The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1943)

THE EXHIBITOR 21 REPUBLIC HOLDS REGIONAL MEETINGS New York — J. R. Grainger, president, Republic Pictures Corporation, announced last week that, in accordance with the company’s policy of regular quarterly sales conferences, a series of three regional meetings will be held during July here, in Chicago, and at the North Hollywood studio. All district sales managers, franchise holders, and branch managers throughout the country will attend one of the sessions, at which will be discussed the concen¬ trated publicity campaign on Roy Rogers, and promotion plans for such forthcoming productions as “Someone To Remember,” starring Mabel Paige, John Craven, and Dorothy Morris; “In Old Oklahoma,” based on Thomas Burtis’ story, “War Of the Wildcats,” starring John Wayne, Martha Scott, and Albert Dekker; “Gay Blades,” ice extravaganza starring Vera Hruba; and “The Fighting Seabees.” The first meeting will be held on July 1? and 14, at the New York Athletic Club. J. R. Grainger will preside, and eastern district sales manager Maxwell Gillis and central district sales manager Sam Seplowin. will head a contingent of exchangemen from these two districts: Arthur Newman, Albany; Jack Davis, Boston; Sam Seletsky, New Haven; Morris Epstein and Sidney Picker, New York; Joseph Engel, Philadelphia; Jack Bellman, Buf "Mission" In News BOSTON — A Unitarian minister and another picket were arrested last week in front of the Paramount as they, and others, protested against the showing of Warners’ “Mission To Mos¬ cow.” Previously the Boston City Council had demanded that the film not be .shown, but Mayor Maurice J. Tobin overruled this demand, and permitted the picture to open. The arrested pickets claimed they represented the trade branch of the Boston local of the Socialist party. They were re¬ leased on bail. ialo; Sam P. Gorrel, Cleveland; G. H. Kirby, Cincinnati; I. H. Pollard, Detroit; L. W. Marriott, Indianapolis; and fran¬ chise holders Jake Flax, Washington, and J. H. Alexander and Sam Fineberg, Pitts¬ burgh. Directly after the meeting, Grainger will leave for Chicago where a sales meeting will be held on July 16 and 17. Kay With Warners New York — It was announced last week that Ellingwood Kay, formerly an associ¬ ate editor of Cosmopolitan, is joining War¬ ners as story editor in New York under Jacob Wilk, eastern production manager. Kay, who assumes his new duties on July 12, succeeds Helen Herman. SALARIED EMPLOYEES CAN GET INCREASES Washington — It was announced last week that pay increases will be approved tor salaried employes by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, if employer can show that the increases are necessary to main¬ tain, efficiency throughout the longer work week. The BIR jurisdiction extends only to salaried employes receiving over $5,000 per year and to executive adminis¬ trative and professional employes earning less than that, but not represented by a union. An executive employe, howevei', must receive over $30 per week and an admin¬ istrative or professional employe over $200 per month. The maximum increases which will be permitted by BIR’s salary stabilization units will be those amounts necessary to retain minimum differentials between wage earners and the salaries of their supervisors. No set rule is established, and ap¬ proval is required at all times except on Oct. 3, 1942, and there has been no change in it since. Loew's, Inc., Sued Wilmington, Del. — Ernest Stern of New York City, last week filed suit in the United States District Court here against Loew’s, Inc., charging infringement of a patent on a method of producing and pro¬ jecting sound motion pictures. "“I Juhj 7, 1943 QUIN.