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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14

Thomaston, Jan. 14.-Felix BuZzie Co.,, of Torrington was yesterday awarded the contract for the con- structlon of Thomaston's new PWA high school at a contract price of $199,824.
 The contract was awarded when final approval was received from PWA headquarters with instruc- proceed with the project.
 The bid submitted by the Tor rington concern earlier in the month was for $2O5,0OO. More than $5 ,000 has been cut from this price by the acceptance of several items as alternates in the construction These include the substitution of travitene finish in the corridor walls in place of tile and the elimination of the pre-cast joist.
 Work on the building is expected to start when weather conditions permit.
 Smoke and soot covered the en- tire interior of the Congregational church following an early morning explosion in the church furnace yesterday. The damage estimated at several hundred dollars, was dis covered about a. m. by John Young. sexton, when he entered the building to perform his daily duties. The accident happened some time after midnight since Mr. Young had inspected the furnace at that time and found everything intact.
 The explosion, the reason for which cannot be advanced blew off the flue pipe and permitted an enormous quantity of smoke and soot to emanate from the oil burn CT which had been installed in the furnace but short time.
 The ground floor rooms of the church where the furnace is also located had but recently been en- tirely redecorated and much work of cleaning and renovating had also been done in the church proper. All walls, ceilings and furnishings were badly discolored by smoke and Soct and new curtains and dra- peries were blackened.
 Because of the unfortunate &C., cident and the fact that the edi- flee cannot possibly be in readi- naess for Sunday services these ser- vices will be held in the Para mount theater. Sunday school will be at 9:30 o'clock and morning prayer and sermon at 10:45.
 It is expected that a large per- cent of the church membership will offer their support by being present at the morning service in the auditorium of the town build ing.
 Party Plans Discussed
 Postmaster F. c. Flynn announced his appointment of chairman of the Presidents birthday party activi- ties to members of the Democratic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
N. Y. Bank & Trust Stocks
 The R. F. Griggs Go.

alize the entire task of the church; to advise the pastor, Rev. Oscar Locke, on the general direction of activities, and to cooperate with him in the formation of we'll rounded program" At the meeting the following committees will be ap- pointed: Fellowship, publicity, social service, social action, flower, music. Ushers will be appointed and dele gates to the various conferences, chosen. The Christian Endeavor will present plans for the Sunday Evening club. The pastor will pre- sent the Lenten program. Each or ganization is requested to be repre- sented.
 The Community Bridge club will meet this evening at 8 o'clock at All Saints parish house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
Skating

Cleared before noon, yeSter- day, the walks and rOadways of city parks were in general use last night when skating was possible at Fulton and Hamilton parks. The ice was cleared dur ing the day and Superintendent of Parks James J. Curtin re- ported that crowds of skaters had availed themselves of the first touch of winter sports weather.
 While nine and a quarter inches fell yesterday, today saw the last loads of snow being re- moved from city streets with Superintendent of Streets Thomas J. Fleming directing the last of the large crews which kept highways open throughout the storm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
JUDGE RESERVES
 NOTE DECISION

Judge Frank P. McEvoy reserved decision today on the application of David Traurig for a setoff of his accounts in the Sanditz & Traurig company. The motion was argued by Attorney Max Traurig, with At torney L. Russell Carter for the ceiVer. 70
 The question involves the pay ment of a debt of $390.51 which Traurig owes the defunct bank. It also involves a credit of $32718 which is to him in the books of the bank, and allegedly due him. The motion seeks the use of the credit as against the debt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
BY ELMER c. WALZER Limited Press Financiad EditOrl

New York, Jan. 14,The stock market, having discounted the French cabinet crisis yesterday, opened steady in moderately active trading today. Bonds were firm, while cotton futures were about steady.
 Gold mining issues continued to advance with new highs for more than a year in Homestake at 36 up and Dome mines at 57 3-4 up 3-8. Coppers were better with American Smelling at 54 up 1-2 and Anaconda at 34 3-4 up 3-8.
 United States Steel opened 1000 shares at 59 up 1-2 and other steels made fractional gains. Chry- sler rose 3-8 to 58 7-8. New York Central gained fractionally, while Atchison was unchanged at 38 1-8, and others were unchanged to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
TERRYVILLE INVADES
 WATERFOWL TONIGHT

Terlyville, Jan. 14.-The Terryville high school basketball team, after two weeks layoff, will swing back into action this evening when they go to Watertown to meet the Wa tertown high school five in their annual battle.
 Terryville high, a team without a home surface, has won four and lost four to date, all defeats being by close margins.
 The preliminary contest will be played between the girls teams of the two schools.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
THOMASTON AND
 LITCHFIELD GAME
By JACK WATERS

Tonight Thomaston highs classy Cagers will attempt to gain .their ninth straight victory in high school competition, when they stack up against one of their old rivals, Litchfield. in the local gym.
 Thomaston, boasting its finest team in years, has won eight out of nine games losing only to the Rhode Island State college fresh men. Litchfield isn't expected to give Mandy Greens boys much more than workout but there is always the danger of letdown due to over confidence on the part of the favor ties. The Thomaston squad however is back at full strength after being riddled by an epidemic of humps and should have little trouble in subduing the boys from the Parlor Town.
 In the preliminary, the Thomas ton will oppose the School for the Deaf.
 ThomaSton, Jan. 1.-Two good games are offered on tonight,s card at the high school gym when Litch- field high boys line up against the hoop home team and the West Hartford Deaf school girls team meet the local lasses. The latter game, an outstanding attraction, has become an annual event and is ex- pected to draw large gallery.
 Litchfield has a veteran team which appears to be improving with age and a lively contest is an- ticipated.
 There will be few changes in ThomaSton's lineup. Co-Capt. Johnson has returned to the squad and will fill in at guard with Bly, strey, co-captain. Joe Bystrey will play his usual position at center. Bogdausky will start at ore of the forward positions with Piazza, Will son or Dayton at the other. :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
Helen Kirschbaum III

Mrs. John KirSchbaum has been visiting her daughter, Miss Helen Kirschbaum, who is ill at the Green wich hospital. Miss Kirschbaum is a student nurse at the hospital.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Frohm is i'll at her home on the Meriden road.
 Raymond Leavenworth will talk to the Young Peoples Community Club and their guests at the Wood tick Chapel, Sunday night, at 7:3O o'clock. MT. Leavenworth's talk will be on the Plains Indian, compar- ing the habits of these Indians with those of the eastern Indian.
 Mrs. Frank German entertained her Card Club at her home We'd nesday night. Refreshments were served. Prizes went to Mrs. Charles H. Tyrrell, Mrs. William Klitka, Mrs. Henry Anderson, and Mrs. German. Those present were MT. and Mrs. Henry Anderson, MT. and Mrs. Ar thur J. Watts, MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Tyrrell, Mrs. Raymond Leaven- worth, Mrs. Grant Outtrim, Mrs. William Klitka, Mrs. William Dum- schott, James Stamatelon, and Mrs. German.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
FEW CHEMICALS PUT TO USE

New observation-disclosures chem iral industry now produces about 10000 different substances, scientists know definitely of an additional half million substances for which there is no present use, according to report made to the American Chemical society.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
U. s. IDEAL CALLED FAR OFF

Cleveland - (UP) - Hubert c. Herring, director of the Council for Social Action of the Congregational and Christian churches of the United States, says America $ destiny in all probability lies in some distinctly American form of government yet to be evolved"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
(Acme Telephotol

ITT -- V bringing out the body of Matthew Anderson 5S assistant Harwick Harwk after the Jan 18th Ten miners believed to been
 
 debris in the vain finding missing SSrsraan in the at o alive disaster aved the fact that miners y idle at the time of the explosion The Harick 20 miles Pittsburgh the of Siasirophe 1904 when 1s2 miners killed explosion
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
'Market Still Steady
 Despite French Crash
Trading Moderate at Start-GOld Mining Issues Ad-
 vanced; United States Steel Up on First Sales
slightly higher.

SIBHCy NIgner.
 Trading quieted after the opening with prices holding around initial levels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14

the Infantile Paralysis Fund. Three new members were taken into the club: Mrs. Raymond Leavenworth, Mrs. Henry Anderson, and Miss Huldur Erickson. The February meeting will be in charge of Mrs. Walter c. Smith and Mrs. Leland O. Smith. Each member will be asked to make an apron from one yard of cloth. The aprons will be sold at the meeting and prize given the most unique.
 Those present were: Mrs. Alfred German. Mrs. Earl Snyder, Mrs. c. Nelson Cole, Mrs. Charles D. Vim ters. Mrs. Raymond Leavenworth. Mrs. Henry Anderson, Miss Huldur Erickson, Mrs. John Wester, Mrs. Grant w. Outtrim, Mrs. Louis Moss Mrs. Charles H. Tyrrell, Mrs. Frank German. Mrs. Carl Peterson, Mrs. Walter Smith, Mrs. Leland Smith, Mrs. Howard JesSel, Mrs. John Kirschbaum and Mrs. c. V. Badger.
Evening star., 1938-04-11

green leaves, the pale white or deli
cately tinted flowers show on to better
advantage by this arrangement. Later
on in the spring a single leaf appears
near the base Of the stem.
The blossom Is about / inch across.
It has a calyx Of four to nine oval,
petallike sepals. There are many
stamens and carpels.
The white sepals attract the atten-
ton of the insects upon which the
flower depends as a fertilizing agent
II the day be rainy or cloudy the
anemone bows her head slightly, SC
that the wind and rain that touch
her will jar the pollen free. It will
perchance fall upon another anemone
and other flowers be assured the COM
ing spring.
There is always q very reasonable
cause for what Is practiced by the
flowers for the accomplishment o1
Evening star., 1938-04-11

. goal. Some Of the methods fol-
lowed by even the flowers we term
simple are 50 intricate that we pause
in amazement at the wonder Of it all.
Spring brings 50 many opportuni-
ties to witness the clever partnerships
that have been formed between insect
and plant. It is q lesson in conserva-
ton and in cooperation that makes
US wonder why we insist on such
complicated rules and regulations.
The tall or summer anemoue, some-
times called the thirnble weed, is =
cousin Of the wood anemone and Is
to be seen in June until August. It
is a more sturdy relative and grows
to be 2 to feet high. It, too. may
be found in the woods. One other
cousin, the long -fruited anemone
has selected the fields and roadsides
for its home. However, once you
are familiar with the family tradi-
tions of one anemone you can trace
Evening star., 1938-04-11
Natures Children
Wood AnemOne
(Anemone quinquefolia).

Of announcing the arrival Of spring
There are other beautiful stories
and, of course, they refer to the Eu-
ropean anemone, for we Americans
with the exception Of Indian folk.
lore about our flora and fauna, have
not gone in for fanciful legends.
Those who have been out in the
woods and have seen the anemone
bowing as the wind swept over her
realize why she has been given the
long, slender stem, to 9 inches high
Evening star., 1938-04-11

use Of lady to indicate q mere distinc.
ton of sex is q sheer vulgarism. Tho
word woman best expresses the rela-
tions OF the female sex to the race and
to the work of the world" Lady u the
correlative Of gentleman, therefore, If
we speak Of a scrub lady" then we
must refer to . garbage gentleman"
Evening star., 1938-04-11

IL to us. Our attention so ar
rested. We 60 deeper into the subject
and find out the truth for ourselves.
A point in case is that of the dainty
wood anemone. According to Greek
traditions we are told that this flower
was named for the wind god, Ane-
mos. The flower was given the duty
Evening star., 1938-04-11
MOSLEMS ENLISTED
Japanese Forming Federation to
Combat Communism.

PEKING, North China P).-Organ-
lied by japanese the 100000 Chinese
Mohammedans who live In Peking are
forming federation Ito fight Com
munism and support the Provisional
Government Of the Chinese Republic"
fostered here by the Japanese army.
Evening star., 1938-04-11

She loves to dwell in the deep wood
lands and hillsides where there Is
light soil in which her roots may
become anchored.
Naturally II the horizontal root
Evening star., 1938-04-11
OLD MINT TO BE SOLD
Millions in Coins Turned Out at
Carson City.

CARSON CITY, New. CP.-A few
coins still in circulation bear the
tiny initials &C." indicating they were
made at the Carson City Mint.
This historic building, in which mil
lions OF dollars in gold and silver coins
were turned out during the boom days
of the Comstock lode, has now been
ordered sold by the Treasury Depart
ment
Evening star., 1938-04-11
WASHINGTON, D. c.,

the relationship with the others, and
you may find . new plant child that
has been overlooked.
(Copyright. 1o3SJ
Evening star., 1938-04-11
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

EGEEDS, myths and folklore
are often the methods by which
interesting stories are brought
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-02
June Brides
Dan Cupid Is Busy In
the Hollywood Sector
By HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1880

HOLLYWOOD, April Q Q.N.S)
Spring has arrived in Hollywood
and June, the tradition 4 !
month Of brides, approaches.
GoSSips already are scanning
the list of film colony romanceS
and trying to pick out the couples
who will reach the altar before
the season is out.
Phyllis Brooks and Cary Grant
come to the decision any time.
Vicki Lester and Dick Purcell
are lowering on the brink. So
are Joan Fontaine and Conrad
Nagel. Nagel calls for Olivia
De Havilland's younger sister
every day after she finishes
work.
Dick Baldwin admitte dthat
he has given Cecilia Parker a
ring and that the wedding date
is only being held up pending
her mothers consent. Gloria
Dickson and Perc WeStmore will
wed as soon as his divorce is
final.
Then there are AL Hall and
Lucille Ball, June Travis and
Allan Lane and Frances Lang
ford and Jon Hall. But Holly.
wood would be surprised if
Janet Gaynor and Tyrone Power
marry.
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HOLLYWOOD. April 2,

34|4AD4 WSO4(p xAkJ4 ~ IA
Enrol Flynn is finishing up
-Four Is a Crowd at Warner
Brothers, and should get off
Monday or Tuesday for Miami.
Fla, in his 7s-foot yacht, "Sir-
occo." on a CRUISE to nowhere"
Actually. he is coming across
the Caribbean. through the Pan
anna Canal and UP the West
Coast to San Pedro, Cal. He's
literally going to fish all the
way, he hopes to land q 500
pound marlin between Miami
and Bimini. He's going to use
q bow and arrow for tackle
part Of the time. He learned
that art playing Robin Hood.
Enrol has promised Herbert
Edward Floercky, Santa Monica
scientist, to make exhaustive
water temperature tests, par
ticularly along the west coast Of
Mexico. This is to aid an investi-
CATION by Floercky on ocean cur
rents.
The actor also is taking along
q diving helmet so he may do a
bit Of underwater exploring
among the tiny islands in the
Caribbean. Wife, Lii Damita,
and a couple Of friends are going.
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self IN mind. She, ana Director
Nick Grinde, are the happy
couple.
They say only death and taxes
are certain, but here is some
thing just as sure-Harry Albiez
always will have a job as long as
Director w. S. Van Dyke is
alive.
Harry IS woods" prop man.
He's been with him for IL years.
The director can no more get
along without him than he could
without his right hand.
Harry is five feet five and
weighs las pounds, but where
really heavy work is needed
around the set Van Dyke has
his personal grip" Pop Arnold,
who also has held his job for
IL years.
One of Harry's main jobs is
to kill flies, one of the worst
production pests. Woody" calls
them pigeons.
Hey, get that pigeon" you'll
hear the director shout and
Harry will rush out with a
spray gun. He has a dozen or
more Of them laying about.
Harry said today his tough.
est job is on Marie Antoinette."
There are nine chandeliers on
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Keeping their mutual promises
to be thrifty, Anne Shirley,
RKO star, and her husband,
John Howard Payne, Of Para
mount, have moved into a four
room apartment. It cost less
than Johns former bachelor
quarters.
Anne has established her
mother in a comfortable home
and set up a trust fund for her.
In addition, she and John
already have taken out sub
stantial annuitieS.
This is quite something, for
Payne will inherit $40O, 900
when he Is 80, five years hence.
Most Of the stars take ample
steps for the comfort of their
parents and other relatives, too.
frequently.
This reporter asked Marie
Wilson point-blank yesterday
when she is going to get
married.
Her answer:
mot until I am positive my
family is comfortable for the
9 future"
So you see, Marie, for one,
is working with not only her.
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= II II . " . A.
Paramount drama coach, who
declared that kiss saved today
4 can be expended much more et-
$ fectively on the screen tomor-
row.
"Girls free and easy with their
kissing" explained Hinsdeu.
tend to dissipate emotional
force needed by every young
actress, particularly in her first
two or three performances.
r zone thing every girl should
guard against is becoming in
different or calloused to situa.
tions that should bring about
strong emotional responses.
One Of the best ways to become
'emotionally tough is by making
a habit of kissing.
ST am sure that the success
of Olympic Bradna, whose
marked talent caused the studio
to elevate her to stardom in
Stolen Heaven results largely
from the emotional force that
she possesses at the age Of II.
Her love scenes are particularly
effective.
"She had never been kissed
by a young man until Gene
Raymond took her into his arms
for q romantic scene that is
high spot of the picture. When
Olympic felt Raymond's' lips
upon hers, it meant something.
This would never have hap
pened if Olympic had scattered
her kisses generously in Paris,
Berlin, Stockholm, New York,
and other cities where she trav.
eled before coming to Holly
wood. don't suppose one
should give all the credit to
Olympic. Her parents, being
continental, have watched well
over the emotional integrity Of
their beautiful daughter.
1.-THE next best thing is for
a young lady to kiss only one
incorporating, Of course, that
she's really in love with him.
zone can always be optimistic
about a situation like that. If
a girls really in love with =
man, kissing doesn't make her
'emotionally tough or indiffer-
ent. There is always the posi-.
bility that kissing under those
circumstances will build up an
association Of emotional excite
ment that will always be evoked
thereafter, regardless Of who
the man might be.
81 would summarize my ad-
vice this way: Be in love, or
don't kiss. That is, If you ever
want to be a successful emo
tional actress"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-02
Trio to London for
Oracle Fields Film

Robert T. Kane, executive
producer for Twentieth Century
Fox in England, accompanied by
Director Monty Banks and
Screen Writer William Consel-
man, left this week for London,
where preparations will be made
for Oracle Fields next starring
production.
The picture for the screens
highest paid actress, a musical
comedy as yet untitled, will go
into production in June. AS
was the case with her first
Twentieth Century.Fox film,
Were Going To Be Rich"
which included Victor McLaglen
and Brian Donlevy, Miss Fields
new picture will also include
top players from both England
and California.
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in Miriam Hopkins new pic
ture, women Have a Way"
This has been going on all
day." he said. HE knocks me
down and 1 get up and then he
knocks me down again.
war was more impersonal."
If Bette Davis flies to New
York today to make a personal
appearance for the opening of
"Jezebel," it's only after a long,
long conference settled many
difficulties. The Radio City
Music Hall wanted Bette to au-
tograph pictures for the audi
ence, but she said she wanted a
dollar per picture, the money to
go to flood sufferers in this
area.
Back to the old story of the
storm again-Jimmy Stewart
and Margaret Sullivan, M.G-M
players, revealed today they
took flight over the flood areas
day before yesterday with Miss
Sullavan's husband, a licensed
pilot.
Fourteen stray cats have
landed at the home Of Luise
Rainer since the storm. Miss
Rainier took the first one In the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-02

one Of the sets brought here
from France. Each has 1885
pieces of crystal glass. Harry
has to keep them all clean.
Every time it starts to drizzle
now Shirley Temple begins to
beam. She liked driving
through deep water. She saw it
only in the streets, as there
was none around her home or
her cottage at goth Century
Fox.
Jimmy Durante definitely is
going to New York next fall to
appear in a play, he informs
this correspondent.
''I've done three pictures since
I came back to Hollywood and
now it's time I do something on
the stage" he said. II like the
movies and I like the stage
about half and half"
Richard Lane, RK-O player.
who was wounded eight times
in France, says the movies can
sometimes be worse than what
General Sherman said about
war. He made his complaint
as he got up for the sixth time
after being floored by very big
Big Boy" Williams for Q scene
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being retaken.
Before" he explains, I'VE
played it all by the desk. There
wasn't enough action. O'Brien
and we're just a couple Of guys
who were trying to be funny.
Nov we play the scene all
over the room-practically roll
on the floor. It will be funnier-
at least we hope"
The lot Of them go into q
frowning conference with Direc'
tor Lloyd Bacon.
It is always the same in Hol-
1ywood. For downright worry
ing, a comedy troupe tops every
body else on the lot.
However, there are two people
on the set today Gho worry
even more than the actors-the
mothers of a pair of babies who
are testing out for the pictures.
One of the babies is put before
the camera. He blinkS at all
the people making funny faces
and motions. At his mother,
who has crawled underneath the
camera and is going ''kucha-koo"
at him. Finally, he decides to
laugh.
The second baby is fright
ened. In spite of all the noises
and faces that Is or 20 adults
can make, he starts to cry. His
flustered mother takes him to
the other side of the set and
tries to soothe him.
Director Bacon looks at his
watch. "All right, folks, lunch"
he says.
Then he gets in his car and
drives home so he can have 80
minutes play with his own baby
son.
Copyright. 1898. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-02
Ameche Builds

Don Ameche, now appearing
in "Alexander's Ragtime Band"
recently purchased a 14acre
tract and has architects at work
designing q one-Story house Of
II rooms, embracing all that is
modern in equipment.