Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1934)

November 17, 1934 Motion Picture Herald 23 surface of the water than higher up, speed gradually advancing as altitude increases. Erpi representatives showed pictures representing sound wave action that should be viewed by every exhibitor and projectionist. I intended to see if this reel cannot be elaborated to include other things and sent out, upon request, to responsible unions for display to projectionists and managers. There was on display the most ingenious changeover device I have ever seen. It was built by a projectionist whose name I do not yet feel at liberty to divulge. I saw to it that several projectionists and directors of projection had a practical demonstration. All were impressed with its value. It may be put out in a manual operation form, or in one fully automatic. Personally I would recommend it highly as a manually operated device, but not for full automatic operation. In course of the discussion on one paper, someone intimated that an exchange that sends an exhibitor a bill for film damage is a robber. Nothing of the sort, provided the exchange delivered the print to the theatre in good condition, and further provided the exchange is certain the damage was done in the theatre and was due to some fault either in projection procedure or in the equipment, or to faulty packing for return shipment. And now for a few words of well earned commendation and appreciation. As is well known by many, much of the smoothness and value of SMPE conventions is due to the hard and able work of two men, William Kunzmann of the National Carbon Company, and Herbert Griffin of the International Projector Corporation. Kunzmann makes all the general arrangements, and Griffin prepares for transportation and supervises the installation of all the equipment necessary for projection, public address, etc., and if you imagine that either is a small job you have another guess coming. Both jobs call for long planning and hard work. If anyone disagrees, I have not the slightest doubt but that either Kunzmann or Griffin will cheerfully permit him to have a go at it. I submit that both the National Carbon Company and International Projector Corporation should feel proud in having such able gentlemen on their staffs. The SMPE certainly owes them both a debt of gratitude for the work they have done. ARC LIGHT GAS FUMES FROM A MID-WESTERN State comes this inquiry: "For two years past I have worked as projectionist in a small theatre. Would appreciate any information you can give me on the following. Are fumes or gas from the arc injurious to health? What kind of fumes are given off? Is it a fine dust or just a kind of gas? THE SILENT AMERICAN ELECTRIC TICKET REGISTER Speaks for Itself TheSILENT AMERICAN Send for our interesting trade-in proposition 1935 De Luxe Model 3-unit in CASH CONTROL— accurate tamper-proof admission record; in SPEED— issues 400 tickets a minute; in NOISELESS OPERATION— silent and automatic; in NEW KNIFE ACTION— issues accurately cut tickets; in VISIBLE TICKET NUMBERS easily checked any time; in SINGLE UNIT ACTION— less wear and tear; in LOW OVERHEAD— reduces service costs; in LARGE MAGAZINES holding 5000 tickets each in SPACE SAVING— it's compact Ifs Electric— Just Plug In SILENT AMERICAN TICKET MACHINE CO. Manufacturers of Ticket Issuing and Accounting Machines 630 Ninth Ave. Sales Office: New York, N. Y. Ask about our new MODEL X, an Electric Register that saves you' nearly 50% of your register investment MAIL THIS COUPON Silent American Ticket Machine Co., 630 Ninth Ave., New York, N. Y. Send me full information and prices on: ...unit Ticket Register (De Luxe Model) . . .unit Model X. (Current. . . ., voltage. . Name . . Theatre Address