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WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY. AUGUST II. 1936
On Broadway
Thm Privet* Paport of a Cub Roportor
A fan mag, which doean't care whether or not It uses the name ot
a married man (or woman) aa a cheater—published thle several weeks
ago: "Mary Aster has been dining a lot lately with Oeorge 8. Kauf
man at the Brown Derby. Me Is a great wit. MU funniest gag was:
'tf I ever wrote a letter to a chorus girl, I would begin It: '.‘Dear Tootsy
Wootsy and Oentlemen of the Jury... .That Is the most awful libel
.vet on Mr. Kaufman. He wouldn't say sueh a thing. . . The quip la
only centuries old, anyhow . Incidentally, a dear girl grlend of Miss
Aster's husband, Dr. Thorpe, told friends how the doctor was appalled
not long ago—because hla name was matohed with a girl's In this col
umn. . ."So-ho," twitted his lady friend who thought she was the one
and only, after his divorce, of course.. Dr. Thorpe Is supposed to have
replied: "Isn't It terrible that columnists are allowed to put people's
names In the papers like that! She’s Just a good friend of mine,
honey''.,, took who's talking).. .The big diary-exposer I
One of the theatrical trade papers mentions yoang leading men
as “male Juveniles,” and lots of u.. remember when they were all
male . .One ef the local hotels advertises that "today's headliners will
dine" at their Inn, probably agreeing with the eynles that yesterday's
headliners aren't eating . The law Is cracking down on lots of motor
ists—punishing them for blowing their horns without cause . .The
same penalty, you’d think, ouglita be applied to some columnists ..
A Hollywood correspondent selects as the screen's three "great weep
ers”—Lillian Olsh, Mae Marsh and Blanche Nweet.L. B. Mayer
Isn't so bad. lie cried the whole M-O-M studio Into a pay cut away
back In 19M . You probably have heard about the diary-keeper, who
Is such a pinhead, she got her head eaught In a dial telephone.. Add
Broadway Lingo: A new word for debutantes who drink heavily:
Debutanks.
Recently the press agent for bandsman Johnny Johnson, whose real
name Is Malcolm Johnson, sent a release to the night club editor of
The Bun ..It Hinted that Johnson had changed his handle to Johnny
because Malcolm was too sissy Ish . This was all right, except that the
Sun's cafe editor happens to be named Malcolm Johnson I
The Mayor, perhaps, will be Just as Interested In this Idea, as we
are...Lou Wedemar recommended It . He wonders Just what the
reason Is for certain privileged people to feature low numbers on their
license plates...He thinks such conspicuous or low numbered Plates
should be awarded to motorists with perfect driving records... If,
frlnstance, you never got a tloket for passing a light or violating any
traffic rule, you ougtha rate a plate like: "WW-1" or whatever your
Initials are.. On the other hand, If you are a motorist who has
killed a pedestrian your plate should Indicate that fact to warn peo
ple. Like this: "K-IM1”... A bum driver should have a plate reading:
"B-IOOI”.. .It Is a honey—and might do much to lessen the casual
ties on the highways . How about "8" for Htupld; "D” for Damphool
and TRB for The Roosevelt Boys?
One of the most astounding bite of new* out of Washington wa*
that which told of the Treasury agent* spying on the G-men.. .They
wero checking up, it appears, on J. Edgar'* boys to learn If the shoot
ing of Dllllnger and other slaughterer*, wa* kosher.. .What the Treas
ury men might have forgotten J»: thnt on occa*lon three a-men live*
were spent In payment for one public enemy, and they should know
enough about bookkeeping to know that tho O-mcn still have some
thing coming to them—and that It Isn't Jealous meddling with their
Job*,. Most Irritating 1* this fact: The Treasury men and Secret Serv
ice men wero doing their spying on the O-boy* during April and May
which was when tho Cl-whlr,ssers wero risking their live* trapping
Karp)*, Mahan, Robinson, Jr„ and other no-goods. Shame I
The Time* describe* Ham Dashlell a* "the bustling little news
paperman of London, *a Wtnchell-llke person of International fame,
lie I* going to write a book, the paper *ald, about the uncensored
antic* of Walter Durant)', Vincent Hheean, John Gunther, Negley
Karson and other European correspondent*. . . If Ham can find any
uncensored antic* of Parson's which the latter omitted from Way of
* TranagreHRor,'’ he lx wot only Wlnchell-llke but klxo Fonion-llke...
nr all means, read III Tills is to remind yog not to forgot to be
fawn at the boat when Avery Ilrundagc arrives from Berlin to cheer
for Eleanor llolm Jarrett.., You can lay the odds that between now
nnd thru or Rooner—Mr. Jarrett will avenge hi* wlff r heart ache.
Jarrett only hits once. ..HI* always enough.
Add slmlllc*: Dick Stabile's: "A* moral a* a petticoat",.,. ."A* proud
a:> Hues of typewriter key*"..,"As silly a* a blown kl*» ■..The new
G'nlton Club scoro by Benny Davis and J. Fred Cool* 'will click big,
partlc: "Copper Colored Gel" . . Letter from Jim Crouch: Tho efforts
of column contributor* are like tho effort* of bees. I have read that It
roaulre* 30,000 bee* to gather a pound of neater from which only one
quarter pound of honey Is realised".. .Isay Ellnson writes: Aw, you
and your game* I Till* morning I heard a 1 "!Trm
and aald: 'Who'a there?' and the voice replied: The landlord—and Im
not playing I'" ,_
Ben Bemlc bought a bunch of yearling horse* for his new racing
stable, but they won’t run until they are 3-year-old*. which I* the age
of his Joke*, at least, before he rcalease* them . Mervyn LeRoy was
button-holed by one of thooe garment center sidewalk clothing sales
men, who reoch out and collar you for a sale .. This suit oust* *7.
I’m losing free I" said the man .. "You're losing three? retorted
Mervyn, "how can you make money that way?".. "I Juggle Je *>ook*.
wos the explanation Home of u* were dl.cusslng the •ven‘s ln
Hpaln, the Fascist*, the Uommunlxt*, et al ,"l "i trylng^to nnd out,
said someone, "wliat they want. They don't like this, they don t like
that!". To which another observed: "Whol Id like to And out I*
what they like!” Overheard: "I'm going out with George Jean
Nathan tomorrow night—And frighten Rome actor*.
Times Squint! TIckcr-Tapc: There's only one kind of criticism—
unkind . The Nation ur.es a nifty word-wedding In an editor 1*1
Inc jrsso Owens making Hitler cluck under his Olymplo propagand
stand"., Mis. Wllllnm Koch, lovely lady of the renowned Saratoga
betting commissioner, Is In Reno—after all these ycaisl • *
has been linked with several local Lotharios, but Bruce Powell
to bo the big Swiss . Arthur Murray says that the head man ac dom
hnH K big one . .Tip to night dubs: That bad check-passer, whose
father kept making them good lor so long—has now disowned him,..
The O0V HofTman-Boake Carter lawsuit will serve a summons on one
of Carter's contemporaries,. Garbo Is waving her eyelashes at Bar
bara Stanwyck's Robert Taylor. . . Add Swell Titles: Gordon Ac Revels
"May I Have the Next Romance With You?"...As Indicated yesterday,
Louis Reynolds, who married Helen Fortcscue only last month, is
suing a Columbia Broadcasting executive for alienation.
McGRATH'S
RESTAURANT
67 EAST MAIN ST.
An institution which will serve the
finest food Waterbury hos known in
years, prepared by master New York
Chefs, will open at noon on Wed
nesday, August 12th.
Pending the inspection period
required by the State Liquor Laws
and until we receive our full liquor
license we will be confined to the
serving of superb food.
Watch for Further Announcements.
SUMMER
With its longer drived, hot
weather and unsettled weath
er, is apt to do strange thing*
to your engine. But don’t
worry about it—
CAREFUL OIL CHANGE*
and PROPER GREASING
Will Solve Your Sommer Problem.:
THE GREY OIL CO.
28 COTTAGE PLACE
Building Activities Locally Increasing
July Figures Show
Advance Of 40% Over
Report Of Last Year
Qeneral Construction Work at Present Estimated Best
Since Peak Year of 1929—Firs| Seven Months
of 1936 Register Big Gain
Value of building construction In
Waterbury during July was approx
imately 40 per cent greater than
that of the same month last year.
Work done here last month was
estimated at *88,075, as compared
PATRICK J. G'ARI.IN
Building Inspector
with the figure for July, 1035. of
Building Inspector Patrick Carlin
Mid today that the first seven
months of 1030 have shown a con
siderable gain over the same period
last year. Building activity la great
er this year than at any time since
1990, he reported.
July building figures for the en
tire atate showed the expected drop
from the peak June totals, but the
month showed the greatest building
activity of any month except June.
During July permits Issued In 33
cities and towns had a total value
of 93,410,000.
For the same cities and towns,
building was B1.8 per cent greater
In the first half of 1938 than In the
same period for 103ft. Total build
ing values for the first seven
months are at the high peak of
I13.BOO.OOO.
Amounts by cities follow:
July.
West Hartford .
Hartford .
New Haven ....
Greenwich .
Bridgeport .
New Britain ,...
Norwalk .
Stamford .
Waterbury .
Mldletown .
Meriden .
Hamden .
Naugatuck .
Bristol .........
Torrlngton .
Danbury .
East Hartford ..
New London ..
Wethersfield .,.
Norwich .
Wallingford ...
Derby .
Wllllmantlc ....
193ft 1936
$348,09ft 1401.431
190,013 361.010
3S3.173 213.44ft
94.850 256,025
203,$72 313,635
198,0A3 153,470
72,815 67,228
39,935 143,573
62,035 86,075
129,360 22,440
11,960 40,590
36.033 04,040
22,843 31,265
06,074 30,986
14,628 67.94H
11,283 17,730
25,228 72,277
11,760 11,900
10,065 109,375
11,078 22,041
32,322 44,183
6,445 1,590
4,575 2,905
81,747,407 >2,410,161
New Members Sought
For Fife, Drum Corps
Holy Name Society Planning to Elect Delegates to
National Convention in New York City
WASHINGTON HILL NEWS
A drive for new member*, which
will Include About eight new lifers
end four new drummore, has been
announced by advisor Dill Oaughan
of the St, Francis Xaviers’ Flfo and
Drum corps.
The need of new members was
made evident when the proposed
trip to Hhodc Island to take part In
tho Connecticut Association of
Flfera' and Drummers’ convention
had to bo dismissed due to Inability
of several of the mombers to make
the trip. Tho present membership
Is thirty boys, and It Is hoped to
bring the total up to about forty or
forty-five.
It Is to be understood that experi
ence In either fifing or drumming
Is not necessary for membership In
the corps. Any boy or young man
Interested In Jo.nlng the corps Is In
vited to attend the regular meeting
and rehearsal at the parish hall to
night.
Holy Name
President Thomas Bcadden of the
St. Francis Xavier Holy Namo soci
ety has announced that a special
meeting of the society will bo held
at the parish hall late tills month
to make preparations for appointing
delegates to the national convention
of Holy Name societies, to be held at
New York city, September 17.
At a previous meeting. Martin Te
hau was appointed chairman of a
committee to Investigate matters
rclatlvo to the convention and he
will be expected to render his re
port.
Further matters necessitating
consideration arc Induction plans
for tho five hundred new members
who were procured during the re
cent membership drive.
Boat Race
Another boat race of the variety
which has gained such popularity
and Interest among the boys and
girls of Washington park will be
held at the wading pool Friday af
ternoon at 2:30, under the direction
of Mrs. Helen M. Cuddy, supervisor
of the pool activities.
Th race will be the third held at
the pool in the past month. Each
has attracted hundreds of contest
ants for the prizes awarded for
beauty, size, novelty and speed.
Mrs. Cuddy also sponsors free
drink sessions, at which the boys
and girls are treated to soda. These
latter attractions are marked by
large attendances.
Military Rehearsal
Instructions In the principles of
marching and drilling were given
the soldiers or the cast of “Boys of
’76", by Wallace Inglfo, assisted by
Bob McNcyncy, Tom Delaney, Pierce
Ferrlter and John McGrath, at the
Community house last night. The
four latter mentioned have just re
turned from a month s encampment
at the Citizens' Military Training
camp.
The cast Is drilling for marching
scenes In the play which Is to be
presented at the Community house
late this montli. Directors of the
presentation arc Mrs. Thomas
Healey and John Ladden. Another
drill under the direction or Mr. In
glls and hi* assistants will be held
Thursday night.
Playground Notes
The Washington Park All Stars
will be out U> eren the series when
they meet the A«I Stars of Hamilton
park tomorrow morning at the lat
I tor's diamond. The first game was
—Thomu photo
MRS. HELEN M. CUDDY
won by the Ecast End lade by a 8-5
score.
In an effort for victory over the
Division street playground lassies,
Ihn "Smiling Beauties" and "Bright
Eyes” teams of Washington park
havo merged. The game will be
played at Washington park this af
ternoon.
Tickets to the Lido theater, which
were donated by the manager, Wil
liam Sirica, were given ns prises In
the bingo contest at Washington
park last night. Thirty-five took
part In the contests and a large
group of spectators congregated.
The prizes were awarded to Edward
Johnston. Pat O'Connor, Francis
Hogan. Francis Delaney and Oracc
Oarballl.
Tomorrow nlghl at Washington
park, a trl-playground track meet,
Involving teams from Chase, Bunker
Hill and Washington parks, will be
held with Bill Shea, John Kelly and
Tony DeSantis officiating. The
Washington park performers have
secured the backing of a local mer
chant and will be dressed in regula
tion track uniforms.
Card Party
Further postponement of the
band concert scheduled for this
Thursday evening has been an
nounced by supervisors of Washing
ton park. The concert was first
scheduled for last Thursday but In
clement weather figured In the post
ponement.
Th reason advanced for the post
ponement this time Is the prepara
tion for a card party to be held on
the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Reynolds, adjacent to the Commu
nity house, one week from Thurs
day, which Is August 20. The band
concert will be held In connection
with the card party and should aid
In livening up the aalr considerably.
Proceeds from the card party will
be used for the benefit of the chil
dren of the park. Working for the
success of the party are Supervisors
John Kelly, Tony DeSantis, Eleanor
Leahy, Mary Corcoran and Helen
Cuddy. Lighting effects and other
arrangements will be handled by Al
Lawlor.
The cost of maintaining a con
vlrt In prbfon Is estimated to be
to a year, while the cost of
supervising a convict on parol* Is
I $48.81.
LOSES FORTUNE!
Aged Brooklyn Reii
dent Offers to Share
Life’s Savings With
Finder—Plan to
Return to
Native
Land.
An elderly Brooklyn resident
who yeeterdoy lost hie llfn saving*
of seven thousand dollars as he
was on his way home from the
bank today offered a reward of
|l,MO for the return of the money.
The man Is John Maclulls, 60, of
0 John street.
Preparing for a trip to his na
tive Lithuania, Maclulls yesterday
afternoon went to the Waterbury
Havings bank and drew out $7,000.
He put the money In an Inside
pocket of his eoat and started
home by way of South Main street,
rrosslng through a lumber yard
and eomlng out on Bank street.
According to Detective Lieuten
ant Matthew Balanda, to whom
the old man told his story, Ma
clulls sat down at a gas station
at West Liberty and Bank streets
for a short rest. He said that at
this time he had looked In his
pocket and that he still had the
money.
A short time later he resumed
his walk down Bank street, and
Into the renter of the Brooklyn
section, where he stopped at a
Jewelry store owned by Joseph
Wasllauskas, at 614 Bank street,
to talk to friends. Looking again
for his money, he found It was
gone. He reported at oikt to
police. Lieut. Balanda and Detec
tive McElllgott continued the In
vestigation today. They said the
serial numbers of the bills were In
the possession of police.
Spotlighting
Brass City News
Crowded Off
Charges of reckless driving were
pieced against Mario Scagllottl,
of BO Gilbert street, West Haven,,
as the result of an accident In
which a truck owned by Miner,
Head and Tullock of New Haven
and allegedly driven by Scagllottl
forced a Watcrbury man's car oil
the road and down a bank near
Beacon Falls.
Alton Urquhart, of Easton ave
nue, Waterbury, was enrouto to
Waterbury when the accident oc
cured, His car went off the high
way over a bank and lodged
against a tree. He sustained leg
lnjurle sand possible Internal In
juries, Scagllottl was arrested by
State Troper Maurice Purtcll and
will be arraigned In town court
Wednesday night.
Popular Jim
Today marked the Mth anni
versary of the promotion of one
of the police department's most
popular members — Lieutenant
James K. Mulvlllc. Appointed a
patrolman on April 10th, 1913,
later made a sergeant and then
lieutenant. His advancement to
his present rank was made on
August Uth, 1923, during the
administration of Mayor Fran
cis P. (lullfolle. By Virtue of
recent changes he Is now the
senior lieutenant of the police
department. He Is one of the
city's best known World War
veterans, having been honored
by Corporal Coyle Post several
times for his active Interest and
for his outstanding work In re
cruiting new members. He Is the
post's ace "signer-upper." Con
gratulations were showered on
the efficient, popular “Jim” to
day by his many friends.
Salute!
Till! first public appearance of
the "Chatflcld Guardsman,” a new
quarterly magazine published by
the Chatflcld Guards association,
was made yesterday, The first
Issue was of. eight pages. The as
sociation Is made up of men who
have had service in the old Co, A,
Second Regiment, Connecticut Na
tional Ouard, and the present Co.
K.
A column addressed to all elig
ible veterans suggesting that they
Join the association was written
for the Initial Issue by Joseph
Stanley, president of the associa
tion.
SWEDISH GROUPS
PLAN OBSERVANCE
Sundav afternoon, September 13,
Settlers Village will be the scene of
an unusual demonstration by the
American Scandinavian Historical
Society. The committee In charge
Includes: J. A. Sundln. chairman;
Conrad Carlsrud, vice-chairman; E.
J. Ncllson. treasurer; Everett Orahn,
financial secretary and Mrs. Herman
Johnson, recording secretary, will
sponsor one hundred voices known
as The Connecticut Chorus of
American Swedish Union of Singers.
The personnel of the chorus will be
made up of artists from Springfield.
Hartford. New Britain, New Haven.
Bridgeport and Waterbury.
Mr, Suydin states plans are In
the making for bringing to Water
bury for the occasion certain prom
inent men and women of Swedish
nationality, some of whom will ad
dress the garnering. The committee
extends an Invitation to the general
public to attend.
MOR KMININO ORAIMJATK8
Golden. Colo. — (UPl — Colorado
School of Mines graduated th« sec
ond largest class In Its history this
year. 03 students. Three received
master'* degrees.
Shoe-Shine Brigade
Reporting Thursday
Facing Quiz on Necessity to Work—Supervision of
Boys, Work Hours Arranged—Youngsters Agree
Shoe-shine boys who will be required to take out
licenses under a plan recently submitted to the board of
aldermen and now being considered, will be given a pre
liminary interview by Miss Kathleen Crowley, Juvenile court
probation officer, at her office in City Hall at 0:30 o’clock
Thursday morning.
BEAUTY CONTEST
EDWARD WETIIERKD
Seventeen girls have already
signified (hair Intentions of enter
ing the beauty contest whleli will
be one of the featured of the an
nual online or the Waterbury
Clock Employed at Lake Quaada
pang a week from Hnturday, It
wait announced this morning by
Edward Wethered, committeeman.
Among the contestanta are:
Ruth Johndon of Department I).
Elvira Hchelevltr. of 0. Grace Pe
eliikonla of 14, Josephine Moraaka
of 1411, Lillian Cycelak of I4B,
Helen Llngla of MB, Betty White
of IS, Anne Alvord of 15, Dorothy
Keenan of 20, Eleanor Partlsa and
Thereaa Planga* of 27, Helen Mn
.lewakl of 21, Nora McNamara of
25, Dorothy Coogun and Mary
Abrama of 25T, Yvonne Normand
of 38 and Francea Kern of 38.
LOSES SHIRT, RAVES MONEY
Toledo— (UPi—lrvlng W. Van
Ounten, truck driver, loot hla shirt
to two women anti a man who
tried to rob him, but saved $52
and routed hla attackers.
Sound travels through hot sum
mer air at 12(10 feet a second;
through dry aero air at 1088 to
1100 feet a second.
mum vrowicy fiftiQ sue woum in
terview the boys Individually, de
termine their ages and fitness for
work and check up on their school
attendance. Later, she said, she
plans to Interview the parents of
the boys to determine In each case
whether or not financial support Is
needed and whether they approve
of the youngsters engaging In the
work.
Definite Hours
Miss Crowley submitted a letter
to the meeting of the board of al
derman last week In which she sug
gested that a committee be appoint
ed to confer with Police Ht'pcrln
tendent William J. Roach on the
merits of the licensing system. She
also suggested that definite hours
be set.
She pointed out that the boys
furnish r problem Inasmuch as
some of them arc potential delin
quents and others have been ar
raigned In Juvenile court already.
The license system, which will In
volve only a small fee, has already
been approved by Mayor Prank
Hayes. Judge John P. W. McOrath
and Edward Maseolo, Superintend
ent Roach and William Johnson of
the Boys’ Club, according to Miss
Crowley.
Boys Annrovr
Under her plan the boys will be
permitted to work In several shifts
and will report to Mr. Johnson after
work. They will enjoy a swim and
a shower at the Boys' Club before
leaving for home.
Alderman Oeorge R. CJullfollo,
Charles P. Belullo and Joseph Wil
helm were appointed to Investigate
the suggestion. Miss Crowley said
most r»T the boys seemed lo be
heartily In favor of It.
GIRL IN FATAL
BETHANY CRASH
Matthew Hurley, Local
Man, in New Haven
Hospital Today
A youth who was Identified ax
Matthew Hurley, 33, of !>6 Vine
street, this city, la recovering at
New Haven hospital today from In
juries sustained In an automobile
accident In Bethany which laat
night claimed the life of a girl
companion, Miss Sarah Frye, 10, of
280 Park street, New Haven. Mias
Frye la not listed In the New Haven
city directory, and Hurley la not
Hated In the Waterbury directory.
The car In which the two were
riding left the Litchfield Turnpike
on a curve and struck a tree. No
car was Involved in the accident,
and the Injured parties were taken
to the New Haven hospital by an
ambulance. The girl was dead upon
arrival. According to hospital au
thorities, Hurley sustained an In
jury to his left arm.
Constable I«ouls F. Dion of Beth
any who Investigated the accident,
snid that Hurley was apparently
unable to negotiate the curve Just
below the Bethany Hotel, where the
car left the road and crashed. Lieu
tenant. William SchaUman of the
Beacon Palls state police barracks,
said state police had no report of
the accident.
All the nitrate of soda produced
In the United States comes from a
single .manufacturing plant , at
Hopewell. Va.
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