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January — April, 1944
THE CINE-TECHNICIAN
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missal, withdrawal of deferment and a hundred other methods, attempt to keep their employees outside the unions. If only the workers at such places would get in touch with us and give us concrete examples to act upon we would soon clean up some of the muck still raking around.
The News Angle. This small item is addressed to Laboratory workers. We are always glad to receive items of interest for publication either in paragraph form on this page or as full length articles of interest to our members. Studio members keep us fairly well supplied, as you will have noticed in past issues of the journal. So what about it, lab. members'? We know that things are happening every week in the laboratories which would be of interest to all members. Let your news be amusing, interesting or technical ; it will all be welcome. It might be a good idea to appoint a news editor on each laboratory committee. Think it over.
Obituary. We announce with regret the death of Mr. W. Donovan. He had been in the employ of Pathe's for nigh on thirty years and died in harness at the Elstree Laboratories. He was known as " Pat " to his colleagues and most of
the older lab. worker's will remember him. As one of the "back room boys" of the industry, a highlight in his career occurred on Sunday, 3rd April, 1921. It was on the occasion of a reception at the New Gallery to the Prince of Wales. Pat was respons'ble for developing the neg. and print of the reception. The print was rushed back to the cinema and shown to the Prince before leaving amidst scenes of greai enthusiasm and surprise. Still photographs taken by the Press did not arrive until an hour later. This is believed to have been the first occasion that the Film had beaten the Press in presenting news and was commented on in the " Bioscope." Pat leaves a wife and kiddy, who have many memories of him, one of which is the Press cutting from the " Bioscope."
Bert Craik.
TWO ISSUES IN ONE.
Difficulties of publishing to time have caused us to merge in this issue the January/February and March /April numbers. We promise to try and be more regular in our appearance in future.
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