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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06
Kav Francis talked !

nay V4eAANAo OesANNAs
Miss Francis, who is well-known
to newspaper people for her reti-
cence and avoidance of interviews
and photographs, broke down at
last, after nine years Of compare
tive silence, during the making OF
"The White Angel" her latest
Warner Brothers film, which will
be seen here at the Earle Theater
Friday.
Up to then, Miss Francis had
gone about her work in a work
man-like Way-simply doing her
lob and doing it well enough to
earn good returns for herself and
her employers. Enthusiasm about
her roles had been quite foreign
to the screens glamour-drammer
girl.
Admired the Nurse
'"The White Angel" however,
stirred her to voluntary comment,
and stirred, at the same time,
veteran interviewers who had
virtually given up hope Of even
getting answers to missionaries.
Miss Francis, it turns out, had
admired Florence Nightingale,
whom she portrays in "The White
Angel" ever since she was a little
girl and listened to her mothers
stories about 1.-THE Lady With a
Lamp" So it was in the nature of
relieving a repression when she
got the chance to do Florence
Nightingale on the screen.
Miss Francis believes that the
girl who was the founder of
modern nursing and emancipation
from pain gave herself and her
talents and abilities in greater
degree than any other of history'S
great women.
"She had not thought Of re-
ward or glory" Kay relates.
She turned her back on the
man who loved her. Like Louis
PaSteur, she had to fight even
those who have been her allies
physicians. She stood alone
In . world Of enemies.
Because she actually lived
and because the records of her
life are so complete, Florence
Nightingale is the most real
character / have ever played"
the star continued. "The excit-
ing and melOdramatic incidents
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06

TEACHES GRIM LESSON
Paramount bought the title, had
q melodramatic story built around
some Of the Story'S original grim
and tragic incidents. The aver
age person would shudder and
grow weak at its graphic portrayal
Of accident horrors so that it is
presumed the narrative has been
Softened some for the screen,
though retaining the grewsome
warning to the thoughtless at the
steering wheel.
Off hand this seems like sombre
stuff to come under the head of
summer entertainment. Para
mount undoubtedly contributes
this as a practical aid to the ma
tional campaign for greater safety
on the road, since it lends itself
ideally to the purposes Of the po-
lice departments, automobile clubs
and others who are striving con-
stantly ito cut down the terrible
toll taken by reckless motorists.
Directed by Charles Barton,
"And Sudden Death" employs a
cast that includes Randolph Scott,
Frances Drake, Tom Brown, Billy
Lee, Fuzzy Knight, Porter Hall,
Charles Quigley and Oscar APPEL.
MISS CORNELL OBJECTS
Katharine Cornell, through her
very able press agent, Ray Hender-
son, takes exception to Metro Gold
wyn-Mayer's Romeo and Juliet"
exploitation which inferS that the
First Lady of the Stage sighted
some of the Bard'S lines and
scenes in the footlight version OF
ShakeSpeare's love story.
Talbot Jennings, who wrote the
screen adaptation of Romeo and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
Kov Francis Acts One of Her
Idols in White ANGEL

in her life have more vitality
than any fiction because they
all happened and not SO long
ago, at that.
ONE OF HER IDOLS
81 remember when I was a
little girl that my mother read
me stories about Florence Night
ingale. The army officials who
plotted against her seemed like
cruel villains to me. 1 wept bit.
terly over the descriptions Of
how she eaSed the last moments
o wounded soldiers. Then and
there she became one of my
idols, and later, when / read
more about her, she became my
favOrite heroine.
II thought of Florence Night
ingaIe as a dramatic character
very often after 1 became an
actress. When Warner Bros. de-
cided to have william DieterIe,
who directed The Story of Louis
PaSteur.' direct a story about
her and assigned the role to me,
it was actually a dream come
true"
Maybe it's significant that the
lady who has been so taciturn be.
fore has spoken so at length about
her latest picture. 1t might mean
a new era for Kay Francis, a new
career in new type of entertain.
ment. If so, we can think of no
one better fitted by her own tall
entS and charrlS to go still fur
ther beyond the opportunity Of.
fered by The White Angel" Per.
haps it is significant, too, that in
her newest the alluring Kay Fran
els carries on no romance and for
gets about fine feathers. Sheer act
ing ability and a nurses plain uni
form are the distinctions Of her
Characterization.
A notable supporting cast ap-
pears with Miss Francis in "The
White Angel" Among its members
are Ian Hunter, Donald Woods,
Nigel Bruce, Donald Crisp, Lillian
Cooper, George Curzon, Ara
Gerald, Charles Croker-King, Hal
liwell Hobbies, Billy Mauch, Ely
Malyon, Georgia Game, VeSey
O'Davern and many others. Nor
daunt Sharp wrote the screen
play, which was suggested by Lyt-
ton Strachey's essay on Florence
Nightingale in Eminent Victor.
ianS,"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06

Juliet" said in a recent Hollywood
On Parade edition Of the Washing
ton Times:
ut was agreed after studying
every version Of the story that
no one has ever improved on
Shakespeare's dialogue or dra-
matte action. Irving G. Thai
berg entertained this theory
from the first. He found that
George CukOr, the director, and
Prof. william Strunk, jr., of Cor
nell, were in complete accord:
"There was never any queS-
ton in my mind about it. 1t
would have been much simpler
to adapt the story direct from
ShakeSpeare's script, without
even considering the versions
that various producers and play
wrights have taken the liberty
to make. We looked over about
20 versions in all
"The outcome was that the
picture follows the original story
more closely than any stage
presentation since Shakespeare
put on the show himself.
1.-THE play was written in "a
consecutive scenes. It was not
intended to be broken up into
acts. Obviously it is possible for
the motion picture to give this
continuity which is impossible
on the STAGE"
after the reOpening Of the
theater in the Restoration pc
Rod, Romeo and Juliet" was re-
vived in 1852. James Howard
gave the play a happy ending.
All of ShakeSpeare's plays dur
ing this period were subjected to
a Lot ~ wnuScinNn %hof IiSvnSA ID
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06
AND SUDDEN DEATH FILMED
Katharine Cornell, Via Agent,
Resents M-G-M Claim She
Sighted Shakespeare
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Fourth July casualties of the open road to remind
that Paramount has just completed feature picture which
points the dangerous and terrible results Of reckless drv
ing
And Sudden Death" the picture called title that stems
from j. c. Furnas widely read and nationally circulated
article which originally in Readers Digest Motor Clubs
insurance companies civic organizations and newspapers
printed this CHASTITY treatise and is safe to say 100000
copies of the piece have been distributed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06
I Cover HOuy WOOd

Jean Parker. Whoever looks the
most Chinese after they get
through hanging tons of makeup
on them, will became the lucky
pierreSS.
We're always saying that the
cinema is not so easy for the
actors. Now it is getting to be
not so easy for the columniStS.
There are, at the present read
ing, three hundred accredited
newspaper correspondents on file
with the Will Hayes office. With
three hundred people all tearing
each others threats to get the
first scoop, I gave you the Fourth
Estate. Howard Lang, gent in
our midst. won the most fantastic
LouiS-Schmeling bet which is going
to take him but years to collect.
From his barber, hundred free
ShaveS. From the bootblack, one
hundred free feetpolishings. and
from the Lady De Emery Board,
fifty on-the-cuff manicureS. Some
saving.
Warmers is having a casting
problem on it's technicolor short,
Echo Mountain" All they had
to collect was 500 living goats to
theSpianiZe therein.
Our friend, Mr.. Cecil B. De
Miles tearing down practically
the entire Paramount studio bit
by bit, to erect a set to represent
Leavenworth city for his opus,
THE Plainsman." So far, the
Limehouse Street, the New York
Docks, the Klondike Street, the
Panama Street, and the walls of
the medieval city he built for 1.-The
CruSades" have bitten the dust.
When he originally erected the
medieval fortress, he tore down
an ocean liner which had been
standing at Paramount for years.
what wrecker!
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antics and pranks are the bane
and. at the same time, the joy
of the orphan aSylum'S heads.
How Jane finally proves her
identity and wins a home for
herself and happiness for those
who aided her make this one Of
James finest and most enter
tanning picture to date.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06
Breaks in Wardrobe

Gary Cooper is breaking in"
his wardrobe for the role of Wild
Bill Hickok in Cecil B. De Miles
1.-THE Plainsman." He is wearing
pioneer boots, shirt and breecheS
so that they will hang right"
when he starts the De Mile film.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06
Jane Withers
ForCoIumbio

Jane Withers returns to the
lovable harum-Scarum type Of
role that first brought her screen
fame in Little Miss Nobody
which opens at Loew's Columbia,
Friday, July 10.
The story concerns a mis-
chievous, nameleSS orphan whose
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06

Paramount Completes a Movie Designed
To Serve as Tragic Warning to Reckless
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06

Jean Parker. Whoever looks the
most Chinese after they get
through hanging tons of makeup
on them, will became the lucky
pierresS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06

them any good. As . matter Of
fact, the original ending Of
Romeo and Juliet" was forgot
ten until 1850. 1t was picked mp
by TheOphlus Cibber, GarriCk
wrote in his own dialogue and
= was adapted by Katharine
Cornell, who was a marvellous
Juliet.
1--WE STUDIED all Of these
changes and threw them all out
in favor of ShakeSpeare'S own
version. There Is no additional
dialogue. Norma Shearer and
Leslie Howard will play the title
roles as he wrote the part, in
Guiding the original ending.
Nothing ever written has sur
passed it for simplicity, beauty
and majesty Of poetic express
SION"
Milford chronicle., 1936-08-14

President Roosevelt. at New York
telling. of his answer to critics Of th'
unbalanced budget:
81 tell them that whereas the def
icit Of the Federal Government this
year is about $3,OO0,0O0. 1000, the ma
tional income of the United States
has risen from $4,000. 100000 in the
year 1882 to $65,O0O,OOO,OOO in the
year 1886 - :"
Secretary MOrgenthau, before the
Senate Finance Committee, annOunc-
ed that the Federal deficit at the end
Of the fiscal year June 3Oth would
be in the neighbOrhOOd Of $685.
100000; the biggest peace-time def
icit in our history.
Just a difference of $S.OOO.OOO, 900
between the figures of the President
and those of his Secretary Of the
Treasury.
AS to the Presidents comment on
the national income. Department of
Commerce figures give the 1882 ma
tional income at $39, $4,000, 900. An
other slight difference of $4,000, ,OOO,-
600!
Regarding the 1886 national in
come, the New York Times finds the
estimates Of most experts averaging
about 100000, 100000. Admittedly,
however. only estimates are possible
for the national income for 1886. So
there's only a difference between the
President and the hard-headed ex-
Milford chronicle., 1936-08-14
new DEAL ARITHMETIC
is ALWAYS MISLEADING
Even The Presidents Figures Are Wholly at Variance
With Official Records, But What Are A Few
Billions More Or Less Under The New Deal?

/ perts-whO have been making esti-
mates for a long time-Of $5,OOO,-
1000!
Such nOnchalance in discussing
huge sums on the part Of the Presi-
dent is disturbing to those men and
women who can add four apples to
two apples and conclude they have
six apples. instead Of eight.
However. 1t is characteristic New
Deal arithmetic.
Starting out to redeem a platform
pledge to cut Federal Government
expenses IS per cent, the Admins
tratiOn began exaggerating estimates
OF expenditures and deficits. In his
1885 budget message the President
held out hope for a balanced budget
in the 1886 fiscal year, including re-
lief expenditures, with the national
debt estimated at not more than
$31 ,S34,0OO,000. But when the Presi-
dents budget was submitted for the
fiscal year 1886. a deficit Of $4,5O0,-
100000 was estimated for that pc
riOd, with the public debt at S34,-
329, 100000.
In both his last budget message
and his subsequent tax message to
Congress, the President proudly
pointed out that his computations
meant a reduction in the deficit for
the third successive year. But now
Secretary Morgenthau reveals that
instead of decrease in the deficit It
will reach new peace-time high!
Milford chronicle., 1936-08-14
MILTON


Milton's Annual Home Coming
has passed into history. The arrival
of former Milton residents began
early Friday morning and by even
ing a large number were present tC
witness the parade at Z o'clock. Fol
lowing the parade a very interest
ing program was presented. Joseph
NJ. Lank was master of ceremonies
and handled the situation very we'll,
Mayor Charles B. Porter delivered
an address of welcome to the visit
ors, and introduced the chairmen of
the various committees. Music by
/ the Cambridge Band. Award of
prizes-the winners being Mrs. Os-
car DickersOn, first; and Mrs. Pres
ton Chandler, second. Community
singing. led by Edgar NJ. Welch. A
selection by the colOred quartet was
well received. The irst speaker of
the evening was William w. Smith
ers, of Philadelphia, followed by j.
Ponder Darby, of New Jersey; Ed
gar w. Lank of Philadelphia; Chas.
A. BurrOus, of New Jersey and W..
H. Welch of Milton.
On Saturday afternoon a game OF
baseball was played by the "Old
timers" white and cOlOred stars of
yestsryear. This was attended by
more than four hundred visitors and
townsmen. II was a scream from be-
ginning to end Many we're the tum-
bles by the participants, because of
stiffness of the joints and lack of
breath, but the most cOmical was
when Dan WRgamon attempted to
catch a foul fiy back of the plate.
His feet got crossed and he fell fat
on his stomach and the ball fell to
the ground within a foot of his
prone body. "Bill" Wagamon hit an
"inside" home run-it fell in the
weeds in right field and before it
could be found "Bill" waddled
around the bases. Tom Spencer, who
played ball fifty years ago to the
writer's certain knowledge, was in
the line up for a few innings and got /,
around like man of forty. His
place was taken by his son, "Vic,"
who has about given up playing. We
will attempt to give a line up Of the
players Ia dificult job, as the
changes came quick and often):
for the whites: Dan Wag-
anon, Leon Black, Charles Bur
'ous; pitchers. Ernest Jefferson.
Will Wagamon; first base. VIII
Walt Lekites, Vic Spen-
er; second base, Dan Wagamon,
)ick Mustard; third base. Dan Wag-
mon, Ernest Jefferson. Norman Da-
idson, Mitch Dickerson, Vic Spen-
er: shortstop. Parker Mason, Nor
ian Davidson; right field, Tom
pencer, Walter Lekites; center
cid, Layton Reed; left field Tuck"
Leon Black. viii Nell
line.
Line up for the coIored team /
atcher. Jumbo" NAPLES; pitchers, :
Jncle" Norman Mifflin, Erick Haz- 4
Ird, Ike Rlsckston; first base, o
oyce, Erick Hazard; second base,
Milford chronicle., 1936-08-14

Lou White; Bell, L. Warren, Can
non; third base, P. Warren; short
stop. Erick Hazard, Jr.. Babe
Simpler; right field, Bell, ROl White
Melvin Wright; center field Clar-
ence Young, Lou White, Ike Black
ston; left field, Young, Cirwithian
Boyce.
Umpires: Walt Crouch, plate;
John Welch and Harry Edginton
bases. Ohicial scorer, Bill Bolin.
Score by innings:
COlored 90 4 1 4 4 O-1S
White .SO25 81 0 x-16
Interesting summaries: Errors
White, 1S; Colored, Is. Stolen bases,
White, 5; COlOred, 8. Left on bases,
White, 5; Colored, 8. Struck out by
Hazard, 2; Jefferson 10. Bases on
balls off Wagamon 1, Jefferson 1,
Hazard 1. Hits, White 20; Colored
13.
On Saturday evening a very inter
esting parade, led by the Coast Ar
tillery Band, marched through the
town to the old school house, where
master of ceremonies, Joseph NJ.
Lank, put across the following pro-
gram: Community singing, led by
Edgar NJ. Welch; invocation by Geo.
R. Davidson; coloTed quartet sang
two selections, including a clog
dancing number by Roly White; mu-
sic by the Artillery Band; speaking
by Mrs. Edith Jefferson, Ernest JEFF
ferson, of NemacOla, Pa; James P.
Darby, of New Jersey; Ermon Pos
ties, of Swarthmore College, Pa;
Ralph Smith, a Pennsylvania edu-
Gator; John B. Welch of Camden, N.
j.: DR.. R. B. Hopkins of Milton;
Prof. A. J. Bolin of Milton and JOS
eph NJ. Lank of Milton, also Wells
Wilson, Jr., of Brooklyn. N. Y
On Sunday evening an impressive
service was held by the NJ. P. and
NJ. E. Churches. A "Galilean Ser
vice" was held in which several
boats loaded with choristers sang
several selections. An especially in
teresting part of the program was a
entitled Peters Cali /
lee Memories" by William Mcdaniel
as Peter, and Robert Lingo as Mark.
by Gaylon Ross, Miss
Virginia johnson, Mrs. Annie Nc
Daniel. Miss Bertha Jones was mis-
.Tess of ceremonies.
Mrs. Mary Quig entertained on
sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Glen
laniel and daughters of Lincoln, and
dr. and Mrs. Emile Touring and
hildren of Chester, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carpenter Of
and Theodore Johnson
{ Coolspring we're dinner guests at
he home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
carpenter on Sunday
Captain and Mrs. Richard Block
ON, of Pennsgrove, N. j.. after
pending three months in Ohio, {
pent the weekend with Mr.. and \
Irs. L. L. Mustard.
William A. Norris entertained at s
Is home near town for several s
lys Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Welch t
I'd Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mustard
New Jersey. /
Captain and Mrs. Charles E. Dar- v
Milford chronicle., 1936-08-14

though shipments from the Soutl
are decreasing. The market streng
tbened slightly in early August will
approaching end of important south.
ern shipping seasons. Position /,
considered improved because o.
light crops reported in most north
ern peach sections. Some recent ar.
rivals of ElbeTtas from Georgia and
| South Carolina have shown fine
quality and sold as high as SO a
bushel in New York. Some Hales
touched S3.75. General run of south
ern Elbertas sell from S1.75 to $3.50
and Hales around SO. There was lit
tie change in the price range of
northern markets in southern pro-
ducing sections the first week of
August
Western Bartlett pears are in lib
eral supply and prices have been
lower than usual, averaging below
50 a box in New York. Blueberries
have shown wide range of prices,
reaching tops above SOC a quart for
the cultivated kind and selling at
12c to 3Oc for wild fruit from north
eastern berry sections.
Melons Recover Slightly
Melons were selling a little better
in early August and shipments were
decreasing. Prices showed some
gains from low points of last month
Tom Watsons sold at 800 to $500
per car load in North Carolina with
good demand. Northern markets
quoted 1925 to 1925 per car and 1Sc
to 35c, unit basis, on medium sizes.
Southern cantaloupes showed some
price gains in line with advances on
western stock. Delaware and Mary
land cantaloupes brought 75c to
S1.50 per standard crate.
Apples Sell Better
The apple situation showed better
balanced condition in early August
with a larger proportion of good
fruit showing good market quality, |
a fairly good demand and a firm |
trend of prices with some advances. !
The apple season appears to be un-
usually early and usal fall varieties |
are already active in the market. !
General market range is Use to S1.50 |
per bushel but most sales ranged 81 /
to $1.25. The Duchess variety is re-
ported ready for market in western
New York, also the same variety in
Michigan. Gravensteins from Cali
fornia are receiving wide distribu-
Lion and selling higher than eastern
apples. Grapefruit is in light supply
and tending higher. Lemons declin-
I'd sharply from the very high prices
reached last month. Oranges are In
light supply and prices fully main
aimed.
Old crop sweet potatoes are about
lut of market. New crop supplies
ire increasing and prices have de-
lined about One-third since the OPP
ming Of the season, ranging now
Mostly $1.75 to 50 per bushel for re-
.eipts from Alabama, Florida, North
'arOlina and Louisiana.
Milford chronicle., 1936-08-14
BL.ANCHARD'S STATION

Miss Mae Morris of Carlisle, Pa.
is spending her vacation here with
her brother and sister. w. L. and
Miss Eva Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Yoder, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Swartzentruber and Miss
Mae Jenkins left last Saturday
morning for Ohio where there will
be a reunion of the Yodef family
during a weeks stay there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Magee pur-
chased on Saturday by public sale
the home with 10 acres Of land OF the
deceased Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mai
one mile west of Greenwood along
the Greenwood-D Denton highway.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harmon and son
spent Saturday evening with Mrs.
Jane Messlck in Hickman.
Mrs. John Fisher is paying visit
to her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Lyons
and family Of Wilmington. Mrs.
Fisher also spent one day sight-see-
ing at Valley Forge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Marvel and
son spent the weekend visiting rela-
tives in Chester. They spent Sum
day in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Newton, Jr.,
and George Truitt Of Trinity, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Newton. Sr.. on
Sunday. All visited Mr.. and Mrs. |
Everett Warrington near FELTON, sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Samuel Utz and niece. and |
Mrs. Lomotte Warrington OF Sea-
ford called on Mr.. and Mrs. c. L.
Harmon and son. Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atwood Tucker and
baby spent Monday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Yoder and twins.