Evening star., 1949-10-03
Comic Artists
Sketch Truman
During Visit
President Presented
Books Containing
Special Cartoons

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ceived the 40 cartoonists visitin.
Washington in connection will
the Savings Bond Comic Stril
exhibit, 10000 Years of Comics.
and posed for IA of them in th'
rose garden Of the White House
Mr.. Truman joked with th'
cartoonists while they hastil!
sketched him and said. II under
stand you have had better
models" when Gus Edison. WHIT
draws 1.-THE Gumps," told hin
that this isn't our best work"
After the sketching, the Presi.
dent posed with the artists ane
said; Hold those cartoons up anc
face the music"
The cartoonists autographed the
cartoons and presented them tt
the President. They also gave hin
q book which contained specia
cartoons drawn in connection with
the Savings Bond Campaign.
Snyder Gets Cartoon Book.
Before presenting the book tt
the President. Milton Caniff, pres
ident of the National Cartoonists
Society and creator of Steve
Canyon" gave a similar one tc
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
and said the cartoonist wanted tc
give one to the President but die
not know their protocol.
eff the President finds I have
one and he hasn't. he will be hurt
that takes care Of the protocol
problem, Mr. Snyder replied.
Among those attending the
White House reception was Harold
Russell, handles World War II
veteran and Commander of Amer
tcan veterans of World War II.
Tonight the artists will re-
create at the Library Of Congress
the same good will they brought
to Washington yesterday aboard
the comic strip decorated plane
1.-THE Flying Cartoonist.
The premier, at 8:15 pm, Is
for invited guests only. The pub
lie is invited to see the exhibit
and meet the artists between 8
am. and 10 pm. tomorrow and
Wednesday.
A nicer group of men to pro-
mote Savings Bonds would have
been hard for the Treasury De-
partment to find. o.
Youngsters Get Autographs.
Witness: Judy Moore, a To-
year-old blond with just one am
bition-to be a cartoonist when
she grows up.
Witness: Macon Foster, equally
blond and 10. who is devoted
fan of the comic strip, "Bo."
Witness: Danny Stapleton, 10,
who just likes to collect auto
graphs.
The 10-year-olds were in anx-
ious attendance at National Air
port yesterday when "The Flying
Cartoonist" TAXED up to Gate 13.
Their shrieks and screams of de-
light mingled with the cries of
otner-and some older-coxlc
strip fans as the plane swung
around, showing side plastered
with the faces of all the top
comic strip characters in the
land.
Judy. Macon and Danny we're
second only to the photographers
In getting to the plane ramp.
Their mission was strictly busi-
ness. There were autographs to
be obtained.
Cartoonists Offer Advice.
They did a rushing business.
Judy, who lives at 304 Lynn drive,
Chevy Chase, Md, even extracted
a proposal from Ham Fisher, the
merry Snowman who created "Joe
Palooka." She grayely promised
him first consideration-after she
became a successful cartoonist.
Advice on becoming a cartoonist
Judy received from Frank Beck,
who draws the happy adventures
Of the dog, "Bo."
Don't 60 to art school. buy a
couple Of books on design, and be
prepared for several years Of
heartbreak," he said.
Judy didn't believe him. But
she listened just the same. Hes
a simply wonderful artist" she
whispered to her mother. Mrs.
Bert R. Moore.
Macon, who lives at 1904 Tarry-
ton road, Chevy Chase, Md,
wasn't interested in any long
range plans.
Whats 'Bo' going to do tomor-
row?" she demanded. Mr.. Beck
couldn't remember. He said he
was more than a month ahead on
his drawings.
Asks for Sketch.
1lcdOtSt Sdtlol dCtlOI1 VI dn Woc
obtained from Mr.. Beck by Danny,
who lives at ITO Villa Ridge road,
Falls Church. He asked for a
pencil sketch Of "Bo" and his
nemesis, "Trixie."
He stuffed the sketch beneath a
f1stful of other papers.
That's 10. IL, IL, have now" +"
he said. These fellows are really
nice"
After the cartoonists had
signed autographs for Judy, Ma
con, Danny and dozen other chill
dren-and a surprising. number
of grown-ups-tENy headed for
the Mayflower Hotel, where rep
resentatives of the Treasury De-
partment and of the four Wash
tngton newspapers got a full dose
of the cartoonists' charm at a re-
ception.
industrial Relations Unit
To Meet Wednesday
The WASHINGTON Chanter of the