The Exhibitor (Aug-Nov 1948)

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auburn theatre equipment CO., 5 Court St.. P. O. Box 112, Auburn. Tele¬ phones: 695 — (Emergency Night) 1439. PERSONNEL — Owner: F. W. Spreter. Man¬ ager: M. E. Dawson. Salesman : C. Conners. Counter Man : E. Dean. AREA SERVED — New York State. BECKER THEATRE SUPPLY CO.. 492 Pearl St., Buffalo 2. Telephones: Cl. 7276 — (Emergency Night) Pa. 5333. PERSONNEL — Manager : Albert Becker. AREA SER^ ED — Western New York State. BICKFORD BROTHERS CO., 1209 Broadway, Buffalo 12. Telephones: Fillmore 1209 — (Emergency Night) East Aurora 1213. PERSONNEL — Manager: M. E. Pickrell. Assistant Manager: M. J. Downey. AREA SERVED — Western, Central and Upper New York State, except Albany — New York City area. NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY, 500 Pearl St., Buffalo 2. Telephone: Washing¬ ton 1736. PERSONNEL — Manager: V. G. Sandford. Salesman: G. R. George. AREA SERVED— Western New York State. UNITED PROJECTOR & FILM CORP., 228 Franklin St., Buffalo 2. Telephones: Washington 8022-8023. AREA SERVED — Western New York State. AMUSEMENT SUPPLY CO., INC., 341 W. 44th St., New York 18. Telephones: Circle 60850— (Emergency Night) IN. 2-6991. PERSONNEL — Manager: Joseph J. Pear. Salesmen: Harry E. Pear, Jack Halpern, Sid¬ ney Sherman. AREA SERVED — • Southern New York, New Jersey, Connecticut. CAPITOL MOTION PICTURE SUPPLY CORP., 630 Ninth Ave., New York 18. Tele¬ phone: PLaza 7-4510. PERSONNEL — Presi¬ dent: Ben Perse. Vice-President: Harry Perse. Service Man: Vincent Paolillo. Sales¬ men: Lou Brown, Jack Schaeffer. Counter Man: Sam Ochs. AREA SERVED — Southern New York State, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio. CROWN MOTION PICTURE SUPPLIES CORP., 346 W. 44th St,, New York 18. PERSONNEL — Owner: Julius H. Katz, President. Salesman : Wallace J. Katz. AREA SERVED — New York, Northern New Jer¬ sey, Connecticut. EMPIRE INSTRUMENT MFG. CO., 607 W. 51st St., 3rd Floor, New York 19. Tele¬ phone: PL 7-0443. PERSONNEL — William Moenter, Donald Rogers. AREA SERVED — Export. JOE HORNSTEIN, INC., 630 Ninth Ave., New York 19. Telephones: Circle 6-6285 — (Emergency Night) ESplanade 6-5698, Con¬ way 9034, GEdney 4-0850, BOulevard 8-2964, ILlinois 9-3065. PERSONNEL — Owner: Joe Hornstein. Manager: George Hornstein. Salesmen: M. D. Faige, Julian Norwich, Milton Hornstein, Robert Lissner. Counter Man: Claude Scott. Service Man: H. Schwartz. AREA SERVED — Eastern States. INTERNATIONAL VARIETY & THE¬ ATRICAL AGENCY, INC., 220 W. 42nd St., New York 18. Telephone: Wisconsin 78626. PERSONNEL — President: M. A. Schlesinger. Products Sold: Purchasing Agents for African Consolidated Theatres, Ltd. NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY, 356 W. 44th St., New York 18. Telephone: Circle 5-6900. PERSONNEL — Manager: Allen G. Smith. Sales Manager: Bernard Klied. Salesmen: M. Balm, S. Leschner, R. Rohaldo, H. Plunkett, Win. Nafash. AREA SERVED — Greater New York City, South¬ ern New York, Northern New Jersey. S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 9. Telephones: LO. 4-5100 — (Emergency Night) SE. 3-6875. PERSONNEL — Manager : J. A. Tanney. Salesmen: Oscar Lightstone, Vincent Strianse, Dominic Capano. Counter Man: Jos¬ eph Miranda. AREA SERV ED — Mail Order, entire U. S. A. STAR CINEMA SUPPLY CO., 459 W. 46th St., New York. PERSONNEL — Owner: S. Tanney. Shop Manager: L. Wohlsein. Traf¬ fic: D. Marsh. Secretary: A. Okens. AREA SERVED — Mail Order, U. S., Export. K. STREUBER & LACHICOTTE. 1819 Broadway, New York 23. Telephone: COlumbus 5-8591. PERSONNEL — K. Slreuber, W. B. La Chicotte. AREA SERVED— Ex¬ port to the World. CENTRAL N. Y. THEATRE SUPPLY CO.. 215 Crawford Ave., Syracuse 3. Store: 210 N. Salina St., Syracuse 2. Telephones: 25761 — (Emergency Night) 72-6372. PERSON¬ NEL — Herbert M. Canter, Reuben C. Can¬ ter. AREA SERVED — Central & Northern New York from Albany to Buffalo. NORTH CAROLINA BRY ANT THEATRE SUPPLY CO., 227 S. Church St., Charlotte 1. Telephones: 2-4242, 4-5620 — (Emergency Night) 3-9635, 5-4054. PERSONNEL — Manager: Frank M. Strange. AREA SERVED — North and South Caro¬ lina. DIXIE THEATRE SUPPLY CO., 324 S. Church St., Charlotte 1. Telephones: 2-4343 — (Emergency Night) 2-3039. PERSONNEL — Owner: J. B. Erskine. AREA SERVED^ — North and South Carolina. SOUTHEASTERN THEATRE EQUIP. CO., 209 S. Poplar St., Charlotte 2. Telephones: 4-3093-94 — (Emergency Night) 4-1804, 3-1801. PERSONNEL — President and Gen¬ eral Manager: J. B. Dumestre, Jr. Assistant General Manager: Fred Bearden, Jr. Man¬ ager: W. P. (Bill) White. AREA SERVED — North and South Carolina. THEATRE EQUIPMENT CO., 220 South Poplar St., Charlotte. Telephones: 22722, 49427. THEATRICAL ENGINEERING CO., 2941 Chelsea Drive, Charlotte. NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY, 304 S. Church St., Charlotte 1. Telephones: 7753, 7754 — (Emergency Night) 5-3062, 2-1971, 7050. PERSONNEL— Manager; W. G. Bol¬ ing. Salesmen: R. D. Turnbull, A. R. Coskrey. Counter Clerks: W. M. Collins, J. W. Harriss. Cashier: Mrs. Edna Mills. Billing Clerk: Peggy Gordon. AREA SERVED — North and South Carolina. STANDARD THEATRE SUPPLY CO., 222 S. Church St., Charlotte. Telephones: 3-4525, 4-4780. PERSONNEL— Oicner; Phil Wicker. Manager: Garland Haire. Sales¬ man: Charles Duncan. Counter Man: Don¬ ald Swett. AREA SERVED— North and South Carolina, Southern Virginia. (Continued on page 27) MRS. L. R. ROBERTSON— Owner, Lucas Theatre, Dallas, and Pix Theatre, Fort Worth, Texas— says: “We never have unexpected repair and replacement head¬ aches with RCA Service. Regular checkups keep equip¬ ment performing at its best.” To get the benefits of RCA Service — write: RCA SERVICE COMPANY, INC., Radio Corporation of America, Camden, New Jersey. GET THIS STRAIGHT! ONiY rm UGHT COUNTS Regardless of how fine your projection equipment, or how much light your lamps de¬ liver, you cannot have a good picture without a good screen, for the quality of your picture is dependent upon the light which is RE¬ FLECTED by the screen to the eyes of your patrons^ For the guaranty of a beautiful picture, perfect sound transmission and faithful color reproduction use the world's finest screens. §uper-^6 nhite vinyl phistic coeited DIFFUSIVE SCREEN Assures picture brilliance for every seat. Mold and fungus-proof. St/per ocalite V W CRYSTAL BEADED SCREEN Increases picture brilliancy 33-1/3%. Flame¬ proof. Write for free literature. VOCALITE SCREEN CORPORATION ROOSEVELT, N. Y. Upholstery Leatherette — All Colors Durable — Flexible — Washable Specially priced at 80c per yard— 37" width. Proportionately low prices for wider widths. Write— MANKO FABRICS CO., INC. 29 W. 26th Street, New York 10, N. Y. Samples sent on request. UNUSUAL and OUTSTANDING DRAPERIES, WALL COVERINGS that Magnetize your theatrel Inquiries Invited! n n V F 1 T Y n U f C L 1 1 SCENIC STUDIOS, INC. CO -34 W. 60TH ST., New York 23, N. Y. August 25, 1948 PHYSICAL THEATRE DEPARTMENT of THE EXHIBITOR PT-23