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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-12-10
Here ON Visit

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-12-10
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22

main, too. Himself, he had one of two hospital calls to make, and furthermore he needed sleep. Nit chell Grace could reach him if there were need. In any event, he would return to Stone House early next morning.
 Colonel Merriwether's body had been removed by men from the medical examiners office. Fred West and Henry Prentiss went home. And Lieutenant Thatcher went to New York.
 (TO Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22
. SERIAL STORY
 TAM A MURDERER
COPYRIGHT. ieA2. NEA SERVICE. INC.

weapon had been worked upon by the fingerprint men, and then re- placed exactly as 1t had been be- fore. It was new. and shiny, and of an ordinary American manu- facture.
 "The guy left a perfect set on the gun" one of the flngerprint men said. No gloves, not a blur, and no wiping."
 Lieutenant Thatcher nodded. He leaned forward and picked up the sheet of paper which Vaughan Dunbar had placed so ostenta- tiously before his victim. It was plain, white rectangle, and in It's center there was neat typing:
 AVE ATKUE VALE
 Do not grieve for the destruc- tion of this monster. Cynthia has least cause of all for grief, though by the nature of things I cannot tell her why - for that might do her an injury.
 I have stalked him, year by year. waiting for this one mo- ment. There is no need to say here, now, why I have done this. He cruelty killed two people who were of great importance to me. When he did that, his end was written.
 Though I know it is useless, I beg you not to spend public money and the time of valuable men in the hunt for me. It will be completely futile.
 VAUGHAN DUNBAR.
 Henry Prentiss said, "H-m-m-n. So that's it."
 Lieutenant Thatcher said, "At least we don't have to hunt around for motive. But we'll pick him up. He hasn't got chance"
 The telephone rang. It was @ city detective at Vaughan Dun- bars hotel.
 "He left in the forenoon, the detective said, land he hasn't been back. A suitcase full of things is in his room, all packed. and some coats in a closet. Everything seems orderly"
 "Take prints if you please,' Lieutenant Thatcher said. And if it's all right with you people. I would like to come in later and 90 over the stuff. Of course, I'm out of my jurisdiction there - but if you people don't mind"
 Nobody would mind, naturally.
 And you'll keep men there, in case he does show up? Good, And check on his garage, and all his telephone calls. Can you do that?"
 Well give 1t the whole rou- tine"
 Thank you"
 By midnight, the fact was dis concertingly apparent that Vaugh- an Dunbar was eluding the chase. He had slipped through the net work of hundreds of men in uni- form and out of 1t. or he had hidden himself somewhere within the 1,200 square miles of Long Island - somewhere between the 34th street crosstown tunnel and Montauk Point.
 By midnight. likewise, the men who sat in the bar at Stone House were weary of talk, of specula- tion and conjecture. They finished the sandwiches which had been brought to them.
 Dr. Fleming said that his wife would stay the night, and that he would like for Anne West to re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22
FAVE ATQUE VALE" CHAPTER XVII
IfARY WORTH,S FAMILY
BY MORRIS MARKEY

Cynthia had not become hyster- lcal. She had not tainted. She seem- cd stunned, as from being struck, rather than frightened or terribly distressed.
 Certain women had kept their wits, and led her to her own room, Mrs. Malcolm Fleming, who was Dr. Fleming's wife, had been among those women, and she was 0 capable creature. Dr. Fleming himself, having rushed to the side of Colonel Merriwether and dis- covering at once that he could be of no avail in the place, searched out Cynthia's room on the second floor, and sat on the edge of her bed.
 She looked at him.
 He said, He is gone, my dear"
 She closed her eyes, from which no tears came, and the last touch of color washed out of her face. She Shivered, as with bitter cold, and coverlets were drawn over her. Dr. Fleming mixed something in o glass, and she drank 1t. He took one of her hands, and mas- sageG 1t gently, and nodded to his wife, who did the same with her other hand.
 Anne West was there, sitting in G low chair and staring at Gym thia with eyes very. wide and her lips parted a little.
 Dr. Fleming lowered the lights, and when he went quietly to the door his wife followed him.
 T don't believe she'll blow up," he said in 6 solemn whisper when they had reached the hall. "Tll have to go downstairs. If you need me, send Anne. I'll be back in Q little while, anyway"
 There was almost breath!ess silence in Cynthia's room for a considerable while. Then she spoke to Anne, without looking at Anne. twill you go find Hank?" she said.
 Anne said eagerly. "of course, darling." It lay within the nature of her loyalty that she felt no disappointment because Cynthia had not wanted Fred West in- stead.
 She found Henry Prentiss in the bar. talking in low tones with the butler, and beckoned to him. He followed her toward the stairs.
 "Isn't 1t just perfectly awful" she whispered to him.
 He did not answer. They moved down the corridor on tiptoe, and he was standing beside Cynthia's bed, looking down at her. It was curious to see sadness in the face of Henry PrentiSs.
 He took her hand, and touched her cold forehead with his other hand. "Tell Anne anything you want me to do," he said.
 Her pressure on his hand tight ened for a moment, and then re- faxed.
 "I'll be around" he said.
 She nodded.
 He stood motionless beside her for little while, and then touched her forehead again, and went silently out of the room.
 Mitchell Grace came out of the library on an errand, and through the doorway as 1t opened Lieu tenant Thatcher saw Henry Pren- tiss. He beckoned, and shook hands when PrentisS went in. but did not speak. The photographers, done with their job, were packing their equipment. The f1ngerprint people were dealing with their last tail-end of duties. The body of Colonel Merriwether had not been moved. He was calm and precise, even in his final scene. His hair was still carefully brushed, and his eyes were closed. His white, delicate hands reposed on the table, and the left one was only an inch or two from the pistol which had killed him. That
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
'IIz;s(>'4
By FRANCES OVENS

= AS masks are appearing by hundreds on the
NJ streets Of Detroit.
And most of them are carried by members of
the American Red Cross motor corps, who are act
ing as Official drivers for the OCD.
The girls not only carry the gas masks but
know how 10 use them because they have been
thoroughly coached in gas defense, decontamina-
ton and rescue work in the disaster training
classes conducted by Henry c. Reese of the OCD.
They know about first aid, too, and what TO
do if they find an unexploded bomb.
All members of the drivers unit who have
completed the required training will be graduated
Wednesday evening at Wayne University, where
program of music and speeches has been arranged.
The drivers unit is under the supervision of
Mrs. Reay Hugh Brown, captain of the corps and
Mrs. Charles L. Barg motor corps lieutenant, IS
co-ordinator for the Red Cross Motor Corps and
the OCD.
The next OCD course will begin April Is and
continue for five weeks.
Mrs Charles Morgana is chairman of disaster
Continued on Page 49,
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Contempt 10Th Century
By RoSalind Shaffer,

would be hard of fulfllment these
days.
Stage Is Not for Ann.
Most film actresses cherish an
ambition. secret or publicized, to 90
on the legitimate stage sometime.
Ann Sheridan goes on record as be-
ing perfectly satisfied to stay in
screen theaters, as shadow
actress.
Ann had her first experience
playing real actress before a real
audience this week, and it has left
her trifle shaken. AS Nora Bayes,
she did theater sequence at the
studio. in the picturiZa ton of that
stars life story. The audience, fol-
lowing the script, yelled the jeers
and criticisms of that period at
Ann, as Nora.
Il know it was in the script" says
Ann, but the possibilities are too
terrifying. A film never has any
such experience to worry about. I'll
SUCK 10 the screen.
Some amazing things go on in
Hollywood. due to the shortage of
help. Joan Davis takes her help
golfing with her, and occasionally
out to dinner. Oracle Fields has
three under school-age youngsters
splashing in her swimming pool, in
vading her so-caued privacy and
dragging wet dogs and clothes over
her best parlor rugs.
Their mother is wonder, she S
my cook and I can't give her up"
said Oracle, struggling manfully
with the screen door, which was
being pulled open and shut by a
| child on each side of it.
Evening star., 1943-08-01

john. head of Paramount's talent
department, was driving back from
Santa Monica when he picked up
two hitch-hiking high school boys.
Discovering his identity, the boys
at once began plying him with
stories about the dream girl in their
class who was prettier than any
movie star in the business. Several
days later, Meiklejohn was rumi-
mating over the, incident. All he
could remember was the girls last
name-Russell. He called the
Santa Monica High School princi-
pal. He was told there were seven
girls named Russell attending high
school; which one did he mean?
Having gone that far, the talent
chief got into his car and went out
to the school. He looked over all
seven Russells and had no trouble
finding the hitch mixers dream girl.
She had just finished one of the
star roles in The Uninvited" and
is about to go into Our Hearts
Were Young and Gay"
She'd Rather Fight.
Occasionally, these Cinderellas
will refuse the glass slipper. Out
in WestWood, a suburb of Los An
geles, a cute little brunei drew
plenty of admiring glances while
dispensing gasoline at filling sta
ton. Then came the rainy season
and talent scout. The combina-
ton tempted Renee-Renee Weld
Ter, Virginia's sister. So she went
out to M-G-M for schoolgirl role in
Best Foot Forward" But she
stipulated 1t must be a one-picture
deal only, only a fill-in until she
was called for the job she had been
dreaming about for months-that
of welder at Douglas Aircraft.
And that's what she's doing today.
Topper of them all, one which any
kitchen drudge will especially ap-
preciate. goes to Bunny Waters.
(See HEFFERNAN, OPP. PAGE.) :
Evening star., 1943-08-01
The Bell' Rings Loudly
BY Jay .C armody,
Drama Editof of The Star.

the book or the screen adaptation.
This objectivity of the author may
be displeasing, but it is his attitude
in Dudley Nichols adaptation of his
work as it was in the original
They are almost remorselessly dra-
matte, however, this gallery of civil
warriors among whom the American
Robert Jordan. lived and died his
poignant three-day romance with
the girl Maria
In conventional terms, the account
of Jordan's 72 hours with Spain's
Loyalist gurrillas may not prove the
action drama audiences have been
taught to expect of their movies. 1t
is only sporadically narrative of
motion, the other and longer in
tervals content to X-ray the emo
tions which drive Jordan, Maria,
Pilor, Pablo, Anselmo and the others.
They are peole of great and diverse
passions and Hemingway insists that
you shall see what they are that you
may understand what they do. He,
is we'll within his right in doing so.
but Paramount would be we'll within
it's own and the public's perhaps to
tighten up the story with deletions
here and there.
Love Story Well Told.
The love story for which impa-
tient idealists have dared chide
Hemingway is handled with more
delicacy and with equal tenderness
i,& of EEn,. Whom
the Bell Tolls" To Marias part of
it, which is a finer one, Miss Berg
man brings a completely captivating
beauty plus deep understanding
of the fire and the terror out of
which the girl forged her exalted
relationship with Jordan. The oc-
casional moment when the love
story makes less than clear music
is the fault of Cooper. 1t is not
serious fault, however, for both
handle the affair with good taste
that is one of the films better fea-
lures. The famous sleeping bag
scene, If you are curious about that
(as who is noD, is approached ten
tatively several times before it &C
tually is photographed.
If it tampers with the chronology
of events as they were set down
by Hemingway, it nevertheless has
the virtue of restraint. And even,
perhaps, of added suspense
For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a.
picture singularly blessed in its
subordinate cast. These diSpos-
seSsed Spaniards who are fighting
for their dream of freedom-which
unhappily, is not so pure that it
passes up the right to destroy their
enemies without mercv-Wcre dra-
matte creations IN the original They
suffer none at all in their transla-
ton to the screen. This is particu-
larly true of Pillar, as portrayed by
(See CARMODY. OPP PAGFD
Evening star., 1943-08-01
TheFilm W riters
Have Learned
To Write
HOLLYWOOD.

1o41b Woob.
1t was first-page news Is years
ago when Samuel Goldwyn signed
and brought to Hollywood seven
famous novelists to write stories for
his pictures.
Movie -baiters and so-called INTEL
lectuals were startled. The screen
had always been regarded as a
lowly, despicable medium. The man
or woman who undertook to write
for it was considered a strange
character. indeed
But when Goldwyn corralled Rex
Beach. Rupert Hughes, Mary Rob-
erts Rinehart, Gertrude Atherton,
Basil King, Gouverneur Morris and
Leroy Scott all in one swoop, the
movies suddenly attained something
bordering On dignity
Goldwyn's famous writer coup
was, in fact, turning point in the
motion pictures cropping search for
literary stability. Organization Of
these seven popular novelists under
the Goldwyn banner was not chalked
up as a success, but it did have a
telling effect on the industry at
large. From that date august,
1919 writer's of reputation shed
their Hollywood inhibitions and
made haste to share in the great
pot of gold awaiting them in the
Bagdad of the Pacific.
Today movie scenarists are writ
ing history Many of their power
full words and phrases ringing out
OF theater loudspeakers are being
treasured as undying contributions
to American education and Amer.
lean history.
War seems to have inspired the
Hollywood screen writer to un-
dreamed-of heights. Lines from a
number of recent movies have be-
come great literature. Proof is seen
in the many letters received by
studios from ministers, teachers and
lecturers seeking copies of certain
screen passages. AS never before,
bits of 1943 film dialogue are being
repeated and reprinted until their
audience has become universal.
Jewels of Saroyan.
THE Human Comedy" for one
example, is picture carrying nu-
merous passages from the pen of
William Saroyan that are destined
to be quoted often and widely. One
standout is the letter read by Mickey
Rooney from his soldier-b brother
Van johnson, who is about to leave
for the front. Let's lift this para
graph:
II am proud that I am serving
my country-which to me is Ithaca,
our home and all of the Macauleys.
1 do not feel like a hero. I have
no talent for such feelings. I would
(See FILM WRITER'S OPP PAGE1
Evening star., 1943-08-01
And Some Meditations on New Cinderellas

Russia with Robert Taylor. If this
is true, she may be projected to the
starry heights from the featured
terrain.
Marshall VS.. Warmers.
The case of Brenda Marshall is
curious. When Warmers tried to
thrust her on the public as a star,
more or less in her own right, she
missed fire. In "The Constant
Nymph," Brenda was disciplined for
her refusal to make certain bad
pictures. She was given small
role, the 'bad-girl sister of Joan
Fontaine. doubt whether she is
on the screen for as much as 20
minutes, but in that time Brenda
Is able to prove that she has the
stuff that stars are made of.
Now for Jennifer Jones. If we are
to believe the people in charge of
producing The Song of Berna-
dette," the world will have new
big star when the picture is released.
The fanfare and the advance ac-
claim will help, but If that in
tangible something is missing from
Jennifer's screen personality she
will have reached her peak in the
picture. From this distance, how
ever, Jennifer will not be cloud.
She will be downpour.
Laraine Day seems to have shed
the skin of featured player for
the fine raiment of star. But
until they build picture around
her particular talents she will re-
main in the secondary league. This
goes for Alexis Smith, Susanna
Foster and Geraldine Fitzgerald.
AS Gary Cooper remarked to me
the other day when we were dis
cussing the case of Miss Day (she's
his wife in THE Story of Doctor
Wassell') you can't be star un-
less they give you starring pic
ture."
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Evening star., 1943-08-01
HOLLYWOOD.

noIL "ooD.
War hasn't interfered with the
Cinderella business in Hollywood:
not a bit. They're still digging up
lovely ladies in the strangest ways
and from the strangest places imag-
Unable. In fact, 1943, so far, seems
to have upset a few records in this
respect.
It's common practice, of course,
for screen scouts to find them behind
soda fountains, hopping cars in
sandwich stands, jumping counters
IN -and-dime stores, running
elevators and wearing welders' he'll
NETS in airplane plants. But the new
year uncovers several novelty twists.
The other day, for instance, the
scouts found one who was plotting a
tractor-a real dirt farmer right
down to the grass roots Margaret
Alden is her name. Today she's
movie actress at Metro Goodwin
Mayer.
Not so many hours ago, Margaret
was chauffeuring a tractor on her
brothers ranch at La Habra, east of
Los Angeles. Three times a week she
came to town. Attired in her blue
denims, soiled with the dirt she'd
just ploughed, she came loaded with
vegetables from the farm. These
were sold at the family stall at the
Farmers Market. eating and shop
ping showplace of Hollywood.
Cliff Reid, assistant to Louis B.
Mayer, and Lily Messenger, writer,
were thinking of lunch rather than
glamour when they stopped at the
stand. They forgot food immedi-
ately. They'd seen the farmers
daughter. Next day Margaret made
test. The following day she signed
q contract Now she has voice les
sons, dramatic lessons and a daily
manicure to help leave the farm
behind. They expect big things of
this girl.
jean Farrar. beautiful cousin of
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Miss Hayes Modestly Protests
Bv La,crence Perrv

author of Uncle Toms Cabin
would have been submerged in pic
torial Misrepresentation. What the
authors of Harriet" did was to
fashion play embodying a narra-
tive OF sorts splendidly adapted to
the expression of Helen HAYES
genius. So doing, they did a great
deal and they and Miss Hayes and
the producers-and the public have
their reward.
AS to the influence of distinguished
players upon the wellbeing of a
stage production, students of box
office economics might well ponder
what Mr.. Jupiter" would have been
without Ray Bolger, the Ziegfeld
Follies without Milton Berle, SHOW
Time" lacking Haley and Jessel;
Lady in the Dark" sans Gertrude
Lawrence; Star and Garter" with
BOBBY Clark absent; "Three's a
Family" without its septuagenarian
physician and so forth and so forth.
including Counselor at Law" de-
prived OF Paul Muni's presence.
Getting back to Harriet" which
returns to us next Tuesday night.
it may be relied upon to hold its
own against an impending dramatic
upsurge enormous in volume and
thrilling In prospective appeal. About
year ago this month-August 18,
to be precise-we attended the in
ltlal opening of the season of 1923,
1t was the only opening of the
month. We were year nearer the
outbreak Of war then. Managers.
apparently, were dubious and we
had word Of more than a few post
ponements.
But now the dramatic agenda for
August bristles with first nights.
Like a feral beast. it's quarry within
reach, the season of 1943-4 is
crouohed to spring. Next Monday,
indeed, there will be two openings;
three, if you include the resumption
OF Harriet" Tuesday will see an
other first night and Wednesday
still another, with an ensuing lapse
until August II. In all, counting
Harriet" seven plays of varying
sorts and one musical revival will
get under way One significant fact
involved in this demonstration of
theatrical enterprise cannot be over
looked-the robust health, the bur-
geoning vitality, of the wartime
theater hereabouts.
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Evening star., 1943-08-01
NEW YORK.

NEW olJh.
After five weeks of summer respite
Helen Hayes returns next week to
the role of Harriet in Gilbert Mil
ler's production of the play about
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
About her personal contribution
to the enduring popular appeal of
this segment of biographical theater
Miss Hayes maintains a character
istic modesty She mentions the
fact that until her appearance in
this piece her critical notices, in all
the years in which she has shone
with planetary brilliance in the
dramatic galaxy, have not been
marked by complete unanimity of
approval. Also she reiterates her
conviction that the success of "Har-
riet" was at least as much due to it's
intrinsic merits as play as to her
rendition of the title role and the
skilled support of her company.
No actress, or actor, she says,
through her, or his. histrionic genius
can make a success of a poor play.
Right she is. But her current We
hlcle offers quite sufficient evidence
that the feat can be accomplished
with a mediocre piece. Mediocre
Harriet" certainly is. But this, it
seems to this reviewer, is less the
fault of writing than of material.
To have illumined the plain domes-
ITCHY. the conventional sequences,
of Harriet Beecher Stoves life
would have required the imaginative
fecundity of a Pirandello, an O'Neill
a Maxwell Anderson, a Rice, a
Sherwood.
Yet, were the characters thus in
formed, the actual figure of the