Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1947)

SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, February 1, 1947 E-25 To Protect Patrons NOW a patron can lean back in his chair without catching scalp-ringworm germs left behind by some other patron. President Charles P. Hughes of Fort-A-Cide Corporation demontrates the correct use of his company's compound in disinfecting and deodorizing theatre chairs. The Department of Bacteriology of one of the largest metropolitan Boards of Health in the country recently reported that a oneminute exposure to an 11-to-l dilution of Fort-A-Cide completely destroyed the ringworm organisms. (#10). 1 OZONE GENERATOR by Electroaire Corporation adds controllable quantities of the odor-destroying and germicidal gas to the atmosphere of the theatre. The unit can be remotely controlled from any convenient point to meet varying conditions of traffic flow and air contamination. In this post-war model aluminum instead of the more conventional copper has been chosen for the electrodes, to prevent formation of undesirable nitrogen oxides. Further the physical design of the electrodes is such that condensed moisture cannot accumulate on them. (#11). New Corn Yields 50% More Poppins A strain of corn that gives up to 50 per cent more popped product for the same quantity of unpopped input has been developed by Howard C. Smith, nationally known popcorn producer. The new corn is said to expand one quart of raw material into as much as 33 quarts of poppings, as compared with only 18 to 20 quarts from ordinary strains. Further, the poppings are practically hulless. Smith declares. (#12). Warner Brothers are now using frequency-modulated wralkie-talkies for intercommunication in making pictures. The intercom sets, each no larger than a small table radio, were devised by Dr. Burton F. Miller under the supervision of Warner's sound chief, Col. Nathan Levinson. Call letters KAIT were assigned by the FCC. (#13). New Curtain Metal, Carries Neon Tubing Glasgow, Scotland — A new theatre curtain, consisting of a shallow metal box carrying over 1,000 feet of ornamental neon tubing, is atracting admiration and much comment at the Metropoie Theatre in this city. Believed to be the first fluorescent neon theatre curtain ever devised, the unit is flown like any other curtain. It is built in sections, for easy shipment. As installed in the Metropoie, it measures 18 x 20 feet, and is 14 inches deep. It carries not only fluorescent tubing, but in addition 38 high voltage transformers, so that the power supply to the curtain is ordinary lighting voltage. The Glasgow municipal authorities have approved the installation as safe for theatre use. (#14). Throw Away Your Headache Powders! MM Unexpected repair and replacement bills give any manager a headache. With an RCA Sound Service and Parts Replacement Contract the cost of all parts and tubes for sound and projection equipment can be budgeted on a monthly basis. F or the price of just a few admissions per day your sound equipment receives regularly scheduled check-ups and prompt emergency service. Check the famous "Seven Benefits" below. Your RCA Theatre Supply Dealer will gladly explain their advantages. Or write RCA Service Co., Inc., Dept. 78^B Camden, N. J., for full details. Scheduled checkups Emergency service Regular maintenance Valuable technical data Insures peak performance Complete parts replacement Emergency sound systems *C* SERVICE COMPANY. IMC. RADIO CORPORATION of AMERICA CAM DEM. M.J.