The Film Daily (1940)

1^ DAUY Monday, June 10, 19'' lATSE Rejects Home Rule Plea (.Continued from Page 1) lutions and directing a third to the General Executive Committee instead of taking direct action on it. The first was intended to give local unions power to terminate "emergency" powers granted President George E. Browne. Proponents argued it embodied the principles of "democratic labor unionism," but opponents maintained members of a local in an "emergency" are incompetent to exercise "home rule." Sought Assessment Referendum The other defeated resolution would have made a referendum necessary before any special assessment be made on membership. The West Coast delegation could muster no support for this constitutional change. The third, referred to the executive committee, would have instructed lA officers to take steps to help film technicians' Local 683 negotiate a new contract. The convention voted unanimously to expunge from its record a resolution through which New York delegates urged that the Federal Government try to "keep us clear of war involvements," and to prevent any loans to warring nations. "A" Status for Exchange Locals Other resolutions approved or referred to the general office were: To have officers formulate new rules governing production contracts insuring union conditions to lA members. No change be made in yellow card by any road crew or producer without consulting representative of local. Granting all film exchange employes' local an "A" status. Procuring a thirty-hour week in all agreements. Reduction of per capita tax to lA of 25 per cent. Asks Tax Redetermination Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Joseph M. Schenck Friday asked the Board of Tax Appeals for a redetermination of alleged 1935 and 1936 income tax deficiencies of $283,082. Judy Garland Virginia Valli Mitchell Leichter Dorothy Farnum Leopold Friedman Eugene Mullin ALCNG THE WITH PHIL M. DALTi —PITTSBURGH • • • THE Warnerites have landed and, like the U. S. Marines have the situation well in hand assuring that the first of the company's two sales conventions will open at the William Penn Hotel this morning with plenty of OOMPH As this comes from the typewriter the night before Grad Sears bangs the gavel formally opening the three-day conclave there's something akin to an Old Home Week atmosphere to the William Penn For the Warner execs, and sales force are staging an unending series of reunions and passing among other things the time o' day And don't think that Old Home Week line is just a columnar gag for Roy Haines, Eastern sales manager is a native of these diggings and Ben Kalmenson, Southern and Western sales chief used to be theater zone manager •^"^ T T ▼ • • • GENTS who make their convention hows as WB branch managers are J. Roger Mahan of New Haven who was upped from Philly salesman Sam Lefkowitz recently promoted from office manager to branch head of the New York-Metropolitan office Phil Sherman of Montreal who was formerly a Toronto salesman and Sam Pearlman formerly booker and office manager in Calgary and now branch chief. . . . T T T • • • THE argument of the evening has just been provided by Cincy's Ralph Kinsler and Brooklyn Dodger fan Harry Decker It's to be resumed at the luncheon table this noon. . . • Lou Geller, Winnipeg delegate found himself right at home here he smokes long, black stogies. . . • Norman Ayers, Boston, and Fred Beiersdorf, Washington are still carrying on that golf feud which started a few years back in Florida but this time verbal divots are being dug from the confines of a lobby easy chair. . . • You should hear Ed Schnitzer boasting to ex-hoof Harry Seed about his son, lerald, who produced Dartmouth's last Winter Carnival. . . • There go Charlie Einfeld, and Mort Blumenstock for another mysterious huddle Hist, Watson, we're trailing 'em T T T —NEW YORK • • • "DON'T Be a Fifth Columnist!" Under that dramatic heading L. S. Stein of James E. Coston's staff in the Warner Chicago Theaters Exploitation Bulletin draws an excellent analogy between what is transpiring in Europe and what can happen to theater biz here For as Stein points out it's possible for showmen to have a Fifth Column and never suspect its inroads a blitzkrieg hits the b.o. T T ▼ • • • "SLOVENLINESS on the part of your help may be your Fifth Column" "Sluggishness in the service you render may be your Fifth Column" "An attitude of defeatism toward the b.o. possibilities of your attractions may be your Fifth Column" So writes Stein and because ol' Phil M. considers L. S. said a couple of mouthfuls he's putting it into general circulation T T ▼ « # # FOR the same reason you might want to know and remember these words by Sidney R. Kent found on the cover of 20th-Fox's current Dynamo "For us to keep the right spirit and not lose faith that the right thing will prevail in the end is as important as anything we can do as a matter of fact more important than anything We must, under no circumstances become panicky We must not, for any reason get a fear complex either on behalf of the world our country or our company" Name 7 io Draft .. Neely Revisions || (Continued from Page 1) P. G. Holmes, (R., Mass.), a Carl Hinshaw, (R., Calif.). The complexion of the sub-co mittee confirms belief that dras changes will be recommended, p; ticularly in the synopsis provi ' Of the four Democrats and thre\^ publicans, dissatisfaction with ■*! synopsis provision was express during the hearing by four memb( — Boren, Kennedy, McGranery, a Hinshaw. McGranery is expected to pn for striking out the present synop provision and providing for only "true synopsis." Lea is counted with the major: favoring amendments while Wolvi ton stated during the hearings was not convinced a synopsis coi not be written, although not i pressed with the moral argumen Holmes was not active in the he; ings. It is expected the sub-committ will take several weeks before i porting back to the full committ "Family of Nations" Set For Canada Only by UA (Continued from Page 1) traband," which was purchased Samuel Goldwyn and David 0. Se nick for a reported $158,000, pre ably will be sold as a special attrj tion apart from the regular UA pi gram. Picture is expected to under a title change and some editing. Urges Showing National Defense Plans on Screen An appeal to the exhibitors the country not to exclude seen from newsreels showing the Govei ment's plans for national defeii was made Friday by Ed Kuyke dall, MPTOA president, in lette to 9,000 theaters. So that industry can do its pa^ in keeping the public informed Governmental plans and activitic Kuykendall urged that "every newl reel containing such information given a full and complete showiij at each performance, with the vie'i point of showing our determinat: that we be kept out of the territ conflict that is now going on." WB Signs Jean Parker IVest Coast Bureau of THE FILM 'DAIl\ Hollywood — Warners has sign' Jean Parker for one picture. =1 STORKS! Sidney Levine of the Warner e:! change. New Haven, is daddy of ! 7 pound, 4 ounce boy, born Grace Hospital. This makes Ni Furst of Boston, Monogram divisi( manager, a grandpa.