The Exhibitor (May-Aug 1948)

NT-4 THE EXH I Bl TOR equipment company. Architects for the new enterprise were Otis and Grimes, Louisville. COLUMBUS Smoke from an overheated motor in the basement of the neighborhood Southland sent patrons out of the theatre. After a 20-minute wait, the show was resumed. Lee Hofheimer and Al Sugarman, op¬ erators of the Indianola, Avondale and Champion, are taking ad space in all local dailies plugging 20 cent Family Night at these three neighborhoods. Each Tuesday is Family Night with all seats 20 cents. Peggy Cummins, Charles Coburn, Mar¬ tha Stewart, and Virginia Jessup, Lancaster, 0. , beauty, chosen queen of the world premiere of “Green Grass of Wyoming”, helped boost opening night attendance at Loew’ s Ohio for the film. Despite threatening calls from several unidentified persons to Harry Schreiber, city manager, RKO, opening day of “The Iron Curtain” at the Palace ended without incident.... Making unnecessary noise on city streets is now illegal under terms of an anti-noise ordinance. VAN WERT Joe Burns, Schine’ s Van Wert, re¬ cently promoted a full page of co-op, ads on Paramount’ s “Unconquered” using the catch lines “Be ‘Unconquered’ By High Prices. Shop These Ads, and Save”. WARREN It was learned last week that theatre operators here will be licensed at $50 per year. City Council passed the measure back in 1925, but it has never before been enforced. WILMINGTON Mort Allen, Los Angeles, last week was named west coast representative for Hygienic’ s “Mom and Dad”. Prior to assuming his new duties, Allen planed in to visit Hygienic’ s home office to confer with office super¬ visor, Jack Crouthers. ZANESVILLE Kenneth C. Ray, state director of education from 1941 to 1945, has been named a partner of Lou Holleb in op¬ eration of the Imperial. Ray, resident of McConnelsvllle, was superintendent of Janesville schools from 1938 to 1941? Holleb formerly managed the Majestic, Columbus, 0. Pennsylvania BADEN A new drive-in will soon be located in this vicinity. Construction was started in recent weeks. Owners and operators will he a group of theatre men, headed by Gabe Rubin, Art Cinema, Pittsburgh. This makes another addi¬ tion to the already lengthy list of drive-ins in the Pittsburgh territory. BRADFORD The Erie Amusement Company, which operates the Grand, in addition to Shea’s and Shea’s, Erie, Pa.; Orpheum, McKees Rocks, Pa. , and Fulton, Pitts¬ burgh, announced that the Grand will be closed for the entire summer, due to extensive alterations. The New Bradford, operated by the Dipson Circuit, which also operates the Columbia, Lyceum, and State, Kit¬ tanning, Pa. , and which recently sold two theatres, the Ritz and Ford, Ford City, Pa. , announced through manager Hayes Garbarino that the New Bradford will undergo extensive alterations, but the theatre will remain open for business during this period. ERIE Robert Lee, who operates the Ameri¬ can, recently announced that all future buying and booking for his theatre will be done by Lou Hanna. J0HNST0W Plato Panagatocos, Park, recently spent a week in New Ycfrk City on a combined business and pleasure trip. L.L. Chamberlin has temporarily abandoned the idea of selling his theatre here following his recent bereavement, due to the death of his 17-year-old son. Chamberlin had hoped to sell the property, and move to Florida. KITTANNING Charles Derry, city manager, Dipson Circuit, which operates all three houses in this community, the Lyceum, State, and Columbia, has announced that the Lyceum will be given an entire new look in the front. According to plans, the theatre will be completely modern¬ ized externally. MT. UNION Joe Shapiro reopened the Shapiro, following an eight-week shutdown due to an explosion of undetermined origin in the drug store located in the same building. The damage was in excess of $50,000, and included necessary re¬ pairs to a bowling alley, pool room, the theatre, and apartments, located two stories above the theatre. Before the reopening, he had the marquee painted, and installed new Wagner red plastic letters. SHARON Warners recently named Arthur Pearce as the new city manager to succeed Chuck Shannon, who resigned several weeks ago. SHERIDAN The Temple was one theatre which could really say it had a good day during the current business slump, due to the fact that on June 2, the theatre was the scene of a Duquesne Light Company cooking school demonstra¬ tion, a complete sellout. STATE COLLEGE Charles D. Prutzman, vice-presidentgeneral counsel, UniversalInterna¬ tional, visited for the graduation of his son, Charles D. Jr. ,-who will en¬ ter Yale Law school in the fall. UN I ON TOW The Amusement enterprises were victorious in their fight to prevent the passage by the school board of an additional tax on all forms of amuse¬ ment, which would have been in the amount of two cents on every 25 cents or fraction thereof. The amusement interests, in coordinated opposition, were represented by attorney Spurgeon, Penstate Amusement compaav, operators of the Penn and State, as well as bowling alleys and pool rooms. The victory came as a surprise, despite the vigorous opposition, as it seemed certain that the school board’s new tax would pass, and become effective on July 1. City Council had passed a similar tax, which became effective on Jan. 1 of this year. VERONA The Liberty, owned and operated by the Camerlo brothers, is giving away stainless steel tablewear. WARREN A new drive-in is being constructed on Routes 66 and 6 between here and Youngsville, Pa. WASHINGTON It was expected that the newest Basle Laskey Drive-In, located on the road between Washington and Canonsburg, Pa., would open most any day. BasleLaskey also operate the drive-in on the outskirts of Uniontown, Pa. , in addition to theatres in the following communities: Washington, Brownsville, Connellsville. and Republic. Wl NDBER Bud Redfoot, son of B. J. Redfoot, Arcadia, is now in charge of accessory sales for Packard Motor Company, Johnstown, Pa. He was a staff ser¬ geant in the Air Force and came out of the war with a Distinguished Flying Cross. West Virginia WEIRT0N The Anas brothers, who operate the Weir-Cove Theatres, started the con¬ struction of a modern office building, expected to be, perhaps, the largest office building in the combined Weirton-Hollidays Cove territory, which is now known as Weirton, following its incorporation as one town several months ago. The Anas brothers operate four theatres, the Anas, Cove, state, and Strand, and it is rumored that a new theatre will be built on the first floor of the new building. The foun¬ dations have already been dug, and the contractors have been pouring cement for the past week. June 16, 1948