What's New? (Dec 1970)

BONUS AWARDS Not too much action this trip with only a handful of showmen reaching for that standing offer of $25.00 for out-of-the-ordinary publicity and exploitation efforts. Maybe its the weather. Well ... we've got the cash if you've got the ideas. So, let's get on that old bandwagon and start beating those drums. Every unusual drum-beat is worth twenty five bucks to you. LOU LOBB manager of the Metropolitan in Regina for a most unusual campaign involving Radio Station C J M E, the Traveller's Day Parade and something called the ‘Pile O’ Bones’ event. BRIAN ROGERS. of the Paramount in Kamloops, B.C. for a most comprehensive sellina iahuan CATCH..92...Gama.uistniucual On Thursday, September 10th, more than two hundred and fifty associates and friends of Jack Fitzgibbons attended a testimonial dinner in his honour at the Granite Club in Toronto, Highlights of the dinner were the presentation to Jack of the Canadian Picture Pioneers’ special award for outstanding service, by Lloyd Pearson president of the Pioneers, and another presentation of a handsome perpetualmotion clock by Julian Lefkowitz president of the National Association of Concessionaires of which organization Jack is a past president. Among the guests were many from Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal, the Maritimes, Chicago, New York and other distant NOEL FRAYNE who manages the Richmond Square Twins in Richmond, B.C. for an unusually effective and profitable ‘Back to School’ rental for which he promoted a variety of valuable prizes including a ‘gold’ bicycle. LES HAWLEY manager of our Capitol in _Kinastaniknacks aff.adaihle thic time One IS SECT TECEIVING NIS QIt TTOM IN.A.L. president JulianLefkowitz, while wife Barbara looks on approvingly. JIM MORRIS WEDS James Donald Morris, manager of our Cinema Highfield Square in Moncton was married on September 26th to Mary Barbara Gaudet of Summerside, P.E.!. The marriage was solemnized by Rev. Joseph Brazel in St. Paul’s Church in Summerside. The bride is a graduate of St. Mary’s Academy in Summerside and is an employee of Sobey’s Highfield Square in Moncton. Jim is a native of Halifax, where after completing high school he began his career in our business in various Capacities which ina very brief time led to his present appointment. WILLIAM GARNETT assistant manager of our Paramount in St. John, N.B. for his unusual and unique method of selling BOATNIKS. He promoted naval uniforms from the local Naval Office in which he attired all members of his staff including his confection attendants, and had one of his ushers, beard and all, in Captain’s garb --rading the Main Street during the engagert. )ILPHE REINHARDT manager of the and in Edmonton did one whale of a job promoting BORN TO BUCK at the irwood Drive-In. He arranged a number radio and T.V. interviews for Casey ds, and promoted a Shetland pony as a -away. <s which is awarded for four prizeLES HAWLEY of the Capitol in — The couple will make their home in Moncton, and our entire Famous Family wish them a long, happy and successful married life together. JACK McNICOL DIES Manager of our Capitol theatre in Vernon, B.C., Jack McNicol died at his home early in September of this year. Jack started with us in August of 1939 in the Alma and Regent theatres in Vancouver, and had also worked in the Columbia, New Westminster and the Orpheum, Vancouver. He is survived by his widow June to whom we extend the deepest condolences of our entire Famous Family.