Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1942)

Page 24 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW May 9. 1942 \ ^wcittv Club i^otesi {Continued from Page 23) Tent No. 21— Atlanta fine report on the progress of the free movies for shut-ins. The truck and its equipment is now loaned out once each week to some worthy organization. Free movies last week at U. S. Army General Lawson hospital was so popular that the schedule for that place will now be every two weeks. Movies are shown in the wards for bed-ridden patients. Barker Riley Davis announced plans for the Golf Tournament on June 1st and 2nd and also for the club's big barbecue on Monday June 1st. Film exchanges are going to declare a holiday so all employees can attend this gala afifair. Star attraction of the meeting, all of which was arranged by Barker Fred Coleman as "King-For-A-Day," was a talk given by Professor Alan Pope, head of aeronautics instruction at Georgia Tech. What the professor had to say about our army planes not only made the Barkers feel quite happy but convinced them that the war wouldn't last so very long as soon as we hit our stride in getting the planes to the places they will do the most good. The professor brought out the important fact that we are making more planes per month than the combined forces of Japan, Italy and Germany, which was welcome news. Barker Hudson Edwards, city manager of Lucas & Jenkins Theatres in Savannah, has enlisted in the Coast Guard and is soon to leave. Barker John Cunningham formerly of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, will take his place. Tent No. 22-Okla. City Barkers Play Host To Visiting Rotarians; Johnny King Leaves for Army to Take Up Duties in Artillery The Club Rooms became the center of a lot of activity this week when the barkers entertained many Rotarians visiting Oklahoma City for the State Convention. Among the out of town barkers who brought guests to the club were Jack Wilbern of Duncan, George Limerick of Enid, Homer Jones of Alva, Bob Browning of Ponca City and Ralph Leachman of Blackwell. The Oklahoma City Council of Civilian Defense, of which Chief Barker L. C. Griffith is Chairman and Barker Henry Griflfing is Executive Chairman, is attracting nation-wide attention through editorials and articles appearing in the National Press. It seems that Oklahoma City has stayed a jump ahead of the rest of Advertisement ■ Mee/ tke. QUie^ Ba/Jze/i L. C. Griffith — Tent No. 22 Known throughout the Oklahoma territory as "The Skipper," L. C. Griffith has been the helmsman as well as perhaps the principal mover, whose energy and enthusiasm for all the Variety Clubs of America represent, brought about the establishment of Oklahoma City's Tent No. 22. "The Skipper" is the only Chief Barker the tent has had since its formation in August, 1939. At that time he was named Chief Barker and has held the position ever since — his re-election the latter part of last year being his second appointment to succeed himself. Prior to L. C.'s activities in the Oklahoma Tent, he was a member of Tent No. 17, Dallas. The initials stand for Louis Clyde. Mr. Griffith makes his home in San Antonio, but has his office as president of Griffith Theatres, in Oklahoma City. He commutes by air, so to say, spending a week in each city alternately. This probably places him among the world's champion long distance commuters. "The Skipper" is on familiar ground in both cities, though it is "home, sweet home" when he's in San Antonio, where his menage is presided over by Mrs. Griffith (the former Mrs. Elizabeth Williams Liebmann) whom he marriel five years ago, and shared by her two sons and daughter. All thre children are students. Paul Liebmann, Jr., is at Texas A. & M. College; David attends the University of Texas, and Carol Louise Liebmann is at high school in San Antonio. "The Skipper" was born in Halletsville, Texas, and with his brothers embarked in show business in San Marcos, Tex., where they operated the Grand Opera House. They had been traveling salesmen in the grocery line, but switched to films, representing various producers and distributors. The Griffith Amusement Company soon controlled a large number of theatres. R. E. formed a company with headquarters in Dallas to expand in Texas and New Mexico. H. J. operates another company in the Kansas City territory. But most interesting of all is the fact tha all three are chief barkers of their respective Variety Clubs; R. E. heads Tent No. 17 and H. J. Tent No. 8. Civic and state affairs have always interested "The Skipper" who has been taking an increasingly active part in them. He is Imperial Potentate of India Temple Shrine; Chairman of the Oklahoma City Community Fund Drive; Director of .the Y.M.C.A. ; Director of the Chamber of Commerce and latest of all is Chairman of the Oklahoma County-City Council of Defense, which is a big job embracing 17 divisions of civil defense. With all this activity he still finds time for a game of golf and likes nothing better than to watch a good football game. the Nation in setting up a systematic method of handling civilian defense, which has resulted, in one case, with over 50,000 people having taken First Aid Training. Other departments of the Office of Civilian Defense, which Barker Griffing has organized, have done a similar swell job and the active participation in this work of a number of barkers has played a salient part in its success. Barker Johnny King, Metro booker, left Saturday for Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, where he is taking up his duties as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery. Tent No. 24— Chailotte Show To Be Staged For Benefit of Charlotte Hospital Evacuation Unit; Big Dance Announced For May 30 The Mobile Unit continues its good work and had showings at the Crittendon Home on April 24 and one at the Mecklenburg County Home on April 28. Barkers Ken Laird, W. G. Boiling, and Joe Ginns have been recently added to this committee, of which Roy Smart is chairman. Barker Sam Hinson has been appointed new resident manager of Monogram-Southern, succeeding Barker Harry Spann, who has been transferred to Memphis. Barker J. Schrader has opened his own poster exchange at 119 Brevard Court. Barker Howard Marks, local manager of National Theatre Supply, will leave soon for San Francisco to take charge of that j office, and will be succeeded by Barker "Buffalo" Boling. Congratulations and best luck to ' both of them. At a crew meeting held on Saturday, April 25, Chief Barker Everett appointed a committee [ consisting of Barkers Mike Kincey, Chairman,'' Tom Little, John Vickers and Ben Rosenwald, , to investigate and report on the advisability of sponsoring a show at some future date for the benefit of the Charlotte Hospital Evacuation Unit, the proceeds to be used as an emergency fund for the unit. The committee has reported favorably to the Chief Barker and the show is going to be staged at a date to be announced later. A stag party will be held in the club room on Monday, May 11. Barker Scott Lett will officiate. Barkers Max Bryant and Johnnie Bachman were "Kings for the Day" at the regular monthly luncheon held at the Hotel Charlotte on Monday. Barkers Scott Lett and George Roscoe announce a big dance for Saturday, May 30. The finals of the Gin Rummy tournament were played off^ on Saturday night. The clinic is operating nicely with ten to fifteen patients being treated weekly. Tent No. 25— So. Calii. Burke, Hill and Mock Discussion Highlight of Big Monday Meeting By popular demand, the Trialogue Team of the University Religious Conference took the spotlight at a meeting last Monday night in the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel. William Burke, Catholic ; Jeorge Hill, Protestant ; Sandy Mock, Jew, discussed "Religion in a Nation at War." As advance notice of the event put it : "you will miss one of the best meetings we have ever had," summed up the reaction of those present for the timely and interesting discussion. Jack Curry, Seymour Fisher and Larry Kennedy were the "kings for a night" of the dinner meeting — an evening de luxe. CIJllKl)! This is the welcome message your dollar will hring to thousands'of cancer sufferers in 1942. Help us carry on the fight. Enlist in your local field army now. Buy package labels today. If you live in the Metropolitan Area, address the New York City Cancer Committee, 130 East 66th Street. 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