European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Everyone s idea of a movie Star by Harold Heffernan Nana staff writer anyone meeting Joan Crawford in person for the first time is Apt to get a Surprise she s a lot Shorter than you be been led a believe. She s Only 5 feet 3 2 inches tall but her regal bearing combined with theatrical Emi Nence Lead fans to expect a much taller woman. I Don t know Why it is said the longtime actress whose Hollywood c h a r t dates Back As far or perhaps farther than any other Active member of the screen Colony. Somehow the press always referred to me As a movie Queen because i tried to dress the part i guess. Actually i m much More like the person i play in this she was referring to the role of Joan Crawford which she enacted for an Epi Sode of the Lucy during taping of the show Joan and Lucy and an other guest Star Vivian Vance enjoyed some reminiscing sessions in Hollywood. During most of my Early Days i Hollywood Mem built me up As any thing but the girl next door Type she recalled. I was the elegant Dresser who never would be seen even at tieback door in Slacks or sweaters. But in this show it s All different. Lucy an Vivian come to my Home and find me in Slacks and dusting the m no Queen. I started out As a Hoofer in a Broadway chorus line Andy hard work and a lot of Luck became what i Hope i can Call an possibly that combination of strength ambition and the faculty of knowing what she wants gives the impression of increased physical stature she concedes. In the 1920s, when actor were nurtured slowly and carefully to stardom Joan made the marquee rating in less than two years. One outstanding Crawford characteristic is frankness and this often has Joan Crawford from Hoofer to movie Queen. Brought her trouble. She is never at loss for an answer and she can ques Tion quite piercingly too. She know everything that is going on about Joan Crawford and if a columnist should inane Way misquote her he will learn about it from the lady herself. And since she subscribes to a clipping service her grievance could be heard by the reporter Only hours after publication. She has Seldom barred correspondent from her sets. If she is nursing a com plaint she prefers to Tongue lash the miscreant writer to his face then forget the whole thing and be cordial again. The two hour wait on the set for provocative Light adjustment was telling on Joan who makes Only rare appear ances on to and has fought off All Over Tures to try a series. The Long Waits still bother this Veteran who says she does her Best acting on the first few Days of shooting because her poise and composure Are All on the outside. Inside i have butterflies the firs Day she confessed. I Don t know what to do with my hands and feet. I feel like Saint dear Ann Landers recently you printed a letter from a woman who complained about rude sales people. I m sure the writer has a Point but i won Der How much thought is Given to rude customers i be Benin the retail business for Over 25 years and i d like to Tell you How it looks from the other Side of the counter. I be seen customers switch Price tags and take Merchan Dise from the regular Stock and say it was on the Sale rack. Last week i saw a woman take a pair of cuticle scissors out of her purse and Cut a big Hole in the lining of a coat. She then brought the coat to me said it was damaged and asked for a reduction in the Price. I be seen customers grind out cilia its in the pigs and steal Light bulbs out of the dressing rooms. They come in off Hie Street to the Bath room and make Telephone Calls. They ask for free boxes and then want us to mail the pack Ages for them. 1 won t go into the trouble i have had with shoplifters Orthe rubber checks i be been stuck with the sea debuts who get mad when you Telephone or Pago write a letter and ask for you Money. So whenever you hear people complain about the treatment they get in a retail store Youcan be sure they deserve it. Sam dear Sam thanks for you letter. You must have had More Good customers than bad ones or you could not have stayed in business for 25 years. Dear Ann Landers i m a 13-year-old girl who needs your advice. There Are so anythings you write about in your column that i could never talk to mom about. This is one of those problems. Last saturday i wont to downtown movie. I was sup posed to meet my two Cousin but they weren t at the Box of fice where they were suppose to be so i went in alone. I sat Down near the Back Andall of a sudden i noticed a Man across the aisle staring in my direction. After a while this Man moved next to me. I Kep my eyes straight ahead and did t move. When he put his hand on my shoulder i got awfully scared. I did t know what to do so i jumped out of my seat and ran out of the i a fool to run out did i do the right thing petrified dear pet you did the wrong thing. You should have gone immediately to the head usher or the manager of the theater reported the incident an pointed the Man out. He could then have been dealt with prop Erly. Instead you left him free to bother someone else. Dear Ann Landers my Girlis very attractive and has excellent taste. Recently she Sawa picture in a Magazine and decided she was going to look exotic like the Model in the picture. She plucked out Allier eyebrows and pencilled in some new ones about one inc higher than her own. I think her pencilled eyebrows arc cheap and unnatural. Also she goes around looking Surpri Sedall the time. Should 1 Tell her How i feel Jake dear Jake without be labor ing the Point Tell her you pre Fer her own eyebrows to the ones she bought at the dime store and ask her if she will give the real ones another Hance. Copy Light 1968, publishers Hall Syndicate the stars and stripes Rii Ein main protestant women of the Chapel offer an to spend Palm sunday in Jerusalem on a holy land pilgrimage scheduled for april 2-10. The fee is $271.85 All inclusive per person for 20 or More participants. Highlights will be sight seeing in Beirut Nazareth the sea of Galilee Jerusalem am Athens. For details Contact mrs. A. E. Carey 7310th air Bas group Box 2378, Apo 09057, or phone Moer Feldun civil 2173 Paris a an israeli tourism official predicts the number of foreign tourists to Israel will increase by one third this year from last partly because of the free Access to the Wail Imwall. A during the last three months of last year the increase of tourists in Israel was 71 per cent compared to the three 1-kt months of 1966. The official said this was partly due to the fact that tourists could visit the wailing Wall without having to go across a Frontier before last june s War Between Israel and its Arab neighbor the Wall was in Jordan. Music lovers who like their stereo in swinging High Fidelity will head for Pitburg air base the weekend of March 16-17 for the Pitburg radio club s fourth annual audio show sound of the the Pitburg i i show staged at the sky Blazer recreation Cen Ter is one of Europe s biggest. The Saleroom will be open both Days during the the recreation Center experts will be on hand to answer questions on How to install a music system in the Home wit minimum fuss. And at the special military discounts available overseas the Cost is a fraction of what it would be in the . Today s i i components no longer require technical Maze of wires that made the Hobby look complicated Back Iii the Early Days has virtually disappeared. The equipment is not Only Beautiful to hear it s also Beautiful to look at. To prove the Point the Pitburg i i show will feature displays of equipment in a living room setting to impress the lady of the House As Well As her More technically minded latest gear at Pitburg will be leading american and overseas manufacturers of stereo receivers tape recorders record players and speaker systems. Show hours for the continuous demonstration will be 9 . -6 saturday March 16, and 10 .-6 . On sunday the 17th. Everyone is invited and admission is free. Camping s biggest Flap in Germany is pegged to the annual outdoors fair of the German camping club which will be staged in Essen from March 30-april 7. Goren on Bridge North South North deals. North a a j 10 7 vulnerable. Okq82 4 West East aq98 ak6532
