Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

2 RADIO DAILY Wednesday. October 5. 1949 Vol. 49, No. 3 Wed., Oct. 5, 1949 lOCts. JOHN W. ALICOATE : : Publisher FRANK BURKE : : : : : Editor MARVIN KIRSCH : Business Manager Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York, (18), N. Y., by Radio Daily Corp., J. W. Alicoate, President. and Publisher; Donald M Mersereau, Treasurer and General Manager; Marvin Kirsch, Vice-President; Chester B. Bahn, Vice-President; Charles A. Alicot'te, Secretary. Terms (Postage free) United States (other than California) $10.00 one year; California, $15.00. Foreign, $15.00. Address all communications to Radio Daily, 1501 Broadway, New York (18), N. Y. Phone Wisconsin 7-6336, 7-6337, 7-6338. Cable address : Radaily, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Gladstone 8436 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older, Chief 6417 Dahlonega Rd. Phone: Wisconsin 3271 CHICAGO BUREAU Hal Tate, Manager. 360 No. Michigan Ave. Phone: Randolph 6-6650 Phone: Riverside 5491 SOUTHWEST BUREAU Paul Girard, Manager Tower Petroleum Bldg., Dallas, Texas Phone: Riverside 3518-9 Entered as second class matter, April 5, 1937, at the postoffice at New York, N. Y., ><nder the act of March 3, 1879. FINANCIAL {October 4) NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE High Low Close . 73/4 7'/2 7% 273/8 263,4 273/g 1425/s 142V4 142% 22i/2 22i/2 22l/2 321/4 82 121/g 731/2 121/2 253/4 991/4 27 ABC Admiral Corp. Am. Tel. & Tel CBS A Philco 33 Philco pfd 82 RCA Common 12l/2 RCA 1st pfd. 731/2 Stewart-Warner . . 12i/2 Westinghouse ... 26 Westinghouse pfd. 99 Zenith Radio 28'/2 NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE Hazeltine Corp. . 13V4 13'/4 13V4 Nat. Union Radio 23£ 2V2 25/8 OVER THE COUNTER Bid DuMont Lab 133/4 Stromberg-Carlson IOI/2 U. S. Television 5-16 WJR (Detroit) 7 321/4 82 121/2 731/2 121/2 257/g 981/4 28i/4 Net Chg. + 'A + IV2 + % + Vi + % — 2 + Vi + Va + % + Va — 1% + iy8 + i/s + Va Asked 143/4 11% Vi 73/4 WHLI Weather Service WHLI, Hempstead, Long Island, will broadcast bulletins on winter weather conditions and highway reports through a special teletype circuit linked with the U. S. Weather bureau in New York. WHLI will also keep a weather eye on the Long Island Railroad, whose movements in past winters have been a source of great interest and anxiety for suburban New Yorkers. KGW KGW-FM PORTLAND, OREGON %f*M AFFILIATED WITH ^7 • IPIIflNTIO NATIONAUY IT IDWAIO MTIY « CO. Added Listeners Listener ratings on the World Series, scheduled to open at the Yankee Stadium today, will take an upturn for the Ossining, N. Y.. area with the inclusion of 1,755 "extraordinary" listeners who will be "allowed" to lend an ear. The warden of Sing Sing Prison has indicated he will lift the usual afternoon restrictions for the purpose. Virginia AP Members Hold Parley At Roanoke Roanoke, Va. — Twenty-one broadcasters representing 11 Virginia stations attended a meeting of the Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters here Sept. 19. Jack Weldon, general manager of WWOD, Lynchburg, presided. Junius P. Fishburn, owner of WDBJ and publisher of the Roanoke Times and Roanoke World News, traced the growth of AP service in the state during the last 30 years, and described it as one of the best state news services in the nation. Twenty-eight Virginia stations are members. Those attending the conclave included the following: Emileigh Maxwell, W T A R , Norfolk; Jim Moore and Leigh Smith, WSLS, Roanoke; Don Murray, John W. Eure, Paul E. Reynolds and Jim Walsh, WDBJ, Roanoke; Charles P. Blackley and Robert Starratt, WTON, Staunton; Maxey E. Stone, WSVS, Crewe; John W. Schultz and Maynard E. Dillaber, WMVA, Martinsville; Jack Weldon and Don Jarvis, WWOD, Lynchburg; Erick Lund, WLVA, Lynchburg; Tom Wade, WCYB, Bristol; Phil Hirsch and Milton B. Henson, WREL, Lexington; Fred L. Hart and Earl Hundley, WLPM, Suffolk. Movie Company Sets Mutual Web Tieup (Continued from Page 1) on all three broadcasts during the week. Alan Ladd will be the first to be interviewed by Johnson and he will be heard on the broadcasts of November 14, 16 and 18. "Chicago Deadline," new Ladd starrer, will be publicized. This program will be released over the coast-to-coast Mutual network from 5:55 to 6:00 p.m. in all time zones. Joins WSAM Sales Staff Saginaw, Mich. — Vincent Picard has been appointed sales manager of radio station WSAM replacing Robert W. Phillips who has resigned on doctor's 'recommendation. Picard who has been on the sales staff of WSAM was formerly with Cooter Brokerage and R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Dan Lutzeier of Detroit has been added to the sales staff. AGVA-AFM Court Case Postponed Until Friday The hearing for the application of the American Guild of Variety Artists for a preliminary injunction against James C. Petrillo's American Federation of Musicians, in the judisdictional dispute between the two AFL unions, has been postponed until Friday morning in New York State Supreme Court, with Justice Samuel H. Hofstadter presiding. AGVA has insisted that an artist who reads lines on a stage falls into the category of a performer and consequently belongs within the jurisdiction of the guild. Petrillo, on the other hand, had notified his members that they must resign from the guild on the grounds that dual membership was contrary to rules. It was this action which prompted AGVA to apply for an injunction against AFM. Canada Moves To Get Communications Control (Continued from Page 1) ada's external communications facilities. According to the Minister of Transport, Hon. Lionel Chevier, who sponsored first reading of the bill in the House of Commons, the Government proposes to acquire the Canadian Marconi receiving station at Yanachiche, Que., a transmitting station at Drummondville, Que., and the Marconi building here. The purchase would not include, he emphasized, the broadcasting stations, or industrial and manufacturing faciliiets of Canadian Marconi. New Incorporation Planned The resultant body would be incorporated as the Canadian Overseas Telecommunications Corp., a chief purpose of which would be "to carry on the business of public communications by cable, radio telegraph, radio telephone or any other means of communication between Canada and any other place and between Newfoundland and any other part of Canada." Radio Theater Leads "First 15" Ratings (Continued from Page 1) 2. My Friend Irma, 16.4; 3. Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, 16.4; 4. Bob Hope, 16.2; 5. Fibber McGee & Molly, 16.1; 6. Suspense, 16.1; 7. Walter Winchell, 15.0; 8. Jack Benny, 14.7; 9. Mr. Keen, 13.6; 10. Crime Photographer, 13.3; 11. Big Town, 12.9; 12. People Are Funny, 12.8; 13. Bing Crosby, 12.8; 14. Inner Sanctum, 12.7, and 15. Great Gildersleeve, 12.3. Carnation Show To Use Guest Stars Temporarily (Continued from Page 1) soloist will be featured on the first broadcast over CBS, with Dinah Shore to be spotlighted next week. Erwin, Wasey is the Carnation agency. Who's in the doghouse? Mr. Skunk moved in so the poor dog beat a hasty retreat out of his own house. The skunk liked the doghouse so much that it took half a day to evict him. But most of us don't like to be in the doghouse. As a time buyer, there's an easy way for you to keep out of the doghouse as far as radio advertising in Baltimore is concerned. You just buy W-I-T-H, the BIG independent with the BIG audience. You can't go wrong with W-I-T-H! It delivers more listeners-per-dollar than any other station in town. 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