The Exhibitor (1950)

EXHIBITOR NT-1 news or mi; BRANCHES Atlanta A picture forbidden on screens of many theatres more than 10 years ago, will be permitted to be shown in Atlanta by Miss Christine Smith, Atlanta censor. It is ‘Ecstacy.” William Richardson, Astor, was off for a trip to South Georgia. . . . Branch manager Hobbs, Monogram, with sales¬ man Jimmy Campbell, was on a trip to South Georgia. . . . Hugh Martin, Mar¬ tin Theatres, Florida, was booking. . . . Sam George, Paramount manager was visiting in Florida with Bill Schneider, former operator, Paramount, who owns a cottage in Daytona Beach, Fla. . . . E. D. Martin, Martin Theatres, Colum¬ bus, Ga., was carrying his arm in a sling because of an attack of bursitis. . . . It was a happy birthday for Jimmy Gillespie, 20th-Century-Fox publicity. . . . Mrs. Betty Holliman, secretary to Wil¬ liam Richardson, Astor, with her hus¬ band was enjoying the Florida sunshine. . . . Harry Griffin, 73, a native of Chicago, died in Tampa, Fla. Griffin had been associated with the Florida State The¬ atres for many years. In McIntosh, Fla., the McIntosh owner, Jim Camp, will have a snack bar. Camp also operates a show for Negroes in the Negro school. The New Muse, 725 seats, was opened in Perry, Ga., by Paschal Muse and his mother. Martin Theatres will operate the house. Cost is around $80,000. . . . The new 500-seat theatre, owned by Robert O. Sigler, under construction in Hattiesburg, Miss., will be called the Dome. The opening date is set for Au¬ gust. . . . Floyd Baker started work on his new theatre in Spruce Pine, N. C., with 500 seats. . . . R. D. Word, Scottsboro, Ala., completed plans for a new drive-in for 350 cars. . . . Martin and Thompson Theatres opened a drive-in in Hawkinsville, Ga., between Hawkinsville and Cochran, Ga. Another near Cochran was opened by C. A. Williams. . . . A 12-acre tract south of Crestview, Fla., has been purchased by Robinson and Barrow Theatres as a site for a drive-in. . . . Fred McLendon opened a new drive-in for 800 cars in Algiers, La. . . . Miss Mildred Castleberry, booker, Martin Theatres, was home after an operation in the hospital. David Cheatham, attorney of Palaski, Tenn., started work on his new 400-car drive-in in Palaski, with opening date set for August 1. Complete Motiograph equipment will be used, installed by WilKin Theatre Supply. . . . Mrs. Lois Cone, formerly with Florida State The¬ atre and later with Eagle Lion, joined Republic in the booking department. . . . Mrs. Lois Davis, Republic, was host to the employes of Eagle Lion at her county estate before she resigned to go with Republic; B. C. Waters opened his Waters, Coushatta, La., for Negro pa¬ trons. . . . Harry Diamond, special sales representative, Wallace checked in from Florida. . . . Jack Barrett and wife, he is sales representative for Monogram in Florida, were in. . . . Jimmy Wilson, president, Wilson Enterprises, says he will be in his new office at 163 Walton Street after July 1. . . . Howard Schussler, head booker, Lam Amusement Com¬ pany, Rome, Ga., returned home after booking here. . . . Johnny Harrell, Mar¬ tin Theatres, Columbus, Ga., was in. . . . Charlie Lester, southern district man¬ ager National Screen Service, was off for a trip to Dallas for a visit with his daughter. . . . Mescal Johnson, U-I, was married to Henry C. Knighton. . . . C. A. Moon, Benton Brothers Film Express, is the proud father of a baby boy. This makes the third one. . . . Charlie Moore, manager, Wil-Kin Theatre Sup¬ ply, checked in after visiting in Ten¬ nessee. He said that there are many new drive-ins started, and it looks like that state will be out to beat North Carolina. . . . Hugh Prince, formerly with Co-At-Co, resigned to go with the Lompoc Amusement Company, Lom¬ poc, Cal. . . . On the row booking were Mr. and Mrs. John Carter, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Ga. Mrs. Roy Mitchell, Stone, Stone Moun¬ tain, Ga., and A. L. Morgan, McLeondon Some 40,000 spectators lined Memphis’ Main Street for the parade, upper left, that launched the recent Mid-South Allied annual convention. Taking part in the festivities were many stars, including Mark Stevens, 20th-Fox and Republic’s Dale Evans and Roy Rogers seen at center, while at upper right are some of the 100 ladies who attended a luncheon at the Variety Club. From left are: Mrs. Edward O. Cullins, wife of the Allied Mid-South president; Paramount’s Gloria Swanson, Allied secretary Jane Cullins, Warners’ Patricia Neal, Mrs. W. A. Rush, and Mrs. D. F. Blissard, Okolona, Okolona, Miss. Seen at lower left is Miss Swanson, chatting with president John Wolfberg, Allied Rocky Mountain Independent Theatres, and Paramount branch manager L. W. McClintock, as she arrived at the Idlewild for the “Sunset Boulevard” screening that followed the parade. At center, flanked by retiring Allied President Edward O. Cullins, left, and Allied States head Trueman Rembusch, Miss Neal is seen as she addressed the exhibitors’ meeting, while at right. Lash LaRue entertains at the banquet which wound up the affair. The convention fes¬ tivities were heralded as one of the greatest promotional celebrations held in the South and a highlight of the year. Exhibits were displayed at the meeting for the first time. June lit, 1950 SOUTHERN