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/Gordon Hutchins has opened his new 67
Dnve-In at Corning. Ai'k. The amplifying
system went off temporarily during the
opening feature. Columbia's "Sound Off" .
Another new drive-in in prospect is that to
be built by Mrs. Jessie Howe and Mrs.
Violet Howard in Hot Springs, where they
operate the Strand. They were in Memphis
this week arranging booking for both theatres.
WilUam F. Ruffin, Covington, Tenn., head
of Ruffin Amusement Co., which operates a
midsouth chain of Uieatres, has completed 25
years in the business and was honored at a
testimonial dinner in Covington. Among
tho.se from Memphis who attended were Tom
M. Young, manager for 20th-Pox who recently
celebrated his 25th anniversary with
20th-Fox. and office manager Leo Wintker.
Louis Ingrain, MGM manager, and his wife
are vacationing in Panama City, Fla. . . .
In Memphis at MGM last week was southern
division Sales Manager Rudolph Berger of
Washington . . T. E. Willianos of Clarks-
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dale, president of Mississippi Theatre Owners,
visited Filmrow recently.
Honey King, one of the lovelies in the MGM
musical. "Lovely to Look At." was due here to
help publicize the film Gertrude Deem,
bookkeeper at Warner Bros., married David
McNeil this week and resigned her job . . .
Quite a delegation from Filmiow attended
the Mississippi Tlieatre Owners convention
in Biloxi. Among them were C. E. Sumner
and George C. Hale of National Theatre
Supply; Fiank Carter, manager of Warner
Bros.: Bailey Pritchard, manager of Monogram
and Henry Hammond, also of Monogram.
Vacationing from Malco Theatres are Joe
Brown, manager of the Camden, Ark., theatres
and Joe Keifer, Malco purchasing agent
Joe Vernon, Warner Bros, booker, is on
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vacation. a.s is Dewey Hopper of 20th-Fox
Ethel Wolfe, 20th-Fox inspector, has returned
from her vacation .
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ter, Columbia cashier, is vacationing Columbia has a new clerk, Elaine Arnett.
Fred Curd, office manager at RKO, is on
vacation .
Ronick, MGM salesman,
and his family have gone to Florida for some
fishing and swimming . Laura Gordon,
also of MGM, her husband and another
couple are motoring to California for their
summer outing.
Continuing heat apparently kept at least
some visitors off Filmrow again this week,
were:
but among those in
Prom Arkansas: H. H. Kenny, Hughes; P. F.
Bonner, Pine Bluff; Mrs. C. A. Snow, Swifton;
Mrs. E. E. Reeds, Batesville; Pat Fleming.
Round Pond, and Hugh Walker of the
41 Drive-In at Amory, Miss.
From Mississippi: J. C. Bonds, Hernando,
and Jack Watson, the Palace at Tunica . . .
Bill Ruffin jr. of Covington, Tenn., was in
town as was Ned Greene of the Legion Theatre
at Mayfield, Ky.
H-Bomb Area Boasts
7 Drive-In Theatres
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up in the area—particularly New Ellington—
the nearest new town in the county. Part
of that city is a trailer town, but permanent
business buildings and homes are being built
rapidly.
Aiken, before the advent of the H-bomb
plant,
was a sleepy, quiet winter resort town.
Now it is a traffic-mazed, overcrowded city.
When local theatremen are questioned
about the boom, they reply that business is
spotty. Many of the workers rise at 5 a. m.,
then drive bumper-to-bumper some 25 miles
to work. The same traffic conditions prevail
at each change of shift and workers are
usually too tired to seek amusement. But on
the days when they have leisure time, the
theatres are packed as the workers seek out
recreation.
Pine Bluff Ministers
Protest Malco Airer
PINE BLUTF, ARK.—The Pine Bluff Ministerial
Alliance has addressed a letter to the
mayor and city council protesting the proposed
installation of a drive-in directly opposite
the Matthews Memorial Baptist church
on Highway 79. The theatre, which is planned
by Malco Theatres, is being opposed because
the ministers say it would cause traffic congestion
and attendant noise and confusion and
also create traffic hazards which they maintain
would interfere with the work and worship
of the church.
The letter continues, "We do not wish to
Impugn the motives of the officials of Malco
Theatres but we must vigorously protest the
establishment of this theatre at said location."
The letter was passed unanimously by the
Ministerial Alliance and signed by Solon T.
Hill, president, and the acting secretary.
Disband Ogden Theatres
BATON ROUGE, LA.—Ogden Theatres has
been granted dissolution of its charter of incorporation.
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