Canadian Moving Picture Digest (Nov 26, 1955)

PAGE TEN FISHER (Continued from Page 1) that at the same meeting of the Directors, Mr. Frank H. Fisher was appointed Vice-President of both Companies in charge of Theatre Operations. Mr. Fisher, who is a well known motion picture executive, joined the Odeon Circuit in 1944 as Chief Buyer and Booker, and was later appointed Western Division Manager, In 1947 he was made General Manager of the Distribution Company handling J. Arthur Rank Films in Canada. In September 1954, Mr. Fisher was made a Director of The Odeon Theatres (Canada) Limited and Odeon Limited, which two Companies operate the Odeon Circuit of theatres in Canada. Mr. Fisher has had wide experience in every phase of the motion picture industry in Canada since he started his career in Calgary in 1927. In addition to being a member of the Canadian Motion Picture Pioneers and past President of the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association, he is also a Director of the Rotary Club of Toronto and the Ontario Society for Crippled Children. He was first associated with the 1094 mviion pictite industry in 1926, joining Canadian Educational Films in Calgary. He later became Branch Manager in charge of the Calgary territory prior to moving to Toronto with Empire Films as salesman. He was appointed to the position of Office Manager of the Toronto branch of Empire-Universal, retaining that position until 1938, when he was transferred to Quebec as Montreal Branch Manager. In 1939, Mr. Fisher returned to Toronto as Branch Manager, and in 1940 became Assistant Canadian General Manager of Empire-Universal. Born in Toronto, “Frank” as he is familiarly known, was educated in Calgary, but is widely known throughout the Dominion and is personally acquainted with practically every theatre town in Canada. $90,000 For CAPAC Toronto: Performing-right fees totalling $90,000 will be collected in 1956 by the Composers, Authors and Producers Association of Canada from ?8 privately-owned television stations in the Dominion, it is announced. The amount collected this year is $25,000. BMI (Canada) Limited is also reported to have arranged for a total payment of $21,600 from the same TV stations next year. VAUGHAN (Continued from Page 1) general manager Frank Fisher to the post of vice-president in charge of Theatre Operations for Odeon. Although no official announcement has been made to date and won't be made until such time as the JARO Board of Directors meet, unofficial sources state that Vaughan will assume the position of general manager. A quick once-over of the career of Frank Vaughan in the film business in Canada reads like a miniature history of the industry itself because, with time out for two wars, Frank has spent his entire business life in the film business in both eastern and western Canada. Beginning with the Allens in Famous Players Film Service in 1917 in Calgary, age 17, he left for a couple of years during the first World War and then returned to that company, first as booker and salesman in Calgary and then as Winnipeg manager. He left them to take over the Calgary branch office of Fox Films, then under Vince. McCabe and Wm. F. Barrett. When McCabe became G-M for First National, Frank joined that company when they opened their first office in Calgary, and then returned to Winnipeg, heading both Winnipeg and Calgary branches. Subsequently, he went over to ~“~pIereT Educational Films under Oscar Hanson, an association that bore fruit some time later in his career. He left Educational for Universal Pictures, when Clare Hague was General Manager, first managing the Calgary, Winnipeg and Vancouver Offices then becoming District Manager, after Empire-Universal was formed to handle Universal, Republic and British product on a Canadian Franchise held by N. L. Nathanson. In the Second World War, Frank again enlisted in the RCAF and, when he returned home, rejoined Empire-Universal in Toronto as Assistant General Manager and Toronto Branch Manager. He resigned from this position to become Assistant General Manager of Monogram and Allied Artists (a JARO division). In September of 1949, Frank assumed the position of General Sales Manager for Canada, a post he has held with JARO to this day. Magoptical Prints New York: In line with its announced policy of making all types of pictures for all types of theatres and all types of screens, UniversalInternational has announced that the newly developed magoptical prints will be made available on all of its future CinemaScope pictures, starting with “Pillars Of the Sky.” FROM SEED TO LEAF THE LIFE STORY OF CANADA'S NATIONAL EMBLEM Lees «3 Pe iy NOVEMBER 26, 1955 10,000,000 Canucks Covered By TV Stations Ottawa: All aspects of Canadian television developed rapidly in 1954-55, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported in its annual report for the year ended March 31 last. The number of TV stations in operation tripled during the year. All were provided with CBC program service. Canadian demand for television was reflected in the sale of about 700,000 new sets, bringing to more than 1,400,000 the number in use in Canada. To meet this demand, coverage of the country expanded to the point where more than 10,000,000 Canadians now live within the coverage areas of Canadian stations. During the year, the CBC made agreements with communication companies for extension of direct relay TV network facilities from coast to coast, a goal which is expected to be reached early in 1958. Pending completion of this, a kinescope or film recording service was developed which now is one of the largest in the world. A total of 17 new stations was established, including two CBC stations and 15 privately-owned af filiated siaiions. The new CBC stations added during the year were CBWT Winnipeg, and CBHT Halifax. Private stations which commenced operations were CJCB-TV_ Sydney, CKCW-TV Moncton, CFCM-TV Quebec City, CJBR-TV Rimouski, CKWS-TV Kingston, CHEX-TV Peterborough, CHCH-TV Hamilton, CKLW-TV Windsor, CJIC-TV Sault Ste. Marie, CFPA-TV Port Arthur, CK X-TV Brandon, CKCKTV Regina, CFQC-TV Saskatoon, CHCT-TV Calgary and CFRN-TV Edmonton, Edwards and Campbell Join Singleton & Co. Montreal: Bill Singleton of W. J. Singleton & Company, Film Counsellors, Montreal, announced the addition of Albert Edwards and Jim Campbell to his staff. Formerly chief of the Editing Department at A.S.N., Al Edwards has had over thirty years experience in the motion picture industry and is a member of the Canadian Picture Pioneers. Jim Campbell, who recently resigned from Associated Screen News, has also joined the company. Jim was with A.S.N. for over thirty years and, after many years in charge of newsreels, headed the Production Department until 1954,