Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-24

"' rioAIHiN" laboratory"
Howard VAR, the candy manu-
facturer. spends much OF his
time arranging boxing shows
for army camps, here and In
Canada. Ed Hayes tells US
story about Vars past that no
doubt explains why Vair takes
so much interest. He doesn't
want to be like another man
he knew In the last war.
VAR spent four years with
the Canadian army and was
wounded seriously. Back home,
after the war. he met man
who had stayed home. The
\ home-stayer had set up n NUM-
lions factory and done well
with IL.
In fact, he moaned 10 Nair,
Tf the war had lasted six
months more I'd be n million
aire." Valr didn't forget that
remark.
We've noted ~that. except for
pin-up girl pictures, the so-called
glamour girl of the last few
years is beginning 10 slip Prob
ably she won't be back until
we get the war over and have
time TO devote 10 such affairs
as choosing a glamour girl OF
the year"
We've just been TO an office
warming Of that's the term;
anyway, a house-warming in a
new office) given by. Ray Red
man. a publicity agent who has
spent years ballyhooing Holly
wood and night club luminaries.
He's quit, that business cold.
Instead OF glamour-eyed singers.
he ballyhoos war plants, and
their r awards.
Another pressagent outfit
which has had the lions share
Of night club propaganixing In
Detroit has added a new client,
the Cleaners and Dyers AssOcia-
ton. It's a straw In the wind
or at least n Whit OF carbon
tetrachloride In the air.
The cleaners, IL seems. are
much upset because they can't
hire enough employees TO get
clothes back In the usual one
day service. Now IL takes four
or FIVE or more. The cleaners
wisely are trying 10 get their
side of II before the public.
There's one thing about this
. war--it makes you decide what
u essential and what isn't. There
/seems to he quite an argument
going on over music.
As far as we are concerned
we think that as long az men 60
singing into battle, and women
Groom when they are sad. music
s going TO be essential no mat
ter what IL decided officially.
We're pleased at the music
festival being organized in De-
troit MAY l0-16) even if you
can't make arias into tanks.
Lily PonS. Andre kostelanetz.
Efrim Kurt tour favorite con-
ductor because Of his sense of
humor). ,Artur Rubenstein and
Oscar Levant will be here. as
well as S. Hurok and his bal
lets. including one named Billy
the Kid"
We suspect that the outcome
Of the festival may have some
thing TO do with the survival or
diSintegration of our Detroit
Symphony, which is having such
a lean time right now. Maybe
il will survive.
If il doesn't, we suppose we
shouldn't complain. War in
sists on feeding on the best we
have, including the best lives.
But il we cant complain about
il, at least we can feel bad
about IL.
NOTES AND NOTHINGS:
Add favorite characters-Mario,
tho ma ordomo at Lell's, who
bosses his customers around with
ease and success. Last time I
was there, with six others, he
asked II we wanted lice cream.
sherbert or spumoni." Several
said Ice cream. Suddenly Mario
announced, mo. no. Seven spu-
moni." Which he accordingly
brought, whether we liked II or
not. 'Nt.
n A note from Little Jackie
Heller, now in Texas. announces
that his plans have changed and
he's off for England on an en-
tertainment tour.
One of the movie houses has
just hired an 18-year-Old 10 keep
gate crashers out.
Another result Of war short
ages: Alvin Hamer says that
husbands, no longer able TO get
The fraAttlaaaI fln..o.. - 81.