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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11
The Bank Dck Universal Comedy the Music Box Wednesda
Swedish Double Bill al
Kay Street Thursday

Edward Person. sweden's fav-
orite comedian. heads the cast in
'Larsson's Second Marriage %
which viii share honors with
Good Friends and Peaceful
Neighbors" in the double feature
program Of Swedish-talking mo-
ton pictures that will show at
the Kay Street theater Thursday.
Dec. u.
In this new comedy. Person
plays the part Of a henpecked
husband. who decides 10 show his
wife who Is boss of the house. In
doing so, Person gets himself in
more comedy situations than ever
before He Is cast as pastry
cook. but one Of the best scenes
In the film comes when he tries
his hand at paper hanging. The
picture has many musical spots
and has been shown 10 capacity
houses in the Eastern states
What About Sweden Now -
is a timely short subject that
will play on the same pro-
gram.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11
Kit Carson" at
Beverly Today

Based on The reaI-Iife story OF
one OF the boldest and most dash
ing Adventures in American his
tory. Edward Small's latest pro-
duetion. Kit Carson. with Jon
Hall playing the title role. opens a
return engagement at the Beverly
theater today. The stellar cast in
Kit Carson" features. in addition
TO Hall. Lynn Bari. Dana Andrews.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11
NOW PLAYING At LOCAL THEATERs

RoNN-James cagney and Ann Sher-
idan in City OF Conquest" II 40.
S:i5. $50. 1000 also Grant
Mitchell in Father Is a Prince, p"
II 80. gas. S:45. $50.
RIALro - Gary Cooper. Madeleine
Carroll Preston Foster and paulette
Goddard In Northwest Mounted
Police" IL SIS. 2;25. ASS, 7;25. 9:55.
MUSIC BoN-Norma Shearer and
3;45, ESQ. 1000; also Hugh Herbert
ana Peggy Moran in slightly
Tempted" II 80. 2.35. 5 AS. $50
RINIERA-William Boyd and Russell
Hayden in Three Men from Texas"
IL 80. 2;05. 4:45. lol5: also Keye
Luke and Lotus Long in Phantom
of Chinatown" l2:55, $40. $40.
a.oS.
BLUE MouSE-Bette Davis and Her
bert Marshall in The Letter"
i2,4o. s:45. ESQ. 1000 also Georse
Tobias and Lucille Fairbanks in
Calling AL Husbands" Il 80. ass.
S 40. s;45.
RETURN SHOWING
BENERLN-Jon Hall in Kit Carson :"
also Maureen o'Hara in Dance.
Girl. Dance"
CarIroI-Anna Neagle and Ray Nil
land in Irene" also the Marx
Brothers In AT the Circus
COMM <IrN-Loretta Young and
MELVIN Douglas IN "He STAYED for
Breakfast also Nancy Kelly in
Private Affairs
KAY >TRFET-Jeffrey Lynn and
Brenda Marshall in Money and the
Woman" also Judy canova IN
"Scatterhrain
LAkEN ooD-Marlene Dietrich and
Gary Cooper in Desire also VIII
liam Holden IN Those We're the
DAYS
PkoC1oR-George Raft and Ann
Sheridan In They Drive by Night !"
also Brian Aherue in The LADY IN
Question"
RfALAR1-Bette Davis aud Charles
Boyer in All This and heaven
Too
Rf>-irene Dunno and Cary Grant
IN The AWful Truth." also Ronald
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11
A TIP FOR
POLITICIANS

Mickey Rooney's really moony
about Linda Darnen. -. And Fran
chot Tone and Carole Lands are
as Hollywood says, out of this
world" Hedy Lamar and
Reginald Gardiner are a renewed
twosome, beginning again from the
point where Gene Marley came in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11
No" SAYS Madeleine

Actress Madeleine Carroll de-
MED at Hollywood that she will
marry Count Richard De La Ro-
ziere. veteran of the French flying
corps. who accompanied her on an
airplane trip from New York. She
said they flew together because
I'VE are good friends" Anyway"
she added. Il could not be thinking
of marrying am In mourning
for my sister" The sister. Mar
guerite, 10. was killed in London
by Nazi bombs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11
POlDder Your Nose?

Joan Blondell, blonde film star
and wife of Dick Powell. has gone
into the cosmetics business She
is being backed by Gene Weiner,
husband of singer Lillian Roth.
The firm will establish manufac-
turing plants both in Hollywood
and in the east.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11

Colman I'm Lost Horizon"
SuEI.l.--James Ellison in Almost a
Gentleman" Anne Shirley in Boy
Slaves and johnny Mack Brown
in The Courageous Aver-cr"
SINSET-Bette Davis ano Charles
Boyer IN An This and Heaven
Too" also a Plumbing We VIII
Go"
TEMPLE-Errol Flvnn and Brenda
Marshall in The Sea Hawk" also
Lloyd Nolan and Lynn Bari In
Pier Is"
LIBERTY. Puyallnp-Don Ameche in
Down Argentine WAY" also Sidney
Toler In Charlie Chan al the Wax
Museum"
RIVIERA. sumner Joan Rlondell
and Dick Powell IN y Want a
Divorce also Nancy Kelly in
Sailors LADY"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11

reel subject. made long ago. BY
the Gaumont Company Of America
II was called Pool Sharks" and
presented the inimitable comedian
as he did one Of the greatest trick
Juggling acts Of his career. his
world-famous routine around a
pool table
Pool Sharks was made in less
than four hours before the cam
eras. while The Bank Dick con-
sumed as many months in the
making. Pool Sharks was merely
the perturbation OF one OF the
comedians stage acts he was
under contract 10 Flo Ziegfeld.
starring in the latter's "Follies'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11

81 Ans tlfur D. NHiir nv
Dick" presents a score or more
Of the typical Fields whimsicslities.
Directed by Edward Cline, who
directed Fields and Mae West IN
NY Little Chicadee. The Bank
Dick will present the comedian
as ne'er do well. msn-sb bout
town who accidentally captures a
bank bandit and is rewarded with
the position of special officer N
the bank whose funds he has saved.
In the supporting cast will be
seen Una Merkel Richard Purcell.
Shemp Howard. Franklin Psng-
born. Grady Sutton. Jessie Ralph.
Cora Witherspoon. Dave Oliver.
Harlan Briggs and Jack Norton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11
It's a Boy!

An eight-pound son was born to
film actress Andrea Leeds at Hol-
lywood Saturday. Miss Leeds hus-
band Is Robert S. Howard, son
of C. s. Howard, sportsman and
wealthy automobile dealer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11

/ had the pleasure Of seeing the
show and Of chatting for a few
moments with Miss Bankhead. In
asmuch as the shows the thing
we viii pass up the conversational
part of the evening and devote this
column TO few Of my impressions
Of The Little Foxes"
Supporting Miss Bankhead
arr Frank Conroy. Marie Car
roll. Charles 3ingle. Eugcnis
Rawls. Dan Duryea. Lee Bsk-
or. John Marriott, and Abbie
Mitchell.
conroy will be remembered for
his appearance as Mr.. Brink in
"on Borrowed Time" and to movie
fans who saw "west Point of the
Air" II Live My Life" might
Flight" and Wells Fargo"
Miss Bankhead needs little
Introduction n . stage star.
her triumphs having embraced
both the old and new worlds.
Perhaps. I can best type" her
for you by stating that II
would not surprise this writer
n she appeared In n stage play
Of The Letter" and n
Bette Davis starred In the
screen version of "The Little
Foxes" They both go for the
sanse "hcavy" fare. the former
IN the stage and the latter on
the screen.
As for The Little Foxes" II
IL the story Of an Alabama family
prodded by ambition, fired with
hopes Of industrial success and
social advancement. which scraps
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11
Hays Office Spurred Into New Breakdown
Campaign; Reviving Steiner Standards

ing OF very little benefit. They're
worse than useless now. pilots
testing military ships are using
the balloons as pylons for speed
trials.
Comply Annie Sheridan contin-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11

ues TO relax on suspension-an
on George Brent's yacht-while
Olivia de Havilland takes over the
Sheridan lead in Miss Wheel
wright Discovers America" War
ners offered to double her salary,
but Annie wants four picture-s-
year starring deal. Many of
the colony's glamorists I'm todd
are wearing red knitted whatchs-
msycallums. Only they call EN-
draft dodgers"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11


mad chase to the top at all costs
and the costs are plenty
With the lowering Of the
final curtain, one II convinced
that Miss Bankhead IL "A mas
ter performer and that. with
few exceptions, her support
ing cast has been well chosen.
Thus. from the viewpoint of
acting. "The Little Foxes"
offers a rare treat for theater
goers.
However. warn you that the
story itself Is no comedy. and II
you as much as crack a smile from
curtain up to curtain down, II will
be because Of something you heard
before you came in.
And that's the WAY things
are with 1.-THE Little Foxes"
:. great east In great
show II you like your en-
tertainment Of kind that
snaps Mt YOU when you try to
pet it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11
HOPKINS TO GET
HAYS POST:

Speaking of exposure: Cecil De-
Mile is trying to persuade Sally
Rand To do her bubble dance for
his nickel-in-the-slot movies.
Earl Carroll is planning big skin
pageant for the Hollywood Bowl.
The picture magazines, such
as Peep, Snoop and Leer. are COM
planning about the leg-art layouts
provided by the studios. Many of
the photographed cuties. identified
as starlets. have been fired and
forgotten by the time the PERIOD
Gals are off the press.
And speaking of the Hays office
Hollywood keeps hearing Harry
Hopkins is a likely choice as the
next movie car. Will HAYS pres
ent contract expires next spring,
and the producers need somebody
who can bend a few ears in Wash
ington.
The captive red balloons which
float over studios TO warn away
noisy airplanes have been men
toned before in this space as be-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11
Ann a Mrs.

Ann Morriss. young film
actress, and Edwin l.. Marin,
u director. were married yes
terday at Santa Barbara. Cal.
climaxing a studio romance -.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11

MN NFfAIff NNdIf
HOL LY DO D-Behind the
screen:
The Hays office. stung by re-
ports that censorship has been
growing more 1enient - and
spurred by protests from people
who want stern standards in movie
morality - has been doing some
disciplinary cracking down. Stills.
costumes and dialog.
II was decided. for instance. that
Tin Pan Alley" was guilty of
indecent exposure in some Of the
harem scenes and the verdict was
sustained by the eastern board
when the studio appealed. So a
few Of the scenes were cut out,
although the chorus girls cos
tunes weren't changed
Metro has been having bathtub
trouble. not only with Lana Tur-
ner in "ziegfeld Girl" but with
Bob Taylor in Flight Command"
and Clark Gable in "Comrade y"
/ don't know what's so offensive
about man taking a bath. but
there always has been trouble
a bout these partial immersion
shots. In as innocuous a picture
as Wee Willie Wrinkle" they
chopped out Victor McLaglen's
rain-barrel additions. Stranger yet
was the killing of an entire COM
edy sequence In which Joe f.
Brown, as an inventor. sat in a
well-filled tub and pushed buttons
which caused mechanical arms To
hand him soap. brushes and towels
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11
VIC. Fields Starring in What
He Calls His Best Picture
Ralph BellomY and Margaret Lindsey 10
Shore Honors in Meet the Wildcot"

IVentviVe alter his initial motion picture appear
" C. Fields starring in what he considers the great
picture of his The production Unversals The
Bank Dick, which comes to the Music Box theater
Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11
G4TTahGGT27
IA l1zLlmWlg .IAl.aANAN&N ~
Beating the Gun!

Il occurred to this descendant of
Adam that a review on a show which
has left town is about as useful to
the readers Of this column as the
needles of last years Christmas tree
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11

And so . . with the abandonment of a president your
curly newsboy precedent to the Republicans
give you his impressions of THE Little Foxes the play
which to the Temple theater tomorrow and which
stars Tallulah Bankhead
Jurneyng all the standards usually assoeat-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11
By PAUL HARRISON

SEA service staff Correspondent
no LILY W 90 D-Behind the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-10-10
White Bluffs Study Club
Holds First Fall Meet

The Woman's Club of White
Bluffs held their first study meet
ing of the year at the club rooms
with their new president, Mrs. E. J..
OIarey presiding. After few
words of greeting in which she ex-
tended a. hearty welcome to all
members and visitors present she
called upon Mrs. I. B. Burns to read
a report W ritten by Mrs. M. s..
Meeks of Yakima, charter member
and first president of the club, which
was greatly enjoyed by all present.
The meeting was then turned over
to Mrs. Alex Parke, chairman Of
hte program committee, who intro
duced the speaker of hte afternoon,
John O'Larey, who spoke on the
measures that are on the ballot at
this coming election and answered
questions by various members con-
corning the different initiatives. He
devoted his remaining time to a very
interesting description of our ma
tional capitol. Mrs. r. S. Rierson
rendered two piano selections and
then tea was served to the fifty
ladies present &c.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-10-10
Selective Service
Board Learns Duty
County Members Given
Instructions on draft

A meeting of the Selective Serv-
ice board of this area was held in
Yakima Wednesday. Those on the
board include Jay Perry, Gerald
Foisy, Prosser, and Alex Parks of
White Bluffs. Other members at
tending included Charles Powell, le-
gal representative, and DR.. Woods
of Prosser, who is the medical adj
visor.
Lieutenant Colonel Lee was in
charge of the meeting giving in
structions to the board members as
to their duties. The work of the
board begins after the registration
on october 16 and the main purpose
is to classify the men registered.
The clerk of the board will be
the only salaried member of the
board. Applications are now open
for the position as clerk with an ex-
service man being preferred. 9th
er qualifications are, a high school
education, typist, and must have
had at least three years clerical
work within the past ten years. Any
one interested should get in touch
with Jay Perry or any other board
member.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-10-10
Columbia District
Considering Cut
in Water Charges
Excellent financial condi-
ton makes move feas-
ible; also to ask re-issu-
ance of bonds
(WNU Servtes)

A possible reduction in assessment
rates is, being considered by Column
bia Irrigation District directors as a
result of their consideration Of the
proposed 1914 budget at a special
meeting held Wednesday of this
week. Because of satisfactory fin
ancial conditions it has been possible
to retire bonds seven years in adj
vance of their maturity. A pro-
posal was discussed and will be pre-
sented to the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation in which re-is-
suance of the bonds will be recon-
mended. If this request is granted,
the annual maturities will be placed
at a lower figure and it will be then
possible to establish a rate lower
than the present one, and still meet
the obligations without difficulty.
Secretary Frank Maupin has been
instructed to present the proposal
to RFC, and endeavor to secure
their approval and assistance in
bringing this reduction to the land
owners. *2@
Other items of the budget were de-
termined in preliminary manner,
and show little change from prev
ious years except that more inn
provement work has been contem-
plated. The final budget will not
be officially adopted until the close
of the equalization meetings early
in December. $780,. -s-.......=
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-10-10
Local Girl Wins First
i'm Identifying Meat

Miss Ruth Simmelink, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Simmelink of Lo-
Gust Grove won high individual score
in the meat Identification contest
at the All fair which was held at
the Pacific International in Port
land the first of the week. Miss
Simmelink also won the highest
score in a similar contest last year
in Portland. This is quite an honor,
having had the highest rating Of
any Of the eighteen team partici-
pants in the four states of Wash
ington, Oregon, Montana and Wy
oming.
Her team partner was Irma Pratt,
who has just finished her first
year in club work Ruth has been
in the All club work for the past
five years and has made a splen-
did record.
The contest was composed Of
identifying six cuts of beef, pork and
mutton with much detail concerning
each cut.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Pratt accom-
panied the girls who returned home
Tuesday evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-10-10
Registrants for
Selective Draft to
Go to City Hall
change announced in To-
cations; every male be-
tween Fl and 35 called
to register, October Is

Next Wednesday, October 16. will
oe an Important day in the lives of
millions of young Americans. On
That day every male citizen between
the ages of 81 and IS must register
for military service.
Changes have been made in the
local plans for this registration act.
instead of registering at the regu-
lar polling places as has been an
nounced in the daily press, GEN.
tral places in the county have been
selected, according to information
received today from County Auditor
Harley Chapman.
All registrants i'm the immediate
kennewick vicinity are to apear
at the city hall, instead of at the
polling places in each election
precinct. Those living nearer the
Finley school may register there.
In the upper end Of the county
registrants are to appear at the
court house, while at White Bluffs
registrations will be received at Lib
erty Hall. In Richland the school
house will be the registering place
and at Benton City at the Commun-
ity Hall.
AT Paterson registrations will be
received at the store and post of
flee and at the J. M. Doyle residence
at Plymouth.
The registration places will be
open at o'clock in the morning
and will remain open until 9 in the
evening. Every male between the
ages of 81 and 35 will be required
to register on that day. Any person
who is sick and cannot appear to
register should notify the chief reg
istrar at the nearest registration
place and provision will be made to
send registrar to take the regis
tration. .> ....
Those persons required to regis
ter should inform themselves, Mr..
Chapman warns, of the name of
their voting precinct, as this ques-
ton will be asked at the time of reg
istration. ... i
Ample publicity concerning the
drawing, exemptions, times and
places as the draft progresses.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-10-10

when and as required for actual US
age, but the outline must be adopted
before any improvement work can
be done by the district.
An election for the adoption Of
the plan will be held on November
5, along with the general election.
Only those citizens who live within
the boundaries of the district will
be permitted to vote on the project.
At the hearing attention was call
ed to the fact that as a result Of
the operation of the port district,
there were now Al men employed in
the Columbia Marine Shipyards Co.
Five of these men have purchased
new homes in Kennewick and ar
rangements are being made for the
construction of six more houses for
employees of the company. The
monthly payroll of this number of
men will amount to several thouS-
and dollars and this addition to the
community was made possible only
by the fact that the Port District
had been organized. r.. .. So.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-10-10
Grand COulee Placed
in Defense Category

James Miner, assistant bureau of
reclamation supervising engineer,
said Tuesday he had been inform
ed that the Grand Coulee project
had been designated as national
defense project.
Miner said the designation, thru
recognition of the Grand Coulee as
a vital factor in northwest economy,
would assure the project of an ade-
quate staff to carry on the work re-
CARELESS of changing conditions and
would prevent other projects in the
country from drawing Grand Cou-
lee workers from it.
The order will apply equally to
the Columbia basin reclamation
area, he said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-10-10
Hunting Season
Opens Wednesday
Shoot at Sunrise instead
of q; extra week on quail

Hunting season opens next We'd
neSday at sunrise. For waterfowl
the season extends until December
IA, but on upland fowl there are
eleven skip-dates during the sea-
son, with an extra week on. quail.
Shooting time has been chang
ed from in the morning to sum
rise, but the closing time remains at
four o'clock.
Bag limits on upland fowl have
not been changed, but the limit has
been cut to three in one day on
geese. Mixed bags for upland birds
is three pheasants, with not more
than one hen, ten quail and five
Huns.
In order to have more than one
days bag limit in possession, prev
ious days bag must be tagged.
Guns holding more than three
shells must be plugged. Game Pro-
tector Dennis Huntley warns, and
all persons 16 or over must have
federal duck stamps in their poss-
ession.
Mr.. Huntley says many persons
have asked about hunting with bow
and arrows. This is legal, according
to washington law.
Open season on Chinese pleas
ants will be October l6, 20, 81, %,
rs, ~, 80 and November 2, 3, 6, 10.
IL. Quail shooting will be legal
October 20, 81, %, 26, q, 80, Novem-
Der 2, 3, 6, 10 and ii and an extra
week, November IL to IL.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-10-10
Fire Prevention Week
Brings Many Questions

"Fire Prevention Week should
bring several thoughts to our
minds" states Fire Chief Pratt. o.
Can we prevent fires? Should we
take time to prevent fires? Are some
of our homes fire traps? Are we
careless about fire chances? In bad
fires do people lose their lives?
Does our city do all they can to
prevent and save property loss?
Would you recognize a fire hazard
if you saw one? Are fire hazards too
costly to be overlooked?
Yes, will be the answer to all
the above questions. Time spent
in Fire Prevention work will pay
big dividends the year round. Help
your Fire Department to lower the
fire loss of your city.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-10-10

Avis Moves in Doubt
1R,srr1 GsfAoT

london, England-The meeting OF
,,..1sr and Mussolini at the Bremen
n n.,. left all Europe in doubt as to
s 10 next move of the Axis partners.
p Do newspapers hail Japan's al
n ru-.re with Germany and Italy as a
snaI step toward world domination
:. -. the totalarian powers. The
y .;ovine down monentarily of the
ssIitzsreig against England was &C
o.ntad in some quarters as fore
s sssadowing a drive into the Balkans,
s into which Nazi armies are already
moving nl through Rumania, with Rus
s - Warily watching every move in
s ~ direction. Others believe that
Winters war will be fought in the
rastern Mediterranean, with strong
french forces in Syria leaning to-
ward support of the Free French
Of General De Gaulle.