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14 Th Ntwf-lttviw, RoMburg, Or.-Wt(., Oct. 3, 1949 Jolson Now Multi-Millionaire But Can't Tie In With Simple Life By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK W There l a b roadway laying that Al Jolson didn't Invent hokum he Just found a way to put It In the bank. And at 64 the king of Schmaltz If still a young man working overtime to keep tne won irom mi aoor. Hit fellow entertainer! say, however, this Isn't a necessity now it'i a habit. They estimate that nasty old wolf would have to chaw through $4,000,000 to $15,. 000.000 In greenbacks before he could cross the Jolson threshold. 1 dropped In on the timeless mammy singer the other night and found him still as energetic as a boy on a pogo stick, i "Come In, kid," he said. Jaun ty In a pigeon blue robe decor ated with his initials in red. He bounced over to a hotel chair. This robe cost me $150,000." he remarked. "A broker gave It to me but I bought some of his stock." For the next hour Al kept up a running fire of wisecracks on his past, present and future. There's one thing about the ild time entertainers they put on as good a show for one lis tener as they do for a packed house. - At the moment Jolson Is still collecting from 'The Jolson Story" and waiting for the gold en harvest from "Jolson Sings Again" to roll In. He's In the spot of a man who can't make any, more'money by working Iwwanc nf ihm tav laws hut he still wants to keep busy. Mr. wnisKers nas goi sonny auy crying uncle. Tax Bill In 7 Fligur - "I had to pay a million dollars In taxes last, year," he grim- mafaA "Th wnrmt thino I, thpv want you to show receipts and data. . "I don't even have dis-A. how'm I going to show 'em data." The phone rang In the bed- . ft un Wm UifA FaHp. calling from California. Jolson's outraged voice echoed into the living room: "What! Twelve hundred 'nd fifty? Walt until I get out ther-. rv,n't Ha thlna until then. I'll pall vou dav after tomorrow. What, Dear? Awright. No. Aw- right, No. Awright, dear, I'll call you to morrow. Awright, tomorrow." Al came oacK in, inaiKnani. I . Jk -rf- , Xv iTfflf I III Kll I ENDURANCE MARK NEARS-Cre""" " c" P""1J"uPp"e to.Tdu?" "7e W2? 'nsTlr", and Bob Woodhouse as they cruise low over the airfield at Yuma, Aria. The two young businessmen, tent on breaking the existing record, passed the WO-nour mark at this point, leaving 110 boars go. 'Can ya Imagine., We're add- in' a coupla small rooms. They want $1250 Just to throw on some paint and hang a few draperies." Jolson said he and his wile tried to live a simple live In the San Fernando Valley, but It was hard. "You Just can't lead a nor mal life," he grinned, "you have a butler, a maid, a cook, a place at Palm Springs and they aren't deducs with the tax boys. And if you drive a jalopy out there, why they call you names. "If you can get away for any thing less than $1,500 a week, jam. AS YOU Texture's the tole in Fall's fashion fabrics. 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Pledges At OSC Believed Record For Sororities By ROD NEWLAND Oregon State college's 16 soror ities set what Is believed to be a new record, when they pledged 314 of the college's coeds as a climax of a two-week rushing pe riod. This Is nearly 50 more pledgings than last year at this time. . The Douglas county girls are: Sledging Alpha Gamma Delta, oyce Carolyn Graham of Rose burg; Delta Delta Delta, Lorraine Losee and Cynthia Sue Turner, both of Roseburg; Gamma Phi Beta, Connie Joyce Groshong, Sutherlin, and Susan Jean Mot schenbacher, Roseburg; Sigma Kappa, Mary Lee McKinney, Roseburg. The pledging was a climax to a grueling two weeks of pressure and an extremely full social schedule, on top of the scholastic obligations since school has start ed. Only 26 of Oregon State's 28 fraternities participated in the second rush period of the fall term. Those 26 fraternities pledg ed 79 more men, which, added to the 299 of last week, made .- total of 378 men compared to 409 the same time last year. The only one from Douglas county to pledge in the second rush week was James Poirot of Roseburg, who Joined Delta Tau Delta. According to the Inter Fra ternity Council rules, the men's rushing is closed now until Oct. 15, when Informal rushing will be gin. Bob Fullhart, Reedsport, was defeated by 15 votes for the of fice of treasurer in the class of '53 election at Oregon State col lege. He was defeated by Doug Engberg of Los Angeles. Dick Pe dranti was elected Rook presi dent over Jerry Plucket, Corval lis by a slim eight-vote margin. The percentage of Americans who own life insurance increases as the income increases, with 45 per cent of those earning under $1,000 a year owning policies and 91 per cent of those earning' $7,500 or over owning them. I'll eat it." Jolson has a formula for stav- lng young the same formula , mentioned long ago by Aristotle, j "nothing in excess." "I don't overeat, and I don't oversleep," he said. "And Harry ! Truman gave me a good tip. He told me, 'if you quit, you die. "I know it sounds corny, but what I'd like to do is go home ; and play with my kids. I don't know how. "I'm a bigger success than I ever was. Now I want to sit down and play and I don't know how. That's what I want and I don't want. I'm a ham. I have to keep onsinglng, even if it's only In my bathroom." Ookrfdqt Mayor Dtniti Misconduct Charges EUGENE. Oct. 5 (.P Ma yor L. F. Gerspach of Oakrldge pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of disorderly conduct be fore Justice of the Peace George Boughey in Justice court. No trial date has been set for the town's mayor, who is also the village blacksmith, and who is accused of making improper advances toward a woman and using bad language. Cerspach re quested that his bail of $250 be lilted and Boughey granted the request. Harold F. Haktead, proprietor of the Chicken Inn at Oakridge, filed the complaint against Ger spach. alleging that the incident occurred in his cafe on Septem ber 20. Stories In News-Rtview From Journalism Class News accounts of Roseburg Se nior high school activities appear ing the last two weeks in the News-Review were written by members of the school's Journa lism class. Taught by Frank Purdy. The following are the writers for that period: Frank Moffett, Howard Burnette, Dale Carlson. Mary Campbell, Lola Bird, Janet Stookey, Dolores Burley, Rose Bond and Dick Cumpston. Others will be assigned to write stories later in the school year. Mountain Climb Fatal To' Japantst College Boys TOKYO, Oct. 5 (Pl Six of eight Japanese college boy died over the weekend trying to climb 6.477-foot mount Tanigawa, 100 miles north of Tokyo in the Mikuni range. 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