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Evening star., 1942-10-24
Enemy Alien Properties
Taken Over by Crowley
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Leo T. Crowley. alien property
custodian. announced yesterday that
he had taken over several American
properties of foreign nationals. The
seized properties were listed as:
American Magnesium Metals Corp,
Pittsburgh, a patent holding COM
pany controlled by German inter-
ests: Jungman & Co., New York,
importers of chemicals; Schenker
& Co., Inc. and Draeger Shipping
Co., Inc. New York. both agents
of the same German firm of Schen-
ker & Co.: Societa Anonima di Navi-
gazione Paren, the Italian Line
Paren, former large operator Of
passenger and freight ships; Japan
Cotton & Silk Trading Co., Taiyo
Trading Co., Gunze Silk Corp and
Empire Import & Export Co., all
New York firms owned by japanese
in the silk business.
In addition. Mr.. Crowley seized
two carloads of steel owned by an
Italian firm.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Kelly Is Given Trophy
By Co|ored Civic Unit
For Conduct Of Office
Police Heads Unbiased
: Attitude Praised by
Federation President

! For his very fine and unbiased
administration and for the efficiency
of his department" Maj. Edward
Kelly, superintendent of police, last
night was presented trophy by the
, District Federation of Civic Asso-
Citations at a meeting in the District
Building.
b The large loving cup represented
contributions made by the more than
25 colored civic groups represented
In the central organization.
DR.. Edward F. Harris, Federation
president, vino presided over the
meeting. made the formal preSenta-
ton. He praised, in particular, Maj.
Kelly's fairness to the entire cit
, izenry.
. In accepting the trophy, Maj.
Kelly outlined the work and plans
. of the Police Department. He said
: there is no discrimination against
4, any one by the police and everyone
, is given a fair show" He also
: pointed out there is no brutality
permitted in the handling of prison.
. ers.
Commissioner Young, who was
. scheduled to speak, was unable to
attend because of illness.
The Federation voted $40 toward
the fund of the committee which
is attempting to place colored per-
sons as bus drivers, motormen and
conductors and in other posts with
local public utilities. This matter
will be discussed at mass meet
ing tomorrow at the Twelfth Street
YMCA.
. A motion was passed instructing
the Legislative Committee of the
Federation to attempt to have the
District civil rights bill brought
from committee to the floor of the
House.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
D. c. Singer Organizes
Yonk Choir in Britain

Capt. Arthur Crawford Of the
Army Quartermaster Corps, formerly
q singer in Reformation Lutheran
Church here, has organized choir
of American soldiers to furnish
music for a church somewhere in
England" which had no choir, and
not even an organ.
This word has reached his wife at
their home at 429 Butterworth
street NV. Capt. Crawford also
organized a glee club at the Army
post. He was formerly an engineer
with the Potomac Electric Power Co..
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Seumun Now Seumun

INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. "a R).-
Seaman Seaman now is a seaman.
Seaman Randolph Seaman is the
young mans full name, and he en-
listed here yesterday as an appren-
tice seaman in the Navy. He was
assigned to the Great Lakes Naval
Draining Station.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Medical Examiner Named

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. "a tR.-
Gov. Darden appointed DR.. Felix D.
Swope of Alexandria as the osteo-
pathic member of the State Board
of Medical Examiners. He will I'LL
vacancy caused by the death Of
DR.. E. H. Shackleford of Richmond.
Evening star., 1942-10-24

TROPHY FOR FAIRNESS"-Dr Edward Harris president OF
he District Federation of Civic Associations shown presenting
Maj Edward Kelly superintendent of police the trophy
rbued by than 25 coored civic organizations recogn
4 Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1942-01-22

crash. In this one half q dozen big
buses were due to be jammed up.
While trying to escape spies in one
sequence Bob and Madeleine become
involved in truck drivers picnic,
steal one Of the buses used 70, trans
porting the picnickers and make a
dash for an airport where they also
steal getaway plane. They are
chased to the point of take-off by
i've other buses.
The camera was lined up to catch
the arrival Of the ponderous chariots,
Bob, in the drivers seat Of the first.
was to slam on the brakes, thereby
causing a compound pile-up behind
him. Then he and Madeline were to
alight, take q quick look back at the
damage and make for the plane.
At this point it was discovered
that comedy line, not provided by
the original script, was needed to
punctuate the pause after alighting.
Hope, Director Sidney Lanfleld and
Hopes ever-present gag man,
Barney Dean, went into huddle.
They strained and they strained.
The average citizen has no concep-
ton of the intensity Of the pangs
which accompany the birth of a
comedy line.
Finally they got it. Joy reigned
unconflned. They kept repeating it
and chuckling over 1t among them
selves. They couldn't wait to record
the gem in film.
49,
And right there Uncle Sam stepped
IN. Some fifty giant bombers, going
some place in great hurry, and
flying low, swept directly over the
setting. They were in single file
and well spaced out. The company
cooled their collective heels. But
there wasn't the slightest sign Of
impatience now. The players stood
there waving wildly at the process
sion.
After a few minutes there was an
interval of clear, soundless skies.
They rushed to take advantage of
the lull. Hope was behind the wheel
Of the leading bus. The camera was
about to roll. Then from the south
came an insistent, low whistle. 1t
Evening star., 1942-01-22
|Cowell to Present
|Lecture.Recital
On Music for Dance

Henry Cowell. musician, com
poser and lecturer, will be heard In
a lecture-recital on Music fol
Dance" February / at pm. in the
Phillips Memorial Gallery, unde,
the auspices Of the Washington
Dance Association in cooperation
with the Phillips Gallery.
Making his flrst appearance be-
fore q Washington audience, Mr.
Coweu will play some Of his own
compositions for the dance to illus
trate his talk. A musician-com-
poser. Mr.. Cowell previously ap-
peared with the New York Phil
harmonic under Stokowski for the
current seasons opening concert
when his piano suite, TALES From
Our Countryside" was performed
Mr.. Cowell has received interna-
tional recognition during the past
20 years for his orchestral works
and development of new methods
of piano technique. He has studied
in Europe on a Guggenheim fel-
lowship, written several books on
music and is founder Of the New
Music Quarterly magazine. Mr..
Coweu has taught at Stanford Uni
versity, the University of California
and Mills College, and at present
Evening star., 1942-01-22

and patrol planes come over in great
droves. The movie boys don't argue
about spoiled film any more They
don't even send up those red warm
ing balloons. What's the use?
Location trips ere now hazardous
noise risk and that's one big reason
why they're to be abandoned in
almost all future scripts. Another,
Of course, is rubber.
Il Il Il
We got in on one Of the last Of
these suburban jaunts the other day
for Paramount's MY Favorite
Blonde" featuring Bob Hope and
Madeleine Carroll. With q company
Of rs actors and technicians we
headed out to q small airport name
censoreO in the San Fernando
Valley. A crash scene was the order
Of the day, but not an airplane
Evening star., 1942-01-22
Goodman Concert
Program Pms
Accent IN Swin6

With Benny Goodman's an
nouncement Of the program for
that portion Of Sunday nights con-
cert that the clarinetist and his
band will play without aid from
Hans Kinder and the National
Symphony Orchestra, 1t becomes
apparent that Constitution Hall will
rock to such music Is has never
been heard inside its portals before.
With Peggy Leo Is featured vo-
calist, Goodman and his band will
offer for the ediflcation Of the
swingsters The Earl" (the Good
man recording Of which was re-
Gently voted "the best hot record
Of the year" in the Metronome polD =,
Don't Be That Way" "One O'Clock
Jump" Body and Soul" Blues in
the Night" Let's Do It." and the
drum concerto, Sing. Sing, Sing"
During the first half Of the concert,
Goodman will appear as soloist with
the National Symphony under Dr..
Kindler's direction in Mozart's Con-
certo for Clarinet and Orchestra in
A Major"
Evening star., 1942-01-22
Child Drama Show
For Red Cross Fund
To Be Offered

A children's drama festival for
the benefit Of the Red Cross war
fund will be presented Saturday at
2:30 pm. at the Chevy Chase Wom-
ems Club by the Rose Robson
Cohen's Studio Of Drama.
In order that the entire proceeds
from the performance may be
turned over to the Red Cross, no
scenery or stage decorations other
than especially designed costumes
will be used In any of the four one
act skits. More than so pupils rang
ing in age from to IA years will
participate in the program.
Titles of the plays are Miss Lolli-
pops Party" which features young
sters from 3 to 8 years old, and
Robin. Hoods Friends" "The EN-
peror's New Clothes" and Re
hearsal for Assembly" written and
presented by . group Of Junior high
school students.
Evening star., 1942-01-22

grew louder. A slow freight loomed
on the horizon and slowly meandered
by.
More time crawled on. At last
came another interval Of peace and
quiet. They started to shoot the
scene. The crash took place exactly
as planned. So did the exit of Bob
and Madeleine from the bus. Hope
looked back and went into the line
thev hod all sweated over:
well. anyway, that was better
than using their brakes I've for
gotten the darn line"
1t was a pretty gag. too. Hope
should have added: "a. 1t saved
rubber"
All to do over again.
Snap into 1t, yells Director Lam
field.
But from the sky comes q familiar
rumble. More planes. And from the
south the shrill shrek Of a locomo-
tive whistle Another slow train.
And that's the way movies are
made on location today. Discour-
aging. eh? Costly. too.
CReleased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. mel
Evening star., 1942-01-22
Returns to Films

Elisabeth Fraser Is back to re-
sumo her screen work for Warner
Bros, to whom she is under con-
tract, after completing her tour
with Lunt and Fontanne in There
Shall Be No Night" Before leav-
ing Hollywood for her tour with
the Lunt- -Fontanne company, Miss
Fraser had started her film career
with roles in Zone Foot in Heaven
and THE Man Who Came to Din
ner"
Evening star., 1942-01-22

serves as music lecturer at the New
School for Social Research In New
York City, IS well Is consultant to
the music division Of the Pan-Ameri-'
can Union.
Evening star., 1942-01-22
Together Again

Jimmy Durante and Phil Silvers
will be teamed again by Warner
Bros. in . comedy being written
especially for them, as was their
first Warner vehicle, you're In the
Army Now"
The decision TO keep the new
comedy team intact was based ON
the reception accorded their drst
picture. In the new picture being
written for them. Durante and Sil-
vers viii play spy-catchers At
tached to the secret service.
Evening star., 1942-01-22
Sky Noises Halt Picture,
But It's a Pleasure
Planes, Once Nuisance, Now Give .
Studios Safer Feeling and
A Willingness to Just Wait
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.

It only days that movie toupes location getting
all wrought the sputtered
sacred shooting than couple minutes directors would
angiy
Since December there's United States
controls the skies these Uncle isn't all impressed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
Tornado Kills
IS, Injuries $50
Continued from Page One)

fury late yesterday and as sud
denly abated, its force APPARENT,
dispensing as it Travelled east
ward. 1t hit with most devastat
ling effect in the business section
where for four or five blocks prac
tically every store was demolished
On the exertme eastern out
skirts OF the city, between 10(
and 200 residences were damaged
or RACED to the ground. Man!
:. families were buried in the ruins
| Iof their homes. Roofs were ripped
from residences and schools.
TELEPHONES HIT
i All telephone and telegraph
'lfacilities were destroyed by the
disaster. but limited telephone
service was expected later in the
Iday.
The army was handling identifi.
cation of the victims and officials
said lists would be issued within
a few hours.
One of the identified victims
WAS w. Z. Micklim, II, county
Judge of Mayes County for the
last eight years. He had just left
Ibis office when the tornado struck
His body was found buried under
debris two blocks from the court
house.
AUTOS PICKED UP
As the terrific gale ripped into
the city. workers leaving the ord
nance plant in their automobiles
were picked up from the highway
and carried three or four blocks
before crashing into adjacent
fields.
The gale struck just as the day
shift was quitting and the night
shift coming on.
Hail and rain accompanied the
|gale, adding TO the desolation.
The tornado swept through
Mayes and Rogers counties. but
except in Pryor the casualties
were few. In nearby Talala three
were reported dead and one was
killed at Tiawah. The storm
brushed the edge of Claremore,
home Of the late Will Rogers.
RUSH $50 DOCTORS
Relief workers came to Pryor
from many parts of the state and
outside the state. One hundred
and fifty physicians were rushed
here from nearby cities.
Many Of the injured were rushed
In arnbulances to Tulsa, as miles
to the southwest. and to o he r
nearby cities. This morning Tulsa
reported thta victims were still
streaming in to the hospitals. I"
Others were taken TO Claremore
and Vinita. All reported their hos
pitfalls were damned.
Just outside the city where this
havoc had been wrought, the Whit
|taker State Orphanage was spared
from damage and was converted
into a hospital to care for the in
jured. Schools, churches and public
buildings also were quickly pre-
pared as emergency hospitals.
CHILDREN DEAD
In the city. many children were
among the dead and injured.
Besides destroying communica-
tons, the disaster left the city
without light and gas fuel. All
roads were blocked, except by the
most difficult detours.
The ordnance plant was re-
ported not to have been damaged,
although some Of its trucks were
wrecked. Five loaded trucks OF
one firm were smashed into worth
less wreckage by the storm.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28

Robbed Of sat. Watch.
Ring, He Tells Police

A story Of having been kid
mapped by two bandits. driven to
Pontiac and back and robbed OF
S247, a wrist watch and a ring
was told 10 Bethune station de-
tectives today by Floyd Cindle
80. of "a West Euclid avenue.
Cindle said the men got in his
car at Oakland and Holbrook ave.
nues and forced him to drive them
to the Nine-Mile road. where they
took S12 and the watch and ring
En- route to Pontiac, he said one
of the men found receipt slips OF
the National Association of Die
casters, Local as, CLIO, and pried
open the locked glove compart.
ment where S235 of the unions
funds were hidden. Cindle is q
trustee of the union.
He said he was forced to drive
from Pontiac back TO Hague and
Oakland avenues, where the men
escaped.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
Gen. BonesteeI
ToCommand All
Iceland Forces

WASHINGTON, April % (INs),
Maj. Gen. Charles Hartwell
|Bonesteel of the United States
Army has assumed command OF
all American and British forces in
Iceland. the war department an.
bounced today. He took over the
command because the majority oil
the troops stationed there are
American.
Announcement Of the appoint.
ment was made simultaneously In
Washington and London and fol.
lowed months of collaboration be.
tween the two governments In
operating the Iceland garrison.
Bonesteel was at the helm oil
the American troops that replaced
the United States Marine garrison
in Iceland last September. Eng.
land has maintained a force or
the island which until now was
responsible TO British, command.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
Women S Army
Measure Boys :
Down in Senate

WASHINGTON. April % (INS)
Legislation for women's military
units which would release more
than 10000 men for combat duty
was begged down today in the
Senate.
Passed swiftly by the House. two
measures provided for women's
corps In the army and navy. There
is little hope that either will re-
ceive final congressional action for
several weeks.
A bill creating a Women's Army
Auxiliary Corps OF some 10000
was sent back 10 the Senate will
tary affairs committee for further
study after heated debate broke
out over whether TO make the pro-
posed corps an integral part OF
the army.
OFFERS AMENDMENT
Senator Thomas (D) of Utah,
offered an amendment allowing
women TO enter the army. but he
was vigorously opposed by Sena-
tor Maloney Cd of Connecticut
who also said he did not favor
the WAC.
Maloney declared. that under
such step as proposed by Thomas
women would be sent everywhere
except into the front lines with n
gun in their hands"
There may come time when
that will be necessary, God for
bid, but I don't want TO take
that step now" Maloney said.
After several other senators had
objected to acting on the measure
without further study. the bill
sponsored by Rep. Edith Nourse
Rogers (R) of Massachusetts,, was
returned to the military com
mittee,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28

For the 'Tnsidc News" Of
Washington. Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column I'm the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
Kills ; Daughters. Self
Jealous Husband Also Wounds Estransed Wife's
Friend After Quarrel; She Hears Shots. FIsss

son. John Carder. 20. when
Fletcher walked into the house q
few minutes later He asked
Carder TO step outside ito talk"
Hrs. Fletcher heard three shots
and fled through the back door.
Carder. an aircraft factory worker.
with two bullet wounds In his
neck. was taken 10 Santa Monica
Hospital. Physicians said his
wounds might prove fatal.
Pitcher drove to his home,
walked into the bedroom and shot
his daughters, Airline. 5: Caroline,
4. and Rose Marie. 20 months.
Then" said his housekeepcr.
Mrs. Dorothy Pate. rs. "he
went back 20 the bedroom and
committed suicide"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28

SANTA MONICA. Cal, April
% (UP).-Jealousy drove Harold
A. Pitcher. IS. TO kill his three
small daughters and himself after
he had wounded a friend of his
estranged wife. police said today.
Fletcher's housekeeper reported
the triplem urder and suicide, and
police pierced together this story
OF Fletcher's last violent hours:
Fletcher. a trailer camp opera.
tor. met his estranged wife, Joan,
26. whom he married six years
ago. yesterday afternoon and took
her to visit their children.
They stayed with the girls for
an hour and went TO a restaurant
for dinner. They quarreled and
Mrs. Fletcher took a taxicab TO
the home OF Mrs. Ollie Roberts.
where she was living.
She was talking to Mrs. Roberts
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
.Trotskyist Minister
Refuses TO REGISTER

NEW YORK. April % (INS).-
The Rev. A. j. Music, former
leader OF the Trotskyist wing OF
the Communist movement in the
United States. today declared that
he had not-and would not--regis-
ter for selective service.
Music, 81 years old and a Pres.
byterian minister. is secretary OF
the Fellowship of Reconciliation
He was arrested in Belleville, Ill,
in 1884 on a chareg Of plotting to
overthrow the government ut was
released.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28

Fred A. Nolan. general man
sser Of the DSR, had placed th'
possibility OF hiring women street
car conductors right square in tho
lap Of the gods today.
Questioned by the civil service
commission. which does the hirinE
for the DSR, Nolan said that for
the present there would be no de-
clsio1 on the matter. In many
other cities throughout the coun-
try the street railway systems
already had feminine conductors.
Two conductors hired in World
War ]. Anna Schopenhauer and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
Jenny 10 Take Job
Al School on Nav IS

LANSING, April 2s.-Ross p
Tenny. head OF the Oakland
County Juvenile Home, today
planned 10 take over the superin.
tendency OF the Boys Vocational
School on May IS.
Tenny was named to succeed
Maj. Robert z. Marsh. Marsh re.
signed after an investigation crit.
cized the disciplinary measures
employed under his administra-
Ition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
War Plant Shut Down

CHEBoYGAN. April 2s.-Man.
ager Ward Hagadorn OF the Che
boygan Novelty Turning Works. a
war factory. said today the firm
would be closed for the remainder
of the week as the result of the
collapse of a large smokestack
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
Goods Confiscated

VICHY, April % (INS).-Goods
valued at 232, 900 francs have
been confiscated in one year of re-
preston of the BLACK market in
France, the Vichy government an
nounced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
Women Conductors
DSR May Be Forced 70 Get Them; Two Hired
in World War Still Working

Anna Setter. are still working on
jefferson car lines as conductors,
According 20 Nolan, when buses
are taken of Grand River and
Woodward avenues. IL will prob
ably be necessary 10 employ
women on car lines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-28
Girl, 2,Dies
Of Auto Injuries;
City Toll Now IL

Two year old Pauline Bica.
struck by an automobile In front
OF her home at $685. May avenue
yesterday. died today in Saratoga
Hospital.
She was the city's seventy-sixth
traffic victim of 1912. as compared
with 70 on this date a year ago.
The driver. of the car. Joseph Del.
berti. 10. Of 6641 Holcomb avenue,
was not held.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-12-18
Censorship
 FOri Alaska.
 Gets Airing
Continued from page one1

t1OuLA4uEQ lAJLA page Dl4Sl
 confined the presidential authority To censorship of communications be- tween the continental United States and foreign countries.
 This is no criticism Of Prices integrity or his desire to comply with the requirements of congress- fl he knows what they are. Van Nuys declared. He added that all members Of the committee are in favor of censorship insofar as it prevents information from falling into the hands of the enemy. but he said he felt there had been abuses.
 Price explained that the circul- ation of excerpts Of censored let tefs among various federal agencies was due 10 the interest of the FBI Tor instance, in knowing whether defense workers in Alaska had any su3versiye tendencies, and that of the war production board and other agencies to know the type of peo- pie they are sending to Alaska.
 Van Nuys said Price told the committee also that he had correct cd the practice Of clipping certain items out of newspapers and maga- zines before letting them go to AL
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-12-18
KODIAK HAS S35,0OO FIRE WHICH THREATENED
 CITY BUSINESS SECTION

KODIAK-A S35,0oO fire which. for time last Saturday. December 12. endangered the business sec tion Of this city. totally destroyed the Brown Bear Cafe. owned by W. R. Dickey. and completely gutted the adjacent Pierce's Fountain, owned by Mrs. Vera Pierce.
 Water had to be pumped from the bay to fight the fire and also to keep the flames from spreading.
 Army assistance is credited with aTerting further loss.
 The fire started in the ventilator hood of the range of the cafe at 7:15 o'clock last Saturday morning prior to the days opening. The place was one of the oldest in this section of the country. Both losses. it was said, are partially covered by insurance.
 
 You Saw It In The Sentinel
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-12-18
Hoop League Clash Tonight
By STAN FRIES

Playing a brand of ball much im- proved over early season games. the high school team under the guidance of coach Gill Ride got sweet revenge from the local Coast Guard for two previous defeats. then opened the regular league play with a victory over the United States army team.
 The Coast Guard team was turn ed back by the score Of 22 to 12. this being the last preseason game. The Hne-ups were as follows.