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The Washington times., 1936-05-26

WASHINGTON LEADS
This is by way Of saying also
that Washington is the most
prosperous movie-going city in the
entire United States both from
the standpoint of box office and
in the absence Of evils which
beSet the industry elsewhere.
In Boston, for instance, the
double features policy is at least
Is years old. That is, the down
town first run theaters are
obliged to provide two features in
order to survive in the race, un
less they provide vaudeville. Some
not only offer two pictures but a
stage program also in the regular
season.
In other key cities theaters
threatened with box office blight
have, resorted to giving away
dishes and gimcrackS, to bank
nights, bingo games and other
attractions, needed to bolster the
appeal Of the picture. On days
where the house operates without
these special inducements, busi-
ness suffers.
Now all Of this has brought
about a condition whereby Holly
wood has been obliged to make
several kinds Of pictures. You
might classify the product as
Good" Fair" and indifferent"
or Grade A, Grade B and Grade
C. The producers prefer the lat.
ter description.
In no other way has the in
dustry been able to meet the
demand for pictures created by
the double feature policy, which
has gradually spread all over the
country, although not epidemic
in Washington.
It also accounts for the exces-
sive length of the special top
moth Grade A pictures which
issue from time to time from the
studios Of the big companies.
M-G-M, as an example is not
eager to see "The Great Zieg.
field" tied up on a double fea-
lures program with some horse
opera, so it grinds out IS minutes
longer than regulation length,
which automatically prohibits
doubling" in the average movie
theater.
EXHIBITOR PROBLEM
Double features have been de.
Scribed as the industry's greatest
curse, and the exhibitors, who de-
nounce the policy Of double-head.
erS, are among those who see no
way out Of the dilemma which
was Self-created.
They compare their plight to
the confectioner, who sells a cone
OF good ice cream for a nickel and
who faces the competition of the
fellow across the street selling two
scoops of hokey-pokey for a jitney.
The customers seem to prefer
quantity to quality.
Washington, of course, in its
downtown first-run houses and in
the class neighborhood theaterS
sees nothing but Grade A product.
The choicest films turned out by
the industry are shown in early
release and for first runs, at
RKO Keith's, Loew's Fox, the
Earle, Loew's Palace, the Colum.
bia, Belasco and the Metropolitan.
Pardon me if this column is
technical and concerned with an
exhibitor problem that doesn't
worry the average moviegoer.
make this explanation because
more and more the news from
Hollywood is concerned with
Grade A and Grade B product,
and it is just as well to know
what is meant. Also, why Wash
ington is voteless in this poll.
It again affords the opportu'
nifty to call attention to the fact
that, relatively, Washington is the
The Washington times., 1936-05-26

best theater.going city in this
broad land. And that includes
what Steve Cochran likes to des-
ignate as "the legitimate theater. I"
CORNELL KEEPS UP
Katharine Cornell Is the only
star of the stage who gives Holly
wood a real run for the money
when it comes to publicity. Her
tub thumper, Ray Henderson, di-
rectS a steady barrage Of Cor
nelliana to dramatic desks and
corrects any and all who spell
Katharine's name without two
"As." Latest is q beautiful bro
chure containing art photographs
of every role In which Miss Cor
nell has appeared with a thumb
nail biography Of his star.
Jimmy Lakes Gayety Theater
now has q clear title as the ma
tion's No. burleSque house. The
old Howard in Boston, IS years
old and walk up one flight, Is
closing forever. Thus per1SheS
the only theater in the y. S. A.
with cutters in the top gallery
for tobacco spitterS.
GLEE CLUB HOLDS
The Radio City Glee Club at
the Earle won such q set Of good
notices that their return to
Rockefeller's magnificence has
been delayed a week. They will
hold over at the Earle Theater
for a second seven days, Zone
Manager Johnny Payette ad-
viSeS.
TAYLOR BEATS DRUM
Manager Frank Taylor Of
Loew's Columbia has taken over
supervision Of publicity and ex'
ploitation for his house, working
under the direction Of Ray Bell.
This is in order that the veteran
Loew F Street house be not lost
in the type and pictorial shuttle.
Jack Fox is his new assistant
manager.
Barrett C.. Kiesling will be in
Washington Thursday to tell the
literati and critics, too, some
thing about Metro-G Goldwyn-M May
er'S Romeo and Juliet" He will
address a gathering Of 40 at the
Willard at ! p. m.
DELETED BY CENSOR
The radio censor keeps the
comic guessing. A network
comedian relays to this depart
ment a joke that Columbia blue
penciled as politically offensive:
Whats the matter with your
friend? He don't look so well.
mo, he's sick. He's a WPA
worker and just fell off his
shovel.
ON THE MEND
A speedy recovery to Proprietor
Nate Stiefel Of the Howard The.
ater who is at George Washing
ton Hospital recovering from
minor operation.
Manager Angie Ratio Of the
Palace is at the Flanders in At
lantic City with the ocean air
aiding his convaleSence.
"SHOW BOAT" THRIVES
"Show Boat" is chugging along
merrily on Fifteenth Street. Not
even the weekend heat wave af-
fecting its crosses.
The success Of "Show Boat"
and Helen Morgan's part in it
has caused FRANKIE and
Johnny" an earlier picture with
the torch singer starred, to be
pulled down off the shelf.
FRANKIE and Johnny" was
made from a play written by Jack
Kirkland (author of Tobacco
Road') and the movie has long
been a headache for the Will Hays
office which held off on a purity
seal.
The picture Is plenty tabasco
and has the late Lilyan Tashman
playing the vamp role with CheS
ter Morris as the hero.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
Enright Has Special Xmas
Gifts Among Frigidaires

The fact that a regular Frigidaire
will not pass down the ordinary
chimney in Santa's pack will not pre-
vent a good many housewives from
receiving this very appropriate gift
this year, according to ]. R. Enright,
OF j. R. Enright Co.
"You see," said Mr.. Enright "we
have everything arranged whereby
our regular delivery men have been
deputized by Santa Claus himself,
and therefore We will be in position
to make deliveries of genuine Frigid-
aires at almost any time that any
husband wishes to specify. And each
one will be sent out with a beautiful
gift medallion permanently attached
and engraved with whatever name or
designation may be desired, thereby
forever marking the Frigidaire as a
Christmas gift of 1886.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
County Students HonOred
At University Of Md.

Raymond E. Turner, 1923 Garland
Avenue, Takoma Park, recently won
the Intramural Golf Tournament at
the University of Maryland.
Competing in field of over 90
entrants, Turner'S skill with his clubs
carried him through the elimination
bracket without the loss of match
In a play-off between the four sur
wing contestants, Ray emerged VIC
torious.
Since he is only sophomore, Tur-
ner is being counted upon to DO Dig
things for the University in coming
seasons on the links.
Dorothy Huff, $500 offutt Road
Chevy Chase was recently elected
vice-president of Delta Delta Delta
sorority at the University. She is a
sophomore in the college Of home
economics.
Harry McGinnis, 202 Connecticut
Avenue, Kensington, was recently
initiated into Kappa Alpha Fra
ternity. He is a sophomore in the
college Of arts and sciences.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
MOntg0m'y Group Presents
"Laburnum Grove" Dec. s

The Montgomery Players Little
Theatre Group is presenting the ]. B.
Priestly comedy "Laburnum Grove"
as the second of it's plays for the
current season tomorrow evening, De-
Icen1ber 5, at the Leland Junior High
School, 44th and Elm Streets, Chevy
Chase, Md.
The heading part in this English
comedy is being played by Frederick
Kerby. Other principals in the cast
Tinrlude IMargery Hathaway, Martha
Williams, Pauline Whitaker, Pauline
Whitaker, Dolph Bishop, Irving Day,
Richard Walsh, Harrison Hathaway,
and ]. Henry Litzelman.
Doris Dewey Day is directing, and
Raymond u. Sanford is in charge of
the technical wonk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
Mrs. Virginia Gartrell
Dies Of Heart Attack

Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia
Sumter Gartrell, rs, who die
suddenly of a heart attack at her
home near Brookeville, were held
Monday. Burial was in st. Johns
Church Cemetery, Olney.
Mrs. Gartrell was the widow of
Charles A. Gartrell and is survived
by IS children, 35 grandchildren and
FIVE great-grandchildren. She was
formerly Miss Groomes.
The children are Mrs. James w.
Brown and Mrs. Corbin Harriss, both
of Brookeville; Mrs. Louis D. Davis
of Towson, Md; Mrs. Charles Brown
of Olney, Md; Mrs. Webb Hers
perger of Poolesville, Md; Mrs. .Reu-
ben Riggs of Rockville, Md; C.
Lucius Gartrell of Halethorpe, Md;
w. Frank Gartrell of Baltimore, Ar
thur Gartrell and ]. Donald Gartrell
of Middleburg, Va; C. Roland Gar
trell of Washington, William C. Gar
trell of Warrenton, Va, and Archi-
bald Gartrell of Brooxeville. She
also leaves three sisters, Mrs. John
T. Worthington of Olney; Mrs. Oliver
Powers Of Glenwood, and Mrs. Achsah
Davis of Goshen, and two brothers,
Richard Groomes of Menlo, Iowa, and
Robert Groomes of Rosslyn, Va.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
Upside-Down Sloth's Coat
Blends With the Foliage

The upside down, slow-motion
sloth is about 10 times as con-
spicuous in a zoo as he would
be back in his native South Ameri-
can jungles, writes w. H. Shipper,
Jr., in the Washington Star.
In his usual haunts his coat is a
bright, living green to match the
foliage into which he blends.
Natural celebration is the strange
little creatures only protection
from his enemies.
Back in the damp jungles, the
sloth's coarse hair is covered with a
green parasite plant called alga Of
the same primitive type which
colors the shells of sea turtles. The
alga dies when the sloth leaves the
steaming climate Of the tropics.
The sloth's hair grows the wrong
way, he lives upside down, creeps
along limbs at night in search Of
fruit and tender shoots, hangs mo-
tionless all day and never descends
voluntarily to the ground.
Instead of toes he has strong, per-
manently flexed hooks, and on the
ground he cannot walk, but must
hitch himself along like a man with
a broken leg. Another strange fea-
ture of the sloth is the fact that he
has one more or one less bone in his
neck than any other mammal.
His slothful lazy ways won him
his name with the coming Of the
white man. The sloth is a distant
relative of the huge ground sloths
which were larger than elephants
and which disappeared from South
America millions of years ago.
The anteater seems to have de-
scended from this huge prehistoric
creature also.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
Governor Endorses
Bible Sunday To Be
Observed, Dec. 9Th
Universal Observance Of Bible
This Sunday-In ITS
Languages

Governor Harry W. Nice urges the
churches of Maryland to observe Uni
versal Bible Sunday on next Sunday,
December 6.
The churches of the nation will
also unite next Sunday in the observ-
ance of Universal Bible Sunday. They
will remind the people of the nation
of the unrivalled place which this
great book has had in the making OF
our nation and the nations of the
world. The celebration, as formerly
is sponsored by the American Bible
Society by whose uninterrupted
missionary activities, now in their
10th year, more than 26S,000,00O
volumes of Scriptures have been dis
tributed in more than forty countries
and in ITS languages.
In endorsing Universal Bible Sun
day Governor Nice says: December
sixth having been set aside and desig-
mated as Universal Bible Sunday de-
serves to be most seriously and
reverently observed by the people Of
this nation, as well as the people of
the entire world.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
Needs Of State Highways Are
Stressed By Grand Jurors Body
Improvement And Modernization Termed Necessity
Rational Plan Of Development Required For
Safety And Travel Efficiency

the improvements mentioned repre-
sents not only situation that is ex-
tremely bad for safety and travel
efficiency, but it is also costing
motorists and general business more
money in lost time, delayed move
ments of goods, and car operating
costs.
"The steps already taken toward a
more efficient highway program are
encouraging, but we need a more
definite answer as to the actual work
of building up the road system and
the funds with which to do the job.
There is no reason why such answer
cannot be given. It is a fact, how
ever, that the demands of the road
system today make it requisite that
some fully effective remedy for pres
ent conditions be introduced in order
to restore Maryland to the position
she once held as leader in highway
development"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
Charles Mason Clark

Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at st. Mary's Catholic
Church, Rockville, for Charles Mason
Clark, who died Thursday at his resi-
dence on Baltimore Road in Rock
vile. Interment was in st. Johns
Cemetery, Forest Glen.
Mr.. Clark was a member of well
known Montgomery County family.
He leaves one son, Charles Clark, of
Rockville; two brothers, Berry E.
Clark, of Silver Spring and Bouic
Clark, of Baltimore; three sisters,
Miss Rose Clark, Mrs. ]. H. Cissel
and Mrs. Agnes Fenwicx, of Silver
Spring; three grandchildren, Anita,
Helen and Jack Clark.
The deceased was the son of the
late o. H. P. Clark, a prominent
Democratic politician and was the
husband of the late Kate L. Clark.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03

Chapter, No. 38, o. E. S. in the
Masonic Hall, here, this evening Fri
day, December 4, at 8 o'clock. Worthy
Matron, Lillian Robertson will pre-
side.
The Lost Church Found, an inspir-
ational play was presented before a
large audience at the Epworth M. E.
Church, here, Sunday evening in con-
nection with the "Joash Service" at
which time gifts were placed in the
Joash Chest to be used for church inn
provements.
The play which was directed by the
pastor, Rev. Norman o. Scribner and
Miss Hazel Jacobs showed in a most
impressive way the influence of a
church in a community and how de-
grading life would be with out it. The
principal characters in the cast in
cluded Margaret Plummer, Norman
Jacobs, Jr., Lee Gartner, Rebecca Mil
Ter, Jane Marshall, Dorothy Phoebus,
Mary Lou Walker, Susie Cronice, and
Jean Phoebus.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
Campaign To Reduce
Chicken Thefts In
State Under Way
County Authorities, State Police
And Farm Organizations
Cooperate

The Maryland State Police Depart
ment and local authorities have
started a campaign to eliminate as
far as possible thefts of poultry in
the counties. The cooperation Of
farm organizations, the State and
local police and the Extension Serv-
ice has been solicited to aid in utiliz-
ing our present forces to the greatest
extent in arousing public sentiment
to prevent heavy losses by poultry
producers due to thieving.
In addition to the aid rendered by
the State groups, the National Tat
toing Registering Association of
America, through the tattoing of
and game is also enabling
producers to eliminate theft. Chick
ems, and game are tattoed and reg
with the National Association.
Police authorities, the owner and the
company are provided with the num-
Der of the registration and the tatto
mark Of each flock.
For further information regarding
the tattoing of fioclks county residents
are asked to contact either o. w. An
derson County Agent or Chief of Po-
lice William Garrett. Reports to the
county agent Of thefts will be turned
over to the State Police Department
and will be given prompt attention.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
Bag Only Healthy Game
On Your Hunting Trips

"Be sure you bag only healthy spec
linens when you go cunning for rab-
bits" is the advice of DR.. R. H. Riley,
Director of the State Department of
Health, to hunters and to all who
have any occasion to handle wild rab-
bits.
"Avoid the animal" he continued
Chat moves slowly and seems stupid
or dazed. That is the kind that is like
ly to be diseased and to be a carrier
of the germs that cause rabbit fever
in human beings. The disease is
spread from animal to animal through
the bite of infected ticks. Human be-
ings contract it in handling or skin
ming diseased rabbits; in crushing in
fected ticks, through the bite of the
ticks, and also through biting flies.
rabbit fever-or tularemia, to
give it it's scientific name-has been
known to hunters and market people
for long time. But it was thought to
be some other disease form Of in
fuenza or pneumonia or possibly Of
typhoid fever. 1t was not until the
cause and method of transmission of
the disease were definitely established
by DIR. G. W. Mccoy and DR.. Edward
Francis Of the United States Public
Health Service, that it was recognized
as being due to a specific infection.
The name tularemia is derived from
that Of one of the Counties in Cali
fornia in which some Of the discov-
cries regarding the disease, were
made.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03

The needs of Maryland's highways
today for improvement and modern
ization on wide scale constitute one
of the most urgent problems of the
State, according to Geo. A. Dornin,
Chairman of Traffic Committee of
the Grand Jurors Association Of
Baltimore.
"a recent report on Maryland's
highways" Mr.. Dornin asserted,
developed that the main highway
system needs more than 800 miles of
rebuilding or widening, almost 200
miles of reconstruction, and numer-
Gus eliminations of grade crossings
and requirements of obsolete bridges.
On the secondary system there are
needed some $50 miles of secondary
roads, 1900 miles of feeder roads, as
Federal Government to make COM
plete study of highway needs. An
we'll as many relocations, bridges,
and grade crossing eliminations.
"These needs make it doubly ap-
parent that a sound rational plan of
road development is the only saliva
ton of our highways. A start to-
ward that end was made when Mary
land set out in cooperation with the
even more important step has been
taken in proposals for bond issues to
provide the funds so sorely needed
to meet the demands for road i'm
provement.
"Present conditions on our roads
make the system liability, rather
than an asset. The crying need for
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
Carpets and Rugs Play
Part in Some Countries

In Turkey, Anatolia, Persia, AZ
ghanistan, Baluchistan, and Turk
estan, carpets not only play great
part in social life, but also in the
great political and religious cere-
monies. Every year, states a writer
in Tit-Bits Magazine, a special car
pet is carried from Cairo to Mecca
where it covers the Kaaba, build
ing in the Mohammedan mosque;
openings in this cover are made to
show two sacred stones.
This covering is used only once,
and afterwards it is cut up and
sold to the pilgrims. 1t is made Of a
black brocade and on this are in
scriptions woven in silk. These con-
vey the following ideas: Good Luck,
Health, Happiness, Dominion, Graft,
Fire, Water, Royalty, Divine Wis
dom and the Glory of God.
Color has its various meanings:
trouble, white mourning, white and
green Joy, yellow honor and dis
tinction, while dignity is represented
by red and purple. It can be said
that from the splendor of the car
pets displayed the dignity Of the
occasion may be judged.
France was the first to develop
carpet-making in 1907. In 1885 sew
eral French craftsmen crossed the
Channel and settled in Bristol and
Administer and other towns in the
southwest of England where an in
dustry soon spread north to Glas-
cow, Kidderminster, and Yorkshire
towns, which explains the names
given to many carpets.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
Rufus J. Burdette

Rufus ]. Burdette, 65, one of the
leading dairy farmers of the Damas-
Gus area, died yesterday at his home
in Damascus. Funeral services were
held at 2 pm. at the home. Bur-
ial was in Damascus Cemetery.
Mr.. Burdette is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Della Beall Burdette and
three daughters by previous mar
rage, Mrs. Helen Bolton, of Wash
ington; Mrs. Downey Duvall and
Miss Jessie Burdette, of Damascus.
He was member of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
"Point" in Market Reports

"Point," as employed in npNrket
reports, means recognized unit of
variation in price and is used in
quoting the prices of stocks as well
as various commodities. In the
United States stock market one
point ordinarily means one dollar a
share. The value Of a point, how
ever, varies according to the COM
modify in question. Therefore IN
order to understand the market re-
ports one must be acquainted with
the value of point in reference to
any given commodity. In the coffee
and cotton markets, for instance, a
point is the hundredth part Of a
cent; in oil, grain, sugar and pork
it is / cent. When cotton goes up
200 points it goes up 2 cents; when
grain goes up points it goes up S
cents.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
Kites Form Letters

The Chinese are much given to the
pastime of kite flying and some Of
the constructions are marvellous to
behold. The Chinese kites often have
two strings and these enable the
operator TO make the lite do some
wonderful things. It becomes IN
serial messenger as it Is possible 10
make the kite from letters and char
actars by which messages may -
exchanged.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
$252,5OO Mailed
In Xmas Checks
From Ten Banks
Merchants In Rockville Due To
Benefit From Savings
In Area

Merchants in the Rockville trading
area are expected to materially ben
eft from Christmas Savings accounts
this year. The two local banks
alone, mailed out checks totaling
$4,000.
Montgomery County residents Tues
day received Christmas savings ac-
count checks amounting to $685. 500
from the ten county banks which
operate such accounts. The banks re-
ported that this represents sub
stantial increase over last years
checks and compares favorably with
the peak year of 1929.
The banks mailing checks and
their amounts follow: Silver Spring
National Bank, $71,O35; Takoma
Park Bank, $4,000; Bank of Be-
thesda, $4,000; Citizens Bank of
Taloma Park, $4,000; Kensington
Branch of the Farmers Banking and
Trust Company, $4,000; Montgom-
cry County National Bank at Rock
vile, $4,000; Farmers Banking and
Trust Company main bank at Rock
vile, $4,000; First National Bank
of Gaithersburg, $4,000; Bank of
Damascus, $4,000; First National
Bank of Sandy Spring, $4,000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
Conifers and Evergreens

Persons who are accustomed to
thinking of conifers and evergreens
as synonymous terms for a certain
group Of trees may be interested to
learn that there are conifers that
shed their leaves annually and, con-
versely, there are true evergreen
trees that do not bear cones. The
larch, or tamarack, is one example
given by an eastern forestry author
ity of q coniferous tree that fails to
qualify also as an evergreen, be-
cause it sheds its leaves each year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-03
An eighth Wonder"

Stretching for a thousand miles
on the northeastern coast Of Austria
la In the Great Barrier Reef,
claimed by many as the eighth won
der Of the world. It Is a chain Of
coral reefs and islands built up from
the sea floor by billions Of the micro
scopic creatures known as polyps,
using as building material lime
stone absorbed from their food. The
reef varies from 10 miles to $50 In
width and Is rs solid az marble.