Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1947)

28 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, March 29, 1947 REGIONAL NEWSREEL (Continued from Page 27) chairman of the drive for the industry in the Albany area, and is elated at results. Universal Branch Manager, Eugene Vogel, was in New York attending a meeting. Friends of Joe Miller, PRC district manager, are happy to see him back on the job again after a long illness. All branch managers along film row received a case of oranges each from William Smalley (Smalley Circuit, Cooperstown) who is vacationing in Florida. William Benton has returned to Saratoga after several weeks at Miami Beach. B. Audrian, Universal exploitation man, is in town working on "Brief Encounter" opening at the Grand Theatre, Albany. Marian Malark is resting at home after several days observation at the St. Peter's Hospital. Marian is in the cashier department of MGM. Mrs. Frank Carroll, wife of MGM booker, is resting comfortably at the Memorial Hospital after a recent operation. Anne Swent of PRC has been promoted from stenographer to cashier and secretary to the branch and district managers. Tex Carter, former PRC cashier, is now in Tajique, N. M., managing a dude ranch. Johnny Gardner, owner of the Colony, Schenectady, is very proud of the six foot 10 inch sailfish he caught while vacationing at Ft. Lauderdale. Harry Aranove, Warner Bros, booker, is confined to his home with a severe case of intestinal grippe. Pat Wirth, WB assistant cashier, is also on the sick list. Advertisers Distributing Co.'s Mr. Hollbrook who figured in a very serious accident several months ago, has been released from the Bassett Memorial Hospital in Cooperstown and is now recuperating in his home in Berne, N. Y. NAMED CHAIRMAN. Barney Balaban (left), president of Paramount Pictures, was last week appointed national chairman of the Motion Picture Division of the United Jewish Appeal by Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (right), general chairman of the drive. Balaban was also recently appointed a chairman of the general campaign for metropolitan New York. He is scheduled to speak in behalf of the UJA in Detroit and Cleveland. NEW ORLEANS Paul Wilson, district manager for 20th Century-Fox exchanges, from Atlanta, Ga., is here for a stay of about a week. In New Orleans past week for several days of conferences was Allen Sparrow, Loew's The' atres division manager who headquarters in Atlanta. NEW THEATRES St. Louis— L. W. McCall will soon open a newtheatre in Mokane, Mo. It will provide film entertainment for residents of a large area in the lower portion of Callaway Countv. Louisville— W. M. Thomas of Moores Creek is building a new theatre at East Bernstadt, Ky., to be called the Community. An early opening is expected as construction is well under way. The town has not had a theatre in several years. The Community will be Thomas' first venture in theatre business. few months ago at Bernalillo, N. M., is remodeling a building into a 300-seat new theatre to be called the Zia. Chicago — J. and G. Farral are building a 319-seat theatre at Erie, 111., which is expected to open about April 13. Si Greiver Agency will do the -booking. Cleveland — Two independent theatre projects are announced for the Mayfield-Richmond Roads area in the suburb of Lyndhurst. Tiffin Amusement Company, operating the Centre Mayfield Theatre, Cleveland, and the Ellett in Akron, has purchased four acres on Mayfield Road, just east of Richard Road, for theatre and bowling alley. On the opposite corner, Max Marmorstein, builder, has posted a sign announcing he will build a new theatre for an undisclosed client. Denver — Doyle Shelton will build a theatre in Pritchard, Colo., where films have been showing in the school house. Milwaukee — A new theatre to cost about $100,000 is planned by a corporation reported headed by Jack Braungel for Two Rivers, Wis. William Carlton and Associates of Cincinnati are the architects. Before entering the armed forces Braungel was district manager for Paramount Theatres in Idaho. Discharged with the rank of captain, he became district manager and theatre supervisor for Paramount in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. Denver — James Silva, owner of the building that formerly housed the theatre that burned a North Sydney, N. S.-— First of the chain of new theatres across Canada planned by the J. Arthur Rank interests, to be completed is the Odeon at North Sydney, N. S. An ultra-modern structure with a seating capacity of 570, introducing a series of postwar advances, both in design and engineering, it is scheduled to open in March and will be operated in partnership by A. I. Garson and Odeon Theatres of Canada Limited. Twentieth Century-Fox-New Orleans Family Club, social organization of exchange employes, bought a block of seats for legitimate "Holiday on Ice," Friday (28), to be followed by a private party after the show. Two negro bandits highjacked cash box containing $35 from Robert Kaylan, 78, cashier of the Star Theatre in the balcony of the house during late afternoon show (Monday-17). The bandits forced Kaylan against wall, grabbed the box and fled. The St. Charles Theatre in downtown NewOrleans has switched from stage shows to double-feature animal pictures, "Forbidden Adventure,'' and "Tundra." It parked a 250pound brown bear in the outer lobby to ballyhoo the new policy. While cities throughout country reportedlyseeking additional revenue, Gov. Jimmie Davis convened the Louisiana legislature this week, pushed through program appropriating $17,300,000 for school teacher salaries and other educational usages, without leveying any new taxes. Thus, from the state angle, industry faces no new taxes in Louisiana until the regular 1948 legislature has to find new sources of income somewhere, since Gov. Davis's move practically wipes out the war-time surplus of $18.000,000 in state funds. Reliable sources indicated parties concerned may be trying to effect a settlement in Universal's suit filed in federal court in New Orleans early this week against Gordon C. Ogden, proprietor of the Ogden and Chimes theatres in Baton Rouge. Suit contended Ogden made false statements disclosing "substantially less" than actual attendance. BOSTON Al Fowler, publicity chief at 20th CenturyFox, is handling all publicity in connection with the drive under way in his home town parish for funds with which to rebuild the steeple of the Unitarian church there. The steeple, a famous landmark of Newburyport, is considered one of the finest examples of early American architecture in the United States. Northeastern Distributors, Inc., has announced the appointment of F. Gilbert White as New England sales manager, with the exception of Connecticut, for MGM Records. "Red" Edinson, of the Minneapolis office was in Boston for the premiere of Eagle-Lion's "The Adventuress" assisting with the publicity and exploitation of the showing. Eddie Klein, popular head of the Bay State Film Company, is recuperating at home after a two-week stay in the hospital following a major operation. Micky Daytz, Warners, is passing out cigars this week as a result of the birth of his first child, Hollace Jane Daytz. Elaine Colvin has joined the booking department of United Artists. Clayton Eastman, United Artists district manager, spent a few days last week in New York City on business. Al Herman, PRC head and Harry Segal, New England representative for Eagle-Lion, journeyed to New York last week for conferences. William Jennings, son of Jack Jennings, Republic, has been promoted from the shipping department at Universal-International exchange into the booking department. Frank Amaral, Jr., 19, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the killing