The Film Daily (1942)

^*\ DAILY Friday, October 23, 1942 I More Stringent Dimout Regulations (Continued from Page 1) tant executive officer of the Engineer Board, Fort Belvoir, Va., in charge of lighting research and development, are: First, the extinguishing of all unnecessary light; second, reduction of the "beacon" effect of the sky glow, and third, the control of all necessary exterior lighting so that it can be extinguished in five minutes. Major Everett emphasized that the Army in the future would permit no "vacillation or temporizing" and that it was determined to secure a far more thorough dimout than now exists. — Scrap Socks Japs — Warning on Certificate Given to Film Carriers (Continued from Page 1) tain gasoline, tires or spare parts. "No operator will be denied a certificate of war necessity," he states, "but before a certificate can be issued to an operator the ODT must have in its possession certain information concerning the operations the vehicle or vehicles for which the certificate is sought." He said that application blanks for certificates had already been mailed out to all persons registered on Dec. 31, 1941, as owners of commercial motor vehicles as a means of expediting the receipt of this information. Eastman said that while the order (ODT No. 21) was not applicable to passenger vehicles, such vehicles if used by the newsreels in the transportation of equipment would be classed as a commercial vehicle. Their owners would have to apply for certificates of necessity, such applications should be sent to the ODT office in Detroit, he added. ^^ OCTOBER 23 Harry Cohn George H. Morris Sally O'Neil Fred Datig OCTOBER 24 Arthur W. Stebbins Dan J. Smolens Gilda Cray Mary Lee Byron Morgan Josef Zimanich OCTOBER 25 Sol M. Wurrzel Billie Bennett Eugene J. Zukor Fred J. McConnell Charles Einfeld Herbert S. Berg Paul A. Bray Polly Ann Young Younystoum Tin Can Drive Nets 4y% Tons Youngstown, 0. — About four and a half tons o tfin cans ready for processing piled up outside the Warner Theater as about 2,000 youngsters thronged to see a western picture presented jointly by local exhibs. to help the tin can camppaign. Admission to the theater was 10 tin cans. New Pad Gives 10% Pay Rise to Local 306 (Continued from Page 1) pending the negotiation of new ones. The terms of the new agreements were approved by the Local 306 membership at a meeting at the Manhattan Opera House. The new agreements contain provisions for a 10 per cent wage increase and eight months' retroactive pay, said to amount to about $250 per man. Another clause prevents an employer shutting down any projection room during the ife of the pact. The union lost out in its attempt to include a clause forbidding the film companies from supplying product to houses not using Local 306 men. The contracts will be submitted to the War Labor Board for approval in accordance with the President's economic stabilization order. No difficulty in obtaining an okay is anticipated because the operators affected have had no wage increases since 1940 and because the wages specified come within the WLB ruling that 15 per cent constitutes a maximum to take care of the higher cost of living. Negotiations were conducted by Herman Gelber and Bert Popkin, president and ex-business manager, respectively, of Local 306, and Major Leslie Thompson and Charles C. Moskowitz, who were the representatives of the distributors and the newsreels. The signing of the pacts cancels the suit brought against the local by Loew's over the alleged insistence of the union that major companies withhold product from theaters not employing its members. — scrap Socks japsCharity Preview Oct. 30 For "Aircraft Missing" (Continued from Page 1) UA's "One of Our Aircraft is Missing," at the Globe Theater, Oct. 30. Pic will begin its regular New York engagement the following day. Gala preview will be held under the patronage of Godfrey Haggard, British Consul General, and T. Elink Schuurman, Netherlands Consul General. British War Relief Society and the Queen Wilhelmina Fund will use the proceeds for gifts to Dutch sailors and British Merchant Seamen's Clubs. Ken Case Settlement Kills Its Damage Suit (Continued from Page 1) Fox; Cyril Landau, RKO; Myles Seeley, Columbia; Landis & Landis represented the Ken Theater. The agreement will result in dismissal of the conspiracy case before Federal Judge Michael Igoe in which Ken Theater claimed $300,000 damages from the defendant compa Bronx Pix Theaters Fight Valentine Arbitration Award J. J. Theaters, Inc., and Kingsbridge Theaters, Inc., have appealed the award of an arbitrator who ruled that the seven-day clearance in favor of the Valentine Theater in the Bronx over the Jerome, Avalon, Oxford and Kingsbridge was not unreasonable. Complainants sought the elimination of all clearance or that the Valentine's clearance be fixed at one day. New Braunfels, Tex., House Files Some Run Complaint A some run and designated run complaint has been filed in the Dallas arbitration tribunal by Emil Heinen and Louis Forshage, operating the Capitol Theater, New Braunsfels, Tex., against the five consenting companies. Complainants charge that the defendant distributors have refused to grant the Capitol the same privileges they give to the Brauntex Theater in New Braunfels. They ask for first-run availability in the town. Heated Arguments at Hearing Of Webster Grove, Mo., Case St. Louis — So heated did arguments become in the first day's hearing of the complaint of the Webster Groves Theater Corp., owner-operator of the Ozark Theater, Webster Groves, Mo., against four of the major distributors, that counsel for the opposing sides called each other "Philistines." The plaintiff alleges that the runs and clearances granted by Paramount, 20th Century-Fox, RKO Radio and Vitagraph, Inc., to the Hi Pointe, Richmond, Shady Oak and Maplewood, all units in the St. Louis Amusement Co. string, was not satisfactory under Section X of the consent decree, and immediate correction of the situation was asked. The suit was filed last Aug. 20 and the Amusement Co. intervened as an interested party. The first witness heard was J. A. Siepker, president of the plaintiff company, which is represented by counsel. Michigan Theater, Flint, Complaint Said Settled Detroit — A satisfactory settlement is reported to have been agreed upon in the arbitration complaint filed by the Michigan Theater, Flint, against the five consenting companies. The Michigan sought a reduction in clearance. Exhibs. Worried Over Move to Cut Ushers (Continued from Page 1) after school hours appears to be the only solution in the event that a WPB order is put into effect. With the drafting of 18 and 19 year old youths, operators say, even school and college boys will be scarce. J*"i> ter have been widely used on a yjlP time basis. — Scrap Socks Japs — Buffalo's Scrap Drive Collects 2,473 Tons (Continued from Page 1) of scrap awaiting collection. The pieces were too big for the regular collection crews to handle. Exhibitors provided the houses and distributors the films for about 150 scrap matinees, attended by some 103,000 school children. Principals of public and parochial schools issued a free ticket to each pupil bringing 10 pounds or more of scrap metal to school, but thousands of children far exceeded the quota. Collections were particularly heavy in the elementary schools. Every theater in Buffalo and in five suburbs, Amherst, Depew, Kenmore, Lackawanna and Williamsville, gave the kids an hour and 40minute show. Theater staffs contributed their services. School scrap collections were so heavy that an extra day was required to load it and haul it to scrap yards. WPB Praises Industry Aid In National Scrap Drive The WPB, through a letter from Monroe Greenthal to the WAC's exhibitor state chairmen, declared that "beyond doubt the motion picture industry is making a great contribution to the national scrap campaign." Greenthal commented that in some instances the scrap was coming in at a rate exceeding 115 pounds per capita. The WPB reports that in cases where theaters have held more than one "scrap matinee," the third or fourth has been more succssful than the first or second. In Greenthal's opinion, the "magnet" was nothing more than the bait of "free admissions." The theater scrap drive in Nassau and Suffolk counties will be in full swing tomorrow with 61 circuit and indie houses participating. ' — Scrap Socks Japs — No Scramble by Circuits For Theaters in Sight (Continued from Page 1) there" acquisition may result, it was said, in cases where a prospective purchase had been put aside until the Government's action had been clarified by the court. The acquiring of theaters, if at all, will be within the scope of "normal growth," but there appears to be no indication of a mad scramble for new theater properties. I