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Page Ten Tho Portsmouth Herald, Portsmouth, N. H. Friday Evening, June 17, 1949 Erskine Johnson In Hollywood CARNIVAL HOLLYWOOD (NBA)--Jim Backus, the off-beat comic, is back -with us today with an ofl-beat viewpoint on Hollywood historical and gangster films. Backus just can't understand how the kids can grow up unscathed by them. He says he didn't.

"I was always on the wrong side. In Revolutionary war pictures the British always were the better dressed and better actors. I was on their side. Washington always looked to me like a second-rate ham in a toupee. "I was always on the side of the Romans because the Christians got such awful actors.

In Civil war films, they always hired a fine actor from the Theater guild to play General Lee. General Grant was some guy they found in a drug store." What brought on all this is Jim's role of a policeman in "The Bail Bond Story." Jim is always on the wrong side of the law in gangster films, too. As he explains it: "The gangsters arc the best actors--the fellows you remember." Wailed Jim: "I'm a policeman. I've got one suit, a broken-down apartment and no girl friends. The gangster, George Raft, has three carloads of suits, a penthouse and 40 dolls.

Do you blame me for wanting to be a gangster instead of a cop?" HOLLYWOOD FINALLY is putting a "human" Protc.slnnt minister on the screen. Joel McCrea plnys the parson in M-G-M'K "Stun; in My Crown," a post-Civil war story. Predicts Joel: "It's the Protestant 'Going My Way' with the nostalgic qualities of the best of Charley Ray's old films." Those headlines from Cannes have put box-office wallop back into Hita Haywcrth's old films. Six have been reissued since the marriage and most theater marquees are spelling it out as "Princess Aly Khan." Sequel to "Mrs. Miniver" is back on M-G-M's production slate.

Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon will go to England for the film, a postwar story of the Minivers. Deanna Durbin's name is missing from her long-time dressing room at UI. Her contract expires in August and then she'll head for a comeback via a Broadway musical. There's a one-film-a-year deal cooking at Columbia for Joan Leslie, who has been off the screen too long. Judy Canova is looking tor a radio sponsor.

John Garfield and Warner Brothers have kissed and made up. He'll do 10 films there during ihe next five years. Dinah Shore is making television tests. AXENT THOSE Ann Sheridan-Clark Gable romance rumors, Ann they are good friends but "we are not in Daughters of Otto Kruger. Ernest Truex and F.

Hugh Herbert are all working for Harry Conover as Conover television girls. Movie talent scouts are shadowing Bill Harrington, the singer who replaced Frank Sinatra on the Hit Parade. Love scenes between Peggy Cummins and John Dall in "Gun Crazy" are going to their hearts, which is unusual. Hollywood love scenes here usually go to people's heads. Herbert Stein relays the story about Eve Arden being made honorary commodore of a local yacht club.

They handed her a commodore's flag and Eve cracked: "Gosh, I feel like a new nation." News item: "Nine to of all candy sold in the United States is distributed through theaters." The kid behind me last night had of it." Reverse twist: A client of Sy Fischer, the agent, heard that Fox was casting veterans of the Eighth air force for bit roles in "12 O'clock High." "How about my agent? He's a. vet," the fellow said to the casting office. "Send him out," said the casting office. Result: Agent Fischer is playing the bit role of a gunner on Gregory Peck's bomber and the client is threatening to collect 32 Graduated By York High York high school's commencement exercises were held yesterday on the village green between the First Parish church and the town hall for 32 students. Honor essays were read by Donald Gordon and Barbara Martin.

Richard Ford gave the salutatory and his sister, Betty Ford, the valedictory. Betty Ford and Joan Falkenstrom wrote the words of the class ode, The Girls' Glee club sang under the direction of Mrs. Ernest Hurst, music supervisor. Mrs. Robert Tracy was organist.

School Supt. Lorey C. Day presented the diplomas. The Becker college award was won by Geraldine Chase. At class day exercises Wednesday, Joan Falkenstrom read the prophecy and Herbert Clark read the history.

Geraldine Chase was In charge of class gifts and Linwood Carville, class president, read the class will and presented the class gift to the school. Betty Ford and Linwood Carville American Legion awards given by the Ramsdell-Rogers post. Geraldine Chase and Richard Ford won honorable mention. The awards presented by Allen Hoar, post commander. Other graduates are Arnold Anderson, Allan Andrews, Donald Bertolini, Charles Childs, Melody Cole, Karl Crawford.

Jane Davis, Warren Day, Viola Hanson, RajTnond Howe, Starwood Leeman, Carroll, Ethel and Robert Moulton, Thomas Mullen, Stephen O'Shaughnessey, Allen Phelps, Gloria Raleigh, Alan Roberts, Marilyn and Ladds Smith, Albert Tower end Barbara Turner. Stork Quotations Mr. and Mrs. William Roberts of Harmon Hall school, York Harbor, are parents of a son bom yesterday Portsmouth hospital. A son was bom to Mr.

and Mrs. Elmer Foumler of 356 Circuit road Portsmouth hospital yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. William Card of WeHs are parents of a daughter bom yesterday at York hospital.

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Reed of New York, is president- elect of the International Chamber of Commerce and will take office today at the final plenary session of the present congress. Reed is chairman of the General Electric company and has been a member of the I. C. C. council.

He joined the staff of General Electric as an engineer early in his career. Injured in Fall A 67-year-old Portsmouth woman is a patient at Portsmouth hospital today after she collapsed in front of the Community Center on Daniels street late yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Addie Herbert of 114 Daniels street suffered a cut on the back of her head in the JTaJl, hospital authorities reported. It is estimated that at least half of the American population uses some form of coin-operated device each week.

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0. S. PAT. 'He claims this course is about two inches lower than the one he usually plays in his home town!" Rye Students Hold Class Day Twenty graduates of Grade 8 at Bye school held class day exercises Wednesday in front of the school. Constance Reed, who gave the welcome, and Kenneth Stanley, were marshals.

Alberta Giberson and Prescott Greene read the class history. Marjorie Williams and Arthur Fritz read the prophecy and Prescott Greene gave the farewell address. MERIT AWARDS for participating at the annual field day held recently at Greenland were awarded to Diane Emery, George Trefethen, Donna Boutlier, Clarence Lombard, Nancy Oeser, Roy Eldredge, Judith Mahar, Sandra Cameron, James Brown, Ned Tate, Barbara Reed, Stephen Clarkson, Melvln Curtis, Joan Jameson, Richard Brooks, David Trefethen, Esther Volkmann, Janet Binmore, Kenneth Stanley and John Sprague. Ned Tate, Stephen Clarkson and Gail Worden presented gifts to teachers. Whatever your "line," a few lines in the Herald classified advertising column will easily sell it.

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He gave these figures to explain the cause of overcrowding: "Passenger traffic had increased from 32 millions a month in 1939 to about 88 millions a month in 1948. The number of carriages, however, had decreased from 11,640 in 1939 to 10,630 in 1948. FOR SALE KITTERY 6 room modern bungalow likt new near naval base. Beautifully landscaped. Many extfai including large garden.

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Ours, Our Best Service Is Yours" Lewis Commands Miners to Return To Work Monday PITTSBURGH, June 17 (API- John L. Lewis has ordered his 480,000 united mine workers back to the pits on Monday. John Busnrello. president of District 5 of the UMW, announced yesterday he had received a telegram from Lewis requesting the ifllners to end their week-long wnlkout on schedule Monday. Lewis, who now is in the midst of new contract negotiations with the Industry, called the wnlkout to "stabilize" 1.110 liuluntry.

The cunlnicl expires June 30. MEANWHILE, a Inrge group of coal operators locked heads today to map strn-tegy for forthcoming contract talks with Lewis. The session Innluclus UIP Northern, Mlflwtislcm, and fur Western tors, President Gcorgo H. Love of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal announced. No date for start of talks with this group as yet has been set.

Lewis already has swapped opening remarks with soft coal operators and the U. S. Steel owner of extensive mines. Talks with anthracite operators will begin July 7. Sadistic Sex Slaying Stirs Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, June 17 (AP)-- where the "Blnck Dnlilia's body hum--told police the car was park- Ar.other in the long series sadistic sex murders since the "Black Dahlia" staying years ago confronted Los Angeles homicide officers today.

The garrotcd, mutilated body of a 28-year-old hairdresser and mother, Mrs. Louise Coulter Springer, was found yesterday in her hus- brmd's sports convertible car, abandoned on a street on the near South side, only a block and a half from PTA Earns $85 At Lawn Party The New Pnrent-Tench- n.isix'.lnUon cleared $B5 on lawn tele held this week on the school grounds. Lelnnd Davis was general chairman assisted by Charles Crowell. Mrs. J.

Henry Concannon, Mrs. William Yeaton, Mrs. George Dow and 'Mrs, Herbert Kay were in if candy and pop corn; Pcr- luy AntilUigc, Mr. iincl Mrx. Thomas Aubertine and Mrs.

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William Seeder, cake; Mrs. Armit'age, Mrs. Norman Clark, coffee; Mr. Concannon, Joseph Vema and Richard Jones, grabs; Mr. Clark, ice cream; Peter Yastek and Harry Sawyer, tonic; Mrs.

Yastek and Mrs. Daniel Hughes, tickets. LATE SHOW TONITE 9PM BOTH FEATURES SHE GAMBLEDTM immtrr and MURDER ON THE men SEAS; they Rwl 2nd loved was found. There was evidence of brutal rape, officers snid. Coroner Ben Brown tentatively Rnve strangulation n.s thn CIIUKC of death.

Mr.s. Sprinucr hud been strangled with a sash cord, her D9- pound thrown in the back seat of the car and covered with a tarpaulin, investigators reported. HUSBAND. a Springer, said his wife disappeared Monday night when he left her sitting In the ctir while he went back Into the store where she worked for her glasses. A reisdent of the neighborhood where the cur was found--Don Gra- ed there by a man wearing a gray uniform resembling that worn by a navy chief petty officer.

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