Reel and Slide (Jan-Sep 1919)

32 REEL and SLIDE New Regulations for Shipping Films Bureau of Explosives, Office of the Chief Inspector, Underwood Building, 30 Vesey Street, New York City, April 4, 1919. Reel and Slide Magazine: Copy of law with reference to requirements of the Interstate Commerce Commission regulations and shipping container, Specification No. 32, effective July 1, 1919: 43. (a) Motion-picture films must be packed in spark-proof metal boxes or cans complying with Specification No. 32. Not more than eight reels (approximately 1,000 feet each) may be packed in one such outside container. (b) Motion-picture films may also be packed in outside wooden boxes complying with Specification No. 19, provided each reel is placed in a tightly closed inside metal container. The gross weight of such a package must not exceed 200 pounds. SHIPPING CONTAINER SPECIFICATION NO. 32. (See par. 43 (a).) Metal cases or cans for outside containers for inflammable motion-picture films: 1. Cans or cases must be made of sheet iron not less than 0.02 inch thick. These cans or cases must be lined throughout with hard fiber board at least Vs inch thick, or with some other equivalent insulating material approved for this purpose by the Bureau of Explosives. 2.~ Covers, if hinged, must be permanently attached to metal cases or cans by not less than two hinges, which must be securely riveted, or they must be slip covers, closely fitting. The covers must be lined with insulating material of the same character and thickness as required for the body of the container. 3. Hinged covers must fit tightly against the shoulder of the body, and lap over or inside the body not less than % inch on all sides. A strong metal hasp must fit over staple or eyebolt, and must be provided with a permanently attached catch to engage in staple or eyebolt. 4. Telescopic slip covers must fit tightly against the shoulder of the body and lap down over or inside the body not less than 3 inches (except that for a one-reel box the lap may be 2 inches). Telescope or slip covers must be secured to cans or cases by a strong, positive, mechanical device, made of metal. This device must be approved by the Bureau of Explosives both as to design and construction. 5. Each outside metal case or can must be plainly and permanently marked "Complies with I. C. C. Specification No. 32," or, if desired, this marking may be indicated by a symbol consisting of a rectangle as follows: I. C. C— 32 The letters and figures in this symbol must be at least li inch high. The symbol shall be understood to certify that the package complies with all the requirements of this specification. Attention is called to the fact that shipping containers purchased subsequent to May 15. 1918, must comply with the new requirements and there is no authority in the regulaions or specifications for the purchase or sale of the old style telescope cases fitted with leather or web straps. The regulations only permit the use of these containers provided they were purchased prior to May 15, 1918, and then only to July 1, 1919. Attention is also invited to paragraph 4 of Shipping Container Specification 32, relative to the use of telescope or slip covers fastened by a strong positive mechanical device which must be approved by the Bureau of Explosives, both as to design and construction. Cases purchased subsequent to May 15, 1918, and not meeting in every respect the require Interior Department Expert Joins Community Mr. C. H. Moore, general manager of film production for the Division of Educational Extension, Department of the Interior, has left the service of the government and has become associated with the Community Motion Picture Bureau as its special representative. In the active war period Mr. Moore was called from the service of Pathe to the aid of the Ordnance Department in Washington. Here he was placed in charge of film production and distribution for the Industrial Education Section. The task of this section was to enthuse the workers in ordnance plants ments of I. C. C. Shipping Container Specification No. 32, cannot lawfully be used for the shipment of motion-picture films, and the stamping of any such case to indicate that it complies with Specification No. 32 is an illegal act and subjects the violator thereof to severe penalties. I am informed that some case manufacturers have used as a lining material binder board or other paper board, which material is not and will not be approved for this purpose. Exchanges possessing any such cases cannot lawfully use them and steps will be taken by this Bureau to see that they are not used. Proper lining material that measures but 7/64 inch in thickness does not meet the requirements. My attention has been called to several instances where cases have been lined with this material lacking the required thickness of 8/64 inch. The purpose of this letter is to call your attention to the fact that the regulations and specifications as prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission must be complied with and that the possessors of cases that do not meet these requirements will be prohibited from using them. It is, therefore, to the interests of the manufacturers of these cases to see that their product complies in all respects with the rules and regulations. Respectfully yours, B. W. Dunn, Chief Inspector. with a spirit of patriotic devotion to duty and, as a consequence, to speed up the productivity of every one engaged in war preparation work. In this direction the screen became the most potent and effective factor. Mr. Moore produced three pictures for the Ordnance Department, namely, "America's Defenders," "Freedom Forever," and "The Story of a Shell." On the signing of the armistice the Industrial Education Section ceased to function and was accordingly dissolved. Mr. Moore was not allowed, however, to return to civilian life. He was awarded a certificate of honor by the Ordnance Department for having "faithfully served the Government of the United States during the World War." By presidential authority the Division of Educational Extension was created in the Department of the Interior and its primary obj'ect was to salvage all government films and convert them into educational material, with a view to their distribution throughout the educational institutions of the country. Mr. Moore was requisitioned for this task and placed in charge of film production for the division. In this capacity he has located and classified all films produced under government auspices and he is recognized in Washington as the best authority on the question of government film production. Mr. Moore was a member of the executive committee of the joint conference of government and allied departments engaged in motion picture activities and was chairman of its production committee. He comes to the Community Motion Picture Bureau at a time when this organization is looking forward to a great expansion. : Mr. Moore was formerly in the scholastic profession and is a graduate of the University of London, England. He foresees a great future for the educational and industrial film and is an ardent believer in the effectiveness of the motion picture as the most modern and approved teacher. The elevation of the screen to its proper altitude in the fields of educational and industrial effort is gradually being realized and it is to the acceleration of this process that Mr. Moore proposes to devote his energies through the medium of the Community Motion Picture Bureau. FACTORIES FILMED The Pathe Review will show shortly a scene of a gorilla that adopted a dog for a pet. The scenes are from the film collection of Dr. Raymond L. 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