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her certain that young Len Klabber is not entirely the bright, friendly boy he tries to seem. Trying tactfully to discourage Babs' friendship with Len, Julie herself does not realize how true her instinct is, and how much she and the town are soon to learn about the problem of juvenile delinquency. 3 P.M., CBS. •JUST PLAIN BILE, A widower for many years, happy in the affection of his daughter Nancy, Bill Davidson rarely remembers the long-ago struggle of his dead wife's aristocratic family to keep Nancy away from him. But Nellie Davidson's family has never forgotten that she married a smalltown barber, and Mrs. Thelma Nelson makes strange capital of that story when she comes to Hartville. What threat does she hold over Bill? 5 P.M., NBC. LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL The marriage of Chichi and Mac is very young, but already Chichi has had cause to wonder how much misunderstanding a marriage can survive. There is another question coming up for her — the question of how much misunderstanding it should survive. For, if each week brings new doubts, new hurts and troubles, how can the future look anything but threatening? Can Papa David throw a different light on that picture? 3 P.M., NBC. LORENZO JONES To Lorenzo, the lovely actress Belle Jones is a charming woman to whom he is strangely drawn. The amnesia which months ago separated him from Belle prevents him from recognizing her as his wife. But Gail Maddox. fearful that Lorenzo's memory may return, allies herself with actor Wade Emery's spiteful plans to create havoc for Belle. Can Belle win Lorenzo's love all over again? 5:30 P.M.. NBC. LOVE OF LIFE Some people seem to run headlong to meet trouble, and all her life beautiful Meg Harper has been one of them. Even though she sincerely loves her child, Beanie, Meg cannot seem to stop long enough to imagine the consequences some of her ill-advised, stubborn decisions might have on him. How will the powerful Hal Craig, through Meg. affect her sister Vanessa, Beanie, and perhaps their whole future in Barrowsville ? 12:15 P.M., CBS-TV. MA PERKINS Anyone in Rushville , Center would be quick to say that, for ' understanding, tolerance, and an honest look at facts, Ma Perkins is the person to talk things over with. But money — the possession of it or the lack of it — has a way of confusing issues. Even the strong, simple values by which Ma has taught her family to abide come in for a searching test when such confusion enters the picture. 1:15 P.M., CBS. OUR GAL SUNDAY Though she has had many years of secure happiness as Lord Henry Brinthrope's wife, Sunday has never forgotten his family's disapproval of his marriage to a simple mountain girl. When his impoverished but aristocratic aunt, Lavinia Thornton, comes to Black Swan Hall, Sunday is gripped by a fear she has never known before. Can her position as Lord Henry's wife really be attacked? 12:45 P.M., CBS. . PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY Pepper and Linda cannot really blame Pepper's father for going ahead with the plans for extracting oil from the property around their farm, which is supposed to have such a rich potential. The prospect of so much wealth would dazzle almost anyone. But Pepper and Linda are unhappy over the project, and not only because it mars their beloved view. Is their suspicion justified? 3:30 P.M., NBC. PERRY MASON If pretty Kate Beekman had not hitched her wagon to a star, she might have avoided a lot of trouble. Determined to succeed as a dancer, Kate turned down a safe job in lawyer Perry Mason's office to accept a glamorous offer from night-club owner Gordy Webber, ignorant of Webber's plans to ruin her father, Ed Beekman. Can Perry save the misguided girl before her stubborn self-assurance plays into Webber's hands? 12:15 P.M., CBS. THE RIGHT TO HAPPINESS Annette Thorpe has always been a successful woman, with money, position and a sharp set of wits to work with. She cannot quite understand why her careful plan to break up Governor Miles Nelson's marriage has so far failed. If she knew Carolyn Nelson better, would she understand that she has perhaps met her match? Will Carolyn be able to bridge the chasm Annette has dug between her and Miles? 3:45 P.M., NBC. ROAD OF LIFE Sybil Overton Fuller's ruthless selfishness leads her to set a trap in which she herself appears to be caught. Sybil now knows that her only hope of inheriting from her dead husband's family lies in the child she went to great lengths to conceal and give up. In her dangerously tense emotional state, her hatred of Jim and Jocelyn increases. How will Armand Monet's interest in Jocelyn fit into Sybil's schemes? 1 P.M., CBS; 3:15 P.M., NBC. THE ROMANCE OF HELEN TRENT Designer Helen Trent finds new stimulation in her increasingly important job with the Jeff Brady studios. She now has as assistant Loretta Cole, a girl who begged to be allowed to work with her. In Helen's private life, too, new interests have entered with Brett Chapman and his young son. Richard. Helen's friends hope for happy developments in this relationship. Will the future prove them right? 12:30 P.M., CBS. ROSEMARY Trouble and pain are no strangers to the Roberts household, but as Rosemary prepared for the birth of her long-awaited baby she felt that at last she and Bill stood on the brink of a future so bright that nothing could seriously mar it. She never dreamed of the direction from which tragedy would strike — or of the way her efforts to help others through the Boys' Club would in the end help her. 11 :45 A.M., CBS. SEARCH FOR TOMORROW As Joanne Barron and Arthur Tate at last dare to look ahead to a happier future, they are not fully aware of the threats converging on them from several directions. Will the woman called Hazel be able to shatter their plans? Or will it be Irene Barron, still determined never to relinquish her claim to young Patti, the child born of Joanne's marriage to Irene's son, who died some time ago? 12:30 P.M., CBS-TV. THE SECOND MRS. RURTON For the first time in her life, Stan's sister Marcia seems headed for a bright future as she and Lew Archer, in spite of their different backgrounds, manage to iron out most of the problems that might disturb their marriage. But is there one big problem both Marcia and Lew have underrated? What will happen to Stan's emotional sister if this last chance for happiness slips through her fingers? 2 P.M., CBS. STELLA DALLAS Stella has always anticipated trouble from her daughter's aristocratic mother-in-law, Mrs. Grosvenor, and it materialized when the charming Englishman, Stanley Warrick, innocently gave Mrs. Grosvenor a chance to accuse Laurel of indulging in a cheap flirtation. With Laurel's disappearance, which follows on the slanderous attack. Stella comes close to despair. Will her daughter's marriage survive this new trial? 4:15 P.M., NBC. THIS IS NORA DRAKE Before nurse Nora Drake's horrified eyes has unfolded the full story of a teenager's degeneration. But Nora is too much involved personally with young Grace Sargent to see in this desperate daughter of Dr. Robert Sargent anything but a girl who must somehow be saved from the worst consequences of her instability and ignorance. Can Nora do anything, or is there no future for Grace at all? 2:30 P.M., CBS. THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN When two women are interested in the same man, they have a tendency to believe that the battle is between themselves alone. But as Poko Thurmond struggles to win Bill away from the baleful influence of Jennifer Alden, Bill himself begins to take an active hand that neither of" them quite expected. What will his return to mental (Continued on page 83)