Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1948)

Registrants at Georgia Convention ATXiANTA — The list of registrants for the convention of Motion Picture Owners and Operators of Georgia: ATLANTA Eddie Fitzgerald Boyd E. Fry Joseph M. Fieldman Mrs. Oscar Goodman Clyde Goodson R. M. Goldsmith Jack Galloway W. B. Hartsfield Bill Homes Oscar Howell Mrs. Jimmy Hobbs Sara Hudson W. A. Holliday Bob Ingram C. T. Jordan Tom H. Jones George Jones W. B. Jones C. T. Jordan C. E. Kessnich Charlie King Charlie Karr T, F. Kirby Henry Krumm Fred Levine Mrs, H. M. Lamar Tom Luey Leonard Allen Addie Addison Mrs. Emory Austin L. S. Bach Ben Butler Arthur Bromberg J. A. Bachman Mae Banks B. D. Benton F. S. Barnes Harry Ballance C. S. Bryan Lex Benton J. C. Brown I, T. Cohen Mrs. John Carter Dan Coursey Mrs. "Babe" Cohen N. J. Colquhoun Charlie Clark Jimmy Campbell Bill Crystal Abner Comp J. S. Carscallen Jack Coltrane Mrs. Jack Dumestre 111 Miss Olive Davis Merritt Davis Mrs. Jack Dumestre Fred Dodson G. De Ovies Charlie Deckmcm C. S. Dunn M. Mitchell John W. Mangham Ralph McCoy Mrs. D. H. McFarland Dorothy McCrome David Nelson E. L, O'Neill A. B. Padgett Sam Perloif Grover Parsons Hugh F. Prince Ginger Prince Harry Paul Jack Price Spence Pierce J. T. Redd Mrs. Ernest Rogers George Roscoe W. M. Richardson Harry Rogers A1 Rook Sid Reams Harry Rogers Marjory S'mith W. M. Snelson Buford Styles B. W. Smith P. H. Savin G. F. Sandore Harvey Smith Fred Storey Kenneth R. Smith Bob Tarwater Dan Turner Nelson Towler Geo. Tarrant Cooper Welch Walter Walker Cliff Wilson Harris Wynn W. R. Word Howard Wallace Mrs. Jimmy Wilson Ollie Williamson E. E. Whittaker Woodie Woodard Virgil Warren Fred Young Fred Moon H. M. Lyons Ira P. Stone Ike Katz ROME O. A. Cooper W. L. Chase John Davenport O. C. Lam jr. O. C. Lam sr. Thomas H. Lam C. H. Lam R. L. Redmon Howard Schuessler Columbus — Nat Bates, Curt Drady, Francis Doc Stadder, Gilbert Goldwire, E. D. Martin, V. N. Morgan, Hugh Martin, John Mauk, 1. T. Taylor, W. D. Hendley, C L. Patrick. Macon — Hal Allen. Roswell — R. H. Brannon. Greensboro — W. R. Boswell. East Point — Fred Coleman. Rochelle — Cecil Crumey. Savannah — John Cunningham, Fred G. Weis. Swainsboro — Troy L. Canady, W. M. Karrah. Carrollton — Ebb Duncan, Roy Richards, Clyde Sampler. West Point — L. J. Duncan, Sid Laird. Donaldson — Ellison Dunn. Pearson — Chester Drake. Monticello — Violet Edwards. Douglasville — Alpha Fowler jr. Ocilla — W. P. Gammon, V. W. Swearingen Albany — Adolph Gortatowsky, Mrs. Florence O'Neil. Madison — George Gaston. Summerville — Mrs. H. W. Hampton. Covington — John F. Hackney, M. M. Osman. Jefferson — Nat Hancock. Commerce — James Jarrell Royston — Bransen James. Blue Ridge — W. W. Mowbray. Montezuma — J. E. Martin. Stone Mountain — Roy W. Mitchell. Blakeley — Mrs. J. C. Peters. Sparta — M. W. Peck. Jesup — W. P. Riggins, Mrs. Marian Richards. Roberta — J. H. Rampey. Howkinsville — L. M. Stockton, J. H. Thompson. Jacksonville — L. A. Stein. Buena Vista — F, S. Shingler. Alma — James E. Smith. Elligay — Mrs. Elsie Smith, J. S. Tankersley jr. Wainsboro — A. L. Sheppard. Social Circle — Weyman Sattersville. Vidalia — John Thompson. Kingslond — J. M. Wells. Thomasville — Nat Williams. Fort Gaines — A. M. Walker. ALABAMA Wetumpka — Miss Ruby Fain, E. C. Fain, J. B. Fain. Albertville — Hammond Green, Thomas E. Orr. Cullman — Bill Griffian. Heflin — John E. Gaither. Aliceville — R. E. Hook. Alexander City — Mack Jackson. Carbon Hill — W. S. Thornton, George Thornton. Florence — Louis Rosenbaum. Dothan — Rufus Davis. OTHER STATES Nashville, Tenn. — Lee L. Castleberry, J. V. Blevins. Etowah, Tenn. — Hugh Manning. New York — Robert Coyne, Andrew F. Gairrelle, Terrye Ramsey, Mike Simon, W, B. Smith, Ted Gamble, Chester Friedman. Philadelphia — Lew Herb. New Orleans — A. E. Chadwick, Jeff Davis, William Johnson, Paul Shallcross. Wilmington, Ohio — Charles Deckman. Minneapolis — Bill Crystal, Chaltahooche, Fla. — C. S. Dunn. Dallas — Miss Judy Franklin, Wendell Welch. Chicago — Joseph Berenson. HANDY SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM BOXOFnCE: Please enter my subscription to BOXOFFICE, 52 issues per year (13 of which contain The MODERN THEATRE Section), including the NEW BOXOFFICE PICTURE GUIDE, DATE & RECORD BOOK. □ $3.00 FOR 1 YEAR □ $5.00 FOR 2 YEARS □ $7.00 FOR 3 YEARS n Remittance Enclosed □ Send Invoice THEATRE STREET ADDRESS TOWN STATE, NAME POSITION Martin Reorganizes Into Four Districts COLUMBUS, GA. — In order the provide closer supervision of its operations, the giant Martin Theatres circuit is being cut into four administrative districts, E. D. Martin, president, announced this week. He appointed as district managers Matt Bates, with headquarters in Marietta, Ga.; I. T. Taylor, with headquarters in Fitzgerald, Ga.; J. N. Morgan, with headquarters in Milledgeville, Ga., and G. N. Goldwire, with headquarters in Eufaula, Ala. Bates will supervise theatres in Marietta, Dalton, Calhoun, Cartersville, Acworth, Villa Rica and Bremen, Ga.; Athens and Etowah, Tenn., and Piedmont, Ala. He has been city manager in Marietta since 1946 and prior to that was city manager in Dalton. IN EXHIBITION 16 YEARS He has been in exhibition 16 years and was secretary-treasurer of the Manning & Wink Corp when Martin Theatres purchased that company in 1943. Taylor, a native of Fitzgerald, has been with Martin Theatres for 15 years, the last five as chief traveling auditor. As district manager he will supervise about 30 theatres in Fitzgerald, Dublin, Tifton, Douglas, Valdosta, Americus and Bainbridge, Ga.; Dothan, Ala., and Chipley, Marianna, Panama City and Port St. Joe, Fla. He now resides in Fitzgerald, where he is a past president of the Rotary and Business Men’s clubs, past commander of the American Legion and an active Woodman, Mason and Baptist. G. N. GOLDWIRE TO EUFAULA Goldwire, present city manager in Fitzgerald, will move to his new district headquarters in Eufaula June 1. In his new post he will supervise houses in Eufaula, Greenville, Evergreen, Brewton, Atmore, Andalusia and Florala, Ala. and Cuthbert, Shellman and Eiawson, Ga. Before becoming city manager in Fitzgerald, Goldwire was auditor and supervisor of theatre concessions for the Martin chain. In his new position at Milledgeville, Morgan will have supervision of theatres in Milledgeville, Washington, Thomson and Manchester, Ga., and Roanoke, LaFayette, Opelika, Talladega and Sylacauga, Ala. He has been city manager in Milledgeville the last seven years and has been with Martin Theatres since 1923. Woo Pitching in Theatres Now Passe, Showman Says From Canadian Edition FORT WILLIAM, ONT.— When a lad and a gal have a show date nowadays they go to watch the screen. Discreet woo pitching in a darkened theatre apparently is passe, so observed Fred Tickell, manager of the Capitol, in an interview published in the local newspaper recently. When asked what this proved, he ventured the opinion that Hollywood productions are so good now that young love hasn’t a chance of coping with the screen drama! “Seriously though,’’ he remarked, “like everything else there are good pictures and bad pictures. But on the whole I think Hollywood is doing a good job.” 112 BOXOFnCE :: May 8, 1948