The Exhibitor (May-Aug 1948)

NT2 THE EXH I Bl TOR northern Ohio distribution a group of 36 Monogram features on 16mm. film _ LeRoy Kendis, Associated Circuit, was back at his desk, having made a rapid recovery from a spinal oper¬ ation. A six pound, seven ounce girl, Marty Ellen, was born on May 14 to Mrs. Harold Friedman at University Hospital. Father is the manager of Warners’ Colony. Richard Rasgaitis, U-I booking clerk,, won the Ohio roller skate championship. In Springfield, 0. , where the exhibition took place, he rated tops in three divisions, namely figure skating, skating in twos and skating in fours.... Lee Goldsmith, U-I office manager, was transferred to a similar position in the Atlanta office. He left here on June 5, to take a vacation in Florida before reporting to his new post. Detroit A move to repeal daylight saving time, adopted by the Detroit Common Council for the first time in 25 years, was launched by Sam Carver, president, Michigan Independent Theatre Owners Association. H. Edward Stuckey, John Gentilen, Robert Lamb, Jack young, \ and Jack Thompson returned from the sales con¬ vention held by Paramount in Phila¬ delphia. ... Arthur Trombley, Columbia booker, was married to Margaret Baker, Metro. She is the daughter of Clark Baker, Columbia city salesman. John Tiernan, formerly with RKO in Kansas City, has been named as manager, RKO Keith, Grand Rapids, Mich. , re¬ placing Robert Cook. . . . Arvid Kantor, branch manager, National Screen Ser¬ vice, announced that he was resigning his post. Jack Cohen, from New York, was running the office until a re¬ placement was named. Horace Parsons, Krim, is back from a vacation in Calif ornia. ... Herb Boshoven, bought the Playhouse, White¬ hall, Mich., from Bissell Theatres ....William Clark, vet salesman with Film Classics, resigned as did Ralph Forman, branch manager, Albert Dezel Roadshows . Columbia’s "Fuller Brush Man” opened a pre-release engagement at the Palms to socko business, holding over.... Robert Young, Eagle Lion boss, was in to speak about the railroad situation at the Economics Club. Indianapolis The Cozy, 138 North Illinois Street, was ordered closed by the state fire marshall’ s office. M. Marcus, oper¬ ator, was engaged in negotiations con¬ cerning the lease. If these turn out favorably, he said, he may build a new house.... The Howard has been ac¬ quired by Settos Theatres, Indian¬ apolis, operators of 15 houses in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. ... E. J. Collins, auditor, 20th-Fox, was check¬ ing the exchange. ... R. H. Robinson, Majestic, Springfield, Ky. , was fish¬ ing in Tennessee. ... Bruce Kixmiller, Jasonville, Ind. , attended the Re¬ publican rally at French Lick, Ind. Eagle Lion completed its revamping and redecorating of its branch office ....Frank McCarthy, southern division manager, U-I, and Peter Rosian, dis¬ trict manager, were at the local branch in a huddle with manager Ted Mendelssohn. ... Sheldon Fogelman and wife, he’s head shipper at RKO, were vacationing in St. Louis. Jules Goldman, office manager, Warners, went east on vacation ac¬ companied by Mrs. Goldman. ... Leo Cantor, Cantor Amusements, returned to Mayo Brothers Clinic, Rochester, Minn. ... Everett Freeman, shipper at Monogram, went to Charleston, Va. , to spend his vacation. Injuries alleged to have been caused by the collapse of a theatre seat are the basis of a $10,000 damage suit filed in Superior Court, by Robert Murnan against the Greater Indianapolis Amusement Corporation, owner-operator, Lyric. It is alleged that Murnan suffered permanent in¬ juries to his spine when his seat collapsed at the house on May 23, 1946 ....Herbert Gaines, head booker, Warners, has been transferred to the Buffalo office, where he joins the sales organization. Ned Tillman suc¬ ceeds him from the cashier’ s desk, and Barbara Apple, assistant cashier, has been promoted to cashier. Nancy Sullivan, bookkeeper, has been pro¬ moted to assistant cashier. Exhibitors visiting were: E.L. Ornstein, Ornstein Circuit, Marengo, Ind. ; Don Steinkamp, Dream, French Lick, ind. ; Emory Creekbaum, Ladoga, Ind.; Joe Schilling, Auditorium, Connersville, Ind.; J. Allison, Dana, Dana, Ind. ; Hobart Hart, Court, Auburn, Ind. ; Jesse Fine, Fine Circuit, Evans¬ ville, Ind. , and Walter Weil, Weil, Greenfield, Ind. Jim Keefe, 20th Century-Fox public relations representative, spent sev¬ eral days here. ... Columbia exchange manager Guy Craug, who was on the sick list, returned to his post.... B.L. Nickbarg, Lincoln, was recuper¬ ating at home, after a major operation in St. Vincent’s Hospital .... Jack Benson, assistant booker, U-I, has been transferred to Atlanta, in the same capacity. He is succeeded by Michael Dellacoma, from the New York office. Pittsburgh Fred Herrington, secretary for AMPTOA, returned from Denver, where he attended the meeting of the board of directors of National Allied. He stayed several more days in order to attend a regional meeting. ... Minnie Silverberg, U-I, was recently pleas¬ antly surprised by a visit from her brother, Harris, who works for National Screen Service in Chicago. ... Soxie Cohen, eastern division manager, National Screen Service, stopped off while motoring to Detroit to relieve the branch manager there, leaving on a vacation. Cohen was accompanied by Nat Barach, branch manager from Cleve¬ land. ...Eli Kaufman announced the opening of the new Pittsburgh Poster Exchange, 308 Van Braam Street. State out-of-town visitors were John Friburg, Palace, Johnsonburg, and Palace, Union City; John Perry, Ritz, Belle Vernon; C. W. Dickinson, Moody and Dickinson Circuit, Browns¬ ville; Bart Dattola, Dattola, New Kensington; Glenn J. Easter, Royal, Chestnut Ridge, and Bill Nidetch, Casino, Claysburg. John Walsh, manager, Fulton, an¬ nounced that the theatre won’ t close down this summer. ... Film salesmen should beware of speed traps in rigid force at Leetsdale, Monaca, Dubois and Blawnox, Pa. Speed limits are 25 miles an hour, with a $10 fine being, assessed for violation. Helen Lacho, Metro inspection depart¬ ment, returned from her honeymoon following her marriage to Othmer Miller. .. Congratulations go to Phil Doyle, who was recently reelected busi¬ ness agent, stage-hands union, Local 3, for the 19th consecutive year. George Jaffe’ s Casino, Pittsburgh’s only burlesque house, closed. .. Con¬ gratulations go to Carl Dozer, often seen as toastmaster at many of the Variety Club dinners, upon his cele¬ bration of his 15th anniversary with WCAE. He is sales manager. Harry Hendel returns from the coast for about. a month, at which time he and Bert Stearn will fly out again to start production on their fourth inde¬ pendent film. ...Herb Berman is the new Eagle Lion salesman for the Erie, Pa. territory, replacing Sid Stoler, re¬ signed. Berman comes here from Des Moines, where he worked for Columbia ....It is reported that Bill Feld, former Republic branch manager here, who went with Eagle Lion in the St. Louis territory, had resigned from that berth for a spot out west. The road between Cochranton, Pa. , and Sandy Lake, Pa. , is closed, ne¬ cessitating a detour via State Col¬ lege, Pa., and Lewiston, Pa. Beginning the first Saturday in June the Variety Club, Tent 1, is holding a dance for its members every Satur¬ day night from 11 p.m. to 2 a. m.. with no extra charge to members. The club has a complete new air-conditioning unit. The hosts for the weekly Family Night were the officers of the Tent on May 28, and the boys outdid them¬ selves. Melvin Katz, manager, Warners’ Model, became the father of a baby girl re¬ cently. ... The Penn effected a policy change. Jerry Roth, who manages the house, operated by his father, Israel Roth, plays a Sunday-Monday-Tuesday program, moving "Lucky Night” to Fri¬ day. Art Adams, formerly a student booker with MGM, recently paid a visit. He is now a special representative, MGM sales department. ... Stanley Dudelson, RKO salesman, who was confined to the hospital for several weeks following June 9, 1948