International projectionist (Jan 1963-June 1965)

Drive-in Theatre Mfg. Acquires RCA In-Car Speaker Business The acquisition of the in-car speaker operations of Radio Corporation of America by Drive-in Theatre Mfg. Co. was announced recently. The transaction includes all tooling, dies, drawing and the inventory of finished items. The tooling and dies include all models of the in-car speaker, both aluminum and plastic, and all models of junction boxes, both new and old style, as well as all component parts for the speakers and junction boxes. Drive-In Theatre has announced that all speakers and junction boxes will be produced in strict accordance with RCA's drawings, and will incorporate all of the latest improvements developed by RCA. Exhibitors will continue to have the double payoff of top quality and long-operating life assured by RCA engineering, with equipment and parts produced from genuine RCA dies. Speakers will be available as always in the deluxe Starlight finish or natural aluminum finish, and with straight or Koiled Kord. The popular, formed-aluminum screen guard grill and floating-action volume control knob, firsts from RCA, will be standard on all speakers. The new style "Circlite" junction box will still be available with plastic diffuser strips in red, white or green, and may be purchased with or without downlight. Speaker baskets of strong, formed-aluminum rod are optional. Drive-In Theatre will continue to produce old-style aluminum junction boxes, with or without downlights, for drive-ins which still use this kind; the red or green plastic top replacements will be available and speaker baskets will be produced for this junction box. Drive-In Theatre's production manager spent several days at RCA's Camden, N. J., plant, studying production techniques and conferring with engineers, preparatory to maintaining a policy of rigid quality control and dependable products. The aluminum foundries were also visited, study methods and the formula of hi -.grade aluminum used. Every eff c r: has been made to assure exhibitors that no substitutions will be made, .cording to company spokesmen. Drive-L Theatre is in full production of e RCA line and can make prompt hipment of speakers, junction boxes and all parts. iP 18 Macon Projectionists' President Dead at 53 J. Clarence Norton, president of Local 507, I.A.T.S.E., Macon, Ga., died suddenly while vacationing in North Carolina, it was learned recently by International Projectionist. At 53, Mr. Norton had served as piesident of the local for eight years. He also had been vice president of the Sixth District State AFL-CIO for three years. He was projectionist at the Bibb Theatre in Macon. iP Evro Co. Acquires Loew's Coney Island A famous Coney Island landmark and theatrical showplace has been acquired from Loew's, Inc. by the Evro Theatre Corp., according to an announcement by Sam Kantor, president of Evro. Lcew's Coney Island building, on the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues, and the theatre will be refurbished under a modernization plan blue-printed by Kantor, who will operate the theatre. Kantor was general manager with the Brandt theatre circuit for 27 years, and will continue his association with Harry Brandt in the buying, booking and advertising for the theatre. The theatre's name will be changed to the Shore and wl!! on a first run policy. will operate iP PROJECTOR CARBONS Better Light! Lower Costs! RINGSDORFF CARBON CORP. East McKeesport. 25-30 Club Observes Special Occasions Two special events marked the presummer meeting of the Twenty-five — Thirty Club, held at the Hotel Claridge in New York. The group was presented a statuette of Will Rogers, inscribed "Awarded to the Twenty-five — Thirty Club, Inc., for Meritorius Service." Through it "copper drippings" program started by president Morris I. Klapholz, 25 — 30 helps support the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital. Another happy occasion was observed at the meeting — the Golden Wedding Anniversary of long-time member Sam Kirshenbaum and his wife, Rose. iP America's headquarters iur an theatre equipment supplies •Al.TS National THEATRE SUPPLY COMPANY INTERNATIONAL PROJECTIONIST Post Office Box 6174 Minneapolis 24, Minnesota □ 1 year (12) issues — $3.00 □ 2 years (24) issues — $5.00 FOREIGN: Add $1.00 per year Enter my subscription for Name Address City Zone State International Projectionist September, 1964