13 6 THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPRINGFIELD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER-24, 1941 Screen Horror in Detail Misfires for Audiences Suggestion Is More Effective Than Close- Up of Victim's Face Can Possibly Be By A. L. S. Wood One of the villains in "Swamp Wa. ter" is caught quicksand.
He gleg but slowly sinks, in spite of the efforts of his screen brother, who tries to pull him out. The audience is permitted close-up of his distorted face AR ho, gops screaming to his death. You'd think it would be a horrifying sight but the presence of a cameraman is A0 completely accepted by movie.goers, As is the cameraman's unconcern with the scene he is photographinz, that the struggling man. remains an actor. That he is undergoing an unpleasant experience 1s evident enough but the Audienco is much more concerned with the possibility.
that he could not shut his mouth promptly enough to exclude the slime than with horror. It is the experience of audiences that terror suggested is much more effective than terror shown in detail. If the quicksand scene had interpreted through the expression on ably would hathe been more moving faces of witnesses, it. probthan was the close-up of the victim's. fright and agony.
Opening Today You're In the Army Now. Jimmy Durante, Phil Silvers and Jane Wyman star in "You're In the Army Now," which goes into the Capitol today, Durante and Silvers pooling; their considerable talents as comics the story of two rookles who are just trying to get along. man and Regis Toomey carry the romance, and the supporting cast also includes Donald McBride, George Mecker, Joseph Saw. William Haade and those six Sextette, Hollywood lovelies, the Navy Blues The other attraction, "Blucs In the Night" stars Priscilla Lane, Betty Field and Richard Whorf. The picture promises to be a new and excitkind of musical.
Others include Lloyd Nolan, Jack Carson, Wallace Ford, Elia Kazan, Billy Halop and Howards Da Band Sylva. and Jimmy Will Lunceford Osborne's famous swinesters are also featured. Orson Welles Knows What Blacksmith Looks Like Orson Welles has added make-up to his other accomplishments. Of course, he long made up for himself on the stage but now he is doing over other actors. Ho was inspecting the set as it was dressed for an early automobile factory.
This was in "The Magnificent Ambersons." Here and there men were at work at forges hammering out parts for cars. One of the extras caught his el e. He was much too clean for A smith. The extra knew it, too, and grinned as Welles walked up to him. Grabbing A rubber hand from flustered make-un expert, Welles did over the extra nearer to his idea of realism.
First he squirted a fine over the hair and face of the actor, sprinkled coal dust in his hair and drew his dirty fingers down the man's cheeks. "Now you look the part," he said. Sparks from the anvils are another of. his small ries. Percussion caps did all right A5 far as they go but Welles orders sparklers on sticks to add to the spectacular effect of tho scene.
Eddie Foy, Carries On Family Tradition Eddie Foy, is the only actor to portray his own father on the screen. lie was Eddie Foy, without the in "Frontier Marshal" and the Seven Little: Hoys to carry on "Lillian Russell." is the last of I Amusem*nts BIJOU Robert Stack, Ann Rutherford Frances Farmer, Richard Dix "Badlands of Dakota" Great Co- Feature W.C.FIELDS Give a Sucker an Even Break GLORIA JEAN LEON ERROL And Girle Town' STARTS FRIDAYT "Sing For Your Supper" NOW PARAMOUNT NIGHT of JANUARY FIRST EXTRA PICTURES 16' of BOMBING HAWAI Robert PrestonDrew Plus 2nd "THE DEVIL PAYS OFF" HIt J. EDWARD OSA MASSEN LOEW'S LOURT SQ NOW Last Times Today! "INTERNATIONAL SQUADRON" with Ronald Reagan 2nd Big Feature! "The Richest Man In Town' 3 MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE PATRONS PHILLIPS -ENDS BLUE AND STARTS 'FATHER CHRISTMAS TAKES A ORCHID BETTY VICTOR DAY DINNER- GRABLE A MATURE ON XMAS I WAKE UP AS SCREAMING' FRANCES LANG FORD J. DOWNS 'ALL AMERICAN COED" NOTHING RIG MIDNIGHT SHOW NEW TEARS EVE BUT THE BEST AT YOUR NEIGH. LIBERTY BORHOOD THEATRE A STRAND JEFFERSON TIL ROBINSON G.
DAY LARAINE ARNOLD EDW. DISTINCTIVE WARE DINNER. 'UNHOLY AT ALL PARTNERS' THEATRES -PLUS GEO MONTGOMERY. LYNN ROBERTS "LAST OF THE DUANES" 3 CITY NEWS SMALL PLANTS DESPERATELY ASK FOR MATERIALS Western Mass. Manufactur- ers Urgently Seek Clason's Aid to Keep Going Faced with certain disaster the Government Ands way to furnish them with vitally needed materials to keep in operation, many small industries in the Western New England area have appealed to Rep.
Charles R. Clason to exert his influence in Washington to prevent their collapse. Need Materials Badly. Mr. Clason said that he had received many: letters from small concerns all over this area, all of which stated that they would have 10 gn out of business unless something is done goon 80 they could obtain materials.
The congressmen, in turn. informed them that he would do what ho could. Meanwhile, even largo industrial firms which have not been working on war contracts also are faced with the unusual situation. Recent edicts by the Federal government freezing the rubber supplies created a serious condition at the Fisk division of the U. S.
Rubber Company and the A. G. Spalding Bros. Company, both in Chicopee, also was affected by the order. But the small plants which have been trying to.
keep going won a minimum of materials. reluctantly, granted by the Government to nondefense industries and which are now finding it more difficult than ever to get more materials are in a desperate situation. Employes of the small plants are likewise in a difficult a position hut Dot quite As bad off as their employPTS. George M. Harding.
director of the State Employment Service here, said that In all probability they would be eventually absorbed by the large war industry plants because of the acute demand for labor: The lay. offs at Fisk and Spalding plants have been felt at the local unemployment compensation office already. The industrial layoffs at 'the present time are both the seasonal kind and those resulting from government orders curtailing materials are climbing to ahnormal heights and reflected in the daily Increasing number of unemployment claims filed at the local office. Patients Enjoy Barnyard Follies Springfield Hospital Makes Convalescents Forget Worry Convelescing patients were the quests last night at the first of a. series of holiday parties to be given by the staff of Springfield Hospital.
From all corners 'of the hospital flocked to the large diningroom where the preliminary nursing students had arranged a "Barnyard Follies" for. their entertainment. About 60 patients were present and, for 1 time, they forgot their crutches, their wheel chairs and pains and aches. people and the gifts provided by Santa enjoying the antics. a of the barnyard Claus.
This afternoon at 2 p. members of the Chestnut Street Junior Red Cross will entertain the youngsters at the hospital by singing carols and distributing gifts. At' 6 m. Christmas morning, the nurses, each carrying A lighted candle, will parade through the hospital singing carols. Santa Claus is scheduled to visit the children's ward at 10.30 m.
Today and tomorrow the graduate nurses will wear student uniforms as this annual custom makes for a spirit of unity among the nursing personnel. 20 Million in Defense Work Twenty-five small manufacturing plants from the Greater Springfield area--from A man shop upward will engaged in the manifacture of tools, jigs, dies and fixtures valued at $20,000.000 for a prime contractor in an adjoining state which already is under: contract with. the Federal government to manufacture $60,000,000 in munitions for the U. S. Army.
Official announcement: of the suhcontracts to the small industries wAS made yesterday by Allister R. Tulloch. secretary of the Association of Western Massachusetts. whose organization, together Roe S. Clark, defense co-ordinator for industry for Springfeld, and Mayor I'atnam, already has negotiated with renresentatives of the sniall industries and the technical and purchasing exports of the large munitions plant.
The main contract will be awarded to 0116 large Springfield concern, Already working 100. per on na: tional defense And each of the suhcontracting companies will be ASsigned a separate and distinct process. ing in the manufacture of the vital parts. The names of tho direct prime contractor and the local main contractor were not revealed but the parent organization is 2. Springfield concern, it was admitted.
Urges Gas Stations To Boost Red Cross George C. Gordon, former head" of the Springfield Retail Gasoline Dealers Association, last night pledged $3 to American Red Cross and urged that the rest of the city's dealers dig in and donate as heavily as possible try the Red Cross latest drive, local sunta for which sis $160.000. It was learned last night that four stations in the at Sumner Avenue which have remained open after p. m. locked their pumps with the majority of: the dealers a few nights ago, lowering the number of stations known 10.
remain. open to about 16. It is hoped that the remainder will follow suit eventually. As vet there have heen no restric. tions 011 the amount of gasoline available to dealers and none- is expected at once.
A BROOKS CONDITION QUITE ENCOURAGING The condition of Joshua L. Brooks, president of the Eastern States' Exposition, was reported as. "quite en couraging" last night by his son. Boring Brooks, Jr. Mr.
Brooks. Sr. is convalescing from a serious operation performed several weeks ago. The municipal tourist camp in Washington has entirely lifted for the limit people of two gaged in defense activtica, High Tide in Stamp Licking TODAY'S PROGRAMS IN LOCAL THEATERS Loew's Water" with Walter Huston, 1.20, 4.10, 7, 9.50, Capitol the -Jimmy Durante in "You're in Army 12.35, 3.35, 6.55, 9.57. Paramount -Robert Preston in "Night of Jan.
16th." 1.05, 4.05, 1.07. 10. Bijou--Ann uRtherford in "Badlands of Dakota." Court Squad. ron," 12, 2.51, 5.18, 9.37. Eddy in "The Chocolate Soldier," 1.25, 4.40, 7.50.
Broadway, Theater-Orson Welles in "Citizen Kane," 1.60, 5.06, 8.55. Phillip Ronald Reagan in Squadron," 3, 7, 10.0 Jefferson-Edward G. Robinson in "I nholy 2.50, 8.20. strand--Edward G. Robinson in "Unholy Partners," 2.50, 8.20.
Liberty Partners," G. Robinson 8.25. in: "Un. pades." Garden--Jerry 11, 1.30, Colonna 4, 6.30, in 9.30, "Ice Carl Majestic (West Springfield) -Nelson 6.35, Eddy in "The Chocolate Soldier," 3, 10. the Woy family tradition in the the.
ater. lie says he WAS on the stage before he knew that you are supThis posed was to get paid for such benefit at at the age of four for a Hammerstein's in New die York. His appearance encouraged Foy to assemble his five boys and two girls in an act called "Eddie act Fov held And the Seven Little Roys." The death together through Mrs. Hoy's 1928. in 1918 until Eddie Foy died: in "Jack Benny plays Hamlet in Be' or.
Not To Re' and even dallies with the soliloquy of the title. Loretta. Young is Ophelia. Alexander Korda make Tole stoy's "War and Peace' after he returns from England. Merle Oberon will star and production probably will begin in June.
John Carradine will have A. comedy role in "Whispering Ghosts" which. Milton Berle will star. in Wallace Beery will make Mail' next starting in January. Darryl lickman will have a part, Constance Moore has her first screen role since her baby in October.
She will play Rosalind Russell's sister in "Take a Letter, Darling." "Yokel Boy," made from the stage play, starts Friday with Joseph Santley directing. Roscoe Karns, Alan Mowbray and Lynn. Carver are in the cast. S. Sylvan Simon, director, couldn't make two Chinese children in the fiesta scene in "Rio Rita" enter the spirit of the festival.
Finally. he said: "You're sing for China, kids; for China." They save. Roland Varno, stage and screen character actor, has the comic part of the Parisian maitre de hotel in "I Married an Angel." He has been in "Underground," A "Design for Scandal" and "The Devil Pays Back." Another comedy part, that of one of two French maids. has gone to Francine Bordeaux, who was brought to Hollywood originally by Hal Roach. a Thirty-two per.
cent of Eddie Foy, fan mail comes from Chinese admirers, Evidently they, think from his name he is a Chinaman, too. June Havoc. sister of Gypsy Rose Ice. made her screen 'debut as A child and is now making an adult de. hut in "Four Jacks and a Jill." Sho has a singing dancing-acting role.
Lupe Velez is cast AS A lady bull. fighter in "Playmates," a picture that also features John Barrymore and Kay Kyser. Amusem*nts LATE STAGE SHOW XMAS at 10 HARTFORD XMAS STAGE BAY ON THURSDAY SUM ON STAGE ON ALL STAGE THE NEWT DRUMMER HOLLYWOOD Gene KRUPA 3 5100GES ORCHESTRA! PLUS longer laughs laughs ROY ELDRIDGE ANITA O'DAY- JOHNNY DESMOND NEW YEARS EVE TICKETS ON SALE A.B. MARCUS' "NIGHT AT THE LATIN QUARTER" CAST of GORGEOUS GIRLS GIGANTIC 2-HOUR STAGE SHOW TEL. THE MIDWAY presents AR.NO MEYER and THE DERONAIRS featuring AL SHERMAN and His Satirical Songs EVERY NIGHT co*cktall Matinee Fri.
12-2 636 l'age Bird. East Springfield ARCADE THE ONLY DOWNTOWN SHOWING STARTS: TOMORROW William POWELL-LOY and A STA, The ding new feta Shadow HE THIN MAN PUS, MENJOU Ends Hurry! Ari SWANSON WAKE Tonite! UP FATHER TAKES SCREAMING' WiLE "CHOCOLATE Plut teen' Erral la 'MURRY. CHARLIE BROADWAY Now Sensation of the Nation! "CITIZEN KANE" PLUS Till 4.30 with ORSON WELLS MAJESTIC TEL. WEST SPFLD. SEASON'S GREETINGS TO ALL OUR PATRONS FREDRIC MARTHA MARCH SCOTT ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN JAMES GLEASAY TRICY TANKS A MILLION MATINEE AT 30 EVENINGS AT 8 30 AND 20 very gingerly between two fingers, raise it to the mouth, extend the tongue and brush the stamp ACTOSS it.
The trick is to dio it so quickly that the stamp will. not stick to the tongue. Once wetted, the stamp is transferred by means of two fingers to envelope or card, and here again, the trick is to make the transfer without. the stamp sticking the fingers. It's really much easier to use the sponges.
The shown busily licking stamps yesterday are left to right, in 39 Melbourne Strect, I'vt. John C. the picture above, Rita Morrison of Carrigg of Camp Edwards and Katherine M. Regan of 11 Walcott Street. Navy Has Difficulty Dissuading Doctor, 77, Who Wants to Enlist While officers in the Navy Recruiting Station in the Building have.
been kept pretty busy with the great number of young men who have sought enlistment in the Navy since this country declared war on the Axis powers. they feel that the toughest joh they have ever had dissuading a 77-3 ('harlemant doctor who wanted "to do It was. Dr. Frederick Charles of Main Street, Charlemont, who walked 11p to the recruiting officers yesterday wand informed them that he was available for service and would they kindly tell him where, in their opinion, he would be of the most service. Startled stamp lickers, thronging the lobby of the post office yesterday, almost dropped their stamps when they heard the strains of Adesto Widelis soaring through tho air, Investigation- revealed two littIc girls singing their hearts out while their mother was mailing cards.
Although the post office has, for the last three years, provided the lobby desks with sponges, many people stick to the old-fashioned custom of licking their own stamps and truly, a vast quantity of muscilage must have been swallowed at the post-office tables during the past week. Everyone has their own technique in stamp licking, but the usual way to take a corner of the stamp For a good half hour the patriotic doctor and the bewildered officer matched wits officers gently pointing out that the Navy wAS acrepting only young men while the doctor "My forefathers fought in tho Revolutionary War and in every war in which America has taken part since then and I don't sce what my age has to do with my serving if. I am able and: of a mind to. forced to accept the Navy officers'. ultimatum, the doctor took his leave but the determination he showed in counter-attacking the Navy will probably And him stacked up against the Army or the Marines soon.
Public Edgy About Yule Mail For the past week there have been two young men on duty in the postoffice lobby. They have been charged with taking vast quantities of curds or letters, and putting local mail: in one basket and outgoing mail in another. This is simple enough, but, in addition, they have become the target of hundreds of questions. People still insist on finding out, almost to the minute, what time their card or letter will reach its destination and they still get angry. if their mail does not out on the very next train, even though they arrive 10 mining utes before: the train is scheduled to leave.
The appears to be an equallson, division of those who; put 011 fore postage than is required and those who put on less. One woman was exceedingly mystiRed hecause she couldn't "send two letters under one special delivery stamp. "Why, they are both. going to the same place," she exclaimed. don't see why one stamp won't do for both." The timekeeper at the post office is not happy these days.
In addition to the great number of extra help, whose time he must look after, he has on his rolls, four men. each hearthe name of Arthur W. Burdick. In each case they are father and And two fathers: are not related. The STARTS Merriest Xmas Show in TODAY Town! 'PACK YOUR UP OLD YOUR TROUBLES IN KIT BAG AND SMILE, SMIL (or better stilllaugh out loud!) Nosy WARNER A HIT BROS Army with URANTE SILVERS and JANE THE SEXTETTE! Swell music! with Matty Malneck And His Orchestra Directed by LEWIS CEILER.
Original Screen Play by Paul Gerard Smith and George Beatty Warner Bros -First Na: onal Picture The Musical PLUS SONGS Tunes Smash of the that's got the hour! PRISCILLA THE IN RICHARD LANE-BETTY FIELD LUNCEFORD. 2 BANDS and OSBORNE CAPITOL Improving Park Lands in Springfield Has Cost Big Money in Last Few Years Total Nearly Half Million for Blunt Park; $42,000 for Clearing, Grading and Seeding One Playground Most Springfield residents, in all, probability take the city's public system as a matter of cou.se and do not realize the huge sums that have boon invested to improve them and provide them with recreational facilitics. In the past few years, for example, nearly $600,000 has been expended de. veloping four entirely new park areas. Of these the most expensive has been Blunt Park, where upwards of 000, much of it Federalfunds, has been spent to provide one of the finest recreation spots that one: could find anywhere in A city of this size.
And the end, as far as Blunt Park is concerned, is far in the future. Coming Budget Requests, For example, there is in the budgeting requests for next year from the Park Department a sizable item for A a ta dium at Blunt Park. This stadium is not likely to materialize in the immediate future because of Federal pri-: orities, but the plan for: it has firstino place on the lark Department's program for future recreational development. of In 1934 the city undertook to de. velop Magazine Triangle, a relatively small playground adjacent to the Hill plant of the U.
S. Armory. Along with another piece of property along Dill River this land was purchased from the Federal government for $29,500. A total of $22,500 has been expended developing. Magazines Triangle, of which $17,500 was an ERA project and the remaining $3000 was WPA.
The work done was principally grading, loaming, seeding, planting and sewer and water lines on the ERA. project in 1934. The WPA project. that followed in 1936 WAS for a tool building and toilet In 1935 Stebbins Park where Han: co*ck Street joins with Mill Street. WAS nut into shape a WrA project.
This project. ineluded drainage, grading, loaming, seeding and planting. Playground Costs $42,000 Two years ago work was started developing the East Springfield ground on tax title property off rew Street, a total of $12,000 has been spent there A3 a W.PA for clearing. grading. loaming, seeding and water lines.
This playground will be put to use this winter with ice skating being provided and next year it is planned to. develop a baseball diamond These projects noted above dare merely the new work that has been done to give the city increasingly improved recreational facilities. Additional thousands of dollars have alsolty, Moratorium on Penalties Until After Christmas The Christmas spirit has made another conquest. Into the offices of the Department of LAbor, Wages and Hours division in the Federal Building has the Yuletide pervaded. Asked if there were any penalties in the offing, officials said, "Not 'until after' 1 Christmas." tee been spent adding to the facilities of parklolder parks and playgrounds.
Recently when some park officials looked over the new tract of land in East Forest Park given to the city by Nathan D. Bill, they that ahout -the $12,500 tract by which Mr. was Bill would hought cost for anywhere from $30,000 or $10.000 up to perhaps $60,000 or SO improve for park and recreation purposes. 4 Not to' Offset Election Cost Mayor Putnam yesterday expressed "surprise" at A report that advertisin the program for the Jan. 5 inaugural hall was being solicited from merchants on an appeal to help make up a November election expense deficit.
All bills of his election campaign have been paid, the mayor on sAid, and debts are owed to his knowledge. The same. surprise was expressed by Raymond T. King, who is acting as treasurer of the event for. the Association of Neighborhood Clubs.
The object of the program. advertising. King said, is to help the sponsors to "break even" on the expense of the ball and King said that he had prossly warned that the advertising solicitation, in charge of Daniel Linnehan, should involve no clement of "sandbagging," The ball was planned before the war broke out as a gencral celebration for all members of the incoming city government without regard for litical party. Since the war began a national defense element hAs been added to the plans and military leadalso will be among the honored guests. want to break even 011 eXpenses, that's all." King explained, "and if any merchant has been.
ap-1 proached to buy program space on AN appeal of any other basis, it is without Authorization of the sponsors 12 The case of alleged political pressure which came to light involved A businessman who said that he had been approached by a solicitor whom he did not identify and asked to buy program space so AS to help pay off a deficit resulting from the fact that the November. campaign cost more than was expected. The mayor said that he knew nothing at all about the advertising solicitation activity and King said that this was the first report of its kind that he had heard. The center of gravity of the North American, continent is in Pierce CounN. west of Devil's Lake.
East Longmeadow EAST LONG.MEADOW, Dec. 23- Mr. and Mrs. Hayden S. Bradley of Pleasant Street entertained a group of friends from Springfield with A Christmas party in their this evening.
A social hour Was enjoyed and motion pictures of familiar scenes were shown. A. supper: was served, covers being laid for 16. 4 The Methodist Church Enworth: League will sponsor the showing of Dr. James Gordon Gilkey's technicolor motion picture, "Yosemite to Lake Louise" on Saturday.
Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. in Town Hall. Fred and Miss Betty Gray are in charge of ticket sales for the event. Mr.
and Mrs. Hans Dahlin of Rankin Road spent the week end in Providence, R. where they' wore guest in the home of relatives. A public baked bean and salad supper. with all the fixings will be served Saturday evening in the vestry of the Alethodist Church.
by: -the Young Women's Guild of the church. Miss Kathleen Benson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Benson' nt Cooley Street, a student at Vermont Cniversity, is spending the Christmas vacation at her home. The children of the Lutheran Church Sunday school were enter.
tained this evening with a Christmas party in the vestry. Games were played and refreshments served. Gifts were distributed to all the children. Thursday afternoon: at 4 the children of: the Lutheran Church school will present A Christmas program in the church under the direction of Supt. Arthur Anderson.
Miss Lorraine Boyce of North Main Street will spend the Christmas vaca-1 tion in Boston. Miss Ruth Fowler, a teacher at Center School. will spend the Christmas. vacation at her home in. Worces.
ter. Arnold Lohnes. son of Mr. and Mra. Paul Lohnes of Smith Avenue.
a memher of the Navy, spent the week end at his home. PEDOMETER 100 Mile, Tells How Far Ton Walk. For Women Men or $2.50 Harvey Lewis Guild Opticians. 1503 Main Now YOU CAN look AT as radio's topmost stars join in the joy-fest of the year! EDGAR as his they pine knot tangle with lovel: BERGEN AND CHARLIE protege. you Blushing with laughter M.GEE MOLLY bright-as-a- fabulous Half fabricator their beaming The Better f.
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