davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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kind Of he sought the right
word-"kid of innocent quality, ETC.,
etc"
Goldsmith stirred restlessly in his
chair, looked at his wrist watch. The
agent met this challenge.
Look at the part he did in Men
of Boys Town." he went on. Look
at your own rushes from this pic
ture. I tell you, you can star the
kid
Gust Watch Him."
Maybe you're right" Goldsmith
admitted, "but getting a good story
for him is another thing"
why, you're all set on that" said
the agent. whats the matter with
Brenda Weisberg right here on your
own lot? She wrote Little Tough
Guys didn't she. She
Look" the agent interrupted
himself, getting to his feet. "Let
me bring him in here now. All
ask is that you watch that little
scene he does. You'll sense it, just
as I did. He'll tear your heart out
Just as he did mine. Can I bring
him in here?"
Sure" said the patient Gold
smith, looking at his watch again.
The agent walked to door open
ing onto the alley from the big sound
stage and shouted. There was a
faint treble response from some
where outside and few seconds
later a child walked up to the two
men. He stood there respectfully, a
battered cap in his hand.
Daryl" Git was 9-year-old Dar-
ryl Hickman) the agent said proud
ly, IT want you to do that little
scene for Mr.. Goldsmith; you
know"
Eyes, SIR" the child said.
Before he does" the agent said,
"Ill explain: His old mans a drunk,
and the kids mother has been able
to hide it from him. The kid wor-
ships his pop. This day, though,
the old man comes home drunk.
He's just lost his job. The kid runs
out to meet him. Now, go ahead,
Daryl"
Well, He's Polite.
The child then fell into a simple,
poignant little routine. His eyes
lighted with delight. when he saw
his father approaching. He skipped
down the walk and greeted him with
shy idolatry. His face crumpled a
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Graham
Continued From First page.)

take him to studio He living at the time in cheap Hollywood
roomng house under Brugh Louis
Mayer rrsned him Robert Taylor ordered the boys eyebrows
nne his shoulders star born Dur
ing first interview with his WIFE Barbara stanw she said Il will
never again."
knew Caroe Lombard when she afanced Robert Rsk
bright lights shooting only
With her marriage Clark Gable she became
pen-air fshin' female
Russell when struggling for recognition
dramatic actress BY lucky chance she put into comedy and
where belongs the head the brigade Cary
him. going with" Brian. He
going with Barbara Hutton Miss Brian dvorcng her mate OF six
back in 1895 retiring from movies
still Sothen washed up four years
Is higher popular favor with each film.
Sitting the dne most of the game I'd sooner watch
than play it.
(Relsed by the North American Newspaper fne3
Evening star., 1941-07-13
A Much Castigated, but Necessary, Evil
That's the Movie Actors Agent, Who Does Work.
After All, to Earn His 10 Per Cent Cut

little with hurt bewilderment when
his phantom father brushed him
aside. then the child's face showed
his struggle to pretend it joke. He
spoke again to the parent, bravely
trying to overlook the rebuff. And
then his little face went white with
grief and pain and he fell to the
ground. His father had struck him.
He lay there sobbing without a
sound.
"Okay. Daryl" said the pleased
agent. Mr.. Goldsmith is consider
ing a starring picture for you,
Daryl"
Thank you, sir" Daryl said
politely to Goldsmith, the artificial
and forgotten tears still standing in
his eyes.
Both men stared a little at the
child's casual response. They were
talking in terms of a fabulous future
for a little boy from modest North
Hollywood cottage; a future of great
manor houses and swimming pools,
low-slung sport roadsters. They were
talking about the great American
jackpot, and the child had thanked
them as though for an ice cream
cone. The agent repeated slowly,
impressively to the youngster:
A Good Show.
eyes, we may star you. Daryl"
eyes sir" said Daryl. "Is that
all?"
"Is that all?" the agent repeated
sharply.
IT mean, may I go now, sir?" the
child asked.
Sure" said the dazed agent,
"sure, you can 60, Daryl"
Thank you, sir"
The boy walked across the sound
stage and then broke into a run.
A moment later we looked out a
window. There was Daryl back at
the thing that really interested him,
banging an old rubber ball against
the wall of the sound stage.
The agent wiped his brow. He
and his client had put on a good
show. But that was just the be-
ginning. He knew if Goldsmith
were impressed it would require per-
haps weeks of telephone calls, more
personal visits and accidental"
meetings before the contract would
be cinched.
tRelsased by the North American News
paper Alliance. Ine)
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Outdoor Amusements

GLEN ECHO PARK-The
Capitals popular free -admis-
sion amusement resort boasts
more than so attractions
among its midway diversions
and resort devices. There is
dancing nightly, except Sun
days, in the Spanish Garden
Ballroom, with music by Paul
Kain's Orchestra. There also
is swimming daily in the
Crystal Pool.
WILSON LINE-There is dane
ing nightly on the moonlight
cruise" down the Potomac to
music by Davey MacWilliams'
Orchestra. The S. S. Mount
Vernon sails at $3.50 o'clock,
In addition to making two
daily trips to Mount Vernon
at 10 am. and 2 pm.
POTOMAC RIVER LINE-The
S. S. Potomac sails nightly
at 8:45 o'clock for moonlight
dancing on the river. Ralph
Hawkins Orchestra provides
music On the boat
Evening star., 1941-07-13
By Harold Hefernan.
HOLLYWOOD


A necessary evil in Hollywood
is the 10-percenter - technically
known as the talent agent.
The most castigated gentry in
town-and not without good rea-
Son-talent agents are nevertheless
so essential to a newcomers success
that none can get far without tieing
up to one.
Only in rare instances will cast
ing directors deal directly with per-
sonalities themselves. If an aspirant
manages to get inside the gates he
invariably is interrupted with,
who's your agent?" and If he has
none is advised to go out and get
one.
Granting that an agent is honest
anG ambitious (Which is taking
much for grantedD what does a To-
per center do to earn that neat little
cut into his clients earnings?
Plenty! Once he takes over a pros
pect, the agent becomes manager,
confidential advisor, publicist, weep
ing post and a thousand and one
other things.
Most important of all, he becomes
in the case of the free-lancing can
didate the buffer, battler, pleader in
the whole campaign of his client to
land propitious casting assignments.
An Example.
He studies production schedules
carefully and long in advance. Thus,
with a thorough knowledge of roles
and types coming up, he selects
these best fitted to his client-and
proceeds to concentrate. He turns
up at casting ofhces-with plenty
of earnest and sometimes convinc-
ing oratory. If he can't get in he
uses the phone. If that fails he
stalks the elusive job-givers at the
Brown Derby-or at other hang
outs.
Want to learn how a big-time
agent works once he gets his foot
in the producers door? All right,
come with us to the Office of Ken
Goldsmith, who makes movies for
Universal. That man is there. And
he proceeds to pour it on. Listen:
"I tell you," the agent began
passionately, "the kids another
Coogan. Same big, soft eyes. Same
kind Of trusting way about him,
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w
them suffer for their sins.
And I mean suffer!" said Bette
u can hardly breathe. How women
endured those corsets in 1900 Is
more than I can understand"
At noon she takes hers of, puts
on q blue housecoat and relaxes on
chaise lounge in her dressing
room. The corset is the same one
she wore in "The Sisters"
Ida can't take her corset off for a
Eesta. Every morning she gets
sewed into an 1887 monstrosity with
a hustle, and has to keep it on all
day.
Neither of the gals is afraid to
discard glamour for a meaty role.
Bette plays a matron approaching
40, Ida a grim spinster in her early
thirties.
So far, Bette is one murder up
on Ida. She committed her first
several years ago in "Bordertown'
by closing the garage doors on her
husband and letting gas fumes
asphyxiate him. In THE Letter"
she pumped six bullets into a faith
less lover.
Poison Might Be Nice.
As Regina Giddens, in the screen
version of Lillian Hellmans play,
"The Little Foxes" she gets rid of
an invalid husband by failing to
give him medicine when he has a
heart attack.
Bette says she'll commit murder
ffor the camera) with almost any
weapon, but she loathes gun.
1.-The noise terrifies me-" she
laughed. I'm a good Fourth OF
July girl--with my head under the
pillow! I'm always scared to death
the bullets might be real instead of
blanks. I wouldn't like to knife
any one, either. Now, poison
might be nice. ."
eve were eating lunch. I hastily
put down my knife and fork)
Bette would rather play neurotic
woman like Regina than comedy
role.
Gives me more to think about" "
said Bette. II like to figure out
what makes Regina tick. The world
is full of women like her. After
people see Regina on the screen they
can be on guard against them"
But she can't help feeling little
sympathetic toward the character
Regina isn't all bad" Bette
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Final Title

THE Men in Her Life" has been
set as the final title of Columbia S
forthcoming Gregory Ratoff produc-
ton starring Loretta Young, pre-
viously titled Tonight Belongs to
U.s. and, briefly, Woman of Desire >
Based on the novel "Ballerina,"
by Lady Eleanor Smith, The Men
in Her Life" deals with the career
of an internationally famed dan
seuse during the empire period. Fea-
tured in support of Miss Young are
such established players as Conrad
Veidt, Dean Jaeger, Otto Kruger,
Eugene Leontovich and John Shep-
perd, formerly Sheppard Strudwick.
Evening star., 1941-07-13

picture, Iney Met IN BOMBAY, 1ldO
his mind set strictly on problems of
chemistry and physics when he took
his degree, with high rating, at the
University of Tennessee. But the
newly developing industry of motion
pictures intrigued him, and when
chance stepped forward with an offer
of a job at Fort Lee, the little studio
outside New York, as assistant to
Maurice Tourneur, Brown seized the
opportunity avidly. The roster of
actors then included such names as
Alice Brady, Eileen Percy, Robert
Warwick, Elsie Ferguson. Mahlon
Hamilton, Clara Kimball Young,
Holbrook Blinn, Marguerite Clark,
Mary Pickford, Matt Moore and Alec
B. Francis.
Brown had little more than good
start in his chosen profession how
ever, when along came the first
World War. He enlisted in the
Air Corps. After the armistice was
signed he returned to the business of
making motion pictures, only to find
that the industry had headed West
to Hollywood.
Reputation Was Assured.
Once again he joined forces with
Tourneur, but shortly after was
handed his first independent assign
ment. 1t was The Great Redeem
er," starring House Peters and Mar
jorie Daw. This film incidentally
was the first Metro production to
play on Broadway.
From that point on, Browns
reputation as director was assured
The business of making pictures had
graduated from the pot boiler
classification to something else
Browns engineering principles ap-
piled to the screen were beginning
to show results. They worked sc
we'll, as matter of fact, that in 1924
he was intrusted with Hollywood s
first all-star production, THE Goose
Woman" co-starring Constance
Bennett, Jack Pickford and Louise
Dresser.
There's hardly day goes by that
I don't have a special reason to re-
member that picture" Brown said
I'VE searched all over Hollywood for
Just the right type of tree-shaded
lane for one particular sequence
Finally, We found it. 1t had but one
drawback, and that in the fact that
it was miles away from anything
We had to practically move the
studio to the spot, and even ther
we were considered to be camping
out in the wilderness
Directed Valentino.
'I pass that spot every day on my
way to work The 'tree-Shadec
lane is now the main street Ct the
community in Westwood, currently
popular subj rb and the location O
the University of California at Lo
Angeles. Tile very ground on which
our set was erected is now the sit,
of the Wedtwood Theater, wher,
nine-tenths of the Metro-Goldwyn
Mayer prev Jews are held. West
Evening star., 1941-07-13

Jimmy StetOart, who left Holly
Dood stardom to enter the Army
Air Corps as priUate, apoloeised
jor being late Uith his second let
ter about Army lite, Written on
request OF The Stars special ne,ps
SerUice. He's been so busy ,uith
things people keep telling him to
do, he said he Just couldn't get
around to it any sooner. Then
he couldn't find anybody to TYPE
it out" so he had to do it in
longhond, and spelling neUer ,Cas
one OF his torteS. His lDriting
and spelling are o. K.-Ed.)
Evening star., 1941-07-13

THE MEN IN HER LFE-And the life is dream for Ginger
Rogers throughout the fantasy of her picture
and Harry oen she ponderS What life might be
,ith OF her three sutors With Dick Aan Marshall for
instance social 1Uhirl Ginger decides she
dreams OF dedcdttng street named after her, Tom George
Murphy is the ooeette type whie Harry Burgess Mered
Dou1d contribute amusing rather hectic, existence
YouH hare to the picture to couer the identity OF the
min
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Engineering Prepared Him
For a Directing Career
Veteran Clarence Brown, Educated
In Scientific Fields, Turned
To Films Before Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD.

be actors some came TO
few writer's Clarence
distinction making the broad Jump ue
of those who follow the care
feel that company lost
good engineer in the transition.
Evening star., 1941-07-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
Crime Just Does Not Pay,
Even When It's Play>Acting
Bette Davis and Ida Lupino Find
Whalebone Corsets Make Them
Suffer for Their Film Sins
BY Mary Hale,
Associated Press Stan Writer.
HOLLYWOOD.

committed her third movie murder the other day. and
then calmly a chocolate fudge sundae.
with bell recently
10 a of jiers
film meanes reducing the population for
salaries naturally aside money
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and Matte Baker to the Land
Bank Commissioner, recorded in
Book 80, Page "a, in the office of
the Register of Deeds of Ashe
County. North Carolina.
No bid will be accepted or re-
ported unless it's maker shall de-
post with the Clerk of the Su-
perior Court of said county at the
close of bidding, as a forfeit and
guaranty of compliance with his
bid, ten (10) per cent of his bid
where it does not exceed Five
Hundred (5OO.O0) Dollars and five
(5) per cent of his bid where it
exceeds Five Hundred (500.O0)
Dollars, said deposit to be Gre
dited on the bid when accepted.
Notice is now given that said
lands will be resold at the same
place, and upon the same terms,
at two o'clock P. M. of the same
day unless said deposit is sooner
made.
Every deposit not forfeited or
accepted will be promptly return
ed to the maker.
This the 26th day of April,
1941.
w. o. McGIBONY,
5-1-4T Trustee
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NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT

in THE SUPER1Oh OOOR1
BEFORE THE CLERK
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
of MAGGIE CLARK, Deceased,
and L. G. CLARK
VS.
LEE MCMILLAN, ELWANDA
MCMILLAN, A. T. K1LBY, KEN
METH KILBY, and CATHERINE
CLARK, Minors, by Their Guar
dian AID Litem, D. L. FRANCIS
AS thereunto authorized and di-
rected by the Clerk of the Super
ior Court of Ashe County by an
order made in the above entitled
cause, I, T. c. Bowie, Jr., Com
missioner, will sell on the prem
ises at Sturgills, North Carolina,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on May 3,
1871, the following described
lands of which Maggie Clark, de-
ceased, was the owner at the
time of her death, to-wit:
Beginning on a Pine tree. j. A.
Sturgill and Jessie Blevins' be-
ginning corner, running West with
J. A. Sturgilps line and fence to
a White Oak on ridge, r. J..
Blevins' corner; thence with R.
J. Blevins' line to a Maple, Jes-
sic Jones' corner thence with
Jones' line to a White Oak; thence
to a stake in w. w. Weaver's line;
thence with Weaver's line and
fence to stake in c. w. Spencer's
line; thence with c. w. Spencer's
line and fence to stake in E.
M. Osborne's line; thence East
ward with agreed line and corner
between Enoch Osborne, de-
ceased, and Jessie Blevins to a
Maple at the bank of Big Helton
Creek; thence down with the me-
anders of Big Helton Creek to the
beginning, containing y acres,
more or less, with the exception
of one-half an acre for a burial
ground where my wife and bro
Their Willborn Blevins are bur-
led, with free paths to and from
the burial place.
Terms of sale: one-third cash
upon confirmation of sale; one
third in twelve months; one-third
in eighteen months.
This April Z, 1941.
T. c. 3OWIE, JR.
4-1O-4t Commissioner
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NOTICE OF SALE LAND

WHEREAS, on the 18th day of
January, 1885, H. c. Baker and
Matte Baker executed and de-
1ivered unto w. .. McGibony,
Trustee for Land Bank Commits
sioner, a certain deed of trust
which is recorded in the office of
the Register of Deeds for Ashe
County, North Carolina, in Book
50 at Page "a; and
WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment of the in
debtedness thereby secured as
therein provided, and the trustee
has been requested by the owner
and holder thereof to exercise the
power of sale therein contained:
NOW, THEREFORE, under and
by virtue Of the authority con-
ferred by the said deed of trust
the undersigned Trustee will on
the 26th day of May, 1941, at the
court house door of Ashe County,
North Carolina, at twelve o'clock
noon offer for sale to the highest
bidder for cash, the following real
estate:
All that certain tract Of land
containing two hundred and six
ty-two (262) acres, more or less,
known as the M. F. Baker place
in Grassy Creek Township of
Ashe County, North Carolina, To-
Gated on the jefferson - Grassy
Creek public road, one and one
half miles from Grassy Creek on
the waters of the North Fork of
New River, bounded on the North
by the lands of Nancy Bumgarner
and Wiley Taylor; on the East by
the lands of H. w. Cox, w. E,
Cox, James Kirk. Freele Vaught;
on the South by the Garris
lands; and on the West by
the lands of P. c. Handy. The
property is more fully described
by metes and bounds in the deed
of trust above mentioned, to
which reference is made.
This property is being sold sub
ject to an outstanding deed of
trust executed by H. c. Baker
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NOTICE OF SERVICE BY
PUBLICATION

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
w. F. DAVIS
VS.
ALICE DAVIS
The defendant, Alice Davis, will
take notice that an action as
above entitled has been COM
menced in the Superior Court of
Ashe County by summons issued
April 5, 1941 for the purpose of
the plaintiff obtaining a divorce
from bed and board from the de-
PENDANT; and that said defendant
will further take notice that she
is required to appear at the office
of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of said County on or be-
fore the 22nd day of May 1941,
and answer or demur to the COM
plant in said action or the plain
tiff will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
This the 9th day of April, 1941.
J. D. STANSBERRY,
4-10-4t Clerk Superior Court
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that if price fixing is apt to fol-
low wage rises, this possibility
will stand in the way Of quick
settlement of other threatened
strikes.
On the whole, the labor situa-
ton has improved and there is a
more noticeable desire on the
part of both labor and employers
to settle their differences with
out interference with defense
production. But outbreaks of new
major strikes continue to threaten
and many congressman are still in
a mood to vote for legislation
curbing strikes. They feel that
the majority of voters would be
behind them in backing such leg
islation.
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STEEI, PRICES

Many business men are lndlg-
nant over what they consider a
highhanded and unwise action of
the government in freezing steel
prices following the granting OF
increased wages by the steel in
dustry. This was done by the new
Office of Price Administration and
Civilian Supply whose head, Leon
Henderson, said that he did not
think the increased wages justi-
fled increased prices. Since steel
is such a basic product in in
dustry, he decided to fix prices
in order to prevent price rises in
other lines of business.
There is some question over the
legality of Mr.. Henderson's right
to right to fix prices and his ac-
ton is expected to lead to court
test of the extent of his authority.
Other business leaders argue
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this place.
Twenty nine of their children,
and grandchildren, were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley,
Sunday.
Rev. A. C. Gibbs and DR.. Aber-
nethy, of Elkin, were visiting
friends in Warrensville, Monday.
The home of Mrs. w. G. War
rem is being remodeled at present.
Paul Haynes, foreman of the
bridge crew here for the past 6
months, has moved =, his family
from North Wilkesboro into the
residence formerly owned by W.
o. Ashley.
Mr.. Evans. formerly depot ag-
ent here, called in Warrensville.
Tuesday. Mr. Evans is now loca-
ted at Abingdon.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ash
ley on April %, a son, Joseph Or
rim.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Joseph
Pendergrass, Jr. and son, Frank
Joseph III, spent the past week
end here. Mrs. Pendergrass was
formerly Miss Virginia Johnson.
Rev. and Mrs. D. c. Ballard, OF
Newton; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Gun
ter and daughter. Patricia, Mrs
Carrie Carson, all of West Vir-
ginia; and Mrs. E. N. Warden, OF
Bluefield, were guests Of Mrs. r.
T. johnson this week.
Rev Luke Wood, of Indepen-
dence, is visiting friends and re-
latives here at present.
Mrs. c. r. Latham and Mrs. j.
M. Burkett were shopping in
North Wilkesboro, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Jones re-
turned from Elkin Saturday af-
ternoon.
James Hunter demonstrated his
ability to walk Friday night, hik-
ing alone, from Boone to West
jefferson in about five and one
half hours.
Mrs. Jake Little and Mrs. Liz
zie Jones, of Clifton, were cal
ling on friends here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Martin, of
Ttreda were business visitors here
Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Wootton,
Jr., and little daughter, Iris, Wis
tied home folks here the past
week end.
Mrs. w. o. Ashley was visiting
friends here Monday.
Charles Ashley, of Bluestone,
Va, spent Sunday with home
folks.
MIR. and Mrs. J. B. Call, of
North Wilkesboro, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Odell Brown, Sum-
day.
Mrs. Ernest Bumgardner at
tended church service at Smeth-
port, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert C. John
son were visiting in Independence
Sunday afternoon.