Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1940)

RCA INDIANA PLANT EXPANSION ANNOUNCED The RCA Manufacturing Company has completed plans for enlarging its plant at Indianapolis. Indiana, by the addition of one building unit of 100.000 square feet of space, the first of a total of some 400.000 square feet which the company will need to meet requirements under the National Defense Program for products now manufactured at Indianapolis. The new building will be rushed to completion so that it may be in service by January 1, 1941. Announcement of the plant expansion was made public by Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan of Indianapolis immediately following the company’s acquisition of 15 acres of land adjoining the present factory. “The present expansion is to provide increased manufacturing facilities for anticipated increase in production required Reseating with equipment that attracts and holds customers, that's built to v/ithstand the severe use to which public seating is subjected, is the best profit producing investment you could possibly make. It pays for itself in short order and adds velvet to your income year after year. If you are interested in that kind of theatre seating and mindful of keeping the cost down to the minimum see the IRWIN No. 133 chair at one of the nearby display rooms. It's available in several color combinations and a host of coverings to give individuality and maximum attractiveness to your decorative scheme. Why not investigate the possibilities it holds for your theatre NOW? njihein. oilllcyvljiM. SUPREME COMFORT EXCELLENT STYLING ENDURING CONSTRUCTION Distributed by NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY CO. RAPID LIQUIDATION OF INVESTMENT Coa, IRWIN BRANCHES IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES for the National Defense Program,” the mayor’s statement declared. The Indianapolis plant is one of three operated by the company in addition to its largest factory and ' home office at Camden, New Jersey. Others are at Bloomington, Indiana, recently opened for manufacturing small radios, and at Hollywood, California, where phonograph records are made. John M. Smith is resident vice-president at Indianapolis. “It is with great pleasure that I am authorized to announce that the RCA Manufacturing Company will immediately enlarge the present large plant at Indianapolis,” the mayor said. “At the present time 1,500 persons are employed here, and it is expected that this number will be increased to 2,500 employees when the new unit is placed in operation. The present payroll is approximately $2,000,000 annually, and it is anticipated that this will be increased to approximately $3,000,000. “The Indianapolis division was opened in 1936 for the manufacture of recording and reproducing equipment for the motion picture industry, public address equipment and radio broadcasting station equipment. Since that date production of glass radio tubes has been started here and in 1939 a new addition was opened for manufacturing phonograph records. It is a great compliment to Indianapolis that this outstanding corporation, having access to many selections, has chosen our city for this development.” Indiana’s Governor Townsend welcomed the announcement with this statement: “I am very happy to learn this dependable industry will expand its plant in connection with the National Defense Program. It has been a pleasure to welcome the company to both Indianapolis and Bloomington. To me it is a tribute to the stable and dependable character of our people, the peaceful labor relations and equitable basis of taxation.” Old System Replaced In Move for Economy Replacement of a 15-year-old air conditioning system in Buffalo’s 20th Century Theatre with a modern Carrier system of 150-ton cooling capacity has resulted in such a sharp reduction in power, water and operating costs that the investment will be amortized within a few years, it was reported recently by Edward T. Murphy, vice-president in charge of marketing for Carrier Corporation. In line with a modernization program at the theatre, it was decided to “junk” the old carbon dioxide air conditioning equipment installed in 1925 and put in two Freon compressors. Each compressor is powered by a 75 -horsepower synchronous motor. The evaporative condenser was connected to a direct expansion coil in the old air washer, but the distribution system did not require any further changes. All equipment is located in a pilot house built for this purpose on the roof of the theatre building. Try a warmer color scheme for Fall decoration and display. The warm autumnal colors — oranges, reds, browns and yellows — are particularly attractive in many different uses. 50 The MODERN THEATRE SECTION