The Film Daily (1945)

SMPE CONCLAVE TO ACCENT COLOR FILMS noi lla , pig india-U. S. Equip. Biz Held Up By Exchange pi ^stman Color, Products M »f Ampro, DeVry, Holmes ind B & H Impressive eiai site : a Chicago — If the problem of ex'j hange can be worked out satisfacorily, orders for large amounts of i.merican film equipment will be prthcoming "very promptly," it was tated by R. K. Shorey, of the North ndia Producers Association, of Laore, India, who recently ax-rived here irith three other motion picture in,iistry officials from that country, ^hey have been making a tour of film r'iroducing centers and manufacturIV tig plants with an eye to reporting lack to their principals on the latest ,nd best equipment and films availble for use of the people of India. The committee, Shorey said, was (Continued on Page 10) fo Show New Equip. M WE Export Meet Initial world-wide conference of Vestern Electric Export Corp., which viW be held at the lo.cal Waldorf 5; Jf istoria, Oct. 1-12, inclusive, will be iliittended by 30 managers of foreign Hiiompanies and branches, it is an ansJiounced by E. S. Gregg, company's (Continued on Page 10) entury Will Market ^ew Sound Equipment Century Projector Corp. and Wesern Electric engineers have deigned new sound reproduction equipment to be marketed in the U. S. ■ ' {>y Century, Larry Davee, sales man(Continued on Page 10) r\ Japs Left But One Of Joseph Houses Chicago — Maj. George Joseph, here on a business trip from Manila, P. !., disclosed that 21 of the 22 theaters of the Joseph chain, which he operates, were destroyed by the Japs. He said that the theaters will be rebuilt, and then equipped with DeVry projectors. Equipment Field Notes r^UE to increased business of Alexander '^ Film Co., two new underground film vaults with a floor space of 400 sq. ft." have been completed on the firm's property in Colorado Springs. The vaults are designed to hold more than 4,700,000 feet of film. * * * Lou Nova, well-known in the sports world, has joined the West Coast sales organization of DeVry Corp. * * * Chicago's Essannay Electric Corp. has moved offices and plant to 1438 No. Clark St. ^ ^ ^ U. S. Air Conditioning Corp., Minneapolis, is increasing employment from 140 to about 200 workers. Officials said that the company, which has been making ventilation bloivers for the Navy and USMS, has no reconversion problem. * * * B. P. Edelman, general sales manager of U. S. Air, is leaving the firm to set up his own air conditioning business in Dallas. -r ^ -k Architects have started preparation of plans for the new Walter Lantz studio, adjacent to the present plant at Universal City. The new studio will provide facilities for his educational film activities. * * * Fox Midwest contemplates building a new 400-seater in Nevada, Mo., and when the new house is ready the present 724-seat Star will be completely reconstructed. Morris E. Brown has resigned from the George W. Borg. Co., Delavan, Wis., to join the engineering department of Eastman Kodak, Rochester. * * * Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co. is pushing sale of its glastone and vitrolite. Former material is currently in heavy demand for theater construction, officials say. * * * ' Alason Rapp, prominent theater architect of Chicago, won the Milwaukee race with his sloop, "Foo." He and his teammate. Commander Howard Bardener, have entered the boat in the Great Lakes Regatta. If they win, the boat will be champ for its class. * * * Warren Connor, Altec's Cincinnati dis trict manager, has signed service agreements with Alpine Theater Circuit's 14 stands in various West Virginia and Ohio locations, and also with the Roslyn, Evarts, Ky.; Scio, Scio, 0.; Royal, Chillicothe, 0.; and the Mullins, Clintwood, Va. ={= * ^ Minnesota Amusement Co. will build a new theater in St. Paul at Larpenter and Snelling Aves., just outside the city limits, and first-run stands are blueprinted for Eau Claire, Wis.; Rochester, Minn.; Mankato, Minn., and Minot, N.D. * * ^' Continental Lithograph Corp., Chicago, through its Conti Glo Division, is offering the theater trade a new type of phosphorescent plastic tape, a luminous film which stores up light and glows brilliantly in the darkness. * * * Edward Lord, new owner of the 953seat Strand, Norwich, Conn., is reconstructing the former "upstairs" house, closed by the State Police more than a year ago. Loew's, Inc., will break ground soon for a new 1, 400-seater on Main St. there. Both houses will have Freon refrigeration plants, as well as all modern features. * * * Scot & Scot have been awarded the contract for the new Ace Theater being built for Ace Amusement Co. It will be of concrete block construction, and will seat 500. * * ^; The Fox Hippodrome, Sacramento, Calif., will close shortly preparatory to a $200,000 remodeling job. A new entrance will be built, new seats installed, and equipped with modern lighting and sound. Fox West Coast has closed a deal for a new theater and building in North Sacramento, the first time the chain has entered that community. Expenditure by W. G. Underwood of Dallas of $27,500 for the construction of a Drive-In theater here has been approved by WPB. Underwood and Claude Ezell also own a Drive-In in San Antonio operated in conjunction with the Interstate Theaters Circuit. They also own and operate Drive-In stands in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston. Technical Papers Now Coming In; Attendance Expected to Set Record Relaxation by ODT of restrictions, now permitting travel to conventions by 150 delegates, has turned the forthcoming SMPE 58th SemiAnnual Technical Conference, to be held in the local Hotel Pennsylvania, Oct. 15-17, inclusive, into a fullblown national meeting, the first since Pearl Harbor. Although the conclave is more than a month away, technical papers for presentation at the conference are already coming in. W. C. Kunzmann, convention vice-president, pointed (Continued on Page 101 Huge BIdg. Program Set By Butterfield Detroit — As soon as the construction situation stabilizes, the Butterfield Theaters, one of the country's leading circuits, will launch an intensive building program which calls for the erection of 11 new houses and (Continued on Page 10) Tele to Fore in First Peacetime Newark Stand Newark, N. J. — This city's first post-war theater will be erected on Springfield Ave. and South 19th St. by Belray Enterprises, Inc., which has just purchased a site of 150 ft. by 420 ft., and provisions have been (Continued on Page 10) Radiant Plan Is Just That For Vets Chicago — Radiant Mfg. Co.'s peacetime placement plan has fixed a goal of 600 servicemen and women to be placed in film educational jobs. The plan, according to A. Wertheimer, company's president, provides for contacting the members of the armed forces while still in service, and have the jobs ready for them upon their discharge from Army or Navy duty.