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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-06

stage; that it now has to carry the
heavy burden of costs in expert
mentation; and that the millions
being poured into brand-new equip
ment, made from war-inflated ma
terials by labor working at war
inflated wages, will keep synthetic
rubber in the red for years, per-
haps unjustly.
Spearhead of the synthetic move
ment in the government, at least,
is Rubber Director William LETTERS.
Predicting that synthetic rubber
would hold it's own from now on,
LETTERS told reporters recently:
Synthetic rubber is here to stay
and when I say it can hold its
own, 1 mean without tariffs or
subsidies"
That's a strong prediction and
goes to the very root of the fight
that is brewing.
JefferS expresses his opinion that
the United States vii continue to
buy quantities of natural rubber
in any event He does predict, how
ever, that the way things look now,
synthetic rubber eventually will be
produced at a price somewhere be-
tween eight and IS cents pound
which would not be far out of
line with natural rubber costs of
prewar days.
He points out that laboratory
work on synthetics is in its in
fancy, while experiments with ma
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DtMOUT TIMES

Dimout begins tonight Z
at sunset at 9;08 o'clock. :
Dimout ends tomorrow 4
at sunrise at 500 am. Z
Dhmout begins Saturday at q
sunset at e:es pm. :
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America s Postwar
Rubber Battle Just
Al Starting Point

First of Two Articles on
u. S. Rubber PrOblems.)
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-24

They were size 13, and had 10 he
especially made. Leroy was
about To reluctantly select an
other extra for the part when
Pidgeon spoke up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-24
LOueIIa
in AoMDool

HCLLYWOOD. June % LIS
been a long time coming bur
tnsnv Tsliulsh Pankhead has sue
rawbcd and IS coming hack to
hollywood 70 make p movie a
.tr h.rl flew al. fhe way oar
ran New York 70 whisper "a my
oar that ~aDular VIII star n Al
rrd hitchcock = u IfCbn7' At
Twentieth Century roN non Z
KNOW whether Dr. was Hitchcock
he story or whether Talulsh s
0orci with n an that made hor
change her mind. but whatever
fttS rs good news.
T7l'ul-h has luSi closed a SEN
s-.lnr,s ---- E444fet-a--f SFaS7H on
Broadway N The Skin Of our
Teeth with Fredric March and
Florence EldrdEc The PLAY. IN
CTcdlhiN had is a tribute 10
Fsnkheac : charm and ability
SNc Was so good people floCkcd 20
tho 'heafcr and II was hor show
oil the way
an inclined 10 agree with
Walt Disney that now is the deal
t--77T Tor nm 10 make = feature Of
Peter Pan. lie bought the nights
Soue time ago and has begun
work on the preliminary stages Of
the SIR James s. Barrie play. He
sad today when I talked 10 him.
u want 10 make II along the
lines Of snow White and
'Bamhi,' utilizing human voices.
] shall bring II 10 date without,
~ course, affecting the spirit Of
Barrie's charming fantasy"
Walt has Just finished Victory
Through Air Power" the Mai.
Alexander =. De Seversky book
and has for nearly two years
made nothing but training films
So Peter Pan would not only he
an eSCaplSt- idea far Uncle Sam y
EerN1Cemen, but forWalt as well
QUITS HOLLYWOOD
Within the week Jean Cabin
shakes the dust Of Hollywood
from his feet for all time and
leaves 10 serve with the Free
French Navy. He received his
papers today and will Join his
French comrades as soon as he
winds up his Hollywood affairs.
This means nc cancels his picture
Passport To Dakar." the movie
he was 10 have made for Julien
DuVivier at Universal.
Have a bunch Cabin was little
discouraged, too. for he wasn't
happy with the scripts handed
him. His one picture, however,
"Moontide. " received good notices.
Marlene Dietrich, who has been
Cabins constant companion, was
first 10 hear the news.
Dennis O'Keefe gets Alan
Ladd'S role in The Story Of DIR.
Wassell," and since Ladd is hotter
than griddle cake. that's a
break for any actor. II is the ro-
mantle part opposite Three Mar
TIM, and If anybody has sugges-
ton for Three Martini mot three
martins. kids. please get in
touch with Cecil b. De Mile at
Paramount.
He still hasn't settled on the
gal 10 play the South Sea charmer
that Veronica Lake was 10 have
played. Simone Simon was all but
signed, but this is now cold
happen 10 know that Eva GabOr
would give one of her widest
chspeaux just 10 test for the Lake
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-24
Beach Opens
For Summer
Saturday

Fun lovers seeking refuge from
the city will be glad 70 learn that
jefferson Beach, which is right on
the edge of cool Lake st. Clair.
opens Saturday and will find not
only an inviting lake with a long.
sandy beach but also galaxy of
rides. games and meTriment.
Some of the high-hying rides
are the flying scooter, the octopus,
and. for the little people, the kid
die plane. There are many other
exciting trips 10 be had at the
park Of the up-in-the-air variety.
9The wizards House is packed
full of things from the wondrouS
Land Of on. and the mystic houses
promise unsupported surprises.
Those all-time favoriteS dodge
'em. the whip and. Of course. the
swooping roller coaster, are all
flouriShing in the best traditions
of the park.
Sports fans viii find much 10 de-
light them, for there are shooting
galleries. a baseball field speed
boats for rent on the lake and
aqua-planing.
Starting Friday, July 2, every
one can dance in the huge, newly
decorated ballroom which looks
way out on the lake. The nation 5
outstanding bands will be playing
here.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-24
Goes Russian
In New Wardrobe

A LIBERAL dash Of Russian
flavor IS found in the suit Milo
Anderson has designed for Ann
Sheridan, currently starring IN
Edge Of Darkness or cafe au
lait leda cloth. the Jacket shows a
sable band IN the manner of a
GosSaCk'S cartridge belt Matching
gloves have sable cuffs. A gold
satin blouse with surplice closing
is used under the Jacket, and rs
pierced with a golden dagger The
PLAGUE hat IN matching leda cloth
is banded IN sable. too.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-24
4 LINE OR TWO

Hot is the rumor QUO Mad
may be postponed The production
paper costs have reached 81 0O0 y
0G0 and that isn't Chinese yen
Mike Romanod is going hack
- his FIRST love the stage Hell
have a part n Ninfor FfcodieN s.
new musical which Jack Mac
Gowar is writing and he u furcet
restaurant, and an such mundane
things while he rs ~ Broadway
Allpen P~nC.e tolls mo She had
letter from LLOYD PantaCpS IN
which re said hc calls the thca'er
lr- which hp stages shows .iu tHc
South Pacific. The panfarcs
i.ovd also added The boy, cgt o.'
my column and pm b. up Wei
-a~r'e personal greeting ~ good
tIS-r. t0 those BOYS
Nike Leser well known agent,
nd fIs wife Mimi have recon
led after wear $ separation
Mike took ttr train 70 Salt Lake
city and met hrr on hrr Wsv
lack from New Noft and every
rodv's happy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-24
CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD

7 was talking with Jane Wyatt
about children She has a little
daughter When are YOU gong
~ have another one ! asked
I'm October she said rs simply
rs that She and her husband
Edward Ward expect second
visit from the Stork this fan
] Couldn.t have been more sur
prISed because Jane has been
posing IN sun suits. She Said she
had 10 refuse 10 go on q Victory
committee show because ~ th,
expected blessed event.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-24
Lends Shoes
To Win Job

WALTER PIDGEONS shoes
won Tom Rennahan. screen extra.
a speaking role in Madame
Cure Director Nervyn Leroy
picked Rcnnahan, a 250-pOund,
6-foot-4 actor, out Of a crowd 30
play a comedy waiter in a cafe
scene of the film. But he didn't
like his shoes
Rennahan explained that the
only shoes ne owned, ne had on.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-24
Reunion on Stage

KAY THOMPSON. who is hi.
rectinC all vocal numbers IN
M-G-M's Meet the People" and
Chuck Walters. the dance director
for the musical met in the re-
hearsal hall at tho studio for the
first time in 10 years. Thcy
worked fOEGTTor in 10 and Be
hold" AT the Pasadena Playhouse
A decade ago and had not seen
each other since.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-24
Good-Luck Cat

WHILE n Mesa. All7, on loCa-
ton for The Hour Before the
Dawn, Veronica Lake picked up
a stray cat with SIX toes on three
feet. seven on the fourth. Such a
cat is supposed 10 be good luck.
so she took it home with her 10
HOLLYWOOD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-24

"Try these on" Pidgeon said.
giving Rennahan an extra pair
OF his own.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-24
Joan Knits On

BESIDES STARRING in "TbiS
Is the Army lovely Joan. Leslie
has knitted four khaki sweaters
for soldiers in the cast since pro-
duCtlon started
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-24
At PALMS-STATE

Mission 10 Moscow, % the screen
version of the best selling book by
Joseph r. Davies, former Amori-
can ambassador TO the Soviet
Union. viii have It's Midwest pre-
mere at the PalmS-State Fheatcr
on Friday Thr second feature Is
Truck Busters with Richard
Travis, Virginia Christine. Charles
Lang and Ruth Ford.
The film, which stars Walter
Huston and Ann Harding in The
'roleS-of Ambassador and Mrs.
Dawes. has a talented supporting
cast. headed by George Tobias.
Gene Lockhart, Oscar Homolka
and Helmut Dantinc
Truck Busters Is a dramatiza-
tion of the important work Amer
ica'S intrepid truck drivers are
doing in manning this country $
all-Important wartime lIfelineS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-24
ONE CAST CHANGE

The cast remains intact except
for Vincent Gardner. who has re-
placed Roberts Greene as Able. -
Favorite Donald Bran Bertha
Waldren, Lester Allen Al White
and lovely Louise Snyder make up
the rest OF the cast
Junior Miss has anothe 7
change. too Cute httlo Ruth
MorehouSe, daughter Of The dra-
matte critic. Ward MorchouSe, is
playing the title role for this last
week engagement.
The movies VIII stick 10 their
present schedule OF starting at the
regular Time shett-ftttt--tcfurFHpGH
and continuing until after 9 p. m.
closing the box office before the
last showing. which starts clrca
D. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-24
BEAUTY SIGNED

OF all the bevy of beauties Sam
Goldwyn has tested for, the
Goldwyn Girls in up in Arms,
only June Lang has been signed.
She was the beautiful, hut not
100 animated, blond charmer
who was once wed 10 Wv Orsatti
and for while she was doing
pretty well on the screen as a
leading lady IN b movies.
For the past two years she has
been practically in retirement
spending most Of the time IN
Mexico City where l hear she
was seen everywhere with A. G
Blumenthsl.
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@SsGNL 49,
| TODAY
and
TOMORROW
By DON ROBINSON
By DON ROBINSON

POINTS cents
I imagine the government gave
us months warning on ration
ing of canned foods in order that
housewives would have time to
make a quick review of the prin-
cipals of arithmetic.
But the new, 1913 version of
arithmetic is apt to be more COM
plicated than the arithmetic we
learned from our school text
books, since it deals with points"
as we'll as cents. Before doing
her shopping, after rationing goes
into effect, a woman will have to
figure how many points she can
afford to use during a specific
period, what foods she can buy
in the largest quantities with her
remaining points and how to
serve balanced meals and econ
omize on points and cents at the
same time.
Hence, it is quite possible that
those who are not good at figures
will, toward the end of a ration
ing period, find that they are
forced to feed their families dur
ing the remaining days on a diet
of unrationed foods. They may,
for example, have to sit down to
dinner beginning with pickles
followed by main course of oil
ives and candied fruits and end
ing up with luscious dessert of
jelly and noodles.
SALES budgets
Those few women who really
took algebra seriously when they
were in high school may be able
to deviAa formulas which will
help them with their shopping.
If they let x equal ration points
and Y equal cents, it may be pos
sible to work out an equation
which will prove that the evening
meal should consist of spinach,
pork chops and sweet potatoes.
But for those women, who,
even in normal times, have to
bring all of their fingers into use
to add up a grocery list, the new
point system is apt to cause great
confusion at first.
Actually, there is nothing very
difficult about the point system
and, when mastered, it is apt to
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Coffee Reports
To Be Returned

All coffee wholesalers and re-
tailers of the county will soon be
receiving an OPA Form headed
Report of Retailers and Whole
salerS of Roasted Coffee" This
form is to be completed as soon
as possible and returned to the
Ashe County War Price and Ra-
tioning Board, West jefferson.
It is of vital importance that
this report be submitted to this
office as soon as possible.
Some institutional users of food
have not submitted their report
on the consumption of certain it.
ems. A list of these items were
mailed all institutions around the
first of December, 1912. Deem
Der is the base month and the
reports are to cover consumption
of the listed foods for the month
of December only. These reports
will probably be the base for flu
ture rations. The Importance for
submitting these reports prompt
ly is obvious.
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mean that most women will be
able to plan more healthful and
at the same time more economical
meals than they ever have before.
Just as people refer to prices
before they make a purchase,
they will hereafter check the
"point-cost" in the same manner
and they can also look for point
sales" where foods which are
plentiful will be offered for re-
duced number of coupons.
CLERKS figuring
The biggest difficulty with the
point system is going to be in
making transactions with grocery
store clerks. With many of the
stores already short of help and
customers becoming increasing
ly impatient over service, there
will be plenty of headaches in
volved in collecting ration stamps
as we'll as money.
AS has been the case with gas
oline and sugar and coffee, peo-
pie will become much more con-
cerned with coupon-pinching
than penny-pinching. Gas sta
ton attendants tell me that ma
ny of their customers, after hand
ing over their precious "A" cou-
pons, forget all about the money
! end of the transaction unless they
are reminded-but when cash is
requested they don't even bother
to ask the price.
But it is going to mean thai
each purchase will require doub.
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lie the time it previously did for
paying up. First the grocery
clerk will have to figure the cost
in dollars, then he must figure
out how many coupons are owed
him, and after that he will pa
tiently have to explain to the
poorer of the mathematicians how
he arrived at his answer. Many
women have implicit trust in the
addition of grocery clerks, so far
as money is concerned, but with
the new point" currency they
will probably look upon each
transaction with suspicion.
GRUMBLING fortune
People who like to grumble
over Inconvenience and discom-
fort, will have a field day dur
ing 1913.
With food rationing, gasoline
rationing, transportation Difficult
ties, shortages, fuel oil rationing
and a million an done other COM
plications which are bound to de-
velop during the next few
months, our former easy way of
living will hardly be recogniza-
BILE.
The only thing we can do is
make up our minds to accept the
exigencies of war time economy
and take a Pollyanna-like atti-
tude toward our ration books, our
food problems and our lack of
services of all kinds.
And, by comparing our restrict
ed lives with those of the people
in war-torn countries and with
those of our millions of boys in
the armed services, there is still
plenty Of grounds for us to think
that we are the luckiest people
on earth.
The meals that we may COM
plain about on meatless Tuesdays
would seem like a banquest in
other parts of the world. Hav-
ing our own private automobile
to drive 200 miles month would
be the height of luxury in any
other country. And having the
money we have to spend plus
the thousands of things we still
can buy with that money would
make most any foreigner think
he was living the life of king.
Buy War Savings Bonds
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{ I'D as it may sound, Canada's
W overhaul statistics show that
r:3ht wings on Harvard trainers are
damaged from three to four times
more frequently than left wings, a
phenomenon which experts are un.
able to explain. The picture above
shows men and women workers
putting the finishing touch to air.
craft wings III Canadian Harvard
plane assembly plant, which oper-
ates under the direction of the De-
pertinent of Munitions and Supply.
Canada also produces seven ether
tyres of service planes and one type
o. transport aircraft.
Ii will be recalled that Harvards
were starred in the motion picture,
captains of the Clouds" which
Wa filmed in Canada.
: The other scene (WRM-203O)
shows "Iong-nosed Blcnheims", as
these Canadian-built Bolingbroke
, bombers are called. They are
mass produced in one of the DOM
! iniOn's largest aircraft factories.
! The total area of the plant is now
five times what it was before the
"ar and the number of employees is
20 times greater A medium, twin
; enginpd bomber and reconnaissance
plane. the Bolingbroke is propelled
by Mercury motors, has range Of
1900 miles and a maximum bomb
, load Of half a ton. 1t is used rs a
bombing and gunnery trainer in
the British Commonwealth Joint
Air Training Plan.
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Milk consumers in many cities
are learning that good milk, pro-
perly cared for, will not deterior
ate in quality when kept in the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14

A new thigh style" type of
footwear is coming to the fore
front in the women's shoe field.
the long neglected and sorely
needed women's work shoe, ac-
cording to a recent announce
ment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14

Pine trees selected for their
high yields of rosin and turpen-
tine, as choice rubber trees are
selected for high latex yields,
are now being propagated at the
Southern Forest Experiment
Station.
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Point rationing, to balance buy
ing among similar articles and
prevent runs on any of them,
will begin in 1943, with the issu-
ance of War Ration Book No. 2
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The number of persons employ
ed on farms December l was g.
551, ZOO, including 7,272,000 fam
lily workers and 2,279,000 hired
hands, according to the U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
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can consumed 70.4 pounds of
pork, 63.1 pounds of beef, and
only 203 pounds of chicken.
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home for two or three days.

According to best available
1941 figures, the average Amerl-
Evening star., 1943-05-27
THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON D.

they jumped into q sedan and
roared off, with the scout car hot on
their trail. After a chase to Fourth
street and Florida avenue NE, the
policemen lost the speeding car, but
broadcast lookout for the two sus-
poets.
Shortly after receiving the call,
Policemen A. E. Sweeney and James
G. Beach were driving in scout 122
at South Dakota avenue and Bla-
densburg road NE. when car with
two men sped by them.
Believing them to be the suspects
wanted by scout 81, scout 122 took
up the chase.
Down Bladensburg road, across
the Distrist line and into Mary
land the two cars sped. At Peace
Cross, the car made a right turn,
just as Prince Georges County
police car joined the chase. At
Cheverly, Md, the fleeing car almost
hit pedestrian.
The fleeing car made quick
turn at Cheverly and soon was
heading back toward the District.
Scout 122 and the Maryland squad
car were about to close in when the
car made a desperate turn-into a
Evening star., 1943-05-27
Macarthur Says Honor
Reflects on Comrades

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, May 27 (P.-Gcn.
Douglas Macarthur, commenting to-
day on his appointment as knight,
grand cross, of the Order of the
Bath, said the honor reflected pri-
marily on his comrades in arms" in
the Southwest Pacific.
I deeply appreciate the distinction
of this award" Gen. Macarthur said
in a statement issued by his head
quarters.
My qualification and pride are
only increased by the realization
that, although it is quite beyond
anything that my personal effort has
warranted, 1t truly reflects the cour-
age, skill, devotion and sacrifice Of
my comrades in arms of the Aus
tralian, American. Dutch and other
forces which it is my fortune to
command.
1T is they who, with Gods help,
have earned and won it, and it will
be my high honor to symbolic their
victory and success"
Evening star., 1943-05-27
CoL 7. W. Hostey Assumes
Command at BoI|inq Field
Former Enlisted Man
Began Air Career
In Army in 1918

Col. Thomas w. Hastey, so, Of
Chipley, Ga, is the new command
ing officer of the Boiling Field Army
Air Base, having taken over late yes
terday after relinquishing duties as
chief Of staff OF the Antilles Air
Task Force in the Caribbean.
He succeeds Col Lewis R. Parker,
whose new assignment the War De-
partment has not yet announced.
The new Boiling Field commander
came up the hard way in the Army
He enlisted in 1912 and for 81 years
has served at home and overseas.
Col. Hastey is married and the
father of two children, a 16-year-old
son who is attending the New
Mexican Military Institute at Rose
we'll, N. Mex, and daughter, II.
Mrs. Hastey and the children are ex-
pected to arrive here soon.
Commissioned in 1917.
His first five years in the Army
as an enlisted man were In the field
artillery. During this period he
held every non-com's post to be
found in the table of organization.
He served on the Mexican border.
In 1917 he was discharged so that
he might accept commission as
second lieutenant in the field ar
tillery. During most of the World
War he was assigned to important
training posts in this country. For
time he was commanding officer
at Camp Lee, Va.
Col. Hastey began studying aerial
observation in 1918 at Fort Sill,
Okla. After further training in
aerial gunnery, he was assigned to
the 190th Aero Squadron in Texas.
The year following his flying train
ing, he assumed command Of the
squadron.
He was promoted to captain in the
Air Corps on July 20, the same day
he was commissioned a second
lieutenant in the corps. His duties
later included three years in Wash
ington with the training and opera
tions division of the general staff.
Transferred to the Philippines in