Action (May 1941 - Mar 1958)

14 Action IN TRIBUTE JAMES E. H. SMITH James E. H. Smith, one of the oldest members of the Men's Wardrobe, passed away February 3rd when stricken with a heart attack at work. Jimmy was loved by all of us for his ready tongue and his charitable heart. I think we can best remember him, as the Marines he worked with on "Guadalcanal Diary" did, simply as "Pop". Our sincerest sympathy to his wife, Margaret, and daughter Violet. MEN'S WARDROBE By HAZEL SHIRK The Wardrobe people of all the studios have agreed on the following program for their members now in the Armed Forces — it is a swell plan and may contain a few hints that would serve as a guide in helping other departments form or elaborate on their own programs: 1 — Bi-weekly letters, contributed to by Union members and friends, are sent out by the Local and contain not only Union news, but news of Servicemen, and various items of interest about the Studios, Hollywood, sports, etc. 2 — A birthday gift of a check for $5.00 Is sent to each member. 3 — Christmas gifts contain a check and a useful present (identification bracelets were sent this year) which total about $20.00 per man — this is supplemented by gifts or checks sent by groups at individual studios for Servicemen who were Inducted from that studio. A — Promotion gifts are given for each promotion a member receives — the type of gift is determined by the type of promotion and location of the member — these consist of checks, candy, cigarettes, food, clothing, toilet supplies, or subscriptions to newspapers or magazines. 5 — The post-war program has also been taken into consideration by the Wardrobe people with emphasis being placed on employment of Veterans, training of Veterans new in the wardrobe business, the waiving of Local dues while in Service, and all dues paid for a returning Veteran for a period equal to the length of time he was in the Service. I'm sure you'll agree that the Wardrobe people, after sincere thought, effort and a lot of time, have produced a constructive, workable program that is a warm link between the War Front and the Home Front for the duration, and one with a cooperative interest for the welfare of all members in the post-war era. We are happy to welcome HERSCHEL D. McCOY, who recently returned from the U. S. Army, into our Department. HERSCHEL had spent several years with this Studio's Wardrobe Departments and like anybody's dentist, his lunch hours are booked solid for two months to renew old friendships and bring himself up to date on all these past months' events. Here's wishing HOMER WATSON, now in Arizona, a very speedy recovery and we miss you in the Wardrobe Halls — but definitely. ROBERT D. SIES is aftending Aviation Cadet PreTechnical School at Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina. He will be stationed there for Officer Basic Training, after which he will be sent to advanced technical school for specialized courses. He entered the service on October 10, 1942. Cadet Sies was employed as Senior Pile Clerk in the Story Files. ERROR In the January issue of "Action" we printed a picture of Mrs. Roy Volker, wife of Officer Roy Volker of the Studio Police Department, accompanied by her two children by a former marriage. We referred to the children as the "children of Ruben Byers, S/lc . . . " We are informed by Mrs. Volker that this was incorrect, and that the correct names of her children are: Eva Nell Myers and Kenneth Meyers. B.B. Shots From Construction By BETTY BOW "THE GIRLS THEY LEFT BEHIND" would be an appropriate title for this month's CONSTRUCTION column. Many of the girls now working in our various departments can rightly claim this title. Some of their husbands are boys you all know and worked with before tney left for the Service, and a few of them you have become acquainted with through their wives. To mention a few of our "Army Wives" — MAYILYN LAVIN, Grip Dept., often visits her husband, A/C JAMES LAVIN, at Williams Field, Chandler, Arizona, while COM COOLEY of the Grip Dept., has her husband, S/Sgt. JOHN COOLEY, at Fort Roach, Culver City. Also at Fort Roach, Is Lt. VANCE THRASHER whose wife, DOTTIE, works In the Canvas Shop. (Lucky gals!) In the Staff Shop,' JERRY MURPHY's husband, Sgt. ROGER MURPHY, Is stationed somewhere in Florida, and MARY AGNES LUBIN of the Mill has March Field on her mind lately as her husband, Pvt. FRANK "Basketball" LUBIN, is located there. DORIS TIMMERBERG, Construction office, for the present, addresses her letters to Lowry Field, Colorado, where her fiance, Pfc. JOE LORE is stationed. As for those overseas — when It comes to news from the New Hebrides Islands, ask HELEN SNYDER, Construction office, whose husband PAUL SNYDER, Sr., has been there for about ten months. (Ask her about PAUL, Jr., too!) You may get a little more information from WANDA KAHNE, Staff Shop, whose "CB" husband, LIONEL KAHNE, has also been stationed there for some time. Imagine Sgt. WILLIAM GOLDMAN will have quite a bit to relate about his adventures In Egypt to his wife, HELEN GOLDMAN, who now works in the Landscape Dept. These girls are just a small part of the "Army and Navy Wives" now working here at the Studio, and I think they all deserve three cheers for keeping up the good work. The title of one of our forthcoming productions would seem appropri ROD WETMORE Representative of AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PHONE Sta. 333 or Evenings Crestview 5-0125 Crestview 6-4583