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'Case of the Velvet Claws’ Smashing Mystery Thriller Warren William Does Splendid Job In Rolls of Famous Attorney-De tective. PALACE WED., AUGUST 19 Few murder mystery melodramas have so intriguing a plot as the latest First National thriller, “The Case of the Velvet Claws,” which kept audiences alternately laughing hilariously or gripped in suspense, at its first showing locally at the Palace Theatre Wednesday. The picture) is the most novel of all the productions made from the famous series of novels by Erie Stanley Gardner whose attorney dejtective, Perry Mason, is known to every lover of fiction. And, for once, Perry Mason has a genuine romance, for he is married to his wise-cracking secretary in the very first scene. But it is a strange honeymoon, one that nearly drives the bride to the divordq courts, the bride groom being kidnapped at the point of a gun and forced to take over a criminal case by a woman who has had a secret love affair and fears that her name is about to be drag ged through the columns of a scan dal sheet. It is this woman’s husband who is mysteriously slain that very night, and strangely enough the wife herself guilty of the murder, although she accuses her own attorney of doing it. There are eight fiersons who come under the suspicion of the police, all having various motives for the crime. Just what this motive may be, is a complete mystery until the smashing climax of the story, the detectives working on various theo ries, that of revenge, for the man was a blackmailer; an attempt to cover up a scandal, for the wife was having a clandestine love af fair with a big shot politician; and greed, the dead man having left a vast inheritance. This is the fourth time that War ren William has played the part of the cool, analytical and debonaire Perry Mason. Always giving a fine portrayal of the character, William outdoes all his pifevious performances in the current picture, not only puzzling the audience by his mysterious ma neuvers, but sending them into gales of laughter occasionally by his subtle tricks, one of which is to play the part of a corpse, frighten ing a morgue attendant into hys terics. Claire Dodd is excellent as the sophisticated and ever efficient secretary who marries her-boss, on ly to be deserted on her honey moon night. But her romance is finally rounded out when a gun man is engaged to drive clients away--froth' ner husband. Winifred Shaw has the role of the wife of the slain man, a part which she handles with great capability. Eddie Acuff adds to the hilarity of the picture by his antics. William Clemens has done a fine job of direction, balancing the hu mor nicely with the many thrills. The screen play is by Tom Reed. o A project for constructing 123 miles of rural power lines for 600 prospective customers in Franklin County has been recommended to the national Rural Electrification Administration for approval. o The bulk of the; Montgomery, county peach crop has gone to mar ket. The peaches were good and' growers were well pleased with their returns, reports the county agent. Palace Theatre Mionday-Tuesday, August 17-18 HAILI HAILI Tha Laugh UMgjMUy MttioW Directed by Joseph Santley /f\Produced by I Harry Raps SHORTS thbatre Morning matinee Monday 18:30; afternoons 3:15-3:45; evenings 7:38-9:15. Adm. 28-26e PREMIUM BOOKS FOR STATE FAIR READY $15,000 In Prizes Offered To Ex hibitors; All Prizes Offered to North Carolina Exhibitors. Raleigh, Aug. 12—Premium books for the 1936 State Fair are now available at the office of Manager: Norman Y. Chambliss in Raleigh, j Exhibitors are offered a total of ] $15,000 in prizes, an increase of 15 per cent over last year’s premium list. Awards are limited strictly to exhibitors residing in North Caro lina, although outsiders can show their products without engaging in I competition. Dr. F. E. Miller, of th a State DepartmeAt of Agriculture, is in charge of all agricultural exhib its again this year. Thus far, 20 per cent more exhibit space has been taken than at the corresponding time last year, leading operators of the exposition to believt; that an unusually wide variety of displays will greet visitors to the Fair, which will be held the waejk of October 12th. Encouraging North Carolinians to compete for thd rich purses offered in the various departments, Manag er Chambliss declared “We want to make this a State Fair in every sense of the word. It belongs to all of North Carolina, and we urgently invite every citizen in the State to take a personal interest and part in the Fair. We are working to the end that all sections of our State shall be represented, and it appears now that we will reach our goal success fully.” In addition to stressing the edu cational side of the fair, Manager Chambliss is cooperating with George Hamid, internationally known showman of New York, i booking a wide variety of entertain ment attractions. Interesting specia events will mark each day’s pro gram. “This will bq our fourth year of ] operating the Fair for the State and we have heard no complaints about dishonesty on the midway,”- commented Manager Chambliss. “We expect to keep the Fair clean and thus maintain a reputation that has won favorable comment throughout the country.” o FARMERS TAKE NOTICE Sorghum, Sudan Grass and Peas, if broadcast this month and left standing will count for the full acreage in qualifying for the to bacco payment. Corn, broadcast and disked or turned under, after about two months growth, gets full credit also. This ruling is significant in view of the fact that so many have not been able to get in sufficient le-: gumes to qualify. If you have not planted your; tobacco base, it will be financially profitable to take advantage- im mediately of the above ruling. I Palace Theatre ADVANCE PROGRAM From Thursday, August 13th through Wednesday, August 19th Thursday-Friday—Automobile Day Friday Bing Crosby—Frances Farmer—Bob Burns RHYTHM ON THE RANGE Silly Symphony: “China Shop” RKO Novelty: “Too Many Surprises” Morning matinee Friday 10:30; afternoons 3:15-3:45; evenings 7:30-9:15. Admission 10-26 c Kiddies’ Jack Pot Matinee Saturday Morning 10:30 Special show Saturday night 11:30 Humphrey Bogart—Beverly Roberts—Claire Dodd TWO AGAINST THE WORLD RKO Novelty: “Fight is Right” Box office opens Saturday morning 10:15. Admission 10-26 c Box office opens Saturday night 11:15. All seats 26c Saturday, August 15th Charles Starrett in Peter B. Kyne’s MYSTERIOUS AVENGER Melody Masters: “Meet the Kernel” Darkest Africa No. 12 with Clyde Beatty Afternoon 2:30-4:00; evening 7-8:30-9:45. Admission 10-26 c Monday-Tuesday, August 17-18th Charles Butterworth—Walter Abel—Hugh Herbert— Una Merkel WE WENT TO COLLEGE Color Classic: “Little Stranger” Hearst Metrotone News Morning matinee Monday 10:30; afternoons 3:15-3:45; evenings 7:30-9:15. Admission 10-26 c Wednesday, August 19th—Jack Pot Day Warren William—Claire Dodd—Winifred Shaw THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAWS Vitaphone Cartoon: “Absorbing Junior” Morning matinee 10:30; afternoon 3:15-3:45; '' evening 7:15-9. Admission 10-26 c PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C. CROSBY FILM FOUND TOPS IN MUSICALS Palace Theatre Today and Tomor row. Paramount puts a helping of ev erything in radia and screen fare into its latest hit show, “Rhythm on the Range,” and has come up with one of the finest programs of film entertainment produced in many long months. “Rhythm on the Range,” which opened today at the Palace Theatre, has Bing Crosby and Bob Burns; if has swing music, Western songs, and romantic ballads. It launches six hit tunes, with the music car ried by Louis Prima’s swing band, real Western singers, and the fa mous Burns “bazooka.” It presents the Arkansas wit of Burns; the in sane whooping antics of a new find, Martha Raye;; the amusing thuggery of Warren Hymer, George E. Stone and James Burke, and a story as rollicking as it is unusuaL Bing Crosby and Bob Burns are cowboy participants in a Madison Square Garden rodeo as the picture opens. With his winnings in the rodeo events, Crosby buys a prize bull. He starts for Arizona with the bull, in a box car. Miss Farmer, wealthy society girl, flees from a prospective marriage and stows away in the box car, hop ing to get to the ranch operated by her aunt, Crosby’s employer. Bull, Crosby and Miss Farmer be gin a transcontinental trip by box car, on foot, and by auto and trail er. Somewhere en route they learn that they don’t hate each other as much as they thought, despite Miss Farmer’s vexation when Crosby ig nores her to croon to his beloved bull. Burns and his bazooka, mean while have been taken i n tow by the dynamic Miss Raye. Their comedy-romance also gets under way as they are speed ing from Ntejw York to the Arizona -anch. Samuel S. Hinds, Lucille Webster Gleason, and a score of skilled ac tors and actresses are grouped about the three leading characters. The picture seems to this reviewer to be a perfect combination; it a bounds with music; it maintains a real Western atmosphere, yet it manages to keep its romance and its comedy brisk and slightly sati rical. High point of the satire come; in closing versions of the song “I’m an Old Cow Hand From the Rio Grande.” Other hit songs heard during “Rhythm on the Range” include the new Billy Hill tune “Empty Sad dles,” “The House That Jack Built For Jill,” “I Can’t Escape From You” and “Round up Lullaby.” o WHAT TOURISTS DON’T SEE An interesting article revealing odd and unusual facts about sights hidden from the eyes of tourists in the South Sea Islands. Onto of many interesting articles in the August 23rd issue of the American Weekly Magazine, which comes every Sun day with the Baltimore American. "We Went to College” Next Attraction on Palace Screen “WE WENT TO COLLEGE” .. All-Star Comedy Cast Seen in Hil arious Story of Campus Re union. > PALACE MONDAY AND TUESDAY, AUG. 17-18TH “We went to college,” whether you did or not, is a post graduate course in the art of hilarious come dy. It will appeal to every type of ■heatre audience because it has a laugh for all ages. The story concerns a typical American business man who goes back to his old college to attend a reunion. Primarily, he wants to sell the trustees an order of bricks for a new building, but the occa sion promises a “bust” on the side, for diversion. He takes his wife with him and joins the old gang. One of his class mates, now a staid professor, is married to an attractive girl who has wearied of college routine. What begins as a flirtation almost becomes a college scandal, but is averted by the humorous intrusion of a loyal classmate. The atmosphere of any big Amer ican college is predominate in the picture with gay “hops,” football heroes, and the gaiety that has come to be a part of reunions on the' campus. One of the most notable comedy casts ever assembled, features Charles Buttterworth, Walter Abel, Hugh Herbert, Una Merkel, Edith Atwater, Walter Catlett, Charles Trowbridge and Tom Ricketts. The play was written by Richard Maibaum and Maurice Raps, from an original' story by George Oppen heimer and Finley Peter Dunne, Jr., son of the late creator of the famous Mr. Doolqy. Special music was written by Bronislau Kaper, Walter Jurmann and Gus Kahn, featuring three new songs that will be ringing on every ma'l'aria ODD cotta first day Liquid, Tablets Headache, 30 Salve, Nose Drops minutes. Try Best Liniment Picture man tj , He knows what he nobody else does In our particular case we know what we are doing and invite you to come in and see. All of our merchandise is well displayed and we sell nationally advertised products. We know what we are doing and don’t hide a thing from you. Come and see. Five Pounds Epsom Salts 29c 50c 25c Fitch Shampoo Mineral Oil 6 6 6 and Tonic 29c 18c Both 69c 50c Antacid Powder F g ° e r „\m‘ 29c Takamine 50c 75c NOXZEMA Tooth Brushes ALCOHOL For Sunburn 3 for 25c 15c 49 Roxboro Drug Company M. G. Johnson, Mgr. * Phone 114 Main Street FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM CHANGES Will Help Farmers Meet the Mini mum Requirements For Soil- Conserving Acreage. Farmers who have been set back by the drouth will find two chang-1 es in the soil-improvement program especially helpful, according to Dean I. O. Schaub, of State Col- , lege. One change allows them to classi- j fy as soil-conserving any land ■ seeded to soil-conserving crops up' ■ to September 1, provided no soil- 1 j depleting crops are harvested from, it in 1936. (, This will enable; many growers 1 ; to increase their soil-building al- , lowance. The allowance, the dean , explained, is not a payment; it is a figure showing the maximum amount of soil-building payments a grower may earn, and is based on,! the acreage of soil-conserving crops. This change will also help farm ers meet the minimum require college campus in the, country; “We Went to College,” “Alma Mater”! and “Sutter’s Victory March.” It! was directed by Joseph Santley. “We Went to College gives you the high spirit and the rich com edy of youth wit hthe humor and understanding of maturity. It’s the comedy classic of the college campus. Successful People Save Money! SEE c. b. wood Local Representative of Investors j Syndicate ; '' i THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 1936 ments for soil-conserving acreage as well as requirements for new seedings of soil-conserving crops this year. In addition, sowed corn, plowed or disked under, and spring seed ed small grains grown with or im mediately followed by a legume will be counted as soil-conserving this year. They had been classified as depleting crops. Thq other change permits soil building payments to be made for the seeding of perennial grasses, or growing green manure crops, on land where there has been a failure of a legume or perennial seeded earlier in the year. For example, a producer who seeded a field to lespedeza or clov er, but failed to get a crop, may carry out an additional practice by seeding alfalfa or turning under a green manure crop on the same field in August or September. He would receive payment for both practices. However, his soil-building pay ments could not exceed the maxi mum amount of his allowance as determined by his acreage of soil conserving crops. o Hot, dry, windy weather did con siderable damage to tobacco in Alexander county a few days ago. Many leaves have spots which ap pear to be sun scald. PROFESSIONAL CARDS |*** • * •** • DR. ROBERT E. LONG • • Dentist * • Wilburn & Satterfield Bldg. * • Main St. Roxboro, N. C. * *•*•*•** • * • * * • * • S. F. 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