Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1952)

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Fiffeen 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) HELP WANTED MANAGERS, ASSISTANTS— PLACEMENT SER.vice. Confidential nation-wide service. Inquiries invited from applicants and employers. MORGAN PERSONNEL AGENCY, 130 West 42nd St., New York City. OR. 5-7866. THEATRE MANAGER. APPLY ANDERSON THEATRE CORP., Morris, 111. THEATRES WANTED THEATRES AND DRIVE-INS. NEW England and New York. BOX 2648, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. EAGLE THEATRE, MONTGOMERY, PA.. 500 seats, only theatre, remodeled, everything’. Going to Australia. ROBERT THOMPSON. THEATRE. ONLY ONE IN CHICAGO SUBURB of 18, (XX). Owner now lives in Florida. Selling price includes building, elecric cooling system, 600 seats, screen, operating equipment. Ready for immediate operation. Will take $14,000 down. Balance at $199. per month. Write owner, A. LUND. 501 Seabreeze Blvd., Daytona Beach, Fla. * BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES PATENTED THEATRE SEAT COVER Business. Includes 15,800 yards elastic, 6,500 yards leatherette, 14,000 zippers. Covers fit all chairs. Complete, $29,500. TUFFORD, INC., Front St., San Diego, Calif. DRIVE-IN EQUIPMENT BOOST CONCESSION GROSSEIS WITH LOWcost “Concession stand announcement records”. Custom recorded for your individual drive-in. Write: FREDLO RECORDERS, 2436 16th Ave., Moline, HI. HURRY! HURRY 1 HURRY! ORDER NOW AND open in 1952. Underground cable $70M. Complete dual projection and sound from $1,595.; in-car speakers $15.95 pair with junction box. Available on easy payment plan. Send for equipment list. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 604 W. 52nd St,. New York 19. POSITION WANTED DRIVE-IN THEATRE MANAGER, AGE 30, married, two children, 10 years circuit experience, conventional and drive-in theatres. Advertising and exploitation experience. Require year round position. Available June 1st. Best of references. BOX 2656, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. Translux Stock Fight Is Called "Harassment" Opposition to the management of the Translux Corporation in the recent stockholders’ meeting in New York, and the latest move of the opposition, to void the election of officers, was termed by the management late last week as “harassment.” The opposition is led by stockholder George Mason. The Translux management said the election was fairly conducted and proxies were solicited according to rules of the Securities and USED EQUIPMENT THEATRE MARQUEE, TWO YEARS OLD, with Wagner 10" letters. Simplex projectors, rear shutters, RCA sound No. 105. Two Brenkert lamps, IKW. LEONARD SOSKIN, 12248 Grand River, Detroit 4, Mich. S-T-R-E-T-C-H YOUR $$$ AT S. O. S. RECTIfier bulbs $4.95: coated lenses $100 pr. ; Changeovers with foot switches $44.50 pair. Flameproofed, fungusproofed screens 39’Ac sq. ft.; beaded 49f4c. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 604 W. 52nd St.. New York 19. POPCORN MACHINES WITH FREE SUPPLIES that return their cost. New high grade beautiful models, five sizes. Three Manley’s, like new bargains. Also Hamilton scales. $98.50. KLINKEL POPCORN MACHINES. Albion, Mich. SHOP! CO'MPARE! SUPER-SIMPLEX MEGHAN isms, rebuilt, $850., 1 unit hand operated ticket ma chine, excellent, $44.50; wire and aluminum reels, ex cellent, $1.00; Powers mechanisms, rebuilt, $114.50 pair Gardner 1-KW lamphouses and rectifiers, rebuilt $495. STAR CINEMA SUPPLY, 441 West 50th St. New York 19. REBUILT BY S. O. S. MEANS EQUAL TO NEW. Simplex H. I. arcs, rectifiers $795. Holmes Educator dual outfit complete with arcs $1,295.; Hertner 50/100 amp. Generator, panel, rheostats $495. Available on time. S. O. S. aNEMA SUPPLY CORP., 604 W. 52nd St., New York 19. SEATING MILLION CHAIRS SOLD SINCE 1926. ADD YOUR name to S. O. S. satisfied customer list. Prices start at $2.95. Send for chair bulletin. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 604 W. 52nd St.. New York 19. BOOKS MAGIC SHADOWS— THE STORY OF THE ORJgin of Motion Pictures by Martin Quigley, Jr., Adventurous exploration of all the screen’s history told in 191 crisp pages and 28 rare illustrations. Exciting reading for now and authoritative reference for tomorrow. A Georgetown University Press book. Price, postpaid, $3.50. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 Sixth Ave., New York 20, N. Y. RICHARDSON’S BLLiEBOOK OF PROJECTION. Best Seller, since 1911. Now in 7th edition. Revised to present last word in Sound Trouble Shooting Chart. Expert information on all phases of projection and equipment. Special new section on television. Invaluable to beginner and expert, $7.25 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP. 1270 Sixth Avenue. New York 20. N. Y. Exchange Commission. The Mason group has told the latter body the proxy statements made by the management were “false and misleading.” WB Declares Dividend At a special meeting of the board of directors of Warner Brothers Pictures in New York Tuesday, a dividend of 2Sc per share was declared payable July 5, 1952, to the holders of common stock at the close of business, June 6, 1952. NEW EQUIPMENT FIRST QUALITY RECTIFIER BULBS. $4.75; white sound screen, top quality, 3Sc ft.; Exciter lamps, 39c; parts for Simplex and Powers, 30% discount: Universal splicers, $5.69; photocells from $2.25. STAR aNEMA SUPPLY, 441 West 50th St., New York 19. WHY PAY MORE? BUY TEMPERED MASONITE marquee letters; 4” — 3Sc; 8" — 50c; 10" — 60c: 12" — 85c; 14" — $1.25; 16" — $1.50, any color. Fits Wagner, Adler, Bevelite signs. S. O. S. ON EM A SUPPLY CORP., 604 W. 52nd St., New York 19. VENTILATING EQUIPMENT BEAT THE HEAT BUT NOT THESE PRICES. Ball-bearing bucket blade exhaust fans, 12" — $25.50; 16" — $37.50; 18" — $45.50. Prompt deliveries blowers and air washers. Send for details. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 604 W. 52nd St., New York 19. STUDIO EQUIPMENT LIGHTS -CAMERA— ACTION! CHOOSE FROM these 35mm cameras. Bell & Howell studio $1,950.; Arriflex with lenses, magazines, $695.; Cineflex complete outfit $2,000. value, $1,295., Solarspots $69.50; Sunspots. 5,0OOW $77.50: Art Reeve 35mm recorder $1,995; animation stands $1,495. up; Bell & Howell 35mm printer $1,495. ; 16mm sound readers $139.50. Everything for studio, laboratory or cutting room. Trades taken. Ask for catalog supplement. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 604 W. 52nd St., New York 19. BUSINESS BOOSTERS COMIC BOOKS, AVAILABLE AS PREMIUMS, giveaways at your kiddy shows. Large variety, latest newsstand editions. COMICS PREMIUM CO., 41254 Greenwich St., N. Y. C. Publications for premiums (exclusively) since 1939. MARBLES. JACKS & BALL. PRICES AND CATalog on request, HECHT, 3074 Park Ave., New York 51. SERVICES THEATRE BLOWUPS. BEST QUALITY SERvice. STITES PORTRAIT COMPANY. Shelbyville, Ind. WINDOW CARDS, PROGRAMS, HERALDS, photo-offset printing. CATO SHOW PRINTING CO., Cato, N. Y. U.A. Makes Distribution Deal United Artists has concluded a long-term deal with Uniao Cinematografico Brasileira, the largest national film company in Brazil, whereby U.A. will take over the physical distribution of U.C.B.’s feature films, shorts and newsreels, and service them through its nationwide network of exchanges in Brazil. The agreement, which goes into effect July 1, was finalized in Rio de Janeiro by Arnold M. Picker, UA vice-president in charge of foreign distribution, and A. A. Riheiro, president of U.C.B. 52 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, MAY 10, 1952