The Exhibitor (1951)

14 EXHIBITOR PEOPLE New York — The elevation of Henry H. Martin to the position of district manager was announced by Charles J. Feldman, U-I domestic sales manager, last week. At the same time, the promotion of Robert N. Wilkinson to the post of branch man¬ ager in Dallas, previously held by Martin, and the promotion of salesman Richard C. Settoon to the post of branch manager in Memphis, previously held by Wilkinson, were announced. New York — RKO Pathe promotions an¬ nounced last week by Jay Bonafield, ex¬ ecutive vice-president, include the eleva¬ tion of Isaac Kleinerman to the post of assistant studio manager; Clay Adams to the managership of the special service unit, with Dudley Hale as his principal assistant, and the promotion of Edward R. Evans to the position of television con¬ sultant, with Edward Tate serving as sales consultant. New York — The election of Norman E. Gluck as a vice-president and a member of the board of directors of United World Films, non-theatrical film subsidiary of Universal Pictures Company, Inc., was announced last week by James M. Franey, president. New York— Richard de Rochemont, pro¬ ducer of “The March Of Time,” an¬ nounced last week the appointment of D. Corbit Curtis as a director. Curtis has served as an assistant director since 1943. New York — Eddie Solomon was last week named assistant to exploitation man¬ ager Rodney Bush, 20th-Fox. Republic President Herbert J. Yates, left, is seen at LaGuardia Field, New York City before his recent departure for London, England, for the opening of Republic House, new distribution center for Great Britain and Eire. With the Republic head are Douglas T. Yates, partially hidden, assistant foreign sales manager; Charles Skouras, president, National Theatres, and Forrest Tucker and John Wayne, who went with Yates on the London jaunt. RCA Earnings Hit Peak New York — RCA’s net earnings of $46,250,000 and gross of $586,393,000 for 1950 were the largest in the company’s history, it was announced last week by David Sarnoff, board chairman, and Presi¬ dent Frank M. Folsom. Representing 7.9 per cent of net sales, the earnings are equivalent to $3.10 per common share. Arkansas Sets May Meeting Little Rock, Ark. — The Independent Theatre Owners of Arkansas will hold its 32nd annual convention at the Hotel Marion from May 7-9, it was announced this week. Membership Pledges Mailed By COMPO NEW YORK— COMPO last week sent to Allied units membership pledges calling for membership for a year and dues equal to l/10th of one per cent of feature film rental paid during the calendar year 1950. The one exception is Allied Independent The¬ atre Owners of Eastern Pennsylvania. TOA affiliates were in the process of acting on the revamped COMPO setup, and expected to complete such action before the TOA board meeting in Wash¬ ington on April 4-6. Southern Cali¬ fornia TOA will hold a board meeting March 9-10. Gael Sullivan and Herman M. Levy are scheduled to be present. The PCCITO was to take up ratifica¬ tion at a trustees’ meeting, and the Metropolitan Motion Picture Theatres Association will ratify at its next meet¬ ing, it is believed. Still to act on the changes are the SIMPP and the Trade Paper Publish¬ ers Committee. Para. Adds To Sec. Contract New York — Eleven additional pictures have been added to Paramount’s Security Service Contract, it was announced last week by A. W. Schwalberg, president, Paramount Film Distributing Corporation. They include all releases from April through August, 1951. The Security Service Contract is avail¬ able to exhibitors in the smaller situations. NTS Sets Two Meetings New York — National Theatre Supply held a district sales meeting in Atlanta last weekend, and scheduled another meet for March 10-11 in Denver. NTS President W. E. Green and Oscar S. Oldknow, vicepresident, were in charge of program arrangements. Gamble Adding Radio, TV Units New York — Ted R. Gamble, president, Gamble Enterprises, has concluded nego¬ tiations for WCMJ, a CBS radio outlet in Palm Springs, Cal., and is making arrange¬ ments for the purchase of radio-television stations in Milwaukee and Portland it was learned last week. U-I Suits Dismissed New York — Charges of mismanagement brought by U-I minority stockholder Dorette A. Wise in 1943 against former U-I executives J. Cheever Cowdin and Charles D. Prutzman were dismissed by the Delaware district court last week on a defense motion for a summary judgment. RCA Color Plea To High Court Washington — The U. S. Supreme Court was asked last fortnight by the Radio Cor¬ poration of America to deny the motion of the Federal Communications Commis¬ sion seeking to avoid the court’s review of the color television case. 20th-Fox Judgment Delayed New York — Otto E. Koegel, 20th-Fox chief counsel, last week indicated that the signing of the company’s consent judgment may not take place for another two weeks. The Service Kit Is the Season’s Hit. Ads like this are appearing in 58 National Magazines and 93 Sunday Newspaper Supplements totaling 185.761,000 circulation. March 7, 1951