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Evening star., 1941-09-08
Cast in Mystery

Patricia Morrison will co-star with
Preston Foster in The Morning
After" a detective mystery story
with a New Orleans Mardi Gras
background. The picture, adapted
from the James r. Langham best
selling novel, Sing Song of Homi-
eide" is to be directed by William
Clemens.
Miss Morrison not only will appear
for the first time as blond in this
picture, but also is cutting her
famed long hair, and presents a
new screen personality. After view
ing her as a blond, Paramount also
cast her as the rival of Rosiland
Russell in Take Letter, Darling" "
a comedy scheduled for an october
start,
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Even a Cat Resents.
Having Wrong Part
Thrust Upon Him
BY the Associated Pre-


HOLLYWOOD.
"1nky," one-time refugee from an
alley that recently played the title
role in THE Black Cat" has turned
sulky, says his trainer, Henry East.
East picked Inky up as stray
kitten four years ago and taught
him to do 10 tricks.
He works just like dog" said
East. He will obey almost any
command. Best of all, he is one
tomcat without Casanova ideas, and
high-hats the other cats. But late
", working in a Tim Holt Western,
hes been little unruly."
East suggested that perhaps 1nky
resented having to play Emma" |"
During the picture, Emma becomes
q mother.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Susan Wins a Role

On the basis of her Outstanding
performance for Cecil B. Demille in
the forthcoming Reap the Wild
Wind" Susan Hayward won the
choice role Of Psulette Goddard's
romantic rival, opposite Ray Mil
land, in The Lady Has Plans"
Paramount's comedy about spy
doings.
The red-haired young actress will
appear in the picture as an Ameri-
can she-racketeer whose identity
becomes confused with that of Miss
Goddard, a radio commentator sent
to Europe to cover the war. THE
Lady Has Plans" was written by
Harry Tugend, author of Caught
in the Draft" from an original by
Leo Birinski. Sidney Lanf1eld will
direct.
Evening star., 1941-09-08

with dog several weeks, attaining
clever results you see on screen.
Dive Bomber edu-
cational tour of United States naval
aviation base at San Diego :. with
technicolor and such go-gettin' lads
as Enrol Flynn, Fred MacMurray,
Regis Toomey and Ralph Bellamy
along to make journey pleasantly
familiar. You'll have no trouble
spotting those naval planes, either,
for instead of subdued camouf1age
they're painted combination Of nifty
reds, blues and greens-like candy
counter at the five-and-dime.
Warmers filmed this with Navy
aid and under closest Navy super
vision and as many as $50 latest
type planes appear in several Sc
quences. Other scenes filmed
aboard great aircraft carriers Enter
prise and Saratoga. Fleets of
dive, fat and torpedo bombers, huge
four motor flying patrol boats roar
through much of action.
Basically, it's story of flight sur
geons and their battle to keep pilots
physically able to Withstand atmos-
pheric pressure at great heights
Hero Flynn managed to with
stand aerial scenes well, but Mac
Murray, not keen about aviation,
went to bed week after coming out
of comparatively easy spin.
Desperate effort to inject that
essential feminine appeal" results
in one ballroom and one cocktail
sequence, wherein rivals Flynn and
MacMurray fight it out for tempo
rary favor of very tall newcomer,
Alexis Smith. That's all, there
isn't any more romance.
CRelessed by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1941-09-08

Civic Theater is going to be very
much with us again this season,
Leon Askin, who is back at the
directorial helm, having some of the
most ambitious plans ever.
The Civic Theater must really be
O healthy child, all right. Born out
of the union of the Drama Guild
and the Columbia Players, 1t has
come through many a minor dis
aster, often appearing to be done
for, only to sit up and let out a
lusty shout when revived by tang
of fall in the air. Once it appeared
headed for a long successful life
under the guidance of F. Cowles
Strickland. only to have Mr.. Strick-
land fee, as any man would, the
internal convulsions of its petty
politics. Civic has suffered the collie
for biting off more than it could
chew and the malnutrition of in
sufficient financial support. But al
ways that group of enthusiasts, who
are certain Washington wants and
needs a community theater and
certain they are just the people to
give it the theater, pull it through.
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This fall there is this most am
bilious program yet. One phase of
the plan. an excellent idea it seems.
takes Civic's production schedules
out of the haphazard qualification.
There is to be a 30-week season, the
group playing every Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at
the Wardman Park Theater. This
calls for two production groups,
one to be in rehearsal while the
other is busy with actual preSenta-
ton. These groups are being re-
cruited now, from civic ranks and
welcome newcomers.
Ten plays will comprise the
season, which starts sometime in
October with The American Way"
the cavalcade of American life by
George S. Kaufman in which
Fredric March was considerable OF
a success in New York. Following
this will come Robert Ardrey' S
Thunder Rock Shakespeare S
"Troilus and Cressida" mot before
presented in this country, according
to report), Brian Dohertys Father
Malachy's Miracle" and ''The Devils
Disciple" by George Bernard Shaw,
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
National-"Boys and Girls To-
gether," musical frolic with Ed
Wynn: $50 pm.
Earle-"Dive Bomber" Errol
Flynn and Fred MacMurray fly for
the Navy: GAS am, 12:40, $40,
$40 and 935 pm. Stage shows:
1905, sos, sos and 9:o5 pm.
Keith's-"Citizen Kane" the
Orson Welles opus: 11:25 am,
1:55, 4:25, 7 and $50 pm.
Palace-"Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
Spencer Tracy alternately gentle
and berserk: II am, LAO, 4:20, Z
and $40 pm.
CapitoI-"Life Begins for Andy
Hardy" and seriously, in the big
city; II am, l;40, 4;25, 7;05 and
$50 pm. Stage shows: |. $40,
6:25 and e:10 pm.
Metropolitan-"Here Comes Mr..
Jordan" bright fantasy with Robert
Montgomery: 11:10 am, lis, 500,
5:25, 7:30 and $40 pm.
Little-"Intermezzo," subtitled "A
Love Story" with Ingrid Bergman
and Leslie Howard: II am, 12:45,
2:35, 4:20, $40, 8 and $50 pm.
Columbia - Shepherd of the
Hills" technicolor film version of
the Harold Bell Wright classic:
HIS am, 1:20, 3:25, $50, 7:35 and
$40 pm.
In the Country.
Roadside-"Davy Crockett" his
life in melodrama style: $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1941-09-08

thrown to his death . . Beery, sr.,
died in Beery. jr's arms.
Assorted asides-Some idea of the
plight of movie extra players can
be gained through Central Casting
Corps figures just released, show
ing average daily placements at all
studios in 1910 at 429 men, 228
women and "a children at, an
average daily salary of Sl108.
Evening star., 1941-09-08

NV. "Petticoat Fever" is the
groups first play.
Wednesday night the Montgomery
Players will have tryouts at Somer-
set School, Cumberland avenue and
Warwick place, Chevy Chase, Md.
to cast George Washington Slept
Here"
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Trvouts Are Set

Two local drama groups have try
outs scheduled for this week.
Tonight the Pierce Hall Players
will have their only public addition
of the season, at 5 o'clock at Pierce
Hall, Sixteenth and Harvard streets
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Temperament, Farewell
An Electrician Puts an Actress,
Chastened, in Her Place
HOLLYWOOD.
BY TED GILL.
Associated Press staff Writer.

Every and then film directors harassed by countless other
Job pretty actresses who
pms explode periodic outburs
the they call it plain
old ham.
tering amusing incident recently when
Evening star., 1941-09-08
1t Even Surprised Bette
Her Success in The Little Foxes
Followed Some Dissension
By HAROLD HEFFERNAN.

THE Little Foxesnot jungle picture nor travelog not
animal it, advertised exhibitors
informed where
bought
opened diligently Talulah Bankhead
falling complicated trading
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Theaters Having Matinees.

All Time Schedules Given in Warner
Bros. Ads Indicate Time Feature Is
Presented.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Here's the Civic Again,
With Ambitious Plans
The American Way Is Set to Open
1O.Play Season, Which Also Will
Bring Two Original Dramas
Nv HARRY MACARTHUR.


Ambitions stuff than Caesar maybe but not OF
than that which the fiber Of the Washington Civic
opening night last Civic
did present itself Ounce which did then refuse as soon
intelligent plays there
the land that the Washington
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12
Detroit Retail
Trade Continues
AT Good Pace

Retail sales. contrary to the
usual post holiday DOWN. d
trend, held even with the previous
week on a day-to-day basis, Dun e.
Bradstreet. Inc. reports and, with
the additional shopping day this
week. a slight increase in the
weekly totals is anticipated Cam
Ieras. sports equipment and sport
clothing were especially good
sellers.
For the month 10 date increases
over the 1910 comparative range
from 10 per cent for department
stores 10 as much as 20 per cent
and 25 per cent for some women's
wear and other speciality shops.
Collections, however. have dropped
a few percentage points so far this
month.
Wholesale distribution continues
on the uptrend and compared with
July, 1910. increases as high as IS
per cent have been reported. Re-
tailers are reported 10 be buying
more literally in the face of short
ages and anticipated price adj
vances. To date, however, there
has been little evidence OF any
marked tendency toward inventory
speculation.
Wholesalers collections continue
we'll ahead of last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12
Detroit Produce

APPLES-Il Illinois IN. baskets T. s 30.
2-ineh and up Yellow Transparents I.l0
4 z Is; s. No. "a Inch minimum
Sl.f0: Virginia L 3. No l 2-inch and up
Yellow Transparents. fair condition ripe,
75n soc; West Virginia U. s. fancy -.
inch up Yellow Trsnsparenis, 81 so.
CANTALoUPs-s Salmon Meats, Arizona
Phoenix district jumbo 27s. So 80, mostly
So. 1874 3.25 jumbo 36s. 50. 500 3s5. mostly
around 1913: jumbo ass, 50 75n4; Yuma
36s ripe, s325T $50; jumbo ass ripe. So so
ass, California Imperial Valley jumbo
cIates 2Ts ripe. 81 COZ jumbo SOS. SO 40
1850; jumbo 43s. So s01375. Delano
So
HoNEYBALLs California Jumbo crates
3ss. s. jumbo ass, S4,25
HoNEYDEWS-Cshf Jumbo crates
SIS, 81 so; ss $3.50 SIS. ripe $3.50; i2s,
Sl75n2 Arizona crates 81, 81 as stand
ard es. 81 IS; standard l2s. si.s5.
cARRoIIsmLos Angeles crates s-dozen
far condition. 81 o01i.7S.
CAULIFLOWER-N Nothing offered
cELERY-Michigsn II ghoall crates 7od
CUcUMBERs-No offered.
LETTUCE--Los Angeles crates Iceberg
type: California Salinas. doz.. early sales
s. $50 SIS late sales considerably higher
ACHEs--GeorEia half bushel hacket.
~. S. No. / Hileys ] 7s-inch minimum fair
TO good condition. so a s5c. mostly 65.
poorer according 10 condition as low az 25c
! = inch minimum fair 20 good condition,
50 . SOC poorer according TO condition as
low as Csc: half bushel baskets Hale
Ravens. u s. No, I. 2-inch minimum 90c
nS1. ordinary 10 fair condition 65c. bushel
basket, 2-inch minimum. 50 AS: Golden Ju-
biless bali IhusheI, baskets. u.-S MAJ.
Elbertas, u s No. /. i Inch minimum
and up S2d2 IS; South Carolina. bushel
basket Golden Jubees. T. s No. l. 2-inch
and up. S1.75a 80 Illinois. bushel basket.
Red Birds u. S. No. /. Pinch minimum
-ordlnsry N fair condition. 81
POTATOES-New stock: 1O0-lb. sacks
California u s No !. washed Long
Whites. 50 40 q ? As; Commercials. s2d2.15
Idaho. L. s. No. L. washed Triumphs, So IS
n235: North Carolina and Virginia. L. s.
No. l. unwashed Cobbers. 81 e5I .05: Mis-
souri, and Kansas generally good quality.
washed Cobblers. burlap sacks Sl.60dl.75;
open mesh sacks. 81 4Od $50; unwashed
lCobblers,. burlap sacks. 81 IS n IS. u. S.
No. l. unwashed Triumphs. Si.75.
TOMATOES-lO-ib. cartons, repacked
Use repacked luhs. 81 rs. Ohio dollhouse
too few sales 10 quote. Texas, original Tugs
too few sales 70 quote.
wATERMELONs- South Carolina Ceor-
gia and Florida. per melon Tom Natsons
p his IS ~ SOC, - los. x35 80 lbs, 45c
81 ms $50 soc. Cuban queens. 10 lbs, 20
~ Csc; 20 his SOC. rs lbs. 35Gi2isc IS
his 40 ~ f5c: South Carolina, Canhoballs
80 lbs, 55c "a lbs, soc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12
Fate's Queer Franks

Fate plays queer pranks.
Bring En- Back Alive" Frank
Buck tells me that he and
Martin Johnson, another notable
traveller and adventurer. adj
dressed the Explorers Club in
New York one evening, and
found that they were booked 10
leave for California the next
morning Johnson, who was 10
fly. ribbed and razzed Buck for
planning TO travel by train.
urged him TO come along by
air. called Frank several kinds
OF a coward.
The plane was wrecked and
Johnson was killed.
Why Frank Buck won't GO up
in a plane or ride in a subway
or set foot anywhere else where
he feels closed in stems from
what he described TO me as the
most perilous and blood-curdling
of all his experiences with wild
animals and reptiles. This
story l may tell later.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12

Beyond pcradvenurc adjustments will be necessary
10 present
viii down with tho southern rail-
added be offset
by advantageous freight Likewise
chronological and further mechnzaon be
indicated
During the armament boom, there be market for the
OF real will during the
postwar signing the southern coal
unquestonably difficult and pulling
problems for themselves
With standards far above the International
levels dlsr labor need than the
benefit adequate protective Otherwise they will find
impossible 10 competition with the
nodncton inferior social and standards
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12

Many Business Men
Have Performed
Mental SomersauIts
BY b. c. FORBES

Many business men well up
in years and at least well-to-do
have performed a mental somer-
sault.
Whereas they had become so
disheartened and disguised over
the way things were going at
Washington that they decided
TO slacken their strenuous activ-
tiles, on the basis that there
was no adequate encouragement
TO incur risks on the chance Of
making money, they are now
back in the ring with both feet,
giving everything IN them 10
speed up production of govern
mental requirements. They feel
they are now working solely for
the nation. Hours mean moth
ing TO them. They have, in a
sense. taken a new lease on life.
Some of them are toiling as
hard as they did when they
were striving TO climb the
ladder in their younger days.
And they are enjoying il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12
Stocks Display
Mixed Trend
In Early Deals
International New, Service wire

NEW YORK. July Y. - The
stock market displayed a mixed
trend in initial dealings today.
with trading al the usual listless
pace for Saturday. Changes in
most instances were extremely
small.
Many pivotal issues were slow
in opening and several held at last
nights closing levels. including
Woolworth. Texas Corporation.
American Car and Foundry. In
ternational Harvester. General
Electric. Westinghouse, Consoli-
dated Edison and Reynolds To-
bacco "B."
Among the stocks 10 incur mi
nor losses were Bethlehem, nited
States Steel, General Motors.
Santa Fe and Standard oil Of
New Jersey. Most gains included
those in ChrysleT, Kennecott,
American Smelling. Montgomery
Ward, Union Carbide and Air Re-
duction.
Douglas Aircraft stood out with
an overnight Jump of a point.
Opening quotations: United
States Steel. 5S1s, off Is: Bethle-
hem, 1875. off Y; Chrysler. SIS
up a.; General Motors. 49,, off
Is; American Smelling, 44i2. up
Il; kennecott, 387s up Il; Cen
Du Pont, 159, off 81; Union Car
bide, rs. up u; New York Gen.
trail, 1915. up Il; Santa Re, 29l.
off u; Consolidated Edison, 1915
unchanged; United States Rubber,
25%, up :, and Johns-Manville,
IS, off u.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12
High|igh+s
In Sports
BY International News service

Confident Brooklynites see
Dodgers gaining world series
berth against the Yankees or
Indians.
Dodgeritis - overeXcitement
induced by the heat and tense
following of Dodger doings-is
new disease reported in
Brooklyn.
Defending champion, frankie
Parker, meets Ted Schroeder,
Glendale. Cal, in semifinals of
Spring Lake invitation tennis
tournament. the winner to play
Wayne Sabln, Reno, New.
Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox
outfielder, is awarded man of
the week in sports crown for
his ninth-inning homer which
won all-star game for American
League.
Heavyweight Champion Joe
Louis scored one-round K-O in
exhibition bout.
Calumet FARMS entry Sun
Again and Some Chance. favored
10 win Arlington Park $1,000
futurity today.
Don Mcneil finalist in West
ern tennis tournament.
Defending champion Byron
Nelson clashes with his boyhood
hero. Gene SaraZen, today in
semifinals of the p. G.. A. tour
nament.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12
Rich Mems Sons In

Not a word thus far of rich
mems sons having tried 10 duck
the draft Several of them ARE
in the army now"
John d. Rockefeller Jr., is
very proud of the fact that his
fourth son, Winthrop. is doing
duty as a private, asking no
favors. Mr.. Rockefeller also is
deriving satisfaction from the
enthusiastic work his second
son, Nelson, is doing 10 cultivate
closer relations between the
United States and Latin
America.
Another muln-millionaire
family son. Paul Mellon. whose
father was Secretary of the
Treasury Andrew Mellon, also
volunteered for military service.
remarking Il thought il was
the right thing for me TO do"
Third generation FordS have
likewise toed the line. without
thought OF pulling wires to OBJ
tain exemption.
These three families are
among the 10 wealthiest in
America.
During the World War, John
D. Rockefeller Jr.. often spoke
10 soldiers at training camps,
usually inviting any one who
cared 10 do so 10 remain and
have a personal word with him.
On one occasion. an Italian
in uniform asked 10 have Rookie
Teller pointed out 10 him A
little later he returned and, in
an offended tone. said 10 the
man who had identified Rookie
teller for him:
Quit your kidding. Tell me
which il Rockefeller. That's no
devil; that's a man."
\ 4 Il. Il
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12
Cites Speech He Made in 1887

When and hour legislation before Congress
into the heart of the South and in address at New Orleans
49, before the Botlers
OF Carbonaed Beverages ! expressed these
"The South will into II changes
habits, raising workers
products Of the South within its borders
AT present the South sending undue proportion Of Its
the North
Those who worrying about how much the South
afford taking n
AIDES the real question whether the industrial South
with rapid
gence affect the Middle West comparatively the develop
the Middle
primary
at is impractical legislation
habits the evolution
the direction northern companies
with branch
cente incidental scales comparable
productivity southern workers
"The longerm economic opportunities the South stir the
doubtless
would Go South young man."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12
for Million

One day James A. Campbell.
then president of Youngstown
Sheet and Tube. which was wal
lowing in financial difficulties,
arrived at his office late.
81 wish I had a million dol
lars" he remarked TO General
Manager Reilly.
what would you do with II ."
Replied Campbell.
THE first thing I'd do would
he to buy an extra pair of sus-
penders, SO I wouldn't have TO
change them every time I
changed my trousers. That's
what made me late this
morning"
Later Big Jim Campbell got
his million through his success
full upbuilding of the company.
Copyright 1871, by B c. Forbes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12
Suggest Replacement
For Walker Matches

SPOKANE. Wash. July 12.-
'(INSD "a tournament between
public links and national amateur
tourney linksmen, TO take the
place Of the Walker Cup golf
matches which have not been held
the past three years because OF
the war. was proposed today by
United States Golf Association of
ficials.
The committeeman, in Spokane
for the Publlnx tournament next
week. suggested that the quarter
finalists at Spokane and the quar-
ter finalists of the National ANA
teur matches meet in September.
The Walker Cup matches were
between high ranking American
and English amateurs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12
Calhoun Dole Rolls
Drained by Defense

BATTLE CREEK, July 12.-
Defense work and expansion Of
employment in non-defense indus
try has drained the Calhoun
County relief lists of all employ
ables. leaving only 222 cases with
physical disabilities. the county
welfare board stated today.
Most of the 222 persons listed
are between So and 65 and in most
cases suffer heart ailments. The
relief load is the lowest since 1929.
A total Of COZ were on the lists a
year ago. Cost OF relief last month
was 1854 of which $3.50 was
medical relief.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12
Parker Wo|v. Mel
in Half

Parker Wolverine Company for
six months ended June 30 had a
net profit of SIP 46S, after income
and excess profits taxes, etc, equal
TO SO cents a share on the common.
This compares with net profit
for the six months ended June 30,
1910, of S172, 327 including non-re-
curing profit of S50,277 from the
sale of 10,99l common shares of
Udylite Corporation. equal to S1.37
a share on 125. 734 common shares.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12
Committee 10 Ask
Raise for City Aides

BATTLE CREEK. July PA
committee, appointed last week TO
investigate salaries paid 10 city
workers, will report Monday to
the city commission that employees
of the public works and buildings
and grounds department should
receive straight wage increase
on a percentage basis.
Mayor Floyd Barry said the
committee recommendation of per-
centage increases was not assured
but that raises will be made within
budget limitations. The raises
would start from the 81 cents an
hour paid TO common labor.