The Exhibitor (1959)

ORIGIN, BACKGROUND, HISTORY (cont.) (Continued from page ABC12) August, 1957. He is 35 years of age and attended public schools in Baltimore, and Montana State College, courtesy of the U.S. Army, with which he served four years as a tank commander of the 13th Armored Division. He is married to the former Rhoda Levit, of New York; and they have three children, Beth, 8; Charles, 6, and Jane, 4. Sachs was formerly in the candy and tobacco jobbing business. He went into theatre concession business with one theatre at Fort George G. Meade, Mary¬ land, in April, 1951. He acquired other military installations including Fort Holabird, Md.; Army Chemical Center, Md.; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; Fort Campbell, Ky.; Fort Jackson, S. C.; Char¬ leston AFB, S. C.; Little Rock AFB, Ark. In addition to theatres at these installa¬ tions, he constructed two drive-in restau¬ rants completed in 1958 at Aberdeen Prov¬ ing Grounds, Md., and Ft. Campbell, Ky. Samuel M. Rubin was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., and before his 13th birthday worked in Fox Theatres there filling and servicing candy vending machines after school and on Saturdays and Sundays. He left college in 1937 at the age of 18 to become New Jersey representative of Criterion Conces¬ sions, Inc., an ABC subsidiary, operating concession stands in 40 theatres. He en¬ listed in the U.S. Army in 1942; and upon his discharge in 1946 returned to ABC and became manager of the stand department, metropolitan division. His duties were later expanded to include setting up of Cinerama concession operations throughout the U.S. and Canada, and handling the operations of the concessions in RKO Theatres in the midwest and Rocky Mountain areas. He is presently managing stand department op¬ erations in the Loew’s, Fabian, Interboro and independent theatres out of the New York office in Long Island City. He mar¬ ried the former Eleanor Spiegel, a child¬ hood sweetheart, in 1942 and they have three children, aged 3, 7 and 11. Jerry Slass, 40, started with Berio as a grill man; and in 1956 became eastern drive-in manager covering, roughly, 300 drive-ins and 25 discount house operations. A native Philadelphian, he lives in Levittown, Pa., is married, and is the father of two girls, 16 and 8 years of age. SHERBITS JUICELETS Fred Schonlau NYMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY 81 WILD STREET Tel. TEmple 1-3494 PROVIDENCE 4, R.l. The Nyman Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of a complete line of Hot Drink Containers for over twenty years, extends its warmest and sincerest well-wishes to the ABC Vending Corporation on this, its 35th anniversary. Nyman has long served the entertainment industry through the ABC Vending Corporation with its Mr. Deelish special imprint containers in the popular 6, 8, and 12 ounce sizes . . . plastic coated ‘for greater taste appeal’ to its patrons. From all of us here at Nyman comes a vote of thanks for a business relation¬ ship that has been both sincere and mutually beneficial over the years. ^lUe Same lAJcmcHen^ul Ca^ee tf-lauan. Served in America's Finest Restaurants and Hotels . . . Yes . . . your patrons can enjoy the same wonderful coffee flavor served by many of America's finest eating places . . . And, no matter what make of Fresh Brew machine you use . . . Continental has a blend to fit. Ask about Instant Coffee, Instant, Liquid Chocolate and Hot Soups from your Continental Man — today! July 1, 1959 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR ABC-31