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Films, Horse Racing
Top High Salary List;
Skouras Is Best Paid
I, th* Alioclotcd Press
Movies and horse racing edged out
motor cars today in the Treasury
Department’s newest listing of
fancv salaries.
Charles P. Skouras, moving pic
ture theater financier, climbed into
first place by drawing $568,143.60
from two corporations headed by
him. This was more than twice the
parnings of the best-paid woman.
Bet tv Grable, whose well-filmed
curves were worth $208,000.
The list, far from a complete
tabulation, was the Treasury’s first
announcement of those whose com
pensation was more than $75,000 in
5 945 or in business fiscal years end
ing in 1946. Eight hundred names
■were shown, but several big corpo
rations had not yet reported when
the tally was made public last night.
Mr. Skouras nosed out another
California entry—Charles H. Strub,
executive vice president of the Los
Angeles Turf Club, Inc., and general
manager of Santa Anita race track,
who earned $541,412—by pocketing
M3R.143 from the National Theaters
Amusement Co., Inc., and the rest
from Fox West Coast Agency Corp.
Watson Third on List.
Third money went to Thomas J.
Watson, president of International
Business Machines Corp,, New
York—$425,548.
ine-oouuieru vajnuuri uorp.,
Touts, a liquor firm, paid the fourth
ranking salary to F. E. Fowler, jr.,
president—$375,616.
Hollywood was sparsely represented
among the top money-winners, by
past years’ standards, but Producer
Director Thomas Leo (“Going My
Way”) McCarey was fifth on the
list with $355,426 from Paramount.
He was a scintillating first last year
with earnings of $1,113,035.
Darryl F. Zanuck, production vice
president of Twentieth Century-Fox,
was ninth on the new list with
$.160,000.
Rounding out the top 10 were
Charles E. Wilson, president of Gen
eral Motors, $303,990; G. R. Fink,
president of both Great Lakes Steel
Corp. and National Steel Corp.,
which together paid him $275,400;
Theodore Seltzer, president, Bengue,
Inc.. Union City, N. J„ $261,250. and
C W. Deyo, president and chairman,
F W. Woolworth Co., $250,974.
Harry James Gets $121,667.
Miss Grable’s compensation from
Twentieth Century-Fox didn’t match
last year’s earnings of Actress De
anna Durbin—$310,728. The shapely
Miss Grable’s band-leading husband,
Harry James, however, added $121,
667 to the family income from the
same payroll.
Miss Durbin was not on the list
this year, for her company. Uni
versal, did not report its, salary list
in time. Neither did Metro-Goldwyn
Mayer, Warner Brothers and nu
merous other of the country’s top
firms, including United States Steel
Corp.
Olivia de Havilland collected
$206,944 from Paramount, Maureen
O'Hara, $190,666, and Gene Tierney,
$114,916 from Twentieth Century
Fox; Dorothy Lamour (Dorothy
Howard to the Bureau of Internal
Revenue), $112,372 from Paramount,
and Ginger Rogers, $117,159 from
Vanguard Films, Inc.
Rita Hayworth was worth $117,000
to Columbia Pictures Corp.; Barbara
Stanwyck, $140,000 to Paramount,
and Betty Hutton (Betty June
Thornburg, in the files), $102,583,
1_-1
nov * —
Earns Triffling $175,000.
Bing Crosby turned up with a
trifling $175,000 from Paramount,
but this didn’t cover any earnings
from radio and baseball or losses
from horses.
Ray Milland earned $185,833 from
Paramount, although his “Lost Week
End” was not released until No
vember, 1945. Eddie Bracken made
$134 041: Robert Cummings, $110,000;
Brian Donlevy, $99,708, and Alan
Ladd, $170,000, all from Paramount
Fred MacMurray, fourth money
maker in the country last year, was
24th on this year’s list with $203,525
while Charles Boyer earned $135,000
and Tyrone Power, $110,400, all from
Twentieth Century-Fox
Thirty persons crowded into the
circle of $200,000-plus earners, but
they did not include Henry Ford II
president of Ford Motor Co $140,
004- Walter Winchell, Hearst
columnist, $97,680, or L. M. Giannini
nresident of the Bank of America
the country's biggest bank, $79,747.
Income Before Taxes.
The compensation figures do not
include earnings from securities
They represent income before taxes
which cut deeply into the salarj
figures shown. “Compensation” in
cludes bonuses, commissions anc
royalties.
General Motors placed five execu
tives^ including President C. E, Wil
son, in the top 30. The others were
Albert Bradley, executive vice presi
dent, $234,125; Ormond E. Hunt, ex
ecutive vice president, $228,503, Al
fred P. Sloan, jr„ board chairman
$201,000, and Charles F. Kettering
vice president, $200,804.
William Randolph Hearst, pub
Usher, was paid $200,000 in equa
parts by Hearst Consolidated Publi
cations Inc., and Hearst Publica
tions, Inc., Los Angeles. He head
both companies. Sypros P. Skouras
president of 20th Century-Fox anc
brother of the first-ranking money
earner, was 26th with $201,600. * ^
Other Big Names.
Other big names in industry, en
tertainment and business were:
S L. Sholley, partner, Keystone
Corp., of Boston. $246,484.15; Jame;
S Kemper, chairman, Lumbermen’;
Mutual Casualty Co.. Chicago, $238,
13197; William J. Meinel, chairmar
and president, Heinz Manufacturing
Co Philadelphia, $227,875; Ham
Colin president, Columbia Picture:
Corp., New York. $223,600; Eugeni
G Grace, chairman. Bethlehem
Steel Co., $221,645; L. R. Fouke
secretary, Southern Comfort Corp.
$219,750.
Also Walter S. Gifford, president
__Tolenhnnp Ar. TeleeraDl
Co., $209,550; E. T. Weir, chairman
National Steel Corp,. $206,650; B. S
Homstein, president, Charles Stores
New York City, $204,320; Edward C
Stone, president, Employers’ Liabil
ity Assurance Corp., Ltd., Boston
$203,226; Carl Marks, president
Marks & Co., New York City, $200,'
000._
Boys Tell, Hours Later,
Of Comrade's Drowning
By the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, Aug. 26.—Wilhan
Belardo, 7. drowned yesterday it
Gwynn Falls near Frederick roac
while two companions watched, bu
they told no one about it until mor<
than six hours later.
The two boys, 9 and 10 years old
notified William's grandmother ol
the accident after the delay, saying
thet became “too frightened" to say
anything about it earlier.
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UNION FILES AFFIDAVITS—Paul R. Hutchings (left), president
of AFL Office Employes’ International Union, presents affidavits
declaring officers of the union are not Communists to Robert
N. Denham, general counsel of the National Labor Relations.
Board. The forms are required under the Taft-Hartley Labor
Act. —AP Photo.
U. S. 'Cannot Afford'
To Let Reds Dominate
Greece, Eaton Warns
By Associated Press
Chairman Eaton of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee de
clared today that Greece may be
“the powder keg that explodes
into World War III.”
Taking a gloomy view of world
conditions, the New Jersey Repub
lican, who helped draft the United
Nations Charter, told reporters the
United States “cannot afford" to
permit Russia to dominate Greece.
Such a Soviet conquest, Mr. Eaton
said, would be the beginning of a
drive on Turkey and other countries
bordering the Mediterranean.
“From there, they could go on to
an attempt to conquer the world,”
he asserted.
Fought for Aid Program.
Mr. Eaton was a leading propo
nent of the administration’s $400,
000,000 Greek-Turkish aid program
designed to keep those two nations
from falling prey to Communist
pressures.
During House debate on that
measure last spring, the white
haired lawmaker called on his col
leagues to accept resolutely the
“great risk” involved in what he
termed the most important piece of
legislation to reach Congress in 100
years.
"We are right down to bedrock In
Greece,” Mr. Eaton said today.
"Both sides have served notice they
will back their position to the limit.
If neither backs down the conse
quences will be disastrous.
"The situation is as bad as
primeval chaos could be. Nowhere
is there a spirit of co-operation
bringing the nations together to
solve the common problems of all
humanity.”
Hits Russian Philosophy.
Describing the policy of the United
States as based on a genuine desire
to maintain world peace, Mr Eaton
said Russia on the other hand Is
pressing a philosophy "utterly alien
to our way of thinking.”
“They would not mind seeing the
world in rubble because then they
could rule over the rubble.” he added.
Although filling his observations
| with gloom, Mr. Eaton voiced hope
| that some formula can be found to
stop the conflict short of a shoot
! ing war. Describing the Greek
I crisis as just one element of a “bad
; world situation,” he concluded:
I “The Greek situation contains
j all the elements for touching off
a major war. Perhaps we will be
[able to surmount the crisis. If we
jean surmount enough crises, per
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permanent and stable peace.”
Hatch Urges Fall Session.
Meanwhile, Senator Hatch (Dem
ocrat, of New Mexico) citing what
he termed a “most critical” foreign
situation, declared that Congress
should return to Washington by
September 15 or October 1 at the
latest.
Senator Hatch told reporters that
events abroad, highlighted by
troubles in Greece, demanded that
the lawmakers return to work be
fore next .January.
He also stressed the need for clear
ing away “routine” legislation be
lUiC tuc
swings into high gear next summer.
“If we don’t meet until January,”
Senator Hatch said, “we won't get
our business done. Next year is an
election year. Everybody will be in
a rush to get away by July 1 and
we’ll go on like <we did the last time
with a lot of important work un
finished.”
Senator Hatch said he has not
officially requested leaders of Con
gress to reconvene this fall, but said
he was repeating arguments he made
on the floor during the last session
that “we should come back in the
fall."
“I believe early resumption is even
more important now,” he said.
"The situation all over the world
is most critical. I hope the Marshall
plan can be acted upon and it should
be ready for consideration by the
fall.” _,_
He and his wife have been granted
asylum by the Colombian govern
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Ex-Head of Ecuador
DisavowsResignation,
Charging Compulsion
By the Associated r ress
BOGOTA, Colombia, Aug. 26 —
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra today
repudiated his resignation as Presi
dent of Ecuador and charged that
the regime of Colonel Carlos Man
cheno, who engineered a bloodless,
one-shot coup Saturday night, was
founded in violence and without
legal authority.
The exiled President, who fled!
after Colonel Mancheno proclaimed
himself "chief of the government” in
Quito Sunday, declared at Cali last
night that his resignation was
“meaningless” because it was exe
cuted under compulsion and because
he had been deprived of his liberty
at the time it was signed.
"At 9:30 Saturday night the presi
dential house was assaulted by a
group of soldiers and several of
them ordered me to resign the presi
dency,” Mr. Velasco Ibarra said.
Felt Self Betrayed.
“Aided by the presidential guard,
I was able to go to the headquarters
tVio fonlr Hivici/vn TuVHrh VinH
sured me of its loyalty. When I ar
rived there I saw the minister of
defense (Mancheno) at a distance.
Then I was arrested.
‘‘At 3 a.m., tired of listening to
angry words, feeling that I -was be
trayed and could not expect any
thing from the Guayaquil Garrison,
and with my nerves exhausted, I
dictated my resignation. That * • *!
was useless, because there was no- |
body before whom to resign and!
nothing to resign, because since 9
o'clock there had been a revolt
started against the executive
mansion.”
In Quito, Col. Mancheno last night
appointed his new cabinet and de
clared Ecuador's international rela
tions would not be changed by the
overthrow of Mr. Velasco Ibarra. He
said there were no political prisoners
and that life in the country was
normal.
A 1 tiAlntnnrl Uir- nncf AO
minister of national defense and re-j
appointed Jose Vincente Trujillo
Foreign Minister. The latter now is
in Petropolis, Brazil, attending the
Inter-American Hemisphere De
fense Conference as Ecuador's offl
! cial representative.
Ecuador's Envoy Here
Tenders Resignation
By the A»«ociat»d Pr«»
Ecuador’s Ambassador to the
| United States, Dr. L. Neftali Ponce,
resigned yesterday in the wake of
a one-shot revolution which over
threw President Jose Maria Velasco
I Ibarra and set up a new military
government in Ecuador,
j His resignation came shortly
after the State Department com
mented that "it is too early to say”
whether the United States will rec
ognize the new Ecuadorean regime.
A career diplomat, Dr. Ponce said
his resignation was “a matter of
routine,” necessitated by the fact
that the government which ap
pointed him is no longer in power.
AUSTRALIAN STUDIES MAILS—Col. W. G. Wright, Australian
deputy postmaster general (right), who is here to study the
American pq^tal system, examines the official United States
Post Office Department flag at the Post Office Department.
Looking on are Acting Second Assistant Postmaster General
John J. Gillen (left), and Frank Pace, jr„ American representa
tives to the recent International Postal Union Conference in
Paris
Snyder )o Head Volunteers
In Treasury's Chest Drive
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
will be chairman of the Treasury
Department's group of volunteer
workers for the Community Chest
Federation’s 1948
campaign which
opens November
12, the National
Capital Area
Council of the
Community
Chest announc
ed today.
Secretary
Snyder was
asked to head
the Treasury
group by Assist
ant Secretary of
Navy W. John
Kenney, chair
man Of the cam- Secretary Snyder.
o \4U< VillMlVUU Ww* I
nine units in the volunteer organ
ization which will seek $3,900,000
for 1948 operation of Washington
area Community Chest services.
The Community Chest Federation
drive combines campaigns of 125
community and welfare agencies in
Washington, Alexandria, and Fair
fax, Montgomery, Prince Georges
and Arlington Counties.
Eisenhower Presents
Award to Gen. Handy
By the Associated Press
Gen. Thomas T. Handy, former
deputy chief of staff, was decorated
by Gen. Eisenhower yesterday with
an oak leaf cluster to his Distin
guished Service Medal. Gen. Handy
assumes command of the 4th Army
at San Antonio Tex., on Septem
ber 1.
WAA Auctions 58 Horses,
Leaving 8 at West Point
By th« Associated Pr«i
WEST POINT, N. Y., Aug. 26.—
The red brick stable at the Military
Academy is about to run out of
horses and probably will become a
garage.
The War Assets Administration
yesterday auctioned 58 of the
academy’s mounts, sparing only
eight jumpers which will be sold
after the cadet pentathlon squad
leaves for its final training at Port
Riley, Kans. The Olympic Games
Committee intervened to keep the
jumpers from going under the
hdmmer.
Only veterans were bidders at an
auction that brought $7,835. It also
brought unhappy frowns to the
faces of four teen-age daughters of
academy personnel who saw their
xavuiibc iiiuuxiia •jv-'xva.
Bruce Learned bought for $140
two of the six caisson horses that
last were used at the funeral of
President Roosevelt. He said he
planned to use them on his farm
at Darien, Conn.
Soon Fort Riley, Kans., will be
the only Army post maintaining
horses. Except for privately main
tained steeds, Skippy, the Army’s
mascot mule, will have the “Point”
to himself.
Training School Program
Residents of the National Train
ing School for Boys will be enter
tained at 7 o’clock tonight with
special performance of the O’Dwye
Kiddy Review from Hollywood. Loc?
talent will include Stella Werner
accordionist; William Browmaster.
tenor, and a singing and dancing
group from Alcutt Hall, led by Sally
Cobb.
Legion Opens Study
Of Veterans' Housing
On Eve of Convention
■y the Ai«ociat*d Prut
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.—American
Legion officials today opened a two
day preconvention study of veterans’
housing problems with representa
tives of labor, the construction in
dustry, financing agencies and Gov
ernment in attendance.
Richard Cadwallader, Baton
Rouge, La., national vice com
mander and chairman of the
Legion’s National Housing Commit
tee, said such questions as specula
tion, supply of materials, produc
tivity of labor, costs, and the role
of Government in housing will be
discussed.
While this serious business was
going on, baby alligators, band
operated sirens, coconuts and bugle
corps added evidence that the 29th
convention opening Thursday may
combine many of tfie features of
election night, Mardl Gras, a home
coming football game and a political
convention.
Nearly Cause Traffic Jam.
The sirens (for noise) were
brought by early arrivals from Chi
cago’s Commonwealth-Edison Post
and proved capable of causing a
near traffic jam on Eighth avenue.
Thirty-nine baby ’gators (for
scaring) and 5,000 coconuts (for
civic pride) came along with a
Florida delegation. It also brought
the standard equipment of a drum
and bugle corps. This one, from
Fort Lauderdale, wears Seminole
Indian blouses.
Mrs. Norton H. Pearl of Detroit,
president of the Legion's Auxiliary
which claims 925,000 members, yes
terday echoed the demand voiced
Sunday by the Legion commander,
Paul H. Griffith of Uniontown, Pa.,
that Congress convene in special
session to establish universal mili
tary training.
Delegates From Far Points.
"If after World War I we had
enacted universal military training,
as the Legion advocated, we never
would have been attacked in the last
war,” Mrs. Pearl said in an interview.
“All aggressor nations understand i*
force, and they wouldn’t dare attack
us if we are strong.”
Three Philippine delegates arrived
yesterday after a 7,000-mile trip. The
parent post of the Legion, Pari*
Post No. 1, Department of Prance,
set up headquarters and a spokes
man predicted that 500 members now
living in this country would attend
the convention.
Political implications of the Le
gion gathering were underlined by
the fact that, in addition to many
high Federal officials who will at
tend, the Governors of many States
will be on hand. Reservations have
been made for the Governors of
Florida, New York, North Carolina,
New Hampshire, Louisiana. New
Jersey, Indiana. Vermont, Illinois,
Ohio,, Texas, Arkansas, Nebraska,
Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia
and Minnesota.
Shore Playoffs Begin Sept. 9
CAMBRIDGE, Md„ Aug. 26
Post-season playoffs in the Eastern
Shore Baseball League will begin
September 9, it was decided at a
meeting of the team representatives.
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