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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-16
ANNA LUCASTA" TO
OPEN NOVEMBER II

ANNA Lucasta," the rave Of
New York and Chicago. Will
have its Detroit premiere on
Sunday night, November II, at
the Shubert Lafayette Theatre.
John Wildberg, producer of
the fabulous stage hit, has cor
raled an Incompatible cast that
includes Roy Allen. Laura Bow
man. Alice childress, Alvin
Chlldress, Warren Coleman. Os-
sic Davis, Ruby Dee. Kenneth
Freeman, lnge Hardison. Monty
Hawley. John Tate Lance TAYLOR
Edith Whitcman and Frank Will
son. Harry Wagstaff is response
sible for the direction.
Anna Lucasta." now in its
third smash year on Broadway,
enjoys the added distinction OF
being the longest run-and by
far the most successful all-Negro
play ever to run on Broadway.
having shattered the record
pollcd by Green Pastures" and
"Porgy and Bess".
Popular price matinccs will be
given on Wednesday, November
20, Saturdays and Sundays. Eve
ming performances will be gwen
nightly and Sunday at the Shu-
bert Lafayette.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-16

saxophone; Jesse Taylor. The
Styllst, singing Exactly Like
You and lola Hunter singing
her wlnnig tune "Groovev
Blues.
Other contestants include such
promising winners as LLOYD
Sims singing III | Didn't Care.
Bernadctte Martin vocalist: Earl
Van Dyke and his orchestra s.
Wallace Dorsey, guitarist. Ern-
est Farrow and his -Four Pee
es; Ronald Walker singing See
You IN My Dreams" and Dorothy
Wilson singing Strange Music. =
Sloo in Prizes
The AllWnncr Amateur show
Will be under the personal di.
rectlon 81 Rollo S Vest Dis.
cover Of Stars and 500 in
prizes will be awarded to the
winners.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-16
GLUE THREE SKIES wilI :

CLUB THREE SKIES viii be
ready for the public on Thanks.
giving day. Fine food FOR a fine
day Owner Andrew IL (Jsp)
Srced report tat the spot VIII
BE- even finer than il was be-
fore the igr
LIONEL lIAMPION'S BAND
opens or Broadway this week
after 2 sensational trek from
California The daddy Of "Fly-
inr Hong fame psovinE once
more his CLAM % tho title Of
the couutrr Swung King OPP
cnlng day saw more than 5000
fans daVng in the a.slcs on
tho stage and lcd by The vibe
swingstcr IN the lobby Of the
theatre
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-16
ALL-WINNER AMATEUR
SHOW SET FOR SAT.

Sixteen OF Detroit's amateurs
will give their best in the Para.
disc theater all Winner Amateur
Show, Saturday, November IS.
at 4;30 pm.
These Amateurs are all past
winners of last seasons contest
The show will be in addition to
the regular stage show.
The Amateurs who will com
pete are Dorothy Thornton sing
inc Crying Blues; Catherine
Freeman and her dance; Fredcr-
lex Reid and his hot clarinet:
Josephine Worthy and his
counts Of Rhythm Band.
Dan Turner and his sensational
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-16
DUPRETTES WITH
CATS N FIDDLE

The Cats m the Fiddle and
the DuPrs Victorian choir re-
eeived a joint schedule for
their dates for personal ap-
pearanees Monday evening.
They are slated 10 irave
throughout Michigan.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-16

ratios him as one Of the top pan
OF the day. With this com
blnation az JAY McShann and
lmmY WithcrSpoon a terrific
treat IN entertainment is in store
for lovers Of good blues, boogie
woogic and jump music.
Deck Watson In Person
Sharing the spotlight Of en-
tertainment with JAY McShann
.whl be- Deck Watson and his
famous Brown Dots The Dots
are now rated as ono Of the fin.
est singing organizations in show
business today.
Deck Watson and his Brown
Dots viii give out with a NUM-
Der Of their hat recordings in
Guiding Rumors arc Fixing
you Took All Ny Love and
Surrender.
Also the huge all star stage
revue VIII be those dancing fav-
orltes. Sleepy Williams and Dad;
Crackshot and Company for
laughs and Dick Montgomery
The latest issue Of The All
American News and Below the
Deadline" completes the screen
program.
Every Tuesday night az 1870
pm. Rollo S. Vest the discov-
or Of Stars and his Amateur
Show.
Gala Midnight show every
Saturday night last complete
Stage and screen show at l2:2o
am.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-16

the new Bcrlitz record method
preparatory 10 a two week book
ing At the Campcamor theatre
in Havana during the first two
weeks Of January The camppa-
nor theatre has recently inaug-
uratcd new policy Of import
ing Top American attractions "a
entertain Cuban entertainment
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-16

HABLA VD ESPANOL' Mem
bcrs Of the Erskine Hawkins
orchestra here for an engage
mcnt al the Library Auditorium
in San Antonio Texas began
what is perhaps the first group
course in a foreign language
ever attempted by a Jazz organi-
cation The members Of the ag-
gregation are taking a course
in conversational Spanish via
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-16

In addition TO Lester Young and Ike Quebec, Johnny
Otis who outstanding hit at the Paradise theatre
last week, will play drums and Johnny Hartman
caliSt discovery from Chcagos FL Grotto will appear.
along with Rodney Richardson's bass formerly with Count
Basic shorts Mcconnell trumpet; Argonne Thornton
piano; Fred Lacey guitar Lyndell Marshall drums Ed
win Youngbood Davis, trumpet Beverly Mason vocalist
and the swing specialists Willie Anderson Trio.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-16
JAMMIN CONCERT HEADS JAZZ PROGRAMS


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Evening star., 1946-02-18

he had long meditated the creation
of the new princes of the church,
but that the war had prevented his
acting until the present time.
To-day, finally, with the cessation
of conflict We are able to
carry out our plans (of creating new
cardinals), meditated for a long
time" he said.
The universally of the church is
brought under a new light, since the
church does not belong to any one
race, one people or one nation, but
to all peoples of the human family
the Pope said.
The Pope added that although
the conflict had ended, Real peace
is not showing yet"
The guards, in brightly hued me-
dieval costumes, insured the secrecy
of this important function of the
263d Pope's reign.
Consistory Hall, whose ceiling is
gilded with gold brought from the
New World by Christopher Colum-
bus, contained 10 benches, each 2
yards long. The walls were un-
adorned except for their red damask
coverings.
The Pope wore white silk robes
with his silk zucchetta and red vel
vet slipper shoes, and sat on the
guided throne, made for Pope Plus
XI
Evening star., 1946-02-18
Amvets Call Meeting
On Surplus Housing

The American Veterans of World
War II will ask other veterans
groups to join it in campaign for
funds to fight for priority in buying
Federal surplus housing, Raymond
Sawyer, national service officer OF
Amvets, announced today.
Mr.. Sawyer invited all veterans of
World War II to attend a meeting
at 8 pm. Wednesday in Henderson
Castle, Sixteenth street and Florida
avenue NV. 1t will take the place
of an Amvets meeting scheduled
originally for tonight.
The veterans oppose, he said, a
special order of the Surplus Property
Administrator permitting the De-
Tense Homes Corp. to sell six Wash
ington housing projects to the high
est bidder.
Attacking the validity Of this
order, Mr.. Sawyer said 1t Is contrary
to the established surplus property
rule requiring the Government to set
a price on surplus property and offer
1t to the priority groups.
Amvets will ask the national offi-
GERS Of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, the Disabled American Vet
Grams, the American Legion and the
Regular Veterans Association each
to appoint a representative to a
committee charged with supervising
the raising and expenditure Of
funds, he reported.
Evening star., 1946-02-18
Army Plans 10 Ask
Congress 10 Provide
For Permanent WAC

The War Department is complet-
ing plans to ask Congress for a
permanent Women's Army Corps
with the size of the corps to be de-
termined by the legislators.
Disclosure that preliminary plans
for a small, permanent WAC force
had been approved by the depart.
ment was made last night by Maj
Gen. Willard Paul, assistant chiel
of staff for personnel.
A campaign to persuade WACs
to remain in service or re-enlist
has been launched as a temporary
measure, but new legislation would
be required to make the corps
permanent, Gen. Paul explained in
an interview.
Under the preliminary plans, Off.
GERS would be chosen from the rank!
and trained at officer candidat,
schools. The range Of duties O.
WACs would be reduced from tn,
present 329 different jobs to tn,
things women do best"-notabl,
stenography, bookkeeping, statistica
work, operating switchboards, cryp
Biography and translation.
The War Department is also plan.
ming a WAC reserve, which coulc
be called to duty in emergencies. 4
more attractive uniform may be de-
signed, but WACs would not hav,
to wear uniforms during their off.
duty hours. The top age limit prob
ably would be lowered.
Gen. Paul expressed the convic
tlon that many WACs who hav,
served during the war would like t,
make the corps their peacetim,
career.
Evening star., 1946-02-18
kans|aughter Charge
Against ; Dropped in
Death atSt. Elizabeth S

A charge of manslaughter against
three former st. Elizabeth Hospital
attendants for the alleged fatal beat
ing last July of . patient, Seaman
nc Clark J. Leeper, ~, of Richmond,
Calf, was nolls pressed today in
District Court because of insufficient
evidence.
The three charged with man
slaughter were Fred A. Brown, 40
Of the TOO block OF East Capitol
street; Lloyd L. Lacey, SO, OF the
1700 block of Minnesota avenue Sc,
and Samuel H. Siegel, 80, of the 600
block of Fifth street NE.
In nolle pressing the case before
Chief Justice Bolitha J. Laws, AS
sistant United States Attorney Ste
phen C. Miller informed the court
that the Governments case rested
upon testimony of a former attend
ant and three patients, and evi-
dence that the death of Leeper re-
suited from 4 ruptured liver, indi.
eating violence. On this score, Mr.
Miller said in substance:
!. That testimony would not tend
to prove that the injury from which
Leeper died was necessarily the re-
suit OF beating.
2. That testimony of the inmates
would be valueless because they
were highly confused and inco-
herent.
8. That the one former attendant
whom the Government had planned
to put on the stand as a witnes.
Is unreliable in that he is suffering
from nervous disorder and is giver
towards alcoholism
Then, in summarizing his state.
ment. Mr.. Miller told the court
In the light Of these facts it be.
comes obvious that the Government
in, good conscience and in all fair.
ness cannot justly proceed in thu
prosecution Of this case"
The indictment which was dropped
had accused Brown and Lacey q
hitting Leeper with their fists ane
Seigel OF kicking him.
Evening star., 1946-02-18
Pearl Hurbor
Continued From First Page.

tain amount of time DECIDING JAP
anese messages, if that's what you
mean," said the retired Admiral
Later, he said there were de
grees of alertness," he added.
Naturally we had been alertec
in various degrees for long time
There was no time when we said
yesterday we didn't have to worry;
today we do"
Were you surprised at the attack
on Oahu on Sunday?" asked Sen
ator Ferguson.
Your question has two parts,
said Senator Hart. Il was in no way
surprised at the date of the attack
1 was surprised that it fell on Ha-
waii"
Senator Hart reminded the chair
man that more than four years hao
passed since the events he was being
asked about. He said he had not
thought about the details recently
and if the committee wanted to &c
into them, he would prefer to have
time to refresh his memory with
documents and by talking to some
former members of his staff who
we're available.
winds" Code Statement Denied.
Earlier in his testimony Senator
Hart denied he ever told any one he
saw in the Navy Department files ar
intercepted message carrying out
Tokyo's winds, code" war warning 6
few days before Pearl Harbor. This
matter came up in connection with
an inquiry into certain phases o1
the disaster which the admiral made
/ shortly before his retirement.
SaffOrd's Testimony Recalled.
Capt. L. F. Stafford, assistant di.
rector of Naval Communications, hac
testified that when he made a sworr
statement to Admiral Hart, the lat.
ter told him to make no charge
about the destruction of records Of
this warning which he could MOI
prove, adding: Il have seen youl
winds message"
There was a conversation of that
nature, Senator Hart explained, ano
he did tell Capt Stafford he had seer
Evening star., 1946-02-18
Crash Kills Pastor
And Two Children
BY the Associated Press,

DETROIT, Feb. IA bus carry
ing a group of singing children to
Sunday school with their pastor was
struck by Grand Trunk passenger
train here yesterday, leaving three
dead and five injured.
The body Of the Rev. James Pat
ton, SO. pastor of the Carmel Bap-
tist Church, was pinned in the
twisted wreckage while the bodies
of two children victims were found
along the tracks. The demolished
bus was dragged 100 feet.
Police identified the dead pupils
as Joyce Loretta Jetton, 9. and
Richard Scott, Z.
Police said Mr.. Patton was driy-
ing the vehicle because the regular
driver was out of the city. An
even worse tragedy was avoided,
officers said, because the pastor
was ahead Of schedule and many
children missed the bus.
Injured were Homer Haggerd, So
year-old church deacon. reported in
critical condition; Connie Scott,
7, sister Of Richard: Andrew Samoy
7; Nancy Paul. 6, and Margaret
Mccarthy, 10.
Mr.. Patton, Mr.. Haggerd and the
children were the only occupants
of the bus,
Evening star., 1946-02-18

something about the winds mes
sage" but he said he did not and
could not have made the definite
statement that he had seen record
of the warning.
Senator Hart, who retired from
the Navy the day before he was
appointed Senator, told the COM
mittee
II told him Capt. Safford that
in going over the files I thought I
had sighted something about the
winds message. I returned to the
office, and found that I had not
seen that file at ALL What I had
seen was a compilation, rather a
history, by some non-technical Off
Ger to explain events from a lay
mans point of view, and there was
some reference to the winds code
That was what had seen.
Controversial Issue.
Il did not, I could not, have made
the definite statement that l had
seen the winds message, because
had not seen it,
The winds code has proved the
most controversial issue of the en-
tire Pearl Harbor inquiry. This was
a code known to have been set UP
by Tokyo late in November to in
form diplomatic and consular
agents all over the world by means
of disguised weather forecast If
relations were being broken with
the United States, England or Rus
sia or all three. Capt. Stafford has
insisted all along that code mes
sage came in December 4. 1941.
three days before Pearl Harbor, an
nouncing war with the United
States and England and peace with
Russia. Other officers have denied
knowledge of such a warning.
II told him that in my entire naval
career I had never known of one
instance of files being falsified and
he needed to be very sure" Senator
Hart continued.
incidentally, Senator Hart said,
Il still regard" the question of
whether there was a winds code "a
matter of very little Importance.
Evening star., 1946-02-18
Catholic Party Wins
q Seats in Belgium
But Lacks Majority
BY the Associated Press

BRUSSELS, Feb. 18.-Final re-
suits of the Belgian election Sum-
day gave the right-wing Catholic
party, pledged to return King Leo
pold to his throne, 80 seats in the
Chamber of Deputies, but left it
short a majority of the 202 men,
bers.
Premier Achille Van Acker's So
cialist party ran second with 10
seats. The Communists won %,
the Liberals 16 and a new party of
the democratic union, the U. D. B., l..
BY custom, the Catholic leader,
Baron Henri Carton de Wharf, will
be asked to form a government.
The returns showed a gain of 10
seats for the Catholic party since
the last elections held in 1899.
Coalition Possible.
The question remained, however,
whether De Wiart would be able to
form a coalition with one of the
minority parties to gain a working
majority.
If he is unable to do so it was
believed the regent would ask Van
Acker to try to form a government
CThe Brussels radio, heard in
London, said Premier Van Acker
had offered the resignation of his
government to Prince Regent
Charles and that the regent had
asked Van Acker to continue in
Office temporarily
Tho r,oSciblo offocf of tho aIaotio,,
on Leopold's chances of returning
to the throne remained the upper
most question as the tabulation of
votes neared an end. The right
wing Catholics, pledged to Leopold's
support, favor referendum on the
question of his return from the
exile into which he was forced by
the combined action of the Liberals
Socialists and Communists.
Political observers expressed be-
lief that should the Catholic party
succeed in forcing a referendum
Leopold probably would abdicate
unless at least IS per cent of the
people favored his return.
Leopold's Status Uncertain.
= Some quarters believed that
should the vote for Leopold be q
minority he would renounce the
throne in favor of his son, Prince
Baudouin. Leopold is now in
Switzerland.
Among the outstanding political
leaders who retained seats in the
Chamber of Deputies was the Social
ist, Paul Henri Spaak, foreign min
lister in the Van Acker cabinet and
president of the United Nations Gen
eral Assembly
Also reelected was Adolph van
Glabbeke, Liberal leader and min
lister of the interior under Van
Acker.
Approximately 100000 persons
voted in the elections. Under Bel
gian law every male over 81 who had
not been disenfranchised because OF
collaboration with the Germans was
required to vote on penalty of pay
ing a fine of to 20 francs 90 tc
80 cents. Women were not per-
nitted to vote.
Evening star., 1946-02-18
vardaman Denies parl
In 1ampering With
Shoe Firm 5 Records
By Joseph Young

Commodore James X. Varda-
man, jr., nominated by President
Truman to the Board of Gov
ernors of the Federal Reserve
System, categorically denied be-
fore a Senate Banking Subcom-
mittee that he had anything to
do with the tampering OF in
ventory records of the Vardaman
Shoe Co. Of st. Louis, OF which
he was president.
The matter was raised by Senator
Donnell, Republican, of Missouri,
who appeared before the committee
to cross-examine the witness re-
garding various financial transac-
tions.
Commodore Vardaman told the
committee considering his nomina-
ton for a 14-year term that the
tampering of the company's inven-
tory records occurred after he had
|relinquished active management Of
the affairs of the firm to become
head Of the United States Navy In
telligence Office in st. Louis, in June,
1941.
He added, further, that when he
left the company it was solvent, al
though he was informed later that
year that the company had become
insolvent.
Questioned by Senator Donnel
about his association with the
Tower Grove Bank and Trust Co
of st. Louis, of which he was once
president, Commodore Vardamar
denied that the banks director,
had censured him for using vile
obscene language" to both custom.
ers and themselves. He said h.
might have used strong languag,
to the directors. but never obscen,
profanity.
At the request of Senator Donnell
the committee agreed to swear in al
witnesses under oath.
At one point during his cross
examination, Senator Donnell aSke,
Commodore Vardaman:
did you have anything to d.
with the tampering of the inven
tory?"
Most certainly not" replied tn
witness. Senator Donnell sough
to bring an admission from the wit
ness that although he joined tn
Navy in June, l941, he was activ
in the company's affairs until No
yember, l941. when the tamperin
of the inventory and the firms in
solvency were reported to him b.
an auditing firm.
Commodore Vardaman denied h
was active in the firms management
during his stay in the Navy, bu
said he did continue in the position
of president and drew his salar
of $500 a month and per cent O
the firms profits. The witness ais
said that during this period h
signed necessary business papers TO
the firm.
Evening star., 1946-02-18
'Duce' Cries Uncha||enged
AT Rome Political Rally
By the Assoeiotsd Prs,.

BY the Associoted Press
ROME, Feb. 18-OccaSiona shouts
of "Duce" rang out unchallenged
Saturday night in the great assem-
bly, hall of Rome University, scene
of the city's first political meeting
since the war.
Some 5000 members of the widely
publicized Common Man party
screamed their alteration for Gugli-
elmo Giannini, the leader, when he
entered the hall to address the
party's national congress.
In the same cadence the Fascists
once cheered Mussolini, they shout.
ed Italia, Italia" No one inter-
fered when some one in the front
row beloved "Duce," the name
which the slain dictator cherished.
The Common Man party, which
formed an alliance last week with
the Monarchist Democratic party
has been assailed by Leftists as neo-
Fascist. 1t claims more than 1,000,.
600 members and has announced its
aim as that of preventing Com
munist dictatorship"
Evening star., 1946-02-18
Entertainment Helps
Wounded dinRecovery,
Bradley Tells Aides

Gen. Omar N. Bradley, veterans
administrator, today told special
service directors from the 13 branch
Offices of the Veterans Adminis-
tration that anything they could
do to boost the morale of sick vet
Grams would speed their recovery
in VA hospitals.
Gen. Bradley spoke at the OPEN
ing of three-day conference of
the men who will supervise the new
VA program bringing sports. enter
tainment, books, canteens and chap
lains to hoSpitalized veterans
This service is very necessary for
the morale of our patients" Gen.
Bradley declared. THE men being
treated need something more than
medical care"
Entertainment to Continue.
He said he had found during the
war that fighting men and wound-
ed in hospitals considered entertain>
ment "a great help" and he report
ed that many of the organizations
which provided that entertainment
AoA fCCSA Oils "lli SOl4tliluC CIlcll ScIN-
ices.
Gen. Bradley also expressed his
belief that the canteen service,
which has been operating on con-
cession basis in VA hospitals, should
be more closely supervised. VA is
now working on plans to eliminate
the concessions and provide a serv-
ice similar to that of the Army's
post exchanges.
US0 Troupe at Mount Alto.
The VA has announced a USO
show troupe will visit Mt. Alto Hos
pital March /.
The USO camp shows, which
trouped overseas during the war, will
launch the new series of veterans
hospital performances at the Bronx
IN. " Hospital tomorrow night,
with Gen. Bradley as one of the
, guests.
After the premiere" at the Bronx
: the USO shows will visit 80 cities
during the first two weeks in March
: with total of 1877 hospital visits
: planned for the month. April appear
ances are expected to total more
than $50.
Thirty USO units. with 8 to 2t
performers in each, will appear twice
| a month in veterans hospitals, pre-.
: senting the same type of entertain.
ment which they have been giving
in Army and Navy hospitals, the
| Veterans Administration announced