Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1948)

RATES: 10c per word, minimum $1.00. cosh with copy. Four insertions tor price oi three. CLOSING DATE: Monday noon preceding publication date. Send copy and answers tc * Box Numbers to BOXOFFICE. 825 Von Brunt Blvd.. Kansas City 1. Mo. * CLtflfilllG HOUSE GENERAL EQUIPMENT— USED SOS removes the guess from used equipment. Nothing ieaves here uniess it’s absoiuteiy right. 50.000 customers the world over built SOS and keep buying here since 1926 because they get fair treatment and their money’s worth. Send for 1949 catalog. S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 W. 52nd St.. New York 19. Dual DeVry XD transportable projectors with 3.000 ft. magazines, lenses, l.OOOW lamps, ampli fier, speaker, rebuilt, $595; rebuilt, $595; rebuilt Both 50/100A generator, $395; BCA low frequency folded baffles, worth $300, $99.75; Dual Simplex Acme arc sound projector outfit, complete, $1,295; Simplex rear shutter mechanisms, excellent, $195; other Simplexes from $69.50; Dual Holmes, $667.50; DeVry late XDC theatre sound projection outfits with low intensity lamps, $1,995; with IKW arcs, $2,495. Get 1949 catalog. S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 VV. 52nd St., New York 19. 25 K.W. Generator. Rialto Theatre, Champaign, Illinois. GENERAL EQUIPMENT— NEW Poster Cases. Stainless steel or extruded aluminum poster cases. Illuminated or non-illuminated. Available in all sizes. Prompt delivery. Poblockl and Sons, 2159 South Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee 7, Wis. In-a-Car speakers. No. 7600, waterproof, cast aluminum cases. $16.75 per set. DaWo Co., 145 N. Erie St, Toledo, Ohio. Phillips safety carbon savers. Ask your theatre supply dealer, or write Phillips, Box 788, Charleston 23, W. Va. ' Junction box covers of waterproof material to fit most sound systems, 15c ea. At your dealer or send for complete information. Bingold Theatre Equipment Co., Grand Rapids 2, Mich. EQUIPMENT WANTED Pair good Baby Strong lamps, matching rectifiers, pedestals. Set booth equipment, lows. Boxoffice, A-3204. Complete Pictur-Fone sound equipment, two Strong lamps. Bargain. Grand Theatre, Plano, 111. Comic hooks obtainable from world’s largest and oldest theatre distributor. Best titles and latest issues in stock. Price 3c each. Sidney Ross. 334 W. 44th St., New York City. Increase profits from $70 to $300 weekly with proved boxoffice and goodwill builder. Baby Sitter, Certainly. Ask about free trial offer. Write Booker-Cooper, Inc., 601 S. Rampart, Los Angeles, Calif. THEATRE TICKETS Prompt service. Special printed roll tickets. 100.000, $23.95; 10.000, $6.85; 2,000, $4.46. Each change in admission price, including change in color, $3.00 extra. Double numbering extra. Shipping charges paid to 500 miles. Cash with order. Kansas City Ticket Co., Dept. 9, 1819 Central, Kansas City, Mo. THEATRES WANTED SIGNS Easy Way to Paint Signs. Use letter patterns. Avoid sloppy work and wasted time. No experience needed for expert work. Write for free samples. ,lohn Rahn, B-1329, Central Ave., Chicago 51, HI. AIR CONDITIONING Heavy duty blowers, ball-bearing equipped, 16,000 cfm to 60,000 cfm. Air washers, ail sizes. Hydraulic drives, two and four speed motor and controls. Immediate delivery. Dealers wanted. National Engineering and Mfg. Co., 519 Wyandotte St., Kansas City. Mo. Complete air conditioning equipment; variable 5 hp motor. 25,000 SFC fan; air washer, spray type, complete with recirculating pump; reasonable. Boxoffice, A-3088. THEATRES FOR SALE Theatres for sale. Texas and southwest. Licensed broker with long theatre background. Claude Crockett, 1505 First National Bank Bldg., Dallas, Tex. Telephone R-9230. Theatres for sale. Selected listings in Oregon and Washington now available. Write for list Theatre Exchange Co., Fine Arts Bldg., Portland, Ore. For Rent: Downtown theatre, major Ohio city over 350,000. About 800 seats. Fully equipped for stage acts, films and sound. $1,000 per month and maintenance. Big money-maker. Wonderful opportunity. Boxoffice, A-3195. For Sale; Newly completed theatre. Most upto-date equipment. Doing $800 weekly business. Six miles from Vancouver. Apply the Texas Hotel, Langley Prairie, B. C. Miami, Florida. 960 seats, Edison Theatre. Semi open-air. In good neighborhood. Uninterrupted daily operation, one owner, for over 12 years. Consistent money maker. Building includes four rental stores. Property, business and equipment for sale, $125,000. One-third cash. No brokers. Address John Cunningham, P. 0. Bex 1096, Savannah, Ga. $17,000, half down. 450-seat, only theatre, furnished apartment. Concession room with everything. $1,300 custard machine. Located finest fishing-hunting area Texas Gulf. Partnership dissolution forces before December. Unique opportunity. Boxoffice, A-3200. For Sale; Colored picture show seating 725. Owner HI and wants to sell. Silver City Theatre, Alexandria, La. Midwest town, modern 327-seat theatre at Blandinsville, Illinois. R. D. Todd, LaHarpe, 111. Two theatres, Oklahoma county seat town, 5,000 population. One stadium type GOO-seat theatre, the finest theatre of its type in the country. Other theatre 400 seats, well equipped. Annual profits of $30,000. No competition. State finances. $175,000. “Joe” Joseph, 2409 Sunset. Phone Y2-7650, Dallas, Tex. Theatre in farming and Industrial town. Population 1,500. $8,500, terms. Vincent Theatre, Vincent, Ala. Texas small town theatres, also drive-ins. Send for prices, descriptions and locations. Montgomery, 400 N. Ashbel, Baytown, Tex. Near Missouri state university. Includes attractive building, five-room apartment. Simplex, high lamps, upholstered seats. Photographs available. $16,500, terms. Arthur Leak. 3422 Kinmore, Dallas. Only theatre attractive town 2,500, near Dallas. Finest equipment, size seldom available. Threeyear payout including building, per owner, now. $54,000, terms. Similar offering west Texas. Leak. 3422 Kinmore, Dallas. Texas college town 16,000. Plus 7,000 enrollment. Long established single feature theatre doing well. Non-union, easily operated. $16,000 down. Leak, 3422 Kinmore, Dallas. Is approximate 1948 gross a fair price for modern, nearly new 400-seat theatre, growing southern town 2,000? Records wide open qualified prospects. $27,500. $15,000 cash or disregard. Boxoffice. A-3225. Southwest Iowa including good building, fourroom apartment. Check thoroughly. $11,400 down. Leak, 1109 Orchardlane, Des Moines. Eastern Iowa college city. Top equipment. Attractive throughout. Under three-year pay out per owner. $25,000. Leak, 1109 Orchardlane, Des Moines. South Dakota best area. Excellent profit. Building. $16,000 handles. Leak, 1109 Orchardlane, Des Moines. Eastern Nebraska partnership dissolution. $10,000 down. Leak, 1109 Orchardlane, Des Moines. Near El Paso, small county seat. Mile high health climate. $6,000 down. Leak, 3422 Kinmore, Dallas. $2,400 monthly gross. Exceptional concessions. 398 seats. Controlled growing town 2,100. Ideal personal operation. Prolonged investigation, audited records available. $25,000, terms. Arthur Leak, 3422 Kinmore, Dallas. We have quite a few theatres for sale in Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri. These theatres range in price from $10,000 to $100,000. All of them will show you a safe and excellent income. These theatres can be purchased with a reasonable cash payment and on terms. Theatres are located in towns of from 1,000 to 10,000 population. Write or call us for details. Gus J. Haase, Theatre Brokers, 409 McCall Bldg., Memphis, Tenn. Theatre For Sale: Ozark town, population 10,000. Priced for quick sale. Exceptional opportunity, 350 new seats, good equipment. Boxoffice, A-3232. Theatre, 300 seats. Northern Indiana. $12,500 down. No phone information. Cressner & Co., Plymouth. Ind. Western Oklahoma, 350-seat, Simplex machines. 30x80 brick building included. $14,000. Money maker. No competition. Must change climate. Doctors orders. Boxoffice. A-3233. THEATRES FOR SALE (Coat'd) Drive-In theatre in Northeastern Ohio, established ten years. John Marburger, realtor, Dover, Ohio. Southern California. Will sacrifice, on account of sickness, 450-seat theatre in town of 5,200. Boxoffice, A-3234. Theatres For Sale; Pacific Coast listings now available. Write for information. John L. Gray, Theatre Sales Division, 4616 Southeast Hawthorne Blvd., Portliuid 15, Ore. Theatres For Sale; California. One or chain. City or suburban. Will help finance. Exclusive theatre brokers for more than 15 years. Barsky & Klein, 1914 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles 7, Calif. Rooms 5 or 24. 700-car drive-in theatre, large modern concession stand, mammoth 56 ft. screen tower with 40 ft. curb service stand facing highway. R.C.A. equipment throughout. 200,000 population 10raile radius. 26 acres land. Western Pennsylvania. Doing big bitsiness. Price $150,000. Boxoffice, .\-3235. POPCORN MACHINES Rebuilt Popcorn Machines for sale. Fully guaranteed. Price from $150. Consolidated Confections, 1314 S. Wabash, Chicago 5, 111. Blevins is national headquarters for popcorn machines. Silver Stars, Super Stars, Corn Cribs. Old machines taken In trade. Blevins Popcorn Co., Nashville, Tenn. Star popcorn machines. All models. Prunty Seed & Grain Co., 620 N. 2nd St., St. Louis 2, Mo. Bargain prices in used and completely reconditioned popcorn machines. Blevins Popcorn Co., Nashville, Tenn. Burch, Manley. Cretors, Advance, all electric french fry types. 50 Hollywood type, theatre special electric poppers from $250. Karmelkorn Equipment, 120 S. Halsted, Chicago 6, 111. One used regular size popcorn machine in very good condition. Melba Theatre, Oakwood, Tex. Rebuilt popcorn machines, half price. Write for list. Drive-in poppers, bargain. Poppers Supply, Box 838, Atlanta, Ga. POPCORN SUPPLIES Home of “Rush Hour” popcorn and popcorn supplies. Send for price list. Prunty Seed & Grain Co.. 620 N. 2nd St., St. Louis 2, Mo. Established 1874. Bee Hive for ’48 is the best ever! Blevins not only gives you best popcorn but saves you money on all seasoning, bags, boxes, etc. Blevins Popcorn Co., Nashville, Tenn. Attractively printed popcorn cartons for sale. 10c size, $6 M; 25c size, $17.50 M. Fabian Kontney, 609 N. Ashland, Green Bay, Wis. DRIVE-IN THEATRE EQUIPMENT SOS is drive-in headquarteSi 180 amp. arclamps, $795 a pr. ; complete sound projection outfits, $1,995 up; new 500W Western EHectric booster amplifiers, $650; New Dual in-car speakers with junction box and transformer, $16.75; new driveway entrance and exit signs. Illuminated, $22.50; burial cable, 6c ft.; Super Snaplite fl. 9 lenses increase light 25% from $150; 40 in. Weatherproof reflex horns complete, $39.75. S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 W. 52nd St.. New York 19. In-a-car speakers. No. 7600, waterproof, cast aluminum cases. $16.75 per set. DaWo Co., 145 N. Erie St., Toledo, Ohio. SCHOOLS Prepare now for a better job at higher pay and a fascinating career in the Motion Picture Industry. Choose your objective and act now I Motion Picture Operator: Motion Picture Equipment Technician; Motion Picture Sound Technician; Motion Picture Television Technician; Motion Picture Theatre Manager. Residence and correspondence courses. Part time employment and housing available. Free placement service. Approved for Veteran training under GI bill. Earn up to $290 per month while attending school if you are a veteran. Act today. Don’t delay. Write for illustrated brochure and application blank. National ’Theatre Institute, P.O. Box 5769, 1105 Camp St., Dallas, Tex. REAL ESTATE Zoned Commercial. Exclusive Chicago neighborhood Lot 200 ft. X 125 ft. Ideal for recreation center (theatre, etc.). Owner. Boxoffice, A-3205. MORE CLASSIFIED ON PAGE 42 Pair Holmes educator 35mm projectors, fac tory rebuilt, complete with baby Strong lamps, rectifiers, bases, amplifier, speaker. Guaranteed $995. Simplex rear shutter mechanisms, rebuilt, $187.50. RCA PG-134 sound system with Lansing speakers, factory rebuilt, like new, $795. Columbia Sound Service, Box 27, Charleston, W. Va. Two semi-portable Simplex 35mra projectors with amplifier and 4 in. super cinephor lenses, 2,000 ft. magazines, Mazda lamps. $1,175. Box 917, Mathis, Tex. 400 late model American chairs, blue mohair, full upholstered backs, red leatherette cushions, like new, reasonable. Can be seen Herber Bros., Dallas. Also, pair Strong low lamps and rectifiers. Bob Yancey, Normangee, Tex. 500 red mohair, fully upholstered, spring edge, Wisconsin chairs. 400 in very good condition. 100 need new upholstery material on cushion only. Entire lot at $4 each, f.o.b. Milwaukee, crated, loaded in car or truck. A very good buy. Poblocki & Sons Co., 2159 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee 7, Wis. Pair DeVry X D projectors, rebuilt complete, lenses, lamps, amplifier speaker. Must be seen to appreciate. Also Holmes projectors, $600. Jack Arth, 1201 University Ave., Bronx 52, N. Y. Priced to sell; Complete pair DeVry ESF portables, 2,000' with amplifier and 15' Jennsen speaker. Spare parts. Good condition, $325. Bogen 28 sound truck, two speaker system $100. Tremblay, Chiefland, Fla. 16mm Moviola with reel arms and foot switch, $200; T-16 editing table, $50; 2,000-watt Junior spot with extra bulb, $100; SVE AAA projector with 5" and 7" lenses, $50; Leica (no rangefinder), f2 Summar lens and case, $125. All excellent condtion. Swank Films, 19 W'est 4th St., Dayton, Ohio. Two Simplex projectors. Western Electric sound system, plastic screen. Arthur Kalbfell, 5000 Claxton Ave., St. Louis. Mo. Complete theatre equipment (Texas) 321 seats. Simplex, ail year old. Bargain, $6,800 cash. Boxoffice, A-3230. Two 35mm movie projectors with speaker, amplifier .and all accessories. Slightly used. $850 cash. Kenison Crawford, Pe:'.rl River, La. BUSINESS STIMULATORS Comic books again available as premiums, giveaways at your kiddy shows. Large variety latest 48-page newsstand editions. Comics Premium Co., 412B Greenwich St., New York City. Bingo with more action. $2.75 thousand cards. Also other games. Novelty Games Co., 1434 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. Only legal game for theatres. Legal In any state. Biggest business booster since Bank Night. “Listen to Win” copyright 1947 by L.T.W. Co. Write today for information. Secure exclusive rights for your town now. Listen to Win Co., Box 336, Cambridge. Ohio. Bingo die-cut cards, 75 or 100 number, $3 per M. Screen dial $20. Premium Prod., 351 W. 44th St., New York 18, N. Y. Sell your theatre privately. Confidential correspondence Invited. Leak ’Theatre Sales, 3422 Kinmore, Dallas. 1109 Orchard Lane, Des Moines, Iowa. Is your theatre for sale? Our ca,sh buyers are waiting. We get quick results. Will give you a prompt estimate of your present theatre value. Write us today. “Joe” Joseph, 3409 Sunset Ave. Phone Yale 2-7650, Dallas, Texas. Is your theatre for sale? I have buyers with cash for established theatres. Claude Crockett, 1505 First National Bank Bldg., Dallas, Tex. Telephone R-9230. Want to lease or buy small town theatre. Reed Wh.atley, 1207 Josiphine, Sweetwater, Tex. HELP WANTED Wanted: Projectionists and theatre managers to teach all phases of motion picture projection and theatre management. 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, P.O, Box 5769, Dallas, Tex. Wanted: House manager or experienced assistant that knows theatre operation, for Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia territory. Air mail special delivery qualifications and salary expected. Boxoffice, A-3229. Salesman: Permanent sales position open with reliable motion picture advertising company, midwestern territory. Inquiries confidential. Car necessary. Theatre experience helpful. Give references. Our men know of this ad. Boxoffice, A-3236. POSITIONS WANTED Theatre manager. Ten years experience. Available November 21. Boxoffice, A-3212. Projectionist: Ten years experience. Simplex equipment. Prefer job in Iowa or Nebraska. Jack L. Branson, Dunlap, Iowa, (in care R, W. Earlywine) . Employed projectionist wants to better himself and have chance for advancement. Age 20, 8 years experience, married, sober, reliable and steady. Can make repairs or do anything around the theatre. Excellent references. Please send all details in first letter to Dean Hendricks, Beaver Theatre, Beaver, Okla. Manager, dependable, experienced all phases show business. Top publicity min. Will go anywhere. Prefer South or West, Sober, reliable, best of references. Boxoffice, A-3231. Couple, now employed, want permanent connection with future. Projectionist, mechanic, B-electrician, major repairs, minor sound repairs, maintenance. Manageress, cashier, advertising. Ages, early forties, lifetime experience, city to villages, grind houses to one nighters. Congenial, co-operative, sober, 100% dependable, anything considered. Replies confidential. Thirty day notice, housing possibilities. Boxoffice A-3228. BOXOFFICE November 20, 1948