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Evening star., 1944-12-20
Soong Denies Threat
By u. ). 10 Withdraw
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
.CHUNGKING, Dec. 20.-Foreign
Minister T. V. soong today denied
the United States had threatened,
after the recall Of Gen. Joseph w
Stilwell from the China theater, to
withdraw its establishment in China,
including the United States 18th
Air Force.
In practice" he said, I've never
found anybody wishing to cut off
his nose to spite his face"
+ The foreign minister in an inter
view avoided direct answer to the
question whether the United States
ever had requested or demanded the
appointment of an American as
commander in chief of the Chinese
armies
"On all such matters We see eye
to eye," said Mr.. Soong, who is
acting premier Such questions
would be decided purely on grounds
of military expediency"
Questioned about negotiations
with the Chinese Communists in the
north, Mr.. Soong declined to disclose
what stage had been reached.
Mr.. Soong said he had no infor-
nation concerning the plans of Nine
Chang Kai-shek, but "as soon as
she has recovered I'm sure she will
return to China" from the United
States.
Evening star., 1944-12-20

| If you want to know how two
brothers can be near each other in
war zone and yet fail to meet
Corpl. Wayne Fairall. U. S. M. c.
and Petty Officer Francis Fairall
U. S. C. G., both of 212 Third street
NE, can supply the answer.
At Samoa and Guadalcanal the
brothers missed meeting, although
they were looking for one another.
| At Guadalcanal on another occa-
sion, Francis ship picked up half
the division Wayne was in and a
companion ship picked up the other
half. Wayne was in the other half.
At Wellington. New Zealand,
Wayne went looking for Francis at
the latters ship Francis had gone
to town on liberty.
"Doggone, That's Francis"
1t looked like another one Of those
things. Wayne entered Wellington
and was walking down the street
when he saw familiar back. Dog
gone" he said, that Francis" 1t
was.
Both brothers have been in service
since the war began. Francis, 25,
enlisted in the Coast Guard two
days before Pearl Harbor. Wayne,
%, ioined the marines on January
q, 1912.
Both brothers, graduates of
Stewart Junior High School and
students at Eastern High School,
were in the Pacific in August, 1912
Wayne went from Paris Island
8. c., to Somoa Francis had his
first battle experience off the Savo
Islands.
Each Has Three Battle Stars.
Each brother wears three battle
stars on his Asiatic Pacific cam
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Salvage Of YuIe Cards,
Wrapping Paper Is Urged

District citizens can use Christ
mas cards and Christmas wrapping
paper to help in the war, Vincent
Burke, District postmaster said to-
day, reminding citizens that this
paper would provide hundreds OF
thousands of pounds of highly es-
sentlal waste paper which is dras-
tically needed in military produc-
ton"
An average of 100000 greeting
cards and $4,000 Christmas pack
ages are being delivered to District
homes daily, he estimated. and ad-
ded, IF we are to supply the tre-
mendous consumption of the mills
which are currently producing mil
lions of tons of paper containers,
wrapping and shipping paper in
which to transport supplies our
armed forces need. it will be neces-
sary that every pound Of available
waste paper is saved and offered for
collection
Ia keeping with this suggestion,
the District Salvage Committee sug-
gested that in every District home
container be placed in which all
discarded Christmas packaging and
cards can be accumulated. 1t could
then be offered for collection along
with the daily accumulations of
newspapers, magazines, corrugated
boxes, and other waste paper.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
100000 Parcels Of Food
For Prisoners Reach Kobe

The first shipment of relief sup
plies for prisoners of war in Japan
to 60 through Russian port arrived
in Kobe last month, and was to have
been distributed then, according to
an announcement by Basil O'Con-
nor, chairman of the American Red
Cross. The shipment consisted of
about 100000 American and Ca
madam standard food parcels and
about IS per cent of these were to go
to civilian internees and prisoners
of war in the Philippines.
These parcels contained more pro-
teins and less starch than those sent
to Germany because of reports by
escaped prisoners from the Far East
of the disproportionate amount Of
starch in japanese rations.
Buy more War Bonds on all
fronts-the sky Is not the limit.
Evening star., 1944-12-20

paign ribbons. Francis has the
American Theater of Operations and
the pre-Pearl Harbor ribbons.
Wayne has the Purple Heart for
the wound received at Saipan and
two presidential unit citations for
Guadalcanal and Tarawa.
Wayne, in the communications
section, was shot by a Jap sniper
as he laid wire on Saipan. The
bullet is still in him. He went in
at Tarawa the second day, wading
about 400 yards to land while the
Japs shot at his group with mortars,
machine guns and rifles.
Francis, who made IA supply trips
to Guadalcanal. was on two in
vasions. at Guadalcanal and at BouI
gainville
The two brothers have divergent
ambitions after the war. Wayne in
tends to take advantage of the GI
Bill of Rights and go to college.
He wants to become lawyer.
Francis, who is married hopes to
re-enter Government work He was
with the Agriculture Department
when he enlisted. in spot having
a future for an ambitious man"
Francis Is now stationed at Fort
McHenry, Baltimore Wayne is
home on leave, visiting his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry D. Fairall And
his leave is still another episode in
the meetings of the brothers.
Wayne, due to arrive Sunday, did
not appear at late hour The fam
lily decided he wasn't coming and
went home, Francis, planning to
return to Baltimore, finally went
with them About am. Monday
the bell rang. The family answered
it. There Wayne stood grinning.
Evening star., 1944-12-20

& Radio Co., 17o6 Seventh street
NV, had entered into a stipulation
with the commission to discontinue
what the FTC termed misrepresent-
ing Of certain radio receiving sets
with respect to the number of tubes
they contain.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Auto, Radio Company
Bows to FTC Edict,

The Federal Trade Commission
announced today that David L. Her
son, trading as the Manhattan Auto
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Unhurt in 70-Foot Plunge

After his car plunged 10 feet over
a bank and somersaulted several
times in its descent, Harold Patter-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21
A nrG SCENE

George Coulouris, Broadway stage star. played . one.scene part in Warner Brothers Bette Davis star-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21
L0nRR RwF0RRaa

ring film. "Afr. skeRlngton." bee
 cause lt was a great scene.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21

iness." and sometimes as a stand
 in in the movies. There's Harry Bayfield, for years a star clown with BaTnum and Bailey. Ringing Bro- liners and big circuses. He can still get a laugh with the best Of them. Alonasidc of him is Prank Farr. One-time great tragadian. He oper-
 aies small Hollywood Theatre when the lure Of greasepaint isn 1 too much for him You can see Stuart Holmes. a great iayorite in silent illm days Grayer, now. and a bit more robust but you wouldn't fail to recognize him. And Sid DAl- brook. who came out of Hollywood with Prank Butler and LuTa ROsing tO do '"rhe Spa,t Family" series for Hal Roach. Mel FOrrester, famed as a magacian and dramatic star
 who directed many pictures during the early days of the screen and until severe wounds suffered in World War ! halted his part Of his career is also prominent. Here are Sam Ash. an Old-iime musical com edy fayorite and Sam Blum. noted for his dialects on the legitimate stage. Also to be noted are Art Berry who started his career al the age of eight won fame in vaudeville and on the dramatic stage. still
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21
POLI'S

Nostalgia memories of countless iheater gocrs are stirred by Rko Radios elaborated new musical show Business starred ia and produced by Eddie Cantor. which still has four days left tO run al Locw,s Poli Theater.
 Co-siarTing with Cantor in the leading roles are George Murphy. Joan Davis. Nancy Kelly and Con- stance Moore Don Douglas Is feat ured. SurrounGing them ID this saga of 25 years Of show business are n- nunerablc faces familiar to an alalSement lovers many of them siill active in their careers. Those who know their iheaier rec0gnize many oi the familiar faces ip lesser parts. There's Sam LutkiD once blll- ed in the big-tine vaudeville as '"rhe Bird On The Bougb, Who sang worked in blackiace did re- centric dancing. his singing voice n younger days reached three ociayes above high C. N0g Sam plays blis such as the waiter in Show Bus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21

considers his career far from finish. cd: and Edward Thomas who was noted as a juvenile with Andrew Robson in The Man On The Box" and in other stage successes. There are many more easily recognized. Some of them needed the work for the wheel of fortune had turned against them. Many worked just to keep in touch with show business A good many of them prefer not to have their names mentioned for variety of reasons. all Of them good. But they're all in show Busi- ness" trouping and doing a swell job of it as Director Edwin L. Marin will tell you. It's truly a great muSi- cal and by seeing all your old and new favOfite stars you will surely have a well time and will have a most enjoyable time at Loew's Poli.
 The co-hit on this thrilling musi- cal hit program is a "A Night of Adventure with Tom Conway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21
STRAND

From the same studio that gave you The Coed Earth" "Mutiny on the Bounty" Mrs. Miniver" and Random Harvest" comes another outstanding iIlm. This one Is called Dragon Seed" and is based on the celebrated novel by Pearl Buck author also of '"rhe Good Earth"
 It must be said immediately that Dragon Seed" is a great picture. an outstandnig production measured by any standards in the great tradi- ton of Hollywood.
 Dragon Seed IS the current fea- ture at tn, Strand It is story oi China and the valiant Chinese peo- ple. It is a s weeping, epic story Of their Strugglest against the ma randing invaders, the JapS. An epic story of a peaceful people who have shown that they anow how to fight for their country against the most tremendous odds in his tory. IL is also story of love and devotion. with Katherine Hep burn. following her triumphs in Women of the Year" md "Phila- delphia story" She reveals her great versatility in the role ol Jade Walter Huston plays the role of Ling Tan. head of the house of Ling. Other important parts are taken by such capable players as Turhan Bey. Akim Tamirofi, Aline MacMahon and Hurd Hatfield and g.any. many others.
 Filmed on the same grand scale as The Good Earth. Dragon Seed" is even more iar-rushing and powerful in it's effect. It has beea masterfully directed by Jack Con- Way.
 Dragon Seed" is oneo those pic- lures that comes but once in many , seasons. It definitely proves that Hollywood is capable oi the greatest ..i:ld of art that h at oIce the greatest kind Of entertainment Every man, woman and child will find in Dragon Seed" the picture about our Chinese friends and allies that he or she has been waiting for
 Dragon Seed" Is one Of those pie tertainmeni!
 As n special added featurette on the current Strand bill Mrs. Smith 5 boy named Pete presents one of his clever Specialties, Movie Pests,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21
. HIGRLIGHTS FROM LATEST BOOKS
Love, Western, FDR, Labor; All In This Weeks Books

NEvII SIIUTES latest novel Pastoral Wlam Morrow: S250 Marshall of he R. Officer Robertson A. P. both stationed at the bomber command Hartley Magma
 Robeon pretty lonely n her at Hartley
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21
Hollywood
By gRsEaNg JOHNSON MEA NaMn NNaERRNnnnsAanl

AHANAAA
 Marc pla&a doesn't look any more like a ballet dancer than Wallace Beesy. He has rcd hair and a Mickey Rooney grin. He was quite a problcln, aa fact, to the Russian ballet. They hid hiS rcd hair under a Uig and a fur cap and changed his name to Mare PiAtolf.
 Now as Mare Platt again and aith the rcd hair uncovered for ali to sec. he Is Rita Hayworths dancing part ncr and Janet Blair's boy friend .n the Columbia silmuSical Tonight and Every Night" But Mare may not be dancing in his next picture. They've discoverod he can act. too that he has the charm and person. ality of 9 Jimmy Stewart.
 You get into an international mixup when you talk about Marc Plaft.
 His real name is Marcel Emile Castor Geplat. the only child of the late Maurice Iseplat. Paris born con- cert giolinisi. lie aas born in Pasa- dena. Calf
 of then shrdlu cmfwyp vbgk -g
 For nine years. as one of the staig of the Ballet Rnsse. people thought he was Russian. Then he married an English girl who speaks perfect Russian. And then he landed in the movies via a hypically American show. ''Oklahosna.
 Mare is happy about trading in his ballet career as down payment on film stardom. T got swell pres notices. a lot Of prestige. but iinan- cially I diend do so Rell." he says. aEE WAITED NINE YEARS
 The movies passed up Mare tof nine years. Talent scouts saH the Russian ballet when it came io town once a year but they didnt see Marc under that wig and iuT hat
 Tl didn't take hong. though. ;o spot his red hair and Mickey Rooney grin when he landed on Broadgay as the dancing lead in oklahoma Columbia and Paramount both wanted him. He finally signed with Columbia on the strength Of film test be made for Paramount.
 sOklaholna" wasn't Mares first musical show. "I quit ballet he said. "becanse couldn't get any further. So l decided to tackle Broadway. I vas in three Hops one lasted only three performances
 During oilt-of-togn tTyouts foT "OkialoIna" Mare injured a foot sa painfully that in order tO dance ai taae Broadway opening he had to be carried to the theatar. His foot was anacstlleiized by q physician a hall hour before the show.
 As Rita Haywoith's dancing part e ner in Tonight and Every Night Mare does three numbers. One is a solo routine. He bets someone he can dance to anything that comes oyer the radio. He dances to iaszt' ] Prelude. Lawrence Tibbett singin7 'FieaIo." 6 jiiteF'bnrg band and d speech by Hitler.
 The other new number are q swimming pod springboard routine with Rita and a comedy number with Rita and Janet Blair. Janet and Marc, incidentally, are killed b5 a Nazj robot bomb fcolumbia re- wrote the script after production started to keep up with the head lineS) in the last scene Of the pc 1 ture.
 nE6iAN DANCING AT g
 Mare Platt took laiS first dancras
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21

lesson at l2 in Seattle. Wash. where his mother lived after his fathers death. At l3. he went in for sigais isht acting as the juvenile with the Henry Dufi Players.
 Then. before checking in with the Russian ballet at 2i. he acted with ille Seattle RepertOTy Play house and On the radio. He's 3i and a recent papa.
 The Army waS about to cal him when the 26-..9 year ceiling went into effect
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21

Plot is built around Shorty who. at first, is put right in your class of first-grade imbeciles But as the book progresses. he aint so dumb as he seems and he winds up by winning a race with his nondescripi hess against the blue-bl0oded Apalo minos of his chief rival. a gent Rho is the chief obstacle in ShoIty's path togard winning the love of Baisy gal who proves Co be a false 'un Rose, the hash slinger. is the final love light in Shorty's eyes and it's puriy good romance. even though 1t sounds rather impecuniary at ht start.
 The author might have termed it Beetle BrONs," but James A Wechsler called it 'LabOr aBr0n' Morrow; S3l when he wrote his portrait of John l.. Lewis.
 Lewis is pictured as q man loved by tens Of thousands. and hated by as like a number; coal mineI who lifted himself by his bO0tstrapi to the top rung of labOr-and q man who died ip the saddle be chose to put on labor
 At no time since the advent of Samuel lBoss) G0mpers has A labor leader been the subject of discus sion as has Iiegis. the former 4. r of l.. leader who turned overnight into the boss of the cIO. and who took labor circles by storm during the early years of ihe organization 0f that body
 Wechsier, A former labor editor on a New York paper, has summed up the trend of his book iD the last paragraph:
 "1he strength of a strong man is a prideful thing; but the uDS fortunate thing in life Is that the strong do not always remain strong.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21
MIIN WEsP

You wouldn't think il 10 read about him in the first of the book by Nelson Q, Nye, but Wild Horse shorty Is a T0oilnrlaolin gent of tlla wild west, ene flt t0 take hls plana with the best 0t the llelional hevass nf thR purple range,
 Nild Horse is the top kick in the hook published by Maek1illan lel,Tbl, and Olle Of the first westerns i0 hll the stands ln long time,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21

Peter Lore. the diminutlve mens ace. has . right side oe the lnws role in Warner Brother new my1- tery thriller, The Mask of DinaiS tring,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21

Its a riot in etiquette on what NOT Co do co the picture theater. a part of the strand program which run lhorugh Thursday.
The union times., 1944-11-04
Brien McMahon- Democrat

As former U. S. Assistant Attorney General he successfully prosecuted coal corporations, operators and deputy sher- ifs on charge of conspiracy to violate the Civic Rights Statute in Harlan County, Kentucky. As result, miners were enabled to organize and to employ the benefits of collective bargaining.
 Convicted Paul D. Teacher, Arkansas cotton planter, on charge of violating slavery statute, thus ending slave-keep- ing methods of planter to break a strike (before Pearl Harbor) of sharecroppers led by Southern Tenant Farmers Union.
 Pledged to support President Roose- velts program for International cooper ation and lasting peace, and to vote for all measures necessary to assure jobs for all in peace time. He favors increas- ing minimum wages to stimulate pur- chasing power.
 Mir. McMahon's record in public life indicates he would be strong supporter of the Presidents forward-looking do- mestic and foreign politics, and would be generally sympathetic to labor's legis- lative proposals.
The union times., 1944-11-04
U. s. REPRESENTATIVE
 FIRST DISTRICT William J. Miller Republican

Best record of the six Connecticut Representatives, yet fell woefully short of what is expected of friend of labor The fact that this is the district that had previously elected Representative Kop- plemann who "voted 100 per cent favor able with A. F. of LIS legislative pro- gram while a member of Congress-" &C., cording to the Connecticut Federation of Labor, probably accounts for this better record.
 On the Smith -Connally bill he voted in the same manner as Representative Monkiewicz. He voted against the Poll tax and against the continuation of the Dies Committee.
 Among his poor votes were: For amendments proposed by the labor batter Howard Smith to emasculate the Ma tional Labor Relations Act, for the Wal ter Logan bill to throw NLRB decisions into the Courts, for liquidation of Home Owners Loan Corporation, for staffing OPA almost exclusively with representa- tives of business.
 He voted against the $67, 200 yearly salary limitation. He failed to sustain the Presidents veto of the anti-subsidy bill and veto of the tax bill which saddled heavier burdens on low-income workers. He opposed the Admins tration's price control policy, and voted for the gar nishee of Federal employees wages.
The union times., 1944-11-04
| U. s. SENATE
 John A. Danaher- Republican

One of the Senate's outstanding iso- lationists, he consistently voted against arming this country for defense. Voted against two naval appropriation bills, voted against selective service when recommended by the President and the country's military leaders. Voted against the repeal of the Neutrality Act and twice against lend-lease. Voted for re- duction in Army's size two months be- fore Pearl Harbor and sought to cripple a resolution to put this country on rec ord for international cooperation for world peace.
 Here are a few further instances of wrong voting from labor's viewpoint:
 Voted for removing the $67, 200 yearly salary limitation for the war period ($25, ,oOO after payment of taxes).
 On Smith -Connally Act, voted unfavor- ably, then favorabIy, but failed to vote on sustaining the Presidents veto.
 Voted against Murray -Kilgore- -Trum an reconversion bill that all organized labor had endorsed.
The union times., 1944-11-04
As We See It. by The Staff

to take two hours off on election day without losing pay. But work CTS who stay on the job are offered an extra 2-hour pay bonus. The scheme is part of an overall CM plan for election day.
 WORKERS at the General Shoe Corp. at Pulaski, Tenn.-owned by the state Republican campaign manager-chipped in $l21.78 to the Democratic National Commit tee fund for the reelection of Pres. Roosevelt. "We know when we have good President,'' the workers told the Nashville Tennes- sean, which has collected apprOxi- mately $2,OOO in a daily front page campaign for the fund.
 AN Oregon newspaper publisher hepped on the idea that this is a Republican year, boasted with in- creasing confidence at a New York party recently that Dewey was go- ing to twin in a walk.'' Finally inc talk got to the money stage and the OregOnian placed a $lO,OOO check on the table and demanded that it be covered-''at 3 to l, of cOurse."
 COlumnist Walter WincheII moved alongside, tapped the publisher on the shoulder and said, "Wait a minute, bud" He was back in q few minutes and laid a $3O,OOO check on top of the publishers ten grand and the bet was called. For the rest of the evening the bold bad Dewey backer had nothing more to say.
 FAILURE to wipe out the un- democratic poll tax has been laid squarely at the feet of Dewey-sup- porting Republicans and renegade Democrats by the National Com mittee to Abolish the Poll Tax. The committee reviewed President ROOsevelt's many denunciations of the tax and quoted his recent speech in which he said, ''The right to vote must be open to all citi- zens without tax or artificial restriction"
 THOUGH it all may have been perfectly true, few correspondents would be as frank as the MiI,Uau- kee Sentinel printer made a re- porter appear to be in the follow ing dispatch:
 ''WashingtOn-In a mOnotonous conference at San Francisco dis closed today by the navy, Adm. Ernest J. King, navy commander in-chief, and Adm. Chester w.. Nimitz, Pacific fleet commander, have mapped new strategy against ] Japan"
The union times., 1944-11-04

COPers are looking for state bets that Dewey will carry such and such state-or that RooseveIt's $ plurality won't be over so many thousand in this or that state.
 INCOMPLETE lists received from the office of the Conn. Secre- tary of the State reveal that at least 27 women have been nomi- mated by the Democratic Party for the House of Representatives with 4 additional candidates nominated for the State Senate. These candi- dates of course are in addition to Margaret ConnOrs, cOntesting the Congressional Seat from Fairfield County now held by Mrs. Clare Booth Luce; and Mrs. Chase Going WOOdhOuse, former secretary of the State and Professor of Econo- mics at the Connecticut College for Women in New London, the Demo- cratic nominee for. Congress from the Second Congressional District.
 ALFRED Sloan, anti-RooseveIt head of General Motors Corp, is offering polite bribes to his work CTS to keep them away from the polls Nov 7. In accord with New York state election law, the Delco Appliance Corp, CM plant in Rochester, is allowing its workers