Boxoffice-December.02.1950

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SEATTLE
T avern DeWaide, wife of George DeWaide,
U-I manager, provided the turkey for the
family's Thanksgiving dinner the easy way:
She won it in a golf tournament at the
Helen Reynolds of
Rainier Golf club . . .
Saffle's Theatre Service entertained her
family for the holiday; Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Drake of Yakima, her parents, and C. E.
Reynolds, her brother, and his wife and two
daughters from Bremerton . . . Les and Cora
Theuerkauf flew to California for a short
vacation.
Chester Weaver will close his theatre at
Onalaska December 3 for remodeling. It will
reopen December 31 . . . Roy C. Irvine, owner
and manager of the Ritz in Ritzville, tied
his theatre into the election week activity
by showing two comedies, "Fancy Pants" and
"Louisa." His ad in the local paper pictured
a mule and an elephant smiling at each
other plus an admonishment to be sure to
vote.
. . . Jack Neville
"Red" Jacobs, franchise holder on the
coast for Favorite Films, conferred with Buck
Smith, Seattle manager
returned from Florida where he was called
by the serious illness of his sister . . .
Walter Hoffman visited in Portland.
. . . Larry
Recent exhibitors on the Row included
Joe Rosenfield, Spokane; Roy and Layton
Stalcup, Tacoma; Walter Graham, Shelton,
and John H. Hall, Benton City
Pulls, eastern Washington salesman for
Paramount, was in from Spokane . . . Death
claimed two former northwest theatremen
recently. Whitey Merwin, widely known in
the northwest and coast motion picture business,
died of a heart attack on the street
In San Francisco November 21 while on his
way to a doctor. Merwin operated a theatre
in Tacoma several years ago and more recently
a theatre in Burlington. Since his
retirement he has been living in San Francisco,
where he is survived by two daughters.
The other death was that of Al Brake who
died in Los Angeles. He was formerly a
salesman in Seattle with the B. F. Shearer
Co.
Utah Cozy Improved
DUCHESNE, UTAH—New seats and sound
equipment have been installed in the Cozy
Theatre here by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Halstead.
E. K. Taylor Leaving
Simons Theatres
MISSOULA. MONT.— E. K. Taylor, general
manager of the Simons Amusement Co.
with headquarters here, Tuesday announced
his resignation subject to appointment of a
successor.
Taylor joined Simons in 1913, when a 225-
seat storeroom theatre comprised the firm's
holdings. In 1922, he left Simons to become
manager of the Hippodrome at Spokane.
Three years later, he returned to Simons and
remained until 1929, when he became city
manager for Fox Intermountain Theatres at
Missoula. In 1936, he returned to Simons
as general manager, and saw that organization
grow until the circuit now comprises 18
theatres in Idaho and Montana.
Taylor has been a leader in civic affairs
of Missoula, having served as president of
Chamber of Commerce, president of Kiwanis
club, then lieutenant governor and governor
of the Montana district of Kiwanis. He
served on the first board of the Community
Chest and then headed two of its drives.
He headed the seventh war loan drive and
twice headed Red Cross drives during World
War II. He served on numerous committees
of the Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis
club and on state committees.
His plans for future are indefinite, but he
will continue to make his home in Missoula,
where he owns business property.
Edna Wilma Simons is president of the
Simons Amusement Co., which operates the
following theatres in Idaho: Wilma and
Grand at Wallace; Rena and Liberty, Kellogg;
Wilma and Dream, Coeur D'Alene;
Liberty, Mullan; Burke at Burke. The circuit
operates the Rialto here and is affiliated
with the following theatres in Montana:
Lake at Poison; Gaiety, Ronan; American
and Park, Roundup; Strand and Park, Livingston,
and Royal, Martin City.
DENVER
John von Herberg has resigned as Paramount
salesman . Smith, Paramount
division manager, was in for talks
with Ward Pennington, and together they
called on circuit officials . . . Pat McGee,
g-eneral manager for Cooper Foundation Theatres,
his wife and their four children spent
Thanksgiving in Oklahoma City . . . William
Keith, district manager for United Artists,
was here calling on circuit accounts ahd
conferring with Clarence Olson, manager.
Al Kolitz, district manager for RKO, will
go to New York to attend the district managers
meeting . McGee, bookers
secretary at RKO, has resigned to move to
Dallas. She was succeeded by Edna Nelson
W. O'Brien, playdate auditor
for Lippert, is spending several weeks in
Denver.
Doris Wille, Republic booker, and her husband,
have adopted a baby boy named Richard
Frederick . Z. Porter, Monogram
auditor who is checking the local exchange,
spent Thanksgiving at his home in Los
Angeles . . . Jerome Safron, district manager
for Columbia, and William Seib, manager
at Salt Lake City, were in Denver calling
on circuits and conferring with Robert Hill,
manager.
Theatre folks seen on Filmrow included
Merle and Ed Lewis, Holyoke, Colo., and
Kearney, Neb.; Dick Bennett, Sheridan, Wyo.;
Carlin Smith, Glenrock, Wyo.; Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Anderson, Riverton, Wyo.; Clarence
Martin, Hugo; Mrs. Burl Lingle, Estancia.
N. M.; John Roberts, Fort Morgan; Frank
Aydelotte, Fort Collins, and Wilbur Williams,
Boulder.
Chief Drive-In Closes
RIFLE, COLO.—The Chief Drive-In has
been closed here by owners Fred Lind and
Donald Monson.
MOVIES ARE BETTER THAN EVER .
ARE
BUT
THEATRES better
THAN EVER ? ?
. .
• CAN YOUR THEATRE COMPETE IN GLAMOUR WITH THE
LIVING ROOM AND ITS SMALL TV SCREEN?
• AMERICANS ARE A GREGARIOUS PEOPLE .
TO GET OUT AND MINGLE WITH OTHERS.
WANT
• YOUR PATRONS ARE AN ATTRACTION TO OTHER PATRONS
... ARE YOUR CHAIRS ATTRACTIVE AND COMFORTABLE?
• WOMEN STEER THE FAMILY ON THE NIGHT OUT . . . DOES
SHE GUIDE IT TO YOUR
THEATRE?
• ARE YOUR CARPETS THICK AND
RICH LOOKING?
THINK!
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