The Progress-Index from Petersburg, Virginia • Page 12

Polly Bergen Seeking To Prove Emmy No Fluke NEW YORK (NBA) Polly Bergen is looking for another dramatic part, and has been for some months. Sho's afraid people will think of her Emmy victory (for "The Helen Morgan as a fluke, and that she doesn't want. So she wants to do another one. But it isn't easy to find a good part, especially in her position. Anybody got any ideas? "If Bob Hope had to do a show every week," says Johnny Carson, "he'd be washed up inside of This is part of Johnny's philosophy that "weekly comedy you." He should know; his old Jell-0 show, which was well liked by the fans and the critics, failed after one run.

Now he's the MC of the ABC-TV quiz, "Do You trust Your Wife?" and he's a happy man. "People feel sorry for you when you have an afternoon show," says Carson. "They think you're buried. But you've got 10 million people watching and they're more loyal than a nighttime audience." Johnny, one of show business' most likable takes his comedy seriously. He figures (hat he has to face up to the reality that TV, at the moment, just isn't ripe for good comedy.

"I'm not being tinhanpy about it, just facing cold -facts," he The Equitable Life Assurance Society is pleased to announce that Keath, Graves is now associated with its Petersburg office as a career life underwriter. Office: 205 Medical Arts Bldg. Phone RE 2-8021 Home: 1626 Ferndale Ave. Phone RE 2-9204 ROBERT H. HALL, District Manager pie get tired of Til be a bird.

1 12 The Progress-Index, Petersburg-Colonial Heights, Sunday, June 8, I A JOURNEY--Seagoing "newsboy," William "Pat" Reid, above, makes a six- rmie voyage every week from Cohassct, to Boston Lightship to deliver Sunday editions of Boston newspapers. Delivery is made under terms of the will of the late James Dean, Boston stock exchange Dean, who made the run himself until his death in 1942, placed $10,000 in the Permanent Charity Fund of Boston on condition that the delivery to the lonely lightship be perpetuated. says. "This is no lime for comedy--or, rather, for comedians. Look, George Gobel is just as funny as he ever was, but peo- dirty Carson protects himself by do- other things--he pinch-hit for Tom Ewell in the Broadway play, "Tunnel of Love," for two months, lie works clubs, he look over for one week" while Jack Paar vacationed.

Since he isn't a stylized comedian (like Gobel or Wally Cox) he can even take straight acting jobs. Of even though he's happy with his daytime spot, he'd like a big nighttime show. "But it has to be right for me," he says. What would be right for him? "I don't know." That, you see, is what makes TV a tough spot for comics. Phil Silvers' big disappointment is that he'd like to do a guest spot with Dinah Shore, but it's not allowed because of the difference in networks.

Why particularly with Dinah? "When she was a bachelor girl in the old days, she ran what I used to call 'Shore's Home For Homeless She'd take in any girl with no place to go. Killy Kallen was one. "And I. was the man they invited for dinner. So I'd usually get stuck with taking them all out afterwards.

We used to have quite a ball." The gridiron lost quite a player when Robert Loggia quit football for acting. Thai's the word from Jim Lee Hovvell, the great pro coach, who used to coach Wag- "That's all it ever will be dream vacation, unless your father starts saving regiilarlif at Petersburg Mutual!" 'That's all it will ever he a dream vacation unless your father starts saving regularly at a Savings and Loan Association Surprise him, Mom start the account yourself and take the uncertainty out of vacation planning. Plan as you save--you can figure exactly when that two months in Europe or two weeks of relaxing will begin. Decide how you need for your vacation. One of our friendly counselors can show you how much you need to save regularly, how much we add to your savings in generous earnings.

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Paid On All Accounts Regardless Of Amount! BUILDING ANO LOAN ASSOCIATION 121 N. SYCAMORE ST. RE 3-8977 PETERSBURG 1 1 1 ner College teams when Loggia played there. "He was a real good player," Howell Later, Loggia transferred to the University of Missouri and studied journalism some before he devoted himself to acting. He's doing right well, lately.

He had the secondary lead to John Kerr and Barbara Bel Gcddes in Playhouse 90's "Rumors of Evening," and more to come. Somebody had the bright idea to team Hermione Gingold and Dizzy Dean in film scries of "IVIin and Bill." They asked Hermione and she said fine. They asked Dizzy and he said, "Why, shorp, podner." Then the producer figured it would be a smart'idea for Hermione and Dizzy to- meet. So, he arranged a rendezvous, and the two showed up. And, says the producer, they talk ed for 15 minutes without ever once understanding what the other one said.

The project has been dropped. Ex-Town Clerk Denies Charge WINCHESTER, (AP) former town clerk of Stephens City pleaded innocent yesterday to an indictment charging with misappropriation, of $2,294 in town funds. Mrs. Susie Shylock Ambrose was arraigned here in Frederick County Court. After her plea, the case was set for trial 8 before a felony jury.

Mrs. Ambrose, who had served in the post for nine years, resigned May 10 for reasons of health. On May 2, state auditors had reported a shortage in her accounts and those of treasurer F. T. Reid for the fiscal a ended in 1957.

Ralph M. Wakeman, mayor of the town some seven miles south of Winchester, issued a May 21 statement exonerating i from any responsibility in connection with the shortage. DAKOTA TEMPERATURES North Dakota records sub-zero temperatures on an average of 53 days a year and readings of no degrees or more on an average, of 14 days a year. It is a common fallacy that game meat is strong tasting. This is true only if the game is not field-dressed as soon as shot.

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Dr. Lees Milford, his personal physician, said Dr. Poole had no previous heart condition and was in good health so far as the doctor knew. Dr. Milford added that the Clemson president had kept a strenuous schedule lately, appearing at three commencement exercises during the weekend.

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