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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-28

The greatest indoor circus
ever to come to Cleveland will
open in the Cleveland Arena on
January 6, for eight days only,
sponsored by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
This three ring circus will be
produced by Frank Wirth, ia
ternationally famous circus pro-
ducer, who has signed many
famous acts from the Big Tops
of Circusland.
The World-reknowned Alfred
Courts wild animal act, which
has thrilled thousands from
coast to coast, will be one of
the outstanding features.
The Great Cahill-the King
of Swing in the Clouds-will
perform his spectacular aerial
act. = i.
The Great Fussner, the
worlds sgfatest living spiral
globe artist on a tower Of fire;
and the fearless Albanis will
ride speeding motorcycles high
in the air to thrill the audiences.
For the first time, in any cir
Gus, thirty gorgeous girls will
present a novel ballet in Stroba-
light-similar to the gigantic
spectacular productions seen in
the famous ice extravaganzas-
and many more topflight circus
attractionSWill round out a full
two and a half hours of enter
tainment-chmaxed by a thrill
ing patriotic pageant.
Week day matinees will begin
at 400 p. m. Saturday and Sun.
day matinees start at 2::15 p. m
The evening performances open
at 8:15 p. m.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-28

Helloo-ooo lis it cold! This
weather.! Adding all those zeroes
just reminded me Of the cold
weather, so had to remind you
all Of it-how mean, huh?
Sunday and Tuesday, !, along
with lot of others attended the
dances at Waterloo. Sure had a
grand time and know everyone
else did. The crowd is wonder
full and getting better all the
time too! More vets attending.
That's the way we like to see it.
Vadnal at the bandstand Civ.
ing me very sweet smile. Man,
was I shocked! The music was
wonderful, fellows, and how in
the world the Vadnal boys had
the pep to play up Holmes Ave.
after the dance at Waterloo Rd.
is beyond me. Your shirt was
kind of wet, Johnnie. Were you
that warm, or did someone spill
water on your head?
I attended the dance Sunday
rather early, in fact very early.
Coming in by myself I expected
to have a dull evening, bnt was
I surprised! Had the grandest
time of my life!
Eleanor Celin and Dolly ar
irving just in time to grab the
first dance-is that must for
you, gals?
Snoopy and 10 Simoncic
coming down from Holmes and
really looking all in.
Bumped into Pvt. Frank Ce-
lin surprisingly. Really expect
ed him to be back at camp but
they gave him an extension of
5 days so he could spend Xmas
at home. Sure nice of the army,
huh?
Rudy Ivancic home on leave,
having a rip-roaring time with
all his gal friends and am
happy to see you home, Rudy,
even though you didn't seem
Mistletoe was all over the
place Tuesday could just
picture New Years Eve. -
Huba, Huba!
Quite a bunch of new outfits
worn by the gals. Santa sure
must have been good. Millie Su-
zick looking really very nice in
her white suit. Against her
strawberry blond hair it looked
just stunning. Isabelle Sundry
looking quite appealing to the
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-28
Congratulations!
VISITORS FROM CANADA

Joe Pogorelec of St. Catherine,
Canada spent the holiday visit
ing his brother, John of 1891
East As St. Together with Mr..
Louis Zevnik, who, prior to NOV
ing to 1858 East 72 St., resided in
Canada, they visited our office
during the past weekend. Mr.. J..
Pogorelee has wife, daughter,
and son, in Europe. His son, who
is 20 years of age, has been serv-
ing with the Partisans for the
past 22 months.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-28

along so when one of our COM
rades falls, I pick up his rifle
and ammunition and go on. The
rifle must go on
Il think I begin to UNDER
stand what the Partisan meant
for us a fight, for them "a
struggle. Then / thought Of Val
ley Forge"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-28
WEDDING BELLS

Last Saturday, NADIA Sabec,
niece of Mrs. Sore, 1895 Luck
now Ave., became the bride of
Joe Yoder. Both are employed
by the C. E. Co. The couple left
for trip to Florida. They also
visited Mrs. Yoder's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Sabec of Stra-
bane, Pa.
C0n t,11ationct
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-28
DON'T FORGET

Tomorrow, Saturday, Decem-
Der 29th, is the day Of the dance
being held by the Cleveland
Maccabee Red Jackets at the
Slovenian Auditorium, 6417s St.
Clair Ave. Music will be fur
nished by the popular Johnny
Pecon and his orchestra.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-28
American Legion
POST NO. ats

AltAOuSH the Snow storm OH
December Is, 1945 was severe,
those that braved il to come to
OUR open house meeting did not
regret attending. Like a flash
the hall was transferred into
the Yule-tide spirit. Leave it to
the ladies of the Auxiliary
they do not have to rehearse this
act. The food could not be bet
ter nor the decorations prettier.
1t has been the custom with the
Auxiliary for years to have some
kind of a pre- Christmas celebra-
ton and this year they chose to
share presents with one another
secretly. It was very interest
ing. Mrs. Frank Snyder, we all
missed you very much and are
hoping that you will get well
soon.
This meeting was opening by
Commander Joseph J. Gornick
later than usual, also most of
the routine had been waived in
order to get acquainted with the
World War II servicemen who
were guests for the evening.
The Post went on record with
a contribution to the $4,000
sponsored by the American Le-
gion of Cuyahoga County to our
sick and wounded at Grille, Ma
rine and BrecksviHe hospitals. A
contribution was also made to
the Christmas Seal Fund spon-
sored by the Anti-Tuberculosis
League. -
At this meeting August Prim-
Gle presented the necessary
papers and we were glad to sign
them as we deem it an honor to.
sponsor the Boy Scout move
ment in this community. We
also urge the parents to enroll
their boys. Our Troop $50 Boy
Scouts and Sea Scouts Ship Sar-
atoga meet at the St. Clair Rec
reation Center. A. r. Geambe-
tro is chairman, Felix A. Dan
ton, scoutmaster, and skipper
Joe Legat and James Rescic the
Posts committeeman.
In his talk to the World War
II veterans, John L. Mihelich
said that every one has his own
right as to what, organization
one wants to belong, but he out
lined that Lake Shore Post is a
local organization and that re-
Gently our comrade, the Honor
able Governor Frank J. Lausche
proclaimed Dec. Is as American
Legion Day in Ohio. He also
stated that the American Legion
is recognized as having poten-
tial power in public life and
with the combining of the two
would greatly increase this
strength of leadership which the
World War II veterans will as
sumo. We also discussed the
plans for our new club rooms.
Since Xmas is past-In clos
ing best wishes for your happi-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-28
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
The Sims brothers, who dur
ing the war served Uncle Sam
in the armed forces, have re-
Gently returned to civilian life.
They are now operating the
Sims Bros. Electrical Appliance
Co. at 1912 Buckeye Rd.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-28
TRAGEDY OF JUeOsLAvIA

Journal, following an interview
with Captain John A. BlatniE of
Chisholm, Mimi, who spent sew
on months with the Partisans in
Jugoslavia.
after Is months of foreign
service, during which he spent
seven months behind the enemy
lines with Tito's Partisans in
northern Jugoslavia, paratroop-
er Capt. John A. Blatnik, state
senator from Chisholm, is back
in Minnesota.
Capt. Blatnik's first assign
ment was to work with the Ju-
goslav Partisans in setting up
an escape system by which
American airmcn who had
bailed out over Jugoslavia were
picked up by Partisans and
friendly peasants and brought
safely to secret landing fields
where they were evacuated by
planes and flown to their bases
in Italy.
Later the captain was head
Of a military intelligence unit
following movements and activi-
ties of the enemy and reporting
them to Allied headquarters in
Italy.
Capt. Blatnik and his men
were briefed at their headquar-
tiers so that in case of capture
they would be treated as regular
prisoners of war.
after the Americans got into
Jugoslavia they learned that on
direct orders from Berlin the
Germans would treat all such
Allied personnel captured be-
hind enemy lines as espionage
agents, which meant the death
sentence if captured.
usually outnumhered and
poorly equipped, the Partisans
continually and r lie t | e ssly
waged their amazing guerrilla
war against the enemy.
"'It was obvious said Capt.
Blatnik, that the Partisans
knew not only what they were
fighting against, but cleafly un-
derstood what they were fight
ing for
"Although considerable arms
and supplies were flown in by
the Allies during the last year
of the war, for the first three
years of warfare in Jugoslavia,
the Partisans had to rely entire
ly On captured enemy arms and
clothing.
"'In addition to the Nazi and
Fascist systematic program of
mass determination of the Jugo-
slavs, the Nazi technique Of "di-
vide and conquer" brought
about an intercine warfare that
was CHASTITY and tragic the cap
tain said.
"'The people were divided
into about dozen different par
ties or movements. Many of the
groups fought against each
other occasionally, but all of
them fought against the Par
tisans at all times. The Parti-
sans were the only ones who
consistently fought the German
invader.
1.-THE tragedy ended with 10
per cent of the nations popula-
tion killed during the four years
of war. If we in America lost in
dead by that same ratio, we
would have had 10000 900
dead
1.-THE captain worked with
Russian and British officers
who were also with the Parti.
sans. He had an interesting six
weaks workino with Mai. Ran.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-28

SANG No. 48 will hold their
monthly meeting tonight at 8
p. m. at the Slovene Workmen's s
Home, Waterloo Rd. All mem
bers are urged to attend, as
plans for the coming benefit af-
fair to be held on January 18th,
will be discussed.
SANG No. 39 urges all mem
bers to attend their meeting,
which will be held tonight at
the Slovene National Home, St.
Clair Ave. The meeting will
start promptly at 8 p. m.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-28

ular Jugoslav Partisan army.
Crowding us from the northeast
were the Germans retreating
from Hungary and under heavy
Russian pressure. Just west of
us the Germans were pouring in
from their retreat from north
ern Italy.
1.-the route through northern
Jugoslavia was the enemy's
main escape route into Austria
and Germany, and even that was
being narrowed down by the
Russian drive into Vienna, We
were really right in the middle
of one big traffic jam, and for
a while it looked as though this
were "it."
"Toward the end of April we
finally broke through the enemy
lines south of us and joined up
with the regular Partisan army.
We marched on up with them
and got into Trieste in Italy as
the war ended
captain said he got his big
gest thrill in picking up Ameri-
can airmen who had been shot
down over Jugoslavia or who
had bailed out from crippled
bombers.
Capt. Blatnik visited Slove-
MIA in northern Jugoslavia with
his mother % years ago.
"'In January of this year, l
was in the village where my ia
ther was born and where | had
visited % years ago. he said. I
visited my two aunts, but as an
enemy garrison was only six
miles away, l didn't dare reveal
nay identity to my relatives for
fear they would become victims
of enemy reprisals. Two days
later the enemy were in the
same village and it took five
days for the Partisans to drive
them back
Capt. Blatnik joined his
wife, former Beth Arnold of
284O Humboldt Ave. S., anc
their baby boy at her home in
Minneapolis. They will spend
December and the holidays with
the captains parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. John Blatnik, Sr., in CHS
holm.
"Blatnik earned his paratrooE
rating at a British Royal Air
Force parachute school in Italy.
In addition to three battle stars
he has the air medal and the
bronze star medal with oak leaf
cluster.
Cedric Adams wrote in his
column in the same newspaper
This story comes from Capt.
John A. Blatnik, paratrooper
who spent months with Tito's
Partisans behind the lines in Jul
goslavia. He writes: The spirit
and morale of the Partisans
were nothing short of phenome.
al. They had none of the things
a regular army provides it's SOL
diers. No regular issue of
clothes, no food, arms, ammunl-
tions, medical care, USO shows,
toilet articles, insurance, mail.
al told the Partisans how our
soldiers, too, were going
through hell on the battlefields
all over the world. The PARTS
ans would listen carefully as
told them of the bitter, bloody
amphibious landings our mer
were making on the islands ir
the Pacific. | told them Of the
mud in mountainous Italy. After
l had finished, a young Partisan
: spoke up:
eyes, they are brave men
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-28

ness are extended. And may God
bless you all in the new year.
John Wenzel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21

Disabled veterans must be trained
to give them their chance 1T life,
Victory Bond dollars are needed to
help.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21

The characters, chiefly an English
novelist, his living second wife, and
a lovely first mate who comes back
from the grave are as understand
able a trio as ever graced modern
romantic farce.
They are recommended to movie
goers who have grown more than q
little weary with those shoddy,
tband-me-downs who waddle through
the average Of screen comedies.
"Blithe Spirit" superbly played by
a brilliant English cast, is the story
of a grievously harassed marriage.
The harassment starts when q
group of smart, bored English peo-
pie decide to have an after-dinner
seance as q lark. The further idea
is to permit the husband, and host
at the party, to pick up some in
formation on mediums for his next
novel; To the CONSERVATION OF
every one, the medium as much as
the others, the seance digs up a
beautiful banshee In the form Of
his first wife, who laughed herself
to death one night over q British
Broadcasting Company musical pro-
gram.
The artfulness with which Coward
gave his wenchy wrath plausibility is
as manifest in the screens Techni-
color as it was on the stage. Once
that difficult trick has been dis
posed of and the ghost has come to
look like the most logical person on
the premises, "Blithe Spirit" enters
into all sorts of fresh and hilarious
complications.
Most of the dismay which the
strange visitor dumps into the there
tofore cozy household springs from
the fact that she is as willy as she is
beautiful. She has her way OF
reminding the husband of the bliss
full moments they spent together
and as a critic of the second wife
she has perception that Is conf
cauy far out of this world. Her gifts,
indeed, are so perfectly calculated
for their purposes that dramatists
seem silly to have wasted all these
centuries using two women in tri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21

Except for this detail, 1t remains
substantially as on the stage. Except
for those who saw the original, how
ever, the customers will be COM
pletely charmed by the Two Cities
comedy.
The seasons merriest Jest sums 1t
up. It will be the merrier for pay
ing close attention to 1t in order not
to miss some Of the subtle shafts
tossed around by the author.
Christmas properly fiavors the
stage show at the Capitol this week,
starting with the overture by Sam
Jack Kaufman, the orchestra, Lynn
Alison and Tony Ryan. And pleas
ant flavor 1t is, too. Otherwise, the
customers will find Nora Martin, a
pretty, talented discovery Of Eddie
Cantor's who has pleasant way
with a song; Paul Regain, the man
with the interpretations, and the
Peggy Taylor dance trio, adagic
SPECIALISTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.

Preholiday close-ups: Christmas
greeting-card crop from starry fire.
sides is bigger than in many years,
but not nearly SO expensive or ex-
pansive as in those gala free
spending days of the Fatty Ar
buckles, Tom Mixes and Clara
Bows.
Over our desk this week have
come cards of all sizes and de-
scriptions, in contrast to the war
time Yules when the output was
reduced to a mere trickle. Almost
half the stars took advantage Of
the Naval Aid Auxiliary's standard
card, colorful, neat and inexpen-
sive, with the proceeds going to
Navy benefits. The Motion Pictures
Relief Fund, cards from which have
been standbys for many seasons,
was again out OF the running, due
to- paper shortage. I'll.
with many yet to be heard from,
the Christmas card tally this year
looks something like this:
Ginger Rogers and Jack Briggs
Small boxes Of apples shipped from
Ginger's Oregon ranch. Naval Aid
card inclosed. a..
Alexis Smith, who would rather
dance than act, makes use OF a
fvelvety-green card silhouetted with
white ballet figures; George To-
bias features a long, lean cowboy
on. the cover with a large-typed
"H-Ya!" as q greeting; the Alan
Hales and the Zachary SCOTS go
completely formal, each sending
plain white cards, with Cordial
Seasons Greetings" as the inscrip-
ton; Robert Aida has a pointed
reference to his debut movie,
Rhapsody In Blue" with his lush
blue number, bright silvery star
peering down across the greeting.
+ u X
Several personalities utilized pho
tographs Of selves and families, this
being particularly true of stars mar
ried to stars, such as Betty Cradle
and Harry James, Alice Faye and
Phil Harris and Hedy Lamar and
John Loder. Rex Harrison, Eng
lish actor, starring in anna and
the King of SIAM" sent out a four
by-f1ve still from the production
showing him and his IA wives of
the story.
Bill Eythe's is a light and breezy
number being a strip Of cardboard
20 inches long and two inches wide
As 1t unfolds you see a whole gang
of Santa Clauses working on a sign
which reads Merry Christmas. ~
Dick Haynes, who likes horses and
Is always on the bride paths, put
two Of these animals on the front
page Of his card; and he puts 'em
to work-drawing a sleigh packed
with gifts. June Haver, current OBJ
ject of Victor Natures attentions
sent several hundred simple cards
showing snow man in a top hat
carrying stick which points to the
message, "A friendly Christmas
wish for YOU" With a big, smiling
red-tasseled Santa on the cover OF
a white-on-black inscription, 3D.
nita Granville asks, who says there
is no Santa CLAUSE"
Nominations for the cleverest job.
are LARAMIE Day, Jeanne Grain ane
Linda Darnell, all of whom designed
and made up their own greetings
Miss Grains was especially elab'
crate, of blue velour, with thre,
painted reindeer and other Yul,
designs prominently displayed. Sh,
and her mother worked on the card
since midsummer.
Crazy cards also were sprinkles
into the pack, with an actor nance
Tom D'Andre of Warner Bros
pride of the Marines" easily sweep
ing up first prize. Mr.. D'Andr,
clipped the frayed cuffs from man,
white shirts, had them starched ant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21
The Stars Send Greetings, Too

then wrote upon them his greeting
in red ink
Il
No studio has missed the boat
more consistently on war films than
Columbia, which had the tough luck
in three separate instances to have
turn in world news events break
badly just as the films were to be
released.
Counter Attack" with Paul NUM-,
two years ago, was outdated by the
Russian drive into Germany; "Over
81" a cute comedy co-starring Irene
Dunno and Alexander Knox, with
locale in an officers training camp,
was whipped by the wars end, and
now "She Wouldn't Say Yes" fea-
turing Rosalind Russell and Lee
Bowman, just being released. is
left in the same Ak and for much
the same reason.
In the latter case Columbia even
skipped a press preyiew, violating
an agreement made by 1t. and all
other studios five years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21

Know: 11:25 am, 1880, 3:35, $40,
1850 and 9:55 pm.
Pix-"Friendly Enemies: 2, 4:35,
7:05 and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts.
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21

angles when one and q ghost Is q
much more amusing.
X y
Actually, as in the stage version,
the, best comedy character In
Coward's haunted charade is none Of
the principals Of his triangle. On the
contrary it is the medium, psychic
dabbler Of furious zeal. In the thea.
ter, as played by Mildred Natwick
she was the clown sensation Of hel
year who earned Miss Natwick ar
appalling number Of new admirers
In the film. the same character
played by Margaret Rutherford with
a great salivary gustiness is quite al
uproarious as ever. BY the time she
has finished blowing the veneer o1
sophistication oil them, the urbane
trio who brought her into their lives
wish they had stayed In their bore.
dom.
The one respect in which thu
movie variant of towards blith,
theme is inferior is in its ending
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21

"BLITHE SPIRIT" Two Cities aim,
Harrison and, Constance Cummings. pro.
Lean, adapted By Hsveiock Alien, David
Lean and Ronald Neame from the play
by Noel Coward At the Capitol, a,
Elvira - Kay Hammond
Ruth Constance Eumminrs
G Ea ~ ,s. Con .a3 Reg Aarrtson
MRS. Bradman Joyce Carey
pr; dman---------. Hush Wakefield
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21

so elfinly visible In the gay, mad
mood which made him famous, and
a millionaire.
"Blithe Spirit" is in the vein usu-
ally referred to as adult or sophis-
ticated, but it actually is quite
harmless in its effect. AS done by
an English cast headed by Rex
Harrison, Constance Cummings and
Kay Hammond it goes rather far on
the authors imagination, but re-
mains graceful enough to leave
something to your own.
AS the substance of comedy, the
Coward fable is a piece of mental
slapstick which. should go far to
prove that movie audiences are not
the dull, clodlike masses they are
sometimes accused of being. Truth
to tell they probably will have as
much fun in that handsome English
drawing room land bedroom - as
the supposedly smarter set did when
1t saw "Blithe Spirit" as a play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21
Where and When

Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing
Stage.
National-"The Winters Tale;
$50 pm.
Catholic University - Electra"
$50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol ~ "Blithe Spirit: 1l:ls
am, 2, 4:40, 7:10 and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: lis, 1855, $50 and 9:10 pm
C0lumbia-"Hold That Blonde.
Hiss am. LBS, $50, $50, 7:45 and
9;45 pm.
Earle-"Pardon Ny Past: II am.
1:l0. Sis. 5:25, 7:35 and Gas pm
Hippodrome--"The Little Foxes:
|2:l0, $40 and 10 pm.
Keiths-"Pinocchio":: $50. ILLS
an, /, $50, 4:35, $40, sos and
$50 pm.
Littlc-"Gaslight":: II am, los
$40. $40, 1880 and $40 pm.
Palace-"Fallen Angel: II, 2:25
$50, ITO and 9:35 pm.
Metropolitan TOO Young tc
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TODAY'S NEIGHBoRHOOD MOVIES

All Time Schedules Given in Warner
Bros. Ads Indicate Time Feature IL
Presented.
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington. D. C.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER a. s45.
Coward Spins Merry Ghost Tale
In Capitol's Romantic Farce
BY JAY CARMODY.

The Capitol neater beating the by several
by modern playwright "Blhe Spirit
smash hit In the teaer couple OF destined
by beautiful petulan wrath Mr. Coward has seldom been