Modern Screen (Dec 1949 - Nov 1950)

SO PROUDLY SHE HAILS {Continued jrom -page 14) mother on this subject. Her mother had advised two places Greta might safely go with any man she met on her tour. Greta decided to follow her mother's advice. '"I would like to go to the zoo or to the museum," she replied. Gregory's reaction is not on record. At any rate, there's a fine zoo in Forest Park in St. Louis, and that's where they went. As they wandered about, Gregory observed that he couldn't quite place the slight accent she sometimes showed. "I am a Finn," she said. "And you?" "I am an American Indian," replied Gregory, making joke. But Greta believed him. "Really?" she asked, seriously. "You know, I can see it." And that night she wrote home to her mother, "I have met the nicest Indian." Since the letter was postmarked from St. Louis, which is pretty far west when you've never been further west than Jersey City, her mother answered quickly, requesting full details on appearance, social manner and tribal customs. This "Indian" was a hard-working man, Greta soon learned. (She'd already learned that Greg, while he'd get red pretty easily, was no redskin.) Though he had but two lines to speak in The Doctor's Dilemma, he was determined that these lines should be given perfectly. A number of times Greta found him alone in the theater, standing on the stage and working on the pitch of his voice. He was not embarrassed at being discovered. Instead, he put her to work to help him. "Stand at the back of the house and tell me how it sounds," he would ask. Greta would listen. Gregory would speak a few words, call out for a verdict, and then Greta would report on his delivery. man proposes . . . It was about this time that Greta, getting wise to the ways of the theatrical world, happened to ask Greg a question that led to some surprising repartee. "What is your real name?" she wanted to know one day. "Why, Gregory Peck," he told her. ''You mean — you haven't got a made-up name like all the actors?" she asked. "No," he said. ''There's nothing wrong with using a stage name, but I've always been Gregory Peck." "Honestly?" she asked. "Listen," he said. "If we were to be married, your name would be Peck. Mrs. Gregory Peck." Greta blushed. "Oh, that is not why I asked!" she exclaimed. "Of course not," he assured her. "But that's why I'm telling you." She didn't quite get the full significance of his casual explanation until much later in the tour, when they reached San Francisco. Here she found herself meeting Gregory's mother, Mrs. Bernice Maysuch, and later his father, who drove up to Los Angeles from San Diego to see them. She had a sense then that something interesting was about to happen — and, as she wrote her mother, "all of this just from asking a simple little question!" And so Greta Rice became Mrs. Gregory Peck, and then she became a mother — but not yet a citizen. Her two brothers and a sister had become citizens. Her son, and then another son, were born into citizenship. But Greta was still an alien. A resident of the United States since the age of four, Greta, as might be said of For complete Feminine Hygiene rely on . . . DON'T RISK SUCH DISASTER IN YOUR MARRIAGE Because of one intimate neglect, a wife can crash to the depths of unhappiness This unfortunate wife has only herself to blame, because she has been guilty of one unforgivable intimate neglect. This disaster need not have been . . . she could so easily have protected her married happiness. She could have done this simply by safeguarding her dainty allure with regular, effective vaginal douching — with a scientifically correct preparation such as "Lysol." Reliable "Lysol" assures complete feminine hygiene. Germs destroyed swiftly "Lysol" has amazing, proved power to kill germ-life on contact . . . truly cleanses the vaginal canal even in the presence of mucous matter. Thus "Lysol" acts in a way that makeshifts like soap, salt or soda never can. Appealing daintiness is assured, because the very source of objectionable odors is eliminated. Use whenever needed! Yet gentle, non-caustic "Lysol" will not harm delicate tissue. Simple directions give correct douching solution. Many doctors advise their patients to douche regularly with "Lysol" brand disinfectant, just to insure daintiness alone, and to use it as often as they need it. No greasy aftereffect. For feminine hygiene, three times more women use "Lysol" than any other liquid preparation. No other is more reliable. You, too, can rely on "Lysol" to help protect your married happiness . . . keep you desirable! NEW!... FEMININE HYGIENE FACTS! FREE! New booklet of information by leading gynecological authority. Mail coupon to Lehn & Fink, 192 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, N. J. A Concentrated Germ-Killer Product oj Lehn & Fink Name— Street Citv S3