The Exhibitor (May-Aug 1948)

THE EXHIBITOR NT-3 . . . Jacob Silverthorne, Rcalart manager, was in for a vacation. The Biddle, Biddle near Central, was opened on June 4 to good patronage, by Samuel Schwarts and partners. Richard B. Newton has been appointed manager. . . . Miss Joyce Roberts has been ap¬ pointed secretary to William K. Saxton, Loew’s city manager. Early one morning recently, three men were found crouching under the stage in the Lord Baltimore by police who entered after being notified by an alert patrolman who saw them entering the building. The men were indicted after being held for grand jury action. Vernon E. Clark, associate producer, “Four Faces West,” and a former Balti¬ morean, was given a nice story by Louis Azrael in The News-Post. A western costume contest was con¬ ducted for the boys and girls attending the Giff-Ted Children’s Show at I. M. Rappaport’s Hippodrome. William K. Saxton, Loew’s city man¬ ager, arranged a tie-up with The Balti¬ more News-Post for “Arch of Triumph,” Century. Contestants wrote in about the love story. The New Alert, operated by Cohen brothers in New Essex in conjunction with their New Essex, closed for the summer. The Times has had new metal doors with plate glass installed in the main entrance, and the work on remodeling the concrete floors has been finished. The house is managed by Harry Schindler. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is making a short film to run about 30 minutes for showing at the combined “Railroads’ World Fair” in Chicago in July, and last week part of the subject was made at Ellicott City, Md. R. M. Van Sant, the railroad’s director of public relations, is directing, assisted by G. W. Becker, deputy director. — Jacques Shellman Cumberland Pete Lowry, manager, Leader, last week reported his theatre had been broken into but that loss was of minor nature, although some tickets were stolen. At the New an illegal enti’y attempt was made, but the intruders were apparently frightened away. Police believed the same culprits were involved in both incidents. Warner President Harry M. Warner stressed the role of films in community life when he recently addressed the first National Conference on Community Improvement at the Statler Hotel, Washington. On Warner’s right is Thomas Beck, conference chairman and chairman of the board, Crowell-Collier Publishing Company. La Plata John H. Taylor, owner-operator, Charles, has been awarded the franchise for conducting the local contest to name a candidate to be entered in the finals for selection of “Miss Maryland of 1948”. Finals will be held in Cumberland, Md.. on Aug. 2. Leonardtown Ray Trumbule, New, held a letter¬ writing contest to exploit MGM’s “Homecoming.” A cash prize was award¬ ed on one’s happiest homecoming. Co-op. ads were run in connection with the contest. . . . Robert Paul Mattingly succeeds David Groff at the New. His brother, John, who also works at the New, is forming his own baseball team. . . . Peggy Jarboe, New, resigned, suc¬ ceeded by Marie Russell, sister-in-law to Harry Russell, New. As a public service, the New is display¬ ing the latest in new tractors, in an arrangement with the John Deere Farm Machinery Company. ... A short trailer asking funds for establishing a public library through donations at the historic manor Tudor Hall was run at the New and St. Mary’s. The New was used for a special public meeting recently when a trailer and several short subjects were shown, and manager Trumbule and Mrs. Howard C. Davidson, donating use of the building, outlined the library project. . . . Pro¬ jectionists Joe Beck and Joe Redman have both been having dentistry troubles. . . . The St. Mary’s was pressed into service on Memorial Day when rain made it impossible for the American Legion ceremonies to be held at the Junior Naval Academy Campus, North Leonardtown. Some 1,000 persons crowd¬ ed into the theatre. A highlight was the This blowup was used in front of the Byrd and State, Richmond, Va., as promotion for the recent run of 20th Century-Fox’s “The Iron Curtain.” landing of a helicopter in front of the theatre in the street, bringing the prin¬ cipal speaker, Admiral A. Suceck, USN, from the Patuxent River U. S. Naval Base, Cedar Point. . . . Manager Sterling, St. Mary’s, succeeded in making his theatre burglar proof. . . . Nellie Sterling and Theresa Sterling are at St. Mary’s. . . . George Morgan Knight, Jr., The Exhibitor correspondent, has just pub¬ lished the second editions of his books, “How To Mimeograph Your Way To Fame and Fortune” and “How To In¬ ternationally Copyright Your Brain¬ child.” Lexington Park Jack Fruchtman, owner of the new theatre being built here and lessee, New, Leonardtown, reports that the walls of the new house are now up. 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