The Exhibitor (1957)

MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR 19 Jacksonville Fred Kent’s Jacksonville Theatre Com¬ pany began a policy of free admission for teenagers on Tuesday night at the Main Street, Southside, and Beach Drive-Ins, in an effort to boost early week business. . . . Ken Laird, Buena Vista branch man¬ ager, Atlanta, spent a week at local booking office. . . . Bob Bowers, formerly of Houston, opened the new Allied Artists branch at 112 East Forsyth Street last week. Jack Barrett, AA salesman who formerly worked out of the Atlanta office, is salesman for Florida, and George An¬ drews, formerly with RKO, is head booker. . . . Veteran film salesman Bob Stevens has entered the insurance busi¬ ness. . . . Publicity chairman Fran Pier¬ son announced that WOMPI will spon¬ sor an industry dance at the Woman’s Club on March 30, with music by Abe Livert’s band. Edna Cox, Exhibitors’ Service, is in charge of ticket sales. . . . John Crovo, Paramount exploiteer, staged an advance screening of “The Ten Com¬ mandments” at the Matanzas, St. Augus¬ tine, Fla., with Hoyt Yarbrough’s co¬ operation. fAemphis Twentieth-Fox’s “Anastasia” was selected as the Movie-of-the-Month for March by the Memphis Better Films Council. “Three Brave Men” was selected as the best family film for March. Each week, the local afternoon paper will publicize these two selections. . . . Picketing still goes on at 19 suburban theatres in conflict over a 28-cent hourly pay reduction. The projectionists of these theatres are on strike, however, the houses, some of which were closed for a few days, are now in full time operation. A spokesman for the Memphis Theatre Owners Association stated business for the group is “about the same.” The controversy is a month old. Minneapolis Representatives of Minnesota Amuse¬ ment Company were among spokesmen for many business firms who protested the proposal in the Minnesota Legislature to establish a minimum wage of $1.25 an hour in the state. . . . Bill Mussman, form¬ erly with 20th-Fox, is the new office manager and booker. Allied Artists, re¬ placing Don Levy, resigned. . . . B. D. Stoner, Paramount central division man¬ ager, was in. . . . Judy Youngquist, former biller, is the new receptionist, Columbia, replacing Esther Metcalf, re¬ signed. Minnie Super, formerly with RKO, is the new biller. . . . Susan Larson is the new clerk, 20th-Fox. . . . Charles Meister purchased the Ely, Ely, Minn., Watch for them! " \ NEXT! Portland, Ore, Territory Issue of March 20 New Haven Territory Issue of March 27 Save them! from the Home Theatre circuit. . . . Francis M. Kadow opened his new 650seat Mikadow, Manitowoc, Wis. The house replaces one destroyed by fire a year ago. . . . Theatres which have closed in¬ clude the State, Blair, Wis., and Siren, Siren, Wis. Reopening were the Riverdale, Riverdale, N. D., Dacotah, Edgeley, N. D., and the Canistota, Canistota, S. D. Film Exchange and Dealer Listing for the NEW ORLEANS FILM TERRITORY A CONTINUING SERVICE • that will be re-edited and re-published at 8-month intervals • Film ’Distributors ALLIED ARTISTS, 223 S. Liberty St.-RAymond 9135 Br. Mgr.: Henry B. Glover. Oftice Mgr. and Booker: Earl W. Schroeder. Sales: Joseph J. Fabacher, George C. Nungesser. Booker: Elaine Miano. Cashier: Elsie C. Bittel. Emerg. Phone: Tony Tortorich, TWinbrook 1-1421. BUENA VISTA (Disney), 218 S. Liberty St.-MAgnolia 1640. Br. Mgr.: Floyd Harvey, Jr. Emerg. Phone: FAirview 8735; Film Inspection Service, VErnon 3-4572. HAROLD F. COHEN ENTERPRISES, 150 S. Liberty St.— RAymond 9538 Br. Mgr.: Roy J. Nicaud. OflFice Mgr. and Booker: Robert L. Saloy. Sales: Larry J. Dufour. Cashier: Antoinette Bollhalter. Emerg. Phone: Saloy, FAirview 5756. COLUMBIA, 150 S. Liberty St.-RAymond 6229-CAnal 2215 Br. Mgr.: H. Duvall. Office Mgr.: j. Kinerd. Sales: C. Matherne, N. Dreyfus. Booker: Eileen Kaiser. Cashier: Hazel May Hill. Emerg. Phone: Kinerd, VErnon 3-6738. F. F. GOODROW, 218 S. Liberty St.-MAgnolia 1474 Owner: F. F. Goodrow. Sales: H. Paul. Office Mgr. and Booker: G. Bruno. Emerg. Phone: Goodrow, FAirview 4004. DON KAY ENTERPRISES, 223 S. Liberty St.-EXpress 3012 Br. Mgr.: Don Kay. Emerg. Phone: UNiversity 6-8930. KAY FILM, 218 S. Liberty St.-MAgnolia 6187 Office Mgr. and Booker: Helena McCarthy. Emerg. Phone: Film Inspection Service. VErnon 3-4572. ' MASTERPIECE, 221 S. Liberty St.-CAnal 8703 Br. Mgr.: Milton Dureau. Office Mgr., Booker and Cashier: Mamie Dureau. Sales: Alton Dureau. Booker: Pauline Elliott. Emerg, Phone: M. Dureau, VAlley 7049. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, 150 S. Liberty St.-TUIane 5566 Br. Mgr.: C. J. Briant. Sales: M. A. Arata, H. P. Mosley, Kalph Hogan. Bookers: Louise Harper, Armand Portie, Vernon Khodes. Cashier: Grace Wiegand. Field Exp.: Paxton Moore. Emerg. Phone: Harper, CAnal 3243. PARAMOUNT, 215 S. Liberty St.-RAymond 3357 Br. Mgr.: William Holliday. Office Mgr.: Clyde J. Daigle. Sales: Milton T. Aufdemorte, Jr., Edgar E. Shinn, Harold S. Wyckoff. Bookers: Eddie Richards, Irma Rogers, Eddie Kaufenberger. Cashier: Mary Morris. Field Exp.: Robert Bixler. Emerg. Phone: Daigle, FOrest 1-5297; Kaufenberger, TWinbrook 9-9778. REPUBLIC, 150 S. Liberty St.-RAymond 0765 Br. Mgr.: Leo V. Seicshnaydre. Omce Mgr.: Frank J. Barry. Sales: Al Riedl. Bookers: Dave Rizzuto, Patricia Ruffino. Cashier: Thelma Loeber. Emerg. Phone: Barry, AUdubon 3316. 20TH CENTURY-FOX, 200 S. Liberty St.-RAymond 9858 Br. Mgr.: William A. Briant. Office Mgr.: Gerald S. Kennedy. Sales: Harry B. Rosenthal, Joseph T. Silver, Tom W. Neely, Jr. Booxeis: Anita Gibson, Lewis Oubre, Anabel McDaris. Cashier: Gloria Barefoot. Field Exp.; Jimmy Gilespie. Emerg. Phone: Gibson, GAIvez 7309. UNITED ARTISTS, 210 S. Liberty St.-TUIane 3617 Br. Mgr.: Alex C. Maillho. Office Mgr.: Elizabeth Bacon. Sales: Maurice Artigues, C. Pabst, Claude Bourgeois. Bookers: Nat Odom, Ann Dufour. Cashier: N. koser. Field Exp.: Addie Addison. Emerg. Phone: Film Inspection Service, VErnon 3-4572. (Houthern Dist. Mgr. in residence: George R. Pabst.) UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL, 143 S. Liberty St.-CAnal 9181 Br. Mgr.: C. R. Ost. Office Mgr.: George Kosser. Sales: E. L. Stevens, R. Boovy, Jr., W. C. Houston. Bookeis: C. C. Casbergue, A. L. Boneno, Stubby Wells. Cashier: Mnna Sinopoli. Emerg. Phone: Ost, AUdubon 5012. WARNER BROS., 201 S. Liberty St.-TUIane 2121 Br. Mgr.: Lucas S. Conner. Oftice Mgr.: August W. Trog. Sales: Edward Fitzgerald, R. A. Boykin. Bookers: Joseph Springier, Joseph Sacco, Charles Varnado. Emerg. Phone; Springier, GAIvez 4547; Sacco, BYwater 0o22; Varnaao, VErnon 3-1463. • Supply Dealers ALON BOYD, P. O. Box 362, Shreveport-LA 3-6101 HODGES THEATRE SUPPLY CO., 1309 Cleveland Ave.— TUiane 8356. Emerg. Phone: FAirview 8902. JOHNSON THEATRE SERVICE, 1409 Cleveland Ave.— RAymond 3562. Emerg. Phone: FRanklin 5876. NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY, 220 S. Liberty St.-TUIane 4891 SOUTHEASTERN THEATRE EQUIP. CO., 214 S. Liberty St.-TUIane 8661. Emerg. Phone: Victor 4823. SPEAKRITE PRODUCTS CO., Rt. 1, Box 355, Westlake • Screen Trailers NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE, 1429 Cleveland Ave.-RAymond 9588 Br. Mgr.: Louis Boyer. Office Mgr.: Joe Moll. Emerg. Phone: Moll, CKescent 7859. • Signs, Advertising and Printing AMERICAN PRINTING CO., 424 Camp St.-RAymond 0806 EXHIBITORS' ADVERTISING CO., 29 Bolton Ave., Alexandria-LA 7665 EXHIBITORS' DISPLAY, P. O. Box 1033-WA 6149 EXHIBITORS' POSTER EXCHANGE, 221 S. Liberty St.-RAymond 3563 NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE, 1429 Cleveland Ave.-RAymond 9588 PORT PRINTING CO., 222 LaSalle St.-RAymond 6987 • Film Delivery Services SCHAFFER FILM DELIVERY SERVICE, 227 S. Liberty St.-MAgnolia 5189. Emerg. Phone: TUiane 1069. TRANSWAY, INC., 235 S. Genois St.-AUdubon 0861 Film Row Depot, 1313 Cleveland— MAgnolia 5635 • Service Companies ALLIED SPEAKER RECONING CENTER, 2016 Dryades St.-CAnal 2047 ALTEC SERVICE CO., 4501 Congress Drive— RAymond 2748 RCA SERVICE CO., 1907 McKinney Ave., Dallas, Tex.— Rl 1371 SOUTHERN REPAIR SERVICE, 2555 Acacia Place-FRanklin 9964 A SPECIAL SERVICE . . . only in MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR March 13, 1957