The Exhibitor (1950)

NT-2 EXHIBITOR We will pick up and deliver your trunks, for your summer stay at the Seashore. • HAULING TO ALL SEASHORE POINTS • DOOR TO DOOR DELIVERY • DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE • NEW JERSEY MESSENGER SERVICE 250 N. Juniper Street PHILADELPHIA LO 7-4822 LO 7-4823 MEMBER NATIONAL FILM CARRIERS, INC. ' David €. BRODSKY e Associates THEATRICAL INTERIOR DECORATORS 242 N. 13th Street Philadelphia 7, Pa. PAINTING • DRAPERIES • MURALS STAGE SETTINGS • WALL COVERINGS Walter Carroll Hall, Gaithersburg, Md., has his theatre and home on the block, and has plans for a Florida residence. More From The Territory — Mr. and Mrs. “Doc” Westfall, River, Martinsville, Va., planed to Miami, Fla., for a visit with Bernie Depkin. . . . Miss Jessie Carper is recuperating nicely following injuries sustained in an auto mishap. . . . Cecil Ward, Bassett, Va., is erecting a drive-in on Route 58 outside of Martins¬ ville, Va., and another at Patrick Springs, Va., on Route 58. . . . M. P. Newman, Fair Grounds Drive-In, Rocky Mount, Va., visited Film Row for a book¬ ing session. ... A new drive-in is nearing completion at Buena Vista, Va. . . . Bill Spates, Frostburg, Va., has been hospi¬ talized with a heart attack. Everyone wishes for a speedy recovery. . . . Don Kelsey, Blacksburg, Va.,and Cecil Curtis, Galax, Va., are red hot baseball fans. Ditto, Danny Weinberg. Frank Seltzer, producer of the Colum¬ bia release, “711 Ocean Drive,” was in and discussed important wire service and gambling syndicate operations with Senator Estes Kefauver, chairman, Sen¬ ate’s special Crime Investigating Com¬ mittee. A special screening was re¬ quested by Washington for Senator Kefauver, Rudolph Halley, chief coun¬ sel, and Harold Robinson, chief investi¬ gator for the committee. Shooting on the film version of “Born Yesterday” began last fortnight with the filming of scenes at the Water Gate Amphitheatre, outdoor home of Wash¬ ington’s summer symphony. The com¬ pany, headed by producer S. Sylvan Simon and director George Cukor, re¬ mained in the capital for a week. Tom Wood Baldridge realized a dream come true when he announced at the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce National convention luncheon in Chicago that a contract had been awarded to H. R. Lohman and Company, Tulsa, Okla., for building the quarter million dollar Jaycee War Memorial Building at Tulsa which will be dedicated to young men who served and died in World War II, and which will be used for the educational and patriotic train¬ ing of young men throughout the world. At a War Conference in Omaha in 1945, Baldridge became the founder when he presented a program for state and local organizations and members to purchase war bonds, assisting the war effort, and accumulating a War Memorial Fund. Baldridge, Mid-Atlantic States repre¬ sentative, MGM, the founder who chairmanned the fund-raising, is a former national vice-president. Elmer McKinley has been appointed Lippert exchange manager, Lippert sales manager Arthur Greenblatt announced. McKinley was formerly with Eagle Lion. News From Tent 11 — More than 180 persons attended the club’s recent Father’s Day party in the Willard Hotel. The Variety ladies sponsored the affair, and Barker Joel Margolis staged the show. Morgan Baer furnished the music. There was a buffet supper at midnight and door prizes for the men. Mrs. Jerry Adams, wife of the Second Assistant Chief Barker, was mistress of ceremo¬ nies. Entertainment included a dance by Mrs. Sam Jack Kaufman, a “Romeo and Juliet” skit with Dr. Syl Danzansky as “Romeo” and Hy Bettingere as “Juliet,” and Jerry Adams as “The Merchant of Venice.” Mrs. George Nathan also had a speaking role in the entertainment of the evening. The ensemble of wives closed the show with “It’s Nice to Have a Man Around the House.” . . . Dorothy Kolinsky, club secretary, spent a week in the Poconos. . . . The tent’s welfare committtee met recently with the follow¬ ing in attendance: Fred S. Kogod, chair¬ man; Morton Gerber, vice-chairman; George Crouch, Dr. Danzansky, Dr. Ed¬ ward Cafritz, Lloyd Wineland, Sr., Eu¬ gene Kramer, and I. S. Burka. . . . The gift committee of the welfare awards committee met to discuss this year’s big campaign. . . . Gerald G. Wagner, assis¬ tant general manager, Lopert Washing¬ ton Theatres, was inducted into the club. . . . Harold Marshall, special field pub¬ licity representative, Paramount, trans¬ ferred to Tent 11 from Indianapolis. . . . Variety’s new roster of members has now been mailed to each barker for the 19501951 season. New this year are the ads on the inside covers which paid for the print job. Barkers contributing were Allen A. Merrine, with his ad for the New England seafood restaurant; Wal¬ ter Ogus, on insurance, and Norman Cohen Central Fuel Company. The Ros¬ ter pays in memory respect to the de¬ ceased fellow barkers. Big doings took place when Republic’s Rex Allen sat down to a dandy luncheon meal with a group of admirers, including Police Chief Robert J. Barrett, who presented Allen with a police courtesy card; Charles Stofberg, representing the Commissioners; A. Julian Brylawski, president, MPTO, who acted as emcee and host Jake Flax. On hand also were Sara Young, with Fox; George Crouch and Wade Skinner, Warners theatres; Carter Barron and son, Cracker, Angie Ratto, manager, Loew’s Palace; Jack Foxe, Loew’s; Harry Meyerburg, Balti¬ more, Md., who brought over a group of boys of the “Big Brother” movement; Mrs. Fred Kogod and two daughters; Frank Boucher, general manager, KB; the entire sales staff and local office; Mike Schwartz, assistant general counsel, Tent 11, and Major Barry Fox, whose dad many years ago worked at the Apollo. The talented Allen sang several prairie numbers. He kidded Congressman Mur¬ dock, telling the legislator he had prob¬ ably forgotten, but the little fellow with the yellow bow tie back home some years ago who held out his hand for an eigthgrade diploma, with the Congressman doing the handing out, was none other than Allen. Allen accompanied Jake Flax around the territory, handing out the beautiful white hats, which this corner was lucky enough to obtain. Kay DeWitt has taken leave of her regular duties on the stage of Loew’s Capitol, and is charming the guests at Lake Schroon, N. Y. for the summer. A. A. Schubert, supervisor of branch operations RKO, was in town making the necessary arrangements for the mov June 28, 1950