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TWO MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. August 22. 1958 'Mr. Hot and Mr. Diggity' Hottest Tin Pan Alley Pa ir New York U.R) Al Hoffman and Dick Manning, lometimes called, "Mr. Hot and Mr. Dig nity," right now are to Tin Pan Alley what Mickey Mantle is to baseball. In short, they're hot. I At present the rioilman- Man-, tions 01 tne two. ning team is represented by noi They've been blending their fewer than nine entries in the i words and music for about three Advice of Mark Twain Taken By Scientists Riverside, Calif. .U.R) Scien tists at the University of Calif ornia are taking a gentle hint from Mark Twain and are doing something about the weather on a small scale. The scale is so small, however, that they are experimenting only with the weather close to the ground which is known, scien tifically, as microclimate. The object of the experiments is search for various methods of Drotectinz the growth of young plants so that vegetable growers can produce crops dur ing a season for which they are not normally adapted. Two methods have been ex perimented with "hot caps' and "brushing." "Hot caps" placed over tiny plants will afford about five de crees of frost protection and can raise minimum day tempera tares by 20 to 30 degrees. "Brushing" involves strips of paper supported by laths set up on the north sides ofplant rows. These afford wind and frost pro tection as well as raising air temperature. Nobel Winner Claims Viruses Cause Cancer Berkeley, Calif. (U.R) Dr. Wendell M. Stanley, Nobel Lau reate and director of the IV versity of California's virus lab oratory, said flatly that "the time has come when we should assume that viruses are respon sible for most, if not all, kinds of cancer." The viruses, he said, include cancer in man. Stanley speaking recently at a Detroit, Mich., meeting of the Third National Cancer Confer ence, said experimental produs tion of cancer in animals came as early as 1911. Since then virus caused tumors in animals have been widely studied, and suspi cion has fallen on viruses as the .cause of some types of human cancer. "The newer knowledge of cer tain properties of viruses," he said, "warrant today a marked change in our thinking on the problem of human cancer. Ac ceptance of the idea of a virus causation of human cancer may yield experimental results of the greatest benefit to mankind." Carpenter Killed In Fall From Bridge Vancouver, Wash. (U.R) Lewis C. Walters, a 62-year-old carpenter, was killed yesterday when he fell 25 feet from the new Daybreak bridge in central Clark county. Walters apparently thought there was footing behind him and stepped backwards, falling 25 feet from the timber of the new bridge to a rough stone con struction foundation below, ac cording to a deputy coroner. Dud line Sunaav Classified la at noon Saturday; 10 am Monday for Monday, other days 3.30 orevtouaday Colgates new aerosol type insecticide kills fliesA mosqu ( roaches 3nfS and other bogs faster, easier Bother type CSSS hue? killer ' o LJei and itsmefls good, too Hires rooms nn of Ft tin. insicts longer! Kan-kld Bug Killer is easy to use no spray gun necessary, no fuss, no mess! . . . Just press the button. Kan-Kil Bug killer is non inflammable. ..contains no DDT... and it smells good. too. Leaves no typical insecticide odor. Proved fast, easy, effective. At all stores. Another DepembM Cdgani htM juke box derby, and that's with out counting Perry Como's million-plus record. "Hot Diggity." Of Como's 10 million-seller records, Hoffman and Manning have contributed four of the songs. Hoffman-Manning titles now making the best-seller lists in clude: "Allegheny Moon," "Day dreams," "Oh, Mama, Teach Me To Dance." "I'd like to Say a Few Words About Texas." and "If You Really Want to Know." Novelties Included Their tunes include novelties, romantic ballads and combina- years. forming a team after dis covering that each had the same ideas about music. Just like "It Takes Two To Tango"T-another Hoffman hit they figure two heads are better than one in the music business. Before Hoffman and Manning present a song to a publisher, they spare no expense in having a demonstration record made. "Sometimes," said Manning, 'we spend more time on the 'demo' than on writing the song." The reason is simple. "We serve up a finished pro duct fo the busy publisher and the artist and repertoire man at the record company," Hoffman explained. "They don't have to imagine what the song will sound like. We have it right there for them." -' Almost Nole-for-Note The recordings of "Hot Dig gity" and "Allegheny Moon," made by Como and Patti Page, respectively are almost note-for-note the way Hoffman and Man ning arranged them for the demonstration copy. They are qualified to arrange songs, since. Manning is a Juilliard School of Music graduate and Hoffman once conducted a band. When writing a tune, both contribute the words and music. They often start with a title and take it from there. ' "There's more knack than tal ent in this business," said Hoff man. "You must know what to write and how to write it." "And you've got to know your market," Manning added. "You learn what not to write only through experience." Both agree that there is one basic requirement for anybody who wants to become a song writer. "A sense of humor." they said. "Without it, you'll never survive." the SEASON'S the REASON! 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