The Herald from Rock Hill, South Carolina • 7

7 THE HERALD Rock Hill Saturday May 311941 County's First All-Negro Theater To Open Monday V1 Twins Again 367 Days After CONGRATULATIONS f- To The CARVER THEATRE rf A FV' Steel for the structure was supplied by Piedmont Steel Buildings Cnrixiratloii also of Charlotte Ready mixed concrete mortar' uud concrete blocks were delivered to tlie Job by Rock liill Concrete Co Elcelricul wiring wus done by Khillingluw Electric Supnly Co Fluorescent lighting i es were furnished by Walker Kleetrlr Co Neon signs for the theatre were purchased from Perry Neon sign C'u of Churlotte 1 Hayes Plumbing and Heul-inp Co installed the plumbing (i ('ronixtcr Sheet Metal Co furnished the flushing covered ilic duoi-s and did oilier meiid work tk S'l to obtain and added that only about 300 pictures of this type are now being distributed and that only a-bout 30 are being produced each year After opening day the Carver will open daily at 2 pm and on Saturdays at 1 pm the manager stated He added iliat ticket sellers doormen and ushers will be Negroes The building housing the Carver is 40 by 100 ft in size and will comfortably seal 494 patrons Brick and concrete blocks give tlie Carver an attractive front mid overhead brilliantly lighted marquee will blink the names of tlie stars Total estimated rust of lli new theater is $35000 and owners sluu-that tile cost of uniM ruction was approximately $18000 another first to add to the Carver's list the structure wus constructed by the Southeastern Construction company of Charlotte and the foreman in charge was Bigger a native of Rock Hill Although Bigger lias been employed by Southeastern for five years tills was his first Job for thut firm in his home town JINALS UNDERWAY AT FRIENDSHIP JUNIOR COLLEGE fifty-sixth annual commencement exercise at Friendship Junior College began on May 30 and will continue through June third The class night program was given at Mt Prospect Baptist Church on May 30 On Bunday June 1 at the boccalau-reote service will be held The Uucca laureate address will be delivered by the Rev 8 Colvin pallor if the Peoples Baptist Church of Detroit Michigan President and Mrs Ooudiock will entertain graduates and the faculty on June 3 at four o'clock in the afternoon At eight the College class night exercises will be held The Alumni luncheon will be held on June 3 at 3 o'clock At 8 June 3 the final commencement will he held The address will be delivered by Rev Tobin A Department of Religion Morehouse College Atlanta Georgia The freshmen class of Friendship College entertained the graduates with a banquet on Thursday night May 39 In tlie dining hall About one hundred and fifty guests were present We Furnished the Steel for This New Modern Picture House Piedmont Steel Building Corp 314 Johnston Charlotte Carver Movie House Located In Rock Hill On West Main Street A new Negro theater said by it's owners to be the first operated exclusively for Negroes in York County will be formally opened here Monday evening at 6:30 it was announced this morning by Jesse Cox manager The theater to be known as the Carver Is located at 41S Main street Co-owner of the theater with Cox isHy Burltx who Is connected with Inc Rock Hill Jewelry firm The theater Is flml In other respects as well One particularly worthy of mention Is tlie fact thut It Is housed by a quonset hut and is thought to be the first theater of this type In the two Carolina and rertilnlv m-i of the first In the entire South Cox veteran of years in the duuter came here from Atlani: where he was manager of the Atlanta theater In the Bijou chain The very latest In projection equipment and In furnishings for the building have been obtained and the best productions will be shown Cox declared Tie opening day program fur the Ct-rver rimed for the great Negro clentlsi George Washington Carver hv i he "Spanish as tlie featured Filin and the short subject which wgs created nationwide Interftt "Open the 'Door Richard" rn added attraction Abo lisied on the program is the first chapter of "Black Starring Jn tlie featured attraction are Paul Henrled and Maureen Pieteres Cox disclosed this morning that the theater will show pictures made by both White and Negro casts He pointed out however that the latter type productions are difficult Aqc Difference No Obstacle To Cupid LONDON Disparity in age is no obstacle to romance with Robert Jones 38 und Mrs Lillian Frasl (id wlio will marry June 14 is slight difference in our ages but that doesn't really mailer (o us" Frost said Mr Victor WraU of ML Clemen Mich lx pictured with twia babiej born Just 367 day after a previous set of twin The WraU have nine children ranging from the new-born twin to 15-vear-old sou 1 4 GRAND OPENING 1 yv 5 A St I fv I ADS PLANNING BOARD COLUMBIA A Stanley I Jewell yn Camden Industrialist was elerted chairman of die i'te research planning and development board today to succeed the late Tom Pearce of Columbia TO THE i i NEW pa The Chinese sometimes equip their wlieelbarrows with sails YT I Congratulations To The CARVER THEATER In their modern movie house In Rock Hill We uere proud to furnish the fluorescent lighting fixtures for this building 'WALKER ELECTRIC CO! Trade St Phone 106 CARVER THEATRE -n A't i I 7 t- THE PERRY NEON 9 1 CHAMOTTE Nto CX 4: 4g -P Best Of Luck To i a 1 1 I 415 MAIN STREET ROCK HILL CARVER THEATRE THE PLUMBING IN THE CARVER THEATER i Was Done By Us We congratulate the management on the opening of this modern theater IE HAYES PLlIMUlNfi HEATING Slate Street 1 Phone 575-31 1 Best Wishes To The CARVER THEATRE i I In The Erection Of TheirNew Theater jjje are proud to have had a part in the erection of this modern thrater by doing the- flashing' covering the doors and other mAal work CRONISTER SHEET METAL WORK '735 Carolina Ave 1 Plume 454-J MONDAY JUNE WE DID THE ELECTRICAL WR- ING FOR THIS MODERN THEATER 9 I 4 I 4 1 law Electric Supply Co 927 Slain St Phone 1262W MS7 SPisnfctV Gforrovs 7ECMWC0LOR hi nn HENRED MMNiu O'HARA wnm SLEZAK vK mui mm WMt iron 0MCI hM8w btoMM MW NIIUW4 i hh Pm6i ttlTIRN Al bwbf by ww Mind I ALSO CHAPTER NO 1 BLACK ARROW PRICES We are pleased to have had opart in building the new 1 CARVER THEATER AFTERNOON CHILDREN 12c ADULTS 30c NIGHT CHILDREN 14c ADULTS 37c 1 We furnished ready-mixedconcrete I mortar and concrete' blocks JM041 fci Builders Of The New CARVER THEATRE Southeastern Construction Company "lluihlrrt Of The South" -njw rfy 1 I Our best wishes tothe management of Rock Hill's newest theater First AH Colored Theatre SAME PROGRAM TUESDAY ROCK HILL CONCRETE Open Daily 2 Saturday 1 Fplrfleld Ave c- 1 1 PHotie 1363-W.