Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Mar 1956)

PAROMEL KITS FOR NAVY Paromel Electronics Corporation, Chicago, manufacturer of 35mm projection equipment formerly produced by the De \ ry Corporation, has furnished the Navy Department with modernization kits for over 200 of its theatres in conjunction with their recent con\ersion to CinemaScope (with one optical sound track). The kits were supplied through the Altec Service Corporation. In this field modernization program the Navy’s De \ ry Type “C projectors (used during the war) were converted to Paromel’s latest Type “10” units. • BODDE SCREEN IN RENO A new' Bodde screen has been installed in the Granada theatre, Reno, Nev., which entailed special construction of the theatre’s fire exits in order to allow for the maximum screen width possible. The installation was made by Bob Bemis of the Walter G. Preddey Theatre Supply Company, Reno, and represented the 100th Bodde screen he has placed. The screen at the Granada is 50 feet wide by 26 feet high. • NEW LITERATURE Emergency Lighting Equipment : A new catalogue describing its line of automatic emergency lighting units for use when regular power fails has been issued by the Electric Cord Company, New York. Trade-named “Chargomatic,” the units contain no manually operated switches or timers for fast charging, it is pointed out, all such operations being automatic. The eight-page catalogue contains illustrations and specifications of the equipment in the line. Copies may be secured by writing the company ( 105 William Street, New ^ ork 38, N. Y.). .Manual Door Controls: A new folder describing its line of manual door controls has been issued by the Dor-O-Matic Division of Republic Industries, Inc., Chicago. The units are designed to be concealed in the floor to control both the opening and the closing of doors. The folder gives a complete description and applications of the company’s 25 models. Free copies may be obtained by writing the manufacturer (4446 North Knox Avenue, Chicago 30). Floor Machines and Vacuum Cleaners: A new and simplified guide to selecting the proper size and type of machine from its line of floor machines and vacuum cleaners has been released by the Kent Company, Rome, N. Y. Included with data is the complete “K-line” of balanced-power floor machines — six basic sizes from 11 to 22inch diameter brushes. In addition four vacuum machines are described as to use and type of operation. Copies of the folder may be obtained by writing the company (885 Canal Street, Rome, N. Y.). MOVIES ARE BETTER THAN EVER xYl. I,. I (BOXOFFICt B.A. APPEAL) •S-.„ • GREATER LIGHT • GREATER CONTRAST • GREATER SHARPNESS Watch your “B.A." climb when you Install Super Snaplite Lenses. Give your patrons the benefit of pictures at their best. You can't beat the Super Snaplite f/1.7 when it comes to putting a clear, sharp picture on your screen. Ask your Theatre Supply Dealer about these fine lenses. For more information ask your dealer or write for Bulletin 222. "You Get More Light with Super Snaplite" KOIiliA\OK.«G!B Plant; 347 King Street Northampton, Massachusetts NEW YORK OFFICE: coitroirATioK 30 CHURCH STREET, NEW YORK 7, N. Y. Or\e way ^'o pos'fect"' be a. coupon clippcY FOR THEATRES OUTSIDE U. S. A. AND CANADA— FOR STUDIOS EVERYWHERE— No Matter What You Need .. .Westrex Has It! Westrex maintains a complete supply and service organization to meet the needs of studios throughout the world and of theatres outside the United States and Canada. Look to Westrex. Westrex Corporation ni EIGHTH AVENUE, NEW YORK 11, N. Y. HOLLYWOOD DIVISION: 6601 ROAAAINE STREET, HOLLYWOOD 38, CAL. Research, Distribution and Service for the Motion Picture Industry BETTER THEATRES SECTION 25