The Exhibitor (1960)

ATLANTA Martha McBrayer resigned from National Theatre Supply Co. and moved over to Benton Brothers Film Express in the stenographic department. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Robin Gass, Rex, Cowan, Tenn., are the pround parents of a new baby boy. . . . H. P. (Dusty) Rhodes. Drive-In owner in Georgia, returned after visiting his two brothers in Virginia, where they are hospitalized. . . . The Grand, Sylvania, Ga., has been taken over by Carlton from its former owner J. B. Larisey. . . . E. D. Strange has leased his Gordon, Gordon. Ga., to W. C. Hawthorne. . . . A1 Morgan, former buyer-booker for McLendon Thea¬ tres with headquarters in Union Springs, Ala., is now with Co-At-Co Theatres in Georgia. . . . Arnold Gray has started a series of rock ‘n’ roll stage shows at the Homewood, Birmingham, Ala., similar to those used at his West End. CHARLOTTE The Rialto, Durham, N.C., which has been closed for many months, reopened under new management as a rerun theatre. Now oper¬ ating the house is Abercrombie Enterprises, Inc., which also operates the Carolina at Durham. Manager of theatre is Mrs. Gaynelle Winstead, who formerly managed the Carolina at Rocky Mount, N.C., before moving to Durham four years ago. The Rialto for¬ merly was operated by the late Nathan Schwartz but was closed as a movie house in the spring of 1959 in order that it might be used during the summer by a local drama group as a playhouse. A fire in August of that year and Mr. Swartz’s death in an auto¬ mobile accident resulted in its being closed permanently until the new operators took over. The interior of the house has been remodeled and redecorated, and Charles Abercrombie, head of Abercrombie Enter¬ prises, says the house will show at popular prices “the best movies that have been made during past years.” He said its offerings will be strictly “family entertainment.”. . . Theatre owners at Kings Mountain, N.C., have re¬ newed a request that the city rescind its ordinance prohibiting showing of motion pictures on Sunday. Sunday motion pictures were legal at Kings Mountain for a brief period in 1955, until the blue law was re¬ stored by the City Commissioners in face of complaints by the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association and others who presented a peti¬ tion bearing 1,650 names opposing the Sun¬ day operations. E. G. Sterlings, Charlotte, vice-president of Stewart and Everett, which owns the Joy at Kings Mountain, pointed out that the city itself provides Sunday entertainment for a fee at its swimming pools, yet outlaws movies. He said his firm operates 85 movie houses, only three of which are not operating on Sunday. CINCINNATI Kenneth Perkins is new manager, art Guild, succeeding Robert Mills, resigned. . . . William M. Garner, Buena Vista booker, was elected Chief Barker, Tent 3, Variety, succeeding Nathan S. Wise, publicist. Other new offi¬ cers are first assistant, William Shane; sec¬ ond assistant, Phil Fox; property master. Attorney Saul M. Greenberg; and dough guy, James W. McDonald. New officers of the Ladies Auxiliary are president, Mrs. Samuel Weiss; first vice-president, Mrs. Film Exchange and Dealer Listing for the MILWAUKEE FILM TERRITORY A CONTINUING SERVICE • that will be re-editcd and re>published at 8-nrtonth intervals • F/lm Distributors ALLIED ARTISTS, 720 W. State St.-BRoadway 3-7020 Br. Mgr.: Harold Rose. Soles; Carroll Morten. Office Mgr. and Booker: John Bates. Asst. Booker and Secty.: Bar¬ bara Perry. Emerg. Phone: Bates, BRoadway 1-3559. AMERICAN-INT'L., 212 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 611— BRoadway 3-6285 Br. Mgr.: Ed Gavin. Booker; Kay Bydalek. Emerg. Phone; BR 6-4682. BUENA VISTA (Disney), 212 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1 101 —BRoadway 3-5111 Sis. Mgr.: Frank Yablans. COLUMBIA, 212 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1 123— BRoadway 1-3351 Br. Mgr.: Harry Olshan. Sales: David V. Chapman, James Ascher. Booker: Paul Schober. Cashier: Gertrude Levy. Emerg. Phone: EDgewood 2-6117. INDEPENDENT FILM, 212 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 408— BRoadway 3-6922 Br. Mgr.: Morey Anderson. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, 736 W. State St.-BRoadway 1-4024 Br. Mgr.: John G. Kemptgen. Office Mgr.: Hilda Albrecht. Sales; Harry Schlar. Booker: Arthur Heling. Emerg. Phone: None. PARAMOUNT, 212 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1 1 04— BRoadway 1-7340 Res. Mgr.: Ward Pennington. Sales: Matt Donohue. 20TH CENTURY-FOX, 1016 N. 8th St.-BRoadway 1-5710 Br. Mgr.: Jack Lorentz. Head Booker; Ray Schulz. Sales: Meyer Kahn, Morris Horwitz. Field Expl.: Louis Orlove. Emerg. Phone: EDgewood 2-6270. UNITED ARTISTS, 1137 N. 8th St.-BRoadway 1-6529 Br. Mgr.: J. H. Imhof. Office Mgr.: K. F. Siem. Sales: J. F. Dionne, Richard Hayes. Booker: Elmer Jahncke. Cashier: Esther Ohm. Emerg. Phone: Lincoln 3-0922. UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL, 720 W. State St.-BRoadway 1-4080 Br. Mgr.: M. P. Halloran. Office Mgr.: James Robison. Sales: Sidney Turer. Booker: Ann Vishing. Emerg. Phone: EDgewood 2-6664. WARNcR BROS,, 212 W. Wisconsin Ave.— BRoadway 1-7550 Br. Mgr.: Morris Dudelson. Office Mgr.: Tony Kolinski. Sales: Ray Axelrod. Emerg. Phone: None. • Supply Dealers VIC MANHARDT CO., 1705 lAF. Clyburn St. — Division 2-8344 Emerg. Phone: BLuemound 8-4935. NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY, 1027 N. 8th St.-BRoadway 1-7333 Emerg. Phone: Hilltop 5 7479. RAY SMITH CO., 710 W. State St.-BRoadway 1-2100 Emerg. Phone: BRoadway 6-0579. THEATRE EQUIP. AND SUPPLY CO., 1009 N. 7th St.-ORchard 1-3882 • Film Delivery Services FILM SERVICE, INC., 620 E. Mason St.-BRoadway 1-5224 Traffic Mgr.; Al Sickels. Emerg. Phone: UPtown 3-6693. • Film Storage MILWAUKEE FILM CENTER, 620 E. Mason St.-BRoadway 1-3288 Mgr.: Oliver Trampe. Hd. Shipper: John Prostinak. Emerg. Phone: LOcust 2-9256. A SPECIAL SERVICE), . . only in MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR Stanley Glasser; second vice-president, Mrs. Saul Kolodny; secretary, Mrs. Harry Pollins; and treasurer, Mrs. Morton Perlman. . . . The suburban Nordland, reopened recently after having been closed since 1954, is reported doing excellent weekend business with Ger¬ man films. . . . Congratulations were ex¬ tended to Jay Goldberg and Selma Blackschleger, co-managers, and Donald R. Duff, booker, Realart, for winning fist prize in a recent A-I promotional drive. . . . Ted Rose, sound maintenance engineer, Chakeres Cir¬ cuit, Springfield, O., suffered a heart attack while working in a circuit house in Win¬ chester, Ky. He is convalescing in a Win¬ chester hospital. COLUMBUS, O. NEWS — United Artists’' “Exodus” will open a reserved-seat engage¬ ment Feb. 1 at Hunt’s CineStage, it was an¬ nounced by Herman Hunt. Nat Rudick and Herb Pickman, UA representatives, were here for the announcement press luncheon, which featured phone interviews with producer OttoPreminger. . . . Reception of the monthly movie membership plan inaugurated Oct. 1 by Jerry Knight at the Capitol, formerly the Fox, has been disappointing, but Knight hopes that when patrons are better ac¬ quainted with the money -saving plan they will respond in greater numbers. Knight is' offering 24 admissions for $2 monthly. “It seems that many still don’t understand thegreat savings under the plan and therefore are wary about buying the monthly tickets,”" said Knight. DALLAS Fred Beiersdorf has opened the DalArt. Films of Dallas and will be the exclusive franchise holder of Janus Films in the Texas and Oklahoma exchange area. . . . “Spartacus” was announced for a tentative date of Feb. 16 at the Capri. . . . Nancy Kwan, femi¬ nine lead in “The World of Suzie Wong,” plans to visit Dallas prior to the Dec. 22 opening; of the film at the Esquire. . . . Approximately $30,000 was raised by the "Variety Club at the premiere showing of “The Alamo” at the Capri here. . . . Tom KcKean, senior sales¬ man for Paramount at Oklahoma City, has been transferred to the Dallas Paramoimt ex¬ change. . . . Boyd F. Scott has been named co-chairman of the ninth annual convention of the Texas Drive-In Theatre Owners Asso¬ ciation to be held here next Feb. 7 to 9. He is director of operations for Frontier Theatres. . . . Three MGM staff promotions in the Dallas and Oklahoma City exchange centers have been announced by Robert Mochrie, general sales manager. Connie Carpou, who has been with the organization since 1936, comes to Dallas as assistant exchange manager from Okla¬ homa City, where he has been serving as salesman. William Egbert, head booker at Oklahoma City, will replace Carpou as sales¬ man, and Marion Farley, a booker at the Watch tor them! NEXT! Dallas Territory Issue of December 28 Pittsburgh Territory Issue of January 1 1 Save Them! 36 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR December 21, I960