Action (May 1941 - Mar 1958)

THE OPEN FORUM JOIN NOW! Group Insurance Drive On Advantages Outlined In Individual Case SINCE January I, 1936 your Studio has carried a Group Insurance Plan written by John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company for the benefit of its employees. Since that time insured employees have received over ThreeHundred and Fifteen Thousand Dollars, ($315,000.00) in benefits paid to them. This large amount indicates the necessity and advantages of Group Insurance. So that you may better understand the advantages we write you the following history taken from the files of the Group Insurance Department. We shall call the employee Howard Roland, his real name can not be used for obvious reasons. "On June the first, 1940 Mr. Roland had an attack of acute appendicitis and was unable to go to work. He called his family physician and was told by him that an immediate operation was necessary. Inasmuch as Roland was insured under Class Three in our Studio Group Insurance, he called the Group Department before leaving for the Hospital to make the necessary arrangements to receive his benefits. The first two weeks his case progressed normally. Each Monday a check for $20.00 was mailed to his home covering benefits due him under his classification. Weekly Hospital bills were forwarded to the Group Insurance Office for reimbursement at the rate of $5.00 a day and a maximum of $25.00 for the use of surgery, laboratory and anesthetic. Without any warning Roland's condition took a turn for the worse and peritonitis set in. For seventy days Howard Roland was confined to the hospital after whi ch time he was sent home to recuperate. (Under the Group Plan, employees are entitled to seventy days confinement in a hospital and are reimbursed at the rate of $5.00 a day.) When Mr. Roland returned home his physical condition did not improve, in fact he grew steadily worse. During February, 1941 Howard Roland died." In summarizing the case of Howard Roland one can not help but realize the foresightedness of this man, for by paying ninety cents a week on his Group Insurance Policy, he and his wife received the following benefits: 26 Weekly Benefit Checks of $20.00 each $ 520.00 70 days confinement in hospital at $5.00 per day $ 350.00 Reimbursement for Surgeon $ 100.00 Special Hospital fees (Laboratory, Anesthetic, Surgery) $ 25.00 Death Benefit paid to wife (under extended Death Benefit Plan) ... $2,000.00 Total Benefits $2,995.00 We admit that this case is unusual, however, this situation did exist and the same circumstances may arise in your family. For you who are not insured under the Group Plan a special arrangement wi II be made. Upon making application for Group Insurance a free medical examination will be obtainable. Call Dave Alleman on Extension 559 or 1165 for an appointment. A complete explanation of Group Insurance has been forwarded to you. JOIN NOW! Whatever happened to the hundreds of employees that notified the Studio Olub that they were interested in Dramatics? We have all the studio facilities at our disposal, a pledge from the writers and certain directors to assist us, costumes to chooose from and a stage to put our plays on. Yes, all of this, and it's impossible to get more than half a dozen people to show up for a rehearsal — I know because we tried it. If you're really interested, leave your name at the Studio Club office, but only if you're willing to show up and really work. < We have a grand chance to really do something, express ourselves, and have a load of fun besides. LET'S GET GOING! — Bill Goldman, Mill. ARE YOU A BOTTLENECK? Are you a cigar butt flipper? Do you flick matches away without putting them out? Do you use the sound stage floor tor an ash tray? It you do, you are a bottleneck In the Fire Department's detense program tor the prevention ot tires. According to the Fire Department, the greatest percentage ot tires are caused by carelessness. Theretore, the clarion call ot "Think Satety" is again issued to remind those who smoke on stages. H. M. Siegel, Western Avenue Fire Chief recently recalled the ever-present tire hazards necessitated In the production ot motion pictures. "It Is important and necessary tor our company to carry a large amount ot Fire Insurance. This protects our employees. Let us prove to them by complying with our tire prevention methods that we appreciate this protection." Remember to "Think Satety" the next time you smoke on a stage and "Feed the Smoke Pots" your cigarette butts and matches. Vic Christensen, Ass't Studio Manager and Studio Club President, says, "Every employee, regardless of his or her income, should participate in our Group Insurance Plan." 7