Kitsap Sun from Bremerton, Washington • 13

I 4 i 7 i Take lhe Shut Or Invalids! JOIN THE GRAND OPENING TOMORROW Of the New RODEO MOTOR MOVIES CONGRATULATIONS 2 SENSATIONAL OPENING SHOWS to the New RODEO I' MOTOR MOVIES a Make Up a Party See a Movie In the Privacy of Your Own Car! Lunch and Smoke in ouir Car i ON THE NEW Rodeo Motor Movie 1 MOTOR MOVIES ALSO THE i i ft 0 5 BELAIR HIGHWAY NEAR COUNTY AIRPORT A 1 3 Located Just 6 Milas from Town on the BELAIR I HIGHWAY NEW OWNERS VETERANS BUSINESS 1 i 'ifil NEW OUTDOOR THEATRE ON BELAIR HIGHWAY SETS THURSDAY OPENING The teak of transforming a wil corporation was formed by Rex audiences was put tn demesa haunt of wild deer into a Thompson of Port Orchard Georce DRIVE IN IS THEIR The three owners of the Rodeo out door drive ln theater opening tomorrow night on the Belfair high way are shown here studying plans as the entertainment center was being erected Left to right are Olav'Boen Seattle contractor Dwight Spracher Rex Thompson and George Blair all owners Charles Ellis a construction foreman and George Broughton one of associates oto by oster modern amusement center was completed tod ay on a 15 acre tract near Kitsap county airport The end product Is a $50000 out door drive in theater the Rodeo opening tomorrow night on the Belfair highway six miles south of Bremerton In the beginning the acreage was a slope wooded with second growth timber Deer and stlljl ba seen In tlyj hours after dusk or before dawn THIS SPRING three member Ths Rodeo outdoor drive ln thea ter opening tomorrow night on the Belfair highway may be the first of it type in the area but the owners are not short on movie experience Rex Thompson mayor of ort Blair of a island and Dwight Spracher of Seattle The corporation purchased 15 acres of land on the north western side of the highway and obtained a com mercial zone from Kisap county commissioners Work on the tract was begun in early March with only acres being used for the theater proper To complete the modem motor movie the major contractor Olav Boem of Seattle and many sub contractors poured a staggering amount of man hours and materi als into the venture Mqre than 100000 board feet of cedar timber and lumber was used in constructing the screen frame fence and out buildings Two miles of power lines were strung to the site and more than seven miles of electrical primarily for speaker sets for auto ft 1 We are proud to have played a part in the construction of this brand new outlet of fine entertainment It is ft indeed a credit to Bremerton and vicinity May you enjoy years of successful operation ft BBirvr reliefer INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS LAMINATED ARCHES AND BEAMS HANGARS' WAREHOUSES THOMAS SIGN CO Shorewood Drive Phone 1241 YOU CAN SMOKE ALL EVENING WHEN YOU ENJOY A MOVIE AT THE RODEO MOTOR IN THEATER ft PARADE CARS TO CELEBRATE A BIG EVENT SIGNS and the Electric Signs 'ft vft 4 I TONS DIRT were moved to build 12 auto ramps which will hold 600 vehicles and other tons of concrete concrete blocks and blacktop material were used Local firms who contributed to ward completion of the theater in cluded Lents Bremerton Lumber ti Supply Kenyon Materials Bremerton Concrete and Thomas Sign "Co all of Bremerton and A Nicholson (well and pump) and Nelander Millwork of Port Orchard A Others included Holmberg Norman Anderson Son Roofing Timber Structors Inc Harbor Is land Sheet Metal Works Carlson Electric South Seattle Excavat ing Co Neon Sign Co Everlite Displays Arden arms Manley Pop Com Machine Nation al Theater Supply Co and Mod em Theater Supply Co OUR BEST WISHES RAIN OR SHINE dressed as you are ftVO PARKING PROBLEM Perfect Sound from indi vidual speakers in the solid comfort and privacy of your own car No standing up waiting for seats Dad Can RELAX at the RODEO MOTOR IN with Pipe and filfntiABui Im fliA Drfvaov Wlc Car Congratulations to Owners 'Zou i zorn or Seattle 14 Wash? ft Box 33857 RAinier 0956 SMOKE TALK LAUGH i While enjoying tasty con? i ections from our Refresh ment Bar resh Popcorn Cold Drinks Ice Cream and Candy jBars Wa ful Dogs Cigars and Ciga rettes available at all times We Painted The RODEO Orchard Iiwt year recalle that way back In 1828 ha opened a movin in that city Today the theater ie called tne A in honor of hia twin aona Don and Ron South Kitflap high wchool senior who were 18 on May 24 Thompson who garnered initial experience in selling films back In the early twenties also operates the Roxy theater at Gig Harbor and urniture In Port Orchard He i lives with his wife Clara and two' sons at 822 Division st in Port Orchard George Blair who will manage the Rodeo was in the theater busi ness 25 years ago in Renton vicin ity Since then he has managed a successful Seattle tavern and restaurant and more recently has been a Vashon island newspaper publisher Blair will commute from his Vashon island Glen Acres home where he lives with his wife June and 15 year old daughter Nancy The third partner Dwight Spracher of Seattle possibly has the most theater experience of all He can point to 15 years of sales manship with Paramount as well as current operation of the Aurora drive in in Seattle and the Ray mond and South Bend theaters Spracher lives' in Seattle with his wife Lillian Spokane is the largest Inland city west of Omaha and north of Den ver IT WAS INDEED A PLEASURE TO HAVE BEEN THE ARCHITECT Your Rustic Atmosphere of Millwork 1 Done by ADUL13 CMMm 4er IS rear) Aflmlttefl Briar Um EaUra aaUlyn Take Your Car Into the Theater With You NO PARKING PROBLEMS Take Your Car Into with You No Parking Problems' Bremerton Lumber Company 1 1 1 7 2nd Street Phone 1290 Nelander Millwork Bay Street Post Office Box 1085 Port Orchard Phone PO 8501 LUMBER URNISHED BY? TO THE NEW Rodeo Motor Movie Show ft' Anderson Son Roofing Co Rouffl 2 Box 119 Port Orchard Phono Port Orchard 7103 A SUCCESS AND GOOD WISHES RODEO MOTOR DRIVE IN MOVIES USTER HOLMES 8 ASSOCIATES OLD TIMES BUILDING 7 SEATTLE WASH ftl 'ft '1 ftft ft ft I ft Second Section Pages 13 20 THE BREMERTON SUN Wed May 25 1949 ft ft to the Rodeo Motor Movies ft ft MWAMMMMMWUWVmWWWMMAMMAAAAAAMAMMMAMWAAAMAMl ft You Have Many Yeqrs of Continued Success MWJWffMWMVWWWVWWWWMW TIMBER STRUCTURES Inc ROO AND BRIDGE TRUSSES CHUk HOME OICE PORTLAND OREGON CABLE ADDRESS TIMTRUSS Invalids Children Shut'ins INVALIDS SHUT INS love it No difficulty for them here Now they too can eniov their evenings Eliminate Baby SITTERS we will warm the bottle at the Refreshment Bar "'if ollow the I I Vt 7T7T aiwv ft 11 I I uc 9 1 A LJ i i nxxx's1 ft ls WIU' ft 81 'Ifewwr ft ft 7'1 3 sr tf A a ftV1! BBBIHBB I It 0 i.