The Exhibitor (1953)

NT-4 The Ohio Council of Churches and the Catholic Welfare Conference filed briefs in favor of continued Ohio state film censorship in the hearing's before the Ohio Supreme Court in the rein¬ statement of “M” and “Native Son,” banned last year by the Ohio division of film censorship. Robert Slatzer, former local news¬ paperman, has been appointed associate editor, The Paramount Parade, studio house organ, in Hollywood. . . . Robert Wile said his office soon will send out reservation cards for the state conven¬ tion of the Independent Theatre Owners of Ohio on April 7 and 8. . . . Manager Walter Kessler, Loew’s Ohio, was host to a group of civil defese officials at a screening of MGM’s “The Hoaxters.” Dayton The Variety Club was officially pre¬ sented with the official VCI award of 1952 for its outstanding humanitarian work. The award went to the club for establishing Variety Manor for Chil¬ dren, a hospital for emotionally dis¬ turbed children. The Pepsi-Cola Com¬ pany also presented a framed scroll to the club for its work. At the banquet, International Chief Barker Jack Beresin and Marc Wolf, International Main Guy, were guests. Dr. Clyde Simpson, director of the Manor, described the work of the hospital. The meeting closed with the installation of the officers: Robert G. Gump, Chief Barker; Harold Boran, First Assistant; Dr. A. J. Denlinger, Second Assistant; Bill O’Donnell, Property Master; Paul Swinger, Dough Guy, and W. E. Clegg, international canvassman. Pennsylvania Butler Howard and Paul Smith, owners, Butler Drive-In, both suffered severe heart attacks. The reopening of the Majestic, saw manager Snyder, Orpheum, Titusville, Pa., being temporarily assigned to assist William Beeker, city manager in local operations. Clackville Adam Sack, Vandergrift, Pa., is run¬ ning the Rex full time. Coudersport Johnny Ragus, Coudersport, was mar¬ ried to the former Doris Neilson, Wellsville, N. Y. Ragus has installed the new RCA screen, sound equipment, and projection machines, and has ordered new seats. Air-conditioning is expected to be installed before the warm weather sets in. Spending all this money certainly shows that Ragus has faith in the future of the business. DuBois Exhibitors are in the doldrums about the future of this once busy railroad town. Over 3000 people left town since the elimination of the B and 0 shops. Vulcan Soot and several other big em¬ ployers also left town. EXHIHITOR Rock Hudson, touring on behalf of U-I’s “The Lawless Breed” and “Seminole,” recently visited Indianapolis, and met Dale McFarland, left, general manager, Greater Indiana Amusement Company, and Sam Oshry, right, LM branch head. Erie The Erie WB Theatres’ managers did mighty well for themselves in the re¬ cently concluded quarterly drive, the bulk of the showmanship awards going to managers of this zone. Out of a total of seven awards by individual distribut¬ ing organizations for outstanding cam¬ paigns, the managers took prizes from Columbia, Metro, Warners, RKO and 20th-Fox. In addition, the Erie managers were awarded a special circuit prize for the best over-all promotion conducted during the drive. Bob Bowman, manager, Warner, was judged the outstanding showman of the Pittsburgh zone for the thii'd consecutive year. Out of $1450 in prizes, the Erie managers were awarded $850 for their campaigns. Other War¬ ner Erie district managers, Gus Nestle, Wintergarden, Jamestown, N. Y., and Jules Curley, Haven, Olean, N. Y., tied for second place in the overall showman¬ ship grouping, and brought the total Erie district prizes to $1,050. Galeton A1 Nordquist, New Main, accompanied the famous Galeton Legion band and drill team to Washington for the inauguration. Huntingdon Howard Wright, projectionist for the past five years in the Harris-Clifton, has been named film editor for WFBG, Altoona, due on the air about the middle of March. The station is said to be four times as powerful as Johnstown, only TV station now operating in, this area. Johnsonhurg Sympathy goes to Mark Kirkpatrick, who buried his sister recently. He man¬ ages the Palace. His sister, Mrs. Fred Dubler, was 40, leaving a husband and two, children. Johnstown The Dorsey donated proceeds of two performances to a trust fund for 19year-old Ronnie Rotherford, one of 10 children of a farmer near here, who lost his leg in an accident. Kittanning Theatre owners are planning to work for Sunday shows in the November election. Julia Adams, touring on behalf of U-I’s “The Mississippi Gambler,” is shown during her recent visit to Indianapolis with A1 Hendricks, left, manager, Indiana, and Walter Wolverton, man¬ ager, Circle. Meadville Lee M. Conrad, manager, Park and Meade, was elected to the board of directors of the Spencer Hospital. Con¬ rad staged a show for the Elks Club National Foundation Fund, which netted the club over $800. A feature of the program was a fashion show featuring 18 Elks dressed as ladies. Old costumes and modern dress were featured. He is planning one-night per¬ formances of wrestling as a result of the success of the wrestling matches staged in the Manos, Uniontown, Pa. Oil City Mort Stahl, son of Drake owner, Her¬ man Stahl, acquired the Nash agency for this city. Parker's Landing John Troy, Parker, is slowly on the mend following a nervous breakdown. Rochester By the time this is in print, Leonard Winograd, Oriental and Family, should be a father. This makes well-known theatre man Mike Winograd, the uncle, very happy. Roulette Cliff Brown, theatre owner from Kane, Pa., is pushing construction of his new drive-in. He expects to open by the middle of April. St. Mary's Harold Authenrieth succeeded Frank Jackson as manager, Harris and Family. Morty Henderson came up from the Perry, Pittsburgh, to take over tem¬ porarily. Wesley Lund, named mew manager, is the son of veteran showman, Jess Lund, city manager for Notopolous in Aliquippa, Pa. Warren Veteran George Sarvis, manager, Library and Columbia, is battling a bad leg infection. . . . Ben White, owner, Whiteway Drive-In, is back from the boat show in New York, where he ex¬ hibited a line of new boats which he manufactures. He signed up 40 dealers. While in the big city, he saw Cinerama, and was loud in his praise. February 18, 1953