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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
M The Local T'heateYS

film is all the more enthralllng for much of the picture was made at Ari2ona's famed Thunderbird and Falcon fields. AS cleverly knit into the story by Director William A, Wellman, these scenes provide con- siderable suspense and make "Thun- der Birds" and unusually exciting filmgoing experience.
 The broad scope of the film nat. urally required an unusually large and impressive cast. The veteran adventure favorite Jack Holt Is on hand, as are, too, Dame May Whit ty, George Barbier, Richard Haydn, Reginald Denny and many more.
 On the same program is another smash hit, Spirit of Stanford" with Frankie Albert, All-American favor. ite.
 Remember the above program will be here for positively four days only, terminating It's engagement on Friday night, so make your plans 10 see it before the concluding per- formanceS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
STRAND

Blasting the screen with a blaz- ing roar of action and romance. 20th Century Foxs Thunder Birds, Soldiers of the Air. stirring &C., ton romance in living Technicolor, opened four day hold-over en- gagement today at the popular Strand Theater, dischargeding a bomb-rack;s worth of excitement and thrills.
 Thunder Birds" is timely mo tion picture reconnaissance over a famous training ground. where sprouting wings almost daily are hundreds of Democracy's averaging eagles from the far corners of the earth, daring lads with flying in their blood and romance in their hearts.
 That's where Gene Tierney comes in Altogether beguiling, the young star adorns her most enthralling role to date, as the ob- ject of a life-like romantic duel be- tween a flying instructor (Preston Foster) and one of his cadets (John Sutton). But flying is their busi- ness, as they are aware. and the two invest their roles with that two- listed quality that distinguishes genuine action performances.
 Being. as it is, a red-blooded story of youth and romance today, the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
PoLIs

George Whites latest edition of his immortal scandals" the i94s version, new in every detail, makes its joyous bow aN the Loew Poll theater today for e stay of 2 days, with performances concluding to- morrow evening,
 A new Scandals" is always a size nal for something original in talent, material, scenery, costumes and lighting. And the forthcoming edi- ton is no exception to the rule, George White, conccdcdly the top musical comedy snowman of the modern theater, has crammed the latest song and dance hippodrcme with actors and actresses of extra ordinary merit and has seen to it that they are blessed with material to fit their inimitable needs,
 Heading the cast of stellar lurn- inartes are the Slate Brothers, Iin- da Ware, Carol Adams, Fay Carroll, the Nelson Sisters, Walter Russell. and, as an extra attraction, Nan Rae and Mrs. Waterfall.
 The feature of the l94S sean oals," however, as is true with all editions of this perennial eXtrava- eanga, are the George White beau- ties, Ever with an eye to fascinat- ing and glamorous chorus girls, the famous producer has managed to assemble what he himself terms his prettiest feminine contingent for the new revue. The girls come from various States in the Union, but most of them from Broadway and Holly wood, the veritable stamping ground of gorgeous young womanhood.
 The stage bill will be presented for four performances daily, at l;20 400. 6:30 and 800 D, m.
 Tn addition to the lavish stage presentation there is fine screen program headed by Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen" with William Gargan in the title role as the popular detective. The screen show starts promptly at l2 noon, with doors of the theater opening at il:45 a. m. Avoid the huge crowds and attend this early show: you can see a complete stage and screen per- formance and still be out of the theater by 2:30 D. m. This special schedule for stage show days has been arranged for the benefit of the thousands of defense workers,
 Opening at the Loew Poli Theater on Thursday is White Cargo, starring Walter Pidgeon and Hedy Lamar don't miss it! The second big hit is submarine Raider" with John Howard and Marguerite chap man,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
EASEMENTS LOST
 IN CHURCH FIRE
Damages May Exceed $4,. 900 Reports Fire Mar.
 shal; Services Today

Damage amounting to more than s4,o00 was done when fire swept through the saeristy of st. Francis Xavier church on Baldwin street yesterday noon, Fire Marshal Den- his ]. Lahey said this morning Most of the damage, he pointed out was done by smoke and water.
 Water from fire hoses soaked Q heavy red carpet, covering the floor from the altar railing to the altar, and seeped through the floor to reach three auxiliary altars in the basement of the church. The main altar, however, was used throughout the morning for Masses in cele- bration Of the Feast of the rmacu- late Conception.
 Marshal Lahey said that he be- lieved the fire was accidental. He stated that 1t started in woodwork below altar boys vestments hanging on the wall, and expressed the opinion, Someone was careless" The blaze broke through windows on the east side of the church, pro- coeding swiftly along the southeast section.
 Rev. James Frederick reported that although some of the sacred vestments were destroyed, most of them had been removed by himself and Rev. David OKeefe before fire reached them. The Sacred Host was rushed from the tabernacle by Rev. James Sullivan, who ran into the church as soon as Ee heard someone shouting "fire"l
 Marshal Lahey was lavish in his approbatlon of the work done by firemen in getting the blaze under control quickly, He was also un- stinting in his praise of the con- duct of men appointed to the de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
STATE

Performances tonight at Warmers State theater conclude the engage ment of Bud Abbott and Lou Cos tello in Who Done It2" also Gloria Jean and Donald o'Connor in "Get Hep To Love"
 Adventure fans have large even- ing in store for them at Warmers State theater starting tomorrow when the laugh-laden, thrill-filled and altogether satisfying romantic drama, The Forest Rangers" be- gins Its engagement.
 The picture, filmed in eye filling technicolor, co-stars paulette God dard Fred MacMurray and Susan Hayward Tn the supporting cast are such Hollywood stalwarts as Lynne Overman, Albert Dakker. Regis Toomey, Eugene Palette and Rod Cameron.
 Set amid the spectacular scenery of the high timberlandS of the Paci- fic coast, The Forest Rangers get into It's swell story swiftly when Palette, as a society girl from the effete east, is pitched of a horse at a frontier ceiebration and lands right on top of the handsome hero, Fred MacMuTay. Fred, it seems, is Forest Ranger in search of saboteur, who has been setting giant redwoods ablaze for some sinister reason.
 Thanks to the magic of techni- color there are plenty of eye-filling forest fire scenes in the film, The picture was made with the full cooperation of the U. S. Forest Ser- vice, that little known, but vitally important division of the United States Department of Agriculture. Technicolor camera crews went on location with the Forest Service and photographed actual fires.
 The two hit tunes in the piece are the immensely popular Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" by Frank LoeSser and Joseph Lilley and Tall Grows the Timber by LoeSser and Fred erick Hollander
 The Forest Rangers" is rollick- ing, roaring, spectacular picture with more than its share Of laughs, love and action. Technicolor has made its breath taking scenery glorious to behold-to say nothing of what the color processes have added to the thrilling forest fire sequences. You'll regret it if you miss The Forest Rangers" so plan to see the opening performances tomorrow at the State.
 Lucky Legs" with JinX Falken- burg and a large supporting cast is the second big hit of the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

foods wilI be nvnilable for alI ' world rather than for Just tho 0l lIeged few.
 But the most important fhinf " all is that there is q new world 70 create in a spiritual sense.g FofH concludes, Unless we can do tislN we will have dream3a. worked, sui fered, and striven in vain
 Alongside F'cios views. A World to Live Tn presents those of H C Wells, Mohandas K. 0andhl, Arthur Holly Compton, Henry A. Wallace. George Bernard shaw, Sknaft Chase. Charles r. Kettering, ar some 20 other thoughtful men. Pro duced on q Yot-for- profit basis t0 insure wide distribution, this pock- et-size book of D6 pages is noA available. Rotary International is the publisher; The Rotarian Maga- zine, 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, H., is the distributor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
Huge Production To
 Mark Post -War--Ford
Better Living to Come With Return of Peace Claims
 Auto Genius in New Book "A World to Live In

as everybody knows. it will take us several years to replace the bottoms Of ships that have been sunk We shall have to run full speed ahead to manufacture refrigerators, tractors, tires, accessories, automo- piles airplanes, railroad cars, silk stockings
 Hunger" he continues, "has caused more wars, perhaps, than agreed. So We must see to 1t that In the post-war period, people are well fed--Humanity everywhere. This job alone will open up vast new enterprises and will put mil- Hons of men to work. Such ad- vances as are represented by frozen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

A golden age of production for better living will come with the rec turn of peace. So thinks Henry Ford of Detroit, who believes "there need be no post.war depression The great airplane plants and the vast airfields we have built for war purposes" he says, twill be turned into the purposes Of peace when this war is over. There will be no waste in these vast plants; be as- sured of that"
 Fords optimistic view of the fu- ture appears in Q new book titled A World to Live Tn, which presents the war-and-peaee aims of 30 dis tinguished leaders of thought and men. Their statements first appear ed in The Rotarian Magazine.
 Declaring that "there is no future without work" the famous indus trialist foresees that "there will be more and more kinds of work devel- oped. There will be new inventions If not immediately, then later. There Is enough immediate work In completing the things we have already developed. Nothing invent ed in the last 10 years has yet at- tained its final or defnitive form We have just touched the fringe of our inventive genius :"
 Turning to specific problems, Ford says: Right now there is a need for 10 million new homes. General industry needs total rehabilitation Transportation needs to be modern ized Lighter, stronger, and cheaper materials in automobiles, planes and trains are needed and, to my mind, that means making agriculture source of industrial supply. And, partment at fire board meeting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
Music Does It's Bit
By Andre Kostelonetx
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Music ln Warslme-~An RAE crew, uowned m occupied Holland, was saved when musical signals gaven oy a resourcefal and brave Dutch church organlst showed them the way to escape. This incident was reported In recent dispatches from Britain Music plays Q great part in war and while it may not al- ways be the means of spectacular rescues, 1t Is constantly 6 StlmUlant and source of courage to both m.ill. taiy forces and civilians throughout the world Tn peace time people love music, but are apt to look on it as Q diversion rather than as Q necessity . Tn time Of war, how ever, people turn to music, not only for diversion, but for mental and physical rest spiritual reinforce ment and courage,
 The Russians and British Play On During the most critical moments last Winter at Moscow a l00~plece symphony or>hestra gave nightly concerts within 20 miles of the bat~ tlefront to help keep up the fighting spirit of soldiers and civilians !. :, The Luftwaffe flattened celebrated Queens Hall during it's frequent boniNings of London In i9a0, but with the Nazi planes only a few miles across the English Channel, as many as 10000 turned out for concerts conducted by Sir Henry Wood in London's Albert Hall Il The audiences came because they wanted music more than they feared the Germans ., During the height of the blitZ Myra Hess geve plano concerts in shelters.
 Music Is a Tonlc--This is a fact recognized by U, S, military authori- ties. In cruisers, battleships, car- riers, submarines, transports, throughout jungle bases and desert wastes there are record players, short wave receiving sets and mu- sieal instruments During the brief periods of relaxation music plays vitally important part,
 Beyond RegulatlOns-When U, s. troops first landed in Australia the most popular soldier was lad with some swing records and player in his possession. He created such a traffic problem in his camp that loudspeakers were erected in central places so his buddies could hear mu- 1 sic from home Corp. Newt 1 Oliphant Of Tank. the Army news
 ger Che wrote the hit "Ehe Same | Old Story in civilian nfe) de- veloped this idea into the "G. I. | Jive' programs that now 90 to | troops everywhere Oliphant's | programs are recordings augmented l oy comedy skits and messages de- livered by prominenut persons in almost every field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
WPB TO ADVISE
 ON PROCEDURE
Business Men of New Eng. land Need Not Appeal to
 Washington for Aid

Hartford. Dec 8 v A manufacture ,-.sy who receives War Production Board questionnaires which he be- lieves unSuitcd to his business will be able to discuss his problems with @ d WIPE regional representative in C oston and will not need to go to Washington, the New England re- gional WIPE office announced today Through the Connecticut News Bur eau, Offlce of War Information. - Regional Director Walter H. Wheeler, Jr., has appointed Richard w. Wengren, special staff assistant oa statistics. reports and organiza- ton. to investigate complaints re- lating to procedures for reporting to WIPE. Any case that cannot be set- tied in the field will then be sub- m..ted to the committee for the Re- view of Data Requests, Washington. b C.
 MT. Wheeler pointed out that diffi- culties in filing reports to WIPE fre- quently result from misunderstand- 2 ing of instructions or from the fact that a WIPE questionnaire had ceas- cd to apply to a particular concern.
 Australia has a plan for extract ne synthetic rubber from fig trees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
MILEAGE SAVING
 PLANS CONSIDERED

Mileage saving plans will be made at meeting of petroleum carriers of Waterbury tonight at 8 o'clock at the city holl. Recent suggestion for conservation made by the ODT will be explained, and a delivery schedule will be arranged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

SOlOlsts ln UnlfoEm-~Vlsse 6 conn pany anywhere, and In the majority of cases where men are relaxing ln groups they are doing it to music Possibly itS . radio or Q rec. ord player, but more often its c lad with Q harmonica, an accordion, or c guitar ,, Some months ago I was asked to contribute some of my arrangements to soldiers in Alaska and Australia, which 1 dsa, could not help but wonder, how. ever, when the Army started using viollns, oellos, bass vlols and hArps in its musical units The answer was that the men themselves had gathered the necessary instruments together and were playing orches- tral music in far-removed bases, The same ingenuity they used Go aS- semble their instruments win spell disaster for our enemies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

San Jose. Cal. CuP)--w. W. Cooke. 54, has been granted a divorce on the grounds that his wife turned the picture of his mother to the wall. The court ruled that this cor : stituted sufficient cruelty to warrant separation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
CHRISTMAS PAGE CONTEST RULES

l. Beginning Friday, Nov. 27th, and continuing to Thursday. Dec 17th there will appear daily in The Christmas Shoppers Guide, superfluOus misplaced words, one in each of ads appearing this page. These words arc chosen from the sentences printed below.
 g. This contest will be divided into weekly pe- rods; each period beginning Friday and closing the following Thursday Each of the words in this sentence will appear just during the week. Every Friday a new contest will begin and a sentence will be printed.
 3. To compete for weekly prizes you must find the ads each day in which one of the superfuOus words appear, clip each ad and underline mark the wOrd Wait until you have the complete set of ads and then assemble them in some novel manner. Mail or bring your entries to Christmas Contest Editor at the Office of The Waterbury Democrat.
 4. Each weeks contest closes Thursday and all en- tr for that week must be received not later than the following Saturday night.
 5. Each week. three prizes of $5 g and $I re. spectively will he awarded 10 the three persons who submit the neatest and most novel correct entries.
 6. Every Wednesday the winners of the previous weeks contest will be announced The decisions of the judges will be final.
 2. This contest is open to an but employees of The Democrat and members of their families.
 S. All entries become the property of the Wa. terbury Democrat and will not be returned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

Music of the World-u. s, troops
 in the last war saw their most ex-
 tensive action in France It had an immediate influence on our popu-
 lar music {. Today the American
 flag is being carried in battle
 throughout the world American
 soldiers are meeting the peoples of
 Iceland, Ireland, Australia, Africa,
 the Solomons and hundreds of
 island bases throughout the seven seas |, unquestionahly, the Ameri- cans will exert Q tremendous in. fluence in those lands, and in turn, our American troops will bring home with them a knowledge of foreign tastes and customs which will in- fluence us greatly and which, to a large extent, will find expression in music. A new Idea in percussion, an important ingredient in American music of today. may come from our boys contact with the musicians of Africa. The beating of a voodoo drum in future American arrange ments may for long remind our na- ton of its heroic struggles in the Dark Continent. The wall of Ice lands wind may furnish a note that will become part of our national musical heritage. This is global war. Americans are everywhere, We may well expect to feel the in- fluences on our art of the best the world has produced. In the inter- national exchange of musical ideas, however, we probably will give as much to other lands as we will get from them. Our national prod uct has a distinctive and persuasive character which can't fail to leave its mark wherever it is heard.
 "Irs a Long Way to Tlpperay"- This song was sung by Allied sol- diers in the last war when they were in France and Belgium, less than 300 miles from London .. But with the radio and plane prac- tically eliminating space, it is no longer "A Long Way to Tipperary" As our modes of transporta- ton and communication step up, music keeps pace .. The waltz era was a lengthy one in the horse and buggy days, but now with the auto and the plane it is reasonable 10 assume that our postwar music soon will reveal an international touch and have an international in- tluence as well.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

whats tO ComeT--lt Is interest. ing to speculate about type of music that win come out of this war. We had the walt1 era, then ragtime, jazz, swing, hoogle~woogie, etc, and through 1t all we retained the square dance music of rural Amer lea and the simple ballads of tho plains. A question as yet un- answered is whether composers or. iRinate trends in music, or whether music follows the trend of world af- fairs, When we started to focus At- tention on Latin America, our mu. sic was influenced immediately, and today the rhumha, samba, bolero and conga are almost as popular in the United states as they are below the Rio Grande. Immediately fol- lowing the last war we had a de- cided French motif in our popular music. The famous "Mademoiselle from Armentleres" probably headed the list, pressed for honors by such numbers as How "a Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm After They've Seen Par-reee" and "Oui, oui, Marie"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
WALTER WINCHELL k sa

. tour Oe duty outside Centl. mental United states, During his absence centrlhntegu wlll substitute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

partment at a fire board meeting last week. who were fighting the.r first big fire,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

Australia has a plan for extract ng synthetic rubber from fig trees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08

Wateryille. April g. = Election of officers of the Pride of Welch Cir cle, Companions of the Forest, took place last night at regular meeting at Foresters' Hall. Those named were:
 Chaplain-Mrs. Joseph Benoit; past chief companion = Mrs. Wil- liam Dunlavey; chief companion Mrs. Francis Whalen; suh-chiet companion - Mrs. David Grenier; recording secretary - Mrs. Thomas Buckley; financial secretary = Mrs. John Byrnes; treasurer n Mrs. Ed ward Barlow; right guide - Mrs, Louis Dadario; left guide - Mrs John Platt; inside guard - Mrs, John Haggerty; outside guard - Mrs. James Ahrens; trustees-Mrs. Frank Robinson, Mrs. Harry True love and Mrs. Michael Malia.
 Installation vii ltake place Tues day evening, April 2l. Officers from Torrington will be present.
 An auditors meeting vii lbe held Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, April 20, at the hall. The commit tee includes, Mrs. Louis Dadorio, chairman, Mrs. William Dunlavey, Mrs. Thomas Buckley, Mrs. Francis Whalen, Mrs. John Byrnes. Mrs. Joseph McArdle and Mrs. Edward Barlow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08

F. s. Ferguson what is the uI" timate cost likely to bep The Canadian answer Is:
 we do not know what 1t has cost to date, or what it's ultimate cost may be, but whatever the cost Is, 1t will be worth 1t, If we can prevent repetition of the experiences of the last war when living costs went up e4 per cent, followed by collapse, unemployment and bread lines"
 The next question is: What is the effect and what is the reaction of labor to having a ceiling put on wageSP
 The Canadian answer Is:
 "There Is not single strike nor wage dispute in Canada. This Is a national effort without regard to class or circumstance. The country, as a whole, is trying to save itself from economic disaster. A ceiling on wages alone would obviously be unfair, and @ ceiling on prices without similar ceiling on salaries and wages would be impossible to maintain. Thus both are put under the ceiling, and labor has Its quid pro quo as to wages through the maintenance of price levels"
 Labor leaders, naturally, have not been enthusiastic about the wage ceiling. There has, however,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08
PLAYS
 BRIDGEPORT RITZ
Great COlOred Orchestra Billed Sunday Night
 Kryger In April l0

Greatest of colored bands is that of Jimmie Lunceford and his or- chestra who come to the Ritz Ball. room in Bridgeport, Sunday, April 18th. Such hits as "Tain't What You Do',, Well All right Then" and Blues in the Night" have definite ly Zoomed the Lunceford band into first water prominence.
 The unforgettable vocalization of Willie Smith, Dan Grissom's haunt ing ballads, James Crawford on the drums, are brilliant starts for the background of fine music that is Jimmie Lunceford's creation. Eur ope has lauded him, and all Amer lea, from Harlem to Hollywood, en- joy his music, for veritable rhythm is their business.
 Wednesday, April IS, Joe Lazarz and his Polish orchestra will be heard at the Ritz. Friday, April IT, brings the Square Sets and WaltzeS of Irv Hintz and his Farmers. The Polka King, Brunon Kryger and his WE'RE orchestra, will be heard Sunday. April I9. There is dancing every Thursday and Saturday with the Casa Ritz orchestra at the Ritz.