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BY LENNART PE^^:
Head Libjarian
Presbyterian Collect
Spencer Tracy. By Larry
World. 1969.
For a long time to come, Spence* • will
have to be counted among America’s mov. ats.
At the end of this fine biography there is a
list of seventy-four films in which Tracy appeared.
A good many are perhaps best forgotten, but some
of them are indeed memorable: “Captains Cou
rageous” (1937), “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo”
(1944), “Father of The Bride” (1950), “The Old
Man and The Sea” (1958), “Inherit The Wind”
(1960), “Judgment at Nuremberg” (1961), “Guess
Who’s Coming To Dinner?” (1967).
Tracy was bom in Milwaukee in 1900, into a
family which retained a good deal of the scrapping
Irish. No great lover of learning, he finally man
aged to get as far as Ripon College, a small liberal
arts institution in Wisconsin, where the discovery
that he had marked acting ability was confirmed
by both the drama department and the debating
coach.
On a swing through the East with the debat
ing team, he auditioned at the American Academy
of Dramatic Arts in New York. His talent was
recognized and he dropped out of Ripon to study at
the academy, after which Tracy spent several in
credibly difficult and discouraging years doing
small parts with a traveling stock company. Mar
ried to a young actress named Louise Treadwell,
Tracy was on the point of a career breakthrough
when his young son, John, was bom totally deaf.
The tragedy affected him deeply. Much of Louise’s
life w'as subsequently devoted to the child, and in
later years, to a charitable foundation for the edu
cation of the deaf. The foundation was named for
their son.
In 1930, Tracy w r as invited to Hollywood to
make a “talkie” of a successful stage play in which
he had a leading role. “Up The River” marked the
beginning of stardom which continued right up to
his death in 1967.
Hollywood was good to Tracy. His profession
alism as an actor was respected by those with
whom and for whom he worked. While he had to
endure the gossip (not all unfounded) that goes
with public acclaim, he also enjoyed its tangible
rewards. Katharine Hepburn, with whom Tracy
made some of his most successful films, is also
mentioned by the author; the singular friendship of
these two remains, however, something of an enig
ma.
Spencer Tracy, the person, as distinct from
Spencer TYacy the screen star, comes through as
a reticent, introspective and somewhat guilt-ridden
perfectionist, w'hose vigor, intelligence, and love
of life nevertheless enabled him to bring much
pleasure to those who saw 1 him perform.
Some thirty-two pages of movie stills enhance
the book. Flick fans will enjoy vignettes of
Studio Life and bygone razzle-dazzle. Good for
one evening by the fire, with the TV off.
Freeman Wins Legion Of Merit
THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Jan. 8, 1970-1-8
Lt. Colonel William C. Free
man, of Clinton, has been pre
sented the Legion of Merit me
dal by Brig. Gen. E. B. Owen,
USA, Commander, Eastern Area,
Military Traffic Management and
Terminal Service (EAMTMTS),
in ceremonies held at EAMTMTS
headquarters in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Lt. Col. Freeman, who holds
the position of Chief, Freight
Traffic Division, Directorate of
Inland Traffic, EAMTMTS, was
awarded the Legion of Merit for
exceptionally meritorious ser
vice in Vietnam from August 1968
to August 1969. During his tenure
as Executive Officer 394th
Transportation Battalion, he de
veloped a highly successful com
mand maintenance manage
ment inspection team which visit
ed all units and advised them on
proper maintenance proce
dures. He was also extremely
active in civil affairs and was
the primary impetus for the bat
talion’s exceptional civil affairs
program. While serving as Of-
ficer-in-Charge, Vung RoBay,
Col. Freeman was instrumental
in forming the effectively coor
dinated defense of the port area.
In addition, he developed the ef
ficient organizational structure
that operates the port and its
facilities.
Six Flags Seeks
Hosts, Hostesses
One of the most often heard
comments from guests who visit
Six Flags Over Georgia is how
polite, youthful, fresh-looking
and helpful the hosts and
hostesses are that staff the 200-
acre family entertainment cen
ter. And one of the most often
heard comments from the hosts
and hostesses is what fun it is
working at Six Flags.
Beginnjng January 10, some
1,500 host and hostess jobs will
be up for grabs at Six Flags
as the mammoth job of inter
viewing, screening and hiring of
hosts and hostesses begin.
According to Tommy Beene,
personnel manager at the park,
“Interviews will run from Jan.
10 until opening day, April 11 and
the emphasis is on personality,
willingness, and enthusiasm.
Applications will be taken dai
ly, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday
through Saturday at the Six Flags
Personnel Office located at the
park off Interstate 20-West of
Atlanta.
RECEIVES MEDAL—Lt. Col. William C. Freeman
receives Legion of Merit medal from Brig. Gen. E.
B. Owen, Commander, Eastern Area, Military
Traffic Management and Terminal Service, at
EAMTMTS headquarters in Brooklyn, N. Y.
The citation concluded:
“Through his continual striving
for excellence and dedicated de
votion to duty, he contributed
immeasurably to the United
States military assistance pro
gram in the Republic of Viet
nam. . . . Col. Freeman’s pro
fessional competence and out
standing achievements are in
keeping with the highest tradi-
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and their three children, Karolyn,
14, Michael, 11, and Lance, 7.
Col. Freeman received his BA
from Presbyterian College in
1954. in the service, he
attended Transportation Of
ficer’s courses at Fort Eustis in
1962 and 1968.
Among his decorations, Col.
Freeman wears the Army Com
mendation Medal and the Joint
Services Commendation Medal.
Eastern Area, MTMTS is one of
two subordinate commands of the
Military Traffic Management and
Terminal Service, a tri-service
staffed agency responsible for
operating military ocean termi
nals and controlling passenger
and cargo movements for all
military services in the Eas
tern and Midwestern portions of
the U. S. The Freight Traffic
Division, which Col. Freeman has
headed since August 1969, pro
vides traffic management service
for the movement of Defense ma
teriel from military installations
and depots to and through ocean
terminals at the lowest trans
portation cost to the Government.
INTERESTING
FACTS
By Tom PUxico
It’s hard to believe, but the earth is actually
closer to the sun in winter than it is in summer!
Why, then, is it cold in winter and warm in sum
mer?
Winter and summer are actually caused—not
by the earth moving closer or farther away from
the sun—but by the tilt of the earth. In our win
ter, the northern half of the world is tilted away
from the sun, while in summer it is tilted toward
the sun—although the earth itself is really closer
to the sun, in actual miles, during our winter.
And here’s another interesting fact . . .
Another year has come and gone and we have
begun another circuit of the sun which will take
our planet “EARTH” 365 days to complete. Dur
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tions of the military service anu
reflect great credit upon himself,
his unit and the United States
Army.”
Entering the Army in 1954,
Col. Freeman has served in
Germany, Korea, and Ethiopia
prior to his tour in Vietnam. He
resided at Fort Wadsworth, Sta
ten Island with his wife, the for
mer Ada Ann Furr, of Clinton,
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