Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 July 1947 — Page 11
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of these shoes were cut out. Sam likes to aircondition his feet. \ My outfit spelled one word, amateur. Sport coat,
-slacks, shirt’ and tie and dress shoes.
Photographer Tim Timmerman gave us the signal to start. It was exactly 2 p. m. The temperature stood at a warm 81 degrees.
It Started fo Get Warm
THE RACE WAS on. Sam gave my stride the once over. I felt great and said so. . “Don’t blow too soon about how you feel,” Sam cautioned. “We have a long way to go.” As the pavement slipped behind us at a steady rate, Sam told me his best time for a 10-mile trip was 1 hour 40 minutes and 23 seconds. “Let's beat . that record,” I said confidently.
' “C'mon, Sam, let's speed up.”
Sam merely muttered something about how wonderful youth was and kept his pace. I was on to his game. It was beginning to get warm, Very warm, We passed Layton Acres and Tim informed -us we had walked one mile. It seemed to me we had
FIVE BLISTERS BEHIND—Winner Sam Hoch--man waits at the end ofa 0-mile foot race and watches "Flaming Youth" come in, all in.
Capital Curve
WASHINGTON, July 28.—When I left Hollywood
1 thought I was all’ thrpugh . writing” pieces about
blonds admiring the moon through the portholes of Errol Flynn's yacht. And about beauteous red-heads studying Shakespeare under tutelage of Charlie Chaplin. Now it's brunettes with curves more pronounced than that of the fuselage of the 600-passenger airplane of Howard Hughes, skimming through the water (the lovelies, not the planes) in flesh-colored bathing suits for the edification of government big-wigs. Only difference in—today's story about the senate’s inquiry into the $30 million plus that Mr, Hughes got from the government to build airplanes and the trial® TY used to cover is that the scene is Washington instead of Hollywood. Even so a fellow has to look sharp to realize he’s in the senate caucus room and not in Los Angeles’ skyscraper courthouse. * ‘There’s the: sworn evidence of champagne parties in’ a mansion on Doheny dr. in the hills high above Hollywood, the $125 fees io gals for going to dinner with hot-shots, the tete-a-tetes in plush-lined restaurants. One of these is Romanoff’s in Beverly Hills, operated by the phony Russian nobleman, Prince Mike (nee Harry Gerguson) Romanoff. And many an item I had to write about the mustachioed Mike. One member of the cast of characters, even,” I remember from the trial of Errol Flynn: His old pal, Johnny Meyer.
Johnny's Still at It : : WHEN I KNEW Johnny, he was a portly young man with thinning hair, who had his desk in the. Warner Bros. publicity department. Johnny knew everybody in Hollywood. He never seemed to function as a press agent, except on studio junkets for movie premieres: That was when Johnny shined. He herded the accompanying starlets. Saw that they had
their pictures: taken-with the dignitaries. Stan rike®
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Gold Bugs
HOLLYWOOD, July 28.—Hollywood has the gold bug. : Bob Hope is about to do a comedy western titled, “The Paleface.” He wanted a feminine star to play oppostte him in the role of Calamity Jane. He asked Ginger Rogers, or her agents, if Ginger would do Calamity Jane and Ginger said yes. She said yes, that is, on certain conditions. In the first place, she wanted a flat fee of $325,000 to appear in the picture. Then she also wanted a percentage of the profits on the sale of the picture up to a certain amount. It wouldnt take much percentage of a good sale for La Rogers to be on the receiving end of nearly a half million dollars for the one picture, which is mighty good pay for three to four months work. After being revived, Bob Hope sald “No thanks" and cast Jane Russell in the role at a far less salary.
Boom in Salaries
THIS ONE CASE is enough to show you why you don’t see some of your favorite stars on the screen today. A lot of actors are out of work because salaries are completely out of hand. Before the war, a top star took an average of 70 to $90 thousand to appear in a picture. Now these same stars will not go on the set for less than $150,~ 000 to $200,000, as their salary for the one picture,
We, the Women
VACATION HIGHLIGHTS: Getting as far the first day, by late driving and dogged determination, as you'd planned, even though - early start you talked about didn’t pan out, as into somebody from home, eager to hear the gossip, when you are far, far from home, Finding mall waiting’ for you when you check into your hotel. : ' Ordering a meal that almost lives up to the fancy terms used on the ment, ‘Sleeping Under Blankets’ a real highlight—if it ever happens.
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A road crew in Nora looked at us as if we were a little touched in the head. As we steamed past we answered several questions. A couple of the men cheered us on. . At the 5-mile mark I casually mentioned the fact that my mouth was full of cotton, my feet were on fire and the muscles in my thighs were screaming. “Do you want to stop?” asked Sam. “We've been walking for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Don't kill yourself.” 1 wouldn't even talk about stopping. Quit now? Never, : “Well, in Hat case,” Sam sald, “let's speed up to 5 miles an hour.” He moved away from me easily. This maneuver was a distinct shock. And all the time I thought we were hitting around 6 miles per, at least. We entered Carmel 1 hour 14 minutes and 20 seconds: after our start. Sam doesn’t know it but 1 was hoping the constable would pick us up and toss us in the'cooler. No such luck.
Tender-Footed Sovola EVERY PEBBLE on the road seemed like a sharp boulder. A quick check revealed that my soles were still in good shape. ° Sam called over his shoulder that my condition was due to tender feet. Tender? What an understatement. : 1 lost more ground when I took off my trousers outside of Carmel. (I had worn a pair of sport shorts just in case.) Taking one’s trousers off when the legs are moving mechanically is tricky. Very tricky. The trousers went into the car. * “Two more miles to go,” Tim shouted. “Let's see some power on the home stretch.” Great guy, Tim. The flamingoes on Sam's shorts were moving out of sight. What a revolting development. “How do you feel, Sam,” I yelled. “Great.” " “Don't you want to know how I feel?” 1 asked. Sam said he knew. Oh, no he didn't. Just as I was ready to crawl into a ditch and die, Sam called that the finish line was in sight. I lost more ground when I took my shoes off. I couldn’t keep them on any longer. A Yogi couldn't have walked in those shoes. Sam crossed the finish line utes and 13 seconds. He was of a bridge when I crossed at and 16 seconds. . “Tim and Sam mercifully led me to the car. I was
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By Frederick C. Othman
Johnny was a character witness for Mr. Flynn at the latter's trial on charges of monkey-business with an 18-year-old -girl aboard his boat. (Flynn was acquitted.) After I left Hollywood for what I thought would be a more dignified job in Washington, Johnny moved over to Howard Hughes’ movie company in 8 similar capacity. Now it turns out that Johnny came here a while back to give secret testimony to the senate war investigating committee about the entertainments he provided for such people as Elliott Roosevelt; Faye Emerson, the Warner Bros.’ actress who become Elliott’s wife; Governor Mon Wallgren of Washington, and Cap Krug, the secretary of interior.
Here We Go Again HAVING TURNED his fabulous expense account over to Senators Owen Brewster, Homer Ferguson & Co., Johnny found urgent business about as far elsewhere as he could get. He reportedly went to South America and Jast was in Patagonia, the southernmost tip of the continent, where he presumably is wearing a fur cap against the July blizzards. Another report had him in Montreal. So Mr. Krug claims he nevér ate $100 dinners with Johnny, that the latter is a master bf- the swindle sheet. Governor Wallgren laughs off the parties. Young Roosevelt hasn't said anything yet. Mr. Hughes, the man who discovered Jean Harlow (and whose previous press agent, Line Quarberg, christened her the platinum blond) says he has a right to entertain his friends. And that brings us to Miss Judy Cook, of the sizzling bathing suit portraits: I seem to have met her somewhere in my devious past, but I can’t qui place her. By the time the senators have learned ho come the government handed the millions to Mr. Hughes, I imagine my memory will have” been well refreshed. 7 Hold everything, Hollywood. Roll “emi, senators. Here we go again. 5
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By Erskine Johnson
and then some of them want a percentage of the profits, too. There is a reason for most everything, and here's the reason for this situation: Let's look at it from your own position: One of you ladies wants a new coat. So you go downtown to buy it. One or maybe two stores in your town have high price tags. Their label means you have paid a high figure for your coat. If you don't have that label perched behind your neck when some other member of your bridge club admires the coat, then you. feel left out, disgraced, cheap. You must have that label. So you pay half the store's overhead to get it.
Axed When Taxed
UNCLE SAM steps in and removes almost all of these big incomes, leaving just about enough out of a half-million dollar take to pay the gardener to water the petunias.
By Ruth Millett
Writing those smug “sleeping under blankets” postcards to sweltering friends back home. Seeing, for the first time, some of the country's most magnificent beauty spots and feeling that, ever after, that beauty will belong to you alone.
Good Story Material
REALIZING in the middle of an.amusing incident that youll have a good
SECOND SECTION
Climax Wednesday . At New Albany
By LOUIS ARMSTRONG “MONON” in Indian lan-
guage means “fleet runner.” But the Hoosier railroad which bears this name is often not so fleet. In fact the
road’s day express is frequently an hour late on its run from Chicago to Louisville. The company has charged that off to its first 100 years of existence and is planning new and better things to cdme in its second century. * NN THIS WEEK is a big one for the Monon. All up and down the line the railfoad’'s 100th anniversary is being celebrated. “The William Mason,” oldest lo« comotive still operating, steamed out of Dearborn station in Chicago yesterday for a four-day “festival” run to New Albany. Packed with entertainers, musicians and company officials the Wil. | liam Mason was to stop in the towns along the line. Its passengers were to put on a centennial show. Wednesday afternoon the old engine and ifs civil war vintage cars will. pull into New Albany for the climax of the celebration,
train, the first of the Monon's all-. diesel passenger trains, will pull out of the Chicago station and highball it for New Albany. Loaded with guests including Governor Gates and Governor Dwight N. Green of Illinois, it is expected to reach the Ohio river city in the middle of the afternoon, A train load of Kentucky officials plan to cross the river to take part in the ceremonies. : The -~Monon, now officially & Louisville railroad, originated in New Albany in July, 1847. It was first the New Albany & Salem line, consisting of 20 miles of iron rails. Orleans was included on the route Jan. 1, 1852, then Bedford the following April.
ning to Bloomington. During the same period a track was being laid south from Lafayette to Craw] fordsville. This line, the "Craw fordsville & Wabash, was absorbed, and in 1853 the New Albany & Salem pushed on from Lafayette to Michigan City. A small gap between Gosport and Crawfordsville was completed, and on June 24, 1854, the rails were joined iA
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Great Lakes to the Ohio river left Michigan City at 5 a. m. on July 3, 1854, and arrived at New Al-
Hoosier crowd met that train.
: » " . TODAY the line has 552 miles of track. It has withstood a receiver ship and is springing to life anew. This year the company’s freight trains were powered with diesel engines. Wednesday the first of the Hoosier line's diesel passenger trains will go into service. ger Company President J. W. Barriger;]
road directors, is largely banking on diesel power to pull his trains back onto schedule. “It is our ambition to make a little ‘super-railroad’ Monon,” he says.
= ” » UNDER diesel power the railroad is planning 2%-hour service between
now handles 550 freight cars a day. “That pays the costs,” Mr. Barriger said, “And when we reach 750 and 1000 cars a day, the Monon will be among the best-paying railroads in the United States.” . N. J. Firm Moves Assets of Craft Co. Leonard Shiman, president ‘of the Shiman Manufacturing Co., Inc, Newark, N. J. manufacturers of gold ‘rings and Jewelry, announces that all assets, including tools, dies and merchandise of the Craft Co. Inc, Indianapolis, tecently purchased by them, have already been removed to its own plant.
Announces Card Party The Women's Catholic Order of Foresters of Holy Rosary church will sponsor a card party at 8 p.m, Aug. 6, at Holy Rosary hall. Mrs. Josephine Caito, chairman, will. be assisted by Mrs. Anna Neese, Mrs. Clara Caito and Miss Mary Book. I —
WORD-A-DAY
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Pt) Smith business man said, “they {laughed. They looked at my feet 10 see if I had on shoes.” Others say anybody with a sense of humor knows Bob's tales are Jat gross exaggerations, all in good un. 80 I put it up to the mayor of Van Buren. He is Burton Lankford, 48, tall, lean, and full of pep. This is his first political office. During the war, he was chief of civillan police at Camp Chaffee.
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“When 1 was in Florida and told
to pave streets, clean up the town. And he was off to a flying start. “For the first time,” Mayor Lankford sald, “we have a uniformed police force—chief gnd three men.
Our chief is FBI-trained.
“And for the first time we have a complete company of paid, fulltime filremen—six men. We also have 12 active volunteers.” He ‘had just finished cleaning up the town cemetery. As he talked on, I was impressed by his fire and earnestness. His job pays $176 a month, so he isn't in it just for the money. ion
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Mayor Lankford thinks some of Bob's stuff may have brought ridicule, but any kind of publicity is better than none. Keep ‘em talking, no matter what they say. He is going to try to think up some scheme to cash in on it. “Maybe we could -get Bob to| mention some of the-good things we are doing,” he sald, “like cleaning up the cemetery. And maybe we could get him to come here and make a picture that would show | what 4 nice town we have. I'm going to work on that problem.”
F..® » " MRS. KATHERINE BURNS, Bob's stepmother, is making a good living out of the fame of Van Buren. Signs on the highway say: ‘Visit the Homé of Bob Burns. Free.” Mrs. Burns, a small, friendly woman with graying , and her in the Home here .
Mayor of Van Buren Feels Bob Burns Has Given Town $1 Million in Publicity, But Admits It Hasn't All Been Good
Good or Bad, He Says They Haven't
Even Made a Dime Out of It
By ELDON ROARK, Scripps-Howard Staff Writer VAN BUREN, Ark. July 28.—This is the home town of Bob Burns bazooka virtyoso of the radio and screen. ; There is a difference of opinion in Arkansas about Bob Burns. Some say Bob's tall tales about Grandpa Snazzy, Aunt Boo; Cousin Waflord and other hick “relatives” have got people thinking that such
Cousin Wafford. They are real photographs posed by Ozark chars acters in make-up. In the shop are pictures of Bob, mounted clippings, a bazooka, & couple of tin mandolins he made and played when he Was a kid. Bob's father is dead, and he has no blood relatives living here. He
'hasn’t visited Van Buren since 1939,
» » ” MRS. BURNS thinks Bob is one of the world’s funniest men. . When he was just a high school kid, years before he married into the family, she saw him in a minstrel and nearly died laughing. i People from all over the country visit the home and buy souvenits, -The register for one, day showed tourists from Minnesota, Jowa,