International projectionist (Jan 1943-Dec 1944)

American Red Cross Contributions ¥7 OR MORE than a score of years, -!• people in all walks of life have been making annual contributions to support the far-Hung work of the American Red Cross. The little Red Cross stickers in countless windows which generally made their appearance during November were visual evidence of the nationwide support of, and confidence in, the Red Cross. During 1942, however, more than 1,000,000 men and women made a new contact with the Red Cross. They were those who each contributed a pint of their blood to the Red Cross Blood Donor Service. Collected at the request of the Army and Navy, this blood is processed into plasma and serum albumin, and today it is being used on the world's battlefields, helping to give our wounded a much better chance at life. In 1943, 4,000,000 donors are needed. It may safely be said that the Red Cross Blood Donor Service has opened the eyes of many to the real significance of the Red Cross. Another eye-opener, though not so well known, is the fact that in North Africa, New Guinea, and the Solomons, and wherever else the need arises, surgical dressings made by the Red Cross volunteer workers are being used to bind the wounds of those who are out there prepared to give their last full measure of devotion. On the lighter side of the picture, the Red Cross has established some 75 servicemen's clubs and recreation centers in leave areas abroad where our soldiers, taking a respite from their duties, find everything they could desire for a good time: comfortable beds, showers, home cooked food, games and entertainment. Despite all the work of the Red Cross on behalf of the serviceman, it continues its activities at home. Instruction in first aid. home nursing, work in hospitals and other fields of public welfare, keep the organization busier than ever before. LOEWS EARNINGS RISE An increase of nearly one million dollars is reported by Loews, inc. 1'ne net for the year ending August 21, 1942, was $12,133,294 after provision lor depreciation and taxes. The figure for the previous twelvemonth period was $11,134,593. RCA FORMS NEW SERVICE COMPANY Edward C. Cahill, manager of RCA Victor's sound equipment activities, has been made president of the RCA Service Company, Inc., a newly formed subsidiary of the parent organization. CahiU's new appointment will not conflict with his responsibilities with the RCA Victor Division. W. L. Jones, former manager of RCA Victor's Service and Installation Division, has been appointed vice-president and general manager of the new company. There are no changes in either the managerial or the technical staff of the RCA Victor service organization, which is now incorporated in its entirety within the new company. ■ RCA Service Company, Inc., will continue to devote a major part of its activities to the installation and servicing of vital radio and sound equipment for our armed forces in all parts of the world. The new company will also continue to conduct its training school for technicians for the U. S. Signal Corps. District service offices are maintained in Hollywood, San Francisco, Dallas, Kansas City, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago, New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and Scranton. A highly trained technical staff is maintained at each one of the aforementioned district offices for the installation and servicing of theatre sound reproducing and broadcast station equipment, in addition to other RCA radio and sound equipment used in industrial plants, schools, churches, hospitals and the home. WPB ISSUES NEW LIST OF CRITICAL MATERIALS The WPB has issued a new list of critical materials, use of which is denied entirely to civilian industry, no matter how necessary they may be to civilian industry. Materials on that list that are used in the projection room, either directly or as components of tubes or other vital equipment, include: Aluminum, brass, bronze, cadmium, copper, molybdenum, nickel and nickel alloys, tantalum, tungsten, zinc and every form of steel. Otfe STRONG ELECTRIC C^—^ ...... J& TOLEDO. OHIO l-AKK AT To A-rlo. •• th-tr—n »«**«•' id h.v. m.d to oontlnu. fllU-l «" "—»*»• — '" "Ton r. n T. —* *. u «.-»« tout for th. present •• •" *„.!»... of *'°otielne "" "terUl — If not, »n Independent 0f your equipment. »»— — ■— -urtu n «« na for ..rfioe. he.lt.t. to e.ll on u. ror THE STHONO ELECTRIC CORPORATION FEBRUARY 1943 21