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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
PUPPIES FOR SALE

F1LS On SAIE
They are here. Five cocker
spaniel puppies, 4 males, / fe-
male by Town Talk. Jr. Ready
to go Christmas Eve. Make
that little boy or girl happy
on Christmas Day by giving
him or her the prettiest pup
py in town. 1t will be a friend
always. Buy the best and never
regret it.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
Rosemary
Notes
BY "Mac" Outland

3AoS Oub4AHu
Now that softball is over at
Rosemary most Of the interest
going indoors wnere the Recrea-
ton Center boasts two of the best
pool tables in town. Pool sharks
seen around the table most af-
ternoons and nights include
Lefty" Everette, Marshall Wor-
sham, Make Clippard, and
many more.
1t seems that pool is not the
only thing of interest these DAYS
as setback tournaments are
started again. After a double
elimination tournament Thanks
giving Day with four tables 60
ing, George Outland and Gerald
simms finally won out over Mar
shall Worsham and T. C. Jones
in a hour and fifteen minute duel
in the final game.
Saw the football game be.
tween Roanoke Rapids and We'll
don last Friday night and was
surprised at the sharp blocking
OF the locals. Something they
haven't had all year. Stewart
looked very good with his run
ming and passing. Completed
every pass he threw. White
Smith took over for Stewart af-
ter the locals had a good lead
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

WANTED-Ambitious man for
profitable job in Roanoke Rap
ids, Guaranteed salary and
commission. car necessary.
Phone R-8651 8 A. M. to IL
A. M. and ! P. M. to 4 P. M.
We pay while training you.
5-6-7 Ch.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

They say that touch football is
not a rough game but you can't
prove it by two local boys. 6,
While playing in front of the
Recreation Center last Sunday,
Jack Jones came out of the game
with broken ankle. The next
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

U. S. production of canned soup
reached 800 million pounds in
1945.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

SIS ch.
FOR SALE-1946 Plymouth de-
luxe sedan, clean inside and
out. Passed inspection. New set
of white wall tires. Heater and
defrosters STATS cash or terms.
Phone 236l1. See $50 Frank
lin St. TF. Ch.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

and looks like a conner. Passed
for one touchdown and scored
another on a 30 yard gallop.
Smith has three more years to
play. Both boys will play soft
ball with the Rosemary Roman
cos, North Carolina State Soft
ball Champs, next season.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

day, brother TIC. got a beautiful
black eye playing the same
game. TOUCH football, WOW!
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

FOR SALE-Hard and Pine
wood, dry or green, prompt
delivery. Priced at $500 and
up. Phone RIBS. r. L. Pow
ell. IF. Ch.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
MOVING AND HAULING

MOVING PROBLEM? - Why
worry, let Caravan Trucking
Co. take this burden over. We
will pack and insure your fur
niture. Local and. long dis
tance. CARAVAN TRUCK
ING co. r. 10th st. Phone R.
5000. TT. Ch.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

FOR SALE-Low grade lumber
suitable for general farm pur-
poses, $4,000. Also rough pine
boards. Halifax Mfg. Co., We'll
don, N. c., Dial W-6O2l.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

J. L. Wilson Of the Moonlight
Service Station neishborhood has
made application to the district
for 4 soil conservation plan to
be worked up on his farm.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

All makes Of electric trains re-
paired. ELECTRONIC SER
VICE SUPPLY, PHONE
R-223-16 6 E. 18th. Street.
D-Dec. 18th Pd.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
HELP WANTED

MAN Between 20 and IS, de-
pendable and sober, must have
car. Guarantee $500 to $400 to
right man per month. Call R.
8426, 800 to 900 a. m. for ap-
pointment.
z-3-5-6-7-8-Pd.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
j. V. Womble
513 Hamilton St.
Mrs. John Pierce
IS Washington St.

FOR SALE-Two new 9-ft. cleo
trio refrigerators at cost, $240.
Godwin-Wilkes Motors, Phone
R-4976. 5-6-7-ch.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05


THERE'S CHRISTMAS glamor
to thrill her in our beautiful
Hosiery by Gordan. Each pair
are first quality. Give her sew
eral pairs. Size 81z to 101..
s1.5o to s2.25. FREE GIFT
WRAPPING. THE QUALITY
SHOP, INC, UPTOWN.
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FOR HER, or for him, we have
large selection OF wedding
rings, free engraving Largest
and finest assortment of jewel
cry at lowest prices at VALEN-
TINE AND GARNERS JEWEL
ERS, UPTOWN, PHONE R-24Oe-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THE WATCH that Winds itself,
The Multifort Watch reminds it.
self to rewind itself; Winding is
old-fashioned. See the self-wind-
ing Watches at WALTERS
WATCH SHOP, DOWNTOWN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOR HER bedroom, Lane
Hope Chest, order now that pre-
Christmas special $4ss5, you
may use our convenient lay
away plan. THE EASY PAY
FURNITURE STORE, DOWN
TOWN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TO MAKE her Christmas extra
special give her a Frigidaire
Home Freezer. Correct low tenn
peratures for freezing food and
storing frozen food safely for as
long as year. E. w. SMITH,
INC.-UPTOWN.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LAND BROTHERS Jewellers Of
fer for your selection diamonds
that are symbols of merit. Beau
tiful Multi-Facet and Keepsake
Diamond Rings in all Price
Ranges. LAND BROTHERS
JEWELERS-UPTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

so YOU WANT TO GET IN
BUSINESS.!!
Well look no further-We have
an ideal Laundromat, estab-
lished Y hour laundry. fully
equipped. Now being profit
ably operated. Owner anxious
to leave the city; has reduced
the price for immediate sale.
Cash or terms. J. w. Dowdy,
Jr., 200 Roanoke Ave. Phone
R-23751. TT.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

WANTED TO RENT-Three or
four room unfurnished apart
ment, heat, hot water, and
good location. Wonld be reli-
able and permanent renter.
Write Box c, the Daily Her
aid. IF.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
AoANoKE SUNDAY

CHOOSE THE EASY WAY to
tell the right folks they can rent
your spare room. Phone a Want
Ad to The Herald. phone R-326.
NOW ENROLLING students
for classes in Shorthand, Book
keeping and Typing. After
noon and evening classes. Mrs.
John Lackey. 335 Charlotte st.
Dial R-2l301. 2-3-5-Ch.
PIANOS TUNED, actions reg
ulated and repaired. Wade H.
Horne, 254 Roanoke Ave, Roa-
noke Rapids, N. c.
2-3-5-6-7-8-pd.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

FOR SALE-Antiques and re-
productions, tables, chest
drawers, corner cupboards,
chippenaale mirrors. Gates
Handmade Furniture, Roanoke
Rapids.-Weldon Highway.
26-28-2e 2-3-5 Pd.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

E-TGRAVING- PER TONALIZE
YOUR GIFT. Compacts, jewek
ry, watches. We engrave
quickly and beautifully. The
Jewel Box. 1920 Roanoke Ave.
11-12-1a Ch.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

FOR HER, both lovely and use
full give Fire-King glass oven
ware, we are selling these out at
cost. Limited supply. MASTER
SERVICE STATION, eO6 ROA-
NOKE AVENUE.
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FOR HER to enjoy Christmas
and the whole year through,
give Westinghouse Laundro-
mat, completely automatic at
SPEIGHT-WHITE ELECTRIC,
INC, UPTOWN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SO GAY! So lasting in
fragrance. Yardley Christmas
sets in BOND STREET or LA
VENDER. A tribute to her love-
illness. From $3.35 up. ROSE
MARY DRUG COMPANY, UP
TOWN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A CHOICE of many lovely
watches for her-Elgin, Bulova,
Rima and Gruen watches-at-
tractive selection of watch bands
Easy terms. JEWEL SHOP,
DOWNTOWN.
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BRIC-BRAC MAKES nice little
gifts come and see our large
display SOC to $500. Also silent
Buffers in brass. LADY FAIR
GIFT AND ANTIQUE SHOP,
UPTOWN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOR THOSE you love the best,
give the best A dinner ring
for her. THE JEWEL BOX UP
TOWN.
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SWEETS TO the sweets, see our
selection of fine candies, the al
ways welcome gift. ROANOKE
PHARMACY, DOWNTOWN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BUY HER that new tabletop
Hot Point Hot Water Heater for
her kitchen, a convenience as
well as necessity. FITS
CRUMPLER ELECTRIC CON-
PANY, INC, DOWNTOWN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOR HER listening pleasure,
give a Motorola Furniture Styled
Radio AM, FM Phone CON-
BlNATION in styles to harmon
ize with any living room. Terms.
McCRACKEN TIRE COMPANY,
DOWNTOWN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THE GIFT she will treasure, a
Rhythm Slip, all nylon, small
shipment just received, make
your selection now at SHAFIA'S,
UPTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
MOVING AND HAULING

MOVING AND HAULING
Anywhere, anytime. your
cargo is insured. For low
rates, Phone WARRENS SER
VICE STATION-R-22341.
TT. Ch.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
SPECIAL NOTICE

EXPERT ALTERATIoNS-Sew-
ing and button holes. For
merly with Tickel and A B
Cleaners. Lessie E. Stafford.
Phone R-2375l. 200 Roanoke
Ave.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

FOR SALE-ls37 Plymouth
pickup truck. State inspection
sticker. Brand new 1947 motor.
Phone R-2l14l. Jack Pickett.
D-Dec. 5th. Oh.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
For "HIM"

SEE HIM strut in 4 new tailored
Sit from BLOOM BROS, Up
TOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

FOR SALE - House Trailer
''Travelrite". All aluminium
with electric hot water heater
and shower. Like new. See
Billy Montague at Longs Hab-
erdashery, Downtown.
2-3-5-ch.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
p & III AUTO
SERVICE
Phoas W.oole
Weldon Roanoke Rapids
Highway
FoN RENT

FOR RENT-Building 1924 Roa-
noke Ave, suitable for garage
and selling agency for new
cars. Phone Jake Spire, R-56s1
itch.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

FOR THAT special him, A Stet-
son or Lee Hat, large selection to
choose from. LONGS MEMS
CLOTHING-DOWNTOWN.
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SANTA HAS been to M. G. Nor
ris Store and lett so many gifts
for the children. Drums, Scoot-
ers, Footballs, Electric Trains,
doll and gun holster sets. Shop
at M. c. MORRIS STORE
FORNERTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

FOR SALE-New Groom house
without lot. Easily moved. Will
sell for price Of materials in
house. See W. T. Barnes,
RID. !, Box 339.
23-5 pd.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

FOR SALE-St. Bernard dog, fe-
male, two years old, fine guide
and company for children.
Phone days, Weldon W-4974,
nights Halifax 256.
Dec. 9Th. Ch.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

FOR HER, both lovely and use
full give Fire-King glass oven
ware, we are selling these out at
cost. Limited supply. MASTER
SERVICE STATION, 906 ROA-
NOKE AVENUE.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
WANTED TO RENT

WANTED TO RENT-Pertna-
nent family desires to rent 4
or 5 room house or apartment
unfurnished. call R-326. tt
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-One ton & half 1898
truck. Reasonable. See J. o.
Hawkins. 807 Henry St.
2-3-S-6-7-8-ch.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

JUNIOR WILL get pleasure and
thrills the whole year through
with a set of Electric Trains.
Dad will get a kick" out of
them too. TS-CRUMPLER
ELECTRIC COl1ANY, INC,
DOWNTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

FOR SALE-New Marlin long
rifle with sights. Capable to
fire rs cartridges. Gun clean
ing equipment and some long
rifle shells included. Reason
for selling: No time for hunt
ing. Contact Watson at the
Herald, Phone R-326. IT..
FOR SALE-Pair of olive-drab,
l5-inch high huntpacs. Size g..
New and used very little.
eighing three pounds.
Selling at sacrifice for cash.
Ideally useful for hunting and
impending deep SHOWS. Phone
R-326, and ask Operator" for
price. If.
FOR SALE-Best used-car value
in town. 1941 Plymouth Spe-
cial Deluxe four door sedan in
excellent condition. Heater,
seat covers, new battery, new
piston rings. Immediate posses
sion for $500 cash. Conven-
lent terms can be arranged.
Call Roanoke Rapids 2l95-1 or
1921.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

FOR SALE-1946 Ford Club
Coupe. 6 cylinder, all access
sories, clock, heater, seat
covers, excellent condition.
Cash or terms. Phone R-5801.
3-5-6 pd.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Coal Heater, warm
morning type, $1,000. 327
Charlotte St., Phone R-23511.
3-5 pd.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

A MAN always appreciated a
shirt, give him 4 Van Heusen,
we have them in white and
all colors and sizes from 1850
to $495. THE YOUNG MEMS
SHOP-UPTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

THIS CHRISTMAS give the
finest value money can buy,
seventy pieces of VIM. Rogers
$3975. Terms can be arranged.
THE JEWEL BOX-UPTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
For CHILDREN

FOR THE teen-agers, wallets
with coin holder $1,19 and s1.39
Just the gift for the school girl
CHIMNEY CORNER-UPTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

FOR HER to enjoy Christmas
and the whole year through,
give Westinghouse Laundro-
mat, completely automatic at
SPEIGHT-WHITE ELECTRIC,
INC, UPTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

REPLACE THAT old refrigera-
tor or washer with a new Gen
eral Electric, Easy terms at
EASY PAY FURNITURE
STORE-DOWNTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
For the HOME

FOR ANY member of the fam
ily-VieW Master Steroscope,
Books, Bible and Dictionaries
Latest Fiction. Wide selections of
Christmas Cards for all. PRU-
DEN'S-Phone 42O6-UPTOWN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SEE LYNCHES' for large selec-
ton of Christmas Sheet Music.
Guitars, Violins, Mandolins, Ba-
tons and Harmonics. Credit or
layaway LYNCHES CREDIT
JEWELERS.. Phone 374, UP
TOWN.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
DRESS UP your home for
Christmas with custom made
venetian blinds. Phone LLOYD'S
for estimates, 826-1. LLOYD'S-
UPTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05
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CONSOLE MIRROR Set with
jug and Glasses, plain or decor
ated, and beautifully gift wrap
ped. $l.49 and $l59. II piece
oven Glass Baking Set, gift
wrapped $3.19. EAGLES 5&l0
STORE-UPTOWN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WHAT COULD be nicer for the
home than Cavalier Cedar
Chest, s49.50 and up. HUGHES
NITURE COMPANY
DOWNTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

Good Used Cars
For Sale
1949 frazier Manhattan NEW
$2695.
1946 Chevrolet Fleetline 2 Door
$1675.
1946 Chevrolet I Door $14o5
1947 Mercury Convertible $l6s5
1910 Plymouth 1 Door $795
1946 Ford 2 Door 1885
1912 Ford 2 Door $7s5
l946 Ford u Ton Pickup SS9b
1948 Ford 2 Ton Truck BRAND
NEW $2075
ALSO SEVERAL MORE ON
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

TIES TO his Taste, a Wembsly
Tie, in silk or wool, fancy or
solid. LITTLE'S CLOTHING
STORE-UPTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

ONE POUND Box Chocolate
Covered Cherries 79c at PEN
NEY'S
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

WHAT COULD be better than
q Sweater for Christmas? Pull
over or coat styles. Alss dress
and work pants all sizes and
colors. VIM. FARBER'S-UP-
TOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

ONE CHRISTMAS gift that's as
thrilling to give as to receive.
A Bulova Watch. Use our lay
away plan. THE JEWEL BOX,
UPTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

LET HIM rest easy this Christ
mas with a New Enslandsr box
spring and mattress. THE EASY
PAY FURNITURE SToNE-
DOWNTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

ALL LITTLE girls love brace
lets and locket sets. Sterling
Fork and Spoon Sets, Identified
ton Bracelets, Baby Rings.
JEWEL BOX, UPTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

A MAN always appreciates
Ronson Cigarette Lighter. All
price ranges, engraving free On
all purchaseIs.L LAND BROTH.
ERS, JEWELERS., UPTOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

WHAT COULD be letter than
a combined wagon and tricycle..
The newest thing for the chill
dren CYCLE SHOP, UP
TOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

GET THAT Radio in shape for
him-or buy him a new ora.
All makes and models at LIVE
SAYS oldest and best known
RADIO REPAIR SHOP-UP-
TOWN.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

so GAY! So lasting in
fragrance! Yardley Christmas
sets in BOND STREET or La
VENDER. A tribute to her love-
illness. From $3.35 up. ROSE
MARY DRUG COMPANY, UP
TOWN
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-05

THE GIFT she will treasure, a
Rhythm Slip, all nylon, small
shipment just received, make
your selection now at SHAFIA'S,
UPTOWN.
Evening star., 1948-04-23

the audience. An audience which,
it was apparent, had come to see
Cugat and his crew rather than
"Are You With It?" picture no
one would miss. Would. not
should"
To dispose of the picture quickly,
1t Is something about young Har-
ward graduate donald O'Connor)
who never has any fun and was a
rising young insurance actuary
until he misplaced decimal point.
In utter despair. he joins carnival,
suddenly becomes a singer and q
dancer, gets the whole troupe
thrown in Jail and then, Of course,
makes everything come out all right.
Not the decimal point, but the
script. should have been misplaced.
Getting back to the happier side
of the Capitol program, the Cugat
show is as sparkling as theater and
night club audiences have come to
expect.
Cugat, who iss probably RESPONSE
BILE more than any other performer
for the present popularity of South
American music, has q stageful OF
musicians who appear to thoroughly
enjoy their work.
AS a regular part of his troupe
Cugat has a pair of dancers who do
right by Begin the Beguine." They
would appear to better advantage,
probably, If they didn't have to
dance on the small space left over
after the band gets grouped around
the mike.
Several members Of the troupe
sing, and the entire presentation
Is well-paced by the easy and infor-
NAL ad libbing of Cugat. At least
it appears to be ad libbing. If he
is following q carefully prepared
script, he has mastered the art of
not making it seem so.
Featured with the Cugat show is
Harvey Stone, genuinely funny
young man who played second-rate
night clubs until he was boosted
into prominence as a soldier come
dian during the war. He has ap-
peared here with his parodies at the
White House Q945 March OF Dimes
celebration).
Smart people will time it right to
find Cugat, and let the picture fall
where it may. w. E. G.
Evening star., 1948-04-23

mirers, who can 60 along only 20
far with q practical joke.
Paramount's chief reliance In the
innocent and listless affair at the
Warner seems to be Actor Fitzger-
aid. The script gives him chance
to play another leprechaun sort.
this time against Maine village
locale which somehow seems un-
sympathetic to leprechauns. Fitz-
gerald, who has acted out some
dramatic writing in his time, is un-
able to 60 for THE Sainted Sisters"
with any conspicuous enthusiasm.
He walks through it with the spirit
of a schoolboy on his way to an
examination in long division.
"The Sainted Sisters" run across
Leprecham Fitzgerald by sheer mis-
chance. They are on their way to
Canada with $25 900 they have just
snatched from an elderly playboy
when a storm drives them into his
home in Grove Falls, Me. BY the
time the storm is over, he has tagged
them for what they are, and con-
vinces them they had better stay In
Grove Falls and spend the ill-gotten
fortune to relieve distress among
the poor.
Since it seems to be stay or 60 to
jail, the girls choose the former.
Against their wills, they are led into
the paths Of virtue and charity;
and, by implication, into sainthood
on at least q village-wide scale.
The strong, old-fashioned bucolic
flavor Of the narrative Is something
even the good cast can do little
about. However, it is good-natured
to say the most. j. G.
Evening star., 1948-04-23

stinct he analyzeS as pride, he re-
sists and sets up an underground
resistance to the decree againA the
church.
Once his man is properly identi-
fed to audiences, Fords picture is
of on one Of the directors favorite
themes, the manhunt.
The inherent suspense Of the
subject, however, Is not maintained
in THE Fugitive" Time after time,
it is dissipated while the camera
turns aside to catch only vaguely
related incident and pictorially
effective scene. Ford's devoted pub
lie may accept these digressions for
the atmospheric value he assigns to
them. Mere seekers after a man
hunt as dramatic as that suggested
by. the pictures title may not 90
along.
The tempo of "The Fugitive" is
best described as painstaking.
That this is to be the case Is made
clear in the opening passage. Here,
the camera records the priests fur
tive return to his long-deserted
church. As he opens the doors, the
rusty hinges creak and his figure Is
outlined as a cross on the dusty
floor. The interior Of the edifice
is ruin, but through dusty win
dow q halo Of light shines upon the
wreckage.
The priest fancies himself alone,
but when he turns. he finds q beau
tiful Indian woman waiting to have
her illegitimate child baptized. Her
presence and her mute devotion
move him to an act of recklessness.
He rings the church bell to summon
the long repressed religious COM
munity to worship. It's long march
up the hill, first doubtful and ques-
tioning, finally joyous. is developed
with almost extraordinary patience
as compared with the usual Holly
wood abruptness.
A full half hour is devoted to this
expoSitory passage. 1t serves as q
kind of prologue, at the end Of
which the heroic priest has earned
the major dramatic values of his
life. One OF these is the undying
vengeance of the Mexican police,
the other the bravely humble devo-
ton of the beautiful waif whose
child he baptized,
An equally brilliant and far more
violent scene follows almost imme-
diately upon the heels of this one.
In the second, the police stage
raid upon the village, maneuver in
which Ford proves beyond argument
that when 1t comes to using actors
and horses, his equal exists nowhere.
Between these and numerous 9TH
er we'll ll-made passages, all OF them
leading to the priests inevitable
doom, there are long lulls in which
the mood of the story undergoes
changes fatal to its basic drama.
As usual Ford demands Of his
players that they shall build truly
what they are supposed to repre-
sent.
He gets from Fonda a priest who
is far from a superman, a fighter
who wonders why he fights and who
even tries to run away. In crisis
after crisis, he is inept and helpless.
Invariably, however, he is the more
human and heroic for his futile
opportunism and his weaknesses.
Dolores Del Rio, as the Indian girl
whose courage and cunning are su-
perior to the hero's, and whose re-
ligious fervor is stronger for all its
inarticulateness, also gives q dra-
matte performance.
The same is true Of such others
as Pedro Armendariz as the villain
Gus policeman; Ward Bond as q
wandering American whose criminal
past Is retrieved by his fight to save
the priest; and the others are typi-
cally effective Ford workmen.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
'Sainted Sisters
Warmers Feature,
Is Minor Comedy

THE SAINTED SISTERS" Paramount
picture produced by Richard Maiblm. di-
rected BY william D. Russell, screenplay by
Harry Clork and N. Richard Nash, adapta-
ton by Mindret Lord, based on the story
BY Elisa Bailk and q play by Elisa Bailk
and Alden Nash. At the Warner.
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
FRIDAY, a. is4s.
The Fugitive Achieves Beauty
AT Sacrifice of Suspense
BY Joy Cormody

Producer Director John Ford and his fayorte writer Dudley
Nichols gifted They incapable
producing picture Nevertheless the Of "Ihe
Fugitive" Metropolitan they have fallen below their
distinguished standard
Their latest Joint story religious controversy
Evening star., 1948-04-23

with Henry Fonda in the major role,
Is a slow and diffused dramatic
effort: more atmosphere than story
despite scattered excellences. Among
the latter, however, is the pictorial
brilliance in which Ford produc-
tions excel. Mexico's own dramatic
landscape is the setting and it has
almost never been photographed
more excitingly.
1t might even be that the excess
sive concern for Photographic quail
ity diverted the production from
equally important considerations.
AL Of this, Of course, leaves "The
Fugitive" pretty much to the appre-
citation of those moviegoers who are