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BEST SELLER IS
MADE INTO FILM
COMING TO CITY
I The screen adaption of the nov
1, “How Green Was My Valley”
omes to Roanoke Rapids Thea
' tres Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
as the feature presentation of the
week. The film stars Walter Pid
geon and Maureen O’Hara, and
will be shown at the Peoples on
Sunday and the Imperial on Mon
and Tuesday
"How Green Was My Valley” is
said to be a great picture both
from a standpoint of production
and entertainment values. The
beauty and charm of the picture
lies not only in the story but in
the characters, whose simplicity
and courage are a source of in
spiration. The action revolves a
round a Welsh mining family with
Donald Crisp taking the part of
the father and Sara Algood the
mother. There are six sons and
! story is started in narrative
The voice of Huw, now
years old, is heard. He
telling the story of the vil
vhich was once green. Their
r had been very happy. Mr.
m, the father, and his five
sons had worked in the mine
pooled their earnings. One
ad married and the ceremony
3^,en performed by the new
ter, who is portrayed by Wal
dgeon. The peace of the val
id been disturbed by the in
)f cheap labor, which meant
for the miners. The boys of
imily could not stand the in
b and were all for forming
)r union. Hard times follow
se of a strike. The strikers,
ing the father was against
itrike, talked against him.
fed, the mother, accompanied
uw, attended a secret meet
ad berated the men. On the
aome in the dark during a
, she and Huw had fallen
a bridge into a stream. Help
,mtmm arrived; but both mother and
ion were very ill, and the doctor
■ bought that Huw would never
valk again.
Huw’s sister loved the minister,
Valter Pldgeon, but he would not
lave her share his poor life, so
he marries the mine owner’s son.
'he st ike is settled but wages
re lower. Two of the sons go
a America. Talk about the small
»wn soon spreads to the love of
l© sister for the minister, and he
eslgns from his pastorate. Just
s he is leaving, there is a great
ive-in at the mine and the father
killed . . . two other sons had
3ne away and the family was
roken up. The years had chang
I the green valley into a dirty
jning village.
******
Grant and Joan Fontaine
brilliant co-stars of the
“Suspicion” which will
Monday-Tuesday attraction
week at the Peoples. It is
dealing with the romance
life of a man and
in pre-war England.
Cary Grant is assigned the
role of the young hus
with a thirst for living par
, shocked at the immedi
post-honeymoon realization
bride was no financial
; and so tries to pay his
way by borrowing money
only the racetrack as a
of possible repayment
brilliantly playing
and progressively dis
wife, sees her irresponsi
getting deeper and deep
criminal tendencies. He
discharged as man
his cousin’s estate for ap
money; lies habitu
then appears to plot the
of his prospective partner
estate venture, Nigel
the latter dies in Paris
circumstances,
nerve-wracked Fon
| Grant’s hand in the
deed. To add fuel to the fires of
suspicion which are gradually con
suming her, there are grounds for
belief that she is to be murdered
by him for her life insurance.
Here the director turns on the full
power of his reservoir of spine
chilling with a climax scene
wherein Grant takes his distraught
wife to her mother’s home via au
tomobile. The route lies along
precipitous cliffs. As a result of
her sudden hysteria, the car near
ly plunges into the sea. There is
a happy ending growing out of her
straightoff conviction that suspi
cion, and not fact, was the seed
of her fears.
* * * * * *
In “The Bugle Sounds” which
comes to the People’s for the Wed
nesday-Thursday run on next
week’s program, Wallace Beery is
seen as a hard-bitten calvary ser
geant, resentful of the new-fangl
ed Army mechinization.
Then a shipment of tanks is
sabotaged and a runaway vehicle
kills Beery’s well-loved cavalry
mount. Apparently resentful, Bee
ry disappears and after a scene of
insubordination when he is return
ed, he is court-martialed and dis
honorably discharged. Chance ap
parently brings him in contact
with the saboteurs and it is then
the audience learns the discharge
of the veteran was designed solely
as a blind to track down the sabo
teurs. It is while on this mission
that the picture achieves its stir
ring action. Its timeliness seems
its greatest virtue.
The supporting roles are ably
handled by Lewis Stone as the
commanding officer; Donna Reed
as a trainee’s young bride; Mar
jorie Main as Beery’s old friend;
George Bancroft, Roman Bohnen
and Jerome Cowan as the sabo
teurs, and William Lundigan as a
tank corps trainee.
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What is described as the best of
the “Ellery Queen” series is sched
uled for the Friday-only bill on
next week’s Peoples program. This
time it’s: “Ellery Queen and the
Murder Ring,” with Ralph Bellamy
and Margaret Lindsay in the lead
ing roles.
Blanche Yurka, very rich own
er of a large hospital, is heartily
hated by every one who comes in
contact with her—even her own
son and daughter. When she is
killed there are more suspects than
the police can handle. As she is
murdered in her own hospital the
nurses and doctors, including the
head physician, find themselves in
for the majority of the grilling.
Confusing the issue at every turn
are a couple of gangsters who,
while innocent of the crime, are
implicated to the point that they
w’ant to get out. Paul Hurst, “the
boss” has a broken leg and Tom
Dugan’s efforts to get him out of
the hospital on a stretcher are
hilarious mainly because the mugs
play the entire thing straight, re
lying on situations for laughs—
and there are many of them.
******
Saturday the proverbial “west
ern” is scheduled to un-reel at the
Peoples, with the attraction this
time “Cowboy .Serenade.” The lat
est chapter of the serial “Winslow
of the Navy” is the added attrac
tion.
Mrs. Carraway Is
Interred Here
Mrs. Ella Carraway, 85, died at
her home here on January 11, fol
lowing a long period of illness.
Funeral services were held from
Williams Funeral Home on Janu
ary 12, with Rev. F. W. Haynie, her
pastor, in charge. Burial followed
in the Roanoke Rapids cemetery.
Jackets Lose To
Washington; Win
From Kinston
Washington high school’s varsity
cagers administered a sound
thrashing to the Roanoke Rapids
high cagers to the tune of 21-14
in Washington last Friday night as
the Yellow Jackets continued to
take on conference competition in
the 1941-42 season.
The Washington cagers took a
firm hold on the lead in the first
half by scoring twelve points while
limiting their opponents to six
points. The Washingtonians show
ed an unusual talent "‘Tor tossing
toul shots, making eleven out of
fifteen free throws good. This
was the main factor in the defeat
of the Jax.
Edwards led the Washington ag
gregation with nine points and
Moore led the Jax with six.
By losing to Washington the
Jax have evened their score in
conference games, having won one
and lost one. The game won was
over Kinston last Tuesday night of
last week when the Jackets
trounced the Lenoir county youths
by a score of 23-17.
With a spirit that seemed lifted
above the Tarboro game, the Jax
got an early start by taking the
lead in the first half by a score
of 9-7. The Jax scored the first
goal and were never behind for
the rest of the game. Neal led
for the locals while O’Stein excelled
for Kinston with five points.
i- o c a I Teacher
initiated into
Seiect Fraternity
Miss Rosina Pittman, teacher in
the Clara Hearne School, has been
invited to join Delta Kappa Gam
ma, national honor fraternity in
education, it has been learned
here. Selected leaders in the teach
■MMmaHSHnT.iCiniiimiiiniiiin!
ing field become members of the
organization by invitation of a
State Chapter.
Chief purposes of the society
are to develop a professional spirit
and high ideals among women
teachers and to make the teaching
profession attractive to successful
young women.
Miss Clara Hearne, supervisor of
local elementary schools, has for
some years been a member of the
organization.
Aurelian Sprinas
Cagers Get Wins
Aurelian Springs basketball
teams won four games from En
field and William R. Davie on Fri
day night and Tuesday night, Jan
uary 16 and 20, respectively.
' The boys won by a score of 32
to 9. Sam Dickens was the high
| scorer for the winners with 7
points. The girls from Aurelian
i Springs topped the visitors with
! a score of 31 to 11. Wollett was
high scorer for the winners.
The Davie boys went down to
defeat in a hard fought battle with
the rangy Aurelian Springs play
ers by a score of 32 to 14. Carl
Jones led the winners with 12
points. Hux got 10 to trail. Fer
guson was leader for the Davie
boys with 5 points.
The Davie girls lost 16 to 26
to the visitors. Ann Brewer and
Lucy Dickens got all the winners
points, each scoring 13.
First Aid Course
Set For Halifax
A course in first aid is to be
given the residents of Halifax at
the Health Building each Mon
day, Tuesday and Thursday nights
at 7:30 o’clock, according to an
announcement made yesterday.
The course for the ladies wilt
be taught by Miss Thelma EUiotv
All persons interested in the
first aid course are urged to be
on hand for the start of the
course.
PROGRAM WEEK of FEBRUARY 1, 1942
PEOPLES
8UNDAY
Roddy McDo wall Walter Pidgeon
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
MONDAY - TUESDAY
Cary Grant Joan Fontaine
SUSPICION
WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
Wallace Beery Marjorie Main
THE BUGLE SOUNDS
FRIDAY
Ralph Bellamy
ELLERY QUEEN AND THE
MURDER RING
SATURDAY-ONLY
Gene Autry
COWBOY SERENADE
Added: WINSLOW OF THE NAVY
SUNDAY
Sonja Henie John Payne
SUN VALLEY SERENADE
MONDAY-TUESDAY
Roddy McDowall Walter Pidgeon
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
WEDNESDAY ONLY
The Merry Macs Baby Sandy
MELODY LANE
On Stage: KEEP SMILING
THURSDA Y-FRIDA Y
Jeffrey Lynn Constance Bennett
LAW OF THE TROPICS
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SATURDAY-ONLY
Johnny Mack Brown
STAGECOACH BUCKAROO
ADDED: DICK TRACY VS. CRIME, INC.
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