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Show () ( Page SATURDAY, THE JOURNAL 6 FEBRUARY 17, 19- -j Classified Departmei HOME TOWN REPORTER n National Defense Needs Force Big Cut in REA Appropriations By WALTER A. SIIEAD NEEDS of the national OWNER TESTIFIES AT CRIME PROBE . . . Arthur of the championship Cleveland Browns profesowner McBride, football sional team, is sworn in as a witness in the Kefauver senate crime committee hearing in Cleveland. McBride told the probers that he had never had any acquaintance or association with the Capone gang in Chicago. lie completed his testimony with the flat assertion, under oath, that he never violated a state or federal law. BROWNS STAR DUST John Lair Builds Renfro Valley Into American Folk Music Shrine JOHN By INEZ GERIIARD LAIR, one of the first to the hillbilly field in radio, was well known on the air before he returned to his boyhood home in Renfro Valley, Ky to rebuild the old settlement and set up a shrine to American folk music. He originates, produces and emcees all radio programs emanating from the Valley, programs based on reality. If a possum hunt is to be broadcast, movable equipment is taken to the woods and the hunt is actually staged. All of the programs personnel actually live in the settlement. Lairs music library is one of the biggest sources of music collections in the United States. so-call- ed Harold Lloyd and Jimmy Con-li- n spent three weeks filming one sequence in Mad Wednesday; they are seen chasing a lion up and down fire in and out of offices escapes, and along narrow ledges of a 400-pou- nd skyscraper. Debbie Reynolds will probably succeed to the kind of roles that used to assign to Judy Garland; apparently she is being groomed for them. So far she has made four musicals in her two years on the screen; now she is to be with Gene Kelly in M-G-- M Ted Mack is amazed daily at the thousands of contributions received as a result of the appearance of the two Godfrey boys on his ABC Original Amateur Hour. The Muscular Dystrophy Association, which is trying to raise $250,000 for research for a cure for the ailment, called the boys to his attention. They and their two brothers suffer from the disease. Curt Masseys rating, for his afternoon show, now matches that quarter-hou- r of any night-tim- e musical, and deserves it. He and pretty little blonde Martha Tilton have two of the pleasantest voices on the air. Terry Moore decided she was being typed, after being seen with a collie in Son of Lassie, a horse in Return of October, a gorilla in Mighty Joe Young and a squirrel in The Great Rypert. All she needed was to appear with all those cats in Paramounts Rhubarb. Instead, she breaks the sequence with Victor Mature by in BUSINESS INVEST. OITOR. & WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT businesses for sale all over Amer lr Write for free directory. CHARLES EORI & ASSOCIATpb 17 N. WABASII AVE. CHICAGO V ,, be- there is a spirit of cooperation tween AT & T and Bell with REA, THE have sharply so much more cooperation that it program curtailed plans for extension of the is a refreshing contrast to past rural telephone program under the attitude of the private power rural electrification administration. For instance, REA had asked for a $30,000,000 appropriation for this Washington Silhouettes fiscal year and obtained only Washington Silhouettes Almost a of which, plus a carry-ove- r ago Abraham Lincoln wor$5,000,000, gives the agency $14,000,-00- 0 century shipped in a red brick church on to carry on its work this year. the triangle formed by the conflux Cutbacks in all kinds of essential of New York avenue and H streets. equipment, particularly wire, cop- The old church, the New York Aveper and other materials necessary nue Presbyterian church, has been to the defense effort under allorazed and a new steel and concrete cation by the national production building is being erected on the authority, enters into the curtail- same site . . . The original plan of ment of the rural telephone proWashington shows Pennsylvania gram. And there is a parallel which avenue running, uninterrupted past may be drawn today in this con- the White House. Today the street nection, for it was just about this is broken off at 15th street by the time during World War II when building and jogs around the REA program was cut back treasury the White House. The story is told and expansion of electric lines for that Andrew Jackson wai incensed farmers was drastically cut. by the noise of traffic passing his And although the big telephone White House bedroom and when he companies, the American Telephone built the original half of the treasand Telegraph Company and the ury building he planted his cane in Bell Telephone System have as- the center of Pennsylvania avenue sured REA they will not be as and ordered it to be built there, shortsighted as the private power thus swinging street and traffic industry, and are willing to sit farther away from the executive down and work out differences and mansion. allocation of territory, there is some indication they are moving into certain areas, just as the power Restrictions Unlikely While debate in congress moves industry did five or six years ago when REA was handicapped by lack toward a fever pitch over the conof equipment, material and money. troversy in sending troops to Eu rope, the legislators likely will not There is a difference in the to hamstring the President or dare and the power telephone set-u- p the military in voting against the set-uhowever. The power Presidents authority or limiting coops could operate, if neceswhatever number of troops the mil sary, independent of the private deems necessary to protect itary electric companies, but the cothe United States wherever the op telephone companies, and the President deems necessary. And if small private companies, are comes to a question of a fighting it forced to tie-i- n with the Bell war in Europe over any act of system, both for aggression, the President will ask calls and for telephone service congress for complete authority and from the farm to the various a declaration of war. towns and cities. TO RENT OR LEASE MODERN STORE Will Lease 36 S. Main St., Salt Lake Citv, Utah JOHN C. CUTLER ASS 511 Constitution Bldg. Salt Lake City, Utah Mornings Savings Bonds! DUE TO COLDS For soothing relief, rub on MICKS J VapoRub 1 I f Ms 1,1; n p, long-distan- ce As a matter of fact, officials of REA only recently conferred with officials of the big telephone companies over allocation of territory Government Reorganization The citizens committee for the Hoover report has listed govwhere farmers have been waiting ernment reorganization proposals for service for years, and up to now it will seek to emphasize in this have been unable to get this service congress, as follows: 1. Moderniza from the private companies. How- tion of the civil service procedures. ever, since the advent of the rural 2. Post office reforms to trim the telephone program under REA the deficit and remove private companies have offered to postmaster from appointment move in to these areas, although political control; 3 Unification of the REA has made allocations to re- federal hospital systems; 4. Re cently formed cooperative compan- duction of alleged inefficiency in ies there. By and large, however, the veterans administration. $ S Gambling House. Producer Howard Hawks had to put on three additional guards when he sealed the set of The Thing; not only the hired help but some of RKOs top executives and producers were curious about the Singing in the Rain. Theres a identity of it. He finally took a long, hard pull ahead of her if she dozen of the latter on a personally is to take Judys place. conducted tour of the sound stages, but first made them promise not Did you know that theres a movie to reveal the secret. actress named Theda Barr? Either her mother doted on Theda Bara, Bing Crosby sings, dances and queen of the silent pictures, or the plays piano in Mr. Music, young lady thought an adaptation it all comes naturally; he's and of the former sirens name might taken a lesson in any of never bring her fame. them. Sings by ear, plays by ear, has so much natural rhythm Fans of The Guiding Light, that he picks up steps easily. daytime serial, will act as jurors to decide the fate of one of the ODDS AND ENDS . . . Friends of leading characters who is on trial for murder. Listeners to the current Lucille ' Ball and Desi Arnaz say sequence have been asked to follow they may name the infant expected the testimony carefully, and at the on July 4th Desilu . . . Paul Lees, end of the trial, late this month, to the most decorated Marine of World send in ballots as if they were jury War II, has a featured role in ComSubmarine members. Programs on CBS week- Paramounts mand . . . 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