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: i -i MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDTORD, OREGON, SUND. V DECEMBER 20, 1942 PAGE NINE Alice Hegan Rice's Loveable "Shanty torn' Folk on Craterian Screen o VERA VAGUE TOPS BRILLIANT ARRAY Hugh Herbert Has Leading Male Role Picture Ma- lor Movie Treat. "Mrs. Wlggs of the Cabbage Patch," the famous Alice Hegan Rice rtory of the tumbledown shantytown on the wrong Bide of the tracks and of the lovable peo ple who live there, now comes to the screen 1942 style with Fay Bainter," star of "War Against Mrs. Hadley," In the title role. "Mrs. Wiggs" opens a three day run today at the Craterian Theatre. . Hugh Herbert plays the mall order husband and Vera Vague, of radio fame, portrays Tabitha Hazy, the flustery seamstress. Read and loved by millions of Americans for almost half a cen tury, "Mrs. Wiggs" comes to the movie screen as fresh as the day it was written. The Wiggs chil dren with the geographical names, Asia, Australia and Eu ropena, and their brothers, Billy and Jimmy, are there along with "Ameriky," the orphan horse, and "Klondike," the dog. There's a pair of lovers, too, John Arch ed and Barbara Brltton, as Dr. Kennedy and Lucy Alcott. "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" bids fair to be one of the major treats of the movie season. "WOLVES OP THE WORLD" Camp Ord, Cal. (U.PJ Selec tees of this camp have just en dowed American life with one more nation-wide benevolent I and protective order. It is open to ell service men in the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. It will be known as the B.P.O. WOW, jti The Benevolent and Protec tive Order of Wolves of the World. The protective and ben evolent activities of the Wolves will be confined largely to prowling for "dates." Closing Urn for Classified adj 0 a. m. Too 1st to Claaalfy 13:80 p. m. iSfSV Ends Tomorrow Nital GEORGE RAFT DOROTHY LAMOUR HENRY FONDA "SPA WN of the NORTH" Another Big Hit Back By Demand! Taesday-3 Days! The hectic days of Chicago before Mrs. O'Leary's cow started the big fire! Tyrone POWER ALICE FAYE DON AMECKE "IN OLD . CHICAGO" CONTINUOUS Shows from 1:45 (til 8) 40e-25e-llc Ine Tax (alter 6) 50c-25c llc Inc. Tax m Claudette Colbert in Craterian Christmas Comedy ; j it ii - ti The gayest comedy farce of i Craterian Theatre Wednesday the season, "The Palm Beach for a four-day Christmas show Story," Is being booked into the ing with Claudette Colbert, Joel In "Frisco Lil" Irene Hervey and Kent Tay lor star In "Frisco Lit," story of waterfront gambling Joints, play ing today and tomorrow night only, at the Roxy Theatre as the added film with "Glamour Boy." Mobilization Held By Troop 3 Sconls A mobilization meeting was held Thursday night by Boy Scout troop 3 in Roosevelt school gymnasium with Arnold Green, assistant Scout executive, as in spector. About 20 Scouts were present and after the troop dem onstrated the proper respect for the flag by the use of posters which Glen Kircher, patrol lead er, had drawn, Mr. Green in spected the Scouts for neatness and positron of badges. Captain Perkins, Scoutmaster; Louis Powell, junior assistant Scoutmaster, and several com mitteemen from the Lions club, which sponsors the troop, were present at the mobilization. Urn Mall Trlbun. Want Ada, CONTINUOUS TODAY (til 6) 2Zc-llc Inc. Tax (aiter 8) 2Sc-llc Inc. Tax Doors Open at 1:451 It's Jackie's BEST! Mi...il flllkiUI. Mmmi. tib TODAY and Monday Nlghtl Watch out . . she Douom W a s as ay deckl iSftfif! -r.ut RicV ,ll:"""-"r" iN St1 Jr fa Constance Bennett, Leo Carillo, Head Cast Holly's Drama Seven popular screen stars pool their talents In "Sin Town," which opens a three-day run today at the Holly theatre. Constance Bennett tops the list and appearing with her are Brod Crawford, Patric Knowles, Anne Gwynne, Leo Carrillo, Andy Devine and Ward Bond. Each of these distinguished players is said to have a vitally important role In the film which deals excitingly with lawless ness during an oil boom in the southwest. Miss Bennett and Crawford are teamed as itiner ant "sharpers" who become in volved in shady politics and illicit transactions - while the mushroom community seethes in its own fantastic extrava gance. Ray Enright, remembered for his direction of "The Spoilers," piloted "Sin Town" which, like the previous success, contains a knock-down, drag-out fist-fight. Crawford and Bond are the principals in this sequence heralded as one of the most HToday-for 3 Days! and BROD CRAWFORD Patric Knowles Anna Owynne Ward Bond . SAT SUMY OM 1ST MAS SCHEDULE TODAY) "Sin Town" at 2:00 4:55 1:10 11:05 "Counter Espionage" 1:40 7:00 8:50 McCrea and Mary As tor in star ring roles. recklessly graphic melees ever staged for motion picture cam eras. "Counter Espionage," starring William Warren as The Lone Wolf, plays as the companion mystery. : SLIGHTDELAY IN iG OF Preliminary opening of the USO unit in the Masonic build ing, 218 West Main street. planned for this afternoon, has been postponed until Wednes day, December 23, at 8 p. m., ow ing to non-arrival of a quantity ol ciud tumismngs. AHll.tsnt C. K. Cox of the Sal tmtinn Armv said Saturdav the work of completing the unit is being rushed to provide addi tional recreational facilities lor service men during the Christ mas holidays. Uae tlall Tribune Want Ads. TOUGHER ... Than the Barbary Coast! ROUGHER... . Than Gold-Rash Alaska! a. Plus This Compmlon THE MOST FASCINATING SCOUNDREL OF ALL TIME GIVES THE NAZIS RRREn LUIlib!Rrn THE 10NE WOLF ERIC BLORE HILLRRV BROOKE Coming to Rialto 'Kid J V- I J Beautiful Alice Fay returns to the Rialto Theatre in "In Old Chicago," which opens Tuesday as the last of the Rialto Thea tre's two-weeks of "old favor itesback by popular demand." Day Room Famished By Oak Grove Club; Plan Cookie Treat Oak Grove Neighborhood club has completed furnishing a day room at Camp White, a project which the organization of thir teen women assumed two weeks ago through the Red Cross. Mrs. Edith Connell la president of the club and the committee mem bers most active in securing the furnishings for the room were Mrs. Alleen Pickering, Mrs. Ethel Root, and Mrs. Pearl Campbell. Mrs. L. P. Crocker, publicity secretary of the club, said Sat urday the women desired to pub licly extend their thanks to those who had aided in the work. The room is occupied by Co. C, 362nd infantry. Captain Fair, commanding. The club plans to keep a sup ply of cookies available for the men using the room and anyone in the Oak Grove neighborhood wishing to join in this effort may leave their cookies at Shores' store on Jacksonville highway, 2 Action Hits! Wide open and wild the worst of the lawless boom towns! CONSTANCI BENNETT ANDY DEVINE LEO CARRILLO Mystery Adventure THE DOUBLE CROSS! J - 1 1 & J I J Henry Aldrich Poor Henry Aldrich gets him self and his pal, Dizzy, into a peck of new trouble In Henry Aldrich. E d 1 1 o r." hilarious Christmas show coming to the BRITISH SUBS TAKE AXIS TOLL London, Dec. 19 (U.FO Brit ish submarines have sunk three more Axis supply ships in the Mediterranean and hit a fourth with two torpedoes, the admiral V 1 I " i. imf IteM ill 1 Continuous Cjjjj in Holly Picture -0 lolly Theatre Wednesday for a four-day showing. Jimmy Lydon stars again as young Aldrich. A western thriller will be the companion feature. ty announced tonight. 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