The Exhibitor (1951)

NT.4 EXHIBITOR How your dollars STRIKE SMK if mCER through RESEARCH that saves lives In the past six years, the Amer¬ ican Cancer Society has de¬ voted $16,856,000 to the sup¬ port of Research, chief hope of millions of threatened cancer victims. Science has given us improved techniques in diag¬ nosis and treatment that have saved thousands of lives. Your contribution to the Society also supports Education and Serv¬ ice to the cancer patient. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TH12 New York — MGM has consolidated the operations of its New York-New Jersey branches into a singde unit, and there has been some shuffling of per¬ sonnel. MGM — Print booker Herman Garris will be accepting birthday congratula¬ tions on June 14. . . . Folks in the film room were happy to welcome back in¬ spectress Kitty Schwartz, away a month because of illness. . . . Night inspector Irving Blumenfeld is on vacation. . . . Head biller Shirley Gottlieb is back after illness. . . . Charlotte Cowan, film inspectress, is enjoying her vacation in Philadelphia. . . . Madelyn Anderson, secretary to the branch manager, passed another milestone. . . . Film inspectress Maye Burke was on vacation. . . . The office is buzzing about “Show Boat.” U-International — Print booker Marvin Friedlander was enjoying his respite. . . . Dorothy Garber, biller, is back after a Florida vacation. . . . Booker Harvey Rheinstein finally licked that virus attack. . . . Bookkeeping ma¬ chine operator Fran Kent is back after a vacation. RKO — Nettie Kanasy, in the account¬ ing department, is vacationing. . . . Night examiner Jack Wolfe was ac¬ cepting birthday congratulations. . . . The office said farewell to Mike Kleinberg, boxoffice department, who went into the navy on May 28. His co¬ workers gave him a luncheon and pre¬ sented him a nice gift. Pearl Yampolsky has taken over the duties of Kleinberg. Booker’s Biog — Quiet, likeable Sey¬ mour Berkowitz started in the industry some 12 years ago in the Paramount office. He later switched to Columbia, where he is now the New Jersey booker. A Brooklyn boy, he is a graduate of Tilden High School in that famed borough. From there, he went on to college, and graduated from Long Island University. When Uncle Sam pointed his finger, he entered the army for three and one-half years, leaving with the rank of sergeant. While in the service, he met a pretty St. Louis miss, Selma, who soon became Mrs. Berkowitz. They are married seven years, and have a son, Barry, 5y2, and a little girl, Faye, 2. Sy is a good ballplayer but his main vice is fishing which he really enjoys doing. A charter member of the Booker’s Club, he is at present serving as a trustee. Paramount — Office manager-booker Howard Roth enjoyed a Texas vacation. . . . Former employee Bobbie Kaiser, now with Famous Studios, was around. . . . Clerk Marjorie Riggio resigned to trade in her typewriter for a baby car¬ riage. United Artists — Folks were saddened to hear of the death of assistant cashier Muriel Schleider’s father on May 25. . . . Mail your contribution to "CANCER” in core of your local post office S. L. Sorkin, RKO Keith’s, Syracuse, re¬ cently aroused interest in RKO’s “The Thing” with this novel sidewalk display. New Jersey salesman Sam Rifkin be¬ came a grandfather for the second time. It’s a boy. . . . Barbara Karland, sec¬ retary, handed in her resignation. . . . Secretary Tomasina Piscitelli announced her engagement to Phillip Tiressi. . . . George Waldman, upstate New York and New Jersey sales manager, and New Jersey salesman Sam Rifkin re¬ cently went to Trenton, N. J., on an exhibitor tour. . . . Folks in the office said goodbye to auditor Herman Franke, who left for Detroit. . . . Statistical clerk Elzabeth Brewer is on her vacation. 20th Century-Fox — It was happy birthday to Joan Krapkoff, accounting department, on May 28. . . . Larry Brown, formerly Republic salesman in Cincinnati, is the new Brooklyn Long Island salesman. . . . New in the cash¬ ier’s department is Jeannette Wagman. . . . Mae Stabile, booking department, was accepting birthday congratulations. . . . Empire state branch manager Abe Dickstein is attending the company sales convention on the west coast. . . . The cashier’s department's Arline Wolf will be accepting birthday congratulations on June 21. . . . Mike Nuzzola’s wife gave birth to a girl on June 3, their second girl. . . . Secretaries Frances Singer and Bess Allen Goldstein are spending their summer together at Long Beach, L. 1. . . . Popular exhibitor Irving Ren¬ ner was seen around the office. . . . June 20 is the day for the annual com¬ pany boat ride. Exchange and home office workers will board the S.S. Alex¬ ander Hamilton for a cruise up the Hud¬ son River to Bear Mountain and boat¬ ing, sailing, dancing, and lots of fun. Ramblin’ 'Round — Business agent for Local B-51, Jerry Tomosetti, is getting ready for the convention in Buffalo. . . . Frances High, Monogram, is back from Indiana. . . . George Margolin, president. Continental Motion Pictures, is enjoying a trip in France and Italy. . . . Famous is showing “Here Come The Coeds’’ and “House Of Seven Gables’’ on the Skouras Circuit. . . . J. J. Felder is pre¬ paring for a combination businesspleasure trip to the west coast. . . . Fred Mayer, in charge of the Booker’s Club recent theatre party, expressed his appreciation for the cooperation of the exhibitors and distributors. . . . Bonded’s shipper Johnny Hogan, is back after a vacation. — Arnold Farber June 13, 1951