The New York State Exhibitor (1933)

THE NEW YORK STATE EXHIBITOR Jul 25’ 33 9 Startling Developments Promised in Newark Projectionist Battle Who’s Financing ? Newark exhibitors are wondering who is financing the fight of Newark operators against the union. Indications are that the fight will be warm and expensive, with sources of contributions to the fund of the at¬ tackers unannounced. Observers point out that the amount of money needed to see the thing through will be pretty high, and ask where it is coming from. At any rate, the case should be hot. Heard In H UPSON COUNTY Local 384 Appeal Still Attracts Attention GEORGE FREEMAN and Ted Meyn skip¬ ping. . . .Ted playing “We’re in the Money” on his organ slide the week 7,000 city and county employees got 40 and 50 per cent, pay slashes. . . . Ted, Jr., is at camp. . . . Jim Furman visited Irs nonagenarian dad at Cape Cod during his vacation. . . . Morris Hatoff vacationed at White Lake. . . . Dune and Mrs. Stuart took in the World Fair at Chi. . . . Mickey Kippel writing a new song. THREE ADDITIONAL junior members — Thomas J. McCarthy, Joseph Steiner and George Muller — have joined three original complainants in the Chancery application for a receiver for Local 384 of the projectionists union. . . . Bill Meriwether visited the home folks in Alabam. . . . Cy Galvin went to the Jersey shore. . Bob Deitch played tennis with the local gal who made the “Gold Diggers” chorus. (Ed. She did?). . Sam Weinberg, Ted Meyn, Monty Salmon and Buddy Samon were among the theatre gang at the Carnera-Sharkey fracas. WARNER “SUNSHINE GIRL” beauty contest has brought a headache to the Gen¬ eral Theatrical Corp. of N. J., and Manager Frank Holler, Ritz, a neighborhood house in the Hudson City section of J. C. . . . Charg¬ ing that after winning her place to the finals, she was barred arbitrarily by the manage¬ ment from taking part, Inez Dougherty, 17, of 209 New York Ave., J. C., has filed a suit for $65,000 in Supreme Court. . . . Cor¬ poration and Holler are named defendants. New Union A rival movement to the regular stage hands’ and motion picture opera¬ tors’ organization is indicated in the incorporation by the Secretary of State of the Associated Motion Picture Opera¬ tors’ Association. Directors include Carl Leder and Samuel Sole, Brooklyn, Nathan Leder, Montocello, and Samuel M. Falk and Jack Linder, Bronx. David Fishman, Middletown, is attorney. Junior Members of Local Hire Expert Legal Talent, — Expect Hearing Will Bring Out Interesting Testimony from Union Folk A new day is about to dawn for theatre men in Newark and its immediate vicinity. Tired of waiting a group of junior members of Newark Moving Picture Operators’ Local have at last rebelled against their officers. Honored Retaining distinguished counsel — famed Robert H. McCarter being one of the legal representatives — the “Juniors” have gone into Chancery court and asked for the appointment of a receiver. Disclosures of a sensational nature are due as far as the public is concerned. At the initial hearing these startling facts were brought out : That dur'ng the last City Commission cam¬ paign Louis Kaufman, business agent, handed out campaign donations ranging from $100 to $1000 to candidates, the money coming from the local’s funds without permission of the membership. That all officers of the local held positions in downtown theatres but never worked a day, forcing juniors, at the risk of losing their regu¬ lar jobs, to hold down their posts for them. The officer, at the expense of the junior labor, it was alleged, collected $110 a week. That the assistant business agent extracted tribute — as much as $15 a week — from junior members over and above local dues and assess¬ ments. That members were coerced into paying for golf clubs for all executive officers. That is just the beginning. Frank C. Walker Pennsylvanian and general counsel to the M. E. Comerford chain of theatres, is the new executive secretary of the recovery council organized by President Roosevelt. H e is still treasurer of the Democratic National Committee. Duffy, director of Public Safety, will not stand for films with medico angle and this is plenty medico. . . . “What Price Inno¬ cence?” scheduled for Proctor’s and billposted about, will not show here. . Police no like, either. Heard In N E W A R K Pommer Guest of Sidney Kent LOCAL THEATRE MANAGEMENTS have been saying "pretty please” to the Essex County Tax Boards, asking for substantial re¬ duction in assessments. . . . RKO asks for a $82,700 cut in the $461,500 assessment on the Proctor Theatre building. . . . Branford The¬ atre assessment being $702,700, the Warner renresentative asked for a cut of $122,700. . . . High overhead and lean earnings given as reasons by both groups. . . . Board took mat¬ ter under advisement. GRAND, neighborhood house, closed until September. . Bob Morgenroth, former symphony orchestra leader, now manager of Goodwin, lost his wife. . . . He’s hard hit, poor fella. . . “Seventh Commandment” barred in Newark because “Uncle Mike” EDDIE SNIDERMAN, the boy publicity purveyor for Proctor's, is away on his vaca¬ tion. . . . Neglected to tell writer his destina¬ tion. . . . Jules Curley, Warner advertising chief, recuperating from a bad boil on his neck. . . . Interfered greatly with his handball games with Lou Wurgaft, the Sunday Call’s massive theatrical advertising chief. . Eric Pommer, Teutonic director, guest of Sid¬ ney R. Kent, Fox prexy, at his South Orange home. . . . Morton M. Bradder is now man¬ ager, Rex, Irvington, succeeding George Liv¬ ingston, who was sent to Rahway. . . . Abe Simon, Loew’s State, forced to wear dark glasses because of an eye ailment. . . . All Abe needs now is a cup and a couple of pencils. More Trade Shows Warners intend to repeat their trade show stunt in the fall. During September, exchanges will play host and new season’s product will be previewed.