Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1948)

4 Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, September 8, 19 Approve New Board For Mich. Allied Detroit, Sept. 7. — Charles W. Snyder, executive secretary of Allied Theatres of Michigan, has proposed a new plan for the election of officers for the ATM's board, and it has been approved unanimously. His plan consists of having an officer represent each Congressional district of Michigan, an alternate and three delegates-at-large. There are 17 Congressional districts in the state. These officers in turn would elect a president and vice-president. The board now consists of IS members, five of which are replaced each year. The new plan, Snyder said, will enable each member to better acquaint himself with legislators from his district and to give them full particulars on any legislation concerning the industry. Also, instead of having any group from one area holding positions on the board, all areas would be equally represented. Depinet (Continued from page 1) lum with the formation of an independent production company could not be confirmed here. Depinet's initial election to the RKO presidency is expected to be for the period between the present and the holding of a regular election of officers by a reconstituted RKO board, at which time it is expected he would be reelected. The board will be reconstituted on Oct. 18 when a meeting of RKO stockholders is scheduled to be held. Regular election of officers by the new board would follow. Replaces Rathvon on AMPP Board Hollywood, Sept. 7. — Leon Goldberg, RKO studio manager, today was elected to the board of directors of the Association of Motion Picture Producers, replacing N. Peter Rathvon as RKO representative on the board. FIVE-STAR DC6 FLAGSHIPS LOS ANGELES 11 hours, 10 minutes CHICAGO 3k hours Phone HAvemeyer 6-5000 or your travel agent Ticket Off/ces: Airlines Terminal Rockefeller Center • Hotel New Yorker 120 Broadway • Hotel St. George AMERICAN AIRLINES Car Heaters for Year 'Round Drive-ins Memphis, Sept. 7— While it appears drive-in theatres are staying open a little longer each year, it looks as though many will be a year-round proposition, with exhibitors in this area considering the possibilities of installing individual in-a-car heaters during the frosty season. Ains worth, Berger, Myers at ITO Meet Columbus, O., Sept. 7. — Speakers at the convention of the Independent Theatre Owners of Ohio, to be held at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel here on Sept. 14-15, will include William Ainsworth, president of national Allied ; Abram F. Myers, national_ Allied counsel ; Benny Berger, president of North Central Allied; Trueman Rembusch, president of Allied of Indiana, who will discuss impact of television on theatres ; H. M. Richey, exhibitor relations head of MetroGoldwyn-Mayer, and David Palfreyman of the Motion Picture Association of America. In addition, J. W. Spiselman, vice-president of Air Purification Service, will speak on "Advantages of Air Sterilization in the Theatre." Gov. Thomas J. Herbert and Dr. Clyde Hissong, chief Ohio film censor, have accepted invitations to attend the banquet to be held Tuesday. P. J. Wood, ITO secretary, is expecting a large turnout at the special meeting for small-town exhibitors, an innovation this year. This meeting will be held on Monday, preceding the opening of the convention. MGM's Seven Start Training Sept. 16 Training for the first seven MG-M sales personnel selected for a training course will begin here Sept. 16, a delay of two days caused by the fact that William F. Rodgers, distribution vice-president, will not return from the Coast until that day. Scheduled to arrive are Michael J. Ford, salesman, Chicago ; Louis Formato, branch manager, Philadelphia ; Philip F. Gravitz, office managerhead booker, New Haven ; H. Russell Gaws, salesman, Oklahoma City ; Louis Marks, salesman, Cleveland ; Ansley B. Padgett, assistant branch manager, Atlanta ; Louis J. Weber, Dallas salesman. 621/2-Cent Minimum (Continued from page 1) ule will give regular employes 62y2 cents an hour as a minimum, and "casual" employes 55c an hour. The commission, because of complaints from theatre owners that ushers are a "special and transitory" type of worker, ruled that they will be considered casual employes. Grossman in New Post Henry Grossman has been named director of broadcast operations for Columbia Broadcasting, including television, AM and FM technical operations, by James M. Seward, CBS vice-president in charge of operations. Milwaukee Houses (Continued from page 1) in expanding his theatre operations in the Midwest he has no connection whatever with the purchasers of the Tower and Oriental. The spokesman also denied another report that Gamble planned to dispose of his theatre holdings in the Pacific Northwest area to concentrate on the Midwest expansion. Gamble will retain his present holdings in Oregon, it was stated. Warners Replacing Theatres In New Jersey and Mass. A new Warner theatre is being built in Harrison, N. J., to replace the Lincoln in nearby Kearny, N. J., on which the Warner lease expired recently and was not renewed. In addition, Warners is constructing a new theatre at Newburyport, Mass., to replace another on which the lease was not renewed recently. In both instances, the leases were not renewed for strictly business reasons and the replacements are being undertaken under the Federal Court ruling in the industry anti-trust case permitting defendants to replace theatres which have been relinquished or lost under specified conditions. Para.-DuMont (Continued from page 1) the company's class A ownership up over 42,000. Among other holders are Leo Spitz, 16,310 shares and Abe Lastfogel, 11,885. Meanwhile, it was revealed that a final decision in FCC proceedings on San Francisco television applications, including those from Paramount and 20th Century-Fox, may be snarled by an action filed here Thursday by Ed Pauley's Television California, which seeks to require the FCC to include a San Francisco television application by Don Lee Broadcasting Co. in the general hearings in which Pauley, Paramount, CBS, Fox, and independent station KROW are vying for two open channels. This would mean that another channel would be available in the consolidated proceedings, since one has been tentatively set aside for Don Lee. US Willing (Continued from page 1) the Supreme Court Paramount proceedings was emphatic in declaring that no formal talks have been held with defense company attorneys, and no proposal of any kind has as yet been submitted to the Government. "All they did was ask me if I'd talk a consent decree," Clark stated. "I said yes. If they want to talk, we'd be bull-headed to refuse. But I'm certainly not saying I'd agree to whatever they submit." The Attorney General would not say who had approached him on behalf of the defendants, but one industry source revealed that it was former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, now representing 20th Century-Fox. If a proposal is submitted, Clark said, he will turn it over to his antitrust experts, including Robert L. Wright, for advice, then make a decision on that basis. Albee on Split Policy Cincinnati, Sept. 7.— The 3,300seat Albee, flagship of the local RKO chain, playing straight films, will inaugurate a stage show and film policy beginning Sept. 30. Phila. Prepares ft Youth Fete Sept. I Philadelphia, Sept. 7. — Gael Si If livan, executive director of Theat Owners of America, and Lewen Pizc president of United Motion Pictu Theatre Owners of Eastern Penns>! vania, Southern New Jersey and Del ware, were principal speakers today a special meeting held at the office i Mayor Bernard Samuel to discu ways and means of promoting You< Month. Some 100 of Philadjg}*|ju leading citizens were invited tar V.i the meeting of which Judge Noche: S. Winnet was general chairman. Today's session served as a spring board for staging the Youth Mont celebration to be held here on Sep, 25. It will start with a mammot youth parade. Mayor Samuel and h:; committee of 100 will be on hanc while mayors of neighboring cities an theatre owners and managers fror; Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern Ne\ Jersey and Delaware will be guests. 5,0 0 0 Parade Here In 'Salute to Youth' With Eagle-Lion's 17-year-old star let Lois Butler as grand marshal o a parade of some 5,000 children, thi first New York City "Salute t< Youth" ceremony was held here yes: terday morning at the Skouras Acad emy of Music Theatre. In addition to a showing of EagleLion's "Mickey," which stars Mis; Butler, the children were greeted by John M. Cannella, Commissioner oi Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, who represented Mayor O'Dwyer ; Lou Little, Columbia University football coach, and Bud Collyer, radio's "Superman." Mel Allen, sportscaster, was master of ceremonies. Tarwater Is Named E-L Atlanta Chief Atlanta, Sept. 7.— Norman J. Calquhoun, branch manager of EagleLion, has resigned from the company, and district "manager Grover Parsons has named Bob Tarwater, former Alabama sales representative, to succeed. Lewis with McCarey Hollywood, Sept. 7.— Sinclair Lewis and producer-director Leo McCarey's Rainbow Productions have reached an agreement under which the novelist will work on a screen story idea suggested by McCarey, according to announcement by Earl Rettig, secretary-treasurer for Rainbow. The yarn may serve as the vehicle for McCarey's last for RKO Radio release. PUZZLE-BANK Laughs ! A Fortune in a Minute ! Laughs ! Enterprise House, Inc., 198 Broadway New York City DIgby 9-1278 PROMOTION STICKERS Use Topflight cellophane self-adhesive tape for your next promotion picture. Place instantly— anywhere — box office, lobby, stores, phone booths. Lustrous, colorful, rich in appearance. FRANK G. BERGLAS, Dir. Motion Picture Div. TOPFLIGHT TAPE CO. YORK, PENNSYLVANIA