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The Washington times., 1936-04-21
/ COVER HOLLYWOOD

first MGM picture, Gram" has
been postponed as consequence.
AL Green, who is directing Joan
Bennett and Joel McCrea in Uni
versal's picture, "It's a Small
World" is completely lost on a set
unless he carries a cane.
Lord Lansdown Zone of our bet
ter wrestlerS Of the grunt and
groan college, who always appears
on the mat, with a monocle and
topper has signed to make some
shorts for RKO. If he gives of his
histrionics as well as he gives Of
his wrestling, he will be cast in q
feature picture.
william Nigh replaces Edward
Laemmle as the director Of Crash
Donavan" and Jack Holt is all
we'll again and back as the star
in the same epic.
King Vidor has become involved
in a race with the ewes of New
Mexico. He is using many of the
tribe Of Zuni Indians for battle
scenes in THE Texas Rangers, "
but he must finish with them on
schedule as they are most all
sheep herders and the lambing
season will soon be here.
Ken Maynard gave barbecue
last week in honor Of his new
Wild West show with barbecued
buffalo meat as the piece do
gourmetic resistance.
copyright. 1886, by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1936-04-21
Luise Roiner Wraps Up Honors
Ofo Grand Picture Before
Myrno 10y Gets Started
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

SSome weekend relectons 1t strikes that Luse Raner
Will derive benefit from The Great Zegeld" than any
oer member Of this sarStudded cast She has the honors
the picture wrapped up before Myna 10y appears
tie scene and so William Powes usual partner in sophistca
ton must take what is left.
Miss Rainer playing Anna Held has much the flasher and
eotonaly stirring role Whether her characterization
close approximation Of the French enchanress not
p7ed to say having the girl who became the first
Ziepfeld.
The Washington times., 1936-04-21

lson with Buddy Rogers and Ben
Bernie, and this year will be the
only band to play a full summer
ct this nationally known resort.
Lorraine Santschi and Jose
phine Buckley, novelty dance
team with the band, went
through grammar school. high
school and Muriel Abbott's noted
dancing academy. together. in
Chicago. This school tutored the
late Marilyn Miller, Ginger Rog
ers and other stage and screen
celebrities. This is the acts first
trip to D. c.
Lee Bennett was first heard by
Jan Carter when he announced
and sang for Station KFAB, Lin.
coin, Neb. Today he is one Of the
best known band speciality singers
ON the air.
Benay venuta, Fox feature,
might be remembered as the only
other artist to open and close the
CHS network in twenty-f -four
hours. This happened a few years
back when she sang over XIII,
Hollywood, and took a tranS-con-
tinental plane to Cincinnati to so
on the air there that afternoon.
From Cincinnati to New York
where she landed, arriving on
WABC at a quarter to one, in
time to close the program. When
the plane grounded in Cincinnati
they were two hours ahead Of the
cross country transport record
and but for this stop might have
hung up new one.
Her first stage appearance was
10 years ago in the ballet of the
prologue to "The Big Parade" at
Sid Grauman'S Egyptian Theater.
Myrna 10y was starting as show
girl in this same prologue.
The initial trip here came when
Anything Goes" played three
months ago at the National. She
came into this show from the
coast and is perhaps the first star
to be featured in a Broadway show
who had never before appeared
in New York musical comedy.
Bob Vernon, Of the adagio team,
Vernon and Stone, Is a nephew of
Kellar. the magician. This act
ran a record Of IL months at the
Casino De Paree, in Paris and
played % weeks in the Empire
Room Of the Palmer House, Chi
cago, a blue ribbon for an adaeio
The Washington times., 1936-04-21

= EXPRESSIVE EYES
Y do know that La Rainer has
the most expressive eyes in Holly
wood, beautiful orhS that twinkle
aAd flash and aid tremendously in
visualizing the feeling within. His
tony says that Anna Held possessed
thiS eye charm and Gus Edwards
wfote q song about it. And Miss
FSiner is one Of the few actresses
VINO can be coy without being pain
CAS- for Myrna 10y playing Billie
Hfrke, she was trifle too assured
and charm conscious for me. Per-
haps it was because 7 had seen
billie Burke on the stage many
times and the lack Of resemblance
was no great aid to illusion.
1t may be that those who knew
Mf. Ziegfeld are not the best Judge
ofWilliam Powell's screen portrait
ofsthe producer. saw Mr.. Zieg-
fSld many times, talked with him
often and even received some Of
the many kilograms he was so fond
Of writing. Hence Bill Powell
dNnt come through with q
straight punch to the heart for me
until that moment when Anna
Had walked out on 'Ziggy," and
int the later chapters when Wall
Street had the producer hanging
on the ropes. Here Mr.. Powell was
afhis best.
GRut am uuibbling about one
OF the very few pictures I saw
twice and hope to see for a third
tine. Since I derived a nostalgia
pleasure from fitting the charac-
ters Of "The Great Ziegfeld" into
their prototypes in real life and
SEEING them live again; the pudgy
AL. Erlanger, amusement tycoon
who shared in the FollieS divi-
dends: Julian Mitchell, who was
thu Ziegfeld dance director: Jc-
seph Urban, who designed and
painted those marvellous blue back
grounds; Sam Kingston, the Zieg-
fem general manager: win Page,
one Of his earlier press agents;
tho girl Sally Manners. readily
recognized as the shadow Of the
shilling Marilyn Miller; Charles
Dillingham; as portrayed by Actor
Frank Morgan and called Billings
in the picture; Diamond Jim
BtAdy and Stanford White.
e CALLS IT "EPICTURE"
BroadwayiteS will get chuckle
out Of the way Mr.. ziegfeld filched
Mrilyn Miller from Mr.. Lee Shu-
bert and must commend M-G-M
foEcasting an actor who resembles
the head Of the house Of Shubert.
TIE incident, as pictured, is sub
stahtially as it occurred, I am told.
Nothing in the picture can top
the staggering magnificence Of the
staging, recording and spectacle Of
= "AsPretty Girl Is Like a Melody"
number, which closes the first half
Of what Winchell calls an "epic-
TUE" That is why some Of the
later glamorous production pastels
register as anticlimax and repe-
tittouS.
Hefore I grow more captiouS let
mer say again that "The Great
Ziegfeld' is positively the finest
musical comedy to ever issue from
Hollywood. AS close to perfection
as the unforgettable "Show Boat"
in : the Ziegfeld stage version,
which put the Glorifier Of Beauty
high upon a, mountain no rival
coild scale.
MASK AND BAUBLE
The Mask and Bauble Club Of
Georgetown University has invited
the washington dramatic critics
toServe as a board of judges for
q 6ne-act play tournament it will
sponsor in CASTOR Hall, May 8.
The Hilltop actors Of Mask and
Bahble will compete against Ford
hatn University, st. Peters College
Of Jersey City, and st. JoSeph's
College of Philadelphia. I am hap
pysto accept the invitation Of Rev.
The Washington times., 1936-04-21
Eidhter

Fred Stone, now starring in
RKO-Radio'S Farmer In the
Dell," was once a fighter of un-
usual merit, and put on the gloves
with the late Gentleman Jim Cor.
bett.
The Washington times., 1936-04-21

1first MGM picture, Gram" has
been postponed as a consequence.
The Washington times., 1936-04-21

Douglas Fairbanks, jr., has prac-
tically recovered from his recent
illness and win play opposite
Dolores Del Rio in one Of his own
productions as previously planned.
The Washington times., 1936-04-21

Bet you Carl Laemmle. jr., signs
as a producer for MGM. Irving
Thalberg has wanted him for q
long time now.
The Washington times., 1936-04-21

Speaking of illness and the like:
ErneStine Schumann-Heink is cur
rently hoSpitalized due to a lack
of white blood corpuscleS. Her
The Washington times., 1936-04-21

HOLLYWOOD. April 21.-Week-
end notes. Noel Coward is very apt
to 60 into the production of the
Cinema In England in q big way.
He's planning to produce, write
and act in his own epicS.
The Washington times., 1936-04-21

Alice White Gin London making
a picture) is sporting a white
Pekingese dog so tiny that she
carries it around in her pocket.
The Washington times., 1936-04-21

Afterthoughts on The Great Zieg-
feId," Called Picture Of the Year
The Washington times., 1936-04-21

Maurice Chevalier was In an au.
tomobile accident the other day
but although his two companions
were scratched all over the place,
he came out without SO much as
q bruiSe,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-04-10
BY CLAYTON A. BUNTING
SelbyvilIe, Sussex County, Delaware

suffer from dry periods and will add
firmness and color to the fruit. A more
sturdy root system will develop from the
addition of potash
Mulching Profitable
Mulching with wheat straw, salt hay
or pine needles, will be found profitable
and is of vital Importance. 1t will keep
the soil cool and will prevent splashing
of sand or other soil on the fruit from
hard showers.
The package in which the fruit is
shipped to market is important. 1t has
been customary for years to ship in
crate containing 81 to 90 quarts. The
practical package contains 70 to "a
quarts. The smaller package is much
easier to handle and less subject to shake
up and damage Further, the trade that
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-04-10

wants fancy fruit prefers smaller
package.
| used 24-quart crates when market
ing Dorsett and Fairfax last spring and
labeled each crate with an attractive
label in color This served as trade
mark and held customers throughout the
season. The "would-be" new customers
were unable to get our special mark, the
result being that prices held remarkably
well even in the face of general market
decline.
The future holds much for the mar
ket grower of Strawberries, if he will
do the little important things and grow
the right varieties, and right varieties
at cur place now means Dorsott and
Fairfax after a most profitable expert
encc growing them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-04-10

Proper procedure of the top dressing
of strawberry plants is to apply fer
tilizer analyzing 4 per cent ammonia,
8 per cent phosphoric acid and 10 per
cent potash. Instead of being broadcast
in the strawberry rows in April, this ap
plication should preferably be made in
January or February, which gives the
potash ample time to act. Potash dis
semnates slowly and when applied in
April has little value TO a crop which
ripens i'll May and early June in most
of the sections of the East and
Central West. With the more bal
anced plant food, you will get more
moderate LEAKAGE which will admit both
light and air, necessary to the good de-
velopment of fruit. The potash will also
result in a tougher foliage less likely to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-04-10

too sllpShod basis, re-
sulting in little, if any
profit, rather than the
rather handsome $500
per acre net we real
lied last year from a.
rather large test plot
of the variety Dorsett
being grown for mar
ket.
On the Del Mar
Va Peninsula, straw
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-04-10

berries have declined somewhat as a crop
during the past few years as a result of
the wearing out of strains rather than
tive varieties. 1t remained for the United
States Department of Agriculture to pre-
sent to growers Dorsett and Fairfax, the
two finest Strawberries for any purpose
in our generation. Not until last season
under the test of market production did
arrive at decision as to the better of
the two-the Dorsett. So close are the
rwo varieties it is easily possible for one
to lead, depending on the section of the
country. The fruiting season of both va
rieties extends over good three weeks
or longer. 1t is necessary to pick fruit
from the plants about ten times during
the season,
Market Expansion Seen
Prior to the introduction of these two
varieties, varieties highly acid in content
were grown to assure shipping quality.
Flavor to distant markets was sacrificed
in favor of shipping quality. Both varie-
ties have low acid content, yet ship well.
Intensive cultivation of land prior to
it receiving a planting of Strawberries is
necessary to realize weed-free straw
berry field the following year. 1t is inn
possible to grow bumper crop of ber-
ries amidst bumper crop of weeds.
Most any type of well drained soil can
be made almost weed and grass free
over a period of three years of intensive
cultivation to any other crop. For best
results, plan ahead for handling this
crop. Set your plants in this type of soil.
Give them frequent cultivation to keep
plants free from other vegetation.
Plant Feeding
During the war years, due to scarcity
of potash, this element became forgot
ten product for growing farm crops.
Many strawberry growers located i'll
poultry raising sections, use exclusively
the almost free chicken manure. This ma
nure contains lots of nitrogen in am
monia form and lacks potash, necessity
to successful strawberry culture, An APP
plication of potash, ten pounds to every
100 yards of row should be made in
September. Apply this along the side
of the row, being careful not to let any
hit the plants, particularly if they are
damp. Cultivate in immediately. This
will result in heavier root system
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-04-10

THE strawberry industry of the east
4 ern section of the United States is
wide, varied and interesting. 1t is also i'll
too many instances conducted on All all
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-04-10

When it's apple blossom time in the
beautiful Shenandoah Valley of vir-
ginia thousands of tourists will be here
for the Apple Blossom Festival" at
Winchester. The date for the opening
of the famous festival is announced
some ten days before the coIorfui event
is staged. Left, above, are apple bios
SONS near Bedford. Above, these young
virginians and their pony have their
own festival.
Virginia State G. of G. photos)
Prominent among HoIstein- Friesian
dairy herds in Virginia is the Meadow
Farms in Orange County. Pastures are
considered crop. Below.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23
Sports Editorial
From The Pioneer)

Just what should a student body
expect of its athletic teams? We've
been hearing quite forcefully what
the athletic teams expect of the stu
dent body. 1t seems no more than
fair to reverse the question. Most
students are not too demanding of
the fellows who work on the field.
Yet in return for their interest and
support they expect their team to
do things.
Probably the first thing we de-
mand of the fellows is that they
be Irregular fellows" We can cheer
for the fellow who isn't so "cocky"
more vigorously than the one who
is. We car cheer better for the
fellow who we know than the fell
low we don't. We like to cheer for
the fellow who is just a Irregular
fellow"
Then too, most of us like to see
a bunch of fellows that play as if
they knew what the game was all
about. The fellow who by his quick
and correct decisions makes possible
a gain for his team is the fellow
who thrills US. There are a lot of
things the fellow in the stands
doesn't know about the game; some
football players can by their play
ing teach these folks plenty. And
those are the fellows we like to see.
None of us object when a foot
ball player is a gentleman or rather
a good SPORT on the field. Even
the coach seldom takes a player out
because he said mice tackle" to
the fellow who just "spilt' him.
Most people in the stands like the
fellow who helps a member of the
opposing team to his feet if he's
been hurt. Yes, we like to see
good sports"
No, | haven't said that we always
expect to see a winning team. We
don't expect that. 1t would make
US proud to see an undefeated team
at Catawba but we don't base our
support on that one factor. What
we want to see is a team that can
and will fight. Defeat then doesn't
hurt us. Probably the winning
team is the least of our demands
upon a football team. For if the
fellows are "cocky", play like a
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

points north of Washington en-
route to Atlanta and points furth-
er south.
The fire was discovered when
the train was between the Yadkin
river and Spencer. The fire de-
partment at Spencer answered a
call, used chemicals and water to
extinguish the fire, but much dam
age was done. /, ]. Kyle, postal
Inspector, took charge of the dam
aged mail and asked the local Of
flee to re-dispatch it, which was
done Sunday at far as possible.
The mail car was damaged to
the extent of several hundred dol
lars by the fire.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

necked yomen from Burma, thu
sacred white elephant of Siam
Jumbo, Tom Thumb and Goliath,
the sea elephant.
Among the scores of new fea-
lures, to say nothing of the new
importations from Europe and
Asia, including the incredible
Naitto troupe, the Royal Bokara
troups, the Imperial Viennese eques-
TRAN troupe, the great FREDERICK
and a free running horse, pony and
elephant liberty act of sixty memb-
ers, is Col. Tim Mccoy, the screen
most outstanding western star, at
the head of his congress of rough
riders of the world-Cossacks,
cowboys, cowgirls, vaqueros, Sioux
and Blackfeet warriors and Aus
tralian bushrangers. Col. Mccoy,
plainsman, cavalry officer in the
U. S. Army Reserve and friend of
the Indian, is the idol of American
boys and girls, and he will be seen
seen in both the main performances
and the wild west.
The Greatest Show on Earth
heads into this territory on four
long railroad trains of 100 cars,
with 1900 people, 7 herds of full
sized elephant actors, 1909 men
agerie animals and 700 horses. Its
tented city covers IA acres of
ground. There are 81 large tents,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23
FACTS
ABOUT r
INDUSTRY
OUR STATE

Ranks first in United States in
the number of cotton mills and
spindle hours.
Ranks first in Southern States
in the number of hosiery mills
and first in United States in
manufacture of hosiery (quan-
tity).
Has largest tobacco market in
world.
Ranks first in the value of man
ufactured tobacco and manufac-
lures about 1913 of all cigar
cites.
Ranks first in manufacture of
bedroom and dining-room furni-
ture.
Has largest towel mill, denim
mill, damask mill, and overall
plant in the world and third
largest aluminium plant in
United States.
Ranks first in number of native
minerals, in the production of
feldspar, mica, and kaolin.
Has largest open-face granite
quarry in world.
Ranks first in the manufacture
of homespun in United States.
Has only manufacturing con-
Germ in world that extracts
bromine from sea water.
Leads South in number of wage
earners and in wages paid.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23
4. l.. Smoot,
Il, Died Tues.

Alexander Lee Smoot, u, promi-
nent business man, Sunday school
teacher and Baraca leader, died sud-
denly Tuesday afternoon of a heart
attack.
A native of Virginia, the son of
he Rev. and Mrs. James F. Smoot,
he attended old Trinity college,
taught school in Texas for several
years and came to Salisbury in
1895.
He served as register of deeds
three terms, was mayor, banker
building and loan leader, and in
later years had been engaged in in
surance business.
He was founder and teacher of
the Smoot Baraca Bible class of the
First Methodist church for approx
mately ~ years. he was State ad-
visor for the Baraca- Philathea as
ISOLATION and was one of the States
delegates at the world convention
in Montreal, Canada last summer.
He also was an active Mason. He
was a member of the Shrine.
He is survived by his widow and
one son, Alex, Jr., of Salisbury; a
stepson, NOR Hodgin Of Whining
Ton; two brothers, DR.. ], E. Smoot
of Concord, physician and histor-
ian; and Rev. Thomas A. Smoot of
Norfolk, Va.
Funeral service was held Wednes-
day afternoon and burial was in
the Chestnut Hill cemetery.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23
Mail Car Damag.
ed By Fire Near
Salisbury

Flames of unknown origin dam
aged a quantity of first class mail,
parcels and packages, on south
bound Train IS late Saturday night
when fire broke out in the closed
compartment filled with mail from
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

Two fields of corn and one of
cotton were. inspected in Arson
County by A. D. Stuart, seed spe-
cialist of the North Carolina Crop
Improvement Association.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

bunch of beginners, and are poor
sports, even a winning team does
not demand our support and in
terest.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

including the worlds largest big
top, seating $4,000 persons.
This is the peak season for youth
and beauty among the 500 world
famous arenlc artist with the show.
In the air, in the three rings, on the
four stages and in the quarter-mile
hippodome track will be seen
hundreds of pretty girls. In the go
girl aerial ballet, the most beautiful
display ever produced, there
are beauties that evoke columns of
newspaper comment wherever the
Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bail
Ringing Bros and Barnum & Bailey
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23
Worlds Mightiest
Circus Coming Soon

Great Ringing Bros. and Barnum
and Bailey Combined, witb Pigm,
Elephants and Pongurs from Afni-
ca, Col. Tim McCoy and Hundreds
of New Foreign Features, Offers
Etocbd Program.
With the most impressive and
brilliant seven-ring-and-stage prog
ram in its history, the Ringing
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Com
bined Circus, which will exhibit in
Charlotte Monday, November 2 Of
fers this season, as a sensational
superfeature a herd of African pig
my elephants, the first ever to set
foot on this continent. These tiny
tuskers are not babies, but full
grown, middle-aged midget eleph-
ants, the rarest animals on the face
of the earth. Accompying them is
a herd of miniature African pom
gurs, the worlds smallest beasts of
burden. The pigmy elephants have
proven the greatest attraction the
Big Show has ever placed before
the public, not even excepting its
presentations in the past of the
disc-lipped Ubangis, the giraffe
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

There are $50 boys and girls in
All club work in Jones and On
slow counties.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23
Is
Convicted On
Rum Charge

T. C. Perrell, u, of Charlotte,
who was convicted in Federal court
here of violation of the Federal Ii
quor laws and use of a smoke screen
on an automobile was given five
years in the Atlanta prison by
Judge Johnson J. Hayes. Perrell was
also fined $500.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-30

State Republican Ticket
Governor-Gilliam Grissom
Lieut.. GOVERNOR. Samuel
White
Secretary State-James I. Camp
bell
AUDITOR. M. Van Hoy
Treasurer--Clarenc T. Allen
Supt. Instruction-Calvin Zim-
norman
Attorney General-Fred D.
Hamrick Com. Agriculture-John
L. Phelps
Com. Labor-David T. Vance
Ins. Commissioner-Herbert F.
Seawell, Jr.
Associate Justice Supreme Court
-Vonno L. Gudger, William G.
Bramham
Judge Supreme Court, 10th Dis
trlct-lhomas Z. Carter; 18TH
District, H. S. Williams
U. S. Senateor-Frank C. Patton
Congress 9th District-Watt
Gragg.
County Republican Ticket
Senator-J. L. Fleming
House-W. D. Kennedy, A. M.
Miller
Register of Deeds-G. Dewey
Kluttz 49,
Auditor-C. Ray Sloop
Sheriff-M. Calvin Garmon
County COMMISSIONER c. W.
Windsor, A. Z. Price, R. W. Lentz,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-30
GEORGE BERNHARDT

George NJ. Bernhardt, 50, prom
inent farmer and dairyman for 80
years, died Monday morning after
a long illness. Funeral services
were held at St. Paul's Lutheran
church in eastern Rowan Tuesday
at 4 p. m. with Masonic honcrs.
He is survived by four sons: Cliff
ford and John III. of Salisbury,
Herman V. of Philadelphia, Floyd
G.. of Norfolk; two daughters,
Mrs. Sneed Heilig and Mrs. Floyd
Julian, both of Rowan; four broth
ers, E. T. and H. c.. Bernhardt of
the county, J. A. Bernhardt of
Spencer, Will Bernhardt of Chat
tanooga, Tenn; two sisters, Mrs.
J. M. Pence of Kannapolis, Mrs. ].
M. Glover of Rowan county; two
half brothers, Paul and Leo Bern.
hardt of Rowan.