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for the full month. He reiterated
opposition to any scheme of COM
pulsory purchases.
Expressing satisfaction with re-
cent financing operations of the
Treasury, he also pointed out that
his $4,000, 900 900 money raising goal
for this month already had been
reached.
An informal poll of the Ways and
Means Committee on the sales tax
question showed that once
substantial majority for some form
of such levy had disappeared and
the present lineup was Is to IL
against such tax
Compulsory Savings May Wait.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Ray
burn declared that a plan for COM
pulsory savings, which was pro-
posed by Representative Gore, Dem
ocrat, Of Tennessee ought to lie
around for while" to allow time
to find out whether the Treasury's
plan for voluntary savings will work.
And" he told a press confer
ence, II might say I think that's
what will happen" His observation
came in response to a question as to
his position on the Gore measure.
The Gore bill involves a combina-
ton of a withdrawal from employees
salaries and an enforced savings
program, the collections to be in
vested in War bonds at an interest
rate that could not exceed l per
cent.
The trend away from a sales tax
was emphasized yesterday when the
committee decided tentatively to cut
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PROPOSALS.

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sontrast: 70 Ne ' use q Domestic mate g
prescribed BY the Department Of Labor.
ned that any bid submitted in response
panied by a statement q ' facts in s detail
OF the business and technical orsaniIation
sources. The Commissioners expressly re-
the facts as to the business and tech
nical crsanization. financial resources or
experience compared with the project bid
Torrance of the bidder justify such re-
lection. Certified check for Sic. 90. pay
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accompany each REQUEST for proposals. spe-
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Rubber Rotioning to Halt
Non-Essentiof MOTORING

PHILADELPHIA, May IA LP.-
Motorists throughout the Nation
were warned today that all nom
essential traffic may be halted
through gasoline rationing to save
rubber.
The civilian will get no more
rubber, either synthetic or natural,
during the war, DR.. c. F. Phillips,
head of the o. P. AS Tire Ration
ing Division, declared and sit is
highly probable that the tires he
now has on his car eventually will
be reQuisitioned for use on essential
vehicles,
John L. Rogers, director OF the
motor transport division of o. D. T.,
who accompanied DR.. Phillips here
for a series of conferences, said
sightseeing and race track buses"
will be barred from the highways
almost Immediately" as non-essen-
tial
He added that a scarcity of truck
parts also was growing serious.
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the present $3.50 personal income tax
exemption to $500 and the 81 500
exemption for married couples to
$1,000. Under this plan a single
man earning as little as $40 a week
would have to file tax report
Members said that such big
dip into the ranks of low-income
workers who formerly were tax
exempt probably would preclude the
possibility of sales tax which most
factions concede would fall most
heavily on that class of workers.
Nevertheless, sales tax proponents
said that the committee apparently
would end up far short of the ad-
ministration's So, 700 900 900 goal and
would face the alternatives of re-
sorting to such tax or being con-
tent with what one member said
would be "a halfway tax bill"
Ultimate Decision in Doubt.
Having decided on the exemption
levels, the committee went to work
today on normal and surtax rates
but there was no indication what
the ultimate tax bill of the average
citizen would be. 1t was presumed
that the new rates would be some
what higher, even with the wider
base taken into consideration.
The Treasury Departments re.
vised program calls for s., 400 900 ,00t
in additional revenue from indi.
viduals, while the committees stat.
isticians have proposed $1,547,0O0
600. The exemptions selected by the
committee were a compromise be-
tween the two programs.
Based on present individual nor.
NAL and surtax rates Of 4 and pei
cent, respectively, in the Lowest
brackets, the new exemptions woulc
cost a married man about $50 more
than he now pays-the dependent
credit of 400 has not been changed
| and the single man about SIS.
The normal tax would continue
to be computed with the earned
income credit deduction, which thu
Treasury has proposed to abolish.
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be even more severe after July I,
when the present program, de-
signed As a stop-gap, Is to be re-
placed by more comprehensive
plan.
He agreed with Senator Aiken,
Republican, of Vermont that Ma
tion-wide rationing was a possibil-
ity. particularly If the Government
rations all transportation.
Senator Maloney, Democrat, of
Connecticut, who headed a COM
mittee that investigated the East
ern gasoline situation last fall, said
there is plenty of Oil in the pro-
ducing States, but he saw no i'm
provement in transportation con-
ditions within the next few months.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, Of
Florida believed that a partial solu-
ton might come from fuller use Of
the inland waterways that would
take ship tonnage of of the sub
marine-infeSted East Coast.
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rails" declared Red Star in discus
sing the Kharkov offensive.
The Soviet dispatches said Mar
shall Timoshenko's offensive thus
appeared to have surprised the Ger
mans, and not only forestalled q
major German assault, but to have
laid the foundation for freeing
Kharkov.
Soviet dispatches said the Rus
slams stormed and overran a series
of basic German Notifications on
the Kharkov front, hurting the in
vaders far back" and advancing
through steadily widening breach.
The Russians said the German
high command flung hastily concen-
trated reserves into the battle only
to have them melt before the Red
Army assault.
Recent Stockholm dispatches said
1000 German troops were massed
in the Kharkov sector and described
the city as the new field headquar-
tiers of Field Marshal Gen. Fedor
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uxes

Continued From First Page)
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Chinese Forces Rae
Sa|ween Bridges,
Hold East Bank
jap Column Menocing
Teneyueh, Old City
On Corovun Route
RY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, China, May IA.
The Chinese have destroyed
the bridges across the upper
Salween River, called the Lu in
China, and are holding the east
bank against japanese van
guards about so miles west of
Paoshan, a Chinese military
spokesman reported today.
Paoshan is 100 miles inside Yum
nan from the Burma border as the
Burma road twists, but only about
100 miles by air Capture of Pao-
shan by the Japanese was denied
CThe principal bridge across
the Salween in Yunnan is the
Huiting Bridge, the key to a
bodybuilding miracle" in which
the Burma road reaches the
crossing by. dropping from $500
feet to 2,785 feet in a 28-mile
stretch, then climbs again into
the towering mountains. The
bridge is 125 miles by road from
the Burma border)
Another Japanese column, branch
ing northward from the Burma
road, is threatening the ancient city
OF Tengyueh (also called Tengchung
and Momein), on the old caravan
route between China and Burma
the Chinese spokesman said
Advance Beyond Lungling.
The Chinese high command ad-
mitted tonight that the Japanese
had continued their advance into
Yunnan Province along the Burma
road beyond Lungling, 100 miles by
road from the Burma border.
It's communique said a column
driving on from Lungling captured
Taochi yesterday and pushed on
toward Hungmushu. (These points
are not shown on available maps,
but presumably they still are west Of
the Salween, the line now held by
the Chinese, according to the
spokesman
This column was said to have
been heavily engaged, suffering
severe losses.
The communique also said fierce
fighting had been N progress around
Tengyueh since May 10.
Withdrawal in Burma Denied.
The spokesman denied that Chi
nese troops still in Burma were
withdrawing toward India with the
British, saying some officers were
doing so, but that the main body of
Chinese troops still held pockets at
points between Mandalay and Myit-
kyina.
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for pursuit Of the fleeing enemy"
"Cloudbursts had soaked few
roads temporarily and turned them
into morasses, but these difiiculties
which from men and machines de-
manded great additional efforts
could impede only = little the i'm
petuous advance of the German
troops" the commentary said.
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The Berlin radio yesterday broad
cast Vichy dispatch saying the
United States had demanded the
immobilization of these warships
and had asked that France sur
render q number of merchant ships
now in Caribbean ports.
This request, the broadcast said,
would be opposed by the Vichy gov
eminent as contrary to the terms of
its armistice with Germany.
The London Daily Mail said to-
day that Germany had fiatly for
hidden Vichy to surrender the mer-
chant ships and had given orders
to scuttle them II necessary. The
Mail estimated there were 100000
tons of merchant shipping in Mar
Unique Harbor.
The Vichy government Of Pierre
Laval said last night that 1t
had sent a note to the United States
in reply to new demands" by
Washington which. it said, tended to
modify the present status OF
Martinique and the Antilles.
There was no indication in the
communique as to what Vichy has
told the United States. although it
was stated that the American rep
reservations made in an endeavor
to positively neutralize the French
Caribbean Island area gave rise 10
grave questions"
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ON Book under .Hitlsr's revised

Won Book under .Hitlsr's revised
command.
A German aviator captured on
the Kharkov front was quoted rs
saying Hitler's high command had
made all preparations for . light
ming withdrawal from the city.
Fierce aerial activity over the
southern front was accompanied by
an intensification Of air combat In
the northwest, where the Germans
may be renewing efforts to relieve
their units at Staraya Russo.
Tass said 20 Junkers-52 trans
ports had been destroyed on the
ground and 81 other German planes
downed in dogfights over several
days in that region between Smo-
lensk and Leningrad.
Concentrated IRE of light arms
rifles, automatic rifles and machine
guns-was authoritatively reported
to have disposed of . tank-sup-
ported attack by German infantry
battalion on the Kalinin front.
Opened up ut short range, the
information bureau said, these
weapons repelled the battalion and
opened the way for q counterattack
Up to 400 Germans were killed or
wounded, several tanks were
smashed and prisoners taken, the
bureau reported.
- Short Cut to Oil.
The Kerch Peninsula is q short
cut to the Caucasus and the oil the
Germans 20 greatly desire. They
captured the city of Kerch last No
vember but were unable to gel
across the narrow smile Strait Of
Kerch, and on December 81 thu
Russians announced recapture Of
Kerch and much of the peninsula
which juts due eastward from the
larger Crimean Peninsula.
A Berlin radio Interpretation o
the daily communique said tn,
Kerch action was In part a pursuit.
Of forces which escaped encircle
ment in q German break through
the Parpatsch position near tn
neck Of the peninsula. about 81
miles short of Kerch strait.
The Berlin commentary spok
also of Germans hopping up
pocket at Akmonai, freeing troop
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Russia
Continued From First Page

are beginning" said the Soviet Army
newspaper Red Star.
Red Star said the Germans had
massed a considerable number of
tanks and planes and might win
temporary successes in some sectors,
but declared that 1.-The most critical
days are far behind"
THE Germans are sustaining
heavy losses in men and mate
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-01
Sincere Performers

To the uninitiate eye, perhaps
neither OF these seem TO need
any changes. but you'll find that
sincere performers never rest
until they're satisfied that
they've achieved the best that
they can possibly do.
Miss Hepburn told US last
week that she had been afraid
she had forgotten her lines dur
Ing the months she had been on
the coast making Keeper OF the
Flame" and that she could
never really dare lose herself in
a part until she was letter
perfect.
1T was quite easy here, how
ever, because the audiences have
been ~ much more receptive
than they were for philadelphia
Story
II think since the war people
have come out NJ a iethargy and
respond to everything with
greater enthusiasm" she told
US yesterday.
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Durbin Film Delayed

Because OF the unavoidable
delays I'm script troubles and
directorial switches on Forever
Yours" Deanna Durbin win have
been off the screen a full two
eafs-before this picture L.
finally released. Certainly none
of the setbacks have been Dean
mas fault. According to our
best spies, she has been a
lamb -.
Our story that Columbia was
up a creek because none Of the
bald headed heroes would agree
to appear minus toupees IN Jean
Arthur's Merry Go Round"
movie started some fun. Joan
Bennett, for one, thinks Otto
Preminger (who hasn't much
hair, you will admit) has az
much oonph as any hero on
the screen-and, II you care,
so do II
How About DoolittIe7
History has been filled with
the great loves of bald headed
men," writes one fan who says
he hasn't a hair on his head.
And speaking about sparse
haired heroes, what about our
great Jimmy Doolittle who
bombed Tol<iof say that the
romantic actor who would taIce
up the crusade for us bald
headed boys would earn himself
q bigger fan club than any
glamour girl In HOLLYWOOD"
Sfanwyek Code
Barbara stanwyck has COM
piled her own little Emily Post
on how to behave toward our
boys in service:
Never ignore a friendly
smile or greeting. Consider II
q compliment.
Give him q lift-hs may
have just hgged a pack 20
mileS
3LBs interested in every
thing he says. You have a LOT
Of time to talk. He hasn't.
ATreat him N n fr1spd--
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Brought Begonia Bush

"AIl my glory of being celebrity has been
taken away from me. Gertrude Norman, age
IS, arrived today to live here. Up to that
time, at the age of 80, I was the oldest per-
SON here"
I'VE must go and see Gertrude" said Jean,
"and see II she brought her cat with her."
No, she hadn't brought her cat with her
but had brought begonia bush, which was
planted outside her window by Frank
Campeau, whom many of you saw in Douglas
Fairbanks earlier westerns.
Continued on Page Nine)
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18th Anniversary

The Cleveland Orchestra be-
gan the celebration Of its twen-
ty-fifth anniversary in Septem-
Der, 1912. Founded in the other
wartime of 1918. ii reaches its
first major anniversary as the
world Is again rocked by war.
Never has IL been more needed
than in its anniversary year,
when great music with its at
tendant powers Of consolation
and inspiration is playing SO
vital a rola on the home front.
Conductor for 10 Years
Entering upon his tenth year
at It's head, Artur Rodzinski has
risen to a commanding position
among conductors. With a we'll
drilled and responsive personnel
of 80 virtuosos at his disposal, he
is continuing the progressive I'M
usual program that his distin-
guished his decade in Cleveland.
The orchestra has toured since
its first season. In "a years IL
has played $40 concerts in Is
states, Canada and Cuba.
Tickets for this concert are
now on sale at the Grinnell
music store.
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never az a stranger. Remember
he's hooked his life for you.
5-Look your feminine best
at all times.
Elf you have any troubles
about your income tax--DONT
TELL HINT
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Jordan Choir
Here Monday

THE FAMOUS Wings Over
Jordan Choir Of more than 80
voices, under the direction Of
Gladys o. Jones, will make an
appearance in Detroit on Monday
at s p. m. at the Ebenezer
A. M. z. Church, located at
Brush and Willis.
They will present a concert
program of spirituals In connec-
ton with the United States
Treasury Departments Inter-
Racial War Bond Committee Of
Michigan to promote the sale Of
War Bonds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-01
IN HOLLYWOOD w|THs
sLsasM q Pa,,.a,
Country House Provides
Sanctuary for Actors
HOLLYWOOD. October 81.

HOLLYWOOD. October 81.
CHANGRI-LA, paradise, dream come true,
y Is the way some of my old friends at the
Motion Picture Country House describe their
new home. Jean Hersholt took me on per-
sonally conducted tour through the gardens,
the cottages. the lounge, the. library and the
spacious dining room where they see movies
twice a week.
met 80 many old friends, men and women
who have given their active days to the en-
tertainment Of their public, and now IN the
sunset Of life are living among the people who
understand and love them. / must say have
a renewed respect for our motion picture folk
and a thankfulness that In this old world
there are those who really care what happens
to their fellow men.
Gustav Won Seyffertftz, one OF the finest
character actors of his day, said with
twinkle in his eve:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-01
Amusing Comedy

This Is the last week 10 make
"Old Acquaintance" since Jane
Cowl is closing Saturday night
at the Lafayette due to previous
radio commitments.
rs too bad this show didn't
70 a little better because it's an
amusing comedy and has num-
Der of laughs in IL,
We don't know what's 10 fol-
low. because producer Henry
Duffy is in California making
arrangements for another at
Continued on Page Nine)
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9 Actresses
Graduated
7 O Leads
BY CHARLES GENTRY

TWO little girls, who have
Il been more OF less sitting on
the cinema sidelnes for some
time, blossom out as leads in
the two new film offerings COM
ing our way.
In 'Priorities on Parade at
the Michigan this week, we find
dancing Ann Miller literally
stepping out into a star spot.
Although Miss Miller is one
Of the most gifted dancers on
the screen today. she has been
something of a wall flower from
a picture angle.
Producers Just wouldn't ask
her TO dance-or act.
Finally, after a few short APP
pearances, she became a blonde
and whipped over to Paramount
where she knew the doorman.
Convinced the Boys
After she got In she had no
trouble convincing the boys that,
besides tapping her feet with
impatiepce. she should be doing
II with rhythm before a camera
It's taken Ann Miller six
years 10 make the grade, but
there's every indication, judging
from her work in this swing
shift musical, that shes here to
stay.
The other little girl won't be
along until next week, but her
story is along the same lines,
II you read between them.
A.. Ann Rutherford, who opens in
Orchestra Wives" next Friday
at the Fox, Is undoubtedly one
Of the most talented young ac-
tresses the films have never
made use Of.
For several years she has been
lettering around the MGM lot
making faces at directors, but
not for them
They kept her Hight buried
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Cleveland
Orchestra
At Masonic

THE Cleveland Orchestra, with
Il Artur Rodzinsh conducting.
will give the first local perform
ance OF Shostakovich's Seventh
Symphony on Tuesday evening
at Masonic Auditorium. II will
be dedicated to the Detroit COM
mittee Of Russian War Relief.
Inc.
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MOV|E-GO-ROUND

HOLLYWOOD. Oct. 81.
DANDOM thoughts of the
~ week: The gal Tony Martin
was seeing on his navy leave
in Hollywood was Fran Eng
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-01
Hepburn
In Cd Week
At Cas-
By CHARLES GENTRY

s. A WAKE AND REHEARSE"
IA is the clarion call sound
ing on the theater call boards
these days. both at the Cass
and the Wilson.
Katharine Hepburn and Eli
oft Nugent and their company
have been busy every day from
noon until curtain time putting
the finishing touches to that
superb Philip Barry comedy.
without Love-" which starts
its second week at the Cass
Monday night.
At the Wilson. Dorothy Stone
and Charles Collins and their
merry musical troupe are still
making adjustments In the pop
ular Life OF the Party" which
Is in its fourth week at the
Wilson.
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LouelIa Parsons

lish-former heart Of Jackie
Coogan. Az we said-the Ann
Sheridan-Martin rumors were
just so much smoke.
Is the Dorothy MacGuire- Bill
Eyth flame siInmering down to
a flickerf Before Claudia" left
Hollywood, Dorothy was seen
several times with a prominent
director.
It Is amusing Paramount
bosses that Veronica Lake, who
is supposed to be 10000
temperamental. Is the only
femme star Of the three lined
up (Claudette Colbert and
Paulette Goddard are the other
two) who isn't going over the
script of $50 Proudly We Hail"
with a fine comb protecting their
interests
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-07-10

Should his chief need his aid, it
will not be too little and too late.
Although his position often calls
him to the defense of his depart
ment, he is not one who believes
the King can do no wrong. He is
as quick to protect the innocent
as he is to punish the guilty.
Many of us are conversant with
his wise decisions.
Leaving the Public Safety
building last Saturday we were
struck by the loud hurrahs coming
from the station. Seeking the
cause, we overheard this remark:
During my 20 years of service no
official has ever received such a
demonstration as that given by
the cops to Captain Kirtley after
his address today" He is a demon
against fifth columns and Quizz-
lings.
No officer could wish a finer
tribute. Let's join 'em. We too,
have responsibility.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-07-10

happy years.
The Y.W.C.A. was filled with
beautiful flowers and a lovely
centerpiece presented by Mrs. Sny-
der, was a beautiful floral design
of lilies, carnations, and Arbutus.
A piece of wedding cake was serv-
ed to each guest.
Serving the guests were the
misses Florence, Edith Marie and
Mile Bown, Joyce Cooper, Vivian
Meade, Jacqueline Gibson, and Clio
ria Ponder.
In charge of the Guest Book was
Miss Bonetta Johnson. In charge
of the many beautiful gifts were
Mrs. r. Ashford and Mrs. Frank
Marshall. Pouring at the table
were Mrs. Blanks and Mrs. Hayes
Of Tacoma, Mrs. G. Brown assist
ey by many of the young ladies,
had charge of the serving.
Rev. Stevenson of Tacoma gave
a wonderful prayer, Mrs. Eva Mil
Ter of PIT. A. sang IT Love You
Truly" and piano solos were rem
dered by Miss Jacqueline Gibson
and Miss Edith Marie Bown.
The Northwest Enterprise ex-
tends its best wishes to the couple
and feel. Seattle is proud to have
such sincere people as these.