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A PRESS ADVERTISING FEATURE 3 a to e3iP a j1 I Jl ym mm i ui.ji iiiii 1-3 -w i JJ v- i -i vv5f CD S3 00 to 3 era 3" 0 3 1 i L3fel, fIJ 1 HOOTERVILLE EXPRESS Bea Benaderet. star of "Petticoat Junction," a CBS-TV presentation via Channel 12 at 9 p. m. Tuesdays, gets a fast ride' on the Hooterville Express, in this scene of the comedy series. wmaMnHnraKR whh 'WliiiT 111 MAKEUP MAGIC Makeup Artist Armand del Mar, center, transfers Gena Rowland, from plain Jane, left, to glamour girl, right, for a role in "Bonanza." i IN Hooterville Cannonball Neiv Star 1 Lightweight 16" Portable Weighs Only 24 lbs.

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Buchanan portrays the hotel handyman. The show's executive producer, Paul Henning, who also produces "The Beverly Hillbillies," said recently "the train's weekly appearances on TV might set the space age back 50 years and drive train buffs insane with delight, but without it our show would lose its character image." Running the railroad will be Smiley Burnette as engineer and Rufe Davis as his conductor. Smiley is the old trail partner of cowboy Gene Autry. Rufe is a veteran character actor and hillbilly comedian. About 14 years ago, 20th Century Fox Studio invested $80,000 to build "Old Hoot" for one of Marilyn Monroe's first movies, "Ticket to Tomahawk." Recently, Harvey Dick, owner of the Hoyt Hotel in Portland, Oregon, purchased the train from the studio intending to use it as a promotion gimmick for his hotel.

Before he had a chance to transport the train off the studio's back lot, George King, production supervisor for "Petticoat" spotted the "Old Hoot" and immediately negotiated with Dick for a lease. Thus, the wheezing character actor who had. been chugging around the back lot at Fox for so many years, finally got his big break! It's the same old story. The train now occupies Stage 7 at General Service Studios in Hollywood where Henning's production company, Filmways, is now shooting. nWelghs only 8 even a child can carry it Fully transistorized, with amazing new epitaxial power transistors Plays anywhere on its own rechargeable battery pack, auto boat battery or AC RESEARCH MAKES THE DIFFERENCE (p)95 (o) 0(0) NOW AVAILABLE WITH OPTIONAL UHF 5j til Open every nife 'til 9 Factory Au horized Parts and Service Easy Budget Terms Arranged FREE COME IN FOR YOUR "RANDY" CHILDREN'S BOOK iJt -1 -rr LCKAAUSIC 94 CLINTON BINGHAMTON A 3-0524.