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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
cURRITUcK BOY HURT
IN JUMP FROM TRUCK
Joey St. Clair Knocked Uncon-
scious After Jump; Medical
Treatment Necessary

joey st. Clair, son of Mrs. Paul
inc Gallop of Poplar Branch,
jumped from the back of a moving
truck, driven by Scott Sawyer of
Mamie, April l, resulting in break
ing his two front teeth, cuts, abra-
sions, and bruises.
Scott Sawyer had picked up sew
eral boys at a baseball game at
Griggs High School. He let off a
few of the boys at the stop sign at
Poplar Branch and assumed the
rest of them wanted to go to the
landing. AS he passed Joey's
house, Joey jumped out, not realiz-
ing the momentum of the truck.
No one in the truck was aware
Joey had jumped. Joey passed out
and remained there on the pave
ment until Roy Barnard of Poplar
Branch rode by on his bicycle and
found him. Ray Immediately took
Joey in the house and called Mrs.
Gallop, who was at work.
Mrs. Gallop rushed home and
took joey to DR.. Wright at Jarvis
burg. There he received medical
treatment and returned home.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
coRoLLA PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Lewark and
daughter of Sea Isle City, y. ].
have returned home after spending
a week with Mr.. and Mrs. eleven
land Lewark.
William Vatow, U.S.N., Of Lit
tie Creek, Va, spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Bonds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Cason and
sons of Cape Henry are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Bowden.
Miss Lois Midget Of Aydlett
spent the week end with her grand,
mother, Mrs. Mary Haywood.
Joseph Simmons, Jr., Of Aydlett
spent the week end with his par.
ents.
Mrs. II. II. Tarantola and chill
dren of Cascade, Maryland, and
Ottley Austin, U.S.C.G., Norfolk
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs
John Austin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Beasley
and children Of Virginia Beach anC
Mrs. William Stallings OF Norfoll
spent the week end with Mr.. anC
Mrs. s. J. Beasley,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
TO RUN FOR SHERIFF
OF CURRITUCK COUNTY

Walton S. Griggs of Point Har-
Dor, has announced that he is a
candidate for sheriff of Currituck
County, subject to the May pri-
mary.
Mr.. Griggs is the son of the late
Albert and Minnie Griggs of Point
Harbor. He is a member of the
Masonic Lodge 463 at Coinjock,
and Cherokee Chapter Il, lyman
Council, member of Griggs Com
mandery Knight Of Templar, q
Shriner, and a member of the Cur
rituck County Board of Education.
Mr.. Girggs is married to the
former Ruth Midget, and has two
daughters. He is a member Of the
Powells Point Christian Church.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
ACHIEVEMENT DAY AT
HARBINGER PARSONAGE
Christian Church Parsonage Com
pleted; All-Day Services Sun
day; Debt Still $4,000

Church workers and members of
the Powells Point Christian Church
at Harbinger are very enthused
over the completion of the church
parsonage. So the church on Sun
day, April 4, had Achievement
Day." inviting church people from
Dare and Currituck and anywhere
they may be to help them observe
the special service.
Sunday morning at 10 am. was
Sunday School and at II am. the
Rev. G. c. Bland preached on the
subject Success"
The Twiddy sisters of Norfolk
and Wade Hardison of Roper sang
specials.
4 program in the evening, 'Ev-
erybody Sings" began at 3:15 and
many specials were on hand from
the local church to churches all
around the section.
The evening services began at
Gas when the young people came
10 study the Bible. At 7:45 the
Rev. G. c. Bland preached on the
subject Security" In the evening
service the Leggett sisters from
Washington, n. c., sang before the
services.
All the church members have
worked hard to help to get the
parsonage completed.
The work is now over, but the
church is in debt and are hoping
that through the help Of all the
people OF the section will help pay
of the debt that amounts to ovel
$4,000.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
MISS CURRITUCK'
WINNERS NAMED

Miss Dorothy Louise Evans, who
was crowned Miss Currituck of
1854" last Wednesday night at
Currituck elementary school, is
now eligible to compete for the
Queen" of the Albemarle Potato
Festival. She is fifteen years old, a
student of Griggs High School, and
the daughter of Mrs. o. C. Evans
of Grandy. She was crowned by
last years beauty queen, Miss
Phyllis Rae Woodhouse, also of
Grandy.
Second and third place winners
in the contest were Elsie Jean
Jackson of Poplar Branch and June
Faye Brickhouse of Powells Point.
They are also students of Griggs
High School.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
POPLAR BRANCH NEWS

Sam Greet, formerly of South
Norfolk, who is now a resident of
Cadillac Lane in Point Harbor,
has been spending a week in South
Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. D. Condor of
Point Harbor have recently return
ed after a months vacation in Cal
ifornia, returning by ship around
the Panama Canal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Outlaw and
four children of Pennsylvania, who
have been residing in Point Har-
Dor, have now moved to Wanchese.
Commander and Mrs. Moore of
Norfolk have been spending two
weeks at their cottage on Point
Harbor Shores. They had as their
guest Mrs. Eva Sweet.
Commander Jesse Farley has
been recently transferred to PEN
sacola, Fla, where he will later be
joined by his wife and two boys,
who are now in school.
Mrs. Hazel Slater has returned
from a months vacation in Clear
water, Fla, and her friends well
come her home.
Mrs. Ernest Owens, ST., is re-
cuperating in the Albemarle Hos
pital after a major operation.
Miss Catherine Banks will soon
return from the Albemarle Hos
pital where she has been for 10
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Grinnell of
Charlottesville, Va, have been
week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walton Griggs. While visiting them
they bought a cottage on Mays
Head Beach.
Billy Midget, youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jarvis Midget of
New Smyrna Beach, Fla, was mar
ried last week in a quiet ceremony
at the home of the bride in Cocoa,
Fla. 1t was attended by relatives
and friends of the families. Fol-
lowed by reception. He is in the
U. S. Air Force and isestationed at
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
CALEB PARKER INFERRED
AT MAMIE MARCH 80

Caleb Parker, n, died March 80
at Sis am. in a Norfolk hospital
after an illness of two years. AL
though a native of Mamie, he had
been living in Norfolk for the last
two years. Mr.. Parker was the son
of the late John B. and Missouri
Forbes Parker and a member Of
the Powells Point Christia n
Church.
He is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Roxie Parker Brennan of Nor
folk; one sister, Mrs. Missouri
Harrington of St. Petersburg, Fla. /;
and two brothers, Charlie Parker
of Mamie, and ]. B. Parker of
Point Harbor.
The body was removed to the
Derry Twiford Funeral Home in
Norfolk.
Funeral services were held April
1, at 8 pm. in the Powells Point
Christian Church. Rev. G. C..
Bland, pastor, conducted the serv-
ices, assisted by J. R. Byerley,
pastor of the Powells Point Bap-
fist Church.
Mrs. Luray Parker, Mrs. Wilbur
Woodhouse, Mrs. Shirley Lynn, and
Vernon Parker, accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. Inez Parker, sang
Lead Kindly Light" and Have
Thine Own Way Lord"
The casket was covered with a
pail of white carnations, lavender
snap-dragons, gladioli, and fern.
Active pallbearers were A. v.
/, Sawyer, r. D. Owens, J. B. Saw
yer, G. C. Sawyer, Jr., L. L. Dow
dy, and ". B. Mcbride.
Burial followed in the Powells
Point Christian Church cemetery
at Harbinger.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
PLAY TO BE GIVEN AT
POWELLS POINT CHURCH

A play will be given by the
Powells Point Christian Church
Aid Society April 10 at the Pow
ellis Point Community Building.
The play is one act comedy
$50 / Heard. Persons taking part
in the play are as follows: Mrs.
Mary Sawyer, Mrs. Inez Dowdy,
Mrs. Maxine Sawyer, Mrs. Sybil
Brickhouse, Mrs. BERTHE Harris,
Mrs. Luray Parker, Mrs. Frances
Doyle, Mrs. Marion Doyle, Miss
Phyllis Doyle, Miss Joyce Doyle,
Miss Kathleen Parker, Miss Jean
Sawyer, and Mrs. Beulah Griggs.
Refreshments donated by the la
dies of the community will be sold.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
MRS. GRIGGS EXPRESSES
SENTIMENTS ON TRACK

Residents of Currituck County
are disguised because they caught
rusty" says Mrs. Walton Griggs of
Point Harbor. "And now he will
run no more.
Seriously it has been a shock
and setback to this entire county,
particularly to the taxpayers, "
Mrs. Griggs opinions. "We feel if
We could vote it in we should be
given the privilege to vote it out,
as it is a very small minority who
were opposed. 1t will probably af-
feet politics considerably in the
coming election"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
he Missile Base in Cocoa, Fla.

the Missile Base in Cocoa, Fla.
Wilbur Singletary and his sister
Mrs. Edna Carlisle of Norfolk
spent the week end at their cottage
in Point Harbor.
Jarvis Griggs is spending few
days in Norfolk visiting friends
and relatives.
Herman Gallop of Newport News
is spending a few days at his cot
tage on Point Harbor Shores.
Miss Elizabeth Warren of Wash
ington, N. c., was guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Walton Griggs. She has
been here on official business for
the state.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
COINJOCK BAPTISTS
HEAR TRIAL PASTOR

Mark Alexander, Jr., gave trial
sermon Sunday, April 4, at the
Coinjock Baptist Church. Poplar
Branch and Rehoboth churches at
tended the service.
Mr.. Alexander is a graduate of
Wake Forest College, and gradu-
ated in January from the South
western Seminary. He is now a
resident of South Norfolk.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09

Traffic conditions would improve
if there were more cooperation be-
tween horsepower and horse sense.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
POINT HARBoR NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Sykes and
family Were week end guests of
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-05-06

And when enough has accumulated it's automatically invested
IN Series Bond, in your name and the Bond is turned
over to you Then your savings really go work-earnng
you an average $50 interest," compounded semannuay when
the Bonds held to maturity Building greater security
every day!
Eight million workers everywhere by buying Bonds
through the Payroll Savings PIon tO the help of 1000
employers II you do not haze the Plan your plant or
office, ask your employer to porite for details to:
Savings Bond Division
y. S. Treasury Department
Washington 25, d. c.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-05-06

We were just trying to keep our Country strong and
prepared when bought first Defense Bonds Those
were the uneasy days of l94 thirteen years ago this month
1t only after W Day that we began to realize that we
were doing far with Bond buying lending our
Country cash for the effort Here's what we saw han
pening:
All over America homes being built with Bonds
arms were producing crops with Bondbough machn
cry Sons and daughters getting schooling And the
dream OF business of his was coming true for MANY
man who had Bonds to give him a start
u s. Savings Bonds haze helped americans save on brand
netO Scae-d record unmatched anywhere in the ,OordI
Besides helping Countrys emergency needs besides
helping us OtOn and do things had only dreamed of
before today U. S. Savings Bonds are held in our
hands than before the history of these thirteen
-ttTty-seUen billion dollars North of them!
Last bought 1920 more Bonds than the wear be-
tore and the figures show that holding our Bonds
tor maximum return-three-f ourths of all n,atured
Bonds still being held interest by their ORIGINAL
OCneTS.
It's happy anniversary for Americas Bond byng habit
IT you're not already buying Bonds
try the easy Payroll Savings Plan.
You may save any you wish-a couple of dollars pay
day or as much you spare You miss the money
because its saved for you get your
, 1954-01-19
WARNING

Notice is hereby given to all
that plots lOSea TO lO8d map
~ page AZ Of La Grande Prln-
cesse. is private properly.
Removing of SAND is pro-
hibited. also dumping Of re-
fuse. cans must stop.
Anyone found doing 50 will
be prosecuted to the full ex-
tent Of the law.
, 1954-01-19
NEWS

The SIS aALCOA ROAM
Err" is scheduled to sail from
Baltimore January 18th, 1874.
New York January IS, and is
due at Frederiksted January
23rd, via Puerto Rico and ST
accepting freight for
Venezuela and Paramaribo.
c STEAMSHIP co..Inc
Robt Z. Merwin & Co., Agts.
, 1954-01-19
TOESpAY. JANUARY 10, 1854

than some of the best resort
hotels anywhere; Hotels and
gaest houses built since Mr..
Gilman visited the islands
have accommodations the
equivalent of the best in the
World; and the tourists who
presently visit our shores are
very pleased to return again
and again.
, 1954-01-19
MEETING

The local Republican Club
will hold its annual meeting
on January25 1854 at the Pc
lice Court in Ghristiansted at
800 PM. to elect officers for
the present year.
N A. FARRELLY
President
, 1954-01-19
The following editorial is reprint
ed fromzthe Daily News-St. Thoss
LIVING IN TIE PAST

It has become a particular
pattern over the years for
some publicity seekers on the
mainland to use the Virgin
Islands as a jumping off spot
for their ills and grievances
against some particular indivi
dual connected with the is
lands or because Of some pro-
paganda that would give the
islands a smear especially at
the time when winter resi-
dents are looking around for
vacation spots.
The latest of this type Of
tripe is thee column appear
ing in the World Telegram &.
Sun by Frederick G. Gilman
who seems to be one of those
hangovers from the early
thirties when bureaucrats
sought to rip the New Deal
asunder and travelled high &
wide picking up the slightest
il or grievance with which
to smear the Democratic Ad-
ministration. Mr.. Gilman
takes this time to repeat about
Bluebeard's Castle not having
hot water and closet accom-
modations.
Mr.. Gilman is living so.
long in the past that the Tour
list Development Board or
some other agency sponsoring
the tourist trade should invite
him down at the islands ex-
pense to see the Improvement
made here since the early
+birtinc
, 1954-01-19

We are very sure that he
would find these things to be
true: The Bluebeard's Castle
Hotel has accommodation
equivalent to most and better
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03


joint indicated these were pre-
dominantly young -. 1l:13 am.
found seat on far side of theater
where popcorn smell seemed less
concentrated -. 11:14 am,
Joined by popcorn-eating boy.
pop-eyed at prospect of seeing
king-size version Of Sgt. Joe FRI
day 8. Boy pop-eyed; not US
-. There to get facts, ourselves.
11:14 am. Began disentang-
ling feet from discarded pop
corn containers under our chair
and one ahead s.. : Just made
it in time for opening Of Drag
net" on dot of 11:15.
+ y *
11:l5 am. Theme song, much
bigger in stereophonic sound,
began ;. Boy, popped eyes hid
den in darkness, gurgled with
anticipation =. Screen blank
for few seconds while Sgt. FRI
day. on sound track, explained
story was taken from records
l.. A. P. D. Plenty crime
out there to keep 'Dragnety go
ing through Sgt. Fridays great
great-grandson.
11:17 am: First scene on
screen Two guys walking
across field outlying L. A.
At signal from one. third guy
with shotgun, rises from weeds
fires point blank at head of
fatter of other two Latter
turns CORY face to audience.
tumbles into weedpatch
Killer reloads, fires again, cut
ting victim virtually in half =.
This feat of Workmanship not
shown, but developed later In
morgue check of dead mans
remnants. T
1922 am: L. A. homicide
squad. Sergt. Friday carrying
ball. swings into action +. De-
velops homicide is gangland
killing, COON VS.. COON Seems
webb could have thought up
something better 1923. no
soap: That's Webb's story /.
Audience stuck with it Au-
dience clearly delighted with one
merely curious exception.
1850 am: Victim clearly
better off dead, but Friday and
pal, Frank Smith, not allowed
to think like that They
keep moving about, much more
freely than on small screen Of
TV set This ''Dragnet" has
more action Bound to please
fans sick of seeing Friday and
Smith getting the facts from
ma'ams Boy next chair
obviously ecstatic, especially at
wit of Friday Thought he'd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03
Where and When
| Current Theoter Attractions
| And Time of Showing
Stage.

Stage. %s
Arena-"Room Service; $3.50
pm.
Carter Barron Amphitheater-
"Ice Cycles of 1885," $3.50 pm.
Olney-"The Male Animal;
$40 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador - "Dragnet";; /,
2:55, 4:50. GAS, $40 and 10:40
pm.
Capitol - Seven Brides for
Seven Brothers; 11:05 am,
lis. 1925. 5:35, 745 and 9:55
pm
Colony-"Devil in the Flesh;
7:05 and 9:35 pm.
Columbia Valley Of the
Kings; HAS am. las. $40.
$40. 7::35 and 9::35 pm.
Dupont-"The Vanishing Prai-
rie";; 10 and 11:40 am. 1:20,
sos, 4:45, $50, $40. 9:55 and
1885 pm.
Keith's-"The Game Mutiny":;
1915 am, 1880, 2:45. sos, 1870.
e::35 and 1850 pm.
Little-"One Summer of Hap
piness";; 6:25, sos and $50 pm.
Macarthur Murder VIII
OUT: 6:15, sos and 10 pm
Observation-Disclosures; $50
and 11:15 am. /. ESQ, 4:40. $50,
S:15 and 1905 pm.
Ontario-"Susan Slept Here;
1, $40, $40, 7::30 and 9:45 pm,
Palace Magnificent Obses-
sion";; 10:45 am, 1855. 3:15,
5:25, TAO and 9:55 pm.
Playhouse - Rear Window;
11:10 am, ITO. 3:15. $40. 7:25
e:35 and 1885 pm.
Plaza-"Rome II O'clock; IL
lao, 1920, sos, 6:45. $3.50 and
1910 pm.
TRANSPORTATION With q Mill
lion; 1870 am, LOS, ESQ
4:40, 6:25, $40 and 9:55 pm.
Warner-"ThiS Is Cinerama"
] and $40 pm.
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die laughing when Friday, droll
type as always, observed dryly
dead man was certainly In
trouble yesterday at 4 p.m.,"
time of killing.
1910 pm: Friday and Smith
going everywhere, getting no.
where. Policewon1an called
into case. Officially stripped
Of all insignia. disguised as cor
ner bar type and sent, with mini
phone. to saloon where gang
hangs out. -. Webb, directing
film as well as acting, careful to
make clear she's just an auxil-
larry. ;. Also permits just the
barest flicker of suggestion that
this Grace Downey. red-haired,
is more to him than just d fell
low member of the force. -.
1918 PM: Net beginning to
tighten on Max Troy (not real
name. see) and Chester Davitt.
finger and trigger-man respec-
lively. s. High time, too, this
taxpayer beginning to feel that,
maybe Friday and Smith should
turn case over to Pelicewoman
Downey. :. 1915 pm: First two
call on widow of dea man. ;.
She's stayed drunk since funeral,
seems to have reached talking
jag stage. At any rate, she
gives out with clue her dear
dead mate beyond recall had
been holding out check collec-
tions on Troy. Clearly a
motive. this. proving guy wasn't
shot just for target practice after
all. u
1917 pm: Boy adjoining seat
KIATT (knew it all the time),
and happy as lark Friday CATCH
ing up. Nothing like hero
worship. Friday responds by
pushing. gently. Grace Downey
to close in on Troy's car. still
packed with unused shotgun
shells of type used to kill old
CORY face. :. 1927 pm: Trig-
german, in killing, himself killed
in Cleveland. His widow,
until now snarling. cop-hating
type. turns over death weapon
(the original one) to Friday and
Smith.
1885 pm: The case is closed
now. save for picking up Troy.
last of killers left alive. :.
Friday and Smith find he's gone
to hospital, that he wasn't fool
ing about those ulcers. >. 1910
pm: Pair dash to All Saints.
meet surgical interne-maybe
resident, not made clearAjust
coming out of operating room.
How's Max Troy. Friday
wants to know. :. Dead" in
terne-resident says. Gastric
cancer. too late to operate. You
knew Troy?" Friday mods,
wryly. 1874 pm: "Dragnet"
over. :. Everybody happy, most
Of all Webb on way to making
$464 900 instead of the mere
$464 monthly that he would get
if he were really a homicide de-
tective named Sergt. Joe Friday.
12:46 pm: Mammoth screen
Tv obviously popular. one ex-
ception.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03
HOLLYWOOD.

Joan Crawford will give British
producer Jimmy Woolf her an
swer today. about Esther Co.'S
tello." She will also do Cassie
Thompson" the story Of an oil
boom town. for Republic.
Jane Powell decided mo work.
during her honeymoon in Europe
with Pat Nerney. So she'll bypass
the London Palladium. Jack
Webb stands to make the most
money in town this year. He has
so per cent of the movie version
Of "Dragnet," plus the television
show. +. June Allyson was called
by Warner Brothers to go over
the finale of the Mcconnell
Story" which will now have a
sad ending. June would rather it
ended happily-to finish before
the fatal crash.
Bob CroSby's daughter Taffy
joins his TV show as q singer
Bing, please note.
Helen Trauble is taking on OPP
cratic songs usually warbled by
men. which has never been done
before. Or has it. When
Marilyn Monroe made the state
ment that she would like to have
some little Di Maggios, she re-
ceived a telegram from the New
York Yankees baseball club, $50
would We"
Dennis Morgan has an 85-foot-
long swimming pool. Frank
Sinatra will direct AZ TV shows
about Las Vegas night-club acts.
Marion Brando was dressed fit
to kill for the Desire" party,
but Marilyn Monroe came dressed
in blue jeans-she had just
walked over from the "Show Biz"
rehearsals. Until Mitzi
Gaynor met Jack Bean, she used
to say, ANY guy with Jack is
Jake with me-"
Peggy Ann Garner is reading
two movie scripts. She prefers
Hollywood to New York.
Charlie Lost Week End" jackson
is writing a Broadway play for
Hugh Marlowe and X. T. Stevens.
And Michael O'Shea is
opening an Irish delicatessen
store. Peter Lind Hayes
named his boat "Mary"--for wife
Mary Healy Of course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03
Hollywood Diary
Webb Stands to Make
Fortune This Year
By Sheiloh Grchom

Lawrence Tierney has gone 10
months without one drop of the
liquid that is supposed to
cheer. -. And Mario LAMA
has dropped from 800 to 260
pounds. Attaboy, Mario.
II you care, Christine Jorgen-
son is in Stockholm. Sweden, APP
pearing as girl singer and get
ting 10000 Swedish kroners q
week-that's $4,000. But her
press reviews are bad.
Guy Madison is annoyed with
the talk Of his marrying Sheila
Connolly. It's a bit premature.
"Wild Bill Hickok" does not yet
have his interlocutory degree
from Gail Russell.
Daryl zanuck is trying to
figure why 1.-THE Robe" which
cleaned up everywhere else, is a
flop in Sweden. Maybe this will
enlighten him: According to my
Swedish correspondent. Biblical
movies have never gone well in
Sweden.
Gloria de Haven tweed u
Boss Milton Rackmil at the Ross
Hunter engagement party for
Jane Powell and Pat Nerney.
Milt was feeling fine after his
recent illness, and Gloria ditto
after her recent unhitching from
Marty Kimmel.
Joan Crawford, sitting on the
steps outside the Hunter house
baby, it was hot inside!-had
good news on the domestic front.
Servantless for weeks, Joan is
importing an English nurse
kindness of q pal interviewing
applicants in London.
Vera Ellen is flying to Switzer-
land for a rendezvous with Dick
Gully. Vera's dancing in white
Christmas" is the talk of our
town. Big-time stuff.
Robert Stack is wearing the
frilliest white shirt with his din
ner jacket these evenings. I
counted 20 frills. My tailor sold
it to me a year ago. but I didn't
have the nerve to wear it before. I"
said Robert, adding, "And If any
guy wants to make something of
it, I've been working out in the
gym" a@
tReleased by NANA.)
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The Posing Show
The Passing Show 4.
1l:15-12:45: Saw Droonet,
King-Size, on Met Screen
By Joy cormody

Ten-thirty Asked Jim Rowland what time second show
ing Dragne" Metropolitan I'll: 15 he said 1921
II :05 read for Sundays HOO left Office
tneater Walked 18th street to E. past Jim
Magners place, thence 10th to and theater
Arrived theaer 11:11 Place damned with Jack Webb