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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-28

Hollywood. ,- Without actually seeing them, it's almost impossible 10 imagine some of the things that can be done in a motion picture studio.
 This was brought to mind rather forcibly when I wandered out to the tank set, located way, at the back end of the Paramount studio and a good walk from the main entrance, might add.
 At the present time this area, about 300 feet square, is covered with Cuban village built for .fRumba," the new Carole Lom- bard George Raft picture. |.
 Huge boulders, made of a light conn position covering over a wood en framework, form a small hill at one side of the level grounil where most of the dancing is done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-28
JUVENILE ACTORS ! STAR PERFORMERS

The Christmas party given for the junior and midget departments of the Waterbury Boys Club was featured by the first appearance of the farmonica bi-nd and the club orchestra last night. Phil Man hello directed the harmonica group and George Genti1e directed ths orchestra. Nine year old Fran Delmonaco with his original mpn- olog was one of the hits of the show. Ted O'Donnell acted as master of ceremonies and Nichoias "Pop" Combellack, club director, who has been i'll for the past few weeks, was present.
 The complete program:
 Songs and selections, Boys Club orchestra; monologue, Frank Del- monaco; selections, Harmonica band; vocal solo, Victor Mannelio accompanied on the guitar by Alex Vignali; duet, hil Mannello and James Cimera; Missouri Waltz. string quartet composed of Frank D'Aversa, Alex Vignoli, Frank Marzzala and Anthony Cimera; dance novelty, Anita and Jean
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-28
STRAND

Current attractions at Warmers Strand include Warher Baxter in Hell in the Heavens" and Frank Morgan with qevevieve Tobin in By Your Leave
 On Sunday and Monday only the Strand will offer George Raft with Jean Parker and Ann May Wong in 'Limehouse Blues, also Guy Kjbhee and Aline MacMahon in '.Rabbitt."
 This deviation from the Strands usual presentation policy is made to permit the annual New Years Eve midnight celebration to take place on Monday evening. A gala show has been arranged and s heSdlined by RKO Radios musical comedy hit "The Gay Divorcee" starring Fred .Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It is based on the theory that Hove troubles are never fun ny except to bystanders."
 Miss Rogers, after falling Tn love with Astaire, hires a profess sionnl fiirt to help her stage fake affair d'amour" by which she hopes to make her current boy friend jealous and thus break of with him so that she can accept the advances of Astaire. But the unfortupate Astaire happens to get mistaken by Miss Rogers for the professional flirt!
 From this point on, all lovers can forget their own troubles in the mammoth proportions of those hilarious complications which plague Astairc and Miss Rogers.
 With Miss Rogers and Astaire are seen an excellent group of other comedians, including Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes, William Austin and Eric Blore.
 Brilliant dancing demonstrations by Astaire and Miss Rogers, in one of which they introduce ,the new Terpsiohorean rage, "The Continental" spectacular and nov el ensembles, together with music , by i've famous composers, enhance the shows comedy theme.
 These song hits include "Night and Day, Don't Let It Bother You, Looking for a Needle In a Haystack", .'The Continental'' and 'K-nock-Kneez'. The companion feature on this great bill will be 'The Firebird' with Vera Teas dale, Ricardo Cortez. Lionel At- will and Anita Louise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-28

Through many Ordesls like that in the top panel, which shows a prospective extra girl exhibiting her qualifications to judges while others look on with interest-and apprehension-the two girls in the lower picture have successfully passed. They are, left Ruth Magden, known as "Hollywood's perfect extra girl" and above, Alice Adair tn- specting the wardrobe that makes it possible for her to succeed as a .'dresS extra" comfort as, the average stenog. rapher.
 As for stardom-they're lucky to be able to put aside 15 cents now and then to go to their neigh. borhood theater and see the fin ished work of the stars with whom they have rubbed shoulders on the set, and squeal with delight to be able to say, Look! Look! That's me, over there in the corner by the potted palm, just ready tc start dancing!"
 NEXT: But all these hardships do not convince all girls that there is no future for them in Holly wood. Still they come, desperate. ly they stick. What sort of chance have they to-day under MIRA regulations?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-28
Hollywood News and Gossip
HUGE TANK IS SETTING
 FOR WORLD SCENES
Actors Need Go No Farther Than Rear of Stuo to En0
 Blue Waters of Mediterranean and Subtle Spell of Tropics

Cocoanut and palm trees dot tha entire set, which is filled with vines and other tropical plants. Truly, 1t looks for all the world like an authentic Cuban setting.
 Yet, a couple of months ago on this exact spot I say Cieopatfa's barge sailing majestically over the blue waters of the Mediterranean. Barren and realistic looking hills stretched back from the shoreline. The barge itself was a miniature about 15 feet long, and the hilla were painted on a canvas back drop. -
 Before that, the tank was a swirling muddy jungle river for white woman Also it has served as the Atlantic ocean and the Mississippi river. X
 On the same set an extra fell asleep and started snoring in a heretafore unregistered key. Quick CT than 1t takes to tell 1t, a sound man appeared with Q microphone. A sound track of the snore now Ia in the studio film vault waiting for use in Bome future picture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-28

the writer that she spends al least $50 a month on her clothes, keeping them up to date and in order. Figuring an income aver aging $180 month, the $50 off for upkeep leaves only $130-no very fat living.
 Then there's the matter of care fully tended hair and hands. Per- manent waves and manicureS are necessary, because a girl never knows when the call may come, and there's no time to spend a few hours in a beauty parlor be- fore reporting at the studio.
 All extra girls can cite you ex- amples of other girls who failed as extras because of some such little details. One appeared on the set in a bedraggled evening frock that had seen service at Il night club the evening before. One was careless about her hair and appeared at the studio without a chic coiffure. And neither was ever called back again.
 Quality Must Be Good
 The clothes must not only he in good shape (for the glaring studio lights and merciless cam ara eye bring out each torn hem, nch strained seam). but they
 'v7t he of good quality and un- .to-date Ih lAl& LII 45&
 tu. they are worn in scenes where they are in close contrast to the dazzlinE creations worn by the stars, and though they may be only background, they must be correct and well-made.
 Riding and sports clothes, as well as beach and bathing outfits,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-28
IPOLRS PLAN NEW
 YEARS EVE SHOW
Premiere of ''Forsaking
 All Others" to Be Feat-
 ufe Attraction

The greatest entertainment
 values ever presented in Water
 bury are on tap at Polls for the
 holiday week starting to-rnorrpw.
 The best in the film line, and wien
 that promise is made the parade
 of great pictures that have been
 shown at this popular theater diir-
 ing the past year must be remem-
 befed, will be shown and one fea-
 ture wiu have it's New England
 premiere right in Waterbury at n
 Midnite Show on New YeaT,s eve. For the Saturday to Monday change Of program three days only there will be a superb double fea- tiire program made tip of two
 great hits the first one being Anna
 Sten and Frederic March in .'We Live Again's from the great T0lstpy novel ''Resutrection's and the
 second feature with a great cast of stars will be 'itIeltdorad6'' and in this aforementioped cast are such fayorites as Richard Arlep. Madge Evans, Henry B. WAlthaN James Gleason and 9tepin FetGhit: For New Years eve at spefial present the gayest film Of the year ROIHNkAtl8 All OLnVAR WASA NAtte title is considered here is great entertainment but that isn't by any means the best or the picture, | imagine Joan Crawfords Clark Ga ble and Robert Montgomery and
 then our own bright little star
 from waterbury, Rosalind Russell who is seen in one of the lead, ing supporting parts, could you if you Wracked your brains for 2 great length of time select bet ter program, the answer Is no so tickets are nov on sale and moving rapidly for this great show which will also include other
 surprises, and the prices have been put within the reach of all-50 1. ceiits for over 5000 seats |. what an afnuseinei1t buy. A
 The inidnite perforrpance will begin at 11:30 and the doors of the theater will open at II, make up your party now and get the tickets, remember it will be. bet
 ter to be sure than sorry and you will see all of your friends here.
 ..The Great Barnum'' with Wal
 lace Beery closes its engagement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-28
STAGE SHOW AT
 STATE TOMORROW
Five Broadway Acts and 'sThe Secret Bride"
 Make Up Program

Performances tonight conclude the engagement at Warmers State of "The Little Minister" starring Katharine Hepburn plus a gala Christmas week show. Starting to- morrow for three days the State will present a mammoth stage and screen show headlined by i've giant Broadway acts.
 Colonel Fedor Maybohm's "Mu- sioal Flashes" in which he pre- sents his Russian Military Band; |; Serge Abagov, late feature of Radio City Music Hall; Caroline Dine, featured in George Whites 'sScandals", and a whole company of talented Russian artists, heads the stage show.
 Next comes Bobby Bernard, well known dialectician and comedy star of Arthur Hamtnerstein' s "Wildflower" production, offering 'Mr Romeo" a clever act in which he is aided by Miss Katherine Kay young lady with million dollar voice.
 Rita Royce presents her group of artists in "A Cosmopolitan Re- vue'' in which a new interpreta- tion of the "Carioca" is intro
 Billy Telaak & Company present sThe All-American Draw back, a comedy novelty that is packed with wholesome fun and million laughs. Billy is ably assisted by Sally Payne and Bill Brown.
 Last but not least comes Wa cation Days presented by Mary Palmer & Company. It consists of ponies and dogs who show in- telligence that is hard to realize. Miss Palmer features one pony that dances and boxes, the latter a feat accomplished only after months of patient training.
 The feature picture will be The Secret Bride" starring Barbara Stanwyck with Warren William, Qlenda Farrell, Grant Mitchell, Arthur Byron and others.
 On Monday night the State will hold it's annual New Years Eve midnight show. The outstanding attraction will be the premiere of "SWeet Adeline" starring Irene Duane with Ned Sparks, Donald Woods and Hugh Herbert. This musical comedy gem is brought to the screen with it's immortal melo- dies and colorful romance after 63 weeks on Broadway. The com panion feature will be "Men of the Night" with Bruce Cabot and Ju- dith Allen. The management is planning several surprise treats 70 make this midnight show to wei come the new year with a bang. Tickets are priced at 50 cents each and are now on sale at the box office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-28

are also essential, and they, too, must be the last word and can't before they become "stale."
 And even this brief glofy doesn't last forever. From 22 to perhaps 2S, these girls can "do a -debutan- te" in night club, society, outdoor, or sports scenes. After 28, they're society ladies'" and the chances for calls grow somewhat less.
 Far From Luxury
 Thus even the best and luckiest extra girls, with this constant in- vestment in clothes, this putting profits back into the business" do well to live in as much physical
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-28

Nardelli; clog dance, Edward Neuman and James Karlohoffen; finale, Boys Club orchestra.
 Hayes; impersonations on the har- monica, Phil Mannel1o; ttmbling act by William Caughustan, Carl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-07
BILLS AND NOTES-DEEDS OF
TRUST-DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS-LAW
RULE 70

A creditor or obligee cannot be
required, before proceeding
against the surety, to resort to
and exhaust collateral security
held by him, for the payment of
indebtedness, especially where the
securities are claimed by other
parties, who are not in court; nor
can he be required to realize first
on any particular one of the seU-
er0l securities; and the fact that
the creditor holds collateral Sc
curity cannot be asserted by the
surety as a defense to an action
against him by the creditor on
the obligation.
The case of Federal-American
National Bank and Trust Com
pany of Washington VS.. Hannah,
At Law No. 1883, came on for
hearing before Mr.. Justice Cox
on a motion for judgment under
the 73d rule. The declaration
filed herein is in six counts.
Counts one, two and three set
up the liability Of the defendant
upon three separate promiSsory
notes executed by VIM. A. Hill
Company, payable to the order
Of the defendant and by him
Endorsed and discounted with the
plaintiff. The said notes are all
overdue and unpaid and were
protested for nonpayment and
notice Of dishonor given the de.
PENDANT indorSer.
Counts four, five and six of the
declaration set up the same trans.
actions represented in counts one
two and three in the form OF
money loaned to the defendant
by the plaintiff and not repaid
The aggregate amount demanded
is three thousand. eight hundred
and ten dollars ($3,810.0O with
interest, etc.
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No Bankruptcy Action

No bankruptcy proceedings or
the invalidity Of preferences are
involved.
The affidavit contains much ad-
ditional matter concerning the
transaction in respect to the bank
taking the above mentioned Sc.
curity for itself and others, all OF
which is totally irrelevant to the
question of defendants liability
upon the Endorsement made BY
him on notes discounted with the
plaintiff and for which he re-
ceived their proceeds.
There is no principle Of law by
which a bank taking security tor
the obligation Of one Of its
debtors is required to take and
apply that security for the bene-
fit of another creditor of that
debtor with the penalty of wa1V-
ing the just demand which 1t has
against a creditor Of the debtor
from whom security is taken.
The proposition is self-evident,
as it would destroy the value OF
any security taken by a creditor
where it also held a claim against
a creditor of the debtor
Mr.. Justice Joseph w. Cox in
his memorandum said:
1.-The motion for judgment for
want of a sufficient affidavit Of
defense under the 73d rule is sus.
tanned for the reasons stated in
the memorandum filed today sus-
tanning the motions to dismiss
the bill in Hannah VS.. Federal
American National Bank and
Trust Company ct al, Equity No.
54,470. (Reported in this column
June 4, 1880.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-07
D. K, IS ASSURED
TUGWELL
By International News Service

President Roosevelt has sue.
ceeded in eliminating opposition
to Senate confirmation Of Rex
ford G. Tugwell as Undersecre-
tary of Agriculture.
The objections to Mr.. Tugwell
conferred in the opposition Of Sen
ator Ellison Smith CD Of South
Carolina, chairman Of the Senate
Agriculture Committee. With Sen
ator Smiths opposition removed,
confirmation Of the present Assist
ant Secretary as an underSecre'
tary was assured.
Senator Smith has refused to
call a meeting of his committee
to take up the nomination for
some time.
Elimination of the Smith op-
position was Signalled when a
batch of Federal appointments
for South Carolina went to Cap.
itol Hill. Senator Smith had
sought these for some time, but
the White House had served
notice they would not go forward
until he could see his way clear
to voting for Mr.. Tugwell
Finally the South Carolinian &C
quiesced, and the South Carolina
appointments went to the Senate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-07
Precedent Revealed

Royse VS.. Winchester Bank, 148
KY. 1858, 146 S. w. 1888, therein
cited, is closely in point, and, it
is thought, correctly states and
applies the rule of law that con-
trolls here. In that case the &C.
ton was on a note executed by
one Hensley on which the defen.
dant RoySe was surety. One of
the grounds of defense was that
that bank, in collision with Hens
ley and without Royse's knowl-
edge, procured a mortgage cover
ing all Of Hensley's property:
that Hensley was inSolvent and
the result Of the transaction was
to deprive the surety of his right
of indemnity and put it out of
Hensley'S power to pay the note.
The court held:
Although the bank held the
note of Hensley upon which
Royse was security, it had a per-
feet right to take from Hensley
a mortgage to secure it in another
debt which he owed it for another
loan made by it. The rule that
the creditor can do nothing that
will prejudice the surety, has no
application to another and indie
pendent transaction. The cred
itor may not bind himself to give
time on a debt without the con-
sent of the surety or make an
arrangement with the principal in
regard to the debt to the preju-
dice of the surety, but he may
have transactions with the prin-
cipal concerning other matters
and he has the same right to take
mortgage to secure his other
debts as any other creditor has.
." the taking of the mortgage
constituted no defense to an &C
ton against Royse on the note"
Judgment was entered against
the defendant and on appeal the
opinion of Mr.. Justice Cox was
affirmed. The number of the
case in the Court of Appeals be-
ing No. $685..
The plaintiff was represented
by w. N. Tobriner of Tobriner
and Graham while the defendant
appeared by H. Winship Wheat
ley and H. Winship Wheatley, ir.
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Liability Denied

A copy Of each note is attached
to the declaration together with
certificate of protest and notice,
duly executed by notary public.
The affidavit of merit accom-
panying the declaration sets up
in condensed form the allega-
lions thereof, and is in the
nature prescribed by the Seventy
third Rule.
The affidavit of defense as
directed to counts one, two and
three of the declaration and the
accompanying affidavit of merit
is an attempt by the defendant,
who, as a creditor of the Will
liam A. Hill Company held its
promisSory notes in the sum of
Forty-five Hundred Dollars ($4,-
100000, which he Endorsed and
discounted with the Federal
American National Bank and
Trust Company of Washington
and received the proceeds thereof,
and which were curtailed and
renewed from time to time until
they are of their present amount,
to eVade his liability as an in
dorser Of the notes and for the
moneys which he received as the
proceeds of the discount from
the bank.
The affidavit sets up that the
William A. Hill Company was
Indebted to him in sum In
excess of Forty-five Hundred Dol.
lars ($4,500.00), for which he
held that company's notes, which
he had Endorsed and discounted
with the plaintiff bank, and that
in addition the William A. Hill
Company was indebted to him
in the sum of One Thousand
Dollars ($1.00O, for which he
had brought suit in Maryland
and caused a nonresident at
tachment to be issued thereon.
The affidavit then proceeds to
set up, among other things, mat
tiers wholly extraneous to any de.
Tense, that the plaintiff bank, in
order to secure itself and other
banks, business corporations and
individuals upon existing indebt-
edneSses of the VIM. A. Hill Com
pany and Moore & Hill, a cor
poration, and for additional ad-
vances to be made to the said
VIM. A. Hill Company and Moore
& Hill, held as security the prom,
issory notes, secured by deed Of
trust on real estate and other
assets, which are alleged to be
substantially all OF the assets of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-07

tai up to 1922, 1928, 1888, less than
81 per cent Of the available fund
has been used in home loans.
Now that interest payments are
beginning to roll in and the tide
of foreclosure is receding" Credit
to Realtor w. c. Miller), it seems
unlikely that the corporation will
ever be able to place the balance
Of its fund, as only 44,729 applica-
lions for refinancing are now in
the hands of loan closers for final
execution.
Since the beginning of the cor
poration's operations, 1,421, 307 APP
plicationS have been received Of
which 1851 were either with
drawn or disapproved; nearly one
million others are now being re-
checked and 847,370 have been ap-
praised and most of them have
had loans placed.
Last night Frank j. Luchs,
youngest of the famous real es-
tate family. was awarded his
bachelors degree from George
Washington University at Consti-
tuition Hall.
There were probably 500 others
who were graduated at the same
time, but Franks graduation is of
distinct interest to the real estate
profession.
He conducted a research, in
preparing his graduation thesis,
on the effect of the home loan
act in preventing foreclosures. and
won wide renown for his work.
Questionnaires from the enter
prising student were circulated
over the length and breadth Of
the country and his thesis repre-
sented the first cross-sectional re-
action Of the country to the act.
The answers indicated almost
uniformly that the home loan
act was doing a wonderful thing
in the matter of preventing fore
closures and raising property
values.
Whether Mr.. LuchS will strive
for other honors in the world of
letters or will in the future con-
fine his labors to furthering the
interests of the Shannon-Luchs
firm, he has not decided-but
those who know him have no
t doubt that his presence will be
felt in either sphere he selects.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-07

The District Bar Association
has two agreeable surprises in
store when the stated meeting
takes place in the large ballroom
at the Mayflower Hotel next Tues,
day, June IL.
In the first place, John T
Vance, librarian Of the United
States Supreme Court, will be on
hand to show the lawyers some
ancient, rare, and otherwise in
teresting law books"
Some of the books in Mr..
Vance's custody are most
unusual. They comprise texts
and references from nearly
every country in the world. If
a lawyer wants to know what the
divorce laws Of Afghanistan are,
he only has to consult Mr.. Vance
at the law library Of Congress,
and the volumes probably will be
there. The lawyer must take
along someone who can read the
law for him, however, as the
foreign volumes are mostly in the
language and script of the re-
spective countries with which they
deal.
The other surprise equally
agreeable - is the dividend that
will be paid from the surplus
which accrued from the spring
outing two weeks ago.
It was found that there was
real surplus after all the bills
had been paid-the first time
in the history Of bar outings
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-07
Inspector
For Alaska Named

Appointment by the Depart
ment of Commerce of an aero
nautical inspector who will devote
his full time to Alaskan aviation
activities was announced today
by Eugene L. Vidal, director Of
aeronauticS.
Murray Hall, who has been
serving in the first inspection
district in New York, has been
named for the post. He will be
stationed permanently at Juneau,
Alaska.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-07
George Mason High
To GiUe 32 DiDLOn11S

The George Mason High School
in Alexandria will award di'
plomas to 80 students at annual
commencement exercises in the
school auditorium tomorrow night
William Mosely Brown will speak
The KiwaniS merit medal will GO
to Ellen E. Pearson.
The closing exercises of the
graded schools will be held dur.
ing the day, tomorrow. Finals
of the Alexandria High School
will be held Monday night in
the Masonic Memorial Temple.