The Exhibitor (1966)

to headquarters by detective-investigator K. R. Thuleen, who said he spotted him on a local street. The back of the youth’s shirt was emblazoned with what appeared to be self made swastikas and the cross. The front of the shirt read “Born To Raise Hell." The youth told newsmen he was an advocate of Naziism, and that he was trying to form a “Hell’s Angels” motorcycle club. He said he got the idea from a movie, “The Wild Angels,’ which had a three week run at the Texas. . . . Namus ’66, supplement to the Saturday Ex¬ press-News, is sponsoring a new' “Namus Boat Contest” in conjunction with Cinema I and “Glass Bottom Boat” in North Star Mall and Aquarena in San Marcos, Tex. First prize is a nine foot glass bottom boat manufactured by the Dunbar-Stanley Fishing Co. Second prize is an all expense paid trip for four to Aquarena Springs Motor Hotel, including unlimited use of all entertainment facilities at Aquarena for a Saturday-Sunday weekend. Also 25 passes for tw'o for glass bottomed boat rides at Aquarena wil be given 25 contest runners-up, and the next 25 runners-up will each receive passes for two to see the film. The film is at Cinema I. . . . Tony Richardson’s production of Alan Sillitoe’s “The Foneliness of the Long Distance Runner” was featured at the Aug. 19 Cinema-Arts Seminar, St. Mary’s Univer¬ sity Reinbolt Auditorium. The showing brough brought to a close the summer series. . . . “Bat¬ man” which had two special showings spon¬ sored by K-BAT Radio at the Texas recently, opened an engagement at the Texas. The film follows the three week run of “The Wild An¬ gels.” Jerry Lewis’ latest, “Three on a Couch,” has been postponed indefinitely. . . . Readers of the San Antonio Express-News can win prizes in a contest sponsored by the news¬ papers and Interstate Theatres in honor of Alfred Hitchcock, producer-director, w’ho has turned out his 50th feature motion picture, “Torn Curtain,” which opened at the Ma¬ jestic. . . . Word has been received of the recent death of Mrs. Dorothy Ray Kretzer, owner and operator of the Blanco, Blanco, Tex. Her son and daughter plan to keep the Blanco in operation. . . . Sympathy is being extended to the Coleman brothers upon the recent death of their mother. R. Q. Coleman operates the Matex at Mabank, Tex. . . . Jim Longoria, manager of the Aztec, Edinburg, Tex., is conducting a contest seeking a new name for the Aztec. The new name must be in keeping with the new policy of the Aztec which is presenting first run, art and special films from Europe. The winner is to be pre¬ sented with 10 passes. Longoria also manages the Citrus and Juarez there. . . . John Flache, of the Ascarate and Colon, El Paso, Tex., was in a car accident between San Antonio and Raymondville, Tex., and suffered face lacera¬ tions. Flache will require extensive plastic surgery. The car he was driving was a total loss. . . . The back walls of the Grand, Grand Saline, Tex., caved in during a recent rain¬ storm. SEATTLE “Namu, the Killer Whale” premiered at the Orpheum with proceeds going to the Seattle Artificial Kidney Center. The premiere was sponsored by Sterling Theatres Co., Ivan Tors Productions, and United Artists. Former Miss America Lee Meriwether made a guest ap¬ pearance at the opening ceremonies. Robin Mattson, nine-year-old child star of the pic¬ ture, also appeared with Laslo Benedek, pro¬ ducer-director. . . . Dick Gilland is a new booker at Paramount and will be assistant to Craig Turner. CLARK TRANSFER, INC. Terminals: BOSTON, MASS. 100 Gibson Street, Dorchester 617-282-2099 NEW YORK, N. Y. 610 W. 47th Street 212-246-0815 NORFOLK, VA. 316 South Main Street 703-545-3832 PHILADELPHIA, PA. (Executive Offices) 829 North 29th Street 215-232-3100 RICHMOND, VA. 312 South 17th Street 703-648-6083 TAMAQUA (Hometown), PA. RD #2 717-668-1727 WASHINGTON, D. C. 3194 Bladensburg Road, N.E. 202-526-4800 PROGRESSIVE ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. 240 N. 13th St. • PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19107 35 Years of Theatre Construction and Maintenance BLUmBERG BROS., Inc. c 1 ■ . — , — _j Zvesiytki+Uf the ^heabie . . . . 1305-07 VINE STREET WALNUT 5-7240-41 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 17107 The Sameric Theatres' Eric, East Park Shopping Cen¬ ter, Harrisburg, Pa., recently celebrated its first anniversary of showing 20th-Fox's "The Sound Of Music" and the theatre's third anniversary by enter¬ taining underprivileged children of the area. Shown cutting a large birthday cake are manager Mickey Bernstein, left, and Monsignor T. S. Murray, of Catholic Charities. Writers Guild Welcomes Liaison With Management LOS ANGELES — Following a meeting with Jack Valenti, newly-elected president of the Motion Picture Association of America, the Writers Guild council created a liaison com¬ mittee to work with management “to deal with our mutual concern with the direction and destiny of motion pictures and television.” In a letter to Valenti, Guild president Chris¬ topher Knopf said the council was “delighted with your visit, not only because you are the first representative of the MPAA to meet with us on matters other than labor relations, but because you so eloquently expressed the desire for a continuing relationship.” Valenti, in a response to Knopf, said he was pleased to learn of the establishment of the WGAW-MPAA liaison committee and felt “the exchange of ideas between your group and mine will benefit us greatly.” The writers council appointed Knopf, screen branch president James Poe, television-radio branch president Barry Trivers, and council members Isobel Lennart and Leonard Spigelgass as their representatives on the committee. Valenti has announced that Louis Nizer, general counsel of the MPAA, and Charles Boren, executive vice-president of the Associa¬ tion of Motion Picture and Television Pro¬ ducers, will serve with him. L Er G Plans New Theatre WATERVILLE, ME.— Arthur H. Lockwood, president of Lockwood and Gordon, Enterprises, Inc., announced a new theatre to be erected in Waterville, Maine, on the site of the existing L & G State Theatre. The 720 seat State Theatre and an adja¬ cent building will be razed to make way for the new project. Plans are being prepared now for construction to be started in early spring. Opening date will be summer of 1967. The theatre will have the latest in equipment, including pushback chairs, year-round air con¬ ditioning, stereophonic sound, 35/70 mm pro¬ jectors. Capacity of the theatre will be 900 seats; however, provision is being made in the plans for the future addition of a second auditorium. A determining factor in locating the new Cinema on the site of the present State The¬ atre is a 700 car urban renewal parking area directly across the street. Fox Reaps Italian Honors TAORMINA, SICILY— Darryl F. Zanuck, 20th Century-Fox president, arrived here to attend the presentations of the Golden David of Donatello Awards, whose major honors were captured by 20th Century-Fox attrac¬ tions. Four of the awards were won by the Dino De Laurentiis production of “The Bible,” which was named best picture of the year. In addi¬ tion, John Huston was honored for its direc¬ tion, Mario Chiari for production design, and Giuseppe Rotunno for photography. Vincenzo Labella was honored for the direc¬ tion and script of the prologue to “The Agony and the Ecstasy,” while “Signore & Signori,” which will be released by 20th-Fox in most territories throughout the world, exclusive of the United States, won a production award for Robert Haggiag and a direction award for Pietro Germi. 18 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR August 24, 1966