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Gordon, who operates a commercial film production<br />
business and laboratory at Belle Vernon,<br />
Pa., and the late Walter C. Thomas were<br />
employed here at the late Harry Davis-John<br />
P. Harris' Nickelodeon, world's first all moving<br />
picture theatre. Thomas' son Frank now<br />
is Pilmrow contact manager for Exhibitors<br />
Service . . . Tom Hickes, Saxton exhibitor,<br />
is recuperating from an illness.<br />
Perry Nathan, Bill Mack and Charles Truran<br />
jr. of National Screen here attended the<br />
New York convention . . . Jimmy Nash jr.,<br />
Rockwood exhibitor, has purchased a new<br />
home in Allison Park . . . John Bixler, Scottdale<br />
exhibitor, who was vacationing in Sarasota,<br />
Fla., returned home because of the illness<br />
of his 82-year-old father . . . Dave<br />
Wald, 20th-Fox salesman, became the father<br />
of a baby daughter.<br />
Irving Sherman, Columbia home office,<br />
was a visitor . . . John Muller, Sharon exhibitor,<br />
is building a new home ... Ed<br />
Schafer of the Dipson circuit, formerly staff<br />
assistant at Bradford and at the recently<br />
opened Plaza in Erie, is now manager of the<br />
company's Abbott in Buffalo . . . Members<br />
of the Ladies Theatrical club were hostesses<br />
at the March 2 family night party at the<br />
Variety Club.<br />
Floyd KUngensmith, Columbia salesman<br />
and regional Colosseum vice-president, will<br />
begin negotiations with film company representatives<br />
soon in his capacity as eastern<br />
division representative for the Colosseum's<br />
bargaining committee ... J. Robert Lee's<br />
American at Erie will now have only two<br />
changes a week . . . Lund at Carmichaels,<br />
already using several three and six-sheet<br />
outdoor boards, will up the number of highway<br />
post stands . . . Bart Dattola, New Kensington<br />
exhibitor, is undergoing treatment<br />
at Johns Hopkins hospital for treatment of a<br />
leg injury suffered when he fell some months<br />
ago in the lobby of the Dattola.<br />
. .<br />
Anthony Delisi, Saltsburg exhibitor, became<br />
the father of a baby girl . . . The Delisis have<br />
another daughter and a son . . . The downtown<br />
Casino, which recently switched from<br />
burlesque to vaudeville, closed down March<br />
10 with plans to reopen March 25 with burlesque<br />
again. The vaudeville policy failed<br />
to click with patrons . . . The Albert Rosses<br />
vacationed in Florida. He is a projectionist<br />
at Loew's Penn . Some XJ-I stars will make<br />
personal appearances here in connection with<br />
the opening of "Up Front" at the Pulton<br />
March 24.<br />
Max Bloomberg, Beaverdale exhibitor and<br />
deputy coordinator of civil defense in Cambria<br />
county, spoke before the Nanty Glo defense<br />
group recently . . . Jules Lapidus, Warner<br />
division manager, is a grandfather with<br />
the recent arrival of a daughter to the Larry<br />
Lapiduses . . . Warner circuit zone manager<br />
and Mrs. M. A. Silver were on a West Indies<br />
cruise.<br />
Johnstown area now has 68,125 television<br />
sets, the number having more than tripled in<br />
OtrtSTANOING<br />
CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ENCINEERINC<br />
Mary Pickiord Photo<br />
Is His Alter 25 Years<br />
Pittsburgh—About a quarter of a century<br />
ago the late George F. Callahan sr.<br />
told Bob KUngensmith, local BOXOF-<br />
FICE representative, that he would will<br />
to him a beautiful 23x34 framed photograph<br />
of Mary Pickford. Callahan, retired<br />
president of Exhibitors Service Co.,<br />
died several months ago. This week the<br />
photograph was delivered to Bob.<br />
the seven months from July 1 last year to<br />
February 1 . . . Jim Baker's Mode Art Pictures<br />
here turned out Allegheny Ludlum<br />
Steel's "The Fifth Freedom," which copped<br />
third honors for 1950 short subjects in the<br />
Freedoms Foundation awards . . . Circle at<br />
New Kensington admitted kiddies for nine<br />
cents for one hour at a recent Saturday's<br />
matinee . . . There is a bill in the Pennsylvania<br />
legislature which calls for a referendum<br />
vote on the question of changing eastern<br />
standard time to daylight savings time.<br />
The measure was introduced by Rep. Paige<br />
Varner (R.) of Clarion county. For many<br />
years fast time has been proclaimed by the<br />
politicians without giving citizens any voice<br />
in the matter . . . Hugh Mackenzie is the<br />
Pennsylvania area exploitation representative<br />
for RKO, succeeding Doug Beck, who was<br />
transferred to Chicago . . . Milton Bailie, veteran<br />
member of Local 171, LATSE, and projectionist<br />
at the Kenyon for more than a<br />
score of years, was stricken fatally with a<br />
heart attack February 21. He is survived by<br />
his wife Helen F. Dietrich Bailie; three<br />
daughters, Mrs. Margaret Montgomery, Helen<br />
Louise and Dorothy Jean, and son William<br />
Edward Bailie.<br />
COLUMBUS<br />
JJarry Young, 58, former salesman for Univ.-<br />
Int'l in the Cincinnati area, died here.<br />
He is survived by his wife Blanche, a son,<br />
Harry jr., a grandson and three sisters. He<br />
was a member of the Variety Club . . . Roy<br />
Wilson, native of Columbus, has been named<br />
program director of WLW-C, local Crosley<br />
television station, succeeding Tom Gleba,<br />
who resigned. Wilson had operated a talent<br />
agency in New York.<br />
Bert Fletcher, operator at the Southern,<br />
has returned from a vacation in Florida . . .<br />
Members of the Ohio Drive-in Theatres<br />
Ass'n met here to map strategy for the defeat<br />
of two tax measures before the house of<br />
representatives. One would permit township<br />
trustees to levy admissions taxes and another<br />
would reinstate the state admissions levy.<br />
P. J. Wood, secretary. Independent Theatre<br />
Owners of Ohio, urged ITO members to withhold<br />
all future dues payments to COMPO<br />
until the matter of "taxation without representation"<br />
with National Allied is investigated.<br />
Wood said that all other theatre organizations<br />
except National Allied were invited<br />
to a recent New York meeting of<br />
COMPO member groups.<br />
Producer Hal Wallis has acquired "Horses,<br />
Horses, Horses" to be produced for Paramount.<br />
Seven Seek TV Permits<br />
In Pittsburgh Area<br />
PITTSBURGH—The Federal Communications<br />
Commission's two and one-half year<br />
"freeze" on new television construction continues<br />
with only one television station in<br />
operation here and with seven applicants<br />
before the agency for permission to build new<br />
stations in Pittsburgh. Allocation plan at<br />
present gives Pittsburgh four TV channels<br />
in the very high frequency band. Under a<br />
tentatively revised plan, the FCC has proposed<br />
to allocate to Pittsburgh two channels<br />
in very high frequency and two In the ultrahigh<br />
frequency spectrum.<br />
The government agency stressed the proposals<br />
may require revision after lengthy<br />
hearings, still unscheduled, are held on<br />
specific allocations. The seven Pittsburgh applicants<br />
are Allegheny Broadcasting Corp.;<br />
Matta Broadcasting Co.; Pittsburgh Radio<br />
Supply House, Inc.; United Broadcasting<br />
Corp.; WCAE Inc.; Westinghouse Radio Stations,<br />
Inc., and WWSW Inc. Dumont owns<br />
and operates WDTV here.<br />
H. G. Pattison Resigns<br />
GREENSBURG, PA.—H. G. Pattison, controller<br />
at the general offices of the Manos<br />
circuit theatres for more than five years, has<br />
resigned. He has not announced his future<br />
plans.<br />
'Bitter Rice' at Suburban Krim<br />
DETROIT—The Krim in Highland Park<br />
has booked "Bitter Rice" on a second run<br />
basis. The film, which ran six weeks at the<br />
Cinema Theatre, has also been sold to Butterfield<br />
for 11 upstate houses by Dezel Productions,<br />
state distributors.<br />
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