International projectionist (Jan-Dec 1946)

harping on the requisites for mechanical perfection that had been absorbed from Cannock, the perfectionist. Mike now relates gleefully how his son looks critically at some of Mike's work and intimates that it could be a trifle better. As a charter member of I. A. Local 306 Mike has held many important union offices and is today chairman of the oldage pension board. And. of course, Mike is the perennial president of the famed 25-30 Club of New York City which numbers among its members pioneer projection men from all over the U. S. and Canada. Mike may never get suitable recognition for his magnificent contributions to motion picture technology, certainly not through the medium of a grouping of words such as this, but a mighty chorus in the form of thousands of projectors whirring endlessly on all over the world will ever attest to his craftsmanship. Doff your toppers, boys. S.M.P.E. 60th Convention in Hollywood, Oct. 21-25 PLANS for the 60th semi-annual convention of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, to be held October 21-25 inclusive at the Hollywood-Roosevelt Hotel, have been concluded by William (Bill) Kunzmann, perpetual convention . . . To Help You Give The Best Show In Town In DeVRY's new Theater Projectors — incorporating both picture mechanism and soundhead in one single unit — you get the wealth of knowledge and experience gained in the vast laboratory of war production. You get design refinements, resulting in simplicity of mechanism and elimination of unnecessary parts — to make maintenance economical and servicing easy. You need to see them in action to realize the rocksteady, flicker-free screening of the new DeVRYS ... the high fidelity of their true HOADQUARTERS FOR DRIVE-IN THEATER \ TEBSSf 155293. 5 TIME WINNER DeVRY alone has been awarded five consecutive Army-Navy "E's" for Excellence in the production of Motion Picture Sound Equip to-life sound, from the softest whisper and the warmest tone to the weirdest shriek or the roar of a mighty organ. . . . No perceptible flutter, hum or wow! Top-flight performance for either black-and-white newsreel or Technicolor feature. Priced to enable any theater to afford NEW equipment. DeVRY's famed "G-l" projectors now available Its war contracts completed, DeVRY's famed "G-l" Projector is now in production — quickly available. Before you buy projection equipment, mail coupon to DeVRY. PROJECTION AND SOUND fo'/'P^cmt DeVRY CORPORATION, Dept. IP-C9 1111 Armitage Ave., Chicago 14. Illinois Please send details about the NEW DeVry 35mm Theater Projectors . . . Amplifiers and Speaker Systems. Name chairman. Daytime technical sessions will be held at the' hotel, with evening sessions slated for ''on location," including several of the major studios. A large proportion of the technical papers to be presented at the convention have already been scheduled, but all those who wish to appear on the program, and who submitted an abstract of their paper prior to September 1. must forward complete manuscripts on or before October 1 to either Dr. C. R. Daily, Paramount Studios, 5451 Marathon St., Hollywood, or Barton Kreuzer at RCA Victor, Camden, N. J. Because of the critical housing shortage in Hollywood, all those wishing to attend the convention are urged by Mr. Kunzmann to book their accommodations immediately direct with Stewart R. Hathaway, manager of the hotel. The Society's Pacific Coast Section has set up a committee headed by Herb Griffin to provide as far as possible for those who experience difficulty in obtaining hotel accommodations. 8 Technical Awards Slated The convention will open with the traditional get-together luncheon on Monday, October 21, at 12:30 p. m.. the guest of honor and speaker at which will be an outstanding industry figure whose identity will be announced later. Technical sessions will get underway immediately following the luncheon. A highlight of the convention will be the awarding of citations for outstanding achievement in the field of sound motion pictures, with eight such awards scheduled to be given to Dr. Lee DeForest, 20-Fox Film Corp., Bell Telephone Laboratories, Western Electric Co., General Electric Co., Westinghouse Electric Co., M-G-M Pictures Corp., and RCA Victor Co. These presentations will wind up the industry's observance of the 20th anniversary of sound motion pictures. Evidence of the steadily increasing prestige of the Society is had in the announcement that 430 new members have been added in the first eight months of 1946, bringing the total Society membership to an all-time peak of 2,359, with applications continuing to come in from both the domestic and foreign fields at ?n unprecedented rate. Typical example of promotional material used by National Theatre Supply Co.'s 28 branches to mark the 20th anniversary of the founding of this nationwide theatre equipment supply company. 28 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTIONIST September, 1946