands of housewives. it is announced.

A. sound film, "Meat Marches On." will also be shown. Recruiting Officer To Talk on Draft Lieut. P. P.

Crowell. United States recruiting officer, will discuss when he "Processing of Selectees" appears before 1ywood Chapter, Reserve Officers Association of the United States, at 6:30 p.m. today at the Pig'n Whistle Cafe, according to Lieut. Clyde J. Zucco, president.

Crowell also will show a Warner Bros, short film. "Service With the Colors." War Refugees' Plight To Be Told at Meet A first-hand account of the plight of war refugees in Europe will be given tomorrow at lunchcon honoring Dr. Adolf Keller at the International Institute, 435 S. Boyle Ave. The luncheon has been arranged by the Los Angeles Committee for Christian Refugees, which is headed by the Rt.

Rev. W. Bertrand Stevens. Dr. Ralph Culver Bennett, 59, college, to professor, a charge today of pleaded assault with a deadly weapon upon Mrs.

Helen Chivers, 52, in a courtroom altercation last Dec. 12. Superior Judge Benjamin J. Scheinman set Dr. Bennett's trial for Feb.

26 in Superior Judge A. A. Scott's court. Mrs. Chivers was struck on the head with a hammer in a dispute resulting from litigation over her efforts to collect payment for care of Bennett's 92-year-old mother.

The educator assertedly attacked her with the hammer outside the courtroom of Justice of the Peace E. E. Wolford, in El Monte. Former dean of men at the University of Oregon, Bennett has denied he intentionally injured Mrs. Chivers, declaring he struck out in self-defense when she and a process server, W.

T. Gleeson, attacked him. JOHN HUSSEY TO BE BURIED AT OMAHA The body of John M. Hussey, 77, educator, manufacturer and religious worker, who died Monday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Elaine Allison, 551 N.

Bronson was sent last night to Omaha, Neb. by Mno Pierce and Delmer A. Smith Mortuary. Funeral services and burial will be held at Tangier Shrine Temple in Omaha Saturday, Mr. Hussey was born in Stanberry, but spent much of his life in Nebraska where he was president of the Fremont Normal School for many years.

He also served as president of the Western Normal College in Shenandoah, Ia. Besides his daughter he is survived by four other children, one. of whom is an attorney in the U. S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.

C. Cavitt New Trial Plea Will Be Heard Jan. 29 Motion of W. D. Cavitt, Whittier State School guard recently convicted of cruelty to inmates.

for new trial will be argued Jan. 29 before Municipal Judge R. Morgan Galbreth. Cavitt appeared before Judge Galbreth for sentencing yesterday, but won a delay when his attorney, W. J.

Clark, said new evidence justifying a second trial had been discovered. Christians Asked to Lead Way Into New World Campaigns to, "make America more Christian" and bring peace back to the world were mapped with renewed vigor by Los Angeles church workers today, following two church conferences. Climaxing a mid-year meeting of the Assembly of the Church Federation of Los Angeles at the First Baptist Church of Los Angeles, the Most Rev. Henry: St. George Tucker appealed to the delegates to strive to make the nation more conscious of its responsibilities for influencing the rest of the world with the Christian philosophy.

"Christians of America." the Bishop stated, "today represent the only large body of Christians not directly involved in war itself. A special responsibility, therefore, rests on us to exert a Christian influence so that the world after the present war may be: built on more Christian principles than in the past. "This can be done only through more. effective functioning of the churches. Unification of Christian forces is necessary for such a tremendous undertaking, and that means we must begin our work at home." VENETIAN BLINDS To Order -Sq.

Foot Steel or White Cedar 1352 N. La Brea Ave. MILITARY SCHOOL APPROVED PARTICULAR PARENTS Phone at Visit Melrore WilcoxLos Anceles- HO 2191 Citizen- Wednesday, January 22, 1941 I you find any errors in the Citizen- News Divorce Given Wife of Frank Borzage Judge Told Director Walked Out of Anniversary Party When Frank Borzage, screen director, walked out on their wedding anniversary party last June 7. he walked out of her life, Mrs. Rena B.

Borzage testified in court today. She told Superior Judge George A. Dockweiler that her husband's departure from the party was the final act in a series of incidents which led to the break-up of their marriage. The court awarded interlocutory decree of divorce. Mrs.

Borzage said that for apa year before their proximately, her husband's attitude toward her indifference had been and one of disregard. comShe said he embarrassed her and her friend), either through obstinate arguing, or absolute silence. On the day of their separation, she said, he left a party given jointly to celebrate their 24th wedding anniversary and her birthday. saw and him. that was the last Mrs.

Borzage said her husband told her he did not wish to remain married. Her testimony was corroborated by Mrs. Ford Sterling, who said she was living with Mrs. Borzage at her Wilshire Blvd. home.

Mrs. Sterling repeated Mrs. Borzage's story of the anniversary and also brought out that Borzage had removed all his party clothes and personal effects from the home. Relief Donations Reach Greece Already in Greece today for war relief work was $1,250,000 in American donations. of the funds was acknowledged by Alexander G.

Koryzis, president of the American administrative committee in Greece, in a cablegram to the New York headquarters of the Greek War Relief Assn. Word of the arrival of the aid was telegraphed to Willard W. Keith, general chairman of the Southern California committee. The funds were collected by advance committees in the 000 nation-wide drive will be launched formally Feb. with an al broadcast from Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

W.C.T.U. Leader's Last Rites Arranged Funeral services will be conducted from the Bramble Funeral Home tomorrow at 3 p.m. for Miss Mary Stewart, 79, former, treasurer of the Southern California division of W.C.T.U., who died Sunday at the organization's home for women in Eagle Rock. Miss Stewart had been resident of California since 1879,. and a member of the W.C.T.U.

for more than 30 years, serving as treasurer from 1915 to 1921. Two nephews, Paul and Arthur Stewart, survive. Church Women's Assn. Plans Gathering The Women's Association of the First Congregational Church will start a new "interest group" tomorrow, with Klara Spinks presenting a "magazine review hour." The program will follow an address by Dr. Lillian Gentry, lecturer on psychology in the U.C.L.A.

Extension Division, at 1:30 p.m. on "I and My WorldWhat Must I Do?" Youth Sought After Attack on Girl Police today sought a youth who last night criminally attacked Jacqueline Dalton, 16, Long Beach high school student. Miss Dalton was accosted while walking on a street in Long Beach, was slugged so hard her jaw was broken, and then dragged onto a vacant lot. She is in the Long Beach Hospital. Traffic Signal Sought "Stranded" because of racing automobiles along Venice Blvd.

120 residents of fashionable LaFayette Square today had demanded a pedestrian crossing signal, in a petition before the police commission for study. Commissioner, The matter Al was referred to Cohn for investigatoon after Traffic Engineer Ralph T. Dorsey had recommended against the move. Borsons CUSTOM TAILORS SALE! NEW SPRING SUITS Custom Tailored to Your: Measure in Newest Fabrics, $2950 6631 Hollywood Blvd. GR 5202 News you will confer a favor by calling the Managing Editor.

'HO-1234, Page 13 BIRTHDAY GIFT- -Joan Leslie, the "Sun Goddess," will also become a film luminary, according to Warner Bros. Studio, where she is under contract. Stardom will be bestowed at a 16th birthday party Monday. Sun Goddess To Be Star The Sun Goddess will become a movie star. Warner Brothers studio today announced that it would bestow stardom on 16-year-old Joan Leslie, chosen Sun Goddess of 1941 by the All Year Club of Southern California, as a "surprise gift" at the "Sweet Sixteen' birthday luncheon planned for her Monday.

The luncheon, to be held at the studio where Miss Leslie is under contract, was arranged by the All Year Club, and will be attended by members of that organization, studio officials, and D. D. Durr, head of the Southern California Convention Bureau. The decision to give the young actress stardom was based on her Sun Goddess popularity and on her work in "High Warners picture. Character Actor's Services Waited Funeral services were held today at Pierce Bros.

Hollywood Chapel for Allan Cavan, 60, motion picture character actor, 1315 N. Wilton who died Monday at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. Cremation followed at Los Angeles Crematory, Cavan entered pictures in 1916, working for the old Sam Goldwyn Studios. At one time he was under contract. to Warner Bros.

He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Averila Cavan of Concord. and a brother, Carl C. Cavan of San Francisco. Shipbuilding Topic Shipbuilding and what it means to Southern California will be discussed by William A.

Simpson, a director of the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock before the Los Angeles Advertising Club at noon Tuesday in the Biltmore ballroom. SAFETY for SAVINGS MORE INCOME FEDERAL SAvINGS FIRST OF HOLLYWOOD As 1 Just of Hollywood Blvd. Highland 6763 Hempstead 4141 54,000 Jobs Created in Record Year Sheriff Names New County Jail Physician Dr. M. E.

Crahan to Fill Post Once Held by Dr. Blank Dr. M. E. Crahan, 40.

was appointed County Jail physician today by Sheriff Eugene W. Biscailuz. He succeeds Dr. J. Park Dougall, whose temporary appointment followed the ousting of Dr.

Benjamin J. Blank. Dr. Crahan's appointment by the Sheriff was for a 60-day period. Permanence of his appointment depends on his standing in projected Civil Service Examination and approval by the Civil Service Commission.

Dr. Crahan, a graduate of Syracuse University, has practiced here for 15 years. He is married and has three children. He is attached to the staff of the U.S.C. Medical' School where he specializes in internal medicine.

office is at 4664 W. Third his home at 304 S. Norton Ave, Shake-up in the County Jail physician's post came as the result of the "Bugsy" Siegel scandal. "Bugsy," reputed mob leader, in jail on a murder indictment, was alleged to have been granted special favors by Dr. Blank.

Dr. Blank's ouster was confirmed yesterday by the Civil Service Commission. Jury Asks Changes in Sheriff's Office Supervisors had before them today recommendations of the Grand Jury for numerous changes in policy and procedure in the Sheriff's office. Asked are tightening up on meal allowances for deputies, standardization of fees charged by the sheriff, constabulary, and municipal courts, and proper bonding of sheriff's employes handling money. Foreman Edwin F.

Hahn said that the average expenditures of the civil division amount to $2.33 for every dollar of adjusted earnings, and that this appeared to be high. Former G- Man to Give Course at U.S. C. Dr. Robert E.

Ahrens, formerly with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will conduct a course in police investigation at the University of Southern California School of Government for the second semester of the current school year, starting Feb. 6. Methods and techniques used by police and the FBI in carrying on investigations in crime and other fields will be considered. Rose Society to Hold Public Session Jan. 30 fanciers will hear an illecture on "Rose Varieties" and "How To Grow Roses" at a public meeting of Pacific Rose Society Jan.

30 at the Los Angeles Public Library. Lecturer will be Herbert Swim of Calif. The will 7:30 p.m., President Fred W. Walters said. WPA Starts $20,000 Fort Improvements Additional WPA work, totaling nearly $20,000, was under way today for the Army at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro.

The project calls for construction of a target range, modernizing of buildings, grading and other work. Current Events Today Los Angeles Central LibraryLecture Room. 7:30 p.m. Lecture, "The Civic by Sumner Spaulding, architect. Auspices, Pacific Southwest Academy.

Griffith Observatory--Hall of Science, open daily, except Monday, 2 to 10 p.m. Planetarium demonstrations, "Preview of the 1941 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Tomorrow La Brea Optimist Club-Wilshire Melody Lane, 8 a.m., surprise program. Rotary Club of West Hollywood Garden of Allah, 12:10 p.m. Speaker, Walter James, Hollywood executive, "Boys Work in West Hollywood." TRADE IN WATCH SALE SpecialLady's Watch Charming new Helbros model in all and the color of glamour nat-1 $1975 ural gold, Your Old Watch $7.50 You Pay Only $12.25 PAY 50c A WEEK No Interest, No Extras No Carrying Charges 6750 Hollywood Blvd.

JEWELERS Phone 122 New Industries, 276 Expansions Tabulated for County Los Angeles County recorded 122 new industries and 276 expansions, creating 54,000 new jobs for workers. the Chamber of Commerce reported today, ori the county's "biggest year." J. C. Herbert, chairman of the chamber's industrial development committee, said the new industries and expansions represented a total investment of $62.000.000 for the year just The previous record year was 115 new industries, 120 expansions, 9280 new jobs, and investment of $35,000,000. Herbert said the 1940 gains were due chiefly to the national defense program and expansion of the aircraft industry.

However, he said, general industry showed strong, continuous growth, with shipbulding expected to add materially to the 1941 totals. Five major aircraft factories and an airplane motor concern in the county report a backlog of unfilled orders exceeding a billion dillars. The chamber lists the backlog. as of Jan. 1, at the number of employes 58,295 the monthly payroll at $7,957,505.

W. Hollywood Kiwanis To Hear O. G. Lawton Duties and opportunities of Kiwanians to develop "a more intelligent and serviceable citizenship" were to be explained by 0. G.

Lawton, past president of the Los Angeles Kiwanis Club, before the West Hollywood Kiwanis Club today at McDonnell's Monterey Cafe. Lawton was to be introduced by Henry Draeger, chairman of the Kiwanis education committee and newly 1 installed president of the Beverly Hills Bar Assn. MASSAGE GUILD TO BACK LICENSING The Massage Operators Guild of California today said it was supporting an Assembly bill to set up a State Board of Massage to license masseurs. The guild, with headquarters in Los Angeles, the bill would limit the issuance of licenses to practice massage to persons whose moral character and educational standards have been approved. STRIKES INCREASE Last year was the worst strike year since 1937 for Los Angeles, according to figures compiled by the Merchants and which said 54 strikes took place, against 37 the year before, with $1.045,000 lost in wages.

INJURED WOMAN DIES AFTER SUICIDE PACT GOES AWRY After more than two weeks of suffering, Mrs. Ruth Steinbeck, 27, waitress, of 1247 W. Eighth died last night in the General Hospital of burns received last Jan. 5 gas explosion following an attempted suicide. According to police, the woman and her husband, Wesley, 32, painter, both of them out of work and ill, rented a cottage at 6209 Whittier Blvd.

They turned the gas jets open, but morning found them still alive. One of them lighted a cigaret, the flame touching off the gas. Steinbeck was still confined to the General Hospital with burns and was being held on suspicion of attempted murder. POLICE INVESTIGATE ROBBERY REPORT West Los Angeles police today investigated a report that a gunman robbed Fred Doolan, of 1631 Federal and attempted to attack his companion, Mrs. Laverne McClure, 1664 Federal last night in Mandeville Canyon.

Doolan said the gunman ordered him from the car, robbed him of 40 cents, bound him with adhesive tape, and then drove him a mile further into the canyon and dumped him out. The bandit returned to the scene of the holdup, and attempted to attack the woman, but Doolan said he freed himself and returned to rout the gunman. Reliable Marshutz glasses on easy terms, 6359 Holly'd Blvd. nr. Ivar.

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6-0405 JANET WOLFE, Associated THE OF AN OPTOMETRIST How often have you heard it said of someone that "he looks at the world through rose-colored Whenever you did, that expression was doubtedly being used to describe some happy, optimistically inclined man or woman a son who is seldom received without genuine welcome wherever he may gO. Such a person finds that his own business and his life runs more smoothly because he finds time to smile. But sometimes, despite alf our good intentions, it IS difficult to be good-natured and optimistic. isn't it? It is cally impossible, far example, to feel cheerful to experience the real joy of living unless we feel well, both physi. cally and mentally.

Yet so many people suffer needlessly have periodic wracking headaches. spells of nervousness, general "down-inthe- -mouth' depressions--simply because they overlook one thing that should be their most important concern proper care their eyes! Bishop Tucker, presiding bishop of Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, declared that the tendency toward greater cooperation and unity among all nominations was an effective force in creating a revitalized church program. Church James Wallace, "Federation, president presided of the the meeting, 'which was preceded by a convocation for ministers and their wives. Concluding a two day Brotherhood Convocation of the Disciples of Christ at the Wilshire Christian Church, Dr. William Paul Reagor predicted that a new order, would rise above the war.

"The church is the only institution that has the faith to believe that a new world will be he said. Dr. Reagor, pastor of the First Christian Church of Oakland, characterized the European war as "the work of the devil." "The church," he declared, "has not put its sanction on this war as a holy crusade. Horses Boarded OR RENTED COE'S COVE RANCHO 5 Min. I from Hollywood Blvd.

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