International projectionist (Jan 1963-June 1965)

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTIONIST Volume 38 January, 1963 Number 1 Albert S. Johnstone Dies; Was IATSE Vice President NEW ORLEANS— Albert S. Johnstone, fourth vicepresident of the IATSE, died Jan. 2 following surgery here. Although in poor health for several years, he had continued to handle a full schedule of union assignments prior to entering a hospital several days before. A native and lifelong resident of New Orleans, Johnstone was educated at a private high school there and at Tulane University. While still in school, he became a rewind boy at a movie house and later a projectionist. For two years beginning in 1928, he traveled for ERPI. the predecessor of Altec Service Corp., installing sound equipment and instructing in the use of it. A member of New Orleans Operators Local 293 since 1914, he became secretary two years later and served as president almost continuously from 1919 until the time of his death. In the course of his career, which began when only two of the city's theatres were organized, agree ments were reached with virtually all of them. Johnstone was appointed an IA international representative in 1943 and was elected a vicepresident in 1954. Survivors include his wife, Mary, and two daughters. iP Loew's Building Theatre in Suburb of Washington NEW YORK— Arthur M. Tolchin, assistant to the president of Loew's Theatres, announced here that his company is building an 800-seat stadium type theatre in Springfield, Va. ( a suburb of Washington, D. C. I . The new theatre will be erected in the Towers Plaza Shopping Center, located at Shirley Highway and Edsal Road. The theatre will be known as Loew's Springfield, with the latest developments in screen projection, sound reproduction and modern automatic air-conditioning. In addition there will be substantial parking facilities. Loew's Springfield is expected to be ready for operation in early 1963. iP Projectionists Club Plays Santa For III Kiddies in N.Y Hospitals NEW YORK— Harry Garfman, the Brooklyn and Queens business representative of the M. P. Operator's Local No. 306, and members of the Movie Social Club of Kings County, spent their Christmas week visiting children's wards in Brooklyn public hospitals distributing toys and other gifts with presentations of movies and live entertainment to sick and needy youngsters. Harry Garfman of MPO 306 and youngsters in Brooklyn hospital wards. Garfman and the Club — made up of about 300 projectionists of Local 306 — have played Santa Claus for the 20th consecutive year to underprivileged children confined to hospitals. The Club, a humanitarian organization, in addition to their yearly Christmas effort, has conducted many fund-raising campaigns for juvenile illnesses. Its current effort is on behalf of Dr. Joseph B. Pincus, the director of the Department of Pediatrics of the Jewish Hospital. Dr. Pincus has recently established a clinic for the treatment of cystic fibrosis, diabetes, epilepsy and other dreaded childhood diseases. Harry Garfman. who is executive director of the Movie Social Club, and the members of the Club, have a fund-raising campaign for the support and enlargement of the clinic. iP Camera Mart Sets Up Film Editors Seminar NEW YORK — The first annual film editing workshop-seminar of the Camera Mart, a New York company specializing on sales, service and rentals of motion picture and television equipment, is set for Oct. 7-11, 1963, it was announced by Samuel "Chick" Hyman, president of the company. The workshop-seminar for film editors will concentrate on the specialized film editing practices and problems encountered by industrial in-plant, university and government agency film editors. All aspects of film editing will be covered during the five-day program, through technical demonstrations, general lectures, workshop sessions on practice editing projects. In addition, participants will visit well known New York film editing facilities. Browning Memorial Award Mr. Hyman also announced the Camera Mart's sponsorship of the "Irving and Sam Browning Memorial Award" to promising university film production students. Participating in this award are the motion picture departments of New York University, the City College of New York, and Columbia University. The motion picture departments heads at each of these three universities will designate the student they believe has shown the most promise. Each of the students chosen will be given an award by The Camera Mart worth $150 towards the rental of professional motion picture equipment. The first series of three awards will be granted in June. 1963. The award is a memorial for the two founders of The Camera Mart. Irving and Sam Browning. iP ELECTED FOR 26TH TIME NEW YORK— Morris J. Rotker. a projectionist for 51 years and now secretary to Judge Sidney H. Asch in the Bronx Municipal Court, has been reelected treasurer of his Masonic Lodge for the 26th time. iP International Projectionist January, 1963