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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13
18th Installrnent
No. 4-THE PLAYERS.

Next in Importance to. the pre-ppO-
duction phases of picture making and
the directors duties, previously de-
scribed in this series, are the tasks
facing the players.
To an outsider, it may seem that a
star leads an easy life, short hours of
work, lots of time for relaxation and
play, and little responsibility. But a
star has no easy time of it before pro-
duction, and even less during actual
filming. Weeks before the camera
starts, the star is experimenting with
various maKe-ups, fitting costume;
and taking tests and rehearsing.
Hours Off the Set.
This May not sound, like very much,
but the matter of makeup tests takes
whole afternoons, wardrobe fittings
consume hours for weeks, and nights
are spent in reading script lines for
the many days of rehearsal.
Once in production, the work dou-
bles. The star of a feature picture
will spend, on an average, about
twelve hours day at the studio. She
will arrive on the elot" at about 7:3C
a. M, as a rule. and submit herself
to the ministrations of makeup ar.
fists, hairdressers and costumers.
Little Rest.
Sharp at nine, she is on the set
with production ready to start for the
day. This means a hasty re-readine
of lines, rehearsals and the constant
filmings necessary to complete g
scene. There is little chance to rest
between scenes, as there are always
necessary adjustments to- make-ul
and costumes to try on, the memoriz-
ing of new lines and the rehearsal
of action, this time for tempo and
mood.
Then, too, there are the demands
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13
VANCE TRIO FACE
GRANVILLE COURT

Oxford, Sept. 13-Three white. men,
Lloyd j. Walker. j. w. Donaldson and
Lawrence Sutton. of Vance county.
are being held in the county Jail here
on. charge of parking on the high
way while sheriff's officers are MAX
ing AM effort to- link them withpa Sc
ries of chicken house raids made in
the DickersOn section.
The three were arrested Saturday
afternoon on the highway near the
county home of deputy L. J. Yancey
/ after officers had recovered about IL
chickens cached in field near where
the men had tire trouble.
r.. B. Hight identified two of the
men, Donaldson and Sutton, as the
same men he had seen carrying chick
ems away from his place on Friday
night. They are charged with larceny
and Walker is charged with aiding
and abetting.
i Meanwhile, T. B. Brumnitt report
ed the theft of seven birds and A. r.
Hicks the loss of Is or 20 in recen.
days. Clifford Walters found some
chickens tied up in his pack house
which he suspected had been stolen
and hidden there.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13

which can be seen the strange Brown
Mountain lights which, have intri-
gued and mystified scientists from
all over the. United States.
On clear nights, tiny lights twinkle
and dance on the horizon, giving the
/ appearance of some gay carnival
scene in the distance.
Scientific groups have made numer-
fous trips to the Grandfather region
In an attempt to prove some one of
the many theories advanced to ac-
count for this phenomenon but none
have been successful.
The Grandfather Mountain is APP
propriately named. We are accustonl-
ed to cali the Mississippi "Old Man
River" and "The Father of Waters. .
IF we give venerable titles to that
stream, we assuredly are using re-
straint when we choose no more VEN
cradle one than "Csrandfather" when
referring to a peak that has been
rearing its majestic head to the high
heavens for so many millions of years.
OF course, there is a more obvious
reason for the name. From some
vantage points the top of the noun
tain forms a perfect profile of a
bearded man in reclining position
and this undoubtedly is responsible
B for the name.
There are numerous peaks in the
Blue Ridge that are few hundred
feet higher than the Grandfather, al
though Mt. Mitchell ITSELF the highest
peak east of the Rockies, is only TAI
feet taller.
However, the bold appearance OF
the long summit of Grandfather, the
unusual rock formations, the wealth
of it's flora, and its dominance of the
landscape of so large an area, make
OF it one of the most interesting and
important peaks of the whole Appala-
chian system.
And today, thanks to modern high,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13

Linville, Sept. 13.-At least 40 mil
lion years ago a great westerly move
ment of the crust of the earth in this
area encountered an immovable Sec
ton of that crust. The, consequences
was am upward crumpling such az
would result. if the free edge of a
page of a book were moved horizon
tally toward the bound edge. In this
process, Grandfather Mountain was
born.
For years friends of the Grand
father have been applying superla-
tives to this ancestor of mountains
it's complex geologic history, its mag
nificent and towering peaks, its in.
comparable. view, it's gorgeous flora
and the exhiarating air at it's top:
But there are other points which
even the most casual observer must
note that set Grandfather off from its
fellow-peaks.
Scientists have recently asserted
that during the Glacial Age the. great
ice mass came down only to what is
now the northern border of the State
of North Carolina. AS it receded
north, it carried seeds from the for
ests of Grandfather back over the
barren areas of America. furnishing
the seeding of our great northern
forests.
Enthusiastic climbers nave been
amazed at the appearance of ravens
winging their way aorund the cliffs
and bluffs of Grandfather. And a
lucky few have climbed to the very
top for a rare glimpse of the ravens
nest.
It is also to be noted that Grand
father is the only mountain south OF
Canada where the Snow Birds build
their homes. Snakes are never seen
on the upper slopes.
A few miles along the Yonahlossee
Trail, which winds around the slopes
of Grandfather, are the bluffs from
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13
Steps In Movie-Making

of the publicity department to be met.
Still photographs to pose for, inter-
views to be given with newspaper and
magazine writer's.
Midnight Oil.
shooting" usually ends between 5
and 6 p. M, unless there are night
scenes to be made. But the day is not
over for the players then. After the
cameras are put away, the players
confer with the director in discus
sion of the next days work. and then
see the PUSHES of the previous day
the scenes filmed. that is. This is to
determine if any retakes are neces-
sary before the company starts to dis
intergrate and settings are torn down.
This view of 'rushes" usually lasts
until 7:30 o'clock, when the star is
free to go home to dinner. Usually,
she is bundle of nerves and relaxes
by means of having a masseuse come
in and give her a complete body mas
sage. Then she rehearses her lines for
the following day with her secretary
or some other member of her family.
Thus, from the time she rises in the
morning to putting aside her script
at night, many hours have been spent
on production. Not much time for
gay night life" in routine like that.
(Problhms connected wysh actual
production will be discussed in the
next articlel NM
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13
BY HENRY AvERIIL

Raleigh, Sept. 49, Swearing in of
Forrest A. Shuford as commissioner
of labor to succeed Major A. L. Flet-
cher was one of Mondays big events
at the Capitol. In fact it might well
be called the big event in view of the
lack of startling news breaks as the
week opened.
It's been quite a while since as
many department heads got together
at one time and place. Among those
who heard Chief Justice Walter P.
Stacy admin the oath to Mr..
Shuford were Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction Clyde A. Erwin, Secre-
tary of State Thad Eure, Attorney
General Harry McCullan, Commits
sioner of Agriculture w. Kerr Scott,
State Auditor George Ross Pou, and
Insurance Commissioner Dan Boney.
The ceremonies were held in. the gov
ernor's office with the governor look
ing benignly on.
Some score underlings from the la
Dor commissioners office were pre-.
sent, the. prize eoff the record re-
mark going to one of them whose con-
gratulatory remarks to his new boss
were "For goodness sake keep me on
the pay roll"
Among the lay spectators of the
swearing-in was Shuford's brother
in-law Wade Renfrow, reputed poll
tical boss of High Point.
The governors appointment of Shu-
ford to the labor post, incidentally
was a continuation of the Hoey policy
of moving up subordinates to fill
vacancies.
Previous examples were elevation
of Attorney General A. A. f. Seawell
to the Supreme Court bench and ap-
pointment of Harry Mcmillan, the
Seawell assistant, to the Seaweli post
The last sightseeing excursion 81
"Tweetsie', famous narrow-guage raj
way which climbs the mountain from
Boone to Johnson City, Tennessee
| will be run Sunday, according to re.
ports from Boone.
On overall days, Tweetsie haul.
freight and passengers through isolat
ed gorges in the Blue Ridge. This com
ing Sunday Tweetsie will have an an
| cient observation car attached to the
passenger coaches, and will carry late
vacationists over the highest CONNER.
cial railway line in Eastern America
The trip will take all day, with a noon
time stop at Johnson City.
The train is the last narrow-gauge
railway operating commercially cas-
of the Mississippi. For many years il
has puffed around the rim of Grand
father Mountain, bringing the outside
| world to mountain sections which
! otherwise are completely isolated.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13

way engineering, the greater part of
Grandfather's rugged area is avail
able to any and every passing tourist
The Grandfather Mountain toll road
built three years ago, now furnishes
an ideal drive to the huge platform,
nesting close under the first peak
where parking space for numerous
automobiles is provided
Pans are already undse way for the
extension of the road for automobiles
to the first peak of Grandfather, MAX
ing it possible to- ride up for al view
even nore bpeath-taking, if such be
possible, than that which is now en-
joyed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13
Negro Social
Work Stats
Are Enlarged

Raleigh, Sept. disappointment O!
fo1r additional Negro social welfare
workers to bring the statewide total
I'm to 26. serving IA counties in North
Carolina was announced this week
bv William R. Johnson, consultant
for Negro work with the State Board
of Charities and Public Welfare.
lanes Holmes and William Wilcox
at Charlottes Oppfe l.. Emmerson,
Robson county; and Grace Peterson,
Warren county were the new staff adj
ditions since July 1.
Arson, BERTHE, Craven, Durham,
Forsyth, Franklin, Guilford, Mecklen-
burg. New Hanover, Northampton,
Pasquotank. Robson, Wake and War
rem counties now have full time
Negro workers. A worker is also sta
toned at the Morrison Training
School in Richmond county.
For the first time this year, John
son said, at the invitation of the de-
nartment of public instruction, social
work classes were held at Elizabeth
City State Normal, A. and T. College,
Winston Salem and Fayetteville
Teachers Colleges, and the North Car
DINA College in Durham with total
class attendance of 100 and assemblies
for one address of 1900.
Most pressing need in Negro work
at present, Johnson pointed out, is
some way Of adequately caring for
feeble-minded Negro children and de-
lnquent Negro girls.
Plans are now under way for the
fourteenth annual institute for Negro
workers to be held at ST. Augustine
College in Raleigh the first week in
February of next year. The institute
is attended by Negro farm and home
agents, county nurses, WPA and NYA
and other workers.
North Carolina first went into Me-
gro social work in 1925 aided by a
grant from the Laura Spellman Rock
efeller Foundation, leading all states
in this practice and still leading in
the South.
Raleigh, Charlotte, WinstonSalem,
Elizabeth City and Durham were the
only cities having Negro workers
when the old ERA liquidated three
years ago in 1885. Today the staff of
26 serve North Carolina as case work
ers, child welfare agents, probation
and truant officers according to the
needs of the county where they are
stationed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13
DUKES FRESHMEN
REPORT THURSDAY

Durham, Sept 10 Members of the
freshman class will lead the "back to
school, procession at Duke university,
reporting Thursday for a weeks pre-
liminary training before upperclass-
men arrive next week. The forma.
opening of the university will be held
September 21.
A full program awaits the boys and
girls of 1912. After getting settled in
their rooms during the day, they will
attend assemblies Thursday evening
The. girls class, numbering about 225,
will meet in the Woman's college au-
ditorium, and the mems group, the
freshman class of Trinity college will;
assemble in Page auditorium, about
500 in number.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13

DR.. Cyrus Adler of New York, pres
ident of the American Theological
Seminary, born at Van Buren,, Ark.
rs years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13

! Warden Lewis E. Lawes of Sing
Sing, born at Elnaira, N. Y, IS years
ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13

(Problems connected lw3sh actual
production will be discussed in the
next article.) W
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13

THIS Collie dog has nervous system that
is remarkably similar to yours. Like yours
it is delicate, complicated. But here is where a
big difference comes in: The dog can spring
into flashing action = and then relax. While
mans nature makes him unkind to his nerves.
All too often, we work too hard. worry too much,
are fatigued or sleepless from strain. Nerves cry
for rest, but we do not hear. Don't let tension
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13

RALPH GULDAHL (rigiD.
golfchanpion, reveals an 'ein-
side" story. 'sI've learned to
ease up now and again-to
take time for a Camel. It's the
little breaks in daily nerve
tension that help to keep a fell
low on top. Smoking-a Camel
giyesme afeelingofwell-being:
Here is q cigarette that is
soothing to my nerves.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-13

Rough-coated Collie's
ancestry is as old as
strengthening itself.
Name from Anglo
Saxon 'scol''' meaning
black. Scotch called
them cooley dogs.
after the black-faced
cooley" sheep they
tended. Noted for
acute hearing, extra
ordinary homingsense,
devotion to duty.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-09
Famous Sayings

them to back down. They could
have won the war: but they could
not have won it without suffering
losses too frightful to contemplate.
In other words, the threat of
bombing civilians was the ace card
held by the Fascists. 1t was the
one card which the democracies
could not match. Without it,
Hitler could not for one minute
have over-awed his rivals.
1t is clear then. that any inter-
national agreement to outlaw the
bombing of civilians would Gf en-
tered into sincerely and lived UP
to on all sides) deprive the dicta
tor states of the one big advantage
which has enabled them to get
their own way.
Does anyone suppose that Hitler
and Mussolini would agree to any
such thing?
The world today needs few things
more desperately than it needs an
end to this threat of raining death
on defenseless civilians. But 10 eX-
pect those who profit by the use of
that threat to give it up meekly
and without protest is like expect
ing the lion and the lamb to lie
down together i'll perfect friend
ship.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-09
AMERICAN METHODS
WILL SURVIVE

In California, as in most of the United
States, the most heated campaign OF any
non-presidential year for decades has
reached an end. leaving scattered parti-
san headaches along the way.
Here and there from the most Jealous
of party men come mutteringS Of dire
things that will happen to the United
States, now that the vote has been cast
the way they didn't want It.
Somehow We cannot become alarmed.
The American method will stand
many onslaughts. as the very nature Of
the past campaign proves. II ever there
was proof of the American way of doing
things that proof has been given IN the
last few weeks.
The result, arrived at by the Ameri-
can method, was an entirely American
result
As long as We stick TO the method, we
never need fear the result.
There are very few countries III the
world where the candidates could have
criticized one another as they did here in
the last campaign There are still fewer
countries where some of the candidates
could have criticized the federal govern
ment as they did here.
This very criticism IS the thing that
assures AmericaniSm of success. 1t lets
the people know what is going on in COVE
ernment; it gives them look at both
sides of the question.
When an American candidate shouts
that his opponent is radical, or his op-
1onent declares heatedly that he is a re-
dictionary, they may be eXaggerating. But
they do give the people a chance to decide
for themselves which, if either, is telling
the truth, and which SHOWS the most con-
scientious belief in the things he, himself,
champions
And, as long as the people decide, we
believe American ism will endure. When
the people cease to decide, or when they
are able to learn only one side of ques-
ton. then and then only will the Ameri-
can system be in grave danger.
Americanism. we believe, is only this:
public officials answer to the public, and
the public is informed of what public Of
ficials must do.
As long as this is true, American
methods will survive.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-09

Word from overseas has it that
the British government hopes for
an international agreement TO ban
the bombing of civilians IN war
time. Negotiations for a four
power treaty to that effect are to
begin shortly. it is said, with Ger
many. italy. France and England
as the interested parties.
All agreement like that would be
very nice, if it could just be signed
and lived up To- Yet one does not
need TO be an incurable cynic to
suspect that such an agreement IS
the one thing which the Fascist
powers will not grant.
1t is common knowledge that the
democracies knuckled under to the
relationships at Munich because they
were scared to death of what the
German and italian air forces might
do to them. England still has the
worlds greatest navy, and the
French army-despite all that has
been said about Germany re-arma-
ment-is still as strong as any in
Europe, if not stronger. Yet be-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-09
WHEN THE KING
VISITS WASHINGTON

1t is a gracious gesture that King
George VI Of Great Britain makes when
he plans a visit to the United States next
summer, stopping at Washington as a
guest of President Roosevelt Americans,
we hope. will greet the king with some
thing more of polite reserve than they
show in their welcomes of returning
trans-oceanic fliers, or heavyweight box
ing champions.
AT the same time, We hope, most Am
orleans will realize that there is some
thing more than a gracious intention be-
hind the kings visit.
In common Americanese, he has an
axe to grind.
Great Britain is facing what has al
most become perpetual crisis in Euro
pean affairs. She desperately needs all
the friendship she can get together on
this side Of the ocean.
The kings visit, then, is one purely
to promote friendship between Britain
and the United States-but it is made,
we suspect, because Britain needs that
friendship now more than ever before.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-09
CAN DIVIDING JOBS
MAKE MORE WAGES1
(San Francisco Chronicle)

NSan FRANCISCO ChrOnlcle)
President Green of the A. +. of l.. now
proposes a 30-hour week If, as Mr. Green
hopes, a 80 hour week would put the
whole population back to work. it would
be embraced. The theory. however, calls
for examination upon several grounds.
The problem is not purely arithmetical
Dividing the work would. temporarily, at
least, make jobs for more people. That
il would make more Jobs for people may
be doubted. The contrary seems probable.
If dividing the work meant dividing
the individual income, there would be
discomfort. It would provide no increased
mass purchasing power to spur activity.
It would reduce the individual purchas-
ing power of those now employed and so
actually reduce the number of jobs.
If Mr.. Green thinks of the same weekly
wage for fewer hours. he would increase
production cost, reduce distribution and
so abolish Jobs The efficiency factor of
fatigue does not enter at 30 hours. Labor
would be more efficient at that point. If
it were the men could do in 30 hours what
now is done in a longer week, II would
defeat Mr.. Green's objective.
Jobs depend upon distribution and
this depends upon ability to purchase
The surer way to make more jobs would
seem to be to reduce production costs
so that more products of Jobs are con-
sumed. If that requires a longer work
week. within the limits of fatigue eff
cheney factors, the shortening of the week
cannot be expected to effect what is de-
sired.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-09

III Chlna. Amer lea at that time
was experiencing what We felt was
devastating depression.
But when I returned. I felt that
in comparison TO China. we were
riding the crest of the wave of
prosperity. The masses in China
have never known anything but d
depression for the last 1000 years.
They don't even hope for anything
else Their pressing problem is
Just to get enough food to keep
from starving to death. Countless
thousands of Chinese who raise tea
can't afford the luxury of drinking
IL Many Chinese farmers who
raise rice can't afford to eat the
rice they grow. They eat barley
instead An American employer in
Feking told ne that he was paying
2 Chinese fireman cents a day to
shovel coal into q roaring furnace;
and for that cents. the Chinese
fireman didn't work 8 hours a day,
he worked y. In other wort,5.
little more than half a cent an
hour.
Whenever | think of the poverty
in China, I remember the Chinese
boy that 7 saw standing in the
slums of Peking eating watermelon.
He spit the seeds to the sidewalk.
A little girl grabbed them up as
they fell and ate them ayidly.
You will probably go to bed to-
night without the pangs of hun
ger gnaWing in your stomach. Don't
take that blessing for granted Be
thankful. for probably 100 million
people somewhere in this world Will
60 to bed hungry tonight
This United States has its draw
backs; but in spite of all its faults,
We have a higher standard Of liv-
ins than any other people on earth.
Yes, thank God that you are liv-
ing in America.
In Hendersonville. North Caro-
lima. there is an unusual market.
The produce sold thera goes direc.
from producer 20 consumer. Farm
ers and mountaineors grow vege-
tables. raise chickens. and weave
rugs which are sold over tho count
ers. But there is an even more un-
usual feature of this market. Some
thing Of which you as an American
may we'll be proud Crude as this
market may appear at a glance. this
ether feature makes of it a high
spot in American civilization and
culture. This feature? Pride!
When the government offered to
build new and up-to-date market
ior these people, the offer was re-
Jected No thank you" said the
spokesman. in effect, we can take
care Of ourselves"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-09
Bruce Cation Says
Threat Of Bombing Cities is Ace Card Of Dietators

cause they were cutcl@ssed IN the
air, England and France cayed in.
And that fact carries its own
moral
While military experts are not
yet unanimous abou, the role of air
power in modern warfare it is pretty
generally agreed thal-trom strict
ly military paiat ct yieW-airplane5
cannot win Ua. in the Old sense,
by themselves. They cannot seize
and hold territory They cannot
destroy armies. The final decision
still belongs to the I~2n Gil the
ground
So the democracies were net
threatened WITH military defeat. in
the oil style. at Munich. What
they were threatened with was
somethng very diftcrent-and in
finitely worse: destruction of their
great cities, the death Of many
thousands cf Wcmen and children,
a disorganization Of civil lite on d
terrible scale
It was this threat that compelled