International projectionist (Jan-Dec 1947)

/. A. Elections LOCAL 173, TORONTO, CANADA Jim Sturgess, pres.; Harry Dobson, vicepres.; George H. Jones, sec.-treas.; Patrick Travers, rec.-sec. ; Wm. P. Covert, bus. rep. (by a former election for three years) ; Edward Shields, John Hills, and Howard Elliott, exec, board. LOCAL 253, ROCHESTER, N. Y. Allan Tindal, pres.; Louis Levine, vicepres. ; Floyd Spencer, rec.-sec. ; Leo Burton, fin.-sec; Fred Boekhout, bus. rep.; Louie Goler, Lew Townsend, Burt Blackford, and Frank Britt, exec, board; Charlie Mason, trustee; John Copple, sgt.-at-arms; Harmon Smith and Joe Vecchio, del. to Central Trades. LOCAL 273, NEW HAVEN, CONN. A. N. Frazier, pres.; Morris Moriarity, vlce-pres.; Ernest De Grass, rec.-sec; Ed Boppert, treas.; Matt Kennedy, bus. agent; Anthony Matura and Anthony Basilicato, exec, board. LOCAL 307, PHILADELPHIA, PENNA. Harry Abbott, pres.; Abbott Oliver, vicepres.; Joe Abrams, sec; William Friedman, sec.-treas. ; Horace Johns, bus. rep. ; Baker Freeman, Charles Humphries, Frank Adams, and Ben Green, exec, board. LOCAL 314, SCHENECTADY, N. Y. John T. Sauerborn, pres.; Russel Wilsey, vice-pres.; James Rogers, cor. -sec; Edward O'Donnell, fin. sec-treas. LOCAL 521, LONG BEACH, CALIF. Wayne E. Swank, Sr., pres.; Max G. Miller, vice-pres.; Alonzo S. Bennett, sec.-treas.; Gilbert A. Lahlum, bus. rep.; Wayne E. Swank. Sr., Max G. Miller, Alonzo S. Bennett, Clyde A. Jones, Ward R. LaBar, Paul King and Vernon G. Martz, exec, board. Roy T. Heckman, Marvel Fairchild, S. M. Robinson, trustees; N. D. Owens, Roy T. Heckman, Alonzo S. Bennett, board of exam.; Pete Heller, sgl.-at-arms. LOCAL 664, VANDERGRIFT, PENNA. James L. Davis, pres.; Frank Dettore, vicepres.; Frank Kelley, sec.-treas.; Forrest NEW AUTOMATIC RECORD CHANGER FOR THEATRES THRU N. T. S. Features of this new unit include a Webster chassis; 12-record capacity; featherweight crystal pickup; 4-second change time; all-steel case with hinged top; double-fused line connector; sound connector strip; volume control with matched network; on-off remote control switch, and easy-mount wall brackets. Thru National Theatre Supply Co. Morgan, bus. mgr.; William Rupert, sgt.-atarms; Herman Wegscheider, Paul Nogrosky, Claude Kepple, trustees. LOCAL 720, LAS VEGAS, NEV. Kelly A. Hamilton, pres.; Harry M. Keller, vice-pres.; Rudy Trotter, sec.-treas.; Harry K. Beauford, bus. rep. ; Arden M. Lusch, sgt.-at-arms. Unique Alfec Speaker Display Uses 'Iron Lung' Principle Outstanding among many fine displays at the recent joint TESMA-TESDA Trade Show was Altec Lansing's utilization of an eyecatching item known as the "Iron Lung," shown in the accompanying photograph. This device, which is practically a miniature model of the mechanism of the Iron Lung now used by the medical profession for treatment of severe cases of infantile paralysis, was designed to provide continuous actuation of two speaker diaphragms by means of pulsing air pressure. It consists briefly of a lucite case housing the mechanical apparatus and the speaker diaphragms under observation. The driving motor and associated apparatus is geared so that each revolution of the motor causes an air pressure pulse which simultaneously actuates each of the speaker diaphragms mounted on a supporting lucite shelf. In its operation the "Iron Lung" gives a visual demonstration of the fact that the diaphragm on the right, which is the Altec Lansing 288 speaker diaphragm incorporating tangential compliances, allows three times as great an excursion with the same amount of driving energy as the ordinary diaphragm of the annular compliance type shown on the left. Translated into terms of loudspeaker operating characteristics, it means that the tangential compliance construction, as incorporated in Altec Lansing 288 speaker SIGNO-MARKER New price effective January 1, 1947 $4.25 Now available at your supply dealer, or order direct from CLINT PHARE PRODUCTS 282 East 214 Street Euclid 19, Ohio diaphragms, increases the safety factor and sound reproduction abilities three times greater than ordinary annular compliant type diaphragm. The demonstration attracted continuous attention and showed in fine style the advantages of tangential compliance construction in speaker diaphragms. R. C. Neiswander Named Sales Head for Hertner 'Transverter' Units Robert C. Neiswander has been named sales manager of Hertner Electric Co., of Cleveland, according to an announcement by President C. C. Dash. For more than 30 years the Hertner organization has been one of the largest producers of motor-generator sets, under the trade-mark "Transverter," for film projectors and spotlamps, distributed by National Theatre Supply Co. Hertner also makes complete lines of m.-g. battery chargers for industrial trucks, as well as m.-g. sets for the 'phone industry, and will soon introduce a complete line of NEMA integral polyphase motors. (J^est wldhed for 1947 from Detroit Motion Picture Projectionists Local No. 199 I. A. T. S. E. 32 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTIONIST • January 1947