Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-28

- loose organization called the
Friendly Nelghbors. II seemed
10 make a difference. The block,
instead Of being a group of
strangers in the city, began 10
be real neighbors.
Before long. they began 10
think that if they could have a
100 per cent block OF Gag flyers.
they could DO something IN the
way Of a war bond campaign.
They've been bond campaign
ing for only 4 month now. but
the block Is 100 per cent at
that. too, and they have bought
more than $A,500 worth.
So you can see what CAN
happen In an average block IL
there's somebody who is willing
TO take the lead and get things
started.
People in the adjoining blocks
are beginning 20 get Interested
in that second-block-on-Arizona
and It's Friendly Neighbors.
Tomorrow night, the block
VIII be ropcd off from 3 10 10
o'clock for A neighborhood rally.
Frank ISbey heard about il,
and will be- there 20 pay his re-
speets 10 the Friendly Neighbors
and their bond-Selling, but you
don't have 10 be war bond
Official 10 pay visit there
Saturday night. They're invii.
ing anybody who is interested.
NOTES AROUND TOWN: We
watched Joe T.. Brown break
up the cast OF 1.-THE Show-Off''
AT the Shubert-Lafayette again
last night. Mango GailtOn
("Clara" In the cast) was his
victim this time. and for n few
rainutes she was giggllng 40 that
sbe couldn't 20 on with her lines.
Nobody in the cast knows
0ghen Brown Is going to start ad
bling. Neither docs he. When
tver an idea occurs To him he
tries IL out. In one scene he
starts fiddling with "A bird cage
on the set. trying to get the
canary 10 sing. lt doesn't. "Must
have an order from PetrillO," he
remarks, and walks sway. He's
been doing that only for the last
week or 80.
From time 90 time you'll hear
Brown saying the last few cue
lines over again. You'll know
from that fact that he has Just
tecn doing some ad libblng and
IL trying to get back TO the for
NAL script. Sometimes, In fact,
he just speaks up on the stage
and tells the rest .of the cast,
"Lets get back 10 the regular
script now"
It's battling for the other
actors but they enjoy II. So
does the audience. And so, II you
hadn't guessed, does Brown.
What's all this squabbling
about. concerning the Jimmy
Doolittle Post of the American
Legion? Some other post trying
10 kidnap the name, possibly?
One night club proprietor
recently had four so-called "ex-
otto dancers on his show at the
same time. That must establish
q record OF some sort but I
don't know what. Let's just drop
the subject. :. Looking through
some old coins. Jim McCabe
found some eagle pennies OF
1888. Sent one 10 President
Roosevelt and got a very nice
letter from the White House in
return. Want 10 know how
Fritz Streuer, the bund leader.
got his picture in the paper7
lie kept hiding his face with his
hat until a smart reporter hap
Nened to think of "mislaying"
|treuer's hat when he laid il
down in court. Hence photogra-
piers got his picture.
Heard Sam WARMERS story
about the restless drunk on the
double-decker bus? The drunk
insists on wandering around
nervously and ANNOYING other
passengers. After parking the
drunk In his seat half n dozen
times, the conductor asks, en-
asperstedly, "Why don't you sit
stlll? What's the matter any
way"