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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01
What They're Whispering in Gotham

pose you've heard about him be-
fore, yes;
Joe Pasternak, one OF the more
astute and most regular Hollywood
producers. He enjoys telling stor-
les like this about himself When
he first arrived on these shores
from his native Hungary, he visited
some relatives who live in Phila-
delphia. He was young, naive
and wide.eyed with all the wonders
OF the new land, but he hated TO
admit his lack OF sophistication.
One OF his relatives proudly showed
him a banana, and offering II to
him, said Delicious. Eat 1t. I'll bet
you never saw banana in the old
country, did you" Certainly"
scoffed young Pasternak, and
reaching for the proffered fruit, pro-
ceeded TO eat it-skin and all!
The great comedian who Is in a
large measure responsible for this
comedians good fortune: Our new
ly opened, and much timer, original
Leon & Eddies had been founder
ing and failing, and my partner and
had just about decided to give up
the struggle. This was a decade
and a hair ago. The reason we sur
vived is that this comedian, who
knew Of our difficulties, convinced
some wealthy Chicago pals who
were throwing a lavish Bon Voyage
party for a friend that they should
hold it at Leon & Eddie's. Their
check amounted to 81 800 and made
IL possible for us to stay in bust
ness. The comedians name-Joe +.
Brown.
The people you knew way back
when, who haven't changed a bit.
unless for the better-Bob Hope.
Barbara Stanwyck, Dottie Lamour.
Abbot and Costello, George Raft.
Martha Raye.
The second generation OF Leon &
Eddies, on the distaff side Mr.
Enken's daughter. Leonore, and my
daughter, Edwina.
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As a matter of fact, in his library
OF more than a thousand books re-
lating TO this study. he can show
you one-a ,ook OF color illustra.
tions on the generals OF the South
African war inscribed by his aunt.
Ito Donald on his fourth birthday"
| II you get puzzled about some OF
/ those ribbons you see on the SER
vice boys. call our Mr. Hatswell.
Let's go on Stage 8, and meet
some more people on the Holly
| wood Canteen" set. That quiet
looking fellow there is Mushy Gala
han, once worlds junior welter-
weight champ in the ring; now he
/ keeps people like John Garfield.
Paul Henreid. Dennis Morgan and
yours truly in physical trim.
And there are those two broth.
ers, Jesse and Gene Hibbs. II you
remember football. you remember
when they were All-American pig
skin pushers; now Jesse Is a dia.
logue director, and Gene is push.
ing a powder-putf in the makeup
department.
Well, it's about lunch-time. so
let's go TO the Green Room. That's
where the stars eat. and while we
grab sandwich I'll introduce you
TO Rita. Nobody knows Rita's last
name, but she's served more fam.
Gus screen people in IS straight
years OF doing only that than any
other waitress in the world.
She's famous for two other
things. too, her girth and her jokes.
She says herself that she's so big
they had TO enlarge the Green
Room TO get her inside.
There are a lot of other intereet-
ing people with interesting Jobs on
the lot.
There's Jack Lyons, the key man.
He's made an honest living all his
life cracking safes, and I'm person.
ally grateful to him for pulling
some of my biggest Jobs" as an
underworld slicker
There's Hal Shaw, the head OF
the sound effects library. Want
woman screaming just before she's
strangled? Want the death rattle
OF a Jap? Want the first cry Of
newborn infant? Name II: Hal
has 1t. That's all he does, just
collect sounds.
And meet Art Klein. the auto
man. While everybody else is wor-
rying about whether the old ialopy
will hold out until after the war.
he's got little jobs like $4,000
Rolls-Royces, sotta.Franchinis and
scores of others from 1915 flivvers
to the last made limousines.
Wonderful characters with won
derful jobs. There are dozens
more. Like the gateman. But | sup
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01
City Employees
Employees Leader: May we di

Employees Leader: May We dis.
cuss wages?
Mayor; You may discuss them,
but tell you we have no more
money.
This Is not a verbatim quota
ton. but it is the jist of comment
at the meeting OF the City Council
at its meeting OF July 3.
The Y.T.P.A. stands firmly back
OF Mayor Bower and the council
on this issue-lF Cd the wages
are comparable with those for like
work in like towns. (2) the index
of costs was considered in wage
raises during 1894.
The Mayor and Council at the
above mentioned meeting made II
as clear as they now do by their
action that they are willing to sit
around the table and discuss grieys
ances". This is fine attitude,
and was even approved by the city
employees union representative.
There is apparently no deviation
from this procedure; the employees
are still being listened to.
Ii must be clear that the Y.T.P.A.
is always for fair wage and Just
treatment, it's whole program is
based upon such expectation even
as it urges reduction in general
expenses to eventually reduce the
city tax rate.
Charles N. Hill, pres.
Ypsilanti Tax Payers Assc.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01

The news arrived at ten o'clock
that same night. Carter Bradford
came over again and this time he
went directly to Pat Wright and
took her hand. She was so aston
ished she forgot to snatch it away.
Then he said gently: cts up to you
and Lola now, Pat"
What on earth are you talk
ing about?" asked Pat in q shrill
tight voice.
"Dakin's men have found the car
Jim escaped in"
"Found it,"
Ellery Queen rose from a dark
corner and came over into the light.
"If it's bad news, keep your voices
down. Mrs. Wright's just gone to
bed, and John F. doesn't look as il
he could take any more today.
Where was the ear found"
"At the bottom Of q ravine of
Route 478A, up in the hills. About
fifty miles from here"
"Lord!" breathed Pat, staring.
at had crashed through the
highway rail-" reported Carter,
"just past a hairpin turn. Dropped
about two hundred feet"
"And JIM" asked Ellery.
Pat sat down in the love seat By
the fireplace, looking up at Cart ~
IL he we're a judge about to pro-
nounce doom.
Found in the car" Cart turned
aside. Dead" He turned back and
looked humbly at Pat $50 that's
the end Of the case"
"Poor Jim!" whispered Pat
81 want to talk to you two" said
Mr.. Queen.
1t was very late. Hermione had
heard, and had gone to pieces.
Strange that the funeral Of her
daughter should have found her
strong, and the news of her son-in-
laws death weak John F. was
in hardly better case: he had taken
to trembling, and the doctor noticed
st, and packed him off to bed in a
guest room while Lola assisted with
Hermy, and Pat helped her father
up the stairs =. Now IL was over,
and they were both asleep, and Lola
had locked herself in, and DR.. Will
loughby had gone home, sagging.
II want TO talk to you two," said
Mr.. Queen.
Carter was still there. He had
been q bed of rock for Hermy this
night. She had actually chung to
him while she wept, and Mr.. Queen
thought this. too, was strange. And
then he thought: No, this IL the
rock, the last rock, and Henry
clings. II she lets 20, she browns,
they all drown. That 10 how she
must feel.
And he repeated: IL want 10 talk
10 you two"
Ito be continued)
copyrisht By Litu.. Bro-p O.,
Distributed b. kias fss.ur.s Sysdiest.. h
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01
BY Dorothy kIlsallen

(Humphrew Bogart, who recent
ly made the leap from screen bad
man to screen lover, has a well.
known fondness for characters"
So, small wonder that for this piece
he chose TO write about little peo-
| pie, not stars .. ID. X
Humphrey Bogart says:
Let me be reporter for a day
covering the Hollywood beat, and
I'll take you around the sound
stages OF my home lot.
This is going to be different from
the usual tour, because you aren't
going TO meet Ann Sheridan and
Bette Davis and John GARFIELD and
the other names.
This time you're going TO meet
some people whose names you've
never heard before-but who are as
much part of the legend and the
lore OF Hollywood as any OF the
greatest stars.
See that skinny, grazing, ordin-
airy looking little guy? He's
'Limey" Plews, and he's prop man
for Mike Curtiz. His autograph
collection includes royalty, states
men, athletes, and, of course, every
movie star since Rin.Tin-Tin. And
there's a story about each auto.
graph. like the one from Albert
Einstein.
"Limey" just couldn't get to the
scientist when the latter visited
the film capital years ago, and he
told John Barrymore about II. The
star said "Limey. me proud fell
low. have no qualms. | shall in
vite this great sage TO my domicile
for dinner and secure his signature
for you"
He did. After the liqueur, he
said. my dear professor, | have a
delicate matter. My bosom friend,
the admirable 'Limey' Plews, re-
quests your autograph"
Admiral Limey?" puzzled Elm
stein. confusing what Barrymore
had said trifle, II don't seem TO
recall hearing OF an Admiral
Limey."
"Oh yes" Barrymore went on
straight-faced. "A very great man Of
the seas, Admiral Limey."
Very we'll then" said Einstein.
III be glad to do 1t. And that's
the way his autograph reads in
"Limey's book, ITO Admiral Limey
with best wishes, Albert Einstein."
Now come with me over TO the
wardrobe department. and I'll in
troduce you to DR.O. Hatsweli,
the greatest living authority on
military regulations. uniforms and
insignia. A lieutenant in the Brit.
ish Navy during the last war, he
had devoted his entire lifetime to
this work.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01
By Elery Queen

the other firing. But Jim was well
out Of range as the two cars dis
appeared.
The crowd shouted, and swept
over the Wrights and their friends,
and automobiles began flying down
the hill in clouds of dust.
Hermy lay on the living-room
settee, and Pat and Lola were ap-
plying cold congresses to her head
while John F. trned the pages Of
one Of his stamp albums with great
elaboration, as If it were one Of
the most important things in the
world. He was in a corner by the
window to catch the late afternoon
light. Clarice Martin was holding
Hermy's hand tightly in an ecstasy
of remorse, crying over her defec-
ton during the trial and over Nora
and over this last shocking blow.
At the fireplace DR.. Willoughby
and Mr.. Queen conversed in low
tones. Then Judge Martin came in
from outdoors. And with him was
Carter Bradford.
Everything stopped, as II an
enemy had walked into camp. But
Carter ignored it. He was quite
pale, but held himself erect; and
he kept from looking at Pat who
had turned psler than he. Clarice
Martin was frankly frightened.
She glanced quickly at her husband,
but Eli shook his head and went
over to the window to seat himself
by John F.
81 don't want to intrude, Mrs.
Wright" said Carter stiffishly.
But l had to tell you how badly l
feel about--all this"
Thank you, Carter" said Her
my. lola, stop babying me! Car
ter, what about" Henry swal-
lowed-"Jim7"
Jim got away, Mrs. Wright"
-I'm glad" cried Pat. ooh, I'm
30 very glad!'
Carter glanced her way. "Don't
say that, Patty. That sort of thing
never winds up right. Nobody gets
away Jim would have been better
=. advised TO have stuck it out"
$50 that you could hound him TO
his death, I suppose! All over
again!"
John r. left his stamp album
where 1t was. He put his thin hand
on Carriers arm. at was nice of
you to come here today, Cart. I'm
sorry IL ! was ever harsh with you.
How does il look?"
bad, Mr.. Wright" Carriers lips
frightened. Naturally, the alarm is
out. All highways are being
watched. It's true he got away, but
it's only q question of time before
he's captured"
Bradford" inquired Mr.. Queen
from the fireplace, have you traced
the getaway carr"
Eyes"
Looked like put-up Job TO me, y
muttered DR.. Willoughby. THAT
car was in q mighty convenient
place, and the motor was running 7"
Whose car is it," queried Lola.
at was rented from Homer
Findlays garage in Low Village
this morning"
Rented" exclaimed Clarice
Martin. "By whom?"
Roberta Roberts"
Ellery murmured "Ah," In A tone
Of dark satisfaction, and nodded as
IL that were all he had wanted 70
know. But the others were sur
prised.
Lola tossed her head. Good for
her."
Garter allowed me 10 talk 10 the
woman myself" said Judge Eli
Martin YEARLY. "She's smart In
sists she hired the car just TO drive
10 the cemetery this morning"
"And that she left the motor
running by mistake" added Carter
Bradford dryly.
And was 1t . coincidence that
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01
Half Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Twenty Years Ago
Mrs d. L. Crippen, Summit received letter via air
mail service from her sister Mrs Shepherd Morgan HILL
Cal This OF several letters that Ypsan
residents since the service effect July
horse drawing the Bego Creamery became frighen
ed on W. Michigan Ave and The driver
Earl delivering milk at The Dr. c. T.
LaBsrs yard at All Michigan tearing porch
the house The entire DESTROYED wha, tie wag
on tipped over tearing down the posts Of the porch
aging the floor.
Death Angela Louise Proud daughter of Mr. and Mrs Paul
Proud.
Fifty Years Ago
Rev Basian Sms Congregational Church preached AZ
the Union service In the Methodist Church
Normal weddings reported those Joseph jenkins
father OF Normal athletics and Miss Rose NJ Nance
Iona; Jay Foote, Charlotte and Miss H. Barnha Bal.
ardS ~
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01
CHAPTER rHIRrY-sEvEN

CHAPTER THlRTY-SEVEN
Services for Nora-on April Is
were private. Only the family
and few friends were present
Mr.. Queen, Judge and Clarice Mar
tin, DR.. Willoughby, and some of
John F.'s people from the bank.
Frank Lloyd was seen about the
edge of the group, straining for a
glimpse Of the lovely profile in the
copper casket. He looked as il he
had not taken his clothes of for q
week, or slept during that time.
When Hermy's eye rested on him,
he shrank and disappeared . .
There were perhaps twenty mourn
ers in all.
Hermy was heroic. She sat up
straight, eyes steady and she didn't
cry. Pat said it was because she
was all cried out. Lola had TO take
John F. by the hand -.
Looking back on it, Ellery saw
the finer points of Jim Haight's
psychology. But that was after the
event Beforehand it was impos-
sible to tell, because Jim acted his
part perfectly. He fooled them all,
including the author-detective.
Jim came TO the cemetery be-
tween two detectives, seemingly
ignoring them, looking neither to
right nor to left, on the path under
the aged trees up to the top of the
hill where the newly-turned earth
CAPPED.
Most Of Wrightsville watched
from decent distance. The Wrights
stood about the grave in a mournful
group, Lola and Pat pressing close
to Hermione and their father. Close
to them were Ellery Queen, Judge
Eli Martin and Clarice, Doc Will
loughby and some others; and, of
course, DR.. Doolittle.
When Jim was brought up, a tiny
murmur arose among the onlookers.
Hermy's lips were seen to move,
and Jim went over to her and
kissed her. He paid no attention TO
anyone else; after that he just stood
there at the grave, 4 thin figure of
loneliness.
Soon the interment service was
over, and they were shuffiing down
the walk, Hermy straining back
ward TO catch a last glimpse of the
casket The crowd at the gate
parted silently.
Then Jim Haight did IT,
One moment he was trudging
along between the detectives, Q
dead man staring at the ground ;
the next he came alive. He tripped
one of his guards. The man fell
backward. Jim struck the second
guard on the jaw, 20 that the man
fell on his brother officer and they
threshed about, like wrestlers, try
ing TO regain their feet
In those few seconds Jim was
gone, running through the crowd
like a bull, bowling people over,
lodging and twisting ..
Ellery shouted at him, but Jim
ran on.
The detectives were on their feet
now, running too, revolvers out use
lessly. To fire might mean hitting
innocent people.
And then Ellery saw that Jim's
madness was not so mad at all. For
a quarter way down the hill, past
al the parked vehicles, stood a
sir yle large car, its nose pointed
away from the cemetery. No one
was in il; but the motor had been
kept running, Ellery knew, for Jim
leaped in and the car shot forward
ct once.
By the time the two detectives
reached a clear space, and fired
down the hill, the limousine was a
toy in the distance, eareening Graz
lily at a great speed.
After another few moments, the
detectives reached their own car
and took up the chase, one driving,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01
JOHN KENNEDY DIES

Detroit, Aug 1-AP-John w.
Kennedy. as, General Sales Man.
ager OF the Huron Portland Cement
Company and brother OF former
State Hishway Commissioner, e.
Donald Kennedy, died Saturday
night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01
JOSEPH ToRRENcE DIES

Grayling. Aug. 1-AP- Joseph
f. Terrence. IS, president OF the
Terrence Oil Company OF Birming-
ham, Mich, died in hospital here
Sunday. He had been taken Ill while
on a vacation at his Higgins Lake
summer home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01
WATER SHALLOW

Detroit. Aug. 1 -AP- Diving
into shallow water in the Huron
River at Shady Grove Park in Hur.
on Township. Vincent Banas, 36, OF
Detroit, struck his head and drown.
ed Sunday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01
GLIDER CRASHES

Mt. Clemens. Aug. L AP -
Losing control at an altitude OF $50
feet, Neil Loving. %, OF Detroit,
suffered fractures OF both ankles
and facial injuries in the crash Of
his glider at Wings Airport Sun
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01
Calamity Town

she also turned the ear about 50
that it pointed down the hll!"
asked Mr.. Queen.
That's what / asked her." said
Carter. ooh, there's no question
about her completely, and we're
holding her. But that doesn't get
Jim Haight back, nor does it give
US a case against this Roberts
woman. Well probably have to let
her CO."
"She visited Jim on Sunday" re-
marked Ellery refectively.
"Alse yesterday. I'm convinced
she arranged the escape with Jim
then"
"What difference does it make"
Hermy sighed. ."Escape-no escape
Jim won't ever escape" Then
Hermy said a queer thing, consid-
ering how she had always claimed
she felt about her son-in-law and
his guilt. Hermy exclaimed, Poor
Jim!"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01

Monroe. Aug. ZAP Dolphus
Hayes, 80, Detroit. died Sunday OF
Injuries suffered Wednesday In an
automobile collision in which his
wife and two children were hurt.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01
THEY say

Chicaso-John Tincu. Chicago
manufacturer, paying his Navy pi-
lot nephew. Lieut.. Alexander Vra-
ciu, rs, OF East Chicago, H., a re.
ward Of $1,000 for shooting down
Jap planes at 500 a plane: I'm
glad he came home now-because
II he stayed there any longer Id
have to buy the Jap air force!"
Washington-Sen. John H. Bank.
head (D), Ala, asserting prospects
OF an early peace. plus inability
Of the OPA and mills to agree on
mill prices. has created an "un.
justified depression in cotton
prices: Il advise farmers to with.
hold their cotton from sale until
the price at the farm is at least
equal to the parity price"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-01
Your Health
Progress Made in
Cancer Education
of Public
BY GUaan ctsndennInq, NJ. o.

THE EDUCATION Of the pub
lie about cancer is proceeding
apace if one can judge by the lit
erature that comes to my desk. The
American Society for the Control
of Cancer publishes an article in
a weekly magazine, and it issues
a bulletin of its own for general
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-03
Calendar ofCo",ing Events

MONDAY, JULY -----..-----
K OF P. MEETING at 8 p m. -.
LADIES' AUXILIARY of Oskar Andreas Post games party
tV.FW. Hall at p M
TUESDAY, JULY a
DANCE FOR SERVICE MEN and women at USO on BROAD
way at p m. Sefrdge Field Orchestra Will furnish
= the music. ...
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS games party at o:l5 p m. az
former USO building IS Cherry street -. .
F. g. A. NJ Mt. Clemens No. 6, regular communication at
1870 p. .
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Red Cross surgical dressing
class in the church basement at 1890 a. M
HARRISON CIRCLE of Kings Daughters will meet at the
Harrison Town Hail.
THURSDAY JULY s
LINCOLN PTA Red Cross Unit will meet at the school
from 11until p. m.
FRATERNAI. ORDER OF EAGLES will meet at Aere Hall
at
HARRISON TOWNSHIP Red Cross Unit will meet at the
Harrison Town Hall from 10 until
LADIES' AUXILIARY Oskar Andreas Post party
at VF.W. Hall at p. m. .
HOLLYHOCK CLUB of ST. Louis Parish will meet with
Mrs. George Beaufait Card road at / m
WATCHFUL CIRCLE Kings Daughters will meet with Mrs
julius Koehler North Gratiot avenue at 1890 m.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL of the Meade Church will hold
ice social at the church lawn. In OF
rain the church basement.
MONDAY JULY 10
MARGARET GIBSON COUNCIL, Daughters of America, No.
40, will hold public installation at East Detroit High
School, at p. m.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-03

Service Notes

A COMPLETE LIST of Amer
lean Red Cross Home Service
Workers, who are on duty eve
ningS and Sundays, whenever
the Chapter Headquarters are
closed, was published in Fri
days issue Of the Monitor-Lead-
or, however it was not stated
that in case of a change of
Worker on duty, the correct
number can always be had by
calling Western Union.
If it should become necessary
for you to have to call the Red
Cross Office during other than
business hours, and you do not
have the name and telephone
number of worker on duty,
merely call Western Union and
ask who is taking calls for
Red Cross tonight"
The Red Cross will furnish
verification of need for fur
Tough or extension of furlough,
for any serviceman. Families or
servicemen are urged to get in
touch with the Red Cross, for
assistance, should an emergency
furlough arise.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-03
Werderman Infant
Baptized Sunday

TYLENE NOR M A, infant
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard w, Werderman was baptiz-
ed Sunday, July 2, in st. Johns
Lutheran Church of New Hav-
en- by Rev. F. w. Bublitz.
The sponsors were Norma
June Ramin and Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin Bieske. A family dinner
was served at the Werderman
home on Carl street, following
the services.
MRS. HOWARD c.. CHAM
BERLIN, of Philadelphia, to-
gether with Mr.. and Mrs. Sher-
wood Bennett and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace B. MacLachlan, of
Mount Clemens, were guests OF
Mrs. James E. Spier at Satur-
days Symphony concert in De-
troit at which. Alex Templeton
served as guest artist.
WILL MEMBERS of the
Watchful Giro e of Kings
Daughters, who are to meet for
a picnic at the home of Mrs.
julius Koehler, on North Gra-
tiot avenue, Thursday, at 1890
o'clock. Call Mrs. E. j. McCree-
dy, Phone $3.50 or Mrs. R. j.
Stewart 5572.