The Film Daily (1941)

Wk Wednesday, December 10, 1941 DAILY N. Y. Theaters Meet "Air Raid" Test (Continued from Page 1) already made thorough provision for safeguarding patrons, a step effected both through organization and equipment. Bulk of the amusement center of Manhattan lies in two important areas, one stretching from 42d St. to 59th St., and the other embracing Radio City. These have not only their chief wardens, but each foursquare-block division also has a section warden. From this latter post branch the theater buildings, each of which has a number of what amounts to sub-wardens. All of these wardens were on the "alert" yesterday to co-operate in the test "raid," which amounted to a sort of rehearsal. Consensus of theater managers yesterday was that, should there be a real raid on the city, the practice instituted by London theaters of informing their patrons of the raid would be followed here. All wardens have been instructed in the elements of public safety, and have received their credentials to this effect. Example of the organizational air raid forces in local film stands is the number of wardens in Radio City Music Hall. There, 22 are on duty, and eight at the Center Theater. Other Broadway sector houses, such as the Roxy, Capitol, Paramount, Strand and Rivoli, are just as well staffed proportionately. Blocked Coin Withdrawals Calls Milliken to Capital (Continued from Page 1) China has been deposited in banks here after deals were negotiated by the companies with individuals in those countries. Action by Treasury Department in freezing the money has not been sufficiently explained here and it is expected Milliken will return with a complete report. Binnie Barnes Under Knife Hollywood — Binnie Barnes is expected to be hospitalized two weeks following a major operation. Victor McLaglen Sidney Fox Una Merkel Syd Weill George Lewis Anna Valladares Solira Palmer T T ▼ • • • PUT an ear to the ground on Saturday night and you'll probably hear reverberations of the gay goings-on in the Windy City's Stevens Hotel, staged by the Indiana Society of Chicago It'll be the org.'s 30 th annual formal dinner, with Will H. Hays the honor guest Event is already a total and irrevocable sell-out, the SRO sign not affecting the 1,300 lucky ticket holders, but a sad symbol to more than 400 folks who sought pasteboards but now can't get in Evening's entertainment has been dubbed "Hays-a-Poppin," and in true gridiron fashion the gathering will be treated to an avalanche of satire and good natured fun o'er the Sullivan-born Hoosier's political and cinematic career Of a complimentary nature, the Indiana Society has produced a sound film titled "Hoosier Boy Makes Good," and will depict, Phil M. is told, the highlights of the Hays' saga since he became MPPDA prexy in 1922 Hoagy Carmichael, brilliant Indiana composer, has risen to the occasion via setting to music the words of the late William Herschell's famed poem, "Ain't God Good to Indiana" Tempo and type of the shindig can be gleaned from a description once given by George Ade: "The usual dinner given by the Indiana Society is a combination of circus, street carnival, grand opera, Chautauqua, literary jubilee, and Old Home Week" Admish is 15 smackers, for which you get all this and Will Hays, too T T T • • • THISA AND THATA: That "recruiting booth" 'twixt Broadway and Seventh Ave., at 47th St., turned over by M-G-M and Loew's, Inc., for national defense use, has been doing a land-office biz since the Snip-ponese began dropping pineapples on Hawaii Hundreds of young men have been interviewed at the booth and sent to military and naval headquarters for enlistment The booth was originally used under sponsorship of the film concerns as a World's Fair Information Center We well remember the morn Howard Dietz and other big-wigs spoke at the booth's dedication On the distaff side, we recall, too, that the Japs had a very impressive exhibit over on the Flushing Meadows Now we wonder how in hell they had the nerve to be associated with anything even remotely connected with the word "Fair" T T ▼ • • • ON PARADE: Some 100 insignias designed by Walt Disney for the armed forces of the U. S. are on display in the Navy Y.M.C. A. on Brooklyn's famed (and now tamed) Sands St Everything from Donald Duck to Dumbo is included in the drawings which identify battleships, destroyers, submarines, minesweepers, and planes Center of interest in the display is the array of Navy designs many of which are being presented for the first time, having just been completed by Walt in Hollywood Standout is the flying horse emblem for the air unit of the recently -launched U.S.S. North Carolina H.M.S. Illustrious also has a Disney-drawn emblem The exhibit will continue in the central lobby of the "Y" until the holidays T T T • • • ON THE AGENDA: Tomorrow night in the Hotel Pennsylvania, the Association of Documentary Film Producers will present a program on the technical problems of documentary production for SMPE Speakers will be Willard Van Dyke, noted cameraman and director, and Richard Griffith, Assistant to the Curator of the Museum of Modern Art Film Library Two films, "Valley Town" and "A Place to Live," will be shown as typical examples of the documentary form Anli-5 Legislation Threat in So. Dakota (Continued from Page \) similar to that pioneered in Minnesota by Allied Theater Owners of the Northwest. The convention, it was lear directed the officers to have the^f; ready for introduction at the 1942 session of the South Dakota legislature unless there is an improvement in buying conditions. Dean Nash of Canton, S. D., is the association's prexy. Apparently, the South Dakota ex hib. unit is adopting the samestrategy as that authorized by the recent convention of the Allied-Independent Theater Owners of Iowa and Nebraska, headed by Leo F. Wolcott. Like the latter, too, the South Dakota association is contemplating anti-Ascap legislation, probably modeled after the Nebraska statute, at the 1942 legislative session. Set National Theaters Meet for Coast Monday (Continued from Page 1) office contingent headed by Spyros Skouras, Eddie Zabel, head film buyer, Harry C, Cox, treasurer, and Aubrey Schenck, film buyer, leave Thursday night for the Coast. Also in the party will be Charles Skouras, FWC head who is visiting in New York, Mike Rosenberg of Principal Theaters, and Charles Buckley, FWC attorney. Honor Branson, Osserman And Gorelick on Dec. 19 Chicago — Trade here will join in paying tribute to Walter Branson, Jack Osserman and Sam Gorelick, just elevated by RKO, at a testimonial at the Congress Hotel Dec. 19 Jack Kirsch, Illinois Allied prexy, heads the committee in charge. WEDDING BELLS New Haven — Herbert Hillman, former student assistant at the College, now in service at the Army Air Base, Bangor, Me., has announced his engagement to Mildred Lichter of this city. * €€ €4 ♦1 » % Selma Levy, of the National Screen Service print control department, will be married on Dec. 28 to George Schultz. Chicago — Kay Barry of Warners office staff married Will Challingsworth. Chicago — Harold Loeb, of 20thFox city sales department, and Catherine Handmaker, of the same exchange, will be married next week.