Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1941)

14 Motion Picture daily Wednesday, October 22, 19' Off the Antenna KVOO, Tulsa, Okla., NBC-Red affiliate, will increase its daytime power to 50,000 watts day and 25,000 night within the next 10 days, and expects to go 50,000 watts full time shortly, it was announced yesterday. Two stations are scheduled to join NBC-Blue within the next two months, it was revealed. They are KTKC, Visalia, Cal., on Nov. 15, and WFTC, Kinston, N. C, on Dec. 1. KTKC, with 1,000 watts on 920 k.c, will be an optional outlet on the Pacific Coast group, at the basic rate of $120 per night time hour. On Jan. 1, the station will move to the clear channel of 940 k.c. and will increase its power to 5,000 watts. WFTC with 250 watts on 1,230 k.c, will be a bonus outlet for the Southeastern group. Another Blue station, KGKO, Fort Worth, Tex., has notified NBC officers here that it will increase its power to 5,000 watts full time by Dec. 1. • • • Purely Personal: Lloyd W. Dennis, program director at IVJSV , Washington, has been named supervisor of CBS educational activities in the East. Robert R. King, of KTSA, Saw Antonio, Tex., has been appointed to a similar post for the Southwest. . . . Bing Crosby will be guest on Bob Considine's ysports shoid over WNEW this evening. . . . Milton Berle has written a> song, "Would It Make Any Difference to You?" which will be played for the first time on his show, "Three Ring Time" over Mutual Friday. • • • RCA Communications yesterday dsiclosed that a new radio circuit had been opened between New York and Brazzaville, French Equatorial Africa. Brazzaville is the "Free French" area. • • • Program News: Irving Caesar will bring his "Songs of Safety" back to WOR this week with a new series Sundays, 12:30-12:45 P.M. . . . California Fruit Growers has renewed Hedda Hopper's Hollywood program Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays over 39 CBS stations. . . . Ward Baking Co. will sponsor AP news over WJZ 8:45-8:50 A.M. Mondays through Fridays for 13 weeks. . . . Drezma, Inc., has renewed "Lessons in Loveliness" over WABC Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 8 :25-8 :30 A.M. and Tuesday and Thursday, 11-11 :15 A.M. . . . Barbara Gould, Inc., has started sponsorship of "Here's Looking at You" over WOR Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 2:45-3 P.M. . . . Chesebrough has renewed "Dr. Christian" over 64 CBS stations. Will Ask Arnold To Appear Before Senate Committee (Continued from page 1) Hampshire returns to Washington, probably next Monday, to decide whether hearings shall be resumed the following week. Also, he said, if the committee meets next week it is possible that some of the alleged propaganda pictures finally will be viewed. However, he admitted, conditions now are very confused and there is no certainty when hearings will be resumed. The chairman said that in addition to Arnold the committee hoped to bear Norman Chandler, publisher of the Los Angeles Times; Will Hays, president of the MPPDA, and possibly Louis de Rochemont of March of Time. Meanwhile, there were indications that film propaganda may figure in the debate in the Senate next week on repeal of the ship arms ban of the neutrality law. Clark admitted that some consideration had been given to bringing in this phase of the neutrality situation, but said no decision had been reached. Order Disney Suit Trial The Appellate Division of the N. Y. Supreme Court yesterday reversed a dismissal of the $200,000 damage suit brought by Adriana Caselotti against Walt Disney Productions, Ltd., and RCA Manufacturing Co., and ordered a trial. The plaintiff, who provided the sound track for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," claimed records were made without her permission. W.B.AppealsNewark Award on Clearance (Continued from page 1) Newark. The case involves the five consenting distributors. The Buffalo arbitration board's sixth complaint was filed yesterday by Irving Cohen, owner of the Allendale, Buffalo, against Loew's Paramount, 20th Century-Fox and Warners. The complaint charges that the Allendale's present availability is unreasonable and requests an award permitting it to play "ahead of the Marlowe" in Buffalo. Deny Product Refusal At St. Louis Hearing St. Louis, Oct. 21. — Representatives of the five consenting companies denied that they had refused films to the Ritz Theatre, Rolla, Mo., at a hearing at the local arbitration board today on the some run complaint of Mrs. Mildred Karch, owner of the Ritz. The complainant charged that she had been offered only old films and had been unable to make any specific contract. First and second runs in the area have been sold to the Rolla-Mo and Uptown theatres, owned by the Gasconade Circuit. The some run complaint of Floyd Lowe of Lebanon, Mo., against the five consenting companies and with Gasconade Circuit as an interested party, is scheduled for hearing here next Tuesday. Oriental Hearing Today in Chicago Chicago, Oct. 21. — The clearance case of the Oriental Theatre, involving all of the Class A Loop and neighborhood houses in the city, is scheduled for hearing at the local board tomorrow. An intervention in the case was filed today by the Esquire Theatre, adjacent to the Loop. Fox Sentenced to One Year in Prison (Continued from page 1) was granted permission to appeal the sentence to the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals and his bail was increased from $5,000 to $15,000. The new bail was posted. A plea that Fox be given a chance to go to trial before a jury was denied by Federal Judge Guy K. Bard in U. S. District court here. Judge Bard refused to accept a motion for Fox to change his plea of guilty to one of not guilty. The court contended that the story told by Fox at the trials constituted a guilty plea. Littleton made a plea first for suspension of sentence and then for clemency. U. S. Attorney Gerald A. Gleeson, while admitting that Fox had been "helpful" to the Government in the other trials, insisted that he should be given a prison sentence because of the seriousness of the crime. Delay on U. A. Head Until Coast Meetings (Continued from page 1) tion duties which necessitated his return to the Coast last weekend. United Artists owners indicated yesterday that no definite candidate for the presidency of the company is in view at this time but that several are under consideration and their names will be proposed at the meetings to be held in Hollywood. Badgley ARP Officer Ottawa, Oct. 21.— Frank C. Badgley, former director of the Government Motion Picture Bureau has been appointed assistant Federal Air Raids Precaution Officer, as aide to Dr. W. O. Gliddon. Canada Cuts Radio Set Output by 25% Toronto, Oct. 21. — Manufacturers of radio instruments have been notified by the Canadian Government to reduce the production of receiving sets to 75 per cent of the 1940 output. Trade statistics show that this represents a cut in manufacture of 125,000 sets in the next lL months. 1 Seating Problem 1^ Studied by S.M.P.El A study is being made of the publi preference for seats in theatres in or der to improve the comfort and enter tainment value of the house, the So ciety of Motion Picture Engineers wa told yesterday at the Hotel Pennsyl vania in a report by the theatre engi neering committee. The report wa read by Dr. Alfred N. Goldsmitl chairman. Additional surveys are t be made by the committee. Ramsaye a Speaker Terry Ramsaye, editor of Motio, Picture Herald, addressed the dele gates, his subject being listed as "Lot of How, and Little What." Ramsay spoke on the extent and complexity o the machinery of communications a compared with what was to be com municated. He suggested that "tb customers are part of the machiner; of civilization" and that perhaps i would be well for the engineers to ge far enough into social and politica affairs to help make the whole thin§ work. Two sessions were held yesterday second day of the four-day meeting The morning was occupied with a projection session, and the afternoon witr a general session. Discuss New Developments The delegates heard reports on safety devices and a talk on new arc lamps Various new technical developments and devices in projection were described, color quality on the screen was discussed, and reports of the studio lighting and standards committee concluded the day's sessions. Tonight the semi-annual banquet will be held, with the Journal Award and Progress Medal to be presented. Nick, Weston Seek High Court Review St. Louis, Oct, 21.— John P. Nick, ousted head of the operators union here, and Clyde A. Weston, former business agent of the union, are reported preparing to file an annli<*° tion for a writ of certiorari with the U. S. Supreme Court this week in an attempt to obtain a review of their convictions here a year ago on charges of violating the federal anti-racketeering statute. CBC Employes Will Organize in Canada Ottawa, Oct. 21. — Regional representatives of employes councils of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. are meeting here for three days to lay the foundation for the organization of a national employes council representing all CBC employes in Canada, THE CONTINENTAL Lv. 5:10 pm. Thru Mainliner sleeper to Los Angeles. No change of planes. Fly the cool, scenic Main Line Airway. Arrive Los Angeies 8:30 am. Four additional daylight and sleeper flights. * Call travel agents, hotels or UNITED AIR LINES Airlines Terminal: 80 E. 42nd St. 649 Fifth Ave. 69 Wall St. Pennsylvania Hotel Phone MU-2-7300