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Evening star., 1943-07-23

difference between writing from the
heart and writing from a hammock
in Hollywood. Or, it may be that a
rafting portable in the hands of a
battle reporter is more powerful
than a block-buster dropped In front
of movie camera. -.-.
Whatever the explanation, "Bom-
bardier," the latest aerial spasm
from Hollywood finds its most evil
dent weakness in its lack OF realism.
1t is a good picture when it is being
a literal account of how the Army
makes bombardiers. 1t is simply a
fairy tale, full of sound and fury,
when it opens up to deal with the
private affairs of such players as
Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne
Shirley and others in the cast. In
other words, RKO's well-conceived
and justly deserved tribute to The
men behind the Norden bomb
sights. side-slips awkwardly when it
departs from it's text, which it does
all too often.
"Bombardier," which opened at
Keith's yesterday, starts off with the
quiet power of documentary. AS
unfanciful as fried potato, it
undertakes to tell how bombardiers
are made. 1t deals with the selec-
ton, the training, the indoctrina-
ton, the hazards. the energy and
the unconquerable enthusiasm OF
men who are learning to say two
words, Bombs away" In the pro-
cess of illustrating what it takes to
make a bomber, the picture mas
numerous dramatic passages. 1t
shows what it is that makes one
man wash-out and another
bomber who can hit pin-point
from 80 900 feet. 1t is good picture
when it is doing these things.
Every few minutes, however,
"Bombardier' develops an increas-
ing tendency to become another
movie full of stock characters.
At such times, it becomes the
story of hard-boiled Maj. Pat
O'Brien, a fanatical bomb worship
per. who is having trouble with
Capt. Scott, an old-fashioned pilot
who thinks these modern mechan-
ical gadgets such as bomb-siehts
are sillier than slot machines.
Actually, as in "a movie, the two
admire and respect each other very
much, but there must be some kind
of conflict, you know, or there would
be no drama.
The two, in their different ways,
Evening star., 1943-07-23
Pigs Are Ginny's, Avocation

a child, so I decided to build house
here, and rest. I got the house,
but no rest. There's a lot to do on
a farm. I have 20 cows, 80 acres of
alfalfa, prize-winning cattle, and a
modern piggery with between 30
and 40 pigs. I grow everything I
eat. I have my own chickens, my
own eggs, milk, cottage cheese, avo-
cados, oranges, lemons, peaches,
olives and walnuts. A man and his
wife help US with the farm.
MY mother and father live with
me. My mother is the bookkeeper,
father supervises the farm. We sell
hay. alfalfa and cattle. Our corn
IS for the chickens. We haven't
had time yet to show a proit-the
cost Of the machinery was high
but we expect to break even this
year"
Nearest neighbor for Ginny is
Lucille Ball, Martha Scott also has
farm, within cycling distance.
Here are three movie stars who in
the old unreal days of Hollywood
would have signed for a villa in
Italy. or some such nonsense. Today
you see them with their chickens,
cows and pigs. They wear denim
overalls. no makeup. 1t is the era
of the nice girl
released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1943-07-23
Lola Saunders to Sinq
On Variety Proqrum

Lola Saunders, soprano, will sing
on the variety program at the Syl-
van Theater on the Washington
Monument grounds at $50 o'clock
tomorrow night. Carl Shumaker,
amateur magician: the Sylvia Kap-
lowitz accordion players and dancers
from the Phil Hayden studios also
will perform. Charles Mayer will be
master of ceremony and Eddy Dom
broff, master of sophisticated
swing" will be at the piano. The
programs are sponsored by the Dis
trict of Columbia Recreation De-
partment in cooperation with the
War Hospitality Committee.
Evening star., 1943-07-23
By SHEILAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD.

Ginny Simms and I made our
first picture together. 1t was called
That's Right, You're Wrong" 1t
seems that Ginny was right and
I was wrong. Because now she's q
star in her own right at Metro
And well, I'm still pounding a
typewriter. But Ginny is broad
minded and invites me for lunch
in her studio dressing room and Is
as nice as she can possibly be. But
it is still hard to know where to
begin in writing of Miss Simms be-
cause she is completely unlike most
stars interviewed by this derart-
ment.
In the first place, Texas-born
Virginia Simms is not beautiful.
Nor is she glamorous. And she has
no parlor tricks-unless you call
milking a COW a parlor trick. And
in this case 1t isn't because tt
happens to be Ginny's chief inter-
est in life.
I'm playing my first dramatic
role in pictures, says Ginny. "Un-
til now they've thought Of me only
as a singer. I have a really good
part in Broadway Rhythm I
play a mavie star" It's in tech
nicolor, and the singing side Of
Ginny's life has not been entirely
overlooked. She will sing three
songs. Metro" continues Miss
Simms, "has also promised me the
lead in The Harvey Girls" AS
we mentioned before, things are
really looking good for the girl who
started her Hollywood film career
as the songstress with the Kay
Kyser orchestra.
Whenever a columnist is hard up
for an item of romance, the name
OF Miss Simms is usually busted off
the typewriter and linked with that
of her former employer. Ginny
as persistently denies that her in
terest in the popular Mr.. Kyser
is founded on love. 'We are just
good friends" she says, using the
perennial Hollywood phrase. Right
now I have no time for romance"
Here are a few of Ginny's chores:
Every Tuesday afternoon and eve
ming, at o'clock and 8:30 she stars
in her radio program, Johnny Pre-
sents," in which she presents SOL
dier, sailor and a marine, and they
telephone the person of their re-
spective choice. Her fan mail is
tremendous and requires three girls
on full-day schedule to answer the
letters.
On days when she has few
hours away from the camera. Ginny
visits local camps and entertains
the service boys. She is a regular
at the Hollywood Canteen-every
Sunday. She constantly makes
records for the Treasury Depart
ment. Sometimes" says Ginny,
I'm too tired at the end Of the
day even to sleep-let alone having
time to look for the man want to
marry. But when I do find him,
marriage will be my career. If
there's any time left over, I'll sing"
Perhaps the biggest reason for
Ginny's current weariness-and hap
piness-is the 40-acre farm she
bought in Northridge nearly two
years ago, and on which she built
house.
X X
After five years of travelling with
Kay's orchestra, I knew what I
didn't want to do any more" she
tells me. IT didn't want anv more
travelling. I'd lived in California as
Evening star., 1943-07-23
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of, Showing

Capitol - Lady of Burlesque," /"
after Gypsy Rose Lee: 10:45 am,
1:40, 4:35, 7:30 and 1925 pm. Stage
shows: 1880, 3:45, $40 and 9:35 pm.
Columbia-"Stage Door Canteen," )"
quantity on a vast scale: 1920 a.m.,
1:55, 3:15, $40, 7:30 and $40 pm.
Earle-"China," guerrilla tactics
by Loretta Young: 11:15 am, 2,
4:50, TAO and 10 pm. Stage shows
l, $3.50, $40 and 9:20 pm.
Keith's - "Bombardier," Pat
O'Brien at the sights: 1875 am,
1:35, 3:35, 5:35, 7:35 and 9:35 pm.
Little-"Mr. w." with Leslie
Howard: IL am, /, 3, $40, 7::30 and
$50 pm.
Metropolitan - Background to
Danger" intrigue in Turkey: Ills
am, 1:2o, 3:25, $50, 7:35 and s:4O
p.m.
Palace-"Coney Island" with Betty
Cradle and technicolor: II am,
los, 3:15, $40, 7:30 and $40 pm.
Pix-'Lost Horizon" Shangri-La
revived again: 2:35, 4::55, 7:15 and
9:35 pm.
Trans-Lux-New and shorts:
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1943-07-23

happen to be smitten with Miss
Shirley, who is, in turn, smitten by
a gay young baby bombardier. That
is another conflict and it serves to
disrupt the basic story and the sus-
pense of "Bombardier." Things like
that do happen in the lives of cadets,
officers and the civilian help around
a flying school, but in movie they
create the impression that there is
too much dawdling going on to the
disadvantage of the larger drama
being photographed.
A few of the suspenseful routines
which are interrupted by the badi-
mage are one in which bombardier
who washed out as pilot lands a
crippled plane to save his terrified
pal who refuses to jump in para
chute and another in which a
student falls through a trap into
$4,000 feet of space.
Those are authentic looking Incl
dents which will make you squirm.
The squirrning Is the kind achieved
by exciting, honest cinema which is
more than can be said for the final
one in which the bombardier class
is graduated into actual battle drop
ping its eggs on Nagoya-wherever
that is. You don't believe a fash
of 1t, and not. very many Of the
brave, gallant words that are spoken
in the process of the battle.
X + X X
The photography of "Bombar-
dier" is one of its outstanding ex-
cellences, a very convincing thing III
all save that final bombing scene in
which it is incredibly full of fire
and rhinestone. The real ones ir
the news reels look much more
realistic for their fuzziness.
The performances, from Maj.
OBrien, through Miss Shirley, down
to the rawest private are stock and
adequate.
Evening star., 1943-07-23
Having Lots of Pun

For the first time since "The
Front Page" brought him fame,
Pat O'Brien will portray a news
paperman in Having Wonderful
Crime" just-published mystery
novel by Craig Rice, screen rights to
which have been purchased by RKO
Radio as an O'Brien starring vehicle
Robert Fellows will produce.
Having Wonderful Crime" is
scheduled for production this fall,
following the previously announced
Marine Raiders in which OBrien
will star.
Evening star., 1943-07-23

''BoMBARDIER." RKo production
starring Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott and
Anne Shirley. directed by Richard Wal
lace, screenplay by John Twist and Martin
Rackin. with music by Roy Webb. At
Evening star., 1943-07-23
Hike to GreenbeIt

The Capital Hiking Club will meet
Sunday at 9:l5 am. and, after a
short car ride. will walk two miles
through woodland paths to the
swimming pool at Greenbelt.
All interested in hiking or SWIM
ming are invited and requested to-
bring lunch, a water cup and a swim
suit. Helen Dinwiddie will lead the
hike.
Evening star., 1943-07-23
Copernicus Paid Tribute

To celebrate the 40Oth annivers-
ary of the death of Copernicus a
copy of the first edition of his book
delivered to him on his deathbed,
was displayed recently in a London
library.
Evening star., 1943-07-23
Mimi Will Return

Following completion of her role
in And the Angels Sing::' Mimi
Chandler will holiday with her
father, Senator Happy" Chandler,
in Washington. The Chambers
planned get-together in Holly
wood, but senatorial duties pre-
vented.
Evening star., 1943-07-23
'Bombardier,' Keith Picture,
At Best When It's Literal
BY JAY CARMODY.

Those fingered war correspondents who write so dramatically
telling soldiers
make life miserable for cinema authors
while Hollywood frantic freedom
something the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-17
new LIBRARIAN
CHOSEN TODAY
Miss Catherine Lahey to
Succeed Miss May A.
SOmers

Miss Catherine L. Lahey Of ISL
Pennington avenue, vii lsucceed
Miss May A. Somers Of 100 Chest
nut avenue as librarian OF the Wa
terbury Bar Library in the county
courthouse building on Kendrick
avenue oct. !, It was announced to-
day by Superior Court Clerk James
z. Mcknight, a member Of the lib
rary board,
Resignation Of Miss Somers, who
has served at the library since 1t
was founded Nov. !, 1911 has been
accepted and she will terminate her
duties Sept. 80, 1t was learned today.
Tribute to Miss Somers for her
faithful service to local bar menu
bers for nearly 80 years was rend-
cred by Attorney Edward Mascolo,
president Of the Bar association at
meeting this morning, and MEM
ber's voted to draw up a resolution
expressing appreciation Of the as
sistance given them by the veteran
librarian. During her services the
library has grown to several times
its size, and duties and service have
constantly been expanded.
Miss Lahey has had many years
of library experience, lately n1anag-
ing q private circulating library.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-17
Current RatiOning Regulations
MEATS AND FATS


in Book and "A" stamps IN BOOK III
through Oct 3D. stamps In BOOK III WI" Jake
PROGRESSED FOODS
Blue end Ration Book VIII pe VaLa
through Sept % w. stamps will remain in force through
oct. 20.
PRICES
check prices OF iood conooues
9TH ration board Inconsistencies should Dc
reported the Price panel Of the ration board
SHOES
Coupon 10 Is now through oct 81
SUGAR
oupon IA valid five pounds October 81
and 10 va for purchase OF nve POUNDS q
viii eject until Oct 81 Addiona
aonts canning pounds win issued a the ration board
canning registration sessions each Tuesday from $3.50
O. m TO $50 m. -
IN ana &C. coupons are valid o half gallons
coupons Of books valid for three gallons through
November a. .
Tho face Of gasoline ration coupon must Be endorsed N te
number the Of the state where issued
Illegal 70 hold coupons which have not been 90 endorsed
FUEL OIL
stamps al Of which marked valued ae 10
gallons; stamps marked and vaue o. each 30 g'
$50 gallons Al encEeled
ration ceracs deno the value gallons q that particular
stamp such stamps be ed at any time during the winter
regardless Of e period n force Glasses Of issuance have ben aeeE-
mined the amount q 81 used during the winter and tho @ % storage
ianhBs
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-17
Carelessness Labeled
AS Act OF Sabotage
Accidents Blow Against About War Effort Declares
Supt. Curtin at Safety Conference Here Today

charge Of the FBI stated. He added,
however, that none Of these cases
Of sheer carelessness on the home
was directed by any foreign enemy
power. They were simply the result
front, he said. He credited the police
and other organizations connected
with the, National Defense program
as responsible for hating all foreign
directed intentions Of sabotage.
w. Burke Smith, director Of the
Highway commission, spoke in behalf
Of Gov. Raymond e. Baldwin, who
was unable to be present, and reiter-
ated the governors words, Safety
be imprinted in the minds OF the
people until they apply 1t uncon-
sciously."
FBT is combining its efforts with
the local and state agencies for the
purpose of providing traffic safety
and traffic control, 1t was pointed
out.
Among the urgent matters to be
discussed this afternoon and evening
will be post war traff1c.
This conference is the second In
the series Of five being held through
out the state Of Connecticut. The
first was held In Hartford yesterday
Others will take place In New Ha-
ven, Middletown, Bridgeport and
Stamford,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-17
CITY TREASURER
SUBMITS REPORT
Cash on Hand $2,7SO,OOO
Federal Grant of $780,.
900 Boosts Revenue

City Treasurer Serge. Belanger,
In his report to the board Of finance,
at Its regular meeting yesterday,
stated that the cash balance II the
city treasury as Of Aug. list was 81
730,706. The last report, given July
3rd, showed a balance Of 1885, 343.
The present figure, he pointed out,
is an increase OF $500, 900 as over the
total reported in August of 1912.
Receipts during August, amount
ing to $226,475 were greatly in
creased by the receipt, from the fed
eral government, Of grant Of $780,
600 as part Of its share Of the ex-
penses In the construction of the
Pitch Brook reservoir Also, large
factor In the makeup Of these re-
ceipts, was the item of 500, 400 re-
ceived from the tax collector, repre-
senting taxes collected for August.
AS against these receipts, the report
showed disbursements Of $362,612,
for the same period.
AS was stated yesterday, In this
paper, the board discussed the mat
ter Of investing the water depart
mentS reserve fund. into some gov
eminent investment. such as war
bonds. No direct action was taken,
on this matter, as 1t was decided
that 1t would be best to wait until
the actual surplus was accrued, be-
fore definite decision was made on
the matter. However, the board
went on record as favoring the pro-
posed investment when the funds
are actually on hand.
Budget Director r. e. Olson, stated
that the water department has met
its liabilities on this years bonds,
and since Its expenses, for mainte-
nance for the remainder Of the year
will amount to $4,000 while its re-
ceipts, averaging $4,000 per month,
will total about $500 900, there will
be left a surplus Of $125. 900.
At the same meeting the firm Of
Barrow, Wade, Guthrie & Co. was
reappointed to audit the city's &C.
counts for l943, In continuance Of
their undertaking of this work for
the past four years. Their fee, not
to be In excess Of $500, was favor
ably approved as against the bid
submitted by the only other competi-
tor, the firm of Seward, Calabrese g.
Co., whose proposal totaled $500.
Controller Neil F. Maloney in his
report, stated that the county tax
fee due Oct. Is more than the
$l8, 265 appropriated for the purpose
In this years budget, AS result, the
board voted to transfer $l,ls4 from
the unused appropriation for mill
tary taxes to meet the county tax
bill! which will be $l9,450.34.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-17
COURT APPROVES
LEASE RENEWAL!
WatertOwn Undergarlnene
Co, Industrial Proper
ties, Inc, in Agreement

Superior Court Judge John A.
Cornell today granted permission
to Industrial Properties, INC. to
renew q lease for q period Of one
more year with the WATERFOWL
Undergarinent Corp, tenant ct 1876
Mil street. The rental fee will be
increased from $3.50 per month to
81, 900 and the concern will be given
an option to buy the premises dur
ing the year for $4,000. The pres.
ent lease expires April 30.
Attorney Alfred L. Fink1estein,
receiver Of the concern told the
court the highest price previously
offered for purchase Of the premises
is $45,000. He stated the clothing
concern normally employees between
$50 and 1000 persons and will be
Of great benefit to the community
after the war, urging extension Of
the contract.
The hearing was the first con-
Quoted today when the fall session
Of superior court opened wth q
short calendar session. Regular civil
sessions will resume following the
disposition Of cases on the crin1-
inal docket which will be called
next Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-17
POLITICAL CLUB
PICNICS SUNDAY
Anthony Dzimidas Chair
man of Lithuanians Aft
ernOOn Event


Hundreds Of persons are expected
to attend the annual fall picnic OF
the Lithuanian Citizens Political
club Sunday at the Lithuanian Park
on Chestnut Hill road. The event
will open at / p. m. and continue
until late in the evening with mu-
sic, dancing, and refreshments to
be included on the program.
Anthony Dzimidas Is chairman OF
the arrangements committee. AS
sisting him are Kohn Kilkna, Jo-
seph Svinkunas, and Peter BokaS.
The Satula orchestra will furnish
music.
The st. Joseph's Student choir viii
hold its first rehearsal Of the sea-
son tonight at 8 o'clock at the choir
room In the old st. Joseph's school
Preparations will be made for the
Forty Hour Devotion services which
open at the church sept. 20. Pro-
fessor Alexander ]. Aleksis, choir
master, will be In charge.
Members Of the knights Of Lith-
uania have been urged to attend the
opening fall meeting tonight at 8
O'Clock at the clubhouse on Green
street. A Halloween dance and a
bowling league schedule will be
among the topics discussed, with a
social hour to follow the business
session.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-17
Compensation Agreements

Gaspar Jankl Of New York city
will receive $50 in full settlement
for injuries allegedly sustained
July 30 while employed by the
Turner Construction Co., accord
ing 70 q compromised agreement
approved today by Compensation
Commissioner John J. O'COnnell.
The empIOye claimed he sustained
injuries 10 his right upper arm,
and right index and middle fin
gers, but the concern claimed they.
did not result from employment
there. x
The following agreements for
weekly payments during disable
lty or for specific payment In case
Of permanent injury were ap-
proved today:
Florence Almelda Of Bethlehem
against American Brass Co.,
French Small Tube branch, S25
beginning Sept. 2, back injury.
Michael Scav0ne Of Ans0nia
against American Brass Co., Of
AnsOnia, $23,43 for three weeks, 10
per cent loss Of function Of right
second finger.
william II. DOugherty Of Union
City against U. s. Rubber Co., $26
beginning Aug. 81, injury to left
index finger.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-17
Ex-Firen1an Praises
Fire Chief CaUanaugh
Fred Moon of Tampa, Florida Pays Visit to Wa
terbury, Renews Acquaintance With Fire
Fighters, Marvels at Changes of
Passing Years.

ment for Old Waterbury. True,
many of my old friends have gone,
but there are some still around,
and I hope they will stay for
long time yet. Waterbury Is
great city, q kind city, and made
up Of good and true friends. We
who were here, and away know
that such is the fact. OF course,
We felt lost for awhile after we
left homesick, as they say, but
we sort Of grew out of that, and
yet, our interest in Waterbury
stayed by us during every hour
we were out Of the city.
Chief Cavanaugh of the Fire
Department was one OF my best
friends in my days Of service In
the Department. And when I
accompanied him, and noted the
new stations and apparatus, 1t
filled me with great pride to find
that the municipality has kept
abreast Of the times by maintain
ing an up to date and efficient
Fire Department. They tell me
that the greater amount Of new
apparatus has been purchased
during Chief Cavanaugh's reign.
Well, I would expect that, know
Ing the makeup Of the man, and
his way Of doing things when he
was a company commander. In
those days, he read every fire
magazine published, familiarized
himself with the viewpoint of
expert firemen, and acted accord
tngly. He, and Deputy Campion
and Deputy Bloomfield, and act
ing deputy, Joseph Kelley, make
what I term great combination
Of administrative officers for the
Fire Department. We know what
has happened, because we get
The Democrat daily, and keep up
with the doings of the city"
Mr.. Moon, we have personally
known for years. He was OF the
type that always found some
thing to do, experimenting in a
way, handy, and extending his
help to his fellow associates in
anything he was able to do. Fred's
love OF Waterbury, its historic
Green, and the other spots so dear
to old time residents, will never
leave him. he says, and the men,
DRY Of old time friends will linger
with him during the rest of his
days, he says.
His stay In Waterbury will be to
the end of the week. Then Fred
will have for his new home in
Florida, there to remain for some
time, although, 1t Is his hope and
ambition to make another trip or
two to the city he likes so well,
during the next few years.