Illinois Valley News, Thursday, June 2. 1949 GOOD OR BAD, TELEVISION . , . TM Ï V ide o-th e Great, Irresistible Force ______________ . . . HOHIE Touin 7 ,|ÌHH zS H O llT áfoft/ HAS FASCINATION FOR MILLIONS Richer Harvest U C e rilM U M K By H I. PHILLIPS L IV IN G -R O O M SQ UAT books, papers and even the ra cin g results. By MICHAEL TIFF People Ran Congress n ig h t" sum up the to ta l exchange I o f words. M S A U SU AL T H IN G folks out in \ 1 E LISSA F IN C H w ould have " " the home towns and ru ra l com ­ -1' * fain ted fro m shock if Joe Sut- m u ......— n itie s — of — o u • r co u n try a are ahead ton had told her she was a p re tty — ic auc«u The de clin e in conversation at of congress and the p o litic ia n s here g ir l o r even sm ile d at her. H is pa, The old m an doesn’t go down house p a rtie s in tele visio n belts in W ashington in th e ir th in k in g on Jake, did th a t rig h t along, w hich to the store fo r the papers o r a has become a la rm in g . Guests h a rd ­ w h at is good for, o r w hat is best was f a ir enough. c ig a r. M om cuts the cinem a. fo r o u r co u n try in the m a tte r of B u t Joe d id lik e h e r cooking, ly speak to one another o r to the I t is n ’t because te le visio n is a ll n a tio n a l le gislatio n. O therw ise she’d have gone aw ay be- hostess. Whole evenings are spent sheer e n te rta in m e n t. In fa c t, As a ru le the m easures before fo re th is ; but today was d e fin ite ly it has been ra th e r tr y in g , often in w h ich “ come I n " and "good congress are m e re ly tra n s la tio n s he r la st day as housekeeper fo r Jake d o w n rig h t annoying. Video is of the thought and action o f the Sutton and his son. Joe M elissa s t ill in the baby stage. I t people them selves. And W ashing- hoped she had taken at least a p a rt doesn’t look lik e an e x tra s m a rt ton is sim p ly the m ir r o r w hich re- of the place Joe s ma had le ft some kid . B u t the re is such a d iv e r­ fleets the w ill o f a m a jo rity o f the six years ago when she had passed s ity of a ttra c tio n s on so m any ----♦---- People- beyond. She knew th a t Joe liv e d p ro g ra m s o ve r so m any chan­ The A m e ric a n p u b lic is g e ttin g There is a d e fin ite trend here w ith the m e m o ry of his m a ; acted nels th a t the re is a fa scin a tio n in W ashington how ever, w h ich as though she were in the next m ore and m ore am usem ent-m ad fo r m illio n s In it, good o r bad. yo u r Hom e Town R e po rte r is and it looks as if books, m agazines room . M elissa had ne ver lo st the not a tte m p tin g to in te rp re t. I „ . .. and newspapers m a y have to ¡m alt idea o f being an in tru d e r. am going to ask fo r an in te r­ p re ta tio n fro m the grassroots I m leaving today," announced Afe- hna. Joe kept m oving to w a rd the on this trend w hich leads to the Through many a day; i concerts, new sreels, soap operas, ‘ • h b 11 p a rk ' h l» door. " I ’m leaving to d a y " Melissa re­ question— “ A re we m o vin g to­ theater, his con cert ha ll, his in fo r ­ When Strength has failed me then I k n o w G com edians, trage dians, a c t o r s , ' m peated. Joe stopped, and she could w a rd a so cia listic na tion al gov­ a tio n bureau and his personal ° 1 u ,c n * K n o w , i dancers, scie ntists, clow ns and pup­ see his great fingers clench. ern m en t in this c o u n try ? ” So clam bake. That you w ill pray; pets com e zoom ing in to the old if you w ill, please w rite me a M elissa w ent back to the pum p ----- * ----- hom estead th a t the audience a t le tte r g iv in g me you r thoughts When any hurt becomes too great and sink. She began w a shin g the least gets action. The re a ctio n s are The answ er to "S h a ll we go out on the question. dishes. At the For me to bear, curious. We know one a d d ic t who som ewhere to n ig h t” is “ W hy? Perhaps I am too close to the f o r ­ same tim e she says, " I t s so bad th a t i t ’ s absorb- eople used to leave the a p a rtm e n t est to see the trees, but m y m a il is I feel it ease, remembering ’ M in u te rem e m be re d th a t in g ." A n o th e r dem ands, w ith m ore t0 **‘11 boredom and seek some d i­ flooded eve ry day w ith p u b lic ity , th is was h e r la st enthusiasm , "S how m e another ve rsio n - They now a cco m plish the Your power in prayer. Fiction day. brochures, pam phlets a n d ju s t T hree years m e d iu m through w h ich I can get same ob je ctive s w ith an "a e ria l p la in propaganda seeking to brand r --------------- ~ M id U U d ago ^ U S she I 1 C I had l d U S s i ta a T rt- V a hockey gam e, a ski to u rn a m e n t, sta c k ” and a "b o o s te r." e ve ry lib e ra l piece o f le g isla tio n ed in this house of the Suttons—Jake " I shall pray for you each day,” you said, a fo ru m , a circu s, a B ro a d w a y | ----- * ----- before congress as "s o c ia lis tic ." Sutton and th a t son o f his, Joe. She show, a couple o f westerns, a book H u rry up w ith the d in n e r, m o m ! "M y voice shall lift had no thin g against Jake because re v ie w and a carload o f m isccl- T here’s a prize fig h t, a w re s tlin g Jake h e e r r a as s ie D id iiu c u ----- * had the o sense v i . a c to i u look iLKi/i h at i n A t u ll M Are Branded In your behalf. . . . ” O friend o f mine, laneous e n te rta in e rs and ce le b ri- show, six m u s ic a l revues, a to u r The housing and slum clearance lf sfle was a hum an being. B u t th a t ties w ith o u t g e ttin g out o f m y o f the n ig h te rie s, fo u r w esterns There is no g ift b ill, fe d e ra l aid to education b ill, < Joe—he w as a born w o m an -h ater if c h a ir ! ” a travelogue, a new sreel, fo u r m ys- the b ill fo r com p ulsory he alth in ever she saw one. Then she con­ Though you should search the wide world through ----- ------- te r> dram as, 18 newscasts, a rodeo. surance, expansion o f social secu­ sidered — w ip in g the da m p tow el We have even discovered a fel- I a rn a fdi gras and a s a ilfis h to u rn a ' " ~ v tv il u ia tu v c ilU a rei- ° u “ o a iu is That can compare r it y laws, the va rio u s proposals to over the plates—th a t Joe had lost low who fin d s some c o m m e rc ia ls m ent on the video to n ig h t! crea te r iv e r v a lle y a u th o ritie s, any his ma. ith the precious, shining, white weight / ', a ttra c tiv e on tele visio n. He hated She w atched Jake come In fo r a b ill w h ich w ould pro vid e fo r a fed­ c o m m e rc ia ls on the rad io , but a O f your prayer! e ra l g ra n t-in -a id to the states, the packet o f c a rro t seeds. Jake d id n ’ t This n ’ T h a t close-up photograph o f a m in ce pie, B ran na n a g ric u ltu ra l p ro g ra m and glance at her as he rum m a ge d in a la ye r cake, a stack of w heaties, A rm o u i and Co. o m itte d its pre- num erous oth er m easures . . . a ll the seed pile. a b u b b lin g glass o f beer o r a gal fe rre d d ivide nd , saying m ea t p rice s Pray one for another,” we are told. have been branded as d e fin ite ly "R e cko n as how Joe an’ th a t Blos­ w h ip p in g up a d in n e r on a cooking have fa lle n 20 to 30 per cent s o c ia lis tic in na ture by one o r m ore som A ppenzeller gonna be hitched I, too, shall pray I p ro g ra m in trig u e s h im . He gets Steaks and chops are now w o rth o f the la rg e org an izatio ns w hich come th is fa ll, ” Jake announced sore i f a plate o f fra n k fu rte rs and j little m ore, in fa ct, tha n th e ir For you, and for each troubled heart m a in ta in lobbies here to in flue nce q u ie tly. beans doesn’ t screen w e ll o r i f a w eight in gold. le g isla tio n . In need today. Joe wouldn’ t m a rry any g irl, not d isp la y o f g e la tin s is out o f focus. • • • E ven our fa rm cooperatives have even Blossom w ith her fa n cy ways, His c h ie f in te re s t in a ll p ro du cts Those F o rd cars are o f new de­ been branded w ith the s o c ia lis tic M elissa thought. And, as fo r h e rs e lf’ seems to be th e ir degree o f screen label. I t has come to the po in t th a t she had stood about a ll she could. I f sign. but the s trik e comes in the c la rity . e ve ry so-called lib e ra l piece of Joe h a d n 't noticed he r fo r three long same old shape a t both ends and -*■ le g is la tio n w h ich comes before con­ in any co lo r so long as i t ’s d a rk years he sure w a sn't going to M en and wom en who could blue gress is being m easured by the change ove rnight. tr; so cia list y a rd s tic k . O f course there are as m an y d e fin itio n s fo r the I J E R suitcase was packed and w o rd " lib e r a l" as there are w r it ­ she sat down on It to close it ers, but as this re p o rte r view s it, tig h t. Then she wondered w hat Joe lib e ra l le g isla tio n is any m easure was doing. She could see h im w hich has fo r its o b je c tiv e the e lim ­ through the w indow p la in as day. Richard H Wilkinson in a tio n o f any in e q u a litie s o r tr ib u ­ She had to a d m it th a t he looked la tio n s o f any gre at mass of the m ig h ty lik e a m an as he wheeled people through fed eral help in th a t tra c to r round the field. H e 'd r A L E K I A ’S A P P A in w ith is’ ii,.» i », ■ » IN K S G i - i t i i u t n 1 ‘ » • W h ~ b .y o n d .n d I ¿ t S l t o ’b r. H * * * h t *‘ m oney o r re g u la to ry control. m ake any g ir l a p ro v id in g husband. • • • UEKHAKD J g ra tify in g . A fte r a ll. E lio t was the F rench doors that : onz»n»d J . ‘ b eak th e lr engagem ent, his in- So Jake thought Blossom Appen­ T T A N E S S A BROW N ty p ifie s eve ry m ost handsom e and the m ost g la m te rra c e The place was c r ' 7 terest in s h eelah Jackso n—it had zeller was fo r Joe. M aybe Blossom S ocialism Defined tilin g th a t a young actress ' orous m an at Newfane L a ke , and The d ic tio n a ry says socialism is would have liked to nab Joe but Joe ought to be. V ery p re tty , w ith the confession o f his love had rath- hind some shru bb ery, and V a le ria n on a tte ™p‘ to m a in ta in his a re co n stru ctio n o f society on the had no eye fo r painted-up lip s and chestnut h a ir and blue eyes, she e r fla tte re d her va n ity. But the sat down. I t was good to sit E lio t ° a J ? s ,a n d ln g ' nourish his basis o f cooperation o f la b o r and chalked-up eyes. Two ove * E1‘ 0‘ I pr,de and v a n i‘ y aPd conceit. T hat blue dress on he r suited her has m anaged, at 20, to com plete d u ra tio n had been b rie f. T w o I bent o ve r her c o m m u n ity o f p ro p e rty ; o r govern­ M r college course and m ake pic- m onths, to he exact She had sm ile d i , m e n t c o n tro l o f econom ic a c tiv itie s blue eyes. M elissa stood s tra ig h t up She stood up, suddenly contem pt- tures at the same tim e Asked how a little w is tfu lly the n ig h t she p V a t 1 Can ‘ stand it ! I o u 7 'Y s h , m e d '' ™ T T ” 1' so th a t c o m p e titio n w ill give w ay to in fro n t of the dresser glass. H er i t happened th a t she was chosen handed hack his rin g 1 ve been crazy ever since you gave X u s , ? i. 7 e‘ S' cooperation and the rew ards of hand halted m id w a y to her face . .. . .. . me back the rin g . I 'm going m a d ’ 1 aisgusted w ith his weakness. She fo r the m a id of the a ll-s ta r cast H s bcen_swell fun, E lio t, but it Y o irv e got , Q ™ d ; looked down a t h im , w ith o u t p ity or la b o r be eq ua lly apportioned. That pow der box. She was lo okin g at o f P a ra m o u n t's "T h e H e ire s s ," is the ortho do x M a rx brand of Joe s ma, an old photo encased in a c a n 't last The fe e lin g 's a ll on the Arnazed, she stared up at ! a n T ’ w ^ e a g e r ^ M e k ^ 1^ 8 0 c ia li«m, but the m o d e m ' o r “ ga7- fra m e of gilde d wood. F o r the firs t •he laughed and »aid she'd been surface. I t isn ’t re a l." socialism , but the m odern o r gar- him . Ills eyes were bu rning pendable Doug. 1 *’ den v a rie tV ot so cia lism appears to tim e, though she had seen th a t p ic ­ Not re a l? " He stared a t her, tin coals. lie stood th e re stripped be content w ith a m ore adequate tu re every day. M elissa could see , be lie vin g. "G ood Lo rd. V a l—’ ’ But of his p ride and d ig n ity , no d is trib u tio n o f w e alth through so­ w hy Joe rem a ine d aloof fro m g irls ; she in te rru p te d Rr j - longer the confident l»on Juan, c ia l re fo rm s by p o litic a l agencies. how could any g ir l come up to Joe's D iscovery o f Iro n him w ith a ges- T hey w a nt n a tio n a liza tio n o f such ma? * Mifiuta tu re o f fin a lity the bre a ke r of w om en's hearts. Ir o n —a cco rd in g to legend- On her way down, c a rry in g the resources as ra ilro a d s, m ines and Fiction It's no use, E lio t I " E li° t. y o u 're d r u n k !" discovered by p r im itiv e m an suitcase, she w anted to c ry but sob- o th e r p ro p e ritie s, but do not advo­ * -------------- \ o u r e fa r too I m not Val. don’t you see I ’m c a m p fire em bers o r in m eteo rites cate a b o litio n o f the p ro fit system h .„a . . glam o ro us a n d not D o n 't you see how m uch I Iro n tools w ere used in con stru ct n o r the rig h t to own p riv a te p ro p­ handsom e to fa ll in love. 1 trie d love y o u !" He dropped down be- in g the P y ra m id s about 3000 B C ............ ... m v p p c . u . oown De The in g the P y ra m u id s about 3000 B, R . <- e rty. h a r rd, d , but b lit it rl id r l n 't c u .. < i d „ her. and - ,. ,a suddenly . . . j j . . . . . . . his . “ » y i o u nro u s d.iccd a u u u im i JUIAI H C ha it d 't w o rk .” " She side head was ancients C patted his hand m a te rn a lly . “ Sum against h»r u .» ___ * ce^ iro n in fires ' V .1 V ' f ’ ^ M 1’ W* a t-v b u il‘ ° n the w in d w a rd side o f banks A ltho ug h anyw ay you vie w it | m e r rom ances are fun. and this .- r id 1 6 ?Co J “ ’“ beW,' d o r in Pi,s ° r ^ rn a c e s . using so cia lism does not f it in to the has been the best ever. No reg rets. ered. So a ll his in d iffe re n ce , his bellows. “ A m e ric a n system o f free com peti A h u rt look cam e in to his eyes, tio n and in d iv id u a l freedom s, the j to be replaced an in sta n t la te r by question arises-does any re fo rm ad­ exaggerated in d iffe re n ce . He tossed vocated by the S ocialist p a rty be­ the rin g , caught it, pocketed it. "O come s o c ia lis tic in fact? F o r in K , sister. I guess I can stand it . " stance as fa r back as 1908 the His eyes held th a t smug, "it's -y o u r- S ocialist p a rty p la tfo rm advocated VANESSA BROW N | fu n e ra l" look th a t so fitte d his role con serva tion ^and developm ent of ACROSS teaching W illia m W y le r’s d a ug hter She fe lt released, free again. When 50. O therw ise 16 One o f n a tu ra l resources; s c ie n tific r e ­ Doug M e tc a lf asked he r to attend 1 P a rt o f a DO W N to s w im ; a fte r testin g olde r ac- fo re s ta tio n ; storage of flood waters K in g Le ar's check 1. Body o f tresses he realized that Vanessa the C o un try C luL b a ll w ith h im she da ug hters and u tiliz a tio n o f w a te r pow er; es­ 5 An aro­ w a te r 17 F a t was rig h t fo r the role, he r ninth. accepted w ith o u t q u alm s o f con­ ta b lis h m e n t of m in im u m wage r a* m a tic spice 2. Levers used 19 O btained Y o u 've heard her on the a ir she science. Doug was big and hom ely. scales; fiv e and one-half-day week; 9 Iris h Free f o r tu rn in g 20 Sweeten I bought there was no h a rm in tou re d A laska w ith "V o x P o p ," has old age pensions and s u rv iv o rs in ­ S tate rudders 21. Jogs "Y o u won t appealed on the Screen G u ild and a skin g ,” he grin n e d surance; a gra du ated incom e ta x ; 10 A k in g o f 3 In c ite 23 Hone oth er im p o rta n t shows. She w rite s, fin d me as sp e cta cu la r as E lio t ." equal s u ffra g e ; d ire c t p r im a r y ; N o rw a y 4 K id n e y- la n a t.) too; has sold three stories to ■ v o ca tio n a l ed uca tion ; a separate lie looked at her cu rio u s ly , 11 Seaweed shaped. 27. S trange new spaper syndicate. la b o r d e p a rtm e n t and conservation seemed on the po in t o f asking 12 H a b it edible seeds 29. E xcla m a­ o f p u b lic health and establishm ent a question and thought b e tte r of 13. Furnished 5. Cut. as ti tio n of an independent health bureau Joan F onta ine in "B e d o f Roses" It She knew th a t he. lik e eve ry- te m p o ra rily grass 30 Sew ing M elissa was a w fu lly s m a ll; a These re fo rm s are in the la w today w ill be back at It KO fo r the firs t one else, was w ondering If her 15 N e ga tive 6 T oge ther in stru m e n ts 42 C hristm aj speck of dust blown here by the A re they socialistic? re p ly tu n e since she s ta rre d in "F ro m h ea rt was broken. W ell, let them 7. L ig h t boat 33. Tree song wind. T h is Day F o rw a rd " In 1945. A 14. Spawn o f 8. N e w t 36 Price fin d out fo r them selves. T h e ir 43 Tree fish 11. A slow - m odern d ra m a , it stars her as an I 37 Subside pifv annoyed tier. Who was th is 44 C olor Address G iven bing eased that sicke nin g fe e lin g of 18 Propose m oving iro n -w ille d g ir l w ith an insatt.i i Mei H a rv e y , s gnd o r some- 38 W a ll 46 .Malt in satia ble T his re p o rte r believes, how ever de parture. As she cam e out Into the te n ta tiv e ly boat d e sire to have her ow n way thing? recess beve-age that a m ea surin g s tic k should be afternoon sunshine she could see 22 R ive r F rie n d s who knew her and O livia w h e th e r o r not. you as a citizen Jake looking at her fro m the chicken The rlig h t of the ball, dancing i S pain! de H a vila n d in th e ir sc Inn 1 K iri w ith Do have lost o r m ay lose yo u r in d iv id ­ yard. ug M e tca lf, she saw E lio t 24 Board o f days say the b e a u tifu l Joan her ual freedom s guaranteed you dv bv flo a tin g by w ith Sheelah Jackson. I J o e !" Jake siivuicu shouted. . "A in ’t M iitn-u you ------ A in O rdnance s e if alw ays bad a way o f g e ttin g th e c o n s titu tio n and the b ill of you goin’ ,0 say good-by to Me- He was lo okin g down Into h e r up- ' (a b b r.t w h at she wanted rig h ts ; w h e th e r controls by the gov- *iM a ’ ' And then she saw Joe stop tu rn 25 B ib lic a l c ity e rn m e n t to keep em ploym ent or. the lr a c t° '' and tu rn to stare at her. 26 P ia ste r e V a le ria fe lt a little pang, and, John M tlja n deserted film « o f Parts 1 '■ fa cto rie s up and Melissa felt another lu m p la her p a tie n t at herself, gave her at- two y e a rs ago to devote his 28 K in d of ( ric e s down are s o c ia lis tic ; wheth- tb ro a I as Joe stood near he r lik e a tion to Doug Doug was w a tch in g tim e to his avocado ranch at dance e r ta x a tio n plays such a role in Rrcat p ‘ne tree She was a w fu lly and there was w o rsh ip in his ' Ista. ( a llf., tint could not re­ 31. Roman >< u r econom y as to become un- sm a'L sbc was a speck ot dust th a t sist the role of " M r . H o w a rd ” pound b e a ra b ly oppressive. had been blow n here by the w ind In " M rs . M ik e ," the D ir k Few - 32. P erfo rm H E WAS D A N C IN G a d re a m y So le t's hear w hat the folks in the 3nd n° * Wa* be inR blown away, e ll-E v e h ■ Keyes s ta r r r r being 34 Make hot z w ith Doug when E lio t cut home tow n th in k on this subject "tr A . a : 35 N a tive o f produced for l u lled A rtists in S urprised, she found h e rs e lf in Nevada his a rm s scarce ly before his 39 B itte r vetch F iv e of film la n d 's g la m o u r g irls fa m ilia r features becam e re co g n iz­ 40 Jewish recognize a v o le * th a t has m ade able. m onth lo ve to the m when they tune In 1037.