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K t Vj 122,000 Communi: more thon half cv . them in ths U. f. ? ' Ira l t :f J 1 Inclijihg " 176,000 Communnts, , largest group in Cuba V J 300,000 CommuniiM, Iff' biggest colony in Brazil V50,0O0 Cpmmtmistj, 4 "TpC principally in . J Y . J' 'nnc and Italy ZJ V 3,625,000 Communists "j J. of whom an estimated j-'i rr 1 3,500,000 ore in China STALIN'S FIFTH COLUMNS Newschart above shows the num ber of card-carrying Communists outiide the Iron CurUin, accord in( to well-informed U. S. military ource. The estimate of Chinese Communiit strength ii recent, but U others are baaed on October information. These 'jdicate a, "fifth column" of nearly ,000,000 Communist party members, but military intelligence now aays this, it too conservative tod has revised- its estimate to 12,000,000. Movieland's Public Relations At Lowest Point Since 1920s, Many Thinking People Believe By BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD, .B Movie land's public relations, in the opin ion of many thinking people here, are at their lowest point since the black years of the early '20s. Back in those days, the movie industry was also threatened with federal regulation. The narcotics death of a star, a murder invol ving two actresses and a man slaughter charge against a come dian brought down a torrent of pub lic criticism. The scandals, plus a cycle of loose moraled films, were denounced on the floor of the U. S. Senate. Now it it 1950 and another Sen ator Johnson of Colorado is blasting Hollywood. Back in the '20s, the movie in dustry solved its problems by hir ing Postmaster General Will Haya from President Harding's cabinet. Hays policed the movies, just as Judge Landis whipped organized baseball into shape after the Black Sod scandal, in which Chicago players were bribed to throw a series. Baseball has not had a major candal since. But Hollywood has And moviedom'i bad publicity has mounted to an alarming degree in the last two years, H.llyweod Worried Hollywood is worried. The town is concerned not only about the scandals, but about the nation's attitude toward the movie indus try as a whole. The reason for the concern is simple enough theater 1 business is not good. Hollywood believes its pictures are as good as ever. Then what is the reason for the falling-off box-office? Television is part of the answer. A larger part is pub lic relations, many film men be lieve. "Hollywood has never made an attempt to sell itself to the pub lic," a distinguished star told me. "It has always been too concerned with selling its Jane Russell. "And it doesn't even know how to sell stars and pictures any more. It is still using the same hoopla methods it used a quarter of a century ago. All the other big industries the soap concerns, the department stores, for instance have the latest surveys on what Story Of The Firing Squad. Tommy Atkins In First War By Dewrrr msckenzie AP Foreign Aifairs Analyst It was midnignt and the resi dents of this French town, in C-e back area of the British world war one tone, had long been snug in their four-posters. The fighting was way off to the east, and there wasn't much to disturb the coun try calm. Only sentrv Smith it headquar ters knew that not all was as quiet as it seemed, and that there was at least one burner of mid night oil. The colonel in command was still at work. At least he was in his office, and the sentry could see him pacing bark and forth with hands clasped behind him and chin on chest. Had the sentry been blessed with second sight he would have known that the "Old Man" was in dis tress. No, nothing to do with the fighting up in the lines. Just one of those smaller problems which sometimes are more difficult than the big ones. Private Tommy Atkins was to be shot at dawn. One of the colo nel's boys. One of the lads he loved like sons. So the "Old Man" paced the floor, and from lime to time glanced anxiously towards the mantle where the clock was rac ing to meet the sunrise. Dash that clock: why did it go so fast! Just a few fleeting hours and then dawn, a firing squd; a pale faced' lad with appealing eyes: a quick command; a crash of rifle fire! Why must such things be! Fait Like Murderer The colonel brushed the mois ture savagely from his eyes. He felt like a murderer, for he him self had concurred in the sentence of death on Tommy. i The "Old Man" had liked Tommy from the first. The boy had a cherry, winning smile. And he was a good lad, on the whole. Per haps he was a tiny bit lax about morals occasionally, but morals and war have little in common. You can't order a soldier to bay- is selling and how to aell it. But the movies are still using anti quated methods." Industry Knows Little It is true that the movie indus try knows amazingly little about itself. But it is finding out the hard way. A saying as old as Hollywood goes: "Any publicity is good publi city." People are beginning to doubt this proverb The most not able disproving of its haa been "Stromboli." Have you .heard "Stromboli"? If you haven't, you must be deaf and blind. It Is the most publicized picture of all tiem, having been splashed on front naees for al most a year. All Hollywood ex pected the film to show a lusty profit. '"Stromboli" appears destined to show a deficit. Although the cur ious flooded the Uteaters on the first day of its showing, people stayed away in large crowds thereafter. This turn of the public mind has Hollywood scratching its head. The filmstert have learned that bad publicity can mean bad busi ness at the theaters. onet a fellow being, and then con demn your man for kissing a pretty face. Tommy may have been thoughtless at times, but he never had been really bad up to this point. Now Tommy had been convicted of rape one of the unpardon able sins. He had been condemned on charges preferred by a girl of tne village, it naa Deen ner wora against his, with no eye witnesses. And thev alwava give the eirl the benefit of the doubt. Besides Tommy had to admit that he had been in the girl's company. The colonel had seen this girl. She was of the flashy type. He didn't trust her. and he did trust Tommy. The "Old Man" felt in his heart that she had lied, prob ably for spite. But there was no proof. And the clock was racing to meet the dawn. Came a tap at the colonel'! door. He threw it open and there, blink ing in the unaccustomed light, stood Father Bon, the village priest. The colonel knew him well. In deed, every soldier in the place had a speaking acquaintance with this benevolent old gentleman in the black robe and the funny flat hat which someway achieved dig nity because of the mane of white hair that fell to his shoulders. Fa ther Bon was a beloved figure. Priest Welcomed "Come in, Father," welcomed the colonel. "You are abroad late tonight. What can I do for you?" The little man dropped his shovel hat in a chair, and stood before the towering frame of the colonel. For a bit the priest stood in silence, clenching and unclench ing nis hands in obvious mental anguish. Then, with sudden reso lution he said: "It's about Tommy Atkins, colo nel. All this night I have prayed on my knees for guidance, and I have it. I have come to tell you something. It is hard, for in a sense I am violating a confi dence. Never before have I done this, but it is my duty now. "I know this girl, and her mode ot life. 1 have heard her confes sions. By putting two and two to gether I can see the truth about Tommy Atkins. The lad cannot possibly be guilty." The priest picked up hs hat and turned towards the door. But the colonel held him for a moment with a hand-clasp and a "God bless You, Father." Alone again, the colonel crossed the room and with whimsical smile addressed the racing clock: "You wicked little liar. Run as fast as you want, but there'll be no 10 CAM! PACIS EXTINCTION WASHINGTON A number of apeciea of big game are near extinction, says the National Geo- grapnic society. In North America, the moose, caribou and grizzly bear are rare. The bison and ara otter grow in number, but there are tew ot tnem. The trumpeter swan, the whoooine crane and the California condor are rare birds. lne Alaskan brown bear is' be ing killed oft rapidly. Whales, making their last stand in the Antarctic, are declining in numbers. The orangoutang of Borneo and Sumatra, India's one-horned rhino ceros, the Asiatic lion, the Arabian ostrich and the bush elephant also snow aecuning numbers. firing squad at dawn." And the "Old Man" buried his head in his arm (gainst the mantle. Vivien Kellemj Asks Nomination For U. S. Senate HARTFORD. Conn., April 13 -(. Vivien Kellems, who thinks the men ought to move over and make room for women in politics, wants Connecticut Republicans to nominate her for the U. S. Senate. Miss Kellems, t cable grip manu facturer who has made a part-time career of heckling the Truman ad ministration, flung her spring hat into the ring yesterday. Miss Kellems has flirted with politics before. In 1942, she waged a spirited campaign for the Re publican nomination for Congress in Connecticut's fourth (Fairfield county) district. She lost out, how ever, to Clare Boothe Luce, play- Thur., April 13, 1950 The Newt-Review, Reseburg, Ore. S wright-wife of publisher Henry R. Luce, who went on to win the elec tion and serve two terms in the House, Miss Kellems made plain her low opinion of males in the Republican party in a recent speech here. She predicted Democr ts would nominate Eleanor Roosevelt for vice president in 1952. and said Re publicans better get busy and find an "Eleanor" of their own to fol low suit. Women had a great opportunity, she asserted, because Republican men are "bereft of hope, helplcis and utterly devoid of inspiration or plan." Miss Kellems will be up against a couple of males in her fight for the Republican senatorial nomina tion. Prescott S. Bush, Greenwich fi nancier, and former U. S. Rep. Joseph P. lalbot of Naugatuck, have already announced their can didacies. U. S. Rep. John Davis Lodge (R) also haa been mentioned as i possibility for the nomination. 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