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Husband Questioned in Wife's Slaying Thomas Talle, 37
(second from left) wealthy retired New Mexico cattleman,
was surrendered to sheriff's deputies by his attorney, James
Boccardo, (left), for questioning in the death of his wife,
Margaret Talle, 29 (right), who was found shot at Talle's
Montecito Heights home near San Jose, Calif., early Dec. 24.
(AP Wirephoto)
What Were Best Movies
Of '49? Five in Running
By BOB THOMAS
Hollywood, Dec. 27 W) Names like Rita Hayworth, Ingrid
Bergman, Robert Mitchum and Shirley Temple made the Holly
wood news bristle with excitement in the year 1949.
As the old year shuffles to a close, it appears to have been
a newsy one, due to the headline-making of those I have men
tioned, plus Humphrey BogarU
Robert Walker, Judy Garland,
Errol Flynn and others.
But the Industry itself spent
a quiet year of trying to get
back on a sound economic basis.
By year's end, the feat is pretty
well done.
Hollywood's depression is
about licked, although employ
ment still lags behind peak
years. The quality of pictures
shows much improvement over
the trash of the boom years. And
the public is beginning to show
more faith in the entertainment
value of the motion picture.
Fear of television is still in
the air, but Hollywood still
clings to the belief that good pic
tures can cure any of its ills.
Aside from these trends, here
Is how the Hollywood highlights
of 1949 look to this reporter:
Best pictures: "All the King's
Men," "Battleground," "Cham
pion," "The Heiress," "A Letter
to Three Wives."
Best foreign film: "The Bicy
cle Thief."
Nicest comebacks: Marie Wil
son, Bill (Hopalong) Boyd.
Best radio show: Jack Benny.
Best hit song: "Riders In the
Sky."
Best hit record: Frankie
Laine's "Mule Train."
Best male star performances:
James Cagney, "White Heat";
Broderick Crawford, "All the
King's Men"; Kirk Douglas,
"Champion"; Gregory Peck, "12
O'clock High"; Richard Todd,
"The Hasty Heart."
Best female star perform
ances: Jeanne Crain, "Pinky";
Olivia DeHaviland, "The Heir
ess"; Barbara Hale, "Jolson
Sings Again"; Susan Hayward,
"My Foolish Heart"; Ann Soth
ern, "A Letter to Three Wives."
Best newsreel shot: President
Truman mimicking H. V. Kal
tenborn. Biggest Industry news: Flop
of the English film industry.
Best television coverage: The
Kathy Fiscus rescue attempt.
Best comedy: "Adam's Rib."
Worst treatment of big name
atars: Clark Gable in "Any Num
ber can Play"; Betty Grable in
"Beautiful Blond from Bashful
Bend."
Losses of the year: Wallace
Beery, Harry Davenport, Rich
ard Dix, Frank Morgan, Sam
Wood, Maria Ouspenskaya.
Corniest film: "Mighty Joe
Young."
Biggest tempest in a teapot:
The Humphrey Bogart panda in
cident. Biggest box office star: Bob
V Hope.
Nicest musical: "In the Good
Old Summertime."
Sleeper of the year: "The Wid-ew."
Most notable cycle: Films on
the Negro problem.
Wisest move: When Emma
Matzo legalized her name to
Llzabeth Scott.
Missionary Society
At Fleetwood Home
Mill City Mrs. Floyd Fleet
wood entertained the Presbyter
ian Missionary Society members
in her home for the December
meeting. Mrs. Lester Hatha
way presided over the business
meeting at which time officers
for the ensuing year were elec
ted.
Present officers were re-elec
ted which includes: Mrs. Hath
away, president; Mrs. W. W.
Allen, vice president; Mrs. Fred
Grimes, secretary-treasurer.
Announcement was made that
there would be a shower for
overseas sewing at the next
meeting at which time members
will bring hospital supplies for
patients. Following the meet
ing there was a short Christ
mas playlett and Christmas
carols by the Presbyterian choir.
Refreshments were served by
the hostess.
Cleveland Transit
Strike Called Off
Cleveland, Dec. 27 OP) AFL
unionists bowed to a court in
junction today and called off the
city s six-day transit striKe.
By a voice vote, members of
the AFL-Transit union voted
overwhelmingly to abide by an
injunction ordering them to give
up the strike against the city
owned Cleveland transit system.
Buses and street cars were ex
pected to start rolling almost
immediately. The injunction set
a 2 p.m. deadline.
Transit officials, however, said
no attempt would be made be
fore tomorrow to maintain nor
mal schedules.
Aurora Temple
Aidinq Home
Aurora Una Temple No. 26
Pythian Sisters of Aurora, was
honored by an orficial visit by
Margaret Myers, grand chief of
the grand temple of Oregon, at
its regular meeting. The staff
gave a short drill, during which
the grand chief was presented
with a corsage of pink carna
tions and a gift of money for
her personal project to purchase
a television set for the Pythian
home at Vancouver. A solo in
her honor was sung by Lavina
Nixon of Canby.
Other guests were Mr. Myers,
a sister from Ava temple, St.
Helens, and 12 sisters from Ar-
ion temple, Hubbard. Una tem
ple has sent a year's subscription
to Nature Magazine for the fifth
and sixth grade rooms of the
Aurora school.
Another project recently un
dertaken is supplying a snack
for the local Boy Scout troop
after the first meeting of each
month. This has been done twice
and the boys have expressed
their sincere appreciation. Of
ficers for 1950 were elected with
the following chosen to serve:
Dora Thiel, M.E.C.; Lois
Schultz, E.S.; Lena Mae Lam
bert, E.J.; Louise Smith, Mgr.;
Emma J. Snyder, secretary; Rae
Pursley, treasurer; Alice Miller,
protector; Nellie Eppers, guard;
Opal Langford, musician. Re
becca Thamer, trustee; Nora
Fenske, captain of the degree
staff; Lillie Schneider, press cor
respondent; Agnes Everhart, in
stalling officer; Iona Yoder, past
chief.
December 28 will be the an
nual Christmas party with an
exchange of gifts, and annual
roll call.
Mrs. Ranzau Home
Dayton Mrs. Irene Ranzau
returned after spending two
months in San Diego, Cal. with
her son, Darrell Thompson. She
went to Huntington Park to see
her grandson, Jerry Thompson,
who is attending high school
there. Jerry works part time in
a book store there and enjoys
his school. He attended grade
school here and spends his sum
mers here with his grandmother.
Used Cars Too High
Declares GE Head
Washington, Dec. 27 VP) The
head of General Motors figures
that around 55 to 60 per cent of
autos now running are pre-war.
Charles E. Wilson, making
that estimate, added: "The used
cars are still overpriced as
compared to pre-war if you
put the dollar back in its pur
chasing power with relation to
a new car."
Wilson was interviewed by
editors of U.S. News and World
Report, weekly news magazine
Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 194921
published here. It copyprighted
the article.
Among other things he said he
expects the next new develop
ment in the automobile will be
"the use of high-octane fuel with
more efficient engines." Anoth
er way to save fuel would be
to lessen a car's weight, he said,
"If you can take weight out,
make the car just as good a per
former and just as convenient
for riding."
Wilson said he doesn't ex
pect any radical or revolution
ary changes In cars in the neM
few years. He said also he d "
n't expect there will ever bt i
less-than-$l,000 car again.
When Rome was at the hei-ht
of her power it was said that
a bird could travel from one end
of the Spanish peninsula to the
other by hopping from tree to
tree, but Spain now has very
little forest area.
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Roy Stoutenburg have returned
home after four days spent with
friends at Coos Bay. They visit
ed also with Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Will at their new home at Ya
chats. They entertained with a
family dinner Christmas day,
Approve Jail Term for
Jap Ex-police Chief
Yokohama, Dec. 27 (U.B The
eighth army commander today
approved a 10-year sentence im
posed on the former head of
Tokyo's dreaded secret police
who was convicted of wartime
atrocities.
The police chief was Col. Kei
jiro Atani, who was arrested
after a three-year search when
a concubine revealed his where
abouts. He was found guilty of
failing to provide adequate
water, medical care and sup
plies to allied prisoners held by
the secret police in Tokyo.
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Amity Forum Year
Amity Directors of the Amity
Commercial club have elected
Tom D. Martin, for the new
president; Dr. Charles H. Law,
vice president and re-elected
Frank Chambers, secretary. H.
N. Wilcox is the retiring presi
dent, his term ending Dec. 31.
The first meeting of the club
for 1950 will be January 4.
Pleasantdale Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd McFarlane of Plesantdale
are assisting in the care of her
father, Fred Morgan, 84, who is
seriously 111 at his home in Lafayette.
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