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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-06


was Mr.. Hughes who
started Jean Harlow on
the road 10 stardom in
h is picture "Ilells
Angels "
II YOU can remember
five other members Of
he cast OF HE'LL
Angels" besides Miss
Harlow you have a
good memory. III name
one 10 give YOU a
start: Ben Lyon.
Betty Hutton. One
Of the few good
c ON G d g mes on the
stage or screen al this
time. Betty would be
just the one 10 play Eva
m thn ct Drnft C.ro'f
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-06


more location spots along coast lines, no
nuthin Besides which, all musicians were going
10 be drafted anyway.
MO SUCH things have happened. Bands are
~ still roaming the land on one-nghters. long
lines outside variety theaters, presenting in per
SON shows. still attest the bandsman's box-office
draw, and the jtterbugs are still being sent
'outta this world in bathrooms from Seattle 10
Brooklyn
AS might have been expected a few problems
have come tip to cause.-the batea-~avers some
sleepless nights
To make the outlook seem more rosy, Holly
wood has discovered that name bands lure movie
fans too The ma or studios have a flock Of
filmusicals on deck or slated for production and
the bidding IS spirited for top batoHeers sigma
ture.
HAS the war affected music styles? The
IL answer Is Those who predicted the
\ early demise Of swing-they'pe been doing IL for
syears-have usual, been off the beam.
lie IaZz hot lis fondly called by swing
ophiirs.- Is still popular with the dance fans
Sweet music addcts will jump down my
throat by pointing out that a few and a very
few II isl bandsmen have added string sections
10 their outfits and have toned down considerably
f0U can count those bands on the first few
fingers Of your right hand.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-06

Egts 70 The front though the mists are heory
Life at best Is brief parade;
Keep one dream in pour heart, my brothers
Nothing skaters the unGfraid.
Rice.
MRS. JOHN McGRAW. Widow OF the most
A'I coorful baseball manager OF all time.
Jane Russell. Cinema cutie. Has been work
inc In a film produced BY Howard HuPhas II
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-06

THIS allows you TO tell him to
i order il any way, so that
you will be able TO combine il
with yours and make a really
superb concoction.
Not only does this doubling
UP of desserts please the palate;
1t delights the streak of econ
omy that all of us have in us.
It's like getting something for
nothing.
The only fear of general ra-
tioning that ! have concerns
the ration cards. How TO keep
from losing the pesky things is
a problem.
Perhaps Mr. Morgenthau will
allow a fellow TO deduct from
his income tax the expense of
hiring a small ration hound to
guard and protect his cards.
The hound could carry them
around his neck like st. Ber-
nard dog. I'll write Mr.. Morgen-
than about that the first thing
next year.
Distributed by MeNsusht Syndicate. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-06
The Hot Stuff Still Has EN- Coming!
BY WOODY HERMAN
Popular Bsndlsader and Exponent of the Blue.

THIS is about as ripe time as any 10 discuss
: l. what's been happening to the business of
music while the country and its peoples roll up
their sleeves 10 give the Axis the haymaker blow.
Before Pearl Harbor, you could amble into any
OF the dozens of musical hangouts in town. draw
LID q chair air YOUR own views or kihitZ while
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-06
Curtain SALE.

Huhied All Around PrisciIias. Ivory dotted with
ruffles of rose, peach. Al inches yards IS inches
Net Panels of cotton. Four different patterns
Eyelet tops, ready to hang IS in wide, 81 in. long,
Bath Curtains of cotton marquisette Peach, orchid
rose, blue or green with fluffy looking cushion dots.
6-Piece Cottage Sets of white wolfe. Variety
of red blue, green, black coored trims and edgings
HUDsoNs-sEcoND BAsEMEN1-FARMER-sEergoN 4
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-06

be propaganda shows. No more road tours, no
more location spots along coast lines nc
nuthin' Besides which all musicians were going
10 he drafted ANYWAY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-06

During Mr.. WinehePs absence. through
month of August. his column viii be conducted
by guest eolumnists.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-06
885 pes. SpOrtswear
Sale Priced mt

Charming cotton print swim suits
in the popular one and two-pieee
styles. Well-tailored slacksuits and
Stacks in cottons or spun rayons.
In sizes for misses.
sPoRTSWEAR-FIRST BASEMENT
WOODWARD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-06
On the Side


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Evening star., 1942-07-03
Disputed Title

This square shut in By hedges, that
is mine,
Has been garden such tew brtet
1t still conforms, reluctant, to design
As though impatient of the troaDel
and shears.
1t is but surface -cipilsed. Belop,
The clods are prairie yet. The truth
appears
The moment pigilance groDs lor-T
A10ay but for a meek, and all my care
Is to be done Ggain-in every ron
Coarse grass and needs tndiferently
share
The space toith foWers,: and grass
hoppers dine,
At home and insolent, on dainty fnrs.
What stubborn fealty keeps its seal
and sign
Upon this square, hedge-bounded.
that Is mine
DOROTHY BROWN THoAps0N.
Evening star., 1942-07-03
Federal Efficiency

BY pledging its support of efforts
to cut red tape and otherwise to i'm
prove efficiency in the Government
departments, the Civil Service Com
mission has taken step which
should encourage widespread elm
ination of consuming, wasteful
-hampering procedures in the
Federal establishment. The COM
mission, in a letter praising Secretary
of the Navy Knoxs campaign to get
rid of red tape and unnecessary per-
sonnel, points out that many Fed
eral employees have felt that if they
ventured to institute business re-
forms in their Offices they would
incur official displeasure and pos
sibly penalties of some kind. The
commission goes further and con-
cedes that such fears sometimes are
we'll founded, because some super
visors are SO narrow minded" as to
attempt to thwart reforms.
Secretary Knox, recognizing the
existence of this unfortunate condi-
tion, has promised Navy employees
not only protection against reprisals
by superiors but rewards for i'm
provements which expedite the
handling Of departmental affairs.
Evening star., 1942-07-03

The Civil Service Commission now
gives assurance that it stands ready
to see that farsighted employees in
other governmental agencies are
similarly rewarded for any contribu-
tions they may make to the cause of
departmental efficiency.
The commission is in a position to
render particularly valuable service
to the departments in connection
with personnel reductions and re-
adjustments. 1t is in this field that
great opportunities will be found for
economies that not only will save
money but should help to stem the
steady influx of war workers to this
oVercroWded city. There is scarcely
a department where reorganization
and consolidation of Offices and
STATS would not produce pool of
surplus employees whose services
could be made available to agencies
in need of additional workers. 1t is
to be hoped that the commission
will press this important phase of
the efficiency movement. 1t is high
time that all the departments
should take the Navy's cue and
strip for action" against such ira
ditional enemies as red tape, excess
personnel and bureaucratic self
perpetuation.
Evening star., 1942-07-03
The Flag on the MAGAZINES

The current display of the Star
Spangled Banner on the covers of
multiplicity of magazines did not
simply happen. 1t was planned and
prepared for with a skill amounting
to genius. William Bishop Warner,
president of the National Publish
ers' Association, and Paul Mac
Namara, promotion manager of
periodical syndicate, were the spon-
sors of the enterprise. and they were
aided and abetted in their work by
representative of the Treasury
Department.
AS originally conceived, it seems
that the project anticipated the
exhibition of the national emblem on
only those publications in which Mr..
MacNamara professionally is in
terested. The expansion of the idea
to include the entire field Of maga-
zine manufacture allegedly was Mr.
Warmers contribution. A letter
dated March Is went out to 1900
different editors. The Treasury De-
partment climbed on the band
wagon" with a telegram urging the
use of the slogan United We Stand"
and phrases calculated to create in
tensified enthusiasm for the buying
Of War bonds and stamps
The result Of the drive, certainly,
Is worthy Of study. More than 500
magazines are known to have ac-
cepted the suggestion. The number
eventually may be double that many.
One cover shows the flag draped
over a sketch of Washington's home
at Mount Vernon, another mother
and son putting out the flag for
daddy In the service, still a third a
mother and little daughter raising
the flag on pole which is as high
as heaven itself. A garden periodical
Offers the flag in flowers, and fic-
ton fortnightly interprets the flag
In sunrise. The imaginative
capacity of the artists has been
commented upon with appreciation.
Obviously, the whole undertak-
ing has succeeded because it Is
psychologically sound. The Stars
Evening star., 1942-07-03
Discusses Compensation Board Reserve
And Alleged Unreasonable Economy.
To the Editor of The Stal

To the Editor of The Star.
The inordinately high unemployment
compensation tax of 2.7 per cent on pay
rolls has for several years been thorn
In the flesh Of employers In the District
OF Columbia. Relief is promised if H. r.
1908, providing more reasonable levy,
Is passed by Congress.
There is no excuse for the reserve OF
$4,000, 900 which the Unemployment
Compensation Board reports. Try some
time, as private employer, to find
stenographer for the mere pittance OF
500 month anywhere in the District
of Columbia. Unemployment? Bah!
And now to add insult to injury comes
q neat little Important Notice to En-
ployers" from the Unemployment Board
TN the interest of national economy"
it reads, land the conservation Of basic
commodities and supplies, employers will
not be furnished duplicate copies Of con-
tribution forms"
Thus blithely does the board ignore a
long established fundamental of business
practice-the keeping Of carbon copy.
1t would be just as reasonable for the
Treasury Department to announce that
no longer would it furnish duplicates OF
the income tax report forms.
AS for economy, look again at that
$28 900 900 reserve.
CECIL J. WILKINSON.
Evening star., 1942-07-03
Park Dormitories

The expressed willingness of the
War and Navy Departments to give
up their ill-conceived, little used
super parking lot on the old polo
field in West Potomac Park clears
the way for possible use of the
twenty acre white elephant" AS a
site for temporary Government
dormitories. Now that this erst-
while recreational spot has been de-
stroyed, every effort should be made
to see that the area Is put to some
good use. Most of its asphalt ex-
panse Is being wasted as things now
stand. Scarcely half a dozen cars
make use of the 1908 parking spaces
provided for War Department en-
ployes and, with the opening soon
Of new parking facilities behind
temporary buildings near the Mon
ument, only about $50 Navy cars will
be using the 1903 Navy spaces.
An excellent opportunity thus pre-
sents itself for sparing acres of other
recreational areas in Potomac Park
from invasion. The Public Buildings
Administration is planning to erect
large groups of dormitories for war
workers in East and West Potomac
Parks. These projects will entail the
withdrawal of some forty-five addi-
tional acres from Washington rap
Idly shrinking recreational resources.
The elimination of SO many of these
downtown park and playground
areas during the emergency con-
struction program has brought war
time Washington face to face with
a recreational crisis which may
seriously affect the morale and phys
ical fitness Of Government personnel.
The fact that plans already have
been drawn for structures of ram
bling type to fit particular recrea-
tional sites chosen in East and West
Potomac Parks is not a convincing
argument for proceeding with the
original program. The need for
saving as much park land as possible
Is so urgent and the chance for
rectifying the polo field mistake is
so opportune that PBA officials
would seem to be thoroughly justified
In revising present plans. 1t might
even be necessary to redesign the
buildings to make maximum use of
the polo field site, but the extra
effort would pay real dividends in
terms Of worth while recreational
benefits for war-burdened residents
of the crowded Capital. In recogni-
ton Of the Importance of providing
these advantages, District officials
are planning to spend 100000 of
emergency funds to develop recrea-
tional facilities that will, in some
measure, compensate for the areas
already sacrificed. To aggravate the
situation by making further en-
croachments not absolutely neces-
sary would be short-sightedness in
It's worst form.
Evening star., 1942-07-03
Tells Of Difficulties
Involved in Renting Rooms.

To the Editor OF The Star:
I will think twice before rent another
room to war worker"
I took one into my home recently and
was informed by her on her second day
in my home that she had been told her
rights" at the Government Room Regis
try Bureau. She knew that she could
not be put out without long and costly
court proceedings at my expense.
In the meanwhile, am practically be-
ing run out of my own home.
Let Washington householders insist
that they be allowed to pick the people
they want in their homes--and when
they pick wrong let them have the right
to put them out, bag and baggage.
WASHINGTONIAN.
Evening star., 1942-07-03
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. Trdce,UeH.

Listening to the rain on roofs has
always been favorite occupation OF
imaginative people.
The French novelists, in particular,
are fond of writing about rain on roofs.
In the one of zolas many stories, we
forget which one, there Is an excellent
description of it. Balzac was fond of
such scenes.
AS far as we recall, Charles Dickens
did not specialize in the sound Of rain
drops beating on roofs. When he de-
scribed rain, he described it all over.
Phe reader felt the water in every pore
by reading how 1t soaked the cloaks and
shoes and minds and hearts of the
characters.
1mpressionism, maybe 1t was, but
somehow you could get the feeling of
rainy day in Paris better than you could
of the same sort of day in London.
The 'tin roof" of many Washington
row houses has its special duty in acting
as a sort of drum for rain.
Down 1t comes, hour after hour, with
a swish such as no slate or shingle roof
knows
There is real drumming but modi-
fed by the attics and air chambers and
the like.
At first this sound may strike the
listener as lonesome. Undoubtedly many
newcomers to Washington find it so. In
time it will lose this aspect, and present
only facets of fascination for the imagi-
native.
There is fairy tale quality to rain on
the roof, although as far as We can re-
member there is no fairy tale which
utiliZes 1t.
Anderson used snowhakes, in his story
of The Snow Queen"
There was sadness, in Hans Christian
Andersen's tales, but no cruelness, as in
some Of the other fairy tale books We
suppose the psychologists have ruled
such stories out for the children of today
II so, the little ones have lost great
deal.
Rain on the roof" might be made the
subject of a special number by one of
the better dance bands.
1t could be made rhythmically fasci-
mating by the use of rapid notes on the
piano, accented by a steady but light
roll of the drums.
The fascination of such rain, however,
is not confined to its listening aspects.
There is something very appealing in
the mental side, such as the appeal of
the good which such rain does. Espe-
cially the night rain Whatever falls, Is
down to stay, for there is nothing to dry
it up right away.
1t is easy to picture the good which
such a downpour does.
In the morning, one is sure, the grass
will be greener, and the sky bluer, and
the shrubs and flowers far prettier
than when everybody went to bed.
The flowers, and the lawns, and the
very streets, will have been washed
clean, all except the heart of man,
wherein self1shness, pride and malice
struggle in mortal combat around the
world
Is 1t any wonder that at one time in
the history of this perverse and stiff
necked race nothing less than a 40-day
rain was required to bring its members
to their senses?
Evening star., 1942-07-03
Another Neutral Dies

It is not certain whether the bot
tom of the ocean is kingdom ruled
by Neptune or a republic bossed by
Davy Jones, as no one going there to
check up has ever made a report, but
it seems fairly certain that the most
interesting inhabitants of the region
are not even human. They are the
sea serpents. Numerous plans have
been made for their capture through
out the ages, but all were frustrated
by the creatures annoying habit of
never showing himself to observers
armed with anything more powerful
than bottle.
But now a rare specimen has been
washed up on the Orkney Isles. Ac-
cording to press reports, it Is twenty
five feet long, with powerful fins,
hair all over It's body, and with head
like COW. Awed scientists say it is
war victim. Though completely
neutral, and quite Indifferent to the
outcome of mans struggle, its neu-
trality was of no use when a depth
bomb went off nearby 1t is not
thought however, that the bombs of
war are the sea serpent's deadliest
foes. A bomb might get one once in
a while, but the real damage is done
the species by a deadly cooperation
between the rationing board and the
Treasury. With millions of gallons of
alcohol diverted from beverage use,
and the rest loaded with heavy excise
taxes, the average or bottle variety
of sea serpent has little chance Of
survival.
Evening star., 1942-07-03
Churchill Explains

That Winston Churchill would
receive an overwhelming vote of
confidence from the House of Com
mons was foregone conclusion. At
no time has there been a real move
to supplant him as Prime Minister
or overthrow the coalition govern
ment he heads. The sole object of
the mo confidence motion" intro
duced into the House by a handful
of members was to get him to yield
the conduct of the war to technical
military hands. And even that
motion, made under the first shocks
of the Libyan defeat, was frowned
upon by the majority of Parliament
and the press. 1t would have been
withdrawn by its makers If Mr..
Churchill had not insisted that it be
put to vote.
The really significant aspect of the
tWo-day debate in Commons eli
NAKED by Churchills speech was the
factual statement concerning the
North African operations.
The more the facts are examined,
the more surprisingly disquieting
does the current disaster in North
Africa appear. With characteristic
candor, Mr.. Churchill admitted that,
at the start of the campaign, the
British imperials numerically out
weighed the Axis forces in every
thing from manpoWer to tanks,
artillery and air strength. What
was lacking apparently was quality
and generalship. The ore hopeful
note in his confession of a critical
situation is the possibility of large
local reinforcements. With nearly
100000 men and proportionate
thousands of tanks, guns, airplanes
and motor vehicles dispatched to
the Near East, it would seem possible
notably to strengthen the Eighth
Army from Palestine and Syria
without denuding those regions
below the danger point. Still, large
reinforcements obviously are vital,
since Mr.. Churchill admitted the loss
Of more than half of the army which
originally faced Marshal Rommel.
There was no explanation of the
astounding fall of Tobruk in six
hour assault when the British high
command had expected the place to
hold out for ninety days or longer.
MIR. Churchill was least convinc-
ing when he said, in reply to
charges that he tried to direct the
war from No. 10 Downing street, that
his policy had been mot to worry
the generals but to leave them alone
to do their job" No one has ever
accused Mr.. Churchill Of trying to
dictate the tactics of specific opera
tions, which no sensible civilian
leader would ever do. The charge
against him is that he maps out
grand strategy, logically compelling
his generals to work out the tactical
dispositions by which those strategic
decisions of his can be implemented.
Since his critics did not press the
discussion, this basic issue remains
unanswered
However, Mr.. Churchill has won
his parliamentary victory, and not
even his strongest critics doubt his
honesty, energy and general capac-
ity as great political leader in war
tive to Mr. Churchill.
Evening star., 1942-07-03
"MLIOTT STREET.

Dear Sir:
and enjoyed the sound of rain on roofs
in Paris and London, and on the metal
roofs Of Samoa, but do not think have
ever enjoyed it more than when 1t falls
on the tin roofs Of Washington.
"As newcomer to the National Cap
ital I have found many delights here,
but in nothing, it seems to me, do WASH
ington residents enjoy themselves more
than in their backyards. Even in the
tiniest ones they have their terraces, and
there they sit out and talk in the dark
Il can always tell when there are any
Army women on the terraces, because
they talk SO loud. They must get this
way Of talking on the reservations. AS
far as my ears are concerned, the Navy
women have by far the softest voices
But this letter was not meant to COM
pare the merits of the women folk of
the various branches of the service
What I would like to do is to point
out to you, and to the thousands who
read your delightful column, where
somehow the balances are kept true,
that listening to rain is one Of the very
best things any one will do.
Listening to the rain on a roof will
help keep one sane. In these insane
times, when the rules of reason weigh
little in the balance, it is good to know
something to listen to which helps the
individual soul keep in trim.
THAT is why I advocate night rains
day time, especially during these late
afternoon storms, there are other noises
which distract. In the night it is pos
sible to listen to the tune Of the rain
drops.
II wonder If you have noticed that
the quitting time of so many Govern
ment workers has been put up an hour,
that the late afternoon storms still come
just as the clerks are getting out?
"The farmers tell me that this entire
section needs rain badly.
This is all the more reason why we
city bound folk should not miss any of
the benefits of such rains as we have
Listen to them, in the night. Swallow
the sounds with your ears, and let them
refresh your soul. Think Of the sturdy
roof and imagine it has soul, too, stern
in resistance.
"Imaginatively yours,
&C. V. B."
All-night rains are, indeed, rarity in
these parts.
The water table, by which is meant
the amount of residual water in the
earth, is far too low.
We need inches more of rain, before
many suburban residence will get
water in it's basement again.
Persons whose homes have surface
drainage often have water in their base
ments. 1t is, indeed, suburban sport.
Perhaps some of them wonder why
they have not had wet basement in
recent years, even in the winter.
1t is because the water table is not
high enough.
We need many inches more. before
this famous table" becomes level enough
so that any additional water will seep
into Easements.