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/ By HY GARDNER Moving men were busy crat-* ing the contents of. the Charles Chaplin mansion in Beverly Hills a few days ago for storing and shipping to Corsier, Switzerland. During the Presidential campaign the controversial artist stated if Eisenhower and Nixon were elected he'd never return to this country. I guess he just heard they were elected- ... .Ginger Rogers really caught movietown society'with its eyebrows raised #hen she eloped with 24-year-old French actor Jacques Bergerac in Palm Springs Saturday night. They thought the' 17-year difference in age would put the kibush on such a December-Mayting . . . At Gardner Cowles' birthday party Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healey walked in with an unusual gift?╟÷a dummy copy of "Life" magazine* with the "Look" publisher's photograph on $he cover. "That's the most interesting issue of 'Life' I've ever seen!" Cowles grinned . . , * * * Adlai Stevenson returns from his vacation next week end, huddles with his sons, then takes off on his projected 'round-the-world jaunt . . . Vacancies for assistant United States Attorneys mounting daily in all districts! It's etiquette for the incumbent Federal prosecutors not to replace assistants who resign, but 1* keep the jobs open for new administration appointees . . , Joe Lopez, the Copacabana's maitre d', took a busman's holiday and flew down to Celestine Leone's opening of the old Colonial Inn down near Hollywood, Fla., as a fine restaurant. With an overflow crowd present, Lopez couldn't resist taking his place at "the brass end of ajred rope and acting as a guest headwaiter for several hours. By the time he sat down to eat the cupboard was bare. . . . Betty Kean's take-off on Myron Cohen is so realistic the comedienne has been offered three jobs to go on the road with a line of piece goods . Matt Connolly, Mr. Truman's former White House secretary, Coast To CoastHl3 ER J i will launch his New York public f chanting sMary^rar^i will launch his New York public relations' firm by signing up a famous beer client .. Kevin Kennedy fs^wfeting William Oatis become a permanently Forgotten Man. Every night at 7, via WPLX, Kevin asks his televiewers to send a nice note to Oatis, flash- this address on the screen: William Oatis, American, Pan- krac, Prague, Czechoslovakia . . . Isn't Chiang Kai-shek trying to^ lure General Claire Chenhault oul; of retirement to rejoin him as Air Advisor? . . . Some folks say that when Serge Rubinstein is finally told he's going to be deported?╟÷he'll claim a stay on the basis of requiring medical attention here .*. . Eugene Dennis, a Commie big shot until Uncle Sam clamped him in a fed- erar clink, has been on a hunger strike. Wants a transfer. Would the Waldorf Towers be satisfactory, sir!?' Most comedians want to play Shakespeare; Jackie Gleason would rather play Lombardo. His fling at conducting 222 musicians at Monte Proser's La Vie En Rose (starting Thursday), will cost him more than becoming ner in the club. This mak^CGj son, the number biest in America?╟÷a ing'fellow . . . If E; any dignity left afl with Martha he'll leave it in he makes his Jack Entratter! March 12. Hj consists of BeJEy pid Jane and the hilaHpu# Frenchjffpick- pocket,** Doffiifgue. Pinj chanting d^rji^^pf^ifi three- week engagement is%rqfufld $50,?╜ 000. . . . Warren Hull tells about a near-sighted Washington wolf who followed a figure w a slinky black gown for 10 minutes befora he discovered it was a Supreme Court justice. * * ?? Sen. Joe McCarthy took off for somewhere in Texas Friday to do some hunting ?╟÷ the four-legged Itefcjg,. . The CIT?╟÷the Central Inference' Agency?╟÷is said to have more $10,000 - to-$15,000 plums in its setup than any other government agency; approximately 15 per cent... No matter What the verdict is in the Mickey Jelke case Sylvia Eder, the girl who's supposed to become Mrs. Mickey Jelke, will quietly break the engagement .g, . Incidentally the head of an important eastern bank is enjoying a siesta in Guadalajara, Mexico, in case the Jelke lawyers are permitted to name names. The banker's name begins with an "S," like in. So Sorry PleaSe . . . Milgrims tha famous 57th Street Fashion Salon, seldom draws more than a ndful of passersby even though window display might con- hundreds of thousands of lars worth of precious furs, little poodle dog, the fabulous asterp?╜|ee," drew so many iightseers Friday, and Saturday whenjfthey almost had Jo; ,callf||fc;xiot squad ... News !rt^K:'*^^|ng?╜ ton suffering from' hous!p|iShortage; more Republicans nroving in than Democrat* (moving out." Maybe they're Rawing for a recount! . . \ \Jn tki m tne , with alan jarlson ZJown m The Midnite Prpivl VERIFICATION of the scoop (broke here recently) that Ben- ny Binion will play games in the Frontier Club starting April of next year came last nite from the gambler himself. . . It pointed out to skeptics that this reporter can be right once, in a while . . . Dr. Monte Bernstein (Benny's pal in the olde Horseshoe club deal) has purchased the interests in the Frontier held j by Poet Tutor Scherer and Bill Cur land . . . The ex-king of the Dallas numbers racket tells me that he is going to lift the ceil- ] ing on the Frontier, making it about three or four stories tall?╟÷ with a sun deck on top . . . Imagine a joint where you ean get i ! tanned on the roof, then turn around and go downstairs to get faded. . . \j3P?" '*?√ß * ?? ?? THE OWL HOOT: Buried deep in the stack of ticker copy t'other day was the news of the death of Hollywood photog Paul Renay. The ace lensman (and former screen actor) is remem-j bered locally for his frequent visits to our resort "centers . . . Tq Ithe many local owners of Jaguars: A Palm Beach driver set a! world's record yesterday for European ?╜port cars by wheeling and] dealing his Jag an average of 134.70 miles per hour - Look outi jev'ybody! . . . Local comment on story telling of plans to build anj eight story Fremont street skyscraper: "A tall tale of nothing-) ness" . . . Adv. printed in a Los Angeles daily: "Now appearing- Exotic Lorali^ the Vegas Shill Girl" . . . And its getting so quieti j around town that you can almost hear the several empty heads} [rattle ... ^m^^ ARIZONA COPS have nabbed James Holbert, the bogus I check artist exposed (in this colyum) last Friday as being the 1 guy who was telling everybody in our town that he was Actor 1 Scott Brady . . . While impersonating the very fine flicker star, j Holbert made his way .up and down our rialto where he bounced | more than $.1,000 in rubber checks. . . He was arrested in Pres- I cott yesterday afternoon while trying to pull the same stunt. . . I And we'uns are supposed to know our show people. . . * * * BACKSTAGE BULL] Milly Monk galling ~c posal number umgk, -^ mag spread jH$??ur entertain: knorrow. T_Jm* sneak top plusJ^Las Vegas. r-^ ?╟÷ *^- ?Σ≤1 lured ' tipper basso Rocky Millard and A... This, it is sed, makes pro- popped for the singer. , . Life pnt circle hits the newsstands to- yf yesterday and, believe-me, its a v must go to George Evans publicist crew to town last December lfJTII e#wife reported doing "very nicely" in an fhospital. Mr??p#s frau was victim of blood poisoning and ^$r@f*brief criticalAjronditlon almost postponed the singer's opening jf fct the Sands ipflffie . . . KTTV videos flicker of our town -tonite jkf'/^'f-i 7:30. Riffiember, the time now, and tune In on your Bakers-j #/' field tepgey set. . . Johnny Ray (who opens here next summer) is j fg fcfig^*fed to have a close following of screen writers. The film ^*^^cribes are tailing the Country Crier all ."oyer New York trying! to pick up dialogue for the upcoming Ray flicker. . . TODAY'S QUIZZER: What pair of SfHp producers are try- | J ing to purchase the scenery curirenttylifing used in a local nit- j ery show? x e%?╜il^ W^'<$k% TODAY'S BEST YOCK: A be-miftfGfft; "'9?·hrft9$ tourist! walked up to Sands chef Leon ChauveMi^nioaBing to him tbaij she had lost alMllWoot on the craps taEis^'*Flease,'' she plead-1 ed, "couldn't you get your chuck wagon ^ give me a lift to tha I hotel where I'm staying?" [ RTHE ORIGINAL _ omeikF PRESS CLIPPINGS ?√ß?√ß 220 W. 19* St., NEW YORK 11, N.Y. Tel. CHelsea 3-8860 Cir. (D 596,936) (Sat. 326,543) This Clipping From NEW YORK, N. Y. WORLD-TELEGRAM & SUN -New York?╟÷Day by Day- Word of the Wise .By FrankFarrell- You haven't heard anything yet. A man claiming to represent pne 6f the more glamorous Jelke Jills approached lecture agent Clark Getts, offering his client for a club dais tour on the subject of juvenile! delinquency after the trial. . /.^Khe Toots Shor set's betting Giant outfielder Willie Mays will be without service uniform inside of 10 days on a hardship count. .. . Gypsy Rose Lee will blossom out for tonight's "Moulin Rouge" premiere in. a number she brought back from Europe, a R^a Jackie Gleason, who lives in a ^"??^<*?╜a shows, persuaded his TV cast r- ?╟≤^i*ras^ v-ssis ?╟≤**. - after he came down with it iU ~?╟÷ Km '^ cautions. ... Universal-IntergRtional Hi ^^|^:JH Hardy, whp got Charlie horsjL ''^^r'hV ?√ß?╜?? ii *kg kas Vegas slot machines during Frame Farrell premiere, is one of,Florida's %ost enfe^ track bettors. She's a nightly double in ManhaTOW^^fngone of the Herzfeld lads, whose faipfy 6wns'!!I?·Opical Park. . ;^MCA's Dick Rubin and his Quebec (Jueen caH$j|-;off their engagement after he moyed and started decorating a neqt apartment. International complications. . . . Adlai j^vens?╜^^|Sted a Madison Ave. law firm, smiled as he autographed for ;|^Moiide ascending in the same ele-, vator. Didn't know u^til the^lpiiCkey later informed: "That was Judy Holliday." ... Pipe dream: lumbers are now using radioactive! iodine tp locate pipe leaks. '^feS'*-" Herb Shriner's filing pne*^bout a smartie who won"a trip to Australia on a giveaway QUizoJ|ifogram. There was only one hitch. The poor guy's been in Melb03j||ne 10 years?╟÷trying to win a trip! back...-. . Sittdie there's nobwyy^11?½?½ -e. L^u&-3t*t*?√ß<*$. \ on the horizon" 0 during enough to follow Dann^a^aye for iwo- a-day at the Palace, looksgas if[ _ that showplace will revert to^^fe IJH ^WflL eight' vaudeville acts p& ^emfg_Wmg^W_m mm and films after 16 Weeks ?√ßnf cur-^^mfW S Mv^fl rent entertainment. . . . tjpcam-?√ßHM||BI l^^B ing People Today fingers the unchecked arsenal on our East Side With an absorbing treatment of "Gun-Toting j|N. Delegatp.''... Zita McClintock, who designed gHardy the much-phbtographed toreador pai^ .worn by MGM's Ej Stewart to the "Above and. Beyond" .premiere, has an order to i a troupe of bridesmaids in similar pantaloons. ... Chris West mimicry was so adept the Westminster Club roundup forgave I Meinbior^who was unabllfto keep the occasion's show date., Fred Weickers are calling it .quits and dividing his Squibl?,.ass< trusts for their offspring. . . . Johnil^Jelke gave a swimmii party in a Miami Beach hotel over the weekend. ... Patsy Kef tried a comebac^onr^v with Tallu, woi'rted off 20 pounds bo&Wjg main event. Got a look at herself onop inonitor screen and/ . : more must go because video turns her out like a butterball. lUIW I Gleason lritei Ringmaster Joe Louis is wiring saloon circuit pals the Park Avenue for an eye and earfp of the thrush he' Dolores Parker. .. . NBC's Ken Banghart chatters over that he will drop his Olney (Md.^uTnmer theater'-irit centrate on Broadway play chanCesi . . . Luchow's coo' pig-knuckle recipes by design. The only place you ci German fprmula from Lg J. Mitchell's kitchen is alread served on a 14th St. plate.... Columbia's 6-ft.-8 baske* ter Budko takes to a new set of boards tonight, play?* The-Wreck in "My Sister Eileen" for Baltimore's Hill | the Round. . . . Peter Lorre has convinced pals he',?? I switch from movie menace to Broadway buffoon. T. j d.ahce lessons at A. Murray's for easier approach to 'oomii topous