Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24


italy is concerned.
Barbara wants the govern
rent 20 let him organize an
army Of Italians in America.
preferably Italians with rela-
lives or friends in Italy.
With this army. he proposes
20 invade Italy. The Italians
there. he insists. would refuse to
fight against fellow Italians
from America.
There would. he argues be no
battle lust a peaceful get to-
gether. Italy could be captured
without a shot, without a drop
of split blood.
That's onfya sketchy outline
Of n. He has q lot OF details
worked out In his head. like
starting with commando raids
before the fulI-dress invasion,
and spreading secret propaganda
I'm Italy.
We said you didn't have 10
believe il unless you wanted 10,
but Barbara himself is convinced
that il will work. and that's why
he flew TO Washington, having
an appointment with a MIR.
Allen CranSton. of the war de-
partment, TO tell him about IT.
Most Of the people we have
talked 20 about II just seemed
flabbergasted at the ambitious
dimensions of the idea, but when
we suggested TO one of MIR. Bar
baro's staff that 'it sounds bit
fabulous. doesn't it," he replied.
Maybe. but the whole war Is
pretty fabulous, too"
After the Hess flight to Scot
land, we're not surprised Mt any
thing anyway, but II does seem
like q rather big idea to digest
at one sitting.
And besides that, we're never
quite sure when one Of Barbaro's
grsndiose ideas will work. No
body thought that people could
remain sane In n night club rs
noisy as Barbaro's. much less
pay TO get In. But they do. Next
everybody thought he was fool
ing when he said he was going
to hold a white hope tourna-
ment. He did n, though.
So we won't offer any snap
judgments rs to whether this
idea to invade Italy will work.
We do, though, want II on record
that there's wee doubt In our
minds.
NOTES AROUND TOWN:
The paragraph about Detroit's
only whipping post brings a re-
minder from Frank Morris that
il was as recently as 1927 that
the Michigan Legislature passed
bill making whippings legal
again. and II would have become
law except that Governor
Green vetoed IL.
Appointment of Fred Kenny,
manager of the Detroit Statler,
as manager of the hotel to he
opened in Washington in the
winter gives Kenny one OF the
choicest plurns in the hotel busi-
ness Incidentally, in the general
shuttle. two other Detroiters
likewise are being promoted
John Daniels Jr., will become
manager of the Pitt burg h
member of the chain. and Al
Milne will 60 there as auditor.
Woody Herman, currently at
Eastwood Gardens. will take his
band out TO the naval training
school at the Ford plant Thurs
day night for a special show for
the navy men. Seymour Simons
arranged II.
The "Toni Hart" singing at
the Club Roysle Il the Gloria
Hart who sang here few
months ago With Fausto Cur
bello's band. Changed her name
because while she was here she
discovered another Gloria Hart,
likewise q singer, who came 20
Detroit with Raymond Scott =.
We notice that Winchell reports
that Eileen Devlin and Gwen
Monahan, now at New York's
LaCongs. have signed film con-
tracts for "Follies Girl" They
used 10 be members Of the Pan
American Dancers who are al
the Royale now, and Gwen, by
the way. il Detroit girl.
Musicians get younger anc
YOUNGER Benny Good m rs
pianist. Mel Powell. is only Is
Incidentally VIC learn that
Goodman has sung only once in
recording. song named
"Tain't No Use" He decided
that IL wasn't. and quit singing
Pups for Presents