Modern Screen (Dec 1949 - Nov 1950)

mother. Then she must substitute her own authority in such a way that he would respect her as well as love her, "Mother came to my rescue," Doris says. "She said to him, 'Whatever your mother says is always right.' Terry smiled — and went out to explore the yard." That evening, Doris and her mother had a long talk. Terry would have the bedroom down the hall from Doris' room, while the grandmother would use the bedroom and bath at the other end of the house. Without training in child psychology, Doris had to depend upon native commonsense and mother instinct. She knew that Terry's life, up to this time, had been topheavy with women. His only adult male companion on anything like a consistent basis had been Paul, Doris' older brother, who had been with Terry for about a year in Cincinnati. Doris could have smothered her son with affection, but instead, turned in one of her most superb acting jobs by returning his "Hi" with "Hi" until the first time he came to her, instead of to his grandmother, for comfort and security. "It was a little thing," Doris explains — with a softness to her smile that makes her seem more mature than is indicated by her slender figure and prominent freckles. "He'd been playing with the neighbor boys when two of them bumped together. Terry fell hard." With elbows skinned and lips bruised, Terry came to his mother — not his Nana — for repairs and solace. "I didn't give him the full treatment," Doris says. "I tried to think how a boy's father would have acted. So I treated his wounds, kissed him and told him to go back and play." flie protective instinct . . . Terry, too, seems very aware that there is no man in his family. In June, 1949, when his mother obtained her divorce from his stepfather, George Weidler, Terry went to Doris and said, "Don't you worry, I'll take care of you. And when I get big, I'll get a job, and you won't have to work any more." Terry hardlv knows his own father, Al Jordan — for Doris and Al, a trombonist with Jimmy Dorsey's band, separated immediately after Terry was born. Shortly after Terry's arrival from Cincinnati, Doris decided to give him a temporary, 100 percent masculine existence to counteract the influence of women in his life. So she sent him to a camp near Mount Baldy. "He came back a changed boy, filled with man-talk and a new self-confidence," she says. "But a boy needs the companionship of a man — not merely for a month each year, but every day. "It is right that Terry should think of protecting me. And when he is in trouble it is logical for him to turn to me — as men have always turned to women — for comfort. But every boy needs a man to whom he can go for advice, or simply for a manto-man talk about the affairs of the world, the way their women are treating them, or what sort of lure will be the most effective the next time they go fishing." Terry seems to feel a need for such masculine companionship, and the friendship he has struck up with Marty Melcher, his mother's six-foot-four-inch agent, has been a bright spot in the boy's life. Melcher handles the professional affairs of Doris Day in motion pictures, radio, and phonograph recordings. Consequently, he has many conferences with her. In this way, Marty has become acquainted with Terry, and the warm relationship existing between the man and the boy seems a natural outgrowth of two basically friendly personalities. Most make-ups shout: Made-up !Magic Touch whispers: Natural heauty Replace that heavy "made-up" look with natural-looking loveliness by using Magic Touch. No puff, no sponge. 39c and 1.00 everywhere 6 magic shades Magic Touch is NEW ... a tinted cream make-up so sheer your skin glows through! . . . yet it hides each tiny blemish while it smooths and softens and adds glorious color. . . . Apply with fingertips (with or without powder) — so quick, so easy, so naturally lovely! DRAW ME ! COPY THIS GIRL AND "Try for *\JQ0 in Prizes 5 PRIZES IN THIS APRIL CONTEST! 5 Complete $240 Art Courses, including Drawing Outfits! Here's your big chance, if you want to become a commercial artist, designer, or illustrator! An easy-to-try way to win FREE art training! Whether you win or not our instructors send you their comments on your work, if your drawing shows promise! Trained illustrators and artists now making big money. Find out now if YOU have profitable art talent. You've nothing to lose— everything to gain. Mail your drawing today. RULES: You must be amateur. Our students not eligible. Make copy of girl 5 ins. high. Pencil or pen only. Omit lettering. All drawings must be received by April 30. 1950. None returned. Winners notified. For winner-list, send star self-addressed envelope. ped NATIONAL HOME STUDY COUNCIL MINNEAPOLIS • CHICAGO * NEW YORK • LOS ANGELES ART INSTRUCTION, INC., Dept. 3690 500 S. 4th St., Minneapolis 15, Minn. Please enter my attached drawing in your April drawing contest. , (PLEASE PRINT) _ZONE COUNTY. -OCCUPATION 97