FilM SALARY I CUT DELAYED Actors Agree to Seek Greater Efficiency In Studios HOLLYWOOD July By lv-By The Associated Press Film workers were able to go to their jobs at vir virtually vir- vir virtually all of the picture making stu stu- studios studios dios dlos today with the assurance that their pay checks were ere safe uCe from the slash of or the producers' producers economy knife for far at least a a. month Twelve producers notified the board of or directors of ot the Academy of or Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that they would accede to the acad acad- academy's academy's academy's emy's recommendation that hitherto ordered salary cuts of o from 10 to 25 per pel cent be withheld until August 1 In the meantime the workers themselves them them- themselves selves through the academy promised to attempt to raise their efficiency to t. the point where wage reductions would be unnecessary The apparent victory for the work work- workers ers era failed tailed to make any change chanze how how- however ever In the campaign for members launched by the motion picture sec sec- section section tion lion of the Actors Actors' Act Equity association Immediately following tollow the tho announce announce- announcement announcement announcement ment that pay checks were to be pruned by the producers Conrad Nagel Na el chairman of the film equity e section last night declared that motion mollon picture players Including virtually vir vir- virtually virtually all of or the screen stars now were Equity members although the tho th e membership of or that section had been negligible ne until a 0 few days ago a o. o Two of o the leading movie mo makers make failed to sign yesterdays yesterday's letter ac accepting ac- ac accepting accepting the academy's proposals These were Warner Brothers an and d Paramount Famous Players-Lasky Players Warner Brothers several hours prior r to the announcement of 12 other stu stu- dies dios had declared the tho wage reduction reduction reduction tion would not be made on Its pay pay- payroll roll Jesse JeSe Lasky executive vice president of Paramount Issued a I statement which did not make any direct decla decla- declaration declaration ration of o the studios studio's Intentions re garding the one month truce Lasky reiterated however his belief beller that I flint film salaries were were In many instances out of all aU proportion to the services rendered and for tor the ultimate good goodof I of ot all they should be re re adjusted Film folk folie however expected e ted that Paramount would Join with the other producers In delaying action until Au Au- August August Au- Au August gust 1 1 Producing organizations signing the letter to the academy accepting the tho wage wl truce were Joseph M. M Schenck productions Ce Ce- Cecil Cecil Ce- Ce Cecil cil B. B DeMille corporation William Fox OX studios Metro Metro Mayer Mack Sennett Comedy corporation Jack White Comedy corporation F. F B. B O. O Studios Inc Universal Pic Pic- Pictures Pictures tures tares corporation and First National Production corporation Warner Brothers Brothen In a 3 separate re reply rev re- reply ply to the academy proposal said uld the letter was not Signed li ed by that or organization or- or organization since it had rejected ona on ona a a. permanent basis the salary reduction reduction reduction tion plan and could not subscribe to the possibility that the wage cut might be enforced after August 1