Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1951)

2 Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, February 21, 1951 JVEWS in Brief Personal Mention Syracuse, N. Y., Felx 20.— The opening of Paramount's "September Affair" at the new Astor Theatre tomorrow night will climax an extensive promotion campaign. Mayor Thomas J. Corcoran lias proclaimed the day "Motion Picture Entertainment Day" to mark the dual event, the bow of the film and the opening of the new Astor, a City Entertainment Corp. operation. • John Wayne, Republic Pictures' star, will meet press and radio representatives here at a reception to be held in the Essex House at which Herbert J. Yates, Republic president, will be host. • William Lauten has been appointed trade news editor in the press department of National Broadcasting here. Lauten, who succeeds Michael Dann, recently named coordinator of NBC's television program package sales, has been a member of the NBC press department since Jan., 1949. • Hollywood, Feb. 20.— John Beck, who formed his own company to produce "Harvey," has signed with Howard Hughes as a producer. • Farley Granger has signed a new five-year contract with Samuel Goldwyn Productions, replacing a pact which still had several years to run, the company here announced. OSCAR A. DOOB, Loew's Thetres operating executive, is slated to return here today after a tour oi company theatres in the South. • Edward L. Hyman, vice-president of United Paramount Theatres, Inc., accompanied by Simon B. Siegel and Albert Sicignano, have arrived in Phoenix from New York for conferences with George Aurelius, manager of Arizona-Paramount Corp. • Lawrence Lapidus, of Warner Theatres Albany office, has become the father of a baby girl, Sandra Marcia. The grandfather is Jules Lapidus, Warner's Eastern and Canadian division sales manager. Stanley Kramer was the recipient of an award given yesterday by the Perstare et Presaere, New York University honor society, for the high tandards set by his films. • Ben Katz, Universal Pictures field representative, is in New York from Chicago. 75-cent Minimum (Continued from page 1) proves the recommendations of a nine member minimum wage board for the amusement industry, headed by former Supreme Court Justice Francis X. Giaccone and including Samuel Rosen, vice-president of Fabian Theatres. In motion picture theatres, _ a 75 cent per hour minimum wage is provided for all employes, with the following exceptions : Cashiers, cleaners, porters and ma trons are to receive a 75-cent-an-hour minimum in cities of over 50,000 population and in all communities of Westchester and Nassau counties. This same group of employes is to receive a minimum of 70 cents per hour in cities of from 10,000 to 50,000 and 65 cents per hour in communities of less than 10,000. Nassau and Westchester counties are, as previously stated, not included in the 70-cent and 65-cent categories. Ticket-takers and doormen are to receive a 70-cent minimum per hour in cities of over 50,000 population and in all Nassau and Westchester communities ; 65 cents an hour minimum in cities of from 10,000 to 50,000 and 60 cents an hour minimum in cities and other communities of less than 10, 000 population. Ushers, ramp and check-room, attendants, various other unclassified service-staff workers and messengers in motion picture theatres are to be paid a minimum of 55 cents per hour in New York City, Nassau and Westchester, and 50 cents an hour elsewhere in the state PHIL WILLIAMS, March of Time theatrical sales manager, is due to return to New York today from the Coast. Lt. Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., who is attached to General Eisenhower's headquarters in Paris, is visiting London with his bride of six months, the former Jenifer Howard. • David A. Lipton, Universale national director of advertising and publicity, left the Coast yesterday by plane for New York. e Robert Stillman, head of Stillman Productions, and Irving Rubine, vicepresident, are due to arrive in Philadelphia from New York tomorrow. Edward Cheyfitz, Motion Picture Association of America executive, is due to fly to Washington today from the Coast. Abner J. Greshler, executive producer at Paramount, has arrived here from the Coast for a vacation. Newsreel Parade Two Depinet Drive Meetings in Canada Charles Boasberg, Sid Kramer and Carl Peppercorn of the RKO home office sales staff will leave here over the week-end for Canada to attend two meetings in connection with the 1951 Ned Depinet sales drive. Presided over by Canadian drive captain Leo M. Devaney, one meeting will be held in Montreal at the Mount Royal Hotel on Feb. 26-27 ; the other will be held in Toronto at the King Edward Hotel on Feb. 28-29. Attending the Montreal meeting will be Harry Cohen, manager of the Montreal branch, and Arthur LeeWhite, manager of the St. John branch, and their respective staffs. The Toronto meeting will be attended by Toronto manager Jack L. Labow and his staff. . Following these two meetings Devaney will go to Winnipeg for a sales rally which will be attended by Winnipeg manager M. Nackimson, Calgary manager A. E. Elliott, and Vancouver manager J. F. Davie, and their staffs. Calls Para. Division Managers Meeting Paramount has scheduled a meeting of divisional sales managers for March 2 and 3 at the home office, it was announced here yesterday by A. W. Schwalberg, president of Paramount Film Distributing Corp. It will be a continuation of Schwalberg's policy of holding periodic meetings for the exchange of ideas and the discussion and resolution of individual problems. Attending the March meeting will be M. R. Clark, South Central division manager; J. J. Donohue, Central division manager ; Howard Minsky, Mid-East ; Hugh Owen, East and South ; G. A. Smith, West, and Gordon Lightstone, Canadian general manager. Present from the home office will be Barney Balaban, Adolph Zukor, Paul Raibourn, E. K. O'Shea, Oscar Morgan and Jerry Pickman, in addition to Schwalberg. PRESIDENT TRUMAN observing new U.S. weapons and a report from Korea head current newsreel items. Other subjects include the new basketball scandal in New York, and the marriage of the Shah of Iran. Complete contents follow: MOVIETONE NEWS, No. 16— Flying box-cars aid UN in Korea. Gen. Eisenhower sails for Europe. President Truman at Army testing grounds. Thirteen-year-old "G.I." sent home. AAU track meet. Tennis. Skaters roll out the barrel. NEWS OF THE DAY, No. 250— President Truman sees new weapons. Inside Canada's super-atomic plant. Photoplay magazine citations. Korea: "G. I." of 13 bids Army goodbye. Jalopy races. Barrel-jumping championships. PARAMOUNT NEWS, No. 53— Race of jalopies. New York's big basketball scandal. President Truman inspects nation's newest weapons. Boy soldier goes home. UN forces continue "war of maneuver." TELENEWS DIGEST, No. S-A— Korea: See-saw battle. Maryland: President Truman views new arms. The Shah of Iran marries. Japanese volcano. New plane. Gen. Collins on Army power. Sports world — the Yankee dynasty. UNIVERSAL NEWS, No. 432— Report from Korea. President Truman sees new arms. Hurricane lashes Spain. Bonzo the actor, in New York. Youngest soldier goes home. WARNER PATHE NEWS, No. 55— President Truman visits Aberdeen proving grounds. "G. I.," 13, sent home from Korea. Dean Acheson urges Atlantic Pact arms aid. Shah of Iran marries. Inside Canada's atom plant. Korea report. Basketball "fix." Hallmark in Deal With Criterion Hollywood, Feb. 20. — Hallmark Productions has signed a deal with the Criterion Theatre, New York, whereby that house will be the future Broadway showcase of Hallmark pictures. The deal, announced here by Jack Thomas, vice-president and general manager, provides that "The Prince of Peace" will open at the Criterion on Good Friday, March 23. Kroger Babb, Hallmark president, and Murphy McHenry, publicity head, will arrive in New York over the weekend to work out plans with the Criterion organization for an exploitation campaign. Big Doings at WB 'Raton' Premiere Plans are under way for the world premiere of Warner's "Raton Pass," at the Kimo Theatre, at Albuquerque, N. Mex., on March 6, to be highlighted by the presence of Dennis Morgan, Steve Cochran and Dorothy Hart who appear in the picture. The players will also appear at a special premiere on the following night at the El Raton Theatre, Raton, N. Mex., which will also be accorded a series of special events. . ... High spots of premiere festivities were set up last month by Mort Blumenstock, Warner's advertising and publicity vice-president, after conferring with city and state officials. Stars Fly Here for Uruguay Festival Hollywood, Feb. 20. — Evelyn Kees, June Haver, John Derek, Wendell Corey, Hugo Fregonese, accompanied by the group representing the international committee of the American Motion Picture Producers, fly to New York tomorrow en route to the international film festival at Punta del Este, Uruguay, as guests of the Uruguayan government. Lizabeth Scott, Joan Fontaine, Patricia Neal, Florence Marly, Ricardo Montalban will join the party. Holiday Tomorrow For Film Companies All major and most other film company and related industry offices here will be closed tomorrow, Washington's Birthday. 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