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June 13 » 1931
ADVOCATES LOTTERY PROHIBITION
Congressman Ewin L. Davis, author of the Davis Amendment, is considering the introduction of a measure in the House which would give the Government control over advertising by radio. The measure would particularly bar the conduct of lotteries by radio and would prohibit firms from doing business in states where it is ;inlawful for them to solicit.
“Under present Federal law, newspapers or other publications containing lot¬ tery advertising are unmaileble," Congressman Davis said. “There is no law ap¬ plying to radio. It has been the consistent policy of the Federal Government to prohibit lotteries and kindred schemes. There are plenty of precedents for ex¬ ercise for Congressional action in this case."
QUESTIONNAIRES SENT OUT
RADIO ADVERTISING, published by STANDARD RATE AND DATA, have sent question¬ naires to all broadcasting stations asking for detailed information relative to rates, a,vailability of programs, and station equipment for the purpose of elabor¬ ating upon the station data now published m'-'nthly.
On the first page of the questionnaire the question is asked; “Is station a member of the Nation'll Association of Broadcasters?" All members of the Asso¬ ciation are urged to answer this question because, beginning with the July issue, nn NAB slug will be published at the top of the data of Association stations.
This slug is being printed primarily as a service to the subscribers of RADIO AD■'^RTISING but at the same time it is a recognition of the constructive program which has been undertaken by the Association.
MICROPHONE IN LEVY NURSERY
A microphone bearing the inscription WCAU has been installed in the nursery of the duplex apartment of Dr. and Mrs. Leon Levy, Philadelphia, Pa. The micro¬ phone is for the use of Robert, the two-months old son of Dr. and Mrs. Levy, and is connected v/ith an amplifying system in the hallway of the apartment. Robert 'n wails and coos can be heard in the living and dining rooms of the apartment and no one has been able to determine whether Robert or his parents have found the installation the more convenient.
DILL INVITED TO COAST
The Notional Association of Broadcasters has invited Senator C. C. Dill of Washington to speak at the first Regional Meeting of the Association at San Fran¬ cisco, Calif, on July 21 and 22. Commissioner Harold A. Lafount, Henry A. Bellows chairman of the Legislative Committee of the NAB and vice-president of CBS, and Don Gilman, vice president of the NBC, are among others who have been invited to speak. Most of the time of the meeting, however, will be devoted to open discus¬ sion of problems confronting broadcasters on the Pacific Coast, The program so far is tentative but it is hoped that it will be ready for announcement in the very near future.