The Exhibitor (May-Aug 1948)

NT-4 THE EXHIBITOR THEATRE MANAGERS and OWNERS We thank all theatre owners and managers who cooperated with us by putting return trailers in the proper addressed containers and for wrapping and address¬ ing all return advertising. We can serve all theatres better if they give us a copy of their program Tuesday each week. IMPORTANT Don't put your return film in the lobby until all your patrons have left after the last show. HIGHWAY EXPRESS LINES, INC. 236 N. 23rd Street Philadelphia 3, Pa. 1239 Vine Street Philadelphia 7, Pa. LOcust 4-0100 MEMBER NATIONAL FILM CARRIERS, Inc. “SUPOWITZ _ Architect f o R . . . . MOREBEAUTIFULPOST-WARTHEATRES ^ _ Telephone PEnnypacker 5*2291 246 S. 15th St., Philadelphia, Pa. DAVID E. BRODSKY ASSOCIATES INTERIOR DECORATORS 242 N. 13th Street • Philadelphia 7, Pa. PAINTING • DRAPERIES • MURALS STAGE SETTINGS • WALL COVERINGS Delaware Park for the track personnel. . . . Richard Edge, manager, Pike, Claymont, spent a weekend in the White Mountains area. — Henry L. Sholly NEW JERSEY T renton The Princeton Film Center, Princeton, N. J., was issued building permits by Hopewell Township Inspector of Build¬ ings, Thomas Glennon, for repairs and alterations to buildings totaling $35,000. The Film Center, Gordon Knox, direc¬ tor, recently acquired the Grey farm property on Carter Road, Hopewell Township. Conley George, staff manager, Stacy and Mayfair, was visiting friends and relatives in Michigan! A Republican-Democratic coalition maneuver for enactment of legislation to legalize “Bingo” along the same lines as pari-mutuel gambling is listed for action when the legislature reconvenes on Aug. 16. On the closing night of the last session, Assemblyman Reiffin intro¬ duced a bill A-518 to legalize “Bingo” when conducted for charity or by reli¬ gious or war veterans organizations. Instead of referring the measure to one of the regular committees, the Speaker of the House referred the bill to a special committee, and named Reiffin, sponsor of A-518, as chairman, special committee. The other members are Vogel, Middlesex County, and Jones, Republican, Bergen County. Vogel offered a “Bingo” bill, A-501, which was rejected by the Judiciary Committee. With a committee of three House mem¬ bers who advocate “Bingo,” it is quite likely that the Reiffin Bill A-518 will be reported out for a vote, despite the fact that similar bills offered by Democrats were sidetracked in committee. The managements of the RKO theatres in cooperation with The Tren tonia, are offering a $25 U. S. Savings Bond and free theatre tickets to patrons who guess the winner of the Louis-Walcott boxing bout, naming the winner, round, and time. . . . The Capitol mana¬ gement used a donkey on the streets, carrying a banner advertising “Albuqueque”. Henry Scholl, house manager, was served with a summons for alleged vio¬ lation of the city sign ordnance. PENNSYLVANIA Elizabethville An ordinance levying a tax of five per cent on admissions to the local theatre and traveling shows, plus a $2 annual permanent permit, will become effective on July 1 in this Dauphin County com¬ munity. Another ordinance places a license tax of $10 on juke boxes, pinball machines, pool tables, bowling alleys, etc. The two measures were passed by Borough Council because members felt that more money was needed to run the borough. Borough Secretary H. S. Matter was designated collector of these special taxes. Harrisburg In a two-column newspaper ad, man¬ ager Bob Sidman, Senate, offered a oneyear pass for two to the person sub¬ mitting the best solution to help “Harris¬ burg’s show business out of its dold¬ rums.” He headed the ad with these statements: “Hollywood Is Upset! Har¬ risburg Is in Movie-Going Slump! ! ! What’s It to You? . . . Plenty! ! !” As a postscript, manager Sidman suggested, “You might get some ideas by dropping in at the Senate tonight, and seeing our fine drama, ‘All My Sons.’ ” The latest thing in “strikes” was demonstrated here when members of the Tony Martin Fan Club “picketed” the Senate at its opening of the new Tony Martin film, “Casbah”. Three attractive girls, all officers of the club, carried placards reading “Unfair To Tony Two snappy fronts in the Philadelphia area which really helped bring in the patrons recently are shown. At top, RKO’s “The Miracle of the Bells” receives the bally treatment at the S-W Earle, while at bottom the feature display for Film Classics’ “Women In The Night”, S-W Capitol is shown. June 16, 1646