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PRESTO-TIMES
April 28, 1928
SCHOOL BANDS INCREASE
School Band Contest Movement Throughout
the Country Shows Growth During Year—
Many Entries for National Meeting
at Joliet.
Comparison of this year's roster of states in which
school band contests will be held, with the number
in which similar competitions were held last year,
shows a remarkable growth in the movement.
As stated by the National Bureau for the Ad-
vancement of Music, which is actively cooperating
with the Committee on Instrumental Affairs of the
Music Supervisor's National Conference in promoting
these events, band contests prior to the national meet-
ing at Joliet, 111., May 24-26, have been scheduled
in thirty-four contest units, comprising individual
states, sections of states and groups of states. In
1927 twenty-two units held these band contests.
The newcomers this year are: Florida, Maine,
Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
Oregon, Utah, Eastern and Western Washington,
and probably West Virginia. The contest promoters
in these units are making up for the delays of their
sections in joining the movement by the fervor of
their present participation.
An indication of the whole-heartedness with which
the newcomers have joined the movement is provided
by the number of entries thus far listed for their
respective contests. As given by the National Bureau
these are: Maine, 12 bands and 12 orchestras; Mis-
sissippi, 6 bands; Missouri, 8 bands, 10 orchestras;
New Jersey, 21 bands, 8 orchestras; New Mexico, 6
bands, 6 orchestras; New York, 15 bands; Oregon, 10
bands; Utah, 19 bands; Washington, 12 bands. The
total for Washington is for the two sections: Eastern
Washington, 7; and Western Washington, 5.
RESIGNS AS VICTOR DIRECTOR
Albert W. Atkinson, Whose Activities Go Back to
Beginning of Industry, Plans Enjoyable Rest.
Albert W. Atkinson, dean of the official staff of the
Victor Talking Machine Company, and one of that
small group of men associated with Eldridge R.
Johnson when the company was founded, has re-
signed from the Victor board of directors. Announce-
ment of his resignation was made by the Victor com-
pany this week, closely following on his 67th birthday.
Few men in the talking machine industry have had
a more interesting career than Mr. Atkinson, who,
until his retirement, was one of the most energetic, as
he still remains one of the best-known business men
in the Camden district.
When the Victor Company was incorporated, in
1901, Mr. Atkinson became foreman of the machine
shops of the infant industry.
Mr. Atkinson's next position was that of superin-
tendent of the factory, and on February 5, 1907, he
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tion that all of the vast buildings now comprising the
Victor plant at Camden were erected. It was in
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membership in the New York Society of Mechanical
Engineers.
BIG LEEDY GAIN.
With a 12 per cent gain in business for the first
three months of 1928, duplicating the ratio of expan-
sion recorded for the whole of last year, and a gross
output of $2,000,000 in retail value of products ex-
pected for 1928, the Leedy Manufacturing Company
of Indianapolis, maker of drums and musical per-
cussion instruments, looks forward to its banner year,
according to A. W. Kuerst, secretary and treasurer.
MRS. ELLIOTT, MANAGER.
Mrs. Maybelle Elliott, who has been in charge of
the sheet music department of the Seiberling, Lucas
Music Co., has resigned and joined the sheet music
department of the Portland, Ore., branch of Sherman,
Clay & Co., and will assist A. W. Hulten, manager
of the department.
"GAME OF SONG TITLES" ENDS.
The Chicago Tribune's "Game of Song Titles"
ended on Friday, April 20, and a big force of clerks
is now engaged in opening, reading and filing the
lists of song titles sent in. Announcements of win-
ners will be made as soon as possible.
McNeil & Company, Stockton, Calif., musical in-
strument dealers, have opened a branch in Oakdale,
and will carry a full line of radios, radio accessories,
phonographs and pianos.
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NEW COPYRIGHT BILL
At Hearing in Washington This Week Phonograph
Companies Presented Bill as Substitute
for Composers' Measure.
A bill satisfactory to both the American Society
of Composers, Authors and Publishers and the phono-
graph record companies was sought at the last hear-
ing before the House Committee on Patents in Wash-
ington on April 3. A bill was proposed by the Amer-
ican Society which was designed to carry out all of
thep rovisions of the compromise, but considerable
discussion by both sides resulted in a postponement
which will allow the mechanical companies to pre-
sent a bill which they think will be fairer to every-
body concerned.
Following are the names of those who represented
the mechanical companies: Alfred L. Smith, general
manager Music Industries Chamber of Commerce;
Henry Lanahan of Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; C. C.
Baxter of Victor Talking Machine Company; J. S.
Macdonald of Columbia Phonograph Company, and
George W. Case, Jr., representing Brunswick-Balke-
Collender Company.
The next hearing was held on Tuesday, April 10, at
which time the mechanical companies presented their
own bill as a substitute for the bill of the American
Society and maintain that it is a proper bill, particu-
larly as it carries out the proposed compromise ar-
rangement in a manner fairer to both sides of the
controversy.
CONN STORE REOPENS.
The Conn-Portland Company, Portland, Ore., has
again opened for business at 211 Broadway, Port-
land, Ore., after being closed for several months due
to a fire which razed the entire block in which it was
located. The entire building has been entirely reno-
vated and redecorated so that they have now a very
attractive store, which is located on Broadway, which
is the main theater street of Portland. Stanley Bay-
lis is manager of the branch.
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