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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

horns blending amiably with the violin section which last night had fullnesS of tone not yet heard. Concertmaster Urico Rossi is to be commended for incidental solo pas- sages; the percussives also were conspicuous last night.
 Guest SOIOist
 Donald Bundock, who comes from the Juilliard School of Music, is a bass baritone of definite musician ship. He has a nice vocel quality, and controls his voice with intelli- gence. Noticeable, especially in his two oratorio type songs, were nice phraSing and excellent breath con- trol. He sang in the lower regis ter and the higher baritone, combin- ing the two aTtistically. At times his voice was a trifle submerged, es- pecially in the Verdi aria, but it was more as if he refrained from push ing his voice unduly, striving more for artistic and musicianly effect. His singing showed good taste and there is no doubt that he has an agreeable organ in the bass and baritone range. Very dignif1ed was his singing of the Mendelssohn Lord God of Abraham" followed by Hear Ye Winds and Waves" of Handel, sung with orchestra. Later in the program he sang an aria from Simon "Boccangregro" by Ver- di, followed by Tschaikowsky's 'The Pilgrims Song" Both of these es- pecially Tschaikowsky demanded also much of the orchestra and it was here that MT. Bundock subdued his voice, the orchestra somewhat sub merging him for time, though not to the detriment of the character of the compositions. After these two songs, MT. Bundock sang two encore numbers with piano accompaniment which were "The Abbot of Derry" and For You Alone" The program last night, as stated on the printed folders, was dedicated to Ignace Jan Paderewski.-M. M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
Air Mail Increases

WaterburianS are tending toward air-mail more than ever before, Postmaster Charles A. Babin an- nounced. With airmail facilities closer than Hartford, the volume of air mail has increased 100 per cent in the past year, Mir. Babin said.
 Although statistic figures were not available, MT. Babin revealed that yesterday there were about 600 pieces of mail month at an aggregate cost of $500, to patrons, sent by this means of service.
 The postmaster explains that this was all first class matter and which included many small pack ages sent acdross the country.
 MT. Bapin asserted that Water bury was decidedly becoming air. mail conscious. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

This necessitates asking the employer to check back on his records and frequently he must call on the employe, if still in his employ, to get the correct in- formation. This annoyance anc waste of time can be avoided if the employe and employer will take the simple precaution of sec ing that the employees correct name and social security number are reported. If the mistake can- not be corrected, it might mean that some of the employees wages could not be credited to him.
 Since the amount of insurance benefits for the worker or his family will be based on his wages, it si important that the Social Security Boards record of his wages be accurate and complete.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
Nabbed at Gate!

Thomas La Silva, 30, of 125 Scovill street, Waterbury, was arrested yesterday by Sergeant George Remer of the Canaan State Police Barracks, on a charge of forgery for the Tor ringtOn police, after iserving a sentence at the Wethersfield state penitentiary. The arrest was made at the state prison.
 Fraudulent checks to the amount of 5000 made out on the TorringtOn Company payroll in May, 1888, makes this the fifth arrest in connection with this Offense.
 La Silva is held under bonds of $1,0O0, which he was unable to furnish. He will be arraigned tomorrow morning in the Tor rington city court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
SI.OOO.OOO Contract

A $1,O50,O0O contract with the American Brass Co.,, for small arms ammunition parts for the War Department Is being cleared by the National Defense Com mission at Washington.
 The War Department has an- nounced award of . slO,00O c0n- tract to the Waterbury FaFrel Foundry < Machine Go, for machinery and . s2,D60 contract tO the Chase Brass & Copper Co.,, for brass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
Reserves Decision

Decision in the Mrs. Dixie Clara Donnelly-Herbert P. Donnelly di- vorce case was reserved when trial in the action came to an end yeS- terday before Superior Court Judge Frank F. McEvoy.
 Mrs. Donnelly, charging extrem' cruelty, seeks a divorce, alimony, and custody of a minor child. The couple were married in Water. bury in 1887.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
Fairly Comfortable

The condition of Thomas Ne vile, 70, of 149 Madison street, was reported today as fairly comfortable" by St. Mary's hospi- tai.
 MT. Neville suffered a fractured right leg in fall from the curb at 1905 Baldwin street yesterday afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
|W.L LARASH
 64 MARCH 1T
Local Draft Boards Super visor May Be Retained
 Despite Retirement Age

Postponement of the retirement of Lieut.. Col. William L. Larash of West Haven, supervisor of local draft boards in Waterbury and the rest of New Haven county, has been asked of the War Department by Col. Ernest R. Averill, state director of selective service. Col Larash will reach the age of GA on March IT and, under army regulations he will be retired from active duty on that date unless he is granted an exemp- ton.
 The Democrat learns on good au- thority that should the War De- partment refuse Col. Averill's re- quest he will see to it that Col Larash is appointed to the state se- lective service staff in a civilian ca pacity.
 In addition to his duties as su- 'pervisor of local draft boards, Col Larash is in charge of the legal di- vision of state selective service head quarters at Hartford.
 The request by Col. Averill for the retention of Col. Larash despite the fact that he will pass retirement age is now under consideration at Wash ington. A decision is expected before March r, but if none is forthcom- ing Col. Larash will be automatical- ly retired on that date and will have to be appointed as a civilian if he is to continue as an official of the selective service system in the state Col. Larash has visited the Water bury draft boards frequently since they were set up last fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
Defense Farley

A meeting Of the medical and health division Of the Waterbury Defense committee was held early this afternoon At the office of Mayor Vincent 4. 9oully.
 The division, composed Of does tors and hospital officials. works ln cooperation with the eItywide defense committed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
u. s. MILITARY
 ATTACHE NAMED

Washington, Feb. 14-(UP)-The war department today assigned Lieut.. Col. Breckinridge A. Day, in structor at the Fort Sill, Okla, field artillery school, as the first U. s. military attache to the Union of South Africa.
 The assignment was in line with the army's program of developing it's contacts with all nations en- gagged in the current wars. The army yesterday named Major John w. Wofford, a cavalry officer, as the first military attache to Ireland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
(suecial to The Democrat)

Camp Edwards, Falmouth, Mass. Every day in the life of the army the boys are beginning to enjoy the extra comforts commanding of ficers of various units hand out to their batteries.
 Early Wednesday morning mem- bers of Battery G, the Waterbury unit commanded by Capt. John J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
Engagements
ANOsKI.PAZDAN

ANOHKIsFAXDAN
 Mrs. Rose Pazden of Oakville an- rounceS the engagement and com ing marriage of her daughter, Joe sephine. to Walter Palnoski. son of Mir. and Mrs. Bronislaw Palnoski Of Anderson avenue. Naugatuck.
 The wedding will take place on February 22. at St. Mary Magdalen'S Church, OakVIllc,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
False Alarm

Bremen answered Q false aIafi1I from Box 1s7 at MeIrose and Nid dlefleld avenue shortly after o'clock this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
Practical Psychologist Writes Series On Brain Builders And Their Methods For The Democrat

pedan psychologist author of IS articles Builders of Pow which will start Monday Feb. IT,
 author of number of books holder of Ph D. and Sci Laird content hoe his study
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

Argentina has restored the Calil- do building in Buenos Aires in which the first Argentine Government was established in 1810
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

Sixty-three aviators from Argen- tina, Paraguay, Urugauy and Chile flew to Brazil to participate in it's Aviation Week celebration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

the American institute of Banking, will act as moderator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
NAUGATUcK

LoeT-Purse containing money. At Naugatilck Post 0fIice, between 2;s0 and 3i00 ?. Ti. Monday. Finder please return to Post once.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

Lo0T-WAilet. in Gem ThealeF,
 Monday night, Reward if returned Co Wm, AibaltlS, Phone Naug. a0ei,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

Mexico is to have eight military cities"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

SATURDAY, LAST DAY! DOROTHY GRAY DRY-SKIN MIXTURE LESS THAN K PRICE
Evening star., 1941-03-21

ground by Brian Donlevy. Taylor
weighs 1913 pounds. Donlevy tips the
scales at 1876 Donlevy is now hob
bling around with a sprained ankle
and strained back.
Garbo and Gaylord Hauser have
been looking at furnished houses for
rent. Greta, incidentally, is back on
the Metro schedule for Madame
Curie." Eve Curie. the daughter of
the famous scientist, was recently in
Hollywood, which accounts for
GarboS renewed interest in the bio
graphy.
A sad little incident took place at
the John Doe" premiere. Juanita
Stark. recently-S signed Cinderella
girl, was to make a speech at the
microphone and be introduced to
the crowd as a future star. She
bought a new dress-her first eve
ming dress. Her hair was elaborately
coiffured by Westmore himself. All
day long she practiced her speech.
Sdlilc VIC hliPol tdIiG AiOiiiclit- Noiie
was grabbed by a Warner publicity
man, marched to the mike. She
was just about to speak when
Dorothy Lamour arrived. Just a
minute" Juanita was told. She
stepped back while Dotty told the
crowd how glad she was to be there,
etc. etc. Then Gary Cooper ar
rived Then another celebrity. After
20 minutes of shifting from one
foot to the other, the Cinderella
girl slipped unnoticed into the
theater.
Evening star., 1941-03-21

ton, it hints that he kept sitter
rein on his artistic impulses than
was absolutely necessary. He created,
therefore, what amounts to caval-
cade of gags, some of which are
quite artful, built around story
which is too mild and not sufficiently
plausible
Neatest trick of casting, apart
from substituting Miss Blondell as
a more substantial ghost than Miss
Bennett is that of adding Rochester
to the dramatiS perSonnae He plays
chap named Eddie Anderson, a
dusky gent in a raccoon coat whose
reaction to all those ghoStly doings
of a Topper play is a desire Ito go
back to Mr.. Benny's." 1t is just
about the best character of the lot,
probably because it is freshest and
a natural" for ghost story.
Otherwise, the personnel of Top
per Returns" is pretty much the
same as the previous two pictures
or pretty much what the members
have been in still other screen
dramas. Roland Young derives his
whit of amusement from continuing
as CoSmo Topper, whose fate it is
to be the fall guy for beautiful young
ghosts. Billie Burke is around in
the role of nitWit Mrs. Topper,
making something conventionally
funny out of her special form of
fluttering nonsense. More surpris-
B i,oc oLo Ill
will be H. B. Warner in a role that
the very young will hardly associate
him, with knowing him only in his
later, or melloWer. phases. To de-
scribe it would ruin the little bit of
suspense which SeepS into the pic
ture "a thing no civilized person
would do.
Roy Del Ruth who directed the
latest Topper item has made some
resourceful use of his camera, but
with a Sub-par script he has not
been able to pace the picture as fast
as it should 60 to be Topper film S
old self Not quite!
Benny Davis. the Margie (and
other popular songs) man, brings
his Star Dust revue to the Capt.
tol as this weeks stage show. A
department which has not always
written what amounts to an eulogy
of Davis shows hastens to get on
record to the effect that this one is
well rounded and full of pleasant
surprises.
There is, for example, an acrobatic
Evening star., 1941-03-21

team that is the perfect rebuttal to
those people who have determined
never to like another acrobatic act
outside of those Super-Super ones in
circuses. Kenny and Norris (Which
may be Christian or family names)
are the lads Fresh from the West
they come for bunch of tricks on
the bars that embrace both novelty
and skill They even manage to get
comedy into the act. That is
something.
Then, proving that tap dancing is
not always the limit of an impress
sario's imagination, Davis show in
PRODUCES some more good acrobatics
in the contortions of Ruby Ring, the
most flexible blond ever assembled
by nature.
The three Wiles, comedy tap dane
erS, take care of that department
quite satisfactorily for Davis and
the customers; Beatrice Howell and
Mary Butch Austin do the sing
ing; that part of it not handled per-
Sonally by the maestro. AS usual,
he runs through the Davis repertory,
which proves that he is a better
composer than vocalist.
A new touch is Davis failure to
end the act with 'Margie" The
times being what they are, so up
setting of tradition, Benny winds up
now with a patriotic number, IF
It's Good Enough for Uncle Sam, Its
Good Enough for Me" It's nothing
for The Star Spangled Banner" to
WORRY about.
Evening star., 1941-03-21
Loretta's New Film
Starts Next Month

Loretta Young will be the femi-
nine star and Gregory Ratoff will
produce and direct Columbia's ''To-
night Belongs to U.s." scheduled to
go before the camera in mid-April
Expected to be among the most i'm
portant of the company'S forth
coming features the film is based
on Lady Eleanor Smiths novel,
"Ballorina" AS implied by the
title, Miss Young will have some
dancing to do.
Under contract to Columbia, the
star recently made for the COM
pany the successful comedies He
Stayed for Breakfast" and THE
Doctor Takes a Wife" She has just
completed Lady From Cheyenne
Mr.. Ratoff recently completed
CoIumbia's Adam Had Four Sons,
co-starring Ingrid Bergman and
Warner Baxter. Among the other
pictures he has directed are "Wife
Husband and Friend" Daytime
Wife" and 'Intermezzo-A Love
Story"
Evening star., 1941-03-21
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
National - THE Little Foxes" "
Tallulah Bankhead in drama OF
an unpleasant family: $50 pm.
Screen.
EarIe-"FootstepS in the Dark" "
Enrol Flynn in a mystery comedy:
IL am, 1:4O, 4:25, 7:05 and $50
pm. Stage shows: 12:45, $50, 6:15
and pm.
Capitol-"Topper Returns" and
meets another vanishing woman:
1O:45 am, 1:3O, 4:2O, 7:O5 and 9:55
pm. Stage shows, 12:45, $50, els
and 9 pm.
Palace - The Great Dictator u
Chaplin looks at today: 1O:45 am,
1:25, 4:1O, $50 and 9:35 pm.
Keith's Mice Grip" Deanna
Durbin indulges in romance: Ills
am, 1:2o, 3:25, $50, 7:35 and e:4C
pm. March of Time: l, sos, $40
tbs and $50 pm.
MetropOlitan-"High Sierra" last
days of a killer: II m, los, 3:15
5:25, 7:35 and 9:45 pm.
Little - Night Train" melodra-
matte and comic British thriller:
II am, 12:45, 2:30, 4:20, sos, 7:55
and $40 pm.
Columbia-"Andy Hardy's Private
Secretary" and he gets out of high
school: II am, l, $40, Sis, 7;25
and $50 pm.
TranS-Lux-News and shorts; con-
| tinuouS from 10 am.
Evening star., 1941-03-21
G. P. 0. Groups Plan
Vaudeville Dance

The Printer Players and the soft
ball team of the Government Print
ing Office are cooperating in pre-
senting a vaudeville dance tomor-
row night at o'clock in Harding
Hall, at the printing Office.
The affair is to serve the double
purpose of raising money for the
soft ball teams activities and Shap-
ing the G. P. o. vaudeville unit in
preparation for appearances at
Army camp theaterS.
The service performances of the
vaudeville unit are to be presented
under the auspices of the drama
division of the District of Columbia
Defense Council Committee. A
number of the members of the group
have been professional vaudeville
performers before coming to Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1941-03-21

party Stirling Hayden's here"
NO! Where?" There" OH"
At the party. in honor of Maude
Adams. the film stars turned out in
full force E. Mickey Rooney divided
his time between Linda Darnell and
a solo on the drums. He isn't a
bit conceited,' I heard one of the
girls say with surprise William
Holden was having one of his last
dates with Brenda Marshall before
the Army gets him And Bette
Davis was there with Husband Ar
thur FarnsWorth. Since her mar
riage Bette has been stepping out
in big way She has brand-new
wardrobe of evening gowns and has
given up her erstwhile home-gal
role. Bette was also at the Screen
Actors gambol couple of evenings
later. She leaves in a day or two
with her husband for their New
Hampshire hideaway.
Olivia De Havilland dances cheek
to cheek with Jock Whitney at the
actors ball. And Katharine AL
bridge, whose tongue is as sharp as
her beauty, cannot resist saying as
she dances by, BE little more re-
served, Livy." John Garfield sits
on the stairs with his wife. Money"
says Mrs Garfield, Cant make you
happy in Hollywood" :" A cute
foursome at the ball-Bonita Gran
vile, Jackie Cooper, Judy Garland
and Dave Rose.
George Raft and Edward G. Rob-
inson will have to be built up for
their film chore C'Manpower'D with
Marlene Dietrich. The boys are on
the short side, and Marlene would
tower above them-if they did not
wear lifts for the long shots and
stand on blocks for cloSe-upS.
Robert Taylor is shot in Billy the
Kid" He is picked up from the cold
Evening star., 1941-03-21

Betty Cradle had to go to New
York to make good in Hollywood.
Betty was languishing in coed roles
until she journeyed to New York
and was the hit of "Du Barry Was
Lady" She was signed to a
Twentieth Century-Fox contract as
the result.
Evening star., 1941-03-21

PIQgtOn as lNtIF shtHan Urandm'
favorite movie star. But he is
barely known in Hollywood" /
told a trio of Texas-born BEAU
ties. He's very well known out
side" I was answered. And why
doesn't Hollywood give him better
parts?" The boy with the most sex
appeal-for them-waS Stirling Hay
den. 1t was instructive to hear some
of them whiSper-and others Shrek
-excitedly at the Cocoanut Grove
Evening star., 1941-03-21
Friday Evening Dunce

The Friday Evening Club OF
Washington Hebrew Temple will
hold its spring dance tomorrow
night at the Woodmont Country
Club. Sanford Hordes of 1448 Park
road NV. is chairman of arrange
ments.
Evening star., 1941-03-21

turns, current
at LoeW'S Capt.
tol. will cool the
fans a bit, but
not too much.
This one with
Joan Blondell in
the ghost role
previously occu-
pied by Con-
stance Bennett
is hardly up to
the standard of
its predecessors.
As a kind of X
ray Of Scriptist
Jonathan Lati-
p1er'S jn1aOiOa-
Evening star., 1941-03-21

Cobina Wright, jr.. society song
bird, owes her name to her mothers
inventlveneSs. Mrs. Wright adopted
the name for herself and later gave
it to Junior as we'll.
Evening star., 1941-03-21

m0nlCKer.
The TOO Ste
phens c oil e G e
girls had the
time of their
young live S
in Hollywood,
S on sore d by
Drama G GA c h
M a u d e Adams.
They saw and
learned a lot of
things-and told
us something
too. For instance,
most of them
voted for Walter
Evening star., 1941-03-21
Barbara Hutton Prefers
Simple Things of Life
By SHEILAH GRAHAM.

d.
Gary gives a
simple things" telling
Babs spend lot of their Pakthe Island
these relax the roller the shooting
Evening star., 1941-03-21
Blond Ghost FrOlics Anew
In Latest Topper Picture
Effect Is Not So Merry, However,
AS in Previous Chapters of Tale;
Stage Show Engaging Affair
By JAY CARMODY.

The Topper pictures are different at any rate There something
ghost bedayighS witnessing
which capable
Evening star., 1941-03-21

CARLTON HOTEL, New Cosmos Room, 10th
and X SITS. ME. 2926. Music by Carmen
Csvallaros Orchestra. Dancing 81 and 0
RAINBOW ROOM, Hamilton Hotel, 1lth
at X. Cocktail and dinner dancing 90;
supper dancing to Milt Davis Orchestra,
l0-1. Min. Saturday only 81 DI. 25S0.
HAD-ADAMS HOUSE-Overlooking White
House at 10th and ii StS. Dining in ar
atmosphere of charm. dignity and gem
tillty. Luncheon. Soc; dinner from Sl.2o.
Organ music nightly during dinner.
SHOREHAM BLuEROOM, Connecticut at
Calvert. Dining and dancing. Two floor
shows. 9:3o and 1I:3O. Dinner -. ip-
cluding cover. Supper cover soc. AD. 01OO-
Evening star., 1941-03-21

has an exclusive on the idea of
making Thorne Smiths Whimsi-
cal people come to life on the screen.
The chances are that Topper Re-
Evening star., 1941-03-21

I Tie UIOllU IltIT6SS SOOl VIII dUdIIOOIl
all her marital titles to become plain
Mrs. Archibald Leach-Cary's real
Evening star., 1941-03-21

ADJUSTMENTS.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1941-12-12

Chris tnas motorin3-Co Deluxe, Coop
Par Luz, Gillette 3une1, Traction Tires
Coop attarles-colse oo175 and sec or
lar G stoc'1 OF tires and bat ,er4as.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-01-30

with a lean 2. the lean 2 had no
winders, but he had nice out
house with a sears d. robuck cat
log in 1t. He got a small Job
somewhere.
Then his half sister by the
first husband Of his dads End wife
got a note from the CO. wanting
him to cum back to work. What
does he do but drop everything
and go back to the plant. He
worked 3 days and seeing as 1t was
a tuffer racket than when he wuz
furlowed he ups and quits. He
Amt got no job now but he is
lot wiser.
Il WIZ talking TO a Teller what
builds them high crown tires the
other day. seen his pay checl.
for ate teen dollars the week. Ses
he is supposed TO make 80 cents
per hr. so I gets pensil and paper
to figger 1t out. but he says don't
bother it amt worth the effort.
Send me sum paper an stamps and
i'll write you every week
Thank you Elmer. How's the
tube room boys?
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-01-30
Technicians
Win Pact

Los Angeles. Jan. 25-CIO tech
nical workers haze followed up the
production workers victory at the
Vultee Aircraft Co. here with a
contract winning wage increases,
job protection and other benefits
for $50 workers. members OF the
Federation of Architects. Engin-
GERS. Chemists and Technicians.
The contract has wage boosts Of
two to eight dollars a week. senior
ity. sick leave and vacations.
grievance procedure. and JOB
guarantees for conscripted work
ers. A major point in the agree
ment is a new system Of job
classifications which gives raises
to more than half the men in
volved.