The Film Daily (1948)

EQUIPMENT NEWS l&ftt Friday, April 2, 1948 Brick-Tile Research Studies In Progress With theater architects and buildingcontractors keenly interested in the results, research studies aimed at technical aavancement in the use and production of brick and tile are being carried on in seven universities and technical institutions, and at the National Bureau of standards in Washington. The studies are due to be completed next year, according' to Roy A. Shipley, president of the Structural Clay Products Institute, national organization of brick and tile manufacturers. They are being conducted with the aid of a grant from the Office of Technical Services of the Department of Commerce. The tensile strength and design of reinforced tile-concrete beams are the subjects of tests being made at the University of Texas. At Virginia Polytechnic Institute, a study of the effect of brick texture on the bond between the brick and the mortar used in building walls is in progress. Various finishes and mortar formulas are being used. The moisture-resisting properties of structural facing tile are being studied at the University of Minnesota; where RO test panels are being utilized. At the University of Illinois, research involves factors affecting variations in the sizes of brick and tile, and at Iowa State College the work involves lamination of structural clay products. The New York State College of Ceramics is studying methods of manufacturing the new modular or standardized sizes of brick from soft clay. At North Carolina State College the research is concerned with development of light-weight structural clay products. The National Bureau of Standards is studying use of de-aired clay in manufacturing brick and tile. Ram-co Service Bar Meets Theater Needs A complete line of models to meet the needs of the carbonated beverage field has been introduced by the Ramco Company, Cleveland, 0. The Ram-co Service Bar includes a Hudson constant pressure carbonator, two s.ainless steel syrup tanks, compressor, sweet water bath, large cooling coils, and drinking water faucet. The models can be had for ice operation where electricity is not available. The Hudson Three-Way pressure drink dispenser provides any two flavors, plus sparkling soda, all from the same dispensing faucet with a mere flick of the wrist. EQUIPmEHT FIELD ROTES Schine Buys Governair Gloversville — Schine Theaters, Inc., has purchased a 25-ton Governair air conditioning unit for the circuit's local "showcase," the Glove. The purchase was made through the Albany branch of National Theater Supply. CHARLOTTE, N. C, has a new theater. It's the Asror, converted from a store buik'ing, and operated by the Colonial Theaters Corp. of Valdese, N. C. Modernized, in every respect, the house seats 446. . . . • Hollywood plays a big role in the March issue of Steelways Magazine, the publication of the American Iron and Steel Institute. It goes into detail as to how studios utilize steel in stages, scaffolding, nails, etc., and how stainless steel containers house the motion picture industry's history book, the ever growing collection of films in the National Archives in Washington. • • rOK repairing cru\:ks in plaster, ' wood, metal or tile there is a white, mortar-like cement called X-pandotite that expands as it sets. This is a powder packed in half pound cans. When hard it can he painted or sanded. Theater maintenance men may secure it from hard<">re dealers. OHE Grants Theater Permit On Basis of Lower Rents By proving that construction of a large motion picture theater would reduce rents in its neighboring residential project, the New York Life Insurance Company was granted authority by Housing Expediter Tighe E. Woods to erect the playhouse at an estimated cost of $838,OCO in the Flushing Meadow Housing Project. Rents would have had to be increased from $1 to $1.50 a room had the okay not been granted, said a spokesman of the insurance company. House, a 2,000-seater, will be operated by the Century Circuit. Bronx Theater Sold Vela Management Corp. bought from the Walton Management Corp. the one-story and cellar brick building containing 18 stores and a movie theater at 252 to 268 St. Anns Avenue, Bronx. Brokers were Henry Fried and David H. Keith. Attorneys Goodman and Mabel repped the vendors; Theodore Berkman, attorney, the buyer. Suit Challenges Patents Wilmington, Del. — Validity of certain patents on apparatus for recording or re-producing sound on film is challenged in an action again Recordgraph Corp., filed in Court of Chancery by Frederick Hart & Co., Inc. Backed By a Quarter Century of Sterling Performance %oirw7tiei€r COIflOflira CORPORAL! 30 EAST ADAMS STREET CHICAGO 3, ILLINOIS "T"0 make it possible for the sound direc■ tors of the producing companies to hear and judge the sound quality of their respective products under conditions that meet the stringent requirements set up by the Academy tor sound reproduction, the Academy has installed an Altec Lansing standard A-2 type "Voice of the Theater'' loudspeaker system in the Academy Award Theater in Hollywood. • • TOM rLANNERY of Whiteway Signs says there's nothing to that report he'll enter the drive-in theater field, preferring to leave exhibition to exhibitors. ... • B&K is sprucing up most cf their theaters in the Chicago area. The Belpark and Granada are getting new canopies and fancy glass doors; the Harding and Century are getting new canopies while the Crystal has new seats. New Manos Louisville House Ready for Tele Toronto, O. — Manos Theaters, Inc., with headquarters here, is planning a new 850-seat theater and bowling alley for Louisville. Parking facilities for 500 cars will be provided. Theater will have a stage to accommodate touring attractions and provision will be made for television when available in the territory. Manos is headed by George A. Manos. Circuit now has 15 stands in Eastern Ohio. Western Theater Supply Reports Installations Omaha — Recent installations by Western Theater Supply Co. include: New projectors and rectifiers, Co-ed, Wayne, Neb., and new sound at the Gay, Wayne, both owned by March Bros'.; complete equipmenj-for new Uptown, Sioux City, own^' A. M. Seff; combination heatir^rarcoohng system, Grand, Worthington, Minn.; RCA sound, Dodge, Fort Dodge, la.; chairs, screen, Humboldt, Humboldt, Neb.; both equipment and screen, R. W. Cummings, Lewellen, Neb.; lamps and rectifiers, Shelton, Shelton, Neb.; RCA sound and carpets, Avoca, Avoca, la.; lamps, rectifiers, carpets and popcorn machine, Iris, Edgemont, S. D.; new booth equipment, carpet, State Theater, Carl Knudsen, Red Cloud, Neb.; air conditioning, carpets, chairs, screen, lenses, Ritz, Henry Saggau, Dennison, la.; new sound and projector, J. D. Lockman, Stuart, Neb. Banker Sells to Broker Pilger, Neb.— Emil Heller, local banker, has sold the 250-seat Pilger Theater to E. W. Lungren. The buyer, associated with an Omaha brokerage firm, will operate the house from Omaha at least temporarily. York Joins UST Sales Dept. Shelby York has been named assistant sales manager of United States Television Mfg. Corp., Hamilton Hoge, president, announced. York will assist in organizing sales efforts in new television territories as new stations start operating. 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