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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-15

Old faces, old thoughts. Seeing Harlan Briggs in the Fred Stone picture that played in Waterbury the other day brought back pleasant memories of stock fav OreS of other years when they cavoed the boards at the old Pol house and Jacques. Comparatively speaking Harlan of recent vintage. When you start recalling the three weeks that Peggy Wood put in as musical stock actress here you're recalling the heyday of stock in Waterbury, That before we went into the World War and there were fine plays being staged up at Jacques then. There was series of popular leading men, including Calvin Thomas, Frank Wilcox, Harold Salter, and Godfrey Matthews. Many others, of course but their the quickest
 Whenever we recall such names always think, too of 'Jim Clancy of blessed memory great "Jim" and a great friend of the newspaperrnen. Waterbury's theatrical history full and repete with hghghts any towns in the East. (. Whether it amateur or professional Waterbury had the of the crop
 Between the both of us. :. Mrs William Rosie, Jean Anderson Edith Day, Barbara Verchot and Ruth Baker passed tenderfoOt tests at investture mony at the Second Congregational Church recently and now registered members of Troop 3, Girl Scouts. Nicholas Grille of SOuthingtOn and Mark MOscarilO of SOuthingtOn hOnored by being chosen directors of the Connecticut State Florists Association at the annual meeting in New Haven recently Henry McGrath is under the doctors at his Alder street home for two weeks A. L. Gonyer has been selected for enrolment in the Navy After passing physical tests at New Haven Wednesday he transferred to the Newport R. l. naval training sta tion He'll remain there for three months before being assigned to sea duty.
 Good Ni9ht
Evening star., 1938-02-03

Hotel: entertainment nightly BY tlas
Three Ms.
Istus-Shows. featuring La Rue and
Carol: other acts and . chorus at I,
7:30 and 1880 pm: dancing 10 Bill
strickland's Cspitolians: minimum
charge.
Msdrillon II Spanish and American
cuisine; dancing 7:30 till 1:30 to john
ny shaw's music, With Helen FORESTS
songs featured; minimum charge after
dinner.
Maryland Club Gardens - Dancing
and floor shows nightly, featuring
Harold Collins - greeter and master
Of ceremonies, and other entertainers.
Mayhower Lounge - sidney's music
plays for dancing from s to 7 and
after 10, when there's q minimum
charge. Songs by Maxine Tappan.
Raleigh Hotel - Eddie Daniels' Or
chestra plays for dancing At lunch,
cocktail hour, dinner and supper; cover
charge Saturday nights only.
Russaan Troika - In the Russian
mood: shows feature skits with 4
chauve souris flavor; dancing to Sasha
Bartnovsky's music: minimum charge
after dinner. Open Sundays and at
Saturday luncheon.
Shoreham Hotel-Two shows nightly
in the Rlue rO0n At O o.3n and .2o
featuring adagio dances by Bartell and
Hurst, other acts; dance music by
Barnee; cover charge.
Swanee Ball Room-Dancing We'd
nesday, Saturday and Sunday nights;
music by Jack Carry's Orchestra.
Wardman Park HotelHPaul Kahn
and his boys hold forth in the Metro
nome room; playing from II to-.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

AO0A4.
Turkey dinner. Good Will Chapter
o. E. s., Almas Temple, 4:30 pm.
Meeting. 1885 class Georgetown Law
School, Mayhower Hotel, 6 pm.
Dinner. Thirteen Club, Willard
Hotel, $50 pm.
Banquet. Georgetown University
Law School Alumni, Maydower Hotel
7pm.
Meeting. Kappa Gamma Sorority,
Raleigh Hotel, 1880 pm.
Dinner, Phi Delta Gamma Sorority,
Shoreham Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Society Of Free Lance
Writers, Shoreham Hotel, 8 pm.
Card party, Chapter House Corps,
D. A. r., Willard Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Columbia Mathematics
Club, G. w. u. 8:l5 pm.
Card party, st. James Church, st.
James parish hall, $3.50 pm.
Dance, Colorado State Society, VIII
lard Hotel, 9 pm.
Dance, Private Chauffeur BENEFIT
Association, Raleigh Hotel, pm.
1OMOkt1tOW.
Meeting. Criminal Justice Associa-
ton, Willard Hotel, 8 am.
Meeting, National Rifle Association,
Aayflower Hotel, 10 am.
Luncheon. D. G. Bankers Associa-
eon, Willard Hotel, 12:45 pm.
Meeting, Mccoy Unit, American
Womens Legion, Mayflower Hotel,
3p.m.
Meeting, Flag Committee, D. A. r.,
Mayflower Hotel, 4:30 pm.
Dinner, National Rifle Association,
Mayhower Hotel. Z pm.
Card party. Board Of Harmony,
o. E. S., 1882 Massachusetts ave.
NV, 8 pm.
Meeting, Kit Carson Corps, W. r. G.,
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club,
pm.
Dance. Joint Retirement Association
Of the Navy Yard, Willard Hotel, 8
pm.
Dance, Welfare Committee, Social
Security Board, Shoreham Hotel, 8
pm.
Dance, North Carolina Democratic
Club. Raleigh Hotel, 9 pm.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
ND the town did recover

A ND the town did recover {.
n Even Sunday night found
~ some hardy individuals hale
a. a and hearty and out again {. &.
and now you'd never know that Satur-
day night was the biggest evening the
village has seen in many q moon {.
when Ray Bolger (and his handsome
Mrs., Eleanor Powell, Zorina, the
Fredric Marches. Joe E. Brown,
Maria Gambarelli, Janet Gaynor.
Louise Fazenda and raft Of others
were bounced all about town turned
up later at that sleek breakfast at the
Carlton :. where MIR. Brown sneered
at $25 worth of quail. demanded (and
goD $25 worth Of bacon and eggs
where Commissioner Melvin Hazen,
j. F. T. O'Connor, Carter Barron. Jock
Mclean, New York's Lucius Beebe,
Sam Goldwyn's Ben Washer. slews
and slews of other people played until
late, some until long past the thunder
that was dawn coming up and not the
Carlton falling down, as some ex-
pected Yes, Peter Carter, it WAS
quite house party.
sse And in spite Of it all, the Carlton
was still there the next day . and
the Shar-Zad room goes on and on,
rapidly becoming the popular spot it
was destined to be the moment it
opened its doors . There a night or
two ago was Elizabeth Kelly. the lass
who recently won the Hitchcock
Scholarship for Journalism, feted at
supper by group of her friends,
including Ruth Overton, the Senator's
daughter with the soft drawl in her
voice. Joan Luedemann, attractive
niece of Senator and Mrs. Borah, who's
spending the season with them; Jean
Beachley, Lyle ORourke, Frank
Dugan, Clay johnson, Andrew Olson
.. And another night Representative
George Tinkham leaned back in a
lsopard-skin chair and practically
beamed as he lent an ear to those
sweet ballads of Dale Sherman's :.
while in another corner Martha Talley
shushed every one at her table when
Dale broke into song i. and Carlton
Manager Frank Swadley had a grin
from here to there because he
knew Dale Sherman was going to be a
WOW the first time he heard her.
And despite that Saturday night
to-do, when 1t seemed as though every
one in town was trailing in the dust
OF his favorite star from hotel to ho-
tel, the Russian Troika was packed
right to the gunnls with much
cheering to greet the new attraction
in the Troika's show dagger
dancer y-clept. George Kirsoff, who
can flick knife from his teeth and
give fly manicure at 80 feet Seen
lately he has been by Representative
Mouten, Senator Bridges, the Haitian
Minister and the Civic Theater's F..
Cowles Strickland. among other peo-
pie.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
After Dark
Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places
BY the Spectator.
Trsds Mark o. q Patent o0aca
BY the Spectator.
Trsds Marx Rssistered. Q. 9. Patent ON

- . Correspondence Department.:
"Hyah: How's about for bringing
Heigh-Ho up here Chat would be New
York; some nice Saturday night?
Would sure love to see the old place
Audrey Sieber"
Sorry, Audrey, but the old place is
always so full Of people Saturday night
that 1t would take an earthquake
larger than the one in San Fran
cisco" to move it anywhere.
Pray tell us, who is the tall, por-
geous blond seen with the Shoreham
maestro quite frequently down at Club
Heigh-Ho? She has a subtle charm
and the loveliness of a goddess. How
about her name-for peace of mind,
shall We say?-Men About Town."
Any men about town who really get
about town should know it's Dorothy
Fleharty -. unless Barnee has found
another one who fits the same descrip-
ton :. Service That's us.
Louis Quintenilla, noted Spanish
artist, and Jay Allen, war correspond
ent for Chicago paper, and just back
from Spain, PARTED at the Madrillon
Saturday night And maybe more
went on Yes, and probably did
but we couldn't wait the night we
wanted to talk to Johnny Shaw :.
when he called from the bandstand,
Hey, wanna see you'' Then
promptly sat himself down across the
room Returning only long enough
to look at us closely and then tell us
where we could buy suit So it's
none of his business how we dress :.
oscar OF the Hi-Hat promises all sorts
OF surprises in couple of weeks :.
and advises friends of the Three Ms
to get around for another listen before
they leave. Betty Boschen, handsome
blond daughter of Gen. and Mrs. Fred
erick w. Boschen, likes the Wardman
Parks Metronome Room Saw her
there dancing late one night >. saw
her right away next day dusting down
Connecticut avenue in that blue sports
coupe The State Departments
John Maktos likes the Metronome
Room and the Paul Kain music, too
-. And so do Col. and Mrs. Dan Sui
tan, who also like Theon's piece de
resistance. sea food aspic The
shoreham Blue Rooms guest list still
reads like Who's Who in Washing
ton. and points north, south, east and
west Recent visitors including
Senator and Mrs. McAdoo with Mr..
and Mrs. Brice Clagett. Senator and
Mrs. Copeland Gust before she left for
New York to have a look at "Hooray
for What" and other things), Mrs.
Jacob Leander Loose, with the Siamese
Minister and Nine. Abhibal Rajamaitri
and ex-Representative and Mrs. Ralph
Brewster; Mr.. and Mrs. John Fahey,
and any night a good-sized quorum
from the House Of Representatives
Maxine Tappan, who's sung and swung
in front of lot of name bands, is the
new attraction at the Mayfower
lounge.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

~ <AAA0POAo k1OV64, xIO o8UCA4k,
~ but entertainment by Ward
4 \ Du Vail.
Bamboo Gardens Shows featuring
Jerry O'Moore, other acts and q cho-
rus. at !, 1880 and IL pm; dancing
to Russ Cullens music, songs by Mary
Martin; minimum charge.
Carlton Hotel-Nightly dancing in
the Shar-Zad room to Frank Gagen
and his orchestra; songs by Dale Sher-
man for special entertainment: mini.
mum charge.
Checkerboard Room-Lafayette Ho-
tells lounge; entertainment from S to Z
and from 10 to l..
Cocoanut Grove-Shows feature va
rious specialties and a chorus, at 9,
IL and 2; dancing to Duke Eglin's
orchestra; minimum charge.
Hamilton Hotel-Milton Davis and
the orchestra play for dancing in the
Rainbow room from 5 till Z and from
10 to !.
Hay-Adams House - Music in the
main dining room nightly from 6 to 8,
by Larry Hendrick at the electric
organ.
Heigh-Ho Club-Intimate late spot,
with dancing from 10 till 3: music
by Peter Macias' orchestra; minimum
charge. bit higher on Saturdays,
when dancing Is till $3.50.
Hi-Hat LounSe-At the Ambassador
Evening star., 1938-02-03
RECEPTION PLANNED
FOR DR.. ABRAM SIMON
Affair to Celebrate His 04th Year
- Rabbi Of Washington
ConRreeAtion.

Dr.. Abram Simon, who u complet-
Ing his thirty-fourth year a rabbi Of
the Washington Hebrew Congregation,
Evening star., 1938-02-03

WI b given . reception Friday night
following regular services at the
temple. The reception is being AZ
ranged BY the Temple sisterhood and
Brotherhood.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfsld viii
preach at the regular service Friday
night, and DR.. Simon will preach on
tho subject, "A Free Will Offering" at
1880 am, Saturday. DR.. Simon also
Y11l conduct . radio service over Sta
ton WJSV at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning, it was announced.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Women's Club Head to Talk.

Mrs. Erline White, president of the
National Federation of Business and
Professional Womens Clubs, will speak
at a meeting of the Alumnae Asso-
citation OF the Woman's College Of the
University of North Carolina at the
American Association Of University
Women. 1881 I street NV, tonight
at 8 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

Notes

NCHOR ROOM-Loungs at the
l Annapolis Hotel; no dancing.
\ but entertainment by Ward
4 Du Vail.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Art Exhibition Open.

Pastels, water colors and pencil
drawings by Miss Agnes Weinrich,
well-known American artist, Of
Provincetown. Mass, will be on ex-
hibition the remainder Of this month
Ut the Public Library, Eighth and
< streets NV,
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Army Day Celebrations.

Army commands and posts in all
parts OF the United States and its
insular possessions have been ordered
by the War Department to support
civilian efforts in behalf OF the cele.
bration Of Army Day April 6.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Movies of Hawaii.

Motion pictures Of Hawaii will be
shown by Samuel w. King, Hawaiian
delegate to Congress, tomorrow at 9
pm. at the Roosevelt Hotel.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-03
Set Opening OF
Kentucky Home
Hotel Saturday
Thoroughly Renov a tie d.;
Inaugural Observance
To Be Informal

The Kentucky Home hotel will
be opened tomorrow under the
management of w. H. Britt, Jr.
The hotel has been renovated
since it was purchased in April by
Mr.. Britt and his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Britt, Sr., owners OF
the Hendersonville Inn.
The Kentucky Home hotel was
erected by Mrs. A. M. Cover, who
operated it for several years before
selling, when it had a wonderful
reputation and wide popularity.
The hotel contains 35 rooms
and 32 baths.
Wade Britt, actively in charge
of the hotel, was until recently
connected with the st. George no
tel of Brooklyn, the largest in
Greater New York, having 1852
rooms. He was with the Pickwlck
Arms of Greenwich, Conn, rated
as "New England's most exclusive
hotel" He was at one time con-
nected with the Knott Hotel cor
poration, which operates a cham
of hotels. 49,,
The Kentucky Home has been
receiving guests for several days
but dining room service Will De
inaugurated tomorrow, and al
though the opening will be IN
formal, the public is invited to
cali during the day and inspect
the newly renovated hotel.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-03
Japs Returning Property, Begin
Easing American Restrictions

diplomatic verbosities, he de-
manded the japanese government
restore American property to its
rightful owners and abide by its
repeated, but unkept, pledges that
American nationals and their
holdings would not be interferred
with.
A few hours later the consul
general was visited by a japanese
military delegation which return
ed the Baptist mission in the pres
ence Of representatives of the
American consul and japanese
consular officials and the treasur-
er and two other representatives
of the mission.
The consul general said that
Japanese military authorities also
had agreed to permit return to
Marking of American missionaries
formerly resident there and that
10 passes had been issued. He
added that the Japanese foreign
office was sending an interdepart-
mental committee by plane to the
Japanese controlled area in CEN
trail China not only to investigate
occupacy of American property
but to seek satisfactory adjust
ment Of the situation.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-03

WASHINGTON, June 3. (UP)
Secretary of State Cordell Hulls
stern note to Japan demanding
restoration of American property
occupied by japanese troops IN
the Chinese war zone has result
ed in return of some of the prop
erty and easing of restrictions
against United States nationals;
the state department was advised
yesterday.
Joseph C. Grew, American am
bassador to Tokyo, delivered the
note to the Japanese foreign Of
flee Tuesday. Yesterday tn e
American consul genera ! at
Shanghai cabled that property OF
the American southern Baptist
mission on Paosing road IN the
Chapel district of Shanghai mad
been returned, that passes were
being issued for American mis-
sionaries to return to NanKlng'
and that Japanese commission
was flying to Shanghai to consid-
err restoration of other MISSION
property, including Shanghai uni
versity.
HulPs protest was couched IN
terms which required an immedl,,
ate response. Discarding the usual
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-03
BLOODY CLOTH
May. Be Clue
TOLAD'SfATE
Found In Water Filled Pit
In Florida; Divers
Search Place
FBI AGENTS RUSH TO
DEVELOPMENT SCENE

PRINCETON, Fla, June B.
(UP)-Searchers today discover
ed a bloodsmeared fragment OF
cloth in q water-Allsd rockpit at
Tavernier, in Florida keys, and
federal agents sent divers into the
pit in an effort to learn if it held
the fate Of kidnapped Jimmy Cash.
Omen, massed here for the
most intensive kidnap drive IN
several years, rushed south ia fast
cars upon learning Of the discoy-
ery. They took immediate charge
of the cloth fragment for analysis
while divers and boatmen began
investigating the deep pit.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-03

ACTIVE0N
PRIMARY EVE
Predictions As To MAORI
ties Indicate Many Close
Races Possible
POLLS WILL OPEN AT
7 A. M. SATURDAY.

Candidates in the Democratic
primary campaign were scurrying
, about today to round up pledges
of support in the voting tomor-
row.
Predictions of majorities were
heard on every hand from sup
porters Of United States Senator
Robert r. Reynolds down to the
candidates for constable, but the
activity of the candidates them
selves indicated that close races
were in prospect, especially for
the county ticket for the Novem-
Der election.
Polls in all the 20 precincts of
the county will open at Z a. m.
and close at z p. m. A large vote
is forecast. j..
Because of the candidacy OF
R. l.. Whitmire of Hendersonville
for the congressional nomination
over Representative Zebulon Wea-
yer, interest in this race equalled
that shown in the contests for
county OlliSS hoihih1Iloho'
mire spoke again at Brevard last
night while Weaver continued his
campaign largely through the
newspapers. Senator Reynolds,
making a triumphant return" to
his home in Asheville, stopped in
Hendersonville last evening and
was met by a motorcade from the
Buncombe county capital.
With four candidates out bid
ding for votes, interest in the
I county ticket was centefed large
! y in the race for the nomination
for sheriff, although two candi-
dates for the state senate, two
for tax collector and four for cor
oner made the campaign merry in
those sectors.
l.. L. Burgin, state representa-
tive; George Fletcher, clerk OF
the superior court: the county
commissioners, T. l.. Durham, j.
A. Rusher and D. G. Wilkie; the
surveyor, c. B. Turner, and }. w:
Morgan, member of the board OF
education, are unopposed in Sat
urday's primary.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-03
; VETERANS
Hold REUNION
u. D. c. Sponsored Event
Marks Davis Birth An
niversary

Today, the birthday anniver-
sary of jefferson Davis, president
of the Confederate States OF
America, was the occasion of the
annual reunion of Confederate
veterans of Henderson county.
The annual meeting and dinner at
the Methodist church was a trib-
ute by the Hendersonville chap
ter of Daughters of the Confed-
eracy. Dinner was served and
there was a program appropriate
to the occasion.
Only six Confederate veterans
remain in the county. Three OF
these were present today. They
are R. B. Sitton. p. p. Johnson
and r. H. Wall. Mr.. Wall is the
oldest veteran of the trio and he
will be 80 years of age on his
next birthday anniversary.
The program in honor of the
veterans was in charge of Mrs.
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-03
Earmarking OF Funds Re.
mains One Major OBJ
stacle To Action

WASHINGTON, June 3. (UP)
The senate today added a $780,
100000 housing authorization
amendment to President Roose-
velt's recovery bill, bringing its
total to $3,722,000,OOO. ..
The amendment was added with
the support Of Majority Leader
Albert W. Barley as administra-
ton forces drove toward flnal
vote on the huge measure before
adjournment tonight.
The housing amendment raises
the sum which the United States
Housing authority authorized to
provide for slum clearance and
low cost housing from $50O,OOO,-
900 to $s00,000,0OO.
New Deal senators marshaiieo
their forces to crush opposition
in two major issues and pass the
presidents recovery bill before
the senate takes another recess:
The drive to earmark all relief
funds promised the most trouble.
1t is being led by three anti,ad-
ministration Democrats, Senator'S
Josiah w. Bailey IN. Co., Royal
s. Copeland IN. ~ and Burton
K. Wheeler (Mont.). -,
The second major problem still
unsettled was the effort to decen-
tralize relief control under the
plan sponsored by Senator Arth-
ur H. Vandenburg (R., Mich.1;,
The senate met at II a. m. Ma
jority Leader Alben W: Barley
planned to continue it in session
until the bill is passed.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-03
en- Candidates
|utFor Two Jobs
ID Pennsylvania

L[SaLVARD, June 8. Especially &.
NySTanla county goes into a
I AT . up" Democratic primary
saturday morning, with six
/ running for clerk of court,
!, .oar for the office of tax col
V ".i three county offices are to
Ivy o.eu on at the primary, and
..s Of the usual strict county
! % race between Congress
4 SeGulon Weaver, incumbent,
'o; \. Lee Whitmire of Hender-
, - Is holding center of the
SStl 'y Offices to be voted on
s,e e For representative, Pat
D,,.,' incumbent, and w. M.
u, Tor clerk of court, Spald-
,,o rSs'nIIosh, Fred Miller, A. M.
h. u' I'd. Fl. Singletary, r. F.
49, y, ana L: P. Wilson; for tax
ls,Or' U. l.. Erwin, G.. Elmer
H. p' & T. P. Fitzpatrick, and
"a Morgan.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-03
COUNTY SINGING AT
REFUGE ON SUNDAY

Glover ,Anders, president OF the
Henderson County Singing asso-
citation today announced the June
singing will be held at the Refuge
Baptist church, Dana, beginning
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Anders said that the organ
ization is expecting a number OF
visiting singers, choirs and quar-
tets. He added that all singers
will be welcomed and given a
place on the program.