The Exhibitor (1951)

NT-2 EXHIBITOR “directory” type ads. The rate would mean a $2.80 increase per house per week, assuming’ the typical four-line box used in each paper were continued. Indianapolis Joseph Walsh, head of branch opera¬ tions, Paramount Pictures, was in. Piffsburgh The Superior Motion Picture Supply Company, established in 1927 bj’ the late Arthur Morrone, who passed away a couple of months ago, has been ab¬ sorbed by the Alexander Supply Com¬ pany, Jim Alexander, Sam Fineberg, and Tom McLeary. The combined estab¬ lishment will make its headquarters in the offices of Superior on Van Braam Street. Alexander’s offices at present are around on the Boulevard of the Allies. Jan Notopolous left United Artists to join U-I as salesman, filling the vacancy created when Carl Reardon was pro¬ moted to branch manager in New Haven. . . . Father of Henry Burger, Warner Theatres publicity head, under¬ went an emergency operation. . . . The son of manager Olcott, Mount Oliver, was seriously injured in an auto acci¬ dent. . . . Vince Josack, former sales¬ man, is now reported working for War¬ ners out of the Charlotte exchange. Arthur Levy, presently sales manager for United Artists, has been named Washington, D. C., branch manager. Levy had been with Columbia for over 20 years, much of that time as branch manager. He resigned to join Coopera¬ tive Theatres Service in Cincinnati, and later quit to go back to distribution in Cleveland. He was brought back to Pittsburgh as ELC branch manager. When that company was absorbed by United Artists, he was brought along to become sales manager. The third exclusive TV fight show at the Fulton saw another capacity crowd. Jimmy Ley is the father of a fivepound girl. He’s head booker at U-I. . . . A group of eight drive-ins in Greater Pittsburgh have contracted to present three Columbia pictures firstrun, without the pictures getting a downtown date. The son of Mike Manos received his second lieutenant’s commission in the USAF after training near San An¬ tonio, Tex. The Manos Circuit of more than 20 theatres headquarters in Greensburg, Pa. Forney Bowers, assistant manager, Fulton, moved in with manager John Walsh while the Walsh family is spend¬ ing the summer in Newport, R. I. . . . Dinty Moore, district manager, War¬ ners, was in Atlantic City, N. J., for a vacation. . . . The Saal Gottlieb testi USED THEATRE CHAIRS • Refinished or as they are • Large selection to choose from JOHN P. MORGAN CO., INC. 317 N. 13th ST.. PHILA. 7, PA. LO 4-0226 Piper Laurie, starred in U-I’s “The Prince Who Was A Thief,” is seen at the recent world premiere at the Michi¬ gan, Detroit, with co-star Tony Curtis. monial dinner held by the Variety Club turned out to be the most successful this year. . . . E. C.. Kanioris, owner, Wilmington, New Wilmington, Pa., transferred ownership to Harry Hedrick. The Rialto, Beaver Falls, Pa., was the scene of the naming of “Miss Beaver Valley of 1951” as a contestant for the “Miss America” contest. John B. Wilson closed the Koppel, Koppel, Pa., and departed for Cali¬ fornia. The house expects to reopen in September. . . . Marion Willett Cebula and Peggy Doyle and RKO have parted company. . . . Mary Lou Taylor is back at work in the Lou Hanna offices. . . . Walter Macintosh, Paramount auditor, was busy as was Rube Perlman, United Artists home office playdate specialist. . . . Three closings are the Roxy, Monaca. Pa.; Crystal, Meadowlands, Pa., and Profio, Cecil, Pa. . . . The Sam DeFazios celebrated their 35th w'edding anniversary. He manages the Ilai’i’is Liberty and formerly ran the downtown Harris. . . . The wife of A. P. Way, DuBois, Pa., theatre owner, is recuper¬ ating after an operation. Mrs. Perry Nathan, wife of the Na¬ tional Screen Service branch manager, is in Colorado Springs, Colo. Bill Mack, salesman for the same company, is on vacation with his family in Syracuse, N. Y. . . . Harry Thomas, manager, Schenley, was forgetting business in Atlantic City. . . . Mike Cullen, former manager, Loew’s Penn, has been re¬ called into the army. He was a major in the last war in charge of army enter¬ tainment in the European theatre. . . . Mike Manos purchased large screen TV for three of his theatres, and five inde¬ pendent theatre owners have contracted for sets, also. . . . The Abe Denmarks, she was Corinne Cohen, Paramount, are honeymooning at Scaroon Manor, in the .4dirondacks, N. Y. The Harris, Beechview, Pa., is offered for sale. It consists of two stores and a bowling alley in addition to the the¬ atre. . . . Tony Latella, owner, Miami and Temple, Springdale, Pa., hung a lai’ge for sale sign on the front of the Temple, closed for several weeks. . . . Charles Truran, once manager. Park and Meade, Meadville, Pa., is confined to a hospital. His son is a salesman in West Virginia for National Screen Service. Kentucky Louisville Exhibitors visiting included: James Atterbury, Town Hall, Winchester, Ky. ; Mrs. L. M. Denton, Shepherd, Shepherdsville, Ky.; Gene Lutes, Capitol, Frankfort, Ky. ; Jack Crouthers, Harrod, Harrodsburg, Ky.; Tom Maxedon, Shelby and Burley, Shelbyville, Ky. ; Jim Howe, Richland, Carrollton, Ky. ; Bob Enoch, State and Grand, Elizabeth¬ town, Ky., and Ralph Quarles, Majes¬ tic, Springfield, Ky. At the meeting of the directors and officers of the Kentucky Association of Theatre Owners, a convention commit¬ tee was appointed to handle the annual KATO convention in October. Members are C. R. Buechel, Mary Anderson, chairman; W. E. Carrell, owner. Falls City Theatre Equipment; E. L. Ornstein, Ornstein Theatres, Brandenburg, Ky. ; C. K. Arnold, Arco and Melody, Bardstown, Ky. ; Katie Overstreet, Fourth Avenue Amusement Company, together with Guthrie F. Crowe and Nell G. Bor¬ den, president and secretary, I'espectively. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Quarles, Majestic, Springfield, Ky., are the par¬ ents of a baby boy. By unanimous resolution of the Ken¬ tucky Association of Theati’e Owners it was agreed that immediately after the August primary, a series of Congres¬ sional district meetings should be held at some convenient location in each Congressional district. It was also re¬ quested by the KATO that all members of KATO oppose Section 1701-A of the new federal tax bill, providing exemp¬ tion of these groups from admission taxes. A strong KATO committee has been named to try to devise ways and means to stimulate attendance at the boxoffice. Members are Buddy Arnold, chairman; Gene Lutes, Ralph McClanahan, Eddie Ornstein, Harold Sliter, Irving Long, Johnson Musselman, and Katie Overstreet. Otto Marcum, coowner, St. Clair, Lebanon Junction, Ky., and the Bedford Drive-In, Bedford, Ind., and a resident of Louisville, passed away at St. Joseph Infirmary. Ohio Columbus An unusual tieup was set between United Artists and The Citizen for the award of the “Jose Ferrer-'Cyrano’ prize” to the winner of annual Soap Box Derby for youngsters sponsored by the Scripps-Howard newspaper, part of the promotion campaign in behalf cf the opening of “Cyrano de Bergerac” at the RKO Palace. The tieup was arranged by Milton Harris, in charge of the open¬ ing under UA exploitation manager Mori Krushen. Dayton Following a recent fire prevention check on local theatres. Fire Chief For¬ rest B. Lucas stated theatre conditions were “generally satisfactory.” Jidi/ 25, 1951