The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina • 8

8 THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, RALEIGH, N. WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 1942. COLONY THEATRE TO OPEN TONIGHT Hayes Barton Movie Will Be Opened by Governor, 'A Former Neighbor' The Colony Theatre, Raleigh's latest motion-picture house, will be opened on Glenwood Avenue with simple ceremonies tonight at 8:20. The theatre is Raleigh's second "neighborhood playhouse," the Varsity having opened last November 22. Governor Broughton, "a former neighbor" of the Hayes Barton community, is scheduled to take part in tonight's exercises.

Alfred Williams, Jr. co-lessor with Grimes Williams, introduce Mayor Graham H. Andrews. The movie feature will be "Four Jacks and a Jill." starring Anne Shirley and Ray Bolger. This is the movie's first appearance in Raleigh.

Hines of Colony the plans to popular feature pictures. A special children's matinee of cartoon movies will be held each Sat- urday at 10 a. m. FeatuAmple the Seating new Space. movie house will be its ample seating arrangements.

The theatre's seating capacIty is 603. The seats will be 21 and 22 inches wide. The standard theatre seat is 18 in width. There will be inches between rows of seats the usual space is 32 inches, and the American Seating Company of Grand Rapids, seating experts, claims that it has records of no wider seating aisles. The theatre is owned by a North Carolina firm.

Joint owners are T. A. Little and F. H. Beddingfield, both of Charlotte, and J.

F. White, of Asheboro. The firm operates two theatres in Charlotte, one each in Greensboro, Durham, and Asheopened the Wake here in June, 1932. Theatre Staff. Willard Croom, manager of the Wake since August, 1939, will be resident manager of the His assistants will be Johnny Rae and Alec Brock.

The two cashiers will be James Arnold Jeannie Wilkerson. Through aunique meter system the theatre will not need ticket-takers. Proper change will be made by the cashier, the patron will deposit the price of admission in the turnstile. Ed Grissom will be janitor. theatre was built at a total investment of $65.000 by M.

R. Charlotte architect, a and S. E. Trogdon, Asheboro contractor. It is air-conditioned.

Price of admission for children will be 10 cents at all time. Price for adults, will be 15 cents at matinee cents at night. White who has been supervising the installation and opening plans has been in the theatre business for 20 years. He opened his first theatre in 1922 at Asheboro, when he was only 20 years old and needed his father's signature on the lease. White, native of Randolph County, married the former Rufine War of Asheboro.

They have one son, Alex who will be a year old tomorrow, day after the opening. School Dental Exams. Goldsboro, March 31. Dental work which will last until about June 1 began Monday in Goldsboro and Wayne County schools, and is being done by C. Early, dentist of the 'State, Board of Health.

The program is conducted every spring in Wayne schools and has been going on since 1933, Early said. This year, Tiano however, there will be an extra assisting in the work. The new Colony Theatre at opens tonight at 8 o'clock. several features new here, including PELLEY PUBLICATION SUSPENDED IN INDIANA New Theatre Opens Here Tonight I SOUTH'S FINEST OPENING WED APRIL1 DOORS Five Points in Hayes Barton, the exterior of neighborhood theatre is modern in every a semiautomatic entrance that eliminates the OFFICE-SEEKERS FILE IN JOHNSTON COUNTY Smithfeld, March is taking some attention from thoughts of the war as new or old candidates for office continue announctheir intention of being in the race. Three present officers, Sheriff K.

L. Rose, Clerk of Court H. V. Rose. and Coroner E.

N. Booker have paid the required fees to the county board of elections and made sure their names will be on the Democratic primary ballots. Thera only other candidate had his fee at the last report was Conrad Parker of near Princeton, who is urer. Parker stated in January his opposing a Marvin Creech treasintention of entering the race. Sheriff Rose is expected to have The interior of the Colony Theatre is strictly modern.

Deep, comfortable seats are set wider apart than usual, enabling a person to pass in front of you while you remain seated. The theatre is completely air-conditioned and features modern, colorful designs on walls and on the stage. VASS TEACHERS TO AID IN PLAY ON THURSDAY Interior of New Theatre Vass, March and students of Vass-Lakeview School here will present "Cool Knights" in the school auditorium at 8 p. m. Thurs- day.

Included in the cast of the play Margaret and Miss will be Greensis to be are James Stevens, Tuppin Alexlander, Curtis Dutch Everette, Hudson, A. Mac Graham Cameron, Bailey and Buddy McRae, Catharine Caviness, Juanita Thompson, Lorene Blue, Margaret Bettini, Bunk Kelly and Edith Coore. Faculty members participating will be Miss Bessie Cameron, Mrs. C. P.

McMillan, Mrs. Ruth Gardner, Miss McInnis, chairman of the executive Katherine Graham, Miss commtitee of the salvage group an- Kelly, Mrs. F. M. will be divided into zones for the Miss nounced Monday that Goldsboro Eva Kirkman.

Directing, salvage work, and the Arst canvass boro. Janet Rosser Dolores, of a zone will be held Saturday. lat the piano. COLONY" ANNOUNCES one or more not definitely candidacy, but it Clerk Court Booker may have TE 1 is shown here, and presents up of tickets. opponents, who have announced their is likely that the Rose and Coroner no opposition.

Poultry Sales. Sales. Sanford, March Sanford Poultry and Egg Market sold approximately 7,000 pounds of poultry for about $1,500 at the weekly auction sale on Saturday. During the past week about 3,000 eggs were handled on the market. Salvage Plans.

Goldsboro, March 31. J. Frank FORMAL pEnanG No Ticket Taker. vidual seat provides perfect vision of the Select-Your-Own-Seat Indirect Lighting. screen.

Seats S-P-A-C-E-D for comfort- Walk be- General Electric round weathermakertween rows No crowded knees -No standing year up for other patrons to pass. Complete Air Conditioning. Extra wide Aviation styled chairs, with Century projection system with RCA Magic feather-foam edge construction--Takes the Voice of the Screen. pressure off the POPLITEAL (The delicate area of the leg just behind the knee). And many other innovations.

DOORS OPEN 8 PROGRAM 8:20 Foyer And Lounge Of The Colony Theatre FEATURING: Admission by Automatic register-No Tickets. Clear-View floor construction. Each indi- PREMIERE PROGRAM Ceremonies Will Be Broadcast Over WRAL Beginning at 8:15 Alfred Williams, Master of Ceremonies, Presenting John Park leading community sing. Mayor Graham H. Andrews; and a former resident of the community, Gov.

J. M. Broughton. First Raleigh Showing of ANN SHIRLEY and RAY BOLGER in "FOUR JACKS AND A JILL" COLONY NEWS and DISNEY CARTOON Continuous Showing Daily at 1:30, Starting Thursday. PHONE 2-1212 ARMY HOSPITAL PLANNED IN N.

C. 1.500-Bed Hospital To Be Built at State Test Farm at Swannanoa Washington, March Weaver (D-NC) said today that the North Carolina State Test Farm at Swannanoa, near Asheville, had been selected as the site for a 1.500-bed Army general Congratulations and Best Wishes To The COLONY Theatre PLASTERING By 0. JACKSON Co. DIAL 2-2500 CONGRATULATIONS to the New Colony Theatre All Electrical Work in this modern, new Theatre was done by us. We are happy to have had a part in its construction.

Thompson Electrical Co. Service Since 1907 20 W. Hargett St. Phone 2-2019 Anti-Rabies Drive. Smithfield, March annual anti-rabies campaign will get underway in Johnston County this week under the direction of Dr.

E. F. Boyette and Dr. E. E.

Nelms, local veterinarians who have been appointed by Dr. E. S. Grady, county health officer. Dr.

Nelms will be in charge of dog vaccinations in the northern half of the county while Dr. Boyette will have the southern portion of his territory. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE Colony Theatre ON THE FORMAL OPENING OF RALEIGH'S NEWEST, MOST MODERN THEATRE All The Plate Glass and Mirror Work Was Done By RALEIGH GLASS MIRROR CO. GLASS FOR ALL PURPOSES 110 West Davie St. Raleigh, N.

C. ANOTHER READY- -MIXED CONCRETE JOB BEST WISHES TO COLONY THEATRE L. R. AMES, Manager We're Glad To Have Been Able To Furnish STEEL For the COLONY Our policy now, due to war conditions is to furnish STEEL only for defense projects. We thank our customers for their cooperative attitude.

PEDEN STEEL CO. OPENING TONIGHT AT 8 P. M. THE COLONY THEATRE We extend best wishes to the owners and management of this fine neighborhood Theatre. Alfred Williams Co.

119 Fayetteville St. Dial 7767 120 S. Wilmington St. Raleigh, N. C.

U. S. DEFENSE STAMPS SOLD HERE hospital to be constructed immediately. While no estimate of the cost was made, Weaver said he understood it would an investment of between $3,000,000 and $5,000,000. The hospital, which would be one of the largest operated by the Army, was expected to be pleted within or five months, said.

The hospital will be five miles from the 800-bed Veterans Tubercular Hospital at Oteen. Farm Curb Market. Sanford, March sales on the Sanford curb market on Saturday were $110.52. Eighteen farm women offered farm produce and pantry supplies for sale. Our Best Wishes To The COLONY Theatre Carolina Builders Corporation $19 N.

DAWSON ST. Noblesville, March The Fellowship Press, which published the Roll Call and later the Galilean under the management of William Dudley Pelley, formerly of the Silver Shirts of. America, today announced suspension of the Galilean. An office attache said the would limit its work to publishing books. The Roll Call was suspended after the United States declared war on the Axis last December.

Postmaster Gordon Olvey said recent issue of the Galilean was barred from the mails. He gave no specific reason, but said "it was not mailable did not go along the lines that it should have done." Pelley is free on bond pending an appeal from his conviction Asheville, N. on charges of fraudulent stock dealing. TWO U. PLANTS WITHIN STATE Washington, March Carolina and South Carolina are far down the list of states in the number of government financed war industry over $25,000, according to 1 tabulation released by Representative Bender (R-Ohio).

Bender gave out the figures, which he said were cumulative from June, 1940, through January 31, to show that his state led all other in the number of projects and was third to Michigan and Pennsylvania in amount. Carolina and South Carolina each were listed as having only two government financed war plants, with the North Carolina amount being $10.406,000 and South Carolina's $24,021,000. WELCOME NEIGHBOR! and congratulations to you on the opening of Raleigh's Finest Neighborhood Theatre BARBOUR'S ESSO STATION "Service That Satisfies" Braxton Barbour 5 Points DIAL 5646 CONGRATULATIONS To Our New Neighbor, The COLONY It is indeed a pleasure to welcome you to our community. TOWN COUNTRY SHOP 1622 Glenwood Ave. 5 Points Congratulations and Best Wishes To The COLONY Theatre MORGAN'S BARBER SHOP Basement -Flatiron Bldg.

WELCOME NEIGHBOR BEST WISHES TO The COLONY Theatre GILL'S SERVICE STATION Home Owned and Operated-5 Points, Hayes Barton. Congratulations and Best Wishes To Our New Neighbor The COLONY Theatre FROM: The Two Daves and All The Boys at POWELL GRIFFIS AT 5 POINTS DIAL 7561 Welcome and Best Wishes To Our NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR The COLONY Theatre On The Formal Opening Of One Of The South's Finest Neighborhood Theatres VISIT OUR FOUNTAIN AFTER THE SHOW Franklins HAYES BARTON PHARMACY POINTS, HAYES BARTON DIAL 4644 Success To The COLONY THEATRE ROOFING SHEET METAL WORK Done By J. W. WILLIS Peace at Halifax Dial 6913 Best Wishes to the New COLONY THEATRE The Moderr. FRIGIDAIRE ELECTRIC Water Cooler for the convenience of their patrons was sold and installed by us.

Electrical Appliance Division Stephenson's MUSIC CO. 121 Fayetteville St. Phone 2-2019 The Modern, New COLONY Theatre "The Finest Neighborhood Theatre In the South" Was Constructed By S. E. Trogdon General Contractor Asheboro, N.

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