Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1948)

2 Motion Picture Daily Friday, August 27, 194 Personal Mention PAUL MacNAMARA, Selznick Releasing Organization's public relations vice-president, arrived here yesterday from the Coast. • J. L. (Les) Kaufman, former Universal-International studio publicity director, will return to the Coast by plane at the weekend, following a 10day business trip to Detroit and New York. • G. L. Carrington, president of Altec, has returned to Hollywood after attending the wedding, in Lincoln, 111., of his eldest son, G. L. Carrington, Jr., to Harriett Clare Perry. • Charles Simonelli, Universal-International Eastern exploitation manager, and Philip Gerard, publicist, have returned here from the Coast. • Mrs. Betty Sepanik has returned to her publicity post at the Fox Theatre, Detroit, after a six-month absence. • Joe Alvin, public relations director for the Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers, left here yesterday for Detroit. • Charles P. Skouras, National Theatres president, left New York yesterday via United Airlines for Hollywood. • Kenneth Clarjc, Motion Picture Association of America public relations director, was in New York yesterday from Washington. • Thomas Turner Cooke, Universal special counsel, is vacationing in Maine, from where he will return to New York after Labor Day. • B. G. Kranze, Film Classics' distribution vice-president, is recuperating at his home here from a virus attack. IATSE Plans Film {Continued from page 1) shown principally at labor meetings, there being little likelihood, he said, that the film would reach theatres for public consumption. Plans are to have the film ready for showings long before the current political campaign is ended. Production of it would probably be handled by the AFL Film Council on the Coast, which, under the supervision of "IA" representativ Roy Brewer, has already made and released documentaries touching on labor's achievements, the spokesman said. Walsh has been in Chicago this week attending a meeting of AFL's League for Political Education administrative committee, of which he is a member. Legal Session Attorneys for the film companies met here yesterday to assign counsel to various anti-trust actions around the country. Challenges Sopeg in Poll 'Delay' at UA Following a reassessment yesterday of its strength among United Artists' home office white collar workers, IATSE Motion Picture Home Office Employes Local No. H-63 voiced the opinion that "the Screen Office and Professional Employes Guild could avail itself of all possible means under the Taft-Hartley Law to delay a shop election at UA without succeeding in preventing an ultimate victory there for H-63." The two unions are engaged in a three-months-old jurisdictional dispute at UA. An election had been scheduled by the regional office of the National Labor Relations Board at UA today, but was cancelled earlier this week following an appeal by attorney for intervenor Cecilia Schuman to the NLRB in Washington, against regional NLRB director Charles T. Douds' ruling that Miss Schuman was acting in behalf of SOPEG, itself disqualified on non-Communist affidavit non-compliance grounds, in seeking ballot recognition. Russell Moss, H-63 business agent, disclosed yesterday that "90 per cent of UA employe "eligibles" has appealed in a wire to NLRB chief Paul Herzog in Washington protesting the "election stoppage" and offering to testify, regardless of personal expense, at a Washington hearing if it will hasten the holding of a shop election. A number of the telegram's signers, Moss said, are former supporters of Miss Schuman's candidacy. "IA" attorney Matthew M. Levy, Moss said, has asked the NLRB in Washington for "immediate action" on the appeal against Douds' ruling. AFM and Firms Meet To Break Impasse Representatives of the American Federation of Musicians and the companies met again last night in their negotiations for a new contract covering studio instrumentalists. The session was still in progress at a late hour, with no indications that the impasse in the negotiations reached on Wednesday had been broken. Video for Seattle Seen by Christmas Seattle, Aug. 26. — The possibility of Seattle having television by Christmas is seen here as radio station KRSC announced it will begin tests next month. P. L. Leberman, president of the Radio Sales Corp., said the station is expected to begin regular commercial services about 30 days after the tests. Chicago's WGN TV Signs With DuMont Chicago, Aug. 26.— WGN-TV today signed an agreement with the DuMont television network to be the exclusive Chicago outlet for networkoriginated programs. This will give Chicago televiewers the first regular Coast-to-Coast network programming in this area. Heat Forces Some To Close Early The record-breaking heat wave had various effects on the home offices of the major film companies yesterday. RKO and Warner Brothers closed at 3:00 p.m., Paramount at 3:30 and Monogram at 4:00. Republic reported regular closing time and air-conditioned offices brought no change in closing time for M-G-M, 20th Century-Fox, Universal-International, Columbia and United Artists. Dembow Drive Chiefs Here for Planning William Bein, Central district manager for National Screen Service, and Ben Ashe, Los Angeles branch manager, arrived here yesterday for preliminary meetings with George F. Dembow, vice-president in charge of sales, regarding the George Dembow Tribute Drive, starting Sept. 13. Bein and Ashe have been appointed Eastern and Western drive captains by Herman Robbins, president. Talks will cover the concentration of sales force efforts on a "Get Back to Showmanship" theme. Popkin Plays Host Harry Popkin, independent producer releasing through United Artists, was host to sales and advertising-publicity executives of the film company at a Sherry Netherlands luncheon here yesterday prior to his return to the Coast. Among those present were Edward Schnitzer, Paul Lazarus, Jr., Howard LeSieur, Al Tamarin, Jack Wregge, Frances Winikus and Edward Peskay. Eyssell Dines Newman Frank L. Newman, Sr., pioneer exhibitor and president of the Evergreen State Amusement Corp., Seattle, for whom G. S. Eyssell, president of Radio City Music Hall and executive manager of Rockefeller Center, Inc., first worked in show business in Kansas City, Mo., was entertained at luncheon yesterday by Eyssell in the Music Hall's studio apartment. U.A. Board Meeting Special meeting of the United Artists board of directors was held here yesterday to consider a deal for relinquishing distribution rights to three pictures produced by Howard Hughes who now wants them for RKO Radio release. The company declined to comment following the meeting. Hudson Claims (Continued from page 1) double bills in all sections of the city but not for any deep, dark reason. The theatre business here is more competitive than in any other city in the country." The producers sued United and Cooperative Theatres of Michigan, independent buying combine, for $8,750,000 in damages for alleged monopoly. Wright, Myers Calm About SIMPP Suit Washington, Aug. 26. — Justice Da partment attorney Robert L. Wriglij refused to make any comment on tin Society of Independent Motion Pictur Producers' suit against United Detroi: Theatres and Cooperative Theatres q Michigan, independent buying conn bine, beyond the laconic statement tha "presumably treble-damage suits an one method of enforcing the antiafcru.-i laws." Wright pointed out t / injunctive relief asked against "•vjmtet might be taken care of by the NevJ York Court's disposition of the Par mount case but that the damage claim would still remain. 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