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2084 COMMUNISM IN HOLLYWOOD MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY Then the whole thing was no good and I even left the office. I kept the office for a week or two and stayed there because I wanted to make phone calls, I have a place to sit and worry. Mr. Wheeler. When was this? Miss Ettinger. 1947. Mr. Wheeler. You severed your relationship with Columbia for a few weeks and then you went back ? Miss Ettinger. No. For about 6 months. Mr. Colin called me up and said, "You made a mistake." I realized full well. Not being prepared for the big entrepreneur I thought I was going to be, he said, "You made a mistake," and I went back. Mr. Wheeler. Do you know John Weber? Miss Ettinger. I knew him as an agent; yes. Mr. Wheeler. Did you know John Weber in New York City? Miss Ettinger. No. Mr. Wheeler. Did you have any dealings with John Weber? Miss Ettinger. He used to come up to see us occasionally. We had very infrequent business dealings, as a matter of fact, because he is a great—he was a great telephone talker and I used to complain to him because he never came up. Mr. Wheeler. Did you know John Weber as a member of the Com- munist Party in New York ? Miss Ettinger. No. Mr. Wheeler. Do you think John Weber knew at one time that you were a member of the Communist Party ? Miss Ettinger. I have no idea. I didn't even know he came from New York. Mr. Wheeler. Was any pressure ever exerted on you from either John Weber or George Willner in regard to hiring writers? Miss Ettinger. Just the normal pressure of an agent saying, "This is a good writer." Mr. Wheeler. Have you, prior to coming here to testify, made a record of all of the writers who have been employed at Columbia Studios, either by Columbia Pictures Corp. or by independent com- panies releasing through Columbia? Miss Ettinger. The independent companies are not on that list. I can get that for you if you want it. I made it up, but since we have nothing to do with hiring them, not even suggesting them, I thought maybe that that was not Mr. Wheeler. You have prepared then Miss Ettinger. If you want that I will get it for you. Mr. Wheeler. That is not necessary. You have, however, gone through the records from the time you came to Columbia in 1945, up until the last date prior to giving your testimony, to check the names of all writers who have worked for Columbia Pictures Corp. ? Miss Ettinger. Yes. Mr. Wheeler. Will you now explain the method by which writers are engaged by Columbia Pictures Corp. ? Miss PvrTiNGER. Well, there are many, you know, starting points. But we will start at a point of buying a story. We buy a story and Mr. Colin O. K.'s it and we finally make the deal and'it is assigned to a producer. Then the producer sits down with me, or with my assistant—my associate. Mr. Wheeler. What is his name ?