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PAGE ELEVEN THE EVENING NEWS, HARRISBURG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1940. Plea for That Good Old Plan Valentine Party for Scolders Sunday Dessert Tradition By MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX NBA Service Staff Writer Sunday without its "special good" dessert is as irregular as Monday would be without its washing. Let's keep up the honorable American tra Brother Rat. betrayed time and pain into becoming a party to dition with new "big" desserts, Morris' schemes, and Jane Wyman, HomeTown who has set her cap ior neagan, united with the object of his though it requires no less, an event than the Russian revolution to achieve the happy ending.

At the risk of appearing hypercritical we must say, however, that we kept continues to press her suit by con nivance with Morris. Sunday's Menu BREAKFAST Half grape-fruit with fresh strawberries," dry cereal, broiled salt mackerel, creamed potatoes, corn bread, grape jelly, coffee, milk. DINNER Tomato juice, fricassee of chicken, dumplings, steamed brown rice, spinach timbales, lettuce and tangerine salad, graham cream layer cake, coffee, milk. SUPPER Cream of chicken soup in cups, cheese crackers, vegetable salad, oranee laver Ami. using pacKaged cracKers as one oi the ingredients.

Graham Cream Laj tir Cake One-half cup butter or other short an rare Perhaps the characters remain so constant because their creators, fin IkM staring at his double chin and the John Monks. and Fred F. Fmkle circumstance considerably modified hoffe. were retained to write the ening, 1 cup sugar, eggs, separated; 2-3 cup milk, teaspoon salt, 25 graham crackers, Vh teaspoons baking powder, 1 cup chopped pecans, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 cups whip By DICK SFONQ our acceotance of Mr. Eddy as a ro sequel.

However, while these gen tiemen nave retained me cnarac mantic lead. But then we turned our attention to Miss Massey and 'AS flip and footling as its simi-v i larly named predecessor, "Brother Rat and the Baby," which opened to ters and much of the spirit of promptly forgot about everything ping cream. Cream butter end susar together. I I cake, tea, milk. "Brother Rat," their present story else.

is not nearly so well knit, and Di Add beaten egg yolks, milk, salt appreciative chuckles from the Co "The Dersons who did yeoman serv and Peat well. Crush crackers fine rector Ray Enright had to keep up the Dace that nearly kills to whisk and mix with baking powder. Add lomal audiences yesterday, is a bright and brisk farce, as ephemeral the plot over the rough spots. ice in pulling tne picture out 01 one or two slow moments were Charlie Ruggles, Frank Morgan and Joyce to urst mixture. Add cup chopped Peter B.

Good, who nlays the role Pour into 1 quart greased pudding mold. Cover tightly and steam for ZVi hours. Serve with foamy sauce. Foamy Sauce (Makes 2 cups) One-half cup butter, 1 cups powdered sugar, teaspoon vanilla, Vi teaspoon lemon puice. 1 ess white pecans, vanilla, and fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.

Pour into two ComDton. Rueeles anuears as Eddy as it is funny. Old Friends of the year-old Commencement, is a Officers and members of the committee arranging for the annual Valentine Party of the Scouters Association of the Harrisburg Area are shown at Boy Scout' headquarters as they addressed invitations for the affair at the Penn-Harris Hotel on Saturday night, February 17. They are, seated, left to right, Thomas Holston of Hershey; John A. Shearer, New Cumberland; Morris Sachs, Harrisburg, treasurer, of the committee; Glenn J.

Krone, New Cumberland, committee chairman; Clyde Cover, Middletown, president of the Scouters, and C. R. Burris, Penbrook. George R. Lowry, of Paxtang, is standing at the extreme right.

greased 8-inch layer cake tins end very attractive youngster, Diessea with the sort of moppet personality aide-de-camp and valet, and in hilarious emulation of his master, is a very demon with the ladies. The director of the Imperial Opera beke in a moderate over (375 degrees for twenty to twenty-five AFTER a lapse of a year, the hew film picks up the characters 6f "Brother Rat," and finds them quite that makes the women of the audi minutes. Cool. Fill and top cake (Frank Morgan) helps to explain the with whipped, sweetened end van stiffly beaten. as goofy as ever.

Eddie Albert and Jane Bryan, now proud parents, are still wholesomely bewildered and accept in his organization royal and is developing a modest flair ence gurgle appreciatively. Others who help In making an amusing if unimportant farce are Arthur Treacher, Moroni Olsen, Larry Will-liams, Berton Churchill and Nana Bryant. illa flavored cream. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. Cream butter 'and sugar until light and smooth.

Add flavoring. Fold in stiffly beaten egg white. OPEN BOY SCOUT proteges bt dubious musical talent, wr low comeay. appealingly helpless, and what's Steamed Fig Padding "The high" spot of the' short pro- Incidentally, "Higtrscnoor lntro- American Parlor Pinks Turn to Right, Hoover international Neu Service PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2.

une-naii cup snortenmg, 1 cup gram is a color cartoon by Hugn auces in doe Brown, a youngster Harmon called 'The Mad Maestro' i who should have a definite future which closely rival's Mickey Mouse's in pictures of this sort, Anything but A Bit of Old Russia sugar, 1 egg, well beaten; cup TRAINING GLASS milk, package rusks, finely OME fine singing by Nelson Band Concert for sheer uproarious nanasome. young mr. crown posses- ii i 1 1 i jcrushed; 2 teaspoons baking powder, Eddv and Ilona Massev. M-G-M's Herbert Hoover today left be hind in Philadelphia the observa more, their baby, Commencement, has inherited his parents' knack of innocently stirring up tempests of the teapot variety. Wayne Morris is still the scatter-brained, bustling genius of crackpot ideas, and his sweetheart, Priscilla Lane, remains quite as bewitching and as willing to follow him blithely into whatever escapade he may propose.

Ronald Reagan is still the conscientious 1 4 A 1 Approved by the National Coun ses xne owier virtues ut auuug uuu-ity and a decided infectious personality. The story of "High School" need latest Hungarian importation for the tired business man, and quite a few good comedy scenes go to make current feature at Loew's cil of Boy Scouts, a course in "Troop Operation" will be given in' six ses tion that Soviet Russia's invasion of Finland has turned' American parlor pinks to the Sympathy for Finland's valiant sions starting Wednesday, February not concern us too much. It's the familiar yarn about the show-off rich! 14. in Room 302 of the Municipal ugs, i icaspuuu lemun juice, lea-spoon grated orenge peel. Cream the shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy.

Add egg and milk. Mix rusks, baking powder and salt thoroughly; add figs end mix well. Combine fig mixture, lemon juice and grated orange peel with first mixture. Building, Yrnder the direction of defense has created a "swing to- kid who goes to high school and a fairly entertaining show," reports Y. O.

Z. "Glimpsed briefly in Ilona Massey continues to improve on further acquaintance. In addition ward the right," Hoover, National Relief At Last For Your Cough Even if other medicines have failed you may get relief now with Creomulsion, Chronic bronchitis can develop if your chest cold is not treated ana you cannot afford to take a chance with any medicine less potent than Creomulsion which goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Creomulsion blends beechwood creosote by special process with other succeeds in alienating the entire student body by displaying her var James D. Wygant, training commit-tee representative, and Wayne Heck ert, scoutmaster of Troop 48, Memo it ious talents.

First rate direction by George Nicholls. and the troup rial Lutheran Church. The latter will be scoutmaster of the training to being an exceedingly lovely blonde, Miss Massey has a beautiful singing voice and a trace of accent MONDAY DANCE "Swing Out" wHh troop. Assistants will be Charles Keller, ing of a competent cast does much to put zip into the routine material and there's a climactic melee that's good slapstick fun. Lloyd Corrigan, Claire duBrey, Lynn Roberts and Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards deserve head of the Finnish relief fund, asserted at a luncheon meeting of state and city campaign, leaders.

This, he added, is because the war immediately accentuated the ques tion: "Are you for the Finns or for the Russians?" Americans hitherto Leftist inclined consequently have preferred scoutmaster of Troop 34; Bernard Rcdmccnnnig FEB. 5th Mm. 35 which makes her completely captivating. The present picture struck us as being a bit too episodic to provide a basis for judging her act 8 I PUC Reviewing Rate Schedule of South Penn The Public Utility Commission today announced it is reviewing a new rate schedule filed by the South Penn Power Company which will Graybill, training chairman of Up per Dauphin District; Thomas Hoi ston, former field executive of Bing particular mention. Flight," the accompany' S9S390S3 Y.

Council, and Charles Fuhrman, also of Troop 48. SOMETHING ing aouuy, DUt sne uues a ureuua-ble job with the material at hand. We are eagerly awaiting her appearance in future musical pictures. "Nelson Eddy, as the prince In love with the cabaret singer, gets a number of opportunities to display his rich baritone and finally is Discussion groups 'will be led by ing feature, is a pretty fantastic aviation melodrama, not particularly distinguished by anything, unless it Scout Executive Harry H. Hunter; JEAN CAGNEY Miss Cagney.

Jimmy's sister. NEW IN ENTERTAINMENT! Dr. J. Y. Shambach.

Council tram be the scenarist flights of imagin ing chairman; Harold J. Stahle. field a'ionJohn Trent, Marjorie Reynolds, strives to add to the acting laurels of commissioner on training: Albert Milburn Stone and Tommy BaKer to move in the opposite direction rather than express support of the Russian invasion, he added. Hoover asserted that the Finnish relief drive, with its goal of is "simply trying to provide a stop-gap until Congress has done something to relieve the Finns." the family in "All women Have e- head the cast. SNflT time tested medicines lor coughs.

It contains no narcotics. No matter how many medicines you have tried, tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding that you are to like the way it quickly allays the cough, permitting rest and sleep, or you are to have your money back. See that the name Creomulsion is on the bottle and you will get the genuine product and the relief you want. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis crets, which comes to the Rio Monday. The accompanying feature will Millar, scoutmaster of Troop 27, Immanuel Presbyterian Church, and Walter B.

Shaw, health and safety reduce rates for approximately 7427 consumers by $20,930 a year. The reduction is voluntary and the company wants to put the rates in effect April 1. The company provides current in Waynesboro, Franklin County and in parts of Adams, Bedford, Franklin, Fulton and Somerset counties. Domestic consumers would benefit to the extent of $12,170 a year, the company estimates, commercial consumers, $7380 and street lighting bills would be $1380 less. be "Main Street Lawyer," starring ROBERT MONTGOMERY expert.

I STARTS MON. Edward euis. New Capitol Waltir rnnolly Irt Meredith THOSE HIGH GREY WAILS B. Warner Nimh Beerr Richard Cromwell TORPEDOED Matinee Saturday 2 P. M.

and EDWARD ARNOLD Direct Relief Totals In PENBROOK FIRE ROUTS FAMILY A fire, believed to have been Argument in Orphans' Miss Withers JANE WITHERS, who had been growing so fast that she actually for Week "The EARL of CHICAGO" Direct relief paid out in Pennsyl loppea several 01 me aauii mem Court on February 19 Argument in the Orphans' Court of Dauphin County will be heard Monday, February 19, when Judge rearare 7.35-9.35 Sat. Mat. P. M. i i ntrrnT1 wnfii TfflMiiwnrrf TOMtlRRflW IAST RAY 1 bers of her recent pictures, finds a new role in "High School," top half 'of the new double feature at the iRio, and it's a role that should serve iher well for the next several years.

"High School," which is inspired iby a San Antonio. Texas, institution. Karl. E. Richards returns from vania during the past week reached a total of $1,373,251 as compared with $1,829,065 during the same period last year.

State Treasurer F. Clair Ross announced today. There was a decrease for the year of $440,000, but for the week there was an increase of $6641, 2 BIIfnES I vacation trip to At that time the court will also hear motions a mam mm a caused by defective wiring, swept through the two upper floors of a Penbrook house at 2610 Boas street last night and left a family of eight homeless. The occupants, Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Ulrich, and their children, Jane, 16; Sarar, 15; Mary, 14; Earl, 12; Helen, 10, and Robert, 5, were in the house when the blaze was discov and transact current business. NOW! 1 5c Until 1:30 ALLEGHENY UPRISING Starring CSalr Trevor John Wayne Also MARCH OF FREEDOM In the Harrisburg district, which which was spread over the pages of Life magazine some time back, Miss Withers graduates to adolescence, is involved in her first romance, and FIREMEN TO MEET NEW CUMBERLAND. Feb. 2. includes about twenty counties, there were 29.718 checks Issued for a total of $192,020, while during the prior week there were 29,572 checks The Citizens Hose Company will generally disports herself as a rela ered.

They were taken care of by meet Monday night at 8 o'clock in tively mature young miss might be expected to. And since the picture the firehouse. for a total of $189,676 issued. Ballroom York, Pa. takes her through only her sopho-jmore year in high, she should have 'at least two more years before mov neighbors last night The fire, thought to have begun between the second and third floors, spread to sections of the walls and roof.

Damage was estimated at $500. Penbrook firemen extinguished the blaze before the arrival of Pleasant View and Progress Fire Companies. I Theater Featuretime BENNY GOODMAN In Penon With His Orch. THURSDAY, FEBRCARX Admiiin SI. on Plim Tax IlanciDK 8.30-12.30 With JOE E.

BKOWN, JK. 2ND BIG FEATURE TAILSPM TOMMY In "DANGER FLIGHT" ing on to genuinely adult roles. When the time for that comes, Miss Withers should be prepared, for already she dances and sings passably COLONIAL "Brother Rat And Baby," Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Mothers' Club to Meet SHIREMANSTOWN, Feb. 2. Mrs.

Jane Bryan, 11.28; 1.30; 3.35; 5.40; 7.45; 9.55. LOEW'S "Balalaika," Nelson Eddy, Ilona Massey, 11.00; 1.10; 3.15; 5.25; 7 iK COMMUNITYl i in ii in 1'in ti 1 iiiriniM-M D. C. Faust was hostess at her home Ml i 1 RIO Two Features, "High School," Joe Brown, Lloyd Corrigan, TONITE 7 9 Wednesday afternoon to the Mothers' Club. Present i in addition 'to 11.10; 1.50; 4.35; 7.15; 10.00; also "Danger Flight," John Trent, 12.45; 3.30: 6.10: 8.55.

NEW CUMBERLAND Ann Solhern William Gargan In SENATE "Abe Lincoln In Illinois," Raymond Massey, Mary Howard, SATURDAY AT 12.30 "ED" SMITH'S g' WHP JR. TOWN i RADIO BROADCAST i A CALL ON THE PRESIDENT SONJA HEME EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT Matinee Saturday the hostess were Mrs. Harold C. Fry, Mrs. J.

Hugh Henderson, Mrs. Harry E. Baker, Mrs. Edgar T. Shope, Mrs.

William McKay, Mrs. Paul Hykes, Mrs. George Keats, Mrs. B. Merion Shields.

nlbnllflMN DnUlnthoi JwnwiMORS OPEN Third and Harris Sts. 10.00, 12.00. 2.00, 4.00, 8.30. -STATE "The Fighting 69th," James Carney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent, 1.40; 3.40; 5.40; 7.45; 9.45. BROAD Two Features, "The Cat And The Canary," Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard; also, "The Kansas Terrors," The 3 Mesqulteers.

CAPITOL Two Features. "Those High Grey Walls," Walter Connolly, Iris Meredith; also, "Torpedoed," H. B. Warner, Noah Beery. COMMUNITY (Hershey) "A Call On, The President," Ann Sothern, William Gargan, 7 and 9 p.

m. GRAND "Everything Happens At Night," Sonja Henle, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings. LEMOYNE "Everything Happens At Night," Sonja Henle, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings. POSITIVELY LAST 2 DAYS! Robert E. Sherwood's LANE SISTERS GALE PAGE FOUR WIVES NEW FLOOR SHOW You're Sure to Enjoy Thlg Attraction THE OLD PIRATES DEN South of New Cumb.

on Snua. Trail with HAL FICKES and HIS RHYTHM BOYS We Cater to Bonaueti and Parties No Cover-No Minimum Fhone S-9867 NATIONAL "Two Features, "Day-Time Wife," Tyrone Power; also, Sixth and Dauphin Sts. it I i "Silver On The Saee." Wm. Boyd. Pulitzer Prize Play Now On The Screen Abe Lincoln On Illinois PAXTANG Two Features.

"Allegheny Uprising," Clair Trevor, John II I if si Wayne: also. "March Of Freedom," 7.35. 9.35. PENWAY "Tower Of London," Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Barbara TYRONE POWER LINDA DARNELL DAY-TIME WIFE WM. BOYD (H0PA10NG CASSIDY) SILVER ON THE SAGE "red" McCarthy PLATS ALCAZAR BALLROOM YORK, PA.

SATURDAY, FEB. 3 O'Niell. RIALTO "Four Wives," Lane Sisters, Gale Page. ROXY "The Roaring Twenties," James Cagney, Priscilla Lane. STANDARD (Steelton) Two Features, "Hero For A Day," Anita Louise, Dick Foran; also, "Unconquered Bandit," Tom Tyler.

STRAND (Steelton) "The Housekeeper's Daughter," Joan Bennett, Adolphe Menjou. WEST SHORE (New Cumberland) "Everything Happens At Night," Sonja Henie. Phone 4-2216. with Raymond Massey Gen lockhartRulhGordonMar)rHowardDorothyTreeHarvey StephentMiner WotonAlon BoxlrProdueed by MAX GORDON Directed by John, Cromwell Screen Play by Robert Sherwood, RKO RADIO PICTURE II 1ST IN STOP-GO LAND Submitted by the Motor Club of Harrlbur, under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Motor Federation and American Automobile Association DROAD .23 Tt.d Bob Hope and Paillette Ooddard in THE (AT AND THE CANARY The Meulteer In THE KANSAS TERRORS 55c 75c $1.00 Gas Tax at Eight Billion Figure on 21st Birthday When the gasoline tax comes of number of free riders, or "thumb GRAND Children 10c "Everything Happens at Night" Sonja Henie Ray Milland Mat. Pat.

M. flat. Kve. P. M.

iage on Its twenty -first anniversary, Sunday, February 25, it will have accounted for collection of from the pocketbooks of the ers. This statement was made today by E. S. Nailor, secretary-manager of the Motor Club of Harrisburg in warning all local tourists and motor I i iwtfn tw it ii i nwitij i ttr ists to beware the extended thumb. COME TO BALALAIKA CAFE "TOWER OF LONDON" "Harnsbure.

continues Nailor. "Is a well-known terminal for hitch hikers. It is located at the junction "THE FIGHTING 69TH" WILL BE HELD OVER THROUGH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH Basil Rathbone Boris Karloff of many through highways, and there's wine, women, and song! 1940's first big musical spectacle! Stars! Nation motorists, according to it. Lyon, president of the Motor Club of "The gasoline tax was first imposed in 1919 by the State of Oregon," he pointed out. "It was introduced in Pennsylvania in 1921, and since that time it has produced revenues amounting to $525,432,000.

"Originally sponsored by motorists as a means of financing highway de To make new friends and customers for Rich-man Brothers Fine Furnishings, we have reduced our stock of standard quality shirts, ties, socks, and pajamas. Just look at these prices. RICHMASTER SHIRTS Now $1.10 RICHCRAFT SHIRTS Now v. RICHMASTER TIES i Now 44 RICHCRAFT TIES Now 69f RICHMASTER SOCKS Now 29 four pairs for $1 RICHCRAFT SOCKS Now 39f RICHCRAFT PAJAMAS Now $1.65 Men and women who know Richman Brothers will need no urging. They'll come and buy enough for future as well as present needs.

Mat. Snt. SP. M. Sat.

Kv. P. M. every day, lavorite corners are tilled with these free riders, changing cars to reach their destination. 10) Songs! Romance! "If business houses which operate jr fleets of commercial vehicles pro fTrV Adults UViA Children 10c "ROARING 20V James Cagney Priscilla Lane Mat.

Sat. 2 P. M. Mat. Kve.

6 P. M. velopment, the gas tax soon became hibit their drivers from offering lifts to strangers it is only wise that the motorist consider the risk he is taking by allowing the hitch-hikers in looked upon ay state governments as a source of new and- easily-tapped revenue. Within five years after the his car. Oregon innovation, the tax had "Newspapers and police files are iiri spread to thirty-five states and at NELSON EDDY the close oi the first decade the roster of the states was complete.

New filled with cases where the trusting or lonely driver, after picking up a strange companion along the highway, was forced from his car by York being the last to join in 1929, THEATRE 1 IJ Mt xTmisciua LAHI mi iwy I AMI UTAH' ml TMii tr' J-Ii' "i AIBI1T "Starting out at one cent a gallon, the course of gasoline tax rates has been almost uninterruptedly upward. threat of violence, robbed and left to walk miles to the nearest town in order to report the theft of his car. "For the motorist who feels confident that he can distinguish be By 1939, the tax had reached the dizzy proportion Of seven cents a ILONA MASSEY wit CHARLIE FRANK LIONEL RUGGLES -MORGAN -AT WILL 6. AUBREY SMITH JOYCE C0MPT0N DALIES FRANTZ MiMtod by RIINHOLD SCBOMm Fro4tc4 br LAWRINC1 WIIHOAHTW gallon, in three states, and the two cent rate was holding out in only iKiUAV A Mi (4AIUKDAX SONJA HENIE Everything Happens At Night tween a legitimate hitch-hiker and a criminal, another angle may be considered. Remember that in the event of an accident the free-rider may suei two jurisdictions.

"The Federal Government tanned Hl 1I0HIDIIAMI you for all that you possess, such cases, of which there are -many are often decided in favor of the claimant, and the defendant, although his intentions were of the best, is made the gas pumps in 1932 and now Uncle Sam gets about $200,000,000 a year by way of the gasoline tax. Total gas taxes, State and Federal, amounted to approximately mother Theater Steelton nan the unpleasant subject of legal i 000,000 in Matinees I 25c Evenings 40c M. Balcony, 25c I a M. Housekeeper's Daughter" Joan Bennett A. Menjou For your own safety, concludes ADDED.

I ATTRACTIONS UV" yS 0. M. NOVELTIES AtT i I PKTKR B. GOOD (Brother Mouse) Nailor, "pass the 'thumber' by. Assuming the responsibilities outlined above is usually too much for the average car-driver, and your co 329 MARKET STREET Open Saturday Evenings Til 9 WARNS AGAINST INCREASING NUMBERS OF HITCH-HIKERS "The greatly increased number of tourists traveling through Pennsylvania, while decidedly aiding in restoration of enterprise, has also created a problem in the enlarged STANDARD Lheeealtteobn "HERO FOR A DAT" Also "UNCONQUERED BANDIT" operation will gradually discourage the hitch-hiker, and remove one more hazard from the road.".

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