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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-10
Loretta Young To
Inspire Inventor

The immortal role of the
woman who inspired Alexan.
der Graham Bell to become one
of the greatest characters of his
day has fallen to Loretta Young.
Daryl F. Zanuck, production
chieftain at goth Century-FoX,
has chosen her to co-star with
Don Ameche in the film. 1.-THE
Life of Alexander Graham Bell"
scheduled as one Of the most ex.
penSive Of the movie years
product. Ameche will create the
role of Bell.
Shooting on the picture has
been set for January 3, which
will give Miss Young time to
complete wife. Husband and
Friend" in which she is starring
with Warner Baxter, and Anne
che to finish Midnight" in
which he co-stars with Claudette
Colbert.
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CLOCK

CAPITOL-Luise Rainier, Alan
Marshall, Dramatic School,"
11:10 a. m, 1:50, ABS, 7:20,
10 p. m. Stage, 1855, 3:35,
500, 8 p. m.
PALACE-R psalm d Russell,
Robert Donat, THE Citadel"
11:30 a. m, 2, 4:30, 7:05, 9:35
p. m.
COLUMBIA-Ronald Colman,
If I Were King" II, 2::30,
4:55, 7:20. $50 p. m.
EARLE - Kay Frances, Ian
Hunter, Emma Gombell,
"Comet Over Broadway"
1l:15 a. m, 1855, ABS, tbs,
9:55, p. m. Stage, /, 3:45,
6:25, 9:05 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Pat O'Brien,
angels With Dirty Faces"
1880 a. m, 1870, $3.50, 5:25,
7:35, 9:35 p. m.
r. X. o. KEITHS-Mary 30
land, Little Tough Guys in
Society" 1902, 2:20, 4:O2.
500, 8 p. m.
BELASCO Richard Barthel.
mess. Spy of Napoleon" 2:15,
AIS, $40. 8:05, 1905 p. m.
LITTLE-Peter LORE, M" II
o. m, 1:45, 4:30, tbs, 1905
,. m. viii Rogers, Life Be
gins at 49," 1890, 3:15, g.
$3.50 p. m.
TRANS-LUX-N wSr eel and
shorts, 10, 11:45 a. M, 1890,
1:45, 8, AIS, $50. 6:45, 8,
0:l5, 10:45 p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-10
New Program
AtTrons-Lux

World news from war to
sports and back again is on the
bill at the Trans-Lux currently.
All the highlights Of the foot
ball season are reviewed for the
unbelieving, including the recent
blank-out which the New York
Giants gave the local Redskins;
this was so completely a reversal
Of opinion that the important
plays are shown from different
angles, by different cameramen
and described by different an
nouncers.
ment, a post Of their own.
A delightful tour through the
native land Of the great Carlo
proves most interesting, while
the ever clever Mickey Mouse
presents another Of his play.
mates in a horror tale of escaped
convicts and innocent gun-fire.
It's a great show and a crowded
house took time to express Its
approval Of the program.
K. Y.
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helps out with the introductionS
aside from his own work in tbs
act and gravel-throated Marty
Collins continues to rib the boys
in the pit and handy with the
customers.
Chester Hale's Comets are
back for what we trust will be
an unlimited engagement. Their
matchleSS precision is displayed
in three routines, one Of which,
to the Second Hungarian Rhap-
Sody Of Franz LiSzt, is notable as
a departure from the usual line
contribution.
Smartly coStumed, fresh and
ZeStful looking, the girls do not
give the impression they learned
the numbers on the train COM
ing to Washington but show in
stead the result Of some igor.
GUS Hale coaching and train
ing.
Bea Saxon sings a few songs
including a grand arrangement
of Irving Berlin's 81 Like a
Piano." Boy Foy juggleS things,
and The PhilharraonicS round
out an eminently satisfactory
bill with some mouth-organ
fugues and cadenzaS.
ROBERT S, O'NEIIL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-10
Our Town IS
Due Monday

With its original cast held in
tact for a transcontinental tour,
"Our Town" comes to the Ma
tional Theater for a week, be-
ginning Monday, exactly as it
has been presented for the past
year at the Morosco Theater,
New York.
1t is the winner of the Pulitzer
prize as the best new play pro-
duced in 1888, and the third Of
fering of the current Theater-
Guild-American Theater Society
subscription series.
Produced by Jed Harris, "Our
Town" employs a novel tech
nique in the telling of its simple,
heart-warming story. Little
scenery is used but with Frank
Craven in the role Of a genial
and sometimes confidential mar
rator, the lack of heavy stage
settings goes unnoticed.
It's action takes place in the
mythical village of Growers Cor
ners, New Hampshire, 80 years
ago. Population of the town is
slightly more than 1000, and it
lies "just across the Massachu-
sets border"
The WebbS, the Gibbs and
other villagers who are intro
duced are plain, substantial
down east" folks and they lead
simple, placid lives. But Thorn
ton Wilder, who wrote "Our
Town" uses this group Of char
acters to tell the story of hui
mainly. It is a chronicle Of
life, from birth to burial, told
with a beautiful sincerity that
holds the audience spellbound.
The spectator has a feeling Of
sitting at the roadside as life
flows past.
Mr.. Wilder is best known as
a novelist. His book, "The
Bridge of San Luis Ray" won
the Pulitzer prize in 1928 and
the recent award to his play
makes him the only individual
to win Pulitzer prizes in two
departments Of literature.
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wares, including a novel exit.
BY today, he will probably have
discarded the few chestnutS
that failed to bounce.
Goodrich and Nelson have a
Strong-man routine that will
hold the attention Of those who
like acrobatics. Dave Monahan
improves on Will Mahoney, by
playing the xylophone with two
hammers fastened to his shoes,
four in his hands. Believe it or
not, he thumps out real har-
mony. Evelyn Case sings loudly,
if not sweetly.
Harry Anglers Roxyettes have
two new numbers that carry
out a trip to Florida idea, with
Joe Lombardi's band perched
on a side-stage patio. Girls do
a choo-choo rhythm speciality
that is a peach, follow up with
beach ball precision bouncing.
Finale is the Orange Blossom
Pullman pulling out.
Paramount news reel and a
Leon Enrol short comedy COM
plete the 130-minute program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-10

RAINIER is STAR
Miss Rainer is cast as q young
dramatic student whose early
ambitions have been famed by
watching her favorite actress
from a nook somewhere in the
balcony. Played by Gale Sender.
gard, the actress is q glacial
creature whose jealousy is
aroused when LuiSe enrolls in
her drama class at the French
Academy and reveals q talent
far superior to her own.
The struggle between the two
the actress rebelling at the in
roads time has made on her act
ing and looks, and taking it out
on the hero-worShipping new.
comer-provideS an intriguing
conflict which of itself might
have made a great picture.
AS o sop to the customers who
pay the freight, an unimportant
love affair is introduced, with
Alan Marshal, a wealthy Pari-
sian, the man in the case,
Working nights In order to
pay tuition at the dramatic
school, studying in every spare
moment, grinding, rehearsing
and even passing up love in her
ften1ied desire to become q great
lady Of the stage, Luise Rainier
makes of the cinema a tour de
force which reaches its culmina-
ton with the little madam of
the big brown eyes gazing visit
fully at her name in lights, a
success.
AS a means for displaying the
histrionic talents that are Miss
Rainer'S, the film is excellent,
particularly in the closing scenes
where she portrays Joan Of Arc
SO splendidly, and then steals
away from the opening night
hangers-on for a glimpse at her
name on the marquee.
COMICS ARE TOPS
Gale Sondergaard is superb as
the maturing actress and Paul.
cite Goddard, Henry Stephen
son, Lana Turner and Genevieve
Tobin contribute worthwhile sup
porting Characterization. Film
aimed at the stars, just falls
short.
The stage bill is enlivened by
the time-tested patter Of Collins
and Peterson. The gags may not
be new but the delivery is great,
and the applause is genuine.
The team knows its way around
the footlightS.
Straight-man Harry Peterson
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-10
Comet Over Broadway" Gives
Her Role of an Actress,
Tom Howard on Stage
Bv ANDREW R. KELLEY

Brunette Kay Francis still very slender and alluring is
the star of Comet Broadway picture at the Earle
Theater and her last under longerm Warner Bros
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-10
Director Uses Same
Chair for 20 Years

Edward Sedgwick has just
started his 18th picture, Burn
En- Up O'Connor," sitting in
the same spot in which he
started directing almost 20 years
ago.
When he made his first fea-
ture in 1919, Sedgwick'S crew
gifted him with a canvas chair,
the type used by all directors.
Sedgwick is still directing and
that chair is still seating him.
The canvas has been cleaned
twice, but never replaced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-10

A SKETCHY FICTION
attains the Broadway pinnacle,
only to give up success and
career, when duty calls her back
to the husband freed from jail.
1t all begins in small town,
where Kay Francis is the girl at
the depot newsstand, who reads
Variety, dreams of becoming a
real actress. When she takes the
lead in town hall amateur pro-
duction, a visiting leading man
flatterS her she is a future Cor.
nell.
John Litel Cher husband)
miSunderstands the bounder's
intentions, lets fly a right to
the jaw that sends the Lothario
to his death. A clear case of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-10

manslaughter, but John Litel is
sent up for life, as a first degree
murderer.
Kay promises to keep the
faith, to look after their child,
to be ready to return as wife, if
and when the prison gates open.
When she attains come fame
as an actress, and falls in love
with her manager Clan Hunter +,
the memory of her promise COM
pelS her to return to a devoted
husband, for whom she has lit
tie but moral respect.
That's the story, pretty trans
parent, and full of cliches. Kay
Francis does her best to make
it credible, Ian Hunter is very
noble, John Litel suffers like
q man, and little Synil Jason
provides the childish appeal.
Best character work is provided
by Minna Gombell, as a broad
hipped trouper who sees life
ending at 40.
COMEDIAN HEADLINES
Busby Berkely directed
COMET Over Broadway" and I
can only say Kay Francis de-
serves better screen fiction.
Tom Howard, aided by first
class interrupter, or stooge,
George Shelton, brings a brand
new comedy act to headline this
weeks vaudeville. It's a good
act chiefly because Comedian
Howard knows how to sell his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-10

Regardless of what they think of her at Burbank Kay
Francis is much too classy lady to play butcher
burlesquer with great conviction Yet this the way she
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-10
DIRTY Faces
At the MET"

ANGELS with Dirty Faces"
playing a return engagement
downtown and showing current
ly at Warner Brothers Metro
politan, is one of those pictures
designed to entertain in a vigor.
GUS manner and at the same
time slip in a nice little preach.
ment on the fallacy of crime.
In the slum districts of any
great city there are good and
bad boys, same background,
same environment, same lack Of
advantages, but such different
temperaments. Angels With
Dirty Faces" becomes a more
reasonable title when this locale
is listed, for from this breeding
place of gangsters comes Rocky
Sullivan, hero Of all hoodlums;
despair of a lifelong friend, now
a priest, and a menacing figure
to the underworld overlords.
CAGNEY is STAR
Rocky Sullivan started with
pranks, childish mischief, and
ended in the electric chair, but
until that final moment when he
reached the end of the road, he
was the idol of young roughies.
Faced with eternity after such
a life, for he had chalked up
more than one murder in his
time, Rocky Sullivan proved a
coward.
The priest was his under
standing friend and it was he
who called upon the hardened
criminal to show his true colorS:
not to go to his death leaving q
glow of hero worship in the
hearts of those other kids; they
could be turned to a more whole
some life with the menace of
Rocky and his easy money, his
bravado, out of the way. So
Rocky faltered, whined and
fought, screaming for mercy, at
the last, and back in the hide
out six youngsters, who had al
ready tasted the routine of re-
form school, were shaken into a
more normal life.
SHORTS PROGRAM
James Cagney, Pat OBrien
and the Dead End Kids" do an
energetic piece Of work, mixing
laughs and tears with suspense
and excitement; the presence Of
Ann Sheridan is more orna-
mental than necessary. for it is
very evidently a part written in
for the Economically inclined.
The short subjects are in a
lighter vein. There is an anus
ing color cartoon, in which the
story of John Smith and Poca-
hontas takes on a modern twist,
the hand Of the New Deal being
apparent. Complete news of the
day in pictures closes a very
good program. K. Y.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-10
KAY FRANCIS, EARLE STAR = B. B.

Brunette Star Is Supported by Ian
Hunter in a Romantic Story
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-10
little Tough Guys in Society"
New Picture at RKO-Keith's

Little Tough Guys in Society"
is the feature at Keith's Theater.
UniverSals inability to pick a
more intriguing name is almost
enough to jinx any film. Only
the fact that the cast is headed
by such tried and true comedians
as Mary Boland, Edward Everett
Horton, MiScha Auer and that
spoiled little demon Gin the pic
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-10
DRAMATIC SCHOOL AT CAPITOL
Luise Roiner's New Feature
Has PouIette Goddard in
Fine Supporting Cast

Authors of Dramatic School," starring Luise Rainier,
started out with original idea but somewhere between
script department and cuttingroom their branchd
sdetracked.
The basic element of their storya young girl
pletey in love with the theater she is willing to sacrifice
everything normal girl desires in order to footlght
career for hersesuggested endless possibilities, but
fortunately for Luise Rainers sake Dramatic School"
gets of the suggestion greatness stage
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tract.
Mark Hellinger fashioned the scenario,
from a Faith Baldwin novel, and in it the
star is called upon to suffer and sacrifice for
a husband she didn't love- but who had a
certain command for her regard, inasmuch as
he went to Jail as her defender.
Poured from a conventional fiction mold,
Comet Over Broadway" is made an en-
gaging 70 minutes of entertainment chiefly
because Of the human interest touches that
have been threaded into the story, rather
than for substantial characterization, or good
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-18

American side. He died of rheu-
matism soon after the war. Ora
per's history of the Battle OF
Kings Mountain gives Col. Robert
Henry's account of the battle. He
also has a narrative of the battle
of Cowan's Ford. 1t said that both
of the brothers were in the battle
on February l. 1881. They lay
out that night and shortly before
daylight, he said; ''my brother
Joseph left the army to give news
and cross the Catawba at John
Beatty's in a canoe" When he
left the army, it was expected that
CORVALLIS would cross the river
at Tuckaseegee Ford.
The oldest living relatives OF
Joseph Henry are two cousins,
Mrs. ]. S. Williams of Fairview,
and Every Lytle of Cane Creek;
The unwilling ceremonies Will
be in charge of Mrs. c. r: Whlta-
ker of Hendersonville. The Rev.
N. A. Melton, principal of Fletch-
err high school. will deliver the
memorial address.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-18
UTILITIES MAN SEES
STATE ORDER NEW
PLAN TO FORCE SALE

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. lS.
(UP)-Prcsidcnt 10 Conn Guild
of Tennessee Electric Power COM
pany last night termed an order,
of the state utilities commission
another move to force sale of the
company's properties to cities for
distribution of Tennessee Valley
authority power.
In reply to the commissions de-
mand that the company collect
sverduc bills from the Chatta-
nooga Free Press and Home Gro
Gerry stores within five days or
suspend service, Guild said:
"The order is but another Of
the harrassmcnts coincidentally
made by the IVA, Mr.. Jourolmon
(Leon 'Jourolmon, public utilities
commissioner, the Chattanooga
power board and other govern
mental agencies to force this COM
pany to sell its properties at
greatly discounted prices"
He refused to make further
statement and would not say
whether the company would car
nv out the order Of the commits
sion.
The commission has charged
that discrimination has been
shown by the company in return
for support of the utility in its
stand against attempts of the city
of Chattanooga to obtain cheap
electricity from IVA.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-18
FLETCHER BAPTIST
CHURCH PREPARES
FOR CENTENNIAL
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
Rev. NJ. L. Lewis, the Rev. NJ. L..
KRISTEN, and the Rev. W. W. Wor-
ley, present pastor.
The Joseph Mcdowell chapter
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution has erected the memo
rial tablet at the grave of Joseph
Henry. who was a soldier in the
American army during the Revo-
lutionary war. This is the eighth
marker erected in Henderson
county by the chapter to mark the
graves of soldiers who fought in
the Revolution.
Henry was born in 1865 at Lin
colnton and died Sept. %, 1916,
at his home in the Cane Greek
section of Buncombe county. He
was married in 1892 to Mary Nc
Caslen, of Lincoln county. He was
the son of Thomas Henry.
Thomas Henry and both of his
sons, Joseph and Colonel Robert
Henry. fought in the war. The
records show that Thomas fought
at Eutaw Springs, S. c., on, the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-18
Presbyterians Will
Have Minister
AS Guest Speaker

The Hcndcrsonvillc PRESBYTERIAN
church will have as gucs' M mic
ter this week. end the Rev. w. Nor
man Cook of Knoxville. Tenn.
who is tho superintendent o. Re-
lg;ous Education for the Appa-
lachian Synod covering the noun
famous sections Of North Caro-
linz. Tennessee. Virginia md Ken
lucky. He was recently appointed
to this position by tho ra'l moot
ing Of the Synod in Chattanooga,
Tenn.
He is "A young man Of stronr
personality and has taken sNcc;al
interest in the young peoples
work of tho church. He will preach
at both services on Sunday. II a.
m. and 7:30 p. M. meet with a
joint meetin~ of Young pcop'c at
6:15 p. M. meet with the Work
er's Conference Of the Sunday
school Monday night at 7 o'c'ocli.
and address the monthly meeting
of The Men Of the Church Tue
dav evening following the supper
which will be served at 7 o'clock.
He will also speak to the girls of
Fassifern at $40 on Tuesday
morning.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-18
Flat Rock High
Clubs Are Active;
Teacher Is Added

Unusual activity among clubs
and organizations at the Flat
Rock school has been noted during
the session this year, school Off
Gals said today. .......
The Beta club has had several
interesting meetings, the Future
Farmers recently gave a chapel
program, when the school band
made it's first appearance.
Literary societies have had sew
eral interesting programs and two
issues of the school paper, "The
Rocket" have been published by
the staff. a." +. .. - ..
The .dramatics department. has
given several programs and is en-
gagged in practice for others. The
three act play "Mary-Go-Round,"
was recently given and will be re-
peated on Friday night, Nov. IS.
On account of increased enroll
ment this year, the state educa-
ton. department allowed new
teacher this year. He is Nathan
Rothberg. in charge of the COM
mercial department.
- Mr.. Rothberg- is native of
Philadelphia, but has . made his
home in the south for the. past
six years. He attended the uni
versities of Alabama and Tcnnes-
see and received his B. S. degree
in education at the. latter institu-
ton. alb
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-18
REV. BURKE ATTENDS
DEDICATION HELD
AT VALE CRUCES

Rev. James P. Burke, pastor OF
St. James Episcopal church, was
in Vale Crucis last night. for a
baptism. confirmation and dedica-
ton service. in which the new
lighting system in the Holy Cross
church there was dedicated as a
memorial to two former princi-
pals and a friend of the institu-
ton. 4. H.
late Miss Horner; sister of the
late Bishop Horner, and Miss
Graves, both former principals at
the school, and Miss Maui, who
had been, longtime friend OF
the school. :.
MIR. Burke, who, was in charge
at Vale Crucis Episcopal, school,
when, the Holy Cross. church was
built there, accompanied Bishop
Gribbin, to Vale ;CruciS; .',Gi :.
He will return this afternoon.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-18
MILITARY IMPORT
OF PACT IS BROAD

Continued from page one)
HUI lin note to Lindsay, who re-
piled:
81 have the honor in accepting
this proposal, to confirm that your
excellency's note together with
this note in reply shall be regard
ed as constituting an agreement
in the above sense"
However, both nations in article
16 of the treaty reserved the right
to control all traffic in arms, am
munition and implements of war
and "in exceptional circumstances
all other military supplies"
Meanwhile, military and naval
experts noted that both trade
treaties were carefully correlated
with the defenaa needs of all three
nations, with practically all the
strategic and critical materials
necessary for successful conduct
of war being given reduced tariff
rates or placed on the free list.
Commodities falling in that
category and imported by the
United States in large quantities
include aluminium, nickel, cadm-
ium, zinc bearing ores, zinc in
blocks or pigs, rubber, tin, certain
vegetable oils and sisal.
A further exchange of notes
between Hull and Lindsay reveal
ed that the British government
vii lconsult wit hparties to the in
ternational rubber regulation
agreement regarding the possibil:
ity of. amending the agreement to
permit expectation of rubber
planting material to countries not
party to it.
This was regarded especially
significant in the light of national
defense requirements as rubber is
one Of the most important stra'
tegic military materials.
Although the United States con.
sumes more rubber than the rest
of the worl dcombincd, it produces
and controls none. The feasibil,
ity of a government program for
developing rubber plantations in
the United States or in its terri
torties has long been considered
by military and naval strategists.
1t is believed, the United States
will lnow concentrate its efforts
on obtaining reciprocal trade
agreements. with South American
countries, a majority of which al
ready have treaties with this
country. Treaties with Argentina
and Chile are regarded highly de-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-18
OIL LARCENY
CHARGED TO3
Defendants Bound II Coun-
ty C~u-t. Urdo- Rords
Totaline $1,000

In city court this mnrnir~. Nav
or 4. Y. Fdv'"rd. bound conari
McCraw. F.. B. Ward and Hewitt
Blackwell to county rccordrr's
court on bonds totaling 1000
each on charges Of l"rc"nv of Ill
from w. X. Ships film" station
and larc ny Of merchandise from
Lcvinsor's second. hand store.
Two charges we're madr against
each defendant and McCraw and
Wnrd pleaded guilty 70 both
charges. Blackwell pleaded GU Nv
tn larceny Of OIL from the filing
station and not guilty t" l"rccny
of merchant So from lie inSon.
Never Lcvinson. propr;c or Of
the secondhand store. said the
three men entered his place We'd
uesdav night and bought a pair Of
pants. He identified a number Of
articles found in Rlackwcll'S truck
when he was arrested.
Mr.. Shipp testified that he saw
the three young men taking oil
in cans from his filling station.
In the court this morning Bessie
Williams was fined $25 and costs
on a charge Of being drunk and
disorderly.