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. . . Earl 1 — — — — — — — LOS ANGELES 'Treasure Island' Opens With 175 P'nding: an association of more than a year, W. G. McKinney has left the ITO of Southern California and Arizona to enter the restaurant business. He purchased an eatery in Hollywood in partnership with his brother. While with the ITO. McKinney had been on a special a.ssignment to sparkplug a membership drive . . . Sherrill Corwin, head of the Metropolitan circuit here, headed for San Francisco to spend several days checking into the affairs of his North Coast chain. . . . Pacing Booking and buying visitors included Tommy Huntington, up from Chula Vista; George Page, in from Arroyo Grande: Frank Valuskis. operator of the Valuskis in Willowbrook; Moses Hernandez, who owns a house in Guadalupe; Harry Nace jr. and Vince Murphy, who flew in from Phoenix . Schiller, formerly with Monogram as . . Jim an exploiteer, joined the local Manley Popcorn staff as a sales representative the floors these days is Jerry Persell, Columbia salesman, W'hose wife is momentarily expecting a newcomer. On the vacation front: Ralph LaDuke, office manager for National Screen Service, returned, while Donna Murdock, secretary to Jack Jacobs at the local NSS branch, headed for San Diego on hers. Also vacationing were Harvey Lithgow, office manager at Warners, and booker Milt F^'ankel, the latter's itinerary including Catalina island and Santa Barbara Collins jr., son of the Republic manager, returned from an extended tour of Chile and other Latin American countries. To Pace Los Angeles First Runs LOS ANGELES—"Treasure Island" appeared aptly named from the revenue standpoint as the Walt Di.sney-RKO release forged well out in front of other first run contenders with a hefty 175 per cent. Also grossing heavily, at 160, was the first stanza of "Summer Stock," while "Destination Moon" proved strong in the third spot at 130. (Average is 100) Chinese, Los Angeles, Loyola, Uptown, Wilshire Destination Moon (EL); Snow Dog (Mono) 130 Egyptian, Loew's Slate—Summer Slock (MGM)....160 Fine Arts, Guild A Royal Aiioir (Discma) 35 Four Star City Lights (UA), reissue, 7th wk 85 Hawaii, Urpheum—Duchess of Idaho (MGM); Jiggs and Maggie Out West (Mono), 2nd wlc 85 Hollywood, Downtown Paramounts The Furies (Para); Trigger Jr. (Rep) 120 Hillstreet, Pontages—Treasure Island (RKO); Beaver Valley (RKO) 175 United Artists Rit!, Vogue. Culver, Studio City- Eye Witness (EL); I Killed Geronimo (EL) 90 Warners Hollywood, Downtown, Wiltern Pretty Baby (WB) 100 'Sidewalk Ends' Rates 170 At Frisco United Nations SAN FRANCISCO—Top honors went to the second w-eek of "Where the Sidewalk Ends" and "Love That Brute" at the United Nations Theatre W'ith a loud 175 per cent. Close behind in the second spot was the Fox with its opening of "Stella," and "Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion," opening at the Orpheum. Fox—Stella (20th-Fox); The Avengers (Rep) 160 Golden Gate—So Young, So Bad (UA) 110 Orpheum Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (U-1); 1 Shot Billy the Kid (LP) 160 Paramount—The Flame and the Arrow (WB), 2nd wk 110 St. Francis—The Men (UA), 2nd vV. 90 United Artists—The Iro