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________________________THE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION Auguat 8, 1981 ______ /__________________ _____ 5____ 4th Grade JIM WATSON Turns Hard WORK Into SUCCESS AM OS HOKUM — A Wulsonesque Character He Created MO» ',«) IlMO f l ' , \ i m i « I i h ' i o v r m r I I 11.01 ( M I M i l i l « o r i O tO «*0 o r y l) l i f ‘ »/IV. M f s OOir*fc !<J •■ •« ■ or «'nr u*« II i d i j k ' i ' j n i l III t o I N C H » 'll \ W l, l " C 1 tiP O u rv u I T ’S 1 .0 U i III r v o o r ic E — h e oiO r*' r fit l v r /i j I ixjrs I K I H J I J i nM l *jfc c I it I I J¡ I DOT» ' O U » ' * M 'i V : i J M y O U W T IH W S T U P tfU CK’iX'lG »-’(«•CXXtOUJ' Tu h i ì i j i F L L . IIIs H U H ?*> I <•<• lO O U M it O w — r t r d r a w in g is ta u g h t m th e fo u rth g ra d e flu»« vd t. h r d ecid ed to b e io n .r u sign p a in te r T h e o n ly obstar«* w in th a t Jim d id n 't know how tc I unlit Mg ns an d m i too bu.-.y fr .i'h r r nut a n e st lo r th e -low th re e W alton :, to K<> to sch o o l a n d I r a n i H r w en t to a la rg e d ep art m in t sto re In 1 ‘ o ttsv llle , Hu . an d u fleretl to m a k e llie i| * t n a n d sh ow c a n ts a n d p r u i' ta g s fu r th e sto re It U *> w ou ld g iv e h im Hie jo b us p o rte r a i d su p p ly m a te ria ls (or h is sig n p a ln t- lu g. P i e store m a n a g e r w as p ro b a b ly S c o t c h a n d re a d ily a c c e p te d tils p rop osition . • Jtin se t to w ork os p o rte r, a n d Just h ow m u ch m a te ria l h e sp o iled ui le a r n in g h is ch o se n a r t o f sig n p a in t h ow ever, t h a t th ere w as p le n ty o l in g w ill n e v e r be k n o w n , u n less J v sp o ilag e Hut Jim w orked d e te rm in e d ly cn • w i t s . f I’ o ttsv llle te ll ta le s ou t ot sch ool. T h e re Is rea so n to b e lieve a n d fin a lly ga ve up th e p osition to Fottsville, Pa., Boy Couldn’t be Made to stay in School after he Finished the 4th Grade. He tried M usie, Cartooning, Mining, Sol diering and Marrying, before he made good as a Creator of Theatre Posters. s ta rt a little sig n sh o p o f h is ow n. T h is p ro m p tly fa ile d an d Jim * a l on ce m ore fa ce d w ith th e task o f m a k in g a liv in g fo r th e now five W at- NEGRO RACE «HANDSOMEST W h e n H a i r is N O T G R E A S Y ” H e r e 9« Jim W n ts o n with onp o f hit th e a trica l p otters d r a w n fo r the P a ra m o u n t P uhlix T h e a t r e in P o ttiv ille , Pa. H r S a m II. R K A D I N f) O n ly a v r r y fo n lb h person w ould f la ir Mty m hool rd iin it ion In n o t val im blr o r d esira b le. Hut It w ou ld nlto be u foolt:.h p erso n w h o w ou ld con te n d th a t sch ool e d u eaU on It a b so lu te ly neceMutry to sticccfui If a per to n w ere to te ll m e th a t. I d p o in t *0 J a m e s (Jim * W atso n an d s h u t him up fo r a ll tim e Jim W stfton r e fu te d to g o to sch ool b eyon d F o u rth A lle ln u ra th e r Inrqe fo r h is a g e . h e sure re d e d 111 rv 'id lr.g th e su sp icion o f cop s an d t iu a n t '»!- flre rs b y w a lk in g v ery e re c t a n d U nit in g like fo u rte e n y e a r s o f a g e llo w w ell ho su cceed ed In p roved by m e f a r t Jtt t Jim w e n t to sch o o l J u ly th re e n ig h ts a ft e r " g r a d u a tin g " frot.» th e F o u rth A Hut Jim w as d e te rm in e d to tu c re e d H e d id e v e ry k in d of w ork, frum m a k in g h im se lf a p ro fe ssio n a l m»;M e la n to b e co m in g a m ule d riv e r In a c o a l m ine. 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M eets Ills " F a i r ” A t Rt C la ir , P e n n sy lv a n ia , e a rly one .u m iiier m o rn in g , Jim iv . a ro u se d from Ills slu m b er In a b.ix e a r by h a v in g a b u n d le o f b u rla p b a g s b ou n ced on lilt h ra d by p r a c ti c a l Jokers J im ru sh ed to th e door o f th e c a r In p ro fa n e p u rsu it o f hl.- to r m e n to r , a n d fou n d h im se lf » h ir in g Into lh e e y e s o f " th e g ir l" who w as to sh a r e h is fu tu re S h e h ad been sta n d in g In n o e e n tly by w h ile th e J ik - e rs w e re e n jo y in g th em se lv e s a t Jlin rx iien se. T h e fr ie n d sh ip w h irl! grew o u t o f th is m e e tin g blOKanmed an d rlfien cd o n ly to b«' In te rru p ted by th e W orld W u r In w h ich M r W atso n v o lu n le c r- ctl to fig h t fo r a d em o cra cy w h ich , up to tills, h a d fa ile d to provid e him a liv in g H atties — lilo o d — P ea ce H ark fro m th e iv ar ca m e a new J a m e s W a tso n , h e a d e d s tr a ig h t fur Uie g ir l o f h is p r e -w a r ch o ice Ife fou n d tier, w ooed h er, a n d w on her a n d th e n th e re a l stru g g le sta rtl’d. Jim s tru g g le d h a rd e r th a n ever, e v e n th o u g h th e y told h im t h a t two c o u ld live ns r h e a p ly a s on e S o m e- tlm r s up a n d so m e tim e s d ow n , d o h ig h is v e r y b est, b u t a lw a y s so m e th in g fu lle d to " c lic k .’’ Jim tn rk lrd c v c iy - t h ln g le g itim a te b u t n e v e r m ad e n sh o w o f suceoss. D rew F a ir ly W ell Jim h a d a lw a y s been a b le to d raw fa ir ly w ell a lth o u g h It m u st have co m e b y In stin c t b ecau se n o t m m h Says J e a n O t i s R e i n e c k e Prominent Chicago Illustrator “ I lk a the f a m e d Q u e e n o f S heba, N e g r o e s a r e h a n d s o m e In t h e i r o w n rig h t. T h e y h a v e d e v e lo p e d th eir ow n ty p e s o f p e rso n al b e a u t y , |ust a s t h e y h a v e p r o d u c e d t h e o n l y p u r e A m e r i c a n music. M a n y c h a r a c te r is tic s m a k e I d e a l N e g r o t y p e s a t t r a c t i v e . T h e r e Is a m u c h w i d o r r a n g e o f c o lo r in g . The b e a u t i , fu l w h i t e n e s s a n d e v e n n e s s o f t e e t h in N e g r o e s Is s e l f - e v i d e n t . Facia l c o n t o u r s h a v e s h o w n n e w r e f i n e m e n t s w ith e a c h g e n e r a t i o n . —T ti. p e r s o n a l ch a rm o f N e g r o e s Is e n h a n c e d b y b e a u tifu l h e ir . M a n y h a n d s o m a N e g ro n s , h o w e v e r , sp o il th e ir a p p e a r a n c e b y u sin g m a t e r ia ls w h ich g iv e th e h a ir a p la s te r e d - d o w n , g r e a s y la o k w hich Is re p u l siv e to p e o p le o f t a s t e .“ la-Im -S tralt Heir Dressing Is NOT greasy. Makes the hair beautiful In the simplest w ay. Makes stubborn hair aasy to m onago. Olvas a natural softness, with m sh een lik e Ana silk. W on 't rub oft, stain o r sell clothing — does not m at the hair. Ash your daalar for la -tm -S tra it Hair Pressing — begin using It I L a -E m -S tr a it R eg. U S . P a t . O ff. HAIR DRESSING 25c and 50c Far Men, W omen, •ays. Girls It Year D ealer C an not Supply You, O rd e r Direst fr o m H o-R o-C o M fg. Co.. Dept. 101 St. leu ls. Mo.