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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04

microphone, Hopkins draws APP
plauSe for clever representations
of such film stars as Red Shelton,
Bing Crosby, Bob Burns. Charles
ButteTworth and Lionel Barry
more. His Barrymore is especially
good.
In co-starring roles are Daisy
and Violet Hilton, famous Siamese
twins, and Jue Fong, Chinese
tenor. Next in line are Daniels
and Daye, dancers, who combine
acrobatic with comedy and tap
work Then follows Spanish dancer
Don Cassandra, who finally gives
way 10 popular Mildred Rock
boogie-woogie SongstreSs, those
enthusiasm PAGES the show.
Harold Neher and his Show
Band continue as the musical at
traction.
ALICIA.-Its an evening Of fun
on wheels at this spot. where
Willie Ride Is riding 10 the top OF
the show. His eomieals spills and
gestures keep patrons in a merry
mood throughout the two nightly
program presentations.
SD Green is a comedian who
doubles as master OF ceremonies,
introducing Janet Korwin, charac-
| ter dancer, who exhibits grace in
/ her routincS.
The Latin music of Jose Mi
randa and his orchestra prevails
for shows and dancing.
PALM BEACH.-Slapstick com.
edians Warner and Margie head
the lineup. with their amusing
nonsense chatter, knockabout
\ dances and comedy falls.
i The Fantons, AL and Connie
are tops in taps, while Malta Sala-
Ear offers a contrasting dance
style with her Oriental anc
J Hawaiian exotic routines. The
Hawaiian numbers are authentic
She learned them from a member
OF the Royal Hawaiians, with
whom she worked on the West
Coast for two seasons.
i Dorothy Gerron takes vocal hon
ors with her soprano renditionS oi
musical comedy and operetta
scores. as we'll as popular tunes.
Gus Howard. singing and dane
ling comedian. continues TO master
the ceremonies, and music 70
shows and dancing is provided b,
Don Pablo's MIC orchestra, wit
Blaine Fave as vocalist.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04
Tonight's Concer
At Belle Isle

THE DETROIT FEDERATION
OF MUSICIANS Symphon c
Rhythm Band. with Albert Man
cini conductor. will play an oper-
attic program tonight at s o'clock
at the Belle Isle band stand.
The program follows:
STAR sPASGLED BANNER
March "Nfbeiungen" ......... Wagner
Overture. "Masaniello,' ............ Auber
SeKtette from Lucia" ........... Donixetu
soioists Jewell. Johnston Wallace.
Cavanaugh. Heyden and Eschrig
Selections from Faust ..... lsounod
INTERMISSION
March. Halls Of Montezuma" Mancini
Descriptive Fantasy ............ Bucalossi
Popular Medley
(aJ Don't SIT Under the Apple Tree"
ss1s... s.trr+...t. rsss.s. Lew Brown
fbl Any Bonds Today ........... Berlin
CO. Boogis WooFie Bugls Boy" Don Rave
waltz. Wedding OF the Winds" r. b. Han
Selections from "Porgy and Bess'
sstsssss.s. s.,.sf.,.- .s....s..,. beFshNln
World Famous Comics. Three
pages every day in Daily De-
troit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04
BOWery Features Familiar
Faces in Fine, NeW Revue

NOT HAVING any single bril-
liant star binding you at the Bow
cry, customers can get a chance TO
see clearly the number OF people
who really make the show at the
Bowery this week
frankie Barbara has intention
ally assembled all those people
who make with the entertainment
and who have helped him establish
spot OF national fame.
OmittnG for week the Sophie
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04

going 10 work!
It's because
of tn @ W a r.
s o m G w here,
deep down in
their befuddIed
h e a rts, the
men who live
in n @ hobo
jun giles are
trying to do
lIlcI POI I W
beat Hitler.
= TT olmen
Carl McDan-
tets and Crit
Howard & h G
so-called Pan
h a n d g + s
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04
KING Is TOPS

Johnny King. he Of the smiling
debonalr air. does Spanish med
ley; Benny Resi- furnishes all the
excellent show music; Harvey
Stone turns out with several new
gags. and OF course, Carlisle steals
the spotlight with all that mad
humor of his. Extra acts include
Dian Rowland the dancer; singing
Paddy Cliff: Nelson's Cats and
the Beehee acrohats.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04
Jack Pickering
Here
and
Now

IIE JUNGLES WAKE UP:
Something has come over the
rubby dub drinkers and the
canned heat swiggers. They're
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04
OLD FAyoRITEs

There's Dom Arden and his
dancers, handsome and genial
Johnny KING, ScfeWDa1t Charley
Carlisle, Benny Resh and his band,
clever Harvey Stone and several
featured acts, all OF which spells
very entertaining show.
Dom Arden. one Of the best
dance producers in the business.
has some newly-dreSsed numbers,
like the Samba routine and the
.can-can number. as well as the
Park Avenue feature in which this
clever young dancer appears him
sol
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04
FOR MISS BURKE

"They All Kissed the Bride
was a wonderful carcss, as you
may have read, for the treasury
department. because top star Joan
Crawford, who has only recently
become Mrs. Philip Terry, turned
over her whole salary for making
the film.
Important in the cast. besides
Joan and her leading man. Melvyn
Douglas. is Billie Burke. who plays
her lovely self as one Of the fea-
tured players.
Since Miss Burke is in town
starring in The Vinegar Tree. at
the Lafayette this week, they are
going 10 screen il for her and the
whole company today.
Miss Burke hasn't seen the pic
ture and she is very anxious 10 do
50. consequently she asked the
whole company 10 Join her in
preview OF the film which opens at
the Fox Friday
Besides Miss Burke. handsome
Henry Wadsworth, Eleanor Law
son, Katherine Givney and Stiano
Braggiotti will also be on hand.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04

fuckers and Harry Richmans,
Barbara has assembled all the
talent which basks in the reflected
glory of his stars.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04

HAYMARKET.-The agile tum-
bling and handbalancing Of Carl
and Arlene provide interesting en-
tainment on the new bill, which
opened last night. Their speetaeu-
lar flips, spins and acrobatic
tricks are climaxed by difficult
head-to-head and hand-to-hand
balancing.
Johnny Burns endeavors TO live
up TO the billing, Americas No.
/ Vibraphone Player" while the
Holly Sisters win good audience
reaction by executing sprightly
musical comedy dance steps. Bari
tone Wally Johl remains for an
other week, and mistress OF cere-
monies June Eldridge takes her
turn at the mike. singing special
material songs and throwing in a
few impersonations for good
measure.
Show and dance music is by Dot
Kaye and her Charmettes. who
have recently returned from
months vacation.
500 CLUB.-Genial Bob Hop
kins,- impersonator who rarely
sells himself. bows in as master OF
ceremonies of a new revue. Prior
10 his solo turn. Bob presents each
performer, praising their individ
ual abilities in a manner which
assures the entertainer a gooc
reception regardless of how
capable they may be.
! During his time before the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04
Comedy Is King in Bills
Offered at Night Clubs
BY WALTER STEVENSON

IT'S A THIRD week fg those
hectic Dead End Kids out at the
Club San Diego, where they are
serving up musical arrangements
in their best madcap manner.
After gaining fame in the New
York stage hit, rDead End" the
Kids moved 10 Hollywood, where
they boosted their prestige, emerg-
ing as full-fledged movie stars.
Since the outbreak Of war, how
ever, the Dead Enders have formed
an orchestra and have been max
ing personal appearances at vari-
Gus hotels and supper clubs
throughout the country.
Direct from the Hurricane Club
in New York come the Ann Grace
Girls. line of dancing beauties, 10
dominate the supporting show
Each girl performs a speciality
number i'm addition TO taking part
in production routineS.
The Aunt Jemima of radio and
stage fame, Tess Gardell, is sched'
uled TO open here next Monday
August 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04
CORRECT TEAMING

OF eearSe. Pidgeon had scored
great SUCCESS in How Green Was
My Valley" when he was on loan
10 Twentieth Century-Fox. but the
minute he rot back on his home
lot. they PACED him TO play oppo-
site Miss Carson in this popular
tale.
With Carson and Pidgeon, you
are also going 10 find a number OF
familiar favorites in the character
department
There's Henry Travers. Dame
May Witty. Reginald Owen as
well as. Such newcomers as Teresa
Wright, tho lovely girl Samuel
Goldwyn found for Bette Davis
daughter in The Little Foxes,
and Richard Ney who played the
oldest boy in Life With Father
William Wyler has directed the
piece and we can only tell YOU that
we can't wait 20 sec il and review
il for you in the real sense.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04
.MiniUer'
Epic Opens
Thursday
BY CHARLES GENTRY

FILM FANS have never been as
anxious 10 meet anyone as much
as they have desired to be intro
duced 10 Mrs. Miniver." Surely no
woman in the movies during the
past year has had such build-up.
No character has been so widely
advertised.
Now comes the picture you have
AL been waiting for. because Mrs.
Miniver," that courageous, lovely
English woman you may have met
before in those charming Jan
Struthers sketches. comes to life
on the screen Of the United Artists
Thursday.
We can warn you in advance
that the Mrs Miniver you met in
The book is going TO nave changed
into a different woman by the
time you encounter her in screen
form.
Whereas the book was a series
of delightful episodes about an
EnGllSn woman WHO ndu many
trivial problems 10 solve, in cellu-
loid she becomes a great heroic
figure, one who has too many
things 10 worry about other than
the childrens slight cough.
A PERFECT CHOICE
For this role, MGM definitely
decided on Greer Carson, because
no English actress since Diana
Wynyard has so captured the
hearts of American film fans with
her simple appeal, her dignity and
her complacent beauty.
Miss Carson has many OF these
same qualities and her performance
in Blossoms in the Dust" really
registered with the public.
Not or1fy her charm IN this pic
ture but her capable work. being
teamed with Walter Pidgeon.
clinched the Job for him when II
came TO finding a MIR. Miniver.'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04

Squad) have seen Detroits
jungle buns voluntarily going
to Jail so they can get the pol
son alcohol out of their SYSTEMS.
Then they go out and get jobs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04

The current story-around-town
concerns Bill HandelSman of
WJBk, who has worked nights
50 long that when his army in
duciion papers arrived nc asked
the army If they had any jobs
that required working at night.
"No," replied the army
gravely, "but wen be happy to
give you the right sort Of train
ing so you won't have any
trouble getting 10 sleep at
nightH'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04

NOTES AROUND TOWN:
Pete Roy OF the Famous Italian
Cafe, across from the Fox The
alter, has started Offering a free
dinner for two for any man In
the service who gets married
and arrives with his bride and
marriage certificate.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
Reds, Nuzis Both
Claim Successes

Russian offensive on the Kharkov
front had collapse with heavy losses
and said that for two days the Ger
man. Hungarian and Rumanlan
forces there had been on the Offers
i've along the entire front"
BERLIN CLAIMS
The commuiiGae said 90 Russian
infantry divisions, three cavalry divi-
sions and Is armored brigades had
failed in the onslaught against Khar-
koV and that the Soviet supply lines
had now been cut. TWenty-three
divisions would be probably 800 900
men.
The Russians lost 452 planes be-
tween May IA and May 81 compared
to as German planes lost, the Nazis
claimed.
Pending further reports from both
Moscow and Berlin, it was impo5-
Sible To judge accurately the extent
OF German success in counter-at- t.
tacks. but it was obvious on the
basis of Russian front line dis
patches that hard fighting was III
progress. The Soviet dispatches Sc
far. however, have indicated thai
the German counterbloWs were gen.
orally WithStood or crushed.
One official Russian dispatch said
that there had been severe bayone.
and hand grenade fighting in 4
town before Kharkov, where the
Germans had been forced to flee.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
Truck Operators
Plan Compliance

For Hire truck operators in
Imperial Valley at pm. Monday
night will formulate plans for COM
pliance with Office OF Defense trans
portation regulations severely re-
stricting commercial trucking.
The operators will meet in the
directors room at the Ell Centre
chamber of commerce building to
clarity federal rules. plan COM
pliance and discuss methods of
meeting one regulation in particu-
lar-that calling for full load
each way in hauls over Is miles
from headquarters.
The meeting was called by a COM
mittee of which Chester McNutt Is
chairman. Other members are Spen-
Ger Gill, CaleXico. P. c. Thackcr,
FL Centre, Harry Hendrix, Brawley.
and Dale Ramsey. FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
Japanese Form
Monzonor Govt.

iMANZANAR. Cal, Nav %. up
In this internment camp where
their freedom of movement has been
restricted for the duration. thous-
ands of Japanese aliens discovered
the meaning of self-goyernment to-
day.
Their six-man committee. includ-
ing only one man who ever has
voted before. met in a tarpaper-
covered barrack TO draft a constitu-
ton under regulations established
by the wartime civil control ad-
u inistration.
The teemen-including a
former electrical appliance sales
man, a rancher. an auto dealer. a
produce market operator and an
interpreter-were block leaders each
representing approximately $50 evac-
uees from Ia barracks. Many in the
camp immigrated to the United
States before Japan established a
popular vote Those were the Is
sei' who are not eligible for U. S.
oi izenship and hence never have
voted.
Ted Akahoshi, 46, Stanford gradu-
ate. a Santa Maria, Cal. rancher
and an "ISSei" was chairman of the
committee.
The WCAA has willingly given
Us large share of government with
in the rules laid down for us. he
said, calling the meeting TO order
around an unpainted pine table.
The war department does not want
10 step in unless il becomes neceS-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
By RALPH HEINZEN

VICEY, May % tUP) = A con-
temptuous rebuff of one OF Adolf
Hitler's closest aides by Gen. Henri
Giraud, the French war hero who
escaped from a German war-pris-
oner fortress. na~s resulted in pa
ralysis of all negotiations between
Vichy and Germany, it was learn
ed today
At a dramatic conference here
he persisted in his refusal TO re-
turn to Germany except in eX-
change for 100000 French war
prisoners. He told Otton Rain, Hit
lers secret counselor, that he
would not trust the word of any
German = and specifically would
not trust Rain.
Rain left hurriedly for Paris last
night and chief of government
Pierre Laval left with him, osten-
sibly to attend the funeral OF Card
inal Baudrillart.
GERMAN HONOR
Rain came here to try to lnduce
Giraud TO return TO the koenlg-
stein fortress. from which he escap-
ed by sliding down a rope he made
from odds and ends.
He wanted TO make a deal, 10
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
BoyScouts Pass
Swimming Tests

Twenty-Five Boy Scouts of El Gen.
tro troop No. II enjoyed swim at
a plunge north of Holtville Friday
night with eight of the group pass
ing their first class swimming tests
during the evening.
The group was in charge of John
Mclaughlin and Dave Goddard. Re-
freshments were served at the close
of the swimming events.
Those who passed the swimming
test included Jack Mason, Jack
Burke, Alvin Gum, Earl Moroni,
Gean Patterson, David Weakley,
Robert Darter, and Richard Larry,
Others who attended were Charles
Nails, Ralph Gum, Carl Maggie,
Robert JacKSon, Clarence Nichols,
Kenneth Marcus, John Kennerson
Clair Biggs, and Carl Keyte.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
GirQud Insults
HitIer'S Friend

uphold the honor of the German
army" b. which Giraud would re-
turn to Germany and then be re-
leased along with between 10000
and 10000 French war prisoners.
Rain promised also that addi-
tional prisoners would be granted
three-week leafs, to aee their
families, if they would promise to
return to Germany, and that al.
French prisoners working for Ger
many would be removed from barb
edwired camps and given the status
of foreign volunteer workers.
Rain arrived here Tuesday with
Laval. Giraud was summoned from
bis sisters estate near Lyons, and
arrived Thursday. First, Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain and Laval
talked to Giraud. Then Giraud,
Laval and Rain talked together
Finally Giraud and the German
envoy talked alone.
Giraud. u have no confidence in
the word of any German. If you
really want to do something l an
willing to leave my family and re-
turn as a captive until the enc
of the war, wherever you want to
pen me, but only on condition that
Tou liberate 100000 prisoners" s."
Rahn-"l can not do that but
offer personally to guarantee your
liberation. I am a minister of Hitler.
will accompany you to Koenig-
stein. I will go inside with you
If you are not realeased | will
stay in prison with you. l promise
will not leave the fortress until
you do"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
81 Missing After
Torpedo Attack

NEW ORLEANS. May 90 up =
Two Axis summarizes oorpedoed and
sunk United States passenger
cargo ship in the gulf of Mexico
May 10, with 36 missing in the
areas worst shipping disaster the
eighth naval district announced to-
day.
The vessel carried a crew OF 43
in addition to a six-man naval gun
crew. and eight passengers. Be
lieyed dead were so members OF
the crew, five OF the 9mners and
one passenger.
Two torpedces struck The port
side of the blacked out ship at .
a. m A third torpedo hit 80 sec
ends later on the starboard. The
first torpedo destroyed the radio
room and killed five of the gun
crew.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24

sary So far we have worked har-
moniously together
We feel this constitution will be
an important document" said Com
mitteeman Tom Yamasaki, %. a
meber of the Manzanar free press
editorial board.
Karl Yoneda. 35. the only member
of the committee born in America,
wanted the constitution TO bar Ii
quor from the camp. although war
time rules already forbid drinking
He felt also that block leaders
should elect a policy-making cont
mittee of ward leaders.
The committee discussed voting
provisions, including woman SUI
frage-an unheard of practice in
Japan.
japanese women are unaccus-
toned to taking part in government
affairs commented Mrs. Chiye Mo-
ri, who Is not on the committee
but who is active in the community.
This is the first opportunity many
of them have had to organize among
themselyes-and they like it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
Stockmen Foresee
MeatIess Days

OMAHA. Neb.. May %. CUPl-A
newly formed national livestock
advisory council warned today of
"a high possibility" of meatless days
within the next six months.
Newly selected directors voted to
make an economic study of the
problems arising uraer price regula-
ton in the livestock industry and
to draft recommendations to be ap-
proved by the whole council and
then submitted to washington agri-
cultural officials.
The meatless days warning was
promised upon anticipated increaS-
ed demand for lend-lease meat
shipments and a prediction by DR..
T. w. Schultz, head OF the economics
department of Iowa State college,
that there would be a 30 per cent
shortage in pork on the domestic
market by Oct. l.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
AFLs CIO Study
Merger Proposal

ought to be unity and solidarity
which would help win the war.
THE meetings should start i'm
mediately TO seek a basis for ac-
cord. Some of our efforts are being
wasted in rivalry and jurisdictional
disputes"
The AFL and CIO have been
cooperating with the government
on war labor problems through q
Joint council established in Janu-
ary at the suggestion of President
Roosevelt. Green said that council
wasn't enough"
John L. Lewis. president of the
United Mine Workers, split the
ranks of labor when he led u un-
ions out of the AF'L in 1885 TO form
the CIO. He was succeeded by
Murray as CIO president 10 months
ago,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
kiwanians Enjoy
Stag Party. Hear

El Centro KiWanis club members
enjoyed a stag party at the Bar
Bara Worth county club, a steak
bake and a program featuring num-
bers by Holtville school children
and a talk b. DR.. d. S. Saund OF
Brawley on Sir Stafford Cripps
Mission to India
DR.. Saund, who is a native of
India, was guest speaker and gave
his listeners India's viewpoint in
the present crisis, pointing out that
friend to India, but that the ruling
Sir Stafford Cripps is a sincere
class in England is opposed to
granting that country its freedom
either now, or after the war.
He addeG however, that the Allied
Nations have nothing to fear as far
as Indias coopertion with Japan
is concerned since that country
is opposed actively to Japan, DR.
Saund offered as proof of this point
India's voluntary boycott against
Japan when that country attacked
China.
The price of India's cooperation
is India's freedom, said DR.. Saund.
India will resist japanese invasion
in her own way, which, since ma
tives are not permitted to carry
arms, can be only passive resist
ance.
Josephine Hunt of Holtville's
elementary school presented her
girls drill team in a series OF
intricate and colorful routines.
J. T. Little was chairman of the
evening, introducing the program
and also serving as head chef for
the dinner.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
Grain Growers Get
More from Loans
Than from Dealers

Continued from Page One)
planned. However, it was said au-
thoritatively that bargaining on the
part of the dealers was predicated
to very great extent on whether
the dealer or the farmer furnished
the burlap bags in which the grain
is packed.
To be eligible for the conservation
loan, farmers must earn go per cent
of the governments soil building
allowance in planting and harvest
ing, or devote 20 per cent of their
acreages to soil building crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
WASHINGTON. May 23-CUPl

WASHINGTON. May 23-oUPl-
The congress of industrial organ
izations was expected today to ac-
eept an American Federation of
Labor proposal for renewed merger
negotiations to give the nation a
united labor front.
The invitation was issued last
night by AFL President William
Green. acting ON instructions of
the AFL executive council. He in
dieated CIO President Philip Muir
ry already has agreed.
Green said the proposal was made
with the idea of complete organi-
rational unity Of the two unions
claiming a combined membership
of more than 100000 American
workers.
such action is necessary first
because of the war" he said There
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
Robert Weakley
Heads Students

Robert Weakley. son of FL Centre
School Superintendent Guy Weak
ley. Friday was elected president
of Central Junior college student
body.
At the same election Burke
Lemons was elected vice-president;
Florence Claverie was elected trea-
surer; Alma Hume and Junior Ro-
binson sophomore representatives
on the council; and Norman Du-
pont, Jr., athletic manager. These
officers will be installed at an
assembly period next week but will
not assume their duties until the
beginning of the school term next
fall,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
Rambling Reporter

Continued from Fage One)
haven't any brothers, you know
Carefully watching traffic, Jean
piloted the tractor and trailer down
the highway in the traffic.
And would you believe it. that
little girl was still standing up TO
do her driving.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-24
Scanning I.v.
News Horizon
H0LTNII1.E SOLDIER.
GETS COMMISSION

Templeton S. Walker. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Osborne Walker of Holt
vile. recently was commissioned a
second lieutenant in the U. S
Army air force advanced school at
Mather Field in California. He was
graduated from the Holtville high
school and attended San Diego
State college. He was employed by
the San Diego Army and Navy
academy at Carlsbad before he
joined the service.