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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13

growing to the stature Of heroes I'M
der an incredible strain which, as
brought to the screen, becomes an
epic Of men under fire.
Moreover, the film has tender love
scenes between Fonda and Miss
O'Hara which reveal just where
soldiers thoughts lie when, as the
foreword to the film says, between
periods Of action the solitude Of the
desert makes the men think"
All in all, reports from previews
indicate that goth Century Fox,
which made How Green Was My
Valley" This Above ALP and 1.-THE
Pied Piper" once again has un-
covered the key to translating a
thrilling noval into an even more
thrilling film.
A strong supporting cast features
Thomas Mitchell, Allyn >Joslyn and
Reginald Gardiner.
On the same program Is another
smash hit, Moonlight In Havana"
a sparkling musical with Allan Jones
and Jane Frazee.
Next Wednesday and Thursday
the Loew Poll Theater presents on
its stage for four performances
daily, Tommy Reynolds and his Or
chestra, with o special added at
traction In the person Of vivacious
Helen Kane, the original Betty
Boop, singer Of stage, screen and
radio fame.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13

ROSALIND RUSSELL, who IN
Slight For Freedom" plays the role
Of o woman flyer in pre-war days,
spanning the Pacific on secret gov
ernnxnt mission to Jap-held isles,
gained her screen fame through
portraying just such rugged roles
with feminine charm. Though top
ped now by several other feminine
stars, 1t was she. with her flve-flve,
who set the fashion for taller wo-
men on the screen than the Mary
Pickford models Of yesteryear, so in
this too she is q pioneer. Born in
waterbury, Conn.,. into q family OF
three boys and four, girls, her father
q lawyer, she grew up with wide
tolerance for the other fellows
point Of view and q dislike Of tenn
permanent. which she calls merely
temper. Active In outdoor sports as
o girl, she attended Notre Dame
Academy In Waterbury, Marymount
at Tarrytown- Hudson, Barnard
College and then, electing q stage
career, the American Academy Of
Dramatic Arts In New York. She be-
gan playing In summer stock at
Lake Placid, followed by stock en-
gagements many places throughout
the United States, eventually land
Ing on Broadway In Mady Chris
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
POLLS

In John Brophy's Immortal Ser
geant," which Is now showing at
the Loew Poll Theater, Goth Century,
Fox brings to the screen the first
stirring drama to come out Of the
blazing desert warfare which led
to q British victory In Libya.
Starring Henry Fonda and Mou-
reen O'Hara, the action packed film
was translated to the screen from
Brophy's popular novel which, be-
sides being the first to dramatic
the adventure and courage Of the
embattled African scene, In effect
set an exciting new story pattern
for these unforgettable times.
Brophy has written more than a
story Of action in the desert or an
account Of an heroic incident. With
tense suspense, he constructed in
sharp detail O story Of average men
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13

STATE

Tonight marks your final oppor-
tunity Of seeing Teresa Wright and
Joseph Gotten in Alfred Hitchcock's
Shadow Of q Doubt" at Warmers
State theater. Behind the Eight
BALI with the Ritz Brothers, Carol
Bruce, Dick Foran and Grace Nc
Donald is the second hit Of the
program.
Plenty Of sure.flre entertainment
will be afforded theatergoers at
tending the state tomorrow when
zone Of Our Aircraft Is Missing"
comes to that theater as the biggest
thrill spectacle ever made with the
r. A.. F.
Bringing to the screen a vivid,
powerful and suspenseful story OF
O group Of six r. A. r. flyers who
are forced to bail out in occupied
Holland, and tells Of their desperate
journey Of escape.
The new picture boasts not only
brilliant and exciting direction and
production, but It Is acted to the
hilt by q large cast which includes
such outstanding performers as Eric
Portmar1, Hugh Williams, Godfrey
Tearle, Google Withers and Hugh
Burden. In addition, the film was
made with the complete cooperation
of the British Air Ministry, the
Royal Air Force and the Royal Meth
erland Government in London.
Among the most outstanding
scenes In the film are those which
take place in Holland, where the
Dutch Underground, ever on the
alert against Nazi tricks and traps,
Is contacted by the British flyers
and decides to stage-manage their
escapes back to England.
In these scenes, filmed from actual
secret information received by the
Netherland Government, there Is
portrayed the heroic struggle Of a
Free People, who stop at nothing to
fight the brutality and ruthlessness
Of the Nazi invader.
All In all zone of Our Aircraft Is
Missing" Is must" for every per-
son who reacts to story that is
told on the screen with all the ele-
ments Of stirring and gripping en-
tertainment.
And for your further enjoyment
the management presents another
outstanding hit, "Silver Queen, a
thrilling tale of the Barbary Coast
with George Brent and Priscilla
Lane in co-starring roles and featur-
Ing Bruce Cabot, Lynne Overman
and Eugene Palette.
Remember, this show Is scheduled
for two days only at the State due
to the fact that the State Is closed
every Tuesday in compliance with
the governments request to save
fuel.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13

tians' play, Talent" A role with
Bert Lytell In 1.-THE Second Man
brought q screen test and Holly
wood contract, with her first
screen appearance In Evelyn Prem
tice" with william Powell and
Myrna 10y. Her rise to stardom
thereafter has been steady, until to-
day. co-starring with Fred Mac
Murray In Flight For Freedom"
she is at the top of the Hollywood
heap. Miss Russell Is an ardent war
worker, Is married to Fred Bison,
Air Force officer, Is an amateur In
terror decorator, and is considered
by many to be the best business
woman among the stars. Miss Rus
sell Is among the Ave, moving pic
ture people to be nominated for the
oscar award for best perform
ance during the past year for her
work In MY Sister Eileen" the re-
suits to be announced In March.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13

A down. and-out, actor stopped
Barton MacLane On the street the
other day and asked him FOR $37S
for a cup Of coffee. But cup
Of coffee costs only q dime" said
MacLane. "Sure," replied the
panhandler, but I gotta go to
Brazil to get It," Motion Pic
ture Relief cases have jumped
from 10 In It's first year, 1919, To
10000 in 1912. But just wait till
March is Of 1913. tf NJ
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
EAST SIDE KIDS"

william Beaudine will direct
Ghosts in the Night" Monogram
East Side Kids picture which goes
before the cameras on Saturday (6).
Kenneth Higgins wrote the story,
and Leo Corey, Bobby Jordan and
Huntz Hail will be featured. Sam
Kaufman and Jack Dietz produce.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
49, In --
Hollywood.
R1 ERsKINE JOHNsON

NEA Service Stan Correspondent
Exclusively yours: First war plant
In America to present a stage Tnusi-
cal q Ia This Is The Army" will
be the Vultee airplane factory Of
BuFhank, Calf. Former profession
ais now working as welders and riv-
eters on the assembly line are re-
hearslng q two hour show financed
by Vultee, to be staged early this
summer at the Music Box theater
In Hollywood. Twenty former Fam
chon and Marco dancers will be in
the chorus.
Now they're even freezing movie
roles. AL story properties orig
inally purchased for Tyrone Power
and Henry Fonda have been put on
ice by goth Century-Fox until the
end Of the war pending the return
Of the two stars That script
which Dolores Del Rio took to Mex
leo to make into q picture there was
authored by her ex-boy friend, Orson
Welles.
Gene Tierney will age from a
glamorous 20-year-old to q sprightly
45-year-old in her next Aim,
Heaven Can Wait" Betty
Cradle and her girl friend Anne
Gaber play gin-rummy twice a week,
the loser paying of with a quarter
pound of butter. Because of the big
stakes, Betty refers to herself as
Betty Million Cradle. Twen-,
tieth Century-Fox Is about to re.
new the popular Charlie Chan pic
lures with Sidney Toler again in
the title role.
THE FLESH Is WEAK
Lupe Velez missed q dance routine
several times for Columhia's Red
head From Manhattan. Walled
Lupe: "The mind Is all right, but
the body she no follow" Aside
to M-G-M: How about buying up
those old Harold Lloyd stories like
"Grandma's Boy" for Red SHELTON.
He's natural. j Add ways to
beat the priorities: Republic studio
purchased one of Pasadena's finest
homes and transported 1t to the
studio. The house makes Its screen
debut In the Mary Lee starrer,
"Shatytown."
Private Orry-Kelly will be as
signed from his camp in the south
to return TO Warmers to do the
gowns for Ginger Rogers in This
Is the Army" Playing the
plum character role Of Janoshik,
the mems romo attendant (and
secret leader OF the Czech UNDER
ground movemenO in Para
mounts Hostages" Is no new ex-
perience for Bill Bendix. AS O.
kid he lived just q block from the
Polo Grounds where he worked
as o locker room attendant for the
Giants.
Jack Benny only pinches those
nickles on his radio show. He's
personally paying all expenses for
his company of 80 currently tour
ing Army camps. John Loder,
who has bene dating Hedy Lamar
recently, has now entered the last
lap OF the film "Old Acquaint-
ance," where he Is an old man
and wears gray hair. One Of the
crew hailed him the other morn
ing with: Say, John, I thought
going with Hedy Lamar would
make a man 10 years younger,
not olderl"
LAUR Ell AND HARDY
Add oddities: Both Stan Laurel
and oliver Hardy started In pic
lures as villains, Laurel In Larry
Cemon comedies and Hardy with
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
WON VAUDEVILLE Nv"

Jack Carson, featured In Warner
Brothers 1.-THE Hard Way" left
college to start his theatrical career
on O Mid-western vaudeville circuit.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
BONITA GRANVILLE SIGNED

Bonita Granville, following her
performance In RKO Radios Hit
tiers Children" screen version Of
the best seller Education for
DEATH" has been signed to long
term contract with this company
allowing her to make outside pic
lures while giving RKO Radio first
call on her services.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13

Hal Roach. Bob Livingston,
the coyboy actor, gets a white col.
lar role in Girls in Chains"
John Real, NEor turned Army
private, is back to acting. He's
playing a starring role In an Army
Air Force training film at Minter
Field, Calf. Paste 1t In your
hat that Robert Taylor will don
some kind of q uniform imme-
diately after he completes work
In "Bataan Patrol"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
FRANK sINATRA SIGNED

Frank Sinatra, romantic baritone
who this week Is an extra added at
traction at New York's Paramount
theater, has been signed to long
term RKO Radio contract. His first
picture with this company will be
the Tim Whelan musical Higher
and Higher"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
DOG ACTOR REWARDED

Because Of his unusual perform
ance, Butch, tiny dog screen actor
and constant companion Of Ann
sothern In "Swing Shift Maisie"
Director Norman Mcleod has re-
warded him with three closeupsl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
SHE'S A NATURAL

1ngrid Bergman, star Of Warner
Brothers "Casablanca," who Is re-
garded by cameramen as one Of the
screens most beautiful women,
wears no makeup for her film roles,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
FOX DIRECTS BROWN

wallace Fox has been signed to
direct Ghost Rider" first of the
new Monogram western series starr
ing Johnny Mack Brown with Ray
mond Hatton, Scott r. Dunlap will
produce the series.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
Hollywood Gossip
HOLLYWooD CAKE EATERS

Friends Of Ann Sothern surprised
her on her birthday by sending
cakes. As q result, the Metro Gold
wyn-Mayer star was the recipient
Of seven cakes, much to the delight
of the Swing Shift Maisie" crew
who enjoyed the four the star
brought to the studio. ,
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-19
Carelessness Leads
To Many Bad Fires
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Most fires. il is apparent. are
due to carelessness and fre-ignOr-
ance. Percy Bugbee. general man
ager of the National Fire Protec-
tion Association states in annOunc-
ing this years Spring Clean Up
Campaign. now getting under way
throughout the country. Pointing
out that Il thorough cleaning job
will also unearth many materials
badly needed by war industries.
Mr. Bughce says. rubbish. stored
in many home and factory
store and Office is a prime fire
hazard II should he gathered up
and given 10 Uncle Sam. He'll put
il to work At the same time. other
common fire hazards. such as de
fective chimneys, faulty heating
equipment, tiammable roof shingles
and defective electrical wiring and
equipment should be replaced or
repaired.
Ii every home and factory OBJ
served simple rules of good
housekeeping, we could slash our
national fire toll by a third" Mr..
Bugbee continues. If every home
and factory installed simple fire
protective measures, our fire loss
would nearly disappear, After all.
the fire that doesn't start is the
fire that does the least damage"
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-19
GREENWOOD

Representative and Mrs. M. T
Uhler entertained at. dinner Sun.
day. Their guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. B. W. Conaway, Mr.. and Mrs
C. E. Ocheltree, Miss Ermadeane
0cheltree and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Elliott.
John Mccullough. of Davenport
Iowa, arrived in town Sunday even
ing to be the guests of Mr.. Lester
A. Judy for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Lee Coulter were
in Chestertown, Md, for the week
end. They were guests of Mrs.
John Bedwell.
DR.. Olin S. Allen was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Spence for
the weekend.
The Willing Workers Glass of
Grace Methodist Church met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Spence
last Tuesday evening. After the
business session every one enjoyed
the social part of the meeting. with
Mr.. and Mrs. Spence. The members
of the class were very glad to have
A. G. Ingram as their guest at the
meeting.
On Wednesday evening. The Sum
shine Glass of Greenwood Metho-
dist Church met at the home of
Miss NJ. Wiley. That was a very
pleasant meeting for the members
of that group also. Both classes had
very little business for this month.
hut the social part of the meeting
is always very enjoyable.
Pfc. William II. Brown spent a
ten-day furlOugh at his home here.
Lieut. Dennis Christine and Ken
meth Warrington were at their
homes here over the weekend.
Little Dickie Reynolds, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. Reynolds. has
been quite sick with intestinal
grippe.
The surgical dressing classes are
still being held on Monday and
Thursday evenings from to 3.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-19
Local Kiwanis Club
Honors Mayor Evans
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He gave most generously of his
time and efforts in organizing by
far the most complete civil defense
unit in any town or city in the
eastern part of the United States.
He also did grand job of being
coordinator of civilian defense in
Sussex county.
He was directly responsible in
getting together many classes in
first-aid. auxiliary police, auxil-
iary firemen, gas squads, etc.
He was very active member of
the war board and price office.
He has been an active volunteer
fireman for many years.
He has given much effort to the
establishment of an enlisted mems
service center here.
He gave much time and effort to
the September bond drive.
He has been an able and active
travelling representative of our
city. representing Milford in af-
fairs at many other towns and cit
les in Delaware and Maryland.
He was county chairman for a
gigantic scrap drive and was di-
reCtly responsible for making il
very. successful.
He organized the first really up
to-date police department that the
City of Milford has ever had.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-19
Frank P. Walker Gets
Kent County Office
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Walker disputed the right of
Hughes to the election on the
grounds that the 81 votes cast for
Hughes and 26 cast for himself
under the soldiers voting act were
invalid. claiming the act was un-
constitutional.
The disputed votes were those of
Kent county members of the Della
ware National Guard cast while
they were encamped at Camp Up
ton, Long Island. The canvas board
included the votes in its count and
declared Hughes elected by a small
majority.
In Walkers proceedings before
the Supreme Court, that. tribunal
declared the act unconstitutional
and directed the canvass board to
reconvene and count only votes
cast at polling places within the
county and reject the votes cast at
Camp Upton. which gave Walker
II majority.
With the assumption of the office,
only two Offices-prothonotary and
register of wills-are now held in
the court house by Democrats as
consequence of the 1912 election.
with the exception of receiver of
taxes and county treasurer. which
will change to Republican next
June
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-19
HOW ABOUT WINNING PEACE!

Once in awhile someone sticks
out his chin and observes that vic
tory in the war should also mean
victory in the peace that is to fol-
low.
Those who lived through the last
world war saw a great President 80
down to his grave a broken-hearted
man. He had won the war and lost
the peace.
The American system of free en-
terprise again remains suspended.
as il was a quarter of century
ago. The politicians made rules
and regulations then. as now.
Boards. administrators. commits
siOns and bureaucrats are substi-
tuted for laws that would help to
win the war and the peace.
The War production is the ac-
cepted program to win the war.
What is there in prospect to save
the American system of free enter
prise?
The first Virginia and Massa-
chusetts settlers planted their fields
anu ldlSeu lHCli ldlhSs ilaAGN anu
vegetables. they hunted game and
caught fish for food; they slashed
down the trees and built houses.
Some of them eventually became
employers. and they and their
neighbors built the first iron fOrges
and made the first roads.
Their descendants followed the
original pattern in developing the
country. building ships and rail-
roads. Still later generations dis
covered new methods of cOmmuni-
cation. transportation, and electri-
cal power development.
For nearly three centuries -
from the very beginning - the
American system of free enterprise
has gone steadily ahead. building
towns. villages and cities that are
a part of the greatest nation on
earth.
The American sys EN- of free en-
terprise must be saved while we
are winning the war-in order to
also win the peace.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-19

AS the busy spring season ap-
proaches. there is a great need for
more men observers at Post &C.
Anyone who will volunteer for this
very needful service, please get in
touch with Frank Jester. assistant
chief observer.
#o#
There will be a meeting of OBJ
servers of Observation Post sc
tMaloney's) at MillwOOd Hall at s
o'clock, Tuesday evening. March
-. This headquarters will be rep
resented by Lieutenant Blood and
Sergeant Barton, who. will come
prepared to talk on the Army Air
Force Ground Observers Corps. eX-
hibit the film Fighter Aviation in
Air Defense" and give an instruc-
tional talk on the operation of the
Army Filter Center. Plan to attend
this important meeting. The film
shown will he well worth your
while.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-19

The Red Cross War Chest drive
continues, and there is still time to
contribute to this worthy cause
Remember, please, to be as gener-
Gus as you possibly can. This is
our way to back up the boys who
are on the front lines.
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Patricia Hollo-
way. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Holloway, of Bridgeville,
and David Porter Curlett. son of
Mrs. Ethel Lyons Curlett of Will
mington. The double ring cere-
mony was performed by DR.. Will
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Barwick and
Ralph Barwick were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert o. Humphreys.
Holloway Curlett
lard Purdy in the chapel of First
and Central Presbyterian Church
in Wilmington on March Z at two
o'clock. Miss Holloway's only at
tendant was Miss Helen Griffith of
Greenwood. The groom is a neph-
eW OF MIS-. OHdfleS II. OOuONdyf >
and had lived down here for quite
awhile before entering the Navy
last August. Mrs. Curlett will live
at Bridgeviile. and Mr.. Curlett has
returned to his duties in New Lon
don. Conn.
Arthur NJ. Hayes. SON of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Z. Hayes of Green
wood, has begun , an intensive
course of study in aviation me-
chanics at the Amarillo Army Air
Field. one of the newest schools in
the Army Air Forces Technical
Training Command. He will spend
several months at this great me-
chanics' school. and upon gradua-
ton will he sent to one of Uncle
Sans air bases, there to do his
part in keeping Americas Flying
Fortresses" harassing the Axis. In
addition to mechanical training. his
course will include army discipline
and courtesy, military drill and
physical exercise to put him in the
peak of condition.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-19
CAR INSPECTIONS IN
DELAWARE HAVE
BEEN SUSPENDED
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The Jones measure authorizes
the department to suspend the APP
pication of any statute requiring
two number plates to a motor We
hiclc.
New Rules Listed
The Motor Vehicle Divisions S
rules for extending auto registra-
tion follow:
Personal call method: ~ If you
desire to extend your registration
for a period of a year. take your
registration card to any inspection
lane and pay the fee stamped on
the card.
t2I If you desire to extend your
registration for period of six
months. present your registration
card to the cashier and pay one
half of the fee stamped on the
registration card. plus an addition
al 81 for the privilege of securing
Il siX-months license.
60 The cashier will stamp the
new expiration date on your reg
istration card and supply new in
serts.
Mail method: % If you desire to
extend your registration for a per-
iod of a year. mail your registra-
ton card to any Motor Vehicle Of
tce. Include check or money order
payable 10 the Motor Vehicle Di-
vision in the amount of registra-
tion fee which is stamped on your
registration card.
C4l II you desire to extend your
registration for Il period Of six
months. mail your registration
ard to any Motor Vehicle Office
Inc ude check or money order in
ha If the amount of the registration
fee which is stamped on your reg
istlatiOn card. plus an additional
81 for the privilege of securing Il
siX-mOnths license.
t3) The Motor Vehicle Division
will promptly return your registra-
tion card properly stamped, to-
gether with the new inserts.
If your registration card has
been lost or is defaced. it will be
necessary that you make appiica-
tion to the division for a duplicate
card by accompanying same with
the fee of soc before extension of
registration can be granted.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-19
Hospital Did Good
Job On Tuesday
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staff of the Milford Memorial Hos
pital in so quickly going into ac-
tion, becomes even more spectacu-
lar when it is understood that
there were n patients already be-
ing cared for at the time of the
disaster. The twelve casualties
were afforded the benefit of the
most modern equipment and SER
vices known to medical science to-
day. without any slackening what
ever being made in the attention
given to the other patients.
Milford and the surrounding COM
munities have always had a right
to be proud of their hospital, and
today by, virtue of the extraordi-
nary efficiency with which the un-
fortunate results of this disaster
were handled. we can appreciate
its worth far beyond any words
can express.