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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
Pudding Head
Comedy
Gene AutrY Shares
Screen in Western

Another Judy Canova lsughfest
is IN store for local Csnovs fans
when "Puddin' Head" her newest
on her Republic contrart. opens at
the Ratio thester tomorrow.
"Puddin Head" presents Jhdy
as the fresh-off -the-cob. hillbfly
owner Of a strip Of valuable Man
haitian real estate. When officials
Of the United Broadcastiny Sys-
tenn learn that their skyscraper
extends over one foot of Judy's
land, Judy looms as a menace 10
Big Business.
With Judy and her Uncle Lem
enseonced in their new Manhattan
farm" complete with pigs and
chickens and corn. the Nichols
family, owners of the United
Broadeasting interests. use every
means at their control to enduce
judy to sell. ranging from subtle
persuasion to out-and-out coer-
eion. but Judy is adamant, even
when a handsome Russian noble
man is introduced into the situa-
ton to work his wiles on her.
Slim Summerville is cast ideally
as Uncle Lem with Raymond
Nalburn, Alma Kruger and Eddie
Foy, jr. making up the somewhat
wscky Nichols family.
Francis Lederer takes the role
of the impoverished Russian Prince
Karl.
On the same new bill will be
Sunset in Wyoming" featuring
Gene Autry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

ing deDunkerS OF hometown
is and canards in the direction
new picture. but this depart
stand for such talk. No, sub E,
on chimpanzee stories aren't
scenes.
You'd only have 10 glimpse the
big dog to realize that he'd never
get shot for a tiger at any range
less than 500 yards. Most tiger
like characteristic is that he sinks
around close to the ground. He
sinks, | might add, in shame. His
costume is suit of striped pa
jamas.
The midget does a little better,
but not much. His arms and legs
are too. short. A glimpse of him is
enough to make the real CHM
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
WonderIust in the skies!

Wonoer'us' ~ me SKIES the bill Is dance Hail., pic
ture which leaves little doubt in ones mind that Caroe
Lands and Cesar Romero among the best of Holly
woods entertainers
This goth CenturyFox production fairly reeks with the
atmosphere of the big town dime and dance" in fact,
it well done and close to the bull seye that it be-
better fare for than is for the
generation.
Miss Lands demonstrates surprising amount Of
ability the singer in Cesar's dance hall and
Cesar well, he's rat of the first order You can't
this picture without chalking up for 10th
CenturyFOx and for the two stars who really go
to town.
interesting edition of the March of Time titled
men of the F. B. L. records the activity of the nations law
enforcement body How and how hard they work will
Eurprse
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
.OLLYWOOD-Th

true.
At least, they are not true as
they reflect on the courage of the
sultry siren of the sarong. Maybe
Paramount has made up Margaret
Roach's Great Dane to look some
thing like a tiger. And maybe they
have got a midget in a monkey
suit who vaguely resembles
Mookey the Chimp. But these
creatures aren't essentially per-
formers. They're stand-ins. Di-
rector Al Santell uses 'em 10 work
out the action and lighting of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
Wild Geese Cdiling,"
nV/H gUisiIataaN<%\NW

production seems TO me to
lack the dramatic punch |
had expected like eating
fine foods in which no season.
ing has been used.
Certainly. one can find no
fault with the portrayals
given by the leading actors
and actresses :. nor is there
room for any criticism Of the
photography, which is of the
best.
Only an intangible flatness
makes me wonder if perhaps
the screen version of wild
Geese Calling" falls bit
short in registering those dra-
matte qualities which must
have been in evidence in a
novel so popular as that of
Mr.. Whites.
In the companion spot on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
DOESN'T NEED HOME

Sally Eilers. who has just COM
pleted her role opposite Donald
Woods in Columbia's II Was a
Prisoner on Devils Island" esti-
mates she has spent as much time
outdoors as inside during the past
year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
NOW LAYING AT LOCAL rHEATERs

RoNY-Frank Bucks Jungle cavai-
cade." 1870 3.O5. 40. 10 90: also
Anna Neagle IN sunny" lis.
$50 and s:25.
RIsLTo - Harry Carey and Betty
Field in Shepherd OF the Hills"
u SIS. 4 90 ITO, 1915. also Penny
Singleton in Blonde in Society,""
l1.4o. 2:45. 5:55 and 900.
Music BoN-Henry Fonda and Joan
Bennett IN wild Geese Calling"
1900. $40 $40. e.55. also Cesar
Romero in Dance Hail. IS. So
$40.
BILE MoUSE-Abbott and Costello
in Hold That Ghost" 1885. $40
645. 9 so. also They Meet Again"
with Jean Hersholt, ll:25. AIS.
SIS. 8.25.
RETURN SHOWING
BEVERLY - James Stewart and
Paulette Goddard in Pot o. Gold"
also George Brent and Martha
Scott in They Dare Not Love"
CAPITOIs-Martha Rave and Charlie
Rusgles in Farmers Daughter"
and Preston Foster and Andy De-
vine IN Geronimo"
COMM NITY-Robert Preston and
Loretta Young in The Lady From
and Ruth Hussey in Pre- and
Easy
KAY sTREET-Warren william and
JUNE Storey in The Lone Wolf
Takes a Chance" also Guy Kibbee
in "Scattergood Baines."
LAKEWOOD 49, William Powell and
Myrna 10y in Love Crazy" also
Jean Arthur in The Devil and
Miss Jones"
PARk-Wallaee Beery and Lionel
Barrymore in The Bad Man also
Here Comes Happiness"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
BY PAUL HARRISON
Tacoma Times Correspondent

panzee scream in horror and leap
for the rafters of the sound stage.
SATAN IN STRIPES
HER detractors would have you
II believe that Miss Lamour has
lost her nerve and is playing
scenes with these burlesques of
nature. ! know she isn't. | hap
pened by the stage just as she was
finishing one OF the toughest shots
in the picture. She was asleep I'M
der tree. Satan. the tiger.
prowled past her camp. Her back
was turned toward him as he
pause shifted at her bare
shoulders, and smbled into the
synthetic wilderness.
Except for an almost perceptible
rising of goose-flesh, Miss Lamour
didn't move, but afterward she
looked pale under her makeup
and admitted she didn't like turn
ing her back on the cat.
II was small comfort that Sa-
tan's trainer and another man
with a gun were standing just out
of camera range, but she went
right back when Santell hesitantly
asked for another take. A hair
dresser eombed her locks into pre-
else position. and a makeup wom-
an patted her shoulders with a
powder puff. Go easy with that. "
muttered Miss Lamour Il think
the tiger kind of likes the smell of
il
THIS CHIMP NO CHUMP
MISS LAMOUR also works with
A'i the ohimpanzee Only trouble
is that Mookey is a very poor
actor Like many other upstart
juveniles. he likes to hog scenes
Makes faces at the camera and
may walk right up TO il.
The company spent very try
ing day on a single sequence in
which Mookey is supposed 10 drop
out of a tree at the feet of his
mistress and hand her piece of
fruit.
He never did IL quite right.
Finally he had been bribed with
so much soda pop and candy that
he got bellyache and wouldn't
work at all.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23

Dick Griffith international champion trick rider, will top
the big rodeo the doy ond night orondsond shows the
AID onnuo Western Washington For Puyolup from Sept.
s through Sept q.
Griffith is we-known rodeo ons throughout the
At the Socromento rodeo his sensational ocrobotc riding
O headline ottoction. His riding timed perfectly the
movement of his horse such degree tho the horse
much performer os his master
Rodeo ice skone revue comic ploserers trick eephonts
equeson seals ody ocrobos from Austroo mony thrilling
tubIne ond high oots doy ond night horse rocne Cy
Toon. noster OF ceremonies ond night fireworks but
few OF the lectures on whot oir otoios the
stondino show they hove offered
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
TREE DEBUT

Warner newcomer Nancy Cole
mans stage debut was as a juni-
per tree in a Christmas play.
Evening star., 1941-11-13
Doiries Urged to Buy
New Equipment Now

Maryland farmers were advised
yesterday by j. A. Conover, Uni
versity of Maryland extension
service dairy specialist. to place
orders now" for new milk cans and
other dairy equipment because of
the difficulty of obtaining steel
under the defense program.
Mr.. Conover said Government
priorities officials had realized the
importance of milk production and
have granted preference rating to
manufacturers However, only
enough steel will be allocated to
produce the approximately 1,340, 900
milk cans required for normal re-
placements and for additional milk
called for in an increased produc-
ton drive.
Evening star., 1941-11-13
Air Corps and British
To Get Hardest Hittinq
Fiqhter Ever Built
Planes Speed Put
At Nearly 400 M.P.H.;
Carries IS Guns

| By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Nov. l3.-Develop.
| ment for the Army air forces ano
| the British of what it termed the
hardest hitting fighter" in the worlo
is announced by the Curtiss- Wright
Corp.
While the planes armament was
not made public, its fire power was
estimated unoficially to be almost
the equivalent of five .50-caliber anc
teten .30-caliber guns
A so caliber bullet is one-halt
inch in diameter.
Standard equipment up to now
on British pursuit planes has beer
eight guns of 80 or so caliber or 8
combination of the two.
OutshoOt All Rivals.
Burdette S. Wright, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
company's aircraft division, said the
plane, the Fl" series of the O-40
pursuit type. was being manufac-
tured in large but mdisclosed num-
bers for both the Army and the
British.
Army experts agree with our en-
gineers," commented Mr.. Wright,
that the new P-4OF will outshoot
any combat plane of its type in the
air, that it will compare favorably
in the matter of speed with any
other fighter in the world, and that
it can go into action at ceiling
comparable with aircraft which 1t
will meet in combat"
The plane is the first military air.
craft type in the United States to
be powered with the new American
built Rolls-Royce Merlin engine OF
British design. The engine is being
manufactured by the Packard Motor
Car Co.
400 M.-P.-H. Speed.
Mr.. Wright estimated the top
speed of the fighter at % per cent
greater than the obsolescent Curtlss
Hawk P-36. first brought out In
1887, of which the O-40 is a devel-
opment. Unofficial sources said with
that as a basis the F. series woulc
fly only fraction OF mile an hour
less than 400 miles an hour.
While the actual fire power OF
the Merlin powered plane was
withheld, some estimate of its strik-
ing force can be obtained by COM
parison with the old P-36, which
was equipped with one .30-calibel
and one .50-Callber gun.
The new fighter has six and two
thirds times that fire power or. ex-
preessd in terms Of muzzle velocity
so 900 900 foot t-pounds of energy with
all guns firing.
Evening star., 1941-11-13
North RandIe Association
Opposes Roomer Proposal

The North Randle Community
Association last night voted opposi-
ton to the opening Of houses in
residential "a" restricted and semi
restricted sections to roomers and
boarders. The action was taken
on a motion by Harry w. Glemser
with the vote divided
BY a unanimous vote, the men,
bers registered their agreement with
the assertion of Harry N. Stull.
president Of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations. that funds for
the air warden program should be
provided as soon as possible. On a
motion by Thomas Bethel, it was
decided to form a committee to in
Evening star., 1941-11-13

quire II it would be feasible to re-
turn motorcycle policemen to the
jurisdiction of the various precincts
from their new status under the
centralized Traffic Bureau.
The group elected Harry D. Wood
to succeed Archie C. Edwards as
president. In his acceptance speech
Mr.. Wood praised the past record
of the association and noted its
rapidly increasing membership.
Twenty new members were ap-
proved last night, thus boosting the
total to IS.
Other officers elected were: Vice
president, S. Raymond Smith: cor
responding secretary, Mrs. William
S. Farren; recording secretary, Mrs.
S. Raymond Smith; delegates to
the Federation, Mr.. Edwards and
MI. Glemser. and alternate dele
gates, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith.
Evening star., 1941-11-13
Bad Coughs Yield Quickly
To This Home Mixture

any Druggist, put It into pint bottle.
and add your syrup. This gives you
full pint-a family supply-of very
wonderful cough syrup. It's thrifty.
too-about four times as much for
your money. And children love it.
This home mixture takes right hold
Of cough in a way that's surprising.
1t loosens the phlegm. soothes the
irritated membranes, and helps clear
the air pa ssaCes. Eases the soreness.
and let's you rest at night.
PineX is a special compound Of
proven ingredients. in concentrated
form. most reliable agent for sooth-
ing throat and bronchial membranes.
Money refunded II it doesn't please
you in every way.
Evening star., 1941-11-13
Civic Forum to Meet

The Civic National Forum will
meet at $3.50 pm. Sunday at the
Whitelaw Hotel, Thirteenth and T
streets NV, to hear the Rev. Will
liam S. Jones. vice president of the
District Sunday School Association,
and the Rev. Leon C. Collins, as
soclate pastor of the Third Baptist
Church, discuss Our National Pros
perity, Reason for Thanksgiving. J"
Evening star., 1941-11-13
Surprisingly Quick Relief.
NO Cooking. Saves Money

Here's a medicine for
coughs due to colds,
that you mix in your
own kitchen. It's so
easy to prepare that a
child could do it, but it's
so effective that, once
tried. you'll never again
be without il.
Evening star., 1941-11-13

Make a syrup by stirring 2 cups
OF granulated sugar and one cup Of
water few moments. until dis
solved. No cooking nec4ed - no
trouble AT all.
Then get 81. ounces OF Pinex from
Evening star., 1941-11-13
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERALS
DEPARTMENT.

japanese have completed huge
hydro-electric dam on the Yalu
River In Eastern Manchukuo, and
claim 1t to be the second largest In
the world.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-28
Notice For Bids

In Re; Advertise to Sell One
Cradnr.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-28

II. NJ. Terry. Both of the young
people are employed in Jackson at the
present time.
Miss Santa Tackett joined friend
Miss Mccain of Teoc, last week fol-
an extended trip through the Western
States.
Mrs. Ras Branch was hospitable
hostess to a number of friends at a
ridge and six hundred party, on
Wednesday honoring Mrs, Frank
Branch recent bride, and who he
lately moved to Goodman. After the
games the hostess served a delicious
CONCEALED salad with potato chips,
sandwiches, ritz crackers and iced
tea. Out of town guests were Mrs. W.
r. Ellis and Miss Melvin Ellis OF
Lexington.
Mr.. Waldo Nelson, who was a for
mer resident of Goodman but who
now lives in Memphis was a visitor
in the home of MIR. and Mrs. Carl h.
Hansen last Sunday.
Mrs. Earl Shelton was hostess
last week to the Bridge Club. The
charming apartment OF Mrs. J. D.
Neaves was gay in summer flowers
for the occasion. Three tables of
players were present. Mrs. Shelton
served delicious summer salad, with
ritz cy.ckers accompanied by re-
freshing iced tea
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-28
Goodman News Items

Mrs, Moliie Sehrock is visiting re-
latives and friends in Memphis this
week.
Friends of Mrs. Corrie Carter will
he Glad to know that she is able TO
be at home again after three weeks in
Jackson where she had treatment for
an ear infection. Her daughter, Mrs.
Bryan Hamilton of Harperville ac-
companied her home az will remain
for several days.
Miss Dorothy Ashley, who lives in
Lexington, was a visitor in the home
of Miss Mary Carter lase week.
Jack Houston came up from Jack.
son to spend Sunday with his moth
err.
Walter Doty, who has been work
ing in Orange, Texas, all summer is
at home again for the beginning of
school at The Junior College.
Misses Claudine and Virginia Will
kes, who have been visiting their
father, at Tuscuslbia, Ala. returned
on Monday so as to be ready to take
up their work at school, which op-
ems on Monday, Sept. 1st.
Charles Donald enjoyed a pleasant
visit in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. p. Ellis, Sr. in Lexington few
days ago.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-28

MIR and Mrs. w. r. Ellis and Mr..
and Mrs. William Ellis and son spent
Sunday in the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
T. A. Ousley.
Charles Schrock was at home this
week end from Camp Shelby.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Watson Of
Biloxi were visitors in the home of
he Stanley Aliens last week.
Mrs. John Davis and son, John
ny are visiting relatives in Greenville
this week.
Mrs. Hattie Chapman who lives in
jackson is guest Of relatives here this
week.
Bap Doty spent Monday in Lexing
ton, guest of the w. r. Ellises.
Miss Santa Hollum spent last week
visiting relatives at Richland.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Harder, who
lives in Memphis were visitors IN the
Dorsey home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Schrubey, who
lives in Chilicothe, Mo. were guests
of the Hal Albins last week Mrs.
Scurbcy was the former Eleanor
Brooks Of Kosciusko and a former
Holmes Jr. College student.
Dr. and Mrs. Jose Sanchez return
ed from trip to the Miss. Gulf
coast last Thursday and will b.
guests in the home of Mrs. Bertha
Cowsert for few days before going
o their Evanston home.
Mrs. J. T. Shelton returned Mon
day for a vacation trip to the Nat
ional Park on Petit Jean Mountain
IN the Ozarks. She was the CUES;
of the J. S. Knights of Jackson fo'
me trip
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. X. Gulledge and
son, David, motored to Clinton Sun
day afternoon to visit the Woods
Eastlands.
Mrs. Lula Schrock is announcing
She marriage of her daughter, Lula
Williams to Mr.. Hal Mabry Terry
both of Goodman. The wedding took
place on April goth. 1910 at the
home of the Methodist minister at
Mendenhall. the bride is a graduate
of Holmes Jr College. is a member
Of prominent family in Attala
county, being the daughter of Mrs
j. X. Schrock and the late Mr.. Sch
rock, and also a niece of DR.. Blanche
Cotton Williams of New York, well
known teacher and author. The young
man who is graduate of Holmes
Jr. College is the oldest SOC Of DR.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-28

Numerous causes for the high
death rate from heart disease were
discussed last week. One of every Z
deaths il Mississippi is due to this
cause, today, symptoms of heart dis
ease are the subject for discussion.
BY giving rise to certain symptoms
he heart announces that it can no
longer respond with ease to all the
demands placed upon it. In the
earlier stages of heart disease, how
ever, person may have no feelings
Of bodily discomfort. The condi-
tion is frequently discovered in the
course of routine physical examina-
ton. This is one reason why per
iodic physical examinations are so
important.
symptoms frequently associated
with heart disease are pain, or q
feeling Of oppression in the front of
the chest; marked shortress of breath
during or after ordinary exertion;
and palpitation, or the sensation of
ceiling the heart beat rapidly or ir-
regularly. However, the heart may
De in ;fhealthy condition even if one
or more Of these symptoms are pre-
*cnt- Only physician will be able
o determine their importance.
If you have symptoms of heart dis
ase, don't worry--but to be on the
+afe side, let your physician decide
he importance of these symptoms.
remember, also, that heart disease,
when detected in its early stages,
may often be arrested.
Next week-more about inselliaeut
are of heart disease.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-28
Children Should Hove
Examinations Before
Starting to School

Parents of first-graders, who Will
be ''trying their wings for the
1irst time when the schools oper
Don, are reminded by d. Z l.. Sim
mons, Pearl River County Health Of
ficer, Poplarville, of certain "musts"
hat should be attended to before
the children start off on Jhci: first
big adventure.
A general health examination was
given as first in order OF impoi-
;ance The correction of unfaVor-
able conditions came next. Special
attention is paid in the health exam
ination of the prospective first-grad-
ers to the throat, nose, chest, teeth,
Vision, and hearing.
Each child should be protected
2gainst diphtheria, smallpox, and "
phoid fever Immediately.
''If you have put off having your
ibid examined, don't wait any iohg-
er. Take the youngster to your
family physician or to preschool
conference conducted by your local
scalth department for a thorough
health check-up. If the physician
'inds something that needs agten-
ion, go ahead and have it done sc
hat your small boy or girl may en-
ter school as free as possible from
conditions that might be responsible
for i'll health and unsuccessful school
ork later on" said Doctor Sim
mons
!: ~as suggested further that II
my. Of ths essential health measures
I'D been overlooked by parents that
glance at the calendar schould mean
hat parents will get busy at once
before school opens and the children
are attempting to- make the neces-
sary adjustments to an altogether
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-28
Notice To Creditors
No 63O9

Letter of administration hav-
ing been granted on the End day Of
August, 1941, by the Chancery Court
Of Holmes County, Miss, to the
dersigned upon the estate of Sam
nel c. Culley, Deceased, notice is
here by given to all persons having
claims against said estate to present
the same to the Clerk of said Court
for probate and registration accord
ing TO law within six months from
this date, or they will be forever
barred.
This the End day of August, 1941.
c. N. Culley,
Administrator
s. r. King, Solicitor
Aug. z, times
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-28

1t appearing that the Pickens-
Richland Road District has an old
grader that is not used for maintain
ing and repairing the roads in said
district and that it is for the best
interest of said district to sell said
grader; the Clerk of this Board Is
directed to advertise in the Duran
News for bids to be received at the
regular September, 1941, meeting OF
this Board, the Board serving the
right to reject any or all bids, for
the sale of one used Austin Western
No. s Grader.
Ordered this August 4, l941.
Parham H. Williams, Clerk
Boarding of Supervisors,
Holmes County, Miss.
Aug. 7, A times.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-28
W. 5. HEGGIE
Notary Public
Howell & Heegie Drug
Store
Durant Miss.
The Town of Pickens. Miss, Delinquent Tax Sale
For 194O
For 1910.

In accordance with provided by 1873 of the
laws of 1884 of Mississippi and amendments thereto, the
undersigned W. Murtagh, tax collector of the town OF
Ickens Holmes County Mississippi will offer for sale
within legal hours the Mayors office, IN Pick
ems Miss, Monday the 18th day of September 1871 ana
from day to day necessary the highest bidder for cash
the following land situated the town OF Plcken
Holmes County Mississippi for delinquent taxes and damages
for the physical year of record in my oce
to-wit: ------
Name description tax ano uan@Se
Mrs Mamie Jones, pit. lot 156 S.14
E. c.. Buford lots %, 23, "a I'.'@
Minnie B. Sims, pit lots ! and 81 E. Pickens 80,
PIT lots AZ, IL, 10, E. Lexington St -..-..-- l?.oo
Lie Sutherland lot No. 70 E. Pckens 4.o4
WALTER l.. MURTAGH, Tax Collector,
Town of Pickens, Mississippi.
Aug. %. times
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Administratrix's Notice to Creditors
of DR.. r. c. Elmore, Deceased.
Letters of Administrator having
been granted on the End day of
August, 1941, by the Chancery Court
of Holmes County, Mississippi, to the
undersigned upon the estate of DR.. r.
C. Elmore, Deceased, notice is here
by given to all persons having claims
against said estate to PR sent the
same to the Clerk of said Court for
probate and registration according TO
law, within six months from this date,