The Exhibitor (1951)

NT-2 EXHIBITOR V. M. Edwards, Ga., and Pete Brive, Pal Amusement Company, Vidalia, Ga. J. E. McLeory, Monogram, Charlotte special sales representative, was in. . . . C. S. Dunn, theatre owner in Florida, went back home after a spell of illness in a local hospital. Bill O’Neill was appointed manager, Joy, Birmingham, Ala. George Wilby, owner, 21 Drive-In, Miami, Fla., was in. . . . Consolidated Theatres Company, Charlotte, is the new owner, Starlite, Spartanburg, S. C., with A. Eaddy as manager. . . . Paul Bryant is the new manager, Midway Drive-In, High Point, N. C. . . . The new 800-seat Harvey, Boca Raton Hill, Fla., has been redecorated. . . . Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Hall, owners, Boulevard Drive-In, West Palm Beach, Fla., said that they hope to retire, and move to South Georgia. The Lyric, Sumter, S. C., destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt. . . . Branson James, owner, Royce, Royston, Ga., re¬ turned there after a visit in El Paso, Tex. . . . Homer Robuck, former booker in Atlanta, is now with Uncle Sam in San Diego, Cal. . . . Oscar Lam, presi¬ dent, Lam Amusement Compay, Rome, Ga., was in Boston undergoing hospital treatment. Mozello Star, former secretary with MGM, now in Florida, was in visiting. . . . Another Film Row employe to go with Uncle Sam is Bob Burnette, booker, RKO. put ’er here, A contribution addressed to “Cancer in care of your local post office -will help guard your family, yourself and your com¬ munity. Next time you see a mail box, “put ’er there, partner!” ... as generously as you can. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Here is my contribution of $ . in support of the Cancer Crusade. Name _ _ _ _ _ _ Address _ City . ! State _ _ _ Seen on the Row were: Bill Yar¬ brough, Emily, Hartwell, Ga. ; Hugh Martin, M and M Theatres, Florida; Mrs. M. M. Osman, Covington, Ga., and M. W. Peck, Pex, Sparta, Ga. Wylie Parden, was added to the ship¬ ping department at Columbia. . . . Paul Player, Comet Drive-In, Sylacauga, Ala., is now at the Port, Port St. Joe, Fla. Sue Hall, MGM, had a leg broken in an auto wreck. . . . Mrs. Betty Holliman, secretary to William Richardson, Astor, was host to Louis Holliman and William Hardman at the Empire Room, Biltmore Hotel. . . . Mrs. Betty Holliman and her husband were back after an Easter holi¬ day spent in Macon, Ga. . . . Ilah Knapp was added to the office force at Republic. Charlotte The Theatre Owners of North and South Carolina announced the appoint¬ ment of the following committees: Mem¬ bership, E. H. Hendrix, Jr., Reidsville; W. J. P. Earnhardt, Edenton; Harold Armistead, Easley, and Robert Saunders, Max Reinhardt, and Robert Saxton, Charlotte; Screenings: H. F. Kincey, Charlotte; Ben L. Strozier, Rock Hill, and George D. Carpenter, Valdese; H. H. Everett, F. H. Deddingfield, and Harry Pickett, Charlotte; drive-ins: Hugh Sykes, Jr., Charlotte; Jack Biggart, Lancaster; Robert Jeffress, Charlotte; Irwin Rourk, Wilmington; Howard Mc¬ Nally, Fayetteville, and C. B. Hayworth, Pink Hill; film rentals: H. D. Hearn, Charlotte; S. T. Stoker, Thomasville; Ernest Stellings, Charlotte, and Howard Anderson, Mullins; 16mm: Roy Row, Burgaw; Roy Smart, Charlotte, and R. L. Champion, Wilson; insurance: E. J. Haley, Raleigh; J. F. White, Jr., Char¬ lotte; J. B. Harvey, Clover; R. E. Bryan, Rock Hill, Warren Irvin, Colum¬ bia; J. C. Long, Charleston, and H. E. Buchanan, Hendersonville; South Caro¬ lina legislative committee: Warren Irvin, Columbia; R. E. Bryant, Rock Hill; J. C. Long, Charleston ; B. L. Strozier, Rock Hill; J. B. Harvey, Clover; R. L. Wilburn, Buffalo, and North Carolina legislative committee: H. E. Buchanan, Hendersonville; T. A. Little, Charlotte; Worth Stewart, Charlotte; Roy Rowe, Burgaw, and Harry Cooke, Mount Olive. Mike Honeycutt, six-year-old, the leu¬ kemia-doomed youngster, had his big moment when he received a special de¬ livery air mail letter from his hero, Roy Rogers. Pictures of Rogers and Trigger accompanied the letter which Rogers had written by hand. The boy’s father, Sergeant Roy Honeycutt, who was flown from the Korean war front to be with his sick son, admitted with a grin that he had to take a back seat. The lad was so wrapped up in that letter, and had the nurses tape the pictures to the foot of his bed. J. M. Kime, Roseboro, N. C. is the new owner, Motor Park, Clinton, N. C. Former owner is C. B. Hayworth, Motor Park, Pink Hill, N. C. The Carolina, Allendale, S. C., reopened after remodeling. The recent premiere of 20th-Fox’s “Halls of Montezuma” Paramount, Nashville, Tenn., was highlighted by a concert by this high school band outside the theatre. Managers of Stewart Theatres were all in for a meeting. . . . Mrs. Betty Patterson, Saxton Theatrical Service, is handling the booking for the Sixth Naval District. Eden Drive-In, Edenton, N. C., will reopen on April 1. In booking were: Julian Thompson, Star, Cornelius, N. C.; Roy Champion, Champion Theatres, Wilson, N. C. ; Jimmy Earnhardt, Taylor, Edenton, N. C.; M. Goodnough, Royal, Simpsonville, S. C.; Roy Rowe, Pender, Burgaw, N. C., and Kit McGowan, Joyce, Spring Hope, N. C. Memphis Patricia Medina and Anthony Drexel arrived in connection with “Valentino,” Malco. Realart — Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Jernigan, branch and office manager, spent a week in New York at a meeting of Realart franchise holders. Monarch Theatre Supply — Harry Paul, RCA, Atlanta, was visiting, as was W. L. Moxley, Blytheville, Ark. Paramount — L. W. McClintock, branch manager, attended a meeting in Dallas. . . . Walter Kirkham, Common¬ wealth Amusement Company, Kansas City, and K. K. King, Searcy, Ark., were in. 20th-Fox — Visitors included Tommy McClure, Conway, Ark.; Ben Jackson, Judy Held, above, daughter of Mrs. Gladys Moore, New Orleans Film Row photographer, and John Held, Jr., New York, recently became Mrs. W Monsour. March 28, 1951