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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-01-14

At that time. What bothers me
is-juSt how many persons are
here who are nov u or older
1.-THE age was changed Jan. /,
1851 who are have not checked
with their nearest Social Security
office?
This widow will receive $3.50
a month as long as she lives, pro-
vided she does not remarry. She
is now IL and not able to work,
in fact she has never been en-
ployed under social security.
Do you know any person who
has worked under Social Security
and who is now u years of age
and not receiving Old-Age and
Survivors Insurance monthly
benefits? II you do, please be
sure to tell them to visit h G
nearest Social Seclrlty office and
discdss heir situation. Il could
mean anywhere from $50 month
70 $l47.80 which they could re-
ceive and keep right "A working,
il they choose.
We, in Social Security offices
throughout the Nation, are just as
anxious to see that everyone re-
ceives exactly what they are en-
titled to as the recipients are to
get the extra money.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-01-14
ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY
WEAVER SAYS .

The article below was written
oy William 3. Weaver, manager.
Social Seculity Administration, 81
Nv. First ST., Miami 80, Fla,
phone e-e461. This Is one Of q
series c! articles appearing In
hese columns weekly.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
TODAY'S SCHEDULES
STAGE
STAGE

ARENA-"Tartuffe": PM
NATIONAL-Dark-"Inherit the Wind; resumes tomorrow
SHUBERT-Dark THE Boy Friend" starts January T.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
This Is a Wocky Spouse
That Wocky Bockus Has

beer as the best she had ever
used.
Then" adds Jim. "she had
to spoil IL by telling him she
didn't drink it--just used 1t
for shampoo. The sponsor be-
came interested and asked her.
why 1t made a better shampoo
than other beers. Henny said:
1t takes two or three days for
the other beers TO get stale and
you need stale beer for a good
shampoo. I can use yours
right away"
Another time Jim did a show
for a big gas company meeting.
The president OF the company
afterwards went into a big spiel
about how well gas could power
home appliances. citing stoves,
refrigerators. etc. Jim. az
the time. was sponsored on
teleyision By an electric COM
pany.
We can do anything elec-
tricity can do, Mrs. Backus."
the gas company prexy said.
and Id like 70 present you
See BACKUs. Page B.,
Evening star., 1956-12-30

all q new wave OF popularity
arose for Eugene ONeill as
the result Of the unveilinR OF
his Long Days Journey Into
Night"
Tlnkling Tunes
Tunes tinkling and stirring
emerged from the White Ways
stages TO be whistled. hummed
and spun on jukeboxes. There
were Standing on the Corner"
and other engaging items in
The Most Happy Fella" mot
forgetting the new anthem OF
Dallas, Tex. big d.. "The
Street Where You Live and
the rest Of lively MY Fair
Lady" The parade continued
In late season with Mutual
Admiration Society" Of Happy
Hunting" and Namely You"
from LII hOner
For the first time a tune
from an of-Broadvay show
SCARED 70 the top OF the popu-
larity poll. The song Eas
"Moritat" and production
The Threepenny Opera"
which also set all time
longevity records
There was q Kaleidoscope of
events important and trivial.
The shubert theatrical empire
accepted = Government decree
70 break ID. "Porgy and Bess7
vent travelling behind the
Iron Curtain. Victor Borge
Evening star., 1956-12-30
BY JAMES BACON

HOLLYWOOD R.-Jtm
and Henny Backus are an
actor-actreSS couple who live
the wacky kind OF life off,
screen that Desi Arnaz and
Lucille Ball do on screen.
Jim. a top movie character
actor. is also famed as the
voice Of the nearsighted Mr..
Magoo" Of cartoons. He de-
scribes his wife as a Female
Ed Wynn" in the movies. but
adds that she's too unbe-
lievable for cartoons"
"Henny is the worlds most
extrayagant woman." he
means. once she wanted 10
see a movie at a drive-in the
ater. I. wouldn't take her. 50
she called a taxi and paid $50
to see an S0-cent movie"
Jim does a lot Of television
commercials. Hes the voice
Of ITS a F-o-o-o-o-r-d." He
also docs q lot OF beer spots.
Once Jim introduced Henny
70 his beer sponsor. She
started OF by praising the
Evening star., 1956-12-30
BY BOB THOMAS

HOLLYWOOD P. From
Fdison's THE Kiss" to Kazans
BABY DOLL" the movies have
been attacked as immoral and
sinful.
Yet the film industry has
been able to survive both the
attacks from without by CEN
soring groups and the attri-
tion from within by producers
who would convert smut into
a fast buck.
The main reason for this
survival has been the Motion
Picture Production Code, a
system OF self-regulation that
IS unique in American indus
try.
The Code has been called
democracy in action by its
supporters and sitting censor
ship by its detractors. Yet II
managed 70 survive rs years
without a major overhaul.
protecting Hollywood from a
mass Of would-be censors In
Government. religious and
other groups throughout the
world.
Brought Up To Date
This month the Code was
revised with new rules cover
ing everything from dope ad-
dietion. which can now be
mentioned. 70 open -mouthed
klssins. which is banned.
The revisions brought the
Code up % date. allowing
producers 70 deal more freely
Evening star., 1956-12-30
The Code: A History Of How and Why
1t Came to Be in the Movie Industry

great, unsophisticated masses.
Audiences seemed to favor
films about curly-haired polly
annas and ridiculous Keystone
Kops.
Tragedies Made News
But the aftermath Of World
War I was sophistication and
scandal. The film business hit
a slump. and producers tackled
more daring subjects. And the
riotous living in Hollywood was
highlighted by three tragedies.
Comedian Fatty Arbuckle
was tried land twice acquitted
in the rape death Of Virginia
Rapp. Wally Reid. portrayer
OF the all-American boy. died
after an illness brought on by
the use of narcotics. Director
William Desmond Taylor was
murdered in a mystery that
involved two top actresses.
The moralists we're up in
arms. Federal censorship Of
movies was advocated in pull
pits and editorial columns.
Faced with this furor and
anti-monopoly suits. the pro-
ducers decided they had bet
ter get together. In 1922. they
hired Postmaster General VIII
Hays TO head what became
known as the HAYS once. That
was easier than saying the
Motion Picture Producers and
Distributors Association.
Hays was well chosen He
was = mart. fiinty. moral
Continued on Page B-3. Col.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
THE PASSING SHOW
King and | Is Rated Best
Of Seasons Top 10 Films

matte comment to make on
the American temperament,
It's accomplishment. and itS
failure.
The same quality Of pic.
torial excitement marked
John Huston's adventure
with one of the classic Amer
ican adventure sagas. "Moby
Dick" Thanks to the picture,
millions of his latter-day fel.
low citizens are now familiar
with Herman Melville's great
novel. the reading Of which
heretofore has been one Of
the country's noblest inten.
tions. And greatest remiss-
nesses.
Another Veteran
A third veteran director,
William Wyler. is the man
primarily responsible for the
fourth picture on the list and
certainly the years most
amiably exciting drama. This
is THE Friendly Persuasion"
a perhaps too tidy looking re-
call of Quakerism in the Civil
War but nonetheless a moving
one.
La Strada," the Italian film
on the list. was q picture for
the coterie perhaps, not the
mass. But those who liked it
were as enchanted by it as
others were exasperated. This
moviegoer liked its uncom-
promising revelation of an
other of those loyalties on the
bottom of life, especially in the
touching performance of Giul-
eta Masina.
BUS Stop" the only comedy
on the list, earns its place not
merely for its riotous probing
Of the romantic impulse be-
tween two basic types but for
its disclosure of Miss .Marilyn
Monroe's dazzling comedy
talent. This display on Miss
Monroe's part. a girl hereto
fore considered in quite other
terms, was the entertainment
years most amazing extra
dividend.
Lust For Life" the biogra-
ply Of Vincent Van Gogh. was
a life-story film that made no
attempt to gild its subject but
wisely, and by one of the years
best technical feats. allowed
his paintings to serve this pur-
pose.
And Ingrid, Too
"Anastasia," eighth film on
the list, is one that meets all
Of the requirements Of old
fashioned melodrama, the
amnesiac princess thought
dead and miracuously restored
to identity. 1t could not have
served its purpose more dra-
matically and another it serves
just as we'll is that Of proving
that Ingrid Bergman is still .
superb actress.
The documentary picture
that makes a 10-best list Is
more rare even than the musi-
cal. But Jacques-Yves Cous-
teau's THE Silent World" a
blend Of mans and undersea
life. is that exceptional.
War And Peace" an at
tempt to film what is regarded
as the worlds greatest novel,
may have dealt with a mere
fragment Of Leo Tolstoy's
work. 1t did. however, catch
something of the people and
the flavor of the era which
the novel rendered so greatly
and In such gripping detail.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
THE BROADWAY WEEK
BY WILLIAM GLOVER

NEW YORK R.-FanfarO
and faces, fun and fancies spin
the magic memory medley Of
Broadway's theatrical whirl
Of 1856. -.
Remember these spotlight
moments?
Edward q. Robinson re-
turned to stage triumph after
rs years in films. Paul NUM-
magnificently bested eye all
ment to 60 on TO marathon per-
formance. Walter Pidgeon also
came back and . newcomer
named sgd Chaplin planted
his foot firmly on the ladder
to stardom.
Coup OF the year was pulled
by another youngster, frenetic
Sammy Davis. jr.. who by
sheer dynamic talent con-
founded critical nays and
carried "Mr. Wonderful" to
solid boxoffice success.
The damsels too were busy.
Veteran star Ruth Gordon
achieved the standout hit Of
her career In THE Match
maker" Jayne Mansfield out
distanced all rivals for per-
sonal publicity with a figure
and persistence. Judy Holli-
day rocketed as a new queen
Of musical comedy in Bells
Are Ringing" and Siobhan
McKenna'S saint Joan" be-
came an unforgettable ex-
perience.
Norman Returned
Shelley Winters came from
Hollywood and established
herself as an important new
stage star. Ethel Norman
ended her long absence. lusty-
voiced as ever. Roc Russell was
the dazzling triumph Of
"Auntie Name"
Altogether a. dramas and
musicals arrived on the main
stem during the year. and n
remain 70 face 81. The Diary
Of Anne Frank swept all
prizes and carried i7-year old
Susan Stras5erg 20 stardom.
The playwright getting the
lions share OF attention was
Bernard Shaw four Of his
items we're playing At one
momenti but there vere stir
rings OF interest in the words
Of Sean o'cassy, and most Of
Evening star., 1956-12-30
THE PASSING SHOW
By JAY CARMODY

This, the years final Sum
day. is the day to feel good
about Hollywood. Oh, come on,
let's be generous and say best"
about Hollywood.
This. of course, may be true
principally of film reviewers
who. all spleen spilled, choose
their 10 best pictures of the
passing year. Sitting the good
to discover the best, they are
impressed again that quality is
evident in rather greater guam
tity than anticipated.
With the emergence Of the
final 10, it becomes evident
that excellent pictures have
run the gamut Of theme and
treatment. Although no ef-
fort has been made to pick
them by categories such as
dramas, musicals, comedies,
ETC.. representatives of each
classification have turned up.
This is pleasant. 1t indicates
not only that Hollywood's
taste is broad but that the
critics is also.
King Size Winners
1t is a pleasure. too, to find
that one can ratify in the
final reckoning the years
major development in film-
making which seemed dubious
ly of value at times during the
IL months.
This refers to the long film
of which three managed to
stand off all competition in
the selection of this corners
10-best list. Films Of three
hours and longer running time
look so merely quantitative.
Yet when they stand up that
additional time in their dra-
matte grip. the special reason
for them becomes apparent.
They have stories to tell that
would be diminished in arbi-
trary conformity to more con-
ventional length.
In the case Of the three
listed in the accompanying
box, these have more in COM
mon than overtime demands
upon the spectator. Each is
the work of a seasoned and
gifted director. a man long
schooled in camera magic;
George Stevens in the case Of
Giant; John Huston. "Moby
Dick: and King Vidor. War
and Peace"
Fearless Types
Never directors to be afraid
of spending a studios money,
these have now proved their
fearlessneSs in asking a movie
goer's time. When the subject
merits it and the director
knows his business as this trio
does. the long picture clearly
justifies itself.
Looking at his 10-best list,
a man is impressed with the
fact that it is dominated by
films that are derivative. AS
against the tried and proven
novel, musical or play. the
original clearly has little
chance these days.
OF the 10 pictures, the soli-
tary exception to the deriva-
tive classification is a docu-
mentary. All of the others. in
cluding the Italian entry are
from what is described in the
industry as the pre-sold. And,
of these. 1t is Of passing inter-
Evening star., 1956-12-30
THE BROADWAY WEEK
Triumphs Of Robinson, Paul NUM-
Among High|ights Of Stages Year

at last wound up his one man
Comedy In Music" after $40
performances.
Circus Collapsed
Playwright Arthur Miller
headlined the romance sweep
stakes by wedding Marilyn
Monroe. Sadness touched the
national show scene when the
vast Ringing Bros. -Barnum
& Bailey Circus collapsed In
the middle Of its road tour.
But burlesque. a longtime
exile from Gotham. got an
okay for at least partial re-
turn at year-cnd.
Actress Kim Stanley en-
livened the limelight parade
by calling critics "boneheads"
Ticket scslpers were sub
jected TO another investiga-
tion. fruitless as ever. Both
Broadway and off, Broadway
squirmed spasmodically from
huosing shortages, and there
was further talk OF someday
moving the Times Square en-
tertainment zone mile up
town 10 Lincoln Square.
The weirdest program
credits Of the year went 10 a
brand Of paper tissues In one
show, and 70 a laundry in
another.
The off-beat sensation was
waiting For Godot" and MY
Fair Lady became an ALL
time entertainment epic with
ticket buyers sleeping through
the night on the curb 10 get
standing room.
Career CUrtailed
Singing star Ezio Pinzas
career was sadly curtailed By
two heart attacks. Injuries
less severe bothered OrBn
Wellea. who broke an ankle
playing King Lear" Shelley
Winters. who broke an ankle
skating Vith her yoUngstsr.
and Ruth Altshul. struck on
the head by a falling prop
bsckstage.
Somocriy. the finaI curtain
fell for many familiar artists
during the year
Among them we're Edward
Arnold, Guy KlDoee Paul
Kelly. Henry Stephenson,
Oscar Kariveis Ralph Nor
gan. George Bancroft. Francis
L. Sullivan and Louis calhsrn.
Evening star., 1956-12-30

GIULIETTA MASINA
Won a host of friends
in Italy'S la Strada,"
No. 5 on the Carmody
10-best list.
est to note that but one may
be classified as . comedy.
The order Of rating ones 10
top pictures of any year is
arbitrary. Frankly, with one
exception, the numbers beside
the titles selected we're juggled
until there was almost no more
room on the final sheet upon
which they were written.
A Musical Winner
That one exception was
"The King and l." which
came of winner in the pre-
liminary Judgment and re-
mained such through all sub
sequent ones. It was simply
the film this correspondent
enjoyed most among the
years pictures-the calendar
year by the way and relating
only to pictures shown in
Washington.
Musicals seldom score 80
high but THE King and l." a
film. with something to say
and Deborah Kerr and Yul
Brynner to say 1t, gets the
number one slot here.
Giant" sufiused with the
pictorial storytelling wizardry
Of George Stevens, keeps the
true faith with its medium In
a Texas-size slice Of life
Adapted from Edna Ferber'a
novel. 1t had . long but dra-
Evening star., 1956-12-30

with important issues in .
changing world. But you won't
see sweeping changes In film
content. Hollywood has learned
the hard way-there are too
many watchdogs on movie
morality.
The leader in this field is
the Roman Catholic Church.
Only recently Francis Cardinal
Spellman rose in a pulpit to
condemn the new Ella Kazan-
Tennessee Williams film Baby
Doll" as "evil in concept" and
certain TO exert an immoral
and corrupting influence upon
those who see IT," He advised
his flock to shun the film
under pain Of sin"
Attacks Not New
Kazan promptly denied that
the film was immoral. It
opened TO queued-up lines OF
waiting customers in New
York.
Such attacks on films are
nothing new. The first Aim to
achieve notoriety was The
Kiss" made in 1900 by the
father OF the film industry.
Thomas A. Edison. 1t showed
a moustached codger stealing a
kiss from a coy lass. Cries Of
immoral" arose from out
ragged moralists.
Little was done about CEN
sorship during the early. cha
otic years Of the film industry.
There was not much need for
Il. The producers ground out
simple. naive tales for the
Evening star., 1956-12-30
THE 10 BEST

THE King and I"
Giant"
"Moby Dick"
Friendly Persuasion"
la Strada"
BUS Stop"
Lust For Life"
"Anastasia"
"The Silent World"
war and Peace"
Evening star., 1956-12-30
SCREEN

ANBAssADoR-Baby Doll" l. sos Sis. T:25 and sS5 pm
CAPITOL-"Anasasia; $780, $685. $40. 740 and 9:45 pm
COLONY-"Wee Geordie"; 2. 055. 755 and o:55 pm.
COLUMBA-The Girl Can't Help IT.; 1920 $685. $780, 7:35
and 9:45 pm.
DUPoNT-"The Silent World; 3:45 4;sO $40. $40 and
10 pm
KE1THS-"Ths Ten Commandments: 2:30 and pm.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Men" 345, 5:45 T:45 and
o45 pm.
METRoPoLITAN-"BabyD Do; l. 3o5. Sis. 1925 s:sS and
11:45 pm.
oNTAR1o-"Friendy Persuasion: las. l:lo, sSS and
$40 pm.
PALACE-"TeahouSe Of the August Noon; 174S. $780,
7:35 and 9:55 pm.
PIAYHoUsE-"written on the Wind; 1, 2:45 ass, s:2o
$40 and 10 pm.
PLAzA-Lady Chatterleys Lover; 250 4:40 $3.50. 800
and 1910 pm.
TFANS-LUx-"Zarak"; /, 2:45 4:35. 6:25 and $40 PM
UPTOWN-"Oklahoma!" 2, and $3.50 pm.
WARNER-"Seven Wonders Of the World; 25 and $3.50 pm
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CARD OF THANKS

take this method of saying
thanks to all who were so kind
to me during my illness from the
boat accident on Memorial Day.
A special thank you to the ones
who pulled me out of the water
and gave me first aid until / got
to Jackson Memorial where the
staff and especially DR.. Meyer,
spared no pains in helping to
save my life. Thanks to each of
you. Another thank you to all
my relatives and friends for their
prayers, get-well cards, letters,
flowers and donations. May God
send his choicest blessings to each
of you.
Vera A. Wilson,
1929 NV LIST court
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Alexander Finest
Of Filmdom's
Great Spectacles

Robert Rosen, producer, writer
and director of Alexander The
Great" which opens Tuesday at
Lib-City DRIVEN Theatre, Is re-
ported to have spent more than
three years of intensive research
on the film, and the fact is well
in evidence. For the Academy
Award-winner has turned out
one of the most opulently mount
ed and spectacularly lavish pic
lures ever filmed. The picture,
which was filmed in magnificent
Technicolor and sweeping Cine
maScope on location in Spain,
stars Richard Burton in the
title role, Fredric March as the
volatile Phillip of Macedonia, and
Claire Bloom as Barsine, Alex
ander's great and only love.
Heading the huge supporting cast
are Danielle Darrieux, Barry
Jones, Harry Andrews, Stanley
Baker, Mall MacGinnis, Peter
Cushing, Michael Horden, Helmut
Dantine, Marsh de Leza, Gus
tavo Rojo and Ramsay Ames.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-06-30

Mrs. Elvina Reynolds, Mrs.
Mary Ellen Ward OF Macon, Ga,
and Mrs. Georgia M. Morris Of
Pittsburgh, Pa, sisters OF Mrs.
Ella Lee Wright have departed
for their homes after being in the
city attending the funeral Of
their brother-in-law, Rev. A. M.
Wright. Mrs. Morris accompan-
led Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. Ward
to Macon to visit other relatives
and friends before returning to
Pittsburgh.
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"Day Of Fury"
At Capitol

Saturday Midnite, Sund y,
Monday and Tuesday, July 1-2-3
the Capitol Theatre viii play "A
Day OF Fury"-starring Dale
Robertson and Mara Corday.
"a Day Of Fury" is an ex-
citing Western racked with p'A"tv
of shooting, killing and gambling
as it portrays Dale Robertson as
a professional gunman who rode
back to his home town in order
to even the score with the town
that cast him out.
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In and Around the Bahamas

The 1856 General Elections are
all over and 20 men have been
selected to serve in the House Of
Assembly for the next seven
years. Twelve members Of the old
House have been left outside.
Twenty-one Of the contestants in
this years elections fell so far
behind that they forfeited their
nomination d eposits, $5,880.00
which fell right into the revenue
of the Colony. The number Of
colored Representatives in the
House is the same; but some are
new.
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"A YMCA Musical Soiree

SEEMS dull moment at local YMClA
entertainment always their busy
agenda kddies and adults alike Credit affabe
Patricia Lghtborne and Co.. for inject
inspiration and atmosphere that the local YIN to tick
the George Washington Carver Branch is
scheduled Sunday July o. from to
when the famous compositions of Jerome Kern will be displayed
recording selections The soee will be held
Cora Peaa 1850 NV Goth St, principal Of
Ironically this particular YIN
maids maons support
MUST list of July dates and it's all yours
dollar donation.
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The nv. "Six Shillings," ope-
rated by the Harrisville Comp
any (Eleuthera Ltd.) between the
Bahamas and Jacksonville, has
been sold to the Buccanner Lines.
Inc. The Ratchet Bay plantations
which have about 1000 acres of
rich farm lands, several hundred
heads of cattle and nearly 100,000
chickens are also said to be for
sale by company. This firm is the
chief source of dairy and poultry
products in the Bahamas.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-06-30

Paganini Inniss, 10; Gordon
Wells, 4, and Willie Mae Carey,
10, were flown to Miami by PAA
on June Is, to undergo opera
tons at the Children's Variety
Hospital. The trip and operations
were financed by the Crippled
Children's Committee. The child
rem were accompanied by Nurse
Alice Hill-Jones and Mrs. T. A..
Toote.
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Antlers Prepare for Picnic

ANTIERS EIS, No. 80, sends out appeal to
otherwise attend its meeting the
Temple Friday night the big picnic and out
There will be loads of refreshments
good everybody It will be aday affair and you
Brady Ruler, DIT Vera
Wilson is secretary and Dt frankie Dunn is reporter
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Return For Class Reunion

IKE LEARLINE WILLIAMS former MlamIans and Of
the city attend Booker T. Washingons
visited their alma
during gala dance June They
Mrs. WInfred Brooks and her
721 NV 2s Mr. and Mrs. Williams return
with expressions Of having shared
many rich experiences friends while The
couple a 2234 Lambert St.
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Attends Nephew's Marriage in Nassau

AMY OLIVE cULMER. 4ss NV goth terrace who does
paraeeaI Sinai Hospital Miami Beach,
today she'll attend the
X c. Gunner The be,
takes his bride to the altar July
Nurse the island about two weeks
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.aze 0M,oe
eu Stanley SweetinSJ UD

DURING THE FIRST primary election Juror
that beslesed city, county and state, more en-
thusiasm was evidenced than we have witnessed
In too long time Because Of this enthusiasm,
much more said - and perhaps done - than
we fully realized even suspected. The majority
Of our local cltzenry shared this enthusiasm. To
be specific, one William Hepburn, grocer, called
me on the phone during the election month, and
enthusiastically stated that he would work and
support Sumpter Lowry for governor = or at least
I thouuht he said Lowry. Being a newspaperman