International projectionist (Jan-Dec 1946)

TESMA-TESDA Trade Show Huge Success bubbles in lenses THE all-time, all-high, all-champ theatrical equipment exhibition was provided at the Trade Show sponsored jointly by TESMA (manufacturers) and TESDA (supply dealers) at Toledo, Ohio, Nov. 8-11 inclusive. More than 500 visitors attended the show, with a full complement of manufacturers and dealers on hand to make it worth while. The equipment was there on display, the manufacturers' representatives worked long and hard at their display booths, and the visitors gave every evidence of keen interest and deep appreciation. Particularly surprising was the character of the visiting crowd. Every branch of endeavor in the manufacturing and exhibition field was represented, and projectionists present numbered more than 75 from practically every section ot the country. Nobody had cause to feel cheated in terms of time, effort and money for having attended this swell show, and least of alt the .projectionists who have been quite critical of such gatherings in the past. Those Who Did the Job Everybody connected with the enterprise deserves a bow for making it the huge success it was, but top honors must go to Roy Boomer, secretary-treasurer, and Oscar Neu, president, of TESMA; Ray G. Colvin, president of TESDA; Harold Wendt, of the Wendt Advertising Agency, and last but certainly by no means least Harry Strong, president of Strong Electric Corp. Harry Strong's top achievement, among many, as local host was to pick up 450odd conventionites, transport them to a roadhouse across the Michigan line, feed them and entertain them royally at a party that was tops for any party ever staged in the industry. Plans are already in the making for an even greater effort on next year's Trade Show in terms of increased manufacturer and dealer participation. If the great show staged this year is any indication of that for 1947, the event will be a "must" for everybody who wishes to keep abreast of the score in the equipment field. It was a fine job boys, and everybody who helped to make it so deserves credit which could not possibly be extended by even several pages of type herein. (Continued from preceding page) that can be obtained within a given price range. He may, however, choose the "worst buy" by paying unwarranted attention to the freedom from bubbles. Let glass, lens, and camera manufacturers worry about bubbles as well as striae, reams, cords, stones, seeds, absorption, coloration, index, dispersion, strain, polishing scratches, stripes, spots, etc. Reputable manufacturers, more than anybody else, are concerned about all the visible and invisible imperfections in glass because they have to meet the strict standards formulated by commercial and government organizations. Every well-established manufacturer of optical goods has at his disposal the most powerful inspection instruments which he uses to ascertain good performance of his products and to satisfy his customers. He is especially interested in eliminating such defects as bubbles which easily attract the customer's attention. If he still comes on the market with optics containing bubbles, it is because he cannot produce economically otherwise, and because he knows that intelligent and reliable customers will judge his product by its actual performance and not by some arbitrary notions about the significance of bubbles in glass. Pity the Poor Producers Consolidated net profit of RKO Corp. and subsidiary companies for the first nine months of 1946 showed an increase of $6 million over the corresponding period of 1945, while the consolidated net for the 3rd quarter of current year more than doubled the net for the corresponding quarter of 1945. What was the net profit for the nine months? Just a mere $9,963,906. All that's needed now is a few more speeches about the producers going broke, following which the prods will take over the U. S. Mint. Section 5 {jreetina.5 Best Wishes from LOCAL NO. 488 LOCAL NO. 434 Harrisburg Penna. Peoria and Pekin, 111. Reason 5 K-jreetinaS ^rrollaau LjreeiLnaA from I.A.T.S.E. LOCAL NO. 108 PROJECTIONIST LOCAL NO. 597 WACO, TEXAS Geneva, N. Y. 32 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTIONIST • December 1946