Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1962)

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RATES: 20c per word, minimum $2.00, cash with copy. Four consecutive insertions for price of three. CLOSING DATE: Monday noon preceding publication date. Send copy and • answers to Box Numbers to BOXOFFICE, 825 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City 24, Mo. • HELP WANTED REPRESENTATIVE WANTED. Outdoor advertising in conjunction with Theatre Display Frame Service. Protected territory. An opportunity to build tor the future. For details contact: Romar-Vide Co., Chetek, Wisconsin. Wanted: Two top-notch, aggressive showmen to be employed as managers in first-run circuit situations. Must be thoroughly experienced, definitely interested in exploitation and available for interview in Eastern City. Reply giving full resume of employment, salary requirements, references and availability for interview. Boxoffice 9588. Experienced Manager, for first run theatre. Call or write Mr. Kilman, Berger Amusement Co., 317 Plymouth Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota. MANAGER: Super de luxe indoor Akron, Ohio. We need a good house man who is tops on publicity and promotion . . . top salary . . . best references required. Phone or write: Washington Theatre Circuit, 500 Film Building, Cleveland 14, Ohio. WANTED — Experienced manager for 1st run Art Theatre in Connecticut. Call or write W. F. Dougherty, Lockwood & Gordon Theatres, 1980 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut. FILMS FOR SALE Sell-biw 16mm sound films. Box 192, Bolton, Georgia. WHAT DO YOU WANT To Sell, Your Theatre? To Buy. A Theatre? A Job? A Position Open? To Buy or Sell, Equipment? Miscellaneous Articles? Whatever you want — it will pay you to advertise your needs in THE CLEARING HOUSE HERE IS YOUR HANDY "AD ORDER" BLANK BOXOFFICE 825 Van Brunt Blvd. Kansas City 24, Ma. 4 insertions at the price of 3 (Send Cosh With Order) Kindly insert the following ad times in your "CLEARING HOUSE" Section, running through ALL nine sectional editions of BOXOFFICE. Blind Ads — 12c extra to cover cost of postage. CLASSIFICATION WANTED: I ! BOXOFFICE :: November 26, 1962 CKHRIDG HOUSf GENERAL EQUIPMENT— NEW SIGN UP FOR GOOD— Replace those battered marquee letters! V/eatherproof Masonite black or red. Interchangeable all makes, 4"-50c: 6"-65c; 8"-75c: 10 "-90c; 12"$1.05; 16"-$1.75; 17"-$2.00; 24"-$3.00. Non sliding spring 10c additional. (10% discount 100 letters or over $60.00 list). S.O.S., 602 W. 52nd, New York 19. WIDE SCREEN PICTURES HASHY? Replace with Brandnew Variable Superscope Anamorphics — V4 original cost. Limited quantity, pair, $195.00. S.O.S., 602 W. 52nd, New York 19. GENERAL EQUIPMENT— USED GOVERNMENT SURPLUS projection and sound cheap — Amplifiers, Soundheads, Projectors, Arclamps, Generators. S.O.S., 602 W. 52nd, New York 19. RCA 9030 soundheads, bases, amplifiers, $500. Hertner 70-140 generator, $150. Boxoffice 9579. Inventary reduction: 2 Magnarc lamphouses (rebuilt); 2 Simplex high lamphouses; 2 RCA No. 1041 soundheads, 2 Brenkert BX 80 mechanisms; several E-7 & Std. Movements; 1 Altec outdoor horn. Write lor low prices. Lou Walters Sales 6 Service Co., 4207 Lawnview Ave., Dallas. BEST BUYS! Ballantyne, PD50A amplifier, excellent, $125; Simplex portable projectors, arcs, heavy bases, complete, rebuilt, $1,395; Strong 80 ampere rectifiers, reconditioned, $365 pair. Thousand other bargains. Star Cinema Supply, 621 West 55th Street, New York 19. For Sale: Widescreen size 12x15 ft. and two candy machines, ten cent seller model E8 — Serial No. 6305, five cent seller model C — Serial No. 2503, and one Watling weighing scale. If interested contact frieda Schumacher, phone 153, Toluca, Illinois. Royal Sodamaker, 3 carbonated drink dispenser. Cost new, $1,250. Sale price, $250. P.O. Box 171, Saskatoon, Canada. DRIVE-IN EQUIPMENT WANTED WANTED: Trains, miniature Kiddielond types for modernizing and resale to Driveins. Top cash paid. Buckeye Mfg. Company, Lake City, Minnesota. 75 used speakers complete, in good condition. State price in first letter. Boxoffice 9591. DRIVE-IN THEATRE EQUIPMENT 900 In-Cor Heaters. Electromode, 500 watts, 208 V, good condition. Cost fc2.50 new, will sell lot for $8.5(1 each. Sherwood Theatres, 5327 W. 3rd Street, Dayton, Ohio. 27, Texas. ARVIN ELECTRIC-IN-CAR HEATERS. Brand new, 8 per ctn. Model T-90-1, 220 volt, 500 wratts, 10 ft. cord. Price, $9.75 each. Ontario Equipment Co., Toledo 1, Ohio. Drive-In Theatre Ticketsl 100,000 1x2" special printed roll tickets, $37.95. Send for samples of our special printed stub rod tickets for drive-ins. Safe, distinctive, private, easy to check. Kansas City Ticket Co., Dept. 10, 109 W. 18th St. (Filmrow), Kansas City 8, Mo. SERVICING MANUAL & MONTHLY SERVICE BULLETINS EXHIBITORS, THEATRE MANAGERS & PROJECTIONISTS — Do you want better Sound Reproduction? Better Projection? SAVE MONEY in the Projection Room Operation? Are you using correct carbon combination? Wont to SAVE MONEY buying parts? Trout's Loose-Leaf Servicing Manual and Monthly Service Bulletins are your answer and help. Keep your equipment in A1 condition, improve your sound and projection. Non-technical servicing data you can easily understand at a price you can afford to pay. Data on amplifiers; schematics, pictures, drawings; simplified maintenance data on projectors, screens, rectifiers, etc. Edited by the writer with over 20 years experience servicing. Used by men operating equipment in Air Force, Navy and Armv. ONLY $7.50, prepaid. Including Monthly Service Bulletins for ONE YEAR. Cash, check or P.O. No CODs. Wesley Trout, Engineer, P.O. Box 575, Enid Okla. THEATRES FOR SALE West Coast theatres for sale. Write for list. Theatre Exchange Company, 260 Kearney Street, San Francisco 8, Calilornia. Theatre For Sale: North Central Minnesota, only theatre in county, tourist area, 6(10-seat. $10,000— easy terms. Boxoffice 9576. Drive-In Theatre, tOO speakers, 400 heaters, 20 acres. A-1 equipment. Casey Realty, 1023 E. Main St., Columbus 5, Ohio. De Luxe 400-seat Canadian West Coast Theatre. Modern in all aspects. Act now if interested. Details on request. Boxoffice 9586. 300-seat modern theatre in midlands area of South Carolina. Only one in trade area of over 15,000. Scotsman Icemaker and Fountains worth almost selling price. Buy equipment and rent building for song. No rent due until August. $3,000. Hurry! This will sell. Boxoffice 9592. Modern 219-seat theatre, Horicon, Wisconsin, population 3,000, no competition, family operation. Block with brick front. Simplex projectors and sound. Ray Lanz, owner, Horicon, Wisconsin. THEATRES FOR LEASE FOR LEASE: Ace Theatre, Wilmington, Delaware. Air-conditioned, fully equipped, concession grosses are greater than rental. Contact Mr. Tony Batta, Palace Theatre, Topton, Pennsylvania. THEATRES WANTED Wanted to Buy or Lease: Indoor theatre in metropolitan areas, population at least 75.000. Contact William Berger, Metro politan Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio. Responsible and experienced organization desires to lease drive-in theatres in southern Ohio-northern Kentucky. Write or wire Boxoffice 9593. Drive-Ins: Buy or lease, towns over 10.000. Cincinnati Exchange territory. Write Boxoffice 9594. Wanted to Buy or Lease: Indoor theatre in Metropolitan area. Population at least 200.000. Boxoffice 9578. THEATRES WANTED: Lease or lease with option to buy . . . Intermountain area only . . . Guarantee vs. percentage . . . let us show you how to make more profit from your properties . . . We do not believe showbusiness is dead. Write Theatre Operators, Inc. Boxoffice 9585. BUSINESS STIMULATORS Bingo, more action! $4.50 M cards. Other games available, on, off screen. Novelty Games Co., 106 Rogers Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Build attendance with real Hawaiian orchids. Few cents each. Write Flowers of Hawaii, 670 S. Lafayette Place, Los Angeles 5, Calif. Bingo Cords. Die cut 1, 75-500 combinations. 1, 100-200 combinations. Can be used for KENO, $4.50 per M. Premium Products, 339 West 44th St., New York 36, N. Y. Burlesk or Exploitation features (35mm) available. Mack Enterprises, Centralia, Illinois. GIVEAWAY 1963 AUTOMOBILE ... no cost to theatre. Contact Harry Clingan, Interstate Theatre Service. 10109 Hillcrest, Kansas City, Mo. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY MOTION PICTURE RIGHTS TO ZOHLER'S published novel "Between Thunder and Lightning" (based on Tesla's life) for sale. Agents protected. Simons, 89 Somerset St., Providence, R. I. SLIDES Glass Slides for coming attractions, playdates, merchants, etc. Whitley, 2123 Stanley, Ft, Worth 10, Texas. POPCORN MACHINES Ten Giant Star units, used. $100 each. Manley Popper, twenty available. All other makes. Replacement kettles, for all makes. 120 S. Hoisted, Chicago 6, Illinois. THEATRE SEATING Good used late model chairs available, rebuilt chairs. Chairs rebuilt in your theatre by our factory trained men, get our low prices. Parts for all makes of chairs. Sewed covers made to your size, also leatherette 25"x25", 55c ea.; 27"x27", 65c ea. Chicago Used Chair Mart, 829 South State Street, Chicago. Phone WE 9-4519. SEAT RENOVATING: Neat, fast, reasonable, anywhere. Sewed combination seat covers. Service Seating Co., 1525 West Edsel Ford, Detroit 8, Michigan. Tyler 8-9481, Texas 4-2738. Chairs rebuilt anywhere, 27 years expert workmanship, sewed covers. Arthur Judge, 2100 E. Newton Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. INTERMISSION TAPES WEEKLY TAPE SERVICE: Intermission tapes that sparkle . . . guaranteed to sell . . . customized . . . free sample. Commercial Sound Service, P. O. Box 199, Cheyenne, Wyoming. EQUIPMENT WANTED CASH PAID FOR RCA, SIMPLEX SOUNDHEADS — Century, Super Simplex, DeVry, Simplex SP Portables, Hi-Intensity Recti fiers. Boxoffice 9577. WANT TO BUY : 16mm projector arc lamp. Contact William Berger, 016 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT Playground Equipment — Theatre chairs. New-Used. Lone Star Seating, Box 1734, Dallas. Handy Subscription Order Form BOXOFFICE: 825 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City 24, Mo. Please enter my subscription to BOXOFFICE, 52 issues per year (13 of which contain The MODERN THEATRE Section). □ $3.00 FOR I YEAR □ $5.00 FOR 2 YEARS □ $7.00 FOR 3 YEARS □ Remittance Enclosed □ Send Invoice THEATRE STREET TOWN STATE NAME POSITION 29