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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-26

FORT MCCLELLAN. Ala.-AP-
Nineteen OF 20 JapAnese-Ameriean
soldiers placed in the stockade
here last month on charges OF 70
fusing 20 take infantry training
have been convicted by courts mar
tial and the goth 10 currently on
trial Army public relations de.
clared Tuesday Punishment ranges
from 10 20 IS years imprisonment.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-26
TAKES OWN LIFE

Lansing. Mich. Apr 26-AP -
Floyd f. Koontz, 81, executive sec.
rotary OF the Michigan Road Build
ers Association. is dead of a gun
shot wound in the head which Po-
lice Chief Richard w. Rogers said
was self-inflicted. Rogers said he
learned Koontz. who has been i'll,
fired charge from a shotgun into
his head in the attic OF his East
Lansing home Monday. Victor
koontz, %, the victims son. told
Rogers he had heard the shot and
found his father alone in the attic.
the shotgun beside him.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-26
By Lorena Carlton

after a grin for Prism. hold just
that expression You look like q
dream-and II my old ears don't
deceive me I hear the mob at the
door. He was right
Swiftly Mallory moved from the
darkened wings or'o the stage,
near but in front Of Sandy. who
stood at the piano. II possible, the
prima donna always greeted ad-
mirers onstage. A few experiences
in her own damned dressing room
had taught her that guests were
not so apt to linger IL prodded none
too delicately by electricians play
ing with lights.
Yet she was gracious, as the
people surged upon the stage.
Prism stood directly behind her,
against one elbow. acting as a sort
of bracer. Mallory began TO smile
and utter pleasant remarks OF
thanks. Tod Patrick stood to one
side, thinking humorously, "Ad-
miration does more for Mallory
than liver extract for ain anemia
patient" At the same time he was
as always, reveling in the adula-
ton his best artist was receiving
For she was his best artist, even
though she shouted 1t too often to
please him.
He watched a gloriously pretty
Mexican girl, in white velvet and
a short ermine cape, kiss Mallory
on both cheeks, then crowd in be-
side the singer to stay. He watched
also, the escort of that dark
haired girl kiss Mallory's hand, a
fellow so handsome that just see
ing him made Tod Patrick feel as
il fishbone were stuck In his
throat
The young man stepped aside to
make way for a middle-aged couple
whom the Mexican girl in white in.
troduced. Tod Patrick could not
help staring as II he were witness.
ing something important And il
was important. Mallory was meet
ing Carlos parents. his mother, q
thin woman with exquisite eyes
dressed in imported metal lace, sa.
bles, and wearing sparkling topazes
and large diamonds, deliberately
set in massive old-style gold
mountings. And the father, tall
white haired and perfectly tailored
in full dress.
After compliments on her per
Torrance, the Sonora Estrada said
to Mallory. II regret having neg.
lected you, but I have been slightly
i'll since returning to the city. ]
want you for dinner SOON"
THANK you" murmured the girl
feeling like some child in kinder
garten instead Of a celebrated art.
ist. In her ear she heard Prisms
soft mutter. Thus prompted, she
raced to say, "And thank you fol-
the violets. I shall sleep with them
beside my bed" Those dozens OF
clusters in the large, fiat purple
basket must have been the ones
those placed at one side Of the pi.
ano. Good old Prism, with her
memory like an elephants.
Carlos said they were the color
Of your eyes" The mother smiled
But he was wrong" said the
Senior Estrada. mo flower coulC
have such a delicate clear rich,
ness"
Again Mallory felt immature as
a child. you are most gallant"
They moved on with Carlos In
tow. Fathers quite the flirt.
Manuelita said with an American
giggle. "I'll stick here and help you
with people, Mallory"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-26

East Lansing. APR. 2s-AP-Ths
eighth annual high school girls
Home Economics Day. 10 be at
tended by approximately 100 girls
taking second and third year
courses in high school home econo-
mics, will be held at Michigan
State College Friday. Dr. Msris
Dye, dean OF home economies. said
Tuesday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-26
APPEALS TO PUBLIC

Lansing. Apr 26-AP-Charles
Figy, state commissioner of agricul-
ture Tuesday appealed to the pub.
lie to assist In continuing pro-
gram to eradicate injected barberry
bushes which spread stem rust TO
small grain crops Asserting farm.
ers in Michigan this year will place
much Of their increased acreage IN
wheat. oats. barley and rye. Figy
said the greatest hazard to these is
stem rust.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-26

LONDON-AP - Two Laborite
members OF Parliament have sub
mitted written questions asking
Prime Minister Churchill for as
surance that no American propos-
ais for permanent possession OF
lend-lease bases in the Western
Hemisphere will be entertained by
the British government.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-26

BERN, Switzerland-AP- The
Swiss newspaper Der Bund quoted
4 clandestine anti.Fascist Italian
journal as saying that Benito Mus
solini had a narrow escape from
death recently when bomb was
hurled at his automobile near Lake
Garda. The bomb exploded only a
few yards from the former Duce's
car. the account said.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Critics Eloquence Sustained
BY Signe Hasso's Success
Ry JAY CARMODY.

Those critics who saw her in Golden Wings and observed what
superb actress she that dizzy
selves nicely sustained by the subsequent happy
Pretty and intelligent Miss Hasso who charmed virtually all of
social Washington
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Magicians Capture HOLLYWOOD

lis due in town shortly when a
unit at United Artists gets busy
on "The Great Houdini," life story
of the famous escape artist.
Mervyn LIE Roy brought his two
youngsters, Warner Lewis and
Linda, out on the set of Thirty
Seconds Over Toxic" which he is
directing, so they could see the
huge B-25 bombers used in the
film. Maj. Dean Davenport, tech
nical adviser, took them on an
inspection tour. Back on the set
again, little Linda seemed definitely
disappointed.
Il guess it was all wonderful" !"
she said, "but where were all the
dead Japs?"
Maria Jeritza, of the opera world
a few years back, is busting OF
her soprano voice, in preparation
for series of camp tours. Holly
wood Victory Committee reports
soldiers are asking for higher class
entertainment and this has in
spired Jeritza to take her voice out
OF storage. AS the wife of Winfield
r. Sheehan, movie producer, Jeritza
has presided over ranch for the
past 10 years.
iheleased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance Inc.)
Evening star., 1944-04-11

Second and r streets NE, under
the sponsorship ofS the West Lam
ham Hills Gun Cub, it was an.
nounced today. Lt, Arthur r. Aroid
of the Maryland state Militia will
be the chief inst,aictor.
Evening star., 1944-04-11

with laugh that sounds like a
prettily muted carlton, she doubts
greatly that she did make herself
shorter, but she got the part. 1t
was to lead through such drama
lists as Ibsen, Shakespeare, Strind-
berg, Shaw, Racine, and to the
theaters of Vienna, Budapest,
Paris, London. Berlin, and other
European capitals.
y X X X
Miss Hasso warmly disputes the
parallel, but that "too tall" story
which comes out of her first role,
/ Is apparent in her success in
getting the starring role, opposite
Tracy, in 1.-THE Seventh Cross"
The director of that as yet un-
released picture had no doubt that
she could act the role perfectly.
His hesitation in casting her was
based upon a feeling that she was
"too glamorous To prove that it
was not valid objection, Miss Hasso
donned low-heeled shoes, an over
size gingham dress OF extreme
casualness in design, and a mousey
wig that concealed her auburn
hair.
Just right" said the director
when he saw her.
Patiently, she is an actress who
can get along without Strindberg,
1bsen, or any one else.
Hollywood desperately needs the
type. And is doing very we'll by
1t in the case of Miss Hasso!
X X X *s
Furthermore: Coils. Frank Capra
and Hugh Keating, a prominent
pair behind "Tunisian Victory" will
be guests of honor at a press party
this afternoon at the Carlton. :.
A prelude, the part is, to the OPEN
ing of the picture at the Colum-
bia on Thursday. Screened to-
day for sports columnists and
others was Kings OF the Ring"
which will be shown at Sidney
Lust's Hippodrome theater. . i.
1t covers pugilism's champions
from John L. Sullivan through Joe
Louis. Incidentally, Mr.. LIS
signature is just about the most
piquant in showdom. 1t always
looks like "Lmj". For escapism
lat its best, a Glen Echo enthusiast
among our correspondents recon-
mends the Octopus ride at that
amusement park. Like the
times" he writes, ut goes up, down
and sideways" &C. I. 1--WE"
an all-soldier show under the
auspices of the Recreation Depart
ment, will beapresented tomorrow
night at Central High School audi
torium. =. And, not to be over
looked, that also is the opening
night of Eugene ONeill's "Ah,
Wilderness" at Catholic Univer-
sity's theater with Arlan Schneider
in the title role. . Mr.. SIS last
chore was in Maxwell Anderson's
ill-fated "Storn 0neration
Evening star., 1944-04-11
BY the Associated Press.


HOLLYWOOD, April 11.-Richard
Red" Shelton, who has gagged his
way through a number of "whodun-
its" on the screen, was the co-star
today of a mystery of his own-why
did he and Muriel Morris, blond
model, call off their proposed mar
riage?
The two, each 30, took out a
license to wed last Thursday, telling
reporters they had decided on mar
riage an hour before. Shelton said
they would wed "in couple of
days"
Yesterday Miss Morris said the
wedding was Off.
She told neWsmen she intended to
marry 'fabulously wealthy busi-
nessman in Mexico City" She de-
scribed him as good -humored
man, about 81, who telephoned her
many times, constantly"
rs he a comedian?" she was
asked.
mo. T should say not" she re-
piled.
Later Miss Morris took back the
"other man" story and said she and
Red had parted by mutual agree
ment and for no definite reason.
Still later she intimated the previ-
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Red Skeletons Wedding Off;
|Ex-Wife Denies She's to Blame

GUS story was correct, but said "any.
thing further will have to come
from Red"
Meanwhile, the comedian refused
any comment beyond anything
concerning this will have to come
from Miss Morris"
ut looks as though they're dead.
locked" said Edna Shelton, the
comics ex-wife, who remains his
gag writer and manager, "and I'm
determined not to get in the middle
On my word of honor, there will be
no reconciliation between Red ano
me-"
Miss Morris denied that Mrs
Shelton had anything to do with
the breakup. A spokesman fol
Shelton said his former wife has q
seven-year professional contract
with him as well as 10-year ali
mony contract.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

stage.
National-"Connecticut Yankee"
$50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol - Heavenly Body: II
am, las, Abs, 7:20 and 10 pm
Stage shows: 1:20, 4:1O, 6:55 anc
9:35 pm.
Columbia Purple Heart: II
am, 1:o5, $40, Sis, 7:2O and 9:3(
pm.
Earle-"Shine On, Harvest Noon:
IL am, las, 4:30, tbs and 1905
pm. Stage shows: los, $50, G:35
and 9:25 pm.
Keith's-"Ali Baba": 11:30 am.
1:35, $40, $40, 7:45 and 9:45 pm.
Little-"The Scarlet Pimpernel":
11:25 am, lbs, 3:25, $50, 7:30 and
$40 pm.
Metropolitan an Around the
World: 1l:40 am, 1:40, $40, $40
TAO and $40 pm.
Palace-"Song of Bernadette"::
10:15 am, l, 3:45, 6:35 and $40 pm
Pix - Grand Illusion: /, 1855
$50, $50 pm.
Trans-Lux News and shorts
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Stanton Park Citizens
See Yellowstone Film

Members of the Stanton Park
Citizens Association were enter
tanned last night by An illustrated
talk on the beauties of the Yellow
stone National Park.
Henry F. Lorentz of the intelli-
gence Office, National Advisory Com
mittee for Aeronautics, gave an in
teresting talk on the scenic wonders
of the park, which then were shown
in colors.
The meeting was held in the Pea
body School. Walter 3. Linceott,
president, presided.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Exclusive Audience
HOLLYWOOD

The worlds most exclusive screer
audience is located at Assam, Bur.
ma, according to word received here
from 1t. Owen Peterson, specia
service officer there.
1t is composed of one man, Sergt
Frank Kulikowski, an aviation me-
chanic who has been confined in g
hospital bed since a plane crash last
October. Every Sunday night, 1t
Peterson sees to 1t that "the Kid
as the injured man is called, views a
flrst-class motion picture, projected
on the ceiling over his bed.
Evening star., 1944-04-11

fate's fairest haired child at thi;
moment. An ABC-minded person
which she isn't, could sum up the
case as follows:
A. She is under contract to
Metro-G oldwy n-Mayer, a rich
canny studio which handles talent
with the most Midas touch since
Midas.
B. She has just finished two
pictures, one De Mile product
in which she had Gary Cooper as
leading man, and has just COM
pleted another at her home studio
with Spencer Tracy as hero. A
better setup for bringing brilliant
new actress to the attention of
the movie public has never been
devised.
c. She has Greta Garbo's for
mer we almost said old" but
nothing Is allowed to grow old in
Hollywood, even Charles Coburn
who gets younger every day
dressing room. It is virtually the
most promising location that could
be selected as kind of spring.
board for leaping into fame.
Miss Hasso Is happily placed, as
you can see.
The handsomest aspect of all
these promising factors, however,
is that they are effects, merely ef-
fects Of which the cause is that
Miss Hasso is brightly blessed with
a great talent for acting. She
proved that the hard way in
Golden Wings"
That was her first appearance in
the theater of this country and
it probably would have proved fatal
to any one else. To a man, and
the several women who counter
point them in the profession, the
critics were as careful to salvage
Miss Hasso as they were bent upon
bringing down Golden Wings"
with their most poisonous arrows.
She was superb, they said, and
Mr.. George Jean Nathan in one of
his rare bursts of enthusiasm
aSSayeQ ner as the best foreign
& actress to reach New York In a
decade.
Miss Hasso had virtually the per-
feet background for justifying her
superlative welcome to the Ameri-
can theater. She was IL when she
began the long, thorough appren-
ticeship which was to lead her
to the top of the Swedish theater
before she was a. That first child
role, Miss Hasso is slightly en-
barrassed to recall now, may have
intimated a shameless conviction
that she was an actress before she
had proved 1t.
IT think you are too TALL" the
director said.
That's all right" Miss Hasso
replied, II shall just make myself
shorter"
Looking back on the incident
Evening star., 1944-04-11
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.

HOLLYWOOD.
Sights and Sounds: Trend scouts
among the movie folks have come
UP with the solid information that
magic has taken a fresh hold on
the American public. Shops deal
ing in tricks report business has
increased more than 100 per cent
during the war. Hence, the movies
are sticking a lot of faster-than-
the-eye stuff into their wares. Con-
sequence is the studios are literally
cluttered with magic experts now
busy acting as technical advisers.
Warner Bros. are plunging head
long into magic in three of their
current films. They hired Fred
Scott, master card manipulation, to
teach Paul Henreid some fast
stunts for Between Two Worlds, u
which is nothing more or less than
Outward Bound" and then they
turned Fred on to Humphrey
Bogart, who will be seen as an ex-
pert ace-palmer in "To Have and
Have Not" Jan Grippe, one of
the countrys outstanding amateur
magicians, took Jack Carson in tow
for the many disappearance tricks
he works in Shine On, Harvest
Moon" Grippe taught Veronica
Lake her magic routine for This
Gun for Hire"
Prof. Basil LAMBERT, comedy xylo-
phonist and magician, has been
retained by 20tn Century Fox
Roy Benson, who came out tc
coach actors in the art of prestidi-
citation, found himself both actor
and technical adviser ir Sweet
and Low Down" The great Dante
enacted himself in a recent Laure
and Hardy comedy, while Charles
Sylber was retained to teach Ronald
Colman a lot Of hocus-pocus fol
"Kismet."
All these boys insist there's moth
ing new under the magic sun ano
hasn't been for a couple Of decades
Sylber points out that one of the
most confounded tricks of the
magician, the Chinese ball mys-
terry" dates back to the first CEN
tury in China. Other feats, he
says, are from so to 1000 years old
Seems magicians merely put mod.
Sf rIG
Hollywood's outstanding sorcerer.
actor is Chester Morris, who ha:
been hobbying in amateur magic
for IS years. He has tricks ant
equipment in his home theatel
valued at more than 100000
Morris invariably slips a bit Of
magic into all his pictures anc
when the opportunity presents
hires himself out to studios as 6
technical adviser.
Neil Hamilton is Morris closes
rival and is an old sWiftie when il
comes to picking cards, birds ane
even bulkier objects out Of ode
places. Orson Welles has lately
taken a keen interest in magic
Several months ago he opened
public magic circus in Hollywood
eliminating with the trick of saw
ing Rita Hayworth in half. Charli'
Butterworth also indulges heavily
but is inclined to be little rough
due to lack of practice.
Greatest influx of magic tech
nicians Hollywood has ever know
Evening star., 1944-04-11

troupe, William Gargan, keenan,
Wynn and Andy Arcari, would head
back to the United States in a few
days. Arcari was forced to drop
out of the show week ago because
of an infected ear.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
PouIette Goddard, Tired,
Cuts Short Her Tour
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, India, April Ii
Film Star Paulette Goddard, fatigued
by SO appearances before soldiers
In the China -Burma-India war
theater during a seven-week, 20,0OO-
mile tour. has been forced to cancel
her remaining seven engagements.
Maj. Paul Zimmerman of Los
Angeles, special services officer, said
she and other members of the
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Course in Murksmunship

A course in rifle craftsmanship
for men anticipating induction into
the armed forces will begin at 7:30
pm, Wednesday, in the indoor rifle
range of McKinlek High School,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Shells, Mews
Real Needs of
SerUicemen

WASHINGTON, Dec. % -
up - Additional ammunition
and more accurate news reports
are the primary needs of service
men overseas, Rep. Paul w.
Shafer Or Mich said Thurs
day, in reporting on his months
tour of European battlefrontS.
Discounting the Importance of
pinup pictures and photograph
records in maintaining soldiers
morale. Shafer declared, Our
soldiers are not dancing their
way through this war and it is
time our people knew it,
Shafer, who Joined fellow
members of the house military
affairs committee in the inspec-
ton trip, added, Ammunition
is being rationed to so many
rounds a day on the western
and Italian fronts. The Fifth
Army has only one eight-inch
gun on the entire Italian front
The Michigan representative
accused the War Department Of
neglecting TO supply the home
front with a proper picture OF
the European theatre. and lndl-
Gated that he had asked Secre-
tary of War Stimson to issue a
daily communique giving peo-
pie the exact information they
should have.
Shafer criticized the Office
of War Information for utterly
failing" to keep Europeans post
ed on Americas role in the war,
and also took army overseas
newspapers to task.
Shafer described the French
edition Of the army newspaper
Stars and Stripes" as poorly
edited with little actual news
coverage' and said the Ameri-
can soldiers have to wait weeks
to get news from America"
Citing instances of alleged
Owl failures, Shafer said the
French believe that the British,
not the Americans, equipped the
First Army. At the same time,
he said, they think that the
Americans, not the British, de-
stroyed the city of lie Havre.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Lions, Guests
Enjoy Party
48 Children Attend
Annual Affoir

Amid gayly decorated sur
roundlngs of Christmas time
forty eight children and seventy
five members and guests Of the
Lions Club enjoyed their annual
Christmas party in the main
room Of the New Glenwooo
Hotel
A large decorated Christina
tree was the center Of attraction
for the children and when Santa
Claus arrived the young guest:
Of the evening we're thrilled anc
could hardly wait until SAINTS
called their names and presente,
them with their gifts.
Preceding the arrival o.
Santa the members, guests anc
children enjoyed a turkey din
ner. The YuletIde season wa,
ushered in by Angelo Fisher
who acted as master-of- ceremon
les for the evening and callet
upon Fred Smith, Lion sons
leader, TO get the crowd in IN,
proper spirit by singing Christ
mas songs. The Lion quartz
composed of Stanley Holmes
Nicholas Papajohn, VILLA II
Floore and Frank Weller enter
tanned the party and they wer,
followed by the ladies quartz
composed Of Mrs. Russell Muir
phy, Mrs. Frank Weller, Mrs
r. F. Allen and Mrs. Ivan A
Johnston.
The highlight Of the evenin
was the Punch and Judy SHOW
presented by Doc Chandle
of Mount Clemens who reall
had the Riddles all laughing Wit
his clever presentation.
Russell Murphy was chair
man for the affair and was as
sisted by Jerry Servo, Holmes
Glenn Rick and William Ander
son.
All members of the club wer
notified that due 10 alteration
being made at the Van Ros
Hotel, that weekly luncheo
meetings on Thursdays will b
held at Dads Place until fltrthe
notice.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Richmond Postmaster
Approved by Senate

WASHINGTON, Dec. % Up,
The Senate has approved the
following nominations for post
masterships in Michigan: Media
G.. Keith, Bellevue; Elgin Quick,
Richmond; Ambrose j. Powell,
Laingsburg; Ida Belle Telling,
Byron; Elmer NJ. Clapp, Oshte-
mo; Roland H. Kolb, Fairview;
Velma Strait, Horton; Blanche
McGraw, Napoleon; Carol +,
Acre, Otter Lake, and Mattl
Halmet Ola. Pelkie.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
(oIumnists Unnecessary
THAT All But One!

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-(P)
President Roosevelt described
columnists today as a unneces-
sary excrescence on our civiliza-
tion-but he quickly declared
Mrs. Roosevelt's newspaper col
umn is different.
The First Lady writes mostly
a diary, he differentiated to a
news conference.
The question Of columnists
arose this way:
A reporter said there has been
some discussion of a joint chiefs
of staff to handle political and
economic matters for the Allies.
+ He asked whether anything like
that was contemplated.
Mr.. Roosevelt replied that he
thought columnists suggested it
I'm not a columnist and
wrote it," remarked Veteran
James Wright of the Buffalo
Evening News.
All he could say, the President
replied, is that columnists are
an unnecessary excrescence or
our civilization. .,...
But you've got one in the
family" burst out Elisabeth May
Craig, who represents Maine
newspapers.
Mr.. Roosevelt laughed with
his audience and said that was
perfectly true. But, he said, Mrs
Roosevelt's column is little BIZ
different because mostly it's 9
diary.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Michigan Filler
Rates High Among
TOP U.S.. Aces

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-(PN
1t. Col. David c. Schllling OF
Traverse City, Mich, was the
only Michigan flier included in
a list Of "a Fighter pilots who
have shot down Is or more enc
my planes issued last night by
the Army Air Forces.
Colonel Schilling, who is at.
taChed TO the Eight Air Force,
was credited with 10 planes. 1t
Ira Qke) Kepford Of Muskegon
Mich, would be on similar list
if such were issued by the Navy
Department.
The Army list was headed by
Major Richard Bong Of Poplar,
Wis, whose score Of 38 has since
been boosted to 40, according to
dispatches from the Southwest
Pacific.