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SIART1T0DAY
Craterian Features Favorite
'Desert Song'; Lionel Bar
. rymore in Rialto Picture.
Opening today at the Crater
ian theater is the much-awaited
film version of that perennial
stage favorite, 'The Desert
Song." Warner Bros., the first
of the film companies to bring
musicals to the screen, has ap
parently outdone itself In this
production.
Filmed in gorneuu.. lw.lu.
color, this completely modern
ized version leans heavily on
current history for its plot. The
vivid story, told against a back
ground of beauty and romance,
tells of a young, itinerant musi
cian, Paul Hudson, who, in the
guise of El Khobar, makes dar
ing and spectacular efforts to
free the downtrodden Rif slave
labor from the ruthless oppres
sion of the Nazis.
Interwoven into the plot Is the
beautiful love story of Paul and
the lovely Margot, a French
cafe singer who loves him for
his courage and unselfishness,
Dennis Morgan and Irene
Manning are starred as Paul and
Margot, and lend new beauty to
the familiar Romberg tunes in
their renditions of them. In the
featured cast are Bruce Cabot,
Gene Lockhart andFaye Emer
son.
"Three Men in White," with
Lionel Barrymore, Van John
son and Marilyn Maxwell opens
today on the Rialto s screen, with
"Hi, Good Lookin'," as the com
panion feature.
P
COUNTY HEALTH
The gift of $500 from the
Camp White Station Hospital of
ficers' party fund to the Jackson
County Public Health association
was reported last week by Mrs.
Elwood H e d b e r g, association
presiednt. The check was for
warded the association by Colo
nel F. T. ChnmbrHn, head of th
hospital, Mrs. Hedberg told the
board In meeting at her home
Wednesday.
The gift was accompanied by
a note, expressing appreciation
of the "kindness and cooperation
shown the station hospital by the
health association" and the wish
that the money would be of use
In he splendid work of the or
ganization. A citation for 25 years of con
tinuous service was presented
the health association at the an
nual meeting of the Oregon Tu
berculosis association, Mrs. Hed
berg also announced, displaying
the award to the board. Jackson
county, the first in Oregon to be
organized In public health work,
completed Its 25th year in 1943,
but the awards were not made
until this summer, Mrs. Hedberg
explained.
Another appeal for blood do
nors In the campaign recently
launched by the health associa
tion in Jackson county was
voiced by Mrs. Hedberg. She
stated that 70 people have vol
unteered to have their blood
typed and expressed willingness
to give their blood in case of
necessary transfusions. The
health association hopes to
build up a list of at least 200 vol
unteers. Any pcrsoik willing to
volunteer is asked to call at one
of the laboratories at Community
hospital, Sacred Heart hospital
or the Medford Center building.
Dr. A. E. Merkel, Jackson
county public health officer was
special guest at the luncheon
session and discussed the coun
ty budget with the board.
Plans for a meeting of the
board with community group
chairmen from all sections of the
county were made. The meeting
will be in the form of a lunch
eon at the Girls' Community
club In Medford on July 19.
A "scrump," according to
Coast Guard academy plebes, is
110,000'h of a second. Leave
time is measured in "scrumps."
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Charlie McCarthy in New Show
Starting Wednesday at the
vmicriiin, is aong ol the Open
Road," with Edgar Bergen,
"Follow the Leader" Here Wednesday
A scene from fhe East Side
Kids' latest riot "Follow the
Leader," with the Kids, Joan
Marsh, Jack LaRue and aMry
Gordon, which heads the double
bill playing Wednesday for a
FREE MOVIE FOR
B
The Fifth War Loan Headquar
ters is sponsoring a free movie
next Friday at 10 a. m. just for
boys and girls who want to help
Uncle Sam. All you have to do
is finish filling that stamp book
and turn it In for a bond or open
your penny bank and get a
bond, no matter how much it is
worth it will get you in. Take
your Fifth War Loan Bond
either to the Craterian theater
or the War Bond Headquarters
and receive a free ticket to the
Kids' Bond Premiere.
Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs will be on the screen
and The Mexican Nationals will
be on the stage in person. This
is something you won t wish to
miss, so get to work now and
buy your Fifth War Loan Bond
and go to the Premiere free.
RUSSIAN SHIP CAPSIZED
Portland, Ore., June 24 U.R)
A Russian freighter, Identified
by its first mate as the former
private yacht of Cztr Nicholas
88 of Russia, capsized and sank
today at Portland dry dock, trap
ping a Russian woman cook in
her cabin and injuring three
crew members.
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Continuous today
Door Ooen 1:45
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"Two Senoritas H
B From Chicago" B
via
i Charlie McCarthy, Jane Powell,
W. C. Fields, Bonita Granville
and Sammy Kaye and orchestra.
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four-day engagement only, at the
Rialto.
"Wyoming Hurricane," fea
turing Russell Hayden, with Bob
Wills and his Texas playboys,
complete the bill.
a cast of thousands including - -
DENNIS
Daredevil Leader of the Riff j!
BRUCE CABOT GENE LOCKHART
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
Added Short Subjects
LOCAL and
Unity To Meet Students of
Unity and Truth are asked to
meet at the center, 319 Medford
Center building, Tuesday at
8:15 p. m. for a business meet
ing. Fire The fire department
was called Friday evening at
7:52 to the Roxy theater to put
out a small fire which had
started as the result of an over
heated fan. There was no dam
age to the theater.
Fined $1 Charged with al
lowing their dogs to run at
large, the following were each
fined $1 in city court the past
few days: Dr. A. F. W. Kresse,
Ray Frisbie, O. W. Aya and J.
A. Giese.
'
At Great Lakes Melvin
Glen Smith, husband of Mrs.
Jean Smith of Star Route, Gold
Hill, is receiving his initial
naval lndoctrinaton at the U. S.
Naval Training Center, Great
Lakes, 111., according to a re
lease from there.
.
Masonic Vacaiion Medford
Masonic lodge will hold no
meetings in July and August,
according to Worshipful Master
Paul Selby who stated that En
tered Apprentice degree Monday
and Wernesday nights. Fellow
craft degree Friday night of this
week will clear the dockets for
the vacation.
Pinkham Promoted Promo
tion of Capt. Lee D. Pinkham of
Central Point to his present
grade from that of first lieuten
ant was announced recently by
the Panama Coast Artillery
Command. Capt. Pinkham is
commanding officer of. a harbor
defense organization. He has
served with the Coast Artillery
forces guarding the Panama
Canal since Dec. 29, 1942.
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To Meet Disabled American
Veterans' will meet in the ar
mory Tuesday, June 27, to
transact important business. A
report of the recent convention
will be heard and it will be de
cided whether Medford shall ac
cept the 1945 department con
vention. Captain Here Capt. Walt E.
Hoppe, head of the oral surgery
department of Barnes General
Hospital, Vancouver, Wash., ar
rived In Medford Thursday
night to spend several days with
Mrs. Hoppe and their children
at the family home, 1808 East
Main street.
Building Permits Art Mc
Donald of 819 Narregan street
applied at the city building in
spector's office Friday for a per
mit to make an addition to his
residence at a stated cost of
$200. Barbara J. Nesbick of
527 Putman street applied for
a permit to construct a private
garage at a stated cost of $175.
To Nebraska Lt. Del Cooley,
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Mead
Cooley of 648 Palm St., has re
ported for duty at Lincoln,
Nebr., after spending a week's
furlough with his parents. Lt.
Cooley, who graduated June 10
from the Carlsbad Army Air
field, is an aircraft observer
bombardier. He is a 1941 grad
uate of Medford high.
On Furlough Cadet Daniel
Graham, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Graham of 108 Cottage St.,
is home on a week's furlough
from West Point in New York.
Graham has just completed his
first year at the United States
Military Academy and reports
that it is "tough" but well
worth it. He is a 1943 graduate
of Medford high school.
IRENE MANNING
Singing Diriing of 'Yankee Doodle Dandy
BACK THE
OF
A capacity house at the Cra
terian theater, Friday night,
gave thunderous approval to the
three-act play 'The Call of Free
dom." presented by members of
the WPRC of Camp White and
produced under direction of Cpl.
Dean Nelson. With the entire
theater filled with bond buyers
of Jackson county, the actors
played to an audience represent
ing $247,525 in war bonds.
The opening act, set in a living
room in a typical American
home, gave an insight into a sol
dier's ideas on purchasing bonds.
Act two, "somewhere in Italy,"
a few miles back from the front,
showed soldiers taking a well
deserved rest from combat du
ties. That combat duty was not
Just a thrill was effectively
brought out when the resting
soldiers were Joined by a raw
recruit with some typical views
on combat duty.
Act three showed a field hos
pital and emphasized the value
of blood plasma, in a dramatic
scene, a wounded soldier being
saved by the plasma which bond
purchasers had made available.
The three acts were dramatic
ally woven together by the nar
ration In the background, which
was one of the most forceful and
dramatic parts of the show.
Music was furnished by the
SCU band of thirty pieces under
direction of TSgt. John DeAn
gelus. A humorous touch was added
when at the close of the stage
show and beginning of the mo
tion picture part of the program
the sound system failed and the
audience was given an addition
al entertainment treat by the
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Sunday, June S3. 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN
appearance of SSgt. Don Saf
ford on the stage and Cpl. El
don Morris at the console of the
theater organ. After Safford had
sung several numbers, with a
few added comedy bits, Corp.
Nelson was pressed Into service,
but right in the middle of his
Russian comedy act the sound
suddenly came to life and the
screen part of the program was
on its way with Betty Grable in
Good Looking! Delicious Tasting!
Decorated Cakes
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