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Records Topple As Wilson Conies To Screen More I'han 13.000 Plajers \upear in Technicolor Cavalcade ot i n tertainment. About once every decade, Hol lywood turns out a superspcctacie which is so stupendous from a production standpoint that screen statisticians gleefully grab their pencils and beat a triumphant tat too on the xylophone of facts and figures. S . a film is Dai r> I F. Zan uck's "Wilson." tlie screen st-iy of President Woodrow Wilson which tiuth Century-Fox filmed in gorgeous Technicolor and which opens Wednesday at Peoplt 1 hea-1 tin*. The log book of the cc-lliesi production in the history of thHh \v 1-k.x I an lima a broken production records and studio "firsts." | "Wilson” introduces IIs actors with speaking roles and giant mob ones on which thousand- . ^ ex tras worked in a single sen io 1 More than ld.000 player- appear, in the picture. Seven sou:. I stag-! es were illed simultaneously vltlC carefully authenticated sots lot ( the ilm which ranges, in Us lo cale, from a football Held at Princeton to various rooms of the White IIou.se and the Hull *>1 Mir rors in tiie Palace ol' Versailles. A le-! record number of sets--.'v signed by Wiard Ilmen and Jan Basevi, were erected: aO were in terior and :1S exterior, and withj the entire film in Technicolor thees sets and their properties had to be far more detailed in their duplication of the famous original scenes than is trai -a;;, for black and white phot. . s. a; Althoujrll not as big a si • '■"< iled with as many placets, the inter,or set representing tl'.c i 1 '* of Representatives in the nation - Capital, required just as van ' i preparation to insure historical authenticity. On this ~et a 1' *■ ideal o the f'nited States i> addres-uiig a condoned ms '"n ■ ' the Senate and House, lor : ■ e time in a movie. H l’l v-idei.t Wilson's rea le ( oti.ui"ss for a declaration ot against (iermany. of April lit IT. to v. a i it h. i >( aps i he “ \\ ilsoh ' which will ■ e remembered t . , 1 tigest are the richly tin: is:.c, , rooms of the White House; ' ■ ' famous Oval Room. the ha : Room with its golden prat’,. the Lincoln Room with its nin • foot William Penn Pint $185 Fifth *3 00 Blended Whiskey/ 86 proof, 65% grain neutral spirits . i GOODERHAM & WORTS LIMITED PEORIA, ILLINOIS t PLEASE CHECK ON YOUt — Supplies And if you will need any during the next 30 to GO days, ORDER THEM NOW. And of course we will appreciate receiving the order. Printers in larger places are rushed with work and will not promise delivery on most orders in less than thirty to 60 days. However, we have been trying to fill orders within a week. Your cooperation will be appreciated just as much as your orders, for like everyone else we want and need the business, but due to war conditions we are short of manpower. THE ROANOKE . NEWS COMPANY DIAL W 403 1 WELDON, N. C. l.i nil mot ieulously copied <!mvn to the Iasi detail by Thon as 1 it tJ... head of -Oth Century-Cox's property department, who spent t ree weeks in the White House wih sketch hook and tape mens Ult*. Equally mem, cable, and equal ly expensive are the costumes 'ea in -Wilson." The wardrobe mid net van to more than T’.on.OOll and die decade of llHhl to 1WM. is col orfully brought alive in '•*« d o ip'ing picture hats, the j..g skirts and tight waistlines and ■ ted coats < r ,,cri d. This was an era in w.ueh the clothes for the White House i’i vh«n * was the fashion center of th ■ wor ld. Heading the hrilliant cas; o. -Wilson" are .Alexander Knox, m he title role. Charles Coburn tieraldine KiWgerald. 1 Itontas M.; chell. Hath NT son, on' Cedru Hu ke. \ tin< nt Pi it e. \\ . li-im . i Mai> Amlet mm- Trotti wrote the screen )> .t\ W Is Grow Grapes, Not Tobacco, Dearhii? Advises Governor Kaieigh, Oetoher -If- Cuv ernor .1. M. llmughton had put his land in grapes this year instean of in tobacco he would have had a bigger return from his farm ing oneralioos. Charles Dealing, directoi of the North Carolina Departmeht o: Agriculture Test ; at Willard s d e • repotting an income of dl ',)•> this season from an acre of giapes . Hi calling that Governor Hr ugh ton received .-1P7 for 450 pounds of tobuvco--a!.uut a half an acre — Di-aving said the net proiil is much more in the production of grapes. Hearing asserted he sold Is t nis for seven cents per pound on the lie pointed out that there has never iren a ciop failure in grap es at the Coastal Plain Station and that the pruning is coined oil ir : h a .•. itiii-i lime, when la!,"' is relatively plentiful. The picking. Hearing explained, can he done a, t!.e fall hy v, men and chiid'en. The vines at the farm have nev , !' :••. en .-pi ayed for an insect i it em y. "When a vineyard is cm e e-'a hushed, it will last .or many, :uan> . ..rs. i have known vines 70 year.- oid to f ield as higli as tun tons ot Scuppeinong grapes to the acre," said Hearing. lie mates that mueh of the cul tural cost of grapes may he cared i ■;.y Tie pro-nun n ■ >: va I'ion - . lop- beneath the \ me.-. Hearing suggested • lyi eans, swe t potatoes and straw erries, adding that '.ids has he n done successfully at the Willard farm. Ordinn ily, Dearing said, one m:,.' expet to harvest at least three ton- to each acre put in grapes, the yield varying with me different varieties. 423 Million Pounds Or Tobacco Sold Raleigh, October 2.’i--Mnre than ■12.'; million pounds of flue - cured tobacco have been marketed in North Carolina warehouses during the present marketing season, ac cording to .1. A. Winfield, market news man of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. A total of 7u2.2()7.<;'.il pounds >' flue cured tobacco have been marketed today with Georgia and Florida sales accounting for ap proximately 122 million pounds; South Carolina approximately 12ti million; and Virginia approxi mately 30 million pounds. Producers sales during August and September in North Carolina accounted for 02 per cent of the total gross sales stated Winfield. On this basis North Carolina pro ducers have sold about 3S'J mil lion pounds of tobacco during this season which represent 53 per cent of North Carolina’s estimat ed flue cured crop of approxi mately 730 million pounds. Horses Have Toothache Says N. Carolina State Veterinarian Raleigh, October 25th— Horses have toothaches, just as human beings do—but the horse usually has to suffer through it because his owner does not know what is wrong with him, according to Dr. William Moore, head of the N. C. Department of Agriculture Veter inary division. In order to help out any horses bothered with toothaches as the winter comes on, Dr. Moore at tempted to list some symptoms: The horse may object more than usual to bridling, may eat more slowly, leave part of its meal un eaten, or jerk its head (juickly from the trough when starting to drink. Fall Vegetables Move To Market Raleigh, October 25th — The : ' $ hi O T THE OLD a *i t vrvcc_l>ut it s shady “ ri.im . tii,s hpacii p lj ora...../ill by I'SO club in i • i; m port, t>pical of Na :ir- V..\ i It:: i financed I SO i<•! Itios prov: fed for men of all it-- .it's i.i I.ldO (owns end ports. I. .1. A. j Ife j,l. No! (Ii Ca I' \ r'-i.Milurc llojsaid t M • I ■ with 'last Ft i es i bushel fret a SI to s 'i c nio i from; the I -to a*1 a d’a i • o Veek. v.a iua' bom s I" \\ iuield. Eje reportei ! p tal to sl’A last l't mo il * 0.1 a slow til 111 lllil. ■itdelivered pit' liampeis ranging a iii New York, ait of fall cabbage aoeth lit..' t'.tea the latter part of . f.o.li. prices rang : * s Jo per toil, saitl that North Carolina j t-s brought l'roi i t : ;atshel in No’.v A State College Hints j Farm Homemakers | ltV R1 I'll (TRRKNT N. ( Stale College Round ]"•: : .ili! rs can be eut 1 by ii: itig a : rr for a pa*U I n. I hey are e ; coi.illy handy when taking I from the ove a. a-, thei e are in : i iiei s to ii:- ij> into the food at.d y .-lieby. To sew on i! iks and Eyes: ^ [Ii >ks, <• • nost -■.ti.- aetor;, when sewed on with the huttonh le stitch. I I 1 hii b. ta 11■ r . suede a ■ ■ . n- 1 may be Cleaned by rill b x C in ‘ v.a an art v , a eraser, or w til ' a rubber sponge, or with a sm de shunoni a, it is equipped wit it i a ru i: tea' 1 "wire • h. ! 1 ile ton Protectors: Pri.es ol 1 fe.' cut from old h.-ts and cl ".1 to the bottoms of vases, lamps, and ash trays form splendid ta le lop prole.-tors. | A small paint an ex cellent gadget with which to el an crumbs from an electiic tousle, or waffle iron. ) i Uncovered bedsprings -hould or inspected oecasi mally to make sure they have no rough plan's, that will tear sheets. If they 'nave,* apply adhesive tape to the rough spot. When movable tables and chairs are to be placed on a polished | floor, cut pieel's the si/.e o a quarter or a half dollar rout an old felt hat and glue them to the bottom of the chair and table leg's. This will prevent scratching' of floors. Fred Chapman of Richmond. Vu. was in town Tuesday. Miss Evelyn Newsome of Ral eigh spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mis. X. R. New some. Lt. Mildred Best, U. S. N„ dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Best is home on leave after - pend ing a year in England. W. A. Blount of Rocky Mount was in town on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Earl of Greensboro are visiting her oarents Mr. and Mrs.'Willie Pegra.m Dr. and Mrs. L. II. Justis were in Richmond, Va., several days last week. Mrs. Bennie Kirkland and chil dren left Thursday for Los Ang les, Cal., after spending s )me time here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt King o Roanoke Rapids spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. King. Try This for Sour BILIOUS INDIGESTION Resulting from Constipation When you wake up mornings and feel half sick, headachy, with a stomach that rebels at focd, tongue coated—bad breath, ail because or delayed bowel action—you want relief and you want It fasti i Stir one teaspoonful of quick-acting ' Kruschen Salts In a glass of hot water, drink. 15 or 20 minutes later follow with your breakfast cup of hot coSee or tc a. The action of Kruschen Is PROMPTLY effective. Usually within an hour you get glorious relief and should begin to "feel fine,” bright and refreshed again. Take only as directed. Try Kruscli&n for 5 days—for you. can regulate dose to bring about that "easy" movement such as you have long desired. Get Kruschen Salts TODAY—at all drug stores. Over 245 million bottles sold la tha *ast 100 years—it must be good. Lt. Hatcher; Canlpe Now Instructor Bryan Field. Texas. Oct Is --Lieut Hatcher .1-. fanipe. - m of Mr. and Mrs. Marcellas » ipe >f Kim Street. Weldon, N. ( arolina has been assigned to <1 ty as m instrument Ilyina in : • ;u tor at the A A F Instrument i -t uc mrs' School here t’i»l!• >wi‘; ■ Isis ; ransfer from Aloe 1’ield, \ f ana. j Texas. He was a cabinet m ker in. Weldon prior to enlistine in the Army Air Forces. Lt. Fan ye was Need a LAXATIVE? CAVTie*; 1a wnly as directto I com nissioi d in March, 1 *.*-11. A■ this (A iiti-al ri.vin.tf Trainii-tf Command is I.illation where Lt. Canipe is now stationed, irmy air force- pilots are tautfht the latest techniques in the tfuidititf of mili tary aircraft by the full - panel I instrument control system. i Keeping i tlie farm to brinK in a c •he yea ris tanners, suggests Broom, veteran tile State Collej vice. ^TfoR flav°R Pepsi-Cola Company, Long Island City, JV. J, Franchised Bottler - l’opsi-t ola Bottling Company, Littleton '■$ THE STIRRING STORY OF ONE FAMILY...FOR ALL FAMILIES! THE MIGHTIEST DRAMA OF OUR TIME... FOR ALL TIME! The exciting drama of a nation's greatest tn Breath-taking spectacle) 87 rousing jongsl 200 mighty sets! A cast of 12,000! Written for the Screen by LAMAR TROTTI CENTURY-FOX PICTUK $ Of FILM INTtRTAlNMtNi: THE EIOOISI ( *1 Theatr Thurs., Nov. 1 TWO SNOWS DAILY Matinee, 2 P. M., Doors Open 1:30 P. M. Night, 8 P. M., Doors Open 7:15 P. M. ....(No Admittance a ter 2:lo p- | (No Admittance after 8:1a ADMISSION: MATINEE (ALL SEATS) Adults _ __63c, Tax 13c, Total’ Service (Men and Women in Uniform) . _46c, Tax 09c, Children _ _33c, Tax 07c, Total* NIGHT PERFORMANCE Orchestra Seats Adults .92c, Tax 18c, Total S'l _63c, Tax 13c, Tot^ Children _ _ _46c, Tax 09c, Service (Men and Women in Uniform) Total 1 Balcony Seats Adults ___ __.63c, Tax 13c, Service (Men and Women in Uniform) Children _ Total I Total I No Seats Reserved .46c, Tax 09c, , nr,. Total _.33e, Tax 0/c,
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