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The Washington times., 1938-07-11

thing is going to happen to the
movies just as it did to the
stage.
Our patrons pay their IS and
SIS ce~: IS to come in to our thea
ter for two hours of make be-
neve. They don't want to know
the mechanics.
They come to be entertained.
To get away from the job, the
household duties, or what have
you. I feel we have quite
responsibility to those patrons
from that angle, particularly
even more important than to see
that our theaters are well main
tanned, cool in the summer,
properly heat- / in the winter;
ventilation just right, ETC., etc.,
on through the many manifold
things a theater operator must
watch.
In that same connection our
patrons, though they like to
have a good cry, as well as a
good laugh, I believe should
never have horror" shots of
wars, disasters and such thrown
at them. They haven't come to
your theater to see suffering
not in reality-if it is a part of
your story, your drama, on the
screen, that's different. With
this in mind I have always
edited the supplementary fea-
lures of our programs with great
care.
CLEAN RIVALRY
I am mighty happy to be in
Washington. Many of the evils
that have crept in throughout
the country to give false-and
but momentary stimulus. to
theater box offices not
been reSorted to here.
In Washington, thank good
ness, it is still the picture-if
it is good you do business. If all
OF the downtown theaters have
good pictures-we all do busi-
ness. That is a healthy condi-
tion and happy one.
That these things have not
crept into the Washington
theaters is not due to any one
theater operator but to the
splendid cooperation existing
among all. To John j. Pay
cite, zone manager for War
ner Brothers, and Carter Bar
ron, divisional manager for
Loews; my division manager,
James M. Brennan, and I are
grateful for this cooperation.
We have all worked together
on our mutual problems BUT
when it comes to battling" to
get the paying customers in
at the front door we all do our
darnest to out-plan, out-sell the
other-but even then the
blows" are always clean.
It is hoped that this ram
bling piece" will act as a one
days tonic for the Andrew R.
Kelley page during the vaca-
ton SO justly earned. The en-
tire staff of RKO Keith's is
hoping that that vacation Is
the best ever.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11

HANDS ARE TIED
I wanted to tell those same
readers that RKO Keith's-at
the corner of Fifteenth and G
Streets-the theater known as
"A Washington Institution
also has a splendid list of COM
ing attractions such as Little
Tough Guy" with the Dead
End Kids; Mother Carey's
Chickens" with Ruby Keeler, in
her first straight dramatic role;
Fay Banter, Anne Shirley; Fred
Astaire and Ginger Rogers in
"Carefree," with Irving Berlin's
music, and Letter of Introduc-
tion," starring Edgar Bergen and
Charlie Mccarthy, plus Adolphe
Menjou and Andrea Leeds. But
my hands are tied and cannot
record that information so that
all and sundry may be advised.
Ooh well such is fate!
Now let us try for what is
wanted:
Checking back I have been
around these ere parts for quite
a spell. In one way or another
I have been associated with
practically every tn e ater in
Washington. Possibly the only
exception is the Gayety. But
never let it be said that I missed
burlesque, cause I didn't.
1 did the publicity for Jack
Garrison at the old Mutual on
Pennsylvania Avenue. Biggest
assignment of that part-time
Job was to sell the wrestling
matches staged weekly. Joe
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Dead End Boy
Star Of Film
Atthe Met

Have you ever noticed how
pictures run in pairs or even
triplicates? Studios seem to have
no aversion to doing the same
things their competitors do.
With this in mind, "Reforma-
tory" now at the Metropolitan,
is Columbia Pictures answer to
Warmers Crime School,"
While it strives to emulate the
latter, there is a definite lack
Of potency in the plot that lays
the success of the film in the
laps of the players. 1t makes a
weak attempt to add treachery,
and its chief excitement is
corker of a fight between Bobby
Jordon and frankie Darro.
Bobby has parted with the
gang that made him famous in
Dead End" This kid has a
naturalneSs that is sincere, max
ing him likeable regardless of
the role he plays.
JACK HOLT BACK
1t is a pleasure to see Jack
Holt back after so long an alb
sence. His part was made to
order, that of the warden of the
reformatory about which the
story revolves. If there is any
thing lacking in his perform
ance, it is due to a poor script.
The story goes like this. Gar
field Reformatory for Boys, be-
cause of improper methods, is
continually in the newspapers
because of escaping boys. The
governor, seeking to put a stop
to the publicity, sends Deane
(Jack Holt) to the place to
straighten it out.
The first day he sees what
is wrong. Brutal beatings, rot
ten food. grating in the draw
ing of the supply contracts, all
of which caused discontentment
among the boys. Deane fires
the guards and establishes an
Honor system" and allows the
boys to form a government of
their own. So "Pinky" Leon
ard (Bobby Jordon), heretofore
incorrigible, buckles down to
carry out the new Chiefs" or
derS.
TRIES TO GET EVEN
Grady, a discharged guard, in
an attempt to get even, forgeS
commitment papers in order to
get a trouble-maker (Frankie
Darro) into Garfield, that he
might stir up trouble and cause
the discharge Of Deane.
He succeeds in enticing one
boy to escape with him, which
was comparatively easy under
the new system of Self-govern-
ment. But "Pinky" follows and
tries to get them to come back.
Whereupon a fight ensues and
"Pinky" is hurt badly and the
trouble-maker is drowned while
attempting his escape.
This calls Deane up on the
carpet, who meanwhile has dis.
covered the forgery of the pa
pers. He presents his case to
the governr and prefers charges
against Grady. So he goes back
to finish his job.
Others in the cast are Char
lotte Wynters and Grant With
ers.
A Floyd Gibbons short enti-
tied "A Dream Comes True"
which concerns a Washington
jewel robbery, and a Cross and
Dunn short head the added at
fractions. r. Fl. 8.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Earle Book S
Hollywood
Names

Personal appea ances Of
three Hollywood screen favor
ties, presentation of numerous
top-flight name" orcheStras,
and entertainment novelties in
cluding an elaborate Ice FollieS
are all part of the Earle Thea
ter's stage show bookings for
the weeks from now until mid
autumn, according 20 John J.
Payette, Warner Bros. general
zone manager, who announced
the lineup today.
Stars who will make personal
appearances include Chester
Morris, veteran of many Holly
wood hits; Tony Martin, popu-
lar young leading man and hus-
band of Alice Faye, who will ap-
pear with his own orchestra;
and Harriet Hilliard, singing
star at the Earle last week in
"Cocoanut Grove"
BANDS BOOKED
Favorite bands booked for the
Earle by Production Manager
Harry Anger include Kay
Kyser, famous for his college
of Musical knowledge; Ben
Bernie and all the Lads; Phil
Harris and his orchestra, from
Jack Benny's radio show; and
Ozzie Nelson and his popular
band, with whom Miss Hilliard
who is really Mrs. Nelson
will appear.
Figure skating stars, daring
stunt skaters and comedy
skaters will all appear in the
elaborate Lake Placid Ice Fol
lies, which is said to be the only
unit of its kind making theater
appearances which employs a
real ice rink" instead of a syn
thetic chemical surface. For this
attraction, the Earle stage will
be frozen into a solid cake Of
ice ten inches thick.
COMING FILMS
With these and other popu-
lar attractions promised for the
stage, the Earle is equally fortu-
nate in being able to list a group
of outstanding screen produc-
tions. Here are six of the group
Mr.. Payette lists for the weeks
from now until Labor DaV:
COWBOY FROM BROOK
LYN": Comedy with music, fea-
turing Dick Powell, Pat O'Brien
and Priscilla Lane. A Warner
Bros. picture, directed by Lloyd
Bacon, and a Cosmopolitan pro-
duction.
PROFESSOR WARE:
Harold Lloyd's first release in
more than year, with Phyllis
Welch as leading lady and ace
support promised by such COM
edy favorites as Raymond Wal
burn, Sterling Holloway and
Lionel Stander. A Paramount
picture.
"THE AMAZING DIR. Gilt
TERHOUSE," in which Edward
G. Robinson is starred. with
Claire Trevor, Humphrey Bo-
CART and Allen Jenkins heading
the cast. An Anatol Litvak pro-
duction, based on the Broadway
stage hit and said to be one of
the most novel productions in a
long time.
"FOUR'S A CROWD" with a
quartet of stars: Enrol Flynn,
Olivia de Havilland. Rosalind
Russell and Patric Knowles. A
modern comedy, directed by
Michael Curtiz; with Walter
Connolly, Hugh Herbert and
Melville Cooper.
OMEN COURAGEOUS"
from Fannie Hurst's SISTER
Act; with Claude Rains, the
Lane sister s-Priscilla, Rose
mary and Lola-and Jeffery
Lane. Directed by Michael Cur
tiz.
BOY MEETS GIRL" the
Spewack's play, marking the
long-awaited reunion of James
Cagney and Pat O'Brien. With
Marie Wilson. Ralph Bellamy,
and Frank McHugh.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Chip Off Old Block

Richard Red" Skelton, Vaude-
vile comedian making his de-
but in the Ginger Rogers-Doug
Fairbanks. jr.. picture. Having
Wonderful Time" is the son of
Joseph Shelton. former circus
clown of international reputa-
ton.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Rudolph Valentino Returns in
"The Sheik" Fridoy

Present-day movie.goers will
have a chance to thrill to the
same idol who made their
mothers hearts flutter widely
when Rudolph Valentino, undis-
puted great lover of the screen,
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
By HARDIE MEAKIN q
Manager RKO Keith's Theater

pass dream that press agent holds dearest his
heart (and heart aren't all theaer press agents.
only to have your hands tied have been mine didn't
like that flat emphatic umatum handed down that this
column (aleged) of mine could be given what
Is common y known publicity "blurb."
wanted to tell the readers of The Washington Times all
about how wonderful current attraction, Having
Time
The Washington times., 1938-07-11

includes Agnes Ayres, rated the
most beautiful and most talented
actress of her day, and Adolphe
Menjou, Lucien Littlefield and
Walter Long, a trio of featured
players whose popularity is as
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
HARDIE MEAKIN, COLUMNIST
Legitimate Theoter Is Now
Resident in Hollywood,
Executive Believes

During the absence of Andrew r. Kelley, Times
drama editor, on Uacation, this space uUI be filled
by guest colun,nists from the Warrington Gmuse-
nrcnt Dorld. TonOrrows column uOiU be contributed
by Ray Bell Public Relations counsel of the Loew
thedters.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-14
HIRING PICKETS TO PICKET

"A picket line outside the Offices of the art and
writers project at 235 East Fortysecond street at
noon yesterday (last Wednesday, led to the arrest
of twelve men and three women, all of whom lden-
tilted themselves as WPA writer's" That was in
New York. The New York Times prints the state
ment. Why weren't they writing? Are you tax
payers putting out your money to hire writers to
picket? Ask your candidates for congress about it.
There are $500 workers on the FIVE WPA art prof.
ects in New York City. You boys, in Florence, Al
lendale, Darlington, Horny, Marlboro, Orangeburg,
Berkeley, Colleton, are helping to support these
New Workers. Your art project is in the cotton
patch or tobacco patch, and you not on relief.
You are blowing for the art projects of New York.
When the "11,703 professional and technical
WPA workers in New York City getting
S103.40 month had their pay cut $40 month
last Wednesday "the first response was a threat
by the WPA Teachers Union, Local No. 453 to
tie up all the educational projects if the admins
tration carried out its plan" That is what is going
on in New York. Aren't of you boys going
to ask the 100 per cent candidates about it when
they go the stump? Is there a WPA Teachers
Union in South Carolina? Why not?-Charleston
News and Courier.
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NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
POLITICIANS FIDDLE FOR DEATH DANCE

What the country needs right now-the whole
countrv-is the restoration of conditions IN which
smployment is available for everybody who is WILL
ING and able 20 work, and in which normal crops
and a normal amount of other farm products may
ne produced and marketed on a profitable basis
Wages and hours legislation and Government farm
subsidies are no substitutes for such conditions
pasrore such conditions and wages and hours will
rake care of themselves and Government farm sub
Sies will be unnecessary 1t is the restoration OF
sueh conditions that the administration should De
itself about right now, and not the
Furnishing of is political enemies And that IS
what the gentlemen of Congress should De con-
cerned about, rather than about the political cam
paigns In the sixth year OF the Roosevelt admin
istration and in the ninth year since the beginning
Of the depression such conditions have not been re-
stored. On the contrary, their restoration seems
farther away than ever. And We are frank TO say
that We do not how the election OF sucn men
as former Senator Dickinson, on the one hand, or
the reelection OF such men Senator Gillette, on
the other have any effect in bringing It closer
II was people like former Senator Dickinson who
got the country in its present situation. and pepe
ike Senator Gillette have failed TO get US out OF IT,
Neither the New Dealers nor the Republicans have
any practicable program 10 restore normal condl-
tons. Are We doomed inexorably to continue
dance of economic death to the iddlng OF the poll
tieians? 1t is high time to ponder that question:
Texas Weekly.
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FAINT PRAISE

In that symposium of editorial opinion on Bob
Reynolds nomination published in The News yes
terday, not single note of elation was to be de-
tected. Only six North Carolina papers We're rep
resented at all-not because we didn't search the
others for two days running to see what they had
to say about Bob's bruising victory. They simply
didn't say anything.
And when a state which takes its politics as
seriously North Carolina lets Democratic SEN
ator be nominated without having anything full
some to say about him-weI it is sign of some
thing or other. In this case we think it is sign
that Bob is recognized pretty generally for what
pc is: hrstaelass vote-getter and second-cass
senator. That is our own explanation, to be sure,
and we frankly don't think much of Bob But the
best his home town paper could find to say about
his triumph was that lit must be accepted as a
conspicuous tribute from the state" Such restraint
indicates that even Asheve is ON 10 him.-Chsa,rrs
lotte News.
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ADVISING US SUCKERS

Strange advice. indeed, it is that Harry Hopkins
gives the South in the address prepared for de-
livery az Columbia where ne was unable to appear
in person account of illness.
The South must do away with absentee owner
ship of industry, ne is quoted as saying and I'M
dertakes to show that when industries move South
from other sections TO exploit southern labor as
ne puts it. the profits go back East and North and
the South is drained of its wealth.
We take it. then that Mr.. Hopkins thinks it is
terrible thing for the South to encourage outside
capital to come in and establish industries, since
the investors may live somewhere else and take
their dividends home.
So il seems southerners have been on the
wrong track in seeking broader industrial develop
ment with the aid of capital from other sections
We thought, in our poor dumb ignorance that new
industries would provide more employment oppor-
tunities and better incomes for those who would
utilize them. But it would appear that because
some stockhoder in distant state might get some
return from MS investment here, We would be just
making ourselves suckers for allowing people TO
create more jobs in this section. The Hopkins idea
seems TO be that we should furnish our own capital
or have no new industries, and even then we
shouldn't have them unless the jobs should pay
what these New Deal idealists think they should
pay In short, no jobs at all unless they pay what
certain Washington 'exI erts' think ought TO be
paid. And that indeed, appears to be the New
Deal ACKNOWLEDGMENT News.
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WHAT rs HAPPENING, AND WHAT
MATTERS
tBy BRUCE CATTON)

Among the people who get gray hairs
during the depression IS the newspaper
editor.
Not only does the editor have all the or
binary depression worries about payrolls,
balance sheets and so on; he also has the
responsibility of laying daily before his
READERS a mental bill of fare calculated TO
tempt their appetites.
He has had an unusually bloody and
cruel war in China, with day-to-day lists
OF cities bombed, non-combatants blown
10 bits, towns sacked, armies routed and
spies executed He has had an equally
distressing war in Spain, with much the
same sort of fodder coming out OF that
hopper He has had rumors of war from
all over Europe, with troops mobilizing on
peaceful borders, cabinets tOttering, Rus
slams being executed, ornaments being
piled up and general miasma of fear and
suspicion spreading across every land.
AT home he has had a vindictive and
occasionally unprincipled political row to
report. He has had stupendous unem-
ployment problem to tell about, an equally
stupendous problem in government finance
to expound, a series of strikes to report,
and whole list of minor unpleasantnesses
like kidnapings, holdups, airplane disas-
tiers and so on to tell about.
All of which brings us TO the. stunt a
certain metropolitan editor in the middle
west tried the other day.
He had the usual grist of catastrophes
to 'choose from when he made up his front
page; Spanish bombing, Sino-Japanese
battle, new blood-and- thunder speech by
Hitler, another frog-eye act by Mussolim
factory strike down east, and the like
And he finally turned his back on all Of
these things and built his front page
around the fact that the woman who had
headed the local library, and had done a
grand, peaceful, constructive job of il for
something like quarter of a century, was
resignal her position.
Well, maybe the editor was right. May
be his readers uneonsciously blassed him
when their morning paper told them that
in spit eof all the hell that has broken
loose the unspeetacular business of max
ing more civilized world was still going
on.s Maybe story doesn't have to have a
corpse IN 1t to be news, after all
II you were an editor, how would you
look at il?
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THE LORDS ACRE FARM NO. 2

The fullness of the earth is really
the Lords, p,
For this we learn not only in HIS
Holy Word,
It's really been tested and found
so true :,
Down on the farm named Lords
Acre No. 2.
As we were planning a church to
build
We prayed for the guidance OF
the Lords will
I'm sure that He heard and sent
US a plan
Through Rev. Dumont Clarke, the
Lords acre man.
AS we listened to him, it was
JOY,
To tell how each man, woman, girl
and boy
Could share in the work that was
so dear -.
To accomplish so much in one lit
tie year.
So with this good advice,up sprang
an idea
In the hearts and minds Of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. V. LYDIA ,
They dedicated their farm and all
its acres would make,
For the building. Of our church
for the dear Lords sake.
Then each and every member just
stepped in line,
And worked with a zeal that real
ly was fine;
Not one was left out-there was
work for all
The old and the young, the large
and the small.
We planted our crops and how
they did grow
On this farm named Lords Acre
No. g,
Each working day there was scrip
ture and prayer,
Anyone would receive a blessing
by just being there.
Then every family wanted a home
project, too,
Besides that of Lords Acre Farm
No. 2;
1t was joy to hear each one tell,
Just what they had raised which
they would sell.
So they could help this church to
build,
They worked with a might, they
worked with q will,
The money from all these projects
combined,
Helped US to get our church start
ed in just a little time.
It's not completed yet-we know
this is true,
But we are all happy and ready
for work again, too;
We have already started our work
again this year with the Lords
Acre Song,
1t has helped us so much that we
know it can't be wrong.
BY Mrs. George Hill,
Dana Baptist Shurch,
Hendersonville, Route 2.
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FAIR EXCHANGE
NO ROBBERY
There. is one way we m
BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

ting it finished. The memorial
was cast in Cleveland, a green
bronze assemblage Of waves and
underpinned seagulls in flight, and
planted down near the Potomac
river three years ago, surrounded
by dirt. Congressman Arthur
jerks of New Hampshire seeks
Sl89, 900 appropriation to provide
steps and other finishing touches.
at is one of the worst looking
things ! have ever SEEM" says
Congressman John Taber Of New
York. 1--WE ought not to 60 on
with its construction"
eff the gentleman had bought
only suit of clothes and got only
a coat and vest, leaving the suit
standing at that, it would not look
very we'll either" retorts Con-
gresham Kent Keller of Illinois.
ut is a beautiful piece Of work
and ought to be completed"
Temporarily buried in the
House by Taber's objection, the
bill to complete the memorial will
be brought up in the Senate.
THE bootleg problem. theoreti-
l. cally eliminated by prohibition
repeal, has popped up again in
new and startling fashion under
the shadow of the Capitol dome
Federal agents have arrested
hardware dealer who was selling
liquid paint and rust remover as
a cheap substitute for whisky at
9 cents half pint. Customers
were Instructed to set fire to the
stuff to burn out impurities ane
then filter it through crusless
loaf Of bread.
CONGRESSMAN MARY NOR.
~ TON, the gentlewoman from
New Jersey, has womanly dis.
taste for caterpillars. When
resolution directing the CCC e
make war on tent caterpillars wa.
referred to her House Labor Com.
mittee she quickly joined will
Congressman Marvin Jones to &c
the bill transferred to his Com.
mittee on Agriculture.
tCopyright. 1898. NEA Service. Inc.
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range matters SC the Jews Hitler
is expelling from Germany could
find refuge in the United States
without getting crossed up with
our immigration quotas: We might
exchange our Nazis for an equal
number of Hilter's Jews. Then
both nations would be getting rid
of the same number of undesired
citizens.
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word secretly and hold the cleo
ton in a room in the school build
ing not commonly used for that
purpose; while the opposition, in
company with a few of 1.-The faith
fur' who are placed there as bait,
sit in the auditorium waiting for
the meeting to open.
Sometimes the ride-over-'em
method is employed: A ringster
arises and dominates the rings
candidates for the precinct COM
mittee. Another ringster pops up
and in one breath says, 81 second
the nominations and move that
the nominations be closed" The
chairman in one breath says,
"You have heard the nominations
and the motion. All in favor say
aye, opposed mo-; the motion is
carried" Before the chairman