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Seybert EvanaeIles,

Seyberr EvanaeIle=,
Rev. G.. G.. Wilkie, pastor.
10 a. m.-Morning worship
IL a. m. Sunday ocDool. Walter
Robbins. superintendent; We're
Shupp. assistant superlntend
Ladies' Aid meets seconu Thurs
day OF each month. Women's Mis-
sionar~ Society meets third Thurs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-30
New Boston Methodist

Rev. Harold Berthal, Pastor.
$3.50 a. m.-Morning worship.
1880 a. m.-Sunday School.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-30
Dixboro Methodist Church

Rev. Francis e Wilson, pastor
1920 a. m. Worship Service
1880 m. sunday School Mrs
Fred Fishbeck, superintendent.
Wedl esday. p. m. Choir
practice.
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6egole Sunday School

9:45 a. m. Sunday school. Mrs
]. F. Shepherd. superintendent.
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Washington Frances Perkins.
Secretary Of Labor asks relaxing
OF state labor standards: Men
and women now on the job must
keep every machine running con
tinuously regardless OF the sac
rifice entailed."
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Saline Trinity Lutheran

Rev. H. l.. Engel. pastor.
10 a. m.-Morning service. Ser
vices in German ana English alter
nate
1:15 a. m.-Sunday School
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Salem Federated

Rev. Cora NJ. Pennell, Pastor.
1890 a. Minor. ing Worship
ll:45 a. m.-Sunday School.
s p. m.-Evening Service.
Ladies' Aid meets fourth Thurs
day in each month.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-30

Rev G T Nevin. pastor.
9:45 a m.-Sunday School
l0:45 a m.-Church services
1880 p m.-Epworth League.
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event to be used to indicate the
necessity of the prevention and
control of infantile paralysis.
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York Baptist

Pastor-Rev. Norman Vernon.
10 a. m.-Morning worship.
11:l5 a. m. Sunday School.
$3.50 p NIB Y. p. u.
7:45 p. m.--Gospel Service.
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Observations
Washington Begins
TO Realize Value
of Strong Air Arm
BY Charles P. Stewart

FOR CERTAIN purposes, like
the production of stuff to eat, for
excavation in quest Of the various
metals required in the manufacture
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-30
Hints on Etiquette

II you are travelling by coach
on a train. do not 60 to the club
car 10 sit without FIRST asking a
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-30

tbs. president.
Prayer meeting IN homes here
each Wednesday at 7:45
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HsonvlII

lo:45 a. m.-Sunday School
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London Community MethodIs

London Community Methodist
1918 Plank Rd.
Rev. Luren Strait. pastor.
10 a. m. Sunday School. Mrs.
Frances Bird. superintendent: VII.
liam Smell, assistant; Mrs. Aria
Cline. children's superlntendent.
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Cherry Hin Methodist

Rev G T. Nevln. pastor.
l0:45 a m.-Sundsv School
ll:45 m.-MornIng worship
1880 p. m.-Epwortk League will
meet for their Sunday evening ser
vice.
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Your Health
Roosevelt Interest
Brings Research in
Infantile Paralysis
By Logan clendenlng. NJ. D.

THIS COLUMN takes the OPP
portunity of congratulating Presi-
dent Roosevelt upon his sixtieth
birthday and of acknowledging his
great generosity in allowing the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-30
0ne-Mlnute Test Answers

0ne-Mlnute Test Answers
/. Twelve.
2 They are the rights OF fowl
ing. shooting. taking or killing
game or rabbits. and Of fishing on
or over a given area or within
certain boundaries"
3 Honolulu. which extends L.
400 miles from City Hall 10 the
Midway Islands In the Pacific.
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ST. James Evangelical

Rev. c. A. Haneberg, pastor.
10 a. m.-Morning worship. First
and third Sundays, the service 10
in German; other Sundays In Eng
lish.
IL a. m.--Sunday School.
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Milan Baptist

IL q m Bible School. BRuce
Williams. superintendent
1880 p m. ServlceS
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WIIIIam A johnson, pastor
GAS u. Morning Worship
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Stony Creek Methodist
Rev. Caldwell Prout. pastor.
1880 a. nj. Worship service.
Mrs. Robert Hollowell sunday
School superintendent.
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A RAnt Kip
OF 1oBAcco, from
Az ISLAND OFF ME
(h,iEAN coAsn,
CROWS ovGp
MENM FEET HIGH

One-Mlnute Test
I. How many players are there
on a lacrosse team?
2. In law. what are sporting
rights?
3. What city Is so long that 1t
would take an airplane flying 200
miles an hour seven hours to fly
over It?
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Whitaker Zion Evangelical

Rev. Gerald G. Wilkie. pastor.
10 a. m.-Sunday School.
p. m.-Christian Endeavor ION
alternate Sundays.
Choir practice AZ church every
Tuesday night 1880.
Wednesday. 7 80 p. m.-Mldweek
fellowship at the church on alter
nate weeks.
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INF ster NJ. z. Church
Rev. Herbert Berry, pastor.
10 N. Morning services.
II a. m. Sunday School.
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WAYNE Church of tne Nazarene

Wayne Church OF the Nazarene
Wallace st. and Wayne Rd.
Rev. John W. Springhall, pastor.
10 a. m.-Sunday School
II a. m.-Morning worship.
$3.50 p. m-Young Peoples meet
ing.
1880 D. m.-Evangellstic service
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BY II. J. SCOTT

trainman II the cars accommoda-
tons are for second-elass pas
sengers.
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6elievllle Metnouis.

Believine metnoois.
Rev. Alfred Eddy, pastor.
10 a. m. Sunday Scnool.
II a. m. Morning Worship
IL a. Nursery department ana
Junior Church.
$50 p. m. Epworth League In
church parlors.
Tuesoays, 4 y m New Boston
Young Peoples Religious lnstruc
lon
First "Wednesday II Ere month
sp m. Oficial board meeting
Second "Wednesday o. month.
p. m. - Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service meeting.
Third Wednesday p m.-Kum
loynus Glass meeting.
Fourth Wednesday. > NJ
Mems Club meeting
Thursday OF each week at 3:l5
p. m.-Junior Choir practice.
Thursday or each week junior
Religious Instructor a, 8 80; Se.
Tors at 90: Cnancel Choir re
hearsal at 500
Second Thursday. 7:3o-Church
High School Group
Third Thursday. i2 D. m.-
Helping Hand Society
Second Friday. 2 p, m.- HON,
makers Class.
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Milan Peoples Church
INSTRUMENTATION
Rev. Stephen c. Crowell. pastor
10 a. m. Morning Service
ll:l5 a. m. Sunday School.
$50 .. m.--YoRng Peoples meet
ing.
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Words Of Wisdom
A thousand words will not leave
so deep an impression as one
deed.--Ibsen.
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Campbell Chapel A. NJ. e.

Rev. A. Knowles. pastor.
$50 a. M Sunday School
IL a nv Worship service.
4;30 p. N. - Christian Endeavoi
Wednesday. 8 D m.-Prayer Ser
vice.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-20

Serial No. 0l0l68, for tract of land
described as Lot G of Tract A of
the Fritz Cove Group of Homesites
Tracts A Il B, situated along the
Fritz Cove Highway. Plat of U. S.
Survey No. 1890, containing 3.27
acres, and it is now in the files of
the U. S. District Land Office, An
chorage. Alaska.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely any of the above mentioned
land should file their adverse claim
in the district land office within the
period of publication Or thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred
by the provisions of the statutes.
FLORENCE L. KOLB,
Acting Register.
First publication, May 13, 1912.
Last publication, July 8, 1912.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-20
WAR RISK
INSURANCE
INCREASED
Shipping Problem Aided
by Committee Which
Makes Report

WASHINGTON, May 20--A 21O
million dollar boost in She marine
war risk insurance fund has been
approved by the House Appropria-
lions committee.
The committee notified Congress
saying "at the rate losses are &C
curing, the fund estimated is liable
for more ships every day. The re-
port declared that shipping is the
great problem in the conduct of
the war. Losses of American flag
vessels are already greater than for
the entire period of the last war. "
The transcript of testimony at
Committee hearings helo last week
disclosed that Rear Admiral Emory
S. Land said he is. counting on the
construction of 800 ships this year.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-20
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
District Land Office
Anchorage, Alaska
Jan. IL, 1912

Anchorage, Alaska
Jan. IL, 1912
Notice is hereby given that Vinton
Corydon McMichael has made APP
plication for a domestic under the
Act of May 26, 1884 (48 Stat. 5000
Anchorage Serial No. 09879, for
tract of land described as Lot 0 of
the Mile 7ls Group of Homesites sit
uated near juneau, Alaska, Plat of
U. S. Survey No. 2477, containing
$50 acres, and it is now in the files
of the U. S. District Land Office,
Anchorage, Alaska.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely any of the above mentioned
land should file their adverse claim
in the district land office within
the period of publication or thirty
days thereafter, Or they will be
barred by the provisions of the sta
tuteS.
FLORENCE l.. KOLB,
Acting Register.
First publication, April 8, 1912.
Last publication, June 3, 1912.
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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
District Land Office
Anchorage, Alaska
ADril 20. 1910

Anchorage, Alaska
April 30, 1912
Notice is hereby given that Harold
w. Camper has made application for
a domestic under the Act of May
&c, 1884 t48 Stat S09, Anchorage
Serial No. 09012, for a tract of land
described as Lot B of the Auke Lake
Group of Homesites, Tract A sit
uated near Juneau, Alaska, Plat of
U. S. Survey No. 1892, containing
500 acres, and it is now in the files
of the United States District Land
Office. Anchorage, Alaska.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely any of the above mentioned
land should file their adverse claim
in the district land office within the
period of publication or thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred
by the provisions of the statutes.
FLORENCE l.. KOLB,
Acting Register.
First publication, May 10, 1912
Last publication, July 8, 1912.
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IN TIE UNITED STATES COM
MISSIONERS COURT FOR THE
JUNEAU PRECINCT, TERRITORY
OF. ALASKA, DIVISION NUMBER


Before FELIX GRAY, u. S. Com
missioner Ex-officio Probate Judge.
In 1.-The Matter of the Estate of
JOHN VERGUSON, also known as
JOHN VERHESON, Deceased.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY
NOTICE is hereby given, that in
pursuance of an order of the Pro-
bate Court for the Juneau Precinct,
Territory of Alaska, made on the
first day of May. 1912, in the mat
ter of the estate of John Verguson,
also known as John Verheson, de-
ceased, the Administrator of the
said estate, will sell at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder for cash
money of the United States, ON
Tuesday, the twenty-siXth day of
May, at 200 pm. at the office of
the United States Commissioner,
No. 513 Federal and Territorial
Building, all the right. title and
interest that the said estate has, in
and to all that certain lot, piece
or parcel of land situate and lying
within the City of Juneau, and
more particularly described as fol-
lows:
Lot 76 situated on tide lands at
the southerly limit of Ninth Street
extended, fronting forty (40) feet
thereon and extending at right
angles southerly, distance of six
ty 900 feet, together with a small
frame cabin and decked piling
thereon.
The Administrator reserves the
right to reject any or all bids if
deemed advisable
GIVEN under my hand and seal
this 5th day of May, 1912 at Ju-
neau, Alaska.
FELIX GRAY,
U. S. Commissioner for Jul
neau Precinct, Territory OF
Alaska, and Ex-officio Admin |
istrator of the Estate of John |!
Verguson, deceased.
May Z, 10, 20.
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II UNITED STATES ig5tt
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
District Land Office

District Land Office
Anchorage, Alaska
April 6, 1912
Notice is hereby given that Glen
ma F. McNutt has made application
for a domestic under the Act of
May rs, 1884 (48 Stat. 5000 Anchor
age Serial No. 010l56, for tract of
land described as Lot d of Mile 7
Group of Homesites situated about
~ miles N. w. of Juneau, Alaska,
on Glacier Highway, Plat of U. S.
Survey No. 2476, containing ATT
acres, and it is now in the files of
the United States District Land Of
flee, Anchorage, Alaska.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely any Of the above mentioned
land should file their adverse claim
in the district land office within
the period of publication Or thirty
days thereafter, or they will be bar
red by the provisions of the statutes.
FLORENCE L. KOLB,
Acting Register.
First publication, April %, 1912.
Last publication, June II, 1912.
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COMMENCEMENT is
Set FOR TONIGHT

Commencement exercises for the
graduating seniors of Juneau High
School, class of 1912, will be held
at o'clock tonight in the High
School Gymnasium.
The Rev. Willis r. Booth will
give the Commencement address
and class members will receive their
diplomas from r. r.. Hermann,
Treasurer of the Board of Educa-
ton.
Because of the war emergency
and the demand for graduates to
take up work in war production,
the date of commencement was adj
vanced from the original date of
May 81.
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f{ UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
District Land Office
Anchorage, Alaska
Feb % 1910

Anchorage, Alaska
Feb. 23, 1912
Notice is hereby given that Frank
MAYER, entryman, together with his
witnesses, Trygve Hagerup and j, p.
Morgan, all of Juneau, Alaska, has
submitted final proof on his home
stead entry, Anchorage Serial No.
09572 for land embraced in U. S.
Survey No. 2487, situated about 6
miles N w. of Juneau, Alaska, con-
tanning 1854 acres, and it is now in
the files of the U. S. District Land
Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
If no protest is filed in the district
land office within the period of pub
LEGATION or thirty days thereafter.
said final proof will be accepted and
final certificate issued.
FLORENCE L. KOLB,
Acting Register.
First publication, March rs, 1912.
Last publication, May 20, 1912.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-20

Continued from rage One)
the sports fans, should be given
cushy berths in the training CEN
tiers, with no more to do than to
see that the boys did daily 1928
4, or got their quota of softballs.
A lot of fairminded critics adj
mitted there was something to be
said on both sides, but when Chair
man Carl Vinson, of the House Nav
al Affairs Committee, and Rep.
Charles I. Faddis, of Pennsylvania,
both Democrats, cut loose on
"quickiep commissions (those grant,
ed without previous military train
ing) the other day, they didn't
leave any room for admitting both
sides of the argument. You either
agree with Vinson and Faddis, or
you don't, and you better make
up your mind quickly, because if
they have it their way, there's 60
ing to be a law and soon that no
commissions will be granted to men
who haven't gone the regular route
of military training.
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UNITED STATES sttft34
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
District Land Office

Anchorage, Alaska
April %, 1912
Notice is hereby given that John
A. Carvel has made application for
a domestic under the Act of May
26, 1884 (48 Stat. 300, Anchorage
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-20
BAXTER FELCH MAKES
TRIP TO SITKA TODAY

Baxter C. Fetch, merchandise
broker left this morning for Sitka
to spend short time there on
business.
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Vinson even is in favor of Sec
Ing that graduates of Annapolis
and West Pc.nt do nine months
to year in the ranks before taey
win their stripes or bars and pe-
fore they earn the privilege of be-
ing saluted first
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee, however, favors granting
commissions to specialists in civ
ilian ranks, where it is determined
that such special skills are net
available otherwise.
Wilson'S swing against "quickie"
commissions is an important one,
but the prime mover in the scrap is
Faddis. 1t was the congressman
from Pennsylvania who tied an am
endment to the now pretty popular
bill for raising the pay of Army
and Navy men, providing that no
future commissions may be distribu-
ted to men without military train
ing.
AS one member of congress put
it--but STRICTLY off the record
Judging by the demands from back
home for commissions that many
congressman have had, l can't inn
agine any enc voting against it
unless, of course. it's a record vote
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FOR SALE Continued

SMALL lunch counter doing good
business. Write AA, Care Empire.
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NOTICE

AIRMAIL ENVELOPES. showing
air route from Seattle to Nome. on
sale at j. B. Burford 81 Co. adv
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-20

Rhubarb was used by the Chinese
as medicine more than 1000 years
before the Christian era
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OLD road house on Loop Road
some furniture, bath, basement,
oil heat and cooking, light plant
Approx. Q acres. Part cash, bal
ance terms. Scharlotte Jylha,
Box 1916, City.
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HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs Lizzie Peterson, who has
been receiving medical care in st.
AIMS Hospital, has returned to
her home.
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LOST and FOUND

girls bicycle and l boy s
bicycle, call at city jail. B. H.
Manery, Chief of Police.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-20

Val Joseph Poor 3year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Val Poor of Doug
las, is in st. AIMS Hospital with
whooping cough. His condition is
fair.
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10 FIT. cruiser, good condition. See
it at Mrs. ]. Ramsay's, 10th and
d.
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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE JUNEAU, ALASKA
"Quitkie" Commissions
In Army, Navy, Marine
Corps Are 10 Be Scarce

(Contmued from rage one)
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DINE office room for rent. First
National Bank Bldg.
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1 ROOM cottage for rent, steam
heated, electric range. frigidaire,
Phone Red GOO.
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VACANCY-Snow White Apart
ments, suitable for couple only.
Phone 299 or Green 355.
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B ROOM fur. apt. for rent. Stein
beck Apis.
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B-ROOM apt, oil heat, nice loca-
ton. Phone Black 400.
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TROLLING boat, fully new equip
ment last year. Inquire Swanson
Bros, Lower Franklin st.
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FURNISHED house and furnished
apt Inquire Snap Shoppe.
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TAVERN Barber Shop-1st class
two chairs. Write Robert d. Cart
er, Box 1868, Fairbanks, Alaska.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19

Transparent, translucent or colored
as desired, collapsible plastic tubes
have been invented for various pur-
poses 10 save metal.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
WRITER'S Join.
PRODUCERS To
FIGHT CLOSING.
Schubert Rescinds Order
After Groups Make
Strong Protest

NEW NORk.-tANP) - NAIVE
Son the Richard Wright-Paul
Green version OF Wrlghts best
selling novel, did not close satur-
day as announced early last week,
and will continue in its Broadway
revival indefinitely after an order
for its ban was rescinded follow
ing one Of the most vigorous storms
OF protests by producers, writers,
snd other groups ever known to
Broadway.
The drama OF Negro life in Chi
cago, starring Canada Lee. faced an
urt.mely end for several days after
il was branded wholly objection
able" in a. recent issue Of The
Catholic News. The controversy
which this labelling engendered
brought out the question Of dra-
matte censorship aad incted hasiJ
action by persons interested in TIE
theatre,
RescindS Order
Continuation Of the engagem ent
OF Native Son by Lee Shuber,. CON
troller and operator Of the Maj .Stic
theatre where the play is staged.
and William Bryant. owner Of the
snow, came after protests OF Shu-
bert's closing rider which went up
on the theatres call-board N Sat-
urday. by Actors Equity ASSOCIATION,
the Dramatists guild the League Of
New York Theatres. ans other
groups Resembling Of the order fol-
lowed a meeting Of repre- hentatives
OF these organizations arm the AS
ISOLATION Of Theatrical Agents and
Managers union, at the leagues
Offices.
At the meeting Mr. Shubert de-
ried that his closing rder was the
result Of the plays listing by the
Catholic Theatre movement as
Nlolly Objectionable. He had been
quoted as saying he twas closing the
slow in order to avoid trouble"
A statement issued by the league
after the meeting:
AT the unanimous request Of the
meeting Mr. ShubeIt agreed TO with
draw the notice Of closing and Louis
and George B-ardt producers Of
the play Immediately agreed to
continue the en- Eagement Indefinite
".
The report ID plan to close had
the effect Of tGinz.ng numerous OBJ
jections 10 the plays closing from
organizations and -r5diyiduals in ad-
diton to those of Aeatre represen--
ta;.Fes, The position Of the last
named was that if Native Son is OBJ
ject!onable under the law it should
be closed through the process Of law
and not Voluntarily.
Many of BroadWay's leading
theatrical pe-sonages attended the
protest meeting. and several Of
them offered 10 underwr.te the
snow if the closing came as the re-
suit Of lack Of funds. The manage.
ment admitted. however. tina, the
snow was crossing aoou; s. 100 d
week Among those at the meeting
were Bert Lytell. president Of
Equi'J'; Russel Grouse. producer
anc playwright: Vinton Freeiev.
pro bcer; Elmer Rice. president OF