Paramount Pep (1923)

Paramount Pep 3 Now Comes the Verse A few weeks ago in PEP Russell Holman of our Home Office Publicity Staff contributed the chorus to a song entitled “The Covered Wagon,” and we in turn called for contributions to this chorus and have cause for the following from Joe Samuels of the Salt Lake Exchange : 1st Verse Out in Utah, in the middle of the West, In the heart of the country Jim Bridger knew best, A new tangled contraption was blazing a trail O’er plain, mountain, river, and beautiful vale ; The trip was dangerous, exciting and fraught With fear that the redskins must be fought. Young Banion was captain of these pioneers, Nor was ever there a man who deserved more cheers, When amidst this confusion, while poetic one day, He held Mollie’s hand and to her did say: CHORUS 2nd Verse Eighty years later, now do we face Camp Cruze, Utah, a heck of a place, Clouds and rain and snow and flood Surely did send a chill thru the blood. Of those stalwarts under the Paramount Banner, Who portrayed this epic in splendid manner. No doubt it was a tiresome grind And the folks that made it are glad its behind. Of every participant we must boast, So let each individual sing this toast. CHORUS Bring on the Injuns And the buffalo; Bring on the hosses And the rest of the show. Set fire to the prairies And burn up the grass ; Shoot me if “The Covered Wagon” Ain’t the class 1 Home Office Chats It is needless to say everybody is exceedingly glad to welcome Messrs. Zukor and Kent back from abroad. John Flinn is in Chicago this week-end looking over “The Covered Wagon” engagement in the windy city. Hilda Roth, Secretary to Tohn Rosenfield, Editor of “The Exploiteer,” became engaged to Emanuel Weiss this week. Heartiest congratulations, Miss Roth. Miss Roth is exceedingly well known to all members of the Home Office, having been with our organization four years, part of the time being spent in doing secretarial work at the Long Island Studio. An Attractive Quartette You certainly have to take a second look at the above quartette. You just can’t help it. With such sunny smiles we are sure they would brighten any atmosphere. From left to right they are: Misses Jo Idzorek, Lydia Berglin, Mazie Mullin and Mrs. Vi Evans. Essay on Man by the Country Editor ( Sikeston {Mo.) Standard ) A hen is not supposed to have Much common sense or tact, Yet every time she lays an egg She cackles forth the fact. A rooster hasn’t got a lot Of intellect to show, But none the less most roosters have Enough good sense to crow. The mule, the most despised of beasts, Has a persistent way Of letting folks know he’s around By his insistent bray. The busy little bees, they buzz, Bulls bellow and cows moo. The watchdogs bark, the ganders quack, The doves and pigeons coo. The peacock spreads his tail and squawks, Pigs squeal and robins sing, And even serpents know enough To hiss before they sting. But man, the greatest masterpiece That Nature could devise, Will often stop and hesitate Before he’ll advertise. One a Minute Our friend, Hughie Weiman, New Jersey Booker at the New Jersey-New York Exchange, received an exhibitor with open arms recently after a salesman had signed him up for thirty-five pictures on group 6. Both exhibitor and Mr. Weiman sat down and booked thirty-five pictures in what we call record time, thirty-five minutes — or one a minute. This included Cut-Off Record and Form 3 Exhibition Notices and forwarding to the Accounting Department.