The Film Daily (1944)

&*\ DAILY Wednesday, December 13, V. Service Denial To Unfair Houses (Continued from Page 1) union projectionists by three St. Louis County houses, the Osage, Ozark and Kirkwood. The strike, which deprived the majority of St. Louis County theaters of film product, thus forcing them to close, was called off Monday night when Snow received instructions from President Richard F. Walsh of the IATSE to order the workers to return to their jobs. Snow had been instructed by Walsh to study the situation and report to him. While complying with Walsh's order Snow said that the union still believe it had a "just fight" with the Osage, Ozark and Kirkwood, acding: '"VVe will do everything within our power to organize them." Snow made it clear, however, that the strike was the wrong way to go about unionizing the three theaters because the union has agreements with all the majors restricting the exchange employes from going on strike without just cause. Harvard 0'L.augnlin, head of Local 143, opeiators, said that the members of the union would handle the product of every company. The walkout cost the theaters and the exchange and theater workers abouc $250,000 and closed some 90 theaters in the county. The return-to-work order apparently ends need for Federal Court action against the union for interference with interstate commerce, Wayne Ely, attorney for the Osage and Ozark, said. He had been working on plans for such court action. Richard F. Walsh, IATSE head, officially announcing the end of the strike yesterday, asserted that all exchange workers had complied with the order to return to work. He said that the employes had been instructed to live up to their agreements with the exchanges. UJEDDMG BELLS Toronto — Ruth Masters, daughtei of Odeon Theaters' general manager, Haskell M. Masters, will marry Lloyd Davidson of the RCAF Dec. 21 in the Holy Blossom Temple. Chicago — Capt. Wallace Nygren, son of A. Nygren, chief engineer of the Chicago Theater, here on leave after 18 months' service in South Pacific, where he was wounded several times, will be married to Violet Harry before returning to his Pacific post. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Seaman Jackie Cooper, actor, married June Home, actress, in a ceremony at Wilshire Methodist Church wedding chapel. Nov. 20 th SIXTHlilflR Lonn Dec. 16 th FLASH NEWS — NATION-WIDE — DO YOUR SHARE While the leadership of the Sixth War Loan drive rests ivith the independent theater owners of the nation, its success is no less dependent upon the efforts of distributor personnel across the country, under the leadership of Ned E. Depinet, W AC distributor division chairman and Leon ]. Bamberger, assistant chairman. It is their aggressive and enthusiastic support, accorded in every exchange area, which, in football parlance, "backs up the line'' and underlines the pledge of the National committee that the 6th will go over the top . . . and then some. Here, as released by the National committee, are the exchange chiefs who are doing the patriotic job: • .chairman, S. A. Shirley, M-G-M; district chairman; W. E. Banford, M-G-M, WAC chairman; Harold Stevens, Paramount; Ben Lourie, Columbia; Bill Baker, Republic; Harris Silverburg, National Screen; Irving Mandel, Monogram; Jack Shumov, Warners; Tom Gilliam, 20th-Fox; J. E. Flynn, M-G-M. ALBANY: Joseph Miller, Columbia; Raymond Smith, Warners; Archur J. Newman, Republic; C. G. Eastman, Paramount, chairman; Max vVestebbe, RKO; Eugene Vogel, Universal; Herman L. Ripps, Loew's; Harry Alexander, 20th-Fox, asst. chairman. • ATLANTA: Paul Wilson, 20thFox, district chairman; Fred R. Dodson, 20th-Fox, chairman; Hubert Lyons, RKO Radio, assistant chairman; R. J. Ingram, Columbia; W. B. Zoellner, Loew's; C. E. Kessnich, Loew's; A. C. Bromberg, Monogram; Charles Lester, National Screen; J. Kirby, Paramount; Grover C. Parsons. Paramount; Ike Katz, PRC; Merritt Davis, Republic; Winfield Snelson, Republic; David Prince, RKO Radio; C. W. Allen, United Artists; W. M. Richardson, Universal; H. D. Graham, Universal; R. L. McCoy, Warners; H. G. Krumm, Warners. • BOSTON: Ed W. Ruff, Paramount, chairman; Albert M. Kane, Paramount, district chairman; Jack Davis, Republic; Harry Rogovin, Columbia; Morris Grassgreen, 20th-Fox, asst. chairman; Tom Donaldson, M-G-M; George W. Horan, Warners; Meyer Feltman, Universal; Ross Cropper, RKO; Ben Abrams, Monogram; John Dervin, United Artists. • BUFFALO: Ralph Maw, M-G-M, asst. chairman; Elmer Lux, RKO; Ira H. Cohn, 20th-Fox; A. J. Herman, Warners; Phil Fox, Columbia; Mannie A. Brown, Paramount, chairman; Jack Bellman, Republic; J. J. Spandau, Universal; M. V. Sullivan, Jr., United Artists. • CHARLOTTE: E. E. Heller, PRC; George Roscoe, Columbia, asst. chairman; Ralph Iannuzzi, Film Classics; Bob Simril, National Screen; Ben Rosenwald, M-G-M; Jay Schrader, Astor Pictures; John Bachman, Warners; J. V. Frew, Universal; Sam Hinson, Monogram; Rovy Branon, RKO; Cy Dillon, Republic; J. E. Halston, 20th-Fox, chairman; Byron Adams, United Artists; Scott Lett, Paramount. CHICAGO: tists; Sam Sid Rose, United ArGorelick, RKO; asst. CINCINNATI: Allan Moritz, Columbia, asst. chairman; Joe Oulahan, Paramount; Bill Onie, Monogram; Ed. Booth, M-G-M; Harris Dudelson, United Artists, chairman; Lev. Bugie, 20th-Fox; George Kirby, Republic; Jimmy Ambrose, Warners; Stanley Jacques, RKO; John Bannon, Universal. • CLEVELAND: Maury Orr, United Artists, chairman; Lester Zucker, Columbia, assistant chairman; J. Sogg, Loew's; Nat Schultz, Monogram; Charles Lester, National Screen; M. R. Clark, Paramount; Saul Frifield, Paramount; Nat L. Lefton, PRC; Sam P. Gorrel, Republic; B. G. Kranze, RKO Radio; A. Kolitz, RKO Radio; I. J. Schmertz, 20th-Fox; J. Krenitz, Universal; (Continued on Page 9) Mdeish Sees Films In Foreign Affairs ,, (Continued from Page 1 Assistant Secretary of State charge of public and cultural r cions, told the Senate Foreign lations Committee yesterday. Creation of this post, he sai a reflection of the Departme recognition of the basic chang* che relation of peoples to each o which the modern development che art and technique of comm cations has brought about. "It would not be too much to that the foreign relations of a r| arn state are conducted quite much through the instruments mblic international communica' as through diplomatic represe „ives and missions," McLeish ierted. "This development imposes a responsibility upon governrc The day-to-day, hour-by-hour, cact of the peoples of the world fers a better hope than the w has ever had before for the crea of mutual understanding and tr fore of mutual confidence and tr fore of enduring peace. But it fers, at the same time, greater ger of international misunderst ing and suspicion. If the cl communications with each othe the peoples of the world are tc suit in mutual understanding, must provide the full exchang information and of knowledge i which understanding rests McLeish made it plain that dustry must do the job. "Clearly, no Government can complish that tremendous labor no democratic government sb try to undertake it," he said, the various instruments of con, nication— press, radio, motion ture, book publishing, works of Z\ must and will play their part."; VVARrsJeRg7