The Film Daily (1948)

•: Wednesday, June 30, 1948 us DAILY: ix Precedent Set i Georgia Ruling i Atlanta — In a decision that will ' feet all local exchanges, Georgia's I jipreme Court, in effect ruled that i] Igtributors must pay income tax on o? it Jeir receipts from other states when Va; jje ^1ins are distributed from this fdiori iiAcnon came in the refusal of the Man jipreme Court to review a Court of peals concurrence with the Fulton alperior Court finding that 20th-Fox Ust pay taxes on film sales in four mera afuthern states covered out of this ials i jstribution area. As a result, com= Fall [|fny will have to pay $4,000 in back eaters >jxes. isfg|Decision, according to Attorney feneral Eugene Cook, eventually will sraijiean thousands of extra dollars for e state's coffers. He pointed out saiiiat the ruling establishes an imoi tin ijrtant precedent for future dealings iith corporations doing business in (eorgia. inva| menditernals1 jd foitl ee Little Chance for f. K. Backdown on Quota (Continued from Page 1) ofid more specifically President Har!d Wilson of the Board of Trade, Coat jjc-uld retreat a single percentage [pint from the 45 per cent quota 'heduled to become effective Oct. 1 ext. The well informed London sources fedicted that the American indusry's protests and appeals to the |tate Department, which thus far as only expressed its "deep con3rn," would fail insofar as influencig British policy is concerned. With the quota order given Parliament's blessing, it is asserted by ondon pulse-takers that the Board till ofthJi f Trade will stand pat. It is pointed out that were Wilson Subsequently to go back to Parlialent and say, "in response to progsts from the U. S., I am reducing le quota to 35 per cent," he not ,nly would lose face, he would be ommitting political suicide. The same British sources are ini stent that it would be the worse ossible strategy for U. S. distribuars to meet the present quota situalon with a return to the embargo ■mich prevailed from August last to larch of this year. It is pointed out hat such a move, under the circumtances, would not disturb the Government and, further, would be play K Mag into the hands of J. Arthur Rank, ftil-^h quota proponent. in reap] periai mtlii nAITlE CHARGES Delray, Delray Beach, Pla., to the Case. Dixie, Homestead, Fla.. to the Ace. Le Center, Le Center, Minn., to the Lyric. Victoria, Detroit, to the Dale. State, Clarksville, Tex., to the Texas. Morse, Morse, La., to the Star. Royal, Bentonvllle, Ark., to the Park. Kialto, Cedar Rapids, la., to the Town. Princess, Wabasha, Minn., to the Pem. Scott, Gate City, Va., to the Taylor. Capitol, Pawtucket, R. I., to the Center. $28,309,291 May Admission Tax Collections Nearly $3,000,000 Below V. S. April "Take" Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — May admissions tax collections were nearly three million dollars below the April totals, the Bureau of Internal Revenue reported this morning, and about the same amount below the May, 1947, total. Uncle Sam took in only $28,309,291, of which it is generally believed about 80 per cent comes from pix admissions. This tally brings to $144,016,291 the 1948 admission tax collection — an average of less than $29,000,000 per month. Monthly average last year was more than two million dollars better. The May, 1947, collection, was $31,266,930. Quota Threat Looms In Dutch East Indies Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Only the willingness of American distributors to accept native coin from exhibitors and to hold it for future conversion into dollars has put off official action to compel minimum showing of European films in the Netherlands East Indies, it was said here last week. That some form of quota for European films may yet be established is still a strong possibility in the islands, but the cooperative attitude of the Americans has thus far made official action unnecessary. In the meantime, reports released this morning by Department of Commerce film chieftain Nathan D. Golden reveal that native production is on the upgrade and that Hollywood is losing ground competitively in the islands. During the first six months of last year, for instance, 48 per cent of the features reviewed by the island censors were of U. S. origin— this figure was down during the latter six months to 39 per cent. Of the 221 features reviewed, 85 were from this country, 66 were British, 50 Chinese and nine French. Of these, four American, four Chinese and nine British pix were rejected in their entirety by the censors. Production plans call for expension of the Multifilm newsreel studios to permit production of low-cost features for the oriental market. Golden reports that exchange is also to be allotted for the purchase of equipment by some of the eight pre-war Chinese producers in Batavia. OF COURSE "TEXAS ROOKUTN HEAVEN Sears Names LeSieur UA Ad-Publicity Head (Continued from Page 1) was promoted to sales promotion manager. In 1944 he was named advertising manager from which post he was named assistant director. LeSieur succeeds Paul N. Lazarus, Jr. who was named executive assistant to Sears Monday. Majors Would Push Zenith Phonevision (Continued from Page 1) Phonevision, according to Commander McDonald, stems from the fact that the Zenith system will make it possible for companies to reach an estimated 75,000,000 Americans who have the means to patronize films but whose attendance at theaters is scanty or nil. McDonald declares that Phonevision holds the answer to many of the problems confronting television. 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