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Grand Offers Funny Comedy John Barrymore Has Part of Unusual Governor in "Hold Co-ed" It you can imagine John Bar rymore as a budget-bouncine. co-ed-chasing g o v e r nor -who mixes pood football with - bad statecraft, yoa will begin to get a rough idea of the uproarious goings-on at the Grand theatre, where "Hold That Co-ed" open ed yesterday, with George Mur phy, Marjorie Wearer, Joan Dav is and Jack Haley all contrib uting generously to what is probably the funniest comedy of recent months. Although they don't call it a musical, 20th Century-Fox has liberally punctuated the hilari ous proceedings with several lively new songs. For those who take their football seriously there are some of the most ex citing gridiron sequences ever screened. And for those 'who don't there is Joan Davis -who turns out to be the world's best goal-kicker and, as far as we know, the only female fullback In existence! , V . Strong Cast Chosen - Director George Marshall has done a splendid job with " the screen play by Karl Tunberg, Don Ettlinger- and Jack Yellen. Darryl F. Zanuck was in charge of production and David Hemp stead was associate producer. Besides those . mentioned, the cast includes- George Barbier, Ruth Terry, Donald Meek and Johnny Downs -all excellent in supporting roles. Music and lyr ics were provided by Hollywood's ace song writers, including Mack Gordon and Harry Revel, Lew Brown and Lew Pollack, Sidney Clare, Jule Styne and Nick Cas tle. . The "film is one of the Movie Qui $250,000 prize contest pic tures. . County Tabulation Of Voters Is Due Tabulation of county registra tion figures for the November election will get under way in the state department not later than Wednesday of next week. Dare O'Hara, in charge of the state election bureau,, announced Satur day. The time for registering for the November election expired Satur day. O'Hara said it would require two or three weeks to complete the check of county registration figures. The Call Board HOLLYWOOD ' - Today Gene Autry in "Goldmine in the Sky" with Smiley Burnette and Alison Sklpworth and Polly Moran in "Ladies ' in Distress." - " Wednesday Family night, . "Prison Farm" wRh Lloyd Nolan and Shirley Ross and Alice Brady with Charles Winniger in "Goodby Broadway." Friday The 3 Mesquiteers in "Riders of : the Black Hills" and "Thorough- . breds Don't Cry" with Ju- dy Garland and .Mickey Rooney, GRAXD Today "Hold That Coed"- with George Murphy, Jo- an Davis, Marjorie Weav- er. Jack Haley and John . Barrymore. Wednesday Peter Lorre in "The Mysterious Mr. Moto." f Saturday The RItz Broth- ers and Richard Arlen in "Straight, Place and Show." ' KLSLXOKE Today Bing Crosby and Fred MacMurray in "Sing You Sinners." Thursday "Campus Confes- sions" with Betty Grable and Hank' LulsettL CAPITOL Today "Sons of the Le- gioa" with Bill Lee and "Freshman Yea; also Lone Ranger serial. Wednesday "Road to Re- no" with Randolph Scott and G lend a Farrell and"0 Jack Holt in "Making the Headlines." STATE Today Lulse Rainer. and Melvyn Douglas in "Toy Wife" and Walt Disney's tire academy award "Mickey Mouse" features. Wednesday Mickey Rooney and Freddie Bartholomew In "Lord -Jeff" and "Sec- . ret of Treasure Island." Friday 4 acts vaudeville, Laurel and Hardy, "Swiss Miss." Saturday Midnight t show, Warner Baxter in "Kid- napped." . ; ftANE S fOOIIAU TIKES a IUWiC" HSROjm...lttflJt hHt...M J In Singing Film J. Bing Crosby, of racing and crooning am u Connor me nce-ovrr while Elizabeth Patterson looks -on in the scene from the film ."Sing You Sinners" appearing at the Klsl nore today. i ' , ; . Allison Skipworth and Polly Moran edy film, l This time it's "Ladies in Distress" which will be shown at the Hollywood for three days beginning today. , llJW1MifpqpWEgPOBWTWiii.iiJ . ..UIVMfWyiN .ii .1 i. ,.L..IIjmlHHiLil.l. IJ , JMIIWIWIWIIWIWWWHWIWIWWIW ' -v. .. ; - . J - -n-i ' o ; v i " . " -h- - A charming new romantic pair are Tim. Holt and Kvelyn Koye who provide the romantic thrill, in "Sons of the Legion" at the Capitol theatre beginning today. ; Lack of Rain Past Growing Season j Causing More Farmers to Arrange f For Installation of Irrigation Line "Many Marion county farmers will install irrigation proj--ects during this fall and winter for use next year," according to IL L. Riches, county agent. "There has been little concern about the lack of rain on the irrigated farms this past season while on non-irrigated farms there have been very few crops that have not suffered from lack of moisture. The outstand ing contrast between IrrigatedO and" non-Irrigated farms has caused many Marion county farmers to definitely plan on ir rigation for next year." Riches advises early planning to assure a profitable and suc cessful irrigation project. "Each farm will require .different equip ment to meet individual condi tio n s. and different soils, and crops will be best adapted to dif ferent methods of irrigation. Choice not Limited "Many persons are faced with the choice between sprinkler ir rigation, and some type of flood Irrigation. Neither of these gen eral methods of irrigation has any particular advantage over the other, i Each has a place in the development of irrigation in Marion county, but it is import ant that each system be used in IU proper! place," he. stated. . "Regardless of the type of Ir rigation used, there is always the problem of purchasing the most efficient equipment pump power pipe sprinklers and other equipment. A poor selec tion will not only mean wasted money on the equipment itself, but will - also lead to excessive operating costs. Early planning permits the prospective irrigator to investigate a wide range of eauibment, resulting in an effi r . w - m a Two Bie Features Today - Monday - Tuesday Continuous Today 2 to 11 P. M. i sua i E rmui u ; fame gives hi new jockc-y, Don- who again starin a hilarlouxr com cient system. Most successful irrigation plants are put in oper ation in May or June early purchase of equipment gives asf surance that it will be on hand ready to go when it Is needed.'? J K- 1 rfrF?K&M: ; tfS mm? nnmrn Winner of the covet- II ( TYK1 rirtPT) UISE nniOEn ed Acacleniy Award U 1 PKKTk fy trophy for two years, gives another prize win- I ' . uSJ:-:,--SS S-C?) 5 ningj performance. T .j iI l T The OREGON STATESMAN." Salem. : Oregon, Sunday Morning, October 9, 1933 Capitol Film's Meaning of Americanism Is Dealt With by 'Sons of Legion' t In view of all the current talk about the meaning of American ism nothing could be timelier than the new American youth drama, V Sons of the Legion." With Lynne Overman, ,, Donald O'Connor and Elizabeth . Patter son, heading the cast in a dra matic story ' of the effect of a liberal interpretation of Ameri canism on a typical community, at the Capitol theatre beginning today. When members of the Legion attempt to form their sons into a "Sons of the Legion" organiza tion, two of their greatest prob lems are the unwillingness of one local father. Overman, to let "his youngsters join, as well as the question of whether they should ake in the local tough guy, played by O'Connor. Oven man, who does not want it to become known that he has been dishonorably discharged from the army, maintains his attitude, while the criminally-inclined youngster is extended a willing band by i the "folks on the other side of the railroad tracks." ' i The supporting players bring out all 1 the, poignancy of the "Sons Of the Legion" : story. Among them are Billy Lee, Billy Cook and William Frawley. Beautiful Evelyn Keyes and Tim Holt play the romantic leads. James Jlogan, who filmed the recent screen epic, "The Tex ans," directed. Hollywood Offers Uproarious Farce "Ladles hi Distress," comedy starring Alison Skipworth and Polly M6ran is fun for the eatlre family. The hilarious antics of "Skippy and Polly, aided by the versatile? Max Terhune, Bob Liv ingston, Virginia Grey, Bert on Churchill, Leonard Penn, Eddie Acuff, land Horace MacMahon are again to be enjoyed by old and young at the Hollywood theatre. i Alisoii is the mayor of a small town, wjiich is infested by rack eteers, j Against the wishes of her sistter, Polly Moran, Mayor Skipworth goes to New York and looks up a boy who once went to school with her, and who has since become a racketeer in the big city; Bob Livingston, in this role, agrees to come " back to Bonneyvjlle with Skippy, and help her wipe out the gangsters. Bob Becomes attracted to Vir glnfa Gey, Skippy's and Polly's niece. After many amusing sit uations,! Bob is finally able to rid Bonjieyville of the racketeers, and decides to quit the game himself.-! . Max Terhune, playing the role of Bodneyvilfe's police chief, does mjore than his share of entertaining. At Silverton Rotary SILVPRTON S. Parzy Rose, chairman of the community ser vice committee of the Rotary club, i chairman of program plans for Monday noon luncheon at Toney's banquet rooms. Miss Muriel UVhiba of the Woodburn high school faculty wUl tell of her travels during the year in "A Trip Through Europe." . Services OSO Available "Thei county agent's office Is glad to assist in any way possi ble thqse persons wishing to get irrigation started on their farms. The services of competent engi neers frcm the Oregon State col lege extension service are avail able through this office for ac tual assistance in the field ' to those farmers wishing to install an irrigation project," Riches says, t This service is also obtainable through the county agent's of fice, k While this service is ob tainable free of charge, there are always more requests than can possibly be met. It is therefore necessary, that requests be made early to assure assistance before the next irrigation season be gins, j . Theme Timely doudiiE FEGTunEO ncnoErny nmnno luinnEns Romantic ." 4 , .... - I (v " ' ' . - . "a : . . : :.- ' v-.. ... . , ; Melvjit Douglas and Louise Rainer who play the part of husband and wife In the play "Toy Wife being shown at the State theatre today. 'f4 ' George Murphy Marjorie Weaver5 and John Barrymore ns they appear In the comedy hit "Hold That Coed' which is showing at the Grand theatre today. j Former Salem GirljPerforms Feats Of Scientific Crime Detection in Her Laboratory in Chicago How Katherine Applegate Hee ler, niece of Miss Pearl L.. Ap plegate of Salem and daughter of Arthur "Mac" Applegate, who formerly lived in Salem, per formed a scientific crime detec tion feat never before accomp lished in criminology and there by solved a bomb mystery in the bloody coal mine warfare of southern Illinois is related in a special feature of the October .3 Chicago Herald and Examiner. I Mrs. Keeler, ace, of the staff of Northwestern university crime detection laboratory, recently opened her own office in Chi cago, her aunt reports. j Here, in part. Is the Herald and Examiner account of Kathe r i n e Keeler's solution of the bombing that on August 26. 1935, blew to fragments the Val ler Mining company power plant in Franklin county. III.' j ". . . Franklin county author ities had long believed that the fixing of responsibility in any one given case of violence would bring an end to the warfare. Feeling the solution of: this bombing might be the case, they asked aid of the Northwestern university laboratory. j "A search of the ruins by ex perts from the . laboratory re vealed a bomb mechanism . Suspicion soon fell, upon . . two former mine employes who shared a workshop in Benton . . . (who)- agreed to allow ja search of the shop- Oddly, the most significant evidence found was a portion of a roll of ad hesive tape. - "A piece of similar tape had 5 AC ADOIY 'AWARD WINNING DISNEY CARTOONS Ttr: 1 bUiSE nninEn ed Academy Award trophy for two years, gives another prize win- ! : - nine nprfnrrtinnre- Couple been found' wrapped about j the metal arm of the bomb mecha nism. This piece, with the j roll found in the workshop was turn ed, over to Katherine Keeler . . . Weeks passed, and McDonald and Robertson (the former mine employes) went to trial in Ben ton. The atmosphere in! the town was tense, almost to the point of explosion. ' S "Into this scene came Kathe rine Keeler. closely guarded: from possible harm by officers of the court. Testimony concerning the wire on the bomb had been given, but it was clear that the jury .was still dubious, j Mrs. Keeler testified 'the number of loose threads on the torn edge of this piece of tape is the same as the number on the torn edge of the original roll . . .!! "She produced pictures of the torn tape, pictures enlarged by 400 times until the threads of tape stood out as clearly as the rope ends of a coarse matting. She pointed o these ends, leach numbered on the photograph in ink. ) " 'See she said, these threads vary in size. Some are very heavy, others very thin. Notice thread No. 18 on the detached tape is thin; so is No. 18 on the original roll. Look at thread No. 54 on the detached tape. It is a heavy thread and so is No. 54 on the roll. i ! H "So, literally, thread by thread, Mrs. Keeler continued to point out to the interested i jury and the astounded defense i law yers the points of similarity!. . "Lawyers on both sides admit- it. t State's Bill All Academy Awards "The Toy Wife" With Lube Rainer; Best Cartoons j Make Up Show I .-' " i l - . I .. - . ! r - - - - ' i " .Something unique In the way of motion picture entertainment is being t provided at the State tbeatA; starting today, with the billing of an all-Academy Award program headed by Lulse Rainer, winner of motion picture's most coveted honor for two consecu tive years, who turns in another prize-winning performance in "The Toy Wife." Five academy award cartoons, all the creation of Walt Disney.-complete the bin. . I-.-: " j :. - The .cartoons include "Flow ers and Trees." the . famed Three Little Pigs" - 'Orphan Kitten." "Tortoise and the. Hare" and "Country Cousin:" Southland Is Setting f! The cstory of "The Toy Wife." laid in old. New 1 0rleans in , its picturesque period after the ac quisition; of .Louisiana from France by the , United States forms the background for Luise Rafner's ' most colorful costume role in VThe Toy Wife." The Anna Held of "The Great Ziegfeld," the Chinese peasant woman of "The Good Earth," and t h e Rumanian immigrant girl ot ''Big City," Miss Rainer now turns to the plantation life of the old south as '"Froufrou" Brigard, i shallow and frivolous daughter of the French aristoc racy. Douglas, Young Star Two leading men, . Melvyn Douglas and Robert Young, ap pear opposite Miss Rainer. From the role of the young political Idealist in "Three Com rades," Young turns to the op posite extreme as Andre Vallaire, roistering young scapegrace who falls In love with "Froufrou" and finally persuades her to leave her husband and run away with him to New "York. Barbara O'Neil, . well-known Broadway .actress, heads the sup porting ; cast as Miss Rainer's older sister who becomes in volved ! In the triangular ro mance. I H. B. Warner has a strong role as Miss Rainers father and others in. feature parts include Alma Kruger, Wal ter Kingsford, Leonard Penn and Alan Perl. Employes' Credit Union Has Growth Substantial expansion In mem bership and a volume of business 160 per cent greater than that re corded a year ago was noted' in the test monthly statement of the state employes credit union, a mutual I service organization to which all employes-of the state are eligible. - ! The membership now totals more than 300 with assets of 13,- 927. R ' W-Davis, cashier in the state "treasury department, is president. ' - f J. D. Berwick, controller of the unemployment compensation com mission: S. W. Starr, secretary of state's office, and A. B. Harrison, corporation department, comprise the supervisory committee. The loan committee consists of J. B. Young,, Florence Irwin and Ralph Jackson. .! : ; ! ! Shares are offered at a par of $5 and $1500 Is the limit In vestment per individual. ted! later, that the "convincer' of the case was the testimony presented by Katherine Keeler; McDonald and Robertson were convicted and sentenced to 5 - to 24 years each in prison." if The whackiest fomiry west of the Rockiest They're a riot as they wrangle their way through lh wildest whirl of family fusses ever foushtl I, ' ; ' " " I I It 'Sx . -. I i - " . r i f , i i: . . : " j !. - - 7-1 : I .1 nnffnnnn PAGE SEVEN "Smg You Sinners" Has Popular Cast Crosby and MacMurray, two . jof Hollywood'g Best, v Slar at Elsinore j Bing Crosby and - Fred Mac Murray, two of the screen's best-liked young men, co-star to gether for the first time in Para mount's new comedy, "Sing you Sinners," which will have 1 iU first local showing today at 'the Elsinore theatre. Others play ing leading roles in the cast are Elizabeth Patterson and two new star finds, Donald O'Connor and vivacious Ellen Drew. ; Story of Xe'er-do-tvell The story, by Claude Binyon tells the experiences of a lacka daisical ne'er-do-well who 'leaves home to sing and race his way to fame in the night clubs and the race-track paddocks of Los Angeles. Bing plays the happy-go-lucky young man, and Mac Murray is his serious-minded and bard working brother. Miss Drew, who was discovered in a Hollywood candy store and raised rapidly to stardom, will be seen as MacMurray's sweet heart. : j "Sing You Sinners" was pro duced and directed by Wesley Ruggles, who brought to the screen such hits as Claudette Colbert's "1 Met Him in Paris' and "True Confessions.". ; iranger s incws LIBERTY The Red Hills grange will meet Tuesday night. October 11, starting with a cov ered dish dinner at. 6:30 p.m. Regular grange will start at 8 p.m. i TODAY - Mon. - Tuesl 2 Big Features And Hit No. 2 A Page Out of Real College Life! j J DIXIE DUNBAR J BTITIIlll TTTHTlTCllI ft CONSTANCE MOORE W ERNEST TRUE! PLUS j Today - 2 to 11 P.SL II I ORIfiGSfsQ UP A CEECE IS A MAfl-SIZED JOB FOR AUY WOMAN! m j I I wa i Sport i Subject ' - News f Events $. "Of Ir r HERE'S A SIIOW TREAT ! - With " rft I THAT CANT BE BEAT . CAnOARA Of.'ZIL S I ir iiHRp:e.: "1. "' P-17 L ) : LJ,LJ I J.LaLy :m EUiii cr.H7 muzm F:nLi:::i CONTINUOUS" TODAY - 2 TO 11 P. IX.' LEU jjUULLIUU I I Aim News and Cartoon TJ f MMRJ ttWTt ISit . 3 1' -'m.J,'JlllnMMI I MUX. mill -1 , ! 3 : .-- - '.. .;.,-( - ,; .- , , . ! t - i r . .. .... : . t - ; , t , r . ,. . '. , "- ' - ; -- ! - : .-''.'.;.-:-...".. - i t ' - .- " . - : t :,r