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Evening star., 1950-05-26
By Harry Macarthur

There is not much to be said Of
a movie sequel OF a sequel of a
sequel except to admit that it
exists. All series films have one
thing in common, in that they in
variably are affected by the Law
Of Diminishing Invention. Holly
wood is happy to have discovered
these things. naturally. since they
guarantee an audience. or at least
a nucleus of an audience, that re-
quires the proof of several films
before agreeing that it already has
seen the leading characters at
their best.
This Law of Diminishing In
vention has begun to set in on Ma
and Pa Kettle. it is made plain by
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town."
which opened yesterday at the
Capitol. The Kettles we're a funny
lot-especially as the parent two
were played by Marjorie Main and
Percy Kilbride-when they first
turned up in "The Egg and I" and
they continued to be funny when
they set out on their own.
Miss Main and Mr.. Kilbride still
are playing basically funny char
acters, to be sure. and they play
them with skill. There are times,
however, when you get the notion
that some one must be telling
Jokes to the rest of the audience
since they are laughing at mo-
ments when nothing funny is to
be seen or heard about the Capt.
tol premises.
The Kettles this time are in
volved in battle with the sophis-
ticated life. having won a trip to
New York. This permits them to
have fun with such things as Pa
Kettles Fortnight disapproval of
a custom which requires h,m to
buy his hat back from a check
room girl for a quarter. Some
where along the line they become
involved with a black bag con-
tanning 100000 in hold-up loot
and eventually they employ a
square dance to trap a lot of gang
sters. The seats at the Capitol
aren't comfortable enough to
sleep in, for all the inducements
Ma and Pa Kettle offer.
4 II =
The Capitol's stage show is a
varied bill, headlined by the juggl-
ing Of Rudy Cardenas. Others on
hand are Bob Evans and Jerry
OLeary. ventriloquist and dummy
respectively: the Chadwicks,
dancers, and Lester Cole and the
Debutantes. who add the musical
touch.
Evening star., 1950-05-26

COLT As" Warner Brothers release,
produced by Saul Elkins. directed by Ed
win L. Marin, screenplay by Thomas
Blackburn. At the Warner.
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the man ne used to be.
Scott is the hero of colt 45,"
new screen feature at the War
ner. and the most interesting
thing about his performance is
that he Is still alive at the end to
go away with Ruth Roman. He
falls into every trap in the book,
including one by Miss Roman
that would not deceive a child
old enough to lisp Hopalong Cas-
sidy's name. Yet by the grace of
Thomas Blackburn's writing, old
Randy is there at the finish, rid
died but feeling the twinges of
romance more strongly than the
bullet holes.
Colt 45," a Warner western in
Technicolor, purports to be the
story Of how old Samuel Colts
six-gun came to the West. 1t prob
ably will be remembered more as
the picture in which Zachary
Scott gives one of the most
hysterical limitations of a frontier
badman ever photographed. This
is lot to claim for 2. SCOTS per-
formance, but IS minutes of his
high-pitched snarl and watching
him roll his eyes as If they were
covered wagons Is enough evi-
dence to hang him.
Yesterdays first audience took
q f1agrantly jocular attitude to-
ward the happenings on the War
ner screen and it could be that
this is the soundest position pos
sible. 1t laughed when anybody
did anything, most of all when 2.
Scott got his leer. sneer and mad
gleam all working together and
the volume turned on full. 1t en-
joyed itself when Miss Roman,
really pretty girl. slugged it out
with males twice her size and it
did not mind in the least seeing
her pummeled by the ones for
whom she was no match.
r. SCOTS role in this horsey
scramble is that of a gun salesman
named Steve Farrell. No man
ever looked the part more ef-
fectively. but his antics in the
very first scene indicate that the
audience may be in for another
death Of a salesman. This is
certainly the implication of the
gesture in which Badman Scott
steals Goodman Scott's samples.
Instead of shooting his victim,
however. the wicked Scott rushes
out Of the sheriff's office to set
himself up as the worst badman in
the history of Bonanga Creek,
Tex.
r. Scott luckily has no sales
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manager to whom he must make
daily reports and this gives him
time to map a campaign for re-
covering the samples. At the same
time, he makes q mental note
that some day he will kill z.
Scott with his bare hands which
somehow seems a silly reflection
on the usefulness of Colts famous
six-gun.
Apart from these two, the other
characters in this flaming affair
between the SCOTS are not
clearly defined. not even the one
played by Miss Roman.
1t is nice to see her, under any
circumstances, but it might be
even more pleasant if it was ever
clear what she was up to. At first,
her conduct suggests that she is
on the side of z. Scott's as Gang"
as it comes to be known. This
lasts, however. only until Miss
Roman and z. Scott meet for the
first time and he slaps her across
her pretty face.
The next Scott she meets is r..
and when it turns out that she
slugs him into unconsciousness,
the idea begins to develop that
she is just girl who hates actors
named Scott. Ultimately anyone
who thinks this finds that he is
only half right.
1t clearly has crossed the mind
Of Edwin L. Marin in directing
Colt As" that people are not 60
ing to regard it as straight melo-
drama. He permits even the In
dians in the story to become
comic characters, at their fun
niest when they are sending ar
rows zinging into the flesh of the
pale faces. Actually what they
can do with weapon so primitive
as bow is far more deadly than
anything the others accomplish
with their ASS.
There is the usual dramatic
photography in the Warner film
and although very little of the
action makes sense, it is never
theless action.
Maybe this is all that is to be
expected of current westerns, es-
pecially those with girls like Miss
Roman. or that other one, Miss
Russell.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
ond Time Of Showing
STAGE.

STAGE.
New Gayety-"B "Brigadoon" $3.50
pm.
SCREEN.
Ambassador-"Colt AS: 1:25,
$3.50. $50. 1885 and 9:45 pm.
Capitol-"Ma and Pa Kettle Go
to Town: II am, 1:45, 4:30, tbs
and 10 pm. Stage shows: /, 3:45,
$3.50 and 9:15 pm.
Columbia - THE Kid From
Texas; 1885 am. lis, 3, 4:40,
6:25, $40 and $50 pm.
Dupont City Lights; 11:3C
am. 1880, $3.50, $50. 7:35, Gao
and 1885 pm.
Keith's Buccaneers Girl
11:40 am, las, $50, $50, 7:55
and 9:55 pm.
Little "City Lights: 1l:3C
am, 1880. $3.50, $50. 7:35 and
9:40 pm.
Metropolitan-"Kill the Um-
pire"; 1l:15 am. 1:50, ABS, 7:15
and $50 pm.
Riding High" 11:1C
am, 1:20, 3:25, $50, 7:40 and
|9:45 pm.
Palace-"Captain Carey, USA";;
11:40 am, lao. $40, $40, TAO
and $50. pm.
Playhouse-"No Sad Songs for
Me-; IL am. 1:25. 1925, 5:25
7:45 and 9::55 pm.
Plaza - III Trovatore";; 10:3O
am, 12:40, $50. 5, 7:10, $40 and
1880 pm.
Pix-"Wake of the Red Witch;
7:05 and 1000 pm.
Trans-Lux THE Bicycle
Thief; II am, l. 2:4O, 4::25, $50
$40 and 9:55 pm.
Warner-"Colt .45";; 40 am,
lao, 3:45, 5:45, 7:50 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
Kettles
Again
Ma and Pa Visit
New York in Film
At Capitol

INA AND PA KETTLE GO TO TOWN. -
Universal release, produced by Leonard
Goldstein. directed by Charles Lamont,
screenplsy By Martin Rassway and Leon
ard Stern. At the Capitol.
THE CAST
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14

dividual to occupy the site. It
consists of poor, slow-growing
hardwoods overlapping some pine
reproduction. To take care of this
area plant pine seedlings, if there
are not enough seedlings already
there and eliminated the compel
my overstory of hardwoods. They
may be killed by ANIMATE" a tree
poison not harmful to stock. Pine
seedlings may be secured from the
Mississippi Forestry Commission
by paying a small transportation
fee. The P. M. A. pays farmers
$500 per acre for planting pines
where they are furnished free.
The cost of treating an area of
hardwoods like this will be paid
for by one years growth on the
stand.
Third area is a young stand of
loblolly pine planted IL years ago
by the c. G. G. This stand is in
need of thinning and will pro-
duce two merchantable products
fence posts and pulpwood. This
stand was marked for thinning,
removing the crooked, diseased
and crowded trees. Left behind
are the best trees to grow into
higher priced products.
Six dollars was the return per
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ty. He can be contacted by writ
ing him there or through your
County Agent. Area Ranger or
Federal Forester.
Four dealers or shippers pur-
chase wood in the county for sale
TO the company. They are Edgar
Reid and c. o. Whitehead whose
buyers are located at Durant
Goodman and Pickens. c. M. Tate
purchases pulpwood at Lexington
Walden and West. John Carlton
ships from Tchula and also from
Sldon just across the line in Car
roll county.
II Is encouraging to note that
the forward looking citizens of
Holmes have voted for the state
forest service assistance in fire
prevention and suppression. Land
owners will be encouraged to cut
their timber CORRECTLY and plant
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14
Holmes Has Potential
Large Industry In
Woodland Produds
230, 900 Acres Of
Forest lond Could
Employ 1000 Workers
by c. w. Comfort
by c. w. Comfort
U. S. Forest Service

Farm woodlots have for a long
time been "the forgotten acres"
The scarcity of forest products,
new uses for wood and the present
good prices for woodland pro-
ducts are making farmers more
conscious of the value of these
previously forgotten acres.
Foresters working in Holmes
county are getting increasing
numbers of calls from farmers
for advice about their woodlands,
for tree marking services and for
information about planting pine
seedlings.
The trees planted by the CCC
Camp, which are now of fence
post size and pulpwood size, have
shown many land owners that
income is realized from planted
pines in just a few years and that
timber crops can be harvested al
short intervals if properly man.
aged.
All this augurs well for Holmes
county. Our woodland area is
sufficient to give steady employ
ment to 1000 woods workers. This
in turn increases needs for work
ers in grocery stores, filling sta
tons, department stores, hard
ware stores and many other busin-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14

interested acres; since they know
they will have assistance if
fire starts.
The state forest harvesting act
recurring the leaving of seed trees
VIII be of no benefit if fires de-
stroy seed and seedlings. Private
citlzens, government agencies and
industry must work together in
the county. Citizens should plant
idle acres and sell their timber
on thinning basis or at least re-
cure the leaving of seed trees.
They should work together to pre-
vent fire. The various agencies
could assist the citizen in these
efforts. Industry, while providing
"a market for the landowners pro-
duct should encourage and assist
the landowners ana cutters in bet
ter forest practices.
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Paper Co. Promotes
Forest Conservation
by M. O. Stark. Forester
international Pepper Co.

The timber industry is lust as
interested IN forest conservation
as anyone; more so than a good
many other landowners. There
are few large industrial landown-
erS nowadays who do not cut their
timber according to the latest for
est practices.
Many are just as interested in
how the private landowners cut
or sell their personal timber
Small landowners in Mississippi
own several million acres which
may mean the difference between
keeping mills running or forcing
them to close down.
International Paper Company
which has nearby mills at Moss
Point and Natchez, Miss, Bastrop
and Springhill, La, and Camden.
Arkansas, maintains a conserva-
ton staff in each of nine Southern
states. Four foresters are employ
ed full time in Mississippi to pro-
mote and encourage better cult
ing on private lands. This is done
IN several ways. Timber markers
are available to landowners to
mark their timber for a selective
thinning. There is no charge for
this service.
Another method of getting bet
ter cutting on private lands is
working with the dealers or ship
pers, and explaining the purpose
of leaving seed trees, protecting
small trees and preventing fires
by their cutters. Periodical OBJ
servations of cutting on private
lands are made and reports sent
to the company by the conserva-
ton forester.
In this state our timber markers
are stationed at Moss Point.
Brookhaven and Lake. Ed Camp
bell is at Lake and is available to
help landowners in Holmes coun-
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esses too numerous to mention.
When the Holmes County
Board of Supervisors voted to
bring county wide forest fire pro-
lection to our land owners, a ire
mendous stride was taken toward
increasing the forest wealth of our
county.
Repeated burning of the woods
together with clear cutting the
trees has brought our present
low figure of products harvested
from our forest land.
In l948, according to figures
furnished by the State Tax Com
mission, 80 million board feet of
sawlogs and other timber products
such as ties, poles and pulpwood
were cut from the timberlands of
Holmes county. We cannot main
Continued to Page |, End Section
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Farm Vet Trainees
Learn How Money
Grows From Trees
Field Trip Shows
Possible Income From
Farm Woodlands
by Frank Haggerty
Extension Farm Forester

A forestry field trip, made up of
visits to three different areas in
Holmes county has been used to
demonstrate possible income from
farm woodlands under proper
management. Conducted by G,
w. Comfort, U. S. E. S., and Frank
Haggerty, Extension Farm Fores-
ter, this tour has been taken by
all Holmes county agricultural
workers and farm veteran train
ees.
First area visited is part of a
farm woodlot that has had no
cultural treatment. Like manv
areas of woodland it Just grew
up. There has been no renewal
OF intermediate, suppressed or dy-
ing trees; no thinning to increase
growth of remaining trees; and
wild fires have taken their toll
In dead trees and decreased
growth. On the area we have an
example of what nature will pro-
duce for man while he sits idly by.
The trees on two plots were
measured and the dollar returns
on a per acre per year basis fig
ured. The average board foot
growth per acre per yr. was $3.50,
enough to pay the taxes several
times.
Second area visited is typical of
a large per centage of our farm
woodlands; the merchantable
trees were clear cut, leaving UNI
desirable species and defective in
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PAGE THREE

The volume of timber in the
county can be doubled in ten short
years under a good forestry pro-
gram. This will mean twice as
much timber for the landowner to
sell, twice as much for industry
10 manufacture, and twice as
many jobs for labor. That's !
pretty good goal to shoot for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
'ELKS CHRISTMAS
 KIDS ON SATURDAY

An all-kids audience, with no adults allowed, will see a full length movie, short and other cartoons at the Elks children's Christmas party tomorrow after noon at the Capitol Theatre. The feature will be Gallant Bess' with the short "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears,' and the cartoons will be amusing and entertaining.
 The big show will be gvien at the Capitol Theatre tomorrow. The doors will open at 1230 and the show starts at 1:3O. After the show, the kids have all been invited to the Elks Hall where Santa Claus will have presents for every one. Parents with children too young to attend shows alone, are invited to take them to Elks Hall following the big shows ending which will be about 3 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
20 YEARS AGO FIT fMB EMPIRE
DECEMBER g, 193o


 another Christmas at least the gold the Dfaed steamship
 before off the southern end of Douglas
 baTnaced craft the floor of the the The treasure seekers the sunken wealth had pended would operations until spring.
 had approved $8ooooo for roads fiscal beginning the fol- lowing Washington by Major Malcolm Engineer and President of the Alaska Road Commission.
 The scheduled for this evening for the Eagles Auxiliary families Douglas Santa Claus was appear gifts all dancing would close the festivities.
 At the Coliseum starred South cast included Charles Bickford Theatre still undergoing renovations preparatory to its big opening
 Christmas advertised with three pounds of nuts for 95 cents two pounds and for S9 cents and pounds 0 cake for $195
 Regstered Mrs w. H. Angel Haines David Green Ketchkan Hean L. Swanson and J. O. Strenbraten,
 40; low 37 partly cloudy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
Truman Wisecracks

The blood type was right-O group-but the neck measurement smallish when President Truman was given the first of 150,000, ,0O0 blood tags which AMVETS are dis tributing for civilian defense against possible atom bomb attack.
 Gen. Alexander Vandegrift, form CT Marine Corps boss, and Hal Keats, ex-commander of AMVETS, presented the radiation-resistant plastic tag to the President, after which he agreed to pose for pho- tographers with the gadget hanging from his neck.
 However, the band was tight and he was unable to get 1t over his head without removing his glasses. Finally the President com promised by posing with the tag in his hand.
 Guess I've got the big head to- day" wisecracked MT. Truman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
Friday, December P, 1850
A BIG DIFFERENCE

When America began to build an enormous war machine in 194O it had some clear advantages It had strong allies to do the fighting while it's own war plants were geared up for mass production and while it's own armies and fleets built and trained Equally important we had extensive plant facilities standing idle backlog of unemployed, and a great reservoir of women who could enter the factories and offices
 Today, circumstances are quite different We have no such strong allies to take the brunt of major enemys attack for two full years Therefore we have to emphasize military power in actual readl- ness instead of strength Also, our industrial output is very it's peak and unemployment IS low As result, any immediate squirt in production of war equipment must come from drastic cut-backs in output of civilian goods
 The choice between guns and butter is far more acute than it was 1940 The new preparedness pro- gram now taking form will have to come out Of our standard of living to much greater extent than was the case before World War II.
 It is just as well to face this fact frankly. For if we do not make up our minds to the sacrifice of living standards entailed we are going to walk
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
PIONEER FAMILY TO ENJOY XMAS
 REUNION HERE

For the first time in 20 years the Burford brothers, Jack and Ben, and their mother, Mrs. Charles Hooker, pioneer Juneau family, will enjoy the Christmas holidtys to- gether in their home town. They were last together on Christmas in 1930.
 Ben Burford, who is chief engin- ger on the FWS vessel Penguin II arrived in Juneau Wednesday by Pan American plane from his Se- attle headquarters to be with his family on Christmas.
 Ben is an occasional visitor when the Penguin II makes it's few stops at this port during each year on its regular voyages to the Aleutians and the Pribilofs, but on this visit he hopes to have the time to visit with his many old friends. Ben is the house guest of MT. and Mrs. Hooker at their home in the Spick- ett Apartments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
FILIPINO AUXILIARY CNRlSTMAS PARTY
 SAT. FOR CHILDREN

The Christmas party for children given by the Ladies Auxiliary ot the Filipino Community will be held Saturday evening in the Parish Hall instead of Sunday evening as was previously announced, accerd- ing to change in plans today.
 The festivities will start at ' o'clock with Mrs. Ed Belardi in charge of arrangements. Entertain ment will be presented by Paro- chial school children. After the pro- gram square dancing will be en- ioyed by the young folks.
 Santa Claus will pay visit to the party to greet the children and give them a sackfull of gift surprises.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
InterlOcking Directors

The Federal Trade Commission has prepared an exhaustive report on one important loophole in the antitrust laws.
 It shows how big competitors &C., tually work together through inter locking directors In other words, rival directors sitting on the same board of another company, can work out mutual understandings in restraint of trade.
 As an illustration the Trade Commission points out that U. $. Steel and Jones and Laughlin are supposed to be competing steel companies, yet both have directors on the board of the New York Central Railroad where Alexander Nagle of U. s. Steel and E. B. Greene of Jones and Laughlin are brought together.
 Likewise, U. s. Steel's Sewell Avery sits on the same Northern Trust Company board with h. land Steel's Edward Ryerson. Avery also is a director of Pullman, Inc, alongside J. Frank Drake of the American Rolling Mills, who sits with still another U. s. Steel di- rector. R. c. Stanley, on the board of Chase National Bank. Four steel company directors belong to the board of Goodyear Tire and Rubber
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
TROOP 613 ENJOYS
 CHRISTMAS PARTY

Members of the Boy Scout Troop 613 enjoyed a Christmas party at their regular weekly meeting We'd
 nesday evening in the American Legion Dugout. Gifts were eXchang- ed, a program and games enjoyed and the serving of refreshments rounded out a full evening for the Scouts. Arrangements for the party were made by Scoutmaster Webber assisted by members of the Troop.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
MODEpN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA Sy LEE

O. offers to introduce you to some one in whom you haven't the reluctance?
 exceedingly 1bred One should consent inn meday gracous It ay to form friendship merely has been introduced another person.
 O. handkerchief at the table?
 should not hesitate to use ones hand kerchief But it inconspieuousy possible
 O. to remove his pipe from his mouth when lifting his hat in greeting a the street?
 A.
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The Washington Merry-Go-Round
Continued from Page One)

army left behind to support them selves. They are strongest in the three southern provinces of Kwan- tung, Kwangsi and Human number approximately 30,000, and are nom- finally under a Chinese Robin, Chou tien-Hsiung. Their strategy is hit run raids on Communist communi- cations, food and ammunition stor- es. The organized guerrillas call themselves the anti-Communist Ma tional Salvation Army.
 Note-In order to use these guer- rillas to aid the United States, it would be necessary to drop liaison officers and supplies by plane as we did in Greece and Jugoslavia and during World War II.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
Hard to Believe
Detroit Free Press)

The Philadelphia Zoo thrown into dither when it was discovered that had broken into it's reptile house and walked off with python and boa.
 Intensive investigation turned up the cuprlt 14-year-old boy who admitted that he had taken the snakes becaues he liked reptiles He had tucked them under his coat he said, and had taken them home a streetcar.
 Now we can understand the desire of l4-year- old to acquire couple of pets but as for the rest of the story particularly the part about the sreetcar we have strong suspicion that Philadelphia authori- ties are being spoofed-but good.
 In the first place, pythons and boas, as snakes 90 run pretty heavy the hoof. Just to tuck pair inside boys pea jacket would cause some buges which inevitably would become almost uncontrolable.
 And if that should happen on crowded street. car it's easy to imagine the consternation which would ensue The streets of Philadelphia would be filled with screaming citizens doing their level pest to get as far away from there possible.
 We're glad the Phly zoo has recovered it's snakes and we hope the authorities give that lad an old one they don't want any more But we think, also, they had better let the matter drop and not ask him any more questions He'll tell them how he carried away an elephant in his shirt pocket.