Jimmy Stewart Plays Real-Life Role He's Portrayed in Pictures
By VERNON SCOTT
Uniltd Pren Hollywood Writer
Hollywood W Shy, stam
mering Jimmy Stewart played
the real-life role today he's por
trayed so many timet on the
screen the nice guy who gets
a rough deal, but comei through
like a champ anyhow.
The lanky actor'i friend say
Jimmy would have made briga
dier general without a hitch if
he weren't a famous movie star.
They yelled '-foul" when his
promotion wes hung up by the
Senate Armed Services commit
tee this week. .
But not Jimmy.
"I'll continue to do my best,"
he said, referring to his colonelcy
in the Strategic Air Command.
"I was very honored to re
ceive the nomination for this
promotion by President Eisen
hower and the Air Force," Stew
art added, and then he clammed
up, just as he has in movies
when the script threw him
curve.
The actor's friend and agent,
Bernie Williams, says Jimmy
pulled a two-week tour of active
duty with the reserve this year
and last which is all the Air
Force requires.
Jimmy himself admits he has
been through transition and
familiarization with B-47s and
B-52s the two SAC standbys.
and both jets. During his last
tour, less than a month ago.
Colonel Stewart had 25 hours
flying time in B-52s.
According to Jimmy, his re
cent training has been directed i al command.
at fulfilling the job of deputy
commander of operations in the
event of mobilization day a
task that involves movement of
all aircraft throughout the glob-
At the height of his film ca
reer when he was chosen best
actor of 1940 for his role in
"The Philadelphia Story," Jim
my junked his $3,000-a-week
Medford;
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Third Section MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 1957 8 Paaes
STORM CLOUDS AND CURVATURE of the earth are graphically shown in this strata
spheric shot by Major David G. Simons as he soared 19 miles along the rim of outer space
for 32 hours. Storm clouds gave him some concern. (International Soundphoto)
movie salary to become a buck
private. In those days they were
paying $21 a month.
He weighed less than 157
pounds when he reported to the
draft board and was turned
down for being underweight.
A few months later he fatten
ed himself up by 10 pounds and
was called into service -in March
1941, eight months before Pearl
Harbor. Jimmy rose rapidly in
the ranks of the Army Air
Corps. He had held a civilian
flying license since 1935.
Without hoopla or fanfare,
Stewart went about doing his
duty 20 combat missions and
18 months in the European war
theater.
He was awarded the Distin
guished Flying Cross for lead
ing his squadron of bombers on
a Feb. 1945, raid on Brunswick,
Germany, aircraft factories. He
also was awarded the Air Medal
and Oak Leaf Cluster.
Jimmy is as highly regarded
in his native Pennsylvania as he
is in Hollywood. The 49-year-old
son of an Indiana, Pa., hard
ware store owner, Stewart once
was suggested as the Democratic
gubernatorial candidate of the
state.
But win or lose, general or no,
Jimmy Stewart isn't fretting
about the current hubbub in
Washington. He and his family
are vacationing on his ranch in
Northeastern Nevada.
If anybody wants an argu
ment, they're barking at the
wrong movie actor.
TOPS ANTE
Buffalo, N.Y. m Traffic
violators in Buffalo reached into
their pockets for $386,892.95 in
fines in 1956, easily topping the
previous high ante to the city's'
coffers. Records showed that
speeding was the highest single
offense, with violators contribut
ing a total of $112,487.
THREAT PAYS OFF
Niles, Mich. IW Judge
Thomas W. Cain's threat to jail
for drivers who failed to heed
parking tickets paid off. Offi
cers said an estimated 85 de
linquent motoiftsts jammed the
police station to pay fines.
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