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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Gas Men Hard Hit


don operators are hit the hardest.
complete cessation OF car produc-
ton and gas rationing put them
out of business by hundreds.
Grocers, meat dealers and res
tsurant keepers are from IS to ~
per cent fewer today than they
were ID months ago. when Amer
tes got into the war.
Detroit and its suburbs had 400
lsew car dealers before the motor
Industry changed en- masse to war
Production. There are fewer than
200 auto sa1esrooms open for bust
ness today In this, Americas No. 1
auto city. and they are relying on
8ervice and perts business to
Keep their doors open.
- here were $500 gasoline sta
his in Metropolitan Detroit a
Year ago. The number OF Casual
ties" m closings are termed by
Franklin Peck. executive secretary
OF the Retail Gasoline Dealers
Association. Is 20 per cent In the
city and runs as high as so per
cent In outlying districts.
ITO Stores Closed
There were $500 grocery stores
IN Detroit before Pearl Hsrbor
Today TO Of them, or Is per cent,
have closed. despite the fact there
are many thousands more OF custo-
mers here In war work rush who
have TO buy groceries.
Frank A. Vogel. president Of the
Retail Grocers Association, blamed
lack OF help and lack Of merrhan.
disc.
Tho grocer can't run his
store and do the rationing ana
sales tax boekwerk at the same
time, and be cannot get help 70
do either" vogel said. $50 gro
Gerry stores are closing because
their profits won't permit pay
Ing clerks war industry wages"
The city had 2,000 restaurant
and caterer shops devoted almos,
exclusively 10 purveying food or
Jan. j, 1912. The number at the
end OF this January had been Gu,
~ 300, or IS per cent. Ray Fling
executive secretary OF the Restsu.
rant and Caterers Association
reported.
Bakeries and butcher shops ara
becoming scarce. Sugar and short.
ening. on the rationed or short
list, have stopped the bakeries, and
the trials and tribulations Of try.
ing 70 find enough meat to supply
their customers and make a fair
profit have locked the butcher
shop doors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

Advertisement
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

The fourth in a series OF dis
cussions on race relationships will
be conducted at the Hannah
YMCA tomorrow night at 7:30
o'clock by Rabbi Morris Adler of
the Congregation Shaarey Zadek.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

Short war story---the author,
1t. Don Kelley, writing TO fellow
at the Castaloy Corpora
xso,. L. Da&pnit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
PeopIe
You Know
Big Show at Caseblanca
Scares 1t. Don Kelly
BY WILLIAM FLEMING

ny
Short war story--the author
1t. Don Kelley, writing to fellow
at the Csstaloy Corpora
ton In Detroit:
I'VE have been on convoy
duty which Is boring n hell ex-
cept for an occasional sub or
plane attack. We were ut Casa
blanca for the big show. Our
ship was hit twice by shells
which killed q few. started q
small fire and scared r. out
Of me.
"The most gratifying sight
there was the way one Of our
new big battleships stood up
under q terrific air attack. We
were close 90 her all the time
and she took II hits from bombs
plus three torpedo hits from
planes.
"The bombs did only super
fciAl damage To her upper
works. Not . gun was out OF
action and all her fire control
apparatus was functinoing. Her
antenna went out and Of course
her radio. The torpedoes merely
burned out Some paint on her
sides and left three dents I'm her
armor belts.
81 have put In for sub school
and hope to get IL soon II 1 can
pass tho physical Think I'd
mako q good subma riner. At
least ia get q chance 70 get into
the Pacific and get . crack at
those little E'"sS%&''s'''."
It's no use girls--those nylos
hose confiscated by the govern
ment this week will not be put VI
for auction. Joseph Murphy, tn
United States distric
attorney, ad mitted confiscatet
articles usually 60 up for auction
But not this time, he says
Seems there Is Q ceiling price OF
nylon and silk. What differenc,
that would make is not clear u
us but Murphy is the assistant
DA so that's the story, girls.
Let's talk about sports for {
moment. The big event, of course
was the Robinson-LaMotta fiRh
Friday night at Olympia. 70,
know who won.
Jess Simmons, the plant protec
ton man out AZ the tank arsenal
put all his dough on the Sugar M
Robinson--he lost.
Billie kenzer was more fortu
nate. She bet the other way ant
spent the weekend I'm the chips.
Incidentally, there was plenty o
dough bet on the fight
Bob Murphy. the Times sport
editor who Is always handing ou
passes to sporting events. viii
think twice before he does
again.
Seems that Bob surrendered al
his tickets 10 friends and 10 min
utes before the show found him
self without a necessary passport
But Bob is known ut the Olympii
and managed TO get in.
One of those conspicuous by hi
absence was Wish Egan, tn
Tiger scout, Wish is recuperatinI
from a serious illness and conse
quently missed his second big fgh
in recent months.
Talking about sports. Harve,
Dubbs, the fighter, sends word t
Detroiters he likes his assignment
in the Canadian navy but woul,
still like TO return here and see
few OF his many friends.
Servicemen notes Howar,
Dixon, navy pharmacists mate,
in town for a brief furlOush
Morrie Sherman, the ex-boxer, re
ceived word from his brother. Jack
q corporal stationed in California
The Shermans are doing okay
writes Jack Then there il
James Leitch. brother of Nancy
who is in Three Rivers, Quebec, n
q machine gun unit q. He write
he wishes he had heard about tn,
same units months ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
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By Vote Group
Detroit Citizens League
Announces Findings

The Detroit Citizens League
through its publication. the Civic
ISearchlight. Saturday announced
its findings on the qualifications
LOT candidates In the primary cleo
ton Monday. February Is.
County Treasurer Jacob p.
ISumerscki was given the pre-
ferred rating In the race for
county auditor. The league with
held comment on the other six
candidates for that post.
No Comment on O'Hara
Because Of no contest in the
primary the league withheld COM
ment on the candidates. of Cir
cult Judge Chester p. O'Hsra or
his opponent, Leo j. Carrigan, at
torney.
Only two of the four incumbent
judges OF common pleas co,irt
were preferred. They were Ralph
w. Liddy and Ned II. Smith.
tOther candidates preferred were
Philip Griffths, Sherman Kelly.
Frank Day Smith. Wallace VS.
scher.
George l. McBath was rated
az qualified. Neal Fitzgerald, in
Icumbent. was said to be qualified,
but the league pointed out that he
10 on active duty with the navy.
Rafinss Withheld
Candidates for the judgeship on
which comment was withheld
were I. Goodman Cohen, James
M. Jeffries, Joseph Sanders. Harry
II. Wachs.
In the auditors race the follow
Ing received no rating: Fred r.
Dingman. Gerald l.. Murphy
James j. Murphy. Walter No
wicki. John W. Smith, Leo j.
Wilkowski and Fran A. Mahoney
the only Republican candidate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

4Hardware men report the war
walked right into their stores. took
out the metals and. TO date, has
cut the city's hardware and sports
goods places TO less than 300, as
compared to 600 two years ago.
Druggists are a little more for
tunate, especially those who have
prescription counters, said Albert
Pisa. president OF the Detroit
Retail Druggists Association. But
sundries are nearly exhausted and
those OF the $50 drug stores in the
city which carried hardware TO
yard goods" are having to lessen
their wares.
Out of the whole picture OF
wholesale business buttoning zip is
one bright note from the movie
theater operators. Gasoline and
fuel rationing has made the corner
cinema the best business in the
neighborhood, according to the
talkie house proprietors.
All trade associations canvassed,
even the scrap dealers, reported
their members have been hit hard
since Pearl Harbor, but they all
urge the citizenry to buy more war
bonds while shopping for mer-
chandise so business and the citi-
zens themselves can get back to
normal as soon as possible.
Evening star., 1943-10-11
There's Cash to Be Had, Men

ton at the falls, too. Oracle
Allen is having fun with her hell
copter hat. Plastic propeller,
mounted atop a bright red beret,
spins gaily in the breeze as she
walks down the street. Another
novelty gadget is f1aunted by Joan
Bennett, a diamond bird in a gold
cage, the gift of husband Walter
Wanger. Carole Lands will be
blond again in -Four Girls and a
Jeep." by special request OF her
studio. After it's over she'll become
brunette again, by special request
of her husband, Capt. Thomas C.
Wallace, who expects to be right on
hand to check
Odd spectacle of two OF the out
standing theatrical personalities in
the world scrambling around a
comparatively obscure pianist who
can make them look good" in ap-
pearances before the armed forces
is currently amusing Hollywood
The two personalities are Film
| oOoAo oOJl lNISlCd dllu Ndl
The pianist is Don Barclay. The
situation is this: McCrea and Grant
while outstanding box Office favor
ties Of the screen, are lost when
making personal appearances. They
know no routines in the way of
song, dance or patter.
However Grant, with the help of
Barclay, who fed him gags and
engineered other theatrical tricks
managed to make a good showing
before troops on recent camp
tour. McCrea, who leaves pictures
now that he's finished Buffalo
Bill" intends entertaining soldiers
for the duration, but has all but
gone out OF his mind trying to rig
up routine.
Grant heard about Joel's predica-
ment and introduced him to Bar
clay. So every spare moment now
Joel is being drilled in patter, dance
steps and the ways of a vaudeville
trouper. Barclay Is going out as
part of his act.
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Evening star., 1943-10-11
Gale Is Substitute
AS StOrk Decimates
Blond Department
HOLLYWOOD,

4AoLH "SODs
Twentieth Centurv-F fastest
developers of blond bombshells
mote Betty Cradle and Alice Faye
are now planning another quick
buildup.
Gale Robbins, luscious blond
singer from Chicago, is the latest
subject, She goes into two big musi-
Gals, Something for the Boys" and
Greenwich Village" originally
slated for Betty Cradle and Alice
Faye, respectively, until impending
motherhood upset the schedule.
Gale, model who had never
taken singing lesson and who sung
only in the shower, has an interest
ing background. One day an agent
looked at her delightful face and
figure on magazine cover and re-
marked to his secretary: III that
girl could sing as we'll as she looks,
our troubles would be over" Said
the secretary. why don't you take
a chance and call her up?"
He did and Gale took a chance
by saying she could sing. Following
an addition she went right into the
Ambassadors tap room. Then she
sang with Art Jarretts band. and
Jan CARRIERS band and others. She
established a record for soloists of
26 weeks on Ben Bernies program
t hen Twentieth Century Fox
grabbed her.
Tossing newcomer into the star
roles OF two big musicals, Just for
starter, reflects confidence. With
the right breaks" said a studio off,
cial, she'll be as big as Cradle or
Faye"
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Evening star., 1943-10-11

it be known that they have IA new
actors on their payrolls, any or all
of whom may become top-ranking
stars .. . Best known of the lot are
Richard Waring, star of The Corn
Is Green and Robert Aida, who is
cast in the principal role of the
George Gershwin biography. "Rhap-
sody in Blue" On that leave
which he will spend in Hollywood,
Victor Mature will wear the insignia
of a chief boatsWain's mate, pro-
motion which came to him while in
Washington Mature will join
his ship on North Atlantic convoy
duty upon the conclusion of his
Hollyood furlough . . On top OF
her brilliant success as choreo-
grapher for "Oklahoma," Agnes de
Mile is being heaped with praise
for her work in connection with
One Touch of Venus" new Broad
way musical His work as the
villain in Watch on the Rhine
has earned George Coulouris long
time contract with Warmers E. AS
indeed it should . His next assign
ment is outward Bound" which
costars John Garfield and Joan
Leslie,
Evening star., 1943-10-11

writer or calls his secretary and sets
himself up, or down, as an author.
Pun Of -the-Week: Ever since they
dubbed the Glamazons, these gigan-
tic chorus girls (6 feet 2 inches or
more) on M-G-M's payroll have
been challenging word. phrase and
pun coiners. The present week
starts with cameraman's sugges-
ton that the group be called:
"Eyeful towers
Can you beat that?
X X X
This diligent department is en-
abled to make the following report
on the "Oklahoma" ticket situation
as of today:
Orchestra seats still are available
for all performances with the pos
sible exception of opening night,
October l8.
No first balcony seats are to be
had for any performance during the
fortnight's engagement. These have
been absorbed by regular subscribers
to the Theater Guild-American The
ater Society play series.
Seats in the second balcony re-
main for matinee performances,
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
There will be no extra perform
ances and seats may be purchased
only through mail order until
Thursday.
Dutch movie-goers who constitute
one of the most nettlesome groups
with which their Nazi overlords
must deal have let it be known that
they can't be won over by insinua-
tion-or anything else The latest
effort to cajole the irate Dutch, a
Nazi film version of the life of Rem
brandt van Rim, met fate which
left little doubt on that score.
The implications of the Nazi film
were that the great Dutch painter
was a stalwart Nordic. philosophic-
ally favorably disposed to the doc
trines which the Germans espouse.
For some reason or other, which
the Nazis still are trying to deter
mine, the Rembrandt Theater. in
which the picture was shown, was
burned to the ground.
X X
Monday roundup: Carmen Am
ava, who introduced flamenco
dancing to North America with such
spectacular success three years ago,
will make her next Washington ap-
pearance in Constitution Hall on
October 81 . CoStar on the same
program, being sponsored by c. C.
Cappel, will be Jerinimo Villerino,
glAtarist While they would be
the first to deny that it represents
boarding, Warner Bros. are letting
Evening star., 1943-10-11
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
National-"Blossom Time" Schu-
bert's life by the Shuberts: Tonight
at $50.
Capitol-"Wintertime," with Sonia
Henie on skates: 11:10 am, 1855,
4:45, 7:30 and 1915 pm. Stage
shows: lis, 4, 645 and 9:35 pm.
Columbia-"Swing-shift Maisie," "
the girl goes to war: las am, las,
$40, $40, 7:35 and 9:35 pm.
Earle-"A Lady Takes Chance"
Jean Arthur in wartime: IL am,
l 40, 4:25, ITO and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: 1, 3:45. $50 and 9:l5 pm.
Keith's-"Hit the Ice," Abbott and
Costello on skates: 11:5O am, 1:5o
$50, 7:5o and $50 pm.
Little-"The Lady Vanishes," AL
fred Hitchcock's thriller: IL am.
LAS, 4;30, tbs and 1905 pm.
Metropolitan-"Thank Your Lucky
Stars" the parade is on: 11:15 am.
lis, 4:25, 7 and 9:35 pm.
Palace-"For Whom the Bel
Tolls" Miss Bergmans showpiece
1890 am, ITO, 3;55, 6:35 and 9:2(
pm.
Pix-"Reap the Wild Wind" In
the DeMille manner: 2, 4:30, 7 and
9:25 pm.
Trans-Lux News and shorts
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1943-10-11

This Government
publishes ths
Evening star., 1943-10-11
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.

Celluloid parade:
Saying goes in production and
exhibition circles these days that
any movie will coin money, plenty
of 1t. Hence, Hollywood is buster
than ever before at this time Of
year, with IS features before cameras
on various lots. Everybody wants to
cut in on the spending epidemic.
Budgets run from modest $50
900 effort called Bachelor Hus-
band" on a 14-day schedule at
Monogram, to a massive $4,000, 900
plunge by MGM with Dragon
Seed"
oldest" picture on the sound
stages today is Paramount's French
mans Creek" which has been shoot
ing SO days, some three weeks over
schedule. Cecil B. De Mile is go
ing into his 80th day on THE
Story of DR.. Wassell" at the same
studio.
| X X X
Although bond cavalcade tourists
were. warned to make no publicity
| ONcI SOuolOS llCF Cl CilClSoo nc ~
close tab on newspaper breaks.
Checkup shows Betty Hutton really
had the combination in grabbing
space. Whenever the train landed
at new city, she hoped off first,
threw her arms around the Mayor
or committee chief and planted a
smacker on his cheek George
Murphy was so excited over the
birth Of a daughter that he called
home to tell his son Michael, That
SOP" said the 4-year-old, well. put
her on" Mild little Donald
Meek was the first actor ever ap-
preached to do the role of Jeeter
Lester in Tobacco Road" Telling
us about it the other day, he said
he realized the part was great but
Il just couldn't bring myself around
to saying all those horrid words
Ann Sothern and her sister Bon
ME are turning song writers. They
are working on one that has all the
earmarks of hit-and titled u
Want V-Mail From My Female" :.
And speaking of songs, MGM has
| just purchased one with an extra
long title, and tongue twister. It's
ON the Atchison. Topeka and San
ia Fe," to be used in The Harvey
Girls which glorifles the railroad
restaurant counter workers.
A man crossing Niagara Falls will
! be one of the thrillers injected into
Sensations of 1914" new musical
The stunt will be shot right on loca
Evening star., 1943-10-11
Different Reason.
Same Campaign
HOLLYWOOD,

When Enrol Flynn made his first
swashbuckling appearance, in Cap
tain Blood" seven years ago, War
ners treated him to one Of the
heaviest ballyhoo campaigns ever
given a newcomer. Same thing
will go for Robert Aida, now play
ing George Gershwin in Rhapsody
in Blue" He is considered the
studios hottest male bet since Flynn
leaped over the horizon.
Evening star., 1943-10-11

of the wars strongest and strangest
compulsions.
Flynns projected book will not be
an autobiography no matter what
degree of public demand there might
be for such work. 1t will be auto
biographical, in limited way. IN
that it will deal with his years in
Hollywood. Advance reports have 1t
that the actor will look modestly
away from his own life and deal
behind a flctional mask, with the
Hollywood types with which he has
been thrown into contact.
1t is literary prospect with a
notable quality of piquancy.
After all, Hollywood has been run
ming for several years since its mott
vation was analyzed so popularity in
What Makes Sammy Run"
Mr.. Flynn's notebook should have
some rich anecdotal material stored
against the day he grabs his type
Evening star., 1943-10-11
The Captain Might
Understand, at That
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
Sergt. Bert Strickland, rugged o.
year-old marine drill sergeant. who
has been schooling the 60 girls who
perform in a military drill number
for "Pin-Up Girl" has been the vic
tim of horrible dreams. ITS picking
up the habit of this Hollywood
lingo" he moaned. Every night I
wake up in a cold sweat I dream
I'm back at Camp Pendleton and
the captain has given me a COM
mand and I say, 'Okay, baby!"
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Evening star., 1943-10-11
Active, Anyway

Lucille Watson isn't one OF the
biggest name players in the amuse-
ment world, but she's certainly one
Of the busiest. In 10 years, Lucille
has had only four months of rest.
Reporting last week for a role in
Enrol F1ynn's Uncertain Glory" she
checked off six Broadway hits and
seven pictures in those 10 years.
Evening star., 1943-10-11
Final Satisfaction

A correspondent doing story on
"Tampico" asked Edward G. Rob-
lnson how he came to be an actor
First I wanted to be a minister"
said Eddie. Then lawyer. Final
ly. I settled by being an actor You
can see l was hell-bent for an au-
dience.'
Evening star., 1943-10-11
Where to Turn?

How to make picture based on
the activities of the Hollywood Cam
teen after Sol Lesser drained the
same subject dry with his Stage
Door Canteen" is the problem be-
setting Warner Bros. today. Many
folks figure it simply cannot be done.
Evening star., 1943-10-11
Weight Problem

Carmen Miranda Is getting her
appetite back and some weight
along with it, so her costume fittings
for "Greenwich Village" represent a
problem. They're making all her
outfits an inch bigger here and an
inch bigger there-just in case.
Evening star., 1943-10-11
FLYNN Thinks of a Book,
About Others, Not Himself
By JAY CARMODY.

Enrol Flynn whose has been much IN the news and more in the
months the Hollywood personalities
contemplating book writing books these
check girls in industries
they
will yielding
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-11-26
Signing For
Liquor Books
Ends Tuesday

Registration for iuFur rai!nninr
'""k> Will end Tor the tame hrin. ON
ncNt Tuesday. Il d after that time il
VIII not he possible Ia obtain tho
coupon books before the first %! the
year. l.. {. Brinllvy. nl uagCy of the
Ait store and III charge OF the re-
is>'ra'I'n. SAID today.
i'""iS are BEN. issued by u CORPS
q! women workers IN the police court
Cu"m"rr q! the Municipal Building
Reg S'riiiru has ben il progress
thcrr tor month. ami AIr. Rrinl;lry
sad today appr!Xm tcly 5.5UO books
mad been issued. He estimates abou,
I.Ouu more viii be taken o.!t before
In" I"Gl- trat!on pCr.ud ends TUESDAY
ana mat the number Mill be close 10
III" t";aI applicants appearing during
me hrs; registration - year agp. \
ice OF > cents is Oh rGcd all appl!-
cams.
When the cure, -tsn-up ends. f.,
VIII he Pu>srDic 80 obtain ia,iar
books on each Tuesday during the
coming year. Altogether IN 1913 an
p'"Amatcly 5000 books have been
pa oGt.
!hcr" Was a uutlrc.@Ic increase in
"ppi cHntS today - the time an
preached !orclosc o. the issuing
pcr.-d.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-11-26
' Ts", TO-?

!. In which Sir'" les 1.-Two - < Army
post named Fort Bcnning:
,. Did tn" FIRST meeting between
PRESIDENT konscvclt and Prime Min
iS'cr Churchill in 1871 occur in the
open ocean or IN a land-Iuc.icd bayr
3. What was the name Of the
Duchess "f Windsor when she mar
HiCd the Duke?
!. To whom was the widow of the
late Robert p. ScrippS recently mar
ried?
=. All snakes are Matched from
eggs: true or false"
6. Correct the following sentence:
She saws TO me. 4 don't love you
any more"
:. Under what English Queen was
The Spanish Armada destroyed?
3. ErTsine is a. species of weasel.
muskrat OF beaver?
9. What sort Of conveyance f.,
sometimes called a "Sidc-dour Pull
man?
10. An ailcron is bird. q part of
an airplanc. or Il support for fireplace
logs?