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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21

Probably you have heard by this time that there is film called The Picture of Dorian Gray" There may have come to you an lnkllng that it is off the beaten cinema course. Perhaps more than inkling; maybe you've heard whispers about it-or have been in the path Of the word of-mouth rumor Zigzagging here and there-the sort which transmits, transposes and transforms more or less that which it feeds on.
 If you've been made conscious of the pictures existence, and your in terest has been rather piqued as to its nature, you may well attribute these effects to the mystery of this dramatic hit.
 The Picture of Dorian Gray" is, as you must know, an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's noted story of the same name It has stirred controv- erSy in the course of a run of sev- eral weeks in New York. It has been previewed by commentators else where, and they have added to the controversy. Now it will open at the LoeW-Poli Theater this Wednesday May 23.
 Though it is a classic listed among the worlds best literature for more than fifty years, it is surprising that they dared to make a film from Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray" long frowned on by many good folks. The courage alone of Metro and Adapter- Director Albert Levin in the matter deserves cheers. In addition they are entitled to praise for creating a photoplay which, though it may not be all ad- mirers of the original could wish, nevertheless is skillfully done and striking in the way they chose to make it.
 Wildes story is a modern fable of artistic strength and integrity The film has in general the same integrity, and its unusual story i! developed with degree of power and fidelity of somber atmosphere which compel attention and holc one engrossed tin the end. Most of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21
Senior Prom
 Held Friday Evening
Walt Disney Cartoons Formed Decoration Design;
 Raymond Archer Led Grand March
WATERT OWN Stephen Canty Telephone lees

Ganung, A. U. S., Virginia Bruneau and Everett Roger, Alice Rock and Harold Wheeler, Jean Beardsley and Herman Marggraff, Doris Bloss and Carl Lynn, Dorothy Bassford and Karl Koolosgy, Margaret Grenler and Ted Hoffman.
 Also: Barbara Anderson and Gene Brooks; Marion Longo and Nick Masi; Jacqueline Starry and Conrad Josephson; Margaret Hard wick and Private William Rice, u. s. M. C.; Dorothy Peters and Buddy Peck; Mona Schwaller and Howard Humphries; Nancy Long and Charles Humphry; Dorothy Fiftal and Lester Bousquet; Betty Wood- ward and Sal Finelli; Gloria Law son and Edward DeSjardins; Alice Stafstrom and Robert Russin; Lois Beaudin and Allan Root; Gloria Gugliemetti and Walter Blinstrup; Dolores Mickum and Charles Bud rus; Betty Monahan and Alfred Pa- lomba; Beatrice Peck and John Humiston; Ruth Booth and Walter Olson; Jane Schaffer and Raymond Archer; Florence Davis and Charles Logue; Evelyn Cook and John Kos losky; Shirley Wilson and Philip Flamiglietti; Gloria Williams and George De Marest; Shirley Krosely and John Botelle; Lorraine Thulin and Robert Fuller; Carmella Rim aldi and Arthur Curulla; Jean Schwenterly and Ferdinand Des- coteauX, U. s. M. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21

WatertoWn, May z1-One of the most important social events in the school year, the Junior-Senior prom was held in tlne Watertown high school gymnasium Friday evening. The decorations committee, under the chairmanship of Beatrice Peck did an especially fine job Of decorat- ing for the prom. Hand painted giant size cartoons of Walt Disney characters were placed on the walls of the gym, while streamers and panels of crepe paper in several shades were used to offset the car toons
 Cliff Slater and his orchestra played for the dancing, and the grand march was led by Raymond Archer. president of the junior class and Dolores Mckum, prom chairman. A brief message to the seniors was given by the junior class president, Raymond Archer, and Kail Koslosky. senior class president, on behalf of his class, thanked the juniors for the prom. During intermission. Marion Con- nelly of the junior class, gave a piano solo, Deep Purple. Members of the junior class presented an orchid corsage to Miss Pauline Mll- Ter faculty advisor for the prom.
 Patrons and patronesses were: Superintendent of Schools, Gordon c. Swift and Mrs. Swift, Principal William R. Cook and Mrs. Cook, MT. and Mrs. Charles Judd, MT. and Mrs. John T. Miller and Ray mond Leonard Faculty members and other guests attending were: MT. and Mrs. Homer Bronson, Miss Isabelle MacKerracher, Mrs. Edgar A. Moberg, MT. and Mrs. William Murphy. John Baker, Wallace Bart lett, Miss Barbara Barnes, Miss Phyllis Stearns, Mrs. Kenneth Brad ley, MT. and Mrs. Kenneth Peck, MT. and Mrs. Paul Peters, Miss Grace Shaw, Edward Shaw and Ed ward Sulborski, U. s. N.
 Prom guests were: Grace Peck and Henry Sorenson, Jane Barlow and Barent Meier, Ann Judd and Gerard Canty, Alice Miller and Peter Klemchuk, Jane Garrity and Jack Caffrey, Pauline DesJardlns and Francis Foster, Betty Fitzgerald and Robert West, U. S. N, Janet Snyder and Gilbert Angle, Betty Hallock and Robert Gedlcck, Mar ion Connolly and Peter Moreu, Lll- lian Stenous and Robert Porter Enid Macdonald and Ray Mlsura Betty Winters and Michael Sydor- iak,, Ruth Keilty and Charles Brasche, Ann Maloney and Michae Keilty, Susan Hall and Bob Me Cleary Peggy Hanan and Ed Dona- hue, Ruth Copes and Paige Bass ford, Louise Lemay and Patsy Pisco, Alma Bosas and Gordor Reihl, Julia Lancaster and Roper Paige, Mary Baritone and Jack Wal ton, Caroline Hoffman and George Seller, Dolores Gallulo and Laurence
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21
Walter Winchell
 M NezV York

completed for a ten hour flight be- tween Chicago and London '. Huh? Insiders hear that Sum- ner Welles may be hired as editor of former nickel mag which may change hands Warmers, now |readying Life With Father" learned that 19 boys (from the stage cast) are in uniform! Jane Keane is back in NY from Movietown where she sat around for 26 weeks Cat $750 per week) without facing eny camera Franchot Tone is being seen with Jean Dalrymple because Jean is Mrs. Tones buddy. . Carlos Ramirez runs away with the JhruShing honorS m one sequence of Where Do We Go From Here?" which consumes ;s reels. Remark able Gilbert and Sullivan" lyrics about Chris Columbus three ships, the Nina, the Pinta and Santa Ma ria.
 Warning: Edward Jones Smythe'S $ alleged War Veterans Assn, Inc. headquarters at Washington ped- oles books and victory stamps" His | SaieSmen are on 40 per cent com- mission basis. This column has docu- mentary proof -. Smythe was one o1 the 30 defendants in the alleged sedition mass trial and still is. He arranged stamp sale for a cathe- dral in the capital, giving half to cathedral and keeping half. Smythe persuaded a gullible Washington stamp columnist last week to help exploit it.
 Bing Crosby was signed by the Telephone Hour for the July two program . /. Houghton-M -Mifflin will advertise Stuart Cloet's Against These Three" as a triptych They feel the word will add 2O,0oC subway readers to the best-sellel sale The H. Klurfelds of the Long Island set have a baby-jo -. They say all single men drafted Qrom now on) will be part of the army of occupation in Yurrop Don't be amazed if selective service continues after V-J Day .. The Fe- liX Knights are tot-way Draft quotas for July will be tilted g per cent to include all 18-to-26-yeal olos (single) .. Queen Wilhelmina ol Hollnad is one of the largest req estate owners in Washington
 Syndicates are crying for laff-car- toonS. A good one now is better than an annuity policy Att'r State Dept: More diplomacy; les dopelomacy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21

the acting is excellent, especially that of George Sanders, who makes the brilliant epigrams scintillate; also that of handsome Hurd Hat field. the brilliant young newcomer, who plays the title role of Dorian Gray. Certain it is, that the figure of Dorian, remains wildly in mind several weeks after catching first sight of it. Maybe he has something that can be regarded as symbol whether to better effect than as 8 true human or not remaining per- haps question.
 Lovely Donna Reed appears oppo- site Hatfield in her most important dramatic role to date. Angela Lans- bury cast as the beautiful and tragic sweetheart of Dorian sings the pop ular song Goodbye Little Yellow Bird"
 ''The Picture of Dorian Gray" is a different" picture, one that stirs the imagination and increases the pulse and heartbeat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21
MAN AROuT TOWN


 President Truman Gin nearly 30 years of married bliss) has never failed to communicate with Mrs. Truman every day {. !. Edgar (Cholly McCoddy) Bergen and Frances Westerman dtemed often as altar bounO are now reported phffft . Helen Forrest and Jimmy Ritz (Ritz Freres) are breathless |. They say Elmer (OWD Davis will shelve those underpaid headaches to work for the Scripps-Howard papers !. Sportsmen suspect that Leo CDodg- ers) Durocher's eX-wife came to town (from St. Loo last week) on reconciliation matters Errol Flynn says he may sue that news mag over reprinting an Atlanta pa pers interview, which never took place. When Flynn submitted documented proof (signed by two naval officer pals) to the weekly he was rebuffed with :"Sue if you wish!" . The only place in For ever Amber" where woman says No" is on page AT.
 Whatever became of those death warrants for Nazi spies Colepaugh and Gimpel? The warrants were on FDR's desk when he died Victor Mature jumped into that pool with his clothes on for a gag, not for the reported cash prize Major boWes says he's just unlaxing, not i'll, as scuttlebutt has it from coast to coast Fritz Kuhn was this columns very own baybee" He was our very first item in the Wal against Hitler. It ran here in 1885, to wit: "Hitler's secret agent in the US is named Fritz Kuhn who poses as chemist at Detroit motor car plant!" .. F'ritzie's buno theme was: All aliens and furriners should be deported to where they came from becuss wee in dee United Schtates uff Amerrykah, etc., And he's the first to be accommodated yah? Hah! Hah
 Dept of Inaccurate Reporting From a news mag of May 7th: An other of his rumorS was that Tru- man might fly to meet Stalin anc Churchill' . From a sister photo mag same week: He erroneously reported Truman was flying, etc. =. From the May 18th Daily Va. riety: Plenty of beefs among work ing press over the way in which news occasionally appeared to tricklt out to favorites."
 Translated, that mean some poli' ticians consider circulation more i'm portant than friendShip-and tha favorites ackchelly got some news and not all boners.
 Mayor Kelly of Chicago is expect eo to flash that plans are nearly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21
Mrs. Dunphy Dies

Mrs. Mathilda (Neeson) Dunphy, of Main treet, widow of Thomas Dunphy, died Saturday night at her home after a long illness.
 Born in County Tyrone, Ireland, May 2, 1870, Mrs. Dunphy had re- sided in Watertown for the past 50 years.
 Surviving her are son, Ambrose Dunphy, Watertown; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Maxwell, Watertown and Mrs. Dennis Quinn, Waterbury; brother, James Neeson, Water town and several nieces and nepheWs.
 The funeral will be held Tuesday at 830 a. m. from the HickcoX Funeral Home, 195 Main street, to s. Johns R. c. church, where a solemn high Mass of requiem will be celebrated at a. m. Burial will be in Mt. St. James cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon from 3 to o'clock and this evening from to g o'clock.
 Historical Committee
 To Be Formed
 All interested persons are invited to attend meeting to be held in the WatertoWn library Tuesday evening at o'clock, for the purpose of forming an historical committee to work with the library in the col lection and preservation of matters of local interest, especially the valu- able memories of older inhabitants which should be recorded and old letters, diaries, etc., which should be hunted out and deposited in the library.
 These facts are needed to con- plete certain periods of town his tory. The advisability of the forma- tion of an historical society will be considered. MT. Fred Haddon of the Matatuck Historical Society, Water bury is expected to be present at the meeting. Persons interested, but un- able to attend Tuesday nights meeting, are asked to get in touch with the library.
 Rummage Sale and Card Party
 Planned
 At the meeting of the WatertoWr Grange, held in Masonic hall, Fri day evening, plans were made for a rummage sale which will be held ir Pintoff's vacant store, Thursday May 31, Mrs. Harold Booth will be at the store, Wednesday afternoon May 30 to receive contributions fol the sale. The Grange is also plan- ming card party to take place the later part of June. Mrs. Vida Weaver vii have charge of arrange ments for the card party.
 An invitation to attend Neigh bor's Night at Prospect Grange or May 25 was announced and Wa. tertown Grange will present mum Der on the program. An invitation to attend Wolcott Grange this eve. ming was accepted.
 Literature from the Nationa Grange lecturer, James c. Farmer was read by the local Grange lec' turer, Mrs. Raymond Gillette.
 Following the business session the following snort program wa presented: Opening song, Smile Smile, Smile" the Grange; readin! Plan the Garden to Spread t'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21

Mayor Kelly of Chicago is expect eo to flash that plans are nearly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21
IU. s. Balloons
 |Up For Sole
By FREDERICK c. OTHMAN

Washington, May 21.-(UP)-You want a barrage balloon?
 Then get in line (no showing, please) and the Reconstruction Fi- nance Corporation will sell you one at OPA ceiling prices.
 What brought this up was the RFC's announcement that it had sold 19 of these aerial sausages. The question was, what goods a barrage balloon except for hitching to your front porch as a signal to your friends of Sunday after noon that you're pouring lemonade?
 Don't" said the REC, be dope. A barrage balloon is valuable commodity. It is covered with 900 square yards of fine. double-play, waterproof cloth. Dyed green. Catch on?"
 The 19 buyers of barrage balloons turned out to be raincoat makers.
 That's only the beginning of the governments operations as the greatest secondhand dealer in his- tory. Take this morning down in Williamsburg, Va, where the Mari time Commission put on sale 10000 cast-steel, bronze painted, Is pound (including eight-inch clapper) ships bells.
 Twenty thousand bells is a mess of noisemakers, any way you fig ure. and how the Navy managed to buy that many extras the Mari time boys don't know. They said these bells ought to make good souvenirs, or fire engine accessories The price is $5 each in lots of 20 or more If you want some bells you've got to buy $100 worth.
 There is matter also of aerial gliders. The government already has sold 365 of these and more are coming up, but not for gliding. My man said you take one, remove the wings, chop of the tail, and what have you got?
 The finest railer ever built" he said. With wheels already attach ed. Strong, light, and serviceable.'
 Henry Wallace's Department oi Commerce has been selling some things, too, such as 28,000 gallons of castor oil (ugh) for $31,360 tt the Dagman Chemical Co.,. o. Bridgeport, Conn, which didn't say what it intended to do with tht stuff.
 The A. D. Harris Co.,, of Rocl Island, H., an obviously optimistit corporation. plunked down S5,20 for 198 butcher blocks. Wallace and Co.,, also sold 32,2 mattresse! to half dozen firms, including tn, Railway Supply and Manufacturing Go. of Cincinnati.
 It is a little warm in Atlanta Ga. right now, but Rich's, Inc, ha bought 5,760 pairs of f1annelette pa jamas. For next winter, maybe. Tn surplus property oeXpertS in For Worth. Tex. want to peddle 2,62 ice boxes. De luxe models. Guar anteed to stay freezing for 72 hour while it's 100 outside in the shade.
 The Dowden Engineering Co.,, o Kirkland, Wash, paid S6,322 10 2,783 pairs of skis Gimbell Broth CTS of New York bought 500 han carts. The Weiss Motor Go. of Bal timore, Mir, took 50000 woode boxes off the governments hands. Fred Jones of Washington, D. c who undoubtedly knows what he going to do with them, put u s8,347 for 3,919 battery filler jug
 The government of India took neal ly 5000 Diesel shovels and electr light plants. One Mike Albert Cincinnati. O., found use for 20,05
 gallons of hydraulic brake fluid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21
NWCTU AIDS RED CROSS

Evanston, III. (UP)-The national Woman's Christian temperance union announced at it's national meeting here that the organization has contributed II ambulances, six blood bank units and several mobile units to the Red Cross.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
By United Press

By United Press In Italy, Allied troops continue pushing forward in spite of incle- ment weather; U. s. 5th Army clears the Gaeta Peninsula and captures Fondi, while the French troops cuU the Pico-Pontecorvo Road.
 About 5000 Allied planes raid France, Germany and the Low Countries; U. s. heavy bombers drop 750 tons of bombs on the Pas-de- Calais installations.
 U. S. planes fly to within 400 miles of Japan proper to bomb the Shimushiri and Ketoi islands in the Kuriles.
 In Burma, Chinese and U. S. troops occupy one-third of Myit- kyina, including the railroad sta tion.
 Allied troops repel sharp Japan csc counter attack on New Guinea mainland near the Wakde Islands. Canning, Mrs. Richard Campbell; reading, "AS His Mother Used To De- Miss Peggy Humiston; reading (for the boys in the service), America the Free, Mrs Raymond Gillette; game, "A Farmers Love Letter, the Grange; closing song, Dwelling in Beulah Land", the | Grange.
 After the program, brush dem- onstration was held. Visitors were present from Middlebury and Pros .pect Oranges.
 Funeral Services Funeral services for Fremont Asa Holt of 54 Highland avenue, who died Saturday evening in Nauga- tuck, following a long illness, will be held at the Alderson funeral home, TO Central avenue, Water bury, Tuesday morning at II o'clock. Rev. John Maurice Deyo, pastor of the Congregational church, Watertown, will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside ceme- tery, Waterbury. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening | from to g o'clock. | MT. Holt was born in San Fran cisco, Calf, January 25, 1876, the son of the late John c. K. and Linda (BoWley) Holt. He married Jessie O. Selmer of Groton, and after her death in New London, he came to Waterbury in 1915. On April 16, 1921, he married the late Mary E. Webster of Waterbury, who died February 2s 1S44. MT. Holt was for many years life insurance salesman in Waterbury and was a member of the Waterbury lodge of Elks. He was president of the Wa terbury Naturalist club for 10 years, the only person to hold that office for that length of time. MT. Holt, who resided on Highland avenue, Watertown, for many years, at tended the Watertown Congrega- tional church Surviving is sister, Mrs. H. T. Kristjanson of Milwau- kee, Wis.
 Council of Catholic Women
 Members of the Council of Cath ollie Women are requested to be at the Hickcox funeral home tonight at 8 o'clock to recite the rosary for their late members. Mrs. Thomas Dunphy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21

Any truth to the alleged rumors that Call Me Meyer" Goernig claims to be a better American than Labor Leader John L. Lewis? .. Despite denialS, Washington has been getting almost two peace-feel- CTS per week from the Japastards. But none with the "uncondish sur render clause Sinclair Lewis new novel "CaSs Timberlane" (Ran- dom House), is Book of the Month reserve choice The August selection will be "Rickshaw Boy by L. Shaw (Reynal and Hitchcock Lieut.. Oliver Jensen (he authd Carrier War" for Pocket Books. Inc) joins Warmers as tech. director for their film. Task Force Editor 6 Publisher printed the name of the only US newspaper publisher Ca Chicagoan) who turned down Gen Eisenhower's invitation to see the Germanazi horror camps.
 Love and Kixxxx.: To Eddie Bowling. who has the singular honor of winning four awards from the Critics Circle. They were The White Steed,' Shadow and Sub stance" Time of Your Life" and
 The Glass Menagerie' Con fiict (Waners), thrillerchiller, due at the Strand in N. Y. June Is Cab Galloway in the new Zanzibar show, due the 22nd .. Henry King $ direction and Lamar Trotti's yer sion of J. Hersey's "A Bell for Aaano." which D. F. Zanuck pre- sents soon. One scene Italian Wo- men and returning Italian war prisoners will make you weep and choke Capt. Gene Markey's re- markable: TO the Shores of Two Jlma,' due June 7th. An American Rembrandt.
 Chester Morris suggests the Allies ranem Berlin, Germany: "Atro City" Brig. Gen. Wm. O'Dwyer (resting at his brothers ranch) says he will run for N. Y. Mayor( but def! {. Reason many movie stars no longer wear dark specs is that medicos warned that they do not keep out harmful heat rays
 Attn Editors and Congressman Har- less: I can prove with photostats etc., that an intenee Cat Ellis IslandD named Madeleine Schafel made purchases of silk underwear ana dress material at a N. Y. store accompanied by a matron. And thai all her bills (and bills of other; interned there) are charged to the account of the Immigratoin Bureat oi the Department of Justice. Hmf
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-07-07

tages" of the respect organizations.
Dedmon will concern himself with
the American Legion, Disabled
War veterans, Veterans of Foreign
wars, and the more recently organ
lied American Veterans committee.
"For some time now we have
been aware that the American Le-
gion, for example, has not permit
ted the organization Of Negro posts
in parts of the SOUTH" Dedmon
said. "There is no doubt in our
minds that these other organiza-
tions may have flaws, and some
may have virtues. 1t is for every
NEGRO veteran to know the facts
so that in making his choice he
will select the group which Will
best represent him and accord him
the rights and privileges to which
he is entitled as veteran"
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-07-07
RA(lAL PEACE URGED
BY Law SCHOOL Dean

PHILADEL HI A, July 2
(ANP)-Earl G. Harrison, newly
appointed dean of the University of
Pennsylvania Law school, was the
principal speaker at a luncheon
Monday which marked the opening
of a 100000 campaign to purchase,
equip and operate a new center and
library for the Philadelphia Fellow
ship commission.
"There is great deal Of enthusi-
asm for the new united nations or
ganization," stated DR.. Harrison at
the meeting in the Bellevue-Strat-
ford hotel. "But too few people re-
alize that the first way to indicate
support of that organization is by
bringing about greater understand
ing among all groups making up
your community"
DR.. Harrison emphasized the fact
that racial, religious and national
harmony at the home front is "a
fundamental part of making last
ing peace"
The seven-story building pro-
posed for the Philadelphia Fellow
ship commission will serve as gen.
oral hoaduua rtorc for tha orpaniZa-
tons eight cooperating agencies ::
Fellowship house; international in
stitute; NAACP; National Confer
ence of Christian and Jews; Phila-
delphia Federation of Churches,
race relations department; Phila-
delphia Metropolitan Council for
Equal Job Opportunity, and Society
of Friends, committee on race rela-
tions.