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speakers are stolen or
broken each summer. He.
says that sometimes people
drive away with the speaker
attached to their car and rip
the cord off, But often the
cord has been cut and the
speaker stolen. Hit has been
a careless mistake, farmers
will find the speakers lying
in the fields where they have
been tossed from a car.
Desjardine says he is
waiting to. hear more about a
new system which was
recently invented, The
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Customer listens_ to the
movie on his own or radio,
after clipping a wire onto his
ariel. A sticky pad will fasten
the wire on to an antenna
inside a windshield,
• Another problem at the
drive-in. • is littering,
Desjardine says he wouldn't
mind if people just threw
out the paper containers
from things they purchased
in his booth, but he says that
they clean out their whole
cat while waiting for the
' show to start.
years
One mature of the Starlite
is the wind shield washer.
Desjardine says that a young
local boy is on hand to Wash
car windows. This summer
Dean Watt of Shipka has the
job. Desjardine says that if
his window boy takes a night
off, people will ask for him.
Desjardine looks after the
Maintenance of the parking
area himself, He keeps a
tractor parked in, the bottom
of the screen to grade and fix
up the parking ramps.
For 12 summers the drive-
in was 'the home of Sunday
evening Church services.
Harry Hoffman and Edgar
Cudmore - organized the
services which always at-
tracted large crowds for the
gospel singing.
Now the drive in is open
seven days' a week.
Desjardine says that
business is getting better
every summer. He selects
his own movies and tries to
get a variety. Disney movies
are hard to get anymore, he
says..
Desjardine remembers
"Old Yeller" as the first
really popular movie he
showed. That was the first
time he ever ran a movie for
an entire week, and he had .a
full house each time. People
would wait through the first
showing to be first in line or
the second show, Other hits
include Mary Poppins,
Cuckoo's Nest and Star
Wars.
HIGH AND DRY — well;lor'now anywaY.'Grand Bend reeve Bob Sh:aren had already had '
his dunking, so he let Bosanquet reeve Charlie Srokosz take his turn. It wasn't long before
Charlie came up sputtering. Staff photo
Alhambra weekend
CELEBRATES 25 YEARS — Emerson Desjardine looks over
the new projector he purchased last year in the 25th year of
operating the Starlite Drive-In theatre in Shipka.Staff photo
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Last summer Emerson
Desjardine spent about
$20,000 en a new .projector
and the necessary equip-
ment for his Drive-In
theatre. By comparison, he
explains, the entire theatre
and the land didn't cost
nearly that much when he
set up 25 years ago.
The Starlite drive in
theatre at Shipka will be
celebrating 25 years of
operation this Monday.
Desjardine says he is
planning a special night with
free balloons and gifts, The
Muppet Movie will be shown.
Desjardine says he
replaced the old projector
last summer because it was
becoming too costly to
operate, The projector which
was the most modern
available 25 years ago,
operated on carbons and a
large mirror to "throw" the
picture. The carbons had to
be replaced frequently and
were very expensive.
Now the projector runs on
one light bulb - but that bulb
costs over $1,000. However,
Desjardine says it shouldn't
have to be replaced for some
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Rentals
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the day, week,
month
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time. Also he purchased new
equipment to boost electric
power to operate the
projector.
Many changes could now
be made in the projection
room. When the room over
top of the snack bar was built
25 years ago, laws required
that all walls be 'fireproofed
because film was so flam-
mable. The re-winding had
to be done in a room separate
from the projector.
Now film is madese that it
is not flammable, and none
of these precautions are
necessary.
Desjardine says he con-
sidered three other sites
before he finally settled on
his location near Shipka. He
says he likes his Shipka
location because it is central,
and he is able to attract
people from both Grand
Bend and Exeter.
° At the time he built the
drive in, there were air forte
bases at both Centralia and
Grand Bend. Authorities at
the base did not like the idea
of a drive in theatre, and
blocked his plans. Finally he
was able to get the go ahead
for his theatre.
Desjardine says he got the
idea of putting up a drive in
theatre after. wintering in
Florida where they were
common. He still spends his
winter in Florida where he
goes to movies to select
different shows for his up-
coming season.
Desjardine says that his
drive-in has some unique
features. The screen, which
is 40 feet by 60 feet big and
sits 16 feet off the ground, is
made of plaster. He says
many screens are playwood,
and cracks show.
His projection booth and
snack bar is located at the
rear of the theatre, so that
the view is not obstructed.
He says that many drive-ins
have the projector in the
middle of the parking area so
that the it needn't be as
strong.
The main problem in
operating a drive-in is the
damage and theft of
speakers. Desjardine says
that about three dozen of his
most of the trophies going to
the Windsor caravan. Lunch
was served from 12 o'clock to
3 o'clock at the Alhambra
Hall and a luau barbeque
from 5 - 6:30 p.m. Alhambra
members and wives at-
tended 7:15 mass at the
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church. 120 Alhambra
members sultanas were
seated at the front of the
Church. Father Henry
congratulated the members
for charitable works but
especially for their
assistance to retarded. A
dance at the hall from 9-1
was enjoyed by all.
Sunday breakfast was held
from 8-10 a.m. At 9:30 a
meeting of the council of the
caravan took place with
official representation from
each caravan and chaired by
Regional Director of
Ontario. Esio Marzotto of
Windsor.
Buffet lunch from 12-2
after which the visitors
departed for home with
everyone expressing thanks
for an enjoyable week-end,
Annfiyersaryat drive in
Alhambra Caravan of the
Order of Alhambra Grand
Bend and district held their
annual weekend from the 20
to the 22 of June and this
year bigger and better than
ever. There were 180
registered from caravans
from Belleville, Toronto,
Hamilton, Windsor, Detroit,
Northville Michigan, and
London.
Friday night was "get-
acquainted" night. Saturday
morning a ,golf tournament
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