Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 16 April 1953 — Page 12

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Religious Program Is Most Televised Program Is Backed By Lutheran Church HOLLYWOOD, UP — The most televised - program in the ' world turned put today to be. not Lucille Ball or Red Skelton, but a half-hour movie with no stars and a church for a sponsor. The program. “This Is the Life,’’\ backed by the Lutheran church, is| seen over 80 television stations, a world’s record —because the film is free to any station that wants it. “It’s not the world s most popular program, but we estimate a million and a half persons see it.” said the Rev.- Herman Gockel, religious director of i the TV- film.

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“It sounds like a Hollywood exaggeration, but; we get 8,000 fan letters a week?’ The film, a lialf-hour serial, features a so-called typical American family, the Fishers. In each episode they get involved in an everyday problem, ‘The solution of which calls for the application of a Christian principle.” The program, added the minister is not meant to recruit new "hut to spread the Christian messuage.” He observed isadly “Iv'ehy few” listeners contribute to the $750,000 budget for each series of 26 films, now met by the church itself. The slander, sandy-haired minister oncej thought he was through as a religious worker. He lost his church in - Evansville. Ind,, after his voice weakened and he couldn’t preach any more. Then he became interested in radio church programs, and now’ commutes to

Hollywood from his St. Louis ‘ home to direct' the religious, portions of the show. The set of “This Is the Life” has much in common with those in supercolossal movie studios, including a producer in a loud sport jacket who bustles about the set. The minister also has to caution the five writers who labor over are films not to convert every heathen character In the script “or it wouldn’t be believeable.” Minister Gockel, however, is a, most unusual director, f, Today pne of the actors murdered a line of but the pastor sat quietly on the sidelines and said softly: ■ ; "He completely misinterpreted that speech, but the aptoCs already are nervous and upset, anyway, so I won't say anything.” Several members of Hollywood’s famed Christian group, organized by Jane Russell, have acted in the

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religious TV monies, k “We haven’t had Miss Russell in the pictures, though,” added the minister, fl couldn’t risk that.” lost World' Open Now In Venezuela Venezuelan Plateau , RqactyFor Settlers CARACAS, Venezuela, UP — The Gran Sabana, a s,ooflfoot high plateau in eastern Venezuela —the inspiration for the late Sir Conan Doyle’s “The Lost World’s—is now' prepared to receive settlers. A Caracajs explorer, Capt. Charles C Baughan. is prepared to fly in week-enders over the impenetrable jungle for a look at a region where gold and diamonds abound and where the world’s highest waterfall’, Angel Falls, can be foundVenezuela last year produced $10,000,000 worth of diamonds and most of them came from the virgin Gran Sabana fields. Large quantities of go|d nuggets were also yielded by the plateau’s rivers; , The Gran Sabana is said to be the only place in the world where diamonds are fopnd with alluvial gold. Vast quantities of iron, nickel, manganese, and qther minerals have been discovered. No Restrictions The wide prairies of the Gran Sabana, dominated by lofty mountains, are a cattleman’s iparadise. The climatp is pleasant 1 and the •rivers abound in sish —some weighing up to twenty pounds. Long closed to exploration and settlement because of the surrounding jungle, this “Land of Tomorrow’ ’as Baughan calls it, is now being prepared to receive qualified settlers. Cottages are planned where visitors can look over the prospects at sls a day per head for accommodations and meals. No discrimination, against foreigners exists in Venezuela. The country is underpopulated aho wants both settlers and There are no 5 regulations against

outsiders establishing; their own business or buying property. Funds may be taken out of the country at will. , City Keys Unused MERIDEN, Conn., UR —Rookie Patrolman Spencer Williams believes \he’s come with a good ■■Rl —lb tfITH A PLEASANT smile which belies the trouble he faces, Pasquale Sciortino, brother-in-law of the slain Sicilian bandit leader Salvatore Giuliano, is escorted from federal house of detention in New York by an immigration official, to be taken to liner Satumla, for deportation to Italy. He is accused of entering the U. S. by jumping ship—the Saturnia—in 1947. In Italy* he is wanted on charges of manslaughter, abduction and attempted homicide. (International!

use for the key to the city the mayor hands out, now and then. He discovered on his rounds one night that the door tp the City Hall had been left unlocked. Ditto the tax collector's office. t KJ Laundry Service MEMPHIS, Tenn., UP —Ed Mcghee, off for a trip with his family, left a note telling the laundryman to get the key, go in and get the laundry and re-lock the door. When they returned, they found this note: “I fed the cats. They were hjungry.” Japanese In Office PORTLAND, Ore.. UP — Reed College student's elected a Japa-

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Male Superiority MORGANTOWN. W. Va., UP— Thirty percent ofAjhe male students who volunteered for a nutrition study at West Virginia University were overweight, while only six percent of the women students were, the University agricultural experiment station said. APFOISTOHSST of AIIMIMSTRATRIX Notice Im hereby Kiven, That the undersigned has been, appointed Adrninlstra<tor ot thi estate of Lizetta Knapp late of Adams .County, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. - ■ ■I. MINNIE PRESUHN Administratrix April 1J1&53. ; ’ \ G. RjjMY BIERLY Attorney APRIL t—3—l6 Trade in a Good Town—Decatur.