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1432 COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY San Francisco as editor of the Western Worker. John Leech became organization secretary under Louise Todd until she went to Tehachapi some time in 1935. That is the State women's—yes, prison for women. Then Leech became organizer, and a person by the name of James Thorm, whose real name 1 believe is Tourney, was made organizational secretary. There were two other people around about that time. One was Eva Shafran whom, I believe, was educational director, and Betty Gannett was somewhere in the picture. I know she was on the county bureau. She exerted a very great deal of influence. At the end of 1936, Leech, I believe, was removed. There was another complete reshuffle, and Paul Cline was brought out, I believe, from the East to be organizer. There was a lapse of several months there when there were acting functionaries holding down the job. Mr. Tavenner. How does Paul Cline spell his last name? Mr. Ashe. C-1-i-n-e. Mr. Tavenner. Was the person, Elmer Harnoff Mr. Ashe. Hanoff. Mr. Tavenner. —Hanoff to whom you referred also known by the name of Pop Hanoff? Mr. Ashe. Pop Hanoff, that's correct. Mr. Tavenner. Now, are there any other functionaries of the party whose names you can now recall ? Mr. Ashe. In the county ? Mr. Tavenner. Yes. Mr. Ashe. County leadership. Not offhand, no. Mr. Tavenner. Are you acquainted with Tom Patterson? Mr. Ashe. I was. Mr. Tavenner. What was his affiliation with the party ? Mr. Ashe. At one time he was Western Worker correspondent. I believe for a time he was organizer in the Firestone subsection of the Communist Party. At a later date he went up to San Francisco, worked on the Western Worker and eventually, I believe, became some kind of a functionary in the East Bay section of the Communist Party, which includes Oakland and Berkeley. Mr. Tavenner. Miriam Bonner? Mr. Ashe. Miriam Bonner was codirector of the Worker's School in Los Angeles during the period of 1934,1935,1936 with Lillian Jones. Mr. Tavenner. Now, Pat Callahan. Mr. Ashe. Pat Callahan was an unemployed leader here about 1935-36. Mr. Tavenner. Was he a member of the party ? Mr. Ashe. Definitely; member of the downtown section with his wife. Mr. Tavenner. Clyde Champion. Mr. Ashe. Clyde Champion was section organizer for the party in Belvedere subsection, 1935, 1936. Mr. Tavenner. James Tracy. Mr. Ashe. James Tracy was in charge of railroad work. That is, penetration into the railroad unions and brotherhoods working out of San Francisco. He was a delegate to the national convention of the Communist Party in 1934. Mr. Walter. What was that name? Mr. Tavenner. James Tracy, T-r-a-c-y. William Ingham, I-n-g-h-a-m?