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ATLANTA<br />
. . .<br />
T^irector Henry King was here a day in<br />
behalf of his "Tender Is the Night,"<br />
which will open at the Fox Theatre early<br />
this month. It's the 59th picture King has<br />
directed. King spoke at a meeting of the<br />
Atlanta Better Films Council, after which<br />
his picture was screened M. M. Box,<br />
Sands Theatre at Geraldine, Ala., died recently.<br />
The wife of Charlie Karr, Martin Theatres<br />
executive, was home recuperating<br />
after surgery . Schuessler, booking<br />
agent, became a gi-andfather with the<br />
birth of a baby boy to his daughter, Mrs.<br />
Larry Baldwin, who lives in Seaside, Calif.<br />
McRae iGa.i Drive-In closed for<br />
the remainder of the winter on January<br />
27.<br />
The Coca-Cola officials hosted a cocktail<br />
party and reception at the Variety Club<br />
recently for visiting Variety Club officers<br />
and other invited guests. Chief barkers<br />
present were Mike Carmichael, Charlotte;<br />
Dick Lightman, Memphis; Vic Levine, Miami;<br />
Bruce Hay ward. St. Louis; Harry<br />
Martin, Houston, and Gene Skinner, Atlanta.<br />
VIC officers were George Hoover of<br />
Miami and Bob Bostwick of Atlanta.<br />
Mrs. Les Senart and Mrs. John Farmer<br />
of the Variety Tent 21 Ladies Committee<br />
presented a check for $1,600 to Variety<br />
Chief Barker Gene Skinner for the club's<br />
philanthropies. The women have contributed<br />
a total of $11,000 since their organization<br />
four years ago. Mrs. Senart, new<br />
chairman of the Ladies Committee, and<br />
Mrs. W. G. Bradley, cochaimian, have appointed<br />
the following committee chairmen:<br />
Olive Bell Davis, recording secretary; Mrs.<br />
E. E. Whittaker, corresponding secretary;<br />
Mrs. Gladys H. Tribble, treasurer; Mrs. L.<br />
B. Butler, program chairman; Mrs. Barney<br />
Ochs, parliamentarian; Mrs. John Fulton,<br />
chairman of charity projects; Mrs. Jon<br />
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P.O. Box 771 Albany, Georgio<br />
Phone: HEmlock 2-2846<br />
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A Division of Radio Corporation of America<br />
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Farmer, news chairman; Mrs. Ben Shapiro,<br />
membership; Mrs. Sam Goodman, smi-<br />
-shine; Mrs. G. M. Jones, special projects;<br />
Mrs. Melvin Finkel, tickets: Mrs. E. J. Detwiler.<br />
telephone; Mrs. J. B. English, hostess,<br />
and Mrs. Leigh Kelly. 500 Supper<br />
Club. The next meeting of the committee<br />
will be held at the clubrooms February 14,<br />
Seen on Filmrow were exhibitors 'Walter<br />
Morris. Pike and Tower theatres, at Knoxville;<br />
Leon DeLozier. Princess and Putnam<br />
at Cookeville; P. J. Henn. Henn Theatres,<br />
at Murphy, N. C; 'Warren Jackson,<br />
Knox at 'Warrenton. Ga.; Lane Hobson,<br />
Strand at Alexander City; N. L. Scott, Palace<br />
at LaFayette and Moonlit at Trion,<br />
Ga.;<br />
Bob Dunn. Camilla and Dunn at Camilla:<br />
Dean Hardy. Dallas and Judean<br />
at Dallas. Ga.; Bob 'Word. 'Word Theatres<br />
at Scottsboro; Jack Jones. Swan at Blue<br />
Ridge; Fred Jabaley. Princess at LaGrange;<br />
John Hackney. Hub at Covington, and Mr.<br />
Kilgore of Kilgo Enterprises and the 85<br />
. . Drive-In at Fayette . Dean Hardy was<br />
passing out cigars in announcement of the<br />
birth of a baby.<br />
Roscoe V. Smith was re-elected vicepresident<br />
of Theatres Sei-vice Co. and<br />
Harry Eubanks was re-elected secretary<br />
and treasurer.<br />
MIAMI<br />
piorida State Theatres, U-I, 'WLBW-TV<br />
and radio station 'WQAM have joined<br />
forces in a countrywide search for Miss VIP<br />
of Greater Miami as a part of the activities<br />
to launch the world premiere of "Lover<br />
Come Back" February 8 at the Olympia,<br />
Beach, Gables and Shores theatres. She<br />
must be from 18 to 25 years of age, single<br />
and vivacious, interesting and personable.<br />
The county winner was to be chosen on<br />
Bill 'Wyler's Saturday Hop over Channel<br />
10. She will compete with beauties from<br />
major cities throughout the country who<br />
are being brought here by Universal for<br />
the finals in the national "VIP" contest<br />
February 17. The national "VIP" winner<br />
will receive an all-expense trip to New<br />
York.<br />
George C. Hoover, who owns a chain of<br />
motion picture theatres and recently took<br />
over the Cocoanut Grove Playhouse, has<br />
hired Jules Ziegler as production manager,<br />
replacing Owen Phillips, resigned. Ziegler<br />
began his career as office boy to Florenz<br />
Ziegfeld. which makes him the "oldest<br />
agent in the business," he says. He has<br />
produced several New York shows .<br />
Jayne Mansfield and husband Mickey Hargitay<br />
were in Fort Lauderdale to visit Ross<br />
Christena.<br />
Clayton Conrad, maintenance man at<br />
Wometco's 27th Avenue Drive-In, is convalescing<br />
at home following a recent illness<br />
at North Shore Hospital. He is a member<br />
of the Old Guard, an organization of<br />
Woi^.ietco employes who have been with the<br />
co:npany more than seven years . . . Bud<br />
Weil, in production at Wometco, has been<br />
a patient at Mercy Hospital . . . 'Wometco<br />
emiJloyes were saddened by the death of<br />
the 5-year-old daughter of Frank Gonzalez<br />
who is in the air conditioning department.<br />
Jerry Lewis cut his visit here short in<br />
order to dash up to Cypress Gardens to<br />
scout a motion picture location. He's also<br />
in the market to buy a studio and when his<br />
Paramount contract expires he'll go into<br />
production himself, according to Herb<br />
Kelly of the Miami News.<br />
Jo;in Crawford, who is a member of Variety<br />
Club 'Women, Las Vegas, was among<br />
the celebrities attending the Variety Tent<br />
33 women's committee "Golden Gala" held<br />
at th? Eden Roc Hotel . Leonard,<br />
one of Miami's most ardent workers for<br />
Variety Hospital, entertained 50 women<br />
'<br />
of th women's committee who work at the<br />
hospi'al day after day at his swank steak<br />
hous ' on Bird road, at a luncheon recently.<br />
Mitchell Wolfson, head of Wometco Enterprises:<br />
John S. Knight, publisher of the<br />
Miami Herald, and Anthony Abraham will<br />
be honored at the tenth annual brotherhood<br />
dinner of the National Conference of<br />
Christians and Jews, February 19. A special<br />
citation to the University of Miami also<br />
will be presented and the former governor<br />
of Florida. LeRoy Collins, will give the<br />
address. Tickets are $100.<br />
. .<br />
Between school semesters, Florida State<br />
Theatres held a special "School's Out"<br />
party at the Coral and Paramount theatres<br />
with a stage show by the Disneyland<br />
Players along with the Disney picture,<br />
"Pinocchio" . Heading the Variety Club's<br />
annual "Show of Shows," to be staged at<br />
Miami Beach Auditorium February 8, are<br />
Victor Levine. member of the local tent,<br />
and Harold Gardner. Fontainebleau public<br />
relations man. as cochairman. This annual<br />
event is a mainstay in supporting Variety<br />
Children's Hospital here.<br />
Lou Fishkin, manager of Brandt's Lincoln<br />
Theatre, was back from New York<br />
where he attended the funeral of his<br />
brother Samuel.<br />
Citation to 'El Cid'<br />
HOLLYWOOD—A citation<br />
of merit was<br />
awarded to "El Cid" by the Southern California<br />
Motion Picture Council. The prescn':.ation<br />
w-as received by Charlton Heston<br />
for producer Samuel Bronston from Mrs.<br />
William A. Burk, council president.<br />
Columbia's "Five Finger Exercise" stars<br />
Rosalind Russell. Jack Hawkins, Maximilian<br />
Schell and Richai-d Beymer.<br />
JlofWCUM^<br />
BOONTON, N. J.<br />
Large Core<br />
Greater Crater Area<br />
meom<br />
MAXIMUM LIGHT<br />
i>fen\y Distributed<br />
In Georgia— Dixie Theatre Service & Supply Co., Albany— Hemlock<br />
2-2846<br />
Rhodes Sound & Projection Service, Savannah<br />
ADams 3-8788<br />
Notional Theatre Supply Co.; 187 Walton St., Atlanta<br />
3, Ga. Tel.: JAckson 4-8486<br />
SE-4 BOXOFFICE :: February 5. 1962
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