The Film Daily (1943)

cW Vol. 83, No. 105 Wed., June 2, 1943 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. V., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscriber should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway New York, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Representatives: HOLLYWOOD, Calif.— Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. WASHINGTON— Andrew H. Older, 520 Third St. N.W., Phone District 1253. LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., W. I. PARIS— P. A. Harle, Le Film, 29 Rue Marsoulan (12). HAVANA — Mary Louise Blanco, Virtudes 214. HONOLULU — Eileen O'Brien. BUENOS AIRES— Dr. Walter P. Schuck, Casillo de Correo 1929. MEXICO CITY— Marco-Aurelio Galindo, Apartado 8817, Mexico, D. F. FINANCIAL (June 1, 1943) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Am. Seat Col. Picts. vtc. (2'/2%) Columbia Picts. pfd.. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. . . East. Kodak 1 Gen. Prec. Eq Loew's, Inc RKO RKO $6 pfd 20th Century-Fox 20th Century-Fox pfd. Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros do pfd NEW YORK Para. B'way 3s55 . . . Para. Picts. deb. 4s56. 1 Warner Bros. dbs. 6s43 NEW YORK Monogram Picts Radio-Keith cvs Sonotone Corp Technicolor Trans-Lux Universal Corp. vtc. Universal Picts Hilgh Low 165/g 165/g 17l/2 171/4 39'/2 391/2 31/2 33/8 18y4 18 1/4 69 169 241/4 2334 617/s 61 1/2 10i/8 95/8 99 96i/2 207/8 203/4 31 3/8 311/4 Close 165/g . 171/4 — 391/2 + 33/8 + 181/2 . 169 — 241/4 — 61 1/2 . 97/g + 981/2 + 207/g — 313/8 + Net Chg. Vs Vs V2 Vs % Va "Vs V* Vs 151/4 147/jj 147/s — 833/8 83 83 + BOND MARKET 77'/2 771/2 77l/2 + 04 104 104 — CURB MARKET 31/8 3 31/s + 1% 2 + 37/8 4 133/g 133/8 — 33/g 33/g — 18 18 2 4 133/4 33/8 Flood Waters Subside, Deliveries at Normal Chicago — With flood waters subsided, film deliveries in this area are back to normal, G. W. Koerner, of Film Truck Service, reports. 1600 BROADWAY N.T.C. Cecil 6-0081-2-3-4 STOIACI » C A. MCiJlCTOM 600M HIM IXCHANW [aSlRIBUIIOM StUVICI IOWEST BATES IWKT1 A OAT DttlVIDT tdvlCI Price, "U" Studio Worker. Lost With Navy Plane West Coait Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Chester Price, 30, is the first Universal studio employe to die for his country in World War ga II. He lost his life when a HSs U. S. Naval plane, in which » """!■ he was riding "in the performance of his duties," crashed into the sea. News of his death came over the week-end in a telegram from Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, Chief of Naval Personnel, to Price's brother, Lloyd, also employed at Universal. The message added that Price's body has not been recovered. Deceased became a member of Universal's labor department in May, 1939. He enlisted in the Navy, Aug. 22, 1942, and carried a rating as fireman, 2nd class, USNR. He is survived, in addition to his brother, by a daughter, Sheila Roberta, who lives in North Hollywood, and by his mother, Mrs. Millie Price, a resident of Oklahoma. Alvin Leonard Dies In Army Plane Crash Rochester — Alvin Leonard, formerassistant manager at Loew's Rochester, was killed recently in the crash i» of an Army plane in a South 1 American jungle, according to reports reaching here. Leonard, a pilot, was on a training trip, it was said Operation Fatal to Lt. Joseph F. Riley Rochester — First Lt. Joseph F. Riley, U. S. Coast Artillery, former assistant manager at the Piccadilly and later manager of the Little and member of the Eastman Theater staff, died in the Santa Barbara hospital following a surgical operation. St. Louis Apollo Clearance Case Adjourned to June 22 St. Louis — The unreasonable clearance complaint of the Apollo Theater Corp., owner of the Apollo, St. Louis, against the Big Five with the St. Louis Amusement Co., owner of the Pageant and the Union Southern Co., owner of the Will Rogers, interveners, was adjourned to June 22 following a brief hearing yesterday. It was indicated that the complainant plans to file an amended complaint and probably will dismiss as to some of the defendants. DAILY Wednesday, June 2, 194; Heesch, Eastman Manila Executive, Japs' Captive Rochester — Henry J. Heesch, assistant manager of the Eastman Kodak's Manila branch, is being held a prisoner in Japanese occupied territory, according to word reaching here. Allen Delivery Moves Chicago — Allen Film Delivery has moved its Chicago offices to 1325 So. Wabash Ave. Jessel Reporting to 20th -Fox on June 15 His deal with 20th-Fox completed, George Jessel leaves for the West tomorrow to begin work for the company as a producer. He is due to check in at the studio on July 1 A series of lectures on his autobiography, "So Help Me," which will be delivered by Jessel en route to the Coast will delay his arrival there until June 15. Tele to Open New World of Entertainment — Beal A whole new world of entertainment will be opened to the public after the war as a result of new and startling developments in the field of television, Ralph R. Beal, research director of RCA Laboratories, asserted yesterday in an address before the Institute of Finance at the New York Stock Exchange. The speaker said television "has potentialities which surpass those of other mass communications services of information, education and entertainment," adding that improvements wiill make television sets available to "the average pocketbook." According to Beal, theater television has "possibilities as a postwar service. He said that television will emerge from the war "strongly qualified" to become a vast postwar industry giving employment to many people in various fields associated with the new art." Casanave & Pearson, Inc., Enters Advertising Field Formation of Casanave & Pearson, Inc., to conduct a general advertising business was announced yesterday by Charles Casanave, well known motion picture and advertising executive. The new firm will succeed The Heffelfinger Agency, of which C. H. Pearson was manager. The Offices of the Heffelfinger Agency have been moved from 522 Fifth Ave. to 1600 Broadway and the staff and management of the agency will continue with Casanave & Pearson to serve all accounts handled by Heffelfinger. Move was occasioned by T. F. Heffelfinger's entrance into naval aviation as a lieutenant. Gin Rummy Tournament Twentieth-Fox Home Office Family Club will hold a gin rummy tournament tonight at the New York A. C. George L. Droulia is chairman of the tournament in which all departments will be represented. FOR RENT— Complete studio equipment including — 16—2000 WATT SPOT LAMPS. SOUND RECORDER WITH MOTOR— CENERATOR FOR LOCATION WORK. Write or Phone JOE SEIDEN 36 W. 25th St. WAtkins 9-4747 COminC and GOIIIG JACK FLYNN, western division manager fo M-G-M, and District manager SAM SHIRLEY; have returned to Chicago from a swing aroun' the Central territory. JACK HALEY hies himself back to the Coas | tomorrow. M-C-M branch managers SAM GARDNER o ! Salt Lake City and D. C. KENNEDY r' De Moines arrived in New York yesterday ' 4n ferences with E. M. Saunders, assistant t, Jra ! sales manager, and other home office execs. MARTHA RAYE has returned to Hollywooi from New Orleans where she was hospitalizei | while on a USO tour. MOE CRASSGREEN, 20th-Fox Boston brand manager, is back at his desk after a week-em J visit in Albany. HOWARD 'BURKHARDT, manager of Loew' I State, Cleveland is vacationing in New York. RUSSELL V. DOWNING, comptroller of th< Music Hall, has returned to the job after . month's vacation in the South. CARL LESERMAN, U. A. sales chief, lef j yesterday for a visit to the company's westerr offices. He will be gone for about two weeks JAMES GRAINGER, LEOPOLD FRIEDMAN am F. J. A. MCCARTHY are back from Toronto where they attended the N. L. Nathanson funeral MARVIN SCHENCK goes to the Coast or Friday. COL. MELVIN E. GILLETTE has arrived ir North Africa. ROBERT ROSSEN, Warners' writer and chairman of the West Coast branch of the Wa Writers Board, is due in New York from the Coast tomorrow. Rube Jackter, assistant general sales manage; and Hank Kaufman, manager of exchange operations left on the Century yesterday foi San Francisco to attend a sales meeting. M. J. WEISFELDT Columbia Sales executive and MRS. WEISFELDT fly today to Ft. Knox Ky. to be present at the graduation of Weisfeldt's son, Officer Candidate Jerome M. Weisfeldt on Saturday. Collister of Eastman Meets Death in Battle Rochester — Pfc. Thomas R. Collister, former Eastman Kodak worker, has been killed in action, according to official report received here. Sergt. John J. McGrath Reported Missing in Action Rochester — Sergt. John J. McGrath, formerly of the Bausch & Lbmb Optical Co., has been missing in action in the Asiatic area since May 17, the War Department has advised. UA Luncheon for Shea Chicago — United Artists held a luncheon for Mike Shea at the Blackstone Hotel yesterday. BRyant 9-4153-4