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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
FUNERALS

The funeral of Patrick J. Burns, also known as Toddy Burns of fl Catherine Avenue was held this morning at 8:15 from the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main Street to Sacred Heart Church where solemn high Mass of re- quiem was celebrated at g o'clock by the Rev. John Kelly, assisted by the Rev. William Monaghan, Hart ford, deacon and the Rev. Brad ford Colton, sub-deacon. Mrs. Mill dred Burns, was organist and Will liam O'Brien, soloist. Bearers were Francis Burns, George Baker, Harry Baker. Ronald and Elmer Burns. Burial was in Calvary Ceme- tery with committal services con- ducted by Father Monaghan assist ed by the Rev. John Dial.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Hurnorist To Be Rofarians' Guest

The annual Rotary Ann Night of the Waterbury Rotary Club will be held Nov. F at the Country Club of Waterbury. The guest speaker will be Dr. James Lee Ellenwood, hum orist and philosopher
 William A. Amelung is chairman of the general committee. Other committees follow: Entertainment, Charles J. Allen. Daniel J. Earring ton, Jr., and Richard Weigand; din- ner, Ralph Cleveland and Edward Heiman; tickets, Joseph L. Manga mario, Bruno Riefe and William WeSSoE,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
McKENNEY
 ON BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY Americas Card Authority

The match between the Cleve- land and Southern teams in the finals of the world championship Masters team-of-tour this year was 8 very closely contested one. First one team would get big swing, and on the next board their would be a big swing for the other side.
 On the hand shown today the Cleveland team took the first nine tricks. You would certainly think that East and West could take five or six tricks, but here is what hap pened.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Finance Officers Meet Wednesday

The regular quarterly meeting Of the Connecticut Municipal Finance Officers association will be held Wednesday at the Times Tower, Avon, President Neil F. Maloney announced today.
 A dinner will be served at P. M. to be followed by 8 business meet ing at 2. An informal business discussion will follow dealing with various municipal problems such as pensions, etc.
 The Times Tower has been turned over to the association by Francis Murphy, head of the Hartford Times. Friends and relatives of the members will attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Legal Notices
NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss.
 PROBATE COURT, Sept, 18th,
 A. D. 1946. ESTATE of AT-rILIO
 GREGUOLI, late of Waterbury in
 said District, deceased.
 The Administrator, having ex- hibited his account with said estate to this Court for allowance, and made application for an order of distribution of said estate, 1t Is
 ORDERED, That the 18th day of September, A. D. 1946, at s:30 o'clock in the forenoon, Standard Time, (10:S0 Daylight Time). at the Pro- bate Office in Waterbury, be and the same Is, assigned for a hearing on the allowance of said account, and application and the Court di- rects the Administrator, to give notice thereof, by publishing this order in some newspaper having a circulation in said District, and by leaving with, or by mailing in reg ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN, Washington, D. C., a copy of this order, all at least seven days be- fore said day of hearing.
 Attest:
 MARGUERITE M. TAHY, 9-16-1t Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

Declarer went up with the ace of diamonds on the first trick, and A. s. Goldsmith of Cleveland (South) trumped. He led back the six of clubs and Jeff Click (North) won with the queen. Click then cashed the queen, jack and ten of diamonds, on which Goldsmith dis carded the six, three and ten of spades.
 Now Click led the king of spades. declarer went up with the ace, and again Goldsmith trumped. He re- turned another club, Click won with the ace and cashed the queen and jack of spades. Thus East and West were set 400 points.
 At the other table North got off to the king of spades lead, so de- clarer cashed the ace and king of hearts and took the heart flnesse. Thus hs managed to go down only two.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
FAYETTEVILLE

Waterville, Sept. 16-Miss Marie Boulanger and Mrs. Edna Fede were hoStesses Friday at the formers home at greenback shower in hon. or of Miss Julia Pike who is being married Saturday Oct. 19 to Nelson Boulanger of Wheeler Street. The house was attractively decorated in pink and white, and a buffet lunch was served.
 Guests included: Mrs. George Boulanger. Mrs. George Boulanger, Jr., Mrs. Joseph Cyr. Mrs. Carl Pike, Mrs. Emil Boulanger, Mrs. H. L. Boulanger, Mrs. Lawrence Blais. Mrs. Leo Levesque, Mrs. Joseph Therrian. Mrs. Ernest Therrian, Mrs. Fred Therrian, Mrs. Irene Bernier, Mrs. Edna Fede, and the Misses Jenny Blanchette, Bernice Bernier and Marie Boulanger.
 Mrs. Emma Birge has returned to her home in Bristol after spending the weekend with MT. and Mrs. Homer Rood, Thomaston Avenue.
 Mrs. Della Green spent the week. end with MT. and Mrs. Burton Morse of Bakersville.
 Shower
 Mrs. Robert Walker was honored at a shower at Harmon's Restaur- ant Thursday. Mrs Cyril Corden was hostess. Mrs. Walker is the former Katherine Dubay.
 ArnaIna Post, eVterans of Foreign Wars, will hold 8 business meeting this evening at Forester's Hall on Hanover Street. There are a num- Der of members who have not re- ceived their membership cards and they are ready for distribution. The meeting will be called at P. M.
 The weekly Prayer meeting will be held at Gospel Hall, Thomaston Avenue tomorrow night at 8.
 Mrs. Ralph Benson will be hos tess to the Swedish Weaving Club tomorrow night at the home of Mrs. John W. Platt, Jr., Patterson Court. Corps To Meet
 The Casper s. Davis Drum Corp will meet tomorrow night in their club rooms in the rear of the post office.
 The Community Club is sponsor ing a public card party Wednesday night in Sprague School gym. There will be prizes and refreshments and everyone is invited.
 The Women of St. Pauls Episco- pal Church will hold . covered dish
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Meadow Street Property Sold

Charles w. Hennion, Jr., has purchased property at 447-449 Mea- dow Street from William s. Alta according to a warranty deed filed at the town clerks office Saturday. Purchase price was $50,OOO accord ing to tax stamps on the deed.
 Two mortgages on the property were taken out by Hennion. One was to the Waterbury Savings Bank for $25,0OO, and the second to Alta for $15,OOO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

Teatr Polski in Warsaw. Poland's
 old and highly respected theater.
 has been reopaned, and labor unions will receive half the tickets for each performance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
NOTICE

LAURANT CARON, of Waterbury, GERMAINE CARON, formerly of Waterbury, but now of parts un- known,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
ORDER OF NOTICE

ORDER OF NOTICE STATE of CONNECTICUT, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, ss. WATER BURY, Sept. 18th, A. D. 1s46. UPON THE COMPLAINT of the said LAURENT CARON, praying for reasons therein set forth for g divorce, made returnable before the Superior Court in and for New Haven County at Waterbury, to be held on the first Tuesday of October, ing found by the subscribing au- thority that the said defendant has gone to parts unknown; therefore. ORDERED, That notice of the pendency of said complaint be giv- en by publishing this order in The Evening Democrat, newspaper printed in three days successively. commencing on or before the 16th day of September, A. D. 1946, by some proper officer who, with his doings thereon indorsed, shall make due return.
 GERTRUDE J. MIKNAITIS, Asst. Clerk of the Superior Court
 for New Haven County at
 Waterbury.
 STATE of CONNECTICUT, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, ss. WATER BURY, September 18th. 1946.
 The within and foregoing, is 8 true and attested copy of the orig inal writ, summons complaint and Order of Notice, in my hands for publication and with my endorse ment thereon.
 Attest:
 NICHOLAS J. JAMELE, 9-16-3t Constable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

delegation, land we are going to oppose the destructive attempts of Driscoll and Mankowski to disrupt our union and split 1t wide open for the benefit of the manufactur- CTS"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

YOUNG MAN-High school gradu- ate, to manage a local district Veteran preferred. This is 6 per- manent position with excellent op- portunity for advancement. Auto mobile essential. Apply to: W. H Cooper, Waterbury Democrat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
GOOD USED CAR WANTED
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ONE THOUSAND CARS WANTED Top prices; spot cash want 33's - 34's 36's - S6'S - SITS 38's - 3Ss - 4O's - 4f'O and 42's. Phone, write or drive m today.
 BILLIE FITZPATRICK 1660 East Main St. Phone 4-46N
 OPEN EVENINGS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Is Automobiles Wanted

YES! - JOHNSON'S STILL IS PAYING HIGHEST PRICES FOR USED CARS. ANY MAKE. ANY YEAR. BE SMART. SELL US YOUR USED CAR NOW SOON YOU'LL SEE NEW CARS ON THE ROAD. THEN USED CARS WILL TAKE A BIG DROP. DRIVE UP AND GET THE CASH. WALK OUT WITH A SMILE. WE GIVE YOU PROMP ATTENTION. OPEN FROM 8 A. M. TO g P. M. JOHNSON'S AUTO PARTS, 1908 NO. MAIN. OPPOSITE LAKE, WOOD PARK. DIAL 5-17g7.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

supper Wednesday night at 6 in the church parlors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

Corps To Meet
 The Casper s. Davis Drum Corp will meet tomorrow night in their club rooms in the rear of the post office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
State

Continued from Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Employment

17 Men Wanted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

Mrs. Ralph Benson will be hos tess to the Swedish Weaving Club tomorrow night at the home of Mrs. John w. Platt, Jr., Patterson Court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

The weekly Prayer meeting will be held at Gospel Hall, Thomaston Avenue tomorrow night at 8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

Mrs. Emma Birge has returned to her home in Bristol after spending the weekend with MT. and Mrs. Homer Rood, Thomaston Avenue.
Evening star., 1946-01-26

ten." The others are quite superior
to most play designations, but they
compare badly with that one. The
first one to be produced is THE Ice
Man Cometh," the other "A Touch
of the Poet"
To direct "A Moon for the Mis-
begotten," the Guild is negotiating
with Dudley Digges. Even from
this distance, he is just the man
to direct play with title like that,
Abbey Theater is what they both
remind me of.
The Roosevelt Birthday Celebra-
ton will consume lot of the city's
energies next week, but the United
states Coast Guard is certain there
will be enough spirit left to give a
gala opening to "Tars and Spars"
at the Metropolitan Theater on
Thursday.
Three hundred high-ranking Of
flcers, men and women of that
service will attend the opening per-
formance which is set for $3.50 pm.
They will be seeing. of course, the
screen version of the Coast Guard
show which played to more than
5000 900 persons in recent Nation
wide tour. Three members of the
original cast, Comic Sid Caesar, and
SparS Gloria Tinkell and Dorothy
kerfoot will make personal appear
ances at the premiere performance
here.
The special Coast Guard guests,
although most likely not the ad-
mirals, will parade to the theater
in a body. They will assemble at
Thirteenth and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., march to F street and turn
right to the theater.
The memo sent to this depart
ment says they will turn left but
the squadron commanders will give
the correct order regardless of
what the memo says.
X y y X
March 4, which used to be In
auguration Day, will be an occasion
in the National Capital again this
year-the occasion of the opening
OF the Theater Guilds revival of
He Who Gets Slapped" The play,
one of the first sensational pro-
ductions in Guild history, was first
produced in 1922.
A tale of back-stage life in a
Continental Circus, Andreyev's play
Will have stellar cast in its latest
production, Just as 1t did when it
Evening star., 1946-01-26


The place was packed to the raft
ers as midnight neared. The cele-
britieS had come and gone. The
evening had been gala and now was
the end. Just before the hour hand
climbed to midnight, the bursting
house burst into the refrain of II
Lost My Heart at the Stage Door
Canteen." 1t had never been sung
so Justify by so packed a theater.
AS the last notes died, the back
stage staff was ready to finish off
with Aud Lang Syne."
Let's leave it that way-just the
way it is," a voice from the floor
suggested.
That's the way it was left And it
probably will be the same tonight.
The other six canteens ended on the
traditional farewell song. Washing
toms was the exception, as it was
in many another pleasant way.
1t was for minds which reach for
the poetic image and ears for words
that make music that Eugene
O'Neill titled that trilogy of plays
which the Theater Guild now is
preparing for production. They may
make trouble for the men who put
play titles in lights on theater mar
quees, but they will please all other
groups.
Most troublesome of the lot for
the marquee staff is the most musi-
cal and piquant of the three titles,
namely "a Moon for the Misbegot-
Evening star., 1946-01-26

APTLY NAMEDWhen Frances Ran,Sden appeared
,th this long bob Harold Lloyd the congratulate
her, remarkng You look just like spaniel" Miss Rasde
Mr. LoydS leading lady Preston Stges
Diddlebock" posed uh to check resemblance
Immediately named the hair-do "The Spaniel Bob"
Wide
Evening star., 1946-01-26
Local Drama GROUPS

group presenting series of one
act radio plays over WPIK, another
working at play writing. meeting
to discuss techniques and analyze
smembers' work.
Already this season the Alexan-
dria players have staged "Blithe
Spirit and now have THE Great
Big Doorstep" comedy by Frances
Goodrich and Albert Hackett, on
the schedule as the next produc-
ton. Tryouts for this will be held
the evenings of January 29 and 80
at the George Mason Hotel in Alex
andria.
Four original ballets, with chore-
ography by Miss Gardiner, Mary
Day and Irmina Hardin, will be pre-
sented by the Washington Concert
Ballet at the next civic dance concert
next Friday night at Roosevelt Audi
torium. The program will include
Primrose Path" (Scarlatti, so
nata" mozart, Democratic In
terlude" CWeinberger) and Design
for Waltzes" (RaveD. Tickets for
the concert. sponsored by the D. C..
Recreation Department, are on sale
at the Snow Concert Bureau, HOB
G street NV.
- -
AS has already been reported
here, one feature of the Jarvis Rep
ertory Theater's February produc-
ton of Little Women" will be the
selection of audiences of the girl
to play Eliza Doolittle in the
groups forthcoming "Pygmalion. :"
All five contestants are cast in the
Louisa May Alcott yarn. But one
of them, Grace Pearson, is worried.
She is playing Mrs. March and she
can't understand how anyone will
see any connection between Mrs.
March and Eliza Doolittle. She is
seriously considering the sugges-
ton someone made to play the first
act with Cockney dialect. Chats
joke, Mr.. Jarvis, a Birmin' ham
blockbuster. Why don't you laugh?")
Evening star., 1946-01-26

first was offered. John Abbott will
be the clown who gets slapped
Stella Adler will play the lady lion
tanner, and other members of the
cast will be Reinhold Schunzel
Beatrice Pearson, John Wengraf
Norman Stewart and John Flynn
Flynn is a local actor, last seen by
Washington audience in the mu-
sical biography of Eddie Bowling
at Catholic University.
Tyrone Guthrie has been selected
to direct the revival and settings
have been designed by the Motleys
The local engagement of the play
will be for the Guilds standard two
weeks.
X X
just as virtually every one who
saw it anticipated, "Dunnigans
Daughter" gives up tonight in New
York after a run of only four weeks
under the auspices of the Theater
Guild.
Evening star., 1946-01-26
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.


A man we know-he has the ad-
jacent smoke-filled, paper Uttered
cage-was talking on the radio last
Sunday about those who have gone
on to careers from life in the local
theater groups. He looked far afield
to New York and to Hollywood, and
he spoke of many people of whom
you may not have heard in a long
time
He looked so far afield, as a mat
ter OF fact, that he apparently dio
not even see who was right there
before him in the studio. At any
rate he took no note of the fact that
Larry Beckerman was an actor with
the late Washington Civic Theatel
and other groups before he became
a radio producer for WTOP. The
producer who has handled the de-
tails of the commentators weekly
program for months, too.
IT you are among those who usu-
ally are not among those present
at 1918 pm. of Sunday, you might
like to know about others whose
whereabouts were reported on that
program. One of them is Bibi Os-
terwald, who had Scads of local ad-
mirers, including every critic who
ever saw her, when she was cavort-
ing on the local stages of the Road
side Theater, the Civic Theater and
the Arts Club. Bibi is in New York
now. If not actually, at least so fan
as her career Is concerned.
When the Theater Guild took
Catholic University's Sing Out
Sweet Land" it also took Miss Os-
terwald, whereupon New York ad-
mirers decided along with those in
Washington that Broadway was the
place for her. She goes next into
Three to Make Ready" the musical
in which Arthur Godfrey, the radio
man who makes a large part of
Washington better able to greet
each new day, will make his stage
debut.
Others: Betsy Ross, Whit Vernon
and Tony Messuri are rehearsine
IN the Theater Guilds production
OF Walter Kerr's dramatization OF
Song OF Bernadette," which Cath
olic University's Mr.. Kerr Is direct
ing. Production design is in the
hands Of another c. U. expert, Ralph
Brown. Natalie Core, of Civic
Roadside and the Willard Roof
Players, among others is in the
Theater Guild library production OF
Noel Coward's THE Vortex"
Rudulph Watson, known generally
as Bud because not many could re-
member to spell Rudolph properly
is in the New York production OF
"Pygmalion," with Gertrude Law
renee. -. Harry Bratsburg, another
former Civic Theater player is in
Hollywood these days; last was seen
IN state Fair" Harold Wein-
berger, another Roadside Theater
veteran, villain of many a melo-
drama, is also in Hollywood, doing
nicely in the production end of the
movie business. John Flynn
Civic will be in the revival of "He
Who Gets Slapped" Hugh
Franklin is with Ethel Barrymore
in THE Joyous Season." Ed
Kloten, who used to direct for the
Blackfriars Guild, has been named
head of the drama department at
Fordham University. u
There no doubt are many more,
but that should be enough to prove
that the local theater has larger
alumni group than you thought off,
hand.
X \ X X
The Alexandria Little Theater,
after wartime layoff of five years,
is back again. with a varied pro-
gram for those who make the the
ater their hobby. In addition to
the major three-act plays it pre-
sents, the theater carries on sew
eral workshop activities, with one
Evening star., 1946-01-26

11:25 am, 2, 4:30, 7:05 and $40 pm
Trans-Lux-NeWS and shorts.
Continuous from ! pm.
Evening star., 1946-01-26
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of SHOWING
Stage.

Stage.
National-"You Touched Mel"::
2:30 and $50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"The Harvey Girls: 10
am, 1910, 800, sos, 8::45 and 11:25
pm. Stage shows: 1855 am. 2::35,
$40, 8 and 10:40 pm.
Columbia-'"They Were Expend-
able: 10:45 am, LIS, 4:05, $50 and
9;35 pm.
Earle-"Kiss and Tell: 1855, 3:05
Sis, 7:30 and GAS pm. and 1910
am.
Hippodrome-"Tanya": $3.50, $40
and 9:10 pm.
Keith's-"The Bells of st. Marys":
1915 am, 1885, 2:55, Sis, 7:35 and
9:55 pm.
Little "The Informer": 11:55
am, 2:20, 4:50, tbs and 9:45 pm
and 1918 am.
Metropolitan - San Antonio:
1875 am, 2:05, ABS, 7:05 and GAS
pm. and 1910 am.
Pix-"You Never Were Lovelier":
!, 4:05, ITO, 1890 pm. and / am.
Palace-"Leave Her to Heaven:
Evening star., 1946-01-26

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1946-01-26

Y0RK Go. Ave. & Quebec PI. NV.
RA. 400 Mot. ! PM
Today Only-wILD BILL ELLIOTT
in GREAT STAGE ROBBERY" AT
l, 2:40, 4:SO. 5:55, 7:55, $50.
Evening star., 1946-01-26

WO. 54oo. Not. I Pm.
Today and DE
CARLO. ROD CAMERON in FROM
TIER GAL" At 1:15, 3:2O, $50,
T:35.. 9:4O Plus by Popular De-
rand. Special Featurette: HITLER
Evening star., 1946-01-26
Aud Lang Syne' Passed Up
AS Canteen's Adeu Song
BY JAY CARMODY.

When they bring down the lights Stage
tonight at the for Canteen
Aud Lang Sne That the things which
~ ~ r ~ "
The likelihood that the Canteen
however goes back to the official closing
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-10-31
U.N.:
Meeting Underway

Vyacheslav M. Molotov shook the
hand of Mr.. Truman warmly in the
lobby Of the United Nations meet
ing place in New York after his ad-
dress to the delegates and a Rus
sian interpreter told the President:
Mr.. Molotov wants to c~ongratu.
late you heartily on that speech. He
thought 1t was a great speech"
Later that night when MI. Tru.
man greeted the delegates at the
Starlight Roof Of the Waldorf As
toria hotel, Molotov and the Presi-
dent again shook hands warmly.
and the interpreter repeated: mr..
Molotov wants to thank you again
for your splendid speech"
The speech which Molotov so
highly praised was a masterful dip
lomatic piece. indeed. It recog.
nized the talk Of another war aris-
ing from the differences Of the big
powers over the postwar compo-
sition Of the world, but appealed to
the sensibility Of the major states.
men to avert such a disaster. II
called for compromises to adjust
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-10-31
| BRITAIN:
| Socialism for Reich

The British Labor party's plans
for the specialization Of heavy indus.
try in the British occupation zone
of Germany waited upon U. S. &C.
ceptance.
Advanced by Attlee's government
as a projection of the Labor party's
own specialization program and in
Difference to popular German de-.
mands for distributing wealth, the
plan could not be expected to work
without U. S. political and financial
aid.
Should the U. S. demand a larger
degree Of free enterprise in the post
wal German economic picture, Brit
ain could hardly resist since Amer
lean credit will be needed for re-
building war-battered industry and
supplying needed materials. Unless
the U. S. provides one-third Of the
British zones wheat requirements,
Britain would have to halve the
bread ration in the United Kingdom.
In socializing the coal. steel,
chemical and engineering industries
the Labor party proposed to invest
ownership in the German public,
with adequate controls worked out
to prevent a resumption Of war pro-
duction.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-10-31
OPA:
Free Food

In removing virtually all FOOD
items from food control except
sugar. syrups and rice, OPA de-
clsred that the previous decontrol Of
meat and edible oils no longer made
it feasible to regulate the few re-
naming foodstuffs.
Items freed include bread and
bakery products; flour and break
fast cereals; most edible oils; ba.
nanas and oranges; canned fish, to-
matoes and tomato products; pine
apple and pineapple juice; candy
and macaroni.
Following the relaxation Of re-
strictions on brewers and distillers'
use Of grain. controls yer removed
from beer and whisky. Brewers
were authorized to use 80 per cent
Of the grain they used in the CORE
spending quarter Of 1945 while distil-
lers are to receive between 800. 600
and 500. 600 additional bushels Of
grain monthly.
As the u. S. moved more rapidly
toward a free economy. OPA freed
scores Of other goods from control,
including stove polish. bicycle tires
and tubes. rubber tractor and i'm
plement seat cushions, metal tire
valves, wheel blocks, paper house.
hold aprons. sanitary napkins. pa
perboard pots and trays. and COS
metics.