Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1947)

28 NEWS OF THE INDUSTRY Answers the query "What's new?" for filmer and dealer J AMES YOUNG, ACL CulbertSOn Recent converts to the use of dual turntables and old admirers of this form of providing sound accompaniment for silent films will be pleased to hear that the new Model A, Fidelitone Recording Dual Turntable is now ready for delivery. Produced by the George K. Culbertson Company, 5133 Juanita Avenue. Minneapolis 10. Minn., the Fidelitone features two 78 R.P.M. turntables, three featherweight pickups for ten and twelve inch records, a powerful six tube recording and reproducing amplifier and a convenient semi-directional microphone. A sapphire tipped, knee action Nylon needle embodied in a modern pickup design reduces both pickup "chatter" and record wear. Earphones are furnished, so that specific parts of sound recordings may be selected before they are played through the loud speaker. The complete outfit weighs only forty seven pounds. At a later date, the Fidelitone Recorder, which plugs into the Model A Dual Turntable for cutting twelve inch discs, will be available. Cine Pro ^ compact, light, portable dolly for lights and camera tripods — the Cine Pro Dolly — is being offered by the Cine Pro Corporation, 36 West 25th Street. New York 10, N. Y. The dolly is adaptable to all types of movie cameras, still cameras and lighting equipment. Deep cups firmly hold any tripod, while the dolly folds easily with a few turns of a screw. The dolly's weight of less than three pounds is due to all aluminum construction. Bell & Howell The Filmo Duo-Master Projector for two inch slides — a new projector in a lower price range than the Filmo Slide Master — has been released by the Bell & Howell Company. 7100 McCormick Road, Chi * The George K. Culbertson Company offers this light weight dual turntable for immediate delivery. * This combination light and camera dolly is the latest contribution from the Cine Pro Corporation. cago 45. 111. It features an adjustable condenser lens system, greater protection for slides, 300 watt illumination and a color free heat filter. Lenses are interchangeable, and cool operation is assured by a triple walled lamp house and natural draft ventilation. Further information may be obtained from the company. The Desert Book Company of Salt Lake City, Utah, is operating the first of what is to be a fleet of mobile service units, designed to provide complete maintenance and repair facilities for Bell & Howell sound and silent motion picture projectors. The truck is equipped with all necessary tools and replacement parts. In addition, there is plenty of space for display and sales operations, making the truck virtually a dealer on wheels. Eastman Kodak For the convenience of the many users of Kodak film, the Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester, N. Y., has established a new processing laboratory in Flushing, N. Y. All types of Cine-Kodak film, both 8mm. and 16mm., black and white and Kodachrome, may now be sent through your dealer, or direct, to the Eastman Kodak Company, Processing Laboratory, 133-35 Roosevelt Avenue. Flushing. N. Y. Herman C. Sievers, vicechairman of the board of directors of the Eastman Kodak Company, has retired from active service. Mr. Sievers was with the Kodak organization for forty four years, starting as store manager and finally becoming vicechairman of the board in 1945. I. L. Houley. meantime, has become assistant vicepresident of the company. He has been with Kodak since 1920 and was made assistant comptroller in 1933. The board of directors have voted a wage dividend of approximately eight and a half million dollars for more than 47,000 Kodak employees in the Western Hemisphere. A dividend of $2.50 a share for the quarter was declared for common stock, while the usual $1.50 a share will be paid on preferred stock. For chemical research during the past seven years, Dr. T. H. James, Kodak chemist, has been awarded the 1945 Henderson Award of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. The award is presented annually "for the most useful discovery in or essay on [Continued on page 40]