The Exhibitor (1954)

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MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR NT-1 XKWS OF THF BRANCHES Atlanta O. S. Barnett, office manager, Allied Artists, and the Mrs. were back after a holiday with their daughter in Chicago. . . . Leonard Burch, branch manager. United Worlds Films, was back after a visit with his parents in Brooklyn. N. Y. . . . Ed Stevens, president, Stevens Pictures, checked in after a visit to Florida. . . . Charlie Clark was back after a visit in Tennessee. . . . Jesse Jones, Tower, was in for a visit. . . . On the Row were Mr. and Mrs. John Carter, theatres in Georgia; 0. C. Lam and son, Lam Amusement Company, Rome, Ga.; Sidney Laird and L. J. Dun¬ can, Al-Dun Amusement Company, West Point, Ga. ; P. L. Taylor, editor and owner, Dixie, Columbus, Ga.; and L. E. Seary, R. C. Cravey and H. P. Cravey, Earl, Millen, Ga. The Rose, Forsyth, Ga., has closed. . . . It’s a happy birthday to Johnnie Harwell, buyer, Martin Theatres. In for a visit were High Martin, MGM Theatres, Leesburg, Fla.; Jack Heffeman. Princess, Huntsville, Ala.; Harry Dennis, Bon-Air Drive-In, Augusta, Ga.; “Doc” Fincher, Fincher Theatres, Chatsworth, Ga.; Jimmie Gaylord, Starlite Drive-In, Troy, Ala.; Dick Kennedy, theatres in Alabama, Georgia, and Tenn¬ essee; David E. Cheatham, Moonglo Drive-In, Palaski, Tenn.; A1 Morgan, McLendon Theatres, Union Springs, Ala.; and C. V. Smith, Erin, Tennille, Ga. A1 Rook, Film Booking, said that the Jacksonville office would open about Jan. 1. . . . Johnnie Harrell, buyer for Martin Theatres, checked in his office after a trip to New Orleans. . . . Milton E. Cohen, United Artists divisional sales manager, was a visitor in the local office. . . . The Moonlite Drive-In, Springfield, Tenn., will close for the winter with opening date early in the spring. . . . Doris Moore, Howco booker, has re¬ signed to move to Miami, Fla. . . . Tobe Kahrr, Dixie Amusement Company, Swainsboro, Ga., expected to leave for the army soon. Albert Weis, son of the owner of a theatre in Savannah, Ga., was married. . . . Boykin Paschal, vice-president. Savannah Morning News and Press, will retire after the first of the year. He has been especially friendly towards the theatres, and it has been through his efforts and understanding that the local movie houses have secured regular ad¬ vertising rates. In for a visit was J. C. Carscallen, Skyview Drive-In, Tampa, Fla., who was formerly in Atlanta with major film ex¬ changes as sales representative. . . . It’s a happy birthday to A. B. Padgett, Wilby Theatres. . . . Mrs. I. Nicholas, New York, sister of Jimmy Bello, sales representative, Astor, was in for a visit. . . . The Carver, first Negro drive-in and walk-in theatre in Bessmer, Ala., has been opened. Dr. B. H. Johnson, owner, has appointed James Benz as manager. The combination theatre has space for 400 cars, with 200 seats for walk-ins. Equipment for the showing of the wide-screen processes has been installed in the Cook, Adel, Ga. . . . Mrs. J. K. Kellen, managei’. Grove Hill, Grove Hill, Ala., has started an extensive house renovation. The seating capacity will be increased from 222 to 400 and CinemaScope equipment installed. In addition to installing CinemaScope equipment, the Gilbert, Okeechobee, Fla., has ordered 400 new seats. W. W. Wat¬ kins is manager. . . . Manager Herbert Bowen, Franklin, Franklin, Tenn., has installed new equipment for showing the new processes. . . . M. C. Moore is new owner. Suburban Lake Shore, Jackson¬ ville. . . . Judson Moses, MGM’s exploiteer, was back in his office after a trip to New York. . . . Ray Dunn, DriveIn, Daytona Beach, Fla., has installed CinemaScope. . . . Milton Franckman reports the complete remodeling of the Strand, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with air conditioning throughout, a new marquee, CinemaScope, and seating capacity in¬ creased to 925. Mel Brown, manager, Ai-t, was back from a trip to New York where he visited his father, who is hospitalized there. . . . Martin Theatres was host to managers and bookers at its office before Christmas. Funeral services were held for Charles E. Kessnich, 67, MGM southern district manager who retired in February after being with the company since 1918, when he joined it as branch manager in this city. He was promoted to southern dis¬ trict head two years after joining MGM. He leaves his widow, ,a daughter, two grandsons, a great grandson, a sister and niece. Martin Theatres has announced the closing of their Dalton, Dalton, Ga. . . . As their Christmas project, members of WOMPI will clothe 15 underprivileged teen-age girls of Formwalt Mission. New members taken in are Mrs. Stella DeFoor, U-I, and Frances Waldrop, Fox. Mrs. Betty Rary, WOMPI pi-esident, was the guest of honor at a luncheon given by the Better Films Council of Atlanta, where she was presented with a generous check to be used in their project. Exhibitors on the Row were James Royce, Royce, Royston, Ga.; Donald Boardman, Skyview and Forrest Hill Drive-Ins, Augusta, Ga. ; W. W. Ham¬ monds, Marshall, Albertsville, Ala.; Stanley Rosenbaum, Muscle Shoals, Ala.; Jay Shadow, Sadow, Chattanooga, Tenn.; J. D. Wills, Frances, Cumming, Ga.; Cecil Hudson, Legion, Acworth, Ga.; J. S. Silberstein, Oak Ridge Theatres, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Jack McGlincy, DeSoto, Valley Head, Ala.; Norris Stephens, Savannah, Ga.; and Mose Lebovitz, Independent Theatres, Chattanooga, Tenn. Charlotte Twin Oaks Drive-In, Sparta, N. C., is closing for the winter, as is the Smoky Mountain Drive-In, Waynesville, N. C. and the Henderson Drive-In, Hender¬ son, N. C. . . . Joe Bishop, branch man¬ ager, Kay Films, made a trip up in the northwestern part of the state and ran in to plenty of snow. Ivan Anderson, Liberty, North Wilkesboro, N. C., who makes running a thea¬ tre a full time job, does plenty to create good will. His town’s people staged a Christmas parade, and it was bitter cold, so Ivan set up a free coffee stand in his theatre lobby. He says he received many thanks from the people he served. Exhibitors on the Row were Jodie Holland, Lyman, Lyman, S. C.; Tommie Smith, Starlite Drive-In, Spring Lake, N. C.; Theo Albright, Ritz, Newberry, S. C.; Mrs. D. W. Smith, Luck Drive-In, Chadbourne, N. C.; Roy Rowe, Pender, Burgaw, N. C.; J. W. McMillan, Latta, Latta, S. C.; Roby L. Rumley, Fox DriveIn, Spartanburg, S. C.; R. G. Stinnett, Bessemer City Kings Mountain DriveIn, Kings Mountain, N. C. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to Mrs. Ruth Hardin Cockrill in the loss of her husband, Paul H. Cockrill. Paul was an old film man with Paramount for several years, then with U-I, and finally with Harris Theatre Sales. He was a member of the Variety Club. Burtis Bishop, division manager, MGM, Chicago, was in town visiting the local MGM office, where he was once bi’anch manager, and his brother, Joe Bishop, branch manager, Kay Films. . . . Richard McKinney is the new manager, Midway Drive-In, Fayetteville, N. C. McKinney was formerly with Mars, Bakersville, N. C. . . . Astor Pictures has acquired the rights to disti-ibute “Utopia,” Laurel and Hardy film, and “Jamboree.” . . . Happy birthday to Pete Martin, Pox, who will be drawing his Social Security now. He is just 65 years young. . . . Variety Club, Tent 24, opened new club quarters with a house warming party. Jaeksonville Many theati’ical friends of John Crovo were congratulating him upon his com¬ pletion of 52 years in the motion picture and vaudeville booking business. He started at Newark, N. J., in 1902 and has since worked as a circuit executive or manager in most of the large cities of the south. He first came here in 1916 to manage the old Duval, now a park-’ ing lot. Now manager. Arcade, a down¬ town house, his office is crammed with mementoes of his long career. Jack Weiner, MGM exploiteer, was hospitalized following a serious auto crash a few miles from here while on 600 Plywood Theatre Seats Good Condition Make Offer GEM THEATRE Westwego, La. J. A. PARKER. Owner January 5, 1955 SOUTHERN