Action (May 1941 - Mar 1958)

September 1943 19 €Iechanical effects news By DOROTHY BURKE Now to give the boys a break. The following Is a list of a few of the traits and characteristics of our boys here in the department. First of all our boss, MR. WITTE, who really has his hands full keeping his men and everyone happy. There is GEORGE GOEMANS, who has finally consented to put his fishing pole away for the season, and FRED ETCHEVERRY, who is just itching to try his luck at catching a few — good luck Fred. Now JESS WOLF, better known as "CURLEY"', is sure blushing these days from a nice case of sunburn. LARRY CHAPMAN, who is in a fog on "LIFEBOAT" — "Merry Christmas", Larry. GEORGE CALLAHAN, who listened to "Happy Birthday" being sung to him over the phone by Evelyn Bell. CHRIS CHRISTENSEN, who is busy visiting with his son who Is home on leave before leaving for parts unknown. RAY DETER, at present away on "BUFFALO BILL" location. ROBERT GRAY back home after serving his time with the "Guadalcanal Marines". BOB HERNANDEZ, looking forward to blowing up more miniatures. JACK IVEY, who is our water wagon expert. HARRY KNIGHT reporting on his good crop of potatoes, and really they are good, I had some. AL LEMAN, who is helping Buffalo Bill out with his trusty bow and arrow — good shooting Al. ADOLPH LINKOV sporting a new mustache. I wonder for how long? STEVE LOCKWOOD, our young Edison, Jr., — what next Tom? JOE MANIFOR just returning from a week's vacation of victory gardening. WM. MATHIS back with us after a seige in the hospital. EARL MICHAUD, who is busy spending his spare time looking for a home to buy. FRANK O'CONNOR, our miniature expert, busy on the lake these days. BILL O'NEILL sure has proven himself to be quite a dahlia grower — thanks Bill. MURRAY RASCH, our active Coast Guarder. MARION ROCKEY , one of our newcomers from R.K.O. ART ROYNE working with gun stocks and dreaming of Las Vegas. BILL SHEETS and h Is victory garden which covers the better part of Venice — good luck Bill. BEN SOUTHLAND, better known as "SKIPPER", Is our ardent inventor. DALE TURNEY, our ex-circus man. We might have to keep sawdust on the floor to make him feel at home. GEORGE WHETZEL, whose victory garden is now down to just the victory stage. EVELYN BELL, our lady Marine, awaiting her call into active service. We all wish you the best of everything on your new venture, Evelyn. GRANT BURTON, our eligible bachelor — how about it girls? FRED McKELVEY, who tries to make everyone who comes Into the Arsenal feel at home. Then there Is HAROLD KUEFFER who is kept Lou Witte of our Special Effects Dept., gives us a smile as Tom Pryor counts out the change. busy helping around the shop and playing nursemaid to the boys above mentioned. PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER AND YOU HAVE THE MECHANICAL EFFECTS DEPARTMENT. RESEARCH NOTES A grass skirt and a string of beads has just been received by our glamour girl, RUTH FOX, from her husband, Gu nner's Mate John Fox, somewhere in the South Seas. She has acquired a wonderful suntan and is rapidly learning the Hula Hula as an appropriate accompaniment to this summer outfit. Friend husband writes of the crew entertaining a native chief and his family aboard their Mine Sweeper. Conflicting emotions greet the return of JAMES (JIMMY) EARIE from Camp Callan to the Research Department. An unfortunate accident to his leg made a medical discharge necessary. While glad to get back to 20th, he enjoyed his life in the Army and regretted leaving to return to civilian life. His technical knowledge of Army ways is going to come In mighty handy. Except for a three day sojourn In San Francisco made by MAUDE CLAGUE and HELENE DILLON, our vacationers are finding their holiday entertainment at home. Victory gardens have a sort of pseudo-country atmosphere anyway and GERTRUDE KINGSTON and KATHERINE LAMBERT have had plenty of experience as cultivators of the soil. HELEN WEBB got as far as Taft on one week of her vacation to visit her brother, Lt. 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Not only this, but she gives one night a week to work at the Hollywood Canteen and Intends to spend the second week of her vacation picking fruit. HELENE DILLON says being a Greylady sometimes includes caring for fractious children while Mother gives her blood. Helene isn't sure she Is a success at the latter. The magazine room has two "new additions"—KIRSTIN WALLER and DON SCHAUMER, who unfortunately are going to deprive us of their presence shortly to continue with school.