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tives raving about Smith's possibilities and urging that he be given a test.
When Smith returned to New York a test was made. Still nothing happened. "I didn't have anyone to follow it up," he explains.
The third time Smith went to New Orleans he failed to click. Yet Miss Clark was still one of his greatest boosters. She urged him to go to Hollywood where he had many friends.
Smith hesitated but Justine was all for the idea. Her "What have you got to. lose?" argument finally won out. In a few days the Ballew family set out in a rickety car. Justine and the baby dropped off at Fort Worth while Smith continued on to the Coast. His total stake consisted of
LUCK was with him from the start. First of all he landed a cabaret job in downtown Los Angeles. This tided him over until he was able to renew his Hollywood contacts.
The J, Walter Thompson advertising agency happened to be looking for someone to follow Al Jolson on the Shell Chateau program. They knew about Smith's New York reputation and invited him to audition for them without revealing the spot for which he was being considered.
Lady Luck continued to smile. Around this time Walter Wanger, the movie producer, was looking for a western type to play an important role in his picture "Palm Springs." He asked the studio to run off some tests among which was the one made by Smith in New York.
As soon as Wanger got one look at the Ballew guy and heard him sing he yelled: "That's the man ... get him!" Which explains how Smith happened to be signed for the movies that very same week.
The first thing he did was to wire for Justine and the baby to come on at once.
Again they are sitting on top of the world, but there is a difference now — the Ballews are determined to invest their money in sound securities. "We've passed the stage where going hungry seems funny," Justine admits. "Besides, we have the little girl to consider."
Secure in their lovely hillside home they can look back on their hardships with a smile. "It's hard to figure out," Smith drawled. "A year ago we were flat broke . . . and now look!" He took in the luxurious furnishings with a wide sweep of his arm which ended as his hand rested on his wife's shoulder.
In this union it has been the hardships popularly blamed for lost romance that have served to draw these two into a comradeship that even the easy luxury of Hollywood will find it hard to shake.
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The complete listing of the winners in the Jessica Dragonette Theme Song Contest is nearly finished and will be announced in the December issue of RADIO MIRROR— out October 23. Are you one of the 35 lucky winners?
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