Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

4 iday, November 28, 1960 iw 1MB President ledges Strong Effort pledge to "strengthen the industry K, within" and to "protect it from J1 effort from any quarter to weaken fj basic principles which are essenI to its development" was made by pernor LeRoy Collins of Florida, J ddent-elect of the National AssoI ion of Broadcasters today, [hov Collins, who will take ofhce J January, did not attend the NAB JK conference which opened here i'a'v at the Biltmore Hotel because this duties as Florida chief execuf. but he greeted the delegates in [Message which was read at the lining session this morning. Expresses Pride Ifl am extremely proud of my seIVion as president of NAB ' Collins |1 "and I am determined to make I, 'industry a good leader. ... I I'atlv appreciate the warm spirit ot I, Deration which the board has so l!,|erously and enthusiastically offered. The greatness of the broadcasting ustry and of America are insepare No industry has a greater poten1 for supporting and enriching our e enterprise system than broadcast; in all its phases and media, the ssage concluded. Motion Picture Daily Je\evjs\pn Jo day AROUND THE jy CIRCUIT with PINKY HERMAN Desilu Record AB Session Stresses mployee Relations ^Broadcasters attending the NAB I Conference here were told today M people are the main ingredient their industry and successful operajl demand the latest techniques m eir employment. The subject was explored tr,°n\T Vies bv four executives of the Na,nal Association of Broadcasters wing the opening conference session ] the Biltmore Hotel. The session s Wall theme was "People and ilofits." H. H. Bell in Chair Howard H. Bell, NAB vice-presim for industry affairs, presided at e session. Others participating were 'illiam Carhsle, manager of station ktions; John M. Couric, manager of iblic relations, and James H. HulK manager of broadcast personnel id economics. A fifth speaker, Professor Richard Goggin of New York University, a ember of the Board of Directors of ie Association for Professional Broadlisting Education, suggested that the idustry offer scholarships and sum,er jobs to exceptional students to icourage them to train for careers i radio and television. Mfference Between Profits and Loss' I Bell told delegates in opening the inference that the "importance ot eople to profits" in broadcasting was learly evident by the fact that any listake in salaries, staffing or other management problems "could spell ie difference between profit and Sss. Hulbert warned that overstaffing rpO THIS scribbler, so long as Macy's presents so entertaining an Thour as "The Thanksgiving Day Parade" which was NBChannel led on Thursday one shouldn't car! an iota whether "Macys tells ^Gimbeb And Paul Tripp and Bob Smith each rate a roll of the drum (sticks fof theh stL^s co-hosts. . . . Formerly national program -anager f the Bartell Radio Stains, Al Heacock will succeed J^*^ « Alg~cThlW^ 5S3 a 5 year pact which will bring the Awards skedded Monday April li. ■ ■ "ai\ „ , , ■ , where his popular quizzer, "For Love Or Money embarks on its sec ^vear TvTABC (London). Walt is now offering a new travel quiz, r whi h wm test ^r^^^* ttf^s^^eT^^^ Work RecruitingP Committee (N Y ) Agward for "consistent contributions and enlightenment of Ae American Public." Last Wednesnite's drama, "The Hidden World delnng with the Chicago Orthogenic School for disturbed children nroved a most engrossing treatise on the subject and revealed a most ESUtS* understanding and awareness of the problem by the school faculty and the patient treatment of the unfortunates . . Pad A Minor has resigned from Grey Advertising Agency to become an account0 exT at T^ansfilm Caravk Minor produced — jj^ P & G, RCA Victor and Mennen for Grey. . . . You 11 soon be thnU mg to the baritones of a good looking youngster named Vic Carlo. Attei years of Nite-Club bookings, Vic is ready for the nets. ft & £ The MGM-TV stages at Culver City, under the supervision of Production TVeep Bob Weitman, will really start jumpin' when two new series both in co-operation with NBC, go before the cameras The one-hour programs, "Cain 100" and "Woman in the Case the former conceivedPand created by Paul Monash and the latter developed by MoTash, based on a boo/by Edgar Lustgarten, ™ ^ of next year. Monash also will be exec prod . . . Tony Leader, one oi radio's most successful meggers, who has directed several MGM-TV see of "National Velvet," says that Lori Martin and Elizabeth Taylor, both of whom came into prominence in the "Velvet Brown' role, h*ve lent common but that" Lori is destined to achieve greater stardorn Now that the motion picture industry discovered Alan King at the '"Joseph E. Levine Tribute" Dinner, the comic's great talents will undoubtedly be signed for moom pitchers. We still don't see howcome the glib-ad-libber, isn't signed for his own regular TV series? ' . . . "ABCollege Football Kickoff," next Saturday, will feature highlights of the 1960 grid sked of the number one college team m the land Chris Schenkel, one of the ace sportscasters around will be the host and cTmmentator of the program. . . Joe Franklin, the WABCinemagician ("J F Memory Lane^') has been signed by Golden Age Films to narrate a feature length flicker, "The Great Pearl White," featuring highlights and film clips based on life of one of nlmdom's most popu «r heroines . Communications Counselors will preview a 14-minute Outdoor Adventure" telefilm next Friday at the St. Regis for the press . Thesp Everett Sloane has turned scripter and has sold an original, The Hamlet Caper" for the "77 Sunset Strip" ABC-TV'er. Andrew Duggan and Richard Long, partners of the "Bourbon St. Beat" program, will team up again in this seg. and poorly-planned salary schedules can destroy profits of an otherwise successful station. He urged broadcasters to compare their own costs and profits with analyses prepared by the NAB and the Federal Communications Commission. By using such material, he said, "you can see the trend in the industry in your market size and in your own market. You can tell whether you are keeping up with the trend, falling behind it, or running ahead." Couric said management must im press on its staff members that "the station's future and their own livelihood depend on community acceptance, community support, and community good will.'" He said public relations can build a station's prestige and profits, but good public relations is everybody's job and not just something employees can leave up to the boss. Carlisle, in a talk and film demonstration, described new techniques in the art of getting people to accept ideas or products. ( Continued from page 1 ) port to shareholders. Gross income for the period amounted to $5,903,717. In reporting a gross income of $8,462,495 for the six months ended Oct. 29, Desi Arnaz said profitable operations during the second quarter more than offset a loss in the initial period, resulting in a six-month net income of $120,917, equivalent to 10 cents per share on the same number of shares outstanding. Desilu also issued a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share, payable Nov. 25 to shareholders of record on Nov. 11, on the common stock outstanding. As is customary, Arnaz pointed out, no dividend was declared on the Class B common stock, which is held by him and Lucille Ball Arnaz. Leeds' Shares Purchased The president stated in the shareholder letter that he and Lucille Ball Arnaz personally purchased 35,000 shares of Desilu common stock owned by Martin Leeds, former director and executive vice-president, whose resignation occurred during the second quarter. Sales of TV Sets Abroad Rise Sharply From THE DAILY Bureau WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. People overseas are buying television sets at a greater rate than before nearly twice as many during the last four months as during the period from January to June, the U. S. Information Agency reported. During the same four-month period, USIA said its Television Service sent a total of 226 programs to 51 countries, with an estimated viewing audience of 135,250,000. The Agency said there was an expansion of more than four million tv sets in use overseas in this period, as compared with an increase of 2,500,000 during the first five months of the year. This brings the total of tv sets in use abroad up to 38,650,000, of which 32,650,000 are in the nonBloc countries and 6,000,000 are in the Communist Bloc. 1,353 Transmitting Stations In addition, the Agency said, overseas tv transmitting stations increased by 116 since June from 1,237 to 1,353. Of these, 1,105 (including 97 new ones) are in the non-Bloc countries and 248 (including 19 new ones) are in the Communist Bloc. The figures were included in a survey of overseas television developments sent to USIA posts abroad. The survey, from June 1 to October 1, excludes the U. S. and its territories, U. S. Armed Forces Stations and Canada. Flamingo Moving Flamingo Telefilm Sales, Inc., distributor of films for television, will move on Dec. 1 from its present location on 57th Street to new quarters at 445 Park Avenue, New York.