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"John Doe" at Bogart Given ; State Today New Film Role JOHN DOE, the mu of America, has as "Meet John Dee," opens today at are Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Brenaaa and Edward Arnold. Com panion featare is "Always a Bride' with Rosemary Lane Georg e Reeves. , J, A i Y vf . .; ..." A'"' '' if ' ' ffcl'" ' VJf' Ma ' VwS i CHOICE OF A WEAPON for this pending bop en the head of un aware Charles Coburn seems dictated to Jean Arthur by the scene, a shoe salesroom. The action takes place in The Devil and Bliss Jones," starting today at the Liberty theatre. Second featare is "Silver Stallion" with aa all star cast i irniriiTi imwrn ttmttltl H !Ufcr i in n i n, fii SECRET FORMULA Is divulged by Jeffrey Lynn, in the role of a rubber planter, to his boss, played by Hobart Bosworth, In the exciting love story, "Law of the Tropics," now playing- at the Capitol theatre. Showing in conjunction is "Flying Cadets," starrin Willlam Gargan and Peggy Moran. 'A TOPPER RETURNS" In the picture of that name, opening today at the Hollywood theatre, starring Joan BlondeU, Roland Young and Carole Lendis. Second attraction is "Andy Hardy's Private sec retary." starring Mickey Rooney, Rita in Quaridry ; As to Choice of Men's Uniforms NEW YORK, Oct 2S-fPh . Which uniform do you like best Marine, Coast Guard, Army, Navy? ' ' That was the spot Movie Act ress Rita Hayworth was in .to--day. She was out with four men, one from each branch of the arm ed services, for an all-day jam boree of seeing the sights in New York City. But Rita, well-coached by the publicity office that arranged the affair, and a sweet-spoken .girl besides. Just flattered her eyelashes and said, "I think ' you're all eate. I lore Bnlfonns .' anyway." .' .- "But think of the nrjy'l tra ditions" said JohnIU.Cecklcr, 1941. Gary Cooper la the title role the State theatre. Others starred 1x2 - 1 1 '.y. Fay Holden and Ann Rutherford, of the Battleship North Carolina, a Butte, Mont, boy. : "You know the Coast Guard's the oldest navy In this country, don't you?" said Fred Melton, seaman, lately of Atlanta. "John Paul Jones was a ma - rine," said Melton Carroll, of Mo- a a m J - Due, aul, ana oesiaes t. aa draw a nice picture or you. ; "May the army present you with a rose?" said John J. Crans ton, who left Racine, Wis, to work in the army's finance de partment "Let's go see the xoo, said Kita. Plan Masquerade Thursday Night MACLEAY At the YGA meet ing held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Dunigan plans were made i o r masquerade social night to be held at the grange hall Thursday nlgnt Tne uregon- ians wO furnish the music, . j .i v Capra, Riskin Team Again; Cooper in "Human Film" The eagerly awaited showing of Frank Capra's newest pro duction, "Meet John Doe," will begio. today at the State theater. Gary Cooper and Barbara Stan wyck are co-starred. Columbus discovered America for Queen Isabella in 1492.' And Frank Capra and Robert Riskin discovered it for Americans in Capra and Riskin, director and writer of "Meet John Doe," have put on the screen as thrilling en tertainment an Incontrovertable fact that most of us have ; over looked or completely forgotten; that a people or a nation are as strong as the small people of that nation want it to be. This famed writer-director combination who took apart the Genus Americanus in such human documents as "You Can't Take It With You," "Lost Horizon" and "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town search deeply into the soul of our Amer ican way through the eyes of John Doe in their newest film. Riskin's "John Doe" as played by Gary Cooper as everyman. John Doe is the man who reaches into the return slot of a pay telephone hoping to grab a nickle someone forgot. He is also the guy who will give his last dime to a beggar on the street He is the guy who will do any- thins within the law to beat a fellowman on a business deal and I when he has succeeded will take the guy out and spend twice as much as he made getting the f el- low drunk. He is the same fellow who will sneer "Flag Waving" at a display of patriotism but will knock another chap's block off for saying anything against the flag or against the nation. Capra and Riskin bring all these back to the minds of Americans through the film "Meet John Doe" in the form of good solid enter tainment Tropical Film Here Today An exciting film of love and I adventure on a South American rubber plantation is "Law of the Tropics," now on the screen at the Capitol Theater. Set in the seething atmosphere of the trop ics, the film tells a gripping story of a woman whose past dogged her constantly. s . . Constance Bennett and Jeffrey Lynn have the starring roles with Regis Toomey, Mona Maris and Hobart Bosworth in the support ing cast Lynn, in the role of a young rubber planter, gets a leave of absence to marry - his sweet heart from the United States: While on board ship he receives a wire from her stating that she is already married. He stops off in a small tropical drinking dive where he meets luirougn me genue approacn 01 MA. 41 XI l - M I snooung paper waas at nerj a torch singer, played by Constance Bennett He pours out his troubles to her almost.; as pro fusely as he pours drinks into his stomach. In a short time he is out cold. Constance , patiently helps him to regain confidence in himself for which he is very grate ful. Her troubles increase however when a detective from New York comes to arrest her for a past crime. She escapes on the same boat that Jeffrey is taking back to the plantation and he, in or der to keep the natives' respect asks her to marry him and use te -name of the girl he was sup posed to wed. She consents and they return to the "rubber planta tion. "Flying Cadets" with William Gargan, Peggy Moran and Ed mund Lowe is the companion feature. Jean Arthur Stars As Miss Jones in "The Devil and" With Jean Arthur starring, "The Devil and Miss Jones" presents hilarious romantic comedy to theatre-goers at the Liberty, start ing today. Robert Cummings has the ro mantic lead - with the star, and Charles Coburn shares title-role honors with her. The troubles originate in a huge I department store one of hun- dreds of enterprises Coburn owns where a group of employees try' ing to improve conditions have j hung Coburn In effigy in front of the store. J Through the well-meant and unsuspecting efforts of - Miss I Arthur, the millionaire comes to 1 view the trouble in a different light, and at a crucial moment he I . . . mmseii joins tne ranks of ag- i grieved - employees' against " the store management -Georgia Carroll, who meas axes one-sixth of all the beauty contained in the Nary Bloes Sextet,' has a peach and - ivory -complexion. But the care of it doesn't end at Georgia's ehm line. - She gives considerable thought to the "complexion" ef her elbows, knees and heels, especially ta.fhe summer when knees are .In ,view and heels are more often exposed! than not, " by scrubbing them with soap and water and.Jmassagtog Brill UU.Mtf..- : - Sec 2 Salem, Oregon. October 2S. 1941 . ' ; Fag 5 sSiWitSScc-R miimo By HARRISON CARROLL 'King Features Syndicate Writer HOLLYWOOD A Florida alli gator gave Jon Hall his biggest scare and probably his narrowest escape from death. After finishing "Aloma of the South Seas," Hall went south to visit Frances Langford's rela tives. One night he and his brother- in- law James Lang ford, went alli gator hunting. They wore flash lamps strapped around their foreheads. The idea was Job HaU when they saw the eyes of the alligator-to pad die the boat up close and let go at close range with a shotgun. Jon let go all right but he was using a pump gun and, unlmow ingly, he already had shot his last shell." The "eator." a big one, then did some letting go of his own. He stove in the side of tne Doat. Hall and Langford managed to paddle it part of the way to the shore. The rest of the distance they swam fearing every mm ute that one of them would get a leg snapped oft Silliest fan request of the year comes from a Betty Grablo admirer. He actually wants the wisdom teeth that she is hav ing pulled out The San Quentin News, a paper printed in the California prison. has written M. J. Siegel, head of the Republic studio, asking for still pictures and gossip about the stars. A souvenir copy of the paper accompanied the request One column is headed, "Stir-tistics and tells about arrivals, dis- charges, paroles, etc., but the item which interested Silgel most was the following ad, appearing on the back page: "Lost, two library books. A blow-back will be appreciated, as the- loser is faced with the prospect of paying for them.' "Great Guns," the new Stan Laurel-Oliver Hardy picture will have the two comedians 1n the cavalry. Big problem now for Twentieth Century-Fox Is to find a horse that Hardy can ride. He weighs 293 pounds. When John T. Weaver, father of Marjorie Weaver, retires from hit railroad lob soon, the star is " n1ann;n0 tn mrnrise him with handsome eift shell snend $6,000 rpfiin!. the family house and three renting houses belonging to Weaver. The income will make her father independent Gloomist man in Hollywood was George Brent when the seven yachts got under way in the Hon olulu race. The star had spent a year and four months prepar ing to enter the event He has sold his big boat to Jack Warner. "1 only got it for the race," he said, "and there won't be another for two years. U there Isn't a war, I can pick up another boat by then." Brent's doctors now say It will be at least two months before he can face the camera. Braxilian fans are so keen for Carmen Miranda that they send her at least 10 air mail letters a month. Carmen always an swers these letters air mail, too. It costs her 40 cents postage per letter. So many of the fans want to know her opinions of Hollywood that the star has written ent a reply. She sends mimeographed copies, along with photographs. Errol Flynn says he and How ard Hill have made 300 per cent profit on all their short subjects. Most of this goes to HUL . . Mickey Rooney now has a crush on Lorraine Elliott the new singer at Charley Toy's. He went up to his ankles in mud the other night trying to get her ear started off a parking lot that had been wet ted down. ... Roy Lester, who did the jitterbug routine with Ann Sothern in "Ringside Maisie,' wont be able to take a similar iob in "Panama " Hattie."' The draft's got him. Today, Monday, plus Defense Tax Taesday I Continuous Today - 1 to 11 P. M. mUiMkUyfUoaey ta LrwwStooo . mm FayHoUM And Second Featare - 1:13 ncrriij 8HXXE BtTP.Xg-P.1T5T dlT Added - News and Cartoea i 0 fO i ' - I A 't 132 mm o In Paramoont's "World's Pre miere," Frits Feld has to battle a tiger In the baggage ear of a : train. Far the shoottna- of the fight Itself, a man eovered with a tiger's skla was sabstitated tor the real animal. Bat the fel low took his duties so seriously that, . when Feld emerged, he was braised and bleeding. Going p to the director, he said, "Please, if yea. re-shoot this scene, IH take the real tiger.- f Speaking of skirts, Ann Sheri dan had the most embarrassing experience recently on the "Navy Blues" luau set Annie, wearing ' one of those Hawaiian grass affairs, backed up too close to a slowly revolving wind machine. The blades caught the grass and, at the1 same time, Property Man Morris Goldman grabbed hold of Annie. In the tug of war, the skirt came off entirely. The blushing star was left standing there in a pair of tight-fitting panties. Lizzie Calls for Real Mud Splash Hollywood is capable of doing the impossible but it couldn't sat isfactorily splash Mickey Rooneys jaloppy with fake mud and make it look reaL This fact was dis covered during filming of the newest Hardy Family film, "Andy Hardy's Private Secretary," now at the Hollywood theater. The script called for the car to pull into a garage covered with mud, seemingly splashed there by passing cars. To get the real ef feet, Rooney obligingly drove the car through all of the mud holes in the vicinity of the studio, in viting his friends to drive by and splash him. Needless to say,- he had plenty of "takers." Ben Lear Gets Job As Movie Critic Three yoo-hoo's for a movie critic Lieut Gen. new Ben Lear! " rtseemf that Peter Smith, producer-commentator, had a movie short, "Army Champions," which he wanted to put to the acid test A man of courage (he's past the draft age), Smith sent a print for the personal review of General Lear, commander of the second army and celebrated as a disci plinarian since his punishment of "yoo-hooing" soldiers, which evoked a national controversy. Mister Smith didn't get the gen eral's three stars but he did get a letter commending the picture because "it clearly demonstrates that our army is being trained and moulded to become fit to fight and in order to fight well and avoid loss of life, it must have speed, accuracy and team work, which is in reality the theme of the picture." Ex-Woodburn Man Found Dead in Portland WOODBURN R a 1 p h Kocher, formerly a resident of this com munity, was found dead at his home In Portland recently. He operated a farm just east of Pudding river on the Mt Angel Woodburn road. His birthplace was near Canby, He is survived by his son Wes ley, in the navy, daughters, Eve lyn Way, Portland, and Dorothy Kocher at home, a brother, Edon, Canby, and sisters, Laura Fish and Mabel Heppler, both of route two, Canby. Funeral services were held in Canby. Interment was in Zion cemetery. - Elisabeth Fraser Is another new devotee of the fall name sonogram that Hollywood girls like se weO. She embroidered her first name in white on a maroon silk ascot and b wear lagr It with a trim white broad cloth suit Elisabeth, spelled with an "s," is new "Lis FrU" to her snore Intimate-friends, ever since Frederic March gave her the novel tag when they played together la "One Feet ta Heavea. :.:., v-- --ir, .: rLt'S Dfci.MK TAX Cary 'Z Cooper ' ' Barbara Stanwyck "llczl Jc!a D:3 Time: 2:15-5:40-9:10 it : -2nd Hit- Rosemary . - . George Lane ..Reeves "iUrcays a rrida" .Time: 10-430-7:40-11:15 ? ' . Miekey Moase CartoM ' Stars With Blary Astor in "Maltese Falcon At ELsinore Humphrey Bogart is not the Thin Man and he nasnt a dog named, Asta. 'But he has.-Mary Astor . and . a . character . named Samuel Spade, the Thin Man's literary cousin, and he's happier than when the was, doing Duke Mantee in "The Petrified Forest' That's the picture that set him on top. . ' ., - ' .r-;-":..v..i. Sam Spade is the cigarette-roll ing private detective in "The Mal tese Falcon," a good story written by Dashiell HammeU, creator of the Thin Man and other entranc ing characters with a minimum of morals and a maximum of charm. Mary Astor is the girl in the pic ture, which is currently showing at the ELsinore theater. "This Spade is a rat, but he's on the law's side and he's a mighty swell guy to know. He's really one of the best characters rye ever had, stage or screen. Don't get me wrong. Tm not the arty type of actor who thinks he has to live his roles. But this fel low's down my alley," Bogart sums it up. - The history, f "The Maltese Falcon,' Hammett's original book, inclines to back Bogart up. The publishers reveal that it is re quired reading in the English classes of many universities and colleges for clarity, style and vividness of characterization. Adolphe Menjou and Gloria Swanson are starred In "Father Takes a Wife," the companion feature. The special added at traction Is the latest March of Time, "Norway in Revolt" Class Elects At Gervais Board Gives up Plan For School Band; Drive Set GERVAIS At its meeting Wednesday night the Fidelia class of the Presbyterian Sunday school elected as officers for the ensuing year Gordon Jones, president: El- ln nrjMHfont' T nil,, Rose, secretary; Ethel Lutz, pub-1 --.-, licity secretary; J. B. Brown, class leader. The church annual Har- vest sale was discussed and set for the night of November 5 in the lower room of the Masonic building. The Boy Scout troop is to con duct a paper drive beginning No vember 1. Old newspapers, maga zines and cardboard will be col lected. Free hauling to Portland has been offered and all money collected is to remain in the funds of the Gervais troop. At a recent meeting the high school board decided to give jup plans for a school band this year o. rt fr). nr.r. ,vrMi i , - " - " u budget lor this department About 20 students signified their inten tion to participate. Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Adkisson and two children and Iris Hill were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cutsforth Monday while enroute to their home at Freewater after a visit to the doc tor's father at Newport The Ad kissons are former residents of Gervais. The Community card dub will hold is semi-monthly supper and card party Tuesday night at the high school auditorium. Covered rdish supper at 7 o'clock will be presided over by Mrs. T. A. Dit mars, Mrs. M. B. Lucas and Mrs. B. J. J. Miller. KC Initiation Is Set for Today MT. ANGEL The Knights of Columbus will initiate a class of new members at the Mt Angel auditorium Sunday afternoon, starting at 12:30. Candidates from Mt Angel, Corvallis and Port land will be initiated. The Initiation will be followed by a buffet supper in the dub room. STARTS TODAY TlXTSTniimTwf a. a. SAKAU WtUUM PLUS 2ND HIT -Added-IfAKCn OF - TEES . NOYIXTT Contlnaeus Dally from i.-ee p. ax. au tf V- - - i ' .'- : .... . ROOT OF ALL EVIL Is the harmless bird statuette la the hands ( Sydney-Greenstreet which starts - Falcon," now showing at the FJsinore theatre. Others in the east are (left to right) Humphrey Bogart, Peter Loire and Mary Astor. Companion film features Adolphe Menjoa and Gloria Swanson In Tather Takes a Wife." '- " "-y i i i t TOM HARMON, playing the title football drama at the Grand theatre, takes time oat to make a pass at lovely Anita Louise in this scene. Others in the film are Warren Ashe, Oscar O'Shea and Forest Evashevski, Harmon's great teammate. Call Board BOIXTWOOO Today Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone. cay ttoiaen, Ann tiutnenora in "ToDoer Returns." Wednesday Barbara Stanwyck, Henry onaa in ine LJiay tve. Maureen O'Hara. James Ellison in "They Met I .CLhham Boyd in "Border in Argentina." vigilantes." Higgins Family. Roscoe I Karns, Ruth Donnelly in "Petticoat i onuea-- TiV-SSmPhre7 Bogart. Mary tor in "The Maltese falcon." aS ELSIXORK As- olnhe Menjou. Gloria Swanson in "Father Takes a Wife." Wednesday Ronald Reagan, Olympe Bradna in international Jxiuaaron. Marjorie Woodworth, Tom Brown in --.Niagara rails. GRAND Today Tom Harmon. Anita Louise In "Harmon of Michigan;" George Montgomery, Lynn .Roberta in Last of the Duanes. John Sutton in "Yank' in the RAF." T Today Gary Cooper, Barbara Stan wyck in "Meet John Doe." Rosemary une, tteorgo Beeves in "Always Bride." Thursday Franchot Tone, Joan Ben nett in "She Knew All the Answers." I Herbert Marshall, Virginia Bruce in Adventure in Washington.' Saturday midnight Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier in -That Hamilton i woman. CAPITOL T o d a y Constance Bennett. Jeffrey juynn in -uw ox me Tropics. Wil liam Gargan, Perry Moran in "Fly ing Cadets." Wednesday Bob Hope, Shirley Ross in i nanics xor tne Memory. Ma Lupino. John Garfield in "Out in the log. Saturday Gene Autry, Smiley Bur- nette in "Down Mexico Way." Billy Conn -in "The Pittsburgh Kid." LIBERTY Today Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings in ine uevu ana auss Jones. "Silver Stallion. LLUjUtJUULLJ Coatnlaoas from IF. M. 25c I 10c Adults I Children ATEIFLE TH1EAT PV ..fo taelvesf .mi - r m . .- m yiOr ANITA IOUI52 ' J " 001111118: Tnesday Mcked with Kemaace and Adveatvrel TYRONE povoa s V 1 all the Jreable ta "The Maltese role In "Harmon of Michigan," new Wednesday Alan Mowbray, Elizabeth Risdon in "FooUight Fever." Bev erly Roberts. Robert Wilcox in "Burled Alive." Friday Tim Holt In "Along the Rio Grande." Grace Bradley, Michael Whalen in "Sign of the Wolf." Mystified Bakersfleld police called Los Angeles to find oat If Carole Lombard or Clark Gable had lost a setter dog with a name plate on Its collar. Tag Along Lombard." The stars hadn't. They gave the dog some time ago to a friend ap Bakersfleld way. Bat the origin of the collar plate Is worth a chuckle. The setter was named after Carole, because, when Clark went on hunting trips, she always used to tag along. Continaous Today from 1:0s TODAY-MON. -TUES. 2 HITS Suspense in every clue ... Mystery in every crime ... Thrills in; every scene. Dashiell Hammett, author of "Thin Man," wrote it! i Companion Feature- Adolphe Menjou, Gloria Swanson at Their Best Tather Take A Wife! Plus ' Latest March of Time "Norway in Revolt" COMING WEDNESDAY Today .Mon.-Tuea, it Hits ! Dangerous Nights!. i cmS wo mA ms momt aoMymH -Companion Feature- j With wmiam Gargan Edmund Lowe - Peggy ? Moran - Frank Albertson 1B0 Plus Serial Dead End Till S P. If. Kids in . Plus Tax "Sea Raiders" ts mmM ta mm w Mssmf 1 iKTZSTXCrWlli J MM
