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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
LIT CHRISTMAS DAY

Mrs. Monda lit and placed the
candle upon her dining room table
on Christmas Day. She did not
know then that her only son was
dead. The message came later.
81 then decided that the least
can do, il 10 keep candle
burning in memoriam forever"
she said.
1t. Monda had brushed with
death several times in Flying
Fortress over France before he
was transferred 10 Africa.
Evening star., 1943-06-12

fenSe, while war clouds already
hovered over the country. The
tasks given them have gone
forward with An amazing degree
of efficiency and with results that
have staggered the Axis powers.
The appointments were made and
accepted on the very eve Of
national political campaign.
The charge was made at the
time by disgr,mtied Republicans
that these appointments were for
political reasons alone - that
President Roosevelt, seeking re-
election. wished to make it ap-
pear that the country was united
back of him. The appointment
of these Republicans and their
acceptance, however, should have
been notice to the Axis powers
that in one thing-one thing of
vast Observation-Disclosures were
united: The defense of their
country, politics Or no politics.
Knox Gave Contrast.
Secretary Knox this week de-
livered the gradua ton address at
the Naval Academy to between
700 and 800 new officers of the
Navy. 1t was his second such
address. The first was soon after
his return from Pearl Harbor,
where he had gone to get in
formation for special report to
the President On the damage in
f1lcted by the japanese attack
December 7, 1941. 1t would have
been strange II Secretary Knox
had not, in this second address
to Annapolis graduates, con-
trasted the situation of Ameri-
can arms today with that of the
dark days Immediately after
Pearl Harbor He did.
The picture presented bv Col.
Knox was tremendously encour-
aelng-although he made no ef-
fort to minimize the huge task
That still lies ahead. The NAVY
this year will have doubled its
numerical strength and increased
Its tonnage by tWo-thirds. The
speed with which American war
ships have been turned out in
the last two years has exceeded
every expectation and hope.
Americans have taken to Ship
building like ducks to water
both in war vessels and cargo
vessels. The adaptability of the
American workman is remark
able. In three months time he
is trained to the job. A further
reason for the speed of the naval
program is found in the quick
ened time in which vessel NAV
be reproduced There is no
change of design. The material
parts are repeated. And the
men, already having done the job
once, make more speed.
Evening star., 1943-06-12

| dance, orchestra. hostesses, 8 O'Clock
tonight. No charge for anything.
Officers.
officers Club of the United Ma
tlons, Burlington Hotel. 1920 Ver-
mont avenue NV, 10 am. to 1890
o'clock tonight.
Officers Service Club dance. May
flower Hotel, 9 o'clock tonight.
Enlisted Personnel.
Information, games. refreshments
hostesses. USO Club, 8Ol Market
space NV, at Eighth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, all day. Bingo
party, 9 o'clock; grand drawing for
free phone call home, II o'clock
tonight.
Lounge open pm. swimming
handball, gym, $50 o'clock; dane
ing, hostesses, band, 9 o'clock to-
night Jewish Community Center
(USOO, Sixteenth and @ streets
NV.
Supper, 6 o'clock: game room
music. swimming, 8 o'clock: dance
hostesses, refreshments. o'clock to-
night; YMCA CUSO), 1876 G street
NV.
Voice recordings, 6 o'clock: dane
ing. refreshments, 9 o'clock tonight
NCCS CUSO) 1914 N street NV.
Library. game room, First Baptist
Church, Sixteenth and o streets
NV, 6 o'clock tonight
Dinner, dancing. Fellowship
House Of Covenant-First Presby-
terian Church, 1868 Massachusetts
avenue NV, $50 o'clock tonight
'Dinner, Fellowship Recreation
Christian Business Girls Associa-
ton, Almas Temple. K street near
Thirteenth NV, $50 o'clock to-
night.
Dinner, entertainment, dancing
Foundry Methodist Church, Six
teenth and P streets NV, $50
o'clock tonight.
*Supper-social, Luther Place Me-
mortal Church, Fourteenth and N
streets NV, $50 o'clock tonight.
SDrop-in social hour, refresh
ments, gymnasium, Calvary Metho-
dist Church, 1883 Columbia road
NV, 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Recreation. refreshments, games
7:3O o'clock: dancing, refreshments
orchestra. three floors, 9 o'clock to-
night; YWCA (USO), Seventeenth
and K streets NV.
'Non-sectarian religious discus
sion. social hour, refreshments
hostesses. broadcast, John S. Ben
nett Memorial Service Club Cen
trail Union Mission, 6l3 C street
NV, 8 o'clock tonight.
'Women's battalion dance, De-
partmental Auditorium, Constitu-
ton avenue between Twelfth and
Fourteenth streets NV, 8 O'Clock
tonight.
Dance. refreshments. entertain
ment, st. Margaret's Church (Epis-
Evening star., 1943-06-12
New Cut in Newsprint
To Be Discussed by
Publishers Here
Conference With WPB
On Reduction by July !
Is Slated Thursday
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 12.-Cranston
Williams, general manager of the
American Newspaper Publishers As
scciation, said after meeting of
ANPA directors with representatives
of the War Production Board yes
terday he understood a further
meeting of publishers and WPB
officials would be held in Washing
ton next Thursday to discuss the
urgency of the serious newsprint
situation"
An industry spokesman said that
the desirability OF further reduc-
ton in neWsprint consumption to
take effect July l was expected to be
considered at next Thursdays meet
ing, which would be a conference of
members of the WPB's newspaper
industry advisory committee with
representatives. of WPB's printing
and publishing division.
WPB Attitude Faces Change.
A decision to cut neWsprint con-
sumption July l would represent a
sharp change from the attitude of
the WPB which indicated several
weeks ago that no further reduction
was anticipated before October l.
There was no official comment
from ANPA directors on the report
of the WPB representatives on
neWsprint, who said orders from
United States publishers were sub
stantially exceeding the agreed sup
ply from Canada of 100000 tons of
paper a month.
The News Print Service Bureau.
reported aggregate production of
neWsprint in North America during
the first five months of this year
was 18.1 per cent below that of the
comparable 1912 period, a decrease
of 1854 ,232 tons.
1872 Per Cent Decline.
Canadian mills, bureau statistics
showed, turned out in the first five
months 229,587 tons less than in
the 1912 period, decline of 1862
per cent. United States output was
of 62,279 tons, or 154 per cent, and
NeWfoundland's production was
down 62,366 tons. or 462 per cent.
OAAA0SAo oopklASo liOlC llldIl ~ Der
cent of the newsprint used by
United States newspapers.
May production in the three areas
aggregated 339,132 tons, the bureau
said, compared with 356,S66 tons in
May of 1912.
Canadian mills turned out 54O46
tons while shipments were 257,756
tons. United States mills made S.
TOT tons in May and shipped 67,138
tons. Newfoundland production in
May was 16,379 tons.
Canadian mills stocks of news
print paper at the end of May were
reported at 9O,374 tons, United
States mill stocks at 1858 tons.
for a combined total of 1922 tons,
against l05,163 at the end of April
and 1876, ,485 at the end of May. 1912.
Evening star., 1943-06-12

copan, Connecticut avenue above
Florida avenue NV, 8 o'clock to-
night.
Round and square dancing, Serv-
ice Mems Club, No. BOG Ninth street
NV, 8 o'clock tonight.
Foreign films. All Souls Church
(Unitarian). Fifteenth and Harvard
streets NV, 8 O'Clock tonight.
Game night, open house, Ma
tlonal Baptist Memorial Church
Sixteenth street and Columbia road
NV, 8 o'clock tonight.
Dancing. entertainment. Mount
Vernon Methodist Church, Ninth
street and Massachusetts avenue
NV, $50 o'clock tonight.
Dancing, games, refreshments
Parish House of St. Johns Epis-
copal Church, Sixteenth between
H and I streets NV, $50 o'clock
tonight.
Indoor recreation. Reformation
Lutheran Church, 212 East Capitol
street, $50 o'clock tonight. Organ
music, 9 o'clock tonight.
Dance, refreshments, hostesses,
orchestra, NCCS USO), 9l8 Tenth
street NV, 9 o'clock tonight.
Dancing, hostesses. Arlington
Recreation Center, Tenth and
North Irving streets, 9 o'clock to-
night.
FOR COLORED SERVICEMEN.
*UsO dance. recreation, host
esses, orchestra, refreshments
smokes, YWCA CUsO), so1 Rhode
Island avenue NV, o'clock to-
night.
Outdoor party, hostesses music
refreshments, Banneker Service
mems Center. $500 Georgia avenue
NV. o'clock tonight.
Carnival, varieties, novelties
special entertainment, music, re-
1reshments, YMCA USO), 1916
Twelfth street NV, 8 o'clock to-
night.
Special party with orchestra
hostesses, refreshments, Leisure
Lodge, 143s U street NV, 8 O'Clock
tonight.
war workers cordially invited.
Evening star., 1943-06-12

be tough nut to crack. They
expected the continuous day and
night bombardments from the
sea and air to soften the garrison
sufficiently to make landing oper-
ations easier. But it was believed
the actual conquest with ground
troops would cost the Allies seri-
Gus casualties.
The unconditional surrender of
the 5000 Italians leads some mill
tary observers to believe that the
operations against Corsica, Sar-
DINA and Sicily will not be as
costly as had been supposed, and
if the Allies can repeat large
scale assault on these islands
with bombers and warships the
Italians will snow as little en-
thusiasm to fight as those in
Pantelleria.
Morale Seen Affected.
Until yesterdays surrender.
many military observers believed
the Italian forces fought poorly
in Africa principally because
they were far from their home
land, suffered from the desert
heat and lack of adequate sup
plies, and were treated as riff
raft by their Nazi allies.
These observers we're inclined
to think that when the Italian
soldier had to fight in his own
country to defend the homeland
he would put up stiff resistance.
This belief was based on the fact
that some Italian units in Tuni-
sia had fought better than the
Nazis.
The Pantelleria performance
throws an entirely different light
on the whole situation, although
a lack OF water was given as the
immediate cause of the surren-
der, Reports We have been re-
ceiving in the last few months
that Italian morale is shot to
pieces and everybody in Italy is
looking to the Allies as their lib
orators are given more audience.
OF course, there is the usual
warning in Washington that
Pantelleria alone should not be
considered the final yardstick for
1taly's resistance and that there
still is possibility that the closer
We approach the Italian shores
the stronger the resistance will
Evening star., 1943-06-12

played its hand. 1t hit on the de-
vice of tacking riders onto impor-
tant bills, each one forbidding the
use Of public funds to pay the salary
Of named individual, such as Rob-
ert Morss Lovett, Government secre-
tary of the Virgin Islands.
This enabled the opposition, so
long as it had a bare majority, to
impeach without impeaching. with
out trial or formal charges. 1t
quickly became obvious to men of
good will (and there are many such
in both Houses of Congress- that
this bill of attainder" device was
extremely dangerous. If unchecked,
it could some time be used even to
remove justices from the Supreme
Court, or informally to dismiss a
duly elected President. The Senate
is making fight against the prac-
tice, and not for love of Lovett
alone.
Turned to Agencies.
The opposition also turned its at
tention to whole agencies. as we'll as
individuals. 1t led a bitter assault
against the Farm Security Admins
tratlon. For time it tried to kill
this bureau by the ingenious device
OF having the Appropriations Com
mlttee of the House refuse an ap-
preparation, and then having the
Rules Committee refuse to allow
the House to restore the appropria :
tlon on the floor; thus killing the
agency without debate or vote. a bill
OF attainder in spades. Representa-
tive Lambertson of Kansas was
active in this attempted blitz.
But again the hand was over
played. The House Rules Committee
is not exactly rosebud, but it was
shocked and refused the rule.
Enough of the Farm Security Ad-
mlnlstration was saved in the House
to permit the Senate to trv to save
viz ACoe VI IL, WHICH IL is now QOlnS.
Their Hate Not Shared.
Let me once more call attention
to the gleeful mood in which these
blltzes were planned. These men.
of whom Lambertson is only an ex-
ample, had SO sold themselves on
the theory that all America shared
their hate for everything that has
happened in the last 10 years that
they passed far beyond the bounds
OF ordinary caution.
l firmly believe that they never
even took a good look at the Farm
Security Administration, or quite
knew what they were attacking
when they sailed into this agency.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Youth Found Guilty
Of Attempted Assault

After four hours deliberation. a
District Court jury yesterday re-
turned verdict of guilty against
Haywood Wilborn. II, colored. on a
charge of attempting to criminally
assault g 26-year- old Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation stenographer
last March.
The case was prosecuted by AS
sistant United States Attorney John
L. Ingoldsby, jr. Justice F.. Dickin-
son Let's presided at the trial. The
attempted assault occurred on the
street in the 1900 block of Wyoming
avenue NV.
Juvenile Court, which normally
has jurisdiction over an offender
under 18 years of age, waived juris-
diction In Wilborn's case before he
was brought to trial Wilborn faces
a possible maximum sentence of Is
wears
Evening star., 1943-06-12
The Political Mill
Americas Great Navy Grows MirocuIousIy
To Meet the Tasks Which Confront 1t

The Navy, now built and build
ing, is the greatest in history of
this or any other country. Sec
retary Knox told the midship-
men that we have a great fleet
or rather fleets-in operation.
While he did not say it, the fact
is, the naval strength of this
country on all the many war
fronts has been increased greatly.
This goes for the South Pacific
and the North Pacific as we'll as
for the Atlantic and Mediter-
ranean. And it goes for many
categories Of naval vessels.
1t is notable that the japanese
have not for months undertaken
to move in large naval strength.
With considerable loss of face,
they permitted their men to be
wiped out ir the American at
tack on Attu without moving a
finger to send aid 1t may we'll
be that they feared to meet an
American fleet. 1t looks more
and more as if the Japs had de-
termined not to make an agrees
sive attack in the Pacific, north,
middle or south, but will cont1ne
themselves to strengthening their
already large holdings.
The naval and air forces of the
United Nations have dealt more
and more effectively with the
German submarine menace in
recent weeks. Ship losses have
been cut greatly. High naval
authorities. however, are not yet
convinced that the U-boat men,
ace has been overcome. They
are watchfully waiting to see
whether the Nazis are adopting
a new technique for the use of
undersea craft.
The opening of the Mediter-
ranean to United Nation ship
ping since the capture Of North
Africa is one of the great factors
in the improved war situation.
This means a shorter route for
supplies going to the Allies, with
fewer ships required to carry
such supplies in the same amount
of time. At the same time, the
pace with which American cargo
ships are coming off the ways
and putting to sea is speeding the
tempo of the war.
Brickbats Unlikely.
In his address at the Naval
Academy, Secretary Knox paid
tribute to the officers and men of
the Navy. Never, he said, has
there been a spirit of greater
loyalty and cooperation than
has existed back of the effort to
bring the Navy to its present
great strength and efficiency.
And in no war before has there
been such great demands on the
naval arm.
A year from today another ma
tional political campaign will be
under Way-as it was in 1910. In all
proba ability, President Roosevelt
again will be candidate to sue
ceed himself. 1t is unlikely, how
ever, that brickbats will be hurled
at the Secretaries of War and
Navy because they are Repub-
licans. 1t has become an accepted
fact that they are in the cabinet
to do an effective job not to
play politics or to be regarded as
part OF political picture. They
have not been called on to play
politics since they took over their
present jobs. Nor has there ever
been charge against either the
War or Navy Departments, with
Stimson and Knox at their heads,
that either has dabbled in par
tiSan politics.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
New Plastic Dog Tags
Go on Sole "Wednesday

Dog tags for the new fiscal year,
which will go on sale Wednesday,
will be something novel and more
attractive in the way of substitute
materials. They will be of white
plastic, with indented gold lettering.
Guy Pearson, District tax collec-
tor, advised the Commissioners the
gray fiber tags used this year were
the subject of mary complaints, in
cluding criticism that they were not
waterproof, soiled easily and were
chewed up by the dogs. He said he
believed the new plastics would elm.
mate such complaints.
Evening star., 1943-06-12


the blackout and the programs tell
you that in case of an air raid you
are at perfect liberty to duck into
shelter.
But that's neither here nor there.
In my humble way, would like to
criticize the English stage for good
and for bad. From an American
viewpoint there are several things
wrong with the English stage.
Firstly, practically all of the actors
are English. Secondly, all the Eng
lish actors speak English as the
English speak it. These two things
are enough to make it very difficult
for a visitor to enjoy the English
stage. The English actor, aided by
bad acoustics, is something else
again.
Heard Ten Words.
I have been to 16 shows since I
arrived in London. Some Of them
were plays which dealt with love,
some with murder, some with his
tory and others were from Shake
speare. All I have ever heard an
English actor say, and I swear to
this, is, Have it your own way,
Daphne. You see it through" I
know the actors didn't say this, but
that's what they sounded as if they
had said.
The first thing an English actor is
taught is to turn his back toward
the audience, thrust his hands deep
In his pockets, bow his head slightly
and humble. No one knows better
than I that Shakespeare never
wrote line that said, Have it
your own way, Daphne You see it
through" The same goes for Shaw,
Priestly, Novello and all the other
English dramatists.
| Take Noel Coward. Mr.. Coward
is entirely different in America than
he is in England I've seen CoWard's
plays in the States and sometimes
I've heard as many as three words
IN three acts. Not over here. In
America he opens his mouth. That
is the unforgivable sin for an actor
in England. I've seen both of Cow
ards current plays, Present Laugh
ter" and Happy Breed" AS far as
I'm concerned, they could be Happy
Laughter" and present Breed"
Wide Gulf Is Clear.
Not until one sees an American
play done by English actors can one
appreciate the wide gulf that sep
arates this country from ours. In
New York I saw Arsenic and Old
Lace Junior Miss" and Claudia"
and have seen them in London.
American actors, when representing
Engllshmen, make an attempt to
speak as Englishmen. The sun has
never set on an Englishman who
tries to speak as an American.
To hear an English character
playing the part of an Iowa butler
and give it the old Oxford accent
is enough to make the corn grow
foot over night. To hear an English
man playing Chicago gangster and
say, Il will let you have it with my
gat,' would make even Mayor Kelly
shudder.
That my view is entirely provin-
cial one is proved by the fact that
the choicest seat in the English
theater is in the Dress Circle or
Balcony. The English ear is so at
tuned that it can understand an
English actor speaking from afar.
On this note, I will end my criti-
cisms. Variety" and Billboard" are
at liberty to copy.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Man Given 180-Day Jail
Term in Relief Fraud Case

William Keener, 81, colored, 600
block of Freeman court NV, was
sentenced in Municipal Court yes
terday to 180 days in Jail, following
his plea of guilty to a charge OF
obtaining $470 in relief money while
employed as janitor with the Fam
lily Service Association.
It was charged by the Government
that Keener collected $1,000 in
wages during the 15-month period
he was on relief.
In imposing sentence, judge
Nathan Margold said the Defend
ants conduct was utterly repre-
hensible and inexcusable.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
CONCERTS

CONCERTS.
Soldiers Home Military Band. up
per bandstand, $50 o'clock tonight.
Meet the Army Band" Pop"
concert and broadcast Fort Myer
(Va) band auditorium, GAS o'clock
tonight.
Victory musicale, Washington
Chapel, Sixteenth street and Colum-
bia road NV. 8 o'clock tonight.
DANCE.
Roof garden dance, Jewish Com
munity Center, Sixteenth and @
streets NV. 845 o'clock tonight.
ENTERTAINMENT.
Get-Acquainted Club party, Plus
XI Guild, 1921 Rhode Island avenue
NV, $50 O'Clock tonight. Dancing,
recreation and refreshments.
HIKES.
National Capital Parks bird walk,
around Chevy Chase Lake Md
meet at railroad crossing at end of
Chevy Chase Lake bus line, 7:30 am.
tomorrow.
Capital Hiking Club and Wander
BIRDS Hiking Club. nine-mile hike
from Rosslyn to Alexandria (Va.)
visiting historic places, meet at
Rosslyn street car terminal, 10 am.
tomorrow
LECTURE.
Wonderland of the
High Sierras," by George A. Petrides,
sponsored by National Capital Parks
at Rock Creek Park. adjacent to
Sixteenth street and Colorado ave-
nue. NV, $3.50 o'clock tonight. Tech
nicolor slides will be shown to illus
trate the talk. Introduction to
Haiti film to be presented also.
RECREATION.
Home Away From Home" library
games. music, dancing, radio-phono-
graph, Walsh Club for War Workers,
1923 Twenty-second street NV, 4
pm. to midnight tonight.
FOR MEN IN THE SERVICE.
Stage Door Canteen. Belasco
Theater, Pennsylvania avenue and
Madison place NV. Tonight: Dot
Baker and Joan Fiole, Pete Macias
and Revue la Carte"
Tickets to shows, The Hut" E
street at Pennsylvania avenue NV.
II am. to $50 o'clock tonight.
Pepsi-Cola Center for Servicemen.
Thirteenth and G streets NV, can
teen service, showers, soap, lounges
checking, towels, shaving equipment.
shoe shines, voice recording. $50
am. today to 1890 am. tomorrow
First three floors open to service
women.
Masonic Service Center, New York
avenue and Thirteenth street NV,
games, stationery, library, showers,
shaving facilities, air cooled. l pm.
to II o'clock tonight. Snack bar
open pm. to 8 o'clock. Formal