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face. You took wide smooth
forehead, put q couple Of eyes that
looked as If they'd been scooped
UP out of the Mediterranean be-
low 1t; added q short straight nose;
laced tiny line Of freckles acdoss
the bridge Of the nose; tossed in a
generous red mouth; tinted the
foregoing with a mixture Of suntan
and rose leaves, and viola! You had
the perfect face. SO, for Jonah's
money, had this girl
"1a," he said involuntarily.
"Ha, ha," said the girl. "You
look as If you've been leading with
your chin"
Jonah caressed the Logan jaw,
noting meanwhile that ashblond
hair with pin-dots Of yellow fire
IN 1t was the only possible hair to
60 with a face like this.
my chimp" he said absently.
"Now don't tell me you've hurt
yourself" the girl said. And, by
the way, what are you doing here2
And, by another way, who are youP"
Jonah felt O little like a vicious
/ ly tackled halfback who Is be-
ing walked around and questioned
by the referee.
"Mep" he said, somewhat dag
eddy. why, I'm Jonah"
1T see." The blue eyes regard
ed him graVely, "Atld what's that?
The whale?" b.,
She pointed in well-bred fash
ion. The countenance Of Mahoney
was rising above the wall, like, the
moon over Miami.
Jonah got hold Of himself He
was becoming aware of the reason
why he stood here rubbing his
chin, bewildered and inarticulate.
With the realization he had a
horrifying thought. In another Sec
ond Mahoney would take off from
the wall. And this, Jonah saw,
mustn't he. The conversation that
he hoped presently to conduct sim
ply could not be cluttered up with
Mahoneys. .
"stay where you are, Mahoney!"
he ordered, extending mandatory
finger.
"But you says to folly you" be-
gan Mahoney "E'sin' careful to ="
"That's Cancelled. At ease, Ma
honey"
The girl spoke. "We're making
real progress. You're Jonah and
that Is Mahoney. Tarzan Mahoney,
I presume. Well, where do we go
from here?"
The familiar business of bark
ing at Mahoney had restored
Jonah's aplomb. He produced a
card, with a flourish.
ITO BE COntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06

Held over by popular reques.
Commands Strike ct Dawn" win
continue showing over the week
end at Warmers State theater whert
1t has been seen an enjoyed 81
thousands since its opening per-
Torrance Wednesday.
The FIRST great motion picture o.
the worlds toughest fighting men
Commands Strike at Dawn" Is the
top show III waterbury and ul1-
doubtedly you've heard your friends
voice their intentions Of seeing two
and even three times so hurry
down to the State and see this
thriller before 1t ends Monday eve
ming.
Commands Strike at Dawn" Is
the toughest, toughest, knock-down
and rag-out picture Of all recent
films. It Is crammed with hand-to-
hand fights, bayonet duels, motor
cycle dispatch riders being spilled
at high speed, snipers rolling on
roofs, and other thrilling scenes
from the occupied countries Of
Europe.
The picture Is remarkable in that
It enlisted the enthusiastic support
and cooperation Of three great gov
ernments-the United States, Great
BRIAN and Canada. It was con-
sidered so important by Paul NUM-
that he insisted upon playing the
starring role-his first screen ven
ture In more than two years. It also
marks the screen return OF Lillian
Gish, world famous stage and silent
screen star, after nine-year abb
sence from Hollywood. It's large
cast includes several hundred Cana~
diam trained Commands, who ape
pear as themselves and who pre-.
sent q grimly realistic picture OF
warfare as they know 1t.
Other principals in the large sup
porting cast include Sir Cedric
Hardwicks, Richard Coote, Holly.
wood player now in the Canadian
Air Force, who was loaned to the
producers for his role Of Com
mando captain.
"stand BY All Networks" with
Florence Rice and John Beal, y the
second big hit Of the current show.
All in all Commands Strike ct
Dawn" Is o must" for everyone. Put
IL at the top Of your list and be
sure to see 1t before the closing per-
formances Monday night.
Remember, the State will be closed
all day Tusday in compliance with
the governments request TO save
fuel hit will reonen Wednesday at
the usual time with another smash
double hit show headlined BY
SHADOW Of q Doubt" with Teresa
Wright and Joseph Cotter In CO.
starring role.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
EVERYBODY SINGS

Nearly every one Of the seventy
stars and featured players in Para
mounts "Star Spangled Rhythm
participates in at least one Of the
six musical numbers in the must.
cal.
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forth with such gusto that the boy
in front of her said, For gosh
sakes, don't sing so loud"
This first performance was In
New York, where Miss Monroe was
born and reared, studied singing
and started her career. She lives
there now, In a colorful filled
suite on the 30th floor of Hamp-
shire House. Her sitting room
contains music scores and pictures
that remind one that she has sung
in opera, operetta, musical comedy,
revues, vaudeville and radio.
Miss Monroe gets little time at
home, however. Last year she
made 275 public appearances, from
one end Of the country to the 9TH
er, and you can bet she sang 1.-THE
Star-Spangled Banner" at every
one. She sang in Army camps, war
plants, at conventions, Madison
Square Garden fights, the World
Series and at sundry other gather
tngs to total audience Of at least
100000 persons.
All this Is strenuous work, in
volving lot Of travel. And per-
formances, usually outdoors, are at
all hours and in q variety Of
weather. But the attractive, brown
haired, green-eyed soprano looks
both healthy and enthusiastic.
Maybe her present repertoire isn't
too stimulating to her as Inusi-
clan, but this deficiency is more
than compensated for by the
thought that she's doing q patriotic
service. Her work gives her COM
prehensive view Of our armed forces
and their equipment in the making.
incidentally, she says our fighting
men and war plant workers are
wonderful singers II they have q
'cheer leader" and not music
ologist with a long puss," to lead
them. And Miss Monroe spends
more time making her audiences
sing than she does in singing her
self.
She got started as a "Star-
Spangled Banner" specialist when
the American Legion, In their 1887
convention in New York, wanted
an American born and trained
singer to do the anthem. They
picked Miss Monroe. Then came
the 1910 Worlds Fair, in which
Miss Monroe was prima donna. She
sang "The ar-Spangled Banner"
as the finale-four shows a day,
seven days a week.
After that, there was no stopping
the ;nseparable twosome.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
LOVE AT FIRST LANDING


Day was parading in blue-and-
gold attire over Connecticut. And,
In Woodworking, Jonah Logan and
Mahoney drove toward the estate
Of Henry l.. Charming In a rattle
trap Ford, vintage Of 1885.
Between them on the front seat
was a small square box finished in
fawn leather. Save for this leather
finish, 1t was an exact miniature
Of the big machine That stood In
their converted barn. In the back
of the car were two cumbersome
black cases, obviously containing
Photographic equipment.
The country through which the
Ford rattletrapped was superb.
Undulating green fields, divided
here and there by stone fences,
stretched in all directions. An
cient trees lined the roadside.
over this lush landscape the sun
was laying a golden wash and the
light, glittering in on a million
grass-blades, created the impression
that they were passing through
fields sown with emeralds.
II understand" Jonah said pres
emily, "that the Charming estate Is
quite something. The house is an
exact copy Of a French chateau"
"No kiddin'," Mahoney said, with
interest. "Any mainselles around?"
Keep your mind on your work,
Mahoney," said Joanh.
SaArAklakA1 a fat,s- stnaI
hill. At the summit Jonah pointed.
UNLESS I've been misinformed."
he said, that would be the Chan
ming place"
Below they perceived broad
acreage surrounded by an Ivy
covered wall. From almost the
center of this hallowed ground
there arose a huge house Of
weathered dun-colored stone, tow
cred and turreted after the fashion
favored by architects Of Old France.
Clustered about the mansion were
number Of smaller outhuildings,
so that the House of Charming had
the appearance Of being the focal
point In tiny village. In corner
of the property, but still enclosed by
the wall, was something that looked
like a large white circle,
whats the round white thing?"
Mahoney inquired.
Probably the fence around Mr..
Channing's private race course"
Jonah told him. During my in
quiries, I discovered that he's q
great horse fancier."
Mahoney was impressed.
Look" he said, "where do the
likes of us get BLOWN in on a
guy that owns French chatty-os
and race horses? Hadn't we ought
to phone him an :"
Definitely not" cut in Jonah.
1.-THE phones been q total loss.
Furthermore, Mahoney, there will
be a gatekeeper here, but we shall
escheW him. III have no more
dealings with underlings. I'm go
ing to climb that wall and go
straight to the Big Wind himself"
Mahoney whistled. THAT'S the
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nutttest idea yet. They'll run you
out by the seat Of your pants, like
Jimmy Durante in the movies"
"They will, Ell? Not before I've
told Mr.. H. j. Charming a thing
or two"
Jonah had been right. There
was a gatekeeper who bestowed
fishy and disinterested glance
upon the Ford as 1t chartered by.
Jonah didn't even return the
glance. He merely followed the
road around the wall to point at
which q curve hid the gatehQuse
from viwe. Then he stopped.
Mahoney's eyes measured the
wall. you're goin' to have a
climb, Chief. That's easy 10 feet
high"
Nothing to It," said Jonah. II
came from long line Of wall seal
ers. Besides, Mahoney, observe yon
sapling. Yon sapling will help me.
And you will follow, being careful
to refrain from damaging the
equipment"
"Mep" barked Mahoney, horri-
fled
Certainly. How the devil can I
demonstrate the Terrible Eye to
this churl Of Charming without
the apparatus?"
"okay," said Mahoney resign
With one finger locked tightly
around the handle Of the little
fawn-l leather box, Jonah climbed
into the tree. In q few seconds, he
reached the top Of the wall.
Flows 1t goin'?" inquired Ma
honey from below, in a hoarse
whisper. -.
Jonah turned to make reply. At
the same time he moved his left
foot. That was an error. 1t
stamped him as a man whose an
cestors were more likely to have
been Humpty Dumpties than wall
scalers. For the foot slipped on
the smooth Ivy. The next instant
Jonah Logan was descending swift
ly into the preserves Of Henry L.
Charming. =,
He landed on his knees in soft
earth. In successful effort to
save the Terrible Eye from dis
aster, he failed to guard his chin.
The chin struck Earth. For brief
moment Mr.. Logan knelt there.
like q monk In natty tweeds at his
devotions.
And thsn, quite unexpectedly, q
voice sounded. 1t was low cool
voice, like the Bermuda night
wind blowing over a banana split.
whats the troublep" 1t said.
Didn't the parachute openP"
Jonah lifted his chin out OF
Mother Earth. He perceived the
following items in logical order:
a. a pair of small brown-and-
white sports shoes, (2) the neatest
ankles east of Shanghai, 90 long
silken legs that reminded him at
once of Marlene Dietrich, 90 a
whip-slim figure in skirt Of
summary green linen and canary
cashmere sweater, (5) the face
he'd been looking for all his life.
Jonah Logan had a recipe for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
Movies Playing
Today
PoLI'S

Continuing TO thrill capacity au-
diences today Is the much talked of
Aim sensation China Girl which
opened at the Loew Poll theatre
yesterday for a four day engage
ment.
Tensely dramatic, tightly woven
together against O world teeminR
with fury and flame, Goth Century
Fox's outstanding Aim commands
attention from the first startling
scene to Its climactic closing.
The dlm stars Gene Tierney in
the title role and George MontgGn-
cry rs q fighting Yank who doesn't
know when to quit, and Lynn Bari
as Captain Fiji, COURAGEOUS rena-
gade.
Some Of the most dynamic scenes
take place In territories which are
familiar to us all upon which the
whole nation has q watchful eye
and watches in breathless anticipa-
ton. Montgomery's flee into Burma
with the Japs hot on his heels Is
truly O heroic one. Here he meets
the very lovely Gene Tierney and
falls In love with her. The exciting
climatic scelse contain some of the
most realistic bombings ever pho
tographed.
Victor McLaglen In a great screen
comeback heads the list of featured
players which contains Alan Bax-
ter, Sig Rumann, Myron McCor-
mick and Bobby Blake.
The second smash hit on the
program Is 1.-THE Devil With Hitler"
with Alan Nowbray and Marjorie
Woodwork.
Coming to the Loew Poll theatre
Wednesday and Thursday for two
days only Is the singer and enter
tairer whom all Waterbury has been
anxiously awaiting to see-Ella Fitz-
gerald. She will be supported by the
-Four Keys" heading an all star
stage show. Make your plans now
to attend one Of the four stage
shows given daily for two days.
The screen show is 1.-THE Great
Improvisation" with Ralph Bellamy
and Evelyn AnkerS. The doors open
at 1l:45 with the screen show start
Ing at 1900 noon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
VETERAN MAKES HIT

Mabel Paige, for more than Q
generation a stage favorite, becomes
new character star through her
work In Lucky oJrdan," Alan
Ladds new Paramount starring pic
ture.
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; SERIAL STORY
= SERIAL STORY
THE TERRIBLE EYE
BY EDWIN RUTT
Chapter II

Remarkable indeed il the de-
vice invented by Jonah Logan. He
calls IL 1.-THE Terrible Eye"
Through this Photographic lnven-
tlOn, scenes Of both the distant
and immediate past can be re-
created and televised. TO Ma
honey, his loyal though unlntel-
igent assistant, Jonah reveals his
plan to interest Henry L. Chan
ming, the multi-milllOnaire camera
king, in his invention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
STRAND

Shoulders and mystery thrills
dominate the action OF Universals
Might Monster, latest of that
studios famous horror dramas,
which opened today at the Strand
theater. Here Is the shrivvery mas
terpiece among those dark and for
bidding shock films which always
fills the theater seats and the thea
ter patrons with gasps Heading the
list OF players are Bella Lugosi and
Lionel Atwill, a pair Of names which
loom brightly In any list of Holly
wood favorites. Lief Erikson. Irene
Hervey, Ralph Morgan and Don
Porter are the others In the long
lineup.
The story moves rapidly through
a series Of murders which takes
place in one Of the gloomiest, creep
tests settings yet constructed for the
camera.
The second picture on this great
horror show is the "Mummy's
Tomb" with Lon CLANCY and Elyse
Knox. Heralded as a genuine
schocker the "Mummy's Tomb
features q cast Of talented movie
players which included Dick Foran
John Hubbard, George zucco, ant
Wallace Ford, and also UNIVERSAL
picturesque actor Turhan Bey. The
picture comes almost ten years af-
ter Boris Karloff played the
Mummy, remembered as one Of
the most memorable makeup crea-
tons Of Jack Pierce.
Miss Knox, known as Americas
famous Photographic model, was
chosen for the feminine lead after
completing q nationwide tour with
Hollywood's record breaking Victory
Caravan.
Not long ago, Universal bolstered
Its reputation as home Of the "hor-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
I'm Hollywood

horror storyp No.
"Englund on a horror yarn?
Don't be silly!" shout the pro-
ducers and the directors and even
the studio gateman. why, he's
the best comedy writer we've got"
So Englund doesn't even go to
the trouble of discussing his pet
theory that comedy and psyche
logical horror stories have more
in common than meets the eye.
"Take 1t this way" he says,
when Cary Grant drops o ba-
mana peel and Irene Dunno slips
on 1t, It's comedy. But II she
broke her back, became a cripple
and plotted to kill Grant, there
you've got q horror story. Or.
take 1t this way: The irate, mis-
understood wife let's off steam by
throwing dishes at her husband.
That's funny. But If she got
smart ind started to slowy pol
son him to death, then you've got
horror story"
How did Ken Englund, the hor-
ror story writer, get mixed up with
comedy? It goes back to when he
was a 15-year-old high school stu
cent in Chicago, He entered the
RKO studio story contest and won
$3.50 and screen credit for 1.-THE
Phantom of Crestwood."
GOT A REP
From then on L. turned out MUIR
der mysteries by the dozen for slick
and pulp magazines and got him
self quite o reputation as a horror
exrGrt. But when Hollywood was
slow in buying his subsequent chill
lers, he amused himself by mailing
in jokes to vaudeville and radio
comedians. Pretty soon he was max
ing more money from his jokes,
And when you have only few dol
lars in tn: bank, you take the best
offer.
Englund's best offer came from
Comedian Phil Baker, He wrote
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
Movie Notes

There was a time when spinach
was lust spinach-but 1t amt hay
now-take 1t from Mary Aston.
Mary has ranch Of n acres near
Indio, Calf, where five pigs grew
before, but now there are IS.
Gentleman farming Is the bunk, "
the actress said on the set Of Fac
ulty ROW." at Metro GOODWIN
Mayer. IT 1t doesn't pay 1t isn't
farming"
It's an especially desirable crop
now that wartime restrictions give
new value to every vitamin.
For three years Director s. Sylvan
Simon tried to lose that waistline
bulge that comes to men in middle
age.
He exercised.
He followed rigid diet.
He took pills.
But he didn't lose an ounce. If
anything, he gained.
Then he began directing Marines
in action for scenes for M-G-Ms
salute to the Marines" new Wal
lace Berry starrer. He followed them
on maneuvers and he chased them
over hills and across beaches In
mock battles.
Result: Loss of sixteen pounds.
Director Simon is now very happy
and
The bay window has vanished.
Steve Broidy, vice-president and
general sales manager of Monogram,
leaves Hollywood on Tuesdayetaom
leaves Hollywood for visits to Chi
cago, Detroit, New York and other
exchange centers, for the purpose
of completing arrangements for the
premieres of the company's forth
coming ice spectacle, "Silver Skates.
Broidy will return to the studio in
about six weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
VETERANS HOSPITAL
NEEDS ASSISTANTS

An open competitive examina-
ton for the position Of nursing as
sistant at 81, 440 per year has been
announced by the u. s. Civil Serv-
ice commission. Placement will be
made in the Veterans administra-
ton at Newington. Details may be
obtained at the civil service window
at the postofiice building.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
"Star-SpangIed
Banner CirI''
Didn'tKnowi The
Words, Either
BY JAMEs THRAsHER

iNEA Service STAR Correspondent
New York, Feb. eff It's any aid
Or comfort to you, Miss Lucy Mon
roe didn't know, all the words to
"The Star-Spangled Banner" until
= couple Of years ago.
That's something, since, as every
one knows, Miss Monroe Is prac-
tically the offlcial "Star-Spangled
Banner" girl. So It gives her sort
Of nice, average-American touch
to remember there was time when
she ala laced" instead of singing
the words, Just like the rest of US
patriotic citizens.
And like the rest Of us, she
learned 1.-THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" in the schoolroorn. She recalls
that the first time she had the tune
firmly IN mind, she delivered 1t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
IEA Service staff Correspondent

You've all heard of Hollywood's
wacky merry-go-round on which
comedians become cillians, Williams
become heroes, dancers become sing
ers and singers become dancers.
Well this Is the story Of how Hol-
lywood turned young man into a
literary Jekyll and Hyde-a comedy
writer by day and horror story writ
er by night.
His name Is Ken Englund and he
crashed Hollywood by winning an
RKO study story contest with a
spine tingling thriller titled, 1.-THE
Phantom of Crestwood."
But although he still writes and
sells horror stories, Hollywood
knows him only as the life Of the
story conference and one Of the
best comedy writer's in the bust
ness.
Remember pictures like Moth
ing but the Truth" "This Thing
Called Love-" Good Girls Go to
Paris" "Springtime in the Rock
les" 1.-THE Doctor Takes q Wife" "
"There's That Woman Again?
Lots OF laughs. Ken Englund wrote
the screen plays by day.
NIGHT WORK
But in his spare time at night
Ken Englund locks himself up ir
his study, forgets Hollywood ane
writes what he wants to write, MUIR
der mysteries, psychological horror
stories, character studies Of huS.
bands who plot to kill their wives
and wives who plot to kill theil
husbands. Good ones, too.
But does Hollywood ever give
Ken Englund chance to write
ror hits, as related In a recent Sat
urday Evening Post article, Will
the release Of 1.-THE Mummy's Hand"
In that film Dick Foran played the
part OF young archaeologist. In
the "Mummy's Tomb, Foran APP
pears In q similar character role.
Be sure you don't miss this great
double horror show at the Strand
theater, starting today, for three
day engagement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06

his Jokes for three years. Then
Ken Murray hired him. And Joe
Penner hired him away from MUIR
ray. And then Hollywood hired him
away from radio to write comedies.
OF course by this time 1.-THE Phan-
tom Of Crestwood" and all his other
chillers had been forgotten. Holly.
wood hired EngllSld to write come.
dies and you can't easily talk Hol.
lywood out Of what 1t buys.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
UTILITIES AID. SCRAP DRIVE

The scrap drives and salvage pro-
grams conducted over the nation
BY electric utility companies Melted
$4,000 900 pounds Of copper for the
war effort during 1912. survey re-
veals. Aluminium, brass, iron. steel,
lead, zinc, rubber and other scarce
metals also were collected.
Evening star., 1943-12-24

ering candles Thomas r. Henry
and connected by field telephones
with observation posts in the i'm
mediate area, 1t is absolutely safe
from bombs A shell must land
directly in the entrance to do any
damage.
Nights are long in the cave. Last
night a stiff poker game lasted
Until midnight. Tonight nobody
has any Heart for poker. for some
who took part in the game have
been killed during the day. A major
has question -and-ansWer book and
is conducting a quiz. The officers
are good on history, literature,
geography and science. Nobody
gets a single right answer to the
questions on etiquette. They're
rather proud Of their ignorance in
this field.
An Italian lieutenant is trying
to call one Of his artillery observa-
ton posts over the field telephone
He is making mess of it for the
CT operator cannot understand his
very poor English. A few miles
away, a major battle is being waged
in the full moonlight. Among the
Evening star., 1943-12-24
40 American Officers Find
ISnuq' Billet in Italian Cave

lash gray mountains reports con-
stantly are coming in. Some of
them quite contradictory. At one
moment we have taken a high
ground above San Pietro and some
of our troops are in the town a
few minutes later This is denied
in another report.
Stopping in the cave for the night
lis 1t. Calvin Campbell, Richmond,
Va. He tells of the death of Mai.
Robert w. Beall, Hagerstown, Md,
former professor of military science
at the University of Maryland, who
was smothered to death when a fox
hole caved in from an air burst.
This was nearly two months ago
and 1t. Campbell was one of those
who dug feverishly in the lava
amidst falling shells to rescue his
friend. But when they reached him
lit was too late.
| One after another officers gather
Evening star., 1943-12-24
Gen. leMay Awarded
DSC for Heroism
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

A Distinguished Service Cross yes
terday was presented to Brig. Gen.
Curtis E. LeMay for extraordinary
heroism" in an air mission over
occupied Europe on August II. Gen.
H. H. Arnold, chief of the Army Air
Forces, awarded the decoration at
Pentagon ceremony. Gen LeMay
is now on duty in Gen. Arnold's
Office.
Gen. LeMay led his lombard
ment unit to the target, accomplish
ing the mission in spite of heavy
enemy fighter attack and anti
aircraft fire.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Gen.
LeMay was called to active duty
on January 1880 after serving in
the Air Reserves.