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No Tax Reductions<br />
In New Budget List<br />
OTTAWA—Practically no tax reductions for<br />
either corporations or individuals were provided<br />
in the budget brought down in the<br />
House of Commons by Finance Minister Fleming.<br />
No changes were made in the excise tax<br />
on television or radio receiving sets, or equipment,<br />
while a similar levy on automobiles remained<br />
unchanged despite the urging of a<br />
troubled industry.<br />
The special 20 per cent tax on the advertising<br />
revenue of U. S. ma^jazines which liave<br />
a Canadian section when they enter the<br />
Dominion was aboli.shed, wiping out a controversial<br />
assessment which had been imposed<br />
by the pi-evious liberal government 18<br />
months ago. It principally affected such<br />
publications as Time Magazine and Readers<br />
Digest.<br />
The total of deductions corporations are<br />
permitted to make for charitable purpose was<br />
i-aised to 10 per cent of profits before payment<br />
of income tax from 5 per cent. Finance<br />
Minister Fleming gave almost a directive in<br />
this connection by saying that the difference<br />
in corporation deductions should be given in<br />
support of higher education.<br />
There was nothing in the budget of du-ect<br />
benefit to the film industi-y, but there was<br />
no increase in any taxes.<br />
CALGARY<br />
Negotiations for the sale of the Crescent<br />
Theatre to the Alberta liquor control<br />
board are under way. The Crescent, at Centre<br />
street and 17th avenue north, will be used<br />
by the board for a new North Hill liquor<br />
store, when, and if, the sale is completed.<br />
Lyle Keats, pai"t owner of the theatre, said<br />
that the deal has not been completed, although<br />
his interests and the liquor board<br />
have discussed price. Should the sale go<br />
through, this would be Calgary's fourth<br />
liquor store and it is expected it would be in<br />
operation shortly after next Christmas.<br />
. . .<br />
The Chinook Drive-In made Friday (13i<br />
not such an unlucky day for some of its<br />
patrons. Free theatre passes were given to<br />
every 13th car entering the drive-in, as well<br />
as to anyone with 13 in their license number<br />
and to those whose license numbers added<br />
Ben Adelman of the Film Delivery<br />
up to 13 . . .<br />
Service, Winnipeg, left for Toronto,<br />
where he was to meet film distributors to<br />
discuss arrangements for a central shipping<br />
warehouse Another Cinemascope installation<br />
has been made, this time at the<br />
Crest Drive-In, Yorktown, Sask. This is a<br />
Rothstein theatre.<br />
Rail Club Elects Haviland Reves<br />
DETROIT—Haviland F. Reves, BOXOF-<br />
FTCE correspondent, has been elected president<br />
of the Michigan Railroad Club, an organization<br />
of persons concerned in all phases<br />
of railroad operation. <strong>He</strong> is the second local<br />
filmite to head a railroad group. The late<br />
Emil H. Beck, independent booker, was active<br />
in the field and organized numerous trips<br />
over various roads. <strong>He</strong> died as result of a<br />
transit accident in Milwaukee several years<br />
ago.<br />
VANCOUVER<br />
naul C'ardell, Fanmus Players biKjker for<br />
Alberta: Harold Bi.«hop, district manager<br />
for Winnipeg and Manitoba: Dick Letts, manager<br />
of the Strand. Vancouver, and Bill<br />
Harper, Capitol, Kelowna manager, were inducted<br />
into the Famous Players' 25-Year club<br />
at the recent convention held here by the<br />
Famous Players oi-ganization. All managers<br />
and partners from as far east as Port Arthur,<br />
125 in all, attended the event at Hotel Vancouver<br />
and voted it the best convention the<br />
organization has ever held. Maynard Joiner<br />
and Jack McCausland did a top rate job in<br />
making the event a success. They are in<br />
charge of Famous Players operations in<br />
British Columbia. Ken Leach, Calgary pa:-tnei-,<br />
was here with his managers. Al.so attending<br />
was Jimmy Nairne, PPC publicity<br />
director.<br />
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. . .<br />
Bob Lightstone, Paramount's British Columbia<br />
manager; Bill Kelly, Calgai-y manager,<br />
and his salesman, J. Rea, I'eturned from<br />
a Canadian sales meeting in Toronto<br />
Peter Myers, Canadian general manager, was<br />
here visiting his local exchange and attending<br />
Don<br />
the Famous Players convention Wilder and Jack Lemieux, formerly with the<br />
National Film Board, will operate the Master<br />
Film Studios at Calgary.<br />
Dave Fairleigh, manager of the Dominion<br />
Theatre Equipments, was in Seattle to see<br />
his daughter Gloria graduate from Forest<br />
Ridge convent. The ceremony was held in<br />
the Seattle Civic auditorium. Gloria plans<br />
to attend the University of Washington this<br />
Ross McTavish, 59, who buUt and<br />
fall . . .<br />
opei-ated the Cambie, Edmonton, died. The<br />
theatre is closed.<br />
Sunday sports have been made legal in<br />
British Columbia after years of fighting the<br />
Lord's Day Alliance. The only concession to<br />
the LDA is that all games must finish at 6<br />
p.m. Next will come a request for Sunday<br />
motion pictures ... A 35nim tlieatre with 300<br />
seats is being built at Bella Coola, an Indian<br />
settlement up the coast from here.<br />
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. . .<br />
A new drive-in has been built at Quesnel by<br />
Paul Gauthier, who also operates the indoor<br />
house there new drive-in<br />
is near Merritt, erected by Stan Ti'out, Hope<br />
The Palomar, opened a year ago at<br />
George Brewerton,<br />
Penticton, is closed . . .<br />
. . . Harry<br />
. . .<br />
owner ol the east side <strong>He</strong>x Theatre, is planning<br />
a nine-hole golf course at his Grandview<br />
driving range in Buiiiaby<br />
Wood, 20th-Fox auditor, was here checking<br />
the local exchange Vacationers coming<br />
and going included Scotty Wallace, Colonial:<br />
A. E. McManus, president of Local 348,<br />
lATSE, and Charles Backus. Universal.<br />
The local branch of Canadian Motion Picture<br />
Pioneers held a luncheon at Purdy's cafe<br />
to honor men who have been given an honorary<br />
life membership in the CMPO. They<br />
are Bill Jones, Jack Lucas, Charlie Kearns<br />
and Tom Winchester, all now in retirement.<br />
Members also dtscu.ssed plans for the second<br />
annual golf tournament to be held in August<br />
at the Fi-aserview golf course. Also discussed<br />
was the Sell a Lighter campaign, which originated<br />
here and which will be put in operation<br />
by all branches of the Pioneers. The<br />
profits will be turned over to the organization's<br />
benevolent fund for needy employes of<br />
the theatre and film industry. Ivan Ackery.<br />
president, was in the chair for the well attended<br />
meeting here.<br />
IFD Seeking 'A King'<br />
TORONTO—International Film Distributors,<br />
headed by Nat A. Taylor, is reported<br />
to have negotiated for the Canadian rights<br />
for the latest Chaplin feature, "A King in<br />
New York," which is not being released in<br />
the United States because of the strained relations<br />
between the U. S. and the film<br />
comedian who is living in Em'ope.<br />
20 Years of Films Ended<br />
KITCHENER, ONT.—The Waterloo Theatre,<br />
after 20 years of showing of motion pictures,<br />
has been closed because of declining<br />
patronage. Manager Howard Schedewitz, said<br />
the Theatre Holding Corp. of Toronto planned<br />
to sell or rent the building for other purposes.<br />
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