The Exhibitor (1951)

NT-2 EXHIBITOR Crisp and Cordele theatres, Cordele, Ga.; A. T. Vinson goes from Griffin, Ga., to the Martin, Roanoke, Ala.; J. R. Smith goes from Lafayette, Ala., to the Strand and Palm, Atmore, Ala. Dick Broome went to Tennessee. L. 0. West is the new owner, Century, St. Mary’s, Ga. West will also open a new drive-in at Homerville, Ga. The Leslie, Leslie, Ark., reopened. . . . Grand Lewis, manager, Bartow DriveIn. Bartow, Fla., will leave soon for serv¬ ice with Uncle Sam. . . . C. L. Lindsey, Ritz, Bartow, Fla., is now manager, Polk, Lakeland, Fla. . . . Harry Ander¬ son, manager, Florida, St. Petersburg, Fla., returned to his home from the hospital. . . . William M. Hamer is man¬ ager, Fun Land Drive-In, Tampa, Fla. . . . Bill Abercrombie, part time man¬ ager, Lyric, Daytona Beach, Fla., re¬ signed to enter the army. J. Allen Drake, son-in-law of Rose Lancaster, Astor, returned to his base after a visit. . . . Cawer Scroggs, Gaines¬ ville, Ga., was visiting George Herd. . . . Ralph Johnson, former tent showman, was visiting with friends. Charlotte Mrs. L. H. Ayers, owner, 4 Mile DriveIn, Charleston, S. C.; Summerville DriveIn, Summerville, S. C. ; drive-in, Holly Hill, S. C., and St. Andrews, S. C., is the new owner, Salisbury, Summerville, S. C., formerly owned by D. Ireland Thomas. . . . The Ball, Jefferson, S. C., and Palm, Beaufort, S. C., closed. . . . The Ritz, Salisbury, N. C., reopened under the ownership of Doug Norton, Astor, Durham, N. C. . . . The Little Drive-In, Camden, S. C., reopened. . . . Willie Sams, Statesville Theatre Cor¬ poration, Statesville, N. C., stopped in to say that the stork left a baby boy. . . . The Star-Vu Drive-In, Tarboro, N. C., will open under the ownership of V. D. Holder. In booking were: Bobby Rumfelt, Drive-In, Belmont, N. C.; Spud Stoker, Palace, Davidson, and State, Thomasville, N. C.; Willie Sams, Statesville The¬ atre Corporation, Stateville, N. C.; Finn Lee, Duplin, Warsaw, N. C. ; Harry Kerr, Gem, Hillsboro, N. C.; Erwin Rourk, Wrightsville Road Drive-In, Wilmington, N. C.; Floyd Baker, Baker, Spruce Pines, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wessinger, Carolina, Lexington, S. C.; Wade McManus, Starlight Drive-In, Spartanburg, S. C. ; Pete Lassiter, Con¬ way, Conway, N. C.; J. J. Booth, Pal¬ metto, Walnut Cove, N. C., and George Ward, Colonial, Chesnee, S. C. . . . Arthur Sklar is the new owner, Gay, Gibsonville, N. C. End of the seventh week of RKO’s 1951 “Ned Depinet Drive” found R. F. Branon’s Charlotte branch still holding down first place. With the resignation of Arthur Sklar, MGM office manager, Hugh McDonald, head booker, has moved to the post. The Variety Club installed television sets in the children’s wards, Mercy and Presbyterian Hospitals, Thompson Or¬ phanage, and Good Samaritan Hospital. The sets were given the institutions as part of the program of the club’s Heart Committee. . . . J. W. Mitchell, Hitching Post Drive-In, Salisbury, N. C., is install¬ ing the Allen Hershel Merry-Go-Round in addition to the miniature train al¬ ready in operation. . . . Isabelle Gordon, biller, Republic, spent a weekend in Nashville, Tenn. . . . Cleo McWhirter, inspectress, Republic, was still confined due to illness. . . . H. P. Howell, Royal Palm Motor Lodge, West Palm Beach, Fla., and owner, Howell Theatres, Smithfield, N. C., sent all exchanges a basket of citrus fruit. . . . Lucia Mincey, daughter of Charlie Mincey, booker, ‘20th-Fox, was confined with scarlet fever. . . . C. A. Bost is the new owner, Rockwell, Rockwell, N. C., formerly owned by J. W. Mitchell, Hitching Post Drive-In, Salisbury, N. C. . . . R. D. White, Jr., Shallotte, Shallotte, N. C., is new owner, Carolina, Allendale, S. C. . . . Ray Sanford will open 215 Drive-In, Aiken, S. C., soon. . . . Consolidated Theatres is the new owner, Starlite Drive-In, Spartanburg, S. C. In booking wei’e: Ben Strozier, Stevenson-Carolina, Rock Hill, S. C.; Willie Dickens, Nash, Nashville, N. C.; C. P. Prosser, New, Johnsonville, S. C. ; Sam Irwin, Liberty and Darlington, Darling¬ ton, S. C.; Mrs. J. F. Dobson, Barnwell, Blackville and Williston, S. C.; Roy Mar¬ tin, Maxton, Maxton, N. C.; J. W. McMillan, Latta, Lamar and Maxton, N. C., and R. D. White, Jr., Shallotte, Shallotte, N. C. Memphis Mike Cullen, southern division man¬ ager, Loew’s, was a guest at the lunch Pictured at the recent premiere of 20th-Fox’s “I’d Climb The Highest Mountain” at the Paramount, Atlanta, are, upper left, Susan Hayward and Mayor William Hartsfield, as they were interviewed at a broadcast from the Paramount lobby; upper center, director Henry King addressing the Georgia House of Representatives, with Lieutenant Governor Martin Griffin at left; upper right, Miss Hayward receiving a bouquet from Georgia legislators as King and division manager Harry Ballance look on; lower left, assistant division manager Paul Wilson, Mrs. Wilson, and Mr. and Mrs. Ballance as they arrived at the premiere; center, one of the department store window displays promoted for the opening, and right, a view of the crowds awaiting the appearance of the stars at the Paramount. Proceeds of the event went to the Tallulah Falls School for mountain children, Tallulah Falls, Ga. A host of civic dignitaries and industry notables attended. February 28, 1951