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CONTINUED from Page 49,

Continued from Page 13)
and that union did not accept col
oroed.'
"Yeoman Ball was on a deck July
II. pm, when he was asked by
Bray, Ball and Brooks how they
stood on the list for shipping out.
He took them TO B. deck and TO the
shipping deck. Looking at the
files he told them that Bray was
first, Bell eighth and Brooks tenth.
When asked il they had those high
numbers why had they not been
shipped when others who had come
after them 10 the station had been
shipped. Yeoman Ball replied.
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MOSTLY BOUT FOLKS


A well known medic and his wife
are readying 70 get their divorcing
papers. but soon Bob Hopkins OF
Corn TIL Morn" program, WJBK,
dedicated a deuce OF pla;ters to
Larry (Chisml. Margie CPeterson)
and Ray tPe;erson)s, He said il
sounded ike a vaudeville team at
1 ayem this past Wednesday. Thank
Bob.
Walter Richardson. concert bari
tone. IS the new emcee az Little
Sans cabaret replacing Dick Bar
row. who leaves FOR a six weeks
vacation in sunny California. e..
Nchi Berry, Coincidence at Little
Sans. brings the Chronicle into her
laus getting skit. Mrs. Mildred
Davis. hostess al Little Sans eaba-
re-, is vacation.ng with friends and
relatives in St Louis, Mo.
Raymond tSpor,ree) jackson.
Tropical Bar owner. has his induc-
ton papers. Went down on Monday.
lis q popular sportsman about
town.. Johnny Hill. Turf bartend.
e., has way OF making friends
for the drink spot Am ignoring a
certain booking agency versus
drink spo: mess. II stinkS.
Mgnon Wauls is Texas charmer
who likes our Frantic City" but
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sent to our servicemen at home and
abroad.
"Pin-Up Gals" contestants will be
entered and the field is open 10 in
dividual young girls or their friends
or commercial photographers who
wish to sponsor particular girl
contestant.
The winner will be chosen by
three judges: Larry Chism, Russ
Cowans and Miss Frances Leonard
OF Michigan Chronicle staff.
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mer, is still about town, looking for
a skin beating play with a top
spot band. ZIP Gents and a Lady
gave their coming out party on
Friday at Tropical Gardens. Lemon
Childress is a member Of the club
While Minnie Woods Is the sole
lady member.
X 4 y
RATING THE SPOTS
Best producer: Take your pick. q.
Headline talent: Bea Roxy. .Ec-
centric artist: Timbu.. .Comedy:
Leon Olden. Female singer: Shelia
Guyse.. Male singer: Dick Barrow.
-. Dance team: Slim and Sweets
-. Show band: Cecil Lee. Dance
band: Ted Observation-Disclosures:
Taylorettes.
COMING EVENT
Hereafter Club Three 666 will
feature a Tuesday Cocktail hour,
from to 8 pm. each Tuesday
Make your reservation now with
manager Richard King for the next
cocktail hour here and you'll have
a treat in store for yourself.
X * y
AN INVITATION
Come on out. You're sure 10 have
a nice time" is the way John
Jelly) Palmer invites the public
out to H & I Inn out Salvoy way.
FOR READING ONLY
(King Victor Adams Is telling
friends that he auditioned for Mills
Brothers in Chicago last week at
Southway hotel and came off second
best And that possibly he may be
called 10 join the famed quartette.
Word comes that Harry Mills is in
the army since last Friday.
Bomberettes are staging a gala
party al Club Three 666 on Thurs
day, September 80. All their friends
are invited. May Powell has the
boys admiring her in Stacks. .Irma
Davis. Al Thompson, Burlee Grady
(the shoe soler) and Edna Jones had
fun tother pyen.. Burlee is one
OF Our best friends and shuck bud
dies.
Elbow bending at u Horsemen
Sunday were our bro. the former
professor Louis E. Chism, George
Hubbard, A. Hyman. Margie tAYD
Parker. Cadet Waymon Tinsley.
Mildred Anderson, o. w. T.nsley,
Joe Johnson, Jr., Frances CAYT)
Clausell Stan Seweu and Mary
(AYT) Clause,l.
Seen az Club Zombie were Albert
Martin, Edna Jones. Sarah Jones,
Leroy Rockquemore, Lucius Gallo
way and Kathleen Cornell, Al
Thompson and Bur!ee Grady.
Folks are pra.sing tKokey Joe)
Carter Hall, manager OF Club Zom-
bic. for his courteous attention TO
the club patrons. Richard King.
manager OF Club Three $50 and
James Davis, manager OF Little
Sans, also are well known for
their hospitality 70 patrons Of their
respective clubs.
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HORNE FLICKER
HELD over FOR
ANOTHER WEEK.
Stormy Weather Breaks
All Records At The
Paradise Theater

stormy Weather" sensational.
al'-star musical will be held over
for a second great week. All box
office records at the Paradise the.
atre were broken over the week
end. Due to the tremendous atten-
dance Stormy Weather" is sched-
uled for another big week,
Old songs. new songs. blues songs,
solid 1--WE. Stormy Weather has
all kinds combined with some OF
the most sensational dancing and
production numbers ever filmed.
Good Story Told
Against the backdrop of ingenious
story, the melodies that have be-
come part Of American folklore
spring TO vivacious life. "Ain't Mis-.
behavin'." 81 Can't Give You Any
thing But Love" and Olga. Olga
Doc" take on new meaning. as they
ar sung by the lovely Lena Horne,
with the ingratiating music of Cab
Galloway providing a torrid accom-
paniment.
The highlight OF the show is the
famed title mum Der, Stormy
Weather" which Lena Horne sings
in her own inimitable style, which
has skyrocketed her TO fame al
most overnight. And a new num-
Der that is heading for top pop
ularity is My. Ny. Amt That
Somethin'," tricky number born
OF the blues. Another headed for
hit parade fame is There's No Two
Ways About Love-
Fine Entertainment
The entertainment in Stormy
Weather" goes right down the line
in the cast OF the film are Kath.
crime Durham and her famous
troupe, Fats Waller. whose magic
fingers make the keyboards Jump
with 1--WE, and those amazing Mich
o.as Brothers, whose sensational
dancing has stopped many a show.
Also featured in the cas-; are top
comedians Ada Brown ard Dooley
Wilson.
With enough top notch entertain
ers 10 I'LL three mus!ca! pictures
and repertoire OF songs tina; reads
ike a cayalcade Of American
rhythm, Producer william LeBaron
found himself in an eny.able spot
20 turn q smash musical, Stormy
Weather" o.: in the stipulated
number az reels.
The studio had spared nothing in
bringing together the creates; OF
entertainers ever assembled for one
picture.
Here was the material tina. ev-
e-y producer had dreamed about
bat LeBaron's problem was how 10
cut il down TO the required tootsge
without depriving the movie audi
ence OF is superb entertainment
value,
The net result OF LeBaron's pro-
duction work brings 10 the screen
film that has seven;y-five per
cent Of is running time devoted to
pure. unadul;era;ed entertainment
music, songs, dances.
There are twenty-five Spectacu-
ar sequences IN which the fea-
tu-ed players, Lena Horne, Cab Cal
.owsy and band ali take part. plus
a number q lesser. but still highly
entertaining ones in which many
names OF The music world are seen
and heard.
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FIX For soldiers
Pictures of the winners will be
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RATING THE SPOTS
COMING EVENT

Hereafter Club Three 666 will
feature a Tuesday Cocktail hour,
from 5 to 8 pm. each Tuesday
Make your reservation now with
manager Richard King for the next
cocktail hour here and you'll have
a treat in store for yourself.
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Take Ny Word for 1t
~ FRANK COLBY,
Al Revoir.

Perhaps you will recall the Holly
wood glad boy who, as M. c. of a
certain coffee program, used to sign
off with, This is, saying aw ree-
VORE." OF course, he thought thus
to give himself an air of polish and
continental sophistication. He sue
ceeded only in making himself ridi-
culous. And, as he suddenly discon-
tinued his corny sign-off, feel sure
that many French-speaking listen
ers must have belabored him soundly
by way of the mail.
I have often said, and shall con-
tinue to say that, in radio and pic
lures, and anywhere else for that
matter. affectations of speech are
boomerangs. Phony British accents,
supplying broad "a's," mispro-
nounced and misused foreign words
and phrases deceive no one; indeed,
they can and do turn the public
against the poseur, for If there is
Evening star., 1943-09-21

anything that the average American
cannot stomach, it Is a high hat on
a low brow.
Au revoir (literally, "to the see
ing'D is used by the French in the
meaning of until I see you again"
The correct pronunciation is: oh
ruh-VWAR, or, colloquially: oh
WAR, the "a" in both cases being
fiat as in arrogant, carrot. The
French also say EAU plaisir," mean
ing dmplied) until I have the pleas
ure Of seeing you again" The pro-
nunciation Is: oh play-zEER.
But our own "good-by" is the
sweetest farewell heard in any Ian
guage It Is shortened form Of
God be with ye" so long" IS
thought to be an American corrup-
ton of the word salaam c"peaceD
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Points for Parents
BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE
When children

When children feel insecure in their relationship
parents 1t IS difficult for them build
Evening star., 1943-09-21

eanissn's mIIionfh service guest appears with
6inny Simms.
VOL, S:00-Amerean Forum: Postwar
Health Planning" Henry J. Kaiser, Dr. Morris
Fishben, Ernest P Boas, Kingsley Roberts and
Louis Bauer. and Robert ]. Watt Of the AFl.
WRc, o:00-hysiery Theaier: Ann Shepherd
in The leavenworth Case" by Anne Catherine
Green.
WhAl, 9:00-Famous Jury Trials: A sea.
man involved in murder.
Evening star., 1943-09-21

as heard in the Moslem greeting
"Salaam aleikum," meaning May
peace be upon you" perhaps brought
to America by Moslem slavers, or
African slaves.
IRelea sed he Ral syndicate Inc
Evening star., 1943-09-21
ON the AIR TODAY.

ON the AIR TODAY.
Star Flashes: Latest news, WMAL a $50
am. daily.
WRc, 7:30-SaIufe TO Youth: Guest Is It.
Ruth 6. Haskell, Army nurse, who although
sustaining broken back in the North Africa
invasion, went on with her work.
W0p. 7:30-Ameritan Melody Hour: Medley
from "0kIahoma!"
WRc, S:00-Johnny Presents: Hollywood
Evening star., 1943-09-21
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Evening star., 1943-09-21

WT0P, 9:00-Bums and Allen: Ray MilIand
enlisted in the War bond drive.
WMAl, 9:30-Spoflieht Band: Edward R.
Heffnus, jr, lend.leass administrator, Is inter.
mission speaker.
WRc. t0:00-Bob Hope: The wandera 70.
turns.
WT0P. f0:30-col. Louis Johnson, newly
elected national commander Of the American
Legion.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-03
1t. LYNDE MAY
IS TRANSFERRED
Air Station Chaplain Will
Leave For New Sea
Duty Assignment

WEEKSVILLE, Dec. 3. 1t
ejg) Lynde Eliot May, III, Che
lV(S), USNR, Protestant chaplain
at the U. S. Naval Air Station
GTA for the past ten months
will leave this week for a new
assignment on sea duty.
Succeeding him will be 1t. Gg)
DIN Dasher, ChC-(S), USNR, re.
Gently stationed for some time al
the construction battalion center
at Davisville, R. I.
Before coming here from the
Navy Chaplains' school at Nor
folk, Lieutenant May, affection
ately called 1.-THE Padre" by this
stations personnel, was for sew
en- years vicar, curate and rec
tor of Episcopal churches in New
York City and Connecticut. A
native of Hartford, Conn, he is
on leave of absence for naval re-
serve from his rectorate at St.
Andrews Memorial church at
Yonkers, N. Y.
During his tour of duty here he
established the stations first uni
form and regular order of wor-
ship and supervised the provision
of altar book, Bible, Navy hymn
mails, candlesticks and altar hang
ings for the chapel.
Congregational attendance at
religious services increased four
fold during his ministry. The
chapel choir grew from less than
ten members to AZ. The crews H.
brary, which he also directed, has
been increased from 1,400 books
to 5000.
Unofficially though signally he
was honored for his work here
VIXEN Commander w. A. Cockel
presented him with unofficial
wings" as the Flying Padre Of
the Squadron" upon his compile
ton of 100 hours of flight time
with the squadron. The wings"
consisted Of regular naval avia-
tors gold wings with a small cross
superimposed on the shield. They
were given to him on behalf OF
all the officers of Captain Cock
ellis command.
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you. Some day we'll tell him about
this, about his best and second
best girl bucking him up. He's
probably having his lunch right
new and looking forward to writ
ing you letter about how much
fun the fight was"
He had something when he told
me to lean on you Beth. I'm not
scared really but it's nice to have
you around to tell me things like
that" She went off with her fin
gers crossed.
She was home when Beth got
there at half-past five and she
opened the door to her to tell her
that Eunice had called to say that
a friend of hers had received, a
telegram to tell her that her hus-
band was killed in action. An
drea's face was drawn and her
eyes glittered unnaturally. I'm
still sure'' she said "but if I
don't hear anything tonight or to-
morrow I'll be absolutely sure"
Monday passed, and Tuesday
and Wednesday, and on Thursday
Andrea said, II should soon be
hearing directly from jim"
They were having dinner on Fri
day night when the telegram
came.
Color flooded into Andrea's face.
She kissed the yellow envelope
while the other girls crowded
around. Her fingers were all
thumbs as she tried to open it..
"Never knew they made en-
velopes out of steeT' she said
laughing and pushed the telegram
toward Beth. ''You open it. I
can't"
Beth's fingers were awkward
too but she got the thing open and
pulled the sheet out.
'Well?"
Silently Beth handed the tele-
gram across the table.
To Be Continued
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officer Will Face
Military Trial As
Result OF Accident

FORT BRAGG, Dec. 2.-lR-The
rart Bragg public relations office
,,,o,rced today that First Lieut.
Edward E. McCollum would lace
military trial as the result Oh
T.. death of a newsboy who was
truck by a low flying airplane
r-e Sunday. /,
=" i'eIt, McCollum, assigned tc
,saiuuarters Of the 18th Airborne
Tyyons Artillery, was alleged
n have been plotting the obser-
y4r plane when it flew low over
, tucs upon which the boy, Ralph
sek L. Of nearby Lakedale, was
rsirg With other newsboys. The
left wing of the plane was re-
ported 10 have struck Belk in the
| head
Public relations said complete
Investigation was being made by
Army officers.
McCollum's home was listed as
Bartlesville. Okla
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Mechanics, Checkers,
Others Are Needed
Al Employment Office

Auto mechanics. freight check
ers machinists, and a glazier are
at the top Of the list of workers
! reeded Immediately by the United
4 States Employment Bureau of this
locality according to Felix
Scroggs, director of the local Of
j flee.
Others needed quite urgently are
roofing foreman, tire vulcanizer,
sheet metal workers, truck drivers,
railway switchmen, and construc-
ton laborers.
-V-
LOSES THUMB
NEW BERN, Dec. 2.-E. M. Dunn
lost his right thumb in an acct
{dent On bean harvester.
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lines and becoming square ne ecao
The recipe-whip up Pattern soao
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An afternoon dress in rayon OIL
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nue. 1 saw Army guards, wearing
steel helmets and standing with
1lxed bayonets all around the Mu
nltlons building"
=. when I came by the Lincoln
memorial, I saw that they hae
gaurds there, too," Andrea said
troops with bayonets, ane
lney've machine guns SET up at thu
shtrance to the Memorial bridge
DC you think Washington coule
ever be attacked?''
Beth shook her head sadly ane
SAID she still was too shocked to b.
able to think of anything and she
expected that there were lo
more Americans like herself.
linen absolute silence and the
ringing voice of the president fell
on their ears. 1t was exactly 1872
Tie president finished asking fo1
the declaration of war. The first
bars of THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" came clear and resonant. Il
was done. The crowd moved away
silently. Tears stood in the eyes Of
many. They fell slowly down the
lace of Andrea Barnes.
Beth said, Come Andrea
where is that fine spirit YOU had
last night?'
I'm not weeping for myself, o,
Tor Jlm," Andrea said. '.I'm still
not afraid for him. know he's
safe. Do you suppose we coulc
telephone to ask if he's safe? L
would cost lot, but :"
Beth said, "Just 60 on beins
sure, darling. We couldn't get 8
call through. But, if it's possible,
and Jim isn't too busy helping tc
clean up the mess, he'll probably
WIRE you. You must be patien,
about it and remember that thou.
sands of people have to wait until
official business permits the clear.
ing of the wires"
I'll be patient" Andrea prom.
1sed, but it isn't going to be any
fun selling costume jewelry to.
cay"
Il doubt if many people will be
IN mood for buying it today"
DO you realize that Christmas
is almost here?'
mo; 1 can't realize it. I dom,
even want to. II She couldn't
say that theonly day in the flu.
ture that matters was the day
they'd hear that Jim was safe.
She knew things that Andrea did
not; she knew that the first casu-
atty figures must be far from
right. Rumors that might have
been fact had put the casualties
in the thousands but she would
rot tell them to Andrea.
Its going to be a long day.
Beth, how soon do you think Jim
will be able to cable?"
Soon dear" Beth said with
confidence she didn't feel.
Don't be late tonight Andrea
said when they were leaving each
other. II don't want to be alone
tonight"
Beth made a playful jab with
her closed fist-it was favorite
gesture of Jim's-and said Jim
wouldn't believe it if he could see
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SHORTAGE NOTE

NEW BERN, Dec. 2.-As an in
dication of the scarcity of local
rooms, apartments and houses for
this areas population, the follow
ing advertisement appeared in a
local newspaper: Wanted to
rent or buy. Have I got trou-
bles? There's no place for me.
My father, a naval officer, my
mother and my brother have been
looking for an apartment or small
house, furnished or UNFINISHED,
for nearly two months. Guess
I'm just so much extra, with no
place to go. Can anyone help
me? An Unborn Baby
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
COMPROMISE MAY
ADJUST DISPUTE
Warning Factions in Clio
to Consider New Setllp
Offered

A compounds which Il hoped viii
reconcile warning factions OF the
Connecticut staff OF district six. q.
I. o. Mine, Mil and Shelter Work.
ers' union win be ready tor consld-
Grafton within q month, according
to n. .. Davidson, Of Cincinnati,
Ohio, appointed % re-ngganize the
district BY national officials recent
The district comprises inbsTRa-
tlonal Representatives not only IN
this state. but IN pennaylVania.
West Virginia. and New JERSEY. The
territory was separated from the
jurisdiction az President Reid Rob-
lns0n and the international eEecll-
tive board of tie union this month
following differences helWeen ROB-
lnsan an1 khe Gnnaee1i9ut ksEes
sentatlEes under Johf =. pFiseoIl q
Waterbury. uoRlanon accepted ne
gaslenati0nn 01 fllm entire organise
li0nal staff ~ the district when ~
assumed charge q Te-oEgnnlzailop-
Il work.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
By PETER EDISON
NEA Staff Correspondent

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 23--Many
motorists have noticed Of a summer
night on a country road, when the
air was cool and damp and sweet,
that the old bus seemed to have q
lot more pep, and purred along
sweetly. You never knew why, but
1t was so.
It was not Just your irnagina-
ton, inspired by the loneliness Of
the night and the beauty Of the
sweet little trick whose head was
on your shoulder. That the engine
performed better In the cool eve
ming was due to q genuine scienti-
fic phenomenon.
This scientific principal has now
been incorporated in an aircraft en-
CINE here at the aviation engin-
eering laboratories Of the Pratt and
whitney division Of United Aircraft
to give better airplane perform
ance and provide more power when
1t Is needed.
MIDSUMMER ZIP"
Details are still q military secret,
but the basic principle Is well
known. All the aviation engineers
have done Is to transfer the at
mospheric bliss of a n1idsummer's
eve to the carburetor Of 2000-
horsepower monster to make 1t give
more zip when more Is needed-at
the takeoff, or in an emergency.
1.-THE history Of aviation is the
history Of the development Of the
impossible" says E. e. Wilson, pres
ident Of United Aircraft, "and to-
day we are no longer builders Of en-
gines, we are the rnanipulators Of
gadgets." It Is the gadgets at Pratt
and Whitney and Its affiliated Ham,
ilton Standard Propeller plant
which make the eyes pop.
There is, for instance, the new
chemical de-icer. Ice forming on
the leading edges Of prop blades has
always been one Of the most form
liable enemies Of flight. Past meth
DDS Of overcoming 1t have not been
entirely satisfactory.
Now by special treatment before
the plane leaves the ground, a prop
can be kept relatively free Of ice
formation for flight periods as long
as ten hours. Ice will form, but be-
cause of the special pre- flight treat<
ment Of the prop surface, the ice
will drop off before It forms in such
as to cause the plane to
stall.
Aviation engineers are never sat-
isfied with what they have-always |
trying to improve things. Develop |
ment Of propellers is typical. In the