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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01

the UralS to the Pacific, from the Near East to the Far Beast.
 Siberia is more than just front where Japan may strike at the Soviet. It is fast becoming Rus sia's No. 1 industrial region; its mountains harbor great mineral riches; its railroads and water ways can speed aid to Russia's many fighting areas.
 Just how this great region is governed, what peoples inhabit it, how well it is fortified and pre- pared to meet invasion from east or west is explained in Soviet Asia" Well illustrated with maps, the book gives complete picture of httle-known land that can- not escape making headlines in this global war.
 ADVENTURE IN HISTORY
 Dakota in the Morning." by William Harlowe Briggs CF'arrar & Rinehart: $2.50) is the story of the building of land and the growth of community.
 It was Dakota territory then, with the Indians being pushed farther and farther away to open more land for settlement. It was the dream of each settled to start 8 town, town that would grow bigger than Chicago.
 Seven year-old Bub Sibley came to this land with his family, and it was their dream too, to build a great city. His growth into young manhood paralelled the growth of Siding No. from a prairie water hole into thriving community in Americas great granary. It's a novel of young America, of the birth and growth of new lands and enw blood. MT. Briggs tells his story through the eyes of youth, wildly and with moving sentiment.
 POETS CORNER
 Golden Rain" 'CDutton: $.5O) is the newest of Patience Strong's Quiet Corner Books-a series widely acclaimed by contemporary lovers. Embodying the same refreshing sin cerity as her previous works, this is a book to keep and read often, a book to have near in lonely hours. | It's message-a torch of hope and faith in a world torn with hatred and war-is written in Miss Strong's. usual unconventional and comfort ing style.
 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
 The inspirational success story of someone who knew what she want ed and got 1t, is told by Madame Olga Petrova in her autobiography, Butter With My Bread" (Bobbs Merrill: $3). Here, too, is an ex- cellent word picture of the British and American stage of the last quarter century.
 Madame Petrova began her life in Edwardian England, where re- bellion against paternal domina- ton was rare amongst we'll brought-up young ladies. But from the time she received her first and only spanking at the hands of her father, she determined to have in- dependence home of her own, where she had to answer the dic- tates of no man.
 From then on her story is an interesting and appealing one-tak- ing her through her first job on the stage; the trying. sirnpy years of near starvation; her first love affair; her trip to South Africa; her failure and success on hte- American stage: and finally, her career in the movies, both as actress and writer.
 This is not a story of stage struck girl-Olga Petrova declares herself that her main interest in the theater was because of the money it could earn for her. Is Is, rather, the story of a woman who wanted Independence and got it--not only the right to buy her own bread, but also to have a little butter with 1t too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01

WAR IN SIBERIA
 Siberia-the vast, mystic expanse known best as the one-time site of prisons for czarists exiles-looms as a major front in World War II, and as an increasingly important factor in the allied fight for victory. "Sov- jet Asia" (Dial Press: 00, by jour nalist5 Raymond A. Davies and An drew J. Steiger, sets us right on the vital role in the dar destined for this Russian rgeion that ex- tends from the Caspian Sea to the Bering Strait, from the Arctic to the hot Asiatic desert alnd, from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
Several Testimonial
 Parties For Draftees
Mayor ScuIy Attends Two FarewelIs; Well Known Young Men HOnOred By Friends; Leaving Soon

Over 200 attended a farewell tes- tlmonial dinner at McGrath's Pine Room. on Baldwin street given in honor of James Walsh, former sec xetary of the City Amateur baseball league, who is going into the army soon.
 Patrick Moran was the toastmas- Ter while Mayor Vincent A. Scully was the principal speaker. Other speakers were John Tobin, Joseph Shea, Thomas Walsh, John Fitz- maurice and Robert A. Schlosser.
 Those in charge of the arrange ments for the affair were Kelsey Greaney, Pat Slattery, Joseph Cole, Patrick Moran, Joseph P. Shea and William O'Neil.
 Harry x. Cashin, Jr., and Frank Thompson who will enter army serv- ice soon were honored last night at . farewell party at the Press club by friends and associates of Cashin's Dairy Products, Inc. Gifts were presented to the prospective Eervicemen.
 Speakers included Mayor Vincent "A. Scully, William Cunningham, Jo- Eeph Sharon, Joseph Beiresdorfer, Edmund Grove, James Lombardo, John Coughlin, Patrick Scanlon, Thomas Delaney, and Mrs. Anna Robb. Harry x. Cashin, ST, served as master of ceremonies.
 A party was given recently in honor of Michael Koval, Jr., of Long Hill road by his co-workers of the second shift in the Rod Mill of the Chase Metal Works. He is to be lnducted soon into the armed forces. The occasion was held at Marks Grill on ThomaSton avenue in Wa terville. A purse was presented. l The master of ceremony for the ! occasion was Franklin Painter. ! Among the guests were: James Brennan, Charles Woods, Andrew Etroub, Alfred Doncfrio, Wm. Gre gan, Alex Panko, Guy Damato, Wm. lMcCann, Joseph Charles, Raymond Ivan Bomel, Henry Bioski, Eugene Doucette, Carl Dovano, Charles 1 viellette, John De Leo, Domenic Giglio, Albert Class, James Carroll, Sabin Smith, Fibre Guglliotte, Wm. Kenny, John Hall, Jr., Walter Silks, Joseph Evanco, Francis Duigan, Jo- seph Tunnel, George Francis, Wm. { Tunnel, Anton Bukauskas, John De- Gbrio and Ulic Guimond.
 Also present were: John Robenko, Louis Pereto, Benny Gwizdowsky, Chester Dyer, Anthony Gwizdowsky, Harry Petit, Mario Fulton, Harry Oxton, Silio Rosa, Nelson Pronovost, Thomas Morrisey, Edward Lazetsky, Joseph Lubarsky, Joseph De Palme, ECwagd Miller, James Hanlon, Har- old Asplund, Louis Bioski, Vic Stan@itis, Rocco Perazelli, Wm. Duff
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
LIGHTNING TURNS ON HEAT

Albany N. Y. (UP) = After a thunderstorm, patrons of 8 tavern remarked that the atmosphere seemed just as warmth fact the place got hotter and hotter. The proprietor investigated, found a lightning bolt had switched on an oil heater.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL
 TOMORROW EVENING

Naugatuck, Oct. i.-The annual birthday festival Of the salem Lsith- eran church will be held Friday evening, Oct. 2, in the church hall. A line program of entertainment hos been arranged and refFeshmcnts will hc served. nvelopes for the birthday offering will u received at the festival.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01

California produces all the al- mlonds dates lemons and arli. chokes produced in the United States and most ol lha nnFieole. iiNGs @fnmGa. piNmaa. pRnnne, WaEmNla cafEols. garlic and IsitHee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
HIGHLIGHTs FROM LATEST BOOKS
Match Your Mood In Books; Publishers Aim To Please

YOU please all publishers
  match every
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11

a poker BILE, and when produc-
ton was ready to start he dis
covered that not one of the six
really knew the game. He took
two days off to teach them-and
quite a few people back on
Broadway will agree that Her
man Shumlin is a good teacher.
METICULOUS MURDER
Incidentally, the current re-
hearsal, scheduled for two days,
is building toward the climactic
murder. Two days to arrange a
first-class murder, S h u m i n
maintains, is little enough. Lots
of people get more time for mere
manslaughter.
The aforementioned L u ci e
Watson is another Broadwayite
who resists adjustment to screen
methods. Accustomed to making
her voice heard in the top rows
of second balconies, she talks too
loudly for movie microphonec.
Make your own corrections" "
she tells sound men. digger the
whigglesnitch or something just
before l speak. That's the way
l was taught to talk-loud. /
can't change. I always fc-get."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11

Dr.. William }. Hale, head Of q
ehemury firm ond consuItont to q major
chemical concern, soys he could make
all the rubber we need IF he had S co.
600, 900, monpower and priorites on
material.
Given money, men, noterioIs and
time, there never has been any question
thot we could hove oil the synthetic
rubber we could use. The money would
be cosy, in wartime for war purposes.
The men would come harder The mote-
riols-steel and copper particularly
ore so scarce thot shipyords ore slow
ing down for lock Of the former, and
silver being borrowed from the Treasury
for secretly Of the latter,
So what?
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11
oMcKENNY ON BRIDGE

teresting hand that he discussed.
South took the first trick with
the king of spades, led the ten of
hearts, which West ducked, and
a second heart brought out the
king. West led the queen of
spades, South won and led a
third heart, won by the ace.
West led the deuce of clubs.
North played low. the eight was
played from dummy, and South
won with the ten. Declarer end
cd up with only five tricks, down
800.
Lochridge thought the West
player had the wrong idea. OF
course the contract is hopeless
i. is just question of limiting
the loss. But at trick six Char
lie said he would lead the queen
of diamonds. If North wins and
cashes the heart. dummy lets 60
clubs. North has TO exit with a
club, and South can only take
his ace and put West in with the
King. West lays down the ace
of diamonds, hoping to drop the
jack. When it does not fall, the
other diamond is led, and South
is forced to lead spades away
from his minor tenace. Declarer
takes six tricks.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11
. MIND YOUR
MANNERS

l. Is it necessary to place cam
dy on the card tables at an aft
ernoon bridge party?
2. Is it necessary to wait until
a friend has asked you to her
home before asking her to play
bridge second time?
3. If you are not sure that a
person plays bridge, should you
ask him before inviting him to
your house if you are going to
depend on him as fourth for
bridge?
4. If someone asks you il you
play bridge and you do not,
should you say, mo, l think it is
waste of time?
5. When a woman invites three
of her friends in to play bridge,
does she need to give a prize to
the person who gets high score?
What would you do if
You win a table prize at q
large bridge party and it is
handed to you by someone other
than the hostess
(a) Don't mention it TO the
hostess?
CD Thank the hostess before
yeu-leavc the party?
Answers
l Not necessary, though 1t is
often done. When there is candy
it should not be sticky.
2. No.
3. Yes.
4. No. Just say that you don't
play.
5. No.
Better What Would You Do
solutlon=lbl.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11
BY PAUL HARRISON


HOLLYWOOD, July 1l-They
were doing one of the most UNI
usual things in Movietown. They
sat in semi-circle facing a
quiet, mustached man who look
ed like an insurance executive.
At least, he didn't look like a
screen director. And the whole
procedure looked like a parlor
game.
Hollywood players always re-
hearse every scene on the set
just before it is filmed, but never
a connected sequence of scenes.
Nobody knows who exactly, and
everyone agree it would be a
good idea to drill a cast on an en-
tire script. 1t should make better
pictures besides saving money,
time and considerable war-im-
portant film. Of course full re-
hearsals often are impossible be-
cause many a movie is put into
production before even the writ
ers know how it will end.
But conditions were different
this time. The screen play was
completed, and here was the
whole cast of Watch on the
Rhine" scripts in hand, reading
lines as if rehearsing a stage pro-
duction.
AVID ACTORS
Paul Lukas, who starred for
Is months in the same show on
Broadway and the road, read his
lines as brightly as if he had first
seen them only the night before.
George Coulouris and Lucille
Watson, also of the original cast,
did the same. Bette Davis, who
was not in the Broadway cast,
read her lines as if she had been.
Other players chimed in.
Direct or Herman ~!umlin,
who produced and directed the
New York play, wanted to re-
hearse for the movie but gave
way to the Hollywood method.
Now he had persuaded the studio
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11

jects is involved. So the girls have been
put on the preferred list to do some
work on Hitler and Hrohito.
Good housemods olso have been
found to be quick. accurate and order
Iy war workers, and ore in demond.
Seomstresses ore needed by govern
ment contractors. So if the lady of the
house cont get dolIed up properly to
90 out, at leost she con find more than
usual TO do OF home.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11
High|ights from
the Latest Books
BY JOHN SELBY
bx JUN 0EL0x
Assignment In Brittany" by
Helen Machines (Little,

Assignment In Brittany" by
Helen Machines (Little.
Brown; $2.50).
Helen Machines should be
with the British Secret Service.
She may not know exactly how
it works now, but she could fig
ure out a system before you
could say "Poof," and later sell
it to the Saturday Evening
Post" as a serial.
She has done that with CAS-
signment in Brittany" published
today in book form. For my taste
it is a better Job than Escape"
which apparently is the standard
by which reviewers are suppos-
ed to judge spy stories these
days. 1t has speed, solidity, clev-
erness and a peculiar kind of
conviction that most spy stories
simply do not achieve.
1t has something else, which Is
a tendency to build up needless
situations out of coincidence and
perhaps because of the feeling of
omnipotence a writer has when
he begins shuffling his charac-
tiers. Or possibly these were con-
structed to take care of the de-
mands of Specialization. The fact
remains that they are we'll made
and beautifully written in spite
OF Miss Machines delight in two
or three word "snappers" as
chapter endings.
Very simply, the story con-
Germs the activities of a British
agent in Brittany. In England, q
Frenchman has been located
who looks precisely like the
agent (don't worry about this;
you'll forget the improbability
in half an hour). The agent
learns everything about the
Frenchman, his home, his viii
lage, his family, his friends, his
fiancee. Then he Is parachuted
HltO DIltldIly, SnOWS uP ~ VIC
French farm where his double
had lived, and begins living dan
gerously-and fast.
The agent has not learned the
most important fact about his
French double. however, which
is that he had drifted from the
Breton Nationalist movement in
to Nazi sympathies, and was act
ing as a German agent before he
was forced to enter the war. This
is our hero's grave danger, and
his great opportunity. Miss Mac
Innes uses the situation brilliant
ly and it is good to the last sylla-
BILE. There are q glamorous fe-
male spy, sudden death, mysteri-
Gus doings around Mont st. Mi
chel, battles in pubs. There Is
everything of escape, and by
great good luC it will also be 4
literate adventure.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

ceptionist when it's all right
for the man to come in.
8. The inner receptionist
must mark on the ticket the
time the man reaches and
Leaves her desk. Otherwise he
cant get out.
Congressman John IA. Toll
on's committee investigating
migration of war workers will
have O report on mobilization
of monpower within the next
couple Of weeks, ond one Of
the points it will stress is q
stronger organization OF local
Transportation co-ordinotors, or
czors, with more authority to
regulate everything from the
trolley system 10 shore-your-
cor clubs.
Thus far, Office Of Defense
Transportation hos tried to
handle this problem on q vol.
untory, cooperation bosis, in
SO for os passenger tronsPorto-
ton is concerned. In April,
ODT Director Eostmon sent out
letters to all the governors and
to some 1000 mayors in cities
Of over 10000 population,
asking them to set up local
transportation boards to work
under the Stote Troffic Ad-
visory Committees created at
the request Of the secretary Of
war to fociIitote troop move.
ments. Over 500 cities com.
piled with this request, but
performance has been spotty.
Only real control which
ODT has is indirect, through
gasoline and tire rotionin9.
The Tolon committee probably
will recommend tougher local
control.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11
THE TAPES STILL RED

"Novy curtoiIs poperwork TO
cut red tope, soys O poster in
the lobby Of the Navy build
ing in Washington. In smaller
type below there is the further
explanation, Secretary Knox
ooIled upon Navy Department
civilion employees to toke the
leod IN cutting out Jobs and
procedure not necessary to the
war effort"
Thot's dandy, but when q
business man goes to the Navy
Department to see someone, ne
goes through this procedure:
!. He goes to on outer re-
cebtionist wo takes his name
and oddress and who he wonts
to see and enters II on q ticket
in duplicate to which he signs
his name.
Z. The outer reoeptionist
calls the inner FeeePtionistt to
see if its oN right.
8. The man then goes TO q
lobby telephone to coll UP the
inner receptionist to the man
he wants to see.
a. This inner receptionist
sovs she'll clear him right
away.
5. The man goes back to the
outer receptionist's desk.
s. The man waits.
7. The inner receptionist
then coils up the outer re.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
ny the Associated Press
MAN OF MANY TALENTS

COLUMBUS, IND. - w h e n
William A. Conner, Bartholomew
county prosecuting attorney, was
called to duty with the Army Air
Force, he left a long trail
of vacant positions behind him.
While the county was getting a
new Prosecuting Attorney, the
town of Hope and the County
Welfare department were look
mig for a new attorney and the
Columbus Junior Chamber of
Commerce was hunting . new
president.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11
BY WILLIAM f. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Charles Lochridge dropped in
at my office recently to talk
over his success with bridge for
Navy Relief. Charlie is chairman
of the bridge committee of the
Navy Relief Society, and hopes
to have every club in the United
States run game for the bene-
fit OF Navy Relief Here is an in
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11
NO PANIC, PLEASE

LOS ANGELES-A state high
way patrolman spotted near the
Mount Wilson observatory what
he recognized as an unexploded
bomb.
He notified the sheriff's sub
station, which notified the army,
which notified it's bomb-remov-
al squad, which removed:
One medium-sized carbonated-
beverage charger.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11
DeAuTleYlkc HITLER

Hsres bad news for MiIody, as we'll
q for Der Fuehrer and the Son Of
ojoovon. Out IN Konsos City il hos been
1ocortoInsd that beauty porIor opera
y b Nsoks superior war workers where
11oas In the hnndIino Of small OBJ
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11
. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

to let him stop work for skull
practise. He had proved, with
minor characters in the first
scene, that his theory would
work for pictures.
The first scene was six men at
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-11
BEWlLDERED

The scrap rubber collection drive
was, speaking ohoritobIy, flop. Less
than 10000 tons we're collected dur
ing the period originally given to the
campaign. Minimum estimates Of the
potential ran to around 5000 tons
and maximum - silly, but pubioized
to 10000, 900 tons.
What does that meon9 Thot the
weren't hall q million tons of scrop
rubber lying around = or that the
public didn't cooperate in so vitoI
war effort?
Perhaps some Of both. But neither,
fundamentally.
The scrop rubber drive was DOOM
ed from the beginning. WPB gave its
hearty support, but expected nothing.
The campaign was one Of those sud-
den, hoIf-pIonned, semi pub|ioized
things pulled out Of the Washington
hat because something better had not
been organized sooner.
It's inspiration came from the
petroleum industry, which hoped by
good showing to avert or at Ieost post
pone nationwide gasoline rotionine.
It found the public bewldered, re-
sentfuI, wanting to help but very un-
certain about the whole offor. 1t is
important because it is one in chain
Of similar unfortunate stobs in the
dark.
From typical midwestern farm
ing trode center comes q bitter sum-
mary, written by the local edtor-pub-
Usher, Of why the people, patriotic and
willing, have become opothetic.
The citizenry Of that village
"scompered around and gathered
aluminium" and the metal lay around
until Junk dealer consented to take
it for virtually nothing. A neiehbor
town poid for having its aluminium
hauled owoy
Government agents junketed
through the oreo telling Of the urgent
need for scrop metal I'VE went to bat
for thot," and for two months the con-
Germ which gave Storage space has
tried voinIy to find somebody who
would take the scrop to the steel mills
OR somewhere.
Uncle Som demanded that old po-
per be saved. The Boy Scouts collected
tons and tons - and then received
word from the government to please
burn it, because it is q fire hazard and
there is no nnorket
~ was sort Of surprised, otter all Of
that, to see how folks went to work to
gather up old tires. ond I'm watching
to see when, if ever, they ore moved
writes this editor, and concludes with
the observation - which might be Of
interest to Washington deportments---
Thot letter was written to explain
why nationwide gasoline rotionine is
going to provoke O storm in that area.