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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26
In The Local Theaters
STATE

A notable event in motion pictures
took place yesterday at the Warner
Bros. State thea1es: where Inter
mezzo" love story, was unreeled
for a capacity audience at all per-
formanceS.
Without mincing words, "Inter-
mezzo" must be put down as one OF
the approximations of the new
season. It stars such topnotchers
as Leslie Howard and Edna Best
and also introduces a new star, In
grid Bergman.
Miss Bergman IS a young and
beautiful actress who can definitely
act. It introduces her as the
"other woman" in a vehicle which
demands real ability and real talent
and the new star proved that she
has both. Audiences may rest as
sured that vivid new personality
has been discovered for the screen
In addition to the starring trio
the new picture has supporting
cast which numbers John Halliday
Cecil Kellaway, Enid Bennett and
Eleanor Wesselhoeft, all Of whose
performances leave nothing to be
desired. Ann Todd, aged six, and
Douglas Scott, aged thirteen, are the
juvenile actors who portray the
children of Leslie Howard and Edna
Best in the picture and they round
out an exceptionally fine cast.
"Intermezzo" is q dramatic love
story and recounts the adventures
of a world-famous violinist who de-
serts his family when he falls madly
in love with a young and beautiful
pianist. Their travels in continental
Europe provide the film with fine
pictorial action and exciting back
ground scenes.
AL In all here Is another out
standing production which belongs
on every must" list; make a date
to see it at the State before the
closing performance on Saturday
evening.
The second big hit, Hidden
Power" brings Jack Holt In role
totally different from anything he
has ever attempted before. Ger
trude Michael and Dickie Moore are
featured with the popular star.
As timely as today's Eews from
Europe is the sensational produce
ton which comes to the State on
Sunday for . three day engage
ment. The production is entitled
"U-Boat 20" and tells the crimson
story Of submarine warfare. Don't
fail to see 1t at the State starting
Sunday, its realism win make you
gaspl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26
STRAND

Capacity attendance marked the
opening performances of ''The Rains
Came" at Warner Bros. Strand the
alter yesterday. A great cast with
Myrna 10y, Tyrone Power and
George Brent In the leads bring the
fascinating characters Of the great
Louis Bromf1eld novel to vivid life
on the screen.
A truly great motion picture has
been made of Bromfield's thrilling
story Of a handful of humans, cut
off from the world in the colorful
city of Ranchipur, India; their
emotions at the breaking point,
their lives at the climax and all re-
straint swept away as the untamed
forces of nature ravage the earth.
Ali the characters come magically
to life and the earthquake, fire and
flood scenes are reproduced with a
breath taking realism uneuualled in
the memory of critics.
Besides the three stars the per-
feet supporting cast includes Brenda
Joyce, new screen discovery; Nigel
Bruce, Marie Ouspenshays and
Jane Darwell.
Rounding out the program Is an
other In the exciting Torchy Blame
series, 'Torchy Plays With Dynamite
with Jane Wyman as the new
Torchy and Allen jenkins as the
new Lieut.. Steve Mcbride.
Don's forget to make a date to see
| this grand show at the Strand fha.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26

must come first upon outworks Of
trenches, barbed-wire, concreate ma
cvhinegun pill-boxes and tanktraps
Of steel rails sunk Ia concrete.
But the Maginot Lines main
strength lies in great galleries sew
eral levels deep underground, air
conditioned, capable of sheltering q
special army that has been train
ed to fight from easements sunk
deep into eadrth or by emerging
from prepared passageways to
counterattack the attacker.
Could even the Condor Legion's
claws rend way througs? Gould
low-hying aircraft bomb those case
ments, heavy tanks shell them?
Gould f1ame-throwers scar those
easements until the defenders,
though still living, would be driven
half-insane by repeated shock, and
made to surrender as did the garri-
sons 70 some Polish blockhsuses?
Some good American opinion thinks
that Is not impossible.
This, at least, Is the creates Inn
mediate question Of the war on land
II the answer is yes, then just pos
sibly Germany. by stalking all upon
the attempt, may win before winter
But that Is hardly likely, II only be-
cause winter comes very early In the
Saar and neighboring Lorraine, and
is very nasty, as many an A. Z. y
veteran knows.
If there Is not time to break
through the Maginot Line, would
there be time to drive the French
from the Saar? That may seem tc
Hitler well worth trying. for then
with German soil freed Of the in.
vader"-he can make another peacl
offer that at least viii help him al
home.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26

Los Angeles, Oct. 16s-A beginning
program for saving the present huge
aggregation Of real estate values
represented IN the business districts
In cities over the United States, and
for solving present pressing prob
lens SO as to enable these districts
to reach their maximum usefulness
and efficiency, was sketched at the
annual convention Of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards
here today by Walter 8. Schmidt,
Cincinnati. past president Of the as
ISOLATION.
Reporting to the convention first
conclusions Of q special committee
appointed BY President =. L. Osten-
dorf, Cleveland, to survey major
present problems of commercial dis
tricts and suggest action which
should be taken to adjust city struc-
lures to changing habits Of modern
living, Mr.. Schmidt, president of one
Of the largest real estate organiza-
tions In the country, chairman Of
a citizens committee engaged IN q
study Of the replanning Of Cincin-
natl, and chairman Of the board Of
trustees Of the National Real Estate
Foundation (projected coordinating
center for real estate research), OUT
lined the conditions now facing us
as the result Of the decentralization
movement Of recent years In most
American cities.
I'VE are passing through a period
/ Of violent change" he said, "and
unless we would see the most wan
ton waste Of wealth this country
has ever known through destruction
Of land and building values of BUSH
ness property 1t behooves us to UNI
derstand what Is happening to our
commercial districts, especially In
the older cities, then to apply cor
receive and protective measure to
what now exists and finally to adopt
constructive policies for the future"
Haphazard Growth
$50 far as the central business
centers are concerned no consistent
policy has been adopted to bring
people to them with convenience
and CELEBRITY" Mr.. Schmidt said.
THE supplying Of new arteries to
the districts and bypasses around
them for through traffic, the estab-
lishment Of garage and parking
facilities about the perimeter and
other such logical measures have
been left to chance. As q result,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26
POLLS

That amazing young man OF the
screen, Mickey Rooney, comes to
town tomorrow at the Loew Poll
theater and likewise goes to town In
! the most amazing performance Of
/ his career. Co-starred with Judy
Garland, and aided and abetted by
what is possibly the largest group Of
juvenile talent ever presented on the
screen at one time, Rooney and Judy
deliver an evening Of entertainment
that is more than worth anybody's
time and money. The sensational
picture is Babe In Arms, which as
a successful Broadway musical by
Rodgers and Hart, was a fine piece
OF entertainment. AS a screen YER
sion, enlarged, enriched and embel-
lished by additional song numbers
and UNCHANGED by the stagings Of
Busby Berkeley, the picture is
great entertainment.
babe In Arms" is built for smash
entertainment from start to finish.
It is unique among musicals In that
it has really fine story background
into which fall naturally. the plenti-
full musical numbers interpreting
the action. The story deals with the
passing Of vaudeville and the plight
Of old headliners who are left out
in the cold when motion pictures
force the two-a-day out Of business.
But when town busybody forms q
movement to send their children to
a state form, things begin to hap
pen, with Mickey Rooney, who is the
leader Of the kids, rallying them all
together for finish fight.
In a star studded cast are Charles
Winninger, Guy Kibbe, Douglas Nc
hail, Betty Jaynes, June Preisser,
Grace Hayes, and making her mo-
ton picture debut, beautiful IL
year old, LEM Lynn, the Waterbury
Cinderella who has finally made
good, and In this film she electrifies
the world with her sensational sing
ing voice in the role of Dodie Martini
On the same program is another
smash hit, ~Three Sons" with Kent
Taylor and Edward Ellis
Attractions ending their engage
ment at Loew,s Poll tonight include
The Day The Bookies Wept" and
"Torpedoed".
Don't forget boys and girlsl At
tend the first meeting Of the Room
eye Garland fan club at this theater
Saturday afternoon at 1:30.
Another big event at Loew,s Poll
will be the costume contest for kids
from s to so to be held on the stage.
49, -. 80 -.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26

Funds Needed For Real City Planning Declares
President Schmidt at N. n. E. B. Conventio

Piles Of well planned nelehbo
store groupings.
Initial Steps Suggested
ssince commercial activitie
the heart Of the. city's life, the
venience, the attractiveness Of
particularly the satisfactory
titles offered by its retail bu
property districts are Of parar1
Importance to the city"
Schmidt said.
Initial suggestions made by
committee, which Is opening q /
term study Of the economics Of F
iness-area planning In all type
commercial districts, he summa1|
as follows:
I. Every city should make
complete. real. estate. invents
and KEEP 1t continually current.
/. Traffic conditions should
studied by experts as part Of
planning work and satisfacts
provisions made for arteries, pl
lie transportation, parking far
tiles and by-passes around &C
gested areas.
8. Adequate appropriations
planning commissions should
made and comprehensive pls
made.
4. Determine the relationsl
between pedestrian traffic a
buying; the conclusions arrived
by determining the coreiationsl
win have almost the fore Of e,
nonlic laws.
8. Combat legislation improp
ly detrimental to commercial d
tricts or to the business In the
such legislation contributes
raising the cost Of distributi
already q great weakness In {
economic system, as well as da
aging commercial Districts.
6. Advocate measures for i
proving attractiveness, whether
way Of removal Of unsightly sig
etc. or by remodeling, limitati
Of building heights. etc.
Z. Induce cooperative act
between merchants and owners
the improving Of shopping cente
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26
Tall Tower
Topics
INVITATION TO CALL
BY THE MAN m THE TOWER

seon,e don't always mean what they say,
You discover this fact more and more eacn oay'
1s she who saws: come and see me some time.
90 YOU feel not the least trepidation
when issuing this left-handed invitation,
And the most surprised person, us true,
So say what you mean and mean what you say
OR YOU may be surprised some very fine oay :,
To find waiting in your very charming 1ront nan
A'Ae e EN-. Ell.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26

DIR. Joseph 3yrnes is directing all his attention
these DAYS to the newcomer in his Leffngwe Avenue
household His lovely wife presented him with baby
hounds. kathryn Neary of the Naugatuck Nearys
doesn't like the climate the north offers has gone to
St. Petersburg, Florida, for the winter months
Chairman Ed Bowling and his able assistant Frank
Dooley are doing fine job publicizing the Alpha
HY victory dance scheduled for the Central Thanks
giving night. Cliff Slater will carve the turkey for
the dancers with his popular swingaroo ork
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26
FROM LINGERIE TO sANDRAGs

London (UP) Since the war
started London firm has gone from
the manufacture of silk underwear
to the making Of sandhags. s.Tlae
demand for lingerie fell off, said q
member Of the firm, 'sand we did not
want to discharge our 100 girl ma
chinists."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26
Anssgers To
Test Questions


Below are the answers
to test questions printed
ON page 6.
/. Mississippi.
2. Australia.
3. John Cobb.
4. An instrument for de-
termining the quantity Of
electric current which is pas
sing through an electric cir
cult.
5. Beeswax.
6. Military policeman.
Z. Paris.
8. In-say'-she-ate.
8. Jess willard.
10. Yellow. blue and red.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26

A nine and a half pound daughter was born to MIR.
and Mrs Harry Kinch of New York City recently at the
Knickerbocker Hospital The little lady was baptized
at the Lady of Lourdes Church in New YORK Cy June
Alice after her mother. Dan Parker OF tine Dany
Mirror whose breezy column appears nightly on the
Democrats sport pages the godfather and Florence
Rnkus of Union City is the godmother. Poppa Amen
is a former resident of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26

Mr. ond Mrs william Telash of Fairlawn have
DESIGNATED Saturday, November II, for their annual
visit to the Bowl in New Haven Yale meets Brown on
the grdiron and Bill and Mrs Bill will be rootng 1or tne
Nils F. slim the Bruins Patrick Shea has been named
of The Perry Executive, newsy publ
cation of activities of the Perry School of Business the
EMO Dr. Franklin Reade is quite proud of the new
oungng quarters the Central locker rooms Tor Dus
ness men members. It really is nice setup and real
nice group of fellows make use OF it.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26
Todays Answe Ss -
0ANlUM CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

/. Eschew and avoid are alike.
2. Ascend is to surmount.
8. Incipience means beginning;
peroration Is conclusion.
4. Emanate and transude both
mean to emerge.
5. Retention and surrender are
opposites.
6. Oblivious and insensible mean
the same.
z. A lackey is a servant; a hege
is a master.
8. Exrophagy means fasting; gull
osity means gluttony.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26
RATTLER IN PLAYBox

Middletown, Cal, (UP)-Two little
sons Of Mrs. Nancy Gardner re-
ported to her that there was can
electric wire buzzing IN their play
box. Mrs. Gardner Investigated. T
She found it was q ratlesnake. A
neighbor stopped the buzzinR.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26

By THOMAS M JOHNSON
NEA Service STAFF Correspondent
washington haow-boxng Europe
desperately victory mtariy paralyzg
months
winter with descending falling
strength against
fercely to match GermanyS preparations.
The other General Blockade" peoples
vitals
With those two generals working
the Allies attack late in the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26
GRASS FIRE

Firemen Of Engine 2 last night ex-
tinguished grass fire on the Gaff-
Iney estate In the rear of AT East
Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26

Town tattng. :. Rocco Diorio, pleasing restaurant
host looking comfortable as cub bear in his camel
hair coat Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O'Rourke spinning
along the Mddebury highway bound for their new man
sion to be completed. Jay coffey former radio
shoppe listening to new recording of Benny Goodman
The two youngsters standing in front Of local
eatery longing for of those delicious hamburgers.
We felt sorry for the flat foot brigadiers when
old man Jack Frost took nip of their ears. It was
cold wasn't it, boys? Two a. m in the morning and
the last of the drugstore cowboys homeward bound as
one the popnewsand dealers boards up the business
and bids him hurried goodnight And the silhouette
in the apartment house of the young man pacing the
to return to slumber land. Ho-hummmmm and so to
bed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26
IF NOSE
DRIES GU
AT Nigh

DON'T LET dried-out, irritated|
clogged feeling in your nose keep |
tossing and turning tonight trying
get to sleep.
AFEM DROPS Of Vicks Va-tro-nol
each nostril will help clear transi
congestion and bring marvellous rel
TMv Vicls Va-trc-nol tonight and
how much quicker you get 10 sl(
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26
CAN AVIATION
CAPTURE GROUND?

The French Army is perhaps best
/ in the world-well- trained, splendid
ly led. The poilus' morale is high
from success, and they have had
time to consolidate the captured
ground, and to survey fields Of fire
TO rtheir famous artillery.
| However, the Germans artillery is
newer than the French 75's; the
German equipment is largely model
'39. To the West the Germans are
bringing not only nearly million
more men, but also the mechanical
IPanzerdivisionen whose armored cars
and tanks so FASTENED Poland's
whirlwind finish. Heavier German
tanks with six-inch guns also prob
ably will make their debut on the
Western Front.
To be sure. these mechanical
forces will run a gauntlet more fiery
than in Poland. The British alone
with 1885, men in France and some
10000 actually in line, have % anti
tank guns to a battalion.
But Germa.. cannon-fodder now
probably totals 100 divisions-as
many as covered larger front in
1914. And above them the wings of
the air force cast black shadows of
deeds already done.
In Spain the Nazi flyers Of the
Condor Legion captured Bilbao not
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26

less loss of Is years ago. Theirs
should be strategy of attrition,
which Hitler might find so threat
ening that, to defeat it, he might
attempt a world-staggering mill
tary action an offensive that
could result in either the Allies
or Germany being quickly crushed.
SAAR LOSSES CANCEL
NAZI GAINS IN POLAND
The Sara 125-mile stretch Of
border from Belgium and Luxem-
bourg and the Moselle, eastward to
the Rhine-might be the spearpoint
of this offensive.
Wooded but rolling, this Is good
fighting country" where Germans
and French can readily come to
grips and hope to get something in
return for sacrifices.
Today the poilus' cautious, nib
bling advance of recent weeks has
brought this 700-square mile re-
gion within range Of their guns.
No longer do the Saar's big urf-
naces make a cloud by day, a pill
lar Of fire by night. No longer does
the Saar produce a quantity of coal
and iron nearly equal to ali the coal
and iron that lies in the mines Ger
many got-partly wrecked-from her
Polish conquest Thus the Nazi vic
tory in Poland has been mainly can
celled out by the ridiculed French
'.shawow-boxing" in the aar-and
will so remain until the Germans
get tie Polish mines going again
full blast or drive the French back
the three to fifteen miles they have
advanced In the aar.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26

Rev. James Phillips of the First Congregational
Church stole the show with inspiring address at the
Youths Temperance Councils state reunion at the
Br0advew Community Church in Hartford last night.
MIR. Phillips very popular with the younger element.
-. Harry X. Cashin and Harry DeVorken will be
judges at the Music Clubs masquerade and dance next
Monday evening at Temple Hail. Music will be offered
by Frank DeFnOs orchestra with Edith Sacco giving
the vocal interpretations Art Dulac of composing
room staff is year older today Eddie Lyons is
ing out three times a week at the Central Y.
The sentiment of more than few people toward
hose Observation-Disclosures radio programs for children
that fill the air late every afternoon is expressed in
clever verses by Sam Taylor Moore in Variety the enter
tainment weekly:
THE CHILDRENS RADIO HOUR
BY Sam Taylor Moore
Between the daylight
When the night is beginning to lower
Comes the blight Of all radio noises
That is known as the chldren's Hour.
Done the days script plays and blather
Buckets OF blood and stark horror
Or even worse yet Cousin Don.
to not hear seeking solace
In gas-house highbals of gin,
Yet persistent, dogmatic, domineering
TAN tales OF new cereals come in.
Orphan Susie eats naught but hay-o
Get Daddy Mumsy to buy Them yum yum
Ten tops brings big drum and horn.
Where now no escaping
resume of all gone before,
The cut Threats who
Have been foied by a strange hidden door,
Bang Bang from the Rangers six-gun
Now machne-guns rat-tat deadly spray.
Hoof-beats screams, of anguish
AS CHASTITY tortures sway.
Yeowl Junior just socked dear sister
Apng some villains
crash from the high-char Baby
Letting go with mashed peas bowl
The glass in my is atrembe
As family melee tops the
No sleep tonie In this
just look at the spot Tracys mi
Oh I'd like to and happy
But chance that takes command
Just what will become Annie,
AS flames menace her brave little
Lots OF sugar and cream you taste IT,
Nuted hay pulled grated
Excuse I'll take ground-up Sponsors
Boiled In oil. fried grllled
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26
CAN LIGHTNING WAR
Scar MAGINOT LINE?

Also. both cities are behind the
famous Maginot Line, that fortified
zone Unique in military engineering,
which follows the contours Of the
land so that the Germans, after
driving the French from the Saar,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-28

by announcing, ~Iu not need so large
an allowance after this. dad. I'm learn
ing TO manage better.
Good" he exclaimed enthusiastic
ally. but how?"
dTIl explain later, father I'm In
a rush now. Going out with Betty this
morning and to q show with Henry
tonight But it's all right. III 40 moth
ing rash without your consent. 1 love
nv dad too much to do anything to
worry him"
BUSY DAYS followed with Carolyn
ont A good deal. Months passed before
she explained to her father. Then one
day she had a heart to heart Calk
with him.
I'm a success, dad" she assured
him, land III explain.
First. Betty Ware took me TO q
sewing school where she's gone for
long time. There I was taught TO cut
and sew and make dresses. Good
looking ones, too. You tell me they
look all right, not bit homemade.
And they cost much less. Some things
of course she advises us to buy ready
made. The lady in charge says I've
been a good pupil And now listen 70
this! You know fancy work Is about
the only kind of work I've ever been
good at I took some of 1t to the shop
and I've been engaged to do the. hand
work on children's dresses. SO besides
spending less I'm earning and having
a good time doing it"
MY dear girl, what a relief 1t IS
to know this. You've really become an
asset instead of a burden. Yes, Caro-
lyn. I'm proud of you But tell me
about the young men with bank ac-
counts who used to come around.
What's become of them?"
st see them sometimes. but I'm not
going to marry a bank account I'm
going to marry a real man. It's all
Settled, dad, and his name is Henry
Crane. I promise you III never ruin
him with my bills as you once feared.
All I want now is your consent. I'm
old-faShioned enough for that. Henry
wants it, too. How about it, father2"
Send Henry to me, Carolyn. I've al
ways liked him and now / can assure
him that a good daughter makes q
good wife. I'm relieved that this cash
and carry" problem has been solved so
satisfactorily"