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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
GIamOrOuS
Director
OF Old Gone
By ROSALIND SHAFFER
special to THE DETROIT TIMES

HOLLHWOOD, July IL,
WHAT has happened 10 the
w glamorous movie directors
Of the old days? Why don't we
have them anymore?
Has the crop of colorful direc-
tors failed. with the passing OF
the industry into new phases?
SO il seems.
Who today compares in magic
with d. w. Griffith at the height
Of his fame?
Who is such storm center,
such a vital colorful controver-
sial genius as Eric Won Stro-
helm?
De Mile alone continues TO
match himself, a modern stream
lined anachroniSm who lives up
10 all the old legends that crowd
about his name.
Then where was Mack Sem
nett?
Who could he said TO be like
that happy carefree personality,
with his slapstick Satelellites2
Who now can supply glamour to
beauties by the very fact that
he launches them, as Sennett
did?
There is still Josef Won Stern
berg he Of the black shirts (be-
fore Benito) and the huge jade
little finger rings.
He is perhaps the last OF
those directors TO become known
10 the public as being as inter-
eSting personally as the movie
stars themselves
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Theater Venishes

Only a parking LOT stands
where once was one Of Ameri-
ca great theaters-the Four
teenth Street Theater. in alter
years known as the Civic Roper
tory.
On 14th Street il was. Just
west of 9th Avenue, and here for
the first time ! saw the lovely
Eva LIE Gallienne in "Hedda
Gabler." in Romeo and juliet
and especially in "Lilhom with
Joseph Shildkraut:
/ think Burgess Meredith was
a member Of her company and
later ] saw him m "Lilliom, y too
but this time IN a streamhned
version IN an uptown house.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Sea Scouts Sail
'Daowood' S Boat

ARTHUR "DAGWOOD" LAKE
has offered his a-going yacht 10
a group of Sea Scouts for use as
training ship. He got the idea
while entertaining afboys choir
on a cruise during the filming
of the newest Blonde" feature.
Blonde in Society, in which
the choir sings Trees at fash
ionable dog show
Also heading the cast are
Penny Singleton, Larry Baby
Dumping" Simms and Daisy,
the DOoch.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Ace Of All Trades
Is Richard Whorf
THERE SEEMS IN he no end
Ia y lckara Aknrl /. aaLcnlc

THERE SEEMS In he no end
10 Richard Whorfs talents
The Broadway actor, who
played with Lunt and Fontanne
IN There Shall Be No Night
idiots Delight "Amphytron
IS and other hits, faced mo-
-tion picture camera for tho
FIRST time In his life with ono
n Holywood's most unusual
contracts in his pocket
Whorf. who Is featured ln
New Orleans Blues is under
term deal with Warner
Brothers as an actor, director
and writer.
When with the Lunts be also
designed the SETS.
And IN New Orleans Blues
he portrays piano player m
a jazz orchestra
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20

or lovely ladies cutting caperS on
real ice; Buddy Lewis, who
leaps over a collection of bar
relS and climaXeS his act by div
ing through A flaming ring;
Betty Wharton, fancy skater;
Walter Ridge. Adele Henny and
the hurry twins, Marlis and
Margis.
The musical score for this
lavish production lis directed by
Larry Funk. Lowry Clark and
his popular band continue their
stay as the dancing attraction.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Streamlined Circus
Coming to Detroit
SboW on Earth
Begins Fonr-Day Run
Here Jnly y

HUGE pachyderms, ferocious
II lions and tigers, funny
clowns, tumbling acrobats and
stirring band music, topped with
a liberal coating of peanuts and
pink lemonade, are to be found
under the big tent Of Ringing
Brothers and Barnum and Bailey
Circus, which comes to Detroit
for four days, beginning July p.
In a large, air-conditioned
tent. brilliant blue with red
sidewalks, performances VIII be
given at 2:15 and SIS p. m.
each day. The circus viii
exhibit at Conner and Mack
July 81 and %. and then move
on TO LivernoiS and Oakman
boulevard for final performances
Ju1V % and 30.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Gift From Europe
Reaches Deanna

WHAT IS probably the last OF
Deanna Durbin's wedding pres
ents was delivered 10 the star
on the set Of Almost An An
gel"
Bearer and donor Of the gift.
large Russian samovar, was
Mischa Auer.
Mischa sent 10 Europe for the
gift. and it has been delayed
until now in the mail.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Many New Acts

With an endless number Of
famous circus stars and multi
tude of new attractions, the
greatest show on earth VIII
present "Old King Cole and
Mother Goose" a fairyland
fantasy. as one Of its outstand-
ing features.
This fabulous spectacle was
created by Norman Bel Geddes,
celebrated designer who has
radically restyled the new
Ringing Brothers and Barnum
and Bailey Circus OF 1911.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Outdoor Ice Show

out AZ WeStwood Gardens the
outdoor ice show, Ice Parade
Of 194l," starring th ose. two
skating stars Gladys Lamb and
Ruhe Yocum, Is being presented
nightly. The show includes a line
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Youth Orchestra
To Give Concert

THE WILL-O-WAY YOUTH
ORCHESTRA, under the direc-
ton of Celia Irene Merrill, will
play a program of concert music
next Saturday and Sunday at
4 p. m. in the Will-O-Way Thea
ter, West Long Lake and Tele-
graph roads.
William Sage. student OF the
Detroit Institute of Musical Art
will be the concert master.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Once Peer OF All

The house was even more "a.
nous IN the '7Os-and, indeed,
a. that time, there were few
theaters 10 offer competition
Here il was Edwin Forrest
created his famous roles Of King
Lear and Othello, and IN this
theater Edwin Booth played ms
Hamlet and Laura keene
thrilled audiences with her por-
trayal IN Our American Cou-
sin"
All memories now.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
ShOpkeeper
An Artist
After Hours
Nv LOUIS soBOL

MANHATTAN PERSoNALl-
vi TIES-Sandwiched in
among the crowded tenements
Of New York you will find the
tiny secondhand brio hrac
shop of Joseph Ray Ruiz.
Joe. slim, handsome IN the
Latin way. sells has knick-
knacks 10 the good folk of lei
ferson street during the day
hours. At night he is m a
narrow studio above the shop
producing on canvas tr7r SI7aTfS
NJ imagery which fare within
his imagination
A disciple of Cezanne and az
his consuming passion for me
brighter shades Of life, soc tolls
through the night into the
dawn with the enraptured Nisor
Of a Casanova romance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Locks Hidden

THAT LONG. blond. over
onc-eNe hair dress Of glamorouS
Veronica Lakes which aided her
10 fame in Il Wanted Wings.
will be up under a cap for the
majority Of "Sulhvan'S Travels,
since she maSqupradcS as boy
hobo with Joel McCrea IN these
scenes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Infant Industry

ne Olu nlItClOIS Udu oil III
FAINT industry with limitleSs
possibilities; technically and as
medium Of entertainment 1t
had not then jelled.
It's possibilities were seized
upon and developed by various
directors in different ways.
Griffith gave us the closeup.
and various technical improve
ments on which much Of modern
filming is based, as well as a
daring sweep in choice Of sub
iects and expenditure that
would have the supervisors and
censors in rhthisic if 1t were
attempted today.
DeMille swept back the Red
Sea in his Ten Command
ments' and thus opened whole
new field of possibilities for the
camera through his visualiza-
tions for trick shots which were
worked out by the able engineer,
Roy Pomeroy.
Sennett was John Public 8
Ziegfeld. among other things.
and created that purely Ameri-
can product, the bathing girl.
The modern director has no
such wide canvas 10 paint
Most essential technical de-
yelopmentS have been made, and
the past years have seen only
notifications Of them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Not in Same Sense

One views the modern field
and feels that they are not
legends in the same sense.
We have Frank Capra leading
the list of the most widely pub
licized directors Of our time.
Gregory Ratoff is colorful and
able. Though not yet OF such
great stature as those of the old
days.
Michael Curtiz with his funny
manglings of the English lam
guage, is amusingly in the public
prints and makes great pictures
as well.
Still it's not the same. There
are plenty great directors today,
hut their names don't have that
appeal to the fans.
Why is this? The reason
seems 10 be that the modern mo-
ton picture director is so under
the dictation of the bankers.
studio executives, stars. super
visorS, the Hays office and
heaven knows who and what
else. that he hasn't room 10
swing his brush without some
ones iolting his elbow for him.
Now the old movie making
was game for lusty giants to
play. Won Stroheim with his
fabulous over-shooting would moi
he tolerated today by any
budget minded supervisor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Dentist 10 Celebrities

Not quite so obscure is an
other personality of Manhattan,
DR.. julius Y. PokreSs. He is a
veteran dentist among whose
clients are Clifford Odets. Fran
ceS Farmer, Left Erickson, A. j.
Liebling and others.
II was IN PokreSS office that
Odets received his inspiration
for Rocket 10 the Moon and
many of the characteristics Of
his hero were based on the per-
Sonality of the dentist.
Today when he isn't drilling
cavities and mulling over molarS,
white-haired, mellow Doctor
Pokress goes TO see the shows
and the movies, and is particu-
lsrly panied If he notices that
one of his patients on the stage
o. screen is neglecting his teeth
II is all Doctor Pokress can
do on such occasions 10 restrain
himself from warning the fellow
or girl. right there and then.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Musicians Band
In Concert Study

THE DETROIT Federation a
Musicians Band with Roy M.
Miller, directing. will play a spa
cial concert today at 400 p. m.
in the Belle Isle Shell.
The program follows:
STAR sPANGLED BANNER
Einugmarsch Der Bojaren Halvorssd,
Overture, Tiberius Herbert l.. Clarke
Mood Pastoral Macklin
A Legend From Sleepy Hollow Bennstt
The Lost Chord Sullivan
Farandole (L'arltsienns suns) BiIst
Pas des Fisurs (NailaD Delibes
Scotch Ballet Urich
Selection. New Moon RomberG
Angelus (Scenes Pittoresquel Massenst
Andante Cantabile from
symphony No. 5 Tschaikowsh
Three Negro Dances Price
(AJ Rabbit Foot (b) Hoe Cake
(cl ncklin' Toes
BY the Light OF the Polar star
docking Upwardl sousa
stars and Stripes Forever Sousa
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Study His Thrill

Ruiz is no starving genius. lie
is well able 10 afford the luxury
of an occasional movie or night
club. but ne devotes what free
time he has 10 haunting the
galleries, when, of course, ne
isn't working on his art.
He will sit for hours at the
museum thrilling TO the sweep
ing heroic magnificence Of a
Homer Winslow moonlight ma
rine scene. A Botucelli leaves
him limp.
This is one of the happier
men of Manhattan. and though
he is not high pressure sales
man. nevertheless, when you
observe the tenderness with
which he picks up a fragile
flower container and how mod
estly he points out its ineffable
qualities, / defy you 10 resist
the impulse 10 tell him TO wrap
ii up al once, no question asked.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
Navy Reserve to
Get Active Call

WASHINGTON. June 18 CUP)-
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
announced today that naval re-
serve officers who had been serv-
ing in the merchant marine may
now be ordered to active duty
without their consent"
He also disclosed naval recruiting
officers had been instructed to re-
cruit between $4,000 and $4,000 men
each month to increase the navys
enlisted personnel.
He said the naval reserve still has
1854 officers and 14,313 enlisted men
who have not been called to active
duty
Knox's order in regard to mer-
chant marine reserve officers had
the effect of making all reservists
subject to call. Other classified
tions of the reserve previously were
given standby orders.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
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directly to other countries
Welles indicated the consular Of
flcials would not be permitted to
take any unusual amount of frozen
German funds, beyond normal ex-
penses, when they leave the United
States. He said President Roose-
velt's order controlling the funds
is all inclusive.
Welles intimation that safe-con-
ducts for the ousted German Off
cials would be sought for their re-
turn home strengthened specula-
ton that orders issued last night
to close U. S. borders to the exit OF
German nationals were designed
TO prevent or control exodus of Nazi
propagandists TO South America.
The deterioration of relations be-
tween Washington and Berlin con-
tinued while the capital awaited
this governments formal protest
10 Germany against the torpedoing
Of the American steamer Robin
Moor.
Refusing TO connect that incident
with any plans for arming mer-
chant ships, Mr. Roosevelt said
yesterday that he supposed every
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
Father Offers
Child as Security

MESA, Ariz., June 18 (UP)-An
offer to leave four-year -old girl
as security for a truckload of grape
fruit made by young father who
was broke. out of work and hungry,
was revealed today by Maricopa
county authorities.
The man approached Supervisor
Thomas DoWen of the McKellips
citrus packing shed in Mesa with
his offer He wanted to sell the
grapefruit to retailers at a slight
profit, return to redeem the child
by paying for the fruit, and COM
plete the transaction
Dowen called authorities who
took the child to the Childrens S
home as a ward of the juvenile
court. No charge was placed against
the father, whose name was not
revealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
Berlin Protests
Consulate Order

chief of naval operations since 1915
has formulated plans for mounting
guns on merchant vessels for their
defense and that the navy has such
plans for doing so now if it were
deemed necessary.
So far as the president is con
cerned. he added, those plans for
arming merchant vessels are in
navy safes. He said he didn't know
whether congressional authorization
would be needed to take such ac-
ton.
In the past 96 hours the United
States government has frozen Ger
man and Italian credits in the
United States, ordered the closing
Of German consulates and semi
official agencies and expulsion Of
their Nazi employees and, finally.
closed American borders to depart
ure of German nationals.
Asked at his press conference
whether action would be taken
against consuiates and semiofficial
agencies of other countries, Presi-
dent Roosevelt replied not today
with emphasis on the word today"
suggesting that some move was
imminent He refused TO amplify the
charges of improper and unwar-
ranted action made against German
consular and semi-official agencies
officials except to say that they
were of a cumulative subverslye
character.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
SRA Headquarters
Moved from |. A.

SACRAMENTO, June ID CUP) -
Transfer of the state relief admin
istration headquarters from Los An
geles to Sacramento was ordered to-
day to hasten dismantling of the
SRA after July l because the leg
lslature refused to vote relief mon-
ey.
A skeleton staff will wind up SRA
affairs, headed by Chief Auditor E
A. Serafino. The remaining $1,000
IN the governors emergency fund
VIII be allocated to disband the
relief organization so that all posi-
BILE SRA funds can be prorated to
reliefers to finish out the month
of June.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
Olson Won't Stop
Woman's Execution

SACRAMENTO, June 18 (UP)-
Governor Culbert Olson's office to-
day announced he would not inter-
iere with the court order sentencing
Mrs. Juanita (The Duchess) Spin
Eli, 81, to be executed Friday at
san Quentin prison.
At the same time the governor
granted reprieves of one week each
% Gordon Hawkins and Mike Sim
cone, also sentenced to die with
Mrs. Spinelli for the Staying of Rob-
rt Sherrard, l9-year- member
)f the outlaw gang which "the
Duchess headed.
Governor Olson said the reprieves
we're ordered because the lethal gas
chamber at the prison can hold but
two occupants at one time and it
yakes "a hours for the fumes to be
cleared.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
AFL Fights Bolt
OF Local TO Clio

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June u
CUP)-J. M. Casey of San Fran
cisco. international organizer fol
the American Federation of Labor
said today the AFL would fight the
bolt Of General Drivers Union 544
from the AFL to the CIO with 2
boycott" extending over Is states
Casey said the boycott woult
affect only over -the-roado CIO-544
drivers leaving Minneapolis on hauls
10 any of the Is states Represented
by the Central States Drivers I'm
ion Council.
"AFL drivers at transfer point
will not take over goods handled
by Minneapolis CIO drivers" CASEY
said. when 544 driver reaches
AFL territory he will be stopped
and denied permission to continue -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
1000 Assigned to
Training Center

PHCENIX. June l8 CUP) -
Nearly 1000 men will be stationed
at Luke Field. new army air corps
advanced training center near
Litchfield, when two more flight
sQuadrons arrive SATURDAY. from
Kelly Field. it was announced to-
day by Col. E. c. Whitehead. COM
mandant.
When at full strength. the field
will have 1000 officers and men,
probably within the next three
months.
Whitehead indicated that the 25
Northrup training planes stored at
Sky Harbor airport soon would be
moved to Luke Field and IS more
trainers would be added before the
end Of June.
Training cadets will continue to
use Sky Harbor for parctice flights
until construction of runways at
Luke Field is advanced sufficiently
TO permit their regular use.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
Governor Named
By Girls State

SACRAMENTO. June l8 CUP)-
Nancy Haven Of Berkeley today
headed as governor the administra-
tion of Girls State. annual meet
ing sponsored by the Americanism
committee of the California Legion
Auxiliary.
Other officers chosen by the ITO
girls attending included Jeanne
Whisenant, Long Beach. lieutenant
governor; Carolyn Viets, Santa Bar
bara. secretary of state; Sylvia Ny
berg, Glendale, controller; Peggy
Ryan. Tracy, treasurer; Ruth Castle,
Arcadia. attorney general; Merrill
Ashland, San Pedro, chief justice,
and Jeanne Stanfield. Lindsay, sup
erintendent of public instruction.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
SoIonS
Quit
Ca pitoI
By JOHN w. DUNLAP

SACRAMENTO. June 18. (UP)-.
State legislators returned to their
homes today to learn the reaction
of their failure to appropriate money
for relief before adjourning the 54tn
session, and forcing counties to take
over the load July
Complaints have been heard from
larger counties, where the new re-
lief burden will take thousands Of
dollars out of county treasures. but
most of the smaller counties have
SO few SRA cases the change was
not important. The SRA caseload
has dropped from 117,000 to 27,500,
amounting to about 100000 persons
now receiving aid.
Beginning today, relief checks will
be written only for the number Of
days remaining before July l, in
place of the customary check for
two weeks period. This will spread
out remaining funds to avoid ces-
sation of dole relief this weekend.
After July /, the SRA will be dis
mantled There was a general feel
ing among legislators they would
be called back into special session
by the governor in a few weeks to
make another attempt at COM
promising the relief deadlock which
caused the second longest session
in history, ending at midnight
Monday.
The governor refused to compro-
mise on demands of his opponents
that the SRA be scrapped, relief
returned to the counties, and up
wards of 100000 be voted &C
help the counties carry the load
The anti-Olson bloc in the senate
was just as obstinate in refusing
any offer which did not kill the
SRA These members argued the
SRA had diminished so much that
state relief was a needless duplica-
ton of county functions. Since the
majority could not override OlSons
veto of the county relief bill, ii
stymied any SRA appropriation.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
Berlin Victorious
As Turks Sign Up;
Desert Drive Ends
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inflicted upon the Germans which
would be certain to diSarrange what
ever plans they may have had for
an offensive against Suez.
The Italians claimed 200 British
tanks were destroyed of force of
1000 which was said to include
many new American models. The
italian report of American tanks
seemed of doubtful validity as there
has been no indication that United
States tank production had reached
the point where heavy supplies are
going to the British.
The British announced three Fin
nish vessels had been intercepted
by the Royal navy as a result OF
Londons decision to withdraw navi-
certs for Finnish supplies because
Finland no longer is regarded as
"a truly independent state"
The British explained that the
decision was reached because Ger
man troops now are installed on a
more or elSS permanent basis in
Finland which is regarded as a
grave breach of Finnish neutrality
Finland's position in the alleged
RuSSo-German tension still is OBJ
scure but appears to be regarded as
a potential battlefield in case Rus
sia and Germany actually should
engage in hostilitieS.
Raj ON OFFENSIVE
The Royal air force continued its
heavy offensive against Nazi indus
trial production in what appeared
to be one of the biggest sustained
British air attacks of the war.
Night after night the Raj has
roared over Germany pounding the
huge steel and manufacturing plants
which are the heart of the Nazi
war effort
The Ruhr attack has been accom-
pliShed by raids of growing inten-
sity upon the Calais Boulogne area
in which an estimated 200 planes
took part from shortly before sun
down until early dawn wednesday
The Raj offensive has not been
accompanied by any notable action
by the German luftwaffe, factor
which has given rise to much specu-
lation in Britain.
One of the biggest aerial dog
fights of the year was fought over
the French coast and the English
Channel late Tuesday and during
the carly evening. Some 13 German
Messerschmitt fighters were report
ed brought down and 10 British
fighters were lost British ships
patrolled the channel waters to pick
up any airmen forced down in dis
tresS.
The action continued through the
night as relays of RAF bombers
roared across the 22-mile channel
to pound the harbors, airfields ana
defenses which the Germans have
installed along the coast.
Cologne and Dusseldorf were the
chief targets in the Ruhr. These
cities have received an almost un-
equalled pounding from the RAF
since the big offensive started seven
nights ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
Draft Property
Bottle Launched
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great. But ! don't believe the COM
mzttee should underestimate the
power of this bill"
Downey said he looked with hor-
ror' on the injurious effects" the
bill would have in his state.
Patterson replied that during the
world war there were II requiSi-
tioning laws which, while not as
broad as the pending measure,
were great in their cumulative ef-
feet. These. he said. were exercised
without any of the effects Downey
visualized.
BIG BUSINESS BILL
Downey said his statement as
TO the effect of the bill on small
manufacturers were based on per-
sonal knowledge that the navy and
the maritime commission wanted to
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
Expanded Housing
PROGRAM Planned

CHICAGO. June l8 (UP)-De-
fense housing Coordinator c. F.
Palmer told the National Associa-
ton of Building Owners and Man.
ayers today that an expanded de-
fense housing program was under
consideration because the s598 ,000,-
900 already is use isn't enough to
lick the housing shortage.
In the San Diego, San Francisco
and Vallejo areas of California, Pal
mer said, there will have to be an
immigration of $1,000 workers. De-
troit will need 10000 to 10000 la
borers dependent on the extent of
automobile curtailment. Phladel-
phia will need 10000; northern
New Jersey 10000; the Dallas-Fort
Worth area 1000 and Wichita
Kans, 1000