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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29
PRAISE FOR ZEROS

The fiiers praised the Japanese
Zero fighter planes, which they
said fly from Buka, 40 miles 10
the north, carrying helly-tanks of
gas which they drop before they
60 into action.
Jensen estimated that the Zeros
might easily 60 into action over
Guadalcanal fran Rabaul. 720
miles 10 the north. with enough
gas 10 fight 30 minutes over the
big island before returning to Ra-
baul.
They said the japanese pilots
were small and light, weighing
usually about 100 pounds. One
killed in Guadalcanal- was be-
-lieved to have been only about
10 years old.
Richardson said their squadron
got its first action from the deck
of carrier during the American
occupation OF Guadalcanal on Au,
gust 7. They were credited with
shooting down 70 planes definitely
in addition to Is ''probables."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29
All Ship Losses
Revealed, Says
Elmer Davis
Tells Radio Audience
Navy Is Hiding No
Cstastrophes to Date

NEW YORK, Oct. % (INS)
that "all sinkings of
major United States naval vessels
have been reported" up 10 noon
yesterday was given the nation
last night in a radio talk by FL
mer Davis, director of the office
of war information.
This report, stemming fears In
some quarters that the navy
might be holding up news of fur
ther American warship losses. was
made as Davis defended navy de-
.partment communicates.
Whatever may be the short
comings of the men at the head
Of our navy with regard 10
keeping the public informed, .
he said, "their primary Job Is TO
fight and win the war.
BEST FOR THE JOB
"They were selected because
they were believed TO be the
best men for the job; and ID
would he most unfortunate II
resentment OF any failings they
may have In what Is. for them,
subsidiary field, should I'M
dermine public confidence I'm
their primary business.
That capacity will be other
wise tested.
Meanwhile can assure You
that the communiques Of your
navy, even Mt its most reticent,
have been much closer to the
complete story than those of the
enemy-who by the way Is far
more secretive than we are
about his losses"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29
By MAI. PAUL c. RABORG
Written Especially for International News
service and Detroit Times

Service and Dcifoh Ahoth
THE COMBAT areas OF the
world are aflame with terrific
brutal and bloody war. The
United States Navy has prob
ably seen more battle action
since December Z than IN any
other war.
Secretary Of Navy Knox's
statement. II am not fore
shadowing TIC results and !
am certainly not foreshadow-
ing defeat" is the correct at
titude to be assumed by every
one. We must have complete
confidence and brave optimism
that is not complacency or
over-optimism.
The announcement of the
loss Of the aircraft carrier
Wasp, together with the state
ment that she was the
thirteenth ship reported sunk
in the battle Of the Solomons,
comes as a great blow TO
many people in the United
States.
1T SHOULD certainly drive
home 10 every one the fact
that we have in front of us
the worst war this world has
ever known.
We will win il, but It re-
quires the unified and unend-
ing effort of every person in
the United Nations.
The disclosure that this
latest aircraft carrier was
sunk September Is, more than
a month ago, comes at a time
when criticism is rampant to
the effect that our true war
losses have not been immedi-
ately publicly reported and
that other vital information
was withheld from our citi-
zens.
The propaganda agencies Of
Germany, Italy and Japan are
constantly working to keep up
the morale Of their own people
and TO undermine the morale
OF all the neutral nations in
as far as the democracies are
concerned.
EVERY LOSS We announce
Is seized upon and terrihcally
magnifed for this purpose.
Many of our citizens have
In the past failed to grasp the
vital nature Of the present
fighting in the Solomons as it
applies to the Nipponese.
II they lose this battle It
will be to them a decisively
long range strategic defeat.
But, as / have so frequently
said in these articles, our de-
feat there, though most
serious, would not be strategy
cally decisive.
Because of the time we have
gained in the Solomons we
have strengthened and estab-
lished bases to the southwark
as backstops for Guadal-
canal to halt the japanese
attempt toward our overseas
Australian supply line.
FROM THE beginning the
United Nations have been
forced TO hit but live to fight
another day. In other words,
10 inflict the maximum of
damage on our enemies, but
still not become too seriously
hurt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29
Allies Beat Off
COunter-Atta(k
ByGen. Ronnel
Continue Strong Assaults
on Alamein Positions;
Big Axis Ship Torpedoed

CAIRO, Oct. % INS).-An
Axis counter-attack Tuesday
night against positions captured by
Britain's Sth Army in the Egyp-
tian desert has been beaten off and
the Allied troops are continuing
strong assaults against the Ger
mans and Italians, a Middle East
high command communique said
today.
No large-scale armored action
has been reported since consider.
able numbers Of British and Axis
tanks claShed Tuesday. but minor
tank engagements continued
throughout the Alamein line battle
area, the high command said.
Damage was inflicted on the AXIS
tank patrols.
The communique said ceaseless
aerial assaults were being made
day and night against Axis air
fields in the desert. keeping Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel on the
defensive yesterday.
ALLIED PLANES BLAST LINES
4 German and Italian troop con-
|centrationS were blasted from the
air with good results, " the an
lnouncement from Gen. Sir Harold
I r. L. G. Aiexanderis headquarters
said.
Torpedo-carrying aircraft sank
a large Axis tanker heading for
1.-THE North African coast.
Heavy Allied bombers con-
Quoted a strong attack against
airdromeS on the island Of Crete.
MINE enemy fighters were
destroyed during the day." the
communicate. added.
Enemy activity over Malta
was ineffective and on a reduced
scale"
From all operations four Allied
planes failed 10 return.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29

attempting for two days 10 soften
the American defenSes with re-
peated raids and shellingS.
Were certain they landed
10000" Richardson said, land
-me don't know how many mere
However, the laps sent small
landing parties 10 the islands
almost nightly and In addition
had several thousand men on
the island when we occupied IT,"
They said the Japanese field
artillery was about four or five
miles west of Henderson Field.
All the Japanese landings dur
ing September and October were
made 10 the west of Henderson
Field, around Point Cruz and Cape
ESperance. about five or six miles
from the air base. they said. The
front lines are west of the field
beyond the Matanlkau River, with
two ridges and a coconut planta-
;Son between them and the field
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29

Continued from Page One)
from the Australian common.
wealth in the war against Japan
General Macarthur said:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29

IT SHOULD certainly drive
home 10 every one the fact
that we have in front Of us
the worst, war this world has
ever known.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

Changed My Penthouse for a Pup
Tent; You're Sap, Mr.. JAP" and
1--WE Did 1t Before and We Can
Do 1t Again; Dear Nom" and
Remember Pearl Harbor."
Columbia has prepared a new
Kate Smith record of THE Star
Spangled Banner" with America. T
Love You" on the other side;
you're Sap, Mr.. JAP" and Good
by, Mama; They Started Some.
thing" and Were All Americans"
and Remember Pearl Harbor" and
I'VE Did 1t Before"
Decca lists Patriotic Songs for
Children" ANY Bonds Today?"
The Army Air Corps" Hes la
in the Army and He's Al in My
Heart" ""Caissons Go Rolling Along"
Were in the Navy" "What1l I Do
if I Marry a Soldier?" and some
revivals like Pack Up Your Trou-
bles," "K-K-K-Katy," There's a
Long, Long Trail" Where Do We
Go from Here" and THE Old Gray
Mare"
One of the best-selling Victor
Bluebird records is Cash for Your
TRASH" described as a Fats Waller
piece which provides fast jive tune
to the business of saving old rags,
paper and pans for the Government.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Maybe We Could Put an End to War
Alan Hale, Hollywood's Leading Gadgeteer Voices
Approval of Encouraging Inventors

Inventors, up to now, have had
no opportunity to present their
ideas to sympathetic experts" Hale
continued. Sometimes the most
fantastic notion, perhaps Impatient
able in its present form, will work.
The National Inventors Council Is
splendid thing. I wouldn't be
too surprised If 1t came up with
something important"
The inventors council, incidental
ly, is under the Department of
Justice. It is willing to consider,
seriously, all possible machines,
secret weapons" and other sug-
gestions for winning the war. Ac-
cording 20 its announcement, it il
quite willing to consider ideas Of
a radical nature.
He's Not Astonished.
Hale considers that this clears
the way, removes the red tape and
impediments in the way of inven-
tors, many of whom are not tech
nically trained and thus do not
follow set patterns of improvement.
1t is no secret that all belligerent
nations are racing to find a means
of tapping the almost inconceiv-
able power of U-2335, the form OF
uranium which would, potentially,
make all conceivable forms of power
obsolete. Some obscure amateur
might just as well stumble on the
solution, Hale points out.
Hale himself is astonished by
nothing. Currently, he is exploit
ing radium active disc that glows
in the dark, useful for blackouts,
perhaps. He also has a new ultra
violet ray lamp that glows with
a constant 2,637 angstrum units
important because most lamps vary
in intensity and can't be used for
delicate medical work The new
lamp. Hale says, is a sure cure
for shingles and athletes foot.
Also new on the Hale list is,
OF all things, a potato chip. The
chip uses the protein of the skin,
he says, and preserves it free of
rancidity. With added vitamins,
the chip is perfect food, can be
put up in cans. Some crackpot
thought of that one Hale made
it practical and is going on the
market with it.
Rubber from brine-ocean brine
Evening star., 1942-01-25

ventions since childhood. In that
time he has received too many fan
tastic suggestions that contained
the germ Of practical ideas to be
cynical about anything. Which is
the chief reason he is happy that
the National Inventors Council has
been organized.
"It1l be a boon to people with
imagination" he commented. Still,
I hope it doesn't defect too many
inventions from me. People send
me things from all over. Most Of
them don't work. Some of them
do. But they are all interesting
especially the perpetual motion
machines. got hold Of dilly Just
the other day. Wouldn't 1t be won-
derful If 1t worked?"
Released By the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Ine.)
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Warmers Tackle
Tale of Wings

Adhering to the topical policy
for which the studio is noted, War
ner Bros. will produce the first
motion picture based on the an-out
effort of the American airplane in
dustry to provide the huge number
Of warplanes President Roosevelt
has set as the Nations goal.
The picture, scheduled to 60 into
production Immediately, is entitled
The Shadow of Their Wings" Its
cast is headed by Ann Sheridan,
Ronald Reagan, Dennis Morgan and
George Tobias. Lloyd Bacon is
the director Casting of Miss Sheri-
dan and Reagan marks the third
successive picture in which they
have been teamed, the two others
being Kings Row" and "Juke Girl"
both still unreleased.
The vantage point from which
audiences will be given an insiders
view of the wartime operation of
a big airplane factory will be the
collective eyes of the films chief
male characters, four Midwest
youths who come to the coast for
jobs in the plant. Their adventures
are told in the screen play, adapted
by Richard Macaulay from an
original by Harrison Orkow and
Byron Morgan.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

ripe tomato" says Mack Elliott, head
propman at Goth Century-Fox =.
and he ought to know. -. He's been
doing it now for 81 years.
Elliott, who played baseball for
the Charlotte IN. c. team of the
Southeastern League back in 1907 . d.
had to slam four nice, Juicy pies
into the face of pretty Mary Scott
during the filming of Moon Tide"
her first picture. When hit by
the first one perfect lulu ;. :.
she screamed bloody murder :. but
after that, she took the others in
stride, but reluctantly. :.
Elliott also throws other things at
movie players, such as axes. knives,
baseballs and vases but pie
hurting is his speciality par-excel-
lence, and the pies he uses cost 81
each. Actresses usually shrug at
the prospect of getting socked with
a slab Of Juicy lemon meringue J..
but it's got to be done, they'd just
as soon Elliott did it 80. because he
Evening star., 1942-01-25

is another project that Hale Is in
vestigating. He thinks 1t will work.
You never can tell until you've
tried, he always says.
His Hollywood plant, now geared
to peaceful pursuits, Is anticipating
the manufacture Of bombs. 1t can
be turned into an arsenal on very
short notice.
Now Photography.
His factory is also working on a
substitute for carbon dioxide be-
cause there may be shortage dur
ing the war. Some high school boy
might solve that one, accidentally
on purpose. You never know.
Hale's chief pride at the moment
is q new and patented process for
transferring photograph prints to
almost any surface. On metal or
agateware, for instance, the photo
graphs are practically indestructible.
The Smithsonian Institution Is in
terested in this one as means
Of preserving historical documents.
Still another invention, which
came from nowhere, Is an idea for
making color prints by simple ex-
posure of negative and paper to the
sun. If this one works it'll make
millions and revolutio1ize photog-
raphy.
No actor in Hollywood has made
quite so much money from a side
line as has Hale. His factory su-
pervision keeps him busy, but always
he seems to have time to make a
picture and to imprint a charac-
terization that keeps the fans call
ing for more.
Dabbling Since Childhood.
He was born Alan MacKahn, so
years ago next February 10, in
Washington, D. c., the son Of a
patent medicine manufacturer. His
wife, the former Gretchen Hart
man, was his leading lady ip the
Biograph days when Allen was a
handsome leading man. He has
participated in more than $50 pic
lures, last of which was Captains
of the Clouds" story of the Royal
Canadian Air Force, which Warner
Bros. are preparing to world pre-
miere simultaneously in four widely
scattered world areas in few
weeks.
Hale has been dabbling with in
Evening star., 1942-01-25
in
'The King"

''The King"
Bandit Trail" and
Burma Convoy"
Also Louis-Baer fight,
Outlaws Of the
Desert" and
Mob Town"
cadet Girl" and
Confessions of
Boston Blackie
Evening star., 1942-01-25
SATURDAY

Burma Convoy" and
Thunder Over the
Prairies."
Evening star., 1942-01-25
By Harold Hefernan.
HOLLYWOOD

"Give these so-called screwball
inventors q chance and you don't
know what new sensation we might
develop. Maybe something that
would stop this war in a hurry.
Maybe something that would put
an end to war for all time"
Alan Hale, actor of many parts
and Hollywood's foremost inventor,
spoke that enthusiastically of the
United States Patent Office's recent
action In establishing a round table
where ideas (nc matter how fan
tastic at first glance) that might be
useful to our armed services could
be thoroughly checked.
Mr.. Hale, as this department has
mentioned many times before, is
movieland's greatest gadgeteer,
maybe the worlds greatest gadget-
eer, and as such he receives almost
as many screwball invention ideas,
perpetual motion machines and de-
vices to heat the Empire State
Building with suns rays, as the
Patent Office itself.
The actor operates in Hollywood,
where as a serious and profitable
avocation he manufactures theater
seats and fire extinguishers and is
willing to consider almost any idea
that has chance of working. The
Patent Office sticks to its knitting in
Washington but is about to expand
its activities, thus encouraging Mr..
Hale and winning his applause. 1t
may, If things work out, take a lot
Of trouble off Mr.. Hale's hands.
Look What Happened"
In other words, the Federal agen-
cy is about to recognize the crack
pots who have been Mr.. Hale's con-
f1dants for these many years. The
National Inventors Council, just
getting under way, with no less than
the famous DR.. c. F. Kettering,
vice president OF General Motors,
as It's head, is throwing the doors
wide open and inviting all inventors
to start inventing.
Eyes, we ought to take these fel-
lows a lot more seriously" said
Hale. "They called the Wright
brothers nuts, didn't they, when
they tried to fly their box kite at
Kitty Hawk? Look what happened!
Evening star., 1942-01-25

fateful Sunday afternoon, lmmedl-
ately sprang to his piano and in no
time at all had turned out THE Sun
VIII Soon Be Setting for the Land
Of the Rising SUM-"
In the first three days Of the war
in the Pacific, one music publisher
reported, the percentage Of patriotic
numbers increased from one-third
to more than one-half the total
number Of songs received.
All over the country song writer's
were turning their hand to the busi-
ness Of winning the war with song
(and, of course, winning some OF the
big money commonly attributed to
successful songs.
They had one thing in common:
ALI quickly discovered that Jap"
rhymes with sap" and that TAPS"
Is as good a ryhme for "Japs' as
June" is for moon"
Mama Rhymed Nicely.
Before you could whisper Johann
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the boys
were cramming on paper songs like
Lets Take a Rap at the Japs" and
Taps for the Japs" And because
the idea of filial affection is always
popular with song writer's there was
shortly in the hands Of a publisher
a number entitled "Good-by, Mama,
I'm OF to yokohama"
For a long time after the begin
ming of the war In Europe, there
was, a dearth of new war songs.
The British marched of in Septem-
Der, 1899, to "Heigh-Ho Heigh-H -Ho," ="
from the Walt Disney picture, Snow
White" substituting war" for
work" in the line: Its of to work
we co." And in the Libyan cam
paign q year ago the Australians
sang Were Of to see the Wizard,
the wonderful Wizard of o."
In the long period Of uncertainty
In the United States, Irving Berlin
took a strong hand in the situation.
Out of a trunk where it had lain
since 1917 he dug God Bless Amer
ica.'' Then he turned to other
themes-"Any Bonds Today" ARMS
for the Love Of America" ANGELS
of Mercy" Ohis Red Cross song, Il
Paid My Income Tax Today" and
"The Presidents Birthday Ball"
(for the infantile paralysis cam
paign).
Other songs, of course, were being
played and sung-"Thereu Always
Be an England" THE White Cliffs
of Dover" the refugee song, my
Sister and l." and the one that hit
a new high in sentimentality. THE
Shrine Of st. Cecilia it took
the attack on Pearl Harbor to set
things going. R. C. A.-Victor re-
ports now that it receives an aver
age Of five patriotic songs a day and
most Of them are terrible.
Old Ones Sell, Too.
Columbia says the old patriotic
numbers in their stocks of records
jumped about 100 per cent in the
first weeks Of the war. but notes
that the increase isn't so significant
because sales in that line were fairly
low anyhow.
On the other hand some of the
new recordings are selling as fast
as they can be turned out. One of
these Is the Okeh record of Keep
EN- Flying" which has been desig-
mated as the official song of the
Army Air Corps. 1t is being used
with the Air Corps drive for 10000
recruits.
Okeh has issued Good by, Mama,
I'm Oh to Yokohama" and The
Sun viii Soon Be Setting for the
Land of the Rising Sum; "The
Air Corps of Uncle Sam" and "I've
Evening star., 1942-01-25

Don Ameche and
Joan Bennett In
Confirm or Deny"
Merle Oberon and
Alan Marshall in
,vdia
Evening star., 1942-01-25

George Sanders and
Wendy Barrie in
Gay Falcon"
Evening star., 1942-01-25
and
"wiying Cadets"

Among the Living"
and
The Perfect Suob.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

usually scores a bull's-eye with the
first shot.
Its a funny thing" chuckles
Elliott. II can go out on the
back lot and throw rocks all day
at can only few yards away and
never hit it but just give me q
nice gooey pie, and I can splatter
an actress face with it every time. -.
I'll guarantee It'll"
Evening star., 1942-01-25
A Pie Pitcher Speaks
HOLLYWOOD.
Wide World News.

the who throws hurting custard pies
into the pretty hghaard movie comedy
distinctly though does the screen
just plain old slapstick.
TT takes and real SKILL I'll tell to step and sock
pretty extensively
Evening star., 1942-01-25

Brian Donlevy and
Broderick Crawford
in South of Tahiti" !"
'"The Night of Janu-
Ary 10th" and Her
First Romance"
Don Ameche and
Joan Bennett in
Confirm or Deny"
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Tin Pan Alley in There
Fighting With a Song
In Fact, 1t Has Several Dozen Tunes
To Prove That 1t Reads Papers
And Can Find Easy Rhymes
By John Ferris,
world News
By John Ferris,
wide World News.

pan alley Is In there fighting, too
but the of the writer's
those Of the earlier conflict
December
Alley example Lener heard the that
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Photoplays in Washington Theaters This Week

" eek |
SATURDAY
Burma Convoy" and
Thunder Over the
Prairies."
Fredric March and
Loretta Young in
Bedtime Story"
Don Ameche and
Joan Bennett in
Confirm or Deny"
Riders Of Timber
line" and
Mercy Island"
Rise and Shine"
and
Honolulu Lu."
Walt Disney's
'Dumbo."
Brian Donlevy and
Broderick Crawford
in South Of Tahiti"
The Night Of Janu-
ary 10th" and Her
First Romance"
Don Ameche and
Joan Bennett in
Confirm or Deny"
Among the Living"
and
The Perfect Suob."
"west of Cimarron"
and
irving Cadets"
Don Ameche and
Joan Bennett In
Confirm or Deny"
Merle Oberon and
Alan Marshall in
Lydia"
Johnny Weissmuller
in '-Tarzen's Secret
Treasure"
Man From Montana"
and Gay Falcon"
Also stage show.
Highway West"
Doomed Caravan"
stick to Your Guns"
New York Town"
Bud Abbott and
I.oiI Nnetalla In
Keep En- Flying"
jeffrey Lynn and
Jane Wyman in
BODY Disappears"
Mob Town" and
Royal Mounted
Patrol"
Moon Over Her
Shoulders" and THE
Last of the Duanes."
Ralph Bellamy in
"Ellery Queen and
the Murder Ring"
Flying Cadets" and
Texas RANGERS Ride
Again.
Weaver Brothers and
Elyiry in
Tuxedo Junction"
1T Started With Eve"
and
Tanks Q Million"
"Here Comes Mr.
Jordan" and
Honolulu Lu."
Law Of the Timber"
and
Tanks a Million"
Robt. Preston, Para
chute Battalion"
Also Louis-Baer hght.
Never Give . Sucker
an Even Break" The
Kid From Kansas"
Robert Preston and
Ellen Drew in Might
of January 18th.
missouri OUTLAW"
Small Town Deb"
Billy the Kid in
Santa Fe" and King
Of Texas RANGERS"
Raimu
in
''The King"
Bandit Trail" and
Burma Convoy"
Also Louis-Baer fight,
OUTLAWS Of the
Desert" and
Mob Town"
Cadet Girl" and
Confessions of
Boston Blackie."
Gene Autry and
Smiley Burnette in
The Singing, Hill.
Johnny Weissmuller
in ''Tarzan's Secret
Treasure"
They Met in Argen-
tina" and Men OF
the Timberland."
Fred MacMurray and
Mary Martin in
New York Town"
Edgar Bergen, Char
lie Mccarthy. Look
Who's Laughing"
MELVIN Douglas and
Ruth Hussey In
Our Wife"
San Antonio Rose"
and Lone Star Law
Men"
Don Ameche and
Joan Bennett in
Confirm or Deny"
George Murphy and
Linda Darnell in
Rise and Shine"
Law Of the Tropics"
and
prairie Stranger"
Doug. Fairbanks, jr..
Akin Tamirod. THE
Corsican Brothers"
Three Girls About
Town" and
Sealed Lips"
Outlaws of the
Desert" and
Gay Falcon"
Johnny Weissmuller
In ''Tarzan's Secret
Treasure"
-laudette Colbert and
Ray Milland in
"Skylark." |
Confirm or Deny"
and Go West, Young |
Lady"
Claudette Colbert and |
Ray Milland In
"Skylark."
Gary Cooper and
Joan Leslie In
"Sergeant York"
Abbott and Costello
Keep I'm Flying"
Robert Preston and |
Nancy Kelly, Para.
chute Battalion.