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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Just Plain eoners

Ii includes slips of the tongue,
scrambled metaphors and Just
plain bonerS, and nobody, not
even the mayor, escapes. Here
are some samples:
MAYOR JEFFRIES: 81 heard
man with my own eyes. =.
No wonder I don't .elieve hardly
anything. Also: THE question
Is whether we want TO let the
camers head in. That's il In
nutshell"
JAN SCHMEDDING. super
intendent OF street conStruc-
ton: Its caused by a lack OF
disuse."
WILLIAM Ntzhugh,, United
DSR Workers: I'VE contend
that we are underpaid, and very
well underpaid."
MAX r. BARTON, Depart
ment of Public Welfare: THAT
job security is catamount to
civil service"
WILLIAM M. WALKER, pub
lie works commissioner: 1.-THE
People are just like. everybody
else"
TRACY NJ. DOLL. president
Of the Wayne County Industrial
Union Council: We're fighting
against Hitler. Mussolini and
HoratiO."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Inside Detroit:
By JACK PICKERING

THAT chuckling you hear at
Il the City Hall comes from the
reporters, and the sizzling sound
is from some of the officials who
cant take IL
With their usual talent for
sticking pins in ollicialdom, the
reporters have been plastering
one wall of the press room with
quotations from big and little
officials.
The collection is. ;aunilngly
labeled, The King S English
Public Servant Department
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Pal pa Is All Opens
At Cdss This Week
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then moved to Chicago before
going on tour.
Jessie Royce Lands, well
known to Detroit audiences, has
the leading role and with her
you shall see Robert Keith,
Audra Lindley, Dean HarenS,
Helen Carew and Donald Arbury.
Following that the Cass will
be dark for a week, ecauSe
Best Foot Forward" the youth
full musical which was 10 have
opened November IS. is closed.
This tuneful sh ow with all
those lively youngsters did won
derfully in New York and Chi
cago loved it. but on the road it
died, and George Abbott was
afraid TO carry such an eXpen-
sive load any further.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

people that you haven't got
much OFF,"
EDWARD r. THAI, Building
Trades Council: 81 don't mean
frec-prabicated housing"
|. A. CAPIZZI, general coun-
sci for Ford Motor: Hes an
easy-go-lueiiy. Also, "They go
into hubbub to work IL out"
LOUIS l.. SERG, police super
intendent: "YOu either got law
or you amt got 1t, and the re-
suits II what"
CHARLES G.. OAKMAN, city
controller: 1.-THE feZzical year"
o., sometimes, "the hys e j
.Ieas." -. ..>.. p
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Clean Shave Earns
a Vacation
HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 7.

HULL WOOIJ, NOV. Z.
TIE lair FORCE" company
at Warner Bros, under Director
Howard Hawks. has been shoot
ing around Gig Youngs clean
shave for several days. Called
10 make a short scene that takes
place early in the picture Young
shaved for the first time in more
than eight weeks. When the
scene was finished, he was told
TO 60 back to the stubble-beard
length he had worn during the
weeks OF previous production.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Fat ASSIGNMENTS

AS a result she landed fat
assignments in three top pro-
auctions. In The Constant
Nymph she takes Charles
Boyer away from academy
award winner Joan Fontalne.
=. In Gentleman Jim she
wins Enrol Flynn. and in The
Adventures of Mark Twain she
is Mrs. Twain. opposite Fredrlc
Marsh. That's fast travelling
for a gal just two years out OF
College and four months past
her twenty-first birthday. &.
But Alexis stood the pace so
well her studio made her
full-fledged star.
The new star was born IN
Penticton. B. c.. but has lived
in California since she was ,.
Alexis Smith is her real
name and she firmly resisted the
studios attempts 10 change 1t.
She's an only child and lives
with her parents in new eight
room house in Glendale which
she and her father own jointly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Rodzinski Directs
At Ann Arbor

THE CLEVELAND Symphony
Orchestra. Artur Rodzinski.
conductor. will give the third
concert in the choral union
series, in Hill Auditorium. Ann
Arbor. today at $50 in the eve
ming. instead of in the afternoon
as previously announced.
The change was necessitated
because OF transportation prob
lens.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Mostly Of in My Office

WALDO X. GREINER, for
mcrly DSR vice president; 1T i
customary TO do IL, but the only
reason IL is customary to do IL
is because II is customary to get
him TO agree to do it,"
BARNEY RYAN, Detroit Fire
Fighters Association: II don't
want TO make any specific rec
concentrations. just want TO
be suggestive"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Refuge Picked Up

BLAINE T COLMAN. for
mer mayor of Highland Park;
r'Men, don't cameraflage the
subject"
WILLIAM G. ROGELL. couu-
Gilman and former ball player:
You understand their tasktics,
don't YOU" Also. we have no
alley az our house hut We have
our refuge picked up"
ANTHONY G. RRTHNAW,
former civil service commits
sioneT: "Nhy the hell transfer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Luck Comes In

Alexis said she'd be happy
10 make the test-aiter she re-
ceived her diploma that was
the brains department TWO
months later. the day after her
graduation, she MADE the-teSt
and won a long-term contract
and that was when the hard
work commenced every day
she spent more hours studying
with Sophie Rosenstein, studio
coach. q,
Between classes she visited
sets and learned from obserVa-
ton . -he stayed out OF night
clubs, figuring il would do her
more good TO be known as a
worker than as a play girl e.
n did A few months later
she was tested for and won the
only important femme role in
olive Bomber" 1t wasn't a
long role, but Alexis made II
count she was a stand-out
and a knockout.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

And on and on, for scores
more.
Whether it has improved the
Kings English as She Is Spoke
is a question. Maybe ii has.
Even if it hasn't, the reporters
at least found out which people
could take il and which couldn t.
To be perfectly fair about IT.,
they also quoted soHle OF their
own boners and plastered them
on the wall, too. as follows.
HAROLD SCHACHERN, of
the Times, LIT has fallen by the
board"
LEO DONOVAN: "They
bought u pig in IA poke To get
their foot i'm the door"
KARL SEIFFERT: THE last
straw in "A chain of circum-
stances"
STODDARD WHITE: This Is
the well-knOwn needle through
the camel's eye"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
FourWomen Assist
Alexis With Gowns
HOLLYWOOD. Nov. Z.

HOLLYWOOD. Nov. Z.
ALEXIS SMITH set a new
help record for Hollywood
during the filming Of two War
ner Bros. pictures, Gentleman
Jim" and The Adventures of
Mark Twain" In each picture
the young feminine star had TO
wear costume wardrobe. 1t
took four wardrobe, makeup and
hardness women TO keep her
ready for shots with Enrol Flynn
and F'redric March, and all four
had to pry Alexis through the
door of her portable dressing
room when she was wearing
bustles, hoop skirts or the like.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Musicale Meets

THE STUDENT LEAGUE Of
the Tuesday Musicale will meet
Tuesday at 8 p. m. in the down.
town branch of the fWCA. a
varied program of music will
follow the business meeting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

ESTELLE WROCK will pre-
sent Claire Raschka, soprano.
in concert on Sunday afternoon.
November Is, in the recital
room at the Young Womens
Christian Association.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Few Can't Take II

AlOSA VI the NiNAllllN dNNtDA
their fame with good grace,
but occasionally somebody shows
signs of being nettled. Samuel
T. Gilbert. president of the
DSR, displayed marked signs Of
being hot under the collar and
one day the quotations mysteri-
ouSly vanished from the wall.
The reporters promptly put up
a new list with emphasis on a
much-enlarged collection of Gill
bert'S gems. and called him
"Carnation Sam Gilbert They
combed through Stenographic
records of meetings and even
gave the dates of his boncrS.
Since then, nobody has touched
the sacred wall
These are samples of Gilbert's
slips
The commissions position has
been right from the very offset
that We are not going TO take "A
position"
we have always never tied
the hands Oi arbitrator
You can't accuse the commits
sion of being lapse"
We've got To find the bug-a-
boo In the Woodpile."
There must he a residue be-
tween operating revenue and OPP
Grating expense or We are not
only getting no better fast"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Inside Detroit:
Record Of English As She Is Spoke
Nett|es Few Of City Hall Official Is

ALBERT f. COBO. treasurer:
II have here the sales manager
and equipment service manager
representing the company i have
mostly of i'm my office"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-19

Republicans of New Haven and Litchfield counties were holding county conventions today to nom- mate candidates for sheriff, with contests probable in each case. The New Haven county race was be- tween Michael D. McGovern of New Haven and First Selectman Charles F. Schall of West Haven. Tn Litch- field county, several candidates were in the field, with Harry Morse of Litchf1eld and Dennis McCleary of Watertown regarded as the leading contenders.
 Waterbury's eight delegates were ready to back MT. McGovern against MT. Schall in the New Haven coun- ty convention, which was to open at the Hotel Taft at Il a. m. MT. Schall is the choice of Rep. William L. Hadden, who defeated William J. Pape of Woodbury and Water bury for the nomination for lieuten- ant-governorship at the state G. O. P. convention last week.
 Bitter opposition to the Schan candidacy has developed, especially in New Haven, where leaders feel that MT. Hadden is dealing them out" McGovern packers are hope full that the -Hadden feeling will become so strong that the Schall candidacy will be rejected.
 In Litchfield County, Torrington leaders were the principal packers of MT. Morse who, only a few days ago, was reported to have refused offers of support. The incumbent in the strongly Republican county, Sheriff Ernest Novey, is on duty with the U. s. Army as colonel in the Pacific. Though leaders had based their plans on the belief that he would again be 8 candidate, he announced his withdrawal this week.
 MT. McCleary, 8 popular Water town resident, claims strong dele gate support for the nomination. In the event of deadlock between him and MT. Morse, the nomination might go to Harry Bull, chief deputy sheriff under Sheriff Novey.
 Waterbury's delegates to the New Haven County convention were: Pasquale DiRienz. Adam Jentoch, John W. McGurk, Raymond Mat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-19
ORDERS JUDGMENT
 IN PAPE'S CASE
Supreme Court Recently Reversed Verdict Given
 Local Publisher

A judgment in accordance with the finding of the supreme court was ordered by Judge William A. Comley in Ltchfield superior court in the action brought by William J. Pape, local publisher, against Will liam J. Cox, state highway com missioner. MT. Pape had been award ed $4,500 damages by Judge Kenneth Wynne last fall as the result of in- juries sustained when his car skid- ded on an icy highway in Middle bury Nov. 20, 1940 but an appeal was taken to the higher court which July II ruled against damages.
 , The plaintiff claimed the bones Of his right foot were injured in the accident He claimed the state highway department was negligent for permitting the icy condition to exist. The burden of holding the department to inspection and dis covery of icy conditions on high- ways at once would be too great, the supreme court ruled,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-19
Air Forces Follow
 Siberian Troops In
Continued from Page D

The air arm of the Baltic fleet bombed an enemy port during the night, the communique said. Five large fires broke out and six heavy explosions were heard.
 Red Unit Successful
 In the Mozdok area of the eastern Caucasus, near the Grozny oil fields 8 Russian unit destroyed seven German tanks, six guns, 13 trucks filled with troops and supplies and up to 300 Germans and took booty and prisoners, the noon commu- nique said. On another sector, Soviet artillery destroyed 20 trucks and up to two companies of Germans. So- viet flyers shot down 12 enemy planes.
 "On the northwestern outskirts of Stahngrad, Soviet force fiercely engaged the enemy" the midnight communique said. "On one sector where the enemy had concentrated large infantry and tank forces, the Germans succeeded in capturing some sectors of streets at the cost of heavy losses. Parts of this sector were recaptured by the Soviet forces in the course of the fighting.
 On another sector, heavy fight ing developed for an important height. All enemy attacks were re- pulsed with heavy losses. On this sector, Soviet forces destroyed or disabled 26 German tanks, 49 motor vehicles filled with troops and killed two battalions of infantry"
 Reds Hit Back
 The Russians did not merely re- pulse amending German assaults they struck back. Earlier dispatches had told of the Siberian reinforce ments recapturing a village on the Volga north of Stalingrad.
 (The German TranS-Ocean agen- cy advanced two important factors delaying the fall of Stalingrad:
 ("First, the necessity of fighting down the most cleverly trained and fortified Soviet positions inside the city, one after another, in the hard est fighting; second, the determina- tion of German military leadership to waste no forces in view of the fact that the fate of this super fortress is already sealed.''
 (The dispatch added: Heavy rain and showers in recent days have in- creased difficulties and unfavorable fighting conditions for the attacking forces.")
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-19
UNKNOWN PLANES
 FLY OVER SWEDEN
Continued from Page D

land port where Rhine and Ruhr river barges transfer their loads to railroad cars. Fires were still burn ing nine days later.
 A United Press Zurich dispatch quoted eye-witnesSes that in the re- cent British raid on Mainz, Ger many, 70 per cent of the city's buildings were destroyed or dan- aged.
 The dispatch said that Germans expressed great fear of the days Eo come when American bombing planes would raid Germany in force by day, with their high altitude pre- cision bombing. It was commented also that Germans were amazed by the accuracy of the British night bombing. It was asserted that the British planes had made direct hits not only on such targets as fActor- les, barracks and railroad stations but on antl.alEcEaft sun and search light batteries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-19

 OF WAGES NEAR
Continued from Page D

The administration won its fight when both committees rejected pro- posals calling for adjustment of parity price to include the cost of hired farm labor.
 Chairman Henry B. Steagau, D., Ala, of the House Banking Commit tee first offered the proposal in the lower chamber and Senator John H. Bankhead, D., Ala, 8 farm bloc leader advocated virtually identi- cal provision as an amendment to the senate bill.
 The pending measures substitute 10Q per cent of parity as a minimum farm ceiling for minimum standards now under law, one of which is 11O per cent of parity, and redednition of parity would have kept the new ceiling at level about 100 per cent.
 Instead, the bills provided that modification shall be made in max imum prices established for any ag- ricultural commodity under regulations to be prescribed by the president in any case in which it appears necessary to increase production of such commodity for war purposes or in which 1t is sat- isfactorily shown that by reason of increased labor or other costs to the producer the maximum prices so established would result in gross inequities."
 It was a compromise, not satis- factory to the farm bloc, but Bank head was uncertain whether, in view of MT. Roosevelt's insistence that the present basis of parity be re- tained, any more favorable provision could be written in.
 T would rather have the admin istartion formula than nothing, said Bankhead.
 Steagall told reporters:
 "As for Price Administrator Leon Henderson, we leave him where we found him with his same cigar and bicycle"
 What he meant was that the compromise left Henderson in con- trol of farm prices whenever they reached parity.
 Administration supporters said they did not like the 90 per cent of parity floor" for farm prices, as- serting 1t would raise feed costs and thus increase dairy and livestock prices, where ceilings are most needed.
 The broad grant of authority over wages, however, apparently was sat- isfactory to the administration. The Senate committee. after a protest from CIO President Philip Murray eliminated the little steel" formula | from itS hill
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-19
WILLKIE GETS BIG GREETING
(Continued from Page 1)

NOOI1Lluu6Q from E0ge Adm. Standley, he walked about the foyer, mingling with the Russian audience among whom were some foreign diplomats.
 Admiring Russians gathered in circles around Willkie.
 Such comments were heard as "Dadou Sumpathichny Ameril1an- ets"-"What a charming Ameri- canl"
 At the end of his first full day here, Willkie seemed to have cap- tivated Russian officials and ordi- nary citizens alike. They are not accustomed to Willkie,s outspoken- ess and directness of manner after the visits of other distinguished foreigners.
 Much admiration was expressed Of Willhe's energy and his interest m detailed aspects of Russian life.
 In the course of many hours of inspection in one factory WilIkie wore out his Soviet escort with countless questions. Two expert army companions, Maj. Grant Mason and Maj. Richard Knight. accom- panied Willkie.
 At the Chinese embassy recep- ton, Willlkie and Ambassador LI Txe-Shao exchanged toasts to the Chinese and American people and toasted the Russian people. La added . toast to Wiilkle personally, and to the success of his mission.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-19

If this were an todd" year, like 1041 or 1043, Jasper would be rum ming for mayor bf Bridgeport. He is the states greatest "soap-box" Ora- tor. and is quite unhappy unless he is out there, crusading up and down Bridgeport or Connecticut for his socialistic brand of government, which doesn't appear to be socialism at all.
 There is no public ownership of public utilities here, even though Jasper has been mayor for five terms and will probably run forever. Demo- crats charged there was nothing so- cialstic about Mayor McIevy. They went so far as to say he was nothing but Q Republican in disguise, and pointed out he always plays" with the Republicans in the Legislature.
 Today, the Socialist state conven- tion met to adopt a state platform, hear a keynote speech, get a few pep talks, and, of course, to renom- mate Jasper for governor. Jasper is always sure thing at a Socialist convention in Connecticut. He never misses.
 Everybody in Connecticut knows Jasper. They never heard of any of his running mates. Nobody ever calls him MT. McLevy. He probably wouldn't even answer. Simply Jas per.
 To show how persevering Jasper can be, he ran for mayor 10 times 20 yearS-before he was elected. That was II years ago, and there's no sign that he's slipping.
 His great ambition now Is to be governor, and even though Jasper is in his eos he hasn't lost any of his oratorical fire, and can match platform words with anybody in the state. He doesn't speak highly-re- fined English. It's rcugher than the pure oratory 8 Yale or 8 Harvard graduate would produce, but it gets over. Jasper knows the people of the state. He speaks simply and straight from the shoulder.
 Jasper used to be a roofer in the old days when he was just running for office, and not being elected. Jasper's chances of being elected governor this year?
 Four years ago, he hit peak of 166,0OO votes which caused the de- feat of former Gov. Wilbur L. Cross, a Democrat.
 Two years ago, he dropped to about 18,000.
 This year, political experts give him about 5O,OOO or more, and his party may succeed in electing three Socialist state senators from Bridge port. This may give him the bal- ance of power in the senate.
 His opponents are Gov. Robert A. Hurley, Democrat, and former Governor Raymond E. Baldwin, Re- publican.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-19
Legal Notices
NOTICE

GENNARo vIToNE, of WATER BURY,
 ANNUNZIATA ROSA yITONE, for merly of WATERBURY, but now of parts unknown.
 ORDER OF NOTICE STATE of CONNECTICUT, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, ss. Waterbury. September 18th, AID. 1942.
 UPON THE COMPLAINT of the said GENNARO VITONE praying for reasons therein set forth for a di- FRANCISCO VITONE, made return able before the Superior Court in and for New Haven County at Wa terbury, to be held on the first Tues day of October, AID. 1942, it appear ing to and being found by the sub scribing authority that the said de- fendant has gone to parts unknown; oRDERED, That notice of the pendency of said complaint be given by publishing this order in the Evening Democrat, a newspaper printed in said Waterbury, three days successively, commencing on A. D. 1942, by some proper officer who, with his doings thereon i9- dorsed, shall make due return.
 GEORGE H. FREEMAN,
 Clerk of the Superior Court for New Haven County at Waterbury,. STATE of CONNECTICUT, COUNTY of NEW HAVEN ss. WATERBURY,, September 18th, 1942.
 The within and foregoing IS true and attested copy of the original Order of Notice in my hands for service.
 JAMES B. o'LEARY. s-19--3t. Deputy Sheriff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-19
NAYS MURDER
 116 HOSTAGES
Continued from Page D

The German confession that sab- otage had broken out anew in French occupied territory came soon after a statement here by Charles Vallin, former vice presi- dent of the extreme French pro- Fascist Cross of Fire organization, that at least 90 per cent of French people support the fighting French movement. Vallin recently escaped from Vichy France to join the fighting French here.
 Valin revealed that in some Paris suburbs members of the French Communist party and the Cross of Fire organization, formerly mortal enemies, now meet secretly together to discuss the best means of fight ing the Germans by sabotage and other activities.
 He said that throughout France political differences had been diSSi- pated and that the only dividing line now was whether French people were for or against the fighting French.
 Vallin estimated that in unoccu- pied France 90 per cent of the people were for the fighting French, and that in occupied France all but a tiny fraction were patriots.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-19

Volga in the northwestern suburbs. One hundred tanks and two in- fantry regiments attacked yeSter- day, after German planes had mass-bombed the defenders, but Russian artillery and mine- throw CTS shattered 26 tanks and 49 trucks loaded with infantry.
 The Russians retreated slightly, but restored their positions after severe fighting.
 Some of the bloodiest fighting ragged for the hill in the north western suburbs.
 22 Tanks Smashed .
 Fifty German tanks attacked and took it after 22 of them were smashed. German occupation Seri- ously threatened adjoining sectors and enabled small groups of Ger man tanks camouflaged with Rus sian colors and numerals and Tommy -gunners in Soviet uni forms to penetrate Soviet lines.
 Russian tanks supported by air. craft finally recaptured the hill af- ter five-hour battle and helped to restore the situation on neighboring sectors. The Germans reattacked, trying to again take the hill which was indispensable to them.
 The noon communique said that on sector of the northwestern front Soviet units were attacking and had somewhat pressed back the enemy. On the outskirts of one inhabited locality, the enemy tlost several hundred men in battle.