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Inside TV... Famed Producer Signed Up by CBS By EVE STARR HOLLYWOOD - STARR RE PORT: Paul Gregory, a tall lean man in hit early thirties, has just signed a fabulous exclusive contract with CBS to produce nine houf-and-a-hall programs during Hie next three years. Unless 1 miss my guss, his is the kind of creative intelligence and thinking 'I don't like the word genius thrown about! that brought first rale entertainment to people who were beyond the reach of it. He is best known for creating and producing the First Drama yuartet i "Don Juan in Hell." "J Dhn Brown's Bady." Elsa I a n c h e ster's "Private Music Hall," and had Ihe vision to book Charles I. aughtonon reading tours (hrough America. Last season Gregory traduced for CBS' "Ford Star Jubilee" two 'JO-minute color programs: the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "The (aine Mutiny Court Martial," which won two Emmy awards, and the television adaptation of Jim Bishop's best-selling book, The Day Lincoln Was Shot." Gregory proved that theatrical ventures of major importance caa ba successfully conceived, mount ed and sustained beyond Bread way. His productions have played la parked churches, schools, vil lage greens as well as theatres from aae end of America la an other. Wherever there was a alage r a platform r a cleared apace aad wherever there were mea aad women who are stirred by endur ing theatre literature, Gregory aad bis First Drama Quartet, eon tilting a I Charles Laughton, Charles Boyer. Sir Cedrlr Hard wicke and Agnes Moorhrad, made theatrical history. He toured England at the in vitation of the Festival of Britain and played IB localities where a drama famine had existed for decade, moving from a metro politain city one night to a whistle stop town the next, traditional pro scenium arch for one perform ance and working on a makeshift stage a day later. . , . ... a I Ann ntruui: AS lar oaCK . as 19-17 Paul combined film star Dennis Cathedral attraction. was so great, Music Corporation of America offered him a post as haad of Ihe talent agency s con cert (KrWog la New York City. Om Wy Mr. -Breff err oragaea tat a TMrd Arenas bar m Now York far a "eooier" aad i-kt mp U see Cbariea LaaghtM oa the bar's televlaloa screen reading Mery aessages (ram the Book of Daniel. "Nobody moved, be rem inisced. "not evea the bartender We were fascinated. "r rushed into the street" said Gregory, "flagged a taxi and somehow got to the theatre and waited for Charles Laughton to come out. I had never met Mr Laughton but stopped hJm and outlined a plan for a nation wide tour in which he would read trom the Bible and great literary classics. (4- ) Morgan and the Hollywood . in .boys, rang.ng in aRe trom . " ; " . "-.l' " "r:U ": "'",,; . Choir as of concert road H members ol rest " ' . , " j : . . " The success of the tour "P'er scout ra.ro. or iroop ::' kft hein. hit th. her,H hv - - - , - i . aw . . . I Kivlh iia 1 Inenlhtr Una plvlh L I 1 1 1 1 1 II sfVf'l itl W l"t K n 1 IIIM AMI 111 if "At one point Mr. Laaghtoa walked away and said: 'Don't talk to me aee my agent.' 'All right," I saW a bit angrily, 'If you want - U walk out a a million dollars. ib ahead.' He paused and I can 'tinued. 'Instead a( reading just onre as a one-shot proposition, I think yaa should read to the whole country'.'' The result of this roa versatloa eventually tarned out to be a partnership la a venture that has since tarned oat U be Ihe most successful lour of a single artist la thearlcal history. "Mr. Laughton next did George Bernard Shaw's dream sequence from 'Man and Superman,' even Shaw was doubtful about our chances for success, but he agreed to give me the American stage rights to produce the play. Shaw died before 1 could bring the First Drama Quartet to England in Don Juan in Hell," but he know of its great success in the United States, and I felt it was a great solace to him in his last days." CBS expects great ideas from this imaginative young producer. If we can Judge from his past, we have a great treat in store for us this season. KOAC, 550 k.c. KOAC (Monday): !: am Th - . - A lua.lh.f- II I V.. rW-1 1 1 V fnr Women; Summer Story Tno loncen nun, i.ww i in Newt nd Weathor; H:IS a m. Noon Farm Hour: I. Melody Lan: l:M Great Women of rranre; J:0 MacDonald't Anthology; tM Mem ory Book of Muale; Oron Reporter; 1:IS Mutie ot tht Mwters; 4:M Join the Navy: 4:-On the Upbeat; 4;4S Ntwa Commentary: !: Chlldrtn a Theater; I: Art In Chanflns America; : Th New and Weather: :IJ P a 1 1 e r n a of Thought; :! Dinner Melndlei; i:4S Here's to Veterans: t:H Thla la Puerto Rico; t:ll Evening Farm Hour; I:-Keyboard Cllc; : The Newa and Weather; : Mualc That Bndurea; l:JJ The News and Weather; : Bign Off. KVAL TV, VHF 13 EUGKNI: KVAL-TV Channel 13 (Monday) i II :H Queen or Day; 12:44 Modern Romancoa; 1:M Com edy Ttm: VM, Bandatand: I: Matin Thatr with "Jo Palooka MeeU Humphrey;" l:M Serial: Spac Soldiera: J:4 Llttl Thatr; : Gueat Book; : Big Roundup: f:4S Th Newi; : SporU Headllnea; l:SS Wethr Report; : Dlaney land Han dog nthlet In "Th Oopfy Bports Story;1' : Claeo Kid: 1:3 I Search ior Adventur preeenU Robert Johnaoa In "Hunt for Plrt Treasure;" I: Vie Damone Show: l:M Robert Montgomery preaentl Jimmy Cagnej; In his Urai dramatic fnl on TV: i:M Screen Directors Playhouse Marie and Cower Cham- I Hon, huahand and wlfa danc-tnm. n :Wh.t Day Is Itf": M:allng 14: MM Tomorrows Headline; IS:U Th Movlea with "Dancing Pt"e " . Times have changed at the old Republic Studios, a onetime center of western activity. The studio it self, with the surrounding restau rants, service stations, etc., was once filled to capacity with cow boys, Indians and all the other paraphernalia that go into mak ing a western at Republic Studios look like Dodge City transplanted to Hollywood. This has all been changed In I the last twt years: still there, bul ' aot much In evidence. A casual stroll through the studios and we find at least ten of our favorite televlaloa series an a regular "shooting" schedule. "The Mil lionaire." Jane Wymaa's "Fireside Theatre," "Alfred Hitchcock Pre sents," "The Crusader," "State Trooper" (a new teleserlea) and "Oa Trial," all top half-hour TV series. This gives yon a general idea of the hustle and bustle that goes on. I finally wound up on the "On Trial" set with an old friend. James Gregory. Greg is a busy actor with an average of 35 TV shows a year for the past four years. His Broadway record is phenomenal. He did Biff, one of the sons of Lee J. Cobb in "Death of a Salesman," a sheriff in "Des perate Hours." He scored very highly in "The Fragile Fox" and "Dream Girl." All in all. he has a record of 25 Broadway shows. Pictures? Sure! RKO's "Young .Stranger and he begins "The Big he said But to get to Republic Studios. Times have changed hardly room for the horses. The top brass tell me if they get any busier, they'll have to get smaller horses Shetland- ponies no doubt ICopyrliTM IMS. General Fraturrs Corp ) Nine Boy Scouts In Single Patrol Become Eagles SOMERSET, Pa.. Sept. I HI Thirteen Boy Scouts compris ing the entire membership of one patrol were elevated to the rank of Facie Scot recently in what I i ..... - .? "'"-'" ''" I a national record Lions Club. John Minnick, Lions Club repre sentative to th troop, said it apparently was th first tlm the entira membership of a patrol attained Eagl rank simultaneously. laper tor ham tioldwyn next "u " "l T .'. A t; in cast, week in which he will co-star with "osford. social studies; Miss Carol, i ni annninriui rv rna Nnmsrini i mil r iii-iiliiui nr. Dn ii is.c i.uuv ai u ... - . a aaruii.jvi voa J J wttw iiivi saw a - ----- . j 1 nmmmmmmmmmmmmmmvaaammmmmmmmm Wrtsww: They're Here New INTERNATIONAL Heavy -Duty V8's ! With the most 60 under any truck hood I Coma In and the trucks deliberately built to save you the BIG money under today's traffic conditions! Three great new V-8's-206, 226 and 257 hp! New International V-Linel More power per pound! More GO... more KEEP GOING! Shorter trip timel More ton-miles prr gallon ! Tested in more than 2,500,000 miles of actual fleet operations by profit-minded truckers with a gimlet-eye on costs and performance. Their conclusion: "GREAT, on every count!" We'll be glad to show you the detailed reports when you come ip to look over these great new heavy-duty V-8's. And what's a better time than today? Coma In and soo the V-8's poworod to paco today's traffic I IHGRHA70?HA0; ' TTQUSCIC Capitol Tractor and Equipment Co. Valley News Statesman News Service Staff Readied For Sheridan School Start Stattaman Ntws Servlca SHERIDAN. Sept. - Several FnpiiHv rhnnopt will mppt Sheridan nni, ,h.n ihev rpnnrt for first day of school, Monday, Sept. 10 at both high school and grade schools. Barton McKagan has been hired to take the place of Gordon Pratt as music instructor at the high school. A graduate of the Univer sity of Oregon, McKagan will start his teaching career in Sheridan. He and his family have rented a home on Railroad Street. "Bill" Tedd, former Sheridan grade school coach will take the place of Ray Pointer, last year's i coach, who moved to Umapine where he will be superintendent of schools. Tedd will coach base ball and the junior varsity. From Amity School Mrs. Neil Frack, former Amity High School teacher, will be the commercial teacher replacing Miss Nancy Leak, who is now employed in an office in Portland. The remainder of the staff re mains the same as last year: Don Hosford, coach; Mrs. Ruth Rich- irr, numv ecunminis; mi. rriN,; Eberhart, girls physical educa-1 Jaeger, science and math and Frank W. Smith, principal and counsellor. James Rose, grade school prin cipal, reports only a few changes in the grade school staff; Mervin Werth of Williamina, who taught ! tule for Mrs. Struckmeier until in the Willamina High School last she is able to resume teaching, year, has been hired as grade! Mrs. Iliriam Hampton, former school coach, to replace "Bill " i Sidnev-Talbot resident, is in Sa Tedd. Mrs. Marie Majors, a lent Memorial hospital with a second grade teacher at Faulconer school will teach the third grade at Chapman school. It was form erly taught by Mrs. Hazel Butler, who moved to Port Orford, where she will teach the coming year. There will be only one second grade at Faulconer school this year. Grade Teachers Listed Chapman grade school teachers will be Ann Matthew, first: Mvrna , ......., A. , ; ,,.... .iijf iuicii ii . .-i-.il (j. .1 1 ,1- . I r, ii f I .-. Mervin Werth, seventh grade coaching, boys and girls physical education: Henry Brown and Jua nita Picar. eighth grade. At Faulconer, Alta Bradley and Emma Seth, first; Alma Schroder, second; Thelma Burdg and Isa- 2255 SILVERTON ROAD Brooks Farmer Top Mint Raiser Statesman News Servlca BROOKS, Sept. I William Pfau of Brooks "Is the top mint all producer la Oregon again, the Mike Helms Peppermint Stile at Jefferson has announced. Pfau produced 95 pounds of mint oil to the acre' in 1956 to maintain his record of top pro ducer held for the past several years. His mark this year showed an Increase aver his pre vious records. Jefferson Girl In Cast to Correct Limp Statesman Newi Service JEFFERSON, Sept. 9 Vicki Knight, six-year-old (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Knight, is bed fast with both hips in a cast. This is to correct a limp she devel oped a few weeks ago. She will be in the cast for at least a year. Vicki was already to start to school for the first time next Monday. Her mother had bought her school clothes in the morn- ,. . t. .., i,rnj h(i; dedsjon tQ Ilecht is home hospital follow ing surgery. Mrs. Everett Struckmeler, com mercial teacher at Jefferson High School, is in Albany General hos pital recovering from surgery. Mrs. Russell Daulton will substi- broke rt hip. She fell down the basement steps at her daughter's home in Salem. Delene Gurgurlch, daughter of the Al Gurgurichs, was taken to Salem Memorial hospital Wed nesday evening for observation and treatment She was suffer ing from a sore throat and high fever. Mervin McGill, Greens Bridge farmer, is up aeain after beins u heH f,.r three weeks He hurt - --- - - - baseball bat and hasn't been able to do much work all summer. belle Bosch, third; Inei Howell fourth; Don Sundland and Dorothy White, fifth. Dorothy White la also the librarian at Chapman School. ruin All-Truck Built to save you n n U U U the mO monnvt I Dallas Schools Delay Start to September 17 Statesman Nr Service DALLAS, Sept. 9 Registration of Dallas junior and senior high high school students from the, sev enth through 12th grades will start Monday, Sept. 10, rnd continue through Wednesday, announces Supterintendent Ellis Neal. Classes for all Dallas students will open Sept. 17, a week later than in most area schools to al low youngsters to help in prune harvest. At the senior high, atudents of the senior class wdl register Mon day, juniors on Tuesday and soph omores on Wednesday. Seventh, eighth and ninth grade students may register on any of the three days at the junior high. Roth school buildings will be open from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tues day to register students holding down day time employment. No pre-registration is scheduled for elementary pupils. West Stayton School Start Slated Today . m Statesman News Service WEST STAYTON, Sept. 9-The West Stayton school will resume Monday. Sept. 10 and will have i two new teachers on the teaching I staff as well as a new bus and new custodians. The principal. Mrs. Mary Ayrcs, will teach the 7th and 8th grades, Mrs. Louise Amundsen, 51 h and 6th grades and Mrs. Lois Barnick, 1st and 2nd grades. -The custodians will be Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Humphrey of Statyon. Bean picking is just about com pleted in the West Stayton district and things are getting back to normal. Most of the transients have moved on. The thornless evergreen berry harvest is getting under way and has been in prog ress for about two weeks but will continue for some time yet. Fruitland School Opening Today Statesman Newa Service FRUITLAND, Sept. ft-Registra-tion and opening day at Fruitland School will be Monday, Sept. 10. Some 10 first graders are expected among the anticipated enrollment of fi5 to 70. Charles Baker is the new prin cipal and seventh eighth grade teacher. Mrs. Maple Beals, inter mediate teacher, also is new. Mrs Mary Ellen South again will teach first and second graders. School board chairman Elthan Converse hat scheduled a board meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each school month, n World's most modern V-8 truck features Prtssur Controllad-Flo Cooling "Wat" Riplactabl Exhaust Volvo Ouldas Positive Valvn Rotators Exhaitst Valve Faces and Seats of Sttllit It Ib. Aluminum Flywheal Housing "Drivar-Dotignad" Cab Valley Uriels Statesman Newt Service Zeaa Country Gardens Club will meet Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. at the Community Center building with Mrs. Barbara Fosch in charge of the program of flower arrangements. Mrs. Freda Brogg and Mrs. Earl Johnson will be hostesses. Elliott Prairie A. E. Loe, who was badly burned last Monday when his truck caught fire from an exploding light bulb, has been undergoing operation of skin graft ing on his arms at Silverton Hos pital. His condition is considered satisfactory but it is expected he will be confined to the hospital for some time. Aumsvllle A farewell party at the Eric Pederson home recently honored Mr. and Mrs. Waller Ross and' family who are moving to Medford. Friends presented Ihe Ross family with an electric skil let. Aurora The Women's associa tion of the Aurora Presbyterian Church will have their first fall meeting on Wednesday, September 12. The meeting will begin with dessert at 1:30. Mrs. A. L. Ha worth will have charge of the devo tional period. Hostesses will be Miss Orletta Kraus, Mrs. John Kraus and Mrs. Richard Pence, Mrs. Harmon Yeary, director of public health nurses in Marion County will be the guest speaker. Union HillThe first Union Hill grange home economic club meet ing for the fall months will be held at the home of Mrs. Robert Darrah on Tuesday evening. Sept ember 11 commencing with re freshments being served at 8:00 o'clock. Mrs. M. W. Tate will be co-hostess with Mrs. Darrah. Pedee Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marsh and family of near Corval lis, have moved onto the Marshall farm near the Pedee store, re cently vacated by the Willis Birck family. There are three boys to enter school. College Summons Macleay Youths Statesman News Service MACLEAY. Sept. 9-Plannlng to enter Willamette University this Fall sre Bob Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hobson Smith and Lor etta Horsley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Horsley. Returning to Oregon State Col lege will be James Hudec, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hudec. f" PDtiS? tD fife ill I College at Mt. Angel to Open Sept. 17 RUiteiman News Service MT. ANGEL. Sept. Mt. Angel Women's College will open for classes Sept. 17 and Mt. Angel Academy will begin classes on Sept. 19. Registration for college students is slated for Saturday and Sunday, Sept, 15-18. Freshman tests will be given during the first part of the week. New this year is the cadet Teach ing program initiated in a number of the schools in the diocese. The program is under the direct super vision of the college. The cadets are sophomores and Juniors iivxol lege, who have had a minimum of five weeks of teaching experience and will be supervised by a super visor in the school as well as by the college director of student teaching. Registration for day students in the Academy has been set for Sept. 9-10. Resident students will regis ter Sept. 16-17 and classes for the entire student body open on Wed nesday Sept. 19. New to the teaching staff this year will be Sister Stella Marie, who will be sophomore advisor, and Miss Genevieve Willson, who will teach arts and crafts. Miss Willson comes from San Rafael, Calif,, where "she was a member of the staff of Dominican College. A Group Guidance program is to be added to the curriculum this year.. Bizon Named Postmaster For Hubbard Stateeanaa News Service HUBBARD, Sept. (Leonard A. Bizon assumed duties as Hubbard postmaster Saturday. He succeeds Mrs. Ruby Murphy who was act ing postmaster for II months. Bizon, s veteran of World War II, wss in the Naval Air Force for four years and at Pearl Harbor for 9 tnonths. A native of Oregon, he attended schools at Portland snd Woodburn and graduated from the former Hubbard High School. He is married and has three chil dren. Since 1947, Bizon has been sub stitute carrier for Rural Route 1 here, and since 1948 also acted as substitute clerk. "My name i Wo)j W a w I I 1 ra- I 1 SALEM BRANCH NATIONAL DAN CI OP PORTLAND urs HWUM Statesman, Salem, Ore., Mon., Sept. 10, '58 (Sec. Bean Harvest Ncars Finish In Dayton Area Statesman Vewa Servlr ' DAYTON, Sept. 8-Green pole bean harvest in the Dayton ares is nearly finished with most i farms that have not already quit ; planning to end their picking next week. Peach and grain crops are also nearly harvested here. Pear,' prune and apple orch ards are now ripening, although there are few -of these fruit orch ards in Dayton. Next crops scheduled for harvest are pota toes, walnuts and filberts. The walnut and filbert harvest will be light this year because of cold winter damage to the trees. 75 Expected To Enroll at Pedee School Statesman News Servlc PEDEE, Sept. - The grade school will open Monday, Sept. 10 with an expected increase in pupils to about 75. Teachers are Mrs. Alice Murphy, King Valley, prin cipal and seventh and eighth grades; Fred A. Hardin, fifth and sixth grades; Mrs. John Dorsn, Oakhurst, third and fourth; Mrs. Ivan Williams, Maple Grove, first and second. Mrs. Doran and Mr. Hardin are new here this year. 1 The school bus drivers will be the same as last year, Mrs. Carl South and Don Mentzer. Improvements to the school arc a new roof, tiling of the grounds, some interior painting, and re finishing of the floors. It's A Big Wide Wonderful Shopping Day Today in Downtown Salem SHOP UNTIL 10 Acres of Exciting Merchandise and address are there 5GD (& First National's free personalized chicle sWVTct is convenient for both the writer of the check and the one who receives it. You're sure to appreciate this personal touch on your check So, drop in and open a regular checking account at j our nearby First National Brand In a few days you'll have your own personalized checks... with your namf and address printed FRIE1 ' iitto euooN fooimii HSttM SSMHIf WlutAMCI SOtfQtAMII Hungary-Yugoslavia Border Strip Ended 1 BUDAPEST. Hungary. Sept, I Jl In a new step toward reconcilla-' tion with Tito,'s Yugoslavia, th Hungarian government announced today that people, who were evict ed from their homes on the Hun garian Yugoslav border during : Tito's expulsion from the Comin form may now return. - A government decree said they would be compensated for losses suffered during the period of Hun- gary's estrangement with Tito. Following his expulsion from the , Cominform in l4t border strip was created from which the gov eminent removed people of Ser bian and Croatian origin as "un reliable." , , Togoland, in Africa, was takes over by the Germans as a pro tectorate in 1884. but fell to Brit ish and French troops during World War I. fiagtcM' mm 1 r t . m. . t now; ii . . ... (I H EIDER'S r ; jlj 34TH I - )) ANNIVERSARY ) SALE " (ol YW nam. Mi 4inn printed frit by first Notional en ell regulo chicking account chick OPINIO tt Monday . through Saturday r .. i" '.if