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Chicken Lays an Egg<br />
As Exploiteer Crows<br />
Atlanta—Perry Spencer, exploiteer for<br />
Universal-International, got more than<br />
he asked for when he dressed a pretty<br />
Atlanta girl in a chicken costume, handed<br />
her a bantam hen he had borrowed,<br />
and took the slick chicks with him to see<br />
Paul Jones, amusement editor of the Constitution.<br />
The object, of course, was to<br />
get publicity for the engagement of "The<br />
Egg and I" at the Rialto. .About the time<br />
Spencer was getting into high gear on<br />
his pitch to Jones, the barnyard beauty<br />
let go with a loud cackle, strutted off a<br />
few paces, and turned to admire a product<br />
of her labors—a pint-sized egg.<br />
Stovall-Baugh Corp. Wins<br />
Cut in Two Years Taxes<br />
TAMPA. FLA.—The Stovall-Baugh Corp.<br />
has succeeded in getting a reduction in 194.5<br />
and 1946 tax assessments against the Cinema<br />
and State theatres.<br />
In a final decree entered in the circuit<br />
court tax adjustment suit filed by the corporation,<br />
Judge Parks reduced the assessment<br />
against the State from $17,400 to $16,400<br />
for 1945 and from $20,000 to $19,600 for 1946.<br />
The assessment against the Cinema was reduced<br />
from $21,700 to $18,700 for 1945. and<br />
from $24,000 to $21,000 for 1946.<br />
In his order the judge said the State was<br />
assessed $1,000 too high both years, and that<br />
the property on whicli the Cinema is located<br />
was valued too high In proportion to surrounding<br />
real estate.<br />
While this is a substantial reduction, still<br />
It is considerably more than the corporation<br />
hoped it would have to pay. The total tax<br />
now due is $2,701. This is $1,134 more than<br />
the corporation had calculated.<br />
In 'Agreement' Cast<br />
Roy Roberts and Morris Carnovsky have<br />
been added to the cast of "Gentleman's<br />
Agreement ' 20th-Fox.<br />
Memphis Variety Votes<br />
Mobile Hospital Unit<br />
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Memphis soon will<br />
have a mobile hospital unit, complete with<br />
operating room, blood plasma and surgical<br />
supplies. The Variety Club voted at a limcheon<br />
Monday at Hotel Gayoso to accept a<br />
proposal of Paramount Pictures to hold a<br />
premiere showing of "Variety Girl." receipts<br />
of which were to go to Variety clubs over the<br />
nation for some charitable purpose.<br />
The Memphis showing will be August 27.<br />
Whether to use the expected receipts for the<br />
mobile unit, or some other charitable purpose<br />
was to await decision of the club's executive<br />
board.<br />
EXPLAINED BY COLONEL McCRAW<br />
Details of Paramoimt's offer to Variety<br />
clubs over the nation were explained at the<br />
luncheon outlined by Col. William McCraw,<br />
Dallas. He explained that Paramount had<br />
paid Variety Club International $50,000 for<br />
use of the title, and in addition was offering<br />
local clubs the right to profits from a preschedule<br />
premiere showing of the picture.<br />
The mobile hospital unit would be kept for<br />
emergencies in the midsouth. such as the<br />
tornado at Tupelo, Miss., some years ago,<br />
Pre.sident Kohn said.<br />
The club also plans a series of entertainments<br />
for inmates of Memphis orphanages<br />
and social agencies. Tom Young announced<br />
a schedule of proposed entertainments.<br />
SOCIAL AGENCIES HELP<br />
The plan, worked out by the club in cooperation<br />
with the Memphis Council of Social<br />
Agencies, would permit children in orphanages<br />
to have entertainments "all of their<br />
own" to which they could invite members of<br />
the community, into whose homes the inmates<br />
have been invited.<br />
Committee members, besides Young are:<br />
Neal Blount, Bob Bostick. J. C. Alexander.<br />
Benny Bluestein. Jimmie Gillespie. Ed Williamson.<br />
Leonard Shea, Bailey Pritch.ird,<br />
Cliff Goodman and Tommy Baldridge.<br />
Firecracker Startles<br />
Taut Western Fans !<br />
St. Petersburg— .\ western thriller was<br />
[<br />
on the screen at the Florida. It was just *<br />
about the climax; everyone was tense, j<br />
The villain was being pursued and the<br />
hero was right behind him. Suddenly<br />
.'<br />
there was a loud bang.<br />
It didn't come from the screen but I<br />
from the balcony. James Willis, an 18- 'iyear<br />
old honor student from the Florida '<br />
Alilitary academy, made the noise by ,<br />
throwing a two-inch lighted firecracker<br />
[<br />
into the aisle of the balcony where he<br />
'.<br />
was fitting. >;<br />
When taken before Judge Herbert L. j.<br />
Peterson, James pleaded guilty and ex- i<br />
plained he wa.s just letting off steam |<br />
and celebrating his release from the r.<br />
bonds of school work. He recently gradn- t<br />
ated from the academy with many honors.<br />
The judge restricted him to his<br />
home for two months.<br />
Second Negro Theatre Is<br />
To Seat 600 in Lakeland<br />
LAKELAND. FLA.—A new Negro thea,'<br />
tre with a seating capacity of about 600 soo><br />
will be built here on the corner of Nort<br />
street and Texas avenue. Work will t<br />
started as soon as federal construction rtji<br />
strictions are lifted, according to an act<br />
nouncement by B. B. Garner, general mani;<br />
ager of the Talgar Theatre Co.. and the cwjj<br />
will be about $40,000.<br />
The Roxy, a Negro house now operating<br />
here, is another Unk of the 21-theatre Ta3r<br />
gar chain, and the circuit also has announce!<br />
plans for a $150,000 Negro theatre to be btiii?<br />
in Tampa.<br />
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Midweek Giveaways Pull ^<br />
East Gadsden Patrons<br />
EAST GADSDEN, ALA.— Special events f«,<br />
Tuesday and Thur.^day nights have beo<br />
inaugurated by the Dixie. Tuesday nlgh|<br />
have been designated as Merchants Nlgb^<br />
with merchandise prizes to be awarded<br />
Thursday nights are Hot Seat nights, ai'<br />
prizes are awarded then.<br />
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Theatre Seating Division<br />
of<br />
AMERICAN DESK MFG. COMPANY<br />
Temple, Texas Tel. LD - 4<br />
Giving 20 to<br />
DaUas Office<br />
FORREST<br />
2008 Jackson St.<br />
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on all chair orders<br />
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Orleans Office<br />
W. A. PREWITT<br />
223 So. Liberty<br />
Magnolia 6S71<br />
Mernphis Office<br />
HARLAN H. DUNLAP<br />
410 S. Second St.<br />
81770<br />
Kansas Citu Office<br />
C. I. STATON<br />
122 W. 18lh Si.<br />
Break Ground in Attalla :<br />
.\TT.'\LL.'\. ALA.—Ground has bee<br />
broken for the $150,000 Etowah Theatre to ij<br />
built by Amusement Enterprises. Inc. Cor^<br />
pletion is expected no later than December )i_|<br />
C. O. "Jack" Brown, manager of the Libert<br />
the circuit's other house here. said. The all<br />
conditioned house will have 1.055 seats.<br />
Bailey Plans Negro House.<br />
TALLAHASSEE, FLA.—The city buildU<br />
inspector has given Bailey Theatres a penH:<br />
to build a Negro theatre in the 500 UOil<br />
on West Tennessee street, adjacent to t<br />
present colored theatre and night club. TL<br />
cost wUl be about $40,000. A contract 1<br />
the construction has been awarded.<br />
JACK DUMESTRE, Jr.<br />
Southeastern Theatre<br />
Equipment Co.<br />
ATLANTA<br />
CHARLOTTE<br />
lACKSONVILLE<br />
112 BOXOFFICE ;: June 28, 1
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