Action (May 1941 - Mar 1958)

16 Action St. Patrick's Day and my birthday, was duly celebrated by a luncheon given at the Cate de Paris by LILLIAN GINSBERG (Credit Union), MIKI McGUIRE (In Col. Joy's Office), and MERRY FARRELL (Secretary to Eugene F. Ling, Writer). Thanks a lot, gals, it was fun and made It easier to get a year closer to Social Security!! We have a few Victory Garden enthusiasts in the office and we expect to have an office full of vegetables soon. BILL says he's read worse columns than this one, but he can't remember when . . . Being in the Navy certainly agrees with ROBERT Smiley. WUh a million-dollar smile like this, the name "SMILEY" sounds more like a nickname than an actuality. Nevertheless, BOB'S smile needs no introduction to us on the Lot. SMILEY was originally one of the Police Dept, before entering the Navy. FILM LIBRARY LOWDOWN By HELYN KESSELMAN The Film Library seems to be "lowdown" on news this time due to so many casualties from illness recently. CLIFF BECK and SID PECK have been on the sick list, but are back on the job again. CARL EFFINGER, head of our Department who Is now in Washington, writes that LES SANSOM has had a siege with his appendix. CARL also mentions seeing a lot of the fellows who used to be on the Lot and who are new with the Government In Washington, and of how nice they have been to him while there. He writes very interesting letters of the Washington Merry-go-round, and we keep a Round-Robin letter going weekly to him. On April 5th, 1918, young TOMMY VINCENT, an alert and ambitious youth, came to work for the 20th C.F. Studio, and at the time he didn't think it was going to be a very steady job, but the Silver Anniversary of his 25 years with the Company will be celebrated April 5th, 1943, and we certainly wish him all the luck in the world. THE FILM LIBRARY We have a new addition to the Film Library named "SPEEDY" RILEY SMITH. He has been on the Lot quite some time and was transferred to this department just recently. . . . Since JOSH GRAY left for the Service, WAYNE FURY has become a full-fledged Film Librarian and Is certainly batting them out. . . . Our two bowling stars, WAYNE NEELD and BENNETT FUGLSBY are still In there, knocking them off for LINDA DARNELL’S BOWLING TEAM. THE PLASTER-CRACKS By WANDA KAHNE Hello folks! 'Tis an Irish lad who says to his lassie, "And sure 'tis the month of March that has slipped by." — just to remind you that It's that much sooner to Victory! It's been said that a piece of paper can be used to keep you warm. Well, the Staff Shop has been sweating plenty for the past month with everyone carrying around In his pocket a piece of paper looking somewhat like an Income Tax blank!!! Oh-oh! Here's something! A new addition to the JACOBSEN family. Congratulations! MARVIN, we hear you are the proud father of a "little bit o' heaven" in the form, of a seven-pound baby boy. Don't forget to give the "Action" a picture later on . Nobody knows nothin' about him — he's a secret human being — definitely an Individualist, but Uncle Sam will know plenty, pretty soon! — no doubt before you have had a chance to read this article. Another Interesting letter comes from Seaman 2/C NICK BONOME, who's going through a cold, but cold training at Farragut, Idaho, — even though they just missed the cold snap of 17 below. NICK sent along the Farragut news, and from that we understand they are certainly doing some wonderful work. I bet they will welcome "sweet Springtime" — especially NICK, being from good ole’ "rainy" California!! This writer may be from Arkansas . . . and she may have gone barefoot sometime in her life — but now since shoe rationing has gone through it's an awful lot of trouble to put shoes on, wondering what color to buy — what style — that worry Is all over . . . and I bet you — yes "you" reading this article would love to go barefoot too — now wouldn't you . . . it's a lot of fun . . . By the way, AWOL means something entirely different than "absent without leave" when It comes to individual people. PAUL WURTZEL was "AWOLIng" (a wolf on the loose) here on the Studio Lot this month ... He certainly looks though the Army's not such a bad pla^e to live. However, girls he's "engaged." Congratulations! Paul. We hear you're doing wonders — keep It up. "Sleepy Plaster-Cracks" were awakened suddenly from their daze last month when . . . "Boom!" production started humming— not just an ordinary humming, but work that kept the fellows busy night and day. It was no surprise that Uncle Sam was here on the Studio Lot looking around — and It's a slight possibility that he might stay a while — anyway he was down to see us again, and RAYMOND FRACIONE was with him when he left. We are certain that RAYMOND, now In the U. S. Army, will do his part In making a success of his career as a soldier. "Licking their chops" — Yep! That's what they were doing, because there was a cow, yes a cow, being modeled. The cow model was so real to life that the fellows would cast longing glances at this beautiful piece of art, visualizing those large juicy steaks. Responsible is Mr. E. Simone, a modeler, who Is deeply interested and very enthusiastic In his work. We know now, as surely as we can know anything (although we are doing everything we possibly can) that this hateful war must and will soon be over — and our boys will soon be back at their old job. That's a d ream we are all dreaming, so "hats off" to you who are overflowing the "transportation means" with letters to all the fellows here and overseas. And although you might not get an answer right away — every hour they are assuring us that "our future will not be forgotten" — this means you too DOLPHA SMITH. You certainly write grand letters — so I've heard. HOT and COLD FACTS from AIR CONDITIONING By BERT W. THOMAS If you were one of those surprised to see JOHN GUSTAFSSON going around with a smile on his face, here's the answer: One of his two sons now In the Service o^ our country, was home from Carlsbad, N. M., on a ten-day furlough . . . LOUIE HESS won't be smiling for the same reason for some time yet, for his boy was just recently Inducted into the Service and, naturally, won't be eligible for a furlough for quite a while. Very few people on the Lot know that LARS LARSON ("SHORTY") Is an experienced flyer, and that he has made more than fifty parachute jumps and has had many narrow escapes in crack-ups, doing stunt flying. G. W. MITCHELL, a veteran of the first World War, has some very interesting pictures of his brother and the crates he flew on the other side. You wonder how they ever held together. Some of them didn't!!