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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-01
MeIodFumo PoIi Feature
 "DakOSa" Stars John
 Wayne, Vera RaIst0R

Now on the screen at the Loew- Poll Theater is the western drama, Dakota" starring John Wayne and Vera Hruba Ralston. This outdoor melodrama is full of thrills, sus- pense and comedy. Wayne, as the hero, is his usual rugged self, risk ing his life to prevent Q gang of crooks from swindling poor wheat farmers of their land. Miss Rals- ton is Waynes "cute" bride with whom he elopes from Chicago to Dakota.
 The picture tells the story of Wayne, Q professional gambler, who elopeS with Vera against the wishes of her father, a Chicago railroad tycoon. Wayne favors go- ing to California, but his head strong bride steers him to Dakota, explaining that her father planned to extend his railroad to that ter- ritory, and that they could use their combined fortune to buy options on land, then sell to her father at a profit. Ward Bond and Mike Mag urki, fellow travellers on the stage. coach, position the couple and suspect their reason for going to Dakota.
 Walter Brennan as a believing river boat captain, provides most of the comedy, of which the picture has A good share, Wgyne teams up with wheat farmers in opposition to Bond and his gang, The most thrilling part of the picture comes at the finish, where the thieves set fire to the farmers wheat in an unsuccessful effort to grab their lands. It makes for Q spectacular blaze. With law and order restored to the town, Wayne and his bride settle down to await the coming or the railroad,
 The companion feature is the psychological murder mystery, '"The Madonna'S Secret" in which a painting of the Madonna creates a mood of speculation. The Ma donna holds the key to the mystery which is finally revealed in thas plays the role of the portrait pain ter, and his beautiful models, who become his sweethearts, are enacted by Ann Rutherford, Gall Patrick, and Linda Stirling The carefully chosen cast also includes Leona Roberts, Edward Ashley, Michael Perry and John Litel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-01
Strand Bills ComedyFiInn
 "SalI0F Takes a Wife"
 Stars June AllysOn

The predicament of a petty offlcer who narries @ girl who is impressed by his uniform, only to learn that he is being given medical discharge, furnishes the basis of the laughs and human interest in "The Sailor Takes a Wife" new M.-G.-M. pie ture co-starring Robert Walker and June Allyson on the Strand screen.
 Walker is cast as John, who wants his young bride, Mary (MisS Ally son) to have proper home for him to come back to, and installs her in a somewhat dilapidated New York brownstone apartment. The sudden news of his discharge comes as a shock to him, but the preoccupa- tions of furniture buying, job hunt ing, cooking and trying to make the fireplace work, the door lock, and the roof stop leaking, keep the young couple busy and intermit- tently happy until Mary's boss, Freddie Potts (Hume Cronynl and Lisa (Audrey Trotter), an exotic young woman in the apartment be- low, stick their respective noses into Jehn'S and Mary's affairs.
 Lisa, with something more than distinterested motives, gets John into her incense-permeated fiat on the pretense of helping him to get a job. When he has one of her powerful drinks too many and re- turns to Mary, the fireworks begin, with Mary rushing of to Freddie to thank him for mink coat he has sent as a birthday present. The repentant Lisa manages to bring or- der out of chaos with the help of a black nightgown, and in the end the newlyweds are reunited, with John in uniform again, the uni form" of a welder.
 Eddie Rochester" Anderson, as the janitor of the apartment. always a day behind when it comes to re- pairing a lock, an elevator or a roof leak, is superbly funny. and Reginald Owen adds additional laughs.
 The companion feature is Behind Green Lights" starring carole Lam 6is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-01

furs and shoes which are the loot of Europe. Even hausfraus in the side streets of Frankfudt wear leather shoes. But the main streets of France, Belgium and Hol- land resound to the klop-klop of wooden sabotS.
 The so-called starvation Of the German people has haA more publicity than the lot of the Dutch, the French, the Poles and the other liberated peoples This probably springs from an ironic fact; Our occupation troops see what Is happening in Germany, They don't see what's happening elsewhere.
 It's easy to understand how stories of German starvation get back to the States To the CT whose daily ration approaches $500 calories, the German who must get along on 1900 calories a day doesn't seem to be eating well. The German himself is the first person to bend @ willing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-01
State Offers 'SpeIIbound'
 Bergman and Peek
 In Leading Roles

Now showing at Warmers State Theater is the thrill spectacle of the year, "spellbound," film which unreels gripping drama, high pitched intrigue and breath-takins romance. Adapted from the absor- ping psychological thriller novel "The House of Dr. Edwards" by Hilary St. George Saunders and Leslie Palmer and directed by MT Hitchcock, master of screen mystery and suspense, SSpellbound" stars the Academy Award Winner, The grid Bergman with handsome Greg ory Peck in the male lead. The supporting cast is headed by such notables as John Emery, Leo C.. Carroll, Rhonda Fleming, Wallace Ford, Michael Chehkov and many others.
 Coming Wednesday, Deanna Dur bin returns to the delightful, happy brand of comedy and singing for which she is best known, in her new Universal picture, Because of Him" The film is one of the out- standing entertainment presenta- tions in the career Of this golden voiced actress. Based on an amusing hackstage story, 1t has c trio of stars, giving the customers Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone as well as Miss Durbin.
 Laughton, appearing in modern comedy for the first time, puts has fine dramatic talent and Subtelety into enacting Q footlight ham.
 Many actors have thus poked tun at feliow-troupers, but Laughton'' portrait of an eccentric Broadway favorite will be remembered aS classic.
 Tone enacts . wolf-a jealous one at that-aS the playwright whG likes Deanns but loves his pla! more, and doesn't want her to lous' 1t up.
 Miss Durbin appears to have reached full development as an ac' tress In Because of Him" Her in teresting interludes into melo' drama in Lady on Q Train" anc added adroutness to her handlinl of comedy.
 The stars singing voice is tops as usual. he delivers three numbers Lover" TostiNs rGood bye" anc Danny Boy" all in more or les glamorouS situations.
 The always popular Helen Brod erick gives one of her clever char acteri2ationS as the roommate aIlt advisor of Deanna. Her dialogue l sparkling and sure to provok laughs. The smart cast include Donald Meek as Laughton's vale and Stanley c. Ridges as the actor manager.
 On the same program is a spine tingling murder mystery movie Universal's "The Crimson Canary. Noah Berry, Jr., and Lois. Collie have the leading roles in this ne' thriller which has Danny Morton John Litel, Claudia Drake an Steven Geray in important part! Colman Hawkins and Oscar Petit ford, the much publicized Esquir Magazine All-American Band Win ners and Josh White are feature prominently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-01
Ihose Matron-onliic ,Louers
Now comes the Nn.....AA- M

Now comes the Iorgnetse sst
 to Oppose Che bobby soxers
 and their
 Van Johnson, Frank slnatrA, etc, A group of San FranClsco natrOns frankly over ~ nave organized the Senior League to promote their own film heroes. They picked Charles BiCkfOrd, Walter Pldgeon, Ronald COlnnan
 and
 Spencer Tracy as the answers to . matrOn's
 prayer and are prepared to match swOOn
 for swOOn.
 Commented BlckfOrd, "I'nn
 scaredl"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-01

American ear to a woeful tale of starvation,
 But the German figures = both literally and figuratively - belle this story. EpidemicS, for ex- ample, which would be the first sign of under-nouriShment, have been conspicuous by their absence.
 German RatlOns Superior
 I don't know whether every German is gettinug the l500.calory ration which we are committed to make available. On the other hand, I have neither heard nor read any complaint from German sources claiming that this ration IS not being received, What the Ger man kick invariably comes down to is that 1900 calories a day won't Dkeep beer-burgeoned bellies bloated.
 No one deneis this. There are nearly 1900 calories in each of the dinners I've seen on American dinner tables these days. On the other hand, 1900 calories a day compares extremely favorably to the nouristhment available to the average European outside of Germany.
 The official French ration doesn't today pretend to be l500 calories. And it's been few weeks that the French wife has left her food queues with everything that the ration called for. Part of the French food deficiency is due to the black market.
 But, for better reason or worse. the French middle class is eating very, very little these days-or paying fantastic prices for one good meal a week. A black market meal in Paris today costs g to $20 and remember that French sal- aries are far lower than American.
 I recently saw the weeks meat ration of my neighbors in a small community just outside Paris There was about one-half a pound of meat for three people for the entire week. Almost all of 1t was fat and gristle.
 Often, when there isn't meat, there's fish-in the black market. I've paid 60 cents pound for in- ferior sole. Oysters run up to s2.5O a dozen at the market. Small Christmas chickens for the staff cost more than $5 each.
 For the French this very in- feFior diet comes after five years of a German occupation-diet which makes 1900 calories look like steak four times a day.
 If the Germans are starving, the French have been dead for five years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-01
WAITER ON HORsERAcK

In the days of the Roman Ems pire, an aFchdapifer was 8 spe- cial ofIiceF who. at coronatlons, caF- ried the first dish of meat to the table, on horseback,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-01
JIMMIE FIDLER
 M HoHy1Uood
Dlatrabutsd ., McNauEht syndicate. Inv.

HOLLYWOOD, March 1-- I re- celved Q letter in my fan mall this morning that makes me feel very humble. It Is from F. O. Cook, of San Pedro, California, and his sln- cerity and generosity are almost unbelievable in the face of the cynical attitude adopted by the folks one usually meets, Here Is the letter:
 T am 0 World War I veteran and have been in defense work since
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-01
PIoycritics Ropped inAd By yProducers
 'TFuckIIRs Caie'
 Reviews Starts
 Gotham RobutSals
RY IACK GAXER

New York, March i--(UP)--Well, this Is like old times The drama critics of the New York daily news papers are again being accused of mistreating the theater.
 The accusation appeared In Q three-colunnn advertisement in this mornings editions of the New York Times above the names of Harold Clurman and Ella (Gadget) KazaIl, They didn't like the reviews accord ed Maxwell AAdersons drama "Truckline Cafe", which opened Wednesday night. Clurman and Kazali produced the play in associa- ton with the Playwrights' Company, which didn't join in signing the ad Neither did Anderson sign it.
 "Our theater Is Strangled in . bot tleneck," said the cd, which was addressed to "The Theater-d Going Public"
 Hired To Report Claim
 That bottleneck Is nude up of . group of men who are hired to rec port the events of our stage and who more and more are acquiring powers which, as c group, they are not qualified to exerclse-either by their training or their taste, And 1t is increasingly becoming the case that these men are deciding what plays are given hearings, what plays make up the institution which Is our theater, and what plays are never given O chance to find their audi ence there is Q blackout of oil taste except the taste of these men,
 "If @ dramatic standard which ex- cludes just about everything except neatness and belly-laughB, and which takes no cognizance of what play tries to say should become the rule of our stage, then the best playwrights will continue to be driven from our stage and the rec sultant impoverishmen of our the- ater will be the responsibility of oil of us who allow the critics to have their way unchallenged."
 The announcement said that the unanimity of the adverse criticism in the dailieS left no other course but to close the play March 9.
 One of the critics even went so far as to call 1t the worst play I have seen since I have been in the reviewing business" Q statement with which hardly any of the most severe critics of '"Truckline Cafe" would care to agree. The author of that review undoubtedly has Q very short memory.
 Battle Not New
 Anyway, this is an old battle, About every season some producer or playwright gets up on his hind feet and snarls back at the critics, whoahave been running" the theater for decades-or 1t Is centuries3 So far no one has ever made this charge in the wake of @ production which the critics hailed. The chief result of such attacks is to give the critics material for columns for the next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-01
1t Says Here

. CHOICE MoRsEL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-01
Germans Are Not StarUing BerLiners Wear
 Looted Emery While LiberatedLandsSuffer

EDITORS NOTE: The writer q the following dispatch, who Is NEA European Manager, has re- gently returned to the United states from Europe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-01
By TOM WOLF NEA 9Aaff CnrrAannndenk

NEA Stall SVE.eSPC"u
 New York, March l.--(NEA)-- The Germans today are better dressed, better shod and better fed than the peoples who conquered them.
 Men and women tread Berlin's fashionable Kurfuerstandam in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-01

Nearly 100000 people visited a Royal Air Force exhibition in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-16

The members OF this new or
ganization reflected in their
singing the rigid training of
their director they reached a
united zenith Of their power in
performing, ct walked Today
Where Jesus Walked, and
Holy Art Thou"
Bernice Bonner, the Asst. Di-
rector of the organization gave
outstanding support playing the
piano for the anthems; she had
much to do with the ready re-
Sponsiveness of the group and
their fine balance of tone con-
troll.
James Darlington sang, go
Down Moses in a very pleasing
style, sustaining his voice and
diction throughout his singing.
Token presentations we're made
to each speaker by James Darl-
ington, Agnes Vanderzee, Fran
els Pierce and Ardell Edwards.
Other members taking special
part on the program were Mary
E. Galloway, Courtney Johnson,
Clara Christian, Eugene Nc
Clure, A. D, Johnson and Ed
mond G. Lake.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-16

Rev, Benjamin j. Anderson,
pastor of the church, in his SER
mon for the occasion declared
that the work Of Lincoln, Doug
lass and Dunbar, had one great
and common aim, to serve all
mankind, that although each
was a giant in his own right,
their ultimate hopes were to
save their fellowman, whoever
he might be. He showed that by
action, Lincoln, Douglas and
Dunbar believed that their lot
in life would end incomplete, If
they were unwilling to sacrifice
themselves for a better brother
hood of man.
The program was preceded by
special prelude selections care
fully selected by Agnes w. Van
derzee, Senior Pianist, of the
organization and music teacher.
She was the recipient of con-
gratulations from friends and
the general audience.
Samuel H. Baker, Asst. Junior
Pianist, was at his regular po-
sition, playing the professional
hymn, but the way lie played
the new and complicated hymn
suddenly assigned him, really
surprised his friends. Elrena
Bighams, Asst, Senior pianist
played the devotional hymn
She has long been a musical
and religious club worker.
G. G. Quarker, directing the
John Calvin Choral Society
dipped deep into his anthem
collections an drought out
such choice selections as Hugh
Robertson's all in the April
Evening; G. v. Roberts, Seek We
the Lord; Godfrey OHara's 81
Walked Today Where Jesus
Walked; and that beloved Han
del's Holy Art Thou. Some of
these anthems have not been
heard for some time and they
made excellent combinations
for the occasion for what some
thought too hard to perform
under ordinary circumstances
Quaker proved that competent
training would make the sing
ing readily acceptable and for
his strenuous work, training the
choral group he and his whole
singing group received the
praises of a grateful audience
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-16
Recent Deaths

sASsakuAuAss zeae@Aw~as's s'%
MITCHELL ~ In Boston FEB.
8, suddenly, Mrs. Anna Mitchell,
4O7 Columbus ave. Funeral SER
vices at Ebenezer Bapt. Church
Thursday Feb. 7, l p m. Inter-
ment in Wildwood Cemetery,
Winchester. Matte L. Reid, fu-
neral director.
JOHNSON - in Boston, Jan,
81, suddenly, Mrs. Della P.
Johnson, So Greenwood PIX. Flu
neral services at Reid Memoir
ial Chapel, 1O41 fremont ST., on
Monday, Feb. 4, p m. Inter
ment in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
PERRY - in Roxbury, Feb.
II, Mrs. Emma G.. Perry, SIS
Sterling st. Funeral services in
Mashpee Thursday, Feb. IA
Matte Lou Reid, funeral direc-
tor.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-16
CALVIN LINCOLN DAY

The John Calvin Fidelity Jn-
ion in Gloucester Presbyterian
Church Feb. 10th presented the
Rev. Kenneth Hughes, Of the
NAACP speaking of Frederic
Douglas, Rev. Benjamin ]. An
derson, giving the Lincoln Day
sermon, Miss Rosamond Camp
bell, speaking on Paul Laurence
Dunbar, and Attorney g. Bruce
Robinson, speaking on Lincoln.
Rev. Hughes in a very schol-
arly manner brought to his au-
dience, the basic facts that gave
Douglass his relentless desire to
uproot slavery and its cohorts,
then and now, gnawing at the
life roots of the original de-
mocracy planted in America.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-16

Rev. Hughes presented striking
incidents, where Douglass de-
manded and received for him
self and the slaves, the full
honor due free men. The speak
err made a scathing attack on
the prevailing school of thought
about a mans place in society
or economic life, saying: Col
ored people are too often ready
to compromise the future and
liberty Of the race by allowing
the other races to designate
where or how the colored race
shall go. He said that it was
Just such schools of thought
that Douglass fought in his day,
that Douglass knew that COM
promising usually Slapped the
morale and virility Of a prom
Using race or nation.
Miss Rosamond Campbell in
her address on Dunbar inspired
the audience from the begin
ming Of her studious presenta-
ton of the high attachments Of
Dunbar among the recognized
scholars Of poetry. She showed
how Dunbar had accomplished
so much with so little, how in
the cold face of despair, he
grappled tenaciously with the
seemingly sure elements of de-
feat, and raised himself to that
of fame to which all standard
poets aspire, the immortalizing
of their poems.
Attorney G. Bruce Robinson
was an excellent choice to dis
cuss Lincoln. It has been a long
time since a speaker hereabout
has gone into Lincoln with such
anallzing ability. All the way in
his address there was that
meeting Of the minds of speak
er and audience. Attorney Rob-
inson proved to his audience
that Lincoln's ideals on slavery
were not over night conclu-
sions, but a result of many
years study, that Lincoln re-
fused to accept the southern OF
middle of the road north plan
of gradual freedom Of the
slaves. He exalted the firmness
with which Lincoln guided his
ideals of a new and greater
united nation to victory saying
when a little more truthfulnesS
and harmony could have out
weighed a regiment on the bat
tie line.
Rev. Benjamin ]. Anderson
pastor Of the church, in hi,
sermon for the occasion, de-
J clared that the work Of Lin
coin refused to accept the
southern or middle of the road
north plan of gradual freedom
of the slaves. He exalted the
flrmness with which Lincoln
guided his ideals Of a new and
greater united nation to victory
saying that within Lincoln''
political family, there were not
a few times when a little more
truthfulness and harmony could
have outweighed a regiment or
the battle line.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-16
Funeral services Feb. 8.

HERBERT in Roxbury.
Peter Herbert, 50 Camden st.
Funeral Feb. 9.
ROuNDTREE - in Boston.
Isaiah Roundtree, As Barton st.
Funeral services.
HARRIS - in Roxbury. Ed
ward Harris, IS Lenox st. Flu
neral services Feb. II from the
Bethel Pentecostal Church.
FORD - in Boston. Paul
Ford, II Savoy st, Funeral serv-
ices Feb. II.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-16
without being seem"

without being seem"
Understanding is butler to sue
cess"
1T takes grgeat wisdom TO
laugh at ones own misfortune"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-16
BEAUTY HINTS
By NINA TEMPLE
YAWN AND STRETCH
FOR BEAUTY


Both yawning and stretching are
wonderful beauty promoters. The
stretching keeps the bones supple
and unkinks the muscles. The first
thing in the morning do this and
you will feel fit through the day.
Yawning opens up all the tracks of
the body and let's the air play
through. Wherever you are quite
alone through the day it is a fine
habit to stretch and yawn. The
body is much like any other piece
of machinery; it runs better and
lasts longer if it is ggiven these
little attentions that aid its action.
This costs nothing but the effor
and the repayment is priceless.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-16

Mrs Willie Gordon presented
the advance class with their
pins at the First Aid Nurse
class meeting.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-16
Recent Deaths
ANNOUNCED BY
J. B. JOHNSON FUNERAL
CHAPEL

SoUTO = in Boston. Baby
Barbara L. Souto, AZ e. Lenox
st. Funeral services Feb. Z.
CRAWFORD - in Roxbury.
Mrs. Priscilla Crawford, %
Windsor st. Funeral services
Feb. 0 from the Twelfth Bap-
list Church.
SCOTT - In Roxbury. Mrs.
Jennie Scott, l2S Humboldt ave.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-16

Thank you. Mrs Charlotte NJ
Walker, for your kindness to-
wards our needy ones. We need
more persons like you.
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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-16

Mrs w Gordon is now teach
ing First Aid classes at the
BTA., 554 Columbus ave.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-16

Help others and we help our
selves.
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In loving memory Of

DIR. w. ALEXANDER COX
Who departed this life Feb. 8, IA.
''Thers is no death, the stars go
down
To rise upon some fairer shore
And bright in heavens jeweled
crown
They shine forever more"
SUSAN W. COX, Wife
W. ALEXANDER, Jr.
OLIVER T.,
MELVIN j., Sons.
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WISE SAYINGS

"There are some people so near
nothing that they are everywhere
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WONDERFUL you

s WONDERFUL YOU
Always so cheerful
Warm hearted and gay,
Casting your smile around
Every which way.
Sympathy in sorrow,
Tenderly bright,
Possessed of the courage
TO do what is right.
The fairest, the Squarest,
Most loving and true, I
Dear little, sweet little
Wonderful you!
I wish to thank Mr. and Mrs
Francis, Mr. and Mrs Wilkerson,
both families Of Trotter Court,
for the beautiful baby clothes.
We still have many more little
bodies to clothe. Charity begins
at home.
More books on the race will
be appreciated.
.as-@ssra-s
Nurse Taylor is on a case at
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4ls Marlboro st.
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