Paramount Pep (1923)

Paramount Pep A Keystone Quintette Here are five lively members of our WilkesBarre Exchange, located in the Keystone State. From left to right, they are : Misses J. Clements, B. Barr, Mr. William Williams, Miss Miriam James and Miss K. Vetter. Oklahoma City Jots By W. W. Caldwell We all extend a hearty welcome to our new Branch Manager, Mr. C. M. Peacock, from the Los Angeles Exchange. Although Mr. Peacock has only been here a few days the entire office force is 100% for him. We also welcome in this Exchange, two new Salesmen, Mr. V. V. Huddleston and Mr. J. B. Dugger. We wish both of these gentlemen every success in the Oklahoma City Exchange. We were honored with a visit last week by our District Manager, Mr. F. F. Creswell. He left us pepped up 100%, and we hope Mr. Creswell will be back to see us very soon. We also have had the pleasure of having with us our Travelling Auditor, Mr. S. A. Castellaw. We are always glad to see Mr. Castellaw and trust he will visit us more often in the future. Records Records count in any game — In Life or baseball much the same. On the tablets it is writ — How you fielded, how you hit. You may get in weather fair Some assistance here and there That will help to pull you through But it’s mostly up to you. Humble though your lot may be On Time’s blackboard men may see What you did or failed to do — And it’s mostly up to you 1 Submitted by D. F. Hynes, Manager of Storehouse. Omaha Exchange THE HOME OF “THE COVERED WAGON’ By E. N. McFarland Mr. W. O. Keyon, formerly with Vitagraph and Fox, has now joined the Sales Force, and will in the future drive his “Covered Wagon” through Zones 1 and 9. Go to it, Mr. Keyon; you have the co-operation of the greatest organization in the industry. Mr. H. L. Dean, Salesman in Zones 6 and 7, located in the western part of Iowa, left just before the holidays with his famous TIN PERCULATOR and the mannerly BULL DOG (which keeps his competitors out of the Exhibitor’s office while he writes the contracts) for an extended trip. In fact, he was gone so long that introductions were in order upon his return to the office. At the same time his daily reports were so heavy that he could probably get away with it again. (Phone message) Theatre changing hands at Norfolk (Answer). Messrs. L. W. Dunn and E. N. McFarland boarded the fast freight and sewed up 67% of the Exhibitor’s playing time from Jan. 1st until next fall. Mr. Rehfeldt, our enterprising Accessories Mgr., and Mr. McFarland, recently sold the Maryland Theatre, which is a suburban house, located in what is called Little Italy, 10,000 Fan Photos. Mr. McFarland explained to this Exhibitor that he could have his entire Paramount program printed on the back side of these Fan Photos and give them to his patrons. They would appreciate an autographed photograph and would take good care of it and at the same time would have his entire program. A very good idea and it will sell the Photos. Mr. W. O. Keyon, the latest addition to our Sales Force, started out on his first trip and sold the first Exhibitor that he called on. While talking to this Exhibitor he heard that the Theatre in the next town would change owners the next month. He immediately bribed a Brakeman and rode the freight to this town, and after locating the next owner of the show, he sold him the idea of opening up the show with Paramount Pictures. More power to you, Mr. Keyon. Willing to Do Her Share A large and dark lady was being married to an equally dark but several sizes smaller groom. “Clarissa,” asked the preacher, following the usual formula, “do you take this man to be your wedded husband, for better or worse — ” “Jes’ as he is, pahson, jes’ as he is,” interrupted Clarissa. “Ef he gets any better de good Lawd’s gwine take him, and’ ef he gets any wuss Ah reckon Ah kin tend to him mahself.”