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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19
United States, Japan Sit Down At Luncheon
Joseph C. Grew, Outspoken American Ambassador
 Said Japan Would Be Judged By Acts in Future

are severely strained at this mo- ment. The fundamental cause of deterioration is American misappre- hension of Japan'S aims and aSpira- tionS."
 Defending Japan's policy as one of justice for all, Matsuoka said Japan would not be deflected from it no matter how much pressure was exerted.
 Tt is my humble opinion that the world should be reorganized and re- rofmed in 8 more rational way, as crystals are formed according to the law of nature"
 Matsuoka said that the Japanese German-Italian alliance was formed l to that end. He repeated former statements that the alliance was not aimed against the United States and that there would be a world catastrophe if the United States entered the war.
 T do beseech my American friends to think twice, thrice nay, a hundred or a thousand times before they take a leap that may be fatal to all humanity" he said.
 Tn this connection I wish to leave no doubt whatever in the mind of any American citizen that Japan is and will remain loyal to her Allies; that Japan's foreign policy will re- volve in future around the three power pact as a pivot as it did around the pivot of the Anglo-Jap- anese alliance in the past.
 This of course implies no threat. It is simple statement of a tru- ism, made in order to prevent pos sible misapprehensions.' He ended his speech by appealing to "the common sense of our two peoples to maintain calm judgment and quiet self restraint in the face of the appalling unprecedented world situation"
 Japanese Warships
 Shankhai Dec. 19.-(UP)-Jap- anese warships concentrated in Shanghai today, bringing high naval officers for a conference on policy in preparation for visit by Ad- miral Kichisaburo Nomura, new Japanese ambassador to the United States.
 It was believed that the reopen ing of the Yangtze river to foreign navigation, would be the main issue of the conference.
 Admiral Nomura is understood to have demanded a definite promise that the river would be opened to American and other Occidental ships.
 Yesterday was the first anniver- sary of a Japanese promise to re- open the Yangtze soon. It is closed tighter than ever now. The promise was made when Nomura was Japanese foreign minister.
 There were reports that the naval conference also would consider the advisability of withdrawing Japan csc landing parties for some parts of the China coast, including Annoy, where disease has taken a heavy toll.
 Navy men point out that destroy CTS could enforce the Japanese blockade of the coast without the aid of landing parties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19
NEW VELVET DRAPES
 DEDICATED TONIGHT

The new velvet drapes given the Second Congregational church by the Passion Players Guild, will be dedicated at the mid-week service this evening. at o'clock in honor of the late Charles M. Sutherland, president of the Guild for many years.
 Dedication exercises will be held in the senior room and all friends of MT. Sutherland, who for years capably portrayed the role of "Scrooge" in Dickens Christmas carol, are invited to attend. Girl Scouts of Troop 3 will participate in the service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19
Gifts Distributed
 To Circle Members
Santa Claus Puts in Appearance at FOresters Hall Party; Chester Brickett Paid Last Tributes Today
w AT TERVILLE

Mrs. George Goggins. Pupils of the 9th and 7th grades of Notre Dame sang Christmas carols.
 Charles Rietdyke, secretary of the Salvation Army, of Waterbury, will be the guest speaker at the meeting of the Everyman's Bible Class Sun day, December 2, at 9:15 a. m., at Grace Methodist Church. Frederick R. Book, class president, will con- duct the meeting. Charles Probert will lead the song service. There will be special program of Christmas music and carol singing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19
Silva Funeral Tomorrow

The funeral of Mrs. Jose M. Silva of Fort Hill, will be held tomorrow morning at SIS o'clock, from the home on Downes street, to St. Michaels church, where a solemn high mass will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19

The Fairmount. Community Club held it's monthly business meeting and Christmas party last evening at the club rooms on Essex avenue. The affair began with pot luck supper, followed by a short business meeting, when it was voted to hold the next meeting, January 8, rather than January l, because of New Years holiday. A letter was read from the Postal Department of Waterbury, explaining that better mail service could not be given the Fairmount residents, because of the poor condition of the roads and streets. The raffle was won by Miss Helen Pocoski. Card playing cli- maxed the evening.
 Those attending were: MT. and Mrs. Russell Atherton, MT. and Mrs. Fred Seidel, MT. and Mrs. Harry Sizer, MT. and Mrs. Edward Rahn, MT. and Mrs. Kenneth Rappe, MT. and Mrs. John Byrnes, MT. and Mrs. George Caldwell, Mrs. Mary Snagg, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Hebert, MT. and Mrs. Walter Norman, MT. and Mrs. Everett Cook, Mrs. Charles Greene, William Weymer and Miss Helen PocoSki.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19

Waterville, Dec. 19-Members of the Pride of Welch Circle and friends held Christmas party Tuesday night at Foresters' Hall.
 Santa Claus put in an appearance and distributed gifts. Santa was Mrs. Thomas Buckley. Refreshments were served, and a social evening en- joyed.
 Present were: Mrs. John Byrnes, Mrs. Thomas Buckley, Mrs. Francis Whalen, Mrs. Gordon MacQuarrie, Mrs. William Cregan, Mrs. Louis Dadario, Mrs. Fred Greatorex, Miss Frieda Wright, Mrs. William Moore, Mrs. Everett Cook, Mrs. R. F. Booth, Mrs. Wesley Rasmussen, Mrs. Mary Snagg, Mrs. Harry Sizer, Mrs. Geo. rge Caldwell, Mrs. Floyd Rasmussen, Mrs. Harry Stevens, Mrs. Joseph Seery, Mrs. John Chauvelle, Mrs. John McAree, Mrs. William Heaney, Mrs. John Sonier, Mrs. Georgiana Grenier, Mrs. Harry Truelove, Mrs. George Heckleman, Mrs. Emma Moran, Miss Josephine McMahon, Mrs. M. Ryan, Mrs. Patrick Breheny, Mrs. K. Benoit, Mrs. George Gren- fer, Mrs. John Platt, Mrs. John Hag- gerty, Mrs. J. Riley, Mrs. Ackland Wright, Mrs. Edward Martin, Mrs. Franklin Smith, Mrs. James Waters, Mrs. James Duncan, Mrs. Joseph McArdle, Mrs. William Rooney, Mrs. William Dunlavey and Mrs. Edward Barlow.
 A delegation from the Everyman's Bible Class, approximately 30, went to the Alderson Funeral Home last evening where a Bible Class was held for Chester Brickett who died suddenly Monday morning. MT Brickett was a member of the Bible Class. Those who took part in the service were Carl Froelich, president of the Waterbury Federation of Mems Bible Glasses, Frederick R.. Book, president of the local class, s. Gift Butcher, vice president, Alan Fairhurst, treasurer, Allison Hugh son, secretary of the Bible Class, and Rev. Ernest Weise, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church. A large delegation from the church was also present.
 Funeral services took place this noon at 12:30 o'clock, at the Grace Methodist Church, with Rev. Ernest Wiese, officiating, assisted by Rev. Mulford Simonson. Burial was in Barkhamstead cemetery, Barkham- stead. Pail bearers were, Joseph Kenney, Benjamin Johnson, Lester Platt, William Rooney, Arthur Twelves and Ward Henion.
 Priest Lauds Women
 Several from Waterville attended the Christmas party Sunday after noon at the Diocesan Bureau, on Church Street. Mrs. George Goggin was general chairlady. Rev. Eugene Cryne, director of the Bureau, spoke on the spirit of Christmas and men, tioned the good work done each year for the past 24 years by the group, when food and gifts have been collected and given to the poor. A lunch was served, and those pres ent placed their gifts for the poor under the Christmas tree.
 Attending from Waterville were, Miss Josephine McNahc-l, Mrs. Geo. rge Heckleman, Mrs. Fred Gi1lhespie, Mrs. Charles Williams, Mrs. Peter Garrity, Mrs. Claude Stevens, Miss Margaret Stevens, Mrs. John Lynch, Mrs. John Kelly, Mrs. Bart Connors, Mrs. Peter Quito, Mrs. Joseph Seery, Miss Mary Goggins and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19
Mrs. Seery, Hostess

Mrs. Joseph Seery entertained the following members of her card club at her home on Thomaston Avenue, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. James McAree, Mrs. William Dunlavey, Mrs James German, Mrs. Thomas Buck ley, Mrs. Francis Whalen, Mrs. Will liam Heaney and Miss Josephine La Chance. Prizes were won by Mrs. German, first, Mrs. Buckley, second, Mrs. Heaney, third, and Mrs. Mo Aree, consolation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-19

Russia is exploring for diamond deposits in the Ural Mountains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
a restyling change that gives the
car added customer appeal.

But to effect just the body changes,
work began nearly year in ad-
vance. For one thing, many dies
were required. Some cost as high
as $4,000 apiece, which, translated
into wage costs, meant months of
work by skilled die makers.
Once the dies for the new models
are completed, a period Of intense
activity follows, as the dies must be
fitted into the jaws of the presses,
and sample stampings obtained. A
battery of four giant presses, several
containing more than one die, is
needed to stamp out single fender.
Each die must perform its job ex-
actly right, or it is useless.
With press plant installations
completed and new set-ups made all
along the assembly line, the time
comes to put the first car into pro-
duction. Assembly proceeds slowly.
Perhaps an odd-sized part causes
difficulty, making it necessary to
re-route or redesign the conveyor.
Or it may be that some extra equip
ment going on the car interferes
with the starter pedal. All those
things are found out and corrected.
Finally the test car, the pilot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Double C|utehing' Gives
Extra Braking Precaution

In spite of the fact that you can
shift down to second from high
merely by depressing the clutch ped
al and completing the speed change
at the shift lever, many students
of safety feel that it is important
for every driver to know the old
stunt of double clutching" Should
the brakes fail it is well to know
how to 60 from second into low
gear by this process. In low, the
car can be controlled so as to avoid
too serious complications.
When cars couldn't be shifted to
second on a downgrade without
double clutching the driver first de-
pressed the clutch pedal as he shift
ed to neutral Then he engaged
the clutch, raced the engine and
disengaged the clutch again. The
final step was to shift to second
and engage the clutch slowly. This
last precaution was to prevent the
engine from being brought In too
suddenly as a brake.
The same process should be used
when shifting from second gear to
low. Don't be afraid to race the
engine. The idea of this is to bring
its speed up to the speed it would
be running we're it pulling the car
at the cars speed in low gear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20

Pilot Car Costs
Millions, but Many
Buy lis Brother
o X on Windshield
Is Signal for Start
Of Production

Its cost. running into the millions,
would make an Indian prince or an
Oriental po.entate gasp. Yet neigh
Dor Joe Smith soon will drive to
work in one just like it.
Known as the pilot car" it is the
very first car to go down the assem-
bly, line. Without doubt, it is the
most important car Of the year at
the motor factory, for back of it are
years of effort, thousands Of tests
and experiments, and costly pro-
duction plans.
Although it cost fortune to
make this first car, the others will
be we'll within the reach of millions
of buyers in cities and on farms
provided the details of production
and the techniques of assembly are
skillfully worked out in advance.
That's why so mucn attention CEN
tiers on this pilot car" This is the
car that first tests whether new dies
tools, jigs and fixtures which have
been installed are properly set for
quantity production of new models
Every piece Of sheet metal on the
model is new in shape and contour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20

bark upon such a project.
The District Commissioners, real
Ting the need and importance of
such an adjunct to regular Highway
Department activities, we're quick to
take advantage of this legislation
As result, highway planning
Office, in which both the Depart
ment of Vehicles and Traffic and
the Departments of Highways are
actively engaged, was created late
In the summer of 1889 Actual work
by the survey, still largely in its
fact-fnding stage, was started on
August l, 1899.
Survey to Be of Great Value.
To the average motorist the ma
ture of this work may sound dry
and uninteresting. He may even
suppose that the results never will
become apparent, that they will
never affect his everyday activities.
The Department of Highways, how
ever, confidently expects this sur
vey to be of great value in the
planning of its activities, and before
many years 60 by, to be expressed
In terms of safer, easier-foVing
traffic. lessened congestion in the
central business area. more con-
venient routes downtown and ade-
quate and convenient parking facili-
ties In that area.
The work of this survey is ex-
pected to allow the department to
lift the planning of streets and
highway structures from the old
method of more or less hit-and-
miss to a balanced program of street
improvements on which financial
requirements may be based with
reasonable accuracy and on which
the heaviest demands may be met
first.
Data thus obtained will be of
great value in the control of traf-
fic, the design and redesign, location
and relocation of streets and road
ways. This, combined with other
results of the survey, such as the
road life study, will be essential in
determining the most economical
types of roadways to be constructed.
Facts Sought First.
To supply this service to the De-
partment of Highways, the survey
first must obtain the facts-the tools
with which to do its work. indie
pendent studies, component parts
OF the entire picture when finally
assembled. are now being made of
the following traffic problems:
The flow of traffic, and its char
acteristics, over our main arteries.
The origin and destination of
travel habits OF approximately 210,-
600 employees in the central bust
ness area.
Parking conditions affecting bust
ness people. shoppers and other Wis
itors in that area.
The origin and destination of
through traffic moving across the
Washington area and its effect on
traffic conditions within the city.
A similar study of motor vehicle
traf1ic using Rock Greek Park and
the Rock Greek and Potomac park
way.
A road-llfe study OF various types
Of roadWays.
A study of business, vehicle regis
tration and population trends.
Lastly, thorough study of the
Department of Highways and its
revenues and expenditures.
The results of these studies, be-
heve, will be increasingly appre-
ciated by all motorists as the pro-
gram advances.
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car" gets to the end of the line.
The OK" sign chalked on its
windshield is the signal for pro-
duction to 60 ahead.
And the cars which follow the
pilot" are no longer fabulous in
cost, but within reach Of the Ameri-
can purse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20

JOY the DenenLS
of participation
in Federal aid
highway funds.
One of the i'm
portant features
of this partici-
patton is a pro-
vision for crea-
ton of highway
planning surveys,
to be undertaken
Jointly by { h e
United S t a t e s
Public r o a d S
Administrat | o n
and any State
desiring to en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Balanced Street Aid
Plans Expected From
D. {. Highway Survey
Facts Being Discovered
To Make Most of
Federal Funds
BY CAPT. Fl. c. WHITEHURsT

Amendments to Federal statutes
IN recent years have made it pos
sible for the people of the District,
As we'll as those OF the States, to en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20

sive Bodies by. Fisher 9o-h.p. Valve-in.
Head "Victory" Engine, De Luxe Knee
Action and Original Vacuum-P Power Shift
at no extra cost.
That's why we say; here's the largest
and longest, the liveliest and most luxu.
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erous, ! oversize capacity.,.-.y.,And all of
them are styled, tailored and appointed
TO bring you the modern maximum in
luxurious motorine-a the lowest cost!
In addition. Chevrolet for Al stands
out as the only car that combines exclu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20

rious car ever built by the leader the
winner. of first place in motor car sales
for nine of the last ten years.! .. .. And
that's why we're convinced you'll say
Chevrolet's first because it's finest!"
Better eye It,, try it, buy it-roday!
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Where and When
Current TheaterA Attractions
and Time of Showing

Earle-"The Ghost Breakers" !"
namely Bob Hope and Paulette
Goddard: II am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:20
and 1905 pm. Stage shows: 12:40,
$3.50, 6:15 and 9:05 pm.
Capitol-"Florian," handsom e
horses lead dramatic lives: 10:45
am, 1:30. Ais, 7:05 and $50 pm.
Stage shows, with Bonnie Baker:
1885, 3:20, sos and 8:55 pm.
Keith's -" my Favorite Wife"
Irene Dunno is Cary Grants: 11:35,
am, 1875, $40, $40, 7:45 and $50
pm. March of Time: HAS am,
lis, $40, $40, 7:25 and $50 pm.
Lillian Russell" i'm
personated bv Alice Faye: II am,
1:35, AIS, $50 and $50 pm.
Palace - THE Mortal Storm" :"
Margaret SULLIVAN caught in the
one that engulfed Germany: L.,
2:25, 4:50, ITO and 9:35 pm.
Metropolitan Brother Orchid, /"
Edward G. Robinson in a gayish rib
on rackets: II am, los, 3:15, 5:25,
7:35 and 9:45 pm.
Little-"Algiers," with Charles
Boyer and Hedy Lamar: 12:45, 2:30,
4:20, sos, 7:50 and $40 pm.
Trans-Lux -, News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
In the Country.
Cross -Roads-"Meet the Wife,
comedy with a touch of bigamy: !:
$40 pm.
Roadside-"Black Sheep" mellow
melodrama, at $40 pm.
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Actress Celebrates
LONGEST Career

The longest stage and screen act
ing career in the history of show
business has been celebrated by
zefre Tilbury, 76-year- -old character
actress. Miss Tilbury observed her
60th year as an actress on the set of
Paramounts Comm Round the
Mountain" on location at Lake Ar
rowhead. She has a featured role in
the film
A respectful toast in lemonade
was drunk to the septuagenarian
actress by Director George Archain-
baud and members of his cast head
ed by it's star. Bob Burns and Una
Merkle.
Sixty years to the day before, Miss
Tilbury had made her bow as an
actress In The Palace of Truth"
at the Prince of Wales Theater in
London, a member of a cast includ-
ing Kyrle Bellew, Beerbohm Tree
and G. w. Anson.
Her mother, Lydia Thompson, was
stage celebrity exactly go years,
as was her aunt, Clara Thompson
Bracy, now "a years old, giving the
family 180 years of show business.
Evening star., 1940-06-26

was Miss Crawfords practical an
swer.
The friends did not answer, but
the box Office did. Looking like
something dragged out of the files,
Miss Crawford succeeded in making
herself one of the pictures most i'm
pressive virtues.
Nor was that the end of Miss
Crawford's determination to play
roles that audiences would remem-
ber. When the studio was casting
Strange Cargo" she put in her bid
for the role of Julie despite the fact
that Julie was as far removed from
a glamour girl as it was possible to
be. 1t turned out quite all right,
which is one of the reasons Miss
Crawford is able to say of the Susan
role:
why is it assumed that a woman
becomes less interesting if she has
children? It's becoming more and
more recognized, fortunately, that q
feminine starring role doesn't have
to show the girl as 10 and fancy free
in order to succeed. Look at Myrna
10y in the Thin Man, series.
why, the way mothers are be-
ing glorifled on the screen these
days any one in the script that does
not have baby will soon have to
be classified as the ingenue."
Right or wrong, Miss Crawford is
pretty far removed from the in
genue role in Susan and God" As
far removed, indeed, as it is pos
sible to get without being the least
glamorous person in the cast. Which
she is not!
Plagued enough, this department
asked for the scrapbooks of the
Earle's Roxyettes and was dumb
founded by the result.
Not satisfied merely to paste in
the book the picture or notice, the
Roxyettes, go so far as to print care
fully the name of the paper and the
date. Then, as if to avoid driving
the follower of their careers either
blind or insane, they draw brackets
around the ultimately interesting
paragraphs in either blue or red
ink.
Scrapbooks are more or less like
diaries, this department discovers,
IN that they reflect the personality
of the owner.
Take, for example, the case of
Babs Robertson, the blond who was
called dizzy" by one critic when she
put on her comedy skit in the walk
ing globe" routine. In the most un-
critical sense imaginable, Miss
Robertson refers to herself as the
"dizzy blond" despite the fact that
her contribution to the routine was
its most meditative comedy effect.
The scrapbook of Ellyn Haviland
makes considerable point of the fact
that its author has Travelled far and
wide. But it is not Ellyn's point,
rather that of the various reporters
who have followed her career. In
each instance, it is a clipping from a
paper. in Richmond, Va: Allentown,
Pa; Fort Wayne. Ind. or Syracuse,
N. Y, or some other city which tells
the story.
Going back to the beginning of her
career, May Peterson, smallest of
the Roxyettes, can show clippings to
prove that she began as profess
sional at the age of s. Australia is
mentioned as if it were the native
land of May, which it is not. And,
there are two letters from Jean
Harlow in honored places in the
scrapbook which show that the girls
not only get around but meet the
more important people in the pro-
cess.
Evening star., 1940-06-26

"Im gonna be very pathetic, STUN
bling all over the place"
Jimmy's trainer, Al Callahan, joins
lis and asks me to feel his pupils
muscles. I carefully touch Jimmy's
fighting arm. 60 on, don't be
afraid" urges Cagney. From there,
we go on to calisthenics, and he
shows me a beauty for reducing
the hips. Cagney goes TO get a mat
to have me do 1t there and then.
And I run from the set.
I land next door, where Cagney's
leading lady, Ann Sheridan, is re-
hearsing ruumba with Anthony
Quinn. Does she look tired! IT can't
60 on" she groans. Quinn lifts her
in his arms and swings her around
his head. Don't drop me, you bum, Z"
shrieks the "oomph" girl.
When Miss Sheridan is firmly on
her feet again, big husky guy with
bull whip, Pete Theodore, ficks
the whip around the torso of poor
Annie with a resounding crack.
Ooh, ooh," she shrieks, dancing
about and holding the affected part
with both hands. "She has no fear,
she tries anything" says Mr.. Theo-
dore with pride. What life, what
a life!
Evening star., 1940-06-26

why did Joan Blondell appear in
that awful play?" I asked the ladys
husband, Dick Powell, on the set of
"The New Yorkers" at Paramount.
I saw the play, Goodbye to Love-"
at Santa Barbara, and it was pretty
weak stuff with enough naughtiness
crowded into three acts to petrify
the entire Hays office. Joan's part
Is small. She appears for about 10
seconds only In the second act. And
she's supposed to be the star!
''She did it to give her sister
Gloria an opportunity to show Holly
wood that she can act," Dick tells
me, Joan knew it was a mediocre
play. So did I, even though 1 did
put up some money for it. You see,"
Evening star., 1940-06-26

Miss Blondell's appearance in the AL
Woods play. When Joan attempted
her Hollywood break-in 10 years ago.
she was pretty fiat broke and Woods
gave her the fare to come out here.
Joan paid the money back, but shs
believes in adding heavy interest
in this case the strength of her name
in his play.
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