International projectionist (Jan-Dec 1947)

IN THE SPOTLIGHT (Continued from page 21) vice-president, along with other representatives of A. F. of L. unions, is a signer of the petition asking for the investigation. • According to statistics issued by the U. S. Department of Labor, the dollar is now worth 69c. • Another old-timer has passed on. G. C. (Pat) Oakes, Sr., member of Houston Local 279 for 23 years, died several weeks ago from a heart ailment. He had been in faibng health for several years, and at the time of his death had been on a leave of absence from his job. The entire executive board of Local 279 accompanied the body to Waco where it was buried with Masonic funeral rites. Pat is survived by his wife, a son, Pat, Jr., and one grandson. 25 Years Ago— March 1922 • The One Big Union movement hit Colorado with criticism being tossed at A. F. of L. . . . Musicians Local 310 (N. Y. City) outlawed by Joe Weber, head of the American Federation of Musicians, tried unsuccessfully to restrain the newly organized Local 802. . . . Wayne Wheeler, counsel for the Anti-Saloon League, issued a hot blast against organized labor for favoring the legalized sale of light wines and beers. . . . Sam Gompers urged Actors Equity to reorganize the British Actors Association in England and thus prevent American managers from importing to this country nonunion and low-priced actors. . . . L. D. Bohnett, a prominent attorney of San Jose, Calif., decried the use of the term "American" by anti-unionists. "An aroused public opinion," declared Bohnett, "should demand that the term 'Amercan' shall not be dragged through the mire of class or factional controversy." . . . Organized labor in Massachusetts opposed to proposed Industrial B. & L.'s Expansion Program Opening of a new manufacturing plant at Wellsville, N. Y., and arrangements to purchase the modern, four-story Navy Building on Champeney Terrace in Rochester, have been announced by Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. as part of the firm's $6,000,000 plant expansion and equipment modernization ' program. Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of new and improved optical machinery has been purchased. In addition, many new manufacturing processes have been developed and installed to help meet mounting demands. In addition to the expansion and equipment modernization program, B. & L.'s research and development expenditures are at an all-time high and strides are being made in the development of new glass making techniques, production of coated lenses, television optics and plastics. INTERNATIONAL PROJECTIONIST • March 1947 Relations Court. . . . The Clayton Bill, v/hich broadened the powers of the Moving Picture Commission to investigate the books of film companies, passed the New York Assembly. . . . Theatrical managers of Montreal, Canada, protested the Daylight Saving Law. . . . Broadway producers vigorously opposed to voluntary censorship of stage productions. . . . Shubert Vaudeville Circuit now cut to eleven weeks. . . . Managers in Paris, France, threaten to close theatres in fight against burdensome taxes. . . . Will Hays, the film czar, was tendered a dinner at the Hotel Astor, New York City, which was attended by officers of the LA.... Bill Haywood, head of the I. W. W., who fled this country forfeiting $65,000 bail, working for the Soviet Government in organizing the Ural mining district. . . . Coal strike set for April 1. . . . The I. A. General Executive Board announced that the 26th Convention would be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. . . . Ralph Behling was secretary of the 4th District. . . . The Saenger Amusement Company, operating 62 theatres throughout the South, declared a 10% dividend to its stockholders. . . . 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