Show Rudy Has Big Chance Asked to Sing Back Prosperity Hoover Offers Medal RUDY VALLEE 4 F r f Q On New Assignment But What's the Rhyme for Reconstruction Finance Corporation By DALE HARRISON Associated Press Staff Writer r. r NEW YORK March 24 All 24 All Mr Rudy Vallee has to do to make a name for himself again is again is to write a atheme atheme atheme theme song for prosperity President Hoover handed the megaphone mega phone maestro the assignment yesterday yesterday yes yes- when Vallee called at the White House to pay his respects Mr Hoover smilingly told me meM Vallee said that if I could sing a song that would make people forget their troubles he would give me a medal The Idea of ot a serenade to the goddess goo god dess of plenty plenty Cornucopia Cornucopia Here We Come was Come was a title one song writer thought up quick as a flash bounded around tin pan alley today todar like a ball ballon ballon ballon on a roulette wheel looking for a good number to land on One of the more talkative If possible possible possible ble piano broke into a cold sweat at what he frankly confessed was the first inspiration he has had since he did that smash Ducky Dont Don't Youse Leave Me No NoMo Mo 10 WOULD BE SUREFIRE It would be surefire he exclaimed exclaimed ex ex- ex- ex claimed fumbling for tor a handkerchief and coming up with the laundry bilL bilLA bilLA A flA wow said another clamping his hoof down on the loud pedal and whaling the keyboard with all the delicacy of a circus roustabout dr driving driving ving v- v ing a tent stake The more morr mature minds among the music makers however mulled the matter They recognized the task would be no light one Finding rh rhymes mes for moon croon spoon June and love above turtle dove shove is a simple matter mat mat- ter A rhyme for Reconstruction Finance corporation is not so easy Tin pan alley is not a thoroughfare to curl up and arid roll away at the first breeze of an idea Idea- some erudite per sons to 10 the contrary notwithstanding U began It casting about today for the kind of lyrics that would definitely launch merica America down the way of hap hap- Prosperity lyrics suddenly were thicker than Mississippi mud A tune tune- maker who had been at work on a I wow titled tilled With You Dear Elaine In Spain in the Rain tore it up and began humming madly Ive got it he exulted Then he sang Do not say you cant can't afford it Spend your dough old pal dont don't hoard it terrible kibitzed a n companion com corn panion in chromatic crime Listen to this Oh Ob its it's just around the corner cor cor- ner ncr bee bay Prosperity and I aint mean in may maybee great shouted another jugg jug jug- g of jazz And then you ou could go on with From Maine to Evry uncle aunt and mammy Evry trade evry profession Hollers Down with the depression depression depres depres- sion IDEA BITES EM Thus it went The Idea was at work in tin pan alley biting this song songwriter songwriter songwriter writer and that About all they needed were four more lines and then thena I a smash finale to give the tenors a chance to show their gold teeth on a high note nole These were quickly provIded provided provided pro pro- vided b by a newcomer who catching the idea contributed Oh say can you see Anything that's bothering me Im I'm so happy I could sing Whoops my mr dear or anything Whereupon all the others struck by the same amazing inspiration for tor alast a alast alast last climactic line shouted in unison Here comes prosper i prosper itee |