The Waterbury Democrat. [volume], November 02, 1938, Page THIRTEEN, Image 13

About The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946

Image provided by: Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT

                
PAGES 13
SECOND SECT]
FOR DEMOCRAT V:m>T ADS PUL 4-2121 WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT, ffEPWESDAY, NOVEMBER Z, 1938
On Broadway.
<^«d^lj»rI^R*g*ter«id)^CownrtjrhVl»8^lMnyJIjrro^Inft
Faces About Town: Gall Patrick, the prettiest person In town,
with her groom, Bob Cobb, of the Hollywood Brown Derbys . . . John
Edgar Hoover, bleary-orb’d from lack of slumber for 39 hours. Ready
ing another “break"? . . . Gloria Day, the "class” of the delightful
Paradise show. She belongs In a Broadway musical . . . Raymond
(Lincoln) Massey, and another blg-tlme actor, Nigel Bruce, in the
Onyx until the wee hours, enchanted by Maxine Sullivan’s magic . . ,
Sec’y of War Woodring and his “War Dep’t” (his pretty Mrs.) hoofing
at Ches Firehouse . . . Dana Dale, the newest threat the Manhat
tanymphs who think they have a corner on the charm racket... Dr.
Dafoe chatting with the mob at Jack White’s asylum, with nobody
spoiling his fun by mentioning the Canadionnes . . . Gregory LaCava,
whose cinema supervision Is merely excellent... Helen Menken, looking
very regal over her dessert In Sardl’s ... Guy Loomis, who always gave
chorines $100 bills during the speakeasy era—walking up Broadway
:er stand.
Sallies in Our Alley: They were outlining the publicity and
bsllyhooey for a new film the other noon .. . “We’ll have a cocktail
party for the press,” explained the publicity chief, "show them the
picture, take them to dinner, then the theater, and supper after
wards” . . . “Fergossakes!” caustically exclaimed a heckler, "is the
picture that bad?” . . . Allen Prescott’s observation: Orson Welles
Is on the tip of everybody’s tongue—and boot. .
Bigtown Smalltalk: Jesse Lasky’s new radio show will top Major
Bowes, who rewards winners with jobs In units. Lasky guarantees
them a one-picture Job with R. K. O. .. . F. P. A. sings In the “Infor
mation Please” newsreel shots. Not In any particular key . , . Oscar
Levant, seen in the same episodes, goes to the theater to see himself
three times before dinner and twice after . . . Margart Bourke-White,
ace picture snapper, and Ersklne Caldwell have bought a home at
Darien, Conn., which disproves all denials, to hear their chums yell
it... Orson Welles, regardless of the panicky, will pack theaters when
the excitement cools and the people who read jitterbooks want
another thrill... Add Sounds in the Night: At the Stork Club bar: “I
wish I were Elsa Maxwell, so I would never have to worry what I et!”
Tale of the Town: A woman of high noble heritage, a foreigner,
la running a female escort service from a fashionable address on the
swanky East Side ... If you are a money’d man, you simply phone
and a date is arranged . . . Diane Hunter, Who Just learned of the
thriving place, is indignant, and for good cause . .. Miss Hunter, who
teaches gawky girls how to be glamorous, is a gorgeous six-footer her
self, who graced many a musical show. $he’s 23 . . . About a year
ago, it appears, she had the identical idea . . . She made inquiries
of the License Commissioner and the State Dep’t of Licenses to find
out their attitude . . . She was referred to the Deputy Police Com
missioner . , . His office didn’t consider the matter within its Juris
diction . . . And after a lot of stalling she gave it up—being a law
abiding citizen ... What kind of supervision can be maintained over
“gigolettes”? ... No official can answer the old question, to wit:
"Where does business end and pleasure begin?"
Broadway Confucius Say: Common sense like true friend —
very uncommon . . . Slip of tongue never so dangerous as slip of girl
. . . Person who say nice things about himself never hear them ... Be
pessimist and save money—so you can afford to be optimist . . . Two
faced Broadwayite always have more faces than friends . . . Man who
marry woman of world sometime find out she want the earth .. . Big
noise seldom go over with bang . . . Pretty girl have boy friends
Jealous of each other and girl friends jealous of her . . . Look out for
guy who say all he want is even break. He mean he want best of it .. .
Girl who bring home bacon not always so kosher . . . Trouble with girl
who is straight-forward—she usually straight up and down, too.
Midtown Vignette: Last week Sally Clark was one of the Judges
in a frog-leaping contest at the Commodore .. . When it was over, a
photographer tried to get a picture of Sally with the frog. Whereupon
she lifted her eyebrows and in her best lorgnette voice, declared:
"Please do not take pictures of me with frogs—I am social!”
Observations: Watch the football shots in the newsreels and
you’ll see that the only man following the ball on either team during
those pass plays—is the cameraman . . . The people laughing at the
sweepstakes winners (in the newsreel theaters) who, of course,
have the last laugh and the dough . . . The soap-boxer at Columbus
Circle who nightly demands that we collect our war debts. A new way
of wasting tonsils .. The husky six-footer at 50th and 7th who peddles
gardenias. Sa-wish! . . . The upper 5th Avenue book emporium which
attracts attention to the classics by exhibiting a window load of
nndes . . . The grayish, misty, weird-looking clock on the church tower
at 91st and West End Avenue . . . The drunken hag on 47th Street at
4 in the morning boasting to passeTsby that she doesn’t use lip-stick.
New Yorchids: For sock-in-the-groove Jitters set a honk of
Edgar Hayes’ crew sax-symphonisinf “In the Mood,” a Decca ... Wil
fred J. Funk’s book, “The Merry-Go-Round Breaks Down,” excerpts
about U. 8. crises, etc., since the 1800s . .. The ditty, “Yon Most Have
Been a Beautiful Baby (For Baby, Look at Yon Now!") . . . Van
Wyck Mason’s “Three Harbours,” a lusty historical novel . . . The
Hobby Lobby radio show, always listenable . . . June Richmond’s vo
calizing at the Cotton Club . . . “Brother Rat,” the film, dpe at the
Strand Friday . . . “Their Majesties!” (Stackpole Sons) by Seymour
Berlcson . . . SAllions to whoever is responsible (on the net-works)
for confirming the legend that the average radio listener has a 12
year-old intellect.
Memos of a Midnighter: The Earl and Countess of Lincoln, the
former Jean Banks of here, are melting in London . . . Rudy Vallee
almost choked to death in Morocco Mondayem, when a bit of food
stuck. Nickenny shook Rudy so hard and slapped him with that
gentle slap of his so softly—that Vallee is now practically lame . . .
Brenda Frazier, a sweet thing of the 1938 crop of debeauts, is going
steady with two lads, Julien Gerard, a Yale Romeo, and Count Alexis
de Pourtales . . . Walter Chrysler, Jr., and Peggy Sykes care more than
ever. The recent rift legends being spurious . . . The Social Security
investigators are around the cabarets threatening to rob the girl shows
of lassies under 18 . . . Several of the lovelies will be 18 next month,
however . . . George Clarke, ex-City Editor of the Mirror, is now on
the Boston American ... Joe Schenck will mediate the out of court
settlement of the A. C. Blumenthals . . . The papers ran a story about
a practical joke played on G-man Hoover Monday. About a huge
fish he caught in Florida, which photographers tricked into a min
now ... It only happened two years ago—how come it's news now? . ..
H. I. Phillips, one of the better newspaper wits, has found happiness
again A New Haven shopkeeper ... The case of Gertie Vanderbilt
(his old girl) against J. Pincus, the talent scout, was thrown out of
court . .. Peggy Fears has an understudy for her first show at El Rio.
Because 10 p. m. is too early for her to go to work!
M. J. DALY & SONS, Inc.
' Established by M. J. DALY 1882
Jobbers of Mill, Steam and Plumbing: Supplies
541-575 BANK ST. — WATERBCRY. CONN. — PHONE 8-5131
Gaa and Electric
Bollera and Tanka
Smoke Stack*
Fabricator* of Hcaer
And Llabt Metal Work
Weldlaac
=
Heating, Ventilating
And Power Piping
Oil Bnrnera
Sanitary Plumbing
Automatic Sprlaklen
north BAST TRANS. CO.ANC.
RIDE BY
BUS*”
NORTH EAST TRANS. CO.. INC.
COURT HOTEL
and BAR
23 Leavenworth St.
Now Under Personal
Management of
MAURICE WALSH
SPECIAL
LUNCHEON
DAILY
55c
four
Favorite
COCKTAILS
25c
THOMAS F. JACKSON CO.
Ill WEST MAIN ST. — PHONE 3-0185
MONUMENTS — CUT STONE — TILE — MARBLE
For seventy-seven yean we have aot the standard for artists
design and expert craftsmanship.
FOR BEST RESULTS
USE DEMOCRAT
WANT ADS!
I
Committee’s Report Upholds Sup1
Sufficient Funds
Available To Pay
Truckers On Time
_ . _ ♦
-- >•
Special Inquiry Into Funds Results in Vindication of
Superintendent of Streets—Error Credited
to Controller’s Staff
Controller Sherwood L. Rowland
was described as "Innocent" last
night at the board of public works
meeting; but the committee of the
board which investigated jon-pay
ment of 18 truckers over 10-week
periods found that the "controller
leaves everything to his clerks.”
The report of the committee
lauded Superintendent of Streets
Thomas J. Fleming and refuted
contention of James P. Purcell,
holdover accountant, that the su
perintendent "had not made trans
fers In time” to allow payment of
the truckers, which Purcell had told
the board of finance weeks before,
were being made on schedule.
Money Available
The report showed that a balance
of $24,000 was available for paying
the truckers Purcell had told Fi
nance Commissioners John H. Ooss
and Major W. Judge were "being
paid.” So far as the attempt to
blame Superintendent Fleming for
submitting vouchers calling for pay
ment from street funds and WPA
items, as remarked by Controller
Rowland in a statement to the Re
publican last night, the street de
partment official and the board of
public works commissioners recalled
today that Purcell was the control
ler’s office deputy who “suggested
this procedure" early in the year.
Purcell has been paying such
vouchers until the time that he was
cross-examined by the finance com
missioners about payment of the
truckers and claimed they were be
ing paid on time. It was then that
he raised the question of "separate
vouchers” and the controller took
up the excuse to escape blame re
marked by the finance commission
ers. x
The report of the committee,
comprising Commissioners James A.
Phelan, Robert J. McCormack and
Albert Loeffler, shows that there
were no transfers from or to the
$76,000 budget item, “snow removal
and truck hire,” from the time Con
troller Rowland took office, thus
eliminating as alibi the Purcell con
tention that he “was waiting for
transfers.” Only a small propor
tion of the men who were unpaid
engaged in WPA work, it developed,
and the funds for this were shown
to have adequate balances.
Official Report
The report of the committee, self
explanatory, is printed as follows:
Waterbury, Conn.,
Nov. 1, 1938.
Hon. Commissioners of the
Board of Public Works,
Waterbury, Conn.
Gentlemen:—
At a meeting of the Board of
Public Works held on October 18,
1938, a delegation of 18 truckmen
appeared and stated they had
from four to ten weeks’ pay due
them from the City, although they
had been assured at a Board of
Finance meeting held about two
weeks previous that a procedure
had been set up whereby they
would be paid regularly every two
weeks. A spokesman for the dele
gation stated that he read in the
newspaper that at that meeting,
Mr. Purcell said that all truck
men had been paid to date. This
was the‘unanimous opinion of all
the truckmen in the delegation.
Inquiry was immediately made of
Mr. Fleming if any neglect of his
or of the board’s was responsible
for the failure of the men to re
ceive their pay, and he answered
that he had taken all the steps
required by the controller as set
up by Mr. Purcell and Mr. Arm
strong and that there was no
valid excuse for the failure of the
controller’s office to make the
payment.
As a result of this statement
FOREMEN TO FETE
VETERAN MEMBERS
Chase Association Plans
‘Old Timers Night* To
morrow Evening
Old-Timers’ Night, an annual
event of the Chase Foremen’s as
sociation, will be held tomorrow
evening at 8:15 o’clock at the club
rooms on North Main street, it
was announced this morning by
President George Conlong.
Veteran mehnbers of the organisa
tion will be introduced and called
upon for brief remarks by Mr. Con
long. A brief business meeting will
precede this part of the program
and the affair will be ended with
a turkey dinner prepared by John
Lawlor.
$15,000 HEARING
ENDED YESTERDAY
Judge Miles F. McNiff reserved
decision yesterday afternoon at f-.e
conclusion of the hearing on the
116,000 civil action of Donald Cer
retta, 6, agains Cornelius and Bes
sie Moynlhan The child sued
through her father, Charles, Cer
retta.
The child was allegedly Injured
at 3:30 o’clock Octboer 28, 1037,
when a ear operated by Cornelius
Moynlhan struck him as he crossed
East Main street near Hendrlcken
school. TheVcar was owned by Bes
sie Moynlhan.
the presiding officer of the board
appointed a committee consisting
of Commissioners McCormack,
Phelan and Loeffler to meet with
the controller personally the fol
lowing day and find out why the
truckmen had not been paid.
On October 19, 1938 at about
4:30 p. m„ the committee met
the controller in his office. He
had with him Mr. Purcell and
subsequently Mr. Bane.
Controller Rowland stated to
the committee that he knew why
they were there as he had read it
in the papers.
He said that the reason the
truckmen were not paid was be
cause there was no money in the
appropriation and application for
a transfer of funds had not been
made by the superintendent of
streets in time to have the trans
fers made. This statement was
concurred in by Mr. Purcell and
Mr. Bane.
Upon receiving the above infor
mation from the controller, Mr.
Purcell and Mr. Bane we decided
to investigate further into the
budget item of Snow Removal
and Truck Hire and have found
the following conditions to exist.
The budget of Resources, Appro
priations and Tax Rate of the
City of Waterbury for the year
1938 as adopted by the Board of
Aldermen, December 16th, 1937,
as approved by the mayor, De
cember 17th, 1937 is printed in a
booklet form by the city clerk, and
is available at his office.
On pages 27, 28, 29 and 30 of
the City of Waterbury Budget the
appropriations for the Department
of Streets and Sewers are listed.
On page 28 under item C5 there
is an appropriation as of Jan.
1, 1938 of $75,000.00 for the re
moval of snow and truck hire. The
above amount is sufficient to take
care of all trucking charges that
may occur against item C5, Re
moval of snow and truck hire
during the year of 1938.
In view of the controversy that
had arisen regarding the non
payment of truckers for many
weeks because there was no
money available in item C5, the
following expenditures and bal
ances are listed from Jan. 1,
1938, from statement sheets re
ceived monthly from the control
ler’s office by the superintendent
of streets.
Jan. 1 Amt.
1938 Expended
Jan. 31.$ 5,445.75
Feb. 28 _13,812.51
March 31
April 30
June 1 ,.
June 30 ..
July 30 ..
Aug. 31 ..
Sept. 30
Balance in
Appropri’tion
$69,554.25
55,741.74
48.376.18
44,792.55
40.541.18
38.290.18
30,724.93
29.383.18
24,522.43
7,365.56
3,583.63
4.251.37
2.251.37
7,565.25
1.341.75
4.860.75
It is apparent that an error
was made about the facts in this
matter as the above balance in
item 1-511 C5 as of Sept. 30, 1938,
is $24,522.43 and whereas at this
present date October 31, 1938,
there remains a balance of $11,
827.93 in item 1-511 C5, therefore,
a transfer was never requested nor
was it ever necessary for a trans
fer to be made.
We, your committee, unhesitat
ingly report to this board that in
our opinion Thomas J. Fleming,
superintendent of streets , sewers
and water has complied with all
the necessary procedure in an ef
ficient manner pertaining to the
duties of his office.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert J. McCormack
James A. Phelan
Albert Loeffler.
Committee.
BOTH WIN COMMUTE’S O. K.
SHERWOOD L. ROWLAND
“Innocent”
THOMAS J. FLEMING
Efficient
Druggists Entertain
Over 400 At Banquet
Pharmaceutical Officers Guests of Local Chapter at
Sixth Annual Party at Waverly
Well over 400 turkey dinners with
all the trimmings were served at
the sixth annual dinner dance of
the Waterbury Druggists Association
last evening at Waverly Inn, Ches
hire.
Guests from all sections of the
state attended the affair which has
now reached the stage where It is
one of the most outstanding social
functions of the season.
Officers of the Connecticut Phar
maceutical Association and members
of the State Pharmacy Board were
guests of the local sponsors. All
enjoyed the diversified program
which was topped off by ten enjoy
able acts of vaudeville and dancing
until the wee hours this morning to
the music of the Waverly Inn Or
chestra, featuring the vocals of
smiling Charley Carangelo.
Paul Kunkel handled the duties of
master of ceremonies most favor
ably and supervised the distribution
of valuable prizes and favors.
Among the guests of honor were
George Blackall of Bristol, member
of the State Pharmacy Board; Hugh
Bieme of New Haven, secretary of
the board; Prank E. Gross of
Glenbrook, president of the Connec
ticut Pharmaceutical Association;
Prank Green, secretary of the local
Chamber of Commerce; Edward
Murphy of Manchester; Joseph Mur
phy of Middletown; John Sehl of
Hartford, members of the Connec
ticut Pharmacy Commission; and
Prank Landy of Bridgeport, past
president ofthe Connecticut Phar
maceutical Association.
John Bendler was chairman of the
arrangements committee, assisted
by William Dnuphy, member of the
state pharmacy board; Isador Stoll,
executive committee man of the
Connecticut Pharmaceutical Asso
siation; Thomas McCarthy, Law
rence Farrell, William Kenausis, Wil
fred Nitkin, Joseph Delaney, Adolph
BLEACHER MISHAP
RESULTS IN SUIT
City Clerk Rolfe E. Rowe of Bris
tol has received notice that two of
the persons injured in the bleach
ers cave-in at the West End-Dan
bury Trojans football game, Octo
ber 23, will seek damages in court
actions.
The claimants are Mrs. Alice
Nuney of 75 George street, rep
resented by Attorney Joseph P. O’
Connell; and Harry Colvin of 107
Chestnut street, Bristol. Both claims
have been referred to the corpora
tion counsel.
,^«va/v</KAy S
SENSATIONAL RADIO VALUE
6 TUBE
CLARION MARCHIONESS
• Superheterodyne
• Super-dynamic Speaker
• Beautiful Walnut Cabinet
• Illuminated Dial
• Push Button Tuning
• Automatic Volume Control
$29-95
50c Down—50c A Week
15 EAST MAIN ST.
Shobrinsky, Louis Bria, Prank
Czarsty, William Rochon and George
Kipp.
LECTURE SERIES
BEGUN BY ELWELL
First of Twelve on “Cur=
rent Literature” Given
Last Evening
William B. Elwell of Crosby High
School gave the first of the series
of twelve lectures on “Current Liter
ature’’ at the Central Y. M. C. A.
last night. Among those who at
tended were: Alice R. Brown, Mrs.
W. L. Chamberlain, Howard Cham
berlain, Marjorie Clarke, Katherine
L. Claus, Alice J. Fitzpatrick, Dr.
and Mrs. John H. Poster, Elizabeth
A. Hickey, Eunice C. Kelly, Barbara
Kenworthy, Helen Ljungquist, James
M. Moran, Louise Mulhall, Mary C.
Mulcahy, Christabel Nutbrown, Dor
othy Pichard, Grace Scott, Mary
Scully, Mary M. Sheehan, Marjorie
L. Terry, Dorothy Trainor and Alice
M. Walsh.
The Industrial Foremen’s Club is
sponsoring a lobby forum at the
Central Y. M. C. A. next Monday at
8 p. m. The program will consist
of sound motion pictures presented
by the Chevrolet Motor Division of
the General Motor Sales Corpora
tion. The titles of the pictures are
“Newsreel”, "All In One”, "Peg Leg
Pedro* and "Material*”.
H. Wesley Leavenworth wil lbe
charge.
SHOP TODAY AND LAY AWAY
BUY A STYLECREST
DIAMOND FROM KAYS
The name Stylecrest is your guarantee of
smartness and quality. See our complete selec
tion today—shop today and lay away! No
extra charge for this service!
6 Dia
Wedding Fair
$29.75
SOc Down — 50c n Week
The “Louise” $37.50
The magnificent 75e Down
Christmas gift ^75c a Week
The “Stuart” *79=
*1.50 Down — *1.50 a Week
MAY
jeujeirv lompnnv
15 EAST MAIN ST.
Talking Turkey!
25 DINING SUITES SPECIALLY PRICED
20 to 33 1-3 Per Cent. Discount
$125.00 9 Piece Walnut Suite. Sale Price . ..$ 99.00
$159.00 9 Piece Mahogany Suite. Sale Price .$129.00
$180.00 9 Piece Walnut Suite. Sale Price .$139.00
$199.00 9 Piece Walnut Suite. Sale Price .$149.00
$199.50 9 Piece Walnut Suite. Sale Price . $159.00
If you're looking for something real choice in a Dining Room
suite, here is your opportunity to save on Quality Grand Rapids
suites.
$369.00 9 Piece Mahogany Inlaid Suite. Sale Price.$296.00
Your Savings $73.00,
$425.00 9 Piece Mahogany Suite. Sale Price ..$299.00
Your Savings $126.00
$398.00 9 Piece Crotch Mahogany Suite. Sale Price .$298.00
Your Savings $100.00
$387.00 9 Piece Walnut Suite. Sale Price
Your Savings $90.00
$328.00 9 Piece Mahogany Suite. Sale Price
Savings $68.00
IP AN EVENING APPOINTMENT IS PREFERRED PHONE 3-2171
Hampson - Mintie - Abbott
91-99 WEST MAIN STREET
INCORPORATED