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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON Elizabeth Taylor, Burt Lancaster Win Coveted Movie Academy Awards TUESDAY. APRIL 18, 1861 Santa Monica, Calif.- (UPD - Elizabeth Taylor, beset by jtragedy and scandal in recent, years, stood with her golden Oscar today at the pinnacle of "her career-the best actress of t The dark-haired beauty won -the coveted award for her role pf a footloose lady in "Butter field 8." . But her acceptance of the statuette Monday night at the .33rd annual Academy Awards presentations was as drama- -tic a moment as any she had been called upon to play in ithe movies. Leaving a sickbed to attend her triumphant, hour, Miss Taylor was accompanied by husband Eddie Fisher and her physician. She is still recover ing from a near-fatal attack of pneumonia suffered last month in London. Lancaster Honored Muscular Burt Lancaster won the best actor award for his performance as the hell raising preacher in "Elmer Gantry." After receiving the award Lancaster said, "Next year I hope to coslar with Liz in 'A Child is Waiting,' about re- Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF- A COMMUTER from Mt. Vernon, N.Y., has a fortunate disposition: he can see the good side of everything. , ' For instance, when they constructed a distillery on one side (ct nis nome and a slaughter-house on the ether, his wife had a con niption fit. Not our hero, however, "Don't forget the big redeeming fea ture," he reminded his jWife.'From now on we'll " always know which way ' the 'wind is blowing." , 1 A young couple was ar rested in a parked vehicle : ton the shoulder of a public throughway. When the man , produced irrefutable evi dence, however, that the girl was his lawfully wedded wife, the case was thrown out of r court . - "I'm sorry," apologized the cop who had made the arrest. "I !- Sever dreamed the girl was your wife." "That's perfectly all right," nodded the man. " "Neither did I . till you flashed that light in our faces." .-!-'; .. . . 1961, by Bennett Cert. Distributed by Xing Features Syndicate tarded children. Liz' says she wants to do it very much." Shirley Jones won the best supporting actress award for her portrayal of a prostitute in "Elmer Gantry." She was offered the role by Lancaster after a succession of good-girl roles in musicals. Bearded Peter Ustinov, the English character actor, ran off with the best supporting performance award. He play ed a rogue in "Spartacus" who ran a school for gladia tors. Best picture voted by the Academy was "The Apartment." First for All All four winners in the act ing categories were . first- timers, v Billy Wilder accepted three awards best director, best original screenplay (with I.A.L. Diamond) and the pro ducer's award for best pic ture, all for "The Apartment." All the top winners were involved in rascality and sex. Miss Taylor played a girl of In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS ; ; Arthur S. Daniels, professor tof physical fitness at the Uni versity of Indiana, and presi dent of the American Associa tion of Health, Physical Edu cation and Recreation, ad dressing the Northwest re , gional convention of the asso ciation in Seattle, offers this bit of advice: "When you send Junior to ihe corner grocery store, don't give him the keys to the car. . Let him walk. It will be good for him." ; pROBING question: ' When Junior isn't around, and something is needed from "the corner grocery store, do ' you reckon Professor Daniels ' takes his own advice 'and ' WALKS? Or does he climb 'into the car and chauffeur himself to his destination? You answer it. I'm ashamed to. - rpHE learned professor of -'A physical fitness intimates "(although he doesn't come "right out and say ' so) that there was a time when people Walked by PREFERENCE. One wonders. There are people still living who can re member when the water for .household purposes came t from a well. It had to be car ried in a bucket. And, in that remote day, the well was apt r to be located a considerable distance from the house; may ,be as much as 100 yards. ri Did Junior walk to the well . in that period of our history? .. NOT when he could help it 7 especially if he happened to own a pony. In that event, he was likely to keep the pony tied to a post, and when Moth er needed a bucket of water T he would ride to the well, fill the bucket at the pump, set it ' on a handy goods box, mount "i the pony, lean from the sad ' die, pick up the bucket of water, and thus transport it to 'where it was needed. I, THE Juniors of yesteryear were not too unlike the ' Juniors of today. They seldom 'walked when they could ride. Nor were their fathers too un like them. They seldom walk ed when they could ride. CULL J Tn those davs B.A. (before automobiles) there WAS quite a little walking. Why? The answer is relatively simple. In that period of our history, one didn't simply go out and step into the single-seater top buggy (which was the sport car of the era), step on a but ton and take off. It was more complicated than that. Before the horsepower of that day could be utilized for transportation, the horse had to be curried if a good appear ance was to be made. It must then be harnessed. After that it must be hitched to the bug gy. And then tied to the hitch ing rack while you went in and changed into your Sun day clothes. '. rrHR tinint is that tleODle of - r rr J. that Hav mrin't walk hp- cause thev loved to walk. Or because walking was good for their health ana promotea longevity. Thpv walked because it was EASIER to walk than to get the familv steed ready to serve as the motive power for a contemplated mtle trip. That s-the long and snort of it. TOW for the HEALTH an- gle touched upon by the physical fitness professor from Indiana university, who inti mated to his fellow fitness professors up in Seattle the other day that it would-be a lot better for us all if we walked more and rode less. Either he is wrong or the census people have been kid ding us for lo these many years. These census sharps tell us that we're LIVING L.UNU- ER THAN ! PEOPLE EVER LIVED BEFORE. Yet we walk less than people ever walked before. There's a screw loose somewhere. Counsel With ... Mr. Insurance Fred Brennan Be sure that you understand about deductibles on windstorm and hail insurance covered un der extended coverage insurance in connection with your fire in surance. Bring your policy by and we will advise you how you are covered and the cost of eliminating or buying-back the deductible. It will be our, pleasure Fred R. Brennan, C.I.A. MEDFORD INSURANCE Agency PHONE SP 3-7343 27 North Holly St reef easy virtues with many lov ers. Lancaster portrayed a preacher who specialized in seducing women. Miss Jones was an out-and-out prostitute, and Ustinov's role called for him to provide girls for the gladiators. - "The Apartment" ' was a study in loose morals with co star Jack Lemmon providing his living quarters as a tryst ing place for his bosses. The two-hour, ton-minute Oscar show was nationally telecast with Bob Hope as master of ceremonies as a crowd of more than 2,500 per sons crowded Santa Monica Civic auditorium. Another 5, 000 movie fans stood outside in the fog-shrouded evening to cheer their favorites. Cooper Gets Award A dramatic moment was the presentation of a special award to Gary Cooper for his "many contributions to the motion picture industry." The actor was at home, ill. His friend, Jimmy Stewart, accepted the Oscar on his be half and was almost overcome with emotion as he said, "Coop, we're very, very proud of you. All of us are tremen dously proud." Miss Taylor appeared tired, showing the strain of her ill ness. She was pale, and circles rimmed her violct-blue eyes. She spent 15 minutes in the ladies room before she was able to take her seat in the auditorium. Hepled by Husband In the past three years she had been divorced from actor Michael Wilding; her third husband, Mike Todd, died in an airplane crash, and she was the storm center of the trian gular scandal when Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds decided to divorce. She was helped to the stage by Fisher, who turned to kiss his wife before she limped to the rostrum to accept the Os car from Yul Brynner. In her brief acceptance speech she whispered, "I real ly don't know how to express my gratitude for this, after everything. I guess all I can say is thank you. Thank you with all my heart." Two-Car Crashes Claim Four Lives By United Press International Two two-car crashes in the Portland - Vancouver area claimed four lives Monday, In cluding the wife of the chair man of the board of Portland General Electric Co. Mrs. Sarah C. Delzell, 59, and Roy J. Abbott, 72, Port land, were injured fatally in a two-car collision on the Sun set Highway 25 miles west of Pprtland Monday afternoon. Mrs.' Delzell's husband, Thomas Delzell, is board chair man and chief executive offi cer of PGE. In Vancouver, Wash., a two car collision claimed the lives of Tracey Peebles and Rosa lind L. Weger, both Vancouver. , l WitwM' 1 Pl - led AWARD WINNERS Winners of the main awards in the 33rd annual Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presentations Monday night at Santa Monica, Calif., are, from left, Peter Ustinov, best supporting actor in "Spar tacus;" Shirley Jones, best supporting actress in "Elmer Gantry;" Elizabeth Taylor, best actress for her role in "Butterfield 8;" and Burt Lancaster, best actor, for his part in "Elmer Gantry." (UPI Telephoto) A rush of power in the hush of luxury Just toe the pedal and off you go. Instantly. Without strain. Swiff as a bird. And as the miles fly by, suddenly you sense the luxurious silence of Buick's great new Wildcat V-8. Realize it whispers as softly at expressway speed as it does at 30. Because it's been streamlined inside and out to give you more go (but on less gas!). And it's teamed up with a new, trigger-quick Turbine Drive (now yours at no extra cost!) that's smoother and quieter than ever. 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