Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
Jack
IIssif
broadway
Melody

FRICTION B e TW + EN-
the President and his Secre- .
tary of State is no recent
Cordell Hull has
never been a New Dealer. He
has Stoutly protested and re-
sisted heavy pressure toward
setting UP u. s. Government
import-export corporations. a
la Amtorg. Moreover. he is per-
sonally offended and officially
handicapped by constant deal
ing with foreign countries di-
rectly. through other agencies
instead OF through his office.
He believes the Secretary OF
State should be in a position
very close 10 that Of the British
Foreign Office; that through it
should funnel all international
intercourse. including econom-
les, propaganda and diplomacy
everything but military af-
fairs. There are deals In prog
ress now with foreign countries
on airplanes. aluminium, rubber
and other essentials. OF which
his office knows only by hear
say. Sumner Welles. who
would succeed Hull II he should
resign, is equally irritated. Not
long ago. he got so angry he
slammed down his desk and
stayed away two weekS-no
leave. no vacation-iust walked
out. Neither OF these public
servants would leave the Gov
eminent in the lurch in times
like these. But they are fight
ing. Hull has one ace In the
hole: He has kept his own firm
hand on issuance OF all pass
ports. Among those who
didn't get one was Eleanor
Roosevelt.
A SERVICE. MINDED Broad
way producer has been lining
up the others to sell eight half
rate good tickets at each per-
Torrance TO officers. UP TO
captains. II seems everybody
wants TO help the enlisted men,
but few think OF the Shavetails,
who earn less than some nom
CONS and have TO dress them
selves. Most Of the producers
yielded readily. but one with a
Sell-out hit was reluctant. So
the officers friend gave him
sales talk: Your seats are $3.50
each. Eight amount TO s26. 40.
The amusement tax is eight
times 30 cents. or $40. which
the officers must pay. That
leaves $24 The theatre gets 30
per cent Of the gross Therefore.
OF the $24. the house will con-
tribute S720. leaving $500
Your hacker owns so per cent Of
your show, therefore. OF your
$500 he donates $40, leaving
$40. With this hit and your
other one. you are in high
brackets and will pay about IS
per cent U. 8. income tax, or
S7l4 on the total. which. de-
Quoted from $40. leaves si.26.
Your State income tax will be
at least 10 per cent, or "a cents.
leaving ~ cents. Since the
officers pay half-rate, your ex-
penSe will be half OF that, or 81
cents a night. Do I get those
half-rate SeAtS?" He got them.
A PROMINENT Hollywood fig
ure Is involved in an income tax
matter and the Government
has decided 70 prosecute instead
OF accepting a settlement
The Navy has ordered every Of
ncer under IS TO sea duty; most
OF them will be replaced by
Waves Major General SurleS
head OF Public Relations for the
United States Army. will be sent
on another assignment. replaced
oy Colonel Dupuy Owners Of
motion picture houses through
out the country are organizing
TO protest against filming OF
Wendell Wilkes book One
World" They say 1t reeks with
campaign propaganda-and IL
That is eliminated. it leaves n
traVelogue Donald Flamm.
VINO sold WMCA TO the interests
VINO have now bought the Blue
network. will probably get first
chance to buy back his station
CHARLIE CHAPLIN invited
his ex-bride. Paulette Goddard
to visit and meet his new bride
Oona O'Neill. All was harmony
III neighbors think they see
d SKUNK on a mid-Manhattan
terrace. they may be sober af-
Ter all. Thyra Sampler Wins
low, the novelist. has one dds
armed as a pet. It's name II
tlower!.. c. p. Greneker. Shu-
bert publicity head. hired a
pretty little redhead. Lillian
Mcbride, as an office boy" He
fired her In a week for being
dumb. On her way out. she
saw a lot OF girls. They were
answering a call for The Stu
dent Prince" chorus. Lillian got
IN line and got the job and
sent Greneker the following
note: Now you're working for
~ o. Dill