The Film Daily (1948)

Building Remodeling Equipment Maintenance NEW YORK. FRIDAY. AUGUST 27, 1948 Page 7 Construction at Peak In Minn. Territory , Minneapolis — Drive In, regulai;:heater construction and extensive '-emodeling operations are at a high fnid-Summer peak with 16 such activities reported in the Minneapolis ;ilm territory of Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas. Four standard theaters, six drivens and six renovations are either lontemplated or under construction n addition to a score of other situafj-Aons announced previously during jiphe Spring and Summer. a Latest drive-in plans include announcement by Miner Circuit of Wisbonsin of plans to construct 650-car irive-in four miles south of Chip1 oewa Falls on Highv^ray 53, to cost i|100,000 and opening about April 1. Special ear phones for deaf patrons Aall be installed as well as rest rooms, bottle warmers and refreshnent stands. '■ Also In Wisconsin Sheldon Grengs. Eau IJlaire, plans a 600-car drive-in at $50,000 ()etween Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, gen,Tal area ol planned Miner outdoor stand. At Hayward, temporary injunction granted ' -lenry Ernst vs. city, A. N. Donellan and ii)thers to prevent city from selling: land for Li. projected theater was dissolved allowing onstruction resumed of 400-seat $50,000 heater hy Donnellan. George Miner Circuit ij'iilso readying new $150,000, 500-seater State [|! heater at Menominee, Wis., for Thanksgiv ; ng opening in addition to 400-seat stand at ;hetek. ffi In Minnesota Ralph Green's new drive-in '■ d Rochester is completed and recently opened. ileanwhile, in Minneapolis. Minnesota Amuse nent Co. and Mans & O'Reilly have each ipplied for conventional theater permit in lose township, site of new drive-in operated )y MEE. Action on application awaited rom council. In South Dakota, the new Milbank driven has been completed by Mike and Peter >eFea and is ready for opening and at Sioux i'alls, Joe Floyd's drive-in will get competiion soon from a 350-car outdoor stand ilanned by Harold Hanson, to be ready iept. 1. The Plaza is the new name of the remod■led Colonial, closed since 19.37. in Waterown, S. D. Stand is l.OOO-seater replacing iCACO's recently destroyed State. A $40,000 ace lifting job is planned for Killer's Grand it Crookston. Minn., and another remodelng job on their Gopher, both 800-seatprs. n Minneapolis the Nile, Varsity and Homcvood stands will get combined $165,000 Im)rovements, contemplating earlier runs. Drive-ins Opening Without Soundheads Chicago — Drive-in tlieaters are opening so fast in this area that some of them do not have all soundheads ready for opening nights. Auto owners appear to come anyway for the thrill of the opening. ABOUT THE TRADE AN UNSUPPORTED FILM of pure adhe'^ sive that provides a metal-to-meta! bond resistant to shear tests up to 3,500 pcunds per square inch has been announced by Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co., St. Paul, Minn. Called "Scotch-Weld" bonding film, it is transparent, roughly resembles cellophane in appearance, is provided in rolls like tape and is not tacky to the touch. • • ED H. WOLK, veteran equipment parts manufacturer at 1230 So. Wabash Ave., Chicago, is celebrating his 30 anniversary in the trade this month. • • THERMOPLASTIC MATTING for use in public buildings, factories, and homes has been marketed by the B. F. Goodrich Co. The new matting will lie flat, conforming to irregular surface better than rubber matting. It is 3-32 inches thick by 36 inches wide, and is supplied in rolls from 25 to 35 yards. rsADIANT MFG. CORP., producers '^ of Radiant Projection Screens, is receiving much favorable comment from dealers on its clever "Thank Yoti" cards. Created as a good-tvill builder, the card is mailed to dealers shortly after the Radiant district manager has made a call, and thanks the dealer for the time and courtesies extended. • • A NEON-LIT TOWER 75 feet above the street identifies the new Boulevard Twins building in Minneapolis. The building houses the Boulevard Theater with 1,000 seats. The building was built at a cost of $560,000. The architect was Perry E. Crosier; the contractor was Fred O. Watson Co. The theater is owned by the Boulevard Amusement Co., and the rest of the building is operated by Boulevard Restaurants, Inc. President of both firms is W. R. Frank, head of the Frank and Woetner Theater Circuit. Self-contained Corn Popping Unit Ready Krispy Kist Korn Machine Co., of Chicago, manufacturer of custombuilt corn popping machinery, is now delivering a new Model 1085 Krispy Kist Korn Kabin, a self-contained popcorn unit. The popping facilities of the model are large enough to take care of the average outdoor theater crowd, and the unit can be furnished either gas or electric heat, motor driven. Model 285R, designed expressly for outdoor theater use, can be furnished less the case for any operators, who prefer to do their popping in a centralized location where the equipment will not be seen by their customers. Motiograph Equipment for 4 More Drive-ins Chicago — Motiograph reports orders received through R. S. Gardner, special rep., for complete Motiograph installation for the Elgin and Aurora Drive-ins, each with 650 car capacity. Direct orders were received during the past week from Hammond, Ind., for a 1,000-car drive-in equipment and for Champaign drive-in with 750-car capacity. New Plastic Finish Offered by Rayam Theater operators may solve the problem of high costs of housecleaning and decorating with a new, easily applied liquid plastic that renews the surface of painted or varnished floors, linoleum, woodwork, window sills and other interior surfaces with a glossy, long-wearing finish that does not crack, craze or flake off. The new finish, developed by the Reyam Plastic Products Co., Chicago, is simply wiped on with a clean cloth to the surface to be protected. No skill is required. No brush is needed. One of its economical features is that a little of the finish goes a long way. One gallon covers approximately 1,600 square feet. More Theaters Sign for Allec Servicing New sound servicing agreements have been signed by Altec service with the follo'wing theaters — Connecticut — Center, Hartford. Massachusetts — Drive In, Raynham; Drive-In, Shrewsbury; Saugus Auto, Saugxis; Drive-In, Weymouth; Lee, Lee; Onset, Onset. New York — Village, New Hartford; Franklin Drive-In, Malone; State, Niagara Falls; Universal Newsreel, New York. Pennsylvania — Temple, State, Strand, Aliquippe; State, Ambridge; Capitol, Pennsylvania, Butler; Sandy Beach Drive-In. Harvey's Lake; Royal, Humm3lstown; Fox, Rex, Philadelphia; College, Swarthmore. Delaware — Center, Rehoboth Beach. Maryland — Madison, Royal, Baltimore. New Jersey — -Hippodrome, Atlantic City; Orpheum, Jersey City; Moorlyn, Strand, Ocean City; Capitol, Woodbine. Virginia — Hampton, Norfolk. Ohio — Skyway Drive-In, Coshocton; Skyway Drive-In, Springfield; Troy Drive-In, Troy; Drive-In, Wilmington; Goodale, Columbus. West Vir-ginia— Mill Creek, Mill Creek; Community, Valley Head; Elkins Drive-In, Elkins; Lewis, Lewisburg. Kentucky — ^Park, Middlesboro. Michigan — Battle Creek Drive-In, Battle Creek. Wisconsin — Civic, Oshkosh. Indiana — Drive-In Theatre, Bloomington; Drive-In Theater, Marion; Lafayette Drive-In. Lafayette. Illinois — Empire, Playhouse, Studebaker, Chicago; Glen, Glen Ellyn. Stewart Firm Handling Glo-Dial Theater Clock Detroit — Jack Stewart Sales Co., which has opened offices in the Fox Theater Building, has taken over the Michigan franchise for the GloDial Theater Clock, made by Barnett Film Service. Clocks are now being installed in the Strand and Barry at Hastings and in the Lake and Lake Odessa by the new company. New company also has contracts for 160 other theaters in the state. THEATRE TICKETS stadium, AitiusemeBf Pork, Etc. INTERNATIONAL TICKET CO. Si Croft.n Av«., Niwark 4, N. J. Solti offlcti \n N. Y. end principal cifiei