The Exhibitor (Aug-Nov 1948)

18 MISCELLANEOUS NEWSREELS In All Five: Washington; Truman returns from trip. Kansas -Missouri: Dewey on way back from trip. In Addition to the Above: Movietone News (Vol. 31, No. 80) Canada: Air rescue. India: Ganges over¬ flows. Catalina Island, Cal.: New fash¬ ions (except Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Charlotte, Memphis, and New Orleans) . Boston: Catholic Youth parade (only Boston). Camden, N. J.: Hospital corner¬ stone laid (only Philadelphia). Blytheville, Ark.: Cotton picking contest (only At¬ lanta, Charlotte, Memphis, and New Or¬ leans). US: Stricken youth aided (only Los Angeles and San Francisco). Boston: Cleveland wins pennant. West Point, N. Y.: Army vs. Lafayette. Philadelphia: Penn¬ sylvania vs. Dartmouth. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Michigan vs. Oregon. News of the Day (Vol. XX, No. 210) Paris: West presses case against Reds. Catalina Island, Cal.: New fashions. Boston: Cath¬ olic Youth parade (Boston only). Boston: Cleveland wins pennant. Cambridge, Mass.; Harvard vs. Columbia. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Michigan vs. Oregon (except New Orleans, Atlanta, and Boston). Atlanta, Ga.: Georgia Tech vs. Tulane (only New Orleans and Atlanta) . Paramount News (No. 13) Boston: Cleveland wins pennant. US: GI scholar¬ ship for Japanese. Belmont Park, N. Y.: Gold Cup Classic. Evanston, Ill.: North¬ western vs. Purdue. Athens, Ga.: North Carolina vs. Georgia. Universal Newsreel (Vol. 21, No. 184) France: Strikes. Catalina Island, Cal.: New swim suit styles. Philadelphia: Penn vs. Dartmouth. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Michi¬ gan vs. Oregon. Athens, Ga.: North Caro¬ lina vs. Georgia. Warner Pathe News (Vol. 20, No. 15) Boston: Cleveland wins pennant. Cam¬ bridge, Mass.: Harvard vs. Columbia. England; Fleet maneuvers. Catalina Island, Cal.: New swim suit styles. Wash¬ ington: Labor leader opens Chest drive. Paris: Vaudeville star. Telenews Digest (Vol. II, No. 40) Paris: East-West issues laid before UN. Sweden; Bernadette funeral. USSR: Funeral for Zhadanov. Italy; Reds hail Togliatti’s re¬ turn. Argentina: Anti-US demonstrations. France: Leniency for wartime collabora¬ tors arouses riotous spirit among people. Cuba: Patricia “Satira” Schmidt freed. Italy: Wife of Mussolini makes bid for new career. England: Empire’s African potentates visit Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech Jones. USA: First round of the presidential campaign. Washington, D. C.: AFL and CIO chiefs meet with Henry Ford. New York: ILGWU stop work in demonstration against gangster invasion of dress industry. New York: Students convert sailing yawl to a dormitory. New York: Amateur artists. Boston: Cleveland defeats Boston in play-off game. Phila¬ delphia: Penn whips Dartmouth. Dallas: SMU beats Texas Tech. In All Five: Paris: Berlin issue brought before UN. Texas: Truman campaign. California: Dewey campaign. THE EXHIBITOR To Jimmy Grainger When Republic decided to honor James R. Grainger by naming a 10th anniversary drive in honor of his decade of association with the com¬ pany, it was a foregone conclusion that exhibitors would welcome the move. For Jimmy Grainger, during his many years in the business, has cer¬ tainly gotten around, and has won the respect of thousands of exhibitors, from one-theatre boys to the large circuit owners. That period. Sept. 27-Dec. 31, ought to see a lot of business and dates com¬ ing into the Republic exchanges as an endorsement from theatremen for a veteran who has contributed much to this business. Such a drive deserves support. — J. E. In Addition to the Above: Movietone News (Vol. 31, No. 79) Moscow: Zhadanov funeral. Asbury Park, N. J.: Greek Orthodox celebration. Ft. Bragg; Trainees become soldiers. Chapel Hill, N. C.: North Carolina vs. Texas. Trenton, N. J.: Motorcycle stunts (except New York City, Cleveland, Cin¬ cinnati) . US: Horse racing (only Cleve¬ land, Cincinnati). New York: Warren opens GOP office (only New York City). News of the Day (Vol. XX, No. 209) New York: Warren opens GOP office. US: New bathing suits. Chapel Hill, N. C.: North Carolina vs. Texas. Trenton, N. J.: Motorcycle stunts. Moscow: Zhadanov funeral. Paramount News (No. 12) US: Labora¬ tory in the air. Rome: Red rally. Mos¬ cow: Zhadanov funeral. Trenton, N. J.: Motorcycle stunts. Universal Newsreel (Vol. 21, No. 183) Holland; Royal family takes residence in The Hague. Seattle: Washington vs. Min¬ nesota. New Orleans: Tulane vs. Alabama. Warner Pathe News (Vol. 20, No. 14) France: Fall fashions. New York: Warren opens GOP office. Rome: Red rally. Hol¬ land: Royal family takes up residence at The Hague. Chapel Hill, N. C.: North Carolina vs. Texas. New York: Rodeo. All American News (Vol. 6, No. 311) Richmond, Va.: YMCA program aids young people. Pittsburgh: Hill City pro¬ ject. New York City: Edward R. Dudley is new minister to Liberia. Chicago: Amvets hold annual convention. Elmwood, Mo.: National trap and skeet meet. Eng¬ land: “Brown babies” live happily in home at Porlock, Somerset. NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW Oct. 2, 1948 Starred Selected Feature; “Louisiana Story” (Lopert) ; Selected Features: “No Minor Vices“ (MGM), “Red Shoes” (EL), “Rusty Leads The Way” (Col.), “A Song Is Born” (RKO), “Unfaithfully Yours” (20th Century-Fox). A. W. Hill Mourned Woodbury, N. J. — The passing of veteran theatreman Alfred W. Hill, operator of the Hill and Boro, who died on Oct. 6, was mourned last week. Services were held on Oct. 9. He is survived by his sons, Herbert and Al. Atlantic Theatres, Inc., also has under lease the Rialto and Wood, Woodbury, N. J., owned by the deceased. Judge Leibell Hears ITOA, ASCAP New York — At a hearing held last week before Federal District Judge Vincent Leibell in connection with the AldenRochelle anti-trust suit against ASCAP. ASCAP special counsel Judge Robert Pat¬ terson declared that there was no case in American jurisprudence in which a court had ruled for divestiture where the issues revolved around private litigation. If divestiture should be found neces¬ sary, Judge Patterson argued, it should be up to the U.S. Attorney General to ask for such action, since the government would be representing the public interest. Judge Leibell observed that the point would require careful further study, and said that if the plaintiff were not satisfied with the injunctive relief granted by the court he should ask appropriate action from the Attorney General. The divestiture op¬ posed by Patterson would require ASCAP to release its rights to public performance, and reassign the copyrights to the owners. Patterson argued that the defendant had obtained sufficient relief through the in¬ junction, and also opposed the rulings which would prohibit ASCAP from ac¬ quiring performance rights in the future, enjoin it to refrain from refusing these rights to motion picture producers, etc. A decree may be expected after Oct. 22. Briefs will be exchanged by Oct. 15, with answering briefs by Oct. 22. Seek Anti-Trust Dismissal Washington — District Court Judge Mat¬ thew McGuire last week took under ad¬ visement a motion to dismiss an anti-trust suit brought against two film salesmen, who also own and operate theatres, and 20th-Fox, Columbia, Paramount, and RKO. The salesmen, Charles Wingfield, Colum¬ bia, and B. F. Klein, 20th-Fox, with the¬ atres in Church Hill and Chestertown, Md., asked for dismissal of the $150,000 suit, brought against them by the Center, Centreville, Md. Attorneys for the de¬ fendants claim that the plaintiff cannot show cause of action, since, even if a monopoly could be established, in this case it is not damaging the public in any way. The Center, in its reply, stated “that the evil is as great as that in any of the other anti-trust cases now before the courts, and that a judge had never yet thrown out such a case for failure to show cause of action.” Sam Epstein Mourned Omaha — Sam Epstein, 61, head, Epstein Theatre Circuit, was killed together with a friend last fortnight when their auto¬ mobile struck a train at a railroad crossing. He is survived by the widow, his daughter, his son, and five brothers. He was past Chief Barker of the Variety Club, and for many years its treasurer. Al Seligman Passes New York — Funeral services for Al Seligman, veteran industry figure and a former member of Columbia’s short sub¬ jects department, were held last week at the Riverside Chapel. He is survived by his wife, Bella, a son. Maxwell, a sister, Mrs. Mary Brandt, and two brothers. Max and Leo. October 13, 1948