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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17
Grace Church Women
 Serve Tea Tomorrow
Ladies' Aid Plan Entertainment on Afternoon PrO-
 granl-Fielen Burns Spaghetti Supper Guest
w AT ERVILEE
Mrs. R. W. HeniOn-l7S6 Thomaston Ave.-TeL 3-54e2

DiBlasi, Ruth Weymer, Penelope Bradley, Lena Williams, Shirley Leisring, Beverly Davis, Barbara Burns, Norma Hendrickson and Jean Lefevre, members of Girl Scout Troop, No. 27, attended the regular meeting held Friday afternoon, in the gymnasium of Sprague school. Mrs. Sidney Henchel, was in charge assisted by Miss Marie Laun. Games were played and plans discussed for the forming of classes in weaving and knitting.
 Plan Regular Meetings
 The annual meeting of the Water vile Community Council was held last evening at the gymnasium of Sprague school.
 The council, formed the latter part of 1894, has functioned irregularly during intervening years. However, last evening, bylaws were voted upon and accepted, and it was agreed, that in the future, regular meetings will be held the third Mon- day of January, April, July and October, of each year.
 Delegates were present from vari- ous organizations, including, the Parent-Teacher association, the Fairmount Community club, Court Welch, Foresters of America, Pride of Welch Circle, Companions of the Forest, Casper s. Davis, American Legion Post and Auxiliary, the Holy Name society of St. Michaels church, the Ladies' Aid society of St. Michael's church, the Water vile Boys club and the Waterville Athletic club.
 The meeting was conducted by c. Arthur DuBois, minutes of the previous meeting were read by James Morrow, and a financial re- port given by William Dunlavey.
 It was brought to the attention of the chairman, that the showers in the gymnasium are not in work ing order, and a committee was named to investigate the matter.
 Election of officers was held with the following elections being made: Chairman, Patrick F. Shea; first vlce-cha1rman, Robert Cosgrih; sec- ond e-chairman, Mrs. Elmer Will son; third vice-chairman, Walter Clark; secretary, Raymond Palmer; treasurer, Mrs. James Duncan. Va- rious committees will be appointed by the chairman in the near future.
 It was agreed that the group con- tinue to be known as "The Water vile Community Council"; that the area which it will cover, will be that served by the Sprague gram mar school; and the object of the council to be, to function for the purpose of promoting the welfare of the community and residents, it shall be non-partisan and non-sec- tartan and the only individual members to be, pastors of the Wa terville churches, principal of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17

Waterville, Jan. 17.-The Ladies' Aid society of Grace Methodist church will hold silver tea and entertainment tomorrow afternoon in the parlors of the church, be- tween 2:30 and 4:30 p. m. The tea will be in charge of the supper com- mittee and the entertainment will be directed by Mrs. Alison J. Smith and Mrs. Walter O'Gresic. All ladies of the community are invited to att tend.
 A surprise birthday party in honor of Miss Helen Burns of ThomaSton avenue, was held Saturday evening, at the home of Mrs. James Ahrens of Highland avenue, Waterbury. Mrs. Ahrens entertained with piano and vocal selections, after which the guest of honor was presented with many very lovely gifts. A delicious spaghetti supper was served later in the evening and among those pres ent were: MT. and Mrs. Francis Fenn, MT. and Mrs. Percy MacMul- len, MT. and Mrs. Van Snyder, Miss Helen Burns, Gladys O'Connor, Mrs. Violet Gagain, Larry McArdle, John Whalen and MT. and Mrs. James AhrenS.
 Plan Food Sale
 A business meeting of the Casper s. Davis, American Legion Auxiliary, was held Friday night at Fraternity hall with Mrs. Frank Carney, pre- siding. The reports of the different committees were read on the Child Welfare, the Community Service and the Rehabilitation Work, done at Christmas time.
 There was some discussion as to the wish of the members in regard to having a social meeting every two weeks, when there would be read ing and study hour.
 It was voted to hold food sale, Friday, January 27, at Kramer Brothers Market, on Thomaston avenue.
 A card party has been planned for Thursday evening, 8 o'clock, January 19, a55 the home of Mrs. An thony DiBlasi, of 1913 Cooke street, for the benefit of the auxiliary. Prizes will be awarded for each table in play, and refreshments served.
 Brothers Ill
 Ernest Caron, IA year old son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Caron of Thomaston avenue, who underwent an operation for appendicitis last Wednesday, at the Waterbury hos pital is reported to be coming along very well. Roland Caron, seven years old, who has been confined to his home with the measles, has re- covered, however his younger broth CT, Robert now is sick with the same disease.
 Olive Johnson, Ruth Tyler, Shir-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17
VISITING NURSES
 ASSIST CHILDREN
Respond to 54 Calls Dur- ing Current Epidemic
 of Measles

Commenting upon the number of cases of measles in Waterbury, Dr. J. Harold Root, chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee of the Visiting Nurse Association, pointed out that 54 of the 148 cases re- ported to the Board of Health dur ing December were cared for by nurses of the Visiting Nurse ASsoci- ation
 Dr. Root stated that most of these cases were children under eight years of age, and many times par ents failed to call for nurse until too late to take the usual precau- tions and to teach protection of the other children in the family. This resulted, Dr. Root said, in several pneumonia cases which might have been avoided by early nursing care
 The Visiting Nurse Association at 37 Central avenue handles hundreds of calls weekly, and its services are available to all the people of this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17
NO SETTLEMENT
 EXPECTED HERE
l24 Retail Gasoline Sta= tiOns Now in Price-
 Cutting Battle

Practically every one of the 124 retail gasoline stations in Water bury participated today in the price war which started last week, drop ping the price of gas from three to four and one-half cents a gallon. Officials of the Waterbury Gasoline Retailers association, which in- cludes about 60 members, saw lit tie hope of an immediate cessation of the price war.
 Association members were urged yesterday and today by commission agents of national refining compa- nies to cooperate and re-establish higher and normal prices.
 Meanwhile the motoring public is taking advantage of a situation which provides them good gas at a lower price than has been available in many years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17

There will be . meeting of the Bishop Brady testimonial dinner committee immediately preceding the regular January meeting of Sheridan Council, "A, Knights of Columbus, tonight at the Colum- bus Club, 79 North Main street
 The regular session will be featured by talk on the work of the Waterbury Mental Hygiene society by Dr. Joseph L. HetzeL All members of the council are invited to be present to hear this discussion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17

part but would play it if she were opposite Gable and if no better Scarlett could be found.
 In October, following series of tests, Paulette Goddard made a premature admission that she was to be Scarlett. This brought an indignant denial from Sel1ick, and it was one of two things which swayed him against her-right up to the final selection. The other was her refusal, counter to his private demand, to state publicly whether or not she was Mrs. Charles Chap lin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17
By PAUL HARRISON YEA Service Staff Correspondent

Hollywood-From Atlanta, Geor- gia. to Darjeeling, India, is long way-about $500 miles, in fact.
 But not too far to go to find Scarlett O'Hara, as Producer David Selznick would agree. That's where Vivien Leigh was born, and all the lovely southern girls who have been cultivating their you-all brogue for two years can just relax.
 For Vivien, daughter of a British stockbroker in the Indian city, wife of London lawyer, Leigh Holman, and mother of a 5-year-old daugh- ter, has become Scarlett O'Hara for the screen version of Gone With the Wind"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17

John Waterson, official trapper of vipers to the London zoo, catches vipers at the rate of 200 a year in the New Forest of England
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17

On an afternoon in August, 1897, perspiring David Selznick emerged from the office of his father-in-law, Louis B. Mayer, and told a friend "The Old Man won't let me have Gable" Mayer, local head of M-G- M, wanted to release the picture if he loaned Gable. Selznick finally agreed.
 SCARLETT SCRAMBLE
 About this time Norma Shearer was asked if she would play Scar lett. She said she didn't want the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17

Sprague school, and representative of the Visiting Nurse association, who works in the community.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17

roll high dice for the right to bid for the novel, and David Selznick won.
 MONEY FOR
 MARGARET
 If the story is true, Selznick did very handsomely by Author Mar garet Mitchell, who got $50,000. An thony Adverse" only recent novel comparable in popularity, sold in the open market for $35.000.
 See the story is not true, can see no reason for some discrep- ancies between statements made by Russell Birdwell, Selznick's ace press agent, and information ob- tained from Annie Laurie Williams, Miss Mitchell's literary agent, who handled the sale. Birdwell says the story was bought from galley proofs before the public ever read it." Miss Williams says it was bought July 30, 1886, exactly one month after publication of the novel. THE CASTING
 GAME
 But to get on: In September 1886, George Cukor was signed to direct GWTW. Soon Sidney Howard was hired to write the adaptation. By this time the public had begun it's game of casting the roles of Scarlett and Rhett Butler, but in the early spring of 1887, Selznick let it be known that the leads would go to unknown people and Cukor, then in Georgia, interviewed debs and co-eds.
 In March, however, Clark Gable told me that Selznick had men, toned the Rhett Butler role to him, but that no definite offer had been made and that he (Gable) did not want to play it.
 The first person cast was Walter Connolly, in July, 1887, as Gerald O'Hara. Only the other day, though, his option lapsed and he stepped out of the assignment. During var ious rewrites of the script, his part had been whittled down to an unim- portant one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17
ENCOURAGING HUSBAND

man, & successful London barr1Ster, and he too encouraged her career. He was perhaps the most enthusias- tic member of the audience on the night of her great success in 'The Mask of Virtue"
 Miss Leigh played "Ophelia" to Laurence Divers Hamlet" and signed up with British movies. She has made only two pictures for Alexander Korda, the British direc- tor, but under her American con- tract she will still be able to make one picture 8 year for Korda.
 And that is how Darjeeling, h. dia, produced Scarlett O'Hara in the flesh and though East may be East, and West may be West, the twain certainly got together at last in spite of Kipling.
 There will be blizzard Of pub licity, a tornado of stories about players, sets, costumes and all the subjects relevant to the actual film- ing of an epic. But before the big blow begins, I am going to review some of its history from the time it was just pound zephyr causing its first furry of interest. That was away back in July, 1886.
 I have heard from someone who should know that after 8 regular meeting of Hollywood producers there was some discussion of the new book agreement that 1t would he filmed, and alarm that competi- live bidding might boost the price beyond the story's real value. So they agreed (said my mformant) to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17

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 ! the biggest of the leading low priced cars. lit offers more quality more actual automobile galue!
 It's the only low-priced car with the marvellous riding smoothness of Amola Steel coil springs and Floating Powerengine mountings; plus a big S2-h.p. "L-head' engine that combines power with economy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17
HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD Maybe English Scarlett 0'Hara Got Southern Accent In India
Vivien Leigh Is Beautiful; That's Where She Differs from Heroine of the Novel

roll high dice for the right to bid for the novel, and David Selznick won.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17
17 INCHES AROUND

Miss Leigh can't possibly carbon copy Miss Mitchell's Scarlett in one respect-Scarlett, the book insisted, was not beautiful. But in other re- spects, the violet eyes that will do so nicely for Scarlett's green ones, the trim figure that will readily give the illusion of Scarlett's 17-inch waist, and the immediate British ancestry that may have some Irish and French in it a little farther back-Miss Leigh qualities eminent 1y.
 Though still comparatively un- known to American audiences, Miss Leigh burst on London four years ago.
 Before she walked onto the stage of the Ambassador Theater in Lon don that summer of 1885, she had been almost as unknown in England. But as the immoral little Parisienne of the 1760s who "stole the show" in "The Mask of Virtue" Miss Leigh at 19 became a great star overnight.
 London critics who wrote raves about her talent and beauty tried to make the usual Cinderella story stand up. The smiling and self possessed Miss Leigh promptly knocked it down. She hadn't ever been poor, she averred, and she hadn't even had stern parents who opposed her theatrical career.
 On the contrary. they were we'll to-do, and they gave her every chance as soon as they knew she wanted to go into the theater. They sent her from far India to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and also to dramatic school in Paris.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17

Olive Johnson, Ruth Tyler, Shir- ley Cook, Ethel Meriviglia, Eleanor
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-18
Congress Moves to
Plug LoophoIes in
Deportation Laws
Strecker Decision Puts
Bridges Case Back in
Doubtful Category

WASHINGTON, April Is.
(UP)-The supreme courts
decision in the Strecker case
orecipitated today a con-
gressional move to eliminate
"loopholes' in the statute provid-
ing for deportation of alien men,
berS of organizations advocating
violent overthrow of the govern
ment.
Chairman Hatton w. Summers,
D., Texas, planned to have the
house judiciary committee examine
the law Immediately and consider
changes that would leave no doubt
that past as well as present men,
berShip in such organizations shall
be cause fer deportation.
The courts decision. invalidat-
ing a deportation order against
Joseph George Strecker. admitted
0ne-t time Communist. still left in
doubt the case of Harry Bridges
Pacific coast labor leader who has
been accused of being Communist,
The Bridges deportation order was
held up by the labor department
Continued on Page 8, Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-18
Hipass Additions
viii Provide Care
For More Children
Legion Begins Work To
Provide New Facilities
At Mountain Camp

Additions to Hipass health
camp to permit caring for
80 undernourished children
this summer were under way
Tuesday at the mountain
camp, directed by Imperial Valley
Legionnaires.
Excavation for a dormitory for
girls was complete and work on
the structure itself will begin as
soon as cement is available, Ray
Mauser, president of the Hipass
corporation, announced.
Base for an adequate lighting
system has been finished and the
plant itself will be installed next
weekend. The present water sys-
tenn will be replaced by a larger
system before the opening of camp,
MauSer said.
Sunday appeared to be "Calipa-
tria Day at the camp. with large
number of Legionnaires present
from the northend helping in the
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-18
Rain Washes Out
Big League Games
As Season Opens

NEW YORK, April 18. UP)-
Gloomy weather and rain conspir-
ed today to mar the opening league
games of baseball's centennial year
Rain washed out every game in
the east except the Giants-Dodgers
battle at Brooklyn Larry Mac
Phail, Brooklyn master mind, de-
cided to try to play despite damp
ness and early morning rains which
left the field hardly fit for play.
The world champion New York
Yankees postponed their opening
tussle with the Boston Red Sox
which had been expected to at
tract the days largests opening
crowd of $4,000. Other games post
poned were the Reds-Cubs at Chi
cago. and the Phillies-Bees at Bos-
ton in the National league and the
Senator's Athletics at Philadelphia
and Indians-Browns at st. Louis
in the American league.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-18
Martinez Guilty,
Sent to Folsom

Ted Martinez was sentenced to
Folsom prison from. five years to
life after a jury in superior court
Monday found him guilty of rob-
bing Holtville Police Patrolman Al
fred Lyons of his gun.
The same jury declared Martinez
sane in spite of the big Mexican's
strange conduct while on the wit
ness stand. Alienists testified that
he was sane. The jury alo found
him guilty of resisting an officer
and Judge r. D. McPherrin sentenc-
ed him to one year in the county
Jail, the sentence to run concurrent
ly with the prison sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-18
Ohio Surges Toward Flood Stage as
Midwest Counts Storm Toll of so

Elsewhere, the weather bureau re-
ported generally fair weather.
Crest Of the Ohio flood was eX-
pected to be reached in two or
three days if the rain continues
light. Cincinnati expected to see
the crest at So or 60 feet.
Red Cross and state police said
only lowland homes had been af-
fected by the rising waters, but
estimated that 1000 persons have
been forced to leave their homes in
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illi-
nois. Five deaths were attributed
to the floods and with 40 deaths in
tornadoeS in southern and central
states over the weekend brought
the storm total for the nation near
so.
Deep snowdrifts were reported in
Colorado and Wyoming and driven
snow covered portions of western
Nebraska, northern Iowa, Mime
sofa and Wisconsin. One death
was reported in the Colorado bliz-
zard. Ice and hail-were reported
with the snow in some northern
areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-18

al lIoo Ehii51iSo.
Macdonald, selected as the val
leys representative at meeting
of dairymen and business leaders
last week, received official appoint
ment from the county board OF
supervisors Monday when group
of dairymen presented its case to
the board.
The supervisors loaned Mac
Donald to the dairymen for his sur
vey of market conditions for one
month. Dairymen were certain the
county milk inspector could sell
the county's surplus milk to Los
Angeles distributors in that time
Dairymen pointed out that the
county could supply distributors
with 5000 gallons of milk daily on
short notice and could increase
that supply in the event the market
opened to the valley.
Failure of the county dairymen
to move into the Los Angeles mar
ket on previous occasions was due
to barriers placed by Los Angeles
distributors, dairy committeeman
said
AT the present time, however,
the valley is an accredited area
and there are sufficient grade A
dairies to insure constant supply.
Some dairies in the county could
ship milk to the coast this week,
the committee said. because refri-
geration facilities have been in
stalled for local delivery routes.
Shipping, refrigeration and other
details would be worked out in
short order once a market was es-
tablished in Los Angeles, MacDon-
aid said, and as those details were
cleared dairymen would net an
increasingly satisfactory profit.
The shipments would also elimi-
nate a surplus milk problem in
the county, Macdonald declared.
and therefore increase average
price to shippers.
Under the present setup dairy
men are shipping half of their
product on a surplus basis under
which they receive a relatively low
average price.
Macdonald planned to contact
coast distributors this week, present
the plan to them. and offer a price
and steady supply.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-18

40 Na2i fighting ships because or
the concentration Of British
French, Italian and possibly some
Soviet war vessels in the Mediter-
ranean.
Hitlers return from Austria two
DAYS in advance of a gigantic cele-
bration planned for his 5Oth BIRTH
day on Thursday was described by
the propaganda ministry as due 70
completion of his military inspec-
ton earlier than expected.
Elsewhere, however, it was be-
lieved that he returned to:
l. Consult with Air Marshal Her.
mann Goering, who arrives this
evening from talks with Premier
Benito Mussolini at Rome, in con-
nection with the totalitarian bloc's
reply to President Roosevelt's peace
message.
2. Confer with Grigore Gafencu.
thesRumanian foreign minister, re-
garding future relations between
the Reich and Rumania.
Gafencu conferred with Foreign
Minister Joachim Won Ribbentrop
at the foreign office, presumably
regarding the new trade treaty
between the two nations and re-
garding Rumania's attitude toward
what Nazis consider the "encircle-
ment" of Germany.
In connection with Hitler's BIRTH
day celebration, it was announced
that all airplanes had been for
bidden to fly over Greater Berlin
during Thursdays ceremonies. Any
planes found within the specified
area from 7 pm. Wednesday until
pm. Thursday will be shot
down." the announcement said.
In London, meanwhile, Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain
praised President Roosevelt's peace
message and indicated that main-
tenance of the independence of the
Netherlands, Switzerland and Den
mark was of great Importance to
the new European front against
aggression.
The prime minister told the
House of Commons that the gov
ernment is continuing closest con-
sultation with other powers, includ-
ing the Soviet Union, for formal
adherence to the anti-aggression
bloc.
He failed, however, to mention
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-18
Low Cost HOUSING
Units for Migrant
Laborers Sought

SAN FRANCISCO, April 18. (UP>
CONSTRUCTION of 10000 low-cost
housing units for migratory fami-
lies in California's rural areas.
particularly the Sacramento and
San Joaquin valleys. was recon-
mended today in a report made
public by the state division of inn
migration and housing. The pro-
gram would cost approximately
$12 100000.
The recommendation was based
on lengthy survey by field in,
vestigators. Its realization would
depend on passage of legislation
pending before the legislature. de-
signed to create a state housing
authority
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-18
By UNITED PRESS

The Ohio river and its trlbu-
taries surged higher over their
banks Tuesday fed by fresh rains,
but forecasters predicted that con-
ditions would not reach the devas-
tating proportions of the 1887
flood.
Forecaster c. A. Donnell in Chi
cago said that more rain was ex-
pected in the east and upper Ohio
valley.
At Louisville, the river rose three
feet over night to 80 feet. two feet
above flood stage. Rain fell inter-
mittently. The river passed 56.39
feet at Cincinnati where flood
stage is So feet, 1t continued to
rise at rate of 90 foot per hour
The storm area extended from
the middle Missouri river valley
eastward north of the Ohio river
and from Wilmington, Del, to
Portland, Me, on the east coast