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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-08-17
GRAVE DANGER

Sounding the hopes of the people
of the United Nations, O'Conor said
'if Russia could manage to hold
Germany until winter, hopes for a
United Nations Victory in 1943
would appear reasonable. With
conditions as they are. however,
and with Russia's armies falling
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
COMMUNITY BAND
 CONCERT JULY 2

Naugatuck, June 19 - Tuesday, July 2 has been set as the date for the first concert of a series to be given for the public by the Nauga- tuck Community Band, Warden Leo J. Brophy has announced. It is expected there will be four con- certs and dates for the others will be announced later At least one concert will be held in Union City Block dancing is planned after each concert.
 Bonita Granville, not yet IS, is already feeling the first pinch of years. She has to be made to look at least three years younger for her role in "Now, Voyager," at Warner Bros,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
TABLE INDICATES
 DECLINE IN DEBT
Waterbury to Be Free of Indebtedness By 1903
 Predicts Olsen

An elaborate table showing what the city will pay off each year on its bonded indebtedness was pre- sented to the Board of Finance yes- terday afternoon by Thorvald E.. Olsen, City Budget Director. The table revealed that if the city did not issue any more bonds 1t would not complete its last payment on existing ones until 1893.
 The table further revealed that, if no further bonds are issued, the city would finish paying of all, except water bonds, by 1874.
 During 1942 the city expects to pay of $623,500 in general bonds and $228,000 in water bonds. h. terest charges on the general bonds for this year amount to $332, ,196 and on the water bonds, $264,730, the total payments for the year coming to $1,448,426.
 Next year payments will be slightly less than the above and ensuing years will continue to show declines in payments, presuming no further bond issues are assumed by the city.
 Unusual features of the table were the revelations that there would be a slight increase in bond redemption and interest payments starting in 1948, due to the fact that other series of bonds will sart to fall due then. Payments will reach total of $1,O16,00O in 1855, but interest charges then only total $205, ,958, about half of>thiS years amount.
 The drop in payments is marked from 1855 on with 1868 finding the city redeen1ing bonds only to the amount of $100,000, interest charges coming to $23,987.
 The board yesterday also author ized Mayor Vincent A. Scully to en- ter into a new lighting contract for the city with the Connecticut Light and Power Company. The same will effect an annual saving of $5S7.
 When the city and power con- pany made a new contract for light ing a year ago the same did not cover lights in the city parks or on bridges. They have since been billed separately. Henceforth they will be included in the regular .billing.
 The board also advised the Board of Education, upon request, that funds are available for replacement of heating equipment in the Mary Abbott grammar school. It is estimated that, if and when the school board, let's the contract 1t x,,i11 ha olni1t % 0f(l
 Robert L. Coe, a member of the board, was granted a leave Of absence. MT. Coe is in Washington where he is doing work for the War Munitions Board. At the request of city officials, to whom he volun- teered to resign his office, he is talk ing a leave of absence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

She's the nearest thing to Lillian Leitzel the Big Show ever had in charming, elfln beauty, in grace and in fearlessness. She is Ely Ardelty, Polish aerialiste, but her act high in the center of the great, blue big top of the Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, com- ing to Waterbury, Saturday, July 4, is not at all similar to that of the lamented Leitzel, for Ely risks her life every minute she is aloft.
 This tiny blonde beauty balances in hair raising feats in flying trapeze, climaxirg her offering with a spectacular Irritation with death standing on her head on the tra- peze bar as she swings in sixty foot arc in the tent dome.
 From her first dazzling, spot lighted entrance to her thrilling mid-Air finale, people keep exclaim- ing, "Iow like Leitzel she is!" As for Ely, when she was told of this audience reaction, she was pro- fonndly moved. Nothing in all the world could flatter me more - to have people think me like the great Leitzel-ah, that is better than fatne."
 Elly is starred this season in the new aerial ballet, produced in color and beauty by Normal Bel Geddes, fa5n6us Futurama designer of the New York Worlds fair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
DEALERS ACCUSE
 LOCAL MOTORISTS
Drivers Charged With Att tempting to Get Gasoline
 Without Cards

Complaints are being registered with the Police Department and the local Rationing Board about motor ists seeking to victimiZe gasoline dealers with respect to use of their cards. Samuel Kramer of the Ideal Fuel and Oil Company has report ed several instances in which mo torists tried to procure gasoline at his station without presenting their cards. .s
 In all instances the motorists left when they discovered they might be letting themselves open to prosecution. In one instance a driver asked to have his car tank filled LID and when asked for his Ecard refused to prefer one. claiming that the driver ahead of him hadn't used orc. When policeman in nlain clothes interposed and stated he saw the latter'S card, the man without a card drove hurrideiy away.
 MT. Kramer also said that two volng men asked his attendant to fill up their gas tank and then said they had no gas rationing pooK' when asked to sign an emergency card and told tc read what penalties would result for false statements they managed to find q card in tlaair own car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

than $5.000 on new materials for set construction per picture.
 PRINCELY PROPS
 In many cases, this is ample, but 1t is not likely to remain so as sup- plies diminish. Location depart ments are making fresh surveys of the city, taking thousands of snap shots and reclassifying available types of mansions, gardens, ranches and beach homes.
 There are disadvantages of trans port, noise and crowd management in making pictures outside the stu- dios, but these seem more than bal- anced now by the necessity for saw ing lumber, paint, nails and fabrics.
 Along with sightseers, charity will get a break through this trend. About 5000 of the aforementioned homes, gardens, pools and such al- ready are listed with the Film Loca- ton Bureau, a branch of the Holly wood Assistance League. When the bureau rents an estate to movie company for. say, $400 day, the owner gets $l00, and 75 per cent, or $3OO, goes to charlCy.
 ,IRKED MAGNATE
 The bureau was started about 30 years ago, when Cecil DeMille was filming a Super-sequence at an ele- gant estate borrowed from Hancock Banning, transportation magnate and former owner of Catalina Island.
 After the first day of the movie company's visitation, Squire Ban ming took a look around his place and wrathfully renamed 1t The Shambles. Extras had trampled the lawns and flowerbeds, comedians had fallen through the hothouse glass, technicians had ruthlessly chopped away interfering shrubbery. When DeNTille and his horde arrived next day, they found the gates locked.
 In this impasse, the director turn- ed to Mrs. DeMille, who knew Mrs. Hancock Banning socially. Over few cups of tea served in the ruined garden, they worked out the Film Locations Bureau and the code which has governed the terms and behavior of movie crews. Besides the cash rental studio agrees to replace shrubbery, repair lawns and make restitution for wear and tear. The charitable angle enabled the women to list hundreds of homes and yachts which never otherwise could have been available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

ranging from plays which cost few thousand dollars to musicals which were well over the $100,000 mark, thus were 55 or 56. The num- Der Of these which did not slurvive a weeks run was pathetic.
 This season just past was the one which saw both the Critics Circle and the Pulitzer play committee unable to designate an American play worthy of being dubbed the seasons best" The Critics did recognize Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" as the best new play by a foreign author and it fully de- served that designation.
 Eddie Cantor's Banjo Eyes" must be listed as failure because, although it played to good crosses, the comedian was forced to close 1t prematurely when he had to go to hospital.
 Two gold mines which the season produced were Junior Miss" and Angel Street" Both of them have played to capacity or near capacity since opening and there are indi- cations that they will run well into next season, with road companies hitting the high spots to scoop up profits from the rest of the country.
 Pessimism vs. Optimism
 The two biggest surprises were the successes of Angel Street" and the revival of George Gershwin $ "Porgy and Bess." The latter was 8 financial failure when first pro- duced several years ago but the large theater housing this. revival by Cheryl Crawford scarcely has had an empty seat since it bowed in during January.
 Some showmen think that this summer will be g. good one for Broadway because of the car-tire- gas situation which is bound to keep lot of people in the city who otherwise would be travelling far and wide patronizing the rural stock companies Others take a most pessimistic view and claim that nothing will do any good until it is obvious that we are well on the way to winning the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

The great new Ringing Bros. and Barnun & Bailey Circus of 1922 presents 800 internationally re- nowned artists and multitude of refreshingly new and sensational innovations on its gigantic program.
 The performances, featuring a surprisingly magnificent new spec tacle, created and designed by MT. Geddes, will begin at 2:15 and 8:15 D. m.
 The doors will open at and 2 D. m. for the public inspection of the vast redesigned menagerie, where Mir, and Mrs. Gargantua the Great, famous giant gorillas and more than a thousand other rare animals will be displayed in colorful cur- roundings resembling their natural habitats.
 In the great new horse fair tent, which will be open to circus patrons before the main performances com- 1nence, hundreds of purebred equine aristocrats will invite inspection.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

The statistics show that from June 1, 1e41, to June 1, 1042, there were IS so-called Broadway pro- auctions, excluding the offerings of experimental groups, @ few Gilbert and Sullivan revivals and niscel- laneous items such as three vaude- vile units.
 Surprisingly, this is four more productions than were offered in the l940-41 season, but that isn't anything to brag about because there were more offerings which closed in less than a week.
 Nine Smash Hits Breaking down the total figure we find that there were 56 new plays produced: eight musical comedies, one revue, and Il revtvals in 1940-41. In the 1939-40 season the totalN number of productions was 84, 1t was S4 also in 1938-39, and 104 in 1937-38.
 Of the 75 productions, nine can be said to have been smash hits, !" although one of these, the Katt- arine Cornell revival of Candida" which has been given series of special performances, makes money for no one but the army and. navy relief organizations. There are seven, possibly eight, other produc- tions which can be said to have made money on their Broadway showings alone. There are two or three others which have gotten out of the red solely because of their sale of the films.
 Of the hits, four were musicals and three were revivals = Can aida" "Porgy and Bess," and Mac beth"
 The outright. dismal failures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

"Syncopation," William Dieterle's new production for RKO Radio re- lease.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
By PAUL HARRISON NEA Service Staff Correspondent

Hollywood-The handful of tour istS in Movietown soon will get break long denied pre-war visitors. They'll see pictures in the making. This doesn't mean that studios have taken the Keep Out" signs of their gates; 1t means the film com- panies are about to venture out along the boulevards and residential streets, among off1ce buildings and parks and elegant estates, to find
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
 lNSTALLS OFFICERS

Anthony Mazzalupo was installed president of St. Lucy's Holy Name society at a recent meeting. Other officers who took over duties are John Festa, vice-president; Thomas Cerasulo, financial secretary; and Michael J. Caputo, secretary.
 Preliminary plans were made for the annual outing which will be held August 30 and the following committee was named to make ar- engagements: Frank Miasto, Salva- tore Chillemi, Charles Rena, Victor Guisti, Frank Giacin, Gaetano Mac chairelli and Anthony Mazzalupo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
In Hollywood

ready-built sets for some new fea- tureS.
 In early silent days. when the cinema was something less than an art or stable industry, lots of films were made in and around pri- vate homes and in business dis tricts. More movies have been shot in Griffith park than in any studio. Producers had to watch every dime.
 Now that Hollywood is rich and respectable, it is restrained by gov- ernment order from spending more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
UP POPS JEALOUSY

A woman's Jealousy plays into the hands of enemy plotters and almost results in the death of her husband in RKO Radios My Favorite Spy" thrill-packed comedy starring Kay KySer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
Up And Down Broadway
BY JACK GAvER United Press Drama Editor
RY JACK GAYER

GAvER
 United Press Drama EditOr) NEW YORK June oCUrIt pleasure to the books the theatrical of 1942 because is that reason to be remembered fOnd The arbitrary closing time mid night May 3 many productions until early fall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
FILM FAvORITEs

Bonita Granville and Jackie Coop CT as a pair of eager youngsters seeking to popularize modern rhythms, and Adolphe Menjou as the formers father, head the cast of
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-10-02

ANNOUNCEMENT BY HEALTH COUNCIL
At the present time we have $7lO for
the purpose of buying car for the Health
Nurse.
The car COMM ttee reports that there is
g Ger avoila for $3.50. Ne will need
at least SITS more to pay for the car and
insurance.
Some communities have given generously.
Won't you folks who have not awaited
yourselves of the privilege of helping to
get Public Health nurse in the Valley
please give your money to the collector
in your neighb orhood or mail the money or
check to me stating it is for car for the
Public Health nurse?
Viola C. Thunn,
ChCi rMn of Comm t. ee
Mrs. Lee Marshall has been subs itute
teacher of the eighth grade in Palmer since
the opening of school, she says they have
q new electric range in the home &c onomi cs
department delight to work with.
Mrs. John Witt is now in charge of the
Recreation Hall lunchroom.
Tho Palmer unit Of the Alaska Terri orr
ial Guard has purchas an alaska flag to
use as battle flag with the letters AT. G
superinposeo upon it.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-10-02

Mr.. ind Mrs. Stanley Chmiel are the
parents of boy, born September H. The
mother was before her marriage Miss Gladys
Larson.
At the general election, Palmer district
voters wrote the Of Nike Haas, now
Labor Comm ssh oner, upon their ballots tho
he was eliminated in the primaries. Ten
ballots out of l23 voted, were so designa-
ted. It is said that compl imentary votes
we're cast for Mr.. Haas thruout the Terrific
ry.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-09-04
PINE TREE AT KELLER
FAIR 81 YEARS OLD

Much interest was shown at the
Keller Fair IN a $500 award offered
by The Chesapeake Corp, of Va,
for guessing the correct age of pine
tree on the Fair grounds. The tree
was 30 inches in diameter at the
stump and estimates of age ranged
as low as Is years to as much as
625 years. The correct age of the
tree was 81 years old. The three
had diameter of approximately y
inches when the annual Fair was first
established on this site SO years ago.
A frequent comment of visitors
last week who had attended the Fair
forty or more years ago was that the
tree was as large in those earlier
days as it is at the present time.
There were four who guessed the
correct age of 81 years. They are:
Mr.. R. F. Hall, Accomac, Va; Mr..
Laury Updegroff, u. S. Coast Guard,
Townsend, Va; Mrs. E. A. Underhill,
Bridgetown, Va; and Mr.. Leonard
Hickman, Keller, Va. A check for SIS
has been sent to each of the win
ners.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-09-04

Colonel Vaughan, of the District
Engineers office in Philadelphia, met
a committee of representative citl-
zens Of Chesapeake City, composed
of Messrs. Ralph Rees, John Scheaf-
fer. ]. Groome Steele and Henry H.
Mitchell, also County Commissioners
Clarence C. Harris and Howard Vim
cent, in Chesapeake City, Wednesday
afternoon of last week and discussed
the establishment of a ferry across
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
Since the large lift bridge across
the waterway was wrecked by large
ocean-going tanker, early last month
the only way the citizens of that
town, who desired to go from the
north or south section of Chesapeake
City in the opposite direction, has
been to cross the canal in a small
boat. or drive a detour about six miles
in length. The concensus of the
meeting was that the government
should establish a ferry by which not
only pedestrians could be carried but
vehicles as well, until such time when
the government establishes another
bridge across the waterway. The ca
nal runs directly through the town.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-09-04
REGULAR SCHEDULE FOR
THE COLCHESTER FERRY

Announcement was made last week
by officials OF the COLCHESTER Lines
me, that, following the close Of the
summer excursion season on Labor
Day, Sept. Z, a regular schedule will
be inaugurated for operating a daily
ferry service during the fall and win
ter between Colchester and BaIti-
more.
The steamer Mohawk one of the
fleet Of steamers belonging to the
company. is being reconditioned and
equipped to carry approximately 30
automobiles on each trip, as well as
passengers on each trip, and is eX-
pected to be placed on the route i'm
mediately after Labor Day.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-09-04
OVER MILLION GALLONS
GAS ION THE LOOSE

A gasoline supply totaling 1907
900 gallons is "on the loose, in stOl-
en- rationing books, on the basis of
the numbers made public by the OPA
in an effort to apprehend the thieves
or persons who bought stolen books
from them.
Club officials made an appeal to
members to report Immediately any
information they may obtain concern
ing the stolen books, pointing out
that illegitimate use of ration books
cuts into the supply of gasoline for
patriotic Americans who are adher-
ing strictly to the rationing rules.
Considering that the holder of an
A book is limited to 1872 gallons per
year," said James J. Whelan, secre-
tary of the Keystone Automobile
Club, at becomes mighty serious
when Legitimate users can obtain up
ward of two million gallons without
proving their need for motor fuel"
The stolen ration books, covering
all classifications from A to So, total
4446 according to the clubs computa-
ton. OPA reports the thefts occur
red in Washington. Keystone asks
that any information on their use be
given to any office of the club which
will Immediately turn it over to the
OPA offices.
Members and motorists generally
are asked to obtain the license num-
Der of the car the thief or book holder
is driving, ana, if possible, the num-
bers on books offered for sale or used
in the purchase of gasoline.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-09-04
PROMINENT e. SHORE
WOMAN DIES IN DEL

Funeral services were held last
week in Emmanuel Church at 10
o'clock for Miss Carrie L. Gemmill
with interment in the church yard.
Rev. Andrew E. F. Anderson off
ciated, assisted by Rev. Joseph H.
carp.
Miss GemmiIl, a lifelong resident
of New Castle, Del, and a past wor-
thy matron of the Grand Chapter of
Delaware, Order of Eastern Star
died Monday morning in the Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington, following a
brief illness.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-09-04
SHORE COLLEGE APPOINTS
SUCCESSOR TO KIBLER

Henry W. Darlington, of Water
bury. Conn. has been appointed As
sistant Professor Of Physical Educa-
ton at Washington College and Fred
arick w. Dumschott has been named
Director of Athletics, Dr. Gilbert w.
Mead. president Of the College, an
nounced asst week. With this an
nouncement the new set up in ath-
letics at Washington College occas-
toned by Coach 7. Thomas KILLER
taking leave Of absence to assume &C
tive service as a captain in the U.
S. Army and Coach Ekaitis' resigna-
ton, has been completed.
I'VE are meeting the problem in
athletics as it arises Dr. Mead said.
Some of our competitors in football
are cancelling games but not enough
to warrant suspension of the sport. +"
When questioned concerning rum
ors that football was to be dropped
at the College this year, DR.. Mead
said: 1--WE certainly shall not aban-
don football unless we are forced to.
At the present time we have a defin-
tie schedule for this fall shortened
only by the dropping of games with
those colleges which have given up
football. Our greatest difficulty" he
explained, SIS the matter of trans
portation." If buses are not avail
able, it is believed that transporta-
ton by train will be satisfactory in
most instances. A full basketball and
baseball schedule are anticipated.
Henry" Darlington is well known
to Washington College alumni and
friends as an outstanding athlete
during his career there twenty years
ago. He was a prominent member
of the famous, original "Flying Pen
tagon" basketball team. AS an UNI
dergraduate he was threeletter
man, playing football and baseball as
we'll as basketball.
When Darlington left Washington
7 COlleSG Ill 1870, lie COuCIIuSu his SUu-
cation at Arnold School of Physical
Education, New Haven. He was
Freshman Basketball coach. at Yale
for four years. Later he coached
sports at Crosby High School, Water
bury, Roxbury Preparatory School,
The Gunnery School, Washington,
Conn.,, and the Waterbury Boys Club.
In recent years he has served as an
umpire in the Interstate League and
the Eastern Shore League. He will
move with his family to Chestertown
Immediately to take up his work at
the beginning of the season.
Professor Dumschott will be in
charge of the general athletic pro-
gram. He will continue to serve as
Graduate Manager and will take on
the added responsibility of Director.
He will continue on the faculty in his
capacity as assistant professor of
government and history
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-09-04
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