Business Screen Magazine (1963-1964)

HOW TO GIVE THE HUMAN TOUCH TO STARK RULES Trends in the BUSINESS of Audio-Visuals r ^P^ U ■-* fl f 5 1 1 ^1 ^^^ -^? ' ^H L .J ^ ^^1 \ ^^^ict^^ Ja^^^^^^l '^1 The skill of the Supervisor — in interpreting and applying your policies and goals — determines in great degree their favorable acceptance and faithful performance by your employees. Here's a helpful sound filmstrip: "Interpreting Company Policies" that accentuates the Supervisor's responsibilities and shows the methods that have proved most successful, in explaining and winning acceptance of rules and policies, for other important organizations. This is one of eight sound filmstrlps in the series: "SUPERVISOR TRAINING ON HUMAN RELATIONS" which dramatically shows how to clothe the "bare bones" of company rules and regulations with a friendly, human touch. Write for details concerning preview GuiWee/ FILM Missiles ROCKET b (3: INC PICTURES 6108 Santa Monica Boulevard Hollywood 38, California Florman & Babb (Canada) Lt<l. Opens .Ne« Facility in Montreal t> Arthur Florman. president of Florm;in i: Babb. Inc.. has announced the opening of the firm's new Canadian subsidiary. Florman & Babb (Canada) Ltd.' The principal showroom, maintenance facility and offices are located in Montreal at 1263 Dorchester St.. West. The new Canadian corporation is under the management of Kenneth Jones, well-known in the Canadian film and television industries from his eight years as manager of the Montreal branch of Alex L. Clark. Ltd. and service as secretary-treasurer of the Canadian chapter of SMPTE. Florman & Babb (Canada) Ltd. will provide the Canadian industry. Mr. Florman disclosed, with services, equipment and rental facilities which utilize the full resources of the U. S. corporation. .Additional showrooms in other cities are anticipated and many of the F&B products will be made available to dealers throughout the provinces. y Bell & Howell and Technicolor Increase First-Half Earnings T> Two companies active in the audio-visual field reported higher earnings and sales for the first half of 1963. The Bell & Howell Company, noting that first-half sales were up 14 percent over last year, reported a 10 percent increase in net earnings for the second quarter. These amounted to SI. 03 1.000. Earnings of Technicolor. Inc. for the first six months of 1963 were nearly double those of the like period in 1962. Chairman Patrick Frawley noted that the Motion Picture Division continued to make important contributions to the gains. Frawley further stated that the newly-formed Commercial and Educational Branch in the company's Consumer Products Division should help, noting that the company expects to show a profit in this division in 1964. Q' TelePronipTer .\grees to Sale of .\-\ .'Manufacture Division The TelePronipTer Corporation has agreed to sell three of its operating divisions, including the manufacture of audio-visual products, to Defiance Industries. Inc. The businesses to be sold include the manufacture of Conley endless loop magnetic tape cartridges, Weather high-fidelity components and the basic TelePrompTer brand products, sold as individual units and as part of sophisticated largescreen display systems for use in broadcasting, industry, government and education. Manufacturing activities are at Cherry Hill. New Jersey and sales offices are in New York City. H. J. Schafly. Jr. is resigning as vicepresident, engineering at TelePrompTer to become executive head of the Cherry Hill operation under the new owners. ^ i^ * * Cousino Electronics Merges W ith Herbert Orr Enterprises The merger of Cousino Electronics of Toledo. Ohio with J. Herbert Orr Enterprises of Opelika. Alabama, combines the talents and facilities of two wellknown innovators in the field of magnetic tape. Inventor and pioneer Bernard Cousino. a developer of continuous-play tape cartridges, holds five L'. S. patents which are basic in the manufacture and operation of most endless loop cartridge type tape recorders. John Herbert Orr is a specialist in the development of precision magnetic tape material who formed ORRadio Industries. Inc. His company grew to an industrial complex that was eventually sold to Ampex Corporation in 1958. Siudws Incorporated 33 West 46th Street New York 36, New York IVdson 2-3606 NOW... for Ektachrome users . . . ONE-DAY SERVICE on 16 mm COLOR PROCESSING mi\s musTRiu FILM COMMHY \Tirco 2528 NORTH BLVD. JA 9-4377 HOUSTON \ 48 HOURS Camera to Color Print Let us process your Ektachrome camera film, assemble it, make a COLOR (1H) B&W (60 print with printed edge numbers, then ship to you within 48 hours after receipt of your original. Wrife for comp/e*e laboratory pr/ce list. 22 BUSINESS SCREEN MAGAZINE