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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-20

Should you want to take bath in Running, China, the water must be carried to the bathroom in buckets, and the charge for the service is $8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-20

An electric lawn mower in Ohio picked up a spoon and flung 1t so forcefully towards the road the spoon imbedded itself in a soldiers leg and he had to go to the hospital to have 1t removed. Probablyll get the Purple Heart with two Silver Ladies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-20

IS yqearS ago a Los Angeles man reported he lost valued wrist watch. Last week 1t turned up, OFT a prisoner in the local hOOsegOw. The owner will sue for back time and a . half.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-20

Tommy Dorsey's description of a Soldier: Civilian with Cigarettes !"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-20

Private Donald Dubay has arrived home to spend 21-day furlough with his parents MT. and Mrs. Will liam Dubay of 55 Downes street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-20

A new edict from the Government insists that bath towels be made shorter. Dry humor?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-20

Mrs. Frank Ilnicki and son Frank Jr., spent the day with her parents yesterday, MT. and Mrs. William Dubay. Leonard Ilnicki has just re- covered from pneumonia.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-02-21
Brez sociuIistov ne are

V Belgii naceljuje now vladi socialist. PrejSnja. je morala
pasti, kr SO 10 socialist, ceprav SO manjSina, zavrgH. Anglezi
TO Sc pravi, angliSko ministrstvo vnanIh zadev, XII mu naceIiu-
jeta Anthony Eden in Winston Churchill, so hotel v Beleui
ohraniti rezim "desnice," in so V ia namen pred par meseci no.
stavli tudi par tankov pred parlamentno palace. v Grciii Sc lie
Anglezem to vec ali mani posrecno. V Belgili ne. Kaiti elm so
socialist odlocili, ola demokracja v senci angleSkega orozia
V Belgiji mic ne veja, je moral Churchillov ljublienec resigni-
rati in regent (cemu jh V tel dobi sploh Sc treba0 je dial nalo-
60 "a sestavo move Wade socialism,. Kan drugam mai bi Sc sploh
Sc mogel obrniti, ako so zmagoviti zaveznikiri res "a demokra-
clio! r 80 aame
In tako je novi belgijski premier pod lazno masko ustavno-
si, Xxi so 10 Belgii usilii zaveznki, sestavil novot ustavno VIA
do. Pet socialistov, Sest katolicanov, diva komunista in nekai
drugih je V Mi. Toda-in to je vazno-socalne revolucije ne
SINE izvesti! Njena vadna naloga je oteti start red"
Socialist in komunisti, XII navodilom velike troiice V tenn
ozru ubogajo, pa igrajo prav tako nehvalezno in brezkoristno
vlogo, kakor SO 10 sociani demokrati w in pc prejSnji vojni
Komunisti pa ma svoj nacin Sc posebno pogubno.
IL izjav socialistov ma Poljskem, V Franciji, ma Angleskem,
da, tudi v Belgiji it'd, ter il izjav komunistov v Rusiji pa je
razvidno, da SO Sc oboji V zadnjih tridesetih letih vendarle pre-
cej naucili.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-02-21
liz KANSASA

Bonn zaceI takole: Dvakrat
je re zapadel sneg in tudi skop-
mel, cd kar sem Sc oglasil V Ii
stu. No ia, sal je list vseeno
poln in to dobrega gradiva.
Najvec upitja ma domaci
'front.' je tie dni, da primanjku-
je delavcev. Prijatelj pa, XII de-
la V zelezniSki delavci, mi ie
nedavno rekel: "Se je re FACE
10! Mad 70 delavcev so tie dni
odpustili." cudna je ia "paliti-
ka."
Vojak-casnik in letalec, vr-
nivSi Sc IL italijanske fronte ma
dopust, mi je pravil, da Sc je
neko sosedno letalo morale
spustiti ma tia nekje V Jugosla-
viii in SO lealci sreGno priSli k
partizanom. In S pomocjo par
tizanoV so potem spet prisli ma
zaj ma prejsnj postajaliSce.
Prisedsi nazaj SO pa re znali tri
slovenske BESIDE, MANFRED: To
varis, dobro vino. Ampak dru-
81 castniki so Jill sumljivo ogle
dovali, ees, zakaj Sc tako pc
vseh straneh obirajo. Pa SO BIZ
Ii kmalo ma jasnem. Vrnivsi le-
talci SO prinesli IL partizanski
leziSc ne samo lepe spomine ma
"dobro vino" temvec tudi do
maeo zivad'' - lazice.
No, " prejsni svetovni vojni
SO imeli vojaki skoro .toliko bo-
ia s1to nadlego kot S pravim
sovraznikom. Sal tako je bio
razbrati IL Stevilnih opisov
prejsnje vojne. Grille so "Jer-
RIA" kot "Yenkija." v sedanii
vojni ne omenjajo vec tega. Je
pac bojisce boil likvidno, da
vojaki MISC vec v enih in 18TH
strelskih jarkih pc pol leta.
V Armi je pc daljsem bole-
hanju umrl dine 5. februajra
mas sodrug in dober narocnik
Proletarca, Steve Dudas, star
70 let. Bill je naprednega, So
cialisticnega misljenja in clan
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-02-21
KATKA ZUPANCIC:
II VIE II

men suznja - slavus, Sklawe,
schiawo, slave. -. Vredno 81 lie
zapomniti tie izraze Z, kaiti
vzklili SO IL krScanska kulture
ma Slovenskem in drugod ma
Slovanskem. Nobenemu naro-
du ma svetu nj rimski kriz in
nemSki NEE prinesel toliko
gorja in pogube ter tolikega
ponizanja, kakor has nam Slo-
vanoml
Pa Sc je Rim do danes kaj
poboljSal? PRAY mic. Ceprav so
ST Nemci izmislili Ease tax kriz,
ma katerem nj Kristusa-vsee-
no je bill Rim pripravljen sode-
loVati z mimi. Dokaz nam ie
ljubljanski Skof Roman, XII
mu je morda "srce krvavelo,"
toda namig IL Rima je bill zani
odlocilen.
In kakor SO bill razni Vol
jhuni nekdanie dobe "a svoje
nelepo delo lepo nagradeni, ia
ko je prav gotovo i ljubljan-
skega Rozmana cakala nagra-
da. Morda Sc mu je re tka1 kar-
d1nalski phase = pa je zlodjevi
Tito posegel v statve... Zdaj
Sc pa mora Skof bati tudi Sc "a
obsirna slovenska posestva -
rimsko katoliSke cerkve. Je res
hudo.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-02-21

Chicago, Ill. = V petek %.
februarja oh 8. zvecer DO redna
seja kluba St. l JSZ. Vazna bo
tudi letne seize SLOW. del. CEN
ira, Xxi Sc vrSi ia vecer. Ker ina
klub st. l tel ustanovi mad
sto delnic, SO vsi clani pooblas-
ceni, ola zastopajo ma obcnem
zboru klubov delez. Prosimo
jih, maj pridejo ma sejo OBJ
osmih, da bono z naSim dnev-
MIN redom kmalu koncali. =
OodbOr.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-02-21
IL MILWAUKEEJA

LetoSnji Druzinski kolendar
sem pricital. Zdi Sc mi, da ie
ia knjiga lep prispevek k nasi
slovensko-ameriSki literature.
Ne bonn trdil, ola so vsi spisi V
n e m prvovrstne kvalitete;
vredni SO pa vsi, da Sc precita-
jo. Kdor je to knjigo prebral
brez predsodkov (najsibodo ii
citatelji re "rudeci," "crni" ali
pa brezbarvni) je naSel V Mi
dovolj pouka, informacij III "a
bave. Primal DO, da je tistih
sto in petindvajset centov do
bro investiral. Vendar pa a
zvidin il Proletarcevih kolon,
da Kolendar nj vsem ugajal!
Mordao hi Sc dalo pekaj ukre-
nit, da bi S kolendarjem zado-
voljili tudi tiste, XII SO S svetim
strahom V srcu zagledali V ME
mu slike duhovnikov,, lemena-
torjev in "fizolnarjev." Podpi7
SAM je to rec nekoliko razmiS-s
ljal in priSel do zakljucka, da
bi morda ne bio napacno, ako
bi V bodconosti koleindar IL
sci V dveh razlicnih izdaiah.
Prva maj bi bila takSna kot ie
letosnja. Ia bi maj bila name
njena nam navadnim gresni-
kom. Druga, XII biose maj nazi-
vala de Luxe" pa maj hi Sc
izdala pod strogim ct nadzor-
stvom cenzorjev; takSnih, XII
znajo ma pamet. visoko pesem O
svobodi tiska in navduSeno
prepevajo balado "demokraci-
je," Ia izdaja mai hi bila tiska-
ma z rdecimi crkami, Slike
fajmoStrov maj bi Sc izpustile;
pray tako maj hi IL kolendar-
skega della izginila imena svet-
nikov in svetnic bozjih. Raba
besede "partizana,'' in pa linen
Tito, Stain ter Molotov mai Sc
prepove. V slikah NEST, trgov
in vasi pa Sc maj zrisejo vsi
-cerkveni zvoniki. Ma zalost pa
moran konstatirati, da v re-
snici dvomim, &c bi bila takSna
de Luxe" izdaja nekaj prak-
ticnega, to pa vsled tega, ker
je stevilo tistih, XII bi kai tax
snega kupili, v resnici pre-
majhno. Lahko pa bi Sc zaen-
KRAFT poskusilo S "Saniskimi
bukvicami''.
"Naprejev" dan IL. febru-
aria je bill nekaj impozantnega.
MilWaucani SO Sc odzvali Ma
prejevemu klicu V tako veil
KEN stevilu, ola SO bill cello
tisti preseneceni, XII so veliko
pricakovali. Dramski odsek
kluba st. l JSZ Sc je z dramo
"Norec" imenitno postavil. Ia
igra je bila vprizorjena brez
vsake hibe. Celia rec je bila
ogromen uspeh in obcinstvo
u%praviceno pricakuje, da DO
"Naprej" svoje delo nadalje-
val. - France Puncer.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-02-21


kluba St. Fl. JSZ. ze pred sc.
lett, ko je bio med rudarji V
kansaSkih slovenskih naselbi-
nah socialisticno gibanje mo-
emo razvito, je bill S. Dudas v
prednjih vsrstav in ostal je ak
tiven in west tenn ideiam do
zadnjega. castem mu bodi spo-
min! Zapusca tukaj zeno in
omozeno hcer ter tri sinove v
Chicago. MIN izrekamo naSe
iskreno sozalje. Pogreb je bill
civilen in V oskrbi Slovenske-
ga zadruznega pogrebnega "a
voda. A. ShuIar.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-02-21
~ 4xL-x ID
RIA. ZGOVORI

vaznemu sestanku morala Sic
dit. Zakljucki, kaj storiti z
Nemcijo, 0 bodoci Poljski in
Jugoslaviji, v~prasanje uredbe
novega drustva narodov it'd. Sc
ne morejo izogniti obSirni de-
bait, V kateri Sc kresejo mne-
MIA "a in proti. Kajti cd tega
DO odvisen bodoci mir. Sc POI
sebno moramo mi pazno sledi-
ii tenn vprasanjam, kajti nj ga
cloveka, kateri bi mogel re6i,
ceS, meme Sc vse to mic ne tice,
Bojisca
Rusksa vihra ma vzhodni
'front.' Sc vedno diva in prodi-
ra v Nemcijo. S padcem Bur
dimpeste je zopet odstranjen
en- velik kamen ma poti rdece
armada proti Dunaju. Clovek
Sc vprasuje, kako je Rusiji mo-
goce vzdrzevati toliko armad
in iih oskrbovati ter zalagati s
hrano in municijo. Kdor misli5
ola je to sala, maj samo precita
uradno zvezno porocilo, koliko
orozja, municije ter drugih
stvari potrebuje samo ena di-
vizija ma dan, kadar je v ofen-
zivi. Tu pa je ma stotine divizij
ma vec ko tisoc mill dolgi
front, XII Sc razteza cez gorovia
in mocvirja, v vecini ma tujem
terenu, kjer je sovraznik raz-
dejal in rabbi vse, kar bi mog-
10 sluziti prometu. Ia tiste, XII
SO Sc vcasi norcevali IL Rustic,
je danes Boise, da molce.
NaSe aktivnOsti
To soboto "a. februarja bo
Jugoslovansko hranilno in po-
sojilno druStvo obdrzavalo svo-
jo letno delnicarsko seio V
SLOW. del. centru ma 2301 So.
Lawdale Ave. To druStvo, ka-
terega clan je tudi naSa zveza
in delavski center, je V resnici
delavska ustanova. Ma tenn let
mem zboru bodo nasi delnicarji
slisali o njegovem fenomalne-
mu cporastku; njegova imovina
Epresegan re million dolarjev.
!1Wsi delhicarjibso vabljeni, da
Sc te seize gotovo udeleze.
iI Kot izgleda, BIO letosnio po-
mlad V Chicago precej aktiv-
nosti. Vrsila Sc DO jubilejna
J slavnost 40-letnice Proletarca,
SANSova prireditav it'd. Use to
DO dalo nasim ljudem priliko
posetiti nekaj, kar DO kulturno
V resnici vredno obiska.
-at7s sd Ruski relif az
+ z veseljem porocam, da sta
tse V ia sklad ponovno oglasila
moja stara znanca s. Felix
Strumbel in John Filipich il
Clvelanda, vsak S petimi dollar
il. Iskrena hvala! Upam, ola DO
Sc kaj posnemovalvec.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-02-21
Sc Q sadovih krScanstva.

o. Sc o SadOVlh krScanStVa. Ek.
Sirjenje krScanstva je bilo
emo najpoglayitnejsih poglavij
v zgodovini slovenskega naro-
da, a tudi najvecja preglavica
nasim slovenskim zgodovino-
piscem. Kajti srepo oko cerk-
vene in svetne oblasti je = in
to ne brez vroka zmerom
skrbno pablo, da nj priSlo ma
knijizni try mic takega, kar bi
poboznemu in ubogljivemu
slovenskemu ljudstvu utegnilo
odpreti oci, da hi spregledalo
in spoznalo, kakSno ceno je
morale placati "a rtoliko pro-
slavljano in poudariano KRIS
cansko kulturo. ID
cato je bilo treba zavijania
in oveSavanja, zakrivanja in
olepsavanja, pa tudi cisto ma
vadnega beleza, ako so hoteli
vsai priblizno opisati ono z
"zlato carlo o~zarjeno krsean-
stvo, XII je. obsijalo in razsvetli-
10 neomikane paganske Slo-
vence,"
Ali kdor Una pravilno citati,
pa misliti ter sklepati, DO
vkljub vsemu zaviianju in "a
vajalnim frazam dognal dobr-
sen del COLE, bridke resnice.
Zatipal DO rimsko-nemske mad
slovenskim narodom storiene
grehe, "a katere nj raspe, ola hi
jim mogla izgladiti in odstra-
niti IL slovenske zgodovine in
Xxi SO in ostaneje ma vsakem
masnem plaScu grid madez, pa
maj je Sc tako debelo z zlatom
obSit.
Vsi zgodovinski viri izpricu-
jejo, da SO bill naSi paganski
.pradedje enakopravni, t. j., .da
SO imeli vsi enake pra9ice
in enake dolznosti. S krizemno in
mecem so razsirjevalci krScan-
silva .zadali smrtni udarec tel
staroslovenski enakopravnosti.
Razdelili so narod V Stiri
kaste: v plemstvo, V svobod-
make, V podloznike, V suznje.
Najvecje narodne izdajalce je
bio treba seveda posebno do
bro nagraditi in nagradili so
Jill S plemiSkimi naslovi. Dru-
gi, XII SO bill "a spoznanje mani
z%asluzni, so smell ostati ma
svoji zemlji kot svobodni 60
spodarji. Tretji, XII SO vdali sele
pod pritiskom, SO z zemljo vred
presli podloznistvo tuiemu
goSpodarJu. Cetrt1 pa, XII SO Sc
tujemu gospodarstvu in TUT
veri neustraseno upirali do
konca, in teh je bila veil
kanska vecina! = SO zgubili
nele svojo zemljo, temvec tudi
svojo osebno svobodo. POSTAL
SO robovi ali sunni, brezprav-
nj, kakor mrtvo blago.
Teh zasuznjenih Slovencev
ie bio "a pod bic tujega kris
canskega gospodstva ma slo-
venski zemlji (poleg domacega
napol pecenega plemstva seve-
da) veliko proved, cato so cd
prli zanje suzenski trg. Tia SO
mor'ali, ii, cd zvestih Naive
stejsi, ola SO Jill krScanski pre-
k~upcevalci razprodajali ma vse
stir strani tedaj znanega, sve-
ia.
line Slovana- je dobilo po-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-02-21
JOS O @ VEN:

rok je napovedal hap dan, pa Sc
je zmotiL Kajti ze4 v zgodnjem
popoldnevu je zadel n~aletavati
sneg, katerega menda letos ne
DO nikoli konca. Spominjam Sc
ma case, ko smo OBJ tenn datu-
mu re nabirali regrat. Ampak
to SO menda lie spomladanske
SAME, XII nimajo, y, r~ealnostjo
nobenega stika.
Re zjutrai sem zacel citati
knjigo, ki me je jake zanimala.
Peca Sc $ poljskim podzemskim
gibaniem. Naslov il je Story
of a Secret State"
Napisal jo je mladi poljski
aristokrat Jan Karski On ie
v Zed. drzavah ma predavatelj-
ski turf. Znaeaj knjige je tax,
ola 10 lahko citas obiektivno.
Spisana je popolnoma nepri-
stransko. Kar je v Mi posebno
znacilno izvajano, je tista.
naivnost, katera je takrat pre-
vladovala ma Poljskem in men
da tudi V drugih krajih Evro-
pc, da je nemSka sila samo ma
papirju in nemski tanki il ko-
sitra. (Legenda, kako SO Sc
nemski tanki Hitlerjevi in
vaziji v Avstrijo drug "a dru-
GIN polomili, je bila sploSna v
Evropi.)
Ko je bill ia mladi poroenik
(Karski) oh Stirih zjutraj po-
klican V armada, Sc YES zas-
pan-kajti prejsnji vecer je
preplesal v veseli druzbi - ie
mislil, da je ia mobilizacija
poljske armada samo demon
stracija sile-show Of for
ce"-ki 81 je DO Hitler ustra-
Sil-a &c pa Sc je ne DO zbal, DO
pa zaeno S Francozi in Angle
ri MARSHALL v Berlin.
"Poraz" je naslov prvega po-
glavja te knjige. StraSen tragi-
cen poraz, ko so udarili Nemci
zgodaj V jutro dine prvega sept.
L. 1889 ma nepripravljeno poll
sko. armada, ne da bi il napo-
vedali vojno. Vsak organiziran
odpor je bill nemogoc. Zastonj
SO padali tisoci. V treh tednih
je bio vse koncano.
V naslednjih poglavjih pise
mladi Karski 0 novi POLISH,
katera Sc je zacela organizirati
pod zemljo. To nj bila vec sta
ra Poljska, V kateri so imeli
glavno besedo samo velepo-
sestniki in aristokracija. V tel
knjigi so posebno omenjene
stir stranke, katere so bile ak
tivne " podzemskem gibanju:
Socialisticna (marksisti); ma
cionalisticna (narodno poll
ska, sloneca ma katoliSki ideo-
logiji, verujoca V Individual
zem ter liberalno ekonomiio;
dale kmecka stranka, XII je BIZ
la pref v opoziciji, in katolisko
delavska stranka, XII je slonela
ma strogem katolicizmu. Poleg
teh je bila aktivna tudi komu-
nisticna stranka. Use te stran-
Ike SO bile V tenn gibanju popol-
noma avtonomne, samo V
skupnem boju in delu proti
sovrazniku SO ST bile edine.
Npr., socialisticna stranka ie
imela v svojem programu, ola
mora bodoca Poljska pc pora-
zu Nemcev dobiti popolnoma
novo agrarno ekonomijo. Zah-
tevala je, da Sc zemljo razdeli
kmetom brez da bi Sc velepo-
sestnike odaSkodovalo z a n j O..
Druge njene vazne zahteve SO
popolna socializacija rudnikov,
prometnih sredstev in tovarn,
locitev cerkve cd drzave it'd.
Naloga Karskega v poljskem
podzemskem gibanju je bila
prenasati skrivne depeSe il
Poljske V Francijo in nekatere
druge evropske dezele. Bill je
takozvani tajni kurir.
Knjiga ina poglavja, ola ko
jih titas, Sc ii jeze lasje ma gla-
vi. Ma ovitku knjige je poudar-
jeno, ola nj V Mi gleda Wade V
Lublinu (sedaj v VarSavi) in
zamenje Wade V Londonu no.
benega biasa.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-02-21

y z veseljem porocam, da sta
Sc V Ia sklad ponovno oglasila
moja Stara znanca s. Felix
Strumbel in John Filipich IL
Clvelanda, vsak S petimi dollar
il. Iskrena hvalal Upam, Ola DO
Sc kaj posnemovalvec.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-02-21

Zgodovinski sestanek we'll
Ike trojice' ma Jalti Krimeji,
kateri je bill zakljucen okrog
10. feb, je dial gradiva "a
geronimo polemiko, XII je tako
Evening star., 1945-05-28

posing it is perfectly in balance, a
rare thing in much simpler dra-
matte compositions.
Rodgers has written brilliant,
amazingly versatile musical score
and Hammerstein has fashioned
lyrics that are as pertinent as they
are different. They get away from
the established popular idiom, more
than those of oklahoma! but they
will unquestionably enjoy a popu-
larity Of their own. They are fresh
and vital, intelligent and dramatic
They fit into the movement of
"Carousep as snugly as stars into
a cloudless May night, under such
quantity arresting titles as You're
a Queer One, Julie Jordan" when
I Marry Mr.. Snow" This Was a
Real Nice Clam Bake" "Geraniums
in the Winder," There's Nothin'
So Bad for Woman" and The
Highest Judge of ALL" Another pair
Of tunes, IF I Loved You" and
June Is Dustin Out All Over" are
more likely to hit the high places,
but the others offer the sharpest
kind of competition.
AS we said, the Guild has done
another of its inspired jobs in find
ing the abundance, no less, of at
tractive people to sing, act and
dance its newest folk tale. In Jan
Clayton. dainty, spirited miss it
found the ideally perfect girl to
love Billy Bigelow with such fiery
devotion. 1t was equally skilled in
Evening star., 1945-05-28

locating John Raitt as the strong,
wayward Billy; Miss Darling as the
comically artful Carrie Pipperidge;
Eric Matson as the romantic down.
Easter, Mr.. Snow; Miss johnson as
the deep-voiced, understanding Aunt
Netti. Bambi Linn as the daughter
Of the Bigelows in Billy's posthu-
nous re-entry into the action, and
Russell Collins as the star-keeper
in the Heaven sequences. A dozen
others could be mentioned just as
plausibly.
A misanthrope looking for some
thing over which to demur in Ca
rousel" might find a vague hope in
the point that Miss De Miles dances
have begun to look stylized. Any one
less than sheer migrate, however,
will find nothing less than delight
full in her three varied and splen-
didly imagined numbers for the
musical.
10 Mielziner. Just released from
three years service in the Army,
has created the magnificent frame
in which "Carousel" accomplishes
its miracle of proving that okla
homa!" was no stroke of sheer
luck. And that the best way to
score a musical triumph in today's
theater is to start with a dramatic
play, preferably an old hit.
1t is the reviewers doleful duty
to append the note that it is al
most impossible to get seats for
"Carousel."
1t is worth any amount of effort,
however.
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ting into trouble. His name has been
changed, however, and so has his
geography. He is chap named
Billy Bigelow in "Carousel" and, in
stead of central Europe, he lives in
a small town on the coast of Maine.
He is as American as Curley of
Oklahoma! and at the same time,
he is much more universal, and it
could be, more dramatic for that.
There is no reason why either of
them, living in the midst of the
music of Richard Rodgers and
Oscar Hammerstein, the dancing of
Agnes De Mile, and the Guilds
lavish production and artful cast
ing, should ever die. Not to men,
ton, of course, in the midst of en-
chanted audiences.
X X X
The special quality of "Carouser',
as that of its predecessor, lies in
the distinction of having some
thing to say that is worth hearing.
Molnar provided that originality
and all the multitudinous collabora-
tors have added their eloquence to
his, those mentioned, and Reuben
Mamoulian whose direction is vivid
ly evident in every aspect of the
Majestic theater's latest tenant.
The Guild was credited with a
miracle when it introduced a cast
Of comparative unknowns in it's
first musical, two years ago. 1t de-
serves no less of praise now for
Evening star., 1945-05-28
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.

4ANAAAAA \ VVA~1~s
Behind Movie Headlines: One of
the most vigorous censorship battles
on record since the Hays Office was
established is due to be fought out
in New York this week over a single
three-word profanity phrase which
producer Lester CoWan insists must
be retained in his production of
Ernie Pyle's "The Story of GI joe"
The controversy, unparalleled
since David o. Selznick's fight with
the Hays office over use of Hell" by
Clark Gable in "Gone With The
Wind" hinges on q scene in she'll
swept Italy when a company of
troops comes upon the body Of their
captain, killed by Nazi sniper.
Pyle wrote the reactions of the
soldiers to this sight into one of his
most widely discussed columns. One
of the men looks at the body and
utters a profane phrase. Cowan
filmed this right on the sound track
and the Hays ONCE ordered it out.
Cowan declares the whole situa-
ton would be ruined without the
line, insisting that 1t Is not uttered
in blasphemous way but more in
reverence by a soldier who loved
his superior officer. Nevertheless,
the Hays censors remained adamant.
X X X X
Regardless Of what happens, "The
Story of GI Joe" will make its
scheduled public appearances in
July, first with a world premiere
in indianapolis, the proceeds to be
turned over to the University of
Indiana (Ernie's alma mater) as
a foundation for a scholarship in
journalism. Preceding this will be
showings to service men in camps
throughout the country and at Pearl
Harbor and on Okinawa.
Ballyhoo-crazed Hollywood movie
makers might take tip from Lester
Cowan and the excellent taste he
has shown in handling the Pyle
production. Right after Ernie's
death there might have been the
sudden temptation to rush the
movie out for general release. Cow
an did no such thing. Counseled by
his 30-year-old publicity genius,
Bill Peirce, Cowan continued along
the conservative path outlined by
Pyle himself when the correspon-
dent was in Hollywood last winter
for production conferences.
Great pressure was brought to
bear on the Cowan forces to get the
film to San Francisco for showings
to the Security Conference Dele
gates. Publicity Of inestimable value
would have occurred from such a
stunt, but Cowan replied: Ernie
wanted his picture shown to the
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traSteQ With the old musical comedy,
or operetta books, those venerable,
mincing tales of love which had an
insufferable banality and sameness,
they are at once apparent as the
secret Of the latter-day success of
the singing drama.
"CarouseP', adapted from Ferenc
Molnars 'Liliom'', is all the glow
ing things that have been uttered,
and written, of it. 1t is a delight to
the mind. the heart, the eye and
the ear. That its hero does the I'M
heard-of thing of dying only adds to
its overall vivacity, makes it drama
worthy of the name.
"CarouSel," as you may have
heard, is Liliom's story, the mar
rative Of tempestuous fellow who
took tickets on a merry-go-round,
who had an irresistible charm for
women, and great fair for get
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|Cowan Fights for a Line

service men first. Tnat is the way
1t is going to be-"
X \ \ 4
Up to Orange County in northern
California went the Fallen Angel"
company last week and, as usual,
all the townspeople for miles around
gathered to watch a movie company
at work.
Dana Andrews was relaxing in a
camp chair, breathing in the great
outdoors, when a small boy tiptoed
up and showed an autograph book
in his lap. Now, Dana is a proud
father and he wanted to know
something. Is
Il shouldn't give you this" the
star said, writing his name. What
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ADJUSTMENTS.