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By ROBERT G. CORDER K R*l>P*l>«nnack New« Contributing Writer :*•' Edward Joel Pawley was a friend ur niine. Our relationship went back Li a time. I don’t recall the exact ' t year of our first meeting, but it was around 1952 when I was a young boy i- “terrorizing” Amissville on my Firew- stone Deluxe Super Cruiser bike. I jr. was strongly attracted to radio in those days, particularly programs such as the Lone Ranger, Green o- Hornet, Suspense Theater and Big Town. Consequently, you can imagine the thrill of a youngster in Rappahannock County coming face-toJ. face with “Steve Wilson” of Big “ Town, the fighting editor of the Illustrated Press. ■j* in To me, Mr. Pawley was the epitr;* ome of what one might expect Steve ^Wilson to look like . . . tall, dark hair, ruggedly handsome, and a deep resonant voice. At the time, I could In not understand why someone of his stature would come to a place so reAj mote from New York City. It took some maturing on my part before I was able to understand. Nevertheless, I was delighted to have this great celebrity living so close. I use to visit the Pawleys quite frequently when they lived in their .• first house near Amissville on the . Viewtown Road. They were making honey and raising goats in those . days just for something to do. I remember that they were great admirers of Bishop Fulton Sheean and they never missed his show on television (they had one of the first televisions in Amissville). Mr. Pawley '• used to refer to himself as a “gen- tleman farmer” and liked to kid about that. You could tell, however, • that his real love was, and always would be, “show business.” Mr. Pawley and his wife, Helen, always seemed to genuinely enjoy - having young people visit with • them. They loved to have us do impromptu things . . . anything that smacked of acting! And they loved to reflect on their respective careers, which was just great with me. He, in particular, had some great stories to tell about his days in the theater and in Hollywood. I hung on every word! As always happens when one gets older and interest turns to ^ other things seemingly more important at the time (like cars, girls, sports, etc.) I did not see the Pawleys very often. It was not until I finished high school, served a tour of duty in the Navy, and had completed
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