The Daily Record

"GLAD TO MA'AM"
Monte Hale, popular cowboy movie star, is shown here in Johnson's Restaurant this morning giving his autograph to Mrs. Margie Williams. The famous actor stopped here for breakfast and made a big hit. Behind Mrs. Williams is J. D. Barnes, proprietor of the restaurant. (Daily Record Photo.)

Famed Cowboy Star Here For Breakfast
By HOOVER ADAMS
Monte Hale, one of Hollywood's most handsome and most daring "cowpokes" galloped into Dunn this morning on his trusty new two-tone Cadillac, downed a hearty breakfast at Johnson's Restaurant, and 'lowed to newsmen that cowboy pictures are here to stay forever.

The famous cowboy star of screen, television and comic books explained it this way, in his best western drawl.
"As long as there are kids, there will always be cowboy movies and kids are mighty popular, you know."
When a reporter arrived, Hale was busy entertaining Restaurant owner J. D. Barnes and a bevy of his pretty waitresses, and they were all having a good time.
"Howdy, Podner," said Hale, as he stuck out the long arm that has packed many a knockout blow to as many outlaws and bad men of the movies.
"I'm just sitting here trying to outstir these natives," he explained with a grin, "and that's a mighty hard thing to do. 'Fraid they get the best of me every time."

STAR OF MANY FILMS
Hale has starred in 47 top westerns for Republic pictures and was the hero of the first color western, "Home On The Range." His latest picture releases are: "The Missourian," "Vanishing Westerner," and "The Old Frontier."
He stopped in Dunn for breakfast during his current personal appearance tour.
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THE DAILY RECORD, DUNN, N. C.
AS A SIX-SHOOTER, PODNER" - Monte Hale, one of Hollywood's most popular western stars is shown here exhibiting one of his six-shooters, to J. D. Barnes, proprietor of Johnson's Restaurant. Looking on behind are: Mrs. Retha Pope, Mrs. Pauline Phillips, Mrs. Sue West, Mrs. Shirley Russell, Mrs. Margie Williams and Mrs. Marie Honeycutt. (Daily Record photo.)
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... appearance tour.

"My, but he's good-looking," exclaimed all the girls in the restaurant. And all the other guests agreed.

Outside sat his old faithful Cadillac. Hale is a showman from the word "go". He used a mounted 45 six-shooter to steer the long, sleek job.

But, to get back to the interview on western movies:

"Western fans are by no means limited to the kids," went on Hale. He said that if lights were turned on in the middle of any cowboy picture anywhere in the country at least half the audience would turn out to be substantial business and professional men.

THEY'RE RELAXING

"Busy men have learned," he said, "that they can relax during a good western no matter how much shoot 'em up may take place".

The fine thing about the cowboy thrillers, pointed out Hale, "is that each of them has a good moral lesson. The side of the law and order always wins out." He's never lost in the villain or the outlaw yet.

Cowboy heroes never do. Hale isn't married.

"Haven't found a girl yet who would agree to hitch up with me," he sighed, but nobody would believe that. He has an unusually good personality, a gift of gab, and a winning smile.

He's 34 years old and declared that a good search might turn up a graying hair or two.

"But not like J D," he kidded, pointing to Barnes, who's about "whiteheaded now. "He looks real distinguished with his white hairs."

BIG ATTRACTION

Hale is a big box-office attraction, and his new comic books are selling like wildfire.

"They're being printed now in nine different languages and we sold a million and a half last year," he reported.

Hale is a man with a good sense of humor.

His birthplace, he said, was Sterling City, Texas, a little place between San Angelo and Houston, Texas.

"How big is it?" asked a reporter.

"Well, the city limits signs are back to back," he shot back with a grin.

"Both San Angelo and Houston actually claim me," continued Hale, "San Angelo claims I was born in Houston and Houston claims I was born in San Angelo."

He has appeared on many television shows, usually as guest artist.

But later this year, he's scheduled to make a television movie in Charlotte.

"Why in Charlotte?" asked a reporter. Hale confessed he didn't know; he's just following the contract his manager signed for him.

Traveling with Hale is Ray Whitley, famous author of such popular cowboy songs as, "Back In The Saddle Again," "Hang My Head and Cry," and "Lonely River." Whitley wasn't with him in Dunn, however. He made a stopover on Fayetteville.

VERY FRIENDLY

Aware of the value of publicity, Hale was mighty cooperative. He went out and donned his ten-gallon hat and guns for the benefit of a photographer and struck some good poses.

Hale said he'd be mighty proud and a heap honored to visit the children at the Dunn Grammar School, but he was several hours behind schedule.

"Tell all my little podners," he requested, "that I'll be seeing 'em at the Dunn and Stewart Theatres here."

He also promised Barnes that when he comes back to Charlotte to make the movie that he'll visit the restaurant and appear on its "Talent Time Show."

And then, he waved the ten-gallon hat, bowed in his best western manner, mounted that Cadillac and took off over the hills for a round-up somewhere in the north.