The Exhibitor (1951)

EXHIBITOR NT-3 ager, was in, as was Jack Holliseher, Columbia auditor. Bill Turner, MGM salesman, is back after recuperating from falling off a ladder near his home. . . . Kenny Gaines, shipper, Warners, is in the hospital alter an auto accident. . . . Irving Mills, form¬ erly of ELC, is new office manager at Columbia. . . . Hy Chapman, Co.umbia branch manager, is vacationing in tne south. A1 Putz, head booker, MGM, is in the hospital recuperating from a heart ail¬ ment. . . . Anthony Dexter will make per¬ sonal appearances in Minneapolis and St. Paul when “Valentino” opens. . . . Bill Brooker, Columbia exploiteer, was in doing advance work. . . . Frank Woskie, Colby, Wis., exhibitor, is back from Florida. . . . Fire destroyed the Star, Summit, S. D. Loss was estimated at $18,000 by Joe Larson, owner. Kenneth C. Sargent purchased the Roxy, Clarkfield, S. D. . . . Matt Seiler and Louis Stellfluig closed the Herried, Herried, S. D., poor business. . . . Walt Whitmore purchased the intei’est of Vic Brooks in the Stanley, Stanley, N. D. . . . The Commercial Club, Aneta, N. I)., purchased the Aneta, and reopened the house. . . F. J. May sold the Grand, Grantsburg, Wis., to Rudy Walter, a South Dakota rancher. . . . A. H. Fisch¬ er, midwest district manager, Republic, was in. Oklahoma City Thompson Theatres opened the Der¬ rick Drive-In, Healdton, Okla. . . . DriveIn openings in Oklahoma City were the Skyview Drive-In owned by Sam Caporal, and the Twilight Gardens DriveIn, owned by Video Theatres. . . . Paul Campbell, former owner-operator, O.K., Newkirk, Okla., purchased the Deal, Wynnewood, Okla., from Frank Deal and Charles Kemble, and the Sun, Wynnewood, and the Sun, Pauls Valley, Okla., from Dudley Tucker, Sr. Harry Sachs, booker, I. D. Adelman Theatres, was a visitor, booking and buying for the Delman, Tulsa, Okla. . . . C. L. Nordean purchased the Rex, Konawa, Okla., from Bob Pfotenhaur, and the Tiger, Konawa, Okla., from R. A. Wilkerson, and has taken possession. George Kelly, Okla., replaced Dick Rook, who resigned to enter the armed forces, as assistant shipper, Paramount. . . . Mrs. Lavetta Givens returned to the inspection department of Paramount. State visitors were: L. E. Brewer, Royal, Pauls Valley; E. R. Slocum, Rocket, El Reno; J.R. Burns, Kozy, Granite; Ruby Jones, Ritz, Shawnee; R. V. McGinnis, Cozy, Tulsa; H. T. Burns and son Tony, Opera House, Apache, and L. A. White, Tech, Weath¬ erford. Omaha Robert Livingston, Cooper Foundation, Lincoln, Neb., was reelected president, Nebraska Theatre Owners Association, at the annual meeting. The group took a stand against a bill in the legislature to impose a state sales tax. Also elected were William Miskell, Tri-States Thea¬ tres district manager,, vice-president; Ralph Falkinburg, Lexington, treasurer, and Avis Rutherford, Grand Island, sec¬ retary, as well as board members Will¬ iam Ostenberg, ScottsblufF ; Wally Kemp, Grand Island; M. E. McLane, Fremont; Howard Kennedy, Broken Bow, and Ralph Ayre, Lincoln. A radio show, ribbon cutting by Mayor Cunningham, and other features marked the opening of Walter Creal’s Center. The 699-seat house has a special wheel¬ chair section to accommodate patients from the new and nearby Veterans Ad¬ ministration hospital. Creal heads North Star Theatres, Inc. . . . Waldo Waybill’s lire-damaged Joy, North Bend, Neb., is to reopen about April 1. Showings were held in the meantime in City Auditorium. Donald Johnson bought the Lynch, Lynch, Neb., from G. W. Fleming, Dun¬ lap, la., who purchased a house at Cum¬ berland, la. St Louis Eddie Rosecan, owner, Rialto, Hanni¬ bal, Mo., who will serve as the resident chairman for the regional meeting of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of St. Louis, Eastern Missouri, and Southern Illinois at the Mark Twain Hotel, Han¬ nibal, on April 19, met with Tom Bloomer, Belleville, Ill., and Paul Krueg¬ er, co-manager, Wehrenberg Circuit,' St. Louis, members of the special committee in charge of the program. Arrangements will be made to have a bus carry exhibi¬ tors and others from St. Louis to and from the meeting. The bus will start from in front of the Empress. At a recent MAN board meeting, a letter received from the Collector of In¬ ternal Revenue’s office was read, advis¬ ing that where theatres admit children free of charge if accompanied by parents the federal admission tax on all such children must be paid provided that other children must pay a cash admis¬ sion price to see the show, and, of course, if the fixed rate for children is 10 cents or more. The possibilities of a national industry public relations advertising campaign, including use of television trailers for leading productions and in¬ stitutional advertising in newspapers and magazines, etc., were discussed. President Edwards, a director of the TOA, will present the suggestion at the meeting of the TOA board scheduled for the early part of April. Information released by the Depart¬ ment of Commerce indicates that a DO 97 must be shown in connection with any theatre purchase for repairs, for equip¬ ment or for parts. The necessity for stating in writing that the DO 97 has been extended comes under the provision of the NPA’s Regulation No. 4. Morton S. Gottlieb, manager, Joe Hornstein, Inc., reports that the local Columbia and Roxy and the Midtown, Woodriver, Ill., recently signed equip¬ ment service contracts with Joe Horn¬ stein, Inc. Out-of-town exhibitors seen along Film Row included: Marion Osborn, Skyway Diive-in, Mattoon, 111.; Herman fan¬ ner, Vandaiia, Ill.; Tom Edwards, Farm¬ ington, Mo.; Charles Weeks, Dexter, Mo.; Tom Bloomer, Belleville, Ill.; L^o Young, manager, Altwood Drive-In, Woodriver, Ill., and son, Donald; Tiiden Dockson, Crystal City, Mo.; Joe Goldfarb, Alton, Ill.; Gus Boemler, Upper Alton, Ill.; Charles Beninati, Carlyle, Ill.; J. Hirth, Pacific, Mo.; Frank X. Reller, Wentzville, Mo.; Paul Schroeder, Lebanon, Ill.; Forrest Pirtle, Jerseyville, Ill.; Mrs. Regina Steinberg, Madison, Ill.; John Rees, Wellsville, Mo., and Bernie Palmer, Paducah, Ky. Marvin Goldman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goldman, was married in New Orleans to a New Orleans girl. Goldman is part owner, Lyric, Senate, Carver, and several other theatres. Leon Jarodsky, Paris, Ill., is still con¬ fined to his home by a fractured leg. . . . Paul Krueger, co-manager, Wehrenberg Circuit, has been confined to his home by illness. . . . Leo Keiler, president-general manager, Columbia Amusement Com¬ pany, Paducah, Ky., confined to the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los An¬ geles, hoped to return to Paducah soon. The Princess has been closed indefi¬ nitely. The Mackland, operating on Fri¬ days, Saturdays, and Sundays for some time, now has closed down entirely. The Roxy, East St. Louis, Ill., also is dark. The King Bee closed for repairs, repaint¬ ing, etc. The Better Films Council of Greater St. Louis will give a Film Festival at the Apollo on April 3. Herbert Jackson will be the guest speaker. Bill Earle, manager, National Thea¬ tre Supply; Bill Earle, Jr., and Harry Hoff, sales staff, flew to Atlanta for a recent regional sales meeting. . . . Tom Bloomer, Belleville, Ill., purchased a stock interest in the Mount Vernon Drive-In, Mount Vernon, Ind., and will handle its booking and buying. . . . Anthony L. Matreci, Uptown and Crest, and Mrs. Matreci were vacationing in Florida. J. V. Walker, for the past two years at the Fox Grand, Du-Quoin, Ill., has been appointed manager, Plaza, Mount Vernon, Ill. . . . The Hope, Elkville, Ill., is broadcasting its weekly program over WCIL, Carbondale, Ill., each Friday. . . . An adverse NPA ruling definitely side¬ tracked plans for a new theatre in the Hampton Village section of South St. Louis planned by the late Sam Komm for lease to the St. Louis Amusement Company. Tom W. Edwards, president, Motion Picture Theatre Owners of St. Louis, Eastern Missouri, and Southern Illinois addressed the Better Films Council of Greater St. Louis on the topic “The Effective Work Motion Pictures Do in Curbing Juvenile Delinquency.” He pointed out that most juvenile delin¬ quency may be traced to parents who are indifferent to their childi-en’s needs of March 28, 1951