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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Jack Pickering
Here
Mnd
Now

u CRACKER BARREL: There
being no general store in De-
troit and no cracker barrel to
gather around 10 swap gossip.
we dedicate today's column to an
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Singer No Sing

ALTHOUGH MARIE McDON-
AID sang with three oTcheStras
before reaching Hollywood. she
hasn't sung in a single movie.
Lucky Jordan" is her fourth film
and she's a luscious comedienne
in IL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Fans Letters

VICE PRESIDENT HENRY A.
WALLACE is beginning TO get
fan mail in Hollywood since his
appearance in the Paramount
Victory Short Price of Victory"
which Producers Pine and Thomas
are making.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

! m a gin a ~
cracker bar
rel.
People can
gather round
Thy mail or
word OF mouth
conversation
a n d m a k c
their perth
nent or i'm
pertinent re-
marks pithy
or trivial
Only II we
n 9 a r a n Y
c site re-
marks along
the line of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
LOVES OF POE

The companion film. The
Loves OF Edgar Allan Poe. deals
with an untold episode in the ia
nous poets life. Linda Darnell CO.
stars with John Shepherd.
AN interesting highlight is the
performance of Freddie Mercer
who portrays Poe as boy. Freddie
is a Detroit boy. the son of Doctor
Mercer, and used 10 sing in the
choir at st. Pauls Church.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31


Joe Jones of Walker a. Co.
joins. the cracker barrel circle
by letter. with q yarn about his
cat named Louie, short for the
Welsh name Eleweilyn. It's
really Barbara's cat. Barbara is
Joe's daughter, aged Is.
"Louie," says Joe, has n habit
81 jumping onto the window stills
Of the partment. Last week
they removed the screens.
This morning Louie made his
usual leap and sailed out the
third floor window I'm a perfect
swan dive. Barbara donned n
coat over her pa jamas and tear
fully raced down three floors.
u found Louis badly scared and
hewing at the door. No bones
broken. just shaken up and a
hole In his tongue where a tooth
penetrated clear through. Ao.ti-
never heard OF Steve Brodie but
i bet he could tell him a thing or
two"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
CLEVER DANCER

Neat little Evelyn Farnev
dances with smooth precision. Ray
and Trent prove 10 be most nlmble
of acrobatS and Billy Reyes has
the audience out OF their seats and
into the aiSles.
Greatest surprise 20 us was cute
little Judy Manners. who has de-
veloped into d show-stopper in no
time at az
Graduating from night club
grinds. she holds a Summa cum
loud degree of swing shouting.
Besides doing several song num-
bers in her own style, she offers
a series Of representations a la
Bonnie Baker, Judy Garland and
Kate Smith which are terrific.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Abbott,
Costello Fun
Film at Fox

AS IF 10 apologize for their
previous characterizations of comic
cowboys. sailors, soldiers and me-
chanies in their spectacular screen
career. Abbott and Costello say
Pardon My Sarong" as they whip
through their latest vehicle which
opened yesterday at the Fox
Theater.
It's a typical Abbott-CoStello
picture. combining corny Jokes,
slapstick comedy and hilarious
knockabouts which are still good
for deep-reoted laughs
This time the boys are bus
drivers who later become cast
Always on a tropical island How
ever, between the time is takes
them 10 become marooned there 5
a good deal of clever and talented
musical entertainment ,takin 6
place.
The Four Ink Spots, quartet OF
sepia singers who are as popular
today as the Mills Brothers were
a decade ago. give out with har-
mony singing which is indeed
good. They do Java 1--WE" and
do / Worry" numbers. which
have been on the hit parade 10 be
sure. but it's great TO hear them
again.
Another top sequence is the
flash dancing of Tip, Tap and Toe,
trio of sepia dance experts.
PERILOUS FUN
Driving a bus load of chorus
girls across country becomes a
PeFileAs adventure especially If
the driver is Lou Costello and the
adviser is Bud Abbott, and the
pursuers are detectives. You can
well imagine the thrills in store
and the funny situations which
arise as Costello weaves his way
in and out of traffic. between trees
and even into the Pacific Ocean.
They finally emerge from the
water hanging grimly onto the
anchor of yacht which is en-
route 10 Honolulu.
As seamen, they are ready and
willing, but not able. They are
abaft the beam. riding the helm.
washing the starboard. drinking
the port and rigging the stern. II
you think that last sentence is
nonsense, come see Abbott and
Costello in this salty episode.
DIR HERO
After being lost at sea. they
finally arrive at an uncharted
island. They meet the natives and
the chief Immediately proclaims
Costello hero simply because
Lou is the funniest individual the
aborigine has ever met. Here,
again. the comedians fade from
the scene to permit the Saronga
Dancing Girls, with songStreSs
Nan Wynn. perform hula routines
The action then picks up with
both Bud and Lou leading.a gang
OF jewel thieves a merry chase
around the isle.
What little story theme there is
carries out 10 a happy conclusion
and if you're an Abbott and Cos.
tello fan you'll certainly enjoy
their newest fun feature.
Robert Paige and Virginia Bruce
contribute the romantic angle and
Lionel Atwill is cast in his usual
role Of the villain.
LOVES OF POE
gT~l.z o...z---s-. r.n st-rrt -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

FILMED IN the heat Of battle.
the first actual combat scenes to
come out Of embattled Russia
headline the new programs at the
Downtown and Norwood TelenewS
theaters.
These pictures. taken by Rus
sian observers, give an amazing
insight on the intensity of the
struggle for the control of stra-
tegic Stalingrad and the control
of the Don River. Here are shown
fearless Snipers, constantly expos
ing themselves 10 death, tanks
roaring into action, whole towns
afame. and captured NaZi NUM-
tons, war loot that will aid the
Russian cause.
SOLOMONS SCENES
A partial answer 10 the Solo
MONS question is supplied by off
cial marine films. displaying the
terrific toll eXacted from the Japs
in their attempts to recapture the
Guadaleanal air fields. Those Jap
prisoners. lucky enough TO be
taken alive. also give proof that
the Nips can be docile under ques-
tioning.
General Macarthur. long absent
from the news reel scenes. is pic
tured on tour of inspection COW
ering Port MoreShy and vicinity.
Within the country, news is
headed by private citizen Wendell
Willkie, who assumes the role of
the loyal opposition, reporting 10
the nation on his tour Of the
world
Continuing collegiate coverage
Of football. Telenews presents grid
highlightS of the Notre Dame VS..
Illinois game: Army VS.. Harvard;
and Northwestern VS.. Ohio State.
Featuring the Downtown Tele-
news bill is an Informative Tele-
newShort, New Soldiers Are
Tough Covering the training
methods leading TO our latest
commando tactics.
Heading the Norw God Tele-
newshort program, Pacific From
tiers" makes a tour Of the Pacific
battle areas. Ably supporting is
a thrilling story of sacrifice, Let
tiers From Bataan."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

< a D blng MIX fiChh"'N"
hunk of cheese (which likewise
fits. the cracker barrel meta
phds) we Will drop the idea in
stantly and walk away trying
TO look unconcerned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
GOOD IMITAToR

She's Fivae4otfs,- petite aftd can
make herself be heard in the park
ing lot two blocks away from the
theater, which. it seems, IS Just
what the customers want.
TO begin with. Phil Brestoff and
his orchestra, which is one of our
favorites, present a blue prelude.
Shades Of Blue. which covers
everything freR4 the Night 10 ST.
Louis.
Ironic note Is the inclusion Of
when the Blue Of the Night,
etc, Blng theme song, used as an
introduction 10 Bob
Bob. himself, has relaxed a great
deal and the easy style in which
he rides along with the band is
much more pleasing than IBIS for
mer attitude. Now. hc even clowns
with the acrobats and does an
old hand-Stand between numbers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
CHANGE OF HEART

He even forgets his first love,
Ann Miller. while chasing Betty
Rhodes in and out OF hangers.
Miss Rhodes Is undoubtedly one
of the screen finds" of the year.
Lovely 10 look at. she is equally
delightful TO listen 10, and when
she polishes up a little on how 10
read lines and influence audiences,
Paramount got something there.
a NICE LAD
Johnston. himself, isn't bad. He's
nice. natural and a ikable guy
with a swell idea of how TO swing
lit.
jerry Colonna and Vera Vague
furnish most Of the laughs. As a
matter Of humorous fact, Colonna
his never been rs funny as he is
in this picture. His material is eX-
cellent and his grimaCes are out of
this world.
For musical manufactured
with an assembly line background
"Priorities on Parade" is a very
entertaining piece.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

Then Louis Stone arrives Via
telegraph to say that this is the
fourteenth year they've had a
free-for-all Halloween party for
$500 neighborhoOd kids at Slim
son place and Third street. The
police witt rope Off the street at
b O'Clock tonight, and local
druggist will give away candy.
And somebody from Highland
Park speaks up and says they do
the same thing out there. with
ths whole city invited. Highland
Parker Howard VAR. whose
candy store is kitty-corner from
my back door. gives prizes for
the most artistic Job of soaping
his windows. Result: Practically
10 serious trouble on Halloween
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
Red Combat
Scenes Top
TeIeneWs Bill

FILMED IN the heat Of battle.
the first actual combat scenes to
come out Of embattled Russia
headline the new programs at the
Downtown and Norwood Telenews
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

So that's how the cracker
barrel turned out. Cats, tires,
orcheStras. mon with one leg.
Gosh, looks as though anything
goes at the cracker barrel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

Bill Scholl arrives in sweat.
asking IL we knew that
Detroiter was i'm Loves OF Ed
gar Allen Poe" at the Fox. It's
young Freddie Mercer, son Of
DIR. Fred Musscr, "A Detroit
physician. Yes. We knew Freddie
was a Detroit product. Sos Joan
Leslie. i'm Yankee Doodle
Dandy"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
WHAT. REAL WORK:

The gang shoulders, Jerry Co
lonna shakes the most, az the idea
of physical work, but they do ac-
ccpt and then the fun starts.
Johnnie, head Of the swing crew.
winds up az an assistant welder.
only 10 find that his boss is q girl.
With heavy clothes. a helmet
and dark glasses. the boss seems
anything but glamorouS and II isn't
until nc sees her dressed up with
grease paint instead OF plain
grease that he realizes what a
mistake he has made.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

Don Pablo. the orchestra
leader. settles down by the bar
rel and asks pointedly: "Ir a
wealthy man. Edward Elliot,
gho dumps his tires In the river,
slashing the inner tubes. makes
some front pages October 19A,
does an insignificant musician
like me rate a word for donating
TO the government four tires and
tubes. with only 300 miles on
them. from my instrument trail
erS. which l have 'npw'offcred 10
the scrap drive Sure. Don.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31
FOR SWING SHIFT

On the screen "PrioriticS on Pa
rade' gives US the first glimpse Of
what happens on tho swing shift
in defense plants when the work
erS decide 10 take time out for
swing.
Johnny Johnston. tho b a n d
leader. out of work. takes his boys
over 10 an airplane factory to
make out with a baton peninsula
of music for the tired workers.
The factory head tells the boys
that ne likes the idea but that
they have got TO play for free. If
they want real jobs they can have
them and make with the music be-
tween nuts and bolts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

Mary Hopkins says the marry
in-wartime problem il so baf-
fling that a special series of
classes is being given To help
Young people decide. Morrill,
Palmer and the "Y" are CO.
operating on IL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

Al Bigelow. the cop on the
beat. says he was going home on
the street car Thursday and he
saw man Of about 40 get up
and give his seat TO a woman.
This happens so rarely that ~
shook hands with the man. The
man. with a southern drawl. re-
marked, We'll, il my father was
on this car. and he saw that ]
didn't get up, he'd give me
lickin
And the lady who got the
seat ? She told Al that one day a
girl in Stacks, Just out from work
at the EX-Cell-O shop insisted
that the lady take her seat.
What is Just a question Of
who wears the pants?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

Mrs. Robert Boelio notices the
cracker barrel circle and in
quires whether We know there
are 1000 Girl Scouts doing war
work in Detroit. And she gives
US q letter that Nancy Magid.
age IL, sent tn national head
quarters. asking how she can
Join. Mrs. BOelio says there are
$1,000 more gir.~ on Detroit's
waiting list, because they cant
find leaders for new troops.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-31

VI T. s. phones: II was going
by that Allied Nations exhibit
AT the Well Building and there's
a window telling all about en-
listing Is and l9-year-oldS. Then
a man came down the street on
crutcheS. because his leg was off
at the knee, and he looked in
the window. He was about 45
aid and ] wondered if he
pas in the last war. And then
Wondered how long he would
look at the window. so / waited
10 see lie stayed Is minutes
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-01-22
BOLD LEADERSHIP NEEDED
WHO SHOULD pay the doIlars-and-cent C

WHO SHOULD pay the dolars-and-cents cost OF
w this war? We know who will do the fighting.
The sons Of workers and farmers will make up 80
per cent Of our army and navy. But who should
contribute the money-the billions needed to take
care of the huge program which must be put over
if Hitler is to be defeated?
In a democracy, like ours, there is only an
swer: Those best able to pay. Apparently, Presl-
dent Roosevelt agrees with that answer, but pow
erful men in his own Treasury Department dO not
agree. Influential leaders in House and Senate do
not agree.
In the judgment of labor if we are to have the
right kind of tax bill, the President, himself, must
lead much more definitely than he has up to date.
For example, he says Congress should plug
the loopholes in existing tax laws but the average
American hasn't very definite idea Of what the
President means by "loopholes.' He doesn't know
that for 20 years experts in the employ of the gov
ernment have deliberately placed those 'lOopholes"
in the tax laws, and then, many Of them, resigned
from government service in order that they might
show rich men how to find those "loopholes" and
profit from them.
The average citizen does not know that during
the last 20 years the very rich because of those
"loophoes' have "gypped" the Treasury of bill
lions and billions Of needed revenue.
The President and the Secretary of the Treas
ury know all about these loopholcs.' They can
diagram every one of them and make a fairly good
estimate Of just how much each "loophole" has
cost the government.
Take that nice little 'loophole" which enables q
rich man and his rich wife to make, separate IN
come tax returns. That costs the Treasury not
less than $300OOO,00O and perhaps $500,00O,Oo OoC
a wear No one benefits except the very rich anC
they don't need the money
If the President would frame "fresde chat
or q message to Congress describing these loop
holes" showing Just how much each "loophole'
costs, why it is unfair to the masses OF the Amer
lean people and perhaps give the names of 4 few
of the chief benefciarics, he could blow the tan
lobby out of the water.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-01-22
UNION TO BUY
$7,500,OOO DEFENSE BONDS

New York City LNS).-Two thous-
and shop chairmen of the Dress
makers Union, an affiliate of the In
ternational Ladies' Garment Workers
Union pledged their organization 10
buy $7,5OO,OOO in defense bonds at IA
meeting in Manhattan Center. The eff
fort will be part of the nationwide
drive of the international union to pur-
chase So, 5,OOO, 900 in defense bonds. The
Dressmakers Union is the biggest sin
gle labor unit here, having Il member
ship of 10000
The bond purchase plan calls for the
employer to pay Il part of the worker $
weekly wage, five per cent at least, in
defense stamps, to be placed by the
workers in an album provided by the
union. The union will exchange the
stamps for defense bonds. 1t is
planned to have each worker invest at
least two weeks pay in bonds in the
course of Il year.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-01-22

ONCE MORE the Supreme Court has rendered a
" decision which will warm the heart of every
American who believes one of the first objects OF
any government should be the safeguarding of
human rights.
In many states, but more particularly in the
deep South' hardboiled employers, at various
times, have succeeded in persuading legislatures
to enact laws designed to reduce workers to state
of peonage. Some years ago the High Court wiped
one of these offensive laws off the statute books
of Alabama. Last week it invadated similar law
which disgraced Georgia.
Briefly, the Georgia law provided that worker
who contracted to render service, and failed to do
so, could be compelled to pay fine of 81 900 be
compelled to work chain gang for II months,
or both.
In the case brought to the attention of the SUI
preme Court, Ira Taylor was hired at 25 day
and his employer said he advanced Taylor $3.50.
When Taylor refused to carry out the contract,
he was called into court. The employer was the
only witness. The statute denied Taylor the right
Ito testify under oath, but he was graciousy per-
United to make an unsWOrn statement He denied
he had entered into the agreement, and also IN
sisted he had not received the $780,
Nevertheless, the jury found him guilty and
the State Supreme Court sustained the verdict
In an opinion by Justice Byrnes, eight of the
IJustces-Justice Robert being absent and there
fore, not participating the Georgia law was
ia violation of the Thirteenth Amendment to the
Federal Constitution.
"Such coerced labor is peonage,' said Justice
IByrnes, who, by the way, is sOutherner. 'lt is
|of course clear that peonage is form of invoun-
|tary servitude within the meaning of the Thr-
|teenth Amendment
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-01-22
WHAT? NO RUBBER

|1NIlE AMERICAN public has been having hard
time to understand why war with Japan
makes it impossible to get rubber. The American
idea always has been that when any supply runs
short, to get out and get it-somewhere somehow
Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones says there are
stacks of rubber on hand, and immense quantities
of old rubber that can be used, and lots of men and
factories in our country to manufacture synthetic
rubber. Jones knows exactly what he is talking
abOut AS Secretary of Commerce he has more
data on the subject than any other person He
has pieced it all together and he atly asserts that
amy rubber shortage can be made up right here in
the United States.
In the first World War we built great power
plants on the Tennessee River to manufacture nj,
trates. Afterwards it was decided to manufacture
fertilizers there, to make us independent of Ger
many for those supplies.
1t also developed that dye stuffs were not made
i'm the United States, and that caused lot OF
worry and trouble. But that proved to be a bless
ing in disguise because the American chemical in
dustry developed superior processes for the manu-
facture Of dyes, and the United States now stands
lat the head of every nation Of the world as the
leading producer of dyes and chemical goods
What? No rubber Get going with Secretary
Jones' He is also r. f. C.. Administrator, through
which he has pledged 400 million dollars to pro
duce so much rubber that Leon Henderson and his
Iquitters, will holler "Stop, that's plenty, Jesse.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-01-22
HOBS FOR ALL OE us

WAR BRINGS many a menace to the people at
w home, no less than to the fighting forces on
the battlefront. One Of those menaces is fire.
We must expect efforts to destroy American
producing facilities through sabotage That hap
pened in the last war and it will undoubtedly hap
pen again. The torch and the bomb are the sabo-
tours principal weapons The civil defense organi-
cations which are being established in all sections
of the country should be trained to combat this
danger. The regular police and fire forces cannot
do it all.
The chance Of air attack is another definite
possibility The Army Command on the Pacific
Coast has said definitely that enemy planes APP
peared over San Francisco and no one knows when
an actual bombing attack may be made some
where. London and other European cities were
saved by the superb work done by volunteer fire
fighters trained and equipped to deal with in
cendiaries.
The public also must cooperate to prevent fires
which are not direct result of war. We must keep
our industries producing without cessation. sin
gle great fire, in a key factory could delay the
completion of needed weapons for weeks and per
haps months. Any fire destroys materials and
supplies which are vitally needed And to rebuild
after fire, takes labor which should be used for
defense production.
The civil population has many important jobs
in wartime. And fire protection is one of the most
important.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-01-22
CAROLE LOMBARD

50 MANY millions Of Americans have watched
~ Carole Lombard in her bright glory on the
screen that her death has come to them as a
shock. Before the end, she earned 4 further claim
on. their affection. She returning to Holly
wood just after selling $4,000, 900 in defense bonds
in her native Indiana. Like the Army pilots who
fell from the burning plane with her, she too died
in the service Of her country.
From the beginning something ominous
seemed to hover over this aughter-lovng girl. Al
most at the start Of her career an automobile ac-
cident left her SCARED from to ear But care
full surgery helped her back into the movies. From
the old rocking Mack Sennett comedies she
worked steadily up to stellar roles and in the last
decade was counted in Hoywood's most radiant
galaxy For millions of Americans she helped to
create world Of make-bcheve only to become
herself, in the end, the victim of a tragedy hor-
ribly real.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-01-22
SCRAP WOOD FOR NEEDY

Washington, D. c. Salvage of
scrap lumber after the construction Of
defense housing projects will mean
more firewood for needy families this
winter. The United States Housing
Authority, continuing its war against
waste" has instructed contractors
building USHA defense homes to
gather any waste wood into piles on
the project and make it available to
local relief administrators for distri-
button to needy families, for heating
and cooking.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-01-22
LOUISIANA LABOR SCORES
2O16 PAY GAIN in YEAR

New Orleans (ILNS).-An unofficial
survey of the labor conditions in
Louisiana and New Orleans in partic-
ular shows organized labor has gained
while crafts not organized are prac-
tically at StandStill as far as wages
are concerned. The greatest gains both
in the number of men employed and
increased wages are in the building
trades.