Evening star., 1942-06-26
Bing Crosby's Income
From Two Sources
Exceeds 100000
Singers Radio SoIory
Is Not Shown in SEC
Report on Earnings
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. June 26.-Bing
Crosby received 100000 from Para
mount Pictures last year to rank
among the highest paid persons in
the United States.
The singer augmented his picture
income with Sl00,640 from Decca
Records and an undetermined
amount from his radio program. His
earnings put ,him second behind
Louis B. Mayer, production director
of Loew's. Inc, who was paid s704,-
426, annual reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
disclosed yesterday.
Just behind Crosby in picture earn
Ing were Fred MacMurray. S299 1888,
and Bob Hope, 1924 l66, both of Par
amount. which also paid George c.
De Sylvia $50 GAS as share of gross
receipts.
Crosbys radio earnings were not
shown in the report of the National
Dairy Products Corp. parent firm of
Kraft Cheese Co.. sponsor of his
radio show. National Dairy paid its
chairman, Thomas H. McInnerney,
Sl50,580, and l.. A. Van Bomel, presi-
dent and director, $73,640, and Fred
erick J. Bridges. vice president and
president of HydroX Corp, s43,266.
R-K-O Actors Not Listed.
Another picture company, Radio
Keith-Orpheum, did not report pay
ments to its actors. actresses, direc-
tors, producers or writers, saying
these payments were not considered
bonus or shares in profits.
R-K-O listed S1034l0 for George
J. Schaffer. president and director;
S78,350 for Ned E. Depinet, vice
president and director, and $26.6l2
for N Peter Rathvon. vice president
and chairman of the Executive Com
mittee, and $4,000 for Merlin H.
Avlesworth as special legal counsel.
An agreement dated May 10, 194l,
showed that Joseph l. Breen, in
charge of production, was to be paid
Sl04.000 a year at the rate OF $1,000
a week
Among executives who received
stable increases was Raymond H.
Fogler, president, general manager
and director of the w. T. Grant Co..
who got sl20,0O0 including 100000 as
bonus or profit share. Mr.. Fogler
got $4,000 in 1910.
Other Grant Salaries.
Other Grant Co. payments were
Edward Staley, director of mer-
chandising, SAL 900: Karl D. Gard
ner. chairman of the Executive Com
mittee and director, $780, 500. drop of
S28935 from 1910; Robert w. Lyons,
attorney. S53.791, and Kenneth Car
road. attorney. $4,000.
Other remunerations included:
Chesapeake e. Ohio Railway Co.
c.. D. Brooke. chairman and preSl-
cent of affiliated companies, S77.940:
r B. Turnstall. general counsel,
$4,000: R. S. Marshall. vice presi-
dent. $4,000: J. w. DAWN. vice
president $50 900: Darwin S. Barrett,
jr.. vice president, S34000 w. c.
Hull. vice president traffic, 100000.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad-Dan-
iel Willard. chairman, 100000; R. B.
White, president, 100000; J. J. Corn
well. general counsel 40000: George
NJ. Shrlver. vice president, S55,000;
c. W Van Horn, vice president.
$4,000: H H. Emerson, chief of
motive power and equipment. S33 900.
Southern Railway System and af-
filiated companies-Ernest T, Nor
ris. president, $50 ,49l; Henry A. De-
Butts. s30,266.
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Pennsylvania Railroad NJ. w.
Clement, president, sl00.685; J. R.
Downes. vice president and assistant
to president. s40.l95; J. F. Deasy,
vice president operations, S55,755;
w. S. Franklin. vice president-traf-
fc. s55 Ass; C. D. Young, vice presi-
dent-real estate, purchases and in
surance, S45 1895; F. J. Fell. jr., vice
president and controller, S40.805; H.
w. Bikle, general counsel and vice
president. $4,000: J. Dickinson, gen.
eral counsel and general solicitor,
$4,000: G. H PabSt, jr., vice presi-
finance, S38,120: G. Leboutil-
lier. vice president-New York zone,
r. C. Morse. vice president Eastern
region; E. w. Smith. vice president
Central region. and H. E. Newcomet,
vice president Western region, S35,-
900 each: F. w. HankinS, vice preSi-
dent. S35 900: John w. Kephart, reg
ular retained special counsel, S25 900:
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