Kennebec Journal from Augusta, Maine • 10

1 Augusta mainb Kents Hill Seniors Present Musical Comjedy Have a Heart TEN COLONIAL THEATRE LAST TIMES TODAY "THE GREAT LESTER ON STAGE CAPITOL SATURDAY Augusta News Brevities Si Written and Scored By Faculty Meijiber Kents Hill March 23-Oit Saturday evening' In the Newtouf- Gymnasium the preparatory union at Kents Hill Junior College presented to a large audience the new musical comedy A Heart" at recent Mr and Mrs Martin Damborg of 25 Sewall Street are In Portland Mrs mother Mrs: Albert Molbeck died In Portland recently Mrs Clifton Shaw and her two daughters Donna and Brenda were week end guests of Mr and Mrs Vinton Hussey at their Webber Pond cottage i Miss Alice Clough a field worker for the Maine Home Society was in Fairfield Madison and other sections of Somerset County last week on business for the organization Charles Hill of Westerly I is visiting In the city with his daughter ana son-in-law Mr and Mrs Herbert Brown on Chapel Street Mrs Julius Sussman has returned from a few days business trip to Boston and vicinity Mr and Mrs Harold Goss passed the week end at their home In Port- Linda and boys Reprise Proa Girl Gil Linda and students Verdi Gets the Birdie Linda and -students: Who Said It First? Con aim Gil and students Joe Prep wing and students: Something It Rottn in Denmark Windy and ensemble Have A Heart Gil Connie and ensemble Dreams Cornua and girls The Night tha students: I Made up my Mind lip da Minerva and students Ftogu i entire' company r7 The assisting staff In the present ation of A was: faM ulty assistant Miss Edith Plllsbury stage managers Kenneth Robert Lange and Carl Holden! Costumes were under the aupovS-lon of Mlsa Gwendolyn Rice proo-erty manager Miss Barbara ftwj ardson The piano accompanist for the entire musical comedy was Frederick A McCue composer and director For several years jthe plays pn sen ted by the seniors have bees written by Mr McCue and ban' been greatly anticipated by ttu-who are familiar with-his productions As an expression of appreciatioB for the time and effort spent fa making this event one of the mot outstanding of the school year tha cast presented Mr McCue with a folio to hich he responded fix bi '1 usual pleasing manner Trenton March Ckrvemor Charles Edison signed Into law today a legislative bill permitting school children 14 years at age or over to be excused from classes for 15 days In any school year during the war emergency to ala in the planting and harvesting of farm crops Statute had set 16 as the minimum for full-time farm work Buenos Aires March (A) Marcelo De Alvear 74 former president of Argentina died tonight Washington Mhrch 23 (JP) The navy announced today that all navy employes and all having access to waterfront must be fingerprinted Montreal March 23 JP) The name of a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot who was killed near Prentiss Me on a training flight yesterday was given as Fo Albert Stuart Armour (1730 Dorchester Street) Montreal The announce-: ment from No 3 training command here gave no details Boston March (AV-Representatives of the New England In- Mr and Mrs Malcolm Parsons of Stratton have named their son born March 18 at the Augusta General Hospital Malcolm Edward Jr Mrs Parsons Is the former Miss Margaret Pernette of Augusta Dr and Mrs Napoleon Gingras of 106 Water Street have named their daughter bom at the Augusta General-Hospital March 14 Marie Antoinette Lucy Gingras Mrs Dorr and children Richard and Patricia Ann passed the week end in Old Town where 'they were guests of Mrs parents Mr and Mrs Grant Miss Storencc Hammond an employee at thb Maine Unemployment Compensation Commission passed the week end In Portland visiting friends Mrs Theodore Laliberte of 43 Court Street has returned from a week's visit In Boston with relatives and friends Lieut Raymond Tartre son of Mrs Marie 8 Tartre of Northern Avenue who Is serving as a chaplain with -the armed forces at Camp Langdon Portsmouth has been promoted to the rank or captain LOCAL NOTICE Hobby-Craft Is that fascinating hobby that everyone enjoys Herrick's have old dozens or sets and have on hand Individual molds and equipment at all times They have recently received patriotic figure molds which you will want to add to your' assortment See the complete line of toys and games at the Herrick store the year round toy store 345-347 Water St Augusta as "Rule Hart" Is nt at an both at the Colonial Theatre That's Mentgomery with her La wrence Wyman has returned from -a few days fishing trip with a party of friends to Moosehead Lake Mrs Irving Case of Lubee Is visiting in Augusta with Mrs- Alice Clark Allien 183 State Street Florence Warren of Quincy Mass has arrived In the city and Is located at 3 Swan Street Mr and Mrs A Titus have moved from 81 Sewall 8treet to 12 Vi Spring Street this city Mrs Susan Piper dean of girls at Blddeford High School Is visiting with her sister and brother-in-law Mr and Mrs William Deering at the Augusta State Hospital Mrs Smith- Dunnack of IS Wabon Street left Monday for a few A Cordial Invitation Australian Sugar May Go to Canberra Tuesday March More Australian sugar may ba sent to the united States and Canada if the shipping facilities am available Commerce Department M-flrfiii said today Because of war-restricted markets Australia has a surplus Fairly lam consignments already have sent to the United States But officials believe more could be shined went suntfus sugar formaty mostly tq the United KingiiM i figures for 1939 showed- that total production of 928000 383000 was consumed at homa ua 545000 exported DEPARTMENT A cordial invitation is extended to the general public to visit our new greenhouse operated in connection with the Market Basket We have a fine selection of flowering potted plants ready for Easter DONALD and CLAIRE LENFEST production with the booki lyrics nti music all written by Frederick A McOue head of the Department of mngiiah at the school The two acts and five scenes laid In a college background 'deirfcted the life of the modem student The leading roles were taken by Miss Pa triciaWeston of as Conle Brewster around whom the plot centered Russell Baker of Attleboro Mams as Windy Brewjter who featured Prep and Norman Welsbecker of Edgewood I-who was always present af GU Pay-son the hero Others In the cast were Miss Min ton Mass as Mrs Jason Naomi Rogers of Farkchester who was prominent as "Linda Lawrence and whose solo 1 were stan lessor vWmIphi ff IUIDsH fliwiuiRii a Whitman Mass as "Smudgeberg John Garvin of Lawrence Maas as and Barbara Bond of Richmond as Students who assisted In the mnmirai numbers were: Dorothy Corbo Phyllis Berry Katharine Earl Marilyn Fogg Emalue Peterson Rena Allen Harriet Pollard Far Wetmore William Brennan Kenneth Cobb Lawrence 1 Reed Howard Phillips William Meader Ray Harris Joseph Burrell and Robert Tomlinson The musical numbers consisted of the following: Opening chorus' by the students: Minerva the Maid Minerva and students: Dreams Connie and students -Prom Olrl STREET FLOOR SHOE DW Air Seep off ahead to be pretty New fresh THE MARKET BASKET WlnthtopRd Manchester MILITARY BALL Sponsored by MAINE STATE GUARD HEADQUARTERS COMPANY SERVICE COMPANY MEDICAL1 DETACHMENT 1 1 I- AT I CITY HALL AUGUSTA MAINE EASTER MONDAY APRIL 6 1942 8 PM-1AM FOREST SMITH and his ltlpiecs hand featuring GERALD GASPER mm sf the outstanding saxophone players In the state Prises te he given 92389 Defense Bend 1M8 Defense Bend 1199 Defense Bend Admission 49o piss Is tag Total We' i i 4 fife 1 I 0 1 1 S' TODAY WEDNESDAY On trial for her life Ginger Rogers ered In the 20th Century-Fox com Adolphe Menjon (left) and George days visit in North New Portland with her parents Richard Williamson the youngest son of Mr and Mrs William Williamson of Augusta and a student at Governor Dummer Academy South Byfleld Mass left Friday for Montgomery Alabama where he will visit with his brother and sister-in-law Lieut and Mrs -William Williamson Jr Miss Ruth Conrad returned Monday to her duties at the New England Industries office after a few absence due to illness Miss Bnogene Harvey of 38 Gage Street returned Monday to her duties in the bookkeeping department of the Herrick Oo store after a several absence due to Illness Mrs Barbara Daley who has been employed in the office of the Herrick store has completed her duties there and has accepted employment in a Gardiner medical clinic center Miss Ruth Mullen a fifth grade teacher at the Williams 8ehool is ill at her home on Maple street Mn A Cunningham and Mrs Fred Lee have returned from Boston where they attended the flower exhibition In the Mechanics Building last week Charles Penney superintendent of the Maine Childrens Home Society will go to China and Albion this Tuesday on business Ernest Haskell of North Belfast Avenue entertained with tricks of magic at the 60th anniversary observance of the Knights of Columbus In WaterviUe Sunday Mrs A Hill of Oranlte Street is a surgical patient at the Augusta General Hospital Pvt ETnest Sousa of Augusta has been transferred from Fort Eustis Vs tp Camp Davis Mrs Bessie Mitchell who has been visiting for several days with Mrs Laura Himes in Providence has returned to her home Capital Grange card party winners Monday evening were Mrs Jones high and Lucie Lewin Georgs 1 and Mrs Inea Abbott Brown low In the progressiva-whist section and Miss Ruth Folger and Tina MacLaurm high at 83 and Mrs Annie McLaughlin and Wad Irish low Host and hostess for the games were Mr and Mrs Famhsm of Flagg Street Place The next card party will be held April 8 at the home of Mr and Mrs Milton Oilman of 6 Qulmby Street Bridge winners Monday evening at Ingraham HaU were Mr ana Mrs Donald Burleigh Tied for second and third mines were Mra Rodney Higgins of Hallowell Mrs Thomas Ingraham and Reginald Trask and James Bowden of Oardl ner i Delegates Named at Vassalboro Caucus Vassalboro March 23 Republicans of Vassalboro met In Caucus at Hall In North Vassalboro at 3 Tuesday March 17th The meeting was called to order by the chairman Wilbur Crosby and the business of the meeting wu officially transacted The following persons were elected to the Republican State Convention to be held in Portland April 1st and 2nd Delegates Mrs Robert Owen chairmen Nettle Burleigh Wilbur Ornsby Harry Hawes alternates Russell Ayer Mvron 8 Turner HarDId Cates Fred Per- The following elected to the District Convention: Delegates Robert Owen chairman Herbert Hopkins I Coveil If Hammond: alternates Edward Brown William A Lord Harry A lfswes Cortland Taber There was a meeting of the Re publican Town Committee of Vss salboro at the conclusion of the Caucus and Che following members jwe appointed: Wilbur Crosby North Vassalboro: Mrs A Mar rtner North Vasaalhoro Mrs Rob art Owen Vassalboro Miss Nettle Burleigh WaterviUe Route 3 Barker Vassalboro Route 1 Cates Vnssalboro Route 1 Robert Colomv Vassalboro: Fred Parley Vassalboro Route Robert Owen Vassalboro: Myron Turner Vassalboro: Harold Cites East Vassalboro: Ouy Whitten East Vassalboro: Coombs North Vassalboro: Irving Covell North Vassalboro: Charles Hammond North Vassalboro: Harry 8 Hawn North Vasulboro: Carl Lord North Vassalboro: Maurice Lord North Vassalboro -William A Lord North Vassalboro A Wheeler Priest North Vassalbofo Route 1 Edward Brown Augusta Route Harry Hawes Augusta Route 1: Cortland Taber Augusta Route 6: Russell Ayer WaterviUe Route SAVE THIS NIGHT! MARCH 26 See The Hobgoblip House" A comedy-mystery farce In 3 acts presented by the Bolton Hill Players City Hall Thnrs-day night March 26th Proceeds for Defense Bonds Adm Adults 36c tax 4c total 40c Children 18c tax 2c total 24c IIKXISK 8: In a of oil a jV he gabardines to start you of the Season in style and your standby shoes with all the clothes you'll bj buying later details give them tn excitingly lookssCome and see them! Lester the Maglelan "The Great Lester" world famous master of magic will appear on the stage of the Capitol Theatre this coming Saturday The show includes a one-hour stage presentation by The Great and- his revue of magic wonders plus a first run motion picture Thundering starring Tim Holt "The Great Lester" Is widely known one of the finest masters of legerdemain In the world today Probably the most famous of his eye-baffling illusions is his effect of sawing a living woman in half with a three-foot power driven buZa sawi Audience Invited on Stage Members of the audience are Invited on the stage to examine the paraphernalia used and to watch the buss saw as It apparently passes completely through the body of a hypnotized subject This feat was recently featured in both "Life" and magazines Lester will also present a Hindu levitation effect with a young lady Xn addition to the personal performance of the master magician the program will also include wire walking juggling and many other feta too numerous to mention Stage shows at 2:80 6:35 and 9:00 West Coast Aliens Placed bn Curfew San Francisco March 23 -(FI- A rigidly-enforced curfew will become effective next Friday Japanese-Americans and enemy aliens in critical military zones the Army reported tonight "Military necessity dictates such action and military necessity requires strictest enforcement" LieuL-Oen DeWitt head of tha western defense command said is a war measure and warn again that awlft Justice will follow any violation whether it involves disobedience to the curfew or the possession of contraband articles" announcement said his Public Proclamation No 3 to be issued tomorrow would establish a curfew between the hours of SP and 6 A Aliens effected lfidude not only those of Military Area No a coastal atrip through Washing' ton Oregon ana California arouiu to southern but also those residing in specified Inland areas In these slates and in Montana Ida ho Nevada and Utah Jap Fleet Sighted In Bay of Bengal London -March 38 (47 The Rome radio broadcast a Shanghai report tonight saying a strong Japanese fleet had been sighted in the Bey of Bengal This roundabout account said a landing 4n Bengal can be expected "at any This report said the Japanese intended to land at a point where they cotild reach the Chinese border via Assam It wax added that Calcutta would be included in these operations There was no word from Tokyo on any such operation and it was considered unlikely the Japanese war lords would depart so far from their previous practice and tell the world of their plans before putting them into operation In this connection it was recalled last week that the Vichy radio lending a hand to the Axb propaganda "war of nerves" put out a report that a Japanese Invasion fleet was off Australia There has been no official word that anybody has seen this fleet Bomber Crew Bails As Plane Burns Coallnga Calif March (4V-A B-17 Army bomber crashed and burned in a rugged mountain sec lion some- 20 miles north of Coal Inga today but first information wns that all occupants bad balled out safely The four-motored plane was on a routine motor check flight from Hamilton Field Officers said the crew of five wns believed safe At Stockton meanwhile the Army reported that two advanced training planes collided in mid-air but the two occupants of one took to their parachutes and the other craft landed safely In a field Enamel Banned For Tin Gins Washington March 23 (47 The use of enamel to decorate the ends of tin cans was forbidden by the War Production Board today in order to conserve enamel needed as protective coating for military supplies Officials predicted a yearly saving of 500000 pounds a yearly --n pounds of raw materials used in enamels The order also directed can manufacturers to cut the weight of enamel on cans where its use is necusary using not more than nlne-ofthewelght normally used In 1940 Possible savings of 8000000 pounds of enamel annually were foresee through the weight reduc-tlon 4 Killed as Two Planeis Collide Winnipeg March 23 (JP) Four airmen were killed one was seriously injured and one escaped injury when two training planes from the No 5 Bombing and Gunnery school air and crashed six miles southeast of the airdrome today Royal Canadian Air Force at the No 2 training command here name the six occupants of the two Fairey battle planes Involv-beink withheld pending notification of Ahe next-of-kin Berry WaterviUe Route 3 lira Burleigh WaterviUe Route 8: Herbert Hopkins North Vassalboro The following were appointed as officers of the Republican Town Committee of Crosby chairman Mrs A Marriner vice chairman Mrs Robert Owen secretary Miss Nettle Burleigh treasurer At the conclusion-of the meeting the chairman Wilbur Crosby was presented with a leather brief ease recognition of his efficient and faithful work as chairman of the Republican Town Committee of Vassalboro The presentation speech was made by Senator Robert Owen Mr Crosby responded cordially and expressed his sincere enthusiasm for the work of the Vassalboro Town Committee Oil Men Study Transport Plans Tulsa Okla March 23 0P coast regions to the Atlantic sea- board were discussed today at closed meeting of pipe line ex ecu tives Reported under consideration was plan to take up some unnecessary pipe lines and use them to Increase deliveries to the cast coast where the war has caused a shortage In petroleum products The -pipe line executives repre senting the eastern midwest the Gulf coast areas are members of transportation sub-committees of the first second and third districts the office of petroleum coordinator Finney coordinator of pro duction and pipe lines of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey Is representing petroleum coordinator Ickes at the meeting which con Unues tomorrow Other repotted plans for increa ing the flow of oil the east included: 1 Utilization of barges to move up the coastal canals and rivers 2 Speeding up of tank car movements 3 Increasing capacities of present pipe lines MacArthur May Form Commandos London March 23-tfV-Oeneral Douglas immediate task is the formation of an Amcrl-csn-AUstrslisn "Commando Army" for a land and air offensive against the Japanese dispatches from Sydney sald today ordinates picked own proved officers who came with him from the Philippines or from Austrsllsnq mm a leaders" Both the Dally Mall and the Herald MacArthur likely procedure: Formation of a small battle council consisting of MacArthur Lieut-Ojwj Brett air chief and allied army navy and chiefs preparation for mass war ex ere lees to form one renal vs force irnando train rapid expansion of ing- speed-up and expansion of army and air co-operatlonal training: ruthless elimination of red tape and aeries of Important staff change in three services with a abUltjr All Connecticut Tests Blackout Hfw Haven Conn Mafth ConnseUcut was blacked out wiPn or half-hour to In the nation's first slate "de air raid warning fcst The "surprise test a prrluda to jilmiiltaneoua blackout for all six States extended over 4J08 square miles reachina fiie Mtfon In- 88 of thr towns Watertown re- officials claiming they failed to receive the signal from Wulerburc headquarters were Hew Haven As Hart- firms ind Wir Production Trticks on the Boston Post "road between New York and New Eng were halted at state borders JSlrawlST council officials termed the trial a Huccem Sweden Mobilizes Complete Army London Tuesday March fy military maneuvers In northern Sweden are a screen for complete mobilization of the Swedish army in the face of heavy German concentrations along the Baltic Daily Express' foreign editor Charley Foley wrote today The reserves who took- part In these maneuvers not be re-leased and more are- being Quietly called up every day" he said The final stage of mobilization Is expected by' April 9 the second anniversary of the Invasion of Norway said Ancient Inca medicinal baths In Peru are still in use lEAl'TY PARLOR ley Square cuss plans for the 1942 season Expected to attend are officials from Pawtucket which won the championship last year Woonsocket i Quincy Xnn Worcester and Manchester Sayre Commends Spirit of Troops Washington March 23 UPt Francis Sayre Philippine High Commissioner reported today that the spirit of the American and Filipino soldiers battling on Bataan peninsula was "perfectly and that they were "fighting the Japanese at every turn whenever they get the Their eventual reinforcement or relief he viewed as "a long observing that to get supplies or men to Bataan "we shall nave to fight them up from Australia" and pointing to the vast difficulties of the undertaking But he promised that "Americans are going to defend- the Philippines to the last He estimated in reply to a question that less than half of the area of the Philippines was actually 4n the hands of Japanese troops but emphasised that this was only a guess because In most places It Was impossible to draw a line between occupied and unoccupied areas Sayre expressed grave concern over the food supplies of the 1500 to 2000 Americana and British he estimated were held by the Japanese in Manila since they were dependent upon Imported foodstuffs and Imports had ben-cut off He plans to confer with the State Department and the Red Cross on the possibility of sending a relief ship to Manila to take food to the Civilians and pmslbly bring out the fsick and wounded The civilians are being held In Santo Tomas Unlver sity there Jail Bird Slang Confuses Attorney New York Maivh 23 fT) Jail-bird alang permeated the atmosphere in general sessions court today as John Patrick Kennedy 28 year-old former convict and strong arm man testified he had heard Jacobs Bemoff one of 12 men charged with extorting 42AOOOOO from milk dealers and distributors boast that he had "taken over the milk business" At one point defense attorney Fred Kaplan asked Kennedy who was a stale witness whether he had written1 a letter from Bing Bing to Edward Taylor another defendant to the effect that the district attorney was going to frame him "Bure bub I flew him a kite" Kennedy said a kite?" Kaplan asked "A kite is a Irtter -the screws know goes out" Kennedy replied explaining that a was a guard or keeper Discussing his confinement to a state hospital 1938 in connection with a 15 holdup Kennedy told Kanlan "No bub I wasn't Insane but my lawyer said In court that I was ana I wasn't going Uv Interfere with whst he said Just before Judge James Garrett Wallace adjourned the trial unti tomorrow the witness told the at lomey: like the way you're ques Honing me bubl" True members of tha cat family ara characterised by power to retract their claws rendering their footsteps harmless Sizing Up the Enemy's Troops AVERAGE DRAFTEE AVERAGE JAP SOLDIER 5 ft 8 in 144 pounds 5 ft 3 in 126 pounds fGDlDQ? 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