Paramount Pep (1923)

2 Paramount Pep Prize Winners on Paramount Week Contest Announcement of Seattle as Winner of Sixth Place Gives Vent to This Summing Up After diversified discussions and general conferences by the Paramount Week Prize Committee, the six prize winners for the 1922 contest are: First, San Francisco; Second, Los Angeles; Third, Portland, Ore.; Fourth, Boston; Fifth, Maine; and Sixth, Seattle. The announcement in its completion would have been forthcoming prior to this date but for a little delay on the six prize winners, and we thought it better to hold this announcement until the entire six had been definitely set as the winners. It will be remembered that the total prize money for the 1922 contest considerably eclipsed the amount appropriated in 1921, the amount being for 1922, $10,000 to be distributed to the winning exchanges, exclusive of the Branch Managers, Mr. Zukor having appropriated additional $5,000 to be split among the Branch Managers of the six winning exchanges. W. E. Smith Recuperating That means that San Francisco divided $3,800 between its personnel, exclusive of the Branch Manager, he receiving $2,000. The Los Angeles Exchange, second, divided $2,300 and the Branch Manager received $1,250. Portland, Oregon, third, divided $1,500, with the Branch Manager receiving $750.00. The Branch Manager of the Boston Exchange, fourth, received $500. The Branch Manager of the Portland, Maine, Exchange, fifth, received $300 and the Branch Manager of the Seattle Exchange, sixth, received $200.00. $2,300 was utilized as follows : $100 allotted to each of the twenty-three exchanges not participating in the first, second or third exchange prize for the contest, and awarded to the salesmen bringing in the greatest number of Paramount Weeks, in comparison with the number of theatres in his zone; distribution in this respect was left to the Exchange Manager. $100 was awarded to each of three Exploiteers for the best exploitation stunt on the week. The Exploiteers receiving these were Messrs. Eagles, Seattle; McConville, Boston; Whelan, Washington. Messrs. Ballance, Weeks and Akers decided on the division of this prize. In a previous issue of PEP, the basis for determining the winners on points was given in detail. As everyone knows, prior to this announcement, the fighting spirit, and keen interest was never so great as it was on the 1922 contest and a great deal of credit is entitled for equal division among every member of the Paramount family who so notably put forth effort to make the week the success that it was. _ This applies to those who were not in the winners’ shoes as well as those who romped away with the prizes for it was the efforts of everyone that forced competition and made the winning exchanges hop for their prize. ALL COAST OFFICES AMONG WINNERS The glad hand with congratulations heartily goes out to Herman Wobber and his four West Coast Offices for the remarkable showing made against twenty-three competing Exchanges, for each of his Offices finished with the winners. San Francisco, first; Los Angeles, second; Portland, third; and Seattle, sixth. It seems in this instance that distance lends competition, for at the other Coast George ( Continued on page 5) W. E. Smith, our genial District Manager from Philadelphia, is now at Watkins Glen, New York State, recuperating after a breakdown which got the best of him a few weeks ago. Mr. Smith was wont to give in, but on the advice of physicians and many of his friends in the organization, he decided that it was best to take this much needed rest, and go to the above mentioned place where recuperation Would be thorough and speedy. The Home Office as well as the Philadelphia Office certainly do miss Bill’s smiling countenance around and we wish him the speediest of recoveries back to the best of health. This solution injected by PEP will make the whole world feel good — that of the Super 39. No wonder the world laughs with pleasure, for who would not be overjoyous anticipating such an injection.