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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18
THE GREATER GAME

A nice letter from one of De-
troit's favorite sports figures. 1t.
Comdr. George Potsy Clark &.
The former Lions coach is now at
st. Marys preflight school in Cali
fornia One OF his ace men is
1t. Charley Gehringer, who played
so much second base for the Tigers
a few seasons back. in addition
TO coaching. /. -. Potsy points
out that Gehringer Is now regular
second baseman on the station
team and so far has played error
less ball and turned in a batting
average OF 1886.
Among visitors In town are 1t.
Paul White and his brother. j.
b. White Paul is in the ma
rines and ]. B. in the army at Fort
Bragg, N. C.. Paul was captain
Of last years great Michigan team
and one of the finest right half
backs in recent Wolverine history
-. His brother played end for
Ohio State Both were foot
ball stars at River Rouge High
School.
SAILOR TO WED
Cpl. Rex Pulford, well-known
sailor and swimmer around De-
troit, will marry Betty Lord. De-
troit Yacht Club mermaid, the end
of this month. Cpl. Rex is sta
toned at Fort Robinson, Ark.
Tom Dorais, son OF Gus. and a
quarterback at the University OF
Detroit, graduated from officers
training school at Quantico last
PIX as a second lieutenant. His
Nlher made the trip down 10 see
him receive his honors 1t
James Mac" Umstattdt. former
Northwestern High star .helf-
miller, already has had nine mis-
sions to his credit over Europe. Z. j..
He is bomber navigator and re-
Gently in England ran into 1t. Bob
Strand. q bomber pilot and former
grid star al Chadsey High
Strand has since been reported
missing -. Umstattdt still holds
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18
Moore, Klein
Feature Mat
C DETROIT SUNDAY nmks
June 10. ls44-Psrf z. Page =

That showdown between IT.
GER Jack Moore and Louis Klein
will take place at Mack Park
Tuesday as "a feature of the second
outdoor show OF the season. Dur
ing the Mack Avenue A. C's in
door season. these grapplers
wrestled a draw, each winning a
fall.
They clash in one of two bouts
in a meat double-header, the other
being a meeting OF Stanley
Buresh, the Australian kangaroo
kicker, and Angelo Martinelli.
tough Italian. Both bouts are
one hour time limit.
One-fall matches are Nick Bill
lings VS.. Dutch" Schultz OF st.
Louis and Dale Wayne VS.. Steve
Nenoff.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18

Out of the frying pan of one
tournament into the fire OF an
other is the prospect for Detroit
players. The national clay courts
championships close Sunday at
Detroit Tennis Club and on June
"a the annual public parks cham
pionships begin at Northwestern
courts.
Dick Mcfarland. naval petty
officer at Crosse Isle, was the
i943 winner with Hubert Manire
runner-up. Hobart Wrobbel and
Manire won in doubles. Junior
honors went to Jim Jankowski,
now in the navy. Flora Hender-
son took the women's honors.
Mary fernando was the other
finalist.
AS usual, the program will con-
sist of mems and women's and
junior singles, and mems doubles
In addition TO Manire and Wrob-
bel the entry list includes Leon.
ard (25) Karpeles. Eddie Roszak
Walter Preston, AL HetZeck, Stan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18

the half-mile record for Detroit
high schools.
The boys in our sports depart
ment are pretty proud Of Bob Cur
win. who worked with us lie
has just been awarded the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross The
Brice-kelly-O'Brien trio. former
l.. of d. basketball combination
is now navy group . En-
sign Bob Brice is a dive bomber
pilot somewhere in the south
Pacific Aviation Cadet
Charlie OBrien is specializing in
carrier based planes in Florida,
and Ensign Ray Kelly is attached
to the landing craft service in
England, and likely had a part in
the recent invasion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18
BY Edgar Hayes

ton Cadet Art Stokley. captain
of last years basketball team, is
at bombardier school at San An
gelo, Tex. Joe Jarrett, one of
his teammates. is in the special
service office at Columbia army
air base in South Carolina.
Two former gridders are In
town on leave Petty Officer
Jack Simmons. former freshman
star. has a Today leave. having
been released from naval hos
pital He was wounded while
participating in pre-invasion land
ings on French shores Jay
Maley. quarterback on the team
with Lloyd Brazil, has been pro-
NOTED to a full lieutenant and is
home from Bunker Hill Naval
Training Base.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18
THE GREATER GAVE By EdsM Hxe.
GEHRNGER COACHING AND PLAYING

Pfc. Chuck Weber. L. OF d.
bowler and one-time sports editor
of the campus paper, is at Univer-
sity Of Minnesota studying Nor
wegian Midshipman Lee Kno-
rex. who played center for the
Titans, is at Columbia midShipmen
school.
News about other L. of d. ath-
letes in the service:
Pvt. Marcus Sullivan. student
manager of basketball. is at Camp
Swift, Tex. Pvt. Walt Cusack.
1914 manager. is finished with his
basic training at Sheppard Field
-. Cpl. Larry Gibson is at KEGS
Ter Field Aviation Cadet Jack
Richardson is at Central Michigan
College in the first phase Of his
naval aviation training . Avia-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18
Thisbe's Foes
Want Breeze.
New Boat Likes
: Light Air Z
BY GEORGE e. VAN

Shippers of the other eight
Ter sloops are hoping for good
eze of wind in the Detroit
Boat Clubs 50th annual regatta
this Sunday, because 1t is in this
kind of going that they see their
best chance of ending the winning
ways of Tom Petzold's Thisbe.
In her first season on Lake st.
Clair, Thisbe is unbeaten and has
won three races in a row. sail
ing against Perez Darnell and
CLYDE Palmer's Pintail. Ernie
Crates Shamrock and Warrior,
owned by Al Cooper and Dick
Swegles.
In the Bayview race last week
in drifting wind, Thisbe practi-
cally had her competitors out OF
sight. In the Dye event the week
before, Pintail, with Russ Pouliot
at her helm, collided with Thisbe,
which was being sailed by Joe
Shay. Pintail was disqualified by
the judges for fouling.
APPEAL PROTEST
Pintails owners are appealing
the protest to the North American
Yacht Racing Union.
All this has added 10 the rivalry
which Is now close 10 the ruckus
stage. Thisbe has high-powered
crew. an outfit that likes TO win
and does. Besides Snay, Petzold
has Carl Meurer, Miles O'Brien,
Bobby Bryant. and his brother,
Herman Petzold in his crew. The
latter came out of retirement Ia
sail this summer.
So far. Thisbe has seemed I'M
beatable in the light airs. Others
credit good handling TO her win
ming performances.
BIG REGATTA
The 8-meter racing features the
regatta card which has II
Uses, the Fights. The start for
NldSo Will at L. itObii
on No. S Black Can Buoy in Lake
St. Clair. Other classes follow AT
the usual five-minute intervals.
All finishes are in the lake except
ing the catboat classes which will
sail down 10 the Boat Club for
their finish. after traversing a
lake course.
The Toledo Yacht Clubs Mills
Trophy race is on for next Satur-
day with 600 p. m. start instead
of the 400 p. m. getaway.
This race will bring together
Bitten, owned by Murray Knapp
and Ernie Crates. and Jimmy
Groves Manitou. for the first time
1t will be Blitzen's first race OF
fresh water. She's 56-foot cut
ter. one Of the most famous yachts
ever built, with a mile-long strinl
Of successes behind her in Der
muda, Mismi-Nassau, ST. Peters
burg-Havana and San Francisco
Honolulu racing.
Manitou, 64-foot yawl. Is a two
time Port Huron-Mackinac race
winner. Both are from Sparkmar
and Stephens designs.
(PGrings on Page s
A..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18
SCHEDULE MONDAY. JUNE 10
49, East sInE

SCHEDULE MONDAY. JUNE 10
CLASS "a" EAST SIDE
Murray Local 2 VS. Thompson at Lodge /.
square u vs.. f. Jefferson Merchants al
Motor CITY for the Deaf VS.. Detroit
Renns at Van Antwerp !
Mich. steel VS.. Federal Mogul Marines
At Gallagher l.
U. 3. Naval Armory vs. Clayton Lam
bert at Pingree 3.
u. & Coast Guard vs.. Briggs stars at
Gabriel Richard vs.. Gar Wood Local ESQ
at ST. Clair !.
CLASS "B' EAST SIDE
Thornton Tandem VS.. Bailey's Ten a.
Chandler 3
cal Co. at Pingrse !.
Budd Induction Heating va. CRAWFORD
Lions at Chandler T.
J. L. Hudson Co. vs.. canteen Club at
Gallagher 2.
Mich. Leather vs.. National Stamping Al
Barnes, Gibson. Raymond vs. Standard
Accident at Lodge 2.
CLASS "a" WEST SIDE
Post office vs.. Service Parking Grounds
at Northwestern g.
Detroit Assn for the Deaf W.. Graham
Paige at Clark 1.
". Wayne W.. Transmission Gear esq
at Atkinson 4.
Manchester vs.. Metal MouIdinss at
St Agnes cYo vs.. Bell Tslephon. Co. a,
Vince Corp. vs.. Alpha Bar at North
western 5.
Arr,v Air sho~ Ia Fire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18
Compton Named
Bronco Captain

KALAMAZOO. June Il - Der
nard Compton, second baseman, a
VIZ trainee from Flint, has been
elected honorary captain OF the
1914 Western Michigan College
baseball team. Compton, Sopto-
more. is finishing his second year
with the Broncos and a year ago
PLAYED Shortstop.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18
.TopC|ass A
Clubs Tdng|e
viree's, Auto Club
Decide First Place
BY JAKE BERsON

Two unbeaten pitchers, Tony
Bukovich of Auto Club and Wal
ter Lacey of Virge's, will hook up
this Sunday when the Class A
rivals meet in the feature game Of
the Detroit Baseball Federation.
First place in the division will
be at stake. Virge's tops the "A"
clubs with five victories and no
defeats. while Auto Club. defend
ing champion, has won five and
lost one. The latter's defeat came
as a result of losing on forfeit to
Paris earlier in the season.
Pepsi-Cola, which dropped its
first game last week 10 Auto
Club. meets Shorty Moran. winner
of its last two after losing the
first four. In the other Class A
games, Suffrin should get back
into the victory column against
Vickers. while Paris takes on De-
troit Police.
IN h FEATURE
Continental, which last week
upset Sans, faces JAW TIA in
the Glass b headliner, and Pro
gressive, winner of five out OF six,
tangles with Associated in an
other feature. Arthurs. mean
while, should make il seven
straight over the weak Dixie
club.
Andy Baird club. setting the
unbeaten pace in Class d with six
in a row. runs into strong compe-
tition from Hudson 154 Jrs.. loser
of only one of six starts. Oakwooc
Aces. undefeated in five games
meets Hawks.
Auto Club va Virges. NV } Pepsi-co
VS. Shorty Moran, BI s., Detroit Police We
Paris, NV !; vickers vs.. surrin. Ives
All games At D. m.
CLASS b
| Arthurs We. Dixie, NV 2, 400; Law
/ 174 vs. Continental, Clark, 400; UAV
lSt vs., uAw ia a 81 8; 600, 100; SAM IA. y;
2i2, Hamtrsmck Stadium, 400; Rays v,
| Federal Mogul, Wallace, 400; Wurms Va
Clayton Lambert. Wallace, 1880; UAy
l55 vs.. Coast Guard. jayne 1, 1880; UAv
| 100 vs.. OhhWOOu DiucyaSheNns 49,
400; Progressive vs.. Associated, NV
1870.
| stays vs.. West Side Sports, Atkinson
Ia. 400: Springfield vs.. Delrsy. Dings
mas 2 400: De Soto Va. Aercurits. Nv
B o, 400; Charles Martin Va. scorpions. Nv
/ ]. 80: ST. John cantius VS.. Wittersheim
/ Atkinson q 1880; Standard Va. Gilbert
LittiensId. 1870: Wilson RANGERS Va. Gres
\ Lakes. Littlsneld. 400; wurlitzer vs.. Lin
coin Park. Atkinson /. 1880: Ressler VI
Ambest, ". OF d, 900; Hudson l54 Jr'
VS. Andrew Baird. BI 3. 400; Hawks VI
lakewood Aces, 81 3. $50; Windsor VI
East Side Sports. 81 4, 100; sophie Wngh
VS. JAW I, BI 2. 400: Detroiters vi
7 Kowalski. Hamtramck stadium. 100.
Johnston VS. NJ W. Lions. Cooley, 400
Scorpions vs.. Detroit Camera, NV 2, 1:3e
Moeiler vs. Mustangs, stoepel !, 400
Kings va Huskies. stoepel 1; $50
\ schoIastica vs.. Firechiefs Palmer PARK
30, s.: John VS., Bears. Dinse ins,.
stoepel 2. 80; Bills VS. The Fort; A
kinson 1. 900 woodmere vs.. spor
club. NV g, 400: Cardinals VS.. Titan
Palmer PARK, 4 100: DARN a Armstron
VS.. Cosmos. Ives, 1880; U. d. Cubs Y
Tss%stsr:, U D. l;se On. a.; es,,o Ts cs,
trail va. vivAno. 81. Clair. 900; Winds
Va, Kozaren, Jayne 5, 400; West SID
Panthers VS.. Troy. stoepel 2, 400:
FIREMEN's LEAGUE
Bait. II VS.. Bait. 9. 81 2; Bait IL
s 5sgn. 5: Bait. . VS.. Bait. !. NV
BAIT. 7 vs.. Bait 3 Atkinson >; Bait.
/ vs.. Bait. 2 81. Clair. All games AZ l:O
) Every Day IL D-Day In faetories-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18

SUNDAYS GAMES
Vincent vs.. Briggs, BI q. Police We.
PosseIus NV 8. Roose Vsnker vs..
Learned. NV 4; Ternstedt vs.. BeaUdry,
81 5. All games ct lao p. NJ 80.
WEDNESDAYS GAMES
Vincent vs.. Possehus. NV 4 Briggs va.
Learned. ~ q. Police Va Beaudry. NV =.
Roose-vsnker W.. Ternstedt. 81 q Al
gsmes Ct $50 .. n.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18

winston VS. Royal Clothes Eeirea
Field; Boys Cub Va Reckingsr Plumber
Ford Field. Goebei Va. Hshga FOroson
All games al 30.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18
OF the Hook With Lewis n. Welter
ALMOST REFUSED RACE
TICKET WORTH $2,94O
OF the Hook
HOW TO BEAT THE RACES DI

BEAT THE RACES DEPT: Example 333-Bn NC
punches $50 tickets in the bleschers at
Detroit track little fuStered
saying. This ticket No.
4 nd I ked for 10 8. IT,"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18
WIN WITH THE JACOBS

WIN WITH THE JACOBS
BOYS: Art Chapman, who used
10 play center on a line with
Sweeney Schriner and Lorne
Carr for Red buttons old New
York Americans, is head cashier
for the Jacobs brothers con-
cessions at the Detroit track.
He coaches the Buffalo
Bisons, American League
hockey champions. for Eddie
Shore in the winter time :.
The Jacobs boys own the club
and Chapman says Jacobs was
the happie~t man in hockey
when the Bisons took Cleveland
four straight in the finals.
The fact they had some hot
dogs left over didn't mean a
thing incidentally. Chap
man says Jack Adams got a
good forward when he traded
Kenny Kilrea for Thibeault.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18

"All / can do Ia try 10 sell IL
to some one else" said Bill.
Leave Ii here"
The sputtering Gust e r
threw il down and left. There
were no takers and Bill saw a
big argument looming as 10
whether he or the customer
would take the loss.
Then the crowd roared as the
field came pounding down 10 the
wire just as fast came the
customer 10 Bills window.
GIVE me MY ticket" he de-
nIanded
Bib pushed il across 10 him
Four minutes later the
horse player exchanged the
ticket for 50 $40.
II was on Harv Aethel. which
paid Sl1760 for 81. longest
price Of the meeting in the
fifth race Thursday The
winner gave Bill two $40 notes
off the top of his S2,940.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18

MEX AN STANDOF'F
TURF RELEASE DEPT: Air
Sailor, Bright Reign, Tiger
Rebel and Top Ceiling. All ready
70 score.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18
Dearborn League

-Army Az show D. FI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18
Lutheran League

sTANDINGS
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-22
One Hundred Troupes Play to Soldiers
In Open-Air Theaters

8 West Fortieth street, New York
City, USO-Camp shows plan, pre-
pare and direct the assembling Of
both talent and programs for the
various units. Paid entertainers,
recruited from theatres, night
clubs and vaudeville booking agen-
cies, constitute the permanent Or
ganization of the worldwide cir
cults. Augmenting the regular staff
are stars of Broadway and Holly
wood, together with well-known
radio personalities, who volunteer
their services for a limited period.
In obtaining volunteers from the
screen colony, USO-Camp shows has
the cooperation Of the Hollywood
Victory committee which has en-
listed many of the foremost stars
Of motion pictures. Among notables
of the cinema who have been men,
bers of USO-Camp shows to enter
tain our boys in combat zones were:
Joe e. Brown, William Gargan,
Marlene DIETRICH, Adolph Menjou,
Paulette Goddard, Gary Cooper,
Una Merkel, George Raft, Phyllis
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-22

The q. S. O. also takes care OF
the men whose tastes run to CLASH
cal music land there are more than
YOU would think. Lily POns. the
opera star, and her husband. Andre
KosteIanetz, the symphony conduc-
tor, are now on tour in the Persia
Iran-Iraq area. Miss Pons Is sing
ing the arias which are most popu-
lar in her radio programs, while
MIR. Kostelanetz will direct the SOL
der orchestras and play piano duets
with Carolyn Gary. The fourth
member Of the troupe ia frank
Versscis Gutists
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-22

That familiar truism of the
trouper-''the show must go
on"-has taken on a new and
vastly different meaning since
the advent of USO-camp
shows - those travelling
troupes that follow our troops
all over the world. True to
tradition, the show, of course,
does 60 on-from the back Of
an army truck mired in the
jungles of New Guinea, to the
accompaniment of grinding
winches on a dock alongside
a troop transport, amid the
icy glaciers Of the Arctic, at
base hospitals behind firing
lines, in the shadow of smoul-
dering Vesuvius, or on newly
won territory in Europe.
No longer, however, does the audi
ence go to- the show; the show Is
taken to the audience-an audience.
by the way, that now numbers
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-22
Home Talent Sks Prepared by Army Special Services
Give Soldiers Chance to Entertain Themselves

There aren't enough U. S. O.
troupes to get around, so Brigadier
General Byron Of the army special
services division decided to help
the boys. entertain themselves. He
had some playlets written under the
direction Of George Kaufman and
other playwrights that men could
produce themselves anywhere, with
little equipment and costuning.
These are grouped into sort Of
review called "About Face" broad
farce on military life, draft boards,
sergeants, WACs, and other subjects
that interest soldiers. It was pre-
sented first in Camp Shanks, N. Y,
where it made a hit with the G. I.
audience. Soldiers and WACs played
all parts.
'About Face" Is full Of army jar
gon and wisecracks. It consists Of
a series of short skits which Cen
eral Byron said can be selected, i'm
provised upon and adapted to vari-
Gus local situations in the different
combat areas. The show can be
staged with props and costumes
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-22

more than II 100000 men and wom-
en- Of our armed forces to whom, by
orders of the War department, the
show goes on in combat zones in
every area where our fighting forces
are located.
It's something new for both the
show business and the army to in
clude travelling troupes in the
army's special services. That Is, it
was new until Pearl Harbor. Now
they're as much a part Of the army
fare as CT chow, and equally as
essential. One is a physical neces-
sity, the other psychological
Stinulant.
In the last two and a half years,
USO-Camp shows have grown from
q mere experiment to a far-hung
activity that would stagger the most
travelled old trouper to contemplate.
Today, USO-Camp shows operate
approximately 100 units in COM
bat zones in, every sector OF the
fighting fronts. For obvious reasons
of military expedience no estimate
Of the ''house count" at these per-
formances has been made public,
but it's safe guess that the ''SRO"
sign was out at every one. In the
western hemisphere another 100
USO-Camp shows are appearing at
army camps and naval bases, with
an estimated monthly attendance Of
100000 men and women Of the
AIMED forces who are kept laugh
Aax by professional entertainers Of
stage, screen and radio.
Stage Stars Volunteer.
USO-Camp shows are operated as
activity of USO Omitted Service
organizations) and are financed by
the National War fund, Of which
USO is a member agency.
From headquarters occupying
half q dozen doors in q building at
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-22

made from scrap materials. Little
rehearsing is necessary, and no par
ticu1ar talent in acting is needed.
II no women are available, female
impersonators make the skits even
more hilarious.
1.-THE show has to afford the
maximum possibility for versa
tility," General Byron explained,
:'and appeal to the average soldier,
who, Il he had more time, could
work out the details himself. They
not only like to entertain them
selves, but also want to do some
thing in this line for themselves.
He went on to say that the slzits
and music would be replenished Pc
riodically, to keep them fresh and
up to date. Some of the plays may
originate in camps he said, recall
ing an extemporaneous show he saw
several months previously. 1t was
constructed around two army
nurses. A homemade ditty, ''Nursy,
Nursy, Come Hold My Hand"
brought down the house. Another
skit in which a hardened soldier is
terrified at the prospect Of being
drafted" for civilian life also
evoked chuckles.
Books and music Of about Face"
are reserved for military use, so
that the gags and tunes will not be
worn out by civilian presentation
General Byron stated.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-22

until the alarm passed and the show
could continue.
One troupe touring the Iran valley
outposts had to travel 40 miles,
through mountains, in a caboose.
There were 1856 tunnels, and every
time the train went through tun-
mel it was like going into an oven.
At mountain stop in Iran, the
players learned that the boys sta
toned there hadn't had fresh meat
In weeks. They organized hunt
ing expedition and, armed with
army pistols, shot IL wild boars.
Their show was a great hit that
night. 1--WE gave them ham, and
fed them ham, too" they said.
Thus, day in and day OUT, the
show goes on-making every stop
on the ''Icicle Circuit along the AL
can highway In Alaska; the "Fox-
hole Circuit" in the South Pacific;
the Desert Circuit in Egypt,
Africa, Iran, Lydia and Arabia.
And as rapidly as our fighters adj
vance, USO-camp shows are ordered
up to entertain the battle-weary
combat troops and provide an anti
dote for operational fatigue.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-22

Comedian Joe E. Brown toured
the south Pacific area for many
months, pushing into remote jungle
islands. Here he Is shown enter
tanning soldiers at an open air thea
ter i'm Australia.
Brooks, Frederic March, Louise ALI
britton, Andy Arcari, Jean Clyde,
Bob Hope, keenan, Wynn, Al Jolson
and John Garfield.
Although the screen luninaries
volunteer for a minimum of II
weeks, some Of them trouped the
various circuits for as long as 30
weeks, enduring all kinds Of incon-
veniences and hardships, but taking
them in stride and actually enjoying
the experience. Many of the lesser
known paid entertainers on "sleep-
er-jumping" tours Of $4,000 and
100000 miles have been out for as
long as II months. visiting little out
posts in remote regions. isolated
camps in Central and East Africa,
army transport command stops in
the Arabian wilderness, or lonely
road camps in the snow-covered
mountains of Iran.
The business of obtaining the tai
ent and putting together show unit
is the function of USO-Camp shows.
function usually conducted on spe-
cific orders from the army special
services division which acquisitions
entertainment by much the same
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-22

restless soldiers. Afterward, they
learned that landing by enemy
commanders had been reported and
their audience had been called out
to track them down.
Camp show performances are
often attended by hazards and
perils as well as discomforts and
Inconvenience. One troupe played
seven weeks at road camps in the
Iran mountains that were main
tanned to keep open the route over
which supplies and arms were go
ing to Russia. Bandits were in the
neighborhood, and the troupers
couldn't leave the camps without
armed guards.
Air Raid Hats Show.
Sometimes sudden enemy action
makes 1t necessary to halt per-
Torrance in the middle Of Its most
dramatic or interesting moment. In
Italy where the players are fire.
quently close behind the front
lines, such Interruptions are not in
frequent. In one instance when
enemy planes roared over during a
performance, the audience and the
troopers sat in darkness for hours