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The OREGON STATESMAN, Sataa Oregon, Saturday Uondag, February 8, 1930
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Yon ce, jwercs maae ui iiti
t at the ripe ol4 age of 14! Be -
Ueve it or not. bat his first comic
art effort brought him a generous
check and the oner oi a Dig sal
ary at a time when most boys are
wrestlinr with high school
studies!
um b Em; Once
I nn net the Hue
But before going iato that.
let's get set on the pronunciation
nf hi. nam MoMm the "T'B".
You pronouB.ee it Just like that
roa-bee. Ana as iot ine m
name. It's pronounced "eye-
works."
Iwerks was presented with the
name of Hubert when he was too
young to enter any more than a
loud rerbal protest. Later his
playmates shortened it to "Hu
bey" and finally he cut it down to
the "UB" "Because," as he ex
plains, "it makes less work for
me to sign it that way, lad cap
ital letters always come easier to
comic artist."
Now well flash back to 14
j ears ago. His first efforts
showed the editors out there in
Kansas City, where UB 'was
born and "raised," that here was
a fellow who had a lot of stuff.
The check and the invitation to
come in and take a regular Job
followed.
Editor Wouldn't
Believe It Wm He
. Two days later, the -editor was
Informed that Mr. Iwerks was
outside, waiting to talk to him
about that job. "Send him in,"
aid the editor.
A gangling kid, awkward and
Just out of knee pants, made his
appearance.
"I'm Mr. Iwerks." he Mid.
"I haven't got time for practi
cal jokes," replied the editor.
"Send your old man in here."
With some difficulty "IB" con
vinced the editor tha he was the
- artist in question. Of course, he
didn't get the salary that a grown
up man would have, but he did
get an amount that mighty few
boys of 14 have ever started on.
Iwerks made good from the
start. Pretty soon his commer
cial work was in such great de
mand that he quit the job and
opened his own offices at the
geof seventeen! Tie that, if
you. can!
Drops Commercial
Work for Comics
Iwerks had so much luck and
his early experiences had given
him such great business astute
ness, that other artists flocked to
him from all over Missouri and
had him handle their work for
them.
"Finally." says Iwerks. "I
found that I was getting to be all
business and too little creative
art. So I spent my spare time
brushing up on my technique, and
it was then that the idea for
Mickey House came to me.
"I thought the public would
like a little animal that sort of
satirised the fads and foibles of
sll of ns the silly things that we
do every day and laugh at the
otheV fellow for doing!
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What's So Comical
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9 luouxni mat people might
Mice a fancy to Mickey Mouse If
I kept him as serious and sensi
ble as possible in all these situa
tions, and the scheme worked out
nicely.
"The real secret of Mickey
Moose's success is that he Is nev
er consciously funny. He's al
ways so dead, serious about the
things he's doing even as yon
and I!
"Somebody sent my drawings
of Mickey House out to Holly
wood and well, I guess yon
know what happened after that,"
the young artist concluded mod
estly. Iwerks. who Is even better
looking than his pictures - in
fact, he's turned down several of
fers to appear before the camera
-'s married, and makes bis
home In Hollywood. He is one of
the prime favorites of the motion
;pciure colony, for he's a good
entertainer, and his astonishing
uvtcbscs nave not (one to his
head.
Haccews Merited
Bnt Iwerks Modt
There's nothing to be swell-
ucaueu Boom, anyway," iwerks
grinned. "To get anywhere,
you've got to have the staff, of
coarse, bat you've also got to get
the breaks. I've Just been lucky,
that's alL" "
Bnt it Isnt all lack. WUB"
figured oat his "Mickey Moms"
situation exactly right His
Jokes are -well plsnned, his situa
tions are neatly advised, his draw
ing technique is exceptional, and
he i reputed to be one of the
best. If not the very best, at ad
Tislng a clever, air-tight story to
keep bis Mouse busy.
The many local people who
T rare tw the antics of
"Mickey Mouse" on the screen
ad the fow-tr any whe kW
mt, will be in f r an additional
tt very day who they turn
to the. feature page and follow
hi comic strip adventure.
Zena Homes Have
; Numerous Guests
Zb J- Hr- Mrs.
E. C. Biggins were Sunday guests
5 .th .hom f Mr. and Mrs. T.
a Lewis f Zena. ' - -
r lira. W. . Crawford was a
Monday afternoon -visitor la Un
join, at the boms at her mother.
Sirs; AJlce Elm peon and Stir house
!!5t, Mr. and , Mrs. Robert
Crtngia f Salem. Mr. Crangle
Is "UB" Iwerks
and fortune was not traversed
age or. zs, is Known to minion
and movie character who is in
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SUverton Grl
Wins Scholastic
Honors at Eugene
SILVER TOX GIRL VAL
TCITERSITT OF OB
COX, Ihsgeae, Feb. B (Spe
cial) Beatrice Bewnet of
Btlvertoa. has been appoint
ed as the chief night editor
on the Oregon Daily Fner
ald f or the issae of Febru
ary SCO, when the- women of
the Emerald staff win get
oat the entire paper.
Miss Bennet is a Janior In
Joaraalisnt and is an honor
stadent. Last year she won
the M array Warner contest.
She is a member of the
staffs of the two stadent
publications, the Emerald
and Oregana. Mis Bennet
is affiliated with Delta Ze
ta. L
is Mrs. Simpson's brother and an
mine oi mra. . vrawioru.
A. M. Patrick of Salem was a
business visitor at $is fruit ranch
situated in the Zena hills this
week.
CLUB PhOGRAIUI
WEST STAYOX, Feb. 7 The
west Stayton community club held
their regular meeting Tuesday
erenine in Mccieiian' hau a
short business meeting was held
ater which the following pro
gram was tiven :
Reading. "Agnes I Love Thee,"
by Mr. B. H. Chamberlain. Song,
by the school children. Reading,
Mrs. Shields. Play, by the pri
mary children of the school. Song,
"Dream Train" by Mr. and Mrs.
Chamberlain and Paul McClel
laa. Reading by Frank Infeldt.
Reading. Harry Stewart. Plav.
"Going Somewhere" by the club
memoers. Song, "I'll Take You
Home Again. Kathleen." br Mr.
and Mrs. B. H. Chamberlain and
Paul McClellan. Play, "Mrs. Snod
grass Reads the Locals." Read
ing, Mr. McClendon. Song by Mr.
and Mrs. B. H. Chamberlain and
Paul McClellan.
Central Howell to
Have Local Talent
Plays at Club
CENTRAL HOWELL, Feb. 8
The two short plays sponsored by
the Central Howell eommunttv
club are being industriously prac
ticed. It Is thought they will be
given February 21. The definite
date will be announced later.
Both plays are one-act come
dies. "Mix Well and Stir" Is di
rected by Mrs. Clarence Simmons
and in the cast are Mrs. Glenn
Parrlsh, Mabel Werner, Mrs. Rob
et Jant, Myrene Lichty. Mrs. Milo
Wilcox, A. A. Hall. F. E. Way.
Robt. Bye, Sr., Glenn Parrish,
Edgar Tweed and Russell Lichty.
The other nlay. "Sauarinx It with
the Boss," is being directed bv
Mrs. R. C. Ramsden. Those un
der her direction are Mrs. A. A.
Hall. Mrs. Lester Leizhtv. Mrs
V. E. Way. Clarence Simmons.
John Lauderback and Grover
Lichty.
Dan Poling Will
Talk on Lincoln
On Radio Today
Commemoratlnr Lincoln 'a
birthday. Or. Daniel A. Poling
will talk over KOW between 12
and 1 o'clock today on "Lincoln's.
Spiritual Leadership." This will
be In connection with the Nation
al Tout a conference program. A
mixed Quartet will sing.
Dr. 8. Parkes Cadmaa will
speak daring the National Cathe
dral hour from 1 to I o'clock on
the two great Americans, Wash
in srton and Lincoln. This urogram
will Include several nieces, of sa
cred music
Silverton Fire
Department Will
Sponser Dance
RTT.VTrRTfW ttov Th. vol
unteer Fire Department of Silver
ten Is planning a big St. Valen-
unes aanea xor tne erening oi
Vwbrnarw 14th: Tha dac nrUl
begin earlier than has- been the
rule at Silrertoa dances. The time
haa tiMa u nr .Sie nmi(iMl
the members of the department
announce.
The Happy Boar Girls of Port.
land, who are festered orr KXnr
every noon, will tarnish, the mu
sic xor me evening.
The proceeds of the daaes will
be used for repairs and new
equipment needed by the depart
ment. HAXPTOTf IMPltOVrXO
SETTEtLttCm. ITaW ' a . Tua
Haunts ' IamI Jtftaft . - -
has recovered tuffidontfy trow
his recent tUnegs te bo bta to att
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DALLAS, Feb. 8 The nega
tive debate team of Dallas high
won a two to one decision ever
the Stayton affirmative hero to
night. This was the second of a
series of debates DaBas It taking
part In to determine the cham
pion team of the district. . The
winner is decided by the team
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making the most points during
the year. Each judges -rota counts
as on point and on point Is giv
en for winning the debate. So far
Dallas has scored eight points.
The Dallas affirmative went to
Salem .to debate the Salem high
negative team. The debates are
under the rules of the Oregon
Debatlnr league.
The Question was: Resolved
That Oregon Should Adopt a
Compulsory AutomobUa Liability
Insurance Law. The affirmative
was represented by Stayton high
with Lula Lewis and Fred Darle
on the team. Dallas had the neg
ative side and was represented by
Margaret Ellen Kelley and Otto
Fisher.
The Judges were famished by
the public speaking department
of O. S. C and were:
Professor Chambers, Professor
Moore and Mr. Blake.
HEALTH CLINIC HELD
JEFFERSON, Feb. S Thirty
eight children were examined at
the health clinic fold at tie
school house Monday, conducted
by Dr. E. L. Rnesen and liarraret
MeAlein. county health - nurse.
sslited by Mrs. Keithei Smith of
jetierson.
FlTUEII-SOri MEET
SEED IS WEEK
WEST SALEM, Feb. 7 (Spe
cial) The annual Father and
Sen banquet wee held Tuesday
evening. Over 80 boys and men
gathered for this occasion, and
all enthusiastically any they had
a wonderful time. The dinner
was potluck. . Ralph Sobers acted
as chairman of the' dinner com
mute. A. R. Bouluare, Floyd De
Lapp and Ben Williams were
committee on tables and dishes
and the young men of the Ep
worth league, Ervin Simmons,
Harold Davis. Charles Fredrick
son, Lester Lippert. Charles
Wright, Frederick La Due, Ches
ter Fredrickson, Roy- Flnster and
Wesley Warren acted as waiters.
After the bountiful meal served
by the above earned parties a
very interesting program waa
p reseated by the program com
mittee, J. A, Gosser. Ray Fergu
son and Bev. M. A. Groves. The
following numbers were given:
community singing, toast; by
Wesley Warren for the sons.
Toast: by Rev. W. J. Warren for.
the fathers. Playlet "Tenderfoot
Tricks" by the Boy Scouts. Roa
aid Glover of Salem dellerered a
very inspirational address. Thers
was music interspersed throur
the program played by peter
Foelke and his father on the ao.
cordion and the violin.
There will be a special called
meeting of the official board fol
lowing church Sunday evening.
By carrier von should
your oopy of The Statesman B&
later than :. We guarantee
carrier service.
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