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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01
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Hollywood
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA staff CorreSnnndent

Minute things that wouldn't dis
turb the tranquility of a private
home are supercolossal headaches
in Hollywood, where silence is gold
en- during the filming Of motion
picture scenes: Here is the way
filmmakers ~ate 10 costly pests and
anathema to movie making: Cd
The common house fly. Sounds like
an airplane in the microphone. ca
The airplane. Sounds like fly in
the mike. go A sneeze. The scene
must be reshot-unless Billy Gilbert
is one of the actors. ca A chirping
sparrow. They have an affinity for
the rafters of sound stages. 90 A
stray cat. Sounds like combination
of fly and an airplane in the mike.
90 A squ,aky shoe. The sound
is magnified many times on the
sound track. CD Hammering Off
stage. Work must be halted till the
hammerer is located 90 Train
whistles and automobile horns on
location No film studio yet has
been able to prevent the Super
Chief whistling at a dangerous
crossroad 90 The wispering visitor.
You'd think their dialog was in
the script. 10) A crumpled news
paper. Registers like the spring
breaking of an ice jam.
THE LAST WORD
For years Jimmy and Bill Gag
ney have been rubbing each
other about who looks the youngest.
Other night the argument was set
tied for all time. Jimmy took his
5-year-old adopted son to see
yankee Doodle Dandy. The boy
said nothing until Jimmy appeared
on the screen as gray-haired,
creaking 75-year-old. ooh, look"
said the youngster, nudging Jimmy
There's Uncle Bill"
They're filming Ginger Rogers
dream sequence for the celluloid
version of Lady in the DARK A
Rolls-Royce town car in sparkling
irideScent blue is parked on a
pink cloud, awaiting her pleasure
The tenders are fashioned like the
wings of an eagle in flight. Bump
crs and steering wheel are Of lu-
cite and huge lucite swan serves
as radiator ornament. The chauf-
feur's compartment Is finished in
zebra hide. The back is in rale
blue oiled silk Some car" OBJ
serves Ray Milland to Jon Hall,
who are watching the scene from
the sidelines. yeah" replies Hall.
"And did you notice the tires. The
rubber is practically new
OWN WORST CRITIC
Portly Eugene Palette doesn't
like himself on the screen and
never has, no matter what the
critics say. Although Heaven
Can Wait" is his 438th picture,
he's seen himself on the screen
Just once In II years And once
in u years, he says, us enough"
Because Director Edward H.
Griffith wanted an antique Chi
nese cabinet, there's new char
acter and scene in RKo's 1.-THE
Skys the Limit" Other night
Griffith was in the Chinese sec
ton OF Los Angeles, and noticed
that the proprietor OF an antique
shop was dead ringer for Gen
eralssimo Chang Kai-shek, Ever
work In pictures?" Griffith asked.
The antique dealer, Yu Feng
Sung. shook his head, but adj
mitted he wouldn't mind. SO
Griffith wrote q scene in the pic
ture In which a Chinese general
pins q medal on Fred Astaire, who
olays Flying Tiger Yu Feng
Sung, the antique dealer, is the
general.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01
Movies Playing
Today
POLLS

Tonight will positively be your last
opportunity to see the great double
bill now at the Loew Poll theater.
The first big hit stars Mickey
Rooney in the leading role with
Frank Morgan heading an able sup
porting cast THE Human Comedy"
tells no story Of war, only referring
to it In conversation.
The second big hit is Sherlock
Holmes and the Secret Weapon"
with Basil Rathborne, your favorite
detective in the leading role and
supported by Nigel Bruce and Lionel
Atwill.
Coming to the Loew Poll theater
starting tomorrow and for two days
only is a double smash stage show
featuring Mitchell Ayres and his
orchestra as the star attraction.
Featured with the band are Dick
Dyer, sentimental baritone, Ruth
Mccullough, Johnny Bond. and the
Glee Club Next on the program
comes Roy Smeck, famous Decca
Recording Artist, Radios Wizard
Of the Strings, Ballentine, the magi-
cal Comedy, and as an extra added
attraction, brought back by popular
demand by her many fans and adj
mirers, we present the Wee Little
Lady" with the "Shy Little Voice"
lovely Bonnie Baker. She sings your
favorite tunes in her own inimtable
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01

In an automotive plant produc-
ing aircraft cannon, a method has
been introduced which will do the
job with eight machines instead
Of "a, save S229,80o In machine costs,
cut the cost per gun by SIZES, and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01
STRAND

Tonight brings 10 an end the four
day engagement Of "ziegfeld Girl'
starring Lana Turner. Judy Gar
land, James Stewart and Hedy
Lamar, and Taxi Mister" with
William BendiX, Grace Bradley and
Joe Sawyer If you haven't already
seen this smash double hit bill
brought back by popular demand,
plan to see it tonight before the
concluding performances.
Opening at the Strand tomorrow
Is the picture critics are raving
about, "The Human Comedy" star
ring Mickey Rooney with an all
star cast. The picture moves TO the
Strand from the Poll theater where
attendance records over the week.
end were tremendous. Remember
the picture opens here tomorrow
for an extended three day engage
ment, so If you missed 1t at the Poll
theater, be sure to see 1t at the
Strand. on the same program Is
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01


This is fairly unique institu-
ton. unmatched elsewhere, ac-
cording to Raymond Paige, and
very convenient to orchestra lead
ers when they need clarinetist or
a 'cellist. In Washington or Pitts
burgh, Paige says, he wouldn't
know where to look for a musician.
He used a different, and difficult,
technique when he was organizing
his young Americans" orchestra
the average age of which Is 20. That
was just before the war. He adver-
tised in trade publications that he
was holding additions for young in
StrumentalistS. They responded by
thousands. Out Of them he selected
40, including II girls. and despite
the draft has managed to hold that
many together.
He is particularly enthusiastic
about one Of his two drummers
Rose Gottesman, who is completely
self taught. He says she is "one of
the best ever"
He Is slightly appalled, at the care
leSsness of the youngsters with re-
spect to the six StradiVarius violins
in the orchestra, one Of them worth
$25 900. Mostly they we're given to
the youths by patrons They let
them lie about in chairs where any
one could accidentally sit on them.
SOMETHING is being done about
the glamor girl at last. Cynda
Glenn, who used to be glamor
girl, European style, herself once
is out to exterminate them with
satire She gives a wonderful i'm
preston, very lifelike, Of a glamor
girl drunk. She also does u slight
ly murderous carlcature OF Greta
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01

Two hundred feature fms from
the United States were shown In
Rosario Argentina in the last year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01
In The Local
THeaterS
STATE

Performances tonight at Warmers
State theater conclude the engage
ments of white Savage" in techni-
color with Maria Montez, Jon Hall
and Sabu; also Joan Davis and a
host Of other favorites In Hes My
Guy"
Mission to Moscow" Warner
Bros. perturbation of former Am
bassador Joseph E. Davies best
selling book, will make its local debut
at the State starting tomorrow.
Mission to Moscow" is Mr.. Davies
report to the American people on
the vital mission entrusted to him
by the president, and Warner
Brothers has brought it to the
screen as a slice of living history.
The film is an eyewitness account
OF Russia through the eyes of q
typicl American and his family. Mr..
Davies during his two years in the
Russian capital as ambassador from
the United States, went where he
pleased, saw what he pleased and
became friends with high Soviet
officials. A list of these people he met
at that time reads like a veritable
who's who of the world, and all
these living rotables are portrayed
on the screen with unprecedented
attention to details OF accuracy.
Firmly resolved that the picture
be an interesting as we'll us an &C
curate account of the eventful Pc
Rod Of the global war, Warner
Brothers set about the task of re-
cruiting the best personnel available
for that important assignment. Mr..
Davies himself has approved the
film in It's entirety He stated: 1.-THE
picture Mission to Moscow based
upon my book OF dispatches, CORE
spondence and diary entries, has re-
ceived my approval. While there are
u few dramatic licenses taken, the
picture Is true and correct faCtual
representation Of history as ! saw
It,"
Walter Huston and Ann Harding
are starred in the roles Of Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Davies, and n large
and talented supporting cast Is head
ed by George Tobias, Oscar Homol-
ka, Gene Lockhart and Helmut
Dantine.
"Silver Skates featuring Patricia
Morrison and Kenny Baker, will be
the second big hit of tomorrow's
new show.
Don't forget the States early bird
show which will be presented Thurs
day morning for the convenience Of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01

The Goose Is a twin-engined am
phibian which is used for patrolling
our shores on the lookout for u
boats 1t specializes in rescue work.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01

another smash hit, Sherlock Holmes
and the Secret Weapon" with Basil
Rathbone.
Opening here on Saturday for
positively four days only Is the top
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS film OF all time,
THE Corsican Brothers" with Doug
las Fairbanks, Jr, and sharing pro-
gram honors Is beyond the Blue
Horizon, starring Dorothy Lamour.
Attend the Strand every Monday
evening and join in the Hullaballo
Frolic which is presented on our
stage with big cash awards being
given to winners, and a grand prize
being donated weekly by the Red
wood Furniture Company.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01

defense workers. Doors of the the
alter will open at o'clock so plan to
be there early.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01
NEED COTS FOR THEATER

Riverside, Cal. Soldiers
flock here over the weekend In such
numbers to attend the theater that
they are obliged to sleep in the the
alter afterwards. No other rooms
are available. The Lions club has
asked for the donation OF 600 pill
lows for the comfort Of soldier the
alter sleepers hereafter.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01

Carlo and is afraid that some day
she may meet her.
When she was in Paris before
the war, playing at the Folies Ber-
gere, Cynda was hailed by the press
as having legs more beautiful than
those Of Mistinguette. The tribute
Infatuated the madamoiselle, who Is
along in her 70s now, and she used
to go, heavily yelled, to the theater
several times week to make nasty
cracks about Cyndas underpinning.
In return Cynda did a DEVASTATING
imitation of Mistinguette, not for
getting her cracked voice and Slight
~ totterng stride. Women get along
so nicely together.
Those legs won't count for much
VIXEN she gets to ST. Louis on her
current tour. She will appear there
with the Municipal Opera in Rose
Marie" She has played the part
OF Wanda in Hungarian and says
1t is no trick at all to act an IN
dian in Hungarian.
GEORGIA GIBBS, hearing talk
about the difficulty OF finding
help, told about efforts to hire an
usher for Life With Father One
prospect turned the Job down be-
cause he had seen the show al
ready.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01
PAGE THIRTEEN

way You all remember her Is the
"oh, Johnny. Oh" sensation. Be
sure to make your plans 10 attend
now. You can't afford to miss this
gigantic stage show. The stage
shows are presented promptly a1
1920 400, $50, and 900 p. m.
In addition there will be Q greaA
surrounding screen show, consisting
of the first showing in Waterbury Of
Hi va Chum" with the Ritz Broth
ers. This is a fast moving, singing
and dancing comedy and features
Jane Frazee In the leading role.
The first screen show gets under
way at 1900 noon with the doors
Of the theater opening at l1:46.
This complete show Is out at 2:30.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01
BIG TOWN MEDLEY
BY MARTIN KANE
United Press STAFF Correspondent

NEW YORKUPThe musicians the place
~ called Charles Tavern Seventh
1t is said that can't into the place without
Evening star., 1943-12-19

"Pcture Of the Week" OF the National Gallery Of Art is
madonna and Child with God the fother ond Cherub by Aer
Of Andrea deo Robbie It will be the subject Of brief tok TO be
given the gallery dolly this week. Monday through Saturday.
at l240 end 40 pm, and Sunday at 25 and SIS pm
Evening star., 1943-12-19

Your noturoI curves, through bust
line. woist and hips ore fIotterinqIy
revcoIed when you weor this dress. The
skirt is slim, Wearing this dress you,
too. will hove the poise and ehorm
exhibited by HoIly~ood's Lynn Bor, who
oppeors in the obove foshlon study.
Picture Pottern Of the Week No. 1900
is designed for sizes Y, IA, le, lS
and TO- Corresponding bust measure
tnents 30. 81. "a. IS. SO. Size IA 81,
requires 4's yords Of 39 inch moteroI,
yords moehine- mode pIeotine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18

Over the ptoins OF Uruguay fhe r0trctos cOUebOs
ride,
And this fhe song they love TO sing they soIop
side by side:
"HoJ bot coiored bioskefs
Weifwoven, fold on fold,
I'd give them TO Pepito
To keep her from the cold.
hod spurs Of silver
And SET with amethyst,
I'd borfer them for brocelefs
To cIosp her little wrists.
Or hod hociendos
And coftIe rooming free,
They oil should be Pepio's
TO moke her mouiose fee.
hove roonng coffie,
No ometbystine spurs,
Bot she shoH my eop'ive heor,
And fhof heart Of hers
'be boofbeots Of their horses os they ride the miles
owoy
This is the song the c0ueho, sing on the plains Of
Uruguay.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-19

entS attending being remarkably
small considering the importance of
the question. In their protests the
boys pointed out that they would
be forced to pay the penalty for
those young people who were delin-
quent. They placed the blame for
much of the juvenile delinquency
on the parents who are lax in their
responsibility.
Proponents of the curfew law cx-
planned that it had been suggested
as a means of combating juvenile
delinquency since, if children were
required to be at home at certain
hour, less temptation would be plac-
ed before them. They emphasized
the fact that the law is aimed not
at the young people but at those
parents who permit their children
Continued on page 3, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-19
Annual Election
OF Trustees FRIDAY

The annual election of school
trustees will take place Friday in
all but three Of the school districts
in Imperial county.
Trustees will be elected in ele-
mentary districts and in high school
districts. In nine districts candi-
dates names must be written on the
ballots as no one filed for the Of
ficeS.
Polls in the various districts will
open and close according to the no.
tices posted in each school district.
The opening and closing hours are
not uniform throughout the coun-
ty, County School Superintendent
E. l.. Hiteman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-19
Supervisors Vote
Worker Increase

Imperial county supervisors,
known for many years to have
pronounced aversion to paying high
salaries, broke the precedent this
week.
BY a vote of three to one, the
board raised the salaries of the first
cook from $l35 to $165 a month.
She gets her board, room and laun-
dry at the farm. The second cooks
salary was increased from $50 TO
500. Kitchen help was raised
from $40 to SIS, the laundry help
from $40 to $50, and John Allen,
carpenter and handy man had his
salary raised from 500 to $l20.
Supervisors Hugh r. Osborne, b.
M. Graham, and Dave Vencill voted
for the increases when Osborne tolG
them they had to keep a cook at
the farm some way. Supervisor A.
Y. Preble voted against the in
creaSes. Supervisor l. Schlatter
was absent
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-19

In a 50-minute review of base
Allied war strategy, Britain's chief
executive also declared that:
/. The experiment of attempting
to bomb Germany and Italy into
collapse will be tried but not ia
the exclusion of other operations.
Air power already has reduced Ger
man war industry, particularly in
the Ruhr, to a condition of 'unpar-
alleled devastation"
MAY MEET SOON
2. He hopes he and President
Roosevelt may meet soon with So
Wet Premier Josef Stain and, if
possible, Chinese Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek.
3. Future Allied operations, pre-
sumably already decided upon, will
be unfolded" in due course.
a. U. S. shipbuilding now sur
passes combined American and Brit
ish losses, and Allied sinkings of
Axis submarines have yielded rec
ord results in "the last three months
and particularly the last three weeks
1 have a good and sober con-
fidence that Cthe submarine mez-
ace) will not only he met but over
come"
5. The main burden of land
fighting still is being borne by the
Russian army, and there is no doubs
that Hitler is reserving his strength
for true gamblers throw to make
a third attempt at breaking the
heart of that mighty nation. He
will not succeed" Churchill added.
WILL WIN WAR
Il do not say that the war is
won," he told his spell-bound aud
ience. But it will be won by US,
l am sure
Churchill was interrupted fire.
quently by applause, sometimes by
laughter, from the distinguished rs
tenerS-memberS CT the cabinet, the
supreme court and other top Off
cialS, as well as congress.
He laid much stress on Britain's
determination to fight Japan to
the end, but gave no specific indi-
cation of an change in the basic
Allied strategy of concentrating
most on Hitler at this time. But
he did warn against letting the
AxiS-either Japan or Germany
draw the war out, and this seemed
to confirm The idea that great
Continued on page 2, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-19
Council Discusses
Plan for Curfew

That the problem of juvenile de-
linquenCy is an alarming one and
that something should be done
about it was the only agreement
reached at Tuesday nights meeting
OF the Coordinating Council called
for the purpose Of discussing the
pros and cons of a youth curfeW
law for FL Centre.
No agreement could be reached
on the subject of the curfeW law
and the entire matter of juvenile
delinquency and suggestions for
remedying the situation. was re-
ferred to a committee to be ap-
pointed by Hugh Keating, president
OF the council. This committee
with a survey Of the problem and
report its findings and recOmmen-
cations at another meeting.
CHAIRMAN INSTRUCTED
The chairman was instructed to
appoint a committee composed of
one parent of child of the age to
be affected by a curfeW law; one
high school student body represent
ative, one minister, one represent
ative of the police department and
one teacher or representative of the
school system.
Somewhat of a surprise to the
meeting was the presence of about
a dozen high school students, the
majority of whom were Hi-Y club
members, who came to voice their
protests against a curfew law.
MORE STUDENTS
AS matter of fact, there were
more high school students present
than parents, the number of par
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-19

Chavez was slaShed seven times
during a fight with his assailant
in front of a grocery store on Tenth
street, Brawle%. Chavez was said to
be one of the Mexican nationals
imported from below the interna-
tional border to work in agriculture
in Imperial Valley.
Two other Mexicans, Julio Ayala
Pena, 10, Mexicali, and Arturo Lo-
PEI, "a, of the federal migratory
camp at Brawley, saw the cutting
scrape, they told officers. They ac-
companied Chavez when he was
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-19


The Japanese, communique said,
have been cleared from a vital
pass through a rocky ridge where
the entrenched enemy had held up
the American forces for several
days. only sniprS" were left be-
hind to haraSs the advancing U. S..
troops.
DRIVEN FROM RIDGE
The naV% revealed yesterday that
the japanese had finally been driv-
ell from the rocky ridge, as the bat
tie for possession of the western
most of the Aleutian islands went
into its second week.
Today's communique said the en-
emy were Withdrawing toward Chi
chagof harbor, and that the Ameri-
can attackers were making use of
several three-inch antiairCraft
guns which they had captured from
thu Japanese.
The patrols which joined were
ing northWard from the Massacre
bay area and another column NOV
ing inland from the Holtz bay area.
The meeting of the advance pa
trolls presaged an early final assault
to clear the japanese entirely off
the island
The capture of the ridge was
effected by the American column
which landed at Massacre bay, on
Continued on page 2, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-19
Border, hoItviIIe
Businessmen Glad
About Mesa Deal
Project Of LID. and
Reclamation Department
Received JoyfulIy Here

CALEXICO, May 10
Business men of this bor-
der city were jubilant today
following announcement that
negotiations were under way
for the development of large acre
age of farm land near the Mexican
border east of here. Civic leaders
predicted that the project, if sue
cessful, would mean greatly in
creased business for CaleXico
Announcement was made by OF
iicials OF the Imperial Irrigation
district Tuesday that the bureau
of reclamation had indicated a
great interest in the proposed de-
velopment and had given a go
ahead signal fo; Jne drawing up
of a lease to be considered by that
agency and district directors. Dis
triCt leaders explained that to carry
out the development as an expert
ment they would lease land from
the reclamation bureau and in turn
Sub-leaSe it to farmers.
The Calexico chamber CT COM
merce engaged in a campaign to
have the area opened several years
ago but was unsuccessful at that
time. Similar efforts were put forth
by the chamber of commerce of
Holtville. The section which is
known as the East Mesa" lies be-
tween Is and 20 miles from Holt
vile and starts II miles East of
CaleXico. Civic leaders in both COM
munitieS felt the development
would add greatly to their trade.
If present plans materialize, cul-
Continued on Page 2, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-19
Rep. Demands Japs
Be Kept in Camps;
Warns Of Enemies
NJ. Congressman Says
Release Program Becomes
Social Farce in Nation

LOS ANGELES, May l..
(UP) = President Roosevelt
was urged today to halt any
further release of japanese
"supposedly loyal to the
United States" until the Dies COM
mittee completes its investigation
of Japanese relocation centers.
Congressman J. Parnell Thomas,
New Jersey Republican and Dies
committee member, telegraphed the
President and said terSely The
Japanese relocation program is rap
idly becoming social farce"
WILL COLLAPSE
Unless the trend is halted soon,
he commented, the whole program
will collapse from the heavy weight
of its own sill; sentimcntaliSm.' .
Certainly government officials
responsible for administration of
the war relocation authority have
lost sight of the fact that America
is at war, that America has enemies
and that japanese in and out of
hlllCll I'D dtC do HULL Jul CIICIlllSo
as any other Axis peoples" he said.
Thomas said one of the main
reasons why the Japs are so unruly
is the influence of the Shinto priests
who arc still permitted to preach
in relocation centers.
Il intend to recommend to the
committee that these priests be
removed from the centerS and con-
centrated in separate camp
Thomas said.
WEALTHY JAP
On Dec. 7, 1941, one of Los An
geles wealthiest japanese was sent
to Camp Livingston, La, Thomas
pointed out
His records indicated he furnish
ed funds to the japanese navy
league exposed in the Dies report
of F~lruary 1912" Thomas said. "AS
a reward for his service, the Jap
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