The Exhibitor (Aug-Nov 1948)

NT-2 THE EXHIBITOR THEATR OWNERS and MANAOERS It is IMPORTANT that you send us a copy of your program each week, no later than Tuesday. In this way, we can best serve you. Someone, maybe the booker, or perhaps yourself might forget to record a booking. By sending us a copy of your program, we will be able to check any mistakes. Please continue to wrap and ad¬ dress properly your return ad¬ vertising so that it can be delivered to the right exchange. IMPORTANT Don't put your return film in the lobby until all your patrons have left after the last show. HIGHWAY EXPRESS LINES, INC. 236 N. 23rd Street Philadelphia 3, Pa. LOcust 4-0100 MEMBER NATIONAL FILM CARRIERS, Inc. DAVID supowiTZ ^^rcLitect FOR , — ■ MOREBEAUTIFULPOST-WAR THEATRES . Telephone PEnnypacker 5-2291 * * 246 S. 15fh St., Philadelphia, Pa. DAVID E. BRODSKY ASSOCIATES INTERIOR DECORATORS 242 N. 13th Street • Philadelphia 7, Pa. PAINTING • DRAPERIES • MURALS STAGE SETTINGS • WALL COVERINGS Robei't Rosenwald is the name of the new bookkeeper, and Bert Wolfman is the new secretary in Iz Litwin’s office. Dave Starr, same office, was married last week, and the office crew presented him with a miniature shower of kitchen uten¬ sils besides some lovely sterling pieces. Everett Callow spent two days in New York attending the advertising meeting in the home office presided over by Harry Goldberg. . . . Elizabeth Lament, fourth floor receptionist, left the office in prepa¬ ration for her coming wedding to A1 Allen, out-of-town booker. The entire office presented the couple with a lovely wed¬ ding gift. George Gomperts, former 20th CenturyFox exploiteer in this area, was in the publicity office to say “Hello” to Ev Callow and Irv Blumberg. Gomperts now operates his own publicity office in New York City. Mike Weiss, 20th Century-Fox, was up and down the hall saying “good-bye” before he left for the west coast on a business trip. Delaware Wilmington John Scope, 215 Trainer Street, Ches¬ ter, Pa., took out a building permit at the office of New Castle county building in¬ spector Hugh M. Smyth for a $49,500 the¬ atre at the DuPont Highway and Franklin Street in suburban Wilmington Manor, south of Wilmington. Harry Wolf, Phila¬ delphia, is consulting engineer, and Charles E. E. Wagner, Philadelphia, is architectural consultant for the project. The contractor is W. S. Johnson and Son, Garden City, Chester. Mr. and Mrs. Hercules Kalmer left for Elkins, W. Va., to attend the funeral of Dr. K. P. Kostakos, Elkins, who was killed in an automobile accident between Mor¬ gantown and Fairmount, W. Va. Dr. Kost¬ akos managed the 750-seat Hippodrome and the 500-seat Manos, Elkins, W. Va., and was about to remodel a newly-leased house in Grafton, W. Va. He was a son-inlaw of Michael Manos, president, Indiana County Theatres Company, Inc., Greensburg. Pa., operator of 22 theatres. Dr. Kostakos was best man at the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Kalmer and godfather of their 11-month-old-son, Michael. The Rialto marquee and outer lobby were repainted, and the Park was also doing clean-up-and-paint-up work on the front. . . . Jimmy Reed, Rialto, went to New York on his vacation. . . . The Park resumed a policy of Sunday matinees. . . . Nellie Curry, rejoined Loew’s Aldine while Norma Ware was in the Wilmington General Hospital. . . . John R. Waller, chief projectionist, S-W Warner, and business manager. Local 473, returned from the lA convention. . . . Wilma Koczak, Earle, New Castle, plans to visit Hollywood studios during her trip to California at the end of this month. . . . Bill Page, projectionist, Earle, New Castle, was off for a couple of nights while his father was being oper¬ ated on. Clayton Hunt substituted. . . . Mrs. Elsie Tompkins, assistant manager. Crest, Woodcrest, was on vacation, and Ina Graham, Crest, was on the sick list. . . . Dan Cudone, district manager, Merfalk Amusement Company, was in to see Wil¬ liam Leute, manager. Edge Moor. . . . James Scott, assistant manager, S-W Grand, is completing his commercial art course through veterans’ training at the Brown Vocational School. . . . The Exhibi¬ tor correspondent contributed a theatre behind-the-scenes story to The Sunday Star. — Henry L. Sholly. New Jersey Trenton Paramount is featuring the famed band leader Paul Whiteman in a picture de¬ signed for the teen-age trade. 'The locale is nearby Lambertville, N. J., in which typi¬ cal American town Whiteman has spon¬ sored a recreation center for youth and other activities in behalf of the boy and girl teen-agers. Whiteman has a featured role in the picture which devotes one big scene to Lambertville, the buildings, schools, recreation halls, historical land¬ marks, etc. Vin Henry, manager, Stacy, is back from a week’s seashore vacation along the Jersey coast. Conley George handled affairs during Henry’s absence. The Sunday morning religious services in the Mayfair auditorium during August, conducted by the First Methodist Church congregation, were largely attended. Pic¬ tures were taken by cameraman Mike Fonda during the closing day’s services. House manager Charles Sweet, a member of the church, arranged for the services. Pennsylvania Allentown Lehigh County court, in an opinion by Judge John H. Diefenderfer, last week ordered operation of Leon M. Male’s out¬ door drive-in theatre in Whitehall town¬ ship to be discontinued. The decision was based on the premise that operation of the theatre violated certain restrictions contained in the deed for the property on which it stands. The opinion was in the equity suit brought by George E. and Marguerite Rupp, Allentown R. 1, who re¬ side only 250 feet from the theatre’s sound screen. The theatre is located on R. 145, the North Seventh Street Pike. Defend¬ ants, in addition to Male, are Brighton C. Diefenderfer and Fred W. Diefenderfer, also of Allentown, who leased the land to Male. The Diefenderfers are executors of the will of the late Charles P. Diefen¬ derfer, owner of a large tract of land on which the Rupp residence and the theatre are located. Gettysburg Mainly through the efforts of Sydney Poppay, S-W Majestic and Strand, Burgess C. A. Heiges issued a proclamation for the observance of “Youth Month.” Residents were urged to cooperate in every way possible in the observance of this “Salute To Youth,” and all programs planned in conjunction with this observance. The proclamation was heralded in local news¬ papers, and was reprinted in full. Harrisburg In connection with “The Babe Ruth Story,” manager Jack O’Rear, Colonial, presented a memorial trophy to the Key¬ stones, the area championship Jimior American Legion baseball team. The pres¬ entation was made to the captain of the Keystones in the presence of Coach Bob Dugan and Robert Ogilvie, commander, Legion Post 27. A picture of the presen¬ tation was reproduced in The Evening News, and the trophy was displayed at the post home. O’Rear also promoted a special window featuring Baby Ruth candy and stills from the picture. A “Babe Ruth” sundae was advertised on large cards resembling baseballs, posted at a lunch counter. To exploit “Harrisburg — My Home Town,” State, manager Gerry Wollaston September 22, 1948