The Film Daily (1943)

CIO Yanks Charier Of Managers Local (Continued from Page 1) iate institution of full democratic practices in the local as provided in our constitution have been consistently flaunted," was announced last night by Lewis Merrill, president of the UOPWA, CIO. The text of the letter sent to the local under Merrill's signatu: e, and released by the UOPWA, follows: "The Administrative Committee of the United Office and Professional Workers of America, at its meeting on Sept. 24, 1943, reviewed in detail our experience with your local since May. 1943, when a provisional charter was granted to you pending further investigation. In this connection, we have given full consideration to a letter dated Sept. 14, 1943, over the signature of D. F. Barrecca as president, as well as other information with respect to the conduct of your affairs, including our own experience. "We are not satisfied that your organization as presently constituted provides a satisfactory vehicle for the correction of the condition of the workers that would fall within your jurisdiction. We are not satisfied that satisfactory guarantees can be given to those eligible for membership that honesty, sobriety and practically will govern the attitudes ri those called upon to administer their affaire. 'The advice, counsel and suggestions of the National Union have been ignored. Our instructions for immediate institution of full democratic practices in the local as provided in our Constitution have been consistently flaunted. We cannot, therefore, continue to permit, under these circumstances the further exploitation of the name of this organization by persons for whose character or intentions we can take no responsibility, or to continue to extend the protection of its prestige and influence and that of the Congress of Industrial Organizations. "Pursuant, therefore, to the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the UOPWA, the provisional charter granted to Local 152 is hereby withdrawn. All members of the UOPWA presently attached to Local 152 are hereby transferred to membership-at-large of the UOPWA. As soon as possible a meeting will be held of all such members to make orderly disposition of their affairs. All contracts presently entered into by Local 152 are hereby transferred for their administration to the officers of the National Union. Pending further action. Acting Secretary-Treasurer Richard Lewis is hereby appointed Administrator. All money, books and other property of Local 152 shall be immediately turned over to him as Trustee in accordance with the Constitution. "The entire matter is hereby referred to the next meeting of the General Executive Board for final action. "The officers of the UOPWA are determined that no concurrence will be made with actions and procedures which blemish the reputation of the UOPWA or which tend to compromise the enviable record of accomplishment made possible by the sincerity and devotion of its tens of thousands of members. "Having neither trust nor confidence in thr present direction of the officers of Local 152. we cannot sanction their continuance. This, however, does not represent abandonment of the problem. It does require those involved in the situation to devise a solution more appropriate to the facts and which can be offered to the workers in the industry as unquestionably in their interest. Such a solution must be in harmony with the interests of the present membership of the 1,'OPWA in the movie industry and buttress and support the collective bargaining advances that they have made." Kassler Completes Course Greeley, Colo. — Pfc. F;ank Kassler, formerly engaged in film biz in New York, has completed a course in air force clerical duties at the AAFTTC Training Detachment at Colorado State College of Education here. TO TIME CO LOUS! * DECORATED * LT. JAMES F. DUFrY, USAAF, formerly with Lloyds Film S.orage Corp., awa.dsd the Distinguished r.ym° Cross, in India. * A*MY * EARL MASSEY, associate publicist, Paramount home otiice foreign dept. ROBERT SILVERBEivC, broadway, Norwich, Conn. CORSON JACOBSON, Broadway, Norwich, Ccnn. * NAVY * MICHAEL PAGANO, 20th-Fox home office maintenance man. — • — NAVAL AVIATION CHARLES MASON, JR., appienhce stage hand, Rochester, N. Y. Para, to Examine Cooper In Its Suit on Oct. 5 Notices for the examination of Joseph H. Cooper were filed yesterday in New York Federal Court in the suit brought by Pa: amount Pictures against him and three of his corporations, Rialto, Inc., J. H. Cooper Enterprises, Inc., and Interstate Theaters, Inc., all doing business in Colorado. The examination date is Oct. 5. The action involves ownership of stocks of the three corpoiations held in Cooper's name. At the same time notice was filed by Paramount, Montague F. Gowthorpe and Sam Dembow, Jr., to examine Cooper in connection with their suit against him and the Lincoln Theater Corp., of Lincoln, Neb. In addition to an accounting of assets the plaintiffs seek to have Cooper assign to the Lincoln Theater Corp. leases and equipment of two theaters in Lincoln, the Nebraska and Stuart. In answer to Cooper's suit against Paramount Pictures for $2J0,000 for alleged breach of contract the company entered a general denial of all charges and requested a dismissal on the g: ounds the action is outlawed under the statute of limitations. Grierson as CCNY Lecturer _ Lecturers for its Fall semester beginning Oct. 6 have been announced by the Institute of Film Techniques at City College. The list includes John Grierson, film commissioner of Canada; Robert Flaherty, Theodore Strauss of the New York Times; Stuart Legg, editor of "The World in Action" series of shorts; John Ferno, I: ving Lerner, Willard Van Dyke, Richard Ford, Joris Ivens, Kurt London, Julien Bryan, Philip Dunne, Ralph Steiner and Irving Jacoby, founder of the institute. Set "Scorched Earth" Distribs. Regional distributo: s for "Scorched Earth" have been appointed by Melvin Hirsch of Crystal Pictures, Inc., New Yo:k, and Joseph Levine of Embassy Pictures Co., Boston, national distributors of the film. Appointments include: Ben Harris, American Film Co., PhiladelphiaMax Shulgold, Crown Film, Pittsburgh; Clarence Hicks, Denver and Midwest; Max Jacobs, Imperial Pictures, Cleveland and Toddy Pictures, Dallas, Atlanta, Charlotte and New Orleans. Rubin, Schenck Brief Callers at D of J Offices (Continued pom Page 1) eral Tom C. Clark, was visited briefly yesterday by J. Robert Rubin and Nicholas M. Schenck, Loew officials. Clark had no knowledge of the visit, but Wright did confirm it. Wright would not say the reason for it, however. Rubin and Schenck arrived here on the train due at 3:00 from New York, stopped b.iefly in Wright's office, and were on their way back to New York by 5:00. Clark did confirm next Monday as the date for his New York meeting with production heads. He and Wright will be on hand for the Government. Wright was not certain he could stay for all the sessions should the confe. ence run longer than a day or two, since he must try a case on Wednesday. Wright stated also that tnere nas been no change in the Department's decision to delay action on the Griffith, Schine, Crescent and other cases pending until the course in the New York equity case is finally decided. He insists that no decision has yet been reached by Clark. Lantz to Make Navy Training Film Series Walter Lantz, Universal cartoon producer, has closed a deal with the J. S. Navy whereby Lantz will produce a series of training films. Lantz, who has been in New York for several days, leaves for Washington today to confer with Naval officials before returning to the Coast. Lt. Jack C. Boyd Missing Indianapolis — Lt. Jack C. Boyd, former employe at the RCA-Victor division, is reported missing in action. A pilot of a Flying Fortress, he participated in air raids over Germany and France and had been decorated. He has been missing since Sept 3, but no details were contained in the telegram from the War Department. Japs Holding Vernon Hobbs Cleveland — Vernon Hobbs, formerly with the local National Theatre Supply Co., listed as missing in the Pacific area for the past year and a half, has finally been located by the Red Cross as a prisoner of the Japs in a Philippine prison camp. A card received by his parents of Richmond, Ind., stated that he is well. LETTERS Editor, The Film Daily: Now that foreign versions of pictures a: e coming into the spotlight again, there appears to be cropping up in print a common error of terminology. The various versic which are being made in this co( try for foreign language countr a: e being referred to as "dubbed versions." Actually very few real dubbed versions a: e being made in this country, because dubbing refers to the synchronizing of a foreign language soundtrack with the lip movements of the actors' on the screen. I believe that Warner Bros, have done a little dubbing, but no other company has done any so far. The actual versions referred to in the stories that I have seen lately are those which have superimposed sub-titles in various foreign languages. I hope I make this point clear, and I hope that it is of interest to you. Sincerely you:s, ALBERT DEANE, Depew and Syracuse Houses Change Owners Buffalo — New owners will take over two up-state nabe houses. Joe Warda, operator of the Lancaster, will take over the Colonial, Depew, from Mrs. George Shaner, Oct. 1. Jacob Karp, owner of the Cameo, will assume control of the Brighton, Syracuse, also. Matthew Konczakowski is scheduled to re-open the Grand, Buffalo. Wayne Heads Legion Post Cleveland — Aaron Wayne, Monogram salesman, has been elected commander of local Variety Post 313. Howard Roth, Paramount office manager was named finance officer and Jack Greenbaum, former independent distributor, was elected 1st se: geantat-arms. Other officers elected are not members of the film industry. Installation will be held Oct. 15. Zwick Theater Leased Finleyville, Pa. — Leon Reichblum, who operates theaters in Charleroi, Pa., has leased the Olympic Theater here fiom John Zwick, who is retiring. "Law and Order" Rally for Newarh Newark, N. J. — A "Law and Order" rally will be held Saturday at the Mosque Theater, when the children attending will be asked to pledge themselves to obey the 10 p.m. curfew law by arranging to catch earlier movie programs. If first few days of the curfew provide any criterion ordinance is sharply reducing juve vandalism.