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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

Dramatic and Otherwise James Roosevets new film company will have for their first picture the good old fiction and stage thriller, "The Bat" by Mary Roberts Rinehart . ."The Hunchback of Notre Dame" will have lineup of stars to carry on in the film version of Victor Hugos famous story, among them Charles Laugh ton Sir Cecil Hardwicke Walter Hampden, Maureen o. Hara, and others. =. Lawrence Tibbett who has been busy at the Metropolitan Opera since the opening will be singing the Ford Sunday night program in another week. ."Our Town" is now in preparation for the screen The producer is most enthusiastic and expects to make good picture out of it. although the stage play used props scenery and movies, you know de- pend great deal on background Frank Craven will do the part in pictures he did on the stage. Among those the cast for My Son. My Son. Brian Aherne Madeleine Carroll Henry Hull and Josephine Hutchir- son. Ethel Barrymore has become knockout in elderly parts very very elderly Last she did good work in Whteoaks of Jalna" playing sharp old lady about to celebrate her hundredth birthday This season she equally ancient in Farm of Three Echoes" which is said to be swell show Ann Harding who has been out of the films for time is being mentioned for party in Destiny" to be filmed. And get ting bit ary is Unversals plans for the famous story brought to the screen "The House of Seven Gables" There has been considerable juggling of parts Vincent Price going into the part of Clifford, Margaret Lindsay as EepZibah, and Nan Grey playing Phoebe. While Don Aeche plays the role of Stephen Foster in swanee River" cpaby and with sincerity the critics don't give she picture much praise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
STATE

Tonight marks your final oppor- tunity to see Invisible Stripes" starring George Raft, William Hol- den, Jane Bryan and Humphrey Bo- gart; also Pat O'Brien and Olympe Bradna in "The Night of Nights" at the Warner Bros. State theater.
 And then starting tomorrow the State ushers in l940 with one of the mightiest pictures of the new year "Destry Rides Again" with Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart In the co-starTing leads.
 "Destry Rides Again" s but . sample of the super-prod oductions which will be shown ct the State this year. Contracts have been signed and pictures are now in pro- duction and 1t promises to be . banner year for State patrons. As in past years, the State will again lead the screen entertainment field in Waterbury.
 The film is c marked departure from Miss Dietrich's recent screen roles. It is said to afford her c characterization greatly similar to her work in "The Blue Angel" the film in which she first attained stardon.
 She is seen in the role of a belle of the old wesS, portraying a gusty frontier entertainer. She sing, dances, fights and makes love in typical western fashion and she rolls h ar nun ci0arettAs.
 Stewart, mentioned for Motion Picture Academy honors for his work in MT. Smith Goes to Wash ington," contributes one of his best jobs in the title role. He appears as the shy young deputy sheriff who brings new order of civilization to the rough tcwn of Bottle Neck by the people that guns aren't essential to law and justice.
 The supporting cast includes a host of important players, namely, Charles Winninger, Mischa Auer. Brian Donlevy, Irene Hervey, Allen Jenkins and others.
 As the second big hit the man. agement presents "Sued for Libel" with Kent Taylor in the leading role.
 Remember this great show starts tomorrow for ai. engagement of four days. Make up a party for the opening performances.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
STRAND

Performances this evening at the Warner Bros. Strand theater con- clude the engagements of Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell in the comedy "The Amazing Mfr. Will ians." also Jean Hersholt in Meet Dr. Christian"
 Headlining the new show open ing at the Strand tomorrow is "Ninotchcka," Greta Garbo's first picture in two years, and the Swed- ish stars first venture into gay, so- phisticated romantic comedy.
 The picture presents the world with an entirely new Garbo. She is seen as 6 gay, ultra-niodern girl in Q romance with Q French count. She dances to swing music. sings, wear glamorous gowns, figures in clever situations and dialogue.
 Garbo plays . Russian woman raised in the stern Soviet code who went to Paris on government mis- sion, falls In love with count, play ed by Melvyn Douglas, outwits her
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
M The Local Theaters
PoLI's

Another gigantic Broadway vaude- vile show will be presented on the stage of the L0ew Poli Theater to- morrow evening.
 To head the show Manager Ed Fitzpatrick has secured the head line radio attraction of today, the famous '"Three Little Words" of N. B. o. fame, for one performance only at 9 p. m. You've heard them and enjoyed them immensely on the air, now come down and meet them in person, for this will be your only opportunity to do so.
 Other star acts appearing on the bill include the Two Olympians, in a sensational acrobatic novelty act; Jay Morris, famous impersonator of leading stage and screen personali- ties; Le Paul and Co.,, internation- ally famed magicians, and the three D's, outstanding terpsichorean art ists of the George White Scandals. Gus Meyers, Jr. and the Loew Pon Theater orchestra will be on hand to furnish the musical back ground for the show which is being presented in addition to grand screen show, and best of all there is positively no advance in regular prices.
 The screen bill is to be headed by the newest of the very popular Kil- dare series, "The Secret of pr. Kil- dare," featuring that grand team, Lew Ayres as young Dr. Kildare, and Lionel Barrymore, as the kindly, gruff Dr. Gillespie.
 The story deals with the advent of the young doctor into the detec- tive field to solve the mystery of the strange mental complex of Q beau- tiful girl.
 In the cast are Lionel Atwill, Hell en Gilbert, Samuel s. Hinds, Lorraine Day, Sarah Haden, Robert Kent, Martha O'Driscoll and many others.
 The second smash hit is Henry Goes Arizona" with Frank Morgan and Virginia Weidler in the leading roles of this heart-warming drama.
 Attractions ending their engage ment at Loew's Poli tonight include Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey in the musical triumph, "Balalaika" and ''The Man from Montreal" an ad- venture drama featuring Richard Ar len and Andy Devine at the head of a big cast. Visit Loew's Poll every Thursday evening and join in the grand fun to be experienced by playing the sen- sational new game, Hollywood Movie Party, $10O in cash awards Is given away weekly. Don't fail to attend!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

New York Cty's first hotel. The trst no1el m New York City, built expressly for that purpose was tne Citv Hotel erected in 1794 according to the New xork ftv Writers Project The City Hotel stood on the former estate of Etienne Le Lancy, which adjoined Trinity chlrchyard The site is now occupied by the United States Realty Company at 115 Broadway. Ine noVei
 ed aho,t eleven vers after the British evacuation, and just at time New York city was on the up swing from the desperate conditions of the war perioa
 The cys population of 10000 trebed since the last Brt ish warshps had sailed out of the harbor and nuones were going up every hand to replace those desoyeo hv two successive and disastrous fires Social activtes ef the community were rapidly being revived Until It was razed in 1850 to make way for some stores the Cy
 Hotel remained center of fashion and the most famous hotel it's day in all the Union for the year flee of it's kind in the city, occupying entire block and containing more than one hundred large ana sna par chiey used for concerts and ball." "The rooms the book assures us "are superby fitted up and constantly occupied by respectable strangers The principal DOCK stores and libraries are in the vicinity Prices over two days $5O per day. 5000 per week $416 per year Boaro without room $5 80 per week. while dinners only can be had for $3.50 per week."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
NEW YALE REVIEW
 MEMBERS ELECTED
Three Added to Editorial Board By Connecticut's
 Former Governor

New Haven, Jan. 2-Wilbur T., Cross, governor of Connecticut from 1881 to 1889, and editor of The Yale Review since its foundation as 8 national quarterly in 1911 announced today the appointment of three ad- ditional members to the editorial board of The Yale Reveiw.
 The new editors are William Clyde DeVane, dean of Yale College, Ed. gar Stephenson Furniss, dean of the Yale University Graduate School and Arnold Wolfers, mater of Pier. son College and director of graduate studies in the department of inter. national relations in Yale Univer. sity. Dean DeVane, Q South Caro- linain, was professor of English a0 English at Cornell from 1884 to 193A He is Q specialist in modern Mtera- tlre and is the author of books deal~ ing with Charlotte Bronte and Rob- ert Browning.
 Dean Fur1liss received his B. A. degree from Coo College, Iowa, in 1911, and his Ph. D. from Yale in 1917. He was appointed professor uf Political and Social Science in Yale University in 1923 and succeeded Wilbur L. Cross as dean of the Grad uate School in 1880. His books in- clude Foreign Exchange" ''LAbor Problems" and Economics" Profess sor Wolfers was born in St. Gall, Switzerland, and was educated ct the universities of Zurich and Gies- sen. From o30 to 1883, when he came to this country, he was director of the Hochschule fur Politik. He taught at the University of Berlin. His book Britain and France Be- tween Two Wars" Q study in recent European diplomacy, will appear this spring. Helen MacAfee will con- tinue as managing editor.
 Carl Becker, professor of History at Cornell University, John Cham berlain, contributing editor of '.FOr. tune" and "Harper's Magazine" AL win Johnson, director of the New School for Social Research, and Wil- liam Allen White, editor of the "Em- poria Gazette" will be members of the Yale Review advisory council during 1940. Wilbur l.. Gross will be chairman of the advisory council and editor emeritus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
MAY
 JUSTIFY OPTIMISM
People Can Hope for Bet. ter Things in Decade to
 Come Says Clergyman

The years that followed the nine- teen-thirties were marked by de- pression, bankruptcy and unemploy- ment and the gathering threat and finally dread reality of war;, stated Rev. Dr. John c. Walker, pastor of the Second Congregational church Sunday morning in his sermon, The Day That Is Last But Not Lost",
 Dr. Walker said in part: At the close of the decade we have marked improvement in business conditions and some considerable measure of unemployment but we need no reminders as to the uncer- tainty and insecurity of our national economy with deficit financing over a long period of years or the peril of a nation at peace in @ world at war, Ten years ago tonight I was num- bered with the congregation ct Com- munity Church, New York, and heard spirited address by Dr, John Haynes Holmes. At Q time when many were saying that the stock market debacle of October, 1929, was only @ minor disaster and that America would Se~ l resume its march toward a larger and broader prosperity for all our citizens, pr, Holmes predicted continued busi- ness disaster in America, revolution abroad, international conflict dur ing the years of the nineteen-thir- ties. The picture he painted was black and forbidding, but as 1t has turned out not black enough to fit the facts of the unfolding years oi the past decade. We can bid the nineteen -thirties goodbye without any great sense of loss. We car hope for better things in the decade to come - and I do firmly believe that then large measure of optim- ism will be justified by the history fthe years ahead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
MOUNT HERMON
 BOYS TO MEET
Frank Dunn, Alumni Sec. retary, to Speak at Y
 Dinner Monday Night

The annual stag supper of the Waterbury Mount HerInoh club will be held next Monday evening at 6:16 o'clock at the Central F. The evening will be brought to Q close with a bowling party at the WCni- ans club alleys.
 Following supper there will be . short business meeting and three brief addresses by local members. "There are Thrills in the Business of Being Teacher, will be the topic used by Ernest Buell. while Ken Downey will speak on "SSde- lights on the Little Tteater.H George Kingston will use for his subject, "The Kick There Is In Be- ing An Alderman"
 The main address of the evening will be offered by Frank Dunn, Mt Hermon Alumni secretary, who will discuss the schools activities and plans for 194O. @
 Frank P. Schwartz of Grandview avenue Is secretary of the local club and Kenneth Downey of Piedmont street is president. Thomas Kay of Hewlett street is vice-president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. Would you kindly tell the people of this city through your Tall Tower column about the meanest person ever bred l nave but think this one has it on anything have ever heard off, Recently we placed beautiful Christmas wreath not an ordinary one, on our plot in Old Pine Grove cemetery an annual Christmas custom Sum-
 day we made our weekly trip to the cemetery and the wreath was gone somebody evidently having stolen 1t, although it had been wired on the monument. When peopIe get so small as to steal from the dead think that they should be made an example off, hope have the pleasure of reading this in Tall Tower Topics Mrs. B. B. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
AVICLIANESE CLUB
 NAMES PRESIDENT
Martinelli to Direc1 Activ. ities of Organization
 During Coming Year

Bartholomew Martinelh has been elected president of the Aviglianese Athletic club for his third term. Other officers for 1940 are as fol- lows: Vice-president, Dominic Reno, succeeding Anthony Romaneillo: second vice-president, Leonard Gall asso; secretary, Anthony Ronlaniel- 10; assistant secretary, Anthony Santoro; treasurer, Joseph Yanniel- Ii: trustees, Angelo Salvio and Jo- seph Cicero: sergeants-at-arms, Nicholas Martinelli, Leonard Santo- TO and Lenard Yabbieli; tellers, Angelo Salvio and Angelo Sasile; manager of baseball, Dominic Ac- cousti; publicity, Nicholas Marti- nelli.
 The club is making plans for a banquet to be held at the end of the bowling season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
Louise ManzelIe of the Butler Hospital in Pro

Louise Manzelle of the Butler Hospital in PrOvi- dence, R. I spent very pleasant Christmas with her parents Mir and Mrs. Nicolas MenzeIle. John A. Cluney is dispOsing of tickets right and left for the State Sports Writers dinner at the Hotel Taft in New Haven, Monday, January 29. Connie Mack, grand ole will be admitted and if you doubt just try sneakng one in and see.'. Mary Abrams, now of Hollywood fame, was year older yesterday. Marty BOwes spends his spare moments around billiard table with
 Harold Thomas, Johnny Burke and Joe Kleinman. The game costs the Major than time most of the time
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
REPORT FILED ON
 MERCHANTS TRUST
.l5% in Dividend Claims Paid Off During Past
 Year, Gov. Informed

Depositors in the savings depart ment of the defua1ct Merchants Trust Company have received divi- dends amounting to lB per cent of their original claims during the year from October l, 1888, to Sep- tember 30, 1889, bringing the total to 60 per cent. The amount paid out totalled $220,l99. State Bank Com missioner Walter Perry made this report Saturday to Governor Ray- nond E. Baldwin.
 The report also records payment during the year of 3 per cent of the original claims to the deposi@ tors of the commercial department of the Naugatuck Bank and Trust Company.
 The report does not mention the other dividends paid in prior years to the depostitors in both the savings and the commercial de-
 partments of both the banks rnen- tioned.
 Commissioner Perry defends the position of the department in re- fusing to allow savings banks to pay dividends higher than 2 1-2 per cent by stating that the banks are distributing the same percentage o ftheir earnings now as they dld in 1880, and that the management of the banks has definite obli- gation to serve the depositors only, and no obligation to serve the borrowing public with mortgage money. The depositors are the beneficial owners of bank, and if their money is not invested safety they are apt to suffer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

love rival. portrayed by Ina Claire. and gets her man. Gay moments in Paris night clubs and swank ho- tels are among the many delightful sequences in the production.
 Garbo was never more fascinat- ing than as modern charmer with a sense of humor, and Douglas plays his role with debonair urbanity. Miss Claire provides brilliant lines with brilliant performance, and Q hilarious new comedy team is in- troduced in Felix Bressert, Sig Ru- mann and Alexander Granach as three philanderinC officials.
 On the same program will be an exciting drama "City of Darkness" with an all-star cast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
AnslUers To
 Test Questiosls

Below are the answers tO test questions printed on page 6.
 1. 366.
 2. Ray Fiaherty. 3. A barge, employed in ports for loading and unload ing eargoes of ships. {. A-ku'-men; not ak-yu- men. s. Montana.
 6. Churchill Downs, Louis- yilIe, Ky.
 !. Winston Churchill 6. Chile.
 0. 2b days. 10. The first Gen amend ments te the .. S. C0ngtEy- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
JACKRABBIT SETS FIRE

Am. Rad. Stan. Sank N NA
 Hanford, Gal. = (UP)-Jackrab- bits now are regarded in this country as a definite rural fire menace. Fire prevention officials came to the conclusion after inves- tigating . $5,00O grain fire which spread with mysterious speed that the rabbits tails caught fire and scattered the flames as the panic stricken animals raced for safety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
Todsys Answers e
 cRANaIUM CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

Questions on Comic Page
 i. False. The king is the su- preme head of the Church of Eng land,
 ?. False. "Trooping of the colors" is performed at Buckingham Palace when the king is in residence there; otherwise at St. James Palace.
 3. True. Stratford- -Avan is about 80 miles from London.
 4. True. Parliament officially opens early in November.
 5. False. St. Andrews, in Scot- land, is famous chiefly as the birth. place of golf.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
Chairman

ChaiFmsn paralysis, has named Thomas P. Cassidy. Waterbury chairman of drive. The local drive will get under way soon and headquarters will be In the lobby of The Elton.
 The drive has always been slic- cessful in Waterbury and is it cx- pected that more money will be raised this year than in previous years due to improved business con. ditions
 Persons desiring to help Mr. Cas- sidy in the promotion of this good good cause should contact him right away.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
CASSIDY CHOSEN
 LOCAL CHAIRMAN
Plans Discussed for In- fantile Paralysis Cam.
 paign in Waterbury

Thomas s. Smith of Hartford, head of the state internal revenue department. who has been appointed Connecticut chairman of the Pres ident Roosevelt national campaign to raise funds to combat infantile
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
sAcK TO NORMAL
BY THE MAN IN TEE TOWER

The holidays are over, done, Every single blessed one. The house can now be set a-right And we can get to bed early each night we've done our duty for the whole bunch' Served up every known kind of punch. me youngsters have put their toys away, And now they are skating, happy and gay. It's January, folks 50 we must tote Liabilities and assets and aAso note Just how much or little to spend, Jlst what we can borrow or lend. The holidays are over, finished, out, We've accepted treats round about From now on it's carry on mild and meek, And the first one offering drink well shrleK.
 EM. EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
FgEFINTNE LEAD

Rita JOEiE90Ei illlEnedIatcly alter completing he- role in Congo Maisie." has stepped ito the feiii.
 nine lead opposite Eddie Cantor h
 Forty Little Mothers" M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
 Uncle Sam Takes A Hand In Business

This Q Che last oe Q ssrlep OR OtOries on what Che Terrific Thirtiea" have. meant to the average ASisrican.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
TO BoBs

The call was sudden,
 The shock severe. We never thought
 Her death so near. Good was her heart,
 Her friendship sound. To a beautiful life
 Came Q sudden end, But she died as she lived. Eyeryone's friend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
BY WILLIS THORNTON NEA Service RiaR Waiter

Henry e. Citizen, business man, saw l03o out in the usual way. A little party, Q little nnerriment. But his mind wasn't on 1t.
 His mind kept sweeping back through the Terrific Thirties now ending. Henry was 50. He re- membered the days when the gov- ernment was scarcely felt in huSi- ness, and national taxes were neg ligible instead of one of the big factors in his operations.
 During the Thirties Q whole new problem of relationships between the federal government and busi- ness had arisen. But it had not been solved. Men were still grop- ing to find the proper balance be- tween the two.
 Henry shuddered . little as he re- called the opening of the l0-year period. His stocks almost worthless. His bank closed. His plant shut down part of the time, running three days Q week the rest of the time. Statesmen coming home empty handed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

State Senator Daniel ]. Mc. Carthy, assistant census director, has announced the appointment of OrvilIe LawIOr, son of former Senator Joseph HI. LawlOF, to the post of central office enumerator.
 MT. Mccarthy also announced the appointment of 10 regular enumerat0rs, none being from Waterbury. He said the 10 had been the only ones of 22 candi. dates to pass . recent series of tests. A new training course will be started.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

Maybe the situation was fighting it. self, maybe the next 10 years would smooth out those troublesome new relations between business and gov- ernment. And besides-who could be anything but optimistic about AIn-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
GOVERNMENT COMES INTO THE OFFICE

without the Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan he got in the early Thirties, Henry might not have made the grade at all. He had paid back the, last of that dur ing l9S7, but the whole 10 years never seemed to reach any steady level of prosperity.
 The NRA experiment, the codes, of l93S-what Q wild hope, what e desperate chance for quick salvation they had seemedl But they brought the government right into the of- flee, laying Cown hours and wages, and 1t never went out again. The new wage-hour was doing the same thing.
 Taxes kept piling up. His state never had an income tax before the Thirties. Sales taxes of per cent on everything the firm bought, and 8 constant drain of about { per cent on payroll for old age and un- employment compensation. Federal surtaxes took Q sizable chunk of the profits in Q good year like 1887. All taxes, taken together, were account ing to pretty near 2S per cent of the cost of his product, yet there was . constant demand to keep prices down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

Brazil now has more than 500 hydroelectric plants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
EXTRA BOOKKEEPING FOR UNCLE SAM

Worst of all was the constant keeping of records and making of reports. Henry had hfiad to put on an extra bookkeeper just to keep social security records. Tax reports, Securities and Exchange reports, Department of Commerce reports, reports to his trade association. It was getting more complicated all the time. There was almost none of all that before the Terrific ThirtieS.
 Beside the Wage-Hour law lirni. tations, with minimum pay higher than some employees seemed able to earn, all wages were up. Nego- tiations with the new union at the plant were always troublesome and sometimes downright unpleasant. He had avoided outright labor trouble" but prolonged negotiations and conferences added to the bur- den.