The Exhibitor (Nov 1948-Feb 1949)

NT-2 THE EXHIBITOR C.J. Feldman, U-I western sales manager, and Foster Blake, district manager, were conferring with Mayer Monsky, branch manager. ... Haro 1 d Wirthwein, assistant to the division manager. Paramount, was conferring with C.J. Duer, branch manager. Film Row visitors included;Clarence Martin, Hugo, Colo. ; Mr, and Mrs. Fred Lind, Rifle, Colo. ; Elden Menagn, Ft. Lupton, Colo. ; ghas. Means, Grants, N.M.; Clarence Chidley, Casper, Wyo. ; Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Newman, Walsh, Colo. ; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hall, Akron, Colo., and Neal Beezley, Burlington, Colo. Des Moines R.W. Brown, Phoenix Neola, la., started in the theatre business 39 years ago, and was holding open house to observe the event.... Orville Scott, manager, Mayfair, Shenandoah, la. , resigned to move to the west coast. He has been as¬ sociated with the theatre owned by Mrs. C.V. Stewart since 1938.... Louis Orlove, special advertising representati vej MGM, spent a week here on “The Search”. .. Walter Hoffman, 20th-Century Fox exploiteer, was in working on “Apartment for Peggy” ....Marie Frye, Tri -States merchandis¬ ing manager, and district manager A.G. Stolte visited Cedar Falls, Waterloo Oskaloosa, Newton, and Ottumwa, la. ...Fred Armington, MGM office manager, was released from the hospital. The manager of the Britt, la., theatre offered, free admissions to all patrons wearing pigtails in connection with the showing of “Summer Holiday’’ , and a total of 168 girls and women showed up with their hair in pigtails. ... Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stanton, Hayfield, Minn, , purchased the Fox, Nora Springs, la., from O.A. Merkel, Mason City, I a. . . . Remodel in g of the Rialto, Fort Dodge, la., has been completed. A huge rejuvention program has been completed at the Collegian Capital, New Ames, and Varsity, Ames, la. One of the innovations, an idea of Joe Gerbrach, manager, consisted of a white strip painted down each aisle, marking the exit paths. ... Central States Theatre Corporation purchased a 40 -acre site near Burlington, la., to be used for a drive-in? Kansas City Robert Stack, William Holden, Mary Hatcher, and William Demarest appeared at the midwest premiere of Paramount’s “Miss Tatlock’s Millions”, Paramount. Los Angeles The board of directors of Music¬ ians Local 47 turned down a peti¬ tion from studio orchestra managers, librarians, etc, which requested that they be relieved of responsibility of collecting union dues of those working casual ergagements. That Jan Jordan has legs worthy to go on poster art for Eagle Lion’ s release of “The Red Shoes” is proven as she poses in New York City with Frank Reagan, of the New York Giants. Roland Smith has been named Para¬ mount office manager, replacing Kenneth Derby, now a salesman. Smith formerly was with Paramount in Min¬ neapolis. Pro j ectionists_, Local 150 was attempting to bring Fox West Coast before the American Arbitration Association. This was figured to be stemming from the wage losses when the projectionists refused to screen “Forever Amber” ‘about a yearago. Just who is responsible for the wages lost at that time, will probably be aired in court as the local is filing a complaint in Superior Court asking that FWC be forced to submit to arbitration. Unless definite charges are made, FWC will hold to the clause of its contract with Local 150, which calls for wage scales not subject to arbitration. This clause was inserted into the contract upon the insistence of Local 150. SCTOA will use Harry Vinnecof’ s conciliation plan with the appoint¬ ment of a committee, composed of George Bowser, B.J. Leavitt, Gus Metzger, and Russell Rogers, with Dick Dickson, Arnold Schaak, Bill Srere, Sidney Wieder, and Cecil Vinnicof as alternates. Milwaukee Film Service, Inc., is handling services for Selznick Releasing Or¬ ganization, Inc. Some Hollywood atmosphere prevailed at the Riverside for a world premiere of “Station West”, Riverside. Ray Smith, operator of a theatrical sound and projection company, re¬ covered from illness. ... The Mid-City, operated by John Freuler for many years as an action house, the Whitehouse, changed to second-run,... H. Trumbull, Lake, Fox Lake, Wis. , was a visitor, ... Louis Orlove, MGM exploiteer, and Ervin dumb, Towne supervisor, arranged a screening of “The Search” at Holy Angels Academy... Bernard Sherman, Douglas, Racine, Wis., was a caller. ... Valerie Carter, secretary, lATSE headquarters^ entered a local hospital. ... William Exton, Roosevelt, Kenosha, Wis. , was in. The Ford, Waterford, Wis. , operated by Gust and Roland Jahnke, a 496house-, opened recently. The Ford is the only theatre at Waterford. . . . Jesse T. McBride, Paramount manager, was on a sales trip.... John G. Kemptgen, MGM manager, called on exhibitors ....Several members of the Independent Theatre Owners of Wisconsin will at¬ tend the National Allied Convention at New Orleans. ... John Black, Varsity projectionist, though recovering rapidly from a recent illness, dropped 25 pounds. ... Success of amateur shows in neighborhoods indicate that such shows will become an institution.... Walter Baier, Fort, Fort Atkinson, Wis., was a v is itor. . . . The Towne canopy was repainted. ... Lou Elman, RKO manager, called on exhibitors in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. ... W. C. Fischer, Campo, Camnbellsport, Wis., was a visitor. Minneapolis Bloomington township, Minneapolis suburb, passed an an ordinance set¬ ting annual theater license fees at $300. The fee is one of the highest charged in any rural com¬ munity, according to Stanley Kane, executive director of North Central Allied. The only theater in the town¬ ship is the Bloomington Drive-In, although a permit has been granted for a conventional theater in the village limits. ...A move of the Hastings, Minn. , city council to boost the annual theater license fee from $50 to $1000 ended in a dead¬ lock, following arguments presented by Stanley Kane and Gil Swenbeiger, general manager, Berger Amusement Company, which operates the Riviera. Kane said that NCA would fight the “exorbitant” license fee in court. The high cost of theater con¬ struction has kept applications for new theaters at a minimum, following rumors that the Minneapolis city Council had unofficially decided to ease its ban on new theaters Three applicants for theater licenses re¬ ported that they are “waiting to see i f building costs come down.’’ Studio shooting on the Technicolor feature, “Dan Patch” starts soon, according to W.R. Frank, Minneapolis producer, who returned to Hollywood. ....Clarence Kaake, West and Doric, Duluth, Minn., reopened the Star, Duluth. The Northwest Variety Club brought Horace Heidt and his amateur troupe to the Minneapolis Auditorium for a concert and nationwide radio broad¬ cast in a benefi t -program for the club. ... Elmer Scott has been named manager. Cozy, Colfax, Wis. ... Harvey Thorpe has installed a dairy bar in his Crosby, Crosby, Minn. ...H.J. Tremann Circuit reopened the Lake, Howard Lake, Minn. , closed for four months for alterations, new booth equipment installations, and new seating. ... Alva Hopper reopened the Humota, Humboldt. la., following com¬ plete remodeling. ... The Variety Club installed a television set....UA salesman Joe Prill purchased the Ash, Ashley, N.D. November 10, 1948