Newspapers / The Kings Mountain Herald … / Sept. 18, 1980, edition 1 / Page 8
Part of The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Pag* 8A-IUNGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thunday. Saptwnbw II, IMO Emery Wister Showtime Who Shot ‘J.R.’? Well, Even Doesn’t Know There are all sorts of pipes in Larry Hagman’s home, hard by the Pacific Ocean on Malibu Beach. But no one smokes. The pipes are for blowing soap bubbles. And of such are TV dreams made. “I don’t know who shot me,” said Hagman who plays the cruel and vicious J.R. Ewing in the CBS-WBTV Friday night drama ‘Dallas.’ “CBS doesn’t want me to know, and I don’t want to know. There’s too much riding on this. 1 could get killed.” No, CBS doesn’t want you to know. At least not yet. The fact is it doesn’t know itself. The villain - if villain he be - will be revealed in an early show in the new season. The dastardly Ewing was shot on the last show of the season last spring and network nabobs have cooked up an elaborate scheme to keep the faithful and the curious guessing until the last possible mo ment. Three endings of the telling episode have been filmed, each naming a different killer. Six hours before the show goes on the air the decision will be made. “1 don’t want to know,” repeated Larry on a balmy Sunday after noon at his home. “When 1 was in England recently television peo ple offered me $250,000 to tell them. 1 couldn’t and 1 wouldn’t.” Hagman, assisted by his wife and mother, actress Mary Martin, was hosting a large press group. It’s a pleasant, though not overly large house and, by Hollywood standards, far from flamboyant. “We moved here 15 years ago, before it was fashionable to live on the beach,” his wife recalled. “We paid $150,000 then. We could get a bundle for it today. The people next door have been offered $1,000,000 and they’re not selling. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "THE 'DALLAS' show has really made Larry happy. Not one bad thing has been said about him personally.” “Well, sure,” said Larry. “1 like playing J.R. 1 think there’s a little of this guy in everyone. The writers just rolled all the bad guys they had known into person and J.R. was bom. This is my meat. I was never good at Shakespeare. Yes, I did play in ‘Hamlet’ once but all I did was carry a sj^ear.” The Hagman home is a good Sunday’s drive from downtown Los Angeles. No smoking signs are everywhere. American and Texas flags fly from the beach yard, and a TV camera covers all activities. The house is furnished in Japtanese. Japanese cooks and waitresses were serving Japanese food and a Japanese movie was running on a TV set in the den. Hagman walked through the house blowing soap bubbles. Right off someone asked him how much he was being paid for his work next season. “$400,000 an episode,” he shot back. ‘That’s not reality,” said the unbelieving questioner shaking his head. “How much?” “Reality?” Hagman answered. “Y ou think this is reality?” The reality is that he’s being paid about $100,000 per show, though neither he nor CBS will say. “We pay him what we think he’s worth,” said CBS Entertain ment Division president Bob Daly. “We knew we would have to pay him more this season, and we were happy to do it. But if we hadn’t been able to strike a deal the series would have gone on.” it it it it if MEANING, OF course that J.R. would have died. But CBS well knows that when - or if - J.R. does the series may die with him. “1 didn’t predict all this fuss and furor over J.R.’s shooting would occur,” said Hagman. “But 1 felt it would.” Hagman flew from his “Dallas” location to host the press group, bringing several members of the cast with him. 1 asked Ken Ker- cheval, who plays the character of Cliff Barnes, if he thought Barnes shot Ewing. “He’s not dumb enough to do it himself, though he might hire so meone to do it. 1 sure hope he did. 1 don’t think they’d write me out of the show even if 1 were the guilty one.” Television has never had a show like “Dallas” before. That doesn’t mean it’s the best show in TV history; far from it. But the fact is members of the cast make book on who shot J.R. It’s the talk of the town in Dallas itself. Women lift their hair driers to talk about it in beauty shops and executives interrupt talks on finances and operations in company boardrooms to discuss it. Not everyone is happy. More than one Dallas person has been heard to say it would be better if they’d picked some other town. But “Dallas” goes on and so does the betting. And a big question is who was the guiding genius behind the most fabulous promotion and guessing game. “Why Leoanrd Kaufman, of course,” said Hagman. “He’s the producer. 1 know he’s behind it.” And, though he was saying the same thing over and over again Hagman kept talking until it was time for him to take the limousine back to the airport for the return flight to Dallas. “Y ou know 1 don’t usually talk on Sundays,” he said. “Sunday is my day to keep quiet. But 1 had to make an exception today. 1 couldnt’ offend 150 press people.” A Boy For Mosses Mr. and Mrs. Robert William Moss Jr. (Bob) of Broomfield, Colo., announce the arrival of their second child, a son, Robert William Moss, 111. Robbie’s older sister is Tracy Lynn Moss, 22 months old. COMMITTEE The Steering Committee for the Battle Celebration Drama will not meet tonight (Thursday) as scheduled but will meet Sat., Sept. 20th, at 10 a.m. in the Bicentennial Headquarters in the former bank building downtown. Grand()arents are Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Moss Sr. (Bill and Betty) of Kings Mountain, Mr. and Mrs. Jolley of Houston, Texas. Great-grandparent is Mrs. Eva Moss Pursley of Kings Mountain. WORLD BOOK Encyclopedia For Soles and Service Call Divisional Office 482-8989 i w ! I Location availabla lor iinancially rtsp^siM* porton to I own and oporat* a Hallmark Card Shop. Hallmark will I attist in sitt location and ovaloation, ttoro mar- • chandising, and butintss procodurot. Partial llnan- I cing available. Por comploto information, raply I i Richard Bahr 51 Imporial Cl. • Athavlll*. N.C. 28803 I y coll 704.274-2629 Juniors Selling Magazines On Monday, Sept. 5, a kick off assembly promoted the an nual Junior Magazine Sale. Col lection days are from Sept. 17-29. The homeroom with the largest number of sales on the last collection day will go to MacDonald’s during school hours. There are prizes for high salesmen, also. Junior Class of ficers who are helping with the sale are James Rikard, Bob Smith, Annette Putnam and Sandra Cobb. Also helping are 18 homeroom cocaptains. All students interested in join ing the Spanish Club should pay their dues to Mrs. Ana Taylor between 8JX) and 8:20 a.m. this week. Senior homerooms elected Carrousel nominees Thursday, Sept. 11. They are Ann Ballard, Kim Dixon, Leslie Hamrick, Sandi Horn, Jolean McHone, Lynn Peeler, and Stacie Rhea. The Mountaineer Staff sold baked items, thumbprint pic tures, lemonade and watermelon slices at the Beth ware Fair as a fund-raising project. Mrs. Mary Taylor and Mrs. Susan Patter son sponsor the staff. Sophomores and Juniors in terested in taking the PSAT, (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) should pay the $5.00 registration fee to Mrs. Johnson by next week. The Milestones Staff began selling yearbook orders in homeroom Wednesday, September 17. Parking stickers will be sold CHURCH BENEFIT Ladies of Kings Mountain Pentecostal Holiness Church will sponsor a yard sale this Saturday for benefit of the church. The sale will be held at 508 Branch St. and begins at 9 ajn. KIWANISCLUB Gregg Birskovich of Commer cial Shearing Co. will be guest speaker at Thursday night’s meeting of the KM Kiwanis Club at 6:45 p.m. at the Woman’s Club. KMHS News By lANlCE SCOGGINS throughout this week. The price of the stickers is $1.00. Any car without a sticker after Friday will be ticketed. Mrs. Mary Taylor, who teaches English and is co sponsor of the Journalism department, attended the UNCC Writing Workshop Sept. 5 and 6. Mrs. Taylor was the only teacher from Kings Mountain to attend the project. During a meeting on Sept. 8, the National Honor Society elected officers. Jeff Lineterger is President; Boo Robinson, Vice-President; and Janice Scog gins, Secretary/Treasurer. Terry Bumgardner is the club’s homecoming nominee. AUCTION FARM MACHINERY SATURDAY. SEPT. 27. 1980 10 A.M. HARRY MURPHY - OWNER - YORK. S.C. SALE LOCATION: From York. S.C., Toko Hwy. 161 North 7 milos to SaU Sit*. From Klngb Mountain. N.C. Toko Hwy. 161 11 milos to Sal* Sit*. Watch for gignsi TRACrrORS AND COMBINE Massey Ferguson 275 Diesel, P.S. Diff. Lock, M.P. Massey Ferguson 245 Diesel, P.S. 14.9 X 24 tires, S(X) Hrs. Massey Ferguson 135 Diesel Massey Ferguson 300 Combine, 13' Grain Head, 24 Corn Head, Cab, Straw Spreader, “Very Clean" MISCELLANEOUS Appx. 16(X)' of 3" & 4" irrigation pipe w/sprinklers ond couplers Appx. 25 pieces horse drawn equip. Hog Feeders Appx. 200 Peach Baskets MACHINERY New Holland 352 Grinder Mixer New Holland 268 Hay Baler New Holland 256 Hoy Rake Athens 7 Shank Chisel Plow 3 pt. Athens 18 Disc Offset Harrow Helex Grain Auger Cart Shaver Hyd. Post Driver Cole 2 Row No Til Planter Bush Hog 6' Rotory Cutter 3 pt. Ford 2 Row Culti. w/side dresser Ford 2 Bottom 14" Spring Trip Plow IHC Groin Drill N.l. Manure Spreader Ford Sickle Mower 6' 2-18 Disc Pull Type Harrows 9 Shank Tillage Tool NOTE: Mr. Murphy has sold his farm and no longer needs his farm equipment. These tractors, combine, and majority of his equipment are in excellent condition. If you need to purchase good used equipment, don't miss this auction. TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK - SALE RAIN OR SHINE DEALERS MUST HAVE TAX NUMBERS - NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS SALE CONDUCTED BY MOODY-GODLEY AUCTION CO. P.O. Box 795, Darlington, S.C. 1(X)% For Over 30 Yrs. Archie Moody, CAI SCAL 106 For Information Contact: Moody-Godley Auction Co., Darlington, S.C., 803-393-0431 Godley Auction Co., Charlotte, N.C., 704-9756 lo •jsmvn rtnw fioitrE#.* J, - ! *i,iAOJ4 iO Uv RETREAIK REDTAGSALE TURN KEY PRICES MOUNTING & WHEEL BALANCE AND ALL TAXES INCLUDED IN PRICES SHOWN Sale Ends Sat. A78-13 B78-13 4 for $64 Exchange ★ See Above E78-14 F78-14 4 for $72 Exchange ic See Above 1 G78-14 G78-15 4 for $80 Exchange ★ See Above Clearance Specials H78-15 L78-15 4 for $88 Exchange ft See Above sm Prices Slashed For Quality And LowMt PrlcM 38 Years Of Quality Recapping CLARK TIRE 407 South Battleground Tim Taylor, mgr. Phono 739-6456
The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 18, 1980, edition 1
8
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75