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KNOW A WILLIAM JOHNSON IN
THE ARMY? SO DOES ALMOST
EVERYBODY; THERE ARE 2,000
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Smiths Are Running Sec
ond, Only 51,000 of
Them in Service
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You're In the Army now, Mr. Jones.
But . . . which Mr. Jones? For there
were only 28,050 Mr. Jones’ in the
last war, so, who knows how many
in this one? John Jones doesn’t
help too much, for there were thous
ands of Johns, and hundreds of those
John’s had wives named Mary, which
wasn’t much of a help when the War
Department tried tracing down a
Jones.
If you think there were a lot of
Jones’, consider then the Johnsons,
53,200 strong, 2,000 of whom were
named William. And the Smiths with
51,900, among whom were 3,412 Wil
lies; the Brown with 48,000; the Wil
liams, 47,000; the Andersons, 22,000;
the Walkers, 18,500 and the Millers
2,500.
What’s in a name? Not much, ac
cording to the Army records, if it
isn’t accompanied by a serial num
ber. And the War Department con
tinues to stress the importance of re
Benny and Lombard
In Latest' Comedy
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Jack Benny and Carole Lombard
are together again in “To Be or Not
To Be,” which shows at the Plym
outh Theatre here for one day only,
next Sunday, December 13.
As a comedy, “To Be or Not To
membering those serial numbers.
When you think of that man in the
service, think of his serial number,
too, for without it he might not get
his mail and you might not get your
allotment, according to Colonel John
H. Bush, Army Emergency Relief of
ficer, headquarters, Fourth Service
Command.
Colonel Bush pointed out the many
cases of mix-ups in allotment and re
lief checks due to improper state
ments of names, serial numbers, rank
and address, and he stated that much
time would be saved the individuals
and the government if more care
were taken in these matters.
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THEATRE
“Plymouth’s Community Asset?
THURSDAY-FRIDAY
DECEMBER 10-11
Where the Temperature Runs Low . . . And the Flag Flies High!
Sonja Heine - John Payne in
"ICELAND"
with Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
-JackOakie
Added Treats Latest News Events “Flies ’Aint Human”
SATURDAY DECEMBER 12
Shows Continuous From 1 P. M. ^
Charles Starretl in
"BADMEN OF THE HILLS"
-Added Treats
Chapter No. 7 “King of the Mounties” "Tune Time”
OWL SHOW—SATURDAY NIGHT—10:30 P. M.
Don Terry Leo Carrillo in
"ESCAPE FROM
HONC KONG"
Added Treats
“Hep Cat'
“Keep to Adventure’
SUNDAY
DECEMBER 13
Carole Lombard - Jack Benny in
"TO BE OR
NOT TO BE"
Added Treats
“Wizzard of Arts’
'Indian Durbor”
MONDAY-TUESDAY
DECEMBER 14-15
Monty Woolley - Roddy McDowall
"The Pied Piper"
Added Treats Latest News Events
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 16
BARGAIN MATINEE AND NIGHT HALF-HOUR
Margaret Lindsay - William Gargan
"ENEMY AGENTS
MEET ELLERY QUEEN"
-Added Treats
Chapter No. 9 “Don Winslow of the Navy” “Victory Vittles”
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Local Youth Gets
Submarine Duty
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A recent issue of the Norfolk Vir
ginian-Pilot carried a photograph of
Willie R. Myers, grandson of Mrs. L.
D. Harrison, of Plymouth, together
with information that he had recent
ly completed basic training at the
Submarine School at New London,
Conn., and had been assigned to duty
with the growing fleet of undersea
fighters. Young Myers attended
high school here in Plymouth and
entered the Navy April 20 of this
year. He received his recruit train
ing in Norfolk and applied for sum
barine duty, which, he said, appealed
to him because of the possibility of
rapid advancement, 50 per cent ex
tra pay and action. He is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Myers, of 818
Windsor Avenue, Norfolk.
Mrs. Harrison also has two sons
and another grandson in the armed
services. Both her sons are petty
officers in the Navy. Rex Harrison
is a second class machinist's mate
and is now based at Little Creek, Va.
He has been in the Navy for about
eight months. The other son in
the Navy is Rodney Harrison, boat
swain's mate first class, and sta
tioned at Camp Bradford. He had
been in the Navy for about six
months.
The other grandson in the serv
ice, and the only one of the four in
the Army, is Luther Alexander, son
of Mrs. Ethel Cockrell, of Norfolk.
He is stationed in Philadelphia, Pa.
Be,” deals with the Nazi soldiers and
the Gestapo in a manner just short
of “The Great Dictator” tone.
iMss Lombard portrays a polish ac
tress who pretends to fall in with
Nazi plans by way of preventing cap
ture of Polish patriots. Jack Benny
has the part of her husband, a
Shakespearan star, who outwits the
Gestapo by a series of successful dis
guises and impersonations.
In two respects the picture is link
ed of necessity to happenings in the
world of fact.
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'Pied Piper' Is Story
Of Trip Made While
France Was Falling
Monty Woolley and Roddy
McDowell Featured;
Here Next Week
Monty Wooley and Roddy McDow
ell are featured in "The Pied Piper,”
which comes to the Plymouth The
atre here next Monday and Tuesday.
The story ran in one of the national
magazines early this year, and it has
also appeared in novel form, with
thousands of readers.
The experiences of an Englishman
whose fishing holiday in the south of
Fiance is interrupted by the fall of
that nation's army in 1940 are told
here in terms of people with that
power which, Hollywood is now learn
ing, surpasses that of melodramas
which dramatize the war itself ra
ther than the human characters
caught up in its effects.
Monty Woolley portrays with as
surance the part of an Englishman
who, decides his place is at home,
now that England is threatened with
invasion, sets out for the Paris that
is falling, taking with him two child
ren he has promised to safeguard on
the way there. Other children join
him at various points of his difficult
trip. Finally, on the point of escap
ing by hired boat, the party is ap
prehended by Nazis who accuse him
of espionage. The manner in which
they escape is better left to be seen.
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Need Expressed for
Protecting Timber
Supply For Future
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Needless Destructive Cut
ting of Forests Said
To Be Apalling
Tlie Acting Chief of the U. S.
Forest service sane n. uiapp, in
conference with Southern Regional
Forest Joseph C. Kircher, recently,
expressed himself as appalled
by the needlessly destructive cutting
of forest lands being done under the
guise of wartime exigencies. The
purpose of the Atlanta meeting was
to discuss ways and means of meet
ing the unprecedented drain which
war demands have placed on the for
est resources of the nation. The
strengthening of fire protection or
ganizations in strategic military
zones and a nation-wide drive for
the reduction of man-caused forest
fires during the present emergency
were other subjects under discuss
ion.
At the request of the War Produc
tion Board, the Forest Service has
assigned foresters throughout the
country to survey war-time timber
requirements, supplies, and manu
facturing facilities. These foresters
report increasing scarcity of several
much needed species of timber, and
shortages in the sizes of trees used
in making urgently needed war pro
ducts, such as ship timebers and stock
for airplane veneers. “No one is
more aware of the importance of sup
plying our present needs for timber
than I”, says Clapp. “But this de
mand cannot be met by destructive
cutting of small trees, six and seven
inches in diameter, leaving an en
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Ellery Queen Story
Here On Wednesday
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William Gargan and Margaret
Lindsay turn in convincing perform
ances in the newest Ellery Queen
story, “Enemy Agents Meet Ellery
Queen,” which shows at the Plym
outh Theatre here next Wednesday
for one day only.
Ellery Queen, who as a fictional de
tective, enjoys a condiserable fol
lowing in book form, in this picture
in the person of William Gargan, be
comes involved in what appears to
be a case of smuggling, and which
developes into the tracking and trap
ping of a gang of Nazi spies.
The picture opens with action and
a good measure of suspense, de
velops mystery elements and a size
able portion of excitement. On the
whole, a delightful evening is in
store for movie-goers, according to
the reviewers.
tire area without enough young
growth for the future, delaying by 20
to 40 years and even longer the pro
duction of another crop.”
Of this unnecessarily destructive
cutting, Mr. Clapp says: "It does
not help the war effort, but in fact
often retards it because it is a waste
of rubber and manpower to try to
get timber from undersized trees
when more and higher quality for
est products can be obtained at less
cost from larger trees with less la
bor and less wear on tires and equip
ment. I am appalled by reports from
our field men as to the vast amount
of this destructive cutting now going
on throughout the country—destruc
tion of the producing power of for
ests entirely unnecessary in meeting
the nation's demand for war timber—
although too many timber operators
are trying to justify their action un
der the war emergency. I am appal
led, too, by the seriousness which will
result from this practice in the post
war period.” In this connection, Mr.
Clapp cites the jobs, payrolls, and
markets provided by new Southern
iorest, industries in recent years ana
says that good cutting practices must
be followed, if these forest lands are
to remain in productive condition to
support additional industries, pay
rolls, and markets which will be
badly needed when the boys return
from the battle front.
Mr. Clapp states that full recogni
tion should be given those private
owners who are practicing good for
estry, but thinking that these are in
the minority and that their interest
is being jeopardized by those own
ers and operators who do not assume
their responsibility to the public. In
his opinion the time has come now
for assurances that will stop private
forest land practices which deplete
and destroy forest resources. “After
nearly a half century of study by
Sonja Henie Proves
She Is Still 'Tops'
In New Ice Musical
John Payne, Jack Oakie and
Sammy Kaye’s Band
Also Featured
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Sonja Heine, John Payne, Sammy
Kaye and His Orchestra and —ack
Oakie have top billing in the newest
Sonja Henie movie. "Iceland," which
comes to the Plymouth Theatre here
Thursday and Friday of this week.
This story has to do with the ma
nipulations of the skater's family to
marry her off in a hurry to the first
taker so that her younger sister, by
“Icelandic" tradition, may be free to
marry the wealthy son of a herring
merchant.
There are a number of skating se
quences which are said to rival and
even surpass all the others which
Miss Henie has done since she made
her first fllmusical. They are in
three sections, with settings in Chi
na, Panama and Hawaii. Some of
the finest dance skating Miss Henie
his ever done and some of the most
attractive costumes ever seen on an
ice floor make these three sequences
something to remember, according to
reviewers.
the U. S. Forest Service", Clapp
says, "we feel that there are two and
only two means which will afford
such assurances. One is public
ownership and management of more
forest lands by communities, states,
and the federal government. The
other is nation-wide public regula
tion of cutting and other forest prac
tices on privately owned forest land,
sufficient, to keep those lands rea
sonably productive and to protect
the public interest. This, of course,
should be accompanied by expansion
of public, cooperation in control of
fires, insects, and disease, in research,
in advice to owners, and aid in mar
keting of forest products. The long
er we delay, the greater the cost and
the greater the loss in terms of hu
man as well as material values.”
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Wartime limits the supply of Coca-Cola. Those
times when you cannot get it, remember: Coke,
being first choice, sells out first. Ask for it each
time. No matter how short the supply, the quality
of Coca-Cola carries on.
In wartimes, less Coca-Cola is available than before. But there's still
enough for many a refreshing pause. Ice-cold Coca-Cola with food
is always welcomed by family and friends alike.
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