The Exhibitor (1950)

• EXHIBITOR NT-2 Marietta, Ga. There is a new baby girl at the home. . . . Another Martin The¬ atres man with smiles is C. L. Patrick. There is a little baby son at the house. We all wish the parents and the babies the best of everything. O. C. Alexander, sales representative, Wil-Kin Theatre Supply, was back after a vacation in Indianapolis. . . . Bud Chalman, A-B-C Booking Office, checked in after a trip through Florida. . . . Morriss and Hamilton opened their new drive-in in Washington Shores, near Or¬ lando, Fla. . . . Myron Kyrton, owner, Drive-In Daytona Beach, Fla., is now us¬ ing 35mm. in place of 16mm. . . . John R. Moffett, owner, Carver, Montgomery, Ala., took over the 80 Drive-In near Tuskegee, Ala. . . . Howell and Robbins opened their 300-car drive-in, the H and R. . . . The new Cherokee Drive-In, Cleveland, Tenn., opened. . . . Charlie Fortson, general sales manager, Wil-Kin Theatre, checked in after a flying trip to the Florida exhibitors’ meeting at Miami. The Florida State Theatres, Jackson¬ ville, Fla., announced that David S. Hammond has been appointed manageragent, Paramount building, Palm Beach, Fla. R. L. McCoy, former branch manager, Film Classics, has taken over “Jackpot Night.” McCoy will make his head¬ quarters in Atlanta. . . . Mrs. Carolyn Tims was appointed secretary to office manager Joe Dumas, Republic. . . . Florence Shamblee, formerly with Film Classics, is now with U-I. . . . Tommy Echols is now in the booking depart¬ ment at U-I. Pete Howell, head shipper, Monogram Southern Exchanges, is back after his honeymoon in Florida. . . . Miss Mildred Castleberry, Martin Theatres’ booking office, returned home from the hospital. . . . Mrs. Delong, Monogram, is back from the hospital. . . . Nelson Towler, former branch manager, Eagle Lion, Memphis, was visiting. . . . The best of luck goes to W. A. Lewis, ELC branch manager, formerly in Atlanta with U-I. ... We were sorry to note that Walter Griffith, manager, Charlotte, Charlotte, is a patient in the hospital. . . . R. J. Ingram, southern district manager, Co¬ lumbia, checked in after a visit to Char¬ lotte. . . . Arthur C. Bromberg presi¬ dent, Monogram, returned after attend¬ ing the annual golf tournament at Eseola Lodge, Lineville, N. C. Florida State Theatres, Jacksonville, Fla., announced a new marquee in the Athens, Deland, Fla. ... On the Row booking were: J. B. Hardy, Thomaston, Ga.; R. V. Stansbury, Spring City, Tenn.; Hap Barnes and the Mrs., drivein, Montgomery Ala.; Phil Kaplan, Roxy, Macon, Ga.; J. R. Grace and Thomas Parker, Starlight Drive-In, Ma¬ con, and John Radney, Bama, Alexander City, Ala. From Republic on vacation were Joe Dumas, office manager, and Mrs. Sara Bush. . . . From Columbia on vacation were Juanita Green and Cornelia Evans. . . . The best of luck goes to Mrs. Martha Willoughby, Columbia, the proud parent Gloria Swanson, center, is seen talking with Mr. and Mrs. John Carter, Brookhaven, Ga., after a screening of Para¬ mount’s “Sunset Boulevard” in Atlanta during the recent MPTOOG convention. of a baby girl. . . . George Roscoe, branch manager, Columbia, checked in after a trip to Alabama. Martin and Davis Theatres, Alabama, announced that James McGriff will manage the Bay, Panama City, Fla., and Carl Albright will manage the Beach. . . . Harry Faw started work on his new $50,000 drive-in near Char¬ lotte between Thrift and Thomasboro, N. C., with opening date set for July. . . . . The Cooper Drive-In Corporation, owned by T. A. Little, Frank Beddingfield, and P. E. Young, all of Charlotte, will take over the Bonny Drive-In, Charleston, S. C. Winifred Hoyt, for the past five years with 20th-Century-Fox, was re¬ cently married to Ernest W. Duffey, . . . In Jonesboro, Ga., married were Dot Cox, contract clerk, and Ed Matth¬ ews, booker MGM. . . . R. J. Ingram, southern district manager, Columbia, checked in after a trip to New Orleans, while George Roscoe was back from a Florida trip. . . . J. A. Bachman, branch manager, United Artists, checked in after a trip to Florida. . . . The Fox will again have the pop concert each Sunday through the courtesy of William K. Jenkins. A. J. Terrell, former owner, Pix, Black Mountain, N. C., later sold to Hank Hearn, has again taken the thea¬ tre. . . . New owner of the Cai'-Ral Drive-In, Raleigh, N. C., is A. P. McSwain, also owner, Sanford Drive-In, Patricia Neal was greeted by Malco Theatres President M. A. Light man when she visited the circuit’s offices in Memphis en route to the recent Raleigh, N. C., premier of WB’s “Bright Leaf.” Sanford, N. C. . . . Mrs. Lottie P. Carroll, wife of E. L. Carroll, theatre owner in Bessemer, N. C.. died. . . . Dusty Rhodes, general manager, Dixie Drive-In, checked in after visiting in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. . . . The Piedmont Drive-In, Jackson¬ ville, Fla., installed 200 seats for walkin patrons. . . . Southern district mana¬ ger C. A. Jeffery, Alexander Film, announced that Paul A. McMahn has been added to the sales force to take over the south Georgia territory for¬ merly held by Louis Watkins, who will handle Atlanta. . . . Walt Woodward, Jacksonville, Fla., returned there after visiting. . . . Film Classics moved in with Eagle Lion. Many of the old em¬ ployes of both Film Classics and Eagle Lion will stay with the new Company. Charlotte Among those who attended the Paramount sales meeting in Los Ang¬ eles last week were: branch head A. H. Duren, E. G. Chumley, E. C. DeBerry, G. Reif, L. Terrell, and D. Friedman. John Mangham has taken over “Movie Quiz” distribution in this territory as well as in New Orleans and Memphis. . . . Strand Theatres announced the purchase of additional property to give the company an entire block front for the construction of a new theatre. Memphis A partnership agreement between Richards, Lightman, and Paramount, in¬ volving 12 theatres, was settled last fort¬ night. Richards and Lightman take the Rialto and Strand, Hope, Ark.; Malco and Strand, Pine Bluff, Ark.; Para¬ mount, Pastime, and a new house now under construction at Helena, Ark. Para¬ mount assumes control over the Rich, West Point, Miss.; Lyric and Strand, Tupelo, Miss., and Princess, Columbus, Miss. Some cash was involved in the final settlement. Five Hollywood players, headed by Donald O’Connor, were here for three stage shows at Loew’s Palace at the opening of “Curtain Call at Cactus Creek.” Dismantling the old Film Classics branch was in process by W. A. Lewis, who moved into Eagle Lion as branch manager, Eagle Lion Classics. Miss Frances Fazakerly was vacationing at West Palm Beach, Fla., before joining Screen Guild. It is reported that Astor will take over the former Film Classics office, and that Eugene Boggs, at one time booker for Flexer Theatres, will be connected with the newcomer to Film Row. Memphis, and theatre folks espe¬ cially, rolled out the welcome mat during the visit of Harry Martin, former amusement editor, The Commercial Ap¬ peal, president, American Newspaper Guild, and at present labor advisor to Ambassador Everell Harriman in the EC A. Martin was in to attend the national convention of the Guild in Washington, D. C. He was jubilant over the success of the ECA, and said that it had the “Commies” on the run. June 21, 1950