Evening star., 1939-04-23
Just
Between
Yourselves
Western Breeze
Editor Shows
Versatility
BY PHILIP II. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor.

Bill Mcclure, producer director of
"Hi-Yo Silver" the student-made
movie that is the subject of Louis
CLAWS interesting story in the last
column to the right, is about ds
versatile a 16-year-old as we've ever
met.
One of Bills distinctions is that
he is in his third year as editor of
his high school newspaper, the
Western Breeze. Now a senior, he
became editor of the paper in his
second year at Western. Most high
school editorships go to seniors, and.
as result, are retained only year.
Bill broke into high school jour-
nalism in the same way in which
Mark Twain and many other old
timers entered professional jour-
nalism via the printshop. He
started small shop of his own five
years ago with an inexpensive press
given to him by his parents In less
than two years his printing had
made enough money to buy a larger
and better press. supply of new
type-"a full shop" is the way he
describes it.
MY interest in news took me into
printing" he explained. Il wanted
to be a newspaper man, and I figured
starting as a printer would give me
a good, solid foundation. l was in
the ninth grade at Gordon Junior
High School when took up printing,
but I've stuck to it ever since. Now
I am able to save the Breeze a little
money now and then by printing
stationery, forms, etc. OF course, :
wouldn't undertake to print the
paper itself-that would be an end
less amount of work"
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Bills interest in news next took
him into the production of news
reels.
Il bought my first movie camera
in February, 1885," he said. Since
then, I've had three cameras and
five projectors. You see, I'm always
trading them for better ones. The
camera I've got now-the one with
which 'Hi-Yo Silver was made
cost $3.50; of course, it's the best one
I've had yet"
Bill has made three newsreels so
far. And this work led him, in
roundabout way, to the production
of "Hi-Yo Silver
you see he explained, II was
giving shows at Western last year
some sort of show every day. And.
At the same time, I was making
neWSreels.
Toward the end of the year, the
shows got kind of dull, and-Well,
1t occurred to me that 1 might COM
blne the show idea with the news
reel idea. I started out to make a
movie last May. but the thing just
wouldn't work out-too impractical,
l guess-so let it drop.
Then, in August, I got to think
ing about 1t again. Jack Swingle
and I got busy on it together, ana
then some others came in, and by
September we were ready to start
shooting. We picked a good cast
students from Western, Central, Nc
Klnley, Montgomery Blair and the
Washington School for Secretaries.
I financed the production, to the
tune of little more than slOO al
together; but the next movie 1 make
The Way the Wind Blows, it's
to be called-I'm going to organize
regular company and sell stock
in it,
In the midst of all his other ac-
tivities, Bill found time to master
photoengraving.
Il read about photoengraving
processes in a book" he said. Il
made myself little outft-nothing
elaborate, you understand-and Of
fered to make cuts for the Breeze.
In fact, I got on the Breeze staff by
making its cuts. I still make cuts
for the paper whenever have time"
From Evelyn Mae Greco, IA. of
1925 Bunker Hill road NE, a stu
dent at Taft Junior High School:
Last summer 1 had a ride on the
tramWay in the White Mountains,
New Hampshire, and I thought that
was the greatest thrill of my life.
1t wasn't, however. 1t was seeing
my poem in The Junior Star! Thank
you for the check" And thank you,
Evelyn. for a very original thank
YOU note!