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Show y, vv'ti.nry'.rvyyyyywTT yri DESERET NEWS, 4g Thursday, January 30, 1969 W y rTtTyyVtAV vt-t- -t I Jimmy dodgers Resumes Singing Career By VERNON SCOTT to finish the act sitting on a stool. Fortunately the audience didnt know that I was having any trouble. - A HOLLYWOOD (UPI) year ago today Jimmie Rodgers was not expected to live, fo a Uowing highway incident with police in which the singer was in- crifcally jured. Jimmie - suf- massive damage, injury fered Jimmie spent months Rodgers in the hospital uter the Nov. 31, 1967, ordeal. He underwent brain surgery ' three times. "Doctors were amazed 1 - wasnt sitting in a chair staring at a wall, Jimmie said during lunch on the eve of opening his nightclub act at Its cost me s yews workj legal tees, doctor bills and a lot of other things, h6 said. It might amount to a million . the Cocoanut Grove. some 40 shed Rodgers pounds during the lost year of hi life. But - his sense ' of htimor is intact, and his sing-in- f voice is unimpaired. Long brown hair covers the s$rs from the operation, the latt of which implanted a metal plate on bis skull, $T was discharged from the hospital fivu months ago, Jimmie said. "And a month aifcl a half later I opened in a club in Vancouver. I that was in November. I got on stage I didnt realize the mental strain would be so great. I double vision for the le time I performed up, e, although at the end of tup weeks I felt pretty well. dollars. During his .months in the hospital, Rodgers never allowed himself to become despondent or consider the possibility that he would be a - fht - 2 At the moment Jimmie is afraid audiences will turn out to see him from a sense of cu- riosity or in sympathy. He wants to perform as he as has for the past 10 years a singer of ballads, strumming his guitar and entertaining people. Jimmie is cautious about incident. the discussing There are law suits pending his and attorneys have advised him not to mention the events that took place on the highway. , opweud to &a Mother two . for Ityuadsco vfeeks. Ou the lad; night I JtTbea I cripple or mental vegetable the rest of his life. ' . f I wasnt sure I could ever come back be admitted , But I knew I would try. The worst part was going home the first time and waiting for three months until I was strong enough to have the metal plate put in my skull. ?I had confidence in myself and the' doctors. Without that, Pm not sure how Id have come through it ' Jimmie, a native of Ccmas, .Wash., fell silent for a moment Then he commented: I guess Im just stubborn. D G&) IE? A 1317, ephloees id J IMEi I1reasure Island' Island,,' "Treasure amusi-ej- g version of the Robert - $ today at the Pioneer 2$norial Theater of the Uni of. Utah. fCtawtedf tyr Vern Adix, the pfy features a large cast of need as well as young y vf-sit- '"TVwTVyV'' f It also has a pirate boat and an set-o- nd, where familiar the 3HuElb ftflJjfe o ICEICOSIO rat cr chse nit!) bans! ytaytdent; Hggyleck a 9137 CanWieatieR Mutt Be Rwnkeied Fer SaviaRB mmm Qlannnlis ifthtra k a tttKr eksr fckh k ' I:,:::::- UTAH i DEwa, 'f - r: . PLASTIC! polyurethane Haul tin VJepar for all wood surfaces. If Hero Dal Mato Fiesta Features Large, Crisp ptoehc not convinced that It Is 9he finest all around cloar finish Iryou have aver used, wo will re turn double your purchase price. Xompire thee vital features: art you w than . a4 I Catsup 5 It d.i Fruit Drinks........ $1 t"- 21 - i H tr: jv jt INMillMY MM reslste chipping, scratching, cracking or peeling. FUeMTUK, FLMM, AM LAWN rUMMTUK PROTECTS PKNK - Ih drinks, cigarette ashes, boiling water jh, MIR v c.r QUtCttLY I.v lMif( m I I f: rAv.M goae on ctsar, eteye trigiul Green Fens Cans 23 ...it 29 dear twiaa aa tong. In 4 S89 Tomatoes sparkling gtoee leek ter strifM M Mm Mai Weirer HMn. M kottof pcht, luatkar 23 Tomato Juice suhotitutM art Cans 4 dries to touch in 30 minutes. Jlmd&muldcrq, 6f jwcs6 foHf&kkimmp Mart. ' ' call lha follawlng SlttrlbuMn for IKj mri af tha iwaratl 1 la Orta tar Salt Uk Ctly ull 1 la Provo, Utah. BorOaraU by Lthi an lha narth Phana ta an OaSea Araa tht oouth Phana Pamlngtop .ular: When your carrierboy comes to collect, With the please maka sure you're ready. right change, if possible. Heir appreciate it with a broad smile and a Thank you. You see, because he is in business for him- self, your newspaperboy depends on thefuil collection of his routa for his full profit. Repeat calls mean extra work with no extra the boy a break. Ard thin1 ! profit So-g- ive r, lotion' rga Largo Jar m mtm CGMATia um, omaBaBaMaMi i A businessman calls I on you... I v I easy TO USE -f- lows on evenly; tvaMrte finish or smooth satin finish: aa r hiiiat kariwart I - EXTKMM.Y CLCM i L... WMIWMK, MfMUtM, rtetete aleohol, soft Stew Tomatoes Family Tuba Tour Choico Largo Slicing Tewtoes... Fancy Greon Cucumbers. For Extra Protection Use Scope 29 Family Size . , Extra targe Site Seem Toothpaste ea. |