The Exhibitor (1955)

32 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR lives on the forthcoming opening of Sam¬ uel Goldwyn’s “Guys And Dolls” at the Randolph here. Ed Gallner, MGM local press representative, joined them. . . . Screen Guild’s saturation area opening of “Sins Of Pompeii” was the talk of the local industry. They were selling it on circus lines, with large newspaper ads, radio, and TV coverage. Everything for Your Theatre! COMPLETE PROJECTION and SOUND EQUIPMENT • BLUMBERG BROS., INC. Office Phone: LOmbard 3-7240 3-7241 Emergency Nite Phone: Welsh Valley 4-4920 4-5368 1305-07 Vine Street, Philadelphia 7, Pa. 'David £*. BRODSKY ((Associates fHEATRICAL INTERIOR DECORATOR) 142 N. 13«i St. LO 4-1188 — 89 Philo. 7. Po PAINTING • DRAPERIES • MURALS STAGE SETTINGS • WALL COVERINGS Fabian's Paul Glase Dies; Published Necrology Pamphlet READING, PA. — Paul Glase, 71, city manager, Fabian Theatres here for the past 25 years, died on Sept. 22 of liver cancer. He had been associated with Harry Schad, Warner Brothers, and Ben Amsterdam. He was known for his yearly pamphlet on necrology in the industry, had served in various capacities over the years, and was very well liked by all who knew him. He is survived by his w’ife, a son, who is a prominent attorney in Reading, a daughter, and a brother. Acme Investigations have established local offices in the Commercial Trust Building. They are, reportedly, experts in checking up on theaters to see that standards and policies set up are main¬ tained. . . . The Variety Club, Tent 13 golf tourney and dinner dance promised to be a big success on Sept. 30 at Philmont Country Club. READING, PA., NEWS— The Rajah has been leased for a public affair Nov. 3 by the Reading Roundtable, National Con¬ ference of Christians and Jews, at which Jackie Robinson will be a principal speaker . A food fair cooking school was held in the Rajah after a big adver¬ tising campaign, in which full page space was freely used. St. Louis Special services in observance of Rosh Hashonah caused a postponement of the y * T "T ^ T ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ w Tlflh. JPwaJtM Tyianagjih: Please make certain you check your shows uo later than 10:00 A. M. ou Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. As you know, the exchanges’ shipping rooms close at noon on these days. Dont wait until ifs too late — help us prevent any missouts! HIGHWAY EXPRESS LINES, INC. 829 North 29th Street Philadelphia 30, Pa. LO 4-3450 1638 Third Street, N. Washington, D. C. DuPont 7-7200 E. Variety Club’s party for its new members. . . . John Dugan, Buena Vista, is a patient at the John Cochran United States Vet¬ erans Hospital. . . . All tickets for the telecast of the Marciano-Moore champion¬ ship bout at Loew’s State were sold, Frank Henson, manager, announced. . . . Guy D. Haskins, owner, Autovue DriveIn, Malden, Mo., is hospitalized at Mem¬ phis. . . . The Air Park Drive-In, High¬ land, Ill., will close at the end of Septem¬ ber, Robert L. Costilow, owner, stated. . . . The new Montefiore Temple was dedicated recently at Cairo, Ill., by Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Eichhorn, Mcunds, Ill., two of the most ardent workers for this religious project. Eichhorn operates the 51 Drive-In, Cairo, and the Roxy, Mounds. . . . The FCC cancelled the premit it is¬ sued to the Ozark Television Corporation, Festus, Mo., to operate a TV station on Channel 14. . . . The Veterans Admini¬ stration plans to erect a motion picture theatre for the Veterans Hospital, Dan¬ ville, Ill. Such theatres usually cost from $750,000 to as much as $1,600,000. . . . Employes of Columbia already are plan¬ ning for their Christmas Party at the Claridge Hotel Dec. 10. A number of interesting prizes are planned in connection with participation in the Audience Awards Poll. All exhibi¬ tors are being urged to participate to the utmost in the effort. . . . The officers and directors of MITO endorsed the United Fund of Greater St. Louis and urged that all of the theatres in the area cooperate in the publicity campaign for the worthy charities movement. The campaign will not include any collections from theatre audiences, just use of trailers and other material to advertise it. . . . Tom Bridge, former Dallas branch manager, Para¬ mount, succeeded A. M. Kane as south¬ western division manager. St. Louis is in his territory. . . . Red Skelton was here on a whistle stop tour exploiting his new TV series. He visited the St. Louis Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The Quincy Drive-In, West Qunicy, Mo., operated under lease by Mayor Ray Parker, Brentwood, Mo., was closed be¬ cause highway construction in the vicinity made it difficult for the patrons to attend. . . . Lester R. Kropp, president, MissouriIllinois Theatre Owners, and Bess Schul¬ te r, general chairman, for thf 37th annual meeting of MITO, to be held at the Chase Hotel, Nov. 21-22, have announced the membership of the various committee.*? that will function for the event. John Meinardi, Louis Ansell, and L. J. Williams will serve as co-chairmen. . . . Mrs. Arretus Franklin Burt, founder and honor¬ ary president. Better Films Council of Greater St. Louis, was the principal speaker at a Council meeting in the ScruggsVandervoort-Barney’s downtown store. Mrs. Norton John Eversoll, presi¬ dent, presided. A meeting of the board of directors was held later at the Mark Twain Hotel. San Antonio Ben Cooper will represent Herbert J. Yates, president. Republic, in festivities to select “Miss Tall Texas.” Among the prizes the winner will receive is a Holly¬ wood screen test. . . , The Highland Park, formerly operating on weekends when September 28, 1955