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Under new management The new manager of Midland's Odeon Theatre, Tom Wright, and one of the two new owners, Dave Babcock, were Babcock brothers buy ~ theatre, by Murray Moore Dave Babcock and Paul Babcock have bought the Midland Odeon Theatre and the Midland Drive-In for an undisclosed sum of money. The brothers bought the Pen Theatre in Penetanguishene 11 years ago, and opened a second theatre, Pen II, in a former Dominion grocery store next door to the Pen Theatre in the sum- mer of 1979. Yesterday Dave Babcock explained that it was a choice between selling the theatres in Penetanguishene or buying the two Midland theatres. The Odeon Theatre will be renamed, probably following a con- test to chose a name. Ticket prices will remain as they are for the time being. Plans for the future call for the division of the Odeon Theatre into two auditoriums, an upper screening room that will sit 200 people, and a lower screening room that will sit 450. The Odeon Theatre now ac- commodates 763 moviegoers. The splitting of the theatre is at least two years away. drive-in In the meantime, the sound system in the King Street theatre will be improved, a brighter light will be put in the projector, and the seats will be refurbished. Double bills, which are run frequently in Penetanguishene, will be offered at the Odeon this year on a trial basis. Ownership of the three movie outlets in Midland and Penetanguishene will mean that the Babcocks will have a wider range of distributors to choose among for films. A greater number of films will not necessarily be offered. Ninety per cent of the films available last year were seen at one of the three theatres or at the drive-in, Dave Babcock said. Tom Wright is the manager of the three theatres and the drive-in. Ross Cioe continues as a projectionist at the Odeon. Theresa Cioe, the former manager has retired. By the way, Raiders of the Lost Ark was the second most popular movie in Penetanguishene last year. Tarzan was the most popular movie. Another feather in Percy's cap Although he wasn't on hand Monday night to hear it, Midland's pictured on top of the Odeon Theatre Commissioner-of Works marquee yesterday. One of the terms of sale was that the Odeon Theatre is to be renamed. A contest will likely be praised for -being held to choose a new name, Babcock reappointed to serve on said. the municipal engineers Percy Ehler' was advisory committee to the Minister of Tran- sportation and Com- munications for the forthcoming year. Council was advised in a letter from the Municipal Engineers Association that the committee serves 'an important liaison between the MTC and municipalities to in- terchange information relating to policy and technological advances affecting our every day life." Why are these ' et tk -- . a women such a valuable Canadian resource? Bie is rich in resources. But our most precious resource is our skilled workers. Right now, there are jobs in Canada which can't be filled because we're short of people with the nght skills in the trades and new technologies. More and more, finding the right person for a job means finding the man or woman with the nght training. At Employment and Immigration we're creating a new National Training Program to assist in on-the-job and classroom training in the skills Canadian industry needs now, and in the future. Part of our program provides training for women in non-traditional jobs. industry. And it's an investment that helps Canada work. The rewards are great because training in priority skills is a key to job security in the 1980's. And more women are entering the trades each year. Last year over 22,000 women -- took part in on-the-job training. Thousands as For a copy of the booklet "Are we ready to change?" write: "CHANGE" Ottawa, Ontario KIA 0J9 more benefitted from training in the techno- logies and other career areas. ADDRESS: hat's an investment in Canada's skilled work force. It's an investment in Canadian Helping Canada Work. Employment and i+ Immigration Canada Lloyd Axworthy, Minister Emploi et Immigration Canada Lloyd Axworthy, Ministre Canada Page 8, Wednesday, March 24, 1982 es