Boxoffice-11.04.1950

RCA Makes Dealer
Awards in Chicago
Awards for exceptional achievement in
theatre equipment sales were presented to
eight independent RCA theatre supply
dealers Saturday night, October 7, at a
dinner given by the RCA theatre equipment
division at the Stevens hotel for dealers
attending the 1950 TESMA show.
A set of gold-plated RCA in-car speakers
and a set of silver-plated RCA in-car speakers
were awarded to Al Mortenson, president
of Southwestern Theatre Equipment
Co., Houston and Dallas, and Eldon Peek,
president of Oklahoma Theatre Supply Co.,
Oklahoma City, respectively, for outstanding
records in drive-in equipment sales
during the past year.
Special awards for sales records in
theatre equipment in general went to Ben
and Harry Blumberg, Blumberg Bros.,
Philadelphia; Ben and Harry Perse, Capitol
Motion Picture Supply Co., New York
City: Homer B. Snook, Midwest Theatre
Supply Co., Cincinnati: Clif Morris, Western
Theatrical Equipment Co., San Francisco:
Jack Dumestre II, Southeastern
Theatre Equipment Co., Atlanta: and Sam
Langwith, Western Theatre Equipment
Co., Denver.
Jack O'Brien, manager of RCA theatre
equipment sales, who presented the awards,
came in for a surprise when Jack Dumestre,
acting for the dealers as a group,
presented to him a chest of table silver and
war bonds for each of his four children.
The dinner followed an all-day meeting
of dealers and salesmen.
Wise exhibitors draw more
patronage with new or remodeled
theatre fronts.
• Poblocki & Sons utilize
stainless steel or porcelain
materials;
extreme contemporary
or more conservative styling. Poblocki builds a small sign, or
an opulent "Inner-Service" Marquee. In every case they attain maximum
dramatic effect to attract more patron attention.
New Hartford Plan
Personalizes Doormen
New policy of doorman identification
has been launched at Loew's Poll theatres
in Hartford.
On the ticket box in each theatre lobby
are identification cards with the message
"
"Doorman on Duty. Mr
Theatres using the card policy in Hartford
are Loew's Poll, managed by Lou
Cohen, and Loew's PoU Palace, managed
by PVed R. Greenway. Both theatre managers
agree that the pohcy aids a continuing
policy of "better goodwill."
The cards are white, with names of
doormen written in heavy black ink.
Cards are removable from a metal slot,
situated at the top of the ticket box.
Opens Atlanta Warehouse
On the first of October the A.&M. Karagheusian.
Inc., opened a modern new
showroom and warehouse in Atlanta, Gra.,
to triple the space of the old company
quarters in the same city.
John Perkins, assistant contract sales
manager for the company, attended opening
ceremonies in Atlanta, conducted sales
meetings with distributors of the Atlanta
area.
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