The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-02
NOTES OF A CITY sLICKER

Some Of the Presidents intimates
we're saying that he has no SYM
pathy for people who come run
ming to him with their problems
A few prominent men, who
we're recommended for Government
posts - for example - were as
founded when their liberal leanings
we're classified Red" by Federal
investigators They went to the
President shaking with rage to COM
plain about the official criticism.
"Oh," he beamed, that's moth
ing. You oughta see what they say
about me and my wife!"
Margaret Bourke- White, just back
from taking picturec of world ia
nous statesmen, was showing her
long line of short-SnorterS +.
Several were autographed by Eisen-
hover, Marshall, Churchill and
others, but the one that held the
eye was a bill inscribed, she said,
by people with whom she had been
torpedoed Huh" you huh.
"Oh," says Margaret, you'd be
surprised at the people you meet
nowadays, who have been tor
pedoed!"
La White was on ship that sank
in the Mediterranean A troop
ship, 1t appears, including about 200
British women, returning to Eng
land from the Colonies :. All were
saved by British warships.
The 200 women salvaged nothing
but their hpsticks!
Form of Criticism: Mayor La
Guardia saw the Army Play-by-
Play show Sat next to the cri-
tic for McCormicks Chicago paper.
His name Is Cecil Smith . They
were introduced and Hizzoner asked:
what paper you work for?" Z.
Chicago Trib." said critic Smith
;. II don't like that paper re-
piled LaGuardia and George-Jean-
Maitland him the rest of the even
ing!
DIR. Frank Kingdom, author OF
Jacobs Ladder" and one of the
news commentators who fights like
an American, was offering les
son in news value when a
man kisses his wife every night"
he said. "that is not unusual and
so people pay no attention If you
print it. But when he kisses an
other mans wife-ah, ha! That's
neWs!"
Over at Mrs. Harold Rome's
place the other night they played
games and eventually got around
to: 1.-THE Woman You'd Like to
Be-"
One guest said: Eve Curie"
Another said: Eleanor Roosevelt
A third said she'd like to be
Ingrid Bergman The hostess
won, though, when she Dorothy
Parksr'd: "Hitler's widow!'
BEGINNING of the End Dept:
Hollywood says Charles Coburn is
now Movietown's No. l wage-mak-
er The talk that ex-Gov. Pin
chot is i'll amt so. just didn't
catch any fish on his holiday. He'll
be 70 in August. Congrats! -.
Jimmy Dorsey's platter of "Green
Eyes Maria Elena" just passed the
million mark Therell be some
renowned political red faces when
all the troubles of the circus (be-
hind the Roxy are aired R: I
Bercoyici has completed his book,
Rage for Fame" which unveils be-
hind-the-sceneS stuff about events
that made front page stories in the
last 20 years They are quip-
ping about the booking agent who
had his client join the air force
SO he could finally get into Moss
Hart show!
Joey Adams forwards the one
about the French peasant in occu-
pied territory, whose home had been
ransacked by the Nazis 1t is
not humor. 1t is grim stuff brought
here by escaped refugees The
famished man caught tiny fish
and raced home with it :. "Here!"
he said to his wife, Eat last we can
eau! buG now WILL We Cooh
it?" she asked. "They took our
coal and wood, our matches and
even the stove!" The peasant
took the fish to the lake. tossed
it back and stoow watching it
wiggle back to life Suddenly
the fish gave the Nazi-Vichy salute
and yelled: viva LAVAL"
Enric Madriguera, who intro
duced the rhumba here, is develop
ing a new tempo: The Guarracha.
The new rhythm is authentic Afro
Guiana Hi Phillips new book
about gals in service, "All-Out Ar
lene," will be published July 7th.
The Chinese soldier in that
stirring scene In "Stage Door Can
teen" IS Anna May Wongs brother
Observation: When WAC
is promoted candy is passed around
instead of cigars The Mayors
radio guest Tuesday will be Louis
G. Schwartz, a waiter, who sold
100000 in war bonds (since Jan.
lst) in the Little 81" delicatessen
at 1864 Sixth avenue . In effect,
FrDR told the N. Y. Times man at
Tho nresS conference (criticiZinp