The White Falcon - 19.02.1965, Blaðsíða 8

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WHITE FALCON
Friday, February 19, 1965
Huge Mid-Ocean Ridge
Supporting Naval Station
Halpin Enjoys Navy;
Has Brother In T.V.
(Continued from page 1.)
Iceland was first settled 1,100
years ago.
One, Mount Hekla, has erupted
no fewer than 23 times. Lava has
also flowed from numerous vents
in the ground. Volcanologists esti-
mate that Iceland has produced a
third of all the lava that has
flowed in the land areas of the
earth since the year 1500.
As a result of the volcanic acti-
vity (which is also responsible for
Iceland’s famous geysers and hot
springs) the island is everywhere
dotted with rugged, weirdly beau-
tiful masses of lava and volcanic
rock. Huge areas northeast of the
Naval Station are entirely covered
by bare volcanic rock and lava
chunks jut out all over the sta-
tion itself.
“The Mid-Ocean Ridge must
look much like Iceland, though it
must be even more rugged because
there are no winds or weather in
the depths of the sea to round off
peaks by erosion,” declares Dr.
Bruce C. Heezen of Columbia Uni-
versity’s Lamont Geological Ob-
servatory.
He added, “Imagine millions of
square miles of a tangled jumble
of massive peaks, sawtooth ridges,
cones, eathquake-fractured cliffs,
valleys, lava formations of every
conceivable shape — that is the
Mid-Ocean Ridge.”
iH)ST A.
by Mike Albertson, J02
Sir Winston Churchill is the
subject of “ABC Scope — Church-
ill at 90,” Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
over Channel 8.
Unlike other Churchill profiles,
ABC Scope uses to dramatic style
and world-famous voice of actor
Richard Burton to pay tribute
to the late British-American hero.
Burton probes the factors that
shaped “the gleaming champion of
the island race,” and points up
the talents, personality and moral
fiber of the man many consider
the outstanding human being of
our times.
A personal friend of the late
Churchill, Burton taped the pro-
gram in Paris. This special
program promised to be a unique
and colorful world-picture of
Churchill and his era.
Channel 8’s own sports com-
mentator (known by his compatri-
ots as “the round mound of
sound”) offers 15 minutes of top-
notch news and highlights from
the world of sports, each Monday,
following the 7 p.m. news.
Tuesday matinee this week will
be “Girl from Manhattan,” (also
Sunday’s Northern Light’s Play-
house feature). Stars are Dorothy
Lamour, George Montgomery, the
late Charles Laughton and Wil-
liam Frawley. It’s a rollicking
comedy about a small town girl
who makes good in the big city.
Dolphin . . *
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rarely did the animal fail to re-
ply to human voice.”
Lilly attributed Trusiops’ ability
to his large brain. He said, other
animal mimics suffer by compa-
rison.
“Even parrots and mynah birds
apparently do not give such a
large number of replies and such
sustained and accurate perform-
ances,” Lilly said. “To date, only
dolphins and humans share this
ability.”
Hail &. Bless . . .
(Continued from page 1.)
Welch, C. E., CS1
Stroud, J. L., CN
Mindhan, R. W., AN
Beale, H. A., CN
Sturdevant, B. Jr., CM1
Brantley, O. C. Jr., AN
Long, R. L., SN
Roy, A. L., CS1
BLESS
Stewart, C. J., SH3
Parker, R. T„ SHL3
Hotte, R. A., ETR2
Acevedo, C. F., AE3
Lesley, T. E., CS3
Ostrawski, S. M., HM2
Doctor's IMotebook ...
(Continued from Page S.)
Positive Diagnosis
Conversely, in a doubtful case,
a call to the doctor may help to
speed the child’s quick recovery
because of some type of illness
which could be diagnosed early.
One must remember, however,
that children are very labile crea-
tures whose illness change rapidly
and frequently. Often complete
re-examination of the part of the
doctor is necessary to establish a
positive diagnosis in a case of
fever of unknown origin.
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school, became the boy’s manager
and set out to find them jobs.
For the next three years Halpin
appeared on television and stage
shows.
A typical rehearsal for a one-
half hour show like “Studio One”
would require hard work.
Rehearsal for such a show
would begin at 7 a.m. or 8 a.m.
until 5 or 6 p.m., Monday through
Thursday and sometimes up to
10 hours of constant work per
day.
“Usually the producers would
rent an empty studio, building or
ballroom just for going over the
lines, using tape on the floors to
indicate where props would be,”
explained Gene.
The final dress rehearsal would
occur either Thursday or early
Friday before the live program
took place.
Commenting on how it felt to
perform on live television in front
of all those lights and cameras
Gene said, “For the first 10
minutes you’re scared. Then, after
that you get the fear out of your
mind.”
“My brother, Luke, liked acting
in front of the cameras but I’d
have just as soon be behind them,”
Gene added.
So, in 1961 Gene quit the acting
profession and finished his school-
ing at Quintanoes High School
for young professional actors in
Manhattan, graduating in 1963.
During off-school hours Gene
worked for a clothing design shop
on 14th St. in New York’s gar-
ment District.
Meanwhile, Gene’s younger
brother, Luke, was appearing in
the Broadway musical “Take Me
Along” playing Jackie Gleason’s
son. Luke later appeared in two
movies called “Flipper” and it’s
sequel, “Flipper’s New Adven-
ture”, the latter being a pilot for
the present T.V. series.
Although Gene wasn’t in show
business anymore, he had an actor
brother and saw part of the
shooting of Luke’s first movie.
Gene even tried a hand at riding
the dolphin.
Commenting on the feeling of
riding a dolphin Gene explained,
“If you can imagine a 600 to 700
pound mammal cruising at 25
miles per hour as yau grab his
fin (located on the dolphin’s back),
it feels like grabbing a dried out
wet sponge.” He also stated that
the porpoise’s skin is like velvet
and, “if one rubs its skin from
head to tail, it’s smooth.”
An actor’s life can be dangerous
too.
One day, during the filming of
Luke’s first movie, the director
wanted a particular scene to have
a hurricane. Usually, directors
superimpose or fake such drama-
tic and dangerous scenes when
EX-ACTOR AT WORK —Out of
the cameras and into the Navy to
work behind automatic machines
is Eugene A. Halpin, Jr., AN, the
one-time television and stage ac-
tor. Gene presently works at the
IBM Division of Air Operation at
the Terminal.
they can’t get the real thing. But
nature seemed to answer the call,
as a real, live storm hit the movie
set.
Without using a double or stunt-
man, Luke (who does all his
underwater scenes by himself)
ran across the storm-hit shore.
As he was running over the rocks
along the ravaged beach, a wave
rose up behind him. Only an alert
“watch-out” from Rick O’Feld-
mien, “Flipper’s” trainer, saved
Luke from being swirled over the
jagged rocks.
Since the scene was so drama-
tic and real, the director left it
in the script and used that seg-
ment as the opening for the pic-
ture. But to the thousands of
people who might have seen the
rain dripping off the cameras,
lenses, who would’ve known a 15
year-old’s life had been in danger?
What kind of people are show
business personalities that Gene
has worked and met one asks?
He remarked about playing on
stage with Leif Ericson and Do-
rothy Lamour.
Leif Erickson said to Gene, “So
what I’m Leif Erickson, that
doesn’t make me special.”
If Station personnel remember
several weeks ago, Mr. Erickson
starred in two movies at the
theater. In the first film “The
Carpetbaggers” he portrayed
Jonas Cord’s father, and in
“Roustabout” an Elvis Presley
movie he played the daughter’s
stubborn father.
“Dorothy Lamour was really
great,” Gene exclaimed. “How
she’d reminisce about those Hope-
Lamour-Crosby “Road To Bali”
movies.”
Halpin recalled one incident
during his brother’s first movie
that happened off-set. It occured
at the swimming pool at Nassau’s
Montague Beach Hotel. There
Gene, Luke and Chuck Connors,
T.V.’s Rifleman who was starring
with Luke in the movie, were
“horsing around” the pool’s edge.
“Chuck Connors’ the type of
guy if he sees you standing
around the pool, he’ll throw you
in!”
The pool which had windows
all around its sides had a bar
built around it. So, spectators
could view the swimmers and
vice-versa.
So, the trio began to tap on
the pool’s walls creating some
disturbance to the social drinkers.
Gene’s parents Mr and Mrs.
Eugene A. Halpin and his broth-
er, Luke, presently reside at 1932
118th Road, North Miami, Fla.
The family moved there in 1963
from their Astoria home in
Queens, N.Y., since Luke was
working on M-G-M’s “Flipper”
set.
Prior to reporting to U.S. Naval
Station, Keflavik, Gene had seen
three months duty at Jackson-
ville, Fla.
What does Gene’s brother do
in his free time?
Luke tries to answer his own
fan mail in his free time, said
Gene, and dates occasionally, but
doesn’t have a steady girl.
Luke hopes to be a director of
TV and motion pictures in the
future.
As for older brother Gene’s
future after his stint in the Navy,
he hopes to either work for an
aircraft company or build boats.
What does the ex-actor have to
say about the service?
His reply was, “This place is
okay in my book. I’ve had a good
time since I’ve been here.”
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FRIDAY
Yankee Pasha
Starring: Jeff Chandler and Rhonda Fleming
SATURDAY
Yankee Pasha
Starring: Jeff Chandler and Rhonda Fleming
Evening: Two Are Guilty
Starring: Anthony Perkins and Jean Brialy
SUNDAY
Matinee: Godzilla vs The Thing
Evening: Strange Bedfellows
Starring: Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida
MONDAY
Strange Bedfellows
Starring: Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida
TUESDAY
Goldfinger
Starring: Sean Connery and Honor Blackman
WEDNESDAY
Goldfinger
Starring: Sean Connery and Honor Blackman
THURSDAY
Godzilla vs The Thing
Showtimes: Weekend Matines: 1:30 p.m.
Weekdays and weekends: 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
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