The Exhibitor (May-Aug 1948)

THE EXHIBITOR NT-1 news or tick BRANCHES Atlanta “Babe” Cohen, Monogram’ s Southern exchanges, checked in at his office after a trip to South Georgia with salesman Jimmy Campbell. Visitors included John Moffett, Montgomery, Ala. ; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Whiteshnne, Fair-Mount, Ga. ; jay Soloman, Independent Theatres, Chat¬ tanooga, Tenn. , and Ike and Harry Katz, Kay exchanges, who returned to their offices after a visit to New York City. Jimmy Bello, Astor' s special rep¬ resentative, is expecting a blessed event some time in July. Here’ s luck to him and his wife with their first • . . . W. K. Jenkins and E. E. Whitaker, Georgia Theatres, and Mack McCoy, city manager, Georgia Theatres, Augusta, were in following a trip to Athens, Ga.... Frank P. Bryan, Jr., former owner, Cove, Green Cove Springs, Fla. , and C. Porter, Temple, Perry, Fla., were visitors. Joe Dumas, of fi ce manager, Republic, was still confined to his home due to illness. ... William Richardson, presi¬ dent, Astor Pictures of Georgia, re¬ turned to his office after visiting his daughter in Dallas, Ga. ... Visiting were C. L; Welch, Strand, Dallas, Ga. ; H. Greene, Orr Theatre Circuit, Albertsville, Ala. , and Mack Jackson, Strand and Jackson, Alexander City. Ala Five-year old Ginger Prince, daugh¬ ter of Hugh Prince, co-owner, Co-At-Co Theatres, has signed contracts to ap¬ pear in no less than 15 films during the next 15 years. She will go before the Hollywood cameras in August in a picture titled, “One Too Many”. She was a pupil of Loren Walters here, and was accompanied to Hollywood by her mother, an ex-teacher. She is also set to appear in Ken Murray’ s famous “Blackouts” at the El Capitan. * Back from a New York sales meeting was the Paramount exchange sales force, branch manager Clyde Goodson and south¬ ern publicity chief Leonard Allen. Bill Holliday, former Atlanta sales manager, had been promoted to Jackson¬ ville, Fla. , branch manager, replacing Al Duren, who moves on to Charlotte as branch manager. Frank Folger has been promoted from booking manager to Geor¬ gia sales representative. Returning from a vacation spent in the Sunshine. City were Mrs. Hinton and Mary Cole, Kay Exchanges. ... Ralph Mc¬ Coy, branch manager, Film Classics, is back after a stay in Florida with his sales representative Carlos Moore. ... Leonard Allen: Paramount southern publicity chief, was off on a trip to Nashville, Tenn., and Bir¬ mingham, Ala. ...Frank Duffy, home office representative, recently visit¬ ed RKO. rett, Ritz, Commerce, Ga. ...Mrs. Rose Lancaster, Astor Pictures of Georgia, was given a birthday party by fellow employes, and received presents.... Charlie Kinney, Film Row publicist, turned in a hangup job of handling local arrangements for Pat O’Brien, his wife, and Jane Wyatt. ... Claudia Linker, booker, U-I, resigned from the company after four years. ... Bill Minder, for many years in the film business, is on the way to recovery at a local hospital. Pete Burke, Mobile, Ala., paid a visit to Arthur C. Bromberg, president, Monogram Southern exchanges. . . . Eddie Addison, southern publicity chief, Eagle Lion, was back in his office after a trip to Tennessee and Alabama.... “Babe” Cohen, Monogram’ s branch manag¬ er, was off on a visit to Florida.... Among visitors to Film Row were O.C. Lam, Lam Amusement Company, Rome, Ga. ; and Paul Engler, Birmingham, Ala. Mrs. Loneta Holbrook joined RKO.... Visiting were Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Jer The Atlanta mother loge No. 1, Colosseum of Motion Picture Salesmen Thirty boys as guests of the Variety Club left for a week’ s stay at St. Petersburg, Fla., to enjoy swimming, boating, and other outdoor sports. The boys were picked out by members of the club. Later in the summer, another party will be taken to Florida. This is just another example of the type of good work the Variety Club is doing. Henry G. Moon, Benton Film Express, was passing out the cigars along Film Row to celebrate the arrival of another little girl at his house. In the city booking and buying for their theatres were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Aiken, Norcross, Norcross, Ga. ; E. S. Winburn and Harlow Lamb, and Tony Martin, Skyway, Tampa, Fla. Among those attending the recent convention of the I TO , Arkansas, in Little Rock, were, left to right, top to bottom: Robert W. Coyne, TOA executive dir¬ ector; Claude C. Mundo, TOA national director; Leon J. Bamberger, RKO sal'es promotion head; E.W. Savage, Savage, Boone ville, president , TOA of Arkansas; B.F. Busby, TOA of Arkansas vice-president; Sam Kirby, Nabor, Little Rock, TOA of Arkansas s e cr e t ary tr e asur er ; standing, W. Clyde Smith, city manage i , Mai co Theatres, Hot Springs; Ben Y. Cammack, RKO district manager; M.S. McCord, Mai c o Theatres' secretary treasurer; Bamberger, and Re mm e l Young, city manager, J o i e , Ft. Smith; seated, Mrs. Edith Evans, Strand, Newport, and Mrs. McCord, M a l c o , Little Rock; Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Mundo , Rex, Little Rock; R.V Reagin, RKO branch manager, Memphis; Mrs. O.W. McCutcheon, Ritz, Blytheville; Bamberger, Mrs. Joe Howe, Strand, Hot Springs; Aurreanel Free¬ man, Ritz, Blytheville; standing, Arnold Norman , Robb and Rowley, Little Rock; Mrs. Norman, Bamberger, Mrs. Don Landers, Radio, Harrisburg, and Don Landers; seated, Sidney Wharton, Pastime, and an unidentified guest; seated, Harold Runnels M ac c o , Magnolia; Alton Simms, Robb and Rowley, Memphis; Mrs. Ray Mo r row , Joy and Rio , Malvern; Dave Callahan, city manager , Robb and Rowley, Little Rock; Mrs. Callahan, Bamberger, Orris Collins, Capitol, Paragould, president MPTO, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee, and Cecil Cupp, Royal, Arkadelphia; standing, Garvin Fitton, Little Rock Film attorney; K K. King, Rialto. Searcy, and D . E . Fitton, Lyric, Harrison; Mrs. McCutcheon, Walter Cox, Gem, Osceola; Evelyn Prewitt, Gem, Osceola; Bamberger, Emma Cox, Ge'm, Osceola; Cammack, Fred Ford, RKO, Memphis; O.G. Wren, Crescent, Little Rock; Mrs. Wren, and Reagin. Area industry problems were discussed at great length. June 2, 1948 Southern