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30 PICTURES Wedue$Aay> January 12, l<) I t ' Seattle,, flrianWal . secretai^^^^ . Mofe ■NTa\\f' 1 onn-Qpnier 'vt Port'Orchard** Colunihl^ . Hl'P seller,^ a\ as boo.Xwn'a fw^^^^ secretary, , Harry ■ city, ,rBrei«erton,: and , getting tbe overfiotv .pditwlatiOn' tipsurge; prob ably wiir be operated by John Danz. and Ellis Levy. Rex Thomp.son has the old-established house m Port Orchard. Now house wa.s built under bless- ing of Government coin to ijrovide essential entertainment tor Navy Yard workers. Lea.sc to private op,-, 'erators is said to have been awarded on bids, based on percentage of boji- office. , V'-'",,; Fui'st: who sells film tor Uniyersal, tvas: elected sergeant-at-armsv. Chlca.gi), Jan. 11. ,. ,To,m . ' GitIiiim,; ,,' 2dth,-,EoX ;: .b manager,, tossed, a ] dinner I’hur.sday, Tiliiiotcihn^ hnttft] .to v.p.; Raj' Moon ( 20 th), treasurer; Bob Fanhon (Republici, secretary, and Joe Felder (Monogram), ser- -gcant-at-arms. Fannon is the only reeiected olTicfir.- Bernard Lewis* Chore : ' Bernard :,Lej,yistneiV^;2 licity department job, is to head the national ne\v.s service- department inVder.:.' Jaefe (joldstein,:, publicity thanager;- '■■■i ■.■.'■,: night (6) tit the Black.storto hotet ta 175 V exhibitors in appreciation tor their ■■.svipport in waking .it possible, ,, :■ , k- 'hiS place in has operated in the southwest for the . company’s recent 17-wcek sales '"any year.s w ill take pyev Levy {rWaSr. iri. 1 c form I'«?« » district there, working under LeircHen's Shift W. C. tew'elleni district advertis- ing representative tOr, Paraniount covei iiig the Dallas, Oklahpriia City and Memphis exchange territOrie.s, goes to the; Par studio Jan, 31 ‘ to handle exploitation On niore impor- tant pictures of the companj', ; i; Alien; S. Gleen, vet eKplpiteeir, vyhb • Benson Shutters House Cohoe.s, N. Y., Jan. 11 The Empire, nee the Rialto, has shutterbd less thait a year after being retLuijis,,hed,:anct; reopene'd.. The; Fa-, bian. eircuit; .-.operated, the, old,time opera house-as a, first-ruh before.they . bpilt the Bohoes;., It was closed fOr a W'liiiei and then, after,': a: lOrig period .pt repairs' by, owner :Sam:uel.Benson, .iyas' relighted, :witlrithe M-prse, circuit of Bostpnias'ids.sde. ‘ Recently Benson had beeh: Opera ting-, the..theatre hiin- ,- -self. . .He'.:a,hnpun'ced' the darkoniiig Tor the duration.’ ’The .Regent,:,;.'smaller';b^^ .newer Ehouse which: tfto' Fabiari .Chain - also cliiv.c. Artair ,vvas also .in ,1 e form of a celebration being the.first lime a Cliicsigp filrn exchange: has w-on a national sales contest. ■■' ■ Following; the dinheri Aernarks and shoit speeches., were made by Eddie Alperson and Harry Brandt, w lio also spoke bn; the ‘Mareh .of "Dimes' .cambaign: .lohn Bainban. J. J. Rubqnsr Eddie Zdfn and Jack Kir.sch. Lou Reinheimer acted as tonstma-.tor. One of'lhe highli,ghts of the evening was the talk by .Jack Burnett, Fox Movietone cameraman, who told of his experiences''in the. war. zones* ■ Ilriiiemeii’s Swing William J. Heineman. general sales tile .supervision of John J. Donohue, district sales managci at Dallas. : Geo. Lynch's Alberta Berth Toronto, Jan. 11. Hauy A. Kaufman, Canadian man- ager. Monogram Pictures, -has left for Calgary to install George Lynch ■as. branch' manager for Alberta, Lyiicli ha.s been connected with Par- amonnl in that territory for 20 year‘- Hc replaces Max.phillet in the .Mon.- ogrum -shuffle., - -y.',- 'I Paramount will, hold a district sales munager,s meeting on Feb.. 3-4-5 in Under a unique tleup vyith; Vfarne.r Bros., designed as an .explbitatioflal angle for ‘Destination Tokyo,’ WB January release, a countryvvidd saly vage drive, .'to colleet scrap, tin, fats and paper is being launched by the Salvage DiVisioii of the War Pro- duction Board, Slogan of thejlrive .\vili be; ,‘Salvage More in ’44 nation Tokyo.’ Iilstruetipns; on the campaign have gone pul to 17,000 regio'ial directors and eommittee.s of file Salvage Divi- sion from,'Leslie G. - Merrell,. cam- paign .inanagcr of the divisioM,. on pi'peedui'e to be follow'ed. (3n suggestion of Morrell commit- tees/vyili seek to get governors and ina.YOrS, to proclaim a Destination Tokyo Week or Day. Radio will also | be cinpUiycd in carrying out tlic campaign. ■■ Kate Smith Being Set By Par for Series Of Air Shows to Plug Fix :, Hollywood, .Tan, 11. : Paramount has virtually com-' pleled a deal with Kale Smiih. and' Ted Collins for a series of broad- casts from Holly woori to bally lino forthcoming pictures. The .series of Dcsli- ! six shows will proiiably start Feh. ' ‘ 18 ' With excerpts from ’Lady in tlic Dark.' W'ith Ginger Rogers. • Riytually the entire Kale : Smith ' troupe will cOmo to the Coast feir,: -!■t'he-.'Series.-,; - manager foi,, Sbmucl Goldwyn, left , N- Y- io discuss selling and exploil- las.t . , weekend, for a. leased, lieFbeeriHakeh oye Harry ■ .wing, around. ; exchange centers in three-month I ing.plans for ‘Lady in the Dark,’ not Lainont. 'ot .■Albahy;.ThiS' theatre-w'as ' also. clpscd: ,'fOr ;,a time,, and after re- pairs 'Was. reopehed las.l, year by its owner, W^ter , 'Wertime, . who oper- ates the, Chester in CheStertbwn; La- ment, .runs theatres, in Fort .Edward, Saugerties' and Greenville.. He has ' ■ in.st.alled. Al,, Bothrier; :a veteran .Of 40 ': years.in the film busihess’and recent- ly with .Heilman ,'rheatros, :.as' .in'ah- ■ ager.y'y; --;.; 'ey;;: ;Sau(lcrs Heads M. P. Assoc. ,]ytOe:: .Sa'riders; . sales ...supervisor' of i the-New', Jersey and Long Island tei‘- ritorite.s.£Dr. 20tIi-Fax, is l944’s, presi- dent of .Motion; :Pictur.e . Asspola,teA replacing Jack Ellis, branch man- ager; for ;United Artists, ■who, has taebn particularly active in prombt- . ing the -MPA over a period of many years and stepped ddw'n to fake the vice-presidericy for the current year. Matty Cahah, former film sales- • nian,' now not associated With any of the distributors. Becomes second v.-PE, while: Saul Tratiner, assistant branch :fnanager for Goluinbia at its R.'Yt exchange, is treasurei;. Charles , Penser, RKO salesman, was elected thb'U. S. and 'Cabada ■ HO. plans to visit 40 American and Canadian :;cities for talks with ex- change'heads. and: leading exhibs. ; Ben' Caplon;;' Washington, branch salesman for .Columbia Pictures, ap- .poiii.ted branch manager, there, pf[ee- tivo Jan. 31. ^ FUm Board’s Plan • With.'itrahsporfation problems, in- I qlndihg deliyery Of; film, maintenance Of: triiCksv gasoline ; raRpnirig, tires, etc., in addition "to fire protection:' measures, in exchanges : and other matters calling for more Wartirne at- tention, the' W-'/'X:- Pilnt Board of T'rade, which flas just elected new officers, will hold rheetings every twb weeks to wrestle with any matters; coining up. Ralph Pielow, N. Y* branch man- ager for Metro, is the new president, succeeding Henry Randel, Par’s branch manager. Who served last year;' Other officers, all N. Y. ex- change managers of the companies noted, are Clarence Eiseiriah tWB), first v.p.; Jack: Ellis (UA), second yet being marketed, and other top picliirc.s that will go on release the lorepart of 1944, including ‘Story of Dr. Wassell.’ ; . In addition to Neil F. Agnewi v.p. in charge of distribution for Bar. h.o. execs who vv^ill attend bre.; Charles Reagan, assis.tant'.general sales man- ager; George .Smith. Western divi- .sional head: . ..Hugh Orten, eastern sales chiefta'ih: G..,B,: j. Frawley, in charge exchaiige bperations; Bob GUihain, publiclty-advertisihg head; Alec Moss advortising manager; Al Wilkie pubiicity.manager and Stan- ley ' Shufbrd; Of the advertising-ex- ploitation department. . , ; District sales ihanagers to be on tap will be Bill Erbb, Milton Kusell, M. R. Clark, Earle . Sweigart. John Kirby, Allen-.Usher, Ralph C. Li- Beau, Hugh Rraly, , Del Goodman, jy J.y Dohohiie and Gordon Light- stone., lasti-inehtiohed in' charge of the: Canadian territory. Howie Mayer Sets New Col. Publicity Pact Hollywood. Jan. 11. Howie Mayer'signed a new con- tract .with Columbia to: replace the Old liaef as. publicity., direclbjt, ;orig-, ■inaliy .slated . to, expire next ..July. Su'o.stitiite. document calls for May- er’s .services Until February, 101,i. a.s public relations counsel for the mid- west, operating out of his,, own.pub- licity office iu Chicago. . Shift was occasioned by’.the stu- dio’s; recent deal in 'Which 'Wliitney Bol’.on look over tlie studio jiubiicity job. V yy.' RKO Sets Campaign For Juve Delinquency Film AUhougli ‘Are. 'fheSe Our Cbjl- dren?’, RKO feattire oii juvenile de- GEO. FRASERS (PAULA WEISS) TO THE COAST Gcolge Frasbiv Who returned lo Cohimbia’s hpiheofficc; publicity di'- partraent as a feature .writer ai’icr ■■ being honorably discharged from tlio 'Arhiy,' .and hiS . wife, . .Fatlia;; .Wei.is: :Fraser.,:are quitting their jo’os.to ,uo . .to the :dpast .the, 'end: of this mtm.th iii the; thougljt of ..'setHiiig.. ciolvn.' ou,t ; tiioro. ..Mrs. ;Frasei',: with Paranuiitht, maby;' years’. briginally■ as a, private 'socrcr tary ,.:tb . varibus .exec'uliA'.Si.::!:!** ,.ot. late: years:, been' a, .member, .of the.' prossbook dcj^irlmcnl. Col. ^ets 30 Fre-Release Dates on ‘Escape’ in N.E. Columbia set 30 pre-release nates in' the New England tcr.'ito'.yv ;'or : ‘None Shall Escape.’ Piolure goes out on national reloase,: .Fob.;,3,' but. opens in Boston. .PotHand. Nevt, .L.nn-. . don,: Hartford, .Providonc'c, Spring-. fleid and' otheh' key.y' i n-th at' territ ory, ■Jan..,19. Film is i.riitialer .cq.ybrlng' past-ivar, trials Of 'Razi '■(vary .criiniifalis; Cb'r :■ lumbia hosted the pioss and exhibi- tors -at Boston’s :Ritz-CaiTtOn. hotel. at a lunChe'bn and forum session last Holds .was,' I “FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS” ■ Ctintiniioiis Ferformniices from - 10:30 a.in, ' RIVOLI B'way & 49th St. on.' ttic' Screen i 4th Week Spencer TRACY Irenf DUNNE Ui 'A Guy I Named Joe'. 8rd WEEK CARY GRANT JOHN GARFIELD iri 'Warner. Bros. Hit n •ROUWAY 14T thllTUCTl In Person Kathryn GRAYSON j Richard HIMBER . and- His Orch LOU HOLTZ . amt Others MUSIC HALL « w Spectacular Stage Productiona Dorothy;. Dick ■.'Victor LAMOUR POWELL MOORE ill “RIDING HIGH” A ■I^flram()m)t •IHetur^ , ; iN TECHNICOLOR , • In Person • JointV PORSEV aiirt Bpiiil PARAMOUNT Times Square IN: PERSON ' ■ CHARLIE BARNET & Ore ,.’ 'Also Ella ,:.,Mae"%ohBe',. Lowe, Hite i& Stanley strand » linquency, docs not - go on release, gafai.(jay '(8); QuelUirt Rey until April, horaeoffice is readying i;,o,ibr guest and principal speaker at a big advance exploitation and spe- jbe forum, picture being .shown bc- cial promotion campaigns. RKO ha.s j fore the luncheon meclin.g. made a special tie-up wilh Look magi CkSMIH ' PLUS AWC o nif V ^ STME SHOW K W A ■ * .Thurs;, Jani. ‘13 I , ON 'SCHEKN. Claudette COLBERT .Fred MacMURRAY •NO TIME FOR LOVE' REDMAN and Orch. mm B'WAY & 47th St. OLIVIA DeHAVILLANO SONNY TUFTS ‘GOVERAMENT GIRL’ JiuWs ilt'NN Anne SIlIRLKY ■Irns B.AKKKK ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S LIFEBOAT A c-rr) R & ■p'l '45111.. S®,: ■ ■ (■aNTINlIOVS rBBFOHMANCKS COOPER WITH SMALL Bob Cooper has been appointed eastern publicity representative for Edyfard Sfai'U PrbductionSi Former United. Artists publicist in the midwest. Deiwlller Wins Contest PitLsburgh. Jan. 11. Bert Detw'iller. manager of Grand, Latrobe, Pa., winner of best exploi- tation campaigri in. connection with U’s natibn-wide drive for the. fea- turette, ‘Roar, Navy, Roar,’ Received $200 m cash and a trophy valued at $.600. M. M, (Wopdy) Weir, nianager of New'srcel theatre, home again, after month's hospital stay but .won’t get back .to work, for some limb yet; Harry Gamble, assistant: at. the Gar- dens, ffcplacing. ' Harold .Richman, son: of Jacob Richman; local exhib, has joined Na- tional .Screen Service here as a sales- ihaii. Frank W., Hainrb made district manager fpr RCA Service Goi; ;inc. SiiCceeds Charles R. Uriflerhill,, Jr;, wflo was recently . transferred' to colnpahy’s home-office in Camdep, New Jersey. ; . Irving Jacobs, Metro booker, elect- ed president of the front office ex- change employees union, LocaT F-ll, succeeding George Ball. "Other offi- cers named were;: Peg.: McArdle, vice-pres.;, June 'Tolley, seC’y; Cel Kieselbach. treas.; Orlando Boyle, busihess agent; James Retter, ser- geantrat-ariiis; Helen Garlitz, Goldye MandeU: arid Al LostettCr, tru.stees; and executive board; J. Edythe Angel, Bill Brooks, Josephine Beck, Margaret; Casey, Peg O’Connell, Agatha: Doribhue, Helen Kllngen- smith and; Mercedes Miller.; .".Austin G, -Bowers, hast returned to celluloid alley as a rheinfaer of the trailer, defiartment at National Screen; Service, successor : to the Independ- ent-oumt, George, ‘;Mikolowsky, Mason town theatre manager 'W'hO jvas recently drafted. Is now operating a 16 mm projector at .the hayal traihing sta- (Continued on page 58) iiADm St Seadler, Metro advertising iriant ager, was electefl chairman of the industry’s Public Relations Commit- tee (Caslerri flivisi,bn): at the luncheon meeting at the N. Y. Ath- letic club last Thursday (6). He succeeds /Maimice Bergmah, Univer- sal’s eastferh: ad-publicity Chief, who has 'completed the; ctistomary *ix- nionth tenure of office. ; Seadler.; ' who also has. charge of trade advertising the WAC, be- comes chairman in time to have charge of the;,;industry’s abhiynrsary program marking the first cinema exhibitibn inpthe U. S, PRG session nert Week tyill Inciufle .discussion Of overseak film activities and the War Eban drive, .with foreign ad- :puhiicity chiefs, attending. framed around Ruth Clifton, who ar- rived in N. Y, last week. ; Miss Clifton, jyh° authored the original Moline Plah for handling the juvenile delinquency problem, also served as technical director on the picture. ■. Coe Continues Talks Following his appearance at the Four Arts ; Society, Palm ; Beach, Charles Francis Coe. v-p of the Hays office,; spoke again Monday WO) m Cleveland in the interests of in- dustry good will. Coe is scheduled to: talk, before another luncheon gatherihg in Cincinnati today' eWednesdav). He also speaks at a Chicago scission, Jan. 14, and in JaCksonviUe, Fla., Jan. 17. 'turnout in Cleyeland totaled 550, including all, civic .leaders be.sides industry toppers in that Ohio area. Coe: spoke in the main ballroom of the (Cleveland; hotel, stre.ssing the picture business’' war effort ;and its work in reihdoctrinating the recon- quered, countries. ; Charlotte, N.C., Premiere For Metro’s ‘Hargrove’ Charlotte, N, C.. Jan. 11. World prerniere of ‘Sec Here, Pi i- vateHargrove’ (Melrol -will be held at Charlotte Feb 8, co-.sponsoi’cd by the Charlotte ;;News, the paper for which Marion.Hargroi p reported be- fore hcentefed; the ai my, and the Carolina theatre. The book itself was ba.sed on col- umns written by Pru ate Hargrox e for-.the News :duiM:n.g:’his.flr.sl. months^ -Of ■.military;':train'ing in .:l04i at- Ft; Bragg. Parents Back Pete Pete ; Harrison’s production ot ‘Deerslayer’ (Rep) is .getting strong, plugging from magazines with jin o reader circulation^ Parents’ Ma.ga- 'zine, ': January : issue, among others. Carries a (favorable review on the ’. fllrn'..; ‘Deerslayer,' produced by Harri- son at a cost of around $135,000, : os -being; used: for , Saturday, matinee : picture house bOokingr. - ''Simple! The cure.fo^our insomnia is two bowls of Wheaties before retiring, 'nien you Won'i lie awake all night yearning fbr breakfast time!’’ : Pantry commandos often make Wheaties their objective.. .. Sat- isfying indeed, the cbmbination of erflnehy flake and creamy milk. Tbo, 'Wheaties fans insist that a noc- tiirnai bowlful of The Cereal bodes : Well for sweet Slumber, and the brave clear eye upon arvakening.