THE EDITOR REPLIES
The Editor Replies THE NEW LEADER HAS PROBABLY never had a greater flood of letters than on the issue of Catholics and federal aid to schools. The editors note with pleasure that the...
...The conflict between Catholics and nonCatholics has had a long and unfortunate.history...
...It is well to let the dead past bury its dead...
...That is, the Catholics are in the way of getting just what they say they want...
...Miss Calvet will begin her personal engagement stint Wednesday when "Rope of Sand" starts a third week...
...With financial support goes control, and the very notion of religious schools under government control is ridiculous...
...And the world will not be shaken by an earthquake because Congressman rT&rden thinks ifT is a bad idea...
...Roosevelt as unfortunate...
...e e CARDINAL SPELLMAN and most of our correspondents should not want any sort of government subsidy for their separate schools...
...Such incidental services to pupils of parochial schools as bus transportation, lunches and, possibly, some free books, are already furnished in some states and the way is being opened for the use of federal money to this end...
...Participation is open to all patrons of the Rivoli, where the 20th Century-Fox production of Clare Booth Luce's "Come to the Stable" is now in the second week of an extended engagement, and valuable prizes will be awarded to those scoring the highest totals of correct identifications...
...Max Baer, former world heavyweight champion, and his brother, Buddy Baer...
...THERE IS EVIDENT in some of the letters' we have received—from both Catholics and non-Catholics—an emotional intensity which is out of proportion to the issues involved...
...Roosevelt—this matter may be shelved for the time being...
...The Hal Wallis production, costarring Hurt Lancaster, Paul Henreid...
...Abbott and Costello take over for the first half of the program in their newest zany, "Africa Screams...
...Despite the fact that Harold Lloyd has been off the screen for many years, his "Movie Crazy" has been welcomed back enthusiastically by audiences all over the country...
...Slattery's Hurricane," new 20lh Century-Fox action drama of the intrepid Navy pilots who chart the deadly hurricanes, was filmed on actual location in Florida during hurricane season and brings the action packed story to the screen...
...At the request of Montague Salmon, the Rivoli's managing director, the 50 stars and featured players had special photographs made of themselves in nontypical poses...
...ABBOTT AND COSTELLO AT BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT Comedy, dished out by some of the screen's ace comics, is the fare at the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre...
...Wouk...
...Arnold resigned from Paramount in 1947 to become director of national exploitation for the 1947 March of Dimes of the National Infantile Paralysis Fund, and following conclusion of this campaign came to Eagle Lion...
...In this situation, the schools will lose their reason for being...
...The bill passed by the Senate says that in states where provision for this sort of assistance is made, federal funds may be used for it...
...Tne Supreme Cowrt has decided that there is nothing unconstitutional about the use of state funds for incidental services to children in private or parochial schools...
...The second feature is one of the film's greatest contributions to laughter, Harold Lloyd in "Movie Crazy...
...The French star will introduce several new songs as part of the in person show featuring Tex Beneke and his orchestra and Vic Damono...
...Claude Rams...
...It is well for all of us to keep in mind that interdenominational questions such as this one of aid to schools touch upon an ancient and tender nerve...
...Richard Widmark as a Navy pilot who faces death in the line of dutv...
...From The New Leader's point of view, its most unpleasant result has been its effect on the move to furnish federal aid to the school...
...CONTEST OPENS AT RIVOLI THEATRE The Ri voli's annual "Know Your Stars" contest for 1949 is now under way, with the photographs of 50 of Hollywood's top screen personalities on display in the theatre's inoz/.anine...
...From both Protestant and Catholic sources have come during recent weeks statements which obviously originated in subconscious motivations based on inherited attitudes which have no relation to the plain issues involved in any proposed legislation...
...JONAS ARNOLD IN NEW POST Jonas Arnold has been named advertising manager of Eagle Lion Films, it was announced by Leon Brandt, national director of advertising, publicity and exploitation...
...Linda Darnell and Veronica Lake complete the romantic triangle, with John Russell heading the supporting cast...
...Liberal political forces are at a crucial point...
...He admits, however, that many favorites who have ap peared on the Rivoli's screen are in the group...
...Hillary Brooks as the leading lady, and Joe Besser and Shemp Howard, comedians...
...Since, happily, this incident has been terminated by the two participants there is no need of dwelling upon it...
...The quarrels of ancient days should not be revived...
...The editors note with pleasure that the communications are almost all written hi good temper and that the line-up of opinion does not follow denorninatiohal lines...
...The social reforms and the civil rights program being championed by President Truman depend largely upon the support of Catholics for success...
...Paris born Miss Calvet starred in several French films before coming to America two years ago under Paramount contract...
...Salmon refuses to comment on whether Loretta Young and Celeste Holm, the stars of "Come to the Stable," are in the photo gallery...
...Joseoh de Santis and Morris Ankrum...
...She was kept under wraps until she mastered the English language...
...Also featured arc Gary Merrill, Walter Kingsford, Stanley Waxman...
...The children in many states are suffering—and have always suffered —from lack of good educational facilities...
...PARAMOUNT HOLDS OVER STAGE-SCREEN SHOW Playing to an average of 19,500 persons daily, "Rope of Sand," which starts a third week at the New York Paramount, is topping any attraction at that theatre since "Blue Skies" did a nineweek stand there late in 1946...
...Bob Mitchell, the Moonlight Serenadcrs, Jack Sperling, Cy Reeves and Rudy Cardenas...
...Let us forget ancient hates...
...To accommodate the capacity crowds the Paramount for the third week will continue its policy of five deluxe stage and screen shows daily starting at 9 a. m., in addition to a special midnight showing of the feature Tex Beneke and his orchestra and Vic Damone head the in person show, which features Glenn Douglas, Mary Mayo, Buddy Yeager...
...In "Rope of Sand" she is the only woman, playing the role of a seductive Capetown adventuress...
...top draw boxotlice attractions of the past two years...
...The whole problem is on the way to a satisfactory compromise solution...
...Raymond Greenleaf...
...This sort of sectarian bitterness is unfortunate at all times, but at the present juncture is particularly bad...
...Anything which divides progressive citizens, which sets off Catholies as a separata group with interests different from those el other citizens, weakens the fores* fighting for social improvement...
...Appearing with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in "Africa Screams" are Clyde Beatty, famed lion tamer and circus star...
...Anyone who has a good case gains by presenting it in good humor and clean of inherited hate, W.E.B...
...NEWS AND NOTES OF BROADWAY CORINNE CALVET ADDED ATTRACTION AT PARAMOUNT THEATRE Corinne Calvet, the exotic Parisienne who makes her American film debut in "Rope of Sand," will he an added in person attraction for the balance of that film's N.Y...
...The sky is not going to fall down if Michael O'Malley rides to a parochial school in a bus paid for by the US Government...
...Peter Loire and Corinne Calvet, is running ahead of "Sorrowful Jones," A Foreign Affair" and "Sorry, Wrong Number...
...We still regard Cardinal Spellman's letter to Mrs...
...Frank Buck, noted big game hunter...
...While none of them wore disguises, they are not their usually recognizable selves...
...The film set in the diamond mine section of South Africa co-stars Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains and Peter Loire...
...Andre de Toth directed and William Perlberg produced from the screenplay by Herman Wouk and Richard Murphy, based on a story by Mr...
...Our educational system desperately needs this added financial support...
...In the long run, justice is secured by free and open and factual discussion...
...It is natural to think that the Supreme Court will, in due course, extend the principle underlying its previous decision to cover this provision...
...If all Catholics were on one side and all Protestants on the other, that would be bad...
...But the bitter discussion which has burst upon the country may, for the present, postpone all softs of assistance to all of our children—including those of Catholics...
...Paramount Theatre engagement...
...ROXY HOLDS SHOW The new triple entertainment program at the Roxy Theatre with "Slattery's Hurricane," starring Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell and Veronica Lake on the screen, the new variety revue on the wonder stage starring Sid Caesar and Evelyn Knight, and the ice-ti avaganza set against exeei pts from Bizet's "Carmen," will remain for a second week...
...And now—partly as a result of Cardinal Spellman's letter to Mrs...
Vol. 32 • August 1949 • No. 34
