The Exhibitor (1953)

EXHIBITOR NT-1 |fBW3 or THB BRANCHES Atlanta Donald Boardman, owner, Forrest Hill Drive-In, Augusta, Ga., installed a wide¬ screen. . . . Anderson Yandell, who died at his home in Bainbridge, Ga., had been with Martin Theatres for 20 years. . . . Harold Jenkins was appointed manager, Martin Coosa, Childersburg, Ala. J. R. Hughes, appointed manager. Palm Drive In, Atmore, Ala., replaces Oshell Hughes, who moves up to city manager. . . . Herman Dyke is managing the Bay, Panama City, Fla., and M. P. Jones shifted from the Dublin Drive-In, Dublin, Ga., to the Phenix, Phenix City, Ala. Harold Jenkins won the managers’ con¬ test in the Martin store drive. His assist¬ ants at the Palm Drive-In, also winners, are Jean Harris and Jerrylin Baker. They made the largest percentage increase in sales of any concession unit in the Martin Circuit. The old State, Arcadia, Fla., has been condemned. . . . Jimmie Wallace, man¬ ager, drive-in, Columbus, Ga., started a new drive-in at Sumter, S. C., to open around the first of the year for 300 cars. J. A. Davis has been transferred from the Midway Drive-In, Tarpon Springs, Fla., to manager, new Lloyd concession department. Lester P. Persall, Cordele, Ga., succeeds Davis as manager, Midway. The Isis, Pensacola, Fla., is being stripped of its trappings to be converted into a bank. . . . Bill Knight, former area advertising manager, Florida State Thea¬ tres, Tampa, Fla., is with the Roy Smith Concession Company. He was appointed branch manager, Tampa. Eddie Athinson, ABC Theatrical Enter¬ prises, is all in smiles. His son is out of the navy. ... A wide-screen has been installed* in the Magnolia, Titusville, Fla. PhT Sullivan is manager. John S. Carcallen, owner. Skyway Drive-In, Tampa, Fla., brought suit in circuit court seeking to stop state col¬ lections of $362 in sales tax penalty assessments. He declares' that he has turned in sales taxes due on refreshment items sold, but that the state controller arbitrarily assessed additional sales taxes and penalties last Mav and issued a warrant to Sheriff Blackburn to sell drive-in property to satisfy the tax claim. The Pal Amusement Company, Vidalia, Ga., will soon open its new Glen DriveIn, Glenville, Ga. . . . The Alamo, Alamo, Ga., has a new owner, Harold Robinson, owner, Brox, Broxton, Ga. . . . Martin Theatres, Columbus, Ga., is the new owner, Morris Road Drive-In, Columbus. Jacksonville John R. Sutton, Jr., and L. K. Kass, partners in the Vogue, Orlando, Fla., filed an anti-trust action in U. S. Dis¬ trict Court charging denial of first-run films and seeking treble damages of $600,000. Defendants include Florida State Theatres, Florida Coastal Thea¬ tres, 20th-Fox, Paramount, RKO, Col¬ umbia, U-I, Warners, Loew’s, and United Artists. The State, Bradenton, Fla., was des¬ troyed by fire at a time when it was not in operation. Manager Phil Masters and two employees escaped unhurt. They alone were inside at the time. Memphis James J. Sharum, former Aikansas lieutenant governor and widely known theatre owner of Walnut Ridge, Ark., passed away at Baptist Hospital. He had had a heart ailment for the past five years. He was also president. Citizens National Bank, Walnut Ridge. Mrs. H. N. Haddad, whose husband operates the Munford, Munford, Tenn., won first prize in the lighting contest sponsored by the Munford Brotherhood for her Christmas lighting. . . . Ray Kearney, shipper, 26th-Fox, was on the sick list. . . . All exchanges held Christ¬ mas parties. Visitors were Tommy Ferris, Shelby, Shelby, Miss.; John Hurd, Maxie, Trumann. Ark.; Nat Reiss, Reiss Enter¬ prises, Memphis; Bob Crawford, Jeran, Booneville, Miss. ; Moses Sliman, Lux, Luxora, Ark.; William Elias, Murr, Osceola, Ark. Malco Theatres, Inc. announced a new name for the former Joy, West Memphis, Ark., the Avon. . . . The Frayser DriveIn, Frayser, Tenn., closed. The Variety Club of Memphis, Tent 20, elected M. H. Brandon as chief barker. Other new officers are Ben Bluestein, first assistant; G. L. Brandon, second assistant; Howard Nicholson, property master; and Jack Sawyer, dough guy. M. A. Lightman, Sr., and Ed Williamson are past chief barkers, R. L. Bostick is international canvasman, and Herbert Kohn is international rep¬ resentative. Other crew members are F. J. Kaiser, Alton Sims, M. A. Lightman, Jr., G. W. Simpson, Nathan Reiss, and Tony Tedesco. New Orleans Mrs. Barker, Nashville, Tenn., came down to spend the holidays with daugh¬ ters Lin, Manley, Inc., and Mary. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Davis are the proud parents of a boy born on Dec. 21 at McComb, Miss., where pops is employed as booker for Pike Booking Company, an affiliate of N. Solomon Theatres. Among those seen around were Frank Olah, Star, Albany; Frank Smith, Grand, Grand Isle, La.; Clarence Thomasie, Gay, Harvey, La.; Darell George, Don George Theatres, Shreveport, La.; John Harvey, Nabor, Oberlin, La.; Rev. C. T. Withers, East End, Baton Rouge, La.; B. J. Keyhan, Gretna Green Drive-In, Gretna, La.; and the three musketeers, William Sendy, Patie, La.; E. W. Ansardi, Buras, Buras, La.; and S. J. Gulino, Kenner, Kenner, La. Wide-screen and equipment for Cinemascope were installed at the Ritz, Natchez, Miss.; Bell, here; Ritz, Abbe¬ ville, La. ; and Lyric, Lake Charles, La., all handled by J. G. Broggi Buying and Booking Service. John Schaffer, Sr., Schaffer and Kemp Popcorn Company, was in Opelousas, Lafayette, and other southwest Louisiana points on business. 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