Broadcasting (July - Dec 1938)

Accident Is Fatal Q»iz Author With cbs To Maj. Dairy mple MAJ. ALFRED V. DALRYMPLE, senior attorney of the FCC and former Federal director of prohibition, died July 25 from injuries suffered when struck by an automobile on Connecticut Ave., Washington, July 23. He was 61. Mr. Dalrymple joined the FCC Sept. 4, 1934, after having served as special assistant to the Attorney General. He participated in the prosecution of so-called "outlaw" stations operating in Texas two years ago and since that time has been assigned to the hearing section of the law department under Assistant General Counsel George B. Porter. Maj. Dalrymple was born in Lee County. Texas. During the Spanish-American War he served in the Navy, and afterward returned to Texas to teach. In his youth he went to the Philippines as a school teacher and later was made governor of one of the provinces. After graduating from an Indiana law school, Major Dalrymple practiced in Chicago in 1914. When the United States entered the World War, he was appointed a major in the Intelligence Service. He served with the Army of Occupation in Germany. After the war he practiced law in Texas and California. President Roosevelt made him prohibition director in 1933 to succeed Gen. Amos W. W. Woodcock. A f t e rw a r d he was named special assistant to the Attorney General and from that assignment was appointed to the FCC. Maj. Dalrymple leaves his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Frank Fletcher and Miss Alice Dalrymple, and two sons, James McK. and John Marshall Dalrymple, both of Washington. His son-in-law, Mr. Fletcher, also is an FCC attorney. A resolution enrolling in the permanent records of the FCC a memorial in tribute to Maj. Dalrymple's services, was adopted by the Commission July 26. The memorial said: In memory of Major A. V. Dalrymple, industrious, loyal and respected member of the Commission's legal staff, whose career ended in untimely death" on July 25, 1938. His record as a patriotic and faithful public servant is recognized as a valuable service to his country and his fellowmen. The Federal Communications Commission regrets deeply the loss of the valuable services and association of Major Dalrymple. LARRY NIXON, of the staff of WNEW, New York, formerly with WMCA and other stations, is author of a book Vagabond Voyaging published July 20 by Little. Brown & Co. It is an account of traveling via freight ships. WRITER BIDDICK COMPANY been appointed JOHN C. HEINEY, originator of the Prof. Quiz program, which started the current cycle of question-and-answer programs, has CBS-WJSV promotion manager i n Washington, also handling new program ideas. Mr. Heiney, who is still drawing royalties from the sponsorship of P r o f . Quiz, was recently with the promotion department of the Washington Post and radio editor of that newspaper. He formerly was with the Indianapolis News, the U. S. Chamber of Commerce and the Iowa Network. Scalper Scalped A TICKET scalper recently was caught trying to capitalize on passes to the Lives of Great Americans show on WOAI, San Antonio, when he approached an executive of the Great American Life Insurance Co., sponsor of the program, and offered to sell him a "ticket" to the broadcast for 75 cents. Mr. Heiney CARL J. BURKLAND. sales manager of WCCO, Minneapolis, took the mike for a special broadcast in Swedish during the visit of Crown Prince Gustav Adolf to the Twin Cities, after a canvass of the WCCO announcers uncovered no Swedish-speakers. WD AY Personnel Changes BARNEY J. LAVIN, for the last several years commercial manager of WDAY, Fargo, has been named assistant manager in charge of sales by Earl C. Reineke, president and general manager. Bob Smith, of Cleveland, has joined the commercial department of the station and Howard Nelson has been made publicity director, taking over the post from Dave Henley, who will devote full time to his programming and microphone duties. Typewriter Plans ROYAL TYPEWRITER Co., New York, is considering the use of radio this fall, probably beginning with test campaigns in the ten cities which are Royal's chief distributing points. Plan, according to Louis A. Witten, radio director, Buchanan Co., Royal agency, is to ask stations in those cities to recommend programs which they believe will produce the best returns for the sponsor, who will judge programs solely on the basis of cost per inquiry. Future plans depend entirely on results of these tests. Hosiery Feeler AMERICA-CHIFFON Co., Chicago (silk hosiery), has started a test on WWVA, Wheeling, and is planning a spot campaign for fall. First United Broadcasters, Chicago, is agency. T. POWELL, the English announcer of Radio Barcelona, was killed recently during an air raid on the Spanish capital. I LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE SALT LAKE CITY ON THE AIR AUGUST 1st" Intense coverage of a great market* at less than half the "old" rate [40% of Utah's populati on live I in Metropolitan Salt Lake City II NBC AFFILIATE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE STANDARD TRANSCRIPTIONS 1500 KC. 100 WATTS FRANK C. CARMAN ■ Manager BROADCASTING Broadcast Advertising August I, 1938 • Page 37