The Exhibitor (1959)

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18 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR February 18, 1959 Work is under way on the remodeling of the old Ritz, Hattiesburg, Miss. It will be re¬ named the Rebel. . . . Newcomers at Allied Artists are Joyce Lohman, secretary to branch manager George Mungesser, and Lin¬ da Reiss, billing clerk. . . . William Holliday, Paramount branch manager, was in Baptist Hospital recovering from surgery. . . . A. B. House, Regis, Cantonement, Fla., is confined to his home suffering from a heart ailment. . . . Allied Artists vice-president and general sales manager Morey Goldstein and his as¬ sistant, Arthur Greenblatt, met with a group of 30 or more theatre executives at a lunch¬ eon at the Roosevelt Hotel. . . . D. J. Bou¬ dreau is the new owner of the Oak, Monte gut, La., which he acquired from R. J. Naquin. . . . It’s a baby girl for the Don Morton’s. He is manager of the Joy Drive-In, Shreveport, La. . . . Mrs. Carmen Smith, Hodges Theatre Supply bookkeeper, entered Hotel Dieu for a major operation. PHILADELPHIA Hugh Owen, vice-president of Paramount Film Distributing Corporation, and his ex¬ ecutive assistant Edmund C. DeBerry con¬ ducted a meeting at the local branch at¬ tended by John G. Moore, eastern division manager; Ulrik F. Smith, branch manager, and members of the branch sales and booking forces. . . . The Women’s Auxiliary of the Einstein Medical Center, Northern Division, sponsored the premiere of “Cinerama South Seas Adventure” at the SW Boyd. . . . Studio manager William Kanefsky had an article, “How (not) To Enjoy A Good Movie” in Tempos magazine. . . . Former industryite now a shut-in Burt Stanley, who is at the Charles Johnson Home, Royersford, Pa., would like to hear from some of his old friends. . . . Ellis Theatres got the per¬ mission of Wilmington, Delaware, authorities to install shields around street light in the vicinity of their Kerry Drive-In so that un¬ wanted light will not shine in and yet will not interfere with the street lighting. . . . The Theatrical Square Club of Philadelphiaphia Number 1127 has opened membership to include all of the affiliated trades and as¬ sociations in the motion picture and enter¬ tainment industry. All Masons in good stand¬ ing in their respective Blue Lodges are in¬ vited to join by contacting the secretary, David Weinstein, 1548 E. Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia. ST. LOUIS The 600-car capacity St. Charles Drive-In has been taken over by the Jablonow-Komm Theatres, Overland, Mo., under a lease with St. Charles Drive-In Theatre Company, St. Charles, which opened the spot in July, 1951. For the past two seasons the drive-in had been operated under a lease by Herbert P. Hartstein, University City, Mo. . . . The Trojan, Troy, Mo., has been taken over by Louis H. Walton, Jr., and Francis G. Handlong, former employees of the theatre, under a deal closed with Lieutenant Governor Edward V. Long through his Long Theatre Company. . . . The local Longwood is to be converted into a bowling alley. . . . The Frisina, Taylorville, Ill., closed. . . . The Job, Pawnee, Ill., is being remodeled. . . . Fred Wehrenberg Theatres’ South Twin Drive-In will reopen Feb. 27. . . . William E. Waring, Jr., will reopen the Ritz, Cobden, Ill., on Feb. 28 if assurance from the town of support is forthcoming; otherwise, the house will be dismantled, leaving the town without a thea¬ tre. ... A bill to prohibit racial discrimina¬ tion in public places, including theatres, was defeated by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. . . . Many members of the Missouri-Illinois Theatre Owners attended the monthly meet¬ ing of MITO officers and directors at the Edwin Long Hotel, Rolla, Mo., on Feb. 10. . . . A young couple were held up and kid¬ napped from the parking lot of the Norside. Three attendants were also strong-armed and robbed. . . . The wife of Herb Washburn, manager, National Screen Service, returned home from St. Joseph’s Hospital, Kirkwood, Mo., where she underwent surgery. . . . Mau¬ rice Schweitzer, Allied Artists manager, suf¬ fered serious injuries in a fall on the ice. SALT LAKE CITY William O’Brian is the new assistant man¬ ager at the Centre. . . . Dan Kostopulos, veteran local showman and benefactor of note to the region’s underprivileged children for the past 30 years, announced the early reopening of the Broadway, which he recent¬ ly repurchased. The house is being refur¬ bished. . . . Three persons, including two firemen, were injured in a fire which broke out in the basement of the Star, Eureka, Utah, and wrecked the theatre. . . . Lou Sorensen, for many years manager at the Capitol, resigned and his place has been filled by Lynn Ott, formerly at the Studio and relief manager for Intermountain Theatres. . . . Howard Call and his family purchased the Capitol, Brigham City, Utah, from Otto Jorgensen. SAN FRANCISCO Charles Maestri, Lippert Theatres, has been elected president of the Catholic Entertain¬ ment Guild of Northern California. Other of¬ ficers elected by the Catholic showmen are: James J. Donohue, Consolidated Amusement Company, vice-president; Joseph Flanagan, 20th-Fox, treasurer; Kay Hackett, MGM, re¬ cording secretary. Directors are: Paul Schmuck, 20th-Fox; John Coyne, MGM; William Boland, Hardy Theatres; J. Earl Henning, Lippert Theatres; Joseph Hanley, Warner Bros.; James Mooney, J. Arthur Rank Films; Darrell Pischoff, Pischoff Signs; and John O’Leary, 20th-Fox. . . . Variety Club’s Tent 32 installed its 1959 crew at the annual ban¬ quet and ball in the Sheraton-Palace Hotel. Gerald Karski is the new chief barker, suc¬ ceeding Irving M. Levin. Other officers are Jack Tillman and Roy Cooper, first and sec¬ ond assistant chief barkers; Stuart Klein, property master; and Jack Dobbs, dough guy. Canvasmen installed were Hal Gruber, Jack Marpole, Ted Nasser, Darrell Pischoff, A. L. Pierotti, and E. I. Rubin. . . . Irving M. “Bud” Levin, regional director of San Francisco Theatres, Inc., and managing director of the San Francisco International Film Festival, was elected president of the Northern Cali¬ fornia Theatres Association, succeeding Abe Blumenfeld. WASHINGTON D.C The Super 13 Drive-In, Exmore, Va., and the Carrsville Drive -In, Carrsville, Va., closed. , . . The Elco, Portsmouth, Va., reopened. David E. BRODSKY Associates THEATRICAL INTERIOR DECORATORS 242 N. 13th St. LO 4-1188—89 Philo. 7, Po. PAINTING • DRAPERIES • MURALS STAGE SETTINGS • WALL COVERINGS PROGRESSIVE ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. 240 N. 13th STREET • PHILADELPHIA 7, PA. • Theatre Installations and Maintenance Help Us Serve You , Mr. Theatre Manager! And you can do this by checking your shows no later than 10:00 A.M. on Saturdays, Sun¬ days and holidays. As you know, the exchanges’ shipping room closes at noon on these days. Don’t wait until it’s too late — help us prevent any missouts! CLARK TRANSFER, INC. 829 North 29th St. 1638 Third St. N.E. Phila. 30, Pa. Washington, D.C. LOcust 4-3450 DUpont 7-7200 Formerly Highway Express Lines, Inc.