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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28


 No two persons in America are better qualified than the Packards to speak with authority on the rise and decline of the fortunes of the strutting, one- time journalist who dreamed of becoming the Caesar of new Roman Empire.
 During the past seven years as United Press correspondents, Flea nor and Reynolds Packard have been witnesses to virtually every bumbling step Mussolini trod on "the road to empire" For six months after Il Duce shouted his defiance to the United States and led his counsry into war against America, they were Mussolini's un- willing guests in an Italian con- centration camp.
 Return on Exchange Liner
 Years earlier they had tabled the serio-com leader of the new Italy as the subject for book. On reaching home with other Ameri- can repartriates aboard the ex- change liner Drottningholm, they began hastily assembling notes ac- cumulated through the years and smuggled out of Italy under the noses of Italian guards at the end of their internment.
 Obtaining two months leave from United Press, they rented a suit in a Manhattan skyscraper apartment and set to work.
 The Oxford University Press bought the uncompleted manu- script on submission of an outline, and the Packards went to work with the zeal they formerly re- served for the opening of a new campaign by Mussolinis black shirted legions. The publisher set two months deadline for delivery of the completed manuscript.
 The Paekares found New York's sultry July too much for them and donned Tahitian sarongs, acquired on an earlier U. P. assignment to the South Seas. for the task.
 "Waiters and chambermaids," Mrs. Packard recalled laughingly. never had seen such strange gar- ments before and were gogglc-eyed when first they answered calls to the paper filtered suite"
 Finish On Time
 Wrapped in their sarongs, the Packards waded into their task. For sixty-two days they argued, wrote, dictated, rewrote and crit icized each others work. They spent IA to I6 hours daily pounding their typewriters and mopping their brows. But when September rolled round the job was done-380 pages of manuscript bringing into clear focus the workings of Fascism in Italy; telling how Mussolini's am- bitions for empire led him into a ruinous alliance with Germany. While 1t took only two months to put the story on paper. the Pack ards actually spent nearly l5 years | gathering their material. Since | 1927 they have been foreign corre- spondents for the United Press and | have acquired in that time the inti- mate knowledge of foreign affairs | and the experience in weighing, judging and analysing events
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28

restrictions both of lighting and speed for night driving.
 B. O. Are there any special re- strictions as to the automobile lights on roads visible from the sea?
 A. No. the entire dinnout area in New England has uniform regula- tions for driving lights, with the only exception that in settled com- munities where highway illumina- ton is brighter the low-beam should be used.
 IA. e. I drive a taxi and have an illuminated Taxi" sign on the front of my car. Is this allowed?
 A. No such a sign or any other decorative identifying lights consti- ute advertising sigEs and must be extinguished.
 Is. e. What about cut-of-door Christmas trees and decorations?
 A. Out-of- door Christmas lights of any type are not permitted by the regulations.
 l6. Q. My house is reached by a dark lane through woods. Am I allowed to use a flashlight?
 A. Yes. fer such purposes a fash light is permitted. It must not be used however where 1t would be yis- ible from the sea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
TIN COLLECTION
 NEXT SATURDAY

Waterbury's next tin can salvage connection will be conducted @ week from today when the northern half of the city will be canvassed. Of the 200 tons collected this month about seven tons remain at the col- lection bin on Freight street and they will be shipped as soon as a sufficient number of additional cans are secured to make a carload.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
UNION CONSIDERS
 FACTORY CONTRACT

Consideration will be given to terms of a new contract submitted by the management of the Water bury Clock Go. to c. I. O.-organi2ed employees at tthe factory, at a meet ing Tuesday night at union head quarters.
 Negotiations between the parties have been going on during the past week. with Lee Harding, industrial relations manager. representing the company, and Alex Cashin, William Moriarty, and August Gregalot bar gaining for the c. I. o.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28

Women can light on the home front by buying a bond during Women at War Week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
NO "CEMENTING" FRIENDSHIP

Last week Judy Canova, Republic comedienne. made friends with her neXt-door neighbor's dog. This week friendly relations ceased The dog came over to visit Judy and walked right through a freshly cemented patio floor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
TELEGRAPH MONEY
 ORDER RATES CUT

A reduction fin telegraph money or der rates, effective Dec, 1, was an- nounced yesterday by c, D. Moss, manager of the Waterbury office of WeStertn Union. The rates apply in the case of a serviceman who wants to send money to other sec tions of the country, as we'll as of parents who want to send money Co the serviceman, and will be con- cerned with sums up to $25.
 The new rates will fix the charge for orders of $io or less at so cents, and orders from $i0 to $2S at 65 cents. There will be no change in rates for sums greater than $25.
 Trishmen no longer raise many pigs, and Fire faces a shortage of VNtAfsT
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19

joel NoCres is right At home
literally - home En- his new fsEs-
mount picture. The Great Mans
Lady" nov Al the Beverly thea
ter. in which Re is co-starred WITH
the lovely Barbara StanwycE.
After = three-day search Tor 20
cations for the film, Produeer-D-
rector William A. Wellman found
that NcCnea's 1.00O-acre ranch a.
Moorpsek in Ventura county, oniy
30 miles from Hollywood, was IDEAL
for several sequences. He persusd-
ed the star TO let the studio Use
his place.
No dilettante rsncher' Ike 50
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19
.Joel McCrea's Ranch Used as Locale
For Beyerly's Current Attraction

many Hollywood men ~ the soil.
Necres and his wife. Frances Dee.
actually live OF their ranch and nun
cattle there.
So Ear as the records show. il is
the first time that any actor has
starred in a picture filmed right in
his own home. Perhaps that ac-
counts for the complete natural
ness Of McCrea in the role which
IS his best to date-as the dashing
Young buck in buckskins who
sweeps the 16-year-old convention
ally reared Barbara Stanwyck off
her feet. and carries her out west
with him to build city on prairie
wastes.
Playing an important role in the
film is Bran Donlevy. He is the
other man in Barbara Stanwyck's
thrill packed life. Incidentally.
both ne and McCrea appeared with
Miss Stanwyck before, in Union
Pacific" Also in the cast are
Katharine Stevens. Thurston Hall.
Eta Mcdaniel and Lucien Little
field.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19
NOW PLAYING At LOCAL rHEArERs

LAKEWOOD Joan Bennett and
Franchot Tone in The Wife Takes
a Flyer" also Butch Minds the
Baby"
PARk-Bob Hope and Madeleine
Carroll in MY Favorite Blonde:
also Don hmeche and Joan Ben
nett In Confirm or Deny"
PROCTOR Jinx Falkenburg and
Joan Davis in Sweetheart OF the
Fleet" also Kent Taylor and
Frances Laneford in Mississippi
Gambler"
REALART-William Boyd and Andy
DeYine In stick To Your Guns s.
also Nancy Kelly and Richard Carl
son In Fly BY Night"
REA-Pat O'Brien and Brian Donlevy
IN Two Yanks In Trinidad" also
William Boyd and Andy Clyde in
stick To Your Guns.
sHELIr-Bill Elliott and Tex Ritter in
North OF the Rockies: also Ches-
ter Morris and Harriet billiard. in
Canal Zone"
su>sET-Chester Morris and John
Hubbard in Canal Zone" also Lynn
Bari and John Sutton in Moon
Over Her Shoulder"
TEMPLE-Bette Davis and Olivia de
Havilland in "In This Our Life;
also Henry Fonda. Lynn Bari and
Don Ameche In THE Magnificent
Dope"
LIBERTY. Puyaiiup-Betty Cradle In
'Footlight Serenade."
RIVIERA. sumner-Henrv Fonda and
Gene Tierney In Rings on Her
Fingers"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19
FIRST RUN sHowINGs

RIALTO-Cary Grant, Jean Arthur
and Ronald Colman In The Talk
OF the Town" i2.o5. 2;45. $40.
7:35. 1000; also Kate Smith In
America Sings" IL 30, 2.30. $3.50.
tao. GAS.
RoNy--Barbara stanwyck IN 1.-THE
Cav Sisters" IL: 40. ESQ. $40.
1905 and 40. also Jean Rogers
and William Lundigan In Sunday
Punch" 80. b:oo. $40 and l2:lb.
MUSIC Box-willlam Powell and
Hedy Lamar In Crossroads. :"
i:iO, 4l0. 7:lo. 1910: also Mar
sha Hunt and Richard Carlson In
500. 600. 800.
BLUE MOUsE-Diana Barrymore in
Eagle Squadron" IL 80. l:5b, 4;36.
tao. 1000.
RIyIERA--Alan Baxter and Gertrude
Michael in Prisoner OF Japan"
1925. sos. 5:a5. B:o5. i0:4o: also
Anna May Wong In Bombs over
Burma" 1870. 400. 4:3o. TOO,
GAS.
RETURN SHOWING
BEVERLY Barbara stanwyck and
Joel McCrea In The Great Mans
Lady" also Jimmy Lydon In Henry
and Dizzy"
CAPITOI-CIaude Rains and Dick
Penny Singleton In Go West.
Young Man"
CAMEO---James Caeney in Captains
OF the Clouds: also Dorothy La
mour and william Holden In The
Fleets In"
COMMUNITY Ann Sheridan and
Robert Cummings In kings Row"
KAY sTREET-Bob Hope and Made
leine Carroll In MY Favorite
Blonde" also George Sanders and
Wendy Barrie in "Date with the
Fnlcon."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19
Picture Based on
Battle of Britain

The battle of Britain. one of the
historic phases of this World war,
forms an exciting sequence in Wal
ter Wanger's new Universal pro-
duction, Eagle Squadron" now
showing at the Blue Mouse thea
ter. Streets of London during a
Nazi air raid, with bombs drop
ping and fires starting, are shown
in the sequence.
Robert Stack and Diana Barry
more head the caA in Eagle
Squadron"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19
Nv PAUL HARRISON


HOLLYWOOD - Last October
RKo studio asked the L. s. Navy
for approval and aid in making a
picture called Stand b. 20 Die. +"
and got mo" for an answer.
Reason was that the story de-
tails a scheme for mass espionage
over secret air and sea bases In
the Japanese inundated islands.
and there are some who believe
that this actually was accomplish
ed in July, 1887. when L. 5. ships
and planes searched the South Pa
cifie for Amelia Earhart Putnam
and her navigator, who were
forced down during an attempted
world flight.
STAND BY to Die" declares
everyone at the studio, Is not a
biography of Miss Earhart. How
ever. the picture boldly says that
its famous woman flyer was act
ing for the u. S. government
when she began her adventure,
and that she deliberately went
down at sea. Her prominence
was counted on to force Japan to
grant a request for a wide search
by American craft among hither-
To restricted island areas. While
this was being done, secret photo
graphs and maps were made.
After Pearl Harbor. the u. S.
Navy withdrew its objection.
The ending has not been de-
cided but chances are that Rosa
lind Russell, the star, will be
shown losing her life.
TWO "FIRSTS"
What with waves and tears. Il
was pretty damp while the pro-
duction was getting under way.
I'd never watched Miss Russell
cry before, nor had I seen a prop
man heave a tub of water on Fred
MacMurray.
They were making sequences in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19

NASHINGTON-Wendell Lund,
director OF the WPB's labor pro-
duction division, said Friday
that lack of definite manpower
policy endangers the war effort
and makes it impossible TO deter
mine the largest and most eff
cient possible army that can be
serviced by the United States.
So long as voluntary enlistments
are permitted, no positive policy
on the division of manpower be-
tween industry and the armed
forces can be made effective by the
selective service system, he said in
a statement presented to the
special house defense migration
committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19

hold his head high as a man OF
dignity. unalloyed gentility and
polished sophistication.
Move over for Butch" Colman,
rough, tough man of the people;
hard guy who can dish IT out
and take it. too.
This minor miracle is accom-
plished In and for Columbia's
George Stevens production, THE
Talk OF the Town" with Cary
Grant, Jean Arthur and Colman
as co-stars. The picture is a stir
ring comedy drama about a fugi-
tive from the law who is hidden
out by a pretty schoolmarm in the
household of very stuffy profess
sor and what comes of IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19

which the sviatrix viii be estab-
hshed IS a plot who was accept
ed in the dazhinE comrsdeship o.
great stunt flyers and barnstorm-
ers. A bunch OF them. who made
a sort OF club Of a New YORK
speakeasy. decided 10 have a fly-
ing dinner party. with sea food IN
New Orleans. coffee in Boston. Pc
in Norfolk, "a. Miss Russell and
MacMurray had wandered away
from the others. and, in evening
clothes. were lying on a beach.
While the two we're busy ro-
mancing a small wave was sup
posed TO break over a ridge near
them. interrupting the clinch.
WANTED: HIP BOOTS
But the prop man, who stood
by with a tub Of water. tossed
IL too hard and IT drenched Mac
Murrays trousers. The shot might
have been all right If he had stuck
TO his lines. but he jumped up
with some exclamation you never
hear on the screen.
While the actor was being dried
out, they made a later scene in
which Miss Russell goes back to
the beach for another tryst and
finds that MacMurray has stood
her up. Then she cried. She cried
for five takes. turning her tears
on and off like a faucet.
I asked her about il, wondering
what tragic thoughts she conjured
up TO produce such an emotional
shower. She said, Il just think
about crying and 'tighten up my
stomach muscles. II sort of
squeezes out the tears"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19

Inc story itself has all the quail
ties which are 80 essential to
good movie but these qualities
are enhanced By the masterful
casting which finds Miss Stan
vyck In one of the best portrayals
AZ her career. The same can be
said of Miss Fitzgerald without
whose splendid performance, the
picture would have fallen far short
Of its mark George Brent keeps
well abreast of very fast company.
Your reporter did not read
Iongstreet's much talked about
novel and cannot therefore draw
any comparisons but regardless of
what those comparisons might re-
veal, he has no hesitancy In
recommending The Gay Sisters"
"a one Of the seasons best dra-
matte offerings.
The companion film. Sunday
Punch" features William Lundi-
ran, jean Rogers and Dan Daley,
F.. in . prize fight yarn which
leaves the tifne-worn path and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19
At The RiUiera!

War stories rule the screen
ut the Riviera theater where
two new first run pictures are
now having their initial show
ings In Tacoma. Mike Baro-
vic has placed prisoner Of
Japan In the top spot and
'Bombs Over Burma" ~ the
companion film.
The first named production CO.
stars Gertrude Michael and Alan
Baxter while the story of China
offers Anna May Wong. supported
by Noel Madison and Leslie Deni-
son.
As their titles imply. both
pictures rely on the thrills.
action and suspense Of the
current conflict for their APP
peal to the movie fans and
while the plots are entirely
fictional. they do In . general
sense reflect actual conditions
~ they have and do exist In
the Far East.
Assuming that Riviera patrons
choose their screen fare solely
from the entertainment view
point. these two new films at the
Pacific avenue house should prove
popular.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19
sNOBBERY TAKES COUNT

Snobbery takes the count In
Samuel Goldwyn's production
The Pride OF the Yankees" story
Of the rise to fame and tragic
death of the late Lou Gehrig,
famed first baseman OF the New
York Americans.
Gary Cooper stars in the role of
the son Of poor immigrants who
became one OF the country's great
est sports figures. Teresa Wright
appears as Gehrig's lovely young
wife.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19
New Schedule
AT the Century

Announcement was made to-
day that winter dancing viii
begin earlier on Saturday nights
at the popular Century ballroom
at Fife Square. Beginning to-
morrow night. new time
schedule goes into effect. Dane
ing will start at $50 p. m, and
continue until 4:30 a. m, with
Bill Bakers well-known orches-
ira. featuring Dick Berg and
Kenny Jack, playing the pro-
gram.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19

Lynn Bari is Hollywood's most
enterprising purveyor of canned
chill. Her favorite chef is Ray
Sebastian. who is not really a
chef at all-but the makeup man
who worked on Lynn for her role
in 1.-THE Magnificent Dope" the
goth Century-Fox comedy now at
the Temple theater. in which she
is co-starred with Henry Fonda
and Don Ameche.
Chill is Rays hobby. He pre-
pared some for Lynn and she was
so impressed that she encouraged
him to can it commercially. Lynn
helped financially and on recent
week-ends has been spreading the
good word among her many
friends. A chilli luncheon for the
entire cast of THE Magnificent
Dope" indicted the enterprise.
Yoi1r postmaster can tell YOU
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19
Colman S Dignity
Takes a Nosedive

Chalk NJ the REORGANIZATION
fwhewD Of Ronald Coiman ss a
cinematic milestone for iet2i
After what he goes through at
the Rislto theater. the man Col
man may never again be able to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19
WEARS Il OUTFITS

Paulette Goddard, who was vot-
ed Americas best dressed girl
lives up to the title in Para
mounts THE Crystal Ball." She
has IA changes of costume.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19

offers something bit different in
plots which simmer under the
white lights Of the boxing ring.
In this case. a guy tries TO win
the worlds championship so he
can lose the girl he loves. You'll
have To admit that angle Ia any
thing but shopworn and you viii
probably agree that the picture Is
both funny and. at times, exciting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19

Your postmaster can tell you
how to invest in u. S. WAR
BONDS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19

This gripping story Barbara Stanwyck George
Brent Geraldine Fitzgerald Nancy Coleman. Donald Crisp
1ene Lockhart and capable newcomer Gig Young reve
experiences the sum total of which make highly
ing and entirely satisfying picture addition to these
deal to the compelling hold the film will have on those who
il.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19

Your postmaster can tell you
how to invest in U. S. WAR
BONDS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19
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The Gay Sisters!

The screen adaptation Of Stephen
Longstreet's novel. "The Gay Sis
ters,' opened yesterday at the Roxy
theater TO bring one Of the most skill
fully cast productions this town has
seen in long time.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Man Fined for Storing Gas
Where Boy Died in Fire

Spiro D. zis, 20, of the 1900 block
of Girard street NV. today was
fined 500 by Police Judge John P.
Mcmahon on charge of storing
more than one gallon of gasoline in
a private dwelling in the 600 block
of Quebec place NV. without a
permit.
Several days ago, 5-year-old
James Kitsoulis of the Quebec place
address was fatally burned when
gasoline was ignited while zis was
said to have been transferring it
from one of several drums in which
it was stored. The boy was playing
in the building at the time and his
death was declared accidental by
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald.
Detective A. E. Fredette quoted
Zis as saying about "a gallons OF
the gasoline were stored at the time.
Zis was prosecuted under a regu-
lation forbidding storing of more
than a gallon of gasoline in prl-
vate dwelling without permit.
Maximum penalty under the regu-
liation is a $500 fine or one year
in Jail in default of payment. Zis
promptly paid the fine.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Summary of Todoy's Star

1882 ,000,o0 Navy bill reported to
House. Page Al
Passage of dependent aid bill sought
today. Page Az
WPB puts imports under priority re-
strictions. Page AZ
Navy plans so per cent cut in its red
tape. Page Az
34,269 $50 labor supply
bill reported. Page A
Decision on Nationwide gas ration
seen before Tuesday. Page As
Studebaker makes suggestions for
youth farm program. Page AS
CIO Executive Board delays action
on UNIV demands. Page Al
Washington and Vicinity.
D. G. health chiefs indorse nursing
home for senile. Page B-1
Anderson given life term for assault
on Glen Echo woman. Page B-1
Miscellany
Marriage licenses. Page BIS
Births and deaths. Page A-12
Evening star., 1942-06-03
British Forces Take Town
South Of Madagascar Base

BY the Associated Press.
VICHY, France, June 3.-British
forces on Madagascar have occu-
pied the town of Androvorano, Is
miles south of the British occupied
naval base of Diego Suarez, it was
announced today.
The French said troop movements
had been resumed on Madagascar
about month after the British
captured the naval base at the
northern end of the huge island.
The announcement was the first
indication in Vichy that the British
again were advancing southwark
although reports reached here yes
terday of resumed activity, accom-
panied by increased air action by
both sides.
There was no fighting mentioned
in the reported occupation, al
though details still were lacking and
there was a possibility of military
resistance.
It was the first definite report of
British progress since the capture
of Diego Suarez.
Evening star., 1942-06-03

BY tho Associated Press.
LONDON, June 3.-The gov
ernment has decided to assume
full control of the nations coal
mines and to inaugurate thor
ough fuel rationing, it was an
nounced today.
Rationing of coal. coke and fuel
is tentatively scheduled to begin
July /, with each person receiving
712 hundredweight of coal e year
(840 pounds. since the English hun
dredWeight is 112 pounds.
Rationing of electricity will begin
with the first quarter meter reading
after September l. A special addi-
tional coal allowance will also be
made for each household.
Household coal rations will be
based on a formula which includes
the locality and the number of
rooms and residents.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Allied Bombers Raze
jap Island Bases
North Of Australia
Barracks and InstolIution!
Demolished at Three
Points $500 Miles Apart
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Australia, June 3.-Japanese BAR
racks and other installations on
island bases $500 miles apart
were destroyed by Allied bombers
yesterday in raids from which
only one plane failed to return,
a communique said today.
Tulagi, deep in the Solomons of
Australia's notheast coast; the often
raided port of Rabaul. New Britain
900 miles above Tulagi; and Atam-
boea, Timor, 500 miles northwest of
Darwin, were the objectives.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's head
quarters announced that huge fires
were started at Tulagi and one large
warehouse was razed. A Rabaul air.
drome was strafed in an attack
which, however, was described Off
cially as light.
OF the thrust against Atamboea
the communiQue said: a
Japanese barracks were demol-
ished and extensive fires were start
ed in a heavy attack by our air
force. Ten miles south of Atamboea
another barracks and road transport
were taken under fire. One of our
planes failed to return"