Action (May 1941 - Mar 1958)

August, 1945 11 F^ces is almost too much— but he still ,^H||ts babies are wonderful! ^nhree trophies adorn the shelves of our Labor office — prizes won by active teams from our department competing In the field of sports. We are especially proud of the seventy members of our department now serving in the Armed Forces, and hope that the end of the war in the Pacific will bring them home soon. BAKER, REX, EARL, ROGER, SAM ■ RACHMAN, MORRISS (Chee-Chee) and IRISH ROCHE are seven downright good gang bosses who have been with this studio for a long time. Labor has Its good points — our guys really get around on the Lot. We do labor work on all the stages, ranging from clean-up to pick-up. Striking units are sometimes hard work but we do that too. Our personnel consists of DON CURL, head of the department, PHIL SNYDER, RALPH ARNOLD, and timekeepers JOHN MATHENEY and HENRY CULBERTSON. RED RIVERS is day foreman. We definitely object to having our department called a "labor shack." We take pride in being part of an organization such as TCF where the labor end of the business becomes a necessary functioning cog in the wheel of this vastly growing Industry. When you consider all the things necessary to the production of a li picture, you find labor plays an impor Itant part, So, proudly our department goes forward to meet the needs of the studio. I When there is work to be done, call Phil Snyder, telephone 331. We delight in I being of service and will respond prompti ly to any job where labor is concerned. I NEWS OF OUR BASEBALL TEAM The months of June and July have seen the 20th Century-Fox boys' baseball team turn from a bunch of green "sandlot rookies" into a smooth running machine that is winning a name for itself and becoming a credit to our company. One of the most outstanding features of the team isn't the fact that the youngsters are good ball players. It is the good sportsmanship and clean playing that the boys are showing at every game played to date. Howard Ellis Smith, manager of the team, had this to say about his boys: "I don't think I ever saw fifteen boys between the ages of 14 and 17 that could get along with each other, practice teamwork and do what they are told to do any better than our boys. They go out there to win, but more than that, they go out there to make a name for themselves to be proud of." Playing every Sunday morning at 10:00 A.M. o'clock at the Rancho Playground, the schedule runs as follows: July 22nd, 29th, August 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th. Teams sponsored from all American Legion Posts In Southern California are scheduled to play us. Men who know and love baseball are guiding the team to what promises to be a great season. They include Howard Ellis Smith, Joe Hesslein, John Lavin, Lou Witte, Tom Young and Joe Keenan. Let's all hope that our 20th CenturyFox baseball team comes through with flying colors. THE PLASTER CRACKS By WANDA KAHNE Being absent from "Action," and still getting letters wanting to know why the Plaster-Cracks don't have a column, means only one thing — better late (with late news) than never. L. W. DURRELL has been with the Staffers ever since February. Larry has quite an extensive traveling-log to his credit, — minus the overseas part of it. He received his inactive duty status in February and is back as MR. BONOME's assistant and pinch-hitting for Monte while he is vacationing at his home in the valley. W. F. "Punchy" JACOBSEN, PTR-V I /4, is stationed overseas and from a first glance at his picture, he seems to be painting the South Pacific with plenty of Japs. Better still, he happens to be using a Jap for a ball. Could be a ball game I'm referring to. WILLIAM "Bill KEENAN, brother of Punchy, was a happy Gl last week when he visited the Shop. Bill was formerly of the Staff Shop and has received his honorable discharge. M. T. SGT. A. C. NESBITT is stationed at the Marine Base in San Diego, being in charge of the drafting department for the Marine Engineers. Al spent the last two years down in the South Pacific. PVT. A. K. SWEITZER, formerly with the Shop is training at Fort Bliss, Texas. Uncle Sam took "Al" a little over three months ago. SGT. H. F. "Jimmy" STEPHENS, another Marine, is stationed at Camp Lejeune. North Carolina. Jimmy is with the Engineering Battalion Training Command. CPL. RCY C'NEILL, formerly of the Staff Shop is with the 91st Division and stationed for the past eighteen months somewhere in the European area. ALEX W. "Mac" McCARTNEY, also of this shop, is stationed at MacDIII Field, Tampa, Florida. MARTIN MCRGAN, another ex-Marine, is with the Staff Shop and "resuming his ole " duties as a Model Maker. Morgan spent two years down in the South Pacific. R. "Nick" BCNCME, M. I /c, is stationed on the U.S.S. PRCTEUS. Nick has been stationed overseas for the past sixteen months. From his picture he looks C.K.! FLCYD KENDALL, Model Maker and formerly of the U. S. Army, has been back with the Shop more than a year, having received his honorable discharge in 1944. Also receiving honorable discharge was RCBERT "Bob" THCMPSCN, formerly of the U. S. Navy. LT. JAMES GRCVES and CPL. RAYMCND FRACICNE, both formerly of the Staff Shop, are our "Two Gold Star GIs." The TCF American Legion Post No. 563 Junior Legion Baseball Team. The team is under the sponsorship ot the Woodward Ford Agency of Beverly Hills, and guided by JOE HESSLEIN, (Coach), HOWARD ELLIS SMITH (Manager), LOU wItTE, member of the Exec. Committee, and JOHN LAVIN. The opening pitch is at 10:00 a.m. at the Rancho Playground, on July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19, and 26. Come on out and watch this fine bunch of boys "play ball”!