THE GALAX NEWS
AUGUST 22, 1957
PAGE 15
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"THE GREAT L0C9M0TIVE CHASE'*
Welt Disney s “The Great Locomotive
Chase,” produced on location in Cinema
scope, with Fess Parker and Jeffrey Hunter
in the top starring role, is basically a
spy thriller drrmatized from a Civil War
episode thar might have changed history
had it succeeded. It developed as a re-
s\ilt of a daring scheme blueprinted by
a Union raiding party to cut the Con
federacy in two by crippling the vital
railroad artery between the big supply:
base at Atlanta and the central front at
Chattahooga*
This high-speed tale of espionage,
pictured authentically in ”The Great
Locomotive Chase,'* is known as the famous
Andrews Raid of 1862* It involved two
locomotives, the “General,” stolen by
James J# Andrews, and the ”Texas,” grabbed
by Confederate train conductor William A.
Puller to frustrate the plot. In the
Disney production, Andrews is portrayed
by Fess Parker and Puller is characterized
by Jeffery Hunter.
Andrews cud his party pose as Kentuck
ians when they board the “General,” with
its two passenger and three freight cars,
at Marietta* At Big Slianty, the next
srop, Fuller, with his passengers and
crew, leave the troln to have breakfast
at the nearby Lacy Hotel* Andrews craft
ily uncouples the two passenger cars and
starts racing the “General*” When the
surpi-ised Fuller sees the forepart of his
train disaj-pearing aroiind a bend, he gives
chase for eight ^/ild hours*
“The Great Locomotive Chase” was filmec
near Dillard, Georgia* It will be shown
at the Golajc Theatre on So^rday, August
24.
Mrs. Ralph H* VJetmore,Sr*, has joined
her husband at their home on Sequoyah
Lake for some time*
^'Irs« Kathrjni Brown_,of Fort Lauderdale,
KLa*, is visiting her parents, Mr* and
Mrs* J,N* McJunkin* i*lso visiting the
McJunkin*s is Mrs* Ernest Miller, of
Johnson City, Tenn»
Jan B urnette spent the week-end in
Asheville visiting with her college room-
mate,Miss Sue Cooke#
Mrs* W.T* Crawford and Mrs# J*D*
B urnette are visiting in Haines City,
C/iLL AT THE LOa'J. CHi'J4BER OF COMMERCE FOR
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I lyjir, John Schiffli who is a, student
at Georgia Tech in Atlanta^ Ga,, ^ent
the week-end with his mother^Mrs# Regina
Schiffli*
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