Variety (August 1949)

bourne, Inc ILss CoBtlnucd from p«M 37 sssJ thli formula is to determint the percentage of comparative uses as reflected by the ASCAP records of radio performances over the ma- jor networks. This percentage is then taken of the total amount re- ceived by the publisher from ASCAP, including for perform- ances. availability and seniority. Now known as the “Goddard formula,” this dissipates the con- tention that had been repeatedly advanced that the allocation should be on an “availability” rather than on a “per use” basis. Zissu & Mar- cus appeared for Pallma-Warner, and Fitelson, Mayers k London were attorneys of record for Fox. Survey of retail disk beet eellere, bated on reporte ob- tained from Ikodinp stores in 11 cities and thouHng com- parative sales rating for this and last week. Decca Records turned out a net earnings statement for the first six months of this year, which wasn't too far below the corresponding period of last year. Decca marked a net revenue of $390,650 for tha half-year ended June 30 after set- ting aside $239,430 in taxes, th« income equalling a payoff of 50e. .share to 776,650 holders of capital stock. Revenue for the same months of *48 totalled $427,200 or 55c. a share <# on the same amount of stock. • Hatlonal luting This Last wk. wk. Artist, Label. Title PERRY COMO (Victor) 1 1 **Some Enchanted Evening' BING CROSBY (Decca) 2A 4 **Some Enchanted Evening AUGHN MONROE (Victor) M. WHITING-J. MERCER (Cap) S 3 *^Baby It's Cold Outside”.... GORDON JENKlWlDecca) Again MARGARET WHITING (Cap) A Wonderful Guy VIC DAMONE (Mercury) You’re Breaking My Heart' EVELYN KNIGHT (Decca) You're So Understanding Mel TORME (CapitoO Again D. SHORE-B. CLARK (Columbia) Babyi It's Cold Outside FRANK SINATRA (Columbia) The Hucklebuck DICK HAYMES (Decca) Room Full of Roses MEL TORME (Capitol) Four Winds and Seven Seas' PERRY COMO (Victor) 10A 14 “Bali Ha’i” TOMMY DORSEY (Victor) The Hucklebuck AMMY KAYE (Victor) Room Full of Roses G. JENKINS-STARDUSTERS (D) 1 Don’t See Me in Your Eyes' HERB JEFFRIES (Columbia) 13 .. “Four Winds and Seven Seas”... D. HAYMES-TATTX^S“(Decca) 14 15 “Maybe It’s Because” PEGGY LEE (Capitol) CARMEN CAVALLARO (Decca) Twenty-four Hours of Sunshine' PERRY COMO (Victor) “I Don’t See Me in Your Eyes”.. PERRY COMO (Victor) “Forever and Ever” D. DAY-F. SINATRA (Columbia) “An Old Fashioned Walk” BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDf MY ONE AND ONLY HIGHLAND FLING Dinoh Shore and Buddy Clart 38463 (1-200) THE HUCKLE BUCK IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING Frank Sinairo 38486 (l-222’^) LET’S TAKE AN OLD-FASHIONED WALK JUST ONE WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU Frank Sinatra and Doris Day 38513 (1-260*) AGAIN EVERYWHERE YOU'GO Doris Doy 38467(1.211’) LOVERS' GOLD TILL MY SHIP COMES IN Dinah Shore 38509 (1-254*) ST. BERNARD WALTZ BYE BYE, MY BABY F. Yankovic 12414.P ROOM FULL OF ROSES PUT ALL YOUR LOVE IN A COOKIE JAR George Morgan 20594 (2-272*) BLUE SKIRT WALTZ CHARLIE WAS A BOXER F. Yankovic 12394-F SOME ENCHANTED EVENING BALI HA’I Fronk Sinatra 38446 (1.174*) FIVE TOP ALBUMS MANHAHAN TOWER Garden Jenkine Decca Disk Best Sellers by Companies (Based on Points Earned) No. of ^ Point! No. of Record! Point! 65 29 Label Columbia Mercury Label Victor . Decca , Capitol Record! (Continued from page 39) Lutcher goes into Chez Maurice. | Trace bedc Montreal, for two-weeker starting, with pianis Sept. 23.. Los Angeles cops, in-! conducting volved in a full-scale vice scandal | marck. P and graft payoff within the depart-; and other ment, are making life tough for j ing withoui niteries in these pans. They barge James Peti in stop floorshows and scrutinize , bands out patrons, ostensibly for minors who . continue v aren’t allowed in liquor spots. | .. Ted W They’ve hit both the Casbah and hotel, the Oasis during past week.. .Joe Ray M«cK Graydon cutting four sides for Pier Galv( Coral. Two were duets with ; blind piani Connie Haines, two were solo Blue ^ote etchings . Hal Winters has been Page Cava TOl^O A COUNTRY BOY I’M FADING FAST WITH THE TIME LittI* Jimmy Dickens 20585 (2-238*) ^Columbia 7-inch Micregreov* Rtcerd* the ever popular STANDARD Chicago E.squire mag profiling .Jazz. T.ld., near nortliside dixielan<l bistro singer Anita O'Day parted 23-week- er with Hi Note, near northside jazz snot, starting middle of Sep- tembeT . Buddy Moreno opens at Blackhawk Restaurant Aug. 24 for eight weeks. Moreno s being con- sidered for a TV show to originate from the spot... Irving Green, Mercury topper, and Art Talmadge, veepee and ad head, back NAMM convesh in New York.. .At DEDE laurel music CORP 1419 lro«dw«y. N. Y. If