Blackout Carnival Tonight
Vol. 33 Pasadena Junior College, May 15, 1942 No. 31
Queen Heatherington Reigns Over
16th Annual OMD Festivities
Betty Heatherington will reign tonight as Queen of the Annual OMD Carnival, in the
16th celebration of the event that has yearly drawn thousands of spectators, both from
Pasadena City Schools, and the local citizenry
Salvage
Need Rags,
Chains, Junk
To beat the Axis with "tin-
pan alley” is the design of
PJC’s Salvage Day, May 28.
Sponsored by the restrictive
inter-club council, elaborate, far
reaching plans have been laid
for this intensive, one day drive.
Crews of volunteer students
will be given leave from school
on Salvage Day, to canvass
designated districts in trucks.
In a few days, Pasadena house¬
wives will find circulars on
their thresholds asking them to:
‘‘Start in the basement. That
old lawnmower that hasn’t been
used for years — it’s made of
steel and we need steel. Any old
tools, metal beds, stoves, rail¬
ings, tire chains, picture
frames, hangers, hardware —
they’re all ammunition for de¬
mocracy.
“Then work up to the kitchen.
Your old pots and pans. Wheth¬
er they are tin, aluminum, steel,
or iron, they are food for blast
furnaces.
“Search your closets and attic
for cast-off clothing, burlap
bags, draperies, mattresses, pil¬
lows, discarded carpets. All of
these articles make excellent
raw materials for packing ma¬
terials, wiping rags and build¬
ing materials for emergency
construction.”
Driving forces behind the
Salvage Day are Alice Graham
and Bill Riley, RICC presidents,
Marelyn Morgan, Jeanne de
Garmo and Ed Isett.
Princesses Janice Bidvvell, Katie Thomas, in front; Princess Marilyn Phillipps, Queen Betty Heath¬
erington, and Princess Eunice Aider, at back.
Silver Winged Flyers
Answer Call To Duty
Receiving the coveted silver wings and Second Lieu¬
tenants Commissions at the Air Corps Reserve graduation,
April 24, at Luke Field, Arizona, were former PJC stu¬
dents, George Bush, Thomas Pneiler, and Charles Hawks.
Other graduates who have become Naval Flight Cadets
are Samuel Schwartz, former Student Body President, Sam
Sornborger, William Moore, Herbert Magney, John Byrell,
Howard Havery, Kenneth Wag-
Btudesit Sp&ctaiosi
By NOEL B. YOUNG
“Blackout Carnival” exemplifies another adaptation of PJC
youth to the current juggernaut of war conditions. As time prog¬
resses, we’ve felt the accumulating tide of compulsion to readjust
our lives to the abnormalities of war. Yet, as much as possible,
normalcy has been simulated.
Were this a year of uninterrupted peace, students today would
be at it with hammers, nails and reams of butcher paper, putting
the final touches on their carnival booths. The tennis courts
would be teaming with the drone industry of denim-clad workers,
and the basketball courts would be well-sprinkled with resin
around the bandstand.
But unfortunately, carnival denims have been put in moth
balls this year and preparations for 1942’s OMD festivities have
been left in the hands of the stage crew. But the stage will be set
for the most grandoise of professional shows to reach the junior
college campus.
Thanks to shrewd, bright-eyed Larry Wallace, and his Pro¬
gram Committee, the bill of stars tonight is without parallel. Not
since the day when Skinnay Ennis, his musical entourage, Jerry
Colona, and Six Hits and a Miss entertained a PJC audience, has
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ner, Joseph Rensch, Thomas
Macloed, and Jack Denton.
These men .are now seeking
their \yings. Early in July they
will probably be called to active
duty, reporting to the Navy’s
pre-flight school at Saint Mary’s
College for four months train¬
ing.
The cadets will be transfer¬
red to the Naval Reserve Air
Base at Long Beach. After the
cadets have about sixty flying
hours to their credit they will
be transferred to the advance
base at Corpus Christi, Texas.
AMERICANOS TODOS
"Americanos Todos” is the new
club recently organized by the
Spanish speaking students of the
school, interested in Latin Amer-
cia and the Spanisii language.
The purpose of the club is to
better understand the people and
customs of Latin America,
Candidates
Requisites
To Be Posted
Those who wish to participate
in student government and filed
applications for appointive and
elective offices by yesterday’s
deadline, must attend a com¬
pulsory candidates’ meeting to¬
day in room 104D, at 3:30 p.m.
At this meeting, according to
Stuart Fitch, Commissioner of
Elections, will be discussed
plans for publicity and cam¬
paign policies. Monday and
Tuesday of next week pictures
of the elective office candidates
will be taken and posted in the
main hall with a list of their
duties, qualifications, and plat
form.
Appointive office candidates
will receive appointments with
the Civil Service Commission,
to take an examination on con¬
stitution, and criminal code, and
have eligibility determined. Ref¬
erences will be asked for and
will be presented to the newly
elected board sometime after
the finals, June 5. The Board
will make the final decisions
from references and personal
appointments with candidates.
The “Blackout Carnival,” held
indoor this year, because of air¬
raid danger will be the most
spectacular program ever plan¬
ned for the junior college, last¬
ing two and one half hours with
music by Gordon Jenkins and
his orchestra, featuring Liz Til¬
ton.
One of the highlights of the
evening will be the official
crowning of Miss Heatherington
by Dick Lord, president of the
Order of Mast and Dagger.
Betty was chosen almost unani¬
mously by OMD members from
a group of five comely coeds
who were elected to reign by
the entire school because of
their beauty, charm and “super¬
ness.” As an individual, Betty
has a peculiar fascination for
big-footed men, who must also
be blond, bronzed, with good
personalities, and wear huge
Hawaiian flowered shirts. When
not busy peering at foot sizes
Betty has found time to be sec¬
retary of social affairs, a Tioga,
Spartan, and class council
standby. For her own clothing
she prefers torso dresses of
silk jersey, thin, low neck
blouses, cotton play clothes, red
and white formals, topped by
flowers in the hair. If you don’t
like fried shrimp, onions, or
anything chocolate you’re a cu¬
cumber to Betty for those are
her favorite foods, which she
indulges in at anytime, whether
riding, beaching, etc. Betty is
destined for Cal after PJC grad¬
uation.
GORDON JENKINS
Famous Morrie Amsterdam,
sparkplug of A1 Pierce show
will act as master of cere¬
monies and will introduce such
equally famous acts as Amando
and Lita, the comedy dance
team who made such a hit in
the recent film production, “The
Fleet's In,” and Johnson and
Johnson, jugglers of renown,
Franklyn D’Amore, formerly of
Earl Carroll’s, and Betty Jane
Walters.