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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14
|lr1 Hollywood

song. .. While learning to ride for scene in "In Cur Time" Ida Lu- pino was thrown from her horse and dragged 50 yards when her foot caught in the stirrup. She suffered cuts and bruises.
 Recommended: Tunesmith Bert Kalmars new song. Your Daddy and My Daddy Were Buddies, Bud- dy". .. Six years ago Orson Welles took comedian Gus Schilling out of Minskys burlesque and put him in Shakespeare on Broadway. Gus lost $50 week on the deal. Now a $75O a week screen comedian. Schilling is working as candy butcher for nothing in Welles' Hollywood Magic show for servicemen. MoanS Schil- ling: "There just ain't no future getting mixed up with Orson Welles. Orchestra Leader Vaughn Monroe was offered a film contract for his own services as an actor, but declined to break up his band. Good musicians are too hard to get these days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14

Instead of protecting airplane motors with covering of heavy grease, parofane, formerly used to cover cheese and meat, is now used.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14

"Guadalcanal Diary" on location at a Marine camp near San Diego, asked an officer to assign him 25 Marines to portray Jap soldiers. q don't know, MT. Seller" said the of- ficer,, "Ill have to ask the men" "Ask?" said Seller in disbelief, knowing how the Marines train their men to instant command. "Yes," said the officer, i've don't ask the men when we send them out to kill Japs, but playing Jap is different--a lot different. That's strictly for volunteers" Yes, there were enough Marines to play Japs, but just enough. The boys didn't like the idea at all.
 Bermuda has prohibited the sale of canned vegetables.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14
H The Local
 TheaterS
STATE

Merle Oberon with Brian Aherne in First Comes Courage" and Walt Disney's technicolor feature produc- ton "Saludos Amigos" conclude their engagement at Warner Bros. air-conditioned State theater to- night.
 Tomorrow's all new twin bill will be headlined by Appointment In Berlin," the sensational story of one of the greatest conspiracies in history. George Sanders and Mar guerite Chapman appear in the starring roles together with a bril- liant supporting cast. The con- panion feature presents Rochester of Jack Benny'S radio show in What's Buzzin Cousin?" musical comedy howl with Ann Miller, John Hubbard and Freddy Martins or cheStra.
 Everything is readiness for the New England premiere of Columbia Pictures sensational new produc- tion Destroyer" which is sched- uled for Wednesday att he State. It's mighty sea story filled with exciting scenes aboard gallant fighting ship that you see com missioned, and follow through it's adventurous career in enemy in- tested waters. "A hunk of tin with a heart" the boys on hte John Paul Jones call her and moving scenese of heroism and comrade- Ship-in-armS take place on her decks.
 The star of this new film is everyone's favorite, Edward G. Rob- inson, who plays the role of a tough, tender stubborn Id navy" man who fights every waking min- ute to make his ship "sing" she must be the finest ship that ever sailed the seven seas. Robin son has a part that might have been tailor made for him and he does 1t up brown, far surpassing any of his previous performances in cludig that of Little Ceaser". The at-sea photography is especially worthy of mention especially the battle scenes which have been filmed with authenticity and are the most realistic ever brought to the scte realistic ever brought to the screen. Ford and Edgar Buchanan, all of whom turn in noteworthy perform ances. Surely this is the glori- ous story of Amelica'S fighting men Of the navy and the women they love and protect. It is destined to head the list of outstanding pro- ductions of the year an dWaterbury Is signally honored in being chosen as the city for it's New England premiere.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14

Imitation is bringing fantastic prices for horses in Shanghai China.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14
HOLLYWOOD ABROAD

Less than 48 hours after the in- vasion of Sicily, local Italian thea ters broke out with previously ban ned American movies. One of the first to be advertised was Humphrey Bogart's High Sierra" It's be- ing kept very confidential, but there Is special mission in Hollywood from Russia to select 10 pictures for showing in the Soviet. First of them are Mission to Moscow" For Whom the Bell Tolls" and This Is the Army"
 Author Clifford Odets and ex- wife Luise Rainer are now under contract to the same studio, RKO |. Director Roy William Neill is conferring with Walt Disney on a combination live action animated cartoon picture titled "Franken- stein Meets Donald Duck" Pat O'Brien will top his own rapidfire dialog delivery record for scene in "The Iron Major" He reels off 226 words in 50 seconds.
 PRODUCTION PROBLEMS
 When you see new Leon Schle- singer cartoon, "Corny Concerto,' you'll probably marvel at the sound of bubbles bursting to the melody of '1'he Blue Danube" Treg Brown, the sound man who created the novelty nearly knocked himself out doing 1t. He created the bubble bursting sounds by making 8 sound box of his mouth and rapping him. self on top of the head.
 Other day Lew Seller, directing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14

Kay Kyser. the mad maestro, re- ports that his mammoth benefit In Oakland. California, to raise funds for building swimming pool for wounded scrvicemen at the naval hospital there. hit the bell. They needed Sls.000 to do it, and that's just what they raised.
 smI1M EkxsA-',
 I'd MUTTON, the newscaster. who recently lost c sponsor, has a new underwater and will be heard on Sundays at 1880 D, m., over OBS starting Aug. a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14

The pulsating "TOreador Song" from Bizets opera "Carmen,' will be baritone Wilbur Evans feature offering on "Stars From The Blue" tomorrow at 12:30 over WATR.
 JC1ef StOpak conducts the Orches- tra in this regular early Sunday Blue Network feature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14

Again WATR comes through with a full hour and three quarters of solid entertainment of the finer type. First via the Blue Network, at 8:15 tonight, Arthur Fiedler conducts the Boston Pops Orchestra in the color ful Esplanade concert, the last in the series.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
March Of Events
BY Benjamin DeCasseres

IN MY ceaSeless hunt for coura-
geouS words in these day, OF
camouflage and cowsrdice. I
came across this hard-headed
statement Of the Princess Rene
de Bourbon. horn Princess Mar
grethe Of Denmark, who ia
working az a regular job in this
country.
Helen Worden records II In
the New York World-Telegram
ASKED II she ever expected
IN become an American citizen
she shook her head.
"'No. was born a Dane and
shall remain n Dane.
~ feel very strongly about
giving up ones citizenship.
ITO me IL IL like rfnouncing
ones religion or ones family.
Foreigners who become
American citizens do II for per-
sonsl. selfish reasons.
They are never really
Americans at heart.
Their allegiance will always
he Ia the country In which they
were horn and brought up.
eft II IL a choice they will
take sides with that land
gainst the United States
TTTERE is some sound truth
Il in her statement that for
eignerS never give up their ale
glance 10 the country OF their
birth. for many OF them do not.
II is impossible, psychology
cally. spiritually or politically,
10 turn, for instance, any Ger
man, a Pole, a Russian. a Jap.
an Englishman or a Frenchnsn
into an American merely by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
DizziPr Than Chicken
You Can't Swing Along
With Those Vichy Boys
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

Those Fighting French had than chicken
mat was Matched in the
Like all Screwbal I'm educated
AZ me start Peain
Laval any further than could fly feather
good look Lavsls puss and would
make grandfahers clock take But
Petan surrendered a off ike
blankets a reveile.
Naturally nobody could swing along with Whose Vichy
who were playing both ends against te middle IKE idiot
flute w. y,
So J crossed the Mediterranean and rooted for Darlan
especially when he turned the feet Allies He
sweetheart and ordered my African representative
picture of Darlan tights
Before that arrived organized snper waop
Daran and packed him along with his
Frenchmen from Lake Chad and helps chase the
: hinges
Right now guess I'm Grsud but I'm responsible
for opinions left overnight I'm
because when the French talk
50 minutes.
b. Kns
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29

having him sign paper swear
allegiance 10 = document-the
Constitutlon-which quite often
he cant read and knows moth
ing about and allowing him 20
vote.
The hundreds ~ newspa pers
and magazines that are printed
in foreign languages in the
L s. A are proof ~ JUST how
little this country means 10 mil
lions Of foreigners
They take no pains 10 learn
English or 10 read an American
newspaper.
IT Is in the main. not The
4 fault Of these unaSSlmllable
foreigners that they are really
not Americans merely because
they are citizens and can vote.
As | pointed out before here.
patterns OF mind and emotions
are The product Of thousands Of
years Of ancestry.
They cannot be transcribed
by merely taking an oath
The allegiance 10 the old
country" is seldom renounced.
might GO 10 France, live
there 20 years AZ A citizen and
vote. but | can never become a
Frenchmsn
Again Princess Margrethe ia
pretty nearly right when she
says that foreigners who be-
come American citizens do II for
personal, selfish reasons -
MILLIONS have done IL
Nl merely for protection 10
make money here and carry II
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
What River
IL Dear Ia You?

EEELING that being referred
Il 10 as dog Catchers" hurts
their social standing in their
communities those engaged IN
rounding up stray pups have
expressed a wish 10 be known
as canine control officers.
ThYra Samler MlnSlnW- hHi+-
liant writer. who married
man somewhat younger than
herself. has stated
1T seems 10 me the woman
who marries man younger
than herself gets all the hest ~
H. More youth. new enthuSi-
aSms, the wpoint Of a
younger generation"
WHEN the poet Byron was
w invited 10 spend a week
end AZ a friends house in Italy
he brought along all his pets
which consisted of five cats.
one eagle, one crow, one falcon,
five peacocks. two guinea hens.
three horses, an Egyptian crane
and five dogs
Know a fellow whose nick
name for his wife is Bug.
This Is an Authorization ~
"Honey-Bug' which he called
her when they first married
| also know a man whose
nickname for his wife IS
"Slugsy"
In one year Eleanor RooSC-
welt travelled $4,000 miles. made
more than 100 speeches. an
Swered more than 10000 letters
in her own handwriting. shook
hands with 1850 persons and
served tea at the White House
TO 22,353.
4 NYBODY who buys or sells
"A gasoline in a black market
Is A saboteur, a war profiteer,
a rat and a traitor.
Add longshots: Reuben Levy
of London for the equivalent OF
six cents u. S. money bought 4
ticket in a British football pool
and won S153,0 600.
In this type Of pool the ticket
buyer tries 10 guess the exact
scores of so or more soccer foot.
ball games.
Copyright. 1913. by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
Jap Courage
Analysed

best OF this war, remarks that
is something he does not expect
Americans at home TO under
stand because even the Ameri-
cans there do not understand il.
Well, the Germans who had
the Lost Battalion surrounded
IN the Argonne and were close
enough 10 our beleaguered men
10 hear the cries of our wound
ed probably could not under
stand how the Americans could
withstand shellf1re and hunger
for days and still retain spirit
enough TO answer calls to sur
render with GO TO hell"
1t was not fanaticism on the
part Of our men.
II was merely the opinion Of
their commander that military
expediency demanded he hold
on until relief arrived and he
held on, though he could not
have been criticized for sur
render.
I GATHER from Mr.. Handle
mans story that the prac-
tice Of the Japs OF letting out
screams as they charge is 10
loosen the congestion that gath.
ers in the chest OF a man afraid,
and that Japs are taught Ia
whoop In battle so IL they are
frightened they will not be
bothered by the tightness in
their chests.
judge that Mr.. HandIeman
never heard of the ear-piercing
cry that can be emitted 10 this
day by any southern fellow in
good standing and that became
famous in the Civil War as the
rebel yell
But believe me. brother, II
was not issued 10 relieve tight
ness in the chest.
Its purpose was TO scare the
daylights out Of the damyankees
and il often succeeded.
Copyright, ie43, by King Features
Distributed by International News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29

the running Italians paused just
long enough 10 pour A gallon
OF gasoline into each barrel.
So we used the wine in the
radiators of our desert cars and
drank the water originally in
tended for the radiators.
MAIL deliveries 10 the boys
A'I out there vary. in my own
experience. from one week 10
eight months.
Through the L. 6 Army Post
Office j have received airmail
letters from New York 10
Tripoli in seven days.
Through the regular steamer
mail via Cairo ana the civilian
delivery set-up. A Christmas
package from Sherman Billings
ley was delivered 10 me in July.
II contained SIX not-too-Se-
date neckties for which an
Arab offered 10 exchange
wife or a camel and 100 books
OF Stork Club matches, which
are priceless out in the blue
In Tunisia, where the stork is
considered bird OF favorable
omen, Shermsns match-books
were highly acceptable gifts
and valuable articles Of barter
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
The Brig ter Side ST

TT WOULD be silly 10 under
estimate the courage Of the
Japanese soldiers.
True, there is some difference
81 opinion on this point among
the American soldiers who have
fought them, some saying that
the Japs are very brave, indeed.
and others claiming they have
plenty Of ki-yi IN them, but l
presume this difference is due TO
the varying caliber Of the enemy
troops our men have encoun-
tered.
In World War I, our fellows
who met the first grade soldiers
OF the German army thought
they were very brave fighters,
while those who met the kaisers
culls thought they were buns.
Good troops naturally seem
more courageous than poor
troops because they fight better.
In general, l think the Japs
have disclosed themselves as
possessed of considerable moxie.
HOWEVER, I cannot accept
H the theory that has been
chunked at us continually since
the beginning Of the war, that
the Japs invariably prefer death
10 surrender.
Each instance of humiliation
OF large or small bodies OF Japa-
nese troops always is cited as
proof Of the theory and of the
fanaticism in warfare OF the
Japs, though 1 think close scru-
tiny of most OF these cases
would show that their resistance
and its result was due 10 what
you might call the fall of the
play.
! think you would find il due
10 orders or 70 military expedi-
b. ency or 10 sheer unavoidability,
and ! can point out in the fight
ing history Of this nation many
matching incidents in which
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29

IL, 1915, AT the age Of % years,
6l2 months.
Dennis IS in this war, 100.
Now no is a colonel or was
the last time heard from nm.
My name is Lilyan SulIa-
van and every time II has been
In print It has been spelled
wrong.
Sometimes the Lilyan has
been spelled Lillian and some
times the SULLIVAN has been
spelled with an Il" That is
Sullivan.
What is that poem about hav-
ing your name spelled wrong?
A. Regret your name Is spelled
wrong so often
But you must admit il is a
little tricky.
Anyway, the poem il;
0 coil me up for ridicule
And fiH ny soul ruth shame
Reproach, abuse and obloquy
But don't mtsspeil my ndms.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
On the Side

o iorely rirer Of Yrette!
o darling stream On balanced
,oiugs
The uood-birds sang the chan
sonetfe
That here laundering poet
Sings.
-LongfeIiow.
In most everybodyS life
some river has figured.
The river figuring most IN
my life is the Hudson.
Spent boyhood vacations on
IL.
Also the first year Of mar
rage IN A cottage high above
the Hudson near Nyack. EVDJ
MARGARET HAYES Cinema
vi cutie. Originally from
Baltimore.
Real name is Florette often
heimer.
Sernsrd Baruch. Camd n.
s. C., boy who has made good
practically everywhere
Once while on witness stand
he was asked what his occupa-
ton was and he replied
"a sDetulafar"
Asked 30 explain what "a
speculator' was Mr.. Baruch
said
a Speculation IL a man who
observes the future and acts
before II occurs"
Cora ESselborn. Soon IN be-
come the bride of Phil Rizzuto,
the major Lacquer. >
Married life with a baseball
player is reported very pleas
ant except on the nights OF the
days he doesn't get any hits.
QUERIES from clients:
VI Q. Let us get this settled.
Who was the youngest major
in the L. S. Army in World
War l.
A As far as 7 know the
youngest major was Dallas D.
Dennis n Los Angeles, Cal.
He was commissioned a major
Of infantry in France on Oct.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
Hard-Headed
Statement

or send il back home.
In a word. their motive for
joining US Is 10 get what they
can out of US. then knock ss
either openly or secretly az a
damned capitallstic, philistine
bourgeois, almighty-dollar.wor-
Shipping country
II will not do merely 70 stand
in public park and shout
while q Harry James blows a
trumpeO II Am an American. 80
Why are you An American,
Do you feel American
Or are you Just one OF US for
revenue only
And so what.
Why this
There should be intensive
educational campo igns begun IN
the papers. IN the movies and
on the air 10 make our ir,-
menSe fore IN populations know
what the L. s. A. has meant
and means now
You cant have America on
your lips and Soviet Russia.
state enslaving Germany or
some other alien land in your
heart
You are with US or against us
in peace or war
CAESAR AUGUSTUS. tae
" first of the line of tyrants
OF Ancient Rome. If we except
julius Caesar. his uncle mad
himself elected a kind Of
president-dictatOr over and over
for short terms.
Then he got the senate 20
elect him TO 10-year terms.
He thus cnslaved the Romans.
Napoleon Bonaparte pulled
the same trick.
He even had "plebiscite'
that elected" him emperor.
Louis Napoleon, his nepncw.
copied the technique OF the
Caesars and OF his uncle.
He had himself elected" en-
peror-and how
Hitler and Stain both have
themselves approved and re-
elected every once in a while
by doormat "parliaments"
Millions Of presidential APP
pointees Will have votes next
year.
They already are demanding
"fourth-term" for the Presi-
dent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
BY Damon RunyOn

fanaticism certainly played no
part.
/ can 20 back 10 the defense
OF the Alamo, that old Fran
ciscan chapel in the heart OF
the beautiful city Of San An
tonic where 107 years ago one
OF the most heroic chapters in
the story Of the United States
was written in blood.
INSIDE the gray walls. 1877
valiant men made their i'm
mortal stand for Texas liberty.
fighting off Santa Ana's Next
can army Of 5000 for II DAYS.
In the end the defenders were
killed and their bodies burned.
II was there in an hour of
hopeleSSneSs that the American
leader drew a line on the floor
and said those who opposed sur
render should step over the line
and wounded Jim Bowie. lying
on a pallet, ordered his COM
rades 10 carry him across.
No one ever has suggested
that the defense of the Alamo
was fanaticiSm.
II was an attempt to prevent
the Mexicans from invading
Texas.
That Il became in effect a
suicidal defense was. perhaps,
due 10 the fact the Americans
always held 10 a slender hope
they might somehow be relieved.
and also that they had no faith
in the mercy OF Santa Ana.
THE incident OF Attu where
l. only IL Of the original jap
anese garrison Of 2,l00 men sur
rendered. all the rest being dead
or hidden in holes. is cited as
the latest evidence OF the IA
matte warfare Of the Japs.
The brilliant correspondent
for ms. Howard Handleman.
whose tales of the fighting in
the Aleutians are among the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
Connolly Answers

la John A Dix 1861. tb)
G.. F. Root; (c) Patrick
Henry 1774
? la Oveta Culp Hobby th)
Anna Seghers, Co Frances
Perkins.
3-ta Hal Borland. fb) Carl
Sandburg: tc) Stephen Vim
cent Benet
"a Animals; (bl rocks; (c)
birds.
S-Ca Greenish gray with red
throat in males, tb) yellow;
(c) white.
6-ta "Rigoletto"; Cb) La
" Boheme"; \(c) Martha,
T-ta Berlin, (b) Vienna; (c)s
Hamburg.
Copyright. IS,s. by King Posture,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
Better Health
BY Dr. Logan CIendening

physicians have been taxi
4 ing the blood pressure regu-
larly IN every patient they see
for more than 40 years.
The blood pressure apparatus
is now as much a part of a ply
Sician's regular equipment
which he carries from house 10
house and uses on all of his
patients as the stethoscope.
One would think that by this
time everything about blood
pressure had been settled.
! used 10 collect literature on
blood pressure.
/ started 10 put IL in a book
case IN a filing system al my
office and then ] carried il
home and put II IN the cellar
and II accumulated so that IL
ran up the walls like an cry
Slpelas and finally reached the
attic.
And I had made only par
tlal collection
'P. s My wife poor wretch,
made me throw IT all outD
nNE also would think that
" from this accumulation Of
literature that everything about
blood pressure had been writ
ten.
But II is not 50.
I doubt whether when even
an accomplished practitioner OF
medicine takes A blood pressure
and looks Al A result he has the
slightest idea how little infor-
nation he has obtained.
This was brought forcefully
10 my attention about a year
ago when ] was trying 10 find
out how many persons at a GER
tain age had blood pressure
over and blood pressure under
80 SyStollC.
l knew perfectly we'll what
the average blood pressure Of a
man At the age Of 50 iS-the IN
Surance companies have told us
that--but | did not want the
average blood pressure.
I WANTED 70 know what the
L incidence Of blood pres.
sure over $50 ls-how many
persons have II.
| went 10 the directors Of two
life insurance companies in my
neIghborhood and found out not
only that they did not know.
but that all the literature they
had on actuarial tables did not
tell them.
| then wrote 10 the medical
directors OF SIX life insurance
companies IN the United States
and found they did not know.
but two Of them very kindly
consented 10 90 over their fig.
ureS and give me the results.
These Showed-to stick 10 one
age IN order 10 simplify this
discussion that AZ the age OF
30 about 10 per Gent Of people
had systolic blood pressure
Of $50 or over.
THIS is supposed 10 be the
upper limit of normal. hut
obviously the life insurance sta
uStics deal with selected
group.
A man AZ The age Of so does