Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-29

equipment.
when he
Nh. PICKERING identified him
sell, they let him 60 ahead; but
before he had time to snap the
shutter, the radio In the police
car started blaring another
alarm. dispatching more cars to
WExL to investigate the sus-
picious main with a camera"
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey
Is supposed to give out the facts
on future draft plans, including
what's in store for the lbs,
when he speaks in Detroit
Economic Club and Masonic
Temple.
The latest draft, 45-to-65, is
missing a lot of men. Officials
are still finding men in the age
group who didn't even know
about the order. Stragglers can
register up to 8 o'clock tonight
at the navy offices in the Bar
lum. They've found several in
the 38-year-old group who hadn't
signed up. and even discovered
one man of II who hadn't reg
istered.
Silly but funny-Ralph Binge
and Joe Gentle on CkLW, with
their war commentator" act.
which kids all the commentators
for not being more definite in
their predictions. Their particu-
lar character is named IS. l.. A.
Marshmallow"
Don't hunt for any publicity
on the big Detroit movie houses
this week-they've assigned all
their press agents to work on
the Army-Navy Relief show, the
Hollywood Victory Caravan that
comes to the Fair Grounds Coli
scum next Monday night.
Even the chorus girls will be
Hollywood cuties. such as Arleen
Whelan, Alma Carroll and EIyse
Knox; and the headliners will be
Bob Hope, Joan Bennett, Chafles
Boyer, Claudette Colbert, Merle
Oberon and n lot Of others just
M big.
Detroit's worrying over
whether II Will raise a. much
money as Cleveland d0es-the
Caravan h In Cleveland Sun
day night and here Monday. II
Detroit can sell out, IL means
over $4,000.
The $500 boxes already are
being bought, but the big rivalry
IL between a team Of Junior
Leaguers. headed by Mary Pad
dock, selling $25 seats. and n
team from the UAW-CIO Aux
Hilary. headed by Mrs. Helen
Goldman and Mrs. Catherine
ellis, selling the $l-$2-S3-$5
seats.
Captain Popp. of the marines.
Is much worried. they say. about
this columns recent account OF
boot camp" Thinks il will slow
up recruiting. He'll probably be
glad TO know that-on the con-
trary - requests for copies of
that column have even come in
from California.
Collecting old keys 10 turn the
metal in for war needs is spread
ing. Hotel Statler has started IL,
with John Daniels getting sew
eral thousand keys in less than
a week.
Talk is that If the DSR puts
some of its oldest street cars
back into service they may have
to use some models that have
TO be heated by stoves. Remem-
Der when?
Short scene: Watching Frank
Zamaris telling the young fell
lows at the Franklin Street Set
Element that he's going to try
for q knockout against Red Bur-
man--'Tm at the age where I've
gotta 60 either to the top or the
bottom"
The high schools are finally
giving In and letting the girls
wear Stacks, although some Of
the teachers are scOwling. We
said weeks ago that they might
as well give in-not even the
school board can combat female
fashion trends, and Stacks seems
TO be one of the trends.
Philip Gibbs includes a chap
ter on Detroit In his new book,
America Speaks Makes up n
new name for Detroit, calling IL
"The CITY of Power"