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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19
In The Local
IHeuteTS
POLLS

The last chance that you have of
seeing the greatest film that has
ever been shown in town, stage
Door Canteen' will be today and to-
morrow and if you are one of the
few that have not seen this film,
then make up your mind to now
make arrangements to be at the
LoeW-Poli theater, before tomorrow
night and have the entertainment
thrill of the season or any other
season.
Prior commitments of dates make
it impossible to hold this film over
longer at the Loew-Poli, so get
down and see this film now while
you have the chance even if you
have to walk home.
Wednesday and Thursday bring
another great stage show to the
Poll theater and headlining the
show for this mid-week will be none
other than the famed Poet Of The
Violin Joe Venuti and his band,
one of the most talented and enter
tanning groups on the road today
and which have just concluded a
coast o-coast tour and following
their last performances here go to
one of the largest theaters on
Broadway where they stay for 4
consecutive weeks.
A marvellous surrounding show
has been secured to appear with
this band and first and foremost,
there is none other than Roy
Rogers, in person and his followers
and fans will have lots to talk about
when this popular star makes his
appearance, others on the bill are
all favorites of the Broadway the
ater-goers and names that are
looked up to in the theatrical world.
There will be four stage shows
daily at 20, 400, $50 and again
the last performance of the stage
attraction goes on at 9 p. m. the
theater opens on both days at 1900
noon with a showing Of the feature
picture to allow Defense Workers
an opportunity of getting to their
work before the O'Clock shift is
due in as the complete show then
of the stage and screen offering is
all over at 2:30.
This Friday brings to the Loew-
Poll theater one of the banner mu-
steal treats of the year, a musical
comedy that all have been awaiting
and one that has caused the tele-
phones at the LoeW-Poli theater to
jangle all day long with requests as
to when it would be here and we
are now referring to none other than
"Coney Island with its great cast
of singers, dancers and comedians
headed by none other than the ever
popular Betty Cradle, and once
again the Loew-Poli rings the en-
tertainment bell with its offering.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19
STATE

If you intend to see Bud Abbott
and Lou Costello in their latest
laugh riot Hit The Ice" currently
at the air conditioned State theater
you'll have to hurry as performances
tomorrow evening positively con-
clude its engagement. Bud and Lou
are at their hilarious best in the
new hit and are aided by an ela5-
GRATED supporting cast which in
cludes such favorites as CHING
Simms, popular radio personality in
the leading feminine role: Patric
Knowles, Elyse Knox and Marc
Lawrence.
Elaborate musical sequences pre-
sent the we'll known Johnny Long,
his orchestra and entertainers, plus
a grand array OF love and laugh
stars and a score of eye-filling ice
thrilling skating beauties filling the
screen with mighty mirth and mag
nificient spectacle.
New thrills and adventure high
light the second hit of the program
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
with Basil Rathbone as the master
sleuth and Nigel Bruce as Doctor
Watson.
Starting Wednesday .he State
ushers in another outstanding
screen treat with The Constant
Nymph" co-starring Charles Boyer
and Joan Fontaine with Alexis
Smith as the headliner of the pro-
gram.
Marking the first time Boyer and
Miss Fontaine hcve appeared to-
gether on the screen THE Constant
Nymph" is acclaimed one of the
greatest films to come out of Holly
wood in months and is said to pre-
sent Alexis Smith in the most SEN
sational performance of her career.
Charles Coburn, Peter LORE and
Brenda Marshall head the brilliant
supporting cast Of, THE Constant
Nymph."
The second big hit of Wednesdays
new show will be Aerial Gunner,
with Chester Morris, Richard Arlen
and a giant cast of other favorites.
Don't forget the States early bird
show which will be held at the usual
time Thursday morning. Doors OF
the theater will open at 8 o'clock so
plan to be there early.
Among the big attractions coming
soon to the State is the giant tech
picolor musical Dixie" co-starrine
Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour
with a score of other favorites OF
stage, screen and radio: This Is
The Army" with Joan Leslie, George
Murphy and host of other famous
stars: Appointment in Berlin with
George Sanders and Marguerite
Chapman and Whats BuzZin
Cousin" with Rochester, Freddy
Martin and Ann Miller In co-star-
ring roles.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19
MAN ABOUT HOLLYWOOD

Faces About Movietown: Greer
Carson in tears over surprise gift
Of jewelry from The Gang" dur
ing the last take" of Mime. Curie"
-. Mervyn LeRoy's headache
having it from 20 reals to IA &.
The Chaplins on a Beverly Hills
'orner chatting. And not passerby
stared. CWhaddaya think this is
New York?) . . Sophie Tucker,
who attracts a weekly gross of
nearly $4,000 in a local cafe. Previ-
GUS stars there averaged about %
Gs. . Capt. Jimmy Stewart, who
vas always so thin-now very skinny
=. Louela Parsons, the High Prizes
tess of the cinema colyumers. Size
Just finished her autobiog: "The
Gay 1lliterate" ;. She got the title
from an article which so described
her George Raft giving his best
performance - trying to be indif-
terent about the crash of his re-
cent long time romance Ben
Bernie, on the mend from a pretty
close call, telling his severest critic:
Take good look at what happens
from trying to take on too much
Sallies In Our Alley: Damon Run
yon and other Hearst veterans were
Cabling about the publisher. One
recalled the time a society woman
friend of his phoned a squawk about
colyumist's story . :" II demand"
she demanded, "a retraction" :.
"1'll have the denial" he replied,
"in the comic section" :. The cur
rent quip on Chaplin's elopement
with Coma well, he finally hit
the Double-O" Some actors
we're discussing two producing BROTH
ers Say what you will" re-
marked one, but l like one of them"
;. (Which one" stnetto'd a critic,
~. E. or R. KIP"
Movieville Vignette: 1t was just
after the sneak preview of Jane
Eyre" What must have been
street crowd of nearly 1000 persons
chased after man and a girl who
were fastening from the scene {.
Whats all the Excitement" queried
Producer Joe Schenck. "Why are
they all chasing after Orson
Welles?" :. II imagine" said
New Yorker, because he's with
Rita Hayworth.'
Memos of Midnighter: Mar
garet Hayes twice-a-week- maid per-
mits the actress to use her car twice
weekly So you want to be a
Star Dept: Merle Oberon was
charged $500 for one wisdom tooth
extraction IN New York They
quip that MGM engaged Lou Holtz
as a producer "as an answer to Goth
Century George Jessel!" :.
Lois Collier, Universal player, files
for divorce this week. He's Robert
Duncan, Bank of America exec
Howard Hughes, the millionaire, and
Ava Gardner, the recent Mrs
Mickey Rooney, are now making
their dates public . The bomb
ers fly low out here so that the roar
of the motors will train the citizens
against panic - if and when ;.
Two Of the Ritz Brothers and their
wives make daily visits to a beauty
salon which has mems dept. The
wives wait outside while their
grooms take treatments! =. Beauty
is SO common here many OF the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19
USO FLOATING CLUB

Harrisburg, Pa. tUP)-A Susque-
hanna river boat, where worship
dances and entertainments are held
for service men, was formally
opened July 3 by Gov. Edward Mar
tin as one of Americas most un-
usual USO clubs. In peacetime the
floating club was a gaily lighted
commercial dance boat that piled
the river of Harrisburg's beautiful
waterfront on summer nights with
accommodation for more than 800
persons,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

Everglades where one can jigelc up
and down and the surface OF the
muck will culver In waves for doz-
ems OF feet around,
Less than 8 per cent OF all aliens
registered In this country arc ma
tionals OF Axis nations,
Under Soviet law. any citizen who
refuses work to woman simply be-
cause she Is a woman, Is liable to
punishment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19
CLUB
NOTES
Auxiliary Meets
Ton1orro7O Night

The Italian American Democratic
Club Auxiliary will meet tomorrow
night at Democratic headquarters,
70 North Main street. 1t is an i'm
portant meeting and would like all
members to be present. Immediate
ly following the business meeting,
bingo will be played. Members are
asked to invite their friends.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

a. m. to p. M; Sergt. Edward j.
Aston, p. m to II p. m; and Sergt
Robert Phelan, IL p. m, to 7 a. m.
Patrolman Paul Moynihan was on
all night duty at the grounds.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

Cigarette paper from the United
States has saved the cigarette in
dustry in the Lebanon since the
supply from France was cut OIL.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

Farmers in South Africa want the
Government to tackle the native
problem at once to prevent 1T be-
coming serious after the war.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

On January l, 1943, there were
Is million 40 ration books for pas
senger cars in teh hands OF OF con-
sumers, 100000 Of the B books, and
100000 G. books.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

In 1912, American railroads car
ried 638 billion ton-miles of freight,
or third more than in 1941 with
one-quarter few freight cars than
were in existence in 1918.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

Ships of the Royal Indian Navy
guarding InGia's coast and on pc
troll and convoy duty in 1912 trav-
eled a distance equal to 80 times
around the earth at the Equator.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

The design OF the newest Ger
man Messerchmit indicates a
growing concern for the safety Of
crews, Over 300 pounds OF armor
are provided,
South Africa has new method
for extracting rubber from a wild
shrub.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19
The "SCOTS-GuARD"
SERVES ALL FRONTS

The "SCOTS-GUARD"
SERVES ALL FRONTS
The United Nations Relief Fund
Needs Your Help Now!
stand behind him. stand behind
his people. He is the symbol Of
the United Nations. He is the
Dutchmap, strong in his nlleS-
lance to his Queen, bitter In the
knowledge that Holland Is in-
vaded, brilliant in the toll he
exactx from his enemy In the
Pacific. Invest in the card OF
"distinction" provide for the
needs Of humanity. Available mt
Waterbury's dependable store.
GRIEVE, BIsSET & HOLLAND
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19
SOCIETY
Corp. Coyle Post
arranging Dance

The weekly U. S. o. dance in the
Central YMCA Saturday night was
attended By f1fty-two servicemen
and one WAVE. The dance was
sponsored by the committee of the
Waterville division of the Scovil
Manufacturing Company headed by
Robert Pearson.
William Carson was master OF
ceremonies for the entertainment
program, which featured Louis Di-
Negro, accordionist, Fred Cali
gan, tap dancer, and Ida Collela,
vocalist. Impromptu songs were
presented by quartet of Merchant
Marines. Kenneth Swanson, Ber-
nard White and Louis DeCarlo, all
of Chicago, and James Hueser, OF
Minneapolis, MINI.
Local servicemen attended in
Guided: Sergeant Joseph Wasil, Pri-
vate First Glass Broney M. zukaus-
kas, Corporal Louis F. Wiener, Pri-
vate First Glass Ronald Pickforb
Private First Class George Onaris,
Private Peter Andonucci, Private
Mutzra, Corporal Arthur Dulac,
Private Domenic Maurillo Private
First Glass Louis Moutkinko, Pri-
vate Ticki Masgracchio, Private
First Glass Louis Moutkinko, Pri-
vate Vicki Masgracchio, Private
First Glass Edward Vilenski, Private
John Leary, Private Robert Phelan
all of the army.
Also, William Forbes, seaman
second class; Edward j. Garfield
seaman second class; John Gagley,
seaman second class; Joseph j.
Shay, gunner's mate, third class;
George Whorf, John Kleidt, seaman
third class; j. j. Galbosich, seaman
third class; Anthony Fabrisi, sea-
man first class; Herbert Benson,
seaman third class; John Delaney,
seaman secand class; Mari Palola,
seaman second class; Charles Keat-
ing, seaman second class; Warren
Lindsay, quartermaster, third class;
John Chenksus, seaman second
class; J. T. Toueiere, Jr., all of the
U. S. Navy.
Sergeant Charles A. Kleszynak, U.
S. Marine Corps; John Sando and
Robert Dugan and Michael Guer-
rera, both apprentice seamen in
the U. S. Merchant Marine
Next Saturday the dance will he
sponsored by the Corporal Coyle
Post, American Legion, Walter and
Charles Melville head the commit
tee.
The Parent-Teacher group of
Grace Baptist church sponsored a
musicale Thursday evening at the
church. The program was unler the
direction of Mrs. Charles Wright,
chairman, assisted by Mrs. j. w.
Goodson and Miss Gertrude Nc
Kinney
Those taking part included: Mrs.
Catherine Melbourne, Mrs. Muriel
Bacotte, Mrs. Gladys Garner, Mrs.
James Goodson, Mrs. Margaret
Faust, Wilbur Wright, Mrs. Sarah
Cross, Charles Wright, George
Ward and Mrs. Ellen Granville.
An original poem of tribute tt
the group was read by Mrs. Thelma
Prince, a student at Shaw uni
versity, Raleigh, N. G. Speakers were
Rev. Jonathan Reed, pastor, and
R. A. Mckinney, deacon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Braun of
Keefe street announce the engage
ment of their daughter Mary Patri-
cha, to Private Everett Leroy Welt,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Osborne Welt
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

Mr. and Mrs Chris Braun of
Keefe street announce the engage
ment of their daughter Mary Patri-
cha, to Private Everett Leroy Welt,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Osborne Welt
of Waldoboro, Maine.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

lockers are "office boys" Bob
(WarnerS) Sender's thumbnail
critique of Rep. Clare Luce: kiss
the Poise Goodbye!'
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-26
Lewis Worms WLB Of Output Cut
Unless Miners Cun Buv More Food


warning production crisis country
industry If demands must be
Granted to enable the miners to have enough substantial food
dlcton responsibilities
The chief the United mpaoned
% interests which, he asserted controlled
lie
Administration meanwhile an
on'V tE hythrtr the btunnous
action
a caused of the mines
The made Thomas Kennedy
which has lasted amo five months were Waar t:nrn Mart +h
Ralph Iagert
iery
the board
The miners based her
legged lack Iortaltolorta
twor agreement while other labor had
equities in the hard of Pennsylvania
comparable employment
WAGE DEMAND REDUCED
of a
overall" pay
tions the offered o CENTS a day.
putting the boards enforcement authority Mr. Lewis
anthracite industry consideration of
blood
1t his appearance before in On
earlier occasion he called the board
e"on signed "S the union WIN the Illinois Coal Operators As
The hearing argument took
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Charging operators had
following the practice
Il
He declared that while the
fle anthracite holdings,
much o
'eNHter lauig soft coal the distance.
HoEg some i4leS casualties in the anthracite
by Mr Kennedy
told the board that in
workings and that "he doubted
degree
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-26
WHAT'S WRONG WITH OPA?

ITT IS PLAIN to most Americans that there's
II something basically wrong with OPA. Even the
latlonlng board members, who are giving much of
their time in a patriotic effort to make the or
ganization function, know that drastic changes
are necessary Immediately
First, too much power is concentrated in the
hands OF few officials in Washington, D. c.,
where they are subject to the heat Of the farm
bloc the manufacturers and the food professors,
Unless there is a grant of power to the states,
so that the men who are on the Job and who know
local conditions have ample authority to make
rulings and fix policies, OPA is doomed to be still
further diScredted
Second the power of the Department of Agri-
culture and other politicians which react so Keen
ly to farm bloc pressure, to interfere with OPA
price ceiling programs, must be abolished. 1t was
the Department of Agriculture'S refusal to permit
the establishment of price ceilings on cherries
and aprcots that resulted in the recent price
runaway. 1t is the refusal of these same politicians
in Washington to permit price ceilings on fresh
pears and peaches that has stopped the OPA in
its tracks The result is that the consumers, the
city folks, the war plant workers, will be stung
for the benefit of the fruit farmers.
Third: there must be courageous leadership
and there must be an end to slpshod methods
The blame for the failure Of the OPA to hold
the line does not rest on the shoulders of the
thousands of ration board members all Of whom
are working for nothing. Nor does it rest on the
doing their best The responsibility belongs in
Washington City. 1t is not enough to tell us that
if it had not been for OPA, prices would have
gone much higher. While this is undoubtedly true
and it represents q deal of hard, conscientious
work, it is not sufficient to satfy the American
people. Either the Zine is going to be held, or
it isn't; there can be no halfway about it.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-26
mo WELCOME SIGN FOR JOHN l.. LEWIS

TOHN l.. LEWIS is not going to slide gracefully
|" and without fanfare through the back dool
Into the ranks of the American Federation OF
Labor. The AfL executive council in session at
Chicago didn't do what so many people expected
IIhe council didn't pass favorably on John LIS
application for readmiSsi0n into legitimate labor
1T referred his application to the general con
Iventlon which will be held in October.
Considering the objections of the AFI4 Pro
IgreSSlVe Mine Workers and the many resolutions
against accepting the beetle-broWed Lewis, from
JAIL organizations and councils in every corner
Iof the land, it appears that Lewis is going to have
Ia fight on his hands in his efforts to crash into
the fold that he luthlessly crashed out of some
ten years ago.
TO be sure, there are some influences within
|the AL that want to hang the welcome sign
|out for the United Mine leader And there are
|certainly other influences outside the AFI-the
|faSclStS and the TorieS-that would like to see
JAIL put the welcome sign out for him so that
|they would be able to start another smear cam
|paGn under the heading of "AFL CondOncs
Strikes That Impede the War Effort
The issue, as far as the general public is con
|cerned is not the rcaffiLation of the United Mine
|Work kerS. 1t is whether or not the American Fed
|eratlon Of Labor is going to take action that will
establish John L. Lewis in position of greater
|poWer in the labor movement
There is no dSputing the fact that the United
Mine Workers should be affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. There is a method bv
(which realiliation of this group can be establish
led That method certainly does not include the
services Of John l.. Lewis.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-26
VOLUNTARY SAVINGS BEST :

WHILE Secretary Of the Treasury Morgenthau
" has insisted on adherence to the system OF
voluntary investment in war bonds other fiscal
advisers of the President have been beating the
hums for compulsory savings as means of pro
ducing more revenue and taking up excess pur-
;haSng power
The conflict Of viewpoint invites a comparison
of the relative merits of voluntary versus com
pulsory savings, says the Newark, n. j., Evening
News, which goes on to say:
There has been a great deal of agitation out
side as well as inside, the Administration for the
latter system, but the argument for it seem to
ignore two fundamental considerations One is as
to which plan would be likely to raise the more
money and the other is as to how compulsory
savings might be fairly imposed.
LAS to the first consideration: Sales Of E bonds
are currently averaging S75O,0OO,0OO a month,
exclusive of bonds sold during the war loan drives.
At that rate a minimum of 9,O0000O,O 600 worth
of + bond sales for 1943 may be counted on. AS
suming a rate of 10 per cent, what might COM
pulsory savings be expected to yield? The answer
is furnished by the Governments estimate that
salaries and wages this year will total S75O0O,-
100000, making the compulsory savings yield
about $500, 100000 On the basis Of these figures
it is hardly necessary to point out that the present
average monthly sales are in excess Of 10 per
cen Of monthly average salary and wage earnings.
Under a compulsory savings plan, the mini
mum set for the individual to save would most
likely become his maximum. In other words, he
would do what he was compelled to do, but no
more
From some Of the talk in favor of compulsory
savings as means Of siphoning off the billions of
excess spending power in the hands of individuals,
it might be supposed that these billions were fair
ly evenly distributed. AS a matter of fact, they
are spread for the most part among a third Of the
nations families-those with increased earnings
ranging from 100 to 400 per cent, using the years
1886 to 1889 as a base period. For these compul-
sorry savings would be deterrent to unwarranted
For those who have had little or
no increase in pay and who may not be given
more, compulsory savings would mean not mere
hardship, but disaster in thousands Of cases ~
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-26
FRIENDS AND ENEMIES

TRUE INDEED are the words Of Il high govern
ment official who said in a recent address
"'There are midget Hitlers here who continually
attack labor There are other demagOgues blind
to the errors of every other group who shout
we love labor but Both the midget llitlerS
and the demagOgues are enemies Of America. Both
would destroy labor unions if they could. Labor
should be fully aware Of its friends and OF It's
enemies.
We are Believe me, we are. Trades and Labor
Council who have been cooperating with repre-
sentatves Of the Hotel and Restaurant En-
ployees' International Alliance and representa-
tives from the Retail Clerks international Union
in organizing these workers. report that progress
is being made but there are still a number of local
establishments whose owners have, in no uncer-
tain terms, informed employees they will be fired
il they sign with the union.
During the past week picket line was resort
ed to in one instance when all other means Of
recognition was thrown to the four winds by
certain individuals who persistently maintain they
want no dealings with Unions Of any kind.
We do not cherish in having our members
tramp the streets bearing signs asking the help of
the citizens Of our community, (Which is ninety
per cent OrganiZed) to aid them in their fight for
freedom on the home front, to enable them to
live American Citizens, to guarantee them a
living wage that they may enjoy the necessities
of life.
In East Liverpool a situation has developed
that calls for action. When reports reach us that
local merchants openly boast they want no part
Of collective bargaining with their employees, we
cannot and will not C0ndone the attitudes of these
merchants. TO employees of these establishments
we repeat, "We are behind you one hundred per
cent and will not let you down despite the short
COmngS and SCIlShncSS Of Others"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-26
Another Case Of Business SABOTAGE
Involves The Lives Of Our Pilots

Another of business sabotage
lnt A
that max
Motor Car Company
AS mas been true of other concerns aragc similar charges the I'on
hadl
from
o
Federal
they evidence influence,
Despite the serious nature of the ohmse,
the
1t in accordance with of
is
with the lim
Then tn" rule particularly if the articles spread