Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1943)

62 MOTION PICTURE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ten cents per word, money-order or check with copy. Count initials, box number and address. Minimum insertion, $ I . Four insertions, for the price of three. Contract rates on application. No borders or cuts. Forms close Mondays at 5 P. M. Publisher reserve* the right to reject any copy. Film and trailer advertising not accepted. Classified advertising not subject to agency commission. Address copy and checks: MOTION PICTURE HERALD, Classified Dept., Rockefeller Center, New York NEW EQUIPMENT FAMOUS RED COMET AUTOMATIC FIRE CON trol — ceiling or wall types, standard size $4.95; senior size, $7.45; manual grenade extinguishers with bracket, standard size, $2.95; senior size, $4.35; quit gambling with your valuable equipment and your patrons' lives. No priorities required. Order yours now from S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., New York 18. BEAUTIFUL STREAMLINED FLUTED METAL ceiling fixtures, 24" long, 5 lights, 2 circuits, $12.95; porthole optical glass, 3"x4", $1.10; 4"x4", $1.45; box office chairs, $7.65; RCA 3'x5' multicellular high frequency horns, complete, $225; rectifier bulbs, fifteen ampere, $7.95; safety steel film cabinets, $2.93 section; 60 ampere Suprex rectifier, $211.75; Simplex 18" magazines, pair $49.50; small theatre vacuum cleaners, $89.50. Get our Jubilee Bargain Bulletin. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., New York 18. USED EQUIPMENT KUMFORT KOOLER FOR LARGE OFFICE, $97.50; No. 14 heavy rubber two conductor cable, sKghtly used, 15c ft.; Strong Utility Suprex arc lamps available; portable sound projectors from $79.50; Peerless low-intensity arcs, $62.50. Ask for Jubilee Sale Bulletin. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., New York 18. THEATRE CHAIRS — BACKS — CUSHIONS parts. ALLIED SEATING CO., INC., 36 West 13th Street, New York City. THEATRES BANKRUPTCY SALE, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1943, at 2:00 P.M. on the premises, 13 West Broadway, Winchester, Ky. Pursuant to the order of the United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, I will sell at public auction the Clark theatre, a modern fireproof moving picture theatre built in 1940 and operated until December, 1942, with all furnishings and equipment. The property and equipment are modern in every respect, ready for immediate operation; good location; seating capacity 435. Terms, one-third cash, of which $500.00 must be paid at the time of sale, and the balance in six and twelve months with interest at 6%; purchaser must execute bonds with good surety. For further particulars see judgment in Harry Schwartz, debtor, in Bankruptcy, No. 296, or apply to undersigned. J. Keene Daingerfield, Trustee, 804 Security Trust Building, Lexington, Ky. WANTED TO BUY TICKET REGISTERS AND CHANGE MACHINES -all models. Give details. BOX 1644, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. 16MM. OR 35MM. SOUND PROJECTORS, RECTIfiers, generators, sound equipment. BOX 1643, MO TTON PICTURE HERALD. EPISCOPALIAN MISSION CHURCH NEAR Chicago would appreciate gift of theatre organ in good condition or will pay nominal price. BOX 1651, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. Greenhouse Resigns from RKO, Awaits Navy Duty Dan Greenhouse, manager of RKO offices in Chile and the Philippines for the past five years, has resigned from the company. He returned to the States recently and offered his services to the Navy, where his application is pending. BUSINESS BOOSTERS BINGO CARDS, DIE CUT, 1 TO 100 OR 1 TO 75, $2.00 per thousand. $17.50 for 10,000. S. Klaus, care of MOTION PICTURE HERALD. BOOKKEEPING SYSTEM THEATRE MANAGEMENT RECORD AND TAX Register. This new accounting system is the finest book of its kind ever made available to an exhibitor In addition to being complete in every respect, it is simple — so much so that it is not necessary to have had bookkeeping experience in order to keep an accurate, complete and and up-to-minute record of the business of your theatre. The introductory price U only $2.00 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, Rockefeller Center, New York. BOOKS The 1943-44 INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC is now in preparation. Will contain more than 12,000 biographies of players, directors, writers, technicians and executives. The biographical section is an exclusive feature. In addition it will include more than 1,250 pages crammed with motion picture facts and figures covering every phase of the business. Supply will be limited.. Be sure to get your copy. Order it today! Price $3.25 prepaid in U. S. A. $5 elsewhere. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, Rockefeller Center, New York City. COMPLETELY REVISED 7TH EDITION OF Richardson's Blue book of Projection with treatise on Television and complete Sound Trouble-Shooting Charts, as well as a host of additional up-to-the-minute text on sound and projection equipment. Order Nowl $7.25 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, Rockefeller Center, New York City. SOUND TROUBLE SHOOTING CHARTS. A handy tool in the booth. Gives the answers to all questions regarding trouble shooting on every type of sound equipment. $1.00 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, Rockefeller Center, New York. MOTION PICTURE SOUND ENGINEERING — 547 pages; illustrated; covers every practical method and process in present-day sound engineering. Leading engineers explain every detail of apparatus and its arrangement, with diagrams, tables, charts and graphs. This manual comes straight from the workshops of the studios in Hollywood. It is indispensable to everyone working with sound equipment. Price $6.50 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, Rockefeller Center, New York. NEW 567 PAGE BOOK ON AIR CONDITIONING, by Charles A. Fuller, authority on the subject. Available for theatre owners contemplating engineering changes. Book is cloth bound with index and charts and covers every branch of the industry as well as codes and ordinances regulating installation. Order now at $4.00 a copy postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, Rockefeller Center, New York. TRAINING SCHOOLS THEATRE EMPLOYEES: TRAIN FOR BETTER positions. Learn modern theatre management and advertising. Big opportunities for trained men. Established since 1927. Write now for free catalog. THEATRE MANAGERS SCHOOL, Elmira, N. Y. Fire at Kansas City Park Fire recently swept the Fairyland Amusement Park in Kansas City, destroying many buildings and concessions. Approximately 10,000 persons were visiting the park, but no injuries were reported. Only one car was damaged among an estimated 2,000 automobiles parked in an adjoining lot. July 10, 1943 August Selig, 73, Dies in Chicago August Selig, 73-year-old pioneer motion picture producer in Chicago, died of a heart attack last Saturday, July 3rd. He was taking a short vacation near Rockford, 111., at the time. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, July 6th, with burial at Graceland Cemetery. He was associated with his brother, William N. Selig, in the old Selig Polyscope Company, which was established in Chicago in 1896. Together they made such pictures as "The Two Orphans," "The Spoilers" and "The Adventures of Kathlyn." In 1912, William received a medal from Pope Pius X for producing "The Coming of Columbus." They were the first to use wild animals in motion pictures and later moved their zoo to Los Angeles. William N. Selig, who now lives in Los Angeles, was unable to attend, but a grandson, August Selig, who is a staff sergeant at Scott Field, 111., was granted leave to attend the funeral. Survivors are his widow, Marie ; a brother, William ; a sister, Hattie ; two sons, Vincent and William, and three grandchildren. Among the stars who worked with Mr. Selig were Kathryn Williams, Tom Mix, Tom Moore, Tom Sanchi and William Farnum. William Murray, Co-owner of Grand Rapids Theatre William Murray, 46, co-owner of the Savoy theatre in Grand Rapids, died on July 5th at the St. Mary's Hospital in that city. Mr. Murray was a member of the Detroit Variety Club, Knights of Columbus and Grand Rapids Peninsular Club. He is survived by his mother, a daughter, Mary Ellen ; four sisters and two brothers. Paul Brunet Paul Brunet, 66, independent exhibitor of New Orleans, for more than 40 years operator of theatres in that city, died at his home June 25th. He opened the city's first downtown theatre near the turn of the century and in recent years owned a suburban house in the French Quarter. Surviving are his widow ; a son, Paul H. Brunet; a brother, Rene J. Brunet, and three sisters. Charles Duncan Charles Duncan, 60, who operated the Duncan theatre, at Killgore, Ohio, died in the City Hospital at nearby Coshocton, Ohio, on June 20th, following an operation for appendicitis. He is survived by his widow and one son. Captain James Kelley Captain James Kelley, formerly with the Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester, died in a Japanese prison camp, it has been reported. Assess Plaintiffs $6,000 Costs Judge Vincent L. Leibell last Tuesday in New York Federal Court, assessed costs of $6,000 against Robert Shurr and Pat A. Leonard, plaintiffs in a plagiarism suit against Warners which was dismissed recently. Defendants were Frank Capra, Frank Capra Productions, Inc., Warner Brothers, Vitagraph, Inc., and Jacob Wilk, who were charged with using the plaintiff's play as story material for the film, "Meet John Doe." Purchases Iowa Theatre Horace A. Parrott of Guthrie Center, la., has purchased the Strand theatre at Milford, la., from E. C. Arehart.