The Exhibitor (Nov 1948-Feb 1949)

NT4 Son Francisco A new department has been established by Motion Picture Service, which sup¬ plies theatres with lobby displays of posters and other art work. Jack Good¬ win, head, art department, stated that new equipment has been secured for the' project. Local police were on the search for a theatre ticket seller operating in the vicinity of public schools selling worthless ducats to youngsters. Phyllis Souder, 17, Alexandria, sur¬ prised members of the theatre staff with a hidden talent when she swept the field of 150 competitors in a local ‘Teen-Age Clothes designing contest. Winning its fifth straight contest in the Industrial League tournament. Film Row’s basketball squad was slated for the final play-off. Irving M. Levin, divisional direc¬ tor, San Francisco Theatres, Inc. , travelled to Los Angeles and Palm Springs, Ark. ...The Bank of America’s advertising tribute to the industry won a place in display at the San Francisco Advertising Club’s first annual art exhibit in the Museum of Art.... The RKO exchange office floo-rplan here is being reconstructed. Wesley Rosenthal, salesman, B.F. Shearer Company, returned to work after a convalescence period recover¬ ing from a severe automobile accident ... William Stephens, producer. Screen Guild, visited. ... Clayton V. Hickle, former manager, Rio, Merced, Cal. , is now managing the Strand. The State, Golden State Circuit’s house in South San Francisco, re¬ ceived a new facade and marquee.... Senator, Fox West Coast house, Oak¬ land, Cal. , feted its 22nd year of business with a special merchant tiein and show. ... Gowns based on designs worn by Rita Hayworth in “The Loves of Carmen’’ were displayed at the Em¬ porium in a tiein with the opening at the Orpheum. Bob Wells, former booker with Co¬ lumbia and Fox West Coast, was sent to Portland for Columbia as office manager. ... Norman Newman, veteran film buyer booker, was placed on the staff of North Coast Theatres, Inc., the Sherrill CorwinSol Lesser Circuit, Northeni California. ... Char¬ les Pincus, manager, Utah, Salt Lake, visited. ... Herbert Roesner, owner, Roesner foreign film circuit, travelled by air to New York. Ellis Levy, west coast general mana¬ ger, Telenews, entrained for New York for a theatre survey trip.... Nate Crevitz, former publicist with Blumenfeld Circuit, is now with the new CorwinLesser combine as publ ic relations head. United Artists. ... Anne Klein, wife of Mel Klein, Columbia, is re¬ ported back to normal after a serious operation. Junior executives of the Variet'y THE E X H I B I TOR THE EXHIBITOR will celebrate its 30tli ANNIVERSARY in the issue of November 24 Watch For It! Club are petitioning the executive board to adopt the title of “Rousta¬ bouts” for their organization within the club... Ross MacCausland was named new manager. Telenews, Denver. He takes over, with Gerald Schumm, for¬ mer manager, leaving for Florida to manage a new house ‘for Telenews.... Fifteen new members will be inducted into the Variety Club on Nov. 9 at Tent 32 including Alex Harrison and Gene Newman, 20th-Fox, and Ted Gelber, Paramount. Ed Morris, Film Classics, toured the San Joaquin Valley. ... William Parker, former branch manager, U-I, recovered from a serious illness. Amelio Pacini, owner of a favorite restaurant for film and stage stars, died. Following the declaration of city supervisor Marvin Lewis that he was introducing a local ordinance to for¬ bid sale of comic books, number of circuits who had been offering the books for prizes for kiddie matinees substituted candy bars. Convention heads of Variety Club, Tent 32, who are hosts to International Variety in May, met with Charles E. Lewis, to formulate plans for the large-scale conclave. Lewis conferred with Rotus Harvey, general chairman, and Charles Shutt, local publicity chairman, during his stay here. George Jessel headed a stable of 20th-Fox stars to appear at the world premiere of "When My Baby Smiles At Me" at the Fox. Seattle William H. Thedford, who has been serving as Oregon district manager for Evergreen Theatres for the past two years, was appointed assistant to Frank L. Newman, Sr. , president. Evergreen. Thedford is widely known as a western showman, and has been active in the industry for many years. He returned to National Theatres in 1945 as district manager, and the fol¬ lowing year became Oregon district manager for Evergreen Theatres. Last summer, he married Edna Elizabeth Purnell, whom he met in Dallas. They will now make their home in Seattle. Carl Miller, Universal-International salesman, Seattle district, was transferred to Los Angeles. With his wife and daughter, he left for the south by motor. Word from California was that Arthur O’Connell, Los Angeles city salesman for Universal-International, was re¬ cuperating at home from injuries sustained in a motor accident re¬ cently near Yuma, Ariz. O’Connell was a former Seattle branch manager for U-I .... George de Waide, present branch manager, with his salesmen Harry Blatt, Carl Miller, and Hap Frederick, returned from a regional sales meet in San Francisco. ... Slats Wilson, former Universal-International branch manager, Portland, who resigned recently, has bought in with Mort Bramson in Screen Guild. ... Dick Sager, RKO salesman, was in Chicago to attend a meeting. W.E. Calloway, western district manager. United Artists, was here from California conferring with A.J. Sullivan, Seattle branch manager.... Glenn Haviland, Eastern Washington salesman for Warners, was here from Spokane. ... Ed Urshel, MGM auditor, stopped over to visit the branch on his way home to Los Angeles. ... Edna Simons, who ‘owns and operates thea¬ tres in Montana, was here on her way home from San Francisco to Milloula after vacationing. Oscar Chiniquy, branch manager. National Theatre Supply, returned from Oregon with word that the new Ted Gamble Theatre in Baker, Ore. , will be ready for opening within about 30 days. It will seat 800. Work has begun on the foundation for another Gamble theatre, building at Lebanon, Ore.... Lloyd and Betty Muir, Vancouver B.C., were here visiting Russ and Ruby Morgan. Morgan is ex¬ ploitation representative for RKO in this district, and Muir has a similar position in Vancouver. ... Tom Shearer, B.F. Shearer Company, and his wife returned from a tr ip. ... James Bonholzer has been named assistant to Frank Shannon, manager. Sterling’s Palomar. Until recently, he was mana¬ ger of Warners' Bijou, Aberdeen, Wash. Fay Hoke joined the cashier's de¬ partment at Universal-International, succeeding Barbara Williams, resigned. State out-of-town exhibitors ,on Film Row were; Mrs. Charles O’Connell, Diamond, Black Diamond; Earl Stierwalt, McCleary; Carroll Barney, Ar¬ lington; Ollie Hartman, Coolie Dam; Joe Rosenfield, Spokane; William Evans, Centralia and Chehalis; Wil¬ lard Andre, Kent; Frank Willard, Parkland; W. B. McDonald, Olympia; Billy Conners, Tacoma; Gene Groesbeck, Enumclaw; Eldon Pollock, Jr., and Eddie Snow, Mt. Vernon. Jack Kloepper, Northwest district manager. Favorite Films, is moving his offices to 2323 Second Avenue. . . . Alice Christensen, secretary to B.F. Shearer, returned from a vacation with relatives at Phillipsburg, Mont. ....Hannah Trager, Paraniount. is back at her desk after a vacation. ... John E. Olson purchased the Roza, Zillah, Wash., from Ray Miller. November 10, 1948