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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
DIOCESAN SCHOOL SCHEDULED POSTED
ParOchial, High Schools Formally Open for Fall
 Term Wednesday

The Diocese of Hartford has an. nounced Wednesday, September 6, as the opening day Of schools un. der their Jurisdiction in the state, This includes paroehial schools In Waterbury and the Catholic high schools.
 The yearly calendar as published in the current issue of the Catholic Transcript follows;
 First Term
 Sept, 6, Wed,-openlng day of school.
 Oct, l2, Thurs,-coiumbus day holiday,
 oot, 90, Fri,-End of first marking Nov, l, wed,-An Saints Day holiday.
 Nov, %, Wed,-single session of four continuous hours, Thursday and Friday-Thanksgivlng holidays, Dac. 2, Thurs,-End of second marking period,
 Due, 8, Fri.-Immaeulate Coneep. tion--holiday,
 Doc. 9, Ffl.-Last full day session before Christmas holidays, Jan, 2, TueS,-Classes resumed, Jan a, Wed, Jan, 2S, Thurs, JAe %, Fft.-Mid.year examinations,
 Second Term
 Jan. 20, Mon,-Beginning of see- ond term,
 Feb. l9.23-Wlnter vacation week Feb. 26, Mon.-ClaSSes resumed. Mar. g. FTi,-End of third mark. ing period,
 Mar. 2o.30-No school on Holy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
l5O APPLICATIONS
 IN TODAY'S MAIL
Total of 2,40O Checked Here to Date; 200 Bal.
 lots Returned

one hundred and fifty appliea. tions for absentee ballots were re- ceived today at the local town clerks office making c total of ap, proXlmNtely 2%00 arrived to date and included in the total Of more than 5000 applications received throughout the state from Connee. tieut Servioemen and women,
 About 200 absentee ballots have been returned here from SerVicemen, earmaTked for the fall vote. Of the total applications received about i,- 200 have been acknowledged to date by the mailing ot the actual ballot to the applicant, About 600 ot the total applicants are making requests to be made voters,
 At present the recently printed lists ot candidates of the Demo- cratic Republican, Socialist and So' cialist-Labor parties are being In. cluded with the ballots being mailed out. Mrs. Mary c, Kilmartin, town clerk Is supervising the mailing and is assisted by Mrs, Margaret F4tE' patrick,
 During the past two weeks tho receipt of applications here hai been heavy, ranging over one hun dred daily, It has been stated tha' since July when the armed serv' ices started supplying ballot appli' cations to the servicemen the ap' plications have been arriving at th'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
INVISIBLE MANI
 FILM AT STATE
Jon Hall In Starring Role; Kansas City Kitty on
 Same Program

Ending tomorrow evening at War neFS state theater Is Heavenly Days" oo-starrlng Fihber Mo0ee and Molly with . score of other fs- vorites; also Chester Morris and Nancy Kelly In Gamblers Choice"
 Surpassing all of its popular pre-. deceSsorS ln the series Of invisible Man" adventures, The Invisible Mans Revenge" comes to the state on sunday aS tho headllner of tho program Go be enjoyed At that the- ater for threo days,
 AS the invisible Man., Jon Hall is said to turn In Q strong perform anca despite the fact that he is un- seen during much of the film, He is introduced when he returns to Eng. land from Africa, after five years As an amneSia victim, Believing that 0 titled British couple ha Sswlndled him of his share of . diamond field, he submits Go invlsihillty experi- ments by an eminent scientist to help hlm got revenge,
 Ensuing action is marked by many eefie episodes, hlghlighted emotion. ally by dramatic conflict,
 The imposing cast, includes such taVorites as Evelyn Ankers as the daughter, Alan Curtis as her fanee, Q London newspaperman; Leon Er- rol as an Irish na'er-do-well who befElendS the Invisible Man." to his eventual regret; Gale Sonder- gAard and Lester Matthews as the titled couple; and John Carradine as . scientist,
 Credit for the exceedingly tricky and always exceptional camera work is ahared by Milton Krasner and Jon Fulton, the latter known as Hollywoods outstanding special ef- fleets eAmeraman for his pioneering in the field,
 Joan Davis, radios top comedy star, heads the elaborate east ot Kansas City Kitty", the second hit of the program which also features Bob Crosby, Jane Frasee and Erik Rolf,
 Having . plot and situations said to be tailored to perfect fit for the Hany antics of Miss Davis, Kan sas City Kitty" has several musical interludes which give Jane Frasee and Bob Crosby chance to give out with their particular brands of melody.making,
 "Janie," adapted from the stage play which ran on Broadway for omre than two years, Is hte next big production scheduled for show ing at the State and begins It's en- gagement at that theater on Wed. nesday, Joyce Reynolds and Robert Hutton, two newcomers appear in the top roles while Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Robert Denohley and Alan Hale are iunel eddlnthe Y O Alan Hale are included in the sup. porting cast,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
TECHNICOLOR HIT
 MOVES TO STRAND
Greenwich Village" to Run Whole Week; Good
 CO.Feature

Reaching back into the colorful post World-War No. Is roaring 2os" for It's plot and musical Set- ting, the goth entury Fox Techni- color production Greenwich Vil- lage" will remain another week in Waterbury when it moves to the Strand today.
 With Carmen Miranda, D o n Ameche, William Bendix and intro- ducing the new sensation, Vivian Blaine (the Cherry Blonde) involved in it's tunetul story, Greenwich Village" rolls back twenty years in- to the hey day of Americas world- famous artists colony,
 Tn Greenwich Village" Don Ameche, most recently seen in Heaven Can Wait, essays another intriguing role as e young composer who came out of Kansas to win reputation in the Arabian Knights atmosphere of Greenwich Village.
 Opposite Don Is new musica discovery that goth Century-Fox ha! slated for definite stardom. She the red-headed Vivian Blaine. "Th Cherry Blonde, makes her leadin lady bow as Ameche's romantic in terest and she sings three hit song that critics claim will send her ia along the path of fame cut by Bett'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01

ments on the stirring novel, it was rot long before the entire reading public was reading discussing Anne seghers' graphic story of c man who battles almost ingurmoui1table odds to prove his ideall Tn words of one syllable. "The seventh Gross" was a Hlti. It had arrived. The Book of the Month Club see lected 1t aS it's choice for Q best Bellerl"
 Soon after "The Seventh Gross" became SO popular spirited bidding by movie studies for the motion picture rights reach high pitch :. And to Metro-d doldwynsMayer fell the accolade of screen production for "The Seventh Cross" which the Loew Poll So proudly will present to day to Waterbury patrons, 'sThs Seventh Gross" stars Spencer Tra- cy, who all acclaim as one of the Worlds Great Actors, casted with MT. Tracy are Signe Hasso, Hume Cronyn, Agnes Moorehead and Felix BreSsart, these are only few which Jhlg WIAIeE Aao kpOAH AOA Ao DSSaSo Ss dramatic actors from the staudio Of stars are in this beautiful dramatic production. You will love the story for its true and realistic views of the present trend of life, It's love will be outstanding, in the Tracy style, and you do remember the hit "A Guy Named Joe". Everyone can truly say when they will see this hit that oil other Spencer Tracy's other big hits will fall short of this one, it's c great picture and with 6 great cast, all stars in their own field, Words really are not enough to dc. scribe this big feature, and we will leave oil the descriptive adjectivea to you our Patrons, we are sure when you will leave this theateE after seeing this hit you will say that this is "Truly 6 great picture
 and well acted too. So make piaHii
 to come and relax from oil you
 troubles of the day at Loew Poi
 taeater and your time will Dc vel spent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
BATTERED TANKS sCRAPPED

Youngstown, o. (UP)-Many of the tanks knocked out by the enemy in North Africa and other battle fronts wind up in the yards of the Consolidated Steel Go, here which rips them apart, cuts them into scrap and remelts them for reShipment in the form of other weapons,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON NEA Staff Correspondent

Behind the screen: Sugary mother roles, Jane DarweN confessed today with Just Q trace of ennui, are be- ginning to sour
 "JuSt for once," she says. "I'd like to be Q hell >at get Q rloe where I wouldn't have to pretend to he such an angelic creature"
 Jane Darwell has grounds for complaint, She has been cast as a mother in almost all of her 300 pie- lures, Her brilliant portrayal of Ma load in The Grapes of Wrath de- finitely marked her-if such dis tinctlon was neeessary-as the ideal mother type.
 She's mothered practically every actor in the business, including Hank Fonda, Ty Power, Don Ameche and Mickey Rooney, But 1t Is one of filmdom's ironies that she has never had any children of her own, She does admit, however, to Q strongly ingrained mother eorn- plex,"
 Her current picture Is typical She plays the part of "Monn," head of Q servioemens eanteen, The title, Hello, Nom"
 1T suppose" She reflects with just the hint of Q sigh, that shall con- tinue to purr and like It." GARGAN. THE MARKED MAN
 Fourteen years as Q make-belieVe nolieemAn have made Edward Gar. gan AmericaS most law-ahiding eit. isen, He has discovered that not all members of the police profession ap- prove of the way he presents them on the screen, There have been eoIn- plaints,
 Playing another policeman in the Danny Kaye comedy, "rhe Wonder Man." dargan reports that he once inadvertently parked his car In restricted zone, The cop reeogniseS him as the actor who consistently does less than justice to the menta status of gendarmes,
 The officer went over 0argai with Q fine tooth comb. When th' resulting ticket was finally com puted he had been cited for nal adjusted headlights, oversiSed wind shield stiokers, expired brake certi ficate, ownership certificate improp erly displayed and half Q doSei other minor infraetions.
 "Rrother," said the cop, grinninj savagely into citizen 0Nrgan's teeth "do I get Q kick out of pouring 1 onto you"
 From that time on dargan 1lg ured he was Q marked man. H went back to his automobile and life of caution,
 Edward dargan started his eo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
In nHoIIYwood

specialist career back in 1880. He was Mulligan in the Chicago com. pany of strictly Dlshonorable," e role for which he took Q four week course in club twirling from c policeman friend in New York.
 Hollywood talent scouts saw him in the show, brought him to Holly. wood for Q career as e make-believe policeman, He has doffed police. mans blue occasionally to play dumb wrestlers, bartenders, eondue. tors and subway guards,
 T went into 0 restaurant one night" he reports, "and a waitress handed me the Tnenue upside down, ''So what, she said when I went to straighten 1t, "You can't read anyway"
 COLD BLONDE-HOT REDHEAD
 The cold blonde who became Q hot hedhead is Hollywood's newest feminine Star-but nobody knows 1t yet, Vivian Blaine Is her name, We discovered her in this column 6 while back. She has been starred by Daryl zanuek In three movies, Greenwich Village" something for the Boys" and Mob Hill," But none of the pictures have yet been released.
 Vivian was under contract to 20th Century-Fox for a year and nothing happened, She's e former orchestra singer. Then she dyed her hair red and the studio found Q new person. ality, She had been typed before that, as Q "cold blonde" In such films as Laurel and Hardy's "Jitter- bugs"
 As tho feminine star of Mob Hill' the studio will ballyhoo her as "the hot redhead," She battles with Joan Bennett over the affections of George Raft,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
Qrable and Alice Faye.

drable and Alice Faye.
 Greenwich Village" provides Car. men Miranda with her first role since "The Gangs All Here" and her subsequent illness. It offers her e fine opportunity to display her newly discovered talents as e com. edianne and provides her with songs streamlined to her singing dancing interpretations.
 William Bendix, fresh from his smash portrayals in "Lifeboat" and '0uadalcanal Diary, reveals Q here- tofore unexplored prowness In this great actors life when he slips into Q dinner jacket as c speakeaSy oper- ator with ambitions to beat zieg- field in showbusiness.
 Three Little Sisters" featuring Mary Lee and Ruth Terry is the companion feature on the present Strand program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
DEMOCRATIC TOWN
 FARLEY TONIGHT

The regular monthly meeting of the Democratic town committee will be held tonight At headquarters, North Main street, As reported here yesterday it will mark the first in Q series of similar meetings to be con. dueted throughout the coming cleo. ton campaign, Chairman Maurice r, Tangney and secretary Nell F. Maloney, city controller, will pre-. side,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01

secretary of state office at the rate of 800 to 800 daily, These are then turned over to the town clerks office of the individuals home- town,
 It is expected by authorities both locally and throughout the state that the peak of application receipts will he reached within the next three two weeks,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
SEVENTH CROSS
 COMES TO POu'S
Great Cast Supports Spen. cer Tracy; Goodnight
 Sweetheart" CO.BiIIed

Several months ago there arrived
 on the book shelves of the nation, q novel, which heralded widely in advance of It's publication, was ace claimed as the most significant story of our timel" Tn book parlance such praise didn't alert too many minds, because reflected some individualistic skeptics we've heard that beforel" Be that as it mayl But, as the groups Of readers of "The Seventh CrosS' became le- zion, and heaped their lavish com.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01

Thursday and Good Friday,
 Apr, 2S-27-Spring vacation week, Apr, 30. Mon,-ClasSes resumed. May 10, Thurs,-Aseensiou Day holiday, May 2s, Fri,-End of fourth mark. ing period,
 May 90, wed,-Memorial Day holiday.
 June ii-l6-FanAl examinations, June l7, Sun,-Earliest day for graduation.
 June a, Fri,-Fanal day of school
Evening star., 1944-04-29
On the Other Hand
Proposal to Force HOLC to Sell
MORTGAGES Repuenant to CONGRESS

ever, didn't see this money going
out, they haven't seen it coming
back in. Therefore, they will be
happy to know that the net cost Of
the operation at the end of 10 years
has been only $65 100000.
The expectation of Congress
when it undertook its rescue mis-
sion was that the cost to the Gov
ernment-the people, that is
would be not less than billion
dollars. Congress was willing to
bestow at least that much on dis
tressed home owners. The shrewd
but kindly operations of the HoLC
have given Congress pleasant sur
prise, and Congress is disposed to
believe the former New England
publisher and banker and present
benevolent bureaucrat of the Hole,
John H. Fahey, when he says that
in due course his agency will wind
up its affairs without having cost
the American people one cent.
This being SO, there is reason to
anticipate that the Byrd and Dirk
sen bills will continue to gather
dust in their respective pigeonholes.
Evening star., 1944-04-29

thinking and desires of certain prl-
vate savings and loan institutions.
The wholesome thing to report Is
that those bills are not getting any
place. No hearing has been held
and none Is in prospect. Attention
must be called to the situation,
however, for two reasons: One, to
pay q deserved tribute to Congress
and, two, to advise worried home
owners to disregard reports that
Congress is preparing to put HOLC
out of business.
There is something about this
proposed legislation that Congress
finds repugnant. Members of Con-
gress are familiar with ingratitude;
most of them consider themselves
experts on the subject. In Con-
gress, they say, you get nothing
else. And yet the ingratitude they
seem to see in the Byrd and Dirk
sen bills is a little too much for
them.
Rescue on Both Sides.
Most people know that the Hole
has saved 100000 American homes
from foreclosure. But Congress
knows something more. When Con-
eress created this agency to rescue
home-owners, it provided, at the
same time, the means of rescuing
the country's private lending insti-
tutions. Under the legislation en-
acted, HOLC was enabled to ad-
vance 1892 200, 900 to bank and trust
companies, $768000,000 to savings
and loan associations, $192 ,000, 900
to finance and mortgage compares,
$i65, 100000 to insurance companies,
and some hundreds of millions to
individual mortgage holders.
This money was given in ex-
change for defaulted mortgages. In
other words, something like $2,000,-
100000 of the peoples money was
used to bail out the lending institu-
tions. Further, the HOLC and the
Treasury, by authorization of Con-
gress, invested $35000o,O00 in the
shares of savings and loan associa-
tions, providing them with needed
funds for lending purposes. Further
still, the flow of funds into these
private institutions was stimulated
by the organization of an insurance
system to protect investors.
In the light of all this, Congress
is little shocked by the present
proposal of the private institutions
that they be allowed to have all
the good" mortgages remaining in
the hands of the HOLC. These
good" mortgages are the same
"bad" mortgages that were taken
off their hands by HOLC when they
were unable to carry them.
1t is only the good" mortgages,
Of course, that would be bought up
by the private institutions if HOLC
should be forced to dispose of its
holdings.
The Peoples Stake.
The American people, as a whole,
have a financial stake in this
matter. Three billion dollars of
their money has been used by the
Hole. Just as the people, how
Evening star., 1944-04-29
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.


@. When was smoke first used to
screen military operations?-W. I. A.
A. The War Department says that
the first historical reference to war
time use of smoke was the miracle
whereby the Israelites were protect
ed on their march from Egypt to the
Promised Land. The Romans used
smoke in landing operations.
@. In what direction does the head
of the sovereign face upon British
coins?-E. L. H.
A. There is tradition that the
successive rulers face in opposite
directions. Thus Victoria faced left,
Edward VII right, George v left.
George VI faces left. No coins were
issued bearing the portrait Of Ed
ward VIII.
@. Why is it that the strength of
insects is, in proportion to their size,
so much greater than that of ami
|mals?-M. K. B.
A. The useful strength of an ami
NAL is proportionately less than that
of an insect because large animal
can use only fraction of its
strength for work. An insect, with
its small muscles which weigh little,
can use nearly all its total strength
for work.
@. Where is the statue erected by
women to a woman?-R. M. D.
A. There is one in Fredericksburg,
Va, erected by women of America
to Mary, mother of George WASH
ington. 1t was dedicated May 10,
1894.
@. How old Is George Santayana
and where is he living?-B. B. D.
A. The noted Spanish American
philosopher and writer was 80 years
old last December. According to
latest reports he is still living in
Rome.
@. What is the Crypt of Civiliza-
tion?-F. M.
A. 1t is vault at Oglethorpe Uni
versity, Georgia, which contains
memorials of the civilization of the
first half of the 20th century. An
inscription on the door appeals to
future generations to leave the vault
intact until 8113 A. D.
@. What composers works are per-
formed most frequently at the Met
Iropolitan Opera?-S. S.
A. In the season of 1884 Verdi
led all other composers in number
of performances. There were 80
presentations of seven of his works.
@. Are United States vessels ex-
empt from payment of tolls at the
Panama Canal?-P. E. r.
A. They are not. At the Panama
Canal merchant vessels of all ma
tions pay tolls on the same basis.
@. What is the source of the re-
mark Twenty Million Frenchmen
can't be wrong"?-A. P. S.
A. 1t is song in the musical
comedy Tour of Paris"
@. What is the tallest church spire
in England?-F. E. M.
| A. The Cathedral Church of st.
Mary in Salisbury, England, has the
highest spire of any church in the
entire country, 404 feet.
@. What is the largest sailing ship
In the United States?-C. E. G.
A. The Thomas w. Lawson was
the largest sailing vessel built In
the United States. 1t was 375.s
feet long.
@. Is there a four-star general
in the Marine Corps?-S. B. M.
A. There is none on active duty.
Gen. Thomas Holcomb, who was re-
Gently retired as commandant with
the rank Of full general, was the
/ first marine ever to hold that rank
@. What philosopher refused to
pay his debts to any one who spelled
his name wrong?-W. L.
A. This is said of Schopenhauer,
who became furious when his name
Evening star., 1944-04-29

sentative Ouk-
sen, Republican,
of Illinois intro
duced similar
bills to require
the Home Own
ers Loan Corp.
to offer for sale
to private lend
ing institutions
all , the mort
cages 1t still
holds. There are
minor differ
ences in the
bills, but both
repreSeOt, the
Evening star., 1944-04-29
Huskin
to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Washington,
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Evening star., 1944-04-29
By LoweU MeHeff.

A wholesome thing is happening
on The Hill.
Some months ago Senator Byrd,
Democrat, of Virginia and Repre-
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
Al Head of COWS

Consisting of 19 milk cows, 6
heavy springers, some may be
fresh by day of sale.
6 Heifers, springing heavy with
first calf.
5 young Holstein and 1 Guern-
sey Service Bulls.
3 Angus Heifers.
8 Heifers from 6 mo. to yr. old.
10 of these heifers have been
vaccinated.
This herd is accredited T. B.
and Bangs tested and can be NOV
ed into any state. Under Govern
ment supervision; high butter fat
producers.
Empire Milking Machine, 2-unit;
3 buckets, Z milk cans and 2 milk
buckets.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &c.
Mccormick binder, Mccormick
mower, John Deere corn planter,
hay rake, 2 riding cultivators, 2
walking cultivators, Oliver riding
plow, No. SO Oliver walking plow,
one-horse plow, spring-tooth har-
row, drag harrow, disc, manure
spreader, wheat fan, 500 feed bags,
wood saw and bench, hay rigging,
corn shelter, 2 carriage running
gears, 4 sets wagon harness, 4
sets plow harness, collars, brides,
shovels, rakes, hoes and other
articles too numerous to mention.
'37 G.M.C. a ton pickup.
Lot of soy beans and rye.
300-chick brooder stove.
Enamel cook stove, in good con-
dition; coal heater, oil cook stove,
oak extension table and chairs,
beds, bureaus, tables, and lot of
pieces of odd furniture.
TERMS CASH
No goods to be removed until
all terms are complied with.
HARVEY G. POORE
Eugene Racine, Auctioneer
Reynolds Bradley, Outside Clerk
Lunch will be served on the
premises.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
PERSONALS


Frederick j. Carter and family
of Charlottesville, Va, have beer
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E
Carter. Mrs. Carter and children
remaining until the last of this
week.
w. e. Waters of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with his sister
Mrs. John A. Hoffecker and Mr.
Hoffecker.
Charles Wharton, the champion
football guard of the University Of
Pennsylvania, spent Sunday and
Monday with his mother, Mrs
Amanda Ashcraft.
Miss Nellie Collins of Camden
N. j., is the guest of Miss Ethel
Taylor.
Miss Lottie Ennis of Milford, has
been entertained by Miss May
FAIRIES for several days.
Miss Margaret Stockly of Balti-
more, was home for Thanksgiving
Crawford Stevens and Frank
Hynson of Delaware College, have
been spending a few days at their
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Budd had