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Lack of Ideas Keeping Danny Thomas Off TV ERSKINE JOHNSON XEA Correspondent :7 ly Tours; "Fqr my'own good I've Thbniias straight- shoulderirig.it about trie, reason he's missing the home screens this rexp laining: "Television just isn't a. medium for stand-up comic. I discov- le.red.4hat after my first I was never panned, but. some of ray material was. How anyone put on three or four good routines once a month or once every three I 'can come up "with three acceptable new rbutines once a year for' night 'club act.

Barbara Whiting nnrt CBS Jack Myers have decided to take he rbmance more lightly and even aper. off on the oreign the i Jniyerse contest.remaining on is Renate Hoy, who's Miss Germany. McDaniel getting her first income in over i.yoar from the re-plays of on radio, through use of "Beulah" radio show--a moralejradio of her voice. "When! the right format-a situation 'comedy maybe--I'll be back." big screen career' is 'MISS U. S.

AND SINGER WED--Red-haired Jackie Loughery of, Brooklyn gave up the 'Miss' in her title of 'Miss U. S. Sunday when she became the bride of singer Guy Mitchell, 25. The 21-year-old beauty won her title at the 'Miss Universe' contest last June. Their careers will prevent an immediate honeymo'on.

The bride reported for movie work today and Mitchell begins a singing engagement tomorrow. (AP Wirephoto) CAN'T GET OFF PARALYZED BY SHOT Death of Susan Peters Saddens Film Capitol By BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD, No event recent months has saddened Holly wood as much as the death of Susan Peters: The people in the movie town had their memories' of the brilliant young actress who flashed on the 1 screens during the war years: She appeared opposSt Robert Taylor in of Russia" and critics hailed her as a bright new dramatic star. My own memories do not'go back that far. I first met her in 1H45 when she was recovering from the hunting accident wound that paralyzed- her from the waist down. She was living in a smaU Beverly Hills apartment with her husband, Richard -Quine.

Retained Spunk She was pale and thin, VAit she still had her Irish beauty. And she still had the spunk that went with the family of.Carnahan, her real name. She told proudly of how, she had a temperature of 106 after the accident and the doctors gave up hope for her. But she had been able to murmur to her husband, "I just wanted you to Know that I'm not going to die," When I did her first Interview after the accident, she reported she had taken in her new braces. "I ought t6 be walking pretty well in three months," she enthused.

Would she act again? "Just let them try and stop mo," ehe announced. She never was able to walk, but she did act again. Her first was three months later, on a radio drama with Van Johnson. "Gee, I'm she said before the show went on the air. But she came through with flying colors.

Later she had her first night out. She went to Giro's with her husband and' talked enthusiastically about her visits to paraplegic veterans in Army hospitals. She was driving her own hand-operated car and even taking flying lessons Adopted Child Christmas of 1943 wns a joyous one for Susan. She and Dick had adopted a baby hoy, Ttmmy. She reported excitedly that the doctors eaid she might be able to act in a movie.

The picture was 'Sign of the Ram" and she played a mean wp man in it. She was enthusiastic about doing a dramatic role and worked hard on the picture. Every- hing was done to make her com- The movie set was cooled specially for her and she. was the nly star allowed to drive, on the Columbia lot. "Sign ot the Ram" was not a uccess, and it was Susan's last Icture.

After that, her marriage Quine cracked up. Their friends eported that it was entirely her His loyalty remained steatf- ast, they said, but she did not vant to tie his life to a cripple. Afterwards, she made her life ilone. She wanted to be indepcv- dent and worked to the imit of her frail health. She toured 11 over the country in "The Barretts of Wimpolc Street" "The "lass Menagerie." "When I 'BRW her i for the last ime, she proudly brought out the 'ave reviews from critics, in Wash- ngton, D.

and elsewhere. Cherished Independence "I cherish my independence," she announced, "so I had to find a vay to make a living and keep my ittle family together." For the first time, she made, no claim that she would walk again. "How can I--I have, no spinal cord," she said. "It will take onger than I live for the doctors discover how to fix that." She was running out of hope, ind she came to the end of it ast week. She wouldn't allow anyone to help her recently," said the doctor after she died, "I believe she lost nterest In living." Ferry-Rider May Go Into Drydoek HONG KONG, Oct.

IT. ferry Lee Hong goes into dry- dock tomorrow 'and Michael Patrick O'Brien, her perpetual passenger, may go right along. O'Brien has been riding the Lee Hong -between Hong Kong and Portuguese Macau since Sept. 18. His papers aren't in order arid immigration officers won't let him off at either end.

The ferry company said it hopes to do something about O'Brien tomorrow--but it didn't say what. If O'Brien goes into drydock with the Lee Hong things might be a little rough. There will be no food.or water aboard, and the ship is due for a complete overhaul and paint job, O'Brien claims to be.American- born. The U. S.

State" Department says he is Hungarian. The United Nations re.Mgee organization has tried to help, but can't get him a permit to land anywhere. O'Brien reached Macau in early September from Red China. The government gave him a week to get out. He boarded the ferry, but Hong Kong officials wouldn't let him land.

When'the ferry returned to Macau, O'Brien got the same treatment there. For more than a month he has been stuck on the ferry, making its daily 80-mile round trip. He is living on monotonous comfort on funds furnished by an unnamed friend. J. A.

Blackweli Elected Head of Real Estate Board Black well has been elected president of Corpus Christ! Real Estate Board, the board of direc tors announced today. Blackwel succeeds J. A. C. Baker.

Cecil Haynes was elected vice president, succeeding 'Jim Sparks and Elbert Cox. was elected secre tary-treasurer, succeeding: R. V. Coulter. The election took place at a called meeting directors.T?eyv officer will assume their duties next month.

Hattie McDaniel "Well, -all the movies are faked, loo, aren't they?" 'UlGS OF HOLLTVVOOP.W--Actress Hatlie McDaniel, the "Beulah" of radio and. and an Academy A ward-winning movie actress, died yesterday of cancer, Sho was 57. -Illness forced" her. retirerhent from the "Beulah" show- more than-- 1 a The- show con- zooming, however, with "The -Jazz Singer" due this Worried about following Al Jolson in the ole? Not Danny, who told me: 'I said this to the 'studio and hen dismissed it. 'It's impossible combat legend and the dead.

So let's not And we didn't." There may be -a big censorship lowl when John Huston" brings 'Moulin Rouge" back to the U. "rom Paris. "The can-can num Jers, I hear, are noisy, bold and bawdy. If you- notice a wince on Ihe 'ace of Raj Kapoor, the Clark 3a'ble of the India movie industry news from Hollywood lore's the explanation as tolc by Kenneth McEldowney: "He Was wearing shoes in public foi first time and they were killing him." Compo's Movietimo, U. S.

Is one year old. Three hundred-sixty Hollywoix personalities have visited 1,30 cities and towns in the U. S. But! is it-worth all the effort? I doubt it. the big theme is.

'Hollywood stars are normal people just like your next-door neighbor." Baloney! Who wants to see their next-door neighbor on the screen? stars on tour should sell, glamor and sex and act like movie stars. That's what people want and will pay to see. There's a big split in the ranks of Mario Lanza's One side claims that a friend's advice (he's an actor) is the reason for all of Mario's troubles with MGM. It all up to a hunk of story that be told. Elaine Stewart, HlGM's new beauty, had one date with Bob Taylor, then decided against a repeat, Taylor talked about Ursula Thiess's charms from hello to goodbye time.

Turner's severed connections with her independent publicity guide, Brian Aherne was chiding a TV wrestler about. all the matches Dooster for the' Oscar-winning ac- Tess who's now at the Motion Picture Country -Home; Comic'-. BiJzzy telling about the political-minded ion who keard- about the electron, went to the poles and volted. Miss McDaniel the- first member of the-Negro race to receive an Academy Award, won in 1938 fqa- portraying a O'Hai-a's" mammy in "Gone With the Amos and Andy May Quit Radio HOLLYWOOD 'at Nothing's definite but Amos and Andy may retire from radio after this season. The comics--in real life Freeman F.

Gosden and Charles J. Corr'ell--have been a. broadcasting mainstay a quarter century. There'd been a report of retire ment so Guy DeSla-Gioppa, Columbia Broadcasting System vice president, talked with Gosden yesterday. "We have not made a final decision, but might decide to leave radio and show business after this season," Della-Cioppa quoted Gosden.

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