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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-19
= by DON De LEIGHBJR
Broadway Waits For Mulcal
Comedy From Pens OF
Ncero writer's

NEW YORK. Broadway is still
waiting for that modern musical
comedy from the typewriter OF a
Negro playwright. Aside from
several ambitions hut Inflated
ventures OF the talented Donald
Haywood. Negro playwrights
haven't been represented at all
in this highly lucrative side OF
show writing musical
comedy. on the other hand Car
men Jones the WPA production
OF eThe swing Mikado.' the
Michael TODD version. "The Hot
Nikado abin in the sky and
others are proof that Broadway
Will accept all-Negro casts and
that Broadway will support such
ventures.
Held Wide Open
But for some strange reason,
little or nothing has come up in
the line OF modern musical come
dy from Negroes With the door
wide open. there is no excuse
There are enough Negro song
writer's composers OF cnrrent hit
tunes and enough competent play
craftsmen 10 do the iob II they
over decide 10 do so. Unfortunate
IS. however they may wait until
broadway isn't in the mood 20
SEQ such a musical comedy The
trend in public chances some
iimcs and suddenly.
The Negro musical comedy
writer doesn't have to be known.
He can he Joe the Soda Jerker
in yazoo City Mississippi lie ran
10 Plain Bill tho grocery store
delivery hoy in Chafianooga Ten
rcssce or the elevator hoy IN the
High Hotel in Social Circle. Geor-
Ella he might not he male
Musical comedy can he written by
mag native young women The
Snuheris. Todds John Golden
and many others are constantly
on the lookout Tor snch talent
what they want is Tho script
fha' has something IN f.
Leaves Types out
Rpl broadway is too hlase 10
RECEIPT tho run OF the mill II
doesn't demand rsyors water
melons. numbers bankers crap
shooters and naFsmies Broaiway
nas been educated I'm not say
inr broadway went 20 TO see q
Hay or musical featuring dice
rollers. razor wislders cotton
piekers and mawmies. but I think
broadway would III is eyebrow
IL II knew such play Was Writ
ten hy Negro
Musical comedy writing isn't
easy and 10 isn't hard Those who
Fave had courses in playwriting.
those who have studied the thea
tle and even those who haze a
fairly good background OF
Shakespeare wouldn't be at loss
TO do something worthwhile in
musical comedy An that is need
"a is tho idea The classic exam
pie Is Boy Meets Girl Girl Likes
BOY. Boy Likes Girl Boy Marrics
Girl BOY and Girl Live Happily
Ever After Put some music in
between and make Il help tell
the story and musical comedy
is on the way One plot idea .or
n musical comedy or a play could
be like this Scene ] Eskimo.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-19
Apologies For
Ignoring Blood

ALBANY. ny 'ci-The Al
hany chapter of the American
Rcd Cross put IN an apology 70
lonn " Bronx Pullman porter
for refusing his blood A. the
Hawkins Stadium
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-19
JACKSON NEWS


Ellen Smith and >arys daugh'er
and sor r. Mrs Deiphlne Smith. o.
sn7 3 Frsnsllr stree are spend-
ing few weeks IN Chicago III
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-19

,tigar avenue IN readiness for
700 Vto j. expected back 'seou'
i.sNp~ nay
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-19
soUTHTowN LowDOWN:

Basil Walker is doing column called. On the
boulevard for the Chicago World Bill Saunders has
Sonnyl James who hits Detroit this week to open and also
10 80 in for induction. The grand opening OF jimmy
oopers Ritz lounge al Oakwood and south PARKWAY, on
Monday and Tuesday was the berries
Duke Ellington browning the Queen Of the East and
West classic on the Saturday before the was spon
~ored BY the Bronze mag. Sam Peggy Joyce) Fouche
has arrived from the and Will stay over in the Windy
Citv FOR week days. II IS possible that ne VIII
sherman Dudley. Any readers who remembers one Ma
ron Lee from the Grand Terrace of 9il please contact
this column.
Graycc Sadler and Thema McTyre. two Of the Motor
Citvs oyelies are spending the weekend nthis town
Adorhus Hughes also is here but must HE 10 Camp Ellis
INK whore he will Join the Red Cross unit. Speaking Of
Detroit reminds me OF Helen Massengll and Elizabeth
Tmberlakc who headed for Camp Ellis last week TO visit
from BROOKLYN He remembers the heavy party Major
Willis threw few weeks ago.
Cozetta Jacobs is back in New York from the coast
Christine Chairman vacation after doing 800 con-
ssent one niqhers She viii hit the band podium once
again comes Sept. .,.Ann Montgomery has employed
Jimmy Hinseys band for her Moonglow cafe at Buffalo
NY. Ann Cooper has Joined the Darings Of Rhythm
She halls from the Windy City.
AND SO CLOSING:
Phyllis Smiley, the torchy singer who did many mid
ing over Peg Leg Bates who has been recently
In ROYAL Crown ads. Roma jackson is twenty-slx-
hight at Nelson Sykes Brass Rail Fred Downer and the
Atlas News and Photo service opened spacious Offices
I'M the heart of the souhsde Fory-Seyenth and South
Parkway
Bfly Eckstine now leading his own band is due here
Friday the Regal theater stage AT this theater
Chuck Charleston still is doing that fine Job Of managing
favor among the Regal theatergoers. Chuck, by the
way has the Regal heater since II opened and
is one of the best liked fellows the southside which is
NATION-WIDE NEWS TESTING.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-19

Armstrong az rs c-erestra iovey pero'ny
psrorioge ar5 TIE ce'eorsted team q Buck a
Buboies has gwen 70 rim fans. fcr ire nrs, 're,
enytrr sca oc5les q Seps cea4ty ard talent.
eius score 81 scre n.ts cf ire early zoos ba-xed
~ az aeuca aoce % super--rer fa.cr,es g rae 0.
STAGE aro screen M Eesces TIE great Sscn-o.
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the aoc- Q Z GAYS ~ne~ Pa coVrte7 ~ ccrstarce
hosre aoc Bras Taror are cc.t'srre1, ct ~at
snt ,c1 So Char ~ c-spe~ n Jerrs csiorns
arc res, e. -. saueeti = sfs-s 40 rssec tie
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-19

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-19


N ve-ror ssss her care r. Gurus To those a.
Eererre ssrs 7oosy VII Keep Away Bomb Anethe
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-19
I'VE BEEN
AROUND
Ne1c York
BY TED YATES


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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-13
Louis B. Mayer
Leads in Income

WASHINGTON. Oct. 10 (INS)
The treasury revealed today
that film magnate Louis B. Mayer
topped a list Of high-paid individ-
uals In 1943 with a salary OF
S104, 800 and commissions totaling
81, O34, 492.47 from Loew's, Inc.
In Michigan E. r. Breech OF
Bendix Aviation Corp. was cred
tied with S137,999 c. J. Gibson,
Gibson Refrigeration Co., $50, 1888.
and w. S. McLucas, National
Bank of Detroit, $50, 400.
Universal Pictures paid Bud ABB
bott and Lou Costello $789, 628.S9,
of which S208,00 represented sal
aries and 1881, 628.89 other COM
pensation.
Wallace Berry received $780,
900, Irene Dunn $500, 900, Tommy
Dorsey S165,817.91. Joan Craw-
ford S194,615.27, Greer Carson
S159 ,083.33, Katherine Hepburn
S11O,3 1887, Charles Laughton
S12s, 562. so, Mickey Rooney $156, :
1866 and Edna Mae (Deanna)
Durbin $3.50, $50.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-13

ST. LOUIS. Oct. - NS)-
Rep. Clare Boothe Luce (R) OF
Connecticut here described the
growth of the federal government
under the New Deal as "a politi-
cal elephantiasis," adding:
This cancerOus gr0wth--the
Roosevelt kind of growth-is
moro than normal Increase.
This growth II n disease"
In her speech to a-St. Louis
Republican political organization,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-13
400 Forennen


Protesting the disciplining OF a
fellow employee, more than 400
foremen in the main plant Of the
Timken-Detroit Axle Co., w. Fort
at Clark, are on strike today.
The plant. however, is in full
operation and production has not
been hampered. company spokes-
man said.
The spokesman said the walkout
started at noon yesterday after a
foreman was given some time on
for failing to perform his duties"
Robert II. Keys, national presi-
dent of the Foreman's Association
of America. denied the men were
on strike.
Its self-suspension over the
unfair attitude of the company"
KEYS said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-13
Spanish ExiIes Expect
Custer Of Franco

PARIS, Oct. Is NS)-Spanish
exiles In France expect Allied
victory 70 force Franco 10 sur
render his post as dictator, Mari
ano Rubio, former deputy from
Barcelona. declared today.
Rubio said the Spaniards In
France believe Frances successor
win be either Gen. Amanda or DR..
Maranan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-13
Us. Bureaus Growth
eADiSeaSe'--Rep.Luc

Mrs. Luce assailed Washington
bureaucracy as confused and ar
rogant, impressed with its own
mental superiority TO the average
citizen. She interpreted a quota
ton OF Supreme Court Justice
Felix Frankfurter as meaning
that the average man is "a
dummy and a dope"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-13

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-13
TALKED TO OFFICIAL

KEYS said that some defective
axles got out of the plant and, al
though there was no way OF
checking what shift they came
from, management pounced on a
day foreman"
alexander Rowan, president
OF Chapter 10, called company
vice president Osborne, asking
for a conference, and Osborne
refused" Keys said. Rowan
told Osborne that he was afraid
the boys might walk out and
Osborne said: OK, let 'sm
toalk OUT 'This Is another EVIL
dence that a lack Of grievance
machinery leaves foreman
with no way to protect himself"
DODGE DISPUTE SETTLED
Osborne said he didn't know
whether the strike was sponsored
by the union or not.
1--WE don't deal with the
union," he said.
The dispute at the Dodge truck
plant on Mound road, which was
closed last week after repairmen
refused to work overtime, has
been settled and the men are re-
porting back to work today.
Work also has been resumed at
the Chrysler Tank Arsenal, where
104 machinists walked out yester-
day after the company repri-
manded them for leaving their
machines from IS to 80 minutes
ahead of schedule.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-13
STRIKE CALLED OFF

The $50 employees Of the WEIGH
Industries, 10000 w. Eight Mile
road, who struck Wednesday when
the company refused to negotiate
with the UAW-CIO, went back to
work today.
r. r. Welch, president, and
other officials of the concern
agreed to negotiate at a meeting
yesterday afternoon, 1t was re-
ported.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-13
Beware Coughs
Following Flu

After the fiu r. over and gone, the
cough that follows may develop
into chronic bronchitis II neglected.
Creomulsion relieves promptly Pc
cause IL goes right TO the seat OF the
trouble to help loosen and expel germ
laden phlegrm, and aid nature TO
soothe and heal raw, tender, infiamed
bronchial mucous membranes. NO
matter how many medicines you
have tried, tell your druggist TO sell
YOU a bottle Of CreomulSton with the
understanding you must like the way
II quickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back.
CIRCUMCISION
for Coughs. Chest Colds. bronchitis
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Ralph Bard Nominated
For Advancementto
Navy Undersecretary
ForrestuI Recommended
lIIinoison's Appointment,
White House DiscIoses
Roosevelt today

President Roosevelt today
nominated Ralph A. Bard of
Illinois, at present Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy, to be Under
secretary, succeeding James ".
Forrestal, who recently became
Secretary after the death of Col.
Frank Knox.
The White House said the ap-
pointment was made en- recon-
mendation of Secretary Forrestal,
who is expected soon to suggest a
man to fill the Assistant Secretary
ship which would be vacated by
Mr.. Bard If the Senate confirms the
appointment.
The emphasis placed on Secretary
Forrestal's recommendation indi-
Gated to observers the Presidents
desire that the top-ranking men in
the Navy Department work together
in friendly cooperation during
these crucial times Often in peace
time, suo-cabinet members are
named on the recommendation OF
members of Congress or other po-
litically potent persons.
Mr.. Bard became Assistant Secre-
tary in February, 1941, succeeding
Louis Compton of New Jersey, who
retired because of i'll health. A
Chicago businessman, Mr.. Bard is
president of both Bard & Co., a
Chicago investment firm, and 81
Evening star., 1944-06-19
SummerMoy Bring FuNSuccess
To Allied Cause, Churchill Says
Teheron Plans Steadily Being Executed,
Speech Delayed Four Days Declares

Touching on the political aspects
of the war, the Prime Minister said
efforts were being made ito achieve
permanent cooperation and to
build up an organization which
after this war will strengthen the
bands between all our nations and
will succeed in preserving peace"
I'VE look forward to the future
in which the rights of small nations
will be upheld and protected and in
which the strong will use their pow
er under the law for the protection
of the weak"
Whether the Germans are de-
feated this year or next, the Brit
ish and American peoples will never
falter or withdraw their hands
from the task which they have un-
dertaken," he declared. Together
with our Allies we will go on to the
end, and the end will 'be the more
terrible Tor oul foes the longer
their struggle continues and the
longer this war is protracted."
Referring to the inconvenience
caused the diplomatic corps by re-
strictions on communications to pre-
serve secrecy, Mr.. Churchill said,
"the lives of a million men may be
engaged now on both sides" of the
present struggle in France
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Senate Group Report,
S69,149,0O0 Supply
Measure for District
Record House Figures .
Roised by $563, AL;
Action Likely Soon
BY DON S. WARREN.

A cord-breaking District
budget of 500, ,149 ,048, more than
$500,000 greater than the record
bill approved recently by the
House, was reported today by
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee. The measure will come
before the Senate for action
within day or two.
No increase in taxes will be neces-
.sary.
While the Federal payment to-
ward District expenses remains at
the $6,000,000 lump sum followed
for a number of years, the full
Senate committee unanimously
adopted the resolution sponsored
by Senator Overton, Democrat, of
Louisiana and approved earlier by
the O'Mahoney District subcom-
nlttee, which directs the subcom-
mittee during the new fiscal year
to make thorough study of what
should be the size of the Federal
payment.
The resolution reads: Resolved
That the subcommittee make a
special investigation of the fiscal
relations between the United States
Government and the District of
Columbia with a view toward de-
termlning proper and equitable
payment by the Federal Govern
ment to the District of Columbia"
May Rise by $4,000.
The total of the District supply
bill will be increased by $4,000 if
the Senate approves two commit
tee amendments which are to be
offered by Senator O'Mahoney
Democrat of Wyoming when the
bill reaches the Senate floor.
One calls for an outlay of $1,000
to provide for continuation. as a
separate unit, of the psychiatric
service under the Juvenile Court.
The service is being provided for
under a committee amendment since
the service has not yet been au-
thOrized by Congress under District
financing. The unit this year was
(See RITDGET PAGE A1o)
Evening star., 1944-06-19

the Wahl-Eversharp Pen Co. He also
is a director of the American Ship
building Co. He is Republican
and was an intimate friend of the
late Col. Knox
Native of Cleveland.
A native of Cleveland, MI Bard
was born on July %, 1884, and was
educated at Princeton University.
He was married in 1907 to Mary
Hancock Spear of Chicago. They
have two sons and a daughter.
Mr.. Bard entered business in 1906
as a salesman for Eversz g. Co., in
Testment bankers Two years later
he went with Kenneth. CoWan &
Co., of Chicago. In 1909 he or
ganized and became a member of
the firm of Hitchcock, Bard & Co.,
becoming the firms vice president
in 1925. In 1923. he was named
(See BARD. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Hull Refuses 10 Give
Any Further Details
On Procope Custer
Vondenbere Expresses
Regret Over Action,
Louds Finn Minister
Is the Associated Press.

Es the hSSOClniSu TlcnS
United States foreign policy
was discussed in both houses OF
Congress today as Secretary of
State Hull refused to discuss
specific matters that led him to
hand Finnish Minister Hjalmar
J. Procope and three attaches
their passports Friday.
Asserting specific answer would
be harmful to the conduct of the
war, Mr. Hull added that We must
always keep in mind that the pro-
Nazi Finnish government is actively
fighting on the side of Germany and
has adjusted Finnish policy and
actions to suit the aim of the Ger
man government. The activities of
the dismissed Finnish diplomats
Mr.. Hull declared, must be viewed
in that light.
Vandenberg Expresses Regret.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
of Michigan brought up the Finnish
action in the Senate, expressing
deep regret over the State Depart
ments action and voicing hope of
eleventh-hour Intervention by this
country to bring about Russian
Finnish armistice.
Senator Vandenberg, one of his
partys principal spokesmen on the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, said he believes that Procope
"a gallant Finnish patriot" is not
guilty Of anything which does not
stem solely from "distraught anx-
iety' for his homeland.
He added, however, that Il stand
by my own Government in such
matters in time of war"
Asserting the war against Ger
many must be fought with every
weapon, and that Germany's Sattel-
| willing or otherwise" can
not expect to escape unscather, Sem
atOr Vandenberg aGded:
But, though it may be dismissed
as Wishful thinking at this late
hour, I would still hope that the
| b N"' 'S'SS oiiN Ro"CI anu
of the Government of the United
States could still intervene to COM
pose a permanent armiStice upon
those unequal Finnish battlefronts:
and then, come what may, I would
hope that the official voice of Amer
lea, in proper time and place, will
speak out for a reincarnated post
war republic of Finland, which NAV
carry on once more in what has
been and can be again one of the
world S greatest adventures in proud,
effective, enlightened, self-sufficient
democracy"
Cites ProcOpe's Devotion.
Such a course, he said. would
Vlndlcate the human aspirations
(See pPOrnDE Dooo
Evening star., 1944-06-19
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, June 10. - Prime
Minister Churchill, in a speech
delivered at the Mexican En-
bassy four days ago and per-
nitted to be published only to-
day, said the months of this
summer may bring full success
to the cause of freedom"
He said the invasion of Nor
mandy was great tactical surprise
to the Germans who did not know
it was coming until they saw the
ships and "it may be that events
will occur in the next few months
which will show us whether we are
soon to be released of the curse
which has been laid upon us by the
Germans
The invasion was launched "in
full accord" with the Russians and
the decisions reached at Teheran,
he added, land although the execu-
ton of the plans adopted there is
far from being complete, it is being
steadily unrolled, and the months
of this summer may by the victo-
ries of this Allied campaign bring
full success to the cause of free
DOM"
Evening star., 1944-06-19
(See AERIAL. Page A
Saturdays Sales Give District
1870 of Individual Bond Quote

An additional Sl,5O0O0G in in
dividual War Bond purchases re-
ported for Saturday. the sixth day
of the campaign to raise $l07 100000
in bond sales here, has boosted the
Districts total in individual sales
to Sll 100000. or 1879 per cent of
that SCI 100000 quota.
No figures yet are available for
corporation sales since the Fifth
War Loan campaign began here a
week ago, or for the individual
sales made yesterday.
Included in the Saturday sales
figures are sl,000.0OO in series e
bond purchases, bringing that total
Evening star., 1944-06-19
REA Aide, Job Abolished, Plans
Hunger Strike Against Politics

him was over his opposition to the
National Rural Electric Co-opera-
tive Associations plan to organize
two insurance companies with rural
cooperative funds. He said his
name was on list sent to Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wickard for
dismissal
The letter read:
Il know you have not had time
to review the untenable circum-
stances existing in the REA. I know
this rural electriflcation program is
close to your heart. l know you do
not want to see it destroyed. Indi-
viduals are freely Offering their
lives on other shores to preserve
democracy. l offer you mine on
the home front for the same prin-
ciples."
Evening star., 1944-06-19

A brief thundershower brought
welcome relief to the Dis
trict and embarrassment to the
Weather Bureau forecaster this
morning after yesterdays record
breaking SO, which was a factor
in six deaths in the Metropolitan
Area.
Dropping II degrees to a low of
70 at noon, following the thunder
shower, the thermometer climbed to
80 at 2 pm, with indications that it
would approach 80 degrees late this
afternoon.
Shifting weather conditions forced
the forecaster to revise his predic-
tions several times today. He orig
inally predicted cloudy and cooler
day. This was revamped soon after