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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Deanna Durbin Most Popular

Surprising, but the people here to know
lived there q Right
they eagerly looking forward the visit Of Don Ameche
and TO seeing Douglas Fairbanks.
"Deanna Durbin popular In Rio de Janerc
achieving popularity that Shirley Temple had
the exchanges here and they
thing: comedies
understand
for much dancing and singing and so little action
the other picture like The Mark of Zorro The
Sea to be Power Is
liked here Alice Myna Loy Enrol Flynn Clark Gable
Tracy Boomtown playing here and 1t has
received
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
"A Woman'S Face Called
Joan Crawtord's Best
Motie Effort
HOLLYWOOD, May 10.

HOLLYWOOD, May 10.
RANDOM thoughts of the
~ week. A Wonan's Face"
is Joan Crawford'S best picture
but the local critics didn't
like the ending of the picture,
which was termed unnecessarily
maudlin.
The studio may reshoot new
finale in New York, where Joan
is vacationing. for big-town re-
leases and leave the current fin
ish for the small towns.
Hollywood's heart goes out 10
little June PreisSer, who lost her
mother last week. Mrs. PrelS-
ser was such a fine woman and
I've never known a mother so
devoted to her children as she
was TO June and Cherry.
When we were on my first
tour, JUNE used to take all her
problems to her mother and I've
frequently seen her curl up on
her mothers lap like a little
Girl.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Exotic Type

Para's changing tactics on
Veronica Lakes publicity
They're shelving the domestic
home-spun angle 10 play her
heavily as an exotic. Personal
nomination for the cutest TO
mantle couple in town: Jackie
Cooper and Bonita Granville,
and I'm betting this romance
eventually leads to the altar,
even if they are just kids.
Previews kept rolling this
week, starting with affection
ately Yours" a delightful COM
edy with Merle Oberon and
Dennis Morgan.
Para pulled a clever invita-
tional stunt with One Night in
Lisbon" Madeleine Carroll and
Fred MacMurray. The credits
were printed on a regulation
Atlantic clipper passenger ticket
with two miniature bottles Of
port wine attached.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Scared by Mustaehe

Tom Kelley, the photographer
who discovered Jane Russell, Is
becoming famous as a talent
scout. The other day a large
and proud mamma arrived at his
studio with a pretty little girl in
tow and asked Tom 10 take her
picture.
She was a lovely youngster
and Tom was interested-but
suddenly the would-be Shirley
Temple took one look at him and
started shreiking and yelling and
throwing herself around like she
was possessed.
II can't imagine what's hap
pened 10 her." the mother
walled, "she's never acted this
way before"
A week lated the telephone
rang II was mamma.
Its all right. Mr.. Kelly
she explained. THE trouble WAS
baby had never seen a man with
= mustache before and that's
what's frightened her. But now
everything's all right. I've been
wearing false beard around
the house for a week"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

MIChE I ROONEl IS
seen as Whitley Marsh IN
the drama, Men Of Boys
T0WH," 1chich IS no,C IN
ITS second Week at the
United Artists Theoter.
role. This amusing play visited
the Cass last Fall with Elliott
Nugent In the role of the per-
picked professor and proved 10
be A great hit. 1t certainly is
an appropriate comedy for any
university stage.
The CaSs will subsequently,
remain dark until June 2 when
the comedy hit. Life With
Father" opens for an extended
Summer run. 1t is quite likely
that this may prove an all
season visitor. This is the BoS-
ton company which we shall see
here with Dorothy Gish and
Louis Calhern in the roles in
which Dorothy Stickney and
Howard Lindsay are still scor-
ing so successfully on Broadway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
South Americans
Like Love Movies
HOLLYWOOD. May 10.

LERT intelligent Dick English In South America writing
"A a magazine comprehensive letter
Portuguese Brazil and other Latin Americans want
In the of motion pictures
Dick gives splendid idea OF what Hollywood should send her
South American neghbors to gain good will and make fans One
thing emphasizes South Americans partial to
westerns but they do like action
all they like picture that has color and
the big American don't thing because
they are unfamiliar with history" says Dick.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Plan Return Welcome
For Time of Your Life
BY CHARLES GENTRY

WHILE Broadway is busy
w voicing varied explanations
of pleasure and pain anent Will
liam Saroyan,s latest comedy
The Beautiful People Detroit
ers are preparing return well
come for the Armenian wonder
boys prize-winner of last year.
THE Time of Your Life"
Time of Your Life" which
played here this Winter as one
of the Theater Guild subscrip-
ton offerings. now comes back
on its own. In the cast of the
drama which won both the New
York Critics Circle award and
the Pulitzer Prize last year. will
be the same assortment of
strange characters who were
previously here.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Fun Galore.
In Cowboy
And Blonde
BY MARK HELLINdEB

PANDOM notes about pictures
you're seeing-Nothing hg
or lavish about THE cow.
BOY AND THE BLONDES
with Mary Beth Hughes ana
George Montgomery. but it's sa
amusing package Of screen fasp
just the same. All about 3
blond film star whose tenn
peramental outbursts were too
much for every one but the big
cowboy who tanned her vosy
neatly. Put 1t down as breezy
entertainment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Own Plane Factory

What might have been an
awful production headache on
"Yank in the Raj" has sud
denly turned Twentieth into the
busiest airplane factory IN
the United States.
Right IN the middle Of pro
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

BETTE DAVIS en-
counters many difficuIt
situations in her pursuit
Of happiness during the
course Of "The Great
Lie" which has been
mored orer to the Palms.
State The0ter.
duction on the Ty Power pic
ture the studio discovered that
defense measures made it i'm
possible TO borrow planes from
the local aircraft factories.
There was nothing left 10 do
then but TO manufacture their
own planes for the picture
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
m6re- GG o-Rop"d g. 3? 5 Ess;'':
Airblanc Bottleneck Hit.
10th Centnr)-So II
Builds Dun Ships

which is exactly what happened.
In three weeks so planes, dive
bombers and pursuit planes have
been turned out at Twentieth at
a cost of $4,000.
The movie ships range in
price from $500 10 $4,000 to
manufacture.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Ann Arbor Festival

With the Cass dark the fol-
lowing week. footlight attention
will be turned 10 Ann Arbor
where the annual Spring ORA
matte Festival opens in the
Lydia Mendelssohn Theater
May 10.
Initial attraction will be the
Elliott Nugent James Thurber
comedy, The Male Animal" with
Conrad Nagel in the leading
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Stars Of N. Y. Cast

The stars. of course, are Eddie
Bowling and Julia Hayden. who
were in the New York produc-
ton. Mr.. Bowling. incidentally
collaborated with Author Sar-
Cyan in staging this production
originally under the supervision
of Lawrence Langner and
Theresa Helburn, administrative
directors of the Theater Guild.
Over thirty oddly assorted
and weird people. move in and
out of the chief scene of action
which is Nick's Pacific Street
Saloon at the foot of the En-
harCadero in San Francisco. Ac-
cording 10 Mr.. Saroyan, who is
his own greatest admirer. these
beautiful people" represent a
croSS-Section of waterfront life
and included everything from
society Summers TO pin-ball
playing moronS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Ginger at Warmers

Odds and ends in the enter
tainment Individuality In
that Ginger Rogers will make q
picture for Warner Brothers be-
fore another year has rolled by.
All Of which is not particularly
startling-except for the angle
that Ginger started at Warmers
as a chorus girl.
When she left that hustling
lot. IL was by mutual consent
with Ginger saying she'd make
no more films for Warmers, and
Warmers saying that il was
strictly okay with them. Now
both parties have changed their
minds. And since Ginger wiz
get in the neighborhood a
Sl50,000 for the picture, her
change of mind is not without
its minor compensation,
Record / liked best this week
was BLACK Velvet" and Easy
Rocker" as played by VIII
Hudson and his orchestra.
Where it actually originated.
I cannot say. But Jack Demp-
sey assures me he saw the fol-
lowing sign last Winter on q
small tailor shop in Miami:
Pants Pressed-Ten Cents q
Leg-Seats Free,"
Here and there in the world
Of sports-First OF all. for those
who are aware that our colleges
go in for competitions other than
Continued on Page Fifteen)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Oracle Embarrassed

June Collyer Erwin is still
laughing at the tangle she got
in trying TO invite all Mary
Brian'S friends to a shower two
weeks ago and yet keep the Sc
cret that it was the official
announcement of Mary's engage
ment TO Jon Whitcomb.
Oracle Allen was sure il was
a benefit of some kind when she
was asked 10 bring a present.
SO Oracle showed up with S25
cash for Mary's gift. When
Whitcomb was told how Oracle
blushed he said:
"Oh, let IL go. Bundles for
Brian are just as welcome as
they are for Britain"
Bill Holden is Just plumb en-
barraSsed! Here he is a full
hedged movie hero and about 10
he married soon to pretty Brenda
Marshall and he's still growing.
Bill is going into Texas" at
Columbia and he thought he
could save himself a lot of fit
tingS by wearing some of the
same western outfits he wore in
Arizona"
But the day Of the tests. Bill
couldn't get into a single rig.
He's grown 2 inches taller and
has put on IL pounds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Nathan's Best

War has inspired another ffna
fiction. THEY WENT ON To-
GETHER," by craftsman Robert
Nathan. THEY" of the title
are two children. driven from
their home by aerial bombs and
invaders. The place OF the battle
il never revealed. but il comes
with a shock that il might he
America. Real, and at its best
overwhelming. THEY WENT
ON TOGETHER" is Nathan's
finest work.
II you want TO escape. read
GOOD NIGHT. SHERIFF" q
mystery by Harrison r. Sleeves.
II develops into a honey after q
slow start.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

PART 3, PAGE Il
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Novel Of New War

In the book world - Era
Knight has made the first major
attempt to novelize World Wov
II, In THIS ABOVE ALL
and II passion, credibility and
truth are the ingredients Of q
good novel, then his attempt b
successful.
At least 10 years passed b.
fore men could write with per-
spective, speak their hearts with
honesty of 1914-1S. Perhaps in
another 10 years THIS ABOVE
ALL" will seem inadequate.
But today, read against the
fire-reddened backdrop of Lon
don, it is a stirring tale. The
story centers about Give, slurn.
born. self-educated veteran IT
Dunkerque. torn by doubts that
a man should risk his life In q
war brought on by leaders who
have long misgoverned and who
might have prevented the cons
flict.
Give, finding love. findins
faith, does not desert. He did
under a bomb. But his convics
ton that this is a battle for the
little people against aggression
lives on.
There is much in the book that
will arouse controversy. But
coming out OF an England today.
II is breathless with timeliness.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
Let's Pull Together
BY RUTH TAYLOR

HAVE YOU EVER watched tug -of-war? If you have,
then know that isn't always the side which there
the greatest strength that wins The winning the
team that pulls together
We need that kind of team work in our haste to
rearm IN world maddened by And 1T is the dsrup
ton of that team which the enemy both without
and within, IS concentrating it's attack.
True we not physically at There hos
tile armies camped territories. Within the three mile
limit ships safe We still watch with eye interest
rather than ALARM the swift flight of the graceful planes
across the summer sky
But there is war on NOW AND HERE, 1t is Blitz
krieg of words-of ideas AS deadly the poison gas it
emuates and precedes, the attack is unity Beware
of all propaganda that seeks to divide this country into
e1oupswhether the diversions be those of Glass; race
iigiOn color!
The DEVELOPMENT of GROUP" thinking the forerunner
of discord making look with suspicion upon their neigh
bors and neashg forces hatred that when fully
would destroy the unity of which the backbone
of our country.
For unity is forged not the unites of overcrow
ed Europe, OF lear and hatredbut by purpose
common ideal towards which strive however imper-
tecty we may at times it. 1t is the unity of those
who love. America and its form of government and who
would rather live here under democratic rule than any place
else in the whole world And how right they are-and how
much better off,
We are too apt people to think first of what
government do for usrather than what do to
help make government better. Democracy is not gift
1t the expression of free and must be paid
for by each succeeding generation AS Sergeant York speak
ing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier said Liberty and
freedom and democracy that
fight to win them onceand then STOP Liberty and free
dom and democracy prizes awarded only to those people
who tight to win them and then keep fighting eernay to
hold them"
This is a fight in which We must have team work so
let's all pull together-and we'll win!
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
Mr.. Green's Dilemma

The appointment by the President of William Green,
president of the American Federation of Labor the six
far labor practices committee conduct investiga
tons of alleged discriminatory labor practices unQueston
ably has placed this leader of abors arist0crac craft
ions, IN most embarrassing position.
History records that employers by MEANS have been
the chief offenders violating the sacred American right
to work. by erecting stupid and unnecessary barriers against
American workers of color.
Many times employers have been willing to hire Negro
workers but have been denied the opportunity by adamant
and preudced union officials And of the groups of
organized labor have been quite stubborn in their de
termination to keep out black skilled workers has Mr..
Green's
True, this policy inherited by Mr.. Green wnen he
fell heir to the throne left by the late Samuel A
Gopers But Mr. Green during all of the he has head
ed the AF has not taken the first step to these
fair determinations
the AFL have been allowed to write into their constitutions
such membership limiting clauses ANY white person
=. of good moral character"
Some of these craft unions, following the pattern later
adopted by Mr. Hitler exclude workers of the Jewish
race as we'll as Negroes
Thus find Mr.. Green in most delicate situation.
How he assume bold leadership in demanding that
ployers lower employment color barriers when the
ation he heads pioneered in erecting them and holding
to them?
There is but one path open for the American Fedora
ton of Labor president to get out of his present dilemma
And that path the establishment sound American prn
cpes in the various member brotherhoods of his Oganz
on Sptefu color barriers must be lowered and all work
matter what their religion national origin
might be, allowed to become members equal footing
Unless Mr.. Green follows this obvious path, his denunc
ations of discriminating employers will be of little real
value.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
zone Killed Here"

On many of the highways there white crosses in
dcatng where people have been killed Some of the signs
read Give Killed Here while most of them indicate that
killed Many of these signs close apart and aside
from marking where people killed they as power
full reminders to the living These should be source OF
careful driving should without bringing tell
ing effect upon those passing.
Dangers on the highway by careless driving, bad road
beds failure observe the law becoming alarming
Many starting for vacations weekend visits to rea
and business trips have been gathered IN baskets and
carried to undertaking parlors.
person reading hearing of wrecks on the highways
always reckons these to be the other feownever to come
mis- time.
Civilization is calling for careful driving and regard
for ones fellows the highway In spite OF educational
and civic forums gain that respect of other sec
tons just long every weekend betrays our lack for
the real essentials life in observing the simplest rule IN
our unto others you would have then 90
unto you. .r4,
One i'll travelling highways marked as lndlcateo
above views with nakng caution the little whte crosses
marked Zone Killed Here"
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
DR.. J. w. HoIIey On The Spot

farm, demonstrating to the Ne
grOes OF that community concrete
ly the practical idea of a useful
education. Yet in some strange
way President Hubert seems to
have been looked for DR.
Holleyl
While it is true that the MAORI
ty of Negroes in Georgia live on
farms, yet we have some who de-
sire and are well qualified to lead
professional lives. They desire to
become Doctors, Lawyers and
Engineers. We feel that the state
of Georgia should provide some
way for them to receive that type
of education, too. I know several
sections of Georgia right now in
which Negro doctors are badly
needed, sections in which the
white doctors already over worked
are telling Negroes to invite color
ed doctors to come in and help the
situation, but the state of Georgia
is doing nothing to help these Ne
gro students.
ATTACKS JEWS
DR.. Holley said in his 1885 ad-
dress, "the southern white people
and the ancient Egyptians are
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09

experience are measured need to
be most exacting during this nat
ional crisis because it is now that
interracial cooperation is SO likely
to vary in it's degree OF antagoniSm
with a suddenness and subtlety that
would throw an ordinary advisor off
base completely.
Fundamental to all these re
uuirements is matured intelligence
developed by broad school and non
school experiences. This is true be-
cause these persons have to make
quick and sudden decisions. Of
times one might with justice be-
lieve that they are purpoSely call
ed upon to render snap judge
ments".
This intelligence should be part
and parcel of a socialized person.
ality The successful advisor has got
to be able to feel the pulses of
classes and masses noting with the
accuracy. of a stop-watch the
changes in public reactions. 1t is
the exceptional public figure who
can make such shifts, with the
necessary frequency, and at the
same time retain personal balance.
SOME DO GOOD JOBS
know some of these advisors
who meet the above requirements
and who consequently are doing
job to make sensational news
statements and to deliver oratori-
cal blasts Gradually, however, they
are growing upon the constituencies
of an ever increasing number of
Negroes.
On the other hand l know some
who are only front men" carry
ing around a program in speech
form or news article makeup etch-
ing to pass it on to an ignorant
public. These men and women
have deluded themselves into be-
lieving that Self-intereSt is best
served by individualism-that is
giving one-man star performances,
They are a menace to National de-
Tense and racial security.
1t is these last described advisors
who disturb me. How are they selec-
ted? What is the basis for their
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09

the only people who ever got any
real work out of the Negro and
the Jews" That statement, DR..
Holley, is certainly below the belt.
We would be prepared for such
language if it came from Adolf
Hitler in Germany or Benito Mus
solini in far off Italy but coming
from "a seventy-year-old white
haired Negro school teacher in
Georgia" we are compelled to
brand him as traitor to his race
and one interested mostly in his
own personal, selfish aggrand1ze-
ment.
Yes, DR.. Holley is on the spotl
What does he think his Jewish
friends are going to say about him
now? The thinking Negroes are
saying he is trying to "sell us
down the river" in order to build
up his little school at Albany.
DR.. Holley has been invited to
speak before the Board of Regents
of the University System, August
IL. He is making frantic efforts to
get the leading Negroes to en-
dorse him. I, for one, believe that
he is on the spot and that the
thinking Negroes of Georgia are
not going to support him.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
Federal Action
(Continued from Page ID

location of the property and the
cetails of the violence. All details
were authenticated by member OF
the board of directors of the union
who visited the area affected.
NO ARRESTS MADE
There have been no arrests, ac-
cording to the union, and no action
by the local authorities beyond an
attempt, soon abandoned, to eStab-
lish segregated" districts and to
threaten Negroes, into taking Up
residence in those districts.
Recently white citizens Of South
Dallas openly threatened bloodshed
if the Lincoln High school is re-
opened this fail as a Negro school.
At a meteing of the board Of edu-
cation, South Dallas delegation
announced it would form a guard
around the building to keep Negro
children out. The Dallas Mornino
News of July 9 reported that at
this stormy board session there
was much talk of death and mur-
der if this situation continues"
RIGHTS VIOLATED
Tn a letter which the union sent
to tie White House, it urged Pres
ident Roosevelt to call the Dallas
race situation to the attention o.
the Committee on Fair Employment
Practices recently appointed tc
abolish discrimination agalnsU Ne.
erOes in defense induSt, les.
Reminding the President of his
statement that the welfare of the
Negro is vital factor in creating
the unity required in the national
crisis, the union pointed out that
the right to acquire home and
live peaceably in it is an integral
part of Negro welfare"
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
Negro WheeIers
Rv DEAN GORDON B. HANCOCK
FOR AMP

WHEEL LERISM is the mill l-Stone
about the neck of this nation as II
struggles to save itself from sink
ing upon the sea of unprepared-
ness. Within and without our great
country is threatened with diSaS-
fer. We had hoped and prayed that
50 long as ugly "Wheelerism" has
brought itself into such disrepute,
and had so seriously handicapped
the country in it's defense efforts
Negroes. might be spared the odium
thereof. We had fervently hoped
that the Negro race might not pro-
duce a Wheeler or Lindbergh up
on whom the coming generations
will doubtless heap reproach for the
ignoble part they are playing in q
tragic drama.
Wheelerism is the personificatlon
of the America First Committee
and shows it at its best. 1t is gen.
orally known that the America
First Committee is playing directly
into the hands of Nazism in this
country That there are some fine
men and women associated with the
committee does not alter the fact
that it is pro-Nazi. 1t is possible fol
even good men and women to be
mislead and to become misleaoers
The strikers and sabateurs and
bundists and defeatists and Amer.
lea Firsters" are all committed to
the same task, and that is, paralyz
ing this nation in its defense ef.
forts. Keep out of war at any cos
is about the substance of their con-
tentionS
SEE NO THREAT
They see no threat from Hitler
ism; they learn no lesson from the
sweep of Hitlerism that has de-
stroyed nation after nation in Eu-
rope; they see no danger in treat
ing with Hitler even though the
tragedy of national slavery in Eu-
rope sounds stentorian voices OF
warning. The America First moth
ers disdain the idea of sending
their sons to become slaves such as
they will become under Hitlerism.
The mask has been snatched from
the face of the America First com
mittee and its workings are too
generally known to need recount