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Evening star., 1942-10-18

flee has little touch with the domes-
tic market.
Besides films prepared for the
commercial screen, Hollywood works
in closest cooperation with the
Army and Navy in the production
OF training films.
All pictures made to promote
greater efficiency in the war effort
are circulated by an organization
of showmen, embracing all first-run
and neighborhood theaters in Amer
lea, which came into being as a re-
suit of the co-ordinating efforts Of
the Mellett Office. 1t is called the
War Activities Committee of the
Motion Picture Industry.
1926 Theaters Cooperate.
With 1926 theaters throughout
the country already pledged to play
Victory films released under the
sponsorship of the War Activities
Committee, new 52-week program
has been set up that will find these
theaters playing one subject week.
This arrangement is the most am
bilious ever undertaken by the in
dustry, is planned so that proper
distribution and booking will be
achieved. 1t also assures the Gov
ernment maximum coverage on
all activities of the Nation at war.
plus education for the individual in
his role in the conflict
The Victory films to be released
on this one-a-- eek schedule fall into
two groups, one produced by the
Once OF War Information and the
other, the America Speaks" series,
made by the industry and distrib-
uted without profit. Under the new
policy set up to coordinate the re-
leasing schedule the WAC SUBJ
Jects are to be shown the second
and fourth weeks of each month,
with the first and third weeks for
the America Speaks" subjects. The
November schedule, for instance,
lists the following subjects: EVERY
oody's War" produced and distrib-
uted by goth Century-Fox; "Japa-
nese Relocation" produced by owl
for WAC; Keeping Fit" produced
and released by Universal and
Colleges at War;" produced by Owl.
Program Is Outlined.
William P. Montague, associate
producer for the film unit of the
Once OF War Information, has out
lined a program which falls into
two categories, one of the trailer
type, running about 200 to 400 feet,
based on situations of the moment
to be made and distributed on ad-
vices from Washington, and the
other, one and two reel films of a
more general subject matter. In
cluded in the trailer type films are
such subjects as "Oil Conservation "
THE Army Needs Specialists" Tin
Can Salvage" and -Four Rules for
Rubber Conservation. There will
| be approximately 26 of these re-
leased during the coming year.
Among the longer subjects which
have been completed and are in
the process Of release by the War
Activities Committee are Salvage
which features an appeal by Donald
M. Nelson Colleges at War
Night Shift" Man Power" and
Japanese Relocation
The new subjects of the longer
variety. in various stages of prepara
ton and production are:
"Paratroops," which deals witt,
the training Of parachute troops
complete training, equipping the
men for service in any part of the
world.
Community Traffic" is a film
(See KELLY, Page E-4)
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Weissmuller Swaps
Love for Salvage

Johnny Weissmuller. who probably
has more fan clubs organized in his
honor than any other star, today
decided to ask all Of them to cease
their conventional activities until
the war is won.
Instead the actor has forwarded
them written suggestions to reor-
ganize in the interest of the war
salvage drive. To date he has re-
ceived the assent of the majority
of the club leaders agreeing with
the plan and the assurance that
they will personally instruct their
members to start house-to-house
drive.
Despite his request Weissmuller Is
receiving. nearly twice as much fan
mail as usual from his club men,
bers.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Precautions Cowboy

When Roy Rogers, king OF the
cowboys. left Hollywood for New
York to headline the seventeenth
annual Madison Square Garden ro-
deo, he made sure he was going to
have transportation during his
three-week stay in New York. Roy
had a carriage shipped with the
cattle going to the rodeo and will
ride between his hotel and the Gar
den in the carriage, drawn by two
horses. .-s
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Orchestras Signed,
And a Beauty. Too

Republic Studio has signed Susan
Hayward, Freddy Martin and his
orchestra and Count Basic and his
orchestra for top roles in its big
musical Hit Parade of 1943."
Miss Hayward will play the ro-
mantle lead opposite John Carroll.
She was borrowed from Paramount.
Freddy Martin, his saxophone and
orchestra are famous for their
rhythm tunes Count Basic Is re-
nowned as the jump king of swing.
Albert S. Rogell will direct Hit
Parade of 1943" for Republic. AL
bert j. Cohen is associate producer.
Production starts October "a.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
George Abbot Hits Bulls Eye
With New Broadway Musical
Beat the Band Presents
Youth in Tuneful Frolics;;
Plus Dancing, Comedians
BY LAWRENCE PERRY,

NEW YORK. -" BEAT THE
BAND" the new musical comedy
presented at the Forty-sixth Street
Theater by George Abbott on We'd
nesday night, inevitably calls for
amiable adjectives. Here is a joy
Gus, dynamic, tuneful, deftly con-
structed piece involving a host of
lovely, talented girls, risible come
dians, amazing dancers of both
sexes-involving, in brief, all you
need to send you forth into the
midtown dimout with an enlivening
sense of having been we'll enter
tanned.
Song, dance number, humorous
advertisement are hung-not too
heavily-upon the story of popular
band leader whose temperamental
1apses cause complications rendered
additionally complex by love af-
fair that refuses to run smooth and
the responsibility of playing the
spurious role of godfather to a
young South American heiress.
Susan Miller, most ingratiating
young woman, a Segal product, I
take 1t, from the garden in which
grew Ethel Norman, PAGES the show
as the Latin American fapper and
SO doing puts over several songs as
well as any girl who comes to mind
Romo Vincent, Jerry Lester, Eunice
Healey, Jack Whiting, Juanita
Juarez, Toni Gilman, Johnny Mack
lead in the production of melody,
rhythm and all things essential to
a successful musical comedy. The
costumes and settings and lighting
are all you could desire. In sum,
am strong for Beat the Band"
Count Me In" Fails.
OF the other new musical comedy
offering, Count Me In," at the
Barrymore, am sorry to have to be
uncordial 1t attempts with cum
brous and heavy hand to portray
the lighter side of war and makes
this aspect dull and depressing.
Armed and unarmed branches of
the national service are treated in
song and skit and nothing comes off
everything, except two or three
songs, is fat, amateurish and hack
neyed. Pathetic, indeed, to see Irene
Sharaff's great genius in costuming,
In the creation of light and design,
so grievously wasted.
Just why Alex Yokel pulled that
old comedy, vintage 1885, Three
Men on a Horse" out Of the moth
closet, may be explained only upon
theory that he expected people to
laugh aneW-at $165 top-at this
horsey opus in which an inoffensive
citizen hits upon the secret of pick
ing winners at the track and is kid
mapped by three tinhorn plungers.
Well. in some degree the laughs are
forthcoming, at S1.65 top, so that's
all right .--.t..~ ~,,
Maxwell Anderson Hits.
Experience of the past week deep
ems conviction that much of our
modern theater is inferior to the
critical capacity of serious critics.
They must write-as they must. to
live-with an almost constant neces-
sity of adapting their standards to
the level of mediocrity, or worse.
They are pundits dealing much too
often with the superficial. Think of
Euclid set to task in simple frac-
Evening star., 1942-10-18

VdII1UI IlId-IIc Wd1ICcU 10 30 10
town." which was San Francisco,
$50 miles away. Grandpa told me
that when he was only so high,
Hollywood property sold for $1.25
an acre. Today for $125 you can't
even buy premiere ticket.
Cahuenga Valley, which Is now the
area known as Hollywood, was won
Evening star., 1942-10-18

(See KELLY, Page E-4.)
Evening star., 1942-10-18

by . drunken hombre in a gambling
session many years ago. And q lot
of fellows in the same condition have
tried to win it back the same way.
On the southeast corner Of Cover
and Sunset is Cover Gulch. It's not
(see MccREA. Page ED
Evening star., 1942-10-18

SHE'S A PLATOON SERGEANT IN THE U. S. MARINES-Bru-
nee beautiful and known to millions OF and radio an
Songbud Ginny Sms is Teras lass 10h golden smile
uoice that matches it, Ginny boast unique military
honor She's platoon sergeant In the United States Marines!
There ladies in the Army and the Nauy too but Ginnys
in the Marines She guen her honorary title at the San
Diego base after entertaining Dogs there Thus
Evening star., 1942-10-18

boss Kay Kyse made plain sergeant
at the time! ....... .-..-. .
Right nop (innys) being lauished
that handsome Casanova Charlie Mccarthy She's
pearng Uth him teLoo named Edgar Bergen in RKo
Radios forthcoming 11ucal :Here We Go Again. Coarred
Nth popular radio eam the ubiquitous Fibber
MCGEE Mollu.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
BY JOEL McCREA.
North American Newspaper Alliance.

HoLLYWooDunke most people never onged to go Holly
wood" that realized Hollywood
old At that time three years.
My grandparents the settlers in California My
grandfather the restless liked This is
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Keeping Up With Uncle Sam
Puts Hollywood On Alert
Washington Contacts Require
Studio Production Executives
For Many D.. c.. Conferences
By ANDREY r. KELLEY,

Washington daily with
vitality affecting every branch
motion picture industry
Pennsylvania Lowell Meletts
Once OF War the motion picture section advises and directs
which feels effort
Production Board further Harold
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
z Injured
lin Traffic
Tangle
Photo by Times staff Photographer

Seven persons were injured to-
day in a traffic accident involving
an ambulance, an automobile, and
a pedestrian.
Police said the accident hap
pened when a Chambers Ambu-
lance Company vehicle going south
on Woodward avenue at so miles
an hour swung to the left side OF
the street at Piquette avenue tc
avoid hitting a pedestrian and col.
lided with an automobile.
The ambulance driver, Fred Do
herty. of 1853 Beech street, wa!
not hurt and is held on a rockies.
driving charge. Doherty's assist
ant, George r. Turner. of 240;
Fourth street, suffered a few
bruises.
Injured in the ambulance were
Mrs. Eleftheria Romanos of 2304
Clairmount avenue, who was be.
ing taken TO st. Mary's Hospital,
her husband, Antonio, and An
droniky Avanidou of 1918 juno
ton avenue.
The pedestrian, John Zohr, 5720
Canton avenue, suffered facial lac
erations. The automobile driver,
Paul V. Ewing, of 9342 Yellow
stone avenue, suffered a fractured
wrist, and his passenger, Pa6P AL
Ian of Pontiac, suffered decorations
of the face and scalp.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
Handbook Case
Nearing Jury

Final arguments in the hand
book graft conspiracy case were t.
begin before Circuit Judge Earl c
Pugsley today, with the prospect
they will be completed in time fol
the case TO go to the jury Friday
Judge Pugsley yesterday dis
missed charges against former
Patrolman Fred Lindenberg of tn,
first precinct, one of the so de
PENDANTS, when a handbook oper
ator, who had testified he mad,
graft payments to Lindenberg, wa
unable to identify him in court.
Dismissal motions in behalf o
the other defendants were over
ruled.
Assistant Atty. Gen. Thomas A
Kenney will begin the final argu
ments, with Special Assistant
Prosecutor Chester p. O'Hars
winding up for the state. Atty
William D. Brusstar will deliver
arguments for the defense.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26

President r. J. Thomas Of tho
UAW-CIO today called for a fed.
eral regulation whereby "unpatri-
otto landlords" could not force
workers who are renting their
homes to buy houses at greatly
inflated prices"
Declaring that the situation Il
becoming desperate" Thomas for.
warded to the federal rent admin.
istrator a detailed statement ex.
planning Detroit housing perplexi.
ties.
~Workers In critical defense
areas are finding that they must
buy . house rs q first requisite
for employment I'm our war In
dustries," Thomas said.
I'VE are facing n situation
whereby incoming war workers,
In desperation, are buying up
homes now occupied by war
workers, causing those already
established TO be evicted and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
Rush Light Switches,
Detroit Asks Nelson

Because some $500 worth of
switches needed to turn out all
city and traffic lights in a black
out are held up by priorities, the
Detroit public lighting commission
today wired Donald Nelson, WPB
head, asking him to rush the
switches.
The switches must be installed
before the city lights can be
completely BACKED out, Kenneth
Fischer, president of the commits
sion, said. The order for them was
placed May 8.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
Cadillac 10 HELP
Train Officers

Special schools manned by vet
eran service employees of the Cadil-
lac Motor Car division will instruct
army personnel in the maintenance
of combat vehicles, under a plan
already in operation, it was re-
vealed today.
In making the announcement
public, Nicholas Dreystadt, vice
president of GIN and general man.
ager of Cadillac, said the plan has
the full approval of the army. 1t
will include two types of training.
In one group. army instructors
from Fort Knox will study light
repairs and maintenance for three
weeks and will then return to the
Fort TO institute classes for en-
listed men. The second group will
spend five weeks on heavy repair
work before returning to set up
classes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
Catholic Nurses
Attend Mass for Dead

In the second meeting of their
Ithree-day convention at Hotel
Statler the National Council OF
Catholic Nurses opened their pro-
gram today by attending a mass
in st. Aloysius Church for de-
ceased members. With an ex-
pected attendance of close to 5000
nurses, a panel discussion followed,
which will last throughout the
day. climaxed by a banquet at
q d. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26

UNITED NATIONS HEAD
QUART E RS IN AUSTRALIA,
May 26 (INS).-An American Off
Ger, a number of enlisted men and
several royal Australian air force
officers and men were killed yes
terday In the crash of a transport
plane, it was announced today.
Location of the accident and
names Of the victims were not dis
closed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
PROTEST PREMATURE

AS a matter of fact" he said
after the meeting. There has
been nothing I'm the nature of an
official announcement that the
rationing program will be ex-
tended to Michigan. We feel
Ii would be premature for us TO
protest until this II done.
I'VE are OF the opinion that
gas rationing rs put into effect
In the east, would seriously ham,
per war production here, because
of inability Of public transpor-
tation facilities TO handle all the
transportation of workers.
I'VE will resume plans for the
trip as soon rs there Is any con-
crete indication such rationing
Is contemplated here"
Meanwhile, kilograms protesting
in the Detroit area were
dispatched to President Roose
velt and OPA Administrator Leor
Henderson today by Circuit Judge
Guy A. Miller.
Judge Miller stated that the ga.
plan would hurt war production
here more than would 100 ali
raids because two-thirds of De
troti defense workers have no sat
isfactory means of transportation
other than their own automobiles
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
Kindness, Cdnd
Nearly Fatal
To Arsenal Pei
Worker Sends Dog
to Hospital and
He's Getting Better

Almost killed by kindness. Oer|
kon, Detroit's glamour dog of q
year, today was recovering In
veterinary hospital.
Oerlinkon, named after the AMI
aircraft machine gun, Is the masd
at the Hudson naval ordnan)
plant, in Centerline, and the pet
thousands of. workers. fact WIKI
almost proved her undoing.
Howard Parson. UAW-CIO ichl
steward in Building 1, explained
The boys had been foe41N|
her too much candy. It Aimee
killed her. When i came to wUl|
found her sicker than . -
and had to rush her to tho ~
pital." IA
COLLECTS TO PAY BILL
Tommy Shea, chief steward !,
Building 2, and Oerlikon's offio|
guardian, then collected nick
and dimes from employees to ~
the bill, Parson said. 80
At DR.. Harold M. Owens vet6
nary hospital, 1877 Gratiot aver
Oerlikon was reported recovexn
and able to receive visitors. 3
Oerlikon's fame grew out q b
lstubborness. Born on the sitea
the ordnance plant, when the O.
structure was built the dQG y
fused to move, even after
mother and brothers and aiat
had been evicted. &C.
AS a result, both workers =
management at the plant sd0pf
her, built her an expensive q
house on the grounds and sqt6
lished a fund for her keep 4
care.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
DetroitWondn'
Filler Son Killed

SAN FRANCISCO, May
UNS).-Army officials annousyC
today the death Of Second La
Robert Hampton of CharIot/
N. c. He was killed yestert
when the army plane he vi
plotting struck a power lire rtl
crashed at the edge Of the h
shore highway near San Francis
airport. m
Hampton's mother, Mrs. e.
Hampton, lives I'm Detroit. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
No Gas Ration
To Protest.; They
Call Off Protest
Committee Finds
No U. S. Plans for
Reduction Here

Detroit transportation officials
have decided to postpone their trip
to Washington to protest against
gasoline rationing.
I'VE talked &c over and re-
allied there's nothing to protest
at this time" Samuel T. Gill
bert, DSR commission head. ex-
planned.
Gilbert, who suggested the trip
conferred yesterday with Mayor
Jeffries, DSR General Manager
Fred Nolan, Traffic Engineer d
Grant Mickle and Defense Trans.
|portation Co-ordinator Donald
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
An Ode
To Ju dge Miller,
Written by Jury
BY FRANK MORRIS

The jury in the Mckay trial
was revealed today as dozen I'M
restrained poets.
For II developed that the final
act of the six men and six women
before starting deliberations OF
the guilt or innocence of the eight
defendants. was to collaborate on
IL verses paying tribute to Judge
Shackleford Miller Jr.. the Louis
vile judge who has been assigned
here for the trial.
Judge Miller's calm impartiality
and perpetual smile has impressed
everyone who has had a part in
the tedious 11-week proceedings
In becoming poetic about his con-
duct, the jurors titled their handi-
work The Ideal Judge"
THE POEM
The poem starts with a picture
OF the grandeur of Old Kentucky
and continues:
And in her sons and daughters,
There is craftsmanship and
pride,
when they mount a Kentucky
thoroughbred
ITO take a country ride.
However, we had not reckoned
Nor had we given thought
"Of what a Kentuckian might do
When legal battle must be
fought.
well. we know now. and we
should have sur1nised,
From all we've heard and
read,
That when 1t comes to turis-
prudence.
He would be a thorough
bred"
JUDGE IS PLEASED
In the climax of their poem
the jurors breathlessly abandoned
rhyme and meter, and concluded
Therefore, with all who have
taken part
Tn this so-called Mckay trial,
I'VE, the jurors, wish to thank,
"And in our humble way
Salute Judge Miller-and tell
him
We'll miss his wholesome and
friendly SMILE"
Immensely pleased, Judge Mile
plans to have the poem framed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
Y Has Army;
Gives Free Beds
To Service Men /.
Must Turn in by |
and Up at $50; There
Is Entertainment. Too
BY VERA BROWN

Reyeille sounds each morning To-
Detroits downtown army and 4
isn't at 5 either.
II is $3.50 and a guy with a soft
Irish brogue gets the gang up
II is the oldest task force imagi
nable, for they are Soldiers. sailors
and marines from every state
every province OF Canada. from
Ireland, Australia and New Yea
land.
Scene OF this odd crew Is the
YMCA dormitory where uniformed
men can find a place to sleep II
they are a bit short on funds
There are carpets, pink bed.
spreads, showers, with plenty ol
towels and soap. and II Is all free
Only one rule, they must check In
by a. m.
Explained Roy L. Vail. executive
secretary:
THAT II Iecause we don't
want late corners disturbing the
sleep OF the rest"
Curt r. Martens, resident secre-
tary. explained the plan:
The boys when they were
broke and had no place 70 sleep
headed In here. A public spirited
citizen donated the cots. We
took one Of our big meeting
rooms, converted . washroom
into . shower room, and we had
what wc needed"
GETS PRESSING DONE
Edward Haggerty, who used TO
work at the Detroit Athletic Club
as a house man, took over. II is
Haggerty who advises his charges
what show to see, where to eat,
what street cars and buses TO
take.
He arranges to get their blouses
pressed. digs UP coat hangers for
them. urges them TO write to their
mothers. He's had scores of let
tiers from the 300 boys who have
slept In his dorTnitory since Pearl
Harbor.
The boys use the Y for a general
address when they're on the move.
These days you see more duffle
bags around the lobby than suit
cases. Some Of the boys like to en-
gage a single room, II they're in
the money. When they're stone
broke Vail manages TO dig up a
meal some place.
Each Saturday night the visitors
In uniform may 60 10 the club
dance.
The girls are recruited each
week for the affair, which includes
a floor show. Sometimes the Sell
fridge Field orchestra comes down
TO play. There are refreshments
and everybody has a grand time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
Oil Pipe Line
President o. Ks the Plan
to Aid East Coast

WASHINGTON. May 26 (UP).
plans to help the East Coast oil
shortage by relocation of unused
pipes lines across northern Florida
and intensive use of barges, have
been approved by President Roose-
welt, informed sources said today.
The President, these sources
said, is expected t. order work on
the program shortly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
EVicfiOnS Protested
Thomas Says New War Workers. Forced TO Buy
Homes at High Prices. Gust Renters

forced to look for living quar-
tiers elsewhere"
Thomas recommended that the
rent administrator compel regis.
tration of housing sales or bar
eviction OF workers from their
rented homes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
JUDGE Is PLEASED
Americans Killed in Australia

Immensely pleased Judge MILES
plans to have the poem framed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
N. Y. Starts Scrap Hunt

NEW YORK, May Is QNS).--
The industrial salvage committee
for Greater New York today init.
ated its drive to mobilize the g..
600 factories in the metropolitan
area to save their scrap materia
for the war effort.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-06
Blasted Out of His Dreams
Night Defense Worker
Says Auto Horns
Sabotage His Sleep

Speaking for thousands Of other
night shift defense workers
Arthur Baker, So, of $3.50 Sarena
avenue, today pleaded with De-
troiters to stop honking their
auto horns, or, as he puts il, cease
"sabotaging our hay"
II work nights at FOrd's,"
Baker explained. IL don't get
home until after I a. m, but I
have to get up about 8 o'clock
because the continual honking
OF automobile horns won't let
me sleep.
I'm not the only one. There
are thousands of people just
like me. Most Of the folks Of
this city can help our war ef-
fort II they will just stop blow
their horns and let us get some
sleep"
There Is a law against excessive
horn blowing and violators may
be punished by a $500 fine or 81
days in Jail.
The city ordinance covering the
matter states that it is illegal Il
blow car horn while a car is
standing except 10 avoid al
When the car is in motion the
horn may be blown only as {
reasonable warning"