Calgary Herald from Calgary, Alberta, Canada • 47

THE CALGARY HERALD Wed, June 10, 1964 47 Big Night Of Surprises Awaits Patrons Of Theatre pay for them through two caslv iers' wickets. Make it a date at the Corral on Wednesday night. Bring the family. capable of dispensing 4,000 ice cold drinks without going dry. Self-service is the order-of-the-day at the Corral Patrons pick up their wants and then Tonight is to be a night of surprises at Calgary's newest drive-in, the Corral, located at 114th Ave.

and Macleod Trail. The official opening is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and patrons will have an opportunity of many gifts and surprises, including year-round passes, weekly passes, free balloons for the children, free hot dogs, ham Drug Costs Rise Slight, Study Shows WINNIPEG (CP) Prescriptions for drugs cost the Canadian consumer only slightly more last year than in 1962, J. C. Turnbull, executive director of the Canadian Pharmaceutical Association, said Tuesday.

Mr. Turnbull said a recent study by the national association snowed the average prescription cost $3.17 in 1963 compared with $3.16 the previous year. He said only of a cent of the consumer dollar was spent on prescriptions. Jack Litvack of Winnipeg, a member of the Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association's governing council, said many druggists are changing to a fixed fee system of setting prices for IT WAS OUR PLEASURE TO HAVE SUPPLIED THE 'DOUBLE TEE ROOF SLABS FOR THE NEW "CORRAL" DRIVE-IN. burgers, ice cream, soft drinks and popcorn.

The Sarcee Indians will be in attendance and will entertain the crowd with their native dances. There also will be clowns to amuse the children and the Echo Tones orchestra will perform. The special show will be the Mail Order Bride. The Corral management plans to issue tickets to most cars allowing the passengers free eats or drinks. There will be hundreds of lucky tickets and few patrons will be disappointed.

The Corral has one of the most modern concession stands of any theatre in Canada. It is known as The Chuckwagon. One of the highlights of The Chuck-wagon is the pizza counter where two large ovens can cook the pies at the rate of 16 every minutes. The Corral is the only drive-in in Calgary which serves pizza. Another highlight of The Chuckwagon is the soft drink dispensing machine.

It is the K-Way Soda Factory which is PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE PRECAST STAR VISITS NEW DRIVE-IN. Actor John Ashley, teen-age idol, visited Calgary recently and checked the new Corral drive-in before leaving. Here he is, third from left, talking over the blueprints with some of the company officials and a member of the architect's firm. Left to right, a representative from the architect's firm: Mike Zahorchak, of St. Catherines, company president; and 5yd Sniderman, director and supervisor.

The drive-in will open officially at tonight. It is located at 114th Ave. and the Macleod Trail. titeicm-tan Mayor To Off ici ate At Opening Of Corral Drive-In Theatre We Are Proud To hove been selected in the planning and fabricating of the most modern Snack Bar Featuring at Calgary's Corral Drive-In Theatre Congratulations to the management and staff of the CORRAL DRIVE-IN from ORIGENA PIZZA CRUST CO. of Canada Ltd.

(manufacturers of original crispy Pizza Products) 95 Shorncliffe Road TORONTO 18 ONTARIO PHONE 239-8101 Ltd, handled the grading work which was started last fall. The Corral Drive-In is enclosed by a huge corral and fortress-type fence. The concession building at Special aluminum siding has been used for the tower. General contractors for the Corral were Baker Construction while Standard Paving and Surfacing of Canada the Corral is known as the Chuckwaenn and it takes in S.fflO square feet of spare. The building is of pre-stressed concrete and there are no pillars or posts in the main concourse.

Bright colors with special eye-appeal have been used throughout. Yellow, gold and red are the main colors used, although the women's rest rooms have been decorated in mauve, pink and white. The Corral will have a staff of 18 with an annual payroll of approximately $50,000. The company also has additional acreage which will be used for additional recreation facilities or for expansion of the drive-in. Company Executives Are All Theatre Men 85 DUKE STREET TORONTO 2, ONTARIO FOOD SERYICE EQUIPMENT DIVISION OF SUPER PUFFT POPCORN LIMITED 85 Duke Street, Toronto 243 Lilac Street, Winnipeg Caleary's newest drive-in theatre, one of the-most modern in Canada, will be opened officially today at 7:30 p.m.

Mayor Grant MacEwan will officiate and many dignitaries, including city officials and representatives of the theatre business will be present. The Corral Drive-In Limited is located at 114th Ave. and the Macleod Trail and was constructed at a cost of nearly $500,000. The parent company is the Southwood Drive-In Limited, with M. W.

Zahorchak as president. The Corral is located at the northwest corner of the main cross-roads on a 20-acre site. It provides accommodation for 1,100 cars and has facilities for an additional 500 speakers. The screen Is one of the largest in Canada with dimensions of 85 feet by 135 feet. of the city will find access through the Glenmore Causeway.

The Corral Drive-In also will be catering to the families living in the Midnapore, High River, Turner Valley, Black Diamond, Nanton, and Okotoks districts to the south. Only family entertainment will be provided for Corral patrons. Mr. Sniderman explained today that drive-in theatres are not permitted to show restricted films. This ruling, he said, was handed down by the provincial government in its recent announcement.

"We want families as patrons," Mr. Sniderman said. "We also are planning a children's playground for the younger ones." Exempt Diplomats DAMASCUS, Syria (AP)-The Kuwait parliament has made importing liquor crime punishable by up to three years in jail, exempting only foreign diplomats. Now, the newspaper Akhbar Al Kuwait reports, there is a movement afoot to require all women, including wives, daughters and secretaries of foreign diplomats, to wear veils when appearing in public. $0 The new Corral Drive-In theatre is owned by Southwood Drive-In Limited.

Mike W. Zahorchak, of St. Catherines, is the company president. He also is owner of Canadian Drive-In Theatre in his home town and has wide experience in the theatre business. J.

H. Solway, of Toronto, is the company vice-president. C. S. Posen, also of Toronto, is the treasurer.

Syd Sniderman, local branch manager of Astral Films, is the company's director and supervisor, while Ron Tiboni, of Brantford, is the theatre manager. All executive members of the company have been in the theatre business for many years. Mr. Zahorchak opened the first drive-in theatre in Canada, and the 'company also has several other theatres across the Dominion. EASY TO REACH The property for the theatre was acquired last year through the efforts of Campbell and Haliburton well known Calgary realtors.

The address is 114th Ave. and the Macleod Trail and it Is easily accessible by way of such main highways as 114th Ave. and also the Macleod Trail. In addition patrons from the North section mnZE CllPPPicrcr Jcin in the Fun at the Opening of North America's lowest and Finest and Alberta's Largest Drive-in WUIIl III. 11 Good Luck! To the Management Staff of the CORRAL DRIVE-IN THEATRE PLUMBING INSTALLATION SNYDER BOON LTD.

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Ph. 263-3370 Keep Postmen Happy BUENOS AIRES (AP) Argentina's post office is "psycho-probing" its personnel under a paw plan designed to kepp fts postmen happy and to get the mail delivered faster. Key personnel from all sections are encouraged to attend special classes outside working hours to study work problems, meet people they may have worked alongside for years without getting to know and to air their views and Ideas. ond BEST WISHES to the CORRAL DRIVE-IN THEATRE from W. E.

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ltd. Indujit-il, Oilfield, Commercial Equipment Enqineerinq Service 1835 10 Ave. S.W, 244-0771 Calgary Telex 038-2415 from: ASTRAL FILMS Ltd. distributors of AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES IN CANADA Special Attractions For Opening Night SEE: SARCEE IHDIAI1 DANCES in full Costume ENTER ALSO Colgary'i Own CFCN'i "Moil Order Bride" Contest Win: Lifetime Pan Season Post.