RAIL LIENS SINK
TO NEW YEAR LOW
Unsettled Labor Situation
Gets Blame For Trad
ing Hesitancy
NEW YORK, April 18 —OP;—The
rail group equalled the yea: s lov,
mark with losses of fractions to
two points and more in the bond
market today.
Cued by declining stock prices,
investors shied away from the
carriers and only modest offer
ings were sufficient to depress
quotations. Minus signs were dis
tributed mostly among the lower
prices railway lines.
Despite what brokers termed
the attractive yields offered by
many rail bonds, demand was .
further spiked by consideration of
strpined labor-managemsr.t rela
tions, numerous distortions in the
’ field cf prices, and unsettling for
eign news.
One of the few bright spe.s in
the day's dovelcnments was quick
sell-out of $40,000,000 of U. S. Rub
ber Co. 20-ycar 2 P-8 percent de
bentures, marketed at par.
Denver & Rio Grande 4 l-2s
swung out of the market pattern
with a 6-po-lni loss at 56 1-4.
Secessions
Smaller recessions were posted
for A T & T 2 3-4s of '61, B & O
Convertibles at 55 3-4. Central of
Georgia 1st 5s at 86 1-4, Rock
Island refunding 4s at 45 1-4. Flor
ida East Coast 5s at 60 5-8. Il
linois Central 4 3-4s at 80 3-8, Le
high Valley stamped 4s at 35.
Missouri Pacific general 4s at 24
1-2, N. Y. Central consolidated 4s .
at 69 1-4, and Frisco 4 l-2s at j
42.
Australian issues drew support
in the overseas list while a num
ber of Latin American bonds de
clined.
U. 3. Governments advanced
1-32 to 3-32 in the over-the-counter |
market, with the Victory Loan
Dec 2 l-2s of’ ’67-72 up the out- :
side at 103 7-32 bid.
Sales totaled $3,560,000 compared
with $3,440,000 Thursday.
BOND AVERAGES
Compiled By The Associated Press
APRIL 18—
20 10 10 10 10
Rails Indus l'ti! Eln L« Yld
Net change D.l Uneh D.l D.2 A 1
Fn 93.5 103.7 103.1 74 9 1162.
P.-ev day 93.6 103.7 103.2 75-1 116.1
Week ago 94.0 104.2 103.4 75 6 116.3
Month ago 94.3 10C.9 105.3 75.7 116.2
Year ago 105.6 104.2 107.7 78.8 120.0
1947 High 97.1 104.2 105-4 76.6 1'6.5
1947 Low 93 5 103.3 104.0 74.6 115 3
1946 High 106.9 1 03 2 109.5 7S.0 120.2
1946 Low 92.0 102.7 103 3 74 4 114.3
boniTquotations
A T and S F 4s 95- 181%
ACL 4%s 64___107%
B ar.d O 4s 48 _ — 97%
Can Pac 4s Perp - 102%
C and E I Inc 97 - 31%
C GW 4s 88-- 85%
CRI ar.d P R 4s - 45%
Fla E C 5s 74 --- 60%
Hud 5s 60 81%
Hud-Man 5s 57 ...- 56%
His-Cent 4%s 66 - .. 80% ^
let G N 6s 52 ..- 18y4 j
L ar.d N 3%s 2003 - 108% I
MK and T-A J 5s 67 - 60
Mo P G 4s 75 _ _ 24%
KYCE FG 5s 2013 - 8214
Nor Cac 4%s 2047 - 98
Penn R R G 4%s 65 ...... 109%
Sou Ry Gen 6s 56-114%
FOREIGN BONDS
Aust 5s 55 ...... 108Vb
RALEIGH POULTRY
RALEIGH. April 18— <&)— fNC
DA)—Egg and poultry markets
iteady to firm. U. S grade A
large 44; fryers and broilers 31 j
to 32.
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RE-ELECT
CITY TREASURER
Robert S.LeGwin
To
City Council
Given a position of trust by fel
low members each term of of
fice. Three Rood .terms deserves
a fourth. Your continued sup
port Is appreciated.
The Curve of Unemployment
thousands of Number of On jmclsyed in the Onited States thousands of j
unemployed as Estimated by the Bureau of the Census unemployed
-, —- —......—onnn
Stock Market Retreats
To New Low Since 1946
List Generally Fa'ls Prey
To General Bearishness
Over News Reports
MARKETS AT A GLANCE
NEW YORK, April 18— (TP.i —
Stocks—Lower: Leaders continue
retreat.
Bonds—Easy: Rails edge down
ward
Cotton—Irregular, mill buying,
favorable weather reports.
CHICAGO
Wheat—Mixed: Profit-taking in
Mav contract. 1
Corn—Weak: Heavy country of
ferings cash grain.
Oats—Mixed: Followed action ot
wheat.
Hogs—50 cents to SI.00 lower. |
Top $24.25.
Cattle—Steady to firm: Top
$25.75.
NEW YORK. April 18—(Ah—The
stock market today beat a retreat
to a new average low since last
fall with general bearishness over
’abor situations receiving the prin
cipal blame for more active Dqui
dation.
Mild irregularity ruled with cleat
in^s slow in the forenoon. A fair
lv lively selling flurry hit steels,
motors, rubber and rails at the
beginning of the fourth hour. There
were subsequent quiet periods but
volume expanded in the final hour.
Losses of fractions to better than
two points were widespread at the
clo^e Transfers of 970,COO shares
compared with 760.000 the day be-1
fore. . . __|
Considered in me wage
was the 15-cent hourly boost grant
ed bv Westinghouse Electric to
the Electrical union, the rejection
by United Automobile workers of
the General Motors pay increase
proposal and the demand on Jones
& Laughlin for a raise of 23 cents
an hour. Chilling sentiment also
was 'he stalemated telephone strike
and the threatened walkout Mon
day of Wall street' financial em
ployee ,
The Associated Press 60-stock
composite was eff .6 of a point at
60.7 which equalled the bottom of
last Oct. 29. Both the rails and
utilities were in new low ground
for the year. The market was
broad. 1,015 issues registering. Of
these 711 declined and 154 advanced
American Tobacco “B'1 was the
day's liveliest performer. It was
up the greater part of the time
but ended down 5-8 at 62 1-4.
Schenlev. second fastest movei
was off 1 1-2 at 28, a 1947 low.
Youngstown Sheet yielded 2 3-8 at
59 5-8. Great Northern Railway 2
1-8 at 39 1-8. American Woolen 2
at 29. U. S. Steel 1 3-4 at 66, Sears
Rceb'uck 1 5-8 at 31 1-4 and Chrys
ler 1 at 86 3-4.
Bonds slipped. Cotton was up
SI.20 to off 75 cents a bale. At
Chicago wheat ended down 1 to up
3-4 of a cent a bushel, corn down
3-4 to 3 1-4 cents and oats off 1-2
to up 1-4.
Aluminum Falls
In the minus section of the curb
were Beaunit Mills, Aluminum of
America, Cities Service, American
Gas, Raytheon and Electric Bond
& Share. Small gains were retain
ed by Holly Stores, Creole Petro
leum and Sonotone. Turnover here
was 250,000 shares versus 180,000
yesterday. ,
STOCK AVERAGES
Compiled By The Associated Press
APRIL 18—
30 15 15 60
Ind Rails lltil Stock
Net Change D.7 D.6 D.4 D.6
Friday 85.3 30.2 42.2 60.7
Prev Day 86.0 30.8 42.6 61.3
Week Ago 89.0 32.3 43.3 63.4
Month Ago 90.5 34.2 44.7 65.1
Year Ago 108.7 47.6 54.4 80.4
1947 High 94.6 38.5 47.2 69.0
19^7 Low 85.3 30.4 42.3 60.3
1946 High 110.4 51.2 55.4 82.4
1946 Liw 82.0 30.9 42.5 59.4
WHAT STOCKS HID
NEW YORK, April > 18—UP)—
Fri Thurs
Advances - 154 413
Declines _ 711 314
Unchanged _ 150 213
Total Issues__ 1015 941
Absolute
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NOTICE
Beer And Wine Dealers
City and County License Expire April :10th, 1947
Before new license can be issued it is necessary to file
an application to sell beer or wine with the undersigned.
Any person, firm or corporation se ling without a license
ia liable to indictment for violating said ordinance.
C. R. Morse,
City and County Tax Collector
COTTON
NEW YORK COTTON
NEW YORK, April 18—(TP)—Cot
ion futures were irregular in
moderately active dealings today,
closing $1.20 a bale higher to 75
cents lower.
Nearby May and July deliveries
were strong on persistent mill
buying against textile sales.
Distant deliveries sagged on
scattered liquidation, induced by
forecast cf favorable weather in
the cotton belt and private esti"
mates of a better than average
increase in cotton plantings in
some areas of the central cotton
belt. Switching from May into later
months dominated most of the
-raaing in futures.
Private advices noted that mill
buying of spot cotton continued
small.
Futures closed $1.20 a hale high
er to 75 cents lower than the
previous close.
Open High Low Last
May 35.00 35.21 34.84 35.21 up 24
Jly 33.01 33.20 32.85 33.20 up 20
Oct 29.78 29.70 28.75 28.86 off 3
Dec 28.93 28 97 28:75 28.86 off 8
Men 28.55 23.55 28.39 2S.41n off 15
May 28.02 28.02 28.02 28.02n off 15
Middling spot 35.78n up 21.
N-Nominal.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, April 18—i-Pi-Cotton
futures closed steady $1.05 a bale higher
to 60 cents lower.
Open High Low Close Net Chg
Mav 34.90 35.08 34.08 35.04 up 21
Jly 32.92 33.09 32.76 33 02-04 up 17
Oct 29.69 29.75 29.48 29.63-64 off 6
Dec 28.81 28.86 28.73 28.75 off 9
Mch 23.36 28.37 28.28 28.35b off 12
b-bid.
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS
NEW’ ORLEANS. April 18—(TP)—Spot
cotton eloped steady $1.00 a bale higher
today. Sales 2.277. Low middling 30.60,
middling 34.83, good middling 34.45. re
ceipts 832. stock 106,664.
NEW ORLEANS MIDDLING
NEW ORLEANS, April 18—W—
The average price of middling 15
16ths inch cotton at ten southern
spot markets today was $115 a
bale higher at 35.01 cents a pound:
average for the past thirty market
days 34.95. Middling 7-8-inch aver
age 33.57.
CHARLOTTE SPOTS
CHARLOTTE. April 18 — (JP)—
Spot cotton 34.05.
LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO. April 18 —(Ah— (US
DA)—Salable hogs 5,500, total 10,
000 260 pounds down opened most
ly 50 cents lower; later trade on
all weights and sows 50 cents to
1.00 lower compared with Thurs
day’s average; good and choice
180-260 Lb. 23,25-24.00; two loads
choice light hogs topped at 24.25;
260-300 lb. mainly 22.00-23.25: 300
400 lb. 20.50-22.25; good and choice
400-600 lib. sows 18.00-18.75; popu
lar price 18.50
Salable cattle 1,500, total 1,700;
salable calves 500, total 500; fed
steers and yearlings firm; high
medium to good grade steers 22.
50-24.50; strictly good to choice
1,100 lb. steers topped at 25.75;
medium to good heifers 21.00-22.
50; cows less active than steers
barely steady; cutter cows 13.00
down; most beef cows 13.50-15.50;
bulls active, firm at 17.00 down;
vealers steady at 22.00 down.
RICHMOND LIVESTOCK
RICHMOND, Va., April 18—t^P)
—Livestock: Hogs—Supplies lib
eral; Friday’s market 50 cents
lower than Thursday on all
weights; top $21.00 for good and
choice 180-240 lb. barrows and
gilts; 90-100 lbs. $13.00; 100-120
lbs. $14.00; 120-14(0 lbs. $16.00;
140-160 lbs $18.00; 160-180 lbs.
$20.00 ; 240-300 lbs. $20.00; 300 lbs.
and up $18.50; good sows under
350 lbs. $15.00; 350-500 lbs. $14.50:
good stags $12.00.
Cattle—Market largely nominal;
a moderate run of slaughter steers
sold steady this week, mostly at
$20.00-22.00, a few strictly good
higher; cows held fully steady
throughout the week; most can
ners and cutters $9.00-11.00, fat
dairy type cows $12.00-14.00; good
beef type $15.00-16.00; vealers were
rather slow and slightly weaker,
with good to choice mostly $22.00
22.50 at the close; odd head of
strictly choice $23.00.
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
(Furnished by Allen C. Ewing & Co.)
BID ASKED
American Optical 2.30c 43 44 1-5
ACL of Conn 4.00a 51 1-2 53
Boston Fund 2.32b 19.30 20.06
C-ro Ins 1.40a 31 1-2 33 1-5
DeVilbiss 1.00a 18 5-8 19
Gp Sec PR Equip 22b 4.06 4.42
McBce 40a 7 1-4 8
Mass Inv Tr 1 80b 23.45 25.35
Nat Transit .75a 13 3-4 14
Peo Sav B & T 3 00c 80 —
Red Rock Bot (Inc., Ga.) 10 3-4 11 3-4
Sec Nat Bank ,80c 28 _
Standard Stoker 3.00c 22 1-4 24 1-4
Tide Wat Pow Com 7 3-4 8 1-5
Wil Sav & Trust 2.00c 49 _
a. Indicated annual dividend rate.
b. Income and profits dividends paid
in past 12 months.
c. Paid in 1946.
(The above quotations are nominal and
are bePeved to be indications of the
price at which the securities may be
purchased or soldi.
CHICAGO POTATOES
CHICAGO, April 18—(A5)—(US
DA)—Potatoes: Arrivals 63. on
track 211; total U. S. shipments
1.079: supplies rather liqht; de
mand very slow; market dull with
weaker tendency: Idaho Russel
Burbanks $3.40-3.65 washed: Min
resota - North Dakota cobbler5
$2.15 washed: new stocks: Texar
50 lb. sacks B’iss Thumphc $2.90
? 00 washed (all U. S. No. 1):
Nebraska Bliss Triumphs U. S
commercial $3.10 washed.
HOOVER PREDICTS
BIG FOOD CRISIS
Former President Endorses
$350,000,000 For Re
lief In Europe
WASHINGTON, April 18— (JFh
Former President Herbert Hoover
told an informal news, conference
today that the world faces a worse
food crisis next year, largely
because the war’s victors have
Destroying Europe's fertilizer
manufacturing plants.
Hoover, w’ho made a (personal
survey of Europe’s food production
prospects at President Truman’s
request, came out of a closed
meeting of the Senate Foreign
Relations committee and told re
porters that he had indorsed House
legislation to supply $350,000,000 in
relief to European countries.
Modest Safeguard
He said that he urged that ad
ministration of this program be
surrounded by “modest safe
guards.”
The most important thing, how
ever, Hoover said, is to get the
productive capacity of Europe
built up again immediately. He
said “all Europe is gasping for
fertilizer.”
“The world food crisis Is likely
to be worse next year than, it was
been this year,” the former Re
publican President said. He said
a severe winter in Europe, com
bined with floods, had cut pro
duction.
GRAIN
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO, April 18—(/P)—Selling
pressure dominated today despite
a quick run Vj? in wheat following
a statement by former President
Herbert Hoover that the world food
crisis next year is likely to be
worse than this year.
Wheat closed 1 cent lower to %
higher, May $2.58%-%, corn was
% to 3% lower, May $1.75-1.75y4,
and oats were % lower to % high
er, May 88%-89%. Active lard fu
tures were 40 to 95 cents a hundred
pounds lower, Jly $22.55.
Open High Low Close
WHEAT—
May 2.59 2.61% 2.57% 2.58%
Jly 2.19% 2.22% 2.19 2.21%
Sep 2.14 2.16% 2.13% 2.15%
Dec 2.11 2.14 2.11% 2.13
CORN—
May 1.78 1.78 1.74% 1.75%
Jly 1.68% 1.69% 1.67% 1.67%
Sep 1.54 1.55% 1.43% 1.55
Dec 1.40% 1.42 1.40% 1.41%
OATS—
May 89 89% 88% 89%
Jly 89% 81% 79% 80%
Sep 74% 75% 74% 75%
Dec 72% 73% 72% 73
BARLEY—
May 1.61% 1.61% 1.61% 1.61%
LARD—
Jly 23.12 23.12 22.55 22.55
Seip 22.112 22.15 22.00 22.00
Oct ---20.87
Nov 18.70 18.70 18.55 18.60
CASH GRAIN
CHICAGO, April 18—(A*)—Wheat:
None. Corn: No. 2 yellow 1.84 1-4;
No. 3, 1.80 3-4—1.84 1-2. Oats: No.
1 white 99 1-2; No. 2 white 97 1-2.
Barley: Malting 1.60-1.90 nom
inal; feed 1.30-1.40 nominal. Field
seed per hundredweight nominal:
Red Clover 43.00-47.00; Sweet
Clover 11.50-13.00; Red Top 17.50
18.50; Timothy 7.40-7.75.
TREND OF STAPLE PRICES
NEW YORK, April 18—The As
sociated Press weighted wholesale
price index of 30 commodities to
day declined to 175.15.
Previous day 176.18, week ago
179.50. month ago 182.68, year ago
117.07.
1947 1946 1945 1944
High 184.32 169.72 112.81 108.73
Low 164.05 112.02 107.90 106.03
(1926 average equals 100).
NAVAL STORES
SAVANNAH, Ga„ April 18—GP!
—Tunpentme .85; offerings and
sales 468; receipts 256; shipment
27; stocks 1,079.
Rosin, offerings and sales 100;
receipts 13; shipments none;
stocks 767
Quote: B & D, 8.00, E, 8.75; F,
8.90: G, thru I, 9.00; K & M, 9.10;
N, 9.25: WG, 9.25; WW & X, 9.75.
N. C.-VA., HOG MARKETS
RALEIGH, April 18-((P)-(NC
DA)—Hog markets weaker with
tops of 21.00 at Rocky Mount and
Richmond.
WASHINGTON POULTRY
WASHINGTON—U. S. grade A
large 51; broilers 39 to 40; fryers
38 to 39; roasters 39.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
CHICAGO, April 18 — W — But
ter weak; receipts 386,100; eggs
firm and unchanged; receipts 19,
854.
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Stock Market Quotations
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pre- Tes
vious terday
Close Close
Alleghany __ 3% 3%
A1 Chem and Dye -- 170 169%
Allis Chal _ 33 32
Am Can __ 90% 90%
Am Car Fdy __ 44% 43%
Am Roll Mill _ 29y4 28%
Am Smelt and Ref 52% 51%
AT and T _ 164 163%
Am Tab B _ 62% 62'/4
Anaconda __ 36% 36
Arm 111 .. 12% 11%
ACL__48% 48%
ATL Ref.. 32% 32
Aviat Corp_ 5% 5%
Baldwin _ 20 19Vs
B and O... 12% 11
Barnsdall __ 21% 21%
Bendix Aviat _ 31 30%
Beth Stl __ 84% 82%
Boeing April_ 19 18ys
Borden _ 39% 39%
Budd Mfg Co .- 10% 10%
Burl Mills _ 16% 16%
Bur Add Mach_ 13% 13%
Case J I__ 33% 33
Caterpil Trac _ 54 53%
Ches and O _ 44% 44%
Chrysler _ 87% 86%
Coca Cola _ 147 —
Coml Credit _ 30 39%
Coml Solv _ 22% 21%
Comwlth and Sou .. 2% 2%
Consol Edis _ 26% 26%
Cons Vultee __ 15% 15%
Cont Can _ 38% 38
Corn Prod_ 67 67%
Curt Wright -- _ 5 5
Curt Wright A_ 17'% 16%
Doug Aire _ 64 62%
Dow Chem_ 158 158
Du Pont _ 180 179%
Eastman Kod _ 228% 228
Firestone _ 53 53%
Gen Elec _ 34% 34%
Gen Foods_ 41 40%
Gen Mot __ 55% 54%
Goodrich___ 55% 54
Goodyear _ 51 50
Gt Nor Ry Pf_ 41% 39%
Int Harvest -- 80% 80%
Int T and T_ 11% 11%
Johns Man _-- 116% 115
Kennecott - 4414 4314
Loews ___ 21% 21%
Lockheed _15% 14%
Lorillurd_ 1814 18
Mont Ward —-- 53% 51%
Nash Keiv-- 15% 15
Nat Bis _ _ 2914 29%
Nat Cash .Reg __ 39 38
Nat Dist . _ 19% 19%
N V . . 1514 14%
No -a —. 9% 8%
Nor - 1614 15%
Packard __ 5% 5%
Param Pic _ 24% 24
Penney J C - 42% 41%
Penn R R _ 2014 20
Pepsi Cola___ 25% 25%
Phil Pet . - 51% 50%
Pitt S and B- 8 7%
Pullman _ 56% 55
Pure Oil _ 23% 22%
Radio --- 8 7%
Rad K O_ 12% 12%
Rem Rand_ 30 29%
Repub Stl __ 24% 23%
Reynolds B _ 3714 37%
Sears -- 32% 31V4
Socony Vac __ 14% 14
Sou Pac _36% 35%
Sou Ry-- 34% 33%
Std Oil N J _ 64% 64%
Stew War _ 16 15%
Swift - — 3314 3314
Tex Co-- 57 57
Un Airl _ 26% 25%
Un Aire__ 18% 1814
Un Cart) _ 96 95%
Un Corp -- 3 2%
Un Drug _ 8% 8%
Un Fruit_ 47 4614
Un Gas _— 22% 22
US Ind Chem _ 47 46%
U S Rubber_ 47 46
U S Smelt and Ref ._ 43% 42
U S Steel _ 67% 66
Vanadium _ 15% 15%
Warner Pic _ — 14% 14
West Un A ... 18% 18
West El __ 2414 23%
Woolworth __ 44% 4414
Blondes Have Hottest Kisses;
Red Heads Fair-To-Middlin’
BY ALINE MOSBY
UNITED PRESS HOLLYWOOD
CORRESPONDENT
HOLLYWOOD, April 18 —(U.R)—
Blondes, spoke Ronald Reagart
from the arms of taffy - topped
Eleanor Parker, have the hottest
kisses; red-heads are fair-to-mid
dlin’ torrid, and brunettes are the
frigidest of all.
“It’s something fundamental,
something to do with hormones ,
no doubt,” calculated Mr.
Reagan, after sampling a smack
from Miss Parker on the set of
Warners’ “Voice Of The Turtle.”
Ronnie cagily pointed out he is
happied married to Jane Wyman.
She’s blonde, too.
“But I arrived at my theory be
fore we married,” he insisted
“It's a matter of chemistry. Girls
of fair skin and hair just naturally
react with more affection. They
can’t help it. It’s reflex action, I
suppose.”
Come to think of it, he added
witl a blush , he’s known some
blondes who were as cool as De
cember and some brunettes who
were as warm as July. Planting
burners on red-haired Ann Sheri
dan, screen-wise, isn’t hard to
take, either, Reagan decided.
“But somehow even the most
frozen blondes seem to, uh, glow
when they’re kissed,” he explain
ed. “It’s nothing to do with indivi
dual personalities. It’s just that,
well, a fellow always seems to
have won something when he’s
kissed a blonde.”
In ten years of kissing glamor
This Funny World
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“I want something I’m too young to read.”
’ ' ’ • t .
ous screen actresses, professional
ly of course, Mr. Reagan never
has found a better kisser than his
leading lady in “Brother Rat.”
Miss Wyman , of course. What
else could he say?
“But we’ve appeared in only
two pictures together. The other
was a sequel to ‘Brother Rat.' For
a second choice, I guess, I’ll take
Miss Parker.”
Eleanor’s kisses, he added, with
a fast peek around the corner for
his wife, are “Tender anc Believ
able.” They uphold the high
standards he’s set for blondes,
Ronnie explained.
“Kissing on the screen,” con
tinued our expert, waxing warm
on the subject, “Is A harder Job
Than it Looks. You have to kiss
the gal so the audience gets the
thrill. Then there’re technical
troubles such as Kissing so noses
don’t bump and shoulders don’t
hide faces.”
Most Stars, said Ronnie, try to
act just what comes naturally in
love scenes. And they’re all
afraid the audience will find
something to snicker about during
the tender moment.
“There’s nothing more de
flating,” he said.
The directors’ good taste, not
the censors, keeps love scenes un
der the wire. The motion picture
producers ’ association pioduction
code of ethics only tactfully sug
gests that “passion should be
treated so that love scenes do not
stimulate the baser element.”
The most famous movie love
scenes are those in which the
kissers tried something different.
Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant
mugged around a telephone in
“Notorious” and Jimmy Stewart
and Donna Reed did the same
routine in “It’s a Wonderfu
Life.” Bette Davis pecked Paul
Henreid on the forehead, nose and
chin in “Deception.”
Reagan has 11 kisses in “Voice
of The Turtle” and he was enjoy
ing the 14th rehearsal for the first
kiss this morning. Miss Parker in
vited the unsuspecting Reagan in
the bedroom of her apartment to
fix the jammed zipper on the back
of her dress.
Reagan zipped with too much
enthusiasm, the dress fell off,
Eleanor clutched the dress and
Ronnie clutched Eleanor. He lift
ed her false bangs, tilted her chin
and kissed her.
After the scene, we inquired of
Mr. Reagan if that was like a
real life kiss.
“I insist,” he said, fanning him
self with dignity, “that there be
some H DCRETS IN THE PRO
FESSION.”
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Scriptures: I Kings I-II
BY WILLIAM E. GILROY, D. D.
The national glory and decay
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