wn 4 § Prince Rupert Daily Nows _ Tuesday, October 24, 1061 MOVIE COLUMN \, Star boards with girls on film lot By: BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD i” — If you really want to know how Tony Randall happened to get a dress- ing room in the. female stars’ building at MGM, he'll tell you. “It’s status,” the actor says. “Very important thing in this town, status.” cS Randall's quarters are in the hallowed halls that once housed Grela Garbo, Joan Crawford, Greer: Garson, Judy. Garland, June’ Allyson, Ava Gardner and more. His apartment Is “ge adjacent to-those of Lana 72yf ner and Dorts Day. - ‘It's a housing jam,” he ex- plained. “They couldn't fil “me into the male star’s building.” - The studio tried to house him in the featured players’ bullding when he reported for work with Kim Novak and James Garner ] | in “Boys’ Night Out.” no “Por three whole days I could not go to my own dressing room,” he ssid. “T had to hold out for another one. Status.” THREE CATEGORIES Randall exviained the divi- sions of dressing rooms: @ Actors — a plain room, no bathroom, @ Featured player — a room, dressing room and bathroom but no shower. “To take a shower you have to pad down the hall in sliprers and robe.” @ Stars — a handsomely dec- orated suite complete with show- er. “But there are degrees of star dressing rooms. ‘d9o1” Randall added. “Do you have a bar in your dressing room? Further. does the. studio stock it with liquor? Do vou have a refrigera- tor—with ice? “An actor must consider these _thines. So you end up demand- ing. things you don't even want, all hecause of status.” Big stars like Doris Day and Rock Hudson, with whom Ran- dall stars in “Lover Come Back,” have massive trailers on the set. “Rock's was 2° cort of love- gift from the studio after sien- | jroo new contract.” renorted | Randall. “It has the works—hié. fi. stereo, refrigerator, tele- phone." ‘Randall agrees that. his room in the female star.’ building is suitable to his stotus. It allows ‘him (all the... ovivileges. of the male stars’ building “except that I can’t. walk around the. halls nude.”. Ma Murray” urges paving on highway | MISSOULA, Mont, ( -— An oulsro"en Pritish Columbia: newspaperwomrn suggested Sate | urday that Montana “turn a little heat on Washington, D.C.” to get the Alaska Highway paved. Mrs. Margaret “Ma™’ Murray dubbed “Mrs. Alaska Highway,” told the chamber of commerce convention that “1 feel ike Mon- lana is the only slate that gives wo damn whether we ever pave the Aluska highway." She traced the history of its i i i | i construetion since the idea for it w%s born to her and her late husband back in 1928, ‘Today, she said, the 1,226 miles of highway, punched out of the wilderness for wartime aid lo Soviet Russia Is budly in need of repatr, Mrs, Murray said Amerien spent a lot of money to bulld the rond becnuse IL wanted protec- tinn, bub the war ended, leaving Canada to maintain the high way at a cost of from $800,000 Le $14,000,000 a year, ewo want that highway paved tuo,” she snid, “But so far as Ywnada is concerned, not much ent be paved until alot of high- wity Js rebuilt.” She estimated it will bike five Lo eyght years to get the rond “paved, Mrs, Murray impressed upon the audience the vast potantint of the north country, ineluding the now U.S, state of Alaska, and sho pleaded; “Sond us somo oseltiors, There's plonty of room for 26,000 of thom, . “Gontrary Lo Kane stalamants that have: keen made, we don't hate anybody In the United ‘states. 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Either can lead to extensive repairs if not corrected right away: Cheek a terribly neglected little accessory, People seldom give e their windshield wipers a second thought--excepr when it rains, But wipers wear out too, Instead of wiping your windshield, they can smear and scratch it. Wiper blades are easy to replace—but windshields aren’t. Ask your Shell deater to check your blades and wiper arms next time vou see him. 7 10 Give your cnr a change of scotiery. A atondy dict of city” e driving adds to the combustion deposits inside your engine, ‘This deposit build-up can Tead to knocking and eventual trouble, But a many deposits will fly our the exhaust when you hit the open road, © So, take your car for a highway drive this weekend, It can be good __ exercise for it, And a pleasant afternoon for you, os ' ‘ . mow ap ob bog ’ ~~ more chance to form. If at all possible, drive right into the garage, + - Spould be done'on'a regular basis—iot “every so often.” For safety’, -- sake, Shellubricate every 1000. miles. If your car; has.an automatic - p scratches before rust sets ‘Dee spreadiof ruse by using touch-up paint on body scratches. Rust “algo attacks when drainage holes on the underside’ ‘of ‘car doors and: _ body. panels :are plugged. Keep’ those,-holes’ open ;(a.screwde Or any pointed instrument works fine).and you. may ¥ i ‘rusted-through door or body section: °°". Obey. the cardinal rule of “car care. A professional lubrication We job is still the best way to keep your. car in, good health ‘But it ’ “transmission, your-transmission fluid level should be checked-régu-" ~ larly. Your Shell dealer can do this during Shellubricatior ~ Have your anti-freeze put in by an expert, Your Shell dealer. . 8. will inspect your cooling system for possible Icaks. Then he'll put in the right amount of Shellzone anti-freeze to protect your car . to the temperature you specify, Note: He always checks his work with a hydrometer (sce photo). You get a written guarantee of all qinter protcclion—with free refills, if necessary. ‘ . Coo. . . er ve 9, the curb is tough on wheel alignment—and ‘tires too,’ So: eee ee . ate . @ is a.radiator clog d:with bugs : dealer to:clear away external-radiator clutter. w ” Pej 19 * aan ay ng front wheels against Don't let front wheels hit the curb. Bangi "approach the curb carefully. This sounds like a small thing, but it. : can help prevent costly front end problems. (Suggestion: take a look ~ at the tread on your front wheels now. If they show, uneven wear, | your front wheel alignment may. need attention.) 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