The Film Daily (1941)

: €• *A DAJLY Monday, November 10, 1941 30% Power Reduction Postponed One Week (Continued from Page 1) some theaters in that area, have been postponed for one week. If the present improved situation continues, it may be possible to postpone curtailment for an additional week, to Nov. 24, officials said. The "blackout" on marquees and other outside lighting, however, will continue. The curtailment order which calls for over-all curtailment of 30 per cent in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, East Mississippi, Southeast South Carolina and Northwest Florida, originally was intended to go into effect today, while the 30 per cent cut in the areas hardest hit by the shortage were postponed for a week, the curtailment in most of South Carolina, (the five per cent area) and North Carolina was postponed indefinitely. Moderate to heavy rains, plus increased power deliveries, together with immediate and willing co-operation of theater operators and other users of outside lighting, with the "blackout" provision have made possible postponement of the over-all curtailment, officials said. Possible necessity of extending the blackout to the other areas, particularly those in highly concentrated industrial areas where the defense pull on power is tremendous, is under consideration by OPM but so far no action has been found necessary, though it may be in the near future. Atlanta, Ga. — Effective date for a 30 per cent power curtailment in non-defense industries in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, eastern Mississippi, southeast South Carolina and northwest Florida has been deferred from today to next Monday. Increased power deliveries in to the shortage area from other sections via pooling along with rains have made the postponement possible, the OPM power office announced. It was emphasized, however, that the blackout continues in the entire seven states. According to J. A. Krug, head of the power office here, increased deliveries of power from Arkansas and Kentucky into the shortage area have amounted to an additional 2 million kilowatt-hours of power. T. Kennedy Stevenson Edwin H. Wolk • • • A BIG and important job commenced on Friday at a luncheon meeting in the College Room of the Hotel Astor, — the task assigned to the Motion Picture, Theatrical and Amusement Division of the New York and Brooklyn Federations of Jewish Charities to raise its increment for the 1941 campaign in behalf of 116 institutions in Greater New York Never in the annals of Federation has the need for carrying the objective poised as great a responsibility upon the film, stage and radio group, et al, as is the case this year But it was heartening to see the determination which marked the luncheon meeting, and another indication of success was the size of the turn-out Major Albert Warner and David Bernstein, the co-chairman of the Division, jointly presided Short but inspiring addresses were delivered by George Z. Medalie, president of the New York Federation, and Paul Felix Warburg, chairman of the Business Men's Council of the campaign y t t • • • OTHERS present at the Federation luncheon were Barney Balaban, Joseph Bernhard, Leopold Friedman, Jack Alicoate, Billy and Harry Brandt, Louis Phillips, Sam Rinzler, Herman Robbins, Max B. Blackman, Leo Brecher, Irving Caesar, Max A. Cohen, Oscar Doob, M. J. Fessler, Louis Frisch, Leon Goldberg, Milton Green, Monroe Greenthal, Toby Gruen, Marcus Heiman, Arthur Israel, Jr., Henry Jaffe, Joseph Kaufman, Malcolm Kingsberg, Bertram Lebhar, Sam E. Morris, License Commissioner Paul Moss, Max Seligman, Harold Rodner, A. P. Waxman, Charles Sonin, Samuel Rosen, and Sam Schneider The Messrs. Warner and Bernstein assured the Messrs. Medalie and Warburg that the Division would rally the amusement industries 100 per cent for the Federation campaign Another luncheon meeting was set for Tuesday, Nov. 25 and at that time committee chairmen will be named T T T • • • THAT Allied Convention down Dallas way has ended, but the melody lingers on Top gag of the conclave was when one of the exhibitors asked a porter where the meeting was being held "You mean that Metro-Allied convention?" replied the porter. . . • A massive silk Mstro banner was displayed in the lobby of the Adolphus Hotel Someone asked H. M. Richey if it was a Second-Run banner, pointing out that the boys had seen it before Another suggested that it signified that Marse Richey was in residence at the hostelry. . . • Anent that gent, — he piked from the conclave for New Orleans where he met Al (Mark Twain) Steffes, who was leisurely floatin' down the Mississippi in his own boat, after a sojourn al his Summer home in Aiken, Minn Al is feeling much better these days From N.O. he's sailing to Los Angeles T ▼ ▼ • • • DURING the convention, Leroy Bickel, Louis J. Weber, C. D. Lyne and R. G. Taylor of Metro had planned a luncheon for Richey and Sid Samuelson But Sid was unable to attend the Allied meet because of a conflict in dates However, a "standin" was designated in the person of Hix Smith, FILM DAILY staff correspondent The luncheon was held at the Golden Pheasant. the Southwest's most famed feed-bagery Notwithstanding the restaurant's renown for cuisine, this luncheon's preparation was supervised by R. G. Taylor, who probably has no equal in filmland in the matter of preparing fish and game for connoisseurs Fish, venison and doves were the dishes Taylor had prepared A certain highly-esteemed Mexican beverage was served as an appetizer. Warners Ask Relief To Make Minn. Deals (Continued jrom Page 1) show and blocks-of-five provisions of the decree and is selling in the state. In an announcement Friday, Warners stated that the decision to a/61 ply for relief was reached aftel ' giving due consideration to the hardship on the public and the effect on exhibitors who are in need of product. "Vitagraph (Warner Bros.) still deplores this statute which compels it to set up a selling system in Minnesota different from that in the other 47 states," the statement declared, "and intends to continue contesting its constitutionality with the utmost vigor and with the hope that the Minnesota legislature when it convenes again will remove it from the statute books, if the courts have not already struck it down." J. Robert Rubin, general counsel of Loew's, informed Northwest Allied by wire Friday that M-G-M would await the outcome of the law suit against three companies for alleged violation of the state law before deciding its future course of action. Court Order Writes Finis To Fox Theaters-Fox Case (Continued from Page 1 ) P. Steinreich and Leopold Porrino, trustees of Fox Theater Corp., for approval of a complete settlement of claims and counter claims involving Fox Theaters and William Fox. Under the order, William Fox agrees to pay the company $25,000 and drop a $7,000,000 claim against it. Theater company will drop all claims against Fox including litigation in Nassau Supreme Court. Settlement freed $85,000 which has been held in reserve against Fox's claims for distribution among creditors of Fox Theaters. It was also disclosed that 20thFox is to receive $39,500 from William Fox under a settlement of the Nassau Supreme C°urt suit. t* tt %% » * Isidore Axler Stricken Toronto — Isidore Axler, manager of the new Victory, collapsed in the theater from a heart attack, and died. Wuxtry! Firm Splits! ! O'Brien, Raftery and Driscoll was a law firm divided over the weekend. It was all because of the Holy CrossBrown football game at Providence. The partners went to the game but Denis O'Brien and Joseph F. Driscoll as loyal Holy Cross alums sat on the Crusaders side of the field and Ed Raftery a Brown graduate, sat among the Brown rooters.