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Show "OUR BEST" "If there is anything virtuous, lovely, of good report, or praiseworthy, we seek after these things." MOTION riCTUBES: "Gentleman's Agreement" wins three academy awards and plays In Cedar City this weekend. Here Is an opportunity to see the film rated by Hollywood as Its best product of 1947. i 1" Perhaps you are as surprised as X am that a film on the much discussed, dis-cussed, but hushed up, anti-semi-tism problem should win the award. Hollywood has avoided controversial Issues In the past, because no matter mat-ter which side It takes it makes some enemies, and disgruntled people peo-ple don't go to the box-office to see themselves proven wrong. Any film, of a controversial nature, na-ture, which can win three academy awards must be one of "Our Best". RADIO: C. B. S. can do a great job In the documentary program field as evidenced evi-denced by "Report Card" their excellent ex-cellent analysis of the emergency In education. Last year's production of "The Eagle's Brood" did much to focus attention on Juvenile delinquency. We are still getting undeway on that social problem. Our sorry educational edu-cational situation, particularly on the elemdntary level, la actually considered the most pressing Internal Inter-nal problem facing the V. S. m 1948. We need to get started, and soon. The expansion of educational opportunity to include the training of teachers at B. A. C, can't come too soon to help solve the educational educa-tional problem In Southern Utah. "Report Card" was assuredly one of "Our Best" radio broadcasts. RECORDS: Muslo Is not the sole fare on recording. re-cording. Now Earl Robinson's "Lonesome Train", the story of the death of Abraham Lincoln, and what he lived for Is now on records. The album was directed by none other than Norman Corwin. This album al-bum Is definitely one of "Our Best". OUR BE8T: " v - ' " ROSCOE GROVER I know of no man in Cedar City who gives of his talented time more unselfishly In public service than my good friend Roscoe Qrover. Cedar City is fortunate to have such a public service minded radio station manager as "Uncle Roscoe", He is one of Cedar City's Best. Yours, TWAIN TIPPETTS, |