Motion Picture Daily (Apr-Jun 1948)

2 Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, June 2, 1948 Decision Before NCA Board on Monday Minneapolis, June 1. — The board of directors of North Central Allied will meet here next Monday to discuss the Supreme Court decision in the New York equity case and to map plans to put into action national Allied's move to "police" the high court decision. NCA president Ben Berger and Stan Kane, executive secretary, will review the court decision. Locally, an unnamed committee has already been appointed to "police" the decision and may report to the June 7 meeting. Kane will leave for Wisconsin this week to visit members in the Western part of the state outlining the "policing" plan, and jurisdictional trade practices and legislation as divided between the Minneapolis and Milwaukee units. He will be accompanied by Harry Pierson, executive secretary of Wisconsin Allied. Sullivan Will Report Monday at TO A Here Gael Sullivan, who resigned as executive director of the Democratic national committee to take over the same position with Theatre Owners of America, has postponed his reporting at TOA headquarters here until next Monday. He was originally slated to report yesterday. Meanwhile, he will attend the United Theatre Owners of Illinois meeting tomorrow and Friday at LaSalle. Sullivan replaces Robert W. Coyne as TOA executive director. Percy Heiliger, 66 20th-Fox Attorney Percy Heiliger, 66, attorney in the home office of 20th Century-Fox Film, died in his home in Ridgewood, N. J., on Sunday, after a lengthy illness. Heiliger was born in New York. After several years in private practice he entered the law firm of Rogers and Rogers, and in 1920 became associated with Fox Film Corp. In his early years with the company he specialized in copyright law and later handled distribution problems. Surviving are the widow and two daughters. Johnson of Ad Films Dies in New Orleans W. ( Bill ) Johnson, president of Motion Picture Advertising Service, of New Orleans and New York, died suddenly on Monday in New Orleans. Funeral services will be held in that city this morning. Johnson was a pioneer in the motion picture advertising field. Dame May Whitty Hollywood, June 1. — Services for Dame May Whitty, who died Saturday at the age of 82, will be held tomorrow at Pierce Brothers Chapel in Beverly Hills. The remains will be sent to England where the character actress was born. Her daughter, Margaret Webster, Broadway producer, director and actress, is the sole survivor. Personal EDWARD A. GOLDEN has returned to the Coast from New York. • Babe Ruth and William Bendix, who impersonates Ruth in Allied Artists' "The Babe Ruth Story," will be guests of honor at the Sportscasters' annual luncheon on June 14 at Al Schacht's restaurant here. • Norman H. Moray, Warner short subjects sales manager, left here last night for a tour of the company's Western branch offices en route to the Coast. Mickey Gross, former manager of the Orpheum, Denver, has returned to that town as city manager for Cinema Amusements and Drive-in Theatres. • J. Herbert Lewis, Warner executive; Joseph Buxton, British circuit owner, and Louella Parsons are among passengers who will sail for Europe todav on the -S\S" America. • Al Horwits, Universal-International Eastern publicity manager, and Charles Simonelli, Eastern exploitation manager, will be in Philadelphia today from New York. • Terry Turner, RKO Radio general exploitation and advertising manager, is due in Boston today from New York. • Budd Rogers, Realart vice-president, has returned to New York -from a tour of Southern and Midwest exchanges. • E. T. Gomersall of Universal-International, returned to New York yesterday from Chicago. Nate Blumberg, Universal president, has returned to the Coast from here. • Russell Hardwick of the Cloyis Theatre, Clovis, Cal., is on a sixweek cruise to South America. • Theodore R. Black, Republic counsel, is in Havana from New York. • Orson Welles is in town from the Coast. Joseph Quits E-L Post Chicago, June 1. — Irwin Joseph lias resigned as Eagle-Lion sales manager here, effective this weekend, to operate the State Theatre in this city. John Reardon, 74 Hartford, June 1. — John J. Reardon, 74, who retired from ownership of the Capitol Theatre, Milford, years ago after operating it 11 years, died at his Milford home. John Tegu, Exhibitor St. Johnsbury, Vt. — Virus pneunomia has claimed the life of John Tegu, 79, who, with his son, Andrew, founded the Tegu Theatres. Mention T OU LIFTON, Allied Artists■L> Monogram advertising-publicity director, is in town from the Coast. • Steve Broidy, Allied Artists-Monogram president ; George D. Burrows, executive vice-president and treasurer ; Scott R. Dunlap, executive assistant to Broidy, and Harold Mirisch, vice-president, have returned to Hollywood from Chicago. • Sydney H. Eiges, NBC vice-presipresident in charge of press, and Mrs. Eiges have become parents of their second child, a son, born last week at the Lying-In Hospital, New York. • Lee Goldsmith, Universal-International office manager in Cleveland, is being transferred to Atlanta after a two-week vacation in Miami. • William B. Zoellner, M-G-M short subjects sales head, is due back in New York on June 21 from a tour of exchanges. • E. W. McClellan, assistant chief of engineering of Westrex, has returned to New York from a roundthe-world trip. • Joe L. Brown, Allied Artists studio publicist, has left Hollywood on a tour of Eastern and Midwestern cities. • Walter Steuve, owner of the State, Ohio and Lyceum theatres in Findlay, O., and Mrs. Steuve have returned to that town from their honeymoon. • J. Myer Schine of the Schine circuit, is in town from Gloversville, N. Y. • John J. Houlihan, Republic branch manager in Cleveland, spent the weekend holiday in St. Louis. • Harry Walders, RKO Radio branch manager, has returned to Cleveland from Chicago. • Jerry Scholer, manager of Warners' Ohio Theatre in Sandusky, O., is hospitalized in Cleveland. • Leroy Kendis of the Associated Circuit, Cleveland, has returned to his desk after a spinal operation. RKO Defers Annual Stockholders' Meet Change in the control of RKO has forced a postponement of the company's annual stockholders' meeting to a date still to be selected. The meeting was originally scheduled for today. . Lack of information on the nominees for the board unde.r the new Howard Hughes regime has held up the preparation and mailing of proxy statements to stockholders. New WB Omaha Building Omaha, June 1. — Warner Brothers will open a new $200,000 exchange building here this month. Newsreel Parade THE sinking of the warship U.S.S. Salt Lake City and Joe Louis and Joe Walcott training for their return I 'bout mark newsreel highlights. Na 1 tional and international events as well 1 as the lighter side of the nezvs round out the reels. Complete contents jol ' MOVIETONE NEWS, No. 44.— Navy sinks famed "A" bomb warship. Legislature meets in Nanking to elect president. Cardinal Spellman attends festival in Australia. New Swiss guards for the Pope are appointed. Father of the year. New-born bear cubs. National athletic meet, postponed 10 years because of war, is held in Shanghai. Joe Louis and Joe Walcott in training for heavyweight title bout. NEWS OF THE DAY, No. 278.— Death at sea for famed warship. Gen. Eisenhower honors Drew Pearson. Princess Elizabeth visits Coventry. Vatican swears in new guards. Adelaide Hawley's lighter side of the news. Joe Louis and Joe Walcott get ready for big fight. Snappy ideas for sea-going vacationers. PARAMOUNT NEWS, No. 81. — Taps for U.S.S. Salt Lake City. Father of the year. World premiere in Hollywood of "Emperor Waltz." News on the novel side: human fish, three cub bears. UNIVERSAL NEWS, No. 148— Famed warship goes to grave. Oil well drilled at sea off Louisiana. Eight die in British railway wreck. Bear cubs take first step. Drew Pearson — Father of '48. Lacrosse thrills sport fans in Baltimore. Joe Louis and Joe Walcott train for return match. WARNER FATHE NEWS, No. 83. — U.S.S. Salt Lake City is sunk. Circus wedding. News fashions from Paris. Joe Louis and Joe Walcott train for match. Bear cubs learn facts. Paratroopers rescued in jungle. Jack Stewart Quits Kansas Clty, June 1. — Jack Stewart has resigned as general manager of Allied of Kansas and Missouri, a post which he assumed last Feb. 15. Applicants are now being considered to succeed Stewart and one will be selected within 30 days. 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