The Exhibitor (1950)

EXHIBITOR NT-3 national salesman, has been named branch manager, Columbia, replacing Edwai’d Hochstim, who is going to be transferred to the east. . . . Donald Mar¬ tin, former head booker, United Artists, has been appointed salesman in Grand Rapids, Mich., to replace Selwyne Ginsler, transferred to Cleveland. . . . Jack Wagner, formerly with the Dearborn, Mich., Drive-In, has been named mana¬ ger, New Ford-Wyoming Drive-In, sub¬ urban Dearborn, by Clark Enterprises. Doris Moss Pearl, advertising and publicity director, H. E. Balaban Detroit Theatres, Adams and Downtown, was spending a week in New York City. Ann Jioffe, Jam Handy, Alice Gor¬ ham, publicity and advertising director, United Detroit Theatres, and Irmengard Pohrt, The Detroit Times reporter, were initiated as associates of Theta Sigma Phi, national journalism fraternity. Dr. Silkini and his famous “Asylum of Horrors” stage show, will make per¬ sonal appearances at four United De¬ troit theatres during July. Betty Hutton and Carmen Miranda wil be featured attractions at the 1950 Michigan State Fair scheduled to run from Sept. 1-10, James D. Friel, general fair manager announced. An original cigar store Indian reputed to be 150 years old, and valued at more than $1,000, was placed in the lobby of the Roxy by manager Gene Kowalski to help advertise “A Ticket to Tomahawk.” The Indian is the property of Frank McLaughlin, Pontiac, Mich. Allied Theatres of Michigan is mak¬ ing another survey of exhibitor-distribu¬ tor relationships, with questionnaires having been sent to members. Indianapolis Bapps Corporation purchased 15/24ths interest of the William H. Coleman es¬ tate in the sites of Loew’s and the Fi¬ delity Trust Company. The price was understood to be $550,000. The sales were made by competitive bids. Loew’s interests control the building occupied by the theatre, and pay $50,000 a year rent for the land. The lease has approxi¬ mately 70 years to run. Jean Baade, a clerk in the cashier’s department, 20th-Fox, went to Lubbock, Tex., to take up permanent residence. . . . Merle Helm joined the booking de¬ partment at 20th-Fox as stenographer. . . . L. J. McGinley, representative, United World, was a visitor. Francis Pierce, head inspectress, War¬ ners, is visiting her son at Livingston, Mont., and Mrs. Jane Beard, booker, Warners, is spending her vacation in Wyola, Mont., with relatives. . . . Marceline Dwinnell is the new booker at Screen Guild. . . . Matt Freed, special representative, Lippert, was here in con¬ nection with “Rocketship XM,” Lyric. Ralph Fischer, Maumee, Ft. Wayne, Ind., moved his family to his farm near the city, and will drive back and forth. For his service to the Reserve Officers Association during last month’s National Defense Week, Broderick Crawford re¬ cently was awarded the ROA Citation of Merit from the group’s president, Com¬ mander John P. Bracken, USNR, while the star was on location in Washington for his Columbia film, “Born Yesterday.” . . . Matt Scheidler, Hartford, Hartford City, Ind., is looking after the Lakeland Drive-In, Angola, Ind., while his business partner, Claire Stucky, is at Cayuga, Ind., on business _ Peter Mailers, Mai¬ lers Circuit, Ft. Wayne, Ind., spent sev¬ eral days in New York City on business, and returned with his daughter, who re¬ sides there. . . . Helen Gauker, contract clerk, 20th-Fox, was spending her vaca¬ tion at home. Darel Bricky, stenographer, RKO, was vacationing. .' . . Dorothy Clemmens, RKO inspectress, was vacationing. . . . Mrs. Loraine Tony, secretary to man¬ ager Guy Craig, Columbia, was vaca¬ tioning. . . . Mrs. Jacquilan Roome is the new biller at National Theatre Sup¬ ply. . . . Pat Ryan, United Film Service, Inc., was a visitor. W. K. Embleton, manager, Monogram, and Norman Linz, salesman, attended an exhibitors’ meeting in Chicago, spon¬ sored by the independent producers. . . . Don Mac Leod, office manager, Mono¬ gram, is spending his vacation with wife and family at Belford, N. J., his native heath. Trio Theatres, Inc., leased the Lyric, Palace, and Dixie from the Williston Faith Domergue, newest Howard Hughes discovery, is seen in New York City be¬ fore her recent departure for Hollywood, after a fortnight of meeting the metro¬ politan press and attending screenings. Miss Domergue is starred in RKO’s “Where Danger Lives” and “Vendetta.” Circuit. Under terms of contract, Trio agreed to assume all contracts now in force, and it is understood that A1 Blocher, Y. and W. Management Corporation, will continue to buy and book. Film Row visitors included: Mike Make, Air-line Drive-In, Winchester, Ind.; James Ackron, Mailers Circuit, Ft. Wayne, Ind., and John Austin, Aus¬ tin, Versailles, Ind. Pittsburgh Milton Antonopolous, East Pittsburgh, Pa., exhibitor, leaves the ranks of eligible bachelors when he marries Emily Sterlotes, Mt. Lebanon, Pa. . . . The Variety Club’s Camp O’Connell opened recently for the season with appropriate ceremonies. Among those who attended were Mayor Lawrence, M. A. Silver, Tom Troy and Ben Steerman. Henry Berger, Warner Theatres handled the publicity. The camp takes care of 200 under privileged children each week, with the Variety Club footing all the bills. Mathilda Kiel, after being with Allied Theatre Owners of Western Pennsyl¬ vania for 16 years, resigned to go with the Levinson Steel Company. Natalie Julius has taken her place. Bert Stearn and Weldon Waters re¬ turned from a business trip to New York. . . . Milton Lefton, former film salesman, is now managing the Cameo, a neighborhood theatre in Los Angeles. . . . Arthur Levy, Columbia branch manager here for many years, who quit to go to Cincinnati as head of a booking cooperative, resigned. He is sales manager for Realart, Cincinnati. The father of Morris and William Finkel checked in at the Presbyterian Hospital for some surgery. . . . Work started on remodelling the Senator, which will be named the new Nixon. The marquee has been torn down. It will open in the fall as the new home of stage shows. . . . The Ladies Theatrical Club, made up of members of wives of the Variety Club, had a dinner at the Royal York Hotel in which the retiring officers were honored. . . . “Hopalong Cassidy” Boyd did a disappointing business along with the Cole Brothers Circus when it played the baseball park. A crowd of over 80 turned out for the annual Variety Club golf tourna¬ ment at Alcoma Country Club. Proceeds went to the Camp O’Connell fund. Many prizes were donated and presented dur¬ ing the dinner. Even those who didn’t play golf received door prizes. Howard Minsky, former district man¬ ager here for 20th Century-Fox, is now home office sales executive for Para¬ mount. His many friends in this area were pleased to hear of this. . . . Last week was the 45th anniversary of the opening of the first nickelodeon by Sen¬ ator John Harris. . . . “Bright Leaf” and “Our Very Own” were previewed at the Stanley and Fulton. . . . The Variety Club has started serving luncheons now, July 5, 1950