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VO* I TUB SIVBN; NUMBER 7
Features Scheduled In Local Theatres This Week
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Mary Picktord is Starred
Again in “My Best Girl”
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"Tha players h Hy Mat Olrl* art
•a wall «|IW l|r their puts that the
aadlawa tMUka of than u reel peo
pt« rather thaa as actor* and actress
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TMa aaatatioa from a prominent
Mow Ybfh critic's revtesi of Mary
Ptckford’s aawaat Utolted Artist*
Picture caactaaly ap tha merit
of tha ptOL of thla eomMy-romaace.
Headed ky young Cturlaa Roger*
aad Hohwt Boaworth, “MY Beat Olrl H
which comae to the Opera Houae Mon
day and Theodor la aaid to have one
ot the hedt balanced companies on the
fCfMNI.
BiliMiM" in th« technical nentc.
refer* to a cast la prhlch each mem
ber la perfectly qualified to portray
the exact character called for in the
eerlpt. Aad each role In Mlsa Pick
ford 1 * story to filled by a player who
tried te H*e hie or her part rather
thaa aserely act it. thua addin* im
measurably to the reallam of the
nr nil tin# Ini
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The leadiac man. Charles Roger r.
has been declared by no leas an au
thority thaa Miss Picktord herself
to ha one of tho moot promising
“ON TOUR” IS
GOOD REVUE
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Keith’s e t Rihifh Announce
Fine Program For This
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On To*r", a beautifully staged
rente of character song* and danc
es, fsolurlag Dorothy Barnette, a
very clever little comedienne, In the
deadline act tor the Keith Vaudeville
MU that la anpearUtf <h * *£**•
Theatre Monday and Taemlijr. Mlaa
Barnette hi autall In «ise hat bla In
versatility and ahe portrays several
characters, with a ahowmaruhlp man
ner and s'bsmorMs nature. In the
rant with her qg*», Shirley Adeele,
Billy Itord and Maurice Lourta. Miaa
Adelle is a.raal traet when - It
roasts ta aerobatic Wincing and la
also credited WMrhavtog a very sweet
vote#. BtUy Itord and Maurtca Lourte,
r clever daaelng team. display many
aew and original ideas In tjja line o(
dancing. The settle reported to be
of the higheet calibre and a treat H
la store tor those who tee ft.
Prackeon. "The man of a Hundred
Llrsyrettee" is the special feature on
the MU sad no moro emphatic proof
of bla soccers Is pooalhl# than the fact
that Immediately upon the conclu
-gioa of his first American tour, ar
rangements were made tor a second
engagement. Ho Is both clever end
different, a combination which Invar
iably spoils aaccaas In vaudeville. He
la Wiled as n magician and Juggler
and the feature of bla act-la tbs mani
pulation of Innumerable ciragrettes.
They seem io appear %nd disappear
and are made to describe all sort* of
Intricate maneuvers. Etackaon la not
only a clever Illusionist and-Juggler
MU a comedian of worth aa well. Hta
act Is a|ao reported aa being some
what of e sensation for the audience
Onrsoa Willard "The Doctor of
Pan** Is tba added attraction for the
Mil and the tonic that be prescribes
tor bis audience cares all ilia and
ranees one to forget all jtrouMea. He
la awarded the Degree for Entertala
went ae he bae proven himself capaTH*
of winning the audience from the
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STATE—FRIDAY ONLY •
THE GOLDSBORO NEWS
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GOLDSBORO IS THE GATE CITY OF E ASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
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yonac players on lEe screes. HU
meteoric rise has been oae of the
sensations of film driest. Hobart
Boaworth. who is noted for his char
acter portrayals, appears as the
aUI hoc sirs ia Mary’s “nickel and
dime” dory. - #
Mist Pick ford* “parents” with Lu
cian Littlefield an tha ben peeked post
nma-father. and Saanhlae Hart as the
hypochondriac mother, provide many
of the laughs. Mack Swain, the fam
ous comedian of Charlie Chaplin’s
"The Oold Rush” appears as the police
Judga ia the night court sequence.
t’armeliU Oeraphty plays the start
wild and wayward slater. AVonen Tty
lor, known as the “perfect society
type” enacts the part of Racers’ fin
ances, and Evelyn Hall the well
known English dramatic, star, is cast
as the millionaire's wife.
John Junior appears a* the “cheap
s port” aad smaller parts are handled
by William Courtrlght. Pat Harmon,
Harry Walker and Frank Finch-
Smllas. The picture was directed by
Sam Taylor, whs handled the meta
phone on such Harold Lloyd successes
as For Heaven's Sake; The Freshman
«ir| Shy and Safety Lad/ *'
very beginning of hla act and bolding
them until Its fiMah, With the excep
llou of the Interruptions of laughte#.
FAMED SINGERS
HERE THURSDAY
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Hampton Institute Quartet! Will
Appear At Dillard High
School
Once again tba famona Hampton
Singers will bring to Goldafioro music
lovera a feait of real NHhdrlcaq mua-,
,lc. The quartet of negro folk houkh
frequently beard over radio Mg tor
nearly la (nlf century In many parts
of the world will he beard again at
the Dillard High sol»ooT"Thl» coming
rhuraday evening nt 8:30 o'clock.
Critics dt musk agree that for com-
Mnlng melody and harmony with
pathos and feeling these singers are
rarely excelled or even equaled. John
Wninwrlght who has rounded out hie
forty year* of singing bass seems bet
ter now than ever. Tfte other meiubera
though uftth lea* experience have
voices which blend bemkifully to
gether
The Quartet la spreading the good
will of Hampton Institute which they
represent all over the state. They have
included in their Itlnery the moet
important Institutions of the atate
•such as Duke University. Wake Pur
est. Davidson. North Carolina college
for Women at Greenaboro and many
of the colored colleges.
It la through the effort of Prof.
H. V. Brown, supervising principal
of the colored schools, that they have
c< me tp Goldsboro for thtj, past sever
al years.
The white people of Goldsboro who
find It opportune will enjoy a rare
treat If they will go down to Dillard
high school Thursday night to hear
these wonderful slngere.
WOOLEN ON WAT TO RTBOPE
CHAPEL HILL. March 3— </P)—
i Charles T. Woolen University of North
Carolina gradual* manager of athlet
ics, left here today for New York
whence he sails Tuesday for a three
i months vacation In Europe.
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“Girl From-Chicago” Stars
Conrad Nagel and Myrna Lo»
‘“'The Olrl from ('htrago,”>e Warn
er Bros., product km. co-starring Con
rad Napet and Myrna Lo,v < »thee to
the North Btaif theatre next Friday
for a rna of one day only. Hie out
Includes William Auaael, oarro( Nye,
Patti Punier and Ehfrllle Aldersun.
Ray Enright directed This hrillldnt
melodrama of the underworld Is bas
ed on the story of Arthur Homers
Roche end the scenario was executed
by Graham Raker. It recounts the hajr
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NORTH BTATB—MoiwUr TiwUy 0«ly
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North State
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( OMIMO ATTRACTIdMH—FOI THIB MOST*
l.rota Garbo. John Gilbert In *Lere"
Geo. b. tribar, Kart Pane In “Hob, Mine"
K«d Im Kocqne, PbylL Ifmcr in M Plgbling
0 Eagle”
Joan ( ran ford, James JtsnUy > n “)>*•« Marie”
Nelly O’Neil In ‘•Hecky'’— And other Mg plr«
lares.
—Welch ter Announcement* In Tkle Paper—
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GOLDSBORO, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH I, I»2*
rising adventures of a Bouthern-girl
who leave* her father on the „ old
plantMlnn to come to tile City for the
pnrpdn of freeiiM her brother from
the gang whoae machinations have
placed him In the shadow of the chair.
”Th* Olrl from Chicago” la one of
the tyithentic melodramas, which have
power to hold the Imaginatloift and
thrill the spine* of beholders. But
.there i* glamour, too. ahd humor, and
warm humanity. You’ll be satisfied.
Review Os Fifth Federal
Reserve Business Is-Given
CHARLOTTE, March I—oP>
Business In the Fifth Federal nii|W
district In January was Hi smaller
volume thaa lu January a year aco
says the business and agricultural
report, made public today. The dis
trict includes North Carolina.
Debits t« individual acoou nfltgures
Debits to individual account flg
«res la clearing houae banka, es« of
the beat business barometer ware lees
than during the same period a year
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flusluess failure# In
were mure numerous than In Janu
ary last year, hat the liabilities war*
<ci». The employment situation coa
ilnhes unsatisfactory, with -maqy
eorkera In industry and building
iratTea unable to find employment.
Coal production was reldlvely low
In Janaary. although some what bd
*«r In the fifth d*»ffict than in other
bituminous fields. Textile milts, hav
ing about caught with forward or
ders placed last fall, were forced to
curtail operations to some extent In
January to prevent accumulation of
manufactured goods
Cotton price* declined about 17. M
m hale between the middle of Janu
ary and tha middle of February. Re
tail trade aa Indicated by department
vtnre sales, was moderately below
rales of January a year ago. and
wholesale trade In most lines for
which comparative figures are avail
able was also in smaller amount thla
year.
On the other hand, there are stgae I
that seem to offer encourageaMSt to'
expectation of early improvement In i
business. Rank loana to customaca
at the middle of February wets below
those of lad year, indicating some
iliiuUhctlon of last year s Indebtedness
Aggregate damoslls are constder
rbly higher now ‘thaa thsy wars at
thla time la ISff. Building permit*
Issued in January were the highest
In estimated valuation for aay month
*s><■# March If*2«. and numerous Other
large projects are planned for early
n*ti union, all of which should af
turd substantial relief to the unem
ployed and thla In tarn should ha
lavorablF reflected in retail and la
wholosaie trade.
Yobacco brougTu good prices „ In
Jab nary and North Carolina grower*
arc »;<lllng the larged crop ever r*Ja
ed in that atate for more than one
hundred million dollars, tha report
aay*.
With a better supply of food and
reed stuffs on the term, end smeller
ludebtfdness than la some other re-,
cent year*, termers are In favorable
position to begin their 1931 operation*
On the whole, mad present
appear rather (evorahle, but much
will depend upon good weather.
Rediscounts for member be»ks
held by the federal reserve bank ot
Richmond declined slightly during
the peat month, dropping from a '
tout of .|«.405.00t) on January 15 to
125,119,000 on February 15, Total
aaraiag aaaats of the Richmond hank
declined between the dates from 9M- '
120.000 to 155,111.000 as a result of !
reductions of about million dollars
In holdings of beakers *c< eplnuces
Sbd three million dollars In govern
ment securities.
Following a seasonal trend, tha
circulation of federal reserve note*
coatliiiued to decline .dujJng the
month under review, faUlnkirggeTtl
-412,(190 at tha middle of January to
999,174,000 at the middle of Febru
ary.
Member hank reserve deposit*, In
keeping wltk a drop In deposit* in
member banks, dec-lined from |73-
1 74,000 In January 19 to 971.119,900
on February 15.
The several changes mentioned, es
pecially the marked reduction In the
holdings of acceptances and govern
ment securities, raised the baak’a
cash reeerva from 970,M1,#00 on
(January 19 to 991.979,909 on Febru
ary IS aad brought ap tha ratio ot
.cash reserve* to not* and deaoait Ha-
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\ll Aboard for 9
Sweetheart Days
Set tail on the ihimmcling sens l
doubt, and wonderment —of / y ' I
stolen momenta k if 7
bright papdiae. , kjL J U I
My Beat Girl m a ryfnphony of* A
laughter, adventure and thrill- l|j /■ \\
the quivering background of a 1
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