The Film Daily (1948)

12 Monday, September 27, 1948! 100 Attending RCA St. Louis Saies Meet (Continued from Page 3) dealers, RCA district sals reips. and suppliers, as well as members of the sales division in Camden, N. J., will participate in the sales program. A banquet will be held in the Crystal Room tonight. Barton Kreuzer, manager of RCA theater and film recording activities, and John F. O'Brien, manager of the theater equipment group and a member of the board of directors of TESMA, will address the RCA sessions. Many outside vendors will participate in today's sessions. Among the guest speakers and their topics will be: D. H. Dewey, vice-ipresident of International Seat Corp., "Theater Seating in the Dealer's Profit Picture"; John Pollard, of the Mohawk Carpet Co., "Weaving Qliality Into Carpets"; Howard D. Wade, of Mohawk, "Putting Punch in Carpet Selling"; J. Archibald, of Mohawk, "Merchandising Style and Color"; E. Barrington, metropolitan manager of Westinghouse Lamp Division, "Profit Insurance — Westinghouse Lamps"; F. L. Slade, manager of special apparatus, Century Electric Co., "Generators for Theater Use"; and J. H. Kurlander, of Westinghouse, "Lamps in Theater Sound Systems." THEATER LiST There will be a most up-to-date comprehensive list of all theaters in the 1949 Film Daily Year Book. -^ Individual Theaters. Seating Capacity. "^ Theater Circuits. ■^ Theater Affiliations. -^ Drive-in Theaters. -^ Negro Theaters. -^ Newsreel Theaters. All properly listed and classified. This will be just ONE of the many important features in this valuable book of reference. Your subscription TODAY will assure you of your copy of the 1949 YEAR BOOK as soon as it is off the press. Edition limited. Published by and given Free with a year's subscription to THE FILM DAILY 1501 Broadway, New York City REGISTERED FOR TESMA CONVENTION (Continued from Page 10) Ray Matting-ly, Falls City Theater Equip. Co., Louisville; Charles J. Murch, Murch Elec. Corp., Franklin, Me.; Victor Manhardt, Milwaukee, Wis.; A. Morrone, Superior Motion Picture, Pittsburgh; Manley, Inc., 3138 Ohve, St. Louis; Charles A. Moore, Jimmy Wilson Enterprises, Atlanta; Don M. Mersereau, THE FILM DAILY, New Tork. Mc L. W. McClung-, Dixie Theater Service, Albany, Ga.; J. A. McCarthy, Evansville, Ind.; Gene McCarthy, McCarthy Theater Equip., Farffo, N. D.; QeoTge McArthur, McArthur Eqmpment Co., Detroit. N Aaron NadeU, Showmen's Trade Review, New Tork; Oscar, Neu. J. E. O'Brien, RCA, New York; Lloyd 0. Owenby, Theater Spec, Inc., Los Ang-eles; Morris Ornofi, Norfolk Theater Supply; J. G. Obey and H. L. Gage, Central Pub. Seat. Div., Haywood Wakefield Co.; Ben L. Ogrron, Ohio Theater Supply Co.; J. F. O'Brien, Victor Div., PXA, Camden; Millard H. Og-Ie, Cleveland Projector, Cleveland. Ben B. Pobloeki, Poblocki Bros., Milwaukee; R. P. Poorman, Autocrat, Inc., Dayton; Joseph J. Paar, Amusement Supply, New York; H. A. Pawl, J. E. Robin, Jnc, New York; J. Eldon Peck, Oklahoma Theater Supply, L. C. Pearson, Dominion Sound, Montreal; Ben Perco, Capitol Motion Picture Supply, New York; Louis Price, Poppers Boy Prod. Co., Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Pickrell, Biekford Bros., Buffalo; Geonre M. Petersen, Cleveland; L. E. Pope, Fox Midwest. Kansas City, Mo.; S. M. Perrin, 1819 N. Hayes, Little Rock. Herbert Roush, Associated Publications, Kansas City, Mo.; Harold F. RendaU, Showmen's Trade Review, New York; R. J. RingoM, Ring-old Theater Equip., Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rice, Winnipeg:, Canada; H. M. Richey, Metro-Goldwyn, New York; C. W. Rodffers, Rodgers Theater, Cairo, 111.; E. T. Rummel, Hertner Elee. Co., Cleveland; H. H. Roth, Esquire Theater, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Bert Sanford, Altec Lansing Corp., New York; W. C. Stober, General Register Corp., Long Island City; Harry Sarber, Western Theater Equip., San Francisco; Abram Samuels, Automatic Devices, Inc., AUentown; A. J. Stocker, Associated Publications. New York; H. S. Sorenson, Modem Theater Eqmpment, J. B. Shupper, Raytone Screen Co., Brooklyn; Dallas; H. B. Snook, MidWest Theater Supply, Indianapolis; W. G. Sharp, Sharp's Theater Supply, Calgrary, Alberta; T. L. Shearer, B. P. Shearer Co., Seattle; George Schutz, Quigrley Publications, New York; Ray A. Smith, 610 W. State St., Milwaukee; J. W. Servies, National Theatre Supply, New York; R. C. Saunders, Theater Equipment, Charlotte, N. C; Dave Sandler, Mobiltone, Cleveland; John O. Servans, S and S Theaters, Indianapolis. Harrison Toler, 332 S. Michigan, Chicago; M. Thai, Champion Moulding, New York; Arthur E. Tretzig, American Theater Supply, Sioux FaUs, S. D. E. J. VaUen, Vallen, Inc., Akron; E. Vetter, National Super, Toledo; P. A. VanHusan, Omaha; R. B. Vallen, Akron; A. VilUesse, National Assn. Pop Corn Mfrs., Chieag-o. w Erwin Wagner, Wagner Sign Service, Chicago; L. H. Walters, Ampro Co., Chicago; E. L. Worthington, Globe Ticket, Philadelphia; J Westcott Wright, Bausch Lomb Co., Rochester; C. J. WilUams, Wenzel Projector, Chicago; A. D. Whitney, The Ir-win Seating Co., Grand Rapids; H. V. Williams, Kroehler, Chicago; Phil Wicker, Standard Theater Supply, Greensboro; George L. Williams, Tri State, Memphis; Wallace Agency, Drive-In Theater Mfg., Kansas City; H. S. Wendt, Wendt Adv. Agency, Toledo; James P. Willard, Strong Elec. Corp., Toledo ; Edward H. Wolk, Theater Equip., Chicago: L. W. Wutke, Proj. Equip. & Maint. Co., Los Angeles; Carl White, Quality Theater, Omaha; G. K. Westhead, Radiant Lamp Corp., Newark; Mr. Wetzel, Globe Theater, Dayton; Charles Williams, Associated Ind., Dallas; H. S. Walker, Dominion Sound Equip., Montreal. Radicoit Presentation Uses Overhead Projector Chicago— "The Winning Ticket," a new dramatic hour-long sales presentation prepared by Radiant Manufacturing Corp., employs a unique combination of audio-visual techniques. It makes use of an overhead projector, sound track, and the narrator's own contributions. The latter are also projected on a tilted screen for the audience to see. THE STRONG ELECTRIC CORR 87 City Parl( Ave. Toledo2,Oliio RCA's "Dunking Speaker' In TESMA-TEDPA Debut (Continued from Page 3) TESMA-TEDPA convention which opens here today. The unit employs a specially designed rigging to plunge the demonstration speaker pepiodically into a tank of water while it continues to emit music from, a record player, proving that the survival of 600 of these weather-proof speakers, unharmed after a three-day emersion in raging flood waters of the Susquehanna River at Endwell, N. Y., last Spring was no accident. Covering the upper front panel of the housing above the tank, is an enlarged photograph of the inundated ramps of the Tri-City Drive-In Theater at Endwell. "Seeing is Believing" Century Theme Display (Continued from Page 3) motion and normal speed will be employed to stress the new developments on which Century has been concentrating for the past year. Exchange Hampering Equipment Exports (Continued from Page 3) worth of new equipment in South America alone. Golden made it plain that he was referring to potential sales for replacement purposes rather than to sales in virgin territories wliEnt^/pix are just coming into their ow^ter He said he does not doubt that at least $60 million could be spent today in Europe for replacement of destroyed or worn-out equipment — provided there were sufficient dollar exchange. Only seven million dollars worth of cameras, projectors, sound equipment, arc lamps, screens and other projection equipment were exported in the first six months of this year — more than $760,000 below the valuation for the corresponding period of last year. This export figure included 15,552 projectors, valued at $3,348,725. The comparative figure for 1947 was 17,522 projectors valued at $3,238,352. Golden said there is grave concern in some parts of Europe that unless replacement becomes possible soon considerable equipment now in constant use may break down and leave theaters dark. The British are turning out some projectors now, and the French and Italians a few, but that is about the limit of production in Europe today. In addition, planning is proceeding in several countries now for production of 16 mm. sound projectors — rare before the war but in strong demand now. Golden reported only last week, for instance, that the Argentine is about ready to go. Argentine exhibitors and would-be exhibitors are finding it just about impossible to get any sound projectors into the country from the United States now because of dollar exchange difficulties. The same is true, Golden said, of Sweden, and of nearly every country that can be named today. Import and dollar exchange controls in Sweden are becoming more and more stringent, with one result being that it is almost impossible to import pix equipment from the United States or any hard currency area, Nathan D. Golden of the Department of Commerce said over the weekend. ^^tNESS WAGNER CHANGEABLE LETTERS nf fffV nf VV ffFS9 CVtlDSfl Mi 0Kcnvi SHOW muNO li/acf^icr Sa^u Seiuccc. '/nc