The Exhibitor (1953)

NT-4 EXHIBITOR Strike back By saving lives, by eas¬ ing pain, by improving services to cancer pa¬ tients, by supporting research that mill find the f inal answers to cancer . . . That is how your dollars strike back at cancer when you give them to the American Cancer Society. Send your gift today by mailing it to “ Cancer ” care of your local post office. Give to conquer cancer Yvonne DeCarlo, who will co-star with Joel McCrea in U-I’s “Border River,” recently arrived in New York from Italy. Miami It’s a boy for Robert Thorner, Wometco Accounting Department. . . . Ninth week of Wometco’s Second Annual Showmanship Contest finds the Carib first in campaigns, management, and benefits, with the Lincoln still first in quota. Rudy Berger, MGM’s southern division manager, was vacationing in Miami Beach, Fla. Tallahassee An annual licensing tax of $25 for practically all types of commercial ex¬ hibits has been proposed by Represent¬ ative Usina, St. Johns. The tax would be paid by “permanent” facilities located for more than 90 days in any single county. It would not apply to outdoor theatres. Taxed would be attractions of “a scientific, historical, botanical or zoological nature, outdoor amusements consisting of exhibits of any and all kinds.” Duplicate measures to establish minimum safety and other standards for outdoor theatres have been introduced by the Senate and House Committees on Public Roads and Highways. If en¬ acted, the law would apply only to thea¬ tres constructed after it becomes law. Outdoor theatre access roads could not be located within 500 feet of a major highway intersection, and the screen could not be located so the picture might be seen from major highways. Theatres would be required to have sufficient space between the ramps and the highways to keep waiting vehicles from extending on to the highway. County tax collectors would be prohibited from issuing occu¬ pational licenses for drive-ins, unless construction complied with the law. Georgia Savannah Paramount’s 3-D “Sangaree” will have a gala world premiere at the Lucas and Savannah on May 26. The two-theatre opening is shaping up as the most im¬ portant entertainment and civic event of the season, with all-out backing of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce and other organizations. Arlene Dahl, who co-stars in the film, and William H. Pine, co-producer with William C. Thomas, will be guests of honor. In keeping with the film’s early American setting and rich costuming, members of the participating local groups will turn out in colonial dress for a parade through the city’s main thoroughfare. The streets and the theatres will be decorated in co'orful 18th century fashion, and bands provided by patriotic and youth groups will feature marching and other music popular 172 years ago. North Carolina Banner Elk Voters rejected by a vote of 28 to 10 a proposal to permit Sunday movies. Louishurg W. F. Shelton, theatre operator, was re-elected Mayor in the municipal election. Mount Holly Sunday movies were voted out 246 to 208 in the municipal election. The issue had been a hot one for months, with ministers circulating petitions calling for the vote. Raleigh W. G. Enloe, local theatre man, was elected to City Council. The North Carolina Supreme Court last week upheld the validity of Charlotte’s Sunday law in a ruling con¬ firming the conviction of Charles B. McGee, drive-in owner, charged with operating during restricted hours. Rocky Mount Martin Street, with North Carolina Theatres, Inc., at Winston-Salem, N. C., for the past three years, has been named city manager here, succeeding Ervin Stone. He is a former manager, Ambass¬ ador, Raleigh, N. C., and also has served in Wilmington, N. C., Charlotte, and Columbia, S. C. Stone has been named manager of the company’s theatres at Raleigh. Thomasville Forsyth Theatres, Inc., has obtained a certificate of incorporation from the Secretary of State to operate a theatre business with authorized capital stock of $100,000. Incorporators are Paul K. Bryant, S. T. Stoker, and Susan G. Finch, all of Thomasville. South Carolina Columbia Contributions to culture by W. Bed¬ ford Moore, Jr., who died recently, have enriched the entire state. The Town and the Columbia Museum of Art were his special projects, but he was interested in the Columbia Music Festival and many other activities of the intellect and the arts. Tennessee Chattanooga The new Tennessee Film Circuit group available at the Public Library during May and June were previewed, and those interested in the film for program plan¬ ning or group work were in attendance. May 20, 1953