Screenland (Jul-Dec 1948)

It tfou can catch a leprechaun... A leprechaun, according to Irish legend, is a dwarf who keeps a pot of gold hidden away. If you can catch a leprechaun, your troubles are over. Because he keeps his gold just for ransom money. If you catch him, he'll quickly tell you where his gold is, so you'll let him go. The best place to look for a leprechaun is in the woods. They're green, and only about nine inches tall, so you'll have to — Or maybe you don't believe in leprechauns. Maybe it would be more practical to just keep working for your money. But you can learn one good lesson from these little fellows. A small pot of gold put to one side is a great help when trouble catches you. And there's a much faster and easier way to get your pot of gold than by catching leprechauns. You can buy U. S. Savings Bonds through an automatic purchase plan. If you're employed you can sign up for the Payroll Savings Plan. If you have a bank account you can sign up for the Bond-A-Month Plan. Either way, your pot of gold just saves itself, painlessly and automatically. And your money increases one third every ten years. That would make a leprechaun turn even greener with envy. Save the easy, automatic waywiih U.S. Savings Bonds Contributed by this magazine in co-operation with the Magazine Publishers of America as a public service. Where Do We Go From Here? Continued from page 49 stered under Dale's supervision in a linen fabric with a Mexican print motif. On both sides of the room, there are flower pots, one with Dale's name, the other with Roy Rogers'. These are moored to the shelves where they stand, so they can never be knocked off. On one of the chairs Dale sat, a picture of domesticity, with Dusty, Roy's sixteen-month-old buckaroo, on her lap. Roy comfortably lounged on another chair. It's obvious that all of Roy's plans include Dale. They're one of Hollywood's most refreshing couples — and how Roy could plan anything ahead without Dale by his side is more than I would know. Roy and Dale first met four years ago when they were both cast in "The Cowboy And The Senorita." It was the first Western picture in which Dale had ever appeared— in fact, the first she'd ever seen — and if it hadn't been for Roy's patience and kindness, she might not have had the courage to remain in Westerns. "I thought Roy was fair, level-headed, down-to-earth, like the people from my home state, Texas," she says. "He was never temperamental." In the past year they've grown to mean more and more to each other. They were married in December, 1947. Roy said, "My plan includes acting in pictures for the next ten years, if I remain popular enough as a Western star. Dale, Gabby and I are planning a radio show together, and Dale and I want to go on rodeos and personal appearances together. "The overhead on the rodeos is so high that they are booked only in cities having very large arenas. But I want to meet all my fans — not only those who live in big cities. There are probably hundreds of thousands of people living in small towns which don't have enough people to support a rodeo. But Dale and I want to go to those towns and meet those people. To do that, we'll have to change our routine somewhat." "Do you think that, on the whole," I asked. Roy, "your life as a movie cowboy has been a good one? Would you be willing to have your children follow the same career?" "There have been a lot of heartaches," Roy admitted, "yet I'm certainly glad that I became a movie cowboy. And I'd like Dusty to become one, too — if he takes to it. Somehow I think he will When he's about three or four, I'm going to have him appear in one of my pictures. Already, when he gets on a pony, you can't pull him off, so I think he'll enjoy the experience. "As for the girls — five-year-old Linda Lou and eight-year-old Cheryl — I'd rather see them marry happily and raise families than have careers. But sometimes I have my doubts as to whether I'll be able to get Cheryl to see things my way. Right now Cheryl says she will never marry. She seems to be the executive type. 72 S GREENLAND