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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-25
New YMCA
Secretary
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others, and this Women's Group
recommended her appointment to
the Y Executive Committee.
She is graduate of Mt. st. Vim
cent College, B. A. 1882. She took
postgraduate work at Fordham
University and received her M. A.
in Social Service in 1898.
She was on the Faculty for one
year, 1910, at Catholic University
of America, and was called from
there to head the U. s. o. work for
Hartford. The Hartford U. S. o.
while it serves some men in uniform,
is mainly for work among the young
women who are workers in the war
factories of Hartford.
She served for three years as a
family case worker in New York
City, under the Catholic Charities.
She also worked one year for the
Girls Service League for America
in the psychiatric department. She
also did group work there.
General Secretary Herbert s.
Smith, says that her work in Hart
ford is highly recommended by Y.
M. G. A. and U. s. o. officials. She
has been successful in recruiting and
training large numbers of volun-
teers, and in organizing and pro.
noting Group Work programs.
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Smouldering Berlin
Is Bombed Again
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when four motored bombers drop
ped LOO tons of explosives and
kindled a patch of fire 10 miles long
and two miles wide visible from the
Baltic Sea.
1t was Berlins 18th raid of the
war and the sixth by mosquitoes
this month. During the record
bomber attacks the last week of
July to wipe out part of Hamburg,
Germany's second city, the light
planes alternated regularly with
heavy bombers.
Berlin radio broadcasts said the
raiders caused only slight damage.
They presumably picked targets
missed by the four engined planes
and surveyed the raging fires re-
ported still burning from the pre-
viouS raids.
The Germans clamped down an
iron censorship on neutral CORE
spondents and Stockholm cores
pondents were allowed to inform
their papers only that they were
still alive.
A radio Algiers broadcast quoted
the clandestine radio station Allan
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Get Army
Navy ''E" Award
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They labored faithfully with the
company and are now serving the
Nation with loyalty and devotion
to duty that challenges the best
that is in us. Their example shall
be our ideal.
The men and women who are
honored by the award of the Army
Navy "E'' are the employees of both
plants of Waterbury Clock Com
pany, in Waterbury and Middlebury.
In Business SO Years
There was but one building when
the Company began business in
Waterbury in 1857 and only a few
employees. In the early years the
plant was powered by water wheel
and made only pendulum type
clocks. After a short period lever
movement clocks were perfected and
were soon in what was, In those
days, quantity production.
BY the end Of the 10Th century
alarm clocks were the company's
largest selling item and there had
been developed a watch which was
About 1892 Robert H. Ingersoll
and Brother purchased 1000
watches from the Company for the
Ingersoll mail order trade and there
began to produce Ingersoll watches
business. Waterbury Clock Company
began to produce Ingersoll watches
in a steadily growing volume which
p1,od O hiot1 q Ok nm
watches a day. 1t Is today conserv-
atively estimted that the Company
has produced and sold more than
$50, 100000 watches.
Ingersoll's renowned slogan was
1.-THE Watch That Made The Dollar
Famous"
Theodore Roosevelt wrote that
when he was on his hunting expedi-
lions in darkest Africa, he was rec
ognized as the man who came from
"the land where Ingersolls are
made"
PopuIarize Wrist Watches
Besides being the first to popular
lie ow-priced watches, the Com
pany was the first to popularize
wrist watches In the United States
and the first to popularize luminous
dial timepieces.
The company's production OF
clocks has kept steadily on since
1857, and 1t is today conservatively
estimated that 1t has produced and
sold more than 100000 clocks OF
all types.
During the first World War, the
company's output of watches went
almost exclusively to the Armed
Forces of the United States. After
the present World War began the
company started to convert its facil-
tiles to the production Of war ma
TERRELL. It has made almost no time
pieces for the past two years, but
1t has produced in great quantities
many types Of high precision items
and equipment for the Army and
Navy and Air Force Of this country
and for the Army and Navy Of Great
Britain.
Factory Built In IS Days
In order to increase its production
capacity for the war effort, the
company. during the spring anc
summer of 1912. built, in SO days
the modern and beautiful plant
which yesterday was the scene Of
the ceremonies at which the mer
and women OF Waterbury Clock
Company were presented their "E'
flag for high achievement In the
production Of war material.
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u. S. Bombers

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the daylight offensive against Italian
railroad centers yesterday while me-
dium and heavy bombers rested.
They dropped bombs on the
mouth of a tunnel at Sapri on the
west coast railroad, perhaps sealing
it, and also ripped up tracks there
and at Sibari on the east coast rail-
road and Castrovillari in the in
terror Spitfire fighters covered the
fighter bombers.
Sapri lies 120 miles north of Mes
sina Strait on the Gulf of Policas-
trO.
South African Kittyhawk fighter
bombers raked 20 to 30 Axis trucks
proceeding eastward near Reggie
Calabria, across Messina Strait from
Sicily, with machine-gun bullets. No
other targets could be found on the
Italian toe, returning pilots reported.
No Opposition
For the second straight day. none
of the northwest African Air Force
planes met any enemy fighter OPP
position, an indication the Axis
command may be boarding their
dwindling strength for an expected
invasion of the Italian mainland.
Four Allied planes were reported
missing.
Two Beaufighter pilots who helped
sink the schooner off the Italian
cosat flew so now they hit the mast
and were forced Gown in the water.
An American destroyer rescued
them.
Sgt. Pilot Joseph Montpeti of
Quebec Province, one of the Can
adam flyers who participated in
last nights raid on Tore Annun-
ziata, said he saw one tWo-ton bomb
burst on the steel works and many
on the railroad yards.
Flying Officer Eric Sherlock of
Simcoe, Ont, whose twin brother
also is a pilot in the same squad
ron, reported one particularly big
explosion in the target area gave
off blHe and green light.
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company's industrial output, which
on Monday reached the tremendous
volume of 16,576,291 parts, will be
steadily increased" through the
teamwork of management and la
Dor.
An estimated 5000 employees at
tended the ceremonies. Nearly a
dozen chartered BUSES and hun
dreds of private automobiles were
used to transport the audience to
the beautiful rooftop auditorium,
from which half a dozen American
flags, as we'll as flags Of the United
Nations fluttering against the back
ground of a blue sky and green Con-
necticut hills gave a stirring set
ting to the exercises.
Prominently displayed over the
speakers platform was the COM
panys service flag, with the figure
AT, representing the number OF
Ingersoll workers in the armed
forces.
John B. Kennedy, distinguished
radio commentator presided at the
ceremonies. Mayor John S. Mon
agan and First Selectman Howard
E. Bronson, represented the city OF
Waterbury and the town of Middle
bury. Music was furnished by the
U. S. Maritime band of Sheepshead
Bay, L. E. directed by Lieut.. Har-
old Stern, Jr.
Veteran Employees HOnOred
Presentation of e. pins was made
by Lieut.. Commander of War. Ac-
ceptance of the pins on behalf Of
the employees was made by August
E. Grigalot. e. pins to the COM
pany's oldest employees were award
ed to George L. Henry, Sadie FRS
bic, Loretta McGinn, Thomas Parke
ST.. and Quirin Straub.
The significance of the e pin
as emphasized by several speakers
follows:
In 1906 the Navy instituted in the
Fleet an award for excellence which
has been known ever since as thu
Navy "E". First awarded for ex'
cellence in gunnery, this was late
extended to include outstanding
performance in engineering ant
communications An honor not cas-
lily won nor lightly bestowed, 1t be-
came and has remained a matter o
deep pride to the men Of the serv
ice who receive 1t.
When the rising tide Of war II
Europe placed a premium on tn
production of war equipment, tn
Navy "E" Award was extended II
embrace those plants and organiza
tons which showed excellence u
producing ships, weapons, AM
equipment for the Navy.
Then came Pearl Harbor and tn
high resolve on the part Of al
Americans to work and fight togeth
er until victory in that struggle !
final and complete.
From. that high resolve was born
the Army-Navy Production Aware
which stands today as our fighting
forces joint recognition to excep
tional performance on the produc
ton front Of the determined
persevering, unbeatable American
spirit which can be satisfied onl.
by achieving today what yesterda.
seemed impossible.
Former Employees Remembered
Yesterdays entire program wa
dedicated by the Ingersoll Compan!
to employees Of the plant now wear
ing uniforms Of Uncle Sans Forces
serving their country In the world
wide fight for freedom.
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tic, that $4,000 wer homeless. More
than 100000 0were believed to have
been evacuated prior to the attack.
The Daily Express in Stockholm
dispatch said civilians aided clear
ance squads trying to gather up
debris strewn throughout the city.
Large crowds of Londoners slept
in subways last night, expecting a
reprisal raid, but no planes appear
ed.
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spokesman said the Yank troops
continued their slow advance and
had met little resistance cleaning
up Baanga Island, just off New
Georgia.
Defending Allied fighters shot
down nine Zeros and damaged two
others stopping raGiing formations
at Vella Lavella Island, north most
Of the central Solomons yesterday
an dthe day before.
"a Tokyo radio broadcast said
japanese naval planes sank two
American torpedo boats Of four
which were attacked on the coast Of
vella Lavella island on Monday)
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an American base-seizing expedition
into the Marshall Gilbert islands or
a blow against Paramushiru, jap
ans Kurile islands stronghold.
The American fleet units in the
Mediterranean, which played a sig
nificant part in the conquest of
Italy, probably would be transferred
to the Pacific where the full weight
of the U. S. Navy will be thrown
against the Japanese.
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JAP ATTEMPT FAILS

Chunking, Aug. 25-(UP)-A Jap
anese attempt to force the Salween
river at Huitung In western Yunnan
province two weeks ago was repulsed
with heavy casulties, Chinese COM
muniquo said lat niahk
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-25
Mineichi Kogo Not
Dead As Reported
BY United Press

Tokyo radio said today that con-
trary to Chinese report of his
death, Admiral Mineichi Koga, COM
mander in chief of the Japanese
fleet, is enjoying the best of
health"
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All Fronts,
All One War

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Record Raid
On Wewok

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French Fleet
To Play Part

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Invasion Of
Germany

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Implication Clear

In world where these issues
are being tested on a global
scale, this long ago clash of two
OF the most brilliant figures in
our history sets up vast
feverberation. There is no eS-
Gaping the implication.
The fight that jefferson won
30 magnificentiy must be fought
again and again as new enemies,
sometimes bold and outspoken,
sometimes hidden and treacher-
Gus. challenge the right of free
men 10 govern themselves.
The issues involved, the great
protagonists, the sharp and bril-
liantly Illuminated pattern of the
conflict all combine 10 give
Kingsley the ready-made stuff
of momentous drama. With the
patient wisdom of Washington
trying 10 save in statecraft the
revolution he had won by force
OF arms, the drama as history
wrote it, moves TO grand ele-
walton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

While here he attended a
British war relief benefit spon-
sored by the. cinema capitals
English colony A news
photographer snapped a picture
OF him drinking champagne In
the midst Of a gay throng {.
Immediately a storm OF bitter
criticism broke In London =.
Coward was Summarily ordered
home On his arrival further
trouble greeted him =. He was
tried on a technical charge of
income tax evasion.
Alth ough indicated, the
damage was done His great
popularity with the British pub
lie was wiped out London
newspapers which formerly sat
at his feet now minated he
was a Stacker and appeaser 4.
Stunned and sick at heart
Coward realized he had made
his great mistake when he at
tempted an unfamiliar job i.
He knew he should have tried
TO serve his country in his field
as writer, composer, actor i.
Perhaps II was still not too late.
A great motion picture might
be the answer . d. But he needed
an idea =. He got il from his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
First in Color

LADY IN THE DARK" pic
turization of the Broadway hit,
is Ginger Rogers first experience
in technicolor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Proves His Genius

Friends warned him he was
attempting the impossible 4.
There was neither equipment nor
manpower available for such an
ambitious production but
ward. single-handed. en-
barked on the task he had set
himself .. He devoted eight
months TO writing the story =.
Then he secured what was left
of English movie studios for suf-
ficient wood. metal and equip
ment to build his sets and props.
Every item, even pins, had to
be borrowed from the govern
ment and returned intact (.
Then came casting problems
actors. and actresses had TO be
borrowed from the various serv-
ices and their farioughs timed
almost TO the minute there
could be no deviation from the
shooting schedule once il was
arranged there could be no
mistakes, no bad takes" for
film had to be conserved.
1t will be hard for Hollywood
to believe. but when, after II
weeks production, Coward as
sembled the film he had shot,
he cut exactly 720 feet-less
than a reel Now you know
the problems, emotional, intel
lectual and technical, that beset
Noel Coward in his creation of
In This We Serve" but you
will see no evidence of them in
the finished product In that
fact lies the proof of towards
genius incidentally, Coward
can no longer be called a flop
as a propaganda I'm Which
We Serve" is superb propa-
ganda.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Fisher Lecturer
Is Van Paassen

PIE RRE VAN PAASSEN,
distinguished crusading Journal
ist. will speak on Americas
Role in World Peace" at Fisher
Town Hall in the Fisher Thea
ter, Wednesday. at IL a. m.
Author of three great books,
Days Of Our Years, The Time
Is Now" and That Day Alone, I"
the noted correspondent is now
at work on a new volume,
Who's on the Lords Side,
Who?" TO be published soon.
One OF the great inspirational
speakers of our time, Van Paas-
sen has a background of years
in Europe as a foreign cor
respondent. He was one of the
first journalists to interview
Mussolini and Hitler.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
He's Movie Actor

"Why beside the fact that IL
Is such a beautiful, touching
song, do YOU figure II became
the best seller OF Its day ?" I
asked.
$50 many Of our boys" he re-
piled, "were I'm tropical countries
where II was hot, with no snow,
and IL seemed to touch respon-
sive chord In their hearts and I'm
the hearts OF their families who
missed them at the holiday sea-
SON."
Irving will have 10 turn movie
actor in This Is the Army"
when il is produced at Warmers.
The story is still being written
and instead Of Jane Cowl, as the
hostess Of the canteen, don't be
surprised il II isn't a movie star,
for with all due regard to Jane
the public knows its movie IA
vorites better, for all of them
have seen the movies and not all
have seen the one and only
Cowl.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Untrue to Theafer

BY relying too heavily on his
documents, letters, notes, and so
on, Kingsley has deprived his
dialogue of a sense OF speech.
and given il an accidental liter
airy quality, true to fact but I'M
true TO the theater.
The matter Of physical re-
semblance is important, and is
one reason why the disembodied
medium of the radio averageses
higher success with historical
subjects than visual mediums.
That problem is well handled.
especially in the case of Wash
ington, played brilliantly by
Cecil Humphreys until he was
injured in a fall on the second
night. The others range from
moderately good TO an almost
unconscious caricature.
The total effect is one Of high
intention, honest effort, and
public. worthiness. These are
sound values to be cherished,
even if they do not turn on all
the lights OF the theater.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Called People Beast

1t is easy To misrepresent
Hamilton'S attitude. but the SIM
pie fact remains that he called
the people that great beast"
In a letter 10 DR.. Benjamin
Rush. jefferson wrote that he
told Hamilton. on one occasion.
that he thought the greatest
men the world had ever pro-
duced were Bacon, Newton and
Locke. Hamilton replied the
greatest man that ever lived was
Julius Caesar"
While jefferson had the highest
regard for Hamilton's personal
character. he did not hesitate
10 say that che was not only a
monarchist. but for a monarchy
bottomed on corruption"
His system" jefferson wrote
TO Washington, Flowed from
principles adverse To liberty,
and was calculated To under
mine and demolish the repub-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

kloeICowdrdNoCoword
He Proves It Hard Way
BY HARRIET PARSONS
special 20 THE DETROIT TIMES

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 6.
THIS is not going to be a bio
Il graphical sketch of Noel
Coward A.. You probably know
his life and amazing career al
ready and II you don't you
can read his fascinating auto
biography, Present Indicative"
-. This is going to be the story
OF how Noel Coward came to
write, produce. direct and COM
pose the music for and star in
in Which We Serve" said to
be the most significant film to
come out of World War ii.
Even for Coward. long hailed
as master of many trades, this
is a spectacular accomplishment
.. He made the picture in war
torn England in the face Of
seemingly insurmountable diff
culties To understand why
he chose 10 attempt such a task
at such a time you must know
about one of the few Coward
failures.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Never ExhiIaratinq

Yet, Kingsley's craftsmanship
had not been able TO give all this
the stage presence it needs, or
the dramatic proportions to
match the heroic scale of his
tory. His play is generally in
teresting. now and then absorb
Ing, but never quite exhilarating
or inspiring.
II invites the sort of inter-
ruptive applause Of a patriotic
address. the surface approval of
words, without touching the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Volunteered Services

When war broke out in Eu-
rope Noel Coward FASTENED 20
offer his services to the, British
Empire Although he was
England's smartest modern day
writer and author of countless
stage successes, he sought no
fancy appointment D.. Assigned
a mysterious post with naval
intelligence, he knew little about
the work he was asked TO do.
He was sent on a tour Of
England's colonies and domin-
ions TO perform a superpropa-
ganda job for the empire He
worked hard and earnestly, but
got nowhere in fact the bril-
liant Coward was a flop as a
propaganda Folks in Eng
land began to wonder about his
failure Then, on his way
home from Australia, he stopped
in HOLLYWOOD.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Direct Perfinence

Kingsley has chosen TO look
back on this moment in our
history for sensible and shrewdly
dramatic reasons.
He knows that there Is
direct pertinence in the mate
rial. He knows that. with his
tory's notorious tendency 10 re-
peat itself, there is a modern
parallel TO be drawn from this
battle of the giants. He knows.
finally. that IL is a battle that
goes on perpetuaily in human
affairs between men who trust
the people and men who do not.
Jefferson believed profoundly
in the people and held firmly
10 the faith that, with enlight-
ened opinion, men could govern
themselves. That is possibly
why he thought IL. more i'm
portant to inscribe On his tomb
the fact that he founded the
University OF Virginia, than TO
mention his two terms as presi-
dent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
An Extra Factor

For. in any historical play,
the normal relation OF the audi
ence toward a set of facts on
the stage-the actors, dialogue,
scenery, and so on--is distorted
because another set Of facts is
present. This is the impression.
true or not, the audience already
has its collective imagination Of
the events and persons involved.
III the play creates In stage fact
an impression which comedies
with this audience fact its work
is easy. II il doesn't, il must be
strong enough 10 establish its
own.
In doing this. II Is not enough
for the dramatizer of history TO
rely on historical accuracy.
Facts won't save him, or make
his play live. He must tempt
the Imagination Of his audience
10 accept what il sees and hears.
at least for the time the curtain
is up.
It makes no difference whether
Marc Anthony's address over the
body of Caesar is true or not.
for the slowest wit in the audi
ence, whatever else he knows.
Knows that It wasn't in English
at all events. The important
point is that Shakespeare makes
IL dramatically true.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

deeper dramatic impact OF I'M
derlying power and emotional
release.
There are moments when the
great men take on the tabieau
rigidity of Madame TusSaud's,
when even their words have a
waxworks quality and all Of this
comes down to the problem Of
the theater in recreating the
past.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Of Life
TurnedDown
By Berlin

Continued from First Stage Page)
our rooms at the hotel and the
kids loved It," said Irving.
How do you think up all your
songs?" / asked.
well, In motion pictures they
say, Write n song about some
subject For instance, in 'Hon-
day Inn they wanted a Christ
mas tune 30 1 wrote white
Christmas for Bing Crosby.
Then IL surprised all of us
by selling a million COPIES In a
month, breaking the records
made by my other tunes"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

good friend, Lord Louis Mount
batten. now head of the Com
mandos Mountbatten told
Coward OF his experiences on
the destroyer Kelly from the
time of its commissioning until
its sinking during the battle for
Crete Coward saw In this
saga of a ship and its men an
idea for q film about the royal
navy which would reach TO the
roots of English character and
heroisrn.