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HART BEATS<br />

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By HARRY HART<br />

TAMES AND Lucille Duncan, 23rd Slri-ol<br />

* Drive-In. ChuttanooRa, recently became the<br />

parents of a daughter named Mary Catherine.<br />

The Duncans mailed out novel announcements<br />

heralding the birth.<br />

Ed Burchfleld Is building a de luxe 400-car<br />

drlve-ln at Oak Ridge, Tenn. Monograph<br />

equipment Is being supplied by Wil-KIn Theatre<br />

Supply. Booking Is to be handled by<br />

Marguerite Stith.<br />

Louis E. Ram. 53, Aiken, S.C, died recently.<br />

Funeral services and burial were In Alkcn.<br />

He<br />

was connected in business with his brother<br />

H.. B. Ram.<br />

• • •<br />

Fred Matthews, vice-president of Monograph,<br />

and Victor TVad, Trad large-screen<br />

television president, were visitors at WIl-KIn<br />

In Atlanta. The Edisto Theatre, Orangesburg,<br />

S.C, recently Installed Motlograph sound and<br />

projection equipment.<br />

Bernie Wiley, Kingspring Drive-In owner,<br />

Johnson City, Tenn., and Dwain Peterman<br />

and Fred Owen, operators of a 300-car ozoner<br />

at Livingston, Tenn., have purchased Monograph<br />

and Ashcraft equipment for their airers.<br />

ATLANTA<br />

Jack Hunt, Wtl-KIn salesman, sold hair oil<br />

dispen.scrs to the Maxwell House hotel TTie<br />

same company supplied ten more Martin theatres<br />

with Buttcrmat dispen.sers.<br />

Century equipment, purcha-scd through<br />

Capitol City Supply, Atlanta, was recently<br />

Installed at Als Drive-In. Bonlfay. Fla. The<br />

250-car situation is owned by Al Saunders.<br />

« • •<br />

R. L. McWIlllams Jr.. and John Dunphy.<br />

National Tlieatre Supply salesmen, recently<br />

became fathers of .sons. McWIlllams and<br />

Dunphy celebrated the births by selling equipment<br />

to the following new drlve-ln theatremen:<br />

Cole Bros., Cole Drive-In, Clinton,<br />

Tenn.; Emory Johnson. 411, Centre, Ala.;<br />

Cecil Hud.son, Lakes. Ackworth. Ga.; Joe<br />

Henderson, Holiday, Camilla, Ga.; R. H. Durm.<br />

Camilla, Camilla, Ga., and to an unnamed<br />

alrer In Stuart, Fla.<br />

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• • •<br />

Charley Clark of Jack Pot quiz night made<br />

a trip to .south Florida. Hubert Mitchell.<br />

Ranch Drive-In, Hartsell, Ala., was an<br />

Atlanta visitor. The Southeastern Theatre<br />

Co. gave ball point pens as Christmas gifts<br />

to patrons and friends.<br />

Wll-Kin has supplied Trad large-screen<br />

television in the Paramount, Atlanta: Ritz,<br />

Birmingham; Florida. Jacksonville, and the<br />

Charlotte Theatre. Charlotte, N.C. Fuller<br />

Sams jr., of the Statesville Theatre Corp., has<br />

supplied his airer at Goldsboro, N.C, with<br />

Motiograph equipment, as well as his drive-in<br />

at Hobgood. N.C.<br />

• • •<br />

Colonial Theatres. Valde.se. N.C. has installed<br />

new Cretors popcorn machines from<br />

Wil-Kin in the Rivoli. Hickory, Louisburg.<br />

Louisburg. and Colonial. Valdese, N.C.<br />

To RebuiM Fire-Razed Dallas<br />

FORDYCE. ARK.—Seven days after the<br />

Dallas Tlieatre burned here another theatre,<br />

the Lee. was opened by the same company<br />

that operated the Dallas, the K. Lee Williams<br />

interests. Plans were announced on the rebuilding<br />

of the fire-razed house. A two-story<br />

construction is to be built with a seating<br />

capacity of about 700 seats. The Williams<br />

circuit operates 35 theatres.<br />

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