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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-01-31
NEWS OF
THEATRES
Big Bands Tough,
Wilson Contends
By NELL DODSON

NEW YORK-(ANP) - cts too tough strugglew
Thus Teddy Wilson describes the life of big band leader
and says he wants of it. Now the leader of small
al-star combination at Cafe Society in Greenwich village
Teddy is enjoying the benefits of the musical profession
without so many of its disadvantages When ask him
if he misses the amor of being the leader of large band
such as he before he took small outfit he en-
phatically shakes his head:
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-01-31
Bill Robinson And
Jimmy Pack EN- In

SCHENECTADY, N. Y.-CTYP)
Records are icing made and
broken by the Bill (Bojangles) Rob-
inaon-Jmniie LlnceTbrel Orches-
ira unit that opened here Wednes-
day eor a onc-tlay-er Breezipg in
to town from Albany the show
did jam biz in particular ode
setting.
just who could of thought UP a
single days stand should be cow
hided. This burg wants them back.
Veln1a Middleton, Miller Brothers
and Lois included.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-01-31
AL CoOPER's FISH

NEW YORK-(T Y P)-Band-
leader AL Cooper has gone in for
sea food. The popular Savoy Sui
tans orchestra has just recorded.
Fish for Supper a Decca plat
ter that is puh-lenty swingeroo.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-01-31
Milt Buckner New
Hampton Pianist

NEW YORK - Co - Lionel
Hampton's year-old band under
went one of its rare changes in
personnel last week when Milton
Buckner took over the piano chair,
replacing Ray Walters. Buckner,
26-year-old pianist-arranger from
st. Louis, is McKinney's Cotton
Picker graduate and has written
arrangements FIR several name
bands including Jimmie Lunce
ford's.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-01-31
Sweethearts Not
Seeking Husbands
By NELL DODsON

NEW YORK-(ANP) The next well-rneanng male VINO
calls the international Sweehearts of Rhythm good girls
band is going to find himself being given what is known III
more polite circles as '.the buns rush.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-01-31

History Week celebration by in
Guiding the works of a number Of
Negro composers in his repertoire.
--(ANP PhOtO.)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-01-31

NEW YORK, (--TYP) Al
though the number was original
Nv introduced by another bands
man doc Wheeler, it is Lucky
Millinder's 'hipper-dipper' arrange
ment Of big Fat Mama" that Is
wow-ing New York dance lovers.
MiIlinder's ork with Sister Rosetta
Tharpe is sharing honOrs with Al
Co0per's Savoy Sultans at Hariem's
home of happy feet. the Savoy Bali
room.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08
Got Gadget for the Army? 1t Will Have
To Pass Infantry Boards Show Me" Tests

quite educational 10 see the
members at each others throats
one morning and at lunch to-
E.ther not long afierward.
Although the board can adopt
no equipment for the infantry.
II can and does speak up for or
against any proposed changes.
II voted against shorts for field
duty because. no matter the
other arguments. foot soldier
in shorts can't get about In
briars. heavy underground and
the sharp-.dged grasses found
In tropical countries. notably
the Philippines.
IL recommended the new
roll-eollsr shirt, but at the same
time urged retention Of long
sleeves IS protection against
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08
Nazi Inland PORT
Bombed by Allies

fC~ntlnasd fr~m Page ouei
astlen T. one coastal eemmsna
rssne Indicated q rstdlnr fuFe<
= kres, stfenxth
fIRE< STILL BURNING
Th< sttzek ws< renteFea - ea<
= - rsos, inpostsnt ~-s esns<F.
q GERMANY nal.harx - II -
hsnst1ea ~ The Rhine saa -
Ruiz. Il - ore 81 ths greatest
- inland posts. u 10 kss ~.
rsasd esnssf. u l. ths tsfmlnu. u
shs hhins.iseru csnsi u = go.
Hessea with ire ncstmana- In.
canal ard Important nessliusxse<l
40 chemical factories are euaren.
srstea n and shout a.
! ~as TIE sa,h raid On nzs-.
burg me last Vas msas kux .
Rorkss.nks Daylight r~cnnnss..
sAnes planes. Fseiag over the nals.
haFx ara Monday. confirmed tai
isFks fires started Sunday night
wers am susnins.
FakTRH<<Gs ~ ACTION
Three wrecks AFTER their first a.
resTsaee IN the western kufur<.n
shesisr. United stats f1ylax
feTsfsssss made their h,kssss fssa
- far Sunday.
Mere than eco lighter sInsl
PLANES. Including unltea State.
army Douglas medium eome-rr
swept over occupied France rfo.
teetinK n. fcus sausafons -
fertresse. snxased ard sttsessns
targets ~ their o~n.
Tue fsrsr~~s~s. she fIf~t
casualties IN 10 ssrss~>s .p~se-
tsas. ever se~ssy t~ssitsss.
failed % esme ssek ssa three
fighters uev. swss~ssa.
Hut In The fortress sestnf slins
United states army authorities
estimated that five enemy fight
ers w~rv believed destroyed. 4
probably destroyed and - dam
aged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08
Sound Principles
Can Reduce Death

EVANSTON. UL-In year
when the life Of every workman
and the safe operation Of every
motor vehicle was Of vital import
ance To the nations war effort.
rs u. S. cities. ranging in popu-
lstion from $500 10 1923. 900
proved that traffic deaths can be
reduced through the application Of
sound principles Of traffic Law en-
forcement
During the past six years those
% cities. located in Is states,
have reorganized their traffic con-
troll program with the assistance
Of the safety division Of the In
ternstionsl Association Of Chiefs
Of Police. For the year ending
June 30. 1912. they showed a 5sz
per cent decrease IN their traffic
death rate as compared with the
year preceding the orgsnizstions
assistance
Tbe % cities had an average
rate ~ 24T deaths per 100. 900
population for the year prior 70
F the reorganization ~ Their traf-
F &c divisions. For the iz-monfb
period from July ]. 1851. 10 June
30. 1912. the same cities had a
rate Of les deaths per 100 600
/ population. Total fatalities de-
creased from 1872 10 isOs-a
reduction Of 2s-s per cent
Cites which achieved outstsnd-
lng reductions IN their traffic
death rates include Greenwich.
Conn, sos per cent: Evanston,
il. SIS per cent; Atlanta. Ca,
SIS per cent: Knoxville. Tenn,
ssT per cent: Saginaw. Mich
ss4 per cent. Cleveland. o, az
per cent. and Gary, Ind. 5s4 psr
cent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08
Girl on Bicycle
Crashes Into Car

A nine year old girl cyclist
Marian Christie. most seriously in
jured person In the weekend traf.
fic accidents in Tscima, still was
unconscious Monday morning in
Tacoma General hospital.
She received a fractured skull
along with other head and shoulder
injuries Sunday afternoon when
she rode her bicycle into the side
of milk truck in front Of +l5i
Madrona way. few blocks from
her home at 44i0 No. 44th ST.
The truck. of the Fir Ridge dairy
driven by Chester Peterson Of Box
So. Roy. was going uphill in sec
ond gear. The youngster fell 10
the ground about so feet from the
point of impact. Investigating Off
GERS reported she was riding down
hill on the wrong side OF the street
when the accident happened.
Hospital attendants were ex-
tremely worried over the child's
condition Sunday. night, but re-
ported her condition more hopeful
Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08
n I RES MORE ABOUT
Axis Losing in Egypt

ne fset remained that in ths
inst seven DAYS. ended TODAY n
German field marshal had taken
eesting ~ the hands Of tn
British imperial army aided hs
dominant allied air force which
included TIE heavy and medium,
oomeers and the fighters 81 n.
United States army 18th and asta
oomesrdment and sTth fighter
groups.
Rommel after pushing through
ne British mine fields had failed
to dent the main allied defense %.
sitions. He had made three sep.
arate Withdrawals from his FRS,
positions and then ne had with.
drawn his forces back "a the ARA
from which he had started.
He had left the Alamein battle
AREA strewn with the weckage Of
axis tanks and !; WAS snnosnoed
that In the seven DAYS ne had lost
at least IS planes shot down, IN
ADDITION to others DESTROYED
aground. against much smaller
allied losses.
Rommel put his entire
army, led nv the 18th and
sist German armorrd di,i-
sicns and the crack Goth light
division. called the pick of
the German army, into his Of
fensise.
For slight gains. which proved
fleeing, he sacrificed tanks. arm
ored cars. transports. men and
planes and 50 far has gain d
nothing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08
1850 German
Planes Bomb Reds

Continued from PAGE one,
800 the greatest Concentrated
perhaps. on any one point s,p..
the var began in 1859
Their massive air su,.r,.
Hy enabled them to .uh,e~,
Russian positions 10 heayv
bombing. day and night.
Dispatches said the Stua.io,
"as 50 critical that anti-aircraft
were doing double duty-aea,ns,
planes and tanks. At one min,
hundreds Of tanks tried 10 hreak
through. Anti-aircraft gunner.
trained their sights and nut AZ
tanks and 10 srmored trucks on,
Of commission.
In some phases Of the battle
enemy tanks surrounded gun en-.
placements and almost reachea
the gunners, who were able nus,
in time, to wreck the tanks with
rapid fire.
Special dispatches reported one
resounding Russian success in the
Mozdok area of the eastern Can
casus, where the Germans had
broken across the Terek river and
were advancing toward the oil
fields of Grozny. Russian fighter
assault planes shattered so Ger
man tanks and 500 trucks. and
killed 1000 Germans moving in
two columns toward the river.
ENEMY PLANES DOWNED
Twenty Messerschmitt planes
intercepted Stormovik bombers
that were attacking a new air field
in the Mozdok area. The Russians
shot down nine enemy fighters
and destroyed a Junkers 50 on
the ground.
Soviet guards were reported to
have recrossed to the north bank
of the river, established a bridge
head and killed 500 Germans. They
continued successful counterat-
lacks against a big enemy force
which had crossed to the south
bank. Three localities taken bv
the Germans were recaptured or
encircled and the Russians were
driving the enemy back to the
river.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08
Polite Dancers cIvsa
Newest "Tse" Manner,

CAMP nTONuAeA<. CAL IA.
rhslllp ". rsstsssua hss sst1e< aass
usars rule "a Emily Pests '-wAot
and what nns 10 dn- Hereafter
-.dislls .nssturs reckis 9TH ~
cut IN 81 . dance until ths eeapen
ha. danced - ssers Ne mar. II ~
~l.h<sf stalk HE snt<sdsa vletlN.
rruntinx IN Me earl ~to.it-t7.fa@
IL provided Ne maintains tbe
'pr.p~f cadence u ths danes.
cAsm ngusuvxn nyusHN
NEW ORLEANS The s~nrr ~
. billiard supply store fcsnd him-
s~lf ''hshIrd the eight hail. Wht,e
clerk ~ss busy IN snethss see-
iInn NJ shs Stare. semsnns sassss
ssf~d of ~ith ths cash F~nlstet.
Loss. Cash register, ei.zoo. eesa.
"a.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08

sharp grasses, stubhle and
rocks Tho infsntrymsn often
has IN throw himself PRIME
without having time 10 pick
where he's goans IN flop and
short sleeves can result In some
nasty wounds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08
CHIEF OF STAFF
WAS On BOARD


One of the members of the
board from 1927 until 1882 was
the same George G, Marshall
who today IL chief Of staff Of
the United states army. II IL
composed ~ a varying number
Of field officers. none Of whom
has had less than is years
service. and one OF these heads
the test section.
The present director IL Col.
Matthew J. Gunner, who wants
no yes men" under him. Board
members must have analytical
minds. have the courage OF their
own convictions and be OPEN
minded.
The board operates on the
theory that perfection il worth
striving for, but while waiting
for perfection you might as well
use the best available. Round
table discussions Of the board
sometimes turn into heated ar
guments. with accompanying
tabie-thumping and bursts OF
invectiYe.
THUMBS DOWN
On SHORTS
Brig. Gen. Leven c. Allen,
who as commandant OF the in
fantry school also serves AZ
president of the board, says it's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08
kid Brother" Asiray
al Youthful Age Of 70

LOS ANGELES Wills m
Bailey. much worried. appealed 10
tho police 10 help him find his
kid brother" who apparently had
gone astray. Tho police lent .
helping and succcssful hand.
Charles. the Md" brother, proved
IN be n years ~ are. hit IN
William. tho sdsr brother. ~
years ~ age. Charles had always
BEEN the kid"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08
~ DAVENPORT STEWARD
Times Special Correspondent
FORT BENNING. Ga.-Only


FORT BENNING. Ga.-only
men from Missouri. fig,iratively
speaking. are members Of the
Army Infantry board.
That's because this little
known group Of regular army
officers examines, tests. modi-
fies and designs equipment for
the infantry of the United states
army-and they say show me"
They see To IL that a new article
is not only as good. but better
than equipment already In use.
Because of the existence OF
this board. established in 1920.
no infantryman will ever take
into the field weapons or other
equipment still In the expert
,..xatat .fa,.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08
Freak Of Horticulture
Grown in New Enqland

AUGUSTA. We. Mrs Andrew
7. Mcwhortsr ~ Augusta has .
plant In her garden known - .
nesuiy Rush. The plant. ns~
nearly ala feet high. is covered
with = mass ~ pink ard white
shsli-shaprd flowers which emit |.
slight medicinal odor rather ilkr
that Of . hospital
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08
garland RIFLE
GOT Tssr WORks

WI INV No0N~
IN. War department sends
new ideas or suggestions 10 the
boards director. who then as
signs one officer 10 80 into the
matter cxhsustlvely lie also
turns models over 10 the chief
of the test section. and what thu
test officer and his assistants
can't think up In the way Of
tests isn't worth bothsfinE
with.
Any new gun would ret the
same tests as did the MI Gar
and ssmi.su,omaiic rife. The
old Springfield was a good rifle.
battle-iested and dependable.
Could the Carand stand the
same abuse the Springfield stood
In the mud ~ France, fer ss-
ample The foot soldier worms
his way along on the ground
frequently. getting dust. ssnd.
HlG Ut WHIT AH'' VIC NftAHH
parts Of his weapon. What he
wants and needs IN . gun which
can take abuse and still be sf-
feetlss.
so they took the Carand out
on In. range aud gave u the
business. sand was poured into
the magazine, blown out and
the piece fired Mud was
dumped in, wiped out hastily
and the piece fired. Water Was
poured IN and the gun was fired.
II WAS dropped cwreisssly on the
ground with IN. magazine open.
IL WAS pushed along ahead Of .
soldier advancing In . prone
position. SIN v worked. just
like the inventor said Il would.
All new equipment proposed
for the infantry u tested under
similar battle conditions. IL
must be able 10 stand sbssss ard
still perform effectively. Ths
board found that the rubber
heels were dandy for soldiers
marching ON pavement. bat In
the field leather IL just 80 good
BOARD HAS LARGE
Plant fOR TEsTs
Here 1T Fort B@nning thu
board IL housed In the infantry
school building. which dominates
the grounds. The board has
shops Of IL own. stated by
skilled officers and men. and
there are endless facilities for
testing. Thousands Of troops
are ayailabla for uss az guinea
pigs. The board not only wants
10 zee how the infantrymsn can
use propossd new equipment.
but Il sants 10 kHow hls rsse-
ton to IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08

Buy Y. S. Bonds and Save!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08
Army Cavalrymen Like
Montana Horse Breeds

AsHLAND-Army remount Of
ficers have congratulated south
eastern Montana ranchers for
raising more thoroughbred horses.
which are not racy, short-haired
or hot headed, for use by the U. s.
cavalry, than any other section of
the entire Northwest. The Mon
tana army horses are descendants
of early-day English imports into
the area.
Buy u. s. Bonds and Sayei
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Tigers Warm Up
with AII-Stars
Pound Out % Hits
in Allentown Come

ALLENTOWN, Pa. Aug. Is
up - The Detroit Tigers pre-
pared for their eastern swing
with little batting practise at
tn, expense of the Allentown
Wings of the Interstate League
here last night, and when the ex-
hibition was all over the Tigers
had won, Is to 3.
The Tigers Corralled % hits,
including home runs by Rudy
York and Johnny Corsica, while
two Detroit pitchers yielded the
Wings only four blows.
Johnny Corsica gave Allen
town one hit in the first five in
nings and Roy Henshaw was
touched for three more in the
last four. Henshaw struck out
three Allentown batters on nine
pitches in the seventh inning.
York clouted a long one out
of the park in the fourth with
two aboard and GorSica's round
tripper came with one aboard in
the sixth, when Detroit tailed
five runs.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Hand PIoudits
to Tigers for
Big Benefit

DETROIT, Aug. Is (P) -
Walter o. Briggs, president of
tho Detroit Baseball Co drew
congratulations yesterday f r m
William Harridge, American
I ;ague boss, on the gate for the
Tigers Army-Na-y relief dou-
bleheader Sunday, which was
more than twice that of any
other club in the circuit except
New York.
In a telegram from American
League headquarters in Chicago,
Harridge said.
Press reports indicate you did
an outstardi : job in bringing
credit to city of Detroit and
American League with your
Army and Navy games yester-
day. Congratulations. Through
the efforts of our club members,
the American League made a
grard finish.
The Tigers relief game yielded
S68,172, second only to the
-S80.000-gate- drswn-by|the
Washington Senators and the
New York Yankees in the Amer
icIn League. The Giants and the
Brooklyn Dodgers topped the
National League with S73,575.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
eGOrdOn,
Slaughter
Challenge

NEW YORK, Aug. 7-(P-
Ted Williams and Pete Reiser
still are showing the way to all
the other major league hitters
but the security CT the two bat
ting champions l. being threat
ened seriously as the season
dwindles.
Williams, the willowy slugger
of the Boston Red Sox, let his
average droop six points to .346
in the last week and now has
anything but a commanding lead
in the American League over the
persistent Joe Gordon Of the
New York Yanl,ees, who has
1877.
Reiser with q 1876 percentage,
one point less than last week,
was enda .erec by the surge of
Enos Country Slaughter of the
st. Louis Cardinals, who boosted
his pace from .21A to 1928 and
too over second place in the
National :nki gs.
Slaughter DIV a nc d from
fifth place during the week and
easily hurdled Ernie lombard
of the Boston Braves, Joe Med
wick of Brooklyn, and his own
t"ammate, rookie Sta.i Musial.
The ten leaders in ca I league:
National. IEAGIIE
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Blue and. Gray
Suggests Benefit

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug.
Is - (R - The Blue and Gray
Association, promoter of the an
nual North-South All-Star foot
ball game, has proposed to
President Roosevelt that high
and prep schools throughout the
nation stage post-season games
Dec. for a, national charity, or
"to build the worlds largest
flying ship"
The association figured that
such program would raise
$1,000, 000," based on an esti-
mate that 500 games involving
larger schools would raise ST.
900 each and that 5000 smaller
games would average S100 or
more apiece.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Sports
Roundup
BY HUGH FULLERTON, JH
Wide World Sports CeIumnist

NEW YORK, Aug. Is --(P)-
What difference does it make if
the Yankees are nine games in
front and the Dodgers 6 ", did
you ever see such a race as
they're having in the American
Association? The stand
ings Gas of yesterday show only
six games from first-place Mil
waukee to seventh-place Indian
apolis Count out league
leading Newark, and the Inter-
national is almost as close -
five games from second to sew
enth They're still hustling
for a piece of the playoff change
in several other minor leagues,
too Sidelight on, a great
athlete: When Babe Ruth was
dressing after his first workout
in years at the Yankee Stadium,
Red Ruffing glanced over at the
BAN, surrounded by admiring
younger Yankees, and remark
ed, Look at the guy; he still
hangs up his uniform. No
extra work for the clubhouse
boy when the Babes around.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
ONE-MINUTE SPORT PAGE

Latest word on the hockey sit
uation is that Madison Square
Garden is preparing for "a home
games for the Rangers and none
at all for the Americans :.
Wonder if that means the league
is dropping a weak member or
that Red Dutton is more inter-
ested in building air fields and
such things up in Canada? :.
Mel Allen, who airs the Yanks'
games. likely will be the No. l
talker on the World Series
broadcast this year Busiest
guy at the National Tennis
Championships probably will be
Eugene Falkenburg, who is only
a weekend player. His two boys,
Tom and Bob, are entered in the
mems singles, daughter Jinx in
the women's singles and Mrs. F.
in the women's veterans event.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
The Monifor-lead
TUESDAY AUGUST Is, 1912 PAGE 6
SchooI-Owned Buses May
Save High School Football
By HAROLD w. WARD

WASHINGTON, Aug. % - O9 - Schools considering
their football schedules this because
problems advised today by Rep Walter
stand pat - he of hope.
of smaller high schools including several in his
district Northampton Carbon Counties Pennsylvania
call of grid because of rulings the
buses take students athletic he said adding
defense transportation
informed that which their
carry their PLAYERS to
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25

That makes quite differ
ence, and in my district the
schools are changing their minds
about dropping their road
games"
Football players make up our
greatest pool of future air fight
ers and gunners, because they
have developed the competitive
spirit" Said Walter, himself a
lieutenant commander in the
naval reserve and a naval flyer
in World War One.
ITO wipe out this season in
any considerable number of
schools would be a severe blow
to our armed forces, and l don't
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25

think it will be necessary on
many cases in view of this new
Interpretation"
Eastman's ODT already has
ruled that buses may not be
chartered to carry either play
ers or spectators to sports events,
but Walter explains that does
not apply to buses already own
ed by the schools.
The Office of Defense Trans
portation concurrcd in Walters
statement h at school owned
b e s, as differentiated from
chartered h ! G S, could be
used.