Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21


looks very much like a duck
blind that hasn't been used for
the last year or so.
mo hunting" is the order Of
the day. except hunting for
keeps. Meaning enemy troops.
As YOU are well aware,
Crosse lie Is engaged In train
ing young Engiishmen for serv-
Ice In the Raj. They come
over here TO learn TO fly, and In
n matter of months are back In
England. Or over Berlin or the
Ruhr or Lorient. dropping
bombs. Or patrolling the sea
lanes.
Crosse lie gives them their
first training I'm the United
States after which they 20 to
Pensacola or some other base
for the rest of IL.
WE WENT down to see one
of the monthly shows given to
entertain the Raj fledglings
and the United States Navy
men who train them.
The show began at 10 o'clock
1900 hours" according to
the program, the time being
given in the around-the-clock
method of telling time which the
airmen use.
WE WOULD like you to bear
with us long enough to list the
people who contributed their
services for the show. all of
them doing II at considerable
inconvenience to themselves.
They had to get down there. do
their acts and then get back in
time for theater or night club
performances.
They were: Patricia Willis,
Penobscot Club; Phil Irving,
Stevadora Club; Helene Carol,
San Diego Club; Sue Lombard
Northwood Inn; Connie Barleau
London Chop House; Dale
Rhodes, Rita Veloz and Daniele
and Danice, 500 Club; Mets
Stauder, Book Casino, and Del
Parker, Brass Rail.
Besides these were the United
States Naval Service School
swing band land a darned good
band, tool led by Bandmaster
Louis c. Welk, u. S. NJ. re-
tired; Max Gail. well known to
you as a band leader and now a
chief petty officer; and the M.
Cs. Lieut. L. S. Nelson, u. S.
N. r., and Shannon Cormack of
the Times. who organized the
show.
GUESTS OF honor were the
British consul in Detroit and
his wife. Maj. and Mrs. Cyril
Cane. And il was Mrs. Cane
who told us the story that's
been keeping her chuckline
lately.
In Kern's, with a friend, the
other day." she said, 1--WE heard
n salesgirl trying to sell q
customer q bousecoat.
1.-The customer was q rather
49, .x,tx> xxox,x.o .uA the eoaf,
that were big enough around
were much too long.
"'You can just cut some of
and put I'm q new hem,' the clerl
,said. As q clinching argument
she added, And II will be JUS
the thing in case we have an ali
raid here
~And," went on Mrs. Cane
Eve heard the customer say
'Mein Colt! I never thought o
that" I'm rs German an accen
as you ever heard"
TO GET back TO the show, !
wasn't given under the best o
Circumstances. The only stag,
scenery was a boxing ring-th'
men had some fights later in tn
evening.
The sailors and Raj recruit
sat on tiers OF wooden bleacher
set up in the building which, b.
the way, was one of the hangers
The acoustics were hardly VI
10 what you'd find in a theate
or club. and as the show starte'
at 1900 hours" COR z p. m) ]
was still broad daylight, wit
the sun flooding through an opel
door, for a floodlight.
BUT I never heard the pei
formers sing better. and neve
saw them dance better. Ma
Gail accompanied them on
piano that had two notes mis-,
ing-the hammers, or whsteve
you call them, had fallen OF
But you wouldn't have nc
tfced IL. 4
When you can ride owe
hsndicsps like that. and still d
a top performsnce--that's skill
Ditto for doing tricky dane
numbers on a concrete floor.
MAYBE THE answer lies
the fact that the men appreclat
a show so much.
We saw one lad who had bee
in the sick bay. Pretty weaI
he still insisted on seeing u
show. and there he was. beir
held up in his seat by one OF ):
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