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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-04-26

The Western Maryland Railroad
operates more than 1000 miles OF
railroad in Maryland, Pennsylvan-
d and West Virginia, and employs
between 1000 and 5000. as re.
counted by Lee McCardell in a re-
cent interesting special article
In The Evening Sun. Mr.. McCar-
dell also recalls an occurrence in
connection with the Western Mary
land Railroad and President Abra-
ham Lincoln. The Western Mary
land carried President Lincoln
over the Hanover Branch when he
vas on his way to the dedication
II the National Cemetery and on
which occasion he made his mem
orable speech. Mr.. McCardell
states that at the end of the trip
President Lincoln handed silver
watch to John Eckert, who was
CONDUCTOR of the train, and told
him it was a present for him and
at the same time expressed the
wish that God would be with the
conductor A Baltimore Bank now
has the watch in its safe deposit
bank.
When you mention the name of
John NJ Hood you arouse memoir
les in the breasts of not only vet
eran railroad and ex-railroad men,
but also OF many other citizens.
General Hood became president of
the road in 1874.
The Western Maryland Railroad
today has a number of branches
and feeders that it did not have
when it was first built. The roads
construction was a prodigious
task over the mountain. B. II.
Griswold was the agent at Hagers-
town in 1872 when the first train
reached here direct from Balti
more.
Mr. McCardell. in his article
says that the Western Maryland
has always been regarded primar-
lily as soft coal carrier, tapping
one of the richest bituminous coal
mines in the world. A total OF s..
$4,000 tons was hauled last year.
"Originally chartered as the
Baltimore. Carroll and Frederick
Railroad, the Western Maryland
was projected with the idea of re-
much Cumberland Valley
trade that was being diverted to-
Philadelphia, the writer recalls
The extension from Hagerstown to
Cumberland. 60-mile stretch,
cost SIS 900 1t is the shortest
route from the west to Tidewater
1t had reached. Westminster by
the time of the Civil War. when
work was stopped for a brief per-
iod.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-04-26
BUSINESS REVIEW
BY TRADE TRENDS

The following business review
is given by the Maryland Trust
Company of Baltimore in it's April
letter, Trade Trends:
The course of business activity
was steadily downward in Febru-
airy. but there were signs of some
leveling off in March. The usual
spring upturn was not marked,
however, so that most seasonally
adjusted indexes continued to de-
cline, but at a more moderate rate
than in January and February. 1t
now appears that most of the mo-
mentum generated last fall by the
outbreak of war has been lost, and
that production rates in many in
dustries are at about the levels
of last August. Inventories are
considerably higher than before
the outbreak of war, however, and
further curtailment of operations
may occur before stocks are re-
Quire bringing production and con-
sumption more closely into line.
The current decline in produc-
ton is due to readjustment Of
business plans in view of the
course the war has taken thus far.
At the outset, it was expected that
belligerents would purchase large
quantities of fOodstuffs and war
materials in the United States,
and domestic buyers fastened to
cover future requirements lest
prices might rise and deliveries be
delayed.
When it became apparent that
war purchases, except for aircraft
and certain types of machinery,
would be moderate, and that de-
liveries could be obtained with lit
tie difficulty. buyers became more
conservative and orders fell off
sharply Nevertheless, sufficient
business had been placed to re-
suit in substantial inventory ac-
emulation, an estimated rise in
manufacturers stocks of Is per
cent taking place in the five
months following outbreak of war.
Since prices have demonstrated
no ~~neral tendency to increase,
efGOrts are being made to prevent
further inventory accumulation,
and in some cases to liquidate
stocks now on hand.
Thus far, the general level of
employment and payrolls has held
up better than production of most
basic commodities, thus indicating
that primary materials are still
being fabricated at a high rate and
that consumer buying may cushion
the downward trend Retail trade,
however has not maintained the
high ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS level
even after allowing for seasonal
factors.
The automobile industry was a
sustaining factor in January and
February as retail sales continued
at a high rate and dealers stocks
wore built up to record 'ovnls. but
this very situation was retarding
factor in March At that time the
usual spring upturn in assemblies
was held to minor proportions
and manufacturers started work
ing down banks of parts and sup
-~Ioe Retail sales in the early
part of March were said to be
disappointing in most sections of
the country.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-04-26

handsome competency" Died at
her residence on the Leitersburg
Pike, Mrs. Rebecca Kretsinger,
mother of Mrs. Emanuel Snyder. in
her 10th year The deceased had
just risen in her usual health and
fell dead while engaged in per-
forming her toilet.
The funeral of the late William
Miller was attended by a large
number of relatives and friends.
among whom were about 25 mem
bers OF the First Hose Co.
Charles Fridinger was sinking
slowly and it was doubtful if he
would live through the day. His
wife was also taken i'll and it was
feared that she might not rally
Barbara E. Plummer. in her
18th year. second daughter Of
John T. Plummer died at the home
of her parents, two and a half
miles northeast of Hagerstown.
From an issue of The Evening
Globe. in the year 1903:
J. T. Grubb, secretary of the
Hagerstown Y NJ. C. A, was Wis
iting his family near Purcellyille.
Va. - Col. Robert A. Bruce was
very ill at the Baldwin House. -
Misses Laura Vaudeville and
Mary Emmert were at Miss En-
merits home from a college in Vir-
ginia. Rev. Vondersmith. Steu-
benville. Ohio, former pastor of
the Hagerstown Circuit OF the
Methodist Church. was here visit
ing friends Miss Catherine
Odessa Doub. below Funkstown,
visited Miss Lula Mae E1akle. Ba-
kersyille.
John William Belts. this city.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-04-26

The following are from early
files Of The Evening Globe:
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-04-26
G L 0 B U L E S

Perhaps Mr. Welles was merely
finding out what Europe thinks of
the third term idea.
An exchange thinks Gone With
the Wind" craze is giving every
body Scarlet fever.
The worlds largest washing
machine is on exhibition in New
York. 1t might come in handy for
washing political linen during this
years campaign
In advice to statesmen, a trade
magazine says they should not ex-
pect a busy executive to rise and
escort them to the door. That, we
assume is the head bouncer's Job.
and Miss Anna A Andrews, Huy.
ett's. were married at the home OF
the bride, by Rev. J. T Shaffer.
Sisters of the bride, Misses Lutte
and Alice Andrews, were brides
maids. The News extends thanks
for a bounteful supply of cake,
etc" (Hagerstown News)
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-04-26

John William Belts. this city
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
SWORN IN

SHELBY, Feb. 17.-LP1T. La
mar Caudle of Wadesboro was
sworn in as U. S. attorney for
Western North Carolina here to-
day. He was indicted by Judge E.
Yates Webb of Shelby at an intro
NAL ceremony in federal court
chambers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

tive fire and an assortment of other
exciting incidents make life inter-
esting for them in Little Old New
York"
The picture stars Alice Faye, Fred
MacMurray, Richard Greene and
Brenda Joyce featured in the cast.
Little Old New York" is a robust,
rollicking, magnificent romance of
the days when COWS roamed Fifth
Avenue, grog was a penny a swig,
and the Astors and the Roosevelts
were just starting on their way.
Although the basic theme of the
story is the struggle of young Rob-
ert Fulton (played by Richard
Greene) to build and perfect the
worlds first steamboat, it is over
Swallowed by the double romance.
For Alice Faye, as a barmaid belle
of the waterfront, and Brenda
Joyce, as the carefully nurtured
daughter of Fulton's hacker, both
vie for his affections and help him
in his struggle for success.
Little Old New York" was direct
ed by Henry King from a screen
play by Harry Tugend. The story
by John Balderston was based on
la play by Rida johnson Young.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
VIRGINIA WeidIer Film
Will Show At Royal

Thrills of bronchos, buckaroos
and the Wild West turn to n
aid of comedy and the adventures
of a timid t%enderfoot in the great
open spaces in Henry Goes Arr
zona,' thrill-drama bringing Frank
Morgan and little Virginia Weldler
to the Royal theatre commencing
Wednesday,. The picture involved
one of the most extensive location
trips of the season. Nearly all ac-
tion was filmed in historic Placerita
CANYON, scene of the first discovery
of gold in California, two years be-
fore the strike of 1S49. Several
hundred players, cowboys AND
technicians spent a month there
ouartered at a "dude ranch taken
over as a hotel for the company,
with riding thrills and others stag
cd in pioneer surroundings. Direct
ed by Edwin L. Marin, and based
on w. C. Tuttle's story of the
vaudeville comedian who inherited
"a cattle range in the toughest dis
trict in Arizona, the picture uses
thrills to obtain laughs out of the
timidity, trials and tribulations of
the central character.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Little Old New York.
To Show AT Carolina

It's not altogether a coincidence
that the male stars of the day run
to the rugged and husky type rath-
er than the sleek and romantic as
they once did. Drawn has become
quite an important factor in quail
tying for screen stardom, for to-
Gays players have to have strong
constitutions to stand up under the
punishment given them on the film
sets these days.
Now the public is clamoring for
realism and the producers have not
spared the stars. Thus, when Oar
ryl F. Zanuck came to selecting the
cast for his production of Little
Old New York" which opens Thurs
day at the Carolina theatre, the
ability of the male members of the
cast to take it" weighed no little
in the ultimate choice.
Most Of them burden the scales
over the 200 mark and it's all solid
muscle. They're all way up in the
s~tratosphere when it m to
height, too, with Richard Greene,
standing a mere six feet one, as the
shortest of the group. A couple of
fist fights, a riot or two, a destruc-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Linda Darnell And Tyrone
Power Stars OF Roman
tic Film Story

Six short months ago an unheard
of youngster named Linda OAR
nell sat signing in a darkened
movie theatre in Dallas, Texas, as
she gazed up at the shadow of Ty-
rome Power on the screen.
Like every other m in that
theatre, she was picturing herself
up there beside the handsome King
of the Movies"
Ii, by some strange sorcery, she
could have risen from her chair,
stepped up to the screen and full
filled her dream by playing the
starring role opposite Tyrone, her
fellow-spectators might have been
pardoned for refusing to believe
their eyes - for saying that it
couldn't happen.
But, in effect, that is exactly
what has happened.
For today Linda Darnell is a
full-fledged Hollywood star, shar-
ing stellar billing with Tyrone
Power in Daytime Wife," which
Sill q lllCS uoy CI1SoSSlIlC1ll ol
the Carolina theatre tomorrow.
Linda Darnell is the dark-eyed
little lovely who made such a SEN
sational screen debut in Elsa Max
wells "Hotel For Women"
Texas Belle
The Dallas Cinderella-daughter
of a postal clerk-was first brought
to Hollywood for a screen test two
years aSo by goth Century-Fox.
On this OCCASION she was sent
home moist-eyed with the explana-
ton that she was too young and the
recommendation that she take up
her amateur theatrical work again
and send the studio new photo
graphs from time to time.
Unknown to Linda, the studio
planted a talent scout in the audi
ence of the little theatre where she
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
DEFENSES
m MARCH OF Time
,c.;sis In The Pacific Is The
Topic Of News Film
At Carolina

.crisjs in the Pacific, the
III March of Time film coming to
~ carolina theatre tomorrow local
W' audiences will see for the
pO,N time the new dilemma facing
Ill" c in the Far East today, and
si' aetails of the U. S. Navy's de-
te strategy %centering around
lsusa Americas tiny island outpost
0u. no heart of the South Pacific
u hat Japan is now seeking to
control.
.,readv victorious in China, ia
is today pressing forward her
paa rram of dominating the entire
pSs, pacific and driving the white
ont of Asia, thus threatening
vital interests of the United
-.o+as which has been a power in
~ rar East since the Philippines
sn5 Guam became U. S. possessions
allowing t h spanish-American
lUHv'o
war.
:, Drrisis in the Pacific" the
,,.rcb of Time wildly pictures U.
: naval strategy in the Pacific,
~ shows how the island of Guam
aver the fertilization of which
.Aoro was a bitter battle in congress
,s.+ year-figures in the Navy's
p.cific defense plans.
American film auulences will be
osnecially pleased with the drama
=. md colorful section of "Crisis
- the Pacific" which was photo
grarbed by the 26-year-old camera
man Victor Jurgens, who last year
filmed March of Times memorable
motion picture story on Japan.
1urgens, who has been March of
Times regular staff cameraman in
The Far East for the past year and
I. half was sent to Guam last June.
While en- route to the island aboard
the L. S. S. Goldstar, he w a S
stricken with appendicitis and was
merated on at sea by Navy sur
icons. After recuperating at Guam,
he filmed all aspects of civil and
military life on the island with the
remission and full cooperation Of
the Navy. His exclusive film
brings to the screen an exceptional
" fine story of hov the Navy rules
the $1,000 people in Guam, and how
the civilian population on the is
land lives and works under the
American flag in this remote but
important spot in the Pacific.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Green Hornet Opens
At Bijou Or Wednesday

Spectacular battles with a big city
racketeering syndicate, and the
amazing and mysterious adventures
of a modern Robin Hood, highlight
the fast action drama of Univer-
sails 13-chapter serial, 1.-The Green
Hornet" which starts Wednesday at
the Bijou theatre. The new episode
picture is based on the famous radio
adventure serial of the same name.
Gordon Jones is starred in a pop
ular cast which includes Wade b.
teller, Keye Luke, Anne Nage1, Philip
Trent, Walter McGrail, John Kelley
and Gene Rizzi.
Spine-tingling action in the story
centers around the midnight attacks
of the Green Hornet, upon a power
full crime ring. Hounded by police
and racketeers, the Hornet finds
himself an outlaw without an ally.
The final chapter of "Daredevils
of the Red Circle" and a great
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
UNUSUAL MOVIE
WILL SHOW HERE
Man Who Wouldn't Talk To
Open At Royal Theatre
On Friday

Picture a man with no family, no
friends, no personal connections
whatsoever; with no money, no po.
sition and no past. Picture such a
man, if you can, confessing to a
startled court about to try an inno-
cent man for murder that he com.
mitted the crime. Finally, imagine
this man, who even gets his name
from a calendar and calls himself
Joe Monday, on trial for his life and
refusing to reveal why he com.
mitted the crime or speak in his
own defense.
Such is the theme Of Goth Cen
tury-Fox's drama opening Friday
at the Royal theatre, 1.-THE NJ a n
Who Wouldn't Talk" featuring
Lloyd Nolan Tin the title role), Jean
Rogers, Richard Clarke, Onslow
Stevens and Eric Blore.
Advance reports show the film to
be completely off the beaten track.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
DAY. Time Wife, Opens
AT Carolina On Monday

appeared. When he reported that
she looked ready for a screen ca
reer, the astonished girl received
a wire from Hollywood asking her
to come at once!
She arrived in the cinema colony,
still GREATNESS, and a week later
she was at work in the leading role
of Hotel For Women"
Overnight stardom was the prize
which production chief Daryl F.
Zanuck awarded her for having
turned in a performance that won
rave notices in this role.
If Tyrone Power hadn't already
been Linda's favorite screen actor,
he would very quickly have become
her %favorite when she began work
ing opposite him in Daytime
Wife"
His ~friendliness and helpfulness
were phenomenal, and he never
missed an opportunity to make her
feel confident and at ease under the
strain of sudden stardom.
Once when Linda grew a little
nervous and blew up in her lines,
Tyrone deliberately blew up in his
to make her feel less concerned
about it. He invariably took the
blame when retakes were necessary
and did a thousand and one little
things that helped Linda turn in a
performance that advance reports
have labeled a Knockout" in her
first starring role.
Followed Example
Thrones kindness is undoubtedly
partly attributable to his natural
good humor, but perhaps he was
also thinking of the time when he
was a newcomer to Hollywood and
"a seasoned player helped him over
the hurdles to stardom.
When Tyrone was notified that
he was to be tested by goth Cen
ltury-Fox for the leading role in
"Lloyds of London" he was a mere
stock player at that studio. He
knew it was the chance of his life
time. He worried about it con-
stantly and began to feel that he'd
never be able to make the grade.
Then one day on the lot he ran INTO
his good friend Alice Faye. who
was already a star. Realizing his
nervousness, Alice did a handsome
thing. She offered to make the test
with him on her own time. He
accepted-and the rest is history.
The test won him the role and his
work in the film rocketed him to
stardom over night. He quickly
assumed the position of the screens
leading romantic star and, in a re-
cent national poll, won the coveted
crown Of "King of the Movies"
Bright Story
In daytime Wife" Tyrone and
Linda present as charming and
handsome a pair as the screen a
ever shown. It's a gay
comedy about a young married
couple. very much in love. Then
Tyrone begins 'phoning Linda with
a frequency that would be f1atter-
ing if it weren't for the fact that
he only phones to say he'll be de-
tanned at the office. Linda begins TO
wonder whether that wandering
minstrel that's supposed to be IN
every man hasn't begun to manifest
itself in Tyrone. She suspects ITS
that pretty secretary Of his, Wendy
Barrie. So, spurred on by Binnie
Barnes experienced wisdom, n
with the help of suave business man
Warren William, she works out a
merry little scheme that quickly
and entertainingly brings trleno
husband back into line. Joan Jaws
contributes to the general galety.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Heroes Oh Saddle
Will Show At Bijou

A new type of western plot is
presented by Republic in "Heroes
Of the Saddle Three Misquiteers
production which comes to the
Bijou theatre for a u of two days
starting Friday. The cause of all
the action is a small girl, Peggy,
whose father, a pal of the Mes
cutters, is killed in a rodeo ex-
hibition.
frustrated in their attempt to le-
sally adopt her, the Mesquiteers
Bob Livingston, Raymond Hatton
and Duncan Renaldo,) become
her dncles' and watch over her
Welfare in the orphanage to which
Fhe has been committed.
The program also includes the
second chapter of "Overland With
Kit Carson" and a comedy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
'CER0NIM0 WILL
SHOW AT ROYAL
Life Of War Lord Of Apache
Indians Used AS Basis
For New Movie

Ihere may nave been greater Ilien
to write their names into the an
mails of the Great Southwest, but
there certainly was never a more
appalling one than Geronimo, arch
fiend and war lord of the Apache
Indian tribe which fought the Unit
ed States to the death for the arid
wasteland they knew as home
Cruel, vicious, f%erocious, trave,
treacherous a n d resourceful-pos-
SCISSOR in fact of almost every quail
ty of villainous observation-disclosures
mo roamed, raided and ravaged
through a career of carnage IN
paralleled in Indian lore.
The exploits of this butcher-brave
inspired filming of Paramount's
"Geronimo!' which opens tomorrow
at the Royal theatre with Preston
Foster, Ellen Drew, Andy Devine,
William Henry, Gene Lockhart,
Ralph Morgan, Chief Thunder
Cloud, Marjorie Gateson, Kitty KEEL
~ and thousands of others.
Ruthlessness of Geronimo's ha-
tired for the white race, as a whole,
was not born for love Of savagery.
The lust to kill was not a product
of his nature, but rather outgrowth
of a vow for vengence against trea-
cherous white traders, who, IN his
youth, are said to have murdered
his f9fhnr ponfhor ond SiSfpr For
this act, the war lord of the Apaohes
had sworn that a thousand white
men should pay with their lives for
hat had been done to him and his
people. For several decades, Geroni-
mo and his followers waged war
not only against the residents of
New Mexico and Arizona, but also
against the soldiers of the United
States, detailed to this section of
the country in an effort to hold the
Apaches in check. This conflict en-.
tailed an outlay of over Sal, 100000
on the part of h e government.
Thousands of lives were the vic
Tins of Geronimo's hatred and that
of his followers. It has been estim-
ated that the property loss to set.
tiers in these two states as the re.
suit of Apache depredations ran in,
to millions. Terror reigned in these
states for years because Of the
crimes perpetrated by these red
skin outlaws. Finally as the result
of public clamor aroused by the
nefarious acts of this TRIBE Of In
dams headed by Geronimo, Presi.
dent Grant ordered the Secretary OF
War to send troops to bring peace
and security to the inhabitants OF
these states.
|, At first the troops were hampered
by the delay in delivery of much
needed supplies and this
prompted the Apaches to make
raids on settlements and ranches
and attacks on stage coaches and
wagon trains with renewed vigor.
In the activities that followed the
Indians were pursued with reooub'
led energy. They were finally com
PEELED to flee to the mountain fast.
nesses of the territory where food
and water were hard to obtain. Pur.
sued night and day by the cavalry,
they were not given a moments
breathing time and were hunted
down like wild beasts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

1t is cut to no familiar pattern and
for that reason it is already preced-
ed by plenty of talk in film cir.
cles. 1t is told in a way to ur-
prise even the most cynical movie
goer and the unexpected twists pro.
vide one emotional punch after an.
other.
In the screen play by Robert Ell.
lis, Helen Logan, Lester Ziffren
and Edward Ettinger, the audience
knows from the very first reel that
Joe Monday is guilty Of murder.
He admits it in open court. But he
absolutely refuses any further in.
formation either to the police or his
wv lawyer.
AS mum as the Sphinx, he resists
every possible appeal that can be
put to him by detectives accustom.
ed to handling close-mouthed men.
O. clever lawyers experienced in
worming condolences from the most
wary. Never does he give the
slightest inkling of his identity or
his motive.
Under the direction of David Bur.
ton, selected by Executive Produc.
er Sol M. Wurtzel for the post. the
film is said to take full advantage
of its powerful idea.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Daughters Courageous Billed
To Open At Bjou On Monday

The girls Grant father returns
on the W. of the wedding and he
soon has it within his power to
upset the nice future which LOOM
ed for hi little family until he
suddenly appeared on the scene
The working out of this situation
makes a sentimentally amusing tale
with a moving denouement.
The latest Paramount News is
also on the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

If you lived at the North Pole,
March q would be your sunrise, and
Sept. % your sunset.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

drama "Waterfront," with Dennis
Morgan, Gloria Dickson and Marie
Wilson, are also included on the
program.