The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-06
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Good Evening.
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Oood Evening
 The name of Jacques is unfogettable one here in Waterbury although mention of 1t today is not as com mon as 1t was earlier in the century Jacques opera House was once the center of attraction for theatre minded people of Waterbury, ran the gamut Of legitl- mate, stock vaudeville, movies amateur productions, and bureSQue The great and the neargreat trod it's boards. year from now it will be sixty years old TOT f was in 1886 that Jean Jacques built the Phoenix Ave nue playhouse at cost of S5OOOO 1t was SumptuouS theater in those days and remained down through Che years as the type of entertainment varied If you are real od-timer you'll recall of the original drop curtains offered a picture of the glen at High Rock which was also enjoying its height of popularity in the latter part of the 18th century All this by way of commenting on the recent opening in Boston of a new play by George Kelly, entitled, The Deep Mrs. Sykes tn which one of the players is Jean Dixon, the former Marie M Jacques, only daughter of Waterburys first great theatrical genius.
 En Passant Congratulations to Joseph Banch- ard, who recently marked his eighty-first birthday. One of founders of the Socialist party here, Joe fought side by side forty years ago with John Ring to obtain many of the reforms which are today making life much peasanter for millions Of working Americans including social security shorter working hours, and lOw-cOSt insurance. The WelI-knOWn builder who retired several years ago. is still hale, <earty and interested in the affairs of the day Kay McCluskey a war worker from MiinOcket, Maine writes to approximately 20 servicemen weekly ncud- ing her four brothers, all serving overseas Captain Harold McCluskey, her oldest brother, who was awarded the Bronze Star for valiant achievement in the Aleutans, was recently reported missing the European battlefield. The which is more reliable hamburger of spring than the first robin.
 Dispatches from "SHAEF" Supreme Headquarters of American Expedtionary Force in Paris bear familiar when reayed through the facilities of the United Press It is Boyd D. Lewis Boyd at time man. ager of the Connecticut bureau of the UP with offlce quarters in New Haven. He was frequent visitor to Waterbury and always dropped into the Democrat office for chat with the reportoral staff Boyd was very enteprising newSwrer with of those nice editorial insistence details He wanted to know all the facts not half of em He such sincere aid conscientious worker that he had the respect of oca correspondents who to please Boyd gathered all information possible ana sfed it to him relaying stories After leaving New Haven he worked for several years in the New York office When came he got an overseas assignment and is now covering the AEF headquarters He is still gogetter for facts, and he is still getting em
 Next Monday is the scheduled date for the local finals American Legion OratOrical contest the subject "An American Citizens Rights and Kespons- bilitieS under the Constitution 1t IS possible that W1by and Sacred Heart High School speakers will con- tend for the honor of representing Waterbury in the county trials scheduled for Thursday evening, March 18th in Derby. The state finals will be held in the State Legislature hall Hartford Saturday, March 18th
 Incidentally the annual essay contest sponsored by the auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be centered this year the theme, What Americanism Means to Me-. Waterbury has the state cham pionship three times in the past five years And to add further testimony of the ability of high school stu dents here Waterbury has the state title in the legions oratorical contest twice in three Public Relations will be the subject of talk by Harold J. Madden director of Industrial Relations of the Amer can Brass Co.,. tomorrow evening at 83O in the Upper School common of the Taft School MT. Madden is the second speaker in Tafts series of talks public service. Governor Raymond E. Baldwin opened the series February 2rd and the next speaker will be Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridgeport who will talk on City Government" April 6.
 With unsightly poking their noses through accumulatons of mud and refuse Spring can't be far away, for residents of Franklin Street and memories of previous protest visits to the Board of Aldermen, com plantS to the health and police departments stir ring. From all indications the campaign will proceed along these lines all summer" to steal familiar saying from history. However if the situation becomes ser formerly drastic are to be under taken. It that the residents of Franklin Street who take pride in the ownership of their own little homes and who have enjoyed the comparative quetnes of the neghborhood for many years protest to the indifference of the of the former Industrial Properties com pany property. The of the premises bordering Franklin Street is not fenced in and the large grounds become baseball field and mobilization center for youngsters for iles around. There is plenty of noise In the afternoon when school is dismissed In addition to this fact the residents of Franklin Street have com