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EROOXLYN EAGLE, MONDAY, NOV. 3, 1941 14 7HEFFERNAN says Lois January With Aid of a Tease Sings Way Into Broadway's Heart So the Campaign Closes Not With Prophecy but a Hope "VN V- Brooklyn Boy! 'Found Himself Dowm on Farm Jess Walters Discovered Hie Could Sing; Today He's Hailed for Role in New Opera Co. Add to the list of Brooklyn boys wfrio made good the name of Jess Walters, young baritone who created such a critical furore in the title role of the New Opera Company's "Macbeth." Termed by Dr. Fritz Busch, noted tconductor and director of "Macbeth," the only American singer he has heard who is destined for operatic stardom, Walters is a completely American and Brooklyn vocal product, having obtained all' his musical schooling and experience here. Walters, who has just turned 30, attended! P.

S. 135 in Brooklyn and the Hebrew Technical Institute of New York; quitting the latter for a hitch at the Farm School in Doylasto'wn, where he was graduated with honors. It was at Doylestownthat he discovered he had a voice, but thought it was Just good enough ftor proms and other school entertainments. After his return to Brooklyn, Jess was persuaded to enter a vocal contest in a neighborhood movie house. The Alger type of story would have him winning top honors.

He came in fifth. He also was runnerup in a Paramount Theater contest and walked away with the same dubious honors at an appearance with Major Bowes. She Forsook Film for Fling At Theater and Now She's A Hit in Jessel's 'High Kickers' "Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have 31," goes the old standby-except Lois January, who swears that 365 days out of every year some one is bound to crack a Joke about her last name being January. Lois, pretty, witty and lovely, is the feminine romantic lead in Georgie Jessel's new musical comedy hit, "High Kickers." which co-stars Sophie Tucker," at the Broadhurst Theater.

About 24, Lots is a bit over five feet four inches, brunette, and with a skin as smooth as the songs she sings in the musical. Proof of her ability is the fact that she handles four songs in the show, more than any other feminine performer. Besides the hit tune, "You're on My Mind," she also does "Panic in Panama," "Time to Think" and "Waltzing In the Moonlight." Even the writers of the show are guilty of punning on Lois' last name. When the program was being put together, one gent suggested that, since her name is January and that's the first month of the year, Lois Took It Seriously The French philosopher Bayle once wrote of Athens, In the heyday of what Its chronicler called democracy, as a swaying Irrational mass moved by anything but reason. Thoughtful Americans who recall a better democracy, one based on the philosophy of Thomas Jefferson, tempered by the innate wisdom and pariotism of George Washington, the profound sagacity of Benjamin Franklin and the financial although aristocratic genius of Alexander Hamilton, may well wonder at the amazing conditions of the municipal campaign which has Just closed in this city, and tha Isaua of which will be determined by the electorate tomorrow.

There are many who consider this a minor election, mere local quarrel among politicians in which honest men are bound to get the worst of it, no matter what the outcome. Many, whose thoughts are less on what is occurring here than what is occurring in Europe and in our own White House to which Thomas Jefferson once rode on horseback without the pomp and circumstance of a royal retinue, may vote for the roll of the drum and the ring of the bugle call, rather than for achief magistrate of a city of seven million human beings. Angels Must Have Wept We have seen a spectacle that might make the angels weep. A great Governor of the Empire State, Herbert H. Lehman, remarkable for his courtesy as well as his humanity and fine culture, comet to his home city to advocate the election of a fellow citizen of another faith and another ancestral strain, whose.courage, Integrity and high ability have been demonstrated in low and nigh And the Mayor of this city, running for a third election, loads the air with squeaky incoherence In an effort to drag into the gutter the name and reputation of one of the most illustrious leaders of our time.

There is no point in quoting at length the Mayor's language. When Mr. Lehman, whom he has called "Hcrby" Lehman and pictured as "knocking himself out with a blow on the chin," said decent New York citizens were getting sick of "LaGuardia's unbridled tongue" Mr. La-Guardia promptly skedadled behind President Roosevelt's coattails and uttered these remarkable words: "They do not raise any issue, so all we can do is to call attention to their foul, vituperative and abusive language, making it appear that I am the one that does It. Just like Berlin yesterday." So, at last, LaGuardia lists Herbert Lehman among the Nazis and Jim Farley as a Gestapo agent.

Later, on Friday evening in Queens, the Mayor mentioned a whispering campaign about some alleged bus company interest. That is one of the rumors that has been floating around; most sensible persons Judged it for what it was worth. But the Mayor used characteristic language in berating those who started it and threatened to put them in Jail for criminal libel. His simple denial would have sufficed, the intemperance of his speech and the threat against an unknown and probably unidentifiable author of a vague rumor indicate the dictatorial temper of the most amazing champion of reform our local history has known. I Cannot Prophecy, but I Do Hope Fortunately, the campaign closes tonight.

I have forsaken the role of prophet. It was once my business to analyze and forecast for newspapers. However, I have so often miscalculated the political trends of late years, and have noted so many cross currents at work in the present campaign that I can simply give expression to a hope that the electorate will not react as did the Athenian mob long, long ago, and that we shall have in the City Hall a man of Judge O'Dwyer's ability, dignity and courage, and in the Borough Hall a continuance of John Cashmore's fine and inspiring administration. And I have one more personal candidate the able, fine-minded lawyer and gentleman who Is running for County Judge on the Republican ticket Abner C. Surpless.

Democrats as well as Republicans may well remember his conspicuous service as a member of the City Council some few years ago. I cannot regard a LaGuardia re-election with equanimity. I think it would be another of the departures from American democracy, which bring us nearer to the chaos which historians have always noted as the first sign of a great city's financial, political and moral decline. Had I not so considered it, this column would not have been what it has been long before, and since this campaign began. I i 'l also ought to be the first thing on the program.

"No, Papa George Jessel shook his head, "I can't base my program on the calendar remember the year also has a Fall!" Star of Western Films Lois was seen on Broadway about a year and a half ago in the feminine lead of "Yokel Boy" and previous to that you saw her in quite a few Westerns in which she was most often the reason that the star cowboy would finally capture the Rustlers single-handed, return the deed to the farm to the dying old man and kiss Lois for the fade-out. But Lois got tired of all that and so, back to Manhattan she came hoping that Mr. Broadway Theater would rescue her from the Hollywood rustlers who insisted on roping her into cowgirl roles. In the Jessel show, Lois, who has always shied away from risque songs, risque lyrics, risque dresses, does hold your seats, dearie a strip tease. She docs it with that old Some of Tease Days" Queen, Sophie Tucker.

When the entire plan of the show started, Lois strenuously objected to doing a Gypsy Rose Lee onstage but finally was convinced that the show would be "raided" in the midst of her peeling routine. To get exactness Into her performing, her publicist, David E. Green, had Lois take lessons from a genuine clothes-taker-offer, Charmaine, who often appears at the Star Burlesque in Brooklyn. "I became an ardent student," Lois kids, "in fact, so ardent that now I can't hear any one play a slow song like "Tea for Two" without slowly unloosening the zipper on my dress!" She's not fond of going on tour but could hardly wait to get back from the show recent run in Philadelphia. The reason was two-fold: her new husband, Bill Gernnant, a radio producer, and her new apart Jess Walters Dr.

Brady says: In the majority of cases infantile paralysis is a mild and perhaps unrecognized illness that is, it may pass as a "cold" or "grip" and the nature of the illness may es cape recognition, especially in view of the fact that it leaves no evident paralysis or weakness. In time of an outbreak of many rases of infantile paralysis it is wise to be suspicious of any mild illness that purparts to be a "cold" or "grip." In fact the intelligent parent should always be suspicious of such illness, at least enough to be on the alert for any unusual manifestation, keeping ever in mind the fact that "cold" or "grip" is not a diagnosis of an illness but merely a meaningless label to apply when you do not know what is the matter. During an epidemic many carriers and persons with mild undiagnosed poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis) probably spread the disease unintentionally and unknowingly. It is In the earlier stage, the stage of onset, before the patient feels ill enough to give up or take to bed, that this disease, like most other respiratory infections, Is most readily spread from person to person. It is practically Impossible to Isolate each child during an epidemic.

The best precaution is probably a kind of partial isolation. That is, keep the child from unnecessary contact with other per sons, especially persons or children with whom the child has not been in contact regularly, say in school. It may be safer to keep a child in school where he comes in contact only with persons who haven't the disease or are not carriers, than to remove the child from school and perhaps permit him to come in contact with new persons or groups who may possibly be carriers. Certainly a child should not be permitted to attend the movies, church or Sunday School when po- Jess considers these rebuffs important Oiey decided him to study singing seriously, making him realize that an untrained voice, no matter how good, cannot stand alongside a trained voice. In order to pay for lessons Walters worked as a gas station attendant fend as a leather cutter in a pocketbook factory.

He studied for three years before attempting to sing in public again, except for- several appearances on a two-wait station. "I wanted something (good to show the people instead of isomething mediocre," he says. An attempt at the Metropolitan auditions of the air six years ago resulted in, a single broadcasts but no Met contract. He did win one contest, that sponsored by a newt-paper, but this also meant nothing substantial. Played Borsch Circuit Then followed Jobs at clubs, weddings, churches, a few Summers on the Borseht Circuit, several months on WOR as a sustaining artist.

He still wonders what "sustaining" means he wasn't sustained very much financially, he says. One of his big chances came last Fall when he appeared as guest artist with the City Symphony under Plotnikoff at the Brooklyn Museum. This led to an engagement as soloist for the annual Naumberg Memorial Concert. Then Came the Break Discouraged most of the time and sustained only by the faith of his family and that of his teacher, Luigi Giuffrida, Walters read of the formation of the new opera company and decided to try out for it. He applied to the Musicians' Emergency Fund, which was accepting applications, a secretary took his name and address and told him he would be notified as to auditions later.

That, he thought, was that. Much to his surprise, he was called and heard by Hans Busch, son of the conductor, thanked and told "We'll let you know." Again to his surprise, he was summoned for a second audition, this time, as Busch explained it, to see if Jess' voice was "consistent." It was. At the third audition he was given the title role of Macbeth with the understanding that he would have to learn it in six weeks, when Dr. Busch was due to arrive, and that a final contract would depend on Dr. Buschs reaction to Walters.

The fourth and final audition was conducted by Dr. Busch, who hired Jess on the spot. Ovations and Encores The rest, as the fiction writers say, is history. The first performance of "Macbeth" resulted in a personal ovation for Walters, with curtain call after curtain call. This he took with a grain of salt.

After all, he said, I have plenty of family and friends from Brooklyn, and have you ever heard a Brooklyn crowd at a Dodgers' game? He would wait until the next performance. When that rolled around and the ovation was even while she was away, at 101 W. 55th Lois January ONLY YESTERDAY YOUR BIRTHDAY Gas Company Boys Will Tell Tall Tales of the Good Old Times They Had HELEN WORTH What to Do When Infantiie's Around MARY JANE MOORE with Billy Revel, her jesting dancing partner, has joined the floor show in the Commodore's Century Room. liomyelitis Is epidemic. Nor should the child be taken on trips by any means of travel.

Swimming itself Is all right, but the child should not enter a swimming pool used by many people, when Infantile paralysis Is -prevalent, for the water may be contaminated. The virus of the disease Is generally conveyed via spray infection in visible or invisibly fine droplets of moisture or mucus given off from nose and mouth in coughing, sneezing and talking. There is some evidence that the Infection Is conveyed also via water (as in a contaminated swimming pool) and perhaps by flies. experience in her own home, now wishes to make it her life work. But she is unable to pay the price asked at the various schools for practical nursing.

Any information you can give will be much appreciated. GRATEFUL FRIEND. My dear Grateful Friend The Caledonian Hospital at 132 Park-side Brooklyn, has a School for Practical Nursing. Write there for complete details. And thank you for the many kind words.

HELEN WORTH. Stamp Collector Dear Helen Worth I am a reader of your paper for over 65 years and am still having it sent to me at the above address (Home for Incurables) and as I am unable to walk, I have a hobby of collecting stamps. If possible, please secure for me some old stamps, foreign as well as U. S. M.

C. H. Letters forwarded. HELEN WORTH. Parkside Democrats Name Morris Miller Morris Miller was chosen chairman of the board of directors and executive member of the Parkside Democratic Club of the 21st AD.

at a meeting in Its rooms at 209 Clarendon Road, Flatbush. Herbert L. Kory was named vice-chairman of the board and assistant executive member. Their terms are for three years. Food for Defense Are you doing your part for national defense? The first line, remember, is health.

The Home Service Bureau is prepared to tell you how to build that line intelligently so that you and your family win receive the maximum benefit from the food consumed. Send 10 cents in coin for your copy of TC KEEP VOU FIT to the Brooklyn Eagle, Home Service Bureau, S3" 6th New York, N. If. Be sure to Write plainly your name, address and the Name of booklet. A Thank You Note From England Is Waiting for Bay Ridge Club's Address Editor, Old Timers: Old timers of th metropolitan branch of the Brooklyn Union Gas Companv will nave a nign oui at the Midwood on the evening of Nov.

15. It's their second annual dinner dance, a sort of reunion affair. The boys will spin talcs ol yesterday, reminisce about the great old baseball games they had; teams that never auit until the third man was out in the lat half of the ninth. Trophies attest to the caliber of our bowling teams, too. Frank Maroney is chairman of the affair, assisted by William F.

Smith. Fred Kasold. Raymond E. 37 years, and next year the nivas Taylor, Charles C. Bickman, Her- 0f the graduates will attend, it be-man L.

Dieckhoff and Charles V. mK the 50th year since we gradu-Dillon. Harry Grogan. super- ated. visor of the credit and collection Tho.e present were Louis V.

division, will act as toast master. Ebert, William F. Holwill, Percy Many former employes of Talor, Howard S. Pratt, W. B.

Burn-no'litan Branch, now connected with ham, Edward S. Ruwstow, Herry G. ment, furnished awaited her. C. Henry, H.

Johnson, W. Keller. Miss H. Kelly, E. Lever, W.

Libby, P. Lippert.shauser, T. F. Maroney, E. M.

McKeever, E. J. Smith, F. T. Smith.

F. Stephens, J. Stewart, Mrs. G. Uhl.

Miss J. Walsh and J. H. Young. P.

S. 3 Class Holds Its 37th Reunion Editor, Old Timers: On Saturday evening a week ago the graduate class of P. S. 3, class of 1892-1893, held a reunion at the nome in mollis v. ia uaesL-nut Rosell Park, N.

J. This was the 37th meeting and, as usual, it was a dinner meeting. This cla.ss has met each year for nrniy auu rcnj ncumm We heard from W. Tifft, Dover. N.

A. B. Tratt. Denver. R.

J. Perrine, Sayville, L. M. H. Richards, Jersey City, and C.

T. Bridgham, Wilmington, Del. PERCY C. KETCHAM. 2105 Albemarle Terrace.

THESE WOMEN! "Mother, when can 1 ST. ANN'S PARISH REUNION ON FRIDAY Editor, Old Timers: At the Columbus Club next Friday evening will assemble large gathering of former parishioners and friends of old St. Ann's, Gold and Front Sts. The occasion will be the 81st anniversary of the founding of the parish, now known as the Shrine Church of St. Ann.

The passing years have brought their changes but the old faith still survives In Irishtown, now shorn of its former greatness. County Judge John J. Fitzgerald, a St. Ann's boy, and many other distinguished citizens will be favored with the dulcet tones of Everett McCooey and his glee club associates. The work of rehabilitation proceeds apace with the change of conditions, and to add In this social, civic and religious reunion a last-minute call is sounded for the presence of any who may have been overlooked.

Won't you join with Dave F. Soden, Judge McLaughlin and hundreds of others in making this 81st anniversary card party and reunion a gala affair? Rev. Dr. REGINALD McKERNAN Posfor. Ernest K.

Lindiey's column, which regularly appears in this space on Mondays will be found here tomorrow instead. By d'Afessio put on knj pants, too?" Uncle Ray's Corner By Stella July 23-Aug. Aug. 24-Sept. Sept.

23-Oct. Oct. 24-Nov. Nov. 23-Dec.

Virgo Libra Scorpio TUESDAY, NOV. 4 SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 221: Don't start anything important today. You'll have better luck you wait a few days.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 221 Avoid ohanges in business and new activities. Stick a the groove. CAPRICORN (Dec.

23-Jan. 20: Keep your temper in control in the morning and be prepared for an active and productive alternoon. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Peb. 191! Lie low today and guard your health; be prepared for activity and a good day tomorrow.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 211: If you have made the best of your first week of ihe month, this morning's irritations will not hinder advancement. ARIC3 (March 22-Aprll 20): Don't be moody but keep to routine and avoid hasty actions in the evening. TAURUS (April 21-May 211: You can wind up many ideas this morning and make future plans. Rest in the evening.

OBM1NI (May 22-June 22): Keep everything moving in an eyen tempo today. Don't expect too much and work diligently. CANCER (June 23-July 23i: Get things done today and invite progress and continued activity. LEO (July 24-Aug. 23): You can get much routine work done today.

Plan to relax after working hours. VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22): Make this a clear-up dy for important detail before sundown. Take it eajy this evening.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Good working day but don't get hurt feelings If a social engagement goes wrong this evening. For Boys and Girls blood flows in their veins. When the Russians owned all the islands, marriages took place between white settlers and native Eskimos.

A century ago there were more than 2,400 persons on the Islands. Smallpox and other diseases have cut down the number, and today It is only about The climate of the Aleutian Islands is a bit on the chilly side. Through the year, the average temperature is about 38 degrees above zero. Yet grass, bushes and stunted trees grow on a number of the islands. There is a growing season of four months, and in that 6eason many plants break forth with bright flowers.

(For travel section of your scrapbook.) If you want a free copy of the leaflet entitled "Background of European War" send me a 3-cent stamped, addressed envelope in care of the Brooklyn Eagle. Tomorrow Aleut Mummies Volcanoes Helped Form Peaks of Aleutian Islands MONDAY, NOV. 3 Born today, your calm and serene approach to life covers a dynamo of energy which makes you, in business, a stern and efficient boss. Your loyalty Is reciprocal and you do your best work when your interest is keen. Originality in business will pay dividends.

At home you are a different person, where a relative can do no wrong! You'll be happiest with your own home and family. To find what the stars have tn store tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide! YOUR DAILY STAR-FINDER House Sign Dec. S3-Jan. 20 10 Capricorn Aquarus Pisces Jan.

21-Peb. 1 Feb. 20-March 21 12 March 22-Aprll 20 1 April 21-May 21 2 May 22-June 22 3 June 23-July 23 4 Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer greater, he was convinced he had arrived. Walters lives with his family his mother and two unmarried brothers on Parkside ALEUTS in boat as shown picture made in 1 822. in building those peaks.

Some of them are cones which were formed when the volcanoes were active. To this day there are hot springs on several islands. People of the islands are known as Aleuts. The name is pronounced like "alley-oot." The first part is spoken like our common word "alley," and the last syllable rhymes with "toot." The Aleuts are classed as Eskimos, but a great deal of Russian sTItIam lMgSg nuu.pt ggl U.S.A. Dear Helen Worth I have been a reader of your Interesting column for quite a long time but have never had occasion to write to you before.

Knowing the varied help you have been to others, I thought possibly you can help me in a little problem that has come my way. Somewhere in Bay Ridge, Is a club, the Empire Social Club of Bay Ridee. This clut sent a donation to the mayor of my home town tn England and omitted any address. My friend, the mayor, has sent me the receipt, with a request that I forward it to these good folks, with his thanks, but I don't know the club, nor can I find any one acquainted with It. If you could publish my letter, some one connected with the club may see it, and get in touch with me.

I will be happy to give them the receipt and let them see the mayor's letter. I do hope I may be successful the donation was a large one, well worth a personal "thank you" from the mayor. They are probably wondering why they have not received it by now. The English address is Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England. E.

L. My dear E. L. It's a not uncommon failing the omission of name and address as I have long since learned. Perhaps we will be fortunate enough to secure the desired information.

Most sincerely do I hope so. Thank goodness, you include yours! HELEN WORTH. Would Form Club Dear Helen Worth I would like to organize a club composed of people who are not happy for one or many reasons. Just a social club, where companionship and pleasant recreation could be found. VERMONT.

Letters forwarded. HELEN WORTH. Practical Nurse Course Dear Helen Worth Do you or any of your readers know of a hospital in Brooklyn or vicinity where younp; women are trained to be practical nurses? A friend of mine, 31 years old, who has had a great deal of nursing Other divisions Of the OOmpanj. plan to attend. Some of them are: Shno "iertion IVrker.

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Brawn, W. T. Cole, W. Crawford, J. Fahey, I If we study a map of Alaska we see a Jut of land which comes from the western part.

It swings to the south and west for a distance of 410 miles, and is known as the Alaska Peninsula. Spreading westward from the end of that jut of land are the Aleutian Islands. They form a chain, somewhat curved, and stretch out nearly 800 miles to the west. There are about 150 Aleutian Islands. Together they have an i I area of more than 6,300 square miles.

I Almost all the Aleutian Islands belong to the United States, and were "thrown in" when the United States bought Alaska from Russia. A few islands of the chain, near the coast of Asia, still belong to Russia. Once in Mountain Chain The Islands at one time formed part of a mountain chain which was joined to the Alaska mainland. Sinking of the land lowered the mountains, until only the upper parts were left above water. Yet they are not composed entirely of low-lying land.

Several have peaks which are from a mile to a mile and a half above the level of the ocean. Volcanoes have played a part in f..