The Exhibitor (1959)

18 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR August 12, 1959 closed the Hilltop Clinton until Sept. 16. . . . E W Clinton has resumed full time opera¬ tion at the Mono, Monticello, Miss. . . . War¬ ners officials here to assist with the dis¬ uniting of the billing, booking and cashier activities of the Memphis branch, which was recently restored, were Sam Keller, super¬ visor of exchanges, and Irving Spanier, sales representative. Effective with the transfer of the work, three local staffers were relieved of their duties. They are Annabel Jones, booker-stenographer; Dot Galliouette, billing clerk; and Helen Wang, assistant cashier. . . . William Murphy, Jr., manager, Southeastern Theatre Equipment, underwent surgery at Baptist Hospital. . . . Maurice Joseph, Jr., son of senior Joseph, general manager, Lazarus Theatres, is engaged to Barbara Koch. . . . Beverly Frisard, United Theatres staffer, and Walter Blocker, Jr., were married on Aug. 1. . . . Ernest A. MacKenna is now active as publicist for several major film companies. Formerly an associate in Delta Theatres, Inc., he and his wife, Doris recently celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary. PHILADELPHIA Hamid’s Warren, Atlantic City, N. J., re¬ turned to films from legit. . . . Vernon Kline is now managing the Strand, 12th and Girard Avenue, for Abe Sunberg. . . . George Lewis, long on the sick list, has retired from Na¬ tional Theatre Supply Company. . . . George Kline, formerly, State, Boyertown, Pa., is coming up from Miami, Fla., to see the boys on Film Row over Labor Day. . . . Columbia held a sneak preview of “The 30 Foot Bride Of Candy Rock” at the Midway. . . . Mike Kaplan, unit publicity director, “Once More With Feeling”, filmed in France for Columbia, was in on his tour of 16 cities across the country. . . . The death of independent dis¬ tributor Mike Weiss came as a shock to the local industry. . . . Variety Club Tent 13’s annual golf tournament and dinner dance will be held this year at Green Valley Country Club on Sept. 18. . . . Leon Cohen, Vine Street Screening Room, maintains his reputation for being the best dressed projectonist in town . . . Localites were all pleased that the Fox would remain open and the 16th and Market Streets corner would not go dark. . . . Max Miller, the UA exploiteer, and his family were ensconsed in Fred Bullock, head, 20th Century-Fox's still department, recently celebrated his 35th anni¬ versary with the film company. He assumed charge of the still department in 1934. — x ' Park Towne Place East. . . . National Thea¬ tre Supply finished moving from 1225 Vine Street to their newly renovated quarters on the S.W. Corner of Clarion and Vine Streets. PORTLAND Sol Maizels and family are vacationing at seaside. Maizels, Aladdin, is commuting be¬ tween beach and theatre. . . . The Jerry Lewis Show grossed $14,000 for a onenighter here on the Paramount stage, wind¬ ing up a Northwest Releasing tour of Spokane, Seattle, Vancouver, B.C., and Port¬ land. M. M. Mesher, Paramount, and Zolly Volchock, Seattle, handled the show. . . . Earl Keate, United Artists, was in town working on “Hole In The Head,” scheduled for the Paramount. ST. LOUIS Eugene Harris reopened the Hayton, Carterville, Ill. . . . Vernal Elliott has closed the Capitol, Waterloo, Ill., for a month. . . . Chill Wills was in connection with the midwest premiere of “The Sad Horse” and made per¬ sonal appearances at various drive-ins. He took time out to visit with his brother, Paul Wills, KMOX radio personality here for some twenty years. . . . The engagement of Rosemary Price, National Screen Service booker, to Terry Hines, Warners booker, was announced. ... Fan Krause, MGM cashier, who has been on leave of absence since April, thanks all who were kind enough to visit her and send notes for her speedy recovery. . . . Robert Hyland, general manager, Radio Station KMOX and Chief Barker, Variety Club Tent Four, has been made a vice presi¬ dent of CBS Radio. . . . When May Britt was called back to her studio, plans for a cock¬ tail party in her honor at the Park Plaza Hotel Swedish Room were cancelled by 20thFox publicist Chick Evens and branch man¬ ager William C. Gehring. She was due in to plug “Blue Angel.” SALT LAKE CITY Norman Louvau was in in connection with Columbia’s planned take-over of television station KTVT. He will become general sta¬ tion manager when the deal is completed. . . . Charles Chaplin’s “Modern Times” played a ‘return engagement’ at the Tower. . . . Pat Pringle is now assisting Ted Kirkmeyer at the Uptown. . . . The neighborhood Richy, operated by Alvy Peterson, is now showing Spanish films on Saturday afternoons. SAN ANTONIO W. W. “Bill” Lewis, Columbia Pictures field representative, in from Dallas in behalf of the new James Stewart starrer, “Anatomy of a Murder,” scheduled to open at the Ma¬ jestic Aug. 13. . . . Fernando J. Obledo, office manager for the Columbia exchange, return¬ ed from a selling trip. . . . The Police Officers Association will present a stage show at the Texas, Aug. 21 and 22. There will be a horror show featuring former professional magician Jerry Connell, now a police dispatcher . . . Jewell Truez, manager of the Azteca film extrolman and who was known as Ricado. . . . Nelly Martinez has joined the staff of the Azteca film exchange as a booking clerk. . . . Jewell Truez, manager of the Azteca film ex¬ change returned from his vacation. SEATTLE Theatre Owners of Washington, Northern Idaho and Alaska held their annual meeting . . . Variety Club of the Pacific Northwest tied in with the TOA by holding their own annual golf tournament at the same time. . . . The Venetian, long a surburban landmark, has been sold by John Hamrick Theaters to a supermarket chain. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hagman, of the New View, Metaline Falls, and the Rita, lone, were on The Row. Winners of the recent annual Variety Golf Tournament were: Trophy for low gross, Army Marion, secretary of T.O.A.; Ed Lamb, Trophy for low net, Hap Frederick, Universal salesman; John Hamrick Inspirational trophy, Dr. Robert Tidwell, director of Children’s Heart Clinic; Joshua Green-John Danz Tro¬ phy, Ben Shearer; and Herb Sobattka trophy for best score, Kathleen Green, member of women of Variety. . . . Frank Kardel, retired theater manager, passed away at the age of 82 in a Renton hospital after an illness of four days. From 1900 until 1906, Kardel toured with a wild -west show. He then operated the first nickelodian picture house here and also was the operator of Alexander Pantages’ first theater in Seattle, as well as theaters in Portland. He retired in 1945; and is survived by a son. WASHINGTON D.C. The Community, Schuyler, Va., closed. . . . The Wardley, Callao, Va., reopened and is being operated by Lewis K. Walker. . . . The Drake, Drakes Branch, Va., reopened part time. . . . The Hanover Drive-In, Hanover, Va., reopened part time. The Sun, Rising Sun, Md., closed. . . . The San Toy, Lonoconing, Md., opened part time. \ f^MORE PROFITS PER CAPITA FOR YOU! Ti V' I : a BERLO VENDING COMPANY Div. of A.B.C. Vending Corp., 333 S. Broad St., Phila. 7, Pa. • Offices in All Principal Cities Address Inquiries to 333 S. Broad St., Phila. 7, Pa.