The Exhibitor (Aug-Nov 1948)

NT2 THE EXHIBITOR Walter Bradley, Warfield, was back after spending vacation on his 32-foot cabin cruiser. .. Variety Club Tent 27, Grand Rapids, Mich. , had a very suc¬ cessful golf tournament at Silver Lake country Club, with about 150 attending. David Idzal was in charge of the "Miss Michigan” contest at his Pox Theatre. “Miss Grand Rapids” won the title, and appeared at the Majestic', Grand Rapids, Mich. , with Walter Nor^ ris as m. c. Clive Waxman has taken over the booking and buying for the owego, Mancelona, Mich. ... Harold Kortes has opened his new theatre in White Pigeon, Mich. It is a 450-seater . Harry Rubin, Micfiigan City, ind. , bought the City and State, Benton Harbor, Mich., from Harold Foder. Indianapolis Exhibitors visiting during the week included: Harry Van Noy, Van Noy, Mid¬ dletown, Ind.; I.T. Sollers, Lyric, Covington, Ind.; William T. Studebaker, Logan, Logansport, Ind. ; Flet¬ cher Brewer, State, Windfall, Ind.; Kenneth Law, Cozy, Argos, Ind.; R.L. Hudson, Sr. and Jr. , Hudson Circuit, Richmond, Ind. ; Harry Douglas, Dana, Dana, Ind.; E.E. Smith, Devon, Francisville, Ind.; Pete Panagos, and Herbert Sullivan, Gregory Circuit, Chicago, and Walter Weil, Weil, Greenfield, Ind. Construction of a $160,000 theatre ^t 3733 North Keystone Avenue by C. Everett Green was vetoed by the City Zoning Board after 30 residents of the area protested that it would bring increased traffic hazards and noise to the neighborhood. Green indicated he would appeal the board' s decision to Circuit Court. Ed Campbell, out-door operator in Indiana and Louisville, Ky. , is build¬ ing a new deluxe colored house in Lexington, Ky. , to be known as the Lyric. The formal opening is scheduled by Oct. l....joe and John Barr, the former general manager, Williston Cir¬ cuit, Indianapolis, open their 500 car capacity Open-Air in Champaign, Ill., this week... Fred Dolle, Fourth Avenue Amusement Company, Louisville, Ky:. , spent several days in Terre Haute, Ind., inspecting the remodeling of the Hippodrome. Mrs. Ann Craft, secretary, ATO of Indiana, Inc., was spending her va¬ cation at Atlantic City. ...Jack Van Borssum, Savoy and West, Terre Haute, Ind. , attended the Elks convention in Richmond, Ind. The father of Abe Kaufman, Fountain, Terre Haute, Ind. , 90 years old, is a distinguished visitor at the Kaufman home. . . .Harry Douglas, Dana, Dana, Ind. , was visit¬ ing relatives in Ill. ... Louisa Ritz, stenographer, U-Int., was oh the sick list. Exhibitors on Film Row: William Wallace, “V”, Veedersburg, Ind. ; Harry Van Noy, Van Noy, Middletown, Ind.: Isaap T Solders, Lyric, Cov¬ ington, Ind. ; Fletcher Brewer, State, Windfall, Ind.; Kenneth Law, Cozy, Argos, Ind.; E.E. Smith, Devon, Fransesville, ind.; Herbert Sullivan, Gregory Circuit, Chicago; Harry Doug¬ las, Dana, Dana, Ind.; F.W. Buxton, LaDon, Roachdale, Ind., and Don 'Ben¬ nett, Rex, Terre Haute, Ind. At the recent business meeting and election of officers of the Terre Haute Theatres Association, the fol¬ lowing officers were chosen to serve for one year: President, J.B. Stine; vice-president, Mrs. Grace Reinking, and secretary and treasurer, Abe Kaufman. The legislative committee chosen included James H. Adamson, at¬ torney, and Kaufman. The negotiating committee consists of Stine, Jack Van Borssum, Clyde Brant, and Kaufman.... K.E. Maurice, Clinton, Ind., exhibitor, was fishing in the lakes of Wisconsin. The Niles Outdoor, five miles north of South Bend, Ind., on Road 31, had its formal opening. Alex and Jack Manta own the project. ... Gordon Crad¬ dock, manager. Eagle Lion, was shop¬ ping for a house while his wife and daughter were vacationing on the west coast. ... William Carroll, executive secretary, ATO of Indiana, Inc. , went to Philadelphia to confer with Sid Samuelson, and arrange moving the Caravan office to Indianapolis.... Boyd Sparrow, manager, Loew' s, went to Washington to spend his vacation with his parents. The Savoy, West, and Fountain, Terre Haute, Ind., raised admission prices five cents. ... Monogram installed a new lighting sys tern .... Mrs. Jane Beard, formerly with y and W Manage¬ ment Corporation, joined Monogram.... Sam Abrams, manager. Film Classics, was a visitor at Gregory Circuit of.fices, Chicago. joe Million, Drive-In, Veedersburg, Ind., was compelled to add lOO ad¬ ditional car speakers of the RCA type due to an increase in his business. .. . Gail Lancaster, Huntington, Ind., ex¬ hibitor, is the only male inhabitant in Huntington who isn’t growing a beard for the Centennial , celebration ....Claude McKean, Burdette Peterson, John Barrett, and Tom McCleaster scored a best ball score of 69 strokes at Pleasant Run golf course. Pittsburgh wide newspaper feature coverage, seldom accorded a motion picture, was recently extended on behalf of RKO’ s “This Is America” short subject, “Let¬ ter To A Rebel”, in connection with its recent showing at the Stanley. A special screening was arranged for leading executives of manufacturing companies, schools, Carnegie Institute, others, all of whom indorsed the MPA sponsored film in highest terms. Out-of-town visitors: Tom and George Anas, Weir-Cove Theatres, weirton, W.Va. ; Edgar E. Shaffer, Roxy, Slip¬ pery Rock and Penn-Lake, Sandy Lake, Pa. ; Steve Manas, Victoria, Wheeling, W.Va.; Leo Galanis, Ford and Ritz, Pprd City, Pa.; Leon Reichblum, State, Charleroi, Pa., Andy Biordi, Majestic, Ellwood City, Pa., and A.P. and J. Marlin Way, Avenue and Carlton, DuBois, Pa. Mayor David L. Lawrence, in his city' s fiscal financial report, refused to forecast a city tax cut for 1949. Among the other taxes discussed, the mayor said that the amusement tax is pro¬ ducing revenue “at about the estimated monthly rate, nut that the city will lose one month' s income from this source because December' s tax will not be payable until January. ” This amuse¬ ment tax item is more of a bookkeeping thpn an actual loss. The City Con¬ troller keeps the December books open until Jan. 18 in order to balance off outstanding revenue accounts. The mayor was quoted as saying, “I can' t honestly say that there will or that there won’t be a tax cut.” New budget requests for 1949 must be submitted no later than Sept. 15. The Morris Finkels were enjoying their vacation at their cottage at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, where they remain until after Labor Day, while Fred J. Herrington, Allied Motion Picture Theatre Owner’s of western Pennsylvania, vacationed at Genevaon-the-Lake with his daughter and her family at their cottage. Dan Meyers is the new Eagle Lion salesman. He comes from Philadelphia ....John McGreevy, Harris Amusement Company, his wife, and son. Tommy, were enjoying a fishing vacation in Canada. Note for out-of-town exhibitors: The Keystone Hotel has changed its name to the Sheraton. Johnny Mack Brown, Monogram western star, and former All-American from the University of Alabama, has been play¬ ing stage appearances throughout this territory. Joan Caulfield was recently a guest of Universal-International at a buffet luncheon held in the Variety Club to to introduce her to the press and trade in connection with the publicity campaign for “Larceny”, Harris Joe DeMann, head projectionist, Warner Theatres, has been one of the projectionists who has helped to main¬ tain a summer schedule of weekly Fri¬ day night 16mm. shows in the wards of the Veterans’ Hospital, Aspinwall, Pa. The summer schedule will end on Sept. 10, and then the winter schedule of two shows a week, Monday and Fri¬ day, will start due to the cooperation of William Thompson, business agent. Local 171, and Paul Mach, presicient. These screenings are very popular with the many boys confined to their beds. Manager Eddie Wappler, manager, Nixon, returned to have this legiti¬ mate house in ship shape for its open¬ ing attraction on Sept. 6, “A Street¬ car Named Desire”. ... George Jaffe’ s Casino, Pittsburgh’s only burlesque house, opened its doors on Aug. 28 with a combined stage and film show. September 1, 1948