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Go or Gala eeke Florida's Oldest .< t ' ; College Neivspaper son otter ' Ne^v r staff takes over the Reporter See Page 2 75th YEAR—NO. 22 ' DELAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1962 . PRICE EIGHT CENTS Wins '(• Only Florida,Student To Receive Award "" ; Ih English Literature ,'•,' J. Michael' Gillum of Lakeland, .'a"-senior'.at. Stetson , .., University,,is the,only, stu- , dent'from? a Florida, college and \ one , of the, only 97 college ' men in the nation who1 have won Danforth graduate fellowships for 1962,' the: Danforth Foundation, St. Louis, has announced.? Gillum's award brings the total " of Danforth fellowships . won by Stetson University students to six . since the Danforth program began in'1951. A' ■ .< +. ' -,Gillum's field is English Litera-, ture—only five, other, students in the. U.S. received awards. in this v 3,rea. The Stetson student Just last ''month also was awarded 'a Woodrow Wilson fellowship. '- ... l .,---** * - , Future Teacher? ! Danforth feliowsliips -go- to college men who show remarkable v promise, as "future teachers., The fellowship provides four . years of study.in any, U.S.■ graduate school in any field of study, common to tlie undergraduate curriculum? Annual'stipends are $1500 fpr single ^ men and. $2000 (plus $500 - per child) for-married men, plus tuition and fees. - ~ .These Danforth fellows join 478 . others how in graduate study preparing to teach, and 181'more already, teaching in 112 colleges in this-"country and in 20 institutions abroad. ' s '- They s were selected from men nominated by more than 400 colleges" on the' basis of. -not over three -per institution. /Qualifications include intellectual- promise "and character, a genuine''interest *' in and commitment, to religion, and high potential for1 effective college teaching. < " " *.**.*'•■'* Program Started- In -1951 '.The Danforth graduate , fellowship, was established in,'1951 ,with the :hbpe that ttu-ough financial aid,'if needed, and a personal '"relationship of -encouragement;" ;the , Foundation could - assist - roughly 500,men.4annually. in. becoming-the -^ most competent and highly motivated college teachers they have -V the capacity to become; -■ -' - ' '■ To. foster these aims, Danforth fellows attend three annual-1 conferences on .teaching 'at Foundation'-expense. Leading' - scholars take" part in' lectures, seminars and informal contacts'with Fellows at the conferences, and meet with small" groups all' academic centers throughout the year:' * * **. Program Banks" High '., The Danforth graduate, fellowship program, ranks after those of the .National .Science Foundation and/other federal ,.agencies; and Vfthe'" Woodrow Wilson National i 'Fellowship Foundation, as'one of the largest-in the nation., It is unique in the length of "time it supports Fellows, and-in. its. stress en. personal contacts with arid ■between Fellows- in 'study- and after they .begin teaching. Dan- 'forth:' fellows „may - concurrently iliold other'awards- such, as Rhodes, Fulbright, National Science, or Woodrow Wilson. ;" The Danforth Foundation,-. one _of-the,country's:ten largest private , 'educational Foundations, 'was .'founded1 in' 1927 by the late Wil- ,liam-H. Danforth,- St. Louis busi- ,, 'ne'ssmanj and philanthropist. The "'* Foundations' primary aim "is to strengthen and enrich higher, education' iri America largely "through .■a .series -of- 'graduate fellowship .programs to encourage' better ■teaching." MIKE GILLUM Schools Get Funds With Joint Canvass In a unique move in Southern education,' St. Petersburg's - two private 'institutions -of higher learning, Stetson University 'College of Law and Florida Presbyterian, College, will launch,a-joint annual canvass of. their community to secure funds .for- their, Icu'r- rent operating budgets. The drive was unanimously approved at a dinner given- by .the colleges Tuesday night-which was attended by'50-St. Petersburg business and civic leaders. . Launching of the .'joint .campaign marks the first time .in Florida that private colleges have cooperated in their hometown.on such a venture, and is one of the few instances of such cooperation in the South. Men Visit CocdaFor Weekend.^ | The first round of fraternity weekends -start's tonight as Lambda Chi Alpha and Pi Kappa Alpha hold band,parties in DeLand and Winter Park respectively., a The Lambda Chi party, featur- in? Texas Bay and his band will be held at the'Lions' Club in.De- I.nnd. The darice will be a Black Cat Ball with a theme centered around Friday the 13th. Dress will consist of all black casual wear. Saturday 'morning' Lairibda „Chis and dates will. .leave for . Cocoa"' Beach and an afternoon of swim- ■ ming and sun" bathing. At 5:30 p. m. a Luau will be held at' the Starlight- Hotel.' According to Jim Murphy, social chairman, the menu will include "exotic beef,, pork and fish .disher, assorted salads and, exotic punches." Saturday night at 8 p.m. Lambda Chi Alpha will hold its annual Crescent Ball in the Pala- dium Room of the Starlight Hotel. Dress- will be ' formal and the nightclub floor show will-be available to everyone. , The highlight of the weekend will come when the Crescent Court is presented and.the Crescent Girl for 1962-63 is .crowned'by Kay Ballou, reigning Crescent Girl. " The girls'- will spend Saturday, night at-the Starlight Motel and the boys will' stay at-the Astocraft and Satellite Motels: '/ Pi Kappa Alpha will' start" its weekend with an informal band party with the Eden Rocs at Jay Haskell's lakeside home in' Winter Park. ■ . • . • - .The Pikes will also strike out 'for Cocoa Beach Saturday aft- ernoori to make-use "of the, sun, surf and swimming pools. A buffet supper will be held. Saturday evening? and the Pikes and dates .will-sperid the "rest of the night dancing at the Holiday Motel. .The girls will stay at the Holiday Inn and the Pikes will stay at the Congress Inn.' Pete Fountain To Gite Elizabeth Hall Concerts §100,000. Goal ' The? goal this Spring will be $100,000 with each school "to receive $50,000. Each contributor may'name ,-which college is to -re- ceiye'his gift'or' may' make" it la joint gift., . - ' - ' Stetson "President - J. Ollie Edmunds reminded the audience, that when they' agreed ' to .the move ©f the College of- Law. to 'St. Petersburg, the , community took on the task of- continuing financial support for the 'school. a "This is a -new exciting idea we're \ bringing you tonight," Dr. -Edriiurids said.'"It'is the j first-attempt for a common community campaign for higher education in Florida." ...".' ■. : ■ • ' Edmunds ■ said the group could take the easy-way out; and; ask the state legislature to provide'- tax monies for,private institutions, or could decide to allow the-institutions to compete for funds- in two- separate "local, campaigns. - The', third alternative,' Edmunds declared, was - to; seek ' out ;the .strongest' men available, to head a.joint campaign. • '."_"'- " Dean Harold L., Sebring of'the College of Law, who presided at the? meeting, pointed out how communities with • a population' much less than ' St. Pete'rsburg's . raise large sums annually as operating funds for their private colleges. .. ' Sebring said more than 1,500 students of every religious denomination have ehrolled'-at the College of Law in St. Petersburg. He added that Stetson has graduated 232 Pinellas county men and women who would . otherwise have gone -elsewhere for their- education. Students spend $850,000 annually, with the College of Law itself adding more than $1 million yearly to St. Petersburg's economy, he declared. , Former Gov. Doyle, E., Carlton? president of Stetson University's Board of-Trustees, asserted, that the College of Law and Florida Presbyterian College are of greater -value than any other institution, and business in the-city. "The future of our state andnation" depends on the character ' of the nin "and women graduated, from our schools of higher education," he .declared. . ■ ' .. .■•.., - Dr.': William ' H. - Kadel, presi-. dent of Florida. Presbyterian, said economic facts pf life show that Students Offered Assistaritships In Graduate Work - Two Stetson University seniors majoring in accounting have -been offered- teaching - assistantships while they- do'graduate work. • Patrick Knipe of Orlando, has been offered a' half-time assistantship at "the University of Illinois' College bf Commerce with an opportunity to receive his master's degree ,-at the end of - the Summer term in 1963. . -Edwin Hamill of Boise,' Idaho, has -been offered. an assistantship at the University of-Oregon. He will obtain;his master's degree in June or August.. 1962, depending on the -amount' of teaching 'he accepts. - . English Association Comes To Stetson 'The Florida College English- Assn. held-its Spring meeting in Stetson's University's Union -building on the DeLand campus on Saturday April 7. . ■' ' ;The , association has ;approxi-: mately .120 meiribers',. most .of them instructors of college English' but a number of .high. school teachers'are.also members. - From the Stetson faculty, those in- charge of - -arrangements were Mrs. Kathleen Johnson, Richard Langford, Ernest Weeks, and Dr. Eliot Alle.n. Other " Stetson personnel who are meiribers of, the association are Dr. Syron Gibson,' Robert Blake, Dr. Guy"Owen},and Dr. Carter Colwell. ~ ..... S.U.B. Movie In Review "Someone " who - loves Alfred Hitchcock-should deprive him of his expensive toys.'Huge .budgets, famous stars, ^ -VistaVision and Technicolor are distracting and exhausting him. The present version of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' is a remake of one of his famous melodramas. To riiy sorrow, I never saw the original,'but this'one will not be famous. It is all' spread out, slack, leadfooted; it is burdened by ornate sets, removed from plausibility by ■ pancake makeup; it looks assertively unreal. The plot is not neat — the strategy of the conspirators is obscure and the behavior of the hero is obtuse. This weakness was probably in the original, but if the action swirled fast enough no one would have objected. Now you have, what seems like, hburs to poke holes in the unbalanced equations. James Stewart and Doris Day, -faultlessly, groomed and as smooth as marbles, earn their high pay with perfect studio performances." Robert Hatch? "'"Theater and Films," Nation 182:498 -(June 9, •1956). ' - ' . * * * . . STRANGE HEROES " 'Suspicion' - is as strangely' different a film as has ever been made in this, country. There have been .movies-before in'which the leads attracted ' and repulsed at the same time.- But in- this case we have an irresponsible, sweet, almost childlike male whose personality people cannot resist, although they know he practically never tells' the truth and' that-he is cracked on the subject of money; Our heroine is a peculiar, ripe- for-love, spinsterish figure of a woman, who, after a most unusual courtship, marries and continues, to love this strange • man. Handsome Cary Grant,-, bursting, with charm," -plays- .Johnnie,>~ theAliusr band, with bluff frankness and. a "gleam"in:his eye. "With-playful innocence he calmly says, 'Of course we can' live on your, father's money.' Lovely.Joan Fontaine, as the shocked bride,' becomes more and -more.neurasthenic ' as . she stumbles on' new fact's about her coldly -■ calculating > husband? B.ut when . their beloved friend,'- Nigel Bruce, is murdered in Paris, she realizes the .' worst. As ' suspicion piles suspicion upon -dreaded fear, she shrinks from the danger to her own- life.'For no one can deny Johnnie anything — not even the- name of the' secret poison • that leaves no -trace. Crowding in-little details of horror? to .teise you and' omitting' explanations to annoy" you "-still -,more,- Alfred Hitchcock directed 'Suspiciori' with his usual tight' suspense alternating ' with support, of the two colleges is-just plain good business. Ninety percent of Presbyterian's annual. operating budget" comes from outside the community, Kadel'said,'but is spent almost in its entirety in St. Petersburg. ,; He said the figures in -1972 would be $3,924,00 and the total over, 10 years would be,$30 riiillion. Enthusiastic endorsement of. the project jras. voiced by top St. Petersburg . leaders,, -.and they, agreed the ' two colleges should' proceed immediately with the joint campaign for this year. nervous <■ understatement, guessing because you never for sure, you 'get as jittery SS ffiBes wife who becomes? hysterical, with anxiety and fear. "Mr. Hitchcock's cast is excellent and,- the photography is .unusually" beautiful. But unfortunately 'the scriptwriters who .based their tscreenplay on ■Francis,. Iles!s 'Before the Fact,' and even , our, master? director couldn't find- a-solution to their- problem after it was, so well stated.. The ending is a' most unsatisfactory let-down. However, up to the finale you are guaranteed to exercise a new set'of fascinated goose pimples." • - • .'-■-' ." Philip , T. . .Hartung. , "Strange Heroes," 'Commonwealth.' 35:179' (December; 5, 1941). Students Go To Convention Alien Newman of Cronton, Ohio,' arid' Judy; Green of Jacksonville •will. represent. Stetson University at the 'bi-anriual tournariient and convention " of 'the ■ Southeastern province of-Pi-Kappa, Delta, national forensic society at Carson- Newman .College, Jefferson City.,, Tenn., April 11-13. ■ ., Newman is entering extemporaneous speaking,- original oratory and after dinner, speaking. Miss Green is entering the woman's division of original oratory and after .'dinner speaking. ' Dr. Mary Louise Gehring, chairman, of . Stetson's speech and drama department, will accompany the. Stetson group.;' Collegiate chapters from eight Southeast- ern'states will be-in-attendance. man To In Forest Of Arden ■■' Bearded Pete,Fountain,-the 30-year-old jazz clarinet ■virtuoso who is accumulating the critical superlatives once reserved only for Benny Goodman,-plays; a.brand of music ' as much a part of Dixie as its dew. " ,' : Fountain was born, bred and is firmly.rooted in New Orleans, birthplace- of t jazz.*- He'is as imbued with the musical history of his city as is its French ^ Quarter—- where lie got'his first job playing the clarinet in a burlesque honky- tonk. And his'real narne attests to his Southern ' Creole heritage: Pierre Dewey La Fountaine Jr.- Within a relatively few short "years Fountain , has pierced the . walls of. coterie fame in the 'French Quarter to become .one ..of- the brightest jazz stars perfuming today.— a career route .that, was shortened by the1 millions who saw and heard his ■ artistry for ^ two years on the Lawrence Welle TV show. Fountain insists his.,brand .of New, Orleans jazz is not orthodox Dixieland, but neither,is it progressive — a word and a school he- abhors. , . y ' - CLARINETEST PETE FOUNTAIN President Edmunds Appoints Fund-Raising Comrnittee / • - * -. '..-,,--- ,, An-advisory--committee for the-from industrial- firms "call for the joint fund-raising; project in St. Petersburg, by. Stetson University's College of taw and' Florida.Presbyterian Colleke^ has '-'been - appointed. \ by > Stetson President J. Ollie ;Edmurids and ■ "Presbyterian President .William H. Kadel? Campaign, ainVis, to.raise $100,000 during? April- arid May to "be"split equally by the two schools. '-; . .-Members., of,the -advisory; "com-- mittee" are: the Honorable Doyle E.'- Carlton, ? president -'of ■ Stetson University's Board of Trustees and former, -governor-, of? Florida;'=,J.Lee Ballard,, president of the Gulf Beach'Bank and Trust' Co.; Rob- ^feft'' B^.GuJ,hrie,' financier; T. G. Mixlon, |p'^s^ent ,6f; the-."City Barii'Wd *r^; Co., and Garnette J. .Stollings, .chairman of St. Pet; ersburg's Committee, of 100.' Ther ■' joint' higher '• Education Leadership project 'is -unique-in- education in the South"— it is one' of the, first ? instances of. private-colleges cooperating iri'a furid drive in their own-hometown: a .The community'canvass.Awill.be' an annual affair..All dollars raised will go* to "meet current operating requirements at the Stetsonpollege' of Law and Florida Presbyterian College. ' ' ■ •" " The joint endeavor has (already received erithusiastic. endorsement by 50' outstanding St. Petersburg business and-civic leaders--who met last week. • Organizational plans' for solicitation of funds, from? individuals,, civic- and business .leaders, ..and activation, of four - divisions- staffed with top St. Petersburg leaders., kickoff ' date ■ for' solicitation is set for Apr. 23, and-the drive will continue through May 21. Art/Maj or Snows Work- At Museum ■r On" Sunday, April'15th,;the;De- Land, Children's, Museum^at'r 126 S. Florida^ Avenue will present the ceramic arid silver work? of 'Richard Montross, a.Stetson .University art major, currently studying' un^ der Eugene Bunker.-' An "open- house tea wil be held>from,3 to 5 p.m. and'.'the public is invited'tp view"' this talented show." *- ' j- <", Richard-Montross isra.,transfer student from the. University, of Connecticut. While at' Coririecticut he: studied under?,the .direction, of Professor Gregolopolis'ofthe Fine Arts ' Department.-. :His '.'work '. at Stetson has been in- the fields of ceramics -and jewelry. In "ceramics he-has" experimented with various glazes and free forms. The ceramic objects which he is displaying wijl present these forms and. the glaze techniques...Also on display are the amusing and sophisticated pieces of jewelry which for the most part, incorporate primitive animal forms and motifs in their design. ■-•■■■ ,-This is the .first one-student exhibition shown by' the? Museum and' the Museum is proud to prer sent such creative work for. the public's enjoyment. "I'M A SWINGER" "I'm a swinger," he'says, "but,I don't see why .many people :call my brand of, music pure Dixieland. I guess it comes down to the fact I'm from New-Orleans. But I 'don't )fuse a trurripet or a trombone — which are the mainstays of Dixie- larid." Whatever niche Fountain's brand of jazz falls' into, one fact remains clear: he is a'genius with a licorice stick. Fellow musicians and critics' alike'already; classify -him' higher than his-mentor and,idol, the late Irving 'Fazola, and most say he even surpasses Benny Goodman.. _ Sentimentalists might like to believe ' that Fountain was born .to play the clarinet, but this isn't the case. When he was 10 years old he was suffering from a respiratory ailment and the family doctor suggested, he,take lessons on a "blowing" instrument to build up his wjind.-'it 'was only a coincidence that his father, an untutored musi- ciari'who dabbled with various instruments- for- the sport, had a clarinet — around the' house. A TfiW OF THE art works on display this month j ia the Elizabeth Hall pallery. are' shown • here. They will remain on display through April. . . Award Prizes Total $300 Stetson University students have a chance at a. $200 first prize and a $100 second: prize-in'competing for the annual Walter L. Hays Prizes, according to Dr. Gerald Critoph,7 assistant professor of American studies in charge of. this year's judging. ■ ■ Deadline , for submitting essays on the, subject "The Free Enterprise System and the American Way of Life" is April -30.- ' The • '.award - -. is, ■ contributed by Walter L. Hays,. president of the American 'Fife :arid Casualty Co., Orlando., There are no restrictions as to the approach to' the topic as long as tlie essay, does not exceed 3,000 words arid is typed double space. • Friday ;.' Lambda Chi-Alpha Week-end ' '.":> ' 1. Pi ,Kappa Alpha Week-end „ r'• Seriior recital:, Mary'Ann Lynn','piano,, at 8:00 p.m. - in 'Elizabeth Hall "Auditorium',"'--" , » ■ Saturday- • ' , Baptist Student'Union" Beach Party M t> ■ ' '■'■■- '■ Monday Stu^&/e«$aJ- at,4:00.p'.m. in Elizabeth Hall: Auditorium ' 4j- ijfr' ' Tuesday ; s'g.A. Concefe/^t^-^untam, clarinet, in Elizabeth Hall Auditoritef I'M ' ■*<4y Thursday Spring recess begins at-noon ( ; AT THE MOVIES Athens Theatre . "Blood, Lust" ' . ' , ' ' ' "Devil's-'Eaind" "Satin Never Sleeps"" "Follow that Dream"—(Elvis) Blvd. Drive-In -, "Blood and Roses"—(Mel Ferrer)' "Caltiki, the Irmriortal Monster"— • • (Didi Sulivan) .-. "Journey to the Seventh Planet"— (John Agar) "Blue Hawaii'.—(Elvis) ' "The Three Outlaws"—(N. Brand) ■ "Pocketful of Miracles"—(Glenn v Ford, Bette'. Davis) - "Seven Women from Hell"—(Patricia .-, Owens) . . ' ' ! "Imitation "of Life"—(Lana :Turner, Sandra Dee) r "Saddle, the Wind"—(Robert: Taylor, Julie London) - S.U.B. -',' , * "Suspicion"- '" ? ' "Man Who Knew-Too Much" dr; d, HULL Fri.-Sat. Sun.-Tues. - ; Wed.-Thurs. Fri. mid-.- night show Fri.-Sat.- . Sun.-Tues,. Wed.-Thurs. TOOK TO CLARINET • -Fountain, .however, more than made up for this chance introduction by taking to the 'clarinet like the proverbial duck to water. He began his studies at the'-, Johnny Wiggs' State Band School of Music, and far outshone the other pupils. He soon-developed his own tonal quality, style,' and technique ;by "sitting in" uninvited — at first — at various Bourbon Street clubs, following the ideas and . pace of New Orleans' elder jazz stars, especially Irving Fazola^ (orie of the stars of Bob Crosby's ."famed Bobcats) who became his "teacher.^ In fact, Fountain's first professional date came when he was 16 and took' over Fazola's Dixieland baridseat in a, French Quarter burlesque house the night his friend died. A legend has grown up in the Quarter about that, night when Fountain blew his heart out in- a wild, swinging blues tribute to him. "No human being will ever ■ play like that again — even Pete", says an eye-witness. Ironically, the audience,, barely noticed him. They were paying rapt attention to the "entertainers." But musical circles immediately began to buzz about this phenomenal teenager, and though still a high school student at Warren Easton High, he was invited to sit in on many sessions with them. Within a matter of months Pete became'.the number one topic of conversation within musical circles and was definitely the fnusician to watch. * * * DIXIELAND BAND MEMBER , After Pete completed his schooling in 1948 he joined the Junior Dixieland Band, which won a Horace Heidt Talent Contest and a resulting tour' around the United States. Next, he joined Phil Zito's Dixieland Band and became the favorite of jazz buffs wherever he played. In 1950, Fountain"? helped organize the Basin Street-Six, which played New Orleans and the Delta Country for three years. During these formative years, he also appeared at a few jazz festivalsand made some records. .. ' As his fame - and reputation spread, Pete was continually bombarded with offers, to "join various name bands ,such as Tommy Dorsey and Charles-Spivak, but continually turned them down because he didn't want to leave New Orleans. However, in 1953 he was persuaded to "join'the Dukes of Dixieland, and played seven -months in Chicago. ,But, when the Stetson Friend Suffers Attack D. C. Hull of DeLand, one of Stetson University's'"first, faculty members; is resting,in,a New York • hospital -following, a 'heart" attack, which occurred. in' Israel on a round the world trip. He will be arriving,back in.DeLand.in'a few days.'. .,-..'.• . - - - Hull was met in New York by-'" liis persona^ physician, Dr.- Hugii West, and his law partner,-Erskine W. Lanriis. .He is accompanied-by his wife, the former Marian Wright —both Stetson graduates. ' - • Alyjlas't June's commencement, on<^^.^th anniversary of his be- ' cornig^^stetson faculty member, Hull ^sfesg.warded the Algernon •' Sydney^ulljyan medallion. The award wS^ifijajCle in recognition of the highes^stihiitual and humanitarian. quali<g«sdk <> The medalK$?us£pd a. certificate were presented®^the only living' survivors of. tire' Stetson ' faculty that Hull worked with — W. Y. Mickle, first director of the School ' of Business; O.. A. Morse, first director of the School' of Music,' and Dr. I'.' C Stover, professor of speech. - •. , - ., '. Hull, a 1909 .graduate of Stetson's law>school who also received a-B.S. vj&$¥k taught at the Uni- versitySE^fioMbg his graduation. He then Be||mra^'nraetice-of ,law iri DeLand tob^EotC; Landis, later attorney. geiMr^f jpfMorida; Bert - Fish, later am«ijsfflor to Egypt, and Francis • P. vwnitehair, who became navy undersecretary. During- Hull's faculty days, he taught two students- who were to become judges that • he, would practice before — John E. Peacock, city, judge, and .'Marion G. Rowe, circuit.judge. ..Hull also instructed the student who attained, the, highest rank ever accorded a Stetson Iaw- graduate. He was Louis W. Strum of Jacksonville, ■ who later became judge ^Jhe: U.S. Circuit Court of AppeS£/f$Jr ■'Hull refeijfed/jatetson's LL.D. degree in T9®/™sfcjwife was graduated in 19r2^fHe^^ved as general counsel" for tSeJpiiversity for nearly a quarter ofii century prior?to his retirement from the active practice of law. group went on a national tour, he returned home. - "I didn't, particularly like living in Chicago," he'says,-"because, my roots were in New Orleans. I functioned best in my home town and knew I would, be miserable spend- •ing months and months on th? road." "' - ... Another' factor in his, decision was the fact that his wife Beverly, whom he married in October of 1950, was- expecting their first child. She was with him in Chicago for' awhile, .but returned home to await the stork. * * * Pete turned in his salesmen . equipment on a Friday afternoon and the following Monday morning he was organizing a group for an opening at Dan's Pier-600, a jazz spot in the heart of Bourbon Street. In a matter of months he was.once more making music history. And with the aid of several records his reputation was getting a wider following. _ ' In the summer, of 1956 he appear-' edin Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, where yelling, foot-stomping jazz fans called him back for encore" after encore. Among them was 18-year-old' Lawrence Welk, Jr., son of the ah-one . . . ah-two . . . ah-three . . . bandleader. *'.y
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