Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1950)

Wednesday, November 15, 1950 Motion Picture Daily 7 Expect Ruling Today (Continued from page 1) show. Their color machine is a grotesque instrument. It is an attempt to ridicule the CBS color system." John T. Cahill of New York, attoriney for RCA, said the equipment illustrates one of RCA's arguments— that the CBS color picture is restrict:ed to a twelve-and-a-half-inch screen. Cahill attacked the FCC ruling by saying that under the CBS system no picture at all would be received on the nine million TV sets in homes today unless a $50 adapter is added to the set and then the black-and-white picture received will be SO per cent less effective than the one now being produced. Cahill also said that the Commission was composed of six men and one woman ; only one of these has any engineering experience, and that one voted against the CBS system. He further charged that the Commission ignored the advice of distinguished scientists who appeared before the Commission and recommended rejection of the CBS system. COMPO's Crucial Meet Jackson Park (Continued from page 1) affect thier business. They, and Richard Salkin, manager of the Jackson Park, admitted, however, that they had played some films after clearance periods, including "Easter Parade," "Barkleys of Broadway," "A Date with Judy," "Twelve O'Clock High" and "Three Musketeers." Federal Judge Michael Igoe asked Alfred Teton, B. and K. attorney, what he considered a fair clearance for pictures after leaving Loop first runs. "A reasonable period," Teton replied. "One which would not exceed three weeks." Konkright Services Los Angeles, Nov. 14. — Funeral services for C. Roy Konkright, chief accountant for Monogram for the past six years, were held yesterday at the Church of the Recessional, Forest Lawn Memorial Park. TWA ~TWA TWA TWA 5^ ^ Now you can fly direct to ^ LONDON \ 1 (Non-Stop) and GERMANY by Only TWA offers one-airline service from 60 U. S. cities to the major capitols of Europe. For information and reservations see your travel agent or call TWA (Continued from page 1) proposals, would have to consult the Allied board of directors before exercising a veto. The Allied board is not scheduled to meet until late next January or early in February and probably, would be unwilling to hold a special meeting for that purpose alone. Proposal Is Rejected On the other hand, if TOA's proposal were to be summarily rejected by the COMPO board, it would not necessarily follow that TOA was finished as a COMPO member. Its convention committee, of which Ted R. Gamble is chairman, charged with petitioning the COMPO board for increased TOA representation, would have to report back to the TOA board, which has no immediate meeting scheduled. It is doubtful whether the TOA board would withdraw the organization from COMPO without further discussion and negotiation, inasmuch as influential TOA groups and individuals are solidly in COMPO's corner and might choose to remain with COMPO, rather than move to the exit with TOA. TOA's definitive proposals are still unknown. There has been no meeting of Gamble's committee, only informal conversations between him and COMPO board members. No meeting of the committee is likely to be held prior to the start of the COMPO board meet'ng tomorrow since Gamble has been on a hunting trip in the Midwest and is not scheduled to return here until late today or early tomorrow. Meanwhile, TOA's one year approval of membership in COMPO has expired and has not been renewed. Technically, it is not a member of COMPO now. The COMPO agenda includes reports by Arthur Mayer, executive director, and Nathan Yamins, program and planning committee chairman, on the all-industry Starmakers Contest, originally suggested last spring" by Leonard Goldenson, president of United Paramount Theatres, as a means of recreating public enthusiasm for motion pictures and theatre attendance. A detailed plan for the contest has been prepared by Monroe Greenthal, advertising executive, who will present it to the board. 'Movies on the March' Also up for report and consideration will be a plan for "Movies on the March," which contemplates a national drive early next spring to benefit the box office. Details of the plan will be presented to the board by Max Youngstein, Paramount advertisingpublicity director. A plan for conducting an intensive research into many phases of public attitudes toward the industry and preferences in entertainment will be presented by Robert W. Coyne, COMPO special counsel. If approved, the research would be conducted by an outstanding institution. New methods of billing and collecting COMPO dues on the basis of the one-tenth of one per cent of film rentals formula is expected to be presented to the board by Robert J. O'Donnell, COMPO treasurer, and Sam Pinanski, chairman of the finance committee. Indications are that billings will be placed on a quarterly or semi-annual basis, rather than monthly as first proposed, to simplify the procedure. Industry Seminars Gael Sullivan, TOA executive director, will lead discussion of a proposal to hold industry seminars at which representatives of exhibition and production would discuss mutual problems. Art Arthur, executive secretary of the Motion Picture Industry Council of Hollywood, is scheduled to lead discussion of an MPIC plan for cooperation of production with the government in the event of _ war. Charles E. McCarthy will outline a plan for COMPO press relations. Leo Brecher is expected to report on personnel for the COMPO staff. Ellis Arnall, president of the Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers, is scheduled to broach his views on an industry conference with the Federal Trade Commission for the purpose of exploring the advisability of drawing up a code of fair trade practices with FTC participation, and possibly that of the Department of Justice. TOA's convention demand that COMPO activities be restricted to public relations on the national level probably will be up for discussion also. Ned E. Depinet, COMPO president, will preside. Indiana Allied (Continued from page 1) "There is no reason to believe the next five or ten years will not be a repetition of the early 1940's, and we know how good they were for this business," said Abram F. Myers, general counsel of Allied States. "The television bugaboo is a passing thing," he declared. "The only real danger to the motion picture business is the jealousy that keeps it wasting time on unimportant things instead of concentrating on the big job, public relations." Myers pleaded for cooperation with COMPO. Exhibitors were urged, by Sam Shain, Republic public relations representative of 20th Century-Fox, to band together to meet the advertising challenge of television dealer groups in their communities. Trueman T. Rembusch was reelected president of the Indiana Allied. Other officers, also re-elected, are Sam Neal, vice-president ; Marc J. Wolf, treasurer and William A. Carroll, executive secretary. Elect Directors Directors elected are H. Lisle Krieghbaum, J. G. Vogel, Alex Manta, Justin Shauer, Wolf, M. H. Scheidler, Rembusch, Morton Weinberg, Bruce Kixmiller, Oscar Fine, Harry Kornblum, E. L. Ornstein, A. H. Borkeinstein, Peter Mailers, Roy Kalver, John Nicu, Guy Hancock, Mannie Marcus, Stanley A. B. Cooper, Claude Flater, H. P. Vonderschmitt. T. C. 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