The Exhibitor (1951)

NT-4 EXHIBITOR Damare, Cuddy P. Jones, Lillian J. Flick, Hazel M. Roberts, Mildred M. Long, Hazel C. McNulty Rhea M. Huet, Hilda V. Famularo, Caroline R. Gordon, Cal¬ vin N. Johnson, and Steven J. Pabst. Edward R. Richard, assistant shipping clerk, Paramount, answered the coun¬ try’s call to arms. Hugh Owen, Paramount’s eastern and southern division manager, came in from Jacksonville, Fla., on the last stop of his tour. John Schaub, Paramount-Gulf Thea¬ tres, was hospitalized. . . . Paul Wilson, assistant division manager, 20th-Fox, was a visitor. . . . James Rice is the newly appointed salesman for United Artists. He will cover Louisiana and Mississippi. . . . Kenneth Giddens, Giddens and Rester Theatres, Mobile, Ala., and Warren Salles, Covington, La., visited. . . . N. L. Carter, president, Pai-amount-Gulf Theatres, Inc., returned from a visit in Gotham. M. A. Connett’s Ritz Drive-In, For¬ rest, Miss., is scheduled for an early July opening. . . . Harry Thomas’ deal for the distribution of 51 features and westerns was consummated recently. F. F. Goodrow Exchange acquired them for the exchange area. Jules Chapman, Thomas representative, was here for the final changeover. The Gaston Bureaus have taken up their summer residence in Pass Christian, Miss . Scott Lett, general sales man¬ ager, Western Adventure Pictures, con¬ fabbed with Joy N. Houck and Harold “Babe” Cohen. Cohen reported that he will retain handling of Madison. Alabama Birmingham Kroger Babb, president, Hallmark Productions, Inc., planed in from Holly¬ wood to attend the Hallmark star search at the Lyric, and to address a gathering of exhibitors and circuit managers at the Hotel Tutweiler. Personal appear¬ ances were made by starlet Ginger Prince with the showing of “One Too Many” in conjunction with the contest. A winner of the state-wide search set up by manager Bill Hampton and Hall¬ mark zone manager T. J. Bain, is as¬ sured a role in a forthcoming Hallmark picture. Mobile The Do Drive-In, Highway 45 and Wolf Ridge Road, celebrated its first anniversary with a birthday party. A giant birthday cake weighing 150 pounds and capable of serving 2300 portions was on hand for patrons joining in the celebration, baked by a cooperating bakery. Free custard was also served to all patrons attending while free bubble gum was given children. Edward I, Fessler is managing director. Arkansas Stamps Van Emerson, operator of a theatre at Lewisville, Ark., fortnight reopened the May, formerly operated by Cecil Kelly. Florida Miami Tom Kestler, Florida State Theatres, southeastern division, steps up to be va¬ cation relief manager. Replacing him as assistant, Olympia, is Dan Cohen. . . . Van Myers, Wometco’s confection head, is in the midst of a stimulation of busi¬ ness contest for confection stands with almost $1500 worth of promoted prizes. . . . A business conference of Florida State Theatres’ advertising managers in Jacksonville, Fla., was attended by A1 Wilkie. . . . The state legislature voted to include the 40 cents theatre admis¬ sions in the already in-force sales tax. Exemption had been granted below 41 cents previously. . . . Lee Simkins, Miami Waste Paper Board Mills, has given his endorsement to the drive by Wometco Theatres offering theatre passes plus popcorn to donors of 25 pounds of scrap paper. . . . Lillian Claughton and the Youth Round-up, the Daily News were coordinating the showing of “The Great Caruso” with a contest to discover a ‘new Caruso.’ . . . June 23 will be moving day for Tent 33, Variety Club, according to Jack Bell, Chief Barker. The swanky Palm Island club on Palm Island, Miami Beach, Fla., will be the new locale. Tallahassee Bills approving charter changes grant¬ ing broader taxing powers, including amusement admissions levies, to five northwest Florida cities were given final approval by the legislature just prior to adjourning. The cities involved are Pan¬ ama City, Lynn Haven, Wewahitchka, Port St. Joe, and Jay. 2 HELPS in days of Help Shortage ! JUST 2 OUT OF MANY THEATRE OPERATING FORMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU FROM YOUR FAVORITE TRADE PAPER No. 1;-TH[ "At-A-Clance" THEATRE BOOKKEEPING SYSTEM # This extremely simple sys¬ tem has been constantly re¬ vised to meet each tax or other changing requirement of the theatre man. Its 9 x 12 inch pages provide for: (1) daily ticket record, (2) tax collected daily, (3) daily gross, (4) pass and walk-in records, (5) weather and op¬ position, (6) daily show cost, (7) weekly income from vend¬ ing machines, etc., (8) weekly gross, (9) weekly fixed ex WlS 4. V Price per bool< (Sufficient for 52 weeks): $1 .60 penses, payroll, and annual of monthly expense amortized weekly, (10) weekly profit or loss statement, (11) profit or loss for the year to date, etc. No. hWeekly PAYROEE FORMS . . . for use whenever employees are paid in cash for Salary or Overtime Price: 52 slieets (1 year] for $1.25 # This is the system that resulted from a contrast of the Payroll Forms used by all major theatre circuits. O Designed to be filed in the ordinary letterhead size cabinet (8V2 x 11 inches) this form provides a permanent weekly record of the indi¬ vidual name, social security number, rate of pay, over¬ time pay, reasons for over¬ time, and deductions for all purposes. It also provides gross weekly totals of sal¬ aries, deductions, raises, etc. One of the most important features is an individual signed receipt by each em¬ ployee, without their being able to see what any other employee has earned. ASK FOR A SAMPLE SHEET! EXHIBITOR BOOK SHOP 246-48 N. Clarion Street, Philadelphia 7. Pa. SOLD ONLY TO SUBSCRIBING THEATRES! June 13, 1951