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Evening star., 1943-04-10

to be q mighty unpopular little boy
IN your new home. If that supper
tonight don't melt in them boys
mouths and send them clamorine
for more, they'll either massacre you
or run you over the hill. That's one
thing the boys won't allow-bum
cooking!"
Sergeant Goldsmith, sir" i'm
plored him, cant somebody else 20
In my stead? Somebody who can
cook? Look at me--a digger OF
bitches. a mopper Of floors. a scrub
Der OF kitchens, ministering angel
to undernourished grass plots, but a
cook never! You don't know what
you're doing to me!''
Son. he said, you're goine to
make a perfectly breath taking Hor-
rible Example!"
Then he rose and walked back into
the supply room. Thomas" he said
check in this yardbird's equipment. !"
Sergt. Israel looked up from his
form 81 records. Don't he like his
equipment?"
"Check In everything but his
clothing" the top kick said. Get
q truck to take him to Headquarters
Battery, FARO"
Sergt. Thomas W. Israel looked In
IN 1alnt amazement. I looked In
sheer bewilderment.
They had to figure some wav to
stop his cooking career and save the
morale OF some battery as would
get him as cook" said Sergt. Gold
smith. so he's being palmed of to
Center Headquarters as public
relations man."
(To be continually
(copyright. 1942. BY Henry Holt r. ca,
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Howard u.
Singing Groups
Excel in Concert
MEMS Glee Club
And Choir Shoe
Splendid Training
By ALICE EVERSMAN,

With the purpose of establishing
a music scholarship fund, the School
of Music of Howard University pre-
sented the university choir and
Mems Glee Club in concert last
night in Rankin Chapel No greater
incentive toward opening up pos
sibilities of musical training for the
talented could be provided than the
singing of this excellent group. As
choral unit, 1t ranks with the best
and In many essentials surpasses
those whose name and work is more
widely known.
The conductor. Warner Lawson,
has achieved splendid results and
proves himself not only fine musi-
clan insistent on the perfection OF
every detail, but a. man of sensitive
feeling and refinement of taste. In
attaining the polish with which the
group sings, he has kept a spon-
taneity and naturalness seldom
Evening star., 1943-04-10
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.

Personality parade:
Next time I hope it's Guadal-
canal-and I'd be ready to start
next week II they'd give the word"
So spoke Carole Lands, pretty,
fragile looking blond actress, who,
with Martha Raye, Kay Francis and
Mitd Mayfair recently completed
the most strenuous and dangerous
wartime entertainment trip ever
undertaken by any Aim stars-men
or women.
Carole sat on the set Of "Winter
Time" In which she Is appearing
with Sonia Henie and began figur-
ing the days and weeks necessary
to finish her present role and an
other to follow in -Four -Jills in a
Jeep." The latter will be a free
handed perturbation of the more
comical aspect Of the four actresses
experiences among Yank troops in
England and North Africa.
Carole and her three Hollywood
colleagues covered 25,0OO miles in
the. recent jaunt, mostly by air and
jeep. She figures they must have
entertained every encampment in
England, Scotland, Wales and Ire
land.
Il hope they make Guadalcanal
my next assignment" said Carole,
because know now what enter
tainment-any kind of entertain
ment-means to those boys. If 1t
means 50 much to them in Europe
and Africa, then those lonely island
outposts must be starved for It,"
Carole looks rested and healthy
and is none the worse for her ad-
ventures. She has gained back
5-pound loss via home cooking, for
1t seems there were many days and
nights when they didn't eat or sleep
with any regularity.
For five months we never gave
less than five shows day." she said
There often wasn't enough water
to bathe. The cosmetics ran out.
We had to do our own washing.
Our dresses shredded into Impressed
rags. We were under flre-Martha
was in a slit trench three days.
Once in Africa bomb hit the house
next door, knocked us all fiat, show
cred us with masonry and glass.
There were plenty of other prob
lens, too, but I know I'm speaking
for all the girls when say we can't
wait to get back.
1--WE learned one terrific lesson
and it brings lump to my throat
every time I think back. I've
learned what the sight of an Amer
ican girl can mean to American
boys who haven't seen an American
girl in more than year."
The toughest night of all popped
up in England, Carole recalled, after
the girls had done five shows and
had limped into an officers mess
for drink. There they ran right
into thundercloud of tension.
I'VE sensed this instantly" she
said. The boys were trying to be
cheerful. We began trying to snap
them out of whatever was troubling
them. In the midst of this the COM
manding officer got up on a table.
I propose toast he said, to all
those who have gone beyond. And
particularly to Pappy Grimes -
X X 4 4
I'VE didn't know Pappy Grimes.
But chills went up our spines just
the same. The boys drank the
toast. Then there was utter silence.
I'll always be grateful to Martha
Raye-as that silence became in
tolerable. Martha came up with
a snappy quip. I don't even re-
member what it was. It was enough.
1t broke the spell. We stayed until
Evening star., 1943-04-10
She Worked for the Bows
Carole Lands, Rested From Last Trip,
All Set for Jaunt to Guadalcanal

am. We sang home songs. We
told stories. We danced. We'd
have stood on our heads. That
night was far tougher than any
bombing. One boy had come in
that day with five dead men in his
planet"
Before setting out for Guadal-
canal, Carole says she'll make q
house-to-house canvass, If neces-
sary, to collect all the projection
machines she can lay her hands
on. There's plenty Of film reaching
the battle fronts, but all too few
machines with which to project it.
"Ask your readers, won't you,'
pleaded Carole, ito go on a hunt
for home projectors? If they or
their friends have any Of the 16-
millimeter type around the, house
I'd be mighty happy If they would
pack them carefully and mail them
to me here in care of goth Century
Fox Studio.'
Released By the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1943-04-10
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WMARION HARGROM

Next to the bugler, I suppose the
battery clerk has the goldbrick.
tn'est job in the battery. You could
cut his pay to $40 month and he'd
still be defrauding the Government
Just watch the battery clerk for q
while and you start wondering why
he's in the Army, when he's SO evi-
IDENTIFY cut out to fit the leaning
end of WPA shovel. While the
rest of the battery is earning Its
daily bread with sweat, the battery
clerk sits in the orderly room hob
nobbing with the powers that be-
typing the daily worklist with origi-
nal spellings for all the names and
wondering how long 1t is until lunch
time
Our battery clerk is a beardless
youth named Howard Miller. j
tripped over him yesterday evening
on my way back from a hard days
work and stopped to chew the con-
versational fat.
Junior" asked him, chow does
your conscience feel about this six
day goldbricking schedule every
week? Don't you feel a twinge on
payday?"
Corpl. Miller made a move to
draw himself up Indignantly, but
decided it wasn't worth the effort
If you're insinuating that I don't
have to work you're off your bean
sonny. I do two or three times as
much as you happiness boys"
A Standard Reply.
yawned and sat down. AFTER
listening to Ussery shooting of his
mouth Is hours day, I can take
yours. Go on with your fantastic
story"
Boy" said Miller, "the RESPONSE
bility is enough to kill an ordinary
man. I'm a one-man information
bureau for the whole battery. ]
have to know who everybody is
where everybody is. where every
body's going and how long he's
going to be there.
II have to know the answer t.
every dumb question you guys come
popping up with. Where's my mail?
When do get my furlough? Where
are we going to be sent when We
get shipped out of here? Why
didn't get week end pass? Why
was I on KIP again today? Every
sort of question you could imagine!'
"Quit popping your gums, laddie,
I told him. That's no grind fol
you. You use the same answer or
all the questions: How the he'll
would I know?'"
He was quiet for a while and ]
thought he had gone to sleep again
I was all primed to hum Chow
Call" to wake him up. when HI
stirred and sighed heavily.
Plenty Of Sleep.
"All right" prompted him. "ss
you're the one-man information bu.
reau. So what do you do In thu
line OF actual work."
Work" he shouted. That's what
I do-work. Why, have to write
all the letters and keep all the file.
and keep duty rosters up to date!
Evening star., 1943-04-10

tory as 1t never has been written
before. More literally and with less
room left for argument than there
once was. 1t was not like this in the
last war. The pictures were fuzzy
then, very fuzzy and were mostly of
presidents, and kings and generals
going about the businesses OF presi-
dents, and kings and generals.
Those pictures did not look very
important. These are, more impor-
tant and conclusive every week.
There is nothing escapish about
them, but they are good for morale.
The movies it is which cannot re-
sist changing a title. Usually, that
is. But the theater seems to have
adopted the practice itself, 4 striv-
ing for the ultimately attractive
title which creates its little puzzle
ments-and makes its little para
graphs in the papers.
John Golden is the latest producer
to join the ranks Of the. title chang
ers. Mr.. Golden currently is busy
arranging for the opening of a play
here on Easter Monday which he
and the author had thought to call
Three Cornered Pants" Part of the
arrangements have been to revise
the title which now reads, THE
Home Front"
Mr.. Golden's press representative
just sends along the bare announce
ment that the title was that, now it
is this.
He leaves you, therefore, to specu-
lation what 1t is that makes THE
Home Front" more attractive than
Three Cornered Pants" The lat
ter, to this departments thinking.
had the advantage of suggesting the
former, three cornered pants always
implying home while the latter does
not necessarily intimate three cor
nered pants.
1t nearly always is that way and
1t Is little sad that it should be.
There must be a good story in the
hours and hours of struggle which
must 60 into rechristening a plav.
deciding which Of all the words in
the language best go together to
make something that will be irresist-
lble IN the way of titles, blinking
down at the world from a marquee.
Perhaps it can be wrung from Mr..
Golden's press representative when
ne comes to town and grows maybe
little unwary and can be led to
talk.
Evening star., 1943-04-10

are terrific explosions. The powder
and the dynamite and the machines
that were going to kill our soldiers
are turned against their makers.
The mind goes back over the years
to another picture, the one the Ger
mans made when they were ravaging
Poland. The Germans saw that one
in their theaters. They are not
seeing this one. That other picture
was a long time ago. 1t was fol-
lowed by another which Herr Hit
ler's cameramen made. Victory in
the West" That was intended pri-
marily for about to- be conquered
countries, to show them the futility
of resistance, the monstrous, san
culinary futility. But it also was
shown to German audiences and
they must have felt mighty MASTER
racy at the time.
The Luftwaffe was deadly at that
time, the deadliest instrument in the
world. It must have made the Ger
mans feel very secure, for were not
Herr Goering and his boss saying
that never a bomb would fall on
Berlin or his chosen people? The
Luftwaffe was on the offensive then,
carrying its death to civilians all
over the continent and to the far
thest tip of the British Isles.
AS the bombs fall on Essen, it is
clear that the Luftwaffe Is not what
1t was in the days of those first
German pictures. It Is not the
greatest air force in the world now.
1t looks sort Of feeble and afraid
with the fear Of 1oc1.Ss:ais:=- 1oc1 c1..Ss:aiss:.==-o ueath
about 1t. Es.en has been sending
out death for so long. Now it is
coming home. You wonder what
the faces in the streets look like
now, the faces which in earlier pic
lures look so arrogantly sure. You
wonder what the Germans are being
shown In their newsreel theaters.
There used to be so many things to
show them. The bill must have run
thin. That at the Trans-Lux is so
strikingly sturdier.
4
The newsreel cameraman seem to
miss nothing In warning world.
They have caught the training of
British troops in landing tactics un-
der live fire, the return to England
OF Red Cross ship laden with
wounded, the Navy's display of its
new, powerful anti-aircraft guns,
Mum" Sullivan's christening of the
destroyer which honors the name of
Sullivan. Americas victory gardeners
swinging into action in all parts of
the country.
The newsreel men are writing his
Evening star., 1943-04-10

heard In ensemble singing. He has
excellent material in each vocal Sec
ton and knows how to balance one
against the other while bringing out
a wide range of dynamics.
Perhaps the most distinctive point
OF the united presentation Is the ex-
ceptionally clear diction. For the
first time in memory, one was able
to follow completely the text of the
songs as though one singer was
heard. Every consonant and vowel
could be distinguished, yet there was
nothing labored in reaching this
effect.
All the voices are fresh and pure,
soaring freely in the high registers
and capable of neat attacks and re-
leases of tone without blurring. The
singers are responsive to an unusual
degree to the sentiment of the num-
bers which Mr.. Lawson senses keenly
and can bring out without exag-
geration.
The program was well chosen,
concluding with Coleridge-T -Taylor's
"Hiawatha's Wedding Feast" sung
with delicate nuances by the COM
blned groups. The lovely tenor aria
was sung by Irving Hunter, whose
voice has extraordinary lyric sweet
ness. Its quality is so appealing that
MI. Hunter should perfect it tech
nlcally and gain greater freedom
for his high tones. Thomas Kerr's
new composition. Il Will Extol Thee
Q Lord a setting of Walt Whit
mans poem, written for and dedi-
Gated to the choir and its director
was performed for the first time
1t Is an excellent work, we'll planned
and rich in feeling. It makes de-
mands on the technical equipment
which the group met with ease, sing
ing cappella with beauty of tone
and sureness Of pitch. The COM
poser was present in the audience
and was forced to bow to the ap-
plause.
Campbell-Tiptons "A Spirit Flow
er," "Yonder, Yonder," arranged by
Gaines, and "At Fathers Door" in
Davison's version formed a group
sung by the men alone, with Mr..
Hunter sustaining the solo part in
"Yonder, Yonder." The Mems Glee
Club was heard also in Hoist S "Dirge
for Two Veterans" and demon
strated again their remarkable pill
ability In achieving marked inter-
pretive effects.
Another number that showed the
musical and vocal capacity of the
singers was Randall Thompson's s
"Alleluia," with which the program
opened, sung cappella, as was also
the delightful Alma That Good
News" by William Dawson. While
the greater part of the program
was given without piano accompani-
ment, Sterling Thomas playing of
the Coleridge-Taylor and other
numbers rounded out the excellence
Of the entire performance.
Don't fire till you see the whites
of their eyA4 Rnt v0u nav h.,v w. -
Evening star., 1943-04-10
ANU1H n hi NYo

Rhythm" resume Of Paramount's
talent: 11:1O am, lis, 800, 5:25,
7:30 and 9:35 pm.
Palace THE Human Comedy"
the people speak through Saroyan:
11:15 am, so. 4:25, and 9:40 pm.
Pix-"The Ape" impersonation by
Karloff: continuous from 2 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts:
continuous from / pm.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

L 1
Stage.
National-"The Student Prince
with Everett MARSHALL: 2:30 and
$3.50 pm.
Screen.
CapitoI-"The Young Mr.. Pitt"
Robert Donat eloquently he: II
am, 1:55, 4:45, TAO and 1925 pm.
Stage shows: ITO, 4:05, Z and
Gas pm.
Columbia a-"Tennessee johnson, :"
the President who was impeached: :
II am, los, 3:15, $40, 7:30 and
$40 pm.
Earle-"The Hard Way" tale of
two diverse sisters: 1890 am, 10,
ass, 6:55 and 9:40 pm, 1890 am.
Stage shows: 12:40, 3:25, $40, 9:o5
and HISS pm.
Keith's-"Hitler's Children" vir-
tues of not being one: 11:25 am,
l:25, $3.50. TAO and 9:45 pm.
Little" "ziegfeld Girl" return of
musical: II am, 1:3O, 4:10, SIS
and 9:35 pm.
Metropolitan "Star Spangled
Evening star., 1943-04-10

nave to make thousands of rosters
OF the battery every month"
"Thousands?" asked gently.
L said hundreds" he said. /
could have beaten him down to
dozens.
That" I suggested, should take
at least two or three hours every
day. What do you do to while away
the other tedious hours of the day?'
He was quiet again for about a
minute. Then he arose. I've got
a pretty hard day ahead of me to-
morrow, Hargrove, he said. Il hope
you won't mind If you excuse my
self. You have to get plenty of
sleep when you have a job like
mine"
When you have a job like yours" 4"
1 growled, you can sleep night and
day."
From Kitchen to Office.
The top sergeant stuck his head
out Of the supply room and beck
oned with his arm. Come ere,
you!"
I dropped my stable broom in the
battery street and hastened toward
him, as one always does when sum-
moned by the top kick.
We'll, Pvt. Hargrove, he said,
"this is a red-letter day for YOU"
"You mean you're going to let me
go out and drill like the other fell
lows?"
"No-o-o-o, Pvt. Hargrove, he
said. Il mean I'm going to let you
turn In all your equipment. You are
no longer to be a rookie, Pvt. Har-
grove. You are going to be an i'm
portant working cog In the great
wheel of national defense. You are
leaving us, Pvt. Hargrove.
: What's the deal?' asked.
where do I go and what do do?"
The sergeant chuckled and leaned
back In his chair. He sighed ecstat-
ically twice. Would you really like
to know. son, or would you rather
put it off as long rs you CAM"
well, said thankfully, "you
can't be sending me out as a cook,
because 1 don't know anything about
cooking"
The sergeant sat back and
drummed happily on the table.
Great gods!" shouted. I'm not
going to be cannoneer, am II"
The Sergeant Is Sadistic.
mo, Pvt. Hargrove," he said after
another long pause, you're not going
to be cannoneer. We're going to
give you a job where you can use
your natural talents"
There was distinctly sadistic
tone In his voice. I waited.
You're going to be a first cook
Hargrove, he said fondly. Not just
a plain cook. A head cook! A king
In your own kitchen. = man OF
responsibility. Amt that lovely?"
you can't do this to mel"
roared, when my breath returned
Its against every decent human
law! don't know anything about
cooking! want to be a cannoneer!' =
Sergt. Goldsmith's eyes wandered
guiltlessly to the ceiling. "You dom
know anything about cooking, huh!
That's bad, boy. that's bad! Why
you're supposed to be on shift right
now"
Sergeant" / said, II couldn't fry
an egg right now If 1t had direction,
on the package"
You're In the cooks battery, aint
you? You've been going to cooking
school and you've been sent to .
kitchen for all these weeks. YOU'RE
supposed to be graduated any day
now. What have you been doing II
the kitchen I put you in?"
Making jerk-a6e," explained
"chopping celery. peeling onions
They say I get in their way. The.
say I keep spirits too high and
production too low"
II feel for you" the sergeant said
Il deeply sympathise. You're eoln1
Evening star., 1943-04-10
ctiVeChOreo9rapher

David Lichine, choreographer, will
direct the dances in THE North
STAR" announces Samuel Goldwyn.
Lichine's ballet, Helen of Troy"
is now being presented on tour by
the Ballet Theater and will next
month have its New York premiere
at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Facts of Life Less Grim
On Screen Of Trans>Lux
Or, if NotLess Grim, More Favorable
For Us, Less So for the Axis;
Another Play Changes Title
BY JAY CARMODY.

the - 49, o. -
These seeing happening the
is well especially they
favorable The facts
looking bombing Essen The big bombs
Evening star., 1943-04-10

EAGER TO RETURN-Carole
Lands, haptng regained the
,oeight she lost during her last
tour OF fighting fronts, al
ready yearas for another pisit.
This is not her battle dress.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
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Evening star., 1943-04-10

Don't fire till you see the white.
Of their eyes. But you may buy Wal
bonds now.
Evening star., 1943-04-10

ADJUSTMENTS,
Evening star., 1943-04-10

"All right" I prompted him, 80
you're the one-man information bu-
reau. So what do you do In the
line Of actual work."
Work." he shouted. That's what
I do-work. Why, I have to write
Nil the letters and keep all the files
and keep duty rosters up to date! 1
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-10-08

they have and which terminates the 25h of Oco-
Der Please don't refuse them because they're out to
give much aid they to the City Teachers Asso
citation Dont you think this is worthy cause? Well,
give your DOLLARS and make this drive success
DID YOU KNOW
According to statistics given by Robert Chase, Di
rector Negro Digest Research Bureau) that:
There 100000 Negro troops in the armed forces
today, the greatest number in American history.
total of 5000 Negro sailing U. S. Liberty
ships in the seven seas.
Colored Army officers now total 400O
Twelve out of every 100 gNreo draftees between Is
and 20 rejected for education deficiency compared
out of every 100 whites.
The rejection rate for Negro draftees because of bad
health is As per cent.
Seventyve per cent of all Negro selectees come from
the South.
The first American killed in the armored forces in
World War IT was a Negro - Robert II Brooks.
..A slight deviation from the type of news supposed
to be given in this column but thought this should
prove interesting reading matter.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-10-08
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low.
WITH "LELA"

Well folks there was "Iot Time in the Old Town
last Saturday night past when the soldiers roted West
9th We sum all up something like this PISTOL PACK
IN MPs' with apologies to pistol Packin Mama0
Caused roting to break loose the weekend slap
in the face of soldier (by NJ P) who had really
mitted no oense caused other soldiers to show their
resentment This all started in the Lafayette Luncheon
cite Each moment things grew and more tense
until = yes, gunfire the topic of the day Living
quite near the section where all this going
thought maybe the Japs Germans the loose but
upon questioning several persons who seemed to be in
hurry to get away from 9th Street found out just what
taking place We thought the duties of REAL M.
p was to hold his head under fire and to at all times help
other soldiers instead of showing them around If
boys can't live in peace their shores and among
their people what do expect to happen to them
when they go across? Take tip pistol Packin MPs"
LAY those pistols down.. drop Them until you
meet Jap or German "Over There"
All this reminds me that the suit brought against the
Lucky Strike Hit Parade seemed to have brought results
because pistol Packn Mama for the first time made the
"IIt Parade" Saturday night past Placing 9th
What coincidence that the soldiers made history in Lit
tie Rock that night with their Pistol Packn on
West 9th.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-10-08
Contest
inner
Mcrdell Smith

Rev. II. D. Evans. PASTOR OF
First Bapt. Cnurcn OF England,
announced Merdell Smith, dau-
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Smith
as winner in a recent photo con-
test sponsored by the church.
The little Miss reported 1856.
She attends the England Public
School, is s years old and enroll
ed in the BIB Grade. and already
plans to be a teacher when she
grows up.