1 tiC,Eds JUNE 1, 1959 gó THE AMUSEMENT INDUSTRY'S LEADING NEWSWEEKLY ABC Singles Lag Stirs Diskery Thought Labels Mulling Cause and Cure; Some See Situation Transitory By PAUL ACKER\MAN ar BOB ROLONTZ NEW YORK- Question upper- most In the minds of many diskers is a provocative one, succinctly posed: "What's wit' he sinks business?' That the dollar volume is spread thinly ov, r many labels, and that many manufacturers are reporting Our volume even on chart records, L no longer news. What is news is the fact that a number of labels are doing considerable soul- search- ing to ascertain reasons for the lag -and to come up with a possible cure. Over -production and lack of sufficient air time are among the most cited arguments for lagging sales. To these, however, have been added newer theories. One of the most provocative has to do with possible changes in the buying habits of teen -agers. With regard to the latter, several top execs are of the opinion that teen buying habits are experiencing a change; that many youngsters, aware that they can hear singles many times over the air, are getting "hip" and ere saving their money to buy al- bums. Tied in with this argument D the view that the price of singles may be completely unrealistic. Mull Price Cuti Several important labels, con- cerned with the singles picture, are known to be analyzing the matter Hip Kids Tape D.J. Programs NEW PORK -- In line with the question as to "What's with the slingtes business," a number of dee- Jays have reported that kids are taping their shows and then using the tapes at parties and dances. According to these jocks the young- eters know they can hear all of the top 40 tunes on most' of the stations and thus they obviate -via the tape machine -the necessity of going out to the stores and buying the disks. At the same time that manu- facturers are complaining about the singles business, three noticeable sales trends are being closely watched. The first is that there ere less million sellers at present than there have been over the past few years, more 500,000 sell- ers, and many, many more bombs. The latter of course is due to the slew of records released each week. Some observers attribute the slack- ening of million sellers to the dif- ftrlrlty of "toying on" a record in a crawled m lace. of price. On some very high levels the feeling is.thiu that a break in price will have to be drastic if it is to be effective. Secondly, it is felt that any company bold enough to make such a move will have to do so at a time when it has hot artists - otherwise the move will mean little. Another aspect of the situation being reckoned with is this: The singles business, es-en tho it repre- sents only 30 per cent of the dollar volume, has a terrific profit mar- gin. A drastic price break would, of course, eat into this consider- ably. Again, on the other hand, it could introduce a measure of sta- bility into a field over -run with rampant svheeling and dealing. Several labels, which have ad- mitted they have tried to analyze the pros and cons of a drastic price break on singles, have specifically pointed out that as of now they have .lade no decisions. While th y are debating, others are of the feeling that the current situation is transitory; that excit- ing new artists will help to cure it. More Production There are others who believe that the changing taste in music will help overcome the weak sin- gles situation. They point opt the slow fading of .the wild rock and roll material and the smoother types of ballads coming to the fore. They also note the great increase in country -type tunes hitting the top of the charts, and note as a current example the folk song smash, "The Battle of New Or- leans." It is certain that a. &r.- seise, many labels are making an attempt to coma up with singlet product which has more "production" than a lot of the material of the past (Continued on pane 11) FELLOWS SOUNDS KEYNOTE FOR DEEJAY MEET By JUNE BUNDY MIAMI - Ilarold Fel- lows, National Association of Broadcasters proxy, made it very clear in Ilia keynote ad- dress at the second annual deejay convention here Fri- day (28), that the major prob- lem between station manage- ment and its key employee, the disk jockey, continued un- resolved. The problem -man- agement - control versus "per- sonality" jockey - is of para- mount interest to the record industry, of course, since its ultimate resolution will deter- mine local radio promotion policies of the diskeries. As spokesman for NAB, an association of broadcasting management. Fellows strongly urged so- called "personality" jockeys to be ever mindful of their responsibilities, not only to the public but to their sta- tion management. The NAB exec cautioned Jockeys against running "the risk of taking yourself too se- riously because people refer to you as a 'personality' or a 'name." Regardless of those tags," he noted, "in the last analysis you are none of these. You are that station and all of the people who made it possible for you to be on the air." Fellows opined that "This basic consideration is over- looked be a few of our disk jockeys. They become so in- tent upon projecting them- selves as characters, if you will, or as dominant and in- fluential figures on the local scene, that they fail to remem- ber that they are but a part of this overall and compre- (Co tinued on pone 3) PRICE: 50 CENTS Highlights Current Hof 100 Trends Recently Hitless Names Making Comeback; Twin -Side Scoring By BEN GREVAIT N6\' YORK - A strong re- surgence of country music as an important pop factor highlighted a series of interesting new trends on The Billboard Hot 100 chart this week. Other changes noted in- eluded the reappearance on the charts of a half -dozen recently hit- less name acts and what appears to be at least a trend toward art- ists scoring with both sides of a single disk. At least four artists, well -known in the country field, have simul- taneously broken out with their very first disks to hit the pop charts. The big example of the week, of course, is lot Horton's runaway smash, "The Battle of New Or- leans," which took over the top slot this week. Big Jump But there were others. Carl Dobkins Jr., with his Demo disk of "My Heart Is an Open Book," bounced up from 47 to 31 in the standings. Stonewall Jackson's "Waterloo, on Columbia moved from the 98 to the 60 slot, while George Jones' "White Lightning," on Mercury moved from position number 88 to 75. All these artists are on the pop chart for the first time. Also of some interest is the move- ment of tsvo other Columbia Rec- ords. Johnny Cash with "Frankie's Man, Johnny, moved tip to 57 from the 70 slot, while Carl Perkins. with "Pointed Toe Shoes," entered the chart for the first time in the 97 position. The appearance of i m m i e s Hyp Horton, Jackson, Cash and Perk- ins on the pop chart means that Instrumentals four of Columbia's six current chart records have strong country origins. Tradesters recalled that not since the advent of the Everly Brothers as pop hit makers has the rural flavor appeared so strong. Dual flits On the dual -hit kick, eight art- ists appeared on the citarla this week with two sides of a single disk. The trend appears to reflect the fact that disks may have a sim- ilar mood or rhythm on both sides plus the fact that as some observ- ers have noted: "They're just mak- ing better records all around these days." A third and perhaps more logical theory is that with the pres- ent admittedly singles business, the phenomenon of tite so- called "throw -away' side is no more. Record men simply figure that they have twice the chance of getting a hit if they put two good sides back to back. At any rate, appearing this week with coupled hits are Brook Benton with "Endlessly" (13) and "So Close" (51); Fats Domino with "I'm Ready" (17) and "Margie" (56); the Everly Brothers with Take a Message to Mary" (181 and "Poor Jenny (41); Elvis Pres- ley with "A Fool Such as I" (19) and "I Need Your Love Tonight" (29); Fnmkie Avalon with "Bobby Sox to Stockings" (35) and "A Boy Without a Girl" (53), and Nat King Cole with "Yost blade Me (Continued on page 11) NEWS OF THE WEEK Chicago Dealers Site Victor, Columbia, Capitol Over Clubs . . . A suit was filed in Chicago this past week by four record dealers against Victor, Columbia and Capitol Records over alleged price dis- crimination, covering many things including Record Clubs Page 2 Victor, Roulette, :Mercury Offer Summer Plans . Victor Records, Mercury, and Roulette offered their summer sales plans this week for deal- ers and distributors. Pages 2 and 3 Fut and Seriousness Alternate At Miami Deejay Convention , A mixture of fun and frolic and high seriouss- nets narked the Miami ci5clas-e of deeia.'s from all over the country in Miami this past weekend. Page 4 DEPARTMENT AND FEATURES Am. uns a,mra ae flan, R+vti or Si,,, al Ann -Arens n4 HM 1M .. 42 Audio Products 14 Tumaaow'e Ton .... st Carnival 62 sin, raut 4g Cvuu 58 Nor Rai 17 Canna Events 6e Music.Rreeud Reviews - Clnccifird Adc .. ^n Thla werk'. Ira it Coin Machine 72 Singles as-5 Faits & Esnn.+ilion, 61 rtwnnx S-t Pima Cori ,is 57 Parts A Pools SA tea sae .. .. as Pipe, 69 Iru.r lins .. . ... 71. Radio 2 Merchandise/ ag Junks 60 Milne 2 Rowes sel Music Machine, 72 TVMusicRedio 2 Musk Pop Chan,- wending Machtres 77 NEW' YORK - "You Cotta Have a Gimmick," sings Ethel Mer- man's stri tteasing sidekicks in the hit Broadway musical, "Gypsy," and nowhere is the truth of that statement more in evidence than in the instrumental hits o.; the cur- rent Hot 100 chart. Martin Denny brings the Jungle animals to life in "Quiet Village," while Frank Pourcel's Parisian - made "Only You," has the big, lush studio ork sound. "Baby" Cortez turns in a wild, gimmicked qualitt in his slicing of "floppy Organ. and the Virtues accent a down -to- earth blues sound on "Guitar Boogie Shuffle." "A String of Trumpets" with the Trumpeteers is just that, while an Interesting soprano and baritone sax interplay I, heard on Mickey Mozart's Lit- tle 1)ip;ser." ROULETTE DEALERS RECORD CLUB see pages 34 -35 www.americanradiohistory.com
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1 tiC,Eds JUNE 1, 1959 gó THE AMUSEMENT INDUSTRY'S LEADING NEWSWEEKLY ABC
Singles Lag Stirs Diskery Thought
Labels Mulling Cause and Cure; Some See Situation Transitory By PAUL ACKER\MAN ar BOB ROLONTZ
NEW YORK- Question upper- most In the minds of many diskers is a provocative one, succinctly posed: "What's wit' he sinks business?'
That the dollar volume is spread thinly ov, r many labels, and that many manufacturers are reporting
Our volume even on chart records, L no longer news. What is news is the fact that a number of labels are doing considerable soul- search- ing to ascertain reasons for the lag -and to come up with a possible cure.
Over -production and lack of sufficient air time are among the most cited arguments for lagging sales. To these, however, have been added newer theories. One of the most provocative has to do with possible changes in the buying habits of teen -agers. With regard to the latter, several top execs are of the opinion that teen buying habits are experiencing a change; that many youngsters, aware that they can hear singles many times over the air, are getting "hip" and ere saving their money to buy al- bums. Tied in with this argument D the view that the price of singles may be completely unrealistic.
Mull Price Cuti Several important labels, con-
cerned with the singles picture, are known to be analyzing the matter
Hip Kids Tape D.J. Programs
NEW PORK -- In line with the question as to "What's with the slingtes business," a number of dee- Jays have reported that kids are taping their shows and then using the tapes at parties and dances. According to these jocks the young- eters know they can hear all of the top 40 tunes on most' of the stations and thus they obviate -via the tape machine -the necessity of going out to the stores and buying the disks.
At the same time that manu- facturers are complaining about the singles business, three noticeable sales trends are being closely watched. The first is that there ere less million sellers at present than there have been over the past few years, more 500,000 sell- ers, and many, many more bombs. The latter of course is due to the slew of records released each week. Some observers attribute the slack- ening of million sellers to the dif- ftrlrlty of "toying on" a record in a crawled m lace.
of price. On some very high levels the feeling is.thiu that a break in price will have to be drastic if it is to be effective. Secondly, it is felt that any company bold enough to make such a move will have to do so at a time when it has hot artists - otherwise the move will mean little.
Another aspect of the situation being reckoned with is this: The singles business, es-en tho it repre- sents only 30 per cent of the dollar volume, has a terrific profit mar- gin. A drastic price break would, of course, eat into this consider- ably. Again, on the other hand, it could introduce a measure of sta- bility into a field over -run with rampant svheeling and dealing.
Several labels, which have ad- mitted they have tried to analyze the pros and cons of a drastic price break on singles, have specifically pointed out that as of now they have .lade no decisions.
While th y are debating, others are of the feeling that the current situation is transitory; that excit- ing new artists will help to cure it.
More Production There are others who believe
that the changing taste in music will help overcome the weak sin- gles situation. They point opt the slow fading of .the wild rock and roll material and the smoother types of ballads coming to the fore. They also note the great increase in country -type tunes hitting the top of the charts, and note as a current example the folk song smash, "The Battle of New Or- leans."
It is certain that a. &r.- seise, many labels are making an attempt to coma up with singlet product which has more "production" than a lot of the material of the past
(Continued on pane 11)
FELLOWS SOUNDS KEYNOTE FOR DEEJAY MEET
By JUNE BUNDY
MIAMI - Ilarold Fel- lows, National Association of Broadcasters proxy, made it very clear in Ilia keynote ad- dress at the second annual deejay convention here Fri- day (28), that the major prob- lem between station manage- ment and its key employee, the disk jockey, continued un- resolved. The problem -man- agement - control versus "per- sonality" jockey - is of para- mount interest to the record industry, of course, since its ultimate resolution will deter- mine local radio promotion policies of the diskeries.
As spokesman for NAB, an association of broadcasting management. Fellows strongly urged so- called "personality" jockeys to be ever mindful of their responsibilities, not only to the public but to their sta- tion management.
The NAB exec cautioned Jockeys against running "the risk of taking yourself too se- riously because people refer to you as a 'personality' or a 'name." Regardless of those tags," he noted, "in the last analysis you are none of these. You are that station and all of the people who made it possible for you to be on the air."
Fellows opined that "This basic consideration is over- looked be a few of our disk jockeys. They become so in- tent upon projecting them- selves as characters, if you will, or as dominant and in- fluential figures on the local scene, that they fail to remem- ber that they are but a part of this overall and compre-
(Co tinued on pone 3)
PRICE:
50 CENTS
Highlights Current Hof 100 Trends
Recently Hitless Names Making Comeback; Twin -Side Scoring By BEN GREVAIT
N6\' YORK - A strong re- surgence of country music as an important pop factor highlighted a
series of interesting new trends on The Billboard Hot 100 chart this week. Other changes noted in- eluded the reappearance on the charts of a half -dozen recently hit- less name acts and what appears to be at least a trend toward art- ists scoring with both sides of a single disk.
At least four artists, well -known in the country field, have simul- taneously broken out with their very first disks to hit the pop charts. The big example of the week, of course, is lot Horton's runaway smash, "The Battle of New Or- leans," which took over the top slot this week.
Big Jump But there were others. Carl
Dobkins Jr., with his Demo disk of "My Heart Is an Open Book," bounced up from 47 to 31 in the standings. Stonewall Jackson's "Waterloo, on Columbia moved from the 98 to the 60 slot, while George Jones' "White Lightning," on Mercury moved from position number 88 to 75. All these artists are on the pop chart for the first time.
Also of some interest is the move- ment of tsvo other Columbia Rec- ords. Johnny Cash with "Frankie's Man, Johnny, moved tip to 57 from the 70 slot, while Carl Perkins. with "Pointed Toe Shoes," entered the chart for the first time in the 97 position. The appearance of i m m i e s Hyp Horton, Jackson, Cash and Perk- ins on the pop chart means that Instrumentals
four of Columbia's six current chart records have strong country origins. Tradesters recalled that not since the advent of the Everly Brothers as pop hit makers has the rural flavor appeared so strong.
Dual flits On the dual -hit kick, eight art-
ists appeared on the citarla this week with two sides of a single disk. The trend appears to reflect the fact that disks may have a sim- ilar mood or rhythm on both sides plus the fact that as some observ- ers have noted: "They're just mak- ing better records all around these days." A third and perhaps more logical theory is that with the pres- ent admittedly singles business, the phenomenon of tite so- called "throw -away' side is no more. Record men simply figure that they have twice the chance of getting a hit if they put two good sides back to back.
At any rate, appearing this week with coupled hits are Brook Benton with "Endlessly" (13) and "So Close" (51); Fats Domino with "I'm Ready" (17) and "Margie" (56); the Everly Brothers with Take a Message to Mary" (181
and "Poor Jenny (41); Elvis Pres- ley with "A Fool Such as I" (19) and "I Need Your Love Tonight" (29); Fnmkie Avalon with "Bobby Sox to Stockings" (35) and "A Boy Without a Girl" (53), and Nat King Cole with "Yost blade Me
(Continued on page 11)
NEWS OF THE WEEK Chicago Dealers Site Victor, Columbia, Capitol Over Clubs . . .
A suit was filed in Chicago this past week by four record dealers against Victor, Columbia and Capitol Records over alleged price dis- crimination, covering many things including Record Clubs Page 2
Victor, Roulette, :Mercury Offer Summer Plans .
Victor Records, Mercury, and Roulette offered their summer sales plans this week for deal- ers and distributors. Pages 2 and 3
Fut and Seriousness Alternate At Miami Deejay Convention ,
A mixture of fun and frolic and high seriouss- nets narked the Miami ci5clas-e of deeia.'s
from all over the country in Miami this past weekend. Page 4
DEPARTMENT AND FEATURES
Am. uns a,mra ae flan, R+vti or Si,,, al Ann -Arens n4 HM 1M .. 42 Audio Products 14 Tumaaow'e Ton .... st Carnival 62 sin, raut 4g
Cvuu 58 Nor Rai 17 Canna Events 6e Music.Rreeud Reviews - Clnccifird Adc .. ^n Thla werk'. Ira it Coin Machine 72 Singles as-5 Faits & Esnn.+ilion, 61 rtwnnx S-t
Pima Cori ,is 57 Parts A Pools SA
tea sae .. .. as Pipe, 69 Iru.r lins .. . ... 71. Radio 2
Merchandise/ ag Junks 60 Milne 2 Rowes sel Music Machine, 72 TVMusicRedio 2 Musk Pop Chan,- wending Machtres 77
NEW' YORK - "You Cotta Have a Gimmick," sings Ethel Mer- man's stri tteasing sidekicks in the hit Broadway musical, "Gypsy," and nowhere is the truth of that statement more in evidence than in the instrumental hits o.; the cur- rent Hot 100 chart.
Martin Denny brings the Jungle animals to life in "Quiet Village," while Frank Pourcel's Parisian - made "Only You," has the big, lush studio ork sound. "Baby" Cortez turns in a wild, gimmicked qualitt in his slicing of "floppy Organ. and the Virtues accent a down -to- earth blues sound on "Guitar Boogie Shuffle." "A String of Trumpets" with the Trumpeteers is just that, while an Interesting soprano and baritone sax interplay I, heard on Mickey Mozart's Lit- tle 1)ip;ser."
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Victor, Col., Cap. Named In Suit by Chicago Dealers
Allege Trio's Club, One -Stop, Rack Deals Restraint of Trade By BERNIE ASBELL I
CHICAGO -A lawsuit long forewarned by the Society of Rec- ord Dealers (SORD) charging RCA Victor, Columbia and Capitol Rec- ords with violations of the Sherman Antitrust, Clayton and Robinson - Patman Acts was filed this week in Federal District Court here under the names of four Chicago disk retailers.
In a 21 -page brief, the dealers allege that the three majors have "conspired" to restrain free trade by operating mail order record clubs and in giving lower prices
Muse Tune Rights Spark Pubber Suit
NEW YORK - Mills Music and defier Clarence Muse filed suit in New York Federal Court Thursday (28) against publisher Robert Mellin and a pair of his ASCAP - affiliated firms, Robert Music and Sherwin Music. The suit involves renewal rights to the tune "Sleepy Time Down South."
The suit seeks a determination as to who owns said renewal rights. The complaint states that sometime prior to 1930 the tune was written by Muse in association with Leon Rene and Otis Rene. The three cleffers are claimed to have as- signed renewal rights in 1957 to Mills Music. Defendants have claimed that they own the re- newal rights under an alleged as- signment made by Muse on Feb - ruary 16, 1951.
The suit seeks a permanent in- junction against the Mellin firm's claims to or licensing of the song. Damages and reasonable legal fees are also sought by plaintiffs.
MJQ Set for Europe Return
NEW YORK - The Modern Jazz Quartet returns to Europe this week for a two -week tour, to be highlighted by an appearance at the world famous Maggio Mu- sicale Florentine. The two special concerts will be presented in the Italian city at the Pergola Theater, June 9 and 10. They will mark the first jazz performances at the festival. On the current tour the MJQ will also perform in concert in Rome, Naples, Milan, Turin, Genoa and Venice. The Turin con- cert on June 6 will be televised by the Itlaian National TV net- work.
and special benefits to rack jobbers and one - stops. They ask triple damages and call for an injunction to halt further ,operation of the clubs as well as further employ- ment of the allegedly discrimina- tory price benefits.
Plaintiffs in the suit are Bernard Strickler, owner of two shops called Harmony Hall; B. H. (Bernie) Skidell, ABC Record - Teria; V. H. (Andy) Anderson, Record Center, and Gerald R. Tapp. They filed in their own be- half as well as in behalf of all re- tailers is. the Chicago area, in what is called a "spurious class" suit. This classification. according to Jerome Marvin Kaplan, SORD counsel as well as co- counsel in the suit, enables any additional retailer to become a party to the complaint before final adjudication is made.
The brief seas prepared by the firm of Marks, Marks and Kaplan, specialists in antitrust law, co- counsel with Jerome Marvin Kap- lan who is connected with a sepa- rate firm. Marks, Marks and Kap- lan recently fought a successful
suit against the A.&P. food drain resulting in their relinquishing their exclusive right to dstribute Wom- an's Day magazine.
Named as co- defendants in the suit are the company -owned dis- tributing branches.
Major arguments advanced in the suit are: 1. The defendants manufacture
and distribute the major portion of all r -cords consumed in the United States. Because these companies have exclusive contracts with artists who enjoy strong public de- mand, no substitute for t teir prod- ucts can be offered. Therefore, no dealer "can successfully compete with any other sellers of records to ultimate consumers . - , without car - rying . , . all or the greater portions' of the product of the defendant majors.
2. For four years prior tu the suit, the defendants allegedly did "discriminate in prices between certain retailers," by giving dis- counts, rebates, commissions, free goods, discounts for advertising,
(Continued on page 11)
250G AD PITCH 'KEYS MERC SALE
Coupon Deal on LP's, Singles Aimed as Major Dealer Aid
CHICAGO - Mercury Records blasts a quarter -million dollar ad- vertising campaign with full -page color ads in leading newspapers tomorrow (2), to open a sale cal- culated to be a major traffic stimulator. On June 1.5, a four- color page will run in Life magazine.
Ads will be headlined "This Page is Worth $9.271" and will carry coupons worth $5, $3.48 and 79 cents off regular list prices.
A customer buying a Mere stereo album at $5.95 will be able to use the $5 coupon toward the pur- chase of a second album. Thus, hell get .11.90 in value for $6.90.
When a monaural album is bought at $3.98, the $3.48 coupon can be applied against the price of a second, the customer paying $4.48 for $7.98 in value.
If he buys a single, the customer can use the 79 -cent coupon toward the price of another, so he gets $2.96 in value for $1.17.
The sale is one of the most spectacular in a growing industry trend toward promotions that
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couple traffic-building along with price incentives to the dealer.
The sale will last until June 30 and covers all package categories in stereo and mono as well as the Celebrity Series ir -ingles.
Irving B. Green, Mere prexy, said that "a voluminous supply" of store and window display mate- rial is moving out to dealers and that co -op advertising money to ad- vance the campaign is available.
Dealers will be supplied with re- prints of the newspaper ads so customers failing to bring In
INDIE DISTRIBS IN HUSH HUDDLE
CHICAGO -A hush -hush meeting was held Wednesday (27) at Como Inn restaurant of all Indie distributors here except one and all the city's one -stoppers.
The main subject was an exploration of the promis- cuous return guarantees that ore -stops have frequently en- joyed and of ways that returns might be better regulated.
No earth -shaking solutions to the problems were found, The Billboard learned.
De lugg Joins
Hanover Staff NEW YORK - Hanover - Sig-
nature Records has appointed Mil- ton De. Lugg to the post of mu- sical disector. The appointment was announced by H -S prexy, Bob Thiele, with whom De Lugg was associated in the past at both Dot and 'oral Records. Thiele also announced the release of the com- pany's first package, the much cel- ebrated "Poetry for the Beat Gen - eration" by Jack Kerouac.
De Lugg started his music ea- (Continued on page 11)
Wexler to M -G -M Post
NEW YORK - Elliot Wexler, 15 year veteran of the disk scene, has joined M -G -M Records as di- rector of marketing. He'll b in charge of developing new market- ing approaches and business stim- ulants.
Prior to World War II, Wexler started in the record business as sales chief for the Columbia Rec- ords distributor in Philadelphia. I.ater he had his usen distributor- ship where he became the first distributor o. London Records in the United States. Subsequently, he operated a Coral distributorship, was manager of Benny Goodman and later was veepee of the Mer- shaw Company, one of the early rack jobbing firms. Wexler also operated Moon Records, a kiddie
coupons can be given a set. line.
Victor Skeds $1.49 Summer LP Sale
NEW YORK - RCA Victor is
running a "Summer Clearance" sale on a lot of older album mer- chandise starting this week, which slashes the price of "hundreds" of previously released albums to $1.49 fros' the original list price of $3.98 and $4.98. The lead item in the summer clearance is the original cast waxing of "Say Dar- ling," which was issued at $4.98. The clearance also contains stereo albums as well.
RCA Victor does not reveal in its trade ads the names of the al- bums that are part of the summer clearance except for "Say Dar- ling." They do not give a price for the albums to either the dealer or the distributor except to say that it is "very special."
The summer clearance works as follows: Distributors and dealers receive pre- packed cartons, each one containing 25 assorted LP's, which include pop, classical and jazz albums. Each carton contains 25 different selections, altho The
Billboard seas arable to learn the names of these selections at press time. The carton unfolds into a browser box that can be placed on a rack or on a counter. With the cartons come window streamers, ad mats, and envelope stuffers.
Victor states that the supply of these cartons is limited. They also mention that there are hundreds of LP albums among the merchan- dise. How long the suml.mer clear- ance will last is not mentioned.
News of the RCA Victor summer clearance plan caused much specu- lation in the trace. What the disk - ery will do about dealers who have these slimmer elearar.^s items in stock nosy was not known. As for price, it was estimated by trade - stees that the 11.49 albums would cost the distributor about 75 cents each and the dealer about 95 cents each, or thereabouts. This is the first summer clearance sale by Vic- tor in many years, and one of the few sales in which the savings are passed directly to the consumer.
Roulette Sets
'SSS' Special NEW YORK - Roulette Rec-
ords this week launched a "Sound Summer Sales" program, whereby the label will offer two albums free for every 12 albums purchased for both monaural and stereo sets. The program, which runs from June 1 thru July 31, is directed at distributors as well as dealers.
The program includes the entire Roulette and Roost catalog and everything in the 'Tico catalog but 10 LP's. These 10 packages will be offered at the suggested retail ,price of $2.98. Tico albums of- fered to dealers at a $1 off the regular retail peltre include pack- ages by the Trio Los Ponchos, Jose A. Jiminez, Pepe Luis Okr, and Larry Sonn and mlariachi Gil- berto Parra.
Dealers may order and reorder in any quantity they choose, blet the plan calls for a minimum ini- tial order for distributors to qualify for the two -on -12 deal. Roulette sales veepee Iry Jerome is readying an extensive promotional and ad- vertising campaign on the summer sales plan, including new album inventory control form asid order pads for distributors and salesmen, and a special mailing piece on the program to 8,000 dealers.
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Diskers Say They Must Sell What's Wanted by Public ,
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-One of the most provocative discussions at the deejay convention here last week was the panel devoted to the subject, "What Next, Mr. Music Man."
Joe Kolsky, Roulette Records' ex- ecutive vice -president, stated that M the disk business one could al- ways expect the unexpected. He stated the manufacturer must pur- vey not what he likes but what the public likes. "In short, we as manu- facturer and you as disk jockey do not act, we react. Kolsky noted that because of the increase in formula programming, the over -exposure given to top records contributed to the phenomenon of smaller sales, with newer records never even see- ing the top of the turntable.
He predicted an even further decline in singles sales unless the situation is corrected. Kolsky stated that once a record reaches its peak and begins to slide, it is no longer a hot record and should be taken off the list to make room for new releases that are getting action, "In doing this, we maintain the Top 40 format and the Top 40 becomes more current and gives exposure to more records.
Dave Cavanaugh, Capitol Rec- ords a.&r. exec, stated he saw a trend toward better music. As evi- dence, he noted the.rise in impor-
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Paul Ackerman Lauds Jockeys
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The disk jockey has become the custo- dian of American music, the DJ convention was told by The Bill- board music editor, Paul Acker- man, in the panel on Disk Jockey Promotion Via Trade Papers. In view of this, Akerman noted, the jock most "always seek to broaden his knowledge of the music busi- ness and all its facets -records, songs, trends in taste, etc."
The serious jockey, said Acker- man, faces up to this obligation. He added: "He is the true savant of American music. It is he, more than any college professor, who has his finger on the true musical pulse of the nation." Trade papers aid in this connection by keeping jocks better informed. They also have the obligation of preserving "an independent attitude toward the record business. Like the hon- est jockey and like Caesar's wife, the honest trade paper must keep itself abov- suspicion."
REGISTRATIONS TOP K. C. MARK
MIAMI BEACH, Fla- Attendance at the Second An- nual DJ Convention here went well over the figures racked up a year ago in Kansas City, Mo. According to convention co- ordinator Bill Stewart, the registration had reached 2,297 at 1 p.m. Friday, with addi- tional registrants still expected later in the day and Saturday.
This figure compares with the 1,700 registrations which Stewart said were the total for Kansas City. Moreover he added, the proportion of disk jockeys was considerably higher this year, hovering about the 1,500 mark at the latest count. The remainder were representatives of the related music fields.
United in War
On Static Adv'g,
TV's Opponents MiAMI BEACH, Fla. - Aitho
NBC Executive Veepee :Matthew J. Culligan and McLendon Sta- tions Chief Cordon McLendon were scheduled to debate on the subject "Network Vs. Independent Radio" at the deejay convention last week, both execs were in agreement on two major issues. They believe indie and network broadcasters should stop their "internecine warfare" and concen- trate on "the true opponents of radio" -TV, Newspapers, and "other forms of static advertising." They also opined that broadcasters should be increasingly aware of their responsibilities in the public service field. "The danger of government intervention, said
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Stewart Reported Leaving Storz to Join Metropolitan
Mull Effect of His Departure On Future Disk Jockey Meets
By SAM CHASE but most successful music- record MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The industry meetings, Storz paid trib-
reported resi "nation of Bill Stew- ute to Stewart for having organ - art as national program director ized "virtually single- handed" this of the Store radio chain at the convention as well as last year's conclusion of the Second Annual meet in Kansas City, Mo. In view Disk jockey Convention here raised of the fact that Stewart devoted several questions about the future several months to the preparation of these sessions. of each year's convention, there is
Rumors circulated, at the tail some question about how willing end of the meet, of Stewart's de- Store may now be to spring an- parture to become vice- president oth..r key exec, presumably of the in charge of programs for the ex- stature of Executive V.-P, George panding radio -TV interests of the (Bud) Armstrong, to oversee fu- Metropolitan Broadcasting Com- Lure conventions. In addition, it pany. No confirmation could be is understood that Store's own obtained. tab for the Miami Beach bash will
Storz Lauds Stewart considerably exceed $50,000 for In his opening address of wel- which, he has noted, his stations
come at this, one of the costliest get little tangible benefit at the
Fellows Keynotes D.J. Responsibilities
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hensive effort that comprises a thing we call a broadcasting sta- tion.
He continued, "There are hours of the day, and important ones too, when you alone are in direct com- munion with most of the citizens of the United States, and upon you alone - in your comportment and judgment -depends the reputation of the entire American system of broadcasting. I cannot say to you in a word, or in an arrangement of words, how needful it' is that you be aware of this great chal- lenge to your integrity and de-
DJ'S FIGURE WAYS TO BEAT FORMULA
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Disk jockeys are beginning to accept the fact that formula radio is ap- parently here to stay, and now they are trying to work out ways to live with it. At least these were the indications during the session tagged "What Is a Personality To- day" at the deejay convention here last Friday (29).
At the same time, station man- agement is beginning to find that formula radio in an increasingly competitive market can build bet- ter ratings "personalities."
Panelist Michael Joseph, veepee of Capitol broadcasting, for in- stance, said he has always been s great believer, in strict format and still is, but whereas a few
Lively Discussion on Problem of Releases
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.- Lively discussion on the subject of the great number of record releases was held at the deejay convention here last week, with considerable range of opinion being voiced. Archie Bleyer, Cadence Records chief stated there were too many releases, that even conscientious deejays could not listen to them all, that the buying power of the pub- lic could absorb only a small per- centage of the records. He rioted an increasi a. disregard of talent.
Bleyer stated the deejay com- municates thru music rather than
speech and that if records are not of good quality the deejay would suffer along with sponsors and rec- ord manufacturers. He said the re- birth of radL was due to the cre- ativity of record companies and disk jockeys; he warned against a decline in the creative level of record men and jockeys. He con - gratulated Sam Phillips, of Sun; Steve Sholes, of RCA Victor, and those jockeys who recognized such talents as Elvis Presley. With re- gard to complaints about the lag in singles sales, Bleyer indicated
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years ago be "subdued the per- sonality completely to a rigid for- mat," today he "depends strongly on the live personality. In my so- called overhauling of stations," said Joseph, "I always try to get the top men, whereas before it was voices and autom.itions."
Joseph also said he had recently spotted a general trenr" toward the use of "format plus personality" by stations, and cited the New York City market as a prime ex- ample.
In line with this, Joseph and fellow panelist Jim Hawthorne, KDAY, pointed out that a jock can inject formula radio with con- siderably more than contained in his script if he brings sufficient enthusiasm and talent to the read - ings. Hawthorne told the group: "I m format and I have person- ality. I was brainwashed about three years ago." The jock said he studied the market and then modified his own format to speed up his tempo and cut down on chatter.
"The personality deejay today," said Hawthorne, has learned to speak up and shut up." The jock said today's successful "personal- ity" spinner must take an active part in civic affairs and charity drives and must also know and understand each and every facet of radio operation. He also opined that "accuracy on the air is a vital factor in the success of a radio personality today" - correct time, up -to -date weather reports, etc. Coming out strongly In favor of
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cency and hood judgment." Lauding the purpose of the con-
vention, Fellows said "It is wonder- ful to know that all of you are sufficiently serious about your pro-1 fessional pursuits that you can and will ta.e the time in such a forum as this, to counsel with each other.
sl broadcasting will be the bet- ter fo: it; you wil' be the better for it, and America, which heeds you in all her homes, will be the better, too."
The NAB prexy also commended the jocks for their support of civic and public affairs, both on and off
air, and reminde4 them of their continuing opportunities for con- structive work with young people. However, he said, deejays must always bear in mind their relation- ship to the station's over -all pur- pose of serving all age groups and the many varied interests of the listening and viewing audience.
No Guaranteed Success Formula, Says Krelstein
is1IAh1I PEACH, Fla. -A for- mula "guaranteed to make you successful in radio broadcasting" is
non- existant, according to Harold Krelstein, president of the Plough Stations, which are regarded by many observers as being among
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sponsor -ad agency level whence comes the payoff.
Nevertheless, prior to Stewart's reported ankling, Storz had given an affirmative answer Thursday (29) to a direct question put at a meeting of the d.j.'s on the con- vention planning committee con- cerning his willingness, to continue convention sponsorship. He added that thinking already had begun on the plans for 1960. Whether this thinking will undergo any change as a result of Stewart's re- ported move nosy becomes a ques- tion of considerable moment in view of the increasing importance of the d.j. meet. Elimination of the confabs would create a real vacuum, while their continuation, under Storz sponsorship or other- wise, provides a rallying point for still further enlargement of what is becoming the most important annual record business get - to - gether.
Metropolitan Broadcast- ing, which Stewart reportedly is joining, now operates WNEW, New York, for many years the na- tion's leading indie radio outlet as well as WHK, Cleveland, and the affiliated 'I'V stations in these cities. Stewart's deal with Metro- politan is said to embrace a basiQ salary of $50,000 per year as well as a liberal stock option arrange- ment. Metropolitan is known to
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Mull Training
For Jockeys MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Art
Ford, program director of WNTA, Newark, N. J., as a pan- elist at the deejay convention here last Friday (29), proposed that the National Association of Broadcast - ers "establish a seminar in New York of a two -week training pro- gram for such (deejay) talent as management thinks night have a potential on their level.
The panel, 'which also included Bill Camperson, manager WHOL, Allentown, Pa., and Marty Hogan, WCFL, Chicago, was set up to discuss "Deejays Moving Up to Management - It's Happening." Moderator of the panel was Bob (Coffechead) Larsen, WRIT, Mil- waukee, who has also made the transition from jockey to manage- ment during the last year.
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DJ Group Meets on Plan for Nat'l Org
MIAMI BEACH, Fla -A small lumbia Records, volunteered to but important group of deejays met in a session to discuss the feasibility of forming a national jockey organ- ization. In the last Friday business meeting of the Storz D) conven- tion, chaired by Joe Csida, of Csida -Burton Associates, the pros and cons were discussed, along with such other topics as the place of record company support of such an organization.
No definitive action resulted from the meeting, but there were indications that further disoussions would be held during the re- mainder of the convention. Bill Gallagher, director of sales of Co-
make available t h e Saturday luncheon, which his company was sponsoring, as a forum for further discussions. Martin Block, dean of the jockeys, said that he be- lieved a substantial organization can be formed, especially with the assistance of the trade press in publicizing developments. He sug- gested that a committee be ap- pointed which would work out a set of plans and submit it for jockey approval nationally.
This followed a request by Bill Gavin, oh "Lucky Lager Dance Time," that interested jocks con -
Plan Offers One Copy of All New Albums at Less Than Distrib Cost
NEW YORK - in a move to price. In addition, Roulette will
garner better and more extensive make special bonus sales offers
exposure for its entire album line, available to members -greater dis-
Roulette Records is setting up a counts, marked - down catalog dealer -only record club, which will items, bonus merchandise, etc.
have a membership of retail rco- The club - albums will be ship - ord dealers exclusively. pad (about 10 days in advance of
The dealer club opeu:.tion. - their rels:.se data) directly to the launched this week, via a special dealer from Roulette. but each dis-
mailing to 8,000 disk retail rs- tributor will have final approval calls for dealers to buy one copy of any dealer in his area joining (and only one, of each new album the club, and will also be responsi- release at the below - distributor ble for billing each dealer club
cost of $1.40 monaural and $1.95 member in his area. Both the dis- stereo - including all shipping tributor and his salesmen will share charges. The dealer in turn may (Continued on page 11) sell the ]bums at regular retail prices. Regular dealer price on Roulette's $3.98 monaural pack- ages is $2.47. Distributor price is
$1.95. Roulette press Morris Levy Commentator
opines that the dealer only club will help the dealer by giving him the opportunity of determining sales potential of albums in ad- vance (utilizing the cut-price al- bum as a pre- selling tool) before placing his stock order. The exec also thinks the club , will help eliminate ' blind uying" and chance ordering, since the dealer will "have a better control over his inventory of Rouletts LP's."
Three Plans
Beard Again
Dealers have their choice of three plans. They may receive just monaural albums (Plan A), just stere s (Plan B) or both monaural and stereo (Plan C). Tenus of the agreement are for one year, but Levy said a de del "may bow out whenever he chooses to do so," adding, "We are not looking to hurt or burden the dealer and take advantage of his being a club member by loading hint with al- bum releases."
In line with this, Levy said deal- ers need not fear that' there will be a h-r1vy increase of album re- leases. Tico and Roost average less than two album releases a month during the year, aid the label's over -all monthly album re- lease is eight -never exceeding a maximum of 15.
As an incen.ive to join the dealer cb'b, dealers may purchase one each of any of the albums in Rou- lette's catalog at the saine $1.40
Verve Extends '99 -er' Plan
1IOLLY \VOOD - erre Rec- ords is estcndiig its "99 -er" sales program thru June. The Verve dis- count plan was to have expired May 31, but the fact that its mo- mentum resulted in the label's big- gest sales month in its history prompts the firm to continsse it until the end of June.
According to the plais, consu- mer buying a Verve monaural al- bum at $4.98 can have another Verve monaural package for 99 cents. If he buys a Verve stereo album at $5.98, he can have a second stereo package for 99 cents. Dealers reap the usual markup on both the list price and 99 -cent cale. Discount program embraces the complete Verve catalog of more that 500 albums, monaural and stereo.
According to Bernie Silverman, Verve's national sales seepee, la- bel enjoyed its top month during May, due to its discount program plus the fact that sales were paced by its new "Porgy and Bess' dou- ble-LP package featuring Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. 'Porgy" album is urrently the la- bel'i best -seller, Silverman said.
NEW YORK -For the second consecutive year, CBS R..dio has ce "tracted for exclusive broadcast- ing rights of the Newport Jazz Festival As last year, the com- mentator will be Columbia Rec- ords' veteran a.&r. chief, Mitch Miller
The broadcasts will be aired on a 9:05 to 10 p.m. seg (EDST) on the fouir days of the bash, July 2, 3, 4 and 5. A CBS spokesman noted that the broadcasts would present "climactic performances" of all major attractions at the Festi- val, wills Miller adding his popu- lar. aid colorful commentary be- tween offerings. The show will be sponsored by Studebaker - Pack- ard Corporation, on behalf of the new Lark, via D'Arcy Advertising.
MORE JOIN LABEL PARADE
NEW. YORK - Eleven new labele Joined me label parade during the lox week. Here are the names and ad- dresses of the newcomers.
Ariel Records, 2060 First Ave., New York 29; Bob Records, 1350 North Highland Ave., Los Angeles 28; CLS Records, 1308 Old State Rd.. Park Hills, Ky.; Dawn Records, 215 South Kirk- wood, Kirkwood 22, Mo.; Hob Ree-' ords, I l l Mack Ave., Detroit 1; Merco Records, care of Bla -Mar Music, Box 195. Shreveport. La.: Raynote Records, 6331 Ilollywood Blvd., Suite 424, Holly- wood 28; Stylo Records, care of Dub Records. 5024 Club Road & Kava- naugh, Lltne Rock, Ark.; Thompson Records, 299 Madison Ave., New York
.17; Tower Records. 4601 Afton, Dualas 19; Viking Records, ore of Starday Records. Box 113, Madison, Tenn.
Greeley LP's WB Specials
NEW YORK - Warner Bros. Records has initiated a special pro- motion on two piano concerto al- bums featuring George Greeley. The two albums, "The World's Ten Greatest Concertos," and "World Renowned Popular Piano Concer- tos,' will be available to consum- ers thru June 25 for $2.98 each, a $1 saving over the regular $3.98 price for \VB monaural LP's. The "World's Ten Greatest Concertos" was released last year, the other album is a new June release.
Sorry, Cathy !
Happy Returns NEW YORK -- The birthday
of Cathy Carr of Roulette Rec- ords was incorrectly listed in The Billboard's Record Programming Quarterly Cuide which appeared as a special supplement in the last week's issue. Her correct birthday is June 28th, and she is much younger than she was listed to be by TIse Billboard. Sorry, Cathy.
March Single Sales Top Slow February
By SAM CHASE
NEW YORK -Sin a rec- ord .sales dur- ing the month of March were up over the month of Feb- ruary by about $1,0 0 0, 0 0 0. Sales racked
up on single records by retail rec- ord dealers and chains amounted to $5,600,000 in the four weeks from March 1 thru March 28; as against total sales on singles of $4,600,000 in February. February, 1959, was one of the slowest sin- gles months of the season.
However, single record sales for March, 1959, trailed single record sales in March, 1958, by about $100,000. This was better, com- paratively speaking, then February 1959 versus February 1958, since February 1958 was a hot molstls with single sales of $5,900,000, as against February 1959 sales of $4.600,000.
For the first 12 weeks of 1959, single record sales are trailing 1958. They llave only totaled 93.4 per cent of the dollar volume chalked ..F for the first 12 weeks of 1958. In dollars this snean $15,- 000,000 as against $16,700,000 for 1958.
The 45 r.p.m. EP record sales picture was surprisingly strong in March, ho.vevcr. For the first time El' sales during a four week span in 1959 bettered those during a comparable perioa last year.
These figures, like the others quoted here, ara based upon Ilse third report for 1959 issued to con- fidential subscribers by The Bill-
Angel Records Sets -1
All -Out Sales Drive HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Angel
Records is launching an all -out sales drive, offering dealers the greatest sales incentives in its history plus the label's biggest summer release, coupled with a deferred payment plan. Program will run from June 1 to July 31.
An across -the -board, sliding dis- count will accompany a 20- album release. Dealers making initial pur- chase orders of $250 or more from catalog items will qualify for dis- counts ranging from 6 to 15 per cent, depending upon amount pur- chased. This breaks down as fol- lows: 6 per cent on $250; 9 per cent on $500; 12 per cent on ;750, and 15 per cent on $1,000 in cata- log purchases.
Once having established the dis- count rate by the amount of catalog product ordered, the same discount will be applied to any additional orders of newly released Angel al- bums. Subsequent orders of $75 or more of either catalog or new prod- uct will enjoy the same discount established by the dealer's initial order. Product purchased during this sales drive will be billed in two equal parts on a deferred pay- ment plan, with half due Septem- ber 10 and the remainder by Oc- tober 10.
Streamlined Package June release will introduce An-
gel's new "streamlined" package. The usual wooden dowel will be removed for the first time to permit the display of Angel albums in browser boxes. Album spine will retain the same colors, black (in- dicating monaural) and red (stereo-
board in conjunction with the New York University School of Retail- ing. These reports provide statistics on all asp vets of 1La industry as well as competitive label data.
The EP sales increase was parti- cularly heartening to dealers and manufacturers. In March EP's claimed $500,000 worth of busi- ness as against $400,000 in March, 1958. For the first 12 weeks of 1959, however, EP sales are only 70 per cent of what they were the first 12 weeks of 1958. Total sales were $1,400,000 in 1959, as against $2.000,000 in the first 12 weeks of 1958.
'Gunn' Victor June Highlight
phonic). Hand -printed in Paris cov- ers will be continued.
The Angel drive will be but- tressed by a number of dealer aids and displays. Of particular note among these is a double browser box made of five -ply, three- quarter- inch wood, finished in walnut, with back panel featuring the Angel trade -mark in brushed silver. It will handle 80 albums in two rows of 30 each and will stand on a gold - finished wrought iron base. It was designed by Fred Rice, Capitol's director of display arts, and is claimed to be the most expensive dealer aid ever produced in the industry.
Other Dealer Aids Other dealer aids include a num-
ber of browser floor racks contain - ing twin sections, each holding 30 albums. Each holds a 13 by 14- inoh, four -color card displaying pic- tures of six Angel artists, including Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwatz- kopf and Herbert Von Karajan.
Displays include a large window centerpiece resembling a giant An- gel record, with the disk's playing surface containing the Angel art- ists roster, with the disks label area containing the Angel trade- mark in .brushed silver against a brilliant red background. Another display card, measuring 14 by 17 inches heralds the first Maria Callas simultaneous monaural-stereophon- ic release, "Callas Portrays Verdi Heroines." A 14 by 38 -inch display card will spotlight the five differ- ent conductors Intoning the Phil - harmonia Orchestra in the June re- lease.
Timed with the all -oust Angel push is the issuance of Angel's first consumer all -stereo catalog. It's an eight -page booklet printed in four colors.
A consumer ad campaign waged in seven publications will support the summer sales push as will the delivering of 10 albums to 300 radio stations subscribing to Angel's programming service.
NEW YORK - "More Music From Peter Gums" is the top album release of the new Victor pop LP's to ship in June. Other albums on the release include a new cut - ting of "Rose Marie," with Julie Andrews and Giorgio Tozzi, "Swingin' ois a Star' with the Three Suns, and "Dancing Under Latin Skies" with Tito Puente's ork.
RCA Victor's Red Seal release for June features Artuur Rubinstein in performances of two Beethoven Sonatas, the "Waldstein," and the No. 18. Other waxings in the Red Seal June release include "Gil- bert and Sullivan Overtures," Shostakovich's "Age of Cold" bal- let suite and his First Symphony, and an album of Bizet and Cha- brier compositions. Tenor Mario De Monaco bows on the Victor label in ass abridged version of Saint- Saens' "Samson and Delilah.'
Decca to Appeal From Miller Suit Decision
NEW YORK -- Decca Rec- ords and Universal International Pictures expect to file an "imme- diate appeal" to the decision (landed down last week by Judge Henry O. Epstein in the now cele- brated case brought against the firms by the estate of the late Glenn Miller.
ln the decision, judge Epstein ruled that Decca had illegals is- sued a sound -track album of the Universal Picture, "The Glenn Mill- er Story," and was therefore lia- ble for a complete accounting to the estate and Mrs. Helen Miller on the sale and profits of the al- bum. Epstein called for an' audit and recommended that payment be made to Mrs. Miller on the basis of the royalty agreement ex-
isting between the Miller Estate and RCA Victor Records.
Leonard W. Schneider, exec vee- pee of Decca, stated that "the de- cision, if *it stands on appeal, which we doubt, will involve an account- ing of aJlproximately $20,000 to $25,000.
Another Decca spokesman, com- menting on the decision, declared: "If there is any theory which would tend to sustain this judgment it would be that it is possible to have a monopoly o11 a style or a sound. This we doubt." Conclud- ing, the spokesnsa.s' said he felt the decision an "astounding" one.
It's expected that the Decca - Universal appeal will be filed with- in a week and will be heard by the New York Appellate Division
Woolford to Merc. Post
NEW YORK -- John R. Wool - ford has been appointed director of sales for the classical division of Mercury Records, according to Wilma Court, chief of the divi- sion. In the new post, Woolford will head up all sales and sales promotion activities for the Merc- ury longhair product and will work closely with the firm's 30 distribu- tors and with dealers.
Woolford helped launch Angel Records some years ago and was Eastern sales chief with that label for five years. Most recently, he was manager of promotion in the Masterworks wing of Columbia Records.
Warner Has 6 June Albums
HOLLYWOOD -Warner Bros. Records will issue six albums dur- ing June. Release will include the package debut for the label of Pete King, Marty Paich, and the Gate- way Singers.
Label is cutting price on its new George Greeley album, "World Renowned Popular Piano Concer- tos," to $29.98. It's also offering Greeley's first album for the la- bel at ditto pri
next fall. The Decca people added that since the accounting called for could become a burdensome ex- pense, it would not be undertaken until the results of the appeal were known.
IT'LL BE EVEN HOTTER IN JUNE: Verve Records' "NINETY- NINER ", the plan that turned out to
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NEW YORK - Belock Instru- ment Corporations recording sub- sidiary, Everest Records, h being keyed for an expansion not only on the domestic market but also over- seas. Several developments are in- dicative of this. Firstly, it is al- ready, known that Harry Belock has already negotiated pacts providing for distribution in most of the Western World, and details will be forthcoming shortly. Secondly, and of great interest to the trade, is Belock's acquisition of Edward (Ted) Wallerstein, pioneer -ecord- ing executive, to hear up the Ever- est operation (The Billboard, May 25).
Wallerstein, who is vice -pr .,- dent of Belock Instruments, of which Everest is a division, is
already scouting talent and formu- lating plans which will result in broadening the Everest repertoire. Wallerstein's intention is to have the product encom . a s all fields - in albums and ^ngles. Much albs material, he indicated, has been - and is being- recorded, and will be released between new and Christ- mas. This material will include a net by the London Symphony, a new Stokowski pop package among others. In the singles field, Wallerstein will move more slowly, analyzing marketing and talent trends. His aim, he said, will be to broaden the repertoire while maintaining the Everest quality and sound.
It is estimated that the cost of the Everest recording and studio equipment (the -Indio has recently been rebuilt) totals between one - half and one million dollars. "This gets the sound," said Wallerstein.
This heavy investment is prob- ably not yet completed. Waller- stein hopes the Everest operation will some day include a pressing plant. He added, however, that this would wait "nn'il we can build
Camden Brings Back 'Porgy'
NEW YORK - Camden Rec- ords will add to the ever- length- ening list of "Porgy and Bess" al- bums with the issuance of the only waxing of the score supervised by Gershwin himself. The album is
a famous best -seller from the RCA Victor vaults, featuring Lawrence Tibbett and Helen Jepson. It has been re- engineered to bring the sound close to today's standards.
Other albums on the Camden June release include a stereo wax - ing of "Oklahoma," a net by Leo Addeo titled "Hawaii in Stereo," another new set "The Biggest Hits of '59," and an album featuring Tommy Leonetti titled "Dream Street.
one as advanced as our recording equipment."
The cxcutive, who was instru- mental in launching the LP record during his tenure as president of Columbia Records, stated the dol- lar volume of the disk industry is approximately one -half what It should be in the present American economy. "The public is there, but co-fusion has held back growth." He added that despite the preva- lence of discounters, a quality prod- uct will always command a price.
"Once we are thru the stereo introductory period," Wallerstein stated, "catalog will again assume its proper imr- +rtance in the record business."
With regard to developments in the pop field during the past five or six years -notably rock and roll - Wallerstein said: "We have gone thus a phase, and in the lorg run the grass roots material brought into the pop field via rock and roll will prove of lasting value."
Oberstein Target of 500G Suit
NEW YORK - Veteran dicker, Eli Oberstein, popped into the news again this week, this time as Record Corporation of America firm, in a suit launched by band- leader - cleffer - arranger Jerry Gray and Albert Music.
The suit seeks a permanent in- junction against alleged infringe- ment of a number of tunes from the public domain, for which Al- bert claims it secured exclusive rights. These tunes include "Clow Gently Sweet Afton," "Anvil Chor- us,' " Valse Triste," and "Loch Lo- mond," among others. These and others were transcribed by Cray in 1952 under agreement with Standard Radio Transcriptions and were marketed as electrical Iran scriptions.
Claiming that the tunes as waxer by Gray constituted in toto a val- uable and unique property, the complaint charges that Oberstein and Record Corporation of Amer- ica with full knowledge of plain- tiffs' rights and notified by plain- tiffs of alleged infringement did nevertheless reproduce the tran- scriptions and place them on the market under the title "Tribute to Glenn Miller, with John Gregory and His London Orchestra," on Halo Records.
Claiming that unless defendants are enjoined, plaintiffs will suffer irreparable damage, the suit seeks $500,000 damages.
NOVEL CARL TON SALES GIMMICK
NEW YORK - Carlton Records has come up with a new sales gimmick on its new cutting of "Till There Was You" with thrush Anita Bry- ant. Instead of giving away records with every 1,000 plat- ters sold to distributors, Carl- ton is offering to take back 300 records for full credit, for every 1,000 sold. And the rec- ords can be Carlton Records or any other label.
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For S -F Sales NEW YORK - Stereo Fidelity
Records stated this week that its sales for the four week period end- ing May 15 were the secon1 larg- est in its history, topped only by sales in Nc.vember, 1958. The fore week period covered the firm's "Operation Graveyard," during which dealers who purchased 100 Stereo Fidelity records were able to return 25 LP's of any make or price.
Meanwhile, Stereo Fidelity ex- ecs are having a sales planning meet starting June 3 in Swarth- more, Pa. Label prexy Dave Mil- ler returns on that day from a six -week European trip. S -F ex- ecs at the meeting will include Miller, his partner George Phillips, sales chief Joe Martin and national s-les head Jules Malamud. After the meet 5- execs will attend the ARMADA sessions in Chicago and stay on for the National Associa- tion of Rack Merchandisers Con- vention starting June 12. Martin will also huddle with execs of stereo phono firms at the Sum- mer Furniture Market in Chicago starting Tune 15.
Stereo - Fidelity will issue four new stereo disks in June. These include "Torero," waxed in Mexico City, and "The Golden Age of the Duce Bands," which was recorded in New York. Both albums will also be issued monaurally on the Somerset label. The two other al- bums on release include music from "K'-s M9 Kate," and "Oklahoma," and the "Peer Gynt" Suites, Nos. 1 and 2. Latter sets will be re- leasèd only in stereo.
Solon Wants Nat'l Country Music Day
WASHINGTON - A bill to provide for a "National Country Music Day," on the third Tuesday in June of each year, has been in- troduced by Mississippi's native son, Sen. John Eastland. National Country Music Day still invite all citizens of the I.J. S. interested in country r-nsic to honor the mem- ory of Jimmie Rodgers, "the daddy of country music," on that day, is Eastland's proposal.
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100. Jack O' Diamonds -Ruth Brown, Atlantic
CAT'S OUT OF THE BAG
Polyethylene Album Sleeves Go Refrigerator Conscious
NEW YORK - What had been one of the most closely guarded secrets in the record busi- ness for many months is now out in the open. Those polyethylene bags which manufacturers use to enclose their LP records are being re -used by housewives all over the country to preserve lettuce, en- dive, hamburger meat and scores of other perishable foodstuffs. There is hardly a refrigerator in any record buying home that does not now have in it at least one polyethylene bag preserving the
delicate flavor and the crispness of leftover salad, meat loaf, et al.
According tc the rumors being bruited about the supermarkets, sales of polyethylene bags intended for refrigerator use have falten off sharply wherever supermarkets have installed record racks. And they even say that sales of bathing caps have nosedived too, as many clever women have found that the 1 oly. tl.vlene bags keep their hair dry under the shower. Many wom- en use the bags at seashore resorts to take wet bathing suits home from the beach. Others have found that they are great for wrapping the children's school lunch.
Record companies, having latched on to the multiplicity of uses for the polyethylene sleeves, are starting to do things about them. it is noticeable that in re- cent months, many record manu- facturers have eliminated the plain polyethylene bag in favor of one with the company s name on it
in stark, bold lettering. They claim that as long as these bags are being used constantly they want to make sure they are get- ting over their advertising mes- sage. As one manufacturer put it: "Every time a woman takes her leftovers out of the refrigerator, I
want to make certain she sees my company name. When a woman is preparing dinner is the time she is most susceptahle to the subliminal advertising approach."
One manufacturer, when quer- ied about the use to which the
M -G -M Joni June Pitch
NEW YORK -- M -G -M Ree- rids has instituted its third annual
,'June for Joni" uomotion cam - paign. During the month of June, consumers can get their choice of any one of 14 Joni James albums at a special price with one album purchased at the regular price.
With one monaural LP at the regular tag of 83.98. the buyer gets the second for $1.98. Stereo .Zs will be ,,.2.98 with each purchase o' an album at $4.98 Two- pocket EP's will be $1.411 with each $2.49 sale while one -pocket Er's will go for 99 rents with each sale at the regular price of $1.29.
LP bag was being put, noted that he had wondered for a long time why the sales of his low -price al- bums were slipping. "I tried bet- ter . overs better recordings, more songs by Rodgers and lian.mer- stein - everything! But nothing worked. Then one day 1 saw my wife wrapping th, drone. left- overs in a competitor's polyethy- lene bag - then I knew. Since then I have repackaged all my LP's in a polyethylene sleeve and
Pet Milk Sets 'Opry' Trek
NASHVILLE -- One of the largest "Grand Ole Oprv" units ever to go on tour takes to the road June 10 under sponsorship of the Pet Milk Company, long -time "Opry" advertiser. The Pet Milk unit will be headlined by Ray Price and Don Gibson and will feature a cast of 25 "Opry" regulars.
Included in the cast, besides Price and Gibson, will be Billy Grammer, Grandpa Jones, the Jor- danares, Margie Bowes, emsee T. Tommy, the Opry Square Dancers and Ben Smatlrers Stoney. Moun- tain Cloggers. The unit will travel in its own specially equipped bus. Dates are already set for Charles- ton, Columbia and Greenville, S. C., and Macon, Ga., with others being set.
The Pet Milk lour will he under the direction of W. D. Kilpatrick, head of the newly formed Acuff- Rose Artists Corporation. Dub All - britten will handle the advertising and assist Kilpatrick in the promo- tion and production.
Carter Barron Summer Sked
WASHINGTON -- The fabu- lous Fabian will wind up the pro- gram for the coming summer sea- son at the Carter Barron Amphi- theater here, and David Rose will ope' it, backgrounding Red Skel- ton's "Clown and Baton" act. The rest of the scheduled performances announced for the open -air thea- ter by Super Attractions, Ire., for the June 11 -Sept. 7 season, run heavily to music.
Appearing for one -week engage- ments will be: Ella Fitzgerald, with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra; the New York Opera Festival; American Music Festival, with Johnny Mathis, Ahmad Jamal, and Dakota Staton. Harry Belafonte has a week, and the finale will be the "Biggest Show of Stars for '59," which will have the fabulous one, Duane Eddy, and others.
The Feld Brothers, impresarios of the Carter Barron, present the attractions in co- operation with the U. S. Department of the Interior and National Capital Parks.
Sam Phillips Opens WLIZ; Second All -Femsee Station
MEMPHIS -It's an axiom in radio, based on painful experi- ence, that lady announcers don't have what it takes. Oh sure, for spieling the weather reports on Monitor, a sexy voice is a cute gimmick, but when it comes to the hard sell between records, uh -uh.
Last week a certain rule- buster In this city, Sam Phillips by name, opened a new station in Lake Worth, Fla., a suburb of Palm Beach, with the promise that no live man's voice would ever be heard on it. Call letters are \'LIZ ("You'll Love Liz, Liz Loves You - 1380 on Your Dial "). He made the move with serene confidence be- cause three gars ago in his home town of Memphis, Phillips opened a 1.000 -waster, named it WHEN, staffed it entirely with "femsees, and sent quivers thru the town that have still not let up. This reporter monitored the Memphis station for a dozen hours last week and hardly heard a single pair of
W -P ISSUE
Five Jazz Toppers In Stereo
NEW YORK - World Pacific has issued five of its best- selling l,P's in stereo versions and they should all find favor with the jazz - stereo fans. Probably the one with the strongest appeal is the stereo Annie Ross -Gerry Mulligan waxing titled "Annie Ross Sings a Song With Mulligan." It was a mighty good record monophonically, and it sounds even better in stereo. An- other excellent stereo waxing is the \\' -P set titled "The Sound of Big Band Jazz in Hi -Fi." This LP fea- tures the bands of Gerry Mullgau, Cil Evans, Bill Holman, Johnny Mandel and Art Pepper, and it swings.
Chico Hamilton's first rate trib- ute to Duke Ellington is also part of the stereo issue, as are two LP's by the exciting Mastersoúnds, one a jazz version of "The King and I," the other a listenable reading of standards and jazz pieces by the group. The last of the W -P stereo releases is Bud Shank's listenable "Holiday in Brazil," which fea- tures fine work by Shank of Lau - rindo Almieda's warm arrange- ments of Latin melodies.
The Sound of Big Band Jazz in Hi - Fi. Various Artists, World Pacific 1015. Stereo do Monaural. The Chico Hamil- ton Quintet: Ellington Suite, World Pacific 1016. Stereo do Monaural. The Mastersounds, World Pacific 1019. Stereo & Monaural. The King and I, The Masterminds. Wor'd Paci- fic 1017. Stereo & Monaural Holiday in Brazil, Bud Shank, Alt. Flute, World Pacific 1018 Stereo & Monaural. Annie Ross Sings a Song With Mul- ligan, With Gerry Mulligan Quartet. World Pacific 1021. Stereo & Monaural.
Bob Rolontz,
Doug Moody Ember Partner
NEW YORK - Doug Mooly, young music business vet, has been made a partner in the Ember Dis- tributing Corporation. Moody, son of the well -known a. &r. man and publisher, Wally Moody, has been working for the Al Silvers dis- tributing firm for the past two years, and h:.s been associated with a number of other record firms. He has been made a partner in the corporation with a stock parti- cipation.
records without a commercial be- tween them. The commercials are just as sweet as the music.
The rousing success of the na- tion's first all -girl station is no more paradoxical than the music policy of the man who owns it. Phillips permits the playing only of "sweet" sides -show tunes, ballads, light jazz, never the big beat. Seven out of 10 selections are from albums, Yet Phillips is the very same cat to whom many bow as the patron saint of rock and roll. As owner of the Sim and Phillips International disk labels, he was the discoverer of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerre Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Bill justis.
Phillips claims, with puzzling pride, that no Sus or Phillips Inter- national record has ever been spun on WHER. Last week one of his distaffers corrected him in the claim, and he looked astonished. When she reported that Bill Justis' "Summer Holiday," an easy bal- lad, had slipped thn for a few
/plays, he was relieved but still looked uneasy.
Phillips, a practical man above all, says \VHER's music policy was dictated not by personal taste but business opportunity. The most powerful stations in town are \\'MPS. a Plough outlet with a Top 40 policy; \\'IIBQ featuring the "Top 56" (it holds the 560 spot on the dial); l\'DIA. offering r. &b. and gospel fare; KWAM, a c. &w. station; and \VMC and WREC, NBC and CBS affils, re- spectively. A station for gentle music (with gentle voices) seemed to be the only field for "hitting 'em where they ain't."
While the iconoclastic going was rough for about a year and a
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Cimarron Wax Reactivated
TULSA, Okla.- Cimarron Rec- ords, established a number of years ago by G. Don Thompson and Leon NIcAuliff, Western band leader, but dormant since 1957, when the latter signed to record for Dot Records, is being reacti- vated by Thompson. Firm's head- quarters are at 221 W. Fourth Street lie-e.
Under the new set -up, Cimarron will release both pop and c. &w. material, Thompson says. First re- lease, due out this week, has a new pop group, the Emcees, p,lshing a tune called "IF1C," so named after Dick Clark's IFIC Club on "American Bandstand."
The Emcees have had the high school and college kids in Arkansas and Oklahoma swinging the last several years.
Good Will Caravan To Latin America
LOS ANGELES - The Good Will Caravan, a Home Show on wheels, milieu will carry 100 sing- ers, dancers and musicians down the Pan American Highway from Los Angeles to 18 Latin American countries and their major cities, is slated to leave here September 1. The object of the caravan is to strengthen the ties which unite the United States with the countries south of the border by demonstrat- ing the cultural and business achievements in the U. S.
No admissions will be charged to the industrial- sponsored caravan at any time during the four - month journey. All phases of American entertainment will be represented, including pop, c. &w. and classical. The Caravan s offices are located at 716 S. Longwood Avenue here. Casting is now under way with a number of recording names already signed to make the jaunt,
NEWS REVIEW
Owen Albums Pack Fine Mood Sound
RCA Victor has released five new sets by the popular British maestro, Reg Owen, three of which feature stereo counterparts. Basic - ally, the approach is the same in each set with choirs of strings and brass weaving in and around the mostly familiar standard themes. In a set titled, "You Don't Know Paree," the framework is the same, with the added voice of a rippling solo piano on some of the tracks.
Owen recently enjoyed success in the States with a single, "Man- hattan Spiritual," and this may serve to bring these Owen album to the attention of mood -minded jocks. All will serve as splendid mood and background music. On the other hand, the sets are well- packaged, particularly, the one titled "Cuddle Up a Little Closer," which shows a mother bassett hound and her brood of pups doing just that.
Recordings are all of high qual- ity and the stereo, where it's avail- able, is good without being exag- gerated.
"I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs," LSP and LPM 1906; "Girls Were Made to Take Care of Boys," LSP and LPM 1908; "Cuddle Up a Little Closer," LSP and LPM 1914; "Deep in a Dream," LPM 1907; "You Don't Know Paree," LPM 1915.
Ren Grevait.
Danes Dig Jazz
Col., Victor, Decca Share Show LP Hits
NEW YORK - Columbia, -Decca and RCA Victor appear to have latched on to hit Broadway show score albums this year, with Columbia Records apparently com- ing up with two winners. Co- lumbia s original cast waxing of "Flower Drum Song," has been a consistent best seller since it was issued, and the diskery may have latched on to another solid seller with "Gyps}." since both the show and star Ethel Merman received rave reviews.
Decca snagged a hot one with "Destrv," which is playing to packed houses in New York. The firm reports sales are solid on the album. Victor's big one this year is "Redhead," another hot ticket on the main stem and an album that is selling strongly.
Altho Columbia came up with two important original cast wax - ings. the firm also had a number of weak sellers, mainly because they snagged Inure original cast record-
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M -G -M Issues
COPENHAGEN - Norman ('ranz and Richard Stangerup pre- sented the Gerry Mulligan Quar- tet, Jimmy Cuiffre's Trio, Art'/ Farmer and Cene Krupa, for two concerts, in the new Falkoner Cne- tret Theater, on Thursday 21 night.
Both concerts drew near capac- ity aad were well re -eived by the audiences and the critics. Raves went to the Gerry Mulligan Quar- tet but all of the others also dress' plaudits and special mentions, al- tho a special selection featuring Cene Krupa'.s drumming was found too long and noisy for the Falk - oner hall, which has very good acoustics.
Cranz unit had to compete with this city's annual Music and Bal- let Festival, May 17 31. which was in full sluing. Tivoli's Con- cert Hall had the feature concert of the "Festival" on Monday (25) night, when Igor Stravinsky con- ducted the Royal Opera Orchestra in some of his compositions. John Frandsen conducted first half of the concert, during which Stravin- sky was presented with the "Sonn- ing Prize" (an award of 50,000 Danish crowns - approximately $7,500).
TV Themes NEW' YORK --In the wake of
successes on its low- priced Lion label with sets of TV jazz themes from "Peter Cum/," and "77 Sun- set Strip," M -G -M Records is re- leasing "Great Themes From TV Shows," on the parent label, by the 'Metropolitan Jazz Quartet. A special price of $3.98 for stereo and $2.98 for the monophonic ver- sion has been set for the package.
Special on -the -air exploitation has been arranged via plays on such outings as the Civil Defense Corps' transcribed "Stars for De- fense" show; the Marine Corps' 'Take Five" show and the Treas- ury Department's hranscriptien se- ries. Via these slottings, selections from the album are guaranteed 3,900 performances, 21.000 spot cnnóuncements and 2,100 video spots between now and July 15. Four other sets by the Quartet, covering themes from Broadway shows, American movies, foreign movies and the classics will be re- leased simultaneously.
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also represented with back to back hits. Tommy Edwards has scored with "Melancholy Baby" (49) and "Its Only the Good Times" (88), while in the case of Connie Francis hits, jocks and buyers appeared to have very closely split loyalties. Her taco -cider couples " Frankie" and "Lipstick on Your Collar," in consecutive chart positions of num- bers 22 and 23. Johnny Cash cur- rently has "Frankie's Man Johnny" on the pop list but this title, plus its flip side, "You Dreamer You," have both been riding the country charts.
Also noted on the charts this week after considerable absences were a half dozen well -known naines. Most prominent perhaps, were those of Dinah Washington and Al Martino. Miss Washington has "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes," on Mercury in the 58 slot, while Martino, virtually an un- known among today's teen -agers has obtained new disk life with "I Can't Cet You Out of My Heart," on 20th Fox in the 77 posi- tion.
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Me," on ABC -Paramount in the 62 spot after a dry spell of well over a year. Sheb Wooley, who gained stature as Mr. Purple People Eater just a year ago, is back with "Sweet Chile, on M -C -M, in 90th place, while Sonny James has returned with his Capitol disk of "Talk of the School," in the 85 slot. The Drifters on Atlantic, absent for a long time from the charts, took hold of the 98 spot this week with "There Goes My Baby."
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five or six years. Arrangements are getting more complex, and the vio- lin, which fell into virtual disuse in pop singles during the height of the rock and roll era, has come back with a bang. Some feel that should this material catch on, it will place a premium upon "pro - fesionalism" and make it more dif- ficult for the myriad floating indies to come up with "natural" or "accidental" hits.
In any event, much sotto core examining, prying and testing. is
going on, all of which poses the question as to whether we are at a cycle in the singles business.
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promotional schemes, racks and privileges of full reutrn for credit to rack jobbers and one -stops and "requiring the plaintiffs ... to pay higher prices ... under the same conditions." The dealers filing the complaint "were at all times ready, willing and able" to buy and sell t ader the same prices and terms, the suit charges. These allegedly discriminatory benefits "permitted the favored retailers to carry on advertising, enlarge their facilities and offer inducements of value to the record purchasing customers" by allowing them to undersell, according to the brief. The plain- tiffs claimed to be "suffering :'- diced sales, olume, traffic and profits ... at a time when the retail purchasing of records has in- creased."
3. In a switch from the usual line of attack on record clubs, the suit charges that clubs are a con- spiracy" by the three majors to
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reer some years back as accordion- ist with Musty Malneck's band on the \Vest Coast. Later active in Th' on such shows as "Broadway Open house," "Two for the Money," and "All Star Revue," De Lugg also is noted as the clef - fer of such hits as "Whoop de Doo," "Be My Life's Companion," and "Orange Colorer Sky."
On the matter or the Jack Ker- ouac ' P, tradesters will recall that this became an open cause celebre when it was first released during Thiele's recent tenure at Dot Rec- ords. After a number of copies of the set had been shipped, Dot prexy Randy Wood had the pack- age withdrawn from sale because of allegedly off -color material. At that point, the package reverted to Steve Allen who had written much of the material it contained. Allen is now associated with Thiele in the Hanover- Signature combine and hence its release on that label at this time.
At the same time, Theiele also announced that Hanover's initial three singles would be released thif week. Newly named Hano»»er -Sig- nature sales chief. Irving Stimler, held a sale. conference Wednes- day (27) here alerting salesmen to the new merchandise.
knock out the smaller manufactur- er. This is allegedly accomplished by reducing store traffic, thus cut- ting down the impulse buying of
the consumer, and "so adversely affect the sales of competing rec- ord companies as ro further extend the monopoly of the defendants in the manna lure and -le of phono- graphic records." The suit further charges th..t consumers joining the clubs are offered disks at substan- t:ally the same prices paid by dealers.
4. These practises, the suit al- leges, give the defendants a further monopolistic control over recording artists and over the ultimate price of disks to consumers, contributing to public injury.
T. e sefendants have 20 days to submit an answer to the charges before Judge J. Sam Perry', or to as' for additional time.
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in the profits derived from the sale of each album to the store.
Extensive Promo Roulette is putting an extensive
promotional and advertising push behind the club, with the label's top brass going out on the road to cover the distributors and dealers in person. Levy said he and Rou- lette's executive veepee foe Kolsky have discussed the club with a
number of key record dealers and distributors nd have received an "enthusiastic" reaction to the plan. Trutoue distributors in Miami, for example, signed up all 10 dealers in its area last week.
"Roulette," said Levy, "is not in- terested in any consumer record club that will in any way hurt our chief source of sales, the retailers." However, he said there is ossi- bility that sometime in the future they might work out some way for dealers to pass the Roulette club idea along to their customers.
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Open Letter To All Record Retailers From
Society of Record Dealers of America
Mr, Record Dealer: Four Chicago area record retailers filed suit last week in federal district court, Chicago,
against Radio Corp. of America; Columbia Records, Inc., and Capitol Records, Inc. This law suit is underwritten and supported by the Society of Record Dealers of America (SORD).
This law suit could not bave come about without an organization like SORD, without the financial and physical resources that SORD can offer. Unfortunately, not enough record dealers seem to realize this; our membership today is numbered in hundreds-it should be numbered in
thousands.
SORD appeals to you, Mr. Record Dealer, to take stock of your future in this business and to think in terms of what SORD can do for you. Is there any other organization whose chief
aim is to bring about a return to sanity in the record business? Is there any other organization
that can begin to challenge the unbridled. unconscionable reign of the major record companies? There is only one answer: SORD must be supported by the independent record dealers!
For too long now, the retail record dealer has been the step -child of the record business.
He has seen his constructive and cooperative efforts repaid with rebuff, insult and, finally, with
cut -throat competition from his own suppliers. Is there any other industry where this situation exists?
Of course not! Can you imagine a major shoe manufacturer selling directly to consumers and
offering a free pair of shoes to buyers after they have purchased two pairs; can you imagine their
retail dealers accepting a situation like that?
Many of our problems would not exist today if we had built an organization like SORD
even as recently as three years ago.
Since the inception of SORD last July, a banditti of devoted members have put in a lot of
their own time and money into making SORD a national force. Now it is no longer up to the
handful. It is up to all of us to carry this campaign forward.
Last week's Billboard reported a 10% increase in record sales for 1958 over 1957. Did
your sales increase last year?
AREN'T
YOU
TIRED OF
playing the game with two sets of rules?
ARENT YOU TIRED OF having your
store serve as a library for club customers?
ARENT YOU TIRED OF return privileges
that shift like the wind? AREN'T YOU
TIRED OF carrying the credit load for a
favored few? ARENT YOU TIRED OF
deals loaded with "hookers "? AREN'T YOU TIRED OF fictitious prices. AREN'T
YOU TIRED OF being treated as a
beggar instead of a customer?
Well, stand up and be counted Speak up on these issues by
joining SORD! Right now, while you still have some resources left, send in your membership dues of 525 for the fiscal year be-
ginning July 1, 1959, to SORD.* Do it now, before it's too late.
NAME OF COMPANY
NAME OF OWNER OR MGR
ADDRESS street sons sits state
Make your $25 check payable to the Society of Record Dealers.
Mail, together with this application blank, to SORD, P.O. Box
518, Chicago 90, Ill.
*PRESENT MEMBERS: Your check for $25 will continue your
membership through the next fiscal year, July I, 1959,
through June 30, 1960.
SORD Executive Committee:
CHAS. L. SIMMONS PRESIDENT
Coghill -Simmons Music Company Dallas, Tex.
MARTIN SPECTOR VICE -PRESIDENT
Spec's Coral Gables, Fla.
JACK SCRAPS TREASURER
Hillside Music Center Hillside, IH.
JOE ASTON SECRETARY PRO -TEM Wssedilf TV Center
Ft. Worth, Tex.
HOWARD JUDKINS Judkins Music Co.
Garden Grove, Calif.
LOUIS SHAPIRO Music Center Corp. Jersey City, N. J.
HOWARD PEARLMAN Hill's Records Tempe, Ariz.
FRANK HOMEYER Chas. W. Homeyer IL Co., Ins.
Hessen, Mass.
FRED WERNER Kimbrel Music Co.
Greeley, Colo.
DAN WINOGRAD Roseland Music Shop
Chicago, III.
BUD HURST Hurst Tonclown Cleveland, O.
CONVENTION NOTE: The first annual 'meeting of SORD will take place during the NAMM
Convention in New York, June 22 and 23, in the Hotel New Yorker. A SORD meeting
schedule will be available at the NAMM registration desk.
PHONOGRAPHS COMPONENTS AUD /0 NEWS 14 THE BILLBOARD Communications to 1564 Broadway, Now York I6, N. Y.
RADIOS TAPE RECORDERS
JUNE 1, 1959
Jap Cartridge Is Duotone Headache
NEW YORK - Clevite Cor- poration of Cleveland, O., and Erie Resistor Corporation have filed suit in the Federal District Court against the Capitol Records Distributor Corporation there. Cle- vite and Erie charge infringement of certain licenses they hold on ceramic elements because Capitol is selling Duotone pick -up car- tridges which allegedly use these elements.
Capitol distributes the Duotone product nationally. Clevite is the firm that recently acquired Walco, a Duotone competitor.
According to Bob Walcott, of Walco, the Duotone cart-idges are being made in Japan and imported
FAIRCHILD'S
New Stereo Cartridge Is $34.95
NEW YORK -- A new rotating magnet stereo cartridge, the SM -1, makes its bow this month from Fairchild. The firm says the SM -1
has "higher output, lower hum and greater adaptability than any other cartridge on the market"
The SM -1's output is given as 11 mvs. and 5 cm. at 1 kc. and it does not require a transformer. Its case is mu metal to kill mag- netic interference and reduce hum. It can track high level passages with low stylus pressure, says the firm. Designed, they say, for perfect lateral response, it "is completely compatible with monophonic recordings." They also claim 2 db of separation and a frequency response of 20 to 15,000 cycles plus or minus 2 db.
Fairchild includes extras with the cartridge. It is packaged with a small screwdriver, grant gauge for adjusting stylus pressure, in- stallation kit and instructions in three languages. The cartridge is
a $34.95 seller and the replace- ment stylus is tagged at $15.
University Sold to Ling Electronics
NEW YORK -- Ling Electron- ics, Inc., of Los Angeles, has bought University Loudspeakers, Inc., of White Plains, N. Y. Price of purchase was $2,300,000 - $1,- 650,000 of which was in cash. rm0, announcement was made by
omen Ling, board chairman of ing Electrcnies and Sidney Levy,
president of University. University will now be a wholly
owned subsidiary of Ling Elec- tronics and its products will com- plement those of Alice Companies, Inc., another Ling subsidiary.
The combined companies, the announcement says, will become
the largest manufacturers of qual- ity loudspeakers in the U. S." Speaker and system sales should exceed $11,000,000 annually.
Sales of all eq ipnent by Uni- versity this year are expected to reach $5,000,000. No changes in operation of University are being considered, Ling said. Company will continue to operate thru the same disc ibntion and marketing channels. There will be no change in product or brand identification.
by Duotone for distribution by Capitol. They contain, Walcott told The Billboard, a barium- titanite type of element on which Clevite holds licenses.
Steve Nester, Duotone president, told The Billboard that his firm would hold ans of his customers "blameless" by 'reason of the pur- chase of Duotone products." "Cus- tomer," in this case refers to Capi- tol.
We will stand by our custo- mers," N ster said, "and will as- sume the cost of the defense of any action brought against our custo- mers for selling Duotone products."
In defending the action, Duo- tone infers that the Clevite patent is not valid:
This is Duotone's second hassle with the Japanese product. First problem arose with U. S. Customs over alleged mislabeling. As Duo - tone's Nester explains it, certain elements were brought to this country and assembled here. In the assembling process, the "Made in Japan' labels had to be re- moved.
Customs investigated the case and turned it over to the U. S. Attorney's office where disposition of the matter has yet to be deter- mined.
Clevite -Walco
Diamonds Get
New Package NEW YORK - New diamond
needle packaging for both stereo and monophonic needles is an- nounced by Clevite "Walco." The box is a flange -based two-piece telescoping unit with a simple black Clevite 'Nalco" design on gold background.
Inside, a plastic 'blister" mounted on a raised platform houses the needle. Underneath the platform are needle removal and replacement instructions and the Clevite "Walco" one -year guaran- tee. Two different blister shapes are used: the "T" shape for the General Electric cartridge series and a round shape for all other models.
According to Clevite "Walco," the diamond box offers dealers three advantages: more attractive displays; easier stocking; and they are immune to mix-ups in that the box will not slip open accident- ally.
Firm has already started ship- ping diamond needles in the new boxes.
U. S. HOUSEWIVES
Don't Sing Stereo Blues: Audio Firms
NEW YORK -- "Wives Sing Stereo Living Room Blues" is the way the headline read in the May 11th Billboard story about prefer- ence shown by the distaff side for all -in -one stereo units. Wives, the story said, are determining stereo phono designs. They don't want a lot of furniture.
Response to the story by audio firms was immediate. 'the Con - tempo Corporation in Denver, for example, said wives don't have to sing those blues no more. Their answer ? -a "Stereophonic Coffee Table." Contempo Sales Manager Brady Malone, sent along a flyer describing the table. Center panel of the unit is hinged and lifts up ta reveal the record changer and controls. End sections of the coffee table are speaker enclosures. Unit is mounted on brass legs and fin- ish is plastic laminate, easy to clean if, presumably coffee is spilled.
Decrosonics, Inc., of Freeport, N. Y., also is out to take the blues out of stereo. Their answer is
from a painting." Speakers are mounted behind colorful scenes
and subjects printed on linen and mounted in a picture frame en- closure two and a half inches deep. The paintings, in the modern vein, are from originals painted for Dec - rosonic by Kikuchi. Prices, de- pending on size, range between $49.50 and $59.50. Hanging on the wall, no one would recognize them as speaker enclosures. They can be used not only for stereo but for radio and TV. Speakers have six to eight ohm impedente and have 12 -watt capacity.
Weathers Industries is also out to diminish the wives' blues. They have introduced "tiny" speak- ers that roughly resemble a large dictionary standing on end. Rec- ommended use is with a third con- sole type speaker for solid repro- duction of lower frequencies. ')'hey form part of the Weathers llar- mony Trio speaker system. The small speakers, according to a pub- lished report, are very efficient and capable of response from 70 to 15,000 cps.
Maybe they're right. -Maybe the wives can stop singin' the blues.
Costs of Conversion To 4 -Track Tape Vary
By RALPH FREAS
NEW YORK - Advocates of four -track tape reproducing equip- ment point out that two-track ma- chines already In homes can be converted to four -track play. Con- version to four -track is important for several reasons. In the first place, existing equipment is not obsoleted with introduction of fuor- track recorded tapes. Secondly, a strong conversion movement on the part of the consumers could give a boost to sales of four -track re- corded tapes. Third, the dealer stands to profit from the sale of conversion kits.
Officers of the Magnetic Record- ing Industry Association, eager to see conversions take place, empha- sised that the conversion cost is self -liquidating because of the sav- ings effected in being able to play the less expensive four -track tapes (The Billboard, May 25). Price differential is about $4 per reel for the same amount of recorded music. The amount of time it would take to liquidate the con- version depends on the cost and the rate at which the consumer ands to his four -track library.
The cost of conversion, The Bill- board found out, varies widely on the type of equipment the con- sumer has. Here's a run -down on some of the conversion units being offered by those firms committed to a four -track program.
Ampex - Conversion kit itself
Gray Turntable, Arm Kits
NEW YORK - Gray Manu- facturing is introducing two kit products. One is a turntable kit (IISK -33); the other is a tone arm kit (SAK -12).
The turntable kit features hy- stcrisis motor at 331/2 r.p.m. A
special belt provides optimum de- conplieg. The table is die -cast, lathe -turned aluminum. Motor is
shock- mounted so that the shaft may be adjusted in three planes. Assembly takes about 25 minutes. Available in three finishes- white, black and natural aluminum -the kit is tagged at $49.50. Finished b :se is $17.95. Unfinished base is 510.95.
SAK -12 tone arm kit features linear fluid damping nd hacks as loss, as 2 grams. Quick cartridge change is made easy by slide. Stati. ally balanced in laterial pivot. Takes any cartridge, stereo or mono. Four wires plus shield guar- antee minimum hum. Finished in bone white and black, it's priced at 523.95.
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costs $75. Labor on the conver- sion by an Ampex dealer (in New York) costs an additional $25 for a total of $100. Kits are already available and Ampex announces that they intend t0 debut a special four -track conversion package that will include some four -track re- corded tapes.
Pentron - Conversion kit is not yet available but is coming. It will cost about $20. Installation costs were not available but this may
nd on individual servicemen or ealers. Firm has been producing fourtrack recorders since last Sep- tember.
Weboor - Haven't vet produced a four -track recorder but will have one at the NAMM show. Firm has no conversion kit available for ex- isting machines.
Revere - No information avail- able now on four -track conversion kits.
Webster (Ekotape) - Currently producing four - track playback units. Firm is unable to give any definite word on four -track con- version kits at present.
Viking of Minneapolis - In a published statement last January in High Fidelity magazine, this vet- eran deck manufacturer offered to provide, on special order, four -
track heads for monaural and stereo erase and our - track re- cording. Price was not given. The statement recommendei two -track recording and playback for best results. Current opinion of four - track tapes couldn't be determined at presstime.
Bell Sound Systems - Firm has had two conversion kits available since last fall. The BTK -200 for conversion of models 201, 202 and 203 is tagged at $25. The BTK- 210 for conversion of models 211, 212 and 213 is tagged at $27.50. Firm implies that the do- it -your- selfer could handle the conversion. Service charges would probably be
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Phonos Show
'Fast Growth' WASHINCTON -- Phono-
graphs are high on a list of the country's fast - growth products which have maintained high an- nual production increases between 1929 and 1957. The list appears in Commerce Department's jubilant report on strong recovery trends in the nation's production figures, published in the May Survey of Current Business.
The survey shows phonograph production has averaged an an- nual increase of between 15 and 20 per cent. Radios are included in a "moderately grossing" cate- gory, with annual average increase of about 5 per cent, and radio - broadcast stations with 7% per cent. Commerce considers a pro- duct in fast -growth class if it has averaged annual increase of 71/2
per cent or more since 1929. Altho tape recorders for home
use, and TV sets came out with a high average annual increase of 30 to 40 per cent lip to 1957, they are currently listed among the "downslide" 1958 exceptions to the general rosy trend noted in the survey.
Commerce notes that spectacu- lar increase percentages are often the result of a new and dramatic- ally fast -growing product, like TV sets, which drop to much louver percentages when the saturation point has been reached, (as with TV sets), or when other factors slaw production oser a period of years.
BILOXI, Miss. - Scotty Allan, of Allan Applianoes here, likes to tell records and phonographs. At the same time, he also likes to sell tape recorders -primarily because a tape recorder is a big ticket sale which keeps on getting big -
Allan points out that once a cus- tomer has been successfully sold on a tape recorder, not only for the musical pleasure which it provides, but likewise for its versatile uses in Isotne recording, parties, etc., tape sales keep increasing. Selling a reel of high fidelity tape takes little more effort than selling a sin- gle long -play record, and conse- quently, Allan puts a lot of time into convincing music lovers that `tape brings satisfaction which goes on forever:'
Tape Longevity In usinb this approach, Allan
concentrates on the fact that tape is practically indestructable, can be put aside for years if neces- sary, until the customer feels like listening to the music again, with no loss in tone or quality. One of the most effective ways of proving this point is to pick up a record and carry it over to a demonstra- tion tape recorder, with a reel of stereo music, and ask the customer to compare the differences first hand. Stressed, of course, is the fact that the surface of a standard phonograph record is "just about the world's best dust catcher" with its highly polished surface picking tsp dust which is difficult to remove. Pointing out that the plastic tape on the re&, on the other hand, is automatically in- sured against dust collection by being wound tightly on its reel carries much weight with any cus- tomer. whether his interest be in high Fidelity music or simply "re- cording the gang's voices.
"First Approval" Allan doesn't know hose many
additional tape recorders this rec- ord-and tape reel -comparison has sold, but he. knows that the dem- onstration has been responsible for a lot of tlsem.
"One of the surprising points which we have learned is that there are many people who are just getting started on music ap- preciation, and who have never given it much serious thought before," it w. pointe' out. "These arc people starting out with their first music collection and they, of course, will stick to whatever type of musical presentation first wins' their approval. Where such cus- tossers Art concerned, we put ev- ery possible emphasis on the ad- vantages for tape, see to it that they get an opportunity to sit down at leisure, uninte -eu -tad by sales- people, and listen at length.
Trouble -Free Play The hour -long trouble -free play
of the tape recorder is a strong selling point. The tact that tape - recorded music swings from one number directly into another with - o .t pause is another point. Fast forward and rewind spa eds, and counters which make it easy for the customer to locate are specific number he wants to -hear are usu- ally enough to answer' the prob- lem when a customer wants to know how he can listen to a par- ticular number without having to wait for others to go by on the tape."
Allan has found the tepe re- corder represents a bigger unit sale to begin with and a larger unit sale as yr" where the music purchase is concerned. It isn't un- usual for a tape recorder owner to b..y two and three times as much music in terms of dollars in a single year than the usual record purchaser.
Much of Allan's volume is pro- vided by the huge Keesler Air Force Base, the gate of which Is
only a few steps from Allan's Ap- pliances. Altpo most of the men stationed at the base are in the lower -rank, student capacity, Allan still sells a predominently better - priced tape record volume.
Conversion Continued from page 14
low. (Also see Audio Feedback column for other comments by this firm.)
Tandberg - All currently avail- able models are four -track units. A conversion kit for earlier models had been available since last July and Is priced at $62.50. Service costs not available.
At presstime, conversion plans of the following firms could not be determined: Magnecord, Su- perscope and Telectrosonic. These are, however, currently producing four -track units.
Show LP Hits Continued from page 9
already on its last legs. Colum- bia also issued recordings of "Gold - ilocks" and "First Impressions," two shows that have since closed. However, on these latter two shows the firm made its nut back since the albums sold well at the start.
Capitol Records, the it missed out on show scores this season, is still riding happily with "The Music Man, one of the hottest show scores since "My Fair Lady." Speaking of the latter show, by the way, the new stereo recording of the Lerner -Loewe score has turned the LP into a best -seller all over again.
As has been the case over the past few years, no show has yet come up with a big pop hit this season. There is still hope for a hit from "Gypsy" and "Destry" however. No one really knows why the Broadway composers haven't come up with a hit, but there is little doubt that they scant to since every contract with a disk - ery for a show score calls for five
Low Price, All Speed Cartridge by Jensen
NEW YORK - An economy phono cartridge, with needle has been introduced by Jensen Indus- tries. The price, not revealed, is among the "lowest In the hi -fi field,' says the firm.
Packed in plastic container, Jen- sen's cartridge No. 38 features standard mounting and 10 gram tracking pressure. Its all -speed sty- lus is of push -in, hairpin design, 2 mil. in size. The new cartridge can replace single needle cartridges held by two set screws on half - inch centers.
As an incentive to distributors, Jensen pays all transportation charges on cartridges ordered with a regular needle supply.
or six single records of the best tunes. At the moment there is ac- tion on a new waxing on Carlton Records of "Till There Was You," from "The Music Man." If this record breaks loose it will cause a closer look at show score material for singles since it is the 32d re- cording of the tune.
" . - and the first one who finds it gets to keep it ... the needle - The Jensen needle, that is."
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ALLIANCE, O. -- Alliance Manufacturing Company, veteran supplier to the phonograph in- dustry, is producing a stereo turn - table and companion stereo arm.
Unit uses statically balanced ann which eliminates the need for critical levelling of the unit. The entire assembly can be tilted 45 degrees or more without interfer- ing with accurate tracking of the arm.
Features include heavy duty O-
pole motor; teflon thrust bearing to give vertical vibration damping for optimum stereo performance; single -speed belt drive operation; slip clutch for accurate cueing; precision ground spindle to reduce wow and an 8 -pound anodized aluminum turntable.
The stereo arm is die -cast alu- minum with low mass and rigidity. Stylus pressure is adjusted by a screw -lock leaf -spring device.
Any size cartridge can be used and accurately positioned by means of a locking device which elimi- nates conventional screws in favor of an adjustable sub- plate.
Tracking error is also lowered by means of the adjustable car- tridge sub- plate. Turntable, com- plete with matching wood base is
tagged at $49.95. Price of the arm is $24.95.
UA Pegs 'Hot' Sound Track June Topper
NEW YORK - United Artists has pegged the sound track of LP of "Some Like It Hot" as their "Star Album of the Month" for June. During the monti, of June, the set will be priced at $3.98. It is avail- able in monaural and stereo. A special "Star Album of the Month" display box has been supplied by UA thru their distribs to dealers.
Mary Johnson, UA artist, is
scheduled to sing his newest re- lease, "I'm Coming Home" b -w "River of Tears," on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" on June 5.
The label has signed trumpeter Ruby Buff to an exclusive record- ing contract. Plans for the produc- tion of his first LP for UA, tenta- tively titled, "Blowing Around the World," are being completed.
Herbie Ma ja. - flutist, who recently cut an LP for UA of origi- nal tunes that combine African rhythms and instrumental tech- niques with American jazz, has been asked by the U. S. State De- partment to tour his new Afro -Jazz Sextette thru Africa. All of the mu- sic in the album will be presented by Mann during his African tour.
Harold Scott, who debuted on UA with a spiritual- spoken sword LP, "Cod's Trombones," has won the "Obie" award for his portrayal of the role of Maurice in the Off - Broadway production of "Death Watch."
Admiral Line Goes on Road
NEW YORK - Admiral's 1960 line of stereo phonos, r..dios and TV sets are going on the road this month. Meetings will be held for dealers in Chicago, Miami Beach, Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Dealers who met assigned quotas for the past three months will have their travel tab und cost of attendance picked up by the firm.
Each meeting will mean two days and three nights of entertain. ment to the dealer. Accommoda- tions are arranged in name hotels and clubs.
Audio Feedback By RALPH FREAS
CLEARING TAPE PICTURE .. We were discussing the way the future of recorded to
1s shaping up with Andy Lorant the other day. Andy it with Bell Sound Systems out in Columbus, O., and therefore is plenty interested in any opinions on recorded tape. Bell, of course, has several tape recorder and playback models in addition to a line of hi -fi components.
The talk got around as it usually does these days to that RCA Victor tape cartridge and player.
"I think a lot of people are missing. an important point about that RCA cartridge, Andy said. In my opinion, that cartridge system is aimed at and will find the widest accept- ance by a mass market. Opposed to that and existing along- side of the mass market is the audiophile or audio out of hi -fi fan or whatever you want to call him. Sure, RCA wants to sell him, too, but I don't believe that's the primary market for the cartridge. I think the hi -fi fan is going to want his recorded tapes on open -reels that play at 72 inches per second. It's axiomatic that you lose quality and fidelity by cutting tine speed in half and the cartridge plays at 3% inches per second."
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You don't thick then that there will be a battle between the two systems, we said.
"Absolutely not," Andy said. "I think the cartridge will compete more with disk recordings than it will with open - reel tapes at 7'.4 ips."
Did Andy Lorant think that RCA Victor would bring out open -reel tapes at 754 ips along with the 3 ?i ips cartridge?
"I'd like to see them do it," he said, 'but it's hard to any what they'll do at this point."
All of the foregoing was a reminder of our story last week in which the upcoming NAMM shove was likened to a battleground on which the two "opposing" tape playing systems would fight it out. Fight? From Andy Locust's point -of -view, a fight is as unlikely as snow in New York on June 22d.
TIIAT CIIICACO MEETING
Is anyone confused? If you didn't see The Billboard's story on last week's Chicago meeting of the Magnetic Re- cording Industry Association, you might be. At the MIMIA meeting and at the press meeting the following day, the tape recorder and recorded tape people declared themselves al- most unanimously for the four -track, 71 inches per second recorded (ape system. The system makes their stereo recorded tapes almost competitive in price with stereo disks. And the quality. they emphatically point out, is far superior to the disk. The recorded tape producers are beginning crash programs to convert their two -track libraries to four track. The recorder people are, with few exceptions, ready ing four -track models for the NAMM show. And a number of them are making kits to convert two-track machines already in homes to four -track systems.
Everybody guesses that RCA Victor will have their cartridge player at the NAMM show also. If they do, they'll be joined by other firms who will also have cartridge players. RCA's strength in the overall situation is their ability to release outstanding items from their album catalog on tape cartridges. This is so important that they have swayed recorder firms to their way of thinking.
IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC
Ever since last fall, Bell has had four -track conversion kits for their tape recorder line, Andy Lorant told us. Inex- pensive too! They only cost $25 or $27.50 depending on the model to be converted.
"I took one of them home last weekend," Andy said. "and converted a machine I have. It was a cinch to do and it works like a charm.
"We haven't done much with them tho because the dealers and the public have been apathetic. Now that there's a lot of music coming out on four -track, the picture's chang- ing. There's more of a reason to convert. And we're actively going to promote this thing."
According to the recorded tape producers, about 150 four -track titles will be in the catalogs by NA\lM -time.
QUALITY FIGHT?
Will there be a quality fight between the open -reel, 7'2 ips producers and the 3% cartridge producers' Andy Lor.uut was inclined to doubt it.
"The people who buy a cartridge player aren't going to be that discriminating," he said. "They aren't interested in specs; signal- to-noise ratio and that kind of thing. They'll buy the cartridge concept. This gets hack to what I said before. The hi -fi fan will prob- ably stick with open -reel at 71. The mass market will go for the cartridge."
Whatever happens, one thing is certain. It's RCA's move and everyone in the tape industry is watching them closely to see what they'll do at this point.
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LIST TIPS BY RUPPE: The local record survey list (by radio stations) is a competitive one in St. Louis, where all three major stations maintain their o vn individual top -disk lists for pro- gramming.
Michael Ruppe Jr.lcirculation director of KWK, St. Louis, and the man in charge of KWK's "Great 38" list) bas some interesting tips for stations on what he deems proper proceedure for setting up successful local survey operations.
The Great 38," which started last October, is distributed by more than 85 dealer -outlets, which hand out around 8,000 copies each week. The list is primarily based upon from 35 to 40 weekly reports from these dealers. Ruppe combines this info with reports from KWK program director Gil Newsome and program co- ordinator Bill Bennet, both men representing the opinion of the deejay staff.
Major rules set forth by Ruppe for setting up a local music survey are as follows: A. "This is a two -way street. Not only are you getting info from your sources, but you should be passing info on to them -new releases that seem to have hit potential, etc. B. Get the reports in writing from your retailers. Ours are prepared on Saturday night or Monday. This gives the reporter a chance to put some extra thought into the report. The timing is good too, because we get the advantage of their weekly sales summary made for ordering purposes the following week.
"C. Don't 'hype' because once you're caught, you've had it. The reliability diminishes. Stick to the facts. A good music survey is a strong influence in your area. The need for accuracy beomes a major moral responsibility. D. Keep fully in- formed on up -to- the -minute happenings in the inuste and recording fields, via the trade papers. E. Try to establish a first -person liaison with your reporters. It pays off in accuracy, plus fast tips on releases beginning to get good reaction."
HE'S ON "OUR SIDE ": Barney Groven, who left KFDA, Amarillo, Tex., last week to join WKLO, Louisville, Ky., has some interesting and encouraging thoughts on our recent paragraphs re the comparative scarcity of fern deejays. He writes, "Bless You. (Vox Jos) You, to my knowledge, are one of the first to acknowledge the fact that girl jockeys are not freaks, but actually a growing factor of modem radio. My wife, Dottie (heretofore with KRAY, Amarillo, Tex.), has been a jockey for a number of years now, and i've worked with gals for some time, off and on, at various stations. They have, every one, proven to be just as efficient as men, more tolerant, and'more watchful of details. Citing Dottie, as au example, I've found women proficient in every phase of on -the -air operations.
"Believe me," continues Groven, "l'ni much more interested In seeing management accept gal jockeys than automatic pro- grammers. A gal is still a radioman, but ass automatic programmer will only present the "X -456" show, l'd like to see more said by gal jockeys in their crusade to ruin acceptance."
CHANGE OF THEME: Bill Marr, who recently took over as program director of WDVII, Gainesville, Fla., also emsees the "Top 40" show from 3 to 6 p.m. daily, while his former 8-11 a.m. slot has been taken over by Gene Bowen. Newcomer at WDVH is Everett Flagg who has the noon to 3 p.m. time slot.... Art Allan has joined WKNX, Saginaw, Mich., in the 9 a.m. to noon spot. He'll also do a late -night sports show on WKNX -TV. His radio show features pretty standards and LP selections.
Jack Morse, formerly with WI \R, Binghamton, N. Y., has moved to California and is now spinning 'em over KBUC, Corona, Calif. The station recently switched from a South -of- the -Border disk policy to pop singles, and Morse says they need pop wax Bill Scott, ex- \VDSM, Duluth, Minn., has joined KILT, Houston.
New program director at WREB, Holyoke- Springfield, Mass., is Ken Gaughan. He will continue to handle the 2 -5:30 p.m "Pops on Parade" show.... New Staffer at WIBC, Philadelphia, is Bob Mitchell.... Leo McDevitt is now doing a daily deejay stint at WDCL, Clearwater, Fla. The show features LP's, but McDevitt keeps in touch with the kids, via a weekly Wednesday "Teen Matinee" from the Clearwater auditorium.
Res Miller, formerly with KILT, Houston, has moved on to 1111F. Dallas.... Phil Stout, formerly with \ \'NCO, Ashland, O., and more recently in the personal management business, has Joined WTOA. Trenton, N. J., as program director- deejay.
Darrell Dreyer, informs us of a new programming pol- icy at KFOX, Long Beach, Calif., which has "returned to air personalities, and dropped the formula format for a good music policy," New line -up includes program director Don Lomond and deejays Dreyer, Dick Provenson, Gary Fuller, Ed Perry, Harry Gift, Jim Cosa, and George Mikels.... Chuck Edwards, es -KELP; El Paso, Tex., is new program director at KRAK, Sacramento. Other new appointments at KRAK are George West as music director and Jim Wood, production director.
THIS 'N' THAT: Elliot (Duke) Nevins, sviso recently switched to WJET, Erie, Fa., in the 8-II a.m. and 1-3 p.m. time slots, was one of three "mystery men" unveiled at a recent mass hop attended by 1,000 teen -agers. During the hop, Nevins conducted a "Singin' Teens" contest, and invited "teen -age dolls" to sing duets with him. The jock says he needs wax to use as prizes for various contests he is. running, including one whereby gals write in to win a "Date With Duke.'
ARTISTS' BIOGRAPHIES FOR
JOCKEY PROGRAMMING
Cincinnati Home Of Carl Dobkins
Carl Dobkins Jr. is a 17 -year- old high school junior from Cin- cinnati, O. He regularly appears at all the Sunday Swing Dance dates at Castle Farm in his home town. It was at one of these per- formances that Dobkins was spotted by Harry Silverstein of Decca Records.
Besides singing, the lad writes music. He has appeared on sev- eral local TV shows and has worked with Owen Bradley and the Jordanaires. His great ambition is to become one of the country's top male vocalists. "My Heart is an Open Book" may help him on his way. It's Dobkin's first disk to hit The Billboard's charts.
'Hushaby' Hits For the Mystics
The Mystics, who've landed on the charts with their first wan, "Hushaby," are five Brooklyn lads. Two are brothers, and all have been friends since grammar school days.
Lead tenor is tall Phil Cracolici, 18, who plays piano and is learning to strum the guitar. His brother, Albee Cracolici, just turned 20, is group baritone. Both Cracolicis are sports enthusiasts. First tenor Bob Ferrante, also 20, is spokesman for the quintet. George Calpo, 17, sings second tenor. The bass' is dark -haired, 18- year -old Allie Con. trera.
While the Mystics were cutting a demo at the Broadway Record- ing Studios, they were over -heard by manager Jim Gribble. Criblrle took them to Laurie Records, and a contract was signed. The boys are starting on a three -week tour of the Midwest on June 12.
YESTERYEAR'S TOPS - rho wanton's tap tunes en da
on nperted in rho Billboard
MAY 28, 1949 I. Riders in the Sky 2. Forever and Ever 3. Again 4. Causing Down the River 5. "A"- You're Adorable 8. Careless Hands 7. Some Enchanted Evening 8. Red Roses for a Blue Lady 9. I Don't See Me in Your Eyes
Anymore 10. Bali Há i MAY 29, 1954 1. Wanted 2. Little Things Mean a Lot 3. Young at Heart 4. Cross Over the Bridge 5. Oh, Baby Mine 6. M .ke Love to Me 7. Happy Wanderer 8. If You Love Me (Really Love
Me) 9. Three Coins in the Fountain
10. Man With the Banjo
DISTRIBUTOR NEWS By HOWARD COOK
DISTRIB DOING& Barbara Barnes of Phillips Interna- tional called to report that Phillips products are now being handled by Garnvisa in Chicago, Oklahoma Record Supply Company in Oklahoma City and All -South in New Orleans. The label is cur- rently swinging with "Mona Lisa" by Carl Mann.... Chips Dis- tributing Company is nosy distributing Disneyland Records in Philadelphia. Ernie Sanstone, a Disneyland representative, has joined Chips sales force.... Nick Cenci of Ajack Record Distrib- utors in Pittsburgh is nosy handling the Secco line 4ppolo has appointed the following distribs: Leonard Smith. Albany, N. Y.; C:annisa, Milwaukee; Great Western, Salt Lake Cite; Music Sales, Inc., Memphis, and Dumont, Boston.
PHILADELPHIA! Raymond Knowles, massager of the RCA Victor Records division of Raymond Rosen & Com- pany, writes that Joe Valino has been signet! by RCA Victor and that his initial release, "Gold," has the earmarks of a hit. Neil Sedaka's latest, "Crying My Heart Out for You" is starting. Other strong sellers are "Guess Who" by Jesse Belvin, "The Wonder of You" by Ray Peterson and "Someone to Come Home to" by the Ames Brothers. "Mak- ing Love" by Floyd Robinson is showing promise.
PITTSBURGH: Mel Herman of State Record Distributors in Cincinnati reports that there are several newer disks that are moving well. "Lonely Boy" by Paul Anka ois ABC- Paramount is a smash. `Like Young" by Andre Previn and David Rose on M -G -M is going. "Along Came Jones" by the Coasters on Ateo is another big one for them. "Tallahassee Lassie" by Freddie Cannon on Swan is one of his best platters. Other strong ones include "I'm Ready" by Fats Domino on Imperial, "Bobby Sox to Stockings" by Frankie Avalon on Chancellor, Frankie" by Connie Francis on M -G -M and "I Only Have Eyes for You" by the Flamingos on End. Newer disks that are stepping out include "Memphis, Tennessee" by Chuck Berry on Chess, "Here Comes Summer" by Jerry Keller on Kapp and "Let Them Talk" by John Gary on Fraternity. Top LP's are "Hold That Tiger" by Fabian on Chancellor, "Secret Songs for Young Lovers" by Andre Previn and David Rose on \.0 -\I and "Suite for Two Bands" by Vic Schoen and Les Brown on Kapp.
ROULETTE RAMBLINGS: Roulette Records has in- itiated a special sales promotion drive on singles with their distribs and promotion staff. The promotion involves all of the current plug platters that have been getting sales action around the country. Under the plan the first distributor to pass a designated figure in singles sales on any of the plug
receives additional free merchandise as a bonus. The winning distrib also cops a cash bonus prize.
Arc Distributors in Detroit under Henry Droz was the first Roulette Distrib to reach the sales figure on "Ring- A- Ling.A.Lario" by Jimmie Rodgers. Bud Lampe of Commerical in St. Louis scored first in the program on "Little Dipper" by the Mickey Mozart Quintet. Frank Buchanan was the promotional man in the area to win the cash bonus prize. -
SAN FRANCISCO: Stan Sulman of C & S Distrib- utors reports strong action on "I Love an Angel" by Little Billy & the Blue Boys and "Graduation's here" by the Fleetwoods on Dolton. "Endlessly" by Brook Benton is still selling well. "Remember When?" by the Platters is taking oft strongly, "Mama's Place" by Bing Day is happening. The Class" by Chubby Checker on Parkway is big. "It Was
I" by Skip and Flip on Brent looks like a winner. Strongest LP's are "Frank D'Rone," "It's Just a Matter of Time" by Brook Benton and "Remember When?" by the Platters on Mercury.
LOS ANGELES: Jim Warren of Central Sales Company lists "I'm Ready" by Fats Domino on Imperial, "Just Keep It Up" by Dee Clark on Abner and "12 Months of the Year" by Harvey & the Moonglows on Chess among his best- selling singles. Chuck Berry's latest, "Memphis, Tenn." b-w "Back in the U. S. A." is taking off swiftly. "Gotta New Girl" by Bobby Day on Class is strong. "Cross -Fire" by Johnny & the Hurricanes is selling strongly. Strong- est albums are "Exotica, Vol. 1" by Martin Denny on Liberty, "!!lore of the Fabulous 'Fifties" and 'Near You" by Roger Williams on Kapp and "Suite for Two Bands" by \'ie Schoen and Les Brown on Kapp.
NOTES IN THE MAIL: Ted Kellern of Manuel in Philadelphia writes that "Steel Guitar" by the Dynatones on Bomarc, which is being distributed by Cameo Distribs, looks like a smash. Top items for Laurie are "A 'Teen -ager in Love" by Dion & the Belmonts, "Graduation Souvenir" by Scott Garrett and "Hushaby" by the Mystics. Imperial is swinging with "I'm Ready" by Fats Domino, "If You Only Knew" by the Teddy Bears and "It's Late" by Ricky Nelson. Colpis has a big one with "Gidget" by jimmy Darren. Epic is moving "Marshall, Marshall" by Gar Bacon, "Mr. Dillon" by Doc Severinson, "Delia's Gone" by Bobby Sykes, "One Love, One Heart" by the Four Coitus and "Please, Mr. D. J." by Somethin' Smith & the Redheads. United Artists is hot with "Conne to Me" by Mary Johnson, "Yes, That's Love" by Ray & Lindy, "King Size Guitar" by the Wildcats and "Kazoo Polka" by the Matys Brothers on their subsid label, Sunnyside,
Golden Crest has a winner with "Tall Cool One" by the Wail. ers. Specialty has "I Can't Stop Loving You" by I -arry Williams and "Any Old Town" by Roddy Jackson. Top Cameo disks are "For You, For You" by Bobby Rydell and "Don't Break My Heart" by the Dream Girls. Savoy has strong sellers with "It's So Good" by Little Esther and "I'm No Good" by Nappy Brown.
Now York Don Degraf, salesman with the H. R. Basford Distributing
Company in San Francisco became the father of a boy, Duncan Rankin, last week.... Clayton Burdick, formerly with ABC Paramount Records, has joined Best Records of Philadelphia as
sales manager.... Don Johnson, Kandy label artist, opens at the
Rooster Tail in Detroit on June 10. His new album on Kandy is called "Organ With a Beat.' ... Herb Gottlieb of the Ed Traub - ner Company in Hollywood, was married last week to Mrs. Bea-
trice C. Eskin. Congratulations, Herbert.... The Jubilee Prom- enaders and L. D. Keller will lead the square dancing at Madison Square Garden in New York for the Rotary International on
June 8.... Jack Beckman has signed Hugo & Luigi to a manage- ment contract for personal appearances.
Cleffers Varel and Bailly, currently headlining at
Radio City Music Hall in New York with their vocal group, Les Chanteurs De Paris, have been signed by Columbia Rec-
ords.... Steve Bigson and The Redcaps are currently at the Basin Street Club in New York. On June 3 they open at the Town & Country Club in Brooklyn.... Eileen Farrell left last week for her concert tour of Europe, she will appear in London, Milan and Spoleto, Italy..'.. The Berk- shire Music Barn will open its Fifth Season on Sunday, June 28, with Louis Armstrong starred. Mahalia Jackson, Odetta, George Shearing, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Dave Brubcck, Miles Davis, and many other jazz names will also appear on the programs over the summer.... The Castle Sisters have signed with Roulette Records.... RCA Victor held a
hash for composer Hank Mancini last week in New York at Danny's Hideaway, named for the occasion "Mother's Pad."
Vivian Lori, Counterpoint Records thrush, is now at the 500 Club in Atlantic City, N. J.... Lee Konitz has taken over for the ailing Tony Scott at New York's Village Vanguard.... Records Associates have added the Cal and Treasure labels to the list of indie labels they are managing.... The Lions Club of Carden City, N. Y., is presenting a jazz clambake on lane 5 at the Carden City Higlt School.... Warbler Buddy Smith has signed with Ridgecrest Records, the La Grange, Ca., label.... The Jive Bombers are nosy at the Club Polka Dot in Jackson Heights, New Yuck.... Bernie Lawrence, Apollo Records exec, is hitting the road to push the firms latest waxings after spending the past weekend at the deejay convention in Miami.
George Lee of Zodiac Musk, informs us that his Pal - lette waxing of "The Day the Rains Came" with Andre Col- bert Orb, is breaking in the South. Ile says deejay Bob Joyce of WILY in Richmond, broke the disk wide open for him.... Urania Records is issuing its first singles this week with Casey Anderson and Los Cangaceiros.... Bill 11111,
Fiesta Records sales chief, is issuing stereo singles on the label in the cha cha dance field and the waxings will be available this week. Cha cha cha in stereo, anyone? ... The Broadway musical "The Nervous Set" cut out last Sat- urday (30). Critics didn't dig it, man.... Roulette Records acquired the record "First Dance, First Kiss, True Love," by Billy Killen from Meridian Records of Winter Park, Fla., for national distribution.
Judd Records, Jud Phillips label, has signed thrush Kaye Calde i.... Bill Lowery, head of NRC Records, has started a new subsidiary out of Atlanta called Scottie.... Maynard Ferguson and his ark return to Birdland, New York, on June 4.... Sid Frey, head of Audio Fidelity, left for England last week with national promotion chief John Ridley..,. The Dukes of Dixieland are nosy at the Blue Note in Chicago.... Two 'Everest recording crews are on location for the label. Qne is in Cuba, recording pop songs, the oilier is London, making classical waxings. Bob Rolorite,
Chicago Dan Sorkin, WCFL jock, plans a flight around the world in
July in a Piper Comanche. this wife, Bet E. Martin, Coral thrush, will wing to Paris via KLh4; then they 'll do it together as far as
Tokyo, and Dan will solo again over the waters to the States... John Doumanian, Columbia promo man, has cleaved to Jean Karabas.... On esoteric WFMT, folk -and -jazz authority Studs Terkel snagged a sponsor for his morning off -beat waxworks, People's Cas Company. So now he's being introduced around as the People's Gasser... , Comes word from Memphis that disk maltoff and radio tycoon Sam Phillips is scheduling a series of two -hour tutoring sessions in music programming for staffers on his all -girl station, WHER. He'll be tutoring 'em two at a time, ac- cording to plan. Well, now, that's better. .. Lenny Garmisa, Chi distrib, takes over Major Distributing Company, Milwaukee, getting Wisconsin distribution of Mercury, Vanguard, Hi -Fi and Grand Award, adding to his other lines there that include ABC- Paramount. . . . Al Freiburger, general manager of Concert -Disc, going into free -lance marketing -merchandising counseling for other diskeries under shingle of USACO, headquartering in Morton Crave, Ill... Puff Cannon, batoneer, and Joe Cacioppo, pub- licist, forming Cappo, Inc., for musical arrangements, talent man- agement, publicity and audition recording. Bernie Asbell.
Cincinnati -Nashville Dot Records and Paramount Pictures hosted the local
music gentry Tuesday night (26) at an after -theater party at Stein's Hideaway, suburban nitery, honoring Danny Kaye, who was in town for a special showing of his new flick, "Tite Five Pennies." Is Nathan and Stan Kamin, of Hit Records, Dot distrib, handled the arrangements.... Pianist Burt Farber, musical director for Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy, fronts a local combo at Coney Island's Moon- light Garden hen June 3.0. Farber, long the top 88 -er
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London Records announces
the acquisition of one of the nation's most sought after labels...
hereabouts, formerly served as musical leader with Arthur Godfrey and Helen TraubeL
Paul Carlson, of Fraternity Records, planed to New York Wednesday (27) with the labels new singer, John Gary, for the latters second appearance In eight days on the Jack Paar TV -er Friday night (29). Gary's new one on Fraternity Is "Let Them Talk. . Coney Island inaugurates its special Tuesday Nights for Teen -Agers June 23, with a package comprising Gary Stites, Freddie Cannon, Johnny and the Hurricanes, Frankie Ford, Barbara Evans, Carl Dobkin Jr., and the Mystics. Fabian comes in June 30; Frankie Avalon, July 14, and Tommy Sands, July 28. WLW's Bob Braun will emsee the weekly stanzas. Bookings are handled by Clyde Trask, of the local Ruth Best office.
Nat Tannen, of Tannen Music, completed a deal with Wesley Rose and Boudeleaux and Felice Bryant in Nash- ville recently for all the Bryant copyrights in the Tanners catalog. Acuff -Rose acquired about 100 Bryant copyrights from Tannen for a lot of cash in front. Tannen will retain
50 per cent interest in the Bryant copyrights for the next five years, with the deal becoming effective July 1. in- cluded are such songs as "Hey Joe," "flow's the World Treat- ing You," "Midnight," and others. Bill Sachs.
Hollywood Roland Fribourghouse, head of Capitol's artists & publishers
relations, will spend two weeks in New York starting June 1, in huddles with Gotham -based music publishers. He will base his operations at Capitol's New York headquarters. Purpose of his Eastern hop: to effect closer working relationship with New York pub firms.
Ivan Ditmars and Jerry Bowne have formed a new firm devoted to creation of ad jingles. Ditmars, currently an NBC music director, has held music exec posts at the three TV -radio networks. Bowne, also with network writing - directing credits, was associated with Horace Heidt's show- biz projects. Prior to forming their new firm, to be known as Messages In Music, both teamed on jingles for Gen- eral Mills, Westinghouse, Pontiac, Philip Morris, among others.
They're playing tracks out of the Sonny Moon Warner Bros. album, "Let's Dance over the P.A. system after the Dodgers games. Plugs have no connection with Dodger player Wally Moon.... Jimmy Darrin's new single for Colpix is being kicked off in San Francisco on Saturday as part of a "Jimmy Darrin Day" promotion.... Capitol is pinning high hopes on the new Tommy Sands single, "Sinner Man," with backing by the Nelson Riddle Orchestra.
Attorney Arthur Katz, associated with the Max Fink law firm, is opening his own office. He will remain at the Equitable Building in Hollywood. Katz handled a number of music biz cases while part of the Max Fink firm.
Slogan for the Warner Bros. Records June drive is "June Will Be But Great This Year" to be used in its ad and merchandising program.... Gene Simmons, formerly with Central Record Sales, joins Jack Lewarki s California distrib firm as pro- motion man.... There's considerable promotional coin behind the launching of Challenge's Yvonne Shubert album. Package was produced by Foote, Cone & Belding for "a client" with Chal- lenge putting it out under its own banner.... Dot is issuing its "Twist Twelve and Twenty" Pat Boone single as a tie -in with the balladist's hest selling book of the same name. Tune was corn - missioned by Randy Wood, Dot prexy, and written by Aaron Schroeder and Fredda Gold. Prentice -Hall, the Boone hook's publishers, will send copies of the volume to all deejays.
Don Ralke's orchestra backed Petula Clark on four tunes to be included in her Imperial album now being re- corded by Henri Rene. Accompaniment for remaining songs will be provided by the Billy May and Pete King orles.... Four Jokers were signed by Crystalette.
Del -Fi's Bob Keene is establishing a Ritchie Valens Memorial Fund to be supported by from sales of future Valens releases. Forthcoming platters recorded by the late vocalist will bear a
gold label and feature a four -color jacket with autographed por- trait of Valens. Fund will contribute to a young people center named in honor of Valens, who was killed in a plane crash last February. Lee Zhito.
Sam Phillips Continued from page 9
half, class advertisers eventually discovered the advantages of the high -tone, yet sexed -up sound. WHER now carries more financial advertising -banks, real estate and insurance firms -than any other station in town. Of 23 Memphis new car dealers, 21 have pitched on the station. In contrast, only one used car dealer has bought time.
A recent Hooper survey of listen - In in business houses revealed that WHER is heard in 59 per cent of dentist offices and 48 per cent of cotton brokerages, not to mention that it is piped into the operating room of Baptist Hospital.
The station's airiness is signified even in the pastel decor of its studios in the Holiday Inn Motel. Two studio doors are marked "Playroom A" and "Playroom B," behind an outer door marked "Rumpus Rooms." The record library door is labeled "Music Box "; newsroom, "Propaganda"; commercial manager, "Pitchman." The equipment room door is deco- rated by an image of a clothesline adorned with bras and panties. Manager Bill Decker's door pro- vides the only jarring note: "Boss Man."
But it's the sound, man, the sound. When continuity director Janie Joplin opens her early morn- ing show cooing, "I'm Janie Joplin -I play records -I'm a girl" -who needs music?
The name of the late Ritchie Valens is still a owerful one in the record business. Bob Keene of Del FI Recorda in New York en route to Miami this week, told us that at least 1300 fan letters on Valens still pour into his West Coast offices every week. "There are at least 50 active Ritchie Valens fan clubs too, Keene said.
To keep the name of Valens on the lips of his public, Keene has adopted a powerful merchandising idea -that of the limited edition memorial release -once used by RCA at the packaging level for Glenn Hiller material. Keene is
applying the euocept to singles of previously unreleased Valens sides. He's using a special four -color sleeve for the singles, employing blow ups of color transparencies taken for publicity purposes when Valens appeared In an Alan Freed picture. A special gold colored label is being used with the series. On the sleeve the name and address of the Valens national fan club prexy is also listed.
In samples of the initial release distributed to the jockeys in Miami last week, a special leaflet described a Ritchie Valens memorial fund which is to be applied to a young people's center in Pacioma, Calif., in the artist's memory. Part of the profits of the memorial records were to be set aside for this purpose.
Keene, who started the original Keene Records label on the West Coast and who had the first Sam Cooke hit, "You Send \Ie," is operating the Del Fi firm with much the same apporach as that used by Archie Bleyer at Cadence and Johnny Vincent of Ace-that is, limited releases by a limited number of artists. "It's the only way to work today," says Keene. "The market is glutted with stuff that can't sell. I think it pass to wait for the right song done with the right arrangement and interpretation. We only have a very few acts. We're parching very hard on the Addris' Brothers now. People like them because they have a great act. They've played the best clubs in the West, Including Los Vegas, and we're trying to build them that way.
On the subject of deejays and record hops, Keene has a sug- gestion. "Everybody's crying about the single record business. No sales they say. I think it s a mistake for the big companies to send out so many records to the disk jockeys to give away to every kid at a record hop. The practice destroys the idea of value in a record. And if you give enough records out, It's bound to affect your sale. There's nothing wrong with passing out a few at a hop. But why not make them door prizes or prizes for a dance contest? If you limit the number given out, then it becomes a bigger deal for somebody to get a free copy.
SWING /N' ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
SWING /N' ON THE CASH BOX TOP 100
SWING /N' ON THE MUSIC VENDER TOP 50 SWINGIN' ON ALL REGIONAL POP CHARTS
"SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND
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24 17 CANADIAN SUNSET, Eddie Heywood, RCA Victor LSP 1529 2
- TR CONTINENTAL ENCORES, Mantovani. London PS 147
16 1B ß080Eß5: YIRO1tr AT SEA, vol. 2,
RCA Victor Symphony Orch. (Bennett) RCA Victor ISC 2226.. 2
19 ® GEMS FOREVER, Manlovanl, London PS 106 2
20 21 STRAUSS WALTZES, Mantovant, London PS 118
23 22 PREI, Pere: Prado. RCA Victor LSP 1556
26 23 PORGY AND BESS, Percy Faith, Columbia CS 8105 2
6 24 FLOWER DRUM SONG, Original Cast, Columbia OS 2009 2
14 25 TABOO IN HIFI, Arthur Lymon, HiFI Record R 806 2
17 ® THE MUSIC MAN, Original Cast, Capitol SWAO 990 2
27 (5) SWIM* PRETTY, Keely Smith, Capitol ST 1145 2
28 28 HOLLYWOOD (HA (HA, Edmundo Ros, London PS 152 2
29 t9 WHEN TOO COME TO THE END OF THE DAY,
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-® LET'S DANCE, David Carroll, Mercury SR 6001
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Best Selling EP's
on the Racks This chart has been tabulated from the sales made by the nations leading rack service merchandise and Jobbers. Over a four -week cycle. It coven the main types or packaged records sold from racks. These Include: Best -Selling LP's (33 or more suggested retail price); Beu -Selling Low -Priced LP's (02.99 or ter suggested retail price); BestSethng EP's, and Best-Selling Kiddie Records.
1. Peter Gunn Henry Mancini RCA Victor EPA 4333
2. Ricky Singe Again Ricky
3. Fabulous Johnny Cash Columbia EPB 12131
Imperial EP 151
4, Hank Williams M -G -M EPX 1637
S. The Buddy Holly Story Coral EC 610e1
6. The Everly Brothers' Best Cadence CEP I11
7. Side lay Sicle Pat and Shirley Boone Dot IMP 1076
8. Hymns Tennessee Ernie Ford Capitol EAP 2 -75e
Jamie SEP 100
Liberty LEP I -3014
9. Yep Duane Eddy
10. Exotica, Vol. 1 Martin Denny
Best Selling Pop EP's The Information given in this chan Is based on actual
sales to customers In a scientific sample of the nation's re- tail outlets during the week ending on the data shown above. Sample design, sample size, and all methods used ln "this continuing study of retail record ides are under the direct and continuing supervision and control of the School of Retailing of New York University.
1. Peter Gunn Henry Mancini RCA Victor EPA 4333
2. Kin Creole, Vol. 1 Elril reslcy R
3. Ricky Singe Again Ricky Nelson
4. Nearer the Cross Tennessee Ernie Ford Capitol EAP 1.1001
5. Spirituals Tennessee Emi,
CA Victor EPA 4311
Imperial EP 151
Capitol EAP 131*
6. Sing Along With Stitch Mitch Miller Columbia BPB 11601
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That's a statistically supported fact based on actual personal inter- views conducted by Daniel Starch & Staff (consultants in business research) early this year:
44% of HIGH FIDELITY'S readers "buy-more LP's now than before they became a HIGH FIDELITY reader!"
That, no doubt, helps account for the fact that the typical HIGH FIDELITY reader actually buys 66 times more LP's than the aver- age American adult.
It is also an important part of the reason why all of the aggres- sive, promotion -minded labels on these pages advertise in HIGH FIDELITY, and why .. .
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SPOTLIGHT WINNERS NLoe OF THE WEEK
Strongest salsa potential of all album, rce..e.d eles week.
Pop
GYPSY -Original Cast -Columbia OL 5420 This melodious, original cast recording of the smash Broad- way musical is a triumph for Ethel Merman, and that should mean solid sales for every dealer. The album, which is available less than 10 days after the show opened in N. Y. is tuneful, and well recorded with fine performances from every member of the cast, but the indomitable Mer- man is the star with a capitol "S ". A smash album that should do smash business.
ÇREAT WALTZES Andre Kostelanetz Orb- Columbia CL 1321. Kostelan- etz provides gay, swirling instrumental treatments of nos - talgic waltz themes by Strauss, Coward, Lehar, Berlin, and others. Lushly orchestrated selections include "Al- ways, "Waltz Dream" and "I'll See You Again." Solid sales appeal and potent mood music for jocks.
THE HAPPY ORGAN Dave (Baby) Cortez. (1 -EP) RCA Victor EPA 4342. Cortez has one of the hottest singles in the country on the Clock Label, and this EP- featuring bis hit single "The Happy Organ" and other catchy organ solos- should en- joy similar sales success on the racks. Victor has made deal with Clock to release Cortez EP's and LP's. Other selections include "Love Me As I Love You," "Dave's Special," and "You're the Girl."
ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Duane Eddy & The Rebels. Jamie JLP 70 -3008. This should be a potent seller. Eddy displays his sock guitar technnque on a group of standards and originals. Sides include an exciting version of "Peter Gunn," 'Lover, and "Tuxedo Junction. Excellent jockey wax.
WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN I'M DREAMING Enoch Light & the Light Brigade. Grand Award G.A. 33 -400. Light has a package that should move strongly. Lush, wild rock arrangements of a group of lovely stand- ards provide jocks with an excellent programming item. Accent is on strings and soaring reeds with wordless chorus. Sound is excellent, and an attractive cover )mint- ing is an additional lure. The selections include With My Eyes \Vide Open I'm Dreaming," and "I Cried for Yost' which are available as a single coupling and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" A tasteful set with strong chances.
CHET ATKINS IN HOLLYWOOD RCA VICTOR SLP 1993 & LPM 1993. (Stereo - Mon- aural) The fine guitarist gives another outstanding display of his talent. Performances are flawless and have the backing of Dennis Eamon and ork. Material, which was cut in Hollywood, includes "Armen's Theme," "Theme From 'Picnic'," "Limelight," "Creensleeves," "Santa Lucia" -which gives an idea of the broad range.
Pop Low Price
CONNEE BOSWELL SINGS THE RODGERS & HART SONG FOLIO
Design DLP 101. Tasteful tlsrushing by the legendary thrush ois a group of great R. & H. standards makes this package a solid sales item for the low- priced market. Selections include"My Romance," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Bewitched," etc. Gal's current appearance in new TV series "Pete Kelly's Blues" should also help sales.
Classical
RACHMANINOFF: PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 Van Cliburn, Piano with The Symphony of the Air (Kondrashin). -RCA Victor LM 2355. The concert was re- corded during Cliburu s first appearance at Carnegie Hall last May. The popular concerto is performed dy- namically and stylishly by the artist with Kiril Kondrashin conducting the Symphony of the Air vigorously and in complete rapport with the pianist. One appreciates the long ovation by the audience who attended the concert. This is certain to follow the sales path of the Tchaikovsky "Piano Concerto No. 1."
CHOPIN SCHERZOS Leonard Pennario, Piano- Capitol SP 8486. (Stereo & Monaural) Pennario delivers the complete volume of Cho- pin Scherzos in forceful and striking style. Chopin dev- otees will find his approach much to their liking. The fanciful selections call for dexterity and boldness, and Pen- nario technique is sensitive and right. The works with varying intense and light romantic passages allow the art- ist a full range of expressions. Sound is excellent, tho stereo adds little to Ilse appreciation of the set.
THEORCHESTRA Leopold Stokowilci-- Capitol SSAL 8383 (Stereo & Mon- aural) Sensational is the word .for the quality of stereo aottnd offered on this disk. Master' of recording tech- niques, Stokowski showcases the brass, strings, woodwind and percussion séctions separately, with appropriate music, their puts- them together in varying combinations and finally rinleashes the full orchestra in two excerpts from Motissourgskjr s "Pictures at an Exhibition." The interpre. tations aré!'of course, peculiarly Stokowski, but as a demonstration of the make-up of an orchestra, the disk is without peer. A colorful 24 -page illustrated booklet ex- pounds further for the interested listener. Wonderful gift item.
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FOR THE KINGDOM Webb Pierce -Decca DL 8889. This is Piercés first al- bum of sacred songs, and it is a v ' strong one. Like most of the great coon ' singers 'fierce is very close to the sacred field, and his p. for amide Isere rings with sin verity. Anita Kerr Singers a Owen Bradley ork provide background. Material i ues "He's Cot the Whole World in His Hands," " 'Isis rMg Hope,' etc.
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AFTER DARK Kitty Wells -Decca D 888. Another great collection of ballads having to do wi t e seamy and sinful sides of life, sung as only Kitty ells can sing them. All her typical haunting nasal u ' comes thru on these tales of tragedy and heartbrea mple titles would be "He's Married to Me," "M er Dar "I Heard the Juke Box Playing," etc. Fans should dig this one.
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JACQUELINE FRANCOIS AT THE PLAZA Columbia WS 302. (Stereo & Monaural) On- location waxing contributes a sense of being on Ilse scene without compromising the quality of the program. Mitch of the program is familiar fare and will appeal to more than just audiences for French tunes. "Tenderly," "Lullaby of Birdland," "September Song," etc. are included. Delivery is velvety smooth and will not disappoint her fans.
SPECIAL MERIT ,i) SPOTLIGHTS
fie following albums hove been picked for out- standing merit in their various categories, because in the opinion of The Billboard Music Staff, they deserve exposure.
JAZZ SPECIAL MERIT SPOTLIGHT ALBUM
AT HIS VERY BEST Duke Ellington Orb. -RCA Victor LPM 1715. This is, in the time meaning of the overworked phrase, pure gold. Package includes the original "Black, Brosse and Beige" over sticker points this out) and many other great jazz performances, such as "Concert for Cootie," "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me," "Ko -Ko," "Royal Carden Blues" and others. Most were cut in the early 1940's. Oise, "Creole Love Call" dates back to 1927. In addition to Ellington's piano, there are Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams, Barney Bigard, Tricky Sam" Nanton, Sonny Greer, Ben Webster and other fine
artists. Excellent notes by Nat Hentoff. A must for discerning col- lectors.
CLASSICAL SPECIAL MERIT SPOTLIGHT ALBUM
BEN WEBER: FANTASIA; CONCERTINO FOR FLUTE, OBOE, CLARINET & STRING QUARTET; SERENADE FOR STRINGS
William Masselos, Piano; Soloists & The Balimir String Quartet. Epic BC 1022. (Stereo & Monaural) The 12 -tone works are pre- sented with spirit by the various soloists and the Balimir String Quartet. All of the selections are interesting and challenging to the listener. The "Concertino for Flute" is an espeically absorbing work with fluid contrapuntal lines and virorous expressive passages. The LP is one of the Twentieth- Century Composers Series des-eloped by the label and the Fromme Music Foundation. The set is stricly for moderns, and while sales will most likely be limited, the' set is worthy of consideration.
* * * * VERY STRONG
SALES POTENTIAL
POPULAR * ** *** EVENING PEAOOCP ALLEY
Endo Warms Trio. remit DBR -1033. (Stereo a Moeanral mall co bo render. Ina of familiar standards. Arrangements are
musicianly, unobtrusive, and perfect for mood listening or dancins. Steno adds a
nice spread of sound without extreme sep- aration and sound, generally, S fiat rate.
POPULAR ** ** 33 MINUTES AND 20 SECONDS WITH CONNIE CONWAY
3amie Ste 70.3005. An enchanting cover photo of a kitten gives this package solid display value. Conway sings with taste and pleasant phrasing on a group of standards. RCA side is "Shen Funny That SVay."
** THEY LAUGHED WHEN 1 SAT DOWN
Billy Rowland, Plano. RCA Victor LPSI 1572 & LSP 1872. (Stereo & Mooaumll Rowland who has played piano with Mitch- ell Ayres band on Perry Canso's TV show fora number of years, went out and gim- micked up the hammer heads on the piano by sticking a flock of Ihanb tacks Into them. Thus we get a sort of metallic quality akin to the harpsichord plus a band of good Jan oriented men to assist in the backings. Whether the tacking job was really worth the effort Is a question but the sound may attract some buyers.
** CUBAN FIREWORKS Lits Baron, Bobby Ramos & George Her.
muscles Ork. Dot DLP 3179, Aptly titled LP features the George Hernandez crew playing an exciting group of Cuban tunes ranging from "Love for Lore.' to "Quint. bombo " There are cha Chas, boleros, mam- bos and guaracheas. Singers Lita Baron end Bobby Ramos warble pleasantly. Good wax for the Latin terp set.
CLASSICAL **,k* * * ** BRAHMS) VIOLIN CONCERTO
Yehndl Menaale, Violin with The Berlin Philharmonic Onb. Warps). Capitol SO 7573. (Stereo & Monaural) A sensitive, meaningful performance of the Brahms Vio- lin Concerto by Yehudi Menuhin, with the Berlin Philharmonie Orchestra. And she per- formance is enhanced by the excellent stereo recording. There are as yet only two other versions of the D Major concerto available, and this version la 'int'rate one that will be bard to surpass.
**** FOUR ITALIAN SONATAS Nathan Milstein, Violin. Capitol SP 5451
(Stereo. & Monaural) The violinist employs his usual beauty of IKhrique and partly of taste in readings of Tartinï a "Devil's Trig." Corellïs "La Follia," and works by Go- meniani and Vivaldi Lovers of the`baraque however, may perfer a thicker, more sen- suous tone for this type of music. Poor balance of sound leaves piano much roc loud. Striking cover and Milstein name will draw.
* * ** VILLA LOBOS: QUARTET NO. 6; KODALY: QUARTET NO, 2
TTe HOblyeeea String Quartet. Capitol SP 8472. (Stereo & Monaural) Both these works are vinually unrecorded. For this reason atone newly disked matuial of the increasingly popular Brazilian composer. Villa Lobos, can be a welcome addition to the market. Both these fascinating 'tidies in poiytonality and unusual harmonic struc- tures. In addition, get splendid readings by the Hollywood group. Stereo gives the pro- gram a splendid feeling of concert hall depth. Solid cover here loo.
CLASSICAL *** * ** TCH.AIKOVSKY) THE NUT- CRACKER BALLET
The Philharmonic Orel. (Kurtz). Capitol SG 7149. (Stereo & Monaural) The stereo, version of a performance that has bau available on monaural for a considerable spell. Stereo In this ease is of the low pressure variety with no slanting effects jumping out of the speakers. Appealing enough, however. to share the market with at least four other renions ln stereo, cur- rently available.
*** THE. ROMANTIC GUITAR Rey De La Torve, Guitar. Epic LC 3564.
The accomplished De La Torre, offers his third album on the label, a concert of ro- mantic songs of a strictly Spanish deriva- tion. Composers represented among the se- lections include Granados, Albeniz, Tames ,
Rodrigo. Falla and Grau. In a. field where ter, artists other than Segovia hava attained top status sa solo artists, De IA Torre makes a solid contribution.
* ** MUSIC OF THE SPANISH MASTERS
The Royal Mbar ante Orch. Otodsle- skn. Capitol SG 7176. (Stereo & Men - aural) This collation of music by Spanish composers contains selections by De Fable, Granados. Albenir and others. Selections in- clude the well -known dances froid "The Three -Cornered Nat." and the "Ritual Fire Dance " by De Falla plus dances from "Iberia" by Gransdas. They are well perfrlrmed by the Royal Philharmonic Or- chestra and the stereo sound is exciting. Should interest many.
* ** PROKOFIEV: SYMPHONIC SUITE OF WALTZES, Gl' V FANTASY
The Kansas Chi Philharmonic Orch. ¡Schweizer). Urania USD 1030. (Stereo & Monaural this disk introduces a new or- chestra, conductor and musical work to the catalog. What the renditions lack in sub- tlety and slickness they make up via a genuine flair and personality. The Suite consists of waltzes excerpted mainly from Prokofiev's ballets, as well as the brilliantly vivid Gypsy Fantasy from ':e Stone Flower ballet. The music Is always colorful, oc- casionally memorable, and receives a per- formance alive with the necessary fire and bite.
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CLASSICAL ** ** HANDEL ARIAS SUNG BY RICHARD I.EWIS
Capitol SG 7170. (Stereo Monaural) She tenor's clarity of diction, ability to protect his voit without harshness and fine .toss M sty4 moka him a first -ràte oratorio talent. Lewis 4 heard In arias from "Judas Maccabeus," "Acis and Galatea;' aid frequently performed works. Sir Mal- colm Sargent and the London Symphony back him nobly. It's quality Job in the but Foolish tradition.
** KORNGOLD: SUITE, "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING "t AUSTRIAN CLASS ICAL MARCHES
The Bost. Chamber Artists - The Bos- ton Colleen Band (Simon). Boston B 411 Th. Boston Concert Band presents marches by Beethoven, Schubert. Krenek, Berg od J.
Straus under the capable leadership of Erie Simon. The settings are disciplined and controlled. The LP brings to wax one of the few opportunities to appreciate the con- cert band. The Boston Chamber Artists play Kortsgold's mite, a light frivol.% modern romantic work with equal appeal. The market for the set may be small, but with exposure the worthy offering should attract some sales.
JAll * * ** * * ** TOP AND BOTTOM BRASS
Clark Terry Quintet. Riverside RLP 12-295. (Stereo & blousatal) Here's a fine album that should win Clark Terry a lot of new admirers. It features Terry on both trumpet and nuegelhorn, playing the for- mer in a Miles Davis -ish sort of way that is mighty litenable. With Terry are Don Butterfield on tuba and a rhythm sec- tion made up of J. Jones. S. Jones, and A. Taylor. Selections Include both originals and oldies, with "127" and "The Swinging Chemise" two outstanding tracks. Hard bop that has en Intriguing quality.
JAll * * * * ** 771E HI -FI LAND OF JAZZ
Various Artists. Sues CELP 428. Set spots groups of various sizes on an array of tulles that include hard driving swingers and inventive approaches on a few stand- ards. Personnel includes T. Scott, clari- net; B. Evan', and T. Pollard, piano; and O. Quill, on alto. Arrangements are by Dick Garcia, who Is also heard on guitar. Hard bop tans will go for this especially, rho the act can have wide appeal. Tunes Include "I( I'm Lucky." "It Could Happen to You.' and a racy version of "Have You Met Miss Jones ?" es the fine opening track.
POLKA * ** * ** NEW POLKAS
Joe Reset.. & Bernie Witkowski Orks. Stella S-LP 915. Joe Resetar and the Bernie Witkowski orks come Ihro with bright ver- Mons of authentic polkas. played with spirit and sparkle. Tunes include polkas and oberek, neatly handled. AB of the tunes ere originals, and they should please the polka set.
* * ** SONGS OF ENCHANTMENT Salt Terri. Capitol SP 8482. (Stereo &
Monaural) Here's a delightful albdm of charming folk themes, featuring warm, ap- pealing thrashing by Salli Terri and excel- lent guitar solo work by Laurieco Al- meida. The me000- soprano 4 spotlighted on Brahms' "Lullaby," "Scarlet Ribbons," "All Th. the Night," "Songs My Mother Taught hie," add other varied item,.
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RELIGIOUS * * ** * * ** THE LORD'S MY SHEPHERD
BW Pearce with the Concert Ork. of Los - 40. (Mlekelsoa). Word W 3063 LP. Bus- baritone Pierce registers wei on group of favorite hymns, rendered over moving support by the Concert Orchenre of Loo - don. The settings of the hyaena are grace- ful and lovely. Selection Include "The Lord's Prayer," "When There's a Rainbow," and a fine reading of "Lord, I Want to Is a Christian." Ip this market, should prove a strong item,
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RELIGIOUS * ** * *'.'TAKE GOD ALONG
Camp- of-tbs -Woods Band (Stanley) with Edward Lyman, Terror, Word W 3064 LP, There's a freshness to its performances of this group, which derives from an togani- ultoe of folk who congregate at Camp. of-the-Woods In We Adirondack. to seek spiritual end physkal relaxation. Material includes "Zion March,' "All Day Long," "Abide With Me," etc.
INTERNATIONAL * ** *** MARACATU
The Elisabeth Waldo Group. Barbary Coast BC 33022, A collection of mystical, exotic and primitive music of tha Latin Atoorkaa Indians of various national cul- tures. Material here 4 derived from the Andes, from Columbia, Panama, Chile, Yu- catan and other territories tar south of the border. The basic complement includes violins, woodwinds, goiter and bass aug- mented by a number of authentic and weird percussion Instruments. For folk and international minded buyers.
* ** VOICE OF ISRAEL Male Maley'. Riverside RCP Male 11436.
Miss Halevy is young Israeli artist of warmth and spirit. Her' program here con- sists of folkish songs of Israel, whkh re fleet outside influences ranging from Arabic to European. Accompaniment Is composed of Bute, accordion, guitar and mirk, drums. An interesting piece for collectors.
INTERNATIONAL ** ** MUSICA FLAMENCA VOL. 2
Pepe De Almeria & His Ensemble. Epic LC 3566. mis 4 the second volume of Flamenca music by the Pepe De Almeria and his ensemble. De Almeria playa gui- tar: Rafael Romero and Jose Vargas sing; and La Mai, De Castilla dances with cas- tanets. It's exciting and rhythmic. There are flamenca, from all the counties of Spain, some loud and wild, others cotter and sweeter. Flamenco fans may be Io- tetesled.
LOW -PRICE POPULAR ** ** FLAMENCO FESTIVAL IN HI-FI
Mal de Alicante & His Troupe. Design DLP S8. Disk nicely captures Flamenco excitement sod the sound is crisp. Materiel Is special sod the market isn't the broadest. But this disk u low -poked end permirs the customer to sample a new musical expe- rience without putting dent In the family budget.
LOW-PRICE BAND * * ** * * ** MARCH ON
The Blue Blasers Band Clones). Rondo - left. SA 71. (Stereo 1305) Stirring marches well -recorded in stereo should help -make this album a good seller at the low $2.49 price. The tunes include Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever,' and "1ìl Capitan," as well as marches by other composers, Including "King Cotton," and "Hands Across tete Sea." An exciting album of marcha with good performaoces by the band.
NOVELTY * * ** * * ** HONKY TONK FOR OUTLAWS
Deadeye & the Desperados. Barbary Coast BC 33024. mis is a wacky disk from start to finish. It includes severat paraodio of folk and western songs, and outlandish Instrumental treatments of west- ern music lore. The selections are gim- micked with wund of horse neighs, whin- nies and trou. Barroom plano is the dom - lnant instrument. Sound is excellent. Tunes Include "lt Happened on the Strati of Laredo," "Tite Saga of Jesse lames" and "The Story of Frankie and Albert."
SPOKEN WORD ** ** SENATOR ALBUM W. BARKLEY'S
FINAL SPEECH Maker 5277 Barkley's last speech was made at the
Mock Democratic Convection held at Wash- ington and Lee University on April 30, 1956. The 78-year-old veep was in his owl] witty form, hitting out at the Republicans Is every other sentence. A highly specialized item with a great deal of charm.
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Discussion on Releases Continued from page 3
that good product would material - 1y help the situation, giving as an illustration the good sales of John- ny Horton 's 'Battle of New Or- leans."
Slayer added that creative tal- ent cannot be put on a mass pro- duction basis. Recognition of this fact, he added, will solve much if the fact is recognized before the public loses the habits of buying records and listening to radio.
Bob Clayton, WHDII, Boston, stated that compete:.t deejays can- not be bought; that manufacturers and distributors should resolve to clean up the industry by not pay- ing anybody. He posed the ques- tion of bow the manufacturer could obtain the loyalty of the jockey, and in answer urged that manufacturers, in their artists' con- tracts, make it obligatory that art- ists make themselves available to get out and visit deejays.
Randy Wood, Dot president stated that an aid in solving the problem would be the practice of more creativity, selectivity, proper promotion and public relations. He stated Dot would exercise this type of creative selectivity. Dee - jays, too, must be increasingly selective. He concluded that if both manufacturers and jockeys discharge their creative responsibil- ity, the industry would be a better one.
Mike Maitland, sales-merchandis- ing vice- president of Capitol, stated the shotgun theory was on the way out. He said: 'The answer, then, is selectiveness. If the company doesn't have something good, they shouldn't release anything. lie added: "We welcome the guy with ideas...." Maitland urged that deejays give a fair audition to each record, because of the ceaseless flow of new ideas and talent.
Buddy Deane, WJZ- 'l'\', Balti- more, stated that altho there were a great many releases, deejays were doing a real job in exposing the new merchandise. "How many times have we %t records stack is
on our desk unopened?' he asked. He added that the deejay with the highest rating usually sells the most records. "When you mer- chandise, glamorize and excite people about records, you can usually also stimulate them to buy your sponsors product... " He added that "the only thing a disk jockey has to sell is first, his rec- ords, and secondly, himself. When
for young talent. "So keep the new releases coming, as disk jockeys, let's try to be a little snore entertaining and a little more enterprising. Of course, you can't program them all, so program the best."
Bobby Bears, KOBY, San Fran- cisco, spoke of the interdependence of the radio and record industries, and cited samples of the problems in this partnership. I-le urged that two organizations, one representing radio and the other records, bold
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uelp each other. "Since we're in the same boat, we might just as well learn to be better neighbors and better friends."
The panel was moderated by Ira Cook, KMPC, Hollywood.
What Next? Continued from page .3
tenon of albums, Cavanaugh added that he had no quarrel with rock and roll and that he had not lost his love for the blues. "But let's face it, the public is getting back to wanting a little something else along with the blues. I think it wise to ive it to them."
Jack Karev, WCFL, Chicago, said: `Let's be selective, for the ultimate good of the recorded music field. He added that the concept of balanced programming is still worth the preparation it takes. He urged that the deejay be as original as he liked, but to discard hap- hazard programming.
Hal Fein, Roosevelt Music chief, stated the big beat would continue in various forms and that singles must dispense good dance music. Publishers, he said, will be forced to publish material which can be interpreted with a good dance beat. He foresaw more quality ballads with a rhythmic interpretation, and he felt there is much undeveloped writing talent which should.be un- covered. He added that modem rock and roll versions of standards have enhanced the value of those standards. He prognosticated that if publishers and writers expand their thinking and degree of ac- tivity, a great era of prosperity will come upon the publishing industry.
Others on the panel, whose re- marks were unavailable at press time, included Joe Carlton, Carlton Records chief; Alan Freed, WABC, New York; Charlie Boone, KXCO,
he does these, the other pieces fall Fargo, N. D.; Howie Leonard, into place." He contended the WLOB, Portland, Me., and Al growth of small indies was a boom Rockwell, KRNT, Des Moines.
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Culligan, "Tangs like a spectre over to all."
Culligan embellished his speech with an amusing taped satire by Bob and Ray, depicting a mythical razzle -dazzle in d i e operation, WSKY, complete with echo cham- ber sirens and gun shots. In line with this, Culligan blasted "one practitioner of formula radio who believes that the public will even- tually believe anything if it is
shouted often enough and long enough."
Culligan said he believed in "formula radio" in its literal sense, but stated: "I am unalterably opposed to any formula which emerges from a cynicism of its creator about the intelligence of the public, the disk jockey and some advertisers."
Culligan also complained that the debate issue was not "clear cut in definition," since many so- called indies are now in themselves a small network with central news and programming services." The exec mentioned Westinghouse in this connection, and noted that Stori s Oklahoma City outlet, KOMA, Is nosy a network affiliate.
McLendon maintained that there
is "no economic room for more than two national networks," and he also held "that the average market will support at best three music and news stations at a
profit. Those who think all music and news stations are doing well," said the broadcaster, "are deluding themselves. For that reason, we are now experimenting at our new KARL in San Francisco with a
good music station." McLendon added: "Radio's ma-
jor need today is for experimen- tation in new program techniques."
McLendon questioned the valid- ity of "the so-called believability approach" utilized by NBC re- cently, wherein the institute for motivational research made a study which purported to show that even tho more people listened to McLendon's Station KILT in that city, they believed more in what they heard on the NBC outlet.
"First," he commented, "I learned that almost everybody in Houston listened to KILT, but nobody believed a damned thing we said. Nosy that's a strange thing, wouldn't you say, the peo- ple of Houston silting around all day listening to a bunch of liars.
Parker Named Assistant to Julie Stearns
NEW YORK - Freddie Parker has joined publisher Julie Stearns as assistant. His duties will be the acquisition of songs, masters, and he will also operate on the promo- tional level.
Stearns, who recently left his post as general professional man- ager to net up his own publishing firm, has now established a wholly- owned British wing. This is Julian Stearns, Lts., in London. Pacts with various foreign representatives cov- ering European areas will be an- nounced shortly.
Stearns is also in talent man- agement, his new artist, Susan Bar- rett, having just recently cut an album for Capitol.
Jockey Training Continued fron page 3
training program for jocks, which be suggested might be patterned after RCA Victor s successful page boy- to-tycoon training operation, Ford noted: "Certainly the NAB and NTA might benefit by sup- porting such a yearly seminar in a centrally located city."
Marty Hogan told the group that deejays must look at management problems if they wish to advance to management status. "jocks should be more interested in tales than fan mail," said the exec, add- ing 'the business needs peddlers rather than personalities."
Camperson urged jocks with as- perations toward management posts to "keep abreast of the day - to-day operation of your station, acquaint yourselves with the sta- tion's rate card, etc.. instead of slipping several envelopes of newly arrived records, latest copies of the trades and magazines." He advised: "It would be well to see how the other half of the organization lives"
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HOftOR ROLL of f1115 THE NATION'S TOP TUNES
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1. The Battle of New Orleans 3 4 By Jimmie Driftwood -Published by Warden (SMI) BEST SELLING RECORD: Johnny Horton, Col 41339.
RF,CORDS AVAILABLE: Jimmie ie Driftwood, Vie 7534; Vaughn Monroe, Vie 7495; Pete Seeger & Frank Hai:Mho., Folkways 201; Buddy Staroher, Starchy 439.
2. Kansas City 1 s By Leber -Stotler- PobSsh d by Fire (SMI) BEST SELLING RECORD: Wilbert Harrison, Fury 102$ (Pa., EMI) RECORDS AVADABLBI Rocky Olson, Chou 1723 (Etta, BUT); Roekls Ronald and the Rebels, End 1043 (Fla, NMI); Hank Belurd and tie Midnigbtue, EiWugg $195 (Arm* Meal., BMI); Little Rkbard, Specialty 664 (Armo Mule, NMI); little Wall, LRUef(eld, Federal 12351 (Armo, BMI).
3. Dream Lover By Bobby Dann -- Published by Progressive- Fern -Trinity (SMI) BEST SELLING RECORD: Bobby Dana, Atoo 6140. RECORD AVAILABLE: Robert Faroos, London 1241.
4. Quiet Village By Lee Baxter -Published by Buter -Wright (EMI) BEST SELLING RECORD: Manie Denny. Liberty 55162. RECORD AVAILABLE[ George Wright, HI F( 302.
5. Personality By Logan á Price- Published by Lloyd -Logan (BM() BEST SELLING RECORD: Loyd Price, ABC -Paramount.
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6. Happy Organ By Wood Clowney- Krlegamann- Published by Lowell (6)11) B EST SELLING RECORD: Dave (Baby) Cortez, Clock 1009.
7. A Teenager in Love By Doe Pomua A Mon Shuman -Published by Rumbalero (BMI) REST SELLING RECORD: Dion á the Belmonta, Laurin 3627.
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8. Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) 7 6 By Irving Taylor -Published by Witmark (ASCAP)
B EST SELLING RECORD: Edward Byrnes with Connie Stevens, Warner Broa. 3047.
9. Sorry, I Ran All the Way Home 8 8 By Zwire- Glosas)= Published by Figure (8111) B EST SELLING RECORD: Impalas, Cu* 90.2.
10. Only You By But Ram á Ande Rand -Published by Wildwood (BM() BEST SELLING RECORD: Frank Pourcel, C:p 4165.
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16. Turn Me Loose 16 8 By D. Pomus -M. Shuman- Published by Avalon (SMI) BEST SELLING RECORD: Fabian, Chancellor 1033
11. So Fine 15 4 By J. Gribble- Pubaabed by Maureen (SMI)
SST SELLING RECORD: Plastas, Old Town 1062.
RECORD AVAILABLE* A9uatones, Fargo 1002.
12. Goodbye, Jimmy, Goodbye 19 4 By Vaughn -Published by KnoUwood (ASCAP)
BEST SELLING RECORD: Kathy Linden, Felsted 3571.
13. Guitar Boogie Shuffle 10 10 By A. Smith- Published by Shapiro- Bernstein (ASCAP)
BEST SELLING RECORD: Virtue. HuM 324.
14. Pink Shoe Laces 11 12 By Mickle Brant -Published by Pioneer (SMI) BEST SELLING RECORD: Dodie Stevens, Clystalette 724.
15. Endlessly 18 4 By Otis- Published by Meridian (SMI) BEST SELLING RECORD: Brook Benton, Mer 71443.
RECORD AVAILABLE: Johnnie Ray, Col 41662.
21. Come Softly to Me By Tinsel, Crlstopber, E)))s- Published by Cornerstone (HMI) RECORDS AVAILABLE: Fleetwoods, Dolphin 1; Ronnie Height, Dore 314.
22. I'm Ready By Lewis- Bradford -Domino- Pub)ished by PostVanderbuilt (BM) RECORD AVAILABLE, Fats Domino, Impanel 5383.
23. That's Why By Berry Gordy Jr.-Tyran Carlo -Published by Pearl (BMI) RECORD AVAILABLE: Jackie Wilson, Brunswick 55121.
24. Frankie By Sedaka- Greentind- Published by Aldon (B\1()
RECORD AVAILABLE, Connie Francis, M -G -M 12793.
24. Lipstick on Your Collar By Lewis- Goebriog- Published by Joy (ASCAP)
RECORD AVAILABLE* Connie Francis, M -G -M 12793.
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17. Tallahassee Lassie - 1 By Slay-Crewe- Pisanello- Published by Conley (BM() B EST SELLING RECORD: Freddy Cannon, Swan WJt.
18. A Fool Such as I By Bill (rader- Pubh4hed by Leeds (ASCAP)
B ES1 SELLING RECORD: Elea Pre:ey, Vio 7506.
RECORDS AVAILABLE -Hank Snow. Vk 0562; Bill Haley á His Cornu, Dee 30673.
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19. Enchanted By Buck Ram -Published by Choice (ASCAP) B EST SELLING RECORD: Platters, Mer 71427.
RECORD AVAILABLE: Lenny Troy, Wanderlust 1107.
20. Take a Message to Mary By F. Bryant á B. Bryant -Published by Acuff -Rose (BM()
13 12 26. I Need Your Love Tonight By 31d Wayne -BU Relchber- Published by Gladys (ASCAP) RECORD AVAILABLE: Elvis Presley, Vle 7506.
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27. Tell Him No By I. Pnebett- Pubitshsd by Burnt -Oak -Lowell (SMI)
RECORDS AVAILABLE[ Dean & Marc, Bullseye 1025; Jackson Brothers, Ateo 6139; Margie Rayburn, Liberty 55183; Travis á Bob, Sandy 1017.
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28. For a Penny 28 7 By Charles Singleton -Published by Roosevelt (BM() RECORD AVAILABLE: Pat Boone, Dot 15914.
29. Three Stars 22 8 By Tommy Da -Publ shad by Americas (BUD
RECORDS AVAILABLE; Tommy Dee, Crest 105; Ruby Wright, King 5192,
30. Lonely for You By Gary Stites- Published by Oavld -long (EMI) RECORD AVAILABLE: Gary Stites, Carlton 508.
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3. l'M GONNA CHAIN HIM Cathy Carr. Roulette
4. MAMA "S PLACE Bleçp ,, Mereap
5. GETTING NEARER Jobe Lester, cast 6. MY FIRST LOVE The Pour can. Epic
7. CAR TROUBLE The Eligibles, Capitol
8. PM CONFESSIN' Terry Delta, Lard 9. IT WAS I up a skip. Brent
10. WHAT 6000 IS GRADUATION! The Graduates, Conk
II. SOUVENIRS... . ................ Basbara Elam. RCA View
12. WHEN YOU COME ALONG n. P1» soup. Pine
13. ONLY SIXTEEN Sam Cooke, Rees
14. CRYING MY HEART OUT FOR YOU ...Nee seaale, RCA Vktor
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POP
'LONELY BOY Paul Anka (Spanka, BMI), ABC- Paramount 1022
RING -A- LING -A -LARIO ....Jimmie Rodgers (Planetary, ASCAP), Roulette 4158
I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU The Flamingos
(Remick, ASCAP), End 1048
'WATERLOO Stonewall Jackson (Cedarwood, BMI), Columbia 41393
Strongest sales potential of all records reviewed this week.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE JESSE BELVIN (Korwin, ASCAP) HERE'S A HEART (Fairway, BMI) ( Korwin, ASCAP) HERE'S A HEART (Fairway, BMI)
It Could Have Been Worse" is a slow, bluesy ballad that Belvin gives a solid go over jazz -type backing. "Here's a Heart" is a relaxed rockaballad, and it's handed an equally strong reading. RCA Victor 7543
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD JOHN FRED (Red Stick, BMI) MIRROR, MIRROR (ON THE WALL) (Red Stick, B
Fred made a noise with "Shirley," his last record an either of these efforts could also catch on. "To Have is a listenable rockaballad on which he's given a strong, vocal assist by a male group. "Mirror' is a Latinish rocker that should also attract. Montel 2001
SWEET SUGAR LIPS THE KALIN TWINS (Acuff -Rose, BMI) The twins turn in a happy reading o has the hit sound. Side appears a strong somewhat on the order of their click "Moody," (Sheldon, BMI).
lit ng tune that t to click. It's
en. Flip is ccm 30911
GRADUATION SOUVENIRS SCOTT GARRETT (Kellem, ASCAP) Garrett reads the slow -paced rockaballad softly over excel- lent ork support. The side has a slight rockahula flavor. Pretty tune and teen -slanted lyric should attract interest. Flip is "Love Story," (Kellern, ASCAP). Laurie 30
OLD BLACK MAGIC THE CLOVERS (Famous, ASCAP) ROCK AND ROLL TANGO (Chelwood, BMI) The group has fine debut sides on their new label. "Magic" Is given an interesting, mildly rock treatment that should pull lots of buys. "Rock and Roll Tango" is else a catchy item that can move just as strongly. United Artists 174
TOO YOUNG TINA ROBIN (Jefferson, ASCAP) RIVER OF TEARS (Aldon, BMI) Miss Robin gives "Too Young," old Nat King Cole click, a fine rockalallad readin he registers solidly on the attractive side, and she ul have a winner. Flip. "River of Tears" is a mo rate rocker that also has a chance. It's not the same tune recorded by Mary Johnson.
Coral 62121 (Continued on page 50)
SPECIAL MERIT SPOTLIGHTS
Th. following records have been picked for outstand- ing merit in their various categories, because in the
opinion of Th. Billboard Music Staff, they deserve .xPMVn
POP DISK JOCKEY PROGRAMMING
THE STROLLERS -C. C. RIDER (PD)
The strollers have a smart, jazz instrumental treatment of the classio
blues that should flip all listeners. It spots a crazy flute lead over
fine rhythm support. It's class side that rates spins a- plenty. Flip
is "Hi Falutia " (Aladdin, BMI). Aladdin 3457
DAVE BARBOUR- BU -BAM (Artists, ASCAP)
The attractive instrumental is wrapped up in cool fashion by the
Barber crew. It's an infectious theme, and spins should find favor.
Flip is "Tough" (Artists, ASCAP) Arvin 1002
JANE HARVEY -SENT FOR YOU YESTERDAY AND HERE
YOU COME TODAY (Bregman, Voceo dr Conn, ASCAP) Miss Harvey belts the great blues; once a click for blues chanter Jimmy Rushing, over a tasteful arrangement. Side starts with voice
and bass backing and builds into a fine stint over a full ork treatment. Highly spinnable side. Flip is "A Lover in the House" (Maxana,
ASCAP). Dot 15949
POP TALENT
WEV VOIGHT -I'M MOVIN IN (Wisto, BMI)- EV'RYTHING'3
THE SAME (Tweed, ASCAP) .
King has a strong find in the new artists who impresses highlyron his
wax debut. "I'm Movin' In" is a mild cork ditty that is handled with attractive ease. "Ev'rything's" is a country- flavored song, and it's
small world4-41410 A terrific song-SMALL WORLD ... from a smash show - GYPSY, sung by the sensational JOHNNY MATHIS! SMALL WORLD! A DJ's delight, a dealer's dream . b/w "You Are Everything to Me." And dealers, when ordering SMALL WORLD from your Columbia D stributas, make sure or; NIt;4 -Fi DELI1 Y RECORDS BY
you're able to meet the demand for 441355 "Someone," COLUMBIA the Mathis hit that has all record charts jumping.
ITNI 1, 1959 The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts .. , POP RECORDS 4S
¡Reviews of THIS WEEK'S SINGLES ia . « .,: .... F r -.r.i, :f ä `...>.. /e .#:rG !°.... ° ir..t..>. x o. : 'g3
* * * * VERY STRONG SALES POTENTIAL
JOHNNY NASH **** AND THE ANGELS SING ABC PARAMOUNT 10026 -A Latin rocking version of the famous oldie, mainly identified with Benny Goodman. It's still a switch from Nash's usual style but sings this with spirit and fervor. Two spinnable sides with good backings. (Bregman, `'oceo & Conn, ASCAP)
**** BABY, BABY, BABY A Switch for Nash finds the artist in a swinger version of an old tune. Big band modified jazz backing has a good sound. Good performance by Nash. (Famous, ASCAP)
JOHNNY OTTIS **** I'LL DO THE SAME TILING FOR YOU CAPITOL 4226 -Roya and Candy Gaines come thru with a sock reading of a driving effort that has an attractive beat and melody. This could be a smash, smash, smash. (Rush, BMI)
**** 8 GIRLS NAMED MOLLY The duo comes thru with another sock reading here this time of another wild effort that goes, man. Both sides could happen. (El Dorado, BMI)
RAY ANTHONY * *** 707 CAPITOL 4227 -Tune dedicated to the Boeing Jet is handed a fine, swinging reading by the lively Ray Anthony ork, somewhat in the Glenn Miller manner. Watch it, it could take off (Moonlight, BMI)
* ** Fly Now Pay Later This side is In the driving, swinging manner that the "Peter Gunn" musical compositions have made famous. Flip may be more impor- tant, however. (Moonlight, BMI)
ROD BERNARD * * ** MY LIFE IS A MYSTERY ARGO 5338- Bernard turns in an emotional performance of a slow rockaballad. He's supported by an interesting fern chorus group. Strong effort by the cat. Garni1, BMI)
*** You're On My Mind Another strong performance by Bernard in a ballad similarly paced to the flip. The chicks here have a crazy sound. (Mallory, BMI)
THE SLADES * * ** SUMMERTIME DOMINO 1000 -The fine Gershwin tune is sung solidly by the Stades. It's a fine side by the boys, and it could break ohm. (Gershwin, ASCAP)
*** You Must Try Don Burch takes the lead, as the Slades sing this listenable sad ballad with feeling over simple backing. (Balcones, BMI)
WAYNE WALKER * * ** YOU'VE GOT ME BRUNSWICK 55133- Moderate roc r is given a listenable outing by Walker over plucked strip rh m support. Side might have a chance with exposure. (Cedarty , BMI)
* ** What Kind of "God" D ou Think You Are Interesting, countryish tune is va bled sincerely. Tune has country overtones, but it should als art ct pop loot. Cat is tmforunate enough to be in love with a ain w man. ( Copar, BMI)
THE FOUR ESQUIRES * * ** ACT YOUR AGE PARIS 535 -The Esquires sell this bright effort stylishly here, as they tell of young love and the problems involved there. Attractive tune and performance could help this get some action. (Greta, BMI)
** So Ends the Night Classy melody is sung with much passion by the Esquires over mighty big ork backing with many fiddles. It could get spins. (Gold, ASCAP)
ART MOONEY * * ** SMILE M -C -M 12802 -The hit tune of several years back gets an updated instrumental reading by the Mooney ork with chorus used as sup- plemental instruments. Danceable and listenable. (Bourne, ASCAP)
NEIL DARROW WITH THE UARTER NOTES * * ** CHARLENE WHIZZ 717 -Soulful reading of an attractive rockaballad tribute to Charlene. Side should come in for spins and loot. (Wildcate, BMI)
**** SHE'S A FINE CHICK High- voiced lead belts this rocker blues vigorously with driving, frantic support from the ork and the Quarter Notes. It bears watching. (Music Maestros, BMI)
KAREN CHANDLER * *** FAR AWAY PLACES SUNBEAM 131 -sAn up, dual -track reading of the standard provides Miss Chandler with a listenable hunk of material. Her reading is danceable and rhythmic. Smart backing helps. It could step out. (Laurel, ASCAP)
** Reuben and Rachel Thrush is telling about ,two kids who met at a hop. Good outing on the modem treatment of the folk tune. Flip, however, appears a bit more likely. (Sunbeam, BMI)
ARNIE DERKSEN ** ** She Wanna R. DECCA 30906 -A good pe uasive ' : t is generated by Derksen in this moderate rhythm rocke It's ' the blues tradition, and it can catch spins. Worth watching. ame, BMI)
** My Darwin' Shoes Tune has a suggestion of It's done in a rockabill performance and the
mels y of "Ob, Them Golden Slippers." style for good results by Derksen. Good
e could catch on. (Leftfleld, BMI)
* * * GOOD SALES POTENTIAL
SONNY WARNER *** Riff Rages FREEDOM 44015 -Solid R: solo work os a swingy Inarumental enemas( of catchy tuns. Dual market appeal. (Lans- downe, ASCAP)
* ** gar Attonlo Roes Another strong jockey sod juke aide. Mildly r.ár. -type nutmeat of the emotive country oldie. Features a Billy Vaughs styled sax wund. (Bourne, ASCAP)
BETTY MADIGAN *** Magic Moon CORAL 6212 untky gypsy theme In wrapped up in (calve vocal by throe, and chorus. (T , BMI)
*** My N o.e Lon _
Pert Mr ng aid on a catchy dilly. Both sidee.merit spins. (Pent, BMI)
ma GATEWAY SINGERS * ** Keep A -Mocks' WARNER BROS. 5073 -The Gateway Sine -
en tuns In s moving readies of bit of folk philosophy. Liateneble wax. (Dryden, BMI)
*** The M. T. A. This is the story of tires who got lost to the Boston Subway and never returned. Cute story and k's well handled. It has also been cut by ilia Kingston Trio, which can meats stout competition. (Atlantic, BM!)
THE INVITATIONS *** Imvhatlon LIBERTY 55198 - Romaine theme with Latin tempo L beaded Rah instrumental treatment by Russ Creels plus effective non -lyric vocalizing by chorus. Pretty Jockey wax. (Robbins, ASCAP)
* ** Sweet Someone Jazz -flavored chorus hu solid sound on a
sentimental treatment of an oldie. Another good Jockey side. (Shapiro Bernstein, ASCAP)
ACHILLE TOGLIANA * ** Calypso Romance CORAL 62117- Recorded M Italy by Font, this side presents a fine legit anger, with tasteful production b ckl him. Lyric is In Italian. A good on r adult programs. (DIEM)
* ** Quad El r El S'Innamora First -prize Mane at a Milan Song Festi- val, this side u recorded by Ponk in Italy It k g bright kern with a patty melody line. (DIEM)
WARD DARBY * ** wbam-0 DOT 15952 -This I. stood down home Southern blues instrumental My11as featuring Ne guitar and sax sounds. A RLlsfying aide, close to the gram roots. (Fes Bes, BMI)
* ** Safari Gongs and for tom rhythms set the pace of this aide with down sukar sound carrying the melody figura. Sounds of the savages In their rime!. are heu' la the background. A weird td., which also has a or tenor tex sound. (Fes Bec, DMq
HARRY BELAFONTE * ** Fifteen RCA Victor 7550- Lovely folk tune is given a tender chant by the anat. It's from Ws
ktea thin, Dung lodrey Side with a chance to atop out Rita-wise, (Clara, ASCAP)
* ** Rotted W Bay d Meako Spicy beiow-Ib,.bordse Item Is chanted to good effect by Belatonte over a good male chorus mat. Flip appear. to have an edge. (Chan, ASCAP)
NICOLA PAONB *** Poo Man's Polka ABC- PARAMOUNT 10825 -A bright polka rendition by Pecos features an ocarina -tuba oak In frost of the band. It features a vocal chorus. An leteoetet Jock Item. (Pauline, ASCAP)
* ** Hold Your Horses The grew tuna In a tarantella m this tilde again with votai and a chorus assist. Ocarina agile nturee to the Dad spot. (Pauline, ASCAP)
VIC DAMONE * ** A New Romance I. Old Roma COLUMBIA 41407 - Rich warbling by Damn, oe pretty theme with lilting, Co. tinental- styled backing. (Harvard, BMI)
* ** My Heart Has Many Dreams Melodic theme with Latin tempo L wrapped up In warm vocal aid and lush backing. (Meiell, ASCAP)
THE DON PALMER QUINTETTE * ** Explosion ABNER 1027- Rockin' tide is a danceable item in a welkin' temo. Tenor sax is fea- tured. This could Step out with plugs. (Cal- vert A Gladstone, ASCAP)
* ** Tula Mue Catchy, moderne -beat theme spots flutes over tacky tick backing with piano prom!. sent. Good Jockey side. (Calvert á Glad. aone, ASCAP)
RONNIE CHAPMAN * ** Rags and Old horn COLUMBIA 41399 - Ronnie Chapman, new finger on the kiwi, gets a chance to Mow oft his powerful pipas on Nis intri- guing folk ballad. Chapman is a singer to watch. ( Bryden, BMq
** AB My Troubles Ronnie Chapman bows on the label with a mighty strong reading of a semi- sacred tune that he performs in big Urne style. The lad has ability.
B OBBY RANDLE * ** Rana SHAD 5007 -Attractive shading by Randle ad fern group ea appealing r.ar. Item. Merits exposure. (Brent, BMI)
** Walking In the Shadow Peasant rockaballad is hung with sincerity and tenderises.. (Danbury, BMI)
MARGIE SINGLETON * ** Our Wilk Secret DART 100 -A ballad with blues quality, sung with style by the thrush. Lyric toils a good story. Merits ,pins. (Glad, BMI)
** Mask Lad of Love A tender ditty with a lyric having a touch of poetry. Nicely chanted, altho not as commercial aa flip. (Olad- Starday, BMI)
FRANKIE CALEN * ** Doable Date NRC 029 -Good chanting stint oe an attron
rive rockaballad Is turned in by Calen. Mild rock backing In catchy with a slight Ina Vaughn sound. (Ardmore, ASCAP)
** Angel Face Pounding rockaballad ie amt is simlat fashion to the flip. Cairn scores well hen, and the aide can pull some loot. (Beech - wood, BMI)
CLYDE McCOY * ** Hot &Isar Bias TODD 1023 -McCoy has new treatment of his old click. Bright Dixie approach has sound. Good Juke item. (Pickwick, ASCAP)
** Swinging Shepherd Blew Good rending of the Moe Koffman click Wow McCoy on trumpet. This, too, should collect Lair share of spins. (Kati, BMI)
RED OWEN ORR *** Kum PALETTE s02a -me British batdleeder offers a complete switch from hie recent Me, "Maohattaa Spiritual." in this Interesting side wkh a moot flavor wbch features chorus of kazoos. (Zodiac, BMI)
** Gtchy A big band rhythm number which has the distinct feeling of the swinging era. Flip would be more distinctive. (Zodiac, 8M1)
Tite BLUE CHIPS *** Try My Arma WREN 302 -Appealing ballad is wrapped up in dreamy vocal aid by Chipe. Nia jockey wax. (Morris, ASCAP)
** l'in So lo Love Wks Yoe Attractive blend work by group on Peary theme with mIMly r.d:r.- styled backing. (Meridian, BMI)
DUKE LLOYD * ** Middle of a Dream SURF 5036 -Personable vocal iderpatattoa of catchy ditty. (Pats, BMq
** Time WIZ Tell Tender rockabpllad k sung with feeling and heart. (LaAlan- Blockhorn, BMI)
PODI ̂ . RODGES High Hopes
DECCA 3 3 -From the flick "A Hole la the Head" c s this te tune, which the youngster sing tri (y helped by choral backing. (Mara 1 , ASCAP)
** Don't Dai Moslem's Rog Eddie Hods turns roek and roll for listenable reading of a ingy little Item that moves. It could get spins. (Roosevelt, BMI)
MITCHELL TOROK * ** The P.T.A. Rock and Roll DECCA 30901 -This starts with a does alma mater type eight bar Interlude of "School Days," f owed with a rocking tale of tame r.ár. do y the PTA behind the acbool houx wresting material. (Ssa- ahore -Champion q
** Teille vente Bikial Good chant ng performance by Torok on g medium beat rocker. Both sides descry* spins. (Seashore -Champion, BMI)
THE FOUR JOKERS * ** Your Declaims CRYSTALETTE 730 -The Four Jokers sing this attractive rockaballad in warm etyle, somewhat on the order of the Four Aces, The side is a good one. (Carsey, BMI)
** We Met In Catalina Spritely duty k sung nicely here by the boys. (Carsey, BMI)
GRADY CHAPMAN * ** Tell Me That You Care IMPERIAL 5591 -Chapman adapts coma thing of the Sam Cooke style in Mis rhumba rhythm rockaballad. A nice performants by the artist, backed up by a girl's chorus. (Robin Hood, BMI)
** Ga- a of Mer orles A slow and pulsing love ballad which re- calls happier moments of the paw. It ball a triplet rock backing, (Commodore, BM1)
CINDY AND LINDY *** Before and After CORAL 62119 -Vocal duet. Duo deliver, a crisp, bright de a melody with a danceable beat. na, ASCAP)
** Big Bella Bongo Drummers A sophistla um, with the touch of "material, ". is a good Performance. lo- strumentattoo has interesting pemtasiop (Hollybrook, ASCAP)
EARL BOSTIC * ** Dancing Y the Dark KINO 5209 -Tasteful instrumenta tree: ment of the melodic oldie. Good nostalgic
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1, THE HAPPY ORGAN (Lowell) 4 2. GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE (Shapiro -Bernstein) . , 1
3. COME SOFTLY TO ME (Cornerstone) 2
4. PINK SHOE LACES (Pioneer) 3 5. QUIET VILLAGE (Baxter -Wright) 10 6. FOR A PENNY (Roosevelt) 5 7. HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG (Pickwick) 7 8. 77 SUNSET STRIP (Witmark) 0 8
9. PETER GUNN THEME (Northridge) 8
10. NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU (Eric) 9 11. IT'S LATE (Eric) 11 12. MAY YOU ALWAYS (Hecht, Lancaster & Buzzell) 14 13. GIDGET (Columbia Pictures) 14. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME (Eden) 12 15. GIGI ( Lowel- Chappell) 13
a trumpet lead with 'carload, gimmicked ork effects In the beeking. (Moonbeam, BMI)
** Marching to the Coliseum Blues rocker star. with bugle wall, shouts of "Chargai" and that develops Soto a brae. theme with trumpet (matured, (E-airlane- Lansdowne, ASCAP)
5 JOHNNY OCTOBER * ** First Thee FIRST 106- wietful readmit of a pretty
8 rockahallad with teen- appeal lyrics with 1ur- 9 prise finish. Merles exposure, (ANN, BMI)
3 ** You're 111y Girl 3, Dreamy vocal tre.tment of a romantic. baL
20 led. (Debmar, ASCAP)
15. 8 RENE HALL 6 * ** Mork.
16 RENDEZVOUS 101-- Haun:ing etendard wrapped up in unusual guitar solo treat -
meM plus pleasant fern chortle (non -lyric) 8 0o backing, Nice Jockey aide. W.., 5 ASCAP)
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A cabled report from the Music Publ:sheri Association. I.td I ondua. 1 ist is based upon their weekly survey of England's leading music dealers. American publishers In parenthesis.
Side Saddle -Mills (Mills) May You Always -Eotao (Hecht, Lancaster
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10. COME SOFTLY TO ME- Frankie Vaughan and the Kare Sisters (Philips) II. MEAN STREAK -Cliff Richard (Columbia) 12. I GO APE -Neil Sedaka (RCA) 13. GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE -Bert Wcedoo (Top Rank) 14. CHARLIE BROWN -Coasters (London) 15. MAY YAU ALWAYS -McGuire Sisters (Coral) 16. FORT WORTH JAIL-Lonnie Donegan (Pye) 17. 'r11RFF. STARS -Ruby Wright (Parlophone) 1e. WAIT FOR ME- Malcolm Vaughan (HMV) 19. VENUS- Frankie Avalon (HMV) 20. IDLE ON PARADE (EP)- Anthony- Newley (Decks)
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** Adakae Tasteful guitar solo work marks this me- lodic instrumental theme, (w In o e l o n, ASCAP)
JIMh1Y CRAIG * ** Walking In Darkness IMPERIAL 5592 -A rockaballad with folk gnality. Craig has a lyric quell,' here. and he's backed by a far- away -sounding chorus and a modified triplet figure. Very lotec- estina. (Nor- Va -Jak, BSI!)
** Oh' Little Glrli Bright and rhythmic. with touch of folk quality. Guitar is prominent In the backing, which is swinging and relaxed. )N.orinan, BMI)
JERI LYNN * ** H BIG TOP 3015 -A rollicking rhythm and well-turned lyric mark this one. Horns ami percussion and a chorus behind the thrush combine to make a very lively side. (Awl- Overtone, BMI)
** Now Una of Age In contrast to Rip. this ditty has a lots,) of nostalgia In the melody line- reminit cent of soft shoe tunes. (Benjamin, ASCAP)
LEE AND THE SOUNDS * ** What Is This Thing Called Lone
touch in the beat Vocal and Instrumental arrangement Is quite creative and will ay peal to many dcciays. (Harms, ASCAP)
** Beautiful Ronaace A rockaballad, sung by the group with tenderness to a triplet -figured backing. (Flame, BSI»
THE COOPERS * ** Perfldla
19 TIARA 6127 -me Latin standard gees a
22 rocking treatment, with distinctive horn and percussion arrangement. (Peer, BMI) a
** Stameiea. Blues, uptempo, with considerable novelle the lyric. Well chanted and the err e mrnt moves right along. (Jimskip. BM
wax for locks. Fine sax solo work Im ANTHONY NEWLY especially (istenabie. ( Harma, ASCAP) * ** Sal'day Night Rock a Boogie
** La Cucaru6a Cha CW LONDON 1871- Swinging rocker Iron the (lick "Idle on Parade" receives a wild read.
Infections oldie Is handed eulogy Intro- irhg trot rho British Tony Newley over mental trealmeM with a catchy beat. (PD) strong backing Itandclapping side could
get some coin (Duchess, aStt)
BUDDY HUGHEY * ** The More I Learn to Can CHEROKEE. 502 -Buddy Hughey comes Mrs: with a good reading of a better than average rockahilly effort. The backing is good too and the side could get some coin (Golden River, BSOI)
** Wonderland of Lore On this side the chanter sells a folk ballad over a rocking beat pleasantly. but the RM is more Important. (Golden River, BMI)
PHIL PHILLIPS * ** Sea of Lone MERCURY 71465 -Phil Phillips wmes thru with a first rate reading of an attractive rockaballad here, selling It with etyie and feeling. It could happen. (Kamer, BMI)
** Juella The singer handles this rhythmic effort well too, bur the material Is not as strong as
the nip. ( Kanar, BMI)
RABF.'rrE B.AIN * ** Grednetlon Night RENDEZVOUS 106 -The 13- year -old We sings this song of praise to the graduation dance with sincerity. Good aide that could get spins. (Ursine, BMI)
** That's at
Slight riff effort is sung brightly by the lass over standard rock sod roll backing. (Fore- site. BM»
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THE STRANGERS * ** The Guns KCSI 3703 -Interesting country ballad la
sung warmly here by the lead voice of The Strangers In a Johnny Cash style. It
could get eons. coin if exposed. (Shelter, BM/1
** Honky Tonk Women "If you go to tavern on Saturday Night" that's where you'll find those hanky took women, sing the Strangers on this weeper. (Shelter, BMI)
RUSTY DRAPER * ** Neat Stop Paradise MERCURY 71463 -A smartly crafted song, M the tradition of train songs, and with a
folk tinge. instrumentation Is relaxed, with a tasteful rocking beat. (Prentice, ASCAP)
** Don't Forget Your Shoot A swingy rocker, with relaxed inOtumenta Lion, and a solid vocal by Drapes. Side has an ingratiating touch of country feeling. (Bryn Mawr, ASCAP)
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* ** A Lone That Used to Be DALE 112 -Ellis renders the rockaballad r pleasant fashion with bright chorus and rock ork 'upport. Teens could take to Ale. (Republic, BM!)
** I Know This Plan Pretty devotional ballad with celestial type backing la emotionally warbled by the chanter. Lovely ork backing helps. (Repub- lic, 0500
DANNY LANHASI * ** Y. I'll Know S1OKA 1000 - Rockabaliad, with triplet backing and violin in the rrangemeM. I. nntham keeps building nicely. Worth spina. (P.P.X, BSI)
* 1 Pretend to Understand A ballad, with a country flavored lyr:.. Modified triplet backing. (P.P.X, EMU
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SAMS!Y TANNER ** No One ECM 3702 -Tanner sells this rocker *It, spirit, helped out in so -so fashion by the band. With the right material he can hap- pen. (Shelter, BMI)
** Tke RAM ETn Novelty ballad Is handled in exuberant Kyle by Sammy Tanner. (Shelter, BM')
ZOLA CRIER ADAMS * ** The Süde ** Bank Rock CARTHAY 102- Danceable side is rendered SYMBOL 902 -Rotkin' tune receives a se, colortuliy by tha ork. Arrangement ,Dots laud typa reeding from Adams and use
thorn. with banjo phyla b the back- ground. An unusual record, but ao kn.- setkg one. (Saturn, BMI)
fir* Tbla Feeling Vim ballad ie sung with much feeling by
Grier Adams who can sell a ballad with sincerity. We l/ good on that bas a
chance. (Saturn, BMI)
DON RAI.KE ** Her Name h Geraldine MASTER SOUND 1005 -Don Rilke IBB this s light rocker pleasantly here, over good support. (View, BMI)
7F* Afamho Roek Lama Comment. (Vhw, BMI)
BOB K.AMES ** Carolina Moon KING 3202 -The oldie Y played well here
on the Hammond organ by Bob Karnes.
Good item for roller skating rinks and Juke
boat/. (Morris- Cromwell, ASCAP) ** After the Ban Same comment. (PD)
DINO FITZGERALD ** Lullaby le Ragtime CORAL 62118 -This h rom the flkk "Tite Five Penn: o" and Fit amid .ells 11 le
Dean Manin -ish fashion. backing Is big
band fyl/. (Dena, ASCAP
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Fitzgerald explain th he, Y the shyest
by in the school he' catit tell the
g irl of his dreams bow much he lova her.
(Nillow, ASCAP)
Al, LAVORATO ** Goodbye My Love FLAME 143 -Medium -beater L given
good reading by Lavorato. Possible Jockey
appeal. (Enna, BMI)
** Tantalize Me Stew, pleader ballad L handltd nicety by
rie cat over rock rapport. Fah chants. (Email, BMI)
BOBBY DE WITT AND THE WILLIAMS ** Your Lova l'11 Never Forsake
RIDGECREST 1204 - Expressive, deep -
voiced reading of a rockaballad makes for good cough side. R should pull some
sales. (Peer, BMI)
** Aonle Mae Fair shout by De Witt on a blues rocker. Flip appear. to have an edge. (Peer, BMI)
V'IC DONNA The Gypsy
LIDO 601- Quivering vocal on the oldie
by the artist. It's done ln rockaballad style.
Some coin possible. (Lauda, ASCAP)
** Young Prbreese Rockaballad on which the chanter regla-
t.r. to fair effect. (Flame, BMI)
THE PIXIES ** Bacia -Ba -Loo `The Basblul Boy" DOE 107 - Tone L baud on an (tall. folk melody. Gimmicked vole. la the Clipmunks preacm the only fair dnty. (Shawn, ASCAP)
** Echoing Mailbox Fern group chins the weeper Manta to Pleasant fashion. Potential appears similar to that of flip. (Shawn, ASCAP)
THE FIVE STAINS ** Sklpp!(o Doo FIRST 104- Bouncy rhythm item Is horded a personable vocal treatmrnt by lead war - bler and group. (Angel A Dimas, BMI)
** When Your Lon Come/ Along Fervent wailing by lead singer and group on an okay rockaballad. (Angel A Dimas, IMO
S IC DADDY k* 3,tstream SPOT 104 -Swingy sax and organ sob work on bouncy rhythm Item. (Aries, BMI)
A* Cloudburst Effective instrumental treatment of hauot- krg theme, xitb solid sex and organ work. (Aries, BMI)
BUGHIE OWENS ** Im Coing Home RENOUN 108 -Pleasant warbling by Owens on an okay blowy item. (Renoue, BMI)
** Time Will Tell Pretty ballad is sung with feeling by Owe. and chorus. (Renown, BMI)
AL COLLINS ** Beal Lore DOT 15944 -Lyric is somewhat In the hip language of the beatnik, and B chanted In semi.narrative fashion by the WNEW dea-
lay. (Gass, BMI)
** Prebislork Hop Another piece of smart material. Collins describes the mtrsiclans -- prehistoric mors tari -era Ihcy come in for ado. Arrange -
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Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper launch their "Grand Ole Oprr" Tent Show at Heusetors, N. Y., June 9, and follow with Madrid, N. Y., 10; Masuena, N. Y., 11; Potsdam, N. Y., 12; Norfolk, N. Y., 14; Carthage, N. Y., 16; Lowville, N. Y., 17; Bloomville, N. Y., 18, and C.uuserneur, N. Y., 20. Stoney reports that they has the longest string of park and fair bookings since 1952,
6 which will keep them busy until September. . Webb
10 Pierce will he on hand in Shreveport June 20 to greet his old friend, Johnny Horton, who returns to "Louisiana
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q into South (:arolina, where he plays June 10 -13.
Scold, the rumor that has been making the rounds of c. &w. music - dom to the effect that Hank Thompson is disbanding his band known as the Brazos Valley Boys. Jim Halsey, Thompson's manager, in a phone call stated that it is
4 true that Thompson henceforth will work an increasing number of
4 dates as a single or with a smaller combo backing him. The full band,
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a 5 °_ -week payroll basis, to work the major spots calling for a large combo. Among the latter is the lesas State Fair, Dallas, October 9 - 25, where Thompson and the
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Carl Perkins, accompanied hr \\'. E. (Lucky) Moeller, of the Jim Denny office, Nash- ville. slings to the Coast this week to begin ssork in a
Hawaiian flicker. Carl, whose latest on the Columbia label is "Pointed -Toe Shoes," will make several personals while in California. . Johnnie and Jack, Kitty Wells, the Tennessee Mountain Boys and Bill Phillips wind up a 21 -day trek for Marlin Payne June 11 and follow immediately with a string of Canadian stampede dates to carry them Horst June I 1. . The newly formed Acuff - Rose Artists Corpora- tion, Nashville, headed by W. D. Kilpatrick, bas added to its talent roster "Grand Ole Opry's' Crandpa Jones and deejay, singer and songwriter Bob Curllion, of Mobile, Ala,
lesas Bill Strength, after work- ing three dates with Ceorge Jones and Wanda Jackson in Minnesota territory, (sopped into Houston for a guest shot on the new "Texas Jamboree" Islay 23 and an appear- ance at Magnolia Gardens there the following clay. He jumped from Houston to the West Coast, where hell ssork out a string of dates before heading hack to his Minneapolis headquarter.... Fol- lowing their engagement at the Portland (Ore.) Centennial June 26 -30, Blank Snow and His Rain - boss Ranch Boys immediately em- bark on a two -week swing tlrru British Columbia. Alberta and Sas- katchewan.... Stonewall Jackson has just signed an exclusive man- agement pact with the Tim Denny Artist Bureau, Nashville.... Webb PiercB s new religious album, "Bound for the Kingdom," was re- leased last 's er-k by Decca.
James O'Gsvynn has formed his own combo to ac- company him on his South- western dates. Denver Duke and Jeffrey Null were in Nashville recently to cut
WHITE LIGHTNING, George bones, Mercury 71406 11
HEARTACHES It' THE NUMBER, Ray Price, Columbia 41374
I'M IN LOVE AGAIN, George Morgan, Columbia 41318
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BUCK UND FARMER, Frankie Miller, Starday 424
A THOUSAND MILES AGO, Webb Pierce, Decca 30858
SET HIM FREE, Skeeter Davis, RCA Victor 1471 10
FRANKIE'S MAN, JOHNNY, Johnny Cash, Columbia 41371
LUTHER PLAYED THE BOOGIE, Johnny Cesti, Sun 316 10
WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA, Johnny Horton, Columbia 41308.21
I CRIED A TEAR, Ernest Tubb, Decca 30872
AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET! Carl Belew, Dacca 30842 9
FRANKIE'S MAN, JOHNNY, Johnny Sea, NRC 019 7
THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOTTA BE, Faron Young, Capitol 4164 8
SOMEBODY'S BACK IN TOWN, Wilburn Brotheu, Decca 30811.... 3
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THE WALL, Freddie Hart, Columbia 41345 2
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four sides for Starday Records, with the first release slated for June 15. Working the Starday session with them were Del Wood, Grady Mar- tin, Lightning Chance and Otto Basell. , Cowboy Vokes and His Country Boys were weekend (30.31) features at Hillbilly Park, six miles east of Franklin, Pa.. , "Grand Ole Opry" jammed Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, with the biggest crowd of the year to date Saturday, May 2:1, ac- cording to Trudy Stamper, WSM's new promotion man- ager. It topped the corres- ponding date last year by 400 payees.
Upcoming features for the next four Sundays at Verona Lake Ranch, Verona, Ky., operated by Thurston Moore, are \Na11y- Fowler, the Johnson Sisters and the (:luck Wagon Gang, June 7: Carl Smith and band, June 14; Billy Crammer and Don Gibson, June 21, and Carl Butler, June 28.... Ginny Jackson, of Nat Nigberg'a "Country- Amer- ica," is currently appearing at the Thunderbird Hotel. Las Vegas, on the same bill with the TV Western star, Dale Robertson. . . . Carl Belew, currently enjoying success with his new Decca release, "Ala I That Easy to Forget ?" returns to "Louisiana Hayride." Shreve- port, Saturday (6).
Their mother recovered from a recent serious illness, the Browns, Bonnie, Maxine and Jim Edward, have again resumed full activity. They dash into Nashville this week for a long -overdue session for Chet Atkins at the RCA Vic- tor studios.... Weldon Rog- ers and Wanda 'Wolfe were recent guests on Bill Mack's TV show on KDUB, Lubbock, Tex., to plug their new re- lease, "Women Drivers" and "Waltz of No Regret." Weldon is currently spinning c. &w. platters via KOYL, Odessa, Tex.... Linda Flanigan, IS- year -old canary of Fort Smith, Ark., is appearing each Satur- day night with Fred Rose and hand at the American Legion Hut, Huntsville, Ark.
Buck Owens, currently- stirring considerable action with his new release, "Second Fiddle," on the Capitol label, is being featured in a new 30- minute leg, "The Bar K Tamboree," simulcast each Satur- day afternoon via KTNT radio and TV, Tacoma, Nash. Other features on the show are Dusty Rhodes and Rollie Webber, with guests spotted on occasion to support the regular Bar K gang. In addition to the simulcast, an hour of c. &w. Wax is presenters on KTNT radio as part of the "Bar K" format. The station also carries an early- morning c. &w. seg, "Sunrise Ranch."
Tillman Franks, nsanager of Johnny Horton, will revert briefly to his one -time role of bass player on "Jubilee U.S.A.," Springfield, Mo., June 13, when he backs Hor- ton in the singing of his cur- rent big click, "Tire Battle of New Orleans." Also appear- ing with Horton will be the Four Bees and guitarist Tom- my Thompson. Johnny re- cently made Time magazine and a Life spread is slated to break soon. . . "Jubilee U.S.A: s" Chuck Bowers, Len- nie and Goo -Goo, Carla Rowe, Will Mercer, Bobby Cibson and George Rhodes will high- light a pickin and singiñ ses-
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meat behind Collins' narrative catches mood. For Mich t. (WOO, BMI)
TINA SCOTT ** Mean to Sin DOT 15945 -The pretty staodud gels a
very good go by the chick. Arrangement has soulful horn, a relaxed triplet figure, and a male chorus. (Ahlert -Fred, ASCAP)
** Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Ma Another pretty carve -this time a waltz - chanted with a lot of feeling by the thrush. Arrangement radiates sentiment. (Bourn, ASCAP)
PAT HEALY ** Bill Bailey Won't Yoe Pkgs. Come Home DOT 15948 -A very attractive reading of Ole great Lune. Thrush has smart phrasing, sod she's backed by swingy, relaxed book - fog, (PD)
** Ever Slog You Weot Away A ballad, sung warmly. Side has a chorus and modified triplet backing. (Moonlight, HMI)
BRUCE KIRBY ** E Can It Love CRYSTALETTE 729 -The warbler sells this pretty ballad pleasantly hero, supported quietly by the band. Could get splos. (Or- lando, BMI)
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** KaChoonk Happy Rocker ù sung in fist style by the chanter over a backing wilb a beat. (Orlando, BMI)
JIMMY FORD ** We BOong ITetetbee) SIYLO 2105- Feelingful feeding by Ford on plaintive folk -flavored LOIN. O A vt'/ BMI) f
** Be Mks. Foresee Same comment. (1 d: W. BMI)
THE. WORKMAN BROTHERS ** Lou .Ano POPPY 22 003 -A rockaballad with a ',lotto figured arrangement and chontb. Manner of the vocal delivery is touched with folk quality. ( Americah, BMI)
* *Y'es l Do A breezy rhythm side, with good pickin' in the arrangement. The brothers chant this one in infectious style. (American, BMI)
L. C. COOK ** I'm Falting CHECKER 925 -A rocker which moves right along. Arrangment has a touch of gospel feeling. with handclapping Lot of enthusiasm hers, and a hint of high. pitched female voices lends excitement. (Arc & Martin Rose, BMI)
** Please Think of Ste A rockaballad, sung vet)' stylishly by Cook. Chalet displays a broad range. Tempo Is
slow and relaxed, with a chorus behind the vocal. (Arc & Martin Rose, BMI)
JACK BUTLER ** Sunshine Street DECOY 1961- Country -filtered aide, with very interesting harmonic efect, created by female voice who adds an inter- esting touch to Butler's vocal. (Butler; HMI)
** Make Believe Ballroom Similar to nip. A female voice harmon- izes with Butler, creating pleasant sound. (Butler, BMI)
LORD LUTHER ** The Truth FRANTIC 112 -"11'0 the truth, the whole truth and nothin' but the truth," sings Luther, in his r.&b. styled effort. Good chanting job with a slightly dated backing by the band. (Masten-Stevens, BMI)
** A Think's' Stn's Girl Luther gives this blues el)led tune a good shout with hoofs and bowls. Solid vocal job. (Lizann, BMI)
DONNA PERCY ** Danclao With Tears In My Eyes REMO 1022 -Miss Percy Drevrde, a rock and roll offering of the weepy oldie. Gal works with a male vocal group in support. (Witmark, ASCAP)
** Sunday Sweetheart Miss Percy offers an okay medium beater which is dedicated to her Sunday sweet- heart. Pleasant vocal, (Knolloccd, ASCAP)
LEWIS WEBER ** Judy SCOTTIE 1304-A slow. rukatailad tribute on We familiar biers same kick. It recites the meetings, the embraces, the dances, etc. Somewhat dated mater;al. (Thruway, BMI)
** Queen of Rock 'a' Roll Another tribute to a gal, (wept this is on a more upbeat kick. It hat LOPS in the arrangement. (Wand( :, BMI)
JI MMIE HELMS ** Mary Had a LBO. Lamb SCOTTIE 130í -Tine old nursery rhyme it done in dote. to earth rocking tole wick I good performance by Flame in the Remit groove. (Marlow -Wooden, BMI)
** My Love For You Is Real Helm pours a lot of emotion into this slow -paced ballad. In the middle part, he resorts to n exagguated spoken as)Ir,
which makes It sound somewhat like a asa. (Marlow- Wonder, BMI)
THE TILTON SISTERS ** Whyl Why! Why! DOI 15939 -f1e gobs develop a sound
'Which might be tailed a female Evenly ap- proach. Weeping country barmonfts in t medium tempo, (Congressional, ASCAP)
** Billy !f you don't want Billy, let him be mine,"
sing the harmony duo on this old fashioned style melody. ( Congressional, ASCAP)
with the proper taalint as he tells how be dreams M bis girl. ( Kamat, HMI)
** C1aAreMa Cinderella Fair blues k tong warmly by the chapter. (Komar, BMI) qt
TER RITTER ** Rye Whiskey CAPITOL 4217 -A fine vocal by Ritter on E country folk ballad that the singer dresses op with cute soul gimmicks. Could tot spire In the field. (Vido, BMI)
** Communes With a Goa A (ran folks to his tun, and asks the 2huoioto how many men it has killed. A bit oldfashioned tot sill intriguing. ( Vidor, BSI))
FRSNKIE DEE ** Swingle' In a Hammock 21,T/1 FOX 146-01d-fashioned tune Is sure pleasantly by the boy. (Bourne, ASCAP)
** 1 Had the CrruPsted Dream Soot comment. (Btegman, Voceo A Cona, A SC A P)
JIMSMIE HOMBS ** Poor Boys Dream JACK BEE 1001 -Tale of a boy sod pirl HERMAN GRIFFIN. in love M the theme of this folbv)Itd ** I Need V. ballad. (American, BM)) HOB 112- Mcsine reading of okay rocke-
Joe Cool tallad. Oebete, BMI)
Routine rocker M sung lo so -so style by * l'w So Glad 1 Learned Honks. (American, EMI) to Do she Cha -Cho
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THE RENEGADES ** Geronimo AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL S37 -This tune, which M from the picture "The Ghost of Draaslrip Hollow, is really frantic. It contains sounds of shooting and yells over the pounding reading. (Dijon, BMI)
** Char. The Renegades play this wild item from the nick, "Ilse Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow,-' with a funky beat over pounding horses hoof., etc. (DUN, BMI)
BEN IE BUNK ** Rock 'n' Roll Luau EASTMAN 793 -Bennie Bunn tells a pretty Hawaiian lassie who really flips him with her style. (Rogers & Van Buren, BMI)
** Sometime, Somewhere, Somehow A listenable rockaballad la sung emotionally by the warbler with chicks backing him up vocally. (Rogers A Van Buren, BMI)
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** Sleeplog Beatty Side le about Ugcle Stevie telling a young- ster a rock and roll fairy tale. It doesn't quite come off. (Hillsboro, ASCAPI
DUB DICKERSON ** My Imprecaba of Yon TOWER 59)02 -So-so rockaballad is han- Wed to fair effect by the chanter. Faor chances. (B4 World, BMI)
** AB Over Yea Countryish medium beater makes for a sc -so aide. It an go as well as the tip. (Big World BMI)
GENE TERRY ** Goy With a Million Dreams GOLDBAND 1088 -Terry sells this b.:11ad
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* I'm Happy Lively ruler b handed okay vocal treat- ment by Gill. lucks should get kick out of group's came -the GillO- Teen,. (Wonder, BMI)
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GWEN DAVIS: Lost Love /Seven Lonely Days -I.0 507
BOBBY DINO WITH BUDDY LUCAS a HIS DS'NATONES: You Walked Away From Love / Eou Rote Me, Jean -Ridge- Oreso 1203
CRAZY EIMER: 1 Heard a Rainbow /Swiss se Rye- Emperor 459
THE FABULOUS BROTHERS: Tender Rhymer /Wba'd You Sayi -Voss 1010
TOMMY GRAHAM: I Love My Baby /Cold ss the Wind-K.1 1002
BOB HITTSON: Can It Be Real! /The Goatest Feeling- Autograph 201
CURTIS HOBOCK: The Whole Towe'. Talkino/Do You Think -III 506
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ERE SEL.AH SINGERS * * ** The Wicked Race GOSPEL 1C25-Moderate-pace gospel tells M the consequences that befall those who :tad a lift of sirs. Good lead is featured with Este chcru support (Savoy, BAD
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THE RAYMOND RA46ERRY SINGERS * * ** Every Robed oe IM Ladder (Parts 1 a III SAVOY 4ltg- Maviog condition of a fine spiritual ù presented by feat rois with gord 0hotas 010i00100. Organ and piano are featured o the backing. Side two 4 a
mare rhythmic vnia0 of ttte hymn. (Plu - rasr, BMI(
* * ** We're Gone Hare a Time SAVOY Il'-.( -the Ward Singers render the SOSDeI in joyous fashion. Rhythm accom- paniment is pet(e:t(y baited to the happiness of the (heme. One yf the A otytox io this market to a while. (Savoy. BMU
* * ** We Shall Re comood Swift sDicitual is presented vigotousie by the fen group. This. too, is io a happy rein and ii lui: 34 svrsc(iva as the lint. ( Savay, BMI)
THE GOSPEL STARLETS * * ** A Worker for the LNd TUXEDO 920- Therei a virtu., perform- ance in :ha shout trad.. on this wsx. It's s poundin'. upbeat gospel item. Lead has a
young sound. Fine vox. (Ford. BMI)
* * ** Dear Lord 1 Pray A slow and methodical item. tuE of soul. The young Mai 4 again to form. A splendid too.. (Fold, BMI)
THE HIGHTOWER SISTERS * * ** H. Met Believed L Me GOSPEL 1022 - A strong one with rhythm that's very pervasive. Itrerp4ay be- tween lead and the chorus makes an arreu- Mg side. (HMI)
** After I've Down the Beet I Cm Wad anger has 10054 cable raoge and with chart. and organ behind bins gout tervor Imo the side. (BMI)
* * * ALEX R.0DFORD A THE SIE.N OF SONG * ** God Searched Me World SPECIALTY 9(6 -This one ¡eta tote Im- mediately with en Infectious beat. the won- derful voices imerweart. complex har- mony. A rei, (handclappkvl gospel side. (Pathway, SAID
* ** The Ma. I. Woodedel The chancres; semi-recitative is answered by the (W( chorus, N hs teas of the glories of Paus. A stately, a(fntiwg pres- 0001(pn. (Pathway, BMU
Country & Western - - - - * ** CONNIE DYCL'S * ** 1 Roms COLT '45" 1005 - Countr.irh ballad Is nicely handled by the cheater. Briehr, rouf. fie -pace backing features guitars and .te. Side can mob, tx Dap sod cAo. Dois. (Maynower, SMI, '
** Please Miner Weeper telle Rory of an RKOOM. Its a barroom. Counttlth In feeling, but k could attract pop interne also. Tune le a hooky - took. (Mayflower, BMI)
STANLEY BROTHERS * ** The Memory se lbw Soli. KING 5210- Plsiot(os vocalizing oo a mos- t. weeper. worth sure[ spins. (Loll, B \t0 ** Saw.. Riser Hondo.. Bouncy hoedawa is wrapped up in Unly fiddle rata rack. (Lois, BMU
- - - -- * * DOVE O'DE.f.L ** H the Doll Wash h THE SAGE 297- O'Dett tom in a bright and awingY saC(ed tune. Hg's assisted by a vocal group with rhythm backing. (Sege A Sand, SESAC)
** Esoopbody Tikes Lich 1.e.10' A bouncy rhythm tune by O'DrO which 55í01 some fairly' obvious truths. Fair Chao,.;. (American. SAID
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THE SURD FAMILY: I See Yes, 0517 Yov /DIsk.Harted Lee -Legend 103
Sacred - - - --- * * THE GOREL FAMILY ** I've Ben H.py Shea Au Day He Set Me Free RIDGECRESI tí05- Sacred theme 4 tar- ried by a fern member of an group. Its dotte in teadi(loaa' style, sod should 'nest some Wei in Wig entket. (Peet. BMI)
VAUGHN FAMILY ** Ten Me Mow. C and P 104-The kiddie arks mommie why tears are in her eras. the lyric expLsM. that daddy has gtytse to boatee, ohms be will be sate some day'. A weep* the traditional style. (Roiling Hat, HMI) ** HImISIy Chime ' Continued from page 43 Melodic and with a lilting quay. le thin 'acted side. (Raper, BAIL CAP AND GOWN
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fuzz -- -- * * * * -- RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO * * ** Soy of IWia ARGO 5336 -The Ramsey Lewis Trist *Nis their own special version of Song a( In- dia" with much vitality, with Lewis featured on piano. lt should do mighty wall on 1st boxes. (Hui, SMI)
* * ** 1 Love Park Same comment. (Boston Ilia. ASCAPI
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SONS OP THE PIONEERS * ** (Pre Come to) Califon. RCA VICTOR WRY 100 -Here's batch of bright theme music from the TV series, "The Californians." It's upbeat and happy and the boys arc accompanied by a banjo and harmonica. Kids wilt like. (Font Jays, ASCAP)
** Out In Ploweertawe A pretty westernish melody Is sung In scow, lazy tempo by the Planers. Has s pleasant vocal sound but the message doesn't seem too closely identified with kiddies. (Tim Spenser)
* * THE HON'Y DREAMERS ** Smdy, The So0Sdmat (Parts I k H) RCA VICTOR WRY 98 -This Is ail about the man who makes the sound effects on radio, and TV. It uses various of same such as phom. tinging. birdies singing, etc. Group sings with simple t5Ythm gtSup Rap- port. Moderate kiddie appeal. (Bcightos, ASCAP)
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ROSCO GORDON ** A Fool le Love VER -JAY 316 -Gordon sings ln okay fash- ion on this ballad. He Is backed by a small rhythm group. Fair chances. (r0(14. BMI)
** No Men Mule' A moderately sw(ngin' blues effort by Gor- don. lias an old style sound. (Mode.O, BMI)
The Formula Continued from page 3
:personality" jocks needing to be an integral part of the corn -
munity" was Joe Finan, KY\W, Cleveland. "The closer and more favorable relationship established by working in the area of public service," said Finan, "the greater the reward for the disk jockey, the station, the sponsors and the radio industry as a whole."
Speaking out against "chart pro - gramming" was panelist Dick Mar- tin, WWL, New Orleans, who said: "The opportunity to project an individual personality, thoreby en- hancing his ability to sell Lis sta- tion and his sponsors has, it seems to me, been decidedly s(.bmerged; vea, condemned, by the lead goat known as chart programming. D:artin also voiced th. belief that the trend in radio programming is getting back to personality jocks.
Bill Stewart Continued from page 3
have major expansio.t plans calling for ownership of seven radio out- lets, the maximum permitted. Ne- gotiations are understood to be under way for new outlets in sev- eral key markets. . Effect of the hiring of Stewart by Metropolitan prexy John W. Kluge to oversee the historic 1'NE \W operation raises questions about possible changes in that out- let's traditional pop and non -top- 40 format.
The fact that the TV outlets operated by Metropolitan have considerable experience with video jockeys also raises the provocative question of whether so- called "for- mula" broadcasting may now also be applied to indie television op- erations in the future.
'ARTY ROBBINS (Aberbach, ASCAP) LAST NIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME (Marty 's Music, BAH) Robbins has two hot bets with these strong sides. "Cap and Gown" is a pretty, Latinish theme, with timely appeal. "Last Night" is a song about a reminiscing gent. Perform 'Nees on both sides are nicely backed by an ork and chorus. Columbia 41403
SHUFFLIN' ALONG THE VIRTUES (Aqua, ASCAP) FLIPPIN' IN (Tone Craft, BMI) The Virtues have hot follow -up sides to their current big "Guitar Boogie Shuffle." Both are contagious instrumentals spotlighting twangy guitars over rockin , rhythm backing. The danceable sides bear watching. Hunt 321
TO A SOLDIER THE TASSELS (Monument, BMI) The chicks have a strong side. The lead voice Is telling about her loneliness since her "soldier boy" has gong overseas. Side has a recitation by the soldier on the reprise. It's already moving in some Eastern markets. Flip is "Tha Boy for Sie," (Monument, Bh11). Madison 117
PORTRAIT OF LINDA RONNIE HEIGHT (Pattern, ASCAP) IT'S NOT THAT EASY (pattern, ASCAP) Height can have big ones with this likely two. Sider, "Linda" is a slow ballad tribute to a gal. "Not That Easy is also a ballad, but the backing is in a Latinish vein. Warbling stints on both attractive. Era 3000
REMEMBER WHEN? THE PLATTERS (Porgie, ASCAP) Lovely ballad is given a stirring vocal by Tony Williams with excellent backing by the group. It's a potent sida that should coast in. Flip is "Love of a Lifetime," (A.M.C. ASCAP). Mercury 71487
I'LL BE SATISFIED JACKIE WILSON (Pearl, BMI) Wilson sounds chart bound again t h this pleader rocks - ballad. It's in gospelish style, a d strong warble is backed by organ. It should follow th path of his previous clicks. Flip is "Ask," (Allied, ASCAP). Brunswick 55138
BACK IN THE U. S. A. CHUCK BERRY (Arc, BMI) MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (Arc, BMI) "Back in the U.S.A." is a pounding rocker blues, and Berry belts the tune with rhythmic zest. Flip, "Memphis," is a ditty about a guy trying to get the number of his gal from information. Fine guitar backs the vocal. Both are contenders. Chess 1729
THE WAY I WALK JACK SCOTT (Starfire, BMI) MIDCIE (Starfire, BMI) Scott appears to be back in hit form again with these two fine outings. "Walk" is a strong rhythm side, and tho chanter handles the material solidly. "Midgie" is a swinger about a cute chick, and the side really moves. Both are contenders. Carlton 514
TRY MY ARMS THE FOUR PREPS (Morris, ASCAP) BIG SURPRISE (Lor -Bell, ASCAP) 'Try My Artus" is a haunting, lovely ballad that is espres. sively rendered by the Preps over good ork support. "Big Surprise" is a sprightly, tune- slanted tune that is also delivered to strong effect. Both can take off.
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THE CHAIR TOMMY DEE (American, BMI) HELLO, LONESOME (American, B \Ili) Dee uses a talk -sing approach on "The Chair," a countryish tune on which he is supported by Carol Kay. Tune tells of a barroom brawl that has unfortunate consequences. "Hello, Lonesome" is also in a country vein, and Miss Kay also figures strongly on this side. Both should also attract c.S w. coin. Crest 1061
LITTLE GIRL RITCHIE VALENS (Kern., BMI) WE BELONG TOGETHER (Figure, BMI) Tite late artist's newest platter should catch strong play. "Little Girl" is a medium -beat rocker that is done up in good syle. "We Belong Together" is a fine treatment of the tune that was a big one for Robert and Johnny last year. Disk is part of a series of special memorial releases on the artist. Del Fi 4117
JUNE 1, 1959 The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts . . POP RECORDS 51
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Untie to communicate with each ether as an investigating commit- tee. Gavin volunteered to continue to act as a relay point for these messages via his jockey mailing service.
Several jocks said they felt that deejays were not yet ready or ma- ture enough to organize themselves, but that in four or five years this might be possible. These included Paul Cowley, of Louisville; Don Tibbetts, of \VCtR; Steve Wayne, of Allentown, Pa., and Leo Mc- Devitt, of Clearwater, Fla., several of these paid tribute to the way the present convention was run by the Storz people and some said that the relatively light attendance at the session indicated a lack of in- terest in the subject of an organiza- tion.
Others took a somewhat different position. Lester Could stated that the session, coming after a hard night, a long day with a 7:45 a.m. start, the competition of the sun, and too little advance notification, could not be expected to have a strong turnout. But he noted that he attended meetings of the NAB where 29 people voted for 3,900. He urged continued plugging.
D. Kilpatrick, of \VSM, offered the assistance of the country music association members present. Jim
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Hawthorne, of Hollywood, said those DJ's who participated nosy would be the nucleus of the future organization. Scott Muni, of WMCA, New York, proposed that a proper project could be the strug- gle against juvenile delinquency, and said suds a group could straighten out teenagers if properly organized.
Several speakers spoke about whether jockey groups should seek contributions from record com- panies. Pete \Vainbich, of Penn- sylvania, said he personally would contribute $1.000 to get the or- ganizatior rolling if record com- panies were not admitted to mem- bership other than as associate members. Buddy Deane, of Balti- more, said jocks are difficult to get to support an organization finan- cially. Archie Bleyer, of Cadence Records, charged that the head of a now defunct jockey group had once notified record companies they were assessed a certain figure; he added that he felt the present convention had "degenerated into
a social clambake,' and that he was afraid proponents of an or- ganization were idealists. Bob Clayton, of Boston, supported the idea of a loan from record corn- panics to be repaid from tines. He voiced unhappiness at The Bill- board stories about the former or- ganization mentionel by Bleyer.
Bill Gallagher, of Columbia Rec- ords, told the attending jocks to feel honored they were present, and to set up their own standards and principles, and that mutual benefits could accure to jocks and record companies. Ile said record firms will "pour a lot of booze." at this convention, and urged that this money be spent more usefully. Discussions and demonstrations pertinent to making and playing records would be more valuable than a carnival atmosphere, he
said. Hal Cook, of \Varner Bros. Rec-
ords, said his firm would be glad to help an organization in any way, and paying tribute to Storz' sponsorship of the meet, urged the jocks to help get Sturz off the hook financially by organizing.
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German Cat Victor Guest
NEW YORK - Werner Mul- ler, top German ark conductor and recording artist, will arrive here front Hamburg Wednesday (3) as
guest of RCA Victor. Muller for- merly scan associated with Poly - der (Deutsche Gramophon) and was released here on Decca.
Herbert Grcnzabach, a. &r. chief of German Decca, and RCA Vic- tor's Steve Sholes, recently cut a
new stereo LP with Muller. The artist now has a German hit of "Guitar Boogie Shuffle." The Sha- piro Bernstein tune is published in Germany by Musikverlag, a firm operated by Paul Siegel, who re- cently quit the Brill Building scene to live in West Berlin.
Electro Point System Prizes
NEW YORK - Elektra Rec- ords has launched a special stun - lner incentive program for distrib -, utor salesmen, which calls for the awarding of merchandise prizes based on a point system. Sales- men receive 10 points for each LP said and 150 points for e_ch win- dow display they place which re- mains intact for at least 10 days. Nobody comes out first, according to prexy Jac Holzman, ,t rather salesmen are awarded prizes on the basis of points earned.
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However, what is possible, he said, is the use of certain elements "determined thru trial and error, experience and solid judgment .. .
in a setting in which they belong, naturally and comfortably for their most effective use."
Unfortunately, he said, most in- dividuals who take pro or con po- sitions on the subject of formula radio are talking about a panacea rather l,an "creative, imaginative, disciplined programming." Any broadcaster who has acheived suc- cess also is, "without exception," a
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HOLLYWOOD - Vanguard Records last week became the lat- est firm to sign with the Diners' Record Club. This marks the 11th known diskery to join the multi- label record club which will be launched by the credit card firm. Others are expected in the fold be- fore it starts distributing product to members.
As exclusively revealed by The Billboard recently, the Diners' Record Club will -ecruit members via dealers as well as direct mail, with dealers sharing the prof- its of club membership purchases. The Diners' plan differs from the existing club dealer tie -in in that members will have to ppicl: up some of their albums at the stores as opposed to receiving the selections by direct mail. This, Diners' claims, will boost and maintain store traf- fic. (The Billboard, April 20.)
Lee Palmer Heads New Dynasty Label
HOLLYWOOD--Dynasty Rec- cords, a new label, is being launched, with Lee Palmer, ABC - Paramount label's Western rep, at its helm. Corporate structure lists Irving Moss as proxy, and Painter as exec veepee and general man- ager. Moss is a disk biz new- comer, with most of his background in supermarket, food and real estate fields.
Label will concentrate on pop product, releasing both singles and albums. Palmer is currently setting up distribution. Artists and dis- tribs will be disclosed later.
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City Officials Praise Scheme; Plan Historical Layout, World's Biggest
t NEW YORK- -The lid has fin- ally been lifted on Gotham 's big amusement development In the Bronx which bids to outstrip Dis- neyland in both size and invest- ment. Site planning is in progress now by the Andrews & Clark en- gineering firm, which estimates cost of planning; surveying, land fill and leveling at $1,500,000.
Work will 'ue under way shortly on construction, but actual ground- breaking will not be until the sum- mer. Tentative plans call for a Fire- works gala on the evening of July 4 for this purpose. The pyrotech- nics will stress Freedomland's (the park) U. S. outline, plus a mowing golden shovel.
Marco Engineering Company re- ported that equipment companies such as ride manufacturers, will share in the park's production, and that "several' ride firms will turn out specially adapted devices in the guises of ferryboats, buckboards, antique autos, sterntvheel boats, covered wagons, mine trains, ore - bucket sky lift and others.
86 Acres for Amusements It was pointed out that Disney-
land has 168 acres thus far de- veloped, of which 100 are for park- ing. Freedomland will occupy 212 acres, making it, hands down, the world's largest theme installation. Of the total acreage, 86 will be used For entertainment and mer- chandising, 10.5 for administration and services, and the remaining 115.5 for parking.
This latest development is one in Marco's expanding activities in the park field. Pleasure Island, Wakefield, Mass., outside Boston, will have a press kickoff Tune 21 benefiting the Boys Club of Bos- ton, and the public will start view- ing the combined Western-pirate- whaling village layout the following day. In Miami, Marco is stirring up interest in a Discoveryland pirate -
nautical park, whose location is still to be announced. The pirate Jean Lafitte will play a key theme part in the $5,000,000 development.
The Bronx park will mil about $19,000,000 for construction alone, exclusive of costs of land, whereas the announced Disneyland figure was $17,000,000.
Freedomland will be on the
southern part of 400 acres owned by Webb & Knapp, Inc, and leased therefrom. The realty firm envLsions a 800 -room motor hotel on the remaining land.
Principals listed in the applica- tion of International Recreation Corporation to the Securities Ex- change Commission, asking permis- sion to offer 2,250,000 shares of common stock to the public at $11 per share, are:
Gerald W. Blakely Jr. and Rob- ert C. Linnell, president and senior officer respectively, of the Cabot, Cabot & korbes investment house, Boston.
Peter Demet, Coral Cables, Fla., and Herbert Lee, Boston, president
(Continued on page 53)
PORTLAND, ORE., REVIVES RODEO AFTER 7 YEARS
PORTLAND, Ore. - The once -famous Portland Interna- tional Rodeo this year will be revived after a gap of seven years.
The PI building has been modernized after years of non- use, and 11 performances will be held here October 17 -24. A purse of $11,000 Is ex- pected.
Christensen Bros. will bring their stock to this city oiler the Western Washington Fair at Puyallup, Wash.
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EATCNTON, Ca. - Response to this year's short course of the Georgia Association of Agricultural Fairs was most encourrging, with increases of 14 per cent in attend- ance, and 44 per cent in fairs rep- resented. The event tuas held
KNOXVILLE FAIR SIGNS CASH, SANDS, WAKELY
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -In a marked departure from past policy, the Tennessee A. & I. Fair here this year will present an array of names and name attractions In Its amphitheater, Leonard Rogers, manager, announced.
The six -day run has been divided into three two -day segments, with each offering a change in headlined attractions.
Johnny Cash and Jimmy Wakely will head the bill the first two days, with other acts including Barbara Autry, rope -spinner; Tippy and Cobina, monkey -chimp act, and the Miriam Sage Dancers.
Tommy Sands will top the offering the following two days, with Francis Bruns, fuggier; the Dirk Twins, acre; Tippy and Cobina; Emsee Johnny Matson, and the Miriam Sage Dancers also on the bill.
The Truth and Consequences TV show will cemprise the program on the closing two days.
A local orchestra led by Billy Williams will provide the music during the first two of the six -day segments. The Sage Dancers will offer different routines and costumes in those two segments.
The amphitheater shows will be presented on a two -a -day basis on four clays, with three performances, a matinee and two night shows, scheduled for two days- Monday and Wednesday, the first and third days of the run.
All of the amphitheater attractions were booked thru 'Eldred Stacey of Music Corporation of America, Chicago.
DISNEYLAND SKEDS 760 TV SEGMENTS
ROCHESTER, N. Y. -A Kodak- sponsored tour of Dis- neyland will be shown on 160 -odd outlets of the ABC - TV network Monday (15) from 7:30 -9 p.m. Entitled "Kodak Presents Disneyland 1959," the program will show aerial views, Main Stree! pa- rade and the newly developed park area. A 147 -foot Matter- horn mountain replica is in- cluded, plus two bobsled runs, concrete aerial highway with rubber -tired trains, mov- ing sidewalks and air- condl- tfoned touring undersea won- ders.
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Shutte, manager of the Sarasota Jungle Gardens, reports his tourist attraction exceeded all previous at- tendance records the past winter. From December thru April, paid admissions soared 30 per cent above any former level.
Good winter weather and an ex- panded highway sign program con- tributed to the healthy increase, he said. A summer dropoff is normal for this area, but Shutts expects his full -year attendance mark to top 60,000.
A successful innovation was sell- ing non -transferable season tickets which permit the holders to visit the attraction as frequently as they wish during their stay in the area.
(Continued on page 55)
Fair Assn. urse Clicks
Monday and Tuesday (18 -19), at Rock Eagle Park.
The turnout seas 80 people compared with 70 last year, and
fairs, an increase from 16, sec - rer - -y Joe Pruett reports. The as- sociation has 43 member fairs out of a potential 68.
It was brought out that the as- sociation is closer to receiving State aid than e--er before, haveh.g been invited to put in a bid for a cer- tain percentage of the agricultural premium list offered by each fair.
Presiding was Bill Benton of (Continued on page 53)
FIGHTLESS BULL FIGHTS
WILLIAMS LAKE, B. C. -One of th_ attractions at the 33d annual stampede this year at Williams I ake will be 15 head of horned cattle from Mexico, together with a bull fighter.
However, there wil' be no bull -fighting. The matador is one of three coming to Can- ada this summer to closes at various rodeos.
Brahma bulls also will be included In the stampede at- tractions.
NEW MEXICO FAIR INKS WESTERN BILL
Gunsmoke Trio, Bat Masterson, Dale Robertson Set for Rodeo
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.- -The New Mex''o State 'air here this vear will offer an assortment of TV Western names, instead of a single name, as headliners of its rodeo in its Coliseum.
Already set, Quenten T. Barron, fair manager, announced are Ches- ter, Doc and Kitty of °Gunsmoke," In for the first three days; Bat Masterson, of the video program of that name, for the following clay, and Dale Robertson, of 'Wells Fargo" for the next three days.
Negotiations are under way for another Western name for the closing two clays, Barron added.
Chester, Doc and Kitty were booked in thru Mike North, Bat Masterson by Clyde Baldschun, and Dale Robertson by the Beverly Hills office of Music Corporation of America.
The rodeo, the nightly Coliseum feature of the fair, again will be produced by Lynn Beutler.
The Coliseum will be used for paid matinee attractions at the
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REGINA, Sask.-Leo (Pancho) Carrillo, vet movie -TV performer and sidekick of the Cisco Kid, has been signed to give a name lift to the first two days of the Regina Provincial Exhibition here, opening July 27.
Canadian television performers Gordie Tapp, Bob Goulet and Juliette, to be in the city for CKCK -TV anniversary observance, will entertain in front of the grand- stand prior to the Barnes-Carru- thers revue on the third and fourth days of the fair.
Carrillo will be in the Children's (Continued on page 57)
Cowtown Sets
L. I. Showing WEST HEMPSTEAD, N. Y.-
Joe Daly has arrived to handle publicity, advertising and program for the June 20 -28 showing of the Cowtown (N. J.) Rodeo in Island Carden Arena, the Whitey Carlson building on Hempstead Turnpike here.
fair for the first time. A show to be staged by Bill McCaw, thrill show producer, consisting of variety stunts and acts in which horses motorcycles and automobiles will be used, is to be offered in the afternoon the first nine days. The U. S. Army Air Force Band will be in for the final day. The Mc- Caw offering, according to Barron will have a cast of 25 Hollywood stunt men.
Running horse races with parl- mutuels will be the afternoon grandstand attraction. The grand- stand, as In recent years, will ba dark at night.
Siebrand Bros.' Shows swill again provide the midway attractions.
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Grounds Use V'INSTON - SALEM, N. C. -
Off-season use of ': a fairgrounds is prominent In the thinking of Dixie Classic Fair leaders, mana- ger Neil Bolton reports. The grounds are readily convenient to the city but prime between -fairs activities have been dominated by the Coliseum, .whereas there are considerable other facilities that can be used.
The 1958 fair was one of the most successful held here from ev- ery standpoint. Attractions such as the World of Mirth Shows and Aut Sv enson Thrillcade have been awarded return contracts for this fall.
Fair Commissioners are Tom R ce, chairman, Atwell Alexander, Frank Bryant, Wayne Corpening, Alex Galloway, P. Huber Hanes Jr., and Bolton.
$28,000 Fire Hits Alta. Fairgrounds
EDMONTON, Alta.- Damage estimated at $28,000 was done Monday (18) when fire of undeter- mined origin destroyed a hose barn at the Edmonton Exhibition grounds. There was neither stock nor equipment in the building which had been prepared to accommodate horses during the spring race meet. It was the sec- and barn fire at the grounds in three weeks. The earlier one claim- ed the life of a stableman and destroyed five horses.
SAN ANTONE STOCK SHOW NETS RECORD $60,580
SAN ANTONIO -The 1959 edition of the San Antonio Livestock Exposition registered a net operating profit of $60,580, the largest on record.
This disclosure was made by President E. W. Bickett at the organization's recent annual meeting of life members.
Rickets said that in each of the 10 years of the show's existence. a profit has been recorded. This year's net, however, was the largest ever recorded, it was noted.
Approximately $114,000 in life membership funds is Intact and on deposit in five banks. All improvements which the show has made at the grounds have been paid for out of annual profits and the show is completely free of debt except for a few outstanding bills, the president pointed out.
All officers and six members of the executive committee were re- elected along with a slate of 385 directors. About 200 life members attended the meeting, the largest number ever to attend the annual conclave.
JERSEY CITY, N. 1. - The new "]roliday Waterca e" produc- tion, fresh from its Greenville, S. C. arena debut, started a six -
d..y run in Roosevelt Stadium on Tuesday (26) with still another debut: its initial effort before an outdoor crowd. Show ',vent from here to the fairgrounds in Green- wood, S. C.
Speculative buyers took in the South Carolina date, as did fair and arena figures who had con- tracted the show and expressed a
natural curiosity over the package they had bought. It is not surpris- ing that none was reportedly dis-
appointed, for the summation, fair by any standard, is that Lena La- den has built himself a fun -loaded, eye- pleasing unit. Satisfying for
all ages, it displays kn.wledge and skill in all departments.
Performance time is two hours flat, including 15- minute intermis- sion. In this space of time Laden offers a fast show, heavy on laugh - provoking water - stage nonsense, swimming aid diving skills, tank and stage choreography, and vari- ety acts. If there is a weak s,..Jt
hiding in the performance its de- tection is a matter for Scotland Yard, not a show critic.
The show sparkles not only in
the performant but also in the property department, where a swim tank, diving tank and 32- square- foot -stage have a freshly built look about them. In this inanimate di- vision is one of the show's silent stars -the lighting effects created thru illumination of frosted squares of plexiglass, framed in aluminum. These panels line the base and background of the tank, the rear of the stage, the twin div- ing platforms and the round diving tank.
Thmout the show the panels, backed by lighting, are altered by console controls into numerous color combinations which are in turn gentle, sharp, unobtrusive and gaudy, as is required. Foun- tains in round plastic pools float in the main tank's four comers. Over -all length of the tanks and stage is 165 feet, Ballet pool is
55 by 34 and four and a half feet deep. Diving pool is 32 feet in diameter and seven feet deep, of steel paneling. First -grade ma- terials -pipe framing, heavy poly-
wood, light towers, steel paneling and supports -is used throout. Ed Gillen long-time water comedian, turned out the tanks. Entire layout goes up in 6 -8 hours.
Opening night in Jersey City saw a strong performance lavished on a
meager crowd of 1,000 or so. Two Elks clubs worked the advance. Show was routed by baggage car and Pullman to the fairgrounds in Greenwood, S. C., then had a
big date ahead' the ;wee 16.21 Los Angeles (Calif.) Dairy Stock Show.
Rose Ili -Jinks Standout The list of credits is a long one.
Veteran water comic Eddie Rose, working with emsee Laden, is a
one - man mirth gang. Suzanne Dore combines winsomeness, deliv- ery skill, cu;e French accent and a
strong, steady soprano voice that carries perfectly. Martha Ann Bentley shows the ballet capabili- ties for which sl- has become known. Swede.a s Bitten Bergen shows off her ballet swim strokes, which lose effectiveness in one se-
quence dirt distraction from water reflection of the poolside lighting. A spotlight on the dark pool would add effectiveness.
Variety numbers include the posing- balancing act of Howard and Randall. and :hick dark, tal- ented ' armonica artist with an overly nervous torso. For serious and comedy diving skill, there are Athos Darigo, Charlie Aitken, Mitch Drake, Charlie Diehl and Johnny Edwards, all capable pro- fessionals. There is a 14 -girl swim and dance line, and nine- member orchestra led by musical director Mort Newburgh. Costuming is
new and colorful. Pacing is swift and pleasing;
Laden seems to have capitalized on a basic formula which carries the performanr along surely, on a
mirthful pitch: when in doubt, use Eddie Rose.
Staff has Laden, producer; Ber- nard Gurtman, assistant; Bob La- den, company manager; Jesse Ly- ons, press and pr)motion; Adelaide Lioi, costume design; Adele Mc- Closkey, associate water chore- ographer; George Chergotis, direc- t and scenic designer; Leo Burke, lighting, aided by Mike Demko; Adele Moderne, wardrobe; Tim Lane, properties.
Performance rundown was as fol- lows: 1. Overture; 2. Mardi Gras dance production, the Aqua -Chor- ines; 3. Martha Ann Bentley, "llar- lequinade" ballet; 4. Gay Paree water ballet; 5. Holiday Water- clowns, diving; 6. Suzanne Dore, vocal; 7. Athos Dar- i , evolution of speed strokes, commentary byy
Laden; 8. Piano and comedy, Ed- die Rose and Laden; 9. Bitten Ber- gen, solo synchronized swimming; 10. Olympic diving; 11. Arabian Fantasy, dance production, with Suzanne and Martha Ann Bentley; 12. Howard and Randall, acro- batic posing; Intermission.
13. Roaring Twenties dance pro- duction; 14. Parade of old -style swim suits; 13. Eddie Rose, tank comedy; 16. Chet Clark, harmon- ica; 17. Salute to Hawaii, strobe - lite water ballet, 4qua- Chorines, Bitten Bergen and Howard and Randall; 18. Olympic diving; 19. Charlie Diehl and Eddie Rose, diving hijinks; 20. Finale.
Bryan, Tex., Rodeo Set for June 10 -13
BRYAN, Tex. - The annual Bryan Youth Rodeo will be held here at the Saddle Club Arena June 10 -13, with $3,000 in prizes available. The rodeo will be open to high school students and 1959 graduates, with boys and girls di- visions.
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COLUMBUS, : Ga. - The new Buddy Gates "Hell Cats" auto thrill show got rolling Wednesday (13) in Florida, featuring all -girl drivers and white -painted Renault Dau- phine automobiles. First few days were wet ones, starting with the debut in Sarasota, where business was termed fair despite rain.
Rain dogged the show on both days at Hialeah Speedway, Thurs- day and Friday (14 -15), with the Friday performance a rain -out. Key West followed, on Sunday.
Bookings are virtually solid thru October 17 with bulk of the ad- vance work being handled by Richmond Cox, veteran outdoor publicist. Work has been con- tracted in Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and all New England States except Rhode Island. Most dates are net and the few pending will give Gates a 115 -date season in his initial tour.
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Chase City, Va.; Rocky Mount, Greenville and Shelby, N. C., Greenwood and Rock Hill, S. C., and others.
In addition to Gates, personnel includes Richard Gladitz, general manager; Richmond W. Cox Jr., general agent and press; Don Woods, emsee; Max Bertel, clown; Smokey Drolet, Maritella Woods, Nell Dupree, Cindy Owens, Wava (Shorty) Conard, Dean Lang and Gages, drivers; Maritella Woods, car -top aerial perch; Corky Con -
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Castle will be with Sullivan for a four -week appearance at the Desert Inn, Las Vegas, starting June 30. Brenn has been signed only for the Russian date. There will be other'acts in the unit, such as Marvin Roy and Dick Contino, but no other circus folk.
Jr. Rodeo Riders Get Insurance
ABILENE Tex. -The Ameri- can Junior Rodeo Association, Inc., has announced a nation -wide con- testant insurance program for all approved amateur junior rodeos in the U. S.
As a result of data compiled by the Little Britches Rodeo of Little- ton, Colo., the insurance provides $500 hospital and medical pay- ments plus a $1,000 death benefit. There are more than 150 AJRA membership rodeos in the country.
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Center, a newcomer that offers several points that are new or different. It is the International Ice Review, produced by Tom Parker, whose other activities include the promotion of the Cristianl circus In Chicago and Los Angeles.
The show is framed to play places that don't get the principal leers. It is small, tho-as with the new -trend cars -it is probably more descriptive to say "compact" because it is significantly larger than most units that have played fairs and hotels.
International is playing a great number of one -day stands. It is appearing usually under sponsorships and it currently is using telephone promotions in numerous stands.
Parker. current tour Is for six weeks, which will take It into Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan. Early stands have the show in such typical buildings as the Dixon Armory, Urbana Armory, Jacksonville High School Gym, Quincy College Gym, Knox College Gym at Galesburg, and Wharton Fieldhouse in Moline, all Illinois, and the Cedar Rapids (Ia.) Municipal Auditorium.
The cast includes Howard Bissell and Jerry Farley, the Paul I.e Ducs, George Simpson, Art Newman, Norman Crider, Les Muller, Raymond Browning, Dave Park and a line of eight girls. Almost all of the cast has been with major leers and hotel shows. Company manager is Harry Hirsch.
In all there are 23 performers, and the star of the show is young. Audrey McColl, champion figure skater of Scotland.
Additional personnel is held to a stage electrician, stagehand, spotlight man, two rink men, wardrobe mistress, unit manager, truck driver and the advance.
Beyond the current six weeks' tour, Parker has extensive plans and a good start on the bookings to materialize them. The show reopens September 10 and then expects to stay out "continuously." It has hooked the first nine of a projected season of 40 or 45 weeks. By early 1960, Parker expects to have a second unit formed to play the Nest Coast.
The show is leapfrogging two rinks, one 28 by 31 and one 20 by 30. There are plans for a larger rink soon. Similarly, the initial background and masking are to be replaced with a set that is to be of new design and new combination of materials. The show pleased good crowds of up to 3,000 each at a three -day stand in Iíanunod, and the refinements scheduled give promise of greater success.
Parker, familiar with buildings thru earlier indoor circus con- nections and prior show promotions in Texas, has been aiming at this sort of an arena show for some time.
HE BELIEVES THERE is a profitable field for this and other new shows in the auditorium -arena field. And certainly his efforts and investment are in line with the expressed desires of building managers who seek more attractions for their locations.
Auditorium, Fairgrounds Events Score at Lincoln Centennial
LINCOLN, Neb. - Despite a series of rain storms, the nine -day Lincoln Centennial Celebration here recently attracted an esti- mated 500,000 persons to various events.
A stageshow and dance, headed by George Cobol, drew a paid croo -d of 4,573 to the Pershing Memorial Auditorium. It set a one - night gross record of $23,840.50 with a top single ad- mission of $12.50.
A day -afternoon rodeo at the State Fairgrounds attracted 3,500 at both performances. A square dance festival pulled 2,700.
Highlight of the free entertain- ment was a two -hour parade, watched by 150,000. A follow -up Western parade added 25,000 on- lookers.
Local actors and TV's Robert Culp, of "Trackdos'ss," played five nights in a production called "Toiser on the Plains." It had a gate of 17,042 at the Auditorium.
Single carnival acts were hired for suburban specials, The Art B. Thomas Shows cam. in, along with more rain, for a week's rum in a neighborhood promotion follow- ing the Centennial.
Along with Gobel on the record - breaking single show at the Audi- torium were Vernon, Bumpy and Company; Nip Nelson, a comedian; the Step Brothers, the Freedom Chorus and Jan Garber's band.
Both this show and "Tower on the Plains" reportedly showed some
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Municipal Auditorium drew about 30,000 people during e nine - performance run of "Holiday on loe." This was "Holiday's" only Texas stand while en route to Mexico City.
Building manager F. W. Vickers said that the show played to capacity coowds at all perform- ances. For four of those showings extra seats were filled also. Stand was sponsored by the Chitin Club.
The building Is a theater -type structure and to ha.idle the ice show the stage s'as extended some 40 feet into the main auditorium, tho sightline from the balcony still allowed a full view of the rink.
Evansville Stadium Names Board Member
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -Clarence J. Alstadt Jr., was chosen to suo- ceed Al Hudson as a member of the Municipal Stadium Board by the Evansville City Council last week. The vote was four for Alstadt and three for Hudson,
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COPENHAGEN'S TIVOLI OPENS ON STRONG NOTE
COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Tivoli started its 1959 season with heavy attendance despite some rainy days and chilly nights. Pay -gate attendance for the first 18 days (May 1 -18) was a bit over 800,845, an'incréase of 150,430 above' that of the same period in 1950.
More flowers, lights . and music apparently draw ' larger attendances. and bring in a- higher gross. In 1952, Tivoli made use of 72,000 flower plants; in 1959, it will use 115,000. In 1952, there were 51;000.electric light bulbs used for exterior illumination, while this year it will use 85,000. In 1952, the park employed 103 musicians (not including the boys' band or musicians in restaurants), and this year it has more than 150 musicians. In 1952, it had 2,225 employees (including those working for concessionaires). This year it has 2,500.
Prior to 1952 the season attendance record was broken with 3,318,224 paid admissions in 1948. Since 1952 that record has been passed twice, with 4,280,387 in 1958 and 4,181,452 in 1958. In addition, 15,348 season tickets were sold in 1958.
While music and numerous free attractions are big drawing cards in Tivoli, its 23 restaurants and its flower gardens and some 3,000 free chairs, seats and benches in all sections of the park are also trumps: This is clearly demonstrated each season on Whit Sunday, which is a holy day with no music or amuse- ments.
On Whit Sunday, Tivoli and the park restaurants open at 9 a,m., as usual, but close at 8 p.m. Kiddie rides, concession stands and coin machine Arcades operate from noon, or earlier, until 8 p.m. This year the Whit weekend drew big gates - Saturday (18), 47,100; Sunday (17), 31,000, and Monday (18), with some rain and chilly weather, 43,800.
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it will be in the contour of the United States, and what effect this will have on viewers from planes trafficking around nearby Idlewild and LaGuardia airports is obvious. In addition there is the invaluable publicity advantage stemming from this outline, which will lend itself liberally for photographs.
Marco will be building the de- velopment, which is scheduled for opening in June, 1980. Public ex- pressions of satisfaction with the park and its location have been made. by ;Mayor Robert Wagner, borough President James Lyons and Board of Education President Charles Silver, Wagner said the park 'should help refire the im- agination of all those who visit it, particularly the youngsters. I am delighted that New York has been selected as the site for Freedom - land. Lyons said the city's Board of Estimate bas "done everything necessary" to prepare the way.
Parking will be available for 12,- 000 cars, The sprawling area will be populated by a large number of commercial exhibits, as in the case of Disneyland. Sections will por. tray the entire historical range of American history, with such ele- ments as Western aspects, explora- tions, the Barbary Coast, the San Francisco earthquake, Civil War, Cape Canaveral, Bunker Hill, Plymouth Rock, Old New York, etc.
Estimates of the potential earn- ings are reduced from figures re- ported by Lloyd Settle, Marco's publicity and marketing director. The five -month season, May 15 thru October 15, will see an esti- mated 4,800,000 gate admissions at prices of 90 rents for adults and 50 cents for kids. Forty per cent, or 2,000,000, will be tourist tran- sients and the rest area residents and other Easterners. In- ground crowds will average 31000 on typical high days, of which 53 are anticipated. Peak days will find the spot handling its proposed ca- pacity, 88,000 persons.
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Included in the $10 fee were registration, four meals and an evening outdoor chicken barbe- C .3.
The following fairs were rep- resented: Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Co..yers, Canton, Carroll- ton Elberton, Griffin, Hiawassee, Jackson, Louisville, Marietta, Ma- con, McRae, Monroe, Newnan, Quitman, Reidsville, Savannah, Swainsboro, Waycross, Waynes- boro, and Montgomery, Ala., as well as associate me.nbers E. B. Henderson and Bill Bullwinkle,
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BAXDONNER- Arthur J., former ice cream concessionaire at Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky outdoor events, May $2 in Indianapolis. Survived by his widow, Frida, and four chil- dren.
CAMPBELL -Hort W. 87, former owner of a 20 -car railroad carnival, May 27 in Pasadena, Calif. From 1912- 1918, he operated his own show but in recent years had a Penny Arcade in San Diego. He was greatly interested in horses. Was an honorary member of the Pacific Coast Showmen's Associ- ation since 1936. His wife sur vives. Services were held May 29 in Altadena, Calif.
COOKE- Raymond H., 67, former comedian of the team of Cooke and Edinger, May 9 in Permenette Hospital, Oak- land, Calif. Survived by his widow, Gertrude, formerly of the Edinger Sisters; a daughter, Mary Evans; a son, Walter, and three grandchildren.
ESCALARA- George, 63, boss canvasman of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Side Show from 1912 until 1958, May 12 at St Petersburg, Fla. Esca- lara, a native of Mexico City, Joined the Royal American Shows in 1957 and was hospi- talized in the summer of 1958. Burial St. Petersburg.
HANNAH -C. A. (Heavy), 48, owner of Hannah Amuse- ments, suddenly May 19 in Oak- dale, Pa, (Details In carnival section.)
JONES- Alexander (Alec) Charles, 87, with -cuses from 1901 to 1926, May 25 at Warren, Pa. He was with Jones Bros., Cole, and Rogers and Rice Circuses. Survivors include one. brother, two sons and two grandchildren. Burial was at Russell, Pa.
LAMBERT -William H. (Billy), 68, veteran agent and manager, May 22 at Talladega, Ala. A Kentucky colonel, he was for - merly on the staff of Rogers Greater, Drago Amusements and Bill Geren shows. Recently Lambert operated concessions on I.ee Amusement Company. Sur- vivors include his widow, Marion; a son and a daughter, Burial at Pascagoula, Miss.
LUCAS -George Jacob, 82, retired showman, May 5 in St. Joseph Hospital, Tampa, fol - lowing .a stroke. He put over 40 years in show business, starting as bandmaster of the Ringling circus. Later he operated Fun - houses cnd rides with such out- fits as the Melville, Nat Reis, World of Mirth, Sol's Liberty, John Marks and Great Lakes Ex. position shows. Survived by his
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MOUGHIMAN -Buck concessionaire and showman, May 24 in Aultman Hospital, Canton, O., after an illness of five months. Burial May 27 in Canton.
MURRAY -Ernest R., retired clown, who in the past had trouped with the Sheesley, Lamb, Cold Medal, Gladstone and Don Franklin shows, re- cently at his home in Glendora, Calif., of a heart ailment. He was a World War I veteran and member of the Showmen's League of America, Masonic order, Eastern Star and Shrine of Tampa. He had been ill two years. Survived by his widow, Leona, and son, Ernest Jr. After services in Arcadia, Calif, the body was sent to Clinton, Ia., his home town, for services, fol. lowed by burial in Tipton, Ia.
RENGI .S- Fugen, 70, former teeterboard and knockabout act and father of Mrs. Elsbeth Cosmo, aerialist, May 8 in New York. Born in Germany, he was one of the Five Eugenes, teeterboard act which was with many shows in Europe. In this country he man- aged Claim's Royal :didgets at the New York World's Fair, was an acrobatic teacher and was one of the Two Mirths, knock- about, rnd Perry and Gene. Sur- vived by his daughter and two brothers in Germany. Services in New York were followed by cre- mation.
Cincinnati Area Park Ops Host Press, Radio, TV
CINCINNATI - Members of the area's radio, TV and press fra ternities waxed fat the past week when Edward L. Schott, president and general manager of Coney Island here, and his right bower, Ralph G. Wachs, Coney manager, and Don Dazey, general manager of LeSourdsville Lake Park at near - by Middletown, O., played host at their annual parties for the area tradsters.
On Sunday (24) Coney was turned over to the radio, TV and press reps and their families start- ing at 12 noon. Everything in the park was free including food, re-
freshments, rides, the pool and ad- mission to Moonlight Gardens. Part of the afternoon was given over to contests for the kiddies and grown- ups, with prizes for the winners. A
cocktail party for the adults in the spacious garden adjoining Moonlight Gardens was followed by a chicken- pickiñ session at which more than 1,200 chicken -in. the -baskets were served.
On Tuesday night (28) some 350 radio, TV and press reps and their wives converged on LeSourdsville Lake Park for a cocktail session and chicken dinner served in the park's dining room. All the park's facilities were free to the guests.
Jack Morningstar, park's pub. licity director, and John Marco, ad. vertising manager, played host in the absence of Don Dazey, who is still confined to the hospital. He is expected to be released this week
RISSO -Frank 44, midway concessionaire, May 28 in a Chicago hospital follow- ing a year's illness. He had operated concessions for 15 years but recently had been in busi- ness in Chicago. He was a member of the Showmen's Lea - gue of America for 12 years. Survivors include his mother, two brothers, Peter and Michael, and a sister, Bella, all of Chi- cago. Funeral services were scheduled for June 1.
SHAW- Gordon, former Wild West rider, May 12 in Watertown, N. Y.
STEWART -Robert, 68, father of Jim Stewart, assist- ant to the manager of the Regina (Sask.) Exhibition Association, May 19 in Regina. Survived by his widow, one son, three broth- ers and three sisters.
SHROPSHIRE -Mrs. Elizabeth, who with her late husband, James, put in 35 years in the circus business, May 16 in London, Ky For the past 20 years she operated the 4 -Paw Hotel in London. Services and burial in Maysville, Ky.
YOUNG -Basil (Hap), ' 85, long -time outdoor showman and a West Coast concession. aire, May 22 in Attica, Ind., from cancer. He had operated concessions at the California State Fair, Sacramento, since 1921, selling them in 1958 and moving to the Indiana town. He entered outdoor show business with the Barnum & Bailey Cir- cus at the age of 13 and in 1908 went into the carnival business to operate food and ggame concessions. He was a Itlason.
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Day parade Monday (27), at the free grandstand show for the kids after the parade and will make several other appearances.
The Exhibition also plans to play up the fact that the Deep River Boys will head the Barnes- Carru- thers package and cowboy star Johnny Mack Brown will be on the Royal American Shows mid. way.
To strengthen the entertain- ment program in other directions, two special free displays have been arranged. One, marking the 50th anniversary of powered flight in Canada, will have the original Silver Dart aircraft on view. The other, an Eskimo exhibit, will pro. vide a closeup of an igloo and the way of life of the Canadian Eskimo.
The powered flight exhibit will be tied in with fair week appear- ances of the Royal Canadian Air Force Golden Hawks. The jet squadron will present acrobatic dis- plays over the city and district.
Another big item at the fair will bs the barnyard zoo. Display of farm and domestic animals was introduced as a free feature for children last year and turned out to be one of the most popular attractions on the grounds.
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BRENAMAN -LEBO- Edwin K. Brenaman, member of the Miami Showmen's Associa tion, and Sara Ruth Lebo, non. pro, at Winchester, Va., May 6.
MAYNARD- SOLOMON- Gaylord Maynard and Patricia Ann Solomon, Hagen Bros. Cir- cus performers, at Cumberland, Md., May 11.
SAKOBIE- LOWERS- James Sakobie, of the Blue Grass Shows, and Nancy Lowers, non - pro of Charleston, W. Va., May 10.
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BOSTON- -Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus wound up its 11 -day satnd at the Boston Gar- den Sunday (24) with 11,000 patrons catching the single 5:30 p.m. show. Total grosses for the gate and concessions reached a fig- ure close to the quarter- million- dollar mark.
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At Oakland OAKLAND, Calif. - Polack
Bros.' Circus drew a total of 42,000 people to the Municipal Auditori- um here May 20-24 under auspices of East Bay Children's Hospital.
The run started slow Wednesday (20) as 1,500 people attended the afternoon show and 2,000 were on hand at night. Thursday brought 3,000 payees to both matinee and evening performances. A total of 3.500 patrons attended the Friday (22) matinee and 4,500 saw the night show. Saturday afternoon (23) saw 5,000 people at the mati- nee and a whopping 8,000 at the night show. Two matinees on Sunday (24) drew 5,500 and 6,000 fans.
James Names Performers
RED BLUFF, Calif. -The per- formance of James Bros. Circus in- cludes Johnnie Cline, dogs, pony drill and baby elephant; Clark Mc- Dermott, bear act; Volantes, uni. cycles; Orwyns, Risley and traps, and the Johnson Brothers, juggling and clowning.
In Seattle (June 4-7) Jimmy Troy, trapeze; Tollo, clown and table rock, and the Seattle TV clown, Patches, will augment the show. The Seattle show also will make Bellingham, Wash., June 8.
Schumann Opens COPENHAGEN -- Circus Schu-
mann, which opened here recently Includes Johnny Kayes, ponies, dogs and chimps; Mony Moren and Company, comedy; Alfred Burton, balancer; Pauline, Albert and Benny Schumann, horses; Four Kovacs, trampoline; Wenzel' Koss - mayer and Billy Smart's Baby Ele- phants (5); Madcaps, equilibrists; Five Lancers, hand -balancing; Five Castors, antipodists; Villams, jug. glens; Max Schumann, 16 Liberty horses, and the Rudi Llato (8) clown troupe.
R -B HORSE BITES REV. SULLIVAN
BOSTON - Rev. Father Sullivan, circus fan and chap- lain, was bitten by a Ring- ling horse at the Boston Gar- den May 23 and rushed to the hospital. He was treated for a deep laceration of the fore- finger of his left hand.
where last year a setback was sus- tained.
The 24 perforinanoes proved to be too much for the Hub, and in- dications were that the circus would return to the six-day tradi- tional stand next year. There is also the possibility that it may try a new system whereby it would play two long weekends in Boston and in the intervals travel to spots in Maine and New Hampshire. Of- ficials feel they could do better here with a maximum of 14 per- formances, mostly on weekends.
Weekdays proved light with at- tendances mostly between the 3,500 and 4,000 marks. The show picked up on Saturday morning with 10,000 payees. Saturday afternoon drew 8,000 folks to the 13,909 -seat Carden but the eve- ning show dropped back to the 4,000 mark.
The lone Sunday (24) perform- ance looked like the old days when more than 11.000 patrons crowded in to make the biggest attendance of the entire stand. The Garden operated on its special promotiopal system, working with Boy Scouts and other organizations.
Adams Packs Chicagoans
CHICAGO -- Adams -Seils Cir- cus gave four shows to packed houses Saturday and Sunday (23- 24) at Fullerton and Sheffield ave- nues in a much publicized engage- ment for the Lincoln Park'Conser- vation Club. The lot was flooded by overnight rains Saturday morn- ing and one performance was lost while the area tuas drained.
Elgin, Ill., was good for two straw houses Thursday (21). The first date inside Chicago, 3900 North Rockwell, drew a near -ca- pacity in the afternoon and a three - quarters house at night in the rain on Friday (22).
The arrival of a lion via Railway Express Monday (25) garnered the show additional strong publicity in Chicago papers.
Harold Heads West ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. -Har-
old Bros. Circus will show here June 11 -14 and at Farmington, N. M., June 17 -19 for Jaycee auspices.
Cristiani Opens
8 -Day Phil. Run;
Details Show PIHILADELPHIA -- Cristiani
Bros.' Circus opened its eight -day stand here et Lighthouse Field Sunday (24) with better than a half -house for the afternoon show. Date is sponsored by LuLu Tem- ple. There are 1,551 aluminum re- served seats and the five sections of blues seat 1,810 for a total ca- pacity of 3,361 patrons.
Acts were again augmented for the Philadelphia run with Frank Cook, high wire; Seitz- Mendez Duo, high wire, and the St. Leon Troupe, teeterboard.
The performance by displays: 1- Spec, Mardi Gras; 2 -Betty and Nancy Elliott, trick riding; 3 -Ed- die Kuhn's Wild Animals (6 lions, 2 leopards, 2 bears and a puma); 4- Roberto, elephant head carry; 5 -Frank Cook and Seitz- Mendez, high wire; 6 -three single ele- phants; 7 - clowns; 8 - Renaults, leaps; 9- elephant in Serta Mat- tress ad; 10 -Corky Cristiani, prin- cipal riding; 11- Aerial Ballet, six ladders, two webs; Gerald Soule, trapeze, and Manuel Barragon, cloud swing; 12 -Senor Devise, dressage; 13 - St. Leans, teeter. board; 14 -Betty Elliott, Roman riding; 15- clowns' reducing; 16- Con Colleano, wire; Louis Munoz, wire, Zampela, bounding rope; 17 -Chief Sugar Brown's 10 Otoe Indians; 18 -Senor Manuel (Bar- rages), hand balancing; Jim Doug- las, dogs, and Leon (Soule), slack wire juggling; 19- Ray -Dell Flyers; 20 -Steve Fanning and Vicki Cris - tiani, five elephants; Oscar Cris - tiani, three elephants, and Lee Crawford, two; 21- clowns; 22- Emanuel Zacchini cannon with Louis Munoz. Show runs an hour and 55 minutes.
Ramon Escorcia, trumpet, has the nine -piece band with Joe Stefan and John DeFronzo, trump- ets; Steve Palahach, baritone; Leo Lewis, trombone; John Evans, bass; Tex Girard, drums, and Max Ring,
(Continued on page 59)
Griebling to Leave RB NEW YORK -Otto Griebling,
veteran clown, will close with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus after the Chicago date. He has named Joe Williams as his personal manager and rep- resentative and will make both out- door and indoor dates thru Wil- liams in the future.
Kelly -Miller Discovers Kansas Wheat Crop Coin
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan.-The Kelly -Miller circus continued to en- joy big business, despite rain and mud, in its entry into the Kansas wheat country. Miami, Okla. (19), had sunny weather. A quarter - house was registered for the after- noon and the night show was strawed. Pittsburg, Kan. (20), drew two straw houses in hot weather.
Parsons, Kan., produced a half house for the matinee, despite rain, and the night show was strawed in soupy mud. Independence, Kan. (22), drew a three- quarters house for the afternoon and the night show suas strawed to the ring curbs.
A Sunday (24) matinee -only stop at Sedan, Kan., produced a three - quarters house, more people than the town's population. Arkansas
City, Kan. (25), was a clear, warm day with a two- thirds.house in the afternoon and a capacity crowd in the evening.
New Book Recalls Packs Elephants
ST. LOUIS - Incident of a
dozen years ago when Tom Packs C::cus was importing elephants and the Navy air- lifted feed to the an- imal ship at sea is recalled by a new book. It is "Elephant Cargo," a children's book just published by Coward- McCann.
Author Winifred G. Hammond based her story on accounts of the actual incident, when storms de- layed the ship and its supply of feed was low.
CIRCUS REVIEW
Mills Show Stresses
Acro, Juggling Turns By JON FRIDAY
CLARENDON HILLS, Ill- Mills Bros. Circus, now in its 20th year of operation, made its first Chicago area appearance of the season here in a sell -out repeat date for the Lions Club Saturday (23). The afternoon show was a packed sell -out and the night chow was better than three -quarters full. The big top, a 120 with three 40's, was new in the middle of last season and looks good now in its sixth week of the 1959 season.
The 25 -truck circus has some new syardrab for production num- bers, and producer Jake Mills has flashed up the interior of the top with the use of bright yellow plastic -coated nylon material for seat masks, ring carpets and back doer curtains.
Best asset of this years perform- ance is the snappy nine -piece brass bar' of Joe Rossi, all out- fitted in brilliant blue and gold uniforms. There are few announce- ments, and the band segues from one act to another without pause.
Just as Mills Bros. widely is continuing a strong band, it dis- plays as many head of Liberty and menage stock as any show on the road. However. the performance is
overloaded with ground acrobatic and juggling acts to the neglect of wild animals. novelty and thrill acts, which the patrons expect.
Mich. State U. Acrobats Give -
Annual Circus EASE' LANSING, Mich. -The
sixth annual Spartan Circus was produced recently by the Michigan State University Acrobat Club. Directors of the show are George Szypula, gymnastics coach, and Charles Boas, geography professor, who heads a six -man clown alley.
The performance included leaps, ladders, balancing, trampoline, uni- cycles, acro, batons, gorilla parody, spec, "Fiesta Time" wits six dancers and web number, flying rings, Roman ladders, comedy, horizontal bar, single comedy trampoline by Chuck Thompson, the Christophers, acro team; Arabian tumbling and finale.
Among professionals receiving credits in the program are Lesters, Ltd.; Neal Walters Poster Corpora- tion, Carpenter. Arden Kreisch, Al Slaggert, C. If. (Pop) Hausmann and Ray, Jane and Buster Melzora visited the show. The show hopes to make a tour next year.
Ringling Factions Sell 2 Separate Sarasota Tracts
SARASOTA, Fla. - Both fac- tions of the Ringling family last week completed sales of part of their real estate holdings in the Sarasota area.
John Ringling North and associ- ates sold 2.000 acres of land and the John Ringling Hotel to the Arvida Corporation for $13,500,- 000.
The estate of Mrs. Edith Ring- ling sold 32,000 acres of Florida grazing land to John D. Mac- Arthur, Chicago insurance compa- ny owner. The purchase price was reported to be more than $2,000,- 000. Chief holders in the Edith Ringling estate include Mrs. Hester Ringling Sanford, mother of Stuart Lancaster.
Jack Mills introduces the specs, which includes horses, the out. standing band, four elephants and the performers. A tape recorder supplies the music and vocal while various performers in the rings carry out the theme of the produo- tion, Dances of All Nations."
Benny Rossi gallops his palomino horse around the track in Zorro- type cape and mask, that generates excitement and helps the concert announcements that follow. Dis- play 3 bas Count and Edith Beke- tow with pony drills in the end rings
The Riva Sisters (4) new corners, juggle hoops, sticks and plates in the center ring, flanked by the Girards (2) also new, and Bakers (2) in juggling turns. The girls have t.e arena to themselves for the fire stick wind -up. Poulo does hand balancing in Ring 1 while Walter Reith does chair and head balancing in Ring 3.
The Musas Brothers (5) are a comedy turn that starts out to he a wrestling match, has a musical in- strument interlude and ends up with dancing dolls, one with a gyrating mid -section another with a telescoping neck.
Pirates Aloft The first aerial' ballet has a
pirate theme with eight girls on swinging ladders and two on re- volving traps. Cerda and Pedro have a helicopter spin in action as the others bow out. Gerda does a split on ropes that Pedro supports by his teeth, first in the cradle and then in e dislocation. After iron jaw spins and a short bezakasvay, Pedro mounts a revolving trapeze and Gerda steps into stirrup: above him and they do a series of re- volves. First concert announce- ment follows.
Count Beketow presents dressage routines. Clowns (6) come in for the Army cannon gag. Hubetts (4) do roller skating turns in ring one a- the Umbertis (6) do Risley and acre. Latter uses a girl for the understander.
Walter Reith portrays a drunk as he attempts to mach his traps bar with two small ladders. On the trapeze, he discards the comedy and does a neck balance, ankle drop, back balance and ankle drop. Edith Beketow works five black Liberty horses in Ring 1 as Count Beketow presents eight sor- rels in Ring 3. Coco makes a (high stilt walkaround.
Display 15 has the Robertis (Continued on page 59)
Mills Details Staff Roster
CHICAGO -- Mills Brus.' Cir- cus staffers include Jack Mills, president; Jake Mills, manager; Ida Mills, treasurer; Peggie Baker, sec- retary; George W. (Larry) Law- rence and Howard Ahrhart, gen- eral agents; Joe Rossi, musical di- rector; Felix (Fats) Brazauskas, purchasing agent; Rose Mills, tick- et wagon superintendent; Paul Hudson, transportation superin- tendent; Walter Reith, electrician; Bill Stephens, announcer.
Virgil Sagraves, elephant trainer and Side Show superintendent; Felix Brazen, boss property man; John (Shorty) Walker, mechanic; Buddy Billings, ring stock; Thomas Kelley, steward; John Schmidt, equestrian director; Harry Baker, mail agent; John Roosevelt Lewis, boss canvasman; William Mack, 24 -hour man, and Eva Hulme, boss inside ticket seller.
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UNDER THE MARQUEE By TOM PARKINSON
Col. Harry Thomas has joined include John Grundy, Father Sol -' man, Bill Hall. John Van Matte liven, Scott Jackson; Tony and Lou Jim McLaughlin and - Mr. an Dateo and Everett and Charlotte Mrs. Sam Brown. Smith. George Haler recently had the
Hunt Bros: Circus band in-; Haler for Harold Bros.' Cir-
eludes Stella Wirth, organist; cols in Maine and George Holmes Charles Schlarnbaum, trumpet ;' Rodeo in Huntington and Charles - Nick Altroth, sax, and Jim John- ton, W. \-a. Milder and his crew son, drums. Jim Conley is the an- visited the Ringling, Beatty, Hunt, nouncer, , , , The Hunt clown alley Hartford Shrine and James E. has Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Wilson, Strates shows. Roland Baffler and Hal Haviland, Don Marcks visited Polack ill producing clown.
Oklahoma and Sacramento, Calif. Fans attending the Cristiani Earl Krauter, Rev. Father Sulli-
opening in Philadelphia included van, Everett Smith and Joseph Jim Hassan and sons, Jim Dun - Carberry visited RB at the Boston woody, Jim Malfatto, Sam Chap - Carden.
Kelly -Miller to handle banner sales, equestrian director and an- nouncer chores. Thomas recently finished his Orrin Davenport win- ter dates at Winnipeg.
From Bungling Bros. and Bar- num & Bailey Circus clown Chuck Burnes reports that midget clown Paul Ilorumpo underwent his third foot operation and has returned to Tampa for rest. Clowns Harry Bur- man and Burnes made a local TV show in Boston, and Dennis Stev- ens and Rogelio Fajardo visited obildren's wards at Boston General Hospital. Roland Bischoff. son of Horst and Gloria Bischoff, cele- brated his first birthday with a
backstage part'. Roland Kaiser has rejoined the Bokara Troupe. He was given a surprise birthday party in Boston.
Phil and Betty Escalante closed to return to their regular summer jobs with the Music Fair in Had- donfield, N. J. Jackie Bostock Jr. was baptized at Roxbury, \lass., May 20 by Rev. E. S. Sullivan. Rusty Helen Parent, Mr. and \Ira. Jackie Bostock, Minnie Altana, Mr. and Mrs. Bratty, Teresa Agui- lar, Cha -Cha and Madelena Del Moral, and Mrs. Garcia Martin at- tended the event. Recent visitors
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Ontario Light WINDSOR. Ont. --Clyde Bros.
Circus drew 1.600 people to the 4,500 -seat Are. here Friday (22). Three shows Saturday (23) pulled attendances of 1,600, 2,300 and 1,000 uncler Grotto auspices.
The 4,100 -scat Arena at Barrie (18) had such a low ceiling that no aerial acts could work to the audi- ences of 1,300 in the afternoon and 700 at night under Hockey League auspices.
At London the show pulled at- tendances of 500 and 800 to Queens Park Wednesday (20) and 900 to the matinee and 1,150 to the night show Thursday (21). R. C. A. F. Wing Association spon- sored the show.
Nelson's Pigs (3) were detained at the Canadian border and will rejoin the show when it enters the States.
Mills Draws Mich. Straws
THEE RIVERS. Mich.--Mills Bros: Circus played to a strawed matinee and three -quarters full night :how here (21) for the Police despite rainy weather.
Albion (20' was also a rainy day, but the top was strawed for the matinee and near -full at the eve- ning show for the Jaycees.
Carson -Barnes Draws in Ky.
MONTICELLO, Kt'. -- The Carson -Barnes Circus plavad to a near -capacity matinee and three - quarters full evening show here (19).
Tompkinsville (17) dress a three - quarters (louse to the afternoon - only show for the Volunteer Fire Department.
Gray Shows Moose Jaw MOOSE JAW, Sask.- -The Gil
Gray Circus will make its second annual appearance at the exhibition grounds June 4 and 5 under Moose Jaw Shrine Club auspices.
Mills Stresses Acro, Juggling Continued from page 58
(5 girls) in Ring 1; the Pilars (5) in Ring 2 and the Millets (7 girls) in Ring 3, all doing tumbling and acrobatics. Bek stows Dogs isear l
costumes, roll barrels and walk a
short double wire. Wire Highlights
Senorita Lolita Perez walks a tight wire and juggles three clubs, five hoops, skips rope and rides a unicycle in Ring 1 as the Pedrolals (Gerda and Pedro) cavort on the wire in Ring 3. Gerda sells the act with looks and wardrobe while Pedro works as a celebrant who falls many times ofi the sliding steps. Pedro walks a hoop and pushes a scooter and Gerda does a
split for the finish. This display is a highlight of the show.
Two clowns work the balloon gag. Display 19 has three acro acts, Miss Riva in Ring 1, the Car - chelis (3) in the center ring and Duo Redcans (Poulos) in Ring 3. The stay on to do a handstand on a high forehead perch.
Indian aerial ballet has 12 web girls In the air and Roby and Zelda in the center ring doing acro- batics. The Argentinos (2) present headstand and handstand on a shoulder perch pole and a helicop- ter spin on a belt perch.
Red -Coated Riders Juggling returns in Display 22
with the Spinets (Bakers, in Ring 1
with plate spinning and the Girards in Ring 3 with balls spinning and balancing.
Eight irls in red coats work menage, followed by foar horses doing dance steps and two horses
doing high jumps. Coco and Com- pany are next with a slapstick number that includes a cake toss, bucket after bucket of water splashed at one another, and a trick water gag that has Coco getting a surprise shower. -
Gerda is h.Jisted to the peak of the king ok and slides down a cable to neyond the fourth pole. The iron jaw slide is slow and doesn't generate the excit.ment ex- pected of an act .e the next-to-
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closing spot. Finale has Mills four large bulls,
cart in 3 girls, 1untlusting thru pivots, leg carry, foot press, walk- overs and a long mount. Virgil Sagraves presents his charges with a cracking whip.
The concert features Benny Ras- si with trick riding and roping as- sisted by Mark and Jenny Girard and Papa Roberti.
The clowns include the Manuel Brothers (5), Harry Baker, Herman Joseph, Brnnpsy Anthony and Coco Jr.
Crisham Opens Continued front page 58
Garden Pulls Light Business
LINDSAY, Ont. -- Garden Bros. Circus showed to less than a quarter -house here Friday (22) night for the Jaycees. On Satur- I
day (23) the matinee was rained out a d the evening _how pulled less than a quarter -house in cold I
weather despite reduced prices. Napanee (20' the show played
to a 35 per cent filled Arena sales sponsors. Cornwall ,18) produced two light houses in sunns weather with Kinsmen Club sponsorship.
On Tuesday (26) the show moved into the 2,400 -seat arena at Orillia, Ont., and played to 257 people at the afternoon and 666 patrons at the night show. Con- fusion was reported on the show date.
Famous Cole Clings To Three -Quarter Mark
TORRINGTON, Wyo. -- Fa molts Cole Circus drew two three quarter houses here Tuesday (28) despite rainy weather
Two three -quarter houses was also the rule at Bridgeport, \\'yo. (22), where it also rained.
piccolo. Bandsmen have new uni- forms train Brooks Bros.
Clown alley includes Jim Doug- las (also announcer), Art Gallagher, Billy McCabe, Kenneth Dodd, Bel - lila, Queto. Glen (Seacow) Hart, Rou Daniels. Dick Kugelblitz, Jim Daniels. Frank Scallion, Francisco Ferroni, Pepo Canestrelli, Bill Brickle. Chili Powder and Bagonghi.
The blue- and -white menagerie top houses 10 elephants, monkeys, hippo. :hind, two llamas, giraffe, mule and goat.
The Side Show contains another cage truck holding two brown bears. polar bear, a lioness and leopard. Acts include Mac Mc- Closkey, magic; Doll Family; Dave Ballard, giant; Senorita Carmen, snakes: Charles Roark, Punch and Judy; Don Leslie. sword swallower, and Otoe Indians.
The Ray -Dell Flyers include Rose Valentine, T. R. Fenton and
!Billy Woods, leapers, and Ray Val- entine. catcher. The catcher broke his left heel three weeks ago, but continues to perform.
The three -day stand at Eliza- beth. N. J.. (19-21) dress one - quarter houses at all matinees, near- capacities the first two eve- nings and a three -quarters house the final might. School was blamed for the light matinees by the Jay- cees. auspices.-
Bridgeton (23) had a strawed matinee and half -house in the cold and rainy evening. Babe Ruth League sponsored the day.
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man of the NAAPPB Government Relations Committ e was spokes- man for Lis association. Appearing before the Senate sub- committee headed by .Senator lohn F. Ken- nedy (D- \lasa.) at one of the hear -
ings on proposed Senate Bill No. 1046, Batt emphasized that he is a "Southern Liberal" T ii. principal for fair pay standards as proposed in minimum wage legislation.
However, he pointed out, sea- sonal enterp.:.es such as those operated '1 NAAPPB members are "d I f f e r es t from manufacturing plants" and not run on a co..tinu- ous basis. He emphasized that most park business is intra -state and patrons come mostly from the immediate trading areas of their re- spective communities.
Batt said that including parks, pools and beaches under the terms or the proposed bill which would boost minimum wages to $1.25 an hour and restrict workers to a 10-
hour week would work a hardship on the s'era,ge park sshiols most run longer hours when business is good to make' up for business lost when the weather is bad. "Instead of creating increased prosperity as the bill intends,' he declared, it
would cause non. unemployment and economic hardships. Employ- er who could not (for competitive reasons', raise ,rrices enough to cover added labor costs would have to consider laying off some employ- ees In order to keep stage costs in proper balance.
"In our industry," he e-plained, "this would surely involve high school and college students who sorely need to earn money to help finance their edslcatio.. sand a large group of deserving people, .ouch as housewives who supplement their husband's earnings with part -time work, and elderly people, some of whom are partially incapacitated, not to speak of the many widows a''so need the income from summer employment to make ends meet. After working for a period of 20 st eeks, these widows fir ' elderly people qualify for unemployment benefits for another 26 weeks."
Appearing "long wills Batt at the .tearing were William Miser of Canandaigua, N. Y., NAAPPB pl sident; George Whit::y of San Francisco, head of Whitney's Play - land; Abran Baker, president of Glen Echo Park Cien Echo. Md.. and John S. 3owrcan, NAAPPB executive secretary.
Se-lator Kennedy said he and his colleagues "fully appreciated the season nature of the park Lasiness and its unique problems" and promis -d to give "every considera- tion" to the request.
Seaside Park Adds 2 Rides
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. --Sea- side Park launched its 53d year of continuous operation Friday (22) with a new Laff -in- the -Dark, Tubs O-Fun and battery of six coin -op orated galloping horses in the Kid dieland. The funspot includes a bathhouse, concessions, and a free ballroom in its 50 attractions.
The Skating Regals will open daily free ants on the outdoor stage Tune 8. A new act will show each week thru Labor Day. Fireworks are scheduled for Decoration Day (30).
Ocean Beach
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Starts Season NEW LONDON, Conn. -The
Ocean Beach Park Board, which supervises city - owned - and - oper- ated Ocean Beach Park, has ap- proved a budget of $172,311.80 for 1959, the figure representing an increase of $219.04 over '58. In other business, the board decided to purchase 75 auditorium chairs at $3.79 per unit.
Nutmeg Bottling Company has been released from its soft drink vending machine contract at the park, and Coca -Cola Bottling Com- pany has been granted a contract.
Tabled was a proposal to pur- chase an outdoor, portable 80-by- 50-foot floor for basketball and dancing. Cost estimates range from $6,500 to $14,000.
Connecticut beauties modeled "A Century of Swimsuits" on the Boardwalk Saturday afternoon (23), marking the official opening. All 20 rides wem in operation. The Tommy Dorsey orchestra, con- ducted by Warren Covington, pro. vided evening dance music ist Con- vention Hall.
Augustus B. Menghi is beach superintendent, with Anthony N. Pero functioning as director of activities.
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Golf Tourney ASBURY PARK, N. J. - Thur
teen miniature golf courses, ranging from as far as Toronto and Chicago, are among registrants for the Sec and Annual Miniature Golf Tourna- ment. Prizes at the finals this year include a Fiat automobile and all - expense vacation at a leading Boardwalk hotel here.
Grand finals will be played on the Boardwalk September 12.13. Managing director of the event is George Zuckerman, whose office is in Convention Hall.
Among the courses signed up are the Tm -Putt Coll Course, River- view Park, Chicago; Unionville Fairways, Toronto; Mountain Park Amusement Company, Holyoke; M..ss.; Norwood's Amusement Park, Columbus, O.; Hunt's Skyline Min iature Golf, Wildwood, N. T.; Fair- way Golf Range, Lansing, Mich.; Vic Rice's Golf Range, Trenton, N. J.; Rocky Glen Pails, Scranton. Wilkes- Barre, Pa.; Dreamland Park Colf Course, Rochester, N. Y.; Wee Tee Miniature Golf, Toledo; Bow - craft Playland, Scotch Plains, N. ; Kessler's Golf Course, Boardwalk, Asbury Park, and Applegate s Golf Course, Boardwalk, Asbury Park
The tournament issues franchises on an area basis and provides par. ticipating courses with press ma- terial and other help It is suggest- ing that local course champions be determined by averaging low scores of anyone who has played at least 12 rounds on the course. Flexibility is possible in the number of games required, days of the week the tourney rules apply, locally given prizes, etc.
The Fiat tie -in makes it possible to display a model of the car at the golf course as a traffic stimulant. Large Fiat posters are being sent to participating courses and all Fiat dealers are deing contacted by the tournament, urging their co. operation.
Cedar Point Adds Mouse, Monorail, Turnpike Units
CEDAR POINT, O.- Construc- tion is progressing on three new rides at this Lake Erie resort. Steel. work is nearly finished on a Wild Mouse spotted between it Bug ride and Noah's Ark funhouse on the midway. A short distance away another crew is erecting steel for a 20- foot -high Monorail ride, the first in Northern Ohio. The funspot opens for the season Memorial Dar (30).
The Monorail, with a capacity of 40 passengers, will travel approxi. mately 2,000 feet.
Across the walkway from the Monorail station, grading is nearly completed for a Turnpike, with concrete roadways to be poured soon. The Turnpike occupies ground adj cent to the 10 -ride kiddieland operated for a number of years by Leonard Jefferson.
Concrete block walls for the new bathhouse have been completed, concrete floors are poured and the roof soon will be installed. Officials are hoping to have the new structure ready for use byy
July 4. The present bathhouse will be retained thru this season.
Major changes at the Breakers Hotel are .yell under way with the new rear entrance from the auto road nearly finished.
The beach and midway . will
open Decoration Day, with the ho- tel. dining rooms and other facili- ties getting into full string on June 20. Approximately 8,000 Boy Scouts are expected on June 13 for a special family day. A week later more than 10,000 moppets are expected for Esmond Dairy Day, sponsored by a Sandusky milk and ice cream concern. Frank Cook, a high -wire performer, opens
the free -act season on the latter date.
Fireworks will play a more prominent part in the resort's pro- gram this season with displays al- ready set for Decoration Day, June 13, when the Boy Scout emblem is to be used in the finale, and July Fourth. More displays may be set later in the season.
A Dow -Jones business and fi- nancial news ticker is being in- stalled in a hotel room along with a board to keep guests posed an major market changes,
Chicago Area Storybook Park Adds 6 Rides
MEDINAH, Ill. - Storybook Park near here has added six rides to the three it had last season. They aro Trolley, Sky Fighter, Helicop- ter, Caterpillar, Handcars and Kot- ler Coaster. The spot opened at mid -season last year with a Merry - Co- Round, Antique Autos and Lol- lipop Train.
The theme part also has a series of animated nursery rhyme charac- ters, assorted animals depicting children's stories, and teen -agers ailing as Red Riding Hood, Bo- Peep and Mary and her lamb.
Spot gets a 90 -cent admission from adults on their first visit and gives them a free pass for the re- mainder of the season. Kids pay a
50 -cent gate for each visit. Park ix
30 minutes from Chicago and near Elgin, Ill.
ROLLER RUMBLINGS To RSROA Membership ...
DETROIT - -Twelve rinks have been added to Ilse membership roster of Ilse Roller Skating Rink Operators of America, it was an- nounced recently at RSROA head- quarters here.
The rinks and their operators are Marchbanks' Roll- O- Torium, B. L. Marchbanks, Delbert Springett and Bob Perry, Hanford, Calif.; Ocean City (N, J.) Skating Rink, J. D. Gartland; Danceland Skating Rink, Mr. and Mrs. David N. Camilla, Mount Vernon, O.; Lakewood (Colo.) Roller Bowl, Calvin B.
Palmer; Skateland, Ray O. and Roy S. Fox, Tampa; Ridgeway Roller - drome, Mr. and Mrs. Chester C. Nero, Oakridge. Ore.; Boulevard Skating Club, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Y. Could (also operators of Gay Blades Rink, St. Petersburg, Fla.), Si. Petersburg; Rainbow Acres Roller Rink, Carl J and Charles E. Kissling, Toledo: El Paso Skate - land, H. D. Fuhyiler and George Bona); Rhythm Roller Rink, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Faircloth, Dover, Pa., and Canby (Ore.) Skating Rink, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lindsley Jr., formerly of Eagles Rink, Mo- talla, Ore.
Hackensack Arena Skeds Another Western Party ..
ELIZABETH, N. J. - Due to patron demand, another Western - type skating party has been sched- uled by Hackensack (N. J.) Arena for Tune 5, it was announced at America on Wheels headquarters here. The "Spring Round -Up" af- fair will feature games and con- tests, with prizes of attractive toy horses going to winners, thus car- rying out the Western theme.
Grand finals in racing in the AO\\' chain of rinks will be held at Twin City Arena here June 6.
Gold skates will go to the male and female racers with the best attendance and performance rec- ords- Many skaters from AOW's Southern league will compete in the contests.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.-Rialto Skating Rink sponsored a coke party recently, awarding 50 door prizes and distributing favors to all patrons.
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104 Execs Attend Fla. Short Course
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -A whop - ping turnout of 104 fair executives from 22 active fairs and five as- sociate organizations were on hand for the recent short course on fair management conducted here by the Florida Federation of Fairs and Livestock Shows, The course and the annual meeting of the federa- tion were both held here at the Student Service Center of the Uni- versity of Florida.
Lee Maxwell, De Land, was re- elected president, Joe E. Cooper, Panama City, was named vice - president to succeed Frank Stouta- mire, who declined re- election. Other vice- presidents renamed were Lamar Allen, Don Adams, Melly Mallison, William Snyder, J. C. Huskisson and Luther Drummond. Thomas L. Barrineau, Tallahassee, continues as secretary- treasurer.
Panel discussions were the order of the meeting and one was on "Youth Takes a Look at Florida
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At Harrington HARRINGTON, Del.- Horse-
men participating in the Kent and Sussex County Fair will share in $37,000 in purses during the July 27- August 1 event. Some of the leading two and three -year -old har- ness horses in the country have been nominated in the stakes.
During the winter about 400 horses train on the grounds, giving the fair association one of the largest winter training colonies in use. Off -season events of other kinds include wool sales, picnick- ing, fire company- sponsored auto racing, stock car racing sponsored by the Delaware State Police for benefit of Camp Barnes, an under- privileged children camp, iScout- ing cookouts, chicken festival, 4 -H Achievement Day and others.
Current improvements work in- chides resurfacing of the streets and construction of a mezzanine floor in the grandstand. The drain- age system is being improved and considerable repainting and repair- ing to structures is going.on, Man- ager T. Brinton Holloway reports.
Attractions lineup this year has the Prell's Broadway Shows re- peating on the midway. Jack Koch- man's Hell Drivers perform on Monday night. and Tournament of Thrills on Friday afternoon. CAC - Hamid vaudeville includes Red Foley on Wednesday and Thurs- day, the Chordettes on Friday. and Frankie Avalon on Saturday. There will be nightly fireworks. Other acts include the Staneks, teeter - board; Matt Tuck, Risley, and Novelle's Poodle Symphony.
A premium book message by J. Gordon Smith, association presi- dent, dedicates the catalog to the memory of J. O. (Jake) Williams, president from 1948 until his death in 1959. Other current pfficers are R. Edmund Harrington, first vice- president; A. B. Parsons, second vice- president; R. Allen Cannon, third vice -president; George C. Simpson, fourth vice- president; C. Tharp Harrington, treasurer; Mrs. Earl Thomas, assistant secretary - treasurer, and Holloway, secretary and general manager.
Fairs and Shows." Don Adams moderated and participating were Phoebe Hodges, Horace Quincy, Flora Humphries, Tons Peters, A. R. Cox, Amt Thompson, G. M. Godwin and Marion Barclay.
William M. Snyder Sr., moder- ated a panel on "Mutual Oppor- hmities for Schools and Fairs." On the panel were J. Harley Black- burn, Robert Willis, Karl Lehmann, Ellis Moore and L. B. Lindsey.
The Florida State Fair had an extensive exhibit of its prómotional ads, award ribbons, ticket samples, passes and forms on display:
An open discussion on fair prob- lems wrapped up the two-day meeting. Participating in this were Lloyd Rhoden, W. J. Platt jr., A. R. Cox, James N. Watson, M. E. Twedell
Waytnan Parker, Sharpe' 8i Dohme, Jacksonville, Fla., was the key speaker at the annual banquet, speaking on "Pink Pills for Pale People. J. F. Higgins served as toastmaster.. Nathan Mayo, State commissioner of agriculture, was presented with a special award by association President Maxwell. Wil- lard M. Fifield, University of Flor- ida, also spoke.
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mont Interstate Fair will be featur- ing the exhibit, "You and the Atom," from Oak Ridge, Tenn., this fall, Tom Moore Craig reports. It will occupy 5,000 square feet of display space in the Science Build- ing. The livestock department will be enlarged, it is added.
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Is Picked by FOR 120G PROFIT Expect $50,614 Net From Summer Run;
Del Mar, Calif., Total Revenue Estimated at $561,086
DEL MAR, Calif, -- Robert Mc- Clure, 41, of Dixon, Calif., lias been appointed assistant manager of the Southern California Expo- sition and County Fair here. He will become manager August 1, when Paul T. Mennen retires alter 11 years as manager. McClures contract runs thru September 30. 1960, Board Chairman Lewis Lip. ton announced.
McClure has sewed as secretary. manager of both the Del Norte County Fair and Dixon May Fair in Northern California. Ile also has been with the California State Fair and Exposition, Sacramento. in the capacities of exhibit supervisor and activity supervisor. He has been in the fair ind,.stry since 1946.
The new assistant manager is married and has two children, Michael, 12, and Lynn, 10. He is a graduate of the University of Cali. tomia at Berkeley and is a past president of the Crescent City Lions Club, Dixon Rotary Club and a director-of the Dixon District Chamber of Commerce.
REGINA, Sask. -- Surpluses of $120,982 on the year's operations and $50,614 on the summer fair are anticipated in the 1939 budget of the Regina Exhibition Associa- tion,
Revenue is estimated at 8561,- 086 and expenditures at $440,104, compared with an actual of $ï60,- 448 and $415,345 last year.
Summer fair revenue is expected to be $353,400, down $4,424 from last year, and fair -time expenditures are -estimated at $302,786, an in- crease of $11,500.
In 195.8 an over -all rofit of $145,103, including bond l and in- vestment interest of $11,758, was shown on the year's operations, and from this $100,000 was appropri- ated for immediate and future capital expenditures, leaving a net surplus of $45,103. Surplus for the week -long fair was $66,538.
Breakdown of anticipated fair week revenues. with last year's figures in brackets, is as follows: Main gates, $64.000 ($64,386); grandstand, $65,000 ($63,231); midway, $24,500 ($24,638); races,
Improvements Set At Norwich, N. Y.
NORWICH, N. Y, -- Facilities to handle the ever -growing Che. nango County Fair are being im- proved and enlarged this year. The 112th edition, August 10 -13, trill have the addition of link fencing to girdle the entire grounds as well as new entrance gates.
Elsewhere there are new stables being built south of the grandstand stand and large exhibition hall. and a 249 -foot exhibition tent will Len Tyler, secretary- manager,
was re- elected at the annual meet- ing along with Melvin W. Osborne, president, and all other officers with one exception, Eugene M. Cole Jr. was named treasurer to succeed Mrs. Helen Pooler, who served the society for several years.
Ice Show 3 Nites Entertainment this fall includes
the return of Coleman Bros. Shows to the midway, but excludes automobile thrill shows, Tyler said. Also contracted are Ray Beaudet's "Carnival on Ice" Monday thru Wednesday nights (10 -12). Alaskan and His 22 Huskies, the Ray Price Show and the Honeycombs, pro- vided by Cooke dr Rose Agency, and the Hotel Lexington's Ha- waiian show for closing night, Sat- urday (15). Friday show is still open. The icer will provide 900
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be erected on au area where two old structures have been razed. In 1958 there was a 219 -foot exhibit tent added, plus the exhibition hall Requests for commercial space and exhibits prom ted the decision to add the 249 -looter, in addition to the 219 -footer.
Also added last season was new aluminum roofing atop the grand-
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Petersburg, Va., Gets Gate, Pavin
PETERSBURG, Va. -- Several projects are being undertaken on the Southside Virginia, Fairgrounds which should make the fall run both more eye- pleasing and profit- able. Work was in full swing last week, plus activities on the Cetlin & Wilson Shows, which uses the grounds as its winter quarters and is preparing for its season's debut.
All midways will be hard -sur- faced this summer with tar and rock, Manager Stanley Hutcherson reports. Ross Manning Shows trill provide the fun zone entertain- ment.
The majority of present fencing is being replaced with new 12- foot cyclone -type fence, and a front entrance i. under construc- tion. This will be entirely of tubu- lar steel, 23 feet high at the center and 80 feet in width, with two driveways. Four main pilasters will be outfitted with indirect lighting, and overhead letters will be five feet tall, cut from marine plywood and also lit indirectly.
Several new concession build- ings are under construction. There are plans for a children's zoo, but details have not beet worked out yet.
Gilbert Martin has been re- elected president of the sponsoring association, and all other officers
were returned to office. They in- clude Hutcherson, general man- ager; William G. Taylor Jr., vice- president; Otto W. Parker, were - tary- treasurer, ant' the folloiving board members: J. Madison Titus Jr., John R. Jones, Donald H. Vo- shall, Elmer L. Bristow Jr.. J. Rus- sell Early and C. Frank Scott Jr.
Grandstand attractions will in- clude the Buddy sates Hell Cats thrill show, a rodeo and ice show.
Capital expenditures this year, totaling $39.500, will include two major items. The pari- mutuel plant is to be enlarged at'a cost of $15: 000 and a stretch of roadway will be hard -surfaced at a cost of $10.- 000. The pari- muhiel change trill provide back -to -back betting win- dows so that tickets can be sold on one side and winnings paid out on the other.
An outlay of $43,362 is expected for current expenditures by the grounds and buildings committee as compared with $33,895 spent last year. Revenue from rentals is estimated at $77,000 and expendi- tures at $43,362, for 'a surplus of $33,638. In 1958 rentals amounted to $60,868 and a surplus of $26,- 972 was shown.
Budget for the nine days of horse racing is $105,895, which will be $4,148 higher than expended in 1958. Of the race total, $84,150 will go toward purses and $15,000 for pari -mutuel expenses.
Stadium operations are expected to show a loss of $3,196, as against last year's profit of $4,713, due mainly to a sharp drop in revenue from junior hockey. Revenue is estimated at $38,631 and expendi- tures at $41,827,
A profit of $869 on the June harness races in looked for and the winter fair loss is estimated at $4,153.
The livestock committee has budgeted for spending of $23,400, with $20,000 of the total going for prizes. The attractions committee plans an outlay of $28,900, with $17,600 slated for the grandstand show.
RED DEER, Alta. -Red Deer's 75th anniversary will be celebrated during the week of July 27 to August 1 in conjunction with the three -day fair. Theme of the fair will be ''Red Deer Pioneer Days."
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Providence Booked By Vivonas for 6 Pre -Fair Weeks
Return to New England After 5 Yrs.; Perth Amboy Good, New Units Shine
NANUET, N. Y.- Early- season results proved heartening for Amuse ents of America, which has rolled up a satisfactory batting average thus far. Only setback was District Heights, Md., where weather was far from perfect. Other spots have ranged from fair to good.
Perth Amboy, N. J., was a case In point Using up two weeks to work a 10-day date, the Vivona family found the effort worthwhile. The lot off the Outerbridge Cross- ing, gateway to Staten Island, was flat and firm, and weather favored the show. Saturday (23) produced an exceptional matinee, with pa- trons lined up at many units.
On the contracting end big news Is the return to New England after
layoff of several years. The show previously announced signing the Eagles Charity Circus of New Bed- ford, Mass. Several other northern still dates are now known. Included are the Weymouth, Mass., mer chants' festival for July 4 and six weeks in the Providence, R. I., metropolitan area, including New - port the week of June 15. It has been five years since the outfit, now considerably enlarged, played New England under its former title, Vlvona Bros.' Shows.
There are several physical Im- provements. It will attain big status at fairs upon the joining of its No. 2 unit, which plays bazaars and festivals. Sixteen rides, 10 shows and 48 concessions are laid down for still dates on the No. 1 unit. The new Paratrooper has taken top money on several days.
Additions Numerous All trailers are in white, with
rows of blue stars. Tractors are red. The marquee front's aluminum cut- out letters have been painted light blue, which shows better in day- light. New Mickey Mouse and Huckleberry Hound cutouts are mounted on the Mouse Show front. A new mobile toilet unit is car- ried. Red -and -white candy stripes brighten Joe Ross' popcorn stand. All framing, stools, counters and table tops of Bill and Carol Abra- ham's cookhouse are In white enamel.
The Rock and Roll Show has a new 50 -by- 120 -foot top and striped proscenium arch. This is a legiti- mate musical offering, featuring Wayne Crawn and a four -piece jive combo, ventriloquist and other supporting acts. The Circus Side Show has a new top, 25 by 100 feet. Yellow fiberglass panels, mounting cutout letters and backed with slimline lighting, front the Ferris Wheels. Sections make it adjustable in width up to 72 feet. The midway office has been com- pletely rebuilt within, with wood. paneled walls and ceiling, and the rear stockroom is now a private office with semi -circular couch, desk and indirect lighting.
Wayne Craws, rock and roll singer, is the son of the show's scenic designer. Seventeen years old and a native of Brunswick, Ga., he has been approached by Cameo- Swan, Star Satellite, MGM and other firms, with contract offers being studied by his parents. Originally a mimic of top record stars, he has since developed a style of his own.
Staff of Amusements of America Y as follows; John Vivons, general
manager; Dominick Mona, secre- tary; Danny Dell, business. man- ager; Mrs. Catherine Vivona, treas- urer; Phil Vivons, purchasing agent; Bob Halleck, publicity; Morris, Vivons, general agent; Babe Vivona, No, 2 unit manager; Tony Mason, transportation super- intendent, assisted by Dixie Grif- fin; James Rapple, billposter; Pete Hendrix, diesels, assisted by Bill Bennett; Don Craws, scenic artist; Tarzan Banks, painter; Joe Ross, lot man; Pop Akers, mail and The Billboard; Don Snyder, mechanic for independents, William McCoy, welder; Eddie Knapp and Dego Peternel, carpenters; Bull Smith, gate and night watchman; Robert Porter, mobile sanitation unit, and Alvina Smith, light towers.
Units Detailed Rides and personnel are: Merry-
Co- Round, Bill Stets, foreman; James Stiney, second man. Ferris Wheels (2), Robert Horton, fore- man; Norman Shepard and Jos Hibbler. Kiddieland, James Cash and Leo Brewer, foremen; Luther Rawlings Harold Cooper, Alfred Hurd, Alpert Williamson and Har- old Witenett. Roll -o- Plans, Pender Morrison and Eddie Sanderson; Paratrooper, Herb Williams; Cater- pillar, John Kokel, Danny Turner and Ray Linville; Octopus Bob Delawter and Eddie Schnepffi Tilt - a- Whirl, Robert M ill e r, Don Knicely and Melvin Brooks; Chair - plane, Shorty Cornish and Dean Covington; Hot Rods, Jim Spiro; Scrambler, Israel Washington; pony ride, Lynn Crean.
Shows: Side Show, Dickie Hil- burn, half -boy, manager; Nora Hilburn, inside lecturer and electric act; Frank Koyama, pin cushion; Carl A. Bryan, fire eater; Louis Wilson, blade box; Pete Wilson, alligator skin boy; Carl Norwood, frog boy; Roland Calantra, outside talker; Freddie Harris, magic and Punch; James Hyatt and Cowboy Hoover, tickets. Midget Show, Jackie Morris; Mouse Show, Roland Calantra; Rock and Roll, Club Mocambo and Cirlarama featur- ing Nancy Muncy, Tony Mason, manager; Snake Show, Wayne Bar- low; Irene Burton's Wildlife, Mrs. A. B. Johnson; Unusual World, Pop Akers; Funhouse, Tarzan Banks.
Concessions: Bill and Carol Abraham, cookhouse and grab; Kenny Johnson, custard; Joe and Aggie Ross, popcorn and 3; Don and Mary Craton, French fries and 2; Butch Belcott, snow cones and floss; Mr, and Mrs. Palmer, jewelry; Mitzie Fustanio, ball game; Porky Fustanio, 2; Murray s cat rack; Danny Dell, 9; Al Schmid, long range; Billy Thurston,- auction; Chico, 2; Juliano, 2; Silverberg, 2; Pat and Zudie, 1; William Evers, novelties; Bobby King, Broadway Cappie, Gary Devano and Dorothy Sellers, cats; Lou Dell, Osceola Club and 1; Mr, and Mrs. Bill Cism, 2; Jerry Shoup, 1; Joe Cenname, bingo; Billy Buttercup, 1, and Lillian Russell, 1.
Royal Races
Ahead of '56
At St. Louis Rides, Shows Up 18 %; Small Lot Idles Mouse, Two Wheels
ST. LOUIS -The Royal Ameri- can Shows, playing the Grand and Laclede lot here for the first time since 1958, thru Wednesday (27), eighth day of its 12-day stand, romped well ahead of its 1958 money -getting pace. This was accomplished even dlo the lot - smaller by far than three years ago -prevented setting up all rides, shows and concessions.
At the end of the first eight days, ride and show receipts were 18 per cent higher than at the corresponding point in '56. Among the units idled because of space limitations were the Wild Mouse, two Ferris Wheels, the Ricky Co- vette revue, and numerous conces- sion stands,
Leon Claxton s Harlem in Havana, always the big favorite here, enjoyed banner business. Dick Best's Side Show and the Motordrome were the second and third among the shows in grosses.
Leon Claxton and some of his cast Sunday (24) participated in the annual parade which focuses attention on the Annie Malone Home, Negro orphanage here.
Saturday (23) was the biggest day f the first eight for the Royal, with Sunday (24) second best. Some show officials likened Satur- day to a day at a fair because the patronage was so strong.
Smucklers Rent MOBILE, Ala. - Berney and
Marie Smuclder, operators of Ala- bama Amusement Company, have leased an area surrounding the Shopper's World for the summer months. In operation are six kid rides, one major ride and a kiddie railroad,
Heavy Hannah
Dead at 46
RAIN, COLD CUTS SULLIVAN TAKES
Birthday Celo Below Last Year's $$; Lists Staff, Concession Personnel
SARNIA, Ont -. P. (Jimmy) Sullivan's World's Finest Shows moved from Windsor on Sunday to open here Monday noon to catch the holiday crowds celebrat- ing the Queen's Birthday, tra- ditionally one of the major festivals of the year. Sullivan has played this annual celebration here for the past nine years.
A new lot was broken in for the first time because of water services and extensive excavation work around the old lot.
Business racked up well for the show when weather permitted, but did not reach past years' figures for this holiday opener, but rain fell on Wednesday and Friday nights, and the temperature Friday dropped to 42 degrees. Saturday morning about 100 of the staff turned out to dig trenches and pits to carry away the runoff and, with the aid of plenty of straw, the show was able to handle fairly satisfactory crowds despite soft ground.
Heavy publicity tie -ins were arranged for the stand in : ll media, and helped to direct patron atten- tion to the new location. Typical was a three -column picture on the front page of the Sarnia Observer when the show was host to crip- pled children -a subject that also made the Windsor Stare
Two new wagons were added to the show equipment at Windsor - one to handle the new light towers and the other for added conces- sions. Work continued on re- modeling the main front gate, adding considerable flash, in ad- dition to extensive added lighting on the midway.
Luke Hozack, foreman for the noted Frank H. Merrill racing stables, joined the show here as superintendent of the kiddieland after 10 years' absence from mid- ways. He was formerly a partner in the Queen City Shows, and was also active with the Van Hootes Shows of Toronto,
Pat Marco, concession secretary of the show and acting president of the new Ontario chapter of the Showmen's League of America, and William Harding, membership chairman, jointly announced that, with the addition of 20 new mem- bers at last week's stand at Wind- sor, the total membership had reached 80.
Midway visitors de ring the Windsor stand included: Harry Cooper, Canadian bingo operator; Lou Leonard, concessionaire; Mrs. Al Kaufman, and Donald Gilboe, ride and phonograph operator, and Hank Shelby, secretary of the Showmen's League of America, who renewed many acquaintances.
Patty Conklin was a visitor at Sarnia, arriving from his new park at London, some 85 miles to the east. Steve Mandrake also visited.
The show moved from here to Hamilton for a one -week engage- ment under auspices of the Opti- mist Club, before starting their series of precedent -making Toronto dates,
HOPWOOD, Pa. -- Funeral services were held here Friday (22) for C. A. (Heavy) Hannah, 48, owner of Hannah Amusements and a veteran outdoor showman. Han- nah died May 19 following a heart attack in the Oakdale, Pa., Veter- an's Hospital.
He had bean in show business since he was 18 and owned his owreshow since 1954. Hannah was a veteran of World War II serving as a bombardier with the U. S. Air Force: He was a member of the Greater Tampa Showmen's Associ- ation and the American Legion,
Among show people on hand for services were Eddie Dietz, J. Smiley, Jack Barstow, Al Del Flore, Patsy Costatile and Harold Chums,
Survivors include a son, Louis, and a sister, Mrs. Iris Lange,
Joe Pearl has Joined Royal Amer- ican as mailman and agent for The Billboard, replacing Tex Mooneyban, who recently closed with the show,
TORT! OPENS IN NEW SITE
MILWAUKEE - Wiscon- sin Deluxe, Inc., long-time Job- ber of merchandise, has opened at a new location here at 2470 West North Avenue, The one -story building re- places the old headquarters which were destroyed by firs early this year, Ned Torti, head man In the operation, pointed out that 1959 marks the firms 40th year in busi- ness.
Angus MacDonald. superintendent, and George Moon, Call Breeze, Clarence Grimsby, J. Planter; general stock, Sen Mulligan; truck and tractor drivers and
f.a,,e axe: Bill Leg., Jack Nana,
Lorne LeLonden, Tom Dennison, Norm Guimet: workshops. James Willard, Amoe Payne, Bud Dennison; diner, William De- Cos. , manager; Don Mousseau, first Met; R. A. Deacon, second chef.
Ceneessiena Grab No. 1, MI Dec , . manager: A.
Lombard!, Ed Chat. Grab No. 2, Jack Kota, manager; Lows Bolin, Doo Boottl potato chips, William Adami, manager; Scaly Drachm. Cigarette gallery, William Adams, manager; A. . Cookhou
O. Mr. and Mrs. L. Leventure. operators; O. Baudet, tiret chef: A. Mercier, second chef: Mn. A. Mercier, anlds and pastry P. R. Ai M. Tournier, M. Cormier. an Miss Gams. wasters. Button boards. Mitch Germain, Abe Levy; one -bn, O. Kaleskin- off. Walter Scott, Marcel Owrre; cork guns, O. Kaleskl¢otf Jim Curry; hoopla, Lloyd Crawford, Jim Celled/lie: balloon darts, Bert Paling, Steve Berewskt, P Orals; long buck,,, Vera Pa. rani. Oraadtlsamp, Jfm Paling, S, Iormc. J. buckets, R. Duce H, R. venetian; short D e, William Harding, J. Ißrindert Daniels, Wetly Wssai,. A. Pelletlru solo' dohs Ted P.15, !Speedy Banco bell' wheels (1), Joe
frozen custard, Mar.
ana, Teddy Am custard, air. nad Mrs. astmanter.
Derby, Fronk Eastman, William WarkeJ. R. Kohlod one -ball, Franc Eastman,
of O. hustle, J. Fisher,
kl; Dicter, fnmW, Mike
Pike S. Fisher, Lou Hunt,
Bill Watson, baskets
Pike R GSseL Pot Mae Thorne, J. P.
(Windy) Lewis; cork gone, Mike 'name O.
(Whitey) P)ot, Marl Fisher;
R. O. (ee Balers R. woods. P.
Jawbone; palmistry, Mrs. Frank Isms, Mn. J. popcorn. Sohh Pers... Jim Perm., Ouf Sophia
Kons,, o; non and apDla. John amiter. Mary Tate; riz rata, Mr. and M ». Les,' Tate, J. Harney, S. Lewis,
Al Dunn, ling J. vllagh stock
wheel, A Kaufman. Joe Gallagher. M. Kener, Davies,
HT. J. Dlmteto; roadown, Ken T. Kaufman, L. Dryallt Pranks pine, Al ballsn, W. CushaaJ. Prank Miller; soft bain, Jim Paling, J. Harblu stock Tom Murphy, Hardin, G.
Marco, J Card; hl .triter, VI Myers; over Cliff, Doc Scott. Tea Dumbo. Dtg Cliff Drew. E. ufs; race Doras wheel, R.
Marco, Sarah: crown nad
anchor, all Marco, wady Dinners; .wile. J Pet 'Meal C. Ma F. Cantina Mello. Jimmy Ray DWop; o. Nick
hD. Lou, the A'op; hoopla Drake, D. Reran,, J. Lindsey; duet pond, PMI Cronin. D. Adam, Don Jim Tied, Voice Kerala', Ron Pareo¢, It. ,roe A.ant; Tip over eke, Wil- liam persils.
bubbles, Ma. H. amok..
Ding gong D. Rennie, J. Nemec. Age, hoopla, Mrs. B.
Bob glass pooh, Mni. Hard - mg, Bb Kat Max RT.'. Bethel) milt own, Pat Maroc. Hare) Carey; bingo Mr. and Mn. Al Brown. managers; stil canine aller; Ralph IRyan , caller; Dot Worsen, amont;
Andre Ryan maintenance
and watchman; Andre Allard. maintenance; Andre Mercier, Paw Norman tattle. Real Murder. Philip Dumont. Marto Moyette, Mann. Duval, Claude Page. , oo1¢,rmen; Beauty Brown, mascot.
@Ides Octopus. .Post., foreman; Claude
bulle, Ggne. William Farr, forem an; Bernard Hade
Jma ol Btsoft. Roekoplan. Francis our,an, foreman; Guy Parts, Claud° Mercier. Dart ride, Rene (Peano,) sChan, foreman; Geddes.
Diedrich, Reg LaAndre Wayne Geddes. Moon Rocket. Bernard, foreman; Anton Fu's, tussle Bray, Otne Pontlnat. Scrambler: Louis Heller. foreman, Robert oonot;in. Perris Wheels, Ea Rere- ohuk, foreman; Russell Olbson, Harold R. Lowey, Mer,00 -Round George Marti- neau, foreman: Jim Trade, Jim Balky. Tilt -A- Whirl, Ionie LaLonde, foreman; Jan Lalonde. Fernand Jeter, Marcel La- Ohm.. Au. Scooter, Al Plume, foreman, Martin Messer, Reg Edward.. Fly -O -Plans Jim Slow, foreman; Harry Stamp, Will Brown Jr. Kiddieland, Philip D. Corvin, general manager; Johnny Bunk, manager; Luke Houk, superintendent. Miniature Train Al Duvernay, Don Kulyskl; Pony and Cart ride, Herb Ives, Harry Batusha. Tank Rude, Eric Brooks; Sky Fighter, Rober/ Wood., Bob Harvey; Swings, Roland Mario., William Baker; Turnpla,, Nelson
MoKntght; Water Boa,, Don Bourque, Roy Pelletier; Tula O'Am, Rant Pelletier; HeSsopter, Chuck Munroe, Ivan Turner; Dilator Merry -Go- Round, Fred Pavel, Jim Pavel; live ponte, Lucien Means for. - man; Jean Mare Racine.
Shows Olreua of Oddities, George Vas.
owner- manager; Mn. Edna Vogel treasurer; Mita Suhnsa manager ut talker; Lloyd NCela.
H lecturer; Rotaal
Newrirh and Jim Col, Hoke.; Tony c'ero, magic and ; Dolores Johnston, ble snakes and 1llusfons; RM. Offers, per forming a ; George Westbrook asap. artist; George Vogeted, performing ooeta-
asslatani orna manager, Je Mu..., toot: Bertha and Pearl Nelson, belly. Bues Lt.? Western Ranch, Busk LUC ,
owner and taker; Mrs. Buck Luou and (Tm,) Jamlesoa: chiot .IeetHOfan, Allan Betty Miller, tinté,; Harry Harsh, arlo5 (Snell Lalumfre, with Jo. Duran end horse and sharpshooting; Paint Kin. triol Wilfred aoleavert; front gat and offles riding and menage; Bob Harris, 10115 maintenance, Willard Conley; mailmen cowboy rider; Lords Miller. Mica rid and agent for Tits Billboard, George Hank Wllaam,, trick riding and bu (Whits 1 saisie?. whips; Dick Potts. Tommy Brownfield an
Art Third designs, Handy McKagua, B. Preach? Ouernay, Western band an ses Ingham, R. Blade; painting, Dave ange; Paul Miller, trick riders; /tatty Maxwell, J. Bunk, B. Burtch; bull gang Dch15', Jar, chuck wagon. and obalken. Len Psrgueon, John Andrew, 8alub Jungle Monsters, George Vogel.d, Reg Thompar, Ron Lew,, Edward director: Wallam Gardiner calta rho..., Bien Klonard; kale porter.,lGoter, Nancy Ihrlbaldi, pit ana lctave.
General 5ía15 Owner and general manager, J. P.
(Jlmmy1 1111151,; HP. (naa51 Bide; nonceeelon mannes', P. A. (Pat) Maroni; ;o secretary, 15,,.151 oN.ka manage 4.12',(0-rd= general agent, Q55,1,5 O'Brien; sellera .1Derin1015,01 and trafhmaater, Wlnfsm
HOW -REIT SHOWS Foremen and Second Men for the following rides: Tilt, Octopus, Merry -Go- Round, Roll -o- Plane, Ferris Wheel. Excellent opportunity for experienced Ride Superintendent. State your price. Year -round work for experienced Ride Help. Must be sober! FOR SALE : Allan Herschel) Roller Coaster, about three years old. Also two- abreast Merry-GO -Round from Reit- hoffer Shows. Contact
PAT REITHOFFER Dallis, Pa., or
AL HOWARD 151E Newkirk Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y,
RIDE HELP Can place first class Ride
Men at top salary. Year around work.
BILL LEONARD 902 Kimberly Road
Davenport, Iowa
BLUE WATER FESTIVAL
PORT HURON, MICHIGAN
JULY 20th THRU JULY 16t11
Want Hanky Panks, Direct Sale, D.m. *nitrotars, Pitchman, Gadgets, Auction. Write, wire
F. H. WALTERS 1419 Hocker St, Port Huron, Mich.
Or Ph. YU 3 -4391. No collects.
FOR S.4LE
#5 ELI WHEEL New seats. Used only one season,
Write
BOX 222, The Billboard 1564 Broadway New York 36. N. Y.
PHONE SALESMEN d WOMEN
Tor .:ports Show. Tickets h Program. Bergen County Deal. Boys' Club h good CO.Sponaoring Otganisatlona. Air Conditioned offices. Contlnuoua work.
Xx Call Sal. Manger Stepnena HObrd a Pl95. Hackensack, N. J.
JEWELRY SPINDLE tray for crut- 51,2(,0.00 for en Hre 1959
NOw' 07en. tPece 7 [t. front Ay 12a +l1 dre D. Rent DayaDle wrekly. Busy IocaHUn.
SEASIDE PAIRK Vlroin la Beach, Va.
Fhonr: ELranor Garden 411eí
WILL PAY $25.00 For Information as to the present
whereabouts or location of
J. D. SWORDS, JR. Write or call J. H. BSDENE
Fireside 7 -2145 Arena, Krn.
WANTED Pliahie Man for No. 5 Eli Wheel.
Must drive. Good pay.
ILLINOIS VALLEY RIDES
JAMES NEAL Call 6.5394, Peoria, III.
WANTED EIRE FOREMAN FOR FERAIS w1EFT..
<md Alen on lilder. Driver ore [ertad. Contact
MATTY AQUILINO ON/4 Sixth Avenue
5J6 Brooklyn, N. Y.
HY
FOR SALE MINIATURE TRAIN
2 If, a aoaehe and aloe- 270 N. track. Elde ts pooled en tandem lrallrr, an be
!lad Dyy Dleaeura ALBO ALLAN £RSCHELLp eKIDDIE. AUTO RID£. Can
ea 1n off lfinetstetr, June a SeHing fonte. 309 H
en croon[ of lllneu. DONALD DON - NELLY, IE01 /. lSlh Sf., Et. Louts, Me. (Phone: PROSpect 2.6E97J
JIMMY HURD OR RED PERRY
CONTACT
SAVOY ATTRACTIONS 1505 South Allport St., Chicago, IR.
THE BILLBOARD CARNIVALS 63
Want for the Great Allentown Fair, Allentown, Pa. Opening Saturday, Sept. 19, thru 26 inclusive
RIDES
Scooter, Caterpillar, Pretzel, Dark Ride, Twister, Round -Up, Looper, Whip, Roll -o- Plane, Hot Rods, Gas Rods, Pony Ride, Roller Coaster, all Kid Rides.
SHOWS
Side Show, Wildlife, Snake, Mon-
key, Fat, Mechanical, all family - type Shows, Girl Show (must be
revue type).
Finley Gregory, Ted Lindsey, get in touch with Bert Pettus.
ALL SHOWS, RIDES AND CONCESSIONS MUST
CONCESSIONS Long and Short Range, Pitch -Till- You -Win; Bear, Bird and Glass Pitches; Balloon Darts, Photos, Cork Gallery, Cook House, Grab, Derby, Duck Ponds, Ball Games, Custard, Jewelry, Age and Scales, High Striker, Hoop -La, Arcade. All Con- cessions that work for stock.
BE READY TO OPEN AT 10:00 A.M. SEPT. 19.
Contact JAMES E. STRATES
JAMES E. STRATES SHOWS, INC. PENNDEL, PA., JUNE 1 -6; THEN AS PER ROUTE.
Wanted LECTURER
Who can sell books, for Canadian tour. Salary and percentage. For a new presentation - Dufour's "WOMAN" Show. First time on exhibition.
Contact MEL SMITH
c/o Royal American Shows Davenport, Iowa, June 3 -14
ROGERS BROS.' SHOWS Will Open at Crookston, Minn.,
June 8,
WANT Concessions: Watch -Le. Scales, Age. Long Range, Short Range, Basket Ball or anything new. Floyd Thorpe, contact. Shows: Can use all kinds with own transportation. Ride Help. Foremen for Wheel. Tilt. Octopus. Roller Coaster and Kid Rides. We have 18 Fairs and Celebrations. Winterouarters one,. We carry 15 Rides.
ROGERS BROS: SHOWS Pelican Rapids. Minn.
CANADIAN AND U. S. AGENTS
R'orklna Rodrns. SrarLS Daye and "C" Fat'. 1 Saak trhnwan w11h four Pltlrs
coumaven i anressiha. Then Lan couver oa r Labor Day. Can pplaceeAeenls !or Six Cat.. Swlner, One BaH end other 7faka' Yanke. Waters 4 Vales Rides a, Games. f.e flerh¢, Suk.. June 1: Strwarl Valley, Sask., June 3: Cahn. Saak., .lune 5.
VIRGIE WATERS
BILL (HALKIAS IV ANTS
Side Show Acts, Man to handle inside. Cood proposition to man with Girls for Girl Show. Johnny Bowman and Bill Sullivan, Wire,
RILL, CH.AI.KIAS 'e Prof, Broadway Shows
as per route
WANTED FFore
t foeel Cord a.
C ="'m I vesfres moves.
I/INF.Y AMUSEMENTS 2126 West 49th Ave. m Indiana /
Tetaphon: Turns 9 -aE06
D. & D. AMUSEMENT CO. Wants Wheel Foremen, Swing Foremen. Also want Agent.. Cedar Rapids Shop- ping Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 1 -9.
P.S.: Co,. Ford, please contact.
;MonarCh EXPOSITION SHOWS
INDUSTRIAL FAIR -GRANITE CITY, ILL., NEXT WEEK
Followed by Military Days Celebration, Polo, Ill. Then 13 more Fairs.
CONCESSIONS
SHOWS
CAN PLACE A FEW MORE HANKY PANKS, ALSO LONG RANGE, CUSTARD, NOVELTIES, PITCHES, ETC.
MONKEY, SIDE SHOW, GRIND OR FAMILY SHOWS.
HELP CAN USE ONE FOREMAN AND TWO SECOND MEN WHO DRIVE.
E. L. WINROD Washington, Mo., this week; Granite City, III., next.
Now booking for opening June 20 at South Pittsburg, Tenn., and rest of season. Hove two big Centennials- second and third weeks in July.
Carnival around the square. Straight ales and a:l legit. male Cocoas :ones open Hoye good opening for Long and Short Range Galleries. Water Games. Diggers, Balloon Dart, Glass and Bear Pitches, Gadgets, Tip Up Coke, Novelties. Bail Carnes, etc.
Can pace ,,y good family type Show wall own eouipment that does not confi ct w:th what we have. Percentage reem,ahle.
Cyril book. lease or buy RockO- Plane.
Foreman and Second Men on all Rims: must have licenses and be able to drive. Top wages and hams. Can use good, capable Help in all departments. Albert Er Tiny Popham, come en.
All people with whom I held contracts for the season and who are booked with me, please confirm. Winter quarters TWA, open. All replies to
LAVOY WINTON, Mgr., South Pittsburg, Tenn. Phone: TEmple 7-6568 P.S., Please, no cold calla.
CONCESSIONS
L SHOWS
l RIDES
HELP
AGENTS WANTED 1 -Ball, Cat Rock, Under 11 -Over 30 and Balloon Darts. Business is good, add- ing more joints. Excellent route until November. Replies to
JOE STEVENS Gold Bond Show., Streator, Ill., this week; Janesville, Wis., next, then per route,
BUCKEYE STATE SHOWS AlUance,Ohlo,ShoDyins Center. June ló. Want A1de Nelp all Altlue. stoat arlve. ToD Glary ana bonus. Par each week. Want man [or Llve Pony Rlde nn sweeps. bluet drive, boa [ar hnuling Lyon) Alan
d w'Ife for 2 otflee Floss nr d Bnew lnits. Moat drive atralght ]oD. Red and i Vlttlloe A Addreae Prr cate QQr pAnne MANAGER, Moxahsla Park, Ee. Zanesville, Ohlo. No collect ral4.
FOR SALE 11 by
JUT. ehT111- YOUWin. Anchor loo.
uDn[ 12 x 1 _ I -B,U Bottle ,nt, R at 32%6 eásh talco aU,
12 Penny P1ich
THORNE'S RESTAURANT Ng E. Fifth St. Dayton, Ohio
Phone: nAldwln 7.0621
CAPABLE AGENTS WANTED For Hanky Panks, Alibi, Wheel, Count A Peek. Also goad Up and Down Help.
Semi Drivers, must have license. We operate every week, playing Fairs and Celebrations from now on in. Timonion Stale Fair, Petersburg, Va., and many
other good one.. I Army paydays and all winter's work In Florida. Those
joining now given preference. WRITE -WIRE -CALL
BERNIE FELDMAN, e/o ROSS MANNING SHOWS West Haverstraw, N. Y,, this week.
HELP HELP HELP OPENING JUNE 8, DUMAS, TEXAS
Want First and Second Men on u5 Eli, Parker 2- abreast, Tilt -A- Whirl, Roller Coaster, Boat, Train. Also First and Second Men on new BRONCO Ride.
S. B. RHODES -LONE STAR AMUSEMENTS 1701 Harrison Sf. Phone: [Make 2 -5783 Amarillo, Texas
IWinterquarters -5601 S. Washington)
RUMBLE RIDES Wsnt for Leogcetca, Ind., Lion. Club Celebration, on the streets, June tt -20.
Stock Concessions and Straight Sales. Can place Foremen and other good Ride Help for season.
All wire. care Western Union, VMsenne., Ind., June 3 -12.
One of the Great Eastern Shows Mt. Carmel, Pa., June 8 -13, Featuring Leo "Suicide" Simon. Free Cate.
FOLLOWED BY BIG ANNUAL CATHOLIC CELEBRATION, CAHILL FIELD, 29th & CLEARFIELD STS., PHILADELPHIA PA., JUNE 15 =20.
CONCESSIONS
HELP
Photos, Custard, Jewelry, all Hanky Pinks open.
Experienced Help on all Rides, especially A -1 Caterpillar Man. Prefer drivers.
Show now playing York, Pa.
All replies: MORRIS HANNUM, Yorktown Hotel, York, Pa., this week; then Mt. Carmel.
WOLFE 4,nu4e,nent ONLY 3 MORE WEEKS TO THE LARGEST AND BEST
4th CELEBRATION IN THE CAROLINAS OVER 30 THOUSAND LAST YEAR, BELHAVEN, N. C.
CONCESSIONS
RIDES
Fish Pond, Ball Cames, One Ball, Jewelry. Corks, Hart and Long Range, Photo, Hooplas, Penny Pitch, Pitch -Till- You -Win, 6 Cats, Swinger, Blower, Wheels, Fish Bowl, Bear Pitch. Pin store, Roll Down, Razzie. Percentage open with other Concessions. What Have you? Bingo open.
Will book set of Kid Rides, Rock 0-Plane tpitfire, Roll -O- Plane, any Ride but Merry-GO- Round, Wheel, Octopus and Swings. Small percentage. Ride Help who drive. No can.
Space le Be:haven limited, Wire now. Cape Charles, Va., Follows. We go to the Eastern Shore where the crops and money Ito. Yes, we got the great Tasley Fair. Wire today - WOLFE AMUSEMENT - Martinsville, Va., this week.
THOMAS JOYLAND SHOWS Can place at once for Morgantown, Clarksburg
and Wheeling, West Va. Want Girl Show Operator with 2 or more Girls. Have complete out fit for same, or
will book Girl Show with own equipment. Willie Lewis wants Count Sion and P. C. Agents. Can place Concessesions of all kinds. Also place Bucket Agents. Bill & Coldie Ormond want to hear from their burlesque friends. Can place Ride Help of ell kinds. Contact
L. I. THOMAS, MGR. Morgantown, Wert Va., obi. week
BINGO HELP AND
CONCESSION AGENTS Want Bingo Countermen and Agents for Bushel Baskets and Center Hoop-La. Will consider turning Hoop-Le over to reliable couple to operate If men can drive truck- Opening lune B, Austin, Minn- Contact
JIMMY HARRISON er/e Wen. T. Collin. Shows
801 I. 78th R. Minneapolis, Minn.
JUNI 1, 1959
NEW ENGLAND AMUSEMENTS Ride Help wanted -must loin Immediately. First and Second Men for Wheel, Octopus, Helicopter, Tilt and Kld Rides. Man to Up and Down office -owned Concessions, must be sober and reliable. No agitators. Top pay and bonus.
CONCESSIONS: French Files, Gallery and Hanky Packs,
Weet Brookfield, Mau., now; Athol, June 8th to 1lth; followed by the largest date In the East, Springfield, Mau., June 15th to 20th, Auspices our Lady of Hope Church; June 29th to July Sth, Gloucester, Mass., Legion Celebration. All replies
HARRY KAHN West Brookfield, Massachusetts AIL
MOTOR STATE SHOWS Want for all celebration, Holly, Mich., noves then the big Seth Annual WatenHle, Otsso Oetebraeon, June 17.20. Want Hanky Penk, Novelties, Snow -Cone, ate. Abe
ant Grind Shows. Ride Mn, Foremen for Tilt, Rocker- Plane, Octopus and other Md.. Must driva. Also n use be entirely dependable and no trouble.maken. BIU McMUter, Earl Sloan, Pat Wright, come on.
J. J. FREDERICK, MGR.
GREENTREE SHOWS Want for Hagard. Ky.. Strawberry Festival, June 8 -10, and 18 bona fide Fairs.
CONCESSIONS: Can place Cookhou ere or Crab, Short Sud Lon[ Ranee Oallerfea Bln p Lewes. Bal Gamr, Brrr nd Birtl Pitches and took o tt y7: f `11 klnÁa. $Calf
cas wnls Agents !or Count, Pln Stores and Bowling Álleys. Want to buy B Cat for cash. 5)lnil Girl Show and 11 tam tetype shows 'Ith owe "'Pm"' Low percentage. Tma Show tear light, water and location on Sunday. All mall and wires to JOHN M. HUM Louise, Ky., Jun 1-a) Hazard, Ky., June 11.111.
GIRL SHOW CONCESSIONS
Cers use capable manager for beautiful, complete G,rl Show. Must hove three or more Girls and wardrobe.
CONCESSIONS: Want Class Pitch, Bear Pitch, Duck and Fish Ponds, Basketball, Long Range, Custard and all kinds of Hanky Packs. Coi,:a<t
DAVID E. FINEMAN Marks Show., Inc., New Castle, Pa.,
this week.
CLYDE HOYT Call m
CARL HANSON Rudd Hotel
Owensboro. Kv.
CANVASSMAN Due to mlsrOpresentafion. BO Vil' 2
immediately. Push Pole. W1ro per route, tolu
mmediately. Butchers and useful people all depart. monts come !n,
GEORGE PENNY, Supt. Adams eros.and fells Bros. Circus,
per route.
GIRLS GIRLS Want Girl Show
38,000eforn2. H00
` wFith own ut-
Pto l etitisn. s `
C 'nc
Fcite , then 4 0.000 Pfornt Smhm
tlanrsay PHony nt Mch
tins Shovel.. cente MIIRCHANTS »MILES SHOW{
JIMMY WRIGHT, Mer. West, sex., this week.
FOR SALE OR TRADE For other useful ehow proner , B"Ill book o o[ m unite. Klddle Alr- Dlane. Bue and Train. Factory Rldea to good niton, fluorescent lights. te. Also 16'x'201-ft miler Mint. new toD.
E. J. McDANIEL 110/ N. Mo e, ne sae CItY. Mo.
Phone CHeitar Held 1 -1o8í
BINGO FOR SALE SO x 40 - 110 meats, room for SO mon. Lo.B. Fruehauf Trailer and Inn. Trac. tor. Bingo complete, ready to go. Phone: SHeldrake 37827. Write or wire:
V. CHERNOFF `728 N. Rockwell, Chicago
BINGO CALLER WANTED IMMEDIATELY
Also 1 countermen. Caller with bleg
Cttica%ors11, Wl../.11: SHeldruke Sî817,
MORT M.SIAS, MI N. Rockwell. P.B.: Jo Mahler, Heavy Molnar, con- tact me.
WANTED
(LAUD! DUTTON or RED GENTRY
FOR SALE bromates, Truck as Trailer, 1122.5001 2-
Man, 11.ft., Six Oat, 11230: 24.ft. Eno Flou Popcorn Taller, 81.750.
FORREST C. SWISHER, PARADA SHOWS
Den. D.1., Joplin, Me.
L
GLADES
AMUSEMENT (O. ts Foreman for 2- Abreast Merry- ound. Must know his business and
semi. Top salary to right man. want Help on Wheel, Coaster and
rounds, Staunton, Va., this week; Buena Vista, Va., nest weak.
TOBY YOUNG WANTS Agents -One Six Cats and one Bucket Store. Harry "Red" Winfield, contact Bo Borcchett. Up and Down Help.
c/e AL BROWN SHOWS Valley City, N. D., June 1 -7
Playing two spots a week - all cele- brations.
BINGO HELP WANTED Relief Caller and Countermen. No moving or tear -downs. H yon drink (even after work), don't answer. Witte
FUHLAND BINGO to! N. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Bch, {. e. P.S.: Billy Melton and AlDhonso Dar, contact.
AGENTS FOR ARMY PAYDAY AT FT. BMIT11 ARK. 7501 RODGERS AYE., ACROSS
COUNTY. CAMP CHAR IN TH1r
COUNTY. Want Count Store. Blower and Bucket Agents. All replies:
DUT fN WILSON Uo By Brw: show.
Pf. smlM, Ark., Jun 1.11
MIGHTY INTERSTATE SHOWS Want Electrician who knows CMC. Must drive. Want Mechanic with tool.. Must know his business. Want Show Car- penter and Builder to join at once.
Replies to
H. B. ROSEN c'o W Union, Bristol, Va.
RIDE HELP WANTED Foreman for new Round -Up and Fore- man for Super Rolloplen, also Second Men on all Rides who drive. Contact
JOHN HANSEN A -1 Arnueemenh, Herrin, Ill.
MO. -ARK. SHOWS Wt a taw Hanky Penka. Duo to ehoH.Ye of doce(fh a days ppaer
oak. ManMlIC, ato.r 1d Nlxe,
corn* Junes rack ltlaekie,
coma home. Sorry, a0 racket, gypalae o collets call!.
r I.OUIS GARNER, Mgr.
RIDE HELP WANTED SeMnd Men Ì0r CtufeplanvelGOOÉtcona
licAston Help needed. All must have ense and drive. BELL AMUSEMENT CO.
LoxlY, Ala., Jun 1-a) Lafayette, Ala., 0.1..
P. {.1 Jlm Wutlan, nswar
WANTED Experlsnced Ferris Whorl nd Tl1p A -RTlrl Mn at ce. Beat lob d
ay lo th buelueaa for th glotte arts. Contact
DAVID SWARTHOUT 111115 Northwest Highway, Ching°, Ill.
s Will book non -conflicting Rides, Roll -O- Plane, Scrambler, etc. Also want Grind Shows and Hanky Pank Concessions. Address
ROD LINK or C. W. "BUD" DAVIS Wayne, Mich., this week; 8 Mile & Kelley, Detroit, Mich., next.
ELECTRICIAN WANTED AT ONCE
FOR GMC DIESEL
Must be able to handle the nation's largest Motorized Show. Salary no object, with cut -ins. Must be semi driver. Also can place Man for Sperry Searchlights and Downey Towers.
All replies
C. C. GROSCURTH, Gen. Mgr., Owensboro, Ky.
GOODING WANTS -* RIDE FOREMEN *- FOR FERRIS WHEEL AND MERRY -CO -ROUND
TOP SALARY Must drive seml, good equipment, pleas- ant workin` conditions, year -round
employment. Can also use ride employees. At the close of the season we will need 50 additional
Employees in our new factory. runic., chasers, floaters, stay sway. No collect wires or transportation
NOLAN AMUSEMENT CO. Battle (reek, Mich., lune 1.13 at Columbia Plata Shopping Center,
Lansing, Mich Centennial, June 16.28, downtown on the main street, WANT CONCESSIONS: Floss, Snow, Waffles. French Erie., Foot Long, Grab, etc. SHOWS: Family -type. RIDES: Will book any major or Kiddie Rides not conflicting. RIDE HELP: Wheel Foreman, Merry -Go -Round Foremen, Kide Rids, Foremen and Second Men for all rides.
JiM MILLER. Rattle Creek, Mirh.
WM. T. COLLINS SHOWS LAST CALL LAST CALL L.4ST CALL
CHOW OPINE AUSTIN, MINN., MONDAY, JUN. I. HELP: Can place Lot Man that can lay out ollow with 29 Rides. 16 Show. d
knceasfont (itou Rarber, lao klcTeaaua cell.] C,au Plata Rtde Su Dtrintendent. ar round ark !or Man that c n handle all
'"m"' and get along Ith help. Con place Aound-UV Foreman d Rollo Plane Also lareyond Men o
aIIdRR1( treat ent.CePa
.Seml Drlvcn.k TJlnthese my Herrlagood nia terMen
nor Blvao. CONCESSIONS: Cen placera new Hanky Panks. All ureyllw to WM. T. COLLIN , MGR., 1167 E. IB1h at., Mlnneepella, Mlnn.
No Collect Call. Accepted)
BAKER UNITED SHOWS ONCFSSIO Can place Cuaterd, Pronh. Puue. Shake l; D, Balloon Darts Ball Games, lass Pitch, Coke Bottle., Hoopla or any clean, le.ltlmxte l'onc<aslona. fihO.o iolnln
now will be given pnferenee et IJnton. Ina., July e. RIDE HELP: Want Foremen for Wheel Scrambler and Kiddie Rid., Second Men fa ell departments. Mural drive and have h.., SHOWS: Can place Glass and Flinn.. .. Snake, Hanker. 10.1n1 and Illusion.
All replies ERNIE ALLEN, Mgr., Paoli, Ind. this week: Crawfordsville, Ind., Juno 11.16.
MECHANIC Want Mechanic with own tools to assist in the maintenance of large fleet of trucks and who aloe knows how to operate Dro General Electric Searchlights, or we will teach you. H You aren't sober and reliable stay where you are. I want someone for the season. Th. lea good lob with good Mary and you get it. No Gme to write, wire Wen.. Union or Phone WO 16021 between 9:3010:00 a.m. or 11:30 -12:30 midnite.
BETH SHOWS, AI Kunz, Owner P. O. Ilex Mt North Birmingham, Ala.
WANT RIDE HELP Especially want Wheal Man who can Up and down No. t Ell.
Have for Sale -1W Stool Bingo, WD d fame. flea. horns. a Pllflar, oam Dlete. A bargain !ur eulck as le. Also 61 9 Cotton Candy outfit, complete exce Pt machhve, 170.00; Kron Scales framed In 14 x 14 to D.
DE LUXE RIDE CO. ayeYn SPprmerket, Pt. Wayne, Ind., all this week; Auburn, Ind., next weak.
Want - - - AGENTS - - - Want Count Store, Blower, Pin Store. Buckets. 6 -Cats and Hanky Pank Agents who are not !told to work, to join at once. Long season at choice Ohio and Michigan spots and an winter's work In Florida. All answers
CONCESSION MANAGER DICKSON UNITED SHOWS 66 Waterloo Road Akron, Ohio
It S.. Nato Pacinni, come in.
SKERBECK AMUSEMENT CO. Want. Ride H.Ip on Scooter, Tilt, Wheel and Merry -Co- Round. Must have Chauffeur's 1/cens. If you drink, stay where you an. this .how often the best of treatment and good wages. Opening for legitimate Concessions and Showy of all kinds.
Lake Linden, Mich., June 1.4; then as per route.
NOW BOOKING SHOWS 11 BIC DAYS -11 BIC NIGHTS
AND CONCESSIONS * HORSE RACING E VERYAHand ̂ XCCEPT SUNDAYS.
ROY SHEPHERD WANTS Ride Superintendent, Kiddieland F o r e m a n, Electrician, Truck and Ride Mechanics. Tilt, Wheel and Octopus Foremen. Ticket Sellers, Semi Drivers. Also e useful Carnival Help in all departments.
Crafts has for sale surplus Rides suitable for Amusement Park or i Kiddieland -1 A. H. Looper, 1 A. H. Dipper and 2 A. H. Auto Rides. / WRITE, WIRE OR PHONE CRAFTS 20 BIG SHOWS, INC.
Winter Quarters, 7283 Bellaire Ave. North Hollywood, Calif. O PHONE: POplar 5 -0909 or POplar 5 -0320
Farrell, Pa., Firemen's Jubilee, June 8 -13; followed by Brownsville, Pa., Civic Club Celebration.
CONCESSIONS
SHOWS
HELP
Can place Photos. Custard, 6 -Cat, Cork Gallery, Fishpond, Basket Ball. Hoopla, Pitch- Till -You- Win and any other legitimate Concessions. Can piece two good Agents for Blower and Swinger.
CAN PLACE IMMEDIATELY - MANAGER WITH ACTS FOR CIRCUS SIDE SHOW. Wo have everything omplefe. er: ve al Act.. Cen plaee Monkey Shaw, funhouee, Motordrome or any other Shows not conflicting. Roy Purdy, ware Harry Flnk.
CAN PLACE SOBER, RELIABLE MECHANIC who can keep flee} moving. Must have tools. Do not misrepresent. Can place tellable Foreman who can cut it, for Wheeh. Salary every weak plus bonus. Also place Men on other Rides who drive semis.
Address all mail and wires to LLOYD D. SERFASS, Owner, PENN PREMIER SHOWS, phone ORchard 3 -3396, Dravosburg, Pa., this week; followed by Farrell and Brownsville, in the heart of the steel country.
HUNT AMUSEMENT CO. Now booking for 16 county fairs and 2 street fairs starting
June 22 at Parker, Ind., Annual Street Fair
RIDES
CONCESSIONS
BINGO
Any major not conflicting, Rock -o- Plane, Scooter. Roll -.- Plane, Chairplone, Round -Up, Ply-a-
Plane and ethers,
All Hanky Peeks open. Some Straight Sales open. Also Long and Short Range, Jewelry. Will
WI ex on these.
e.pclally want flashy Bingo for all fairs. Notice: Will sell .x on Diggers for entire route. Wont Motordrome starting Immediately. Neil..: Speedy Thomas, come on. Will place you. Good proposition.
F I SHOWS I Wnl place all family-lyp shows.
IWant to buy Popcorn- Carmelcorn Trailer. Must be top condition. Also Roll -o -Plan and Chairplone. Will plan Ride Help
in all departments of Southway Shopping Center, Muncie, Ind., until June 6; then Southgate Shopping Canter, Pt. Wayne,
Ind., until June 20; then Parker, Ind., Street Fair, June 27 -26. All fairs to follow.
FORT ETHAN ALLEN, MR FORCE BASE GROUNDS, BURLINGTON, VERMONT
JUNE 16 TO 21, INCLUDING SUNDAY AND A LARGE PAYROLL
CAN PLACE FOR THIS OUTSTANDING DATE AND OTHERS TO FOLLOW
Hanky Panks not conflicting; also Percentage Game Operators with own equipment, such as
Beat the Dealer, Mouse Game, Over and Un der, Pea Pool Cage, etc.; no Pan Game.
Also Center Concessions, Bear Pitch, Cigarette, or what have you? Can also use another Ferris Wheel for balance of season, Octopus or other rides not conflicting.
Contact ROLAND CHAMPAGN, Glens Falls, N. Y., June 1 to 6
$150 CASH REWARD For lacatlon of
WM. (BERNIE) ROGERS Young Bernie Rogen with Lou Riley
at Weuchula and Sanford, Fla., last November.
For reward cell collect
GEO. TURNER Phone Victor 2-Stan Oklahoma City, Okla.
SMITH'S SHOWS Want Custard, Pitch -Till- You -Win, Hoopla, Swinger, Age and Scales, Penny Pitch, Fishpond, Basket Ball, Penny Arcade and Slum Spindle. Want Girl Shows, Side Show and Monkey Show. Agents for office Hanky Panics. Need general Ride Help, Truck and Tractor Drivers. All replies to
GEO. CLYDE SMITH Roaring Springs, Pa., this week; Duncansville, Pa., text.
* H. C. Ei/ANS ác CO.* 285$ NORTH NAIfTID $1., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
WI HAVI EOR IMMEDIATI DILIVIRY
Chi Sat Spind.. 5125.00 New Straight .11 Set Spindles 125.00 Beehives 135.00 New Rasalo Table.. Sot of 4 65.00 Spot Joints. Set of I New 6 Cats New Punks. Doc Bumper Cr. Complete Hi Striker Loose Leg Cnapor Mexican 6 Arrow Improved Sicilia
60" Cigarette Wkael (N..) ..3150.00 Big Tom Cet Stand. tack JO.QO
NEw- ñEw -NEw KKATY BALL TABLES
Oste $15.00 :.r hour. $8.50 age.
Straight &ill- operata anywhere.
WRITE FOR FREI CATALOG ON ALL GAMS L SUPPLIES
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DON FRANKLIN SHOWS Will place Shows of all kinds with own equipment except Girl Shows. Want Funhouse, G!,rs House, Snake, Monkey, Mechanical, Illusion, any Grind Show's. Exclusive open
on Photos and A. and Scales.
Want A -1, sober Wheel Foreman, must dd. semi. Jain this week.
Will book far season, Rides not conflicting, Can place Paratrooper. Round -Up and Roll -O- Plano. parla, Tex., 8kO week; loV.k.., Kam. IFairgroundal Juno [let Mis 13 .Hid CMebr.Non. and F.In .farting Salem, III., June 22 -21'. All replies:
DON FRANKLIN SHOWS, per route.
OAKLAND, MARYLAND, GARRETT COUNTY FAIR
AUG. 10-15---6 BIG DAYS
Everything open. No flots or gypsia.
Contact FRANKIE'S RIDES
Frank Kopcha (BAldwin 2 -9136) Washington, Pa.
J. A. GENTSCH SHOWS Want For Fourth of July Celebration, Natchez, Miss.,
and balance of season for 15 Fairs end Celebrations. RIDES: Octopus, Scrambler, or any Flat Rid. not conflicting. SHOWS: Sid. Shows, Illusiora, Snakes, or any Show with own outf.t. No Cl,! Show.. Hanky Parks of all kinds, Custard, Ice Cream, Weight and Age, Bingo. Sammy Craton wants Agents, Buckets, Six Cat, and Hanky Pani.. Gus Mitch.11 wants to sell Long Range Shooting Gallery, complete with guns, in excellent condition. Show wants sob.. who understands Diesels; also Truck Mechanic Must have tools and stay Bober. We.k of June 1, Oxford, Mks.
ROHR'S MODERN MIDWAY RANTOUL, ILL., JUNE i -6
CONCESSIONS: Want High -Striker, Photos. Basket Bail, Novelties. kal.,, et hat have rut Hanky Parks only. Will book Bingo for season.
VS: Wnt famiiy-Type Shows. H LP: SVnt experienced Ride Help on all Rides. Must drive.
C. J. ROHR Rantoul, III., this week; then es per route.
FOR SALE -CHEAP FOR CASH .a Farr. Wheel now operating Tybee Beach, Ga.. with Van' .o old Ferrla Wheel locaöo¢ t Galveston Plissun Pler Galveston, Texis w i1aB[h.d d Al conAl- mw boos this year d
(former. Have hen t Sto.ln 8. C. -Dace Panel Truck, full ooy ass of all N¢ds (formerW u S.el'el; Troller on semi, ready . 11. Have about 90 more Contt.:stom, o
also new tops last
Saar. Have to Allan H0oo,,.l Train with once,
[set extra track, twoeetaona pfd ms'r ben used outdoor, moved onW ease, perfeM tandiöon,, can't tell from neW
n Write, win or call CARL SCHLOSEURO, / Hotel Sanflld, Camden, I. C.
BOB HAMMOND SHOWS FL Ay ING HOUSTON, TEXAf, LOT( AND SHOPPING CE HMI UNTIL JUN. 17.
THEN TH BIO ONE- BRLTON, TEXA$, JULY r. RIDE HELP: Can sew Rid. Help N all department.. SHOWS: Want Snake Dhow wi. own equipment, any' Shona not conflicting. AGENTS: All my old Agents n er H you want long .a.n. Open until Nov. lt.
ANlW ER: O HAMMONDROWNf R, or KEITH CHAPMAH, ADJUSTER 6111 Ooltl St. (Phom: O% 4 -IH71, Hous}on, Tisis
GARDEN STATE SHOWS 10TH ANNUAL PIDIRATION CARNIVAL AND PARADE, MOSCOW, PA.,
JUN. I THRU 12.
Want Moscow, Pa.: Custard, Waffles, Milk Bottles, Cat Rack, B.r Pitch, Coke Ring. te. Can pia. Tilt and Octopus. Want Talkers. Grinders for Grind Shows. Girls for
two Girl Shows, Cook House Help, six Me¢. Come o¢, wm plais you. ADDRESS: EMMAUI, PA., NOW. R. H. MINER.
WANT MAJOR AND KIDDIE RIDES For 130 -acr Amusement Pork on State Route 301 in Maryland. Prefer M.rry- Go- Round, Dodgem, Scrambler, Twister, Kiddy Rides, Halicopt.r, Turnpike or any other Kiddie Rids. Total 15 or 20 Rides. Apply fo
DENNIS or DELBERT CONNER Waysid., Maryland (Phone: Cleurbrook 9 -2211)
FOR SALE 1 Alien Heracheil 40 -ft. Merry -Go- Round; 1 Marigalc Kiddy Boat Ride; I Rocco Kiddy Jet Airplane Rid.; 1 Transformer on Truck: 1 G.M. Diesel 0 K.W. Land for Kiddy Park in Rockford. 20 acres zoned for park.
BIG FOUR AMUSEMENT 705 N. 17ti, Ava. Metros. Park, 111.
Phone: Pllimore 4- 3726 -4 -0718 or 3 -3731.
Wilson Bows With Bigger Ride Lineup
CANTON, Ill. -- Nilson Famous Shows kicked off its season here ]art week with an enlarged line- up of rids devices. New to the show were three kid rides and a Tilt -a- Whirl.
R. D. Reid, assistant manager, also disclosed that his wife, Lois, has placed an order with the Eli Bridge Company for a new Scram- bler to be delivered in mid- season.
Ray Wilson, shows' manager, and Reid spent some six weeks in Astoria, Iil., winter quarters pre- paring the show for the opener.
HUB LUEHR'S IDEAL RIDES
WANTS Hanky Panka atT Straight Sale..
Also Help Rides Address:
Veedanburg, Ind., this weak.
TEX ROBERTS K "anis Alen. for Bucks.. Paul, coma
Also Count and Peck Store Afents, nd ]good Hanky Pank AYCn.. Acnllis
o'o
BEE'S OLD RELIABLE SHOWS asna, Ky., this weak.
BARGAIN Iron Lung Exhibit, bus mounted. Excel -
lent rnndlöon throughout, air d.; Uoned Udng quarter. Campleay equipped for street or mldwsy operation. Prtee. 59.500.
Route 2, Eon 1, Conroe, Tex. Phone Lsant 42105
Peter Paul Amusements OP NINO OPENING
Want one or two alor Rides t lep lBcönY. Shows -one m msú Unit. Con""'I" -Prue rIWrITl'- Tirs prising for sleek; need Pitch -Till- You -Win, Cory Geliery, Strlkar [or l.. n1. -two BaturAaya, oDenmg Mey 13: then wl.- Lxlnsln. Contact MANAGER, fhullsbu ry, w.., mu w..kJ e.u.rnl.,
FOR SALE Me.O Derby all -aluminum 26f<. Tral.r 1Ne 1 -Ton truck. Everytbin` In [pod condlUon. Comp.. (1,000.00 cash.
WO. or Call on
CHARLES FENT Ill Brandin Drive Oeorfetown, Ohio
WANT -STOCK CONCESSIONS For gale: Super AotlO -Plane [3.500; Cat convected . 1 truck ride with rIlli r,
TIP TOP SHOWS Chippewa PsII' W1s., Jun 2' Wia. Rapids, Ñll e., Jun F -14
WANT TO BOOK Small, clean Carnival for 2 -day cele- bration (Wagon Days), August 15 e 16.
KETCHUM CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
Ketchum, "In Sun Valley," Idaho
CARNIVAL WANTED With 40 or mon ConeeWons, If Rid. nd Shows for G'll)Tee s"Tvl Co1- ond Fslr. OC.Der 1994, 1959. W have
area of IS acres Ith au track, athletic field ntl axhlbit build.. chartered by the 9.. of South Carolina. W ri. Rev. V. 6. O. f Y. fecn.ry RW o 41, Simpbnvll., f. . or sell Mr. Mon Arnold, Pnaitl.nf, Codas 2 -N7I, Onanvlll. S C.
WANTED Shiva Rack Agents for Canadian and Amer :can tour with Art B. Thomas No. 1 Shows. Wire
ROSE MIERROR' in Care of Show, Sioux City, IoW.
WANTED Experienced Farrfa Whscl Slan !or
t¡Fi0:lnY Center. Bhort move., v ry
\o d hlpidrensf
öon. Also deal for wH.. e
ROST, E. OLIVER seal xuni Driver 11, da..
Phone: OLendal. S-í1{6
MARYLAND STATE FAIR TIMONIUM, MARYLAND
2 Pun W. 0.-- August t! . Sept. 12, 1959. Now Grandstand, now Fun Zone, new Midw.y. Now reaeyving Spa. for Exhibits, for all kinds of Concassloe.; everything open ex5epf Bingo. Will sell Ix on Novelties, Scalps, Hats. Place Side Show, Rid.: Mad Mauw, Hot Rods.
Can place for our Ride Unit- Wheel, Coaster and M.rry- Go-Round Foreman. Truck Driven- Operators. Plop Popcorn and Apples. Top salaries. Move every ton day.. All Hower
DAVID B. ENDY, Midway Director Maryland hand Patrground., Timonium, Md.- Or -Shopping Contar, Rockville, Md.
BELL -FORM SHOWS WANT
Pnoto Gall.y, Long and Short Range Shooting Galleries; Hanky Panka not conflicting. Tony Kelalta wants Agonta and Gunners for Picture Fromm, couple for Percentage Game, Agents for One -Ball Bottle, Tip -Up Co. Bottles. Swing.rs, and Apple Cart. Jimmy Galvin, Harry Modell, pleas. contact me at prep, Bristol, Conn. Phone LU 3 -2216.
Playing Bristol, Conn., weak June 1 -6.
WONDERLAND EXPOSITION SHOWS HlWlit .
Wratl :m ad Jubll June t -15. on th tree.; followed by , Hne = f Its. La.nöne NDr.1 Otn.y BDrtn[., Colo.; Ban Antonio, [Saw MeI.; a¢ luaco.. OÌO, New 511x.1 7taoa, Nw Nea.; Lu Ve¡u, New Max.: Fipa- nola, ^Yew :.s Pwoa. \w Mis.; Cimarron, New Mex., and other. We Play no still e, ea.
SHOtt't: Cu p. famlly-WDe Bhowe. RID OWNER ATTtNT10N
.`Geed Rid. on both uni.. VI book or (tau. Conlaot now for any and all th. rout. CC
rn. Want to C000kgouGt,ndll¡ . Arta for w:wn Roy Blbla and Heide P7o8É °call me. Ci }y, Mo.
Contant E. J. MO DANIEL SOf N. Men roe, Kneae hem CHestnleld 1-104I
'S HELP -CAN USI FOREMEN FOR WHEEL, COASTER AND KIDDIE TURNPIKE SECONO MEN ON DODGEM AND OTHER MAJOR RIDES. ADDRESS:
BiLL GULLETTE Akan, III. 1Rlv.rfrnt Parkl, June 14; Macomb, Ill., follows.
BEAM'S ATTRACTIONS Masontown, Pa., CObntlen, Next Week.
Need Cencenlena that work ter .tack at th. proven n vt. SHOWS -Any worthwhile Atlracöon that appeals to family trade. Tope H needed.
IlO,P- Capable Carnlvel Help tan be Du Ac. forla5-lnIx All Steve D;aöone
to I,e Stu want A en.. T H un IAM'I ATTRACTIONS - snen, Md., this weak.
T. J. TIDWELL SHOWS JoJ d Lyapt Oa -ODenln¡ B,s ood, Texas, June D. Playing downtown lots
with strtynf oÇf [ ryFlYe
and Cl.braöona .follow. Gem Balm BIdy W t, Frld .Whilrl OHoomt,aanaw erg
handle eo.sn.¢t. L. D.
Ne.tl AIn. f F k 6 b o ills Irt'Show. aH tae PÌan plow 11 tiOwa oven. ¢.f oDn. B Y Hire al. frame up for small Glrl Show. Place useful people /n alt departments. All answer
T. J. TIOWILL, rownw.d, Texas. Phots Mlifn 2 -2111a.
JOHNNY T. TINSLEY SHOWS CAN PLACE AT ONCE -Cookhou op Sitdown Grab, Popcorn, Candy Apples, Snow [.lie Cardy Flau, Mug Joln} and Hanky Pnks of aII kinds. Want Manager for beantl aJ Bingo; also Manley Pank Manager end Agents. Wnt Farr. Wheel Foreman.
WALHALLA, S. C., THIS WEEK. 11 Falra starting Hndenanv!Il., N. C., August 17.
KING BROS.' SHOWS Wnt 7 rrfat 417:.!'",,t.mena-[a,."1.REB.a BssL CelarYntn.thsneountry. Wept
A1rnlan nd lYaln.."1"'4Mc " Mn en all Áldisr yfuat drivt Caneu mwlvaa. Pay awry R'ecneaday. CO \CF:SSIO.5: Wll1 book Mug Joint or non..nfileHng Hnb PnZ R[DßB: Wm book Wxup or Han- canfllc"g malar.
All nFl.e /e JO L. RINO, Reeky Rob, Colo., June 24. P.S.: Harald H.mrta ne longs tern.
HELP WANTED Mon for lecturing, else Grinder for freak Animal Show. Man to feed and
core for animais.
EARL TAUBER Riverview Park, 3300 N. Western Aso., Chicago, ITT. Phono Lakeview 3 -970f.
TALKERS -SIDE SHOW ACTS FOR WONDIRLAND SIDI SHOW, CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK
Excellent working conditions. All summer one spot. Pay rain or shine. Write- Wire -Phon..
DAVID ROSIN, 4016 AHantls AY.., Na Oat., Brooklyn 24, N. Y.
ISp.nad 2.2171 Of CO 6 -2281
EP GLOSSER WANTS Blower and Count Stor Aganh. Also Head for Swings. IT. " Barna' Lewis, get M
touch,. F.q two Cr;nd Store Rough!. opening date, June J. Huntsville, Al.. Wife
We Wsstern Union, Hsrntvlife, Al.., IN, Phone Cal.). P.S.: Chests Taylor, Contact me.
Alibi Concessions, Glass Pitch, Photos, Diggers, Basketball, Short Range, Hats, Derby and all Hanky Punks. Whitey Caler, answer. HELP -Second Man on Wheel who can work top. Ride Help who can drive semis. No time to write, wire Western Union or Phone WO 1 -5021 between 8 -10 A.M., or 11:30 -12:30 midnite.
HETH SHOWS Al Kone, Owner, P. O. Box 5515,
North Birmingham, Ala.
ATTENTION
RIDE OWNERS Opening of Amusement Park in Metropolis of Wis- consin Dells, having an official visitors' count of 1,250,000 visitors per sea- son. Has an opening for several large and small Rides, Walk -Thru Shows, Penny Arcade.
If you have only 1 or more than 1 that can be put into action, contact us at once.
N. MARCUS or LYLE E. BRIGGS
DELLS AMUSEMENT PARK
U. S. Highways 12 and 16, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Phone 3 -3111
ALL SIZES -ALL NUMBERS
Big 6 Dice Wheel with Crate, $250.00
CARDINAL PRODUCTS CO. Les Berger \ 49 West 27th Street
New York 1, N. Y.
MU 646268
Merriam Midway Shows
Want Want Want Lcaies and Age, Bear Pilch, Bird Pitch, Class Pitch, Coke Bottle, String Game, Ice Cream and Root Beer. Short Range, Photos, Hoop -La, Target, Fun House end Side Shows.
Webster City, Iowa, June 1.6; Odebolt, Iowa, June 8 -9 -10; Pomeroy. Iowa, June 12 -13: then Into Green, Minn,
Wilcox, I)ick: South Portland, Me. Wilson Famous: Morton, Ill.; Calva
8 -13. Wolfe Am. Co.: Martinsville, Va. World's Finest: Toronto, Ont., 1 -20. 1Vorld of Mirth: Plainfield, N. J. World of Pleasure: Wayne, Mich.,
1 7. Young, \fonte: Rock Springs, \Vyo.
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CARNIVAL WANTED With eight or more rides and concessions for the NATIONAL CEDAR VALLEY STEAM EN- 2 CINE FARM FAIR, September I 4 -5 -6 -7 at Hudson, Iowa. For e Information write
L. C. WARNEKE, YkePres. Hudson, Iowa
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HUBERT'S MUSEUM 228 W. 42nd St., New York, N. Y.
Open all year round Want Freaks and Novelty Acts. State salary and particulars kt first letter.
THE BILLBOARD CARNIVALS 67
ART B. THOMAS SNOWS Last call for Canadian "B" Circuit, followed by
Black Hills, Expo., Rapid City, S. D. Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, Colo. North Central Kansas Free Fair,
Belleville, Kans.
South Dakota State Fair, Huron, S. D. Clay County Fair, Spencer, Iowa Corn Palace, Mitchell, S. D. Nat'l Dairy Cattle Congress, Waterloo, Iowa
RIDES: Can place 2 Major Rides non -conflicting. Especially want Round -Up. SHOWS: Good opening for Motordrome. Exceptional proposition to operator with own transportation and equipment. CONCESSIONS: Can place a few more Hanky Punks. Especially want Name -On -Hats and High- Striker.
Al Williamson wants Fry Cook and general Cookhouse Help.
Roland Porter wants Girls and Working Men for the Mitzi Show.
HELP: Can place a few more Foremen, also Second Men who drive. Best wages and bonus. Canadian Ride Men notel Show will arrive in Virden, Manitoba, June 24. Will place all experienced Men who drive. Top wages and bonus at the end of the Canadian tour. All replies to BERNARD THOMAS, MGR., Morningside (Sioux City), Iowa, June 3 -6;
Sioux Falls, S. D., next week.
COMPLETE FLY -O -PLANE Novo e ,lint. R'lll tell .e rar
m. OOn EB. aast r.har Day [or E5.ÓÓÚ. Ga .,:.
OCEAN VIEW PARK Nottalk, Virylnla. Phone: Justice 7 -1011
A MILLER, Marseier
RIDE SUPERINTENDENTS WANTED
Ror Secund rd Thlrtl l:nlfe. Top pry end bonur. AÌSO \ \'I,rel and Jenny Olen.
McGINNIS BLUE RIBBON AMUSEMENTS 7E34 Pearl Rd. Cleveland 30, Ohio
TRAVELER'S VALET ::7414r Tri.
bers rxnen .. Com lair year peraanatpepärañá. nient: '.hótoá A \YTIa1E- .4 \YWIIF :RE touent. I,el r act r your prreonaln valet and :e; rotaary. Complete list of act-vices on ae. 1011 7ALE.Rh E VAUT
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HANKY PANK AGENTS WANTED
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LOUIS GLOTII Plissure ech Park, Bridgeport, Conn.
Starting Providence, R. I. (Melrose Park Lot) -Want for Our New England Tour and 14 Big Fairs, Including: Statesville, N. C.
Hughesville, Pa. Schuylkill Haven, Pa. West End, Pa, Sumter, S. C. Hagerstown, Md. Lehighton, Pa. Trenton, N. J., State Fair Lancaster, S. C. Cumberland, Md. Honesdale, Pa. Charlottesville, Va. Charleston, S. C. CONCESSIONS: Novelties. Age Ind Scale, Hanky Perks of all kinds, Long Range Gallery, Pitch Pitch Games. Will sell ex on Long Range C.11ery, RIGES: Roundup, Scooter, Roller Coester, Helicopter. Will book Wild Mouse far any or all fain. SHOWS: Man key, Motordrome and any good, worth -while Family Show, will book Wfldllre, HELP: Foreman tar Chalr-O- Plane. Man to handle Light Towers; Rosco, contact. Also Second Mrn on all Rides.
JOHN VIVONA, Nanuet, N. Y., or call MORRIS VIVONA 103 5. 21 St.. Irvington, N. J., ESsex 3 -9112
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JUNE 22ND AT PARKER, INDIANA, ANNUAL STREET FAIR
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plNOTICE: Will sell X on Diggers for entire route. / WANT: Motordrome starting immediately. Notice: Speedy Thomas come on, will Igood proposition. 10 Will place Ride Help In all departments.
AAt Southway Shopping Center, Muncie, Ind., until June 6th; then Southgate Shopping
Center, Fort Wayne, Ind., until June 20th; then Parker, Ind., Street Fair, June 22nd to 26th; all fain to follow.
RIDES Any Major not conflicting. Rock -o- Plane, Roll -o- Plane, Chairplane, Round -Up, Fly - o -Plane or others.
CONCESSIONS All Hanky Punks open, some straight sales open, also Long and Short Range and Jewelry.
WANTED Boy and Girl Ridera. Espe- cially want Trick Riders.
Alice Mack and Frank Duke, contact,
GEO. MURRAY c/o Royal American Shows Davenport, Iowa, June 3 -14.
FOR SALE Caterpillar Diesel Light Plant, D -13000
75 KW., plus o 10 KW. auxiliary plant. Just completely overhauled. Special-
built semi open on 3 sides. All replies
J. L. IMF, CAPITAL CITY SHOWS
Maryville, Tenn.
HUTCHENS MODERN MUSEUM Want to oln Nther n 'l'exna lune 8 or s"ncy. 111. tune :1 91áe Show lissas, Gam [ fl mua., clew for motions
loketo;l ie ra. ray toot Preak r Food Act. People whu hive worked for me before, Gnawer. A.1 address e/e schahs tOfh CanturY ehowr, 714 Haakall, Dalhr, Tex., until lune 111 then Quincy, ill., after June 71.
WANTED FOR OREGON CENTENNIAL PORTLAND, OREGON -100 DAYS AND NIGHTS
NO UPS OR DOWNS.
Agents for One Ball and Hanky Panks. Also Counter Help for Cigarette Block. Opening June 10- Vancouver, B. C., to follow.
CONTACT: AL "RED" COHN (Phone: BUtler 3 -1907) Portland, Ore. No Collect Calls.
WANT RIDE MEN Tilt -A -Whirl Foreman, Merry -Go -Round Foreman, Coaster Foreman and Second
Men; sober, clean only. Must drive. Top salary and sure. If you ere o chaser and here a car, stay away. All those who qualify come to
BILL GEREN Market Square Shopping Center, Lafayette, Ind. Here until June 13.
SUNSET AMUSEMENT COMPANY Owatonna, Minn., Fairgrounds, June 414.
HELP: Ride \Lars who are single, Gober, semi drivera. SHOWS: Side Show, Geek Show, Mechanical, 'donkey. Animal. CONCFSSION9: A. and Weight, Custard. tee Cream, Ball Games. Dip, Photo., Hanky
anlrs. Dubuque, low., this werkl Owalon M, Minn., n.0.
BEST MERCHANDISE BUYS 68 THE BILLBOARD Communications to 188 W. Randolph St., Chicago 1, III. JUNE 1, 1959
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1 Inch tell. feather Doll.... Gr.$ 2.75
7 Inch Cell. Nether Doll 6r 6.00
9 Inch Cell. Feather Doll Gr 10.00
5 Inch Japanese Panda Bear Gr. 8.00
11/2 Inch (ark Pop Gun 6r. 5.00
IN Inch Plastic Toy Trucks. Hundred 3.50
31/4 Inch Miniature Push Bear 6r. 5.00
ye ye Tops Gr. 3.00
Extra Large Police Whistles. Gr. 5.00
Saxophone Whistles Gr. 1.05
Giant Rosette Fans Gr 1.00 S rat -^'t Smell Rosette Fans 6r. ,30
(omit Saying Hat Bands.... Hundred .50 93 pc. Dinnerware Set (Hlmrlck)
Toys Hals Gr 8.001 Not damaged. Retail, $325.00
Straw Jockey Hats Gr. 20.00 per set, SPECIAL CLOSE-OUT ....$80.00 Metal Key Chain Belt Fastener Gr. 1.00.Western Rings Sr 2.00
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STICK HORSE Colored plastic heads and bri- dles, cloth manes and. striped enameled sticks highlight this popular toy for young cowboys. Free display is included with orders for six dozen or more. Archibald Sales Company, P. O. Box 412, Lockport, N. Y.
CAP GRENADE This solid metal cap grenade has a realistic appearance and produces a loud pop when tossed or dropped. They are available in a display carton with a die -cut top. Each box contains 24 grenades. Callen Manufacturing Corpora- tion, 1425 North First Avenue, Maywood, IBr
WATER TOYS Made of molded expandable polystyrene, these plastic foam water toys are light yet strong, shock -resistant and waterproof. The Surf Rider, 54 inches by 16 inches, retails at $10. The Flut- ter Board for teaching untrained swimmers retails at $2; the Square Float at $3. Kestrel Cor- poration, 29 Sheffield Street, Springfield, Mass.
WADDLE WALKER Comes in two sizes, 38- inch -long activity toy made of nine -ply molded plywood with a Texas star on each end retailing for $3, and a 34%-inch toy of seven - 'ply molded plywood decorated with animated subjects retailing for 82. Both sizes are packed in pliofilm bags. Nu- Cushion Products, Keene, Tex.
FANCY COTTON Flame -proof Christmas cottons packaged in polyethylene have softness of show plus adequate strength for draping, gift wrap- ping and all kinds of displays. Lockport Mills,' Inc., Lockport, N. T.
SNACK SET Takes the rough treatment of picnic, barbecue or patio meals. Set includes four 12 -inch section- al plates and four eight -ounce cups in' golden haze, terra cotta, white rice and turquoise. Gift box opens for counter display. Packed six per shipper. J. P. Gite Molding Corporation, 4600 West Huron Street, Chicago 41.
HOT DOG COOKER Cooks six hots dogs in 90 seconds. Each half of wiener attaches to electrode in bottom of cooker; when lid is closed, current passes thrn the dogs. Retail price, $9.95. Westing- house Corporation, Mansfield, Ohio,
WOODPECKER This colorful life -size bird has interlocking parts which require no glue and is supplied with a
plastic tree trunk. Each kit in- cludes one artist's brush, a bot- tle of painting fluid, a palette with six waterproof paint pellets and paint -by- number instruc- tions, Retail price, Si. Bach- mann Bros., Inc., Philadelphia.
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at a recent cattle sale in Mount Hope, Ala. The Dingeses, yard goods purveyors, are currently at the Canton Trailer Park, Ray ad- vises. O. C. Cox, the former sheetie and legal adjuster, is still in the Hollywood, Fla., area While his wife, Phyllis, is recuperating from a hip fracture. Mary Ragan Kanthe is on the West Coast Shows, While her sister, Madaline, still makes an occasional pitch, says Ray, who asks for a few pipes from Doc Lnshwell and Count Seldom Scoff, "the two glitter workers from Pe- oria."
"THE HOME SHOW ... here has not been bad so far," writes Big Al \Vinson from New Orleans, where lie is working pol- ish along with Peco and Kid Ward. "lnasnmch as the show is not yet over and it is at a new site this year, I cannot gauge over -all re- sults yet," Al concludes.
BURT LANE ... formerly a partner with Eli and Doggen, is now with the King Ex- position Shows in Southeastern Michigan, working a picture frame joint for Frank Cook.
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a few lines to advise that I still make an occasional pitch and still look up the boys and girls in the fraternity," writes Buddy Wamsley from tiVelectka, Okla. "Í saw Odie Dodie on the Kelly -Miller Circus recently at Tahlequah, Okla. It was cold when the show let out, but old Odie really held them. The way he gathers a tip is a thing of beauty, and with everyone stand- ing around shivering, Oldie went to work and held them for a good 45 minutes. It was strictly a jam pitch and he faltered. Tahlequah is a college town and students made up most of the tip. Odie, to me, is a magician to find even one double sawbuck, let alone two or more besides the deuces and fives he pulled. Let's hear from lohn Lenore and some of the other boys."
OLD -TIMERS .
in tine medicine show business Will be shocked to learn of the death of Mrs. Pearl Bartone Ashton, who died May 20 of a heart attack at her home in Albany, Ind. She was best known in the trade as Mrs. Bart Bartone, a co -owner of the old Ideal Comedy Company which toured Ohio and Indiana for nearly 40 years. Mrs. Ashton moved to .Albany from Detroit two rears ago. Friends wishing to know further details of h death may write to LaVerne 1Vilsoit at Albany.
Norwich, N. Y. Continued fron page 61
square feet of rink and 10 per formers.
Theme this year will be "A Salute to the 49th and 50th States,' for which the fair will offer special fireworks displays on Monday and Friday nights. A big night is again expected to result from Wednes day's firemen's activities, which drew 18,000 to the grounds on the same night last year.
Officers, besides those men- tioned, include Nicholas samba, vice -president, and the following directors: Richard Goodwin, Ver. non D. Stratton, Theodore Post, Jamba, Wesley Gould, Dr. J. Leo Weiler, Dr. F. J. Tice, Arnold Gibbon, Lyon Ford, Albert Foster, George Handy, Michael Ryan, Mel- vin W. Osborne, Tyler, William J. Hall, Maurice Slater, Albert Evans, Percy Woodruff, Charles E. Baker, Read Adams and Adelbert L. But- ton.
Clyde Beatty is working ou s Lew book with Ed Anthony who collaborated with bim on the "Big Cage.'
COMING EVENTS Alabama
Mobile -Ala, Deep-S. Fishing Rodeo, July 24-Aug. 2. Jaycees, P. O. Box 172.
Arizona Flagstaff- All -Indian Pcwow and Hop/
Exhn., July 3 -5. Arkansas
Crswtordvllie - crittenden Co. Livestock Show, June 4. Herman C. Philnpe.
Calitomia Loa Angeles -Lon Angeles Home Show rate -
morial Sports Arena), duly 16 -26. Dale J. Mlsalmer.
North Highlands- Sacramento Riding Club Horse Show, June 13 Vivian W. Kimmen.
Salinas Cant. Rodeo, Horse Fair A Stock Show, July 16 -19,
Santa Barbara -Santa Barbara Natl. Horse Show A Plower Show, July 19.18. Edward 0. van Cleve.
San Francisco -San Francisco Gilt Show, Aug. 2.6. Kay Leber, 1355 Market St.
San Franchet -San Francisco Floury Show, Aug. 26 -21. Walter P. Gibson.
Colorado Pagan Springa-- cekbromon July 4.
Limon -Celebration, July 3.6. Clamber of Commerce.
Connecticut Bridgeport - Barnum Festival, June 28-
July 8.
District of Columbia Washington -Nat'l Rod A Custom Car
Show (Nat'l Guard Armory), June 12- 14. Howard Carr.
Idaho Emmett-Emmett Cherry Festival, June 22-
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Illinois Benld- American -Italien Spaghetti Festival,
June 1.7. Chicago-Chicago Intl, Trade Falr (Navy
Pier., July 9 -19. Chicago - Celebration (Soldier Fletdl,
July 4, Grlggsvinl Cion, July 4. Highland-Celebration, July 4 -6. Rock City- Centennial, June 3740. War-
ren D La Rockford -Businessmen's MidSummer Fes-
tival, June 14 -20.
Indiana Bainbridge- Street Fair. Jute 18.23. Carmel- Amerl.n Ceylon Jubilee, June
1.6. Columbia City -Old Settle,, Day A Amer.
oan Legion Festival, Aug. 11.15. Byron Beaber.
Evansville - Junior League Horse Show. June 17 -20. J. T. Denton.
Farmland -Lions' Club Street Fair, June 1 -6.
Greensburg- Centennial, June 35 -20. LaPorte -Jaycees. Celebration, July 4. De. were Thompson, R. R. 2.
Marlon - 9. Marlon Businessmen's Pair, July 0.11. Geo. H. Prough, 2927 Home- wood, Mishawaka.
North Webster -Mermaid Festiva) Jure 22- 28. Lions Club.
Terre Haute- Sl ;nero Plank, AuE. 7 -0. Jack Wilton.
whlorsbur8lreet Fair, Jure WGene
Baker. P. P oxIC, Juue 29]7.
Grue Baker, P. O. Box 98.
Iowa Albin- Centennlst June 22.27. Belle Plains, Ia.- Celebration, July 3 -4,
George Clarke. Jr. Chamber of Com- merce.
Belie Plaine- Street Celebration, Aug. 25 -27.
Cherokee -Pnot Roek Plowing Match Aug. 19.5. Sherman Pearson.
Creston- Cdebratlon, July 1.4. Marengo- Celebration teley Park), July 29.
Aug. 1. Muscatine - Watermelon al, Aug.
27.29 Chamber of Commerce, Box 306. Sibley -Osceola Co. Livestock Show, Aug.
37.19 Gene Alexander.
Kansas AnJ. hoLn. r- Amy Race Meet, July 22 -25.
Kenhleky Anchorage -St. Luke Honte Show, June 10.
Tom Plke. Eminence -Celebration, July 4. Harrodsburg- Kentucky Pony Show, June
19.20. H. K Yates. irvingan- 1rvington Saddle Pony Show,
July 11. Neil R. Alltchell. Law Lawrenceburg Show,
July harles Martin Jr. Lexngton -Junior League Show, July
14 - J T. Denton. Creek Horse Show, June
71.íe and Ntate, 715 S. th Ml. esbt. te Horse Show, Aug.
I. Robe. S. JOM1ns Jr. Otcing.cville -Clora Club Horse Show, July
9.4 Joe R. Thompson. Paris- American Legion Horse Show, July
21. Harley Kiser. Stearns -Celebration, July 4,
Louisiana Ruston- Louts :ana Peach Festival June
11.12 Mrs. Janet( Aycock.
Maryland Berton- Fltemens Convention, June 7.8.
Michigan Carson Cliy- Dal:rland Agri. Soc. 8h0e,
Aug, 27. W. L. Green. Chelsea -Centennial, July 13 -38, DeTour- De't'our Sportsmen's A Home-
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Grand Rapids -South Kent Klwanla Club Homecomng, June 2.6.
Rrlsdale- Celebration, July 2.4. Menominee- Menominee Dairy Show, July
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COMPLETE REPTILE EXHIBITS, $150.
World's Best SNAKE DENS, $25 to $100.
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Nrlle Don Marlowe, Box 1&21, HoliYwood 28, G'all[ornia.
FEMALE STUNT DRIVER, 26 YEARS, A, tta<Hve, Plenty of [ud. 'atila like lo
Ta work Clrl Show or Podn[ Show foi on. gita. n'rlte Mr. W-nn, c'o Babcock,
164 W. 681h St., Nea York Clty.
WANTF.D-ONy: OR TWO WEEKS' STAND t Summer Resort In Au {aft. Thlrleen
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CRANK MUTOSCOPFS CAPITOL MIDCIT Monea PoD Sea ii.ch.ea or Domes. M a M Zeadon, Bo: 90. Canton, N. C.
TENOR CLARINET FLUTE. NAME Ex perieneec, Il .tylea need steady k
BALLOON ASCENSIONS, PARACHUTE ]umolni !or car". li At. telehnlldna.
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611 Ho:H Ave., Munde, ilia. !e6
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PAT HENRY AND HIS GOLD1n9HOAS The troatest Hara Ad on sarW. Thres
Hines on CaDtaln Ranó roe, Amercan. Canaaun Sporls Show, Cleveland. "A top cerf en ans show." YYe Sm1ieY BYrnette It woWd be Dard lo Md s better act for any oaatlon Inside or ouálde. Stdrwdas
DroDlem. Mnlln{ addrca: t'o C. S. Irwin, 2107 N. 191 St.. Lawtoa. 041, Remember, rhb Mae oak, a calting DDeora
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COMING EVENTS Continued from palee 69
Minnesota Edgerton -Edgerton Dutch Festival, July
18 -16. Clifford H. Peterson. Granite Palls- Celebration, June It -21.
Missouri Bethany -Celebration. July 3-5. Brow'ping- Browning Homecoming July 53-
25. Mrs. Mary Orr,. Crane -Stone Co. Jr. Livestock Show, Aug.
28 -29. Hobart F. ttemphi:t. Payette -Howard Co. Jr. Lamb Show, June
6. W. D Seille. Gallatin- Davies Co. Jr. Livestock Show,
Aug. 28. Oro. H. Schmitt. Linn -L1ons Club Horse Show, June 6 Alvin
P. Linhardl. Maitland -Blue Prase PestIvel, Jure 24-
27, Dale A. Marion, American Legion. Maryville- NOdaway Co. 4 -H Lamb Show,
June 3. Kenneth Walkup, Moberly- Kiesanis Jr. Lamb Show, June
15. A. T. Johnson. Mount Vernon- Lawrence Co. Jr. Livestock
Show, July 30. Troy B. Call. Sedella- Pettla Co. 4 -H Livestock Show,
Aug. 14. H. L. Peck. Shelbyville- Shelby Co. 4 -11 Lamb Show.
June 3 Keith Boyer. apringfleld- Ozarks PPA Pat Hog Show,
Aug. 27. Venell G. Mount. Springfield- Ozarks FFA Lamb Bhow, June
11. Venal G. Mount W urg- Johnson Co. Jr. Livestock
Show, July 21. Jack Jennings. Montana
Chateau -- Chore. Celebration. July 4. Nebraska
Omaha -Midwest Plower A Garden Show tClvie Aud.1, Jure I1 -14, Lions Club.
Nevada Reno -Reno Hone Show, Jun. 24 -26. P. O.
Box 1033.
New Hampshire Laconia -Lakes Region Sportsmen'. Show 1.1.. Mountain Recreation Areal.
July 1,19. New Mexico
AlDuqu ̂ rqut- Greater N N. Sporta Bhow Croste Palr Callseuml, June 18 -71. Frank Crosby.
Wate- Homecoming, June 24.27. George Marlow, 811 Payne Carton 5.
W22- Firemen's Homecoming, June 70 -77 J. E. Phf111Da, P. O. Box 67.
Oregon Baker- Junior Horse BMW, Aug. L LeRoy
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MAIL ON HAND AT
CINCINNATI OFFICE 2160 Patterson St. Cincinnati 22, O.
Parcel Post Hale. Mrs. r., Books. 25e due
Allen. Corrcy .pussy) Allen Jr., Roy Lee Anderson, B ay ArmalronL, Charles
Aacue. RaY Babb Eddie
11, \Ira petty Bartle
Tony J. w.
Banes. TnnY Barnett. BIIIY R. Bam. Narun L Bays, tleit Biel. (:Icon E.
Edna E. Brei, Donald Bent Mra Fad H. Best. Claude Beal. Billy Lee Bible. Roy ,Sells
Bros.' Linensl Billet. Raymond Bluestein Bob Bluestein. Sam How'en. Chester Boyd. Dale a cnhy Body. F J. Bannaa, J. Bro<rrle, )I ra.
Barbara BrurDe, H. J. Broeffle. So=ny
Hales. PI(gs Hanson, Leona
Itarrington, W Harrison, Th Haartman,
p'km Hawkins, Erm
lissa Tom Iliad. HeM NenAtrwon, Ilentlersm, M Hendon arc
Hendrix). Hlntoh,
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Hlnto Claren
HOrO X. H, Lou Hunker,
Jackson. ]o Jameson, Pal
IHawth Anlm
Johnson, Tex Johnen, wu Keaton, Chut K allow, Jack Kelly, Jack N Kirkman. Ei Kit... BI Kle., Fra
VoTtrYvnnnr Klein, Robin
Brown, A. B. B.kl KIIn R, Jemmy /urne, William Lane. Veronl Burrldae. F. H. laakford. Le Bufh. Henry Vy. tanner, Henry Camp. Bob R Mea Laulh ". A'illl CamDbcll, Charlie Lsnu Jr.. Ha
Marie O'OnY Shoal Layai Willlae Carle,,
Terry0'Hara Ìaj Lon. Ral fat ,lane. Puer Let. Ve a Cod)', H, -A-n ') Lbhtle, Delo Connor. F.aw -A -ne Ltoea, Aev. Conners. E. i. Conrad. Nariln L. Little, Cook, AlDerl Henry Llvinigton. R Cooke. J Mi Lowery, Gr
Repute a lunges Lunsrora, c McCaskill. Bob a
Cones R,la Babe CoX. Cluf NrGitl. John Welk" Cox. L. E .Elie po) Mrlaugb or,, W, A.
or vane J. HcSwdden, S. J. ]laths., Jamea Malora, Harold T, NanleY, Harold Vannes. Jay MarMall. Jeydca ]lanln, Edward Nan., )Ire Sam Mason, Pbllllp Mather fr.. Edward
D. Mills,. Charlet (Ring
Brow ß0ó!o1 ]Illler. John Mllcbell, lames T. a
MNv. Black Mitchel{ Ras ]11áe1, Wllllam S.
lora oo, Joe Hn. , Ed IWOE Mlld Mmrlaon.
toll's Marelle. Moula Aiuroby, LEpJ. Nlehlaa.
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O'Brian, Mleke7 Oliver. Swede O'Mat, Mlka Oklaho Bob CHnmt) Oklahoma Bab Osborne, A. J. a
MM OtOsborne.
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Palmer, Dlelt Primer, Rarola PanneDak ". Mra.
G. D.
COX, ]Irr. tera A. Crowell. Mr. a An Cummin[a. \l'illiam Cunningham. Thoma.
V. Curl Hubert
Porti en d-Or Daniele. Spanio egoh Centennial, July 10.16. ,sass Koke Portland- ea, Rita. Trade Dean, Pair IPaeltle 1nU. Iítpo. Bldg.), Jour Decker. )Ire Joe
New York Blasdell- Southwestern N. Y. Firemen'
Assn. Convention A Field Days Aug. 8 -10. C. Erneweln. 18 E. Lake Ave. Caátpl -Haden Velle5 Volunteer P.e- mens Conventloo, June 15.20. Claude Palmer
Raveratraw- Firemen a Hudson -Champaign Celebration, July 0 -11. Morgan Demarest
Monroe -Monroe Celebration, June 29 July t.
Mount Horeb- Firemen's Carnival July 12 -25 Arthur R Cron Chapel St
New York-Soviet Union Exposition (Col! - xum), June JO -Aug. 10.
North Dakota Jamett.o.w. \ooth Dakota State Dairy
Bhow. July 1 -4. Clayton P...n. Ohio
elea June 1.6. -Col l July 1-
0. Melvin Bolivar-Le gion Celebration. June 0. Ca - B.stern' ub CeDratn
June 29-July 4. Cheviot -Green Township Sesquicentennial,
July 11-16. Westwo.- Chev'lot K1w'anle Club
Euclid- Sesqu:Centennlal, June 26-July 1. Pelrborn- Pairborn Celebration, July 4. Martins Perry- Street Fair, June 1 -6. Norwalk- Centennal, July 27-Aug. 1. Oxford -Centennial, May 28 -June 7. Tom-
my C , 1141 Blxhop Ave., Hamilton. Port Clinton-Northwestern O., Firemen'.
Convention, June 15.20. Rome -Rome Celebration, July 2.5. CI.
ing May 30, ReynoldevlHe- Firemen's Celebration, June
8 -19. Saltsburg -0Id Some Week A Firemen's
Celebration, June 16 -20. Sharon- Patagonla Fire Co. Homecoming,
June 52 -27. Vernon A. Yeager, 2136 N. Water Ave.
Rhode Island Bristol -Celebration, June 29-July 4,
South Dakota Aberd -Knh ts
10 3. Colmba, Summer
8 Car
75th Anniversary Celebration. 3 -L
Clear Lake -75th Anniversary Dele.tatlon, July 3 -b, Custer - 001d Discovery Days, July 24 -08. Deadwood -Days of '70, July 31 -Aug. 3. ink Point-Centennial, July 13 -15. Eureka -Celebration, July 4. Plandreau- Celebration, July 2 -4. Darden City-Gala Days, June 19.14. Gregory -Celebration, July 4. Hill City -Heart of the Hills Celebration,
June 14 Hot Springs -Junior Rodeo, June 20.21. Leo1a -75th Anniversary Celebration, June
15 -16, Presho -Water Carnival, July 4. Rapid City -Black Hills Expo., Aug. 13.16. /hasten- Kiwanls Horse Show, Aug. e. Tabor -Cu. Days, June 15 -1d. Timber Lake -Days of 1910. Aug. 10 -16. Vermillion -Clay Co. Old Settler.' Ficrfe,
Aug. 30. Winner -50th Anniverary Celebration.
Aug. 6. Winner- Harvest Festival, Aug. 17.19. Woonsocket -Celebration, July 4.
Tennessee Martin- Weakley Co. Dairy Shcw, Aug
13 -11, A. M. Walker, Dresden. Le -Marshall CO. Jr. Dairy A Celt
Show, Aug. 38 -29 Emerson Burnett. Texas
Brady-Brady July Jubilee, July 3 -6. Karl K. Steffens, Fredericksburg - Fourth of July Aerie
Races, July 2.5, Mra, Emma Petmecky. Kaufman -Kaufman Co. Livestock Show,
Aug. 27.29. Floyd Thurman,
nt varah. Jack De Denton, W 1_.
Donald, R'iSli m A.
Dennehy, Georgs Duggan. R'i11:
nnam FkB Durham. .
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Etlaara., Exalt EOxtar, Carla.
L'. Hower d, EKUe. How"d
Raymond Jae Leuls
Fdrbrnks, Wlllbm 1B{III
Forellen. Danny F.cfi, Norman Fowler. Floyd Prank. Jack
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NEW YORK OFFICE 1564 Broadway
New York 36, N. Y.
Armitage, Sheila Haley. Peg. Beattie, Robert Land s Grano
Charles Lux, Ben Carroll Jean ]lagon. PDHIb Clanárk. Eu{etse Murer. r.arry Da, Dcillah ]7fller. Bmx Davenport, Henn Morían. Bernard Dixon, Roberta, Bob Edwards. Roberas. Rob Framing. Tom Ruwell, Harry Frmmtherti, Red Vincent, Doma Pamlahettl, Rocco Christie
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Chicago I. III.
Bloom, Ox" Markus, Mrs. Lola Oolnm, Geor(e a kllektorehle, Joseph
Arlene Nothdorft and Doyle, John J. Nra. Donal Five FredOnaa Powre. Rabe' Faller. William .
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berry Days, June 18 -20, R1Mfleld- Southern Utah Jr. M.N.
Show, Aug. 12 -15, 1Vost Virginia
Buckhannor. -W Va. Strawb0m Festiva, June 10 -12. Mrs. C. E. Fretwell.
Piedmont - Firemen's Celebration, June 8 -13. T R. Combs. Tri-Town Fire Co,
Ripley- Celebration, July .1.
Wisconsin Ap1es pleton -Civic Ceiebratlon, July 2 -5. Box
ell ;..ton- Legion a K. of C. Celebes - tslI000ly 1 -b.
Manuow'ot- K:warls Fi:n Festival June a-7.
Madison -Madison Feast,
July 4. xxyy Waukee 6t. J Peu{ June 2Par 3 1-7. zinsk'al {Pulaski Park/
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Mrs, Tom Bondman, A. A. Burger, Boy Carpenter, W. E. Oarley, Mrs. James Christian, Patty Anne
Ch C Chris.
Curt. Coffman, Clifford Celli. Buck Cowman, Mutt Cook, A. J. Corcoran, Thomas Celt' :adds Oroml. R. M.
roles. R. M. CaN Fred Davis. ub, Noah L Den, Ted Dodson, Leon Dorasek.
MraRlchard Druan, Dub Dunn, Danny Durbin, H. E. Addington, Ceell Fortner, Donald R. Gardener, Sammie Gatti, Jame. Gomeron, Lora arntel. Ra(er, lames Russell Raley. PoR. Hap, Mrs. Ld Rarmm. Lenora Ham, vn. Gmlva
MUSIC MACHINES Communisations to 181 W. Randolph k., Chime 1, III. JUNE 1, 1959
Public Relations Group Formed by New York Ops
NEW YORK -Local operators last week took the first steps in establishing a public relations pro- gram that could well serve as a pattern to operator groups and associations thruout the country.
Some 50 of the city's juke box operators, among them officials of several vocal associations, plus other tradesters and industry lead- ers, met Monday night (25) in New York's Park Sheraton Hotel and formed a committee to actively es- tablish a public relations pro- gram for the area.
Bodkin Named The committee. with Senator Al
Bodkin named chairman, will work in conjunction with existing New York trade associations. Other men stirs of the group are Harry Siskin, Mack Polloy, George Holz - man, Larry Scrlin and Ben Linn, all of New York.
During the initial meeting, oper-
Ohio Senate
Mulls $50 Juke
Tax Proposal COLUMBUS, O. - The Ohio
Senate Taxation Committee today named a three -man subcommittee to consider amending and re- writing a proposed measure to tax juke boxes at the rate of $50 per year.
The subcommittee, comprised of Sens. E. \Vitmer, Democrat of Canton; Julius J. Petrash, Demo -
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SEN. AL BODKIN
alors agreed on a 10 -point pro- gram that would serve as a tenta- tive guide for the public relations committee. The committee will in- vestigate means of carrying out their program and set June 1; for a
second meeting at which time more definite recommendations will be made.
Altho completely local in nature, a spokesman for the group indi- cated the committee would wel- come participation on a national level, either with other trade asso- ciations or with a national group smolt as Music Operators of Amer- ica.
First Step The spokesman further stressed
the point that the newly formed committee was in answer to much talking and little doing on the part of operators in the public relations vein. He pointed out this was tite first concrete -tep taken in that direction and had the full backing of all industry leaders and the local trade associations. "It is a committee that will work within
the framework of our local indus- try and the important thing is that it is an existing thing," he noted.
Among industry leaders present at the initial meeting who fully backed the move were Ton. Greco of the New York State Operators Guild, Carl Pavesi and attorney Malcolm Wein of the Westchester Operators Guild, Jules Russoff and Ruddy Leipzig of the New Jersey Operators Guild and prominent lo- cal attorney Theodore Blatt.
10 Points The 10 -point program adopted
as an initial guide by the group is as follows:
1. 1'o formulate definite pro. gressive and concrete plans on be- half of our industry to promote its welfare to the citizens of the com- munity.
2. To promote proper legislation that will be to our mutual in- terest to the n'effare of the com- munity.
3. 1'o oppose any legislation that will be detrimental or confiscatory to our industry either on a local or State -wide level.
4. To co-operate with all recog- nized operator associations In our immediate vicinity.
5. To pledge ourselves to keep our industry clean and decent and to do everything in our power to keep gangsterism and hoodlumism out of the industry.
6. To get the proper newspaper publicity for all our activities that will lend status to our industry.
7. To pledge ourselves not to operate, sell or promote any gam- bling devices that are illegal by State or city statutes.
8. To promote worthwhile chari- table causes by a joint effort by all men In the industry without re-
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MOA Directors Ask Ops Support Natl. Public Relations Program
CHICAGO-Three veteran di- rectors of Music Operators of America last week called for the national association to set up a public relations program for the in- dustry and for juke box operators thruout the country to give their support by joining MOA.
The trio, Clint Pierce of Brod- head, \Yis., Les Montooth of Peo- ria, Ill., and Lou Casola of Rock- ford, III., penned an open letter to the trade saying MOA should in- stigate a joint committee to meet in Chicago and get the program underway.
Co- operation The letter goes on to say that
the trio have met recently with the manufacturers as well as other in- dustry figures and have been promised full cooperation for a public relations program.
Flossever, they called upon oper- ators to give their support by join- ing MOA and paying their dues to the association.
"The manufacturers and distrib- utors that we have talked to ap- pear very willing to pay their fair share of such a program, but they expect you and us, Mr. Operator, thru MOA to pay our fair share," the letter states.
P -R Firm According to the trio, the MOA
formed committee would rase money from all segments of the industry and would decide upon a national public relations firm to rum the program as well as the material to be used by the firm.
A full text' of the letter follows:
"An open letter to all operators, manufacturers, distributors of mu- sic, games, suppliers, record com- panies and trade papers.
`This We Believe. , . That Music Operators of America (\IOA) has saved the operators thousands of dollars In copyright fees, and book keeping costs.
Service "We have served on the board
of directors now for many years, and see with our own eyes what a terrific job has been done with very little money to work with. Every member of the board has spent at least $1,000 of Isis own money each year to attend board meetings, committee meetings and trips to Washington.
C. E. PIERCE
"The time has come and it is
imperative that MOA do even more. We desperately need a pub- lic relations program. We further believe that after having served on a committee which spent a full week calling on the manufacturers and all other segments of the indus- try, that the president and the board of directors should instigate a public relations program in co- ordination with the manufacturers of phonographs, distributors of mu- sic, manufacturers of games, record companies and all other suppliers and the trade papers.
Mfrs. " \ \'e find that the manufacturers
are very co - operative and very much have the interest of the oper- ator. as well as the industry as a whole, at heart and that they readily agree to co- operate on a joint industry -wide public relations program.
"We believe that MOA should instigate a joint committee consist- ing of all parts of the Industry to meet in Chicago at the earliest date possible on a public relations pro- gram so as to allocate each part of the industry a certain sum of money to lae raised so as to pay for titis program. This committee work- ing together should decide on a national public relations firm and the material that should be used by the firm.
"Tile manufacturers and the dis- tributors that we have talked to appear very willing to pay their fair share of such a program, but
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PROFILE OF WEEK
Shades of
Old West
JACK SCHWAB
ONE OF the most colorful figures in the Colorado Juke box industry is Jack Schwab, who, with his wife, Millie, oper-
ates a string of phonograph and amusement machines "all above timberline" in the high Colorado Rockies surrounding Cripple Creek.
Schwab, in addition to his coin machine enterprises, owns a jewelry store and a large restaurant and bar called The Cottage Inn, in the former Colorado ghost town. During the busy sum- mer months, when Cripple Creek attracts upward of 100,000 tourists, Schwab wears two 45 caliber revolvers in heavy lea- ther holsters on his rounds, and true to Western cowboy tradi- tion, he carries out all of his business operations in blue jeans, heavy boots and Western shirts.
Gourmet, Too Each year, in his Cottage Inn restaurant, Schwab serves
a "wild game smorgasbord" which brings gourmets from all over the West. Served on a groaning table are such wild game meats is deer, elk, bear meat, antelope and even an occasional mountain lion steak. Backing up the heavy meats are wild partridge, quail, turkey, duck, goose and other delights. An avid hunter and headquartering in one of the most thickly populated game refuges left in the United States, Schwab shoots mane of the trophies himself, and has set something of a record Mr the people attracted to Cripple Creek for a single meal.
With his many operations and record tourist traffic also prompted by old time drama presented nightly in the theater of the Imperial Hotel around the corner, Schwab is the busiest In his memory. and tltreatens to buy a house trailer and take a long -planned vacation in Southern Arizona. "I have been putting off the trip For 10 years," he said.
Machine Wear Schwab buys new phonographs, a variety of new amuse-
ment machines at the beginning of each summer, and has actually worn out several coin machines in the course of 90 days, as Cripple Creek becomes jammed with tourists. His wife Millie, along with running the bar and supervising the kitchen of The Cottage Inn, doubles in brass as a saleslady in the Schwab jewelry store, and during her "time off" has become something of an expert in repairing phonographs and amusement machines.
The Schwabs visit Denver every spring, and plan to merease their phonograph routes to cover a wide variety of villages and resort centers which have built up in recent years along the Colorado "Front range."
Wurlitzer Sales, Net Up in '59
CHICAGO - Sparked by the second best fourth quarter sales in
the history of The \Yurlitzer Com- pany, net earnings for the year ended March 31, 1959, were $1,123,662, up 10 per cent from the previous year, R. C. Rolling, president, announced here.
Net earnings were equal to
$1.27 per share of common stock on the 885.277 shares outstanding at March 31, 1939.
Net earnings for the previous year were $1,018,692, or 81.18 per share of common stock on the 880,525 shares outstanding at March 31, 1958.
Sales Net sales for the year were
$33208,711 for the preceding year,
"Last October Wurlitzer busi- ness picked up sharply with all of the company's divisions participat- ing in the upturn," Rolling stated, "but more important, a brisk busi- ness and upward trend has con- tinued,
"The dramatic acclaim and in- creasing acceptance of our new
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Gary, Ind.,
Proposes Juke
License Code GARY, Ind. -Tightened control
of juke box operations will be pro- posed in an ordinance to be intro- duced in the Cary City Council Tuesday (2).
To provide for the licensing of the music machines, the measure will be sponsored by Glen W. Van - trease, president of the Council.
"Let it be understood thrt it will not be the purpose of the ordinance to raise revenue," Vantrease ex- plained. "The purpose will be to keep the juke box business in clean awl legitimate hands."
In its tentative form, the ordi- nance would ban juke box playing between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.
Additionally, Vantrease said last week, the ordinance would prohibit the installation of juke boxes with- in 600 feet of any church, publio or parochial school or playground.
License would be obtained from the City Controller on an annual basis with each maohine requiring a separate license.
The following letter was received by The Billboard from E. B. Ratajack, vice- president of AMI and a veteran of the coin- operated phonograph industry. His views dwell on juice
box programming, one of the industry's more controversial subjects. Are operators missing the boat by catering to rock 'n' roll teenagers and ignoring a sizable adult market? Ratajack thinks they are. Here's his side of the story. What do you think?
'Two articles in this week's (18) selection. Any operator who 'packs' his programming is not only vio- lating these two precepts, he is using poor judgment and putting himself out of business. Can you imagine any other business where the market is the 30-year-and-older group.and is being offered wares suited for the eight -to -15 -year bracket?
is it any wonder that this same operator claims and cries about a drop in take? What can he expect but a drop in take when he caters to the musical tastes of an age group that is prohibited from even entering most of his locations? He compounds the error by offering to the age group that is willing and able to spend, a programming that can only be described as may- hem on wax.
juke box operators at one time made hits by judicial programming. Today they follow the r. & r. disk jockey to his profit and their ex- pense.
"I think it time that the juke box operator step out on his own again by programming his ma- chines with tunes of popular taste. The one who does will find his effort rewarded by an increase in take. I guarantee him that his pay- ing public is tired of listening to four bars of repetitive music, with lyrics to match.
"Best regards, "E. R. Ratajack."
issue soundly second my feelings, in Billboard jargon, that:
R &RNo Boff on Juke Box
"These two articles are your storks on 'Record Exec Conducts Juke Box Op Survey' and 'Quality Catching Up to Sales.'
"In the Survey story, Mr. Joach- im reveals that he learned 'that when people put coins in juke boxes k is often because they want to hear tunes which remind them of pleasant experiences.' As a result of this, Mr. Joachim created a rec- ord company which records only tunes that are at least 21 years old.
"In the quality story _I quote in part, and in context: Today, with most singles aimed at the kid market (eight to 15 years old gen- erally):
'The antithesis expressed in the survey experience and the record industry's marketing practices is remarkable, if not downright in- comprehensible, when applied to present operators' trends toward loading their juke boxes with rock and roll records.
"It has been axiomatic in our juke box industry that we are the venders of moomfs by music. It is just as true that we give the cus- tomer the option of settinghis own mood by permitting him his own
Ohio Senate Continued from page 72
crat of Cleveland, and William H. Deddens, Republican of Cincin- nati, were instructed to report back to the full 11 -man committee next week when the bill will be first on the calendar for hearing.
At the hearing today attorney Gwynne B. Myers, Columbus, en- tered a statement by Charles Mar- vin, Akron, in opposition to the bill.
Sen. Charles J. Carney, Youngs- town, a leader of the Democratic ruling majority in the Senate, asked that Marvin appear next week in person to submit to questioning by the committee.
Senator Petrash said he would seek to amend, the original bill to include pinball and other coin - operated machines under the pro- posed license fee.
Ops' Version Marvin said he was president
of the Music Operators of Ohio and operated the Bell Music Com- pany, Akron.
Isis statement indicated the pro- posed tax would put an unreason- able burden upon the music box operators.
He said the average installation costs more than $2,500 and aver- age a return of $9.50 per week, based on his own company's ex- perience.
"Our company hasn't made a
profit in the last three years," Marvin ,said, adding that "other nmsic companies thruout the State are in the same position."
Name Greenbaum HARTFORD, Conn. -J. Sydney
Greenbaum, sales promotion direc- tor for Radio & Appliance Distrib- utors, Inc., has been named co- chairman of the Greater Hartford Division, 1959 Hartford Jewish Federation campaign.
Arrest Local 266 Biggies in Round -Up
Follows Indictment by Nassau County, N. Y., Grand Jury; Take O'Rourke, Too
NEW YORK -The as fell on Local 266, International Brother- hood of Teamsters, last week as both its president, Joseph De Grandis, and secretary- treasurer, Ernest R. Zundel, were arrested after indictment by a Nassau County Grand Jury on extortion and coercion charges.
The arrests climaxed three weeks of secret hearings into alleged racketeer pressuring of the còin machine industry. In all, some 15 individuals were included in the indictments.
Also seized y Nassau authorities was John O'Rourke, an internation- al vice -president of the Teamsters and a close associate of the union's president, James R. Hoffa. O'Rourke is also president of the union's Join: Council 16 in New York City.
Others seized include Herbert Jacob, president of the Nu -Way Vending Machine Company of Brooklyn; Philip Losquadro and Vincent Losquadro. brothers, also from Brooklyn and identified with the coin machine industry.
Investigation of Local 268 by the Nassau County Grand Jury followed extensive investigation by the Senate rackets - investigating committee earlier this year. The local had attempted to organize servicemen in the amusement game and juke box industries. It had been labeled a phony, gangster - ridden union by Senator John L. McClellan (The Billboard, May 18 and 25).
On May 14, a surprise raid on
the local's headquarters by the Nassau County District Attorney's office ended with the DA's men stripping the office virtually to the walls and confiscating all records.
Ironically, on 'Thursday (28) less than 24 hours before being jailed, Local 266 president Joseph De Grandis called The Billboard to protest that his local was ".... not out of business," as he felt the Billboard story in the May 18 issue implied.
De Grandis further stated that his local was "not gangster- ridden" as implied but was a ' clean local."
He also referred to a Billboard quotation of a statement by O'Rourke that no support would be given by O'Rourke to Local 286. De Grandis said that "O'Rourke has made no such statement and is solidly behind Local 266."
However, since their arrest, neither De Grandis nor O'Rourke has been available for comment.,
Previously, William Cahn, Nas- sau County assistant distric: attor- ney and head of the racket: bureau investigation, had said that Local 266 had picketed some dozen Nas- sau County locations over organi- zational difficulties.
De Grandis admitted that he had been organizing the past seven months in Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties, but that he had succeeded in picking up only 25 members with only 160 members in the entire local. The local had succeeded in establishing a collec- tive -b:- gaining agreement with the
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(AMI operators are getting more business than ever before. More new locations ... more top locations express their pref- erence for the new AMI model "J" than for any other juke box. AMI operators are in a preferred position. Small
they prefer the "J" !
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low are taken from advertisements in The Billboard for
the period shown. Listings are based on the highest and
lowest prices on all equipment which have been
advertised either at least 10 times for the period
shown or at least 5 times together with a computation
based on annual average.
PRICES given in the Index are in no way intended to be "standard," "national, "'set," or offer an authoritative reflection of what prices should be on used equipment. Prices in the Index are designed, however, to be a
handy guide for price ranges. Any price obviously depends on the condition of the equipment, age, time on location, the territory and other related factors.
(For 10 -week period ending with issue of May 25, 1959)
MEAN AVERAGE. The mean average is a computa- tion based on all prices of which a machine has been advertised for the period indicated and reflects the dominant advertised price level. It is not a simple average between the 'high" and low." High and low indicate price range; mean average indicates the price level at which most of the machines are advertised for. Therefore, when the mean average is nearer the "high," it indicates the low" is a unique price probably for "as is" or "distressed" equipment.
Mae law
MUSIC MACHINES AMI
Model C40 f 125 5
Model 0.30 (51) 40 silt 78 RPM 245
Model 1-40 (53) 40 sel., 78 RPM 225
Model E-80 (53) 80 sel., 45 RPM 275
Modal E120 (53) 120 eel., 45 RPM 395
Model F -80 (54) 10 eel., 45 RPM 365
Model F -120 (54) 45 RPM 445
ROCK .oLA . 1432 50 sel., 78 RPM ( 95 f
1434 50 set., 78 RPM 75
1434 139
1634 149
1436 A 120 stl., 45 RPM 199
1438 120 sel., 45 RPM 295
1442 50 sel., 45 RPM 395
1446 H(Fi 120 sel., 45 RPM 375
6111005 WA -100 Hideaway
19.491 f 125 5
M -100 A (9-491 100 $e1 78 RPM 145
M -10048 (10501 100 tel ,
45 RPM 325
M-103 -C (5521 100 see ,
45 RPM 395
100-W 19-53) 535
M -100 -G 475
WURLITIER
1400 (511 18 sel., 48 or 78 RPM f 125 5
1450 1511 48 sel., 45 or 78 RPM 175
1500 (52) 104 sel., 45-78 RPM Mix 199
1550 1521 104 sel., 45.78 RPM Mix ..,. 99
I550 -A .57) 104 sel., 45-78 RPM Mix 155
1600 153) 48 sel., 45 or 78 evaA 235
1600-A (541 48 sel., 45 or 78 RPM 200
1650 (531 48 sel., 45 RPM 345
1650.6 ;541 48 sel., 45 RPM 249
1700 (54) 104 sel., 45 RPM 365
1800 (2.25) 0w1 440
PINBALL GAMES BALLY
Atlantic City (5 -211 ....$ 30 s Beach Beauty (1 -S5) 135 Beach Club 12-53) .... 65 Beauty Club (2 -53) .... 45 Big Time (1.55) 110 Bsi9ht Lights (5 -S1) 65 Bright Spot 111 -51) 145
Big ten 19.541 COD (9.53) Colon (11.541 Daffy Derby (8.541 Dealer a) (2 -51) Deluxe Cast.. Disk Jockey 11152) Dreamy 12.501 Eight Ball (1 -52) Four Corners (11 -52) .. Grand Champion (e -53) Gun Club 0133) Hayturner 16-51) Hong Kong (10 -52) ,,.. Jalopy 105)1 King of Swat lazy O (3 -541
Lu to (12 -54) Nine Sisters 11 -541 .... Peter Pen (4 5S) Quarterback (10.451 ,
Rec. the Clock (1 -SS) .. Rag Mop 3 Bell (11.50) Rainbow 5 Ball (11.46) Regatta (10.55)
VENDING MACHINES Communications to 1 ii W. Randolph Sf., Chicago 1, RI. THE BILLBOARD 77
February Vending Exports Country Units Canada 806 Bermuda 31
Cuba 71
Sweden 6
United Kingdom 330 W. Germany 104 Taiwan 24 Union of South Africa 78
Value $142,507
12,536 33,185
3,479 2,475
19,622 17,750 28,482
The above shows the eight countries which received ex-
ports of $500 or more during February. Total exports for the month actually came to 1,610 units valued at $268,486.
PUBLIC RELATIONS PLUG
NVI's Donahue Cites Need for 'True Facts'
HARTFORD, Conn.--Thomas B. Donahue, vice- president of Na- tional Venders, Inc., visiting here from St. Louis, told The Billboard
NAMA Names
12 Chairmen CHICAGO -Regional chairmen
have been appointed in 12 different areas to serve as co- ordinators of local activities of the National Au- tomatic Merchandising Association for 1959, according to William S.
Fishman; president. The chairmen and their regions
are: Region 1: John Latshaw, Auto-
matic Merchandising Corporation, Medford, Mass.
Region 2: Frank J. Bradley, Automatic Equipment Corporation, Buffalo.
Region 3: Alan M. Morrison, Morrison Vending Service, Inc., Hanover, Pa.
Region 3: Marcus KagIan, Vir- ginia Cigarette Service Corporation, Roanoke, Va.
Region 4: Fleming W. Con- yers, Kwik Kafe of North Florida, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla.
Region 5: Nelson Corns, Auto- matic Coffee Break, Inc., Ports- mouth, O.
Region 6: Carl Millman, Auto- matic Merchandising Corporation, Milwaukee.
Region 8: Herschel Price, AI Price Vending Company, St. Louis.
Region 9: Carl Keller, Whistle. Vess Bottling Company, Little Rock.
Region 10: T. R. Nicolay, West- ern Vendors, Inc., San Bernardino, Calif.
Region 11: Mervyn D. Worth, Russel Vending Service, inc., Santa Cruz, Calif.
Region 12: Richard Estey, Au- tomatic Cigarette Service, Portland, Ore.
Nordberg Elected to
3 -Year YMCA Office
that "merchandise v nding is not controlled by so -celled racketeers" and "70 per cent of our operating companies have only three or four employees," while speaking of the U. S. vending business.
"Misleading publicity from the recent McClellan (congressional in- vestigation) Committee hearings and other sources has obscured" these facts, he asserted. "We must acg legislators, newspapers and opinion leaders in their com- munities with significant facts."
Donahue eked a need to inform opinion -makers of these develop- ments:
Cites Facts "The average net profit of oper-
ating companies on a national level only amounts of 3.3 per cent.
Vending machine operators do have pay rolls, product costs and other such operating costs to meet."
He urged immediate denial by coin machine men when confronted with skeptical commentary by out- siders with little or no knowledge of this burgeoning field. He noted that industry critics are only too glad to step forward with addi- tional barrages of anti-coin talk when there is no reaction from the responsible elements within this in- dustry.
STAMFORD, Conn. -Harry M. Nordberg, executive vice- president of Pitney- Bowes, Inc., manufacturer of stamp vending machines, and a member of the board of directors of the Stamford YMCA, has been elected to a three -year term on the YMCA National Council Board, the governing body for about 1,800 Ta in the U. S.
Alums Honor P. Roberts HARTFORD, Conn. - Paul
Roberts, of the Coca -Cola Bottling Company here, has been named secretary of the Greater Hartford Chapter, Georgia Tech Alumni As- sociation.
DENVER PROMOTION
'Bargain Portion' Formula Helps Operator Hypo Sale of Pistachios
DENVER -It is just as impor. tant for the bulk operator to give his customer a bargain in the prod- uct vended as in any other type of retail operation, according to Jay Shannon, active bulk operator, here.
Shannon operates over 100 ma- chines on a 5 -cent basis, concen- trating almost exclusively. on pis- tachio nuts, altho there are numer- ous cashew nut machines as well.
The Denver bulk operator pre- fers vending pistachios, primarily because of their long -standing rep- utation for cleanliness, the fact that they do not deteriorate in the machines, and because the bright red color is particularly attractive in service stations and other loca- tions where there is a lot of fast moving traffic.
Bargain Wherever he has put a pistachio
machine in, the installation has al- ways been a success, Shannon in- dicated. He believes that the ma- jor reason is simply that he snakes it routine to "give the customer a
worth -while bargain." "The customer who feels that he
Dr. Pepper Adds Two New Bottlers
DALLAS - The Dr. Pepper Company added two new fran- chised bottlers last week, Crapette Bottling Company, Tacoma, Wash., and Qualtop Beverages, Inc., Roch- ester, N. Y.
Grapette will be known as the Dr. Pepper Battling Company of Tacoma and will distribute both the 61 -ounce and king size bottles of the beverage.
The Qualtop operation will be known as Dr. Pepper Bottling Corn - pany of Rochester, and plans to use radio, television and newspaper promotion in the immediate area.
got his money's worth, or even a
little more than his money's worth, in purchasing from a vending ma- chine will keep coming back,"
Shannon said, ' which, of course, would be true of buying men's wear, a restaurant meal, or any- thing else. Where pistachio nuts are concerned, we have often had a
little trouble in landing a location, because the location owner under- standably doesn't like the job of sweeping up shells which custom- ers have left on the floor. So, we have to give the location owner a
little something extra to make sure that he will go along with the idea. That something extra is a better deal on the amount of nuts de- livered for every nickel dropped in the chute."
Regular Visits At regular intervals, Shannon
visits stores which sell nuts at re- tail in glassine or cellophane bags, buys a few 10 -cent bags, and then counts the number of pistachios in each. This gives him an average figure and he uses this as a form in setting his 5 -cent vending ma- chine to give exactly the same number of pistachio nuts which the customer would get for 10 cents in aocery store, drugstore or bar.
Physical difficulties keep us from being able to do this in every location," he said. "Some machines cannot be opened up to put out that many nuts for every nickel. Most of them can, however, and, consequently, we can surprise the location customer with the number of nuts which come tumbling out of the machine when he drops in his nickel."
Results Results have been remarkable,
according to Shannon. He has checked at numerous service sta- tion locations and found that once a customer has dropped the nickel in, and obtained a handful of pis- tachio nuts, the chances are that
Coinmen You Know Detroit
By HAL REVES
Richard V. O'Meara, manager of Music Systems, Seeburg distrib- utors, has been vacationing "in parts unknown," returns to his desk the first of June.... Al Gelman, who was salesman with the vend- ing division, has left the organiza- tion.
Joseph Auton, manager of Michigan Midget Movies and King - Pin Distributing Com- pany, is an enthusiast for lo- cating the new coin rides in Kiddielands and parks. He is proudly displaying the new animated Bally fire engine and stagecoach rides in his dis- play window. Incidentally, Anton has been on the sick flat recently but managed to stay right on the Job.
Louis M. Dollar, a newcomer to the coin machine business who lives in Highland Park, is estab- lishing an amusement game route under the name of Rex Amuse- ment Company on the West Side of Detroit. There is no connection with the former pinball business operated under the same name by Allen Fisher and Carl F. Newman. Fisher, incidentally is now in the grocery business,
incidentally, severed
all connections with the coin field.
Twin Cities By DON LYONS
Don Leary, Minneapolis record retailer, has said his building at 56 E. Hennepin on Nicollet Island where he has been for 20 years and will move three blocks up the street on July 1 to 223 E. Henn- pin. Desire to be nearer the East Minneapolis business district and need for larger quarters are the reasons for the move, according to Leary. He sold his store in the Miracle Mile shopping center about a year ago.
Operators in at Hunter Dis- tributing Company, St. Paul, include Len Worsick, Monte- video, Minn.; Sidney Kern, Menominee, Wis.; Ed Bailey, Brown's Valley, Minn.; Harry Anderson, Frederick, Wis.; and Leo Rau, St. Cloud, Minn.
Lillian Hamberger, receptionist - stenographer at Sandler Distrib- uting Company, Minneapolis, is
moving back to Los Angeles. Orig- inally from California, she and her family are returning to the City of Angels to make their home. Lawrence Schillinger, operator at Knapp, Wis., was in driving a new Pontiac station wagon.... Walter Jones, phonograph machine me- chanic at Lieberman Music Corn-
lie will stop for another nickel's worth whenever he comes into the station for gas, oil, or for auto- mobile attention of any sort. Dun ing the winter months, sales are particularly good, when customers are wearing coats with a pocket into which the pistachio nuts can be dropped and munched through the day. In two locations where one machine would not vend near- ly as much as another, the pis- tachio nut sales were almost three times as great where 10 cents worth for 5 cents was possible. This proved to Shannon that cus- tomers remember a bargain, even where the purchase is from a bulk vendor, and will come back time and time again.
pany, Minneapolis, is vacationing in North Dakota.
Operators In the Black lulls communities of Rapid City and Deadwood, S. D., are looking forward to good sum- mer business with the official start of the tourist season on Memorial Day. Advance reg- istrations at resorts, hotels and motels in the area indicate there will be a flock of sum- mer visitors in the region with money to spend.
Distributors say that there is a
need for some new game equip- ment to help perk up lagging sales. Tom Bezanson has taken over the concessions operation in the Chil- dren's Center at the Southdale Shopping Center in the Minneap. olio suburb of Edina.
Hartford, Conn. By ALLEN M. WIDEM
James F. Tolisano, of Superior Music Company, has sold the Toll - sano Hartford home prepatory to moving to St. Petersburg, Fla., where he will supervise newly. acquired Tolisano interests. Su- perior Music will continue to op. erate under the Tolisano family banner. Jim is a former president of MOC (Music Operators of Con- necticut) and a director of MOA
(Continued on page 78)
Price Ships
4 Head -Hunter
Ring Charms NEW YORK -A series of four
head - hunter ring charms, intro- duced by Paul Price at the recent N, tit.nal Vendors Association con- vention, are now being shipped to operan s.
The rings, emblazoned with an Indian head, gorilla, skull and bear respectively, are all vacuum plated in silver and gold.
The Indian, gorilla and skull are available with either jeweled stoned settings or with faceted de- tails. The bear is an all plated - plastic ring.
Price said the rings would also h available soon in unplated plas- tic and Jeweled eyes.
Lablels are available with the series.
Price is $ I - per thousand with stones and $9.50 without.
S. Kallick, NAMA Counsel Named to London Congress
CHICAGO -Sidney S. Kallick, Chicago attorney and associate legislative counsel of National Au- tomatic erchandising Association, has been named a U. S. delegate to the Atlantic Congress in London next month. Kallick has been noti- fied by U. S. Senator Javits and by Congressman Wayne Hayes, co- chairmen of the U. S. delegation, of his selection as one of the group of leaders in political, economfo and social affairs to represent this country at the congre FJune 5 thin 9.
The Congress will mark the 10th anniversary of NATO by bringing together citizen representatives of the 15 NATO nations in an ex- change of views and plans for the future. Other American delegates
' -ii, g Nr.than Cummings, Erie Johnston, Elmo R General David Samoff and arold L. Zel- lerbach.
Queen Elizabeth will open the Congress and speakers will include outstanding leaders o' the Western world. In adr'ition to the United States, similar delegations are be- ing sent from the 14 other North Atlantic Treaty Organization coun- tries.
Kallick was ose of the six - member if ' gallon of Young Dem- ocratic and Young Republican cc- gani7ation leaders who met with
SPARKLe, TW INKL! a d aLITTGR ai;:i i MOSAIC PATTeRN o
FASCINATING ATTRATION. STARDUST RINDS
5,000 and Up....$13.50 per 1,
1,000 to 4,000...516.50 per 1,
SAMUEL EPPY 6, COMPANY, INC. 11.15 lath Placa Jamaica at, N. Y.
COINMEN YOU KNOW Continued from page 77
(Music Operators of America). He intends to return regularly to Hart- ford for social and business visits.
Louis P. Grossman, general manager of Food Services of Connecticut, and Harold Clark, chief, food division, Connecticut Food and Drug Commission, discussed food vending machines at the semi- annual meeting of the Con- necticut Association of Sani- tarian3.
Paul Rechtshafer, Reliable Coin Machine Company, ilartford, and y,.esident of Music Operators of
Conneoticut, is hopeful of bettered economic conditions for the State thru the spring and summer. "Such a turn of events will mean a lot more activity for coin machines thruout Connecticut," he notes. "Right now the economy is rather dull and uninviting, with little overtime in industrial plants mean- ing that normal coin machine users among industrial workers aren't spending as is the overtime days."
Abraham M. Rabot' president of Nedick's New York Bottling Corporation, New York, has been elected to the board of directors of the New Haven Clock and Watch Company.
H. B. HUTCHINSON
1784 North Decatur Rd. N. I. Atlanta 7, act. DRake 7.4300
Eppy Ships PenquIns
NEW YORK -RoIy -Poly pen- guin charms which bounce up and down with a wiggly- wobbly shake are now being shipped by Sam Eppy and Company to distributors and operators.
The small black and white charms are priced $1.50 per 1,000 for quantities of 10,000 and up; $13.50 per 1,000 for 5,000 to 9,000; $16.50 per 1,000 for 1,000 or less,
T. T. VENDING SALES (O.
2065 Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago 47. Illinois
DALE DISTRIBUTING (B. t.), LTD.
1 168 Seymour Street Vancouver 2, B. C.
MUtual 3.8015
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Kids Will Want 'Em All Beautifully vacuum plated
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Order each style Individually@ I per M
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INDIAN,
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labels available
Order each style; Individually
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The bases are loaded with profits for tha smart operator* who install Oak's IA Leaguer on key locations. The tas tinting ball game is right on the front of the machine to attract the eye end interest the customer.
AND:
GOLD MINE Ve-.ao air popular tab gum. The Gold Mine" Is guaranteed mechanically perfect and is s rVo complete, ready g ;7- ate. Conversion r present vtandartl Acorn Vendor!
west coast factory sales
OPERATORSVENOING MACHINE SUPPLY CO... east and midwest factor¡ saves
1023 South Grand Avenue M. 1. ABELSON /Phone AT 14478
Angeles, California [- ;2033 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pa. Los
oak MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
11411 KNIGHTSBRIDGE AVE.. CUI. VE.R CITY. CALIFORNIA
CIGARETTE AND
CANDY MACHINES Fully reconditioned complete with base, ready far location. Machine. are factory sprayed and look like new. Lowest prices anywhere - cempare. ROWE CRUSADER CIGARETTE,
10áo1., all 30e comb. S 90.00 STONER PENNY GUM MACHINES,
reconditioned 12.50 STONER POSTWAR 6á0LUMN CANDT.
Sc d 10c model 115.00 STONER 8á0LUMN (ANDY,
postwar. 5.10.20 175.00 NATIONAL CINDY, 9.,,Isea 90.00 NATIONAL 944 CIGARETTE,
all 30c 100.00 EASTERN ELECTRIC CIGARETTE,
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NATIONAL VENDING SERVICE CO.
308 Furman Sf. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mangle 5 -1857
when answering ads .. .
SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE BILLBOARD!
Universal Match Plans Meeting For Stockholders
CHICAGO - Notice of a
special stockholders' meeting on June 24 was mailed by the Univer. sal Matoh Corporation to stock- holders of record May 25. At this meeting, stockholders will be asked to vote on a proposal to increase the number of common shares to 4,000,000 from 2,000,000 and to change their par value to $6.25 from $12.50.
On April 3, 1959, the company's board of directors recommended this plan of recapitalization in order to effect a 2- for -1 common stock split. The stock split, if the change in capitalization is approv- ed by stockholders, will become effective on June 29, 1959. As a result, holders of common stock will receive an additional share for each share owned on June 29; the new certificates for the additional shares of common stock will be mailed on July 10. Presently, there are 781,267 shares outstanding of the $12.50 common stock. Reflect- ing these proposed changes, the number outstanding will be in- creased to 1,562,534.
SALESMAN WANTED Exceptionally fins opening far a Sales- man who is familiar with the vending machine field. Write to
BOX 21e, The Billboard 1564 Broadway New York 36, N. Y.
$1
VICTOR'S
PROVEN MONEYMAKER
TOPPER
1c
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11.95 IN EACH
Packed and mid 4 per case.
Write for our 32 -Pag Catalog on our complet
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CAPSULES MACHINES
/2 DEPOSIT ON All ORDERS.
PARKWAY MACHINE CORP. 715 Essar St.
Baltimore 2, Maryland
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ADVANCE SANITARY VENDOR
The finest for
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Products
Here Is a durable. re- Habit, easltary vendor
with tilt mom soclusly feature which have made the Advance name a symbol for the beat In vending,
Accommodates flat Zácbyag314P to 1Se"
separate cash boa.
Advance coin detector with automatic coin re- turn when machine Is empty protected aeggairat Druk -in. Avall- awe for II. 5C, 108 or 25C operation.
too dream aM Polsau Write, Who, Piles Ted.Y,
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on BALL AND
VENDING GUMS Same fine flavors,
Canters end Coatings.
Direct LOW Factory Prices
Bubbia Ball Cum, 140.170 G 210 ct. G Giant Size 270 Ib.
Chicle Ben Cum. 130 st 351 Ib. Cior.o -Vend Ball Cum 400 Ile.
on 28, Ms nStreet fast Boa usetts GIVE TO DAMON RUNYON
Member of National Vendor. A «n. CANCER FUND
TANDARD PECIALTY
Now offering D TAB VENDING EQUIPMENT
You'll hit the leaps} with this selective tab vender. Our fpeciItY le Wain, more pastor make more money.
STANDARD SPECIALTY CO. 1028 44th Ave. Oakland, Calif.
ATLAS MASTER The proved penny -nickel
BALL GUM VENDOR Penny-nickel mechanism ... one turn fora penny, flue turns fora nickel. This meant 10% more businco because of the nickel play. The Atlas Master exclusive coin mechanism wilt not darn,
Oda nor take washers.
Send $1.00 for sample kit of charms.
SURI LOCK, the perfect capsule, Paten Ne. 1762411. Outstanding Rems. Sand $2.50 and fatal. 100 quality filled seaside.. Centaine tar templets !Inc
PENNY KING COMPANY 2138 Mission St., L "World's fersest OWNIRI Of Pittsburgh 1, Pa. 1S mtectlon of miniature therms "A ATLAS MASTER"
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Tobacco
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HUNDREDS OF MONEY - .MAKING
VENDING IDEAS
VEND Masaslno, Ild0 PattIfon It.. Cincinnati 22, Ohio Y. -Plan elan me M for V.nd fer
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Local 266 Continued from page 73
Associated Amusement Machine Operators of New York (AAMONY)
The current investigation in Nas- sau County is expected to be fol- lowed closely by similar moves in other New York counties.
In Brooklyn, Aaron Koota, assistant district attorney, previous told The Billboard (May 18) that an investigation of the juke box industry was under way in his boro and that evidence would soon be presented before a Grand Jury. Koota is working closely with Francis N. Smith, the Queens as- sistant district attorney who is also actively investigating in his area.
In other developments on the New York coin machine scene, attorneys for AAMONY and Music Operators of New York were given a one -month extension in preparing answers to complaints of the New York State Attorney General, which alleges that both groups engaged In monopolistic practices.
CIGARETTE VENDORS
Like New -One Year Old
5 Eastern Electric Mark Il,
22 Cols., n $150.00 Each
10 Corsair, 30 Co!
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Scioto Novelty, Inc. 1909 Eighth Street Portsmouth, Ohio Phone: EL 3 -4179.
CORRECTION Du to typographical error, prit In . Ìd
for Pistchìo Nu '4,*.re Tulip, If1tl IncorrecllY } 191.
Correct Price Is Pistachio Nuts
69° Large Tulip
NORTHWESTERN SALES AND SERVICE CO.
MOE MANDELL
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USED MACHINES
MERCHANDISE & SUPPLIES
Run.Bto Gvm, so n. s .>e Malr -elf. 100 cf., per too .at RInelo Bell Gum, 110 <t., 170 <t., !10 cf. .a0
Beinagio Ball Oum, loo cf. .a2 S00 Ib. ini um oreosia en .
Rein -Blo Ball Gum, Adam( Gum, all /lave rs, 100 cf. AS W1IY's Gum, ell flavors, 100 ct AS each -NU /, 100 t. AS Htnheya Chocolate, 000 ct. 1.10 Minimum Ortler, 15 Boxei Affor}etl.
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MOE MANDELL aa6 W. 36th SI.- New York 18, N Y.
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Kallick Named Continued from page 77
President Eisenhower in 1958 and he attended the first International Conference of Political Youth Leaders from the NATO nations, held in Paris in July 1958. He is
former Illinois assistant state's at- torney and is chairman of the na- tional board of directors of the Young Democratic Clubs of Amer- ica.
In his previous European visit he toured vending installations and met with European vending indus- try leaders.
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AMUSEMENT MACHINES 80 THE BILLBOARD Communications to 183 W. Randolph St., Chicago 1, III. PUNI 1, 1959
RS: No Confiscation; Insists Pins OK Till Protests Answered
But Supports Local Offices' Action On Civil Tax, Gaming Proof Basis
WASHINGTON - It now ap- pears that local Internal Revenue Service field offices and federal headquarters are moving in differ- ent directions on the still un- published, but nevertheless en- forceable ruling that pinballs with free -play button -meter combination are per se gambling devices, and subject to the $250 tax.
Collection enforcement on the machines on the per -se basis has reportedly been made in Baltimore. There have even been reports of confiscation of pinballs on the sa.ne basis but no one has been able to name a specific case of con- fiscation without proof of gam- bling on the machines.
Excise ruling staffer John Kear- ney, who first broke the news of the per -se ruling at rackets hear- ings last February, told The Bill-
United Preems
Two-Way Play
Flash Shuffle CHICAGO -- Deluxe Flash
Shuffle Alley, a new puck bowler that can be played two ways with the players making the selection, is in shipment at United Manufactur- ing Company.
Players can select either "flash" or "advance" scoring by pressing a button on cabinet before starting
play. The game accommodates up to six players.
The game utilizes a single verti- cal score panel on the backglass to indicate scores possible under either system of play.
Set for flash scores, a traveling light moves across playfield in front of the pins, and a light travels up and down the vertical backglass panel, indicating varying scores possible on each shot. The panel scores super strikes, strikes and spares at points ranging from 50- 100 -200 to 300 -500 -800. Player tries to time his shot with the trav- eling light for top scores.
Set for advance scores, the light moves progressively up the back - glass panel, indicating a definite possible score in each frame. Tim- ing of the shot, in this case, is not of importance, but accuracy is.
Flash measures 81/2 by 21/2 feet standard shuffle alley size, and utilizes the new popular rounded top ball -type shuffle puck.
board: "In Saying last week that 'no action is contemplated' with re- gard to these machines (Billboard May 25, 1959) until a formal ruling is issued, what was meant was 'no confiscation action.' Field agents have been instructed to tell the owners that the machine is liable for the $250 gambling device stamp if it has button and meter, and collection will be enforced. However, it was to be on the basis r' civil tax delinquency. The own- ers were to be permitted voluntary payment, and if this was not forth- coming, the owner's bank account would be attached for tax pay- ment. It was to be on a civil tax liability basis."
If any cases of confiscation have occurred, Kearney plainly stated, "It would then seem that the field office is acting on its own -or pay- off on the machine must have been proven. Field offices were instruct- ed to collect the tax but not to confiscate machines."
Billboard asked: "1Vhat of re- ported cases in Baltimore of collec- tion on a pro -rated basis making a charge of about $70 for months of April thru June, plus interest and delinquency payments ?'
Kearny was explicit: "No in- structions have gone out about pro- rating payment as of anv particular date. The ruling, which is still to be issued, after all protests are processed, will give the effective date. If local field offices have i.-o- rated, they have done so on their own."
Currently, even if demand for payment on the $2.50 tax is refused outright by the location owner, no confiscation has been indicated, said Kearney. The collection divi- sion has still been instructed to keep the case on civil tax liability basis and attach bank accounts, when no gambling has been proven.
Billboari asked about conflict with local gambling laws, where a $25G gambling device stamp on a machine makes the owner liable to prosecution, even tho under the new IRS policy the machine may be taxed on the basis of its gadgets, and without actual proof of gambling.
Said Kearney: "That would not be the concern of the Internal Revenue Service. Our job is to enforce federal tax law."
In the Courts HARRISBURG, Pa. - Penn-
sylvania's State Supreme Court'has agreed to review opinions of lower courts on whether. multi -coin pin- ball machines are gambling de- vices. A precedent -setting decision by the Fayette County Court, Uniontown, held such machines are "essentially and inherently gambling devices, used and intend- ed to be used for the purpose of unlawful gambling." The State Superior Court, which twice heard an appeal from the Fayette County ruling, upheld the decision that the multi -coin machines are gambling devices. Machine owners appealed the decision to the high court and the court agreed to review the case, which will probably be argued in Pittsburgh at the Sep- tember term of the tribunal,
Chi Coin Ships
Jet Pilot Game,
Arcade Piece CHICAGO -Jet Pilot, a new
action game timed for the 1959 park season, was shipped to dis- tributors last week, The game was first shown the trade at the Music Operators of America show in April.
Idea of the game is to "take off in a jet plane and zoom around the world."
Player guides the circular flight of a miniature jet plane attached
SEAWAY WILL HELP
One Cleveland Arcade Closes, Others See Hike
Another in series on spring Arcade operations around the nation. CLEVELAND - The amuse-
ment Arcade picture in the Cleve- land area for spring will change considerably this year.
One of three amusement Arcades in Cleveland will be closed this year after 60 years of operation. This Arcade is located in Puntas Springs Park, an amusement park on the west side of Cleveland. The 70 -acre parcel of land on which it is situated has been sold recently for use as a housing and apartment development, and no plans, as yet, have been made to relocate the park. In all probability, it will not be operating again in the Cleve- land area. The crowds in recent years have not been very large.
The amusement Arcade in Eu- clid Beach Park on Cleveland's east lake shore will be operated by the park owners for the first time after many years of independent management. For over 50 years, Euclid Beach Park has been owned and managed by the Humphrey
to a center pole on the playfield. He turns a wheel at the front of the cabinet to the left to "take off," to the right to brake for landing.
Object is to make individual landings on as many "cities" as possible. The cities are represented by circular landing spots around the pole. A vertical contact point at each city landing spot must be hit to score.
Around the World The cities represent 12 world-
wide points on the globe, includ- ing New York, London, Rome and Hawaii. Player gets at least 5,000 points for each city landed on. As contact is made, the light on the landing spot goes out.
After reaching its top altitude, the plane be ins" its descent, and a the hockey machine, basketball ma-
buzzer sounds t alert player that chine and hose race machine fol- lowing in popularity.
Teenagers and adults seem to prefer the penny diggers best and the kiddies prefer the air raiders, submarines, rifles and electronic
Company, a family -owned corpora- tion.
For the present, there are no plans for expansion or the adding of new equipment. However, all of the present equipment has been completely overhauled and all the movie machines have been re-
moved. The Euclid Beach Arcade swill maintain about 100 machines. including fortune tellers, penny and nickel pistols and guns, dime rifles and guns, three voice recorders and penny and nickel card venders.
Popularity Count The most popular amusement
machine last season was the penny digger,- and the steam shovels and bulldozers are expected to be the best earners again this season, with
o p y
it is coming in for a landing. Player then, trys to brake the plane skill- fully, to land at any lighted city for a score. He has an opportunity to make 12 landings, and thus score at all cities, earning a re- play.
(Continued on page 84)' Canada Distrib Offices Razed By $50,000 Fire Keeney Sets -
Shipment on
Big '3' Upright HICAGO -J. H. Keeney Sr
Company begins sh'pment this week on Rig '3', a ne-.'. upright game for single or multi -coin play.
The game can be played at a nickel, dime or quarter fare, with three separate buttons on cabinet designated N, D and Q.
Score symbols are six different animal figures, and players can play all three coins at one time or one at a time.
The coin box separates coins into the three categoric for easy han- dling, and the game has three separate registers, as do the Shaw- nee and Deluxe Big Tent uprights produced earlier by Keeney. Size is standard 58 i..ches high, 16 inches deep, 28 inches wide.
Big '3' list' price is $995. Paul Huebsoh, Keeney vice- president and general mat,ager, reports that Big '3' and other previous uprights are in production, and that Big '3' shipments have begun.
HAWKESBURY, Ontario - The main offices and warehouse of United Distributing, 132 Main East here were completely destroyed by a fire last week.
.Maurice Rubenstein, owner, esti- mated the loss at approximately $50,000, and reported it was par- tially covered by insurance.
United Distributing is a factory distributor for Chicago Dynamic Industries and United Manufactur- ing Company.
Rubenstein said larger quarters are being made ready at 145A Main Street East, and the same telephone ,timber will be retained, Melrose 2 -3553.
Game Legislation CONCORD, N. H -A bill that
would require licensing pinballs and prohibit their use by children under 16 has been introduced in the New Hampshire Legislature by Senator Nathan T. Battles of King- ston. The legislation would also necessitate the licensing of juke boxes, altho children would not be restricted frotta playing them. Fees, which would be required begin- ning in 1960, would be $24 a year for pin games, $15 for juke boxes.
bean. Percentage -wise, kiddies, teenagers and adults are about equal in patronage.
Fifty per cent of the Arcade's machines are penny, 30 per cent are nickel, 20 per cent are dime and there are no quarter machines. However, there is a recorder which operates with a 50-cent piece.
The park operators will be watching the Arcade very closely this season and expect to have recommendations regarding its more efficient and profitable ope, ation by season's end.
Jean's Novelty and Magic Shop on Cleveland's downtown East Ninth Street and gateway to the seaway traffic coming into Cleve- land for the first time this year, anticipates grosses to go up.
This Arcade's latest addition is a new Voice-o- Graph. Of all the
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Bally Bows
Ballerina Pin,
Latest In -Line CHICAGO- Ballerina, an is-
line pinball with a new top row holes scoring feature, was shipped to Bally Manufacturing Company distributors last week.
The new top row feature per- mits maximum score -juggling flexi- bility, as these holes are labled with alternate numbers. When the top row feature is lighted, the play- er may select a normal arrange- ment of numbers 1 to 7, or a reversed arrangement 7 to 1.
The new two -way Magic- Screen
advance adds play importance to this feature, which may be ad- vanced by depositing coins or hit- ting a lighted rollover. Scores may be in -line or sectional, the eight - position Magic -Screen giving play- ers a wide range of selection.
Extra time to press left or right buttons, and 1 -7 or 7 -1 buttons is indicated on the backglass panels up to the "after 5th ball" panel. Scoring includes in- lines, sections, super -section and bonus (blue), section scores, all in accordance with the popular Triple Deck Ad -. vancing Scores system. Each color advances and scores separately. An extra balls feature is included.
According to Bill O 'Donnell, Bally general sales manager, the Ballerina game completed a lengthy location testing with flying colors. "The collection reports from every spot convinced us that this game is the most profitable in- line game ever," O'Donnell opined.
i 10 Seeburg 1948, 78 RPM 35 S Wur. 1100, 78 RPM 60
(above can be converted)
{ Wur. 1250, 45 RPM 73 { Wur. 1400, 45 RPM 100
Phonos in good working order.
1/3 dep., bal. c.o.d.
A d M AMUSEMENT COMPANY
209 Center St. Hannibal, Mo.
erN FOR SALE M Bally Sea Islands $625.00
Bally Carnival Queens 600.00
Bally Cypress Gardens 450.00
Bally Sun Valleys 315.00
All Machinas Completely Refinished end in Tip-Top Condition Ready fer Location.
write, wire or phone
8051051 DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
911 Poydras SI., New Orleans 12, Le.
Phone: MAgnoli 63116
IMPORTERS Please write us for our complete new price list. When ordering 25 or more machines dis-
counts are offered.
SCOTT CROSSE COMPANY 1423 Spring Gorden SI., Phila. 30, Pa. Rittenhouse 6 -7712
Exclusive Dbl. for Bally In E. Penna., and Rock.Ole In E. Perna., So. Jersey and Dela.
Bronchi 1011 Pittston Ave., Scranton, Pa.
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PHONE-WRITE-WIRE N O W BINGOS
Sea Island
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Show Time Big Show Key West
KIDDIE RIDES
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BOWLERS
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United f1th FRAME, RAINBOW,
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ATLAS -The STRONG Line! glommr SPEED -READ
All Visible, No Drum
PROGRAM HOLDER for ALL SEEBURG "V" and
"K" Models (Specify)... $34.50
Magna Cord Console Tape Recorders
Complete with $195 Amplifier and Reels
USED CIGARETTE VENDORS
NATIONAL 11ML 5745
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NATIONAL 1ML 95 ASTERN MARK 11 Ira KEENEY 11COL. "RIV 1[RA "
MUSIC
SEEBURG 100R $525 TEEBORO L100 695
SEEBURG V.200 (Converted) 550
WURLITZER 1800 395
WURLITZER 1900 495
WURLITIER 2000 525
WURLITIER 2100 550
A.M.I. D -80 245
A.M.I. (120 295
A.M.I. (80 325
Reconditioned -Refinished
NEW Calcoin 45 RPM Conversion for M -100A with fast -moving $A9.50 earring gear,.. Also Conrsiom for All Machines.
Endues,. Seeburg Distributers
Gottlieb Bows
Single -Player
Card 5 -Ball CHICAGO -- Queen of Dia-
monds, a new five -ball pin game with a playing -card score theme, "one of the best wa've ever built," r cording to D. Gottlieb & Com- pany, was shipped tc distributors last week.
Thirteen light -up playing cards deck the backglass, with the object
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KIDDIE RIDES
Pony Express 5195 Bie Bronco 050
Bally $pace SLIP 195 MerryGO -Round 195 Miss America Boat 195 `ountl Horse Trainer m
to light up all cards for a "special" and 400,000 points.
Rollovers and ball boles on the playfield, marked X, Y. Z, spot cards on a rotating basis, the spot- ted cards appearing in three X, Y, Z "Magic Windows" on the back - glass.
Queen of Diamonds has a single set of ball flippers and 10 ball targets flanking the rollover at the plavI'ield top. Pour pop bumpers are set below the top rollover, and ' high score X, Y, Z ball holes are set below the bumpers at mid - rlayfield.
The game is set for dime, three - for- quarter play, and available with single dime chute.
Special ratinb panels along one side of the backglass score player as "genius," "super," "excellent," "good" and "fair ".
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NEW ORLEANS NOVELTY CO. 116 Mgasine St New Orleans, Le.
7111.: JAckson 2.5306
ARCADE - Bally All Star Deluxe Bowler 5165
Bally Super Bowler 175
Genco 2-Pl. Basketball 125
Genco Big Top Gun 195
Ex. Dale Gun I5 Wms. Four Bagger Baseball 225
C. C. Goatee 50
Un. Pirate Gun 275
Davy (rockets Gun 195
Bally Bulls-Eye 175
Bally 14 Ft. Bowling lanes 295
Watling f. T. Scales 65
Capitol Midget Movies 15
C. C. Steam Shovel 65
Wms, Crane 65
Bally Big Inning F. P 360
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7624 F.1.16 Detroit, Mich.
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MOA Directors Continued from page 72
they expect you and us, Mr. Opera- tor thru MOA to pay our fait share.
If you are not a member of MOA, then you are not aying your share and you should join now We assure you that not one penny of MOA money will ever be spent for anything that is not in
s the interests of the operator. We know from past performanoes that the officers, and other board mem- bers, feel the same way.
"Let's quit saying that we should do something, and start doing something, and do it nowt Remem. ber it depends on each of you to whom this letter is addressed.
"LET'S ACT NOWT
"Clint Pierce "Pierce Music Company
es Montooth " Montooth Music Company "Peoria, III.
"Lou Carols, "Mid-West Distributing Cons -
pan "Roc ord, Ill."
Wurlitzer Sales I Continued from page 72
I line of electronic organs by home- owners and professionals alike is a major topic of conversation with- ir the music industry.
The promising outlook at Wur- litzer, together with that of the entire national economy, gives us grounds to believe the year end - I ing March 31, 1960 could prove I one of our very best years for I sales and profit s, Rolfing concluded.
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Wms. TEN STRIK[ HUFFL 353 Bally SKILL ROLL IASKETEALL 143 Chl. Coln CR155 CROSS BOUND {HUFFL! I7S NOCNlY 373
BOWLERS
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$en 423 423 473
-WANTED Bingo Mechanics
BINGO MECHANICS
BINGO MECHANICS
Good Pay! Steady work for reliable man. No drifters. Give reference and qualifications in your first letter.
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KIDDIE RIDE ROUTE
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ARCADE Canso Can Club 5395.00 Canso Circus Gun 325.00 Canso State fair 225.00 Canco Sapat Big Top 275.00 Canso Rif. Gallery 125.00 CC Dalux Ski Ball 175.00 CC Tournament Ski Ilan 115.00 Wm. Rol! a Ball 115.00 Bally All Star Bowler 135.00 Bally Deluxe All Star Bowles 195.00 Ex. Ringer Ball 50.00 Genco Lucky Sawn 95.00 CC Batter Up 295.00 Ex. Pop Can Carnival can Wms. Ten Strike
In.r'i; Coon Hune CC Criss Creta Hoekey Standard Typer Lord's Prayer
125.00 195.00 135.00 345.00 250.00 195.00
Vacuumatic Card Vendor $225.00 Kaye Super Hockey Ines., ..., 285.00 Es. Foot Ease Rlteway 3D Pie Capitol 3D Plx Auto Photo M9 Orivemobile CC Basketball Change Genco Space Ago Monkey Shine Speedway Bombsight Atomic Bomber Voice O Graph Kiddie Whip Super Jot Phila. Toboggan Ski Ball, 11 ft. 325.00 Double Poked., 100.00 Ex. True Score Bowler 175.00 Un. Plebs Bowler 295.00 Cone° Horoscope inns., Write
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THE BILLBOARD 188 W. Randolph
Chicago, III.
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Cleveland Arcade Continued from page 80
machines maintained, the photo machine did the most business last year, with the Voice -o- Graph, bowling alleys and skee -ball run- ning second, third and fourth, re- spectively. This season, it is ex-
pected that the panorama movie machine and 3 -D's will do the most business.
Among the 350 machines, there are fortune tellers, penny and nickel pistols and guns, dime rifles and guns, panorama and 3 -D movie machines, photo machines, voice recorders, grip machines. shuffle bowling games, penny and nickel card vendors, punching ma-
chines, electrical grips, weight lift- ers and drop itchers.
Mrs. Angelo Cevaras, manager and owner of the Arcade for over 10 years, feels that the industry "ought to come out with some new types and bring back and improve the basketball and hockey games and soccer and improve the fight- er's punch -even the girls like the punching bags."
At Jean's, the kiddies seem to prefer the bowling games; teen - agers like bowling games, cards, juke box, fortune teller and guns; adults o for bowling games, for- tune tellers and skee ball.
Over half of the Arcade's cus- tomers are teen -agers and adults with kiddies predominate on week- ends.
Gertrude Gevaras took over the Arcade from her husband, Angelo, about 10 years ago and has ex- panded 50 per cent since then. Neither Mr. and Mrs. Cevaras had previous experience in the Arcade operation, but with the help of her son, Mrs. Cesaras has brought this once bankrupt operation into a go- ing business.
Both Euclid Beach and Jean's Arcade expect grosses to pick rip this season over last, anticipating the continued pick up in general business conditions in Cleveland, the closing of Puntas Springs Park and, with the opening of the Sea- way, the promise of more and larger ships coming into the Port of Cleveland.
CIGARETTE VENDORS Eastern Mark II, 21 Col. S199.50 Row. Commander, 11 Col.
09.50 Eastern, 10 Col.
Chi Coin Ships Continued from page 80 A light -up pane to the right of
the playfield indicates the number of cities landed on as the game pro- gresses. A panel to the left rates player, according to his score, as a "cadet," "co- pilot," "captain," "commander" or "world record," the latter the top rating. Scores are registered as made on a light- up scoreboard at the top of play - field, decorated beneath with a missle- launching scene.
Jet Pilot measures 42 by 24 inches. Harry Click, Chicago Coin, reports excellent results on the game at test locations. Ile says the game is going into parks, bowling alleys, arcades, airports, bus depots and kiddie ride lo- cations.
N. Y. P -R Group Continued from page 72
ggard to race, natlo.'ality and re- lígion.
9. To establish a number of
0 scholarship awards to deserving
0, students. These awards to coerce the education fields of science, re. ligion, civics and music.
10. To foster a national organi- zation that is entirely devoted to furthering the interests of the en tire industry at all levels -a nation. at organization that is non -partisan in all its activities.
Shaffer COMPANY 845 North High Stn.}, Columbia 8, Ohlo Phon.: AX 4 -4614
All Equipment Reconditioned -Refinished- Guaranteed
Wrtta for Illustrated Catalog
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"I have not yet determined what the fee will be," Vantrease said last week. It will be nominal - that much is certain. For, again, it is not revenue that we are trying to gain thru this ordinance."
Applications for the l i c e n s e
would become public record and available for examination by any interested citizen. Required data, in addition to description of the machine and Its place of location. would include name and address of
the applicant, age, date and place of birth and prior convictions.
KIDDIE RIDES FOR SALE In operating condition. AN
ports complete. J POSIES $275 Ceplfoi Pony Big Bronco enY to Champion Pony
5350 Crusade pony Explesa Crusader Ponies MERRY -GO- ROUNDS $125 Lan. MerrreoROUnd to Lee MerryGO-ROU nO Clpìf0l Merry Q .Round 2 Deco Merry- GOROUntl $ 50 Texas Kiddie RT: Merry-GoRound Joy MerrvGaRound SPACE SHIPS $100 Flying Saucer Belly Space ahlDa Atomic Jef Spacen Rocket
$225 Space Ranger sp.ce Patrol VARIETY EQUIPMENT $100
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BEST BUY TODAY B Chicago Coin Rebound Shuffles, Like New, an 9124.50
BINGOS Sun Valley $399 Key Weat 209 Double Header 179 Night Club 129 Miami Beach 89
Phone or write Immediately
T. & L. DISTRIBUTING CO. 1663 Central Parkway Cincinnati, Ohio
Phone MAìn 1 -8751
when answering ads . . .
Say You Saw It in The Billboard
SEMI -ANNUAL CLEARANCE 2S - 14' United Bali, Chicago Coln 2 Wurlltser 2150's yore
Small ball bowlers, as Is complete $225 AMI H100 Mechanical 1100
I Chicago Coin Rebounds, like new 140 1 AMI H2O0 Electrical 625
2 wurlitser 2100's, Ilke new...ea. S00 I AMI C120's 370
All equipment_ofrered subject to prior sale.
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rialry Mi M rica...S325
Bally Cypress Gardens $425 Bally Sun Valley 395 Bally Key West 245 Bally Big Show 215 Bally Night Club 145
Bally Broadway 115 Bally Miami Beach 105 Bally Big Time 95 Bally Beach flub 60 United Nevada 50 Boiled Manhattan 50 United Scarlet 85 United Caravan 95
