Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1948)

ATLANTA ^he installation dinner of the Atlanta Variety Club will be held at the Brookhaven Country club December 13. Ticket.s and $5.00 per plate . . . Katherine Brown of Wil-Kin Theatre Supply Co. was confined to the hospital by illness . . . Carter Barrow, former manager of Loew’s Grand, now in Washington, was a visitor . . . Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Weis, Savannah and Macon owners, returned home to Savannah after a visit here. More than 200 Variety Club members and their guests went to Athens, Ga., for a recent football game. Moon Crooker and Dan Hill of Georgia Theatres Co. hosted the group to a big dinner . . . Jimmy Gillespi, former southern publicity chief for 20thFox here and now in Memphis for the same company, visited the Row . . . Mrs. Rachel Gravely jr., formerly with Monogram, wrote that she arrived in the Panama Canal Zone safely. Mrs. L. King of Capital Supply Co. returned to her desk after visiting in Dallas . . . Ralph McCoy, FC branch manager, left on a trip to Nashville . . . Ralph Peckham, Realart manager in Jacksonville, visited here . . . Ben Hill, southern publicity chief for UA, took off for Dallas . . . Howard Wallace, Sack Amusement Enterprises manager, checked in from New Orleans. Grover Parsons, EL southern district manager, left for New Orleans . . . Earl Humphries, manager for Theatrical Printing Co., recently acquired a 160-acre farm . . . Gene Reese from the St. Louis plant was a visitor . . . New Variety Club directors are Emory Austin, Guy Brown, Fred Coleman, Boyd Fry, R. J. Ingram, Bob Langer, Nat Williams and John Fulton . . . Blanche Wager of RKO has announced her marriage . . . The Lincoln Theatre, Gainesville Ga., closed recently. Visitors on the Row included H. Greene, Albertsville, Ala.; Kay Porter, Perry and Foley, Fla.; E. P. Clay and his wife; P. L. Taylor, Dixie Theatre, Columbus, Ga.; Sidney Laird, West Point Amusement, West Point, Ga.; Clyde Sampler, Strand, Carrollton, Ga.; John Thompson, Pal Amusement Co., Vidalia, Ga.; Troy Candy, Dixie, Swainsboro, Ga.; Morris Arbans, Lumpkin Theatre, Lumpkin, Ga.; Cleo Shingler, Buena Vista Theatre, Buena Vista, Ga.; John Cunningham, Savannah Theatre Corp., Savannah, Ga., and Walter Morris, Pike Theatre, Knoxville, Tenn. Sailor Theme Attracts JACKSONVILLE — Archie Adams, manager of the Edgewood Theatre, invited patrons to “go aboard’’ for “Luxury Liner” and instead of being met by the usual ushers, the “crew” was garbed in natty sailor uniforms. A mahogany speedboat perched in front of the entrance gave additional atmosphere for the occasion. Ask Horror Show Halt CLEARWATER, FLA. — PTA organizations have been actively working to bring pressure on local theatres to stop showing horror shows for school children. This applies in particular to the Saturday midnight shows. It is claimed that these late shows affect the health of the teen-age boy or girl. SERVICE is the policy at WILSON-MOORE ENTERPRISES, INC. Buying Booking Paying Equipment Supplies "A Friendly Service" 89 Cone Street, NW — Walton Building, Atlanta 3, Ga. ESSENTIAL TO GOOD BOXOFFICE . . . P^afzctio4t It costs less over the years when you install THE COMPLETELY NEW MOTIOGRAPH PROJECTOR Designed and built by specialists to assure long, trouble-free service. Rock steady projection . . . clearest picture definition . . . smooth, cool operation. Easy accessibility of all units. Simplicity of design, precision engineered, and skillfully constructed of finest materials. CHARLOTTE, N. C. ATLANTA, GA. ‘‘Everything for the theatre except film" KEEPING PACE WITH MOTION PICTURE PROJECTION SINCE 1 877 ^ STAR CORE — Exclusive feature with Lorraine Carbons achieving a steadier, consistent, more brilliant white light. ^ DIFFERENT LIGHT— Lorraine Carbons produce a blue white brilliancy that sparkles resulting in more depth, better contrast and a 3rd dimensional effect in black and white or color pictures. COST — Lorraine Carbon advantages are attainable at standard carbon costs. ^ ECONOMY — Amperage tests in theatres conclusively proved that Lorraine Carbons produce more, better, whiter light — More Economically. 0 The largest theatres in the U.S. and throughout the world are now using Lorraine Carbons. Write for distribution data CARBONS. INC. BOONTON, N.J. NEW YORK: J34 WEST 44fh STREET BOXOFFICE :: November 20, 1948 105