Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1934)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Wednesday, January 10, 1934 Yamins Vows To Champion Indies' Cause (Continued from page 1) dustry. Over 200 strong, independent and affiliated exhibitors, met at the Copley-Plaza to take cognizance of the elevation to the Code Authority of a man from their own midst. "I regard the code as a marvelous opportunity for the industry at large and for the exhibitors in particular," he said. "I do not view the code in a literal sense because if I did I would be disappointed. There are many fundamental principles important to independents which are lacking and they should be there. Rather do I view the code as the NRA's expression of the New Deal. The code itself expires on Jan. 1, 1935, but regardless of that I say the day is gone when ruthless operation in business may disregard the rights of the individual." Sees Chance to Convince Others Yamins added he saw in his position on the Code Authority a coupling opportunity to drive his point home to other members who are identified with the larger companies and that "properly this is my task." Likewise he made it clear it was his opinion the Authority had to function adequately and thoroughly. He warned unless it did the government might step in further. "I am not frightened because we can carry only the minority vote," he continued. "I pin my faith on the record and the President and am certain that if the majority vote is lacking in support of those measures that should be adopted the code will be changed. That, however, I do not think will be necessary." It became apparent on the basis of their utterances that O'Reilly, Johnston and Yamins will swing their vote in a block on Code Authority decisions. "There are two big fine things about the code. One is its title, which describes it as a code of fair competition and the other is the fact it was promulgated to protect small enterprises." O'Reilly stated. He, like Yamins. expressed the opinion the Authority as a group will give everything it has to further fair trade practices in the business. Myers credited Yamins with possessing the only completely independent point of view on Code Authority personnel. "You are one in 10 and vou will find the independents of the United States looking to you and to you only to represent their interests," the general counsel of Allied stated. Sidney Samuelson. president of New Jersey Allied, echoed Myers' sentiments when he declared the destiny of the independents was in Yamins' '-■qnds. Other speakers included Edward Fav of Providence; Georsre Gile. nresident of the Allied Exhibitors of New England : Maurice Wolf. M-G-M manager here, and Walter Littlefield. Division Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt, who had expected to attend, sent a telegram instead. Several hundred letters and telegrams were received from persons unable to attend, as well as laudations from R. H. Cochrane, E. O. Heyl, George J. Honored © Bachrach Boston, Jan. 9. — Nathan Yamins, president of Independent Exhibitors, Inc., and a member of Code Authority, who was tendered a dinner by the industry in The Hub tonight. Schaefer and Kent. Justice Lewis Goldberg was toastmaster and Max L. Levenson chairman. Yamins will be presented with a silver table service. Tomorrow he leaves for New York for a meeting of the Code Authority in the evening. Among the guests were Governor Joseph B. Ely; General Daniel Needham, Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Safety ; Mayor Joseph Hurley of Fall River; Herbert McNary, city censor ; Abe Montague and Joseph McConville. Largely responsible for the dinner and the arrangements were Edward Ansin, Irving Green, Ralph Snider, George Ramsdell, Philip Smith, W. H. McLaughlin, Carl Myshrall, E. M. Lowe, William A. Viano and Frank Lydon. New Theatre Union Seeks Recognition (Continued from page 1) against "split" shifts and the "stagger" system for ushers and doormen, and members voted to attempt to end racketeering in employment agencies which were charged with gouging employes by a "hire-and-fire" system. Results of a survey made by the local and tending to show that second and third run theatre operators "were taking advantage of Division Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt's utilitarian code which permits 'emergency' men to work more than 40 hours a week as skilled labor, by applying its provisions to janitors," were disclosed at the meeting. The meeting approved the naming of committees of three, representing ushers, doormen and janitors to draft new wage scales to be presented as a basis for collective bargaining. Word came to the meeting that the Springer & Cocalis circuit had called a meeting of employes for midnight last night at the Symphony and steps were taken to make the action a basis for charges before the regional NRA compliance board here that the circuit sought to circumvent NRA provisions for collective bargaining by holding the meeting at the same hour at which the meeting of Local 118 was being held. 107 Names in Second List Of Authority (Continued from pane 1) I. Libson, J. Real Neth, Stanley Jacques, Allan Moritz, W. A. Finney, William Keyes, Harold Bernstein. Cleveland— Martin G. Smith, Nat Wolf. John Kumler. Charles Burton. Dallas — H. H. Cluck, O. A. Englebrecht. Roy L. Walker, L. C. Tidball. Detroit — Lester Sturn, J. L. Saxe, E. C. Beatty. Ed Kirchner. J. E. Flynn, Carl H. Shalis, Robert Peltier, Charles A. Komer, James C. Ritter. Kansas City, Mo. — Clarence Schultz. Ward Scott, William Troog. William Warner. Los Angeles — Jake Milstein, Al O'Keefe, Lou Halper. Ben Berinstein. Memphis — Paul Wilson, Jimmy Rogers, Howard Waugh, Bill Ruffin, Page Baker. W. E. Sipe, Cecil Vogel, M. A. Lightman. T. W. Sharp, A. J. Suzore. Milwaukee — A. D. Kvool. New Orleans — Harry McLeod. Joe Barcelona. J. Alsino, C. J. Briant, Will Shields. Maurice F. Barr. Bert Kiern, Luke Conner. Huston Duvall, Rodney Touts. North and South Carolina — Ira Furman, H. E. Everett. H. F. Kincey. Charles W. Picquet. J. F. Kirby. R. J. Ingram, Montgomery Hill. Albert Sotille. Murphy Gregg. Sam Craver. Omaha— A. Mendenhall. C. M. Parkhurst. Harry Weinberg. C. E. Williams, Mort Singer. Nathan Dax. Philadelphia — Robert Mochrie. M. S. Landow, Morris Wax. Leon Schlesinger, Robert Lynch. Harry Bodkin. Portland— Miss Ruth Doyle. Washington — A. J. Brylawski. Herman A. Blum. Robert Smeltzer. Sam Galanty. J. J. Payette. Walter Coulter. Louis Garman. William S. Wilder. Portland to Seek Rule on Giveaways Portland, Jan. 9. — Friendly complaints against three local theatres are to be made to the NRA in order to hasten a ruling on giveaways, lotteries, etc., as a result of a decision reached yesterday at a meeting of 50 exhibitors and exchange officials at the M. P. Club. Homer Gill is leaving the city. As a result Ted Gamble was named on a committee which has been studying code infractions. Janitors Protest A complaint charging the Windsor Circuit, Brooklyn, wjth working eight janitors 84 hours a week for an average wage of 16 cents an hour in violation of NRA provisions was filed with the NRA Regional Compliance Board here yesterday by Local 118, Building Service Employes Union. A hearing on the complaint was set for Friday. Code Assents Warning Given By Kuykendall (Continued from pane 1) Kuykendall's statement read. "Any serious-minded person who is in any way anxious to be helpful to the exhibitors in this country would not given such advice. "I know it to be a positive fact, ' the statement continued, "that the only acceptable assent that can be received by the Code Authority must be without any reservations whatsoever, and I sincerely advise exhibitors not to jeopardize their interests by trying to evade the spirit of the code. The exhibitor's only procedure should be a whole-hearted assent, and then, if anything appears that is discriminatory or unfair, it should be taken up through the various boards and the Code Authority as the law requires. "Sign the regular, authorized form for code assent as sent out by the Code Authority," the statement concluded. "No other is acceptable." NRA Man Here Hold* Code Loosely Drawn (Continued from page 1) labor, Hodgson would not hand dowr a decision on the complaints, statin? he could not understand the film code He compared it with codes for othei industries and said he "wouldn't gc for it in its present form." Hodgson asked the parties presen not to make any statements after th( hearing. He expressed surprise tha the NRA permitted the code to gc out in its present form and he is als< understood to have criticized Divisior Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt fo: not tightening up the loopholes. It is understood that the proposa for reopening code hearings will b made directly to Hugh S. Johnsor Nebraska-Iowa Men Vote Ban on Dual* Omaha, Jan. 9. — Independent ex hibitors from the country territor. voted unanimously today to eliminat premiums and to ban duals, provide the latter are dropped by metropolitai houses. This decision was the hig! spot of the first day of the meetinj of Nebraska-Iowa M.P.T.O. here. Sound Men Start Votini Hollywood, Jan. 9. — Sound men tc da>' began election of collective bar gaining representatives. U6 buyers marvel users sigh competiton gasp ENGINEERING SKILL CANONIZED IT