The Exhibitor (1952)

EXHIBITOR NT-1 MEWS OF THE Atlanta A f^roup of 50 citizens appeared be¬ fore the Hapeville City Council, Hapeville, Ga., to protest a proposal which would permit Sunday movies. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones, he is head booker for Georgia Theatres, left for Wheeling, W. Va., where the mother of Mrs. Jones died. The Boca Raton, Boca Raton, Fla., and the State, Dania, Fla., closed. . . . George Mayer and Albert Massey, special representative. National Carbon Com¬ pany were in. Monogram Southern Exchanges has taken over “American Harvest,” a Jim Handy subject, for bookings. Virgil Warren is manager, State, Gainesville, Fla., Florida State Thea¬ tres. He succeeds George Krevo, who went to Daytona Beach, Fla., as Empire manager. Wometco Theatres, Miami, Fla., closed the Capitol, used recently for Spanish-language films, and converted the house into a television studio. Seen around were Ray Avey, Com¬ munity Theatres; W. E. Greene, Glenn, Decatur, Ga.; W. E. Short, Jefferson¬ ville Drive-In, Jeffersonville, Ga. ; W. Welch, Dallas, Ga.; the Maddox boys, Georgia; Sidney Laird, Al-Dun Amuse¬ ment Company, West Point, Ga.; Clyde Sampler, Carrollton, Ga. ; P. L. Taylor, Columbus, Ga. ; J. H. Thompson, Hawkinsville, Ga., and the Martin boys, Martin Theatres, Columbus, Ga. RKO lost booker Lewis Owens to the army, the fourth consecutive booker to be booked by Uncle Sam since the start of the Korean conflict. Previously US tabbed Bob Burnette, now in Germany; George Cochran, in Korea, and Wilbur Andre, now in Puerto Rico. Charlotte Consolidated Theatres purchased the North 21 Drive-In, Charlotte, from Byron Adams. . . . Sol Aragona, Starlite Drive-In, Jacksonville, Fla., opened his new Holly Ridge Drive-In, Holly Ridge, N. C. Saxton Theatrical Service will handle buying and booking. . . . Janie Dillon, wife of Ronald Dillon, National Theatre Supply, is recuperating after a serious operation. . . . Wade McMillian is building a new drive-in at Beaufort, S. C., scheduled to open on May 1. . . . Bill White, booker, Warners, resigned, replaced by Bob Heffner, for¬ merly with Paramount. . . . J. B. Jones, Carolina, McColl, S. C., was seen on Film Row after illness. . . , Mrs. E. L. Derrick, Chadbourn, Chadbourn, N. C., returned from a vacation in Florida. . . . J. C. Ifutler, Aynor, Ayrior, S. C., and Henry Nelson, State, Lync, S. C., were in conferring with Russ Henderson and Bob McClue, Theatre Booking Service. . . . The Warner exchange has undergone a complete change. Howard Hill, famous archer, who was scheduled to appear on the Imperial stage with “Tembo,” cancelled out be¬ cause of illness. . . . Morris Road DriveIn, Columbus, Ga., opened. Owners are Bob Saunders, Theatre Booking Service, and Jim Wallace, Sky view and Midw'ay Drive-Ins, Durham, N. C., and former booker for RKO. . . . Arthur Pittman, shipper. Republic, received orders to report to Waco, Tex., on April 17 to enter Cadet Training School. . . . Nor¬ man Moray, Warners’ short subjects sales manager, came here for a confer¬ ence with manager Grover Livingstone. . . . Members of the Rotary Club boys’ choir w’ere guests of Carolina manager Kermit High for “The Greatest Show On Earth.” The following state drive-ins reopened: Bright Leaf, Mt. Airy; Sundown, Greens¬ boro; Melody, Mamers, and Jefferson, Jefferson, handled by Queen City Book¬ ing Service. . . . The Williams, Hookerton, N. C., was taken over by a group of merchants, w^ho formed a corporation with L. L. Hill as manager. The name W'as changed to the Hookerton. Queen City Booking Service will handle buying and booking. R. O. Tarkington has taken over operation of the Angier, Angier, N. C., foi-merly owmed and operated by Stew’art and Everett Theatres, Inc. . . . The Marion Drive-In, Marion, S. C., reopened. Owmer is A. H. Pow^ell. . . . Leighton Parker, Parkhill, Manning, S. C., opened his new^ Hi Way 301 Drive-In, Manning, S. C. Saxton Theatrical Service will handle buying and booking. . . . Mrs. Elma Caldw^ell, secretar.v. Republic, re¬ turned after attending the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Claude Coats, South Boston, Va. . . . Annie Laurie Henkle, book¬ keeper, Saxton Theatrical Service, is back after appendicitis operation. . . . The Rex, Bessemer City, N. C., closed. . . . J. C. Holland, Lyman, Lyman, S. C., is at home after several days in the hospital. The Film Row softball team elected Bob McClue, Theatre Booking Service, manager, succeeding Roy Bradley, Stewart and Everett Theatres. . . . Seen on Film Row w^ere: Mr. and Mrs. Julian Thompson, Star, Cornelius, N. C.; E. M. Mobley and Byrd Griffi, Towne, Edgefield, S. C.; A. H. Powell, Marion Drive-In, Marion, S. C.; Charlie Cash, Dixie and Joy, Kings Mountain, N. C.; Lou Ram, Patricia and Rosemary, Aiken, S. C., and Joe Mitchell, Hitching Post Drive-In, Salisbury, N. C. Memphis A number of theatres in the mid-south area were hit by devastating tornadoes. The tornado which struck first in Dierks, Ark., swept through outskirts of Searcy, Cotton Plant, Center Point, Hazen, Blytheville, Carlisle, Trumann, Wynne, Jonesboro, and Manila. From Arkansas, the tornado swept across the Mississippi River at Caruthersville, Mo., and hit Dyersburg, Tenn. Swirling, it hit the outlying sections of Dyersburg three times the same day, and destroyed the neon sign on the Funland Drive-In, and completely wiped out the Dyersburg airport. It cut across Tennessee, taking Henderson in its wake, wiped out the west side of that town, and went on to Moscow, Bolivar, Lexington, Bruceton, and into Mississippi hitting Byhalia, and hit north of Jackson. The Jaxon DriveIn, Jackson, was damaged, and practi¬ cally all theatres in the area hit were closed due to lack of power. Columbia — This exchange is still topping its division group in the sales When the scene on the screen is one of fury, with nature lashing out with its lightning and thunder, is your sound system capable of the smash¬ ing power necessary to carry out the full dramatic effect? When the leading man whispers sweet nothings into the earof hisglamourgirl, can grand¬ ma, way back there in the last row, hear what he says? The answer is “yes” if you have a mOTIOGRRPH souno svsTEm It gives you the best balanced, most complete tonal range— a guarantee of life-like reproduction, delicate shadings of voice, musical qualities never before approached, uniform sound level throughout the theatre. 14 models for indoor theatres from 500 to 5,000 seats and drive-ins from 200 to 1,000 cars or larger. WIL-KIN THEATRE SUPPLY. INC. 150 Walton Street, N.W., Atlanta 3, Go. WIL-KIN THEATRE SUPPLY. INC. 229 South Church Street, Charlotte 2, N. C. April 2, 1952 SOUTHERN