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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1950)
4 .... AROUND HOLLYWOOD VIRGINIA MacPHIRJON United Prase CorroipoojdW Virgin! UscFhenofi Hollywood, June 1 (U.PJ Mimi Benrell, 26-year-old so prano of the Metropolitan op era, is wowing the night club natives here with her low d o w n boogie yJkpS. f I beat topped f' , I I nff with pie of ladylike "bumps." It's the first time a high brown prima donna has gone so "hep" and the customers at the Ambas sador's Cocoanut Grove are be ginning to think maybe this op era business isn't so doggone dry after all. What the boys at the dignified Metropolitan think might be something else. Miss Benzell doesn't know. "I haven't asked them," she said. Several years ago another curvy soprano Patrice Munsel drew the wrath of the Met when she posed out here in a skimpy bare-midriff bathing suit. Opera executives said they didn't think such behavior was in keep ling with her standing as "Prin cess Pat" ot the Metropolitan. "Princess Pat" said she was just doing a little swimming and what else did the executives ex y pect her to wear, for heaven's sake? Not Undignified Biss Benzell, who was just voted "The Darling of the Met," says she doesn't think her night club warbling is undignified, either. And she hasn't consulted the Met about all those movie offers that are flooding in. Miss Ben zell looks like a Hedy Lamarr who can sing, too, and the stu dios are panting to get her name on a contract. Would she like to be a movie Fred Alton Haight Teacher of Piano Supplemental Material for Piano (loose leaf) NEW - MODERN Classical, Popular, Boogie, Hymns, as YOU choose for your playing enjoyment. Sensational, Amazing, Quick ANY ACE OVER SIX Play the Piano Now Studio, 318 Leverette Bldg. Medford Ashland Studio, 525 8. Main queen? "Heck, yes," said Miss Ben zell. Would she pose for "cheese cake"? "Natch," she says. All of which might make you think the Metropolitan prima donnas now aren't much like the gals of the old days. If Miss Benzell is a sample, they aren't. She's built like a glamorous beauty and she wears a low-cut gown with the best of 'em. When she waltzes into the spotlight, the tourists give with the "bravos" before she even opens her pretty mouth. But when she does . . .! The customers get opera and they like it. Then Miss Benzell swings it with a boogie beat. From that she switches to nurs ery rhymes, western ditties, light opera and square dances. It's at the end of the square dance tunes that she produces her "bumps." "It's fun," she says. "And I'm making a lot of people like opera that never could stand it before. Did you ever expect to hear 'bravos' in a night club?" Columbia Ferry Service Stilled Astoria, June 1 (U.R) Trans Columbia river ferry service be tween Oregon and Washington was halted here today when three ferry boats were struck by crews in a wage and hour dispute. Floyd H. Simon, superintend ent for the highway commis sion which supervises the oper ations of the vessels, said that he crews appeared at the As toria docks at 6:30 a. m. but that none of the men boarded the vessels. The next step is up to the state highway commission, he said. The three unions that have called the strike have agreed to send their men back to work if the commission will operate the ferries, taking over the du ties of the Astoria Navigation company, which assumes its con tract today. The state highway commis sion indicated yesterday it would not step Into the dispute unless the Astoria Navigation company was unable to fill its contract obligations. Sams Valley Pre-Schoof Clinic To Be June 5 Sams Valley, June 1 Sams Valley Parent - Teacher associa tion will hold the annual pre school and infant clinic Monday, June 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Sams Valley school. Dr. A. E. Merkel, Jackson county health officer, will be In charge and immunization against smallpox, whooping cough and diphtheria will be offered. Children from the Table Rock. Beagle and Meadows districts are eligible to attend the clinic. Those in charge state that it is important for children entering school in September to have this check-up. Juniors Prepare For Rose Festival Two rehearsals of Bliss Heine's Juniors will be held Saturday at the armory. These are the last regular Saturday rehearsals be fore the Juniors leave for the Portland Rose festival, and Heine said it is important for all to at tend. Two special rehearsals will be held Monday and Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Parents were asked to attend classes Saturday so as to make final plans for the trip. Some in tend to drive and plans must be known. Members will stay at the Port land hotel and will see the grand floral parade from the hotel. They will report Friday at the Oregon Journal in uniform for a group picture and rehearsal, fol lowing which they will be given a treat by the Oregon Journal Juniors and tickets for a show that evening. Parade Saturday The Junior parade will be Sat urday morning, June 10. As plans now stand they call for a pro gram at Vancouver. Wash., in the afternoon with a stop at Jantzen Beach on the return to Port land. The Booster club being formed for the Juniors now has a good sized membership. It is open to all adults who wish to help. Any one wishing to join may contact Heine or call 3-2594. Some 5,000 natives of the Ryuku islands now worship at 25 Christian churches of various denominations. Theatres Hurt by Lack of Patronage Portland, Ore., June 1 (U.R) At least one downtown Portland theater and possibly several oth ers will suspend operations for the summer because of a lack of business, motion picture officials reported today. Bob Anderson of John Ham rick Theaters, Inc., said the Playhouse theater will close June 8 for an indefinite period. A. S. Haughey. vice-president of Portland's Central Labor Council and delegate from the Motion Picture Operators' asso ciation, told the council that the Star, Capitol and Century thea ters will close within the next two weeks. He said competition from ball games and other summer amuse ments was too keen and that there was no business. Columbia, Willamette In Slight Raise Portland, Ore., June 1 (U.R) River stages of the Willamette river at Portland and the Colum bia river at Vancouver, Wash., rose slightly yesterday. The weather bureau, how ever, said the rivers would re main fairly static for the next three days. After that slight rises were forecast. The harbor level in Portland was 18.4 feet, a rise of .3 of a foot above the Tuesday read- Central Point PTA Roundup Scheduled Central Point, June 1 Cen tral Point Parent-Teacher as sociation is sponsoring the an nual summer roundup for all pre-school children who will start to school in the fall. The roundup will be held June 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Dr. A. E. Merkel, county health of ficer, will be in charge. Chil dren from outlying districts will have appointments in the morn ing and town children in the afternoon. It is stated that the examina tion is for all children who will start to school in the fall and especially for children who whose parents will not be able to take them to private physi cians for pre-school examinations. NEW MAGAZINE Dayton, O., June 1 U.R) The publishers of Newsweek maga zine announced today they will issue a new pocket-size magazine entitled. "People Today" begin ning next Tuesday. The bi weekly 10-cent magazine will in clude articles and features with pictures of personalities in the news. ing. Flood stage is 18 feet. The Columbia at Vancouver was 18.6 feet yesterday, a rise of .5 of a foot over Tuesday. Flood stage at Vancouver is 15 feet. Drad line Sunday Classified ts Noon Saturdays. Thursday, June 1, IBI0 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN Woodchopping Revived As Coo Price Goes Up Wheeling, W. Va. (U.R) The art of woodchopping is making a comeback in the Ohio Valley, thanks to the price of coal. The number - of pot-bellied stoves aglow in this area ii in creasing daily. "People like myself just can't afford to burn coal in their stoves any more." said Martin Ragan of Virginville, W. Va. The woodchopping art also has its health benefits, Ragan ob served. In March, 98,551 auto tires and 107,655 tubes were produced in new Japan. 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