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"DENNIS THE MENACE"
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High Cost Of Top Stars
Headache To Film Studios
Offers Besiege Inventor
Of No Air Collision Device
LOS ANGELES (UP1) Inventor
Elmer Mtukel, debt - ridden
"dreamer" whose idea (or a de
vice to prevent aircraft collisions
aroused wide interest, was a key
figure today in a race to develop
his device.
Where before, the lanky, self
educated Meukel had trouble in
teresting anyone in his electronic
motion detector, his main problem
now was considering offers and
protecting his interests.
Shortly after returning over the
weekend from three months wan
dering that took him to a Hcno,
Nev.. hobo jungle, the inventor to
day contacted attorney Leonard
Weinberg.
Weinberg planned to go over the
rontract Meukel signed with the
Polaris Engineering Company be
fore leaving home in a "mental
funk" last June to escape crcdi
tors.
The pact calls for Meukel to re
ecive 3'j per cent in royalties if
his device works. The total could
amount to $.15,000 a year.
Polaris officials were anxious to
reach an agreement with the in
ventor so company engineers could
(tart work on development of the
Invention.
Meukel scoffed at a million dol
lar damnge suit filed against him
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George Clark V"u
by Comapco Inc. The firm claimed
his invention might have infringed
on the company's patent rights of
its motion detector.
The 41-year-old inventor wanted
to know how his device could have
infringed on another 'when no one
but he knows the details of it.
'Weinberg said Meukel had re
ceived one offer for his invention
from U. S. Dynapower Electronic
Corp., Franklin Park, H. The com
pany was reported to have offered
25 per cent of the gross profits on
the invention providing it works.
Editor's Note The fabled studio
tycoons, who since the beginning
of Hollywood time exercised auto
cratic authority over every tace'
of movie making, are gone or fad-
A new set of faces has taken
over, faces laminar to all wno
watch the silver screen. Associ
ated Press motion picture writer
Bob Thomas describes this
strange revolution in four columns.
By BOB THOMAS
AP Motion Picture Writer
HOLLYWOOD IAP These are
the men who now rule the movie
industry:
Marlon Brando. Gary Cooper
Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Clark
Gable. Cary Grant, William Hold
en. Burt Lancaster, Gregory
Peck. Frank Sinatra,
Stewart and John Wayne.
A golden dozen. They hold the
balance of power in Hollywood
just as surely as the town was
once ruled by the pioneering pro
ducers. The pioneers are dying,
and the strength of the maior stu
dios has steadily ebbed. The top
draw stars have moved into the
vacuum.
If there is any doubt about the
strength of this talented 12. you
have only to ask the major and
independent producers in town.
They are screaming over what
they have to pay those stars to
get their services.
Couple Robs
Rug Dealer
KANSAS CITY (AP)-The well
dressed couple seemed pleased
with four antique "Oriental rugs
which Mrs. Josephine Potter, an
83-year-old invalid, had advertised
for sale.
They looked at them Sunday and
returned Monday with $210.
While the man carried the rugs
to his car, the woman stayed in
side the house with Mrs. Potter,
who will enter a hospital next
week for hip surgery.
"When the man came back he
grabbed up the $210 and took $10
from my purse." Mrs. Potter said.
Then the couple left, taking
along two linen table cloths and a
china soup tureen for good measure.
Workers Die
From Fumes
DETROIT IAPI Gas fumes m
a forge plant furnace of Chrysler
Corp. killed two workmen Mon
day.
The two, Joseph Bonk. 42, of
llamlramck, and Fred Bradshaw,
J-l, of Detroit, were overcome by
carbon monoxide gas while clean
ing the furnace. The furnace had
been shut down since Friday for
cooling and cleaning.
Company officials called in ex
nerts to determine the source of
the gas. The furnace cleaning is
routine work and gas masks arc
not normally needed.
Another employe found Bonk
and Bradshaw on the furnace
floor.
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Grandma Boss
Sheds Shawl
4480 So. Sixth
Next to Oregon Food
CHICAGO UPI -The retiring
president of the National Federa
tion of Grandmother Clubs of Amer
ica said Monday night the mod
ern grandmother has shed her
shawl in favor of the sack.
Mrs. Thomas Stalcup. H9. Akron
Ohio, said before the federation
was formed grandma s place was
in the rocking chair and baby sit
ting. She said grandmothers now
don't have time to rock because
they're too busy taking part in
community affairs through social
and welfare organizations.
And. she added, "we don't let
our children push the baby sitting
chores off on us all the time.
Mrs. Stalcup said not only have
some grandmothers abandoned
their gray hair and shawls, they
"have gone so far as to wear sack
dresses and tint their hair.
The federation, holding its 2i)lh
annual convention here, received
a message Monday from President
Eisenhower, a grandfather.
"As hnmemakers. mothers and
grandmothers you have an impor
tant role m directing and building
the character of our citizens," the
President's message read in pail
An MGM producer recently
wailed to a columnist that the stu
dio's product was stalled because
stars wanted a wing or me aa
ministration building plus a mil
lion dollars.
Though they may scream, the
producers pay and how they pay:
Take a look at some of these re
ports:
Paramount gives Brando all
the profits on his new Western
deducting only studio and distri
bution expenses.
Twentieth Century - Fox pays
Holden and Wayne $750,000 apiece
plus 20 per cent of the profits for
each of them on "The Horse Sol
diers." Many producers claim that such
deals are outrageous and that the
stars are pricing the film busi-
james,ness into Bankruptcy.
I nc creator oi me movie enas
up working for a salary, an in
dependent producer complained
You've practically got to give
away 125 per cent of the picture
to line up stars. By the time the
talents' demands are met, there's
no profit left for anyone."
The stars appear unconcerned
In the case of Bill Holden. he can
point out that his last five film:
have averaged a world gross of
between 12 and 14 million dollars
His "Bridge on the River Kwai'
deal is offered as proof that there
can be prolit for everyone in
good picture.
Holden was oflered 10 cents of
every dollar that came in the box
office. The film is one of the all
time greats, and his take will
amount to 21 j million dollars. His
payments are limited to $50,000
a year, so he can be still collect
ing when he's a great-grandfather.
On the strength of just such
gold mines as "Kwai," producers
continue to offer fabulous deals
to the 12 stars. The fact is that
with one those famous names on a
contract, the movie makers have
trouble lining up the money
thev need to make a film. And
without those names, a major
studio cannot remain major.
Of course, the golden dozen are
not the only stars who can draw
big money. There are others, but
their power is not quite as in
tense. What about the girls?
I'm glad you asked. If you
wanted to be gallant, you would
have to add Marilyn Monroe and
Elizabeth Taylor for a more (etch
ing 14. Consider these deals:
MM gets 10 cents of every box
office dollar for "Some Like It
Hot." Liz draws a half-million
plus 10 per cent of the gross for
"Two for the Seesaw.
Bvit despite their impressive
figures, the girls shouldn't be list
ed among Hollywood's new rulers.
The reason: few big pictures are
about women. Most of the epics
concern the stalwart heroes whom
Messrs. Brando through Wayne
portray so effectively and profit
ably.
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THIS NEW WING of the Klamath Lutheran Church was dedicated during the morn
ing service Sunday, October 5, by Dr. H. L. Foss, Seattle, pastor of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church, that city. The choir sang two appropriate numbers under direction
of Stephen Stone. The two-story, brick and frame structure, with 6,300 square feet
of floor space provides for 21 Sunday school rooms, two large assembly rooms, rest
rooms and kitchenette on the second floor. Morrison and Howard were the archi
tects. Eldon Alt was the contractor. Approximate cost of the structure including a
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covered waixway to db duht oerween rne wing ana mo main wuiiwiuy
First Sunday school classes in he wing will be held at 9:30 a.m., Sunday, October 12.
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City Clinics
To Stay Open
DETROIT (AP) Emergency
linics will be open day and night
in Detroit and Wayne County this
week to give Salk antipolio vac
cine against the area's polio epi
demic. Dr. Joseph G. Molner. Detroit
and Wayne County health com
missioner, said six new polio cases
were reported in Detroit Monday
to bring the total thus far this
year to 5-12, with 16 deaths. This
compared with 170 cases and two
deaths at the same time last year.
Molner said surrounding Wayne
County reported eight new cases
Monday to bring the county toll
to 155 cases for the year with no
deaths. He said there were 67
cases and one death for the same
period last year.
UNFLAGGING PRANKSTER
.tnil.KT 111 cl'Pll Pnlira
are hopeful this town's latest
prankster will quit belore he runs
through the entire United Nations.
A Guatemalan flag was found
flying Monday morning from a
hospital flag pole and a Peruvian
flag was hoisted to the top at St.
Franr-ic Academy. Flaff nnlps on
other private and public buildings
have recently sponeo me nags oi
Denmark, Tunisia, France and
Japan.
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Stocks Found
By Secretary
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (I'PI) -
Jessie Carswcll. a 43-ycar-old Oak
land. Calif., secretary, spotted an
old greeting-card box in the muni
cipal dumps here yesterday and
jumped for joy.
The box. tossed away with
"some other stutf" by two young
bovs who stole her car. contained
SLTi.lnK) in blue-chip stocks.
The boys, H and 15, stole Miss
Carswell's car Friday nilit to vis
it some friends in Sacramento
They threw nut the "stuff" as they
passed the municipal dump.
The bovs were picked up Satur
day night and confessed their
crime. Miss Carswell called Oak
land Mayor Clitlord Rishell early
Monday, asking him to use his in
lluence to persuade Sacramento of
lieials to hold up burning of rub
bish for a day.
Mayor Rishell got the support
of Sacramento Mayor Clarence
Azcvedo. Miss Carswcll rushed to
Sacramento with two police offi
cers and one of the young auto
thieves Vho quickly pointed out
the box. complete with stocks.
THREE KI1.1.EI1
NICOSIA, Cyprus AP In a
rising tide of terrorism by Greek
Cypnots. two British soldiers, and
a Turkish Cypriot policeman were
killed during the night.
Seven soldiers were wounded in
the four ambushes in ditlercnt
parts uf this east Mediterranean
island.
Local Strikes
Paralyze GM
DETROIT (AP) General Mo
tors car building operation was
paralyzed bv local strikes for a
third work day today since GM's
national contract agreement last
Thursday with the United Auto
Workers.
The few local settlements thus
far sent back to work less than
10.000 of the 275,000 production
workers idled in strikes across the
country.
Troubles elsewhere in the indus
try continued to impede the pro
duction of new 1931) model cars.
Both Chrysler and Ford were af
fected. They, too, have agreed na
tionally with the HAW.
One Chrysler strike, that at the
Twinsburg, Ohio, stamping plant
affecting 1.000 employes, was set
tled overnight.
At the same time Chrysler s
4.000 oflice workers in Detroit who
are represented by the UAW
served notice they will strike
Wednesday unless their contract
demands are settled. The com
pany and union had settled on all
but Detroit office workers among
the company s 75.000 employes.
Ford had no strike anywhere but
part shortage interfered with
its production.
GM's only settlements sent back
4.000 workers at Lockport, N.Y.,
2.500 at Dayton, Ohio, 2.000 at
Saginaw, Mich., and 1,000 at
Vandalia, Ohio.
Pep Meet At White House
Shows Ike To Bear Down
On Socialism, High Taxes
DOORS CPEN 6:30 P. M.
LAST 2 DAYS!
Nations Back
America Plan
NEW DELHI 'AP) - Britain
West Germany and other nations
threw their support today behind
a U.S. proposal to increase the
International Monetary Fund.
The fund supports trade in the
non-Communist world with a pool
of the various foreign currencies
from which nations can borrow
when short of exchange to pay for
imports.
Derick Healhcoat Amory, Brit
ish chancellor of the exchequer,
proposed at the annual meeting
of the fund that its 67 member
governments increase their quo
las of contribution to the fund by
30 per cent.
Heathcot Amory's speech height
ened the general belief that an
increase of fund quotas is likely.
The members were expected to
direct their Executive Board to
study the situation and report by
December.
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Beirut Police
Subdue Mob
BEIRUT (API A club-swing-ng
mot) oi sccral hundred today
attempted to grab control ot the
coastal village where President
Faud Chehab lives. Lebanese se
curity forces smashed the at
tempt.
It was the 16th day of the gen
eral strike and rioting which is
being led by anti-Nasser Phalan-
gist party members. Most of their
wrath is directed at the Cabinet
formed by Premier Rashid Kara
mi. who helped lead the rebellion
aeainst former President Camille
("hamoun. a Marantic Catholic.
The Phalangists, who are Chris
tians, are demanding more repre
sentation in the Cabinet.
Steam Smothers
Two Children
DETROIT t.APi - Three year
old Tat anna Patillo and her
brother. Kennard. 2. suffocated
donday r.unt when steam poured
out ot a pipe and filled their bed
rein! as lliev slept
Their mother. Ardina. 20. told
police she left the children alone
;ir few minutes to go to the
Police S-1. Clnford Brmey sa:d
tbe steam apparently escaped
WASHINGTON I API Presiden
Eisenhower apparently is eager U
lay his prestige heavily on tlu
line in a stepped-up congressional
campaign he says may decide the
(ate of "moderate government."
His White House pep meeting.
with GOP leaders Monday pro
duced strong signs that he will
bear down on the tvtin issues of
socialism and higher taxes in
forthcoming chin'-ui tour to stir
up Republican voters..
At the same tune, he made it
clear he is ready to take on all
Democratic critics of the manner
which he has handled the crisis
over Ouemoy and Matsu.
GOP National Chairman Meade
Alcorn reported Eisenhower was
"very vigorous" in condemning
those who contend the Nationalist-
held islands aren't worth fighting
for. Alcorn quoted the President
saying his critics missed the
point that Jhe principle of halting
possible Communist aggression is
involved.
However, a joint statement is
sued by the conferees alter a 2'i-
hour session with Eisenhower laid
heaviest stress on the contention
that continued Democratic control
of Congress would point the coun
try "down the left lane which
leads inescapably to socialism
Alcorn said the statement was
revised to include some president
ial suggestions. This led to an as
sumption that Eisenhower may be
pigeon-hdling his theme of "Mod
ern Republicanism" for the time
being in favor of an attack on the
old-line GOP s target of "social
ism."
In the past some Republicans
have grumbled that Eisenhowef
himself was too much of a New
Dealer to suit them because of
his proposals for expansion of so
cial and welfare services of the
government.
The presidentially approved
statement pictured a black future
for private entei prise if the Demo
crats win in November.
It said that because the Demo
cratic partv is dominated by
certain politico-labor bosses and
left-wing extremists" any future
Congress controlled by the party
would be tar to the left of the
New and Fair Deals."
"Taxation for political purposes
would again become a harsh real
ity with an increased Democratic
majority in Congress." the GOP
leaders said. "Imposition of high
or federal taxes to finance grandi
ose spending scnemes would oe-
come a reality."
Alcorn quoted Vice President
Nixon as expressing the belief at
the conference that peace and ec
onomic recovery are the principal
campaign issues.
In this connection. Aicorn
ported that Chairman Andrew F
Schoeppel (Rani ot tne itepuou
can Senatorial campaign iommn
tee said he had found a tremend
ous reservoir of confidence in the
President in the handling of for
eicn affairs.
Sen. Schoeppel also said he had
found that the people generally
believe the President handled the
economic recession in the right
wav." Alcorn said.
However. Sen. Hubert Humph
rev (D-Minni disputed this,
well as the optimistic reports
about Republican chances that
came out of the White House
meeting.
"There is a general lack of con
fidence in the Eisenhower admin
islration in both foreign and do
mestic affairs.' Humphrey said
"The people of the country have
a feeling that things are not right
that there is no one in charge
of the store."
Humphrev. a member of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee. sa:d Eisenhower had changed
position on Qnemoy and Matsu by
indicating this country is willm
:o negotiate for withdrawal of
The American people are not
favor of becoming involved in
hostilities with Red China over
he offshore islands." he said.
The average American has bet
ter military and political judgment
than some of our leaders."
Star John Wayne
Made Granddad
BURBANK. Calif. AP) Ar
rival of a 7-pound, 6-ounce girl in
St. Joseph Hospital has made ac
tor John Wayne a grandfather.
The child was born Monday to
Wayne's daughter Maria Antonia
Toni) La Cava, 21, and was chris
tened Anita.
Mrs. La Cava, Wayne's daugh
ter by former wile Josephine
Saenz Wayne, is married to
Donald La Cava, an executive in
Wayne's film-making company
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