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The Washington times., 1938-12-07
Become q Movie Critic, Win
Cash, Books, or Tickets

Hear We! AL who would be-
come motion picture critics.
This is a grand opportunity
for you to write a review on
brand new picture, THE Cita-
DEL" and see it published on
this page. What is more, this
new Washington Times-Loew's
Palace competition offers con-
testants is interesting prizes.
including cash. guest tickets to
see what this editor considers
the years No. l movie, and
copies of the beSt-Selling novel
on which this picture is based.
THE Citadel is A. j. Cronin's
novel which is still high on
Americas best-selling list-this
after having been published more
than a year ago. And If the
large cast and colorful M-G-M
production are indications, the
picture should be a best seller.
too! Which makes THE Citadel"
review contest all the more
worth while.
Here's all you have to do to
enter the contest: Drop in to
see 1.-The Citadel any time dur
ing it's showing at Loew's Palace
starting on Thursday. Then,
in no more than $50 words, write
a review of this picture. Or, if
you prefer, read The Washing
ton Times review ana write your
own.
You are not restricted in your
approach to the review nor will
your entry be judged on the
basis of any "highfalutin" Ian
guage. Your sincerity and APP
probation of THE Citadel" as
motion picture that's truly out
standing will be the sole judging
points.
Entries must be mailed to THE
CITADEL review editor of The
Washington Times not later
than Wednesday, December IA.
First prize is $40 in cash, Sec
The Washington times., 1938-12-07

have engaged Miss Goddard to
date. The other contenders have
been proven, and they have good
"past performances" ratings.
Returning to Dram tic
School," 1 think the important
news is that Director Robert
Sinclair has been able to detour
Luise Rainier from some of her
The Washington times., 1938-12-07
KELLEYGRAMS

AS an extra flip for the regu-
lar Tuesday screening, Ray Bell
ran off the finish championship
CD wrestling match staged re-
Gently at Philadelphia's Ma
tional Sporting Club. This was
IS minutes of bone twisting, fly
ing tackles and toe mauling,
with Jim LondoS winning the pat
on the back from Bronko Ma
gurski, while 10000 cheered.
Then came some Masked Mar
vel VS.. Grappler Brown. of
Washington, and I have never
seen a screening room cleared
SO quickly. If you're wondering
whatever became of the supper
acts that chased patrons out
into fresh air here's a good sub
Stitute.
TRIES A COMEBACK"
Some of the old timers should
find their way to the BelaSco
Theater today. if only to see
how Richard Barthelmess Jared
as a star at Twickenham.
Over in England he made
"Spy of Napoleon" with Dolly
Haas as his leading woman. 1t
is now showing in Lafayette
Square.
When I look over his movie
record it strikes me that Rich
ard BarthelmeSs was responsible
for as many moments of pure en-
joyment in the dark and silent
cinemas of another day, as any
living screen personality.
1t is easy to recall his "T'Ola-
BILE David" as one of the finest
of mountaineer tales; his D. w.
Griffith triumph with Lillian
Gish in Broken Blossoms; his
Enchanted Gotta ge, - best
screen adaptation of Sir James
M. Barrie, with May McAvoy;
his Patent Leather Kid" his
Weary River" and Dawn
Patrol"
At this very moment Warner
Bros. is remaking Dawn Patrol"
as Dawn Flight" using Enrol
Flynn in the Barthelmess role.
Contract trouble sent Actor
Barthelmess into eclipse first,
The Washington times., 1938-12-07
MOVIE
CLOCK

CAPITOL-Sabu. Raymon d
Massey, Drums" 10:45 a. m,
lis, Ais, tbs, 1915 p. m.
Stage, 1918, 3:18, 6:l8, 9:18
p. m.
PALACE-Luise Rainier, 1.-THE
Great Waltz" 1920 a. M,
1:50, 4:25, Z, 9:35 p. M.
commandments SULLIVAN,
1.-THE Shining Hour" 1885
a. m, 1875, $40. 5:45, 7:45.
$50 p. m.
EARLE-Dick Powell, Hard To
Get" II a. M, lao. 4:25,
ITO. $50 p. m. Stage, Dick
Foran, 12:45, $3.50, 6:15, 8
p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Fred Mac
Murray, Men With Wings"
IL a. M, 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 1885,
$40 p. m.
R.K.O.-KEITH'S-Edward Ellis,
"A Man To Remember" 1854,
a. M, 1854, 1854, 5:54, 1854,
9:54 p. m.
BELASCO Richard Barthel-
mess, Dolly Haas, Spy of
Napoleon" 4:29, 6:19, 500,
9:59 p. m.
LITTLE-Annabella, wings of
the Morning" 1871 a. m,
1927. 1927, 5:34, TAB, 9:51
p. m.
TRANS-LUX-NewS and Shorts,
10 q. m. to IL midnight; rs
minute shows.
The Washington times., 1938-12-07
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
Toy Motinees
InMoryIond

The five Maryland theaters
directed by Sidney Lust will
play Santa Claus to needy chill
dren of Montgomery and Prince
Georges counties by presenting
toy matinees on Monday after
noon, December 10, at 4 p. m.
The Hobbies of the theaters
will be appropriately decorated,
with large, deliberately decorated
Christmas trees. Santa Claus
will greet the children.
Special film programs are be-
ing arranged, and the only ad-
mission price will be a toy,
article Of clothing or foodstuff,
which will be distributed by
various charitable organizations.
In Bethesda, the Boro Theater
is presenting its matinee with
the cooperation of the Bethesda
Volunteer Fire Department
and the Bethesda-C Chevy Chase
Tribune.
The Milo Theater, in Rock
vile, is cooperating with the
Holiday Exchange and the
Montgomery Sentinel.
The Cameo Theater, in Mt.
Rainier, is working with Charles
F. Huntemann Post, Amer
lean Legion, and the Prince
Georgian.
In Hyattsville, the Arcade
Theater has the cooperation of
the KiwaniS Club, Social Service
League and the Hyattsville In
dependent.
The Marlboro Theater, in
Upper Marlboro, is cooperating
with the Lions Club and the
Enquirer Gazette.
The Washington times., 1938-12-07
Gle a min g S
and
Screenings
BY Andrew R. Kelley

New faces fill dramatic School, picture in which Luise
Rainier occupies the PEDESTAL but shares honors with
Pauete Goddard principal contender in the Gone With
the Wind handicap.
1t screened the Fox exchange yesterday matinee,
and every eve the miniature theater upon the brunette
Miss Goddard who has been for the Scarlet
OHara role. and say, definitely elected.
This the second time within days that tie Goddard
charms and the talents have been impressed upon Washing
ton reviewers ast week in The Young in Heart and am
among those who still feel Margaret Mtchells heroine would
be better served by Caroe Lombard Katharine Hepburn,
Margaret SULLIVAN. Taulah Bankhead
The Washington times., 1938-12-07

but he was never able to retain
the popularity he achieved as
silent actor, with the coming of
sound.
A comeback" try on Broad
way, in dramatization of
James Gains grewsome novel.
The Postman Always Rings
Twice." failed miSerably, and
Dick went over to England and
made Spy of Napoleon"
Richard BarthelmesS has a
comfortable fortune, since he
worked for years in the movies
when stars made $4,000 or more
a week, 40 weeks of the year,
and didn't have to cut Uncle
Sam in for huge slice of in
come tax.
REVUE BREAKS RECORD
Pins and Needles" road COM
pany has been playing steadily
since it started in California
in early July. Best week for the
revue to date was $14,780 picked
up in one-nighters.
Washington has welcomed
the Garment Workers revue
with open arms, and the gross
receipts will be more than $751;
900, tops for the tour.
SAM ANN TTMMV
Sam Goldwyn, of Goldwyn
productions, and his new vice
president, Jimmy Roosevelt. will
probably find themselves in VIC
lent disagreement on one sub
ject: the value of Alva Adams
as an author.
Author Adams wrote the book
of malaprops and flighty humor
called The Great Goodwin"
He also wrote "Jimmy'S Got It, >"
a savage thrust at the PreSi-
dents son, which Jimmy riddled
in subsequent magazine articles.
To June Bancroft: Your re-
quest has been referred to Ray
Bell of LOew'S, who sees that
jeanette M a CD n ald-NelSOn
Eddy are properly exploited in
Washington and vicinity.
The Washington times., 1938-12-07
King" Coming
To Columbia

A verse writing rogue from
the back streets of Paris, who
saves an empire and loses his
heart all in one unforgettable
week. and a beautiful princess,
whose love makes her defy the
commands of her king, form
the romantic team in the new
Frank Lloyd production, IF l
Were King" which opens at the
Columbia Friday for a repeat
engagement.
Ronald Colman and Frances
Dee, teamed together for the
first time. play the two famous
lovers in an epic version of the
story of Francois Villon.
The high point of the story
comes when Colman throws the
vast royal Storehouses open to
the public and arms the Paris
mob as a peoples army.
To support Colman and Miss
Dee a big name cast is headed
by Basil Rathbone.
The Washington times., 1938-12-07

ond to sixth prizes will be copies
of DR.. Cronin's absorbing novel,
and sixth to fifteenth prizes will
each consist of a pair of guest
tickets to see THE Citadel"
starting Thursday at Loew's
Palace.
If ticket winners have already
seen this attraction guest tickets
will be good for a future Palace
picture. RoSalind Russell and
Robert Donat head a formidable
cast of players in Nero oldwyn-
Mayors tensely dramatic picturi-
cation of 1.-The CITADEL" a movie
which Drama Editor Andrew
Kelley has placed at the top of
his list of the years 10 best pro-
auctions.
The Washington times., 1938-12-07
TRACY Colt

Well befitting the names Of
his parents, the thoroughbred
colt born at Spencer Tracy's Val
ley home was christened Second
Hand. Sired from Tick On and
Minute Man, the new addition
to the Metro oldwyn-Mayer
stars stables already has the
fine characteristics of becoming
an AL polo mount.
The Washington times., 1938-12-07
Canine Gift

Louis Jean Heydt, appearing
in Metro oldwyn-Mayer's lat
est Soldier of Peace short, RE
turn to Life" purchased one of
the trained dogs used in the
picture, as a gift for his actress
wife, Leona Mariele, for their
eighth wedding anniversary.
The Washington times., 1938-12-07
Color Star

Jeanette Macdonald appears
for the second time in Techni-
color in Metro oldwyn-Mayer'S
"SweetheartS," in which she Co
stars with Nelson Eddy. Her first
experience in the medium was
in 1.-THE Vagabond King" with
Dennis King.
The Washington times., 1938-12-07

RAINIER AS JOAN"
This is to say that Paulette
Goddard in her first two speak
ing roles on the screen. shows
that she knows her way about
the set, is a first flight glamour
girl. registers impressively in
Dramatic School," But the real
test of a good actress must come
in something more difficult than
the two shallow characters that
The Washington times., 1938-12-07
80 Years in Films

Lewis Stone observed the an
niversary of his thirty-eighth
year in motion pictures on No
vember Is. His colleagues in
the Hardy Family series gave a
party to which all players who
have appeared in the pictures
were invited.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-12-02
WHAT'S WHAT ABOUT
SOCIAL SECURITY

Claims filed in the State OF
Maryland from the start of the
program in January 1887 to the
md Of October. 1888. to total 1914
and represents payments amount
ing to S154,548.13, according to
Charles E. Bailey. manager of the
Hagerstown Social Security Board
Office, which serves Carroll. Fred
arick and washington counties.
Of this sum, S1S.279.32 is for pay
ment Of claims certified in Oc-
tober.
Payments Of claimants in this
State averaged $5712 for the
month Of October Payments to
e2aimants throughout the United
States in October reached the
aiehest average since the 0ld-age
system became effective
an average Of S61.S1.
Yearly ten million dollars have
been certified for payment of
~laims in the United States since
the first Of January. 1897, and
more than 234. 600 persons have
shared the old-age insurance bene-
fits.
The Social Security Act pro-
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-12-02

" earnings from any one employ
er is taken into account
a similar single cash payment
IS payable also to an insured wage
-ner who reaches the age Of 65
before he has a chance TO qualify
fsr ehe monthly benefits which
begin in 1912.
All inquiries regarding possible
claims for either type of single
cash benefit should be made to
the field office Of the Social Sc
curity Board The Hagerstown
off &c is located at "A w. Washing
ton street.
When Workers Reach 65
# you are nearly IS and work
'ng as an employee in an occupa-
ton covered by the Social Secur-
itv Act. you should remember
that you will be entitled to an old
age insurance payment when you
become So Ihis payment viii
equal 3 IL per cent Of the wages
paid to you in jobs covered by the
act after 1896 and before you
reach the age of s.. A payment
Of old-age insurance viii be made
to the heirs or estate Of any in
sured worker who dies. even tho
he had not reached IS.
Have You A Claim?
Is any money due you under
the old age insurance provisions
Of the Social Security Act2 Since
the start Of the program in Janu-
airy 1887. and to the end of this
October more than $500 persons
in the State of Maryland have re-
ceived Government checks in pay
ment of claims which are made
to wage earners reaching the age
Of SIS or to the heirs Of insured
workers who have died. Mr.
bailey suggests that all persons
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-12-02

in covered employments Except
that only the first $4,000 in year
vides for single cash payment
to be made after the death Of a
worker who was covered by old
age insurance. The benefit goes
to a close relaive or the estate
Of the deceased. The amount of
the benefit equals - per cent
Of all wages received since 1886
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-12-02

who believe they have cl.,.
With his office where thew w iu'ea
gwen full information conc @,l Be
payment of claims. Wbonnln
lump sum Claim is paid. # aa Ever a
to . IL per cent Of wages mounts
ed from severed employmon ieceiV-
1896. -uehl Since
i, Attention, Employers
The pay roll tax return
ed under Title VIII of tho II, I s
, oeeuf J. Act is not complete l, al
less i bears the Social seeur fl,,
account number Of each empJovss
covered by the law must a p,oyee
On the tax return form kno appsar
SS-la. NDO"h as
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-12-02

Albert sengstock Of Des PIaino.
Ill, in court for reckless dr lines
explained that his false teeth bs,
came loose and lodged in HI.
throat and in trying to dislod n,s
them he lost control Of his ear ''
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-12-02

a thief broke into He,b.,.
C 9 locked automobile at J ~.
Moines, Ia, and took notbina LES p,.s
Bible. ''"s Out
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-12-02
ODDS AND ENDS

Fireman John Brixie slid down
the brass pole al the Sapulpa,
Okla, fire house. Then fire
men extinguished blaze caus-
ed when the friction Of the slide
ignited matches in Brixie's peck
els,
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-12-02

Rev. Ernest Risley. rector Of ST.
Johns Episcopal Church in Sayan-
nah Ga announced to his aston
isaed congregation that he was
resinging because he couldn't
stand the church music any longer
The following advertisement APP
peared recently in a newspaper
in Kansas City, Mo: Lady who
ran over pigs, Highway 40. wishes
10 communicate with owner"
John Stockoff recently returned
to Fort Ross, Calf, to pay back.
with interest, IS loan made to
him by Frank Thomas As years
ago.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-12-02

GLOBE ADS PAY DIvIDENDsn
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-07
witnessing in the making"

witnessing in the making"
Conceived in haste to meet the
urgent demands of an emergency,
it was inevitable that some Of
these liberal measures should run
up against the resistance of those
who fear change" he said. Youth
must fin da way not only of fit
ting these measures into the
framework of our form of gov
eminent, but of developing and
expanding them so that their
benefits will ever widen and
spread.
"Youth knows that our ideals
of freedom and equality must
reach all to be real"
He said that the "mOre gener-
Gus and thoughtful part Of the
youth in America has attached its
social and economic thought and
effort to one central purpose
which can be described as the
search for peaceful, orderly and
democratic solution to the tragic
economic confusions and miseries
of our industrial arrangement"
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thought. But it was true. She
couldn't trust herself. Even her
pride had come dangerously near
crumbling, that moment in the car
when Dwight took her III his
arms.
If Jack were out of the hos
pital, able to spend most OF his
time with her, it would have been
easier. But there were so many
empty hours in which to think
And her thoughts were treacher-
Gus. They were all of Dwight,
She was not really surprised
when he telephoned her, two
nights after she had worn the
ring to Magda's. 1t was as If she
had expected his voice. He said,
Judy, may | come over?"
II don't think Mother
said guardedly into the phone.
"T'm losing my mind" he said.
"I've moped around on the ship
until | never want to see it again.
I must talk to you. Surely there's
no harm in our taking ride to-
gether, or going to a movie"'
Then he said swiftly, "No, not a
movie. Some place where we can
Just talk"
He was lonesome. Lost. The
empty white house with its cruel
memories: the unfriendly ship and
the men who knew that Marvel
had left him.
81 know how you feel" she
said. "Bht II can't get away"
please, Judy! 1t means SO
much to mew
81 mustn't" she said, wanting
to go.
"You could just get into the
car, as if you were going for a
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-07
Aubrey Williams
Appeals To Youth
For Liberal Laws

ITHACA, n. Y, Dec. 7. CUP.
Aubrey Williams, executive direc-
tor of the national youth admin
istration, last night called upon
the nations young men and Wo-
men to expand and consolidate
New Deal legislative gains in or
der to bring about permanent
economic recovery.
Addressin gthe student body of
Cornell university, he said that
they have had the privilege of
youths problem is to make work
able this social legislation which
drive by yourself. | could meet
you in town"
No. No. That would make
truth out of .all the lies people
had said. 1t would corroborate
every whisper; breathe life into
every ugly conjecture. Yet she
wanted to go.
He kept pleading with her. "Pm
like an outcast," he said. Like a
pariah. Nobody talks to me. No
body cares Oh, Judy, just for
few minutes, couldn't you see
me-"
So in the end, even though she
knew it was wrong and that she
had no right to go while she wore
Jacks ring, she said, "Tll be at
the same corner, in ten minutes"
Ito be continued
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-07
CAST OF CHARACTERS

FL. JUDY ALCoTT - admirars
daughter. She faced choice
between two navy suitors.
DWIGHT CAMPBELL-am-
bilious lieutenant. He faced a
choice between his wife and
duty. "s2 .s...
JACK HANLEY-flying sail
or. He faced a test of a patient
love.
MARVEL HASTINGS-navy
wife. She faced the test of be-
ing a good sailor.
Yesterday: Judy drives Dwight
to their pier after their turbulent
meeting. Arriving home, her
mother tells her she has been seen
with Dwight, asks if he made love
to her! ..
CHAPTER XVIII
.,Judy's face famed. She cried
angrily, "If we had anything to
hide, do. you think we'd choose
Navy Pier for a rendezvous"
But her mother said, "Judy, |
know you have never quite rid
yourself of-of being foolish
about Dwight. Please don't see
him again. He's another Woman,s
husband, and you are engaged to
Jack"
$50 you - even you - think
that" Because it was true, be
cause Dwight had made love to
her, she was even more indignant
than she might otherwise have
been.
Mrs. Alcott's face clouded. She
turned away silently. She had
never quarreled with Judy. She
simply stopped discussing things.
Judy felt cheated, helpless. You
couldn't argue with a person who
simply went out Of the room. You
couldn't change Mothers knowl-
edge. She knew. She knew.
The next morning she went TO
the hospital as usual. Jack was
in a wheel chair ''How'm | do
ing?" he asked happily. "Boy, a
few more days, and I'll be walk
ing! Walking right out of here. -
i ##
Judy was honestly glad that he
was better. But she dreaded ms
homecoming, now, after what had
happened. A week after he got
out, they had planned TO be mar
ried. A week. Suppose he got
out in a few days? Queer how
all the certainty had left her, Just
because she saw Dwight again.
The serene contentment, the quiet
happiness that she had expert
enced in his room with Jack, con-
templating their future, had evap-
GRATED. There was nothing now
but the old uncertainty, the same
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mas Packages? They Make Nice Gifts Advertise Them On This Page
o SERIAL. STORY
LOVERS AWEIGH s sss: sss=s= :; %s
BY BETYWALlACE

endless doubts, whirling in her
mind, never getting anywhere.
Commander Sloane dropped in,
to pass the time Of day. He said,
pretty soon you'll have your
cavalier home, Judy" Bat in his
shrewd eyes was CLEAN that told
her he, too, had heard the gossip.
1t didn't take long to travel! 1t
was like leaping flame. Five min
utos after a thing happened,
every house on the station was
ringing with it.
After the doctor went out
again, Jack tugged at the heavy
Academy on his finger. I'VE
ought to do this right" he said.
"Pd like you to wear my class
ring. At least until | get out and
we can pick out a diamond ring =
whatever you want"
Judy thought Of the square,
emerald-cut diamond that Marvel
had worn. Evcryinc said ma
liciously that Dwight's pay had
never paid for it.
She said, "I-I don't want Il
diamond ring, lack"
Diamonds aren't Navy" he
said. But l thought maybe you
like them. They're your birth
stone. April" He remembered
all the little things, she thought,
in a sudden wave of tenderness.
The colors she liked best, and that
she preferred sweetpeas to gar
denias. Her birthday. All the
dear, unimportant little triflcs
that because they concerned her
were important to him. She Won
dered YEARLY if Dwight so much
as knew exactly no void she, was.
He probably didn't.
She Rugged Jack impulsiVely,
and then put her hand out while
he slipped the ring on her third
finger. 1t was far too large. The
heavy gold mounting slid TO one
side. She said shakily, "Pll have
to wrap string around it to make
it fit"
He touched her chin, and then
his lips were pressing down on
hers. While he kissed her, she
thought steadily, "Pll never do
anything to make him unhappy:
He's too fine. Too trusting and
unsuspecting." But the kiss
Dwight Campbell had given her
yesterday burned on her lips
even while Jack Hanley's mouth
touched them
Wearing the ring, Judy went to
Magda H millions cocktail party.
1t wasn't really a party--just a
bunch of people coming in in
formally for a drink: Two or
three times "A week, Magda tele,
phoned everybody she knew and
said, Come over"
1t didn't take long for the sharp
eyes of the wives to spot Jacks
class ring. Judy" they squeal-
ed. :" Oh, how sweet! Pm so glad
darling" :.
This, Judy told herself, made it
official. Irrevocable. She was en-
gagged TO Jack Hanley. She was
his. She wanted it to be positive
She didn't want to be able to
draw back. ...
GAS if / were safeguarding my
self from backsliding,"' she
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-07
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as administra-
tor of the estate of Theodosia E.
Allison Mrs. r. B. Allison) this
is to notify all persons having
claims against said estate to pre-
sent them to the undersigned on
or before Oct. 26, 1889, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of
recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please make set
Element at once with the under
signed. ...f -
This Oct. 26, 1888.
R. B. ALLISON, Admr.
.10.26-Wed. .6tp.