Educational film magazine; (19-)

'FROM TREE TO HOME" FROM TREE TO HOME, a new two reel film depicting the Ar- kansas Soft Pine industry, is ready for release. It tells graphically the work of the lumber jacks in cutting trees in southern pine woods, selecting only the old and mature trees for removal, the duties of the log scalers who measure the lumber and keep an account of the actual footage sent each day from the woods by rail to the mill of the Southern Lumber Com- pany. There is always an element of the dramatic in the felling and transportation of big trees, but this lumber picture differs from those of the northwestern lumber scenes as it shows the negro taking an active part in the industry. The two huge mills of the Southern Lumber Company are shown and the logs being unloaded from the cars into the ~ mill pond where they are sorted and started up the mill chute. Upon their arrival they are cut, the bark is removed, the logs sawed into proper lengths, and the flaws and imperfections of the wood cut away. The film contains scenes of close-ups of the big saws of the mill in opera- tion and the camera follows the lumber as it passes from one power driven machine to another. The high grade wood is steam kiln dried but the lower grades pass through a bath of soda solu- tion. This prevents sap-stain and insures a bright finish to the lumber. The lumber is then cut into planks and the smaller pieces used for manufacturing boxes, step-ladders, and other articles made of wood. The sawdust from the mill is used for fuel for the engine of the power house, making it possible to supply sufficient power to operate all the machines of the plant. When the lumber has gone through the mill, the trade mark is put on. Then the lumber is stored and seasoned in waterproof sheds ready for ship- ment. The workmen of the Southern Lumber Company are provided with good homes and a community spirit is encouraged. Schools for white and colored children, including high schools, are shown. ■Churches in the camp bring the families of the workmen together, encouraging the high standard of cooperation developed by the welfare department of the mills. A physician lives in the camp to give medical aid to the residents of the district and the Y. M. C. A. furnishes recreation and classes for study for the mill work- «rs. The durability of Arkansas soft pine is proved by examples •of homes built of this lumber, some of them very old but in ex- icellent condition. From Tree to Home. Produced and distributed by Harcol Film Company, Inc.. New Orleans, for the Southern Lumber Company, Warren, Arlc. UNITED STATES MOTOR TRUCK TWO-REELER AGENTS, salesmen, and prospective purchasers are being shown the new two reel film made for the United States Motor Truck Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, by Rothacker. The picture covers the manufacturing process and in animated draw- ings explains the operation of the engine, the brake, the drive, and the unusual features about the construction of this motor tnicL Many different tasks are ahead of the film. It will play an important part in an intensive drive for new agencies. It will appear before business men's organizations and at conventions. Ejnployers having a large number of truck drivers may have the picture exhibited before their employees on the theory that if a worker is given a fuller appreciation of a truck he will take belter care of that truck. Eventually the picture will be screened be- fore labor unions. Copies of the film with titles printed in foreign languages will be used by agencies all over the world. INDUSTRIAL FILM NOTES AT the meeting of the Detroit Engineering Society in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium, October 7, motion pictures of the hvdrft-electric system in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California were exhibited." The impulse water Wheels of the plant are the larftest in the world, each gen- erating 30,000 horse power. The operation of this plant will save the state of California 1,000,000 gallons of fuel a year, it is estimated. The film was produced for Stone & Webster, Inc., the construction engineers of the plant. Motion pictures of the 1921 International Wheat Show at Wichita, Kansas, are being exhibited in theaters throughout Kansas and Okla- homa. The film includes live stock exhibits, horse races, agricultural ex- hibits, farm machinery, and all the attractions of the recent Wheat Show. The picture was produced by the Wichita Theater Company, which is distributing it, and a print will be kept as a record by the Wichita Board of Commerce. An instructive two reeler on the making of silverware shows silver bullion being cut and rolled until thin enough to mold and ready to be made into artistic articles of use and beauty for the table. The entire process of making spoons and forks is visualized, handwork being an im- portant element in the manufacture of silver. Platters, pitchers, coffee- pots, and other large articles of table silver are shown in process of manufacture with close-ups of various methods of producing the different types of decoration familiar to all of us, such as chasing, snarling, scratchmg, hand-hammering, and gilding. Many large articles of silver are made m sections and soldered together; these and other secrets of the sdversmith's art are revealed in this interesting film which is dis- tributed by the Community Motion Picture Service. ■ogir, uas ueen moved to iNew York City. I'^arronai tuo ibution will be effected through district offices located in the BE A PHOTOGRAPfflC JOURNALIST New profession, large salaries, wonderful traveling experience, tU expenses paid. Hundreds in demand. Easy to leatn. Amateur photographers and l<odak owners especially. Particulars free. 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