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Detroit evening times., 1945-01-25

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Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28
Edmund Lowe Comes Back

The most thrilling performance is that by young
Barbara Bel Geddes who plays Nevvy with an
extraordinary pognancy. She is the best young
actress to appear in years and her acting and
beauty should be reason enough TO see the play.
Veteran Charles Waldron portrays the senator
and does it with bitterness, misunderstanding and
skill. Carol Goodner is Alice and she makes the
complicated part real thing. Gordon Heath does
a good job of the young Negro, Brett Charles
Other plays of the same week were "The Ryan
Girl" You Touched Me-; the musical "Carb
Song and verse play, Live Life Again"
Edmund Lowe returned to the stage after
nearly 20 years in THE Ryan Girl" which also saw
musical comedy star June Havoc in her first straight
dramatic part. The play unfortunately, while we'll
acted, was not truthfully written and was COM
pounded patchwork style of dozen old twists and
cliches.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28
Stunning Costumes Shown

you Touched Me- has better than average
chance of survival, although its humor and un-
pretentious nonsense are marred somewhat by
good deal of mystic symbolism dragged in by the
heels Edmund Gwen gives beautiful perform
ance of happy go-lucky sea captain, not adverse
to nip now and again, nagged into relative un-
happiness by holier-than-thou sister
But everything turns out right in the end and
there is some good tun in the three acts. The fine
yoGag actor, Moa very CAst, turns JIs his usual
electric performane. IN this case RAF flier in
love and a willins bettor to setting Gwen free
from the clutches rs female dragoman.
"Carib Song h tunning costumes, some good
music, and Rather Ounham dances but that is
about ALL Live Ike Again" is an arty. preten-
uous silly bore.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28
M~ UrA Stage
BROADWAY PLAYS
tNew York Theater Clicks
With Deep Are the Roots
BY JAMES POWERS
international News Service Drama Editor

NEW YORK, Oct 27.
A FTER nine tries the New York theater finally
"A has a solid hit in the tense and moving meo-
drama, Deep Are the Roots" by Arnaud D'Usseau
and James Cow.
The play is complicated study of difficult,
yet vital theme, the relationships and antagonsms
between Negro and white people in the deep South.
Briefly, the story is set in the home of the
wealthy and distinguished Senator Ellsworth Lang
don and his two lovely daughters Alice. the older,
and Genevra, called "Nevvy," the younger Senator
Langdon is the last male survivor of a family that
has served the South and the United States for
decades.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28
Senator Is Proved Wronq

The conflict arises between the senator and his
daughters with the return home of 1t. Brett
Charles, winner of the Distinguished Service Cross,
Negro and the son of their lifelong colored
housekeeper.
1t is not the and the sight of other coun-
tries where there is prejudice against people of
color that has changed Charles viewpoint He has
been given an unusual education by the Langdon
family, under Alices tutelage, and wants to live in
the small southern town to help advance his people.
But the senator represents the most extreme
element of American thinking on the colored peo-
pie. He thinks Brett be trusted and kept out
of danger only in the most serve position. He
proves to be wrong
Since the exposition is so much a cracking of
character, 1t is unfair to reveal too much but the
theatrical pyrotechncs are expertly handled by
Messrs. D'Usseau and Cow and their brilliant cast
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our to the party. Pfc. Violet Smith from nearby Guilford seen ap- plauding Sal Formica's music heartily. Pvt. Thordis Hoyeson keeping up a sparkling round of postprandial chit-chat. The two "Anns," S/Sgt. Anne Oliver and Cpl. Ann Francis, both from the Woody West. Don't look now but La Olivier is crowding Ed Paris a close second as a Corn Pepper. When Joe Miller wrote those gags back in the Gay Nineties (When the men were gay and the women looked ninety, as Tom "The Pun ster" Conroy hath it) he never thought they were going to be exhumed for a second spring.
 Saw Dick and Frances Benton, Robbie Measles" Keefe and Harry (Paul Lukas) Durfinger putting away round of demitasse. That whiffle Rob sports sure came a cropper but he's still Number One Boy in these here parts. .::..
 Johnnie Pavelko's favorite tune, "I was working on de Railroad. :" Back in Youngstown Jack played the fiddle in a roundhouse ensem- ble, and plans a musical career when he hangs up his gloves.
 Pvt. Clyde Barham, the Arkansas athlete, certainly goes to town in those "bug" numbers. "Colliding Clyde" he was known as in those days.
 Orchids to S/Sgt. Jamsie Ford and his c Squadron Jamsters for the polished performance they turned in at the Big Hop. The ap- plause was deafening.
 The casting for the musical comedy now on the drafting board is proceeding a pace, and call goes. out to servicemen and women of thespian turn of mind. Tommie O'Neill is the music maestro ham ding the score, lyrics and what have you. More on this later.
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SISCT. EDDIE PARIS


 in Hall Monday night GI soled the and he polished that of flat He tried bag; and then overheard saying "Ah ho do love these Jewish DONUTS" Ha, Ha
 calls Ward the Base Hospital Sgt N1arni) Bradley Crosby record Away his wife gifted him with Jim Mageno of F. Squadron beer the PIX Monday the Cpl added earlier this month Synthetic Training Dept threatens Ito mans added A Picture David Sookey carrying Hall Tuesday Sookey native N Africa where he picked Mrs N. C. "Rd' KnOwlson, of Richmond AAB how much he schn9 well Johnnie Johnston Tuesday night Frankie with of ynetis late that afternoon surprise introduced "a who think will far in the entertainment business Result creeching blew Squadron the the PIX the bulgng muscles Badeytes the 3huwek PIT plan instituted Question What Pnei of song You're Driving Me the Van Gravel Gertie Things Dept served the Mess production method The eferverscent smile of Polly Doyle of the Headqu File Room.
 Overhea Requesting Favorte Recordings:
 Sings'Mha Stewart
 Daddy" Levi-"Warsaw Concerto"-Freddy Martin.
 Phil TorreyI Give You Anything But Love Baby Goodman.
 Bot Keefe-"Candy"-Dinah Shore.
 AnneO Oiver-"In the Middle of Nowhere'-Perry Como.
 all by herself and listening the nostalgia of Let the Rest of the World Go By of Hartford the weekend Happy Patrcks Day o all
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THE CHAPLAIN
 Writes Chaplain Wm. J. Van Cleve
Joe Feels Just Like Cupid
Chaplain Vim. J. Van Cleve

Chaplain Wm. J. Van CleVe Dear Gertrud:
 Gosh, that was great being back home there again even if it was only for a few days. And i was glad that went out to the rifle range and got me another medal so had as many as Jim had. I wood have felt kind of funny bringing home a soldier that had more medals than had And that was sure great to, being back at the church service again like used to bee with you on one side and maW on the other, and then Jim and Susie on the other side of her. It looked like maw had a military eskort or something with all them uncle Sam's soldiers around her like that.
 And did Jim and Susie fall for each other in a big way? The fel- lers here at Bradley Field said they heard him clear back hear at the field, and now Jim just sits a round and moons all day like a sick calf and can hardly wait for male call to see if he got another letter from Susie which he nearly always does. Maybe shouldn't have prot him along home with me because 1t looks like he has got it bad. He used to go around with some of the girls here sometimes before prot him home with me and now he won't even look at any of them here anymore. Maybe you had bet ter have hart to hart talk with Susie and see if anything can be done to make these two nuts be- have themselves.
 I talked to the chaplain about 1t, not that it is anything wrong nor nothing about Jim and Susie being crazy about each other, but felt kind of responsible since i took him home with me and asked you to
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HEP AND PEP

The intelligentsia seems to be descending on us enmasse of late, and degrees crowd in like con- vention of barometers-if barome- ters could be that conventional. (Ed. Note: Carl's convention is to be unconventional, patient reader.)
 Take look at the men of mind and the creatures of cerebration extant: Cpl. Boston Nate" Vein berg, high calibre gent who never takes mo" for an answer. Nathan is the Demosthenes of the squadron, and crates on the slight est provocation. If Nate keeps giv- ing: his buddies piece of his mind he may not have a surplus left over. That's food for thought. (Ed. Note: Why not put your heads to- gether and make one, Carl?)
 SSgt. Floyd Kresge 1no relation to the five and dime magnate) one of the genuine hep steppers. Flo plans to take up mechanical en- gineering when he dons multi, and claims hydraulics give him lift. (Ed. Note: That is an elevating thought, Carson.)
 Pvt. Paul Ehrlich, Brooklyn basso profundo, plans an operatic career in post-bellum daze. His pal John nie Gasparini is a ringer for Van Johnson, and yodels bit also. AL though Jack is an expert drafts man he still shudders at the men tion of the word.
 Sgt. Floyd Randall, the Detroit Demagogue, is devotee of applied psychology, and analyses "sichia- tion" before you can say Jimmie Durante." Also a believer in hyp- notic influences, Randy has the gang watching out for the "hex" treatment.
 BOYS AND JOYS
 Nice to see our Wac friends con- gregating round and adding glam
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TUESDAY, March 20th.
 8 pm. to II pm. Regular Dance. WEDNESDAY, March 21st. ' pm. to II pm. Game Night. THURSDAY, March 22nd. 7:30 pm. to II pm. Musical Comedy Rehearsal. Crafts. h. formal Dancing. FRIDAY, March 23rd.
 pm. to II pm. 'Letter Making on Record". Music Entertain ment.
 SATU URDAY, March 24th.
 10 am. to 12 N. Playtime with USO-Housing Unit.
 pm. Movies. Swing It Sailor". With Selected Short Subjects.
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get her to go round with him. All the chaplain said about it was "ain't love grand. Then thought maybe i'd better get the chaplain prepared because if Jim keeps on the way he is going now he'll be talking to the chaplain himself and it won't be about past troubles but about future ones, i'll bet.
 You know Jim's got a mighty good voice for singing and the chaplain had him sing solow for the chapel service last sunday. Jim's singing maid me terrible home sick for you and maw, but it was a good solow and all of the fellers sure enjoyed it. The chap lain said he was going to have him sing again some day soon, but it better be sooner than that or Jim won't bee able to sing for thinking
 Yours, but worried,
 DUSC Too
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S/SGT: GEORGE PLATT, G Squadron; home, Nutley, N. J.:

I Ou KHOW the old saying: "Be it ever so hum- ble; there's no p a ce Ii k e h o m e. That's
 my answer. I've. travelled plenty since 1 entered the service so no matter where I had a chance to % I'd pick
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" T: | Hd ll 2 '. l=: :. all :ue- pends... I :. like my" home J well enough, but if I were given the opportunity of. spending: ) <. a furlough in Hol-.: ".lywood :: as : the ,. guest of Van J o h n S on Pm
 afraid I'd choose
 the latter. 1 can
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WINDSOR LOCKS

Club Hours:
 800 am. to HOO pm. Monday through Saturday.
 200 pm. to 11:00 pm. Sunday. Service Personnel, Servicemen and their wives, and Junior Host esses are invited to participate in all scheduled programs as we'll as to make use of available Club facilities at any time during scheduled Club Hours. SUNDAY, March 18th.
 2 pm. to Il pm. Open House Hospitality. Guests of Service Personnel invited.
 3:30 pm. Movies. Recreation Hall, Elm Plains.
 7:45 pm. Movies. Feature attrac- tions. Guests of Service Person nel invited MONDAY, March 18th.
 7:30-Musical Comedy Rehearsal
 8 pm. to II pm. Musical Com edy Rehearsal.
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go nome than any other place
 I can think of. Home for me includes Louisi- ana and Texas where my folks live. Of course, if S o m e b o d y made me a ter rife offer for an extra special vacation I'd be
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Joins British WAC

London (CNS)-Princess Eliza beth, heiress to the British throne, has joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service, Britain's equivalent of the WAC. The Princess, who is IS, was awarded a commission with the honorary rank of second subaltern.
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Yell, I'll tell you. I've got a mother and a sister at home, not counting my girl friend who visits there oft en, so I'll say home first, last
 and always. Af- ter three years overseas, you change a lot of
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Chicago-Hugh Greer Carruth- CTS, known as the Cum Bum of Lama to a number of cultists, has been convicted on charges of ob- taining $289,000 through mail frauds in connection with his cultist activities. "He had a mystic way with money" said the State.
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I h a t'S e a S y. Home! 1 have spent two and one = half years overseas and be- fore 1 left l n e V e r appre- c i a t e d w h a t home m e a n t. Now 1 do, but
 good. Give me my own apart nent, my wife
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home anytime. There's nothing in the world like your own folks and your old friends. Even the corner grocery looks good.
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your ideas about travelling and such and just yearn to settle down near those you know best.
 CPL. J. D. MCGEE, c Squadron; home, Shreveport, La.: I'd rather
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I'VE VI! 7
 

# you had pour choice of spending fariough at home, or at some other place yon've aIways aOanfed 70 visif, sohich sOould you choose?
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and my pals anytime in preference to anything anyone else has to offer, including a week in a harem.
 SGT. DEMAR HAWKER, H Squadron; home, Ypsilanti, Mich.:
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PFC. THOMAS F. O'NEILL, H Squadron; home, Boston, Mass:
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CPL. EMMA BINGHAM, A Squadron; home, Bay City, Mich:
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go home anytime I have a fur tough, but meet Van Johnson '. :. |. Ahhhhh!
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BOYS AND JOYS
 Nice to see our Wac friends con- gregating round and adding glam-
The union times., 1945-07-14
As We See It, by The Staff
(Continued from Page One)

(Continued from Page One) from someone who was hoarding it in unapproved quarters in his backyard. They took it to the fire station before moving it to a safe place. It proved their point. Fire damage to the station was estimated at $2OOO.
 MAYBE the State Dept. quarter back had better call the signals: over again.
 After part of the department busted a rib proving Argentina was fit to live in the United Nations, Asst. Sec. Clayton now starts blast ing Argentina as haven for rum away Nazi corporations.
 A LINOTYPE operator wasn't on speaking terms with the makeup man because the baseball standings he had set the previous day didn't t get in the paper. So he set this note at the head of the standings: ''See that this gets in the paper, other sUise there is TO use setting it." And it did get in the paper, the Ra- UennG (O.) RecOrd-COurier Tri- bune.
 NAZI plans for another try at world domination were dealt belly blow when the us. High COm- mand seized the powerful chemical trust, I. C. Farbenindustrie, second biggest industrial combine in Eu- rope. Until the US. army took over July 5, the firm had been left in the hands of the same German man. agers who operated it in the inter- ests of Nazi Germany throughout the war. The "A plants of the trust will be run by the American army, pending their ultimate disposition by the four power Allied govern ment to be set up in Germany.
 MORE than 4,OOO members of the AFL Metal Trades Council in Los Angeles have voted almost unanimously to authorize union off, ficials to petition for a strike vote unless the 10th regional War La bOr Board sets up a fair wage scale by Aug. Is.
 At the same time about 10000 metal trades workers left their jobs in a 1-day demonstration against WLB delay. Shipyard and aircraft
The union times., 1945-07-14

part to protect the workers stand ard of living. Therefore we must be prepared to make some upward ad- justments to compensate for severe declines in take-hOme pay"
 Vinson argues that such adjust ments can be made in line with the stab1l1zatlOn program and he points out that management could increase wages out of the gains made by elim- ination or reduction of overtime pre- miums doWngrading of jobs previ- ouSly upgraded under wartime labor shortages and the increased efficiency that has resulted in greater produc- t1on per worker. At the same time V1nson recommends that Congress raise the minimum wage under the Wage X Hour act from its present 40c to at least soc an hour with pro- visions for further permis5ive increase to higher level by the industry com mittees provided for in the act"
 As controls are eased by the gov ernment, and as collective bargaining IS resumed between unions and man. agement, Vinson sees the role of the federal government as one of protect ing unorganized labor and to safe guard markets for business by put ting a floor under wages.
 NlnsOn's constructive recOmmen- datiOns to put meat on the bones of some of the piOus hopes express ed in his document and lend en- cOuragement to those who want an economy based on full employment and full production after the war.
The union times., 1945-07-14

workers, however, were instructed to remain at their work.
 The unions ultimatum to the WLB is result of delay on the part of the wage panel which last August began a survey of wages but so far has not presented new wage bracket for machinists, fOun- dry workers, pattern makers and others. The council claims that the wage scale for southern California workers is from Sc to 25c an hour below that of northern California workers in similar jobs.
 FOR a moment readers of the Philadelphia (Pa.) Daily NesOs thought the sports page had got ten in the wrong place, with this headline:
 FRENCH TO PLAY BALL
 WITH BRITISH IN SYRIA The Boston (Mass.) Herald had this one recently:
 REP. LUCE INSISTS
 SHE'S NOT INTERESTED
 The Albany (N. Y.) Times-Un- iOn forecast this event:
 KIWANIS CLUB TO
 HEAR TREE TALK
 Cheyenne (Wyo.) State Tribune told its readers:
 SENATOR HAS BUREAU
 TO AIR VETERANS
 And the Peoria (Ill.) JOurnak Transcript ran this head on an item about regulating the public sale of baby chicks:
 CHICK SALES PLAN
 LOSES IN SENATE
 AFTER reporting the death of a we'll known man, the NesO York Times added the line: "Other amusement ne,Os Page 12." :. The Detroit (Mich.) Times, in an item about an OPA fine, reported: ''The OPA told the court the com, pany paid $34,272 over the ceiling in February and DID YOU BUY 4 BOND?"
 AFTER cupping his ears all through a press conference with Admiral Mitscher in Washington. Leo Cullinane of the Neso York Herald- Tribune addressed the doughty sea warrior as follows: Admiral, you certainly must carry big stick, because it's a cinch you speak softly"
The union times., 1945-07-14

American workers understand. The real business ahead is making our congressman and senators cOmpre- hend it.
 VinsOn is aware that there are many difficulties ahead. He points out that sharp drops in munitions production now scheduled will ''be accompanied by increases in un- employment. The immediate ab- sOrptive capacity of labor-starved industries is limited. The reconver- sion of industry will tend to lag be- hind the cutbacks in munitions pro- ductiOn, due to the time involved in rearranging plants for peacetime operations. And those jobs which open up may not be in the right locality or of the right type or rate of pay for the laid off workers
 As to wages, Vinson reported that
 since wages and salaries are the largest single element in costs, wage controls must be maintained if the price line is held. However" he com mented, wages and salaries are also the largest single element in con- suner income, and we are entering g period in which munitions cutbacks will result in some unemployment an fewer hours of work per week That means that Wage-earnerS income will decline and raises an acute problem of national economic policy.
 ''In some industries the wartime increases in wage rates have not kept pace with the cost of living, and consumption standards have been maintained by higher take home pay due to overtime and other factors. But now, as, overtime declines, the standards of living of such workers will fall below prewar, and possible to hardship leveIs.''
 Again breaking out the boldfaced type, Vinson emphasized, ''This would not be in the public interest. We have asked workers voluntarily to give up the right to strike! We cannot afford to have interruptions of war production. But the nO-strike pledge implies an obligation on our
The union times., 1945-07-14
On nTheScene
 Q In Washington
By Travis K. Hedrick

In a document that has been in- terpreted as blowing both hot and cold depending upon the economic interest of the reader, Director Fred VinsOn of the Office of War Mobil- ization X ReconversiOn has placed a grimy finger on the No. l issue ahead.
 VinsOn's third quarterly report to Pres. Truman and Congress pointed out in bold faced type on r. 28:
 ''I cannot emphasize too strongly that ii we are to meet the human needs of reconversion the Congress must make necessary provisions. An adequate unemployment com- pensation law is our number one legislative requirement for recon version.'
 This is not the first time that Vim son has issued that call, but apparent ly there are those in Congress who arc more interested in ditching FEPC, scuttling the anti-polltax bill and leg lslatlng straitjackets on labor than they are in constructive social legisla- ton.
 The war mobilization director said "the existing unemployment compen- satlon system is not adequate to meet the needs of the reconversion period. Weekly payments, particularly for those workers with dependents, are not sufficient to prevent drastic de cllnes in living standards. The dura- tlon Of payments in many states is so short that many workers will exhaust their benefits before they find another job."
 That is straight talk. It is talk
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When a column rule failed to show between two heads in the Syracuse CIV. Y.) POst-Standard. the top line read right across BAD WEATHER BALkS NEW YORK OPA, and the second line: SHANCRI-LA RESCUE CHIEF SUSPENDED. Stack them up and you'll see where the breaks should be.
 REPORTERS covering General EisenhOwer's welcome in New York City received pink press cards stat ing the bearer is ''entitIed to pass police and fire lines wherever form ed subject to the conditions on back" The back of the card was blank.
 MANY a publisher has felt the way the Detroit NetUs recorded the naming of successor to H. E. Cow din as publisher of the Carson City (Mich.) Gazette. Mir. Cowden, said the item, ''is retiring after 566 years in the newspaper business"
The union times., 1945-07-14
COOP DELEGATES

CHICAGO-Pres. Murray D. Lincoln of the Cooperative League of the USA and Vice Pres. Howard A. Cowden were selected by the direc- tors of the CoooArative League to be its representatives at a meeting called by the International Coopera- tive Alliance in London, Sept. 10.