I Hate to Do This but It's the Law Obeying a court order
In Birmingham, Ala., Dep. Sheriff E. M. Veich takes Viree
Edwards, 4, from her sobbing foster mother, Mrs. J. H Ses
sions, who claims she "bought" Viree for $500 two years ago
from the child's mother, Mrs. Viole Edwards. At right Mrs.
Edwards hugs an unhappy Viree, who doesn't remember her
mother. (Acme Telephoto)
Hunter Claims 'Swoose'
-Neither Goose Nor Swan
Springfield, 111., Dec. 11 (U.BWord leaked out today that the
Illinois conservation department has come across a bird it be
. lieves to be a "swoose."
The bird, shot near Quincy. 111., is all white, wpiche IS nminrlc
has a seven-foot wingspread and measures about 5 & feet. It was
Killed py nuniers doe iiecken-
kamp and his two sons, who
said It honked like a Canada
goose before they shot it.
Heckenkamp took the bird to
Dr. T. E. Musselman, Quincy
naturalist. Musselman carefully
examined the bird. It didn't fit
the characteristics of either a
goose or a swan, but resembled
both.
Finally, after days of check
ing, Musselman concluded that
the bird must be a hybrid re
sulting from the mating of i
large white snow goose with a
"mute," or English swan. In
other words, a "swoose."
Musselman theorized that the
"swoose" might be the off
spring of a swan which escap-
$2100 in Fjnes
For Gamblers
McMinnville Fines totaling
$2100 were levied on 28 persons
here last week as the aftermath
of a raid on games of chance
being conducted in two McMinn
ville pool halls.
City police, aided by state po
lice and county officers, crashed
in on the Recreation Billiards
and DeLux Billiard halls Fri
day night, Dec. 1 at 10:30. Five
tables were in play at the two
establishments according to the
officers.
Formulation and operation of
the raid was a rapid-fire affair.
Chief of Police Woodrow Conk
lin arranged through Sgt. Wil
liam Roach for state police plain-
clothesmen to take part in the
games. This was done Friday
afternoon. The men established
themselves only half an hour
before the raid signal was given.
Money was found on the tables
where officers described stakes
as heavy.
Players and operators ap
peared in justice court Monday
and Tuesday.
Fined $250 each for conduct
ing gambling games were Clar
ence Fabien Fay, William Henry
Butler, Glen Haven Jones, John
Harold Upton and Edward Wit
tenberg. Also fined $250 for al
lowing gambling on the premises
was Claire Marie DeVin.
Fined $25 each for participa
ting in gambling were Marvin
S. Pennington, Norman Gene
Holstad, Arnel Lewis Fronk,
Kenneth M. Varney, Dewey
Wooley, Ellis Loyal Dixon, Al
bert Frank Smetak, Charles
Frederick Varney, David Wil
liam Kaufman and Edgar Arnett
Ashby.
Also Nelson Clement Tribett,
Clay Austin Starnes, Roy Crim
mins, Edson Paul Robberts, Fred
Luther Nuttin, Gerald Franklin
Gaer, Lloyd Wallace Howard,
Carl Henry Henke, Fred Neal
Walker, Charles Jacob Schek
ler, George W. Reed, Hey Byron
Coates and Alexander Walken-shaw.
Fire Chief Chosen
Stayton Taylor Cooper was
elected president of the Stayton
Volunteer fire department at the
meeting held in the city hall on
Friday, December 1. Edw. J.
Bell was re-elected secretary.
Marc Landon was re-elected fire
chief. His assistants will be Nor
man Peek: first; Harry Stupka,
second, and Karl Kreitzer, third.
Studio Coach Contends Movie
Stars Are Made, Not Just Born
By BOB THOMAS
Hollywood, Dec. 11 W) Are movie stars born with- their
talent?
Lillian Burns, dramatic coach for most of MGM's top stars,
believes there is no such thing as "a natural-born actor."
"The worst thing you can advise an actor is to 'be yourself, "
she remarked. " That Is abso--
lutely false. When you see an
actor do a good role, he seems
natural, but he is not being him
self. He is merely doing a good
piece of work."
Miss Burns, an intense woman
whose conversation has a sense
of the dramatic, pointed out that
everyone has gestures that are
natural to him. But. if you
want to be an actor, those ges
tures have to be refined, made
graceful and dramatic.
I put the old, old question to
Miss Burns: "What makes a
movie star?" She tried to elude,
but I pinned her down.
"It is an intangible thing,
she confessed. "A star does not
have to be beautiful, though it
is generally necessary to be
pleasant to look at. A star does
not have to be a great actor or
actress. In the final analysis, a
star has to be someone the pub
lic feels friendly to."
Miss Burns has helped coach
to stardom four of the most pop
ular girls on the screen today
Esther Williams, Jane Powell,
Elizabeth Taylor and June Ally-
son. She analyzed their abili
ties:
"When Esther came to us a
few years ago, her only profes
sional experience had been with
Billy Rose's Aquacade at San
Francisco. She had been turn
ed down by every studio in
town because they said she
couldn't act. Well, perhaps she
couldn t.
"But she was an attraction
And since we are in the show
business, that it what we are
looking for.
"Jane Powell was little
girl with a cute face and a
gorgeous voice. She came
back to the studio after two
pictures on the outside, neith
er of them very successful.
Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Monday, Dec. 11, 1950 21
But time and training proved
her potential.
"Elizabeth Taylor was a strik
ingly beautiful girl of 12 when
she came here. But she proved
in 'National Velvet' that she was
also capable of dramatic force.
Miss Burns added that none
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"Everything Is Free"
ed from a midwest zoo and
joined a flock of wild geese.
However, at least one wild
life authority disagreed with
Musselman. Charlie Gillham
said tiie idea of a "swoose" v.
impossible.
"A wild goose is too choosy
in picking a lover," Gillham de
clared. "Why, that would be like
a lumberjack seeking affinity
from the toastmistress of the
community garden club. He
would seek somebody from his
own class."
Meanwhile, the conservation
department said the bird, what
ever it is, was being mounted in
St. Louis for further study.
East Salem Extension Units
Gather at Social Meetings
Fast Salem No regular home extension unit meetings are
scheduled for East Salem units in December, but most of the
units are havine social meetings. The first one was Friday when
several members of Swegle unit met at the home of Mrs. Charles
Norton on East Garden road. From a buffet table centered with
small trees, a Mr. and Mrs.'
Santa Claus, with their large
sleigh filled with candy and
jdrawn by several teams of rein
"dt'er, guests served themselves
for dinner.
Small gifts were exchanged
with Mrs. Rex Peffer and Mrs.
Mary Swingle in charge. At
tending were Mrs. Oscar For
gard, Mrs. Ernest Crum, -Mrs.
Julia Jennings. Mrs. Marvin
Miller Mrs. Peffer, Mrs. Swin
gle, Mrs. Ralph Hein, Mrs. Nor
ton, Mrs. Johnny McCauley,
Mrs. William Hartley, Mrs. Ken
neth Purcell, Joyce Purcell and
Johnny Crum and Mrs. Menno
Dalke.
Thursday night Mrs. Ernest
Crum and Mrs. Gil Blenkenship
were hostesses for the meeting
of the Merry-Go-Round club at
the Crum home on Hollywood
drive, tor the program hour
demonstrations were given in
the wrapping of gift packages
by Mrs. Melvin La Due and Mrs.
Harold Holler Present were
Mrs. Jack Lindeman, Mrs. Hol
ler, Mrs. Oscar Forgard, Mrs.
Ed Curtis, Mrs. Walter Fisher,
Mrs. Clayton Gibb, Miss Flor
ence Kleeman, Mrs. J Poindex
ter, Mrs. Melvin La Due, Mrs.
Sam Rehfeld and the hostess.
Sweele Womans club will hold
their annual Christmas party at
the home of Mrs. Mary Swingle
at 1220 Noth 10th street in Sal
em Tuesday, December 12th
There will be a covered dish din
ner at noon with the officers
of the club assisting hostesses,
There will be a gift exchange.
Swegle Road Garden club
meets Tuesday, December 12th
at 7:30 p. m. in the home of Mrs.
Clifford Yost on Swegle road.
Program topics are. "Christmas
Greens"' and "Winter Pruning"
Several East Salem families
' are having cases of flu at this
time. Mrs. Boyd Wilkinson and
daughter, Sandra and Mrs.
Charles Bayne and son, John of
Swegle community were ill this
past week.
Mrs. Larklns of Mollala is
visiting this week at the home
of her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Larklns on
Park ave.
Visits Convalescent
Wheatland Rev. H. E. Wid
mer of Wheatland called on Mrs.
Aria Hagstrom of Wheatland,
who is now at the McMinnville
Nursing home, recently and en
route home called on elderly
shut-ins In the Unlonvale district.
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Contract to LA Firm
Lebanon A contract has been
given to Chemco of Los Angeles
for swimming pool equipment to
be installed In the new munici
pal plunge. It calls for filters,
chlorinator, lights, springboard,
ladders and all other accessories
costing between $8800 and
$8900.
A contract to construct the
pool has already been awarded
to Everett Wiggins of Portland.
When completed the contract
calls . for payment of $59,350
Wiggins has already staked out
the excavation site on the high
school campus just south of the
gymnasium.
Den Herder Plumbing and
Construction company of Leban
on has been awarded the sub
contract to excavate and plumb
the pool. The firm will com
mence moving forms and other
heavy supplies to the site next
week.
Wiggins is currenlty complet
ing a large filter plant for Moun
tain States Power company.
Work on the pool is expected
to commence at once and com
pletion may be possible before
next summer. The shaped pool
will hold 153,340 gallons of wa
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