THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, AUG. 18, 1942 --- Van Deursen Rates Concert 'One of Best' 'Indicates Good Job On Sawyer's Part in Blending Men's Voices' "Company A's concert Sunday was one of the best I have every heard," Prof. Hardin Van Deursen, acting conductor of the Unisversity Musical Society, said last night. "It certainly was indicative that Bill Sawyer has done some-excellent work, especially in blending the men's voices," he added. "The lyric flexibility in their execution was su perb." More than 4,000 students and townspeople turned out for the All Soldier Concert, probably the first of its kind ever to be presented by an Army chorus. "The wide variety of selections from sacred numbers to popular tunes, the use of the band and the solos all added up to make an excel- lent concert," Prof. Van Deursen said. "Although I had never heard the chorus before, I expected that it would be good, but their work far surpassed anything I had imagined," he concluded. Plans are being made for a simil- ar concert by the All-Soldier Choir to be given sometime in December. 58 Members Of Air Corps Are Decorated AN ADVANCED AIRBASE IN THE SOUTH PACIC-(P)-Fifty- eight young men of the Army Air Corps, who played a major part in saving Guadalcanal in the dark days of last October-even though they shot down no Japanese planes-now have received recognition for their work. They are members of the 13th troop carrier squadron of the 13th air force. Last October Guadalcanal was dangerously close to falling. Ameri- can forces were down to only a few planes, and little gasoline. It was im- possible to get materials in by ship. For 10 days, every plane operating from Henderson Field depended upon gasoline flown in by this Army squadron and the two Marine squad- rons engaged in similar work. They also transported ammunition, torpedoes, bombs and other supplies, keeping the men on Guadalcanal go- ing until they came out of the dark- ness of near defeat. Ten months later they have re- ceived individual medals and mass recognition from Major General Rush ,B. Lincoln, commanding Army forces at this base. Among those from Michigan dec- orated were Capt. Robert D. Bruce Jr., Blissfield, and 1st Lt. Marion F. Sprout, Battle Creek. Needed: 1 Camera For '44 Yearbook Wanted: by the 'Ensian staff a good 35 mm. camera. Strangely enough the staff has more than enough film, and the missing link between the photogra- phers and the finished pictures is a camera. John DeBoer, photographer said -yesterday that they needed a camera desperately and their pho- tographers were interested in bor- rowing a camera from someone on campus. If you have a 35 mm. camera th 'Ensian would be happy to hear about it. Call either the Student Publica- tions Building or John DeBoer. Gov. Kelly Names Local Man to Board LANSING, Aug. 17.- (IP)- Rosco 0. Bonisteel, Ann Arbor lawyer, wa appointed by Gov. Kelly to the Boart of Commissioners of Uniformity o Legislation in the United States, re- placing the late John C. Bills, De troit, it was announced today by th executive office. Mr. Bonisteel was the former pres. ident of the State Bar of Michigat Local Resident Dies From Accident Injuries Harry Graves, Ann Arbor resident died at 2:30 p.m. at St. Joseph's 1105 pital yesterday of injuries sustainer when the automobile he was drivin crashed into a tree. Exact nature of the events leadin up to the accident were unknown b sheriff officials who reported tha the accident occurred at 4:15 a.m Monday. Air Leaders Take Time Out for Medals Rep. Stenson Says He Was Offered Bribe Statement Supports League Demand for Jury Investigation LANSING, Aug. 17. -(P)- The charges of William C. Stenson, Greenland Republican member of the State House of Representatives, that he had been offered a $1,000 bribe to influence his vote in that chamber in 1942, brought support today for de- mands of Detroit Citizens League members for a grand jury investiga- tion of the legislature's handling of I-- Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris (left) and Maj.-Gen. Ira C. Eaker, USAAF, shown at the presentation of 29 medals to Allied airmen at U.S. Army Eighth Air Force headquarters in Britain. WHEN YOU ARE ABROAD: l o Lt,-Co.Gf as Gv h a a f s e I j I t l n m "When you are abroad give the soldier a break every time you can honestly do so," Lt.-Col. Abe Goff of the War Plan Division of the Judge Advocate General's office, advised at the Judge Advocate General's School Monday, as he described experiences as Judge Advocate with a United States North Africa Miliatary Mis- sion with which he served 18 months in Africa and the Middle East. "On any kind of foreign mission you will have to do things you never thought of. As a lawyer at home you will be able to help officers and men with their problems," he added. "Re- member General Sommervell's advice that a common sense decision is bet- ter than a perfect answer that wastes valuable time." Colonel Goff referred in detail to his dealings with Haile Selassie which ended successfully with the purchase "at a price" of mechanical equipment from the Lion of Judah which the British had been unable to prevail upon him to sell. When the Italians began their African cam- paign they' cached much excess equipment in Ethiopia, the where- abouts of which became known to the natives, and it was to obtain such manufactured articles that Colonel Goff was sent to Ethiopia. Country Fertile "We found that the country was fertile, ribboned with streams, witl much farm land, rolling hills, wood- ed, on high plateaus," Col. Goff said. Hornell Hart Will Lecture Ofn Christianity Discussing the ultra-scientific ap- proach to Christianity, Dr. Hornel Hart, professor of sociology at Duk University, will speak on "The Na ture of Liberal Christianity" at 8:1 p.m. Saturday in the Rackham Am phitheatre under the auspices of th Student Religious Association. Dr. Hart who was appointed t study social trends by Presidgnt Hoo- ver in 1931, is a ember of the British Society of Psychical Research. Au thor of a book called "The Sceptic' Quest," he has contributed to a num ber of periodicals, including The Neu Republic, the Forum, the New Yor Times Magazine, and the Americar e Journal of Sociology. t Other lectures to be sponsored b - the Student Religious Association i: September include a discussion c the neo-orthodox approach to Chris tianity by Charles Clayton Morrison and a speech by Rabbi Salo Baror on "The Jew of the Post-Wa World." i "and it was easy to understand why t Mussolini coveted it." t He noted that improvements of f modern buildings and roads con- structed by the natives' neglect and X indifference.x After making an appointment withv the foreign minister, who spoke per- Y fect English, Vo see the King, laterr in the afternoon Col. Goff met in American worhan missionary as he was taking a sightseeing tour. Upon1 her recognizing him as an American officer, he was invited to a special repast of strawberry shortcake, choc- olate cake, fried chicken and greenI vegetables, raised in the missionary's garden. "The vegetables were a treat," he said, "as ordinarily they are not eat- able in that section of the world.' Some vegetables kill you, and others' keep you feeling miserable for years." In their interview which ended sat- isfactorily both from a business and photographical point of view-Colon- el Goff had his picture taken with the King and his Great Dane-Haile Salassie conversed only through an interpreter although he had spent much time in England. According to Col. Gaff, that may have been be- cause the King was a bit peeved at the English and also because it gave him him more time to think of his answers. His impression of the Ethiopians was that they are a very proud race who look down on white men and who don't take to law and order very well. They are fairly intelligent. Attending Arab and other notive banquets Col. Goff found to be a chore, the guest must eat or be dis- courteous. "I ate so much at some of them, I don't know how I survived," he remarked. British Tommy a Great Fighter When Rommel and the Axis forces 1 made their advance to El Alamein, e many people expected the fall of Al- exandria and Cairo. At that time Col. 5 Goff was in Coiro and had an oppor- tunity to see the English troops in e action. "There is no better fighting man than the British Tommy," he o declared, "and the Colonials were - good. The main problem was one of 1 military leadership similar to that of - the Union in the Civil War. Present s results seem to bear out that idea." As Rommel drew closer all white v people in Cairo- were organized into k militia, and a good part of the for- a eigners were evaculated. Refugees in- cluded a troupe of cabaret dancers y and American- missionaries. n Despite his interesting and at f times exciting life abroad Colonel - Goff was more than glad to return to , American shores. "I had talked so n much about kissing American ground r that when I landed in Miami I felt I had to keep my word," he laughed. nti-branch banking legislation. D. Hale Brake, state treausrer, who s a state senator in 1941 lead a ight in behalf of the bill in question, aid he would lend his support to any ffort to induce attorney General lerbert J. Rushton to institute grand jury inquiry. o Bribe Passed "Personally," Brake said, " I know of no instance where any bribe was passed. I know there were rumors hat money was being spent among egislators to defeat the bill. I'm sure no money was spent by the group with which I worked in behalf of the bill. "I presume a grand jury investiga- ion would be a good thing to clear the atmosphere, and settle once and for all whether money was a "bribe" Vernon J. Brown said there was am- ple money in the emergency appro- priations fund to finance a state- wide grand jury, the cost of which he said probably would run into many thousands of dollars. Finds Money in Pocket Stenson said that on the day the bill to restrict branch banking was voted upon, a man inquired how the Ontonagon county legislator would vote upon it. Stenson said he replied he had not decided, and subsequently discovered an envelope containing either $250 or $350 in $50 bills in a pocket of his topcoat, hanging in the house cloak room. He said no mes- sage was enclosed, but that he as- sumed the person who had inter- rogated him had placed the money there as a bribe. $1,000 Left He said he replaced the money to to his coat, expecting the man would return and interpret that as a re- fusal. Instead, Stenson asserted, the envelope was taken and a new one placed in the pocket, containing $1,000 and a note on a scrap of pa- per advising him, "vote no on No. 1 (the number of the anti-branch bank bill)." Stenson said he feared someone might steal the money, so he took it to his seat while the bill was debated, then voted for it "partlynbecause that was the way, I felt and partly because I didn't want to vote the way that not told me to." ASSOCIATED PRESS PUCTURE NEWS T R A V E L I NC ' P X' FOR ALASKA B O Y S - To serve U. S. soldiers working on the Alaska Railroad, this traveling post exchange rolls along 500 miles of track every fortnight. S I N C E R - New heart throb among the feminine song fans is Perry Como (above), handsome radio baritone. Following several stage appearances, Como will tenter the movies. Council Asks Investigation DETROIT, Aug. 17.-UP)-A sec- ond Detroit group demanded a grand jury invesigation of the state legis- lature today, referring specifically to the circumstances of the passage of the milk control act of 1939. The greater Detroit Consumer's Council, proposing an "immediate in- quiry" in the interests of "confidence in the integrity" of the legislature, made its demand in a letter to At- torney General Herbert J. Rushton. War Plants Efficient DETROIT, Aug. 17.-(P)-Peter Masefield, writer for British Aero- nautical journals, observed after a war plant tour here today that Amer- ican factories were "astounding" for their orderliness and efficiency. SWIM-SUIT TWOSOME - Janet Douglas (left) "f Kansas City and Mary Jane Wallace of Denver make a couple of- attractive bathing suit models as they emerge from the pool of, 4 the Ambassador Lido club in Los Angeles. Exam Schedule Hour of Recitation Time of Examination Hour of Recitation Time of Examination 8 9 10 Thursday 8-10 1 Thursday 4-6 Friday Thursday 8-10 2-4 11 Friday 2-4 r 2 3 All other hours Thursday 10-12 Friday 10-12 Friday 4-6 Any deviation from the above schedule may be made only by mutual agreement between student and instructor, and with the approval of the Examination Schedule Committee. Keep A-Head of Your Hair If your hair isn't becoming to you- you ought to be coming to us. The DASCOLA BARBERS Between State and Mich. Theatres - .:. 1 I4 Y :::: :. ~SAFEGUIARD I *Ro~ord YOUR CASH THIS WAY! uu I YOUR SCHOOL? YOU R CLASS? it's easy to 1recogilize MICHIGAN ENGINEERS Seea 1944 CLASS RING and buy one at Burr, Patterson J I~l V Y I T A L I A N R A I L R O A D C E N T E R-Bologna, a panoramic view of which is shown above, is an important railway center in northern Italy which has been the target of Allied air raids, Brazilian Arrives in U.S. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-(P)- Major General Eurico Gaspar Dutra, minister of war of Brazil, arrived by Army bomber today for conferences ran,- vr411 nlay, tn sendfrAnn over- Take no chances on your money being lost or stolen, change your cash n- Aari..: rn .. Tr (craelerC e snpndable everywhere like {r. r~t .fin.d ,' , ,:". ^ +-