Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1940)

Kaycee Variety Maps An Active Program Kansas City — Opening gun in a new program of activities for Variety Club this fall will be the combination picnic, golf tournament and “Days of ’49’’ celebration at Ivanhoe Country Club. Charley Gregory of National Screen Service, assistant chief barker, is general chairman of the executive committee in charge of the big doings. Other members of the committee are O. K. Mason, Commonwealth Theatres; C. H. Shafer, Fox Midwest Theatres; Sam Abend, Film Delivery; Earl Jameson, Film Delivery; Bev Miller, Book Nite; Jerry Zigmond, Newman; Arthur Cole, Paramount, and Frank Hensler, M-G-M. Other committees and their personnel are; Sweepstakes: Homer Blackwell, Advertising Accessories, chairman; Charley Gregory; Max Barewin, Price Theatre Premium Company; Jack Barnett, 20thFox; Russ Borg, WB; Reube Finkelstein, Byam and Jayhawk; Leo Finkelstein, Keystone Press; Harry McClure, Fox Midwest. Golf; Robert E. Withers, Republic-Midwest, chairman; Charles Knickerbocker, 20th-Fox; Leon Abraham. RKO; T. R. Thompson, RKO; M. G. McKinney, Griffith Theatres; Jim Lewis, RKO; Don Woods, WB; Benny Benjamin, Monogram; Frank Ritter, Uptown Theatre. Entertainment: Zigmond, chairman: Leland Allen, Commonwealth: Hal Perrin, American Seating Co.; Barney Joffee, Popcorn Seasoning THAT TALKS FOR ITSELF ALSO IOWA'S FINEST CORN Superb South American $4.50 Supreme South American 3.50 All Products Guaranteed Give Us a Trial POPPERS’ SUPPLY CO. RUBE MELCHER— GR. 0672 1717 Wyandotte St. — Kansas City, Mo. Tower; Jim McConnell, KMBC; Douglas Desch; O. K. Mason, and Nat Hechtman, Hollywood Advertising. Days of ’49: Bev Miller, chairman: Blackwell: Norris Cresswell, photographer: Hensler: Abraham: W. E. Gregory, Altec; Lon Cox, Fox Midwest, and Mason. Picnic: Sam Abend, chairman, Reube Melcher, Popper’s Supply; Fred Meyn, Park, Kansas City, Kas.; Gus Kubitzki, 20th-Fox, and Lawrence Parrott, Commonwealth. Turtle Race; R. R. Biechele, Osage, chairman; George Baker, Baker Enterprises: W. E. Gregory; E. L. Harris, Alexander Film, and George Harttmann, Armour, North Kansas City. Attendance and Publicity: E. C. Rhoden, Fox Midwest, chairman; Senn Lawler, Fox Midwest: George Hinton, Paramount; H. J. Griffith, Griffith Theatres; C. A. Schultz, Commonwealth: Don Davis, RCA; Finton Jones, Travelers Insurance: Ward Scott, 20th-Fox: Ralph Morrow, Universal, and W. O. Williamson jr. Twin City 25-Centers Want Admission Tax Extended Minneapolis — A number of the 25-cent 'Twin City independent exhibitors are trying to line up support among Congressional candidates from this section for extension of the theatre defense admission tax to all admissions starting at a dime and they are confident that the proposal will have substantial backing at the next session of Congress. New Piedmont House May Be Ready by Aug, 28 Piedmont, Mo. — The new 400-seat house being built here by Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Jefferis is expected to be completed and ready for ofieration by August 28. The Jefferises presently operate the Piedmont here. Columbia Screening Kansas City — Columbia will hold a trade showing of “He Stayed for Breakfast” at Edison Hall, Power & Light Building, Monday evening, August 12. Exhibitors here and in the territory and members of the industry are being invited by Ben Marcus, exchange manager. K A Y C IIE IE (Continued from preceding page) a?id northwest Arkansas, many of whom had become real friends in that time. Johnny Sanders, new manager for H. J. Griffith’s Junction in Junction City, Kas., writes to Boxoffice to keep the records straight. He says his initials are J. A. instead of J. L. and prefers to be called Johnny, “as people won’t know whom you’re talking about if you use just the initials.” Okay, Johnny, we stand corrected. Eugene C. Zackman has been named manager of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. He has been in the job “temporarily” for almost a year. Two Distributors Assailed At Valley City Parley Valley City, N. D. — Speakers at a Northwest Allied meeting here vigorously denounced Universal and 20th-Fox. The former was taken to task for withdrawing a Dunne and a Durbin picture from 193940 contracts. Exhibitors found fault with 20th-Fox selling tactics. Until 20th-Fox “will write contracts and initiate trade practices which are uniform as to like situations and fair and equitable as to rental terms, allocations, clearances, etc.,” it was declared by some of the exhibitors, they would refrain from buying the product. Julius Overmoe, Hillsboro, was chosen district governor for the Northwest Allied eastern North Dakota division and, in that capacity will represent the section on the board. Northwest Allied has set August 13 as a tentative date for a meeting of western North Dakota exhibitors at Mandan for organizational purposes. Fred Strom, the organization’s executive secretary, will be the principal speaker. Film buying problems will be considered at a meeting of the Northwest Allied ninth district at Detroit Lakes, Minn., August 15. Andy Anderson, the district’s governor, will preside. New Holmes Operators Kansas City — John A. Muchmore and R. H. Patt now are operating the Holmes Projector Sales Co. at 1820 Wyandotte Street. L. S. Brown, former local manager, is now representing Holmes on the west coast. Trade Screen “Sea Hawk" Kansas City — Warner Bros, presented its big picture, “Sea Hawk,” at a trade showing last Monday (August 5) at the Vogue. MISSOURI FILM LABORATORY 110 West 18th St. Under New Ownership CHAS. O. SIEBENTHALER Offers Fast, Efficient and Complete Trailer Service Without Hidden Charges for Cards, Background.s, Etc. — THINK THIS OVER!!! 42 BOXOFFICE :: August 10, 1940