Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 February 1939 — Page 20

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New “Service ‘Makes . Profit in Telling Whereabouts to All For Fee.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (U. P.).—A hurricane, a visiting aunt and a friend just back from Europe’ were responsible for Celebrity Service, a

clearing house for information on the New York peregrinations of prominent persons, Cofounder Earl Blackwell revealed today. The service keeps track of celebrities and reports on their whereabouts during as many of the 2¢ a nominal fee, practically anyone may learn where they are dining, dancing, drinking or staying while in New York. It has been in operation only 10 weeks but already is a thriving business with 500 clients. Information about Robert Taylor, John Boles and Errol. Flynn has been in the greatest demand, Mr. Blackwell said. There are two types of subscrib=ers—social and commercial. The commercial subscribers include broadcasting companies, columnists, hotels, airlines, photo services, florThese clients, beside being informed of the whereabouts of celebrities through daily bulletins, may also obtain the names and telephone numbers of their managers and agents—a great help in arranging business deals inwolving célebrities.

_Keep Check on Friends

Whi information about what

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celebrities are inhabiting at the moment.

“Funny thing,” said Mr. Black-|

well, a native of Atlanta, Ga., “many of the social subscribers are members of cafe society who want to know where their friends might be

at various times. They can call}

here at the office, give their account number and get the desired information.” Mr. Blackwell and Ted Strong conceived the idea of the service last September. They had been working on a play all summer at Fire Island and had just about completed it when the. hurricane came along and washed their cottage and manuscript into the Atlantic. “It was called ‘On the Town’ and the hurricane certainly put us on the town,” Mr. Blackwell said. “We didn’t know what to do. A couple of days later a friend of mine came back from Europe and wanted me to take her to lunch at some place where she could see a celebrity. I didn’t think anything more about celebrities until the following week when Ted’s aunt visited him and wanted to go to El Morocco to see some celebrities. That gave us the idea for the service; if our friends wanted to see celebrities there must be many others who also want to see them.”

May Open Hollywood Branch

So during October and November they visited every conceivable source of the news they sought and explained their plan. It was enthusiastically received and early in December the boys opened their office with one secretary® helping them. Today they have two secretaries, two telephone operators, a sales manager, an assistant and soon will have an office manager. “We have set our rate high enough to discourage autograph seekers and we don’t give out information about visiting celebrities who want their whereabouts kept secret,” Mr. Blackwell said. He said that plans were being discussed with Postal Telegraph, which also helps to distribute the information to social subscribers here, to open a branch office in

Hollywood.

Mr. Blackwell, 26, is a graduate of Oglethorpe University. He went to Hollywood as a writer but turned up.in the M-G-M acting school with such classmates as Robert Taylor and Jean Parker. After appearing in several pictures he came East

. and collaborated on the play, which

is somewhere in the Atlantic, with Mr. Strong, 28, who had been a magazine publisher in Cuba for two years. Oh yes, the success note: Mr. Blackwell said that a play called “Celebrity Service” has been written 2d Paramount bought it last week. 9

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BOSTON, Feb. 23 (U. P.).—The Pilot, official organ of the Boston Catholic Archdiocese, today editorially assailed the movie “Jesse James” as ‘another of Hollywood’s artistic bare-faced lies.” “This fictionized life exhibits the (James) boys as the victiins of inJustice, perpetrated by the forces of ‘law and order,’ ” the Pilot said. “As a matter of actual record, these marauding brutes had no excuse for turning to crime except an unwillingness to do a decent day's Work .... “. . os In our clear-headed moments, we admit that the real hero is the decent unromantic citizen who does a day’s work and then goes home to his wife and family. . . « It seems hardly fair to leave these genuine heroes to the anonymity of forgotten graves and remember with fanfare and praise the thugs who preyed on them.”

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Present Concert In School Tonight

A concert of American music will be given tonight at School 54, 1002 N. Dearborn St., by members of the Federal Music Project,” Indiana division. Participants will be Paul Fidlar, pianist and project director in Indianapolis; the American Folk Music Ensemble, Terre Haute; the ‘Federal Colored Male Quartet, Indianapolis, and the .Indianapolis Federal Band, Danvers Julian, director. William I. Pelz, state director, has charge of the concert.

CHOIR IS FORMED AT HOWE SCHOOL

The first choir of Thomas Carr Howe High School will be included in second semester school activities. Beldon C. Leonard, music instructor, will direct the choir, composed of 47 members. Members are Annajane Bash, Jo Ellen Burroughs, Patty Spacke, Ruth DaVee, Ruth Duncan, Margaret Ehlers, Gertrude Hall, Betty Jean Hoff, Marietta Johnson, Ethelda Keiter, Ardith Kitterman, Alys Lawson, Lillian Lucas, Lottie Pierson, Doris Jeane Spiess, Suzanne Weesner, Beatrice Whitaker, Marjorie Craig, Evelyn Davis, Martha=jane Fisher, Martha Harris, Betty Noller, Martha Miller, Martha Milholland, Rowena Southers, Phyllis Wear, Donna White,” Dorothy Troutman, William Adrian, Chester Gray, William Prater, Hal Silver, Cortland Shea, Carl Taylor, John Thomas, Edward Payne, Alan Grape, William Sides, Milton Coe, Ralph Rasico, Clarence Carel,

ert Willard, Robert: Wrancher and William ‘Pinder.

CAST IS CHOSEN FOR COPPERFIELD

A dramatization of Dickens’ “David Copperfield” has been selected as the senior play to be presented by Technical High School March 31. Miss Clara Ryan will direct. - The cast has been selected. It includes Robert Glass, Donald Sickbert, Jean Draper, Genevieve Lee, Mary Strain, Jean Gray, Virginia Smith, Robert Heath, Alice Jean Billger, Ralph E. Brown, Betty Joe Shimer, Gordon Williams, Milred Schaler, Robert Tarplee, Paul Richey, Virginia Jordan, Mark Wilson, James Hunt, Jean Oglesby, Robert Coyner, Marcella Manis, Donald Cordrey, John Graf, Harold Ballad, Robert Gammon and John Morgan,

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MUNCIE PIANIST TO GIVE RECITAL

Times Special MUNCIE, Feb. 23.—Richard Carpenter, young Muncie pianist, will play a recital at 8:15 o’clock tonight in the Central High School auditorium. Mr, . Carpenter is now in his fourth year of study with Rudolph Ganz, noted Chicago pianist and teacher. He is a former pupil of Percevel Owen, Indianapolis.. . Tonight’s recital . will include music by Haydn, Brahms, Liszt, tRachmaninoff, Ravel, Mendelssohn

U. A.W. STRIFE

CUTS WORK ON ASSEMBLY LINE

Briggs Forced to Close Again:'A. F. L. Maps New Wagner Act Attack.

DETROIT, Feb. 23 (U. P.) —Factional strife in the United Automobile Workers Union, responsible yesterday for shutdown of three automotive plants, continued to disrupt production on the assembly lines today. . The Briggs Manufacturing Co.'s Mack Ave. plant, closed yesterday afternoon, resumed production for two hours today but was forced to shut down again when Plymouth division of Chrysler Corp. was un=able to absorb the bodies it produces. Six thousand men on the day shift at Briggs were again made idle and it was not expected the 4500 on the night shift would go to work at 3 p. Plymouth med production on

one of its two assembly lines today.

Unofficial estimates were that approximately. half of Plymouth’s 6000 day workers were at their jobs.

Majority Works at Dodge

- At the Dodge plant, where equipment is manufactured for Plymouth, officials said a majority of the 1700 employees made idle yesterday were working. Plymouth officials said production would continue at its present pace throughout the day. Picket lines were at the plants this morning. There was no violence but pickets jeered employees who went to work. A U. A. W. factional fight precipitated the shutdowns yesterday

-1in the dispute over which of the two

divisions of the union should bargain with the automotive companies. Leo Lamotte, president of Plymouth Local 51 and associated with the U. A. W. faction which has the support of the C. I. O., ordered the men to quit work yesterday because he said the company refused

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pany was forced to halt production as workers loyal to Mr. Lamotte obeyed his instructions. Emil Mazey, president of the Briggs Local 212, had said U. A. W.C. 1. O. employees there would not work until Chrysler corp. recognized the Lamotte faction at Plymouth.

. Dealt With Both Groups

' Thus for the first time the U. A. W. feud was carried to the assembly lines. Since the U. A. W. split into two groups, Chrysler as well as other companies have dealt with both factions. Mr. LaMotte denied that there was any production at the Plymouth plant today. He said about 300 men of the normal day shift of 6000 reported to their jobs this morning. He said the 300 represented the entire Homer Martin strength on all shifts at Plymouth, which total about 10,000. Meanwhile, R. J. Thomas, president of the C. 1. O-U. A. W. faction, said that if Chrysler Corp. intends to recognize the Martin side “chaotic conditions will result.”

Invalidation of Closed Shop Stirs A. F. L.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (U. P.) — A National Labor Relations Board decision invalidating an American Federation of Labor closed shop contract spurred Federation leaders today in their drive to amend the

Wagner act. The invalidated contract covered approximately 1000 employees of the Mount Vernon Car Manufacturing Co., Mount Vernon, Ill. The Board ordered the company to reimburse its employees for A. F. of L. dues deducted from their pay envelopes and to grant sole bargaining rights for all production and maintenance employees to the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America, an affiliate of the Congress of Industrial Organizations. The Board also ordered that the

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company : offer reinstatement and remedial wages to 76 men discharged, laid off, or demoted because of their alleged union affiliation or activity. The decision accused the company of violating the Wagner act by refusing to bargain with the C. I. O. and ‘by interfering with and sup-

Mt. Vernon, a “locally controlled” |® union, and the A. F. of L.’s Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. It said

Al that the C. 1. O. represented a ma-

jority ofthe company’s employees as of June 15 1937—two months before the A. F. of L. contract was signed.

Miss Perkins Sends Dewey to Detroit

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (U. P) — [©

Labor Secretary Perkins today sent Conciliator James F, Dewey to Detroit to try to hélp settle labor disputes affecting the Chrysler Corp.,

Automobile Workers’ factional fight.

MINERS ON SITDOWN ONEIDA, Pa., Feb, 23 (U. P.).—

| Sixty-two ‘miners adamantly con-| tinued today a sitdown strike several | ©

hundred feet below the surface of

The strikers, who had refused to come up: since 2:39 p. m, yesterday, protested their: payday was overdue.

‘We have been selected as one of the First Few. Cities in’ America ~ toshow “Pygmalion”. At the very moment that New York and Los - Angeles preview audiences are cheering Bernard Shaw's first au thorized photoplay —it comes to this city. while all America waits to see it! It's the year’s BIG enter tainment event!

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Deaths—Funerals 1 Indianapolis Times, Thursday, Feb. 23, 1939

ha] ret , beloved mother SE sodore, the, ial Barrett Re Tu ny Feb. 21, m., at

. J Burial emet Friends invited. BLACKWELL SERVI UMB—Carrie (nee Aldag), mother of BAM . Rus ih Brows, sister 4] Mrs. Fred

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BISHOP—Ella, beloved wife of Charles W. Bishop, mother ot Charles and rge, died at the home, 811 N. ke stone Ave. Friends may can #1 the KIRBY MORTUARY. Funeral 8:30 at the mortuary hilip Neri Church. Burial Holy Cross eretpy. inYad, [Louisville (Ky.) Papers please py.

'ARL—Charles, husband father of Mrs.

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and Alma: Carl, passed away Wednesday, {

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father 2 Robert: A. of Glen Dale

Church, Sunday, 1 p. m. Interment at

Cloverdale, R—Charles G., father of Merkle C.,

Fri away BUEHAKAN Servi Epices pity the

RY Saturday, 10 a. m. Friends invited. ial Columbus, or Friends may call & the mortuary.

DUGAN—Thomas, Margaset 1 Du, ugan {nee McAllister), brother o dward Boren, Mrs. Edwar Yau of Bridgeport, Ind., died Monday, Feb. 20. Funeral at his residence, 109

beloved husband of

ENGLERT—John J, age 55, beloved~father of Minnie Miesel and Edward and Lovet-

Pil gee Jroin BH Ri L HOME, 2002 W. ‘Michigan St. Burial A Park. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p. m, Thurs

HOFFMARK—Elizabeth, beloved wife of Paul, mother of Peggy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Abel also leaving six Brothers. ar and two sisters, pasted Away

Friends may call at the W.. BLASENGYM FUNER. HOME, 3238 Shelby 8t., any time Friday. Funeral services 9 a. m, Saturday at St. Catherin’s Church. Interment St. Cemetery.

LINDAMOOD—Manford A., husband of the late Mary J. Lindamood, passed away at the family residence, 934, Lexington

Ave., Wednesday, Feb. 22. Services at the BERT 8S. GADD FUNER H

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Churchman Ave. at Prospect St., Saturday, . Feb. 0 a. m. Friends invited. Interment Crown Hill. Friends may call at mortuary aruer Thursday noon. Logan Lodge No. 575, F. & A. M. in charge.

MORRIS—Alva B.,, beloved wife of Ralph E. (deceased), daughter of Mrs. Cat erine Smock and sister of Mrs. Lee Nelson and Jess Moore, passed away Tues_day, Feb. 21. Services Friday, 2 p. oi at the BERT S. GADD FUNERAL H OME, Churchman: Ave. at Prospect. Friends invited. Interment Crown Hill. Friends may call at the mortuary.

MORRIS Rah E., beloved husband of Alva E. Morris (deceased), son of Mrs. Maggie B. Morris and brother of Harry B. and Edgar L. Morris, passed away . Services’ Friday, 2 p. m., GADD FUNERAL HOME, Churchman Ave. at Prospect. Friends invited. Interment Crown Hill. Friends may call at the Jhottuary. Pentalpha Lodge No. 564 F. . in charge.

SHIVELY—L. Delton, husband of Mar, ares and father of Mary Evelyn and Robert, assed away aay. evening. Servces at the FLA NER & BUCHAN NAN MORTUARY, Satu a 1p. Friends invited. Burial Alexandria. Ind. [Alexandria papers please copy.)

TORRENCE—Kate H., entered into rest Wednesday, beloved sister ot Lillie Cahill. Rune! Rida 330 En Dg ARRY W. ‘Buri Hill. Priends invited. ol. Crown

WATERMAN—William A.. entered into rest Tuesday, age 64 years, husband of Hattie Waterman, father of Joe Waterman, grandfather of Lowella Jo Young, brother of Mrs. Jane Coburn, Geeorgestown, O.; Mrs. Nelle Jones, Decatur, Ill. Funeral Friday. 2 p. m.. at HARRY W. MOORE PEACE CHAPEL. Burial Fb Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at chapel any time.

WEST—John David, age 64, beloved father of Nevo Netnata West and Clarence 5 West of Pennsylvania, Woodrow W. and Pershing M. West of Indianapolis, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 2% Services at the Victory Memorial M. Church, Woodlawn and. Villa Aves. Pra] Feb. 24, 2:30 p. m. Friends invited. Burial New Crown Cemetery. Friends may call at the GADD MORTUARY any time.

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