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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

freedom ends at what is now Salt Lake City.
 Undaunted by the frontier wilder ness, they manage to bring crops out of barren and salt-filled land. Then comes 8 thrilling climax as unconquerable hordes of crickets swarm in to ravage their crops-but are devoured by millions of sea gulls that sweep in 500 miles from sea.
 Cast as the chief Mormon scout, Tyrone Power is superb. Lovely Lin- da Darnell is excellent in the role of Powers sweetheart, while hand some, rugged Dean dagger turns in sensational performance in the difficult role of Brigham Young.
 Other featured players are Brain Donlevy, Jane Darwell, John Carr adine, Mary Astor, Vincent Price, Jean Rogers and Ann Todd.
 Exciting, vivid and enthralling throughout, Brigham Young From tiersman" is recommended enter tainment.
 On the same program is another smash hit, yesterdays Heroes" first thrilling football drama of the year. Robert Sterling and Jean Rogers head the large cast of favor ties.
 Attractions coming to a close at Loews Poli tonight are Public Deb No. 1" with Brenda Joyce, Ralph Bellamy and George Murphy, and Girl From Avenue A" with Jane Withers and Kent Taylor.
 The one and original George Whites Scandals will be presented
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
BAD NEWS SAYS MEAL CHECK

welldeet, Mass. (UP)-The wait resses at one Cape Cod restaurant now present customers with the meal check enclosed in an envelope on which is printed: Here is the bad news"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

in person, intact, on the Loew Poli stage, October 1, and 3. This spec tacular production features cast of 75 persons headed by Ben Blue, famous comedian of stage, screen and radio. This very same show was presented on Broadway for many months at $3.30 per seat, but it is being brought here at popular Loew Poh prices. Make your plans now to be here and see this outstanding stage event which includes 40 gor- geous Scan Dolls, the most beauti- full showgirls in the world. Making this a truly outstanding combina- ton event of stage and screen, will be the screen presentation of Metro Goldwyn Mayors newest hit, .Dulcy' starring Ann Sothern and Ian Hunter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
BY PAUL. HARRISON

 fNEA Service Staff COrrespOndent) Hollywood d-Movietown newsreel; Clouds of gloom hamper picture production. Studio heads sharp en blue pencils and axes to slash costs and lop payrolls :. . National box office receipts lowest in 10 years telling business booms in Hollywood Charlie Chaplin fears fans won't find his film funny.
 If Germany should win quickly, the Chaplin picture would become just so much junk celluliod-a million dollars worth of laughs turned sour in the film cans.
 If developments promise a con- tinuation of the war, Chaplin will rush his pictuer into release for the value his name will have, al- though realizing that people nd longer are in a mood to laugh about Hitler.
 A few sequences may be quickly revised, and it is not likely that "The Dictator" will stick as title.
 First movie to hit the screen with an actor impersonating Hitler and being specifically identified as the German leader will be T Married Nazi." The actors own identity, though, probably will be kept secret for his protection. Director Irving Pichel says 60 applications have been made for the role.
 
 FIFTH COLUMN" MAY
 DRAW BIG CHECK
 Record price for title prob ably will be paid for Ernest Hemingway's Fifth Column" Most of the studios are bidding, all with the notion of scrapping the play about the Spanish war and using
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
TOMMY REYNOLDS RETURNS TO RITZ
Clarinet Ace and Orches= tra Play Bridgeport Ball=
 room Sunday Night

He plays clarinet in that famed Artie Shaw manner, this new star, Tommy Reynolds who comes to the Ritz Ballroom in Bridgeport on Sum- day, September 22nd Already with triumphs any old timer would be proud of, Tommy is definitely slated to top fame this season. Sixteen weeks on Mutual aired Playland Ca- Sino, Rye New York, the Million Dollar Pier at Atlantic City, fast selling "platters" for Okeh, makes Tommy Reynolds important to the dance world. He's likeable chap with a flair for music that is con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
DRAIN DIGGER ON JOB AT s7

Denver (UP)-John Mason, 87, is Denver's oldest member of an or ganized labor union. A member of the Drain Layers union, Mason says, 1T can still dig myself out of sight in five minutes"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

tageous. There will be La Conga Chain at the Ritz on Saturday Sep- tember 21st, cosmopolitan dancers Marlyn and Martina will teach La Conga to the Ritz patrons and also present several of the dances which have made them famous. The Casa Ritz orchestra will play the exhilar- ating Conga Rhythm, as well as the Waltzes with vocal embellishments by Edna Mccormack, a program which have made the Saturday dances at the Ritz tremendously popular. Every Thursday the Casa Ritz orchestra is heard at the Ritz. Pop Benson's Cornhuskers will play Square Sets and waltzes on Wednes- day October 2nd. Harry James brings his trumpet to the Ritz on Sunday October 18th.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-08-23

had promised his mother on her
death bed to observe her YahrZeit,
he had never gotten around to it.
He resolved there and then to as
certain the proper date and never
again miss the prayer.
The presence of a Jewish chap
lain relieved many regimental
commanders of headache. For
lack of a rabbi they often had to
conduct services of a nOn-denOm-
national character. One ieuten-
ant-cOlOnel, Methodist from Al
tOOna, Pa, upon being introduced
to me produced small patch of
cloth and asked if it were nc t
mandatory that something like it
be used during Jewish service.
Upon examination 1 discovered it
to be a fragment of a prayer
shawl, which he had used, together
with a Bible, to conduct services
for the Jewish boys at least once
during each training period. He
had originally received this equip
ment f rom a rabbi during the
World War and had kept it for 20
years, in a conscientious effort to
conduct genuinely Jewish services.
He asked for further informa-
ton on Jewish services, and added:
when I'm retired I'm going to
enter one of your Jewish semi
naries and learn what it's really
all about"
We travelling chaplains call our
selves the "Sky Patrol Battalion"
and we get a fine reception where
yer we go. Many people comment
on the sight of three clergymen,
Catholic, Protestant and Jew,
working together. We live daily
the life of perfect brotherhood.
AS a chaplain, one is immedi-
ately ranked as a first lieuten-
ant. This is quite a high rank, but
at headquarters you feel like
peanut in a sack of captains, ma
jors, colonies and generals. These
men are really the top men in
our army, and I was particularly
anxious to get their reactions to
a Jewish chaplain. I SHE'D clear
of generals, but did have oppor-
tunities to discuss matters with
others Of high rank.
MANY were the questions they
asked about Jews and Judaism.
and 1 was the first man with
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-08-23

whom they ever had opportunity
to converse freely on these sub
jects. 1 was a fellow officer, and
they felt that 1 could be trusted
as an authority. 1 was zone of the
boys"
One colonel wanted to know how
many Jewish boys were in our
area. He had an idea there were
very few and not in proportion to
the civil population. The figures
I gave him surprised him. He had
an idea that Jews composed 10 or
IL per cent of the general popu-
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Committee for Army and Navy of
the Jewish Welfare Board. In
short, 1 constitute a travelling
synagogue, and conduct services
wherever L contact members of
my flock. Moses certainly h d
nothing on me with his portable
TabernacleS in the wilderness.
On my first day on duty had
a most interesting experience. I
was sitting in the Chaplain's tent
when a buck private entered and
saluted. In a hating voice he be-
gan to speak, asking if I could
obtain transportation for him in
to Ogdensburg, a nearby city.
When asked for what purpose, he
stammered that he was Jewish
and that according to his faith he
had to go to a synagogue once
each year on the anniversary of
his fathers death.
smiled at him reaSSuringIy and
told him / would see to it that
transportation would be provided.
81 understand" 1 added. "YOu see,
Pm a Jewish chaplain"
For the first time he then no
ticed that my chaplain's insignia
bore the tablets of the law with
the Star of David, instead of the
usual cross, and his face lighted
up.
''My, but it feels good to know
that we have a rabbi in our
midst" he exclaimed. 81 must tell
the boys about it," and IF he
dashed.
The army officials went out of
their way to help our Jewish serv-
icer. Orders went out throughout
the camps, and at one service a
major personally brought down a
boy from one of his companies, to
make sure that he would not be
stopped on the way.
At the conclusion of one service
1 asked any mOurners present to
join me in reciting the "Kaddish."
There. were none. Then 1 asked
how many, who had lost one or
both of their parents, had not said
the "KaddiSh" at all during the
year. Seven hands went up. They
Joined with me in the second 'Kad-
DISH"
When services were over one
boy took me aside and with tears
in his eyes thanked me for allow
ing him to say it, for though he
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-08-23
A Jewish Chaplain at
The US. War Games
By ARYEH LEV
list 1t. Chaplain Reserves)

EDITORS NOTE: Rabbi Lew executive director OF ma
tional Young Judaea called by the Army for chap
lain duty during the practice maneuvers in northern
New York and was released for service by his organ
cation In the following article he tells of his in
teresting experiences.
Civilians back home reading about the Army maneuvers
have no idea what sight it is to entire cities of tents
pitched every field and in valley You can travel
for miles, at every break in the road signs lead
ing and units There must be close to 1OOOOO
in corps alone complete with mechanical forces
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-08-23

and planes.
It is the task of the chaplains
to minister to these men, to salts
fly their spiritual needs, to guide
them morally, to care for them in
time of illness, and even to render
physical aid where necessary. I
am the only Jewish chaplain in a
group of forty, the rest all Cath
olics and Protestants. The veter-
an colonel in charge of our group
greeted me with a handshake and
the comment, "Yessiree, you're
the only cat of your kind in this
part of the alley, and we're
mighty glad to have you"
The Protestant and Catholic
chaplains are spread out down the
line through the divisions, brig
AIDES and regiments. AS the only
Jewish chaplain 1 have to travel
around the territory seeking Co
religiOnists among the uniformed
men. I carry with me prayer
books, Bibles, Jewish calendars
and stationery, supplied by the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-22
N AM ES
d in the neUs

HAROLD L. ICKES, secretary of
the interior, and enthusiastic third
termite. sounded. off in Look maya
zine on G. o. p. Hopeful Tom Dew
ey. Said Ickes: Dewey is .'clamor
boy" he is ''photogenic, radiogenic
and dude. :"
r. LYNDEN SMITH, Illinois pub
lie works director and ousted state
Democratic fund collector who was
''banished' for criticizing Gov. Hen
ry Horner, suicided at Springfield.
Ill, hospital.
FATHER DIVINE, Negro spiritu-
alist, was ordered by New York
Supreme court to repay follower
$3,937 which she had placed in his
care. ~ =
DOROTHY LAMOUR, movie song
stress, lost her tonsils.
ADOLF HITLER, speaking at Ger
many's memorial day." pledged
Victory or my life."
JOHN d. M. HAMILTON, national
G. o. P. chairman. announced his
party will issue no 1910 convention
book (for which industrialists are
asked to contribute) and asked the
Democrats to do likewise.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-22

amendments to the Wagner act, as
proposed by a special house COM
mittee, would practically repeal the
law" 1t was good bet that the
house would kill all the amend
ments.
WelIes Junket
Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles continued marching through
the chancellories of Europe in an
attempt to dig out 'the present
phase of the European situation"
Neither he nor anyone else could
really dig it out, because the Euro
pean situation was more perplex-
ing than anything the world has
seen in 20 years fsee EUROPE).
Arriving in Paris after visits at
Rome and Berlin, Mr.. Welles
lunched and dined with President
Albert Lebrun, Premier Edouard
Daladier and many lesser states
man, receiving his baptism of fire
when anti-aircraft batteries sounded
off against a Nazi reconnaissance
plane. He heard the same old
terms: ID No peace so long as
Hitlerism reigns in Germany; ~
liberation of Poland and Czechoslo-
vakia; (3) guarantees for the Sc
curity of peoples and the integrity
of all nations"
Next stop was London, where he
was closeted with Foreign Minister
Viscount Halifax. Expecting to dis
cover nothing there, Mr.. Welles
nevertheless had important bust
ness: "a to caution British leaders
that war measures such as inter-
ference with U. S. mails and ship
ping were having an adverse effect
on u. S. sympathy for the allies;
(2) to buy six suits of clothes from
a Hanover street tailor. In view of
the utter confusion in which diplo-
macy found itself overnight, observ-
ers guessed Mr.. Welles would have
to visit Paris and Rome again.
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done his work well. Within "a hours
Moscow had invited Finnish Pre-
mier Risto Ryti and three aides to
visit the Kremlin and talk peace.
That Germany's hand was behind
all this none doubted, for Maitland
would like to have Russia at peace,
thereby making Soviet war mate
rails available to the Reich.
Up north, Scandinavia cheered;
a Russo-F Finnish peace would relieve
the terrific pressure Sweden and
Norway have felt from France and
Britain on the one side, and Rus
STA and Germany on the other. The
allies had sent Finland only a smat-
tering of help, leaving friendly
Scandinavia exposed should Russia
win. But if Scandinavia worked
for peace via the dictator nations,
an early and safe peace might be
arranged.
After several days truce was re-
ported near, leaving frontiers SUBJ
stantially where they have been
pushed by fighting thus far. But
there was still good chance that
it would bog down.
British Gesture
Of to Rome went Nazi Foreign
Minister Joachim Won Ribbentrop
to capitalize on an Italian peeve.
Several days earlier Britain had
clamped blockade on Italian coal
imports from Germany, hailing 16
of II Duce's freighters into port.
Angered, Rome dispatched threat
ening notes.
Obviously Won Ribbentrop hoped
to win Italian sympathy against
Britain, but the Englishmen acted
too fast. Without warning, London
suddenly released all 16 Italian
freighters and won an Italian prom
Use to ship no more German coal by
sea. a
Herr Won Ribbentrop, the wind
taken out of his sails, eased back
home after visits with Mussolini,
King Victor Emmanuel and-unex-
pectedly-Pope Plus XII. Observ-
ers guessed that Won Ribbentrop
heard plenty from both Mussolini
and Pope Plus about alleged Ger
man atrocities in Poland. They also
guessed, but could not be certain,
that he had urged Mussolini's medi-
alton to help end the Russo-Finnish
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-22
DOMESTIC:
Farmers Congress


lit is more than eper important to haze
a government :. that can act to protect
the interests OF our farmers as Weu as
our business men tUhen foreign trade
conditions are upset"
Thus did Franklin Roosevelt adj
dress 100000 farmers in "a states
assembled at SO and 75-cent dinners
to celebrate AAA's seventh ami
versary. For the President and the
farmer, things were looking up. A
few hours before Mr.. Roosevelt
spoke, the senate finance commit
tee approved a three-year extension
of the reciprocal trade program, al
ready okayed by the house. Chair
man Pat Harrison of that commit
tee was pretty sure the measure
would pass. 4
Meanwhile another senate COM
mittee was even out-doing the Presi-
dent to help farmers. An appropri-
atoms subcommittee upped the
house-approved $749, SOL 900 agricul-
tural appropriations bill to 1858, 000,-
600 (the President had recommend
ed only $788, 1928, 519). Chief boost
was a 2,0OO,O 900 fund for parity
payments. In addition, the subcom-
mittee directed that RFC should
lend 100000, 900 additional to farm
agencies (thus avoiding new appro-
priations) and that $60,000,0 900 Of
benefit payments be shifted to this
years funds from next year. This
brought the total to more than a
billion dollars.
Gloom fell over the house, which
had previously clipped some $780,
600, 1000 from budget estimates on 10
different appropriations in the hope
of saving enough to prevent new
taxes or a boost in the national
debt. When the senate appropria-
tons committee okayed its SUBJ
committees action, and when SEN
ate leaders expressed certainty that
the big farm bill would pass, the
gloom became thicker. One saliva
ton might be to make big cuts in
relief and defense appropriations.
Another, which President Roosevelt
repeatedly discussed with congress
sional leaders, was a revival of the
new tax program.
Also in congress-:
Hatch Bill. Not sidetracked for
the farm bill, as everyone expected,
amendments to the Hatch "clean
politics." act were pushed through
the senate. Aim: Curb political ac-
tivity of 100000 state. employees.
Wagner Act. Chairman Mary Nor
ton (Dem., N. J.) of the house la
Dor committee charged that 81
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-22
T r E N d

POLAND-Forty thousand Ger
man artisans have been sent to
conquered Poland to take over
small businesses and purify" IL
braries, according to authentic
reports.
AvIATION-It was revealed in
Washington that the war depart
ment will soon release for Anglo
French purchase one of its new
est and fastest fighting ships, the
Curtiss P-40. Meanwhile an al
lied purchasing ministry an
nounced it was ready to order a
billion dollars worth of U. S. air
craft.
Observation-Disclosures from the
list of II strategic" materials
essential for u. S. defense were
aluminium because the U. S. alu-
minum industry has conserved its
Arkansas bauxite); optical glass
because u. S. optical glass is
now as good as the worlds best)
and wool because substitutes and
supplies are being found here).
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-22
Strange Facts
Continuous CrotUth vi
Versatile Products !
. Mail Must Go On! .

Although most creatures have q
definite growth limit, others con-
tinue to increase in size as long
as they live, among them being
trees, fish, oysters, CLAIMS,
shrimps, crabs and Holsters.
Products of the farm have more
than 400 nonfood uses in industry.
For example, corn is used in maxi
ing adhesives, potatoes in laundry
starch, soybeans in plastics, cattle
grease in antifreeze mixtures,
grape-seed oil in soaps, buttermilk
in paints, and eggs in leather
dressing processes.
So
In many Japanese bedrooms the
compass points are painted on the
floor. Few Japanese will sleep
with the head pointing north, the
position in which they are buried.
Although the transatlantic clip
pers are built to carry 5000
pounds of mail, they have trans
ported 1900 pounds, or 40, 900 let
ters and packages. incidentally,
a clipper must carry all mail
given to it by the post office de-
partment, even if it has to cancel
all passenger bookings.-Collier's
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-22
Pay the Piper

q When we're young we call the
tune and when we are older we
pay the piper, says Kathleen
Norris.
q It's an unacceptable "fact of
life" Nobody else can carry
your cross for you. There's no
putting it down. That's why ia
theirs and mothers waste their
breath advising and warning. If
all the warnings and advice were
needed we'd have a wonderful
world in a few generations. But
unhappily people 60 right on
making mistakes.
q And when the time comes to
pay up, the best thing to do is to
accept the bill and start paying.
q If it's money trouble, accord
ing to this writer, you have much
for which to thank God. For
many other troubles are worse.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-22
No Just in Unjust

No Just i'm Unjust
To entreat what is unjust from
the just is wrong; but to seek
what is just from the unjust is
folly.-Plautus.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-22
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
tBell syndicate--wNu service.)

w 1HEN we are young we call
w the tune, and when we are
old we nav the miner
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-22
EUROPE:
The Vars

Northern Front. Soviet troops cap
tured the entire northern tip of Fin
land, placing the Arctic sea outlet
in Soviet hands. Firms still held
Viipuri, western anchor of the Man.
nerheim lines, repulsing furious Sow
let attacks. Civilian bombings con-
tinued.
Western Front. Reconnaissance
flights and patrol clashes.
Finnish Finish?
Off to Berlin one day went 49,
year-old Per Evind Svinhufvud, for
mer president of Finland. He made
a brief furry in the news, obviously
a peace envoy. Then he disap-
peared, but Per Svinhufvud had
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-22
MARINE:
COntraptiOn

For several months German air.
planes and U-boats have sprinkled
the sea with dangerous magnetic
mines. When a ship approaches,
it's steel hull attracts the mine,
which explodes. In early March,
when Britain's stupendous, $4,000
ton, 28,75O,0O0 Queen Elizabeth
reached New York on her secret
maiden voyage, she wore girdle
of 10 to IL heavily-insulated cables
strung on metal fixtures riveted into
the plates.
Elizabeth's crew was tight-lipped,
but naval experts were pretty sure
her girdle was an effective anti
mine device which may make Brit
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-22

aims shipping invulnerable to the
latest Nazi weapon. One opinion:
That the girdle sets up a field that
neutralizes the magnetic mechanism
of the mine. Another: That the ca
bles form a loop antennae for trans
mission of powerful radio beams
sufficient to explode mines.