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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-31
Cotton Closes
4 To Z Higher

New York. Dec. 5l.-(APf-COtlon
futures opened unchanged to !
higher.
Final prices were 4 to I points
higher, middling spot 1858, up 3.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-24
Strange Facts
I Gigantic Dictionary I
CoLorfuI Nature
u Egg Crosses

q In 40-volume Chinese diction-
airy now being compiled, each
word will not only be defined, but
also given In each compound word
and every type of phrase In which
1t can be used. For instance, the
word ''yi'' has II, 600 different list
ings. In order to use this diction-
airy, therefore, constant refer
ence will have 10 be made to its
four-volurne index.
q Among the many things that
are found IN their natural state IN
a variety of distinct colors are
diamonds, gold, honey, icebergs,
ivory, jade, lightning, pearls, rain,
sand, snow and sponges.
q In Arizona, a gun or other
weapon that has been used to kill
game unlawfully is confscated by
the state. But weapon that has
killed a person must be returned
to the defendant, If unconvicted,
or to an heir, if convicted, after
the trial is over.
G Many temples of worship, par
ticularly those of Ethiopia, are
still surmounted by a cross whose
points are covered with ostrich
eggs, symbolic of the ancient be-
lief that the world was created
from an egg.-Collier's.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-24
1sk Me Huother
The Questions
a General Quiz

l. How many men now make up
the United States senate?
2. What European country has
a region called Georgia?
3. Are white elephants still con-
sidered sacred In India?
4. Do monkeys hunt insects as
they sit and pick at their bodies?
5. How many members has the
British house of commons?
6. In a bear market what are
stocks generally doing?
z. What is an elegy, a mournful
poem or folk story in lyricverse?
8. Who wrote: Ring out old
shapes of foul disease, ring out the
narrowing lust of gold; ring out
the thousand wars of old, ring In
the thousand years of peace?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-24
The Answers

l. Ninety-fve. The ninety-sixth
member Is a woman, Mrs. Hattie
Caraway of Arkansas.
2. Russia.
3. Yes. They automatically be-
come royal property as soon as
born.
4. No. They are In search OF
small masses of salty substance
which exudes from the pores OF
the skin.
5. Six hundred and fifteen.
6. Going down.
Z. A mournful poem.
8. Alfred Tennyson-"In Memo
RAM"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-24
CLOSE SHAVE

The fog was very thick, and the
chief officer of the tramp steamer
was peering over the side of the
bridge. Suddenly he saw a man
leaning over a rail only few yards
away.
"You confounded fool" he reared.
''What on earth do you think you
are doing? Don't you know my ship
has the right of way?"
Out of the gloom came sardonic
voice.
''This amt no ship, captain. This
is a lighthouse.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-24
Ages When Young

Sce:le-An excursion train.
Ticket Collector-That child looks
more than three years old.
Mother-I know he does, but he's
had a lot of trouble.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-24
Caught

Kindly Old Lady-My poor man,
was there no one to stretch out a
hand TO you?
Ex-Convict-Yes, mum, that's how
they got me.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-24
ID 4>~e &c.
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Evening star., 1940-09-09
Norman Rose. Margaret osterwald

Norman Rose, Margaret Osterwald
and Edna Evans, among others.
The Cross Roads is winding things
up in a quieter mood, mood, one
might say, of sweetness and light,
with Allan Langdon Martins we'll
known and long popular fantasy,
"Smilin' Through" Elizabeth Win
burn. the lass who formed Cross
Roads audiences into legion of
staunch slmirers earlier in the sea-
son in Fallen Angels" and "A
Woman's a Fool" plays the leading
role in "Smilin' Through"-the dual
leading role, that is, of Moonyeen
and Cathleen. Robert Langley. Aus
tin Gattis, Peggy Mansfield, William
Draper and Julian Hatcher are
others in the cast.
Activity IN the city is confined at
the Innnent principally to try-outs
and rehearsals. Two groups are audi
tioning this week to cast their initial
productions. Howard Wentworth, who
has been busily engaged with the
Cross Itoads Theater all summer,
will be back at his old fall and
winter stand, Pierce Hall. Wednes-
day evening at 8 o'clock, looking
over those sho would play in Three
Men on a Horse" scheduled for
October and 9. Tomorrow night
at 8 O'Clock, ]. Beryl LawleSs, direc-
tor of the drama group of the Fed
eral Employees Playhouse, will audi
ton prospective players for Madam
the Boss" which this group will
stage in the near future. Mr.. Law
less will do his looking and listen
ing at the New Colonial Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-09-09
Broadway Actor
Cast in FlOtsam'

Philip Van zandt has been signed
by David L. Loew and Albert Levin
for an important role in "Flotsam," +"
their forthcoming United Artists re-
lease. He has appeared in such sue
cessful stage hits as "She Loves Me
Not" boy Meets Girl" and "Hav-
ing Wonderful Time"
The cast of "FlotSam" is headed
by Fredric March, Margaret Sulla-
van and Frances Dee, with a sup
porting cast that includes Anna
Sten, Erich Won Stroheim and Glenn
Ford. The production is under the
direction of John Cromwell, from
the adaptation by Talbot Jennings
OF the novel by Erich Maria Re-
marque.
Evening star., 1940-09-09
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Palaee-"Boom Town." excite
ment in the oil fields, with Gable,
Tracy, Colbert and Lamar: 1l:05
am, las, 4:20, and 9:40 pm.
Earle-"He Stayed for Breakfast" I"
Loretta Young and Melvyn Douglas
kid Communism: GAS am, 1910,
2:35. S, 7:30 and 10 pm. Stage
shows: 1l:15 am, las, 4:10, 6:40 and
9:05 pm.
Keith's-"When the Dalton's
Rode" life and times of some we'll
known bandits: ll:50 am, so, $50,
$50, 7:50 and $50 pm. March of
Time: 1880 am, 1:3O, $3.50, $50,
7:30 and $50 pm.
Capitol-"Captain Caution" ad-
venture on the high seas: II am.
l:45, 4:S0, 7:05 and e:55 pm. Stage
shows: 12:40, 3:25, 6:lO and 8:55
pm.
Metropolitan-"They Drive BY
Night" and find excitement hauling
produce: Ills am, 1:2O, 1925, $50,
TAO and GAS pm.
Columbia-'I Love You Again. f."
Myrna 10y and William Powell in
a gay romantic comedy: IL am,
1:05, $40, $40, 7:25 and 9::35 pm.
Little-"Mayerling," Boyer meets
Darrleux: II am, Ito, 3:20, $50,
7:35 and s:45 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts:
continuous from 10 am.
In the Country.
Cross-Roads-"Smilin' Through" +"
revival of the well-known senti-
mental play: $40 pm.
Roadside-"East Lynne" the pop
ular melodrama group in a rare and
notable tear-jerker: $40 pm.
Evening star., 1940-09-09


John to script story, Paramount
bought movie rights to radio pro-
gram bearing same name.
Half way through production, Dick
and Joan petitioned studio for
change of title -. But got nowhere
in argument ;, Dick doesn't sing
and insists he won't in future pic
lures.
In farmhouse scene, orange trees
surrounding place were barren :.
so prop department wired 500 choice
fruits to branches a. Gloria Dickson,
tragic divorced figure in plot, actu-
ally got divorce shortly after film
finished - from Perc Westmore,
makeup expert Conrad Nagel,
silent day star. makes comeback M
sympathetic role -. When Director
Ralph Murphy hired Louise Beavers
for colored maid role, his own cook
became jealous and quit job in
Murphy home =. Another success
full comeback that of Frank Fay,
former husband of Barbara STAN
wyck, one-time master vaudevillian
1lOoIOC AbCo, WllO OOCoAl u
any more, also enacts bit.
Argentine Nights"-staked out
for Latin trade, this is one of dozen
South -localed movies due
to reach screens yet this year {.
Top billing goes to much-tossed-
around Ritz brothers, but hot
singing Andrews sisters have bigger
parts >. Andrews girls-Patty,
Maxene and La Verne-real sisters
Oike Ritz boys are real brothers.
come from Minneapolis Girls
began singing together as harmony
trio in kiddie revues Scored
first big hit by introducing "Bei
Mir Bist Du Schoen." Romantic
leads played by Constance Moore
and George Reeves-latter screen
newcomer who studied at famed
Pasadena Playhouse Got his
first break as one of Tarlton twins
Evening star., 1940-09-09

"she was very lovely. So I had
dance and he led the band. The
applause was so great I was
amazed"
Thereafter, he kept saying why
not?' to himself until he had
worked out the whole idea, the one
which Earle audiences are finding
riotous fun this week.
ITO me-" he says, "the one thing
that was really important was not
the mere qualification of the guests
wish to lead the band, but that the
band should follow every move of
the impromptu leader. The move,
to be sure, might be something the
musicians never had seen before,
but it was imperative that it should
govern them completely. My mu-
sicians learned to follow each and
every stroke of the conductor as
though their lives depended on it.
We were at the Hotel Commodore at
the time, and pretty soon we had a
novelty that packed visitors nightly"
Ever since then, life for Kaye. his
band and his audiences has been
something like a riot. 1t is most
riotous, perhaps, when a guest con-
ductor leaves the podium without
knowing how to end a piece and
must be brought back because the
musicians are not permitted to stop
without the proper signal.
Get yourself band and a simple
idea like that. and you're set for a
while! Sammy shudders every time
he thinks how close he also came to
overlooking it.
An I. @. test on the subject Of
making movies, any aspect Of 1t,
probably would rank Walter Wanger
No. in the producing group. True,
from the box Office standard and
even from the artistic one, Wanger
has made his mistakes. But they
are praiseworthy mistakes, the kind
pioneers and adventures make; not
the dull, plodding errors of average
men in routine endeavors.
1t is this standing of Wanger in
the industry, and out of it, that
has local showmen sharpening their
ears and their minds for his address
tomorrow at the luncheon meeting
of Variety Club in the willard.
On his way to becoming the most
articulate critic of the movies and
the things which limit their scope,
ideologically and otherwise, Wanger
has had 81 years in the business.
Prior to that, he was being educated
Evening star., 1940-09-09

INTO an OulleL IOr Inelr CTedIlFc
talents.
1t was not imposing, nor was the
theater much more comfortable
than those rows of stone benches on
which the ancients sat to be stiff
ened by classic tragedies. At Prov
incetown there were seating accom-
modations, as the plain boards
laughingly were called, for half a
hundred people. The stage was 5
feet deep, 10 or IL feet wide.
But imposing or no. the flrst-night
audience was a capacity one-some
so persons turning out. They saw,
and are reported to have been con-
siderably impressed by, two one-act
plays written by a young chap who
was living in the hull of an old
wreck on a nearby beach. The
plays were Thirst" and Bound
East From Cardiff" the work of a
fellow named Eugene O'Neill.
That's the same Eugene ONeill, as
if you didn't know, who is about to
give the theater something slightly
more dLnDlIlOuS IIldIl TWO Ollc-dCL
plays--a cycle of nine dramas titled
"A Tale of Possessors Self-Dis-
possessed"
X II X
This is about the time of the year
when our local little theater marks
an anniversary, too, the players of
the town deserting cow-stall dress
ing rooms to move into more prosaic
accommodations. Tonight, so far as
either of them knows right now, our
two adjacent barn theaters enter
the final week of the 1910 summer
season.
At the Roadside much fun is being
had with another of those items
which was no fun at all in its day,
but instead was serious business,
making women weep and strong men
gasp. This, as you hardly need be
told again, Is East Lynne" being
played up to its rocco hilt by q
group of talented people which in
cludes Betty Gray, Larry Lawrence,
Kenneth Bangheart, Lois Alexander,
Evening star., 1940-09-09

at Dartmouth and indulging grad
uate studies in England and Ger
many (the old Germany.
Wanger's current speaking tour
is an off-shoot of his visit East
for the world premiere of his latest
picture, Foreign Correspondent" !"
which opened recently in New York.
That one, directed by Alfred Hitch
cock, will have its local showing
soon at Loew's Palace. Next of the
Wanger productions will be Eugene
O'Neill's Long Voyage Home di-
rected by John Ford.
Merely as names, Hitchcock, Ford
and ONeill show what quality
Wanger goes for.
Furthermore: Another set Of en-
ployes who won't have to worry
about their jobs should they be
drafted are those of R-K-O .
A bulletin from John J. O'Conner,
general manager of the circuits
theaters, to Hardie Meakin says the
jobs will be waiting when the boys
come home -. DR.. Kildare series fans
might like the typographical error
which makes the title of the latest
picture, ''Dr. Kildare Gore Home" ="
-. That Gary Cooper film which
Samuel Goldwyn has been boarding,
The Westerner," will be shown
to the world for the first time Sep
tember 10 -. The place, suitably
enough, will be Fort Worth, Tex.
D.. Five, not four, weeks will be
the duration of the Chicago engage
mert of TOO Many Girls" .
That's the George Abbott musical of
college life which comes to the
National in November Begin
ming Thursday, Loew's Capitol will
have a new opening date, Thurs
day of each week >. 1t is designed
especially to accommodate Mickey
Rooney, who comes to the house on
September 10 Its continuance
for several weeks thereafter will be
a sort Of check on why it should not
be permanent.
Evening star., 1940-09-09

in "Gone With the Wind" d.
Numerous Argentine horses, cattle
and seven bullwhip experts hired
for picture.
"Dr. Kildare Goes Home"-out OF
hospital and into country home
town of young Kildare go this
troupe-all for sake of injecting
fresh atmosphere into popular Sc
ries Fans began stirring rest
lessly at overstereotyped hospital
routine and tiresome white-walled
backgrounds . So, an epidemic is
staged in Kildares town and soon
he and DIR. Gillespie Oionel Barry
more) are in thick of fight e.
Disease referred to as * fever
has parallel in real life It's
rare, but deadly affliction which acts
exactly as described in scenarist's
lines Instead of romanticizing
"old swimming hole" this film wages
war of science against it-calling
1t carrier of disease DR.. Kill
dare's nurse-sweetheart, Laraine
Day, becoming so important and
valuable featured player M-G-M
would like to find logical way to
lift her from comparatively trivial
assignment From college STU
dent at Columbia University, Nat
Pendleton, dim-witted ambulance
driver in Kildare series, has been
oil executive, amateur and profess
sional wrestler, Olympic champion,
picture producer and now actor
For first time in series, Lionel Bar
rymore abandons hospital uniform
for business clothing.
tReleased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1940-09-09

in the fact that ever since the first
tom-tom artistic began the evo-
lutionary process that has become
Gene Krupa. the idea has been
sssailing music makers.
Every one knows" says Sammy,
that whenever an orchestra plays
at dance, hotel, or theater, there
are innumerable requests by men,
bers of the audience to lead the
band. Every band leader gets these
requests every time he plays. 1t is
q universal yearning which includes
even the stateliest customer in the
house"
Sammy encountered it for years
before he did anything about it. 1t
took a persistent chap with lot of
eloquence and a charming girl to
break him down. The chap kept
asking If he might lead the band,
that was all, and could not under
stand why Sammy kept refusing.
When one deal he proposed was
rejected he came back with an
other until he finally reached an
offer to exchange a dance with his
girl for the baton and the services
of the orchestra.
well" says Sammy reminiscently,
Evening star., 1940-09-09
January Heights
Next for Bette

Hollywood speculation regarding
Bette Davis next acting assignment
was ended with the announcement
by Hal B. Wallis, executive pro-
ducer of Warner Bros, that she will
be starred in January Heights" :"
Polan Banks novel.
January Heights" will bring
about reunion of the acting and
directorial trio responsible for Dark
Victory" George Brent will be Miss
Davis leading man and Edmund
Goulding will direct.
Miss Davis will make it as her
first picture after she returns from
her vacation in New Hampshire.
Meanwhile studio reports are that
her performance in w. Somerset
Evening star., 1940-09-09

refuse to speak
to themselves
for weeks, sneer
at their images
in mirrors, and
hope tn a t a II
{ h e ir children
will be acrobats.
Get Sammy on
the subject, and
he will a d m / t
frankly the idea
almost h a d to
trample on him
b e fore 1t a t.
tracted his at
tention. He finds
solace, however.
Evening star., 1940-09-09
Actresses Signed

Laura Hope Crews and Helen
Westley have been signed by Warner
Bros. for THE Lady With Red
HAIR" autobiography of Mrs. Leslie
Carter, in which Miriam Hopkins
will be starred.
Evening star., 1940-09-09

Maughams "The Letter" surpasses
in emotional depth anything she
ever has done. THE Letter" is
scheduled for Thanksgiving release.
Evening star., 1940-09-09

Kathleen Howard once was fash
ion editor of Harper's Bazaar, and
was elected the first president of the
New York Fashion Group. sn or
ganization of editors and designers.
Evening star., 1940-09-09
Happily Married Couple
Stars of Divorce Film
Joan Blondell and Dick Powell
Tried Unsuccessfully to Have
Pictures Title Changed
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.
Story actually

IT Want Divorcearestng but misleading title Story actually
preachmen against misery following legal masnups
entertainment combining all essential
gradients to box office Chief marital interest cene
married playing
coifed attractive
Evening star., 1940-09-09
That Lead>a>Band Idea
Almost Eluded Sammy
Earle's Maestro Confesses Novelty
Was So Simple He Missed 1t;
Wanger to Be Variety Speaker
BY JAY CARMODY.

The number of oygh for which band leaders could kick them
selves around the block something proous Nearly
them with novelty style which simple the others
wonder did them
mad. Or Ophela in the
thing suicidal idea which
Evening star., 1940-09-09
Local Drama Groups
Little Theaters, Is Years Old,
Move Back to Town
By HARRY MACARTHUR.

One the things would know too you read
which Montgomery
Players informed of dongs the world of the Montgomery
25h anniversary just last month
all started fishing hany
artists decided transform
Evening star., 1940-09-09

MADRILLoN RESTAURANT, WASHINGTON
Building, 18th and New York Ave. The
favorite place to dine, the popular place
to dance. ~.~ .,....
HAY ADAMS HOUSE-OverlookinE white
House at 18th and H SITS. Dining in an
atmosphere of charm, dignity and gem
tility. Luncheon, S5c; dinner from 81 rs.
Organ music nightly during dinner.
RAINBOW ROOM, Hamilton Hotel, I4th
at X. Cocktail and dinner dancing. 5-9:
supper dancing to Milt Davis Orchestra,
10-1. Min. Saturday only 81. DI. $3.50.
SHOREHAM TERRACE, Connecticut at
Calvert. Dining and dancing. Two floor
shows, 9:30 and IL 80. Dinner, So. in
Guiding cover. Supper cover, SOC. AID. 0700.
THE NIGHTINGALE, Richmond HEwy.,
nightly including Sunday. Sweet swing by
Radd RaffePs Orchestra. Temple 1910.
MARYLAND CLUB GARDENS, on Marl-
boro Pike. Featuring Nadine and her coed
until O'Clock Phone Hillside 0600.
Evening star., 1940-09-09
ADJUSTMENTS.

TONIGHT AT 10 PM. play JACKPOT
with VOLS WALTER COMPTON on
the stage Of Loew's CAPITOL. YOU
MAY WIN 5 s :.
Evening star., 1940-09-09

HE WANTED TO LEAD A BAND-And Dhen Sammy Kaye an
Want to Lead Band specially on the
Earle stage just hat Ronald Alexander 6729 Piney
Branch road did He the competition at the shoo on
hch appeared and u be of the alists at the Earle
ThuyAddy
Evening star., 1940-09-09

lead-a-band. When rival orchestra
leaders mediate on that one, they
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
REFLECTED IN BERLIN

This view also was reflected in
Berlin, where it was indicated the
storm over Laval had blown over.
Diplomatic observers in Switzer-
land believed that the elderly Chief
Of State Petain and the group of
minister's which ousted Laval from
The government last Friday night
have been obliged to back water con
sderably from their Laval stand.
on Friday night. Laval was strip
ped of all his governmental functions
as vice-premier, foreign minister and
administrative heir to Petain and
cast into virtual arrest at his home
near Vichy.
linen Abetz got busy in Vichy,
0fought Laval back to talk to Petain,
sho took him along to Paris last
night.
As a result. Laval may now be.
come sort of a special negotiator
WIN the Germans, answerable only
70 retain, but having no part in the
government.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19

Beautiful assortment in plain
crepe with or without fringe.
Ascot or tublur style. Also in
novelty satin stripes. In all white.
black, navy, red, gold, green,
brown and rust.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
3D. R. APPROVES
INAUGURAL PLANS
c.,.rt Will Be Characterized
Rv Note Of Utter
Simplicity, Brevity'

DISTINCTION, Dec. 18.-R-
..,;dent Roosevelt approved
',.rs for his third term Inaugural.
~, today, plans which inaugural
.s.irman Joseph E. Davies said
'.,,1d be characterized by a mote
y utter simplicity and brevity."
novies said that the January 20
.%Donooniies would include a mass
s;ation demonstration, during the
~. ten minutes of the inaugural
arode from the capitol to the
White House.
The presidential reviewing stand
:, front of the White House, which
- now under construction, will be
- simple American colonial de-
.;,n The second Roosevelt inaug-
s ~s stand was a replica of the
uormitage. Andrew Jackson's
nashville home, and the first rep
rpsented a federal building.
"A court of freedom will be
bdlt in the block fronting tn e
White House and Lafayette
souare, flanked by pylons and dec
Grated with the flags of the 81
American republics, and American
and state flags.
A commemorative medal or
pocket piece will be sold as a
souvenir.
In addition to the usual swearing
in ceremony on the capitol plaza
and the parade of military and
civil units. Davies said addresses
would be broadcast at night by
leading scholars and philosophers
who are now political refugees in
this country. They will discuss
What America Means to Them"
and be followed by American
speakers giving their interpreta-
inns of democracy, I
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
LAVAL RESTORED
TO ACTIVE POST
Continued From Page One)

now that Otto Abetz, Adolf Hitler's
envoy, has returned to Paris, taking
with him the deposed ''crown prince
Of the Petain regime.
Layal's friends thought he actual.
Y would resume French-German
aeg0tiations in Paris, although Vichy
government sources insisted he had
no official mission. In any event,
Abetz' visit here seems to have achi.
wed its aim and negotiations with
the Germans are expected to start
Up again.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
Many Paroled Prisoners
To Spend Holiday At Home

RALEIGH, Dec. 18.-R-Though
North Carolina grants no Christ
mas paroles" a majority Of the
100 prisoners to be freed before
Governor Hoey leaves office will
be able to spend Christmas at
home, paroles Commissioner Ed
win Gill said today.
Parole officials attempt to free
men in time for Christmas if they
would be paroled soon anyway,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
LOTS OF WATER

According to estimates, if all the
solid surfaces of the earth were re-
duced to a common level, the wa
tiers of the globe would cover it
entirely to a depth of between two
and three miles.