Kodak Magazine (Canada); Vol. 3, No. 11; Dec. 1947
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Baptist Church, Breesport, N.Y. John D . McLean · Page Cameramen Visit Tibet-land of mysteries becomes scene of movie making for two enthusiasts 1 Wage Dividend Voted-Kodak Directors approve payment of record wage dividend 2 Long Service Anniversaries-two employees pass the quarter- century mark during November 2 Retirement-Fred Dowse leaves Company after thirty-five years 3 Kodak Employee Honored by the King-Tom Rimmer receives M.B.E. 3 The Editor's Page-long-service employees; Canada Savings Bonds 4 Photo Patter-the technique of photographing dogs 5 Science Research-fly's "gyroscope" revealed by high speed photography 6 Overseas Pictures-interesting snapshots contributed by Joe Adamthwaite 7 Recent Kodak Events-Camera Club, K.D.M.C., Lawn Bowling Club 8-9 They Tell Us-news from the departments 10-11 K.R.C. Doings-Hallowe'en dance, theatre night, volleyball, shooting, alley bowling 12-13 TRADE MARK Kodak REGISTERED Volume 3 - December 1947 - Number ll l'UULISHED UY CANADIAN KODAK CO., LIMITED, TORONTO, ONTAUIO Movie Makers Successful in Strange Tibet HE LAND OF SHANGRI-LA, with its lamas, scene what the action was to be. The its monasteries and its unfearing people, fact that the boy was a Mohammedan was Tholds few mysteries for Ernest Reid who concealed from the Hindu townspeople. has just returned from making Kodachrome In the Tibetan movie he capitalized upon movies and stills in Tibet and India. the natives' love of story-telling, by cluster Ernest visited Eastman Kodak Company, ing a group of children amund a master Rochester, recently to pick up movie film story teller. Drawing upon Tibetan my sent in for processing. thology, the teller described his experiences "Tha_t film started out from Tibet and to the youngsters, including that of being India strapped to a mail carrier's back, chased over a cliff by demons. then went by mule pack and eventually by more modern ways to the United States," Intrigued by Camera he said. · Chief difficulty encountered by Ernest "As soon as it was processed your Film was the language barricade. The Tibetans Processing Service would cable us in detail weren't the least scared of his camera. about the results and advise us. This In their curiosity they often attempted to advice was of tremendous value, and we take it · away from him. Reid used it to waited for each report." gain entrance to several forbidden monas The "we" was Bill Dunning, \vho had teries. He would strike up a friendship reached the frontiers of Tibet with the with one of the ·lower lamas or monks by British Air Forces during the war, and . showing him the camera and flashing one Ernest. Bill's yen to see more of Tibet or more bulbs which he then presented to had continued when he returned to Canada, so the lama. Usually the lama allowed Ernest he asked Ernest to make a trip back with him. to take as many pictures as he liked. Ernest, a member of the Canadian Nation Interiors of many of the monasteries al Film Board during the war, had written J;J.CVer before had been photographed. The scripts, chosen casts and directed the high lamas usually withheld permission for shooting of films for "Canada Carries On" fear of desecrating the gods. and "World in Action." Travelling from In addition to the movies, Ernest ·shot Nova Scotia to British Columbia to obtain about 2000 35-mm. and about 300 4-by-5 the natural settings for these pictures, he Kodachrome transparencies, plus bl'ack also had gained much experience working and-whites. with casts who had done no previous acting. Already the two have sold an illustrated This stood him in good stead in India and story which will appear in This Week Tibet for both the documentary and story Magazine in December and they have offers movies he made. from other national magazines. They also He shot two story movies,-one in India, hope to write a book about their experiences. the other in Tibet. The India story con The documentary and story movies are cerns the romance of a Hindu girl and a now being edited, and music and comment Mohammedan boy. Neither of them knew ary will be set to them soon so that they his whole story all during the filming, he may be shown throughout Canada and the declared. He told them only scene by United States. W~ age Dividend Voted-Payable Next March Kodak Folks will get $22.50 for each since the Eastman Kodak Company in $1000 earned in last 5 years augurated the Wage Dividend plan back in HE LARGEST WAGE DIVIDEND ever paid 1912 and will bring the total of such divi by the Kodak Company, voted by the dends paid to Kodak people in Canada to Tboard of directors in November, will be about $2,750,000.00. paid to Kodak people next March. All Kodak people who started on or before A payment estimated at upwards of October 1, 1947, and who are at work at $225,000 will be shared by approximately the end of this year will1receive the Wage 1250 employees in Canada. Dividend. Those joining the Company As the formula works out, the Wage after October 1, 1947, but before January 1, Dividend rate will be 2>i per cent of wages 1948, will receive a Wage Dividend if they earned in the five years 1943-1947. are at work on the date of payment next This is equal to $22.50 for each $1000 or March. Temporary absence on the qualifi those earnings. cation date does·not affect eligibility. This Wage Dividend rate of 2>i per cent Eastman Kodak Company split its com compares with the rate of 1% per cent paid mon shares 5-for-1 last April. Figured on last year. the basis of the new share, common stock Kodak folks who have been with the dividends this year total $1.60 a share, Company five years by the end of 1947 will compared with dividends in 1946 equivalent receive Wage Dividend cheques of about 5% to $1.40 on the new share. times their average weekly wages during It is on the total amount of Eastman the last five years. Those with less than Kodak Company's common stock dividends five years' service will get proportionate that the Wage Dividend formula is based. amounts. For each 20 cents by which the dividends The payment next March will be the 36th (Continued on page 4) Pass Twenty-five Year Service Anniversaries A. Stanley Chappell Wilbert S. MacDonald 2 Retires Receives M.B.E. Fred e rick W. Dowse Thomas . P. Rimmer In the spring of 1912 a young man applied On October 18, Tom Rimmer, foreman of at the King Street plant of Canadian Kodak the Cine Department, received a citation, Co., Limited, hoping to find a vacancy which scroll and medal as token acknowledgements could be filled by an experienced machinist. of his appointment to membership in the He was informed, much to his satisfaction, Order of the British Empire on December that work was available, and from April 2 15 , 1945, for exemplary military service. of that year until retirement, Fred Dowse Viscount Alexander, Governor-General of followed his trade in the employment of the Canada, offi ciated at the investiture held in Company. Convocation Hall. During the early years, Fred was a The honor was conferred upon Tom for member of the Camera Assembly Depart conspicuous perfo rmance of duty during ment, where his services and those of a Operation Blockbuster in Hochwald Forest , fe llow machinist were sufficient for the work Holland, which commenced on February then required, but when the Company 26, 1945. His resp®nsibili ties included sup moved to Kodak Heights Fred became one ervision of ammuni of the first employees of the larger Machine tion for his battery. Shop we have today. The fact that the sup Fred will be missed not only for his skill ply was maintained and devotion to duty; during his thirty throughout the en five years of service he has made many gagement, despite ser friends and formed numerous acquaintance ious problems a nd ships whi ch will be remembered throughout fi e rce enemy resist the years to come. His colleagues' esteem ance, contributed a was expressed in farewell greetings and in great deal to the suc- a presentation which took place on Friday, cess of the Army's Order of the IJrilish October 31. On behalf of fellow-workers, plans in that sector. _ Ernpire Medal . Lou Christie and Wilf Houghting presented Tom is a veteran of overseas service in Fred with a billfo ld, a cheque and expressed the First Great War. He. vv,ent to France sincere wishes for happiness in his well with the 60th Regina Battery, C.F.A. and earned retirement . (Continued on page 4) 3 at Kodak Heights in a bond issue through out and since the war. The record amount Large Number of Employees of $231,200 was subscribed in the Ninth Victory Loan in October-November, 1945. Have Lengthy Service Last year, seven hundred and thirty-one LTHOUGH IT IS not uncommon for a persons bought $158,400 worth of the first business enterprise which has been issue of Canada Savings Bonds. Aestablished for a generation or more to Two and a half years ago, total subscrip have many persons with long service on its tions to the Eighth Victory Loan were much staff, the number of employees in this cat smaller by comparison, although the objec egory at Kodak Heights is impressively large.