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td hree stars of the Old Vie': production "A Midsum- - Eee ! your radio or television set is me through all the stations and | nnels and see if you get Bill| en. If you can't, better call the | gir man. | he slender, mischievous master | eremonies is on the air seven | a week over a total of five orks--two TV and three radio. ing most of the last several | hths he has been flying twice | pss the country each week be-| nm his shows here and his | porary job on 'Place the] e"' out of Hollywood on NBC- | ®wo questions naturally atice| t Cullen's heavy pace: 1. why | s he do it? 2. How can he stand | to it? TS TO BE KNOWN le answers to the first question: | wo reasons. Money and expos- ." To the second: "It's no| Shows of the type I do h't require a lot of rehearsal and | Sparation." | xplaining about the 'exposure,' | flen figures the more times he| BR™ISH STARS CR. Tas oh PERFO"™ mer Night's Dream', are shown | Left to right: Robert Helpmann, following their arrival in Toronto. ill Cullen Tells ow He Stands It [EW YORK (AP)--Qge way to| think it would be wise to continue | - to over-expose myself." "My own ideal is to be on the air a couple of times a week." Cullen's present schedule in- cludes: Tuesday, *'Stop the Music," CBS radio; Wednesday, alk a Mile," NBC radio, and "I've Got a Secret," CBS - TV: Thursday, "Name That Tune," CBS-TV and a flight to Los Angeles to prepare for "Place the Face" on NBC-TV Sat- urday night. Late Saturday night he flies back. However, the cross- country flights for 'Place the Face" will end, at least tempor- arily, when the show is dropped from jts present spot on the NBC schedule. RADIO SHOW CANNED Cullen also has "The Road Show" on NBC radio that is re- corded in advance between other shows. He and Arlene Francis also are heard on Mutual radio in re- corded programs. Cullen still is seen in some cities in 15-minute filmed programs "Professor Yes Despite seemingly heavy sched- ules, Cullen estimates his total Moira Shearer and Stanley Hol- loway. (CP Photo) dimension--you often can get a laugh just by making a face." Bill and his wife, Carol Ames, former singer, live in an apart. ment in mid-Manhattan. His favor- ite hobby is piloting his plane, and) he's also a camera bug and col-| lector of tropical fish. Led 12 Saves 'Two Brothers UELPH (CP) -- A 12-year-old | boy carried two of his younger | | brothers to safety Tuesday when | | fire destroyed the home of his | | parents, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Ben- | nett. | The boy, Charles, Jr., was left | to look after Ralph, 5, and Larry, | 3, at his home, six miles north-| west of here, while his parents and | four other children were visiting in the city. He told police he threw a log on | the heating stove and it exploded Fire swept through the house and | he carried 'the younger boys into a yard. His hand was burned and he was taken to hospital for treat- ment. ! | m---- | CHEESE PRICE DOWN | | - STRATFORD (CP) Cheese | prices dropped slightly on the western Ontario exchange here seen and heard the more he | time on the air and in rehearsal Tuesday with all boardings selling | presses himself on the public as| comes to no more than 18 hours | at 30% cents a pound, a decrease | radio personality. Up to a| weekly, although it keeps him for-|of 5-16th cent from the previous t, he thinks it's good for his | r, But, he continues, once he's] leved that purpose "I don't ever on the go. As for the stories of the strain of TV, Cullen finds 'it's easier than radio as you have that extra |exchange session. Total boardings were 779 colored, 100 white and | 1,488 specials Next session will be held Jan. 4. You're sure to please with Player's at Christmas... and these two packings are ideal as Christmas gifts. Remember, when you give Player's, you give... | The Mildest Co-Op Credit Is Tightening TORONTO (CP)--Hugh Bailey, eneral manager of the United Co- sie Body of Ontario, said Tues- day the organization's credit de- partment is reflecting a tightering sclomy. Mr. Bailey told delegates to the UCO's annual meeting the tighten- ing situation is due to a shortage of cash to meet accounts when due and the use of credit as a sales tool to a greater degree than Is advisable. ' 3 He said dairy and poultry di- vision sales were up but profits were lower. This was largely due to inventory losses on storage Joultry and frozen eggs must quirements, he added. Mr. Bailey said net operating profits of the creamery branches showed a slight decrease for the year in spite of a two-percent in- crease in butter production. SEEK GREEN TRUCK STRATFORD (CP)--Police Tues- day launched a search for a green pick-up truck they say hit Jack Bontje, 7. The boy was admitted to hospital in "fair'" condition with head injuries and a cut over his left eye. Witnesses said a truck was stopped for a moment after hitting the boy, then was driven off. EXECUTIVE DIES TORONTO (CP) -- Hubert Wise Lofft, 63, former vice-president of Wood, Gundy and Co., died Tues- day in hospital. Mr, Lofft, born at St. Marys, Ont, joined Wood, Gundy and Co. in 1913 and served in their New York office from 1916 to 1937. He was made a director in 1930 and the following year a vice-president. He retired in 1953. HORSE WAS NEGLECTED WHITBY (CP)--John Ducasse, 53, was given a six-month sus- pended sentence Tuesday on a charge of Reglecting to provide proper shelter for a horse. Inspec- tor Leslie Anderson of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Ani- mals said he found the horse tied to a tree in a swamp. Snow was blowing on the horse. 0.G.H. REPORT Week ending December 11. 1954: Admissions 74 Births -- Male Females Major Surgery Minor Surgery E.EN.T. Treatments DR. W. C. SANDS Formerly of 243 King St. E. Wishes to announce that he will be moving to 67 King St. E. December 15th, 1954 BestTasting Cigarette which | carried to meet trade re- | Sol Pludwinski, knife still stick- ing in his back, is helped by passers-by after being stabbed MERCHANT STABBED ronto. A suspect was later charged with attempted murder. Pludwinski collapsed after chas- ing the suspect to the street. ed-clothing store in To- (CP Photo) NAVIGATION CLOSED WINNIPEG (CP) -- Navigation She was the 1,104th grain vessel officially closed on the Great Lakes | loaded at Port Arthur and Fort Tuesday when the John .E. F. Misener left 660,000 bushels of wheat for Pres. | cott William during the current ship- the Lakehead with |ping season. In 1953, 1,833 ships were cleared from Lakehead points. Teachers Tum Down $400 TORONTO (CP) -- Representa- tives of Toronto's high school teachers Tuesday turned down the board of education's offer of an across-the-board increase of $409 a year. The Ontario Secondary Schdol Teachers' Federation, representing the teachers, asked for a $600 in- crease next year and increased raises until the maximum reaches $1,000 above the present level. The minimum salary in Toronto now is $2,200 a year. M. um is $6,000. The federation also asked for a $2,500 increase in principals' sal- aries above the present maximum: Principals now have a range of $6,800 to $8,000 a year. The federation first proposed $1,000 across-the-board increase Tor teachers, It offered the compromise} after the bogrd's finance commits tee said that was impossible #4 grant, % If the federation's proposed is creases are approved, they would - make Toronto teachers the high paid in Canada. Tver Hear About... THIS EARLY CAR was fitted with strong springs inside the rim of each wheel. 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