The Exhibitor (1959)

26 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR August 19, 1959 lines has held up the construction of the Rodgers, Carbondale, Ill., Tony Luckenback, resident manager for the circuit has re¬ vealed. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gorelick celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary August 9. Gorelick is co-owner of Realart Pictures of St. Louis, an independent ex¬ change. . . . Harry Pitner, Fairfield, Ill., theatre owner and one time film salesman in this territory, recently returned home after undergoing surgery. SAN ANTONIO Hope Torres has joined the staff of the local Columbia film exchange as a secretary. . . . The birth of a son has been announced by Mr. and Mrs. Raul Rodriguez. Father is a member of the staff of the Clasa-Mohme film exchange. . . . Carolyn Jones, Texas born actress was in for a personal appear¬ ance in conjunction with the opening of 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 PROGRESSIVE ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. 240 N. 13th STREET • PHILADELPHIA 7, PA. • Theatre Installations and Maintenance Dave Milgram, head, Milgram Buying and Booking Service, recently announced acquisi¬ tion of the first-run downtown Fox, Phila. “Last Train From Gun Hill” at the Majestic. . . . A development company has been formed for the purpose of creating a multi-million dollar recreation and shopping center to be named Frontier Junction, U.S.A. on a 30 acre tract. In conjunction with the center, an area will be developed into a movie lot, to per¬ mit the complete shooting of western movies. Negotiations are now being concluded with one of the largest movie studios and pro¬ ducers in Hollywood. Construction is ex¬ pected to start within a month and be com¬ pleted in six to 18 months. . . . The Texas Drive-In at Beeville, Tex., has been reopened for the season. . . . The Rex, indoor house at Rio Hondo, Tex., has been opened to handle the transient cotton pickers during the cotton season. . . . Mrs. T. J. Jackson, wife of the south Texas roadshow operator and builder of drive in theatre screens, fell and fractured several ribs in an accident in her Robstown, Tex., home. . . . The Chief Drive-In, Cle¬ burne, Tex., has a new screen, replacing the one blown down by hurricane winds. While the screen was being installed all the speakers were overhauled and new projection equip¬ ment was installed. Bill Love is manager. Raymond B. Willie, assistant general man¬ ager of the Interstate Theatre Circuit with headquarters at Dallas, Tex., was in for a brief visit at the San Antonio Interstate Thea¬ tres city office. . . . Jorge Sareli, Mexican film star, was a brief visitor in the city. He stopped enroute to New York and Puerto Rico. . . . John Santikos, manager of the Olmos, gave a free pass to anyone bringing a plastic bag to the studios of radio station KONO here. The idea was to get the danger¬ ous bags out of the homes and away from the hands of the youngsters. . . . George Bannan, publicist for Allied Artists, was in for a campaign with the Interstate Theatres Circuit publicity people. . . . J. J. Rodriguez, owner and operator of the Teatro PanAmericano in Dallas, Tex., which features the showing of Spanish language films, was in to buy and book from the local Spanish language film exchanges. . . . Contracts for the construction of the new Capri at Pampa, Tex., has been awarded by Video Indepen¬ dent Theatres to Panhandle Engineers and Contractors of Amarillo, Tex. and construc¬ tion is expected to start soon. The Capri, according to Claude Motely, Video official, will replace the La Nora, which was de¬ stroyed recently in a fire. The Capri will have a 75 foot front and a huge screen cov¬ ering the entire rear of the building. . . . Joe Godinez and Max Padron are new owners and operators of the Azteca, Mathis, Tex. SEATTLE Thirteen boys and five girls were taken into custody when a patrolman had to use force to arrest two youths involved in a disturbance at the Coliseum. The melee en¬ sued after assistant manager George Pet¬ rovich was threatened with a nail file when he asked one youth to leave. . . . Ford Bratcher, formerly of Lewiston and now op¬ erator of the Starlight Drive In, El Monte, Calif., was on The Row. . . . Elaine De Mouth has left her job as Universal secretary. . . . John B. Cummins, branch manager, Favorite Films, is convalescing from surgery at Prov¬ idence Hospital where he was released August 10. . . . Film Row visitors included Joe Rosenfield, in from the East Sprague, East Trent, and Post Street, Spokane, Wash.; Albert Fernandez, in from Clallam Bay; and A1 Wagner of the Blue Fox and Sunset,. Grangeville. Vernon Kline, manager, Abe Sunberg's Strand, Philadelphia, is up to his old exploitation tricks and is shown above with street bajly he recently had on United Artists' "Shake Hands With The Devil." That is Gerald, Abe's son, on the right. 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 exchanges9 shipping room closes at noon on these days. Don’t wait until it's too late — help us prevent any missouts! am TRANSFER, INC. 829 North 29th St. 16S8 Third St. N.E. Phila. 30, Pa. Washington, D.C. LOcust 4-3450 DUpont 7-7200 Formerly Highway Express Lines, Inc.