Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1959)

2 Motion Picture Daily Monday, October 19, 1959 PERSONAL MENTION JONAS ROSENFIELD, JR., Columbia Pictures excutive in charge of advertising-publicity, and Robert S. Ferguson, national director of advertising-publicity, will return here today from Washington. • Edward Morey, Allied Artists vicepresident, will leave New York today for Toronto. • Arthur Pincus, advertising-publicity director for M-G-M International, has left here for London for conferences on European openings of "Ben-Hur." • Thornton Sargent, director of advertising-publicity for UPA Pictures, will return to the Coast today from New York. • Ernest R. Martin, general manager of Cumberland Amusement Co., Winchester, Tenn., has returned there from Atlanta. • Doris Day, star of "Pillow Talk," and her husband, Martin Melcher, co-producer of the picture, arrived in New York at the weekend from Hollywood. • George Seaton, director, now preparing "The Counterfeit Traitor" for Paramount, returned to New York on Friday from Germany. • Jack Riggs, of Riggs Booking Service, Atlanta, has returned there from Atlanta. • Walter Shenson, producer of "The Mouse That Roared" for Columbia, will arrive in New York today from Washington. • Joseph L. Mankiewicz, writer-director, returned to New York from London on Friday via B.O.A.C. Asthma Research Unit Jo Honor Youngstein Max E. Youngstein, United Artists vice-president, will be honored at a special tribute evening sponsored by Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital on Dec. 14 at the Biltmore Hotel here. The event will present internationally famous scientists, public figures and entertainers who will participate in a program dedicated to "Health for Peace." It will also give support to the legislation now before Congress which would set up an international fund for a cooperating scientific attack against disease. Fifth Year as Chairman Youngstein, a founder of Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital, has led the Institution's campaigns. This year represents his fifth anniversary as chairman of the Parade of Stars shows for the Asthma campaign. Shows have been built around headliners Milton Berle, Steve Allen, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. Last spring the first one-week charity benefit for the Institute and Hospital was held at the Metropolitan Opera, starring Judy Garland. Funds raised are being used to create the Asthma Research Institute and a special Youngstein Research Memorial at the Institute in Denver which honors the memory of his parents, Molly and Elias Youngstein. Wometco Int. 36 Weeks Net Shows Increase Special to THE DAILY MIAMI, Oct. 18.— Net income of Wometco Enterprises for the 36 weeks ended Sept. 12 was $1,068,399 before taxes, and $510,306 after taxes, the company reported. For the corresponding period last year Wometco reported net of $831,011 before taxes, and $442,811 after. Gross income for the 1959 period amounted to $7,056,088, with expenses of $5,987,689. Wometco Enterprises, Inc., owns and operates television station WTVJ, Channel 4 in Miami, and WLOS-TV, Channel 13 in Asheville, N. C. It owns 20 per cent of WFGA-TV, Channel 12, in Jacksonville. Other interests are: radio, WLOS AM-FM in Asheville; theatres in Greater Miami, West Palm Beach and Tampa; and food vending, cigarettes, soft drink, and confection machines in South Florida. of dependability ]\ew Seats, Carpeting Bit of Dubbing Makes 'Mouse' Ballgame Timely It took a bit of dubbing, but when "The Mouse That Roared" has its American premiere at the MacArthur Theatre in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday it will be up to date. The Highroad production for Columbia was completed some months ago and when preview audiences saw the film they heard a BBC radio announcer say ". . . and in the United States, the New York Yankees defeated the Milwaukee Braves, 6-2, in the last game of the World Series." When the film opens at the MacArthur, however, that line will have been changed to "the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago White Sox, 9-3 ..." TOA Meeting ( Continued from page 1 ) of Justice to give its views on the many urgent problems now, confronting the motion picture industry." This will be Bicks' first appearance before an industry audience. His department is charged with administering the decrees in the U. S. vs. Paramount case. Last November in Miami, Victor R. Hansen, then assistant attorney general, spoke to TOA's annual convention there. On Wednesday morning at the convention, distribution chiefs of all film companies will speak on the product their companies will release during the ensuing 12 months. It is therefore expected many representatives of production and distribution will be in the audience when Bicks speaks. Succeeded Hansen Bicks was appointed acting assistant attorney general last April, after Hansen resigned to return to law practice in California. His father, Alexander Bicks, is a Federal judge in the New York Southern District, and his mother was a practicing attorney until 1946. Bicks is a specialist in the anti-trust field, who enjoys a reputation as one of the best young legal minds in the country. Behind the Justice Department scenes he has served as partial architect for many of the government's actions against big corporations; has championed the Justice Department's cause before Congressional committees, and appeared for his Department before the United States Supreme Court. Republic Net Lower For First 39 Weeks Net profit of $1,456,878, is reported! J by Republic Pictures Corp. for the 39! weeks ended July 25, last, after provision of $781,200 for estimated Fed-i i eral taxes, or a net after taxes or j $675,678. For the similar period in 1958 the company reported net profit after;; taxes of $1,296,065. Victor M. Carter, who became pres-fj ident of Republic last July 1, and,: chief executive officer and chairman;: of the board on July 29, in a letter to; stockholders, reports that as a resulq. of studies he has conducted since; then, economies have been effected in ( all phases of the business. "The full, impact of such economies and sav^, ings," he said, "will be reflected in the; last quarter of this fiscal year, and theL first quarter of the next fiscal year.';; "My primary objective is to have!, each and every department and divi-i, sion of the corporation functioning, efficiently, economically and profit-) ably," he added. J Carolinians Convene, w Hear Kerasotes, Velde jj Special to THE DAILY CHARLOTTE, Oct. 18. George1 Kerasotes, president of Theatre Own-' ers of America, delivered the princi< pal address at the convention of the! Theatre Owners Association of North1 and South Carolina, now in progress;!' here at the Hotel Charlotte. ( Kerasotes' talk on Friday was fol-fj lowed by the address of James R. Velde, vice-president of United Art-l ists, who outlined the distribution];; plans of that company for the corn^ ing year. j Rodney Bush, exploitation director!, of 20th Century-Fox, has a talk sched-[( uled for tomorrow morning. Election]; of officers will be held the same after Abraham Yamins, 82 1 BOSTON, Oct. 18.— Funeral serv-jj ices were held Friday for Abraham'" Yamins, 82, of Fall River, older brother of Nathan Yamins. He was a retiredj'1 real estate operator, who is survived' by his widow, two sons, and two, daughters. One of his daughters is> Mrs. Norman Zalkind, whose husband* owns three theatres in the Fall River area. Burial was in the family lot in Fall River. NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE Fortieth Anniversary Celebration Once-In-A-Lifetime Tribute to Trailers The 5th Avenue Cinema will close today and tomorrow for the purpose of installing new seating and floor covering. "The Magician" will resume its indefinite engagement at the theatre on Wednesday. 'InfideU to Paramount Jerry Wald's "The Beloved Infidel" will be the next attraction at the Paramount Theatre here following the current run of Wald's "The Best of Everything." WANT E D Motion Picture Theatre Manager with previous road show experience for deluxe operation in New York State. Reply giving complete resume, your salary requirements and references to: Box 1014. MOTION PICTURE DAILY. 1270 6th Avenue. New York 20. N. Y. MOTION Adver wood Bear Picture * Cable address: "Quigpubco. New York" Martin Quigley, President; Martin Quigley, Jr., Vice-President; Theo J. Sullivan, Vice-President and Treasurer; Raymond Uallagher,,,, Vice-President; Leo J. Brady, Secretary. 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