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

will be an information booth for
our customers use. 1 would like
10 offer you the position of being
the head Of this new depart
ment.
Certain facts concerning your
alertness and good manners re-
lated to me by my aunt few
minutes ago prompt me to ask
you TO continue In my employ,
but this time ut q higher wage
and with more responsibility.
Would you please see me In
my office tomorrow II you de-
eide to accept my offer?
Cordially yours,
u. L. BIXBY,s Pres"
Johnny noticed for the frs
time a line at the bottom OF tn,
page printed in red ink. 1t said:
"Our Slogan ALWAYS
PLEASE THE CUSTOMER
Something told him Mr.. AtwooC
was going to rue this day, fol
more reasons than one.
Mr.. Bixby's last line evidentl,
meant something. especially II thu
customer was his aunt.
THE END.
Mondays short story; Tough
Bcy,s By William Brnndnn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
Connolly Answers

la Four-wheeled Russian
carriage; tb) unleavened bis
cults; (c) enameled earthen-
ware.
2-(a) Elisha; tb) Aaron; (c)
John the Baptist.
3-(a) Abraham Lincoln; (b)
King of Rome Napoleon S
SOM; (c) Alexander Hamil-
ton.
4-(a) Minotaur; (b) styx; (c)
Parthenon.
5-(a) 1926; OBJ 1876; (c) 1852.
6-(a) Switzerland; (b) Eng
land; (c) Turkey.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
CURTAINS FOR SOME

He noticed five or six pink dis.
missal slips on the card racks and
breathed long sigh OF relief wher
he saw there was nothing in his
rack but the time card.
II he lost his Job il would mean
that his mother would have Il
apply for relief. and he knew she
had been struggling for years tc
keep her family from charity.
The next morning he reported
right on time and was told to start
on the inventory.
The strains OF a waltz suddenl,
hoated out over the store. and
Johnny asked Mr.. Atwood where
IL was coming from.
CANNED MUSIC
Didn't you hear. Old Bixby
Installed n canned music system
In the building. Wants 20 keep
his dear customers humming, 7
suppose" said Mr.. Atwood But
don't let that music distract you
from your work or lt'll be lust
too bad, savvy:" he added warn
ingly.
Around IL o'clock Johnny heard
some one Say:
Young man"
lie lookedup from hs Inventory
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
Quiz Answers

ANDREW johnson.
2-Having long, thin, undershot
jaws.
3-No. While Georgia is the
Peach State. the peach
blossom is the state flower
of Delaware.
4~Yes.
S-Percherpn.
6-Rrusseis and Lima.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06

plants In the store, then you'd
better pack up and get out Of
here In one big hurry. You're
pretty stupid, Underwood"
at won't happen again, sir. I
give you my word. Mr.. Atwood"
said Johnny desperately.
wen see about that. Well
see! Now shut up and get busy"
When the $40 bell changed in
Bixby's Boston Store, Johnny put
the stock away. He was in COM
plete despair.
Upstairs on the eighth floor 1;
minutes later. he reached YEARLY
for his time card TO check out and
found letter in his card rack.
With sinking heart he slowly
ripped open the crisp white en-
velops, expecting to find a dis.
missal slip enclosed or a terse
about his work.
But he read and reread the let.
ter and a wide grin spread over hi.
face.
READS 1T AGAIN
On the way down in the EN-.
ployes elevator, Johnny opened
the personal note again and read:
my Dear Mr.. Underwood;
Next week 7 arm opening .
nsw department In my store. n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
Answer to yesterdays puzzle.

sheets and saw the eccentric lad.
he had waited on yesterday, hi
very first customer.
"Yes, madam. Good morning.
Ia there something can do for
youf"
81 bought this mans cap from
you yesterday morning and I've
decided I won't need II. I
wanted 1t for my brother, but
unfortunately he didn't like It,"
said the lady, putting he pack
age down on the counter.
WANTS REFUND
would you like to exchange
II or would you prefer q cash
refund, madam"
T want n refund" the lady
said. mo exchange, II you
please" She started to say
something further but instead
paused TO listen to the music
that was streaming happily from
Bixby's Boston Store.
"Oh," she murmured, tone OF
my favorite tunes. Isn't IL a
lovely old song?"
yes, u certainly Is. madam.
Err, about this cap you wanted
to-"
Mr.. Atwood suddenly appeared
When he saw Johnny chatting
with the elderly lady again. h
scowled and pretended to lool
over the inventory sheets while h
listened 10 their conversation.
OLD MEMORIES
"You know, young man, that
tune brings back memories of
my honeymoon, over 40 years
ago. 1 wish my husband could
hear 1t. Why, he might be hear
Ing II right now, that's true. L
left him up on the top floor just
q few minutes ago"
Madam" Mr.. Atwood said,
chucking the inventory sheets
noisily in the drawer. MADAM,
will you kindly get your business
over with so that my salesman
can get on with his work? It's
a refund you want, isn't Il:
Well. 60 over 10 the cashiers
desk and tell him about II. We
really can do nothing for you
here"
Mr.. Atwood picked up the pack
age and pressed il into the Gus
toners hands.
We'll. really! Why, never
have heard Of such lmpertinence
In all my llfe," the lady fumed.
She changed at once from a
kindly old lady into an indignant
one.
ASSAILS ATWOOD
She turned TO poor fiabber-
gasted Johnny.
AT least, young man, you had
the courtesy TO answer my
questions and I admire you for
your good character and breed
ing. You'll get ahead In this
world, but as for that that
person over there" she said, in.
dicating Mr.. Atwood, "to him ]
can say nothing, but TO you
can say q pleasant good morn
ing- She picked up her pack.
age and stormed down the aisle
I'm sorry, Mr.. Atwood. n I've
caused you any trouble. didn't
mean to-" said Johnny. waiting
for an avalanche OF verbal blows
10 HIT him in the face.
CALLED STUPID
III" said Mr.. Atwood grizzly,
rthat old hen makes any cam.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06

on the customer and gave Johnn.
a mean look, which meant nothini
but trouble and woe ahead for tn
new young salesman.
Putting, Johnny clambered dow
from the counter ledge and smil
ingly said:
There are exactly 81 boxes,
madam"
ooh, indeed: 1 thought there
weren't more than 20. Thank
you very much, young man. So
kind of you. So kind Of you.
Good-by."
SHE WALKS OUT
The extraordinary customer
walked away.
whats the idea of wasting
the stores time on an old duck
like that" rasped Mr.. Atwood.
you've got n big nerve, Under
wood. I don't stand for any
nonsense around here!"
Eyes, sir" said Johnny. But
I thought IL was our duty to
please the customers In every
way we can"
"Baloney! Anyway, that old
buzxard made her purchase be-
fore she asked you to count the
boxes. She only bought. =
mousey little cap, too"
At the end of the day Mr.. Al
wood said:
I'm going tn run along now.
You put the stock away and be
sure 10 report on time tomor-
row. I have a lot of work for
you to do. You'll have to take
an inventory of what we've got
on hand and tell me what we're
low In. Lots of good hard work.
Don't think you've got . soft job
here. G'night."
"Good night, Mr.. Atwood"
Johnny waited for the $40 be
to ring. All employees had to wal
until the bell rang before the
could put their merchandise ava
and 60 upstairs to check out.
After Johnny had locked up tn
showcases and handed his keys
the floor manager, he took IN
back elevator up TO the eight
floor and punched out his tim
card
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06

YES. madam said Johnny.
sYou would like TO see some
mems caps: We have . nice
assortment. What size, please ?"
''Sixe az, young man." said
the customer. She was we'll
$4,000 II a ~, a-4 r.thor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
CALLED STUPID

III" said Mr.. Atwood grizzly,
that old hen makes any ecsn-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
BOSS COMES OVER

He was climbing up on the
counter when Mr.. Atwood strolled
along and said to the customer:
is everything quite satisfac-
tory. madam: Are you having
any trouble with this salesman
He's new here and :"
~Oh. no. smiled the lady. She
explained that she was curious
10 know about the number of
hatboxes and that she had asked
the young man TO find out how
I. many Of them there were.
leach q lovely display. Those
nice bright colors harmonic
beautifully. Ridiculous Of me
% be 90 inquisitive but 1
thought :. :"
Mr.. Atwood forced one Of his
grade B smiles and coldly said he
was at her service.
The young man will do
nicely, thank YOU" said the
customer. her eyes riveted on
The hstboxes.
Mr.. Atwood's face crinsoned
Hrk1Ued hn welLtAilorsd back
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06

Mondays short story; Tough
Boy BY William Brandon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17
AMERICAN LEAGIE

Boston at NV York.
Washington al Philadelphia.
Chicago al Cleveland.
Detroit at St. Louis.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17
How Accomplish the Presidents
Request for 40 vi. L. II.

Summarizing the above. a maxi
mum speed law Of 40 mil-s pen
Aour would be very difficult 70 ~
.orce, Suspension of license is the
only means whereby a maximum.
speed law can be enforced i would
De considered to be "unrca>OnoDle'
10 suspend the license of those dI.V-
ing in excess OF only TO miles per
hour, such a law, thretore would not
accomplish the desired purpose,
1t is we'll recognized that a maxi
num speed OF fifty miles per hour
IS reasonable. There is a national
organization called the mot over
fifty club. Such a speed is fast
enough to enable a driver 10 make
good time on either long or short
trips. It can be enforced by the sus-
pension Of the license method with
out any justifiable "kick' from hte
motoring public. It is relatively a
safe speed, in that it Is so much
,loWer than that Of the majority Of
he untr med o1vers when left 10
heir own control. 1t is the bes'
compromise between the very high
nd the very low speeds. II Is a very
good spesd to be established as the
maximum legal speed.
With the so miles per hour est D.
lished as the maximum legal speed
the governor could then issue 4
proclamation calling upon the people
to drive under 10 miles per hour as
1 war measure in order to save rub
oer on the tires. By this combina-
! ton Of orders and of requests. VIC
would obtain a greater reduction II
| ;peed which would save both tires
md lives. This law would say. Chou
| shall not drive over fifty, the Gov
n would say, "Please drive under
'orty'. Thus we would get the bes.
cooperation from the public.
p. W. FOOTE.
Rear Admiral y. S. Navy, Retired
Vice-President and Director High
way Safety. Carolina Motor Club
Chapel Hill.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17
Enforcement and PunishmentS.

Having 0ecdeo what me maNt-
Am .s9a. speed limit sAo4Id be the
ae> 1a."2 If 70 de'eft2'He no" me
-a& may Z #'.I oe thoroughly n
r'. 14'o#1"A"s''E Nosl o.. u"
za..s .a"9 q: motor Iooe> are
1s---e-i ...#'. w Po'''l o.. N.5" o ''e
..,- -,". ii''9 - '.ts''e'S "'"'lS.
~.f''..-|+ 5"" S'""'' "Ittc's o'IlS
.".- pa. VI t'e poP"i"',1'' II
"1~.> 7.'" ..Le +-'"1f ."sa' to''o"tt o1
t- ~ ..i',''"t "S's az o.
'5.'>' "7'..I9' society O!'.'l11a4 Jaws
@.s''. are o7Seo o." "aS olo MOSAIC
-""7 - q. 80 80. an eye, d 'oou9
y. 81 .''.-- nc 'I'o.'' Y'1'I''" H'e
gee" '.' Oh. ...P 9- '"3i, '"N'"'' O'Ie
..s"' 5t". N-.+ "-'os1s'' - u : 'to'
s4i-S99 'a' N'--o- 'ii'eLIo-
ca IL. .... ms enemy o. F'eu''. me
t#al".#,% 7t 1He P1opIt 90 MOI N4oIa'e
.Ht GtnH.# RIMS o7cauSe lheE are
%. -'.'' Ss.'. Ss''' ana 90 MOI nave
-1f t'S''S %. .''St.'''St"'' ~ 40 50.
ls.e." "'s5..~a instincts are hot L
.@'.'.. CRIMES "2I.. 81 soCtttE. me
~ no "22F 3'e Gi.Hlsaai laws DC
cause oil th- punishment provided
'As 4tN3Nat taSS 10 oeSlfe L
ID .,-et"-S2. m reI.SloA' tduc
'|''. sd-aHS. AatjfaI are
alt prevention against IAdIVIdua
violation at me CRIMINAL laws.
Because the law and society i.sel
recognizes that the circumstances
surrounding q violation of the crjmi-
nal law, "murder'. for instance. dc
pending upon 'premedltatjon', i
s quite natural and correct that the
degree of punishment should be l9f'
e. the judgment Of the court. within
C. e-,a.n limitations.
Traffic laws or motor codes are
however. for an entirely different
9."pose. thev deal with the large,
-... ., ~. ,>..N,1.+', i,r.a.J or -Le
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17
LIMESTONE

Approximately 25,000.OO0, tons of
limestone are used every year in the
United States, chiefly in the smelling
If iron ores
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17
[IodaB(dmeS
NATIONAL ITAG{

Philadelphia at Brooklyn
New York at Boston.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Evans Still Yearns for Modern Play
But Shakespeare Continues to Be His Man,
And Vice Versa Until Current Drama Improves

old places, there are new places
for the old plays.
In spite of his long travels-l7
cities will see his Macbeth" before
June ends his season-there are a
great many which he has not seen
and which have not seen him. Ac-
cordingly. he thinks he will travel
next season in Shakespearian roper
tory.
He has three plays at the tip of
his tongue. Hamlet" and Richard
IL" as we'll as his current produc-
ton, and he would like to settle
down in a great many provincial
theaters in all three of them.
He's a Practical Man.
Mr.. Evans, whose practically
amazes his intimates as much as
his artistry, is not ignoring the
prominent fact of transportation
priorities in contemplating such a
season. He recognizes fully that
that is quite a problem. 1t is his
impression, however, that a COM
pact production arrangement could
UC WOIhC Out WIllCll WOulu COlISuIllC
a conspicuous minimum of space in
whatever freight and express cars
or motor trucks tsave the markD
might be available
His immediate future is bother
ing him not even a fraction as much
as the modern playwrights' futures
properly should be bothering them.
His repertory schedule would seem
to silence for at least another sea-
son those frequent intimations from
Hollywood that Evans is on the
verge of accepting its invitations to
come out there and take a producer
drector-actin job. 1t is one Of the
most persistent rumors to be heard.
almost as persistent as those Of
movie overtures to Miss Hayes and
Miss Cornell.
1t should be easy to ignore SO
long as Evans is so definitely
Shakespeare's man and vice versa.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
By SheiIah Graham.
NEIU vNPH

I'VE" 4OIb1N-
How long have you been in the
theater?" said your reporter with
her incest smile at veteran Grace
George. Five minutes later pulled
myself together and started again
Some one should have warned me
that Miss George, while sweet and
charming on all other subjects, is
allergic to discussing O. her age,
90 the number of years she has ap-
peared on the stage.
Il hate to be put up as a museum
piece of antiquity in the theater,"
Miss George explains when we are
once again on speaking terms. Il
don't think people are interested in
how long I've been acting. well,
was, for oneD I don't want people
coming to the theater and expecting
to see me in a wheelchair"
The actress is 81 years old, looks
younger in private life She is cur
rently co-starring with c. Aubrey
Smith in Spring Again" The role
keeps Miss George on the stage dur
ing SO per cent of the play.
When I was playing recently in
Kind Lady" continues Miss
George, still harping on the same
theme. II saw a picture of myself
with the caption-'Still at it,
thought it was in reference to my
being still In this world. I found
out later it referred to the nonstop
run of Kind Lady"
Once and Forever.
At this point I promise Miss
George never to bring up the sub
ject of age again and we both like
each other much better. There are
two things that matter in Miss
Georges life. and in this order, her
husband, William A. Brady, and the
theater. I didn't dare ask her how
long she had been married to the
well-known theatrical producer, but
many. many years have elapsed
since the be-dimpled actress became
Mrs. Brady.
I've been married only once and
forever" she tells me. Her devotion
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Then the Telephone Rang for Una
interviewing Miss Merkel Is an OtInterrupted Task
But 1t Produces Sketch of Her Newspaper Family

to plan ahead more than two or
three months. We feel as if we were
waiting for something"
Miss Merkel has been in Holly
wood since 1880. Prior to that she
appeared in a half dozen Broadway
hits, including The Poor Nut"
Pigs" "Coquette" and salt Water"
II would like to do something like
the wife in Angel Street I believe
I could do 1t. I'd even do it in a
road company. But I'd need a lot
of study and rehearsal. After Holly
wood I'm a bit rusty"
The telephone.
"I really don't know as many
people as you think. hired all these
extras today to call me to make a
good impression. Really, I did"
Don't you believe it.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
The Cameras Grind On Despite Bombs
Leslie Howard Reports Only Little Delay Making Picture
Despite Savage Efforts of Nazi Pilots to Wreck Studio

we're all right, fellows. That was a
delayed action
TT was, in fact, time bomb, but
nobody felt like going to deal with
it. There was nobody there COM
petent to do So Another cyclist
went of to ring up the army. and
the fire brigade returned to wrestle
with the blaze.
They got it under control couple
Of hours after dawn had broken.
The bomb-dispersal men arrived
and, dismantling the bomb, carried
it away in lorry.
Not the First Time.
Fortunately, the next day was a
Sunday There was no shooting on
the picture. All through the night
the one idea uppermost in every
body's mind was that the studio
would be unfit for any work for sew
eral weeks.
But the remarkable thing is that
we got everything repaired to re-
sumo work at 10 o'clock on Monday,
only two hours lost on our schedule
because of the bombs"
This isn't the first time that How
ard has kept up his performances
despite the disturbances of war.
When he made his stage debut in
London in 1918 the performance
was broken up by an air raid.
AS the war was starting in 1914
Howard was reluctantly being
trained by his father to be a bank
ing clerk, job which he disliked.
To escape, he joined the army and
then was invalided to a hospital in
1918.
That was when he began to write
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Toduy's Film Schedules

CAPTTOI-Joe Smith, American" average turns hero
O. 2345 $780, $40 and 1905 pm Stage shows with Glenn Mllers
Orchestra: 3, 5, 720 and 9:20 pm.
COLUMB1A-"Nad Agent" vedt and GMen in action
2:15, 4o5 SIS, 7:45 and 9:35
technicolor Aim version Of the stage
musical 1885, S. 720 and 945 Stage shows g. 4:2o, GAS
and 9:05 pm
the johnson antic the screen
March Of Time $685. $685.
ITO and 9:15 pm.
LITTLE-"Cizen Wee in the years best original
screenplay: 2, 435 7:10 and Gas
with Bruce Cabot in
2, 5:55, Z 55 and 955
PAACE-Son Fury Power In the South Seas 24o 45
and e:35 m.
PIx-The Man." impersonaed by Lon Chaney, jr 23o
4:30, 620 $40 and 1910 pm.
TRANS -LUX-Nws shorts: continuous from o'clock
Evening star., 1942-03-08

and draw and act. He didn't want
to 60 back to banking, and he had
to find a job quickly because he had
gotten married one day when he
had an hours leave from the army.
Two scrubwomen in church
stopped their tasks to be witnesses
the the ceremony.
He still is constantly threatening
to quit being an actor and devote
his entire time to writing.
But. every time he solemnly says
he is retiring from acting he is
forced to postpone that action by
giving one of his sterling perform
ances as he did in "Of Human Bond
age" or in Her Cardboard Lover"
The night he opened in the latter
play the audience leaped to its feet
at the curtain and cheered him for
20 minutes. That is a demonstra-
ton that an actor can hope for only
once in lifetime on blase Broad
way.
Evening star., 1942-03-08

to Brady is one of the more attrac-
tive sagas of Broadway. II always
hope shall be charming. thought
full and considerate to my husband.
I will always accept his advice on
my professional and personal life"
The Bradys had a son. A tragic
death by fire some years ago ended
his life. A scar remains in the sad
ness stamped on his mothers face
The late Alice Brady was the daugh-
ter of Brady by a former marriage
Apart from, and including, my
husband, my life is lived for the
theater." says Miss George Every
thing I do in the day points to my
show in the evening. I have two
meals a day. breakfast at around
1890 and dinner at $50. I don't
ever eat later than that when
have performance. don't want
to be like some actors I know who
eat dinner at 7:30 and spend the
entire performance digesting it."
One Engagement a Day.
Miss George hastily assured me
she was not referring to Co-actor
Smith. who is 78 years old and ex-
tremely alert.
The actress is not particularly fond
Of coffee, but to be as keen as pos
sible for the performance she takes
cup of black coffee with her $50
meal. She believes that this is one
of the reasons for her insomnia,
which she relieves occasionally with
sleeping pill.
II make only one engagement a
day. none when I have a matinee, "
continues the actress. For instance,
I never have my hair dressed and
see my dentist on the same day. do
the hair one day, visit the dentist
the next. I always return home by
o'clock and go to bed for one hour
After the performance I am back
here in my apartment at 1920 sharp
every evening"
This is quick going. as she is still
on the stage Of the playhouse at
Forty eighth street a little before
IL. And there is makeup to be
removed.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
NEW YORK.

NEW 1oNh.
Movie making in England these
days is a far from prosaic task,
Leslie Howard intimates In letter
Mark Barron, Wide World News
service drama editor. has Just re-
ceived from the actor in London.
In the letter Howard tells excit-
ingly of his experiences in filming
the new Columbia picture. The
Invaders" in the studios outside
London, while the bombing was pro-
ceeding furiously.
He says production proceeds with
little delay despite the Nazi bomb
ing. Once, during the filming of
THE Invaders" Howard went to his
home a few hundred yards away
from the studio for few hours
sleep-and then:
"I was awakened by the sound of
an aeroplane. I jumped to the win
dow and saw what I took to be a
British bomber flying right over the
studios.
II was about to return to bed
when, to my amazement. heard q
big caliber bomb descending. I was
just in time to see it explode over
the roof of the studio and scatter
hundreds of small balls of fire.
It slipped on pair of trousers
and coat and rushed over. The fire.
fighters and the studio air-raid pre-
cautions men were already at work
extinguishing the incendiaries. Even
in the few minutes it had taken me
to get to the studio, the incendiaries
had got hold of the administrative
block Gncluding my dressing room
and the whole wardrobe for The In
vadersD and this was blazing furi-
ously. It spread quickly. The chief
fireman decided to send to q nearby
village for help.
Right on the Studio.
Another German plane came roar
ing down. He had evidently dropped
his bombs on London proper, for he
began to machine-g the studio.
He peppered the place for five or
ten minutes. All the f1re1ghters
bundled into the first-aid room and
then a third Jerry put in an appear
ance.
He commenced to dive and in a
second we heard the shrek of de-
scending bomb, then another, then
fourth. The f1refghters fell nat.
but the stick missed us.
Jerry turned and we could hear
him roaring back. This time he un-
loaded five, and then the fifth land
ed right on top Of the studio.
Every one fell fiat and waited for
the explosion. 1t never came. After
what seemed like an eternity, some
body sat up and exclaimed, Well.