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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-17
Keep Trade Names

II duced resolution in the House of Representatives
calling for an investigation of the purported intention of
government agencies to prohibit restrict the marketing
Of commodities under established brands.
This investigation should be made Immediately and
with utmost wgor
Ii would be dishonest and malicious exercise Of
executive war powers destroy the IDENTITY OF mar
ketablc commodities.
Il would render long established and respected trade
names utterly valuelcss and would make difficult and
costly if not actually prohbtye and impossible for the
American system of private enterprise to resume It's
normal functions after the war
How could ii help the American people in this war
to compel them to buy unbranded goods goods
branded as to conceal the name of the maker?
Since it would NOT contribute to the war effort
what is It's purpose?
d REPRESENTATIVE HALLECK suggests the
.Some of us have discovered he said that
suspicious were well founded regard 10 the activities
of certain bureaucrats in these temporary war agencies
The members of Congress have little confidence in
the assertions of certain individuals that they using
the powers granted to the executive strictly for war;
That only mean one thing.
There is an element in bureaucratic government
which destroy the brands by which the people
know and buy commodities because 1T WANTS TO
DESTROY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
THE method would surely work.
1t would most certainly undermine private business
and industry have the identity of commodities lost
Millions of dollars have been spent in constructive
informative and useful publicity to make the merits of
branded commodities familiar to the people.
Great business and industrial institutions have de-
veloped from the pubcs purchase of goods under this
system.
Not only production, but QUALITY production
and INEXPENSIVE production have resulted.
And the public has been enabled by this system to
know what goods trust, and in which makers of
goods it can have confidence.
COCIALISTIC colectivst and Communist elements in
- government have opportunistcaly seized upon the
emergency of war and upon the sudden and excessive
grant of powers to executive and administrative
agencies to accomplish the destruction of private business
Representative Halleck says what the American
people well know -
Brands have public value he declares. by long
experience the housewife and the ordinary citizens have
learned that certain brands satisfactory and that
these brands guarantee desired quality.
1T disservice to the housewife and to all citizens
to deprive them of these guides to intelligent purchasing
of goods. The brands must be protected"
THE investigation Mr. Halleck proposes necessary
and urgent.
1t will help the war effort by assuring the American
people that the way of life for which they fighting
will be preserved.
1t will them that when peace is restored they
will be able their normal progressive and pro-
ductve ways which is their desire Congress should not
merely investigate the danger to which Mr. Haleck points
but should promptly erect every safeguard against it.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-17
= Old Eyes
DCCCCT 1COIC0 Wear Out
by Dr. Logan CIendening

DROBABLY one Of the most
Il annoying features OF advanC-
ing into middle age is the fact
that your eyes begin to serve
you less well
You are constrained TO have
pair of glasses and YOU have to
have them around you all the
time and if you 60 somewhere
and forget them, you are in d
terrible state.
This blurring OF vision. which
is perfectly natural and due to
the hardening and loss of elastic
ity of the lens of the eyes, leads
a great many middle-aged peo-
pie 10 general apprehensions
about the state of their eyes.
They want TO know whether
they can continue their activities
and whether they should spare
their eyes.
They should know frst-and
ii should be stated emphatically
that healthy eyes do not have
TO be spared in any way.
EYES were intended to be used
IL all the time during waking
hours, and if you have any diff
Guilty in seeing clearly in the
distance or in reading. some
thing is-wrong.
1t is probably because you
need glasses, or if you are wear
ing glasses. they do not fit.
Some middle-aged people fight
against the use of glasses and 90
through all kinds of discomfort
10 avoid wearing them.
II won't do any good.
If your eyes can't focus on the
book as clearly and as comfort
ably As they used TO- the only
sensible thing 10 do is 10 get
your reading glasses.
Exercises won't help.
Neither will waiting and Civ
ing the eyes a rest.
Don't worry about your eyes
becoming dependent upon read
ing glasses.
OF course they will, if you
need them.
But that is only a theoretical
and not a practical objection.
THE moving pictures Will not
do any harm to healthy eyes.
Nor i there any reason why
mlddle-aged people should Try 10
spare their eyes by using dark
glasses.
There are two forms of eye
disease which occur in middle
age and early old age and which
produce dimming and blurring OF
vision.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-17

news from the North African
front:
1.-The battle is always won
by the side which makes the
last break-through.
2-The size of a general is
always measured by what is said
of him after the battle, not
before.
The peculiar croSS-currentS of
this new kind OF Joint military
political-diplomatic warfare can
easily lead to premature crli-
CiSmS at home (Such as de-
mandS for changing generals in
the middle of a battle) or be
blown up into unWarrantcd pub
lie expectations of continuous
success.
THE facts Of this North Afri-
Il can situation, beyond which
interpreters will hesitate 10
rush, are simply these
President Roosevelt says the
equipment is superb.
Every one knows the Ger
mans are outnumbered.
No doubts have ever crept
into any ones mind about the
fighting quality of the American
soldier Wherever he has met
the foe, in sea or air. Philip
pines. Guadalcanal or Africa.
he has proved 10 be individually
he superior of the enemy
Mote particularly the official
figures claiming our airmcn in
North Africa were shooting
down Germans at the rate OF
g. 4 and ) to l in conflicts 10
days back
The only INFESTED element in
North Africa is the military
leadership.
This missing factor can he
filed in only after the battle
is over.
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Reproduction IN Whole or IN Part
Strictly Prohibited
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-17

The great danger is that with
compulsory war labor and with
the government as the chief en-
ployer fixing the terms and con-
ditions Of employment. the
unions will become nonessential
for the duration.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-17
Early Boasts
About Africa
Called Unwise
Churchill and Roosevelt
Spoke Too Soon
BY PAUL MALLON

WASHINGTON, Feb IA
w wave of, purpoSclul bragg
Cing about our gcneralshlp,
equipment and numerical supe-
rority in North Africa developed
In the several days preceding
the German surprise attack last
Sunday morning
Generals ordinarily guard
their plans with great secrecy
before an attack, but this time
both British 'and American au-
thortieS sought publicity.
The British general in North
Africa even called in newspaper
men and radio correspondents
last week. produced a map and
told them how ne proposed 10
win He would skirt around the
Mareth Line, nc said
Observers figured G eneral
Alexander was either extremely
confident or was deliberately
trying 10 miSlcad the Germans
and they hoped it was the
latter.
OUR own General Eisenhower
~ was boosted to the rank of
fun general and given a more
generous pat on the back by
President Roosevelt in his Fri
day night speech 10 corresponds
cntS than general usually re-
CciVcS on the eve of battle.
General EiScnhowCr'S eleva-
ton. prior TO launching our adj
NCrtiSed offensive. was attributed
here TO two reasons.
First, Mr. Roosevelt likes him
and was proud of his organlza-
ton work i'm the seizure cf
North African ports.
Secondly, General Eisenhower
needed the four stars for tech
meal reasons. if he was going
10 take over the whole show as
supreme commander in charge
OF the British land and naval
forces as well AS our army.
Both Generals Alexander and
Montgomery would otherwise
have outranked him, and so
would the British Admiral Gun
bingham, in charge of naval
operations in the Mediterranean.
THE speeches of Prime Min
Il lister Churchill and Mr..
Roosevelt followed this line of
emphasizing what we were GO
ing to do 10 the Germans,
Churchill saying Hitler had only
100000 men and Roosevelt
promising TO crush and drive
them into the sea.
This kind of publicity APP
proach 10 the battle must have
been designed 10 weaken Ger
man morale by publicly con-
fronting Hitler with the facts OF
his predicament.
The Germans have generally
followed that course (to wit,
Hitler's prediction of what he
would do 10 Stalingrad).
Unfortunately this propa-
ganda reached our own people
as well as the Germans and led
US to be mentally unprepared
for the Axis thrust
YOU can look back through
Il history and find that the
generals who profess extreme
public confidence before the bat
ties frequently fail 10 see their
hopes realized.
Something abeHD This type of
propaganda forces the weaker
enemy to unusual energy and
at the same time tends to pro-
mote oVercontidence.
The value OF the technique is
doubtful
In this war. however, leaders
on both sides have adopted the
practice of making military
statements for political and
diplomatic effect, and no doubt
MesSrS. Churchill and Roosevelt
have been inspired to their
course by their expectations of
the effect that their statements
would have in Turkey, Finland
and other nations where the
political front Is active.
ONLY two things, however.
" need TO be kept in mind by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-17

There are still some radios on
the market, but factories are not
producing them until the war Is
won You probably want new
radio one of the big con-
sole models, and you can have it
by saving your war bonds bought
today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-17

Al money sent al senders risk. DO not
trud cash or stamps All checks drafts
ana money orders should be made payable
Co THE TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY
International News Service has the eNclu-
slve rigfs 10 use for reproduction IN any
form all news dispatches credited 20 II or
mot otherwise credited 10 this paper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-17
MADELEINE LARGENT,
4l02 Springle avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
IN behalf of the members Of
Il Branch ! National ASSocia-
tion Of Letter Carriers, ! wish at
this"tImnvio take the opportun-
ity 20 thank YOU for the edi-
torial in our. behalf. which was
printed recently in The Detroit
Times wherein YOU pointed out
our dire need FOR a salary IN
crease.
Believe you nc the letter car
TierS of this city sure apprc-
Clate the many articles and
editorials that have appeared
in your paper from time to time
IN our behalf.
We have bill before Con-
grcSs calling for a $500 bonus.
II is known as the Mead bill or
s. $50.
The Hon. George D. OBrien
also introduced a companion bill
in the House known a. IL r.
1866.
This legislation is vitality
needed by the letter carriers Of
this city.
Thanking you for your Splcn-
did support, l remain.
REMUS l.. FLEENER,
Sec. Branch /, y. A. l.. c.
3lSt ST +. q.
TO THE EDITOR:
HELLO Mr.. Editor, Yes. sir,
II Sure enjoy all the news in
the Letter 10 Serviceman. The
girl friend promises 10 send
them as often as possible
I've been in the Canadian
army for over two years. Would
like to be in the American
army but I guess I'll stick IT
out as ! am better trained for
this army.
Tell my friends. especially all
the gang al number five muSi-
clans local hello. I'm in great
shape. England is some country
full of traditions and hedge
fences. Tell the folks its IN
the bag.
See you next Christmas.
LCPL. WILLIAMSON,
EE A631S1.
ith Canadian Armed Bde, Co,
X. {. 4. =. C..
Canadian Army Overseas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
Michele Morgan Becomes Yankee
In Spirit as Well as in Films


soil shortly after he helps de-
l'ver the fInsl blow 70 f0e Ns7ls
Every one will he laughing
then. she concluded wlSffullN
and I'm praying that day will
come before my Young critics
are drawn into such stern
dra ma'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
Kaye at Eastwood;
Fireworks Displays

SAMMY KAYE and his band
viii play for their second lam
session a. Eastwood Gardens
this Sunday afternoon. Dancing
Will start al 30. half hour
later than usual. Raves en-.
gagement will close on Thurs
day and on Friday Tommy
Tucker and his swingsters viii
open weeks engagement.
Tucker will no the attraction
over The Fourth of July.
July Fourth wlll be observed
AK double holiday with dis
PLAYS of fireworks at 10 o. m.
each night All rides and anuse-
ments viii open earlier than
usual over The holiday and the
summing pool will open a. q
2 m every DAY and from then
until midnight ne available
Eastwood s new Silver Streak
ride is proving very popular
with the Young SET. Tuesday
night vii again ne Carnival
Night with all sn1usemerts os
the midway az reduced pricss
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
Moviesoers
Offered Fine
Film Variety
5 ss9 fes 49, a - aZZsaa O. lgsns =. ~
BY CHARLES GENTRY

THE curfew shall not ring to-
night, nor for many another
evening. for the movie fans,
who proved that even food and
famine can't keep them away
from viewing the favorite folk
wrapped in Cellulold.
Even if the screen addicts had
10 get home before 10 O'Clock,
they'd make a big effort 10 sec
some of the current exhibits
which prove 10 be quite varied
this week.
You have mlrth. rnurder.
music Moscow and maritime
drama all AZ your disposal IN
the downtown houses and the
choice IS as interesting as it IS
varied.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
Lion Cub Grows Up

Joan Leslie is plenty worried
about what 10 do with the lion
cub given 10 her four months
ago by the boys in This Is the
Army. The cub is not pet-size
any longer Kenny Bowers
of the Broadway and New York
cast Of Best Foot Forward"
out Of the navy after one week.
Medical disc harge Sally
Eilers and Steve Brody a new
twosome at the Savoy . j..
Venits Oakie with John War
burton AZ the Florentine Gar
dens Louis Armstrong will
be guest of honor July IS az
tho alumni banquet of his or
phans home in New Orleans d,
Wish some of the Hollywood
knockers could have been at
Lyman's the other day TO see
among the luncheon crowd
Billy Gilbert Who entertained
IN the Caribbean; Joe Z. Brown.
who covered the Southwest Pa
clhc Bert Wheeler, who went
10 Alaska and the Aleutians,
and Don Wilson. who toured
the camps IN Canada.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
gypsy Rose Lees Debut

The Michigan gives us the
lowdoWn on hurlcSquc With
Lady Of BWlcSquc. the film
version Of Gypsy Rose Lee 5
first llNterary effort, "G-StrinC
Murders Miss Lee AS YOU
recall cot tired Of taking off
her clothes and decided 10 Do a
take-of on n murder mystery
The -ll-Ra4fP- TEN AItHskv 10 the
Atlantic Monthly IS quite leap.
bat A--1- Lee- made = gracefully
and graduated into The inner
sanctum Of simon e. Schu~er.
Who Immediately sold her down
the Los Angeles River. tho
food NJ publicity carving her
right INTO tho United Artists
studio
Miss Lee. having had her I'm
of Hollywood declined 10 PLAY
the role In fact. she confidcs
that she WASH even asked am
u IS Miss Barbara Stanwyck
who steps into those black hose
instead
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
By NEIL RAT
sp~cuI to THB pFTFoIr TINS

sIOLLA " fOD, June ~
WITHIN Two short years
- Michele Morgan has so
thoroughly adapted herself go
Yankee custom that she now
proudly boasts I've been con-
ple'oh icdona for American
consumption
Sre mes married Bill MAJ
hall AN American boy has
lost an trace 81 hcr French ac-
cent and mas developed that
rare Yankee quality a sense of
nuwor
II rcallN don't want YOU Ia
think I'm Dragging" She told
Tins writer. hut feel ! can
can take II. ~ the saving goes %
Ard ! acrcod with rcr WHOM
she told mo The follow nc Stors
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
Not So Funny After All

HOLLYWOOD June rs
Somebody with a sense Of
humor assigned the Wallre
Brown Allan Carney Adven-
lures of a Rookie company 10
Stage IA AZ R-K-O But ~ was
no Joke when cast-meu1bers Hal
Red knight. jerry Green and
Martin Saks got their orders to
report n the army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
Their Son in Army

That incident happened Is
years ago and Eric and Valerie
are nov seeing their son Off 70
the front
THAT wasn't the only trouble
my Hun chsrac ter iEati0hS
caused me-" said Eric when I
wanted 20 visit my sick mother
IN Vienna an article WAS in
serted In the black hordereh
obituaries advising me not IN
come back 20 Vienna m make
picture. They didn't want me.
I had To sneak in and out Of my
birthplace
Eric and 7 did lot of
remlnlscinG, and he confessed
~ me- thatIinlverSal's Foolish
Wives. the picture that made
him famous. really cost S725. 600.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
Spelled With q S

Every Wednesday on Broad
way, where huge electric sign
ran. II would he Advertised
Foolish Wives The cost is now
1925, 900. or whatever II was
each week more, and my name
was spelled Stroheim. II was
great advertising. hut II wasn't
80 good for my reputation for
] am supposed Ia he the most
eNtravagant director in the
business
Eric has had his ups and
downs almost more than any
actor-d'rector know A. one
TIME 10 vas considered one If
our greatest directors Al an
Other time he couldn Got a lob.
When World War II broke out
he was dong very we'll direct
ing pictures m France. He Of
ferod his services 10 France
before the Nazis walked in
Eric has been an American
citizen for many years and I
don believe there Is any mo-
hon picture actor who under
stands the German psychology
As well as he docs. He has
played German heavies for so
many years that he is familiar
with all their characteristics.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
Sees Own Previews

Michele - seems. attends rcr
own prelleNS because an sbgn-
dance ~ high school students
invariably fur0 OFT for sucn
showjnCs IN Hollywood She
docs hor hair up n an odd WAY
So that M one w1ll recognize
her and plants herself right IN
the midst NJ the students In
order 10 hear their amazingly
frank criticisms
when I attended \ pre,iew
~ Two Tickets 10 London the
other night" she explained.
"one ~ the boys near me piped
up and said. Hmm. they've
really fNed that sister M.
haven't they - NJ first | didn't
know how la take the remark.
hut from his following com
ments j knew he liked me In
my first glamour role in All
American picture.
Huniliatinq Blow
And just as had decided 10
feel good about this l received
very humiliating blow. stop
Your wise-cracking, the same
hoy said to n talkative COM
panion shortly after I had gone
into dramatic scene i'm the
picture, this il supposed IN he
serious. conSoled myself nv
rejecting that my next R-k-O
film, Higher and Higher IL
comedy.
And ! hope the same boy
sees me and laughs his head off.
and really means IT,"
According IN the plot of
Higher and Higher, Michele
Will probably realize her wish.
She VIII portray a lowly maid
servant who is mistaken for the
season No ! deb. and makes n
\ hat a holtN-toity coming out
party Completely forSaking the
ethereal roles She did in France
opposite Charles Bower and
lean CABIN she also will sing.
dance and do strip tease num-
hcr
Without Alien Accent
And ! mean my strip tease
viii he done completely without
a foreign accent" the actress
added laughlnely IN precise Eng
lish I've been studying comedy,
dancing and singing two years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
Difference Explained

"TcIl me-" 7 asked HIM.
(which do YOU consider more ef-
fcctive---your Hun Of yesterday
or your >aZi Of today"
THE NaZi officer is less 0hNi
GUS" FIR said. He Ia more Of
p professional mana soldier
who has JON IN do. The Hun
WAS more OF an out-and-out
beast.
I'VE never failed To picture
him "a destroyer NJ woman
hood. an arch fipnd who would
cut off little chlldrens fingers
and reveled in seeing the aged
tortured.
I'm Hearts NJ the World, the
picture n. W. Griffith made i'm
mediately after he and the Gish
sisters returned from visiting
The hattIefieldS in Europe, and
in Hearts OF Humanity 7 was
typical Hun-a brute without
ono redeeming quality.
Character Of RonneI
AS ROmmel I plaY an srrn-
CANT officer, n man who isa foA.
hut who is not all beast. II YOU
saw The Moon Is Down YOU
will know what ! mean wen I
say the movie German Officers
~ today are businessmen. They
are ruthless and cruel. but first
Of all professional soldiers.
How do YOU feel German Of
ficers should be pictured" /
asked Eric
Il think motion pictures
should he made strong enough
so that our boys who 90 IN face
the enemy hate every last Ger
man. You can't put a piece ~
steel in boys hand and say
'Thero. CO kill your enemy
without explaining why he Is =
monster and why he should die.
That's why motion pictures are
80 valuable az propaganda.
II nearly lost my wife he
cause Of my Hun roles" Eric
said I'm the days when We
were engaged I took Valerie 10
sec The TnbeliPNer, the first
movie in which | PLAYED q Ger
man heavy. She was "a horri-
fed At my villainy she ran out
~ the theater and I had ter
rihle II me- convincing her
wasn't as black a. the movies
painted me"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
D HOLLY
Eric Won Stroheim
Back in Old Role
es The Terrible Hun
HOLLYWOOD. June 26.

~ HOLLYWOOD. June 26.
EFiC Won STROHEIMS
monocle, clipped haircut and
military bearing, 10 say nothing
of ms Teutonic appearance,
Won hum Tho sppeHauon of the
foremost movie Hun IN World
War /.
f-O1Fy, - years later. ETC.
grown little heavier = little.
loss military in appearance hut
still 2 fine actor and an intcll-
gen man, IS gong strong in
this same type Of mo, 10.
lic has ius' finished playing
Rommol I'm Five Graves 10
Caro- D and since ho has gone
through tWn wars helping Uncle
Sam with ms move impcrsona-
lions. ! thought no would be
interesting 10 interview
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
Jean Muir
Resumes
Film Role
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Eins FsatufsS- Vritsr


WAR, the great challenger OF
" plans will bring Jean Muir
hack 70 The screen,
After her marriage TO Henry
1affe the blonde star quit acting
70 raise a family She came
hack a year ago 70 do one pic
ture. The Constant Nynph.
But now her husband is going
into The army and Jean def
nTretV wit RESUME her career
She viii bring her son, David,
70 i've IN Hollywood.
Doctors now talking plainly
70 Martha Rave after she got
bored and went night clubbing
AZ slapsy Makes with Nick
Condos.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
Martha Has Relapse

Star had relapse and double
blood TRANSMISSION. She must
not see or talk TO anybody, in
GLIDING Condos,
Every guest coming 10 Ida
Lupinos home pecks out a mes
sage 10 Capt Louis Hayward
In the South Pacinc. Ida has a
typeWrits. on table at the
foot NJ the stairs. In IL is
lone sheet of paper. Star sits
down and dashes off a few para
graphs whenever she gets a
chance.
Gossip about Hollywood.
What she's been doing on the
set Of In Our Time" Friends
add their comments. Every day
the sheet is torn off and mailed
10 Hayward, giving him sort
of continuous and informal re-
view OF life al home.