The Exhibitor (1951)

How your dollars STRIKE BACK AT CAS CEB through RESEARCH that saves lives In the past six years, the Amer¬ ican Cancer Society has de¬ voted $16,856,000 to the sup¬ port of Research, chief hope of millions of threatened cancer victims. Science has given us improved techniques in diag¬ nosis and treatment that have saved thousands of lives. Your contribution to the Society also supports Education and Serv¬ ice to the cancer patient. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Mail your contribution to "CANCER" in care of your local post office Seen at a recent sales meeting at the Warner home office in New York City were, left to right, starting from back, Haskell Masters, Canada; F. D. “Dinty” Moore, central; Howard Levinson, legal department; Ben Abner, metropolitan New York branch manager Hall Walsh, prairie; W. O. Williamson, southeast; Doak Roberts, southwest; Harry Seed, midwest Robert Smeltzer, mid-Atlantic; Norman Ayres, eastern; Henry Herbel, west coast, and Roy Haines, western division sales manager of the company. was held at the Byrd for sports writers, golf pros, etc. Bobby Hatcher, Lee manager, received a big story during the showing of ‘'Mac¬ beth'' about students coming to town from as far away as Roanoke Rapids, N. C., to see the picture. . . . Mary Doane, Byrd Berio counter attendant, re¬ turned from a visit with her daughter in Jacksonville, Fla. Gwen Hill, Byrd staff, was sick, and Shirley Lowry substituted. . . . Mrs. Charles Hann, wife of the Byrd pro¬ jectionist, is spending a month in Florida with relatives. Sid Zins, Columbia exploiteer, was in ahead of “Valentino,” Byrd and State. Arthur W. Rice, photographer, form¬ erly of Hollywood and a personal friend of the late Rudolph Valentino, loaned a number of his personal photos of Valen¬ tino to Miller and Rhoads, which made a special window display for “Valentino,” Byrd and State. John Payne helped launch Virginia’s 1951 cancer campaign for $242,000 at a dinner in Petersburg attended by sev¬ eral hundred state and local campaign workers. Jimmy Mathews, Westover projection¬ ist, has been very sick. . . . Clarabell, W. J. Hutchins, new National Theatre Supply Company branch manager in the Philadelphia territory, comes here from New Haven, succeeding Ralph Pries. the clown, made personal appearances at the Westhampton. LaVerne Shipp, formerly in show busi¬ ness in San Antonio and Seminole, Tex., is now connected with Neighborhood Theatre, Inc., as relief manager. . . . Vernon Thacker, maintenance engineer, State, visited Lynchburg. Arthur B. Holmes, Colonial mainte¬ nance, has been sick, Herbie Layne sub¬ stituting. . . . Jewel P ink, Park, was in the hospital, Mary Thompson filling in. Everett Lynwood, Colonial staff, was sick. . . . Clyde Collier, manager, Arling¬ ton, district, leaves to go into the Na¬ tional Guard. . . . Wade Pearson, Arling¬ ton district manager, Neighborhood The¬ atre, inc., was in accompanied by Bruce Terwilliger. Charles Traylor is a new manager in the Arlington area. . . . Johnny Stevens was transferred from the Cameo, Bris¬ tol, to manage the Lee, Falls Church. Thora Kindle, former manager, Brookland, is now managing the Buckingham, Arlington. . . . Jack Taylor and John Telstad resigned as managers in the Newport News area. For “Bird of Paradise,” Stewart Tucker, State manager, secured several good tieups. Included were a full win¬ dow display in C. O. Allet Travel Agency, Cook’s Tours, Miller and Rhoads bal¬ cony, counter card, banners on news company trucks tieing up with Photo¬ play magazine, two column ad in the paper by the Arthur Murray School, blouse tieup with LaVogue shop, window display, ukuleles, and Hawaiian music in Virginia Record Shop window, teaser trailers, and window cards. A local florist furnished “Bird of Paradise” flowers several weeks ahead of opening, placed in the lobby with an appropriate sign. — S. T. Variety Clubs Tent 13, Philadelphia “Circle Of Danger” was screened through the courtesy of Eagle Lion Classics. April 11, 1951