The Film Daily (1941)

1W DAILY Tuesday, November 11, 19 Van Schmus Heads Pix Red Cross Unit (.Continued from Page 1) this year's Roll Call, one can make a definite contribution to national defense. Red Cross workers serve at all military and naval stations, giving aid to the personnel, while in home communities they help needy families of service men. "New York Chapter provides blood plasma to the Army and Navy for transfusion use. It makes surgical dressings for the armed forces. The Red Cross obtains nurses for the Army and Navy. The Chapter trains nurses for non-professional service in hospitals. This year the Chapter also instructed 13,000 New Yorkers in first aid, 15,000 in water safety, 4,500 in home nursing, and 1,125 in nutrition. "By and through the Red Cross $47,087,000 in war relief has been shipped overseas. New York Chapter alone provided 360,479 garments and 2,225,000 surgical dressings; helped 15,000 New Yorkers seek word of 34,000 relatives in 51 war-affected countries; forwarded 9,000 orders to deliver food packages to war prisoners in German camps; its disaster canteen fed 1,500 child refugees arriving here. "All this was in addition to the usual help to needy veterans and nurses. The chapter's volunteers transcribed Braille for the blind; served in hospitals; distributed magazines to patients; carried poor patients to clinics; maintained a disaster relief service. "Red Cross activities are maintained by voluntary contributions. This year, in order to carry on its national defense activities, the American Red Cross needs two-anda-half times as many members as in 1940. I urge all to join during this Roll Call, November 11 to 30." Slayer of Helena, Ark. Exhib. To Die in Chair Helena, Ark. — It took a jury just 10 minutes to find A. T. Jones, Shelby, Miss., guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of George Miller, Helena Negro theater owner, during a holdup on Oct. 1. Punishment at death in the electric chair was fixed by the jury. Dave Weshner Edwin Knopf Bruce C. Coleman T T T • • • ARMISTICE DAY was appropriately heralded last night, and its international character preserved, by the premiere of the UAEdward Small production, "International Lady," at the Criterion Theater Glamour was imparted to the proceedings by the personal presence of Ilona Massey who shares starring honors with George Brent and Basil Rathbone The Massey march from limousine to auditorium had that regal flavor as, on the arm of her histrionic hubby, Alan Curtis, she made her way 'twixt solid walls of worshipping fans and notables drawn-up on sidewalk and in lobby All the while, newsreel cameras whirred and the shutters of still cameras clicked Too, from the lobby, the microphones of Station WHN carried the glittering hub-hub of the debut to the homes of tens of thousands of listemers-in. T T T • • • FOLLOWING, as it did, an intensive promotional campaign staged in the metropolitan area and the nation at large by the UA forces, last ?iight's debut was the top calendared event in the eyes of celebrities and society folks hereabouts This was patent as Prince Serge Obolensky Major and Mrs. Seversky, Walter Wanger, Joan Bennett, Lana Turner, Lanny Ross, Errol Flynn, Bruce Cabot, Merle Oberon, Adrienne Ames, Hildegarde, Tito Guizar, Louis Hayward, Maria Montez, License Commissioner Paul Moss, Kitty Carlisle, Linton Wells Jeffrey Lynn, Desi Arnaz, and a large delegation of trade plus Fourth Estate big-wigs, plus an imposing delegation of UA execs., were on hand to occupy the specially reserved loge section of the Criterion There was no freezing-out of John Q. Movie Fan either, for the public was permitted to join in the spectacle, which strikes this corner as smart showmanship Maybe the day has dawned permanently when premieres of big pix will be of the people, by the people, and for the people,— inasmuch as they're the ones for whom the pix are made The daytime performances during the day, as well, were open to John (? ▼ T T • • • AT a cocktail reception in the Hotel Astor yes'day, hosted by U. S. Housing Authority Administrator Nathan Straus, the latter was formally presented with an original drawing by Arthur Szyk, noted Polish artist, for the cover design of the Annual Year Book of the United Palestine Appeal, published in connection with "Night of Stars," spectacular annual show for Palestine resettlement and refugee aid, which will be held in Madison Sq. Garden on Nov. 26 Mr. Straus announced that all the boxes and 75 per cent of the other tickets for "Night of Stars" have already been sold by the committees T T T • « • MOVIE MISCELLANY: Miss Carol Bruce, of Universal Pictures, and Martin H. Work, of Hollywood, radio consultant to the National Catholic Community Service, participated yesterday in the dedication of the first USO short wave radio station in the U. S. at the USO-NCCS Club in New Haven. . . # Jack Woodford has been appointed Hollywood Editor of Swank Magazine and will pen the regular monthly cinema column of gossip, reviews, comments and interviews. . . • It was Alabama Theaters' Manager Bill Wolfson who brought "Blossom Time" to Montgomery, but it was his chief competitor, Charley Rook, owner of the Charles Theater, who gave a party to members of the cast after the performance. . . * Linda Darnell was in Baltimore on Saturday for the Navy-Notre Dame battle and wanted to officially visit the Naval Academy, but, we hear, idea was nixed by Academy officials who envisioned regiments of publicity gents and photogs invading the secred reservation (it's also reported that the Middies had enough excitement for one day, without the Darnell maneuvers) Rename Zanuck Hee Of Research Council (Continued from Page 1) is for the calendar year, the advar reappointment of Zanuck for It was voted by acclamation by 1 Academy Board at its annual bu ness meeting late last week in n ognition of his leadership of t Research Council activities &*^ the past two years, particularly Council's program of Army Tra: ing Films production in the Holi wood studios in co-operation wi the War Department. Zanuck is a Lieut-Col. in the U. Signal Corps Reserve. Walter Reade to Operat< New Munsey Park Theal American Community Theate Corp., headed by Walter Reade, h closed a deal to operate the $150,0 theater which May Nora Shea w erect in Munsey Park, L. I. Hou will seat 1,200 and will be ready f operation on Sept. 1 next. William Hohauser is the architect. Reade at the week-end disclos two other realty deals. By one, '. acquired an ocean front squa block in Asbury Park as a site f an outdoor swimming pool ai aquacade. Price was given as $40( 000; seller was the Central Hanov Bank and Trust Co. of New Yor Reade also bought a second Asbui Park non-theatrical property f personal investment. NTSC Rochester Meeting To Mull Tele Findings Rochester — Full meeting of a National Television Systems Cor mittee will be held today at tl Hotel Sagamore here. Chief ma ter on the agenda will be consider tion of the reports of sub-commi tees. These reports will not 1 published until formulated by tl main committee into a report of i own. Among sub-committees to repo will be those on color and mechan zation. WEDDING BELLS Phil Laufer, publicity director ( local Loew's Criterion Theater, an Etta Isabel Shore, of the music pui lishing form of Mercer-Morri Inc., and Mayfair Music, 161 Broadway, were married on Sunda in the Temple Auditorium, Brool lyn. Following a honeymoon i Florida, the couple will reside i Flatbush. Pittsburgh — Harry Feinsteii chief booker and buyer for Warne theaters in the Pittsburgh territorj was presented with a chest of silve at a bachelor dinner at the Concoi dia Club. His marriage to Sylvi. Fuerst took place on Sunday.