The Exhibitor (1953)

EXHIBITOR 17 Miscellaneous PEOPLE In the Newsreels In All Five: New York: Stevenson speaks at Jeffer¬ son Jackson dinner. New York: Christine Jorgensen returns. New York: National AAU track meet. In Addition to the Above: Movietone News (Vol. 36, No. 16) England: Ambassador Winthrop Aldrich sees Churchill. Switzerland: Tenley Al¬ bright, new skating queen. Italy: Euro¬ pean toboggan championships. New York: Premiere of “Tonight We Sing.” Wash¬ ington: Vice-President Nixon attends a New Orleans Mardi Gras ball (New Orleans only). News of the Day (Vol. XXIV, No. 250) England: Britain’s queen at christening of Lady Margaret Colville’s daughter. New York and San Francisco: Chinese New Year’s (except New Orleans). Spain: Hurricane. New Orleans: Mardi Gras opens (New Orleans only). Paramount News (No. 53) Holland: Road back from flood. Universal-International Newsreel (Vol. 26, No. 440) Greece: Vets home. Wash¬ ington: Girl Scouts honor Mrs. Eisen¬ hower. San Francisco: Chinese New Year. New Orleans: Mardi Gras. Warner Pathe News (Vol. 24, No. 55) England: Nature’s fury strikes again. Hol¬ land: Road back from flood. Germany: First free coal shipment under Schuman plan. Santa Monica, Cal.: Foreign Press Association awards “Henriettas.” Telenews Digest (Vol. 7, No. 8A) Korea: General Van Fleet begins home¬ ward journey. England: Queen inspects flooded areas. Holland: Road back from flood. French Morocco: Widow of Marshal Lyautey laid to rest. New York: Steven¬ son speaks at Jefferson-Jackson dinner. Switzerland: English brother-sister team take world figure skating title. In All Five: New York: Dog show. In Addition to the Above: Movietone News (Vol. 36, No. 15) Liver¬ pool, England: Salvage work begun on burned “Empress Of Canada..” Korea: General Taylor tours front. Holland: Country mourns flood victims. New York: Spring and summer fashions. Beverly Hills, Cal.: Photoplay magazine awards. Switz¬ erland: Hayes Jenkins wins world ice title. News of the Day (Vol. XXIV, No. 249) Korea: General Taylor tours front. Singa¬ pore: British on alert. India: Republic Day. Germany: Latest in lifeboats. Miami, Fla.: Newest beachwear creations. France: Bassett wins title bout in Paris. Paramount News (No. 52) Washington: President Eisenhower sees Lincoln docu¬ ment unveiled. Crestwood, N. Y.: Girl Scouts get preview of Easter fashions. Beverly Hills, Cal.: Photoplay magazine awards. France: Bassett wins title bout in Paris. Universal-International Newsreel (Vol. 26, No. 439) Washington: Secretary of State Dulles reports. Washington: Boy Scouts visit President. Korea: General Taylor tours front. Beverly Hills, Cal.: Photoplay magazine awards. England: Feathered bonnets. France: Bassett wins title bout in Paris. President ond Mrs. Eisenhower recently attended the unveiling of a Lincoln manuscript, the first draft of his proposal leading to the Emancipa¬ tion Proclamation, with Barney Balaban, Para¬ mount president, who presented the document to the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, D. C., which Eisenhower joined. Ezell Leads Nat. Move For Drive-In Group Dallas — Claude Ezell, president, Ezell and Associates, announced last week that plans are under way for organizing the International Drive-In Theatre Owners Association. Texas Drive-In Theatre Own¬ ers Association, headquartered in Dallas, will be the first unit to join the interna¬ tional organization, which also will head¬ quarter in Dallas. The organization will embrace members of both Allied and TOA, and will function as an independent association for the par¬ ticular benefit of the drive-in and the entire industry in general. Ezell has instructed A1 Reynolds, vicepresident and general manager, Ezell and Associates, who is also a member of the board of directors, Texas Drive-In The¬ atre Owners Association, to attend the Allied drive-in meeting in .Milwaukee on March 24-26. Reynolds will address the Milwaukee group. The Texas association, which already has 222 members, and represents 363 drive-ins, is currently executing a campaign for additional memberships. Ezell also announced that several sur¬ veys on drive-in operation had recently been conducted. Warner Pathe News (Vol. 24, No. 54) Japan: Air Force gets back in sky. Wash¬ ington: Mrs. Eisenhower hostess. Ger¬ many: Dr. Conant. Hawaii: Underwater exploration by aqua lung. Portugal: Fash¬ ions. Australia: A dog that really talks. France: Bassett wins title bout in Paris. Telenews Digest (Vol. 7, No. 7-B) Korea: General Taylor tours front. Europe: Schuman plan goes into effect. California: Desert beach is slowly being engulfed by Salton Sea. New Jersey: Orphan German refugee may be deported. Switzerland: High flying grocery boy. NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW Feb. 14, 1953 Selected Features: “I Confess” (WB); “The Story Of Three Loves” (MGM); “The Story Of Mandy” (Rank-U-I). Feb. 7, 1953 Starred Selected Feature: “Moulin Rouge” (UA) ; Selected Feature: “Taxi” (20th-Fox) . Hollywood — The appointment of Robert F. Blumofe as west coast representative of United Artists was announced last week by Arthur B. Krim, president. Blumofe, an executive of the Music Corporation of America, has assumed his new post. Blumofe, an attorney and production exec¬ utive of wide experience in the film industry, will represent United Artists in negotiations with independent producers for new pictures, and will serve as the company’s liaison with independent pro¬ ducers whose films are released by United Artists. New York — David J. Jacobson, CBS-TV director of public relations, announced last week that Norman Siegel, public relations director, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has been ap¬ pointed west coast CBS-TV director of publicity and exploitation. He has been managing director of the west coast office of Howard G. Mayer and Dale O'Brien, and, in that capacity, acted as public relations director of the Academy. He also served for two years as Paramount direc¬ tor of advertising and publicity. Hollywood — Clark Ramsay last week resigned his position as vice-president, Monroe Greenthal Advertising Agency, to accept a newly-created executive post under David A. Lipton, U-I vice-president in charge of advertising and publicity. Ramsay will become executive assistant to Lipton. His chief function will be to handle the company’s national advertising and to correlate promotional activities. Archie Herzoff, studio advertising and pro¬ motion manager, will continue to function in those capacities. New York — The Monroe Greenthal Company, Inc., announced last week that Montgomery Orr has been named manager and account supervisor of its west coast office in Universal City, Cal. U-I Contracts Revealed Washington — U-I reported to the Secur¬ ities and Exchange Commission last fort¬ night that new three-year contracts had been signed with Adolph Schimel, vicepresident, secretary, and general counsel, and John J. O’Connor, vice-president. Each contract calls for a weekly pay rate of $1,000, a 31-day vacation period per year, and reimbursement for all reasonable entertainment and other ex¬ penses incurred in carrying out company business. The contracts were signed on Jan. 16, and date from Jan. 1, 1953, to Dec. 31, 1955. The new contract for O’Connor replaces the old one for one year under which he also was paid at the rate of $1,000 per week. Schimel’s old one-year contract also called for $1,000 weekly salary. Westrex Installations Revealed New York — Westrex Corporation com¬ pleted a total of 29 recording licensee agreements during 1952, with licensees in the following locations, according to E. S. Gregg, vice-president and general man¬ ager, last week: United States, 12; India, four; Indonesia, three; Japan, Brazil, and France, two each, and England, Malaya, Taiwan, and Italy, one each. February 25, 1953