The Exhibitor (Nov 1948-Feb 1949)

THE EXHIBITOR NT-1 The WFIL Sports Clinic, a program regularly heard in Philadelphia, was presented recently on the stage of the S-W Uptown, Philadelphia, as a Christmas party in cooperation with the Community Chest for almost 2200 underprivileged children. Seen above, top, are the children entering the theatre, where they were given candv canes and gifts by marines especially present for the purpose; bottom, John Nolan, Warrant Officer J B Kerr^ Tom Moorehead, ond Ben Blumberg, manager. Uptown, stand behind the contestants who took oart in *h» Clinic: Browning Ross, Jack Kelly, Jr., Matt Goukas, and Jersey Joe Walcott. At right is a view of the stage ]vi:ws or rnr: Philadelphia Crosstown An editorial in The Bulletin, “What’s The Matter With The Movies?”, suggested that “unless the producers vary the fare offered so as to suit more varieties of taste and experience, they are going to miss the real answer to their problems.” Leo Posel is chairman of the Deborah Sanitarium building program which is out to raise a half million dollars. Four patients from the film industry have been treated there, and released. Posel would like to hear from fellow industry ites in¬ terested in donating to the worthy cause. The sanitarium is located at Browns Mills, N. J. A teen-age youth, ejected from the Bluebird one day last week, threw a brick through the cashier’s window. The aide was injured by broken glass, and the youth was arrested. Vine Street Occupants of properties on the south side of Vine Street, received notices from the State last week to vacate on or before March 1. This indicates that the widening of the street program is progressing. Many still do not know where they are going to move. It was learned last week that Allied Motion Picture Theatre Service, Inc., was assuming the buying and booking for the Hollywood, Elizabethville; Royal, Hummelstown, and the Holly, Mt. Holly Springs, in the near future. . . . On the sick list at Warner exchange were Doro¬ thea McMenamin, booking clerk; Pauline Moray, clerk, and Helen Strollo, biller. Evidence of the growing scope of the activities of Louis “Whitey” Molitch, Highway Express, came last week when the program for the Mae West show at the Forrest, “Diamond Lil,” credited him with “Philadelphia transportation supervision.” However, this should not serve as a signal for his friends to ask him for passes for the offering. Sam Lefko, RKO, wrote to this depart¬ ment from Saranac Lake, N. Y., where he is a patient at the Will Rogers Memorial Union Hearings Delayed Temporarily PHILADELPHIA— In the dispute between Local B-lOO lATSE, AFL, and Local 252 Building Employes Union, AFL, the hearing scheduled for Dec. 27 in Common Pleas Court Number Three was adjourned by con¬ sent until Jan. 4. If the defendants surrendered prop¬ erties and monies before Dec. 27, the case was to be dropped. The Labor Relations Board hearings scheduled to continue on Dec. 28 were likewise postponed by consent until Jan. 5 or later, at which time further negotiations to determine which union shall be the bargaining agent in future dealings with Paramount, 20th -Fox, and Stanley-Warner Theatres locally will continue. Hospital, and commented that he was in the business for 35 years on Jan. 1, starting at the Owl with Sam Blatt. He sent New Year’s greetings to the trade. Eagle Lion sales manager Stanley Kositzky was on a Miami Beach vacation. . . . Herman Hirschorn, New Jersey sales¬ man for Eagle Lion, was also on his time off last week. Eagle Lion branch manager Harry Ber¬ man was mighty happy last week when he realized that the local exchange had nearly doubled its billings over 1947. . . . Saul Krugman, EL assistant eastern divi¬ sion manager, was in New York last week attending home office conferences. The Eagle Lion exchange was taste¬ fully decorated for the Jack Schlaifer drive. . . . Joe Minsky, former EL district manager, was in over the holidays. . . . Jean Coyle, secretary to EL branch man¬ ager Harry Berman, has a boy friend, Johnny Caldwell, whom Berman says is good looking enough to be movie material. Dorothy Colavecci, EL bookkeeoer, was thrilled over her husband, Frank, being made a corporal in the Air Corps. He’s stationed at Aberdeen, Md. . . . Max Miller and Pete Bayes, EL tub thumpers, were certainly going all out for “The Red Shoes.” Trans-Lux. . . . Jim Flynn, Re¬ public booker, was on the sick list last week. The street was shocked to learn of the death in Florida of I. Hirst, the burlesque impressario and operator of 4-Paws and New Garden, Eighth Street. . . . Columbia exploiteer Milt Young got home for the holidays, which found both his wife and kiddie in bed, but he said his dog was all right, and ate up his extra rations of Christmas dog food. Condolences are extended to S. M. Doherty, 20th Century-Fox office man¬ ager, whose mother died in Atlantic City. Burial was in Trenton, N. J. Gertrude Schwartz, cashier’s clerk, Uni¬ versal-International, was married on Christmas Eve, and was on her honey¬ moon last week. . . . Condolences are ex¬ tended to Owen Kline, U-I student booker, whose sister died on Christmas Day. Sarah Kirsh, U-I biller, attended her brother’s wedding in Alabama last week. . . . Bill Doyle, Naurice Rosen, and Harold Saltz. U-I salesmen, were on vacation last week. Mr. and Mrs. Hirsh, Hirsh Amusement Company’s Ruby, became the proud grand¬ parents of a baby boy born last fortnight to their daughter, Mrs. Adrian Cherry. Alberta Soss, MGM contract department, announced her forthcoming marriage on Jan. 16 to Sam Cooperman, New York City. . . . Jean Wills, MGM mail clerk, became engaged for Christmas. Shown ot the re:ent sales meetings cf MG.M in New York are, from left to right, Harry Rosenblatt, New Haven; J rzk Mundstuk, Buffalo: Jack Goldberg, Albany; Paul J. Richrath, home office assistant to J. P. Byrne, eastern sales manager; He-man Riops, field assistant to Byrne; Bvrne; Ralph Pielow, New York: Benn Rosenwald, Bos¬ ton; Lou Formato, Philadelphia; J. J. Brown and Lou Allerhand, New York, and Robert Lynch, Philadelphia. January 5, 1949 PHILA.