The midland journal., December 21, 1945, Image 7

About The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947

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Released by Western Newspaper Union.
By VIRGINIA VALE
JAMES MASON, who recent
ly won a national poll as
“England’s most popular mo
tion picture actor” for the
second time, is likely to chalk
up similar honors for himself
in America. You’ll see him in
“The Man in Gray,” released by
Universal Pictures and probably
In American-made pictures as well,
due to that tieup between Univer
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JAMES MASON
sal and J. Arthur Rank of Eng
land, Leo Spitz and William Goetz.
Mason’s known as “The English
Humphrey Bogart,” which gives
you an idea of the kind of roles he
plays; he’s murdered many young
ladies on the screen, in a variety
of ways, but says that the way he
extinguishes Margaret Lockwood in
“The Man in Gray” is the worst
of all.
—* —
“Two Hours of Stars” (stars from
stage, screen and radio) will be
broadcast on the afternoon of
Christmas Day over the full Colum
bia network. The list includes Bob
Hope, Vera Vague, Ginny Simms,
Jack Benny, Artur Rubenstein,
Alan (“Falstaff’) Reed, and many
others, with Don Ameche as mas
ter of ceremonies. There may be a
comedy skit done by famous
stooges—Vera Vague, Jerry Colon
na, Reed and Rochester, among oth
ers; people so clever they’re stooges
no longer.
—* —
It seems as If everybody’s sing
ing in “The Bells of St. Mary’s.”
The famed boys’ choir, St. Luke’s
Choristers of Long Beach, will sing.
Bing Crosby, naturally, will sing—
five numbers, Including “Adeste Fl
delis.” And Ingrid Bergman will lift
her voice in song for the first time
on the screen; she’ll do a Swedish
folk song. The picture’s a Christmas
time release.
—* —
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Ba
call, who like to wear matching gray
flannel slacks and red flannel shirts,
also each wear a tiny gold whistle
—hers on a bracelet, his on his
watch chain. They said they’d never
take them off for any reason. But
it wasn’t long before she went into
“Confidential Agent,” and had to
take off her bracelet—for romantic
closeups with Charles Boyer!
—* —
Nice goings-on Ginny Simms,
who raises prize pigs on her ranch,
traded a young porker to Dorothy
Lamour, in exchange for a turkey
from Dorothy’s prize stock. Inci
dentally, Ginny’s going to have a
80-foot circular staircase constructed
entirely of lucite in that new home
she’s building; it’ll rise from the
center of a 30 by 40 foot hall.
—* —
It takes conductor Nat Novick
and pianist Tom Howard Jr. more
than four hours to arrange and or
chestrate that weird music you hear
on “It Pays to Be Ignorant”; noth
ing is left to chance, every discord
ant effect is carefully prepared.
—* —
Charles Boyer says his imitators
are all wrong when they present
him as saying to Hedy Lamarr,
“Come wiz me into ze Casbaa-aah,”
presumably in Hedy’s screen debut
in this country. Matter of fact, in
the picture he didn’t ask her to go
anywhere with him.
—*
Marlin Hurt, star of the Sunday
CBS “Beulah” program, would
have gone right on tripling for him
self if he hadn’t been talked into ac
cepting credit on the air. It was
Producer Helen Mack who talked
him into acknowledging that he’s
“Beulah," himself and “Bill.”
—* —
Director Frank Borzage ordered
Maureen O’Hara to hit Binnie
Barnes hard, really hard, for a
scene in “The Spanish Main.” Maur
een did, again and again—ll times.
The last time Binnie, stunned,
landed in a blazing fireplace; that’s
the shot you’ll see.
—* —
ODDS AND ENDS—Margaret O'Brien ’*
pretty pleased about being chosen queen
of Mexico's float in Pasadena’s Tournament
of Roses. ... Those lush pre-war days have
definitely returned to Hollywood; 20th
Century-Fox will spend S2oofloo on set
tings for “Anna and the King of Siam.’’. ..
Alan LaiWs squabble with Paramount
brought him a raise — l7s,ooo a picture for
seven years, with the price going up after
three years. . . . John J. Anthony's thou
sands of listeners will increase in number,
now that his program goes out over the full
Mutual network. ... Alan Mowbray wrote
a story, sold it to Monogram, and will star
tn it.
FASCINATING CONTRASTS
By Edward Emerine, WNU Features.
'T'HE mellowness of the old, the
A bustle of the new, the promise of
the future. That is Alabama.
The stately ancestral mansions
still remain but coal and iron mines
nearby now teem with human activ
ity. A forest of virgin timber may
surround a forest of active smoke
stacks. The easy-going crossroads
general store is not far from a mod
ern highway or an airport. A great
oak which sheltered Fernando De-
Soto holds its hoary moss over a
laboratory where chemical magic is
performed. Here is a hall where
once swirled crinolines beneath
thousand-candled chandeliers, and
down the same street is a modern
office building where business af
fairs are discussed. That’s versatile,
gracious Alabama.
The word “Alabama” in the Mus
kegean Indian tongue literally
means "vegetation gatherers,” or
"thicket clearers.” And well the
word may, for Alabama’s 200 types
of soil grow more than 4,400 species
of trees and plants as well as most
of the agricultural products known to
the temperate zone I Average annual
rainfall is 53.87 inches, while the
average annual temperature ranges
from 60 degrees F. in the northern
part of the state to 67 degrees F.
near the coast. The growing season
ranges from 190 days in the north
ern part to 300 days on the southern
coast.
Cheaha mountain, the state’s high
est point, is 2,407 feet above sea
level. Alabama stretches 336 miles
from the Appalachian mountains to
the Gulf of Mexico.
Not only is Alabama the land of
corn and cotton. It also grows pea
nuts, hay and oats, truck crops and
fruits, and in many sections has
specialties such as water cress,
gladioli and peonies, as well as its
famed azaleas and camelia japoni
cas. There are many commercial
nurseries.
In 1944, there were 1,255,000 head
of cattle in the state, both beef and
dairy type. Alabama has over a mil
lion head of hogs and 17,000,000
chickens. (Southern-fried? Yes, lots
of ’em!) Alabama leads the nation
in the shipment of live bees and
queens.
Beneath the rich top soil, too, Ala
bama has great wealth. Its mines
produce coal, iron ore, flake graph-
INDIAN MOUNDS, WATERFALLS. .. . Alabama’s
good highways and all - year - ’round climate bring
scenic points close to those who live in the cities. Above
picture shows the highest of the many Indian mounds
found in the state. On the right is one of the state’s
famous waterfalls. With a rich historical background,
Alabama has hundreds of old mansions and other spots
for tourists to visit. The Alabama Memorial building
is a treasure-house of documents, pictures and relics of
the stirring days of ’6l and other periods of the state’s
history. Every town retains its historical interest. In
sharp contrast to virgin forests and waterfalls are the
smokestacks of Alabama’s industrial plants, the busy
life of its cities and its many airports.
ite, and clay and shale for brick
making. It has sandstone and marble
for building, bauxite as a source for
aluminum, quartzite and rock as
phalt. Five oil wells are now pro
ducing in Choctaw county.
In industry, the state has lumber,
shipbuilding, textiles, mines, ce
ment, pipe plants, chemicals, steel,
aluminum, hydroelectric plants and
dozens of others which use by-prod
ucts and farm products in manufac
turing and processing.
The annual value of products
manufactured in Alabama is more
than twice the value of all farm
products. Large industries using the
state’s natural resources have been
successfully operating over long pe
riods of years. The largest manufac
turer of cotton ginning machinery
in the world began its work in Ala
bama 136 years ago in Prattville.
Large textile mills have operated
100 years.
The iron and steel industry is con
centrated in the Birmingham dis
trict. Necessary coal and ore are
readily available for the manufac
ture of iron and steel.
Alabama’s Forests
The forests of Alabama constitute
one of its greatest assets, supporting
2,500 sawmills, 5 paper and pulp
mills and 133 other wood-using indus-
V. 4 tries, and giving employment to 100,-
000 people.
I’ ‘ r ,u'\ ' !r > The state has approximately 19
million acres of forest growth. As
some lands are cleared other lands
are being planted io trees. Pines,
g cypress, red cedar and hemlock are
principal soft woods, while hard
woods include oak, rod gam, etc.
MIDLAND JOURNAL, RISING SUN. MP.
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ALABAMA—Cotton State.
STATE FLOWER: Goldenrod.
MOTTO: We Dare Defend Onr
Alabama’s state government has
been streamlined. The state treas
ury holds a surplus of 40 million
dollars. Its industries are expand
ing. Agriculture is prosperous. Na
tural resources are being conserved
and wisely utilized. Rich by na
ture, Alabama is made richer by
man’s skill and intelligence. Ala
bamans travel toward new horizons.
But they do not forget their heri
tage of the past.
DeSoto and his Spaniards passed
through the lower Gulf country in
1540. Once a part of Louisiana, it
was old Fort Louis de la Mobile
on Mobile river that was made the
capital in 1702. Mobile at its present
site dates from 1711. Later Alabama
was a part of the territory of Mis
sissippi, formed in 1798, but be
came a separate territory in 1817
and a state in 1819. St. Stephens
was the territorial capital, and
Huntsville was the temporary seat
of the first state government. Ca
hawba was the first state capital
site, but the government moved to
Tuscaloosa in 1826. It was not until
1847 that Montgomery became the
permanent seat
When Alabama seceded from the
Union on January 11, 1861, the dele
gates from the southern states met
at Montgomery and selected Jeffer
son Davis as president of the Con
federacy. He was inaugurated at
the present state capital.
Alabama passed through the
throes of reconstruction after the
Civil war, but emerged into a new
era of development which continues
steadily. With a temperate climate,
fertile soil and raw materials, the
possibilities for advancement and
progress are portrayed vividly
against the mellowness of the old
South flown in Alabama, where peo
ple are proud to say: "This is our
homeland."
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GOVERNOR CHAUNCEV SPARKS
Elected governor in 1942, Chaun
cey Sparks, a bachelor, was a
lawyer, Judge and legislator before
entering his high offiee. He was
born at Eufanla, Ala., October S,
1894. He is a graduate of Mercer
university, Macon, and a member
of the Baptist church.
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ELECTRONIC experts have lately outdone themselves In giving os
"vest pocket” reception. They have made possible hearing aids
easily concealed in die palm of the hand. They have designed radios
the size of a cigarette case. Now they give us a postwar edition of dm
amazing Handie-Talkie—famed GI sending and receiving set A key
to these accomplishments is "Eveready” batteries. One of these store
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bases.
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