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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-20
AT RANDOM

Francis Mycatt and Maxine
Western Wcro married in Reno
yesterday. The bride IS the well
known sculptreSs and both She and
Fran have many friends IN Holly
wood: Joan Blondell was said to
have had diphtheria when she was
sick a few weeks ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-20
SLIGHT DIFFICULTY

Gorrel at first encountered diff
ficultieS which threatened for a
time 10 prevent his accepting the
engagement. obstacles such as OBJ
tanning passports for his entire
personnel and the matter Of oh
tanning permission from local
draft boards for five of his must
clans. subject 10 draft call, 10
leave the country even on such a
worthy mission All Of these en-
tanglements have been cleared
away after three weeks of devoted
effort on the part of Gorrell.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-20
BY CLIPPER

Arrangements have been com
pleted for Gorrell and his entire
orchestra, including one charming
young iady. his vocalist Juliana.
to leave for New York on October
~ from where they will be flown
TO Bermuda in a specially char
tered Pan-American Clipper plane,
returning the same way.
Following the Raj BAH GOrrell
and his orchestra will play on the
terrace of the Inverurie Hotel dur
ing fhc final week OF The United
Arts Festival
Gorrel has been 4 prominent
figure in local band circles for
more than 20 years He is not
only active as "a musician bat also
conducts furnishing orchestra
booking agency here, together
with Del Delbrdgc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-20
MORE GLAMOUR

Rita Hayworth is really thrilled
over being given the Alice Faye
spot in My Gal Sal for in 1t she
sings, wears gorgeous clothes and
goes as completely glamorous as
she does in Blood and Sand. the
first time she played glamour
girl She and Daryl Zanuck were
discussing the picture at the Joan
Bennett party and he told me
Fritz Lang who turns out good
pictures. VIII direct Rita
She was borrowed. OF course.
from Columbia. because at the
moment they had no picture for
her. Amazing how the little Hay
worth girl shot 10 the top IN 1871
Few actresses have become as
popular all Of p suddcn as she dId
after being on the screen for SCI
long.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-20
MISCHA TROUBLE

Deanna Durbin isn't the only
one in trouble at Universal. Mischa
Auer is begging for his release.
He says that he has been loaned
out 10 other companies and Uni
verSal has been paid five times his
salary. For instance, he says, Ed
ward Small is paying Universal
$1,000 while he still continues TO
get his regular salary
But what really brought ON the
trouble was not so much the mat
ter Of loan-outs as il was UnNer-
sails refusal 10 let him 20 TO New
York and do a show, Says MiScha:
"When my option came up l
was supposed TO receive an in
crease, but instead of a raise
they asked me To take cut so
now Il think IL Is good time
for us 10 say carbohydrates
get only bits at Universal"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-20

CHAIRMAN II IS 70 De. me hIgn-
light Of the United Arts Festival,
a mardf gras type Of celebration,
and a brilliant two-weck event
starting October p The entire
proceeds of the festival and ball
will be turned over 20 the Raj
Benevolent Fund.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-20
A MODEST CHAP

Handsome young Mr.. Davis IS
most loathe 10 talk about himself.
Holding an interview with him is
simply listening 10 him discuss
and describe what his famous
father and talented brother are
doing.
But besides being boyiShly good
looking and charmingly modest
he is also very frank. He has very
decided likes and diSlikeS anC a
brusque manner which ar times
almost borders. on rudcncSs.
In fact. he IS so honest that he
doesn't hesitate a minute about
leaving a party If he's bored or
finds himself surrounded by peo-
pie he isn't interested in.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-20
Oven DaUiS .T.,
Theatrical Scion
Famous F a Their
Brother, His
Idols

LIFE WITH father is a pretty
exciting affair, especially If father
happens to be a successful play
wright and likes to try out situa-
tons on his family.
Owen Davis Jr. who is cur
rently co-starring here with lovely
Anita Louise in MIR. and Mrs.
North, which begins its second
week at the Lafayette Theater
this evening. has just such a
fascinating parent in the prolific
dramatiSt Owen Davis.
dad has been writing plays
for so long and has written so
many tower 300 that we
should get used To having all
kinds of dramatic arguments
and tricks pulled on u.s." Owen
says.
when he started, OF course,
melOdrama was the order of the
day. My brother, Don, and
spent our bOyhOod with Nellie,
the Beautiful Garment Worker
or with 'HeartsblOod, the He
roic Huskie.'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-20
IMAGINATIVE PALS

1--WE didn't really need any
companions or pets. Dad Gre
ated them for us and l suppose
that's the reason both my
brother and myself took to the
theater 80 naturally. Don, Of
course, is a scenarist and has
done the scripts on number Of
great pictures. He and dad
worked together, as a matter of
fact. on The Good Earth and
now that Warmers has bought
Ethan Frome,' dad and he will
probably be together again"
II chose acting because l felt
II gave me more of chance,
besides i cant write anything
like the way they can"
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Smithsonian 10 Get
100000 Under Will
OF Mrs. Walcott
Dr., Bush Appointed
Regent to Fill Place
Of Dr.. Merriam

The Smithsonian Institution will
receive a bequest of nearly 100000
from the will Of Mary Vaux Wal
colt, it was learned at the annual
meeting of the Board Of Regents
today.
Mrs. Walcott, who died last Au-
gust, was the widow of Charles D.
Walcott, former secretary of the
institution, and had taken an active
interest in its work since his death.
It was announced that DR.. VAN
nevar Bush, president of the Car
negie Institution of Washington.
had been appointed to the Board Of
Regents to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of DR.. John c.
Merriam.
The regents held their meeting
in the main hall of the institution,
in which a new index exhibit of the
work Of the various departments
has been set up. This will be
opened to the public for the first
time Monday.
Chief Justice Hughes, chancellor
of the institution, presided.
Scientific Progress Reported.
Notable progress in scientific in
vestigations of far-reaching signifi-
canoe were reported to the regents
by Secretary Charles G. Abbott. He
told of large increases in the collec-
tions. expeditions to little known
parts of the world and studies deal"
ing with basic problems of nature.
The Astrophysical Observatory.
DR.. Abbot reported, has nearly COM
pleted the titanic job of revising
all results of measurements of the
solar constant-a factor from which
Evening star., 1941-01-17
shawls and 1856 layettes of 80 pieces

shawls and 1856 layettes of 80 pieces
each.
New production quotas for the
six months beginning February !
we're also accepted. Mrs. Wallace
Lind, chairman of surgical dress
ings, announced another quota Of
25,000 surgical dressings, while Mrs.
j. II. Fishback, chairman of produc-
ton, has accepted quota of 22,935
sewn garments. Mrs. J. Nicholson,
chairman of knitting, has agreed to
furnish 1870 knitted items.
Ambulances a. Go Later.
The Greek cargo ship will carry
a load of Red Cross relief supplies
weighing 8740 tons and also about
20 tons of relief materials being
sent by the Greek War Relief AS
sociation in this country.
Ten trucks will be used for dis
tribution of the supplies in Greece,
under direction Of American Rcd
Cross representatives. A large sup
ply of extra tires also were loaded
on the steamer for the trucks.
Twenty-Five ambulances purchased
by the Red Cross as gift to the
Greek Red Cross we're delayed in
delivery and will be shipped later.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Strike al Ryan Plant
To Be Called tuesday
+ Mediation Fails
C.I. o. Negotiotor Sends
Protest to Roosevelt
On 'Druft Coercion
q, the Associated Press.


SAN DIEGO, Calf, Jan. ia
strike of c. I. o. United Automobile
Workers at the Ryan Aeronautical
Co. will go into effect next Tuesday
if Federal conciliation efforts in the
interval fail, union representatives
said today.
The strike call was issued last
night by Richard T. Frankensteen,
chief G. I. Q. negotiator, after a
meeting with company officials had
left the issue Of wages still un-
settled.
Mr.. Frankensteen said a new
company offer. which Ryan spokes-
men declared contained final con-
cessions, was not acceptable to the
union. Terms of the latest offer
were not disclosed, but were under
stood to represent an increase over
the company's previous offer of
minimum scale ranging from so to
So cents an hour.
Vultee Scale Cited.
Although the union originally
asked an increase in the minimum
hourly wage from so to rs cents, its
leaders indicated they might settle
for the scale obtained at the Vultee
Aircraft plant at Downey, Calf.
after a recent strike. The scale
ranges from IS cents for beginners
to a top minimum of 62l2 cents.
Mr.. Frankensteen sent telegram
to President Roosevelt protesting
what he called an implied threat
that Ryan workers might be drafted
if they went on strike.
The q. A. W., he told the Presi-
dent, was being attacked by anti
union forces here in San Diego. The
supposedly neutral draft boards are
attempting to coerce the Ryan
workers into giving up their consti-
tutional right to strike by threaten
ing to induct them into the Army
by reclassification of occupation If
they should walk out"
Ryan Denies Wage Charge.
The Ryan company in a state
ment today characterized as a
most vicious and deliberate falsifl-
cation of facts" a charge by the
c. I. O.-U. A. w. that the firm
paid "substandard and peon wages. "
The charge was made by Mr..
Frankensteen in his telegram to
the President.
Replying to the union statement
that the firm had majority of its
employees on a 50-cent per hour
rate" the company stated "actu-
ally only ST per cent of Ryan en-
ployes draw the 50-cent minimum" !"
Evening star., 1941-01-17
u. ). Could Withstand
Any Attack With New
Bases, Admiral Says
National Retailers Group
Hears Woodward, Books
Leose-Lend' Bill
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Convention
delegates of the National Retail Dry
Goods Association voted approval of
President Roosevelt's '1ease-lend"
defense bill yesterday, then heard
Rear Admiral Clark H. Woodward
suggest that acquisition of new naval
bases in South America would make
the United States nearly impreg-
nable to attack from either the At
lantic or Pacific"
Admiral Woodward, who is COM
mandant of the Sd Naval District,
did not indicate whether the United
States has engaged in negotiation
for such bases, presumably with the
governments of Brazil and Ecuador.
The association, representing $500
retail stores throughout the Nation,
is one of the largest business or
ganizations in the world.
The retailers instructed the Off
GERS of their association to set up
a committee to collect funds ''for
the relief of destitute British drap-
ers," the English term for retailers.
Admiral Discusses New Bases.
Admiral Woodward was the chief
speaker at the associations 30th an
nual banquet.
The new naval base possibilities
mentioned in his address were
"along the northeastern shore OF
South America, where the distance
to the potentially threatening West
African coast is shortest" and 'in
eastern equatorial Pacific waters,
such as Galapagos and Cocos
Islands" (Areas in these zones are
mainly under the sovereignty OF
Brazil or Ecuador, respectively
Should we be able to obtain a
base along the northeastern coast
Of South America and additional
bases in eastern equatorial Pacific
waters-thus somewhat paralleling
our Atlantic system, the American
defense position, already strong
would be nearly impregnable to at
tack from either the Atlantic or
Pacific, he asserted.
| SdlS y. D. navy DCst ANUWs
Concerning the naval position OF
the United States, Admiral Wood
ward continued:
LAS of December 31-two weeks
ago-145 naval vessels have been
built and commissioned since 1888
This is nine times as many as were
built in the II years preceding 1888
From a poor third among naval
powers in 1888, we have today the
greatest, most powerful and most
effective Navy of any single nation
on earth.'
The delegates reelected Frank M
Mayfield, president Of the st. Louis
department store Of Scruggs-
Vandervoort- Barney, Inc. for sec
ond term as president Of the as
ISOLATION and elected five regional
vice presidents, as follows: New
England, George Hansen. Boston;
Middle Atlantic. W. H. Burchfield,
Pittsburgh; South. w. A. Green, jr.,
Dallas; Middle West, Jay Iglauer,
Cleveland; West, Col. Robert A.
Roos, San Francisco.
Evening star., 1941-01-17

can be computed the amounts Of
energy from the sun falling on the
earth-for the last 18 years. BY
eliminating a season effect in the
cycles of solar variation, DR.. Abbot
himself has found q much better
correspondence with variations in
weather on earth, and Is carrying
out a series of five-year predictions
OF temperature and rainfall.
In the division of radiation and
organisms q standardized technique
has been worked out for the extrac-
ton of growth substances from oat
seedlings, and evidence obtained of
the existence of precursors to these
substances and also of possible
growth inhibitors.
Among the 2l2,474 additions to
the collections reported by DR.. Alb
bot were the cast of a Neanderthal
child from Siberia, many Eskimo
and other artifacts from Siberia and
Northern Alaska, several varieties OF
seals from the Antarctic, several
thousand reptiles and amphibians
from Mexico and $4,000 fishes from
the Phoenix and Samoan Islands
12S-Carat Emerald Acquired.
Notable among the geological COL
loctions were a 347-gram flawless
aauamarine crystal. 128-carat en-
erald crystal from Brazil, 495 Mex
lean minerals and a large number
of Paleozoic fossils obtained in the
Rocky Mountains.
To the history collection was
added a dress worn by Dolly Mad
ison and many mementoes, medals
and portraits Of celebrated Ameri-
cans.
1t is expected. Mr.. Abbot reported,
that the formal opening Of the Ma
tional Gallery of Art, established
under the will of the late Andrew
w. Mellon, will take place some time
In March. 1t Is estimated that the
total cost of the building and land
scaping. now nearing completion,
will exceed S15,000,000.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Wives Warned
Judge Won't Give
Draft Divorces
B, the Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 17.-Judge
Ray G. Cowan decreed today there'll
be no "draftee divorces" in his court.
Judge Cowan, a former national
offlcial Of the Disabled American
Veterans, proposed that every di-
vorce-seeking wife be required to
sign an affldavit that her husband
was not in the Army, Navy, Marines
or Air Corps. If it developed that
she had sworn falsely she would be
guilty of fraud upon the court end
subject to criminal action.
The draftee should not be wor-
ried with marital troubles while
away from home" said the jurist
who was so badly crippled in the
World War that he still limps.
Judge Cowsn added he would not
consider granting a divorce where
the husband does not have every
opportunity to contest the suit. OF
course, If he is in an Army camp
he cannot go into court to fight a
divorce action"
AS for alimony, there's not a
chance before Judge Cowan.
Il positively would not grant ali
mony against any service man."
Evening star., 1941-01-17
District Red Cross
Shipment Going 70
England and Greece
36 Coses Of Garments
And Surgical Dressings
TO Sail Next Week

Thirty-six cases of garments and
surgical dressings have been sent by
the District of Columbia Chapter
American Red Cross, to Bayonne
N. j., the Red Cross shipping center
for consignment to England and
Greece.
A Greek steamer, Kassandra Lou
loudis, Is being loaded at the New
Jersey port with a heavy cargo OF
Red Cross supplies, including those
from this city, and will sail next
week.
Many Types Of Garments.
From the District of Columbia the
shipments include 27,820 surgical
dressings made by volunteers work.
ing at the Walsh mansion on Massa-
chusetts avenue, and 1873 sewn and
knitted garments made by volunteers
working at the District of Columbia
Chapter house and throughout the
city. The garments included sweat
ers for men, women and children
wooden dresses for girls and women
wooden air raid shelter suits for chill
dren, boys blouses, shorts and over
alls. convalenscent robes, pajamas
hospital robes, knitted caps, mittens
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Shop Committee Considers
Rehirino Eaton Strikers

SAGINAW, Mich, Jan. II P).-A
shop committee of the United Au-
tomobile Workers CA. F. L. met to-
day to consider cases of members of
the rival U. A. VIC. I. o. union
who are seeking to return to their
jobs following a strike in the Will
cox Rich plant of the Eaton Manu-
featuring Co.
The u. A. WA. F. L. claims g.
closed shop contract at the plant,
with provision that an employe
must join the A. F. L. union after
he has worked 200 hours.
John r. Boyd, A. F. L. local presi-
dent, said the committee at noon
had approved the rehiring, as new
employees without seniority, of about
So of the approximately $50 c. I. O.
members involved.
They must be approved by our
committee, then by the Wilcox-Rich
Management" Mr.. Boyd said. "A
few of them returned to work Thurs
day."
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Can't Threaten Strikers,
Draft Chief Here Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Change in the status of draft
registrant because of a strike Is
contrary to the intent of the law"
Brig. Gen Lewis B. Hershey, acting
director of selective service, said
today.
THE selective service system Is
not in a position to use induction
as a threat to force a man to do
something or to restrain him from
course of action" Gen. Hershey said.
1t. Comdr. Maurice Sparling
Naval Reserve laision officer at
tached to California draft head
quarters, had told San Diego draft
boards that Ryan Aeronautical Co.
workers who are of draft age would
be subject to reclassiflcation because
of a change in employment status
If they went on strike.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Ruilwuy Roodbed Used

A highway 220 miles long has been
constructed along the right
for railway in China, the roadbed
of which was built in 1920 with
American famine relief funds.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Egypt Muy Make Bottles

Having purchased in other coun-
tries all the 100000 bottles used
each year, Egypt is considering the
establishment of its first bottle fac
tory
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Iruo Makes Only | Film

Spain sought to exchange motion
pictures with 1raq, but the only
film ever produced in Iraq was q
documentary one entitled Modern
Iraq."
Evening star., 1941-01-17
WhuIeskin Makes Wool

A japanese company is equipping
its whalers with workshops for pro-
ducing a wool-substitute fiber out
of the entire whale skin.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Coffee Prices Up

Although Nicaragua's coffee crop
is only about one third that of last
season, rising prices may give grow
ers almost the monetary return Of
last year.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Wins Knitting Contest

In a knitting contest in South
Brisbane. Australia, Mrs. M. Abii
won by producing a faultless pair
of socks in hours minutes.
Evening star., 1941-01-17

Russia reports that IS types Of
new textile machines will be pro-
duced there
Evening star., 1941-01-17

Mexico expects to teach farming
10 10000 by mail this year.
Evening star., 1941-01-17

meeting yesterday
the
Mrs o
OF
Evening star., 1941-01-17

Three Entertainers Held.
Three persons listed as ENTER
tainers" were held under the nuis-
arce charge. The names they gave
are Arlene Washington, 1900 block
of Seventeenth street NV; Ben
Cleveland, HOO block of S street
NV, and Maurita A. Gordon, 100
block of Seaton street NV.
Nuisance charges also were placed
against the following:
Hazel Mangum, 200 block L street
Sc, hat check girl; Alonza j. Slow
den, HOO block Monticello avenue
NE, orchestra leader; Leo Williams
600 block E street Sc, and Robert
Harley, 1900 block Florida .avenue
NV, members of the orchestra;
william Mamakos, 900 block G place
NV, floor manager; James Waller
300 block Virginia avenue NV, dish
washer; William Robinson, 400 block
Cunningham court NV, car parker
and Peter Janopaul, 800 block Eighth
street NV.
The six women charged with So
liciting were listed by police as be-
ing unemployed" The names they
gave are Nina Surbaugh, 600 block
G street NV; Peggy Dwyer, 120(
block Clifton street NV; Edith May
Parsons, HOO block Fifth street NE;
Mary Mitchell. HOO block Fifth
street NE. Patricia Donovan. 1906
block Rhode Island avenue NV.
and Christine Trumpower, 600 BLOCK
Princess street, Alexandria.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-27
Stars Wishes Are
Granite in Film

A few days AGO Deanna Durbir
was complaining mildly 10 co.
players on the set Of 1t Started
With Adam that she has not
been exercising enough OF late.
Swimming has always been Mis-,
Durbin'S favorite exercise. but al
present she and her husband
Vaughn Paul. are living in ar
Because her work
limits her leisure time, she ha.
been unable 10 swim.
Director Henry Roster over.
heard Miss Durbin's conversation
and comedy scene was born.
Later Dcanna had a full day o'
exertion. As a gag in the film
Koster shows her exercising ir
her rooming house, using two
broken springs in an old chair a,
exercise pullcys.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-27
Johnny M. Brown
Film Has 5 SONGS

Five songs have been recorded
AZ Universal for the new Johnny
Mack Brown western. Ghost
Town Buckaroo,' with Fuzzy
knight, Neil ODay and the
GuardSmen quartet vocallzinG.
knight. who is Browns comedy
sidekick in the cowboy adventures.
and Miss ODay. Texas blonde
who came 10 films via Broadway
musical comedy, Joined forces or
the Milton Roscn-Everctt Carter
original. Just Too Gosh Darn
BaShful." The two also recorded
RED River Valley
Knight solocd on Don't You
Ever BE a Cowboy" by Rosen and
Carter who also penned Put 1t
There" for the Guardsmen quartet,
The four also waxed Get Along
Little DoCies. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-27
Grid Film Boasts
Rugged Backfield

A BACKFELD combination
which would enhance any col
leGia,e or professional football or
ganlzation went into training this
week in Hollywood. il Will be
seen by millions during tho com
ING grid season, not IN real life
but in Columbia Pictures "Har-
mon OF Michigan
Key Of the quartet IS Tommy
Harmon, picked by many football
experts as one Of tho greatest ball
carriers Of ait tITnc. who IS star
ring IN the production His run
ming mates are Forest EvaSheyski
his All-America teammate a
Michigan. Nick Lukats. famed as
one of Notre Dame S greatest
backs. and Ambrose SCHNEIDER
University Of Southern California
grid star
Charles Barton Is directing
Harmon Of Michigan. " with Anita
Louise as the feminine interest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-27
re VIII be made.
ORIGINAL STORY IDEA

Have Just been called TO the
Telephone by Moe J. Siegel head
man AT Republic Studios. who says
I'm not the only one who's proud
OF my daughter, Harriet Siegel
says that Parsons Jr. has turned
In one OF the most original story
ideas he has seen in years. that II
will be her first feature production
and will soar Republics comedi-
enne. Judy Canova.
Jack ToWnley. who has either
written or collaborated on all the
Canova comedies. has been as
signed 10 develop Matte Harm
gan, tentative title. Quoting
Republics boss The story Is
about a hill-biny Mat Han and Is
so original that If you don laugh
there's something wrong with your
funny bone
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-27
Boyer. Sullivan
Cast Augmented

Director William A. Setter has
issued call for 135 atmosphere
players and extras to appear in
Ibroadcasting theater scenes at
Universal in appointment for
Love" The players will work in
scenes with Charles Boyer and
Margaret SULLIVAN who co-star in
the romantic comedy.
The setting involves a modern
broadcasting auditorium dupli-
eating those in use by national
networks in key cities, this one
being identified as located in New
York The sequence is a forum
broadcast in which Miss SULLIVAN
sits with the board Of experts
while Boyer takes the microphone
and circulated among the audience