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IFred Astaire Is Teamed With Joan. Leslie in Current Craterian Show
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY. OCTOBER 17, 1943
ROBERT BENCHLEY
TOPS SUPPORTING
CAST IN GAY HIT
Dancing Couple in Specta
cular Routines A. V. G.
Pilot's Adventure There.
Featuring the three ingredi
ents that currently are appeal
ing most to movie fans, song,
dance and fun, the agile Fred
Astaire, in his most likeable
role in years, is teamed with
Joan Leslie in a tuneful, roman-
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Limit" opening today at the
Craterian.
Robert Benchley heads the
supporting cast of the film
whose story deals with an A.
V. a. pilot's adventures during
a brief but lively leave in New
York City. . . ' . . .
Outstanding In tha new fun
show are two striking dance
routines by the two stars, two
solo dances by Fred himself and
fouf new hit tunes by Johnny
Mercer and Harold Arlen. With
Freddie Slack furnishing the
music, Fred and Joan dance
one of their more spectacular
routines at a big service men's
canteen, and the other in
Benchlej's luxurious penthouse.
Lending color in their roles
of Flying Tiger pals in Astaire's
"group, are Robert Ryan and
Richard Davies, while Elizabeth
Patterson, Marjorle Gatesson
and Clarence Kolb have import
ant supporting roles.
Completing the program will
be shown latest news events and
selected short subjects.
Brenda Joyce Has
Lead Musical Hit ''
On Rialto Screen
Starting a three-day run at
the Rialto is "Thumbs up- wnicn
headlines a double feature pro
aram of fun, muslo and rhythm.
Starring Brenda Joyce and
Richard Fraser, "Thumbs Up"
deals with the lighter moments
o2 the war and the background
of the men of Britain who daily
( lend their time and wits to "keep
f'em flying."
The junior partner on the same
"bill is an- extravaganza ' of fun
behind the closed doors of the
Manhattan Canteen, "Salute for
Three." Vivacious Betty Rhodes
heads the cast with MacDonald
Carey, .Marty May and Cliff Ed
wards furnishing a good share
of the fun.
New tunes, dance routines
and a bevy of shapely lovelies
adds to the glamour nad hilarity
of ''Salute for Three," with Dona
Drake - and her smart, all-girl
band dealing out the rhythm.
Vthe talehted team Lorraine and
Rognan, and Cliff-"Ukulele Ike"
Edwards contributing with va-
Tiety numbers throughout, 'the
snow. .
BIRTHS
n&nij 10 ivir. ana wirs.
Charles, 528 Beatty St., Oct. Id.
a boy, B'S pounds,, ar Commu
nity hospital.
PHILLIPS To Mr. and Mrs.
R. M., Star Rt., Eagle Point, Oct.
16, a boy, 8 pounds, at Commu
nity hospital.
ROBINSON To Mr. and Mrs.
Fred, 1110 W. Ninth St., Oct. 14,
a gin, a pounas, bi iommunny
hospital..
Dm Mill rtlbuno Want Ada.
"Destroyer" Coming to Craterian
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Led by Edward G. Robinson.
a sparkling cast enacts the story
of "Destroyer" starting Wednes
day at. the Craterian, in which
action rules as old salts return
to the sea to do battle against
modern enemies.
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ZERO IN BATTLE
Lt. Raymond K. Wolff of Med-
ford,, who was cited last month
for having participated in two
strafing, missions In the south
west Pacific, has again ' made
news. A press release received
Saturday from the public rela
tions office of the Maj-ina Corps
tens ox me neuienani s - recent
flaht with a Jap Zero near a
New Georgia island, '
Th release states:
"In a head-on duel with a Jap
Zero attacking an American Lib
erator bomber, First Lieutenant
R. R,, Wolff, of Medford. Ore.,
emerged the winner.
"Lieutenant Wolff was In a
flight of Marine Corns Corsairs
that saw about 20 Zeros attack
ing a lone bomber. As he came
to the rescue of the Liberator
he met a Jap head-on. ' " -.
I jired and he started to
pull up,' Lt. Wolff said. 'I blast
ed him all the way up until he
burst into flames and pieces fell
ott: .,
"As he leveled off a Zero start
ed a run on him, but Lt, Wolff
orjened the throttle and escaped
tie lost sight of the enemy and
returned to Munda airfield."
Lt. Wolff. 21-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Wolff of
Route 1. Medford, is a medford
high school graduate , and at
tended the University of Oregon.
Graduated from the Marine Air
Corps school at .Corpus Chrlsti,
Tex., he has been overseas since
February. of this year.- .
fun. There will be dancing after
the program.
Pomona will be-held in Cen
tral Point Grange hall, start
ing at JO a. m. October 23:
Agriculture committee had
charge of lecture hour with
John Gray chairman. Master
Howes spoke on small fruits and
vegetables, and Glen Chase on
dairy cattle and marketing. Min
nie Flene, lecturer, reported on
her visits to three other Granges
while N up north, Evelyn Chris
tensen gave two accordion num
bers. Refreshments were seryed
by the Howes family and John
Gray. Next serving committee is
Lillie McKay and the Chaffee
family.
H E. C. met October lS and
decided to hold the fall bazaar
November 13 at 8 p. m. to be foV
lowed by a dance. An all-day
meeting will be . held October
27 with pot-luck dinner and sew
ing on Bazaar articles.' Eacn
lady Is asked to donate an acrnn
tthel Roark donated the prize
won Dy Florence Howes.
THE CRANGE
Gold Hill Grange members
have purchased fiver $8100 worth
of war bonds, It was" reported
at the meeting October .7. It
was voted to pay the forty cents
additional dues commencing
commencing January J.
The annual booster night pro
gram will be given at Grange
hall November 6. starting at 8
p. m. Each member is asked to
bring two prospective members.
The public is also invited to Join
the Grangers in an evening of
Oaa Mall mount Want Ada
"Passport to Suez" New Rialto Show
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Featuring Warren William
and the torrid Ann Savage, in
triguing and thrill,ing "Pass
port to Suez," latest of the Lone
Wolf series, starts a three-day
showing at the Rialto Wednes
day. Paired with the Hopalong
Cassldy film, "Leather Burn
ers" the program promises
plenty of enthralling action.
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Washington, Oct. 16 U,R
Economic Stabilization Director
Fred M. Vinson today approved
an hourly wage Increase of four
cents for 300,000 operating rail
way workers shortly after Presi
dent Roosevelt created a new
special emergency board to re
consider year-old wage demands
of 1,100,000 non-operating rail
workers.
The wage Increase approved
by Vinson was recommended by
an emergency board in a report
submitted Sept. 25. It becomes
effective Oct. 28.
- Vinson's action and that of the
president came as brotherhoods
representing both groups of rail
way workers were considering
whether to take a strike vote
among the . memberships. ' v
FACE DISCHARGE
Buenos Aires, Oct. 16 U.R)
President Pedro Ramirez an
nounced today that all public
employes who signed a petition
published in yesterday's news
papers urging return of a demo
cratic government and .a break
with the Axis would be removed
from their posts.
The petition, signed by 190
leading Argentine citizens, ap
peared in Friday's edition of the
pro-democratic newspapers, La
Prensa and La Nacion.
The order only affects some
eight or ten persons, it was
learned.
On Holly Bill
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Starting today at the Holly Is
"Shadow of a Doubt" with
Teresa Wright. Wallace Ford,
Joseph Cotton and Henry Trav
ers. Second feature is "Dead
Men Walk" with George Zucco
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The present business district
of San Diego, . Cal., comprising
960 acres, was purchased In
1868 for $267.
Washington, Oct. 16 U,R1
Hollywood Star Ginger Rogers
was one of the ten highest paid
Americans in 1941, the treasury's
annual blue ribbon salary list
showed today.
Miss Rogers was ninth on the
list with income of $389,ouo.
Louis B. Mayer led the nation
with $949,766. On the basis of
Dresent income taxes Mayer will
have about $132,860 left. Of
Miss Rogers' gross income, $215,-
000 came from Twentieth Century-Fox
Films, Inc., and $140.-
000 from RKO-Radio Pictures,
Inc. ...
Ginger Rogers is a heavy tax
payer in Jackson county, through
ownership of a large ranch in
the Eagle Point district.
About 10,000 women are em
ployed in U. S. petroleum re
fineries. . '
PATERNITY CASE
ASKS BABY BACK
San Francisco, Oct. 16 (U.R)
Mrs. Shirley Evans Hassau, 21-
year-old platinum blonde who
claims Errol Flynn Is the father
of her child, tonight left her ho
tel and was resting In seclusion
following an all-night ride yes
terday from Los Angeles.
Later she denied rumors of a
rift between herself' and her
family, but her aunt Indicated,
through an attorney, that she
might institute legal proceedings
to keep Harylyn for herself on
charges the child was abandoned.
"Since Shirley gave the babv
to her aunt at five weeks, and
the aunt has raised her, I think
we can prove here in San Fran
cisco the child was abandoned,"
Eli Freed, Mrs. Mullen's attor
ney, anounced.
In the meantime, the Office of
Price Administration confiscated
the gasoline ration book used for
the car which brought Mrs.
Hassau and her attorney up hero.
The book belonged to William H.
Young, general manager of the
Mercury Engineering company
or Los Angeles, who drove the
pair 450 miles to San Francisco.
Mrs. Hassau told reporters she
was not only fond of her baby,
but that she "loved her very
much" and that "she's really .
doll." She said she had been un
able to care for the baby be
cause she had been in ill health
ever since Marylyn was born.
Mrs. Hassau accused Flynn of
plying her with rum and seduc
ing her in his automobile.
Monte Rio, Calif., Oct. 16
0J.R State forestry officials said
today that the forest fire raging
Ir. the Gurnevllle-Monte Rto area
of Sonoma county had been
brought under control and that
the Russian River resort area
would be saved unless the wind
shifted.
ClMlne tlnw (or Sunday Tee tilt
to Olautfy. S:SO Saturday aitamooa
Plaaa remember .
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