Action (May 1941 - Mar 1958)

CAFE NEWS By Juanita Bontiglio Seems qood to be busy In the Cafe once more after being slow for such a long time. We have several new girls In the Cafe now; also some new bus-boys. However, It seems that our bus-boys leave almost as fast as we can get them, either for the Army or Navy. Durinq the last blackout, one of the girls In the Cafe fell and sprained her ankle and was unable to work for a few days. Next time she will probably think twice before going for a walk In the dark. Ruth, who was on her vacation for two weeks, is now In the Hollywood Hospital recovering from a serious operation. She is doing fine now and will be home in a few days. We all wish you a speedy recovery, Ruth. Some of the girls' husbands are leavinq for the Army and Navy. Ruth Campbell is taking two weeks off from work to spend with her husband before he leaves. We all wish them the best of luck and a quick victory. Mr. Janios went fishing during the week-end. However, not having a pass to fish out In the open sea, Mr. Janios had to restrict his fishing to the pier. Luck seemed to be against him, so don't believe too big of a "fish" story. Ruey Grainger left the studio for a new position after being with us for five years. The best of luck to her. From the Coffee Shop we learn that Cashier Nancy Woodcock Is in the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, recovering from an operation. May we see her back soon. Best of luck, Nancy. Now a bit of news for you ambitious girls. I hear that a great many girls from other stu dio cafes are knitting sweaters for the boys in the Service. I think It would be nice If we did our share. Don't let It be said that our girls aren't helping. If any girl would like to join our little knitting club, please see me for Information. Well, dear fellow employees, news seems to be scarce this month: however, yours truly is always on the look-out. So until next month, remember: A stamp a day keeps the Japs away. GRIP DEPARTMENT By Walter E. Pitchman YOO HOC, Los Angeles, here we are back again. Shucks, there wasn't much of a reception committee to greet us. Why, back In Phoenix every club in town was on hand to see us off, and — ahem! — a sprinkling of shotguns. But, all in all. It was a grand trip, corking location and a swell crew. In fact, I had only been there an hour or so when I made the acquaintance of the local boys hired to help out. There's no getting away from It, I'll simply have to curb my Irish temper. To show there were no hard feelings, the boys presented me with a four-foot cactus. P. S.: I was told I could not bring it over the border, but a lot they know! I'm still picking the pieces out of my rotunda. Buddy Gaunt had his hands full trying to keep the natives away from the silver leaf reflectors. It's sure lucky Palmer doesn't use golds or we would have had a miniature gold rush. Well, so passed many happy, carefree days . . . just lolling around the dude ranch until the first unit bid us au revoir and we prepared for the grim trek Into the heart of the Arizona desert. I wasn't so sure that I'd like this, as no second unit prop men carry cigars, but with Bill Sittel everything was hunkydory. Vern Simmons handled the wire work. Truman Joiner gripped for Harry Jackson. The supporting cast of Kline, Rosenberg, Hill, LaShelle and O'Neil all contributed to make the effort worth while. Larry Chapman and Bob Gray endeared themselves to the natives at large. They provided them with four Inches of the finest top soil, blown via wind machine. Walter Ledgerwood has 37 hours In the air to his credit. In the future he'll stand 'way back of the wind machines when they are In operation. The old swimming hole was a favorite gathering place. While It was a trifle chilly. It created a natural retreat from the blustering sand and the burning rays of Old Sol. Bill Sittel, Hutch, Ace Clark, Eddie Davis, Joe LaShelle and Don House frolicked around like a bunch of giggling high school girls eau natural. Mack, the stand-by painter, probably made the record dive of the year. When the palms of his hands touched the chilly water. Mack did a turn-about In mid-air and made a three-point landing without as much as getting his feet wet. Paul Hill and Irving Rosenberg, camera, had lunch unknowingly with a five-foot rattler. Luckily one of the deputies saw It, and riddled it with a few well-placed shots. And now before taking care of the mail that time will allow, I wish to offer a bushel of ORCHIDS to Make-Up Artist McQuarrle for his kindliness and generosity towards an unfortunate family of lettuce-pickers. Mack saw that the family were in dire circumstances, so a quick shuffle to hotel and lo! the family was well stocked with money, clothing and food and, last but not least, a tankful of gas for the stalled car. Nice going. Mack. Had a nice letter from Private Hank Gerzen. Hank comes across with a pretty good Idea. A pass for the boys from our lot to their neighborhood 20th Century Fox theatre. Sounds like he's got something there. Also a note of thanks from Charlie Hoffman for the check. Why don't you fellows write to these boys? You can get their addresses from Johnnie. By the way, have you seen vour little bond salesman yet? If not, why not? Get your share of America today. Adlos amigos! SHAKE HANDS WITH SOAP By Dave Alleman C YCU remember, when ^ you were a youngster, your mother asking If you had washed behind your ears? That was a sort of rough test of cleanliness: If you had gotten the washcloth there, your hands and face were probably good and clean too. Trouble Is, some of us carry over Into our adult life some pretty sketchy Ideas about cleanliness. We still think In terms of "behind the ears." We worry about shiny noses and forget about our fingers, which are more Important (from the health standpoint). Soap and warm water and a nail scrubbinq brush are your most practical germicides. You have seen doctors and nurses scrub their hands before giving care to a patient — or you've seen a passable Imitation In the movies. Well, there's a good suggestion for you In the pains they take. Cniy a well-scrubbed hand Is clean enough to handle food — either the food you put Into your own mouth, or the food you prepare for others. So, the first rule of cleanliness Is: scrub your hands before each and every meal. For men and women who use oily, greasy tools, washing before meals helps the hands themselves. Twice a day, it removes the skin Irritating oils, and the Infectious matter that goes with them, so that when 3