Boxoffice-January.07.1950

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Toledo Booth Ass'n Plans
New Petition to NLRB
TOLEDO—The Toledo P>rojectionists Ass'n,
independent union, plans to file a petition
with the National Labor Relations Board,
asking that the board rule that all Toledo
theatres are engaged in interstate commerce.
Frank J. Vanden Eynden, business agent, revealed
this following dismissal in Washington,
by the NLRB, of a petition by the independent
union for a collective bargaining
election for four projectionists at the local
Pi-incess Theatre.
The NLRB agreed with lATSE Local 228.
that only a citywide collective bargaining unit
is appropriate for booth employes. The Princess
is operated by Balaban & Katz. Chicago,
which firm the NLRB found to be in
interstate commerce and so covered by the
federal labor law.
Two of the four projectionists at the Princess
have been working in Toledo several
years, but never have won membership in
Local 228 through failure to obtain the necessary
two-thirds vote of the local's membership.
However, the local has issued them
"permit" cards.
Crosby to
Attend Dinner
At First Pirate Home Game
PITTSBURGH—Bing Crosby, BOXOFFICE
king of the screen, will be guest of honor at
the annual diiuier of the local chapter of the
Baseball Writers Ass'n of America at the
William Penn hotel here April 23, the first
Sunday of the new season that the Rrates
will be at home.
Crosby bought the Pirates in 1946 and comes
here whenever possible during the baseball
season, both to enjoy the games and to broadcast
play-by-play accoimts.
Kids Cartoon Show Held
At Keith's in Dayton
DAYTON—Dayton Junior Chamber of
Commerce safety committee sponsored an
all-cartoon children's show at Keith's Theatre
recently as a means of raising funds to
put on the second "Scotchlite-a-Bike" program
in April.
Over 400 children, including those from
several welfare institutions and orphanages,
saw the program through the generosity of
the St. John Transportation Co., Krieger Motor
Sales, Klyce Studebaker and Master Sales
companies.
Amusement Tax Reduced
BEAVER PALLS, PA.—A 2 per cent reduction
in the city's amusement tax ordinance
from 10 to 8 per cent was approved by
council without a dissenting vote.
COLUMBUS
Tyjore than 150 gruests attended the screening
of "Battleground" and luncheon given
by MGM last week. Central Ohio theatremen
who attended include John Hardgrove,
Roger Garrett, Prank Yassenoff, Ted
Pekras, Ed Hiehle, William Pullin jr., Arthur
M. Holah, Virgil Jackson, F. W. Rowlands,
Carl Rogers, Fred Oestreicher, Charles
Sugarman, Al Sugarman, Lee Hofheimer
and Jack Needham . Yassenoff of
the Yassenoff-Schwartz outdoor theatres is
the father of a daughter named Sally, born
December 17 and his first child . . . Third
child of John Hai-dgrove, supervisor for the
Academy Theatres, has been named Earl.
Harry Simons, manager of the Grand, held
a Cinderella contest for "The Red Shoes."
Prizes were awarded to the girl whose foot
fitted the red slippers placed in the lobby
A. Maddox, first manager of the
Majestic when it opened 36 years ago, was
pictui-ed in local newspapers with its last
manager, Clarence Littler, who closed the
theatre last Saturday. The house is being
torn down to make way for the new H. L.
Grant store.
Norman Nadel, theatre editor of the Columbus
Citizen, is spending a busman's holiday
by catching the new Broadway shows
Hope was named honorary mayor
of Zanesville, Ohio, by the city council because
of the many references to North Zanesville
in Hope's new pictui-e, "The Great
Lover." Hope replied by nammg Bing Crosby
his "chief dog-catcher."
Leon E. Crowell, 57, Dies;
Pioneer Projectionist
DETROIT—Leon E. Crowell, 57, for many
years a projectionist here, died December 28.
He had been a patient at the Veterans hospital
at Dearborn about four months. After
having been a projectionist in Fond du Lac,
Wis., Crowell came to Detroit about 1912. He
had been in the booth at the Fox here since
its opening 21 years ago.
A veteran of World War I, Crowell was the
first historian of Theatrical Post of the
American Legion, a post to which he had been
re-elected every year. He is survived by his
wife, the former Leona Anderson who at one
time was cashier at the Pox Washington
Theatre, and a son.
Folmar Blangsted has been assigned as
film editor for Warners' "Pretty Baby."
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Fire at New Lexington Perry
NEW LEXINGTON, OHIO—The interior of
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BOXOFTICE :: January 7, 1950