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CLEVELA
Cam Galanty, Columbia division manager,
was in town calling on exhibitors . . .
Eleanor Rushworth. until this weekend secretary
to Hatton Taylor, whose title was RKO
district manager, is all set iji a new nonindustry
M. B. Horwitz. head
secretarial job . . . of the Washington circuit, and his wife are
spending a few days in Martinsville, Ind. . . .
Harold Raives, Schine circuit Ohio district
manager, is spending his vacation as far- away
as possible and still remain in the States.
He's in Key West, Fla. . . . Edward Graves,
booker, who has been absent from the local
scene since last fall, has joined the Columbia
booking department. Graves was formerly
with 20th-Pox and RKO . Campbell,
Columbia booker, resigned.
The first week in February was a busy one
for M. H. Fritchle. manager of the Oliver
Theatre Supply Co. During that period he
celebrated Mi-s. Fritchle's birthday (3), his
own birthday (7i and the first anniversary of
moving into their new ranch home . . . Cloverleaf
Drive-In, Cleveland, is overhauling its
concession building. It's being remodeled and
converted for cafeteria service by Manley,
Inc., which is supplying the new equipment.
Gene Vogel of Confection Cabinet Corp.
reports that his son Richard M. has completed
a year of residency in hospital administration
at the Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia,
and returned to Columbia University
for his final semester . Field, projectionist
at WJW-TV and a former theatre
operator, was a Filrm-ow visitor, catching up
on the latest news . this week included
Walter Steuve, Findlay; Frank Slavik,
Mount Gilead: Helene Ballin, Harry and Mrs.
Foster, Joe Shagi'in, Youngstown; Leo Jones,
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Upper Sandusky; Jerry and Sandy Steel,
Oberlin.
Maj, Paul Vogel, Liberty Theatre, Wellsville,
is back in civvies after a month's tour
of duty at Camp Meade, Md., as instructor at
Command & General Staff College . . . Bill
Gross, Columbia city salesman, had a third
grandchild when a son was born in Luthern
Hospital to the wife of his son George,
whose family now lists one girl and two boys
Square Travel Service, operated by
Ray and Jack Essick, is presenting a series of
travel matinee programs at the Colony Theatre.
First offering, "Ireland," will be shown
Wednesday (20) at 2 p.m. Subsequent programs
listed are "Solo Safari to South Africa,"
filmed and narrated by Mildred Capron,
March 13, and "Solo Khumbu" of the Himalayas,
with Norman G. Drhyenfurth as narrator,
April 3.
PTA Group Blames Parents
For Behavior of Children
CLEVELAND—Parents are to
blame when
their children misbehave in motion picture
theatres, was the concensus of a special committee
of the Cleveland Heights Parent-
Teachers Ass'n meeting here to consider the
problem of teenage behavior in theatres.
Parents were charged with failure to teach
theii' children respect for authority, respect
for property, respect for other people's rights.
In consequence, the first effort to correct this
situation will be a parent-education program
to be recommended to the Heights PTA
council.
If the council approves the program, letters
will be sent to all parents m the community
to make them aware of the problem and to
ask their cooperation in solving it.
Fred Holzworth, manager of the Beach
Cliff Theatre, has reduced weekend commotion
by his own method of discipline.
"When children become unruly," says Holzworth,
"we bar them from the theatre until
they bring their parents to me for a conference.
This method usually accomplishes our
purpose. I don't think youngsters are bad.
They're just mixed up. They get out in a
crowd and act like children. Then when they
are called on the carpet they want to be
treated like men."
Other managers claim they have adult as
well as juvenile problems. "What," says one
of them, "can we do with adults who insist
upon holding a conversation while the picture
is in progress? I have had such patrons.
I ask them, as politely as possible, to lower
their voices so as not to distm-b other patrons.
And what happens? They are indignant as
a rule. With such adults as parents, what can
you expect of their youngsters?"
Brotherhood Week Activities
Means of promoting Brotherhood Week in
the New York area will be marquee and lobby
displays, showing a Brotherhood film, brochures,
and soliciting membership contributions.
Theatre Owners Corp.
Renames Officers
CINCINNATI — Theatre Owners Corp.
stockholders met at the Variety clubrooms
here Tuesday i5) and elected officers for the
coming year. This year is the llth anniversary
of the company. Officers re-elected
include Herman H. Hunt, president; Willis
Vance, first vice-president; Maurice Chase,
second vice-president: F. W. Huss jr., secretary;
Gordon Pape, treasurer, and James W.
McDonald, general manager and assistant
sicretary-treasurer.
Completing the board of directors are
Howard Ackerman, Elstun Dodge, David
Weinig, Jerome Kunz, C. J. Weigel, all of
Cincinnati, and John Hewitt, Bethel.
The original officers are still with the organization
after 11 years, with the exception
of Ralph Kinsler, who retired from the industry
several years ago.
Theatres Owners Corp. is a buying, booking
and service organization for motion picture
theatres. It now represents 50 theatres
tiiroughout the Ohio, Kentucky and West
Virginia areas.
First Cinerama Show Train
Brings 450 From Fostoria
CLEVELAND— Cinerama's first show train
rolled into Cleveland Saturday (9) with 450
people from Fostoria who came to see "This
Is Cinerama," now in its 13th week at the
Palace and to enjoy a full day's entertainment.
This included a special reception given
by Mayor Anthony Celebrezze and representatives
of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce,
shopping and sightseeing time, a "star
party" at the Carter Hotel where they met
Cleveland's top baseball and hockey players
through the courtesy of the retail merchants
board; dinner at the Carter Hotel and then
attendance at a 7:30 performance of "This
Is Cinerama," after which all were taken in
chartered buses to the terminal in time for
the train's 10:15 p.m. departure.
Max Mink, managing director of the Palace,
says this Is the first of Cinerama show trains
planned to bring to Cleveland groups from
all towns within a 125-mile radius of Cleveland.
Sentenced for
Robbery
TOLEDO—A 15-year-old youth, George Mc-
Incriw, was ordered committed to the boys
industrial school after he admitted in juvenile
court that he participated in a holdup at the
Colony Theatre on January 17. He was paroled
last August from boys industrial school
after serving for auto theft. His companion,
19-year-old James Perkins, was bound over
to the grand jury on charge of robbery. They
took between $50 and $100 at gunpoint from
theatre cashier Carol Hartman, 17.
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