The Exhibitor (Nov 1948-Feb 1949)

NT2 THE EXHIBITOR Martin, general manager, Martin Theatre Circuit, was snapped in Columbus, Ga. 1 visited Mrs. Pauline Grif¬ fith, Theatre Owners of N. and ’ S. Carolina, in Charlotte. Russel Parham, manager, Prin • cess, Nashville, Tenn. , a real industry veteran, is pictured. ag’e from I'EW HERB’S SCRAPBOOK Fred Hull, one of the MGM salesmen in Charlotte, came from Atlanta a short time ago. Harold E. Laird, branclT mana ger, Tampa, Fla., Republic exchange, was working hard. I visited E.Y. Strafford, E.M. Loew’ s personal repre¬ sentative in his Miami office. (Continued from preceding page) ing was Johnnie Scruggs, former head, MCai shipping department. ... Film folks on the Row are cautioned to watch out about parking their cars as local policemen are checking up closely on those utilizing “no parking space” no w . John D. Guerry, maintenance man, 61, Community Theatres Company, died after a brief illness. Surviving are his wife, two daughters, a son, and three sisters. The Atlanta Variety Club installed a television set in the club rooms... Tommy Read, Georgia Theatres, was commenting upon the remarkable growth of his infant son, Tommy, jr. ...Jay Solomon, booker, independent Theatres, Chattanooga, Tenn., paid a visit,... W. 0. Sherman, formerly with Community Theatres as manager, lOth Street, is now out of the theatre business. , . . Ralph Peckham announced that his Realart Exchange in Jacksonville, Fla., is now ready to handle the Florida business. The local branch will handle South Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. Tom Little, North and South Caro¬ lina theatre owner, and Frances White, Screen Guild, Charlotte, N. C., re¬ turned there. The latest to get bit by the love bug was Joan Howard, secretary, Kay Exchange. The marriage is set for Dec. 5, and the new couple will make their home in Augusta, ... Back on the job at Kay Exchange is Martha Gunnel, who has been off for the past month due to illness. ... William "Smake” Richardson, president, Astor Pictures, was all smiles after looking at the new colored film, “jivin’ In Be Bop”, which Life magazine recently gave a threepage spread. The best of lupk goes to Berry Wat¬ son, secretary to Harvey Smith, Tower, who is getting a break in singing over WBGE. In for a visit to Smith were his co-partners from Charlotte, Tom Little, North Carolina theatre owner, and F. White, owner. Screen Guild, there. Lee Goldsmith, recently transferred here as office manager U-I, left for Detroit for the same company in the same capacity. .. .Arthur C. Bromberg, Monogram Southern president, was off, to Hollywood for a meeting with com¬ pany heads. ...Bob Savini, Astor Pic¬ tures of New York, came in from Dal¬ las, on his way back to New York. Charlotte At a recent showing of “The Secret Land”, Center, a tie-in was made with the navy whereby naval men and marine corps personnel were stationed at the theatre. ... S. D. Mitchell and C.H. Morgan, Greenville, S.C. , report pro¬ gress being made on their Augusta Road house in Greenville, and that it will be opened early in the coming year. Barney Slaughter, Film Classics branch manager, announced that the branch won fifth place in the recent contest conducted by that company. which means $500 in awards to the per¬ sonnel. Warren Irving, district manager, Wilby-Kincey Theatres, Columbia, S.C,, sponsored the filming of the Carol inaClemson football game. The film was released by Astor, and was well re¬ ceived. The second annual Carol inas College All-Star charity football game to be played in Charlotte on Dec. 5 will again be sponsored by the Variety Club, with proceeds going to Tent 24’ s "Heart Fund.” Club members ap¬ proved the sponsoring of the game at, the meeting, and preparations for the game are underway. A hand-picked team of college seniors, coached by D. C. "Peakhead” Walker, • Wake Forest Col¬ lege, 'and Rex Enright, University of South Carolina, will play the pro¬ fessional Charlotte Clippers. The Variety Club’ s “Heart Fund” covers a variety of projects. Geoffrey O’Hara, noted composer, who recently visited his friend, Lamar Stringfield, to watch him con¬ duct the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in rehearsals, says that talent scouts hunting future television stars will soon be sitting in the audiences at high schools and college operettas hunting for prospects. A Saturday morning teen-age fashion show, prior to the opening of 20th Century-Fox’ s “Apartment For Peggy”, recently was held at the Carolina, with a participating department store sending approximately 1,000 teen age girls as guests to the show. November 10, 1948