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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH, UTAH Second Contestant Was Runner-Uto the Worst Geography Makes Modem History in Huge Mediterranean Theater of War p By VIRGINIA VALE (Specially prepared for Western Newspaper Union by tho National Geographic Society.) Released by Western Newspaper Union. THE many regions that stretch behind the worlds shifting OFbattle lines, none is more fantastic than those of the Eastern up for leading men as and more of the famous stand-by- s go into the army, is busily recruiting Hollywood newcomers to the screen, and hoping that youll like them. Columbia will introduce the public to Robert Hymes, formerly a singer with Freddy Martins or- HARD Mediterranean and the Near East (the Middle East in British geography). In size alone this theater of war, and preparations for war, is spectacular. It covers a broad band of land and sea that extends from somewhere in the vicinity of bomb-shake- n Malta to the shores of the Black and Caspian seas. Within this general area, four significant campaigns already have been fought with varying degrees of intensity and bloodshed: The battles for Greece, Libya, Syria and Iraq plus a fifth struggle near by for East Africa, which resulted in the return of the Ethiopian King of Kings to his ancient throne. Today, the east Mediterranean e of naand the adjacent tions, which links the continents of Europe, Africa, and Asia, form a gigantic chessboard, made up of inland-bridg- dependent and occupied countries, of opposing colonies and island bases. It includes British-hel- d Greece and Libya; Egypt; technically at peace while bombs fall on her cities and battles rage in her deserts; and uneasy, neutral Turkey. It holds the approaches to the Egyptian and Russian fronts by way of the Red sea and the Persian gulf, through Iran and Iraq, across the Axis-occupi- n Levant States (Syria), and Palestine. The mere list of place names on the routes of men and materials bound for the battle lines indicates the international complications and Trans-Jorda- physical difficulties. To these regions, the war has brought innumerable problems for technicians and diplomats and ceaseless activity', New motor roads appear and airports spring up in desert wastes. New harbor facilities are built in old ports, toward which convoys of troopships,' oil tankers, freighters' and vessels of all kinds, race under the constant threat of the enemy in the air. Key Points Manned. At key points throughout the eastern Mediterranean and beyond, the armies of fighting men and machines have gathered. Axis forces may operate from Italian Taranto, Greek Piraeus, Libyan Tobruch; from the German-capture- d island of Crete; and Italys Pantelleria and Dodecanese islands. On their side, the United Nations stand at such vital spots as Suez and the Nile delta, in the Egyptian deserts and on the island of Cyprus ; at Syrian and Palestine ports and inland oil fields of Iran and Iraq. On a map you can see at a glance how geography dictates the wars You understand why movements. the British base of Malta, athwart the Axis life line to Libya and the Egyptian front and less than 60 miles from Italian Sicily is the most bombed spot on earth: How the oil pipe lines from the Caspian fuel the Russian fleet on the Black sea: How variations in the earths surface, from the sunburnt Qattara Depression of Egypt to the eternally mountains of the So far-flu- snow-capp- ed ng chestra, in Whats Buzzin, Cousin? with Ann Miller, Phil Harris and his orchestra, and Rochester. Metros signed James Davis, a Kansas City oil salesman; he has a supporting role in Salute to the and the male lead in Marines, Swing Shift Maizie. Meanwhile Franchot Tones agent has said: When Franchot wants to work for nothing hell work for the Tone had agreed government. No man may wear his street shoes into a Mosque, the Mohammedan orally to make one picture for Warhouse of worship. Since Moslems (or Mohammedans) dominate the the- ners for $60,000, but the wage ceilater of war in North Africa, scenes like this are customary. ing forbids him to make more this year than he did last. Last year he was idle several months because viet Caucasus, determine the meth- the Chaldees, birthplace of Abraods and tools of warfare. ham. For Bible students these are of illness; hes already earned alThe Mediterranean and Near East the Holy Lands: Land of Goshen, most as much this year as he did areas, however, are extraordinary where the Israelites toiled; Mount last. Hed be able to keep just for more reasons than contrasting Sinai of the Ten Commandments; $20,000 of that Warner money, and and governments. battlegrounds Jerusalem, Jericho, and the River would have to work the rest of the Old AcquainttoJordan. where meets East There, West, year for nothing. e involved. The the ance machine-agwas three conflict is worlds religions, picture major being days played out against a background as Judaism, Christianity and Mohamold as the recorded history of man. medanism, were bom in this comer Georgia Gibbs recently signed a of the globe. In Jerusalem are Where New Meets Old. 13 week contract as the new singing bombers fly over found three shrines, sacred to the the traditional Garden of Eden, now adherents of these faiths the Wail- star on the CBS Caravan Hour, but she was more thrilled when Produclargely desert, and over .the City of ing Wall, where reverent Jews come er Bill Bacher gave her a chance to Christian the of and rose seat that lament, pray Babylon, empires never to act. Shed spoken lines on and waned thousands of years be- Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and fore Christ. Flying boats land on the Sea of Galilee, and tanks rumble along routes that once were caravan trails such as the Three Wise Men followed to Bethlehem. British and American engineers set up positions, and plan underground storage tanks for gasoline and water for their winged forces near ancient routes followed by the Children of Israel and the armies of Alexander and the Crusaders. They install modern machinery for unloading mass war shipments in Persian Gulf ports of Arabian Nights romance, such as Sindbad the Sailor knew. The Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx rise within sight of busy, crowded Cairo on the Nile, British GEORGIA GIBBS base and capital of Egypt. In the bazaars of Damascus (probably the any "stage before. So she was pracearths oldest inhabited city), American soldiers from Boston or tically breathless when the big moment came: Lanny Ross asked: St. Louis, Oregon or Florida, may Do you conga, Miss Gibbs? and bargain for candied fruits, or sit Of course I conaround smoking braziers where OrGeorgia replied: iental chefs fan spitted mutton with ga, Mr. Ross. Momentous! a chicken wing, or serve such clabbered milk of sheep or goat as has Myma Loy doesnt care about been a mainstay in the Levantine more pictures, since her remaking And now, what? Fast action and cent diet for thousands of years. so shes been turnmarriage, stirring deeds on the African front ing down all assignments, and MetCradle of Civilization. have replaced the earlier talk about This part of the world has often that continents possible strategic ro has engaged a new wife for William Powell for the new "Thin Man been called the Cradle of Western importance. But the prophets, Civilization. From the regions of aware that anything can happen picture Irene Dunne. the eastern Mediterranean spread (and often does), are maintaining the alphabet, knowledge of mathe- a Sphinx-lik- e Beatrice Kay, who sings those silence. Here an Inmatics, medicine, politics, and phi- dian soldier is shown chatting with ballads of the past on the airs losophy; lessons in sculpture, ar- an Egyptian. "Gay Nineties show, has yielded to the call of Hollywood, and will chitecture and drama. There primitive wheels turned on their bulky the Moslem Mosque of Omar. Leg- make a picture laid in old New Oraxles, and men learned to use sails endary 6ite where Jesus was buri- leans early next year. So all the and save their arms from the heavy ed, the Church of the Holy Sepul- people whove thought she was an chre is shared by most of the old lady and a lot of radio listenpull of galley oars. Near the Euphrates in what was worlds Christian religions, includ- ers do, because of the songs she Mesopotamia (now Iraq) is Ur of ing the Greek Orthodox, Roman sings are going to find out that Catholic, Armenian, Jacobite, and shes both young and pretty. Multi-motor- ed And Now anti-aircr-aft foot-wea- ry Old Meets New on the African Front Coptic. Moslem World in Allied Sphere. and The Near-Eaareas within the wartime sphere of the United Nations are, Moslem however, predominantly countries. There is found the worlds heaviest concentration of the followers of Mohammed, whose ways may seem strange to many a British Tommy and Anzac, many an American Doughboy, engineer, or technician meeting them for the first time. The Moslem disciple lives according to dogmatic religious rules, including prayer, fasting, and the holy pilgrimage, especially to Mecca. Pork and wine are strictly forbidden. During Ramadam, the sacred ninth month of the Moslem calendar, good Mohammedans observe a rigid fast between dawn and dark, when they neither eat nor drink, or engage in any activity that might come under the head of pleasure or comfort, from smoking to smelling perfume or flowers. From Egypt to Iran, this is Arab country, where the flapping burnoose, Hie mosque, and the ship of the camel are still the desert typical features of the scenery. Yet, more and more, long before the . outbreak of the war, the "Changei This picture tells its own story! The camel (sometimes humorously less East, was changing fast under called the "ship of the desert) is valuable in desert warfare. But for the impact of Westernized industry and Western habits. combat and for swift maneuvers Hie airplane is still indispensable. eastera-Mediterrane- st an Leslie Brooks has been studying jiujitsu to such good effect that shes been asked to tone it down. Told to put up a good fight in a scene with Linda Darnell, Doris Dudley and Glenda Farrell in Columbias City Without Men, she tossed em around like bean bags! Charles Boyer has five leading ladies in The Constant Nymph; the order that they hold in his affections on the screen they are in Joan Fontaine, Alexis Smith, Brenda Marshall, Jean Muir and Joyce Reynolds. & the request of the council of chiefs of the Navajo reservation, Harry Carey will film a series of shorts dealing with the history and traditions of the tribe. He speaks Navajo, and is one of our best authorities on the tribe. At Jane Wyatt, whom youll see in has "The Navy Comes Through, sold 5,000 feet of 16 mm. color film on birds to RKO; theyll release it short. Ornithology has as a two-rebeen her hobby for years. The film shows the life and habits of virtually all western birds, including sea gulls and eagles; the color pictures shes sold were several years in production. el Both were very proud of their vocal abilities: for months they had squabbled 6ver the question as to which possessed the better voice. At last, to settle bets they had made with each other, they arranged to give a recital before an eminent professor and abide by his judgment. When they had concluded, the professor turned to the first, shaking his head sorrowfully. "Youre the worst singer Ive ever heard, he said. shouted the other. "Hurrah! Come on! Pay me that fiver! One moment, please, said the You er professor, quietly. well, you cant sing at all! 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