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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
FESTIVAL PLANS
 COMPLETED HERE Elizabeth Shine Luncheon Hostess; Girls Enjoy
 Badnlint0n Tourney
PROSPECT Correspondent: Eileen Byrnes, Telephone S.0445

Prospect. July S1--Tuesday eve- ming meeting was held at St. Anthnoy's church. A large crowd attended and final plans and prep arations were completed. Father Griffin, chairman of the Lawn Fes- tival asked that all committee mem bers work a little harder and sell all their tickets before the party which will be held at the home of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Lawlor.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Shine was hostess at luncheon at her home last eve- ming. Those attending were Dennis Dunn, Beatrict Byrnes, Elizabeth Kennedy, Julia Kennedy, John Ken nedy, William Shine Jr., and Mrs. Mary Hopkins.
 A Badminton tournament was played at the home of Mrs. Bea- trice Byrnes Tuesday evening. Win ners were in doubles, Eileen Byrnes and George Roller, singles, Ber- nard Shea. Those taking part were Ralph Hartnett, Bill Mccormack Jimmy Crochetier, Harry Doolittle, Mary Hapenney and Jack Gomez.
 Due to recent rainfalls the wells in Prospect have risen many inch- es. Wells are usually low at this time in Prospect.
 May Callahan and Louise Gay- nor are spending the week in New Jersey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

be known as the munitions division. U. W. McGovern. former assistant general manager of the conpany's tire division, has been appointed general manager in charge of thd new division.
 The way was cleared for United States Rubber to increase its parti- cipation in defense work when stockholders, at a special meeting in Jersey City, N. J., on July g, voted to amend the company's corporate charter by restating and adding to the objects for which the company was formed, including the right to manufacture munitions.
 Site of the Des Moines plant is situated eight miles north of the city's business center, and just south of Ankeny, Iowa. It includes 2,5o0 acres for the plant itself, and 2,000 acres for a firing range, located about mile from the plant App proximately $500 persons will be re- uuired to operate the plant. The Government will finance the build- ing and operation of the plant, and will own 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

these essential materials are aniline oil, water dispersions of rubber and reclaimed rubber for the manufac- ture of which considerable expail- sion has been effected or Is being planned.
 Reports on other firms here fol- low:
 United States Rubber
 Painting of factory rooms was one of the projects accomplished by the United States Rubber conl- pany during its annual shutdown h July.
 Repairs of equipment and the installation of new, improved pow or stitching machines were also done during the shutdown.
 Bristol Company
 Bristol engineers have just com- pleted the development of a safety device to protect gas-fired indus trial ovens and furnaces against explosions due to pilot light fail- ure. The new device operates on the electronic principle and is completely automatic in its opera :ion.
 . Risdon Manufacturing q Due to the expanding activities It has been necessary to consldera- bly, enlarge the steam heating ca pacity of The Risdon Manufactur- ing company. In order to do this there Is in process of erection a brick building. Tn this building will also be housed Q modern up-to- date electric switchboard. The room abandoned by the boilers will be lfsed for manufacturing purposes. ~ Savings deposits here in June were higher than in May or in June of l940, the Chamber of Com merce reports. They amounted to s8,O2O, ,527 in June; $7,o60,9e3 in May and were S7,332, 200 in June, 1940.
 Postal receipts in June were ST.. 42v; fin May were $8,864; and In June, l940 were $6,350. There were 3.Sol telephones here in June; B. sso in May and 3,534 in June of last year.
 Sl Transactions
 Fifty-five real estate trai1sac- tions were recorded here in June, the Chamber of Commerce reports.
 New building permits were is- sued to the following:
 Michael and Anna Leary, Lewis street, s rooms, $5,000; Emmett Murtha, Olive street, 6 rooms; $5,- 500; E. s. Muller, Moore avenue, s rooms, $4,500; Charles DelorenSo, Cherry street, 6 rooms, $5,500; James Braziel, City Hill street, ' rooms, $5,500; Anthony DePetro, Hill street, rooms, $4,500; Ralph Gabriel, Candee road. s rooms, $4,- 900; Earl Bower, Millville avenue, 4 rooms, $4,500; Henry Krampetz, Forest street, 2 rooms, $l,000; AL bert Krampetz, Auburn street, 5 rooms, $4,500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
CLEAN GARBAGE PALS DESIRED
Health Officer RecOm- mends Weekly Wash;
 Corn Husks a Nuisance

Naugatuck, July 31-The garbage collector for the borough today re- quested that local residents using corn, place the corn husks in a bag or some other similar receptacle and put this near the garbage cans instead of putting the husks into the garbage cans. tg.
 The husks, if placed in the gar- bage cans, quickly fill it us and sometimes the collector is not able to get to homes to empty cans be- fore they are filled. If placed in a bag nearby there will be more room in the can for other garbage, and the can won't be filled as quickly.
 Health Officer Dr. Walter l. Bak- CT has recommended that residents wash their garbage cans at least once a week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
EVERGREEN CIRCLE
 TO SPONSOR OUTING

Naugatuck, July 31 = The a11s nual outing of the Evergreen Sew- ing Circle will be held August 6 ae the summer home of Mrs. Peter Quinn on the Housatonic river, Members planning to attend ara asked to notify Mrs. Raymond Carlson, worthy matron of Evers green Chapter, o. E. S.. or Mrs Robert Houseknecht, president oi the Circle, in order that arrange ments for transportation may ps made
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
ANDREW FAMILY
 TO HOLD REUNION

Naugatuck, July 31-The Andrew family will hold its 54th annual reunion Saturday at the Andrew summer home on Andrews moun- tain. Reports for the year will be made and officers elected. There will be a sports program and pie mic lunch,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
MRS. HAMILTON
 WINS DISCHARGE

Naueatuck, July 3i--John Malone of e3 May street was fined eS and costs of eB ili borough court today on a charge Of violation Of the rules of the road. Mrs. John Hamilton
 Jr., Of se Center street. Waterbury
 was found not guilty of a similar charge. Cars driven hv thene iWe were involved "A m maHaeF neclneul lRat nlaht ~ lhe fneAAon of Main
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
WhiteuUaH Bike
 Tires Discontinued

To lend the government full support in its effort to conserve rubber, the United States Rub- Der company announced today that the production of all white wall bicycle tires would be dis continued at once. This will include all balloon castings, lightweight castings and single tube tires.
 Because these tires require more crude rubber per unit than the all black tires, 1t is felt that this patriotic move will be welcomed as an aid in preventing 8 drastic reduction in unit production and in saw ing as much as 25 per cent of the crude rubber used in r1ak- ing the entire casing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
FLORENCE LARSON
 PLANNING TO WED

Naugatuck, July 31 - Florence Christine Larson, of .61 North Hoad- ley street, and Emmet Robert Moon- ey, of East Waterbury Road, filed marriage intentions recently at the office of Town Clerk Raymond j.. St. John.
 Lynetta Lillian Curtiss, of Ox- ford, and Arthur Joseph Caring ton, of Clark road, Prospect, also recently recorded intentions. The latter couple will be married Aug ust II.
 The local selective service office has received word to postpone un- til further notice physical evamina- ton and, induction of any regis- trants 2S years of age or over.
 Early in July an order deferring induction of any in this group for 30 days was received here, and this affected several slated to go in a July draft call. The bill which would defer such registrants indefinitely is still awaiting action in Congress.
 Major Peter Fox of the state se- lective service headquarters, Hart ford inspected the local office Tues day afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
Borough Briefs

Naugatuck, July 31. = MT and Mrs. Henry Levine of New Haven road have announced the birth of daughter, Aria Rose, July 18.
 MT and Mrs. Chester SOliw0cki of 115 Prospect street have an- nOunced the birth of . son at st. Mary's hospital, Waterbury, July IS. Daniel Rado of the U. s. Marine Corps has returned to duty at Nor folk, Va, after having visited his parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles Rado of Coen street Chester Randall, stanton Glover and Warren ZeigIer of Naugatuck were recent visitors in Passaic, N. J.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Jackson and family of Providence, R. I, are visit ing here.
 Miss Lillian Bandurksl of Wood blne street. who has been vacation ing at Atlantic City, N. J, has re- turned.
 Miss Carolyn Anderson of Fern street Is vacationing at Hitchcock | Lake, Winsted.
 Joseph Scully of Prospect street Is vacationing in the White Noun tains.
 Mrs. George M. Rummey of Hill side avenue has as her guest her | son, Theodore, of New York City.
 Patrolman Timothy Reardon of Naugatuck was again elected vice. president of the Connecticut Police Association for the ninth consecutive year at the annual con- vention at Lake COmpounce Tues day
 Caroline Bagley was hostess at 6 | roast at High Rock recently in hon. or of her birthday. Attending were: George Plat, Rita Fleming, Robert Niven, Peg Curtin, Francis O'Neil, Dorothy Roberts, Earl Roller, Lillian Gniazdowski, Sydney weaving, | Eleanor Smith, Robert Russet, Miss | Bagley.
 Katherine A. and Margaret E. Moore have sold house and lot on Culver street to Paul and Louise Minute, according to warranty deed filed recently at the office of Town Clerk Raymond J St. John.
 Daniel Joseph Griffin of l1S South street, Waterbury, and Florence Rinkus of S90 North Main street, Naugatuck, filed wedding inten- tions recently at the office of Town Clerk Raymond J. St. John.
 Mrs. AdOIph Nelson, chairman of the music department of the Nau- gatuck Woman's Club, was appoint cd publicity chairman of the state chorus of the Federation of WO- mems clubs, at a meeting recently at the home of Mrs. T. E. Thibeau, music chairman of the state feder- ation, in Hamden Nelson and Mrs. Robert v. Anderson of the local club attended the session.
 Rev. Lester R. Johnson of the Swedish Congregational church of New Rochelle will be the preacher at the morning serivce at the Hill- side Congregational church here Sunday. The service will be con- ducted in Swedish and Rev. MT. Johnson will deliver his sermon in English There will be no evening service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

and Maple streets. Damage was sllaht and no injuries were report ed. patEolmnn Raymond Caglson madB tho arrest. Judge Martin k' Cana pFenideds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

Naugatuak, July s1. .- The i M Russell Manufactur- ing Company has recently received large order for buckles from the War Department and is enjoying active business the Chamber of Commerce reports The Chamber News reports that products of the Naugatuck Chemical Division of the U. s. Rubber Company are becoming
 increasingly more important directly or indirectly in furtherng the national defense effort Principal among
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

India is preparing for a greater sale of its cotton piecegoodS in East Africa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
Borough Funerals

Naugatuck, July 31. = The fun eral of Edward James Reeds, of 274 High street, who died Tuesday night at his home, was held this after noon at 2:30 o'clock from the Gill; mack Funeral Home, 95 Meadow street. Rev. Richard Baxter of Middlebury, acting rector of St Michael's Episcopal church, offi- ciated Burial was in Grove cenle- tery.
 Oney Trask had charge of the Odd Fellows service. which was conducted at the grave. The bear- CTS, all members of Centennial lodge, I. o. O. F., were: George FL lis, Herbert Churchill. Stanley Dib- ble and Claus Monsees.
 Delegates from the lodge were: Harry Mills, Frederick Wiggles- worth, Clarence Heavens. Sidney Weiss. George Kuhn and Russell Weaving.
 The funeral of Domenic Mariana. g7, early Italian settler here who died yesterday at his home, b0i South Main street, will be held ct e:iS o'clock tomorrow morning from his residence. to st. Francis church at 8 o'clock. where Q solemn high naass of requiem will be celebrated. Burial will be in St. James ceme- tery. Friends may call at the resi- dence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
Factory Enjoys
 Brisk Business
 Here Currently
Buckles to Be Manufactured for Government Bristol Company Engineers Offer Safety Device to Protect
 Gas-Fired Industrial Ovens From Explosions

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

Katherine A. and Margaret E. Moore have sold a house and lot on Culver street to Paul and Louise Minute, according to a warranty deed filed recently at the office of Town Clerk Raymond J St. John.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

Caroline Bagley was hostess at 6 roast at High Rock recently in hon. or of her birthday. Attending were George Platt, Rita Fleming, Robert Niven, Peg Curtin, Francis ONeil Dorothy Roberts, Earl Roller. Lillian Gniazdowski, Sydney weaving Eleanor Smith, Robert Russet, Miss Bagley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

Daniel Joseph Griffin of l1s South street, Waterbury, and Florence Rinkus of 390 North Main street, Naugatuck, filed wedding inten- tions recently at the office of Town Clerk Raymond J. St. John.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

palaces the mlgnCy OF mOVlelano
threw together in a race to outdo
each other 20 years ago.
They are white elephants, huge
ones.
Take the word of Guy Price, movie
columnist turned real estate agent.
Price entered most of them socially
in the old days, but for a dozen
years he has been selling them.
They're such rambling, expensive
things that few people want them
any more" he says. Time was
when there was some glamour con-
nected with a stars name, but that's
past"
Craze Lasted 10 Years.
The mansion that William Dun
can built when he was important in
films, sold the other day for cents
on each dollar it cost. Fred Niblo,
who made Ben Hur.' put s444,0
into his estate. 1t sold recently for
S55 ,000-less than Niblo paid for
the land.
The craze for big houses-l8 to 20
rooms with almost as many baths
started soon after the war and
lasted nearly a decade, with the
property market climbing every
Evening star., 1941-07-06

Kid" But Billy" hit the high sta
tistics through misadventures and
the necessity for piling up addi-
tional costs in reshooting. "Ziegfeld
Girl" topped the mark by another
hundred thousand or so. Sergeant
York" fits honestly in that category
When the last dollar is charged up,
Citizen Kane" which is now prov
ing anything but a popular box
Office picture, probably will exceed
the million mark.
Sitting Is Task.
Star value Is the most costly in
gredient in 'million-dollar movies,
although elaborate settings, great
numbers of supporting players,
crowds of extras and story cost. di-
rection and unexpected delays and
changes run the cost far over the
original budget.
If Hollywood manages to stifle
dollar publicity at this late date
it will have performed a gigantic
task. comparable to defeating the
double feature.
Producers have too long basked in
the glory of the dollar term. Just
reading that one of their ambitious
efforts has a price tag Of "a million
or more" that his studio Is In a
position to pay Joe Dokes salary
of $4,000 a week stimulates a movie
maker, makes him feel important.
The Hays Office rightfully may
wish to enforce rules that will rid
fans of the prevailing notion that
Hollywood is fabulous place.
where the jackpot is daily crashing
down on unsuspecting persons and
projects, but one might safely pre-
dict that such efforts will fail
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Newspaper Alliance, Ine)
Evening star., 1941-07-06

week or what stupendous amounts
are being expended on the latest
super-supers. In every instance the
figures are boosted all the way from
so to 500 per cent over actual out
lay.
million dollar picture is a ge-
neric term in Hollywood, almost
bromidic. In palmer English 1t
means good In press-agent Eng
lish it means great "tremendous"
or even colossal" When they say
it's "million-dollar picture" that
simply means it is considered good
entertainment and ought to make
some money. People are careless
with their adjectives in the film
capital.
Anv production budgeted within
half million can be squeezed INTO
the "million-dollar" classification
by a few bangs on the typewriter.
Producers, directors, actors and pub
licity men play fast, wide and loose
with this description of a motion
picture. 1t may mean that 1t cost
million to make or is expected 10
gross its million from the customers
when it is released or merely that
It is a richly dressed production and
"lcoks like a million dollars"
A Few Really Cost.
The final decision rests with the
fan-the paying customer.
A few-a very few-pictures ac-
tually do cost a million dollars and
some isolated ones-"Gone With the
Wind" for example-cost much
more. Probably not more than half
9 dozen pictures released so far this
year have reached or topped their
million dollar" blurbs.
Meet John Doe" the Frank
Capra production, was a Million
dollar picture. So was Billy the
Evening star., 1941-07-06

ments, with the best price going
for the one containing her black
tile bathtub.
Other houses have been occupied
by new movie generation. But
the big swing now is to six and eight
room establishments in the San
Fernando Valley.
1t doesn't take a regiment of
servants or a 100000 income to
enjoy yourself there.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

London's narrow streets has a small
but proud crop of radishes and
onions.
A famous London dinner clubs
orchestra has an alert signature
song. When the siren goes it plays
Here We Co." and for the all-clear.
Happy Days Are Here Again"
When the building shook and pieces
of the chandelier crashed to the
floor, the orchestra didn't miss a
beat And a man said. mice" A
voice 1 shall always remember was
that of a lady in curriers' who. in the
midst of the thunder and deafening
noise of a bad blitz, leaned out of
her window and shouted to group
of us standing in the street: Please
don't talk so loudly-I'm trying to
sleep"
No Sign of Rationing.
Elderly veterans of the last war
wear all their decorations and help
direct traffic in the parking spaces.
The sleek, well-groomed dogs and
horses of England show no sign of
rationing. A street cleaner said. as
he swept away a mass of broken bits
in front of a wrecked building, Il
never seem to be around when any
thing happens"
The little boy being dug out Of
debris with his teeth chattering who
said, I'm not afraid-Im cold"
The old lady who gave her life's saw
ings to the Spitfire fund and now
works in a first-aid post.
The old cemetery in back Of my
building has bomb crater. And on
the edge of the crater is white
headstone with the inscription:
"1295-Thomas Browne-Let No
Man Disturb His Peace
There is man 1 know who works
in a munition factory. He is about
40 and has perpetual squint. With
his wife he cycles 10 miles to work
every day and sometimes labors
many hours at stretch with mi
mute precision instruments which
require intense concentration. He
never talks much, but one day he
said to me:
You know-our boys are certainly
doing a wonderful job. wish were
a little younger-Td join the r. A. F.
They're fine fellows. After all.
they're giving their lives. I'm only
giving my eyesight."
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Evening star., 1941-07-06

solid structures still occupied by
Cecil D. De Mile and Harold Lloyd.
De Miles, which set him back some
s750,000, still is showplace and
social center.
So is Lloyd's famous million dol
lar manse. But the servants staff
has been cut in half.
Taxes Are too Steep.
Lloyd told the Board of Equaliza-
ton last year that taxes and up
keep totaled $4,000 annually.
Pleading unsuccessfully for re-
duction in assessed valuation from
S280000 to $4,000, he remarked:
II do not believe that any one
these days can make enough money
to keep up these big homes with
Federal income and State taxes
what they are
In Hollywood's earliest days. such
stars as Kathleen williams. Theo-
dore Roberts, Larry Semon and
Edwin Carewe built around Vine
Evening star., 1941-07-06

brothers, comedy producers, built for
s50O,0O0. can be had now for well
under 500 600, and the 25-acre,
s7500O0 estate of Thomas H. Ince
now is carved into 20 building sites.
Came finally the million dollar
era, with the famous Pickfair and
the mansions of Lloyd. Chaplin and
Gloria Swanson. The race stopped,
Just before the depression, with
Marion Davies s1,500,000 beach
house
Several of the homes now are
roming houses. ALA Nazimovas S
Garden of Allah is cut up into apart
Evening star., 1941-07-06


around the corner"
It's the quick f1utter of a ragged,
dusty Union Jack hanging some
where In the wreckage. The fleeting
expression on the grimy face of
boy in a demolition gang, or the
red-rimmed eyes of f1re-flghter.
The passing parade of Piccadilly
growing more cheerfully shabby
every day. It's the old standby
walking shoes and cotton stockings
now Or no stockings. Leather
patches on coat sleeves. All sorts of
curious garments are making their
first appearance in many years from
old trunks in the attic Add to the
picture the fact that petrol rationing
makes it difficult and very expensive
to have clothes cleaned Add to that
the new clothes rationing scheme.
and you have birds-eye view of the
West End, in which a new hat
stands out like a sore thumb.
with Utter Unconcern."
You note many little things.
Shrapnel wounds on the round old
trunk of a tree in Hyde Park. Newly
cropped sheep that Craze on the
lawns and lie peacefully in bomb
craters. People boating and SWIM
ming in the serpentine. while over
head barrage balloons glitter in the
sun like fat silver bubbles. The
model vegetable patch with the lit
tie fence around it. The man who
tends 1t, and the people who ask
him questions all day about radishes
and turnips The sight of men and
women in London with rakes and
hoes, working their allotments. The
crowds of people who walk with
utter unconcern past signs that say,
"unexploded bomb"
An old station master I know
feeds the birds at tea time and
keeps gun by his side in case of
invasion. There is an ever-grow-
ing heap of rubble in the park.
carted there from the ruins OF
many an Englishman's home. Ciga-
rette machines are marked empty
tobacco stores closed" Woolworth's
windows display huge sacks of po-
tatoes and little signs say no
hairpins."
Proud Radishes.
The gardens of big estates, where
once we're colorful patches of 10
bella or wallhowers. are now solidly
stocked with rows of cabbages and
lettuce. Many window box IN
Evening star., 1941-07-06

minute. Every manner Of mansion,
from monstrosity to good solid resi-
dence. was thrown together.
There was the weird home pair
of newly rich brother-producers
built. One of its features was a
rope ladder, only means of travel
from first to second floor.
At the other end of the scale are
Evening star., 1941-07-06

Alice Faye and John
Payne in Great
American Broadcast.
Vivien Leigh and Lau-
renee Olivier in That
Hamilton Woman"
The Singing Hill"
and "Ellery Queens s
Penthouse Mystery"
Alice Faye and Jack
Oakie in The Great
American Bros dcast. =
The Lady Eve
and
"Scattergood Baines. "
Gary Cooper and
Barbara Stanwyck in
Meet John Doe.
Joan Crawford and
MELVIN DougiHs in
"A Woman's Face" "
Vivien Leigh and Lau-
renee Olivier In That
Hamilton Woman"
James Stewart in
Pot o. Gold"
Also Louis-Conn fight.
Vivien Leigh and Lau-
renee Olivier in That
Hamilton Woman"
Barbara Stanwyck
and Henry Fonda
in Lady Eve
Vivien Leigh and Lau-
renee Olivier in That
Hamilton Woman.
Irene Dunno and
Cary Grant in
Penny Serenade."
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Slinain' Villains

Slingin' Sammy Baugh, famous
football star, is before the cameras
at Republic Studios in Republics
serial, King of the Texas Rangers"
in which he stars. This is Baugh's s
first motion picture.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Dottv's Next Mate

Richard Denning, under contract
to Paramount for three years and
groomed for important assignments,
will be Dorothy Lamour's jungle
mate in her next picture, Her jun
gle Mate"