International photographer (Jan-Dec 1934)

Twenty-eight The INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER January, 1934 THE LINE LENGTHENS Another beloved brother of the craft, John Shepek, Jr., took his way into the sunset the other day at Santa Monica Hospital surrounded by his father, his sister Alberta and his foster-brother Roy. John passed away on December 23, and was buried from Saint Monica's church the day after Christmas, interment following immediately at beautiful Calvary Cemetery. The illness which culminated in his sad passing siezed him while accompanying Eddie Lindon on the famous Under Three Flags expedition conducted last fall by the Socony Vacuum Company of New York. He was sent to Chicago for treatment and was there operated upon for appendicitis, but with only temporary relief. He returned home as soon as he was able to travel and from that time steadily failed until his death. Deceased was born in Kansas City, Missouri, October 2, 1905, and thus at the age of only 28 he lays down his earth life for the Great Adventure. He was popular among his associates of the studios, was a loyal and enthusiastic member of the International Photographers and a craftsman of excellent reputation. For many years he was associated with the late Robert Kurrle and with Al Greene, the three of them constituting a modern "Three Musketeers." It is with profound grief that the men of Local 659 stand in the presence of this untimely death and their heartfelt sympathy is hereby extended to the sorrowing family. THE SALISBURY RIOTS (Continued from Page 21) get his truck out of the river. Mob spirit was still high, and he was advised to leave the truck at the bottom of the river until it would be safe to raise it, and was again told that Salisbury was not too healthy for him. Paramount covered the Salisbury riots in spite of a truck being thrown in the river. When Tugander phoned the office that the truck was gone and the rest of the $25,000 equipment, the riot squad pulled out of New York to get the Salisbury coverage. Santone flew down from New York and was getting some shots of the mobs milling around the streets of the town, when the plane developed engine trouble and was obliged to make a forced landing. Fortunately, they made the airport. When the motor was fixed, Santone went up again, but it was too dark to get any more pictures. The pilot again reported engine trouble and they landed in a farmer's field. Urban knew he would be in for trouble if the farmer knew he was a cameraman, so he hid his equipment. When the farmer came out to see who was landing a plane in his field, Santone was ready to meet him. "What are you doing here ? Who are you ? Another of those damned photographers ?" "Me?" Urban replied, "no, I am not a photographer. I'm a surveyor. I have been flying over this section here getting a map, and I had to land in your field because it got too dark and I couldn't get back to the airport." The farmer thought this was a funny story, IT but let Urban go up to his house to telephone. While Urban was telephoning, the farmer's young son, a bright and inquiring lad of twelve, went to investigate the cockpit of the plane with his searchlight. The boy dug around until he uncovered Santone's camera and read on it "Paramount News." When Urban got back from telephoning the farmer accused him of being a cameraman and told him to get off the farm. "They'll string me up with you if they know I let you stay here," the farmer said. But ordering Santone off the farm and getting him off were two different things. The nearest railway station was fifteen miles away. Santone doesn't enjoy walking fifteen miles, especially if he has to carry his equipment. After some argument, the farmer proved to be more humane than afraid of the riot, and found that a Ford could be had to take Santone to the station. A negro was to drive the car, but he balked. "Ah won't drive no cameraman to dat dere town. If he ain't scared, Ah is!" So Urban covered his cameracase with his overcoat and drove the car himself. The film came on from Baltimore by plane and was in the laboratory the next morning and was put in the reel that was being made up that day. THANK YOU The photograph printed in "The Story of Slides and Titles" which appeared in the December issue of International Photographer was loaned through the courtesy of Leo T. Young and the Los Angeles Museum. HI ROY DAVIDGE FILM LABORATORIES ••• An Exclusive "Daily" Laboratory ••• Quality and Service 6701-6715 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD G Ran it e 3108 Please mention The International Photographer when corresponding with advertisers.