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a a a a a a a FRIDAY. DECEMBER 11. 1942 FORTY -ONE WILMINGTON MORNING NEWS. WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, SPONSOR GET-TOGETHERS Delaware City Will Hold First Neighborhood Night After Yuletide Holidays Special to The Morning News DELAWARE CITY. Dec.

10-The U. S. Treasury Department has initiated a program to be used throughout the country in the form of community "get-togethers," called "Neighborhood Nights." Civic organizations and women's clubs are sponsoring this activity throughout the country and the Parent Teacher's Association has been designated to develop the theme in Delaware. Mrs. Anna Lester, president of the Commodore Macdonough School association, and her committees are planning to hold such a meeting in January.

All organizations in the community will be called upon to assist with the program. During the first World War these meetings were called "community nights;" but the thought back of movement is the same, that of bringing the people together for an exchange of ideas. The knitting class for wives of service men will meet at the U.S. O. Center Friday afternoon.

Mrs. William Burroughs and Mrs. Frank W. Schroeder are in charge of instrucNearly 30 members are enrolled. The Girl Scouts of Delaware City met this afternoon in the school with Mrs.

Claude Jordan in charge. The surgical dressings class will meet tomorrow night in the fire hall. The annual Christmas party and sponsored by the Parent Teacher's Association of Commodore Macdonough School will be held next Wednesday night. Miss Stevenson, program chairman, has arranged entertainment in which every pupil will participate. The president, Mrs.

Anna Lester, will assist. The Scout Troop of St. Georges will meet in the Sunday school room of the Methodist Church Saturday night. The Rev. Ralph E.

Proud, scoutmaster, will be in charge of the meeting. HARRINGTON MARINE SUFFERS SHELL SHOCK Special to The Morning News HARRINGTON, Dec. 10-An official letter has been received from Washington by Mr. and Mrs. Tee, parents of Private First Cornelius Tee with the U.

S. Marines on Guadalcanal. that he has been shell shocked and moved to a hospital for treatment. The letter did not say where he was located. If there are any new developments in the case, the family will be notified, the letter said.

However, Mr. and Mrs. had received a letter from their son dated ten days later than the official news from Washington which might indicate that he is improving. Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest W. Dean visited the former's brother. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Dean at Federalsburg yesterday.

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The report disclosed that despite the almost total elimination of store window and outside display lighting the monthly income for current this November exceeded that of last November. The figure for November last year was $7.612.79 while this year it increased to $7.744.65. Officials of the power company stated that the increase was due primarily to the fact that the number of meters had increased from 1,094 last year to 1,112 for November, this year. This was compared with 560 meters in 1937. when the company began business.

It was also pointed out that the K. W. H. consumption had jumped 400 in 1937, to 178,000 this year. To Redeem Certificates Council voted to notify holders of revenue certificates of the Seaford Light and Power Company that the city was prepared to take up an additional $10.000 of the certificates in January when the quarterly certificates are due.

Council also voted to rebate taxes amounting to $406.10 to the Delaware Home Builders as part payment on money expended by the company for street improvements in the development. Last year the amount rebated was $195.94. The December meeting of the Seaford Parent Association will be held in the school auditorium Monday evening, according to an announcement by Mrs. Carroll F. Beard, president.

Included on the program is an address by Edward N. Conaway, a former teacher at the school, who is now associated with the DuPont Company. Mr. Conaway will discuss the history Delaware and recent observance of "Delaware Day." Mrs. P.

C. Elliott, of the State ParentTeachers group, will explain the "Neighborhood Night" as is applies to the month of January and she will also discuss the problems of schools at war. Mrs. James M. Adams and Paul Weil, music instructors at the school, will lead in group singing of patriotic numbers and Christmas carols.

Refreshments will conclude the program. Speaker at Assembly The high school assembly exercises of the Seaford Central School were held yesterday morning with E. Paul Burkholder, supervisor of Kent County Schools, as guest speaker. Mr. Burkholder, who is one of the originators of the Dec.

7 observance of "Delaware Day" outlined the hisof the day's significance from a state historical standpoint. Miss Cantrell, school senior, was student chairman of the program. Miss Ida Rawlins, grade teacher in the school, is ill at her home near here, and her place is being taken by Mrs. Robert Gillis. NEWARK ARMY OFFICER DIES IN WASHINGTON Special to The Morning News NEWARK, Dec.

10 Lieut. Frank Robert Thoroughgood, 32, of Newark died yesterday in Walter Reed Hospital in Washington of a heart ailment which developed while he JENSEN'S 1208-10 MARKET ST. PLATTERS 45c up Table D'Hote DINNERS ALSO A'LA CARTE STEAKS CHOPS SPAGHETTI Beer Wines Liquors Banquet and Meeting Rooms Jimmie LAMBROS' MARINE ROOM 4TH PRICE, TRAINER, PA. Follow Market Wilmington Direct 10 Door--I Mile North of Marcus Hook PHONE CHESTER 5-9936 Jack (Quickie) GRIFFIN and his ALL GIRL REVUE -Featuringand the 4. PAT BERNARD Bernadette: June ALDAN Singer, of Miss MARLEY Tony GILLARD Orch.

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went 10 to (U.P.)- work on each other and Miss Nella Walker with billposters' paste brushes today, with results which can best be described as gooey in the good, old-fashioned way. Metro Goldwyn Mayer provided the shower baths later, plus replacements for the ruined clothes. plus a soothing word for Miss Walker, who announced, as smears of paste started flying her way: "It's your dress, but remember it's my face." Stan Laurel and Babe Hardy, immaculate in freshly pressed pants, spats, wing collars and polka dot ties, were starring in "Air Raid Wardens." As such they were posting in front of the bank notices of a warden meeting. So Stan somehow managed to paste a bill on Babe's broad back. That made the Babe sore and he got for his impatience a swipe of the paste brush in the face.

Miss Walker, playing the bank president's wife, approached. She received a splash of paste down her purple dress and by now Laurel and Hardy were pasting each other methodically beneath their coats, under their arms, and behind the ears. Then pushed Laurel. Laurel pushed Harare back and the Babe, who's been taking it for more than two decades, landed the sidewalk with his head submerged in the paste bucket. He emerged with goo dripping from his mouth, his nose, his eyes and his ears.

He splashed puddles of paste for a moment with his hands. Then he started chasing Stan, and we don't mind admitting in our own lowbrow way that this is the kind of movie for us. All morning the experts under Director Edward Sedgwick, the slapstick master, rehearsed with dry brushes until they'd got their timing down to split-second accuracy. The chemists labored under handicaps the paste. They said that ordinarily they whipped up egg whites for paste, because it stuck tightly, photographed excellently, and tasted good when flavored slightly with vanilla.

These are no days to use eggs for slapstick, even if the studio could buy eggs, which it can't. The boys experimented with glue. This was too good. It stuck the bills to the wall; it also stuck the actors' eyelids together. The paste mixers eventually compromised on a mixof flour and water and by high noon all was ready.

Director Sedgwick placed Miss Walker against a wall, and with dribbling paste brush deadly aim, gave her a preliminary smear. And in less time than it takes to tell, the participants achieved the vaguely sour smell of a freshly dining room and the a appearance mobile portions of Thousand Island pudding. So all is well on the slapstick was School attending the Monroe, Officers Va. Training Born in Easton, he later came to Newark where his late father was professor of civil engineering at the University of Delaware. He was a graduate of Newark High School and also the university.

He was elected to Phi Kappa Phi honor society and was secretary of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He was sergeant of the R. O. T. C.

in his senior year. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Laura M. Thoroughgood, and a sister, Jeannette. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

THREE MEN INJURED WHEN 2 TRUCKS CRASH Three men were injured last night when the truck in which they were riding collided with another truck at Eleventh and Spruce Streets. They were taken to the Wilmington General Hospital. Anthony Sniadowski, 52, of 828 Church Street, operator of one of the trucks, received a possible fracture of left shoulder and lacerated knee. Albert Kozlowski, 28. of 802 Elm Street, a passenger; suffered a lacerated nose and bruised forehead.

Clarence Young, 54, of 723 Church Street, another passenger, received a sprained right shoulder and lacerations. Oscar Lyons, 34, of Richardson Park, operator of one of the trucks escaped injury. Damage to Sniadowski's truck was estimated at $175 and to Lyons' truck, $25. FIGHTING IN PHILIPPINES CONTINUING, JAPS SAY LONDON, Dec. 10 (INS) -The German radio today reported a Japanese naval headquarters announcement that heavy fighting still is going on in the Philippines.

"Fresh Japanese troops have been landed in an effort to overcome the Americans." Berlin said. Remember the Twenty-five Neediest Families. Send your contribution to News-Journal Co. Winner Second Year Bob Hope Picture NEW YORK, Dec. announced 10 -Motion Daily today Bob Hope, comedian, had won top honors for the second successive year in its seventh annual radio poll of more than 600 radio editors and columnists of the United States and Canada.

Hope was named champion of champions, also won first place in the comedian, group. Fred Allen was second him as champion of champions, and Jack Benny was second as comedian. Dinah Shore was voted the year's outstanding new. star. succeeding Red Skelton placed third this year.

Zero Mostel was second. Herb Shriner was voted most promising star of tomorrow, a new classification. Other top honors were won by Fibber McGee and Molly, Bing Crosby, Fanny Brice, Madeleine Carroll and Raymond Gram Swing. front and it 'is a pleasure to say so. The last few Laurel and Hardy movies weren't so hot and the gents themselves were the first to admit it.

This was because bad scripts and the naive idea of the producers that all Laurel and Hardy had was stand in front of the cameras to make the people laugh. Tour Proves Their Point Stan and Babe protested to no avail. Then they made a personal appearance tour, which broke records wherever they went. This reopened the eyes of the movie makers and it looks now as though Laurel and Hardy are on the verge of becoming big time comics again. As soon as this picture is finished they make another at 20th Century Fox, then return to Metro.

They're about to be featured in a comic strip, they've been signed to a 15- month radio contract, and if that still isn't enough, they've established a turtle plant in Mexico. From this, they said, will come turtle steaks. turtle soup, buttons, and combs for ladies' hair. Then they headed for their baths. They needed 'em.

Countess Enacts Real-Life Role HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 10. (INS) Countess Yvonne Heyndreckx, wife of the Belgian ambassador, could reflect today that her film debut was perhaps the most unexpected, and most fitting, on record. She visited the set of "Mission to Moscow" with Ambassador Joseph E. Davies, who wrote the bect-seller, historic reception which she attended in real life was being filmed.

Director Michael Curtiz seized upon the situation and persuaded countess to play herself before the cameras. FREERING AIDS Continuous Fromi230 5 P.M. MARYLAND AVE AT AGANS ST. Ralph Bellamy Brod Crawford in "MEN OF TEXAS" Sat. -Van Heflin Cecilia Parker in "THE GRAND CENTRAL Range Busters in "ARIZONA STAGE COACH" CREST 6:45 DOORS Two MATINEE P.

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FRANK MORGAN Doors Open M. RICHARD CARLSON 11:15 A. REGINALD OWEN, plus tax HENRY ONEILL Directed be RICHARD THORPE Produced by 6 P. SAVILLE VICTOR Comedy Will Open In Newark Tonight The cast of "My Sister Eileen" held final rehearsals yesterday for the presentation of the University Drama Group, to be staged at Mitchell Hall, Newark, tonight and tomorrow night. Proceeds from both performances will go the Newark Council for Civilian Defense.

Dr. Charles N. Lanier, business manager, reports interest in the play by Newark movie patrons and citizens who have expressed the desire to witness a stage version of the Sherwood girls antics in Greenwich Village. Tickets are on sale at Rhodes Drug Store and also will be sold at the box office each evening. The large cast offers an interesting combination of familiar faces and newcomers to the Mitchell Hall stage.

Among the featured players are Miss Dorothy Stow, Mrs. John Standen, G. Taggart Evans, W. D. Murray, E.

Clair Mahanna, George T. Boli, Mrs. C. Kase, L. Parker Thomas, Charles R.

Humphreys, Mrs. Jack Lacher, and Robert Rohm. Listed among the supporting cast are John H. Standen, Mrs. W.

D. Murray, Robert Jennings, Mrs. Murray Mannos. Mrs. Robert Jennings, Samuel Rulon, Harold Bogardus, Charles Rogers.

Mrs. E. Clair Mahanna, and Jack Lacher. Mrs. George L.

Millikan, director, and Mrs. C. Kase, assistant, have been aided by Mrs. G. Taggart Evans, production manager and her committee chairmen who are as follows: Scenery, L.

Parker Thomas; ties. Mrs. Raymond Justin; costumes, Mrs. C. R.

Humphreys; lighting, Jack Lacher; sound effects, Virginia Gardner: make Mrs. George T. Boli; publicity, Mrs. Francis H. Squire.

Kitty Carlisle Cast As Prima Donna NEW YORK, Dec. -If having the boys in the publicity departments rooting for a star means anything (and maybe you think it doesn't) Kitty Carlisle has half her battle won in her comeback after four years from the movies. Kitty goes to Universal for the prima donna role in "Cross Your Fingers," the movie which will send Alvino Rey and his orchestra to the coast. She's also signed for a picture with Hunt Stromberg. "Cross Your Fingers," which Howard Benedict will produce, is a dramatic musical about a Broadway star who loses her man to a glamorous rival and who carries great big (musical) torch.

Kitty isn't carrya ing any torch in her private life, however. Her romance with Agent Arthur Lyons is coming along nicely. Jack Holt got a shock the other day when his daughter Jennifer telephoned him and said: "Aren't you proud of me? I got sex appeal!" Jennifer has been making horse operas at Universal, clad to the chin in buckskin, when suddenly they OPEN 6 P. M. THEATRE Feat.

6.05-8.-9.40 MONTY RODDY WOOLEY McDOWELL "THE PIED PIPER" Open PARK- 6:15 P.M. Oliver LAUREL and DANTE THE MAGICIAN 1 A-HAUNTING WE WILL -Co-Feature Van HEFLIN Marsha HUNT Lee BOWMAN "KID GLOVE KILLER" TOMORROW Craig STEVENS Irene MANNING "SPY SHIP" Also- Marsha HUNT Richard CARLSON 'The AFFAIRS of MARTHA' Theatre Guide ACE "Men of Texas." Feature at 1:03, 3:07, 5:16, 7:25, 9:34. Husbands Feature at 1:04, 3:18, 5:32, 7:46. 10. Inn." Feature at 7:13, 9:22.

EDGE MOOR "Spy Ship" and "No Time for Comedy." Doors open at 6:45. LOEW'S Cargo." Feature at 11:25, 1:30, 3:40, 5:35, 7:45, 10. NATIONAL On the Sunny Side" and "Barking Guns." Doors open at nocn. PARK Haunting We Will spotted her into a short but snappy sequence, in joy registered "Hi-Buddy." so potently that she was not only handed a new contract but a top roll in Deanna Durbin's next, "Three Smart Girls Join Up." Her father said, don't you say you have oomph? It's more polite." "Call it what you like." said Jenniffer, "it still rates a new contract." The discussion over "Skin of Our between acts was more interesting than the play. Said one of our Hollywood friends, "if the movies put on a play like that we would never live it down." The literati are unanimous in proclaiming that the Fredric March-Tallulah Bankhead show offers a profound message.

But not money Woolley who took me to show. "I think it's awful," said ultra frank Mr. the Woolley. However, we agreed that spot. Tullulah Douglas Bankhead Fairbanks, is a very bright ital Wallis and Lillian Hellman were all in a huddle talking over the show and all said that it would never be bought for the movies.

A line or two: There will be a stork club in Hollywood--but hold everything--it will be on a sound stage at Columbia for "Cover Girl." Host Sherman Billingsley will be on the coast right after the first of the year to supervise the replica of his famed eatery and also to play himself in the movie with Rita Hayworth, Janet Blair and Jinx Falkenburg Dradshaw Crandall is painting Joan Fontaine for a future magazine cover pros it The that with grapevine all the from grief the of coast getting Deanna Burbin's picture "Forever Yours" finished, it is a honey. Snapshots of New York collected NATIONAL TODAY Doors Open at 12 M. Daily "ON THE SUNNY SIDE" Also "NORTH OF THE ROCKIES" EDGE MO Gov. of Mi. Boulevard Wilm.

Printz North TWIN Hirs! Rosalind Jimmie Russell Stewart in NO TIME FOR COMEDY 2nd HIT "SPY SHIP" Craig STEVENS Irene MANNING SAT. MON. "PRIDE OF THE YANKEES" Sat. Mat. 3 to 5:30.

Adults 40c; Children 11c 55c; Children 11c Will not be shown for less until 1943. 2ND Open 11:30 A. -Continuous Shows GRABLE PAYNE MIRANDA HARRY HIS MUSIC MAKERS IN AND TECHNICOLOR! DIN THE EDWARD CHARLOTTE EVERETT GREENWOOD SONGS CRAZIEST CREAM HAD AMERICANA RAINDROP, RUN BUY WAR -RUN, LITTLE TO -PAN A POEM MKT. 3RD STS. BONDS HERE English Producers Defied on Cussing and "Kid-Glove Killer." Doors open at 6:15.

PIKE "Talk of the Town." Doors open at 6:45. QUEEN Jungle Siren." Feature at 12:10, 2:10, 6:05, 8:05, 10. RIALTO "Springtime in the Rockies." Feature at 11:40, 1:40. 3:40, 5:45, 7:50, 9:53. Marks the Spot" and "West of the Law." Doors open at 6:45.

SAVOY- Talk of the Town." Doors open at 11:15. STRAND- Pied Piper." Feature at 6:05, 8, 9:40. WARNER- "Now. Voyager." Feature at 12:25, 2:43, 5:01, 7:19. 9:40 at random: Couldn't have been more surprised than when Spencer Tracy walked in "21." He was dining with Fay Wray and Bob Riskin: in another corner L.

B. Mayer and Howard Strickling were playing hosts to a stag group and the usually reserved Gary Cooper was doing a little table hopping; but the piece de resistence is Luise Rainer, done to the teeth in white orchids, showing up night-clubbing practically every eve with the same good looking escort; if Warners are successful in getting Ingrid Bergman for "Saratoga Trunk" they will try to get Gary Cooper for the male lead, reuniting of "For Whom The Bell Tollstars GRANGE SPEAKER FLAYS BUREAUCRACY RED TAPE ATLANTIC CITY, N. Dec. 10 (INS) -Declaring it is easier to get transportation for beer than milk, Louis J. Taber of Columbus, past master of the National Grange, today addressed the New Jersey Grange convention.

Taber demanded elimination of government bureaucracy red tape and "injustice farmer." He declared the farmer should have a then full voice at the peace table after the war is won. Remember the Twenty-five Neediest Families. Send your contribution to News- Journal Co. NEW YORK. Dec.

10 (U.P)-President Edward C. Raftery of United Artists Motion Picture Company today defied the English producers of the controversial film "In Which We Serve" and said it will be served up to the American public in an expurgated version despite English protests. He said, however, in a cable to the London producers that of the swear words which the English insisted be retained in the Noel Coward Aim, only one had been cut out. Raftery also said that a reference to Italians "which United States Government officials requested deleted in international interest" also has been eliminated. The cable was dispatched to Fillipo del Guidice, of Two Cities Films, London, who had ordered the premier cancelled because American censors were going to delete parts of the picture.

Del Guidice also cabled Raftery that Two Cities Films would not cash a check for $360,000 which United Artists had posted as a minimum guarantee for the film "until we are formally assured that the film will not be cut or altered." JURY FINDS NO BARS TO NAVY DEPOT PROBE HARRISBURG, Dec. 10 (INS)U. S. Government officials today were cleared by a federal grand jury. of the charge they sought to "hamper" investigation of alleged fraud civilian construction of the $40.000,000 naval supply depot.

at nearby Mechanicsburg to shield "hizher-ups." The presentment, handed to Judge Albert L. Watson, condemned U. S. Commissioner Sidney E. Friedman for what it termed his "highly-publicized accusation impugning the integrity" of government officials.

The jury, which recessed until the first week of January, indicated it was prepared to return indictments but was postponing action until later "in order not to handicap the investigation which is continuing." Friedman attacked the jury's report as a "whitewash of Washington." WARNER BROTHERS' WILMINGTON THEATRES BONDS WHILE YOU WAIT The Following Theatres Are Authorized Agents for the Sale of U. S. War Bonds! Every Day All Day! 11:45 A.M. 11:45 A. Doors Open Doors Open WARNER NER Bette Paul DAVIS HENREID NOW.

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