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Salem, Oregon, Thursday, February 21, 1957 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL' Section 1 Page 15 m lira vi mm Ml STORE HOURS: MONDAYS 12 NOON TO 9 P. M. FRIDAY: 10 A. M. TO 9 P. M. M OTHER DAYS: 930 A. M. TO 5:30 P. M. Ml Presley Tops List of Worst Garbed on TV What's My Line' Gtiven Accolade for Poorest Dressed Show By WILLIAM EWALD United Presa Stall Correspondent NEW YORK (UP)-Elvis Pres ley, who soon may bo doing a right dress in the Army, is juilty of a wrong dross in TV. Like Abou Ben Adherri, Pres ley's name led all the rest today as Irving Heller, Manhattan tailor and sartorial - handicappcr, com piled his list of the 10 worst tele vision, "Presley is one of the most de plorable cases of bad dress I ve ever seen," said Heller. "Without a doubt, he is the worst dressed man ever to appear before the TV cameras. "I am not knocking his talpnt but I feel he is doing a disservice to the cause of dressing among teen agers by his example. He does not look neat, dignified and clean cut the way a young man should." A Wet Teabag Heller, who gained a measure of distinction a few years back when he referred to Arthur God frey as "a wet teabag with legs also picked the worst dressed show on TV, "What's My Line " "The men on 'What's My Line' look like pallbearers," said Heller. "The women are dressed beautifully, but the guys look like they're getting ready for a funeral." . As a result of this questionable distinction, "What's My Line" contributed two candidates to Heller's list, John Daly and Ben nett Cerf. "You would also have to rate high on any worst dressed list Sis Caesar and Joh Cameron Swqyze," said Heller. "Caesar has massive shoulders and those suits he wears' just acentuate Them. Swayze probably owns more clothes than any man on TV, but doesn't seem to know what to do with them. Looks Too Busy "I've seen Swayze wear a plaid suit with colorfully patterned tic and a flow in his lapel," moaned Heller. "Ho just looks too busy." Wallyy Cox ("Terrible") and Dave Garroway ("Puffy") also make the roster. "You can add onto that list Jimmy Durante. Libcrace and Steve Allen," said Heller. "Durante, awful. And Liberacc. Gaudy. As for Steve Allen, he looks like a man who's . been sleeping all bight in his suit." Heller confessed he'd be hard put to round up a 10 bes tdressed list in video. "Nobody Is rcall youtstanding." said Heller. "I would say Hal March is about the best dressed. Perry Como is good, too. And you can add on Jerry Lewis and Jack Webb. sThey wear what looks good on them. They don't worry about trends. Best Dressed Fat Man "Generally, the quizmasters come off the best, March, Jack Barry, Mike Wallace and Ralph Story. Ed Sullivan and Ed Mur low are well-dressed, too. And I'd pick Jackie Gleason as the best drjesscd fat man in TV. However, Heller is pretty un enthusiastic about the sartorial state of the male animal on TV. "Not a single fashion leader has been produced in the medium. And nobody seems to care," he said. "They're getting away with bad dressing now because thcyrc mostly in black and white. But when full color comes in, every body's going to be in trouble. Forest Service Buys Bombers To Fight Fires WASHINGTON (UP)-The For est Service recently bought seven Navy torpedo bombers to fight for est fires, it was disclosed today. The planes will be used to bomb, and strafe forest fires with special ly treated water bombs and sprays. The Forest Service, which pro tects millions of acres of wood lands, has already experimented successfully with water bombs dropped from smaller planes. The service also may soon start using helicopters in fighting forest fires. The agency's new techniques in fighting fires were disclosed in testimony before a House Appro priations Subcommittee by itich- ard E. McArdle, chief of the For' est Service, and his two assistants, Edward P. Cliff and V. L. Harper. Harper said the use of torpedo bombers allows fire fichtors to strike the very heart of big fires, spots they could never reach from the ground. The planes also can be used to strike quickly against small fires before they get chance to spread. Cliff said the bombers can carry 6IM gallons of water, compared with 100 gallons of the borrowed or rented crop-dusting planes used in experimental bombing. None of the officials gave the price they paid for the planes. They would cost from $100,000 or $150. 000 new, but have been declared surplus by the Navy. OFFICIAL FISH MONTGOMERY, Ala. (IT) Alambama boasted today that it is the only state in the union to have an official fish. Geoffrey Birt, state publicity di rector, announced the selection of the tarpon, fighting sport fish found along the Gulf Coast. toast. 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