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16-(Sec. II) Salesman, Satan, Ore., Fri., May 2, '58 Inside TV Amateur Ideas Lead Way to Legal Tangles By EVE STARR HOLLYWOOD - STARR RE PORT: Hardly a day goes by that I don t get at least one let ter from an irate viewer' want ing ta know why this network or that returned his great idea tor a new show unread and unwant ed. , And even people in the trade, w4i o should know bet' t e r , complain that the net .works won't I even listen to I their ideas. The reason is quite simple. 'Actually, there By eve starr are several rea sons, but the overriding one has to do with lawsuits. The trade papers last Thursday, for example, carried not one but two., stories involving lawsuits against NBC for alleged piracy of ideas. And this is pre cisely what the networks are afraid of. It works like this. A network producer, seeking a new quii for mat, comes up with an Idea. The network likes It and puts It on the air. Presto six people file suit against the network claiming . the idea was originally theirs and that the network stole It. There Is, of course, nothing new under the sun. It Is no great co incidence at all for two or more people to come up with similar ideas at approximately the same time, especially In the quiz and janel field la television. No reputable network or agen cy or independent film producer would dream of heisting somebody else s idea and walking off with it. And that's why your idea was sent back to you, unread and with a carefully worded released form for you to sign in the event you want to re-submit it. The release form makes the point, in legal terminology, that there is nothing new under the sun and protects the networks agafnst the possibility of your idea being arrived at by someone else who did pot know'that you thought of it "first." If you are really serious about submitting Ideas or stories for TV, the best procedure is as follows: Write to the network and ask them to send you a release form. Send a copy of your Idea of story to the Screen Writers Guild In Holly wood, where, for a modest fee. It will be registered and dated In your name. Send a copy, along with a signed release form, to the network. At the same time, mail a copy to yourself via registered mail and leave it sealed in its enve lope when it is delivered to you, This will furnish legally accepted proof of the actual date of your submission. And after you have done all that, forget about it. The chances that any network will accept an idea from a complete unknown are about 1,000 to one. Encourag ing, isn't it? buck Will pour no ie than $4,000,000 into its faith In Bob Hope next season, having signed the U.S. Secretary of Comedy for eight hour-long shows at $500,000 per show. If your memory goes back to 1949-50, (that was the sea son Hope did his first TV show) his then record-breaking budget was $40,000, an unheard-of figure that caused screams of anguish along Madison Avenue. Today, $40, 000 will pay for the average single episode of the average half-hour Aim series, with many shows cost ing more than that. The $500,000 for the Hope show Includes net work time plus all talent and pro. doction charges. Whatever is left over goes Into Hope's pocket, and he must then' take It out of his pocket and hand It over to Uncle Sam. JOHN HOWARD, WHO several seasons back starred in the "Dr. Hudson s -"Secret Journal" series, which is still makine the re-run rounds, is now in Bermuda making a second series on location. It will be called "Caribbean Adventure Bermuda was also the sight of the trunch and Des series filmine. which would suggest that any smart producer with an idea for a water-borne series can get himself a nice working vacation in semi tropical climes. STARRDUST: NTA. which will have the first full-fledged film net work on the air in September, is preparing a brand new series now being shot in Switzerland, of all places, and titled "The Adventures of William TelL The bie problem what to do in the second episode after the apple has been shot off the boy's head in the first one . . . Only about one-third of the night time time periods have been filled for next season, and even some of that small percentage are not de finite. TV is like baseball you never know who is going to be When Tens and Edgy Us S OFFER'S NERVE TONIC It helps you feel calm and re laxed, soothes nervous tension . . . If restless at night it relaxes yon and lets yon sleep in a normal way. SCHAEFER'S DRUGSTORE , 135 N. Commercial Open Daily 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sondays t a. m. to t p. m. ygour winning pitcher next year . . . Tip to tourists: if -you want to see TV and movie stars, get a ticket to one of the Dodgers' night games at the Coliseum and park yourself at Tunnel 10. " (Copyrlghtj.1958, General Features Corp ) Broadcasters Pay Tribute to Radio Pioneer LOS ANGELES (-The nation's broadcasters ended their five-day convention here Thursday with tributes to a radio pioneer and a television star. Engineers attending the Nation al Assn. of Broadcasters gather ing saluted Dr. Lee De Forest, called the "father of radio" for his 1906 invention of the three- element vacuum tube, at a lunch eon. Dr. De Forest, 84, who cele brated his last birthday by apply ing for a patent on a four-inch thick .TV set that can be hung on the wall, thanked the delegates for the honor. At another luncheon attended by radio and TV management, singer Dinah Shore was honored for her contributions to TV. More than 2,000 delegates at tended the convention. Hillsboro to Vote on New School Budget HILLSBORO Ufi - Hillsboro res idents will vote on a union high school budget May 14 that is $124,- 020 mora than the 6 per cent lim itation. In a record turnout two weeks ago the voters turned down an earlier budget for the school that was $141,434 more than the limita tion. The budget was revised after the defeat. Proposed pay raises for all personnel were reduced. A $200 blanket increase for teachers is halved in the new budget. the family drama hi ivarglan fabrice . . . and Simplicity pat terns. mother'a droit, Nov l88 SOe daughter'! dreu No. 20115 JSt father's shirt. No. 1407 SSc sen's shirt, No. 1781 SSc PATTERNS SECOND FIOOR STORE HOURS MONDAY AND FRIDAY: 9:30 A.M. TO 9 P.M. OTHER DAYS: 9:30 A.M. TO 5:30 P.M. Video Leaders Dispute FBI Chief's Views LOS ANGELES W) A television industry leader took issue Thurs day with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover on crime in TV programs Hoover in an editorial in the FBI Bulletin- said the nation is threatened "with a flood of movies and television presentations which flaunt Indecency and applaud law lessness." He said they are an affront to our national con science" and connected them with outbreaks of juvenile violence, formal Statement President Harold E. Fellows of the National Assn. of Broadcast ers, closing its convention here Thursday, replied in a formal statement: "To the best of my knowledge. and that of the members of the Television Code Review Board, there have never been released any authoritative studies, made by accepted scientific methods, sup porting the contention that tele vision contributes materially to juvenile delinquency. "On the other hand, there have been many studies by educators. librarians and others showing that television is a constructive influ ence on our young people. "The Television Code of the NAB admonishes against violence and indecency, We are constantly monitoring stations for adherence to Television Code provisions. Our research shows that programs presented by Television Code sta tions and networks reflect the na tional conscience." 'Brazen Affront' Referring to certain movies and television programs, but without naming them, Hoover wrote: "Not since the days when thous ands filed past the bier of the infamous John Dillinger and made liis home a virtual shrine have we witnessed such a brazen af front to our national conscience. 'As an illustration, two brothers aged 10 and 12, who a few weeks ago terrorized a town in Okla homa in a shocking spree that left one man dead and two others wounded, told the police they got the idea from witching television and movie crime stories." Antigua Building Due ST. JOHNS, Antigua 11 - Lt. Col. Alec Lovelace, administrator of this British island colony, broke ground in midweek for a new terminal buildinc at Coolidse Air port. I Champion Bricklayer r. i.iii n Tl Stnl i 7 I rtifr.Stitillt if. CINCINNATI Gerard Jennlnges is shown being crowned national apprentice Dncwaying champion. Acting Mayor William Cody Kelly Is at Jen- ninges' right and Larry Curran of Bedford, Ohio, is at the left. Curran, Ohio champion, finished second In the national contest. (AP) Soviets Agree To Return Shah Aides, Airmen TEHRAN, Iran tft-The Soviet Union agreed Thursday to return four royal aides of the Shah ana two crewmen and the army plane forced to land in bad weather on Soviet territory Sunday. Fnrpicn Undersecretary Javad Sadr aid the Soviets also agreed to return a Soviet soldier who broke out of a Tehran jail and tnnk rrfiiffp in the Soviet Em bassy. He was being held for ille gal entry. IT PAYS TO BUY AT MEIER & FRANK'S - FOR ASS0RTMMENTS, INTEGRITY, QUALITY, SERVICE AND VALUE Join the Literary Guild Book Club Books Second Floor a ;,r,k TL.,i ... ft , of St. Paul, Minn., center, Artist Believes His Paintings Jinx Ships DURBAN tfl Over the years artist P. Seymour Haydem has painted four ships the British warships Hood and Repulse, the South African frigate Tiviott and the Cunard liner Caronla. Now he's giving up that phase of his art. For every ship he has ever painted has met with some kind of mishap. Haydem came to the decision after the Caronia's bow was dam aged in hitting a breakwater ct Yokohama April 14. The Tivio'.t had hit a rock off Colombo. Both the Hood and Re pulse were sunk in World War II FRANK'S FAMOUS FABRIC CENTEK Big Reward Offered JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (l - Re wards of $11,000 have been offered for apprehension of persons in volved in racial dynamitings here and in Birmingham, Ala. A Negro high school and Jewish synagogue were damaged at Jack sonville Monday. Rewards of $2, 700 have been posted. At Birmingham, rewards of $8, 310 have been offered for appre hension of whoever put 54 sticks of dynamite beside Temple Beth El. The fuse burned out a minute from the bag. The Jewish Beth-El temple at Miami was bombed' in March the same day a synagogue was dynamited in Nashville. In 1951 Miami had a series of bombings, damaging several synagogues and a housing center. Mayors and police officials of these -four cities' will meet here Saturday to review the situation: try to determine the pattern of 80 Injured,? In May Day Israel Riots NAZARETH, Israel (ff Com munists battled Laborites here Thursday in May Day riots that left 80 persons injured. Stones and broken glass littered many of Nazareth's cobbled lanes. Police reinforcements rushed to this Galilee town from other points in northern Israel and warning shots were fired in the air to check the disorders. Twenty policemen wereamong the injured. The other casualties, including 10 sightseers from out side Nazareth, were about equal ly divided between Arabs and Jews. An official source said most of the injuries, were caused by mis siles hurled by Communist dem onstrators protesting the 21-day celebrations marking Israel's 10th anniversary year. Others came when police used their clubs in charging the Communists. Authorities said police arrested 120 Communists for investigation. All but 35 of these were later re leased. ' Iraq Army Maneuvers BAGHDAD () Iraq's army is maneuvering this week on tho western sector. A defense spokes man said the troops are training in how to overcome transport difficulties if they should have to help defend Jordan against at ack from Israel. EVERGLAZE EASY-CARE America's first family of fabrics EVERGLAZE Riegel printed cottons EVERGLAZE Supima cotton satin the dynamitings; see how those responsible may be apprehended and how future bombings may be prevented. Thorough' Review Edwin Larsen, state treasurer nri tire marshal of Florida, said Host to Racial Conference Mild - Mannered, Explosive JACKSONVILLE. Fla. tf-The mayor who will be host Saturday to other Southern mayors seeking a solution to racial bombings i a mild-mannered man with a soft bass voice whose hobby is singing. Havdon Burns knows nothing about guns or explosives but his temper has become almost ex plosive over the dynamiting here Monday of a Negro high school and a synagogue by persons who telephoned newspapers anony mously they intended to free the South of integration and prevent Jews and Negroes voting. Burns, 46, a slender 6 feet -2 with a black pompadour; has traveled extensively in the inter ests of good government; and dur ing his three terms as mayor since 1949 has helped change the face of Jacksonville's business area. Insurance Advocate He was an advocate of a legisla tive tax bill favorable to insurance companies which has made Jack sonville the largest insurance cen ter in the Southeast. On May 23 he will speak before the California State Chamber of Commerce and the California League of Municipalities on how Jacksonville has renovated its downtown and waterfront areas, eliminated rotting docks and warehouses to beautify the water front and set up off-street parking to eliminate traffic congestion. Burns is a good story teller; an effective speaker; and his wide, face - wrinkling smile is an easy one. OK iW; - Hi mm You buy these easy-care fabrics with utmost confidence, knowing they live up to every promise because they ere rigidly tesled for per formance and quality. 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Mail and phone orders FABRIC CENTER SECOND FLOOR Dynamiters the dynamitings but said he had no plans for studying possibility of cooperatve action by Southern states for, keeping track of sales. After the two Jacksonville bombings, unidentified per sons telephoned newspapers say ing they were members of a Con federate underground which in tended preventing Negroes and Jews from voting.' They also said they proposed to keep up the bombings until the South was free of integration. Eugene Connor, police commis sioner of Birmingham, will attend the Jacksonville meeting with city detectives to try to determine whether the dynamitings fall into a set pattern. New Clues Found Connor said after a conference at Birmingham "certain new facts have thrown an entirely new light on the investigation. I am not at liberty to reveal the new informa tion but I can say its discovery bridged a big gap in. the investi gation." Mayor W. A. Gayle; Police Com missioner Clyde Sellers and De tective Capt. E. 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