The Film Daily (1948)

Building Remodeling Equipment Maintenance -%-DAILY NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MAY 21. 1948 Page 7 ew Magnetic Unit eveloped by RCA West Coast Bureau of THE FILM 'DAILY Hollywood — A new 35 mm. magpie film recorder and reproducer, hich for the first time can be fitted to a studio's existent photographic jm recorder, making them instantly Titerchangable, has been developed \y RCA, it was disclosed at the MPE's convention in three technical apers delivered by Dorothy Day, !arl Masterson and D. L. Dimmick Mfid S. W. Johnson, all of RCA's film ecording department. || New equipment was designed to be 'Ifeed in conjunction with 35 mm. film. it was also brought out that ability It unit to be installed in present re |:jn-ding and reproducing channel Jakes it unnecessary for studios to i|iurchase complete and separate ijtjiagnetic film recording film. Prime purpose of new equipment <t to provide studios with necessary ijquipment to enable them to explore ibchniques of using magnetic rei Drding and determine practicality ■ hrough actual experience. It was disclosed by Barton Kreujer, manager of RCA's theater and jlm recording department that new mit is in production and will be vailable shortly to studios. Development of an improved all'lastic film that would provide moion picture industry with longought high-quality fireproof film fas described by Charles R. Fordyce f Eastman Kodak. -eVay Gets Summer Lease Safety Harbor, Fla.— A. J. LeVay as leased the Harbor Theater and vill operate it on Saturday and Sunlay until Sept. 15. M. Leventhal, •wner, will visit New York and make Lrrangements for new equipment to ie installed in the Fall when he plans o remodel. ADLER PLASTIC and CAST ALUMINUM "THIRD DIMENSION" LETTERS and "REMOVA-PANEL" GLASS-IN-FRAME UNITS Write for Information ADLER SILHOUETTE LETTER CO. 3021 W. 36th St. Chicago 32, III. ABOUT THE TRADE TRANSFER OF a certain number of key * personnel of the Oscar B. Depue organization to the Oscar F. Carlson Co. means there will be little or no interruption in the manufacture by the latter of film printing machines and light control boards, manufacturing rights to which Carlson recently purchased from Depue. Prior to the deal, Carlson assisted Depue in the production of certain parts and units which it could manufacture to a better advantage due to its equipment, it is said by Carlson. • • PARTICIPATION OF American the* . .ater equipment firms in a Norwegian exhibition this Summer in Oslo is being invited by M. Ludvigsen, of Oslo, now visiting the United States. The Ludvigsen company is a trade leader in Norway. • • SLOANE-BLABON CORP., manufacturer of smooth surface floor coverings, enters the linoleum wax field with a new product, a no-rubbing, self-polishing, emulsified wax. It can be used on linoleum, resilient enamel floor coverings, asphalt, plastic, rubber, and cork tiles, and on hardwood floors. • • THE RECENTLY announced Motiograph drive-in in-car speaker system that includes a post standard light and concession light on each junction box, has met an excellent reception. A total of 27 Drive-In Theaters have purchased this system in the last 60 days. DILL SCRANTON, advertising man" ager of Ampro Corp., has announced the appointment of William J. Jonas as assistant advertising manager, and Harry Monson, vice-president and general sales manager of Ampro has announced the appointment of C. P. Goetz as director of industrial sales. • • A NEWCOMER in the television equipl** ment and accessory field is the neutral density light filter, introduced and manufactured by Video Filter Co., 41 Buena Vista Avenue, Yonkers. • • r\ECORATIVE STRIPING for a *^ wide variety of practical purposes is easily accomplished with an inexpensive, new tape introduced by Van Cleef Bros., Chicago. It has a Vinylite resin adhesive, making it removable, washable and re-usable. Available in eight colors and three widths, the tape can be used instead of painted strips for decorating. • • I ATEST GIMMICK in advertising is lamin*"" ated Scotch tape which is being used by Loew's in exploiting "Duel in the Sun." Frank Berglas, formerly with UA and National Screen Service, is currently introducing this ad accessory Topflight Tape, to circuit and distrib. toppers. Topflight Tap* comes in widths up to two inches, and in lengths up to 36 inches on 648-inch rolls, dispensed through handy dispensers. Griggs Seats Installed In Houses in 4 States Chicago — Griggs Equipment Co. has sold Griggs seats to B. R. McClenden's State Theater, Idabel, Okla. The Lyric Theater in the same city also has received new Griggs seats installation. Other installations include : L. W. Watts New Theater, Boston, Tex.; Cozy Theater, Bentonville, Okla.; The Rialto, Carmen, Okla.; the Road Theater, Watonga, Okla.; the Cort Theater, Sommerville, N. J., and the New Theater in Greenville, Miss. $100,000 Clinton Theater Clinton, S. C. — Mrs. Elizabeth Young Dick and J. Leland Young are erecting a $100,000 film theater here. Academy in New Quarters Chicago — Academy Theater Supply Co. has moved to new headquarters at 1235 S. Wabash Ave. Frosch Installations Of RCA Brenkert Equip. Minneapolis — RCA Brenkert sound and projection equipment has been installed by Frosch Theater Supply in the State, Preston, Minn.; Avalon, Blue Earth, Minn., Roxy, Winnebago, Minn. Celotex Installations Chicago — Celotex Co. reports these recent installations: Riveria Theater, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Shea Theater, Geneva, O.; Crockett Theater, MacLenny, Fla.; Telenews Theater, Milwaukee; Rivoli Theater, San Benito, Tex.; Strand Theater, Wildwood, N. J. $25,000 for Bodiiorm Seats Ft. Pierce, Fla. — A complete new seating job is under way at the Sunrise Theater. American Bodiform seats are being installed at a cost of $25,000. $400,000 Budget for "Hardship" Repairs Minneapolis — Minnesota Amusement Company with 90 stands in this territory has established a minimum $400,000 budget to cover estimated costs of "hardship" repairs and improvements immediately. Re-seating gets top spot in program. Budget is in addition to appropriation, as yet undetermined, for rebuilding longshuttered Colonial, Watertown, S. D., to replace burnedout State, completely destroyed by fire about two months ago. Rank Company Advances B & H Production Rate Chicago — Production schedules for the Bell & Howell equipment being manufactured in Britain by J. Arthur Rank's British Acoustic Films, Ltd., have been increased on three different occasions, H. R. A. De Jonge, Rank representative, reported on a visit to the B & H plant here. De Jonge reported that the manufacturing program is progressing satisfactorily, despite labor and material shortages, with a substantial quantity of 16 mm. sound projectors already shipped to British and foreign markets. Silent projectors and Filmo cameras are also in production, he said. New House tor Charlotte Charlotte, N. C— H. B. Meiselman has applied for a city building permit for construction of a new motion picture theater at 1417 E. Morehead. It will cost $30,000. THEATRE TICKETS Stadium, Amusement Park, Etc. INTERNATIONAL TICKET CO. 56 Grafton Ave., Newark 4, N. J. Sales offices in N. IT. and principal cities