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Show 8 STAND AID Muntt. VM Thursday, December 25. 19M Mouse Solves Yule Problem The Once upon a time in Bloomington, Ind., there lived a small mouse who was a very woeful character, barred from his mouse house by a rock that rolled down a hill and blocked the front door on Christmas Eve. Peter was the mouse's name, given him by a named Gerald D. Reynolds, who wrote and pro- Beit to Mu film-mak- er duced Peters Christmas. The Plot Thickens Since it was the day before Christmas (in the film) and Peter had to be in bed if he was to receive any presents from Santa, Peter tried everything to move the rock. Finally, his thoughts of Santa inspired him. He slid down the chimney just in time to have a merry Christmas after all. And just in time to win a prize for his creator in the Kodak Teen-Ag- e Movie Awards com- mation. The Him included petition. For Peters Christmas, more than 800 drawings Gerald Reynolds wron a spe- - half on paper and half on cial award for cartoon ani- - celluloid and 25 back- - at ChrMmas May you and your family enjoy a happy holiday. We thank you warmly. M r. and Mrs. Wayne Saltzgiver Roosevelt, Utah grounds. From the Judges he got high praise remarkably "good job of animation," "displays considerable technical and creative ability. Gerald was one of hundreds of young film makers in the competition that Kodak sponsors annually in cooperation with the University Film Foundation on behalf of the University Film Association, whose members serve as judges, and the Council for International Nontheatrical Events, which chooses films from among the winners for showing at foreign film festivals. well-don- e." -- (Uininiiinirulins liiru Most of all he is a member of today's young film generation, a group to which the camera is almost as familiar as the pencil for communicating ideas. Young people all over the country are making films today. Students at Drake High School in San Ahselmo, Calif., produced The Idaho Test," a satire on standardized testing. A group of Long Island students produced For Whom The Torch Burns, a thriller spoofing a plot to kidnap the Statue of Liberty. And in Richmond, Calif., made "The Dream Blowers A Story of Sand, Sound and Soul, a 16mm dream fantasy, for teen-age- rs $100. In addition to the high school crowd, appeals to lnnerclty groups. It's especially booming on the college campus where an estimated 2,500 courses in film production and appreciation are currently offered in the United States. Kur Kim or Cumr Most of these young people make movies for the sheer Joy of It, but for some, moviemaking is pointing the way to career opportunities. "I would like to have a small animation studio or work for one," says Gerald Reynolds, who also is interested in television writing. For Gerald, "Peter's Christmas gave a chance to tell movie-maki- 4 this wonderful time of the year we wish you and your families the merriest and happiest Christmas ever, plus a special "Thanks" for being special to usl AMERICAN LANDSCAPE FLORAL OIL ED RIC1IMAN LYDIA DID" SANDERS Gi llow us this moment, to send our sincere and hearty thanks and best wishes to all our friends and neighbors, whom we have served with pleasure and pride throughout the year. May the best of holidays be yours. HI-LAN- "tflr lviAMji DAIRY D IlMjfay, , rti tJfwMi AuAl ng Santa's on hit way to carrying our vary best of holiday wishes, ond a hearty thank you. y, Costuros 5! 5 & 10 HiMwvrlt. I tuh |