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Evening star., 1945-12-30

| NE" 4OfIh.
1t is an ironical twist of show
business that any movie personality
who takes a fling at Broadway gets
the red carpet laid out. But If he
fails, somehow the tumble resounds
louder on velvet than it would on a
bare sidewalk.
Ruth Hussey was thinking of the
tumblers when she opened in State
of the Union" her first Broadway
play. She need not have worried
The critics went down before her
crisp, witty and warm picture of a
presidential candidates wife like 10
pins.
Taller than the average Hollywood
actress, with dark hair and classical
features, Miss Hussey talks in the
precise yet flexible speech of New
England cat times she Is strongly
suggestive Of Katharine Hepburn
Her face is less round than it photo
graphs, her wide apart gray eyes a
dominant feature.
Director Bretagne Windust, think
ing the wife should be Immediately
groomed, asked her to wear her hair
up. Ruth is sorry that Windust
feels this way about wives, for she
can't find a lacquer that will keep
ends from sticking out. The actress
arranges her own hair, finding New
York beauty operators are In toe
big a hurry to get the front pompa-
dour just the way she would like it.
The chic clothes she wears in the
play closely approximate the smart
though not overdramatic, clothes
she wears in private life.
Wed to Radio Director.
All in all, Miss Hussey is enjoying
thoroughly being the wife of Ralph
Bellamy in the seasons funniest
play although her stage husband in
no way resembles her real one. On
stage she archly debates her some
what humorless husbands ego. In
private life, she is married to a
young captain, Robert Longenecker
whimsical and droll. and daring
enough to bring their 16-month- old
baby single-handed across the cont.
nent so the family could be together
The actress met her husband, a
radio director before enlistment, at a
Brown Derby breakfast three years
ago.
Evening star., 1945-12-30

HE'LL STAY A ROUN D.
Among the predictions for the
neU year in Hollywood is the
one that many old faces,
Which haze. been pisible on
fighting fronts TOR seUeral
years, DilI be back on the
screen 1t Is a safe bet, ho10-
eUer, that no oldtimers 1Utll
replace such newcomers since
Pearl HarbOr as Van Johnson
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Old Resemblance
Soon Forgotten

Some two years ago Andrea King
was given her first screen role by
Warner Bros. because. 1t was said,
of her remarkable resemblance to
Ida Lupino.
She was to have played the stars
sister in a picture titled The Very
Thought of YOU
Miss Lupino was then withdrawn
from the cast for another role in
another picture and was succeeded
by Eleanor Parker, to whom Miss
King bore no resemblance at all.
However, the budding actress was
allowed to keep the role and now
six pictures later. she's full star in
Shadow of Woman" And so far
outside of the Warner Bros, no one
has noticed that she and Miss Lu-
pino are supposed to look alike.
Evening star., 1945-12-30

rubber rationing. is due to make a
noisy comeback. You can almost
hear those tires screeching now.
The cycle of superfashion pic
lures, which will be one of the fea-
lures of 1946, has already got under
way. Studio dress designers, now
that they can get their hands on
dress materials again and cut them
as generously as their hearts desire,
are all ready for the inevitable style
parades.
While there still will be plenty OF
escapist entertainment, the new year
will introduce a fresh realism, born
of successful and widespread distri-
button of documentary and informa-
tional films in the last few years
Fictionalized screen stories will re-
fleet the factual viewpoint to which
II 900 900 men in the armed services
and 10000 900 show-going folk at
home have grown accustomed.
The Air Age, Too.
The good old days Of distant loca-
tions for the filming of lush outdoo,
spectacles will be here again. Nov
that travel restrictions have beer
eased, the screen has got another
case of itchy feet-WitnesS the com.
panies sent into Arizona to photo.
graph sequences for California
and Duel in the Sun"
With giant cargo planes. such a.
the military used to transport sup.
plies and personnel across oceans
available, it will be a relatively
simple and quick job to fly movie
troupes to such locales as Mexico
City, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, Casa
blanca and Chungking. In map.
ping it's globe -trotting future, Holly
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Coming Attractions

NATIONAL-"The Magnificent
Yankee" with Louis Calhern
and Dorothy Gish, starting
tomorrow night.
CAPITOL - Vacation From
Marriage" with Robert Donat
and Deborah Kerr, starting
Thursday.
COLUMBIA - Fallen Angel
with Dana Andrews and Alice
Faye, starting tomorrow.
EARLE-'The Lost Week End"
with Ray Milland and Jane
Wyman, starting Thursday.
KEITH'S-"Scarlet Street." with
Edward G. Robinson and Joan
Bennett.
METROPOLITAN - Danger
Signal" with Zachary Scott
and Faye Emerson, starting
Tuesday.
PALACE-"They Were Expend-
able" with Robert Montgom-
cry and John Wayne, starting
tomorrow.
PIx-"Earl CAROLS Vanities." ="
starting tomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Another 1O-Best List
Bv Jaw Carmodv


AS the by in motion picture life he at least
learns to be careful in his
clches However the others with regularly
time and events teach him greeting
average screenplay with the optimistic estimate that
make the 10bes list phrase Espe-
cay after the critic screenae and
suddenly begung velness
and intelligence At that moment picture likely
Of the prizes but it is long of
pictures between December year.
bandyng that might
full two dozen dramas which had promised
That selection rritat-
ing than 1t actually is otherwise
Glory" Selections
Having avoided the commitment the
to sit back and let go with list of lo-bes pictures follows
1.-THE Bells St Marys" 1.-THE s2d Street"
THE Story of CT joe" Anchors Awegh."
"a Tree Grows in Brooklyn" 9, Fighting Lady"
rare indeed with such an easy first
choice as he was this year. There was no picture with the
power story victory Europe
telling story Happily
the prologue b Gen Dwight Eisenhower giving credit To the
victory defeat
picture perfect eoquence
which grew of the violence of the films earlier
speech by spoken during
the 1t did not give the picture happy ending but
perfect The CT said:
belongs spois they Well
what the po Only this chance build free world better
than before Maybe it's the last chance Remember that
picture before entitled
much in such simple words The drama Of permitted The True
doing clearly established it leagues
It's competitors hconal
year.
Holywoods Ware Excellent.
reflection Hollywood comparison
did
which the critic who
responsibility commit himself 0best list actually found
pictures about which he that
tsastc After the h Ve or the others mad tendency 10 run
variety cagoies there
makers might well be proud
certainly Of "The Bells of ST. Marys which is
performance Leo McCarey
terrific McCareys story sentimental
touching always hfek startling
its defiance of the sequel tradition is in its other dramatic
effects.
this critics list also reflects the movies
happy discovery less reality perhaps than of That was
upon Pyes which dealt with equal honestly with
the Betty Smiths story OF
childhood the ring humanity contraed
with normally hollow of Hollywood
Something 10 Say.
power documentary with
species evident Love the Dole And like
which suddenly became the pictures of the
deliver forgot that being
upon a entertainment formula
The melodama, limited the cheap
fiction department of the movies Cheapest probably
easily the picture of the best rejecting the
factual field, House e2d
Street" another splendid achievement
All through the there merely the
musical the ideal of entertainment but coeave
its quality which seemed reflected Anchors
Aweigh." p
Fighting Lady" National Velvet" brilliant
the other charming modern fairy tale complete
They beongly the chooser opinion
Blmp" Cottage" Thunder
Rock Those Endearing Young Charms Pride of the Marines
"IU Seeing Song Remember" .'.,1. -
second 10-best would not have been difficult to
Evening star., 1945-12-30
HOLLYWOOD,

HOLLYWOOD.
Now is the time to dust of the
crystal ball and slip into our star
gazer's robe to see what the future
holds for Hollywood in 1916.
To begin, you don't have to be
even minor prophet to foretell
that in this industry, as In every
other business, the New Year will
be one of reconversion from wartime
conditions to peacetime opportuni-
ties. Hollywood, like the rest OF the
U. s. A., has made ambitious plans
for the first postwar year and looks
at things to come through Techni-
color glasses.
During the war, the movies, de-
spite the manpower and material
shortages that beset production
not overlooking the seven-month
strike-were able to keep going In
high gear and consequently reap
dividends from the home-front box
Office queues.
According to the year-end studio
announcements, more pictures will
be produced and more money spent
in making them than in 1945. Para
mount, for example, recently an
nounced that it would make 20 top
A features at cost OF $32, ,000, 900
| in the coming calendar year as
against 16 pictures totaling $25 ,000,-
600 turned out this year.
More "Old" Faces.
But to get back to our soothsay-
ing and crystal gazing, some Of our
predictions for 1946 are as follows
For a change, Hollywood will pre-
sent more "old" than new" faces
This is because of the number of
masculine stars who are getting out
of uniform and into makeup again
after war service.
However, the personalities who
leaped into the spotlight since Pearl
Harbor will not become displaced
persons and should continue their
hold on the fans affections. Such
popular gents as Van Johnson, Alan
Ladd, Cornell Wilde, Gregory Peck
Sonny Tufts, Frank Sinatra, Will
liam Eythe and Zachary Scott have
cut themselves lasting niche in
the celluloid hall of fame.
There also will be a bumper crop
of brand-new stars. Every studio
has list of newcomers who have
been groomed for top billing during
the coming annum. You can count
on seeing lot of Joan Caulfield
Jean Porter. Yvonne de Carlo, Olgs
San Juan, John Lund, Don De Fore
Dane Clark and Bill Williams, just
to mention a handful of the hope
fuls.
And. Of course, the L-girls, Liza.
beth Scott and Lauren Bacall, tive
Of the prize finds of l945, will be very
much in the picture.
Cigarettes Are Safe.
| The screen is bound to 90 over.
board in displaying the good thingl
Of life which rationing and short.
ages either forced of the screen o.
held to bare minimum You car
bet that more sizzling steaks will b,
photographed than have faced {
camera since 194l. Bountiful meal.
and sumptuous banquets, couple o.
war casualties, will be back again II
all their gastronomic glory.
Cigarettes and bourbon next veal
can be safely shown in quantity
without bringing forth howls o.
anguish from audiences. And thu
immemorial car chase, knocked int
a cooked hat by gas coupons ane
Evening star., 1945-12-30
A Look Ahead, to HOLLYWOOD, 1916

wood has taken into consideration
the fact that the vast audience OF
veterans who will see the new pic
lures will not be satisfied with
second-rate substitutes when Tokyo,
Berlin, Melbourne and other locales
with which they are familiar are
within flying reach of the film COM
panies.
The 16-mm. film, which has
long been stepchild of the stand
ard 35-mm. gauge, will take huge
strides ahead as working method
of puryeying movie entertainment.
MGM, a leader in the field of ap-
plication of the narrow film to the
atrical use, intends to release 16-mm.
counterparts Of It's feature produc-
tion abroad after the first of the
year. In both the U. S. A. and for
eign countries 16-mm. will make 1t
possible TO bring, the best pictures
to isolated communities and areas
that are too small to support full
sized movie houses.
Competition viii Be Keen.
No serious decline in box Office
prosperity is in sight for 1916 The
movie-going habit Is national Gus
tom which became even deeper
rooted during the war and will not
be easy to give up in the event of
pocketbooks thinning bit How
ever, distributors and exhibitors do
see a shortening Of the individual
picture runs which, during the boom
days at the ticket wicket, kept films
ON the screen for three and four
weeks regularly and set up new
records OF 10 and IL weeks in New
York.
Competition to keep the box Of
| fice busy will be keen enough in
some places to revive the gone-but-
not forgotten bank nights with free
dishes and give-away automobiles,
now that they will be available.
We can confidently predict that
in the new year television, as a
popular entertainment medium on
which Hollywood is keeping a close
watch, is "just around the cor
ner"-as 1t was last year Although
some companies are taking an ac-
tive hand in the practical develop
ment Of video it is not at all likely
that 1916 will be the year teleVision
programs will be piped onto the
screen of your favorite movie thea
ter.
And now for our final and SIS
special prophecy:
In 1916, Bing Crosby will don his
cassock and biretta and play Father
fO'Malley again.
/ It's getting to be an old Crosby
custom and is just as safe to pre-
dict as that Santa Glass is coming
next Christmas.
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Evening star., 1945-12-30
Miss Hussey Wins Approval
Bv Villa Martin

They bought a house in Brent
wood, one-story affair with green
shutters out where the roosterS crow
in the morning, and Miss Hussey
went on acting.
! To make her personal life in New
York as peaceful and uncomplicated
as possible. the actress lives in a
hotel directly across from the the
ater. To keep we'll, she takes liver
extract once a week with vitamin c
in it.
Miss HuSsey, a New Englander,
born in Providence, began acting in
student productions at Pembroke
College.
But after summer stock at Ann
Arbor, she thought she had better
get a job and began broadcasting
fashions for a Providence station at
$3.50 week.
Her Hardest Work.
| A note of introduction to theat-
rical Office got her job with a road
company which landed her in Los
Angeles. This led to screen tests
and long list of good film roles.
She was busy before the cameras
when her agent gave her a copy of
the script of this play and made an
appointment for her to talk to How
ard Lindsay, then in Hollywood.
The three weeks of rehearsal rep
resent the hardest work of her life.
Ruth likes the play because, though
it is about politics, 1t doesn't push
anybody around. 1t is truly liberal,
she says. But not too left. Because
she delivers the playwright,s final
message in climatic speech, the au-
dience feels the ideas expressed are
her own. The result is that utter
strangers come backstage and argue
with her about the politics expressed,
tell her she doesn't 90 far enough.
II try to explain to them that If
changed my lines some night as
they suggest, it might come as a
surprise to Mr. Lindsay and Mr..
Grouse" Ruth says.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
On Troubled Waters
By the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD.
Signe Hasso and Carole Lands
were disporting themselves in syl-
van pool, up to their necks in crystal
clear water, for "A Scandal in
Paris" Unfortunately for the ar
tistic effect, the water continued TO
cloud with the soil from the edges of
the fresh turf used to edge the
studio made pool While the girls
sf1ivered, prop men consulted. One
returned with a bottle of oil sham
poo and emptied it in the murky
water. From then on it cleared up,
and the scene was shot with the
proper play of lights and shadows
through the now automatically crys-
tai water.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Today's Schedules

CAPITOL-"Yolanda and the
Thief: lao, 4::30, tbs and
1905 pm. Stage shows:
1855, $40, $50 and 9:20 pm.
COLUMBIA.-"Captain Kidd:
lao, $40, $40, TAO and 9:4o
pm.
EARLE-"San Antonio: 12:45.
3, $40. TAO and 9::35 pm.
HIPPODROME -" The Human
Beast: 2:2o, $40 and S;25
pm.
KEITHS-"Bells Of st. Mary's"::
/, 3:l5, 5:25. TAO and $50
pm.
LITTLE-"B "Bewitched" /, $50,
$50 and $50 pm.
METROPOLITAN - "Snafu":
1:40, $40, $40, TAO and Gas
pm.
PALACE Fallen Angel:
12:45, 2:55, $40, 7:25 and $40
pm.
PIX-"The Big Bonanza: l.
3:14, $50. 7:55 and 1920 pm.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts.
Continuous from l pm.
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Lansing Students Playing A
Vital Role In The War Effort

Lansing high school has made
an enviable record in the war
effort. The many former students
now in service have made names
for themselves on the fighting
fronts and here at home students
have been very active in all of
the war drives. They achieved
excellent results in working for
the United War Fund, the Sixth
War Loan, the Christmas Seals,
the Junior Red Cross, the Infan-
tile Paralysis, the Red Cross, the
Easter Seals, the Cancer Control
Fund, the collection of clothing
for the people of Europe, the Sew
enth War Loan. All these drives
were supported by the pupils and
teachers of the Lansing school
and the outlying district schools.
More than twice the assigned
quota was raised in the Sixth War
Bond Drive. Lansing received a
prize for selling the most Christ
mas Seals in the high school de-
partment.
The lunch room program has
reached more pupils than former
ly and this has contributed to the
health program as related to the
war effort.
All high school pupils have had
an opportunity to participate in
physical education and the chill
dren throughout the grades have
had directed and supervised play.
The gymnasium has been avail
able to all pupils, and each grade
has had a definite gym" period
each day when the weather was
unsuitable for outdoor activity.
The school has an active All
Club, and both boys and girls are
helping to supply food to hasten
victory.
One senior boy, Walter Sturgill,
entered the merchant marines
about the close of the first semes-
tr and five other boys, Wayne
Childress, Aaron Hartsog, Aron
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ansing School Has Who Will Graduate This

Betty Jane Dove, madly I'm love.
Fanny Lee Carter; Augustus G.
Baker, a whoopee maker, James
(Bud) King; Helda M. Slater, q
born man-hater, Anna Lee Wea~
yer; Samuel Boyer, a resomcefa1
lawyer, Carl Graham; June Vlo~
let Ray, from old Broadway,
Clarice Wi1es; Billy Pouder, O.
make-believe tutor, Bill Ashley
Evelyn Grace, the girl In the
case, Mona Weaver; Nose Lincoln
Hall, a black SNOWFALL, Ray Bald
win; Mandy Shook, a colore6
cook, Ella Graham.
On Sunday night, May "a, the
baccalaureate sermon will be de-
livered in the Presbyterian church
by Rev. Everette w. Powers, who
is a member of the faculty.
The final program, graduation
exercises, will be on Friday night
June l, at eight o'clock In the
gymnasium. Superintendent A.
B. Hurt will deliver the gradual
ing address, after which the sem
iors will receive their diplomas.
Music for all commencement
programs will be under the di-
rection of Miss Lois K. Dickson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-05-24

Henry College, mathematics,
science, health; Miss Edith Stur-
gill, B. S., ASTC, home econom-
les, science and tipping; Mr.. Ever
EFT w. Powers, TIL. B., Marion
College. Marion. Indiana. Eng
lish, Spanish, citizenship, physi-
cal education, Bible; Ron Davis,
B. S., ASTC and U. N. c., prin-
cipal, social science.
Teachers who were added to
the faculty this year are Miss Ell
Ter, Miss Dickson, Miss Sturgill,
Mrs. Eller, Mr.. Powers, and Mr..
Davis.
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CLARICE BERYL WILES

Born December Is, 1927. Vot-
ed best sport and most athletic
girl. Member of basketball team
two years, captain '44-'45. Socie-
ty editor of 'The Lansonian. :"
Hobbies: Basketball and music,
Ambition: To be a nurse. Mot
to: THE secret of success is de-
termination"
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FANNY LEE CARTER

Born February "a, 1928. Sen
ior editor and assistant art edi-
tor of ''The Lansonian." Hobbies:
Speaking Spanish, drawing, fish
ing, horseback riding. Ambition:
To become doctor. Motto: Life
is a picture; make it beautiful"
Salutatorian.
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Lansing Has Is
Faculty Members
Eleven Teachers In Grades,
Four In High School; Da-
Wis Is Principal

The Lansing faculty is composed
of fifteen teachers, eleven of
whom teach in the elementary
grades, and four in the high
school. No requirements have
occurred in the teaching person
mel at Lansing during the year,
and there has been only one
change among the seventeen
teachers who are employed in the
outlying schools within the dis
trict, since the present term be-
gan.
Lansing teachers and work
taught are as follows:
Mrs. Myrtle H. Miller, ASTC,
first grade; Mrs. Bina B. DeBord,
ASTC, sections of first and third
grades; Miss Sallie Miller, B. S.,
ASTC, second grade; Mrs. Blanche
Gambill, ASTC, third grade; Miss
Maude James, B. A., ASTC,
fourth grade; Miss Clara Perkins,
Marion College and ASTC, fifth
grade; Miss Ruby Eller, B. A.,
Emory and Henry College, Sec
tons of fourth and sixth grades;
Miss Ada Cox, B. S., ASTC, sixth
grade; Miss Gertrude Perkins,
b. A., Martha Washington Col
lege, University Of Virginia, u.
N. c., seventh grade; Mrs. Beu-
lab w. Eller, ASTC, sections of
seventh and eighth grades; Miss
Lois Dickson, ASTC, eighth grade;
Mrs. Pauline Weaver, Emory and
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Lansing Finals
Will Open May Is
With Class Play
A. b. Hurt Will Deliver Grad
uating Address On Friday
Night, June 1

Commencement at Lansing will
open on Friday evening, May Is,
with the presentation by the SEN
ior class of Bound To Marry" a
three-act comedy by Walter Rich
ardson, which promises to furn-
ish an evening of rare entertain
ment. The cast of characters is
as follows:
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ANNA LEE WEAVER

Born January 10, 1923, Anna
Lee was editor in-chief, and art
editor of ''The Lansonian." Vot-
ed most likely to succeed, most
studious, prettiest, neatest and
class baby. Hobbies: Drawing,
soap carving and designing dress
es. Ambition: To take CONNER
cial art. Motto: do your best in
all you undertake" Valedictor-
ian.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-05-24

If man empties his purse into
his head, no one can take it away
from him. An investment in
knowledge always pays the best
interest. franklin
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JACK DWIGHT WEAVER

Born March 20, 1927, Jack will
probably soon see service on the
sea. Hobbies: Football, boxing,
pleasure riding. Ambition: To
become captain of a ship. Motto:
Never grow old in spirit -
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ERNEST MCNEIL

Born November 81, 1927, Ernest
was voted most handsome, most
mischievous and funniest boy.
Member of the basketball team.
Sports editor of ''The Lansonian."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-05-24
MONA WEAVER

Born March 10, 1926, Mona was
voted the cutest and most popu-
lar girl in her class. Contribu-
ting editor to '"The Lansonian"
Hobbies: Hiking, playing, eating.
Ambition: To be a success in any
undertaking. Motto: Living,
loving. laughing."
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DELRAY MAHAFFEY

Delray was born November Is,
1925 near Lansing. She is de-
pendable, studious, cooperative.
Hobbies: Reading and getting let
tiers. Ambition: To be a nurse.
Voted quietest girl in senior class.
Motto: ITO strive, to seek, and
not to yield"
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DOROTHY LEE SHEPHERD

dot, who was born January
Is, 1927, is secretary of the SEN
ior class and feature editor of
''The Lansonian." Hobbies: Eat
ing, laughing and climbing trees.
Motto: "Sail ont" Ambition: To
be a pilot and fly to Mars.
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WILLIAM ORREN ASHLEY, JR.
JESSIE RAY BALDWIN

Born May "a, 1927, Jessie Ray
was voted quietest boy in class.
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, swim
ming and reading. Ambition: To
become an officer in the navy.
Motto: 'Strive harder and win
more"
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Hobbies: Fishing, eating, horse
back riding. Ambition: To be a
pharmacists mate. Motto: "Get
through life alive"