The Film Daily (1943)

1W DAILY Monday, April 19, 194 See Spiritual Trend In Femme Pix Tastes (Continued from Page 1) which were recommended for the screen were, in the order of votes received, "The Keys to the Kingdom," "Driving Woman" and "The Song of Bernadette." M-G-M has acquired "Driving Woman" while the other two are properties of 20th Century-Fox. Four hundred books were listed by the women. Of the 400 books, 46 already had been made into pictures, some of which were made as far back as 1915, but re-makes were recommended. Consensus of the 1,000 women was that the public was emotionally affected by war pictures. Those who have members of the family in the armed services don't want to be reminded of what might happen to their loved ones, while the service men, themselves, want to forget the war while seeking recreation, according to the survey. The women, in the majority of cases, said they went to the theater to get away from the war and not to be reminded of it. Loew Employes to "Buy" a War Fleet (Continued from Page 1) for Uncle Sam: One Flying Fortress ($450,000); five Navy fighting planes at $150,000, $750,000; five Army fighters at $75,000, $375,000; five heavy tanks at $140,000, $700,000 and one destroyer $3,000,000! It is hinted that what the 1,000 employes of the Home office fail to subscribe, the corporation and executives will make up! A $1,000 jeep will be bought with each $1,000 above the quota. Meetings of department heads are set for Tuesday with employe meetings Wednesday and Thursday. Red Skelton and Edward Arnold will appear at the meetings as Bond salesmen. R. E. Cole of the N. Y. War Savings Staff and John T. Madden, Loew personnel director, will speak. Ernest Emerling is campaign director with aides in every department. OWI Will Release Canadian War Film For the first time, the OWI has accepted a Canadian-produced pic for general U. S. release. Two-reeler, "The Thousand Days," produced by Associated Screen Studios of Montreal, is a dramatic review of Canada's first three years at war. To The Colors * DECORATED * LT. ROBERT J. LaBOLITTA, AFF, son, John LaBolitta, De Luxe Lab., with Air Medal with three Oak Clusters, in Tunisia. SERCT. JOSEPH H. APPLETON, Signal Corps, USA, former Rochester, N. Y. newsreel cameraman, with the Order ot the Purple Heart. * COMMISSIONED * LT. ARTHUR I. WEINBERG, USMC, son, Louis Weinberg, Columbia circuit sales manager. * PROMOTED * Corp. ELWOOD RUSSELL, USA, son of manager Bob Russell, Loew-Poli, New Haven, to sergeant. — • — * ARMY * EDDIE SECUIN, B O K publicist, Chicago. KEN WOODWARD, JR., staff, Clinton, Huntington, Pa. WALTER KESSLER, manager, Loew's Canton, O. — • — * ACTIVATED * LT. E. J. SMITH, JR., USA, manager contract dept., RKO. Reports April 26 at Fort Eustice, Va. 7 Buffalo Neighborhoods In Clearance Complaint (.Continued from Page 1) naming the "Big Five" as defendants. Rivoli seeks restoration of its former run and exhibition status ahead of Shea's Roosevelt and/or 30 days after downtown first-run. Rivoli also asks that defendants be prohibited from licensing features to the Roosevelt except under separate contract. As an alternative, the Rivoli contends present clearance favoring the Roosevelt is unreasonable and seeks reduction of maximum clearance of the Roosevelt over the Rivoli to one day, and in no event later than 31 days after downtown first-run. Besides the Rivoli and Roosevelt, complaint lists as theaters which may be affected by an award the Walden, Grand, Lovejoy, Avon and Sheldon. Complaint lists the Rivoli Operating Corp. of which Kozanowski is president, as "an independent exhibitor which has operated the Rivoli Theater since 1930." War Bond Plus Admission For "Aerial Gun" Opening Harlingen, Tex. — World premiere of Paramount's "Aerial Gunner," Pine-Thomas film produced here with co-operation of the Army Air Forces at the Harlingen Army Gunnery School, is scheduled for May 8, at the Arcadia with a celebration encompassing the entire Rio Grande Valley. From the studio, Marjorie Reynolds, Johnnie Johnson, Gil Lamb and Chester Morris come on to climax a week-long War Bond sales drive that will precede the premiere. Producers William Pine and William Thomas also will attend the premiere. Seats will go only to patrons who, during the week, have purchased a War Bond and a souvenir ticket at regular admission prices. Subpoena Ralph Capone Chicago — Commissioner Edwin Walker has issued a Federal subpoena for Ralph Capone to appear next Wednesday for hearing on the racketeering charge. NSS Will Set Up New Sales Supervision (Continued from Page 1) fices, excepting the West Coast District headed by Arthur Aronson, and embracing Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Denver and Salt Lake City which remains unchanged, three divisions willl be under executive supervision of Jack Cohen, William Bein, and William Sussman, respectively. Exchanges under Cohen's supervision comprise Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Cleveland, New Haven, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Washington. Under Bein come Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and St. Louis, while Sussman will oversee Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Des Moines, Kansas City, Memphis, Minneapolis, New Orleans and Oklahoma City. Sounding the regionals' keynote, Dembow called for continued all-out efficiency so that maximum support to the industry's general effort toward the war's winning can be sustained. He pointed out that, since operations are on a service contract basis, NSS business is being carried on under "wartime costs against a peacetime income." Unflagging work and enthusiasm are certain, he said, to be applied by everyone within the company to make the Herman Robbins Drive of 1943, a testimonial to the organization's president, one of unprecedented success. WMC Regulations for Control of Job Shifts Washington Bureau of THE FILM GAILY Washington — War Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt yesterday announced the regulations under which he will control job shifts. No protection against the hiring away of theater and exchange workers for higher wages elsewhere are provided in the regulations. "Any employers engaged in an essential activity may hire for work in such activity any new employe who for the preceding 30 days was not engaged in an essential activity" was the statement in Section I of the regulations. FPC Reports Year's Net of $1,276,719 (Continued from Page 1) with $2.61 per share in the previou year. Profit from operations before pro viding for depreciation, etc., totaP* $3,791,711 against $3,035,851 ( 1941. Other income brought tn total to $4,055,527 against $3,279, 907 in 1941. Surplus as at Jan. 2, 1943, stooi at $5,424,576 as compared with $4, 773,449 a year ago. Dividends pai> were $645,786 against $430,524. L the balance sheet, current asset are shown at $2,956,477, and curren liabilities at $636,786, indicating ; net working capital of $2,956,471 This compares with current asset of $2,957,753, liabilities of $1,291, 379 and net working capital of $1, 666,374. Balance sheet shows total asset at $16,623,318 against $16,966,138 Dewey Holds Bingo Not Constitutional (Continued from Page 1) his predecessors when confrontei with similar bills, called the meas ure unconstitutional. He commentei on the good purpose of the propose! law but quoted the part of the stat constitution which forbids all form: of gambling except pari-mutuel bet ting. Plan Two Part Program For Greek Relief Show The Greek War Relief show slatec for Madison Square Garden on Maj 18 will be in two parts; one, z pageant depicting the Greeks' role ir world history and the other a varietj program with big names participat ing. Program was planned at a meeting Friday attended by Chairmar Eddie Alperson of the entertainmenl committee, Harry Brandt, Hal Home George Woolf, Bob Weitman, Berl Lytell, John Hertz, Jr., William Morris, Jr., Bill Howard, Jesse Kay James Sauter, Alan Corelli, Car Erbe and Bill Feinberg. His Film, Criticism Costs Exactly $100 New Haven — An egg-throwing patron of the College was fined $100 and costs in City Court, and in addition given a three-months' suspended jail sentence. The patron objected to a portion of the dialogue in "Chetniks" then playing, and tore up a few theater seats, tried to tear down the rail surrounding the orchestra pit, and climaxed his objection by throwing an egg at the silver screen.