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Evening star., 1946-10-10
Wrong Vocation Chosen
Nd tha EDITOR 81 T.he etar

TO the Editor Of The Star:
Apropos of the meat shortage, what
about all the generations Of little pigs
killed of some years back to avoid
surplus? Wasn't that bright idea one
of Henry Wallace's2
But, despite the old adage that 4willful
waste makes woeful want" am quite
sure that Mr.. wallace firmly and con-
vincingly would deny that he had any
thing to do with shortages Of any kind,
much less our present ones.
All me! Would that Henry had chosen
to be piccolo player instead of .
cabinet member.
JUST AN OLD HxA0IIoNARY. /.
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Letters to The Star
Offers Quotations on Russia's
Resistance to Turkey as an Ally

Offers Quotations on Russia's
Resistance to Turkey as an Ally
To the Edtor Of the star: n
The Soviets, to support their claim
to the Dardanelles, keep on accusing
Turkey Of having been neutral In. the
last war. In reality, 1t was Russia that
prevented the Turks from becoming our
military allies. This fact emerges clearly
from three entries In Capt. Harry G.
Butchers book on his three years with
Gen. Eisenhower:
(a) November 10, 1913: when Eden
returned from Moscow he contacted the
Turkish Foreign Minister and proposed
that Turkey give air bases to the British
Immediately. . The Turks seem to
have acceded, because Ike has been
asked to spare four fighter squadrons
for operations from Turkish bases"
CD November 23, 1913: Judging from
my conversation with Harry Hopkins.
think the question OF pursuance of
Overload de., the cross-channel in
yasion) is decidedly open for reconsider
atiQn at Cairo. It conceivably could be
changed In favor Of supplying troops
and equipment for exploitation OF our
position In Italy and in the Balkans.
The PM (ChurchilD probably win insist
on Turkey coming into the war, and,
indeed, intelligence transmitted through
the American Ambassador, Laurence
Steinhardt. from Ankara, indicates that
the Turks already have decided to enter
the war In the near future, provided
they have fighter protection against
German bomber raids.
(c) December 5. 1s43: "The news from
the Teheran Conference with Uncle
Joe,' as conveyed to Ike by Elliott Roose-
welt, plainly shows that Russia Is In
the drivers seat. Decisions taken at
Cairo by the Anglo-Americans obviously
could not be effected until opinion Of
the Russians was obtained. Whereas
the Prime Minister hoped to exploit
our Mediterranean situation and, II pos
sible, to avoid the heavy cost Of life
inherent In the cross-channel attack.
and the Americans were prepared to
agree II Russia were willing when the
Russians firmly stated that we should
- launch Overload not later than
May. the die was cast. Even Churchill's
persistent desire to bring Turkey
into the war was blackballed by the
Russians" -
The Master of the Veto did not mind
the heavy cost Of life inherent In the
cross-channel attack; he was more
interested In conquest than In shorten-
ing the war; he did not want US in the
Balkans and on the Danube; he did
not want Turkey Is an ally because
that would have impaired his claims to
Turkish territory. He had his designs
and stratagems. Churchill recognized
them. but Roosevelt did not. This en-
hances our obligation to stand by the.
Turks. DIR. ROBERT NGRM.
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Annuitants' Increase Incomplete

Annuitants' Increase Incomplete
To the Editor Of The Star:
Public Law 470 (enacted by the Sew
enty-ninth Congress) qualities about
5000 retired Federal employees for In
crease Of annuity beginning August l,
1916. 81
This leaves the increase unprovided
for from date Of retirement to August
!, 1916, and to which these annuitants
are as much entitled Is they are to
the increase thereafter.
They should ask the Eightieth Con-
gress to compensate them therefor.
Otherwise, how do they expect.to get IT.
CARROLL L. NASH.
Evening star., 1946-10-10

sistence or pleading will produce
results. But the ladies deserve
medals for trying, anyway. They are
the real heroes OF the battle Of
shortages.
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Two Decisive States
By Raym ond Moley

II the forthcoming House election is
anywhere near close, the State to watch
10 PennsylvaniA. Twelve Of its 33 Con-
gressmen were elected In 1914 by less
thar S. per cent Of the major party
vote. From these reasonably close dis
tricts four Democrats and eight RepubA
licans were elected. Three Of the
closely held Republican districts are in
the Pittsburgh area. Two Of the closely
held Democratic districts are In Phila-
deiphia. Most Of the rest Of the close
districts are in mining sections. Hence,
the power Of the labor auxiliaries of
the Democratic Party viii be subjected
to severe test.
The fight for the senatorship looms
high over all these local contests. Gov.
Edward Martin Is running against
Senator Joseph =. 0ui1ey, whose two
previous Victories have been won by
strictly organisation politics. by liberal
use .of Federal patronage and BY
0uney's undertaking allegiance to
President Roosevelt. Some Of 0udey's
advantage win be missing this year.
and his opponent Is the strongest he
has ever faced. Martin has been .
respected and vigorous Governor. He
has little Of, the handicap imposed on
past Pennsylvania Governors by un-
popular local bosses and machines. He
has, In fact, created his own organixa-
ton and has shown real Independence
In dealing with Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh Republican leaders.
4
If, as predicted by practically all the
Pennsylvania political writer's with
whom I have talked, Martin beats
GufYey soundly, he will not only carry
with him the present House Repub-
licans from the State, but will pick up
from four to eight seats now held by
Democrats. Some say that he will
sweep all the six Philadelphia seats, but
that seems, on the basis Of past results,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-17
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX

The days dragged by. EIDE got
up on the third day and went
about her business, which consist
ed mostly of sitting with an I'M
read book in her hands. Jenny
could not arouse her interest, nor
Gram, nor even Steve. Mary Hath
away did, though, coming to the
house, saying, Nonsense, OF
course you'll see me, I've come to
take you for drive" She was
brisk, pretty, and entirely practl-
cal. Sympathetic without running
over at the mouth, as Gram ex-
pressed it. She bore Eide OF, and
brought her back again after a
drive and high tea at the Hatha'
way house. EIDE returned looking
rested, or at least a little less
strained, her color was better and
Gram said grudgingly, MAYBE
I've misjudged that young lady.
She seems to have sense"
She had more than sense, she
had influence. Justice and his
father had very higher-up connec.
tons. The telephone and telegraph
wires were hot, and there were
ways and means of finding out. So
the Hathaways found out, for EIDE
Dick Ainslee had been wounded in
the shoulder and the thigh. The
wounds were not serious, the new
drugs precluded infection. Eventu-
ally he would be brought to hos
pital, probably on the West Coast.
EIDE was very grateful. She told
Jenny and Gram so, over and
over. She said, the evening Mary
telephoned her the information, 81
wonder - "she looked at them ap-
pealingly-"w would you mind very
much if went out to Dicks moth
er?'
Gram drew sharp little breath
and Eide took her cool old hand.
She said, 81 know. But she's alone,
Gram. .out there, waiting. She
hasn't anyone. She wrote me-"
said Eide, flushing little because
she had not shared the letter with
Gram and Jenny, land asked me
if I would consider it. She has
that little apartment in San Fran
cisco and room for me. We
could wait there togeather and then
if Dick is sent to the West Coast. :.
Don't you see?" she asked.
Gram nodded. She said, IT see.".
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-17
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She rose stiffly from the straight
chair in the living room. She add
ed, eff you want ogo, you should.
And it sounds sensible to me, EIDE.
OF course you take a chance on
his not being sent there, but mean
time it wouldecomsort Mrs. Ains1ee
to have you to help her over the
waiting" She smiled, her blue
ewes kind. She said, "You do as
YOU think best, dear"
When she had left the room,7 Eide
looked at Jenny.
"She hates having me Co." she
said miserably.
Naturally said Jenny, "we'll
both hate it, but it does make
sense"
EIDE said restlessly, sit makes
more than that. II can't take it
here. Jenny. Keep remembering
"Don't talk about it," Jenny
said quickly.
IT have to, I won't again. Just
this once. You see at first, well,
after last spring was so resent
full - of everyone and everything.
You, mostly. l believed lot OF
things But lately I've been think
ing. You're such - a goof, Jen'
getting yourself into silly situations
because you thought you could help
me. It's clear enough now. Then i
got so I didn't mind seeing
was hard for her to say his name
-..'Justice, after a while. 1t was
as if none of that time had ever
been. But after I learned about
Dick, it was hard again. I've ever
hated being grateful to him. I've
been glad he's been away this pas
week and I needn't him when
1 had to 60 up to the Hathaways'
1 could just tell Mary to thank
him for me. &c." she said, eff
60 away. You understand, don't
your"
1T understand. Jenny leaned
forward from her corner OF the
couch. "Ede, for heavens sake
don't tell Dick anything" she ad-
vised.
EIDE grew very white. She said,
GIVE been thinking about it, every
day. Whether I should"
Jenny So, "He's had a bad
time. He has to get well without
anything to trouble him. He can't
i you tell him. You'll want to, per-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-17
FEBRUARY 1, 1914

~
When we read daily about the unbon,,
ness of thousands of veterans who can't f;n,
home of their own, our emotions are ant :.
run away with us. The President saws +bor.
are 100000 homes needed immedia+or.
Wilson Wyatt, our new housing chief SOW.
100000. Thoughtful studies by economist.
of the Producers Council manufacturers,
put the figure at about $4,000.
No one really Knows what's correct b..
just five years ago the building indnsfrv
could find customers for only 45C, 900 homa.
Is it reasonable to suppose we Desperately
need million?
1t is important to the welfare of the neon,.
of the whole nation that you and we do som.
very straight thinking on this problem.
There are 100000 people dependent IN
the building industry for living. Perban,
you are one of them, or your brother. vour
father, your uncle. 1t is the second largest
industry in the country. Let's be very care.
full how we monkey with the machinery that
makes it run, lest our monkey wrench slim
and we find we've wrecked the machinery
that provides jobs for 100000 people.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-17
That Wouldn't do YOU any
good.

Suppose we set up assembly lines all over
the country to produce houses by the million,
It wouldn't help you NOW because the real
bottleneck isn't home building capacity, it's
materials and equipment. And there is everv
assurance that, if we did produce millions
of homes in this way, they would not be the
kind of homes you want, and that they would
cost more. There is this fact, however:
Hundreds of thousands of carpenters
brick-layers, plumbers, electricians and
other workmen, all of whom now earn
their living building homes, would not
have jobs. In the meantime, thousands
of other workmen would have to be re-
cruited from the already scarce ranks of
labor in this country, trained and taught
new skills and new techniques to build
house panels in government factories.
Maybe you've forgotten how long it took
to work out assembly line techniques for
airplanes and tanks, and that was in
wartime when nobody cared how much
it cost and how much sacrifice 1t entail.
ed. It would take years to build new
giant industry to produce the millions Of
factory-made homes everyone So gliby
talks about.
In the meantime, we have ready at
hand, anxious to get going, q home
building industry capable of producing
million - yes, a million and-a-half-
homes year. We built $4,000 in one
year, as far back as 1925, and did five
billion dollars of other building besides.
The labor and materials that went Into
this five billion dollars of nonresident
tial building was the equivalent OF an
other 100000 homes.
You don't have to wait for new SlsS
Industry to be created from scratch.
You don't have to risk wrecking our exist
ing economy while waiting for q new type
Of industry.
You won't have to live in "housnss
project which is not the American Ideal VI
4 home.
The building industry, working with tN
government, is clearing away the Waf1lln Ill.
oottlenecks as fast as possible. By Fall ",
IAN be building at million-homes-a-ye@
pace, or better.
You'll haze your nesv home os
iast as you'II haze your new car.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-17
get toilet bowls, bathtubs, lumber, etc.

If you do not get your new home this
year, it will be for the same reason that
lot Of you will not be able to buy re-
frigerator, or an automobile, or nylon
hose, or white shirts, or a suit of
clothes. There aren't enough materials
coming out of the factories.
Remember, the manufacturers of building
materials and equipment went through the
same war that the automobile people did.
For 31a years, while you were fighting on
the shooting front, the building industry
along with other industries was working
with might and main to build and maintain
the huge war plant on the horne front. We
found out with automobiles, nylons and re-
frigerators, it takes time to reconvert The
building industry was not allowed to start
reconversion until after the Japanese war
was over. We've had our share of strikes
and labor troubles too.
The war ended in August but home build
ing restrictions were not lifted until October
Is, 1915, less than four months ago. Yet
home builders did their part in the first 60
days they started over 125, 900 homes. Many
of them are not completed yet because we
can't get materials, equipment and labor
enough. Yes, the builders did their part, but
they couldn't compete with the military.
Don't let anybody tell you we fell down on
the job. Good as you were as fighting man,
the best in the world, even the Japs had YOU
tied down until you got the materials.
But once you got the stuff, Germans.
Japs and nobody else could stop you.
Same way with the building industry.
Gradually we're clearing away the bot
tlenecks giving home builders the green
light. Gradually we're getting more
and more stuff every day, and more and
more homes are being completed, more
and more are being Started. By the end
of this year Wen be going at million-a-
year clip, and you'll have your home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-17

You are home from the wars. You fought
for your country and now you want the
things that every American wants. job
and good home.
You should have that home. You are en-
titled to it, but there just aren't enough
homes to go around. Maybe you're wonder
ing why somebody doesn't do something.
What we have to say to you isn't going to
be easy. Nor is it going to be easy for you
to take. We believe, however, that you would
rather have it straight than to be kidded
So here it is, straight from the shoulder:
There is no way by which the building
business, the government, the President,
the Congress of the United States or
anyone else, can provide this year all
the homes you and the other people of
this country want. No amount of money
appropriated by Congress can do it.
Several hundred thousand homes are 60
ing to be built, of course. Maybe you'll be
one of the lucky ones to get one. The build
ing industry, working with the government,
will do everything in it's power to supply
veterans needs first. Even so, lot of you
boys are going to be disappointed.
"But why?" you ask. |Why can't we
build million homes this year," Lets
get the assembly lines going again, prefab-
ricate them, use the wartime airplane plants.
Whatever you need to do, let's do it. But
let's build homes quick!'
We wish it were that easy. We already
have lot of prefabricating plants making
homes and they're no better off than any
other home builder because they too can't
get toilet bowls, bathtubs, lumber, etc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-17
A MESSAGE TO A
HOMELESS VETERAN

We in the building industry foresaw that
this crisis would happen. We urged the gov
eminent long before the end of the war to
let us get our plants and plans in shape. We
knew you would want home when you got
back. The government said "No!.
Well, maybe that was all right. You were
fighting tough war and you needed the
stuff. But it meant the building industry
could not be ready for you when you got
home. Well see that you get home faster
than anybody else can get it for you.
But what you and we should really be
afraid of is that amateur tampering with so
complex a thing as the building business,
may prolong the home shortage unneces-
sarily. This could easily happen if, instead
of putting all our agencies on breaking the
real bottleneck, we allow ourselves to be
stampeded into impractical visionary
schemes to produce houses by the millions
when there won't be materials and equip
ment enough to produce more than half that
many this year, unless obstacles are remov-
ed.
Some of the ideas that are being advo-
Gated by well meaning men are so dan
gerous that they might upset our entire
economy for years to come and delay
home building indefinitely.
You don't want this to happen because it
would hurt you and all the rest of the people
of the United States, and it wouldn't get you
the home you want.
You can help prevent it if you will remem-
Der that housing, like lot of other things,
is war casualty, and that only common
sense and an about attack on the real bot
tlenecks will cure it.
What are the bottlenecks?
We've already mentioned a shortage of
materials. But much of this shortage is due
to OPA. We're not suggesting that all price
control be removed. We are suggesting that
OPA stop standing in the way of production
Of more materials and equipment. We are
suggesting that OPA stop thinking in terms
OF war, "reconvert," and start thinking in
terms of peace and production.
One of the most serious shortages we have
IS in sanitaryware, plumbing supplies, radia-
tors and the like. OPA for some time has
had dozens of applications for price adjust
ment in this industry alone. They haven't
done anything at all about them In the
meantime, manufacturers cannot get labor,
because they can't afford to pay enough.
You've heard about the lumber shortage
Lumber mills are producing lots of lumber
but not much of the kind that's used in
homes. Why not t? Largely because OPA is
still operating on wartime basis, allowing
higher prices on non-hcme lumber and on
lumber for export. These are just two of
many examples.
Right there is boftlenec, No. I
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-17

homes and they're no better off than an,
other home builder because they too cam
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-09
AN INTERVIEW
WITH GRAM
By Cecil W. Boykin

There's not much future for
,,r name bands, is the opinion
n Norman GRAM. producer Of
rAzZ at the PHILHARMONIC.
which played Detroit SUNDAY
end Monday at the Music Hall
As examples he sites several
ramc bands who have already
~ arc going to break up,
Grsnz might be termed cru
e3dcg both in music and race
rclitions His assortment ~ mu-
cans include some Of the hos,
M from both races, kenny
Kc az. Buck Clayton Jackie
Mflls Illinois Jackquet Charles
Drvton Helen HumeS. for ex.
mrplc They arc proponents Of
I Now type Of Jazz program that
gong over well with tho
ruhic
THO group also has done much
~ break down Discrimination
Is whatcvcr town they PLAY IN
" ng or writing ahead Tor cs-
crvaton and confirmation Of ho-
IA Communications at tho best
hotrl in each town sometimes
has iis repercussionS when on
al the desk become dis
concerted at facing mixed
group CRAM policy is 70 not
waste time with clcrk 10 an
argument but to produce The
confirmation and insist or the
hofG Keeping its bargain
Each contract signed for q
rcu engagement contain a no.
discrimination clause with a
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-09
CAB GALLOWAY HEADS GALAXY OF STARS
In GALA NEW REVUE AT THE PARADISE

Cab Galloway, the king oil
III Dc 10 and his famous Cot
ton, Club orchestra, will hold
forth at the Paradise theatre
week starting Friday, Novem-
Der 8. Cab viii bring to Detroit
one Of his finest stage revucs
The stars include such favorites
as Patterson and jackson. come
dlans; Miller Brothers and Lois.
high steppers and the Peters
Sisters, stars Of screen and stage
After a short career as night
club master Of ceremonies in a
South Side Chicago cafe, Gallo
way and his Alabamians The
band met with the instantaneous
favor Of Chicago cafe-goers.
Within six short months after
the band was formed. Galloway
Works famous Savoy Ballroom.
Here they Topped Two weeks
later with his band broken up.
Galloway was hired as the sing
ing lead for a Broadway must
cal. Comics Hot Chocolates. ="
On opening night he sang q
song, Amt Misbehavin " which
stole the show A flop and a
Broadway hit within a month
Irving Mills, an astute Broad
way manager visuali7cd Gallo.
way in front Of a band signed
him to a personal contract and
once again placed baton IN
hiS hands The now Galloway
musical organization clio k . q
from tho start and before the
year was out, Galloway, via tho
Cotton Club and the radio, be-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-09

The Cats and the Fiddle four
boys and four instruments.
who begin an engagement al
Sporiree's Music Bar on No
vember T. Originally Chi
cago group and well known
in theatres and night clubs
in the mid west, the boys had
10 travel all the way 10 the
Pacific Coast TO really make
their mark a few years ago.
They were featured in movie
and recorded for Victor Blue.
shorts and full length features
bird records. All four boys are
insirumenialists, playing a
bass fiddle. iipple and two
guitars while blending their
rich voices.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-09
80 a househnld nod
Other Stars

Other Stars
Other star acts include such
fsvorltcs as Patterson and Jack
son. mirthquake Of fun; Mi
Ter Brothers and LOIS. scnsa-
bonal high stcppcrs and tho
Peters Sisters. stars Of stage and
screen. A ton Of Harmony and
Rhythm
Every Tuesday night at 730
pm. is Amateur Night at the
Paradise theatre. under the d.
rection Of Rollo S Vest, each
TUESDAY 500 in prizes will be
awarded to the winning contest
ants
Midniie Show
It's fun TO attend The Midnight
Jamborce every Saturday night
at 1890 am
The screen fare stars Leo Cor
cey and the Bawerv BOYS IN
their latest laugh riot In Fast
( Company" The latest issue Of
tho All American News COM
plctcs the screen program
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-11-09
Joe Louis May
Open Local Spot

NEW YORK CITY -tCNS,
DESPITE reports that his venture
m Harlem is not paving or al
This writing. Hcavywcfght
Champ Joe Louis is rcportcdlv
considering a similar project in
Detroit
His friends believe 4 glamor-
zed saloon m Detroit owned
and operated by Joe would show
quicker profits m Detroit II IS
quite possible that tho many
rumorS nanNng Mike Jacobs as
tho real ownct " the business
and putting Joe on the basis "
d front man who receives a
yearly sum io the use OF his
name has something 70 do with
the lack Of public interest in
Joe'e nov restaurant
a radio procram featuring Nc
gro celebrities 10 caN attention
90 ms Haalcm Bstro wll pre-
mere M about two weeks
i has been reported tlN joe
has lost on many ventures which
include bowling ancy ven
ture the Sprna Hin Fasm and
the Chicken Shack all Detroit
pleasure spot