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Evening star., 1945-11-30
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
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All within a matter of two
notwithstanding key showings OF
Mildred Pierce"-Joan Crawford
has virtually risen from the movie
graveyard to become one of the
most animated stars in this business.
Nowadays when they mention the
name Of Crawford they don't smile;
they whisper 1t in awed tones, much
as they do those of Bergman, Davis
or Carson. And If there's a con-
tender strong enough to displace
Bergman for the next Academy
Oscar, Hollywood agrees it is this
same Miss Crawford who, six
months ago, was counted down and
out otter 81 years as a motion pic
ture actress.
So, now that Miss Crawford is
again a great personality she be-
comes big news and Warner Bros
have spent several weeks of inten-
sive search for a vehicle considered
good enough to succeed Mildred
Pierce"
They came up with something
called "The Secret" psychological
murder mystery yarn. But before
THE Secret" goes into production,
Warmers have decided to co-star
Miss Crawford with John GARFIELD in
a renake-- called modernized ver-
sion-of "Humoresque," by Fannie
Hurst. "Humoresque" will 60 into
production within 10 days and is be-
ing put ahead because Garfield S
contract with Warmers expires In
February.
Niss Crawford's role in "Humor-
esque, = which was previously filmed
in 1920, will be that of a new char
acter in the story. Anne Revere,
Joan Chandler and Oscar Levant
also will have parts in the picture.
"The Secret" would appear to be
an ideal Crawford vehicle. AL the
big stars Of today have galloped to
renewed importanceso on the strength
Of fantastic -dun-its. A bare
outline of THE Secret" an original,
shows it to be packed with drama
suspense, society atmosphere and
an opportunity for Miss Crawford
to wear smart clothes, something
she does better than any other act
ress in town.
THE Secret" is written around
the agonizing home life Of devoted
woman married to a man suffering
from a murder complex. He is a
famous physician and is constantly
fearful that he is going to kill one
of his patients or himself-or both
Joan. Is the mentally harassed wife
who attempts to shield him from
his homicidal whims.
The story of Joan Crawford S
rise, decline and renewed triumph,
is q fascinating behind the scenes
epic, which serves to prove once
again that the heads of big studios
make mistakes. All of us make 'em,
of course, but when a celluloid brass
hat pulls the wrong card it's no
penny ante blunder. 1t runs into
millions.
Eight years ago Joan signed a
magnificent seven-year straight con-
tract at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer one
that brought her something like
$500, 900 q year. News of it was
important enough at that time to
hit first pages throughout the coun-
try. As story luck would have 1t,
MGM proceeded to sink her in a
series of terrible offerings. They
did such a neat job in that respect
that when the pact ended there was
no talk Of renewal. That was mis-
take No. l.
At this time Joan talked 1t over
with Jack Warner. He agreed with
her on q seven-year deal and Of
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Where and When:
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
National-"Spring in Brazil: $50
pm.
Catholic University-"Electra" $3.50
pm.
| Screen.
Capitol-"Our Vines Have Tender
Grapes: II am. 1:50, 4:35, 7:2O
and 1905 pm. Stage shows: /, $50,
6:35 and $40 pm.
Columbia-"Guest Wife: 11::40
am, 1:40, $40, $40. 7:40 and 9:4o
pm.
Earle-"Too Young to Know:
11:10 am, lis, 3:25, 5:35, 7:40 and
$50 pm.
Keith's-"The Spanish Main:
1875 am, 1885, 3:35, 5:35, 7:35 and
9:35 pm.
Hippodrome-"Arrowsmith"::' 2:20.
AIS, and $50 pm.
Little - "Col. Blimp":: II am,
12:45, 2:25, 4:1G, $50, TAO and 9:45
pm.
Metropolitan Love Letters:
10:45 am, 1855, 3:05, Sis, 7:30
and $40 pm.
Palace-"Week End at the WAL
dorf":: 11:10 am, las, 4:20, 6:55
and $50 pm
Pix-"Hold Back the Dawn" $3.50,
SIS and $40 pm.
Trans-Lux-Newsa and shorts, con-
| tinuous from 10 am,
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posedly deep emotions they were

posedly deep emotions they were
running through. Even when your
every instinct tells you that you
should feel sorry for the mishaps
which overtake the young lovers,
you sit back thinking that maybe
underneath they are actually having
good time because they know the
ending as we'll as you do. The only
other emotions they arouse is a
conviction that they are dumb,
rather dull, and being impersonated
with little appreciation of their
plight.
The absence of comedy in TOO
Young to Know" is its best intima-
ton that it is dealing with a serious
business. 1t is not enough.
The most dramatic sequence in 1t
may easily turn out to be one which
shows automobiles going into a re-
pair shop, getting quick attention
and being whisked back into the
hands Of their owners in no time at
ALL
There would be a screen story, a
fairy tale to be sure, but one to
provide couple Of hours of real
escape from reality.
Evening star., 1945-11-30

Our war wounded know the Gov
ernment will Do everything possible
to eare for their needs. Purchases
Of Victory Lean Bonds will help full
NIL sthAt Kn9
Evening star., 1945-11-30

sponsible, impulsive one for which
the producers are reproaching the
young.
"Tsk, tsk," the young can say right
back at the studio-and no doubt
will If they have half the spirit that
is supposed to be getting them in
such messes today.
The studios heart perhaps was in
the right place In making TOO
Young to Know" but one does not
have to be sociologist or a worried
parent to have a grave doubt that
anything constructive will come of
it. At the fadeout, Joan Leslie and
Robert Hutton seem completely
blissful that things happened as
they did. They could, OF course,
be too young to know, which is
quite possibly one of the basic de-
fects Of the picture. Their employ
sers obviously are old enough to
know better at any rate.
~ ~
There Is no intimation that Joe
Pagano who adapted Harlan Wares
tale for the screen thought the sub
ject was one on which he should
crack his brain. Everything he has
to say to youngsters in warning
against precipitous marriage is pre-
cisely what they have heard before,
or that their parents will be only too
anxious to tell them if given the op-
portunity. Then, having piled his
cliches as high as they will 60, the
author Of TOO Young to Know"
washes his hands of the whole mat
ter with a happy ending. No one, of
course, can object to a happy ending
for romance, but it is an easy exit
that lot of moviegoers would like
to see barred to writer's and pro-
ducers.
The celluloid deep hero and hero
inc of Two Young to Know" are a
lad of 18 and a girl one year younger
who meet at drugstore juke box
and are instantly as much in love as
Pelleas and Melisande. (Tut, tut,
Pagano, that's just encouraging
them.
They are good kids, understand,
but at the mercy of emotions that
have gone so berserk that they are
married before they know 1t.
The lacquer Of love begins to wear
off almost as soon as the kindly
parents of the boy have forgiven
them and set them up in a dream
cottage ana the lad has landed a
s40-aweek job. CYou are still en-
couraging them, Pagano, with that
easy forgiveness and dream cottage
stuff
Different interests in life manifest
themselves at this point. He wants
to work on automobile engines, and
she dreams of career on the radio
or in the theater. That means his
friends are fat tires and bad spark
plugs while hers are those gay, mad
adolescents who sing hit-parade
tunes and stay up most of the night
calling each other "dahling," just
like Gertrude Lawrence. Chats not
really miserable, you know, Pagano.)
After a couple of quarrels over
that difference in tastes, the two
bust up. She goes to Reno and he
goes into the Flying Tigers, two of
the readiest escapes that ever opened
their worn thresholds to an unin-
spired screen-script writer.
1t would be absurd to follow
Author Pagano and his harrassed
youngsters, through the rest of the
script. You probably already know
there vas baby afterward. after
the divorce. and that it brings them
back together through the kindly
admtuistrations OF IN old domestic
relations Judge.
80 49,, 4+tA
2 Frederick de Cordova who directed
'Tco ~ Dung TO KnqE'' seems not to
have bothered to explain To Mis-
youthful cast sthat these were sup
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Bond Buyers Get
Chance to See Sub

Tickets for inspection tours of
the Nazi submarine U-977. which
will be on exhibition here next week
Monday through Saturday. will be
available to Victory Bond purchasers
at all local theaters, it was an
nounced yesterday by Frank La
Falce, chairman of the theater divi-
sion of the bond drive.
The 600-ton U-boat will be tied
up at the Coast Guard dock, $50
Maine avenue S.W. A picked crew
of United States Navy submarine
specialists will be on board to show
bond buyers the details of the
undersea raider, one of the largest
the NaZis had.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
The Winters Tale
Speakers Subject

Sam Pearce, Theater Guild lee
turer, will make four appearances
in Washington next week, deliver
ing illustrated lectures on Shakes
peare's "The Winters Tale"
Theater Guild and American The
ater Society subscribers have been
invited to attend the talks, the first
of which will be made at Pierce
Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard streets
NV, this coming Sunday at
$50 pm.
On Monday night, at 8:l5 o'clock,
Mr.. Pearce will speak at the Arts
Club, and Wednesday at 8:15. he
will be presented by the Washing
ton Shakespeare Society, the Read
ers' Club of Washington and the
District of Columbia Recreation De-
partment at Thomson Community
Center, Twelfth and L streets
NV. His final appearance will be
Evening star., 1945-11-30

on Sunday, December 8, at 5 O'Clock,
at the Jewish Community Center,
Sixteenth and Q streets NV.
Evening star., 1945-11-30

toy. Edward Miller, Eileen White,
Katherine Andrews, Charles Grun-
well and Herbert Bartlett.
The group presented Hay Fever"
here last summer and plans q new
production monthly this season.
Evening star., 1945-11-30

Brothers picture with joan Leslie and
Robert Hutton, produced by William ia
cobs directed by Frederick de Cordova,
screenplay by Joe Pagano from = story
Evening star., 1945-11-30
In Dance Concert

Jerry Ross will be the guest star
appearing with Evelyn Davis and
the Dance Playhouse Group in a
concert December 7 and 8 at $3.50
pm. and December at 4 pm, at
the playhouse, l742 Church street
NV.
The guest artist has been fea-
tured dancer in Dream With
Music" Rhapsody" and Sing Out,
Sweet Land" on Broadway.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Group Will Stage
Outward Bound

The Jarvis Repertory Theater will
stage outward Bound" at the
Wardman Park Theater the eve
nings Of December 13, IA and IS.
Seats now are on sale at the VIII
lard Hotel theater ticket agency
The cast includes AL Geyer, Jerry
Strong, j. P. Wright, Dorothy Ros-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
Municipal Federal Agencies Say War Workers To Stay

a previous hearing. The q units
were set aside on a proportional
basis for possible occupancy by Ne
groes pending outcome Of the suit
iled by Leroy Glenn White. They
may be filled with whites now az
result Of Judge Makers decision.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11

In protest 10 an ad published by
a Michigan resort which specified
Gentle patronage solicited" Atty
Oscar w. Baker Sr. of Bay City
wrote the East Michigan Tourist
association. stating that such an ad
was in violation OF the Civil Rights
statute OF Michigan.
The letter. addressed TO Frank
Davis, secretary-manager Of the
association, said in part:
Il am in receipt of copy of your
1915 'Guidebook, and | note your
request for suggestions for i'm
provement On page 80 of your
l945 Guidebook there is an ad en-
titled. Johnson's Rustic Resort,
Houghton Lake. Mich. which
among other things advertising
this resort, uses the following
language at the end of the ad, to-
wit: Gentle. patronage solicited
ITO me it is clear from a legal
standpoint that the words of this
ad mean that this place of
public accommodation desires only
'GentileS' as their patrons, and
come within the spirit and intent of
the Civil Rights Law OF Michigan.
and Johnson's Rustic Resort and
any publication that publishes any
such advertisement are subject to
the criminal and civil penalties of
the Civil Rights statute.
II am surprised that the East
Michigan Tourist association, q
Michigan corporation. which OBJ
tains a large share of its money
for upkeep from the State Of Mich
gan and various boards OF SUI
pervisors, money which comes from
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
Complications Arise
In Housing Appeal

the homes in the project have re-
NAMED vacant by order Of the
court. under a different Judge, at
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
Deny Warning
Whites To Stay
Out OfHarlen1

NEW YORK. - Denials were
made this week by the police com.
missioner and the mayor that po-
lice were warning all whites to stay
out OF Harlem after dark.
Both the N.A.AC.P, and the Ma
tional Negro Congress received let
tiers from Commissioner Lewis J
Valentine which stated that there
was absolutely no justification for
any such statement.
1t is unfortunate that many OF
our newspaper writers avail them
selves of so-called literary license
to say what they like regardless
of whom they offend or humiliate
without any basis for such state
ment.
No orders have been issued OF
will be issued while ] am police
commissioner relative TO who shall
be prohibited from entering any
part Of the city of New York." said
Valentine.
The MIC was also in receipt Of
a letter from Mayor LaGuardia in,
dicating that such a policy woulc
be unlawful. an that statements Of
policy would come officially from
City Hall or from heads Of depart.
ments in his administration.
The letters were in reply TO pro.
tests made when Danton Walkei
wrote in his column i'm the Daily
News, New York police are warn.
ing all whites that they enter Har.
lem after dark at their own risk.
However, despite the letters oil
denial, the MIC pointed out the
contrary evidence presented by the
Peoples Voice, which reports an
incident told them by a white
woman who was approached by a
policeman and whose friends were
warned TO stay away from the COM
munity
In the original letter TO Commis-
sioner Valentine NAACP. AS
sistant Secretary Roy wilkins
rointed out the harmful effect
such an order would have on the
100000 residents living in the Har-
lem area.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
Urge Reduction
In Precincts In
.HeCityLimits

Does Detroit need more or few
er precinct stations to care for the
crimes handled by the police?
There are now IS. The police de-
partment says II needs 10. The
Bureau of Governmental Research
believes 10 are enough.
THE PLAN Of the police depart
ment II 10 replaeo seven antique
stations ranging from 80 TO SO
years old. Three additional sta
lions are planned TO cover terri
tory now comprising the l4th pre-
cinct which contains As square
miles Opposed to such plan is
the lack Of uniformity OF the pres
ent precincts based on any factor,
either as TO crime load, population.
area, or other factor Precinct IL
tDsvison) serves 10 square miles.
has IS. 600 population, but less than
1000 major crimes year. Precinct
Is tCanfeld) has only two square
miles, $4,000 population. and over
5000 crimes a year Both precincts
have the same overhead super
vision.
THE BUREAU recommends that
older precinct stations be razed and
the districts realigned conforming
90 present day technical develop
ments of police work.
Four older stations and one OF
the newer tDavison) should be
eliminated. reducing the total num-
Der from the present IS to 10.
Precinct stations drain man
power. the Bureau states. About
10 officers are required for each
precinct for overhead functions,
representing a cost OF about 5000
a year each. The radio and the au.
tomobile have modified police pro-
cedures radically: the possible saw
fngs should be reflected in any
postwar police building program, il
concludeS
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
Protests AID Asking
For Gentiles Only

taxation OF all groups which go
to make up our great state of
Michigan. would accept such an
ad, which said ad exemplifies the
Hitler theory of race philosophy
and supremacy. This theory has
brought on the present war where
in all groups here in America are
Willingly participating and sacrifice
ing in order to stamp out forever
this cursed and damnabie doc
trine."
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
Hold Funeral
Services For
Old Windsorite

FLINT.-Funeral services were
held here recently for John Henry
Kelley who died at the age of 81
al his home. 1923 Windsor avenue.
Windsor. Ontario.
Mr.. Kelley was born in Wilks-
boro. N. c.. and came to Windsor
more than so years ago. He was a
retired fireman on the LandSdowne
Ferry and had been on the Great
Lakes for 40 years.
He leaves TO mourn his loss his
wife, Phoebe: two grandchildren,
Mrs. Dorothy Evans. Of Detroit and
Cpl. Thomas l.. Taylor, of TT
Wayne. Ind: one Son-in-law, three
great-grandchildren. two brothers.
Avery and Shad Kelley. Of Flint,
and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Wright,
also of Flint.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
THOMAS WIRES
PROTEST OVER
Az|K|WE C A Sc

Protesting the threatened BAN
ishment OF Nnamdu Azikiwe and
the suppression OF his publica-
tons. X. J. Thomas. international
president OF the United Automo-
bile Workers. Clio, has sent ca
bles TO the British Colonial ONCE
and TO Sir Arthur Frederick Rich
ards. governor OF Nigeria, urging
full protection for the African ed
itor.
AZIKIWE. AMERICAN-trained
African. incurred the disfavor OF
the Colonial Office because OF his
Ion g-Standing fight for greater
self government in the colony and
because OF his editorial support of
the 200 900 Nigerian workers strik-
ing for a minimum wage OF go
cents day. According to reports
received here this is the most ex-
tensive strike which native Afri-
can workers have ever UNDER
taken.
Identical wires were sent to the
Colonial Office and to the COVER
nor. The complete text Of the
message, released here this week,
follows: In the interest OF free
labor movement and free press,
United Automobile Workers, CLIO,
urges fun protection OF Editor
Azikiwe in his right to advocate
organization of Nigerian workers"
A graduate Of Lincoln univer-
sity in Pennsylvania. Azikiwe is
we'll known in America. Since his
return to his native Africa. he has
established chain of newspapers
through which ne has demanded
greater native participation in the
government of the colony and has
advocated the organization of the
native workers in trade unions.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
By HARRY McALPN

WASHINGTON, d. C.-(NNPA)
Appeal of one of the most sig
nificant adverse decisions affecting
the rights Of Negroes since the
bred Scott decision in 1887 has
run into complications, according
to reports current here.
II involves the ruling Of Wayne
County Circuit Judge Thomas r.
Maher that the Hamtramck
(Mich.) Housing Commission Is
within its rights when building
an exclusively white project"
and vagely promising to do the
same for Negroes some time In
the uncertain future.
The appeal complications arise
from the fact that the group Of
lawyers and organizations who
handled the original case have not
assured the NAACP that it may
have full control of the appeal if il
enters the case.
Reports here are TO the effect
that the NAACP feels it could not
do justice to the case If it must
also become involved in a factional
squabble.
1t has been learned too, by
NNPA, that much material which
would have been helpful in the
original case and available TO the
public through the National Hous-
ing agency and affiliated agencies.
was not sought.
The case is significant not only
TO Hamtramck, Detroit and Mich
igan, but TO Negroes and liberty
loving people throughout the
country.
JUDGE MAHER, in his decision.
held that public housing does not
come under the Michigan Civil
Rights law; that there is no viola
ton of the 18th Amendment guar
anteeing the rights of all citizens
without discrimination because of
race, creed or color; that expendi-
ture of federal funds for one group
based on race does not constitute a
misuse of public funds; and that
the National Housing agency which
lends the money and provides a
yearly subsidy 10 keep down rents
is not a logical party defendant in
such a suit.
The case is now some three years
old. During all that time. 20 of
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11

Most of the country's largest mail
order houses dealing In clothing have
entered into a voluntary agreement
with the OPA TO restore. as far as
possible, the average prices they were
charging for clothing during lo43.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
JURY CONVICTS
3 OF PASSING
FRAUD CHECKS

Trial for the last three OF the
nine charged with cashing checks
which were copies of pay checks of
Detroit war plants ended Friday
with a jury finding the men guilty
Judge Gerald w. Groat remanded
the three 10 the County jail and
set Aug. Is as the date for giving
sentence.
Lee Waterman. go. of 1910 Brush.
who printed the checks and was
the leader Of the group. had al
ready pleaded guilty to the charges
and was sentenced 10 four to five
year term in Jackson prison by
Recorders Judge Paul f. Krause
on Wednesday. Police charge the
conspiracy netted the gang 100000.
The three who were found
guilty by the jury Friday after
three hours deliberation were
Pless Walker of Cleveland, and
Edwin and ELI Gary. of 81 Hen
drie avenue. Originally nine men
and woman were charged with
the conspiracy.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
AGENCIES SEE
NO RELIEF FOR
POOR HOUSING

Negro war workers are rot now
and are unlikely ia the future to
move away from the Detroit
Metropolitan area, municipal and
federal agencies agreed this week,
Conflicting reports showing
that 300 Negro families are NOV
ing cot each week and that on
the other hand 1900 Negro fam
lilies are moving In each month.
have caused the agencies 20 say
that the wartime shortage OF
houses and other zcommoda-
tions will continue for some time
10 come.
THE QUESTIONS o. returning
veterans and The large number OF
families Nha are determined 10
ltay in Detroit; although they came
in for TIE boom period. has further
Complic a.ed the problem and
caused the overall population
figures to remain unchan led. the
agencies agree,
The agencies said iurther that al
though the ciiy's NeGro population
has leveled OF the housing needs
FOR this group remain acute be-
cause % the failure 10 provide ade-
quate facilities for them at any
time during the war period.
Simultaneous with the report
Of the local municipal and fed
eral AGENCIES comes the report
from the Bureau Of Census i'm
Washington which states that 10
war congested areas, including
Detroit. have had an increase Of
about 80 per cent In their Negro
populations.
THE REPORT adds that while
many OF the immigrants who have
come into the areas are going 10
return when the boom tapers off.
many more, on the other hand.
will remain.
THE BUREAU justifies its pre-
dictions on those who will remain
by the facts that they will be abb
sorbed by service industries, that
they have intermarried with per-
rnanent residents and the prohibi-
tive cost of moving
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-11
Mass Meeting
At St. Peter
CIuver Monday

The Community Action COM
mittee will hold a mass meeting
on Monday. Aug l3. at pm. in
tn st. Peter Claver Community
House gymnasium at the corner Of
Eliot and Beaubien The meeting
will be held TO discuss the special
problems OF the Negro people dur
ing the period of reconversion,
and will be addressed by leading
trades unionists and civic leaders.
A LARGE PART Of the meeting
will be devoted to the specific
plans the committee has for broad
ening the field OF employment OF
Negro people.