The Exhibitor (1957)

24 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR December 4, 1957 Stratford Center Business Association, to off¬ set parking problems in the trading section. NEW ORLEANS Paramount Gulf president Henry G. Plitt and his wife attended the annual convention of Theatre Owners of America in Miami. . . . The suburban Grove, Shreveport, La., was David E. BRODSKY Associates THEATRICAL INTERIOR DECORATORS 242 N. 13th St. LO 4-1188—89 Phila. 7, Pa. PAINTING • DRAPERIES • MURALS STAGE SETTINGS • WALL COVERINGS sold to commercial enterprise. It was owned and operated by G. B. Mercer, who said that he may some time in the near future build a super deluxe theatre on one of his many real estate holdings in Shreveport. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Tom Barrows reassumed the operation of the Dixie Drive-In, Crestview, Fla., which during the past year or so was operated by Neal Robinson, Jr., of that city. ... A large gathering of members of the industry gath¬ ered at the V. F. W. Hall for a suprise birth¬ day dinner-dancing party to honor Karl Wil¬ liams, manager, Pitt, on his 50th birthday. . . . Rudy Bosch, Sr., is the new manager, Pittman’s Tiger. He succeeds A1 Ruh, who has taken over the managerial reins of Bijou’s Gem. ... A new wide all purpose screen, supplied by National Theatre Supply, was in¬ stalled in the Beacon, a unit of United Neigh¬ borhood Theatres. . . . George Ziblich, Nola, a United theatre, reported that the parking area is being resurfaced with asphalt, and that 70 to 75 cars can be parked with ease. For Service at its Day a , Best . . . ad Night! CLARK TR ANSFER, INC. 829 North 29th St. Phila. 30, Pa. LOcust 4-3450 1638 Third St. N.E. Washington, D C. DUpont 7-7200 Formerly Highway Express Lines, Inc. PROGRESSIVE ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. 240 N. 13th STREET • PHILADELPHIA 7, PA. • Theatre Installations and Maintenance THEATRE SEAT COVERS $1.35 per cover JACK HAYES SEATING SERVICE ONE MONICA PLACE, BALDWI NSVI LLE, N. Y. SPECIALIZING IN THEATRE INSURANCE — INDOOR AND DRIVE-IN — AND THEATRE REAL ESTATE For information, write, wire or phone HENRY FRIEDMAN 17 W. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, Pa. Phone, GR 7-5730 Cy O'Boyle, manager. Union Drive-In, Union, N.J., recently obtained U. S. Navy cooperation to bally Warners' "The Sea Chase" in the above fashion. Will Rogers Drive Exceeds Last Year PHILADELPHIA— Ted Schlanger, zone head for Stanley Warner Theatres, exhibi¬ tor chairman, and Ed Heiber, Universal branch manager, distribution chairman. Will Rogers Memorial Hospital Drive in the area, announced last week a 25 per cent increase over last year in contribu¬ tions to the industry charity, despite the fact that the Christmas Salute and audi¬ ence collections were held last August. The cochairmen request that all those participating in the drive who have not as yet made settlement, do so at once. NEW YORK Robert Sherman, head of film buying and booking, RKO metropolitan New York and New Jersey theatres, resigned last week. . . . Joseph Burstyn, Inc., has moved their offices to 1674 Broadway The Museum of the City of New York is showing a film program for children from four to eight years of age on Saturday morning Dec. 7 . The screams of two women cashiers at the Terrace, 361 West 23rd Street, foiled an attempt to hold up the boxoffice by two youths last fortnight Rank Organization’s “Bolshoi Ballet” will have its premiere at the 55th Street Playhouse on Dec. 16 at a benefit performance for the Dance Col¬ lection of the New York Public Library. PHILADELPHIA Charles Beilan, former Warners branch manager, is now assistant to Sam Shapiro, head, Eric Corporation A recent visitor was Vanguard’s Mike Zala, in charge of national promotions and publicity, who was in for conferences with Irv Blumberg, War¬ ners exploiteer; Birk Binnard, SW ad head; and A1 Plough, manager, SW Stanton, on the world premiere of Warner’s “Jamboree” . . Earl Sweigert, Andalusia Drive-In, was recuperating nicely at Delaware County Hospital last week . Johnny Schaeffer an¬ nounces that every playdate received dur¬ ing American International Pictures date drive through Feb. 7 entitles the exhibitor to a coupon, the winners of which will re¬ ceive U. S. Savings bonds in the amount of $100, $75, $50, and $25 Jules Seltzer, head SW advertising here about 20 years ago, was married last week. He is now head of the 20th-Fox trailer department at the Cali¬ fornia studio. . . . Nate Milgram announced that the Rialto, Philadelphia, and the Ritz, The not so retiring but retired Bob Lynch, former MGM branch head in Philadelphia, looks in the pink in this shot taken in his tool shop in Florida. In charrc eristic manner. Lynch says, "Eat your hearts out, boys."