I1 THE MICHIGAN D AIrTV M Ate'. Tlrl 7R_ aTas.T.i MT U i [ 1 % T t 1 1 IaA TTV 1Th.TflAV' TI .1 11!dJ' The Learned Ladies' To Be Given by Repertory Players Speech Department To Present Moliere Satire at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre __ -_ Moliere's well known comedy, "The Learned Ladies" will be presented as the second offering of the Michigan Repertory Players of the Department of Speech at 8:30 p. m. Wednesday through Saturday at the Lydia Men- delssohn Theatre. Brilliant Satire A brilliant satire displaying the famed playwright's ease and sureness in character drawing and in pictur- ing the life of his time, the comedy involves Chrysale, an honest bour- geois, Philaminte, his pretentious Cancellations Cause Waste of Factory Space DETROIT, July 15.-(/P)--George Romney, managing director of the Automotive Council for War Produc- tion, said today that as a result of production cutbacks, contract can- cellations amounting to $14,000,000,- 000 to date, and design modifications on war productions "mountainous piles" of obsolete parts, scrapped manufacturing equipment and idle raw materials are beginning to clut- ter up valuable manufacturing space in the automobile factories. Romney said that partiala and im- portant steps for prompt' clearance are represented in the recently en- acted Murray-George Contract Ter- mination Law, but asserted that much remains to be done "if we are to avoid a maze of last minute diffi- culties when mass cancellations of war orders occurs." He cited the case of one automo- tive company where, he said, as much as 30 acres of space, both indoors and out, is currently occupied with parts and materials from a cancelled1 tank contract. The original produc- tion schedule under the contract, het said, called for delivery of 7,040 ve- hicles, but after 2,728 had been man-i ufactured, operations were ordered1 stopped., wife, Belise, his stupidly romantic sis- ter and Armanda, his pedantic child. During the course of the drama, Chrysale becomes involved in many family situations which are full of comedy and bristling with ridicule for the manners of society. Byron Pershing will be cast as the worthy citizen, Chrysale, Merline Case will portray his arogant wife, and Clara Behringer will play the role of his ardent sister, Belise. Other members of the cast include Annette Chaikin as Armande, Elea- nor Hutchison as Henriette, Bob Ac- ton as Clitandre, John A. Merewe- ther as Ariste, Zeta Barbour as Mar- tine, George Hale as Trissoten, Carol McCormick as Lepine, Dan W Mullin as Vadius, and Orris Mills as the no- tary. Vichman Directs "The Learned Ladies" will be di- rected by Theodore Viehman, who is nationally known for his brilliant interpretations of both Moliere's and Shakespeare's works. Herbert Philippi will be in charge of the setting, Robert Burrows and Ernest Asmus will handle the tech- nicolor direction, and Miss Lucy Bar- ton will be the costumiere for the Players. Ti(kets for the full season of plays and single tickets for the individual productions and the operetta are on sale from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily except Sunday at the box office of the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Michigan CIO Ends Active Conference GRAND RAPIDS, July 15.-()- The Michigan CIO council ended a noisy but active four-day convention here today by electing officers in final sessions after approving addi- tional resolutions. Barney Hopkins of Detroit was named secretary-treasurer to succeed Ben Probe, also of Detroit, who is serving out his fourth term. Prof. Lobanov Will Lecture on Russia and War Address Is First in Series on Soviet Union Prof. Andrei Lobanov, a visiting professor from the history depart- ment of the University of California. will speak on the topic of "Russia and the War" in the first lecture in the series on the Soviet Union at .4:10 p.m., Wednesday in the Rack- ham Amphitheatre. A Russian prince, Prof. Lobanov was born in Yokohama, Japan, and studied in Russia and France. Join- ing the Imperial Guards of the Rus- sian Army in 1913, he served in Poland, Galicia, Macedonia and with the French Army in 1918. Before coming to the country in 1930, he was a foreign correspondent for Baring Bros. and Co. in Londor as well as a lecturer abroad. Shortly following his arrival in th United States, he joined the staff of the University of California as a lec- turer in European history. In 1936 he became an associate professor c history and in the same year received hi7 American citizenship napcrs. Prof. Lobanov has published sev- eral books on the .Soviet Union, in- cluding "Russia and Asia" and "The Grinding Mill," a thesis on the Rus- sian Revolution. A member of many educational and historical associations, he has con- tributed to many American and for- eign periodicals. Bomber Plant (Continued from Page l) Ford Motor Company should agitate things of this nature when officials of the union were at a convention fighting to uphold the no-strike pledge. "I have called an emergency meet- ing for 3 p. m. Sunday to ask the workers to go back to work and up- hold the no-strike pledge," Mr. Quillico said. Company officials issued no for- mal statement, but said that there was no reason for the strike as the workers had not filed a formal com- plaint or rievances. When the strike started, all but two elected union officials were at the Grand Rapids convention. When they returned from Grand Rapids yesterday they ordered the workers back to work. The Bomber Plant was idle yester- day for the first time in more than two years of Liberator Bomber pro- duction because of labor difficulties. A walkout of crane operators and floor helpers caused a five hour shut- down during the day and when the night shift reported they found the plant closed by a management order because "crane operators worked sporadically and held meetings in the plant," a company spokesman said. Allieso ccupy... (Continued from Page 1) The American column mounting the heights is overlooking the Arno seized Ghizzano, 23 miles east of Livorno, while another U. S. force took Villamagna, 15 miles west of Poggibonsi. The Eighth Army pushed up to within two miles of the road junc- tion of Citta Di Castello in the Tiber River valley, occupying the village of Santa Lucia. ASSOCIATED PDC.T U RE' PRESS NEWS TESTING NEW SUPER.- ALLOY--Techniciansin Alcoa research laboratories, New Kensington, Pa., use a giant machine to test a cylinder of a new aluminum alloy with tensile strength greater than any previously used in warplanes. T R A i NI N G FOR T O]J O - Somewhere in the Pacific gunners on a U. S. aircraft carrier practice rapid fire of 40-mm, anti-aircraft cannon to sharnen their aim for Jap planes. WHITES and BROWJN fND WHITES We still have a good selection in pumps ranging in price from $ 95 to $995 'We also have a few ODD-LOT RELEASE SHOES obtainable without a ration stamp. IBROOKINS'Smart oe 108 East Washington Phone 2-2685 R EFUG E E S W A I T- Two French women who fled from their homes when the Allies launched their attack on Normandy wait at a roadside with other refugees for the war to pass by so they can return home. R E H E A R S E - Singer Hildegarde rehearses Chant de la Lib.- eration, which has become the fighting song of the French force resisting the Germans, with Rene Roux, a petty officer of .the Free French Navy. THE MICHIGAN DAILY SERVICE EDITION ANN XRBOR, MICH. SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1944 der to offer their services Saturday, Added labor forces were recruited and placed in the fields from Willow Run Village-chil- dren of bomber plait workers ranging from eight to 12 years old. *, * * B'NAI BRITH HILLEL foundation opened a sum- mer membership drive and initiated activities for the summer with a mixer last night. A dance and en- tertainment program was planned with interpreta- tive recitations and piano selections as an added feat- ure. * * * UNIVERSITY BROAD- COSTING SERVICE will be in charge of tent regular programs which are being presented between July 1 and Sept. 30. "Stump the Professor" a half-hour quiz program with Univer- sity professors participat- ing, "Hymns of Freedom", talks on problems involved in the present war, discus- sion of dentistry and speech correction, classi- cal piano concerts and a nresentatinn nf Tniversity vilion with wood floor sur- rounded by tables would be constructed in Palmer Field and dancing would be held there every week- end, weather permitting. * * * 17 SOUTH AMERICAN selected professionals in the field of forestry are now enrolled in the Uni- versity's forestry school with the assistance of Uni- versity tuition fellowships and the State Department. Many of these Latin Am- erican students are agri- cultural engineers out- standing in their work, and several are college profes- sors. KING FOOTBALL once more made his presence felt on the Michigan cam- pus as 136 aspiring candi- dates for the 1944 grid squad reported to veteran Head Coach H. O. "Fritz" Crisler July 5. With but a handful of veterans from last fall's Western Conference championship outfit around which to mould this year's eleven, Crisler lost no time in put- ting the large turnout the line and an abundance of outstanding new back- field prospects. Crisler in- dicated that his main problem would be in find- ing an adequate forward wall., Michigan is faced with a tough 10-game schedule and one of the earliest opening dates in history. The first game will be played here Sept. 16 against the powerful Iowa Seahawks. Seven Big Ten games are on the slate, including one with Purdue which last year tied the Wolverines for the title. The coaching staff will be faced with the problem of rebuilding the team in mid-season when a large portion of the Navy men will be transferred at the end of the summer term. Fullback Don Lund, who has not yet reported, is the only letterman expected to remain for the last five games. Cooler weather during the last few days has permitted three scrim- mages and Crisler indicat- ed that contact work would continue as long as the weather permitted. * * * the standards of Wolver- ine basketball to the level of its other sports. The cage squad was the only 1943-44 team which failed to bring a Big Ten cham- pionship to Ann Arbor. Among those out are three men from last year's squad; Tommy King, star for- ward, and two reserves, Bob Stevens and Robb Rutledge. *" * * BOB WESTFALL, All- American fullback in 1941, may be back in the grid lineup this fall. Westfall has an honorable discharge from the Navy and is plan- ning to re-enter the Uni- versity. However, he has received several offers from the Detroit Lions and may play professional foot- ball. UNIVERSITY HOUS- ING was adequate for the summer but an expected large influx of women in the fall may precipitate a serious shortage, Dean Al- ice Lloyd and Dean Joseph Rtr.,..,a.f __i -_ H A L S E Y-This Is a new of. ficial Navy photograph of Adm. William F. Halsey, Jr., who was recently appointed commander of the Third U. S. fleet operating in Pacific. P A C I F I C S E A S C A P E-Sunlight silvers the waters of the Pacific as a U. S. battleship moves to the attack. This picture was made just before the Saipan invasion.