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-Pliotos by Cosmo-Sileo
RALPH McCOY T. R. GILLIAM
In Warner Southeastern Shiit —
Affected by the nation-wide shift in sales force figures announced by Gradwell L. Sears, Warner general sales manager, are the above mdividuals. Ralph McCoy becomes southeastern district manager in charge of Atlanta, Charlotte and Memphis exchanges. T. R. Gilliam, formerly manager m Chicago, takes over the Atlanta helm succeeding McCoy.
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Concerning the Carolinas
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By A. JULES BENEDIC Myrtle Beach, S. C. — Business on a whole is better in South Carolina. Particularly is this true in the cities, such as Columbia, Charleston, Greenville. This is traceable to government contracts, soldiers and the like, as well as improved conditions generally.
But if the motion picture business is better, there’s a bigger boom in automotive circles. Since the hybrid Juggernaut, called by courtesy an Auburn, struck South Carolina highways, wives of repairmen are sporting mink and sable. This unusual prosperity, of which North Carolina got its share recently, has extended to the welding trades. Now that we can’t buy a part for the blooming thing, we resort to welding, and shops are working overtime with double shifts.
Jottings on the Jallopy This sort of thing must travel by word of mouth, for we are met in each town with knowledge of aforehand. A gentle
man’s agreement apparently exists not to make us a good offer on a trade-in, for that would automatically kill present prosperity. It is understood on reliable authority that a resolution will be presented at the coming convention of the S. Carolina Auto Repairers’ Ass’n, to keep the jallopy going as long as possible, even if a few spare parts have to be thrown in for good measure.
We bump to the Beach and bustle ’round a bit with B. B. Benfield of the Gloria and Broadway theatres. We meet, also, Jimmy Porter, Mr. Benfield’s manager; Jimmy’s young daughter, “Sandy,” and the Missus . . . We gallop to Georgetown, and muscle in on Morris, whose other name is Abrams, and whose swanky Palace is a credit to that town. Ambling to Andrews, we top off a talk with Taylor, W. W.; Mr. Abrams’ manager.
We clip to Conway and meet McCoy, A. B.; whose “Grand Ole Opry” stacks ’em in because Weaver Bros, and Elviry played
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the town in person . . . We hop to Holly Hill and finagle ’round with Ed Felkel, the Wactor manager at the New . . . Ditto with John A. Murray, in a similiar capacity for Wactor at St. Matthews . . . Slipping to Summerville, it’s no go for a visit to Morris Legendre, who’s out of town, but we confer with Grange Cuthbert, manager . . . The ferry’s free on the cut-off to Georgetown, which makes up, in a measure, for South Carolina’s 19-cent cigarettes and six-cent “cokes.”
C. A. Harper jr. is completely rebuilding the destroyed Anne at Estill. This 300seater long has been famous as the smallest air-conditioned theatre in the world, and will be restored as it originally stood, says “C. A.” . . . Curtis Mees, Kincey manager, again figures in the newsgrist. He’s been transferred back from High Point to his old haunt, the Strand at Columbia, reopened Saturday after complete renovation . . . William S. Walker of Elloree is erecting the new Gem in Summerton, a 250-seater, which will open ’round Christmas.
Oscillations at Orangeburg
J. I. Sims soon to start work on his new Reliance in Orangeburg. The new show will seat 650 and be the last word . . . We cut in on E. R. Covington, partner-manager of the new State at Orangeburg, opened recently for colored trade, and also wangle a bit with J. W. Wactor, who has a mercantile establishment there besides owning two theatres nearby.
Opening of the new Rex at Sumter is uncertain as to date, says K. Ward . . ., C. Prosser of the Ritz at Johnsonville caught on the fly . . . George W. Parr of Lancaster readying his new Imperial for an early opening ... We meet M. S. Katz in the Royal Cafe at Charlotte and hear news of Ike, David and others of the Producers Releasing crew . . . T. K. Lee, whom last we called on in 1937, another pleasant visit at Kershaw . . . Q. A. Kennedy caught at the Williston in the town of that name. The show’s really managed by his son of the same name, who’s a student at Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, Tenn. . . . J. W. Hand of the Little at Bamberg is also chief of the fire department; owner of a radio shop, etc. Mr. Hand has rigged up a device that permits two-way conversations between the boxoffice, booth and his shop; also is used to call patrons out of the theatre in emergencies. Mr. Hand, incidentally, took the only pictures of the recent Charleston storm disaster.
Palmetto Palaverings
B. E. Cooper jr. is lessee-manager of the new Ritz in Barnwell, being erected by G. W. Lundy of Denmark. It will open in a few weeks . . . We run into our old Georgia pal, J. T. Douglas, formerly with the Brice chain, now lessee-manager of the Carolina in Allendale . . . Warren Irvin, district manager for Kincey, tells us work soon will start on the new 1,250-seat Carolina in Columbia, the State capital, now enjoying at least a temporary boom due to governmental work . . . Roy Malmborg, Wil-Kin supply manager, out in his S. Carolina territory.
As we predicted, Fayetteville theatres opened Sunday, temporarily at least, according to a story in the Charlotte Observer. The houses include the Carolina, Broadway and Strand.
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