Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1948)

RATES: 10c per word, minimum $1.00, cash with copy. Four insertions for price of three. CLOSING DATE: Monday noon preceding publication date. Send copy and answers to • Box Numbers to BOXOFPTCE, 825 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City 1, Mo. • CLtflfilOG HOUSt GENERAL EQUIPMENT— USED “Drj»e-in deal mtli SOS saved me $5,000,” says one happy exliibitor. "Your $2,495 DeVry outfit is worth thrice the price.” Super Simplex E-7, Superior, Brenkert, Motiograph, Century, RCA or Simplex 4 Star Sound with high intensity arcs away below the market. Wire or write now! New address, S.O.S. Cimena Supply Corporation, DriveIn Dept., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. Drive-Ins — need more power? Western Electric 500-watt Booster amplifiers, fit any sound system, $650. Twin In-Car Speakers with junction box, $16.75, complete; 70/140 ampere motor generators, $525. Super Snapllte fl. 9 lenses from $150, (Liberal trade-ins). New address, S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., Drive-In Dept., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. Daytime shadowbox beaded screens, collapsible, 39x52 in., worth $125, now $44.50; soundfilm amplifiers, $29.50 up; coinometers, $49.50; portable 35mm sound projectors, $89.50 up; 16mm sound' projectors, $109.75 up; complete PA systems, $44.75; rebuilt General two imit electric ticket machines, $139.50. Send for sales bulletin. New address, S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 52nd St.. New York 19. Just a few left. A marvelous buy! Simplex mechanisms, genuine Simplex rear shutters, double bearing movements, cast iron traps, removable gates, e.xcellent condition, only $169.50. Star Cinema Supply, 459 W. 46th St., New York 19. Complete booth equipment at a bargain! Simplex rear shutter projectors, pedestals, magazines. Peerless lamphouses, rectifiers, RCA sound system, lenses, perfect condition, only $965. Star Cinema Supply, 459 W. 46th St., New York 19. Have your machines rebuilt and modernized by factory methods. All work guaranteed. Movements a specialty. Projection Service & Supply Co., Ill North 11th St., Minneapolis 3, Minn. Pair Super Simplex type heads, factory rebuilt and guaranteed same as new, $875 the pair. Also, standard rear shutter Simplex heads, $550 per pair rebuilt. Also bases, magazines, lamps, rectifiers. sound systems at bargain prices. Columbia Sound Service, Box 27, Charleston, W. Va. Make extra profits. Rebuilt and new coin operated 5c selective candy bar vending machines, Ic person weighting scales, coin counting machines. Free list. Adair Company, 6924 Roosevelt, Oak Park. 111. Complete set, late model Holmes portable 35mm sound projectors, stands. Priced right. W. .1. Tate, 1125 Gordon Ave., Reno, Nev. Two Simplex 35mm portable projectors, complete with amplifier, sound horn for .screen, sound box for booth. Everything fully equipped and ready to use. Complete for $900 cash. Fred Spence, Lakin, Kas. For Sale ‘as is’ — Used theatre equipment, seats; veneer and upholstered, cooling equipment, popcorn machines, candy cases, light fixtures, electric motors, etc. List furnished upon request. Malco Theatres, Inc., 207 Adams Ave., Memphis, Tenn. Bargains, Bargains, from a reliable theatre operator of 40 years experience. Complete booth equipment, including Simplex double-bearing, rear shutters, complete sound, amplifier, motors, pedestal, magazine. Price, complete, $800. 30 days guarantee or money refunded. Also one pair Super Simplex mechanism, rebuilt like new. Price $800. Also one pair Holmes educators, sound with Mazda lamps, factory rebuilt, $500 for the pair. Single bearing movement, rebuilt $10 each. Double bearing movement, genuine Simplex, all new parts, price $35 each. 30 days guarantee. Intermittent brand new sprockets. 50% off from list I price. Change-overs for Simplex projectors, $35 I per pair. Brand new Amplifiers, 1948 models, for theatres, $150 each. 30-day guarantee. Phillip Bland. 1330 Chase Ave., Chicago 45. 111. One cooling equipment, 40,000 cu. ft., three speed seven h.p. fan motor, remote control, five h.p. pump motor, remote control. Four gas steam heaters, $25 each. One 7,500-vent fan, $25. One water cooler, $5. Ehght oil on velour murals with dimmer, $25 each. 50 yards used carpet, $2 per yard. Six wall light fixtures, $12.50 ea. One popcorn machine, $150. Four ceiling fans, $30 ea. C. V. Caver. Avenue Theatre, Dallas, Texas. Projection equipment rebuilt and modernized. Factory trained mechanics on any make projection machines and arc lamps. All work guaranteed. Brenkert arc controls a specialty. Chicago Cinema Co., 1241 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago 5, HI. Ticket boxes, modernized. Chopper units rebuilt box, finished any color, metal trim, chrome-plated, made to look and operate like new. Work guari anteed. Chica-ro Cinema Co.. 1241 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago 5. 111. Special! 3,000 chairs with leatherette insert panel backs, spring cushion leatherette bottoms, complete with center and end standards. All or part. Bargain at $4.50 each. Also 1,000 full upholstered backs with leatherette spring cushion bottoms, complete with slip covers, center and end standards. Excellent condition. $4 each for .ill or part, f.o.b. Clevehind. General Theatre l^ulpment Co., 2417 Prospect Ave. Phones: TOwer 1-0277, FAirmoiint 4958. Cleveland. Ohio. Stabilarc generator, 80-160 amneres, excellent condition: $450. L. & N. Theatre Corp., Antioch, 111. GENERAL EQUIP.— USED (Cont.) Variable speed motors, 3, 7%, 10 h.p., 4 speed. 1800, 900, 600, complete with controls. Ready for immediate shipment. Modern Craftsmim, Bonner Springs, Kas. Blowers, used, 50,000 and 20,000. Attic fans, all sizes. Modern Craftsman, Bonner Springs, Kas. Simplex machines, rear shutter, double bearing movement. Completely rebuilt. Western Electric Universal sound rebuilt by Altec. Extra parts. Modern Craftsm.in, Bonner Springs, Kas. Attention! Like new. 500 loge chairs consisting of red plush mohair backs and spring cushion red mohair bottoms having red mohair arm rests. Complete with center and end standards. All or part, $7.50 each, f.o.b. Clevehind. General Theatre Equipment Co., 2417 Prospect Ave. Phones: TOwer 1-0277, FAirmount 4958, Cleveland, Ohio. Bargains. Three Powers Heads, two ready for Sound Heads: $30 each. One Silent Head, $20. All three in good shape. Rewinds, $6 each. Powers 6A Lamp Houses, $8 each. 289 Metal Canopy, letters 12 in., $25. Box 372. Burlington, Iowa. GENERAL EQUIPMENT— NEW Keep customers cool! Ouickly order these: Air washers to fit your present blowers at 1946 prices. 5,000 cfm, $138; 7,000 cfm, $168; 10,000 cfm, $204; 15,000 cfm, $240; 20,000 cfm, $276; new blowers with motors and drives. 8.500 cfm, $172.50; 11,000 cfm, $229.90; 13,500 cfm, $276: 22,500 cfm, $348. Beat the heat, wire SOS Cinema Supply Corp., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. Drive-In Theatre Projection and sound equipment. Brand new; nothing else needed, $2,974. Theatre equipment $2,794, iuid $2,280, complete and installed. Ace Camera Supply, 150 N. Irby, Florence, S, C. Poster Cases, Stainless steel or extruded .aluminum poster cases, illuminated or none-illuminated. Av<ailable in all sizes. Prompt delivery. Poblocki and Sons, 2159 South Kinnickinnic Ave,, Milwaukee 7, Wis. Wire recorder. Webster foundation unit, model 79 with extra one hour spool of wire. $30. Wayne Blakesicy, Fowler Theatre, Fowler, Ind. Carbon Savers; "Kirk’s Three Screen” 6, 7, 8mm. fits all stand.ard lamps. $1.50 ea. Distributed by M. D, Kirkland, 3005 W. Lanvale St., Baltimore 16, Mo. Send money order. Ticket boxes, new, w.alnut, very attractive. May be seen upon application, if interested. Reply Box 57, Boxoffice, 9 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. THEATRES FOR SALE Sell your theatre privately. Confidential correspondence invited. Leak Theatres Sales, 3422 Kinmore, Dallas; 1109 Orchard Lane, Des Moines, Iowa. Build double parking drive-ln theatres under franchise patent No. 2,102,718, reissue No. 22,756 and improvements, patent pending. Up to 30% more seating capacity with little additional cost. Louis Josserand, Architect, 628 M & M Bldg., Houston. Tex. We have theatres. Many theatres for sale, worth investigating. Contact us Immediately. "Joe” Joseph. 2409 Sunset Ave. Phone Yale 2-7650, Dallas, Texas. Motion picture theatre. Can prove $500-$600 net per month. Price, $12,750 cash. Boxoffice, .\-2996. Theatres for sale. Selected listings in Oregon and Washington now available. Write for list. Theatre Exchange Co., Fine Arts Bldg., Portland, Ore. For Sale: Theatre, 400 seats, good location. Reply Boxoffice, A-3035. 300 seats. Super Simplex new machines, east Texas town 1,600. $300 weekly gross business, bargain, $13,500. R. R. McCauley, Realtor. 1618 Bryan, R-1832, "Dallas’ leading business broker.” For Sale: Two theatres by owner. 500 seats 25 miles apart, action. Southwest Virginia. $25,000 profit last year. No danger of competition. Write Boxoffice. A-3036. Only theatre in Virginia town with large mill under construction. Good lease and equipment. $15,000 cash. Bo.xoffice, A-3037. Northeast Iowa. Recreation center. Profitable theatre and building, including complete skating rink, sandwich shop. Ideal family combination. Everything, $16,500. $10,500 down. Leak Theatre Sales. 1109 Orchard Lane, Des Moines. $3,335 down. Northern Oklahoma small town, includes b{jilding. Serious illness. Neglected. $8.000 total. Leak, 3422 Kinmore, Dallas. For lease. Experienced reliable showman only. 500-seat action type thriving Texas city 45,000. $5,000 advance rent required. Give complete background. finances please. Confidential. Boxoffice, A-3038. THEATRES FOR SALE (Cont.) Theatres for sale in live, growing Oregon and Washington towns and cities. Plan to visit the cool, green northwest this summer and look over our listuigs. Free list of theatres available upon request. We will hold or forward your mail for you. Theatre Exchange Co., Fine Arts Bldg., Portland, Ore. For Sale; Three theatres in western Kentucky: Wickliffe, county seat 1,100, 295 seats — $13,000. LaCenter, town of 700, 290 se.ats — $15,000. Arlington, town of 900, 275 seats — $11,000. Also Mound City, 111., county seat 2,500, 350 seats — ■ $15,000. Terms, cash only. All well established and stand inspection. Buildings included e.xcept Wickliffe. Box 471, Cairo, 111. Centrally located theatres in Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, for live operator. Box 427, Bo.xoffice, 9 Rockefeller Plaza, New York. Western Illinois, 330 seats, second run product, new hi-intensity equipment. Population 30,000. Priced to sell. Reply Boxoffice, A-3044. For Sale: Theatre in county seat town, population 450. New equipment. Doing a nice business. See or write Howard Pryor, Hartville, Mo. Drive-In, 550-car capacity, living quarters and office space in screen tower, Florida. Latest modern equipment including in-a-car speakers, also seven-room modern home close by. This is a very modern up-to-date theatre, operates the year round and doing a good business, other business, reason for selling. Will require $60,000 cash to handle deal. Ira B. Dyer, Rt. 4, Box 173, Ocala, Fla. Only theatre, town 1,500, center limestone belt. Modern apartment. Reasonably priced. Terras. P. 0. Box 381, Oolitic, Ind. County seat 1,500. Southwest Texas. "Mile High City.” Deliglitful dry mountain climate. Ideal asthma, sinus, arthritis, respiratory. $100 weekly profit, yet neglected. $7,750. $5,500 down. Leak, 3422 Kinmore, Dallas. Five miles from State College, 1,500 enrollment. Northern Okl.ahoma town 1,700. Centuries, Strong Highs, RCA, electric fountain. 390 upholstered, all new. Building included, home avail■able. $20.000 down. Leak, 3422 Kinmore, D, alias. Unusual combination. Outdoor theatre, 60c admission, with apartment. Two beautiful fishing boats renting for $55 daily. Finest two-bedroom cottage completely furnished. Deep freeze, frigidaire, monel sink, range. Six-stool bar, lawn furniture. Augustine grass p<atio. silverware, linen, ever.vthing. Only show Texas Gulf’s finest fishing, hunting resort. Rare opportunity make money, really enjoy life. Excellent staff will stay. Under $45,000. Liberal terms. Leak Theatre Sales. 3422 Kinmore. Dallas. Near Des Moines. Only theatre, community 3,000. 400 cushion seats. New Star. Docs $85 weekly. Owner states payout under two years. $14,000. Lake Theatre Sales, 1109 Orchard Lane. Des Moines. Iowa. Modern 300-seat theatre, live growing town in Missouri. No .shoppers. Reply Boxoffice, A-3049. Deal with owner, if you w;int the best theatre setup in west Texas, in a town of approximately 2,000 population. Extra good territory. No opposition. Buyer must have good recommendation. $46,500 buys building and equipment. Would also sell residence and other property. Need to change climate. Reply Bo.xoffice. A-3050. For Sale: 335-seat theatre, with room for at least 30 more seats. In town of 9,400 population. Good equipment, new marquee, excellent sound. First and second run pictures. Selling on .accoirnt of illness. Price $50,000. Down payment, $25,000. Real estate and business included. Boxoffice, A-3051. Drive-in theatre, one of south’s largest. Due to illness, will sell half interest $100,000, or all for $200,000. If you do not have cash and are willing to make trip to investigate, irlease do not answer. Reply Boxoffice, A-305.'i. To our customers; Following theatres have sold. D-326, 531, PKS, 97, 24. n-325, 22 DM. Thanks. Leak Theatre Sales. Lifetime exhibitor retiring: First run rich Kansas county seat 5.000. One other theatre. New Simplex booth. 550 Heywood chairs. Exceptional concessions. Two well cooling. Includes brick building, apartment, store. Priced, payout 33 months, $66,000. $20,000 down. State finances, complete identification. Boxoffice, A-3056. Five hundred car drive-in. West Texas city 30,000. Perfect location four-lane highway. Fastest growing city southwest. National publicity. E-7s, Brenkert highs, RCA. Paved ramps. Concrete tower Includes .apartment. Nine month se.ason. $2,500 profit first month 1948. Wired for car speakers. $50,000. $15,000 down. Your finances, identity pleiise. Leak, 3422 Kinmore, Dallas. Near Dallas. Live trade center 1.000. 275 seats, new Manley, perfect equipment. Newly decorated front. Long established. Illness. $11,000. $7,000 down. Leak, 3422 Kinmore, Dallas. Theatre equipment — running business in small Missouri town, $8,000. No shoppers. Reply Boxoffice, A-3055. THEATRES WANTED Is your theatre for sale? Our cash buyers are waituig. We get quick results. Will give you a prompt estimate ot your present theatre value. Write us today. "Joe” Joseph, 2409 Sunset Ave, Phone Yale 2-7650, Dallas, Texas. Sell your theatre privately. Confidential correspondence invited. Leak Tlieatre Sales, 3422 Kinmore, Dallas. 1109 Orchard Lane, Des .Moines, Iowa. Cash for small town theatie, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona. Condition of theatre and eriuipraent immaterial. Must be good town. Give all details first letter. Bob Yancey, Normangee, Tex. Will buy or lease theatre in good midwest town. Confidential. II. McCloughan, 125 East Second, Concordia. Kas. $40,000 to purchase or as down payment on theatre. Prefer 'Virginia, North Carolina nr South Carolina. All information first letter confidential. Reply Boxoffice, A-3050. Let me sell your theatre. Twenty years as exhibitor in Kansas City, Mo., qualify me to sell your theatre quickly and intelligently. H.ave buyers now. Confidential correspondence invited. C. H. Potter, Broker, 4423 Benton Blvd,, Kansas City, Mo. Oklahoma or Te.xas. $26,000 cash to invest. Terms preferred. Confidential. Boxoffice, A-3032. $11,000 to invest. Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Dakotas. Completely confidential. Boxoffice, A-3033. Wanted theatre, Idaho, Utah, Colorado. Theo. Sparks, Wheat Ridge, Colo. Want to sell your theatre? We have clients with the money waiting. Quick confidential sales. Correspondence invited. Morgan Wright, Nocona, Tex. Will lease theatre in Missouri or Kansas, small towns or cities. All correspondence will be confidential. State details. Boxoffice. A-3034. EQUIPMENT WANTED Like to buy good used cut awl. Any make or model. Box 42, Corning, Iowa. HELP WANTED Theatre Manager; Small town circuit, must be sober and hard worker. State qualifications. References and salary expected first letter. K. Lee Williams Theatres, Inc,, Broad at Spruce, Texark.ana, 'Tex. Wanted projectionists and theatre managers to teach all phases of motion picture projection and theatre m:inagement. High school education required, college education preferred. Send summary of education, training, experience, references, marital status, age, and state when available. Excellent opportunity for men seeking a secure future with opportunity for advancement. Address National Theatre Institute. Box 483. Dallas. Tex. POSITIONS WANTED Projectionist, seven years experience. Simplex and Brenkert equipment. Good references. Any area. Box 413, Boxoffice, 9 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. Projectionist, experienced on all types of equipment, age 26, single. Boxoffice, A-3031. Manager: 15 years experience housekeeper, exploiteer. Best references. Reply Boxoffice, A-3042. Manager, 20 years experience; both independent and chain operation; will go anywhere; age 37; single. A1 Tribbett, P. 0. Box 184, North Lansing, Mich. I am looking for a position with decent salary .and no politics. Experienced all phases management; 29; married; now man.agbig but will go anywhere to get what I want. Reply Boxoffice, A-3048. Projectionist, 20 years experience, single, sober, reliable. Pennsylvania or bordering states preferred. Tell all first letter. Projectionist. Room 324, Milner Hotel. Harrisburg. Pa. Manager or projectionist, 19 years experience. Write Willis Roberts, 184 Britain, Benton Harbor, Mich. REAL ESTATE Investigate this. Selling improved business property 200x125 ft., in exclusive ChiCitgo neighborhood. Included specific.ations for medical center, six retail stores, 32 bowling alleys, 1,000-seat theatre. References required. Owner, Tony Sheftic, Jr., 14501 Sherman Ave., Posen, III. DRIVE-IN THEATRE SUPPLIES In-a-car speaker, $14.95. Two cast alnminnni water-proof spenkers complete with junctinri box and line transformer: finest constrnction. For Information on complete line of drive-in Theatre equipment, write Drive-Tn Theatre Manufacturing Co., 2017 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. MORE CLASSIFIED ON PAGE 46 BOXOFFICE :: May 15, 1948