NEXT WEEK AT ROANOKE RAPIDS THEATRES
DRUMS ALONG THE
MOHAWK IS WEEKS
LEADING PICTURE
The vivid, action-packed film,
“Drums Along the Mohawk,” in
which Claudette Colbert and Henry
Fonda play the roles of pioneer
lovers who with the other colonists
in the valley have to face the fierce
onslaught of the savage Iroquois,
will be shown Sunday at the Peo
ples Theatre and at the Imperial
Theatre Monday-Tuesday.
The story takes place in those
-,.ays of romance and adventure
when America was young. Clau
dette Colbert, an aristocratic city
bred girl, marries Henry Fonda, a
farmer-colonist of the Mohawk
Valley, as the film opens. Fonda
takes his bride to the rough fron
tier where her spirit is almost
broken by the crude life and sur
roundings. But, a brave girl, she
perseveres and their love is
strengthened by the hardships and
perils they share. Then the In
dians, under the drive of the Brit
ish (for this is during the Revolu
tion) attack the peaceful valley.
This is the signal that unleashes
such thrills upon the screen as it
has seldom shown.
“Drums Along the Mohawk” is
said to be a rare entertainment
treat. The cast includes Edna May
Oliver, Eddie Collins, John Carra
dine, Dorris Bowdon, Jessie Ralph,
Arthur Shields, Robert Lowery and
Roger Imhof.
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Greta Garbo’s long dream of
playing in a sophisticated romantic
comedy has become a reality with
“Ninotchka,” her first picture in
two years, which will be presented
to the Peoples patrons Monday
Tuesday.
The Swedish star is seen as a
gay, ultra-modern girl in a ro
mance with a. French count. She
dances to swing music, sings, wears
glamorous gowns, figures in clever
situations and dialogue.
Garbo plays a Russian woman
raised in the stern Soviet code who,
sent to Paris on a Government mis
sion, falls in love with a count
(Melvyn Douglas), outwits her love
rival (Ina Claire), and “gets her
man.” Gay moments in Paris night
clubs and swank hotels are among
the many delightful sequences in
the production.
Garbo was never more fascinat
ing than as a modern charmer with
a sense of humor, and Douglas
plays his role with debonair ur
banity. Miss Claire provides bril
liant lines with a brilliant perform
ance, and a hilarious new comedy
team is introduced in Felix Bres
sart, Sig Rumann and Alexander
Granach as three philandering of
ficials.
“The Amazing Mr. Williams”
which will come to the Peoples for
the Wednesday-Thursday attrac
tion is a blithe super-sleuth who
thinks nothing of taking a con
viced murderer on a double date,
when he should be taking him to
the State penitentiary. He thinks
nothing of jilting the girl he loves
in order to track dpwn a kinder
garten youngster who likes to draw
beards on people. He joyfully
breaks every law in the book, in
order to properly enforce the law.
He is the pride of the force, and
its principal pain in the neck.
He’s Melvyn Douglas, and is co
starred with Joan Blondell.
“The Amazing Mr. Williams” is
principally concerned with Douglas’
efforts to solve murder mysteries,
and Miss Blondell’s efforts to mar
ry the guy. Not that he doesn't
want to get married, you under
stand, it’s simply that whenever
she manages to steer him near an
altar someone yells for the cops—
and Douglas, you see, is a cop!
Ruth Donnelly and Edward Bro
phy will be seen in the supporting
cast.
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For the Bargain Day feature, Fri
day only, “Main Street Lawyer”
will be shown at Peoples with Ed
ward Ellis, Anita Louise and Rob
ert Baldwin in the leading roles.
The story of “Main Street Law
yer” is one so plausible that it
might be the story of your next
door neighbors. It centers about
! the life of a small town district at
torney who becomes involved in a
series of strange happenings when
a gang of cut-throats are brought
to trial in his court. How he even
tually brings about justice, after he
has been black-mailed from office,
makes exciting and swift-moving
entertainment.
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George O’Brien will be presented
to Peoples patrons Saturday in
‘Marshal of Mesa City.”
"Zorro’s Fighting Legion” will be
added.
City Woman Wins
1st Prize Rose's
Limerick Contest
Mrs. A. O. George, of 737 Monroe
Street, is the winner of the first
prize in the Peanut Week Limerick
Contest, conducted by Rose’s 5-10
25c Stores, according to announce
ment received here by Charles H.
Tucker, local manager of Roses
this week. Aside from the honor
of finishing first in a contest spon
sored by 109 stores in five states,
Mrs. George received a check for
$10.00 as the cash award for sub
mitting the best last line in the
limerick contest.
“Peanut Week”, staged earlier in
the fall season by the Rose stores,
has become an annual event, and
this year marked the fifteenth suc
cessive celebration of the week by
the chain of 5 and 10c stores, re
sulting in a tremendous increase in
sales of the “goobers”, it is said.
This year the Rose organization
offered a $10. cash prize for the
person suggesting the best last line,
in the opinion of the judges, to the
limerick: “Ambitious Zeke from
Cripple Creek Went forth his for
tune for to seek; Peanuts he found.
Ten cents a pound ...” Mrs.
George’s winning entry for the last
line was: “Luck for Zeke, ’twas
Peanut Week.”
Judges of the contest for Roses
were: Professor W. D. Payne, prin
cipal of Henderson High School,
Rev. R. E. Brown, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, of Hen
derson, and Gillam Birleson, author
of the limerick.
Hundreds of entries for best “last
lines” were submitted from the
states of Georgia, Tennessee, North
and South Carolina and Virginia, in
which states the Rose organization
operates stores. The organization
of Roses 5-10-25C Stores is a North
Carolina concern, with headquar
ters in Henderson, N. C.
Witeeler - Neville
In a setting of quiet dignity on
Sunday morning at nine o’clock
Miss Claire Neville became the
bride of Benjamin Wheeler of
Farmville. The ceremony was per
formed in the living room of Dr.
and Mrs. C. H. Neville, the former
the brother of the bride, on North
Jhurch Street, Scotland Neck.
Mrs. Wheeler is the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. August Nev
ille of Whitakers and is a graduate
of Park View Hospital in Rocky
Mount. She has made her home
there and in Enfield for several
years and has a large number of
friends there and in other parts of
the state.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Wheeler of Farm
ville. He atteded Oak Ridge and
is a graduate of the Coyne Elec
trical School of Chicago. The cou
ple will make their home in Farm
ville where he is engaged in bus
ness after a motor trip to Chicago.
Out of town guests present in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mea
dows and Frank Meadows, Jr., of
Rocky Mount, Mrs. Gus Neville,
Miss Katherine Neville, Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Neville, and Mrs. Ralph
Willey, all of Enfield, Mrs. Avent
of Rocky Mount, Mr. and Mrs.
Beaman and Mr. and Mrs. Flan
agan of Farmville.
Mr. and Mrs. Ryland Gray and
children spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Bowers in Hamil
ton.
Mrs. P. E. Davenport, of Chapel
Hill, is visiting her sister, Mrs. L.
J. Meade.
Mrs. Ada Hyman, of Whitakers,
spent the past week-end with her
sister, Mrs. L. J. Meade.
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Mrs. R. L. Cashwell, who has
been the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
M. Gulbransen, returned to her
home in Fayetteville Sunday. She
was accompanied home by Mrs.
Gulbransen, who will spend several
weeks in Fayetteville.
Mrs. Ira Edmonds and children
spent the week-end with her sis
ter, Mrs. J. V. Clarke at Frank
lin, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Edmonds of
Brunswick spent last week with
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Lynch.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hasty and
children viisted relatives at Sea
board Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hasty and
daughter, Lilliaji, and Mrs. Dan
Tyson visited relatives at Margar
etsville Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Carter left Sunday to
visit relatives in Durham.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reid were
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
John M. Smith and Mr. and Mrs.
T. M. Jenkins.
Mrs. R. J. Rightmyer, Misses Vic
toria Vester, Jean Gibson, Cather
ine Traynham, Ann Dawson Mo
horn, Julia Mosely, Jennie Walton,
Amanda Tilghman, and Margaret
Burton attended the game in Tar
boro Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Durant
of Wilson were guests of Mrs. T.
B. McLendon Sunday at Roanoke
Rapids Hospital. Mrs. McLendon
underwent an appendix operation
Tuesday night and is improving.
Harold Stuart and R. Hunnicutt
spent the week-end in Raleigh.
Miss Mary B. Cannon of Raleigh
was the week-end guest of her
ister, Mrs. John M. Smith.
Prof. C. W. Davis attended the
game at Tarboro Friday night.
Mrs. Cora Fletcher and Mrs. John
Edward Reams of Washington, D.
C. , were guests of Mrs. T. B. Mc
Lendon -Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hines of
Kinston were week-end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Hines.
Miss Edith Moody of Richmond
spent the week-end here with her
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parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Moody.
Mrs. Nellie Cullom of Raleigh
was the week-end guest of her
mother, Mrs. T. T. Shell.
Mrs. G. E. Buckner is spending
this week in Greenville as the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Johnson.
Faris Pulley spent Sunday with
friends near Garysburg.
Robert Parrish spent Friday in
Colerain.
Mrs. Ralph Waters returned Sat
urday after several months stay at
the sanatorium.
Mrs. W. A. Daniel spent the
week-end in Raleigh as the guest
of Miss Ophelia Daniel.
Clarence Coburn of Greenville
spent the week-end with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Coburn.
Miss Bessie Bell of Norfolk, Va.
spent the Thanksgiving holidays
here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cunningham
of Lawrenceville, Va., visited Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Cunningham Sun
day.
Bobby Johnston of Norfolk, Va.,
is visiting his grandmother, Mrs.
Nannie Peele, this week.
Friends of Rev. J. N. Bynum
will be glad to know that he has
•eturned after spending some time
at the sanatorium.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Martin and
children, Ray and Bobby, Mrs. Ivey
Mohorn and daughter, Anne Daw
son, and Donald Brown, attended
the Thomas Jefferson-John Mar
shall football game in Richmond,
Va. Saturday.
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