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Evening star., 1943-10-17
Landing Barges,
Refrigeration
No Nev Thing
BY the Associated Press


HOLLYWOOD.
Up the California coast at Albion
where Sir Francis Drake landed four
centuries ago, barge carrying a
coach laden with movie folks in
wigs, ribbons and court dress of the
jolly times Of King Charles ap-
preached the beach.
The front section Of the craft
ratified down on chains and the
coach rolled out-just like a jeep
off landing barge.
Incredible how modern it looks.
my dear Holiness" observed Nigel
Bruce.
Nonsense! There's nothing new
under the sun, my dear Watson"
replied Basil Rathbone. Pardon
my original remark"
Director Mitchell Leisen explained
the scene. depicting the crossing of
the Thames, was perfectly correct
IN detail. Coaches, his researchers
discovered, had gone back and forth
in landing barges as far back as
the 18th century.
And If the ghost of Sir Francis
Drake had happened along during
the filming of that scene for
"Frenchman's Creek he probably
would have felt right at home.
Furthermore" said Leisen, "our
researchers found that Britishers in
those days had cold storage, too.
They had deep cellars full Of ice,
where they kept deer meat and sher-
bets and fruits for their banquet in
midsummer.
But the film folks who landed at
Albion in 1943 weren't so lucky,
They lived on rations-and there
wasn't even any ice!
Evening star., 1943-10-17
CHUNGKING.

S1ONNIh1NSI.
The scene was the spacious living
room of wealthy Chinese in
Burma. His wife, who had beer
bayoneted some days before by q
little bull-necked japanese soldier
was dying again.
Her face wrenched with pain
she started to sink slowly to the
floor, pressing her side with her
hands. The body of her son, also
bayoneted, lay sprawled face down
behind her.
Her beautiful daughter, whose
careful coiffure had been enhanced
by the addition of yellow flowers
over her left ear, stepped to her
mothers side, holding her in her
two arms, easing her collapse
Tragedy clutched the daughter
lovely features.
The older woman went completely
limp and the daughter, in this last
embrace, cried out, Mamma, man.
mai"
Then man in brown tweed
suit who held the Chinese script
yelled "Cut!" and mother and
daughter in a final loss of balance
went sprawling and laughing in
front of the now sightless camera
Another scene of The Border
Front" current production of the
China Motion Picture Corp, had
been filmed.
The girl in this scene was Lily
Lee, a favorite at the box Offices
in Free China. who, it seemed to
this old neighborhood movie-go
should rate in any league.
An Old Movie Hand.
AS the heroine of The Border
Front she will join the Chinese
forces who fought in Burma, will
help bring to book a japanese spy
who sends messages on a secret
radio transmitter hidden in a
coffin and will fall in love with a
handsome young Chinese officer
who cannot return her love because
of the call of duty.
Miss Lee was the first feminine
star of Chinese films to permit her
legs 10 De Photographed. mat was
years ago in Shanghai. Legs do
not seem to be the present movie
mode, however, for while this COR
respondent saw the filming of many
scenes of The Border Front" Miss
Lees ankle-length blue sarong re-
mained at ankle level, only her bare
feet and wooden clogs peeked out
from the hem of her garment.
You just know she has them,
though, for I interviewed her while
she was making up-before she
had changed from slacks to sarong-
and only a press agent of stern
character could refrain from call
ing her China's Dietrich.
The movie industry in Free
China is weapon of war and con-
forms to the conditions of a country
all but cut off from the rest of the
world. The China Motion Picture
Evening star., 1943-10-17
Heffernun
Continued From Preceding Pa

Turner continued. 1--WE had no
extra talent. When crowds were
required we simply called in by
ISLANDERS. The whole industry was
a family. There were no jealousies.
because there wasn't time. If one
of us had leading role in the
morning. we expected to play a bit
part in the afternoon"
Death and Finances.
I'VE were called upon to do every
thing from arranging a theater
booking to handing out the payroll.
I remember one day when as Elaine
in 'Launcelot and Elaine I was
stretched out, supposedly dead on a
bier of white flowers.
Suddenly Mr.. Smith came run
ming into the studio and to my side.
He needed $50 at once and couldn't
open the safe. I jumped from my
burial couch and tore down to the
office. I opened the safe, he took
out his $50 and went back to the
business of being dead again."
All these memories and others
make Florence Turner a very happy
woman. 1t shows on her face. She
can look at the stars of today and
regret for them the things they have
missed.
Miss Turner has never been mar
ried. Her father died when she was
year cid and ever since she has
lived with her mother, Frances
Turner, one-time famous actress
with Booth and Barrett. Both are
great movie fans and even though
Mrs. Turner is in her late 80s
they manage to see every change of
program at the little Palms Theater,
within walking distance of their
house.
Seven years ago, Miss Turner at
tended preview of Born to
Dance" In the lobby after the show,
she came face to face with Louis B.
Mayer, head of MGM studio. They
hadn't seen each other in 20 years
The greeting was effusive.
And so Miss Turner is now round
Ing out a seven-year contract at
Mayors studio. Next month she gets
a new one-and handsome raise.
(Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1ne.)
Evening star., 1943-10-17

sonality. And its up to the camera
man, lighting effects, technicians
and makeup boys to make them
appear glamarous on the screen.
And sometimes that's pretty tough
job"
Whom would Mr.. Gaudio select Of
all the thousands Of actresses he's
photographed since he started in
this game back in 1904, as the most
'photogenic?
Billie Dovet' he replied after a
moments thought. II think can
truthfully say have never photo
graphed an actress before or since,
whose face was as symmetrical as
hers"
So to all living actresses of today,
Evening star., 1943-10-17
Research Her Ambition,

Technicians and actors work both
in front and behind the camera
The japanese soldier who bayoneted
Lily's mother and brother is a
cameraman picked for his face and
figure. The author director, who
laboriously penned the script, cam
era directions and sound specifica-
tions for The Border Front" is
himself an eminent actor.
Miss Lee herself has ambitions to
Evening star., 1943-10-17
MIR. Gaudio Proffers
Few Good Words
For Today's Stars
Py the Associated Press,
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Tony Gaudio, the squat, tawny-
skinned cinematographer, who has
been photographing screen beauties
Tor 40 years, can spin you a lot Of
interesting yarns about movie &C
tresses, and why he thinks a lot Of
EN- are not what they used to be.
In the first place the 58-year-old de-
scendant OF noted family of Italian
lens-snappers thinks most actresses
today are just bunch of copy cats
who lack individuality and origi-
nality.
Yes" says Tony in a strictly
good-natured ribbing of the fem
inine side of the theatrical profess
sion. Its getting so most actresses
today dress alike, look alike, talk
alike and act alike. There's no in
dividuality. Every one copies every
one else.
And, in trying to photograph
such actresses, you find incongruities
in their individual beauty, Just as
you do in their appearance and per-
Evening star., 1943-10-17
Mr.. Gaudio isn't only cinemato-
grapher. He's q diplomat!
ChooseyO Over Locales

So up-to-the- minute are the
dramatizations on WOL-Mutual's
Foreign Assignment" that scripts
are not prepared until one or two
nights before the broadcast, so that
Writer Frank Phares, himself a for
mer war correspondent, can choose
his locale to coincide with the news.
Evening star., 1943-10-17
irst.Runners. Too

II you think that Hollywood, the
place where producers are always
looking for new faces in bathing
suits, isn't the hub of the movie uni
verse, not only are all the major and
most of the minor studios located in
this area, but 1t also has 10 flrst-run
film theaters, largest in the country
Evening star., 1943-10-17
Curmody

Continued From Preceding Page. J
Evening star., 1943-04-12
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SUPERVISOR

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come, but not absolutely necessary: will
teach oua1ifled person; excellent salary.
For appointment call Mr.. Boorstein, OF.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
FOOD CHECKER.

FOOD CHECKER.
Permanent position, good
pay for the right woman.
Hours, 9-6 pm. No Sunday
work. Apply Madrillon Res
taurant, Washington Build
ing, 18th and New York ave
YOUNG LADY FOR GEN.
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SALESGIRL FOR BAKERY
$50 a week: no experience necessary call
in person, 5342 Conn. ave. NV.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
CLERK

GENERAL OFFICE WORKER,
1890, mus. be able to meet public in
retail store and on telephone. and to
learn earn rather complex line OF, products.
and permanent position to right party,
Give age and telephone no. in reply. Box
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02

messenger dogs are another
important part of the program.
All through the jungle scouting pa
trolls need to send messages back
to the command post, and dogs can
carry them better than men. Men
get lost and make noise. Dogs can
slip through all kinds of terrain
and can find Their way from one
outpost to another. They are train
ed to run between two men-ole
with the scouting patrol, one at
the front lines. Pigeons were used
to carry messages in the last war
but they will only fly one way-to-
ward home. The dogs will run both
ways.
The fifth class we are training
is casualty dogs. They work at the
front too. They find the wounded,
dash back to their master and re-
port them and then lead him to
the spot. In all this work we have
had to train men too, for the dogs
will work only with the men who
are their masters"
Mrs. Erlangcr, who is the moth
er of son now in service and two
grown daughters, 10 longer main
tains her kennels, though she still
keeps a few dogs. She does not
want to mention breeds in discuss
ing the Army's dog training pro-
gram. But she will tell you the
breed she prefers herself, Poodles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02
Ward Family Holds
Annual Reunion

The annual reunion Of the Ward
family was held at Franklin
school. Harrell's Store, Sunday,
August 90. with relatives from sew
eral states attending.
Mrs. E. P. Blanchard W in
charge of the program which was
featured by a short talk by VIM,
BENJAMIN Ward Of Chinquapin.
Billie H. Hall led the group sing
ing and Mrs. Thomas Boyd Spill
Ter sang My Task in memory
Of the kinsmen who had died since
the last reunion. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. S, V. Wilkins at
the piano.
Plans for the publication of the
Ward Family history were outlin-
ed by Herman W. Taylor of State
college, Raleigh. who is historian
Of the clan. The book will be
published in the near future. A
committee composed Of A. ].
Ward. c. C. Vann and E. P, Blan
chard. was appointed to assist the
historian in financing this publ
cation. A representative of each
branch of the family was appoint
ed to bring the data up to date,
Hugh NJ. Wells. of Chinquapin,
was reelected president OF the
reunion, and all committees were
continued.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02
Mistress OF Hound S, u. S. A.

mund B. Gregory, Quarte-master
General, and eventually became
his coasultant on the dog program.
Since then Mrs. Erlanger has
worked with leading dog trainers
of this country and allied nations
to establish a blueprint fo- teach
ers to follow il training dogs The
dogs they have trained in five diff
ferent centers in the country are
now working in every combat area
where American soldiers fight.
1--WE are training five different
classes of dogs" Mrs. Erlanger
said in the torrential spill of words
with which she discusses her IA
vorite subject To begin with, of
course, there are sentry dogs
which accompany sentry at
night They can scent al intruder
whom the sentry can neither see
nor hear. And they also guard am
munition dumps and food storage
plants.
Then there are attack dogs,
trained to go out on command aft
er escaping prisoners. The main
thing in their training is to teach
them to stop biting once they be-
gin. We are also training combat
dogs. They are particularly useful
in jungle warfare. Camouflage
won't fool them They go ahead of
scouting patrols and give warn
ings of ambushes or attempts at
infiltration.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02
BY ADELAIDE KERR

Ms. Milton changers love for
dogs has brought her a man-sized
war job different from any other
woman's.
She is consultaat on the dog pro-
gram to the Quartermaster Gen
eral of the United States Army.
Which means that she is helping
train the dogs that are saving
American soldiers lives in troplc
jungles and Arctic SHOWS. 1t also
means that she has the unusual
iob-for Woman-of being mill
tary advisor to the Signal Corps.
Mrs. Erlanger, who is small,
blonde and as feminine as lace,
seems to have been heading to-
ward that job for the better part
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02
&&h GlaA #a!d
RKtchQnA
Fresh Lines Add Test
To Labor Day Picnics
By GAYNOR MADDOX

BY ia NUN MADDOA
Better get your share of the
fresh lime taste before the season
ends. Use them in your Labor
Day backyard picnic menus to
add even more interest to salads,
beverages and deserts.
Fruited Lime Gelatin
(Serves ~
One envelope Il tablespoon; un-
favored lime gelatine, Ia cup
cold water, l IA cups not water
1-3 cup sugar, few grains salt
IL cup lime juice, l cup sliced
cherries or other fruit.
Soften gelatine in cold water:
dissolve in hot water. Add sugar
and salt; dissolve. Add freshly
squeezed lime juice. Chill until
syrupy and then fold in other
fruit Pour into mold which has
been rinsed in cold water. Chill
Lime Floating Island
(Serves ~
Three-quarter cup sugar, 2 -
tablespoons flour, IA teaspoon Of
salt, IL cup light cream, 2 eggs,
separated, IL cup water, % cup
fresh lime juice.
Blend 2 tablespoons sugar, flour
and salt; add cream. Beat egg
yolks slightly, and add. Add water
and freshly squeezed lime juice.
Cook over hot water, stirring con-
stantly until thickened. Cool. For
meringues, beat egg whites stiff;
add remaining sugar gradually.
beating constantly. Drop by spoon
fuls on creased baking dish and
place over pan of hot water. Bake
in moderate oven 1925 degrees F.
20 minutes. To serve, pour chilled
lime custard into glass bowl and
top with the baked meringues.
Lime-Butter Stretcher Sauce
Two tablespoons butter, l table
spoon chopped chives, 2 table
spoons lime juice. few grains salt
Melt butter; add chives, lime
Juice and salt. Serve on hot vege-
tables such as carrots, broccoli,
spinach or beets.
TOMORROW'S MENU
BREAKFAST: Melon, crisp
bacon, corn bread, syrup, cof-
fee, milk.
LUNCHEON: Macaroni and
cheese, whole wheat bread,
butter or fortified margarine,
fresh peach salad, tea, milk.
DINNER: Corned beef hash
with poached egg, buttered
spinach, baked squash, heated
enriched hard rolls, butter or
fortified margarine, Florida
floating island, coffee, milk.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02
Miss Merritt,
Lieut.. Hogan
Wed AT Home

ROSEHILL. Sept. Miss Juan
tia Merritt and Lieut.. O. K. Hogan,
sr., were united in marriage On
Saturday. August 81, at the home
Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. L. Merritt of Rosehill,
with the Rev. F. NJ Balm offici-
ating in the presence of relatives
md few close friends A pro-
gram of nuptial music was pre-
sented by Mrs. L. K. Alderman,
pianist, and Mrs. Oscar Russell,
soloist.
The couple entered the living
room together unattended and the
vows were spoken before an I'M
p-ovised altar. The bride was at
tired in a teal blue suit with black
accessories and a corsage OF Or
chi6s The brides mother wore
dress of black crepe with
corsage of orchids.
Mrs. Hogan is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Merritt OF
Rosehill. She was graduated from
RosehilI High school and after tax
Inc a business course in Beula-
yiIIe she held a position with the
AAA in Burgaw, and also was
}oan clerk for Fender county.
Lieut.. Hogan, son OF Mr.: ana
Mrs. O. X. Hogan. ST.. OF Mont
somery, Ala. attended Duke uni
versity and the University OF Flor
ida. He was in business IN Mis-
souri before entering the Army
Immediately after the wedding
me couple left for Virginia Beach
where they spent ten days.
On Friday evening, preceding
fhe wedding. the brides parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt entertained
At cake cutting honoring Miss
Merritt and Lieut.. Hogan. | n e
three-tiered cake, topped with
bride and groom and decorated
with smilax and candles. was the
renter for the dining table which
was covered with lace cloth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02
PERSONALS

Major Graham Edwards and
Mrs. Edwards nave arrived in the
city from Victoria, Texas, to Wis
1t Major Edwards parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. M. Edwards at their
home in Forest Hills.
Miss Betty Blue Willis and Mary
Davis leave Thursday for week S
stay at the St. Regis.
Lieut.. Ledley B. Symmes, Jr.,
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. B. Symmes. He was re-
Gently graduated from the Army
Air Force Navigation school at
San Marcus, Texas, as naviga-
tor and received his commission
as a second lieutenant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02
CLUB CLOCK

The Past Noble Grands club
of Letitia Rebekah lodge, No.
3, 1OOF, meets Thursday eve
ming at 8 o'clock with Mrs.
Viola Hickman, ga Kenwood
avenue.
The senior fraternity auxili-
airy of the Brigade Boys club
will meet Thursday evening at
8 o'clock with Mrs. Tom Riv-
embark, TOT South Third street.
Mrs. Lewis Harrison will as
sist the hostess.
A meeting of the Philathea
class Of the First Baptist
church will be held with Mrs.
Henry Habenicht, 1907 Peader
avenue Friday at 8 p. m.
Carolina Beach Home Dem
onstration club meets Thurs
day at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs
Z. NJ. Kelly on the Northern
Extension. Women of the COM
munity are invited.
The Business and Profession
al Women's club will hold the
monthly meeting Friday at the
Friendly cafeteria. Dinner res
erVatlons will be taken by call
ing Mrs. S. c. Kellam, 2-2178,
The executive committee Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02

ductlon as developed in industry,
and to figure out ways of fitting
these techniques to jobs IN the
home.
1t took wa to make it seem
important whether housewife
could clean her house in three
hours or six. But now that it is
being given some attention, Mrs.
America may come to feel the
pride of a techniciaa in her job
as housekeeper.
Not only that, but if she learns
to do her Homework without any
waste time or wasted energy. she
will have time left fo~ some of
the outside work she would like
to do. Now it should be war work.
In peacetime it can be anything
that interests her.
There probably never has been
a housewife with a brain and am
bltlon who hasn't begrudged the
time that the pure drudgery of
homework takes-the dishWashing,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02
Milk Rationing
Is 0PA Problem
By ANN STEVICK

WASHINGTON, Sept. /. - With
the coming seasonal decline ii
milk production, it is almost GER
tain that some form of control
will have to be set up on fluid
milk.
The rationing Of such a perish
able food is very difficult. a mis-
taken calculation in point values
could bring the disaster of GUAM
titles of spoiled milk. Milk may,
however, be controlled by quotas.
Production figures for dairy
products are way up this year.
But there isn't enough to fill the
rising demand for fluid milk and
leave anything to make cheese,
evaporated milk or butter. Since
fluid milk is the only one of these
four milk products which is I'm.
rationed. the uncontrolled demand
for it is pulling milk away from
cheese factories and butter pro.
ducers.
Discussions are also going or
with dairy representatives about
price adjustments on milk. They
feel prices will have to 60 up iT
! some cases.
BICYCLES BUILT FOR WHOM
Household shopping is not con
sidered a suitable occupation tc
qualify you for a bicycle certifi-
cate, according to the Office Of
Prize Administration.
School children, persons engag'
ed in gainful occupations. volun
teer public welfare or war work
can establish their need for bi
cycle. Delivery and messenger
boys and people who can show
that they must travel an hour ane
a half to and from work, may
get a certificate Such person:
as ministers, mail carriers, trav
cling statesmen and public health
workers have chance to snow
proof of need"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02

Mary, the girls correspond reg
ularly with "a servicemen.
Though they wear both Navy
and Coast Guard pins because they
like all the boys and don't want
to hurt any feelings, their first
real pen pail was sailor whom
they met while performing at the
Stage Door Canteen. Now David
is somewhere in the South Pacific.
But I'VE can't tell what ship-he
might be torpedoed," says Peggy
Ann, to whom he just sent doll.
Both girls study Morse code,
send MESA ges to each other and
decode radio messages. When they
hear one they can't decode, they
call on radio man for help.
Their Aunt Jo-Jo accompanies
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02

them to the town hall tower be-
cause children are not permitted
to spot alone. But 'she doesn'
report the planes" chorus the girls
proudly.
There have been Hollywood
movie offers and the girls have
made several shorts.
Peggy Joan wants to go to Hol-
lywood because she'd like to gel
Lana Turner'S autograph"
And you'd like Ronald Rea.
gan's," says her younger sister.
But Marianne insists her big
gest ambition" is to fly in the
Civil Air Patrol.
mot without mothers consent, "
says the cautious Peggy Joan. who
would like to continue to be a
singer unless Il go in the service. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02

of he~ life. AS child she loved,
owned and trained dogs. AS the
wife of a New York manufa cturer
she ran a kennel of 200 dogs and
collected a flock of silver show
cups. AS al active figure in the
dog world, she became impressed
with the military service which
dogs can render in wartime. So
when wa broke out, she helped
found Dogs for Defense-an organ
ization which has since supplied
thousands of dogs for the Arrny's
dog training program. In the
course of that work she came in
contact with Major General Ed
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02

same principle
10 m a k e h e I
homework east.
e..
She is going to
hear about that
idea in the neal
future, however
for home econo.
mistS from all
over the country
met at Purdue
university recent
ly to study the
principles Of sim
plifying work and
cnoo6ip5 I'M pro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02
BY VIVIAN BROWN

Rain or shine, every Friday.
radios harmonizing Moylan Sis
ters-Marianne and Peggy Joan
are spotting planes out at Sag Har-
Dor, Long Island, by way of prac-
ticing what they preach.
All kids should do all they can
to help" says 1l-year-old Peggy
Joan.
The last plane we reported was
Lockheed Hudson bomber" says
Marianne. the 12-year-old who
spends her spare time building
model planes.
Besides plane spotting. swim
ming, fishing and attending the
Academy of the Sacred Heart of
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02
Efficiency Learned AT Job
Will Aid In Housekeepinq

scrubbing. ironing.
If the home economists can give
women work routines that will en-
able them to do homework more
quickly and more easily, it will
be one of the most important
things that ever happened to
women. For most women really
want to be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS few
of them enjoy the hours of routine
work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02
Whitford Family
Reunion Set Sept. 5

The 18th annual reunion of the
Whitford family and descendants
will be held at Askins on the first
Sunday in September.
Each family will bring dinner
which will be spread at 100
o'clock. The business session will
be held prior to dinner. A. J.
Whitford is president and L. A.
Whitford is secretary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-02
By RUTH MILLETT

When housewife gets a job in
war plant. she is taught to do
her job with as few waste motions
as possible
But chances are it doesn't &C.
cur to her to try to adapt the