The Exhibitor (1950)

EXHIBITOR NT-;{ Earl and Grand, Mt. Airy, N. C. . , . Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rosser recently moved into their new home in Sanford, N. C. Walter Titus, Jr., division manager and vice-president, Republic, is making a tour of the southern exchanges. . . . Hal Keeter, Barney Slaughter, Bob Boovey and Jack Frye left for a week’s trip to New York attending the sales meeting. . . . R. T. Belcher, booker. Republic, is one of the first to go into the armed forces from Pfilm Row. lie will leave soon. Sympathy goes out to Ray Bradley, booker, Everett Enterprises, and Lucile Bradley, head inspectress. Republic, on the passing of their sister, Mrs. Kutn Black. . . .Jim Gable, Piedmont DriveIn, Lawndale, N. C., has been called for active duty in the air corps. . . . Sam Erwin, owner, Darlington and Liberty, Darlington, S. C., returned from two weeks’ service in Canada with the Na¬ tional Guard. . . . Cy Dillon, branch manager. Republic, and family spent a weekend at Myrtle Beach, S. C. Pat Patterson, office manager, Colum¬ bia, and wife returned from Louisville, Ky. . , . Arthur Pittman joined Republic as shipper, replacing Buck Hardin. . . . The bookers of Republic have a new secretary. Lib Thompson. . . . Miss Mar¬ gie Robinson is new, at Republic too, saying “Good morning — Good afternoon —Republic.” Dean Lynch, booker, RKO, broke his ankle playing softball. He isn’t too good on crutches. He hoped to get in a walk¬ ing cast soon. . . . Gene Hargett, assis¬ tant manager. Imperial, entered the navy, and is now stationed in San Diego, Cal. He writes, “California is beautiful but big.” . . . Roy Rowe, Pender, Burgaw, N. C., was in piloting his own plane with “Heavy Cargo.” “Bud” Da¬ vidson, formerly with Carolina Delivery Service, now with Observor Transporta¬ tion, headquarters in Wilmington, N. C. Seen on Film Row were: Pete Lassiter, Conway, Conway, N. C., Ben Strozier, Stevenson, Rock Hill, S. C.; M. Goodnough, Simpsonville, S. C. ; George Carpenter and Charlie Burgin, Colonial Theatres, Valdese, N. C.; M. McMillan, Latta, Lamar, S. C. and Maxton, N. C. ■ . . Wedding bells will soon be ringing for Bill Harwood Theatre Booking Ser¬ vice, and Miss Kathleen Barger, Nation¬ al Screen Service. Memphis Cupid created an office romance at 20th Century-Fox, which started wed¬ ding bells ringing for Miss Martha Marie Taylor, contract clerk, and Fran¬ cis S. Cockrill, student booker, on Sept. 1, when they were married at Boulevard Baptist Church. After a wedding trip, the couple will make their home at 659 Haynes. Eagle Lion Classics — Mrs. Edith Reed, assistant cashier, resigned to await a blessed event. Carolyn Hinton takes over the post. Astor — Mary Katherine Baker, office manager, announced that office would assume booking for Lippert, with Kath¬ erine Randale, formerly with Eagle Lion Classics, as booker-manager. Miss Ran¬ dale is recovering from an automobile accident, but was expected to take over her duties shortly. Monogram— Bailey Prichard, branch manager, in and out of hospitals for several months with eye trouble, was improved. Paramount — Ray Carter, for some¬ time bookei-, has been made salesman to take over the duties of Bob Kilgore, shifting from that post. Screen Guilds — Mrs. lone Jernigan, office manager and wife of the operatorowner, said that she had no comment as yet, on the announcement that Lippert would be distributed by Astor. Screen Guild has been the distributor. . . . John Staples, Piggott, Ark., was in visiting. 20th-Fox — Jimmy Gillespie, exploita¬ tion, Dallas, was in, as were Charley Eudy, Ackerman and Houston, Miss.; William Elias, Osceola, Ark.; Mrs. Ber¬ nice Fowler, Weiner, Ark.; Don Lan¬ ders, Harrison, Ark., and W. H. Gray, Rutherford, Tenn. Warners — John Davidson, bookeroffice manager, joined his wife and son in New York for his vacation. . . . J. A. Osborne, salesman, was also vacationing. A new drive-in, the Skyview, Arkadelphia. Ark., was scheduled to open. . . . The Box, Harrison, Ark., has been sold to E. C. Nichols. . . . The Missouri, a new theatre at Senath, Mo., owned by Lyle Richmond, opened. Almost four years after the original bill was filed, a decree was entered in Chancery Court awarding Rent-A-Movie Corporation a $19,126 judgment against its former manager, J. C. Alexander, Jr. The bill charged that Alexander con¬ fiscated company equipment, and called on Rent-A-Movie customers to establish a competing organization, the Dixie Film Service, Winona, Miss. New Orleans Louis J. Boyer, manager. National Screen Service, was back after attend¬ ing the home office meeting in New York. . . . George Pabst, manager, and Alex Maillho, salesman. Eagle Lion Classics, attended the sales convention in New York. William H. Murphy, Jr., manai?ei , Southeastern Theatre Equipment, checked in after a trip to Warrenton, Fla., to close the deal with Charles E. Stuart for RCA projection and sound equipment for his 350-car Warrenton Drive-In. Paul German, counter salesman, Hodges Theatre Supply, who will be in army service for an indefinite period, will be replaced by Joe h’aia, territory salesman. . . . The “Masked Texan” re¬ turned after participating in two tele¬ vision western productions “Law and Order” and “Juvenile Patrol’’ on loca¬ tion off the coast of Florida. W. D. Maxwell, Joy, Shabuta, Miss., lost no time replacing the entire booth equipment and the rebuilding of the booth, recently destroyed by fire. . . . In booking at Republic were H. A. Raford, Ray, Turkey Creek, La., and A. C. Lyles, Crowville, La. Paramount— Foster Hotard, office manager, was back after a workout with the Air National Guard. . . . The happy occasion in the Louis Dwyer household on Aug. 17 was the arrival of a baby boy. . . . Betty Becker spontaneously vacated her desk foi' othei’ business affiliations. . . . Irma Long Rogers was vacationing. The scarcity of exhibitors in from the territory was due to the radio and news¬ paper predictions of the hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico for more than 50 hours before it was to strike New Or¬ leans and the Gulf Coastal region. Al¬ though the big show did not materialize, the high tidal waves flooded the high¬ ways, and transportation was curtailed for 48 hours. Jack Auslet, with a repertoire of show business extending way back to gas-light dramas, for the past 38 years in the motion picture fleld as salesman, manager, and special representative, and later owner-operator of independent film exchanges, now represents L. S. Ranger, “The Masked Texan.” Jose Ferrer, currently bowling across country on a lecture and personal ap During his recent visit to Charlotte, Lew Herb, EXHIBITOR traveling representa¬ tive, took the above shots showing, from left; Ed Chumley, Paramount salesman, in his office with W. D. Van Derburgh, Carolina City Theatre.s, Pageland, S. C., and MGM branchmen Barney Ross, Richard Huffman, William Ussery, Tom Bailey, office manager Arthur Skier, and the company’s branch manager, J. C, ReVille, .sWttd. September 13, 1950