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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-26

me Schoolmasters Club Of Vance
ooTu.y, an organization Of head; of
ootoIetS schools, is sponsoring the
t tt,n and ask for the support of
'Ls populace in an effort to raise
money to treat tuberc,Ilar victims
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-26
Unions Held Subject
To Sherman Act
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to various construction projects with
in this district shows direct, I'M
reasonable and unlawful restraint of
trade and commerce in this district"
Justice Gordon's ruling was taken
by government attorneys as an i'm
portant victory in their antitrust
campaign in the building industry.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-26

Zadok Dumbkopr says lie now
kroWs what becomes OF the water IN
WHICH eXperimenters are growing
vegetables without soil. He says its
,cld as SOUP in the restaurant across
'i,c street from his house.
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FOUND TWINS FOR
"GONE WITH WIND

After scores of interviews, ana
the comparison of hundreds OF
photographs, two actors were We
picked who looked enough alike
to play Stuart and Brent Tarle-
ton in "Gone with the Wind"
opening May 20 on the screen
they are Fred Crane and George
Reeves. Crane plays Brent and
Reeves Stuart. Aside from the
color of their hair-Crane's IS
brown and Reeves black-the
two mems features are remark
ably similar, and they are near
1v the same size. Crane is 6 feet l
inch and Reeves half inch tai
Ter but Reeves is five pounds
lighter than Cranes 1876: Crane
is from New Orleans, La, and is
plaving his first role in pictures.
He is 20 years old and has green
ewes. Reeves, %, has been in
tive of Asheland, Kentucky. Like
California ten years and is a ma
Crane, he has green eyes.
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"Cone With The Wind" To Be Shown Here May 20 & 80

fused to permit double to do
her work. She couldn't run fast
enough in her hoopskirt on the
crowded sidewalks, SO she hur-
ried along in the middle of the
street. AS she lodged a red fire
truck on it's way to fire started
by a bursting shell, she stepped
directly in the path of six
horse artillery team, hurrying to
cover the Confederate retreat.
Thrilling Moment
Gray-coated gunners pulled the
reins frantically as Miss Leigh's
slim figure appeared before them.
She stopped, as a person should
in heavy traffic. Her wide hoop
skirts flared in the face of the
lead horse. He swerved aside, and
the actress slipped by the rumb-
ling wheels, unframed.
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paused by the waters of Babylon
show that people driven from
home. are inclined to save their
musical instruments first of all.
One slow-moving equipage lent
an artistic note of contrast to the
scene of swift action. It was a
huge mortar, mounted on a
sledge, its short barrel raised in
sullen menace as a team of oxen
dragged it along. The deliberate
pace of the unwarlike farm ami
mails made the. rapid action all
around them seem even dizzier
by comparison.
Each article shown in the flight
from Atlanta was automatically Of
the period. Producer David O..
Selznick insisted rigidly on this
point, and exhaustive research
was conducted among the files of
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Hollywood Legion has imper-
sonated the troops of a score of
nations, was the first group of ex-
tras on the big battle set. Repre-
senting retreating Confederates,
they marched unhurriedly past
Five Points," through the heart
of Atlanta, while the mob of civ
ilians fled in another direction.
AS they marched, they halted &C.
casionally to make way for
sweating horses, artillery Gals
sons, ammunition wagons, ambu-
lances, and the assorted vehicles
of the refugees.
Save instruments
Share-croppers in straw hats
and overalls cracked whips as
their wagons, loaded with chairs,
tables and the kitchen stove, rum
bled along. Over the high side
boards of one wagon cleaned the
polished surface of a melodeon,
and a pale-faced woman in bug
concert harp. Set Dresser Eddie
Boyle said statistics of massed
flights since the Hebrew children
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Sherman's March To Sea
A Spectacle of SPectacles

len Leigh, Leslie Howard and
Olivia de Havilland, and current
ly being shown on the Parkway
theatre screen.
Enormous Set
Filming the tumultuous panic
scene of the flight, from the city
took three days. There had, how
ever, been months of preparation.
The Atlanta set, three thousand
feet long, the largest ever made
for a color picture, was built
from blueprints based on maps of
the city drawn by Wilbur G..
Kurtz, technical director Photo
graphs of individual buildings
were used in designing facades.
A company of soldiers in bat
tle-stained gray, recruited and
drilled by Ted Deputy, whose
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newspapers, histories of the per-
iod, and the official files of both
the United States and Confed-
crate armies.
Correct Accent
Historic fidelity being required
in all details, Fred Schuessler,
casting director, was instructed to
see that the hundreds of extras
hired to work in the crowd scenes
all had Southern accents. This
precaution proved wise when
"ad-lib" lines were unexpected
ly recorded on the sound track in
close-ups.
The climax of the evacuation
scene came when Vivien Leigh
darted through the shifting maze
of traffic looking for DR.. Meade
1t was a dangerous sequence, al
most a stunt, but Miss Leigh re-
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Filming Flight From Atlanta
in "Gone With the Wind"
Required Three Days.

1.-THE Yankees are coming .
we have lost the battle =. These
despairing cries on a motion pic
ture set recently re-echoed the
75-year-old anguish of a be-
leaguered city. The city was At
lanta, Georgia. The time of its
travail was the terrible summer
of 1864 when General William
Tecumseh Sherman began his
march to the sea. The motion
picture was "Gone with the
Wind" Selznick international
Technicolor production of the
celebrated novel of the Civil War
South, starring Clark Gable, Wv
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Picture Breaks
All Records For
Number of Extras
1920 Alone Took Part In At
lanta Scenes OF "GOne
With the Wind.
CHART SYSTEM USED

Filming OF Gone WIN IHe
Wind" opening at the Parkway
Theatre here next Wednesday al
ternoon for a two-day showing,
established an all-time record for
employment of Hollywood extra
players.
Twelve thousand days of en-
ployment were given to bit play
ers and extras during the filming
of Gone with the Wind" The
largest number to appear IN a SIM
gle scene was 1890, who represen-
ted the residents of Atlanta and
soldiers of the Union and Conted-
crate Armies in the spectacular
destruction of many parts OF At
1anta at the time Of burning OF
the arsenal.
Eric Stacey, assistant to Dlrec-
tor Victor Fleming, was in charge
of the extras. He originated an
elaborate chart system by which
to establish their positions so that
each player would be able to re-
turn to his exact position on the
set after a scene, either to re-play
it or to proceed with new action
Little Confusion
IF any doubt existed as to the
intelligence and ability of Hol-
lvwood extras he said, this
picture dispels it. Our people per-
formed like well-trained soldiers.
We had comparatively little con-
fusion and almost no dissenslon.
More important, they sensed the
feeling of the story and every one
of therns became an integral part
of the scene. It was the greatest
demonstration of extra ability
and unity in Hollywood history.
Raymond A. Kline, production
manager at Selznick 1nternatio-
nal. with Charles Richards, the
casting manager, also confronted
the most complicated task they
had ever met. It was necessary
to retain four cashiers with the
company to pay off within thlr-
tv minutes after discharge each
dav. Otherwise, under Screen Ac-
tors Guild regulations, anyone
whose check was delayed would
be entitled to two hours over
time.
Many War Veterans
Hundreds of the male extras
were veterans of the World war,
and there was a sprinkllng OF
Spanish~American War vets, SO
that the military tactics, from
SQUADS right to left-front-lnto-
line. were executed professional
ly. .,7o
eve required a considerable
lot of the men to be good horse
men, said Stacy. Il think we
used almost every cowboy ano
cavalrvman in this part OF the
country. One of the most famous
of the cowpunchers was Yakima
Canutt, who played the part OF
a renegade in the reconstruction
scenes"
In preparation three years
"Gone with the Wind was pro
duced by David o. Selznick, with
Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Les
lie Howard and Olivia de HaVll-
land in the starring roles, and an
outstanding cast of featured sup
porting players.
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Next Week Week. AO
AsHE COUNTY

is the ir-conditioned section of
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
above sea level. Twenty miles
of the PARKWAY run through
the county.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
japan May Prohibit
Use of Automobiles

Use Of automobiles may be entirely
prohibited in Japan, it is reported
in Toxic. Meantime operation of
most categories of commercial We
hicles will be more strictly regulated.
Seventy per cent Of all buses must
be converted to charcoal burners.
Bus lines used largely by sight-seers
will be greatly restricted. Parallel or
duplicate bus lines will be adjusted
thoroughly"
Sightseeing buses, even those using
charcoal, vii! be prohibited for the
time being. Resort buses connecting
with railways will be denied saso-
line. Taxis and cars .or hire will be
able to get gasoline only through
controlled organizations. Operators
not in this category will be urged to
pool their resources.
Evening star., 1940-12-12

though he was talking to many vet
Grams in those days. He went into
the details of the disasters between
May 10, when he was belatedly
called to the high command with
the Germans already on the Somme,
and June 13, when, near Tours, he
told Premier Reynaud an armistice
should be requested.
1t seems Gen. Weygand also d.
vulged new angles of his relations
with the British command. But
with cold, analytical objectivity, as
II he were historian" said one
of1cer who heard him. He ex-
planned why, between June 13 and
June %, when Marshal Petain came
to power, and June "a, when an
armistice was accorded, resistance
was worse than useless and why re-
siStance in North Africa would have
been impossible.
OF the future, he talked cautiously
without attempting to prophesy. One
who was present quotes him as hav-
ing said, THE only manner now in
which you can do your duty for your
country Is to unite in a common task
behind him who carries the flag, he
who once led us to victory, Marshal
Petain."
To enable men to work out this
ideal in a society. whose old group
ings have crumbled or been banned,
he is speeding the organization Of a
French legion. Gen. Trinquet, an
old Moroccan warrior with II cita-
tions, is to head the veterans Of
two world wars and colonial wars
here. Youth groups are to absorb
10000 between the ages of IL and 20
so as to effect the spiritual unity of
which Gen. Weygand speaks.
Working for Reform.
Gen. Weygand also is working for
the reform of the administration
here. Appointees of the dead par
liamentary regime are being replaced
rapidly by others of proved sympathy
with the ideals of "the national rev.
olution."
The general has talked to officers
Evening star., 1940-12-12

out hope and to misery without
remedy"
Less prominence naturally was
given in the press here to the forced
evacuation Of French residents from
Lorraine. And, perhaps, on actual
developments Of the war, informa-
ton could be more balanced.
Ohicials Tactful.
The Italo- German armistice con-
troll oficials here are tactful and
rarely seen in public. The Italians,
with q commission of seven or eight
members and several score experts
Of various kinds, live In the Hotel
Anfa, in q suburb Of Casablanca.
The Germans have an observer
charged with control of the port of
Casablanca under the armistice
terms. He Is amiable and, in English
with q Scottish burr, explains to all
comers that Germany has no de-
signs on Morocco, her only aims, be-
ing to break the British and control
Europe.
What the terms are exactly for
North Africa and how far they have
been imposed is not known. Wher-
ever they 60, armistice commission
officers are escorted by French au-
thorities, correspondents are as
sured.
There are few planes in the air,
partly because of a shortage of fuel.
Pilots Of planes not dismantled are
limited to five hours a month flying
time. They never are given petrol
for more than an hour in the air.
Authorities declare there is enough
equipment to enable the French to
maintain here their pledge that they
will protect the empire and that dis
armament has not been enforced to
such an extent as to invite invasion
from anywhere or destroy the curl
GUS equilibrium Of many forces at
play in French Africa.
This equilibrium has kept any one
from having to make decisions in
these parts since the action at Mers-
el-Kebir.
copyright. 1910. by North American News
paper Alliance, IncD
Evening star., 1940-12-12

to mop up tribes as far as the slopes
Of the Atlas.
Soon q tri-motored plane roared
from beyond the orange trees and
headed southwest into the peaks
OF the Atlas Gen. Weygand was
ell route to Agadir to inspect the
conditions Of his command.
The general stands guard in this
corner Of Africa alone over 10000 900
people, over 1000 900 square miles Of
garden and desert, over 1000 miles
Of ultra-strategic coastline on both
the Mediterranean and Atlantic,
over an army, fleet and air force and
over such known and published bases
as BNerta, Oran, Algiers and
Casablanca-all this during a time
that Marshal Petain has described
as not peace, but only armistice.
Weygand Tight-Lipped.
And Gen. Weygand, unlike the
marshal, has been closely associ-
ated with the building of the French
empire. Soon he is to inspect the
rest of his command at Dakar and
again at Timbuktu and Madagascar.
Gen. Weygand is more tight
Tipped in defeat than victory. His
speciality is to work quietly in the
dark behind his chief. But, after
the last war. Marshal Foch said,
"Weygand, c'est moi" (Weygand
is II In the defense of Warsaw
Gen. Weygand was silent behind
the Poles. Now, after a brief mo-
ment-too late-as commander in
chief, he is second again and silent
save when, as here, he is obliged to
speak for a chief who is far away.
He has not made a single public
statement, but in his conferences
with officers in Morocco he has said
what is to be said and is under
stood. 1t is obvious here that, as a
result of Gen. Weygand's visit, the
marshal's figure has taken on clearer
outlines and is far less remote.
Gen. Weygand is reported to have
recalled facts about the position Of
the French armies and their allies
that were not generally known, al
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Enemy Eyes Drofted

BALTIMORE CP-A pair Of
binoculars belonging to a German
oficer in the World War-and used
in the intervening years by a Balti-
more man at the opera-soon may
be scanning English skies for Ger
man raiding airplanes. 1t was one
contribution to a committee collect
ing weapons for defense of British
homes"
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Weygond Says His Role
Misrepresented in u. S.

I tient Your correspondent. still
climbing out of mis- soft chair, said
the tragedy of France was deeply
felt In America. The general was
already almost at the door. He
stopped and said, II thank you for
that" He stood a moment, head
cooked.
Although fully aware that this
completely efficient being had said
all he intended to say exactly as he
intended to say it., nevertheless I
went on to volunteer that many
Americans, seeing the extent of our
war effort now, were bitterly re-
gretful that France, too, could not
have benefited.
He stood looking intently at moth
ing, unless. perhaps. back over the
months to September, 1899, and after
moment, he said. yes, war was be-
gun under the worst possible circum-
stances" For a second longer he
stood reviewing within himself what
ever thoughts were behind these
words. Then bruskly he dismissed
his thoughts and started of down
the corridor, his aides trotting after
him.
Goes to Agadir.
Gen. NogueS' bright blue American
car carried him off past the crenel-
lated walls of Ell Mansour's imperial
capital, where the Moors are said
still to dream of Andalusia. Under
pepper and poinsettia trees, de-
scendants of Andalusians lay asleep,
limp as their rags. But that midday
iimpness is deceptive for. as the
plaque on the gates recalls, it was
not until 1912 that Gen. Mangin
fought his. way into Marrakesh and,
as late as the 30s, tourists in the
luxurious Hotel Mamounia here used
to see the Foreign Legion going of
Evening star., 1940-12-12

who, besides being themselves vet.
erans in many cases, have friends
and relatives in prison camps and
families in occupied and unoccu-
pied zones.
There Is an air of normality here,
but in every tobacco store one sees
the regulation German letter-forms
for war prisoners. The newspapers
give directions about sending Christ
mas packages to camps in Germany
and there are application forms for
the release of soldiers who are
fathers of four or more children.
The press is meager and limited,
both owing to a paper shortage and
government policy. The fruits OF
Marshal Petain's policy Of "collab-
Grafton" are naturally given prom
inence. Todays papers report new
Franco-German clearing agreement
on the basis Of 20 francs to l mark
and an exchange of books between
the occupied and unoccupied zones.
Prominence Given Summary.
IiOHLiiCliCC Id given NOVellSL
Roger Martin du Cards summary of
the tangible results Of this "collab-
oration." He notes, "the liberation
Of 10000 French soldiers interned
in Switzerland, releases granted to
fathers Of four children and broth
ers supporting families. sanitary i'm
prOvements, the amelioration of
communications between the two
zones, visits to prison camps by
French authorities" etc.
He cites the blind war veteran
Scapini, now promoted to be Am
bassador, as saying, "Only friends
can ask a friend to abandon GER
tain of his rights"
This official attitude is best sum-
med up in lie Temps, now published
at Lyons. In a recent lead Article,
which appeals "for loyal collabora-
ton" with Germany with limits laid
down by Marshal Petain, it expressed
the hope that mo victor will have
any interest in annihilating France
and reducing it to an existence with
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REICH FORCES SUDDENLY.
DASH OVER BORDERS into.
THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM,
LUXEMBOURG, BY LAND, AIR.
Continued from Page Onel

dOus aerial bombardment.
The Zuider Zee land of Holland was flooded during
the night to German forces from marching into
that section of The Netherlands.
Early this morning it reported that British
planes were swarming both Holland and Belgium
in an effort to spot the invaders and shell them with
out mperIing the HOlanders and Belgians.
Early this afternoon it reported that the
German land forces have been stopped within few
hundred yards Of the Belgian frontier after entering
Belgium.
WAVE OF NAZI BOMBERS
1t is officially announced that shortly after Ger
many made the demands for mo resistance in the
invasion of Holland and Belgium the first wave OF
b0pbers of the Reich swept over both nations
a4 Late this afternoon, it unofficialy announced
that The Hague, capital city of The Netherlands has
been occupied by the Germans who arrived in flat bot
toned boats which had been trucked to the coast
knocked down, then assembled. '0t fffff7
f4 Luxembourg has also sent resisting forces to the
frontier and officially with some success against the
invaders. on'ti i'eaeg ff7f+3 tiHt - nhf'tst "sA"
essS II is unoffcally reported that incendiary bombs
were dropped during the night on Chiham, 40 miles
southeast of London.
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NewDevile
Now in Use
ByGerInans
- II If3l'l k5453i3Je = tsts
Flat Bottomed Boats. with
Motors, Being Used
in Flood Areas

PARIS, May l0-Dispatches. reach
ing here tell of a new Nazi device
to aid their tightening drive. AS the
Dutch opened their bikes AND flood
ed their low lands the Nazis produc-
cd large numbers of flat bottomed
boats. ~.
The boats, according to reports,
were transported across the borders
on supply trucks in a knocked down
form and assembled in few minutes
at the edge of the, flooded areas.
Each boat is reported to hold be-
tween ten and twenty men and are
powered with light detachable gaso-
line motors two of which are attach
ed to the stern Of each boat.
The appearance of these boats
show that the Germans anticipated
the Dutch Army's defensive flooding
and was prepared to meet it.
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Juneau Thespians under the dl-
reetion of Mrs. John Keyser
Appearing in the east of this
uproarious comedy which, its di-
rector says, has no minor parts
will be some Of Juneau'S best
known devotees of the dramatic
art. Now undergoing final rehear-
sails, the play is being polished up
in a manner that leaves nothing to
be desired, and the audience next
Monday is assured of a real treat.
An interested member of the
audience will be Mrs. Ernest
Gruening, whose personal acquaia-
lance with IONA Gale is special
inducement to attend the perform
ance
Scheduled to begin promptly at
8 O'Clock, the program will be given
in the Grade School auditorium.
The Sixth Street entrance will be
used for this occasion. The ticket
sale has been excellent, Mrs Live
states. and will continue through
this week, but it is expected that
there will be room for those who
for some reason do not buy tickets
until Monday.
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HOLLYWOOD Sights find Sounds
BY Robb,n Cooss


HOLLYWOOD. Cal, May 10.-Now that she is Mrs Artie
Shaw Turner being dcuged requests swing
him fame with the ttcrtues.
addics make her bridegroom return the
The rcdaded received OF direct appeals
she and Arle hoheymooned in New York and
ting the thing her fan mail letter from girl in
Mcdonald High School Winnipeg, Manitoba sample.
You his wife, should have influence him. the
writer pleads. 1--WE counting you let him throw
away with symphony
ira, anyway"
Lana is in a spot She doesn't know what to do.
Wesmoe really showerng Martha Scott with atten
day THE Towards Virginia
dormey THE of Lberty") he filled her dressing
with spent hours the set working with her
her makeup
probably before but can't recall it, Chester
Morris playing brothers Wagons Westward will have
a gun himself and will fatally wound himself
South American that Tyrone Power and Annabca
planning Tyrone has been noti
that he will two pictures in rapid succession after
Brigham The earliest he hope to get away Novem
15
Annabella been specially to revisit Rio
de Janeio part OF their courtshp took place
disappointed about the trip but he pretty happy
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hume, in 1885 I'D of Mrs. Bon
Bartlett of the vintage of 1880.
Seven gowns nct previously shown
will be included in the procession.
for which an entirely new method
of showing has been devised
Beautifully staged with spotlights
and all the trimmings against a
colorful and appropriate back
ground, the procession will also
include a finale in which all gowns
are modelled at the same time.
Mrs. John Mccormick and Mrs.
Thomas Haigh are in charge of the
staging of this feature. and Mrs.
r. r. Hermann will handle the
continuity.
However, beautiful as it promis-
es to be, the wedding procession is
only half of the entertainment in
cluded on the evenings program,
sponsored by the club Equally en-
PERTAINING will be the one-act com :
edy of Pulitzer prize winner IONA
Gale, The Neighbors," which will
be presented by a group of eight