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Evening star., 1943-01-01
Motion Picture Service whether this

Motion Picture Service whether this
| was a box office stimulant to be
generally instituted In military areas.
Director Murray replies that camp
theaters are under the Jurisdiction
OF the camp commander, who In
turn appoints theater officer. Capt.
G. w. Armstrong, is the theater Of
f1cer at Camp Davis, North Carolina.
and he Is giving away cash prizes
and cigarettes to boost business.
One night each week a drawing is
held from a pot Of ticket stubs.
First prize is IS, second and third
cartons of cigarettes.
Since the U. S. Army screen gets
the best first-run pictures often be-
fore they are released nationally,
Director Murray does not believe the
bingo fad will spread. Civilian ex-
hibitors have long been campaign
ing to do away with dish nights,
Screeno and other financial lures to
bolster business on weak nights.
British Seek 1,5OO Entertainers.
The New York E. N. S. A., Com
mittee, headed by Gilbert Miller,
chairman; Gertrude Lawrence,
president; John Golden, Vinton
Freedley, John c. Wilson and Forrest
Haring, announces that the British
government, which, through its De-
partment of National Service Enter
tainment, is already providing over
3,700 performances weekly to Army
camps, factories, ETC., in the British
Isles alone Gin addition to countless
touring units overseas) wants 1900
more British entertainers-bothm men
and women-to volunteer for this
service for the duration of the war.
The need embraces every branch of
the entertainment field; dramatic,
musical comedy, concert, vaudeville,
radio, etc.
Acceptable volunteers will be pro-
vided with subsistence, small weekly
salaries and round-trip passages by
the British government. They will
not be exempt from the operation of
the British Military Service Act, but,
due to te Importance attached to
this work by the government, the
Department of N. S. E. will apply
for their deferment.
In the case of other suitable Brit
1sh artists, who are in a position to
pay their own passage home but are
unable to obtain the necessary pri-
ority, the New York E. N. S. A. Com
mittee will request such priority If
the artist will, in return, agree to
work for three months under E. N.
s "A. Jurisdiction Immediately upon
their arrival in England. Additional
volunteers in this field are requested
for three and four month tours of
training centers and factories In
Canada.
Volunteers may make application
at the New York E. N. s. A. Com
mittee Office, 137 West 48th street.
Hook and Eye Days Return.
Gilbert & Sullivan company COM
ing here January II for a return en-
gagement carried 1900 costumes,
most of them feminine. It struck
George Atkinson, troupe publicist,
that it might be good idea, al
though an anachronism, to replace
hooks and eyes with zippers. Plan
was accepted and then it was dis
covered that zippers were rationed.
So the company sticks to the hook
ing-up process, comforted by the
thought that midday generally may
have to revert to the old-time hook
and eye.
Evening star., 1943-01-01
"reminiscences
Are Many
On 'Ox>Bow' Set
Five Old.Timers'
Memories Go Back
To Earliest Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD,

dOIL1 WOOD.
The IT remember when" boys had
field day during production on
THE Ox-Bow Incident" at 20th Gen.
tury-Fox.
No less than five members of the
all-star cast could look back on the
days when the movies were shopping
for swaddling clothes.
Francis Ford, let his memory slip
back to 1915, when he organized his
own film company, producing, writ
ing, directing and acting-and even
selling-such hair-raising thrillers as
Rosemary Thebe in "The Mystery of
49," "Lightnin' Brice," with Jack
Hoxie, and Peggy ODay in "Ihe
Fighting Skipper" Ford's movie
career goes back even before 1915,
when he starred in when Lee Sur
rendered." for Thomas H. Ince.
Chris-Pin Martin broke into the
movies in 1911, smuggling himself
on a train with a bunch of Indians
which Universal had picked up in
Arizona for movie making In Holly
wood. Christian led the 'last In
dian revolt" when he got to movie
land. The Indians were being paid
IS a week and a ration Of meat.
Martin discovered the meat was of
the equestrian variety.
Paul Hurst, after four years on
the Pacific Coast stage with Maude
Adams, Lillian Russell and others,
entered the movies in 1911 as a
writer, actor and director of west
erns.
Victor Kilian got his first movie
offer In 1910, when he was touring
the country in vaudeville. He kept
turning down offers until 1929. when
he appeared in Gentlemen Of the
Press"
But compared to Harry Davenport
these veterans are but youngsters.
The 76-year-old acting veteran has
been emoting for q mere Il years.
He saw Hollywood Is years before
the first movie was made there. That
was In 18a5, when he came West
with the Alcaxar Players.
Who says the life Of IN actor Is
sweet-hut Ghortf
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Jack Benny>Ann Sheridan,
Co>Star in Lively Farce
George Washington Slept Here
Evolves Into Fast Slapstick
Comedy in Screen Version
BY ANDREW R. KELLEY.

har and George s. suburban stage comedy George
screen The gentle hmos Of mild Ernest Truck
wild farce to the harased Jack Benny.
indifferent
home the preferably antique background
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing
Stage.

Stage.
misunderstanding and Old Lace" !"
with Boris Karloff handling the
corpses: Tonight at $50.
Screen.
Capitol-"Whistling in Dixie y
starring the Il dood it" fellow: II
am, lao, 4:25, 7:lO and 9:55 pm
Stage shows: 1910, $3.50, 6:l5 ano
pm.
Columbia-''White Cargo" draped
with Hedy Lemarr: 11.50 am, 1850
$50, $50, 7::50 and $50 pm.
Earle-"George Washington Slept
Here" Ann Sheridan and Jack
Benny in the antique shack: 11:05
am, las. 4:25, ITO and 9:55 pm
Stage shows: los, 3:45, $50 and
9:15 pm.
Keith's-"Once Upon a Honey
moon," Ginger Rogers and Cary
Grant all over Europe: II am, ITO,
3:25, 5:35, 7:50 and 10 pm.
LlttIc-Dance film feStlVal, nine
featurettes of folk and classic dance
II am, l, $40, Sis, 7:35 and $50
pm.
Metropolitan-"Now, Voy ger"
Bette Davis with another psychosis:
10:45 am, 1880, sos, Sis, 7:30 and
GAS pm.
Palace-"Stand BY for Action -
fighting men and ships in the Pa
cif1c: HIS am, 1855, 4:30, 7:05 and
e:40 pm.
Pix-"Flying With Music" and
Escort Girl; continuous from Z
pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1943-01-01

wife who yearns
for a piece of
the good earth
she can call her
own, invests the
family fortune In
q vene r a b ! e
ranshackle, be-
levin that
Ge org e Wash
ington once slept
there.
Most Of the
comedy derives
from the at
tempts to make
the p1ace hab-
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Publicity After Gallup

There is to be no snap judgment
in changing motion picture titles
by Hunt Stromberg's new stream
lined studio producing for United
Artists release. Stromberg has en-
gagged q research staff to conduct a
survey of the views of 5000 theater-
goers selected at random in five
cities in as many sections of America
before giving "G-String Murders"
its final release title.
William A. Wellman directs the
James Gum screen play based on
Gypsy Rose Lees best seller. Re-
suits OF the novel survey are to be
released shortly.
Evening star., 1943-01-01


water it is necessary to dig well,
the roof is porous, there is no paved
road to the property and general de-
lapidation is complete. Before the
renovation is complete Jack Benny
manages to fall INTO two wells, roll
down stairs, have his clothes de-
voured by II year locusts, all before
they get clear title to the old Colo
nial mansion.
The old uncle, supposedly rich,
who comes to visit turns out to be
a gold brick instead of a gold mine,
and a Peck's bad boy adds to the
gayety by some of his juvenile tricks.
Picture shows that Ann Sheridan
is gaining in stature as an actress
and farceur. She has little to do
other than foil for the irrepressible
Jack Benny but does it we'll. Come
dian is almost constantly before the
camera and generally conversa-
tional. Good support comes from the
dead pan Percy Kilbride, sour faced
caretaker who always finds new
ways to spend money. One OF the
best laugh scenes in the picture
comes when, under the influence of
hard cider, he unsuspectingly breaks
out in song with a dolorous, I'll
Never Smile Again." Charles Coburn
is the chiseling old relative and
turns In his usual excellent perform
ance. William Tracy, Lee Patrick,
Charles Dingle, Harvey Stephens
and John Emery provide fine sup
port for one Of the seasons lustiest
comedies.
Stage show this week features
Dave Apollon. The Russian wizard
of the guitar is backed up by Filipino
strings, injects his own brand of
comedy into the routine. Their Sc
lections range from Cole Porter's
Begin to Beguine" to Hawaiian
Paradise" and mingle laughs with
melody. The Ross sisters are nimble
and agile acrobats, with their best
feats some elastic back-bending.
Roxyettes give "A Touch of Texas"
and feature the finale with a blue
tambourine number. Added short
screen subjects complete program
well trimmed with laughs.
New Title for Play.
''This Little Hand" the melo-
drama presented by A. H., Woods at
the National Theater next week, will
reach Broadway under the title
Mine Girls"
Box office popularity OF arsenic
and Old Lace" in Washington must
please its assorted hackers. In two
weeks last season it collected $48,-
900 at the National. Current en-
gagement has been a sell-out since
Monday, with tidy gross of $22 900
certain. Mystery thriller may come
back, later in the season.
Mimi Chandler, daughter of Sen
ator A.. B. Happy) Chandler of
Kentucky, appears to be making
good in Hollywood. Paramount has
just named her for a lead role in
-Four Angels" the other three being
Dorothy Lamour, Betty Hutton and
Diana Lynn. Currently she has the
feminine lead in Henry Aldrich
Swings It,, now in production.
Bing0 in Army Camps.
When the U. S. Army introduced
bingo at one of the camp theaters
1t led this department to inquire of
Director R. B. Murray of Army
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Gags and Slapstick On Wild
Spree at Capitol Theater
Red Shelton Has Field to Himself
In M.G.M's 'Whistling in Dixie;
Henny YOungman PAGES Stage Show

.'WHISTLING IN DIXIE" Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer picture, produced by
George Haight directed by A. 8, sylvan
simon, based on screenplay by Nat Perrin.
Az the Capitol
Evening star., 1943-01-01

Belmore does her victory dance,
which Is not 30 victorious as it is
simply eye easing with all those
flowing draperies. The Rockets em-
ploy the same idea In their closing
number.
Evening star., 1943-01-01

scope Of the camera and newly de-
vised situation fun.
Ann Sheridan is the comely
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Announcements
Legal Notices

STATE OF MICHIGAN. The CIR.
cult Court for tho County OF Wash-
tsnaw.
In ChAncery
Gertrude T.. Grant,
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Merehants soeelals

Notice 10 Children
under -. Bring 1 old broken or
cracked records 20 Griunsu Bros
2l0 ". Mich. and get ticket 10
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performance. Edison records eK-
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Classified Advertising

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consecutive Insertions foovs
Three Zoe SIX dayss Twelve daysIe
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12
WLB May Have TO Pierce
1870 Woge Ceiling.
Morse Says

the point Of injuring the ability of
the worker in war production, we
will consider a new level of in
creases in wages.
"The board takes the position
that wages should be such as TO
establish fair and decent stand
ard of living, but so regulated that
wages will not feed the ascending
spiral Of initiation" Morse said,
explaining the wage stabilization
program.
Fortunately for the public eco
nomy, the Presidents executive
order did not freeze wages. This
is not wage freezing board. ]
say fortunately for il the Amer
lean worker woke up on the morn
ing of Oct. 4, with his wages
frozen as of that moment, what
you're getting now is all you're
going to get it would have a
detrimental effect"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12
Rickenbacker Letter Refutes
Rickenbacker Speech

"No one realizes any better than
l do from first hand experience in
the theaters Of war in England,
Iceland, New Guinea and Guadal-
canal, plus many other hell holes
of the world, the efforts being put
forth by these men TO get mate
rials and supplies through in
time"
The Dispatcher said Rickenback-
er's letter indicates that the Natl.
Assn. of Manufacturers misled him
into the Detroit outburst.
With Rickenbacker on his his
union men-Corp. John Bartek of
the Textile Workers Union (CIO),
Capt. William Cherry of the Air
line Pilots (AFL) and Lieut..
James c. Whitaker, former bust.
ness agent of Local 27s, Wood
Wire & Metal Lathers (AFO.
And Rickenbacker had nothing but
praise for them.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12
What's Your
Ra+ing---AA-l?
VINO Works Out
Three Classes
By Federated Press

WASHINGTON-Three classes
of job priorities are being worked
out by the War Manpower Com
mission. Regional and area VINO
officials shortly will receive in
structions to prepare lists Of work
ers in critical jobs in labor short
age localities. These will be vir-
tually frozen in their jobs. A long
er list of essential var jobs, from
which workers could graduate up.
wards or stay where they are
would follow.
A third list would include essen
tial workers, but of lower rating
Below this class would be those
workers who do not hold essential
jobs. From among them workers
would be recruited for more essen
tial jobs.
Use of the draft for workers who
leave jobs in violation Of policy
flied by regional VINO directors
may also be provided, although
the priorities schedule is not re.
garded as a new list Of deferred
occupations" it was said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12
ga Men Stage Mob
Scene To Find
Essential Work
By Federated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. s. Mob
scenes we're staged at the seven
offices Of the U. S. Employment
Service here Feb. 3 as men, CLASH
fled in ga, working in socalled
non-essential industries rushed to
find war jobs under the work or
fight" order of the War Man
power Commission.
USES offices hastily extended
their closing time from ) p. N. to
9 p. m. to handle the extra load
Of applicants, which has reached
an estimated 10000.
Order Causes Confusion
The imn ediate effect Of the
VINO order was to create confu-
sion as to what constitutes an es-
sential industry, mass registra-
tions in industries which were not
mentioned in the order.
Just how many of the thousands
Of applicants would be absorbed
into war work remained unclear.
since New York is not considered
vital war production area. The
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12

checks latter deductions.) This
would be in addition to the 5 per
cent victory tax, already in effect.
Stressing the need of prompt ac-
ton by congress, Paul said that
the 19 per cent Withholding tax
would be equivalent to the 1912
6 per cent normal tax and 13 per
cent surtax on the first bracket,
and would simplify collection and
unnecessary refunds. BY the "first
bracket" he meant the first $4,000
Of taxable income after deductions.
1T was indicated that while the
treasury did not believe last years
income taxes should be forgiven"
if the new plan is put into effect,
the government would admit that
these taxes should be deferred and
paid up gradually rather than
doubling up this year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12
Work or Fight Order
Causes Wild Confusion

USES indicated that a few thou
sand highly skilled workers were
needed, but the bulk Of applicants
would require long and expensive
training before they could quality.
Workers Must Commute
A large proportion Of this new
labor supply will probably have to
commute to northern New Jersey,
where it was said scores of thou
sands of war workers would be
required in the next few months.
New York apparently felt the
effect of the order most severely,
important arms center like De-
troit and Cleveland reporting busi-
ness as usual at local USES Of
fices. At Detroit thede were a few
curiosity calls from workers want
ing TO know how the order affect
ed their job status, while Chicago
reported no unusual increase IN
applicants.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12
RATIONINC:
NetU Date Set

Office of Price Administration
officials have established March /
(or few days later) as the be-
ginning of. nationwide rationing
Of canned and frozen foods on a
point basis. AS announced several
weeks ago these goods include
canned, bottled, and frozen fruits
and vegetables, soups, juices, chill
sauce, catsup and dried fruits.
Retail sales of these items will
be stopped on February 2l and
during the eight days following
that date countrywide school
house registration will be conduct
ed for the distribution of ration
book No. 2. Blue stamps in this
book will be used for the canned
goods rationing and the red
stamps for meat rationing. Meat
rationing is at present scheduled
to begin about April 1, although
this may be changed.) Further de-
tails of the registration for book
two and its use are to be an
nounced by local OPA offices.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Watch the
columns of this, your hometown
paper, for complete details.
These will be- published as soon
as they are released.)
One member of each family may
register for the entire household
for ration book two. Book No.
registration and excess" canned
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12

erence to the Jap assault, said an
American destroyer had shelled a
number of barges at enemy-held
Cape Esperance, on the northern
tip of Guadalcanal. Those barges
might have been used in new lApd-
ings or in coastal troop movements
by a desperate enemy.
A week before the outbreak of
the battle Navy Secretary Frank
Knox described the American hold
on Guadalcanal as secure, predict
ing that the remnants of organized
Jap resistance would be wiped out
in 80 days. The United Nations
were hopeful but not all were con-
vinced.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12

A U. S. marine looks over a
handful of bones-all that is
left of a Japanese warrior to
whom fate had given a one-way
ticket to Guadalcanal. The new
Jap drive on that area midi
Gates its Importance to the en-.
emy's grand strategy n.
engaged the enemy in what may be
the greatest air-sea battle of the
Pacific to date.
Exaggerated Japanese claims of
United States losses were spiked
early by navy spokesman, who
added that increased activity on
the part of the Japanese indicates
a major effort to regain control of
the entire Solomons area"
One communique, making no ref
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12
PAY-AS.YOU-CO

Flatly opposing the Ruml plan
to skip payment of last years in
come tax, the U. S. treasury de-
partment has nevertheless come
out in favor of the enactment of a
pay-as-you-go withholding tax set
up. AS presented to the house ways
and means committee by Randolph
E. Paul, treasury general counsel,
this plan would provide for the
withholding of 10 per cent of pay
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12
By Federated Press


SAN FRANCISCO-Unless the
government is able to stop the
rontinued rise in the cost of living,
the Natl. War Labor Board will
permit wage increases above the
limits of the so-called Little Steel
formula, Wayne Morse, public
member of the board, said here.
Morse conceded that living costs
have jumped about 79S since May
j, which added to the 1870 in
crease allowed by the Little Steel
formula, would show a 228o rise
in the cost of living since Jan. /,
194f.
Morse qualified his statement
by explaining that this rise does
not yet constitute a threat to war
production, in the opinion of the
public members of the WLB.
'1'm not saying when we'll say
the cost of living justifies in
creased wages" Morse said.
WILL CONSIDER NEW LEVEL
"But we have never said that
the 159e limit will remain. We
recognize that there are other fac
tors in the cost of living. There
fore if other agencies are unsuc-
cessful in checking the increases,
so that there results throughout
the country such increase as re-
duces the standards of living to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12
PACIFIC TOUR:
And Jap Bombs

Returning from a 20,000-mile
trip to the Pacific front, during
which time he was twice under
japanese air attack, Secretary of
the Navy Frank Knox told United
States newsmen that II think
there are darn good prospects of
an air attack on Tokyo" Knox was
accompanied by Adm. Chester w.
Nimitz, commander in chief of the
Pacific fleet, and Adm. William F.
Halsey, Jr., commander in the
South Pacific.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12
By Federated Press

SAN FRANCISCO-Capt. Ed
die Rickenbacker should have read
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker before
he made that speech against or
ganized labor in Detroit. The cur
rent issue of the Dispatcher, off
cial publication of he Intl. Long
shoremen's & Warehousemen's
Union (CIO), publishes letter
from Rickenbacker, praising its
work.
at is" Rickenbacker wrote the
ILWU, with a great deal of sat
isfaetion that / have seen mem
bers Of the Intl. Longshoremen's
& Warehousemen's Union perform
ing in an allout fashion.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12

Ryti told his Finnish parliament
that "the war is approaching a
elimination point" and expressed
hope that "the Allies will under
stand Finland's position" dis
patches from Helsinki reported.
The dispatches said that Ryti did
not mention Germany, Finland's
ally in the war against Russia.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12

goods on hand as of February 21
must be presented at the time of
must be declared. OPA has pre-
viously ruled that each member of
the household may have five cans
Of eight ounces or larger on hand
at the time of registration and still
escape having coupons removed
from the new book.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12

monthly record. Previous high
month was January, 1912, when
sales touched 81 1,060, ,546,0OO in the
first full month of bond sales
after the beginning of the war.
Total sales since the introduction
of War Bonds in May, 1941,
amount to $12,994,61 900. OF this
amount, SO per cent are still held
by their purchasers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12
SOLOMONS:
Japs Try AgGin

The Importance Of the Solomon
Islands in Japan's scheme for an
expanded empire was forcibly
demonstrated again when the navy
announced another major Jap ef-
fort to retake the islands.
Even the earliest communiques
announced that American forces
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-12
Civil Liberties Union
Opposes Dies Committee

NEW YORK-Opposition TO the
extension of the Dies committee
was voiced by he American Civil
Liberties Union in communications
to it's local representatives
throughout the country.