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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-29
Promising Pictures Feature Programs Of Local 7eaters
bob HOWARD TOPS
POLL STAGE SHOW
Clyde Lucas and Band and
DiOsa Costello Here in
Person

Today will be your last oppor-
tunity to see the fine stage show
now being presented at the Loew
Poll theater. Appearing here in
person are Clyde Lucas and his
orchestra; Dioa Costello, dancing
star Of Cray With the Heat: Bob
Howard, Waterbury's favorite AM
bassador Of Song: Jan Murray from
Leon and Eddie's Restaurant, and
the Six Grays-five glamorous sis
tiers and their brother in one Of
the most sensational dancing acts
in the theater world today. The
stage shows will be presented at 100,
400, $50 and 8 p. m.
On the screen is an outstanding
bill headed by Fingers at the Win
dow" featuring Lew Ayres, LARAMIE
Day and Basil Rathbone.
A delightful combination Of dane
ing and music by Eleanor Powell
and Tommy Dorsey's orchestra, with
comedy by Red Shelton will be on
the bill at Loew Pail tomorrow
morning, when the eMtro- Goldwn-
Mayer musical comedy hit, "Ship
Alloy" opens It's five day engagement
here.
Miss Powell offers five completely
new dance routines. In on she
actually taps out Morse code mes
sage, to notify her friends that en-
envy agents are operating. There
is little attempt at serious plotting,
he whole arrangements being hap
PLY dedicated to mirth.
Red Shelton is, as usual, mimi
table in his comedy role as the
sutton OF Miss Powell. Virginia o.
Brien and Bert Lair add to the
amusement, she sings a comedy
number wkhile Lair carols TIL Take
Tallulah."
Tommy Dorsey and his starring
aggregation play variety Of melo-
dies, including Moonlight May"
Last Call for Love-" TIN Getting
Sentimental Over YOU" Hawaiian
War Chant" and I'll Take Tallulah,"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-29
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP

Marc Connolly, famed playwright,
mounts II Married a Witch" with
Robert Pirosh, screen writer. Pres
ton Eturges, also writer, will pro-
ducC. Rene Clair, formerly writer,
will direct. Author Thorne Smith
wrote the novel.
Mickey ELSA, one of the title
characters of Paramount's Tomb
stone (The Town Too Tough to
DIE" has always yearned to be a
screen hero, but has played a
''heGyy" in eight productions"
Chester Morris, star of Para
mounts II Live On Danger" who
recently completed tour of army
camps, reports to Producers Bill
Pine and Bill Thomas for another
picture. Chester is one of the ma
tons best amateur magicians.
Hollywood's top-1ght women stars
started to wonder how their hair
would look cropped to a half-inch
length, as Paramount studies an
nounced that testing was under way
again for the feminine role of Maria
In the film version Of Ernest Hem
inway's "or Whom the Bell Tolls.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-29
SpitaIny Is Skeptical

and the business we do is very graf
flying"
Spitalny Is Skeptical
Miss Kay thinks women with a
knowledge of modern music make
able band executives and that the
war will give them an opportunity
to break into the field.
But Spitalny was less certain.
There are very few Evelyns," he
sad proudly.
Miss Kay confided that her leis-
ure time hobby is cooking. Her spe-
cialties are chicken paprika and
Hungarian style goulash. Her most
precious possession is a canary that
sings along with her when she
practices on the violin.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-29

as well as others.
In the course Of her contrasting
dance numbers, Miss Powell taps a
number title La Torria, in unique
imitation of a bull fighter in ac-
ton. There Is another novelty in
rhythm with Buddy Rich, the crack
trap drummer Of the Dorsey band,
and also an unusually rhythmic
soft shoe routine. There Is an
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-29
BIG. TOWN MEDLEY
BY BOB MUsEL


NEW YORKUP)Th business end of the bme band industry is
N exclusively mascnewh notable Her
Evelyn Kay and far looks she has all the male
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-29

outstanding chorus Of Is Hollywood
lovelies to aiw and abet Miss Powell
in these highly spectacular rou~
tines. On the same program y
another smash hit, 1.-The Vanishing
Virginian," a picture that Is truly
a screen masterpiece. Frank More
gan, Spring Byington, Kathryn
Grayson and Elizabeth Patterson are
seen in the featured roles.
Askov American., 1942-06-11

cessfully to the German and Turk
ish empires after the last war to all
the backward" nations of the world?
Shall we have racial equality? If
the Japanese had been granted their
request for a status of equality at
Versailles, would it have made a
difference in their subsequent be-
havior? Should the United States
remove those legislative disabilities
which make it impossible for Orien-
tails to be citizens? Shall We con-
slider an international pool of ma
tional resources so that political diff
ferences will not be based on an act
of God which made some countries
much richer than others?
These are some of the questions
to be mulled over. Not until the final
moment comes will it be possible to
work out a specific plan with de-
tails. But the spade work can and
should be done now. In time of
war, prepare for peace.
Askov American., 1942-06-11
Mrs. F. Pavelka

With the passing of Mrs. Francis
Pavelka of Bruno, there comes to
mind many things relative to the
life and experience of the pioneers
who settled in this country years ago.
Similar stories could be told con-
corning many whose descendants
are living in this country, and who
make up the citizenship of modern
America.
Mrs. Pavelka was born on Septem-
ber II, 1854 at Bozetic, County of
Milivska, State of Tabor, Bohemia
Little Barbara Maria began her edu-
cation at the age of Z. There were
no grades in those days, only books
were used. At the age of S she
herded flocks of geese, and then at
the age of she herded cows. When
she was IL years old, her parents
sold their little farm and went to
America where they felt their chill
dren would have a greater oppor-
tunity to better themselves. This
was in 1867.
The family was composed at this
time of the parents, Barbara, Frank,
Vaclav, Albert, Charles, Joseph, John
and Mattel, who was the baby. From
Baltimore they went to Chicago
where they lived with relatives. They
remained there until 1870, the broth
ers working in the factories in the
While in Chicago the
great fire broke out which ragged for
two days and two nights. Thou
sands were made homeless and it
took a large toll of human lives.
The third of the city was ruined
by the halocaust.
Chicago, however, with all its
Askov American., 1942-06-11
NOTHING NEW IN TRUTH
Editor ASkov American:

ANAsOA HAohOV EIIlcIlCcII.
Usually when commodity be-
comes exceedingly scarce it goes up
in price, hence the necessity for ra-
tioning many articles which are be-
coming scarce. However, there is
at least one exception to this general
rule and that is truth. Truth, scarce
as it is, is hardly worth anything.
Hitler has been given the credit of
being the worlds biggest liar, yet
he has many imitators, people who
actually think that perhaps lying
and distortion can bring about that
new order which all seek and need.
The trouble with truth is that it
is very simple, something we have
all heard before, the world Graves
something new and imaginary. But,
the trouble is that there is nothing
new in philosophy and truth and
justice. All anyone can hope to do
is to reiterate, perhaps in little
different form, the things which
have been said for thousands of
years. Surely, these simple little
tnlngS DO not make art In the eyes
and ears of a world which Graves
the sensational and the glamorous.
Yet, in the long run everything
depends on truth and reality, the pre-
sentation of things as they are. When
the lies and distortions of the So
called master minds and successes
have collapsed and been forgotten
in barrage of new lies and make
believe, the simple little truths ex-
pounded by the few will be Won
dered at, as something marvellous
masterpieces of art, which portray
all that is good and bad in their
true proportion, just like a great
painting which shows its subject as
it was.
In way all that can be has to be
based on what has been. Progress
is the process of improving what has
been. 1t is slow and tedious, but
there are no short cuts.
S. J. SIMONSEN.
Pease, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-06-11

hustle and activity was a lonesome
place for they longed for the soil
and for home upon the fertile
fields of their adopted country On
October, 1870, they left Chicago for
Sioux City by rail. While there
the parents bought pair of oxen for
5000 and a wagon for $50. With
this the family and all their belong
ings, as real pioneer folk, headed
for Verdigre, Nebr. They crossed
the Missouri river and made the
trip in two days.
On July 10, 1881, Barbara was
united in holy matrimony to Francis
Pavelka at Verdigre, Nebr. With her
husband, they built two-room house
made of lumber and helped his par
ents on their farm. In 1893 they
left Nebraska for Trout Lake, Wash,
and lived there until 1899 with their
children. They returned to Nebras-
ka and made their home near Mia
brara. After four years they left
Nebraska and settled on a farm in
Park township, east of Bruno, and
since 1908, the deceased had made
her home there until the final sum-
mons came Sunday, May 81, 1912,
at 1925 p. m.
Those who preceded her in death
were her husband, Francis Pavelka,
Mar. 2, 1941; a son, Robert, Sept 6,
1929; and brothers, Joseph, John,
Frank, Vaclav, Albert and Mattel; and
three grandchildren. Surviving her
are Mrs. Mary Kalal, her only sister,
who was born in America, and her
brother, Charles, both of Verdigre,
Nebr. She is also survived by three
sons, Alfred of Bruno, with whom she
had made her home; Benjamin and
Arthur of ST. Francis, S. D.; and two
daughters, Mrs. Ellen Plumb of
Bruno, and Mrs. Edith Jones of st.
Paul, as well as many other rela-
tives and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the
home at lis o'clock Friday after
noon, June S, and at o'clock in
the Presbyterian church of Bruno.
Those who served as pallbearers
were Earl Howey, D. D. Mccoy, Fred
Dammann, Pat Murphy, John Dracy
and Nath Degerman. The Misses
Dorothy Berglund, Eva Berglund and
Mary Murphy sang, accompanied by
Mrs. ORGY Plaisted. Rev. John j.
Moedt offciated. Burial was at the
Bruno cemetery.
Those from away who came to at
tend the funeral were Arthur Pavel-
ka of st. Francis, S. D.; John Pavelka,
Hopkins; Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Dahlman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Bogart and
sons, North Branch; Mr.. and Mrs.
James Gray, Mrs. George Brown and
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bogart of Mime
apolis.
Askov American., 1942-06-11

spends only about SIS for such things
as mechanical refrigerators, washing
machines and vacuum cleaners.
Families in the $4,000 income level
spend about $40 and families max
ing $4,000 or more spend $33. These
figures indicate that consumption of
scarce consumer goods can be better
curtailed by income taxes such as
suggested by Mr.. Morgenthau than
by sales taxes.
The Federal Reserve Board on
March 10th reported that 629 OF the
largest industrial corporations in
creased their net profits CATER taxa
tion) by so per cent in the last three
years. Their net profits for these
three years (after taxation) totalled
nearly sly billion dollars. Yet the
representative of some of those cor
porations proposed to the House
Ways and Means Committee tax
program which would raise mere
81 500, 100000 from corporation taxes
and 100000 from an 8 per
cent sales tax!
We believe that more than the Z
billion dollars needed can be raised
by higher corporate tax and income
tax rates, plus the closing of all
loopholes. Thus there is no need
for sales tax or for lowering pres
ent exemptions of $3.50 year for
single people and $1,50O for mar
ried couples, either of which would
dangerously lower American living
standards.
We wish to see this tax program
made "an instrument of victory" as
advocated by Secretary Morgenthau.
This cannot be done by imposing
heavy, unfair, and at present unnec-
essary sacrifices, on the low-income
groups while excessive profits and
incomes are retained by the wealthy.
THE TAX PROGRAM CAN BE-
COME AN INSTRUMENT OF VIC
TORY ONLY IF THE PRINCIPLE
OF ABILITY TO PAY is FOL-
LOWED.
Askov American., 1942-06-11
The 1912 Tax Bill

By League of Women Shoppers, Inc,
New York.
The new tax bill soon to be passed
by Congress will have more i'm
mediate and lasting effect on the
lives of all Americans than any
legislation in recent years. A good
tax bill is vital to the winning of
the war. For these reasons, the
League of Women Shoppers is strong
ly urging immediate action by all of
its members and friends to ensure
the passage of fair and equitable
tax bill which will bring in the
needed revenue without endanger-
ing the health, welfare and morale
of Americas millions of low-income
families.
Askov American., 1942-06-11

country, on whom the election will
turn, that Republican Congress
under a Democratic President will
carry on war more efficiently and
smoothly than a Democratic Con-
gress under Democratic President.
1t may be possible further to con-
vince still other voters that the men
who up to December opposed the
war will now be more Jealous in
prosecuting it than the most ardent
opponent. But suppose the IT'S Con-
gressmen who opposed every step
towards war were to stand, in the
first place, frankly and openly on
their records of loyalty to their 1910
pledges.
Both party platforms were strong
ly anti-war. The Presidents speech
es were anti-war. Why should either
Democrat or Republican feel it nee
essary to apologize for his loyalty
to his party platform?
Bitter -Endism May be the Issue.
In the second place, the logical
outcome of the efforts of the Citizens
for Victory to defeat anti-war Con-
gressmen on the charge that they
cannot be trusted to carry through
a bitter-end war would be to make
this very issue of a bitter-end war
the supreme issue in the campaign.
The people of the country, eighty per
0fx xryLNr,o rnn0rfnI cicf-
emily by the Gallup Poll to be against
our participation in the wars of
Europe and Asia, might then have
a chance to vote on truly vital
question.
If these Congressman now demand
that our government state its peace
aims instead of attempting to out
shout their rivals in conformity with
the program of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, it would be more
in keeping with their records. For
tunately, statement of the national
committee of party lacks the bind
ing character of platform adopted
in convention, and candidates for
Congress next November in the 435
Congressional Districts of the coun-
try will be free to write their own
platforms they can raise
the money required for their cam
paigns.
International Cooperation.
The Republican National Commit
tee adopted one plank, however,
which we hope will figure in the
platform of every candidate for Con-
gress next November. 1t calls for
the acceptance by our nation of its
obligation ''to assist in the bringing
about of understanding, comfy and
cooperation among the nations OF the
world" This is certainly minimum
statement of an obligation, which
we interpret, not as requiring us
to participate in all future wars in
which Europe and Asia may become
engaged, but to promote increasing
economic and political cooperation
with the rest of the world for the
prevention of war by removal of its
causes.
Askov American., 1942-06-11
SELF INTEREST, ONE-MAN SHOW
(By w. F. Schilling, in the
Mortified independently.

NOrtnneld independently.
Well, the worst had to come and
now the Republicans of the state are
in a peck of trouble. Gov. Stassen
has broken with national committee
man, Roy E. Dunn. This was newt
able, as the governor will have it one
way only, and that is his way. Roy
Dunn wants a government by parties
and make the parties responsible for
the acts of its principals. In a two
party system, and that is the very
best system yet evolved, Dunn is
right. Dunn just cannot go along
with a one-man show, regardless of
any party.
The governor will play with any
party so long as it will get him as
an individual what he wants. The
very best evidence of this is his
flop to the Southern Democrat Will
kie; his training with Senator Ship
stead; his appointment of Farmer
Laborite R. A. Trovatten to the post
of agricultural commissioner; his
support of Democrat Elmer Ryan
over Joe O'Hara, Republican; his
conniving with a Democrat to place
an all-Irish ticket in the field at the
last election to split the Democratic
vote. All these and many more
things give abundant evidence that
the governor has self in mind rather
than party.
He wanted to get rid Of Dunn as
national committeeman and to place
in that post Doc Radabaugh because
he knew that the doctor would do
the will of Stassen and let nothing
hinder. Doc as an amateur politi-
clan but likes the title, good big
steak, etc. In the earlier campaigns
he was not permitted to sit in the
headquarters "where the wheels went
round'' but was handed a sub-station
at the Ryan hotel and handled the
small fry. He chafed under this
treatment and when he went back to
his practice after election he found
dust on the chairs and tables, and
the old magazines were older still.
His patients had sought treatment at
the hands of others. His practice
was deflated and his anatomy was
inflated.
Appointments at the capitol build
ing were being made and patronage
dispensed by O'Connor, ct al, and
the chairman" of the state Repub-
lican machine had left to show for
his campaign activities only his Hast
ings address. The craftsmanship of
the state COP was slipped right out
from under the modest doctor in
spite of his. 300-pound avoirdupois
and the best of intentions. That's
the kind of a national committeeman
that the governor wants now and
in the interest of harmony" Roy
Dunn refuses to yield.
It looks for all the world that
there will be a real contest for the
governorship and if things that are
in the making at the present time
in the Democratic-Farm Farmer-Labor al
lance comes to pass it is anybody's
guess what the outcome of the next
election will be. In 1910 Gov. Stas-
sen had a lead of only 55,056 over
his opposition. With this opposition
united and with the "old guard
headed by so able leader as Roy
Dunn in action, the governor may
meet the fate that befell Jake Preus
who also wanted to run the show
without the assistance of real friends.
Askov American., 1942-06-11
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on topics of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
form with those of the American.
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
fective. but If the writer does not
be withheld).
Askov American., 1942-06-11
Why Join the Church
BY Daniel A. Polling.

I ought to belong to the church
because of what I can give to it and
do through it as we'll as because of
what may get out Of it. The
church is not dormitory for sleepers,
it is an institution of workers; it is
not rest camp, it is front line
trench.
Askov American., 1942-06-11
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
Continued from Page u

raids were the largest ever carried
out; in one instance, Britain used
twelve hundred and fifty airplanes
for an attack-an absolutely unpre-
cedented number for single raid.
There have been bombardments of
cities in occupied France, Holland
and Belgium as WELL and there can be
no doubt whatsoever that they have
weakened Hitler worse than, per-
haps, anything he has had to face
until now. The very fact that his
anti-aircraft defense was exception
ally feeble-in one case simply not
functioning, at all-would indicate
that he is weakening on the air front
Russia and Libya.
The impression of constant weak
ening is reinforced by the news from
the Russian front where fighting
around Kharkov has almost come
to a standstill. The Russians are
intent on retaking the city-the most
important one in the most fertile
part of the country, Ukraine-and
while the Germans so far have been
able to hold it, they have made no
advance in any direction.
1t would appear that if a nazi
offensive ever really got started,
it has petered out-at least, for
the time being.
A similar situation exists on the
North African front of Libya. A
nazi offensive was resumed here a
short time ago, but didn't get very
far, for the British have been able
to repulse attack after attack in the
vicinity of Tobruk. And-do you
remember how in former days, not so
long ago, wherever Hitler moved, he
moved toward victory, toward new
triumphs? You don't hear of any
now.
Home Front.
While the nazi battle fronts really
seem to be weakening all along the
line, the home front behind them
grows stronger, and, especially, the
front established in occupied coun-
tries
Increasing audacity on the
part of an oppressed nation was
shown some two weeks ago when
shots were fired at Hitler's chief
executioner in Czecho- -Slovakia,
Reinhard Heydrich; he died of
his wounds some ten days later,
and no one seems to mourn him.
But in true Hitler fashion, bloody
revenge was sought, and hum
dreds of perfectly innocent
Czechs were put to death before
nazi firing squads-just to make
the score even.
1t is indescribable cruelty like that
which, perhaps even more than &C
tual military events, will hasten the
inevitable downfall of Adolf Hitler.
Askov American., 1942-06-11

1t takes thirteen muscles to smile,
and sixty-five to scowl. Give min
utes for thought).
Askov American., 1942-06-11
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American.
Askov American., 1942-06-11

They are aware that the air raids
the RAF is now carrying on, extern
sive though they may be, are not
relieving greatly the pressure on
Russia. And it is doubtful whether
the damage they are doing is as
great as it may seem to be. It may
be reasonably assumed that it is
not lowering German production any
Askov American., 1942-06-11
Fact And Opinion
By e. C. Stengelsen.
A Second Front.

There are increasing signs that,
ever since winter halted the Nazi
drive in Russia, German strategy
has been to give ground and avoid
other than defensive action, not only
in order to conserve men and ma
terials, but to give time in which to
bring up vast numbers of fresh troops
and tremendous amounts of new ma
terial and equipment.
Ever since last fall, the Nazis have
been preparing for the 1912 spring
offensive. When it finally breaks
loose, it may be expected to exceed
in strength and ferocity all previous
Axis effort.
Askov American., 1942-06-11

Aware of this, the Russians are
calling insistently for second front.
They are still confident of ultimate
victory, but are UNDERSTANDABLE ap-
prehensive about the immediate fu-
ture. Their demand is echoed by a
considerable section of the English
population, chiefly the laboring ele-
ment which has always been friendly
to Russia.
The United Nations are, however,
not yet ready to try an invasion of
the continent. Their leaders know
that to make the attempt before they
are ready might prove disastrous.
If it should fail, the least i'll effect
it would be likely to have would
be to set back for perhaps many
months the moment toward which
they have been carefully building.
At worst, it could be another Dun
querque.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-13
Attempt to Burn
Spiders Sets Fire
ToGarage Office
Sweeping Compound OH
Floor Spreads Flames
To Small Structure

John Reynolds, in charge
of the used car office at the
Les Rogers Automobile COM
pany on Ell Centros Main
s tr e e t, Saturday morning
found a nest of black widow spiders
among the rungs of a chair while
he was sweeping out the office.
AS he had done several times in
the past, Reynolds twisted some
paper into an improvised torch, set
fire to it, and waved it among the
chair rungs to cremate the spider
and her %oung.
All WOulu nave been we'll if the
flames from the burning paper had
not spread to a heap of sweeping
compound Reynolds left near the
chair when discovery of the spider
nest interrupted his mornings
sweeping.
There was sudden flash Of flames
which spread with incredible swift
ness from the sweeping compound
and set afire the small frame office
beside the main garage.
Ell Centro firemen saved used car
department records and confined the
flames to the little office.