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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD
BY PAUL HARRISON NEA Service Staff Correspondent

Hollywood.-A over the lot:
 Don Ameche is playing dual role in "The Road to Rio," and the script manages to keep his two charac- ters separate except in few long shots and in one scene where he meets, shakes hands and talks with himself.
 First he stands at one side and speaks in his natural voice and shakes hands with thin air. Then he changes costume and position and becomes the other man, speaking with Portuguese &C., cent. Except for the contact of the hands, it's an easy trick; al- ternate sides of the film are masked out as it is run through the camera twice. Said Ameche: "That guy Ameche certainly isn't an easy fellow to work with" RELIEF
 GRANT
 Rosalind Russell, visited Cary Grants set the other day, appeared was coaxed into telling him sad yarn about the plight of work man on her picture-eviction ill., ness, new baby. Grant gave her $1O0 for a helping fund and for got it until, several hours later, he was invited to visit Miss RuSSell'S set.
 And there was the whole cast and crew having an ice cream, cake and coffee party on his 10 bucks. And all around the place were signs: AS Long as Grant Works, We Eat" He Gives Till It Hurts-and It Hurts!" Charity From Cary" "Financially Embar- rassed?-See Grant, the Poor Mans Friend. No Co-signers, No Embarrassing Questions, No h. vestigations, Nc Loans" Grant Will Help You: Two Chickens in Every Spot; One Ham in Every Picture"
 HEAVY, HEAVY ...
 HITCHCOCK
 They had a trick weighing ma chine at a British War Relief party the other night-inStalled loud speaker in it and had Erskine Gween and a microphone hidden on the other side of the room. As movie queens paid their dollars and stepped on the scales, Gwenn an- nounced their appropriate weights and 9ften followed with little ad- vice about dieting.
 {. Along came huge Alfred Hitch cock, a little nervous about expos ing bis 25O pounds to a wisecrack. When he got on the machine it made a grinding sound, then bel
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program will be the latest in the adventure of fiction's. fascinating rogue titled "The Lone Wolf Keeps A Date": Warren William is again starred in the title role and Frances Robinson supplies the romantic in- terest opposite him. Others in the cast included Eric Blore, Bruce Bennett, Thurston Hall and Jed Prouty.
 A new season of, hit pictures, fresh from the studios, are on the way to the State. Pictures you have been hearing about, pictures with your favorite stars. Plays, books, stories all made into pictures, solely for your entertainment. And musi- calls with songs the world will soon be singing. Here are the names of 8 few coming soon: Second Chorus" Phantom Submarine" Northwest Mounted Police" -Four Mothers, ; "This Thing Called Love-" and many others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
MATINEE REOPENS
 JACQUES THEATER
Burlesque Bill Offered !; Popular Vaudeville to Be
 Featured Sundays

Starting with today's matinee and continuing twice daily for a week, Jacques theater will present the Western Wheel Burlesque Cir cults newest offering, Sweet hearts of 1941." Sixty people will appear in the cast.
 Featured in the opening attrac- ton is Louise Stewart, known as one of burlesque's most beautiful girls. Comedians are: Art D'Arca, LeVan & Bole. Johnnie D'Arca and Cochran and Kobe.
 While two performances of the shows will be presented daily, the Sunday policy will be 10-act vaudeville and musical comedy performance, running continuously from 1:30 to 11:00 p. m.
 On New Years Eve the regular 8:30 p. m. show will be followed by special midnight show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
SUPERSTITION

Superstition has it that person at a dinner party who strikes 3 glass and makes it ring must place his finger upon the rim inmedi- ately ito save a sailor from drown ing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27

Franchot Tones stand-in, Bob (Alabam) Davis, spinning rose on the set of Mice Girl" cracked, "All need is a horse and a Gene Autry recording, and I'll be a cowboy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
FLIGHT COMMAND
 HIGHLY PRAISED
Naval Aviation Drama at POli's Stars Robert Tay=
 Tor, Ruth Russey

Thrills in the air and tense drama on earth mingle in Flight Com mand," exciting drama of naval aviation with Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey and Walter Pidgeon, now showing at the Loew Poli Theater.
 It is the romance of Pensacola air cadet who goes through bap- tism of fire with a crack naval squadron at North Island. Amid the thrills runs story of friend- ships, a misunderstanding that threatens his career, and the in tense loyalty of group of dare devil flyers who laugh in the face of peril.
 Taylor as Alan Drake, the cadet, is forceful and compelling as an actor, and Walter Pidgeon handles the role of the squadron commander skillfully, while Ruth Hussey, as his wife, plumbs emotional depths. Prank Borzage gave the poignant emotional moments and of the skill full direction that marked his "Mor- tai Storm"
 Principals include Paul Kelly, Shepperd Strudwick, Nat Pendleton, Red Skelton, Dick Purcell and oth- CTS.
 Power dives, battle practice. Tay- lor,s parachute jump at sea, Pid- geon's forced crash landing and rescue in the fog by Taylor, sensa- tional "dog fights" carrier landings and other evolutions. some with hundreds of planes in the air, were followed by cameras aboard stunt planes for a crescendo of excitement to climax the comedy and human drama of the story.
 On the same program is another
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
SANTA FE TRAIL.
 DRAWS BIG CROWD
New Attendance Record at State Looms With Cur=
 rent Attraction

Currently drawing capacity at tendance at the Warmers Bros, State theater is Santa Fe Traip' ;, the exciting new Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland picture.
 The thrilling action picture has been enjoyed by thousands since it's opening Christmas Day and accord ing to the management new attend ance records are in the making.
 The picture tells a stirring story of the era just preceding the Civil War, when Jeb Stuart and General Custer, newly graduated from West Point began the military careers which have made them two of the most colorful and heroic figures ln American history. Interwoven in their story is that of John Brown who sought to right the wrong of slavery by bloodshed and riot.
 In the cast supporting Flynn and Miss de Havilland are Ronald Reagen, as General Custer, Ray mond Massey as John Brown and Alan Hale, Van Heflin, Gene Rev. holds and 8 cast of thousands.
 The second big hit is Warmers new comedy "She Couldn't Say No" with Roger Pryor, Eve Arden and Cliff Edwards.
 Jack Benny and Fred Allen in "Love Thy Neighbors". hailed as the greatest laugh battle of all time. top the States mammoth New Years Eve show which will get under way at p. m. this year in- stead of the customary midnight hour.
 Performances will be continuous from the opening hour to 3 o'clock New Years morning when 1940 Will be just a memory. Three complete shows will be presented during this time. The o'clock and g o'clock shows for those film fans would like to see the Benny Allen feud at an early hour and, of course, the mid- night show for those who intend to ring out the old and ring in the new. It doesn't matter which show you see, because you're in for the time of your life anyway.
 Besides Benny and Allen the talented cast includes such favorites as Mary Martin, Verre Teasdale, The Merry Macs, Virginia Dale and of course, Rochester. On the same big
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
LOCAL ZIONISTS
 INSTALL STAFF

The Waterbury Zionist district, al meeting last night in the Hebrew Institute, inducted Meyer B. Err langer as president for the coming year. Rabbi Maurice L. Zibfono is the retiring president.
 Other officers inducted are: Vice. President Charles Rosengarten; fi- nancial secretary, Leopold Ginsberg; recording secretary, Joseph J. Ga Der, and treasurer, Samuel Fishman
 A Chanukah party followed the ceremonies. Rabbi William P Greenfield of Beth-El was chairman of the committee.
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A pair of rats will produce 68 offspring in 8 single year.
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lowed: One at a time, please!"

BING SENT
 SECOND CHECK
 For those who still wonder what movie stars do with their money, I've got some information (which probably will make him sore) about the philanthropies of Bing Crosby. l When officials began toting up con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
GREAT VARIATION

During the mad dashes of Mer- cury's trip around the sun, the planets temperature rises several hundred degrees on the side next to the sun, but, on the dark side, remains at about 450 degrees be- low zero.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
ANALEMMA

The figure eight" diagram found on globes of the world is known as an analemma, and it is graduated scale designed to show the eua- ton of time and the apparent de- clination of the sun for each day of the year..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
Rumanian( Government Agrees To Nazi Entry
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denying that German trops had ar- rived in Rumania, sadi otday:
 "It was recently reported that a German genral was there and now it is qhite possible there are Ger man troops"
 The informants refused to say how many German troops had ar- rived in Rumania or for what pur- pose they had been sent. : At first Nazis sai dthat reports of German troop arrivals apparently were due to confusion with "unarm- ed units of SS (Storm troop) officers supervising resettlement of Bessa- rabian Germans"
 Then the Rumanian legation con- firmed Bucharest reports of troop arrivals, sayin gtha tthe German troops had gone to train and reor- ganize the Rumanian army and that numerous Italian troops were ex- pected also to aid in the training.
 Italy Denies It
 Rome, October 7-(UP)-Respon- sible Italian quarters denied reports today that Italian troops were be- ing sent to Rumania and said that while the Italians could speak only fo rthemselves it was stated author itatively that 1t was not believed that any German troops were be- ing sent. It was added that such reports were believed to be British propaganda.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
Congressman Smith Nominated By Democrats For Fourth Term Distinguished Leaders Praise Outstanding Record of Representative
 Senator Money KeynoReuon Laudng Achievements Adopted

mer which he said the G. o. P. was afraid to oppose.
 Americas, defense program began in 1883, he said, with the start of the rebuilding of the navy. The army, he said, has been steadily en- larged. Defense preparations, he de- clared went ahead despite the opposition of many who now say we didn't go fast enough"
 He pledged himself to backing a program for 8 national defense so strong that no nation or cambina- tion of nations will dare attack us" He also pledged support for social and liberal legislation.
 The convention adopted unan- imously 8 resolution endorsing Con- gressman Smiths record and pled- ging full support to his campaign for reelection.
 Outstanding Record
 Mayor Scully and other speakers described the important part Con- gressman Smith has played in mili- tary legislation at Washington. The educational orders act, sponsored by him, was given as an instance of his foresight and vision. It was also pointed out that he was one of the first to propose securing American bases from Britain, to guard better the eastern United States. His ac- tivity in the military affairs con- mittee was cited.
 Named to arrange the congress sional convention in 1942 were John Mulville, of Norfolk; George Kaylor of Washington; Charles Stankye, of Derby, and Bernard J. Rielly, of Waterbury, secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
FIFTY PATROLS IN
 THIRD COOK-O-REE
Popular Event to Be Staged Saturday at
 Camp Mattatuck

Fifty patrols are expected to par- ticipate in the third annual cook-o- rec of the Mattatuck Council Boy Scouts at Camp Mattatuck, Ply mouth, Saturday.
 The contest will witness the pa- trols, composed of from six to eight Scouts each, wing in the culinary art. The patrols will start from scratch, with the "deadline" set for 1 o'clock.
 The judges will rule according to the following requirements:
 1. Patrol organization .(Each member has a job and knows what it is, and is doing it): Up to 10 points.
 2. Physical arrangements Fire place, kind of f1rewood and storage, neatness of arrangements: Up to 10 points.
 3. Complete meal ready on time: Up to 10 points.
 4. "Table" arrangements and serving: Up to 10 points.
 5. Actual results, ie., food well cooked, good flavor, satisfying: Up to 20 points.
 6. Dishes and cooking utensils ready and clean for inspection: Up to 10 points.
 '. Patrol area cleaned up and neat: U to 10 points.
 The patrols will be divided into six groups with each group cook ing the same menu.
 The event will be in charge of the camping and activities com- mittee of the council of which Na- poleon Charbonneau is chairman. Members of the camp committee and district and field commission CTS will serve as judges. Although the cook-o-ree is an annual event, 1t also is in line with the new emergency program of action of the Boy Scouts of America which is stressing nationally more out door experience for Scouts and more opportunities to become bet ter able to take care of themselves or others if necessary. The value of this cook-o-ree has also been demonstrated in the summer camp ing program where Scouts of the Mattatuck council have done all their cooking by troop units.
 The schedule for the week fol- lows:
 Monday, October 2 - Executive board meeting, The Elton, 7:30 a. m. East district board of review, Troop 3, Mill Plain, 7:30.
 Tuesday, October 8 Cub Pack committee meeting, Beth-El Syna- gog, 7:30.
 Friday, October 10 . West district board of review, Troop 1, Middle bury, 7:30. South district board of review, Troop 26, Our Lady of Lourdes, 7:30.
 Saturday, October 12 = Cook-o- Rec. Camp Mattatuck, all day. Com- missioners' meeting, Camp Matta- tuck, 2 to 10 p. m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
Delegates Adopt Resolution On
 Smiths s Record


 The fifth congressional dis trict Democratic convention at Torrington, Saturday, which re- nominated Cong. J. Joseph Smith adopted a resolution lauding highly his record at Washington and promising all possible aid to his campaign for reelection.
 The text of the resolution was:
 "Whereas, This convention approves and endorses the rec- ord in Congress of the Repre- sentative of the Fifth Congress sional District, the Honorable J. Joseph Smith, and
 Whereas, He has proved his ability to take prominent, con- structive part in the Nations current defense program with out neglecting the needs of his constituents in this District, or relaxing his interest and sup port of constructive liberal leg isIation, and
 Whereas, We believe his ex- perience and ability as a leg islator and member of the Mili-. tary Affairs Committee make him a valuable asset to the Congress and a credit to the District and the State, there fore be it firmly
 Resolved: That the dele gates here assembled do soI- emnly pledge their unanimous support and full effort to bring about the reelection of Con- gressman J. Joseph Smith.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
SPECIAL CLASSES
 FOR NEW CITIZENS
Registration for WPA D Educational Courses
 Opens at Crosby

Four classes for people who can- not attend the regular classes in Arrericanization and citizenship at Crosby high school were announced today by Andrew McFadden, super visor of the WPA adult education program. MT. McFadden also an- nounced that registration in all WpA adult classes is being held this week at Crosby, or by telephone.
 Ehe four special classes are as fol- lows:
 Literacy, (Mrs. E. Egan)-Duggan school, Monday, Wednesday, Thurs day, 9-11:15 8. m.; Barnard school Monday, Wednesday, 2-4:15 p. m.; Tinker school, Tuesday, Thursday Friday, 2-4:15 p. m.
 Literacy, (Mrs. Gertrude Fogarty) Webster school, Monday, Tuesday Thursday, 9-11:15 a. m.; Webster school, Tuesday and Thursday, 1:30- 3.30 p. m.; Merriman school, Mon- day and Wednesday, 1:30-3:30 p. m.; basement of St. Ann's church. We'd nesday, 9-11 a. m.: Friday, 1:30-3:30 p. m.
 Literacy, (Mrs. M. ODonnelD- Pearl street Community House Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 8:30 to 10:30 a. m, 10:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m.
 Literacy, (Miss Ethel Shiller)- Bronson Library, Monday, Tuesday, 9-11:15 a. m.; Willy high school, Monday, Tuesday, 2-4:15 p. m.; Slocum school, Wednesday, Thurs day, 9-11:15 a. m.; Slocum school, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 2-4:15 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
CONGRESS MAY END
 SESSION TUESDAY
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This session refused to adjourn last spring when President Roose- welt suggested that little remained for it to do. Since then it has voted new billions for national defense, approved new tax schedules, im- posed peace time conscription and authorized the mobilization of the National Guard.
 MT. Roosevelt got substantially what he wanted. He was able to protect the National Labor Rela- tions Act and the wage-hours act from amendments. It extended for three years MT. Roosevelt's author ity to negotiate reciprocal trade trade agreements, required the reg istration and finger printing of aliens, voted Representative Martin Dies, D., Texas, more money for his investigation of un-American activ- ities, re-codified nationality laws and placed water carriers-the in- land waterways barge lines-under the interstate Commerce Commis- sion.
 CeIldtOT Wlliihu G' 6OEdl, H., sen" ate dean, and Speaker William B. Bankhead, Ala, died. Senator Ernest Lundeen, Farmer-Laborite, Minn., was killed in an airplane crash.
 Approximately ei3.000. 100000 was appropriated or committed to con- tact authorizations for defense spending. Congress first authorized an ii per cent Increase in the Navy and then a 70 per cent increase.
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A. Hackett of Corporal Coyle Post, which is the official host for the occasion, will extend the greetings of the Waterbury legionnaires. Mrs. Sophie Karnofsky, president of the local auxiliary, will do similar honors for her organization.
 The posts committee of arrange ments includes Past Commanders Wallace J. Inglis and William T.. Harrington, Junior vice-commander John R. Clark and Senior vice. commander Paul Stafstrom. MT. Clark is serving as chairman.
 Thomas Marine of New Haven is the district commander. He has an- nounced the appointments of his various committees for the coming year.
 Past Commander Walter L. Angle is on the legislative committee; Major Newton w. Alexander on the c. M. T. c. and R. O. T o, while J Peter Costigan is on the Military affairs Thomas Shea former local State Employment Service manager, and a member of Corp. Coyle Post is chairman of unemployment com- mittee,
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Congressman J. Joseph Smith, re- nominated by Democrats of. the fifth congressional district at a conven- tion in Torrington Saturday, was back in Washington today, with his campaign in the hands of his sup porters. Accepting the nomination for his fourth term, Congressman Smith told the delegates that the gravity of the international situa- tion and the pressure of congress sional business would probably keep him at the Capital during much of the campaign and that most of the campaigning must necessarily be done by those who voted for his candidacy.
 The delegates renominated Con- gressman Smith by aclamation after speakers had lauded his record, cit ing especially his early espousal of national defense measures and his important work as a member of the military affairs committee.
 MaIoney Keynoter
 U. s. Senator Francis T. Maloney, in the keynote address, declared that nothing but the terrors of war could have persuaded me to support a third term, but in this critical
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
DEVOTIONS OPEN
 ATST MARCARET'S

The Forty Hours Devotion open- ed yesterday morning at the eleven o'clock mass at St. Margaret's church. Following mass there was the solemn procession of the Blessed Sacrament, the children of the pa- rochial school preceding the clergy. One hundred children wore white, carrying yellow and white flowers, The high altar was decorated with yellow chrysanthemums and au- tumn leaves.
 The Blessed Sacrament will ro- main exposed until tomorrow morn. ing following high mass at eight, when there will again be Q process sion.
 A solemn high iiturgleaI mass was sung yesterday at eleven o'clock by SC. Margaret'S choir, with the pFo- per of the mass for the day, inc elnding the iniroit, gradual. offer. tory and communion, and the come mon of the mas bY silver.
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to stronger defenses, not a German bomb had been dropped on central London since dusk last night; not a gun was fired in the central dis trict during the night.
 Gun flashes were seen by watch CTS far to the eastward just before midnight, and there was a brief air raid alarm period in the metropoli- tan area during the early morning hours.
 But millions of Londoners, for the first time in one month, slept un- disturbed for an entire night.
 Bad weather, which kept British planes from raiding German and German occupied territory. was partly responsible for the absence of the German planes. There was an increasing tendency, however. to attribute q good share to Q rotice- ably strengthened defense which was making German raids increasingly costly.
 An air ministry-home security ministry eommunlque after noting two air raid alarms in London duF- ing the night said that there had been no other German activity over this country.
 There had been Q steady decrease for days past in the intensity of German faids. Confidential figures on the results of German raids in terms of human lives showed, it was learned, that fatalities had dropped about % per cent and wounds ss per cent dlirine tho week. Thls. fhe Drliifh people believe, Wna due ie des fonee and not io weather
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 Jersey City," he said. If we do that. and the people do that in every city, our great constitutional liberties will remain, but if we do not, and snip them off piece by piece, all will fail" !"
 The Willkie party, travelling in Is automobiles, left New York this morning and ferried to Hoboken. Then the cavalcade drove slowly to Jersey City. A big Democratic sign headed Protect America with Roosevelt" and listing the Democra- tic National and state tickets hung above Willkie's car as it stopped half a block from the speakers stand. In the center of the square hung another sign: Jersey City welcomes Willkie, our next Presi- dent"
 At the start of the speech local Republicans exploded aerial bombs, making it impossible for some of the crowd to hear. Then the chairman of the meeting asked those in charge " NSooS HI hAAi5. PACf4OuDly, CCISCy City policemen, part of a force of 500 men assigned to protect the candidate, kept sirens blowing and motorcycles running during part. of the Introductory exercises. The speakers could not be heard at the outskirts of the crowd.
 When the crowd quieted, Willkie began talking about Hague, the crowd applauded. A few boos were intermingled.
 Hague, Willkie said, tried to tell Jersey City people who could speak in Journal Square and who could not.
 He also sought support for Sem w. Warren Barbour. who is running against James II. R. Cromwell. He asked for the election of state sen- ator Robert 0. Hendricksen as gov- ernor Ito restore civil liberties throughout the state"
 "All the military defense on earth won't do us any good If we don't have civil defense--moraI defense-- the defense of militant American conscIences-- first of all." WillkIe said. Defense begins at home -right here in Journal square--WIth the civil liberties of every citizen of this