Paramount International News (1932)

Page 2 mJ>aramom (^Alrouna^r Q SPAIN 1931 WINNER! Japan Victor in 4th Quarter Through Remarkable Rally 1 8 Divisions Finish Over Quota or Do Better Than 90% * Contest Ended December 26 — 12 Weeks in Last Quarter \ ' (VA I os V Banzai, japan! And three cheers for the Foreign Legion’s banner record in the 1931 "Banner Year” Contest! Whil e we have plenty of laurels to distribute among the other offices, we want to pay a special tribute to Messeri’s “ Mighty Matadors.” They won with a magnificent exhibition of courage, stamina and sheer fighting power. Despite tremendous odds, the last quarter a staggering gross Matadores ! ! M. J. M easier i Leader of Spain led up in they ml revenue. Had they faltered to do less than their su prerne best , they would have lost to Sou harm’s “Galloping Gauls,” because the margin between these two divisions up to December 1st was so slight, that it was a toss-up between them which one would win. And even though the French legionnaires did lose out, they staged a grand and glorious fight, and went down with flags flying proudly. Every contest produces its “dark horse,” the office that does the unexpected and wins through a dramatic rally. Japan achieves that distinction for 1931, by emerging victorious in the fourth quarter drive. Considering that in November thev stood just a little, had they been satisfied Tom D. Cochrane Leader of Japan THE FINAL SCORE AS OF DECEMBER 26, 1931 FOURTH QUARTER YEARLY QUOTA 1 . Japan over 100% Spain over 100% 2. Spain 6» 4* France 64 a 3. Porto Rico 44 44 Great Britain 44 4. Italy 44 *• Holland 66 66 5. Holland 44 44 Austria 64 66 6. France 44 44 Chile 4 66 7. Colombia 4% 4* Porto Rico 66 66 8. Latvia 44 44 Czecho-Slovakia 66 66 9. Germany 66 44 Germany 66 66 10. Great Britain 6<» 66 Roumania 66 90% 11. Chile tip 80% Scandinavia 66 66 12. Czecho-Slovak ia “ 66 Colombia 66 66 13. Australasia 44 66 Italy 66 66 14. Mexico 44 66 Australasia 64 66 13. Guatemala 44 44 Panama 64 66 1 6. Argentina 44 44 Guatemala 66 66 17. Poland 44 70% Poland 4* 66 18. Hungary 6* 44 Japan 66 66 19. Brazil 66 66 Yugoslavia 66 80% I 20. Austria 66 66 Finland 66 66 2 1 . Scandinavia 46 66 Cuba 66 66 22. Finland 66 66 Argentina 66 66 23. Yugoslavia 66 66 Mexico 66 66 24. Roumania under 70% Latvia 66 66 25. Panama 66 66 Brazil 66 70% 26. China 66 64 Hungary 66 66 27. Cuba 66 China 66 66 10th, it is nothing short of remarkable that Tom Cochrane's boys finished first. And, mind you, on the basis of only three weeks' business, for the contest, as you all know, ended December 26, instead of January 2. The fact is that Japan in those three weeks almost reached a new high in income. Its total volume exceeded the gross it obtained during the corresponding month in 1930, which was figured on a four-weeks’ basis. Our hat is certainly off to Cochrane’s campaigners. They are true-blue Paramounteers ! At least two other offices distinguished themselves in the final month of the contest. These were Italy and Chile. Aboaf’s “Romans” jumped from seventh to fourth ; Villar’s boys boosted themselves from twentieth to eleventh. As a result, both offices improved their final standings materially — Chile finishing sixth and Italy thirteenth. To Great Britain, Holland, Austria, Porto Rico, Czechoslovakia and Germany, which also finished over 100% we offer our heartfelt congratulations. To the rest, our sincere admiration for a gallant fight! And now, forget 1931 and concentrate on 1932!