The Film Daily (1943)

Building Remodeling Equipment Maintenance DAILY NEW YORK, FRIDAY. MAY 21. 1943 WPB-WAC WILL INTENSIFY COPPER DRIVE NSS Establishes Regional Warehouse System New Setup to Assist Nation's Exhibitors; Provides for Expansion National Screen Service, under the aegis of President Herman Robbins, yesterday amplified the company's new plan, announced at midweek, to establish four warehouses in different sections of the U. S., and thereby maintain an a d d i t i o n al source of supply which will tend to improve service to exhibitors, since most local exchanges will be able to obtain their requirements practically overnight from these (Continued on Page 11) New Signal System Makes Theater Bow Equipment Field Notes Newark, N. J. — Believed to be the first in the nation's theaters, is an electric light signal system recently installed at the Rialto Theater, here, conceived primarily for the benefit of air-raid wardens, nurses and all other units of our civilian defense forces, subject to call in the event of an air raid, test or real. Operated from a switch in the manager's office, the system works automatically from a panel near the screen, in full view of the theater's (Continued on Page 10) They're Literally — Safety Carbons! Hottest one on the exhibition front is the Midwest exhibitor who keeps his carbons in a safety deposit vault, and at the start of each day's operations removes what he needs, plus a couple of spares, and doles them out as though they were super-rationed. Many managers around the country are known to lock their carbons in safes at night, fearing possible misplacement or theft. THREE Eastman Kodak Workers in Roches' ter will receive cash awards for introducing improved processes in their departments. Roy D. Schutte will receive $500 for devising an alloy drill which will cut hardened steel more quickly and efficiently than the type of drill used previously. Ernest Allan and Walter Norton will get $100 each for their suggested improvement in a film coating machine. Ticket Register Corp., Chicago, has moved its offices in that city to 1325 So. Wabash A ve., and is also combining the Eastern service department with the Chi. factory. Ritz Theater, Litchfield, III., which has been operating on week-ends, has been closed, and interior and exterior improvements are being made. Reopening is scheduled for Sunday, next. Each pic will be shown seven days, from Sunday through Saturday, when the stand resumes. Recognition of pioneer achievements in engineering research in the optical field came to Carl L. Bausch, vicepresident in charge of research and engineering at Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, when he was presented the Arents medal by Syracuse University at commencement ceremonies. Star Theater, Star Junction, Pa., which has been shuttered for several years, has been taken over and reopened by John Beck, after having received interior and exterior renovation. Reuben Lynch, guard at Eastman Kodak, Rochester, has five sons and a daughter now in the armed forces. Associated Theaters, Detroit, has added Altec Service's booth repair-replacement parts provision to the Altec Service agreement for 11 Associated houses in Michigan. F. C. Dickely negotiated for Altec. The big Rudolph Wurlitzer factory, DeKalb, III., has been switched to full war production, according to R. C. Rolling, president. . . . Company this year is celebrating its 86th anniversary. Scott Ballantyne Co., Omaha, reports following recent sales: Phil March, Coed Theater, Wayne, Neb., booth equipment; Mort Troxell, Moon Theater, Wilbar, Neb., booth equipment; Byron Hopkins, Sidney Theater, Sidney, la., booth equipment and theater renovated. Leo Solomon has reopened the Rio, Chicago, after a complete overhaul, including sound and projection equipment. Si Greiver books the house. Theodore K. Anthony will open the Varsity Theater in Urbana, III., as soon as improvements are completed. The Woodford Theater, Eureka, III., has reopened with Joe McAllister as manager, and the Washburn, Washington, III., is now operating four days each week under the management of George M. Butler. Lester R. Wellman, Leonard Komie and N. H. Tepper have formed Welk Company in Chicago, with offices at 219 West Chicago Ave., to deal in electrical equipment for the theater trade. Big Responsibility Rests On Exhibition Field to Provide Some 90,000 Lbs. Washington Bureau o1 THE FILM 'DAILY Washington — With the prosecution of the war in impending all-out and decisive stages, and success on the battlefield, on the seas, and in the skies depending heavily on availability of metals on the home front, WPB is about to launch a collection drive to obtain the maximum amount of copper, brass and bronze, — and the film industry as a whole, and particularly the exhibition field, is about to be asked to play a more strenuous role than ever in the metals-collection scheme, under the aegis of the War Activities Committee. It appears that a special and direct appeal to filmland's exhibitors (Continued on Page 10) Filmland May Adopt Army Scene Selector Washingtm Bureau of THE FILM ■ OA'ILY Washington — Army film reviewers are being accommodated by something brand new in the field of motion picture scene selecting, which Hollywoodites now in the service, and who have used the device, declare packs potentialities for studios, and a longrange plan is said to be already under discussion toward this objective. The reviewers select footage for (Continued on Page 11) Save every OUNCE of Copperthe Axis! -to POUND Film Preservation Stressed Back-and-Front Lacquering Seen Major Aid 3 Firemen Killed, 16 Hurt In Salt Lake Theater Fire Salt Lake City— The Victory Theater here was destroyed by a $100,000 fire yesterday in which three firemen were killed and 16 others injured. Possibility of incendiarism is being investigated. Widespread industry adoption of front-and-back lacquering of film, a process promulgated originally some three years ago by R. H. Talbot of Eastman Kodak Co., looms as a step to preserve motion picture negatives and prints, and thereby effect a degree of practical conservation of film, both during the war, (Continued on Page 10) Blessed Be Death That Cuts In Marble With Decoration Day just around the corner, the Flag Association is anxious that all film theaters and other public places fly Old Glory on that holiday, — and to fly it properly. Our flag goes to half-staff from dawn to noon, and from noon until sunset it flies at full-staff. Flying of the flag this year will have particular significance, for it is a mark of respect not only to our hero dead of former wars, but to those of America's sons who have made the supreme sacrifice in this most critical of all struggles.