The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

NEWS OF THE TERRITORY 21 (Newport News: Continued from page 10) LEONARD GORDON, Palace manager, cooperated with local Christmas fund. Christmas parties were staged at three local theatres' kid club programs, James, Paramount, Warwick all feting youngsters. Manager JAY KIMMEL, Warwick, gave a box of candy to each as Xmas gift. — W. T. Norfolk MISS KATHLEEN WATSON, popular cashier. Plaza, died after several weeks illness. News has been received in Norfolk of the death in France of the father of PIERRE BOULOGNE, manager, Norva. — R. K. T. L. Richmond All employees of Loew’s received a Christmas bonus check this year. Those with the company over a year received two weeks pay. Those not with the company for a year received one week’s pay. BEN SOMMA, manager, Henrico, helped the Henrico County Christmas Committee for Needy Families collect clothes, food, toys. MERVIN J. ULLMAN, Altec engineer, has just purchased a new automobile. BILL ATTMORE, RCA engineer, has decided that it is safer to travel by air than land, so he bought a plane. PETE LICHTMAN has just had two new Ashcraft lamps installed in the Hippodrome. HENRY SAUNDERS, projectionist, Ginter, lost his father on Christmas Day. Our sympathy is extended. GEORGE SEAY, manager, Nottawa, Blackstone, sent MERVIN ULLMAN a nice turkey for Christmas. HERMAN RUBIN, his entire organization, Petersburg, presented MORTON G. THALHIMER with a brand new shiny red car for Christmas. Thalhimer, SAM BENDHEIM, JR., also received radios from their Richmond staff. PETE LICHTMAN, Richmond representative, Lichtman circuit, visited his mother in North Bergen, New Jersey, over the holidays. DR. B. S. LEBARWICH, local eye specialist, has been recommending motion pictures for correction of certain eye ailments with very good results, as BOB GREGORY, WMGB official, will testify. NEAL PATTON, doorman, Westhampton, spent Christmas week with his parents in Newport News. LOUIS MAGALIS, relief operator, Neighborhood Theatres, underwent an operation at Saint Elizabeth Hospital last week, and is recuperating very nicely. MURIEL STEVENSON, secretary, FRANK O’BRIEN, went with a party duck hunting on the Potomac River the other week, developed a very serious earache as the consequence, which kept her in bed for a week, but we are glad to report that she is back on the job, much improved. We hear that the Botetourt High School, Gloucester, has installed movies. Here is a chance for salesmen with educational subjects. GRACE HEATH, cashier, Lee, was secretly married to JOHNNY PHAUP November 26. Congratulations and good luck, Mr. and Mrs. Phaup. CHARLIE HULBERT, manager, Lee, has been under the weather for several days, but now is much improved. Maybe too much Christmas, Charlie? RUTH KELCH, cashier. Grand, took her sister to the hospital last Wednesday for a mastoid operation. HENRY REID, Byrd service staff, is sick abed. ALLEN SPARROW, manager, Loew’s, went home from the hospital last week, CHARLIE YERBY had him out for a short ride later for the first time. Allen, you know, was operated on for appendicitis. The new National Exhibitor calendars are making their appearances in theatre offices all over town. Loew’s had midnight shows, feature being "Sweethearts.” PETE STAINBACK, his girl motored down to Welden, North Carolina, last week. CHARLIE YERBY visited with his folks in Norfolk. JAMES WALKER, porter, Capitol, lost his infant daughter, ALFREDA, recently. It was a terrible blow to both mother, father, who have been employed at the Capitol for some time. We take this opportunity to thank the following friends for their Christmas cards, wish each, every one a happy, prosperous New Year: JAKE FLAX, JERRY MURPHY, DAVE PETERSON, N. C. HAEFELE, HERBERT M. MILLER, SALLIE, WEIR, JIM DALTON, ELMO "SLIM” HOLLOWAY, HARRY RAWLINGS, RUDOLPH BERGER, WALTER CONNER, E. O. WILSCHKE HENRY DUSMAN, MERVIN ULLMAN, GEORGE CROZIER, FRANK WOOD, SAM NORTHINGTON, HERMAN KAPLIN, ALLEN BROWN, ALEX RAVDIN, BILL BALLENGER, CONRAD McREE, ARTHUR HOLMES, MURIEL STEVENSON, BEN SOMMA, CHARLIE SOMMA, THOMAS PITTS, CHARLIE HULBERT, HARRY NORDIN, BOB COULTER, VIRGINIA SNEAD, DOROTHY SHEWBRIDGE, HAROLD WOOD, SAM BENDHEIM, JR., IVAN ROSEBAUM, HARRIS WILLIAMS, GEORGE STITZER, EARL STITZER, JOHN SIMMONS, LEON NELSON, JR., NEAL PATTON, CLEVELAND WILLIAMSON, GRACE WARD, MILDRED AMENT, PETE STAINBACK, LOUIS MAGALIS, GARRETT LEAHEY, CARL THILOW, GUS SPONG, JOE ARCARO, BAN EDDINGTON, MERCER STILLMAN. The Duckpin League is taking two weeks vacation on account of Christmas, New Year’s, but will be back on January 9. — S. B. T. Shenandoah Valley The Roth Brothers houses cooperated with the Red Cross, others by holding canned goods shows. H. T. KING, formerly in Charlottesville, is the manager of the new Grottoes. Woodstock Out of the welter of advertising, good words spoken for it, the Community is emerging as one of the leading amusement houses in the Shenandoah Valley. The Community has one of the most beautiful marquees in Northern Virginia. — J. R. B. WEST VIRGINIA Berkeley Springs VANCE ZIMMERMAN has done a pretty good job of remodeling his Ideal. He believes in working personally around the house at all odd moments, keeping the theatre in fine condition. Vance has recently taken to printing all advertising matter on his own press. Berkeley .owned by J. WILLIAM JOHNSON, has had a renovation job. Besides operating the theatre Johnson is a bank official. At the theatre, he expects soon to install a new marquee. Charleston From the Schine circuit, Bellefontaine, Ohio, came JOHN B. GARDINER to manage Alpine circuit’s recently acquired Mound, South Charleston. "Tobacco Road” recently played the Kearse for three midnight performances. NORMAN ISHERWOOD, formerly at Iaeger, is manager of the remodeled (almost new) Lyr e, recently acquired by the Freeman-Newbold circuit, Bramwell. LESTER ROSENFELD, Dunbar, also operate; the Best in Kanawha City (East Charleston), with BILL BIRCHFIELD managing for him. Fayetteville Opening of the Thomas Brothers’ Fayette was scheduled for December 2 8. Old theatre will be closed. Gassatvay From cashier to manager is the record of MARJORIE KEENER. Starting as cashier, Sutton, upon acquisition by the Alpine circuit, she now manages both the Sutton, Gassaway. She, her husband are expecting a blessed event. Montgomery GENE HENSLEY, former local theatre manager; ART CLEMENS, operating as the Black Diamond Theatre Company, have added several more houses to their chain, built a new one at Smithers. Hard-working, progressive. Gene, Art turn coal-town theatres into paying propositions by intelligent management. At present, their circuit includes theatres in Smithers, Cedar Grove, Ward, Monmouth, Powellton, Stotesbury, Lorado, Helen, Belle. Good luck, Black Diamond! Martinsville JOHN L. GARST, JR., former Rives manager, has moved into a similar post at the Roxy, National, operated by MRS. F. W. CARPER. The manager from Galax replaces him at the Rives. Mount Hope Princess is quite the showplace of the region since its recent alteration. DAN KELSEY has a very fine house in the Mount. He is keeping the Franklin closed. Romney THELMA DeBERRY has been managing the Alpine since its acquisition by the Alpine circuit six months ago. Although the house has been put in fine shape, with new seats being added, a more complete job is scheduled for the spring. VARIETY CLUB Tent No. 11, Washington Variety member children were feted, feasted, gifted otherwise made happy during the holidays at the annual party. MRS. ROOSEVELT, many notable national, district officials took part in the dedicatory exercises last week at the Sibley Hospital when 10 incubators were donated to the hospital by Variety. In the midst of her busy holiday schedule, Mrs. Roosevelt deemed it imperative that she attend the ceremonies because of its importance. Turned over to the hospital by welfare chairman RUDOLPH BERGER, the life-saving devices will be housed in a special room set aside by the hospital for Variety. Included in the equipment is a portable incubator which may be used for home deliveries to bring the premature infant to the hospital. Tent No. 19, Baltimore New Year’s Day the drawing for the 193 9 automobile was held in the clubrooms at the Hotel Belvedere. Chief Barker J. LOUIS ROME wished all members and their families a very happy New Year, in The Barker, official newspaper of the club. January 4, 19)9 NAT