Boxoffice-December.20.1952

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"This
IE OF NEW ENGLAND CHARGES
PRICE-FIXING; TO GET FACTS
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Annual Convention Votes
Full Support to Allied
National Policies
Iiiclepi'iidenl Exhibitors, Inc.. o(
New England, mooting here la.st wcok, adopted
two rosolutlons—one supporting the statoof
policy laid down by Allied States
In Its annual convention In Chicago,
and the other creating a fact-gathering pro-
gram to assemble data on alleged price-fixing
by distributors.
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The latter resolution called for setting up
a prog"am at once "to gather such evidence as
laflects our individual members and having
'gathered same with affadavits from the various
individuals, send it to our Washington
! office for .scrutiny and eventual use in court
If need be for the prosecution of those distributors
who insist on maintaining a policy
of price-fixing to the ultimate end of eliminating
all .such tactics by distributors.
WITH NATIONAL ASS'N
The other resolution saw the local unit
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pledging 100 per cent cooperation with the
national body in "every phase and meaning"
of the Allied national policy statement. The
resolutions were passed at the Tuesday afternoon
session.
At the luncheon meeting, Leon Bamberger,
RKO sales promotion manager, spoke on "Our
Greatest Ally," and other afternoon speakers
were Stephan Saunders, publisher of Prevue,
the fan magazine: the Rev. Jo.seph Pelletier,
lauthor of the book, "The Sun Danced at
Patima," who spoke on a theatre tie-in with
his book and the Warner film, "The Miracle
of Patima"; Burton Robbins, son of Herman
Bobbins, both of National Screen, .«aid:
"We who are identified with National
Screen are truly proud of wliat we have contributed
to the charities of the industry and
of the services we have rendered to theatres."
Irving Isaacs summarized the master's report,
which was handed down recently in the
suit against the commissioner of public safety
(regarding the regulation requiring two men
jin a theatre booth.
JULIAN RIFKIN REPORTS
Rifkin of the Rifkin circuit of New
{England spoke on Cinerama, and Ray Feeley.
) ^executive secretary of Independent Exhibitors.
spoke on the progress which the New England
has made in seeking elimination of the
• 20 per cent federal admissions tax. He also
\ aiscussed COMPO.
t Henderson Richey, director of exhibitor re-
I jiatlons and sales promotion manager. MGM.
was the principal speaker at the banquet. His
pubject was public relations and he charged
tadustryites with this duty:
L"The development of good public relations
ust come by not only resenting, but protestiing,
when unfair statements are made about
laur industry and by appreciation when a hand
Of friendship is extended.
applies to every single person who
jmakes his living or has his future in this
?reat
business of ours."
He mentioned the work of COMPO and
Snapped at the annu;il IKNE rnnvrntion In the Shrrjion hold uerr the
above sroups. Top panel, left to rlRht: Hatton Taylor. RKO man.^grr at Bo