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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
Lupe at the Box Fiqht

At the fights. Lupe Velez and
Johnny Weissmuller sat in front
OF me in Aisle A. seats / and 2
and Lupe weaved and bobbed
with every blow-and shrieked
her approval or disapproval /.
Tammy Young sat a few seats
away from us-shouting over
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08

In Hollywood. to lunch with
Jesse Lasky. then Fox pro-
ducer-and out OF a bungalow
came Will Rogers and we talked
but he told no whimsical
stories nor attempted to be
funny-merely commented upon
a bad piece OF road he was hav-
ing fixed near his ranch ..
We went TO n preview Of
Go Into Your Dance" in which
Al Jolson and Ruby Keller were
co-starred Later, to a new
club. The Roxy, which was
drawing the smart crowd to
hear Tommy Lyman chant
Melancholy Baby" and Mont
martre Rose" On this oc-
casion, many of the patrons
from show business entertained
Bert Wheeler, Maxey
Rosenbloom and Lee Tracy did
a bit-as did Gus Van and
William O'Neill.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08

Actually I found myself I'm
a huge barn watching q series
Of amateur boxing bouts-the
promoter and referee being
none other than Jim Jeffries-
whom I met for the first time
w. c. Fields sat about
two seats away-and dozed on
when the excitement was at Its
height.
The Vendome was the popu-
lar lunchtime rendezvous then
competing with the Brown
Derby I sat down at q
table with Eugene Walters.
Samuel Shipman. William An
thony Mcclure and William
Lebaron and heard dozens Of
stories about the theater and
folk OF the theater Con
Conrad joined us-and the talk
drifted TO the virtues Of ASCAP.
Shipfnan and Mcclure said IL
was too bad there was no such
organization for authors-pro-
viding "annuities." "
There were a number OF
gambling rooms operating-one
or two Of them getting a heavy
play in the afternoon I
recall seeing Jackie Coogan's
mother at one or the other al
most every time ! paid q visit.
At the Metro lot / wandered
onto the set where Joan Craw-
ford and Robert Montgomery
were resting between rehears-
ais for a scene In mo More
Ladies" They were playing
a little game - which went
something like this: Il found a
mouse In the rice pudding" said
Joan II found a rouce In
mice pudding" said Montgon-
cry II pound a fouce In the
rice mudding." said Joan, etc,
etc.
Down the street. in front Of
the administration building. was
Noel Coward. and with him
were Constance Collier, Ann
Harding, Norma Shearer and
Irving Thalberg There was
talk then that Coward was
planning to settle I'm Hollywood
3. I spent q night with Gene
Fowler who was leaving the
following day for New York
then for Egypt-to work on q
book, he said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
II tCoutd Be She
HOLLYWOOD. April

HOLLYWOOD, April z.
Isn't Margaret Bell, the new
beauty on George Rats arm,
the same gal whom Hollywood
used to know as Marguerite
Blount?
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08

RecoIIec+ions of 10 Years Ago
Bring Back Familiar Faces
DOWN MEMORY LANE!

If YOU in New York Hollywood about 10
perhaps you will recall George Jesse trained in from Palm
Beach, vociferousy furious because coumnists
rumoring that he and Norma Tamadge parting Bob
Hope wrote Memory Lane column in which he recalled
stealing smokes with Ralph Graves dark Of the
gym of the East High School In Cleveland o. Husky
athletic Ralph he wrote would have slapped down then
had suggested that day he would be movie actor
in Hollywood Not too many later, Bob Hope him.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
Irving Berlin Demurs

Irving Berlin and Oscar
Levant took bows. but de-
INJURED at contributing TO the
gratuitous entertainment
One night Bobby Connolly and
Gus Shy persuaded me TO ac-
company them TO a gala event
that's the way they put il.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-20
Wesleyan Guild
Has Annual Party

The Rev. and Mrs. John S. Jor-
dan were host and hostess to the
members of the Wesleyan Guild
of the West Jefferson Methodist
church and guests at their home
Monday night for the annual
Christmas party.
The Christmas motif was car
ried out and gay decorations OF
green and red were seen through
out the entire lower floor. A
buffet supper, prepared by the
members of the guild was served
by candlelight. In the center Of
the table was a miniature church
surrounded by evergreens.
Following the dinner, the Rev
Mr.. Jordan, acting as Santa, pre-
sented gifts to those present. The
ladies of the guild had exchanged
presents and the husbands Of
members were given presents by
the guild.
Special music was rendered by
James Story and the group en-
joyed a social hour of Christmas
music and a Christmas story, Civ
en- by Mr.. Jordan.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-20
GRAHAM NAMED TO
HEAD TEST FARM
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page y
come associated with the Depart
ment of Animal Industry at
North Carolina State College,
Raleigh. He joined the Depart
ment of Agriculture in 1888 as
assistant director in charge of the
Mountain Station located at
Swannanoa. Coward supervised
the work at this station until the
spring of 1941, at which time it
was taken over by the United
States War Department as a site
for the Moore General Hospital.
After this change was made, it
was decided to locate two sta
tons in the Mountain region of
the State, the Mountain Station
at Waynesville and the Upper
Mountain Station at Transou in
Ashe county.
During the past several years,
Coward, native of Ashe county,
has had charge of the develop
ment of these new stations, which
serve as field laboratories for the
mountain agricultural research
program
"It is indeed fortunate for us
to have a man of Howard Clapp'S
ability to succeed Mr.. Coward as
Superintendent of the Mountain
Station at Waynesville," said
Scott
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-20
CHRISTMAS PARTY TO
BE HELD SATURDAY

1t was announced that the Ashe
County Woman's Club would
have a Christmas party at the
community building on Saturday
night, to which the public is cor
daily invited. Mrs. Reid Sturdi-
want announced that there would
be blngo and other games as well
as round and square dancing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-20
Mrs. Graphical, 88,
Buried Tuesday

Funeral service was held yes
terday morning for Mrs. Victory
GRAPHICAL, SO, well-knwn Lansing
woman, who died at her home on
Monday. Burial took place in
the Lewis cemetery. Revs. w.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-20

RESTAURANTS, we have Blk
powder for disinfecting dish wa
ter, etc. Recommended by State
Health Dept. See Farmers Sup
ply Co. 12-20-2tc
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-20

H, GRAPHICAL, Of Ffeetop, and Tom
Farmer, of Lansing, were in
charge Of the serViEe.'
The deceased is survived by the
following sons and daughters:
Mrs. Jennie Hodgson, Smethport;
Mrs. Walter Stansberry, of Lam
sing; Mrs. M. H. Dollar, Smeth-
port; Glenn GRAPHICAL, Maryland;
Miss Florence GRAPHICAL, of Lam
sing; Mrs. J. G. Hodgson, of West
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-20

FOR SALE-1OO acres of good
farming and grazing land, five
room house, good barn and other
out-buildings, price, $3,5OO.00.
See or write w. R. Bare, Obids,
N. c.. 12-2O-2tp.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-20

Jefferson; D. A. Graphical, OF
Fig; and Mrs. J. S. Graham, of
CreSton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-20
Classified Ads

FOR SALE-A SO Chevrolet
coupe. See M. Grub, Creston,
RI. 12-20-1tp
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22

mo, II we speak In large
averages. While thousands of
ambitious people migrate from
farm and village homes to the
city, yet in prosperous times.
especially. the larger migrations
are of people from the poorer
farming districts. In hard times
these are the people who go
back in the largest numbers to
poor, country homes. This Is
one of the biggest problems this
country faces, and no ready
made solution for II has set
been suggested.
Extremely doubtful. For a
while the public, and popular
writers. ascribed about all our
conduct and misconduct to the
glands. especially the adrenals.
These tiny glands were held re-
sponsible for throwing sub
stances into the blood that
caused fear and rage. and police
officers, il not doctors, argued
this often caused Violence. muir
ders and what-not. However
highly technical experiments
have greatly relieved glands Of
this responsibility.
81 am distracted. too, be-
cause psychologists are not
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22

Al OOh SEAeVAOE Answers to Veterans

months of that time I did NOT
get any allowance. II thero any
way I may receive back allow
ance?
A-You are not entitled to
any allowances back beyond the
month Immediately following
the month in which your hus-
band made application for the
family allowance.
Q-Does the Marine Corps
have Its own amphibious tank
outfits, or do they use army
equipment and personnel:--
X. b. X.
A-The Marine Corps has It's
own armored amphibian tractor
Alamphibian tank - battalions.
Army anphibian tanks were at
tached TO marine units for op-s
erations in the Marianas and
Marshall Islands Marine am
phibian units also have been at
tached to the army for some
operations, including those at
Arawe on New Britain and at
New Georgia Island.
Q-What Is an "Army Man.
ming Detachment" In tho Coast
Guard and what do they do?--
Mrs. G. III.
"A mong its various war
duties the Coast Guard mans
more that 280 ships Of the
Army Transportation Corps.
An Army Manning Detach-
ment" is Coast Guard detachs
ment on duty on an army
transport ship.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22
Il. ". DURLING

Hollywood or Beverly Hills, as
the other film stars do. He
lives in Pasadena. Says IL re-
minds him of F1atbush.
Nat Ray, harness horse driver,
in his seventies and still active,
may break Pop" Geers record.
/ believe Pop" was still driving
when seventy-five. Johnny Long
den. the jocket. is going 10 be a
harness horse driver when he
quits riding the runners. Not a
bad idea. A harness horse man
can be the owner. trainer and
driver Of his noble animals.
Some OF the top harness horse
men are now making as high as
a thousand dollars a week.
HAVE received a photograph
IL OF two WACs on military
police duty. Both smart lockers.
They have the NJ. p. arnband
and carry nightsticks. Now /
am interested in knowing what
they use the nightsticks for
Surely no member of the WACs
would so far forget she was a
lady as to require the n / e h I
stick be applied 10 her person
to make her behave.
QUERIES from clients: O.
" Did Tom Sharkey's cafe on
East Fourteenth street Ny.
City, have a Ladies' annex"
where beer and sandwiches were
served? What type Of musical
entertainment was offered the
patrons of the main cafe7
A-Sharkey's was before my
time. However, I believe II WAS
just a saloon, and offered no en-
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22
DAMON RUNYON
The Brighter
Side

amounted 70 anything in the
good old days were brought
along IN this fashion though
some Of them may not have
known II.
WELL. instead of pursuing
w the sound technique ] have
described. the handlers Of Cestac
unveiled him against colored
opponent who was so much
smaller than the Argentine that
he would have raised scarcely A
ripple had he taken a dive,
which he did not. On the con-
trsry. he buffeted Cestac into
defeat after some confusion
among certain ring officials who
first gave the duke TO the
Argentine
| did not see the contest but
on learning the result l went
over 10 Jacobs Beach in West
Forty-ninth street where the
fistic fancy promenades and ac-
costed the first group l met.
what happened:" de-
manded sternly.
They just shook their heads
very slowly and with some. lip
pursing. No one said a word.
II was not necessary. ! under
stand And now. dear reader, I
suppose you are saying 10 your
self, what story is the mug
reminded OF this time?
Well, in the good old days I
ention above, my friend
Mushky Jackson. a noted figure
in the fistic game, was booking
a few very high grade tank
acts over a limited circuit and
among his performers was a
Syrian with a dialect and
real nice left hand.
ONE night the Syrian filled an
" engagement in F. b b cts
Field against right good glad
iator and. as no one said any,
thing in advance TO my friend
Mushky, he said nothing TO his
Syrian who stepped out and
knocked his opponents ears
down 10 the utmost astonish-
ment Of all concerned.
A few nights later the Syrian
had a date in a Philadelphia
ball yard and when Mushky
appeared in the dressing room
TO get his man ready, the
Syrian asked genially:
"Mist' Mushk a-Jackason, you
want I should hght like I fight
In Brooklyn
"Oh. no, no, NO" replied my
friendy Mushky. horrifed. be-
cause he had been spoken 10 in
advance by some star X ers
(strong. rough gees) who were
interested in the other man,
PLEASE DON'T"
I tell you life was more arts
ia then In aveyy wAR
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22

I WAS plumb disgusted by the
L crudity displayed in the intro
duction 10 the United States
some weeks ago Of A heavy
heavyweight from the Argentine
named Able CeStsC.
II had none Of the finesse that
formerly surrounded function
Of this nature. fear that the
manly art of scrarbling ears
has fallen into the hands Of a
lot Of apprentice plumbers.
This Cestac is a huge guy
supposed TO have been sent 10
ex-champion Jack Dempsey by
Dempsey's old opponent, Luis
Angel Firpo, the Wild Bull Of
the Pampas. who helped draw
upwards Of $1,000 600 in gate
receipts for Tex Rickard.
On top Of this. Cestac got a
date on the pugilistc big time.
Madison Square Garden. right
off the bat. To one OF the old
master hands in the art OF
building UP a new heavy. 1t was
Just the same as six months
shortcut around the small clubs
where they pay off in pretzels.
All the heavyweights that
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22

Ne are all here, Ke,---------------.---
All tCho hold each other dear,
Each chair is filed,
We are all az homel
Bless then the meeting and the
spot,
For once be every care forgot;
Let gentle peaes assert her
poUer
And glorious love rule the hour
We're all, oil hsrei
-Sprsgue.
A BOSTONIAN wants my
n views on palmistry and nu-
neurology. He asks If an inter-
est in these subjects is "a reflec-
tion on a persons intelligence"
/ don't know much about the
subjects mentioned, but can say
many highly intelligent persons
have been interested in them.
Perhaps the greatest of the
modern palmists and numerolo-
gists was Cheiro, who numbered
among his clients such people
as Mark Twain. King Edward
VII. Lily Langtry and Glad
stone. In his autobiography,
Mark Twain mentioned some Of
Cheiro's remarkable predictions.
II is a matter of record that
Cheiro predicted King Edward
VII would die in his 69th year.
In fact. his majesty once re-
ferred 10 Chelro as "the man
who says l won't live more than
SO years" Edward VII died in
1910, his 69th year.
DASSING BY: Phil Regan,
Il singing actor. Phil, a native
Of Brooklyn, does not live in
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22
oodness! What makes YOU think I'M your blind datec"
One Word Led to Another
BY Linda and
Jerry Walter
By Arthur Bugs" Baer =

Every cat has nine lives. But the puss you shoot
off has 5000 That's why l will keep my denial trap
closed on the compulsory military training agitation.
However, my dilapidated playmates in Congress
on romance At the latest ballot for and
against.
Ny old man citizen of the third empire and
looped from France to get loose from .conscrption
France always preparing for without being ready
for it at any time.
AS nation pointed out last month that we reverse
the order of begeren routine Joe Louis trains three
months to fight three minutes We train about three
shakes of rabbits to fight three years But like
the big strawberries always finish on top of the box
That's due to compulsory military training. l mean
of the lads who elect to go to West Point Our West
Pointers started chaufferng heavy hauling in the
Mexican War. Later Lee and Grant both West
Pointers The Pointers the Spanish the First World
and this one
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22
O-what II the monthly base
Vt pay for q Technical Scr

O-what II the monthly base
Vt pay for . Technical Scr
geant Mrs. G. l.. r..
A-S114 a month base pay.
Q-Could . woman In the
WAC be given . combat as
slgnment IL the army decided
to do so:--MIss X. l..
A-No. WACs may be given
assignments in foreign theaters,
but not combat assignments.
Q-Is a Lieutenant (jg) In
the Coast Guard Reserve ell
gible for hospitalization for
himself and family, as he was
when on active duty:-R. H s.
A-Officers Of the Coast
Guard Reserve on inactive duty
are separated from the service
and are. therefore, veterans.
Such an officer and his family
would -nnt-he eligible for hos
pitalization through the Coast
Guard. but he might be eligible
at a Veterans Administration
hospital. Ships Service Store
can be used only by members
Of the service in uniform and
their families; they are not
available TO persons on Reserve
status.
Q-My son is with the 10th
Division. In what part of Europe
are they now? How long will
they remain In Europe and will
they 60 to the Pacific -
NJ. v. G..
A-Last reported located at
Eyer. Czecho-Slovakia. sched-
uled TO sail for u. S. in October.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22

enough TO know he couldn't
have me unless she were in
cluded in every plan and we
have had fun together-a COM
panionship / never knew with
Ned, who SCENE 70 dwell
within himself.
However. Ned has come back
from overseas, changed for the
better. he says. although broken
UP by my intention 10 re-
marry.
He urges me 10 give him a
chance TO prove he can be a
man. because OF the child.
try 10 help him readjust his
life--as he forced me 10 do
but he says he cannot sue
Ceed without me beside him
Also. I am a foolish woman
at times and / know l would
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22
On the
Side

tertsinment of any kind, though
there may have been some box
ing bouts held In the rear Of the
establishment.
Q-Who was the star OF the
film Broadway Bill" Warner
Baxter or William Powell?
Ar it wasn't Warner Bax-
ter 1 lose another stogie.
WRITES a young woman Of
w San Francisco; When my
soldier from Brooklyn says my,
name, which is Dorothy, he puts
in il more gentle oornph than
any other male / have ever
known" (Note-Our Mules q
Men department experts are In
terested in this gentle oomph"
angle. They are not entirely
clear as 10 Just what II is. II
IL is what they think IL Is they
do not see how il can be done
with a Brooklyn accent.)
NOTE 1t claimed red-haired
~ men are on the average the
best dressed of all men. May be
something to II. Beau Brun-
NELL. in his day acknowledged
10 be the best dressed man In
the world, was red-haired.
The worlds youngest dress
model is Bridget Harding OF
London. England Bridget Is
three years old. She is a model
for children's clothes. / suppose
they have professional models
for children's clothes In this
country. but I have never seen
a photograph OF one.
Distributed By Kins Features syud.. ma.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22

DEFORE they do away with
- rationing altogether and you
become fat and satisfied again
/ would like 10 give you a sort
Of farewell burning up. The in
herent meanness in my nature
makes IL hard for me TO quit
grouching without struggle.
There may be some Of you
who have encountered difficulty
in getting the finer cuts Of meat
at bargain prices. Am l being
sarcastic7
However, as you have un-
doubtedly read many times they
suffered little Of this privation
in Canada, which is a country
an accent and half north Of us.
But l did not fully appreciate
how well Canada had been doing
until I received this letter from
r. s. Conklin of 251 E. Oak St,
Porterville. Cal.
Dear Dixon: Several times
sick with your references to
western Canada. am sure, from
the way you spell all those place
names correctly. you didn't get
your knowledge from hearsay or
a casual trip.
Thought you might be inter-
ested In the enclosed menu Of
the Paris Cafe in w ipeg,
right behind the Marlborough
Hotel and across the street from
the st. Charles. MY son thought
ID was good joke to send me
this after I had complained Of
paying S1.5O for beef stew and
an extra dime for coffee.
What a sense of humor"
Under 80 cent specials" with
- which you get barley soup
and fine choice of dessert. this
cafe lists: veal stew and vege-
tables. boiled tongue and Span
iSh sauce. short rigs of beef and
baked potato, fried pork tender
loin and tomato sauce, Dreaded
veal outlets and tomato sauce,
baked beans and bacon"
For 30 cents, with free dessert
but no barley soup-wonder why
no soup?--the cafe also lists:
fried pork chop, hot pork sand
wich, and lettuce and egg or
tomato salad" Other items are
away up, however. Lamb chops
and green peas. chicken salad
and veal steak and sliced toma-
toes are all 40 cents. Sirloin
steak-clear case Of profiteering
is so cents. with or without
onions. But the really stagger-
ing number is AT.bone steak.
This one item. with only barley
soup and dessert free. is 60
cents. Wonder Canadians haven't
rebelled. N
Mr.. MARS SHALL DIGGS,
WI prominent Washington at
torney. has Just received this
pungent letter from a young
soldier overesas:
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22
Brain Game Answers

la Thomas Jefferson: (b)
Alexander Hamilton.
2-(c) is correct.
$50 years.
4EThe ice boat.
5-(a) True. (b) False. He was
imprisoned on his return as
collaboration.
eddie Rickenbacker.
AT present rates between
eight and nine days.
SPatrick Henry.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22

at his own will. For a fellow
who's pretty much always had
his own way he puts tremen-
dous store in that. He suffers
from claustrophobia when he
has the whole globe for his
apple.
The trade is wondering. bet
ting, guessing as 10 his new
connection. It's a secret. 1t
was a secret until now
He's going to release through
Universal,
THERE'S story going the
i rounds here about Ken
lucky hillbilly who was drafted.
cannot recount the story in
detail because IL is a trifle nn-
couth In spots and ] can think
of no acceptable way to couth
IL.
This mountaineer Is being
questioned by an army doctor
but cannot understand anything.
Finally. in burst of exaspera-
ton, the medico demands.
"For heavens sakes, man,
don't you know the kings Eng
lish:"
To which the hillbilly replies:
"No-is he 2"
Anyway, the story went pretty
well until il was tried on Charles
Campbell, first secretary Of the
British embassy When the ra-
contour got TO the punch line
MOS he?" he guffawed al his
own gag. but Mr.. Campbell
merely stared woodenly and
said:
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22
BETTER HEALTH
BY Dr.. Herman Bundesen

normal functioning OF the hand.
4 BREAK in one Of the seven
"a wristbones known as the
scaphoid is best treated by put
Ing the wrist in circular plas-
ter cast. The fingers are not
included in the cast, and early
movement Of the fingers is en-
courage Usually, the cast
should be worn about six weeks.
Sometimes the Scaphoid bone
is dislocated. Proper manlpula-
tion or movement of the wrist
may force the bone back into
It's normal position II this is
unsuccessful. il may be neCeS-
sary 10 remove the bone by
means of an operation.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-22
On
Broadway

AS a matter Of fact ne isn't
and hasn't been since Harold
of Hastings In 1885,"
A SAD Hollywood sight Is a
"A former ace international
lawyer, incoherently cockeyed,
tolerated by many who knew
and admired him in his more
acceptable days.
Hollywood. despite many
distorted characterizatioins Tin
cluding Hollywood's movieS IS
the soberest big town have
ever seen. Boozing just isn't
considered smart there-and
Rule No. / is, You must be
smart"
But the storied morals
clause" is something out of an
obsolete past. Not that morals
ever were lily white. But or
late Enrol Flynn and Charlie
Chaplin WEIGHED on the profess
sional wages Of sin once meted
out TO Fatty" Arbuckle.
Yes. the movie capital IS
sober, but not prissy.
Well. a lot of less publicized
communities aren't even sober.
Hy Gardner suggests that the
Pentagon Building be admitted
as the 49th state!
Walter Reed. the theater-
builder. has clinched a site at
Park Ave. and 57th ST.. where
he VIII erect an a1l-television
structure.
And one explanation for the
demise OF six-day bike racing is
that the riders struck for a FIVE
day week.