Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1960)

Jelevjskm Today Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, July 6, 19( Who's Where Perry B. Frank, Jr. is leaving his account executive post at National Telefilm Associates to become president of Sports Photos, Inc., a newly organized corporation marketing photographs of important local and national sporting events. □ Robert (Bob) Lang lias rejoined the sales staff of National Telefilm Associates. He was on a leave of absence for the past five months and now will cover Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Lawton and Enid, Okla.; and Abilene, Lubbock, Sweetwater and San Angelo, Tex. □ Douglas Lutz and Peter M. Affe have been appointed manager, nighttime program operations, and manager, daytime program operations, respectively, by NBC-TV. Lutz will handle Friday-through-Sunday programming and Thomas F. Madigan continues as manager, nighttime program operations, Monday-throughThursday programming. Cull for Jerrold f fee. Debentures Issued Special to THE DAILY PHILADELPHIA, June 29.-Milton J. Shapp, president of Jerrold Electronics Corporation, this week announced to stockholders at the company's annual meeting that a call has been issued for the redemption of Jerrold 6 per cent convertible subordinated debentures, due June 1, 1975. Firm Free of Long-Term Debt This, Shapp said, will free the company of all long-term debt only five years after the issue of $2,750,000 convertible debentures and is an indication of the company's increased financial strength. As of Friday, June 24, a total of $400,000 Jerrold convertible debentures were outstanding. These bonds may be redeemed at the redemption price of 105 per cent of the principal amount or they may be converted at the conversion price of $5,575. Thus, each bond of $1,000 denomination may be converted into 173 shares of Jerrold common stock. Reports on 13-Week Period Shapp also told stockholders that first quarter (three months ended May 31) sales are running at approximately last year's level. He cited several major installation contracts for table television distribution systems which were received by the company during the first quarter. HUGO AXASOIARO . MARTIN GOTTLIEB rfilm effects, inc. 1600 BROADWAY. N.Y. I PLAZA 7-2098 AROUND THE TV CIRCUIT with PINKY HERMAN. Nothing succeeds like success and Prexy Ira Gottlieb of Flamingo Films is an arden advocate of that adage: The continued success of its Festival Package (30 features), including pix starring Maria Schell, Simone Signoret, Yves Montand, has resulted in Gottlieb acquiring a new group of 52 international flickers, worth about 25 million smackers from Essex-Universal, among which are features starring Fernandel, Gina Lollobrigida, Eddie Albert, Mel Ferrer, Brigitte Bardot, Charles Boyer, Jeanmaire, Jean Gabin, Bossano Brazzi and Gerard Philipe. This latter group will be called The Imperial Package. . . . Al Koppell and Joe Davis have collaborated on a hymn, "Somebody Sees" which is one of the most inspiring songs around. . . . Newscaster Art Van Horn, at the Eden Boc, recalled the late Fred Allen's description of an Ad Agency Exec: Suspenders holding up an ulcer. . . . The naming of Murrav Grabhorn by Prexy Ira Gottlieb, as head of the Flamingo Films' newly-created radio division, was a wise move. Murray's many vears of experience in broadcasting and his popularity with Badio Bowgues, augurs well for the newest Buckeye Corp. subsidiary. . . . Hoagy Carmichael will sing, plav the piano and act as moderator for the "Project 20" presentation of "Musical America from 1896 to the First World War." The 90-minute special will be video-taped in New York Aug. 6 for a fall NBCast. . . . Former publicity head at Guild Films and more recently with Flamingo, youthful and energetic Billy James has formed his own public relations firm, Ads/Infinitum. Charles Sanford, musical director for the Max Liebman Spectaculars and "Sid Caesar CBShows," has just been released from the New York Hospital where he was operated on two weeks ago. . . . Perle (The Hostess with the Mostess) Mesta has been signed as a special "Monitor" NBConvention Communicator and will cover both political national conventions. . . . The animated ABCartoon, "The Flintstones" which bows in next October, will use the voices of Alan Beed and Mel Blanc as "Fred Flintstone and Barney Bubble" respectively. . . . Randall's Island Jazz Festival's fifth annual concert takes place Aug. 19, 20, 21 but thus far no bids for TV sponsorship. Featuring top notchers in the pop and rhythm & blues kick, these musicales have already proven their audience draw. . . . Subbing for Jack Paar Monday nite, Jerry Lewis, aided and abetted by George Jessel and Hugh Downs, proved extremely droll. His ad-libs, sudden and unexpected hide and seek horse-play with the cameraman and his sincerity, all added up to "Paar"ity. . . . Herschel Bernardi, who's seen as "Lt. Jacoby" in "Peter Gunn" which moves over to the ABChannels this fall, was in the east recently and did several turns as a "folk singer" on the "Rennie Show.". . . If Jack Rael would like his Patti Page to come up with another "Tennessee Waltz" he would do well to contact Carl O. Bergner, writer of "There'll Never Be Another You." Carl has just penned a ballad titled "You" (Heart-Break Waltz) which can duplicate the success achieved by Pee Wee King's "T.W. ". . . Sonny Fox will sub for Bud (Beat The ABClock) Collyer for a week starting next Monday when Bud goes to the hospital for leg surgery. . . . 20th Century-Fox, Avco Mfg., Mutual of Omaha and E. I. Dupont will sponsor the ABCoverage of the convention which starts next Monday at L.A. NBC has sold its convention telecasts to five sponsors, namely Bristol-Myers, Thomas J. Lipton Co., Brown & Williamson Tobacco, B F Goodrich, Field Enterprises, Inc. and Cowles Magazines, Inc. Charles Sanford Calls Hospital Meeting Royal Crown to Build • OPTICAL EFf-ECTS • STAND PHOTOGRAPHY •ANIMATION • TITLES • ART WORK • S kW and COLOR A Complete f entice for Film Producers1 CLEVELAND, July 5. Ray Schmertz, 20th Century-Fox branch manager here, has called an industry meeting for July 12 to lay plans for the raising of the area quota for construction of the proposed new lung cancer research laboratory at the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital, Saranac Lake, N. Y. COLUMBUS, Ga., July 5. Contract has been let for the construction of a new $500,000 Royal Crown Cola Co. international headquarters building here, according to an announcement of W. H. Glenn, president, who disclosed that the new structure would form an addition to the soft drink company's present plant here. Tax Rules Enacted for Non-N.Y. Entertainers \ Special to THE DAILY ALBANY, N. Y., July 5.-The StaJ Tax Commission has issued regulij; tions, effective at once, to insure coij lection of the New York State incorrj, tax from non-resident sports, theatij cal and entertainment personality j who perform in this state— by a witl| holding system like that covering eni ployees generally. The regulations effectivize a Senalf Rules Committee bill introduce. March 15. Adopted in both houses < the legislature by March 31, it w<| approved by Governor Nelson M Rockefeller on April 25. The measure amends Section 36; of the tax law, to provide that for th; purpose of collection of personal Hi come taxes on wages at the sourer) any person having control, receipt^ custody, disposal or payment of corrj pensation taxable, and earned by 1 non-resident for personal service/I shall be deemed an employer, furthei that any compensation subject to pei sonal income tax and earned by non residents for personal services shai; be wages; that a non-resident entitle? to compensation subject to person; income tax and earned by him for peii sonal services, shall be held an eml ployee. Clarified by Murphy Joseph J. Murphy, president of th] tax commission, emphasized that th| regulation made no change in rates oi the amount of tax liability under th New York law. Rather, the measuri is "designed to protect the state's ins terest and as a safeguard against ta: delinquency," he said. The regulations prescribe new defi^ nitions of "employees" for state income tax withholding purposes to include "any non-resident who earns compen sation for personal services performed in New York State in connection with sporting events or in connection with the preparation or presentation of en' tertainment, whether as a participant performer or otherwise." In the entertainment field, the new withholding applies to actors, singers musicians, dancers, circus performers writers, directors, set designers, radio and television performers — amon£ others. They have always been subject tc the tax, but Commissioner Murphy pointed out that prior to the I960 amendment and adoption of the new implementing regulations, withholding was not required under certain circumstances. Radio, TV Prizes Included The withholding will be at a flat rate of 5 per cent after allowance foi personal exemptions — including those for a wife and children. In certain situations, the amount to be withheld may be computed according to actual tax rates on a net total, after allowance for legitimate expenses. The new regulations also require that the state tax be withheld from cash or securities given as prizes or awards— on television and radio, for instance— to non-residents.