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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1943)
..wmwmimiimmmimiiiiiiiummimii.niiiiiiiuuiiminiiiiiiiiiiiiimi»iimiimiimimiinmw»m..nimm.mu Life Is Like That... By BILL LINDLEY As I said to Lana when we were sitting in the Brown Derby the other day (say, who are you trying to kid—Ed.) anyway, I said to Lana “You certainly must have a happy married life.” “Yes I do,” she said, and I took it down for the Emerald, for this is good copy. So the next day I am sitting in the office and a guy comes up and says to me: “Lana isn’t married anymore.” As I have just written a story ot about SbA 000 words on Lana’s happy mar riage, this is quite a blow, to say the least. This is the life of a motion pic ture editor, and you should be glad you are on the outside look ing in. Surprised Recently a certain magazine published an article on Tyrone Power’s first month with the ma rines. It told in great detail what the star did when he first entered, and how his buddies liked him. When the mag hit the stands last week, a few people were slightly confused, especially Mr. Power, who has been in New London, Connecticut on leave doing a pic ture about the navy. And so mo tion picture editors get their bad names. Some people think that it is difficult to write motion picture stories about Hollywood when the farthest south you have ever been is six and a half feet south of your back porch, but this is a slight mistake. Every morning movie writers receive reports di lectly from Hollywood, and they are all full of interesting notes. Sample Here’s a sample: “Tobias Gin snatcher, star of Warmer Broth ers’ picture, 'Pals of Picayune Canyon and the Big Corral of Rancho Mesa,’ has quite a large hangnail, and has been ordered to bed by his physician.” 1 knew a Theta once . . . gee . . . I had dreams of a little rose cov ered cottage, and I would come home every night after spending a hard day working as taster for Blitz-Weinhard . . . and, well why talk about that. One night she saw me out with Hedy Lamarr, and the next night with Lana Turner, the next with Shirley Temple (who put that in ?). So she stopped going around with me, but 1 wish she’d have started going around with me in the first place. Oh, Bother One of the biggest bothers of a movie ed is to have people like Rita Hayworth calling up while you are eating dinner and begging for a date. Finally you get used to it or take your number out of the directory and that night you go down and beg them to put it back in. People ask me who my favorite movie star it, and I just give them a blank look. Then they walk away mumbling' “ . . . and I used to know him when he was per lectly normal ...” The trouble is that most movie stars are too old, and besides, they know a lit tle bit about technique. But when you remember that most roman tic actresses are in their -thirties, you can see where we are all at a disadvantage. However, Linda Darnell is 19, and this always gives us new hope. We still have a fighting chance. Last Year’s Model In Hollywood you have to have a big swimming pool or you arc PLAN NOW for * Senior Ball * Group Parties * House Dances Phone 2000 EUGENE HOTEL just nobody at all. I have one too, but every time a visitor comes to go swimming he always makes me take the goldfish out. The fashion is to have two or three swimming pools, and when a visi tor asks what the others are for you just point and say: “Oh, that’s last year’s model.” The big worry of actors and actresses today is “How can f get along on $25,000 per year?” The best answer so far submitted is to buy liquor costing less than $25 per bottle. That way the pit tance allowed you by the govern ment should hold out about two weeks. Week’s Actor Actor of the Week: (short fan fare by member of the Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps) BUGS BUNNY is hereby nominated as “Actor of the Week.” The Fijis chose Bugs as their favorite actor last term when the Emerald con ducted a poll, and today we stand behind him 100%. Combining a natural flair for satirical comedy with an amazing repertoire of quaint phrases, Mon signeur Bugs Bunny has been acclaimed as "the logical succes sor to Charles Boyer,” Reasons: Bugs is not subject to the draft; Bugs’ hair is not thinning out; Bugs will work for a lot of let tuce but not the kind that Mor genthau will accept. All these advantages make it impossible for us to give this award to anyone else but Bugs. A carrot covered with real butter, the highest award possible, is now on its way by pony express through courtesy of the Eugene Riding Academy Manner Unprofane And so we slowly walk away from the movie editor, who is standing on the corner waiting for the bus for Hollywood, and as we stroll down the street we turn and see a little girl pointing at the movie ed, and she says (in manner unprofane) “Mama, what's that? It looks like Uncle Charlie after a Legion convention.” Such is the life of a movie critic, the man who would rather sip a coke with a Theta than cham pagne with Lana Turner. Say, do you still believe this? ' HUNGRY? • The Kugene Packing Company is the place to come for the finest qual ity of Meats and Grocer ies in Kitgene. Try us. EUGENE PACKING CO. 675 Willamette I'hone 38 Orides’ Pledges Await Induction Twenty-seven women will be come new members of Orides Monday at 6:30 in Gerlinger hall when they are initiated into the organization of independent wo men living off the campus. Orides officers will perform the induction ceremonies after a ban quet for the girls and their mothers, served by Yeomen, in dependent group for men living off the campus. Guests of honor will be Mrs. Hazel P. Schwering, dean of wo men; Mrs. Edith Siefert, Gerlin ger hostess; Mr. Karl W. On thank, dean of personnel; and Miss Janet Smith, employment secretary. Committee heads for the occa sion are as follows: Betty Walk er, menu; Marjory Overton, prep aration; Alene Gardner, service; and Harriett Knight, clean-up. Officers who will perform the pledging ceremonies are: Jeanne Smith, president; Penny Nichols, vice-president; Jean Mellies, treasurer; Betty Walker, secre tary; Phyllis Gard, sergeant-at •arms; and Delores Wheeler and Edith Newton, guards. Weekly sale of war stamps at the University of Wisconsin has averaged more than $700. Shut-lns’Gei inspirations Dauntless is dauntless! How ard Dauntless, discharged as cured last week, returned for an other stretch in the infirmary yesterday. Which proves that you can't keep a dauntless Daunt less down. Another patient, Clinton Hill, bored with ordinary infirmary routine, spent most of Thursday composing a surrealistic drawn ing of sore thumbs, stetho scopes, red crosses, blood - filled syringes, and surgical instru ments. Title: “What the Infirm ary Will Do for One’s Mind’’ or “How I Love These Light Green Walls.” Sick Friday, mostly with colds, were Hugh Crawford, Howard Harper, Breen Murphy, Thomas Stack, Jack Bedingfield, Marv Lester, Les Anderson, Barbara Fuller, Dauntless and Hill. Dis charged Friday were George Ccale, George Olson, and Bill Northcraft. Quotable quotes from the in firmates-of-the-week: (1) Marv Lester, newly-initi ated ATO freshman, “I feel it's my duty to warn my fellow sut dents. They serve a regular zom bie here they call ‘a sleeping po tion’ . . . boy, what a mickey!” 12) Les Anderson, ASUO presi dent, “I’m innocent! Lemme out Persons Without Book, Out of Luck in Ratiol. Do you possess war ration book number one ? Without this essential book it will soon be impossible to obtain sugar, cof fee, canned goods, meats, and other items to be added later. Soon after February 1 a reg istration day will be announced when all will register for war ration book number two. To get this book it will be necessary to turn in stamp number 22 of book one in exchange for the new book. The University of Kansas is in its seventy-seventh year. ? The Emerald Offers Five Easy Lessons for Success 1. When you run out of things to write home to the folks— ) send an Emerald. 2. When you wonder what to tell the one-and-only about campus affairs — send him an Emerald. 3. AN hen you're at a loss to please your brother in the service—send an Emerald. 4. Phone the Emerald Business Office, Ext. 354, or call in person—today. 5. Give the addressee’s name and address to the Circula tion Manager, Connie Ful mer. for remainder of year *2 Oregon!! Emerald $1.25 per term
