CASTLEGAR NEWS, July 20, 1980 A4 / CROSSWORD Sing-Along Time ACROSS 86 Menu delicacy 106 ‘‘— Minutes 1 Counterfelt 57 Freshet "3 SSongforIda 58 Bullfighters 107 Constructors Lupino 60 Roman 151 111 Deface 10 Hit from “West 61 Demented 112 Tedious Bride’s mother could be best sounding board There have probably been MID-WEEK Good Sports Begin Here ities © Baseball Shoes Soltbolt Teams.& Club Uniforms _ SETH MARTIN SPORTS LTD. 907 RossiandAve., Trail Ph: 364-1757 Vids CASTLEGAIN- NEWS Ann Landers Dear Ann Landers: A letter in a recent column signed jokes about eee e tens “Bird Watcher" gave some Interesting figures on the have beon brides — dupli- average frequency of sexual activity. For your readers cate presents, ostentatious who are musically Inclined, the following may afford family heirlooms, and oth- additional Insight and maybe a laugh or two. -er gifts that are displayed — Cat From Connecticut © JOGGING SHOES © SPORTS CLOTHING 15 Was amember 74 American capitalist 16 “—~the Ralnbow” 17 Twining stem 18 Winter vehicle 28 Swiss river 79 Pin for an oar 63 Home of Saul's 116 Frenchman's wil dream itch 65 Certain Africansl17 Size of type 67 Rodents 119 ‘Lorna —"’ 69 Fatigued 71 Erato or Clio 72 Diversion period trees 76 Enclosed 123 Mental 78 “Three — deficient Words” 1A Corroded 122 Rubber 121 King of Norway France 82 Spanish article 125 An emporium Hardy 83 Day of rest 85 Sophia — 87 Successful play 128 Adorn 88 Those not in 30 “— Make Believe” $2 Mountaln, in 80 Fragrant blossom 81 Babylonian hero int 34 touching 35 Scolt 37 “Isle of —" 38 —a Grecian Um" 39 Theater sections _ the — Pine” 129 Genus of turtles DOWN ZIsraelldance 47 Hawk parrot 49 Antitoxi 92 ‘Whatever — 4 Canadian 52 Noteworthy 53 Open leslors 54 Little lumps 107 Wine quality 57 Fits of plque 108 African river 58 The Pentateuch 109 Rotund actor 59 The black buck —_ and folk singer 62 “Once in Love 110 Miss Teasdale with —" 106 Forfeitures Rome 55 Famous name 103 Ceramic square 14Charge with 73 Theme fora gas in fashion 105 Girl's name 1945 movie Average time of solution: 64 izdnutes. 6? gi TT NZ [13 EMPTL YMTERWVWMTL ORMEOL JY YRHJT ORHVF LJ PRFRFF Today's Cryptoquip clue: H equals L For the answer to today’s Crossword see Wednesday's CasNews Sth ANNUAL MEN'S FASTBALL TOURNAMENT Sat. & Sun., July 26 & 27 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Kinnaird Park © $1,300 Prize Money BAVARIAN GARDENS Open Sat. 10 a.m. Sun. 12 noon FRIDAY, JULY 25th DANCE & CASINO NITE 9 p.m. to 2a.m. Band “AMBER” at the Arena Complex Advance Tickets from Lions members Castlegar Selkirk Lions Club Activities During the Castlegar Sun Fest FREE ADMISSION. to Kinnaird Park Events" SUNDAY, JULY 27th KIDS DAY Free Balloons, Watermelons Kinnaird Park - 12:30 p.m. CANADIAN FROG JUMPING COMP. Kinnaird Park - 11. a.m. only while the persons who sent them are being enter- ained, This kind of gifting iscom- pletely unnecessary today. ‘the best intentioned guest in the world cannot guess what a bride really needs, Therefore, a wise bride will make up a Ist of those things which. she would like to receive, and her mother should be given a copy of this in case friends call to ask, ere is also a better way departure from the ordinary. Anniversary Frequency Newlyweds Night and Da: Sth I'm In the Mood for Love 15th Never on Sunday 20th Once In a While 50th What Is This Thing Called Love? 60th Thanks for the Memories Th e Dear Ann Landers: Although | am ald enough to be your for the bride to make her re 2 ei mother, | learned something from you a few days ago. It preferences tnown ao: that our answer, Or tie Wealthy ; ranamother wig to be asking for specific and wanted to know if she had a moral obligation to leave her ps expensive gifts. money to her children and grandchildren. it seems they ‘The bride can register her never paid any attention to her. The kids didn’t even preferences at local stores bother to write and say ‘‘thank you’’ when she sent after selecting her chine, checks and gifts on thelr birthdays and at Christmas. You silver and glass patterns gid her, NO," and then added, ‘Don’t feel guilty her mother does not seem WA€8s y' and other, perhaps more he prosaic household items, about It. Now,-her mother can re- fer frlends'to the bridal gift registry. With a bride's preference card before her, the gift consultant can tell choose a gift within th means that will be exactly right, It is the easiest solu- tion to an often ticklish problem, Importantly, the person sending the gift is pleased to know that the bride ac- when they get the news tually wants what is sent. Dear Cat: Here's your version, but | wonder whether the rock and roll crowd will remember the songs — or subscribe to tho Indicated tempol Thanks for a ry ; 4st Anniversary Three O'Clock In the Morning 30th We Did It Before and We Can Do It Again 40th How Long Has This Been Going On? | saw myself in that woman's letter. Your answer was exactly what | needed to put a call In to my attorney and tell him | wanted to change my will. | have now decided to leave my money to my mald who has been a faithful friend as well as a servant, to my cook who has been with me for 28 years, my gardener (24 years on the Job), the woman at the bank who helps me figure out the mess | make of my checkbook every month, the young lad who smiles when he delivers the groceries, the pleasant woman who has done sewing for me for many years. Others will come to mind later — ilttle people who will be surprised and overjoyed with the unexpected cash. What fun It Is to imagine the Icoks on thelr faces 1 You've made an old lady very happy. Charlie Pride & Roger Whittaker in Spokane 2 Great Shows « Sept. 19 & 20 * 3 days/2 nights TOUR INCLUDES: : Charlie Pride show tickets Roger Whittaker show tickets 2 nights deluxe accommodation at Sheraton Spokane Hotel Coach Transportation Tour Escort Baggage Handling Shopping In Spokane Plus a dinner in Spokane ALLFORONLY $95 per person sharing DB or TW accommodations FOR MORE INFORMATION PHONE 368-5595 | 365-8451 | 365-7782 HENNE | TOTEM | WEST'S TRAVEL | TRAVEL | TRAVEL 1251 Cedar Ave. | 1438 Columbia Ave. Troll Castlegar Castlegar Now taking advance registration for fall departures on RENO BUS TOURS: Sept. 27/Oct. 4/Oct. 18/- Oct. 25/Nov. 8 July 25th, 26th and 27th ‘Schedule of Events CASTLEGAR DOUKHOBOR HALL Doukhobor Women’s Bake Sale KINSMEN PARK Sunfest Penny Carnival, sponsored by Regional Recreation Commission #1. All Ages. 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. SAFEWAY Doukhobor Women's Bake Sale. 10a.m, ~ 10a.m. Friday, July 25 KINNAIRD PARK 8th Annual Castlegar Fastball Tournament sponsored by Celgar Ball Club in conjunction with the Selkirk Lions Club, —Contact: Jerry Antignani or John Horcoff. COMMUNITY COMPLEX Casino Night & Dance — Licenced — Sponsored by the Selkirk Lions Club. Advance Ticket Sales eee local advertising). 9 p.m, to2a,m, 6to8p.m, SUPER VALU PARKING LOT Rotary Pancake Breakfast COMMUNITY COMPLEX Sunfest ‘80 Run, d by 1 Commission #1 ‘ —Register at start of run at the Complex. "OLD" CASTLEGAR ARENA Parade Marshalling —Parade Marshall - Sam Brown Entry Judging Parade KINSMEN PARK Presentation Ceremonies Vintage Car Games - immediately after the presentations. 7tolla.m. 9:30.a,m. 9:30.a.m. 10a,m, lam, 12p.m, Saturday, July 26 COLUMBIA AVENUE 4th Annual Bed Races .—Sponsored by the local detachment of the RCMP. Run from Oglow Building to Kootenay Builders. Special! feature this year — a Powder Puff - with Trophy sponsored by Cohoe Ins. Entry Forms & Rules available at RCMP Station. Final Entry deadline July 23rd. KINSMEN PARK Puppet Show - sponsored by the Castlegar Library. KINNAIRD PARK 8th Annual Fastball Tournament Continued. —ci ion Stand - Castlegar Ladies Bavarian Gardens Lions Dunking Tank. ‘ Celebrity Dunk - sponsored by the Selkirk Lions Club. lpm. 2p.m. 8a.m. to8p.m. ftball Club. Opens at 10a.m. lpm. 3p.m. SUPER VALU PARKING LOT Rotary Pancake Breakfast. CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT GOLF CLUB Mens’ & Ladies’ Golf Tournament - Contact Golf Club, Presenting the Lloyd Ackney Trophy. _ Tee-off Time 10.a.m. KINNAIRD PARK 8th Annual Fastball Tournament continued. —Concession Stand - Castlegar Ladies Softball Club. Bavarian Gardens, Opens at 12 noon Water-filled Balloon Throwing Contest 12:30 p.m. Special Surprises for the Kids — Free Ice Cream, Balloons, and Watermelon. 9am. m. Sunday, July 27 Presentation of Trophies and Prizes to winners of the th Annual Fastball Tournament. PASS CREEK PARK KIWANIS FUN DAY EVENTS INCLUDE; Food Concession. Bavarian Garden, Loggers’ Sport Competition, 16 events include Log Burling, Chain Saw Sculpture, Ladies’ Nail Hammering, Chokerman’s Race and more. FOR THE KIDS Kiddies Games, Watermelon-eating Contest, Blind Ice Cream Eating Contest, and more. Legion Bingo. Noon to 5 p.m. Noon to5 p.m, 0a.m, 2p.m. 2p.m. PLAN TO ATTEND THESE FESTIVITIES! ERTAINMENT “When ‘Hell's Angels’ opened in 1930 Harlow was an overnight sen- sation. The famous line from the film, ‘Do you mind if | slip into something comfortable?,’ became a catchphrase just as well-known as Mae West's ‘Come up and see me sometime. “Those who died young’’ Part two ~~ Jean Harlow - Though Hollywood represents instant success and fan- tasy fulfillment for young adults of talent and good looks, it can be a deadly dream. Per canita. the mortality rate of Hollywood stardom rivals such callings as motor racing and war. This series profiles five of Hollywood's brightest stars who died young, and the legends that live after them. {From THOSE WHO DIED YOUNG by Marianne Sinclair. Copyright© 1979 by Plexus Publishing Limited. Published by Penguin Books. Distri- buted by tho Los Angeles Times Syn- dicate.) e ow « In the days when Marilyn Monroe was still only a little girl growing up in a foster home, Jean Harlow was the reigning queen of Hollywood. Though her legend has dimmed, her contemporary impact was huge, her films averaging 15 or 20 million tickets in the United States, out of a population of 125 million people. Parties of tourists were escorted past her house, described as a magic, orgiastic temple “where champagne flows and anything goes.” She was almost as popular as Marilyn was to become, and there are many parallels, to be drawn between the careers, the lives and the “blonde bombshell" image of the two stars. She was nicknamed “the Baby” by everyone, and that childish, uncertain quality showed through her femme fatale image and probably contri- buted as much to her success as it later did to Marilyn's. Harlow’s basic film character has been defined as “a wise-cracking prosti- tute whose cynical exterior disguises a tender, affectionate nature;” that red ing quality of derness could not be faked on screen, it had to be there in the real Harlow. It and ten-. shone out of her baby-blue eyes and ~ lingered in her quizzical smile. In a sense, Jean Harlow was the precursor of the Monroe myth. She more or less invented the stereotype of the “Jean Har- low's basic im- age was always that of an or- dinary, gum- chewing Ameri- can girl. Her near vulgarity turned out to be one of her big- gest There were plenty of classy, expensive -look- ing ladies in the film world, but Jean was re- freshingly down to earth.” assets... gorgeous blonde, the dim but glamorous dummy who represented a democratic ideal since her image was a common denominator of average male erotic fan- tasy, and her sexual appeal lay within the reach of all imaginations. Rea She was born in Kansas in 1911, the daughter of a dentist named M lai Jean Harlow's basic image was always that of an ordinary, gum- chewing American girl. Her near vulgarity turned out to be one of her biggest assets. There were plenty of classy, expensive-looking ladies in the film world, but Jean was refreshingly down to earth. As her biographer, Irving Shulman, put it; $ “A man didn't have time to think of money when he dreamed of Harlow, so desirable, so willing, so available; she might be found in commonplace set- tings, perhaps behind the counter of a elgar stand, or at the coffee urn of a lun- cheonette, or offering to wait on him in a dime store, or standing next to him in an elevator, or taking the seat next to him ina bus.” The New York Times described her as “the gold digger type; the sort of un- der-educated, utilitarian, quick- tongued, slightly unaware female then in vogue among cartoonists.” Stan Laurel perhaps noted this quality when he decided to point her out to agent Ar- thur Landau. : Landay himself noted something else: “It was the girl's platinum hair that made me look twice." Thus Jean Harlow, the Platinum . Blonde, was born, 1t was Landau who suggested her for her first major role in Howard Hughes’ First World Wor film “Hell’s Angels" (1930). Originally scheduled as a silent film, Norwegian-born Greta Nissen was cast in the lead, but with the advent of sound the film was rescheduled as a talkie, and Miss Nissen’s pronounced accent was not suitable. Jean was given a screen test. Cameraman Gaetano Gaudio lled its p beginning: “The poor thing was sent back to makeup af- ter she first appeared on the set. Her dress was all wrong, too, and that had to be ch d.” Somehow she got througt it however, and Hughes was prepared to take the risk, especially as Harlow seemed to be the epitome of the “com- bination good kid and slut” which the “Hell's Angels” character required, When the: film opened in 1930 Harlow was an jh The unofficially attributed to an amazin variety of causes, including a botche abortion,. heavy drinking, kidney damage resulting from Paul Bern's beatings and even rape by a gorilla! In fact, whatever illness killed Jean Harlow might well have been avoided had it not been for her mother's last and "She strug- gied to break free of her par- ents but never succeeded, and much of her ear- nings were spent keeping mother and stepfather in the style to which they had _ be- come ac- customed.” most catastrophic interference. Mrs. Bello was a convinced Christian Scientist and therefore refused to let her daughter have any medical or to be taken to hospital for emergency surgery until it was too late. larlow’s funeral was almost as much of-g-tasteless, Hollywood super- S 's famous line from the film, “Do you mind if | slip into something comfortable?,” became a catchphrase just as well- known as Mae West's “Come up and see me-sometime.” Her, career as star and sex symbol was assured and in 1931 she oppeared in no less then five different films. At first Jean did not care about the fact that no one considered her a “real” actress, that she was just a blonde bom- bshell, a platinum Venus. “if audiences like you, you don't have to be an actress,” she answered triumphantly to charges that she could not act. In fact, she had considerable talent as a comedienne, but people almost deliberately overlooked her gift and Jean herself, when she beaan to have artistic yearnings, was less in- terested in developing her flair for comic delivery than in trying to get the parts of polished ladies which were usually reserved for actresses like Myrna Loy. Her studio, MGM, was adamant about refusing to change her image. It wanted “Jean Harlow as the public liked Jean Harlow; the dumb blonde with a heart of gold." In her five short years of stardom, Jean Harlow played that role ever and over again. After “Hell's Angeis” her best known films were “Public Enemy” (1930), “Red Dust" (1932), “Bombshell” (1933), “Reckless” (1934), “China Seas” (1935) and Saratoga” (1937). Her personal life was fraught with Carpentier, and named Harlean. Her parents were divorced when she was nine years old and she and her mother went to live with her grandparents. Harlean’s childhood and adolescen- ce were dominated by her rigid, authoritarian grandfather. He had com- plete control over her after her mother remarried an Italian named Marino Bello, when Harlean was 11. It may have been partly to escape from the tyranny of her relations that Harlean eloped at barely 16 with a Chicago college student named Charles McGrew. Harlean had been sent to a smart school which she hated; her mother wanted her to leave but her grandfather would not hear of it. The elopement was fare, which and dramas throughout these years. She struggled to break free of her parents but never succeeded, and much of her earnings were spent keeping mother and stepfather in the style to which they had become ac- customed. Her gifts to them ranged from luxurious villas to solid gold sock suspenders for Marino Bello. Her second marriage in 1932 to Paul Bern, a respected MGM executive, en- ded in tragedy and scandal after only two months when Bern committed suicide. It was revealed in the court enquiry which followed that Bern had sadistically beaten his bride on their wedding night, that the marriage had never been consummated because Bern was completely impotent and that Jean had fled the nove on that first occasion, ya io a aid off since she was y rom the school, Harlow was quickly taken back into ce ah ‘to the family. Her gi ser i a g, her body covered with welts and bruises. Her third marriage in 1934 to a named Hal Rosson ended obtain a divorce for her without the couple ever meeting again; the McGrew family were {tet as glad that the marriage could be brought to an end without fuss. Not long afterward, Harlean moved to Los Angeles with her mother ond stepfather; she would live with them and they would live off her for most of ' the remaining years of her life. Like any exceptionally pretty girl in lt d who di dof b o less dramatically than her marriage to Bern, but its failure, wh ich was largely due to her family's interference, atfec- ted Jean deeply. She later became in- volved with William Powell and was probably hoping that he would even- tually become her first Mr. Right. {t is interesting that all Jean's par- tnerships were with much older men: It seems that she was constantly searching for the sort of warm "father-daughter” movie star, she had begun to work as o : film extra at the age of 17, changing her name to Jean Harlow (in fact her mother's maiden name). As Marilyn Monroe would do later, she knocked about for a year or two, landing the odd part, including the joke sexy blonde in Laurel and Hardy shorts like “Double Whoopee,” just as Marilyn would play the sexy blonde in the Marx that she had been deprived of as achild. By all accounts she was beginning to find this with Powell, when her sud- den death in 1937 put an end to all her plans and aspirations. The death of Jean Harlow at only 26 came as @ shock to the world, which had not even registered the fact that she was it. Her death was officially attributed to comedy decades later, a but in the scandal- laden atmosphere of Hollywood it was pl C a jad been a few years earlier. It was attended by 200 celebrities and crowds of sightseers. The coffin was smothered under gardenias and lilies of the valley and an airplane - dropping white gardenias almost drowned out the service. It flew so low at one point that the “Harlow's funeral was almost as much of a tasteless, Hollywood super- production as Valentino's. . . . It was attended by 200 celebrities and crowds of sightseers. The coffin was smothered under gardenias and lilies of the valley and an airplane dropping white gardenias almost drowned out the service.” assembled stars quailed and one repor- ter wisecracked: “If that plane comes much closer, they won't ever have to hold ‘another funeral in this town.” Jeanette MacDonald sang “Indian Love Call,” Harlow's favorite song. Nelson Eddy sand “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life,” while everyone wept; several mourners became hysterical or fainted and had to be ushered from the church. As soon as it was over, thousands of fans invaded the Wee Kirk chapel and stripped bare the $15,000 worth of floral tributes. Though her admirers were distraught, Harlow’s death did not set off the frenzied displays of grief that had ded Valentino's demi: MGM quietly cashed in on the Publicity by quickly releasing her last film, “Saratoga.” It was @ great success but her last: Harlow would never prove to be as popular in death as she had been in life. Yet something of the Harlow myth has endured and her face is vell-known ever to many who have never seen her in a film: the high arches of her penciled eyebrows, the fine oval of her face, the round chin with its little cleft, the good- humored, thin-lipped smile and of cour- se the famous platinum hair. NEXT: Carole Lombard