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I 8 MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdford, Or. Monday, July 6, 1959 3 SUa f'W'V v? ' ; V"'": - BLAZING WRECK Two men died when this sports car crashed and burned in San Francisco. The driver, Marion Wheeler, announced after a drinking bout that he intended "to hit 90 this tune." The car crashed head-on into a concrete abutment exploded and burst into flames. . America's Top Entertainment Teams Split for Varied Reasons Editor's note: This is the first of three dispatches telling what's hap pened to some of the famous enter tainment teams of the recent past, and why such partnerships are be coming increasingly fewer. By RICK DU BROW UPI Hollywood Writer Hollywood -(LTD- America's top entertainment teams have discovered that united they stand but divided they stand to get richer. The result is that taxes- combined with death, dis agreement and the desire to "go it alone" are breaking up most of show business fa vorite partners. "Death has taken a heavy tell. Just last March, it took Lou Costello from Bud Ab bott. In recent years, it has also taken Oliver Hardy from Stan Laurel and Fred Allen from Portland Hoffa. A bitter personal argument split one of the great comedy teams of all Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Many other teams have broken up because one or more of the partners wanted to "go it alone" either for personal satisfaction or tax SEEKING POLITICAL ASYLUM, Alexander Kaznacheev (right), former official of Soviet Embassy in Rangoon, Burma, rides with U. S. Ambassador W. P. McConaughy! Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Chicago-The National Safety council, on the less-than-predicted highway death toll for the Fourth of July week end: . . ". . . We have every reason to hope that the current week end toll will not only fall below our estimate of 350, but will be below the Memorial day toll of 302." Moulsford, England-Clare Bryant, 17, on her plans for riding in the Lady Godiva stakes at midnight SatuVday: "I did consider riding nude, but I had second thoughts." Miami-Miami Crime Commissioner Dan Sullivan, on the appearance in town of about 200 of Chicago's top gangsters for the hush-hush wedding of No. 2 Chicago mobster Sam (Mooney) Giancana's daughter: "I suppose the heat's on in Chicago. They certainly made a special attempt to keep out of the limelight." Wilmington. N.C.-Tenant ing offers of help had decided him not to offer his week-old triplets for adoption: v "My wife is still undecided. We got several offers of help and I think I can see our way of staying together as a family." How to help N1 out of 10 and help yourself, too!' Today, doctors say that 1 out of ond, show the person with such a every 10 Americans has a serious problem that you understand, mental problem. You probably sympathize and want to help, come in contact with at least one . ' -. ' such person every day-a friend, As 3 d '2 sorrjeoneu work with, perhaps your understanding to those with evarnernofyourownfam senous problems- ,o under- TOs person desperately needs fO"' ,oo1aI71thow to sching mat youone can give fP VOUI emouonal tensions Here's how mS unhappy for jvm 6 . you and for those around you. you can give iL ' ' J J First, remember' the facts. Sen- For valuable advice on what .ous mental problems are quite you can do about your tensions, widespread today. They're not send for the free booklet, "How rare. And they're not hopekss! In To Deal With Your Tensions", most cases, they respond well to Write: Box 2500, New York 1, taodern medical treatment. Sec- New York. fiiHiMed m a public service in cooperation with The Advertising CamtcU mnd the Newspaper Advertising Executives Association. purposes, or a combination of both. Tax Stand Explained These include the Marx Brothers; Sid Caesar and Imo- gene Coca; the Dead End Kids; Jackie Gleason, Art Car ney and Audrey Meadows; and the Andrews Sisters, back together again but not nearly as successful as before their split. Why do taxes figure so prominently? Veteran show man Eddie Cantor explains it this way: "Suppose you get $7,500 a week as a team. That's 3,750 apiece. If you can get booked as a single, there's a good chance you'll get $5,000 or $1,250 more. And believe me, with taxes the way they are, that's becoming more and more the way performers think. ''Regardless of the differ ence of opinion of people like Dean and Jerry, they found out they're better off econo mically apart. And the young er kids have taken note. There are some young teams, . but farmer Nathan B. Miller, sav most of ' the kids work as singles if they can possibly do it." Taxes have had another im portant effect: Many of the famous teams of yesteryear work only occasionally be cause they are well-heeled and can't see the sense of labor ing for such small returns. Among these are Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson, Phil Har ris and Alice Faye, the Ritz Brothers, Lum and . Abner, and Fibber McGee and Molly who will be portrayed by two other, people on a tele vision series next fall. Only Handful Left What major teams are left, then? The answer, sadly, is there are only a handful among them Lucille Ball and Dezi Arnaz, Amos 'n Andy, Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy, and Louis Prima and Keely Smith. - The Three Stooges are making a comeback thanks to TV re-runs of their films, and Jimmy Durante and Eddie Jackson work together when they're talking. The big question, of course, is: "wnat causes leuas De tween successful partners?" Said' Cantor: "It's like any business. Money is one thing but every actor, has a certain amount of ego, and it's a wonderful feeling to know he doesn't have to depend on anyone when he's on." This was the case with Ab bott and Costello, Martin and Lewis, the Andrews Sisters, and Jackson and Durante. Abbott Never Bitter Abbott and Costello broke up in 1957. Early this year, Lu started a new solo career as star of Minsky's "Follies of 1959" in Las Vegas, Nev. Ab bott never was bitter, how ever. When Costello died last March, he wept: "The door was always open " to start again. Poor little Lou he's dead, dead. Recently, Abbott announced that he and veteran vaudevil lian Eddie Foy Jr. would form a new comedy team. Until then, Bud had refused to work, saying he was practi cally broke and there was "no use" trying to earn money when the government would only take it to satisfy back tax claims. Most people thought Martin and Lewis were ideally teamed until they split. Then Martin said: "After a while, Jerry got out of hand and be gan pushing me out of the pic ture. When you talked about Martin and Lewis, you thought of Lewis, and I knew it had to be that way. Now I'll know it's me they're com ing to see." Single at Heart Lewis also was a "single" at heart. Jerry said: "I'm not going on for money. I could retire now and give my fam ily all they need. Retire at 32? They'd bury me at 34." Both Martin and Lewis have done well on their own. The Andrews Sisters, on the other hand, flopped when they split up in 1953. Maxene and Laverne couldn't find a replacement' for Patty, the blonde star of the trio, who quit because "I wanted to ex pand as a performer. Patty did well as a single, but in 1956 she rejoined her sisters. Three-Man Act Durante and Jackson were partners for 42 years until last year when the Schnozzola took on a new teammate, Sonny King. Jackson, deeply hurt, left, saying: "I'm di vorced from Jimmy. He's a sweet guy, but I know I can make it on my own." He failed to set the world on fire, however, and last April he rejoined Durante and King in a three-man act in Las Vegas. A show business historian could go on and " on listing : teams, but Cantor sums up the feeling of veteran performers well: "Teams flourished in this Governor Long Resis Following Campaign Trip Winnfield, La. - flJPD - A tired looking Gov. Earl" K. Long rested in his "little pea patch" today from the rigors of campaigning for reelection. The -Louisiana governor, sleeping under covers in a fully-lighted bedroom of his tin-roofed farm retreat at Winnfield, got in the most sleep Sunday and Sunday night since his release from the last of three mental hos pitals June 26. Friendly Visit Dr. John T. Mosley, Long's Winnfield physician, visited with the governor early Sun day evening. Mosley joined Dr. Paul Pratt, a psychiatrist who has not left Long's side since his release from mental hospitals, but it was- reported the visit was considered only a "friendly visit," and had nothing to do with the govern or's heart condition. Plans to Resign Long, who is inelegible to succeed himself, served 11 months to fill out one term and is completing his second full term. He plans to resign, however, to make himself eligible for a record fourth term. ' - A hog fence guarded by state highway patrolmen kept newsmen "at their distance Sunday. Long made five ap pearances Saturday. He made short speeches at Cameron. Lake Arthur, Eunice and Ville Piatt. He also appeared at Lake Providence and asked the voters to send him back to the capitol at Baton Rouge. Witnesses To Leave Wednesday For Convention "' Nearly all Jehovah's Wit nesses from the Medford Con gregation will leave Wednes day for Eugene, where they will attend the four-day "Awake Ministers" assembly of the faith slated for July 9 through 12, it was announced here today by T. R. Thomp son, presiding minister.- In announcing the plans for the local delegates Thompson said that it has been necessary to cancel all regularly sched uled kingdom hall meetings this week end. Witnesses from 90 congre gations will he represented in the 4,000 to 6,000 persons ex pected to attend. Highlight of the convention will be Sunday, July 12, when principal speaker E. D. Rosam Jr. of New York, delivers the free public Bible address: "When God Speaks Peace To All Nations." Other speakers from the country's happier, more inno cent days.. It would be hypo critical to say. people didn't care about the dollar but there weren't all these tax angles to worry about. It's a little more hard-bitten now." Or, as a wit put it recently, "In modern-day show busi ness, the team that plays to gether rarely stays together." (Next: The great movie teams.) "I JUST ADORE QUICK GASH!" To which we reply:. "Who doesn't?" Especially when unexpected expenses arise or when unpaid bills pile up high! Then there's really no substitute for an adequate amoont of cash in hand. The question is: where and how to get it promptly? The answer Is: see us for a convenient loan on budget terms! ' LOANS From $25 to $1,500 On Auto Furniture Signature LOCALLY OWNED CRATER FINANCE CORPORATION 135 PINE CENTRAL POINT NO 4-1273 Frank Wilkinson. Mgr. ' Convenient Parkinq No Meters Trass? w J-&"1 z --zz? a rs;,s 4. fa:rlk IS, SWEEPING BASEMENT HIDEAWAY of $30,000,000 of electronic equipment, fire causes at least $5,000,000 damage to Pentagon, across Potomac Rivet from Washing ton. Smoke is billowing from building's exits as firemen pour water on conflagration. Indiana Pair First To Land at Spokane In Powder Puff Race Spokane, Wash. - (IIPD - Two women fliers from Fort Wayne, Ind., were the toast of the town today as they waited for the other entries in the annual Powder Puff Derby from Lawrence, Mass., to cross the finish line here. May Ray Ringenberg and her co-pilot, Lois Layman, touched down in their Beech craft Bonanza at 5:30 . a.m. (p.s.t.) Sunday after the last leg" of the race from Helena, Mont. -"I was trying to fly all the way into Spokane because, to my knowledge, no one , has ever covered the complete Powder Puff Derby distance in one day," Mrs. Ringenberg said. , , Forced to Seek Holes Mrs. Ringenberg did not achieve her goal since the race started from Lawrence Saturday. But she said, "had it not been for weather condi tions which forced me to turn back several times to look for a hole in the clouds, I would have made it in one day." She added that she did not expect to win the race be cause of the "par speeds" as signed to different planes. These speeds gave all con testants an equal chance since they were racing the clock in stead of each other. The winner will not be Watch Tower Society's Head quarters in Brooklyn, N.Y. include Max Harry Larson, corporation director and man ager of the Bible printing plant, who will serve as the convention chairman, and Russell V; Mock, special rep resentative. assigned to the Eugene assembly. CHARGES DROPPED Dulwich, England - (UPD - A dozen motorists will receive letters of apology this week from the policemen who ar rested them for speeding. All were clocked on a 440-yard hill. A court has ruled that speeding tickets may be is sued only after a motorist has been clocked speeding for at least 528 yards. Greenland has a population of 27,000 scattered in 200 settlements around the edges of the North Atlantic island I ' 0 v m -i . - -ilia-Mr; known until all of the planes have finished. ' Plane Forced Out All except ne of the 63 planes that started out from Lawrence were still in the race. One plane, a Pipe Tri Pacer piloted by Mrs. Dorothy Julich, Jackson Heights, N.Y., and . Arlene Walker, Hicks ville, XN.Y., was forced out of the race over Binghamton, N.Y., by engine trouble. Three planes in Helena this morning were expected to complete the cross-country flight today. Five others were in Fargo. N.D., one was in Bismarck, N.D., and 12 were in Rochester, Minn. 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AVMGS...'' 188 What Is The Law? Thii column is prepared aa a public service by the Colleqe of Law. Willamette University, Salem, to explain basic legal principles, not to provide legal advice. The reader is cautioned not to apply these cases to bis own problems without an attorney's advice, for differing facts may change the outcome. Person Has Right to Enjoy Air in Natural Stale A rendering plant was lo cated outside the city limits of La Grande and the odor from the plant during the summer months was very of fensive to many inhabitants of the city because of the di rection of the wind in that season. Restraining Order Several citizens brought a suit to restrain the rendering company from maintaing and operating the plant. The court permanently enjoined the plant owners from operating the plant during the summer or at any time it would be come a nuisance to the citi zens. The case illustrates that every person has the right to have the air pass over his property in its natural state and free from artificial im purities consistent with the locality and character of the community. Any business, al though in itself lawful, which necessarily impregnates large volumes of air with disagree able, unwholesome or offen sive matter, may become a nuisance to those occupying nearby property if the pollu tion impairs the comfort or enjoyment of their property. Thus smoke, dust, noxious fumes or gases, or stenches or smells, may constitute a nuis ance under some circum stances. Must Be Indispensable No action, however, can be brought if the pollution of the air is reasonably necessary to the enjoyment of life and in dispensable to the progress of society. But such pollution must not be exercised in an unreasonable manner. This type of pollution would in NATION-WIDE VALUE (VI O NTH Blgger-than-ever values for smarter-than-ever shoppers! 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