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Page 32, Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Sunday, Pee. 21, 1947 il, Bus Travel Break All Records SEATTLE M) Officials of four major railroads serving Seat tle said here this week the pres ent transportation boom may set a record In Christmas holiday travel. Stage line operators also re ported a heavy increase in trav- elers with the closing of many schools and that a greater jump In volume is expected this week end. Some rail officials said if the volume continues, it may equal that of . 1945, when service men broke all travel records here. . G. W. Rodine, general passenger agent of the Northern Pacific said east-bound travel had jumped 30 per cent since Dec. 1. The line's two transcontinental trains, the Alaskan and North Coast Limited, are carrying capacity loads. Officials of Great Northern, ffijS&m' Tbtrt'snofin$rgift 1 IgjSSSjpP? than the gift of fine music- graf fy l i'I Jor your bom and family tfK. l'X ' see today's truly fine small S7 iTHEy EXQUISITE ycrosonic, comg&,ur ! flL BY BALDWIN "'" jj ' " I ll MERRY CHRISTMAS INDEED FOR THE WHOLE -S 1J5. FAMILY IP THERE IS AN RCA VICTOR RADIO-PHONO- ""ll Jj jjji; Ifil GRAPH IN YOUR LIVING ROOM. THE BEAUTIFUL CRESTWOOD $1 MODEL SHOWN IS BUT ONE OF MANY FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE. . fpr iHn . I w Li u u iif U Id US U ib-"! y Ll rmi a c7fte ome e- Quality JcrciaicUe 29 East 8th ( Phone 5520 Milwaukee and Union Pacific al so reported increases, adding that additional cars have been added to several trains. To Wear or Not To Wear CAMDEN N. Y. (U.R The question of whether Camden girls should be allowed to wear slacks to school will be aired at a special meeting of the school board dur ing the Christmas vacation. The board promised a "full hearing" for Thomas Delahunt, whose 14-year-old daughter, Jean- nette.was sent home from Central School for wearing slacks. Delahunt said the board had no right to tell his daughter what she could wear. The board said a rule outlawing slacks had been in effect several years because some girls wore slacks which were "not decent." " v v flt Erf. UNFAITHFUL Ann Sheridan and Zachary Scott In a tense moment from "The Unfaithful" at the State Theater here Tuesday, co-billed with "Out Of This World." LATHAM MAY RE-VOTE ON BIG BOND ISSUE LATHAM At the school bond election, Dec. 17, 34 votes were cast no, and 30 votes were cast yes. It is thought another vote may be taken soon as many people did not understand the need for such a large bond. Notice for a bond vote must be posted for 15 days and the budget for 20 days. The budget has to be voted on in January ac cording to the new law, instead of in June as formerly. WINDOW & DOOR SCREENS 30o per square foot and up. 207 Washington St. BARRETT SCREEN SHOP Forbes Wins MGM Award NEW YOR1- (U.B Esther Forbes, Worcester, Mass., has been named winner of the semi-annual Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer novel award of $150,000 for "The Run ning of the Tide." ' MGM said the award carries the possibility of another $250,000, depending on sales. If the book, a story about 19th century Salem, Mass., should win a Pulitzer prize Miss Forbes would receive an ad ditional $25,000. She won a Pul itzer prize for an earlier book, "Paul Revere and the World He Lived In." Salaries Decline in Filmland, Glutted Talent Market Blamed By BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD W) Notes and comment on today's news In the film capital: Movie production is heading steadily downward and with it go actors' salaries, it is a Dau seasui. tnr aeents since the glutted talent market is pulling acting prices to unsuspected lows. Nearly every free-lance star has had a sharp comedown in wage per picture and the $200,000 and $150,000 stars are becoming a thing of the past. For that reason, many free-lancers are heading for the haven oi ma jor studio contracts. Now that tne iroaucers Asso ciation has banned all future gangster movies, its interesting to note a sidelight on a proposed Al Capone biography. One of the Movie Workers Have Parties Theater operators and em ployes in Eugene and Springfield, who work all year to maKe movie entertainment available to others, finally will get around to enter taining themselves at Christmas time. Employes at the Heilig, May flower and State Theaters will have a banquet at a local res taurant the night of Dec. 22, a tentative date. They have invited employes from he McGenzie and Varsity in Springfield to join them. The McDonald and Rex staffs have slated a Christmas party at the Eugene Hotel Sat urday, Dec. 20. But even their annual Christ mas parties will be hampered somewhat by the operation of the theaters. The parties won't start until after the last shows, at 11 p. m. or later. What's in a Name, Anyway? HOLLYWOOD Philologists, those people who study names for hidden meanings, have come up with some new ones pertain' ing to the stars of "The Bishop's Wife." The stars, they say, are known as The Great One From The For est, The Small Wise Child, and The Beloved Nephew. They're really Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven. Other Goldwyn stars whose names have mean' ings all their own are Dana An' drews (the manly dane), Virginia Mayo (the maidenly kinswoman) and Danny Kaye (the exultant prophet). Stores Sponsor Free Cartoon Nine merchants located on Wil lamette St. between Tenth and Eleventh Aves. have purchased a special movie and will Issue free tickets to its customers on Mon' day, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The movie is an hour-long car toon, and it will be shown at the McDonald theater between the hours of 12 and 5 p. m. Regular admission prices will become ef fective at 5 p. m. on those days. Theater Programs HEILIG Sunday through Wednesday "Ivy" Thursday through Saturday "Springtime in The Sierras" "Rose of Santa Rose" MCDONALD Sunday through Tuesday "Each Dawn I Die" "Bad Men of Missouri" Wednesday through Saturday "Where There's Life" "It's A Joke, Son" MCKENZIE Sunday and Monday "Boomtown" Tuesday and Wednesday f "Carnegie Hall" Thursday through Saturday "Gunfighters" VARSITY "Untamed Fury" Tuesday and Wednesday "Dangerous Money" "Wife Wanted" Thursday through Saturday "Rainbow Over The Rockies" "Kilroy Was Here" STATE Sunday and Monday "Homestretch" "This Gun For Hire" Tuesday and Wednesday "The Unfaithful". "Out Of This World" Thursday through Saturday "Thunder Mountain" "Out Of This World" MAYFLOWER Sunday through Wednesday "This Happy Breed" Thursday through Saturday "If I Had My Way" "Shadow Of A Doubt'' While the nightshade nlant t a deadly poison, all its relatives are good, healthful eating: po tatoes, eggplants, peppers and tomatoes. MIDGLEY'S Sashes Doors Cabinet Work Phone 1059 RADIO mi YA IIEPAIRIKS ON ALL MAKH SI 76 1. 11th. lint iotoatflmtrTkiait TELEPHONI IOM "SHHT MS? 2. main reasons it was turned down was not because of its subject matter, but because of its plot. Self-imposed The production code, self-im posed by the movie makers, says a screen character has to be pun ished for his specific crime. Thus, a film murderer cannot be acci dentally run over by a train; he has to suffer for the murder. The Capone yarn failed to meet code qualifications because tne moD ster was punished not for his crooked life, but for income tax evasionl Correction for Moscow. In a recent blast against Hollywood, Russian film leaders said San Bernardino was the testing place for films and berated the town as the moral art council of the American movie Industry: aC' American movie industry; actu ally Santa Barbara is the usual Time was when producers loved to get their pictures banned some' where or blasted by someone. It was said that the publicity did wonders for the criticized films, That viewpoint may now be al tered. The Legion Of Decency condemnation of "Forever to ber" didn't help the film and Its makers were happy to see the ban lifted. Too Much Fun Recently an actor was discuss ing the flop of one of his recent pictures and offered an interest ing viewpoint: "I guess we had loo much fun making the picture; we were just one big, happy fam ily." I suggested maybe Sam Goldwyn was right in saying that people have to be unhappy to make good pictures. "I wouldn't go that far," was the answer, "but he has a point." This column is going to offer an award to the comedy air show that presents one broadcast with out any references to the script. Nearly every radio comic has from one to ten lines in his show about "the writers," the punctua tion of the script, the loss of a page, the reading of certain lines, etc.t What are those boys going to do when television comes and their scripts are taken away from them? British Movie At Mayflower "This Happy Breed," an English-produced film slated for the Mayflower Theater in Eugene, Dec. 21 through 24, is the story of the rearing of an ordinary British family. Done in technicolor, it was written and produced by Noel Coward, and has been rated as one of the best movies to come out of Britain since the end of the war. It covers the period from 1919, the end of the first World War, to 1939 when the second World War began. Stars are Celia Johnson, John Mills and Robert Newton, all of whom have become recognized stars for American movie fans. -mi n pictures. pfRracT soUd6 Now Thru Wednesday The drama of a Woman who violates very law of fovol Comedy . News - Oreh. Now Thru Wednesday An English Production . . J. Arthur Rank presents ROBERT NEWTON CELIA JOHNSON "THIS HAPPY BREED" Filmed In Technicolor Also Cartoon - News IRcKEIIZIEn TODAY - MONDAY Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Hedy Lamar "Boom Town" Comedy - News Today Monday Only MAUREEN O'HARA CORNEL WILDE "HOMESTRETCH" Alan Ladd-Veronica Lake "THIS GUN FOR HIRE" VARSITY Today Monday Only EDDIE DEAN "TUMBLEWEED TRAIL" Plus "UNTAMED FURY" i;iiuaox "if r Ro,t ... .. showing at the Mayflower today the JS stars Crooner Bin ri,.. $7.S Wnu ' . Most American irarilpn ti i.vweiu are importations. Among the few natives are phlox, clarkias, ver benas, galllardias and California poppies. The dodo hirri ham iseen since 1681. ' CLOSED Christmas Eve and ChristmaslJ urtiN as Usual Dec, PLAN YOUR NEW YEAR'S EVEPjl at EL CAPITAN MAKE RESERVATIONS EAM.Y CLOSED TUESDAYS STAETTOQ DECEMBQ X WlwUtoetei by WILLIAM KEIGHIEV J ! fe3ss . m DENN?., I s COMEDY AND FUN! Bud Abbott Lou Costello in 'BUCK PRIVATES COME HOME" N 2 ?0' - "Ml J When ktativ,r!sC rHbiit7l BlR(n Mm n ,.: WILL BE K0)f " Dale Evom
