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Evening star., 1942-07-12
Miss Donnis Davis
Bride in Georgia

Mrs. Ruth Davis Of Lansing, Mich.
announces the marriage Of her
daughter, Miss Donnis A. Davis, to
Pvt. Elmer B. Krebs Of Riverdale,
Md, the ceremony taking place July
3 in the chapel of the First Presby-
terian Church at Macon, Ga. The
Rev. Albert Grady Harris ofnciated.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Return to South

Mrs. Edwin c. Gregory OF. New
bern. Tenn, and Miss Anna Lois
Gregory Of Dyer, Tenn, who have
been the house guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Carl Wyatt for two weeks,
have returned to their homes.
Evening star., 1942-07-12

Form-fittino fluid
shoulders, roll beck
convertible cuffs tweor
long for street, wear,
turned back for dress) :,
tuxedo fronts thot con-
vert, Johnny collars,
roll bock coIlors-Ioroe
enough to be warm yet
snuoly trim.
Evening star., 1942-07-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard James in
Washington this week end.
Mrs. r. G. Bowers will entertain
about 80 guests Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
At Hot Springs

The Ambassador Of Brazil and
Sonora de Martins are expected to
return to the Embassy Thursday.
They have been in Brazil for several
weeks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26

HOLLYWOOD, April Is.
IF KAY FRANCIS daily rou-
i tine is a fair example. life for
the average Hollywood glamour
girl these days is one war effort
after another.
For three days last week l
tried to locate Kay for an inter-
view, but was unsuccessful until
l hit upon the idea of catching
up with her at a beauty salon.
War or no war, / calculated, a
glamour girl will eventually
wind up under a hair dryer.
At the studio, where she had
just completed Always in My
Heart" l was told Miss Francis
is rarely at home. i was told
TO try calling her at one Of
the war relief agencies, such as
the Red Cross in Beverly Hills.
But the Beverly Hills chapter
had another suggestion. why
don't you contact Bundles for
Bluejackets ?" they asked. Then
/ learned Miss Francis, who is
an executive of Bluejackets, is
also captain of a squad for the
the Bluejacket canteen. This
meant she was likely to be at
any one of the numerous points
in the Los Angeles district where
her outfit regularly serves cof-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Still Good Friends

"Yep. We talked about that,
too. Priscilla said: Il just came
to the conclusion j couldn't be
a VictorvilIe wife and a Holly
wood movie star at the same
time.
"'John and I are still the best
OF friends and still go out to-
gether. but his work Is up there
and mine Is here. 1 don't want
10 make another failure Of mar
rage. There's no mystery about
IL. We just called the whole
thing off,"
That's being pretty serious
about a career" j suggested,
giving up love for stardom."
But Priscilla is that way" he
insisted. "She knows that acting
Is In her blood and that II Is too
late TO make her over now. She's
very hepped up over her first
real straight dramatic part In
'Saboteur' and hopes IL will take
her away permanently from the
singing, dancing parts. I guess
the only thing in the world that
would make Pris give up her
work Is IL Uncle Sam could Use
her.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Wins Stage Role

These in turn won him his
first professional stage role with
the Albright Players, a Midwest
stock company After touring
in stock for a year, Byrd took a
crack at singing with band =.
it was this job which brought
him to Hollywood in 1894.
Here he did radio work and
studied at the Hollywood Little
Theater and the Bliss-Hayden
Miniature Theater.
An actors agent saw him at
Bliss-Hayden and took him to
Republic to try out for the
Tracy serial g.. He is married
TO actress Virginia Carroll, also
Bliss-Hayden graduate. and
they have a 4-year-old daughter,
Carol Diane.
They live on a ranch at
Reseda and Byrd spends his
spare time tending his truck
garden, his two saddle horses
and 100 chickens He has a
collection of over $50 pipes, is an
excellent horSeman and crack
tennis player :. an expert cook,
Swiss steak is his speciality.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Tough Guy Team
Vehicles Sought

A NEW tough guy" team.
one which for sheer brute power
matches past combinations like
Cagney and Raft, McLaglen and
Lowe or Gable and Tracy, has
come TO light at Paramount
studio in the pairing of Alan
Ladd and Brian Donlevy.
This pair. co-starring in
DaShiell Hammett's The Glass
Key" is keeping the atmosphere
of the large sound stage on
which they are working so
charged with an air Of imminent
explosion that the attention of
studio executives has been at
tracted to- the scene. Now
stories are being sought which
will afford the stars new oppor-
tunities 10 match their wills and
muscles in impacts which hold
audiences tense and enthralled
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Plea for Actors

With a heart full Of emotion
he comes back TO tell us this
our boys need our stars, our en-
tertainerS.
They need the knowledge we
haven't forgotten them.
They need our love and eX-
preston Of gratitude.
Get to work on this, Holly
wood.
If Joe E. says it, it's enough
for us.
Come on then, Hollywood, get
behind this truly great man in
his mission~of good.
Let's get behind those boys up
there in the North.
Joe f. is so full Of it all he
just has to open his big mouth
about it. Let's open our hearts
as well.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Defies Red Tape

Right now is where I want TO
talk about Joe E. and his recent
visit to the entertainment
starved boys Of Alaska, a trip
made on bis own initiative when
the usual red tape threatened
TO curtail it.
More than 5000 miles from
camps, to outposts where lonely
boys are never relieved, to gun
positions, hospitals from Nome
to Kodiak to Dutch Harbor
Travelled our General IsSimis-
simo' Brown Gas they called
him), bringing the first laughs
and cheer our boys had had
since they left home.
For 33 days he travelled and
flew from outpost TO outpost
dressed in the parka and muk-
Inks of the ESkimOS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Romantic Leads

In between serials, Republic
tried him out as the romantic
read in several features . but
the result was far from promis-
ing then. after four years
and four Dick Tracy serials, a
minor role in Fox "Yank in the
Raj" suddenly turned the trick
though he appeared in only
one sequence, Byrd was so out
standing that Twentieth and
two other studios offered con-
tracts.
Also Alexander Korda chose
him for the colorful role Of
Durga in The Jungle Book"
Soon after ne cast his lot with
Twentieth, signing long termer
under the new deal he's
played a minister in "Moontide"
and a tough nineteenth century
soldier in Ten Gentlemen From
West Point p"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
He Really Helps

Not Joe E. No, sir. He's got
his heart spread out over a hum
dred> interests and 100000
people. 49,,
If the Kiwanis of some little
third rate city in the Middle
West needs Joe K. to deliver a
pep talk or dedicate building,
he's right there as enthusiastic
as all get out.
Or if the head of any big uni
versity. such as California at
Berkeley, wants Joe Z. to make
a graduating address he'll go.
He'll pitch the first baseball
of the season, root for the losing
football team, travel miles 10
see a game, make a speech, help
a felloWman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
KeyhOIe Portrait
Byrd First Cartoon Hero
To Win Straight Leads
BY HARRIET PARSONS
Special TO THE DETROIT TIMES

HOLLYWOOD, April %.
DALPH BYRD is not the only
~ actor to win a movie career
through resemblance to a comic
strip character f.. but he is the
lirSt actor to become identified
with such a figure and then
progress to straight leading man
and character roles.
Ralph got his start when he
was selected from 100 candi-
dates to play that square awed
paragon of sleuths, Dick Tracy,
in the Republic serial.
Soon he was the idol OF kid
fans all over the country
TO them he was Dick Tracy
few of them knew he had an
other name so completely
was he associated with the car
toon hero it looked as if he
would never be accepted in any
other role.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Week S Events
At Art institute

Today at 2:30 p m.-Gallery
talk: Glass Of Today and Yes
terday," by Marion Leland
Heath; 800 p. m. gallery talk
on Exhibition of American
Painters"
Tuesday at 3 p. Mcclure:
THE Growth of the Skyscrapcry =
by Elizabeth II. Payne.
Wednesday OF exhi-
bition Of work Of Crosse Pointe
schools. Alger House: 800 p. m,
gallery talk on exhibition of
American painters.
Thursday az $50 p. m.-Gal-
lery talk on exhibition Of Amer
ican painters.
Friday Al $50 p m.-Callery
talk on exhibition Of American
painters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Popular Recordings

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE
A MOTHERLESS CHILD" gets
out of the spiritual class and
gets its gators on for a swing
ride by Artie Shaw, one OF the
months best sellers in the popu-
lar department.
Artie's doing awfully well with
SOMEBODY'S ROCKING MY
DREAM BOAT" too, but we
think this new one combined
with JUST KIDDIN' AROUND"
will hit a higher place.
Dinah Shores "SKYLARk" is
a vocal best bet, while Glenn
Miller's DAY DREAMING
scores on the solid side.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Tracy Days Gone

The Dick Tracy days are gone
forever But, though he's de-
lighted 10 get away from Mr..
Tracy, Ralph still speaks warmly
Of him 80. He's proud of those
four Republic serials Byrd
was born in Dayton. o., on
April -. 1909 He's a direct
descendant of the ByrdS who
made early Virginia history
also of William Byrd, first gov
ernor of Massachusetts.
Among his distinguished pres
ent day relatives is Admiral
Byrd He attended Dayton
public schools and was a four
letter athlete also appeared
In all school dramatic produc-
firms
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Wants TO Do Part

"She said To me recently, If
Uncle Sam can find place
where I could be of real service
I'D gladly chuck everything and
20 anywhere they sent me-
sounds interesting" ] COM
mented, "but you don't think II
would do any good 10 try TO
talk to her about all this ."
"Nope," he said "She's
scared OF press people, and l
don't think she'd give YOU any
thing"
On second thought, Why
should / shoot a nickel on a
call? The p. a. had furnished a
very good portrait of PriS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26

First Job was as delivery hoy
for Dayton book store g. . q.
played professional football for a
season and was Soloist in a Day
ton church choir o.. was, and is,
vitality interested in the Boy
Scout movement and at % be-
came one of the youngest dis
trict scout commissioners in the
country. His choir training
led to amateur musical comedy
and local radio work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Priscilla lane -ioMy~oo4s 1~ea y,4y 1l1ma~, 1@n7
Great Joe {.
EnIists Help
For Troops
By SARA HAMILTON
special 10 THE DETROIT TIMES


THERE'S man in our town
Il named Brown. There's one
in your town, too, 1 suppose.
But 1 wonder whether your Mr..
Brown could in any way COM
pare with our friend Joe E.?
You see. our Joe f. Brown Is
a sort of minister without port
folio around the United States.
Come TO think of it, with all
the papers and letters written
to Joe Z. from high and low all
over the globe, Joe is more of a
portfolio without minister.
He's Hollywood's representa-
tive citizen, and a rarity, for
most Hollywoodites are more in
terested in themselves and their
work than their fellowman and
his problems.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
War Effort on War Effort
Is Kay Francis Routine
BY NEIL RAU
Special TO THE DETROIT TINES

fee and doughnuts to navy men.
Undaunted, the next day l fol-
lowed a lead which put me IN
touch with the army. you might
try the Voluntary American
Canteen Service headquarters"
CONTINUED on Next Page)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
'Porey and Bess'

Whether you have seen the
recent New York revival or
whether you bark back to the
wonderful version of four years
ago, you will undoubtedly be
anxious to hear the new "PORGY
AND BESS" album which has
just been turned out for the
benefit of the Gershwin fans.
In strictly the classical groove,
you may be interested TO know
that Rudolph Serkin has just
completed the Beethoven EN-
PEROR" Piano Concerto. in
striking contrast to the Walter
Gieseking version of several
months ago
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Takes Chance

MOST UNUSUAL acting "spe-
cialty" is that of Carl Ekberg.
who played Hitler in "Manhunt"
and is again portraying the
fuehrer in Highly Irregular"
comedy starring Joan Bennett
and Franchot Tone. Its one
way of earning a living" Ekberg
says.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Records
Ke Records N
Old Vienna
Lives Again
In Recording
BY CHARLES GENTRY

OFF the. record: The now ex-
" tinct, but legendary Vienna
Philharmonic is heard from
again, this time on a Victor re-
cording which you might easily
overlook.
Like a voice from the past
this famous organization under
the direction of Bruno Walter
treats record listeners to a re-
freshing version of a not SO IA
miliar Haydn Symphony. This
No. SO, from the prolific pen OF
Papa" Haydn is perhaps better
known as THE MIRACLE SYM
phony, but the miracle to US
that despite hell, high water and
Nazi usurpation, we can still
hear this great pre-Anschluss
orchestra while it was still under
the aegis of the great Walter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Blond Star
NowKnown
As Serious
Nv DOROTHY MANNERS
sn.el., % THE DETROIT TINES

HOLLYWOOD, April -
WHEN the complete list OF
w HOLLYWOOD mystery ladies
and ClamorouS eccentrics Is
compiled, in addition 10 Carlo
Dietrich. Hepburn, Veronica
Lake and Ginger Rogers, the
name Of Priscilla Lane should
be added.
Blond, pert, typically Ameri-
can. Priscilla looks like play
girl. She isn't. When I asked
10 make an appointment with
her for this interview, a press
agent said glumly:
won't do any good"
Tough ts get along with - /
suggested.
mo, she's SWELL" he sighed.
"Just can't open up to the press.
Can't talk"
A Changed Woman
"She used to talk" / argued.
remembering several good inter-
views with Priscilla, the peppl-
est of the Lanes, which / had
read.
"Yeah," he admitted, "bui
she's changed. i think last year
was the big turning point i'm her
life She used to be just a
laughing Kid. Now she's seri-
Gus woman.
"What happened?"
"WeIl. four things" he went
on. THAT suspension by War
ners was one. Pris told me, I've
worked FIVE years TO get some
where on the screen, and I'm
not going TO permit weak roles
and bad casting 10 drive me out
of the business. It's far better
10 20 of salary than risk what
you've built on picture you
know will be definitely harmful
Marriage Of Sister
"Second, I think the marriage
of Rosemary TO Buddy Westmore
Influenced Pris. One day be-
tween scenes she said:
".I,ve always felt closer TO
Rosemary than TO Lola, Leota or
Martha. Rosemary and 1 grew
up together. went TO school to-
gether In Indianola and New
York, and started our career
together with Fred Waring.
"'When Rosemary went to
New York few months ago TO
90 into a show IL seemed only
temporary. But now that she's
married TO Buddy feel more
lonesome than I ever have I'm my
life. It's like my twin had
married"
Ibid she ever have anything
10 say about the John Barry rO-
nance and break up:" / in
Ouired.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26

STAGE ATTRACTIONS
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-07-11
Tuskegee Police
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back of the head with blunt in
strument. Fawcett then grabbed
his almost lifeless form and drag
ged him by the collar from the
the yard across the street. He call
ed for a young boy next door to
come and help him put my husband
iii the car.
They put MIN IN his car (Gunn's
carr and with Fawcett driving
they carried him, as I later found
when went up town, to the John
A. Andrew Memorial Hospital at
Tuskegee Institute. I asked the
sheriff what had my husband
done? He replied, You know as
much as we do. He is always into
something So far as could be
learned, Gum was charged with
drunkenness.
1.-TWO other times they had ar
rested my husband. In October,
they stripped him of his clothes
and beat him in public at Mt.
Esther Church. The other time
they arrested him for reckless
driving"
In response to q query from a
number of the Tuskegee Civic As
ISOLATION as to whether her hus~
band had ever had any personal
difficulties with the sheriff, Mrs.
Gum stated that he had not, but
her husbands uncle and Evans
father had an argument. 1t was
stated that the sheriff and his
deputies "had it in for Gunn."
Mrs. Gum stated to the member
OF the Civic Association that she
would be grateful for anything that
the organization did for her be-
cause she wasn't well and she had
four little children ranging in age
from nine months to six years.
II don't nave any means of sup
port. One of my little children will
be ready to 60 to school next year."
she stated.
Gum Gied in the John A. An
drew Memorial Hospital from a
fractured skull caused by a blow
behind the right ear.
Steps are being taken by the
local Civic Association to have
those responsible for this unwanton
killing punished.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-07-11
All-Negro Rationing Board

Announcement last week of the appointment of an all
Negro Raonng Board at Americas Georgia. will be hailed
by Negroes generally noble gesture towards democratic
procedure on the part of its white leaders there.
The Board to be known "Rationing BoardNo g." has
an all Negro personnel "duy and trained to handle
the matters of ratoning gasoline all future
modes coming under the jurisdiction of rationng boards
D. D. Anderson highly respected civic leader Manager
Inc North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Office assisted
by Prof E. Brown to be the boards general chairman
We congratulate the white leaders of Americas for their
fasghed vision genuine attempt to extend the fruits
of democracy to all of the citizens Their noble example
well be followed by all other communities having biracial
CARNATIONS for the administration of Defense activities In
deed there be sound and sufficient arguments why
Negroes should not be given membership all boards civil
ian and otherwise having to do with the operation pros
ecuon of the War certainly will have the effect of uni
flying his thinking and sodfyng his actions behind the
Nations aoutdrve to bring destruction and defeat to the
Axis powers.
Yet however the arrangement is not ideal Proportional
representation of Negroes egulary constituted boards
tht ultimate ideal to be sought
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-07-11
Welcome Southeastern Federation
And State Beauticians

NEXT WEEK THE CITY OF JACKSON will be host
to the Southeastern Federation of Coored Women Clubs
and the independent Beaucans Association of Mississippi
as these two organizations meet here to bring to the city
group of women in both organizations already widely
known throughout the nation well number of others
whose reputation and work will become widely known
and appreciated with each passing year.
Calling the roll of the prominent women from many
sections OF the nation and every section of the state who
expected to visit Jackson next week with the proper
probation for the work. but individuals their
carnations that they doing for their communities their
state the nation and the race conclude that the
conventions combined to give the city the greatest
weeks in its history.
Representing of the most important phases of our
business and economic fe the Mississippi Independent
Beautclans Association viii play increasingly important
part in the development of the profession and practice
coSmetoogy and beauty culture in Mississippi
In fostering the highest ideals of cultural religious and
educational fe of service sacrifice and Devotion the South
eastern Federation of Coored Womens Clubs has PLAYED and
VIII continue to play important part in the development
of the highest traits of Negro womanhood and the Negro
race throughout the South.
Outstanding in "a group of outstanding women who will
come to Jackson for the occasion is Mrs Mary Mcleod
tune founder of BethuneC Goodman College of Florida d
rector of the National Youth Administration Washington
H. {. Hailed by many the second lady of the land"
Mrs Bethune recently awarded the Thomas jefferson
Medal for her contribution to the South
may we'll said that no other Negro American TODAY
stands highly regarded the councils of the nations great
does Mrs Bethune It is of special significance that
OF such prominence and influence Jackson
time
1t is therefore with the greatest pleasure that we saw
on behalf of the highest and humbest Negro citizens
Jackson welcome Mrs Bethune welcome Southeastern Fed
Grafton welcome Independent Beauticians Association
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-07-11
Local Boys, Girls
Off To Camp

Eager boys and girls from the
William Johnson Community Gen.
ter await the happy event. which
begins on Saturday, July II. They
are going to Camp on two weeks
vacation away from the dust and
noise of the crowded city. The
camp is located 2 miles north OF
Clinton and is owned by the Fed
Grated Women's Club. This is real
treat to these boys and girls, and
will be a new experience to many
of them. There are several coun-
sellers who are going along for
guidance as well as protection
These include, Mr.. H. G.. Harper
and Miss Gladys Wilkerson.
Before going to camp each boy
and birl will be innoculated against
typhoid fever.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-07-11
BY J. II FULLER
DANVILLE, Va.-(SNS-

DANVILLE, Va.-(SNS-
Thousands of people TANNED
the Fairview Church near Gret-
ma Sunday, at $3.50 o'clock .. m.
to pay the last tribute of respect to
Odell Waller, who was electro
cuted last Thursday morning at the
Virginia State Penitentiary fer the
murder of one Oscar Davis. white
landlord.
A large crowd Logan gathering
long before the services began, and
the church was filled to capacity,
the church yard was filled and
cars lined the highway with license
tags from many states including
New York, Pennsylvania and
Washington, d. G. The services
were very impressive and the
crowd was very orderly.
The services were opened by
singing Nearer My God To
Thee, after which scripture was
read Prayer by Rev. P. H. Miller Of
Chatham. Mrs. Martha MINIS
read a very impressive poem of
which some strong statements were
made among which were as fol-
lows: Don't Grieve as God has a
record of this. Miss Lala Lane,
leader of the march on Washing
ton in behalf of Wallace, made al
talk and stated that she did not
feel that the fight was in vain,
Waller of course had lost his life,
but the motive behind the cause
had not been lost. She read a full
statement made by Waller before
his execution and copies of this
statement are being printed to be
distributed throughout the nation.
Miss Lane then led in singing by
the congregation entitled WE NE
GROES ARE ALL UNITED AND
WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED,
The congregation sang this song
with great feeling, and determine
ton.
Only one white person was seen
by the writer in the church or on
the grounds and he was Mr.. Nor
ris Mangum, National Secretary
Workers Defense League from
New York Mr.. Mangum made 8
short talk and his first words quote
II bow in humble submission, be-
cause I am white man." he also
stated that we have lost Waller,
but we have not lost our fight for
justice.
Rev. Jerry Redd OF Danville
spoke in behalf of Pittsylvania
Company, and said. Don't worry
and argue with men about this
case, but we are all going to tell
Jesus about this. Thank God for