The Exhibitor (1951)

Claire Phillips, real-life heroine of Al¬ lied Artists’ “I Was An American Spy,” hobnobs with Ben Abrams, Monogram district manager, and Tom Fermoyle and Joe Saunders, both of American Theatres, at a recent cocktail parly held in her honor at the Copley Plaza, Boston. motor trip; Mary Keany, bookkeeper, Affiliated, on Cape Cod; Mildred Crowther, cashier, Warners, to New Hamp¬ shire; Rhoda Steinberg, secretary to Bill Kremmell, Warner head booker, to New York; John Pecos, 20th-Fox sales¬ man, to East Sandwich, Mass., the last two weeks in August; Bob Silverman, assistant to Jack Saef, NET publicity, to New York; Bud Lewis, Paramount salesman, at Marion with his family (he only gets there weekends) ; Harold Rubin, Globe Premium, at Buzzards Bay, making occasional trips here; Freddie Katz, Warner shipper. Roy E. Heffner Company announced the following sponsors for “Bank Night”: Lakeport, Lakeport, N. H.; Plymouth, Plymouth, N. H.; Lafayette, Central Falls, R. I., and the Laurier, Woonsocket, R. I. Louis T. LaCrosse, purchasing agent, National Theatre Supply, has been re¬ called to active service in the army. He’s a lieutenant in the Military Intelli¬ gence Service. Edward X. Callahan, Sr., 20th-Fox’s Atlantic division manager, is chairman, “Jimmy Fund” distribution committee. Martin J. Mullin, president, Children’s Cancer Reserach Foundation, presided at a meeting of theatre owners and managers of Maine at a meeting on Aug. 2 at Augusta, Me. Maine’s Gover¬ nor Frederick Payne was guest speaker. One elimination was reported last fortnight by the Bureau of Sunday Cen¬ sorship as follows: “Peking Express,” parts 1 to 9. (Deletions: Dialogue, “You are staying with him?”, to and including, “That won’t help, Mike.”, in part 8). Paramount. New Haven Crosstown Herman Platcow, Crown, returned from his vacation, and Bob Spodack, same theatre and Lincoln, departed for the southlands enroute to Los Angeles. . . . Congratulations go to Len Sampson and Mrs. Sampson, Lincoln, on the addito the family. . . . The Lincoln is due to reopen soon. . . . Sam Hadelman, EXHIBITOR MPTO of Conn. Holds Big Tourney Orange, Conn. — The 14th annual golf tournament of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Connecticut, at the Racebrook Country Club on Aug. 7, was a big success due to the efforts of the committee headed by George Wilkinson and Al Pickus, and including Herman Levy, secretary, and Sam Weber, treasurer. The first foursome to tee off included Marcel Fasano, Morris Rosenthal, Sam Germaine, and Les Wysong. The last foursome to come in off the greens in¬ cluded Maurice Bailey, M. F. Bailey, H. H. Hornstein, and L. H. Weiner. The dinner and awards, which wound up the day’s activities, brought the as¬ semblage of around 125 people into the main dining room shortly after 7 p.m. At the head table were: Ed Fay, Rhode Island; Harry F. Shaw, Ted Jacocks, Hy Fine, Marty Mullins, Harry Feinstein, Norman Ayers, I. J. Hoffman, George Wilkinson, Captain Ross V. Erhart, and Captain William Schatzman, Connecticut State Police; Meyer Stanzler, Chick Lewis, Ben Rosenberg, Henry Browning, and Al Pickus. The speaking program brought forth Wilkinson, who made the welcoming speech, and then turned the program to Jacocks, who introduced Fay. Levy then took over for the emceeing. Speakers included: Captain Schatzman, who spoke on civilian defense and the theatres’ part; Feinstein, new War¬ ner Theatres zone manager; Mullins, who made a plea for theatres to partici¬ pate in the “Jimmy Fund” drive; Fine, with his usual witty delivery, and others. In between the speeches, various awards and door prizes were given. There was no special order in giving out the golf prizes, and the uplifter system of handicapping was used in the tournament. Low gross for the tournament saw Ankie Trento, American Seating, get¬ ting a 38 and 36 for a 74, while Marcel Fasano, Loew Poli New England The¬ atres, got a 39 and 36, for a 75. Par is 71. Low net scores recorded were as fol¬ lows: Al Bookspan, 56; Seymour Le¬ vine, 58; G. H. Wilkinson, 59; Alex Schiml, 60; Al Pickus, 60; Jack Post, NT-3 61; Sidney Levine, 61; A. J. Edmond, 61 ; Carl Reardon, 62 ; Frank Punzo, 62, and Larry Germaine, 63. Fifty-three participated in the golf tourney. In put¬ ting, Haas obtained a 37 while Meyer Stanzlar had a 38. The golf scores: First figure given is gross, second, the handicap, and the third, net score: Marcel Fasano, 75-6-69; Morris Rosenthal, 105-39-66; Sam Ger¬ maine, 106-24-82; Leo Wysong, 119-4574; Don Ringsied, 101-36-65; Frank Punzo, 119-57-62; Nate Di Francesco, 11245-67; Joe Di Francesco, 104-3371; Angelo Lombardi, 116-45-71; Jack Post, 103-42-61; Sidney Levine, 142-8161; Ed Lynch, 109-39-70; George Dembow, 93-21-72; Larry Germaine, 99-3663; I. J. Hoffman, 83-6-77; R. E. Hyman, 85-18-67; N. J. Ayers; Earl Wright, 111-76-75; Leon Jakubson, 84-12-72; John Curtin, 102-30-72; B. Jacocks, 100-21-79; Seymour Levine, 103-45-58; Morton Katz, 101-27-74; Martin Kornbluth, 96-30-66; Russ Thompson, 10436-68; Bill Sonke, 114-39-75; Ben Rosenberg, 80-80; Bob Sternberg, 8521-64; Arnkie Trento, 74-74; Henry Germaine, 92-18-74; George Wilkinson, 11354-59; Carl Reardon, 128-66-62; Al Parizer, 96-27-69; Al Bookspan, 101-4556; Alex Schiml, 93-33-60; Barney Pitkin, 94-18-76; Al Pickus, 88-27-61; W. L. Haddon, 84-12-72; D. B. Johnson, 77-12-65; Maurice Bailey, 108-42-66; M. F. Bailey, 79-9-70; H. H. Hornstein, 100-27-73; L. H. Weiner, 86-18-68; George Bojean, 79-9-70; M. I. Hoffman, 84-15-69; Jack Meyers, 105-24-81, and Bernie Kopkind, 98-21-77; Jim Bracken, 87-15-72, and Sperie Perakos, 110-12-98. Non-golfers who attended included: Max Birnbaum, Jules Living-ston, Bill Vuono, Ray Wylie, Lew Bush, Sal Adorno, Sr., Mike Tomasino, Henry Bruning, Joseph Callahan, W. G. Milwain, Ben Simon, Harry Green, R. E. Peirce, H. E. Donty, William F. Rogers, Harold Eskin, Arthur Katz, Harry Browning, Chet Stoddard, Jerry Govan, Hy Fine, Robert Sternberg, E. A. Cuddy, Arthur Smith, Bob Elliano, William Canelli, Phil Zimmerman, Bob Hoffman, Sam Wasserman, Ray Cairns, Russ Ordway, Doug Amos, Hugh Ma¬ guire, Harry Kalmine, Harry Feinstein, Harry F. Shaw, George Comden, John Pavone, A. Swerdlove, Hy Levine, Art Greenblatt, Arthur Lockwood, Leo Ricci, Louis Gordon, H. W. Smith, W. H. Higgins, and others. — Andy Colavolpe Grand, went to Shelton to manage that theatre while his father, Morris Hadel¬ man, was vacationing. . . . Projectionists Burt Noble and Eddie Boppert, Loew’s Poli, were vacationists, while William Hugo, Poli, was also on his time off. . . . The “Asylum of Horrors” stage show had a good attendance at the Para¬ mount. . . . Helen Pierce, Paramount, was a vacationist. Meadow Street The New Ridgeway, Stamford, with Paul Purdy as manager, was getting the finishing touches, preparatory to its opening. . . . William R. Pilot, South¬ ington, manager, Colonial, for the past five years, was recently made manager, New Meriden, Meriden. . . . E. M. Loew’s, Hartford, had Carleton Carpen¬ ter in person recently. . . . Popcorn was given to youngsters at a recent kiddie show at the Music Box, New Britain. . . . 20th Century-Fox executives E. X. Callahan and John Feloney were in at Ben Simon’s exchange. . . . Two substitue office workers at 20th-Fox have been Ruth Wheeler and Patricia Dolan. . . . Ernie Doreau, formerly of Middletown Theatres, is managing the Music Box, New Britain. . . . Film Employees Local F-41 had a buffet supper and election of officers slated for the Hotel Garde. August 15, 1951