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NEWEST SCREEN Poignant Drama of War Bride Tops Craterian Bill; Newcomer Stars. "Two Girls and a Sailor" Coming A romance of "The girl next door is the sympathetic theme of Ginger Rogers' newest ve hicle, "Tender Comrade," which comes today to the screen of the Craterian theater for a three day showing. With newcomer Robert Ryan as her leading man, Miss Rog ers plays Jo Flanagan, a Los An geles girl who becomes one of the thousands of America's war wives. Growing up with Chris Jones. Jo falls in love and marries him. They plan their future with little thought for the war clouds gath ering in Europe. But Chris at last dons khaki and goes over seas, while Jo dons overalls and goes to work in a defense plant. Housing and transportation . troubles compel her to join other service brides. They rent a home big enough for them all and for Chris, Jr. The absorbing series of events in this setting with the romantic situation of Jo and Chris dominant develop a highly sympathetic plot. A notable group of supporting players include Ruth Hussey Patricia Collinge, Kim Hunter and Mady Christians. "Women in Bondage" heads a twin bill at the Rialto theater starting today. The companion feature is Career Girl." Starting Wednesday at the Craterian for a three-day show ing is "Two Girls and a Sailor," with June Allyson, Gloria De Haven, Van Johnson, Jimmy Durante, Gracie Allen and Lena Home, along with Harry James and his Music Makers and Xavier Cugat and his orchestra. L OF NAZI UPHEAVAL Washington, July 21 (U.R) Secretary of State Cordcll Hull, warning against "over opti mism" said today the attack on Adolf Hitler clearly indicates that the realization of Ger many's "Impending defeat" is spreading in the Reich. The appointment of Helnrlch Hlmmler as commander in chief of the home front, Hull said in a formal statement, is an illus tration of the "steadily deterior ating military position of Ger many." But he warned: "We should intensify our ef forts here at home to bring about and make all the sooner and more certain the defeat of our enemies." CONFERENCE SET ON FOLKES' PLEA Salem, Ore., July 22 U.R). State supreme court will hold mid-recess conference Tuesday to discuss the petition for re hearing of Robert E. Lee Folkes, 22-year-old convicted slayer in the "Lower 13" murder, it was announced today. His attorneys have indicated that if rehearing is denied, an appeal to the U. S. supreme court will be made. Other routine court matters will be considered at the confer ence, court attaches said. G. PASS MAN MISSING St. Robert E. Black has been officially reported missing in ac- What the Girl Scouts Are Doing Just another week and the Girl Scouts will be on their way to Camp McLoughlin at Lake o' Woods for the first camp period. To the great majority of the girls it will be a renewal of a happy and exciting experience, while to the "first-time" camp ers it will be just an invitation for many more such experiences. The water front beckons with opportunities for boating and swimming, or just Dlain sun- tanning. The surrounding coun tryside lures hikers, horseback riders, and nature hobbyists. while camp itself offers those who like archery, campcraft, and outdoor cookers, a chance to try their hand at it. Campers are divided into units, according to their school grades. Mrs. Iva Dobbs Murray will be in charge of the Gypsy Unit, Mrs. Rollin Jones in charge of the Foresters and Mrs. J. H. Guiberson, of Grants Pass, in charge of the Senior Girl Scouts, or the Priate Unit, Our staff is not yet complete but we do know that the unit assistants will be Mrs. Ivan Davies, Mrs. Cath erine Neeley and Mrs. L. Rentz, Program leaders will be Mrs. L. Rentz, campcraft; Mrs. Mary Duby, waterfront; Mrs. Cather ine Neeley, hiking and nature lore; Miss June Williams, song leader; Miss Audrey Jarmin, archery; Betty Larvvood, a camp er, will be camp librarian. Health of the whole camp fam ily will be in the very able care of Miss Margaret Van Scoyoc. Mrs. Leona Boyd, of Ashland, will cook for us. Mrs. R. H. Hamblin, the camp director, urges every camper to be sure to have her health cer tificates with her when she ar rives at Scout House at 9 a. m. August 1. No would-be camper will be permitted to board the bus unless she has these two certificates with her. To help the girls off to an early start the parent are invited to bring bed rolls and baggage to Scout House the day previous, July 31, to be tagged. Also, if the camp fee is paid beforehand and the ration stamps turned in (1 red and 1 blue), the bus can leave for Lake o' Woods that much earlier. Campers attending first camp period at Camp McLoughlin, Lake o' Woods: Gvpsv unit (5th and 6th grad ers: Betty Lou Anseth, Marianne Broun, Dolores Bohnert, Betty Clark, Carolyn Coleman, Nola Cannon, Sally Cooney, Patsy Davies, Harriet E. Dowson, Joyce Gosch, Sue Goddard, Sher rod Humphries, Hanna Sue Han sen, Mary Rose Hnyward, Su zanne Hinkle, Cynthia Hittson, Kathleen Jones, Donna Johnson, Dorothy Joy Klatt, Patsy Law- son. Norma Leonard, mai6n. Miksche, Nancy Newbury, Bar bara Nathan, Barbara Olsen, Patsy Older, Joan Pomeroy, Kathleen Seekatz, Gwen Somer, Evalyn Watkins, Barbara Williams. tlon in tne jvieaiicrranean src - "V vi.Hlvn Pavne De ny the war department, accord- McCormick . Marilyn Payne . u e ing to a United Press dispatch' Lores Smyl e Sue Mar llyn received here. Nearest of kin is, Starnes. Connne lng. Mary ti..j hi. mihor Mn Sndle Lou v, nne. K. Wooldridge of 413 West b street, Grants Pass. Closing time for Classified adi 8 a. m. Too Late to Clasally, 12.30 p. m. ex so CHINESE KERB CO. Daily 10 AM. to 6 PM. Sundays 11 AM. o 1 PM. Phone 5817 V-.. J. H. Leong, Herbalist Sparta Building (upstairs) ST0MA5H ULCERS Heart. Rheumatism. Aithma. Catarrh. Piles. Prostata Gland. Ecima. and all disorders ot Liver. Kidney Trouble. Jaundice and ether complaints dis appear altar using CHINESE KER3S Forester's Unit (7th and 8th graders) Sara Ann Archibald, Peggy Jane Archibald, Barbara Bateman, Lucille Brown, Donna Jean Bestul, Ester Commons, Virginia Currier, Jane Durno, Joan Dean, Lovelle Davies, Carol Edsall, Shirley Fleming, Audrey Graves. Helen Humphrey, Jenny Lou Houghton, Alice Louise Hanson, Karla Johnson, Patsy Lou Knox, Jean Kyle, Noreen Kelly, Florence Lyons, Betty Donna McCullough. . Marv Miksche, Sally Ann Mof- fin, Carole luanaox, dhuc Mary Obye, Mary Annette Rentz, i.n Punt. Donna Sherwood, ! Jacqueline Shaw, Patsy Somcrs, Frances Stepnens, u a r u . Shere, Norma Weiss, Harried Wheeler. Pirates' Unit (9th grade and over) Senior Scouts: Barbara An ders El-sle Bernhelsel, Mary Ann' Clark, Elizabeth Collins. Joan Alice Coleman, Joy Finch. Mary Sue Greene, Eleanor Mc Cabe Phyllis Merrick, Stephanie ?yrA-oFF) CORN REMOVER Clvt Iniual flil to P I1 lirtlT rmf hrd corei. raj . tM. etllouk. wru. I pjptllsrau, elb lit. II eooUUu ill dil!rn .Hi OiI oMn. lewa Uiin tT Ul!4 UT lt o. fc14 MHf btk iwu" Exclusively ' WESTERN IHRIM Sacramento, July 22 (U.R) Charles L. Evans, 40, o Stock ton, San Qoaquin county, and Ray Howell, 16, of Gait, are un der arrest today as asserted mem bers of a tire theft and black market ring of which 10 other men accused of being members been arrested previously. "Bermuda Mystery" Here Soon 1 - v" -htx 1. J ul..- .-' .T t.X s".:-!! lion ileum fn'imnid' ni'T-efi ir'axt mni 1 1 intuit Ann Rutherford and Preston Foster are coming Wednesday in the thrilling murder thriller, "Bermuda Mystery," with Char les Butterworth and Helen Rey nolds. Playing as the companion his, "The Falcon Out West," starring Tom Conway and Bar bara Hale. NEXT YEAR PLAN Washington, July 22 U.R) .The strength of the U. S. navy will be boosted 383,000 men above Its present authorized strength of 3,006,000 by July, 1945, "to keep pace with the ac celeration of operations" against Forrestal announced tonight. "We have moved faster than we had expected in the Pacific," Forrestal said. The war against Japan "Is by no means approaching an end," he warned, but he hinted that the time for big operations was approaching. Portland, Ore., July 22 flJ.B Funeral services for Robert Lee Herren, 75, prominent retired Oregon timberman, will be held here Monday. Closing time for Sunday Too Late Japan, Secretary of Navy James pieasa remember. BY CENTRALIZING "A central truck tire Inspec tion station has been opened in Medford and all truck, imple ment, pickup or any other ve hicle with an O.D.T. certificate will have to have a clearance through this station before the applications can be acted upon by the ration board," it was stated today by J. H. Hedrlc, as sociate district mileage ration ing representative who is in Medford getting the central in spection station under way. "As far as the applicant is concern ed, the method of inspection has not been changed. He must still have his tires inspected at one of the seven authorized truck tire inspection stations. These stations are the Sam Jennings Tire Co., Firestone Stores, Haw kinson Tire and Tread Service, Medford Service Station and Lewis Super Service, all in Medford, Don and Betty's Sta tion at Eagle Point and Krupp's Service Station In Central Point. "The, central Inspection sta tion in all communities where it has been tried has done a good job in saving rubber," Mr. Hed ric says. "In some boards such as Grants Pass, for instance, more than one tire out of five Sunday. July 23, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEmFi xJ,l- It STARTS TODAY Six"- v :W-j, 4 , V v -ft? - t h t T I -"A t V 1 . 'S Vi If i. I . 1 Aa'jC -i)j: ' tea. a '4 V 3. ' '.i i4-i'n P'-1' it, it i 4 5 &f4-v PLUS NEWS EVENTS and Selected Short Subjects CONTINUOUS SHOWS TODAY found ready for the scrap pile has been re-capped and put to work again. The extreme ser iousness of the truck tire situa tion is just beginning to be re alized by truckers and any method that will make It pos sible to stretch the useful life of these tires must be used," he adds. "The local ration board can not possibly supply the demand for large size truck tires," L. L: Ternahan, executive secretary of the local OPA, reports," but the very best use of these tires for the good of the war effort is promised. In line with a re cent ruling, absolutely no large size tires will be released except at the regular bi-weekly meet ings, Ternahan states, adding, "In view of the fact that the members of the tire panels are! all volunteers who have busi-! nesses of their own and who do not like to be telephoned or otherwise contacted during busi-! ness hours, I have been asked to point out to all tire users that absolutely no tires of any kind will be Issued except through the panel at a regular meeting, i "There Is only one exception to this rule if a tire Is blown out and there is no spare on a trnrlt Aftlinllv lnnri.H whh llvr.. ! stock, a tire certificate may be' Issued between board meetings if the quota is not exhausted." Clotlng time for Claaslfled ada 9 , m. Too Late to Claafiify, 12:30 MONEY TO LOAN On JEWELRY. CAMERAS and MUSICAL INSTRU MENTS. See our unredeem ed Jewelry savings. PEO PLE'S LOAN CO. 22914 E. Main Street. State license P 137. HENRY KING and His ORCHESTRA Ved., Aug. 2 and JAN GARBER and His ORCHESTRA Ved., Aug. 18 ARMORY Klamaih Falls DANCING Every Wed. and Sat. Nazi passion ins vmnmi !?lrSfeifi& of Hitler's Women t j iifcO Branded With J m 0 The Whip! ' NANCY KELLY felWf BILL HENRY fWM f TALA BIRELL "i rSl llffSrH for 3 DAYS -trfea3igga3a 2 "Ace" Kils! HOME TOWN GAL ON BROADWAY e e e Homo town boy in pursuit, a Broadway native in the running ( it'a a drama steeple- W3I pLM(iiliD' aw?V ! IMIIIJIJII CONTINUOUS SHOWS TODAY!' DOORS OPEN 1:45
