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t Vetdict is that Queen is the ing of Film Sleuths. Wwood news for the milllions who‘ve thrilled to his expioiis ‘over the airâ€" waves and in the suspenseâ€"laden pages of countless novels! Ellery Queen, America‘s favorite amateur dgaâ€" tective, is bringing his toughest case to the screen of the Cartier theatre on Thursday, Thursday midnight, Friâ€" day and Saturday, May 8th, 9th and 10th on double feature programs, with "Dark ~Journsy." In "Ellery Queen, Master Detective," first of a Columbia series based upon the ‘ celebrated sleuth‘s most celebrated cases, @ueen makes his cinematic debut in the perâ€" son of Ralph Bellamy. Others familiar toâ€" detective fiction fans are NikKki Porter, played by Margaret Lindsay: Inspector Queen, played by Charley Grapewin, and Sergeant Velie, played by James Burke. ‘ © Great novels which have been swept by a wave of popular interest ‘onto the bestâ€"seller lists throughout the nation are, more and more, being sought by filin producers as suitable vehicles for successful films. Some of the greatest have been based on bestâ€"selling novels, like ‘"The Grapes .of Wrath," ‘"The Rains Came" and ‘"Drums Along the Mohawk." And when Walter D. Edmonds‘ "Chad Hanna‘" was first appearing in the Saturday Evening Post under the Many Brilliant Stars in "Chad Hanna," a Epic of the Clrcus Henry Fonda, Dorothy Laâ€" mour and Linda Darnell Among the Leaders. . . As chief suspect! It is while he is trying to hide her from the police, that Ellery really "goes to town" in a fashion inimitably his own. Bellamy, starred in the tille role of "Ellery Qugen, Master Detective," is said to turn in the finest performance of his hitâ€"packed career, with Miss Lindsay running him a close second. Other members of the cast have been accorded equal praise and, it has been said, the Ellery Queen film series are well on their way to audience favor, if «‘Ellery Queen, Master Detective" is promise for the future. = But there is a great desal more than just an ingenious murder, with its scarcity and wealth of suspicious Obâ€" | Jects and persons, in "Ellery Queen,! Master Detsciive." According to Holâ€" lywood report, the new film combines romancs and laughter to a high deâ€" gree. (Both arse to be found in the perâ€" | son of a youngs woman, a wouldâ€"be | writer of detective fiction, whom Ellery Queen himsolf involves in the murder | omm cce on In addition to the four principals, "Ellery Quecn, master detective‘ has starâ€"studded cast which includes Michael Whalen, Marsha Hunt, Kathâ€" erine DeMills, Fred Niblo and Douglas Fowley. Kurt Neumann directed the film, from an original story by Ellery Queen, ; "Ellery Queen, Master Detective" is said to be ons of the most ingenious murder mysteriecs ever brought to the screen. The victim is John Braun, a famous physical culturist; the suspects include wife, his daughter, his physician, his assistants, his patients, and sundry o‘her persons; the cluss include a jewelâ€"handled dagger, a verâ€" satile raven and John Braun‘s vanishâ€" ing body! Now on "I was told to collect the fare froni the town hall the next day. When I did, charged 3d for ‘luggage‘!" "I wasn‘t too delighted," writes the driver, "but they said they were very short of. transport, so I agreed to help. (London Daily Mirror) A taxiâ€"driver was cruising along a London street one evening just beforc dusk ‘when he was hailed by a police sergeant. "Want a job?" asked the sergeant. "Bring it up," said the cabby. The job turned out to be an unexâ€" ploded bombâ€"which, with two memâ€" bers of the disposal squad, had to be taken to some barracks. Charged Three Pennies for Carrying "Luggage" It is felt that, provided the courses of study are not found objectionable by the Nazis, Cangadians held as prisoners may soon be able to start equipping themselves for their return. to civilian life. <â€" Mr. Moore is of the opinion that, even if â€"nothing else isâ€" accomplished, the Legion‘s courses will help greatly to offset the monotony and lonesomeness of life in prisonerâ€" ofâ€"war camps. Mr. Moore, himself a prisoner of war in Germany during the last war, has enlisted the coâ€"operation of Dr. Jerâ€" ome Davis, head of the International War Prisoners‘ Aid Committee of the Y.M.C.A., who is offering his organizaâ€" tion‘s complete coâ€"operation. Negotiaâ€" tions are presently under way between Dr. Davis and the German authorities to permit entry into that country of certain types of Legion study booklets now being used by other branches of the Canadian fighting forces at home fld‘ ‘omse%* Ottawa, May 7â€"Canadian prisoners of war in Germany are going to be able to take up or continue trades, vocations and genscral educational work if a plan now being worked out by Andrew Moore, director of the Canadian Legion Educational Services, mseis with success. Legion Trying to Help Prisoners in Germany A brilliant featured cast listing some of the screen‘s: top names was hand picked for the projection of vivid charâ€" acterizations of the other lusty charâ€" acters from â€" Edmonds‘ great. novel. Seen in fine roles are Guy Kibbee, Jane Darwell,> John Carradine, Ted North, Roscoe Yates and Ben Carter. "Chadâ€" Hanna" . tells the appealing story of colorful people, earthly humor and tender romance in a wandering tent show. The romance revolves about Chad, portrayed by Henry Fonda, and another runaway, Linda Darnell, who goes on to become one of the show‘s leading performers. But when the exâ€" citing, gorgeous Albany Yates, played by Dorothy Lamour, rides into Chad‘s simple, country boy world, he is dazzled by her sultry allure. h ‘ PC | 'Stanley Norkum Gt I wo Year Term on Chai ue =â€")of Robbing Drug Store Wheels natural that uctlon panm would bid heavny tor lt. Aocmmed by MHamne af raa Hanna" will be at the Palace theatre Friday, Friday midnight, and Saturâ€" day, May 9th and 10th. cess of ‘"‘The Grapes of Wrath"â€"Asâ€" sociate Producer Nunnally Johnson, who also wrote the screen play, and the star Henty Fonda. Two other imâ€" portant starring roles went to Dorothy Lamour and Linda Darnell. Filmed in brilliant Technicolor and directed signed the task of brnging it to life which hqd so much to do with the sucâ€" maAcae ttTtha FFeamase afl? UUeatih A success on the screen was virtually asâ€" The day that Effie Lacarte was arâ€" rested, Constable Guolla said, she had made out a statement but since she was drunk at the time he had not taken it down in writing. She said that she hadâ€"gone out that night with Norkum and Stuart Hurley and@ had a *"hell of a time." Norkum had kicked in the glass and she and Hurley had Constable Guolla testified that after some investigation Effie Lacarte and Stuart Hurley were placed under arâ€" rest on the 23rd and 24th of April. Constable Guolla then said that he had told Norkum that he had overâ€" looked a large quantity of cash in the store and Norkum had answered that he wasn‘t in the store but had been standing guard outside. FTommy Byrd, manager of Burke‘s Drug: Store, was called to the stand and he identified the goods$ by the cost mark on the price tags. Afteéer Norkum was warned he said he would plead guilty to the charge of being in possession of stolen goods but would plead not guilty to the charge of â€"breaking, entering and theft. When the parcel and the man were brought into the police station the parcel was openced and found to conâ€" tain a Kodak, 2 Schick electric razors, a toilet set, 2 tobacco pouches and 5 large packs of cizarettes. Besides that there was $8.60 in silver in the man‘s pocket. The total amount of the stolen goods was $62.20. When confronted by the officer, Norkum said that he was living on Elm Street. He was then asked why he wanted to take a room out at the restaurant and Norkum told him some story about having a scrap with his wife and he had decided to room out for the night. The officer asked him what was in the parcel and he said it was some clothes. When the constable tore some of the paper off the parcel he saw some cigarette packages and an eleciric razor. He arrested the man immediately. Constable Gordon Beacock told of being on his beat on Third avenue when word was sent to him that there had been a breakâ€"in at Burke‘s and to be on the lookout for any suspicious persons. That was about 3.20 a.m. At 4.15 a.m. he saw Stanley Norkum come out of the Grand Cafe on Third Avenue and cross the street to anâ€" other cafe. The tcafe that he went to was closed so he relurned to the Grand. Constable Beacock followed him when he returned and saw him register for a room in the restaurant. He then went in and questioned him. Traveltalk Wednesday and Thursday, May 14th 15th DOUBLE mgg:ga(:) 7 ANN SOTHERN, IAN HUNTER and BILLIE BURKE in "DULCY" .__ HIT NO. 2 GERALDINE FITZGERALD and THOMAS MITCHELL in "FLIGHT FROM DESTINY" | SHORTâ€"Pete Smithâ€"S Another Big Fotoâ€"Night Thursdayâ€"Whe Will Sell Their (In Technicolour) Coloured Cartoon Robert Benchley Latest War News The three charges arose out of a breakâ€"in at Burke‘s River Road Drug Store on the night. of Wednesday, April 16th. Norkum was arrested an hour after the breakâ€"in and Effie Laâ€" carte and Stuart Hurley were taken into custody on April 23rd and 24th. s Charges Against Effie Laca missed. Norkum‘s Long beries. rte and Stuart Hurley Disâ€" Record Included Foerr Robâ€" Stanlsy Norkum was given another sentence to add to his long record that dated back to his juvenile days on Tuesday afternoon when Magistrate Atkinson. ignored a defence plea by Dean Kester that the sentence be made short, and gave Norkum a two year sentence in Kingston Penitentiary. He read Norkum‘s long record and it contained several entries where he had previously been convicted of breaking, entering and theft. The charges against Effie Lacarte and Stuart Hurley were dismissed. entered the store. She had taken the money from the till and had also taken some cigarettes. Two days later she made another statement that was much like the first one but this time she was sober, She later made a third statement in which she said she had not been with either Norkum or Hurley that night but had spent the night with another man. Police checked up on the third statement and found that it was true. Norkum was told that the girl hnad made a statemant and ha than tnld +na Last Showing Toâ€"Nightâ€"Thursday, May 8th Also the 12th in the "Canada Carries On‘" Seri¢csâ€"Nameiy "PEOPLE OF CANADA‘" Another Big Fotoâ€"Night Toâ€"nightâ€"Who Will Sell Their Photographs for the sums Offered? ist Offer $250.00 and 2nd Offer $55.00 Sunday Midnight, Monday and Tuesday, May 11th, 12th 13th Friday, Friday Midnight and Saturday, May 9th and 10th HENRY FONDA, DOROTHY LAMOUR AND LINDA DARNELL in "CHAD HANNA" ALLAN JONES, SUSANNA FOSTER AND MARG. LINDSAY in : DEANNA DURBIN and FRANCHOT TONE in "NICE GIRL" NOTICEâ€"On Double Feature Programmes coming to our theatres, we request our patrons to attend the Theatre not later than ‘ : 8.00 p.m. to see entire performance. ‘ "THERE‘S MAGIC IN MUSIC" PALACE Photograoh for the Sum Offered? News of the World AT THE TIMMINS THEATRES by the Rev. Fr. Brouillard. The late Mr. Joliceur was born in Renfrew County fortyâ€"six years ago, and had been resident in Timmins for some years. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, one daughter, Rose (Mrs. R. MacLeod), of Sudbury; his father, Napoleon Joliceur of Timmins:; two brothers, Alex of Rouyn, and; Albert of Timmins; and three sisters, Mrs. Ernest Shnubb, Mrs. Donat Proulx, and Mrs. Paul Goudreau. â€" Wild Boar Huntâ€"Sport Comingâ€"Sun. Mid. Snow White and The Sevei; Dwaâ€"r?; FPuneral services were held on Wedâ€" nesday morning at 10 o‘clock for the late Mr. George Joliceur who passed away at his home, Bannerman avenue, Timmins. The services took place at the Notre Dame des Lourdes Roman Catholic Church and were conducted Funeral Services for the Late Geo. Joliceur "Lone Wolf Meets a Lady" With Warren William and Jean Muir The magistrate then dismissed the charges against Effie Lacarte and Stuart Hurley, saying that there was nothing to tis them up with the case outside of Effie Lacarte‘s statements. He read Norkum‘s long record and passed sentence of two years in Kingâ€" ston. C OB C dikg Pnd Thak 4hA _ 22 C SAE B and just after he had passed Burke‘s he had heard a noise that sounded like glass being broken. On the way back he had looked around and saw a man walking up the street by the drug store. (The man wore a light windâ€" breaker, long kneeâ€"high boots and a dark pair of pants. ‘This description was very much similar to what Norâ€" kum was wearing when he was arâ€" Germain Chenier, a taxi driver with Daiton‘s, said that he had been on a trip down the river road and had run out of gas, He had walked up the street to the corner of MountJjoy and Wilson to phone up town for some gas either Norkum or Hurley that night but had spent the night with another man. Police checked up on the third statement and found that it was true. Norkum was told that the girl hnad made a statement and he then told the police that he and the girl had exâ€" changed notes while they were in jail and that she had promlsed to take the blamse. | entered the store. She had taken the money from the till and had also taken some cigarettes. Two days later she made another statement that was much like the first one but this time she was sober. She later made a third statement in which she said she had not been with Starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell and Dean Jagger MASCIOLI THEATRE PP â€" Toâ€"day Only "Brigham Young" Schumacher} Phone :60 JOHN SHELTON VIRGINIA GREY,. CHAS. BUTTERWORTH "BLOND INSPIRATION" "DOUBLE DATE" : ADDED SHORTS Friday‘s Revival One Show Only at 9.40 BARBARA STANWYCE and FRED MacMURRAY in "REMEMBER THE NIGHT" ADDED SHORTS Friday‘s Révnval One Show Only at 9.40 PAUL MUNI ‘and JANE BRYAN in "WE ARE NOT ALONE" Tuesday and Wednesday, May 13thâ€"14th Thursday and Friday, May 15th and 16th GOLDFIELDS Saturday, Sunday Midnight, and Monday May 10thâ€"12th SPECIAL CHILOREN‘S MATINEE SATURDAY MORNING atâ€"10.00 ROY ROGERS and GEO. (GABBY) HAYES in Thursday and Friday, May 8th and 9th PEGGY MORAN, UNA MERKEL and ED. LOWE in "THE GREAT McGINTY" ADDED SHORTâ€"Quiz Bizâ€"Pete Smith Specialty ADDED SHORTS Ston, Look and Listenâ€"Cartoon Episode No. 3â€""WINNERS OF THE WEST* DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAMME CHARLIE CHAN in "DEAD MEN TELL" SECOND HIT BRIAN DONLEVY in In another part of the same letter, Nick says, "I am getting ready for my next leave in a few more weeks, but I am waiting for my trades pay to come through, which should be soon now, then I will go back to Scotland and I know I will get hell when I get In anoiher letter to his Dad, Nick says, ‘"Thanks for the cigarettes and parcel, it sure was nice. I nearly went crazy as I had been smoking English tobacco for a week and a half, and it was a pleasure to smoke Canadian gaspers again. About the only things I will need are cigarettes, soap and something to eat once in a while." me a few chocoiate bars. They are very scarce over here." In another letter addressed to Mr. Beonny Kleinman, in Timmins, Nick sent thanks for the woollen stockings that Mr. Kleinman sent, as it was cold and damp in England in March. Anâ€" other part of his letter says, "Jerry comes over about once a week and all we hear is the whine of his motor and that is all but we always know where he is going to lay his eggs. In a field." In anoiher letter to his Dad, Nick "PEOPLES OF CANADA" Canada Carries On Series ‘«‘High Spots in American History‘ bride a sweet little kiss because I‘m the best man even though I‘m five thousand miles away. I will be walitâ€" ing for the candy and if you can, send "IN OLD CHEYENNE" Nick went on to say that he was sending home some pictures that he had taken and he didn‘t want the one of himself printed. In speaking about a friend‘s, coming wedding he said, "It‘s too bad he is getting hung. If he wants to die a slow death he should come over here and go to the nearest air raid shelter and stick around. Then he will change his mind. Give him my congratulations and give the Edward G. Robinson, John Garfield and Ida Lupine SHORTS "We just had a bit of flu around here but not much. I have not received any letter from the London Life yet but when it comes I shall look it over and sign it and I know that they won‘t €yp you . . . While I was writing this letter jJust now two bombs fell in the valley. It‘s about time we got a little action, it has been dead around here for a couple of weeks." 1 The first letter, dated March 19th says that Nick received his dad‘s letter as well as some pictures and newspaper clippings. A part of the letter follows, While Nick was writing one of the letters a couple of bombs fell in the valley nearby and he had to leave the letter till later. He seemed to be pleased that they were getting a little action at last. ters were written late in March and early in April and they got here about month later. 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Disclosing that 46 Northern Ontario branches of the Canadian Legion would be represented at the North Bay conâ€" vention, Provincial President Maélad- ery advised that the mest »would be "highly representative of the entire North Country." the organization, District Commander Tom Faught, of Sudbury, and George A. Winton, president of the North Bay branch of the Canadian Legion have drawn up a tentative schedule of the convention activities during a business session at the St. Regis Hotel here. North Bayâ€"Making plans for the Northern Ontario convention of the Canadian Legion and Women‘s Auxiliâ€" ary scheduled for Sunday, June 1 at North Bay, Captain Tom Magladery, of New Liskeard, provincial president of Legion Convention to be Held at North Bay, June 1 Mr. Salomonse has another son in the army that expects to be in Engâ€" land before very long. Nick‘s younger brother, Adoiph who is at present in Timmins on leave, is with the Algonâ€" quin Regiment in Port Arthur. "When I come back, I am going to do the same as Marcel did, get married and settle down, unless there is anâ€" other war, then I will come back." forgot to forgot or cise I wrote and mail the letters." there because I promised to write and Last Showing Toâ€"Nightâ€"Thursday, May 8th Starringâ€"CAROLE LOMBARD, CHARLES LAUGHTON seMTT SV TZ UITITITT A PMGo arora en e 0 S s Wednesday and Thursday, May 14th 15th "DR KIL]‘)AB_E#’S_ _STRANGE CASE" THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED" Sunday Midnight, Monday and Tuésd_ay, May l1th, 12th and 13tlh ' "GO WEST‘ Starringâ€"MARX BROS., JOHN CARROLL AND DIANA LEWIS is Crime Doesn‘t Payâ€"Respect the Law MATINEE EVENING Adults ................ 20¢ Adults .............. 25¢ Children ............ 10c Children .......... 15¢ Starringâ€"LEW AYRES Starringâ€"MARLENE Friday and Saturday, May 9th and 10th "SEVEN SINNERS" Wl . "COMMUNITY PRICES" EVERY DAY AT THE NEW t ar we cuat | on t _ Coloured Cartoonâ€"Donald‘s SERIALâ€"JUNIOR G MENâ€"No Shortâ€"Information Please No. Serialâ€""JUNIOR G MEN» TELEPHO E. DIETRICH, JOHN WAYNE and MISCHA AUER RES, LIONEL BARRYMORE AND LARAINE DAY : Exchange. ‘An old woman was taught to play bridge. One evening, while arranging her cards, she dropped one, and pickâ€" ing it up, observed: "No one saw that king, did they." - ‘"Hush, Granny," said her partner;, "you shouldn‘t mention which card it "It‘s all right, my dear; I didn‘t say it was the king of diamonds."â€" Lake in his 58th year. He had lived in Larder Lake for twenty years and was highly esteemed for his genta tion and his friendly® chara was a native of Finland, his bmthc‘r being harbour master :at Helsingfors. During the operation oh.th Martins Bird Mine he handled ilâ€"the freight and passenger service across the lake, Capt. Kari is survived by his wife; Bertha Kari, in Larder Lake and by a nephew, Pentti Firta, also @t Larder, as well as by relatives in Finland. He was a naturalized Canadian and a member of the United Church, funeral services beng held at the Larder Lake church yesterday and burlal being made at Killarney Lake cemetery. Aaron Kari, widely knon as Olm. Kari, because of the many years of life he spent on the boats of Larder Lake, died on Monday morning 8t Larder Lake in his 58th year. He had lived in OF COURSE NOT Nephews