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PAGE NINE Watch on the Rhine, " With Bette Davis and Paul Lukas, at Craterian MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1943 POPULAR STARS WIN ACCLAIM IN BRILLIANT SHOW Life in Present Day Nazi Germany Portrayed; Ger aldine Fitzgerald Stars. Y In one of the most remarkable, soul-searing narratives ever filmed, Bette Davis and Paul Lukas come to the Craterian screen today in "Watch On the Rhine, screen adaptation of the best selling book of the same name. Marked by the exceptional acting of Lukas and Miss Da vis, "Watch , On the Rhine" brings to -the screen the burn ing courage held in the hearts of those who dare defy the Nazi regime in present-day Germany and fight with stubborn bitter ness against the murderers who doom them to destruction. A large and versatile support ing cast is headed by Geraldine Fitzgerald who turns in a ster ling performance as one of the women whose heart is filled with the type of courageous fight that wins wars and defies oppression. . - Having proved one of New ork's most thrilling stage suc cesses in recent years, "Watch On the Rhine" bids fair to take its share of honors in the pan els of screen history. Plenty Of Action In Thrilling Hit On Rialto Screen Don Ameche. Gene Tiwnitv I WaH ctortinM wnjB., Bt tt,A and Charles Cobum henri the PratAi-tan A,iB., star-studded cast of the gay tech- gagement. nicolor picture, "Heaven Can Heading a double feature pro gram at the Rialto today is the successful, vividly dramatic "Two Tickets to London," star ring Michele Morgan one of the screen's most striking per sonalities and an all-star sup porting cast which includes the lovable C. Aubrey Smith, Alan Curtis and Barry Fitzgerald. Based on the story of a graDhic nation-wide man hunt, "Two Tickets to London" presents a ! of action and escape. , "Gals, Inc.," partner feature on the entertainment- packed bill, gives a light, comedy touch to the program with plenty of songs, girls and laughs. Com ical Leon Errol is presented as the "daddy" of a group of shape ly chorines whose fast steps and lilting tunes are accompanied by the sweet rhythm of Glen Gray and his Casa Loma orchestra. ICEMAN KEPT WARM Toledo, O. (U.R) Because she displayed plenty of warmth to the iceman but turned a cold shoulder to her sons, a Toledo woman was handed a suspended jail sentence by Common Pleas Judge John'Q. Carey,, with the stipulation that she pay for the . support of the two bovs. who ) have been made court wards. v The woman, twice divorced, was charged 'with forcing her chil dren to sleep on the floor so the iceman could have a warm bed. "Heaven Can Wait" Booked Here 3 tx W Thrilling Role $ i& ! 1 Today at the Holly is the fas cinating story of a modern girl, cursed by an ancient legend. "Cat People, starring Simone Simon. The companion feature is "I Walk With a Zombie," with Frances Dee and Tom Conway. FIELD AGENTS OF iTIES HERE Miss Ethel Schureman, hospital representative for the Pacific area o the American Red Cross with headquarters in San Fran cisco, was in Medf ord Friday and Saturday and visited the Camp White station hospital. Miss Schureman has been visiting all camps and hospitals in the north west. Friday Miss Schureman, Mrs. Elizabeth Carey, general field "Song of Texas" Wednesday Show JM4T Roy Rogers is featured in the Rialto's Wednesday film, "Song of Texas," a rodeo of romance and rhythm with Sheila Ryan and Barton McLane. "The Fal-1 con in Danger," starring Tom Conway in the title role, com pletes the fast, action-filled dou ble bill. TANKERS COLLIDE Navy Reveals Sea Holocaust Explosion and Fire Take Horror Toll. SCHEDULE FIXED -. San . Francisco, Oct. 23 (U.R) The-War Food Administration tonight announced a schedule of payments ranging from 19V4 cents to 49 cents per box on standard wrapped - apples and 39 cents to 98 cents per nun dred-weight on - bulk, ' loos packed or non-standard wrapped apples shipped into specific east ern areas from Oregon, Wash ington and western Idaho. '' " The-schedule was formulated in an attempt to equalize freight costs, the WFA said. , Payments will be made on the basis of claims submitted for eligible shipments arriving at ' destina tions within zones 1 and 2 re cently established by the' Office of Price Administration, on and after Oct. 17 through July 31. 1944, the WFA added. Oh Mall nibun. Want Ada. representative for camp commu nities for the Red Cross, who also was in Medford Friday and Sat urday;, Mrs. . Jeanne Baker,1 as sistant field director at Camp White; Mrs. Rawles Moore, lo cal chairman of the hospital and recreation corps, and Medford members of the corps, were en tertained for a luncheon meeting at the home of Mrs. A. S. V. Car penter, chairman of the seven special service corps of the Jack son county chapter. During the meeting Miss Schureman outlined new plans for the hospital and recreation corps and it has been announced that, a new training class fur corps members would be opened in the near future. Women in terested in joining the class are asked to contact Mrs. Moore or to call at the chapter, office in the courthouse. FUND GROWS " ' Harrisburg, Pa. (U.R) Penn sylvania's state employees' re tirement fund has grown from 347 members drawing $195,000 annual pensions in 1930 to 1,450 members drawing $1,250,000 yearly in 1943. Assets increased in the same period from $7,000, 000 to $32,500,000. Palm Beach, Fla., Oct. 23 (U.R) Eighty-eight men were killed off the Florida coast Wednesday night when two tankers collided and exploded, burning to death scores of men and hurtling bodies hundreds of feet into the air. Majority of victims were trapped below deck and were burned to death while flames ate every square inch of paint off . each vessel. Others died on . deck, their bodies charred and seared beyond recognition Skeletons were found in bunks of one tanker when it was taken to port and it was estimated that more than 30 men were blown to bits. Twenty-eight bodies were re moved from the vessel after flames had devoured most ev erything in sight, leaving only a helpless hulk. Tonight, manv bodies remained aboard the other ship, which had been loaded with several thousand gallons of high-octane gasoline. The explosion set off by the fuel resulted in one of the most destructive holocausts off Unit ed States shores in recent years. The ship was still aflame and unapproachable the following day, but bodies could be seen on deck, piled near the stern. It had drifted 15 miles ana lay settled for more than 21 hours atop another vessel which had been sunk by submarine early in the war. It then freed itself and drifted to shore. The navy in announcing the disaster tonight, said it was not due to enemy action. Twenty-eight men survived. Four were burned severely. All were landed at Palm Beach. tee today set sometime in No vember for a house-to-house la bor recruiting program to cover the city and county of Los An geles. - i Cm Uall Trtbuno Want Ada. . ANN MUELLER Reliable CARD & CRYSTAL READER Everything Strictly 723 Sherman Confidential Dial 2312 STRIKE EFFECTS New York, Oct; 23. (U.R) The administration's anti-infla tion program wavered this week as pressure heightened for high er wages and farm prices while I congress displayed strong re luctance to boost individual in come tax rates, Most serious pressure for higher wages came from the coal industry through strikes and from the railroad operation unions which threatened a strike vote. Further complications devel oped in the over-all picture when the so-called farm bloc came out more strongly against government subsidies and in favor of higher prices to the farmer. . Industrial activity showed ef fects of the coal strike. DESOTO FARTS HUMPHREY MOTORS 33 So. Riverside Dial 4980 TO RECRUIT LABOR Los Angeles, Oct. 23 U.R) The citizens' manpower commit- loeco O oo e aa 72 CAPS $1.49 144 Caps Sift $2.59 WESTERN T&2REFT ALWAYS THE WAY Ada, O. (U.R) For two months Fire Chief George Umphress had been on the job without re ceiving a single fire call, so he decided to take a couple of days eff to visit his son, who is in training at Great Lakes, 111. Two hours after Umphress boarded the train, his fire crew was called out to combat a grass fire which endangered several buildings. use Mall Trlbuna Want Ad. CONTINUOUS TODAY! DOORS OPEN at 1:45 0 Today fc Mon. Nit. MILTON BE RLE and' Mary Beth 'Hughes in OYER MY DEAD BODY -Plus- ZERO CLUB Out of bounds, civilians only Delicious chicken and steak dinners 7:00 p.- m., 3 a. m , except 'Sunday. Phone day time 6300, night 9101. , mm Show Today 1:45-3:30 fc 6:45-9:30 TODAY & MONDAY HER KISS IS DEATH! SIMONE A) 1 j PLUS j g 1 1 HAIKU Oil I0 MHWT M STARTS TODAY FOR 3 DAYS U -J .-iifc--t. nNP WOMAN OF m IW AfiF tr avtth . hfartft it of tdvf for a man to kkmkmhkk XWITH1 'XrHEARTFUL OF I SYMBOL OF . 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