Monday, August S, 19SS
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem, Oregoa
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Tele-Views
Radio-Television 'c-
Bj DAVE BLACKHEB r
Editor; Note: During the eummer each Monday
afternoon Tele-Views will be written by a noted radio
or television star .... Today's guest column is writ
ten by Oliver J. Dragon, star of television Kukla, Fran
and Ollie.
By OLIVER J. DRAGON
TV's 'Kukla, Fran and Ollie'
Well, since no one else is here, I guess it's going to be
up to me to write this column. It's supposed to be about
us three Kukla, Fran and Ollie. It's a big job, but I'm
not ninplussed.
(Editorial note by Kukla: Ollie means "nonplussed').
They taught us dragons how to write stories at Dra
gon Prep. So I had better do this job all myself and it
will be a kindness to my buddies. I fact, we dragons are
kindness impersonated. (Kukla: He means "oersonified'l
Ever since my direct ancestor swallowed some sea water
and put out his fire he was rescuing a beauteous Wid
en from the Hellespont our flames have been replaced
by the warmth of human kindness. My single glorious
tooth is indicative ahem! of our irentle nature.
Well, to return to the subject, "Kukla, Fran and Ollie"
have been on television syi years. We first came into
your parlors October 13, 1947.
I'm not going to talk aboDt bvself. I remember as a
child back in Dragon's Retreat, my mother bless her
said, "Ollie, great people don't have to talk about them
selves." That's why I m eution myself only occasionally.
(Kukla: Understatement).
Of the Kuklapolitan Players, Kukla is the oldest. He
is a practical little fellow, but he's wistful and senti
mental and Fran and me I love him. He joined the
boss away back in 1936 when Mr. Tillstrom was doing
marionette and stock shows. He got his name from the
ballerina Taumanov Kukla means "doll" in her lan
guage. I joined up three years later. It's a tradition in puppet
shows that a dragon must be a member of the troupe.
Our boss, Burr Tillstrom, thought there must be some
good dragons somewhere. So he set out to find one. He
came upon me feeding the baby fish at Fisherman's
Falls that's near Dragons Retreat and he was so im
pressed with my benighted (Kulkla: Beuign) countenance
that he signed me then and there.
Our first big date was the New York World's Fair.
There wo were joined by Mme. Ophelia OoeleDuss.' She's
a grand old gal, though she can't get out of the habit of
playing Shakespeare to the galleries. The three of us
needed a supporting cast and we talked the boss into
signing up Fletcher Rabbit, Cecil Bill, Mercedes, that
line old Southern gentleman Col. Cracky, Clara (ugh!)
Coo Coo and Buelah Witch. Buelah came to us rieht af
ter she graduated from Witch Normal. She's a grand old
skate, Of course, she's a little noisy, since she's wired
for sound, we don't hold that against her. And modern
.... why, she wasn't with us one month before she at
tached an outboard motor to her broomstick and now
she's taken to jet pro-push-on. (Kukla: That's a better
word than propulsion). Our newest arrival is my cousin,
Dolores, who is bright and cute even for a dragon. And
occasionally my mother, Olivia Dragon, comes to visit us
from Dragon Retreat in Vermont
, That we have gained thousands of friends since we
went on the air in 1947, has been due, in great measure, to
the gentle patience and quiet humor of Fran Allison who
has been with us since that time. She has great forbear
ance with my own roguishness and complete understand
ing of earnest Kukla.
Fran started her career as a schoolmarm I wish I
could hav had her as a teacher at Dragon Prep but she
went into radio work after studying drama and music
Her home is LaPorte City, Iowa.
And a word of thanks to our boss. He made us what
we are today and I know we're satisfied. He's a Chicago ;
boy and he has been involved with marionettes and pup- j
pets since he was 14. Maybe even before that When he
was a child he played theatre with bis toy soldiers, tie s i
the dynamo that drives all our machinery. ,
He s all our voices, in song and prose. Here s the way
he works. He gets an idea. He talks it over with Fran
and Jack Fascinat who writes original music lor our show,
and that night the program goes on completely unre
hearsed. We all have a special personality and the ad libs give
us a good chance to express ourselves in our own way. I
am the vivacious type, Kukla is the tender type, and Fran
is the patient understanding type.
No wonder we have such fun!
TOURS FOB THE TELE VIEWING MONDAY
Wild BUI Hickok, 4. "Education and Brawn" Wild
Bill ui his fists to show two young cowhands and their
stubborn father that education does not reduce a man's raw
courage and manliness.
Northwest Newt Digest, 5.30. Features Norm Wallace,
newscaster, with Bill Stout as sports reporter and commen
tator. Cross-country news and weather round-up by Wallace.
Local and live show.
Newspaper of the Air, 5:40. Features Bill Clayton with
local news and news photographs local and live.
Boxing from Chicago, 6. In the preliminary bout Rusty
Cleek is pitted against Eddie O'Dowd. Main event: Red
Evans from Pekin, Illinois vs. Johnny Gillespie of Benton
Harbor, Michigan.
Theatre, 7. "Black Lead" is a suspense drama set in Hong
Kong and stars Alan Hale, Jr. The story Involves a shipload
of graphite tied up by British authorities and Communist
front activity.
Voice of Firestone, 7:30. Baritone, Thomas L. Thomas is
guest.
Safety Spotlight, 8:30. Local filmed show featuring Bob
Blackburn in cooperation with the Portland and Vancouver!
Police Department. Police car follows drivers to explain!
traffic violations and to make awards to safe drivers.
Bobert Montgomery Presents, 9. "A Summer Love" !
stars Elizabeth Montgomery as an aspiring summer theatre
actress with John Newland as a matinee idol guest artist.;
A romance between the two brings the story to a dramatic:
climax. ' !
Arthur Murray Dance Party, 10.. Live dancing show. !
The Big Flaybick. 10:30. Representatives of both pennant-!
winning teams that played in the 1952 World Series will be
Bill Stern's guests, namely, shortstop captain of the Yankees,
Phil Rlzzuto and Brooklyn fielder, Duke Snider. Entire snow
wiU be devoted to highlights of the 1952 World Series. Duke
Snider't son cuts him down to size when he asks the youngsters
the wrong question.
YOURS FOB THE TELE-VIEWING TUESDAY
Matinee Theatre, I. "Missing Lady" with Kane Richmond
and Barbara Reed.
Toymaker, 3:45. Live children's show featuring the old
German Toymaker who brings his tales of toys to delight
the young of heart ...
Northwest News Digest, 5:30. Features Norm Wallace;
newscaster with Bill Stout as sports reporter and comment'
tor. Cross-country news and weather round-up by Wallace
local and live. .
Newspaper of the Air, 5:40 Features Bill Clayton witn
local news and news photographs local and live.
Mirror Theatre, 7. "The Enormous Radio" start Felicia
Mohtealegre and Daren McGavln. Story tells of a young couple
in New York whose Interest In serious music leaos tnem o
purchase a very large and sensitive radio. The radio sud
denly develops amazing powers which leads to startling com
plications.
Nothing bnt the Best, 8.. Anne Jeffrey and Husband Kob
bert Sterling are guests of host, Eddie Albert. They will
present the night club act with which they have been touring
the country. Others Include comedy singer, Kay Ballard,
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Washington WV- Senate
House conferees agreed Satur
day on a compromise bill ex
tending the reciprocal trade
agreements act one year. The
compromise wipes out the con
troversial house provision to
enlarge the tariff commission
to seven members.
The conferees left the com'
mission at its present member
ship of six.
President Eisenhower asked
Congress to extend the recipro
cal trade agreement authority
for one year "as Is." The au
thorlty expired on June 12.
The House wrote into , the
measure a provision adding one
member to the present makeup
of the Tariff Commission. The
new member would be a Re
publican, thus giving the Re
publicans a 4-3 margin on the
commission.
Democrats complained this
would make a partisan body
of the commission, whose legal
membership now is made up
of three Republicans and three
Democrats.
The Senate refused to ac
cept the House provision.
About 220,000 people visited
Montlcello, Thomas Jefferson's
home, in 1952.
Officers Dined
By Foresters
Silverton Donald M. Or
ange, state organizer of the
Catholic Order of Foresters,
acted as toastmaster at the Sun
day evening banquet, with Dr.
A. L. V. Smith as chief ranger
of the court and official host at
the Silverton St Paul parochial
dining hall
The dinner was given to hon
or the 48 officials and commit
tee chairmen Installed and in
itiated during the preceding af
ternoon ceremonials.
The Catholic Order of For
esters, formerly a social frat
ernity for men and boys, opened
its ranks to the women and girls
in January, 19S3, In an effort
to promote greater family un
ity. The Silverton court was
the first to be organized under
this new ruling.
State chief ranger T. W. Min-
den of Sublimity, assisted by
Donald M. Orange, Mt Angel,
state organizer, in reading the
charter established the institu
tion of this new court in an all-
afternoon program at the school
hall , The main address was
given by the Rev. Father Thiele.
Visiting clergy and foresters
spoke briefly in appreciation of
the new court and the installed
officers.
Spiritual directors of other
Forester courts in the state pres
ent were the Very Rev. Wil
liam Killion of Visitation court,
Verbort; the Rev. Cyril Lebold,
OSB, of St Mary's, Mt Angel,
and the Rev. Joseph Sherber
ing, St. Boniface court. Sublimity.
Members Initiated by the
Sublimity degree team and list
ed as charter members of St
Paul's parish, Silverton court.
are: Mary Anne Bucheit, Nancy
DeSantis, Betty Mae DeSantis,
Bertha DeSantis, Dorothy ,
Frank, Orville Frank, John
McCullough, Bob McCullough,
Vivian Frank, Ralph Shemmel,
Janet Shemmel, John Doran,
Bea Doran, Hugo Boehmer,
Agnes Boehmer, Greg Shem
mel, Melinda Shemmel, Mary
Shemmel Koselie Shemmel,
Andy Shemmel, Orville Volker,
Mildred Volker,, Ida Pfeifer,
John Pfeifer, Joe Mauer, Ther
easa Mauer, Delores Zollner,
Louis DeSantis, Margaret. De
Santla, Hilda Seller, Al Seifer,
Ed Zollner, Veronica Frank,
Eileen Sthamann, Alice Stham
arm, Marilyn Smith, Dora
Frank, Otto Frank, Phyllis
Martin, Robert Martin, An
thony DeSantis, Sharon DeSan
tla, Al Sthamann, Lois Sytsma,
Ray Sytsma, Irene McCullough,
Lawrence Thomas, Clara Thom
as, Elaine Thomas, Elizabeth
Martin, Larry Martin, Harry
Boehmer, Elmira Boehmer, Cle
tus May, Patricia May, Char
lene Moe, Carl Hess and Jose
phine Hess.
Silverton St Paula court
will hold the first regular meet
ing the first Wednesday in Aug- -
ust the fifth of the month.
Mrs. Hugo Boehmer is pub
lications chairman.
10 PERISH IN PLIINCE
MorrlsburgOnt. (ff) A Cal
ifornia woman Mrs. Margaret
McKee of Butte City was
identified today among the 20
passenger who perished when
a bus plunged into a canal
two miles west of here.
The bus, running between
Toronto and Montreal, smash
ed into small parked truck
yesterday and then hurtled
into 20 feet of water. Seven-
teen persons survived the accident.
swing harpist Robert Maxwell and musical comedy-ballet
dancer, Auro Vanlo.
ThU Is Your Life, 8:30. Joan CaulileM'a life wlU be
retelecast. Magazine cover featuring Miss Caulfield will be
featured on the show. Don Dexter's orchestra provides the
background music.
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