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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24

TneSe pOyS are being allowed by the government to work on a government project in World war IT instead of going to camps to bear arms, against their religious convictions.
 Tall, dignified, white-haired Dr. Raymond Binford, lifelong Quak- CT and president of Guilford Col lege for the past sixteen years, who claimed @ leave of absence to be director of the camp for year, said, 'They like to be called crea- tive pioneers"
 They are usually called c. O!'s.
 Their community is made up of pr. and Mrs. Binford, a plump, jolly, white headed little woman, who will teach French and Ger man when their educational hours begin; Miss Edith Kelsey, a nurse who lived seven years in Jerusa- lem with her missionary parents and was trained at the Massachu- setts General Hospital in Boston: Miss Bertha Otis, dietician, who studied at Penn State College; Frank Reynolds, the project super intendent for the camp; and Mrs. Reynolds.
 Their quarters were formerly 8 eco camp, which the government loaned to the American Friends Service Committee for a 0. O.. camp. Their work is the building lup of @ parkway through the moun- tains, concurring with the provi- sion of the government that the work accomplished must be import ant.
 WORK HARD
 AND HAPPILY
 Their demeanor Is one of quiet contentment that they may pay $35 month to labor as must of them have never worked before, that they are lucky enough to have $2.50 for spending money each month, and that they do not have to bear arms.
 Theirs is a simple life. Up at 5:30 o'clock in the morning, they eat breakfast at 6 o'clock, observe meditation from 6:30 until $50 CLOCK, HudkS up bLISW pSuSp 1Llu leave for work at 2 o'clock.
 Until the camp is thoroughly cleaned and repaired, detail of men Is allowed to remain in the camp during the day. Later, all except the cooks will go the ten miles up 6 mountain road to plant hedges in rows on each side of the parkway to prevent soil ero- sion and washes across the road.
 We have a plan," said Dr. Bin- ford. There are l68 hours in the week. We allow 40 for work, S6 for sleep, ten for meals, fourteen for personal care, eight for proj- ects around camp, and that leaves 40 hours"
 Up in their educational build ing, where classes will be held in the evenings, classes in French, German, Spanish, first aid, biolo- gy, geology, music, almost any, thing desired, there is a library.
 we want to start a '4o-hour'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24
NORTH STAR LODGE
 MEETING THURSDAY

A regular meeting will be held by The North Star lodge, s. F. of A. tomorrow evening at 7:30 in Moose hall. After the meeting there will be a card party with prizes awarded during which re- treatments will be served.
 Mrs. John Wester is in charge of arrangements committee. Pre- siding will be Elmer Gyllenhammer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24
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Questions on Comic Page

1. The greatest known ocean depth, sounded of an island in the Philippines, Is tb) about 2 miles, os 35, 400 it.
 2. The worlds highest mountain MT. Everest, in India, is (d) 29,l4l 1t.
 3. The weight of tho ee"'e "- counting the atmosphere, is eSti- mated at (a) 6,6Cs JoU, s.J,--..-.., 900, 900 tons (6 sextillion).
 4. The area of the earth is (d) 196,590, 900 sq. mi, about 70 per cent water surface.
 5. The diameter of the earth at the equator is 1927 miles, about % miles longer than between the poles because of the slight fiattening there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24

Rosemary Johnson of Washington Street is hospit- Avenue is back after pleasant days in New York City. Mrs Richard Jones, nee Edith Florio of Dike- man Street, was surprised by Florio Post Auxiliary showered with many lovely gifts. The evenings entertainment ably offered by Mrs Amelia Luclan Mrs Tessie Lucian and Mrs Lou Schlappa. steve HOmick helped organize new Russian Democratic Club in New London last Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24

All the Htlers the Mussonis the Churchills in the world with their great displays of war couldn't duplicate the aerial warfare of Mother Nature displayed SO convncngly over this region last. week. Never
 has Waterbury seen the Northern Lights phenomenon in such striking coors intensity, and duration as on this occasion And it was but of several weather man festations of recent date How many people observed the sunset last Wednesday evening Long after the sun had set the western skies brilliant with the chang ing hues Ultimately these swept the heavens to the East. Early darkness swept away by sort Of Semtwght. The same was true too, during the height of the Northern Lights display. weird glow bathed the land much does the light of the waning moon. Friday morning after the Aurora Boreals the rose in
 fiery red ball. attended by brilliant colorng of the east atey have dagnozed these weather symptoms than the late Judge F. Latimer of the Hartford Times Norwood T. Case Granbys distinguished weather prophet sees period of cool weather ahead following the Northern Lights. He also agrees with this writer that recent migratonS of ducks and geese not indicative of an early winter They always active at this tme flying back and forth between feeding ponds before the actual migration begins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24

Peggy Gagain, 11-year-Old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. "Eppy" Gagain of Waterville had something unusual to show fellow pupils of the sixth grade at Sprague grammar school Monday. While visiting in Plymouth the day before Peggy wandered about and came three chestnut burrs which have been scarce in late years ducats for the World Series games in Brooklyn are this year. Mary and Carolyn Capuan0 of East Farm Street had grand time in New York Sunday where they saw such entertainment world personalities Eddie Duchin Judy CanOva Ken Murray and the glamOrOus Navy Blues Sextet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24
Conscientious Objectors See Themselves As Americas Creative Pioneers"
THEYLABOR ON PEACETlME PROJECT AS SOLDIERS AAkEUVER NEARBY
FANNIE MAE BROWN NEA Service Correspondent

Marion O, Sept 23In the little tiny valley 12 miles young tors to military service have found that holds
 Surrounded by soldiers holding preparation for possible believe eventually Series 10 of the draft quesonnaire They up Servic Caun No
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24
BUSINESS

Susan Hayward, Fed.headed siren of paran1oslnk's Among the Liv. ing" operates an Ice cream paTlor as sidelime to her actanN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24

The Kenney family, 79 Wall Street, certainly had plenty glow the past few days Last Saturday the boss of the household celebrated her birthday Monoay taneousy his popular dad began the first day of regular police duty Tine happest of this happy trio though was party the youngsters will never forget. Enjoying the diversified program of games and the delicious goodies were Maureen and Edward Crmmins, Edward Roach IT., j. Brian Delaney Maryyn, Barbara, Dckie and Donnie Stack Tom Dodds Jr. Edward "Bootsy" Kenney and Gary Rita Michael J. and Vincent Kenney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24
coLEoIATEP

Oh the gel collegiate likes to sport. we suppose Plaid skirt and sweater and ankle length hose;
 er carefully curied hair is aiming but why choose With this get-up to wear griny white shoesf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24
LAUREL LODGE IN
 MEETING TONIGHT

John Watt of Laurel lodge, No 972, of Brooklyn, N. r., will give the M. O. lecture at an award oi the Fellowcraft degree at tonight'c meeting of Liberty lodge of Ma sons in the Masonic temple, al eight o'clock. Dr. E. V. Erbe, wor- shipful master, will preside. All fraternity members are invited to attend.
 Plantains shipped from Cuba to the United State sin five months of this year weighed 2,396,0o0 pounds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24

Romeo Fortier of Putnam Street is wearing sun glasses these days to protect his eyes The popular switched to the day shift after doing night duty for the past five years and the daytime glare is pretty bad so he tells friends Patty Brick quite nurse to the drugs and other sundries |. . Bob Leece and Jimmy Roach both live Ives Street and are pretty good friends But both recently patients at St. Marys Hospital without the other knowing about it until the very day they leaving when they colided in one of the corridors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24
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Evening star., 1941-07-14
Wage Committees Listed
For Motor-Carrier Group
ny tie hSsnc.nted Press

BY the Associated Press.
Appointment of two committees to
recommend minimum wage rates for
100000 employees of the motor car
rier industry was announced today
by Brig. Gen. Philip B. Fleming,
administrator of the Labor Depart
ment's Wage-Hour Division.
George E. Osborne of Stanford
University's law faculty will be
chairman of both committees. There
will be a meeting here September
3 for the passenger motor-carrier
industry and one September 8, also
in the Capital, for the property mo-
tor-carrier industry.
Among the committee members
are: For the employees, J. A. Far
quharson, Washington; for the en-
ployers, Hawley S. Simpson, New
York City, and C. G. Schulz, Jack
sonville, Fla.
Property motor-c carrier industry
For the public, Douglas B. Maggs,
Durham, N. c., and E. V. Johnson,
Springfield. Mass; for the employees,
Arthur Hollister, New York City;
Robert A. Borden. Birmingham
Ala; Thomas P. OBrien, Washing
ton, and H. D. Ulrich, Boston; for
the employers, Allen J. Wilson, Bos-
ton; N. P. Strause. Henderson,
N. c., and J. L. Wilkinson, Char
lotte, N. c.
Evening star., 1941-07-14
Virginia Earth Slide
Wrecks Six More Homes
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. CHARLES, Va, July IA
huge earth slide, which wrecked six
houses last week before coming to
a halt, resumed its lava-like flow
yesterday and crushed six more
homes in the Bonny Blue mining
camp.
Heavy rains softened the earth on
the side of Little Black Mountain
near the Virginia Kentucky border
and the creeping motion of the slide,
some 200 feet wide and 1000 feet
long, began again. Observers esti-
mated the volume of earth and mine
refuse in the new movement was
several times greater than in the
flow of last week.
Excited families occupying homes
In the path of the slide moved their
belongings to safer ground. Nine
families moved from houses as yet
untouched but considered to be in
the danger zone.
Three miles away, small slides
covered mine tracks at the Leona
and Monarch coal mines.
Evening star., 1941-07-14
Roosevelt Ignored Congress
On Iceland, Mundf CHARGES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WATERFOWL, Wis, July a.
Representative Mundt. Republican,
of South Dakota charged at an anti
war rally yesterday that President
Roosevelt had ignored" Congress
by sending troops to Iceland.
1t is now too late to do anything
about fact accomplished" Mr.
Mundt said, adding:
But we now can urge strongly
upon the Naval Affairs Committee
that all British troops be withdrawn
from Iceland to make the presence
of our troops there aolishment of
a peaceful protectorate instead of a
military venture"
When member of the audience
at the rally, sponsored by 30 Water
town citizens, shouted demand for
the impeachment of President
Roosevelt, Mr.. Mundt replied:
Il don't think there is any ground
for it until it can be established
definitely that the President is
using executive power and prCcla-
nation to get us into war"
Evening star., 1941-07-14
Bishop Hurk \
ByLayCommA ~
Talk on NARROWER
Catholic PreIutes Asked
To Assert He Spoke
For Himself Alone
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 14-The Cath
olic Laymen's Committee for Peace
disclosed yesterday it had appealed
to every Roman Catholic bishop in
the United States to announce that
Bishop Joseph P. Hurley of St.
Augustine, Fla, spoke for himself
alone when he expressed the view
that President Roosevelt, not Con-
eress, should decide whether and
when this country should enter the
war against Germany.
In kilograms to members of the
hierarchy, the committee said
Bishop Hurley's speech July car
ried by the Columbia Broadcasting
System bids to do great harm to the
church in general and to the Amer
lean hierarchy in particular"
Letter Made Public.
The committee, which claims to
have more than 300 members and to
have met in several eastern cities.
also made public letter to Bishop
Hurley giving reasons why it be-
leved his speech was "a serious mis-
take"
Bishop Hurley had said he believed
the European conflict was no longer
diplomatic or political but had en-
tered the Zone of strategy" which
should be left to the commander in
chief, who alone, in constant, loyal
communication with Congress and
consultation with his military and
naval advisers, is capable of bring
ing us safely through the dangers
which encompass us"
People Declared Against War.
The committee wrote Bishop Hur-
ley it opposed his sentiments be-
cause the American people "are
overwhelming opposed to becom-
ing involved in foreign wars" and be-
cause Congress alone has the au-
thority to declare war
To become involved in this war
would naturally mean that we asso-
ciate or collaborate with the Com
munist government of Russia, which
has murdered untold thousands in
their diabolical work to destroy
Christianity and belief in God" the
committee asserted
The committees secretary is
William T. Leonard. executive Sec
retary of the America First Com
mittee in Brooklyn.
Justice Herbert A. O'Brien of
New York's Domestic Relations
Court is listed as committee chair
man.
Evening star., 1941-07-14
STAR, WASHINGTON D. c. MONDAY, IA,
'Chufe Force Could Invade
Iceland, Stefansson Says
Rx the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, July l4.-Vihjalmur
Stefansson, noted Arctic explorer,
believes Iceland could be invaded by
parachute troops on Its central lava
desert.
Iceland is only 600 miles from
Norway and up to last year 125
meadows and farms had been used
successfully as landing fields for
small airplanes," Mr.. Stefansson said
yesterday on the University of Chi
cago Round-Table program of the
National Broadcasting Co., adding:
While enemy parachutiSts might
be landed on the central lava desert,
two can play at that game. We could
land parachute troops, too"
The island also has numerous in
lets for harboring large and small
naval vessels, he said.
Turning to other American de-
fenSe outpostS. Carlos Fallon, for
mer chief of staff of the Colombian
Navy, said he regarded the bulge of
Brazil as possible point of inva-
sion from the corresponding hump of
West Africa.
Evening star., 1941-07-14
Wide Variety Of Trees

The Philippine Islands are said to
contain about 5000 species of mer-
chantable trees attaining foot or
more in diameter; but only about
20 or so are known commercially in
export markets.
Evening star., 1941-03-09
By Harold Hefernan.
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Either Hollywood does something
TO potential schoolmarms or a lot
of us fellows got gypped as school
boys.
Take a look at the lovely Holly
wood ladies who either flirted with
the idea of being teachers, or, as in
some cases. actually taught school
before trying the movies. Then
take another look and ask yourself:
Did my teacher ever look like
that?
AS we remember them, matronS
of the little red schoolhouse, or the
big brick one, didn't know the mean
ing of makeup or mascara.
There wasn't a pair of false eye
lashes in carload of them.
They were sturdy, well-corseted
individuals who wore horrible look
ing shoes sometimes designated as
sensible" low heeled brogans
meant to walk certainly not to
adorn.
Stockings were either cotton or
Isle, and, Of course, always black.
Not that it made much difference;
the pupils never got a glimpse of
them anyway.
Where in the World?
Judging altogether by movie
standards, teachers of our day Ger
Evening star., 1941-03-09

tainly were no incentive to staying
after school.
Maybe a lot of us were born toe
soon. Or maybe we didn't go to the
right schools.
Even so, where in the world could
a student enroll and look up from
his geometry to find teacher who
even simulated the appearance Of
say, Ann Sheridan?
Ann taught school in Texas
North State Texas College, to be
exact. She taught English, arith-
metic and Spanish. That was half
dozen years before she won a
personality" contest and descended
on Hollywood, later to become the
towns vice president in charge Of
"oomph."
Just a Few Years Ago.
And then there's Martha Scott,
certainly lovely, knowledge-inspir-
ing addition to any teaching staff
Martha has face and personality
that could make classroom problems
anything but a bore. She's one of
Hollywood's most vital properties
right now. Each of the four roles
she's played, beginning with Our
Town" has been distinct hit. At
the moment Martha is putting in
final hcks on one of the best feni-
nine parts of the season, opposite
George Brent in Columbias They
Dare Not Love"
But Q scxnt few ysaxs ago Martha
Evening star., 1941-03-09
They'd Have No Trouble Getting Pupils Today

tainly dancing has given men a lot
of trouble. Now we're beginning to
know the reason why. Men haven't
been drawing the right kind Of
teachers, that's all.
Too few awkward males, for in
stance. ever had Rita Hayworth,
Columbia's S skyrocketing honey chile.
gather them in her arms and lead
them out of the terpsichorean will
derness. Rita, real name Canslno.
taught ballroom dancing, as well as
fancy Spanish routines, in Holly
wood studio before entering pic.
lures.
Myrna 10y is still another actress
who used to respond when they
called teacher" Besides model
ing. Myrna operated her own dance
school in Culver City. with nightly
classes that weren't nearly so well
attended as they would be now II
she stuck up that shingle today.
Learn With 10y" is our idea of
marquee sign that would really pull
them in.
For bigger, better and more
glamorous learning how about a
faculty composed of the Misses
Sheridan. Scott. Carroll, Carson.
Patrick, Campbell, Hayworth and
Loy?
That's what we'd call going to
school
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with stars Gary Cooper and Barbara
Stanwyck and will be released by
Warner Bros.
One of the most difficult problems
that faces a director or writer is to
cut or edit his own creative work.
Not many directors are temper
mentally suited to slash the results
of their own filming. Every director
appreciates that the operation must
be done for the good of the picture,
but few can stand the strain OF per-
forming it on their own brain chill
dren.
Each snip dropped on the cutting
room floor is painful experience
for their high strung temperaments.
But not for Frank Capra. He can
cut-and take it.
Once Was a Cutter.
Long before Capra achieved dis
tinction as the industry's top notch
director, he was employed as an ex-
pert film cutter. Coldly impersonal,
he lets the clips fall where they
may.
During this phase of his work, he
starts his day by looking at several
thousand feet of film in one of the
projection rooms on the lot. Then
he runs this footage, several hun
dred feet at a time, through the
"movieola." That is a small ma
chine attached to a table in the cut
ting room. 1t projects the film
through 2-inch enlarging glass.
Before selecting a specific sequence
from the numerous takes of a scene,
he may run the footage through
the movieola several score times.
AS each bit of film is selected, it
is cemented together in proper Sc
quence and placed in properly
numbered film can on racks which
line the walls of the tiny room. AS
each reel is completed, the sound
track is run off, frame by frame, and
matched to the proper scene.
Really Is q Secret.
Finally, after weeks of selecting
and rejecting, deciding and chang
ing, the assemblage of exposed film
is complete. This is known as the
first rough cut. A tentative musi-
cal score is recorded and the picture
is ready for its first sneak preview.
This public showing is aptly
named. for the preview is really a
sneak performance. The utmost Sc
crecy prevails as to place and time.
Only one or two of Capra's assist
ants are apprised of the test show
ing. Generally, neither the theater
manager nor the audience know
what is to be screened up to few
minutes before.
Then elaborate notes are made of
the audiences reaction to each scene
Of the picture. Whether to cut fur
Evening star., 1941-03-09

or girth and must decide between
movie oblivion or less important,
but we'll paying. character jobs. The
water looks cold But after the first
plunge, it isn't too bad, as Kay
Francis and Mary Astor could tell
Miriam Hopkins. AS Kay puts it.
Il still get handsome salary, and l
don't have the responsibility of car
rying the film"
Perhaps here is better example
of a woman who willingly changed
her type-Binnie Barnes. She has
more work than she can possibly
perform. Binnie was propably the
worst romantic leading lady to hit
the screen. In build and tempera-
ment she was just not meant to
Simper and COO into adoring mas
culine eyes, But it took several
years for Binnie and her bosses to
catch on that nature meant her for
joy her work
He Can't Retire.
Do any of you remember Jack
Oakie as a handsome, slender lead
ing man? Every once in awhile
see an old film with the old Oakie.
Fortunately for Jack he hasn't an
ounce of vanity in his bulky make
up. And when the pounds piled up
and with them the hiatus in his
career-he, changed not only from
high to low comedy, but switched
from his temperamental tantrums
to a cooperative Oakie-for-al as
opposed to all-for- -Oakie actor.
About nine months ago. Eugene
Palette told me that after three
more films he would say farewell
forever to picture making. Since
that time he has appeared in four
films, is currently at work on his
fifth-a butler in Unfinished Busi-
ness" with Irene Dunno and Robert
Montgomery-and there are several
others lined up for him. In short,
Mr.. Palette is not retiring, For
thespians who currently cannot
make up their minds whether to
retire or change their typS, Mr..
Pallett, one-time movie romeo, was
considered washed up as long as
1918. He was fat and presumably
through the ropes, but he climbed
back as a new plump personality
and has been making us laugh, and
making himself mint, ever since.
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ther or return a discarded scene, to
eliminate a long shot and exchange
it for a closeup, or to change the
sequence of scenes to make the story
more effective-all these and more,
Capra learns from the sneak pre-
views
The director often Sneaks his pic
ture five or six times in cities of
varying sizes and before audiences
of different types. He has only one
gauge in editing his own creative
work-the audience reaction. He is
completely impervious to his own
feelings and preferences, bowling
unhesitatingly to the dictum of pub
lie taste and favor.
The Hardest Task.
He has been known to spend weeks
planning and producing long, eX-
pensive scene, and then to eliminate
it with single snip of the shears
because it did not bring the re-
quired response at the. sneak preview.
After weeks of work, the picture
is reduced from 100000 feet of film
to $4,000. Then comes the most try
ing task of all: The picture, for
commercial reasons, must not go be-
yond 10000 feet.
When the picture is finally down
to length the music department goes
to work on the final score. The
music recorded, the picture is now
ready for its first public preview
showing Eight months of prepara-
ton and work on the script with
Robert Riskin, its writer: three
months of actual filming, two
months of editing and polishing and
scoring and the big night of the gala
preview has finally arrived.
Hollywood turns out for the great
event. Everybody clamors for
ducats. Everybody is there. Every
body except Frank Capra.
He's usually at. home on the big
night, working on his next story.