Boxoffice-11.04.1950

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Orders End to Exclusive Screen Ad Contracts Federal Trade Commission tells four major screen advertising companies to stop making exclusive contracts running more than year, on grounds they restrain competition. Columbia Has Big Gain In Yearly Net Profit For fiscal year ended June 30 company's earnings amounted to $1,981,487.67, an increase of $973,973.66 over the 1949 profit which in turn was $442,293 over the 1948 profit. Local Arbitration Urged At Milwaukee Conclave Ben Marcus, president of the Allied Independent Theatre Owners of Wisconsin, asks for statewide system of arbitration to handle film buying disputes. * COMPO Director Speaks At Canadian Meeting Charles E. McCarthy explains benefits of the public relations group to delegates at the Motion Picture Theatres Ass'n of Ontario convention in Toronto. Film Industry Companies Reach Total of 14.B00 Commerce department reports a net increase of 200 firms in the motion picture industry for the quarter period ended March 1950; at the end of 1949 there were 14,400. * Jock Lawrence Resigns Post As Goldwyn Vice-President Quits after six months; had been with company previously from 1933 to 1938; will continue in advisory capacity for J. Arthur Rank Organization in this country. Eastman Selling Ansco Safety Film Stock * Move to expand use of non-inflammable film by industry pending installation of machinery so General Aniline and Film Corp. can manufacture own product. -X Para., 20th-Fox Permitted To Operate TV Relays FCC authorizes continuance of stations used in connection with theatre television experimentation until April 27, 1951 ; all are located in the New York City area. Du Mont Not to Market Color TV at Present Ultra-high frequency use being tested on elght-hour-a-day basis, .says company head, but he says color will develop slowly and undergo further changes. TOA Convention Report . . . Cont'd. Better Representation Balks COMPO Support HOUSTON—Calling the Council of Motion Picture Organizations an inspiring movement, Ned E. Depinet, president of COMPO, told the Theatre Owners of America convention that this all-embracing industry group is ready to embark on at least four important public relations projects shortly. Depinet was putting the finishing touches on his talk, prepared for the Thursday luncheon when TOA board members were meeting in executive session to hold up the organization's approval of extending its membership in the industry's public relations arm. GAMBLE HEADS COMMITTEE At this meeting, the directors appointed Ted Gamble to head a committee to confer with COMPO executives to settle two questions: (1) To insure the autonomy of local and regional exhibitor groups in the overall public relations program; (2) To limit COMPO activities to public relations and to the national level, and (3) to have COMPO reorganize itself along the lines of fairer representation. In the representation issue apparently lies the crux of the problem. Theatre Owners of America believe it must get representation of more of its regional affiliates on COMPO to be able to secure full support of its position in the overall organization. It was pointed out, as an example, that a non-TOA exhibitor organization, the Pacific Coast Conference of Independent Theatre Owners, is represented on COMPO, but in the 22 .states it represents there is no TOA representation. As TOA has affilates in those states, it desires to have those affiliates also represented as a "voice" within COMPO. Depinet, apparently sensing that the geographical representation issue might come up, dealt with this point in his talk. He said the matter will be discussed at a meeting of the organization November 16 in New York. It is at this session that TOA intends to submit its point of view. PLEADS FOR COOPERATION Depinet pleaded for a continued united front on public relations. He assured the convention COMPO had no intentions of invading any field of exhibitor association activity, or any other industry organization. "We are going through growing pains. We are not perfect, and we make mistakes. But give us a fair chance to make good," he said. The major job of organization, he said, is to help win back the lost audiences. Two seminars are planned in 1951, one to be held in Hollywood and one in the "grass roots," where producers, directors, writers and others from the studios can meet with exhibitors to exchange ideas on production and exhibition problems. Depinet also announced that a speakers bureau was being organized as a means of making top industry people available for public appearances. In addition. COMPO already is preparing a series of informative New TOA Officers HOUSTON—The full slate of officers of Theatre Owners of America, elected at the convention here, follows: President: Samuel Knanski, Boston Vice-presidents: Myron Blank, Des Moines, and Sherrill Corwin, Los Angeles. Chairman of the board: Mitchell Wolfson, Miami. Secretary: Russell Hardwick, Clovis, N. M. Treasurer: J. J. O'Leary, Scranton, Pa. General counsel: Herman Levy, New Haven, Conn. Finance chairmen: Nat Williams, Thomasville, Ga., and Leonard Goldenson, New York. Executive director: Gael Sullivan. Ass't Executive director: Stanley Pi'enosil. Executive committee: S. H. Fabian, New York; Ted Gamble, New York; Robert W. Selig, Denver; Morris Loewenstein, Oklahoma City; R. J. O'Donnell, Dallas; Albert M. Pickus, Stratford, Conn.; Robert B. Wilby. Atlanta; Walter Reade jr.. New Jersey; Robert Livingston, Lincoln, Neb.; Max A. Connett, Newton, Miss.; H. H. Everett, Charlotte, N. C; William Ruffin jr., Covington, Term.; Charles P. Skouras, Los Angeles; Arthur Lockwood, Boston; Morton Thalhimer, Richmond, Va.; and E. C. Rhoden, Kansas City. Chairmen of standing committees: television—Mitchell Wolfson; 16mm —Myron Blank; national legislation A. Julian Brylawski, Washington, D.C.; local legislation—Morris Loewenstein; concessions—Alfred Starr, Nashville; public relations—Earl J. Hudson; exhibitor-distributor relations — Walter Reade jr.; legal—Herman Levy; theatre equipment—R. H. McCullough, Los Angeles; film reviewing committee—R. B. WUby. bulletins, news releases, speeches, magazine articles and many other types of material which industry groups and individuals can use to tell the story of motion pictures. Exhibitors to meet with COMPO on TOA's proposals include Gamble, Charles P. Skouras, R. J. O'Donnell, Mitchell Wolfson, Sherrill Corwin, Tom Edwards, E. D. Martin, R. B. Wilby, Arthur Lockwood, S. H. Fabian, Max Connett. Sam Plnanski and Gael Sullivan. Meanwhile TOA is holding up payment of its COMPO dues. 10 BOXOFFICE November 4, 1950
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