The Film Daily (1944)

w Thursday, January 20, 1944 fKf*T»l w DAILY Ohio Theaters Back Dimes March 100 P.C. Cleveland, Akron and Dayton theiters — a total of 184 — are lined up '**\ per cent for March of Dimes yience collections, the national ex-cutive committee here was advised /esteiday by Pete J. Wood, Ohio state chairman for the industry cam>aign. Today, hundreds of theaters here md elsewhere are jumping the gun md will begin taking collections, •ontinuing through Jan. 30. The Astor's ''wishing well" on Broadway, has already brought in >ver $400, manager Louise Leonard eported yesterday. Thus far, over 500 acceptances lave been received for tomorrow's tfarch of Dimes Appreciation Breakast at 9:45 a.m. at the Hotel Astor. >00 Radio Stations Set ?o Herald "Dimes" Drive Industry's March of Dimes drive n the nation's theaters next week rill get heavy radio support from nore than 900 stations, it was dislosed yesterday. Eighteen different announcements, rith from 15 seconds to one minute mining time, will be used by anouncers and commentators to spot he Greer Gaison trailer, throughout larch of Dimes Week at the local heaters. A typical example of raio's advertising of the industry ampaign is the following 30-second pot announcement: "Watch for Greer Garson at your eighborhood theater ! She's there his week — in an extra added attraction that celebrates the motion picure March of Dimes. See this stirI ing picture about the fight against i nfantile paralysis! See how The I National Foundation for Infantile i 'aralysis helps crippled children t'alk again! Visit your theater. Enoy the show. Then do YOUR part o help these handicapped youngters back to health! Join the molion picture March of Dimes — TONIGHT!" Columbia Sets Dividend Columbia Pictures Corp. board of irectors has declared a dividend of 8% cents per share on the $2.75 onveitible preferred stock, payable 'eb. 15 to stockholders of record Feb. Dennis F. O'Brien Hugo Mayer Leo Pilot • • • DOUBLE OR NOTHING: Will Dave Lipton's spot at Columbia go to C. J. instead of D. "S." W.? Just askin' ▼ T T • • • ORDER OF APPLAUSE DEPT.: To Mary Pickford f other fine radio plea for the March of Dimes To Master Sergt. David Golding for his enlightening remarks in that sports page interview given the Herald Tribune's Stan. Woodward the other day To the home office ad experts for the ace craftsmanship in the copy gracing FILM DAIIY's War Bond issue last Friday Advertising experts in other fields are warm in their praise To the Barnes Printing Co. for the swell printing job on that same issue To Loew's W. F. Rodgers and Postmaster General Frank C. Walker for saying something that needed to be said at tliat WashingIon exhib. luncheon T ▼ ▼ • • • ODDS AND ENDS: New York U. will draw upon feature pix in the collection of its Educational Film Institute to help foreigners become accustomed to a wide variety of American accents Cinema, thy name is service! ... • Credit Phil M. with an embarrassing mental slip In his "Ten Best" column on Tuesday, he forgot to say that the New York Critics chose "In Which We Serve" as their outstanding pic in 1942. . . • Metro is previewing three shorts dealing with different phases of the war at the Stage Door Canteen tonight at 6 That's one way of getting am expert reaction. • Greater New York Fund has awarded a certificate of merit to Local B-Sl, Film Exchange Employes Union. . . • Did you know that Monogram's postal machine still utilizes, "Motion Pictures Are Your Best Entertainment"? Well, aren't they? ... • And did you catch the plugs for FILM DAILY's FFF on the Chesterfield air show Tuesday night? ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • THE PERSONAL TOUCH: Charles P. Skouras hosts a private dinner at "21" tonight. . . • Just when you've about decided that there's nothing new in previews, Bob Gillham comes bobbing up with one of "dream clothes" worn by femme stars in "Lady in the Dark" for women in uniform It's set for the Women's Mili taiy Services Club Feb. 6. . . • Coronet's February issue turns the spotlight on the career of Russell Birdwell with a candid sketch, "Terrific Is the Word for Birdwell.". . • Danton Walker and Bert Lytell are set to emcee the annual Actofs Fund benefit Jan. 30 at the Alvin Theater. . . * Lt. Col. Emanuel Cohen has leased an apartment at 108 E. 38th St. . . • And Speaking of leases, M. A. Lightman of Malco Theaters has leased Clarence Sander's mansion in Memphis, best known as the "pink palace," to house Little Theater productions. • Daniel Rothenberg of the Columbia home office is learning the routine at the New Haven branch. . . # Versatile is the word for Eddie Forester, manager of the Des Moines Theater in the city of that name He's on the air ivith a 15-minute Hollywood gossip show and in his spare time grinds out short stories, too. . . A Dave Stoneman, director of New England's Interstate, is one of the purchasers of the famed Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, N. H. . . • Frederick Othman has sold a story about Betty Hutton to the Satevepost. . . • Emmett Rogers, Chattanooga city manager for Eastern Theaters, has been elected prexy of the Chattanoogans, booster org. . . • Paramount's George Harvey's tap dancing daughter is going places, as has been predicted in this column before Following her appearance at Loew's Commodore Theater, Jackie Harvey has been booked at Loew's Gates in Brooklyn, Loew's Bay Ridge and a number of other spots are in the offing T ▼ T • • • AVENGE PEARL HARBOR Sell a Bond for Every Seat! IN NEW POSTS HARRY BENNETT, chief of service. Paramount, Syracuse. HARVEY ROSENBLOOM. salesman, Paramount, Denver. HARVEY L. STINSON, checking supervisor, M-C-M, Omaha. M. MATTHEWS, checking supervisor, M-C-M. Kansas. DAVID FROST, M-C-M salesman, Omaha. JAMES TUFFY, manager, American, Pittston, Pa. FRANK FRITS, manager, Capitol, Danville, Pa. CHARLES WIERCLE, manager, Columbia, Biooms burg. MICHAEL STRANCER, assistant, Poli, Bridgeport, Conn. FRED JOYCE, advertising-publicity-booking mgr., Stevens Hotel, Chicago. New Decree to Have No Period of Trial! {Continued from Page 1) rect those portions of the recommendations and proposals that did not meet the approval of Clark. When and if a new decree is adopted, it will have no trial period o: term of operation, but will continue indefinitely, it was said. Chicago Local 110 Has Five Tickets in Field Chicago — Five tickets are in the field for the election of new officers of operators' Local 110 who were removed by Richard F. Walsh, IATSE head. The nominees for the presidency of the union are Peter Bridges, Glenn Sweeney, George LeRoy, James Gorman, Smith King. Herman Posner, Frank Galluzzo, Dallas Kephart, Jack Mulvaney, Everett Ryan and Edward Holliday were nominated for vice-president; Charles Hall, Ora Bebb, and Clarence Jalas, for secretary-treasurer; Gene Atkinson, Herman Goldberg, Roy McCracken, Hugo Krause, Harry Ragan, for business agent. The date of the election has been set by Walsh for Feb. 3. Walsh will supervise the voting. Would Bar Kids from Mystery Pix in Mex. Mexico City (By Air M ail > — Mexican children will be barred from theaters presenting "mystery" films, if the republic's National Union of Fathers of Families gets its way. Claiming that these pictures are "corruptors of minors," the organization has asked Federal action to keep children from attending such showings. Making it clear that the fault does not lie with the motionpicture industry, the Union blames Government inspectors for not maintaining a stricter surveillance over those admitted to performances of this type. • 4