Boxoffice-August.19.1950

200 Persons Attend
Tent 10 Golf Match
INDIANAPOLIS—More than 200 persoiis
attended the annual golf tournament given
by Variety Club Tent 10 at the Indianapolis
Country club. The first prize, a 1950 Cadillac,
was won by Eugene Stover, employed
at Theatre Candy Concessions here. The
second, a natural mink cape, was won by S.
J. Gregory of Chicago.
Clayton Bond, salesman for 20th-Fox. won
the Bankes handicap at the golf tournament.
The affair was reported by Claude McKean,
chairman, as a financial success.
Albert Stetson Assumes
Rights on Comb Venders
ST. LOUIS—Albert Stetson, who had been
in charge of purchases and maintenance for
the local theatres operated by Fanchon &
Marco, has resigned to become president and
general manager of the newly incorporated
Day & Nite Sales, Inc., which holds the Missouri
and California rights on a comb-vending
machine and combs to be sold through
them.
Stetson has opened an office and distribution
center at Altec Service Corp. The vending
machines will be available for use in the
restrooms of theatres, railroad and bus depots,
airport terminals, restaurants, hotels
and other public places.
Stetson has been associated with Harry
Arthur of Fanchon & Marco in various theatrical
enterprises since 1923. His first order
for the vending machines came from the
St. Louis Amusement Co. Stetson is interested
also in four theatres in Ai-izona and
radio station KYCC at Phoenix. The theatres
are the Studio in Phoenix. Pix at Sunnyslope,
Tolsun at Tolleson and Avon at Avondale.
Interested with him in the Arizona
theatres are his brother Harold who headquarters
at the Studio, Phoenix; Harry L.
Nace and J. McCormick of the McCormick-
Nace Theatres, Inc.
Stetson's duties with Fanchon & Marco
Enterprises have been taken over by George
Weigand, who has been with the organization
for some years.
Cliff Mantle, Bill Feld
In State Rights Firm
ST. LOUIS— Cliff Mantle, who was office
manager and head booker for Film Classics
prior to the merger with Eagle Lion, has entered
the state rights distribution in association
with Bill Feld of Kansas City. They
have opened an office at 3238 Olive street
here as the Triangle Film Co.. Feld also
distributes pictures in the Kansas City, Des
Moines and Omaha territories.
Seek Franklin, Ind., Burglars
FRANKLIN, IND.—Police are seeking
burglars who carted a 400-pound office safe
from the office of the Artcraft Theatre here
and escaped with more than $500 in cash.
After failing to open the safe, the burglars
rolled it to a rear door on a moveable desk.
It w-as then loaded onto a two-wheeled cart,
pushed about a block through an alley and
loaded into a waiting vehicle, police said.
New Arbitration Setup
Proposed by Ben Marcus
Rowell Weilerts Open
Colonial-Type Building
ALEXANDER. IND.—Rowell Weilert and
his wife Hope, who recently opened their
new 548-seat Alex Theatre here, formerly
were in the furniture business in Auburn,
Ind. During the last war, Weilert served in
the navy.
The new Alex is a Colonial-type structure
of steel and concrete, brick faced, air conditioned
and with latest-style lighting, equipment
and decoration. The cherry colored
seats and aqua draperies are of fireproof
material. Lighting is neon which provides
both functional and dramatic effects. The
Weilerts personally supervised the construction.
The opening ceremonies were attended by
Girls chosen as
many film folk and friends.
hostesses distributed flowers.
The premiere film was "Key to the City."
Donna to Open in November
STURGEON BAY. WIS. — The
500-seat
Donna Theatre, started here recently is expected
to be completed about November 1.
according to Mrs. Donna Borchert, who also
owns and operates the Door Theatre here.
The Donna will have room to expand the
seating capacity to 700 when required. Mrs.
Borchert is affiliated with Delft Theatres.
whose main offices is to be moved to the
Victory drive-in near here from Marquette,
Mich.
New Glarus Opening Delayed
NEW GLARUS, WIS. — The new Glarus
Theatre, now under way here for Fred Lienhardt,
is scheduled to open about October 1.
The theatre was designed by Myles Belongia,
Milwaukee architect. The opening originally
was set for September 1, but bad weather
delayed work on the house.
Rites for Bern Mariner
Held at Kansas City
ST. LOUIS—Funeral services were held
in Kansas City Monday (14) for Bern E.
Mariner, 40, St. Louis manager for United
Artists, who died of a heart attack August
11 while at breakfast in a restaurant at Cairo,
III., where he was on a busine.ss trip. He is
survived by his wife Edith and a son Robert,
13. The St. Louis office was represented at
the funeral by Charles Scheufler. office manager
and city salesmen. Jack Kane and Tony
Tedesco of the sales staff.
Mariner had been associated with United
Artists organization for 23 years, interrupted
only by his .services with the marine corps
during World War II. He had been with the
company's sales staff in Kansas City, Omaha
and Denver prior to coming here in 1946 to
assume management of the St. Louis branch.
MILWAUKEE — Establishment of local
arbitration boards in each film distribution
center under the overall
guidance of a national
arbitration
Ben Marcus
chairman has been
suggested by President
Ben Marcus to
the board members of
Allied ITO of Wisconsin
as a method for
solving differences
within the industry.
Marcus pointed out
that present arbitration
methods were
costly and time-
that dif-
consuming and expressed his belief
ferences should be handled on a local level.
He said that only as a last resort should these
difficulties be submitted to a national arbitration
board.
He recommended that each distribution
center scour the field to find a man who has
the confidence of both branches of the industry
to head the local arbitration board.
Marcus pointed out that weaknesses in other
arbitration systems were due to the lack of
experienced men with a thorough knowledge
of the exhibition-distribution system.
He suggested one overall chairman at the
head of the arbitration system and added
that this man should have a thorough knowledge
of all fields of the industry. He named
William Rodgers, vice-president and sales
manager for MGM, as a possible candidate
for such a post.
Marcus said Rodgers had spent the greater
part of his life in distribution, but had always
taken an interest in exhibition problems
as well as distribution.
"It is only with this type of leadership
heading an arbitration setup that it could
be successfully executed." Marcus said.
Ripon Theatre Renovated
RIPON. WIS. — The auditorium of the
Ripon Theatre, owned and operated by S&M
Theatres, has been completely renovated.
New lighting also was installed and the
marquee repaired. The theatre did not close
during the work. Jack Heinemann is manager.
Jack Bizzel to Carbondale
CARBONDALE. ILL —Rounding his fourth
year with the Rodgers Theatres, Jack E.
Bizzel recently succeeded Pete Gloriod as
manager of the circuit's 1.100-seat Varsity
here. Gloriod has been transferred to Poplar
Bluff, the scene of Bizzel's last assignment.
A native of Anna, HI., Bizzel enrolled at
Southern Illinois university during the early
1940s, but then World War II intervened and
he served three years with the army, being
mustered out in 1946. Immediately he joined
the Rodgers organization as manager of a
theatre in Caruthersville. Mo. In 1948 he
was transferred to Poplar Bluff.
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