The Cine Technician (1943 - 1945)

10 THE CINE-TECHNICIAN January — April, 1'»44 ORGANISER'S NOTEBOOK Laboratory Social Committee. The Committee, composed of on© representative from each laboratory, is doing a grand job of work. The secretary, Miss Ann Janes, asks me to point out the importance of all members of the committee attending the meetings. One or two laboratories have been rather neglectful in this respect. Already a Darts League has been set up and a cup or shield is to be purchased which will be played for annually. 'lit,' Darts Tournament Rules are 1001 up straight off, ending on a double. Best out of three games per match. Winning team receives two points per match. Each team to play every other team twice. In the event of two tenuis sharing the top place at the end of the tournament a final match will be played to decide the winners. An entrance fee of sixpence per player will be charged for each match played. The fixtures are as follows, dates for playing off to suit the convenience of the teams : — Kay's "A" v. G.F.D. G.F.D. v. Humphries Humph ii ii;s V. Pathe "A" Pathe "A" V. Kay's "B" Kay's "B" V. Pathe " B " Pathe "A" V. Pathe " B " Kay's "B" V. Kay's W.E. Pathe " B " V. Kay's "A" Kay's W.E. V. G.F.D. Kay's "A" V. Pathe "A" Pathe "B" V. IWs W.E. Kay's W.E. V. Kay's "A" Kay's "A" V. Humphries G.F.D. V. Pathe "A" Humphries V. Kay's "B" G.F.D. V. Kay's " B " Humphries V. Pathe " B " Pathe "A" V. Kay's W.E. Kay's " B " V. Kay's "A" Pathe " B " V. G.F.D. Kay's W.E. V. Humphries There is still time for laboratories that have not entered teams to do so. The Social Committee have also fixed up a dance at the Hammersmith Town Hall, details of which appear on this page. Rules Revision. After months of patient toil A LABORATORY DANCE WILL BE HELD AT HAMMERSMITH TOWN HALL ON SATURDAY, 18th MARCH DANCING 7—11 p.m. BAR ON THE PREMISES ADMISSION 2/6d. BY TICKET ONLY Obtainable From Shop Stewards Studio Members Cordially Invited . we have at last drawn up a completely revised lis: of rules which we are sure will do credit to all who took part in the job. It is hoped that soon copies will be back from the printers and be circulated to all our members. Of particular intere-: is the model standing orders for branch ineetin> which will fill a long-felt need. Some of our local committees have been at a loss as to how to corduct meetings : the members had no guide were often new to trade unionism. They will now have something to guide them without necessariitying them down to hard and fast procedure. A Sign of Things to Come. I was chatting t > one of our members the other day in the Trade Union Club. He was assigned to a job at Lever Bros., Port Sunlight. When he got on the job and commenced setting up his camera one of the shop stewards at the firm came up to him and sain: " I'll have to see your trade union ticket, chun . before you get cracking "! — which only goeshow how things are shaping. Recruitment. Recruitment is going ahe several firms where in the past it has been diffV to make progress. It is heartening to observi that workers generally are realising the importaiiee of trade union protection. They note that tiny are losing on wages, holidays, sickness allowar and conditions generally as compared with trao.e union firms. There are. however, black spots in our industry where employers, by threats of dis