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The Universal Hero

-Bing Crosby

Without exception, the most colourful, successful and sincere personality to emerge from Holly- wood--not because of but despite its flourish of ballyhoo Is Bing Crosby, the man with a voice, a heart, a universal following, a pretty wife, four sons, and above all, some 20 years of happy married life,

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Topping all his 18 years of Į Bing left Spokane in 1925 and aelevements meaning and groan-headed for Hollywood, fame, and ing over the air, into the wax Dixie Lee, his blonde wife, and celluloid, is his Phil, Gary Linny and Dennis, works and out. Oscar rewarding portrayal of his four sons. Father O'Malley In Leo Mc-. Carey's "Going My Way," filmed during the war.

When Bing met Dixie he was one of the thythm Boys in the Coconut Grove and she was an up and coming musical star.

He was, and still Is, one of those very casual types. But so much so in those days, he used

Bing, christened Harry Linsis, was born in Tacoma, Washing ton, but when he was five, the fentlight in all sexting Fat and Ma Crosby moved to Spokane,' also in Washington.

Bing was independent. When a boy, rather than ask his parents for movie money, bo'd work his fingers to the bone de-

livering papers, mowing lawns,

running errands, and it is bellev- ed, even caddying.

The Crosbys are Irish and Catholics.

school Alter high Bing entered the Luiz Gonzaga University, run by Irish Jesults, In which

today are institution

several Hong Kong boys,

graduates of the Luiz

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get into the hell of making dates but never keeping them.

When he phoned one day and told Dixio's friend that he want- ed to meet Dixie somewhere, alte blow up. "You can tell that guy I don't go anywhere to meet anybody-especially him."

But Bing was as determined as he was casual and humorous. He called again, acted like gentleman and said please. fle didn't overdo it though, for be fore the evening Was over he told Dixie "You know my phone number. Call me up."

"I've got news for you." Dixle Gonzaga snapped." "I never call anybody College in Macao during the war.Į up." That was how they fell in Bing's mother had hoped that love. And when Bing kept per- Bing would follow the priesthood.sistently singing to Dixle over But when his Interest turned the phone "I Surrender Dear," to Law she was equally pleased. It was she in the end who sur-

In Conzaga however,

rendered. They were married learned to play a little football, a few months later, In Septem- Bong a little in the glee club ber 1030. and finally bought himself a set of drums and subsequently was out of law school.

Bing

whether it

It is not known was the drums and. the rhythm he learned from them, that In- terfered with his low atudles or the other way Found, Even Bing himself, s not certain. Music which he had also studied in Gonzaga, had come into his life which was to make him the institution that we know of to day,

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Bing's charitable work is enor mous. He sponsors a scholarship for poor but gifted inventors.

About the Hope Crosby friend- ship everybody knows. Of Frankle Sinatra, Bing says, "Frankie is my favourite male singer. He's great!"

TEEN

PERSONALITY

This week we have a teen ager | I can't Jive and don't intend to from the Braves softball team, learn; as for dancing, I regard Carlos d'Almada Remedios, 17 it only as a social asset."

old, who celebrates h}# yours

Carlos is keen only in what he birthday on January 28.

terms as 'sweet swing and musle Carlos was born in Hong Kong that has a tune to it.” His favour- and began kindergarten schooling ite bandleader is Glenn Miller, his privately until he was old enough tune, "At Last" by Glenn. to enter La Salle College.

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Of the vocalists, Carles chooses He remained in La Salle until Peggy Lee, Sinatra and Bing and the watasted, then joined Staff the two:

acroenons ...prefera- Mary's which then opened classes Cronby. for the duration of the Japanesa occupation.

In 1945 Carlos left Hong Kong for Macao to continue his school; Ing in St. Luis Gonzaga Collego returning to La Salle after the

CARLOS

Like many another teen ager, Carlos like to road adventure novels, particularly Westerna. He "rends the classics also but on a emailer acale, Carlos is very fond of English literature and named Bacaulay's "Life of Cilvo" as his favourite,

Asked who he thought as the greatest sportsman of our time, Carlos named Joe Dimaggio, cen- Lrd fielder for the New York Yankees.

His other hero is England's Den nis Compton, "although ho does come in after the Don in cricket" he concluded.

TOPICS

Platter Chatter Looking Ahoad

Now chirp, Barbara Cameron is reputed to possess the ability to cords include: Two Loves Have 1; emote with much feeling. Hot zo I Love You, Yes I Do; What'll I

Harry James has pretty Marlon Morgan doing the vocals. It her voice is as lovely an her face tho platter just released should sell well. It's called: Ah, But It Hap pens.

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former Les Brown singer, cuto Doris Day is one of the stars of the forthcoming picture Romance on the High Seas, Two of her records It's Magle and Love Somebody made the hit parade. Her latest waxings are duets with Buddy Clark: My, Darling, My Daring; That Cortain Party. If You Will Marry Me; You Was

Les Brown now has Elicon Wil- son singing for him and material chosen is the old tune: Oh, How I

Prize Winners Miss You Tonight backed with

Winners of last week's 'cros word

competition aro Deanten Huang (80), 11 King Kong Street, third floor, Hong Kong: Chege (34), 408 The Peak, Kong,

Just One Of Thuso Thinge.

Patty Andrews (one of the Soeurs) Joined Bob Crosby, Bing'* brother, for a likely hit, The Pussy Cat Song.

liberation In which school ho is Harts will be in the mall lea

now awaiting to matriculto in May.

Far

Away Placos is destined to be one of the year's leading melod solodging from the number of who have waxed this tune:

Perry Como,

toen sending in your entries to Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore

Carlos' ambition' is divided be twoon the law profession and the prize crosswords, please do His four sons (Irishers, Blrig

chemistry. He thinks, however, not write your names on the calls them) disagree though.

that Law will draw him in the end, envelopes, because those sometimes Gary Bays, "Sinatra's good, but

at the moment he is still un- get but

It would be a better Iden the way we feel about it,

decided, "But I have definitely to paste ho sings for

on girls. Pop.

your crosswords he's got a voice that men like decided upon pursuing a career,

piece of

of paper

per with your name and he said.

address on it, as many are doing. Solutions to last week puzzle:

Needlers

COUNTY CHOCOLATII

FARIAN

and

¡Prize Crossword

1.

Across.

Tropical fruit, ·

D.

A feeling.

8. Ready to be reaped.

12. Confidential.

13. Part of man's attire 16. Past of ride.

19,

A spke,

21. Telegraphic transfer. 22. Part of the foot. 24. Little,

20. Enclosed.

Down.~*

Goes through. 2. For dishing. 3. Got up.

4.

A troo

To mock,

Give penalty.

10. It smells

14. Newspaper boss.

16. An organle salt. 17. Verb (past tense) 20. Opposite of up.

Other tunes attracting a good deal of attention are: Lavender Blue; So Tired; You Was Only Foolin' A Little Bird Told Ms Sisters for Cuanto Le Gusta with and Powder Your Face with Sun-The Matador on the reverso. shine

Denny Dennis takes the vocals England, Canada and the U.8. on Tommy Dorsey's promising almost every field practised In ACROSS, 1-Kowloon, B-To, 8-BA, are in complete accord. All three numbers How Many Toara May Hong

Kong. Softball calms much; 9-Tean,

In sports, Carlos is active in

of his time. He captains the Lo 18, 10-Dopt 13-Pft, 14-Star, countrica have Buttons and Bows Fall7 and Down By the Station.

Salle College Cricket XI. Ho is very interested in badminton and intends to táko up the game seriously.

Lusically, Carlos says that he ikes Jazz "but without the jive.

POP

Yom Should ALWAYS HEAR BOTH SIDES!

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22-Wong, 25-Lo, 27-Ex, 28-Liberty, DOWN 1-Keon, 2-Wu, 3-LST, 4-Ono, 5-Nan, 1-TB, 7-Oasis, 11- It, 12-Gala, 13-Pa, 14-SD, 16-Tea, 16-Apple, 17-Rt, 20-PG, 23-Nib, 24-Soy, 25-Oxo, 28-GR,

as the number one song with Dinah Shora's version the best sallar. Other English favourites are: When You're In Love; My Hop. places and Cuanto Le Gusta,

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