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MIAMI<br />
Tack Cohn, executive vice-president of Columbia,<br />
who was vacationing at the Boca<br />
Raton, suggested that he'll try to arrange a<br />
premiere of "The Barefoot Mailman" somewhere<br />
in Florida. Theodore Pratt, author of<br />
the book from which the film was made,<br />
calls Boca Raton his home and presumably<br />
would be happy to see the picture's debut<br />
planned for near that locality . . . Candy<br />
and Lindsay, daughters of Betty Hutton who<br />
is working in "The Greatest Show on Earth"<br />
in Sarasota, entertained guests at a Miami<br />
Beach hotel with their dancing. The children<br />
are with their father, Ted Briskin.<br />
The Wometco neighborhoods are still playing<br />
"Bitter Rice" with fine results . . . Variety<br />
Club's women's committee is sponsoring<br />
another of the fashion shows with which<br />
they have been raising money for the children's<br />
Featuring the Silver<br />
hospital . . . Jubilee week at the Olympia were Kay Armen<br />
and Lanny Ross in the stage show and "At<br />
War With the Army," opened with the personal<br />
appearance of Dean Martin and Jerry<br />
Lewis . . . Excellent boxoffice was being<br />
done by "Borscht Capades" in its sixth week<br />
at Brandt's Roosevelt.<br />
Samuel, Walter and Al Jacobs dedicated a<br />
Jolson Corner in the supper room of their<br />
Miami Beach hotel at a midnight supper<br />
sponsored by the National Conference of<br />
Christians and Jews. Among those present<br />
were Eddie Cantor, Jimmy Durante and<br />
George Jessel, who flew from New York to<br />
attend. The $50 a plate supper was limited<br />
to 150 persons. The Jacobses were close<br />
friends of the late Jolson.<br />
Phil Chakeres, Springfield, Ohio, circuit<br />
executive, received the Look magazine award<br />
at the Miami Variety Club. Chakeres, as<br />
usual, is spending the winter in Miami Beach.<br />
The Strand recently presented an "Indian<br />
Revue" with songs and native dances . . .<br />
The legal question of the tax classification<br />
for exhibitors of motion pictures in Miami<br />
Beach hotels was laid before Judge Stanley<br />
Milledge. Exhibitors who obtained an injunction<br />
against tax collector H. Ernest<br />
Overstreet have deposited $150.25 in court<br />
pending decision. They object to being termed<br />
"itinerants" licensed at $37.75 a day and also<br />
to being subjected to the regular theatre license<br />
of $300.25 a year.<br />
certs and other distractions considerably<br />
narrows the entertainment field. With a good<br />
product to put on the screen, he believes the<br />
months ahead should" be good ones.<br />
McComas' Tropicaire Drive-In will soon<br />
complete an extensive expansion program,<br />
with the enlargement of its refreshment<br />
stand, the addition of seats where patrons<br />
can be comfortable while eating and still be<br />
able to see the screen, and the enlargement<br />
of restrooms.<br />
CHARLOTTE<br />
JJal Keeter, manager for Eagle Lion Classics,<br />
is seriously ill in Presbyterian hospital.<br />
He suffered a heart attack at his home . . .<br />
Jack London, Republic salesman, now is driving<br />
a .new company Ford . . . Everett Olsen,<br />
Paramount ad-man, is on a swing through<br />
New Orleans and Memphis, outlining ad programs<br />
for new releases.<br />
Emery Wister,<br />
Charlotte News film editor,<br />
has been filling in on the paper's copy desk<br />
and has been missing many trade screenings<br />
. . . Mrs. Pauline Griffith, executive secretary<br />
of Theatre Owners of North and South<br />
Carolina, has been ill with a cold . . . The<br />
Variety Club's social activities will be expanded<br />
under a plan approved by the crew. Among<br />
events planned are a spring festival, golf<br />
match and dance, a picnic and an autumn<br />
barbecue. The crew also voted to increase the<br />
appropriation for Saturday night parties in<br />
the clubrooms . . . Wilma<br />
Roberts of Warners<br />
was married recently to Heiro Taylor of<br />
Charlotte.<br />
Ralph W. Tippett Dies<br />
ST. PETERSBURG—Ralph W. Tippett, 63,<br />
died at Bay Pines hospital recently. He came<br />
here from New Port Richey, where he managed<br />
a theatre, two weeks before his death.<br />
Bill McKenzie Jr. Is Married<br />
BIRMINGHAM—W. H. "Bill' McKenzie jr.<br />
of the Queen Feature Service here was married<br />
February 24 to Helene Smith. The<br />
couple honeymooned in Florida.<br />
IT'S THE<br />
"l/'ft/e<br />
Things"<br />
THAT COUnT<br />
BELTING & BELT HOOKS<br />
DATE STRIPS<br />
FLASHLIGHTS & BATTERIES<br />
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS & REFILLS<br />
THE QUEEN<br />
MADE TO ORDER ROLL<br />
& MACHINE TICKETS<br />
PROJECTOR OIL<br />
REFLECTORS<br />
AMPLIFIER TUBES<br />
PHOTO CELLS<br />
RECTIFIER TUBES<br />
MARQUEE LETTERS<br />
THUMB TACKS<br />
NATIONAL CARBONS<br />
POPCORN, SEASONING<br />
SALT, BAGS & BOXES<br />
FEATURE SERVICE, INC.<br />
DISTRIBUTORS<br />
OF<br />
Dr'iYe-ln and Theatre Equipment, Also<br />
Complete Line of Supplies<br />
19121/2 Morris Avenue Phone 3-8665<br />
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA<br />
A very important day at the Charles<br />
Whitaker house was March 6, first birthday<br />
of the son of the house. Whitaker is the<br />
manager of the Paramount. The baby, born<br />
by Caeserean section at six months, weighed<br />
only 2 pounds 13 ounces and was kept in an<br />
incubator for eight weeks.<br />
HANDY SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM<br />
Earl Potter, manager of the Tivoli. was one<br />
of the many local victims of the flu. Potter<br />
feels very optimistic about summer business<br />
in Greater Miami. He feels that, locally,<br />
there are many incentives to go to the shows<br />
in summer. The hot weather, for one thing,<br />
makes a two-hour cool-off period in a theatre<br />
a very attractive prospect to the summer<br />
resident. The summer tourist crowd is apt<br />
to be composed of people in lower Income<br />
brackets who prefer movies over more elaborate<br />
and expensive entertainment. With the<br />
end of the winter "season," the closing of dog<br />
tracks, horse racing, jai-alai, free band con-
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