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Evening star., 1947-05-21

6ItlIlCE H4iO 10 VA ouAa,o ~A~SANo
In Lutte Song" but he had much
when he asked Myerberg If there
was an opening. He had had a great
deal of experience as a classical
actor and was quite completely IA
miliar, as actors go, with the Chi
nese theater and its dramatically
odd conventions.
Myerberg's first question was
whether he had ever heard OF the
script.
Brynner's natural impulse was to
say quite honestly that it was the
first play he had ever seen, that he
had seen it in China In the original
form as "Pi-Pa-Ki," and that he was
50 enchanted with it that he had
returned to the theater again and
again.
That was when he discovered
words do freeze on the human
tongue. He could not get the SEN
tence out. His mind told him that
the realistic Myerberg would find
the whole thing too corny and un-
lievable. His reply was limited to a
nod that was half affirmative, halt
negative.
It was not until after he landed
the leading role in the play that he
was able to tell the producer the
correct answer to the question.
Brynner's first experience with
Lutte Song" 14th century Chi
rese play which has been completely
modernized In language by the late
great Sidney Howard, was In Pei
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jectives when they want q name
they deem suitable for their wares.
Cosmic, Colossal, Universal Inter
national, and names like that are
used, in fact, they are used up.
The fact remains, however, that
there are independents content with
such simple, unpretentious titles as
r. r. Roberts Productions and
Marshall Grant Pictures.
You may never have heard OF
them, but you will. The former has
one big star under contract, fellow
named John Garfield.
X X
Giving Hollywood technical advice
IS dramatic experience, and during
the war years when the movies were
ranging over new fields, Washing
Evening star., 1947-05-21

lWomAn''e mother-and-scl1 story
Some one like Gertrude LAHrerce &
wanted for thu mother. Dick VII
do both pictures for the British
branch of 10th Century FOX.
Spencer Tracy won't be doins
aRobinson Cr,lsoe' he's tied up
with aCass Timberlane" and State
lof the Union. /. and Robinson Cru
!! !soe,' is due to start In = couple OF
months. To date, there is no one for
the part. But I wish they would test
Van Helm. He's one OF the few
stars in Hollywood who could carry
Ia picture like Robinson Cr,lsoe. !"
Gary Cooper and his wife are Oh
to New York City and Southamp-
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Through Plane Service
To Los Angeles Near

Through passenger service be
tween washington and Los Angeles
will be established soon by United
Air Lines as the result of Civil
Aeronautics Board decision granting
United the right to operate between
Chicago and Los Angeles.
Passengers en- route to Southern
California by United were obliged
to 90 by way of San Francisco and
change planes there prior to the
new CAB ruling.
Evening star., 1947-05-21
Hollywood:
Richard Greene
Plans Return
To England
By SheiIoh Grohon,

Jennifer Jones wants very much
to do Pursuit Of Love" and has
asked David Selznick to try to buy
it for her from Enterprise. But
David will have to dish out lot OF
dollars for It. It viii be simpler for
him to loan Jennifer for the pic
.ture. And that's what probably win
happen.
Richard Greene Is tired Of wait
ing for pictures in Hollywood he's
made only one, Forever Amber, 2
in nearly year and half. So
Dick is going back to England where
two big and beautiful pictures await
him. One OF them is This Was
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ton sent & number Of experts oui
there to say how 1t actually should
bc III this case, or that one.
One Of the busiest OF such mer
was DR.. w. r. Wensel. consultant
once Of the Director, Research
and Development, War Department
General staff. DR.. Wensels assign
|ment was as technical man or
|M-G-M's atom bomb film, The Be-
ginning or the End"
He will tell about his experiences
next Tuesday at the Lafayette
Hotel. The listening group will b
composed of members OF the Special
Libraries Association.
That part OF his lecture delivered
recently In The, Stars drama de-
partment stamps DR.. Wensel as ont
|of the liveliest and most articulate
technical directors Hollywood ever
laid eyes on.
Waits and strays: That New Eng.
Laid bobby -socker who has seer
THE Jolson Story" SO times is vel
out in front, but brief Encounter
is beginning to pick .up its repeaters
|. . One woman has seen 1t five
times already and has indicated ne
signs of satiation =. The Well
lDigger's Daughter" which drive.
Henry v" of the Little's screen or
Thursday, provides Raimu with on,
| Of the greatest roles in the careel
that ended recently Duel II
| the Sum-" screened yesterday fol
critics, is one Of the seasons longes
pictures From sun-up to sun.
down 1t runs two hours and Is min.
utes Three performances o.
John Patrick's "The Nasty Heart
will be offered by the st. Paul's
players The first Is set for to-
night in the groups auditorium
1921 v street.
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ADJUSTMENTS

(See GRAHAM, Page A
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an, 10, 3:25. $50. 7::s5 and 90
pm
Little -Henry the Fifth: 1::so
and $50 pm.
Mctropolifan-"It Happened on
Fifth Avenue: ll:O5 am, lilo, 3:15.
5::25, TBS and g:45s pm.
Palace The Late George Apley'::
1885 am, los, $40, $40, 7:25 and
9:35 pm.
Pix-aPrisoner Of Zenda"; $50,
6:45 and 9:45 pm.
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| Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
NationaI-"Love for Love-: 2:30
and $3.50 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador - Suddenly It's
Spring; 1:25, $3.50, $50, 7:35 and
Capitol-'1The Imperfect Lady;
10:45 am, :35, 4:25, 7:15 and 10 pm.
Stage shows: 1885, 3:25, 6:15 and
9:05 pm.
Columbia-"Ramrod";; 11:25 am,
1880, $3.50, 5:35, TAO and o:45 pm.
Earle - Suddenly It's SPRING; !;
11:35 am, 1:40, 3:45, $50, 1855 and
10 pm.
Hippodrome-"Brief Encounter;
AIS, 4:05, 5:55, T:45 and 9:35 pm.
Keith's-"The Egg and r.; 11:15
Evening star., 1947-05-21

Iton, Long Island. Tor two Or three
|social months. Hell star ID @Good
Sam when he returns here.
Dick Powell and June Allyson
were riding along Ia : car the other
day when they saw the dream house
|--l2 rooms, on an acre and 4 half
(See GRAHAM, Page A-17.)
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For Once in an Actors Life
Truth Was Too Incredible
By jay Cormody

all sorts OF reasons for evadng the truth
unbelievable
Tat yery thing happened however when he went TO
Myerberg about a role in Lutte Song.
Mongohan lineage looks ne
than mere type casting
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16
Port City Items

pecause of illness, the New Han
.,ev county Superior court trial OF
" T. Gurley, former city police
nan charged with breaking INTO
.hs J. K. Bannerman storehouse,
,sT Market street, has been con-
.;n,,ed indefinitely. The continu-
ance was gran ed yesterday by
Judge Clawson L. Williams after
nafense Attorney W. L. Farmer
nresenteo the court with a tele-
rrsn from DR.. D. M. CogdeI, re-
istira that the defendant is re-
novering from an operation at
Fayetteville.
coI Beverly Snow, Wilmington
nietrict Engineer. and Hamilton
Ticks, public relations officer, yes
..rdav completed an inspection
law of dry dock facilities in major
.o,,thern ports, including New Or
issns, along the southeastern Unit
Al states seaboard.
The Volunteer Service Bureau
ill hold regular office hours
.oday, from 10 a. m. until 1 p. m.
Tbe Bureau holds these office hours
.very Monday and Friday to enlist
Wv who desire to volunteer.
Service station attendants in
wilmington will be offered a train
;rg program during the week of
lime rs at the Community center,
sscond and Orange streets. Four
~;ni,ar classes will be held each
day beginning at s:15 a: M, 1920
M, 100 p. M. and 3 p. m.
" G, slattery, representative of
.,o distributive education service
~ the North Carolina department
" nublic instruction will conduct
the classes,
THE Naval Reserve Patrol Craft
77s now tied up at the United
states Engineers pier in front of
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16

the customhouse will be omen to
the public beginning Sunday and
each day during next week in OBJ.
servance of Naval Reserve Week.
4. &. Snead, chairman OF the re-.
serve week committee,
Mrs. W. K. Stewart, Jr., Poppv
chairman of the Wilmington unit
of the American Legion auxiliary.
said yesterday that disabled veter-
n with non-communicable dis
eases have completed making
memorial peoples in honor of the
war dead, to be worn on Poppv
Day. May "a.
More than 700 rme forces
motor vehicles, valued at over 49,.
OOO,o0O will be put on sale under
Wal Assets administration orders
on May % at Camp Lejeune in one
of the largest surplus commodity
sales ever held on the Atlantic
coast, S. M. Selden, manager of
the Wilmington WAA office. an
nounced yesterday.
Officials in the U. S. Naval Re-
serve recruiting station in the Gus
toms house received four new en-
listments yesterday, all from Will
mington. They are William L.
Helburn, Jr., Randolph M. Foster,
and David W. Cheshire, all as in
active apprentice seamen, and
Jerome A. Thibtdeau, as an mac
tive RM2/c.
The Rabbi Pizer w. Jacobs will
speak on Religion and Life" to-
night at S o'clock during the regu-
lar Friday night services at the
Temple of Israel, 4th and Market
SITS. Services will also be held on
Saturday at II a. m. Persons of
all denominations are cordially in
vited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16
GETS STOLEN AUTO
BACK WITH COSTLY
IMPROVEMENT ADDED

COLUMBUS, o. U.2-L. M. Lintz
OF Huntington, W. Va. is pleased
-sec2use someone stole his auto
mobile. 1t has been returned to
lim in better condition than when
/ was stolen.
Police reported that Lintz's car
vas stolen here six weeks age and
the thiet had made improvements
On the al which raised its value
at least $500.
The improvements Include me
chanical repair work, a new paint
job. new seat covers and a new
chrome trim.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16
r SUSAN A. RUSS

PENDERLEA, May l5-Funeral
services for Mrs. Susan A. Russ,
81, who died at the home of MI.
and Mrs. G. w. Harriet of Pen
derlea in Fender county on Wed
nesday night after a brief illness,
will be held from Hawbluff church
near Ivanhoe on Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. DR.. r. F. Marshburn
and Rev. Claude Horne will Of
ficiate and burial will be held in
the fabily cemetery near the
church.
Mrs. Russ was the widon Of the
late G. v. Russ, who died several
years ago when they lived in
Steadman community of Cumber-
land county.
Surviving r one daughter, Mrs.
E. R. Peterson of Tomahawk; five
step children, Mrs. A. M. Squires,
Ed. C. L., and E. R.sRuss Of Bur-
Portsmouth Va; also surviving
gaw, and Mrs. J. B. Boswell OF
are three grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16

proved his ability on a Texas tour.
said. he can spot a Texan as
far away as he can hear him.
New Englanders are "easy to
spot" and Westerners ga breeze"
The professor says Key words
which give clues to the birthplace
of the speaker are "about," "Bos-
ton," fixing" and that Arkansas
standby-''the fact of the business
about the matter is"
People from Virginia pronounce
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16
Now Many Wear
FALSE EET
With Little Worry

Eat, talk, laugh or sneeze without
fear of insecure false teeth dropping,
Shipping or wabbling. FASTEETH holds
plates firmer and more comfortably.
This pleasant powder has no gurnmy.
gooey, p2sty taste or feeling. Doesn't
cause nausea. It's alkaline tnon-acid).
Checks plate odor" tdenture breath
Get FASTEETH at any drug store.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16

A robot detective, the spectre
meter, is now guaranteeing sometic
purity. This new device, operating
with a Brown electronic instru-
ment, detects good or harmful in
gradients in cosmetics and toltt-
ries,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16

Fisherman who like trolling very
slowly may do so with a full re-
verse cupboard motor and a boat
operated stern first, the Cupboard
Boating Club a America has
found. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16

about as "a-boat." People from
Illinois, Indiana and Missouri have
a nasal twang and people from
the West have a broad accent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16
FOR ABOUT
TELLS PROFESSOR LOW
DOW N ON LOCALITIES

SAN ANTONIO. Tex.-W.D-Pro-
nounce a half-dozen worcs for DR..
Walter V. Kaulfers and he a tell
you where you were raised.
The associate professor of edu-
cation at Stanford University
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16
MRS. FLORENCE A. GRIMES

DUBLIN, May 15-Mrs. Florence
A. Grimes, SO, prominent resident
of the Dublin community is Bladen
county, died late this afternoon at
the Fayetteville hospital following
a short illness.
Funeral services are scheduled
to be held from the Bethel Bap-
fist church, near Dublin, on Sat-
urday at 3 p. M, with the Rev.
w. N. Rhyme and theRev. George
Wallace, both Of Lumberton, Of
ficiating. Burial will follow in the
Tatum cemetery.
Mrs. Grimes was the widow of
George c. Grimes, who died last
November.
She is survived by three daugh-
terri, Mrs. Leola Mcdaniel, Mrs.
Lloyd Hester, and Mrs. Lila Smith.
two sons, Coston Grimes and Dex-
ter Grimes, all of Dublin; and 16
grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16

w. j. WEEKS

Funeral services for w. j. Ben"
Weeks. 28-year-old World War II
veteran and truck driver who dice
suddenly Sunday while visiting
relatives in Goldsboro, we're held
from the chapel of Wards Funeral
home yesterday at 2 p. m.
Full military honors by Post 10.
wilmington American Legion were
accorded the young man, VIC
tim OF a heart attack. Interment
was in the national cemetery.
He is survived by his widow,
his mother, two sisters and n
brother.
Active palbearers were t..
c. and R. J.. Cook, j. S. Williams,
Earl Williams, L. c. Johnson and
James O'Shields.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16
PAUL BRITT

CLINTON, May is Funeral
services for Paul Britt, 81, who
died suddenly of a heart attack
while fishing at Big Coharie, near
Ingold, will be held Friday after
noon at 3 o'clock from the Clinton
Baptist church. The Rev. Lowell
F. Sodeman, assisted by Rev. Jes-
sic Lorning, will officiate. Inter-
ment will follow in the local GENE
terry.
Mr.. Britt's father, Ash Britt,
and Henry Bradshaw. brother-in-
law of Clinton, were with him at
the time. He collapsed on the
bank of the creek and died a few
minutes later in the automobile.
He was subject to such attacks
and his death was not unexpected.
Britt had been employed continu-
ously for the Standard Oil company
for the past Is years. He was a
veteran of World War l.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Nancy Faircloth Britt; one son,
William D. Britt Of UNC, Chapel
Hill two daughters, Edna Britt
of St. Louis, Mo-; Katherine Britt
of the home; his father, Ash Britt
of Clinton, Rt. 3; and his step
mother. Four sisters, Mrs. ]. j..
Cashwell of Clinton Ri. 3; Mrs.
Henry Bradshaw of Clinton; Mrs.
Mrs. Robert Lucas of Faison; two
Henry Butler Of Clinton Rt. 8;
brothers David Britt of Washing
ton, D. c.; Ash Britt, Jr., Of Clin-
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16
GEORGE THOMAS SHEPARD

Funeral services for George
Thomas Shepard, 81, who died at
his residence on Middle Sound at
$40 a. m. Wednesday after a long
illness, will be held today at 2
p. m. in the Advent Christian
church.
The Rev. J. l.. Davis will of.
flciate and interment will follow
in Prospect cemetery.
The body will remain at the
Harrell-Coble Funeral home until
II a. m. Friday, at hitch time it
will be taken to the church to lie
in state until the funeral hour.
Mr.. Shepard was an active mem
Der of the Advent Christian church
for 80 year, and served as Sun
day School Superintendent and as
a member of the board of deacons
for IS years. He was a life long
resident of Middle Sound.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Laura Blanton Shepard; four sons,
A. a., D. L., W. NJ, all of Middle
Sound; and Rev. H. K. Shepard
OF Panama City, Florida; two
daughters, Mrs. M. c. Pierce of
Middle Sound, and Mrs. H. S.
Pierce of Midway Park; foster sis.
ter, Mrs. Lizzie Smith of Whining
ton, % grandchildren, and four
great grandchildren.
Active p~allbearers are Jessie A.
Gurganous, L. r. Blake, o. J..
Pierce, w. F. Mills, Sr., Bill
Reynolds and John Sanders.
Honorary ~pallbearers are Addi-
son Hewlett, G. W. Trask, L. J..
Coleman, H. r. Gardner, James
M. Hall, J. w. Reaves, c. E.
Shepard, Harry Shepard, John Or
rell, j. j. Burney, L. A. Covil
and Winfield Smith.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16

the ch laying Of Willie Earl, a Negro are escorted from jail at Grenvme.s c. en- route to
court whr a mass trial is being held for % mxuab drivers and three business men They
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been arrested for Investigation in the sabbng OIL W Brown, a Grenvnec cab driver who died
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-16
MRS. ETTIE ZIMLER HARPER
MEARES

MEARES
TABOR CITY, May 1~4.-Funeral
services for Mrs. Elite Zimler Har-
per Meares, 68, Ri. 8, Whiteville,
who died at her home Wednesday
afternooi- at 2 p. m. after a length
ly illness, were held yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Mt.
Sinia Baptist church with Rev.
De Coble officiating. Interment
was held in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Meares is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Lille r. Singletary
of the home; two sons, Taft Meares
of the home and John M: Meares,
of Clayton; she also has several
grandchildren and great grandciil-
dren.
Evening star., 1947-07-13
by
OSCAR SCHISCALL
illustrated BY Henry Lukrs

1t cut into Emma like a knife.
Tom Haber came out at last, with
a red lantern. He threw a weary look
at the blackboard and went to stand
by the rails.
Emma's head was bent, and her
hands were clasped tight in her lap.
She kept her eyes closed. All kinds
of thoughts ran through her mind.
After long time, when she looked
up, she could see the trains light
across the plains. Tom Haber was
getting ready to swing the lantern.
And then Emma couldn't stand it
any longer. She jumped down from
the blackboard. She ran to Ned,
caught his arms.
Ned" she said, II I'm not
goingT
Evening star., 1947-07-13

Ned, l -" The words caught in
her throat and held there.
Get up"
She bit her lip. She threw her bun
die up and climbed onto the buck
board after it. When she sat beside
him she looked down at her hands
She just couldn't lift her ewes to
his face.
Ned snapped the reins. Bonnie
set out again. But she didn't turn
homeward; she went right along the
trail, toward town. Emma lifted her
head. surprised.
Where - where you taking me?"
Train, of course. You want to
pull out, don't you?"
She didn't know what to saw to
that. 1t took her breath away and
lett her feeling all mixed up. Ned
must be so angry he didn't want her
around any more. He jus, sat there,
driving, his face hard and white in
the moonlight. When she looked up
at him, sidewise, and saw how his
Jaw was set, it sent pain clear through
her. All of a sudden she was fit to
cry out like child. There he was,
her husband, right next to her, and
yet he hadn't seemed so far awav
and out of reach even those NIGHTS
when he'd gone off to his trap lines.
She bit into her lip and looked
straight ahead.
WHEN they got to town, Ned drove
to the stationmaster's place and
banged on the door. Old Tom Haber
came out in his nightclothes "a
bald man with surprised eyes. He
listened to Ned, and then he said,
why in thunder does she have to
leave at four O'Clock in the mornin'?
Why couldn't she take the Thurs
day afternoon train?"
Ned said in a tight voice, ''She
likes it better this way. Flag the
train, Tom"
Old Haber shook his head in a
hopeless way. Women" he said,
us the craziest thing there is"
While he went to put some clothes
on. Emma sat on the blackboard, and
Ned stood leaning against the shack,
his eyes fixed on the tracks that
cleaned in the moonlight. She
wished he'd come over to the wagon
so that she could talk to him, make
him understand how she felt, but he
wouldn't come near her. And pretty
soon the trains whistle sounded
through the night. from somewhere
miles away to the West of them.
Evening star., 1947-07-13

A blanket hung in corner, max
ing a sort of closet. From behind it.
from under the bearskin rug that
hid them, she took the clothes she'd
packed that evening, while Ned was
in the barn.
With the bundle in her arm, she
stood still moment, looking down
at him - at the way his sandy hair
tumbled over his forehead. A hollow
feeling in her throat became an ache
that hurt more and more. Tears
blurred her eyes and began to spill
down her cheeks. She hated to do it
this way; she hated to go away from
him. But she knew that if she stayed
she'd just 60 crazy.
SHE fumbled among the clothes,
found the note she'd written that
afternoon, and put it on the pillow.
In the morning, when he lifted his
head to grin at her, that was the first
thing Ned would see - the note on
the pillow. The ache in her throat
seemed about to break from her in
a great sob, and she got out - stum-
bling a little.
The moon hung low. Emma
couldn't see it we'll for the tears.
She followed the trail toward town,
half running, with the bundle of
clothes under her arm. Now and
then she looked back. There was the
cabin - the cage. That's the way
she'd been thinking about it for
months; a cage that kept her a
prisoner of the plains and the loneli-
ness and the silence.
Aunt Matte had warned her. But
a year ago, at seventeen, Emma had
been too young and too brave to
listen. And she'd been too much in
love with Ned. She remembered how
he'd looked, back there in Chicago
"a young. sandy-haired giant come
all the way from Idaho to see the
Fair. The Rooms For Rent" sign
on Aunt Mattie's porch had brought
him to the door. Emma herself had
opened it. And almost from the be-
ginning she'd known - the way her
heart pounded when he grinned at
her - that if he ever asked her she'd
have to say yes.
But he was different out here. He
was stern and tight-lipped, and he
worked hard - harder than she'd
ever seen any man work. In winter,
when he couldn't farm, he had his
trap-lines; he'd be away for days at
a time. and then there wasn't
anybody to talk to at all. She
just had to sit there alone in her
cage.
EMMA had walked three miles.
She was nearly half way to town
when she heard the sounds of
wagon and a horse far behind
her. She turned with a gasp.
There was the blackboard, way
off in the moonlight, and the
horse running hard.
She stood still, feeling helpless
again, and miserable. The pound
ing of her heart filled her whole
body. Ned had wakened; he'd read
the note. and now he was coming
after her. A sob broke from her, and
she all but sank to the side of the
trail. She felt like sinking right
through the earth. He'd take her
- IL
Evening star., 1947-07-13

You're better prepared when
you've had good breakfast. PLAY
safe. Include two bowls of milk,
fruit. and Wheaties in your break