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the following subjects for Theatre Planning:<br />
n Acoustics n Lighting Fixtures<br />
D Air Conditioning Plumbing Fixtures<br />
n Architectural Service Q Projectors<br />
n "Black" Lighting<br />
^ Projection Lamps<br />
D Building Material<br />
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n Carpets<br />
U Signs and Marquees<br />
D Coin Machines<br />
n ^ 1 . r> .. D Sound Equipment<br />
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D Decorating<br />
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Jack Zide Is Elected<br />
By Detroit Tent 5<br />
DETROIT—Jack Zide. owner of the Allied<br />
Film exchange, was elected chief barker of<br />
Variety Tent 5 of<br />
Detroit to succeed<br />
Adolph Goldberg of<br />
Community Theatres,<br />
who becomes national<br />
canvasman. Other officers<br />
elected were<br />
First assistant, Harold<br />
Brown, film buyer.<br />
United Detroit Theatres;<br />
second assistant,<br />
Milton Zimmerman;<br />
Columbia manager;<br />
property master, Ernest<br />
T. Conlon, executive<br />
secretary. Allied Theatres of Michigan,<br />
Jack Zide<br />
and doughguy, Ben Rosen, manager. Confection<br />
Cabinet Corp.<br />
LOUISVILLE<br />
The Switow Amusement Co. neighborhood<br />
Cozy, managed by Joe Hedden, has added<br />
a parking lot as part of its customer's service.<br />
The lot located at the rear of the<br />
theatre, can accommodate approximately 60<br />
cars, is laned for proper parking and is<br />
The operation of the State,<br />
lighted . . .<br />
Crothersville, Ind., has been turned over to<br />
Sylvia Peake. The theatre was formerly run<br />
by Mr. and Mrs. Tex Richards, who are<br />
devoting their time to the operation of the<br />
Scott Theatre, Scottsburg, Ind.<br />
Exhibitors seen on the Row recently included<br />
R. L. Dunn, Paoli Drive-In, Paoli, Ind.;<br />
Edwin St. Clair, St. Clair, Lebanon Junction;<br />
A. N. Miles, Eminence, Eminence; Bob Enoch,<br />
State and Grand, Elizabethtown; Ken Bale,<br />
Twin City Drive-In, Horse Cave; Fred Belcher,<br />
Family Drive-In, Charlestown, Ind.;<br />
John Keck, Sandy, Sandy Hook; Hugh<br />
Kessler, Pal, Palmyra, Ind.; Don Steinkamp,<br />
French Lick Amusement Co., French Lick,<br />
Ind.<br />
A new drive-in has been started by Robert<br />
E. Enoch, Elizabethtown Amusements, Elizabethtown.<br />
Plans for the project were drawn<br />
by Fleming & Patterson. The theatre, which<br />
will accommodate approximately 700 cars,<br />
will be named the Knox. In addition to the<br />
Knox, Enoch also operates the State and<br />
Grand, both indoor houses, and the Star-Lite<br />
Drive-In, all at Elizabethtown.<br />
According to information appearing in the<br />
Courier-Journal here, the Scoop Theatre,<br />
which closed a short time ago and which was<br />
purchased by J. Graham Brown, will be recon.structed<br />
to contain a large convention hall<br />
as part of the Kentucky hotel, with the lower<br />
floor to be taken in for stores and extensions<br />
of the hotel. The Kentucky is also a part of<br />
the Brown interests.<br />
COLUMBUS<br />
Although the free admission policy at thjl<br />
Little has been successful, it is possibll<br />
only a temporary success, said Robert WilJi<br />
secretary of the Independent Tlieatre Ownei<br />
J<br />
of Ohio, in a recent bulletin to ITOO memj<br />
bers. "In the fourth week there has not beei<br />
an appreciable decline, however," he adde«i<br />
Wile pointed out that the Little is a<br />
run house where no percentage pictures<br />
played. He said the policy also necessitate!<br />
the employment of a house officer to che<br />
vandalism, since the free policy requires th<br />
anyone who wishes to enter may not be mi|<br />
strained.<br />
Om Huntington, who spent several yea»|<br />
in Hollywood as a standin and extra,<br />
been appointed pubhcity manager of tele<br />
vision station WTVN here. Columbus<br />
Huntington's home town. He succeeds Rut<br />
Russell, who resigned following her marria<br />
to Mort Sherman of the sales department cj<br />
WBNS-TV.<br />
City parldng commission announced<br />
the second site for a downtown municip<br />
parking garage would be located in the aref<br />
bounded by Grant, Third, State and Ric;<br />
streets. This is near the Ohio, Grand am<br />
Hartman theatres. First garage will be buij<br />
on East Long street at Tltird.<br />
Corsley television station WLW-C will mo\j<br />
to channel 4 and its power will be boost<br />
The station has been operating on channel'^<br />
State university will make for<br />
application shortly after the first of the ye<br />
to build an educational television station, saiifl<br />
President Howard Bevis. The application<br />
be for cliannel 34 on the UHF band.<br />
Variety wives were to hold a Christn<br />
get-together on Saturday (20) in the Varie^<br />
clubrooms . Wilke, Hollywood acb<br />
made a personal appearance at the Gra<br />
Friday (12) when "Cattle Town" opene<br />
Wilke's sister-in-law, Mrs. Ruth Wilke, worlj<br />
for the Paramount inspection departmeo<br />
He has appeared in several other picture!<br />
including "Arrowhead" and "High Noon."<br />
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