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il 11 J- Portland pjross Herald Portland Mains STRAND Tehew1 Sky II Saturday Morning January 8 1049 if Gannetts Lunch With Sen Smith FC Commissioner Sterling In Capital YTashlngtAn Jib Mr and Un Ouy Gannett of Portland Kiwanis Club InstaUs Monday Grhy 4: --Vi 1 Nmt GSTC To See January Thaw Play To Be 'Presented Next Friday Saturday Gorham Jan 7' January Thaw the annual production of the Dramatic Association at Gorham: State- Teachers CoIg will be presented In Russell Hall-at 0 next Friday and Saturday SldneV Merrill Hu port nd Mi Eleanor Neleon Thomaaton will have leading roles Other members of the cszt Include Lois Allen South Portland Fred VerrlU Cumberland Mills: Priscilla Jones Eliot Carolyn Howard Roekland Charles Sampson and Rose Maxell Portland: Barksdale MacBeth and Helen Knlcht Brunswick: David Johnson West Scarborough: and Joseph Ouellette' East Milllnock-et Miss Eleanor Tobey Eliot is student director of the production Committees Include: State William Newman North Whitefleld and Beverly Merchant Rockland properties Marion Robinson York Beach: publicity Jeanette Dumas Limerick: tickets Irene Wights Bethel: costumes Evelyn Anderson Stockholm: makeup: Olendora Parsons Presque Isle and business Nina Curry Limer- lck Ralph Duso is adviser i Crawford New CAA Safety Head Here The Civil Aeronautics Friday announced that Oerald Crawford 31 New York City has replaced Robert Jones as acting head- of Its Portland air safety office Crawford who has' been associated with CAAA for two years comei here from Westfield Conn Here he will be in charge of an area that includes Maine New Hampshire and Vermont The CAA also announced the addition of Paul Metzger 30 of miadelphla to Its Portland staff detzger comes here from Concord He represents the Aircraft and i Components Branch CAA which covers Inspection of aircraft for airworthiness He has been with CAA years -Crawford 1s still maintaining a home In Westfield He is married and has three children! Metzger iss moved here with his wife and lives at Redhank 1 ten Smith To Get )n of Committee 1 Pres nersld Washington Jan 7 -r Senator Margaret Smith win be assigned to the Committee on Dls-rict of Columbia and probably to ha Committee on Expenditures In Executive Department Reduction in the number of Re-mbllcans allowed on the commit re bit the Democratic majority made ft impossible for Mrs Smith to have her first choices of Appropriations Armed Services or torelgn Relations The Expenditures Committee wsg her next choice It coven an executive departments and has taken over much of the Investigative duties formerly covered by tha Truman Investigating Committee i Exhibit Planned By Art Club Jtpanese Prints To Be On Sale Oarhoa laau 7 An exhibition and sale of Japanese prints win be held by the Art Club In the recreation room at CortheH Han Monday through Friday Miss Deborah Scribner Brunswick will be In charge of a tea from MO tof Wednesday I' The exhibition a benefit for the club projects is being arranged by Miss Rose Maxwell Portland and a committee Club projects Include sculpture and oil paintings directed by Samuel A Broca to The sale of cards with photographs of Gorham landmarks Is also planned Miss Rosalie Preble Five Islands Is president I Officers and director of the Oorham Normal and State Teachers College Alumni Association will plan for the annual benefit entertainment for the Walter Russell Scholarship Pund at a meetlng ln the home of the president Mrs Llnwood Brofee at 743 Tuesday i A collection of mounted sped-mens of a biology class taught by Robert Miller Is displayed In a local store window I Mrs Ayned McComb of the Eliot BaHat Assembly spoke at the YWCA meeting Thursday evening on Religious Education For A Peacetime World A discussion of the Bahai faith followed af Staff Meeting A Grand Lodge staff meeting of the Knights of Pyhtlas has been called for 10 a Sunday by Al-den Chase grand chancellor All officers and district deputy grana chancellors win attend The meeting was called to plan a reception for Supreme Chancellor Fred Ratliff of Marlon due the Jan 28 He will be accompanied by Supreme Secretary Melvin Ewen of Minneapolis Minn i r- tylN -r -(' j-- V' tw i v--" I I AP Wlrephoto BINGES Motion picture singer Jane Powell 20 Thursday announced her engagement to Geary Steffen 23 Los Angeles Insurance man They met three years ago when the young tar took ice skating lemons from Steffen a former professional hater I hmehed today In tha Senate Restaurant with Senator Margaret Smith Guests included Peak's Island-bom Georgs Sterling member of the Federal i Communications Commission who leaves tonight for Mexico City to resume his service as head of the 8 delegation to the International Com-aunleatione Conference Sterling la acting chairman of the conference Be has been In Mexico City almost constantly for three months and said today he could not predict how long! the conference would last since many worldwide' issues are involved and the Russians and their satellites I are doing their usual Job of trouble-making This morning Oajmett con-ferred with Oscar Ewing-social security administrator and this afternoon with! Senator Howard McOrath of Rhode Island who Is chairman of tha Democratic National Committee New Pipe Line To Open Next Saturday Soccny-Vacuum's 12 4 -mile- long South Portland to Bangor oil pipe line win begin operations next Saturday when Governor Frederick Payne turns a valve la opening ceremonies the company said Friday Payne state and local government officials and oil men will be guests at a luncheon in Lafayette Hotel following the opening 'I The new Une win have storage terminals at Auburn Hallowell and Bangor "THE LASSIE SHOW -V 1 0 i jp u- VJ 5 RM SATURDAYS WCSH Scarring Mods famous AASSHL la real-life dog stories A thrill lag besrtwsrssiog show for all the PraiMtil If tii iciii iruYci iis mi Looking At By Hedda tote OWI Aw Star Sal Ntokll Lm CnmM Stov a LM SiTCE KMdtoz! SsL il I RECESS TIME Ma CS AvirJ! Clftal Wwl OMte HKI EB' VCGHNicoidao -m 2ad H1H- IwHlM SM-rarta PmmI Jvhn BmuflcM HARPOON IlalljrwMod Jan 1-Juie Wyman before making a picture In England for Alfred- Hitchcock has time to do one here and If present plans Jell It will be Serenade for Mika Curtis There are two fine women's parts in Serenade a Mexican girl and a tart Mike would like Bette Davis to play the latter but no one knows yet whether she will say yes to the offer Curtis discussing the cost cf pictures today says he made Angels With Dirty with Jimmy Cagney for $600000 That would be Impossible now To Illustrate his point Mike said he wanted a curtain to flutter thzoufh a wlndoyr In hU last picture He asked for a fan to create the effect The curtain didn't flutter to suit him so he went behind the scene to adjust it Three men were standing by: ont brought the fan one switched It on and the third aimed it In me scene Joan Crawford-had i to put her hand up to her neck Her hand was too white for her face so' Mike said to the makeup girl some makeup oh her hand" Another girl had to be called The first did face makeup only I i Beulah Bendl travels to Indianapolis far the opening ef Welt Disney's Be Dear To My Heart Then she accompanies Walt to Purdue University where Disney yrOI receive an award Beulah then gees an to Cincinnati Nhville Lexington und Louisville where the win 4e guest spats ea radte shews Dear To My Heart to the best thing Beulah has ever done and In my pinlen she deserves a special Oscar Douglas Fairbanks Jr has been awarded1 tha City af Vienna Cram far hto work In sending CARE packages to Austrian ehUdren Only two other Americans have received the honor: Herbert Hoover and Irwin Gielgud who wrote The Pure Food nd Drug Act story tells mo there will bo a oensatlonol espooe about a mnltlmilllon dollar food swindle which has been going -on for over a year Moguls of the law ere closing In rapidly Gielgud's nest story will be' about tho baby adoption racket titled Expose He'a writing It for Universal-International Howard Ilughea ta so burdened with business that be dldaT take time out to attend one party ever the holidays AH work and no play make Jack but I dent eall that Uvtn Do you? -1 i When Wanda Hendrix' temperature soared to 103 Audle Murphy suggested they postpone their marriage until she was well said Wanda flew home to many you and there! be no changes" However It looks now as though she will be well enough for the church ceremony Those two know what they want and they're getting each other Barnstorming Prank Bacon's life story was bought by Bob Oolden with Bacon's son Lloyd set to direct Now Lloyd has bought his father's story and will direct It for himself XU never 'forget Frank's New York opening In Llghtnln John Golden thought he had failure Instead it was one of the theater greats 1 I -There Is nm postscript to the purchase-of No Way Out' which brought i nearly I1NJN Several weeks a so I ran lata Lesser Samuels anthor of tho story Ho woe tho nteture of dejection and worry sold a-thins an year-ha complained Yesterday after Darryl Zaauek -heught hto 'alary I aaked rStllLwerriedr' "Bare am" he replied "how de I knew Koine te hippen to me In' llSOr Ethel Bxrrrmore is writing her tnemelrs but sa far has na title On Feb 4 she win celebrate years af stage and screen When I asked her abont a iw7 she sold dear Im taring that far nr book Ethel 'has taierialow set ta her hadraana and aloata LATE-GVIX SHOW SAT NITE gmsmoj)- CONGBESS ST TCL 3-ZMT i 'PECK a Abb BAXTER' Richzrd W1DMARK i OfZIIUlUJifi Starts Today TWO SMASH HITS CO-HIT By Mildred Austin Tel Grey S-14 Grey Jen TJeut Gov -elect Walter Smith Standlsh will Install the officers of the Gray Klwtnii Club Monday night in the' Congregational Church Supper win be served by a committee from the Indies Circle with Mrs WUlism Bakins as chairman Officers Installed win be President Ralph Reed first vloe president Chester Foss second vice president Amos liberty: secretary Lee Bishop: and treasurer Albert Jenkins Frank BJorklund Norway will present an illustrated lecture on Finland i A group from South Portland will attend tha hymn sing In the Baptist Church at 730 Sunday Organist will be Mrs Xdmdon West i The Pilgrim Fellowship win meet in the Congregational Church aft 7 Sunday Mrs Helen Gray who has been employed by Bela Leach has gone to New Gloucester where aha hat employment In the home of Barry Bussell i Joseph MacDonald Dry Mills entered tha Veterans Hospital Togua Wednesday for treatment Oray Post American Legion Auxiliary win sponsor a card party each month for the benefit of their ChlldWelfare Fund At Christmas money was drawn from this fund to fill food baskets for the needy' I This month's party win be Jan 20 The committee in charge to: Mrs Herman Morey and Mrs Donald Hall Mrs Blanche Sanborn' East Oray is spending the Winter with relatives in Boston j-Mr and Mrs Malcolm Grant Dry Mills have returned from Patten when they wen called by the illness and death of his uncle Ouy Grant 1 Mr and Mrs Fred Ladd and family Scarborough have moved into the former Ella VerrlU home at Dry Mills Mrs Alan Davis and son Speneer have returned to New-ton vine Mass following a visit with Mr and Mrs Franklin Davis Miss- Marlon Bisbee Foods Leader for Gray" Farm Bureau has appointed committees for the Wednesday meeting In the Grange Hall Setting and cleaning committee is Mrs Eugene Bibber Mrs Fred Whitney and Mrs Ralph Parker Preparing the meal Mrs Caryl Baldwin Mrs Sumner Feriey and Mrs Lee Bishop Oray 8chooIboar'j has appointed the following principals far the Grade Schools Mrs Erba RMOR IALUOOM Stevens Avene DANCING TONIGHT ISM RCT Natteml Caste -mmto- CAT I 14 14 A9 Ster MhMam Vtatartaf KAJ-LA Amp in Pree Parking- isziA'-rAsttSira W)! 'NORlHWSNOtfiSr VznceTonltc aim zvear sire boat men OZZ1I MILLER end His- Orchestra DINE and DANCE mil NIGHT KNOTTY PINES TIIE KNOTTY FIONCERt" Friday end Saturday NItes 114 Tara BIM St Onk RM lm PnMtoaS DANCE RED MEN'S HALL SOUTH PORTLAND NEUTSSbARD DANCE (Prescihpscot Grange TONIGHT liTU Em Wrl lt RM Rhrertea Bus Ta The Door MILLBRQOK DANCING EVERT lATURDAT NITE MMem end 01d Esshton Route 2S2 Duck fMi DANCING Highland Grove DRtVEWAV OK AT SATURDAY NIGHT M4Mf 4 Mi ViifclM SMtk MmIm rvr-TT--MrHT ON NEW STATION 'X SrJ i ZjL tohite YGAN-9 ca wrox 1MR At() WMTW lMg MM 1 1S1 442 7 AS and lt24 Blend-Ik's Secret 1241 U2 S22 and 914 EMPIRE Abbott And Cm ilelle In The Nuvy lUl US UI sM Ml MMcr BK 1104 1 i Reema Time S2S Banda jr Afternoon 1221 111 7 and llJSSlllsrpoen 18411 2 328 and S4S Bad Sister HAS Ml Mi mad Ml CmuiCcm Of Crtato 1S4SI Ml SSI -and 94 Return i Of Daniel Boons L43 428 CASlgnd US Frontier Scent 1223 2 LU and 919 I i CAPE When My Baby Smiles At Mi ZIS SS2 and S17 Disaster 01 Superman Chap IS 144 and Ml CINEMA Jahnny Belinda 289 544 dnd SU Black Eagle 4S4 and T4S Superman Chap 18 143 and 5A8 News Ml and us 1 1 i MAINE Disaster! 11 2 and Ml When Mr Baby Smiles At Me 121S 218 010 and 01 PORTLAND Angers Alley 1112 2AS All and Ml Westward Trad M2 1(1 and Ml Adventnrea 'Off Frank 6 Jesse James Chap 12 MS Lit I VS SSS I DOLLHOUSE Albaeuerque 213 and Ml Two Gun From Texas 421 and IIIj Dangera Of The Canadian Mounted MS and 71 A I I STAR Fighter Benadrah ZAO A28 and S4S Nighttime In Nevada 4 and 71A FBI vs Underworld Ine Chafe III jS13 and A2A Judge Tirrell Hears -J Two Divorce uses i I Presiding Justice Frank A Tirrell Jr heard two divorce actions In Cumberland 1 County Superior Court Friday afternoon brought by Charlotte Onteibridge Portland against Robert Out-erbrldge Somerville Mam and by Harriet agalntt Romeo Ouay both1 of Portland Three contested divorce actions scheduled for the same session were continued to future terms for hearing while a fourth contest was assigned for hearing Monday morning 111 Adams Hancock: Mrsj Wlnnefred Hickman New four loom building and Mrs Esther CSswell for the Intermediate School -i Word has been received that Miss Oertrude Merrill) RN Medical Missionary at Chleore Rhodesia has arrived In this Country and is at the home bf her sister Mlts Eliza Merrill Washington The Mimes Merrill are both natives of this town State Assistant 8teward Maynard DOUoff and State' Lady Assistant Steward Mrs Dolloff' will install the officers of Oray Grange Wednesday evening 1ST aS-SSLSASZ XSOWINO Ml sun GRABLE DAILEY i'VVHENtMY BABY SMILES AT ME" Co-HIti "DISASTER1 Today's Mat Black Eagle1 szrUtM "MSAlTir' I GUN FORD "Retura ef OcfoberH WMifarSa SstiM MUI JANE I JL LEW tTrJiA WYMAN AYRES J0H1U1Y BEUIIDr Ce-Hitt "BLACK iEAGLK" SAT MAT ONLY 1CTERMAP CUM "THE ROPE" SUNs "Saxee Charm1 iRORTL'AND fUZE TOTS -Xnoel-s VMNX AMD IIISI JAMES masnvssi MOW nAVIAUj tnimur babY smiitat mb Cntor- kr Trrfeata mater Tra4i DISASTER TtHpClDkoKr- i -nigIR- IriDif PUI OMDBUWOBIJKi la Na IS IF 1 Mkim-JmI jCmH "wn Guys From Texas" hiMrt l4l i UrQrS SrUteo Albuqeerqne "Da nr af Th Caittea amtaS Chapter Ka I Tha Scroan's MorrlosV I 1 Romantic iimiSJt-mnmTlSlU pmnU J' V''' -Ja i i-'- tc-f Hollywood Hopper Maine Mill Pay Hike To Be Arbitrated Boston Jan 7 American Wpolen Company and the AFL Textile Workers Union today announced decision to arbitrate a suggested ted-cents-an-hour wags Increase for 7500 company employes In 'three New England states' i A union statement said tha two parties had been unable to reach agreement in negotiations under a wage-reopening clause of their contract The contract runs until February 1950 Tha union asked the Increase for worken at the Shawsheen Mills Andover Mass: Vassslboro Mill North Vassslboro Me and National Providence Mill et Frov Idence New York Jan 7 Dr Clyde Fisher 70 explorer botanist and soooglstt died today He was th newly elected president of the Explorers Club and a former offl eer of th American Museum of Natural History son to Harlan 8 Orant all of Westbrook land at Westbrook Vernon Stackhouse to Iva Stackhouse both of Bridgton land and buildings atrBridgtan MTVIOSV BSOKNINO rUOOUAMS WGAN test (II WCSH stag MU) KIRBY'SANJUAN'HART'TREACHERi s) Hi rilODY TIERXKR is Ci0 Ice mrmr tha Ilghtau Bba has always been a right fan Maria Lanza dyed hto hair red for Midnight Kba In tha picture ha plays truck driver before he Is discovered as a singer the way It happened In real life toe Marie goes te New Orleans in May for the-apera reason Freddie Lonsdale hack In town told the story of a well known Briton who black-balled Charles Carhrane when hto name came up far membership In 1 tha derrick' Ctah1 Came New Tear's Eva' and everyone waa whlilng everyone -flee well at a party Freddie refused to say Happy New Tear to the gay wha had dene tha blaek-batUnc nntll hto friends said everybody's happy Go ahead" Be he walked np to-the man and said New hot enty one" Eleanor Parker who has been on suspension for els months goes back an the Warner payroll an tha-14th Dirk Walsh' was under contract to Warners far several yean hut played nothing but bite Murray Hamilton a messenger hey an ifthat let badgered everyone far an acting Jab Bath bays wen dropped by tha studio Now ChcyVo In the Chicago company of Mr Hamilton playing tha second lead and Walsh ana ef the sailers Colo Farter returns to Hollywood tho mlddlo of this month Linda Darnell tried to match her speed as hot rod driver She woo getting goad when she had orden Item her boos to cut It hut oulek Jano Wyman ta off to New Talk for two weeks of fun Tho only work Oho will do to March of Dimes drive Johnny Mack Broom discovered hto daughter Cynthia buying sodas for her bay friend and captained It tT should do tho not yon" daddy" said Cynthia father says yen ran afford It much better than ho can" (Released by Chicago Trlbune-N News Syndicate Co Inc 18491 WAS HER SIN SO GREAT MAROARET LOCKWOOD DENNIS PRICK IAN HUNTER JOAN GREENWOOD in VI P'T11 J1 i-JV' 71 1 I 7 7 N0UI Real Estate Transfers Samuel Drering to Esther Preble both of Portland land and buildings on Washington Avenue Esther Preble to Samuel and Elenor Deerlng all of Portland land and buildings on Washington Avenue I Reuel MacKensle Westbrook to Ramon and Rita Douglass Portland land And buildings on Austin Street1 Westbrook Richard Sears to John Cunningham both (of Portland land and buildings on Prospect 8treet John Cunningham to Richard and Elizabeth Sean all of Portland land and buildings on Prospect Street Lester 8 Perking! Gorham to David and Marie Ricker Westbrook land and buildings at Oorham- I Reuben McClure Ftor HUla N- to Benjamin Pitch Be-bagOb land at Sebago -David I and Maria Ricker to Howard and Freda Ellis all of Westbrook: land and buildings at Windham Oerald Chapman Norway to Howard and! Oliva Raymond Harrison land at Harrison Raymond Roussfn to Harley Goddard both pf Portland land on Lane Avenue i I'- i i I.