The Exhibitor (1955)

NT-1 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR BOXOFFICE STATEMENTS —a Daily memoranda of the complete THEATRE CASH CONTROL SYSTEM Printed on both sides so that complete factual totals for one day can be kept on one 8I/2 x 51/2 inch sheet, each itemizes: 1. OPENING AND CLOSING TICKET NUMBERS 2. PASS AND WALK-IN TICKET NUMBERS 3. CASH TOTALS 4. TAX TOTALS 5. PROGRAM, WEATHER, AND OPPOSITION 6. SPACES FOR HOURLY TOTALS 7. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME AND DEPOSITS Made up in pads of 50 per pad, each sheet is punched for saving in a standard ring binder with the date at the lower right corner for quick reference when filed. Price per pad: 25c each /4U sales prepaid* Please send check, money order or stamps with order. Sold under money back guarantee. Aik tor SAMPLE SHEETS! Sold ONLY to Subscribing Theatres by EXHIBITOR BOOK SHOP 246-48 N. Clarion Street, Philadelphia 7, Pa.‘ Florida State Theatres, lAIiami, Fla., recently had Tony Alartin i)lay Iiost to showpeople in the area at a special screening of his latest iNKJAI film, “Mil The Deck,” Beach. Shown, left to rinht, are Harry Bofwick, FST district manafter; C'yd Charisse, and Martin. will take him to Chicago and other mid¬ west cities. . . . Mike Ripps and Ed Fessler, who have “Garden Of Eden” for distribution in the New Orleans and Memphis territories, appointed Herb Paul, veteran film salesman, as field rep¬ resentative. A. D. DeStefano, NTS Kansas City branch manager, was here on a visit. . . . Tom Neely, Sr., NTS local pilot, was in Lafayette, La., on business. . . . .A1 Clements Theatre Advertising Studio, Des Moines, stopped briefly enroute to his headquarters in Miami, Fla. Announcement has been made by .Abe Berenson, president. Allied Theatre Own¬ ers of Gulf States, and Ed Ortte, chair¬ man, organization’s eighth annual con¬ vention on .April .'^-4-5 at the Edgewater Gulf Hotel, Edgewater Park, .Miss., that Herb Greenblatt, sales manager, and Dave Prince, southern division manager, RKO, will be among the principal speak¬ ers, and that Rube Shor, newly elected president. National .Allied, who has al¬ ready accepted an invitation, is also among those scheduled to address the assembly. Earl McLeod is the new owner. Palace, Mount Olive, Miss. He purchased it from Curtiss M. Powell. . . . H. Hanna, man¬ ager, Joy Drive-In, Milton, Fla., one of Fred T. McLendon’s chain, advised that it is scheduled for an early date per¬ manent closing. . . . Sid Fuhrman has reopened both the Madison, Madisonville, La., and the Lake, Mandeville, La., which had closed for remodeling. . . . Every good wish for a speedy recovery goes to Usy Pellegrin, who is confined to Terrebonne Hospital, Houma, La., with a grave tumor condition. Eric A. Pittman and associates, opera¬ tors, Ritz, Hammond, La., purchased the Cave Tangi Drive-In, Ponchatoula, La. . . . Mrs. Rodney Toups is back after vacationing in Nassau and West Indies. . . . An overall clean-up job, including repainting the screen, screen tow'er, and fence, has just been completed at the Crescent Drive-In, advised Paul Shaffer, manager. . . . Joyce Quave, secretai'y to Joy N. Houck, Joy’s Theatres, was showered with many happy birthday greetings. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sharer, New Orleans and Memphis territory representative, Ba)'nett Moon-Dial clocks, were here from Memphis on a combined business and pleasure trip. . . . Honore Tate’s Roxy, Lawtell, La., is being CinemaScoped by R. L. Johnson, Johnson Thea¬ tres Service. . . . Recent reopening of drive-ins for the new season were Olin Evans’ Moonlight, Evergieen, Ala.; M. W. Hicks’ “U,” Leaksville, Miss., and .A. L. Randall’s Fern, Woodville, Miss. Arkansas Little Rock The introduction of a new city cen¬ sorship ordinance, asking for more power for the Little Rock Censoi’ Board came under heavy fire from exhibitors last week. L. L. Brickhouse, attorney. Rowley United, termed one provision in the new ordinance “dictatorial,” while Sam Kirby, operator, Nabor, said that under the bill, the chairman could become an¬ other Lloyd Binford, who controls the Memphis Board. J. S. Caiberry, city manage)-, Rowley United, asked why more powei was lequested for the board, l)ointing out that only one picture had been withdrawn in the last 25 years. One provision would make it mandatory for all theati’e advei'tising to note for what type of audience each film is suitable. Caiberry noted that his cii'cuit had been the only one to denote audience classifi¬ cation in its advertising. Florida Miami Lou Gillman was appointed chairman. Variety Club Tent 83’s Old News Boys Day on April 4, when a special edition of The Miami Daily News will be ped¬ dled for benefit of Variety Children’s Hospital. Members of the women’s com¬ mittee have named Mesdames Daniel Herman, Robert Tietze, and E. J. Melniker as respective chaii'women for Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and Miami areas for the event. Ladies will help solicit papers, collect donations, and add to the general interest. Mrs. Billie Kopplin and Stanley Stern have been named co-chairman of the Tent’s forthcoming duplicate bridge tournament to be held April 11. The initiation of new membeis took place March 30. Victor Levi)i has been appointed the Tent’s fixer for the sixth straight year, ac¬ cording to an announcement from Chief Bai'ker Maui-ey Ashmann. Levine is a promine)it local attorney. Brad Albui-y, Wometco accounting de]iartment, was back at work after a long siege of illness. . . . Tom Rayfield, manag-er, Carib, Miami Beach, Fla., achieved much newspapei publicity in connection with his special showing of the short subject “Undersea Conquest,” featuring the Binder Brothers, local lifeguards, and showing the catching of a 500-pound fish, skin-diving, etc. This pre-release showing bi'ought much favorable com¬ ment. Enoying a Miami Beach vacation is Ii-ving Mack, ownei P^ilmack TiaileiCoiporation, Chicago, and Mrs. Mack. March 30, 1955