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PITTSBURGH
ITomer and Rita Michael returned to the
theatre business when they reopened
the Evergreen Drive-In in the Mount
Pleasant-Scottdale area, which they acquired
from Mrs. Donald Ruth, widow of
the original owner, who managed this
ozoncr last year. The former ownersoperators
of the Liberty Theatre on Pittsburgh's
.south side have modernized the
Evergreen, first with a complete fresh
paint job. including screen resurfacing:
also with installation of new in-car speakers,
etc. The concession building, with
various new fixtures and equipments, has
been turned into a self-service operation
under management of Rita Michael.
Michael Karolcik, former Perryopolis exhibitor
and now chairman of the Fayette
County board of commissioners, participated
in the ground-breaking for the new
truck freight temiinal in Perryopolis. . . .
Joe McCormick left the WB payroll, leaving
this company without a field salesman
for the first time in its existence. A Filmrow
employe for upwards of a score of
years, McCormick had spent most of these
years with WB as booker and salesman.
Formerly he was with defunct RKO-Radio
Pictures. WB additionally cut down in the
office and this let out Leona Ecker, who
had been with WB for a full 20 years. She
is a sister of Variety's I. Elmer Ecker, attorney.
Ann Simon, formerly a booker for
many years, took over Mi.ss Ecker's post.
Virgil Jones, city-sales manager, becomes
WB head booker, with May Weir, former
head as his assistant.
A few days before the season opened, we
found the Evergeen Drive-In near Mount
Pleasant newly painted—including fence,
speaker posts, playgromid equipments,
concessions building inside and out, screen
surface and underscreen structure, etc.
New concessions fixtures and equipments
are installed for self-service and new' incar
speakers were being installed by Mi-,
and Mrs. Homer Michael, new owners.
There are about 100 evergreens in the
fenced area. New bright colors replaced the
old dai'k colors and grime and the ozoner
buildings are newly housecleaned, all new
power and water lines are installed. Newly
added are an outdoor field lighting system
plus new indoor lighting systems.
A law office at Fairmont, W. Va.. seeks
a film salesman, "believed from Pittsburgh,"
who fell on a footbridge at Franklin,
W. Va., in December 1960. We camiot
identify him, but if you can, please answer
tile inquiry of this correspondent . . . Jefferson
Borough, Allegheny County, for 1961
received $15,697.19 from its amusement tax
Smiley, a Paramount .salesman
here briefly several years ago, now is Paramount's
Charlotte exchange manager .
"Watty" Watson, MGM exploiter here
some time ago, is an advance man with
"Judgment at Nuremberg."
Adam G. Goelz, former Maryland theatreman
and Wilson circuit manager at
Tyrone, Pa., who has been located in St.
Louis for a year or so as a Wehrenberg
circuit manager, now is a division manager,
managing five outdoor theatres and
three indoor units. He may be in this area
Atlas Theatre Supply will install the
initial
when the Wilson circuit court case with
area Century all-transistor sound
the film companies is heard . C.
system at the Manos Theatre, Latrobe .
WUson III, president of Wilson Theatres,
Regis Burns, Erie manager for Blatt Bros.
writes that the court case with the film
Theatres, reports that the new brick concessions
building at the Lawrence Park
distributors is coming along fine and it
looks like it might be heard in the next
Drive-In has 250 square feet with new restrooms
and cafeteria-style concession
several months. He is optimistic regarding
facilities
the outcome. A third-generation theatre
with two aisles . . . Dick Leibert,
industry executive, Wilson is a Democratic Radio City Music Hall organist, who was
candidate for Congress in the 12th
the local Pemi organist in Loew's days of
district,
seeking votes in Somerset, Bedford,
operation here, presented a varied program
Blair, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Fulton and at a recital in McKeesport High School.
Franklin counties.
Mr. and Mrs. Evan E. Evans, Wilkinsburg-Homestead-Monroeville
dancing entertainers
who spent several years in USO
work around the world and who are well
loved hereabouts, enjoyed a quiet Golden
Wedding anniversary at their Lincoln
Place home. Joining them were then- professional
dancing children, Maryetta and
Lester. Mom and Pop are still performing
and turning in their usual expert job. They
have been dancing entertainers more than
50 years and played in most large theatres
in this comitiT-
Robert James Springer and his wife and
.son R. J. jr., are modernizing the Dependable
Drive-In Theatre, which they will reopen
April 27. The ozoner was opened
eleven years ago by Springer and for the
past ten years it has been an operation of
the Stern family's Associated circuit. With
the Associated lease expired, the Springers
are again in exhibition. They are remodeling
and enlarging the concession building
and it will be a self-service operation.
Springer, a former coal operator, is a
farmer and a construction engineer and
contractor.
Bill Graner, a veteran of 52 years in the
local film industry, has returned to Filmrow
as a booker at Jimmy Hendels independent
film exchange. With the increase
in business, Hendel, former UA district
manager, has expanded his operations.
Graner. in recent years, has worked part
lime a.s relief manager, advance man, etc.
. . . Bill Pence, director of Film Arts
Societies, notified some distributors this
week that his enterpri.se of .showing socalled
art pictures in many college towns in
this area had failed and that he had filed
a petition in bankruptcy . Mulone,
Cheswick exhibitor and builder of screen
frames, shipped a 45x23 .screen frame to the
Central Theatre. Pa.ssaic, N.J.
"Pithole, USA." a 13-minute film of the
first of oil hLstory's wildest boom towns,
which is nationally booked from FK Distributing
Co.. 415 Van Braam St.. Pittsburgh
19. was on view this week at the
Stanley here with BV's "Moon Pilot" . .
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Mrs. Virginia Dickinson has been recuperating
at home after sustaining a fall and
breaking a couple of ribs several weeks
ago. She is the wife of Dick Dickinson,
former local area film salesman and exhibitor
for many years, who with son
Donald own and operate the Double-D
Ranch restaurant near Canonsburg ... A
screening of WB's "The Music Man" proves
that it is one of the alltime best musicals,
with excellent audience reaction to an expert
job . Light Opera season at
the Arena opens July 2 with the Carol Burnett
Revue.
Ted Tolley, MGM shipper, has not retii-ed
as was stated in a recent item. Tolley has
been president of Local B-11 for 22 years,
and is observing his 50th year in the film
industry here.
John Stanek Living It Up
As SW Contest Winner
NEWARK. N.J.—Stanley Warner home
office executives and fellow managers
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gathered at the Newark airport to wish
John Stanek. Branford Theatre
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manager, and his wife "bon voyage" via
American Airlines Astrojet to Los Angeles.
Stanek received an all-expenses-paid
Academy Award vacation for two including
the round trip flight on American Airlines,
a stay at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, a
tour of the Warner Bros, studios, sightseeing
throughout the Los Angeles area and
attendance at the Academy Award ceremonies
Monday evening 9 1 as the winner
of the nationwide contest conducted by
Warner Bros, in connection with the release
of "A Majority of One."
'Mr. Hobbs' for May 30
NEW YORK — Jerry Walds production
of "Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation." a
CinemaScope-De Luxe Color comedy starring
James Stewart and Maureen O'Hara,
will open in Los Angeles and Chicago over
the Decoration Day holiday, more than a
month before its July release. Henry
Koster directed the 20th Century-Fox
picture.
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BOXOFFICE April 16, 1962 E-7