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i SPENCER TRACY, IE "A Guy Named Joe," Thrill ing War Film; Kay Kayser On Rialto Bill. Spencer Tracy and Irene Dunne, two great Bcreen favor ites, are together for the first time in "A Guy Named Joe," a delightful story of the "life t.fter death" of fighting pilots, and the combination seems cer tain to make a new chapter In tcreen history. The film Is now showing at the Craterian theatre for three days, beginning today, Tracy, as Major Pete San didge, daredevil pilot and in V tense suitor of Miss Dunne, has a role that calls for unusual acting; It's the usual Tracy ' "man's man" part with an add ed touch of whimsy and deli cate fantasy, and the skilled Tracy takes it for all it's worth. The characterization, as he does it, ranks with his mem orable work in his award-winning "Captains Courageous" and "Boys Town" pjrtrayals. For her M-G-M debut Miss Dunne is seen as one of those new women of this era, a ferry transport pilot. For the touch ing romantic scenes in exotic south seas backgrounds, her per sonality and talent are most ideally suited. In the supporting cast are such well known names as Lionel Barrymore, "The Gen eral" of that shadowy land to which pilots go; Ward Bond, A direct from his success as "John h. Sullivan" in "Gentleman Jim," and the film veteran, James Gleason. j Kay Ki.yser's sparkling, scin tillating song 'and dance hit, "Swing Fever" opens today on the Rialto screen, with Ann Corio in "The Sultans Daugh ter" as the companion feature. BOY SCOUT'S TRIP -T--1 iaar it I nir ? IU IM Al LAftt Some Medford Boy Scout will be sent to the Boy Scout Camp McLoughlin at Lake O'Woods this year as the guest of Cpl. E. W. Jacobus, former assistant scoutmaster of Troop 4, it was announced Saturday by Gordon Gllmore, Boy Scout executive of Crater Lake Area Council. Cpl. Jacobus, stationed at Camp White for several months as a member of the headquarters company, 91st Infantry Division, and now in North Africa, -wrote to the Boy Scout headquarters here, enclosing $30 which he asked be used "to send some Scout to Lake O'Woods this summer." He adds that he real izes "it is not the Scout policy to accept rewards uf this sort as ,- a rule, but he had so enjoyed working with the boys he wished to send his gift." Gilmore said registrations for Boy Scout camp are being re ceived at the headquarters dally, with camping periods scheduled throughout the mopth of July. Divided into five periods, the first from July 1 to 4 is open to Camp Staff members only. Boys may register for the other four periods, each one week long, and divided from July 4 to U, July 11 to 18, July 18 to 25 and July 23 to August 1. A medical ex amination is required for each boy before he Is sent to camp. About 90 per cent of pulp wood cut In this country is car ried In trucks, according to the Office of War Information. 8:30 P. M. BUY WAR BONOS KMED n Continuous today Dcors optn 1:45 LOUIS HAYWARCjjgJjS "DUKE OF I WEST POINT" I j7 SelecUd lfV subJeU Humphrey Bogart Booked Here ,1 f W ' i l r i v us - .' - -Hiifimnii r fci-iii i Starting Wednesday at the Cra- terian is "Passage To Marseille." r 1U'A V V Charlie Chan Thriller Coming Charlie Chan unravels an other mystery anc retrieves a secret weapon in "Cnanie Cnan In Secret Service," which comes to the Rialto Wednesday for a four-day run. On the same bill Medford, Mass". r-flJ.R) "Ajis the motto of a unique blood pint of Blood for Every Medford Man and Woman in the Service fit ' 3 i Bonds for Sale - Day and Night start, irxf fmhm&l SUNDAY p- .SIIsmgi For Three t V't-f W J f M Uproarious b JJ ' f &fe$f (For Laughing j , 4rvT; a I t - , ,)' -twt-ft-- . Plus this I V.'-jf companion I K iipr itaturti ", , imiw ii r p7 iriB i I. l . .u Plu tVl BelteUd i Short Subjtctit L"'A ' f sbbswsssissimssbVJi( ." iini - lM - ' .-k .. ts -. ' Vk - T.. - ...alitor ' tvr 1,. X.l. .iW-l M lili lint iii with Humphrey Bogart, Cii Claude Rains and Michele Morgan, is Charles Starrott s latest west ern thriller 'Cowboy Canteen" witn The Mills Brothers and Roy Acuff and his Smoky Moun tain Boys. plasma drive which will start next month. v tit Ssintilisiing As Its Sparkling As Its ESazziing As Its D lancing! ' I ' f r '4 MARILYN MAXWELL WM. GARGAN LENA HORNE NAT PENDLETON Bwtat iuisiIiii very minute In this glamour drenched frolic behind palace walls 1 I CHAS. BUTTER WORfH 3?i(craild Orchestra F.D.R. PROTEST, NEW ELK HILLS OIL BILL Washington, June 17 (U.R) President Roosevelt today sign ed legislation authorizing in creased production of oil from the Navy's Elk Hills. Calif., reserve, but took occasion to criticize the measure as vesting in congress powers which he said were purely administrative. The bill authorizes the sec retary of navy to enter into a contract with Standard Oil Co. of California for production of up to 65,000 barrels daily from t e Elk Hills reserve, the Navy's biggest. It was requested by the joint chiefs of staff as a war measure after an original Navy Standard Oil contract was held invalid. Mr," Roosevelt, In a formal statement1 "announcing his ap proval of the measure, said he signed it because Secretary of Navy James V. Forrestal had assured him "that here is an immediate need for the enact ment of legislation to deal with the problems of drainage and current production from the naval petroleum reserves and that this measure will material ly serve to accomplish these objectives, thereby aiding the cause of this nation in the prosecution of the war." "By my action in approving this legislation, however," he added, "I do not wish to be understood as expressing my approval of all of its provisions. On the contrary, I regret to say that in several particulars this act departs from principles of government which have been long established and which are, in my opinion, fundamentally sound." He objected specifically to two features in the bill. One, he said, was the assumption that the secretary of the navy, "even with the approval of the presi dent, may produce petroleum from these reserves only in the quantities from time to time specified by the congress. Stars! Songs! tail-.-. KAy KySER, 0 " Crosses In Sky By J. Hugh Pruett Astronomer, General Extension Division, University of Oregon Crosses, various and sundry, have at times been reported gleaming In the skies. Constan tine, the Roman emperor, an' nounccd that the appearance of a cross in the heavens in 313 A. D. caused him to change the state religion. During a recent night air raid over England, a large group of people were sure they beheld a similar cross over their locality. An Oregon man has stated that one night he saw little crosses centered on all the very bright stars. Four times during the past two years the present writer has received accounts of luminous crosses with the full moon at their centers. Concerning some of these re ports no explanation will be at tempted. Certain eye defects cause flares to seem to extend outward from bright stars. To some persons the longest ray may appear below the star; to others, in some other direction. While looking at the star, if one's head is swung so as rest alternately on one shoulder and the other, the flare on the star will appear to rotate In the same amount as the observer's head. Properly fitted glasses would likely destroy this beautiful il lusion. Perhaps the depicting of a star as a five-pointed object came about through faulty vision of some ancient artist. As to moon crosses, two ex planations other than eye de fects seem possible. When ice crystals are abundant and at the proper tilt in the higher air, a cross sometimes seems, to radiate from the sun. It seems reason able that similar lunar crosses may be seen when the moon is at Its brightest. A moon-cross re ported for 4 a. m. one cold frosty night in January, 1942, might well have this explanation. Crosses centered on a full moon may be seen ea sily if the moon is viewed through a screen of very fine mesh. Even street lights give beautiful crosses when seen from a dark roomj through a screened window. This ' is a well known diffraction ef fect, i mi mm romance of a regular cuftii $ WWmcM onrsinrn'Tha m in'riii r orcnutn rsiAUf tr 19 ' .1 F OR THREE DAY S , A CONTINUOUS SHOWS TODAY Mm'f rA V But there are crosses In the sky that are as enduring as the ancient stars, those far-away celestial Jewels of which they are built. Travelers from the north are always anxious to see the famed Southern Cross. In our own skies we have a much larger and more perfectly shaped cruciform figure, the Northern Cross. Richard Arlen Here On Picture Project Stopping In Medford from Thursday night to Saturday was a party of Hollywood and army men including Richard Arlen, movie actor. Others In the group were John Fisher, also of Holly wood, and a major, captain and three army sergeants. Flying in a B-24 army bomber en route from Hollywood north where they are participating in film ing of a picture, "Hail Colum bia" the men were forced down here by weather conditions and remained at the Medford Hotel until Saturday. They were be lieved to be going from here to Boise, Idaho, then to Walla Walla. ONE-THIRD OF STORES VIOLATING 0PA RULES A recent check of 80 food stores made by the local OPA to record compliance with OPA regulations show that approxi mately one-third of the stores were in violation of some of the regulations, according to board officials. Fifty-one of the 80 food stores are in complete compli ance, it was reported. Non-compliance ranges from lack of proper marking of meat to direct overcharges and break ing of ceiling prices, OPA states'. Merchants found guilty of over charge will be asked to appear before the price control panel, and other stores found in non compliance on other matters will be instructed and advised. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. BEAT . THE HEAT Soothe, relieve JiPat raurt and help prevent it with Mexfiana, the Boothing, mnlicatecl powder. Con tains iufcredienta oftep lined by upQciniists to re lieve those discomforts Bpi inkle well over beat irritated nkin. Costa little. Always demand Moxaana. IN VICTOR FLEMING'S-SPARKLING VAN J0HNC0N M30fUf """GLEASON - uoi SARRYMOPE BAmNELCW "VVllLIAWS - . A.v;.4.SiW..wJ f . A luni f AAr.JL in r er i" i ' i 'sineii' jiM,WjA faiajj MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Picture Rocks, Pa. 4U.R Ma Jor political party management in this borough is a one-family matter. Brothers William and Frank McClain were chosen bor ough committeemen for the dem ocratic and republican parties, respectively, in the spring primary. This Is OUR Fight! This fight for freedom is not zn exclusive affair for our fighting men. This is our fight loo let's all pitch in and bring the boys tack sooner. Buy all the War Bonds you can. Don. . blood to the Red Cross Blood Donor Center to save wounded soldiers. Let's write oftener to the boys overseas. Let's keep production up so our boys will not lack guns, tanks and ships. Be an American first, and do all the things to keep America's security safe. Your own security Is assured If you buy War Bonds and Life insurance. 0. 0. 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