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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-29
$2,4lO MELTED
FOR HONOR ROLL
Fund Quota Only $500
Short; Rubber Workers
Union Gives SIS

Naugatuck, Dec. 29-The Manga
tuck honor roll fund neared its goal
of $1,000 todsy when total of $241O
was reported as having been donated
since the drive began.
Recent donors follow:
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ostrom, q;
Mr.. and RS. James Foy, 3; Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Pliskin, $50; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Pliskin, ESQ; Misak Aorekin, /;
Mr.. and Mrs. c. I. Tolles. 10; An
thony Martinaitis. 1; Stephen Sok-
oloski, Q; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ploski,
l; Edna Gladirg. l.; Anna Martina
tits, 2; Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Grove, 2;
Mrs. Kurt Wiche. /; George M.
johnson, l; Mrs. .'ohn Dunn, /; Mrs.
Nellie Donovan, /; Mrs. Minnie
Fem, /; Mary zugelmaier, /; Mr..
and Mrs. Charles y. Curtis, S; Mr..
and Mrs. Norman Wool, 8; Eliza
beth Neary. /; Mary E. Neary. /;
Jack Suba, Z; Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Sabaliauskas, Q; Mr.. and Mrs. N.
Baldelli, 2; william Richards, S;
Salem Lodge No. 1876, A. F. & A. NJ,
10.
Edward j. Mason So; Mrs. N. S.
Linskey 81; Harry j. O'Donnell 81;
Oliver Hessler 81; Henry and Jo-
sephine Titley So; George w. Car
roll So: Mr.. and Mrs. j. Rudolph
Anderson So; Margaret T. Morris 81;
Fred Wooster 81; Mr.. and Mrs
SoloSan Oldakowski So: Mr.. and
Mrs. John Orlawski So; Mr.. md
Mrs. Frank Steffens 81; Robert
Noury 81; Mrs. Margaret Matu-
lionis 81; Albert Pralaks,s 81; Mrs.
B. A. Walsh 81; Charles P. Roden-
bach 50; Mr.. and Mrs. George Oh
dakowski 50; Lester Swanson So;
L. Dunn So: George Chiswell 81; Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Oemcke So; F. D.
Sazia 81; Local. No. As, U. R. w. A.
$25; Earl M. Barnum IS; Edward
Gerber 81; Mr.. and Mrs, A. A. Nor
Jensen So; Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson F.
Clark $40; G. Dinsmore ST.; Joseph
Donahue ST.; Mrs. John Anderson
1; Andrew ]. Anderson 81: G. Masco
So; Mary E. Carmody 81; Mrs. Anna
Raytkwlch 81; Mr.. and Mrs. Had
ley Cox, IS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-29
GEORGE DEMERS
REPLACES ROPE
Steeplejack Shinnies 20
Feet Up 35-FOOt Pole,
Flag Waves Again

Naugatuck, December 20. - Once
again Old Glory on the flagpole on
top Of the town hall. A steeplejack
succeeded in replacing the rope at
the top Of the flagpole, Tuesday,
despite q strong wind after an
earlier effort failed.
1.-THE wind was blowing very hard.
I thought at one time 1t would
blow the flagpole and the tower
down." George Demers of Manga
tuck, painter and steeplejack, who
had to Skinny" 20 feet up the 35-
foot pole.
The flag had to be removed early
In October because the constant
wind frayed 1t to the breaking point.
Difficulty In obtaining suitable
rope to replace it caused initial de-
lay. After the rope was secured,
many weeks passed because of the
shortage of steeplejacks.
Warden Leo J. Brophy had several
offers from experienced men, but
they did not carry necessary insur-
ance and the warden did not wish
the town to be liable in case of in
jury.
1t is estimated the flag or the rope
will not last longer than a year be-
cause CT their exposure to the ele-
ments. 1t Is not feasible to remove
the flag at night time
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-29
e. Mean Democracy
At Work" Says Carter
Footwear Factory Manager Lauds Unity Between
Labor and Management in Naugatuck

ment in producing materials needed
for war, we realize, represents the
highest decoration that the Army
and Navy can give to industry and
I can assure you, sir, that we value
it highly.
Since I know SO well what you
men and women in this plant have
done and are dong, it is not sur
prising to me that you have won
this signal honor, reward which
less than 3 per cent of the plants
in this country engaged In wsr
production have received.
Neither do I doubt that repreSen-
tatives of the Army and Navy will
return in six months to add the first
star to this banner.
The conversion of this plant from
peace to wartime production In
volving, as 1t has, change in
products and the conversion from
natural rubber to the use Of syn
thetic, has been no easy task; yet
it has been accomplished with q
minimum of delay and confusion.
This would not have been posi-
BILE without the whole-hearted sup
port of every member Of our organi-
cation.
You men and women have demon
strated your loyalty and unselfis'l
devotion to the cause of democracJ
and human freedom and, I am sure,
will always continue to do SO.
Together We look with conf6ence
to the future, spurred on by the
acknowledgment given today ths 5
We are here fighting on the HON 2
front to help preserve our way OF
life through the years to come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-29

The flag was accepted by Factory
Manager Harry l.. Carter and the
pins by President George Froehlich
of Local As, United Rubber Workers
Of America, Production Superin-
tendent Harold N. Barrett, Gene
We've Pajeski, representing workers
and President William Baukat Of
Lodge No. 1853, International Mach
inistS.
A band from Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, furnished music.
Robert E. Lowell, industrial rela-
tons manager of the local plants,
was master of ceremonies.
The colors advanced at the out
set of the ceremonies, were retired
by members of Crusader Post, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. The exer-
ciseS were brought to close by the
band playing the National Anthem
and the audience singing.
A luncheon for officials and
guests, was held at 12:45 in st.
Michael's parish house.
Lieutenant Commander Fish said
in part:
And now that you have this high
ly coveted Army Navy Award, make
sure that you keep it by winning a
star for your penannt six months
from now. The renewal Is just as
hard to get as the original and I
should know, as I have something
to do with 1t. Aside from that,
however. I still say, as I have been
saying for two years, this Is to be
a long. tough war with much grief
for many Of us. war to be finally
won by our almost unlimited cap
acity to produce. Pay no attention
to recent wishful and groundless
talking about a near German col
lapse. Only miracle can bring
that about. So, don't relax, give
everything you have and don't miss
single hour from your particular
job If you can possibly help it.
George Froehlich, president Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-29

Fire is making a motion picture
intended to stimulate wheat produc-
ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-29
Borough Funerals

Naugatuck, Dec. 29-Funeral serv-
ices for Adam j. Brooks, who died
Monday morning at his home, 20
Olive street, were held this morning
at $3.50 o'clock from the Buckmiller
funeral home, % Park Place, to ST.
Francis; church where a requiem
high Mass was celebrated at 9
O'Clock. Burial was in st. James
cemetery.
aeon Falls, Dec. 29-Funeral
services for Jacob Lukaszak, SO, OF
South Main street, who was found
laSt Thursday in an unheated shack
suffering from exposure and who
died Monday night at Waterbury
hospital, will be held Thursday
morning at 8 o'clock from the home
of his sister, Mrs. Sophie Heller,
Beacon street, to Holy Savior church
Union City, at 9 o'clock. Friends may
call at the home this evening. Burial
will be in Polish National cemetery,
Naugatuck.
Naugatuck, Dec. 28-Tha funeral
Of Mrs. Annie H. German, wife of
Dennis j. German Of PAL Cherry
street, who died Tuesday at st.
Mary's hospital, Waterbury, will be
held Thursday at $3.50 a. m. from
the Mccarthy funeral home, to st.
Francis church, where solemn
high Mass will be celebrated. Burial
will be in st. James cemetery.
Mrs. German lived here IS years.
She leaves besides her husband sew
eral nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the funeral
home today from to 10 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-29

Local No. As, Rubber Workers of
America, G. I. o. in accepting the
Army Navy E pins, said in part:
Over 600 men and women from
this plant are now in military serv-
ice. Three of them-Eugene Mon
lamar, Daniel RADIO and William
Morton-have already given up
their lives for their country. An
other-George zilinski = is missing
in action. Another-Frank Mushin-
skis now prisoner Of war. We
owe these men a great debt and to
pay that debt we will remember
every day as we go about our work
to continue producing these products
with the best in us. In the near
future we hope to add star to our
flag, to prove to the boys on the
front that we are doing our best to
help win the war and bring our
boys and girls home sooner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-29
CHARLOTTE OSBORN,
NEW JERSEY, DIES

Naugatuck, Dec. 20 - Charlotte
Eliza Osborn Of Bloomfield, N. j.,
daughter Of the late Wilson N. and
Margaret (Platt) Osborne, died
yesterday.
She Is survived by one brother,
DR.. Harold B. Osborne Of Philmore,
California; and two sisters, Mrs.
George 8. Hobart of New York City
and Mrs. Edwin H. Peck Of New
Britain.
Mrs. Osborn is a former resident
of Naugatuck and New Brunswick,
N. j. Committal services will be
held at Hillside cemetery, Naug-
atuck, Friday at 1870 p. m. with
Rev. Edward r. Hance, officiating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-29

Naugatuck, Dec. 29.-HaTy L.
Carter, factory manager, at the
Army Navy e ceremony at the Foot
wear Plant this afternoon told the
large audience of employees and
guests that the coveted "E" is a
symbol of unity between labor and
management and that it further
means democracy at work.
Mr.. Carter said in part:
It Is with extreme pride that
I accept this Army-Navy Production
award for the employees Of the Maui
gatuck Footwear Plant of the United
States Rubber Company. This
award, which is for great achieve
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-29

in Naugatuck heads of the different municipal Offices
employees and prominent citizens witnessed the Naugatuck
footwear plants of United States Rubber Company receive
the ArmyNavy E" flag and pins at impressive ceremonies
this afternoon in factory building of the company
Awards made by Lieutenant Colonel Edward G. Ire
maine Jr procurement DIVISION Boston Quartermaster
Depot and Lieutenant Commander Raymond T. Fish, U. S.
Naval Reserve.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-29

grandson, Joseph Sd, Of Waterbury.
The funeral Of the couple will
take place Friday morning at 8:15
from the Fitzgerald funeral home,
800 North Main street. A solemn
requiem Mass will be celebrated ct
8 In st. Mary's church. Burial will
be In st. James cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home tonight from Z to 10 and to-
morrow from 2 to 10 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-29
FINDS POLICE OBLIGING

New York CUP)-John Melilo
asked police to help find his wallet,
containing $45 and his rivers IL
cense. They found it all right, in u
Brooklyn gas station, and arrested
Melillo after the owner identified
him as one of three men who ha Il
robbed the station. Melillo was ser !
to county hospital for observa
ton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
First Bath

FOR THE first time in her
screen career, Claudette Colbert
bathes an actor. George Reeves, in
her role as a Bataan nurse in $50
Proudly We Hail"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
Versatile Stream

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA;
Sacramento River doubles for the
Ohio in river boat scenes of
Dixie" with Bing Crosby and
.DOrothv I,amOur.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
USO Performers
Arrive Safely
In Australia

NEW YORK, Mar. 1.-USO
Camp Shows announced today that
Is variety performers recently
routed into the South Pacific war
zone have arrived in Australia
and are now entertaining troops
at various Yankee bases in that
area.
The performers have divided
into two show units in order that
"a maximum number OF American
Servicemen can be entertained.
The army is supplying auto trail
'ers and portable stages for the
show troupes.
The following talent comprises
the two Camp Shows units: Stan
Kavanaugh. Bob Ripa. jugglers;
John Fogarty Will Aubrey and
the Memory Lane Trio. George
STALKER, Ralph Kirk. Bill Rector,
singers; Bobby Del Rio. Peter
Kova, accordionists; Nino Milo,
mimic: Harry Mendoza. magician;
George Prentice. Pat Lane, Barney
Grant, Bobby Gilbert, comedians.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
Film Time Clock
MONDAY


ADAMs-"city Without, Men," ''Ths
BROADWAY Journey. for
Margaret" HIS a. m, 2:t2. sos, 8,
1896 p. m; ''Whistling in Dixie" 12:4l,
scii'NIDEiaELLLaS p ?, I'M" II Black Swan, -
t2:30. $3.50. 7:lO, 1890 p. m. "A Night
TO Remember" 2:2O. $40. 9 p. m.
Ii>LMA-"R avaged Earrh, IL. 2;1o,
4;2 t,ss az $40 $40. 1910 49, p. s % ,,ao
R Rem 2'2s' 5'54. s27 p. m.
FOA-'Commandos Strike at Dawn, a"
II a m, l:52. $50. 7:42. 10A0 p. N ;
Time 70 KILL 12:45, 3:i3, SIS, s;a3.
HoLLYwOOD-"rhs Black swan" 40,
1880 ,. m. - Night 10 Remember"
MADisON-"Ths Black swan" 1851,
4:O7 1922. 1899 ?. m; "A Night to
Remember" 11I7 a. m, 2:33, 5:4s'
MI MiitfHIGAN-"stsr spangled Rhythm. "
p. m. "Fall In 1857 a. m. 2;4O. 5;2a'
PA TGaiLi%Is.4.ssrsairEp1"Hitrer. children. f"
II a m, 1852. 4:44, 1885. 10;2s p. m:
Lady Bodyguard," l24i, 1888, e:25'
rAkApIsE-Lous Prlms. 2:s7;;. 500.
4;02, e:26. s:33. 1l;10 p. m.
RINIERA-"The Black swan, 1890,
Remember" 2:30. sos. $40 p. m.
R-K-O UPTOWN-"The Black Swan"
3:45, 1880, 10;55 p. M: "A Night 20
Remsmbsr'" 2; $40, s;25 ?; m; :. 80,
11.n7 Pm. "A Night TO Remember, >
$40. e36 p. m
TELENEWS-News, shorts, subjects, 9
a. m. 10 ii D m.
UNITED ARTIsTS-"Random Harvest A"
1925 a. m POP 4:3e, 7:16, $50 p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
Joan, Olivia
'PreUieW'
Neu Plane

JOAN FONTAINE will be one
of the first spectators of demon
STATIONS of Britain's new fighting
plane which has been built by
members of her own family, and
she has been chosen to film It's
first trials.
Back in Hollywood to prepare
for her role in Jane Eyre al
Twentieth Century-FoX, Joan is
entertaining in her home her Eng
lish cousin. Flight 1t. Godfrey de
Haviland of the Raj, who is In
this country with the new Mo-
squito fighter plane designed and
built by his father. Capt. Godfrey
de Haviland. 1t is that family
which built some of the first fight
ing planes of World War /.
Together with her husband
Brian Aherne. and her sister
Olivia de Havilland, Joan will moi
only witness the trial perfor
mances of this new fighter, but
will also help to film 16-millimetel
pictures of il in action for Geof.
frey to take back to England with
him.
With body built OF very light
balsa wood, this two-seat plane
has proved to be 10 per cent faster
than the Spitfire and is England's
new threat to the Axis in its rap
idly expanding air superiority
Demonstrations of it have already
been given by 1t Godfrey de Hav'
.iland in Toronto, Washington ant
DAYTON.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
Variety
Takes OUer
Musicals
BY CHARLES GENTRY

ALTHOUGH THERE have been
more Jokes about where vaude-
Vile went than there were about
the Model-T Ford, we aren't
quite so sure that il hasn't been
lurking in safe ambush all the
time waiting to come back at us
in some provocative form.
Movies and radio which claimed
TO have absorbed vaude-
Vile may have an ugly shock
coming one of these days when
they find that vaudeville, to a
certain extent, has absorbed them.
We find, particularly an in
creasing number of films and
radio programs being stretched
out presentations of the kind we
once saw at the Palace.
Movie producers, searching In
frantic fashion for entertainment
with which to lengthen their musi-
Gals have found that there's MOTH
ing like two aspirin and a series
OF vaudeville acts.
THE HIGH POINT
In "Star Spangled Rhythm" for
example, at the Michigan you find
that after you've scraped off some
of the glamour and trimmed the
plot around the edges, Paramount
is really giving you a first-rate
variety show.
Surely the high point OF the
whole film is that revue of acts
which climaXes this lavish all-star
affair.
While the little comedy romance
between Betty Hutton and Eddie
Bracken is amusing enough, you
really don't get your kicks until
Bob Hope comes out and masters
all those ceremonies of skits and
songs which take place in the
canteen show during the past two
reels.
ANOTHER ON THE WAY
Another picture. due shortly,
Iealied Something To 5 n o u {
About" does the same kind of
thing. The plot is only an in
Ivention, devised to bring you sew
eral we'll known acts of the kind
that entertained mother and
father.
Yes. vaudeville is proving that
you can't monkey with a Keith
circuit without getting a shock
of some kind.
More and more you'll find fa-
NOUS headliners returning to take
"a cinematic Mich and they're still,
considering the number of times a
picture is shown daily, on a five-a-
day basis.
ACTS ON BROADWAY
Broadway has been startled to
discover that every time it opened
recent musical program that
there were everything from
acrobats to song-and-dance men
in it, but the White Dimmed-Out
Way has pleasantly resigned itself
to such revues.
But how long will Hollywood
take to discover that, basking in
Its sunshine, is a type OF show
business that the film industry
thought it had put out of business
a long time ago, and that it is
coming to day when variety may
become the spice of movie life?
MORE MUSICALS
Carleton Smith. our friend and
Icritic, here for a lecture, reported
that Hollywood is convinced more
musicals must be produced and
that every studio he visited last
week had two or three on their
production schedules.
For the first time we are TO
have feature-length Negro musi-
Gals. If Cabin In the Sky, soon
TO be released with Lena Horne
and Rochester in the leads, click
at the box office, "Porgy and
Bess," also to be done in Techni-
color, will follow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01

HOLLYWOOD, March 1.-Meet-l
ing of Hedy LAMAR and Para
mount starlet Gail Russell is the
towns current chuckle.
The two actresses are lookalikesl
and, the other night at the Holly
wood Canteen, the Russell gals
soldier dance partner insisted on
introducing her TO Hedy.
"Don't you think she looks
Just like you:" he said TO the
M-G-M star.
81 wish were as pretty"
replied Hedy graciously do you
know" she added TO the en-
barrassed starlet, 'you ought to
be in pictures"
Whereupon Gail, very fused,
blurted out, Thank you, so should
you"
TOO REALISTIC
Mary Anderson, who plays Ia
year-old girl in THE Song of
Bernadette." really is taking her
youthful role seriously.
She's come down with the
measles.
The Motion Picture Academy
Of Arts and Sciences is mulling a
proposal by Director Mervyn Le-
Roy to establish a permanent mo
ton picture museum.
LeRoy'S contribution would be a
primitive protector more than 100
pears old which he bought in
France. Manipulation of a series
Of triggers, runs a glass slide
through the protector and creates
an optical illusion of motion.
ALL ABOUT TOWN
The Bill Bendixes can't get a
stove, even a secondhand one, for
their new home. They are doing
all their cooking on an electric
plate borrowed from Sue Carol .
Ruth Brady, Twentieth Century
Fox starlet, and Jean Negulesco,
Warner shorts director, have set
April Is as their wedding day d.
Irene Hervey still is in bed with
that injured kneeeap. It's four
weeks now since her accident
The John Garfields' baby. their
lsecond, is due in four months
When George Reeves, of the $50
Proudly We Hail" cast, becomes
a paratrooper, his wife. Leonora,
goes to Broadway TO appear in a
new AL Rosen production.
Hear there was pandemonium
on the Leopard Man" set at
R-K-O when the 65-pound leopard
became frightened in a cafe scene
and headed for the catwalk in the
roof of the stage One electrician
got rope burns sliding 10 safety
Harry Langdon's S-year-old son
has been working matinees at the
Music Box Theater as a callboy--
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01

producer Bill Perlberg and di'
rector Henry King made an ap-
pointment TO see her, with the
result she is to be given bit part
Alicia and Henry King started
like old friends, for nc
had visited her country.
How her eyes sparkled when he
spoke of the beauty of Teguci'
galpa, the town in which she lives
Alicia, whose father was formerly
consul to America, speaks French
Spanish and English with a charm
ing trace of an accent.
COLLECTED AT RANDOM;
PLENTY OF wit Is promised
Mt the academy dinner with
Bob Hope again master of
ceremonies.
Bob Sterling couldn't keep a
weekend date with Ann SOth-
ern on account of the measles.
He Is quarsntined at camp; Tex
Ritter, cowboy actor, goes on
concert tour next month sing
Ing folk songs and lecturing on
their origin.
Susan Hayward, who has John
Carroll completely out of her
system, was glimpsed at the
Stork Club with an attractive
youth; an eastern sweater firm
has offered Katina PaNinOu
81 900 for a sweater she knitted
made up Of flags. They want
the reproduction rights.
Mrs. Happy Chandler has
turned down that movie offer
because she feels II would be
unbecoming for the wife of
senator to turn actress.
1t. Greg Bautzer is expected
here In few days and bets
are on as TO what will happen
In the case OF Dorothy Lamour.
At the moment she il engrossed
with Capt. William Ross Howard.
but she still hears from Greg.
You would be surprised II YOU
knew who Rita HaywOrth was
dining with - and tete-a-tete.
too--all in a quite nook at Don,
the BeachcOmer's.
Madame De Gresac, pioneer
scenario writer, who used 10
submit scripts TO me at Es-
sanay. died of heart attack
at the age of 20. Tragic that
Madame De Gresac, who made
fortune in her day. was buried
by the Motion Picture Relief.
Jackie Cooper buying dinner
at the Beverly Tropics for
Deette King. a little girl with
whom he went 90 school. That's
all today, See you tomorrow!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
Mother Knows Best

MRS. ALBERT WASSELL of
Little Rock, Ark. 37-year-old
mother of 1t. Comdr. Corydon M.
WasSell. who won the Navy Cross
and was cited by FDR in a fireside
chat for rescuing nine wounded
American sailors from Java. chose
Gary Cooper to play her son in c.
B. De Miles The Story of DR..
Wassell." De Mile took her adj
vice and has cast Cooper in the
role.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
A FOREIGN FIND

DARK-EYED EXOTIC Alicia
Diaz OF Honduras is happy girl.
Here, attending Immaculate Heart
Convent, she is about TO realize
an ambition she has had a long
time when she makes her debut
In The Song Of Bernadette
This Is the way IL happened;
Some of the convent girls spoke
20 me Of Alicia's ambition and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
Chinese Born

ESCAPING FROM the China
war zone as a refugee TO go to
England, where she worked on the
London Daily Mail and lectured
before coming to the Usited
States, Helena Kuo. technical adj
visor on China" was twice in the
midst of japanese bombing raids
on China.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
Re+ake on Battle

THE BATTLE of the Java Sea,
in which the cruiser Marblehead
figured. will be portrayed in the
opening sequence of c. B. De
Miles saga, The Story of DR..
WaSSell.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
Russian Exhibit Planned

An exhibition of current photo
graphs of Russia, featured by
Margaret Bourke-White prints,
will be shown at the Detroit Public
Library March Ala.