Page 4 University Daily Kansan Thursday, March 10, 1955
Comedians Get $25 In Hollywood Debut
Hollywood—(U.P.)—Jack Benny and Bob Hope have turned down small fortunes to appear in Las Vegas nightclubs, but they made their nightclub debuts in Hollywood this week for $25.
One hotel in the gambling city offered Hope $50,000 for only three days' work. Benny could rake in $200,000 for three weeks of cracking gags in Las Vegas any time he gives the nod. The comedians say no on grounds they're busy making fortunes in other mediums.
But this week they worked hard at one night stands, two shows a night, in the swanky Mocambo nightclub on the Sunset strip for a handful of change.
Behind their debut on the saloon circuit is a story of the big, sentimental heart of show business, exposed in this often heartless town.
Charlie Morrison, the likeable well-known proprietor of Mocambo, became ill Jan. 19 and has been confined to his bed at home ever since.
Last week Marie Wilson decided the nicest get-well card his movie star customers could send Charlie would be good business at the club during his absence. She offered to appear at Macambo one night to entertain.
The idea spread, and customers who have sipped champagne and wigged the mambo, from Benny and Hope to Dan Dailey and Jane Russell, offered to be the floor show for one-night stands.
Since such appearances cannot be made for free, because of union rules, each star has to be paid the union minimum of $25.
Other celebrities who are playing to packed houses during the 11-day tribute include Van Johnson, Bud Abbot and Lou Costello, Jeff Chandler, Lisa Kirk, Gordon Maerae, Ann Blyth, Dinah Shore, the Ritz brothers and Joanne Gilbert.
Each star in his act pays tribute to Morrison. He's been a show business fixture for 31 years since his days as a Broadway agent for Milton Berle, Gus Edwards, Sophie Tucker and other performers.
License Law Passes House
Topeka—(U.P.)—The Kansas House of Representatives yesterday approved for tentative passage a bill under which birthdays would become drivers' license days.
The measure would require purchase of license on the drivers' birthdays, instead of every other July 1. Its purpose was to eliminate long lines of applicants who now have to wait for hourse to get licenses.
A bill to allow the State Fair board to open a Hutchinson bank account to handle minor expenses during the fair season brought heated words but ultimately was approved for roll call. The Fair board was taken to task by Rep. Marvin Cox (R-Kingman). He as-所示 the complaint is wrong with the management of the State fair—some of the members don't know enough to come in out of the rain."
Other bills approved tentatively would:
Allow the 102 smaller counties to levy one-tenth mill to collect and display historical items.
Require gasoline transports to be checked at ports of entry as they leave the State as well as when they enter.
Provide for waiving State inspection of motor fuels sold to the federal government.
Require the purchase of cigarets by retail dealers from Kansas-licensed wholesalers.
Double the cost of duplicate motor vehicle license plates, duplicate certificates of title, new certificate of title, and transfers of ownership.
Permit Shawnee, Sedgwick, and Wyandotte counties to give emergency medical aid to indigent persons unqualified otherwise for public aid.
Steel nuts are manufactured at the incredible rate of 4,400 in 60 seconds by an automatic machine.
Anti-Nudism Fight Begins
Topeka — (U.P.)— Rev. Braxton B. Sawyer brought his anti-nudism campaign to Kansas today.
The Arkansas evangelist will appear tonight at a hearing before the House Hygiene and Public Health committee to be conducted in the solemn confines of the State Supreme Court chamber.
Rev. Sawyer said he understood a group of nudists also will be present.
The committee, under Chairman Ernest Boles (R-Liberal), is considering a bill by Rep. John Sherman (R-Chanute) to prohibit three or more persons of different sex to congregate in the nude.
The measure also would ban nudist literature.
Unpacking a suitcase full of magazines pertaining to nudism, Rev. Sawyer asserted he has high hopes for the Sherman bill.
He intends to introduce as evidence the nudist publications he bought at Pittsburg and Parsons while en route to Topeka from Arkansas.
Laborite Left Defies Try To Expel Bevan
London — (U.P.)— Aneurin Beyan's left-wing faction of the British Labor party appealed today to the Labor members of Parliament to defy and defeat the demand for his expulsion for insubordination.
The call was sounded in the Tribune, weekly organ of the Bevan-led left wing as elements of the Conservative press openly urged Prime Minister Winston Churchill to call a spring election while the Socialists are split wide open.
A full front-page article in the Tribune called on the 293 Labor members of Parliament to "resist insane pressure" from right-wingers allegedly trying to "victimize" the 57-year-old Bevan.
The Tribune also lashed out against what it called the vacillating leadership given the party by former Prime Minister Clement Atlee.
"Mr. Bevan has for years argued for a much bolder leadership on the question of world peace than other leaders of the party were prepared to give," the Tribune said.
"In particular he has campaigned against the plan to rearm West Germany and the insistence that no talks with Soviet leaders should take place until that fatal step was taken.
"A few right-wing leaders of the party have long wished to silence him. They feared, and fear more than ever today, the growing response to his appeal in the constituency Labor parties, in the trade unions and in the country as a whole."
Design Professor to Lecture in Tulsa
Carlyle H. Smith, associate professor of design, will lecture and teach Friday and Saturday before the Northeast Oklahoma Art Teachers association at Tulsa.
Prof. Smith will address the group Friday afternoon at the Philbrook Art center. On Saturday he will conduct an all-day workshop on silversmithing techniques at the Will Rogers High school. At KU Professor Smith organized and is in charge of the jewelry and silversmithing courses.
Arnold Society Elects 5 Officers
Five new officers were elected last night to chad the Arnold Air society of the AFBOTC.
Elected were John Hysom, president of the society; Tom McCall, vice president; Ralph Kelley, operations officer; Ellis Evans, adjutant, and Don Burton, comptroller.
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