The Exhibitor (Nov 1942-May 1943)

THE EXHIBITOR 21 WB MEN INTENSIFY AID TO GOVERNMENT New York — Members of the Warner sales force are being directed to intensify their co-operation with the Government’s war effort by doing everything possible to aid in the conservation of essential materials, and also to obtain the utmost playing time for Government films, it was revealed by Joseph Bernhard on his re¬ turn last week from the Warner sales meeting in Chicago. District managers attending the confer¬ ence were told to urge all employees in their territories, from top executives down to shipping clerks, that only by the full cooperation of everyone can the fullest production be maintained, Bernhard said. Ben Kalmenson, general sales manager, who presided at the sales meeting, ad¬ vised closer contact by the district man¬ agers with the field forces in order to impress upon them their part in the motion picture industry’s war effort. Others who returned from Chicago in¬ cluded Mort Blumenstock, Roy Haines, Norman H. Moray, Arthur Sachson, and A. W. Schwalberg. Kalmenson stopped off in Cleveland for conferences at the local exchange, and continued on to New Orleans before re¬ turning. Charles Einfeld super-Chiefed from Chicago to the coast. NLRB DENIES PETITION OF IATSE ON EXCHANGES Washington — The NLRB last week de¬ nied a motion of the IATSE to set aside several elections previously ordered by the board involving office workers at the New York Paramount exchange, eight film exchanges in San Francisco, and the 20th Century-Fox and United Artists branches in Philadelphia. The petitioner in the Paramount case was Screen Office and Professional Employes Guild, Local 109, UOPWA. The petitioning union in San Francisco is Screen Office Employes Guild, which covers film office workers in that city and in Los Angeles. The petition for the Philadelphia elections at 20th Century-Fox and United Artists was filed by Local 2, UOPWA. Locals 109 and 2 are affiliated with the CIO. The SOEG is allied with the AFL, as is the IATSE. New York, Los Angeles, and San Fran¬ cisco are the only exchange centers in the nation where the IA exercises no control whatever over front-office workers. Helprin In OWI Post New York — Morris Helprin, eastern ad¬ vertising and publicity representative for Samuel Goldwyn since July, resigned last week to become assistant to Robert Riskin, chief of the overseas motion picture division, Office of War Information. Mestanza Advanced By Mono. New York — H. Alban Mestanza was last week appointed Latin-American super¬ visor for Monogram, in addition to con¬ tinuing as director of foreign publicity and advertising. THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT is furnishing the above one-sheet and 40x69 to theatres operating under the WAC banner as an adjunct to the two December special bond promotions. RKO Corp. Profit Down New York — RKO Corporation last week reported a net loss of $389,853 for the 39 weeks’ period ended on Oct. 3, 1942, com¬ pared with a profit of $644,774 last year. Factors in reporting a net loss were unusual studio write-offs, reserves, and provision for larger income taxes. Divi¬ dends declared during the 39 week period on common and seven per cent preferred stock of a subsidiary company in the hands of the public amounted to $39,388. OFFICE OF EDUCATION SEEKS TRAINING BIDS Washington — The U. S. Office of Educa¬ tion last week began mailing invitations for bids to over 200 film producers on a minimum of 140 to 155 training films scheduled for 1943 production, all to be completed on or before June 1, 1943. Representatives of 16 producers met here last week with Dr. C. F. Kleinfelter, assistant to Commissioner of Education John H. Studebaker, to make certain that the requirements of the Office could read¬ ily be met by those producers who might desire to bid. Also at the meeting were Ensign T. B. Mace, U. S. N., of the train¬ ing film section of the Navy’s Bureau of Aeronautics, and representatives of the Procurement Division. Exactly $1,000,000 has been authorized by Congress to cover the cost of these training films, which will deal with various phases of machine shop practice, aircraft manufacture, shipbuild¬ ing, optical glass work, etc. Along with each film a sound track must be prepared, as well as a slide film and manual. Con¬ tracts will be let for films in series of five with the footage in each series running from 5,000 to 7,000 feet. Copying and dis¬ tribution are handled by Castle Films, New York, With projector houses also listing the films, and booking them. Sobel With Stromberg New York — Bernard Sobel was last week appointed advertising and publicity representative for Hunt Stromberg. IN THAT TINY PART Today, this very minute, some tiny maladjusted part in your sound system may be shaping up a major breakdown weeks from now. That breakdown, which may call for major re¬ placements you cannot get, can be prevented— if the trouble in that tiny part is found and cor¬ rected, today. In time of war, an Altec Service agreement may easily mean business survival: put the Altec Service man on guard, in your theatre, now. ALTEC SERVICE CORPORATION 250 West 57th Street New York, N. Y. OUR KNOW-HOW • • OUR KNOW-WHY • • ARE YOUR FAITHFUL ALLY November 25, 1942