Around Hollywood
By ALINE MOSBY
United Press Correspondent
Hollywood 0J.R) Huh O'Bri
an, the "Wyatt Earp' 'of tele
vision, drew a
bead on other
western heroes
today: Most
are too slow
on the draw.
TV viewers
who are well
saturated with
Westerns may
have noticed
some sage
brush her o e s
Aline Mosby would never
live through a real gun fight.
But O'Brian is proud that fans
have congratulated him on his
hand-to-holster speed.
Challenges Others
"I'll challenge any of the other
western actors to a contest
Gary Cooper, John Wayne, Roy
Rogers," the star of the ABC-TV
program announced.
"I can draw in two-fifths of
a second. In a lot of Westerns
they have to slow down the cam
eraqyvhich makes the film go
faster so it looks as if the man
is drawing faster."
How to be quick on the draw
is one talent O'Brian worked
before he parted the TV se
ries about tne famed Kansas
marshal last fall. He used to
mow lawns for a living, and
when he finally broke into pic
tures he was the heavy in many
a Western at Universal-International
studio.
"It didn't matter then if I drew
quickly because I was the villain
and I always got shot, anyway,"
he explaQied. "But after I started
playing Earp, a hero, I had to
learn to draw first. I think I can
draw quicker than anybody else
in the business. Kirk Douglas
and Burt Lancaster are very
good on the draw."
Ability Demonstrated
At this point in our interview
Hugh demonstrated his ability
with a .45. He left the set of the
filmed show (a dangerous mov"e
because in TV they can film an
entire show while your back is
turned) and loaded his gun out
side the stage. Whil secretaries
ran out of their offices in alarm,
O'Brian shot up the old back lot
at two fifths of a second by
a stop watch.
"The technique includes never
looking at the other fellow's
eyes or his gun," Hugh went on.
"Actually I'm not as good or
accu9ate as the real Earp. I've
read a lot about him. Out of 200
fights he only killed four men
in self-defense. He was quick
on the draw but slow on the
temper."
Earp Outfits Now
The TV series is holding 'its
own against such stiff competi
tion as Milton Berle and Phil
Silvers on Tuesday nights. Soon
children can buy Earp outfits
string tie, fancy vest, striped
pants a dressier change from
coonskin caps.
"There are a lot of jokes about
Earp's name now, too," added
O'Brian. "The greatest sign of
success is when the public starts
kidding the name."
New Plastic Plane
Wing Being Tested
Buffalo, N. Y. (U.R) A
newly developed plastic wing
that eventually may have wide
spread use in the aircraft in
dustry is being tested at the Cor
nell Aeronautical Laboratory
here.
Research scientists at the lab
came up with a fabricating tech
nique for reinforced plastics. Its
use is being turned to guided
missile production.
The Glenn L. Martin Aircraft
Co. is now experimenting with
the CAL-developed eight- foot
plastic wing in place of an alum
inum structure in its KDMI
guided missile. The wing, ac
cording to CAL, weighs six per
cent less than its aluminum
counterpart and requires about
30 per cent fewer man-hours of
fabricftion.
Favorable tests have led the
armed services to request fur
ther research on the unique
wing, said to retain its strength
well at temperatures up to 400
degrees. Most foamed plastics
lose their strength at half that
temperature.
The CAL process consists of
foaming a low-density, high
strength plastic core inside a
mold, then applying a skin of
glass fabric impregnated with
resin in a "sandwich" pressing
treatment.
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DOWN BEFORE IT'S BUILT A 150-foot temporary sec
tion of the new International Bridge near Eagle Pass, Tex.,
lays in the dry Rio Grande River bed after collapsing while
under construction. At least 35 workmen were injured, two
of them critically.
Osaka Police Looking For Dropper of Leaflets
Hokyo (U.R) Police in the I promised "free Chinese beer and
industrial city of Osaka are noodles" which the Red Chinese
looking for members of an anti- didn't have.
Communist league who have
been using a helicopter to show
er leaflets on Osaka, site of the
current Chinese Communist
trade fair.
The Japanese press reported
today that one set of leaflets
caused pedestrians to stampede
the fair grounds. The leaflets
LOWEST PAY OFFERED
Odin, 111. U.R) The Odin
village board has offered to give
the job of village marshal to
whatever local resident is will
ing to work for the lowest sal
ary. So far, nobody has asked
for the job.
Sherry Fong
Trial Postponed
Portland (U.R) Circuit Judge
Alfred P. Dobson late yester
day recessed the Sherry Fong
murder trial indefinitely while
he studied points of law after
citing Deputy District Attorney
Howard , Lonergan for. contempt
of court. . '
The judge, who tangled with
Lonergan over the nature of
hearsay evidence and other le
gal questions, imposed no pen
alty but said he would consider
it later.
Three witnesses were called
by the court in' an effort to
establish the reliability of testi
mony by Sally Irwin and Carol
Thompson, who testified they
saw the victim, Diane Hank, in
Portland after she was allegedly
murdered.
Sherry is accused with her
husband, Wey Him Fong, of the
death of 16-year-old Diane.
Judge Dobson questioned Lois
Grierson, Lewis and Clark Col
lege instructor, William H. Bea-
vert and Howard Lowry, both
executives of Iron Fireman Man
ufacturing Company, over the
objection of Prosecutor Lon
ergan. The defense rested its case
with the reading of Dr. Howard
L. Richardson's test i m o n y.
Richardson, a Seattle patholo
gist, presented testimony at the
first trial of the Fongs which did
not substantiate the state's claim
that Diane Hank died of barbitu
rate poisoning.
Austria Avalanche
Kills 10 Persons
Salzburg, Austria (U.R)
The first serious avalanche of
the winter killed at least 10 per
sons and injured several others
at the Kaprun hydro-electric
plant near Salzburg Monday.
An avalanche of snow crashed
into a party of workmen at the
project shortly after dark, bury
ing 17 of them. Six of the work
men were believed trapped un
der the mass of snow.
Tuesday, December 6, 1955
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Havana, Cuba U.R) Police
today held 21 women for trying
to stage an anti - government
demonstration and government
officials openly expressed fear
of an armed revolt.
Police moved in when some
80 women gathered on a down
town street corner to stage the
demonstration.
Interior Minister Santiago Rey
said the government was frank
ly worried over the activities of
groups who are "raising the flag
of armed subversion country
wide." Pro-government Sen. Rolando
Masferrer said the dangerous
situation may lead to an armed
uprising.
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