Educational film magazine; (January-December 1920)

SAFETY WARNINGS ON SCREEN "Careless America," the feature picture produced by Lniversal for the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron. Ohio was shown at the Capitol Theater, New York City, in Jan- uary at the "safety first rally" organized by Harry Levey, manager of L ruversal's indus- trial department; Secretary of State Hugo, Superintendent of Schools Ettinger, Police Commissioner Enright, a committee of 100 headed by John D. Rockefeller. Jr.. the au- tomobile interests led by H. S. Firestone, and Director Bowes of the theater. The object of the rally was to inaugurate an educational campaign to reduce the loss of life due to motor car accidents. Secretary of AVar Baker spoke to 6.000 Manhattan school children present in the big playhouse, and when the speech was over the New York police band played "The Star Spangled Banner"' to the accompaniment of these thousands of voices. Of a similar character is the film being used by E. Austin Baughman. commissioner of motor vehicles of Maryland, showing the dangers of speeding and impressing constant care upon the public. Some of the evils emphasized in the picture are obscured tags, delayed purchase of tags, speeding, delayed registration, tags improperly fastened, and children playing carelessly in the streets. C W. Galloway of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and John S. Bridges, president of the Maryland .\utomobile Club, financed the production. LAND CLE.\RLNG FILM SCREENED .\ motion picture of „ thousand feet, show- ing tractors working wiih all different kinds of plows, stump puller-, heaving out big jiuraps four and five 1 '^t through, and dyna- mite blowing out drainage ditches 200 feet long at one shot, was ?hown at the Elite Theater. .•Vthens. Georgia, in connection with the regular program. This film was made during the land clear- ing demonstration held recently by the .Ag- ricultural College in South Georgia and it *hows the best methods of clearing land of stumps and preparing it with tractors for ma.ximum crop production The scenes are laid at Cordele and Camilla and show the crowd of 5000 people who attended these two demonstrations. During the eighteen demon- strations which were held in as many counties 36.000 people were taught how to use dyna- mite in blasting of stumps and digging drain- age ditches, how to operate a stump puller successfully, and how to use and care for a tractor so that it will be ready at all times for service. The picture demonstrates by actual work how each operation is carried out. Thus in stump pulling there is the hitching to the stump and the ties with cable so as to get the best results with the stump pullers. The d>"namite man bores an auger hole in the stump and affixes a cap to the charge in just the right manner that wiU throw the big stump high into the air and split it into kindlinff wood. Dvnamite is again placed through a cypress bog down in three feet of water and under the roots of trees. The electric charge is given to the first stick of dynamite and the whole 200 feet of ditch is blown into the air at one mighty blast. w -THE STORY «)F A TIRE" What is said to be a most interesting in- dustrial and educational film of the rubber industry has just been completed by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, of .\tron, Ohio, in three reels. Starting with a view of crude rubber as it arrives after its long voy- age from the company's own plantation in Sumatra, having traveled 10.000 miles by every form of transportation from sinewy natives to modem railroads. The Story of a Tire" takes the viewer step by step through intricate manufacturing processes until the tire is ready for use. "The Story of a Tire" visualizes the de- scriptions given in the booklet of the same name, which was published by the com- pany recently as an educational feature and which more than 8.000 schools, libraries, and colleges are using for educational and reference purposes. The picture was made by the company's own corps of experts and cameramen under the direction of Ralph M. Lembeck. 9 Films of the United States Department of .\griculture were shown during the meeting of the Virginia-Carolina Peanut Growers' -\ssociation in Suffolk. Virginia, recently at the Fotosho theater WERTSNER'S FAMOUS SILVER SCREEN for MOTION PICTURES The leading screen for schools, churches, hospitals. libraries, industrial plants and other organizations. The screen \shich tatches the image has more effect on the projection of a perfect motion picture than any other item of the projection apparatus. Wertsner's Silver Screen will not oxidize, gives a bright clear picture, and eliminates eye strain. Sold by the leading jobbers throughout the United States and Canada. Mounted on spring rollers, wood rollers and frames. If vou cannot secure Wertsner's Screen from vour supply house, write us. Manufactured by C. S. \^ ERTS>ER & SON 211-21 .North 13th Street. Philadelphia. Pa. 31