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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1942)
SEC 2 PAGE 4 The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem Oregon, Sunday Morning. May 31. 1942 Abbott and Costello Riot Into 12th Year tre THERE IS A GIRL like Marvin Myles hidden In every man's life. Hedy Lamarr and Robert Younjr are co-starred in "II. M. Pulham, Esquire" now Playing at the State theatre. The picture boasts a Tuwiwin inrinHinr Ruth Russev. Charles Coburn. Van Ileflin, Fay Holden and Bonita Gran- vUle The second feature is "Wild and Warren William. Best-Selling Novel Filmed Screening of Book Gives LaMarr, Young, Hussey Major Roles The filmization of John P. Mar quand"s novel, "H. M. Pulham, Esq.," which topped the country's best-seller lists for many months, came to the State screen last night, with Hedy Lamarr, Robert Young and Ruth Hussey in the major roles. The screen has given even greater fluidity to the story of the young Bostonian aristocrat cast by destiny in a mould from which he cannot escape. After the World war he essays a ca reer In New York, meets the woman w h o becomes the one treat love of his life, then through circumstances returns to Boston to develop into a crea ture of habit, content with the woman his family had destined him to marry. When, twenty years later, he seeks to recap ture the romance of his youth, he finds that it is too late. As in the novel, the story is told In retrospect, w h i 1 e the hero writes his autobiography for a college magazine. Hedy Lamarr's portrayal of Marvin Miles, the young advertis ing copy writer who scorns the .placidity of a conservative Boston existence, is undoubtedly the fin est role of her film career. She looks and acts the part of a typi cal American business girl, even to forsaking her glamour bob, and wearing glasses. The hand-picked cast also includes Charles Coburn as the elder Pulham, Van Ileflin as Bill King, Fay Holden as Mrs. Pulham, Bonita Granville, Douglas Wood. Charles Halton and Lei Erikson. Bruce Cabot and Constance Bennett star in the companion feature, "Wild Bill Hickok Rides Again." City Budget Is Prepared WOODBURN The city bud set committe met Tuesday to prepare the budget for the com ing fiscal year. It calls for total expenditure of $13,538.45, $12, 388.45 to be raised by taxation - The previous budget, for a ten months period, was for a total of $12,350, of which $10,923 was raised by taxation. Public hearing on the budget was set for July 7 The budget committee includes Ray Glatt, James H. Livesay, George A. Landon, Carl Huber and J. J. Hershberger, also Mayor Harold Austin and Councilmen Fred Hecker, Elmer Mattson, Smith and Shorey. Woman's Club Will Hear Talk on Orient WOODBURN The Woodburn Women's club will hold its last meeting until fall Wednesday af ' ternoon in the club rooms of the city library. The speaker will be L. Proeb atel, principal of the boys' training school, Who will talk on the on ent, where he lived for many years. The Women's club has ex tended an invitation to the public to be present and hear Mr. Proeb- steL The program will beginu at 2:30 and will be preceded by a busi ness meeting at which time new officers will be elected for next year. ' Try ih f Chtnett remtdJML Amazing SUCCESS for MO yean la CHINA. No matter wits what ailment yon ar AFIUCT ED disortert. caasltls, heart, long, liver, kidney, itoaseh, ras, eoBftlpatioK, ulcer, dia led, fever kln. female em plaint . . Ctarlie Chan Chinese Herb Co. OtOeo Bourf- Only Tues. an: Bat, - T tun. to p.m. and an, and weo, to use . 122 N. ComT. St, Salem, Or. wt i7 " 1 - 1 - i , v t-'-' ' 'V. w.. " i-s s - ; 1 - - ' , - ' o . 2 " w- rft - a g jt f r fv;X - A ..-,,J..... ,..v,.y.JAiw r n yrtrtrrt .v v. t.tutttMtetmaammilMmmMtMi mm Bill Hickok Rides Again," with OFFICER ROBERT ARMSTRONG saboteurs from Leo Gorcey, Bobby ho Dead End Kids in "Let's Get Tough," now at the Capitol theatre with companion feature, Roy Rogers in "Romance on the Range. HOUNDED . . . throuch three v 1.1 . 1 . , " as shocking as the burning of gram at the Grand theatre is ginia Bruce, Brod Crawford and Service Men PORTLAND, May 30-()-Wil- bur A. Cox, Salem; Joseph H. Bell, Mt. Angel, and Walter L. Bowers, Turner, were among new enlistees announced Saturday by navy recruiting headquarters. Ray Wolf, technical sergeant lo cated at Phelps field near Spo kane, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Jenny Walker, 871 Rosemont. Wolf expects transfer to the east coast soon. DALLAS Karl N. Retzer of Dallas was graduated Saturday from West Point and commis sioned a second lieutenant in the field artillery with assignment to the air corps. He attended Oregon State col lege for three years and went to West Point on an appointment from Congressman James W, Mott. At West Point he was ap pointed cadet lieutenant and was a member of the cadet chapel choir. Lieutenant Retzer is the third Polk county boy to finish West Point recently. Capt. John Finn, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Waldo Finn of McCoy, was on Major General Stilwell's staff; Capt. Ed ward Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Hamilton of Dal las, is with US troops in Iceland. DALLAS J. C. Pleasant and Johnny Benge, former sergeants of Company L, won second lieu tenants' commissions in the army following a three months' offi cers training course at Fort Ben ning, Georgia. They were assigned to the' school just before their Company left for overseas. The two were in Dallas last weekend and left Wednesday to report for duty. Lieut Benge has been assigned to service in a tank destroyer battalion at Camp Gor don,! Georgia, and Lieut. Pleasant has been assigned to Camp Me Clellan, Alabama. Mrs. Pleasant (Barbara Scott) will accompany her husband for the summer. - Benge is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Benge and Pleasant's parents are Mr. and Mrs. S. C Pleasant. Bruce Cabot, Constance Bennett ets the low down on spies and Jordan and some of the other thousand miles of terror. PrUcilla ... v- . " the Normandle. On the same pro "Butch Minds the Baby" with Vir Dick Foran. Where They Ar What They'ro Doing JEFFERSON Mr. and Mrs. John DeWall have received word from their son, Gordon, that he" has arrived In Australia. SUVER Mr. and Mrs. Menno Dalke have received their first letter from their son, Clayton, since he left Fort Lewis for New York three months ago. He Is now in Australia and reports all well with the Swegle boys there. -T ritrpnn A T TT tit:ii r and Walter Bowers two young men of this commumty, Joined the William irrenn Vac T-UmA " " from six weeks visit with his J r-i u"usmci ll" s; " 1 1 J in Australia and his brother, Ed- ward, is with the navy in Alaska. a a ij ti m HiiiiiHi s Mrs. T-u , : 1 .- : . raiici is uvuig 111 oail rrancisco wnue ner nusoana is siauonea me rresioio. jvirm. cuiu mas iuiuiciijf vu guild oui gee, Mr. and Mrs. O, A. Leuhers of Vtlted- uMter' uS- rr' rr SS-oTtSc He is entering the armj with a I second lieutenant's commission. Mrs. Allen Will Teach In Gervais Next Year JEFFERSON Mrs. Edna B Allen and her nephew, Robert Norton, left for Portland Wednes day where they will spend the summer with her sister, Mrs. Nora Norton. - -; - Mrs. Allen, teacher ih the Jef ferson high school for the past two years will tea ch EngHsh, in the Gervais school next year. She "has had many years of teaching ex perience, having . taught - seven years in Portland, nine years in the Flainview school; six years in Jackson county; and four years in Turner. She has leased her home here. Combining mirth, music and romance, "Rio Rita" openea at the Elsinore theatre Saturday with Bud Abbott and Lou Cos tello cavorting into the twelfth year ol their amazing partnership as comedians. When It is considered that they were relatively unknown only five years ago, their rise is phenomenal. Now popular on stage, screen and radio, they reach the apex of their climb In the new picture. Kathryn Grayson and John Car roll offer romance and melody as a background for the antics of the comedians. Miss Grayson in a duet with Carroll sings "The Ranger's Song" and !'Long Before You Came Along." Carroll sings the theme song, "Rio Rita," and Miss Grayson solos with "The Shadow Song" from Dinorah A capable supporting cast in- eludes Patricia Dane, Tom Con way, Arthur Space, Peter Whit- ney and Dick Rich. They form a band of spies who are intent on eliminating Abbott and Costello, but their efforts are futile, of course. The comedians first appear as stowaways in the rear deck compartment of Carroll's roads ter as he arrives in a fiesta, town in search of his boyhood sweet heart, Rio Rita. The stowaways discover a basket of what they believe are apples. The round red objects, however, are radios destined for the spies, and Ab bott and Costello are immedi ately marked for whatever fate spies mete out to their victims. Their numerous escapes provide the rompdv which kPnt tho audi, ence in a constant uproar through the showing. The picture was di rected by S. Sylvan Simon who keePS action and melody going at a fast and huarious pace. Companion feature "Mokey" with Dan Dailey, jr., and Donna Reed. Lamb Show Is Set for June 6 CLOVERDALE Final plans I were made for the fifth annual rat iamo ana wool snow or Mar- ion couniy, i nursaay mgnt at tne regular meeung 01 me local a ar- jonn Terhune was elected presi mer's union meeting. dent for new club year: Mrs- Chairman Henry Ahrens j?re- siaea ana neara reports irom tne VariOUS COmmiUeeS. i ne lvianon couniy iamo snow is sponsored by the Cloverdale Farmers union and has been most successful for several years. It has grown each year and much inter est has been aroused throughout surrounding counties. the first Saturday of June. The state dog trials in sheep herding ,m k m e ...v f-".. B- be entered by 2 o'clock. This feature is one of the most attrac rsf tv,. cv,, sheep dogs of the west are en- ??yd e w u m' tered in these trials. Six cash M"- wm WaUs' nd ,M" prizes are awarded to the owners. J,olm Finlay' were guests ot the The Turner Better Homes and Garden club will have a floral display. Anyone having flowers is urged to bring them for this show. Picnic Marks Close School WUPATT A MTV TV, tirk.tl.J Kcho01 .clo.sed ftl."lde"1Jll, "v"? ""a I ZT1 lunch, various games and ball I 0 , d at Sal has moyed back to home of her parentS) Mr. . . . " " ' hiishnnrt i in IIS Prvir At nr.c v, ,-. ; . T Ant h ie in trnininw in cicmol 1 I - - " " corPs in Missouri. Amity TOIK Y1S11 Fairview Family Aiitvitw Mr. and Mrs. se- I T t . J . i r.A 1 vcua rnuiueu ui aiiuij wcicoai - uraay evening dinner guests 01 1 xvir. ana ivirs. tari vvooa. Mr. and Mrt. Carl Wood and son Wallace were Sunday guests at Amity. Mr. and Mrs. John Wood Mr. and Mrs. Leon French Today Through Wednesday Mrs. Jack Bejaul and daughters Mabel and Florence of Seaside were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Allison. ' I Fairview Woman Visits Kansas FAIRVIEW Mrs. Henry Knoche left Thursday by train lor a visit with relatives at Bonner Springs, Kan. Mrs. Tovio Bantsari gave a vio lin solo at the Amity union high school baccalaureate services held there Sunday. : Cutting quilt blocks and hem ming dish towels for the annual autumn sale of handmade articles was the work of the members of the Dorvas society ol the Seventh Day Adventist church held Tues day at the home of Mrs. George Sarceant. fOscar9 Winner In Suspision9 Joan Fontaine, Cary Grant Co-Starred In Hitchcock Film Director Alfred Hitchcock brings to the screen a production of acadei"y award quality when "Suspicion," starring Joan Fon- taine and Cary Grant begins its four-day run at the Hollywood theatre today. Based on tne novel -Before the Fact " the Picture co-stars Cary Grant (as Johnnie Aysgarth) and Joan Fontaine (as Lina Aysgarth). Miss Fontaine received the aca demy award for the best femi nine performance in a motion pic ture in 1941 for her portrayal in "Suspicion." Cary Grant has played in many film productions including "Penny Serenade," "The Awful Truth," "Gunga Din," "His Girl Friday," and "The Philadelphia Story," but "Suspicion" is the first motion picture in which he is suspected of being a murderer. As an added attraction, the Hol- lywood offers "Weekend for Three," a comedy with Zasu Pitts, Edward Everett Horton, and Den nis O'Keefe. New Leaders Are Selected JEFFERSON The Jefferson Woman's club enjoyed a covered dish luncheon at the city hall Wednesday. Mrs. Fred Wied and Mrs- A- B- Hmz were hostesses, acting in place of Mrs. J. G. Fon taine and Miss Marjorie Fontaine. During the business meeting Mrs rharles Hart, vice resident: Miss Marjorie Fontaine, s.ecretary-trea ror Mice Murtle Mverc acsict- ant to Miss Fontaine The program committe for next LfS L"' Hart and Mrs. William Walls. Members worked on squares for a coverlet for the local casualty st.ation' an,d th ub planned to f've towels and wash cloths to the unit. Sugarless recipes were ! I 1 117 T T ney won the game conducted by Mrs. Herbert Looney. Mrs. John C1UD' Harry E. McKee, owner of the McKee Feed and Seed store for e past ,ix yearSi has sold that business to the Marion-Linn Farmers Union Cooperative here. The latter purchased both stock and equipment and will operate their retail feed and seed store at the down town location. The warehouse at the north city limits Ld cleaning. The Marion-Linn Farmers are now equipped to do the farmers' grinding and cleaning of seeds. C. J. Rosenau is in charge of the down town store Cll,: 411 UllD SChoIarghipS OCT til 0 SALEM HEIGHTS The fol lowing children have been award ed scholarships to the 4H sum mer school at Corvallis: Philip Blankenship, Elsie Douglas, Don na Dunn, Bobby Von Eaton, Gavle Haufen. Delores Peterson. Milton Burger. l children Will report to school for report cards will finish up the school for this year. Continuous Today, 1 te 11:30 P.M. Two Big Features The Picture That Won the Academy Award for Joan Fontaine. hxxt smm mA irp.rm Grant Fontaine 'SUSPICIOII' Plus 2nd Feature r f. nl . sir- S ; ,f nr" '"al'aairrayiViliiniriiYiMaMMaMeain MHiiiiai I Till f itlllilihi al 1 1 ' BUD ABBOTT HAD BETTER come to the rescue quick for Lou Costello to en the spot aain In "Rio Rita," now on the Elsinore theatre screen. Arthur Space and Peter Whitney are the spies who have the clutch 09 Lou, with Abbott, seemingly helpless, at the right. Companion feature "Mokey' with Dan Dailey, jr., and Donna Reed. Spy Drama Stars Deadend Kids There is plenty of excitement in "Let's Get Tough," the drama which opened at the Capitol the atre last night. The picture regis ters solidly as unusually interest ing entertainment, with comedy interludes serving to lighten a swift succession of ' action-filled situations. The picture Stars the Deadend Kids, that "gang" or irrepressible youngsters headed by Leo Gor cey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall and Gabriel Dell, and also pre sents Tom Brown, Florence Rice and Robert Armstrong in import ant roles. With such a cast, full justice is done to all the parts, and the film is exceptional in its atmosphere of convincing realism. The story concerns the activities of Japanese spies in ari American city. Wrecking a store in the mis taken belief that it is run by a Jap, the Deadend Kids find that the proprietor, a Chinese, has been murdered. The boys immed iately launch a campaign to dis cover the murderer. The companion feature is "Ro mance on the Range" with Roy Rogers and Gabby Hayes. Bethel Dorcas Club Has Meet BETHEL Mrs. J. R. Carru thers was hostess to the members of the Bethel Dorcas club at the May meeting rfn Wednesday. Mrs. Cass A. Nichols presided at the business session, assisted by Mrs. A. J. Klug, secretary. This was the last meeting of the club year. Reports on the federation meet ing were presented by Mrs. E. Matten, Mrs. Millie Brinkley and Mrs. Carruthers. Mrs. J. G. Lauderback led a discussion on taxation. Salvage leaflets were given out by the chairman and plans were made for collection. Arrangements were made for the annual club picnic in June. It will be held at the school grounds this year to save tires and gas and families of members will be guests. Mrs. Lena M. Lisle, Mrs. M. H. Utter and Mrs. Julia Grant were present from Salem. Mrs. Ralph A. Wilson, Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Klug assisted the hostess. Three First Aid Classes Formed SILVERTON That practical ly all accidents could be avoided was the theme of Mrs. Flora Ol sen's lecture Thursday night as she spoke before a group of de fense workers enrolled in first aid, This was the opening night of the class and approximately 30 signed up. One class opened Tuesday night and a third class will open next week. Dr. P. A. Laor is chair man of the class organization at Silverton. Mrs. Martin Hannan is Red Cross chairman locally. 1 J TODAY I Priscllla Lane Robert Cumminrs "SABOTEUR" . AND ?BUTCH MINDS THE BABY" Saboteur: 3:05, 30C Ta Butch: 1:45, Tin s j TODAY Hedy Lamarr Robert Young "H. M. Pulham, " Esq." - " AND . . "WILD BILL HICKOK BJDES" (KOJXD i r- I Fnlham: J35, '? II I MM mm . km j LLC Tax I w Bay 1 nt, II A SUSPICION begins to rise in the mind of Joan Fontaine regarding her husband, Cary Grant, in "Suspicion," now showing at the Hollywood theatre. "Weekend for Three," with Zasu Pitts, com pletes the bill. Young Writer Called 'Find' For Work on 'Saboteur' Peter Viertel, just turned wood picture producers as the writing "discovery"' of the decada because of his work on the screen play for Universal's ' Saboteur, Alfred Hitchcock-directed picture now at the Grand theatre. The youth, who only a year ago I was an office boy in the David O. Selznick producing organization, shares the "Saboteur" authorship credit with Joan Harrison and fa mous Dorothy Parker. The story behind the develop ment of "Saboteur," co-stars Prise ilia Lane and Robert Cum mings. Only a few months ago, Selz nick decided he wanted a vehicle suitable for a Hitchcock director ial assignment something built around an . average American youth whose friends had sudden ly turned against him. The Hitch cock imagination was put at work, and a few days later the hefty, British-born pilot handed Selznick a rough synopsis. Joan Harrison, former seere- Always X Smash Hits! STARTS TODAY - mm im m u fiarsst trliijli tktt tw MM asrHlieirMtl MELVYII DOUGLAS RUTH HUSSEY ELLEN DREW u CXASliS CC8USM JOHN KS3AJt0 ' - StfM ta ky f, I. WMm ' DtfM4 W JONN M. ITAHi A Jika M. Stshl Prilictlii A COt U M I A P t C T U I Pins 2nd Smash Hit! TIMES Wife: t:4- 5:5-I:5 Follies: 1:10-4:15-7:20-10:25 I A-.A f. Dinar (0)(S Tax m t J' . " - I 21. is being hailed by the Holly tary to Hitchcock and now a full-fledged sllversheet writer, was hired to do a "treatment' of the Hitchock idea. Viertel then was summoned to pen the script. Viertel, son of Salka and Ber thold Viertel, veteran screen-writers, spent a year at Dartmouth and another at the University of Southern California before joining the Selznick staff as a messenger. BUY WAR STAMPS AND BONDS HERE Today - Mod. - Tues. - t Hits Time: 12:45 - 4:03 - 7:21 - 10:39 Companion Feature - & DAN DAILEY, Jr. 2:27-2:49 DONNA REED :M BOBBY BLAKE Today - Mon. Tues. - X Hits rf incyro piaymn SLAP tho JAPS! DEAD EIID KIDS i Companion Feature ROMANCE ON THE RANGE Pins Serial, "Ganr Bniiers 25c $ Plos Tax pJ www mf IS