Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1930)

28 M o t i o ii Picture News October 11, 1930 Michigan Unit Takes Brookhart Cue on Rezoning Wolverine W h a t n o t s Grand Rapids— Zoning may become the McCoy insofar as the M. P. T. O. of Michigan is concerned, but something will have to be done about it first. Senator Brookhart's speech in which he took a crack at protection and zoning, is generally considered by those who attended the annual convention as indicative of how the organization itself may be expected to react to the zoning plan. A. Eiseman of Flint was elected president for the ensuing year. In office with him are S. C. Schram of Kalamazoo as vicepresident; H. T. Hall of Detroit as secretary, and J. E. Niebes, also of Detroit, as treasurer. The directors are Harry Clark, Fred De Lodder, E. E. Kirchner, Tom Lancaster, J. C. Ritter, A. Robinson, Alex Schreiber, Carl Schweighart, Frank Wetsman, Lou Wisper, all of Detroit and the following: Ray Branch of Hastings ; Glenn Cross of Battle Creek; Allen Johnson of Grand Rapids ; Leon Krim of Jit. Clemens ; H. T. Reynolds of Grand Rapids and H. A. Wood of Bangor. Next year's pow-wow will be held at Mt. Clemens. Names Full Time Counsel Desire of Universal for a general counsel to devote his full time to company affairs has led to appointment of Willard S. McKay as general counsel. He succeeds Siegfried Hartmann, who has held the post for years. Hartmann has been devoting only part time to the post. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.— Fred K. Harris of Hart, the "fisherman's paradise," was as usual among the first to register at the convention. Fred is the perennial delegate — has never missed a convention and doesn't intend to. * * * H. M. Rickey, the bustling, hard working general manager, put in plenty of busy hours at the meeting — both during and in between business sessions. * * * W. A. Kelly, president of the Xew Jersey Theatre Owners' Association, was among the prominent visitors spotted at the convention. * * * James C. Ritter of Detroit, oldest member and a past president of the association, knoum from Coast to Coast as a great independent war horse, took a prominent part in convention activities. * * * Glenn Cross of Battle Creek made that distinguished baritone of his heard at all business sessions. * * * John Neibes of Detroit, treasurer of the association for so many years that ct'en he has lost track, went on the ticket again for his habitual post without opposition. * * * Ed Kirchner. manager of the Family, Detroit, one of the last houses of the Harris Amusement Co. of Pittsburgh, was a prominent and hard working committeeman. Ed has been managing the Family for the last 21 years. It was one of the first ten-cent combination houses in the state, but for the past sixteen years has been operated as a straight picture spot, with business improving every year. * * * President Allen Johnson, the ladies' choice. (Continued on Page 29) Ixnay Is Harvard Reply to Rogers' Film Proposition Cambridge. Mass.— Page Joe Kennedy. Harvard has turned thumbs down on the request of Paramount that Buddy Rogers be permitted to lead the university band in a sequence for his new picture to be filmed at the Sanders theatre, where graduates receive their diplomas. Recently Rudy Vallee was denied permission to croon the university anthem over the radio. The university daily took some strong editorial wallops at both propositions. Levey, Moskowitz, Eaton, Rothacker In From L.A. Arrivals from the Coast Thursday: Jules Levey, film buyer for RKO theatres, who has been visiting bis company's studios. Charles C. Moskowitz of the Loew company, back from a short studio trip. Mary Eaton, former Ziegfeld player, who has been staging dance ensembles at RKO. Watterson R. Rothacker, former production chief for First National, who will be in New York a month. Alan Hale, who sails for Europe today and may appear in British-made talkers. Al Lichtman, who joined the informal party in Chicago on Wednesday and journeyed into New York. William A. Johnston of Motion Picture N EWS. Marion House Under Hammer Marion. O. — The Ohio theatre, formerly operated by R. I. Ulmer. has been purchased at receiver's sale bv a company headed by H. B. Heubner. Among Leaders at Michigan Exhibitor Unit Convention Glenn A. Cross, Directoi A. Eiseman, New President. H. M. Richey, General Manager.