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Several Manager Shifts<br />
By Arizona Paramount<br />
PHOENIX—Arizona Paiainouiit Theatres<br />
has made some per.soniiel changes, Jerry<br />
Freeman has taken over as manager of the<br />
Strand Theatre, replacing Ronald McGlothlin<br />
who resigned to return to the east. Freeman<br />
took his theatre training at the Palms Theatre<br />
In PhoenJx. and was managing the Harry<br />
Nace Theatre in Wickenburg, Ariz., his home,<br />
before being appointed manager at the<br />
Strand.<br />
Bob Lamp is the new manager at the Aero<br />
Theatre. He ha.s only been in the theatre<br />
business for eight weeks, starting as assistant<br />
to Bernard Borane at the Rialto. Before that<br />
he was in the trucking business, but now<br />
combines managing the Aero Theatre with<br />
attending Arizona State college at Tempe.<br />
His wife has been with Arizona Paramount,<br />
working at the Indian-Drive-In, for about<br />
six years.<br />
SEATTLE<br />
. . . Carrol Barney sold his<br />
phi! Blake, recently transferred from the<br />
Universal San Francisco office, has taken<br />
over as office manager and head booker for<br />
the local exchange, replacing Charles Rosemeyer.<br />
who has been named a salesman. The<br />
U-I Phil Blake is not to be confused with<br />
Phil W. Blake who is Seattle manager for<br />
Manley. Inc.<br />
Olympic Theatre at Arlington to C. Compston.<br />
who comes from the midwest, effective September<br />
10.<br />
Jack J. Engerman and Zollie Volchok of<br />
Northwest Releasing Corp. returned from<br />
Hollywood where they attended Lippert<br />
and Filmakers Releasing Ass'n meetings.<br />
They visited the studios, met screen personalities<br />
and noted new trends, and were guests<br />
of the Victor Matures. "Island in the Sky,"<br />
which opened Tue.sday il5i at the Music<br />
Hall, was the attraction chosen to inaugurate<br />
the theatre's new Magnascope with stereophonic<br />
sound.<br />
Another theatre birthday: The downtown<br />
Embassy, under the ownership and direction<br />
of Joe Danz. was 27 years old last week . . .<br />
A new 3-D Technicolor western. "Devil's Canyon."<br />
is booked for an early showing at the<br />
Paramount . roadshow drama. "Dial<br />
M for Murder." is on the schedule of the Met<br />
for an October run.<br />
The Fix in Cheney reopened Saturday (19i<br />
under the operation of E. W. Landry, who<br />
used to own it and has taken it over again.<br />
The account is handled by Saffle's Theatre<br />
Service . . . B. C. Fritz, a Traveler's Insurance<br />
Co. agent, recently died. He was well known<br />
on Filmrow. where he had many accounts .<br />
Bob Long, formerly organist at the Rivoli,<br />
has moved to Portland to work.<br />
El Keyes, Evergreen executive, returned<br />
from a week's vacation, during which he<br />
drove his daughter to Pullman, where she<br />
is entering Washington State college . . .<br />
Corbin Ball of the Columbia Basin circuit,<br />
with theatres in Ephrata. Moses Lake. Soap<br />
Lake. Quincy and Othello, was on the Rowseveral<br />
days booking . . . Other Row visitors<br />
included Al Meakin. owner of the Rivoli,<br />
Seattle's burlesque hou.se; Al Fernandez.<br />
Clallam Bay; Howard Taylor. Sequim. and<br />
Merlin Toland of the Ritz and Rex in Spokane.<br />
LOS ANGELES Jesse Jones Drive-In<br />
peplarlng Irv Watenttrect, Mike Scholar Is<br />
the new manager of the Motor-Vue Drlvc-<br />
In In El Centro, a unit in the LIppcrt circuit<br />
. . . H. Neal Ea.st. recently upped from<br />
Paramount branch chief in San Francl.sco to<br />
as-sistant western division manager, ha.s<br />
checked in at the local office, where George<br />
A. Smith, division chief, maintains his headquarters<br />
... A visitor from New Zealand was<br />
Mike Modabc, owner of a large circuit there.<br />
Services were held Tuesday (15i for Spyros<br />
G. Cardas, 64, first run district manager for<br />
Fox West Coast, who died of a cerebral<br />
hemorrhage after a brief iUne.ss. He had<br />
been with FWC since 1933 and Is survived<br />
by his wife, a son and three daughters .<br />
Harold Wirthwein, Allied Artists western<br />
division sales topper, checked In from a<br />
business trek to Phoenix.<br />
Filmrowites will gather Wedne.sday (23i at<br />
the Boulevard Theatre to discuss plans for<br />
participation in the upcoming Los Angeles<br />
Community Chest drive. Chairman of the<br />
session will be Bob Abel.son, sales manager at<br />
Paramount . booking-buying visitors:<br />
Bill Alford of De.sert Hot Springs: Ernie<br />
Silcox, who manages Grover Smith's theatres<br />
in Glendale, and Ed Showve of the De Anza<br />
Theatre in Riverside . Factor, Paramount<br />
salesman, and wife returned from a<br />
San Francl.sco holiday.<br />
Among the Warnerites: Bookers Joe Sarfatty<br />
and Carl Burrows, and Helen Visky.<br />
secretary, were on vacations , . . Viola Johnson<br />
is the new contract clerk . Webber,<br />
son of Mildred Webber, cashier, has entered<br />
an academy in Carlsbad . Cooper,<br />
booker, and wife are expecting the birth of<br />
their second child . . . Fred Greenbere. manager,<br />
underwent minor surgery at St. Vincent's<br />
hospital, his recuperative period rendered<br />
easier by word that the local office<br />
was in first place in the All-Media sales<br />
drive.<br />
. . . Harry<br />
Replacing Dick Pritchard, Andy Devine has<br />
taken over managership of Alex Schreiber's<br />
Paradise Theatre in Westchester<br />
Hollander resigned at Jim Finkler's booking<br />
Holidaying in Las Vegas were<br />
service . . .<br />
HaiTy Vinnicof. veteran circuit operator, with<br />
son-in-law Saul Mohler and wife . . . National<br />
Theatre Supply tossed a farewell party for<br />
John Riley of the sales staff, transferred to<br />
Seattle. The shindig was at the home of<br />
Jack Hessick.<br />
If plumbing is properly installed and is of<br />
good material it should be necessary to replace<br />
only a few fixtures or some piping<br />
under the maintenance charge<br />
Tent 32 Goli Tourney<br />
At Lake Merced Oct. 1<br />
San f'ranci.MO—The soventh annual<br />
Variety Club golf tournament will be held<br />
October 1 at the Lake ]\Ierced Golf and<br />
Country club. I*ri7.es will be awarded for<br />
low gross, low net. second low gross and<br />
second low net. The grand prize low gross<br />
18 holes will win the Variety Club perpetual<br />
trophy. The Tent 32 tournament<br />
committee a.sks that all reservations be<br />
sent in not later than September 22.<br />
Opened at Portland<br />
P(JK I'l-.'V.NU Ji- I- JoiK"^, Miirai; Oregon<br />
theatreman. opened his fifth theatre Thursday<br />
(17), a $150,000 suburban drlve-ln. Jones<br />
also operates the St. Johns and Roneway theatres<br />
In Portland and the Roxy and Rio In<br />
Sweet Home. Ore.<br />
The new airer. called the Family. Is located<br />
on Barbur boulevard, a half mile east of<br />
TIgard. a suburb.<br />
Two new Century projectors, water-cooled<br />
Strong Mighty 90 models, and .some ten mlle.
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