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Tampa Court Ruling
Permits Picketing
TAMPA—Union men will be allowed to
picketing the Broadway Theatre
under a ruling by Circuit Judge Tillwhich
vacated a temporary injunction
to George Stonaris, theatre owner,
alleged illegal picketing by a union.
The injunction had been granted on a bill
complaint filed by J. Tom Watson, attorney
for Stonaris, on the grounds that a sign
cai'ried by the pickets was in violation of the
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state's right-to-work amendment. Watson.
attorney general who wTOte the state
labor law. contended that by wordage of the
sign, declaring the theatre unfair because it
employed a nonunion projectionist, the union
attempting to deprive the man of a job
in direct violation of the law.
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After the union had changed the wording
I of the sign. Watson sought continuance of
injimction against picketing of the theatre
on the contention that the main purpose
of the union boycott was to force the theatre
discharge the nonunion man, and for this
the picketing continued to be illegal.
Tillman denied the amended petition
by Stonaris, and issued an order dismissing
his complaint and vacating the temporary
injunction.
union. lATSE Local 321. was reprein
the proceedings by Morrice S.
Uman.
Denise Darcel at Ft. Bragg
'Battleground' Premiere
FT. BRAGG. N. C—French film beauty
Denise Darcel brought a touch of glamor
to this army post Armistice day for one of
the world premiere showings of "Battleground."
Miss Darcel, who plays the only
feminine role in the picture, flew to Charlotte
by Eastern Air Lines and was taken to
Ft. Bragg in the private plane of Lieut. Gen.
John R. Hodge. The film was shown both
matinee and night in the post's six theatres.
A special showing was held at midnight for
any of the 26.000 troops who could not attend
earlier showings.
Miss Darcel appeared at the six theatres
and at officers clubs. She was met at Ft.
Bragg by an honor guard of 20 men of the
82nd Airborne division who were attached to
the 101st during the war and who played m
the picture.
Miss Darcel was accompanied from Charlotte
to Ft. Bragg by Tom Bailey and T. H.
Mosley of the MGM exchange.
Theatre at McCrea
GA.—J. H. Thompson of the Martin-Thompson
circuit reported here recently
that work will begin the first of the year on
new theatre. Seating capacity will be be-
700 and 800. The building, to be con-
I structed on a lot on First avenue facing the
I Telefair Motor Co., will be air conditioned.
Start Morning Matinees
DELAND. FLA.—As part of the 35th anniversary
celebration of Florida State Theatres,
of which the Dreka is a unit, Manager Bill
Tison inaugm-ated a special show at 10 a. m.
each Saturday as a convenience for mothers
who want to leave their children in the
theatre while
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BOXOFFICE :: November 19, 1949
CHARLOTTE
^ewly elected officers and crew members oi
the Charlotte Variety Club were installed
Saturday night (12i at the club's ninth anniversary
dinner. Worth Stewart took office
as chief barker, Tom A. Little as first assistant,
J. E. Holston second assistant. Earl
A. Mulwee doughguy, and Don Graham property
master. New crew members are Tom
Bailey. H. H. Everett. H. F. Kincey, Earl Mulwee,
Worth Stewart, Ben Strozier, John Vickers,
and Dene Dyer. Scott Lett, retiring
chief, presided. A dance was held with the
Criss Cross orchestra providing the music.
Film industry folk here will give a dinner
for Ralph lannuzzi. former Warner manager
here. Monday night. lannuzzi has been transferred
to Atlanta as manager there . . . Mrs.
Ruth Cockrill. secretary of the Variety Club,
has been relea.sed from the hospital after
an operation.
The Charlotte Theatre reopened last week
following extensive modernization . . . Tom
A. Little, prominent theatreman here, is vicepresident
of the Younts Realty & Insurance
Corp., which recently opened the new Plaza
Terrace housing development.
Tallulah Bankhead will head the cast of
"Pi-ivate Lives," coming to the stage of the
Carolina Theatre December 7. The play also
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Audrey Totter, blond MGM star, was the
honor guest at the Carolinas Christmas festival
Wednesday last week. She was honorary
queen of the annual festival, rode in the
giant parade and attended a luncheon given
in her honor, and a reception for festival
princes.ses and crowned the queen at the
festival ball in the Hotel Charlotte.
Miami U. in Pictures
MIAMI— "Tlie New Look in Architecture,'"
a Warner-Pathe newsreel feature currently
being shown throughout the country, was
filmed for the most part on the University of
Miami campus. Inside and outside shots of
the Student club and Memorial classroom
building, as well as angle shots of the new
Merrick building, show the modernistic trend
in architecture at the university. Cameraman
Cliff Poland, who spent eight hours
photographing campus scenes, was the marine
who photographed the Yalta conference and
the suiTender aboard the battleship Missouri
in Tokyo bay.
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