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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-05
Paul GerritS
Remains at
Club ROydIe

IT'S SPRING-at least at the
Club Royale where the sparkling
new "Springtime Revue" goes into
its second week. Small-talk artist,
Paul GerritS. is the star and spurs
on a mild panic with his impress
sions of various table foibles--
from the case Of the confirmed
"crumb sneaker TO the pathetic
"breach cruncherS" and cup cud-
dlerS." His final coup comes when
he hops onto roller skates and
whips around the floor. climaXing
with an ear stand that brings
every one TO his feet.
His cohorts in the short are a
bevy Of glamorouS redheads, led
by lovely Charlotte Lamberton
who presents her wiStfully haunt
ing moods of the dance" Stunning
in a brilliant blue gown. whisking
a tremendous fan of brilliant blue
feathers she floats through a
waltz, followed by a poppy strut
to the "DarktOwn Shutters Ball, +"
all the more amazing when one
knows that she dances only TO the
vibrations OF the music rather
than 10 the actual music which
she cannot hear.
Betty Black, another flame
haired miss, stops the show with
her swinging of the pops. And the
'Robertos, with still another red
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-05

SOPHIE TUCKER. the famous.
fabulous Sophie. last of the red
hot mammas" and one of the most
terrific entertainers ever 10 come
TO Frank Barbaro's Bowery. is
giving the folks her own Tucker
lied" songs as we'll as old favorites
and sets the place echoing with
the nostalgia Song. Some of These
Days" which she took 10 her heart
back in 1911 and has used as a
theme song ever since.
A veteran entertainer for 30-odd
years. she laughs when she remem-
bers waiting table" in her fathers
Connecticut restaurant. II was
there the famous team of Willie
and Eugene Howard first saw her,
urged 10 Try theatrical career IN
New York and finally inspired her
to get SIS and set off for the
Broadway.
Her first Job was al the famous
Tony Pastor theatcr, where she
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-05

1880, 1910 p m. The Ape Man" 1915,
3 81, 20, $50, 1873 p. m.
RIVIERA - Forest Rangers" George
Washington Slept Here"
R-k-O UPTOWN - FOREST Rangers"
3:20. $50. $50 .. m, a. m; George
Washington Slept Here" 1880, 4:45, s,
IL rs p. m, 30 a. m.
ROYAL" Forest Rangers" $40, s:3T,
II 50 p. m. George Washington Slept
Here, 7.O4, 1921 p. m.
TELENENS - News, short subjects,
a. m. 70 II d. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-05
Hollywood
Pet PhObias
Film, Stars

HOLLYWOOD, March 5.-Better
Davis has suffered much on the
screen. But she's never been "a
victim of a fire.
There's a reason for that Bette
has phobia against fires. Phobias
are not unusual in Hollywood.
Almost every actor or actress
like every normal human-has a
|phobia against something.
Miss Davis phobia is fires. The
star of Nov. Voyager" was
burned about the face. neck and
shoulders when she was a young
|ster as the result of a Christmas
tree fire in girls school. Since
then, and quite normally, she has
had fear of fires.
The late, great John Barrymore
avoided presenting the right side
|of his face TO the camera. whether
1t was the motion picture camera
or the portrait lens. He often
Explained that his right profile
looked like a baked potato, but
indicated that his left profile was
satisfactory 10 all concerned.
FEAR OF POVERTY
William Powell has. and has
always had, great and recurrent
fear of poverty. He is one of the
most persistent worriers in Holly
wood and even after all these
years of success he can take a
pencil and paper and figure out to
his own satisfaction how he might,
|conceivably. go broke within the
next few months.
Humphrey Bogart, who stars
in "Casablanca," got his biggest
|phobia in Hollywood during one of
his early, ill-omened attempts TO
break into pictures. That concerns
horses. He was put aboard a horse
and told 10 ride out of the scene
in an early appearance he made
in a Fox picture. He got out of
the scene, all right, when the horse
threw him.
Edward G. Robinson breads,
more than almost anything else,
the idea of returning TO Rumania,
the country where he was born
and spent his childhood. John Gar
fields fears illness and doctors and
the chance that he may have to
appeal 10 one of the latter to cure
some ailnent. He has recently put
off the appendectomy his doctors
advised in order to finish the pic
ture Air Force"
John Ridgely, who plays a lead
ing role in that, as a pilot of a
Flying Fortress called the Mary
Ann, goes pale when faced by a
spider.
A DENTIsT?-No
And Nancy Coleman would
rather face a suspension than a
dentist--any day. Olivia de Havil-
land and her sister, Joan Fontaine
were both born in Japan and have
held on 10 a now understandable
fear of the japanese.
Ann Sheridan has always been
afraid of losing her temper at the
wrong time and place and is, con.
sequently. one of the evenest dis
poSitioned redheads in Hollywood s
history. Alexis Smith fears-and
respects--her father and every
thing she does or doesn't do is
disciplined by what she thinks he
will say about it.
Jane Wyman. who has wise
Cracked her way through many
interesting roles. breads solitude
and loneliness more than any other
one thing. George Brent, schooled
in secrecy during his days with
the Irish revolutionists, hates i'm
terviews and personal questions,
and always has.
Jeffrey Lynn, now in the armed
services, has always heartily dis
liked f1ippant remarks about his
career or the work of any OF
his contemporaries.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-05

head, swing through Latin-Ameri-
can and modern ballroom dances.
The Titan Royalettes round out
the show with their dreamy pro-
duction numbers and George Kava-i
nagh's orchestra does the music.
Roy Tracy handles the ceremonies
at the mike.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-05
Two Bands at
Wonder Bar

EVERYTHING IS music on the
entertainment program at the
Wonder Bar, what with two bands
and two vocalists on the bill.
Lovely Aylene Mason thrushes the
latest song hits, including Sharp
as a Tack" and ION the Swing
Shift" from the movie Star
Snanqled RhXthm."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-05

THE CLUB TEDDY BEAR pre-
sents a new show this week fea-
turing Johnny Rubber Face Frisco.
now in his tenth straight week as
master of ceremonies. Other stars
include Janice Parker, tap dancer;
Lillian st, Leon and her Wonder
Dogs, and Joan Gale, songstress
with Bob Turner, his guitar and
his orchestra.
CLUB ALICIA
COMEDIAN, MASTER of Cere-
monies Billy Reeves heads the new
show q the Alicia Club this week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-05
Wayne U.Cast 10 Give
Play Before Children

Sponsored by the Detroit Coun-
Gil Of Parent-Teacher Associations,
the Workshop Civic Players of
Wayne University will present
Jack and the Bean Stalk" for
children in Six of Detroit's schools.
Admission will be 20 cents. The
play will be given, starting March
6, at Mackenzie High and will
close April II at Northern High.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-05

He introduces the other members
of the show which include the
Holly Sisters. tap dancing team
June Aldridge, songstreSs, and
Sylvia Bowman and her accordion.
CLUB 500
THE NEW revue at Club sos
features Andy Rice Jr.. as master
OF ceremonies; Lowry and Russell
comedy dance team; Dick Drake
musical novelties; Gene Martini
and his accordion. Others on the
bill are Victor Charles and his
personalities; Rico Roshell, swing
songstress; Pauline Parks dancers
and Cy Ray and his show band.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18
fBYRNES:
Reports to Nation

The 100,00Oth war plane rolled off
the assembly line as the newly ap-
pointed War Mobilization Director
James F. Byrnes spoke to the ma
ton.
1--WE have at length caught up with
the Axis in our preparations and
are forging rapidly ahead" he said.
1--WE have long, hard road ahead.
The hardest fighting is yet to come.
Now we must not only keep up our
production but we must assume a
major part in the about military op-
erations Of the enemy"
Recounting Americas tremendous
production achievements, Byrnes re-
vealed that the U. S. turned out 100
fighting ships in the first five months
this year; more than 1000 cargo ves-
sells were built during the IL months
ending May 81; 100, 1000 pieces of anti
aircraft cannon have been produced
and 10000 machine guns and SUBJ
machine guns manufactured.
BY April l, Byrnes said, the U. S.
will have spent 10 billion dollars in
buying land and building camps and
air fields in this country. Referring
to his new position, he declared that
he would seek to bring unity among
the government agencies entrusted
with carrying out the war programs,
saying their teamwork was as nee
essary as that Of the soldiers.
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FARM SUPPLY:
Simple Priority Needed

By merely filling out form drawn
up by himself or his retailer, farm
er will be able to obtain priorities
on 176 types of supplies. Individual
purchases, however, will be limited
to SIS.
The form must simply read: IT
certify to the War Production board
that I am a farmer and that the
supplies covered by this order are
needed now and will be used for the
operation of a farm"
To facilitate its ruling, the WPB
ordered manufacturers to get the
supplies into retailers hands.
Among the scarce items are bat
teries, chains, cold chisels, pitch
forks, hoes, harness leather, galva-
nized pals, pipes, horsecollars,
pliers, ropes, shovels, barbed wire
and bale wire, wrenches, tubs and
poultry netting.
WPB also is seeking to speed up
output of axes, boxes, feedtroughs,
egg cases, sprayers, hand cultiva-
tors, milk pals, wagon hardware
and plowshares.
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CANNED MILK:
One Red Point

With canned milk production of
rs per cent from last years output
Of rs million cans, and with the gov
eminent purchasing half of the sup
ply, the Office of Price Administra-
ton placed condensed and evaporat-
ed milk on the rationed list.
Under the regulations, 14h ounce
cans, or several cans totaling IA
ounces or less, now are worth one
red point. The 14h ounce can is the
size popularity bought for infants,
and the payment Of one red point
from their ration book, of course,
will not be felt as severely as by
adults, whose purchase will reduce
their quota of stamps for meat,
cheese and fats.
Officials estimate that the average
adult needs three or four pounds
three or four points worth-of
canned milk a week, if fresh milk
isn't used.
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PAY-AS-YOU-CO:
At Long Last

The house took the first step in the
passage of its conference commit
tees pay-as-you-go legislation.
One hundred and sixty-seven Re
publicans Joined with SO Democrats
in approving the bill, which for
gives all Of one years taxes of $50
and allows for reduction Of rs per
cent on the remainder over $50.
The legislation also provides for
20 per cent tax, after exemptions on
all salaries or wages. Persons OBJ
tanning incomes from other sources,
like farmers, must estimate their
yearly earnings and then pay of
the liability on quarterly basis.
Persons who are left with a rs
per cent tax after the rs per cent
forgiveness must pay off the re-
mainder in two annual installments,
due in 1914 and 1915. In all, the
government hopes to recapture three
billion dollars under the proposed
bill.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18
ITALY:
Sottened Up

Harbors, shipping and airdromes
were left in flames as Allied airmen
flew in from the east and west and
pounded both ends of Italy.
Heavily hit were the port facili-
ties of Naples, on Italy's western
shoreline. To the east, the air base
at Foggia was raided, with ground
ed planes, gasoline dump and bar
racks offering the target.
In all, $50 Flying Fortresses and
Liberators participated in the as
saults. Despite the fact that fierce
fighter opposition was encountered
over Naples, the Allies reported no
losses.
Meanwhile, other units Of the
North African air force continued to
pound Sardinia, which sprawls in the
Tyrrhenian sea west of Italy, and
Pantelleria, the tiny island south of
Sicily, where the Axis has devel-
oped underground hangers.
The Allies announced the loss of
but one Lightning in these raids. Al
though admitting heavy damage
from Allied raids, the Italians
claimed to have shot down 81 British
and American bombers over PAN
telleria since May /.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18
MANPOWER:
To Cut Defern,ents

Only 11s million men will be de-
ferred in industry by the end of this
year, Paul v. McNutt, chairman Of
the War Manpower commission, de-
clared.
During the year, McNutt said,
100000 physically fit men, includ-
ing fathers, will form the pool from
which 1900, 900 must be indicted to
round out the goal of 1000, 900 for
the armed services.
OF the number, McNutt continued,
goo, 900 will be deferred for farm
work, 100000 will be exempted for
dependency, and $500, 1000 will be de-
ferred for Industrial work.
McNutt urged employers to pre-
pare for replacement of the million
men now deferred in industry, in
Guiding fathers, whose general in
duction around August l recently
was predicted by Selective Service
Director Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Her.
shey.
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COP:
Postwar Committee

So that the next Republican ma
tional convention might have the
basis for drawing up an appropriate
platform dealing with the part
America should play in the postwar
worlds reconstruction, 40 prominent
members of the COP were named
to serve on special committee to
study the question.
Announced by National Chairman
Harrison Spangler, the committee
consists of senators, IL congress-
men, "a governors and party Off
Gals.
According to Spangler, it will be
the duty of the committee to chart
a program embracing the extent to
which this country should commit
itself toward cooperating in main
tanning world peace. OF equal i'm
portance, Spangler said, will be the
committees task of mapping a
course for our own domestic re-
construction.
1--WE must plan for a free and
prosperous agriculture; labor con-
ditions which will insure labor its
just share; and conditions which will
permit industry to expand, grow, de-
velop and produce the things which
will add to our standard of living"
Spangler declared.
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CHINA:
Rout laps

Five Japanese divisions of $4,000
men were routed as Chinese troops
counterattacked along the Yangtze
river. Even as the enemy was thrown
back, American bombers and Chi
nese fighters swooped on the Jap
air base of Ichang, and 10 tons of
explosives were dropped.
The Jap rout came after they had
thrust south toward the Yangtze in
their drive to the Chinese provision
al capital of Chungking, 295 miles
to the east. According to the Allied
communique, the Chinese armies de-
veloped an encircling movement, cut
off the Japanese line Of retreat, and
then chopped up the entrapped units.
Besides raiding 1chang, Allied air.
men were active over other sectors
of China. Jap warehouses and rail-
road yards were blasted at Foochow.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18
COAL STRIKE:
Labor Crisis

Americas wartime labor situation
moved toward a crisis with the
walkout of approximately 100000
miners after 30-day truce had
failed to end in a new contract. Sec
rotary of the Interior Harold Ickes,
nominally the operator of the mines
after the government had taken
them over during the first strike
threat, fayed both sides for the dis
ruption of work.
AS basis for compromise, the
UNIV had suggested settlement of
the entire wage question by pay
ment of $1.50 per day as solution
of the portal-to-portal question, or
compensation for the time miners
spend travelling to and from their
coal faces above and underground.
The $1.50 payment would be tenn
porary until a mixed committee had
worked out final settlement of the
issue.
The operators proposed portal-to-
portal pay of 80 cents day as a
basis for discussion. The bone Of
contention entered into the issue of
payment of overtime for IS hours,
which was condition of the miners
last contract,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18

A black market potato truck was
photographed by news photogra-
pher in front Of fire house in
Washington. Spud-leggers fear moth
ing.
In the District Of Columbia, it's il
legal to take drink Of liquor stand
ing up. Some people who take it sit
ting down can't stand up afterward
anyhow.
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HIC 81 Lie 81 rs in the weeks ne,0s

STOCKS: Trading on the Chicago
Stock Exchange dipped to its lowest
volume in 20 years during the fiscal
year ended April 80. There were
295 memberships outstanding.
-
FIGHTER: Survivor Of one jungle
crash, 2nd-Lieut. Tommy Harmon,
ex All-American from Michigan, re-
Gently arrived in North Africa for
duty as fighter-plane pilot.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18
Broadcasters Diary

AS came to work this morning
little late and right in the midst
of the crowds of war workers surg
ing down to their offices, I was sud-
denly struck with the fact that this
change in Washington which l have
become used to is typical of other
changes that are going to take place
all over America.
I was walking down 10th street.
That sounds prosaic but it used to be
a street of beautiful mansions, many
of them historic. 1t sweeps out of
the Maryland countryside, down a
hill and up another crest from which
you can look down, through a vista
of ancient trees to the blur at the
end which is the White House with
the statue of General jackson on his
rearing horse silhouetted against it.
This morning, as say, the work.
ers were sWarming out of the houses
they are boarding houses now-to
work. I glanced up as I passed one
sedate old home, the wistaria still
decorously draped over the doorway
up whose curving drive once the
carriage and later the limousine
swept to meet milady descending.
I peeped, indecorously, through
the beautiful loaded windows of the
dining room. 1t was filled with little
tables, the cloths stained with pre-
cious but too hurriedly inbibed
morning coffee.
thought moment. How will
Delaware avenue and Locust street
and High street look after the war?
Those neatly cropped lawns, even
an iron deer or two if they haven't
gone into the scrap collection cam
paign?
Sic transit gloria-but perhaps the
past glory will be replaced by some
thing more glorious. We can hope.
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B r E F S by Baukhage

In Washington there is share
the-taxicab system. The driver
takes as many people as he can 60
ing in the same direction. It used to
be called the pickup" system. The
name changed but not the practice.
It's still a great date-maker.
The Victory gardeners who have
suffered from "infiltration" call the
tack rabbits '.jap rabbits"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18

CHURCH: Wendell Willkie called
upon churches to measure the pub
Lie actions of politicians according
to the yardstick of their own teach
ings.
PRICES: Farm prices gained 2
points between April is and May IS.
Advances in feed crops, fruits, po-
tatoes and poultry offset drops in
milk. meat and truck produce.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18
Army's Greatest Hazard!
IFS Question Of Morale
Armed Services Do Everything Possible to
Protect Mental Health of Servicemen;
Parents Advised to Cooperate.
BY BAUKHAGE
Netps Analyst and Commentator.

mastodons who weren't as smart at
fitting in"-that's all morale is,
fitting in," getting on when you,
who have sat down to your meals
three times day as regularly as
the clock, miss the chow wagon; you
who have had kind and solicitous
mother or teacher looking after your
private troubles are suddenly faced
with sharing the troubles of your
squad or company or squadron.
Now, how are you going to adjust
yourself to this sudden change?
In the first place, you have to I'M
derstand why everything seems
topsy-turvy. Why you, free-born
American citizen, who did as he
pleased when and how it pleased
him, suddenly have to get up by
bugle, keep step, salute, eat, sleep,
drink, walk, run, crawl when some
body else says so.
The first thing you have to realize
Is the purpose ahead. The next
thing is why other people whom you
never see insist on achieving that
purpose the way they do, regardless
OF your convenience or your date at
the post office.
Your DUN Orders
Your government controls the
armed forces" That means that the
men your folks elected, just the way
it was planned by the makers of
America, are really the ones who
are telling you what to do. Which
means, if you follow through, that
you yourself and your folks are tell
ing you.
chose that phrase because it
heads chapter two in this book "Our
Armed Forces" I'm talking about.
You had better read it.
The next chapter is called "Your
Army" And you had better read
that too because it tells you some
thing of what to expect. won't go
any further and really I ought to
have been talking all this time to
parents, too, for they, of all people,
ought to know what the boy is up
against. What it is all about. One
Of the great tragedies of being
soldier is the way the folks back
home don't understand it at all. They
think their job is to feel sorry for
you; they don't understand what
an extra stripe really means, they
can't get you when you talk about
home and the things you want to
hear about and they write and tell
you how noble you are. You don't
feel noble. You want to know if
the barn has been painted or if your
girl has been around lately. You
would, though, like them to have
some faint idea about this not-alte-
gether unpleasant job of being SOL
der. That's why it would be good
thing if your folks would read this
book.
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RUSSIA:
Nazis Claim, Strength

Claiming that waves Of dive-bomb-
ers and fighter planes had leveled
the Russian base of Krimskaya and
extended operations beyond in the
Caucasus, the Nazis boosted Of re-
establishing their air superiority
over their embattled bridgehead at
Novorossisk.
Even so, Russian pressure contin-
ued against the Nazis' only foothold
in the Caucasus, with the Reds de-
veloping another threat to Novoros-
sisk by landing troops on the shores
Of the Taman peninsula to the Ger
mans rear.
Minor action flared on other Sec
tons of the Russian front. South of
Leningrad, the Reds reported de-
stroying a network of pill-boxes and
dugouts, while shooting up a freight
train. Before Smolensk, artillery fire
was said to have wiped out two
enemy companies.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18

Bringing back Of Axis military technique gained
McNair le greeted arrival
third headquarters Lieut. Courtney
Maj. Haip Lieutenant
inspection trip through
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weekly NEWS ANAL YSIS
Hardest Fighting Still to Come: Byrnes;
Chinese Forces Rout Foe Along Yangtze
AS Japs Drive Toward Wartime Capital;
Allied Airmen Pound Detectives in Italy

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