Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)

About 108 in Kansas Citij Detiniteli] Set With AFL CIO Affiliation Is Still Likely in Kaycee BCansas City— Although the meeting scheduled hy the CIO for Saturday, April 24, was called off by exchange workers interested in seeing the Row here affiliate with John L. Lewis’ union, the CIO definitely is not out of the picture, it is said at the office of Albert Brilliant, CIO organizer for the district. While what the action of the Lewis affiliate will he had not been determined, it is indicated that lATSE, AFL affiliate, will not have a clear field on Filmrow. Under the Wagner labor law recently upheld by the U. S. supreme court, the union that gets a majority enrolled in its organization will speak for the entire group of workers. One of the two unions working here must get over 50 per cent. The lATSE was slated to organize, elect officers, and get a charter Tuesday, April 27. GRAND NATIONAL SHUFFLES PERSONNEL Kansas City — Several shifts have been made at Grand National here. Pat Pinnell has gone to Salt Lake City as branch manager for the company, succeeding W. W. McKendrick. Bill Kubitzki, booker since the exchange opened, and before that booker for Consolidated (now Monogram), has been promoted to salesman. Ralph Scherzer, five years booker with Educational and four years with 20th-Century-Fox, becomes booker for the exchange, succeeding Kubitzki. J. Erwin Dodson has resigned as salesman. Russell Borg, branch manager, will announce two new appointments on his return from the national convention in Los Angeles, May 16-19. KAYCEE NSS UNIT WILL OPEN MAY 7 K-ansas City — ^National Screen Service will formally open its new Kansas City branch at 1706 Wyandotte, May 7. The new plant, a two-story building with 10,000 square feet of space, w^ill distribute trailers and accessories in Kansas and western Missouri. Charles E. Gregory is branch iimnager and B. W. Chipman, formerly in the Chicago branch, will be office manager. W. I. McKINBTHY DIES Kansas City— William J. McKinstry, projectionist at the Mainstreet here for number of years, and past president of LATSE operators’ local 70, died April 24 at the age of 54. Two of the sons, Dave and William jr., are projectionists in local theatres. WELLSVttLE COMMUNITY OPEN Wellsville, ICas. — J. J. Kametz has opened the Community Theatre here. He formerly operated the Princess at Bunceton. Mo. FULTON ADDS K. C. STRAND TO CIRCUIT Kansas City — The Strand, suburban house at 36th St. and Troost Ave., became a Mutual Theatre over the weekend. W. D. Pulton took over the house from W. L. Norris and W. P. Humston, who are devoting their full time to distribution of Monogram pictures. The Strand gives Pulton six Kansas City, Mo., theatres. The others are Southtown, Colonial, Tivoli, Mokan and LaSalle. In addition, he has the State, Kansas City, Kas., and the Howard, Arkansas City, Kas. For the present Fulton and Joe Greene, Mutual general supervisor, will handle the newly acquired theatre. Hensler Re-elected Kjinsas City — Frank Hensler, exchange manager for M-G-M, this week was reelected president of the Kansas City Bowling Assn. Hensler has handled the Variety Club-Kansas City Star bowling tournament for charity each winter it has been held. LTC Pay Boost Lincoln — House managers in the Lincoln Theatre Corp. will all get salaries boosted within the next two months, according to an office edict at the regular weekly meeting with City Manager Jerry Zigmond. Kansas City — Approximately 108 exchange employes met at Musicians’ Hall, lATSE headquarters here, Tuesday evening, paid their first dues and were “obligated” as members of the as yet unnamed exchange workers union. Front office employes and bookers did not attend, according to union officials, and efforts will be made this week to get them lined up. Ray Gandy, member of the operators’ local, is contacting front office employes — stenographers, etc., and union officials expect a representative group of them at the meeting next Tuesday, along with bookers. Attendance April 27 was limited to shippers, inspectresses, poster clerks. Around 300 Eligible to Join It is estimated by union officials that there are approximately 300 employes on Filmrow eligible for membership in the new union. This means that they will have to get over 150 to have a majority and become, under the Wagner act, spokesman for all exchange employes. Election of officers in the new union was postponed Tuesday by union officials until next week when front office employes and bookers are expected to be represented, and when the union hopes to have more than 150 “obligated.” The CIO group has not yet scheduled further official meetings. EGGLESTON SELLS ATWOOD Atwood, Kas. — E. W. Bastian has bought the Atwood Theatre from Wayne Eggleston. 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