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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-19
BY
DAN PARKER

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living Richmond
IN show him
who died several enoses
faded OF himself
platform at Battle Creek Mich
town. Brown writes: "
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claim that the Mccoy Burke the
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Copyright 1912, King Features Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-19

Chico Marx.
In addition to the mammoth stage
bill there is grand screen program
headed by LARAMIE Day and Barry
Nelson In "A Yank on the Burma
Road" a story as timely as today,s
headlines. Packing thrill after
thrill, "Yank on the Burma Road"
comes to you as one of the most i'm
port Metro Goldwyn Mayer produc-
tons to date this year. There will
be a surrounding program of Sc
lected shorts and the latest news
events from all over the world.
Opening a five day engagement on
Saturday at Loew's Poll is woman
OF the Year" which co-stars together
for the first time on the screen.
Katharine Hepburn and Spencer
Tracy, and their performance to-
gether is truly brilliant one Com
pleting this program will be Lupe
Velez in her newest and funniest
comedy Mexican Spitfire's Baby"
with Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Leon
Enrol and a host of your favorite
stars
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-19
Blake Johnson Bowling Gossip

300. Bill German got the drop on
Perry White by coming through
with two-hundred games. It's been
so long since the Red Sox have won
two or more games that they'd bet
ter get some of Doc Guarino's beef
pills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-19
In The Local Theaters
STATE

James Cagney took off Oh his
greatest role in Captain of the
Clouds, spectacular epic of the air,
which opened its engagement at
Warmers State theater yesterday as
the headliner of the giant double
show.
In a career which has been stud
ded with brilliant performances, his
role as the daredevil flyer in the
new technicolor picture energies as
the grandest of them all.
Captains OF the Clouds" is a
story OF the Royal Canadian Air
Force, and it is story of glory a
story of thousands of men who
hourly risk their lives that democ-
racy may survive. Magnifcently di-
rected and photographed, superbly
acted and brilliantly written, the
new motion picture is one of the
most vital and enthrar1ing enter
tainments the screen has provided
In many years.
A large and able cast supports
Cagney in the film. There is Den
mis- Morgan, handsome and virile
young leading man who more than
fulfills the prophecies made for his
success after his fine performance
In kitty Foyle." Brenda Marshall,
whose flashing brunette beauty is
fully revealed for the first time by
the technicolor cameras, is COM
pletely belieyable as the flirtatious
and vixenish French-Canadian girl
who plays havoc with the hearts of
the fighting pilots. Alan Hale,
George Tobias and Reginald Gardi-
her, as an Irish, Canadian and Eng
fish flyer, respectively, each turn in
memorable performances.
The story Of Captains of the
Clouds" deals with a group of pilots
who make difficult and dangerous
living picking up freight and pas
senger jobs in Canada's northern
woods and lake country. Immersed
in their own romantic, financial and
personal problems, they pay little
heed to the war until one day they
hear Winston Churchill's I'VE Shall
Never Surrender Speech" With one
accord they go to the nearest air
deld to enlist.
"All American COED" with Fran
ces Langford and Johnny Downs in
featured roles, is the second hit Of
the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-19
Dodgers Drill Without
Wyatt, Higbe

Havana, Feb. 10 -CUP)- The
Brooklyn Dodgers opened spring
training today without the services
of 22-game pitchers Kirby Higbe
and Whitlow Wyatt. Rookie Pitcher
Jack Kraus and veteran Outf1elder
Dixie Walker.
Wyatt, Kraus and Walker are
holdouts.
Higbe is new type "holdout." He
refused to leave with the squad from
Miami, Fla, yesterday when Presi-
dent Larry MacPhail issued an edict
that wives must stay on the main
land.
EITHER he does what the other
players on this ball club do or we
can get along without him." Mac
Phail said after Higbe refused to
go without his wife.
So Higbe was left and the squad
arrived in two planes last night =
bringing alnog 400 pounds of beef
steak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-19

Copyright, 1912, King Features Syndicate,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-19
STRAND

Capacity attendance at Warmers
Strand theater yesterday marked
the opening performances of Birth
of the Blues" sensational musical
hit.
Topped by a cast including Bling
Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian DOH
levy, Carolyn Lee, Jack Teagarden
and his orchestra, and Rochester
birth of the Blues is picture
you'll remember for months to come.
With fifteen songs featured, many
of them favorite blues numbers,
Birth of the Blues" should be a
jubilee of 1--WE for film fans. Some
of the blues heard in the picture
are the "St. Louis Blues" Memphis
Blues" and the st. James Infirmary
Blues" Other numbers, swung in
Dixieland jazz style, are "Tiger
Rag" Shine" "Cuddle Up Little
Closer, Lovey Mine" and "Wait Till
the Sun Shines, Nellie"
From all accounts there is one
sensational sequence in which Bing
Crosby sings melancholy Baby" as
a lullaby for cute little Carolyn
Lee.
The story Of the blues and the
first white musicians who popularized
the new rhythm provided an ex-
citing opportunity for that glorious
music to come through, music which
has been thrilling the country, list
eners and dancers alike, for years.
Now that music will be played as it
never has been before. Jack Tea
garden, for one, is one of the noted
band leaders who was in the front
ranks with his mighty trombone.
using it as clarion to proclaim the
glories of blues music.
With this array of talent to tell
the melodious story of the rise of
blues music Birth of he Blues" is
one picture that should be right at
the top of everyone's must" list.
And on the same show is 1.-THE
Night of January 18th" with Robert
Preston and Ellen Drew.
Coming Sunday to the Strand Is
"All Thru the Night" with Hum
phrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt and a
score of other favorites; also Bonita
Granville and Ray Mcdonald in
Down in San Diego"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-19

Board jump-27 feet, 4 74-100 in
ches.
| 220-yards-20 1900 seconds.
2-mile run-8 minutes, A 2-10
seconds. ...=...
Javelin-258 feet, 10 32-1o0 inches
Hop, step and jump-54 feet, 8
28-10O inches.
High Jumps feet, II inches.
Shot put-Jack Torrance's rec
ord of ST feet, 5-32 inches was the
limit.
400 meters 1.-TWO turns) - Bill
Cars IS 2-10 seconds was possible
of only slight lettering.
1l0-yard high hurdles-13.7 Sec
onds was impossible.
FIVE RECORDS ON
VERGE OF FALLING
Checking the list, the 100, mile,
and 2-mile are still fairly safe, al
though hardly out of reach.
The broad jump, 22O, hop, step
and jump, shot put and high jump
are on the verge Of falling
The pole vault, javelin, 400 meters
and ITO hurdles have already been
smashed.
Jessie Owens and Frank Wykoff
still hold the 100-yard dash title
at 9.4 seconds. Barney Ewell, best
of the current sprinters, has not
threatened the mark.
Glenn Cunningham's indoor mile
record of minutes, A 4-1O seconds
is the closest approach to the Ham
ilton standard. Brutus himself be-
lieves it will take 'the speed of an
Eastman or Wooderson, the en-
durance Of LASH kick OF a Bon
thron and knowledge OF pace and
competitive ability OF a Cunning
ham" to run a four-minute mile.
EXPLORES HEIGHTS
KNOWN TO NO OTHER
Cornelius Warmerdam has given
the bird to the Hamilton pole vault
standard. He has scared Is feet no
less than IA times, holds the indoor
record at Is feet 3-8 inches, the
outdoor at IS feet, 5 ga inches.
Owens &c feet, 8 Ia inches still
holds in the broad jump and no one
seems to have the kick to break
q feet at this time. Incompatible
Jessie also holds the 220-yard dash
record of 203 seconds, just shade
off Hamiltons never-never.
Greg Rice is the 2-mile king with
an minute, Sill second job in
Chicago, March %, 1941, still a good
way from the Hamilton limit. Gil
Dodds, formerly of Ashland College
of Ohio, may be the one to break
into the eight-forties.
BLOZIS THREATENS
TORRANCE'S TOSS
Matti Jarvinen of Finland holds
the official world javelin record
of 253 feet 4 IL inches, but a fellow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-19
LA CUARDIA TO
FIGHT FOR B. B.
IN new YORK
"LittIe Flower" Intends to
Oppose Amateur De-
Tense Experts"

New York, Feb. 10 - Talk Of re-
stricting baseball achieves exactly
what the Nazis and the Japs want to
do-create a feeling Of panic among
city populations"
Fiorello H. LaGuardia, Mayor OF
New York. made this statement to
reporters following his speech at the
annual dinner of the New York
Baseball Writers in which he de-
fined baseball's place in the 1912
program of the nations No. ! NUM-
cipality.
Il would go even further than
did President Roosevelt in his letter
to Judge Landis,' the Mayor said,
Baseball and other recreational ac-
tivities with stress on sports, provide
a medium for delivering Govern
ment messages to the populace.
I also will fight amateur defense
experts who may seek to restrict the
size of crowds at our ball parks. l
plan to take up with the heads OF
our three ball clubs Giants, Yankees
and Brooklyn Dodgers-the matter
of coming their parks and arranging
for the conduct of the fans If air.
raid warnings are sounded.
Peoples Fun
Baseball is the fun of the COM
mon people. I know that this sum
mer / will get plenty of entertain
ment at Yankee Stadium, the Polo
Grounds and Ebbet.s Field. With war
work and responsibility holding us
all closer to our bases, I believe
thousands of others will be depend
ing on baseball this summer for
their breath of recreation to keep
them fit for their serious junction.
ing
III go TO night games, too. If we
arc to be bombed Id just as soon be
in a ball park as in my apartment
The Little Flower has a baseball
background dating back to boyhood
at an Arizona army camp where his
father was band-leader. In 1918 his
outfit was quarered in Italy, an avia-
ton unit divided into two camps,
which quite logically organized ball
clubs and played a series of games,
eliminating III one final Champion
ship test.
LaGuardia was manager of the
winning side, score to /. His pitch
er was Vic Aldridge, later a world
series hero with the Pittsburgh Pr
ates when they won the 1925 world
championship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-19

countryman, Yarjo Nikkonen, has
topped the Hamilton quota with an
unofficial heave of 258 feet, 1-2
inches.
The hop, step and jump seems
safe at the moment although Ma
OTTO Tojina of Japan came within
three inches OF the limit.
Jack Torrance's shot put record
is threatened gigantic Al Blozis
Of Georgetown, who has tossed the
ball more than Sc feet several times
Archie Williams, Hamilton
protege, made poor prognosticator
of his coach with a 46.1-second 49,
meter dash, while Rudy Harbig CT
Germany has an unofficial 46 fiat
performance on file.
Les Steers is one inch away from
the 7-foot high jump.
Spec TONNES ended any doubts
about a 13.7-second 110-yard high
hurdle performance.
The utimates of yesterday Rave
become the records and goals of to-
day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-19
The Big Five
1ick Carosella, Dodgers, 348.

Nick Carosella, Dodgers, 348.
Johnny Guarino, Yanks, 1884.
Frank Scannapieco, Reds, 329.
Jimmy Fitzmaurice, Dodgers, 1928.
Leo Bakmazian, Pirates, 318.
After the match, Leo .Bakma1an
OF the Pirates was heard saying to
Captain Mendillo, 81 guess our slump
is over Mike. They lost game last
week you know.
All that loudtalking on alleys 7-8
was between Guarino and Palmer
trying to figure out how to win the
third game. Carosella and Watkins
of the Indians figured it out for
them-they didn't bowl the last
game.
If any Of you teams figure on
catching the P irates or Dodgers bet
ter step on it only "a more to 60.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-19
BY BOB PALMER
Last Weeks Results

Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.
Dodgers 3, Reds 0.
Yanks 2, Indians l.
White Sox 2, Red Sox l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-19
The Standing
Notes

NOtcS
The Cardinals should have saved
some Of those record breaking games
of last week for the league-leading
Pirate, cause they didn't have a
thing Thursday night and they
were easy victims in three straight
games for Mike Mendillo's gang. The
Cards took a terrific lacing in the
first two games but put up a good
battle in the last, only to lose out
by ten pins. Leo Bakmazian's 318
was high for the winners while Clar-
ence White had a 312 for the losers.
Mil DAngelo showed up the men
her 295 total beating no less than
six of her male teammates and op-
ponents.
The Dodgers weren't letting any
grass grow under their feet-also
making clean sweep of their match
with the Reds but they had to do
some real bowling to do it. Ray
Singles team bowled SOB and 500
and lost! The absence of Harold
White hurt the Reds plenty. Capt
ANASh S0l OoCAld wiz 0tculS W De
back in his old form, posted 348
for the nights high total. Some
nifty clutch bowling by Weepin'
Willie Foote and Jimmy Fitzmaurice
were other highlights. AL Sica,
Frank Scannapieco and Ray Single
were all 300 or better boWlers for the
losers and even Mabel Andrews beat
Hefty Moran in two games but the
Dodgers weren't to be denied.
The Indians wasted no time in
knocking the Cardinals record of
$50 high team single for loop,
coming through with a 639 total in
their second game against the Yam
KEGS for their only win Of the eve
ming. Tess Yourchyck set new
high three mark of 299 for the fe-
males to shoot at, beating her pre-
vious score of 295. Doc Guarino
and Joe Howell were the only 3O0ites
in this match.
The White SoX emerged the win
ners in the battle of the Soxes
against the Red Sox. Both teams
were way off form as Adamchick's
81 was the only score even near |
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-22

q. Repeat this rotation
every 2soo-5ooo' miles.
1t will help you even up the
wear on your tires. Then,
by reasonable driving, reg
ular l000-mile inspection,
and proper imitation you
can be sure to get the full
mileage your tires can give.
solder tires should he s9Itrhed even 800
miles 10 SET mar mum mileage iron, me sci.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-22
Students Plan
Mass Program

A mass public demonstration in
honor of the late Dr. Elmer X.
Townsley will be staged the eve
ming of July 90 on the old Ferry
Field gridiron by University OF
Michigan students enrolled in the
war time physical training course.
An hour-long program is being
arranged. Starting at 7:45 p. m,
the demonstration will include A
calisthenics exhibition, boxing,
wrestling, gymnastics, mass COM
bat activities and obstacle course
racing.
As assistant director OF physical
education for men, DR.. Townsley
was a key figure In the war time
physical training program, in which
approximately 1850 men were en-
rolled.
Proceeds OF the event will go to
Dr. Townships widow, Mrs. Jean
Webb Townsley. In addition to
his wife and three children, he is
survived by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Townsley. and two
brothers and four sisters, all Of
Ypsilanti
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-22
Uncle Sam Still Tagging
In 'Vi+amins Of War

PHILADELPHIA-INS - Uncle
Sam still lags seriously in the i'm
portant matter of production, stor-
age and importation OF vital miner
ais necessary TO carry on a success.
full war, according to Samuel G.
Gordon, OF the Academy OF Natural
Sciences.
Soviet Russia alone among the
United Nations seems to have pre-
pared stockpiles OF these "vitamins
OF war" said Gordon, pointing out
that Germany and Japan were not
lax In that respect.
For years. thousands OF geolo-
gists have been employed in pros
pecting throughout the U.S.S R, "
the mineralogist explained. Russia
has increased her coal, lead and
copper reserves 10 times, and her
iron reserves 33 times
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-22

less happiness for her friend, libby
hoped it would prove true. She felt
it would be worse for Marg to dis
cover this love unworthy, this man
unfaithful. Then, truly, Marg would
be hurt irrevocably.
That she was bound to be hurt
some was inevitable, as also was
proved by the remark Steena made
day or two after Marg's confes.
sion to libby.
II told you I didn't envy Marg's
becoming such a heroine" Steens
said in Marg's presence. Il also
told you that Captain MERGERS wife
might have something to say about
it. 1t seems she's wild because
Marg got all that publicity-thanks
to HER husband. Mrs. Mercer says
she intends to do something
about it,"
What can she do?" libby asked,
as she had when Steena had said
before that the captains wife
might not be as generous in giving
Marg the spotlight as he. Again,
she felt rather sick, for there must
be more talk going around, since
the accident, that Steena had some
how got onto. libby knew that
Marg never would confide in
Steena.
"She can go to the company and
ask to have Margs schedule
changed, or for her to be trans
ferred-or even fired" Steena said.
Far be it from me to say anything
to Marg. tried once to tell her she
ought to watch her step. If you
want facts this time, since you
wouldn't believe me before when ]
said there were ugly rumors being
circulated, Marg and the captain
did not just have breakfast to-
gether the morning after that
crack-up; they had breakfast AND
lunch AND dinner, They spent the
entire time, until they returned,
with each other. If you want to
know how this was established, the
company was trying, naturally, to
get in communication with the
crew."
But that doesn't prove any,
thing" libby objected, not too in
diligently. Why couldn't poor
Marg and her captain have been al
lowed that one day? She knew it
had been the day when they had
found they loved each other; only
to find so soon that they might
never have another. Il mean things
are not always the way they ap-
pear" She hoped Steena would
realize this, not only in regard to
Marg, but in regard to libby and
Wayne and the dance, although
Steena had not, as yet, made any
comment upon Tibbys brief res
count of that event.
THAT is exactly why everyone
should be more careful" Steena
shrewdly remarked. The best in
tentions in the world are likely to
be misconstrued. The most platonic
relationship may be taken for a
love affair"
Did Steena refer to libby and
Wayne, as well as to Marg and her
captain?
ITO Be Continued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-22
CHAPTER IwErI,-rvUh


TIBBY WONDERED II Marg
realized that in her confession she
had not mentioned the name Of the
man with whom she was In love.
Not that that was necessary, for
libby felt certain, with a sinking
heart, that 1t could not be anyone
except Captain Mercer.
Marg had said that, although she
had known she thought about this
man more than she should. and
hoped that he thought about her,
neither had admitted 1t until the
night of the crack-up, when, as she
expressed it, their love had come
out into the open"
I'VE both fought IT," Marg said
now. still not naming the man,
but when we both realized 1t
might be the end Of everything,
how near, at least, we had come to
it, there didn't seem any sense In
lighting it any longer. There's no
sense at all, guess, when it comes
to love-" she finished miserably.
This was practically the same
decision that libby had reached
about love. There did not seem to
be any sense to It. 1t seemed so
cruel that Marg's happiness must
be so short-lived a second time, so
sad that she must be hurt again.
OF course she was bound to be
hurt. Captain Mercer, as Steena
had pointed out, already had a
wife and so was not free. The first
man with whom Marg had fallen
in love had married someone else.
"You see," Marg said, painful
color spreading over her face, but
her eyes still honest and direct,
hes already married. I know
that's no excuse for him, or for
me. We both knew that he wasn't
tree"
1t was like Marg not TO try to
excuse herself. libby admired her
,or that. She said, Maybe he will
C-oOlICudJ. III icE llcdII, HOW-
ever, she did not believe that could
DE the solution.
Marg seemed not to believe that,
either. NO" she shook her head,
that's out. His wife wouldn't
agree to divorce, II I were willing
FOR him to do such thing, which
I'm not. don't relish the role OF
home wrecker. 1t hardly becomes
me, but" she added, Il guess, from
Ill hear, that this home was
wrecked before stepped into the
picture"
libby had heard, too, that Cap
tain Mercer and his wife did not
get on well together. Mrs. Mercer
was said to be a shallow, selfish
sort Of person; there were no chill
dren to make the ties a real home
needed. libby agreed that Narg
was hardly a home wrecker; hav-
ing been hurt herself by another
women, she would not want to hurt
someone else, but II Mrs. Mercer
did not love her husband, maybe
she would not be hurt.
Oh, it was all so mixed up-not
pretty story" as Marg had said.
No triangle ever was, libby decid-
ed. 1t was not a new one, as Marg