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New York's Polio Deficit<br />
Continues in Fourth Year<br />
NEW YORK— For the fourth year In a row<br />
the Orenter New York chapter of the National<br />
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis<br />
operated with a deficit during 1951, the animal<br />
report shows. The deficit was $436,434.<br />
TtiLs wa.s due to $280,500 used for the emer-<br />
^fiicy aid scrvlce.s of the national foundation<br />
and unpaid bills for patient care and<br />
supplies totallnt? $155,934.<br />
RecelpUs from the 1951 March of Dlme.s appeal<br />
were $717,264.13 with $52,500 from the<br />
ementency aid fund of the national foundation<br />
totallnK $42,500, Income from prior<br />
drives of $2,260.02 and $50 miscellaneous Income.<br />
Elxpenses were $672,180.32.<br />
CINCINNATI<br />
11 C. Kaufman, manager of exchange operations<br />
for Columbia, conferred with local<br />
Mayor Carl W. Rich<br />
maaager Phil Fox . . .<br />
was among the first of the former newspaper<br />
boys to volunteer for the Old Newspaper<br />
Boys day drive to sell a special edition of the<br />
Enquirer on November 17. The event is spon-<br />
.sored by the Variety Club Foundation for<br />
Retarded Children and the Enquirer. Mayor<br />
Rich rounded up four other mayors in Hamilton<br />
county as "old newsboys": Jacob E.<br />
Palmer, Deer Park; Arthur T. Shivers, Lincoln<br />
Heights: R. Edward Tepe, Norwood, and<br />
Joseph L. Koetters, St. Bernard. Forty-two<br />
theatres here will remind the public of the<br />
event. Variety Club members responded to<br />
the appeals of chairman Vance Schwartz,<br />
chief barker: co-chairmen, Herman Hunt and<br />
Phil Fox; and the various committee chairmen.<br />
Seen on the Row were Harold Moore and<br />
Mrs. Julia Simons. Charleston; Sylvan Banks<br />
and Mannie and Louis Shore, Williamson;<br />
Foster Lane, Williamsburg, Ky.; R. A. Einrick.<br />
Germantown; Dick and Ducky Myers,<br />
ChUllcothe; Chalmer Bach, Eaton; John<br />
Carey. Sciotoville; Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Dorsey,<br />
Johnstown; Ray Holland. Jeffersonville<br />
Martin Junk. Sharonville; J. M. Brandenburg,<br />
South Short, Ky.; D. Law, New Lexington;<br />
iRalph McClanahan, Irvine, Ky.. and Robert<br />
II. Raynolds, Booneville. Ky. . Peggy<br />
jBahr joined Paramount as telephone operator,<br />
replacing Grace Gaston, resigned.<br />
Howard G. Minsky, division manager. Para-<br />
Imount. assistant Robert Weber, and Joseph<br />
A. Walsh, in charge of branch operations,<br />
conferred with Manager William A. Meier<br />
. . . Mrs. Catherine Taylor, accounting department.<br />
Paramount, has resigned. Margaret<br />
Kaiser, formerly assistant cashier.<br />
replaced her . . . The MGM club had<br />
Inspector Clara Zenz<br />
a party last week . . .<br />
was awarded a check, in honor of her 25th anniversary<br />
with the company.<br />
Guy Spayne in Theatre Since 14<br />
AKRON—Guy Spnync. mnnaRer of the flveyoar-old<br />
Lyn Theatre at Brown Street and<br />
Waterloo Road, Is a 15-hour-R-day wvcndays-a-week<br />
man around the theatre, according<br />
to a recent article about him by Art<br />
CulU.son In the Akron Beacon-Journal<br />
Spayne designed the hoanc, which l.s the<br />
only one In Akron to have a milk bar and<br />
cry room for mothers with bable.s.<br />
Though he works from 9 am. to midnight<br />
dally, he Is In favor of closing on Mondays<br />
"Few people go to the movies on Mondny.s.<br />
Costs could be cut considerably. And everybody<br />
In the theatre would get the .same day<br />
off," he suggested.<br />
Guy Spayne has been in the theatre business<br />
since the age of 14 when he was usher<br />
at the Dayton, which his father Nicholas and<br />
an uncle, Andy Martin sr., built In 1928.<br />
Seven years later, the two bought the<br />
Southern, and the partnership was .split up,<br />
with Martin keeping the Dayton. The elder<br />
Spayne now has retired, and Guy's brother<br />
Ray manages the Southern.<br />
The Lyn opened as a single feature. cla.ss<br />
house, and was the last Akron theatre to go<br />
garages which should help in the critical<br />
parking situation which affects theatres and<br />
other downtown business firms.<br />
Walter Kessler, manager of Loew's Ohio.<br />
was one of five judges who selected ten Ohio<br />
Slate university coeds as candidates for the<br />
title of 1952 Ohio State homecoming queen.<br />
Kessler announced that Spencer Tracy, star<br />
of "Plymouth Adventure," is sponsoring an<br />
award of a wristwatch to the girl chosen<br />
homecoming queen.<br />
Joe R. Mills, theatre editor, Columbus Star.<br />
over to double (pnlurc^ Now. action picture*<br />
attract the bml houM*<br />
Spayne bcllcvra he wax probably the<br />
younKe.nt motion picture projecUonlat In<br />
Akron, holding Huch a Job at the a«e of 15<br />
He was graduatrd In 1932 from Hower Vocational<br />
hiKh itchool. and followed hu machinist's<br />
trade during the day. while worktog in<br />
the theatre.s at night He left the Adanvson<br />
United Co In 1947. after designing the Ljm<br />
during his lunch hours.<br />
In the mornings he Ukes care of the<br />
phy.slcal upkeep of the Lyn. and afternoons<br />
he handles his advertising, booking, promotions,<br />
and publicity. The t>ooklng is done in<br />
Cleveland. It was during one of those Monday<br />
afternoon drives to Cleveland that Guy and<br />
his brother were seriously Injured In an auto<br />
accident last May. Guy still bears a deep<br />
scar near his right eye as a souvenir.<br />
He Is the father of two boys and two glrU,<br />
ranging In age from 7 to 15. He was a vloUn<br />
.soloist at St Paul Catholic church at the age<br />
of 12 and had an orchestra until he was 16.<br />
But he hasn't had time to look at a violin<br />
since the Lyn opened, he .said<br />
COLUMBUS<br />
/Construction of the long-planned multimillion<br />
dollar Franklin county Veterans just named merchandising director of WBNS-<br />
IS visiting New York .<br />
Sherman.<br />
Memorial in the Civic Center near the downtown<br />
theatre area seemed assured. The WTVN. have taken out a marriage license.<br />
TV. and Ruth Russell, publicity director of<br />
National Production Authority last week announced<br />
that steel for the structure would magazine, published In Springfield.<br />
Sherman formerly was editor of TV Dial<br />
be released by next spring. The auditorium<br />
will have 4.000 permanent seats, about half Gene Autry and his radio, television and<br />
that originally announced, but it is expected motion picture cast will ap|>ear in person<br />
that temporary seating will about double the at Memorial Hall November 29 .. .<br />
Neighborhood<br />
theatremen are cooperating with the<br />
capacity. Construction w^ill take 18 months<br />
regional blood center of the Red Cross in<br />
to two years.<br />
a "Passes for Pints" drive. Guest ticket* are<br />
Robert T. Oestreicher, brother of Fred given to all who pledge a pint of blood during<br />
Oestreicher. Loew's publicist, will become the November 10-14 period. Theatremen<br />
mayor of Columbus January 1. following the working on the plan include Lee Hofheimer<br />
election of Mayor James A. Rhodes as state and Charles Sugarman. H&S Theatres;<br />
auditor. Oestreicher is president of the city Jerome Knight. Russell; Fred A. Brunner.<br />
council and he is known to favor early construction<br />
of downtown municipal parking Theatres, and Leo and Milton Yassenoff.<br />
Rowlands Theatres: Arthur Miller. Miles<br />
Academy Theatres.<br />
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For Top QMSty and Fast Scrvkf<br />
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE<br />
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BIG MONEY<br />
B* Sure to Play<br />
HOLLTWOOO AMUflMINT CO.<br />
Ai a screen gam*. HOLLYWOOD toket top honon.<br />
A> a box-oflice attraction, it it without equal It<br />
hat been a favorite with theatre poert for<br />
oyer \5 yeort. Write today for complete detailv<br />
Be sure to give seating or cor copocity.<br />
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BOXOFFICE :: November 15, 1952<br />
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