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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
Echoes!

A summary Of the findings Of
the 1880 Waterbury charter COM
mission was presented by Attor-
ney william w. eager yesterday
before the League OF Women vot-
ers, preparatory TO the supper
meeting Of the League and the
A. A. u. w., tonight at which
Julia B. Hearr, Of West Va, will
speak on municipal government.
The latter will be the guest Of DR..
and Mrs. ]. Harold Root.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
NAVY YOUTHS TO
TAKE SUN BATHS

Washington, Oct. 14-(UP)--Don't
look now but the navy is undres-
singl
Rear Admiral @. j. Rowcliff dis
patched an official order to fleet
commanders authorizing navy men
to take off their clothes for a sun
bath almost anywhere the sun
shines.
"It seems only fair to observe
that, the suns age and mans anti
guilty tbeing what they are, sun
bathing has been practiced for some
time without a policy" the order
read.
However" he added, "the price
Of clothing. the progress Of medical
thermo and radio technique and the
existing inclination Of mankind to-
ward nakedness and idleness may
require the establishment Of q po-
Icy.
"sun-bathing, by its very nature,
seems to eliminate clothing at least
temporarily" he said. He eau
toned, however, against making
nudist camps out Of Uncle Sans
men-of-war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
Finance Committee
Not In Controversy
Commissioner Judge Claims Neither Committee Nor
Board Accepts Audit Firms Recommendations

today that neither his committee
nor the finance board had accepted
the audit firms recommendations
when we received the report, we
merely passed 1t along to the board
Of education" he declared. There
was no consideration Of the mat
ter by the committee or the board.
Commissioner Judges committee
will meet Tuesday night but the
matter Of the school board -Griffen-
hagen controversy will not be
scheduled for action at that time
Mr.. Judge admitted that 1t prob
ably will be discussed.
He said that the report Is very
comprehensive, to his way OF think
ing, and that he believes the Grit
fenhagen summary Of Waterbury's
educational situation win be bene-
ficial because 1t shows comparative
values Of other cities Of like size.
"It Is q matter for the people to
decide" he commented. "They are
the ones most interested and they
the the ones who pay the bills. II
probably will be some time before
the matter Is threshed out to sat
isfactory conclusion for all con-
cerned."
The economy committee will con-
clude its cooperative slashing OF
present-year costs by further recon-
mendations Of Griffenhagen at the
Tuesday meeting. 1t is expected.
The 1899 budgets Of city depart
ments have been submitted to the
finance board and turned over to
Griffenhagen for checking and rec
concentrations. These undoubtedly
will be one Of the considerations OF
the meeting. Mr.. Judge indicated.
But the meeting Of the finance
board Thursday will be the impor-
tant session when a number Of the
1899 budgets and the Grifienhagen
recommendation pertaining thereto
will be considered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
Diabetes

Members Of the Waterbury Med.
ical association held Q symposium
on diabetes last night ut Castle
Memorial with about 50 physicians
attending.
The discussion, illustrated By
lantern slides, was undertaken by
the following: DR.. John II. Foster,
Or. Michael J. Lawlor, DR.. James
Henpessey, DR.. Joseph o. Collins
and DIR. Abe s. Brown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
MOrtiCians Meet

The 67th annual convention Of
the National Funeral L.rectors'
association In New York Is being
attended by o number Of Water
bury funeral directors. Included
In the group are Domenic and
Joseph LaPorta, II. Fremont AL
derson, Idris II. Anderson, Patrick
s.. Bergin, Stephen p. Bergin,
Thomas A. Colassanto. Jr.. Arthur
J. Lunny, Nicholas A. Maiorano,
Philip and Albert Maiorano, Ray
mond Z. Snyder and John w.
Stokes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
HURRICANE not ]
COMING AGAIN
Tropical Storm Is Nearing
West Coast Of Florida
at Present

Miami, Fla, Oct. i4.--(UP).--A
tropical storm approached The west
coast Of Florida today, bringing
increasing winds, rain squalls and
falling barometcrs 10 the southern
sections Of the state.
The federal hurricane warning
system. locating the storms CEN
ter approximately $50 miles west-
northwest Of Key West In It's 8 q. m,
advisory, emphasized the storm -
only q moderate disturbance attend
ed by squalls and not hurricane. :
In contrast 70 Its previous rapid
movement, the storm had slowed ii
Its advance and the warning sys-
tenn said 1.-THE slow movement will
cause squally weather to continue
over southern Florida and adjacent
waters today and tonight" s..s
Storm Warnings
Storm warnings remained display
ed on the west coast between Tar
pom Springs and Key West and
north Of Key West on the east
coast to Stuart. Y.
The storm, which carried winds
up to 40 miles an hour. was located
by the federal hurricane warning
system 200 miles west-southwest OF
IT. Myers at ! q. M EST. II was
moving eastward about IA miles an
hour.
At midnight, the highest wind re-
ported BY land station was 50
miles an hour at Tampa, where 1t
had increased steadily since early
last night.
The warning system advised ell
persons on island or exposed beaches
10 take precautions and urged that
small craft In south Florida waters
remain In port. Storm warnings were
raised between Tarpon Springs and
Key West on the west Florida coast
and northward from Key West to
Stuart on the east coast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
BrTTERN STOUT FIGHTER

Tulare, CAL. (UP)--A streamlined
bird. possessing the fighting quail
ties Of q hawk and the solemnity OF
an owl. which was holding down
the center Of q highway near here
and refused 10 yield even 10 an
approaching truck. was finally SUBJ
dued and captured after q hard
fight. Tt was identified by experts
as q hittern which had gotten out
Of its native habitat Of marshes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
Appraisal Fee

Two appraisers who were hired
in connection with the receiver
ship Of the Laube Interstate COM
pany were granted allowances Of
$50 each by Judge Earnest G.
Simpson in superior court today.
The appraisers were Philip Kelley
and Yale Matzkin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
Trip to Havana

The seventh annual convention
Of the American Steamship and
Tourist Agents association will be
held at the Hotel McAlpin. New
York, October 81. d. T. Earring
ton, Jr., and Sherman Griner will
attend as delegates, and will also
sail on a post-convention trip to
Havana. Mrs. harrington and
Mrs. -Griner will also attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
VETS, AUXILIARY
PLAN BARN DANCE

under the auspices Of Wheeler
Young post, Veterans OF Foreign
Wars, and its auxiliary, Lieutenant
shea unit, an old-fashioned barn
dance viii be staged in WV hall
on Bank street tomorrow evening.
Prizes win be awarded to the in
0ividual and to the couple appear
ING IN the most appropriate costume.
Bob Tyrell and his swingsters will
provide music for dancing. old,
square mad modern. The committee
Of arrangements Is headed by Com
mander Theodore Schroeder and
President MRS. Jane Meyers and In
cludes Colonel William J. Shanahan,
Miss Helen Shanahan, william
6chneer, John M. Mcmahon and
Michael Greaney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
Market Opens Higher
With ActiDe Trading
Profit Taking Came Into Some Recent Stock Leaders;
Steel, General Motors Were OF Some

opened 2,OOO. shares ct IS i-s on IA;
General Motors 1000 ct 60M on v
Montgomery Ward 1000 at 81 on "
and Macy 4eM of ".
Consolidated Edison opened l,AQQs
shares at S0M up IS; Common
wealth q Southern, $4,000 shares az
~ unchanged: Commonwealth Edi-
son 1000 at "a unchanged and pub-i
lie service sass up ". II
Demand for utilities was based on
belief that rift between government
and utilities had been adjusted.
Copper shares were strong on aIi-s
other advance In the metal to above
II cents q pound. Building issues
also were strong and active.
Westinghouse Electric jumped
az. Rails eased. Case rose more
than Q point. Oils were firin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
Sails for Stuttgart

Martin J. Tierney Of Highland
avenue sails today on the steam
ship Bremen for Stuttgart, Ger
many, where he will pursue n
course Of study in chemistry under
q fellowship from the Interna.
ti0nal Student exchange. Mr.. Tier
ney was graduated from Middle
bury college with iirst honors In
1885 and since that time has
been employed with the Nauga-
tuck Chemical company. He Is o
Phi Beta Kappa and . member
Of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
Oil Burner

Overflow Of . kitchen oil
burner brought ilFemen 1t 1850
this morning 20 the home Of
Edwin 0akes. 20, Baldwin ave-
nue.. There was no damage.
Engine I answered the alarm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
New Stamp

Postmaster Charles A. Babin
today announced the sale Of the
new l5-cent postage stamp at the
local post ONCE. The new issue
bears the portrait Of James Blu
chanan and Is gray In color.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
Violated Rules

Raymond Mortimer. 30. Of 47e
Legion avenue. New Haven. was
arrested late this morning BY Mo-
tor Patrolman Joseph Mccarthy
on a charge Of violating the rules
Of the road. He win be aETaigned
in trafiic court Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14

Daniel and Ralph Polsky Of
.Hamden were today granted per.
mission Of Judge Earnest @.
Simpson In superior court TO
change their name TO Polsby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
In the News

Waterbury's rhyming police
man, Patrolman John "Jingles"
Donahue, is the subject Of q two
page feature in the current issue
Of the magazine, Public Safety.
The two pages carry several pic
lures Of "Jingles" and give several
Of his warning jingles to motor
lists.
Patrolman Donahlue may soon
make another appearance on o
national radio program. =.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14

New York, oct Il. (Up) Stocks
opened irregularly higher In active
trading today, featured BY activity
In utilities. Bonds and cotton were
steady.
profit-taking came into some re-
cent stock leaders. y. s. Steel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14

So far as the economy committee
OF the board Of finance taking any
stand In the controversy presently
being waged by the school board
against recommendations Of Grif-
fenhagen a. Associates calling for
closing Of schools and cuts IN per-
sonnet, this will not be undertaken
at the present time.
Major w. Judge, finance commits
sioner and chairman Of the econ
omy committee, told The Democrat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
VIII Admitted

The win Of Archibald 8. Patter-
san. who died September 18th last,
was admitted today BY Judge Dem
mis- ]. slavm m the probate court.
The document leaves all prop
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14

Foreign motorists touring In
Italy can obtain limited supplies
Of gasoline at ~ IL cents q gallon.
as compared with the regular
prize In the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
FARTHEsT NORTH

Northernmost point which Robert
Taylor visited on his Alaskan va
cation was Ben-My- Chree on Lake
Bennett, within sight Of the s0-mile-
long Taku glacier. Taylor inspected
the famous gardens where flowers
q gigantic proportions are raised
during the summer which lasts just
ak weeks The one house Is frozen
10 dwing seven months Of the year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
Foreclosure
Judgments

One foreclosure Judgment was
granted IN the court Of common
pleas to-day;
Citizens and Manufacturers Ma
tlanal bank, trustee Of the estate
Of Charles Y. Mitchell, against
the Cifixens and Manufacturers
National bank. trustees Of tho e.
tate Of Edward Maioney, debt,
s9.15e.D6, law day, November ~.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14

The woodcock Is known also as
woodhen. big-headed snipe. whis-
ling snipe. big mud snipe, blin1
snipe. wood anlpe. night partridge
nick peck. timber doodle. peWee,
bog-hird. bogsucker, tWlster and bis
eyes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
COURT HAS
FINAL SAY

Any Andrews memorandum will
be advisory and subject to review
by the courts. The law was written
on the basis Of dissenting opinions
Of certain supreme court justices,
IN the belief that these dissenting
opinions would become majority
opinions. To uphold the law the
court must reverse the Hammer vs..
Dagenhart decision which held pro-
duction wasn't subject 10 federal
control and that manufacture and
mining were not commerce. Assume
ing the court does that, II must
still determine how far into industry
The law can constitutionally extend,
BY decisions In individual cases.
Only employees obviously GOV.
cred will be prosecuted II they fall
70 comply with the law. But both
they and 'b0rder-llne" employ
etG can be sued by employees for
dsgble damages on unpaid over
tAsse compensation OF minimum
lcAges, the courts deciding wheth-
- employees are entitled TO dam
ages. Except for q few carefully
specified definitions required OF
Ne administration interpreta-
Hons carry no immunity from
such private suits.
Employers must keep records as
20 wages and hours. but need not
turn In reports. Administrative def
nitions Of learners, handicapped
persons. seasonal employment. pro-
fessional executives. production
areas" and Others called for by the
law will be published by october "a.
HAS 90 WORKERS
NEEDS 1000
The administration has about 90
employees and expects TO need about
q thousand. It can't add to Its pres
ent star because 1t lacks funds.
The department Of labor asked ST.
100000 for administration. The bud
get bureau cut that to 5000 900, the
senate TO 100000 and the house to
100000. with Congressman Wood
rum OF Virginia assuring officials
they were 'lucky to get anything"
More than $4,000 went to the chill
dren's bureau to enforce the child
labor ban. AS much will 60 to move
the immigration bureau, whose
space the wage-hour administrat ton
is taking In the labor building, and
pay its rent elsewhere.
Administration eventually Is ex-
pecfed to cost between two and
two and . half millions q year.
Meanwhile, although ~ regional
Offices offices have been announced,
probably not more than four or
hve regional representatives will
be In the field by the cath. Gen.
erai Counsel Calvin Magruder
asked q staff Of 20 lawyers and
could get but SIX. Other STATS are
similarly undermined.
Although enforcement and In.
spection will be insignificant at the
start, Andrews is depending on
business men to help enforce the
law by reporting violations by COM
petitors.
copyright. 1898. NEA Service, Incl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14

Greenland at the present time,
Is c0plne away from Europe at the
sata az about 50 feet per year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
SPOTLIGHIZNG -
Brass City News

erty TO the wife, Ida M. Patterson,
and names her executor without
bond.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-14
lvvatsrbury Democrat washington
CorrespondentD
AS Data For
Wage-Hour Act
Draws Near
Officials Are
More And More
Convinced Law
Needs Amending

washington, Oct. 14-Ba6ly UNI
lierstaffed, financially starved anc
slightly dazed by complexities Of
The law, the administration Of the
wage-hour law approaches the ef-
Rective date OF the act, October "a
convinced the law needs amending
Millions Of workers on goods
moving In interstate commerce
viii be guaranteed q maximum
work week OF "A hours, with time
ana q half for overtime, and q
minimum wage Of IS cents an
hour under the law.
But Ambassador Elmer r. An.
drews has no power TO say which
industries are covered by the law
and which are not. The act makes
certain definite exemptions an6
Andrews probably will issue men,
orandum telling which industries
are obviously" affected, but will
not attempt TO show which occupa"
lions and industries fall outside
Employees In retail trade obviously
are not affected and employees OF
factories making goods for sale out
side the state obviously" are. There
Is o large border-line group.
Evening star., 1938-12-03
Men With Wings
Back at Met

Splashing F. street with some OF
the most brilliant technicolor ever
used to ornament an action picture
Men With Wings" has returned to
the Metropolitan Theater for a Sec
ond engagement downtown. Unfor-
tunately for this saga of aviation
which was directed by William Well
man, the story lacks the luster of its
photography. After a brave and
promising start toward a recital OF
the human valance and sacrifice
which went into conquering the air
it bogs down to a triangle which
embraces Ray Milland, Fred Mac
Murray and Louise Campbell.
The lighter-than-air quality of the
script in its later phases does not
keep Men With Wings" from ele-
ments Of interest even in this par
ticular area; not altogether, at least.
Mr.. Wellman, whose photographers
must be among the bravest men now
flying, Introduces some sequences
dealing with flight-testing of planes
that are remarkably arresting. An
other rather protracted interlude
that is gripping in its drama, and
beautiful in its varied color, is that
having to do with aerial fighting.
Maybe 1t is too much to expect that
cameras should not find dullness
when they come back to earth after
such thrilling adventures in the sky,
but it does seem the contrast should
not be so sharp between the two
planes of the film.
In getting the various necessary
ingredients into Men With Wings, q
romance, comedy, tragedy, ETC., the
effects have a way Of looking forced,
J.C.
Evening star., 1938-12-03
Great Waltz
In Second
Week
Strauss Life Tale
Told in Song
At Palace

The Great Waltz" that caval-
cade Of Johann Strauss music which
takes two memorable hours to pass
a given point. triped gayly into a
second week at Loew's Palace yes
terday. That should be pleasant
news to those who were remiss last
week about getting downtown to give
their emotions the treat of a musi-
cal that is profligate in its charm.
The foundation Of the film, which
stars Fernand Gravel, Luise Rainer
and Miliza Korjus, is the music of
the waltz king. On 1t, Metro Gold
wyn.Mayer has built a superstruc-
ture that is lovely and lavish, a
vivacious tale that blends gayety
and heartbreak in just the right pro-
portions to make a fine biography
OF Strauss and his Vienna.
That the music might be sung with
the true Viennese spirit. the studio
went abroad to find Miss Korjus.
1t never did a handsomer thing bv
its customers, for Miss Korjus brings
to the screen a voice that does truly
spectacular things with the masters
most memorable music. It is her
f1rst picture in this country but it
Is easy to predict that 1t won't be
her last for even though she lacks
some OF the usual glamour specifica-
tions she has others which make the
missing ones of minor consequence
Ihe picture also marks the return
OF Miss Rainier to something of her
Old stature as an actress. As the
wiie OF the eccentric composer she
Is given opportunity to emote in that
corner OF a love triangle IN which
she won her prestige and two acad-
emy awards. 1t looks for a while
IN the early part of the picture that
MISS Ralner may not make the
grade, but the heartbreak scenes
are marked by all the old torment
and tragedy.
Mr.. Gravel. who is reported to
nave mastered the intricacies of the
violin and of leading gigantic orches-
tras' Is convincing Strauss, a man
OF violently varied moods. impress
sive emotional depth and a great
1eellng for music in three four
time. The affairs in which he is
lnvolved-love. politics, music-are
very testing things, but the Gravel
touch Is adequate to give conviction
TO everything the script writer's Gre
ated.
The Great Waltz" lives up to its
name In more than its music. J,C.
Evening star., 1938-12-03

Priscilla Lane listens to the fran
tic proposal of Oren Haglund and
huns and haws in the best feminine
tradition. To make things worse,
she shows him the gold compact
given her by the v. M. 1. cadets,
and says, See what you get for
being a nice girl" Brian Don
levy, the luckless lad who replaced
j. Carroll Naish as the villain in
Union Pacific" has told AKIN
Tamiroff that If Tamiroff as much
as flicks his face when bull-whip-
ping cigarette from his mouth
he. Mr.. Donlevy, will knock Mr..
Tamirof1's head off. Brian smiled
when he said it, but Akin is taking
no chances. and practices night and
day for this difficult chore.
Glamor Girl Madeleine Carroll
had to squirt soda water over
Shirley Ross face in Cafe So
ciety." The first time Madeleine
missed. The second, third. fourth,
fifth. sixth and seventh times Made
leine contrived to soak Shirley S
figure as well as her face. There is
still little tension between the
two girls 1t was funny to see
the boy with the blackboard follow
ing John Barrymore around the
set, and to hear John shout at him,
60 away, we're only rehearsing.
1 don't have to remember my lines
for that!" Isa Miranda will
annoy the local Chamber of Com
Evening star., 1938-12-03
Where and When
Current TheaterA Attractions
and Time of Showinx

NationalE"Golden Boy" Clifford
Odets' play about the frustrated vio-
hnist turned fighter: 2::3O and $50
pm.
Capitol-"Drums," adventure in
technicolor, with Sabu and Raymond
Massey: 10:15 am, lis, AIS, tbs
and 1918 pm Stage shows: 1915,
3:15. 6:15 and 9:15 pm.
Earle-"Hard to Get,". romantic
comedy with Olivia de Havilland and
Dick Powell: II am, lao, 4:25, ITO
and $50 pm. Stage shows: 12:45,
$3.50, 6:ls and 9p.m.
Metropolitan-"Me With Wings, "
technicolor story Of aviation's his
tory: Ill am, los, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35
and GAS pm. r..
Columbia-''The Shining Hour, "
Joan Crawford in romantic difncul-
ties: 11:35 an, 1885, $40, 5:45, 7:45
and $50 pm.
Palaee-"The Great Waltz" screen
version of the stage musical, full of
Strauss muSic:. 11:2O a m, 1:50, AIS,
7 and .s:35 pm.
Belasce-"Orage," Charles Boyer's
newest Aim: 4:25, 6:15, sos and
9:55 pm.
Keith's-"A Man to Remember,
human and sincere story Of coun-
try doctor: 11:50 am, 1:50, $50,
$50, 7:50 and $50 pm. ferdinand,
the Bull: 11:45 am, las, 3:45,
5:45, 7:45 and s:45 pm.
Little-"Scarface," first Of the
gangster films, with Paul Mum: IL
am, 12:45, 2:35, 4:20, $40. 8 and
9:45 pm. .........
Tfans.Lux-Newsa and shorts; con.
tinuous from 10 Am.
Evening star., 1938-12-03
The World Changes
At the Trans.Lux

World affairs being what they are
and the international situation
being what it is, it is only natural
that the Trans-Lux bill of new news
should be in large way devoted to
the forces and philosophers at work
on the map. Principal of the Trans
Lux considerations of this changing
world is "Gentlemen in Top Hats
and Gentlemen in Crowns" a COL
lection of newsreel shots dating
back to 1898, when the first were
made. It's an exceedingly interest
ing affair, this folio of snapshots of
proud dynasties that have died, the
dictators who have replaced them,
the world leaders who have striyen
TO maintain peace. And it is a splen-
did background for such newsreel
shots OF today as those of President
Roosevelt comforting with a pair of
hastily recalled Ambassadors, of
Japanese marching into a battered
HankoW that was once the brave
capital OF China, of Myron Taylor
sailing for the refugee parley, of
Germans digging in with concrete
fortiflcations in the Rhineland, of
three Nazis being convicted of
espionage.
Less disturbing, even if some are
not so pleasan& are other portions
OF 'the Trans-Lux news pictorial.
Not so pleasant, for instance, are
those views of that airliner now
being beaten to bits by the sea that
claimed five of its passengers. Pleas
ant, to be sure, because it is making
the youngsters happy, but some
thing that will tear your heart out
because you know such meals are
all too rare, are the pictures of a
group of Cincinnati,s underprivi-
legged children being given
Thanksgiving feast
And there are other such impor-
tant events as Mr.. Roosevelt's shop
ping tour, the Army Navy and
Duke-Pitt pigskin tits, the race for
honors Of cattle, horses, sheep dogs
and young people at the Chicago
Livestock Show and sundry other
items.
The supplementary shorts pro-
gram is topped by a madcap affair,
a color cartoon titled "Midnight
Frolics," which brings to the screen
some very cheerful ghosts in some
very happy doings: H. M.