We're about to fly directly over the fabulous Beverly Hills estate of Mr. Jed Clampett.

There's the beautiful front lawn, which the Clampetts almost plowed up and planted in crops.

There's the tree that Ellie Mae climbed.

And right down there someplace is where Granny hides her still.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that magnificent mansion is occupied by one of the strangest families of millionaires ever to migrate to Beverly Hills.

No wonder people call them the Beverly Hillbillies.

Now, coming into view on your left is the tennis court which Mr. Clampett converted into a stock pen and filled with cows and goats and chickens.

Yes, for two years Mr. Clampett has been the center of controversy in Beverly Hills.

Now it appears he has become a center of controversy in nearby Hollywood where, through his banker, he has obtained control of Mammoth Pictures.

one of the pioneer movie studios.

I say let's bulldoze it and build Clampett City.

And now, speaking from her office in Hollywood, is someone who opposes Mr. Drysdale's views, the famous columnist, Miss Hedda Hopper.

I have not met this eastern financier, Mr. J.D.

Clampett, but I would like to say to him that Mammoth Pictures is more than just a valuable piece of real estate.

It's a priceless chapter of Hollywood history.

written by stars whom the world will never, never forget.

I intend to seek him out and do my best to convince him that a studio so rich in memories should and must be preserved.

Thank you, Miss Hopper, and good luck.

Now, I say good luck because our new staff has been unable to locate Mr. Clampett.

He and his family have dropped from sight just when the fate of the studio hangs on his decision.