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at all. But I looked on my desk
and there it was. all done and very
neat. 1t was love story. and read
perfectly, except that right in the
middle of it, apropos of nothing at
all, was the line: Despite the de-
cision of the left wing of Con-
gress -.
when I saw that T said Hatch,
no more of that stuff for you.
Hatch produces his cockeyed
stories by starting with an odd
character and figuring out what
person like that might do.
His characters in turn are based
on real people-acquaintances and
eccentrics he has read about. My
Man Godfrey" the quizzical vagrant
from the dumps who became the
perfect butler and married the girl
was created from topsy-turvey
friend of Hatch's and prosaic
friend with the name of Godfrey.
Still a Good Motif.
My Man Godfrey" started cycle
of screwball movies, sending Hatch
and his specially to the showers for
a while. but he figures the cycle has
gone by enough to permit turning
to the wacky theme again.
His latest opus, the scenario for
a Hal Roach picture called Road
Show" details the adventures of
broken-down carnival bankrolled
by slap-happy millionaire (Adolph
MenjoW on the loose from a SAN
itarium and pursued by an attend
ant with mania for fire engines.
Hatch thinks the screwball motif
is still good for entertainment, de-
spite the changed world situation, but
that it now needs the added ingre-
dent OF a little pathos to be effective.
People like screwball behavior on
the screen and in stories, he feels,
partly as an escape and partly be-
cause it's the way they'd act if
they weren't hampered by social
conventions; the pressure of busi-
ness and other repressive influences
of modern life.
When other diversions pail, Hatch
occasionally will undertake the kind
of daffy project one of his characters
might conceive. His greatest sally
in this field was his greatest dis
appointment.
Along with all other newspaper
readers, he had read for years about
Mayor La Guardia's annual cere-
mony of dumping far out at sea all
the guns End slot machines seized
by the police.
Hatch thought it would be fun
to 60 out right afterward and re-
trieve some of the stuff. So he and
some friends carefully noted on
chart the location of one years
dumping and sailed out to the point
as soon as the Mayors craft left.
They dredged and dredged, finally
got down 300 feet deep and caught
something, and after much pulling
and hauling got it up. 1t was one
tiny little crab.
What Hatch had wanted to do
was pull up one of the guns and send
1t back to the Mayor with the note.
Il believe you dropped this. :"
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IlOt III uIlQeT lIle uedUlIlS VI cllISl
tainment, And If we prophgandize
for this today, they argue, who
knows what we will be trying to Sell
by way of a love scene or song to-
morrow?
The other side, presented by
Scenarists Charles Bracket and
Billy Wilder. believes that any sub
ject not harmful to the general well
fare-especially when 1t is on every
tongue and front page-is proper
screen material. Their theory may
be seen In Arise, MY Love-" which
ends with an indirect plea for
thousands of pilots to defend
America
Writer-Director Preston Sturges
would, If he were asked. advise his
fellows that if they tell story
about a menace not to draw any
conclusions TT is the duty of the
writer to show, not to preach" he
holds.
As to the other trend, some view
Il with alarm, asking what next,
fellows. and perhaps for good rea-
son. This trend has been noted
publicly by the legion of decency
Any one with half look can
see an increase in situations and
dialogue in recent and current films
which are obvious violations of the
movies own code, in spirit if not
in letter. An official of the legion,
the organization which forced Hol-
lywood into self-regulation, said in
a speech last month that the movies
"old practice of neglecting to por-
tray evil as evil would seem to be
clamoring for return engagement. I"
The liberals" say some relaxing
Of the rules is necessary in times
likes these (as a box office hypoO
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on at that studio nearly three years,
with a picture apiece. Now all are
on the free-lance roster. OF this
group, Massey's chances are most
promising for a comeback. Now
scoring a hit in vaudeville, she has
received several Broadway offers
any one of which might some day
send Hollywood East, pleading for
her return. It's happened many
times before.
The only chance the majority Of
these people had was in wide
open market. With that gone. you'll
find Hollywood concentrating on
American heroines for the American
public-with an occasional Latin
American to whet the interest Of
our good neighbors TO the South.
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and argue that the Hays clean
pictures edict, very rigidly enforced
at first, was not meant to make films
Saccharine. Maybe there is some
thing to this, since reports say local
censors have not become to "dif-
ficult."
Says Al Hall, a director whose
forte is the light farce che stayed
for breakfastD: 1T depends on
how a picture is painted. One guy
may do it with a fine brush and
it's art. Another will use kalsomine
and it's dirty"
Note on Directing.
Preston Sturges' 1910 record: He
has written and directed, single
handedly, three pictures. Of B"
caliber, but good, were THE Great
McGinty" and Christmas in july"
Now in the works is The Lady Eye"
with a big budget and expensive
people like Stanwyck and Fonda.
SturgeS racket is writing, but he
saws there are no directing tricks
that a fellow can't pick up if he
keeps his eyes open. He says he
learned directing the same way his
Filipino chauffeur learned to drive:
The Filipino sat in the seat beside
the bus driver every day for five
wears. Then he knew how to drive.
Sturges sat around on movie sets.
Anything particularly difficult
about directing?
"Nothing-except standing around
all day." says Sturges. "If the movies
want new directors, they ought to
hire policemen"
No lima agination.
Rita Hayworth never has done
anything important histrionically,
nor. likely, is she engaged in such
effort new, but she is news because
she is pitching for Ann Sheridan.
The picture is strawberry Blond
which has been identified up to this
time as "One Sunday Afternoon" a
plav which was filmed few years
ago with Fay Wray and Gary Cooper
in the parts now taken by Rita and
James Cagney.
Rita's new makeup and coloring
resembled Sheridan's, some switch
ing for a decided brunette. CT even
feel wicked" says Rita. Movie
makeup men have startling lack
of imagination. They make all red
heads resemble the current No. l
flame, all brunettes resemble Hedy
Lamar and all the blonds as much
like Alice Faye as possible.
Rita's hair has been dyed straw
berry red Oighter than Ann's) and
it has been done up like AIMS. The
rouge also has been put high on
her cheeks. Closeup, the resem-
blance isn't so noticeable since
Rita's features are more delicate
than the oomph gals.
The almost unknown Rita is play
ing her first big role because Annie
refused to go on working for $500 a
week.
Expansion. S.
Fred Astaire, who has been a
dancer and light comic in tight
fitting single -breasteds. is branching
out. Not only is he starring in
Second Chorus" but he has invest
ed money in it, he is associate pro-
ducer, dance director, assistant story
editor. composer of one of its songs
and film director.
Three Which,
Harold Lloyd must be kidding. His
first picture as producer is called
Three Girls and Cob" But it's
about Lucille Ball and three gobs.
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Coming Attractions


NATIONANght of musical by the Shuberts
with Helen Gleason. John Lodge Melissa Mason and Martha
Errole important the National tomorrow
night for pre-Broadway week.
SCREEN
starring Dorothy
Lamour, Robert Preston Friday
Birthday festive celebrating the anniversary
Roxyees first appearance locally will
be the show.
CAPITO-The of Zorro" with Power in the role
memorable the silent film version of
yarn Thursday Linda Darnel Gale Sondergaard
Rathbone others about in the colorfu tale The
Toppers Danny Kaye, the Randall Sisters and
Others will be the stage
PALACE-Escap picture of the Ethel Vance
starring Shearer and Robert Taylor
follow Dictator"
KEITH Bit of Heaven the musical affair starring
JEAN is attraction after the
Home"
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symptoms. HOW ABOUT that busl-
ness deal of yours?
well, I'm telling you. I went to
doctors and they said vegetables.
They read off lists. Spinach, car
rots. beets, cabbages. cucumbers. I
turned green at the thought. Vege-
tables! Carrots are all right, but
you have to take vacation to
crunch your way through a bunch
of 'em.
so I had friend, Jack Com
stock, who putters around motors,
and another friend named Don
Groves, who's an engineer. We
worked up this motor that turns
about as fast as an airplane pro-
pellor and now-I feel fine. I play
golf. Feel this muscle. I'm just a
playground for vitamins."
Fast as an airplane, Joan? And
what's the connection?
well, $4,000 revolutions minute.
It's a machine to make liquid out Of
vegetables. You can drink your
spinich It's wonderful. You can
drink all your vegetables together.
You can accent the flavors you like
and hide the ones you don't. Did
you ever drink cucumber with
pineapple juice and three-quarters
of a banana? 1t sounds awful, but
it's wonderful. You've never tasted
a banana until you've drunk one.
And nuts"
Huh2 Say, maybe we'd better talk
about pictures.
'I said nuts-you drink q handful
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four. She was the beautiful spy
in Espionage Agent" the pretty
girl in Money and the Woman" F"
a lovely secretary in The Man Who
Talked Too Much" and Enrol
Flynn's luscious reward in The
Sea Hawk"
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Not? She Demands
No Reason Why She Can't Direct
Films, Says Louise Rousseau
BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.


who majored chemical engineering because
the only feminine newsreel production director in the country
affiliate
lfedged
directors
And slender, nimble-wtted
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darlington Film

Ross Lederman has been assigned
to direct Father and Son" for
Warner Bros. 1t is the only original
screen story ever written by Booth
Harrington.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Geraldine's New Twist
Miss Fitzgerald Has Method All
Her Own When She Misses Lines
HOLLYWOOD.

Geraldine Fitzgerald from
give twist to "the Hollywood bowup"
Hollywood blowup" explanation required the
players they their dialogue lines their
varieties
actresses but the general effect steam boiler
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Drink the Spinach, Junior
Joan Davis Has an Invention for
Liquefying Vegetables
By Robin Coons,
Associated Press STAFF Writer.

the falling of comedy, history
as a ch-ache
Hnnahaired invention She's business
talks like a old-fashoned patent t-medicine ad:
all the weak L"
asked how you were, your
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Two Trends of the Cinema
Debated in Hollywood
One Is Toward More Propaganda
The Other Toward Laxity, and
Both Are Moot Questions
By Hubbard Keavy,
Associated Press Sta1 Writer.


Hollywood the with
two pictures:
and the disregard for of the moral guide lines
code is the other
daors worthy writers and directors
Evening star., 1940-11-10
For the Past Five Years
She's Been an 18>Year>Old
Martha O'Driscoll, Who Started Film
Dancing at the Age of Is, Can Be
Truthful About Her Years Now
HOLLYWOOD.


Perhaps about the girl whose
a dancing Today
starting longem
PLAYING featured in The
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Formula for Success
Brenda Marshall Happy in Pole
In Which She's No Lady

whistle at Brenda Marshall East of the
delighted
a before.
tough girl for the first time in her screen career
realizes is In fact like Ida Lupno when she
Evening star., 1940-11-10
DANCING.

PERFECT YOUR DANCING.
Fox Trot, Waltz, Tango, Rumba. lndi-
vidusl instruction and group practice.
10 Lessons for $500
Tap dancing for professional or exercise
Capitol Dance Studio. 525 18th st. NV.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-10
Local Red Cross Reaches Goal
 In Annual RoH Call Campaign

Subscriptions Date Exceed Reports May Swell General Fund $15OO Committee Deeply Appreciatve Generous Re-
 sponse-Addtiona Funds Needed for Emergency Work:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-10
UNITED CHURCH TO HOLD PARTY Santa Claus to Attend Christmas Celebration
 Saturday Night
BEACON FALLS Correspondent Wm. ,. Baxter
 Phone Naugatuck 3945

Beacon Falls, Dec. 10.-Interest in continuing to be high, it was learned from Mrs. Gertrude M. Madigan of Naugatuck, who is supervising the classes here.
 The classes here with a total en- rollment of 45, for two months now have had an average attendance of over $40, Mrs. Madigan said.
 The classes here were started this year for the first time and are prov ing very successful.
 Parties Planned
 The annual Christmas party of the Sunday school of the United Church will be held Saturday night. December 21 at the church, with an entertainment program being given and Santa Claus attending.
 A Christmas party for Sunday school children of St. Michael s church is scheduled for Saturday af- ternoon, December q at the Beacon Falls Recreation club rooms, Main street. A Christmas pageant will be presented by school children an6 Mrs. Jerry Mccarthy of Derby will lead in singing of Christmas carols
 Meet Tonight
 The Children of Mary Sodality of St. Michael's church will meet to- night at 7:30 at the home of Miss Betty Baukat of Felspar avenue A social hour will follow the busi- ness session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-10

Gaylord Drive 100 per cent enroll ment, Mrs. Judson Wells, $6; Way land avenue 19-123, ElmhurSt ave- nue, Mrs. Richard Burr, $8; Mont gomery street 39-83, Mrs. Robert Thursifield $9; Bunker Hill avenue 15-73, Miss Martha Ramp, $4.50; Bunker Hill school $14-10O per cent enrolment; Ray street 11-57, Mrs. William T. Manning, $9; Spring dale avenue 37-53, Westwood avenue 24-29, Rowland avenue.
 Mrs. William J. Finnan, $11; Mari on avenue 15-46, $12.50: Watertown avenue 404-495, Miss Hilda Bloom, ST; Eyelet Speciality Co.,. $21.20; Jones Morgan O., $10; Plume and Atwood Mfg. Co.,, $6007; Fitzger- aid & Platt $5; Waterbury Mfg. Co.,, $26, Chase Companies, Grand street offices $17; Chase Metal Works, $21.75; Nathan-Hale Motors, Inc. $10; French Mfg. Co.,, SIS; Apothe- carries Hall O., (RetaiD $8.80; Fair lawn avenue 160-201, Mrs. c. G. Herbst, $4; Southbury and South Britain Branch, Miss Bernice Hub bell, chairman, Mrs. Robert Mitchell, Roll Call Chairman $191 50; Loeh- man. Chevrolet $10; mail subscrip- tionS, $6,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-10
Eagles And Kaceys Stage Joint Party
 Here Friday Night
Portuguese Union Elects Manuel CarvaIhO President; Rotary to Hear LObenstine Tomorrow; Fire Chief
 Appointment May Come Up at Burgesses Meeting
GATUCK Correspondent: Wm. l. Baxter-Phone Naugatuck osl5

Naugatuck, Dec. 10.-Off1cerS of the Beacon Valley Grange Dramatic club will be elected at the annual meeting of the organization tonight at 8 o'clock in Grange hall. William Brush is president of the society now.
 The Past Masters and Past Lec- turers' association will meet tonight at the home of Mrs. w. J. Megin, New Haven road. The Golden Cleaners will hold an all-day meet ing tomorrow in Grange hall, with dinner being served at noon.
 Thursday night the local Grange will attend a "Neighbors' Night" meeting at Mad River Grange, Wa terbury and will present part of the program. Tomorrow night the Grange bowling league matches will be rolled at the Central alleys.
 Friday night will be "Neighbors Night" at the local Grange meeting in Grange hall and a number of other Oranges have been invited. The visiting Oranges will present the program. Saturday evening a dance will be held in Grange hall.
 Officers Elected
 Manuel Carvalho was elected pres ident of the Lodge No. A, Portuguese Continental Union Sunday at a meeting held in Portuguese hall, South Main street. Henrique Lopes was chosen vice-president; Joar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-10

The American Red Cross, Water bury chapter announced this morn ing that the chapters quota was passed with receipts to date amount ing to $12,645.n. Mrs. Edith E Ladd, executive secretary of the chapter expressed satisfaction and said that according to the way re- turns are coming in, she was hope full of achieving the $15,000 mark. Today's total showed almost thou sands dollars contributed from the previously acknowledged $11, ,646.20.
 Returns from recent contributors are:
 Bunker Hill section: Miss Helen Stoddard, chairman, $53025 as fol- lows: Morningside avenue, Mrs. Jesse Palen, (13-69) $5, Circuit avenue, 154-221, Moorland avenue, $12; Wa tertown avenue 580-641, Coolidge avenue and Edwin avenue, Mrs. Ed win A. Wells, $6; Woodside avenue 31-136, Winthrop terrace, Mrs. Reta L. Curtis, $27; Grandview avenue 285-379, Miss Eleanor Benedict, $19; Watertown avenue, 262-402, Mrs. Paul Petersen, $4; Bunker Hill ave- hue 140-206, Mrs. Fred w. Burnes, $1O; Watertown avenue 1301-1327, Mildred avenue and Madeline ave- nue.
 Miss Marguerite Dick $8; Circuit avenue 15-1O6, Mrs. Edward K. Sam son, Jr., $9; Windsor street 12-123, Miss Freda Higgins $26.75; Water tnur1 aveT1lie 50l-57Q Mrs. William Signor $7; Bunker Hill avenue 292- 295, Coniston avenue 21-120, Mrs Albert N. Colgrove $36; Newton ter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-10
James Hocy Promoted

James Hoey Of Walnut street has been appointed e petty officer in the U. S. Navy. Although he only Joined the navy recently, his four years work in the c. M. T. c. Is believed to have aided him to get the promotion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-10

preach at that time. He has held several pastorates in the west since leaving Ansonia, and only went to Worcester recently.
 Miss Avery Talks
 England has enough food for the winter but rationS are at an un- usually low point in Italy, Miss Eu- nice Avery, current events speaker, said yesterday afternoon in a talk at the Congregational parish house. Germany is trying to close the Brit ish sea lanes and immobilize the British army be threatening invasion continuously, she said.
 Germany is trying to break the English blockade with a hope of pre- venting the British from giving much support to Greece. Many Italian soldiers are not interested in fighting the Greeks and this may in part account for Greek successes, Miss Avery said. Germany doesn't want to aid the Italians directly as such a step would be an admission of Italian weakness, she pointed out. The Parish House Association and the Women's Study club sponsor the talks by Miss Avery.
 Club Meets
 The c. H. s. club held its weekly meeting last week at the home ot Mrs. Taska Lind, Bethany road. At tending were: Ruth Sergeant, Mary Hill. June Sellinger, Doris Needham, Edith Winnie, Leona Smith, Marie Click, TaSka Lind and Angellne Click.
 To Interview Youths
 Miss Florence Conroy, National Youth Administration official, will interview applicants for the IVA at the town hail here Thursday from g a. m. to noon.
 Frank Smith, son of MT. and Mrs. Frank Smith of Bradley street, who is a freshman at the Boston uni- versity, is a patient at the Faulkner hospital, Jamica Plain, Boston. haV- ing been taken ill several days ago.
 Discuss Theater Lease
 The board of welfare at its meeting last night decided to hold a special meeting Friday evening at 7:3O to discuss the Gem theater lease. There was some discussion of the matter last night, but most of this was about in what manner the board would consider the lease
 Warden John J. Sheridan indi- cated Frank w. Eaton, board mem Der, had suggested that Patrick Scully and Louis DeCarlo be named a committee of two to prepare @ lease and then submit 1t to the .board for action.
 The warden himself favored hold ing special meeting at which the entire board could discuss the lease and make such changes as might be necessary It was brought out thatt he lease which is approved by the welfare board will be sub mitted to the board of warden and burgesses for approval or rojec- ton.
 Richard Parkinson spoke in favor of Mir. Eaton's suggestion, saying that somebody has got to prepare lease and adding, "It might as well be done by the board mem bers. Before 1t seems somebody else drew it up and threw 1t at us."
 Warden Sheridan said the board has Q lease submitted. referring to proposed lease submitted more than . year ago by Ralph Pasho, manager Of the Gem theater. Mir, Sheridan indicated some changes will br necessity.
 Decline lo Serve
 When it was pointed out Mir, Eaton and Rep. Richard Durkln
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-10

were the town hall committee, MT. Eaton said his suggestion of a com mittee of two was not motion and said he was not going to serve on the committee. MT. De Carlo also declined to serve on a committee. It was finally agreed to meet Fri day night for general discussion of the lease and when Warden Sheri- dan asked if anybody objected to the press being invited, so objec- tionS were expressed, MT. De Carlo indicating he felt the newspapermen should attend.
 Expenses Less
 Welfare Supt. Leo Scully report ed that the effect of the industrial spurt is beginning to be felt by the welfare department. The case load has dropped and the expense for the month of November was the lowest monthly expense of the present fiscal year and probably the lowest in several years. It was $5,- 053. The next lowest was last April when the expense was $5,525.60.
 MT. Scully's financial report showed a total net expense of $39,- 160.08 for the first eight months of the fiscal year leaving balance on November. 30 of $20, ,939.92. The balance on October 31 was $21, ,034 .62 but last month a state aid credit for the period ending September 30 was received and applied, MT. Scully explained.
 Case Load Drops
 There was a drop of "A in the case load of the department last month, the report of Miss Katherine M. Brennan. social service worker, shows. There were no new cases, six cases were re-opened and 30 cases were closed and there were 269 cases at the end of the month,
 If this trend continues. 1t seems certain the department will remain within its budget, and may possibly have slight surplus.
 Miss Brennan reported there were 4S office visits last month and 72 home visits and no old age assist ance applications were received.
 The detailed expenses as report cd by Mir. Scully are: Outside poor si4.608.O6; hospitals, 76.92; labor eT.4O3.20: children in homes e2,- l3e07. Meadowbrook home. e4,- 4i0b0: administration. eb.e .e82 3S; to- lal e30 0,25e.O0. There was c nils. cellaneous credit Of eS0. The total