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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18

harassed photographer in Madame Curie," joins the cast of The Clock" starring Judy Garland op- posite Robert Walker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18
CRITICS PRAISE
 GOING MY WAY
Blng Crosby, Barry Fitz. gerald Portray Priests
 in State Cinema

A combination hard to surpass has resulted in one of this seasons finest motion pictures which is cure rently being shown at Warmers State theater. The title of the pic. ture Is Going My Way" acclaimed by critics as ono Of the greatest films Of all time and the combina- ton consists Of a superb story, delicate direction by Leo McCarey, who also produced the film and pair of screen priests in the persons Of Bing Crosby and Barry Fitz- gerald.
 Perhaps the most remarkable thing about " "Ooing My Way" Is it's simplicity. In the warm moving characterization by all members of the cast, pathos, comedy and whimsical humor play large part. Rise Stevens. Metropolitan Opera star, lends her singing talents with a rendition of "Hambanera" aria from Carmen while the Robert Mitchell chorus joins her and Bling in several numbers.
 The delight Of State patrons proved to be Barry Fitzgerald. As Father Fitzgibbon. founder of a small parish, his little world of peace and serenity is ralely inter- rupted by financial difficulties. But along comes Father Chuck" o. Malley played by Bing who imme- diately sets out to remedy the situ- ation He does just that. too, but oft-time his measures are seem- inRly a bit modern and drastic to Father Fitzgibbon.
 As the screen magic unfolds, one matchless scene blends into an. other. The meeting between Bing and Prank Mcfiugh as Father ''Tim" ODowd. provides one gem. Another is his meeting with Rise Stevens. one~time schoolmate who later aids him in organizing a boys chorus. The Announcement as Fitzgerald's mother visits him from Ireland provides the last. touching incideD. to one of this seasons fin- est productions.
 With Bing in the film. there's music. Of course. Johnny Burke and JiEnmy von Tucson composed three new songs especially for the film. Going My Way" The Day After Forever" and Swinging on a Star" Fitting in perfectly with tho temper of the picture are songs lik9 Ave Maria" "Adesto Fidelis" ''Too-ra -loo-ra-loo-ral' and others.
 An excellent program of short subjects in addition of Paramount News round out the program.
 "In Society" the newts Bud Ab- bo.t-Lou Costello comedy riot is the next big production coming soon at the State.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18
SLATER'S BAND IN
 COMPOUNCE DEBUT
Waterburians Featuring Bristol Bathrooms Pro.
 gram Tomorrow

The New Departure Band of Bris. tol, under the direction of Edwarc Noon, has prepared an excellent program of concert music for this coming Sunday afternoon at Lake Compounce. Miss Rita MOrin. noted Bristol vocalist will be featured or the program and will sing the fol- flowing ballads oh Dry Those Tears" Indian Love call", and When Day Is Done
 Other special events at Lake Compounce this week include danc- ing Thursday night to the music oi Johnny Eolek's orchestra and on Saturday night to the modern rhy- thms of Cliff Skaters band. The park, which operates on a daily schedule. is enjoying a most suc- cessful season. Thousands of pe0- son. Thousands of people are taking advantage of the fine bathing facil- ities in order to seek relief from the intense heat the past few days, and the many rides and amusements ase getting their share of attention. The famous Gillette Railroad has Ue- eeived a phenominal reception from the public and has proved to be one of the biggest innovations at the lake in many a season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18
DRAGON SEED' NOW
 MOVED TO STRAND
Katherine Hepburn Starrer Held Over Another Week
 Starting Today

A new and even greater Kathar- inc Hepburn in a demaning role that reveals all her superb dramatic ability has come to the Strand the- atre in a movie that will take it's place with the all time great in Hollywood productions. That movie is Dragon Seed"
 This is the Animation Of the Pearl Buck novel-by the same studio that filmed the same authors Good Earth" Dragon Seed" is even greater. A powerful story of China and the valient Chinese people in their glorious struggle against the Japanese militarist machine. bare handed fighters for freedom whose place in history is almost unsur- passed.
 But Dragon Seed is magnificent movie entertainment above all. If has, in addition to Miss Hepburn such outstrang names as Walter Huston. Aline MacMahon. Turhan Bey. Akim Tamiroff. Hurd Hatfield among mary others. The film i' made under epic proportions a truly great achievement among mos tion pictures.
 The entire cast is excellent. You have never seen Miss Hepburn turn in a better. more moving perfor' nance. or Huston do a more realis' tic portrayal as he does as Lini Tan, head of the Ling family. Youl great THurban Boy as Lao Er, hus' band of Jade Miss Hepburn). And you will hate TaInir0d as tho Chinese Qnisling who would betraS his own people. You will. indeed find yourself running out of lauda-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18
CONTAGIOUS WAVES

Bing Crosby. intrigued by a group of WAVES who visited the Para mount set where Mark Sandrich is directing Here Come The WAVES which tri-stars Bing. Betty Hut ton and Sonny Tufts, asked 6and- rich if WAVES slept in hammoeks. Receiving a negative answer, he qulpped, Then those curves must be natural"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18

MOsTOVOY IN "THE CLOCK"
 Leo M0stoyoy. who will be res membered for his portrayal of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18
MARINES NAME ISLAND

Marines in the South Pacific who were privileged to have a pre-re- lease view of Paramounts new Technicolor musical. Rainbow Is- land" which headlines Dorothy La- mour, Eddie Bracken. Gil Lamb and Barry Sullivan. have renamed a Nip island after the place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18
A BEAR FACT

Bop Hope was none too happy when he had to work with a TOO pound Russian Brown bear in Par amounts Road To Utopia. which again finds him teamed with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. Dur ing filming of the scene. he cracked to Director Hal Walker. Things are so crowded in this cabin we ought to have the bear stripped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18
NIGHT CLUB PREMIERE

If present plans work out. Para mounts Technicolor tunefilm. "In- cendiary Blonde" which co-stars Betty Hutton and Arturo de Cor doya, will be premiered in a New York nitery. The picture is based on the life of Texas Guinan, queen 10 Broadway's night clubs.
Evening star., 1944-04-03
SupremeCourtAgree!
To Review 0PACase
Against Steuart Firm
Argument Is Scheduled
For May ! on Order
CurtoiIinq SuIes

The Supreme Court today
agreed to review a suspension
order issued by the Office of
Price Administration against L.
P. Steuart & Bro, Inc, fuel deal
ers, charging violations of the
rationing law. The court set the
case for argument May l, which
would indicate a final decision
probably will be handed down
before the high tribunal recesses
for the summer in June.
The Steuart firm appealed from
the Court of Appeals decision,
which had upheld the order under
which the firm was prohibited from
transferring fuel oil to customers or
accepting delivery of oil for resale
from January IS to December 81
this year, with this exception: That
if Steuart furnished a verified list
of customers during the preration-
ing year and surrendered all void
or expired rationing evidence in its
possession, it could transfer oil to
any consumer whom it had served
in the prerationing year.
The Government charged that
Steuart had transferred great guam
titles Of oil to customers Improperly
and had failed to keep required
records.
Renah F. Camalier, attorney for
the Steuart firm, said that as a
result of the Supreme Courts deci-
sion, the operation of the suspension
order by OPA would be rendered of
no effect until the court had handed
down its final verdict in the case.
The company, he added, will con-
tinue to service all its customers.
Evening star., 1944-04-03
2 Other Enemy Drives Checked
Below InperiIed Indian City
Offensive Aimed at Dimupur on Railway
Lifeline to Gen. StweI|'s Forces

detachments were said to have in
f1icted casualties on enemy units
attempting to infiltrate British posi-
tions
CA Toxic broadcast last night
declared the British 26th Divis-
ion had been forced to withdraw
from around Maungdaw and
Buthedaung on the Arakan
front, but this report lacked Al
lied confirmation
Glider-bor Allied commandos
have cut all north and south COM
munications arteries to Myitkyina
main japanese base in Notherr
Burma and have smashed enemy
efforts to crash their airstrip fal
behind japanese lines, front dis
patches reported.
The commandos are now hold
ing a considerable portion of the
railroad from Myitkyina to Katha
more than 100 miles to the south.
Harass River Transport.
They are also harassing the ex-
tensive river transport serving N.Y.
itkyina to the south; with highways
also blocked, all north-south COM
munication routes have been sew
cred, the dispatches said.
American fighter planes destroyed
II Japanese aircraft yesterday in
operations over the front. Last
night medium bombers shattered
enemy installations at Ywatung and
Akyab on the Arakan coast. Tao
tical airforce divebombers and fight
ers on Saturday plastered japanese
positions and communications in the
Arakan, Kaladan and Mayu areas
destroying more than 10 river boats
and damaging as many more.
Air commando planes which at
tackled an ammunition dump near
1ndaw, west of the Irrawaddy River
IN Central Burma, reported the OBJ
jective practically wiped out, with
fires and numerous explosions all
over the target area"
Evening star., 1944-04-03
French Warships Smash
Another Adriatic Conyoy

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ma
Piles. April 3.-French Warships have
scored another marked success in
faction against the Germans and
wiped out an enemy convoy and its
escort in the Adriatic, Allied head
quarters announced today.
Both enemy freighters and war
ships We're sunk by the light French
forces which then withdrew without
damage or casualties.
No details were given as to the
time or place of the attack. but pre-
.>umably it was continuation of the
Allied plan to sever German COM
munlcatlOnS with their forces in
the Balkans.
1t was the second report within
two weeks of French forces smash
ing convoy in that area.
Evening star., 1944-04-03
President, Still Hoarse,
Stays Away From Office

President Roosevelt is still a little
.hoarse as result of the bronchial
disturbance that has been keeping
him confined at the White House,
but otherwise he seems to be fine"
Secretary stephen T. Early told
newsmen today.
The President remained away
from his office, but kept two en-.
gagements in his study, seeing Sec
retary OF State Hull and George F.
Keenan,, counselor of the American
delegation to the European ADJ
visory Commission.
Evening star., 1944-04-03
japanese Fortresses
OF Truk and Ponape
Are Bombed Again
| American Flyers Escape
Loss; Antiuircroft
Fire Ineffective
BY the Associated Press.
:
PACIFIC FLEET HEADOUAR-


PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, April s.
Truk and Ponape, japanese
strong points in the Central Pa
clf1c Caroline Islands, have re-
ceived additional lethal greet
lngs from American bombers.
Just before dawn Friday Omitted
States time) Liberators of the 7th
AR Force struck at Dublon, cen
tral island in the Truk Atol, for
the fourth time in as many nights
and for about the eighth time in
four days.
Medium antiaircraft fire greeted
the raiding Americans, but none OF
the attacking planes was damaged
The japanese sent up two inter-
ceptorS in the predaWn strike, the
bomber crews reported, but took in
the show as spectators, showing nc
inclination to mix 1t,
Large Fires Started.
Large fires were started in Dublon
Island installations, the Americans
reported.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
Southwest Pacific Headquarters
has revised the total of Japanese
planes doWned on a raid against
1ruk last Wednesday. Thirty
one enemy fighters for sure, and
probably u more were shot down.
against the 5-to-20 first reported
destroyed. Twenty Americans
were killed and 10 wounded in the
air thrust at the big enemy baseD
Ponape Blasted 21st Time.
Army Mitchell bomberS, escorted
by 4th Marine Aircraft Wing Cor
SalrS. went on mission against
Ponape, where they were met bv in
efective ack-aCk fire, the same dav
A lone Liberator also bombed Ponape
IN a separate attack. 1t was the
ZlSt attack against that Eastern
Caroline base.
All planes returned safely.
The Navy also reported raids on
three enemy positions in the Mar
shalls by Marine Dauntless dive
bombers and Corsair fighters and
army MltchellS. Anti-airCraft posi-
tons were Strafed, gasoline stores
hit and explosions observed in an
ammunition dump. All American
planes returned to their bases.
Evening star., 1944-04-03
Nozis Report 5th Army
Strongly Reinforced

NEW YORK, April 3 PA DNB
broadcast, recorded by United States
Government monitors, said yester-
day that 1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark S
5th Army beachhead at Anzio had
collected considerable troop and
material reinfoIcements' in the last
few days and that it was probable
major Anglo-United States attacks
Will be resumed at any moment"
The German broadcast said re-
Endorsements poured in Saturday
might and that at midday yesterday
fresh supplies of arms, ammunition
and equipment of all kinds arrived
under protection of a smoke screen
Evening star., 1944-04-03
British Naval Planes
Score Several Hits
On Nazis' 1irpitz
Bottleship Attacked
In Norwegian Fjord;
No Details Given
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 3.-British ma
val planes have scored several
bomb hits on the Germans most
powerful battleship, the $4,000
ton Tirpitz, the Admiralty an
nounced today.
The Tirpitz was skulking in Nor
ways Alien Fjord, the same spot
where she was torpedoed by the
Royal Navys midget submarines last
September.
The Admiralty's announcement of
multiple hits indicated a heavy at
tack on the biggest surviving unit
OF Hltler's all but vanquished bat
tie fleet. The attack presumably
was carried out by carrier-based
planes of the fleet air arm, possibly
! American built.
Last previous reports on the Tir-
pitz said the Germans had been
able to make only temporary repairs
to the torpedo damage inflicted by
the British midget submarines which
stole into her hideaway last fall
The torpedo-carrying midgets, three
OF which were lost, were credited
with causing underwater damage to
the TirpitZ.
Date of Attack Not Given.
The brief Admiralty communicate
did not give the date or other details
of the plane attack.
While listed officially at $4,000
tons, the battleship is believed to be
much heavier, perhaps $4,000.
James Fighting Ships says the &C
tual figure may be about 4 900 tons.
She is 79l feet long, has normal
complement of 1900 men and car
ries eight 15inch guns, twelve So
inch guns, and sixteen 41-inch
IgunS.
But the Tirpitz has seen little
action, with its main value to the
Germans lying in its grave poten-
tlal threat to Allied supply lines
and to Allied naval craft. Admiral
Sir William James, chief of Brit
lSh naval information, last fall
wrote both the Tirpitz and the 26,-
I000-ton Gneisenau sistership of
the ScharnhOrst, off the active list
Tor months to come. The Scharn-
horst was sunk last December. The
IGnelsenau was so badly hit by RAF
bombs in July that she was reported
| to have been transformed into a
Itralnlng ship for German marines.
No Further Details Expected.
Only recently an informant with
good underground connections re-
ported the Germans had tried to
send their biggest repair ship to
Alien FiOrd to help get the Tirpitz
SeaWOrthY for an attempted dash
home, but the vessel was badly
damaged in storm and had to hole
up herself for repairs.
The Tnpit2 likely still was un-
SeaWOrthy when the Germans sent
the SCharnhOrSt, mesCOrtcd to her
doom against the British fleet in
Arctic waters last December 26.
Naval men said they were not
able to elaborate on The brief COM
muniQue. There was no indication
Of the size of the attacking force
or the results other than the official
description that 1t was "SuccnSsful." ."
and it was sad that no further re-
port was anticipated immediately.
Evening star., 1944-04-03
Axis Island Off Coast
OF Yugos|avia Attacked
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 3-The chain of
AXIS outpost islands guarding the
qugoSlaV coast has been dented
again, according to Radio France at
AlgierS, by combined Americana
British sea and air attack ON Sofia
Island, 10 miles southwest of the
German-held port of Spit.
1t was the second blow in 10 davs
against Sofia, and Radio France said
III Germans were captured and i'm
portant installations DESTROYED.
An air-supported Allied raid on
March % destroyed a German gar
rison on the island, according tC
Marshal Tito, leader of the Yugo-
slav Partisans. Three neighborinp
islands, including Brac, have been
reported wholly or partially In Al.
lied hands.
Evening star., 1944-04-03
Britoin's Water Supply
Menoced by Drought
By 'he A9S0CIa'cd Press.

BY Ihe A2@OCIa'cd FIf7S.
LONDON, April "a drought
which meteorologists say is Britain S
worst in three decades has brought
acute conditions to thousands OF
square miles OF South, East and
West England
Water boards have appealed to
families to CurtaII bathing and
LOndoners have been warned their
water supply may be rationcd dur
ing the summer unless there is an
abnormally heavy rainfall in the
next two months. Dairy boards said
the present milk ration may have
to be reduced.
Evening star., 1944-04-03
BY the Associated Press.

NEW DELHI, April 3.-Japa-
nese patrols, flltering through
the jungles of Eastern India onto
the Manipur Plain, have cut
most of the roads around I'M
phal, Manipur capital, in an Of
fensive obviously aimed at Di-
mapur on the Assam Burma
railway lifeline to 1t. Gen. Jo-
seph w. StilWell's forces.
The question whether air-borne
supplies might be dropped to the
Imphal garrison was answered here
by the statement that that would
not be necessary as the crisis would
be overcome before such action was
needed.
Dimapur is A. miles across the
Naga hills of the headhunters from
kohlma, so miles north of Imphal.
Two Jap Thrusts Checked.
Fierce fighting in the wild hill
country east of Kohima and repulse
of a determined japanese drive to
reach the Tiddim road below Imphal
was announced today by Allied
headquarters in the showdown bat
tie for Allied communication CEN
ters and bases along the Burma
border.
Another japanese column thrust
ing toward Imphal from the Chind-
win River area to the east was
stopped by Allied forces as it at
tempted to reach the Imphal plain
from the rolling foothill country of
the Chin Hills, the communique
said.
Enemy artillery continued to shell
the Tamu-Palel road southeast of
Imphal.
Minor Patrol Activity.
Further south on the Arakan front
only minor patrol activity was re-
ported. Near Buthedaung Allied
Evening star., 1944-04-03
Late Bulletin
Swiss Get u. S. Apology

Assistant Secretaries of
State Breckenridge Long and
James C. Dunn had appoint
ments to call on the Swiss
Minister this afternoon to ex-
press this Governments re-
gret over the bombing of
Schaffhausen Saturday by
American planes. Secretary
Hull said the United States
would make appropriate rep
arations. Apologies were
made earlier today to the
Swiss Minister in London by
Ambassador Winant and 1t.
Gen. Carl A. Spaatz.
Evening star., 1944-04-03
Suboth Opens One-Mon inquiry
On 10000 idle Army Officers

of War. the UnderseCretary of War
Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of
st9tf, end 1t. Gen Brehon B So
mcrVcn, commanding general of
the Army Service Forces
From them. he said he hopes to
find out how many officers We
have, where they are stationed. what
their experience is, what Jobs or
functions they are performing. and
in general, how they are being used
to help win the war"
He is especially interested, he
added, in knowing how these cock
tall-lounge officers got their ap-
polntments and why they are being
kept in service when experienced
officers with Army careers behind
them are being let ckt."
Evening star., 1944-04-03
Allies Smash Attack
By Flame Throwers
On beachhead Flank
Italians With 5th Army
Occupy Third Peak
On Central Front
By the Associated Press

6y lne associated Press.
A L L I E D HEADQUARTERS
Naples, April 3.-Allied troops
have smashed an attack by Ger
man flame throwers on the left
flank of the beachhead below
Rome, headquarters announced
today, while Italian troops fight
ing with the Allies occupied q
third peak in the center of the
main 5th Army front.
Flame throWers spearheaded the
attack of about $50 German infan-
trymen against the beachhead
which began an hour before dusk
Friday after a heavy mortar bar
rage. 1t was launched in the same
vicinity as the raid of the previous
day in which the Germans forced
a slight withdrawal by the Allies
from a position about a mile and
a half southwest of Carroceto, 81
miles below Rome.
Artillery Repulses Tanks.
Although the mortar fire con-
tinued to thunder throughout the
night, the infantry attackers were
either dead or routed by midnight
On the same night the Germans
opened concentrated artillery
bombardment of a sector some dis
tance away held by a battalion of
American infantry. laying 900
shells of various sizes around the
positions.
German tanks moved forward at
point about four miles west of
Cisterna, on the eastern edge of the
beachhead but were driven back
by artillery fire.
Patrol Engages Germans.
An Allied patrol went out in the
coastal sector in the southern eX-
tremlty Of the beachhead and en-
gagged the Germans in a series of
clashes.
The new peak seized by the Ital-
ians was identified as point 1874
and it was not stated whether the
Germans had opposed the advance
Yesterday the Italians were dis
closed to have occupied 3,60O-foot
Mount CaStelnuOvo, just to the
northeast of Mount Marrons, Il
miles northeast of Casino, without
opposition.
Evening star., 1944-04-03
I'y the Associated Trc-S.


Representative SABBATH, Democrat.
OF Illinois, dean of the House. to-
day undertook onc-man nyestiga-
tIon Of what he called "rcuable in
formation that 10000 Army off,
GERS "alc sitting around with moth
ing to do
The cocktail lounges all over the
country are full of them. he de
cIared. Il want to know why the
Army doesn't put them out III the
field to get experience instead of
letting them sit around in cocktail
bars and swivel chairs. We have
so many of them they are Just get
ting IN each others way
Mr.. SABBATH said he hoped to get
an explanation from the Secretary
Evening star., 1944-04-03
49O Million Deficiency Bill
Is Signed by President
BY the Associated Fress.

By the Associated FreSs.
President Roosevelt today signed
Ia deficiency appropriation bill pro-
viding s490 100000 to cover expendi-
lures of Government departments
and agencies above previous esti-
mates.
Major item of the act provides
Sis 100000 for the Federal Works
Agency's community facilities pro-
gram in war industry areas.
In enacting the bill, Congress re-
fused to provide an additional $50
100000 to continue the school lunch
program beyond the present school
term.
Evening star., 1944-04-03
Air Cadet Killed in Crash

PHOENIX, AriZ., April 3.-Cadet
Oliver $. Johnson, 20 Morris, Ill.
was killed Saturday in the crash of
his Army training plano near Gala
Bend CArilonaD Gunnery Fold He
was stationed at nearby Luke Field.
Evening star., 1944-04-03
Strikers Win Vacations

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, April
8 tP).-Montevideo Gas Co workers
agreed yesterday to end their three
day strike, which had forced nearly
10000 consumers to resort to make
SHIFT fuel devices after employers
granted them two-week yearly vaca-
tons.
Evening star., 1944-04-03
Nine. KoIIontoy Recovering

STOCKHOLM, April 3 CP,.-Mme
Alexandra Kollontay, Russian Min
lister TO Sweden, was recovering to
day from a Today siege of bronchia
pneumonia, her physician said.
Evening star., 1944-04-03

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