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TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. August 27, 1957 Four Shirley Temple Films Will Be Televised on Network This Fall By DOC QUIGG ! Ufailed Press Corresnondeni t N?viYork W In a Manhat tan office, trje small movie pro jector fluttered, moaned, and whirred into gear, and on the opposite wall the most amazing capitalist of a generation ago was reborn. In the picture a little girl with pertly bobbed hair, round face, I and a saucy tilt to her head be gan to sing. Then she danced. Then she emoted cutely. "I hate you. I hate you. I think you're all very mean," she growled, pouting and shaking a pudgy finger. The year in which she did that particular bit of hamming was 1937, and she was nine years old and she was the seventh-highest-. salaried person in the United States. Her pay was S307.014 that year, and she was pretty close to the top of her childish fortune, which as been estimated at three to five million dollars. Retired at 12 She was also a legend of sorts before she was 10. A European newspaper reported she wasn't a child at all, but really a midget with a shaved head and blond wig. An Egyptian newspaper suggested that probably she was just a ventriloquist's dummy. Her fan mail reached 2,000 let tels a day, her studio got 3.000 requests a week for autographed pictures. At the age of 12, she was just too old, and she retired. What we were looking at in the office was a film of some scenes clipped from a few of her box office-busting movies . . . here, singing the old famil iar songs . . . here, acting in a costume bit . . . here, dancing su perbly with the great Bill (Bo janglcs) Robinson, matiing the master step for step. 0 And the thought suddenly oc curred that there is a whole generation in our midst that was born after Shirley Temple stop ped making her little-girl mov ies. Perhaps with this in mind, the NTA film network this fall will put on television four of the films from Shirley's heyday. Still Shines Brightly They are "Rebecca of Sunny brook Farm," "Captain Janu ary ,""'Wee Willie Winkie" and "Heidi." From what I saw in the brief film clip, I can report that after 20 years the pintsize millionaire's ability still shines rather brightly from the screen. But on the subject of child movies in general what's hap pened to that institution. It seems to have faded away, like blotters and running boards and chlorophyll. Gone are the days of such as the waif that was Jackie Coo gan, of Baby Leroy. Mickey Rooney, Farina and the happy crew of "our gang" kids, of lit tle Judy Garland, Gloria Jean, Jane Withers. Unless some big-shot toddler comes along fast, we'll have to conclude that the age of mon strous moppetry is at an end. Wall Street Notes Rails' Bright Spots By ELMER C. WALZER United Press Financial Editor New York W Wall Street, in taking another look at the rails, notes much still to be de sired but also finds a few bright spots. The street concludes that that the re cent rise in freight rates of 7 per cent for eastern and western territories and Elmer Waizer 4 per cent for the South was sugh things as "inadequate," "disappointing" and "insuffici ent to cover inflation of the wage bill." But the market men say it helps. Standard and Poor's cal culates that the average rise will work out at 414 per cent when the various exemptions and holddowns are provided for. Not Unsatisfactory But, Standard concludes, "all in all, tSe rate decision is by. no On The Side By E. V. Durling (Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Inc.) O (her are Volrn of the Put Link of a broken rhain. Wings Inat can bear me back to Time Which cannot com aicain: Yrt God forbid that I should lose The echoes that remain! Adelaide Ann Proctor If and when the Dodgers move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles it will not be the first exodus of a celebrated organization from Flatbush to the City of Angels. Over 40 years ago the world famous Vitagraph Film Compa ny, the cradle of some of the greatest of silent film stars, moved from Flatbush to Los Angeles. In this company were such film luminaries as Maurice Costello, Florence Turner, Nor ma and Constance Talmadge, Anita Stewart and Clara Kim ball Young. The departure of ths distinguished organization cused considerable comment but had no particular effect on thj; section it had deserted. The same will be true if the Dodgers leave. There will always be a Flatbush. Love Letters Are nurses chilly companions on moonlight strolls? Are they inclined to be ever talking shop? Are they generally lacking in romantic qualities? So it has frequently been alleged. Any way, the one and only great romatic love in the life of Bernard Shaw was that for a nurse named Alice Lockett. She was also Shaw's first love. In London recently were sold 20 love letters written by Shaw. to Miss Lockett. The price paid for , these interesting epistles was the ; equivalent of $2,200. It doesn't j seem enough. j Asking I Queries from clients. Q. What was the nationality of Harry j Dacre who wrote the song titled , "A Bicycle Built For Two"? A. i He was born in England but) wrote the song mentioned in j New York. The real title of the I ditty is "Daisy Bell." Q. What feminine film stars have been married five times or more? A. All I can think of offhand are Gloria Swanson, Lana Turner and Arline Judge. Horses and Women Note Frenchwomen referred to as world's best dressed fe males. It might be better to describe the Frenchwomen as the world's "most cleverly dress ed" females. They know how to empahsize their good points and hide their defects. Among the Married Referring to a report of a marriage of a man of 72 and a woman of 45, a Chicagoan asks if it is possible thij couple might have a son and heir. Or a daugh ter and heiress. He doesn't state what is his personal interest is, if any, in this possibility. The answer that it is possible. Wom en in their late forties have become mothers. Men as old a? 92 have become fathers. Good Old Days Still continued are references to the "good old days" when a schooner of beer could be pur chased for a nickel. In that per iod laborers working on the con struction of the New York sub way were being paid one dollar a day. That is, -i a week. Bar tenders were paid $10 to $12 a week. I agree with the man who said, "The good old days. May they never come again." means unsatisfactory. The poten tial lift in earnings over the re mainder of the year should make up for the first half de cline with something to spare, indicating comparisons for the final six months will make much more pleasant reading. "Moreover, it is important that the Interstate Commerce com mission has left the door open for expeditious action on further rate relief keyed to increased costs." Thompson and McKinnon finds that the railroads' big change since the end of World War II is known but not too well un derstood. It notes the vast improvement of roadbed, freight yards, track age, and terminals together with new facilities, including central traffic control and safety de vices. Also dieselization and pruning off of unprofitable branch lines. Much Remains This brokerage firm finds much remains to be done but believes public recognition is growing of discriminatory bur dens on rails compared with competing carriers, such as barges, motortrucks and aircraft. "So is the public attitude to ward 'compulsory 'featherbed ding,' particularly unnecessary work on jobs. A new and alert managerial class, thoroughly familiar with railroad problems, is up and coming. Prospects for the future appear bright." . No one is suggesting promiscu ous purchase of railroad shares, bud many market experts are recommending selected issues. The market in the past has been strong when the rails were in demand. Not a few think this might be one way of getting a real rally into action again. Resident Says Fish Surface Near Ontario Ontario, Ore. OPI "Tens of thousands" of fish surfaced vio lently on the quiet Dry Creek arm of Owyhee lake last week, a La Grande resident reported Monday. Lloyd" Urquhart described the experience as "superhuman and shocking." A strange humming sound accompanied the phen omenon, he said. Urquhart said that his daughter Ronda, and Alan Jacobs, La Grande, a third member of the party, also heard the humming sound. 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