: March DRIVE-IN THEATRE OWNERS ...T^^m^Jn OVER ONE-QUARTER OF A CENTURY IN OUTDOOR REFRESHMENT SERVICE OPERATING OVER 300 UNITS IN 88 CITIES AND 28 STATES, 40 OF WHICH ARE DRIVE-IN THEATRES 'E are specialists in the successful operation refreshment concessions throughout the nation . . . yes, you travel in the best company when you choose SPORTSERVICE. Here is a partial list of the Drive-in Theatres we are now serving: Chicago, 111.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Cleveland, O.; Cincinnati, O.; Louisville, Ky.; Rochester, N. Y.; Springfield, O.; Geneva, O.; London, Ont.; Windsor, Ont.; Toledo, O. ^KC(Mie TO YOU WITHOUT ^*UAC4t0teHt SPORTSERVICE offers you these important advantages: expert knowledge, over one-quarter of a century of experience, the best facilities and trained year 'round personnel. INQUIRIES WELCOMED— write, wire or phone and our representative will call at your convenience. HURST BUILDING BUFFALO 2, N. Y. BOXOFFICE : 13, 1948
: March Move for Dismissal Of Ascap Action NEW YORK — Louis Frohlich, counsel for Ascap, on Wednesday ilOi made a motion for dismissal of the antitrust suit brought against the music society by Alden-Rochelle. Inc., and 160 other members of the ITOA of New York in U.S. district court. Judge Vincent L. Leibell reserved decision on this and a similar motion entered by F. Gilbert, counsel for G. Scliirmer, music publishing firm. Frohlich asked for dismissal on the ground that the plaintiffs had failed to prove conspiracy or monopoly in their agreements and had established no cause of action. He cited the Ascap consent decree of 1940 and said the society has complied with it. He said the plaintiffs had prospered dm-ing the period they paid Ascap performing fees. Frohlich asked for dismissal after the plaintiffs had closed their arguments. The last witness for the plaintiffs was Harry Brandt. Deems Taylor also testified Wednesday. Name Weitman, Bergman As Associates' Aides NEW YORK—Robert M. Weitman, managing dij-ector of the Paramount Theatre, has been appointed head of the entertainment committee for the annual dinner dance of the Motion Picture Associates, which will be held at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel May 21. The souvenir journal will be edited by Maurice A. Bergman, eastern advertising and publicity manager for Universal-International. Ralph Pielow, MGM branch manager, and Edward L. Hyman, vice-president of Paramount Theatres Service Corp., will be in charge of advertising for the book. Leon J. Bamberger, head of RKO sales promotion, will head the public relations committee. Maryland Theatremen Elect Lauritz Garman BALTIMORE — Lauritz Garman was elected president of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Maryland at a meeting here recently. Others elected: Louis Gaertner, vicepresident; Jacob Levin, treasurer: Mrs. Helen Diering, secretary, and directors Walter D. Pacy, Harry Valentine, Leon Back. Meyer Leventhal. I. M. Rappaport, Harry Silver. Oscar B. Coblentz jr., William C. Allen, L E. Green and H. R. Worman. ^ y Jheahes Win Baffle On Drasfic Fireman Bill NEW YORK—United exhibitor protests, scathing editorials in newspapers and a barrage of telegrams that descended on legislative leaders in Albany caused the backers of a new theatre tax grab to run for cover late in the week. On February 17 Senator Paul A. Fino, Bronx Republican, and Assemblyman William E, Clancy, Queens Democrat, introduced identical measures in the two legislative branches to compel the use of two firemen at each performance in a theatre at the rate of $10 per performance per fireman. It al.so provided that theatres having 5,000 or more seats could be compelled to use as many as 15 firemen, with a co.st limit of $1,500 a show, or $7,500 a day. BACKED BY FIREMEN The bill was backed by the Uniformed Firemen's Ass'n of New York City and was aimed to build the pension funds. Those who inquired about the bills were told they probably would not reach the floor, but early last week they went on the calendar with every indication that both Republicans and Democrats were backing them. An explosion resulted. All exhibitor organizations and representatives of legitimate theatres went to work. A meeting was held March 7 for discussion bill. of the It was attended by Oscar Doob, acting for Loew's, Inc., and the MMPTA, and representatives of the ITOA of New York, MPTO of Buffalo, ATO of Albany, League of New York Theatres, and executives of Loews, Inc., RKO, J. J. Theatres. Paramount, Fabian, Carnegie Hall, Metropolitan Opera Ass'n and the City Center of Music and Drama. At its close, Doob described the bill as "preposterous" and said it could cost small theatres $36,000 a year and could cost the Music Hall and Roxy $7,500 per day. A barrage of telegrams was sent to Albany and Orrin G. Judd. attorney for MMPTA, the measure. was there battling Harry Brandt, president of the ITOA of New York, declared that: "If this obnoxious bill is enacted into law, there will be no independent theatre owners. Tliis measure will at once do more damage to the theatres of this state than any group of strategically placed atomic bombs. It Is ridiculous that a theatre should be required to pay more than it receivees in gross revenue for the performance of an unproductive function "This bill is nothing more than a vicious grab on behalf of a special group while arbitrarily singling out another to pay the freight." As a result of this pressure Clancy offered to amend the bill with the following provisions: It would apply only to legitimate theatres and motion picture houses with stage shows; a maximum of two firemen would be stationed in each of these theatres regardless of seating capacity, and theatre operators would pay $10 per day per man, or a maximum of $20 per day for the two firemen. When foes of the bill still were dissatisfied, Clancy had the bill .sent back to the assembly judiciary committee, which had reported on the original measure. This means that the bill is dead until the next legislative session. There was not enough time to DISPLAYS INDUSTRY'S POWER Spokesman for the Metropolitan Theatre Owners Ass'n, Theatre Owners of America Albany exchange area, the Independent Theatre Owners Ass'n. the lATSE, the League of New York Theatres and others were jubilant. He declared the results showed the industry could make its weight felt on the legislature when properly organized: that the united front of opposition, brought to bear on all legislators, upstate and downstate, had killed the bill which in its original form would have cost exhibitors 20 to 25 million dollars annually and driven a large number out of business. Orrin E. Judd, MPTOA counsel, and Leonard L. Rosenthal, attorney for the TOA Albany unit, were among those hailing the result. They said, "it was the most impressive triumph the New York industry has registered in 25 years." Pickman Returns to N.Y NEW YORK—Jerry Pickman, Eagle Lion assistant director of advertising and publicity, has returned to New York with Sam Israel, studio publicity director, after studio conferences. On their way east they conferred at Canon City, Colo., scene of a recent prison outbreak, with Warden Roy Best. Background material will be used in "Canon City," to be produced by Brian Foy. Archibald Convalescing NEW YORK—George Archibald, managing director of Independent Producers, Ltd.. J. Arthur Rank unit, stricken with virus pneumonia, is reported in favorable condition at Doctors hospital in New York. He was taken ill in Philadelphia. BOXOFFICE : 13, 1948 WARNER AD HE VDS (OM I K-Mo.tins (.f W.mi.r rii.-..lr.- /one ad managers at the company's home (rffice. Left to right, seated: .lohn H»--se, New Haven; Ben Wallerstein. Los Angeles: Mort Blumenstock, Harry Goldberg. J. Knox Strachan, Charles Smakwitz, Albany: James Totman. Pittsburgh: Irving Umdisch, Cleveland: New York, and Dan Finn. New Haven. Standing: Sidney Kane, home office exploitation: Harrv MacDonald. Milwaukee: Everett Callow. Philadelphia: Charles Steinberg. Bill Brumberg. Larry Golob, Herb Pickman, home office exploitation, and George Kelly, Newark. N
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