Boxoffice-July.01/1950
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so. CAROLINA<br />
Attending the recent opening of the new<br />
White Horse Drive-In, 500-car situation<br />
near Greenville, S. C, were Paul Hargette and<br />
George Downey. Columbia; George Eberso,<br />
and Charles Mincey, 20th-Fox; Tommy Bailey,<br />
MGM: Bill White, Southeastern Supply;<br />
J. C. McElroy. Monogram; Laurence Terrell,<br />
Paramount, Marsh Funderburke. Warners,<br />
Eddie Rosenblatt and his wife, all of Charlotte;<br />
Fred and James Curdts, Trio Amusement<br />
Corp., operator of the Fox in Greenville;<br />
Millard Goodnough, owner-manager. Royal,<br />
Simpsonville ; Mr. and Mrs. Roger S.<br />
Mitchell, Branwood Theatre, Greenville. S. J.<br />
Workman, owner of the White Horse, entertained<br />
the guests with a steak dinner at a local<br />
restaurant. There was a capacity crowd<br />
at the opening of the new $125,000 situation<br />
and free popcorn was given away.<br />
A record crowd also attended the recent<br />
opening of the new Galez Theatre in Highlands,<br />
N. C. owned and managed by O. F.<br />
Summer. Attending the new theatre debut<br />
were Arthur Phillips, owner of the Strand in<br />
Walhalla, S. C and Roy Phillips, manager.<br />
Sound and projection equipment for the theatre<br />
were installed by E. A. Rosenblatt of<br />
Charlotte.<br />
George Broadwell, son of W. M. Broadwell<br />
of the Mazda in Calhoun Falls, S. C, has<br />
arrived home for summer vacation from college<br />
and will assist his father during the<br />
summer months. Broadwell sr. and another<br />
son W. M. jr.. who operates the Gloria in<br />
Ninety Six, S. C, went to Charlotte recently<br />
to get equipment for a drive-in which the<br />
elder Broadwell is building near Abbeville.<br />
R. E. Brantley, who operates the Tryon<br />
Theatre in Tryon, N. C, is running for a seat<br />
in the house of representatives on the Democratic<br />
ticket. He was unopposed in the primary<br />
election. His daughter Marguerite was<br />
married recently to Milton Howell of Wilson.<br />
N. C.<br />
L. J. Murphy Quits Post<br />
PLANT CITY, FLA.—Lee J. Murphy, manager<br />
of the State Theatre here several years,<br />
has resigned. He will go to Vallejo, Calif.,<br />
where he will join his wife and family.<br />
Murphy is well known in theatre circles in<br />
the area. In addition to his duties at the<br />
State, he was pinch-hitting for Manager C.<br />
L. King of the Capitol while the latter was<br />
absent due to a severe illness. Wayne Spiering,<br />
formerly at Lakeland, has been transferred<br />
to Plant City to manage the State.<br />
Have you written to your congressman and<br />
senators about repeal of the unfair amusement<br />
tax?<br />
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CIRCUIT OPERATORS VISIT STUDIOS<br />
HOLLYWOOD—On a recent<br />
trip to Hollywood, two southern<br />
circuit operators took time out (o<br />
watch shooting progress on a<br />
series of westerns being made by<br />
Producer Ron Ormond and in<br />
which they have a financial interest.<br />
The four sagebrushers costar<br />
Lash LaRue and Fuzzy St.<br />
John and are being made under<br />
the banner of Western Adventure<br />
Productions, with a major release<br />
to be negotiated. Shown here on<br />
location, left to right: Joy Houck,<br />
head of the Joy theatre circuit,<br />
New Orleans; Producer Ormond;<br />
Mrs. J. Francis White jr.; J. Francis White jr., head of Consolidated Theatres, Inc.,<br />
Charlotte, N. C, and Mrs. Houck.<br />
Celebrate 10th Birthday<br />
FORT MEADE, FLA.—W. B. Masters, manager<br />
of the Fox Theatre, had a huge threetier<br />
cake for the tenth anniversary celebration<br />
of the Carl Floyd Theatre chain. The<br />
theatre sponsored a contest to select "Miss<br />
Floyd Theatre of <strong>1950</strong>."<br />
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New Seating for State<br />
STAMFORD, TEX.—Rounding out recent<br />
improvements at the State Theatre here, new<br />
seating will be installed soon. Recent changes<br />
have included the installation of a new snack<br />
bar. G. B. Anderson is manager of the house.<br />
He reports favorable patron reaction.<br />
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