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Evening star., 1943-06-14

are revitalizing today, you insist
upon bringing up the Gay COS.
1T wasn't our idea at all" Miss
Kay says. Neither of us ever had
thought about the COS until William
S. Paley brought it up, thinking
that it would be a fine period to
Introduce on the radio"
The Greens agreed and started.
with the collaboration of CBS's
staff, a whirl of research that left
them breathless. They talked to
old entertainers. they read play
bills. reviews, plays, and above all
they listened to hundreds of rec
ords related vocally, dramatically,
or otherwise to the period.
We dripped with it says Mr..
Green. They were calling me King
Korn around the studio before We
finished brushing up on the styles
of those who performed, then, Lii
liam Russell. Lolita Crabtree, ETC."
The acting and singing Stvle
turned out to be even more florid
than the Greens thought and they
became so stepped in it they found
themselves mugging even when
they said Good morning.
No one connected with Mr.. Palevs
Whimsv had any notion that it
would last virtually forever and be-
come one of the most popular pro-
grams of the jitterbug and zoot suit
period. A man doing a PHI. D.
thesis on escapism in the war years
probably would find it enormously
significant The Greens were con-
tent to find it profitable, interesting,
and different.
Their return to the COS was of
a piece with the surprises life al
ways has been springing on Miss
Kay. She never expected to find
herself reviving the days of Lillian
Russell-a much bigger woman
but then she hardly ever has ex-
pected herself to be doing what she
is doing.
Neither have my friends she
points out. When I would do a
straight dramatic role after a sea-
son Of musical comedy. they would
always say how surprising and why
didn't 1 remain in musical comedy.
l might have taken it as a rehec-
ton upon my versatility if they did
not always say the same thing no
matter what I did"
Radio and work in the Park ave-
nue. sort Of night clubs. which are
designed to keep a performer awav
from audiences. or at best provide
a minimum of visible customers. has
not affected Miss Kays skill with
an audience. Stepping into the
Capitol Theater after an intimate
night club is not unlike finding
oneself on the 50-yard line in the
Yale Bowl. an experience calculated
to make the average performer a
bit jittery
Not Miss Kay. One of the most
interesting aspects of her perform
ance to people who have wondered
about how the change might work
out is that it is perfect. The big
audience does not affect her at all,
and she seems to affect it 100 per
cent.
She and audiences always have
got along like that whether they
were AS big as Brooklyn or as small
as herself.
She thinks it is because she likes
them so much.
And, perhaps, it is partly because
she studiously avoided ever becom-
ing so Immersed in the theater that
she did not have time for the world
of privacy and reality.
Il like the theater best" she
admits frankly, but I also like
winter and summer and walking
and staring at people, show win
doWs, and living a perfectly ordi-
nary life"
Which proves that she is Mrs
Green as we'll as Miss Kay, the
man who went to breakfast con-
cludes.
Evening star., 1943-06-14

giving it up many times but there
was that pay check-S2OO a week
One day Kay asked me to 60 along
with him to entertain the boys in
camp. He wanted to know if 1 could
sing or dance. I told him l could
sing little. Then he had me as
guest on his radio program, and the
next thing I knew he asked me to
sing regularly with the band. Now
Evening star., 1943-06-14
Please, Listeners!

Radios currently much discussed
question: Will Gildersleeve marry
Leila RANSOM" will be decided by
the listeners themselves.
Star Hal Peary, producer Cecil
Underwood and writer's John Whe-
don and Sam Moore are at loss to
decide whether the marriage should
be consummated. so they are going
to let the listeners decide by count
ing the hundreds of letters. pro and
con. received during the past several
weeks,
Evening star., 1943-06-14
Frail frankie Heads
For Movies Again

Frank Sinatra, singing star of two
Columbia network musical hit shows,
"Broadway Band Box and Your
Hit Parade is headed for Holly
wood to co-star with Michele Nor
gan in an RK-O-Radio production
of Higher and Higher
Evening star., 1943-06-14
It's Jersey for Miss Kay
After Her Work Is Done
Capitol's Stage Headliner Prefers
The Theater Most, but Leaves
Room for Rich Private Life
By JAY CARMODY.

The Los angeles Chamber OF Commerce will be fool it rolls
soon to make movie 1t is not that Miss Kay
that
She
parentage going out there to WORK
Evening star., 1943-06-14
Director With a Script
Practice Which Should Help Films,
Although 1t Means Delays
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD

ID
Ida upno who Vincent shmans leading lady
does er best to make for life of Mary
Mary Boands ht? Ida
she hsses dramatic Mavs
nat the least the
garden of flowers hanging from
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-08
Tunis Has Now Fallen To British First Army
Deditaie Mothers Day
Here 10 Mother OF Sons
On Cruiser us Juneau

WHEREAS. honor and distinction
rightly should be conferred this
year upon Mrs, Thomas F. Sullivan
o. Waterloo, Iowa, mother OF five
valiant sons who gave their lives
for their country when they went
down in battle on the cruiser, USS
Juneau in the Battle of the Solom-
on Sea last November, and,
WHEREAS, many mothers have
given their sons in the great battle
to defeat those ruthless nations who
would wipe out all forms of DEM
ocracy throughout the world, but
few have made the huge sacrifice
for their country comparable to the
sacrifice made by Mrs. Sullivan,
and,
WHEREAS. Sunday. May 8. has
been designated as Mothers Day
on which sons and daughters
throughout the United States pay
tribute to their mothers, and,
WHEREAS, it is especially inn
portant that we follow out the ira
ditions of this day in this, the sec
ond such observance in year of
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Another A|eufian Base
Established, NavySays;;
Is On Amthifka Island

WASHINGTON, May 8. - The
United States Forces have estab-
lished an air base only SO nauti-
cal miles from Japanese-held Kis-
ka, in the western Aleutians, the
Navy announces, on Amchitka Is
land.
The establishment of this base
was accomplished late last Janu-
airy, and cut the flying time to
Kiska by bombing planes averag-
ing 300 miles an hour to IL min
utes.
This base has made possible the
heavy daily raids carried out, when
weather permitted, since March J..
The announcement of the estab-
lishment of the new base is made
in Navy communique which also
said Army planes raided Kiska six
times on Wednesday OF this week
and attacked Attu-held Jap base,
farther west, four times. Kiska has
now been reported to have been
raided 2l5 times in the last stwo
months.
The Navy communique said thai
previous to the occupation OF Am
chitka, Adak in the Andreanofs,
was occupied The announcement
of the occupation of Amchitka was
withheld, the Navy says, until our
positions in the islands was fully
consolidated.
The Navy communicate further
stated the raids on Kiska Wednes-
day resulted in bomb hits bel n 9
scored on Gertrude Cove, m i n
camp and North and South Heads,
submarine base, and fires were
started, one building being de-
stroyed. Attu was bombed and
strafed and hits scored on Jap in
stallations. One enemy plane was
destroyed.
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BIG FIGHT
AS SOVIET
ADVANCES
Violent Struggle Reported
on Approaches 10
Novorossisk

MOSCOW, May 8.--An extremely
violent battle is reported in pro-
gress southwest of Neberdjevskaya
only nine miles from Novorossisk
with the Germans rushing up re-
serves, tanks and motorized artil-
lery in an attempt to halt the So
Wet advance.
In the face of growing resis-
lance, the Red Army units which
turned southwark after separating
the Germans from the Rumanians
north of the Kuban River, Rus
slams in the south are driving hard
to follow up the force of THEN
first thrusts in the direction OF
Novorossisk.
There is no indication that the
city is surrounded, but the Soviet
troops are on three sides and are
smashing hard in an arc
The Germans attempted to re-
group their sagging forces yester
day and threw several heavy tank
led counter attacks against the Red
Army advance.
A major struggle developed on
an important hill southwest OF
Neberdjevskayal
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war, and,
WHEREAS, the members of Jul
neau Elks Lodge have publicly in
vjted all who wish to honor their
mothers on this day to attend spec
ial services which will be held at
2:30 o'clock on Sunday afternoon,
May 9. in the Juneau Elks Hall,
now,
THEREFORE, /. Harry 1. Lucas,
Mayor of the City of Juneau, do
hereby proclaim that Sunday, May
9, 1913, be dedicated to all mothers,
especially to all those mothers who
have given their sons for their
country, but above all that this day
be dedicated in Juneau to Mrs.
Thomas F. Sullivan-to this gal
liant mother in memory of her five
heroic sons who gave their lives in
the sinking of the cruiser Juneau.
and let us all pray to our Heavenly
Father that blessing be brought by
all of Juneau on this little mother
for the sacrifice which she has
made upon the altar of freedom.
SIGNED,
HARRY I. LUCAS, Mayor.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-08
COUNCIL ADOPTS
1943-44 SCHOOL
YEARS BUDGET
Total Of $1,000 Approx
ed, But City Cost
Is Less

Members of the City Council last
night approved a $llO.290 school
budget for the year 1894, a con-
siderable increase over last years
budget Of S89. 485, but the citys por-
ton Of the bill is 81 1857 less than
last year.
The general increase in the por-
ton borne by the Territory Is due
to an increase in teachers salaries
for this area from a minimum OF
81 300 to that of $3.50.
Superintendent OF Schools A. b
Phillips pointed out that the cost
10 the city would have been even
less, but for the fact that it has
been found necessary to add fouI
teachers to the staff for the new
year.
The Council approved Mayor
Harry /. Lucas appointment OF
Howard Button as fire truck driver
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IN FINE SO
REPORT
But Must Have Boats and
More Mdnpower 10
Reach Quota

WASHINGTON, May 8.-Despite
manpower and boat shortage,
Fisheries Coordinator Harold l..
Ickes' quarterly production figures
indicated the fishermen are haul
ing bigger catches to American
tables, far from the goals set by
the War Food Administrator"
The War Foods Administration
asked for six billion pounds this
year against last years entire
catch including Alaska. of three
billion eight hundred mil n
pounds.
Ickes said the industry forecasts
that last years can't be met unless
the armed forces return the boats
and more manpower be made avail
able for fishing and processing.
His quarterly figures included
halibut and shark landed at Seattle.
2,474,786 pounds against 1882, 1888
for the corresponding period last
year, and miscellaneous other fish
at Seattle 4.3e0,O28, against 1885,
40 last year.
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DEvERS IS
NAMED AS
BIG CHIEF
New Commander Of u. 5.
Forces in European
Theatre Appointed

WASHINGTON, May g. Lieut..
Gen. Jacog L. Devers, Commander
of the Armored Force, has been
named by Secretary of War Henry
L. Stimson to succeed Lieut.. Gen.
Frank w. Andrews, killed in a
plane crash in Iceland as Com
mander of the American troops in
the European war theatre.
Devers, said Secretary Stimson,
has already shown an immense ca
pacity for organization and admin
istration" as head of the armored
force and "in addition has been
especially prepared for the Euro
pean Command by his recent trio
for study and inspection OF the
entire European, North African AID
Middle East theatres of war.
Devers was graduated from West
Point in 1909.
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The W aShinqton
Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON
major Robert s. Allen on active duty.)

WASHINGTON.-It is now per-
missible to reveal that several
months ago about 100000 tons OF
shipping we're tied up in the Per-
sian Gulf waiting to be unloaded
This represented super attempt
to aid Russia. and although some
ships were tied up for weeks, ii
was not the fault of the War Ship
ping Administration or the Army
This was an attempt to show good
faith to Russia when she was un-
der terrific seige, when the battle
of Stalingrad was in the balance.
In some cases ships rode at an
Choir fifty and sixty days in the
Gulf of Persia, waiting to unload
their crews idle.
Basic reason for this delay is
that port facilities along the Gull
of Persia are backward if not
medieval. There were no modern
docks or cranes, and to unload To-
comotives without cranes is almost
impossible. Also the railroad, run
ming north from Basra to the eau
casus is a meandering affair, never
completely finished, originally bull
to reach the Shah's hunting lodge
rather than port facilities on thu
Caspian.
Very little had been done by the
British to improve this line, unit
American engineers got busy Ever
before Pearl Harbor, when we frs
started sending aid to Russia, Am.
erican railroad men were rushed
to Basra But it was tough job
AMI was still unfinished last fal
AID summer At that time the Nazis
were knocking our Murmansk con-
voys off Norway into smithereens
SO, to keep faith with Russia, ships
were piled into the Gulf OF Persia
Today the situation, though still
difficult, is greatly improved. II
tact. hitting Lew Douglas, dy-
ramo of the War Shipping Admin.
istration, has popped up unloading
fNor&;o,.od m Douo Eor1rl
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ICELAND PLANE
CRASH WASDUE
TO BAD WEATHER
Craft Struck Hill in Isolated
Section : Fourteen
Persons Killed

LONDON, May g. = The plane
crash in Iceland last Monday in
which Lieut.. Gen. Frank w. An
drews and Is others were killed
occurred when weather was bad,
a very low ceiling and poor visi-
bility due to rain and low clouds. F"
The United States Army Com
mand here also said the plane
struck a hill in an isolated section
near Grindavik and was demol-
ished. The only survivor was rear
runner, Staff Sergeant George
Eisel
The announcement said it is not
known who was plotting at the
time of the crash.
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FIVE ALLIED
VESSELS
BY JAP SUBS
Undersea Boats Operating
Off Australia Make
Killing
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, May 2 Delayed -
Japanese subs sank five Allie d
ships, including one medium United
States merchantmen, east of Aus
tralia. Most of the crews were
saved by prompt Allied naval pa
trolls
The subs are operating in force
in an attempt to cut the lifeline
to Australia" but "defiantly our
shipping continues to operate vir-
tually in an undiminished volume
under protection of our naval air.
craft units" the official commu-
nique states.
Capt. C.. c. Endstrom, Of Alamo
da, Calf, commander OF the Am
erican ship, and his entire crew
Of 81 were rescued after ~ hours
in a lifeboat.
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RAIDI5MADE
ON NIpp0N5,
BURMA
American Heavy Bombers
Drop 30 Tons on Japan
csc Headquarters

NEW DELHI, May 3-American
heavy bombers dropped more than
80 tons of bombs last Tuesday on
Jap installations at Toungoo, Bur-
ma, blasting enemy headquarters
there and causing great damage To
other buildings, according to a
belated u S. Army Air Force com
munique.
The raid was carried out by the
Tenth Air Force and following the
smashing attack on Hainan Island
off Southern China, by the Four
teenth Air Force
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MINERS QUIT
when fines
ARE LEVIED
1,40O Strike in Biggest
Captive Mine in Pro-
test Action

PITTSBURGH. Pa, May g.
Fourteen hundred employees OF the
largest captive coal mine of the
Jones and Mclaughlin Steel Co
struck in the first stoppage since
the Government took over.
1t occurred shortly after Presi-
dent Roosevelt implied at press
conference that the miners are not
free to strike now since they are
Government employees.
Today's walkout protested efforts
of the company to levy fine of
SIS against last weeks strikers.
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ATTU BOMBED
SEVEN TIMES
ON THURSDAY

WASHINGTON, May 8.-Ameri-
can planes operating from new
advanced positions in the Aleutians
have stepped up attacks on Attu,
the Navy discloses, stating the base
was raided seven times on Thurs
day.
The bombing force apparently is
operating from the base on Am
chitka Island, only SO nautical miles
from Kiska and 233 nautical miles
from Attu.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-08
BUFFET-SUPPER
H0N0RS THREE

Mrs. George Hays will entertain
this evening at her apartment in
the Assembly with a o'clock buff
fet-supper complimentary to DR..
and Mrs. W. w. Council and to
her husband, DR.. George Hays. The
birthday of all three honoree' S
comes during the month of May,
and the affair is being given to
celebrate the occasion.
Guests asked for the evening in
clude: DR.. and Mrs Council, DR..
and Mrs. Paul A. LindquiSt, Mrs.
Florine Housed, Miss Mildred Kea-
ton and Mr.. j. D. Bogart.
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AXIS FORCES
ARE FLEEING
FROM ALLIES
Offensive 10 Be Kept Up
Until Last German
Driven from Africa

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, May 8.--Allied
troops are hammering the scat
tered pockets of resistance and are
pursuing enemy attachments flee
ing from conquered Bizerte and
Tunis.
The official statement this afte.
noon says the battle will continue
as long as single German is on
African SOIL
Bizerte and Tunis were cap-
tured by Allied forces, an over
whelming force by land and air.
Doughboys i'm Base
The naval base at Bizerte was
occupied by American doughboys
in mid-afternoon and five minutes
later the official announcement was
made that the British First army
took the capital city of Tunis.
Both the naval base and Tunis
were choked with Germans and
Italians who started to flee to the
coastal hills and Cap Bon PENN
sula, between Bizerte and Tunis.
Pounding by Allied warplanes is
in progress today
Historic Fall
The fall of the two chief Tuni-
sian cities occurred on the eve OF
Frances Joan Of Arc Day and CO.
incidentally the Rome radio broad
cast, picked up on the North Afri-
can front, said Sunday would be
observed as the Day OF Italians
In Africa
The fall OF the two cities took
place just six montss to day
after the Allied landing barges
were grounded on the French North
African beaches
French Move Up
Today's Allied communique also
states the French troops have cap
tured Point du Fahs on the high
ground east and will roll up against
the right wing of the Axis lines
on the southern front
The capture OF Bizerte followed
the great advance OF the Ameri-
can forces, nothing stopping them
as they were supported by artillery
and with planes roaring overhead
and dropping bombs on the Axis
resistance. The advance was made
after the Americans took Ferry
Vile, just eight miles from Bizerte.
The Americans then rushed pell-
nell toward the naval base.
Air Force Aid
The British First Army captured
lie Bardo, on the highway at the
edge OF Tunis and Allied planes,
completely dominating the air,
aided the British force to advance
rapidly into Tunis.
Roads are reported clogged n
all directions by the retreating Axis
forces which are being bombed by
planes.
rs Ships Are Torpedoed
Twenty-Five enemy ships have
been sunk in the Tunisian Strait
by subs making powerful sweep
against surface transports by which
an attempt might be made to with
draw the survivors OF the Tunis-
Bizerte front.
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ALASKA IS
SEPARATE
TAX AREA
Internal Revenue Collector
Announces Creation
Of Division

TACOMA, May CLARK Squire,
District Collector of Internal Rev
enue. announces the Alaska offices
have been organized into a sep
arate division with headquarters in
Anchorage.
Thomas Walker has been trans
ferred from Aberdeen, Wash, and
will take charge at Anchorage fol-
lowing the retirement OF o. S. Sui
Ivan, chief Of the division.
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GABpIE:L|.S0N
SAYS FISH
FOOD SHORT
Will Only Get About Half
OF Nation S Demand
This Year

NEW YORK, May 8.--Dr. Ira
Gabrielson, Deputy Fisheries Coor-
dinator, estimated the fishing in
dustry will supply only half of the
nations demand this year.
He said some so fishing boats re-
quisioned by the Navy and Coast
Guard have been returned and eff
forts are being made to provide
essential equipment. He added that
sport fishermen are making sub
stantial contribution to the fish
supplies.
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RUMLpLAN
WINS OUT
IN SENATE
Commiite 0kehs II : Bill
Abating Year S Tax
Is Due

WASHINGTON, May 8. = The
Ruml plan supporters won smash
ing victory when the Senate FL
nance Committee voted Is to 6 to
adopt the principle abating a full
years tax in installing a pay-as-
you-go collection, and voted to lay
aside the Houses current collection
bill and use the skip-a-year plan
for a bill expected to closely par
allel the Ruml plan.
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PLANES ARE
BLASTED OUT
Russians NJ a Ike Claims Of
Big Attack on Front
on Thursday

LONDON, May "a radio broad
cast at Moscow, picked up here,
says $50 German planes massed
along the front have been de-
stroyed or damaged in the great
attack Of last Thursday when the
Germans suffered an overwhelming
attack. The radio broadcast asserts
the Russians only lost "a planes.
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HENRY SULLY, SISTER,
FLY TO SITKA TODAY

Henry Sully, of Suuy's Bakery.
flew to Sitka this morning with
his sister, Mrs Henrietta Solely, for
% few days visit. Mrs. Solely is
returning to her home after spend
ing several weeks in the States.
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3 Explosions
ARE REPORTED
AT GIBRALTAR

LALINEA, Spain, May 8.-Three
violent explosions shattered h c
calm of Gibraltar Bay at 6 o'clock
this morning. after which British
naval tugs beached three merchant
ships in the harbor
The report an attack was made
by Axis submarines is not con-
Ifirmed Immediately.
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ARMSTRONG
KN0(k50UT
TOM JE5SUp

BOSTON, Mass, May 8.-Before
a glove could be laid on him, Henry
Armstrong, the only triple cham
pion in ring history, knocked out
Tommy Jessup, of Springfield, with
a two-fisted attack last night in
the first round.
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POWDER MAN HERE

A. w. Foster, with the Atlas
Powder Company. arrived here yes
terday from Excursion Inlet He is
at the Baranof Hotel.
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TIDES TOMORROW

High tide a 90 am, ISL feet.
Low tide II .03 am. 90 feet.
High tides 80 pm. 1873 feet.
Low tide--1l:l6 pm. SO feet.
Tides Monday
High tide-5.07 am. 1873 feet.
Low tide-1l SO am, 81 feet.
High tide -62l pm, l2.l feet.
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DIMOUT TINES

Dimout begins tonight .
. az sunset at 800 o'clock. :
Dimout ends tomorrow .
at sunrise at 4.46 am. .
Dimout begins Sunday at .
. sunset at 9:04 pm .
Dimout ends Monday at sum .
rise at 444 am .
Dimout ends Monday at sun .
. set at 9.06 pm. .