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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
POLI'S

Gene Krupa, the "Idol of the Alligators," and the best drummer in the world, is currently appearing in person on the stage of the Loew Poli theater, together with his famius orchestra, which headlines as vocalist, none other than popular Ray Eberle formerly with Glenn Miller and his band.
 Also on the bill are such grand entertainers as Don "Pouik off" Tanner, comedy star of the Ed Wynn radio hour and Betty Ann Nyman, dancing star of the Broad- day musical hit, Best Foot For ward. In addition is a fine screen program topped by MGM's Calling Dr. Gillespie" with Lionel Barry more.
 This grand combination event of stage and screen comes to a close at the LoeW Poli theater tonight, so if you haven't already been among the thousands to witness this big stage and screen treat plan to attend one of the four per- formances being given today.
 Betty Grable, John Payne and Victor Mature are starred in 20th Century Fox's new musical Foot light Serenade," opening tomorrow is being hailed as a perfect tonic five days. Here is picture that at LoeW's Poli for an engagement of for the times. Featuring love, laughs and lyrics, it is indeed a merry musical treat.
 Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger have provided the picture with seven new sparkling musical hits, among these the following which you'll soon be hearing with increas- ing frequency: T Heard the Birdies Sing" I'm Still Crazy For You" Are You Kidding Me?," and "Ill Be Marching to a Love Song".
 Dazzling new dances have been created by Hermes Pan, who teams with Miss Grable in some of the routineS.
 On the same program is another smash hit, Haunting We Will Go" the newst Laurel and Hardy taught hit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20

with divine services.
 The general procedure of the mo- bile unit director on arriving at a camp was, first to play records for an hour over the loud speaker. As the soldiers gathered around, the USO men handed out stationery, games, reading matter, and USO hard candy. According to reports from the field, the soldiers would immediately start writing letters or playing games while listening to the music. Afterwards, the movie was shown.
 Most men write letters at the first opportunity" one of the USO representatives said. Any game, , such as checkers, is also welcomed by the men," When soldiers could not conveniently post their mail USO mobile workers relayed their letters to the nearest post office.
 Amateur Nights
 Amateur and stunt nights were also in high favor with troops CT maneuvers during nightly stop overs, several mobile unit directcr rs metioned in their reports. T foulc splendid talent in many outfits, one of the directors wrote. "Mer with radio experience would act as masters of ceremonies, while other! would sing and do stunts. One O the most interesting amateur night. was put on by some Negro troops This wound up with grand jitter. lug contest"
 How the USO mobile units cheer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
In The Local TheateTS
STATE

Capacity attendance at the air conditioned State theater yesterday marked the opening performance ot the new ,Abbott-Costello comedy, Pardon My Sarong" with large supporting cast featuring the Four Ink Spots, sensational harmony hits.
 PeSsimistic theater-goers who thought the famous comedy team could not keep up the comedy pace they set in "Buck Privates," "1n the Navy" Keep 'em Flying" and their other successive hits, have only to see '"Pardon My Sarong' for the merfeist and funniest hit they have ever made.
 Produced on bigger and even baluaier scale the new comedy riot gives Abbott and Costello unlimited opportunities of being funny in Pardon My Sarong" since the pie t,lre opens when the boys board a yacht at Los Angeles to escape the law and head for Honolulu as sail ors. A hRricane blows them off their course, and when they sight an unchartered island the fun really begins. The island sequence gives the comedians an opportunity to don sarongs and cavort with the native maidens.
 Romance is provided by Robert Paige and Virginia Bruce while menace is portrayed in convincing fashion by Lief Erickson and Lionel AtwiIl. Nan Wynn, a newcomer to the screen, is attractive as the na- tive island girl who, becomes more than fond of Costello.
 Entertaining specialties are con- ributed by Tip Tap and Toe. Danc- CTS, the Sarong Dancing girls and of course the Four Ink Spots.
 So, for the merriest time you've ever had in any theater, for the best laughs you'll enjoy for months to come, be sure to see Abbott and Costello in their newest, balmiest, hit Pardon My Sarong" at the State before the closing perform arces Saturday evening.
 "Frisco Lip with Irene Hervey ana Kent Taylor is the second big hit of the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20

Errol Flynn worked out with two ex-World's champion = Mushy Cal lahan and Freddie Steele-in train ing for Gentleman Jim"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20

Movies were the most popular form of entertainment among sol- diers after hard day at maneuvers, according to report from 32 work CTS assigned by the USO Mobile Service Division to Army maneuvers recently concluded in the Carolinas, it was announced at USO head quarters today.
 During a four-Week period, 422 movie shows were attended by over 25O,0OO soldiers, the report said. Stationery and games were also vel comed by the men, one worker re- porting the distribution of 15,000 pieces of letter paper in two days.
 Special cars with trailers, con- taining movie protector outfits and loud-speaker systems and furnished with stationery, games, reading matter and other supplies, kept pace with dieffrent army units in the field.
 Personal Comfort
 Tn letters to USO, army officers praised the work done at the man. euvers. Major D. R. Coleman, Spe- cial service officer with the 9th Army Corps, which directed the maneuverS, wrote:
 Tt is also our belief that there is not soldier that has not known that USO is administering to his personal comfort {. Major General Ernest J. DaWley has requested that we convey his personal qualification to your fine organization for your work in behalf of his troops"
 Another special service officer re- layed the praise of the commanding general of his division for the great work of the USO, especially during these maneuvers where the almost impossible was accomplished nearly 45000 men of the-divi- sion have seen moving pictures that delighted them. Thousands of let
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
AMERICANS BUY MEXICAN SILVER. AT HIGH PRICES
BY EDWARD L. THOMAS Limited Press Stan COrrespondentD

Mexico City. Aug. 20.-(UP)-Sil- versmiths in the United States, fearful that Mexico's entire silver output will be needed in war indus tries, have sent representatives to Mexico to buy up the available sup ply on 8 "black market" paying half again as much as the U. s. ceiling price, according to reliable Information.
 Mining authorities estimate the combined silver demands of war in- dustries and industries not pre- ducing war materials will exceed 2l5.OO0,000 ounces this year. The entire world output annually aver ages more than 100000, 900 ounces.
 The conclusion reached by the silyersmiths is that there will be little or no silver for the arts.
 This fact is substantiated by sta- tistics which show that the United States produces annually about 7o.OOC 900 ounces of silver, all ot which goes into the monetary sys- tenn. Mexico produces approximately 8o.0OO. 900 ounces annually, the bulk of which will be needed for indus trial and war purposes this year.
 The prospect of getting silver free from other world sources in any ap- preciable quantity appears uncer- tain.
 Apparently taking these factors into conside. ation, U. s. silver smiths who ordinarily buy silver Tn the States at the ceiling price of 35 1-8 cents an ounce, have sent representatives to Mexico to pur- chase all available silver. They are reported to have paid as high as 55 cents an ounce on the black mar ket" here.
 Silver is being used more exten- siveiy in the airp.ane industry to- day, principally in casting bearings, in electrical contacts soldering and alloys. It also has many other in- dustrial uses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
HOSPITALS NEED
 MORE ATTENDANTS

Numerous vacancies exist for po- sitions of hospital attendants, ac- cording to an announcement made by the U. s. Civil Service commis- sion. Successful applicants will re- ceive $96O to $1,321 per year and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20

ed soldiers on their way during ma neuvers was described in this word picture: "We had stopped for midnight snack. A convoy of tanks, jeeps, and other equipment came along the highway. Our workers sprang to their posts and cheered the boys on their early morning trek with music over the loud speaker system"
Evening star., 1942-01-19

needed to fill out the Air Corps
ranks will come from the reservoir
Of 100000 men who will register
for combat duty on February 16. So,
too, will the thousands of men who
will make up thirtytwo new triangu-
lar divisions and numerous other
special armored, anti-aircraft, para
chute, engineering and other units
of the expanded and modernized
Army.
While the raising Of the additional
man power should constitute no
grave problem, the training and
equipping of the new units will not
be so easy. The present cantonment
program must be greatly enlarged,
instruction stats must be aug
mented and vast quantities of guns,
motorized equipment and other
materiel will have to be supplied.
Evening star., 1942-01-19
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. TrdceUeH.

Somewhere in Washington there Is Q
family whose canary bird was saved from
q hawk by pane OF glass;
1t was . cold morning, and the
canary's cage had been placed in an
east window so that the bird might
get the sunshine
While out Of the room, the members
Of the family heard alarm notes being
made by the songster. There was q
great commotion going on.
Those who hastened to the rescue
found the cage swinging violently, evi-
IDENTIFY from the fright Of the little
yellow bird.
The canary was huddled down In one
corner of its cage.
Out on the porch rail sat magnificent
hawk.
His head was down, and pointed
toward the window while his wings were
nuffed out.
He had all the look Of being about
to throw himself at the window again.
There was no doubt on the part Of
witnesses that this was what he already
had done.
1t was plain that he had not dived
into the pane, for If he had done so
1t would have shattered, since he was
a large bird, perhaps II or ls inches in
length.
At this point, footsteps on the drive
way caused the hawk to fly suddenly
into the air, and disappear over the tree
tops.
The hawk probably was . red-shoul-
dered hawk. Head. neck and back are
deep rufous. The under parts are light
rufous.
This is very fne-looking bird, with
the magnificence of appearance which
commonly Is associated with the family.
Hawks. until recent years. were accorded
an active smear campaign" Nowadays
1t Is coming to be more and more real
lied that there are bad hawks and good
hawks. There are only three or four
which belong, rightfu,ly,' in the former
category. Hawks, in general. are useful
birds. and should not be molested.
Two Of the worst are the sharp
Skinned hawk, and Cooper's hawk.
The red-shouldered hawk and the
sparrow hawk are in the chiefly bene-
f1cial class, although we cannot blame
the family cited for not feeling that way
abO.t 1t.
No doubt the cold weather had caused
the hawk to look around for food. and
in doing SO he had seen the canary by
the window.
We are not at all sure that canaries
should be hung in windows, either In
summer or winter.
Certainly the chance that a hawk
might frighten it would be one very good
reason for keeping 1t farther back In
the room.
Other hawks found hereabouts are the
broad-winged hawk. the rough legged
hawk, the duck hawk, pigeon hawk,
sparrow hawk, red-tailed hawk, Ameri-
Evening star., 1942-01-19

can goshawk "a bad one) Cooper's hawk,
sharp-shinned hawk and the marsh
hawk.
The sparrow hawk Is the smallest Of
the lot. and one of the best looking, q
real hawk, in every feature, with the
fine outstanding habit and interesting
deep coloration.
Although 1t is called sparrow hawk,
the bird does not get many sparrows. but
mostly contents itself with mice, moles
and the like.
1t. however will catch sparrows upon
occasion. This column last year-and
about this time-told Of the appearance
Of such . hawk in the yard, where 1t
plunged into a group Of English spar
rows at feeding station.
As far as we could determine the
hawk had surveyed the scene from a
maple tree on the other side of the
yard. then had 'bomb-dived" into the
group as they perched in q Van Fleet
rose vine on the fence on the other side.
Probably hawks exercise some sort Of
hynotic fascination on smaller birds, for
not one of the sparrows flew from the
vine until the victim had been seized.
Prey is caught In the talons, and held
down while the powerful beak is plunged
into the breast, causing feathers to fiy
in all directions. 1t is a very distressing
sight for bird lovers
Female hawks almost invariably run
about 2 inches longer than the males.
The broad-winged hawk Is dark brown
above, with white below, barred and
streaked.
The rough-legged hawk is grayish
brown above. with under parts white or
buff. streaked or spotted with blackish.
The duck hawk is blue-ash above, be-
low yellow, barred.
The pigeon hawk is dark brown, above;
whitish. below The adult male in full
plumage is distinctly on the warm buf1y
side, below. His under parts might
cause misidentiication.
= The sparrow hawk Is cinnamon -rufous
above, with pale rusty and white, below.
The red-tailcd hawk-a big one-is
dark brown above, white below His tail
is reddish.
The American goshawk is another
large one. with body of the male %
inches long. female "a inches. This bird
is blush slate. above, white below.
Cooper's hawk. slightly smaller, 1s to
20 inches long, is dark blue slate above,
white below. The tail Of this one Is
distinctly rounded.
The sharp-shinned hawk is much
smaller. with its upper parts dark blue
slate, and its under parts white. Its
tail is square.
The fish hawk is 20 to IS inches long.
1t. too. is slaty above, whitish below.
The marsh hawk is another fine fel-
low. with upper parts light gray abdo-
men white. The female is dark brown
above.
Red-shouldered hawks once were
common in Washington and vicinity,
but now are rather rare. Some of them
still nest In Glover Park,
Evening star., 1942-01-19
Doubled Army

In view of the fact that Americas
fighting may have to be done on
many fronts before this war is over,
Secretary Stimsons announcement
of plans for more than doubling the
size Of our Army by the end of this
year should occasion little surprise.
The mobilization of the recruits
needed to raise the Army'S strength
from 100000 to 100000 men un-
doubtedly can be carried forward
effectively under the already func-
tioning selective service program,
supplemented by voluntary enlist
ments Indicative of the emphasis
now being laid on air power, the War
Department is planning to enlist
100000 men for air crews and
aviation ground forces. In the re-
cruiting of volunteers for this service
the accent will be on youth. Since
the draft will supply no men under
twenty, the Air Corps has decided to
reduce the age of aviation cadets to
eighteen and to eliminate the re-
quirementS for college and high
school credits. The Navy, at the
same time, reduced the age for naval
air cadets to nineteen. 1t is certain
that the lowering of these require
ments for flyers will bring into the
Army and Navy air forces large
numbers of volunteers.
1t is unfortunate that Congress
did not grant the original request
Of the War Department for selective
induction of men younger than
twenty. Had the age for combat
service been fixed at eighteen, an
orderly selection and distribution Of
Ill man power, including youths now
volunteering, could have been ef-
+fected with a minimum of disloca-
ton of civil life. There is no as
.surance now that volunteers will not
abandon important technical studies
or leave jobs that are essential to
The war effort. The additional men
Evening star., 1942-01-19

already established within those
industries. Experience has shown,
however, that industry, and particu-
larly the mass production industries,
can be organized on the vertical
principle without any serious threat
to the established craft unions of
the A. F. OF L., and, this being the
case, it seems evident that Mr.. Lewis
has chosen propitious time to call
for resumption of the negotiations
which he broke off in April, 1889.
Certainly, from the standpoint Of
the Nations war effort, rapproche-
ment between the two wings of
labor is desirable. AS the President
stated in his last peace appeal to the
two groups: I'm this hour when
civilization itself is in the balance,
organizational rivalries and juris-
dictional conflicts should be dis
carded Only by united action can
we turn back the Nazi threat" That,
surely, is a sentiment which will be
heartily indorsed by all employers
who, through no fault of theirs, have
seen their plants disrupted or shut
down while two rival labor groups
battled for control OF a particular
group OF employees.
It is safe to assume that Mr.. Lewis
did not advance his proposal with
out some reason to believe that it
would be accepted by the A. F. of L.,
and the response of William Green
on behalf Of the latter group indi-
Gates a receptive mood. There have
been intimations, however, that
Philip Murray, C. I. o. president, was
not consulted in advance by Mr..
Lewis, and, If this be the case, it
may be productive of some resent
ment. On his record, however, It is
not likely that Mr.. Murray. because
OF any personal feeling in the mat
ter, would stand In the way of
peace settlement which would be
beneficial both to labor and to the
country.
Evening star., 1942-01-19
Labor Peace Bid

In calling for resumption Of
"peace" negotiations between the
American Federation Of Labor and
the Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tionS, John L. Lewis presumably has
decided that the time is at hand
to forget the personal animoSities
which have 4oomed so prominently
in past discussions between the two
labor groups. If that be the case,
the prospect for some sort of peace
settlement is bright.
Aside from the clash OF person.
alities, the principal obstacle to the
Accomplishment" for which Mr.. Lewis
now calls has been the reluctance
of the A. F. of L. to subscribe to
the principle of industrial organiza-
ton espoused by the C. I. o. The
A. F. of L. has feared that industrial
or vertical organization in many in
dustries would mean the extinction
Of the older but smaller craft unions
Evening star., 1942-01-19
Renuscence

Sno,o-,orapped beneath gray clouds
the bleak hills lie,
And blue and chilling are the
shadows spread
By the tall euergreens; rosebushes
dead
Co,Der against the garden ,Dau:: no
cry
Is heard OF uild bird wheeling
through the sky;
With icy letters IN its narrop bed
The brook Is bound: coldly from
overhead
The pinter sun looks dopn uith
pdllid eye.
And as the earth, held IN a rioid
grasp,
Calmly dbtdes Its season OF release,
So Is the spirit schooled to ,patt its
spring,
When loneliness wiu loose It's PAIN
tul clasp,
When grief and emptiness piu
haze suycedse,
And the heart soms day pdks
again to sing.
HELEN CONNOLLY.
Evening star., 1942-01-19

mont, Nebr, where the rising and falling
scream of the siren is the call to atten-
tion-the prelude to a number of blasts
at sustained pitch, which indicates to
volunteer firemen in which ward of the
town fire has broken out After the blaze
is put out, the siren sounds again, calling
attention. Then one long sustained blast
at one pitch indicates that the firemen
may 60 home.
Why cannot such . system be used
here? Let the rising and falling note of
the siren, maintained for IS or 20 Sec
onds, sound the warning that q signal
is to be given. Then. after people are
alert and listening, let the code signal
for an air raid-five blasts at sustained
pitch. II advisable-be sounded. And for
the all-clear in a similar manner, with
more or less blasts as seems necessary.
DONALD @. ANDERSEN.
Evening star., 1942-01-19
Member Of the Associated Press.
Rebuilding the Southwest

The i'll winds Of war could bring
benefits to some of Washington's
bighted areas in the Southwest
under the novel and highly interest
ing emergency housing program be-
ing considered by Defense Housing
Co-ordinator Charles F. Palmer. The
carefully thought out plan is de-
signed to achieve at one stroke two
important goals: The provision Of
additional defense housing in a sec
tion Of the city which is teeming with
wartime activity and the elimina-
ton of an alley dwelling community
long recognized as a menace to
health and as disgraceful eyesore
within view of the Capitol.
Aptly entitled THE Rehabilitation
OF Southwest Washington as a War
Housing Measure" the comprehen-
sive program was prepared by the
Home Owners Loan Corporation,
with the cooperation of the Alley
Dwelling Authority, the District
Commissioners, Howard University,
the Washington Housing Association
and several Federal agencies. A
sample study, covering the substand-
ard blocks of housing bounded by E
and I and First and Fourth streets
southwest, has shown that the prof.
ect would be feasible not only there
but in other parts of Southwest
Washington. If applied to the
eighty-five residential blocks in that
section of old Washington, housing
accommodate tions could be increased
from the present capacity of $1,000
to approximately $4,000 persons. an
increase of about so per cent. With
an estimated population rise of
quarter million inhabitants forecast
for washington this year, the new
combined slum clearance-d defense
housing plan merits special atten-
ton.
The project has the particular ad-
vantage of affording additional low
cost housing in a locality which for
the most part is within walking dis
tance OF Government offices employ
ing more than 10000 persons. Be-
cause most of the proposed apart
ment units would be erected in the
center courts of squares now devoted
to alley dwellings, the initial invest
ment in land would be relatively low.
Another important consideration is
that the entire area already is served
with water, sewerage, transporta-
tion and other facilities, all of which
would constitute heavy drain on
funds and vital materials if new in
stallati were required
Congressional action in eliminating
from the Lanham Defense Housing
Act a provision which would have
permitted emergency construction of
4,500 low-rental housing units ur-
gently needed here has made it more
imperative than ever that special
legislative relief be extended to the
lower -salaried war workers in Wash
ington. In studying this pressing
problem, Congress we'll might look
into the absorbing proposal for war
time reconstruction of the Capitals
rundown but potentially valuable
Southwest neighborhood.