Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Mar 1954)

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Fifteen cents per word, money-order or check with copy. Count initials, box number and address. Minimum insertion $ 1 .50. Four insertions for the price of three. Contract rates on application. No borders or cuts. Forms close Mondays at 5 P.M. Publisher reserves the right to reject any copy. Film and trailer advertising not accepted. Classified advertising not subject to agency commission. Address copy and checks: MOTION PICTURE HERALD, Classified Dept., Rockefeller Center, New York (20) DRIVE-IN EQUIPMENT REPLACE INADEQUATE, OUTWORN EQUIP ments with DeVry, Simplex and Century outfits, rebuilt like new. (Send for lists). Time deals arranged Incar speakers w/4" cones $15.95 pair w /junction box; underground cable $59M. S. 0. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. NEW EQUIPMENT MASONITE MARQUEE LETTERS— FIT WAGner, Adler, Bevelite signs, 4" — 35c; 8" — 50c; 10" — 60c; 12"— 85c; 14"— $1.25; 16"— $1.50 any color. S. O. & CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE! SHORT FOCUS lenses for Wide Screens. Metallic all-purpose screens 90c sq. ft. Special apertures all ratios. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. HELP WANTED POSITIONS OPEN IN NEW YORK AND MASSAchusetts areas with expanding circuit for drive-in managers. Year-round employment. Drive-in experience desirable but not necessary. Write stating qualifications to F. HARDING'. 38 Church St., Boston, Mass. POSITIONS WANTED MANAGER’S JOB WANTED. HEAVY SMALL town and first-run experience. Will travel and relocate. 38 years old, 16 years’ experience. BOX 2764, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. BOOKS ‘‘NEW SCREEN TECHNIQUES” — THE NEW book that is a “must” for everybody in or connected with the motion picture industry — the clearly presented, authoritative facts about 3-D, Cinerama, CinemaScope and other processes — covering production, exhibition and exploitation — contains 26 illustrated articles by leading authorities — edited by Martin Quigley, Jr 208 pages. Price $4.50 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 Sixth Ave., New York 20, N. Y. RICHARDSON'S BLUEBOOK OF PROJECTION, New 8th Edition. Revised to deal with the latest technical developments in motion picture projection and sound, and reorganized to facilitate study and reference. Includes a practical discussion of Television especially prepared for the instruction of theatre projectionists, and of new techniques for advancement of the art of the motion picture. The standard textbook on motion picture projection and sound reproduction. Invaluable to beginner and expert. Best seller since 1911. 662 pages, cloth bound, $7.25 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20, N. Y. MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION ALMANAC — the big book about your business — 1953-54 edition. Contains over 12,000 biographies of important motion picture personalities. Also all industry statistics. Complete listing of feature pictures 1944 to date. Order your copy todav. $5.00, postage included. Send remittance to QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20, N. Y. STUDIO EQUIPMENT AUGMENT YOUR INCOME BY — SHOOTING local newsreels, TV commercials, documentaries. Arrange advertising tie-ups with local merchants. Film Production Equipment Catalog free. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St.. New York 19. USED EQUIPMENT DEVRYS BEAUTIFULLY REBUILT LIKE NEW. $895; Holmes $495. All dual outfits with amplifier and speaker. Time deals arranged. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. COMPLETE THEATRE EQUIPMENT, EXCELlent condition. Simplex projectors, arc lamps, $900. HALL THEATRE, Sister Bay, Wis. FOR BETTER BUYS— SEE STAR! PAIR DEVRY XDC Projectors, heavy bases. Suprex trim lamphouses, complete, rebuilt, $1,650; Simplex rear shutter mechanisms, six months guarantee, $275 pair ; Lenses and Screens at lowest prices; Strong Mogul 65 ampere Lamphouses, rebuilt, $489.50 pair. What do you need? STAR CINEMA SUPPLY, 447 West 52nd St., New York 19. SACRIFICE SALE: Seats, projectors, Motiograph sound system, 3D equipment, short focus lens, airconditioner units, candy counter equipment, rewind, well pump. Bargains for cash. Write Box 2768, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. THEATRES FOR SALE— 350 SEAT THEATRE IN GOOD Michigan farming community. Owner in lumber business, wishes to sell at low price. Building new. Excellent opportunity. BOX 2763, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. SERVICES WINDOW CARDS, PROGRAMS. HERALDS photo-offset printing. CATO1 SHOW PRINTING CO. Cato, N. Y. SEATING S. O. S— SAVE ON SEATS! ALL TYPES THEatre chairs from $4.95. Send for Chair Bulletin. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP.. 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. M. J. Cullen, Loew Theatre Division Manager, Dies Michael J. Cullen, 55, southern and western division manager for Loew’s Theatres, died suddenly January 27 in Tucson, Arizona, from a coronary thrombosis. Mr. Cullen joined Loew’s in 1928 as manager of Loew’s State Theatre in Providence, R. I. Subsequently, he managed theatres in Washington and Pittsburgh. During World War II, he was a major in the Army Specialists Corp, and was in charge of theatre procurement and the direction of Hollywood entertainment units in Occupied Italy, Germany, Austria, and France. He entered show business at the age of 13 as a ticket-seller with a wagon show. Later, he was press agent and advanceman for the “101 Ranch Wild West Show,” Barnum and Bailey’s Circus, and for the Klaw and Erlanger theatrical interests. Ernest Schwartz Exhibitor Leader in Cleveland CLEVELAND : Ernest Schwartz, 70, practicing attorney and for the past 20 years president and general manager of the Cleveland Motion Picture Exhibitors Association, died suddenly January 28 in Mount Sinai Hospital, 12 hours after he suffered a heart attack in his home. With his class mate and law partner, the late Henry Lustig, he had acquired several theatres. He was active in many industry drives. His wife, a son and daughter survive. P. E. Wilson P. E. Wilson, 61, a partner in Enterprise Theatres, Dallas, died in a hospital there January 16, after a long illness. Mr. Wilson for 34 years was active in the film business, and spent 25 of them with Enterprise. He was a charter member and organizer of Texas Variety. His widow, three sons, a sister, and a brother survive. Edgar L. Hamrick Edgar Louis Hamrick, 68, brother of John Hamrick, who operates a circuit in the Pacific Northwest bearing the family name, died in Seattle January 20, after a heart attack. Mr. Hamrick was associated with several theatres in Seattle. Myer Lesser Myer Lesser, 79, motion picture pioneer and president of the Blaine Thompson Company which had represented Warner Brothers Pictures since 1926, died January 28 in Miami Beach of a coronary ailment. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter and four grandchildren. National Dairy and Dodge in Theatre TV National Dairy and Dodge Motors last week used Theatre Network Television. The first company used 14 theatres for a show from the NBC Center theatre, New York. The show ran from 10 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. It featured Jack Sterling, TV star on the Sealtest “Big Top” entertainment. There were other performers and also National Dairy president E. E. Stewart. The network went as far west as Chicago, and also to Jacksonville. It also was seen in the Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse. The Dodge show was in 15 theatres, in hotels, and on TV, and was from 6 to 7 P.M. in 30 cities. It was the first commercial program scheduled Euan hour profitable at the box offices. Samuel Bomes Samuel Bomes, 65, renowned Rhode Island theatre man, died last week in Providence. Mr. Bomes was treasurer of the Elmwood Amusement Company, and also of the Rhode Island Lumber Company. He erected the first film house in East Providence, the Hollywood. Later, he operated the Liberty, Providence, and the Jamestown, Jamestown. He led the fight to establish Sunday motion pictures in the state. His widow and sons, Edward and Milton, and two sisters, survive. 42 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, FEBRUARY 6, 1954