The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

NEWS OF THE TERRITORY 21 on a truck; 10,000 heralds and heavier newspaper advertsing. His many Norfolk friends will sympathize with JACK LICHTMAN, who has gone to Washington to be near his son, whose leg had to be amputated. That big display in the lobby of Loew’s State, ROSCOE R. DRISSELL, manager, is stopping the crowds. Cashier DOT RIGGAN, Loew’s State, knows how to shop for the groceries. HARRY VALENTINE, publicity and advertising manager for the Wilder theatres, has recovered from his recent illness and has gone to Daytona Beach, Florida, to join W. S. WILDER. JAY KIMMEL and his fam.ly are settling down in Portsmouth. LEO GREENWOOD was in Norfolk to report that all was well in Newport News. He recently returned there to manage the Warwick. BETTYE BUCK, SELMA COPLAN, Wilder home office, are waffle-makers par excellence, we hear. H. GRISSOM, house manager, RoseLe, Ocean View, one of the Levine theatres, is confined to his home with illness. You can get odds from any exhibitor hereabouts on just what EDDIE LEVINE will say when you first meet him. Anyone wanting to know, inquire of our main office, enclosing a selfaddressed stamped envelope. — Kit Larson. Occoquan FRANK HORNBECKER, HAROLD WILCHER never worry about business. They wait for it to come to them. Their house is on the banks of the Potomac, so they just cast their lines out of the window. Portsmouth BOBBY LEVINE, Colony, is busy on his new theatre here. Work is coming along on the new Levine theatre here, name of which hasn’t yet been chosen. W. F. HOGGARD, Portsmouth, is architect, contractor. Installation of a new marquee on the Gates is progressing. Radford State will reopen on March 1, with a new front, new lobby, complete redecoration inside. MRS. WHITE is former owner. PAGE MORRISON went to Washington recently to book. Reedville EUGENE JETT, Reedville, who also operates a pool room, is a great friend of visiting salesmen. Richmond Operators and stage hands had the annual sea food supper. Those seen enjoying those oysters and shrimp were STEWART ATKINSON, HOWARD POWERS, ADDIE STEWART, JOHN DOHERTY, W. B. FOX, JOHN LEARY, L. C. RATCLIFFE, HENRY SAUNDERS, GEORGE DANIELS, GEORGE CROZIER, ABNER LONG, LOUIS MAGALIS, DAN ANDERSON, OTIS BIGG, JIMMY MATHEWS, JIT SICKINGER, M. S. MOORE, M. C. MORRISETTE, JIM TAYLOR, BILL HUNDLEY, WENCEL STROUF, HERBERT HOGWOOD, TRIP CALDWELL, FRED ARMSTRONG, WALTER NELSON, CHARLIE McCART, BILL BUTLER, FRANK HAYES, MACK SCARBOROUGH, ARTHUR DEAN. THOMAS PITTS, manager, East End, visited Suffolk. ELBERT GROVER, RKO salesman, has new green car. SAM NORTHINGTON, manager, Bluebird, Petersburg, brought a party of friends over to Tantilla Garden. STEWART "ZEKE” ATKINSON has returned to work at the National C. E. SMITH, Grundy, is building a theatre in Haysi. A party was given at Rueger’s Hotel, January 19, to MR. and MRS. GRAHAM BARBEE on their fourth anniversary. Those attending the party were WARREN CONNOR, DAVE PETERSON, MRS. DAVE PETERSON, ED HALEY, JACK MARTIN, MERVIN ULLMAN. MR. and MRS. ALLEN SPARROW and MRS. CHARLIE YERBY motored to Norfolk. BUD LEWIS, representing "Ecstasy,” was in town. Film folks included JAKE FLAX, BEN CAPLON A son, JOHN CURTIS, JR., was born to MRS. JOHN C. CALDWELL, wife of the owner, Lee, Appomattox, at St. Luke’s Hospital. W. B. CALDWELL, father of JOHN C. CALDWELL, is in a hospital in Lynchburg. DR. BRANSCOME is planning on immediately rebuilding the theatre which was destroyed in Brookneal by fire. WILBUR C. HALL, chairman, Virginia Conservation Commission, and STUART WHITE, commission’s publicity director, are in New York attending a conference in reference to the proposed production of a Thomas Jefferson motion picture. "Ecstasy,” trimmed of about three minutes of “objectionable” scenes and carrying the seal of the censor board, returned to the National last week. WALTER COULTER opened his bowling alleys at Tiny Town for the first time on Sunday to turnaway business. MERVIN ULLMAN, Altec engineer, lectured to the science classes of St. Christopher’s Prep School recently on "What Makes the Movies Talk.” ELMER WILSCHKE, WARREN CONNOR, Altec officials, were in town. Venus front and lobby has been painted and decorated and SAM GORDON has been receiving compliments. — S. B. T. Saint Paul G. T. COLEMAN, Saint Paul, when he is not teaching the citizenry that "Motion Pictures Are Your Best Entertainment," is teaching French to local residents. Smithfield JESS SCOTT, Smithfield, has solved the publicity problem for his theatre. He owns the local newspaper! South Hill CHRIS GEOGHEGAN, Colonial, has evolved the perfect sales resistance for film salesmen. A couple of loaded cigars, matches make the boys catch the first train out of town. South Norfolk GEORGE LOEFFERT, Grand, is planning a bit of redecorating. T appahannock New Daw opened here. Theatre seats 575, and is operated by group of local people, with E. M. DOER, JR., president; H. S. ATKINSON, vice-president-treasurer; R. B. WALLACE, manager-secretary. Victoria DR. JESS SKINNER, Rialto, pulled a honey in way of exploitation. Fie summoned car owners, with phoney tickets, to his theatre. Winchester TOM BALDRIDGE, manager, Capitol, was chosen Winchester’s outstanding young man for 193 8, by citizens’ committee. He wil be presented with the Junior Chamber of Commerce award. Wytheville HERB MOODY, Millwald, is really going after his remodeling job. He is installing a billiard parlor for the public in the basement of the theatre building. The new seats in the auditorium are quite nice, dazzling, too. SAVE TIME ENERGY INSURANCE WORRY MONEY Economically Sensible lor All Your Deliveries to Be Made by Inc. PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK 1228 Vine St. 606 W. 47th St. BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 1801 Bayard St. 1638 Third St. N. E. • MEMBER NATIONAL FILM CARRIERS, INC. 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