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EL RENO (OKLA.) DAILY TRIBUNE
FRIDAY, AUGU
OLDEST CARTOON STUDIO ‘BUGHOUSE’ THESE DAYS w*
BY JONATHAN KILBOURN
U. S. Court Completes .‘15
Years
P
pi SHANGHAI. Aug. 8— (U.R)—1The
II United States court for China Is
celebrating this year the comple-
• tion qf 35 years of extra-territorial
judicial activity.
It holds the distinction of being
the only United States court oper-
’ ating off American soil but now
• faces the possibility of being
C abolished in accordance with the
j United States pledge to the Chung-
( king government that extra-terri-
torial treaty rights in China would
. be relinquished.
The court in the early period of
t its history operated to give the im-
partial application of American
laws to U. S. citizens in a country
with a multiplicity of legal sys-
. terns which conflicted with each
other and many times were con-
trary to the Judicial procedure as
recognized in the west.
During the early years of the
court's existence the laxity in ap-
plication of law threatened to un-
dermine Its existence. Illicit busi-
ness at that time was flourishing
under the title of American citi-
zenship and the political indiffer-
ence was far from Washington's
control
High Recognition Won
The first judge of the rourt and
several of his successors were in-
volved in numerous scandals.
However, the court gradually be-
came one of the recognized insti-
tutions of China and now has at-
tained the highest recognition
both here and abroad .
Diming the depression years of
1934 and 1935 numerous American
firms wore forced into receivership
and there was danger that the
credit of American nationals in
Shanghai would be affected. The
court, however, adopted the new
United States bankruptcy act and
several American firms were re-
organized to their creditora' bene-
fit.
In 1935 the court held a nine-,
weeks session at Tientsin and Pei-
ping where for the first time in
American history a federal court
was held on a military reservation
—the sessions were in the U. 8.
marines compound of the Ameri-
can embassy. The same year the
court held its first session in Can-
ton.
The outbreak of the China-1
Japanese war presented court cases
of a complicated nature. Involving
questions of property rights, war
NEA Service Staff Correspondent
TIT I AMI, Aug. a—In Hollywood
it takes one glamour girl to
make a picture star. Here in
Miami it takes 500.
The 500 girls are artists who
draw cartoon characters—"stars"
—for the Fleischer studio, oldest
movie cartoon makers and, next
to Disney, the biggest. And the
fact that it takes 500 girls to
create a character is only one of
a multitude of differences be-
tween the set-up in a west coast
studio and the situation here.
For one thing, the Fleischer
company is the only major movie
concern to be established success-
fully outside the Hollywood area.
It moved here in 1938. after 22
years in New York. For another,
it manages to do business with-
out any of Hollywood’s hullaba-
loo. Although it has one of Flor-
ida's largest payrolls, most Mi-
amians don’t even know of its
existence.
The company, under the lead-
ership of Dave and Max Fleis-
cher now has under way its sec-
ond full-length production iliist
was "Gulliver's Travels" i, the
biggest project in its history.
Titled "Mr Bug Goes to Town"
and costing over $1,000,000, it
may prove a minor milestone in
the progress of movie cartooning.
It is the first all-cartoon feature-
length picture with a non-fantasy
plot—production officials describe
it as a "modern romantic com-
edy-drama "—and instead of hu-
man actors It has insects.
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“Insects” Are Stars in New $1,000,000
Production at Fleischer Miami Plant
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cess—"Mr. Bug Goes to Town”
has <been in production for over
a year, although it won’t be re-
leased until Christmas time. Over
a mopth was spent deciding on
the general outline the story
should follow, then three months
creating characters, which means
perfecting their appearances, ac-
tion, voices.
A cartoon studio doesn’t need
to hunt for talent, as Selznick did
for "Gone With the Wind” and
Paramount is now doing for "For
Whom the Bell Tolls." If it wants
a certain type of actor for a par-
ticular role, it just draws him.
When the story outline is com-
plete, Dave Fleischer, this studio’s
:©=
MOST ARTISTS
HAVE TWO JOBS
riiHESE insect actors are, in a
sense, among the highest paid
in the business. Hopplty, the Jim-
my 8tewart type grasshopper
hero, draws $5,000 a week, and
Honey Bee, who reminds you of
a Deanna Durbin heroine, gets
$3,750. C. Bagley Beetle, the in-
sect menace, makes $1,750. At
least, it’s fair to set down those
sums as salaries, because that Is
what ^he artists who create these
characters are paid for the time
Hoppity, Honey and Mr. Beetle
are actually "in production.”
As in Hollywood. 55 percent of
the Fleischer feature's budget is
earmarked for "talent." But in-
stead of going into the pockets
of five or six big-name stars, the
$550,000 is divided among the 700
Some of the 500 girl at fists at the Fleischer animated cartoon studio take t me cut for a refreshing dip
in a nearby Miami pool. Inserts show some of the characters in "Mr. Bug Goes to Town" the studio’s
current opus. At left are seen Honey Ike and Hopj.ty. the grasshoppti hero. In the circle, right, the
“heavy," C. Bagley Beetle, puts on one of his very lull scowls. Photo at right shows Mike Meyer,
veteran artist with a model of Smack, the mosquito. Besides creating stories and gags and sketching
characters, Meyer doubles as the voice of Smack.
artists, including 500 girls, who
create, animate, ink and color the
make-believe movie stars, feature
players and extras, as well as de-
sign the "sets." which are paint-
ed backgrounds
Most of the girl artists are
“Inkers," whose precision work
consists of Inking In the outlines
of the penciled sketches crented
by the top artists and animators.
Their average age is only 23. and
they’re the prettiest bevy of
beauties that never saw the
screen.
Few of them, however, have
Hollywood ambitions. They like
Miami and the studio, and they
want to stay here.
Hardly a soul at the studio
holds down less than two jobs.
Artists suggest story ideas, gag-
men do art work, every one gets
his or her chance to become the
"voice" of a cartoon character.
Veteran Fleischer employe Mike
Moser, for example, is the voice
of a popular comic strip charac-
ter ns well as of. Smack, the
"deadend" mosquito in “Mr. Bug
Goes to Town.” But lie’s also an
idea man who creates stories and
gags and sketches characters.
Teamwork keynotes studio ac-
tivity. Conferences are constantly
being held—not the fabled, inter-
minable conferences west coast
movie magnates are forever hold-
ing. but short staff meetings for
tiie making of decisions and in-
terchanging of opinions.
Unlike Hollywood, a cartoon
studio can’t afford retakes; each
foot of cartoon film requires
weeks, even months, of work. So
changes must be made before
work begins on tlje "shooting
script."
Planning and producing a Flet-
cher cartoon Is an elaborate pro-
‘Never Too Late’
To Get Education
MODERN MENUS
Another Goes To
British Air Force
ANADARKO, Aug 8-IU.R1—L J.
risk insurance and whether the Ferguson was 44 years old -a farm-1
Chinese were evading the Japanese er having a hard time making ends
by obtaining American registration meet—when he made up his mind
of their firms. j he was going to have a college de-
Precedenl Set Up j gree.
In one Instance the court dls- That was In 1939. This month at
solved a Tientsin corporation due | the August convocation at South-
to insufficient American control western college. Ferguson got his
and this decision was made the degree.
basis for future cases In determin- In 1939, Ferguson’s prospects for
ing whether the Japanesp in their completing Ills education appeared
seizures were affecting American j none too bright. He was married
or purely Chinese property. and had two children to support. A
Lawyers acclaimed the ruling, series of illnesses, including two
saying the court was exercising spells of pneumonia, influenza. Ger-
vlgllance to prevent the possible man measles and typhoid, which
abuse of American citizenship and confined him to the hospital for ]
rights. However, it was admitted elabt weeks, had made heavy In-
there was still .some misuse ol roads l)pon tl)(, fwnUy po, kelbook
these rights. Then one day Ferguson wns walk-
If and when peace returns to „ig behind a cultivator In a dusty
China, with the Chungking gov- fleId on „ hot dav Ht> mnde hta
ennhfnr retain n« its sovereignty. ^ rducHtlm wouW
the OnitEd States and Oreat Brit-1 ......
ain have promised again to take
«Y MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX
NEA Service Staff Writer
TTOW are you at arming the
lunch box brigade? Are you a
pantry promoter of hearty, he-
man sandwich preserves that are
as filling as
up the question of abolition of
extrallty. This would mean the
end of the United Stales rourt for
China.
Chinese Judiciary leaders, how-
ever, declare the work of the
United 3tates court will endure as
,a "monument” to American Juris-
prudence and say Its effect will be
telt In shaping thp future Justice
administration for China.
Judge On Vacatiun
The court’s present Judge, Mil-
ton J Helnilck. sailed unexpected-
ly for the United States recently,
causing a certain amount of sur-
prise since some legal circles sav
major cases cannot be heard until
his return. They explained he
could not be replaced except by
Commissioner N. E Lurton who
has been empowered to hear onlv
lesser rases.
Although legal circles were sur-
prised by the suddenness of his
decision to return to the United
States, they understood Judge Hel-
mlck was only planning a brief
vacation and also to attend the
wedding of his niece and ward.
Miss Sandy Tillman to John K
Morris, far eastern manager for
the United Press.
Hebnick was born In St Louis.
make things easier for him
Ferguson preaches part-time He
has served ministries In several
towns of southwest Arkansas and
western Oklahoma. A son, L. J.
Ferguson, Jr„ is a sophomore at
Southwestern,
Ihey are deli-
cious? Making
preserves now
at little cx-
p e n s e, and
while fresh
fruits are in
season, rates
you as winner
in the family
popularity poll
whenever there
are lunch boxes
to be filled.
Margaret
Sawyer, Amer-
ican preserving
expert, gives
TOMORROW’S MENU
OW
fcOY/
PLUM
BREAKFAST: Canned
grapefruit juice, creamed
codfish on toast, enriched
bread loast, currant jelly,
coffee, milk.
LUNCHEON: Hot potato
soup in cups, spicy pear
butter sandwiches, water-
cress sandwiches, tea, milk.
DINNER Emit cup,
creamed tuna fish and
olives, brown lice, broiled
tomatoes, apple pie, cheese,
coffee, milk.
DURANT. Aug. 8— <U.P>— Relatives
hero have received word that Moran
Morris, graduate of the civilian pilot
training school at Southeastern
State college, has arrived in London
to join the Royal air force
Morris cabled his relatives that
the trip to En; land provided "plen-
ty of excitement.” including a sub-
marine scare.
Dale Taylor. Durant, also a grad-
uate of Southeastern's pilot training
school, is now with the R. A. F. in
Britain but lie and Morris are sta-
tioned at different fields. .
• LOCAL BRIEFS
Mrs Everett Cole of Oklahoma
City, formerly of F,l Reno, visited
with relatives and friends here
today.
Miss Inez Little, Miss Margaret
Skidmore, Miss Oeorgla Mae
Huckabee and Orval D. Brown, I
employes of the Crown Drug com-
pony here, attended a company
meeting at Chlckashn Thursday
these rules tor success: Spread a
wet cloth on your kitchen work
table and place jars and glasses
fresh from boiling water bath on
this cloth while you are filling
with the hot preserves. Never dry
the containers with a cloth.
Dip new rubber rings in boil-
ing water and adjust on jars while
tiie rings are still wet.
Fill containers to within 'j inch
of top. Dislodge any air bubbles
in Jar or glass with sterilized
knife.
To cap jars: Lift cap from hot
water by the edge, drain, set in
place on jar and seal tightly im-
mediately. To cap glasses: Cover
at once with ti inch paruffln.
When cool, cover glasses with
sterilized tin covers or tightly
pasted paper covers. Keep your
newly filled jars and glasses in
draftless place while cooling.
When cold, store in cool, dry place.
| Bring to a boil and simmer about
30 minutes, or until rind is very
^tender. Wash and stem about 3h
pounds slightly underripe grapes.
Weigh or measure into large pre-
serving kettle. Crush. Bring
slowly to a boil and simmer, cov-
ered, about 5 minutes, or until
soft, stirring frequently. Rub
through coarse sieve and add
cooked orange. Measure into large
kettle. For each cup of grape-
orange mixluro, add :,4 cup sugar.
Add salt. Mix well.
Cook slowly until mixture boils,
| stirring only until sugar is dis-
1 solved. Boi! rapidly about 10 min-
I utes, or until orange is clear and
i desired consistency is reached,
stirring frequently to prevent
i scorching. Skim. Pour into clean,
| hot, sterilized jars or glasses and
• seal at once.
Adkins of West Virginia
Flocking To Fort Hayes
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Aug. 8—<U,P>
—1The Adkins of West Virginia
six of them, no one reluted or ac-
quainted with another, rnxirted to
the Fort Hayes army Induction
center on the same dav
They were: Benjamin Franklin
Adkins, Jumping Branch Postof-
flce, Hinton, W.Va.; Rudolph Val-
entino Adkins, Huntington, W.Va.;
Glen Adktnr, West Hamlin. W.Va.;
Janey Adkins, Ferguson, W Va.,
Iiacy Franklin Adkins, Bell Point
W Vn„ and William Everett Ad-
kins, Huntington, W. Vn
Mrs Ora May Merveldt, 305
North Rock Islam! avenue, re- j
turned Thursday from a three-
week visit in Illinois. West Vir-
ginia and Kentucky. While in
West Virginia she attended a fam-
ily reunion
GRAPE-ORANGE MARMALADE
(About 7 half-pint jars or 9
(8-ounce) glasses)
Mr and Mr* 8 D Partin, Miss
Maude Purlin and Emory Partin |
of Teague, Tex . departed for their i
“■•it- --I- * sissnasr-is
vmKy .M Ihr Unlv,r.U, of Don- j R „ Hw„, „„
Mr' ... avenue.
He U widely known throughout ___
New Mexico where he was attor- Mr and Mrg Prnnk T , 7H
ney general and judge of the dls- South Bickford avenue, acoompa-
riot court" Helnilck «med In the ntod * Mrs T A Tavlor ^
infantry during the World war , daughter. Mnry Ann of Ardm
Hr .T *i>'?lnU? I"d "f "" returned Wednesday from a week'*!
mutt fn Chins 111 1934 trip to point* 0$ micros! m OOlo- j
rndo
GOOD DEED
SALT LAKE CITY. Utalv-<U.P)- Mrs H D Inkantsh and hrri
Lloyd Poore, 13. ol Salt Lake City , brother, Z Z Purdy of Eaklev i
wax walking with hU oollle along vl.lted Thursday In the home of i
the Jordan river near here when (heir daughter and nleoe Mrs
he saw a second dog. In the water, EUdeen Wrtgtey. 206 South Wll-
(iounderlng. Lloyd and hi* own hams avenue, Thev were oooom-
dog dived in and pulled the other panted bv Pat Wrlgiey Mr* Wrtg-
canlnr to shore -and found It had ley's eon, who i* spending the
been beaten and a welt lit u<wi 0n summer month* with hi* grand-
Its neck mother
One medium-sized orange, 8
cups (3 pounds) prepared Con-
cord grapes, sugar, »,4 teaspoon
suit.
Scrub orange, cut into eighths,
remove seeds und all course mem-
brune. Cut crosswise in very thin
slices. Measure. For each cup of
sliced orange, add 1 '4 cups water.
Cover and let stand overnight.
QUICK PLUM PRESERVES
(About G half-pint jars or 8
((i-ounee) glasses)
Six cups (214 pounds) prepared
plums, 1 cup water, 4 cups (T'«
1 pounds) sugar, *4 teaspoon salt.
Wash, remove pits, and slice
| lengthwise about 3 pounds firm.
! ripe plums. Weigh or measure
into preserving kettle. Add water.
' Bring to a boll and simmer, cov-
ered, about 15 minutes, or until
tender, stirring occasionally. Add
MI'I.U and ;alt Mix carefully
Cook slowly until mixture boils,
| stirring only until sugur is dis-
solved. Bell rapidly nbout 10 min-
utes, or until fruit is clear and
syrup is somewhat thick, stirring
frequently to prevent scorching.
Skim. Pour into clean, hot, steri-
lized jurs or glasses und seal at
once.
Public Records
Fori Riley Cavalrymen
Taught Tango. Rhumba
Marriage Licenses
Jcssp O Elision 24 of Toledo,
I1J., and Jewell Huy, 21. of Brit-
ton.
Amos Burt. 29. and Emma Jones.
32, both of Kingfisher
Civil Suit*
T. J Stewart Lumber company
vs. Anton Ledl and Annie Ledl,
Suit for foreclomire of mechanic's
l!«n.
C. R, Smith and P J. Guta vs.
John Pelree, Suit for money judg-
ment. of $217.31 on open account
Mineral Deed
J. Roms Wtldmnn to R L Wil-
kins 8\V 2-13-5
I FORT RILEY Kan.. Aug 8 - (U.R)
—Cavalrymen who can't dance are
finding thnt defense training has
no limit,
Thev are being instructed In the
i tango, the rhumba, and Just plain
■ rug-cutting
Volunteer instructor* from the
' neighboring town* come lie re on
i Saturday afternoon to leach the
troopers to dance
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Life is flowing I
body of Roger Am
in a death-like slee
Last Oct. 21, Roi
the Whitten Sund(
and fell on his he£
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character. There are 24 “frames,"
or squares of film, shown on the
screen each second, so for every
second a moving character is on j *ater was
the screen, 24 pencil drawings ja hospital,
must be made. Girl inkers place j From then untl
transparent celluloids over the ■ waged a struggle
drawings, trace the lines in ink.: against spinal m
Others, called "opaquers." color against pneumonia
these outlined characters. The! against encephalitis
present Fleischer feature is In i ness.)
that status now. j He conquered all
"Mr Bug Goes to Town," wheniCame back to the
it gets there, will have used up I farmhouse of his p
six toas of specially-mixed paint, I Mrs. Walter F. Ar
including 1500 colors and three | half-alive,
times that number of shades. j when he had b
from meningitis, h
FILM USES ; cold that developi
800,1)00 PICTURES i monia and gave l
rpRE various characters, inked j 107 degrees,
and cqiored on celluloid, are Then on Dec. 27,
then placed against the color I a sleep that contii
backgrounds and photographed, j gr During that tli
frame by frame, onto film. An through a tube,
hour-long motion picture con-j Now he lies in hi
tains 86.400 frames, and "Mr. his mother feeds 1
Bug Goes to Town" will contain | ing foods and attei
producer and director, puts the
pencil sketches in his "moviola”
—a device <5f his own invention
which rapidly turns the sheets of
drawing paper, gives the effect of
motion. Thus he can tell how
nearly the preliminary sketches
come to the desired effect.
Revisions then are made, de-
tails added to the script, back-
grounds designed and colors se-
lected. All the speaking parts
arc filled and voices recorded,
for animators use the sound to
visualize action.
Then the animating side of
movie cartoon-making really be-
gins to move. Pencil drawings
are made, 24 per second for eac
11
sliglifly over 100,000— average for
a feature-length picture. But into
this will have gone close to 600,-
000 separate celluloid action pic-
tures, 650 separate backgrounds.
In all, including working sketches,
more than 1,000,000 drawings will
have been made.
Final process in movie cartoon-
making includes transferring the
pictures, dialogue, music, other
noises, all of which are on dif-
ferent films, to one film. After
this Is done, cutting and editing
ready the film Tor release.
That’s when beaming, bespec-
tacled Dave Fleischer, who has
his finger in every studio pie,
breathes a sigh of relief and
takes a plane to New York,.
where he was born 47 years ago.'31''’ 10 b°unds i
It’s characteristic of him that' When his mothe
when he arrives he stays quiet- j manages to sa
ly at the same small Broadway'hlie “80od hi
hotel he lived at in less lush | n*6bt. His p?rent
days.
It Is largely because of Flel-1
scher’s unassuming qualities that'
his studio lacks Hollywood atmos-
phere. But he says it is due to
the studio’s location. "You get a'
chance to be natural here and toi
forget the picture business,” lie |
says.
his speech.
His progress Is g
parents, who still
a week to a physic
ation.
His sight lias nol
pletely and he bl:
closed for so long-
of a hand. His toy:
to him but he cl
something he couli
he came from the
As if his three
weren’t enough, Ro
attack of measles i
home. They slow<
ment for 10 days.
While he was 1
he grew taller. His
creased from 27 p
more hopeful that
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