The Kokomo Tribune from Kokomo, Indiana • Page 57

Artist Benton Makes Hit fn Hollywood By JAMES BACON (For HOLLYWOOD, W-H you find your eyes lingering on the news' paper for "The Kentucldan," you have good appreciation of art The sketch of Burt Lancaster with boy and dog was done by Thomas Hart Benton, one of Amer ica's finest and most costroversia artists. How did Hollywood lore Benton? Producer Harold Hecbt he always bad admired work and knew that be was the one artist who wouldn't come up with the conventional in advertising art. Hecht also remembered Benton's famous statement which got him fired from Us teaching job at the Kansas City Art Institute in 1941. At that time, Benton said: "I'd sell my paintings to bawdy and to have them bung in art museums." Hecbt figured that anyone who would make a statement like that might be ripe for a movie offer The artist was. Of course, the money was good loo.

Hecht offered a $6,500 commis sion for the picture plus a thousand more in expenses and any future royalties on and lithographs. i But even that than some of the old masters made in a able to hold Benton at first. On the first day of sketching, the IVIRYiODY N. C. stacei man 65-year-old pointment Benton made an ap- with Lancaster at 7 o'clock one evening.

Lancaster, both the star and the director of the movie, was two hours late. As the big actor, dressed in buckskins and still wearing makeup, strode hurriedly into a hotel at Owensboro, where the picture was made, be found Benton leaving. The artist had packed liis bags and called a cab for the airport intending to chuck the whole dea by flying home to Kansas City. Lancaster, who isn't used pleading with people, jumped the cab and did a fast-talk job on Benton. By the time the cab reached the airport, the artist was pacified.

Burt late for no more appointments with Benton. The two became fast friends. Ruling on GM Union Shop Case Due Next Week INDIANAPOLIS temporary nan on enforcement of the union shop provision in the new General Motors-United Auto Workers contract is still in effect, and Judge Walter Pritchard says he will decide early next week whether to lift It or extend it indefinitely. The temporary restraining order would have expired Tuesday, but 'udge Pritchard continued it after tearing both the corporation ant be CIO union oppose extension He instructed attorneys to file writ ten arguments by Saturday. The injunction suit was filed in Marion County Superior Court by V.

R. Smith, 40-year-old expert mental assembler at the GM Alii son Division here. Smith alleged he and 200 othe non-union employes of GM her? a at Anderson are being coerced into joining the UAW under threat of losing their jobs. He contended the union shop provision violates the RUMMAGE SALE 4-8 p.m., 8-12 a.m. N.

0. Chtris, Rtiubli can HMdquartors. Martha Scott Typifies New TV By CHARLES MERCER NEW YORK new cate- jory that television has added to he ranks of show, business is the "narrator" who stands between some dramas and their audiences. As graceful a figure as can be found in this spot is Martha Scott, a young lady who television from Gee's Creek, by way of Kansas City, Broadway and Hollywood. She is the ceremonies type of job so popular on television.

As a matter of fact, it's hard to ee why Martha Scott" any trouble in being herself. For, off stage, she's always herself, as unaffected as morning gingham in Missouri. Talk with her over a slice of watermelon and you think the interesting thing is ef being recently completed a couple of Holly- Bank Teller Is Held For NEW YOKK IB jaung bank- teller, who says' $46,000 mysteriously disappeared from the bank, is being held on charges of embezzling the money. William Gerard Gravius. 26, arrested.

Tuesday at a summer bungalow in East Hampton on, Long Island, told police the money disappeared after he set it aside to deposit in the bank vault.last week. He said he was too scared to tell anyone about it The fact that the funds were mi ssing was discovered in a bank audit Friday at the Hillside Avenue branch of the Jamaica Nationa Bank. Gravius, who lives at East Meadow, N.Y., has worked at the bank seven years. Hie salary was $63 a week. he gave this explana tion: On the day before the audit had taken $46,000 from his drawe and carried it to the vault.

When he didn't find the head teller to check the money, be left it on tb floor ofthe vault tagged with slip saying it came from his ac count. hours later he went bac a the vault and discovered th money was gone but was too frightened to tell anyone about jt. Police said the teller was a frequent visitor to trotting race tracks and he explained a recent $2,000 deposit in nte personal ac- iKurtday, 11. 1955 KOKOMO and.) TRIBUNE 25 cjravsi ft AT KOKOMO CLOVER FARM STORES Specially Created SWIFT'S PREM 39c 12-OZ. CAN With Tender Beef Added SWIFT'S CHOPPED HAM 12-OZ.

CAN Luncheon 35c WE FEATURE SWIFT'S FINE MEATS MOBILE narrator of Modern Romances, an wood movie roles: in "The Des- NBC-TV afternoon show. perate Hours" with Humphrey Bo- From Monday through Friday, garlandFrederic March; and fa she smiles into the camera, says! Cecil B. DeMule's "Ten is Martha Scott," and then ments. Indiana constitution and a state law banning coercion. Smith testified he would-be will- goes on to bring the weeklong Aerial up to date.

"When it began," she says, "the most difficult words I had to say were, 'This is Martha I found myself asking myself, 'Who is Martha I was used to being an actress, playing a role outside myself. As an actress I had better never ad-lib, tut as a narrator I certainly had better ad- lib." The business of being oneself instead of playing an assigned role Miss Scott's Broadway successes are Town," "The Voice of the Turtle," "The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker" and count as being the result of successful track bets. Kids Have Short Time To Fipd Home for Pet GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. W) Seven-year-old Stanley Pulaski anc his 5-year-old sister Janice had 24 hours left today to find a new home for their 4-year-old collie Ike The dog was ordered banishei from the Pulaski home Tuesda; by Municipal Judge Robert 'B Burns.

Last June, Mrs. Harry F. Wells a neighbor, said Ike bit her Chi SWISS STEAK FRESH PORK TENDERLOIN RIB END CUT PORK CHOPS CUT FROM YOUNG TENDER- BEEF By Pitci SWIFT'S PREMIUM many another. Her first love She took the case ing to pay the union is, she- tough ass.jn- a month if he could do so without ment for every actor and actress joining the union. I who has tackled the master of the stage, and it's doubtful if she ever leaves it for long.

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Dewey brought 12 neighborhood children into court to testify in behalf of He was.a good dog, they said. He was loyal. He was noble. He never hurt anybody a model dog and a friend. But to no avail.

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The pail of gasoline caught fire and Van Dermeir tossed the mass of flames through the door just as Topsy, bis dog, was passing it. Van Der- meir then chased Topsy, trying to put out the flames. When he caught her she bit him, putting him in a hospital. "SHARPSVILLE SHARPSVILLE (Tribune Area and Mrs. Myron Bowlby arrived here Sunday from Fort Devens, where the former was given an honorable discharge from the U.

S. Army after three years of service. Mrs Bowlby is the former Miss Wilma Lou Underwood of Sharpsville. Mr. and Mrs.

Virgil Carter hav returned from Holla, wher they spent several days with thei son and his wife, Pfc. and Mrs WflUam -Carter. Private Carter-i stationed at Fort Leonard Wood. Mrs. Clarence Cook of Muncie formerly of Sharpsville, underwen major surgery at Ball Memoria Hospital Tuesday.

She is the wife of the former pastor of the Sharpsville Methodist Church. The Junior Girls 'Class of the Sharpsville Methodist Church have named' their class Ufe Sunbeam Class. Officers are Elizabeth 1 Beatty, president; Shelia Reese, secretary. Mrs. Herman Hankins and Mrs.

Henry Warner are teach- Mr. and Mrs. Max Quirk of Macyll are parents of a daughter, Rebecca Sue, 6 pounds, 1 ounce, born at 1:30 p.m. is a coach at Macy High School. Grandparents are Mrs.

Dorothea Quirk of Sharps- vine and Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs, North Manchester. W. Dean Carter of Sharpsville at-ll tended the reunion of his army regiment, the 5th Armored Division, last Thursday, Friday Saturday in St Louis, Mo.

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