The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1943)

NT4 THE EXHIBITOR FRANK VENNETT, manager. Paramount, Rutland, Vt., is noted third from right, recently, LEON JAKUBSON, former booker at on the first carload of salvaged tin cans to leave Vermont. He was instrumental in the Metro New Haven exchange, is now in the drive in the Rutland area. coast guard. AMONG THE GUESTS of Carl Hellpen, manager. Paramount, Newport, R. I., (right) at the opening of PRC’s “Corrcgidor” recently were Francis X. Flannery, state deputy administrator of war savings; Mrs. Flannery, Mortimer A. Sullivan, chairman, Newport County Red Cross, and Mrs. Sullivan. assistant manager. Elm Street, by manager Joe Anstead. Mrs. Robert Robison is managing E. M. Loew’s Regent on its occasional openings. . . Additions to the Plymouth’s staff in¬ clude Charles Remington. Elphege Lebel, Richard Hendrickson, Milton Alexander, William Brennan, John Dane, Matteo Pagano, Normand Sears, and Richard Prunier, it was announced by Ralph Eaton, chief of service. Leo Lajoie, assistant manager, has re¬ turned to the Capitol after a vacation. . . . Teddy Laine resigned at the Plymouth. . . . Webster Theatre Corporation is as¬ sessed for $4470 taxes this year. . . . Mrs. Albert Hill has taken over the candy con¬ cessions at the Plymouth. Ray Mangaudis, assistant manager, War¬ ner, has returned after a vacation. . . . John F. Casey and Walter A. Penniman, building inspectors, with the theatres on their beat, are retiring under new state legislation. . . . Howard F. Burton, Ply¬ mouth, Leominster, is serving in the navy. Better Films Council approves “Crash Dive,’’ “He Hired the Boss” and “The Meanest Man In the World” for the fam¬ ily; tabs “Forever and a Day,” “Desert Victory.” “The Gorilla Man,” Night Plane From Chungking,” “The Ox-Bow Incident,” “Street Of Chance.” “They Got Me Cov¬ ered.” “Tuttles Of Tahiti,” and “Young and Willing” for mature-family audiences, and advises “City Without Men” and “Sil¬ ver Queen” for adults. Alec Davis, manager, Warner, attended a district meeting. ... A special booth for recruiting Waves and Spars was dedicated in the lobby of Loew’s Poll by the Waves in a tieup arranged by manager Harold H. Maloney. Mrs. Eleanor Coppage, Warner, is vaca¬ tioning on Cape Cod. . . . Virginia Wiedler will make a personal at manager Bob Robison’s Plymouth. . . . Nipmuc. Mendon, which has played vaudeville, films and burlesque in recent summers, at¬ tempted to buck the pleasure-driving ban with movies. New Hampshire Alton Bay Owner Walter Young re-opened the Littie on June 26 for the summer season. Laconia Colonial reopened after a two-week closing for redecorations. 'The work wasn’t done, but the staging was removed so the shows went on. It was hard work to get enough painters. Penacook Palace was the scene of a Saturday morning high school graduation. Rhode Island Newport First in a series of copper shows, spon¬ sored by the three Newport theatres and held at the Opera House, netted a total of 1130 pounds of metal, to exceed bv a wide margin any similar collection else¬ where in Rhode Island. The collection was sorted by volunteers from Boy Scout troops, and, when sold, the proceeds will go to the Children’s Home. The next copper show will be at the Strand on June 30, with a later show at the Para¬ mount. Kate Smith spent a recent week end at Newport and its surrounding military and naval posts. Carl Hellpen, manager. Paramount, is making arrangements for the dedication of a theatre honor roll, honoring 17 em¬ ployes of the theatre now with the armed forces. Vermont Barton Ora Caron, local Memorial and Audi¬ torium, Orleans, Vt., reports his son has been promoted to a major in the engineers corps at his army base in New Jersey. Bellows Falls Gene Clark. Rockingham, resigned as manager and has been succeeded by R. A. Bird. Bird will also continue as managei of the Arlington, East Arlington, Vt. For the Trade’s Only Complete List¬ ing Of All Trade Screenings In the Territory, Consult the Weekly Depart¬ ment In this Publication. June 30, 1943