PAGE TWO © BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET It Takes a Youngster to Tell Rose All About Show Business By BILLY ROSE One of the actors 1 recently interviewed for my television show . was a young fellow named Bill Ferguson. “Haven’t 1 seen you in something?” 1 asked. “If you didn’t blink,” said the youngster, "you might have noticed me in the chorus of ‘South Pacific. b.2» - “Still with the show?” “No, 1 left it a few months ‘ago to try my luck at television.” “Show business is a tough racket,” 1. oracled. *] haven't found it so,” said Bill; "Matter of fact, éver since 1 got to iown it’s been one good break after another. Incidentally, your fiend; Dick Rodgers, was : “What "did - -Rieh- ard do for you?” 1 asked. “Well,” said. the youngster, ‘it started when Mr. Rodgers and Mr. Hammerstein were. holding auditions .Billy Rose . for the chorus ‘and bit parts in “South. Pacific.’ My wife—her stage name iis" Evelyn’ Colby also * does some singing and dancing, so we tried out for the show together. Only ‘one of’ vs, however, ‘got picked— Evelyn.” ® “DOESN'T SOUND like too good 8 beginning.” : “It. wasn’t,” said Bill; *‘but we figured there wasn’t “any pont moping about it—the important thing was not to be separated. So when ibe show went up to New Haven to break in, 1 went along with it and, as luck would have it, 1 landed a job as waiter in Casey s Chop House —the place on College Street across from the Shubert Theatre. “13 was the bess thing thas could bave happened,” the young. ster wens om, "because a couple ©! days bejore the opening who should come. in and plunk bim- sel] down as one of my tables Bd Mc, Rodgers. . “He. recognized me, ‘and when be quizzed me about what 1 was doing in a waiter’s get-up, 1 told him 1 had taken the iob so as to be near .my wife. The story seemed to tickle ‘nim. and when he went back to the theatre 1 understand he held up a rehearsal to repeat it to Oscar Ham merstein and Josh Logan, the direc- tor. An hour later the three of them came ‘into the chop house looking | for’ me, and the next morning 1 was on the stage of the Shubert learning the lyrics of ‘There Is Nothing Like A Dame.” ” ¥ a ® ® +, “CUTE STORY,” 1 said. “There's more to it,”’ said Bill. “A columnist heard about what hap- . pened and wrote it up, and as a re- sult I got a couple 0s television nib- bles. Then the nicest thing of all "| happened. One night Margaret Tru- ‘man came backstage, and after con- | gratulating Pinza and Mary Martin ‘she asked for the Bill Ferguson she had read’ about. You see, we went to the same high school in Independ- .ence, Missouri, and broke into the ‘singing business together in the choir of the Baptist Church.” "Did your wife get to meet the President’s daughter?’ “Nos. that evening,” said the youngster, "but she did s few . days later when Miss Truman ‘came around 10 our apartment 10 see the new baby.” “It's been nice talking to you,” 3 ny “but I'm afraid I can’t use you on next week's show—I'm look- {ing for someone to play ® sad, mis- ‘erable lite man.” Back Mountain Basketball League Tacoday, aus. v0 Dallas at Plymouth, Lake at ih t man, Dallas: Twp. at: Ringed. Friday, January 12. las. Tuesday, January 16 - Dallas Boro. at Dallas, Lehman at Plymouth, Lake at Kingston. Friday, January 19 Lehman - at. Dallas, Bore ‘mouth at. Kingston, Lake. Fr day, January 26 Dallas Boro: at! Lake, Dallas at] 4 i Ringston: at Lehman. Ply-. ; Dallas :at. ; Tuesday, Februray 6 Plymouth at Dallas Boro, Leh- ‘man at Lake, Kingston at Dallas, ‘ { Friday, February 9 Kingston. .at Dallas Boro, Ply- mouth at Laks, A at. Pal. Dallas Boro at Kingston, Lake at Plymouth, Dallas at Lehman. Tuesday, February 13 . Dallas at Dallas Boro; Plymouth . at. Lehman, Kingston at Lake. Friday, February 16 Dallas Boro at Lehman, Kings- ton at Plymouth, Lake at Dallas. Friday, February 23 Lake at Dallas Boro, Plymouth . :at ‘Dallas, Lehman at Kingston. Lester B. Squier, President Frank Trimble, Vice-President George Taylor, Secretary Ent SUNSET HARVEY'S ‘LAKE at the sion of the flashing pig | DeLnicious BARBECUES FisH and CHiPs The home of the Ranchburger Telephone H. L. 3756. Modern And Square Dance * SPONSORED BY HARRY M. SMITH ‘VOLUNTEER FIRE CO. Kunkle: Community Hall New Year's Eve FROM : 10P.M. TO 2 A.M. Open All Year "Round Your choice of 8 delicious solid Vovors, including Old Fashioned Fruit Pudding lee o Cream. 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We'll wager th.re d.e a lot, but they just don’t say anything about it. this year in noticing the Christ- nas decorations around the lake— in additional tree surrounded with colored ligats, a star put up on a rool that was not there last year, a r.ng of blue sparking bulos around a wreath in a doorway that we never remember see.ng before —we came across someth.ng that we were sure was not there last sear or any Christmas scaon since we've been at the lake, it was a gated. cross over the doorway of ne Lake Township School. At dcst it starved us. Why not a star, we thoughi. Surely the school directors should know tuat a cross symoolizes the resurrect.on at waster and a star showed the way to the three w.se men to the Litue staole mn Betalehem. So we started asking quest.ons. We found out that the directo.s nad nowa.ng to do with it, We discovered that ‘three boys had outgrown tne years or expecung things nanded to them at Christmas and had decided to Taey were Ronney Traver, Dick Cornell and any Garnger. ‘they met in a oarn and decided to build the cross and put it on ‘the entrance of the school. These boys are about the sen.or age in high school, they are grown young men to themselves and many, but to us chey are just kids, and wanen k.ds Ja.nk of making Christmas more enjoyable to us, Ol’ sentimental Al, Himself thinks it is the best Christmas present that he received. Oh! we received many more Christmas presents than those that were put under the tree in our special place in the living room. We attended a Cantata at the Al- Jdecson Metnodist Church Car.st- mas Eve, Kids from Kunkle, Nox- en, Alderson and Ruggles, under the direction of Virgin.a Swanson ‘with Jessie Armitage at the organ got Scrooge Al, Himself in such a happy mood that he d.dn't even mind getting up at 6 A. M. Christ- mas morn to start the day's fes- tivities. Then our visit to our own kids, who are all grown men now in ther early thirties; our grand kids talking to us and enjoying it, in- stead of us entertaining them; the few winks in the nicest chair in our son's house after dinner just as if we were in our own home; and our youngest daughter coming home with her husband; our oldest daughter calling us from Burmuda where she was lucky enough to spend Christmas, and our oldest son phoning us from Florida. Gosh, are we the sentimental, old Codger. Then the visit to our friends after dinner. Oh! we were busy Christmas—we told you we arose at 6. ° We wound up the night with Myra and Elly Davis. Myra showed us her gifts and called at- tention to a Christmas tree decor- ation her mother gave her. It was just an old fashioned ball, maybe not as pretty as the newer decorations, but to her it meant «2 memory of her mother coming down the stairs when she was a child for her first peek at the _hr stmas tree—you see, this ball was forty years old—and then years later, Myra and her sister and brother getting their peek .at this ball through the banister. Sentimental. Sure we are, all the year round, but at Christmas we show it unashamed. To All My Friends and Neighbors In The Back Mountain Your local realtor D. T. SCOTT JR. Dallas 224-R-13 D. T. 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Preferences will in all instances be given to editorial matter which has not previously appeared in publication. Editor and Publisnc. HOWARD W. RISLEY Associate Editor MYRA ZEISER RISLEY Contributing Edivor MRS. T. M. B. HICKS Sports Editor WILLIAM HART The outdoor Christmas decora- tions .this year were more beauti- ful than ever. The Women’s Club at the Lake gave a prize to the one cons.dered the best. Delmar F.sk won first place, his display was very pretty and the judges were undoubtedly correct in the.r dec.s.on, but know ng Delmar ss we do we are sure that we wouldn't have minded if the judges had been more sentimental than prac- tical and would have looked further behind the scenes and would have chosen the cross above the school door, because of the thoughtfulness of three kids in giv- ‘ng Lake Township citizens a Christlike Christmas present. Mrs. Guy Fritz Is Hostess To Mrs. Clark Mrs. Guy D. Fritz, Noxen, re- cently entertained at a party in honor of Mrs. Robert Clark. Mrs, Clark is the former Fay Turner. Present were: Mrs. Lew’s Hack- ling, Mrs. Francis Lord, Mrs. Earl Crispell, ‘Mrs, Elvin Bean, Mrs. Clarence Turner, Miss Janet Turn- ‘er, Mrs. Russell Turner, Mrs, Na- than Straley, Mrs. Emory Straley, Mrs. Gomer Thomas, Mrs. Willard Bender, Mrs. E. Y. B. Engelman, Miss Marguerite Murray, Mrs. Gil- bert Boston, Mrs. Bert Riley, Mrs. Robert Hollingshead, Miss Stella Shook, Mrs. Clark Oliver, = Nick Benjamin, the guest of honor and | the hostess. ONLY YESTERDAY From The Post of tem and twenty years age this week. Ten Years ago in The Dallas Post From the issue of January $8, 1941 Two local men are among those in the next draft call, Jack Honey- well, Dallas, and Allen Ockenhouse, Shavertown. Babson predicts best business: volume in history for 1941, Tax collections show big gains for the past year. Police recover two hand woven h bedspreads, heirlooms from the Troxell Cottage, Harveys Lake, stolen five years ago, and located in a house on Bennett Street, Lu- zerne. Two Back Mountain babies were born on New Year's Day, both girls, the first born to Mr, and Mrs. William Snyderite, the second to Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Price. Announcement has been made of the marriage of Alice Heir, Har- and Willard Race, Dallas, Catherine M. Rice, Trucksville, and Howard Mordan, Millville, were married on Christmas Eve, with Rev. Harry M.: Bavacos] offici- ating, ALDERSON-NOXEN New Year's Eve Watch Night Service sponsored by Youth Fel- .owship groups of Alderson-Noxen Charge will be held Sunday eve- ning, in Noxen Methodist Church. Tne Youth Fellowship Groups will meet for an informal social { time at 8:30 P.M. At nine the ser- vice, open to the public, will be held. The program will begin with a worship service conducted by Kunkle M.Y.F. This will be fol- lowed by the showing of the film strip, “The Christian Home" and a discussion of problems arising in living together in the family, After the showing of the film strip and the discussion, a motion picture, “The Guiding Star” will be presented. This is the heart- warming dramatic story of a fam- ily-centered Christmas observance at the turn of the century. Uncle Henry, played by Clem Bevan, is a practical Christian who shows how to give without thought of re- turn. He transforms a bitter old woman; and reunites a broken family. The program will conclude with a Candlelight Communion Service. Services will’ be held as usual ‘'n Methodist’ Churches of the Al- derson-Noxen Charge on Sunday morn:ng. The morning worship service in Ruggles Church will be held at 8:45 with Sunday School at 10. Sunday School will con- vene in the Alderson Church at 10:15 and the morning worship service with sermon by the pastor and music by the Choir will be held at 11:15. Kunkle Church School will be held at 10:30 AM. and the evening church service will be held at 7:30 P.M. ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH St. Paul's Lutheran Church lists services for Sunday, December 31, 1950. 9:45 A.M.— Sunday School. “Growing Through Fellowship With Christ” is the lesson title for this the last day of the old year. Classes are held for all age groups from the Beginners on through to the Adult Bible Class. A cordial in- | vitation is extended to everyone | to come and learn more concerning God's Word. 11:00 A, M.—The Service. The newly elected members of the Church Council will be installed at this service. These men are: | Hubert Boline, J. Chester Hart-! man, Joseph G. Maza, Richard M. Rudy. The Reverend Frederick W. Moock, Jr., will preach a New Year's sermon on “The Number of Our Days.” 7:00 P. M.—Luther League. A devotional meeting will be held followed by a business meetinz. New officers for the League will be elected for the coming year. All teen agers are asked to be present. Tuesday, January 2, 1951—The regular monthly meeting of the Church Council will be held at 8:00 P.M. at the Church. Kindergarten Parties Held At Reynolds’ Home Mrs. Ruth Turn Reynolds en- tertained members of her musical kindergarten classes at Christmas parties ‘at her home on Johnson avenue, Trucksville, last Monday and Thursday. Present were Nancy McLean, Margaret Schobert, David Williams, Gloria Dolbear, Eleanor Ann Wil- liams, Ricky Wright, Dick Eckert, Donald Anderson, Dan Mathers, John Ferguson Carol Eberle, Peggy Ann Houlihan, John Yeager, Char- lotte Roberts, Verna Lee ‘Pritchard, Sheryl Greenley, Marcia Souden, Debbie Williams. For All Your Needs From door length mirvors to curved windshields - - you'll find we have ex- actly the type you want . . when you want it Call us today for free estimates. Service fs im- mediate, Kingston 7-0949. Penn Glass and Mirror Co. Glass for Every Use Luzerne. Pa. Barnyard Notes Tom Hicks, up from New York for the holiday, called Christmas morning to tell me that the double breasted blonde turkey was warming up nicely in the oven. His missus always prefers a bronze breasted bird to a White Holland. Since Tom has coined a fresh new name for it, I though I might send it along to those old bird lovers, the editors of Time, who serving a wide variety of birds have had an enjoyable winter ob- at their feeding stations. Among them the red eyed crosspatch, vested interest, duckbilled platitude Angastora bittern, ruffled spouse, no left turn, the landed gentry and the extra marital lark, male and female. None of these has yet arrived at Frank Jackson's station, nor at mine; but the first time a double breasted blonde comes any- where near our place, I'll call Tom Hicks and we'll take the day off. And you can bet you're life I'm not going to eat it like Tom did The new family of mice in the chicken coop is making a sissy of me. Christmas Eve when I went down after dark to give thé hens their extra ration of corn and gather the half-frozen eggs from their thick straw filled nests, I heard a strange scratching from the bottom of the tin mash can. I knew what it was and what should be done before I looked at the bottom and saw there in the d'm light a half-grown mouse. There's a difference, betwecn trapping a mouse in a fair exchange of wits—and catching a mouse that is trapped just because of bad luck. Besides it was Christmas Eva That's why I opened another bag of mash and poured it slowly into the feed can. If the mouse wanted to stay on the bottom and suf- focate that was his business. If he wanted to scamper on top of the mash in the slowly filling can that was fate—the same kind of Christmas Eve fate that brought some auto drivers home saf but that put others in the hospital. This mouse wanted to be wi his family Christmas Eve and to live for another day to eat holes in my feed bags—so he stayed on top. sissy out of me! But I think he mada & Babson's Outlook For 1051 (Continued from Page One) only corporation bonds which in- terest me are CONVERTIBLES. 38. With income taxes slated to increase in 1951, tax-exempt bonds should continue in good demand. There has been some speculation in these, however, and any down- ward change in the tax outlook might cause a sudden turnabout in prices for municipals. Investors should see to it that their bond maturities are carefully diversified, with some part of their. bond funds maturing each year. Real Estate Activity Will Decline 39. The real estate outlook for 1951 will be strongly affected by curbs on mortgage credit. Much of the recent boom was the re- sult of easy credit,—almost noth- ing down and small easy payments for years hence. 40. New home construction will suffer a greater decline than other lines. Nonessential commercial building will also be hit. 41. The coming decline in new building will throw a wet blanket over speculation in vacant subur- : ban lots. 42. Korean-China War and fears of an early outbreak in other sections will adversely affect the demand for big city real estate. Lower business volumes and the Draft next year will also curtail such demand. 43. Small sustenance farms should hold up well in price as demand will be spurred by those seeking refuge outside the big cities. Demand for large commer- cial farms, however, should weaken as the year progresses. 44. The swing back toward rent control will act as a further damp- er on new building. There is no incentive to build homes for rental income, 45. Tighter credit controls will make it more d'fficult to purchase and , older residential properties, the prices for these should weaken. 46. As building volume slack- ens in 1951, the quality of avail able materials and workmanship should improve. This will help those who have saved their money and can pay for at least half the cost of a new home. Defense Orders and Politics Will Increase 47. Those who can do so should attempt to get defense orders as a means of holding up production business should be expected, how- ever, as these contracts will be tions. 48. The political outlook for 1951 will be completely dominated by jockeying for position in the Presidential race for 1952. Most of Congress’ time will be spent on International Problems; but either War or Peace could come early in 1951, which could make many of the above forecasts useless, The scare caused v lon gnme oo tion of Northern Republicans and ‘“unregenerated” Southern Demo- crats. When the heat is on in a tough fight, the North-South coali- tion will still be able to curb on- slaughts by New Dealers, ; 50. We are gradually headed for a One Party System and finally a Dictatorship. The Republicans will sometimes win with the slogan “HAD ENOUGH ??”; but their reigr will be short-lived. Too man persons are following the poe ous doctrine STOCKS AND GOODS, GROWING RICH ON PAPER, VOTING DFM- OCRATIC FOR SELFISH REASONS AND LETTING THE COUNTRY GO TO THE DOGS, WAR OR NO WAR! WILLIAM PURCELL, owner 20 Mt. Greenwood Road, Trucksville DALLAS 26-R-11 Call GAY CENTERMORELAND ARTHUR GAY For INSURANCE ® Farm Bureau Mutual Auto Ins. Co. @® Farm Bureau Mutual Fire Ins. Co. ® Farm Bureau Life Ins. Co. BRN a ®RET 0 . ERNEST GAY | Home Office: Columbus, Ohio Seals of volumes and reducing overhead. Not too much profit from such war subject to tightfisted renegotis- of ASKING FOR HIGHER WAGES AND SYWORTER HOURS, SPECULATING IN {4 20 ws ove wv od ot TED ED << Tat sal Tens. TW I pu gt RP GC = oon op 4 : re YOY 3 ret ra ox 0 ta IY Py 2k
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