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Thm OREGON Sf ATESMAN. Salem. Oregon. Sunday Morning. Bexniier 5. I9
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Catchy Bill of Hit Tunes
Topping all musicals shown this season, f'Sweet Rosie O'Gra
dy," 20th Century-Fox's spectacular! technicolor starts today at
the Elsinore. Starring Betty Grable, Robert Young and Adolphe
Menjou, the film is a rollicking romance that boasts an incom
parable repertoire of hit tunes, a thousand laughs and a novel,
engaging story. i
Betty Grable, in the title role, j j ; : -r-1
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to bear in the part. If possible,
she is more glamorous and appeal
ing than ever. Her throaty voice
puts over the Gordon and Warren
songs, including "The Wishing
Waltz, "My Heart Tells Me,"
"Coin To the County Fair" and
My Sam," with a bang. Her dan-
cing is out of this world and the
intricate routines worked out for
her by Dance Director Hermes
Pan provide the audience with
many delightful moments.
As Rosie, Betty is the girl from
Brooklyn who rises to fame and
fortune as the darling of London.
She wins herself a duke, played
by Reginald Gardiner. Then she
loses him, only to win Robert
Young
Robert Young and A d o 1 p h e
Menjou, the male stars, both cap-
ture honors for their performan
ces. Bob is seen as the intrepid
reporter on the Police Gazette,
who exposes the star as a former
Brooklyn girl. Menjou is his fiery
boss whose bursts, of temper pro
vide many laugh sequences "in the
film.
. Able direction of Irving Cum
in i rigs is to be noted in the excel
lent coordination of the sequen
ces in the picture. Fanchon was
responsible for the musical super
vision. William Perlberg produ
ced this outstanding musical hit
which is a delight to the eyes, ears
and heart.
Screen play was written by Ken
Englund, basel on stories by Wil
liam R. Lipman and Frederick
Stephani and Edward Van Ev
ery.. Rene Hubert designed the
Judy Garland Goes Glamour
Girl in 'Presenting Lily Mars9
v Judy Garland goes glamour girl, gets plenty of opposition in
the person of exotic Marta Eggerth, and charms no less an aus
tere personage than Van Heflin in M-G-M's "Presenting Lily
Mars," her newest singing appearance, now playing at the Cap
itol theatre. This is a romance of the modern theatre, with haunt
ing music embellishing an equally haunting romance. It tells
what happens when a young
i singer sets out to attain stardom.
Judy is the young singer. She
tries to "crash" her way to the at
tention of a famous producer,
Heflin, manages to make his pri
ma donna, Miss Eggerth, plenty
jealous, and amid comical com
plications and a touching love
story the embryo star achieves
success, musically and romanti
cally. Catchy musical numbers high
light the action. "Tom, Tom, the
Piper's Son" is another hit for
Miss Garland, and Miss Eggerth
scores in the exotic "Kulebiaka,"
and the old favorite, "Every Little
M o v e m e n t," is guaranteed to
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Juc. ... .d iud her newest leadig man. Van Heflin, in a romantic
moment from M-G-M's "Presenting Lily Mars," now playing' at the
Capitol theatre. The film follows the rise of a young actress to
stardom. "Pirates of the Prairie," starring Tim Holt, completes the
double bill at the Capitol.
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lavish' costumes which enhance
the beauty of Miss Grable and
Virginia Field. Supporting the
stars in important, well chosen
roles are Reginald Gardiner, Vir
ginia Grey, Phil Regan, Sig Ru
man and Alan Dinehart.
"The Falcon in Danger," star
ring suave Tom Conway and
lovely Jean Brooks completes the
double bill at the Elsinore.
Turner WMSC Plans
To Present Pageant
TURNER The Turner Wom
en's Missionary society of the
Christian , church will observe
women's day on Sunday evening
; with the presentation of a pageant
at 7:45 o'clock m the church, with
a cast of 12 players. The mission
ary pageant is entitled "The Won
derful Story," and the public is
invited to attend.
Rains Swell Streams
In Tillamook Region
TILLAMOOK, Dec. 4 -yP)- Til
lamook county lowlands were
swamped today by coastal streams,
swollen by pounding rains of a
70-mile-an-hour gale.
Road crews began clearing
slides as the storm subsided. The
Coast highway was reopened to
traffic, btit one lumber company
reported such heavy logging road
damage that operations would be
halted until January.
evoke nostalgia.
Richard Carlson is well cast as
a harassed young playwright, Fay
Bainter and Spring Byington are
effective as mothers of the two
principals. Also Miss Eggerth's
portrayal is strikingly effective.
Bob Crosby and his band add
musical moments of joyful en
tertainment. I&rman Taurog, who directed
with deft skill, has brought out
many delicate human shadings in
the apepaling story.
"Pirates of the Prairie," star
ring :Tim Holt is the companion
ature at the Capitol.
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Betty sings, Betty dances, Betty romances That Grable ral Is a show all by herself, and when she's
starred with such top-notchers as Robert Young and Adolphe Menjou, It's bound to be a sensational
success and that's just what they're saying about the new technicolor filmusical, "Sweet Rosie O'Gra-
. ry, wmcn is now playing at the Elsinore theatre. Supporting players include Reginald Gardiner,
Virginia Grey and Phil Reagan in the 20th Century-Fox successwhich was directed by Irvinr Cam-
mings and produced by William
iaicon, and lovely Jean Brooks,
Elks9 Annual Charity Show
Books Comedy, 'Fresh Fields9
"Fresh Fields," a farce comedy
calculated to make audiences for
get the war but nevertheless ap
propriate to the times in that some
of its characters are English and
others are Australians, thus rep
resenting two of the United Na
tions, has been chosen by the Sa
lem Elks for their annual charity
show, to be presented in the Elks'
temple December 15, 16 and 17.
Its initial showing will be at
the state penitentiary a week
from today a custom inaugurated
on a day that will go down in
history: December 7, 1941.
For the seventh successive year
the Elks' show is Jeing produced
by the Salem Civic Players direct
ed by Miss Beulah Graham, who
has been able to assemble a cast
representing a higher average of
experience than for any similar
show in recent years. Four of the
players have been in other Elks'
shows, and all have been "behind
footlights" on numerous past oc
casions. There's a lot of romance in this
play, and four romantic leads.
One pair includes Delva Litwiller,
seen most recently in the 1941
Lions show, and Corydon Blod-
gett, who has had major roles in
a number of recent- Willamette
university productions. The other
romance involves Ruth Versteeg,
who has played in six of the last
seven Elks shows, and Harold
Salem Second
In Auto Test
For the first time since the Ore
gon cities traffic safety contest
was launched three years ago,
Bend failed to make either first
or second place in the monthly
ranking for November, Secretary
of State Fobert S. FarrelL jr., said,
in announcing the standings.
In the first division Klamath
Falls was first, Salem second and
Bend third. Accidents resulting "in
personal injuries caused Bend's
drop in rank.
In the second division Baker
was first with Marshfield second
and Pendleton third. Burns led
in the third" division with Cottage
Grove second and Lakeview third.
Nyssa was first in the fourth
group with Enterprise second and
Vernonia third.
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A Gentle Gangster"
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Perlberg. "The Falcon in Danger."
is the companion feature at the
Rosebraugh, whose experience has
been less recent but who shows
in rehearsals that he is thorough
ly at home on the stage.
Elsie Holman, who was a pes
tiferous juvenile in "June Mad,
the Elks' show last year, shows
her versatility by playing a digni
fied, mature role; and Agnes
Drummond, who was an outspok
en domestic in that production, is
still outspoken but her role is that
of a wealthy visitor from Austra
lia. Irene Jolley, who has been in
other Salem Civic Players pro
ductions; Ralph Curtis, who was
a harassed parent in "June Mad,"
and Mignon O. Lamkin, whose ex
perience is less recent, have minor
but distinctive roles.
Tickets to the Elks' show may
be obtained at the lodge temple
or from any member of the lodge.
Pork Producers Quit
In Washington Area
COLFAX, Dec. 4 -JF) Lyle
Hilty, master of the local grange,
said today he had wired War Food
Administrator Marvin Jones that
75 per cent of pork producers in
this district were quitting hog
raising.
The wire was an aftermath' of
a meeting of grangers at which a
resolution was adopted protestinf
the lowering of hog support price
on the Spokane market.
Two Fishermen Drown
Off Yaquina Bay Bar
NEWPORT, Ore., Dec. 4 -(JP)
Two men were drowned today in
the capsizing of their 36-foot fish
ing craft in storm-tossed waters
off Yaquina bay bar. A
The body of the skipper, Harry
Burtraw, was recovered. Search
ers were seeking the body of
George Mattison.
Two women and another man,
passengers in the boat, clung to
the overturned craft until it was
washed onto the beach a half mile
south.
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Cont Shows from 1 P. M.
NOW PLAYING!
A Pair
of Gay,
Happy
Hits!
CLAUDETTE
COLBERT .
MELVYN DOUGLAS
ROBERT YOUNG
"I MET HIM IN
PARIS"
HiU-Billy Hilarity!
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MARTHA (Moutha)
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Elsinore.
Ponderosa Pie
NewPossibility
Scientists Get Wood
Sugar and Fats From
Oregon Pines
Ponderosa pie is a possibility of
the waste Ponderosa material in
the timber lands of central and
eastern Oregon, according to in
formation received by Governor
Earl Snell's postwar readjustment
and development committee from
members of the chemurgic council.
From the pine scientists have
extracted wood sugar, wood flour
and fats for shortening, as well
as alcohol, all of which can be
used in the making of pie and cake.
Furthermore, these ingredients are
tasty, the cotnrnittee was advised.'
Experiments are now being eon
ducted in a laboratory at Bend,
according to the report. The posf
sibilities of utilizing the Ponderosa
uine came to light with the an
nouncement of an eastern brewery
which said it has a process of
converting wood 'waste into feed
for livestock and as a substitute
for meats for human consumption.
The postwar committee said it
would investigate.
State Employes Buy
$34,443 in War Bonds
The secretary of state, under the
salary dedeuction War Bond plan,
issued War Bonds in the amount
of $34,443.75 to state officials and
employes during November. " Ap
proximately 1406 bonds were is
sued in various denominations.
Since the salary deduction War
Bond program for state officials
and employes was placed in the
state department bonds have been
in the amount of $507,000.
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Canned Soups
Ban Is Lifted
Ready to Serve Kind.
Are Point Free,,
i Beginning Sunday
; Only , canned soups that are
ready, to . serve may be bought
point-free beginning Sunday, the
district. OPA food rationing di
vision explained-today in answer
to numerous calls from customers
who thought . that all soups will
be removed from the ration list,
" Any concentrated soup that car
ries directions to add water, milk,
or other thinning ingredient will
remain on " the ration list, OPA
officials explained. The ready-to-
serve soups are being made ra
tion-free in order to clear out old
stocks of this commodity which
can no longer be packed.
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Firewood sales figures for Ore
gon, Washington and the Idaho
panhandle, the first ever to be
assembled for the area, show
marked increase in the demand
for wood, according to a statement
just issued by the office of Ros
coe A. Day, chief of the,OPA's
northwest solid fuels rationing
branch. Further indication is that
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wuuu uuxj nave iu laite uie piace
of other fuels in greater propor
tion, especially in the more crit
ical areas,, during future months
of the war emergency.
The report shows that out of
an estimated 1,047,294 households
in the region, 560,363 depend upon
wood as the principal fuel, and the
balance upon fuel oil and coal.
The total reported sales from
March 1, 1942, to March 1, 1943,
in these three states were 4,094,
056 cords and units of all types
of firewood. To equal these sales,
dealers would have to see, be-'
tween October 1943 and March
1944, 669,405 cords of cordwood.
siabwood and millwaste and 1,-
u 14,341 units of sawdust and
hogged fueL
Motor Counter
Open Saturday
The motor vehicle license coun
ter in the secretary of state's office
here will be open Saturday after
noons hereafter for the conven
ience of motorists who desire to
make application for their 1944
license.
New licenses, in the form of
windsmeid stickers, cannot be
placed on cars until December 15.
State department officials urged
motorists to apply for their 1944
licenses without delay so as to
avoid the eleventh hour congestion.
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Charles Coburn keenly eyes (the flapjack flapper in this scene from
his first starring comedy, "My Kingdom for a ook. The f tliji.
which Is opening today at the
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Trinity Choir Plans ;
Second Vesper Night
SILVERTON Trinity - choir,
directed by Mrs. Tom A. Ander
son, Is planning another . vesper
service for the night of December
26. The first of the winter series
was given last Sunday night and
was well attended, 1 .
Plans are again to bring in an
out-of-town soloist for; the occa
sion. Christmas music will
featured at the December vesper.
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