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Theatre Organ Society JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE ORGAN SOCIETY VOLUME 13 NUMBER 4 AUGUST, 1971 SEATTLE CONVENTION COVERAGE FIERY DEATH OF THE CATOE KIMBALL Orbil Ill ... rheHut- e eclronic Create a new world of sound with a totally new keyboard instrument. Wurlitzer combines a full­ featured spinet organ with the first easy-to-use electronic synthesizer. The result is an instrument 1Ynrhvizer with almost limitless musical possibilities. Combine traditional organ music with synthesized music for exciting new dimensions in musical entertainment. There's versatility to challenge combinedvvirh o the professional and to intrigue the amateur. Orbit III from Wurlitzer ... a new world of sound. See it ... hear it ... play it at your Wurlitzer dealer ... or write for demonstration 1pinelorgan. record to Wurlitzer, Dekalb, Illinois 60115. WURLiTzER® hasthe,vay THE COVER PHOTO Gaylord Carter, Convention M.C. and artist, at the Seattle Paramount 4/20 Wurlitzer. Journal of the American Theatre Organ Society Highlights of the 1971 National Convention begin on page 20. Volume 13, No. 4 • August, 1971 ATOS National Membership is $8.00 per cal­ endar year, which includes a subscription to THEATRE ORGAN, the official publication of In This Issue the American Theatre Organ Society. Single copies: $1.25. Make check or money order payable to ATOS, and mail to P. 0. Box 306, FEATURES North Haven, Connecticut 06473. 4 CATOE Hit By Disastrous Fire .. .. .. .. .. Dennis Minear ALL MATERIAL FOR PUBLICATION 6 Annual Board Meeting EXCEPT ADVERTISING SHOULD BE SENT TO ATOS PUBLICATIONS 7 Theatre Organ Texas Style P. 0. BOX 2329, LIVONIA, MICHIGAN 48150 8 Irma Glen Story ..... Lloyd E. Klos 10 Billy Na lie Thrills A.G.O. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Ray Brubacher ADVERTISING ADDRESS: Dick Schrum, Box 11 Musical Accompaniment for Motion Pictures ..... Edith Lang & George West 7422, Bitter Lake Station, Seattle, Wash. 98133. 12 Detroit Organist - Don Miller ATOS National Officers 14 What's Really in a Name ....................... .. Dewey Cagle Stillman Rice, President 14 Clean Those Dirty 78's Lee Erwin, Vice President 15 Hobby Becomes Full Time Business James Crawford Mary Bowles, Secretary-Treasurer 16 Saga of the Wiltern Orgoblo Mildred Rice, Executive Secretary Bill Exner Barbara Hubbard, Membership Secretary 20 1971 Convention Coverage 29 Fact and Fiction . John Muri ATOS National Board of Directors 33 Stan Todd's Shady-Nook . .. Hubert S. Shearin Mary Bowles Gaylord Carter Lee Erwin Allen W. Rossiter 40 High School Organ Speaks Again 11 Allen Miller Richard Simonton 41 Alice" the Wurlitzer in the Wildwood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. Doris Ensele Ron Willfong Judd Walton 43 Ray Brubacher - Man of Many Talents Albert T. Mason, Past President ATOS Honorary Members DEPARTMENTS 1959-Jesse Crawford 1960-Farny Wurlitzer 13 Snippets from England 30 Book Review 1961-Mel Doner 19 Closing Chord 31 Dinny's Colyum 37 Vox Pops 1962-Leonard MacClain 28 Nuggets from the Golden Days 32 Letters to the Editor 44 Chapter News 1963-Eddie Dunstedter 30 Hollywood Cavalcade 34 For the Records 47 Classified Ads 1964-Reginald Foort 1965-Dan Barton 1966-W. "Tiny" James 1967-Erwin A . Young, Jr. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 1968-Richard C. Simonton 1969-Judd Walton 1970-Bill Lamb I wish to take this opportunity to thank the Officers and Board Members for 1971-George and Vi Thompson their confidence in reelecting me President for another year. I am deeply honored. HALL OF FAME Jesse Crawford 1971-Don Baker The following were reelected also: Lee Erwin, Vice President; Mary Bowles, Eddie Dunstedter Mrs. Jesse Crawford Secretary-Treasurer; directors Gaylord Carter, Richard Simonton, Allen Rossiter Reginald Foort Fred Feibel and newly elected Judd Walton. The editorial staff will remain the same. Leonard MacClain Arthur Gutow Don Miller Sigmund Krumgold My appointments of Barbara Hubbard from Conn. Valley Chapter as Secretary Henry Murtagh C. Sharp Minor of Membership and my wife, Mildred Rice as Executive Secretary were approved Ray Shelley Milton Slosser at the Board meeting. Arsene Siegal Sidney Torch Firmin Swinnen Oliver Wallace Last but r~ot least, I have continued support of Past President Al Mason. To­ 1970-Lee Erwin Lew White gether with the Officers and Board of Directors, I look forward to continual growth EDITORIAL STAFF and carrying on the purposes for which ATOS was formed. Editor - George Thompson Associate Editors - Ray Brubacher Congratubtions to Dick Schrum, Chairman of the National ATOS "Sweet Six­ Lloyd E. Klos Peg Nielsen teen" Annual Meeting and Convention, and his staff including his wife Marilyn, Editor-Emeritus - W. "Stu" Green Harry Harkness, now retired Chairman of the Puget Sound Chapter, and the entire Publisher - Al Mason membership of the Chapter who entertained us in Seattle. Art Director - Don Lockwood Advertising Manager - Dick Schrum My sincere thanks to all the artists who participated to make the "Sweet Sixteen" Circulation Manager - Vi Thompson Annual Conver;tion Sweeter and add another milestone in the history of ATOS. THEATRE ORGAN (title registered U. S. Patent Office) is published bi-monthly by the American Theatre Organ Society, Inc., a non-profit organ­ ization, Stillman H. Rice, President. All rights reserved. Entire contents copyrighted 1970 by ATOS, Inc., Office of publication is P. 0. Box 2329, Livonia, Michigan 48150. POSTMASTER: Second Class postage paid at Livonia, Michigan. IF UNDELIVERABLE, send form 3579 to ATOS Circulation Department, Box ' ATOS 1314, Salinas, California 93901. ARCHIVES / LmR.ARi11manH. Rice, President 3 theatre organ Wall and sign have collapsed. Intense heat blis­ General view of fire at its height. Stream of water at left is directed to approximate location of tered the paint on the Chicago Fire Department organ. Foreground are members of workshop: Charles Peterson, Mrs. George Geyer, Floyd Keck, snorkel. who turned in alarm, and Bette Peterson. CATOE Hit By Disastrous Fire Chapter Organ Destroyed, But Morale Remains by Dennis Minear Fire Pictures: Alden Stockebrand Other Photos: Charles Peterson ARLY during the evening of June The crew arrived at the theatre to vandals returned twice while the organ E 17, a major project of the Chicago find the screens ripped to shreds, the was being removed. It took four weeks chapter came to a tragic end. The Sen­ grand piano destroyed , light fixtures to remove the entire organ. By the ate Theatre 3 / 19 Kimball which the torn from the walls and bathroom fix­ fourth week, the smell of mouldy car­ group had acquired, was consumed in tures broken and fire hoses turned on, peting was unbearable. flames. covering all the floors with water. Need­ One of the most difficult tasks was The major portion of the organ was less to say, the group decided to remove the pulling of the cable through the located in a workshop specially designed the console immediately, so it went to old, tight conduits. Not only was the work, sloshing through two inches of for rebuilding the instrument. The cause cable stubborn, but a winch had to be water in the Orchestra pit to disconnect of the fire is unknown, but evidence applied in the cramped space of the the cable. It's a good thing they did, for supports the possibility of arson. power distribution room where water The console and some percussions dripped near a bank of exposed buslines. were located elsewhere and were not Charles Peterson, Bill Rieger, Val Esco­ damaged. The fire started, ironically, a bar and Chuck Merson remember some short time before a scheduled work very tense moments as they crowded meeting. Several members traveling on into the tiny space to complete their their way to the workshop that evening task. spotted smoke and flames from a con­ Parts 6f the organ were stored all siderable distance. over the Chicago area. Relays, shutters CATOE learned of this organ's avail­ and most of the pipe work went to a ability in 1969 during the ATOS an­ member's home in Brookfield. The con­ nual meeting in Chicago. The member­ sole was stored at a factory in Des ship decided unanimously to purchase Plaines, and the remainder went into the organ and for the first time in a member's garage in Chicago. After CATOE history, the club seemed to a short time, it was learned that the have a central purpose. The theatre, in major portion of the organ would have a very bad neighborhood, had been to be moved, so the faithful crew as­ closed for several months, and removal The console was saved since it was in storage in a factory. Jack Rieger, Charles Peterson and sembled again with cars, trucks and of the organ was an experience in itself. Ken Shirey. strong backs to move the instrument to august, 1971 4 Chest is removed from theatre. another member's home in Stream­ wood. Even during this move, the crew realized that it would not be the last. Cassie Baker adjusts valves in switchstack of The crew needed space to work on the relay. organ and none was available until member Russ Young donated a large storage area at Chicago's Riverview Drill press was adapted for making leather Skating Rink. In May 1970, the final valves. move was made. The now well-experi­ enced crew made the 35-mile move in record time-4 hours! In October 1970, after much plan­ ning, a workshop was set up by Charles Peterson, who faithfully conducted each Wednesday night session. From the start, Charlie made it his goal to see that everything was fully restored, not just patched. He spent many nights at the rink solving construction problems so he could give his crew the proper instructions. The workshop served a dual purpose. It was organized primarily to restore the club organ, but at the same time, it was an active classroom for those mem­ bers who wished to become pipe organ Val Escobar straightens contacts.
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