Broadcasting (July - Dec 1941)

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PERRY ASSOCIATES Djy and Kite MOBILE Appeal of Decision Is Filed by ANPA Hanson Contends Action by FCC Is Discriminatory CARRYING on one of the early opposition moves against the FCC's newspaper-ownership inquiry, Elisha Hanson, ANPA counsel, last Wednesday filed a brief in the U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, appealing an Aug. 15 U. S. District Court memorandum opinion upholding the FCC's right to require the appearance under subpoena of James G. Stahlman, publisher of the J^ashville Banner and former ANPA president [Broadcasting, Aug. 18]. Backed by the position of Justice James W. Morris, of the District Court, it is thought the FCC will file an answering brief with the Court of Appeals well within the 20-day period provided under court regulations. Previously it was indicated the court will probably push the Stahlman case ahead of others on the docket in order to decide as soon as possible the question of whether the FCC can, within provisions of the Communications Act, hold a general factbuilding inquiry and issue subpoenas requiring witnesses to appear at such proceedings. Sees Discrimination In his brief, Counsel Hanson argued that the FCC, through its Order No. 79 and the inquiry provided by it, "singles out as a special class for discriminatory treatment the applications of persons associated with newspapers," which he claimed constituted a violation of the Constitution as well as the nondiscriminatory policy written into the Communications Act by Congress. The brief maintained that "since Order No. 79 exceeds the FCC's powers, it is without warrant of law, and the subpoena issued and served upon appellant pursuant thereto is a nullity." The Stahlman case came to court after Mr. Hanson, on the opening day of the newspaper-ownership hearings, had revealed to FCC Chairman James Lawrence Fly he had suggested to four witnesses subpoenaed by the FCC that they refuse to appear in what he described as "illegal proceedings." In addition to Mr. Stahlman, now on active duty with the Navy Public Relations Ofiice as a lieutenant commander, the quartet included Edwin S. Friendly, business manager of the New York Sun; Arthur Robb, editor of Editor & Publisher, and William A. Thompson, director of the ANPA Bureau of Advertising [Broadcasting, July 28]. PROF. WILLIAM H. BARTON Jr., curator of New York's Hayden Planetarium, on Oct. 31 returns to CBS to conduct a series of popular astronomy programs titled Americans Map the <S'A-ie.s, dealing with the history of astronomical research by Americans. APPROACHING BOMBERS are indicated by the pointing arm of Lieut. Herbert Quednow for a pickup by WPEN, Philadelphia, during air maneuvers along the Eastern Seaboard in mid-October. Stationed on the rooftop of the building housing WPEN studios are (1 to r) Charlie Burtis, WPEN chief engineer, Lieut. Quednow and Announcer Jack O'Reilly. Approach of the planes was broadcast from the "filter room", where bomber squadrons are charted as sighted, by Frank Kent, assisted by Major John Hawkins and Lieut. Edwin Kessler. LORILLARD PLANS BIG VARIETY SHOW p. LORILLARD Co., New York (Old Gold cigarettes), through J. Walter Thompson Co., that city, on Nov. 3 starts a new weekly halfhour variety type of program featuring Herbert Marshall, film actor, as m.c. on NBC-Blue stations, Monday, with time tentatively scheduled as 7-7:30 p.m. (EST), and West Coast repeat, 8-8:30 p.m. (PST). Firm discontinued its weekly half hour Tommy Riggs & Betty Lou Show on 6 NBC-Pacific Red stations, following broadcast of Oct. 23, but retain Bert Wheeler and his stooge Hank Ladd as featured comics on the new program. Included also will be a name band with guest talent and "something new in the way of entertainment". John U Reber, New York radio director of the agency, was scheduled to arrive Oct. 26 on the West Coast for conferences with Danny Danker, Hollywood manager of J. Walter Thompson Co., and to complete show plans, remaining in that city until after the initial broadcast. Greeting JIM KANE, publicity director of WBBM, Chicago, received an armed reception during a recent visit to his native New York. In need of cigarettes, he stopped at a corner drug store near midnight and was greeted by a gun in his stomach, and "Don't say a word, buddy and you'll be okay." Under the revolver's niuzzle, Kane was led to the rear of the store and locked in a closet where the proprietor kept him company. After ten minutes in the locked closet with the druggist, Kane knocked the door down and left — without the cigarettes. CBS PUSHES PLAN FOR LATIN HOOKL WITH CONSTRUCTION on i new 50,000-watt transmitters 1. WCBX and WCRC more than 8£ completed, CBS has announced i new Latin American network v be "in full swing at the outset 1942". According to Edmund ^ Chester, CBS director of shortwa' broadcasting and Latin Americj relations, affiliation contracts wii 72 stations have been negotiated date with other deals under wa" Delay in opening the network, ]< explained, was necessitated by n tional defense priorities causing holdup in the delivery of equipme ' for the two transmitters. Mr. Chester stated also that tl size of the CBS staff for the ne network has been increased fro 10 to more than 50 in the Ne York offices, while the executi' staif has been expanded by the a dition of noted journalists, m sicians and broadcasters from tl Latin American republics. The new transmitters are 1 lated at Brentwood, Long Islan with eight directional antennas d signed exclusively for transmi sions south of the United Stati Four other antennas, with eig more combinations, have been a signed for service to Mexico ai Central America. WEATHER THAT'S SEEN Talking-Singing Lamb Used By Video Station AFTER numerous experiments 1 NBC to find an interesting and ii formative method of giving tel viewers nightly weather forecas on the network's television static WNBT, Douglas Leigh, creator the animated cartoon signs on Ne York's Broadway, has solved tl, problem with a talking and singir lamb, specially created for tel vision. Six nights a week about 9 p.i the weather lamb appears combi; ing his forecasts with sales tall and cartoon demonstrations of tl wrinkle-proof tie produced 1 Botany Worsted Mills, Passaic, 1 J., sponsor of these first animate cartoons specially prepared fi commercial television. More than 3,000 individual dra^: ings were made and photographf to build the 14 reels of 16 mm. fill each forecasting a different kind r weather, and all opening ^vith tl Botany lamb anxiously scannir the skies with a telescope. Agent for the Botany account is Alfred Silberstein Inc., New York. Guild Nominees NOMINEE for the next president the Radio Writers Guild is Hem Fisk Carlton, who will serve a on year term succeeding Courtenay Sa age of Chicago. Nominees for tl Guild's national and regional counc to serve two years, and to be voted ( at the election Nov. 7 include Stua Hawkins. Harry Herrmann, Richa: McDonagh, J. T. W. Martin and Ado Richton. Alternates, to serve one yea are George Corey Lowther, Vera 01. ham and Helen Walpole. RWG re resentatives to the council of the A thors League of America, include No man Corwin, Elaine Sterne Carrin ton, Merrill Denison and Phil Higle, all to serve two years. Page 20 • October 27, 1941 BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertisiri