International projectionist (Jan-Dec 1939)

A.'» KQJECTI0NIS1 With Which is Combined PROJECTION ENGINEERING Edited by James J. Finn Volume 14 DECEMBER 1939 Number 11 Index and Monthly Chat 5 'It Can't Happen to Me'— But It Has Happened to Others. . 7 Leroy Chadbourne No Gentle Breezes Blow 11 Television Developments in 1939: Status of the Art .... Dr. W. R. G. Baker 12 New D. C. Arc by Strong Uses Improved Suprex Negative Carbon 15 Local Union Elections . . 16 Three-Dimensional Motion Pictures: A Review and Forecast 19 John T. Rule Letters to the Editor 21 I. A. Man Elected Mayor of Port Huron, Mich 21 Cinetymer Reel Footage Chart . 22 Novel Cinetymer Reel Footage Indicator 23 Non-Theatrical Projection: The Balopticon 24 News Notes Technical Hints Miscellaneous Items Published Monthly by JAMES J. FINN PUBLISHING CORPORATION 580 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, N. Y. Circulation Manager, Ruth Entracht Subscription Representatives Australia: McGills, 183 Elizabeth St., Melbourne New Zealand: Te Aro Book Depot, Ltd., 64 Courtenay Place Wellington England and Dominions: Wm. Dawson & Sons, Ltd., Pilgrim St., London, E. C. 4. Yearly Subscription : United States and possessions, $2 (two years, $3) ; Canada and foreign countries, $2.50. Single copies, 25 cents. Changes of address should be submitted two weeks in advance of publication date to insure receipt of current issue. Entered as second-class matter February 8, 1932, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y. under the act of March 3, 1879. Contents copyrighted 1939 by James J. Finn Publishing Corp. International Projectionist is not responsible for personal opinions appearing in signed articles in its columns. Monthly Chat THE new inclusive service plan sponsored by Altec Service Corp. has excited the interest of many projectionist organizations throughout the country. Various interpretations have been placed upon this Altec move, which, if it meets with success, will undoubtedly be emulated by other servicing organizations, notably RCA. Altec asserts vigorously that the operation of the plan will be an aid to better projection and conducive to more efficient room operation, especially in the matter of speedier replacement of worn and defective parts. Some skepticism anent this new contiact pervades projectionist ranks, as is indicated in advices to I. P., thus making it desirable that a comprehensive and detailed statement relative to the operation of the plan be forthcoming from its sponsors. Altec has accepted an invitation by I. P. to state its case in these columns, so keep your eyes peeled for this important contribution to appear in the next issue. Meanwhile, I. P. will welcome expressions of opinion from the field, irrespective of which turn they take. • • Projectionists should clamp down on their congressmen in Washington to register a "nay" vote on the Neely bill, or the sheriff will be clamping down on innumerable picture theatres in these United States. This warning is directed at you, you, and you. • • A nice man from the Phillips works at Eindhoven, Holland, visited with us for a spell the other day. Said that there still remained beaucoup work to be done on mercury vapor lamps for motion picture projection work, but added that he hoped to put on a creditable showing in N. Y. City soon. We shall see. • • New York's Mayor LaGuardia, trying to wean some production work East, says that Gotham can make pictures "just as good as those turned out in Hollywood." Coming from the town's Mayor this is abuse indeed. • • Ben Schlanger, big sight-line man. has been creating a bit of stir around Manhattan with a couple installations of his splayed screens — that is. screens without the conventional black masking which permit the projected light to splay off on all sides. Pretty sight it is, too. particularly with color film. Ben promises to tell us all about this number next month.. (p.s.: this is his fourth promise.) • • P. A. McGuire ("Mac" to thousands of projectionists) is feeling none too forte these days at his Long Island home. Notes from some of Mac's innumerable friends might do him a v/orld of good. DECEMBER 1939