The Exhibitor (1953)

NT-2 EXHIBITOR Michigan Allied. All exhibitors are being invited to attend the statewide gathering and view the film, which features Michigan exhibitor John Vlachos, Flat Rock. The objective is to secure the aid of every exhibitor in an effort to present the importance of tax repeal. Lawrence Griffin, Manton, Mich., exhibitor and a director of Michigan Allied, will speak on “Making the Thea¬ tregoer Tax-Conscious.” Max Gealer, Associated Theatres supervisor, became a grandfather with the birth of a daughter, Kathy Lynn, to his daughter, Mrs. Myron Kaufman. United Artists branch manager S. J. Bowman and his wife attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in London as a result of his winning first prize in the sales-and-collections contest sponsored by the National Film Board of Canada in behalf of its colorful documentary, “Royal Journey.” Bow¬ man’s victory in the United Artists con¬ test brought him and his wife a oneweek, all-expenses-paid trip to England. William B. Zoellner, head, MGM’s shorts and newsreel sales, was in. Edward L. Hyman, vice-president, American Broadcasting-Paramount Thea¬ tres, and Simon B. Siegal, treasurer, were in. Indianapolis J. V. O’Hara, metropolitan division sales manager, Republic, made an ex¬ tensive trip accompanied by Bernard Brager, exchange manager. . . . Irwin Rau, Alice, Leitchfield, Ky., was elected school commissioner and also a member of the city board. Emmett St. Clair, St. Clair, Lebanon Junction, Ky., is the father of a baby girl. . . . George Lindsay, Lindsay, Brownsville, Ky., stopped work on his new drive-in because of the weather. . . . William Conway, Irwin, Cannelton, Ind., reports his wife on a tour by motor. . . . R. L. Gatrost closed his Victory, Vine Grove, Ky. . . . Robert Enoch, Rockwood Amusement Company, expects to have his new drive-in at Junction Road 64 and Road 31-W in operation within the next 60 days. Moe Dudleson, UA district manager, was a visitor. . . . Foster Blake, United Artists division manager, was in. . . . Henry Hermansen and wife, Brook, Brook, were on an extended fishing trip. . . . Fletcher Brewer, State, Lafayette, was preparing his lake cottage for early occupancy. . . . Leo Ciacio, Downs, Louisville, Ky., suffered a painful injury after a fall. He was taken to the Norton Infirmary. Charles Browne held a state pre¬ miere for “Roar of the Crowd” at the Lyric. . . . Charles Sherman, formerly with the Dickinson Circuit, St. Joseph, Mo., joined the Greater Indianapolis forces. . . . The Palace, Owensboro, Ky., was taken over by J. W. Blinco and Ellis M. Massie. . . . The Lincoln closed permanently. Doris Day, star of Warners’ “By The Light Of The Silvery Moon,” was re¬ cently interviewed in Dayton, O., by disc jockey Howard Malcolm, WON E, who also broadcast for four hours the events of her reception in her home town, Cincinnati, carried to Dayton via Telephone. Division manager T. O. McCleaster, 20th-Fox, was in. . . . New employees at 20th-Fox are Robert Bidgood, shipper; Richard Wood, student booker ; Marianne Kersey, booker’s clerk, and Thelma Strickler, cashier’s clerk. Exhibitors seen were William P. Mcgovern, Ritz, Loogootee, Ind.; John Austin, Austin, Versailles, Ind.; Pete Dawson, Rodeo, Louisville, Ky., and Vic Burkle, Rialto, Fortville, Ind. Allied Theatre Owners of Indiana members are looking forward to June 9-10-11, when pleasure, fun, and re¬ laxation at the famed mineral baths will be mixed with a board meeting and several business sessions at French Lick Springs Hotel, French Lick Springs, Ind. A golf tourney will also be held, with United Film awarding the winning ex¬ hibitor a beautiful trophy. The affair will conclude with a banquet. Pittsburgh Paced by 1,000-line newspaper ads, colorful parades, and a host of theatre activities keyed to Independence Day celebrations, “The Glory Brigade” will open, starting on July 1, in several hundred theatres in 20th-Fox’s central division and Pittsburgh. The saturation Erika Nordin, “Miss Germany” in the 1952 “Miss Universe” contest, who is touring key cities on behalf of IT-I’s “Abbott and Costello Go To Mars,” re¬ cently was welcomed to Muncie, I?id.. where the film played fhe Rivoli, by Mayor Barclay, right, while Vic Sicilia looked on. campaign will see the Korean war drama debuting in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, and Pittsburgh, as well as situations covered by these exchange areas during the first three weeks of July. Heading up the campaign will be T. 0. McCleaster, 20th-Fox central division manager. Follcw through meet¬ ings will be held in each exchange city. Sessions will be conducted by managers R. C. McNabb, Cincinnati; I. J. Schmertz, Cleveland; J. J. Lee, Detroit, and A1 Levy, here. George Mason, assistant to John Walsh, manager, Fulton, lost a couple of joints on two fingers over the week¬ end when he got them caught in a machine. . . . Paul Kleber, Stanley Warner assistant contact manager, is making a name for himself as an actor. He’s the interlocutor in the K of C Minstrels “Knights and Daze,” which has already played at the Roxian, Mc¬ Kees Rocks, Pa., and at high schools, etc. Proceeds go to charity. Charles Truran, Jr., NSS represent¬ ative, West Virginia territory, resigned to become affiliated with Theatre Time C’ock, Washington, Pa. His successor is Jimmy Nash, Jr., who, for the past three years, has been managing the Starlite Drive-In, Wexford, Pa. Nash’s dad covered the West Virginia territory for UA several years ago. Harry McCartney, Stanley Warner publicity department reported to Uncle Sam for his physical. . . . When “Main Street to Broadway” plays Loew’s Penn in July, look for personal appearances of many stars in the cast. Several hundred patrons of Loew’s Penn got refunds at the Sunday matinee performance when the theatre’s main power plant failed. The screen was dark from 5:15 p.m. until 9:55 p.m. Manager Bill E’der reported that cne of the feed lines became grounded in an unknown manner. Shirley Hartman succeeds Ruth Knee as secretary to NSS manager Perry S. Nathan. Miss Knee resigned to go into another line of business. . . . The wife of Andy Battiston, well-known theatre broker, was reported out of danger following major surgery at a local hospital. Associated Drive-In Theatres’ latest addition is the Camp Horne Drive-In, located on Camp Horne Road between Route 19 and the Ohio Boulevard. With a capacity of 600 cars, it boasts an 80 foot screen, is fully equipped for 3-D, and is the first drive-in in this area to show 3-D product. Bert Steam, president, Co-op Booking Agency, was in Florida on vacation with his wife. . . . Henry Bevger, director of publicity, SW Theatres, in this area was in Detroit to glimpse the Cinerama presentation. Mort England is handling the Polalite glasses for Exhibitors Service, which con¬ trols distribution. They were used at the “Fort Ti” screening at the Stanley during the Allied convention. June 8, 1953