The Film Daily (1945)

IMI •^ MILY: Thursday, July 5, IS See Huge New Market For 16 mm. Pix, Equip. (Continued from Page 1) as a result of protests against the Army's former policy of burning surplus film which was desired by other Government agencies and nonGovernment 16 mm. users. In addition, the Board is considering at the same time disposal of 16 mm. projectors and other equipment. No actual disposal policy has yet been decided by SPB, although it is probable that the Office of Education will be called upon to serve in an advisory capacity. In addition, there is interest in this film for its possible value to both Army and Veterans Administration "hospitals for use with convalescent veterans. A third group which has displayed interest is the U. S. Public Health Service. Signal Corps Ofifers Synopses In the meantime, the Signal Corps has offered to edit its synopses in order to provide the Board with a set of synopses which will be of value to possible users of the film in deciding what they want without the necessity of screening each reel over and over again. Col. Kenneth Howard, formerly with the Signal Corps, is working on this policy for the Surplus Property Board. He said Tuesday that SPB, is in no great hurry to achieve a policy because it has not yet had any clear indication of how much sui'plus it will have to take care of. He gave assurance, however, that every care would be taken not to release these films in such a way as to interfere with the business of commercial producers. One important result of the distribution of this film to schools, he said — explaining that it is up to the Office of Education to show how they can be used to implement a national policy in education — is that it will help create an eventual equipment and film market of great size. To Schools if Available Howard declared that if this equipment and film is made available to schools, the major part of it will go to schools which would otherwise probably not purchase pix equipment. Most of these institutions, he hopes, will continue as customers for film when they have the equipment to show it, and will be customers for equipment replacement once they STORK REPORTS IVest Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Pvt. Bernie Rubin, formerly with PRC in Cleveland, became the father of a baby girl at Queen of Angels Hospital. Rubin is now with the 1st U. S. Photographic Unit. Teddy Peck, of the Ace, Bronx, became the father of a baby daughter born at Jewish Memorial Hospital. TO THE COLORS! • DECORATED * CAFT. JEFFREY LYNN, AAF, with the Air Medal and Distinguished Unit Citation Badge, in Italy. S/SCT. ALBERT J. MEININCER, JR., son of the manager of the Strand, Cincinnati, the Purple Heart for wounds received in Germany. CARRY CERHARDSTEIN, formerly assistant manager, RKO Palace, Cincinnati, the Purple Heart. LT. ROBERT M. MITCHELL, U. S. Signal Intelligence Service, son of L. H. Mitchell of the FILM DAILY staff, the Bronze Star "for meritorious service in support of combat operations," presented by Gen. Crittenberger, Commander of IV Corps in Italy. * PROMOTED * CHARLES MOSKOVITZ, former Warner publicist, New York, to 2nd Lt., stationed in Czechoslovakia. • ARMY* PETER DePAQUALE, Will Rogers Theater, Chicago. CHARLES DRZONEK, chief-of-service. Gateway, Chicago. HARRY GORDON, service department, Central Chicago. — • — * NAVY * ROBERT CECI, Central Park Theater service, Chicago. DAVID GOLDINC, son of Lou Golding, Fabian Theaters' executive, New York. BLAIR MOONEY, son of M. A. Mooney, of Cooperative Theaters of Ohio, Cleveland. STANLEY SIMON, son of 'Ben Simon, 20th-Fox manager, New Haven. — • — * MARINES* ROBERT PRICHARD, 20th-Fox shipper. New Haven. Sees Pix, Radio Attacked By Subversive Elements (Continued from Page 1) seek to use these media to "undermine and destroy our constitutional form of government and our American way of life," Representative John Rankin of Mississippi, that well known white man, said Tuesday. Commenting upon the future of the House Committee on Un-American Affairs, Rankin said the same technics employed in Europe for propaganda are being employed here. "They" are trying to get control of the press, he said, and "they are trying to get control of the radio and picture shows, driving decent and patriotic Americans like Cecil De Mille and Upton Close from the screen and from the air. "They are carrying on schools of subversive technics for the purpose of teaching their deadly doctrines and indoctrinating the children of this country through the schools, through the press, through the radio and through the moving picture shows." Martin Dies, former Representative, now in Texas, could not be reached for comment. Home Office Space Part Of Odeon Theater Plans Walter Thomas Dead Pittsburgh — ^Walter Thomas, head of the Acme Distributing Co. here, died at his home. Thomas, who had been in poor health for sevei'al months, was a veteran in the industry. (Continued from Page 1) I the circuit's new key-run houses, on the North side of Carlton St., in the Northern section of downtown Toronto. Theater will be a 2,300-seat structure and building is scheduled as soon as necessary government permits are granted, Paul L. Nathanson, Odeon president, and partner of J. Arthur Rank, announced Tuesday. Auditorium of the Odeon is designed as an integral part of the projection and sound systems, and marks a new trend in theater design by eliminating the hanging type proscenium arch. Another innovation in Canadian theaters is a tea lounge, to be reached by the grand stairway from the lobby, to overhang the lobby and inner foyer. A two-level parking garage with a side street entrance and covered walk-ways to the lobby is planned. Nathanson said that the building will be a showcase for both British and American films and that Odeon's program to erect modern theaters in principal cities across the Dominion will follow the building of the Odeon. have launched their pix programs. This stimulus to a new market is seen by some in Washington as promising wider markets both for producers and . for equipment manufacturers than they could look forward to for many years otherwise. Any immediate drop in their market potentialities resulting from the Government surplus, it is said, will be more than made up for by the new film programs launched through the aid of this surplus property. Mrs. Frank Moore Dead Hartford City, Ind. — Mrs. Frank Moore, whose husband operates theaters here and in Dunkirk, is dead. Industry to Close Bond Rally Series Tonight (Continued from Page 1) Abbott and Costello, with Connie Haines and Bob Mathews will be presented in addition to a special farewell show with Lucy Monroe, Phil Brito, Diane Courtney, Cass Franklin, Norman Lawrence, Blaine Shannon, Nord Cornell, Don Romero, and Vicki Vola. Since the beginning of the 7th War Loan Drive on May 14, the Broadway Theater Division of the WAC, under the direction of Monty Salmon, Broadway chairman, has staged these outdoor rallies to an average daily crowd of 10,000 persons, with all traflSc roped off from 43rd to 44th Street on Broadway. Preliminary tabulations indicate that these have been the most successful of the Times Square Bond-selling rallies ever conducted during any War Loan drive. Loew's to Build New Inl'l Depb. Home (Continued from Page 1) Ave., it was announced Tuesday. 1 buildings will be torn down and new structure will be erected house the international departmen The site fronts about 110 feetii 58th St. and about 50 feet in 51 1 St. and was bought for a report price of $250,000 from the Dri Structional Steel Co. of which Sa; uel Drier of the Drier Hotel interes is the treasurer. The property assessed on the 1945-46 tax books i $499,000 of which assessed land val is $458,000. Units of the two international <j partments are now located in t Loew Bldg., Capitol Theater and 7 Seventh Ave., all of which will centralized. Arthur Loew is pre; dent of the international subsi laries. Local 702 Will Elect Koutrouby's Successor Election of a secretary-treasur to fill in for Nicholas Koutrouby, w] has gone into the service, will be he by the Motion Picture Laboratoi Technicians Union, Local 702, lATS: in the Hotel Diplomat on Saturda Koutrouby's successor will serve u: til the regular annual elections November. Contenders for the o fice will be George Waugh, current first vice-president of the unio Arthur Sanatore and William Ve mont. I Goldwyn Sings Wilkinsoi; To Story Editor Post 1 West Coast Bureau of THE FILM BAIL Hollywood — Samuel Goldwyn hj signed Maxwell P. Wilkinson, mai aging editor of Good Housekeepin for the past two years as story ed tor. Wilkinson will fill the vacanc left by Pat Duggan when latter b< comes assistant to Goldwyn. Wilkinson will assume his new poi Sept. 4 and will move to Californi from New York. IN NEW POSTS RUSSELL EICHENGREEN, Paramount salesmai Philadelphia. Admiri service manager. assistant manager, Pol; MAX J. SCHINKE, Corp., Chicago. SAM HOROWITZ, Hartford, Conn. TITO LAZARI, assistant manager. Poll, Spring field, Mass. SAM SHUBOUF, manager, Loew Poli, Water bury. Conn. SAM PICKENS, PRC shipper, Chicago. HERNDON EDMOND, 2Qth-Fox special repre sentative, Chicago. TOMMY HARRIS, manager. Garden, Detroit. KAL BRUSS, salesman, United Artists, Chicago. JAMES Dl FALCO, manager. Majestic, Detroit. CARL SMITH, operator, Capitol, Detroit. NORMAN NEAL, manager, Capitol, Detroit.