Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-16 | Page 15 | Writer Agrees with 'Leg Fanciers,' Laraine Day's Gams Are Good

f I Writer Agrees With I Leg Fanciers Laraine Days Day's Gams Are Good By Erskine Johnson f HOLLYWOOD Open HOLLYWOOD Open letter to Allan J. J Tallwood president of ot the Leg Fanciers Fanciers' of oC America America Amer Amer- ica lea Dear Allan You Allan You probably never heard of me and I never heard of you or your association But being one of ot those gents who still sUll believe in jn Santa Santo Claus Im I'm going to believe believe believe be be- lieve you do exist But all that is beside the point The reason Im I'm writing to you Allan is that I think you ou should hop a train or plane wherever you are and get out to Hollywood fo tn a hurr hurry A young lady named Laraine Da Day who also believes in Santa Claus wants want to give you OU a great big kiss for giving her the title the the best legged lady in the land And after collecting the kiss you can prove to Hollywood that you and your our association do exist That's very important Allan Con Con- there arc are disbelievers You sec see Allan we read in the newspapers about the Leg FanI Fanciers Fanciers' Fanciers Fanciers' Fan Fan- I ciers' ciers of oC America awarding Laraine the title after a year four-year search So we had luncheon with the lady took a good look at her legs and agreed reed with willi you They arc are beautiful But before Laraine has lunch with any more inquisitive reporters report report- I ers you should arrange to be pres pres- ent She needs your moral sup sup- port She tried to get s-et it from her press agent her business manager and her stand in who had lunch with us but they let her down The press agent whom you ou probably probably probably ably know ver very well tried very hard Allan but we tripped him up so o often orten his knees are black and blue You should have sent him detailed instructions for handling handling han han- dung columnists along with the title r And Laraine was being such a aI I good actress too She said studio executives she hadn't seen for tor so long she thought they were dead were coming down to the set to look at her legs They thought I walked on my hands until Mr Tallwood Tallwood Tall Tall- wood came carne along she said The p p. p a a. a was mad at you too Allan Anan Ho He said you released the wrong picture of or legs to the newspapers The other ollier one he said was much prettier Even Laraine tripped on that one Allan What other one she said But just think Allan the press agent couldn't explain why In its year four history your organization tion had never seen a pair of legs that deserved recognition Between Between Between Be Be- tween you and me mc and dont don't get mad Allan AJJan dont don't you leg fanciers ever leave your hotel Sincerely yours Erskine Amateur Leg Fancier Johnson