Boxoffice (Jun 30, 1951)

~ RATES: 15c per word, minimum $1.50, cash with copy. Four insertions for price of three. CLOSING DATE: Monday noon preceding publication date. Send copy and answers to ° Box Numbers to BOXOFFICE, 825 Van Brunt Blvd. Kansas City 1, Mo. ° ESS SSS BLEARING HOUSE HELP WANTED Wanted: Theatre manager for Mlinols location. Applicants Interested in training under GI bill also acceptable. Give experience, salary expected, marital status and photo first letter. Boxofflice, 4299. Wanted: For permanent position, capable theatre manager, age 25 to 40. Must have thorough knowledge of business and be willing worker. Columbla Amusement Co., Box 510, Paducah, Ky. Wanted drive-in manager for 650-car {ndependent southern drive-in with 12-month operation. Good opportunity for the right man. Must have experience in drive-in management, prefer man who has chain experlence. If Interested, alr mail your qualifications: pleture, age, references, family Status, theatre experience, salary expected, ete., to Boxoffiwe, 4317. Non-drinking operator, if married, use wife in popcorn booth, 6 nights, Saturday matinee, no Sundays. Small town, chance for advancement. Write qualifications, reference, pected, frst letter. FP. suburban theatre. No buylng or booking. Wife may handle concesslons. Apartment with theatre. Give experience, full details, photo required. Confidential. Boxoffice, 4321. POSITIONS WANTED Wanted: Position as manager of class A theatre. Just completed 25 years with major circuit. Age 44, good health, do not drink, unencumbered, have good car. Also experienced as traveling auditor and trouble shooter. Want 6-day week, salary commensurate with local living conditions and type of operation. Prefer Atlantic or Pacifie coast citles but will go anywhere if good proposition. References last employers: Karl Hoblitzelle or RK. J. O'Donnell, Interstate Circuit, Inc., Theatre Bldg., Dallas, Tex. tioning. Write, wire or call Mercer W. Colman, 4411 Ave. N45, Galveston, Tex. Phone 5-8204. Projectionist, 14 years experience, avallable now. References furnished. Veteran World War II. Jumes M. Kelley, Bonny Blue, Va. Projectionist, six years experience, available October 1. Excellent references. Prefer the state of Tennessee. Boxoffice, 4322. SIGNS Easy Way to Paint Signs. Use letter patterns Avoid sloppy work and wasted time. No experience neeaed for expert work. Write for free sam John Rahn, B-1329, Central Ave., Chicag: POPCORN MACHINES Popcorn machines, all makes, $100 up. Kettles for all makes popcom machines. Consolidated Confections, 1314 So. Wabash Ave., Chicago, III. Burch, Manley, Cretors, Star, all electric French fry types. 50 Hollywood type, theatre special electric poppers from $250. Karmelkorn Equipment, 120 S. Halsted, Chicago 6, Ill. THEATRICAL PRINTING Window cards, programs, heralds. Photo-Offset Printing. Cato Show Printing Co., Cato, N. Y. THEATRES WANTED Theatre, Nebraska, western Iowa, northern Kansas. No brokers. Over 400 seats. Town 1,800 population or over. Confidential. Experienced. L. J. Burkitt, Sparta, Wis. Sell your theatre privately. 32nd year. Highest reputation, know-how. Arthur Leak, Theatre Specialist, 3305 Caruth. Dallas, Tex. Want Arkansas county seat type town, realistically priced. Boxoffice. 4306. West Texas theatre wanted: $55,000 cash avail able down. Ready anytime. Boxoffice, 4307. Small drive-in, southwest. Town over 6,000. Will investigate anything thoroughly. Deseribe first letter. Boxoffice, 4308. Theatre wanted, North or South Carolina. Prefer medium size town, no competition, with good earning capacity. Boxoffice, 4318. Have buyer for paying drive-in. Must stand rigid inspection. Midwest. Ralph French Agency, Theatre Brokers, Colfax, I. DRIVE-IN THEATRE EQUIPMENT Popcorn machines, half price. Wiener, Hamburger, Sno-Cone, Peanut Roasters, Bun Warmers. Poppers Supply, 179 Luckle. Atlanta. Ga. Drive-in theatre tickets. Send for samples of our special printed stub rod tickets for drive-ins. Safe, distinctive, easy to cheek. Kansas City Ticket Co., Dept. 10, 109 W. 18th St., “Film Row.”” Kansas City 8. Mo. is drive-in headquarters. Here's why: Standird and Super Simplex. DeVry, Supertor, Holmes, Weber available for 200 to 1,000 cars from $1.595, Easy parment: piam Screen paint, 6.50 gul.; amplifiers, all sizes, et ee abe up, Dept. C, S.0.8. Cinema . 602 W. 52nd St.. New York 19. nderground electric cable, mfd. U. S. Rubber Con U. 5 approved, 14-2 stranded Duplex Neoprene, $68 per M; 12 solid single Neoprene, $45 per M. Immediate delivery. F.0.B., Covington, ‘e Supply. | Ky. Sample on request. Southern Electric Supply, | ad pies c . our special printed stub rod tickets for drive-ins 117 E. 11th St., Covington, Ky. Complete new super Simplex equipment for 300 car drive-in for sale. Speakers, wire. all booth equipment. Roxy Theatre, Caldwell, Ohio. $295 up: mar| GENERAL EQUIPMENT—NEW Play up your attractions with tempered Masonite marquee letters, all sizes and colors: 4”—35e, 8"—50c, 10°—60c, 12"°—85e, 14*—$1,25, 16”—$1.50. Dept. C, 8.0.8. Cnlema Supply Corp., G02 W. 52nd St.. New York 19. Improve your theatre at low cost. Automatic curtain controls, special $99.50; curtain track, $2.19 ft.; stage settings, $277.50; Jensen heavy duty 12” PM speakers, $18.95; reetifier bulbs, 15 amp., $4.59, 6 amp., $2.95; coated lenses, $100 pair. Dept. C, 8.0.8. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 W. 52nd Bt., New York 19. GENERAL EQUIPMENT—USED For sale: One factory rebuilt Vallen No. 40 Curtain Control, $77.50 FOB Cleveland. Natfonal Neate Supply Co., 2128 Payne Ave., Cleveland, lo. and control panel. Rebuilt Holmes 35mm outfits, $605. Rebuilt Baby Strong ares, rectifiers, $395 pair. Time deals invited. Dept. C, 8.0.8. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. For Sale: Large air-blower, Shp clectrie motor, hydraulle controls. Formerly used to cool 500-seat theatre. Reno Theatre, Appleton, Minn. Wanted: Two late model Holmes machines, must be A-1. J. IL Ferris, Parmington, Towa. Two projectors, sound equipment, 160 chairs, popcorn machine and other complete equipment. Write P. 0. Box 323, Grandview, Mo. Phone Kansas City, DWight 5672. Complete pair Simplex rear-shutter machines with magazines, bases, lenses. Pair Weber soundheads, amplifier, stage speaker, Brenkert ares and rectifiers. All like new for best cash offer. Medfield Theatre, Medfield, Mass. For Sale: Complete motion pleture equipment for a six-hundred-seat theatre, including chairs, operating equipment, cooling system, ete. In fact, | everything that it takes to operate a theatre of this size. This theatre is set up and ready to show you complete operation. We have Jost. the lease on this bullding and will sell the equipment to the highest bidder FOB San Angelo to be moved within ten days from date of purchase. If you wish to buy complete theatre equipment at your own price, get in touch with us Immediately. R&R Theatres, San Angelo, Tex. STUDIO AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT Movioia 35mm composite sound, $695; Bell & Howell 35mm step printer, $995; Bridgamatic negative-positive developing machine, $3,000 value, $1,695; Hallen synchronous magnetie recorder, late type, $1,295; 5,000W Sunspots on stands, $77.50: Maurer camera with magazines, 2 motors, less dissolve, $2,950; Maurer BM 16mm recorder, 4 posmixer, nolse reduction, power supply, etce., $4,000 salue, $2,495; new 35mm continuous sound and plieture printers, $995. Sensational: New Bridgamatic Jr. 16mm developing machines (plus tax), $1,000; Depue reduction printer, 35/16mm sound w-set generator, $7,500 value, $2,995. We pay cash for used equipment. Dept. C, 8.0.8. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 W. 62nd St., New York 19. BUSINESS STIMULATORS Dartaway: Two sensational new theatre games of skill. Dartaway Enterprises, Inc., Shawnee, Kas. Bingo with more action, $3.50 thousand cards. Also other games. Novelty Games Co., 1434 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn 16, N. Y. Giveaway New 1951 car. No cost to theatre. touns 5,000 population or over. Merchant <Advertising tleup. Interstate Theatre Service, 1115 East Armour, Kansas City, Missourl. Comic books available as premiums, giveaways at your kiddy shows. Large variety, latest newsstand editfons. Comics Premium Co., 412B, Greenwich St., N. Y. C. Publicatfons for premium~ (exclusively) since #929 Bingo die-cut cards, 75 or 100 numbers, $3.50 per M. York 18, N. Y. __ => petit ee ee ae ~~ Stage shows, well organized traveling units now available on percentage or flat. All units equipped with lobby trailers, display mats, photos, ete. Amusement Enterprises, 1211 Louisiana, Housten, Tex. AIR CONDITIONING Heavy duty bucket blade exhaust fans at Jast year’s prices: 12°—$25.50, 16°—-$37.50, 18°"— $45.50. Prompt deliveries all sizes blowers and alr washers. Send for details. Dept. C, SO.8 Cinema Supply Cerp., 602 W. S2nd St., York 19. THEATRE TICKETS m service, Special printed roll tickets. toh con, $26.70: 10,000, $7.80: 2.000, $4.95 Each change in admission price, including change in color, $3 extra. Double numbering evra F.0.8. Kansas City, Mo. Cash with order. sas City Ticket Co.. 109 W. 18th St.. | City. Mo. Drive-in theatre tickets. Send for sampies at . eek Kon : the Safe, distinctive, easy to check Kansas (City i Ticket Co., Dept. 10. 109 W. 18th 8t.. “File | Row,” Kansas City 8. Mo Premlum Products. 339 W. 44th St., New New | KanKansas | i THEATRES FOR SALE | Theatre For Sale: Selected listings in Oregon | and Wasnington now svailable. Write for list. — Exchange Co., Fine Arts Bldg., Portland, Te. phn eS Ee ee ee Build double parking drive-in theatres under franchise Patent No. 2,102,718, reissue No. 22,756 and improvements, patent pending. Up to 30 per cent more seating capacity with Iittle | additions] cost. Louls Josserand, architect, 3908 8. Mazin 6t., Houston, Tex. Pacific Northwest theatres for sale Write In Bowron, sales manager, Theatre Gales (Div.), Fred B. Ludwig, Berk. 4229 N. E. Broadway, | Portland 13, Ore. Theatres for sale: Pzeific Northwest. Listing {In Oregon, Washingten, Idaho. Write ©. SI. Durham, Sound Realty & Investment Co., 706 Stewart Street, Seattle, Washington. | Private listings—Good situations in Texas that will bear strict investigation. Infermation only at Southland Theatre Brokers, 409 8. Harwood, Dallas. Phone Randolph §922 Theatres and businesses in Montana. you may want. Write Gavin Realty, Main, Missoula. Mont. 127 Contact Walter Jackson, Mo., to buy or sell theatres. Shreveport, Louisiana. De luxe drive-in theatre, | $175,000, half down. ‘‘Joe’* Joseph, 2621 Milton, Dallas Lawton, Oklahoma, 6800-car de luxe drive-in. Room for more needed speakers. The first and best in the state, $175,000. A beautiful plant, doing plenty business. ‘Jee’ Joseph, 2621 Mili ton, Dallas. | Dallas, Texas. 700 seats, building, two extra parking lots. $80,900, coun. ‘‘Joe’’ Joseph, 2621 Milton, Dallas. Wichita Falls, Texas. Realtor, Chillicothe, brick half suburban, suburban. Beautiful theatre in new shopping center with plenty parking space. $75,000, ‘Joe’ Joseph, 2621 Milton. Dallas. Birmingham, Alabama. 5090 seats, near defense plant, suburban. Swell family set-up; $10,500 *“‘Joe’’ Joseph, 2621 Milton, Dallas. Mississippi Gulf ccast’s finest theatre. Ai! particulars my office. ‘‘Joe’’ Joseph, 2621 Milton, Dallas, Timgson, Texas. Two theatres, Includes ‘*A”’ house building; $44,000, about $25,000 down. *‘Joe’’ Joseph, 2621 Milton, Dallas. Modern theatre, 485-seat, tuwn 5,000. eastern Pennsylvania; two apartments, store. Reason: Partner disagreement. Priced reasonable. Boxoffice. 4309. For sale: Small town theatre. Compelled to cell. Will sell at saerifice price. Contact owner, Chester Norman, Geneseo, Kas. Ideal family operation, 350 ceats, small Oblo town, trading area 3,500. No competition. Owner can’t handle, will saerifiee for $25,000 and finance right party. Boxoffiee. 4315. Michigan theatres: 137 seats, and ranging up to 650 seats. These are located in all parts of Michigan, priced from $12,000 up, terms. To buy theatres In Michigan, write or call Edwin Van Sickle. Broker, Charlotte, Mich. Texas outright lease; 675 seats, nice plant, flash front, ample parking. Everything, $350 monthly rental, Also same arrangement, $00 seats. Byerything. $1,000 month. Experienced showman only. Write experience fully. Excluslie. Arthur Leak, 2305 Caruth, Dallas, Tex. Attention, Theatre Buyer! Have $42,000 equity in beautiful 3-year-old theatre, with rentals and living quarters. Must sell bullding and all. No reasonable offer refused. unlimited potentials, no dealers, Bovoffiee. 4316. Theatre, Cedar Rapids, lowa: 450 seats, good business, Jdeal for family operation. Good lease, | reasonably priced with terms. Owner has other | business. Art Adams Agency, 311 ORC. Bldg.. | Cedar Rapids, Towa, Phone 7832. 350-seat theatre. Small Kansas town. No other theatre within 20 miles. New drive-in. Only one in toan of 18,000 } Ideal climate. Finest equipment. Boxoffice, 4313 | For Sale: Small town theatre, 300 seats, equip| ment, bullding. Family type operation. Shepp Thea j tre. Smithton, Pa. Wisconsin summer resort town: Only theatre. | 300 seats, air-conditioned, two rentals. Popala) {len normal, 2,500—summer, ubent 3,500, Samy fowner IS years. Will sell for cash only, includes | Property. No brokers. For details, write Box| office, 4320. 300-seat theatre, in defense plant town. Thrivcommunity, good business. PFriee, $2,500 | For more information, write Gordon Godfrey, Cory | Theatre. Savannah, Okla | Ing Theatre for sale or lease: Recently remodeled. with seats, Air conditioned. Two tenants. Qaner ! can We in bullding Indianapolis, Thriving (heasy payrell). Housing included. Same awnership nearly quarter century. High profits | olnions, Three-vear paveut indicated, $30.000 ta S50.000 cash down if Tue tle =» PE Speclatist SU3.000 total veral years. Exclusive. 2305 Caruth, Dallas, Tox. One choke Arthur Leak Anything We $$ ee | 300 seats, grind house. | Sheppard Field Air Base in full swing. Chanee | to make {t quick; $10,000 eash total. ‘Joe’ Joseph, Dallas. Fort Worth, Texas. 900 seats, new de ure half down. | __THEATRES FOR SALE (Cont'd) | Theatre for sale: Soden nee building 1947, lery room, private bes. Ultra modern equipment | throughout, all RCA. Brand new Manley de luxe popeorn machine this year, 243 seats. Very mice } ving quarters in theatre building right on ground j floor, Also fully equipped beanty shop with tile | floor in basement now renter First run hoewse with no competition, Ineated in the heart ef the ; tolaes and dairy Kickapoo valley—La Farge, Wis. | Can give possession In 20 days. Beantiful stage also Very good business. Other interests fight here in | La Farge take all my time, and wife can no longer | take care of theatre beeause of her health Com| plete, will sactiflee for $40,000, only $19,000 deen payment. You couldn't build it for less then $75,000. A wonderful buy. Hareld L Callaway, Mars Theatre, La Farge, Wie Texas controfied county seat near 3.000. Adding 500 employes 1951. One moat consistent profit j Makers anywhere. $28,000 down. Near 500 seats. | Prolonged careful cheek requested. Exelusive. | Arthur Leak, Speelalist, 4905 Caruth, Dallas. Modern drive-in, Arkansas college county srat | 10,000. Nearest competition 45. miles. Large tract ineluded. Concessions run 25/A0% tickets. $38,500, Liberal terms, Exelusive. Arthur Leak, } Specialist, 22305 Caruth, Dallas, Tex. | Drive-in. Controls | Exeellent loeation, ) cluded. £44,500. ) Investment. Exelusive. | Dallas, Tex. | $18,500 down. Including building, double lot, j} good equipment. Very profitable business, con. | trolling attractive county seat 2,700. Tan large ; payrolls. Ample proof excellent cotsistent profits | Woderful place like and enjoy life near Ozark Exceptional value. Exelusive, Arthur Leak, Spe} clallst, 3305 Caruth, Dallas, Tex Texas gulf area. GUO seaty, showing excellent under adverse elroumstaness $33.000, $15,000 down. Exelushe, Arthur Leak, Specialist, $305 Carutb, Dalles 1,500 seats. One west Texas leading ith Long established operation showing consistent j Profit. $55,000 down. Exelusive. Arthur Leak, } Speelalist, 3205 Caruth, Dallas, Tey. } ' $pAeeeeneeseene —]_""“_z_"!"____"_"_____—_——— | THEATRE SEATING Parts for all chairs. Send sample for quatation. | Fensin Beating Co., Chicago 5 rich Texss county seat 0500 plant. Unueual apartment in29,500 doan, A preferred Arthur Leak, 3505 Caruth, criss | Chair supplies, Mverything for theatre chairs. Fensin Seating Co.. Chieago 5S. Ured chairs, guaranteed good. Advise quantity | Wanted. Photographs mailed with quotation. Fensin Seating Co., Chleago & | Seat Covers: Sewed combinations, all makes, all | styles. Send your sample for quotation. Fensin Seating Co.. Chieago 5. Patch-0-Seat cement. ete. | Patehing cleth, solvent, Fensin Beating Co.. Chieago 5 Upholstery Fabrics: All kinds. Al} colors. Bend sone sample for matehing. Fensin Seating Co., Chicago & Tighten loose chairs with Permastone cement. Fensin beating Co.. Chicago 5 peered is tests ae OLY. anchor wien ore Hts, Ae No more torn seats: Repalr with the original Pateh-A-Seat. Complete Kit, $6. General Oulr Co., Qiieago 22, Lib. Chair Parts: We furnish most any part you reQuire. Send sample for price, brackets. backs j and seats. General Chair Co., 1308 Elston Ate, Chicago 22, MI. (ntneinninenseoetteielsissimiraas Several thousand used opera chairs now in stock. Can furnish any amount you request. Pull upholstered back, insert panelback, bouspring and Spring edge seat. Write for photo and state amount and ineline. We also manufacture new chairs, General Chale Co., 1808-22 Elston, Ave, Chicago 22. I! Many years in the seating business fs your guarantee. Good used chalrs are not too plentiful ; but we have the plek. Pull upholstered, patel ras and many other styles. We furnish Proper slope or level standards to fit yorr floor. Au lsize 1Sx2l-ineh chairs. Our prices are lowest. Write for exact photo and price, We furn'ah parts ; fer all makes. Send sample. Good quality plastic | crated leatherette 25x26-ineh, all colors, S5e ea. | Chicago Used Chale Mart, 829 South State St. i Chic go 5, MDL ee No more loose chairs: Get “Firmastone’ Anchor ment, $5 per box. General Chalr Co., Chicago Cc 22, Wl. os ienniabgienineta dete ee | Complete seating service, sewn cushion and back | covers. New cuchions, parts. Chairs rebuilt ta your theatre without Interruption Theatre Seat | Service Ca.. 180 Hermitage Ave, Nasinville, Tenn }. For Sale: 1,000 Heywood-Wakefiel! chairs. Can ; be seen at Broadway Theatre, Albert Lea, Minn | Bargain price for fast deal Why worry about new chairs? Qur rebuilts wilt | serve your purpose and save you plenty: 292 rej built Andrews Inserted pamelback sprig cushion, | $4.95; 222 rebuilt Iste International fuily up; bolstered with spring edge custitens. $8.95: 1.400 Ideal sildebacks, like new, $13.93. Send for j Latest ehalr bulletin. Dept. C, S08 Cinema Supply Corp.. 602 W. Sind St.. New York 19. | oad aeeeeeatie 850 American cutidver-stadium chairs, only one }year old. Buy any quantity, Write for phota and rice. Chicago Used Chair Mart, 889 S. State 8t., Chicago.