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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-19
And on Stage, She Flops
BY Jack O'Brian

tons from the thimbles Of Hattie
Carnegie and Bergdorf- Goodman.
The supposed comedy concerns q
woman who Is. according to Miss
Chase, one OF the most famous in
the world, owner Of a cosmetics
business and a paid-up member Of
the accredited saloon society set.
Her husband, q scientist who has
turned his test tube erudition to the
wife's oils and powders, decides at
the wars outbreak that he has an
other job to do and, in process OF
becoming another Curie or Pasteur.
decides that his marital life and his
bunSen burners will not mix. When
he leaves his wife, she divorces him,
has an AFFAIR with refugee Romeo
and is freed Of the latter and rather
unexplainable attachment when the
husband dies as result Of war
wounds.
Ingredients There But
All the ingredients for the sort Of
comedy Miss Chase had In mind
seem to be present. In fact, there Is
so much chi chi that there is room
for little else. No one ever has din
ner in an ordinary old tweed suit:
it just wouldn't be approved by
Sherman Billingsley, no doubt. The
EFFORT to be gayly glib Is almost in
furiatingly constant.
Miss Chase was supported by Fred
eric Tozere as the continental gigolo.
Francis de Sales as the husband and
Paul McGrath as a business asso-
ciate. She was supported not at all
by her play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-19
Black Market
In Tickets on
Its Best Year
b. the Associated Press.

NEW YORK.
Despite the war, Broadway has its
characters. The only reason they
are not a dime a dozen is because
the price has never gone up.
Other gainful occupations change
because Of the war, but Times
Square has not lost any of its angles.
The Woodworking fellows who
scalp theater tickets for a living
are making more money than usual
Tickets for solid theatrical hits SELL
ing at the box Office at anywhere
from 81 to Sc are peddled by the
black marketers at unbelievable
prices.
Opening night tickets for Bloom
er Girl because Of the considerable
praise it had received before its
Broadway arrival. were selling for
500 pair In certain hands. The
current normal black market prices
for the same show is anywhere from
$50 to $50 a pair-the scalpers fig
uring the price according to what he
thinks each sucker can pay.
Other Broadway styles of dubious
endeaVor continue undated. One
fellow sells tickets to mythical BAN
quets. balls. parties Of all sorts. The
ticket always bears the name of a
charity which sounds impressive but
which actually exists only in the
sellers mind. He Is the sole bene-
factor and makes good living at it,
The independent little ticket
scalper who would make his daily
cash by purchasing and peddling a
couple of pairs Of tickets to a hit
show each day. making flyer or
maybe a sawbuck in the transaction
has all but disappeared The large
scale black marketecrs seem to have
all the gravy and the means of &C.
curing the elusive pasteboards to
such hits as "Oklahoma." Voice of
the Turtle" Song of Norway and
"Bloomer Girl" Since the small
operators essentially were ambitious
fellows who worked twice as hard
as the average stevedore just buying
and peddling a couple of tickets
they have disappeared into war
plants and shipyards leaving their
dubious trade to the bigger shots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-19
'GlOria's Mail
Reaches Her
AT Counter
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD.
Gloria De Haven now gets her
fan mail at a drugstore soda foun-
tain.
A magazine photographer shot a
pictorial layout of her slipping sodas
at the fountain.
A week later, she dropped in for
another drink and was astounded
when the druggist handed her a
bundle of fan mail.
Now she stops by regularly to pick
up her mail. One letter. asking for
a date, came from Robert E. Lee of
Maria. Tex. who said he was a
grandson of the famous Civil War
general
The other day letter came from
an overseas soldier. inclosing IS. and
asking that she have a soda on him.
But Gloria added IS of he. own
and sent him a $40 box of candy,
with an invitation for him to have
chocolate on her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-19
Coming Attractions

NATIONAL-"Rebecca." with
Diana Barrymore and Bram-
we'll Fletcher. opens a two week
run tomorrow night.
CAPITOL-"Maisie Goes to
Reno" with Ann Sothern and
John Kodiak, starting Thurs
day.
COLUMBIA-"Marriage Is a
Private Affair" with Lana
Turner and John Kodiak.
EARLE The Doughgirls,"
with Ann Sheridan and Jane
Wyman. starting Thursday.
KEITHS-"The Climax" with
Susanna Foster and Turhan
Bey. starting Thursday.
L1TTLE-"The Gold Rush."
with Charlie Chaplin.
METROPOLITAN Straw
berry Blonde" with James Gag
ney and Olivia De Havilland,
starting Friday.
PALACE-"Mrs. Parkington,'
with Greer Carson and Walter
Pidgeon, starting Thursday.
PIX-"Three Waltzes.'' a
French picture, starting Tues
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-19
It's Sweet Charity's Fault

The Perfect Marriage" which
opened to critical rebuf1s, had
enough theater parties sold in ad-
vance OF the opening, because of the
drawing power Of its stars, to keep
1t running for several weeks.
Last seasons benefits OF this sort
totaled almost s750,OOO. This year
they easily will top $1,000, o0O-and
may we'll go to half again that fig
ure
Whatever the high purpose, It
serves to keep tickets for the general
public out of box ONCE racks. Para
logically. it is an extremely admir-
able evil But don't try to convince
box ONCE treasurers. They take the
abuse when no tickets are available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-19
Precision Shot
Pr the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD.
Because SO much precision was
necessary. both for vision and sound,
a full day was required to photo
graph 25th-of second click Of a
still camera shutter. The shot, to
be incorporated in Tonight and
Every Night" serves to turn back
the clock from the present to a
night in 1910 when the Luftwafs
bombed London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-19
Soldier Poet Speaks

(EdorS oe-Madeleine Carroll the picture
abroad nth the Red forwarded
loUtng 1Dren by Udd Carroll
aide living and 1orkno hospital trains somewhere France
She undertakes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-19
Governors Acting
Inspires Gagsters

HOLLYWOOD.
Gov. Jimmy Davis OF Louisiana
may be to busy for screen-actin2
now, but he's featured in new
movie just the same.
The picture, a Charles starrett
Western called Cyclone Prairie
Rangers, was made in July, ls43,
about the time the singing Governor
decided to run for the office. Co.
lumbia released it this week.
Gagsters, noting the producers
name was Jack Fier, said at the
time that Davis ran for Governor
to gain freedom from Fer"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07
300 Attend FBI's Final Enforcement Conference
l944 Series Concludes With Special Talk in Respect
 to Handling Escaped Prisoners of War

however, the fact that 1t is rather disconcerting to note that of the G. 496 arrests made in connection with car thefts during this same period, 81 per cent were men under twenty five years of az and perhaps more startling wa sthe fact that of this same total number of arrests, ap- proximately one-third were boys seventeen or under. In streSSing the methods police might use in com- batting car thefts on a national scale, the Special Agent emphasized the parallel path of car theft and juvenile crime. Many police de- partments of the country" he said, "are making great inroads into their youth problem because they are giving the crime of car theft very active and intensive attention. AS they cut down the alarming rate of thefts they are cutting down in the very important field of young sters engaged in criminal activity" Representatives of the local de- partment included: Police Commis- sioner Raymond J. Tanning, Chief Inspector Joseph Bendler and Sergeant James Wagner, liason man between the Waterbury Police De- partment and the FBI, and recent graduate of the National Police Academy in Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07
Children's Bond Premiere At Strand Theater Saturday A. M.

fighting for us.
 Those who still aren't old enough to eget in will be kings and queens for 8 day, when, on Saturday at 10 a. m. special Children's Bond Premiere will be presented on the stage and screen at tl., Strand theater.
 The entire program is planned especially for the kids. On the stage, the pupils more than 30 Of them-of the Regina Leonard Dancing Studio will present g special 45 minute program of singing, dancing and baton twirl- ing.
 On the screen will be seen Max Fleisciier,s feature length cartoon in Technicolor, 'Mr. Bug Goes to Town
 Free tickets for the Premiere which has been arranged for the kiddies gre being given out at all local theaters with the purchase of Bond of any denomination. To be eligible for admittance the child may purchase {. bond, be responsible for its sale to his or her parents or friends or by con- verting a filled stamp book into 8 bond. Bonds will be on sale in the lobby of the Strand Saturday morning up to curtain time at 10 a. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07

back to the homeland.
 Then Japan's southern armies left on the vine can be pruned and rooted out of Burma, Thaiand, and Malaya by the powerful British, French and Indian fleets, and out of the Indies by Australians, New Zealanders and Netherlanders. The northern armies can be attacked by either or both of two routes.
 From Formosa we might hop to any of the numerous good ports on the nearby mainland of China, or we might seize the Ryuka islands, bottling vital Jap shipping in the East China Sea. We might even take bases in the Bonins or Volcano Islands or Two Jima, near CT to Japan itself.
 Our circle of fire is surrounding the red sun which in 1941 seemed rising but today is setting. Our bomber-line is creeping up. Our B. 2Ys, as well as smaller planes based upon our carrier force, al- ready constitute the worlds most powerful air fleet. It can range wherever there is water to float 8 flat-top, wind to launch its planes. Our air strength has doubled since spring, and behind our Car riers are 100 per cent replace ments in planes. Repair facilities have cut trips to Pearl Harbor way down. One of the three years greatest changes is that the Navy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07
SEAMAN D. LAWLEY
 GIVEN TESTIMONIAL
EnglewOOd Club Members Gather to Honor Sailor
 Last Night

The Englewood Club of the East End feted Seaman 1-C Daniel Law ley of Haywood avenue at a testi- monIal dinner last night. The oc- casion was the guest of honor'S be- coming home on 30-day furlough. Jack Mulligan acted as toastmaster and introduced several members of the club as speakers. Frank Downs, the popular fireman, was chairman of the committee in charge. He was assisted by Dominick Carroll, Fred Healey, Bill Cunningham and Al Paul. Seaman Lawley was presented @ purse.
 Members of the club in the armed forces are Private Earl Bolger, Cor poral John Sullivan, Sergeant Will liam Ladden. Master Sgt. Gordon Riech, Sgt. Roy Lockhard, Seaman Jackie Thompson.
 Those present: Frank Downs, AL bert Paul, John Wrenn, Ray Wrenn, George Daly, Walter Daly, Arthur Blewitt, Robert Blewitt, Ralph Smith, George Shove, Domenic Car roll, William Ghent, James Slavin, Nick Tamburello. Matthew Lawley, John Mulligan, William Keaveney, William Cunningham, Charles La Due, Archie Hollywood, William Klobedanz, ST., John Butler. Ray mond Paradis, Morgan Burke, Les Wheeler, Marty Brennan, Fritz Kern, Charles Stein, John Caya- naugh, Fred Healey, Prank ]. O'Nelll, Ed White. Jack Cody.
 Albert Paul, secretary-treasurer of the club was also presented Q gift by the members,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07

could still fight decisive battle on its floating bases, even if an earth quake should sink all of Oahu.
 Few realize that supplies ship ped to all Pacific areas total 16,- 100000 tons, 40 per cent of ship mentS to the European-African theater. The Southwest Pacific, MacArthur's taeater, is second only to Europe. Of all the 11,859,- 900 men and women in our armed forces, who have gone anywhere outside this country, 30 per cent have gone to the Pacific. Despite conditions of climate, topography and geography that are fiendishly difficult, their achievement has been tremendous.
 LAPS FLEE TOKYO
 Nor does the public realize that of this strength, so much has been air strength in men or machines, that the Army Air Force has flown some 100000 sorties against the Japs alone, and naval air" has brought down 4000 Jap planes and almost cleared them from the skies. As the B-2Os close in, our Intelli- gence hears that thousands of bus mess firms are leaving the Tokyo area. And by Christmas, precious supplies will be rolling by truck from India into hard-set China.
 This is not the end of Japan not yet. She has still fleet enough left for one more desperate sea- battle; still planes enough for many hard fight in the air; still tremendous Army of whom only 7500 have surrendered while 75O, 900 were killed.
 If she continues to prefer suicide, her end cannot come for year af- ter Germany's. But come it will, and at frightful price in death and devastation. The only thing the Japs made certain at Pearl Harbor three years afo was that today there would be converging upon Japan the greatest armed might on land, sea and air that the world has ever seen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07
COPS
 SPONSOR. DRILL

With It. Col. Edward F. Riley, brigade chief of staff and his staff in attendance, O. H military police. 10th Battalion of the Connecticut State Guard went through it's paces last night in a demonstration of close order, riot control, and bayonet drills nal formal and informal guard mount. Entertainment by the Scovill band followed the review whcih was held as part of an open house. program in connection with the groups recruitment drive.
 In addition to Col. Riley's staff, comprising Maj. Edmund J. Gaf- ferty, Maj. Raymond Corners, 1st It. Edward J. Quinlan and 2nd It. Robert Lawson, the guests at the demonstration included Maj. Peter Costigan, executive officer, of the Thid battalion; Mayor John s. Monagan, Frank J. Green, secre- tar yof the Chamber of Commerce; 1st It. James Thompson, Nauga- tuck, and 2d It. Max Garber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07
By THOMAS M. JOHNSON
 NEA Military Writer

Washington, Dec. Redistribution fierce and deadly-has caught up with Japan on the third anniversary of Pearl Harbo-. Her infamy of 1941 is being avenged with a terrible completeness. She cannot survive our immediate blows and our future attacks. The poetic justice of her recent defeat by the Navy she stabbed at Pearl Harbor will soon be repeated by the Army she tor- tured at Bataan.
 Japan, reeling under MacArthur's irresistible blows, faces another right to the chin. MacArthur is readying another 1eap-frog bound, this time from his base on Leyte to Luzon. Of all the Philippines, this island is the most northern and the most strategic. From naval and air bases at Manila ard elsewhere, our warships and planes can imperil the sea communications of Japan's loot ed empire.
 FORMOSA NEXT
 From the Philippines, our next leap to Formosa not only can cut these communications completely, but can also leave Japan's south- ern armies in Burma, China, Malaya and the Indies largely un- supported and partly unsupplied while forcing her northern defense
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07
COAST PLANNING MAJOR ROLE IN
 CHINA MARKETS

San Francisco, Dec. 7.-(UP)- The China America Council of Com merce & Industry has expanded the scope of its operations on the west coast in order to plan better for rehabilitation and development of the industries of China-the Pacific Coasts new frontier"
 With China expected to play a major part in the operations of west coast industries after the war, the council has opened new offices in Seattle and Portland and reorganized and enlarged the San Francisco office in order to cope with the broader demands being met.
 Some of the most prominent in- duStrialiStS on the west coast are taking an active part in the work of the council.
 See RecOnversiOn Aided
 West coast leaders see in the China market an important con- tribution to the solution of the critical reconversion problems which will confront the Pacific coast aircraft, shipbuilding and industrial equipment of almost all kinds, 8 great variety of other manufactured goods and raw ma terials and foodstuffs such as lum- Der, wheat and flour. Shipments to and from China are expected to provide a large volume of bulk cargoes for the Pacific coast mer- chant marine.
 The harbor facilities of San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and other ports, as well as local service induStrieS-Such as Stevedoring, warehouses, land and river trans port-are also expected to benefit greatly from the trade, council spokeSmen report.
 Committees in Cities
 Among west coast business leaders actively supporting the program of the China America council are Henry D. Collier, presi- dent Standard Oil Co. of Cali fornia, and Charles Kendrick president Schlage Lock Co.,, chair man and vice-chairman respec- lively of the San Francisco con- mittee.
 The Seattle committee is headed by John Philip Herber, president of Grays Harbor Exportation Co.,, Inc, who also is in charge of the foreign trade work of Washing tons postwar planning committee.
 In Portland the committee is headed by Paul B. Mckee, presi- dent of Portland Gas & Coke Co.,, John s. Campbell, vice. president of Wilcox-Hayes Co.,, is vice chair man of the Portland committee.
 A special organization of Amer ican businessmen is needed to serve as guide and clearing house for information because of the unusually complicated p-oh- lens involved in tho d----'--,. of commercial relations with China, west coast bus4l4esa..--.. ...,.. pointed out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07
RARE LETTERS 10 LIBRARY

Fort Wayne, Ind. (UP)-The IL brary of Indiana University pur. chased the personal papers and ll. hFafy Of Hugh AfeCulloch, Fort Wayne lawyer and banker who serve cd as secretary Of treasury under Abraham Lincoln and Chester A. Arthur. Included n tho papers arc lotlers from Lincoln, Arthur, oener- ai shorman and many other proul- ineni figures ln ihe olVll War period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07

Editor, Tall Tower Topics: am awfully dis appointed that of the local sports writers didn't answer my letter of last week. claimed then that the 'ds" at Notre Dame weren't given enough credit TOT the tough schedule they played against teams like the Army Navy Great Lakes etc., and that the Army snoulo be matched with the Chicago Bears Redskins Since
 my letter Parker of the New York Mirror has written climb the hill to the academy at West Point. And Bob Considine writes "Either Army Navy is powerful enough to make its way in the National Football League We've always hesitated to compare college team Wlth the muscular mercenaries but the clubs of Colonel Bal and Commander Hagberg have just about everything top pro team has-in these daySand more class than most of the paid eevens. So writes Bob, but not peep from the local writers Ah well, guess picked the wrong season. Willie Pep won another dancing contest from Chaky Wright and the sports writers are too busy cooking up" dinners and giving away keys" 10 answer curbstone coach. But stand by my guns on what said about the service teams being the equal of professionals and should not be rated with collegiate teams. Thanks for the space. =. K. R.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07

The sc-ooI children of Water bury have not only pitched in and helped make a success of every scrap metal, rubber and waste paper collection that Uncle Sam has asked for, but many of them who were in school not so long ago are now in uniform doing our
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07

Boulevard BrevitieS-Frsd Keefe the neighborhood druggist and Jim Fitzgerald smiling manager of Futons Grocery store holding their daily hour conference Frank Ryan, former member of Waterbury Fire Depart wood streets The "cap" faithful, efficient fire fighter in his day and gave generously and Loyalty of his services The Forum Club" in nightly session.
 Those present. Frank Skehan of Wilby High School faculty, Dr. Richard Hncheyg George ORourke insur ance expert Commissioner @Bl" Bannon, George Cor man. Jr., and few guest members. Any and all topics discussed while you wait. George Bowling, Sr, answering numerous inquiries about his popular son, Sergeant Thomas Bowling, overseas with General Pattons army in Germany. Walter Calvin of Chest nut Avenue home from action with the SeabeeS after two years of service He will return shortly after the holidays George Ryan, former exalted ruler of the Eks, just youthful ever, stepping along with that OSullvan spring to his stride, thinking up plans for the Industrial Recreation committee. . Dolph Bedore Chase Metal Works empoye, waiting for the Waterville- bound buS Dave Hajjar, merchant, working under the double strain of being store proprietor and landlord. Passersby still conscious of the neigh borhoodS loss, the passing of Sam Zotto shoemaker with a rare personality Joe Delaney, neghborhoods postmaster, deluged with requests for stamps money orders parcel post orders etc. It is the seasons head ache for substation propretors Rosalnd Russell who lived just down the street from the hub of Forum activities has sent word to the Civic Theatre cast that owing to illness she will be unable to attend it's presenta ton of My Sister Eileen. Rosaind, who has climbed the ladder to sardom in film and is ratve of Water bury and formerly resided at IA Willow Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07

Marcie Barnes of Fox Street. popular member of the American Brass COmpanys main office is recelV- ing visitors at St. Marys Hospital where she recuper ating from an appendectOmy. Speedy recovery, Marcie. Among the most happy girls in Water bury Julie BriOdy of the J. E. Smith Company who attended the Army-Navy game at Baltimore, Md, last Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07
PLATES MILLS CLUB
 PLANS CARD PARTY

The PlattS Mills Community Club will hold card party at the club house Saturday evening of this week at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Charles Durbin will be in charge. Prizes will be awarded at each table and refresh ments will be served.
 BUY WAR BONDS and STAMPS