The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-25
Walter WillcIleII
In NezQy York

Sheridan happens to be, too !.
The Dick Haynes (he's the luke box
king debuting IN - Jills and 70
Jeep') are parenticipating Mrs.
Haynes Is Joan Marsh, ex-Copaca.
bana eyeful The M. Heck
schers, he's the millionaire, are edi.
ing their big story.
The Bernie family arrives from
the coast Wednesday afternoon /. /.
Ben will lie In state at Riverside
Chapel 76th 81. and Amsterdam
Ave. until the next morning i.
The services will be held Thursday
at IL q. m. at Temple Rodeph EhO-
lOm Temple Emanuel, first
announced, was unable TO accom-
nn0date Ben's last song request
was: "I'n See You Again" The
Boston Posts leading editorial Of
Get. 2lst read: People would say:
4 heard Ben Bernie last night
Then they would smile. The menu.
Ory Of hearing him was very pleas
ant. IL will continue 20 be so now
that he 10 gone. Something bright
and friendly went out with him. II
the entertainment world wants 20
pay tribute TO his memory, Il might
do 80 by using him ~ o model Of
o voice which was welcomed 20 the
family fireslde, . model Of kindly
laughter which left no sting" I.
Last nights radiotOrlal will appear
tomorrow.
The BillbOard's next will use head.
lines on Its front cover-breaking
a 30 year old precedent The
Rosie O'Grady" film and Danny
Kaye are breaking all records for
the Roxy Look and Pic nre re-
vising their nakeups - aiming for
the family postwar biz. All the
girly mags are trying to shelve the
"cheeSecake" association Lewis
Brownies best-seller. "See What !
Mean?" sold 1000 copies In 2 days
Miriam Cabot" the sec'y In
the book, was fashioned after lovely
Kay Aldrich, who was the authors
Eec'y once $4,000 in cash was
left unclaimed In the Monte Carlo
Beach checkroom. It Is now await
ing It's owner at the e. 6lst st. sta.
ton House Fulton Oursler stars
s times weekly as q Mutual COM
menator Nov. 9th Phileo-Va-
riety's Radio Hall Of Fame" will
have Paul Whiteman with 40) and
probably Lawrence Tibbett as en-
Gee Gypsy Rose Lee has apollo
gized TO the cast.
The trouble ut Hillburn IN. ~
where some whites removed their
children from public school because
Negro tots were admitted, IL now
critical Very poor white FAM
lilies have sent their children TO
private schools Certain locals
suspect q Summer resident of foot
Ing those bills -- to keep lncit-
Ing trouble" He II mentioned
many times in "Under Cover" :.
They have made affidavits that he's
financing the whole thing Isn't
that something for John Edgar
H0over's agents TO investigate?
The book, Japan and America
Must Work Together" was paid for
the japanese money and mailed out
free by the Int1 Economic Research
Bureau. The author, VIM. ]. Baxter,
failed to register as an agent for the
Japs, and the G-men got interested.
His case Is now before q Federal
Grand Jury In washington, d. 9.
=. Gene Sheldon, the comic, and
his Peggy Mccain have drifted
Joe Cronin, the Red Sox chief, has
a defense Job near Boston. Tells pals
he doesn't think baseball viii sur
vive ~. The Duke Of Windsor
Is staying In the U. s. TO avoid
being called to testify as character
witness In Nassau E. Linda Darnell
and her mother has reconciled &. :.
At one mag publishers conference
in Washington the fight to get pa.
per wound up with a Suggest
A retired steel magnate Of upstate
(now living In the Rockies) Is the
money hacker for smear pamphlets
distributed by certain rabble-rous-
ers The Allied Conference Is
being held IN Moscow because they
feel safer nearer Berlin - than
washington.