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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
ST. John TO Speak
At Town Hall Here

ROBERT ST. JOHN, noted
NBC commentator. viii report
on The News n Washington
Today" before the Detroit Town
Hall audience IN the Fisher
Theater Wednesday, Feb. 10, at
II a. m.
ST. John covered the war for
Associated Press in II countries
before joining the National
Broadcasting Co. as lis London
correspondent lie was on hand
when Nazi troops entered Blu
chareSt:' was bombed in Bel
grade: reported missing with
other correspondents IN Sar-
dine boat IN the AdhatIc;
popped up in Cairo after eVacu-
atng Greece and Crete with Tho
British lie still carries 2 Nall
bullet I'M hi, lCC momcnto of
Tho tragic GTcCIan campaign
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
Consistency Advocated

Oh we'll. drama criticism has
always been a matter OF per-
Sonal opinion. / hope il always
Will be- But ] can't for the life
Of me see why that personal
opinion has need 10 change be-
tween tho first performance IN
lhc thcatcr and the first write
up i'm the paper II | laugh
whole heartedly IN the Winter
Garden why can't say 50 IN
my column If. last night. I
found The Cherry Orchard
overly jocular. why not say 80
M today'S paper? | try 10.
II, in his aisle seats he finds
Bobby Clark Unfortunately enter
tanning, there's no good reason
why Bobby Clark shouldn't re-
main lnordinately entertaining
when a little later he sits down
al ms desk to write about him?
Getting back 10 the beginning
10 Mrs. Todd'S fabulous off,
spring and his fabulous 'Mexi-
can Hayride' it u.s. besides be-
ing big and beautiful, a very
funny show
So is "WaHnovcr' and Suds
in Your Eye
Al their respective prcmIcrcS.
every FIRST string critic laughed
ON loud m them But out NJ
their papers not ~ them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
Date Disappears
Now il Maj Camp
HOLLYWOOD. Fob.

Fifteen months ago. on The
"Bomhardicr location in New
Mexico. Anne Shirley had Sow
oral dates with 1t Robert Nc
GInni> She thought II funny
she never heard from him
Now the mystery is solved.
Anne received a note from tho
lieutenant thanking her for the
good times they had together.
Ii was mailed from a German
prison camp
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
She Still Objects

Even later, when Louis y.
Mayer saw me in san Francisco
and offered me an unusually
good screen contract" ,She re-
called. II was still set on not
having anything more 60 do
with that kind Of work" And
10 prove she wasn't kidding she
returned 10 Los Angeles and
settled down As a housewife
She later went back 20 her old
Job as a model. however. when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20

Margaret Webster revival of
The Cherry Orchard When IT
opened a while ago at the Ma
tlonal, il was quite obviously
over-streamlined.
But next day, in their wary
wrlte-ups no more than two OF
the frSt-String critics came
right out and said so. The
Cherry Orchard may be "A
comedy. as its author called il.
But it certainly isn't a farce, as
Miss Webster staged IL and my
frSt-night fellows admitted in
the lobby.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
Finds He Was Preiudiced

~ had the wrong idea about
Hollywood Barry told me for
the record. because in New
York l played i'm and saw 81
many devastating satircS on the
film business such a. Once in
"A Lifetime and Boy Meets Girl
And most of the people L acted
with had personal differences
against the town or were paSse
stars trying TO regain their fad
ing careers and not succeeding.
THE theater, with exception
of such really fine people as the
LuntS, Katharine Cornell, Helen
Hayes and "a handful of others,
actually il made up of those re-
turning from Hollywood after "A
bad TO mediocre adventure or
those desperately eager To 20
hut who hide their diSappOint-
mcnt al lack of offers by aSSum-
ing a disdainful. superior atti-
tude toward the place. They
aren't happy unless snarling al
film personalities, calling them
everything from heels 10 lame
brains
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
Al THE
STUDIO
Star Barry Sullivan
Finds Hollywood
Hard-Workinq, Sober
SPECIAL to Inr nlrRorr rIMns

HOLLYWOOD, Feb Pat
rick Franco, Barry Sullivan, the
seventh son OF a seventh son,
admits ne came 10 hollywood
from The stage with 4 chip on
his IRISH shoulder But now that
they have fixed his name as Just
plain Barry and have made him
a star i'm the movies, ne thinks
Broadway is all Wet about the
cinema
Barry has settled his wife
and 2-ycar-old son. John Cor
nclIuS. ln The Make RuScnbloom
honeymoon cottage with four
bedrooms. three baths. a swim
ming pool and badminton COURT
and he wants 10 ask Hollywood'S
pardon for all the dark thoughts
he had about movie folk before
he came West. lie also wants
10 explain 10 Broadway pals
that he rented the RoScnbloom
cottage not because he wants
10 put on airs but because It
MAS the only house he could find.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20

color of my hair. and 20 top il
of, We asked for an tNorhitant
salary"
The young couple didn't
reckon with Louis 3 Mayer lpd
his associates, however. They
met every ono of her demand,
They even allowed her Ia Turn
down a iol rs Clark Gables
leading lady IN one picture be
cause she felt She wasn't pre-
pared TO do right by herself Il,
an actress.
with all the resistance YOU
showed" I told Esther. "Some-
thing must have happened 10
make you break down and sign
a contract"
Tells for First Time
eyes. II did" She admitted
land I've really never told this
10 another reporter before. one
day l was standing in the middle
of the dress salon where |
worked, dressed 10 my teeth in
a very smart creation.
"And aS l stood there very
Still. "A fuSSY customer walked
smack dab into me. oh, I'm
sorry. she said, ! thought YOU
were one of the store dummies
That was too much. II was then
Leonard and drew up my con
tract-beCauSe even he admitted
that being AN actress il more
dignified than being dummy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
NEW YORK DRAMA
Gy Robert Garland
Critics Laugh in Theater
But Show Gloom in Print
International New. service Drama EDITOR

NEW YORK, Feb
MRS TODDS fabulous offspring Mike, have been
lW perurbed theatrical producer of recent morning The
night before Winter Garden he had displayed his
Mexican Hayride' for the first time Manhattan. At
-cghtycents throw, large and luxuan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
Esther Williams
Relates Trying
TO Dodge Career
Feb.

ESTHER WILLIAMS, M-G-M
II own mermaid, probably
tried harder than any girl in the
history of Hollywood 10 duck
career, but she now admits the
JIG is up. She says she IS
finally resigned to A life of
Kleig lights and cameras.
what can l do" she re-
Gently asked us on the set of
Mr.. Coed, her current picture.
I'm i'm this thing (meaning her
career up to my neck" And
TO think all Esther had wanted
out of life was TO be good
wife to her husband, 24-year-
old DR.. Leonard kOvner.
A Very Funny Man
when Billy Rose first started
firing offers at me To get me
into show business | kept telling
him ne was very funny man"
narrated Esther. But IL wasn't
~ funny when his offers started
topping the amount I made ~ n
model. couldn't resist and
joined his aquacade troupe in
san Francisco in 1899.
Rose spent about thousand
dollars on phone calls and
flowers TO induce ESthcr-to sign
with him, but once i'm the show
She regretted il. Following her
marriage TO Or. Kovner three
months later she decided she
would quit show business for
good as soon as her agreement
with the impressario had eN-
pred.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20

current Bowery headliner.
she became bored with staying
At home
But M-G-M didn't forget
She went on. They called me
regularly every month for
year, although Leonard and l
kept telling them a picture
Career would put too many de
mands on our private lives. l
suppose IL only human for us
finally 10 give In.
Her LIST Of Don'ts
ut wasn't without a struggle,
though. Leonard and l worked
out a lot Of don'ts for my pro-
posed contract. which we were
certain would make the studio
leave me alone forever. We
asked that be given drama
lessons for a long period before
I would he asked 10 face y
camera oven for test; that
would never he shown kissing
an actor IN stu picture: that
they could never change the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
LAUGHS Not in Print

Came the dawn. And, with
the dawn came the morning
papers. Mexican llayridc' was
lavish. luxurious reSplendant
But. while Mexican Hayride
was all these things. Mexican
lIayridc" wasn't SoNcry funny
Wen. / told myself maybe those
morning paper reviewers had
been laughing at each other.
Could be,
Such was The case with Meyer
Davis "Wallilowcf Here is a
free-spcakng comedy 10 which
as l reported no girl should
take her mother. But n U.s.
funny. 1t is very, very funny
GA tAe- evening opening,
every professional frst-uighter
that | could see found this 10
be so. Critics were laughing
their heads off all around me.
Picking up the papers on my
way home from the office. /
once more discovered that II is
possible for a critic 10 laugh
positively with one portion of
his mind and later on. write "a
negative dramatic criticism with
the other.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
Movie Crowd Serious

Now. after almost two years
at Paramount. Barry says he
has found the movie crowd a
serious, hard-workinG group.
They are a. normal and in
duStriOuS a. "a community al
factory workers i'm Indianapolis
engaged in making ice boxes
he told me. And they're 80
friendly, too. On the first pic
turc l made for Harry Sherman
we had pleasant little dice
game that ran for six weeks,
and all Sherman did when he
saw us playing on the set was
complain tn an electrician that
We needed better light"
You Will be able 10 Judge
whether YOU think Hollywood it,
self is all wet about Barry IN
making him "A star If you see
Lady in the Dark, his current
release. lie plays the pSy-
ChlatriSt
At present he is working as
Loretta YounG'S Socialitc ilanCc
i'm film version OF Rachel
Fields And Now Tomorrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Stocks SaQ
| 10 a Points

NEW YORK. Sept. s GNSl-
The stock MARKET encountered
further selling today, entering the
decline which made its initial APP
pearance in the closing stages of
trading Yesterday.
Losses ran 10 4 points with
motors, rails and oils most promi-
nent Total market. volume was
around Yesterdays $4,000 shares.
Biggest losers were Chrysler,
Standard OIL OF n. j., and Santa
Fc, of a point or more. Large
fractional losses were recorded IN
Du pont, Union Pacific, Douglas
Aircraft. and L. s Steel. General
Motors fell below g. United Air
craft showed IN d 9 pc n q e n I
Strength Sinclair VA. active and
down slightly. Amusements eased
and General Foods was of a half.
Utility equities worked lower,
Consolidated Edison reacted
half Pullman sank nearly a point
in Nh eearly afternoon. Coppers
faded fractlonally.
Secondary rail liens gave way
on the bond market. 3. e O.'S
stamped Dis fell y while Southern
Pacific and Illinois Central issues
lost as much.
The curb market was lower.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Forced.
ToReorgdniize

NEW YORK. Sept. 6-Directors
of the American Light and Trac-
ton Co. are TO meet Sept. Is, and
are expected TO consider at that
time a plan for the reorganization
of the company to satisfy require
ments of the Public Utility Hold
ing Company Act.
Present expectations are that
the plan probably will be filed
with SEC by Nov. /.
The company's capitalization
comprises 536,324 shares of SOS
par 6 per cent preferred stock,
and 276S,050 common shares, also
S25 par.
Assets consist chiefly of 1885,
-205 shares of Detroit Edison Co.
capital stock. 100 per cent COM
mon stock ownership of the Madi-
son Gas and Electric Co.. Michigan
Consolidated Gas Co. Milwaukee
Solvay Coke Co, American Coal
Co. and Consolidated Building Co.
subsidiaries. and 1923 per cent of
the outstanding common stock Of
the Milwaukee Gas Light Co.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Anderson Talks Here

John w Anderson, president
of the Anderson Co. of Gary,
Ind. was the principal speaker
today al n combined meeting OF
War Production Board and Sig
nal Corps employees 10 the Cen
ter Theater on Woodward ave
nue.. 4 new army movie
"Bricfed for Invasion 90 was
shown
Anderson is a member OF the
OPA automotive parts industry
advisory committee. serves IN
an advisory capacity for WIPE
on replacement parts and IS a
member Of the Automotlvc
Council for War Production. He
Is an authority on spare parts
deliveries for the services.
The meeting which he adj
dressed is one Of a series of
incentive gatherings sponsored
hy WPB.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07

In seeking full vote the American Federation of
3 s. uhlllng good
We 10 no attempt TO dictate 10 members as to how they
Federation Labor the
follows q strictly uon-parlsan political policy
We blanket endorsement 10 political party or TO any
good
good Judgment decide These great
The American Federation Of Labor docs endorse candidates for
based records legislation which of
The welfare OF nations workers.
political a1ia-
ion candidates solely upon careful records OF the
past past experience
this method help elect legislative bodies which
friendly and sympathetic 20 the cause OF labor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Order More
BIZ BOnlberS

NEW YORK. Sept. g. The
Lockhecd house organ reports
that new government contract
for Sl42.000,000 of built
planes has been placed. Authority
for the statement is Louis Nj.
DreveS. chairman Of the Los An
gefeS area production urgency
committee.
In addition 10 Lockheed produc-
ton of Boeing-designed BIZ
bombers, the contract is said 10
call for new type OF plane still
on the restricted list. The result
OF this order is that no lay-off is
imminent at Lockheed. according
to Lockheed spokesman. who
stated that 5000 new workers per
month are required to keep pace
with the business on hand.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Grains Hit
2-YH.. Low

CHICAGO. Sept 6 GNS)
Grains broke sharply late today
under large scale liquidation
Prices dropped to the lowest level
in nearly two years Some deliv-
cries of wheat oats and rye
dropped the allowable Scent limit.
May and July wheat May oats
and December and July rye fu-
lures dropped the Scent limit
At the close the nearby wheat
futures were lac 10 2a4c lower
after ruling &c lower AT one time.
Deferred deliveries finished Sc
lower.
Oats closed 31sc 10 4lac lower.
rye 4%c-te Sc lower and barley
l sc 10 3l2c lower.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
PrioritieS

The Detroit regional office 81 The War
Production Board announced today the fol-
lowing priorliieS actions
Liza amended "Oi Burners" Provides
for exceptions to restrictions 10 conform with
PR Reg 25
L-1s2. amended Commercial Cooking and
Food and Plate Warming Equipment Pro-
vides for exceptions 10 restrictions 10 con-
form with Pr Reg. rs
I~ISS amended Water Heaters " Pro-
Ides for exceptions 10 restrictions to conform
with Phi ,rg %
1~lR7. amended cast Iron Boilers 4"
Provides Tor exceptions 20 restrictions 10
conform with PR Rec -
I-1q0. amended Plumbing and Heating
Tanks Provides f1r exceptions 10 Testric-
DopS- ,{s -. S.-,t --.,h Fri Reg IS.
Lac amended Commercial Dtshwash-
crs Provides for exceptions TO restrictions
10 conform with PR Res as. permits use
OF aluminium and magnesium.
M-2l7, amended Footwear" Eliminates
minor restrictions on styling and use ~ ma
terials and oolorS and restrictions on produc-
ton OF lines OF footwear
For further details. contact WPB 1910
Woodward avenue Phone TR 2-Aa0o
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Aut0-Lite
Votes Dividend

Electric Auto-Lite Co. has de-
clared a dividend of so cents on
the common, payable oct. 2 TO
holders of record Sept. 20. The
same amount was paid in pre-
vious quarters.
Little if any reconversion I'M
employment is forecast for the
$4,000 workers of Electric Auto
Lite Co, largest independent sup
pller Of automotive equipment and
accessories.
Royce G. Martin, president, says
he believes Auto-Lite's factories
can be readied for peacetime work
II perhaps a fortnight after the
wars end, for the company's war
products are virtually the same in
pcacetime.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Sees Auto
Price Up

NFN YORK. Sept 6 Alfred ?.
Sloan lr. chairman Of mo hoard
of General Motors Corp. SAID the
postwar automohtlC viii bo light
cr moro attractive and more &C.
cnUic8l
Prices however. may turn w
.vari sloan SAID. 1T viii depend
chiefly on tabor and material
price levels
To said General Motors was
ready 20 SwUC into rcc0rVcTSlon
as soon as the government gives
rho SO ahead
After the OK" he said 1T
viii take our company four
months 10 get production start
Cd. and IN siN months haze prn--
duction mp Ia our preWar ca
paCitY level.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
BY WILLIAM GREEN

and the citizens OF America acting
will consider the records Of candidates for
with their good judgment and the
dictates of their conscience.
Every citizen intensely interested in the coming
and therefore wish explain the important
Federation of Labor and its million
members will play in il.
Our first get out the vote To that end VIC have
committees charged
Federation of Labor
registers with the laws of his community
able election These committees
VIII also that members actually the polls and cast
tIrr hallots cccinn day
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Tax Cuts Advised
To Get More Jobs

and local government security
issues.
Substantial reductions In
corporate and personal income
taxes, and adequate provision
for averaging income over a
period.
s-Repeal of all federal excise
taxes except on liquor. tobacco
and gasoline.
9-Repeal of the excess profits
tax.
1O-Repeal of the declared
value capital stock excess
profits tax"
1t was emphasized this was a
program for postwar develop
ment, not intended for wartime
use.
The committee included Chess
ter {. Davis, president of the st.
Louis Federal Reserve Bank; Will
liam Benton. ex-officio vice presi-
dent of the University of Chicago;
d on Id David, dean of the
Harvard Graduate School of Bust
ness Administration; Paul Hoff-
man, ekzofficio president OF the
Studebaker Corp; Eric A. Johns
ton. president of the u. S. Cham
Der of Commerce; Ernest Kanzler.
chairman of the Universal Credit
Corp. board, Detroit; Thomas w.
Lamont of j. p. Morgan g. Co.;
Raymond Rubicam. New York:
Beardsley Ruml, treasurer of r
III. Macy and Co.. and Harry
Sehefman, president OF the Book
of the Month Club.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07

So N4'''i ~ ~ VI VI, l., bNtM6AhDNfk
rect introduction in the Chicago
trading area of the complete line
of BendiX home radio SETS which
the corporation will manufacture
in its Baltimore plants as soon as
the military situation permits.
billiard said.
Baumgardner's territory will
embrace in addition 10 metropoli-
tan Chicago and lis adjacent mar
ket area. the state of Michigan,
the Toledo metropolitan area and
part of northern Indiana, il was
stated.
The selection Of distributors TO
Servc-these markets is now under
way.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
New Cars DwindIe

The September quota Of 1912
cars held for rationing has
dropped TO 1000. the lowest
since rationing was started.
The bottom of the barrel Is in
sight for new cars.
OPA stated that II was prob
able quotas will become even
smaller and eligibility require
ments stricter in the coming
months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Gardner Heads
Detroit Steel dy.

Morris L. Gardner has been
elected director, president. and
general manager of the Detroit
Steel Foundry Co. 10 fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation
several weeks ago Of Hugh Mar
tin.
Gardner has been president and
treasurer OF the Marshall Fur
mace Co. AT Marshall, Mich, until
rew. Previously, he had organized
and been the owner Of the Mich
igan Metal Products Co. OF Battle
Greek.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Some Anxious 10 Enter Partisan Politics

There tho ranks Of labor who anxious 10 got
moro actively involved partisan politics Such individuals would
sacrifice the future STABILITY Of their oganzoS0o the sake Of
en IsIarg FNTedcncN.
f American Federation Of Labor afford such CANDLES
permanent which has become part OF the
Jonh life OF America We business TO stay no matter
NtrH party vlnS
IL crerbcr the heat Of the political campaign
tat ArfraNVil rCCarlCSs OF which Ndc The
Whining 81 'hc and the Of the peacca peace which
VIZ offer secure life for humanity N the future
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Burroughs Net
Holds Steady

Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
reports for the six months ended
Juno 50 "A gross income Of SOL
l02,l94 and net profit OF Sl,Sl0.-
69l. equal 10 30 ccntS-p share
This compares with gross ln-
come OF Sd. 1i7050, and net profit
of Sl,7S4913. or IS cents a share.
for the same period last year
The figures are subject 10 re-
negotiation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Insurance Men
To Meet Here

LANSING, Sept. 6 CUP)-The
Michigan Association of Insurance
Agents will hold its 46th annual
meeting al the Book Cadillac Ho-
tel on Sept. 8. it was announced
today
L. s. Senator Homer Ferguson
and Gov. Harry Kelly will head
the list Of guest speakers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Wheat Supply
Shows Gain

CHICAGO, Sept. 6-The visible
supply of wheat increased 3,724'-
900 bushels in the week ended
Sept. 2, according to figures com
~iled by the Chicago Board OF
Trade.
Corn decreased $4,000, oats in
creased 2,l42,000, rye decreased
81. 600 barley increased , 795, 600
and soy beans increased 100000
nnshnlS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Name Regional
Bendix Head

BALTIMORE. Sept. 6 - II. L.
Baumgardner, former vice presi-
dent of the George w. Borg Corp.
of Chicago. has been appointed
dIStrlct manager for the central
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Batteries Increase

Shipments Of automotive type
storage batteries are being In
creased. Shipments for the first
quarter OF 1914 show a revised
total of 4.51S,563 units and
4020.507 for the quarter ending
June 30.
This total of s.539,070 units
for the first half compares with
7.o15. 092 in the same period last
wear. an increase Of pit per
cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07

m Q TT o politan
district for the
radio division
Of BendiX Avi-
alton Corp, II
announced
here today by
William p. Hill
j a r q. general
manager.
From head
q u a r o g In
Chicago, Baum
nil a.