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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13
GARAGES ENJOY
BUSY WEEK END
Coal Dealers Also Kept
Hopping; Few Distress
Calls Received

Fair and colder weather was fore
cast for today as Waterbury
emerged from its first real winter
weekend Of the season.
The cold snap struck suddenly
early Saturday morning when a
light fall of snow covered the
streets and the mercury dipped to
Z degrees above zero, while north
west winds, at times reaching a
volicity of go m. p. h. swept the city.
The emergency fuel Office re-
NAMED open all day long to receive
distress calls from residents without
heat. These were few however, E.
j Balthazar, area fuel administra-
tor, reported.
Coal dealers and garages did a
land Office business, as residents
fastened to stock up on fuel for
their homes and anti-freeze for
their cars.
More than 100 homes In South
bury were without electric service
for several hours when a tree fell
across power line on the South
bury Woodbury. road. Service was
similarly interrupted in six Nauga-
tuck homes, the Connecticut Light
& Power Co. reported.
Temperatures In suburban areas
fell below Waterbury readings. In
Plymouth. the mercury hit de-
grees. water pipes were frozen, and
, the winds took o large toll of
trees in Plymouth park.
One freak report Of the storm was
reported mhy ThomaSton avenue
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CHARTER CHANGE
Eleanor's face frightened.

Eleanor's face frightened.
you mean," she said, II don't
play country girl who makes her
entrance in the first reel carrying a
suitcase and announcing, Tn a
dancer? and the producer Of the
show says, oh. yeah, sister. That
gotta see.' 1t always happens in
all my pict-"
But it doesn't happen in this
picture" Stone said. You DON'T
play a country girl Then you help
stage big musical show. Only get
this-you DON'T dance In the
show"
Eleanor Powell did double take.
"You mean," she gasped. IT sit in
the audience and WATCH the
show? Why, it's never happened
before. LISTS wonderful"
Right" said Producer Stone.
"You see, you're a dancer, working
in another show, but you're trying
to make good as an executive with
an advertising agency. You want
to quit show business"
Eleanor did a triple take.
II don't want to be a dancer!
don't want to be a star! This is
wonderful"
"Of course it's wonderful said
Producer Stone. "And then a guy
falls in love with you. We give you
the glamor treatment by NOT
showing your legs"
"Mr. Stone" said Eleanor, II love
you"
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STATE

If you intend to see "Crazy
House" co-starring Olsen and john
son those famous comedians OF
"Hellsapopin" and "Sons Of Fun, u
you'll have to hurry as performances
tomorrow evening at Warmers State
theater positively conclude its en-
gagement. Dangerous Blondes
with Allyn Joslyn and Evelny Ank-
erS is the second hit of the cur
rent show.
Starting Wednesday the State
ushers in another giant Yunletide
show with "Top Man" one of the
most entertaining comedy dramas
of the season as the headnner.
Co-starred in "Top Man" are
Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster,
Lillian Gish, Richard Dix and
Paggy Ryan. Outstanding players in
the supporting cast include Anne
Gynne and Noah Berry, Jr., while
diverting musical specialties are
contributed by the celebrated Bor-
rah Minevitch Rascals, the Bobby
Brooks Quartet, and Count Basic
and his orchestra.
The story of Top Man" declared
to be intimately appealing, deals
humorously and dramatically with
present day family affairs and sit
uations close to the heart Of SO
many Americans who have read
justed their lives to meet necessary
wartime changes.
Young Donald O'Connor, star Of
the recent screen success, mister
Big" and appearing In the title role
of the new film, is said to outshine
his previous portrayals. He plays the
part Of a resourceful youngster who
becomes the head of the family
after his dad accepts a Navy COM
mission. Susanna Foster Of "Phan-
tom Of the Opera" fame, is seen as
Donald's girl friend and sings sew
eral numbers during musical Sc
quenceS of the story.
Dix has the father" role opposite
Miss Gish whose screen appearance
will be welcomed by countless
moviegoers who remember the
many silent pictures which she
starred. Miss Gwynne and Noah
Berry, Jr., are teamed In situations
similar to those which enhanced
their popularity in We've Never
Been Licked" and Frontier Bad
men,"
All in all 'Top Man" promises to
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13
In -
Hollywood
BY ERsKINE JOHNSON
NEA stan Correspondent

It looks like 1914 Is going down in
cinematic history as the year Holly
wood discovered the rest Of Eleanor
Powell. Yes. sir, Producer Andrew
Stone looked around the other day
and there was Eleanor. She wasn't
dancing and most Of her highly
publicized legs were hidden beneath
skirt.
Producer Stone looked at Eleanor
and said he didn't believe it.
"You're-feet, your legs" he sput-
tered.
whats wrong with my legs?'
asked Eleanor, nervorsly tapping
her French heel.
They're got a BODY!" said the
producer, Columbus-like. II never
noticed it before. Always, I've
watched only your feet and legs
when you were dancing" Andy took
another look. why, this is sensa-
tional. We won't even show your
legs"
Eleanor looked puzzled.
1--WE won't even show my legs in
what?"
This musical I'm going to pro-
duce," Stone said, "It's called Sen
sations of 1914 And you're going to
be the biggest sensation in the pic
ture You'll dance a little, sure. But
you'll act, too. It's great role
you play an inscriptions, wise
cracking press agent"
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Your Rowing Reporters
Than River Transport
Jungle, Heath Learns

basin always will depend upon
river boats and aviation for its
transportation.
Ocean-going freighters can 60
2300 miles up the Amazon and its
upper alter ego, the Solimoes, to
Iquitos in Peru. The Rio Negro is
navigable almost up. to Colombia.
The Madeira, the Benz and the
Madre de Dios are available for
smaller craft quite a distance into
Bolivia.
It is possible to travel widely
down here by boat. But 1t takes a
lot of time, aud to ship goods by
river Is costly.
Strange as that may seem to a
country literally networked with
railroads and hard-surfaced high
ways down here it actually is
cheaper to ship much freight by
airplane than by river boat.
"Pancho" Ramsey, chief pilot and
aviation operations manager down
here for Rubber Development Cor
poration, has figures to show that
in the Catalina amphibian In
which he has been carrying us he
can fly freight for $25 ton less
than it can be brought in by river
boat.
From Porto Velho to Guajara-
merin. near here, river boats re-
quire 20 days to bring in Is tons
of foodstuffs. With a single Catalina
Ramsey can carry five tons on each
of two trips a day, so that in three
days he can put 80 tons of food into
Guaparamerin.
AVIATION is ANSWER
AS an illustration of the cost ba-
sis against which his planes can
compete successfully, Ramsey cites
the river run from Manaos, inland
center Of rubber operations, to
Prainha, some $50 miles up the
Madeira and Aripuana rivers, on
which boats of the S. Negreiros
Company take 10 days. The freight
charge is 20 per cent of the value
of the goods.
Continuing on up the Arpuano
and the Rio Theodore Roosevelt to
Bonn Future, some $50 miles, takes
another II days, for which the
charge is two cents and a half a
pounds, or $50 a ton.
1t would be pretty hard to de-
velop a country in the face Of such
delays and such costs. To construct
railroads or even trucking high
ways through the jungle wuold in
volve enormous engineering prob
lens and unbearable expense. Such
difficulties would arise in part from
the vast distances, in part from the
thick growth, and in part from the
fact that normal flood stage for
many of the rivers is around 40
feet, which mandates vast areas
and would require that perhaps
thousands of miles of highway run
ming through wilderness be elevated
at great expenses on pillars about
60 feet in height.
The alternative is aviation. Such
success as the rubber program has
met is attributable in considerable
part to the 100000 worth of fly
ing equipment used-four ply fly
ing boats and one amphibian, one
Lockheed Electra and one Grum-
man amphibian in Brazil and Bo-
livia, two Phys In Peru.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13

the Order Of the Red Star. one Of
the most coveted Of Russian decora-
tons.
Included In the picture are shots
Of the Russian Army'S newest weap-
on a deadly rocket gun, In use.
Known as "Katusha" the multibar-
relied gun Is q military secret. AL
that is known about it outside Rus
STA Is seen In the film.
The joyous meeting Of two Rus"
sian armies converging at Stain
grad and trapping the NaZis is an
other high srot Of this thrilling
must" film.
And, also on the same program Is
Drums Of Flu Manchu" with an all
star cast.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13
MUSICAL Group
GIVES CONCERT
Concert CavaIcade Heard
Yesterday at Pearl Street
NeighbOrhOOd House

Before a limited but highly APP
preciative audience the Youth So
ciety Of the Pearl Street Athletic
Club presented its first Concert
Cavalcade yesterday afternoon at
Pearl Street Neighborhood House.
The program was an artistic sue
cess with local artists sharing hon.
ors with guest artists from New
Haven. Included on the program
was zone Sweet Moment of Bliss. ="
set TO music by Mrs. Ethel Medlock
williams, wife of Charles J. Will
limas, founder of the club, and
which was sung by Hurgelee
Prince, soprano, Mrs. Sylvester E.
Perkins, accompanist.
Others heard on the program were
brady C. Sturdivant, soprano, &C
companied by Mrs. Constance
O'Dell, singing Schubert's ave
Maria" and Grieg's Ich liebe Dich."
Doris M. Howe, contralto, sang
Virginia Lullaby" Prayer of the
Norwegian Child" and Lullaby"
by Brahams. She was accompan-
1el by Mrs. Ridgeway F. Shinn.
Hurgelee Prince also sang Crate
full" and God Be Merciful to Me-"
Isaac w. Reed, bass, accompanied
by Mrs. Constance O'Dell, sang
Water Boy" and Go Down Mos
es." Mrs. O'Dell also played solo
piano numbers including Country
Gardens and McDowelfs "Taran-
tella." James L. Mitchell, baritone,
sang II Love Life" and Give A
Man A Horse He Can Ride" accom-
panied by Mrs. Farley E. Caples.
Grace Kinch, pianist, was heard
in several selections that included
''Elegie," Rachmaninoff's prelude"
and Catherine Williams, violinist,
played Meditation also the IN
termezzo from Cavelleria Rusti-
cana
Mrs. Hugo Wiberg sang several
Christmas carols including 1.-THE
First Noel" Silent Night" and
others Margaret Foust, accompan-
led by Mrs. Constance O'Dell, sang
two songs by Burleigh, steal
Away" and Nobody Knows The
Trouble I See." Other selections were
included on the program and all
gave good performances, receiving
hearty applause.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13

AOWAlC0 IALC1C.
Every load OF rubber coming
down and Of foodstuff and supplies
going up pays tribute, through
railroad charges, to the House of
SuareZ.
AIR FREIGHT CHEAPER
That symbolizes the problem Of
developing the Amazon basin. You
have choice of travelling by river
boat or by air, or of staying out
You can get here from Belem, at
the mouth Of the Amazon by COM
mercial air lines, in approximately
a day and half, laying over night
at Manos. But workmen brought
to tap rubber trees, coming by
boat, take two months.
1t appears to be the consensus OF
the best informed persons I have
met down here that the Amazon
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13

be one Of the most entertaining
pictures to come out Of Hollywood
this year drop in and see 1t
at the State before or after doing
your Christmas shopping.
And for your further enjoyment
the management will present an
other in the thrilling adventures OF
Sherlock Holmes entitled" Sher-
lock Holmse entitled Sherlock
Holmes Faces Death" with Basil
Ruthbone in the title role and Nigel
Bruce as Doctor Watson"
And don't forget the State s
early bird show will be held as usual
on Thursday morning. Doors Of the
theater will open at $50.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13

doors Of the theater opening prompt
ly at Has. The stage and screen
show Is essen In its entirety by 2:3C
p m. There will positively be no adj
vance in prices for this performance
Visit the Loew Poll theater and wit
ness the biggest and best in stage
shows in New England at regular
Loew prices.
The next big attraction comes to
the Loew Poll theater on Friday
and continues for five big days
thereafter. This consists Of Happy
Land" with handsome Don Ameche
and Frances Dee and a grand sup
porting cast headed by Ann Ruth
erford. The second hit is Whisper
ing Footsteps outstanding murder
mystery.
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STILL STEPPING

But you get to dance, of course"
Producer Stone continued. "Only
there's logical reason for the
dancing. While you're working as
a press agent we cut back a couple
Of times to show you're still dancing
in the show. But we'll keep the
dancing to a minimum. Only three
numbers"
ut can't be true" Eleanor said
"Why, in seven years at M-G-M
there never was logical reason for
my dancing. In one picture I did
nine numbers"
II know" said Producer Stone. II
saw those pictures. Sensations of
1914 will be different. You'll be diff
ferent. You're going to act. That
is, if you want to be in the picture?"
IF want to be in the picture?
Are you kidding? This is what I've
been waiting for"
you'll be sensational" said Pro-
Queer Stone, reaching for a con-
tract.
Eleanor Powell signed it.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13
EVANGELINE CIRCLE
CONVENES TONIGHT

N2ugatuck, Dec. 13-Evangeline
circle members of the Salem Luth-
eran church will meet tonight at 7
o'clock The circle will convene
Tuesday at $50 p. m. and pot
luck supper will be served and gifts
exchanged. The children's choir
will rehearse at $3.50 p. m. Wednes-
day and Sunday school teachers
win meet in the church at 1880 p.
m. The church choir will rehearse
Thursday at 1880 p. m. and the SEN
Tor and junior Confirmation classes
win meet Saturday at $3.50 and
$3.50 a. m. respectively.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13

boats that tried
to go through
capsized.
On the shore
opposit e the
Suarez residence
here, overlook
ing the rapids,
Is a little fenced
In plot contain
ing a 12-foot
m O n u ment to
the first S en- =
bora SuareZ who
died in the
rapids, and be-
side It a tiny
four foot cross
of 40 worknen
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13
Current Rationing Regulations
MEATS AND FATS

MEATS AND FATS
stamps will be valid through January l.
PROGRESSED FOODS
through December TO-
E' and T stamps will be in force through January TO-
SUGAR
Stamp pounds through
January IS.
Stamp Ration stamp the arpane sheet Of
Ration Book valid purchase of Of shoes
A books valid for three gallons through Febru
B-1 CT valid for two gallons
b. and ca valid five gallons
Glass unit" stamps of which marked valued at 10
gallons unit stamps each is so gall
units marked encirced
ration certificates denote the value that stamp
and all such stamps be used at time during the winter
Glasses determined
amount of oil Used during the winter the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13
SAVES HER POINTS

Mount Hale, N. H., CUP)-Mrs.
Fred Girouard, wife Of the Mount
Hale lookout, strolled out one morn
ing looking for game for the even
ing meal. AS result she has been
laughing at the OPA ever since. She
bagged an eighc-point 200-pound
buck Just off the highway.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13
VALLEY PLAYERS
ACTIVE TONIGHT

Naugatuck, Dec. 13-The cast of
the play, "Your Uncle Dudley"
which will be presented this eve
ming and Tuesday at 8:15 o'clock
in the Gem theater, was ANNOUNCE
ed today. 1t includes: Harry and
Alma Ingram. Betty Green, Virgie
and Matte Phalan, Joseph Crosby,
Philip Jensen and Norma Widen.
Miss Eleanor Stull Is director.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13
Air Freight Cheaper
In South American
BY S. BURTON HEATH
NEA Staff CORRESPONDENT

acknowledgements, Bolivia, Dec.
13-The House of SuareZ became
extremely wealthy through enter
prise, hard work, intelligent man.
agement-and because it controlled
the 81 kilometer railroad line
around the cachuela esperanto, or
Rapids of Hope"
Those rapids are so bad that, be-
fore the mile and a 'lalf of railroad
was built, two out of three river
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13

resident who had a full chicken
coop and an empty chicken coop.
The wind blew open the doors on
both coops, and the chickens wan
dered from the full coop to the
empty one. When the owner saw
the chickens were missing from the
first coop, he excitedly called De-
tective George Flavin, but later
called up to explain.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13

One-fourth Of the farms in
Northern Ireland now cover less
than 10 acres.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13

Ends Tuesday: CRAZY HOUSE"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13

and DANGEROUS BLONDE"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-25
NEW COMMANDERS
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
New commanders named

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
New commanders named
yesterday by the Allies:
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
U. S. A., commander in chief
of second front forces.
Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Will
son, British, Eisenhower's
successor as commander in CHIEF
Of the Mediterranean theater.
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery, British, commander
III chief Of British armies serv-
ing under Eisenhower.
Gen. Sir Harold Alexander,
British, commander in chief
of Allied Armies in Italy.
1t. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, U.
S. A., commander Of the
American strategic bombing
force operating against Ger
many.
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WILMINGTON MORNING STAR WILMINGTON. N. C.
DEFECTS FOUND
| IN U. S. elders

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 24-P-Defects
were found in a number of army
gliders grounded by the War de-
partment for reinspection after the
glider-crash deaths of Mayor Will
liam Dee Becker and nine others
here last Aug. /, federal grand
jury has reported.
The jury blames the War de-
partment, IN part, for uncertainty
and looseness" of manufa cturer'
inspections. No indictments were
returned.
After weeks investigation, the
jury reported yesterday that de-
fective steel fittings which fasten-
ed the inside edge of the wing strut
to the fuselage of the glider which
crashed had been machined to a
thinness 'far beyond the tolerance
allowed by army specifications. "
Accusations in the jury report
included:
| The Gardner Metal Products
company, subcontractor, was
careless and "shirked its moral
responsibility" although under no
contractual obligation to inspect
the glider parts.
The Robertson Aircraft company,
builder Of the glider, had that re-
sponsibility, but had no inspection
training program and its inspec-
ton system was characterized by
uncertainty and general loose
ness"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-25
CANAL OPENED
4 YEARS "LATEn

Although the Panama canal was
opened to commerce in August,
1914, not until July, 1920, was tie
formal opening proclaimed by the
president of the United States.
FIRST BLAST FURNACE COKE
First successful use of coke as
es fuel in blast furnace was by
Abraham Barby. Shropshire, Eng.
lend, in 1875. Prior to that, char
coal was used exclusively in man
ctacturing iron.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-19
Cox, Lumber King,
B elieved Buyer
OF Pills Franchise
Prick Says Club Sold;
Kelly Syndicate Has Not
Heard From Owners

Philadelphia, Feb. 10 - (U.P) -
The Philadelphia Phils had been
sold today to an unnamed syndicate
but the National League retained
temporary control while final details
were being settled.
1--WE have told this group that
the ball club is theirs" League
President Ford Prick revealed last
night after formally taking over the
Phils' stock from Gerry Nugent.
He refused to disclose the identi-
ty Of the new owners, saying an an
nouncement would be made within
a week.
william B. Cox, New York Lum-
Der Company executive, was believed
to head the syndicate. Cox and
John B, Kelly, Philadelphia Demo-
cratic leader, had been known to be
bidding for the franchise but Kelly
said the league had not advised him
Of acceptance Of his offer.
Cox, who owns the New York
Yankees Of the suspended Ameri-
can Football League, was said to be
associated in the Pills deal with
three prominent Philadelphias.
Lieutenant w. Potter Wear, Cap
tain G. Herbert Walker, Jr., and
CumYnif1S CatherWood.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-19
Transporting
World
Friday Fish And Chips
BY
JOHN A. cLUNEY

Connecticut spOswr having quite time Of keeping
pasyear Hanods Arthur ceany was
bedded with attack Of arthrit that stu with hum
back to the job sports ed OF
that batted out TWO columns day from his
have had slight touch Of artr most painful
alrnen YOU imagine MCKINLEY contend with Within
past Bill Harding sudden victim OF
cerebral hemmohage Bill not
hospital Last week sports promoter
Hartford suffered attack identical TO that which hos
psed Mr. Harding and latest reports that Hurley continues to
Yesterday, Hartfords poplar Bill Lee
infection which reported
this morning not serious.
w WV
young wildly fractured wrist bone in
yesterday, than three situations In which
remainder Of the
varsity Wildly Freshmen the
park department leagues which using him
whistle Duckpn Association will fold
the duration after the district championships TO next Mon
Gaines notified the NDBC Of the action
KNma OF Hartford rounded basketball players enough
tonight with the Swedish Lutherans part Of
proceeds which gifts members Of the
knights Lthuania the the U.
thing plants; mixed
duckpn bgpn which and take part with
the giving the for each POUND diff
ference weight the scaling take place just before the rolling gets
Interesting the morale Of the
plant workers sky high
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-19

3NASA OCAVACC ORVAW0 GsWAWWE
New York, Feb. 19-Sgt. Jackie
Wilson came east from California
with quite a reputation, but Ray
Robinson is likely to prove too fast
for him in the Hereunder at Mad
ison Square Garden, Feb. 10.
These Negro youths probably
are the best welterweights in the
dodge. They are built along the
same rangy lines, Sugar Robin
son a half-inch taller ct S feet II
1-2. They'll weigh within q fraction
Of las pounds.
Robinson will be spurred by
losing his first fight in 1870 - to
Jake La Motta in Detroit. He had
previously repulsed the Bronx mid
dleweight, whom he spotted 16
pounds.
La Motta floored the wasp-waisted
Robinson in taking a debatable de-
cision, which Is something he could
not do in winning decision from
Sgt. wilson in the none commissioned
officers Garden bow, Jan. is.
Sgt. Wilson was unimpresSive
but he took the match on short no
tice, and appeared to need the fight.
SHUFFLES STRAIGHT IN
He stands straight like Robin
son, but doesn't skip around in the
fashion Of the Harlem kid. He shut
files straight In, combines q left
hook to the body with a right to
che head.
California Jackie Is attached tc
the ground crew of the Air Force
at Mitchell Field, where his train
er Is Sgt. George Nicholson. who
is remarkable because he still has