Broadcasting (Oct - Dec 1950)

R. D. HEINL Radio Letter Operator Dies ROBERT D. HEINL, 70, for 26 years operator of the Heinl News Service radio letter, died suddenly Nov. 26. He was stricken with a coronai-y seizure while dining out with Mrs. Heinl. In journalism for four decades, Mr. Heinl worked for the New York City News Assn. in 1905 after graduation from Rose Polytechnic Institute at his native Terre Haute, Ind. A year later he joined the New York Sun. After four years with the Sun he moved to Washington, D. C, as Leslie's Weekly correspondent. Other journalism activities included an associate editorship of Nation's Business; service with the Emergency Fleet Corp. in World War I; two years with National Geographic magazine. In 1924 he started his radio news service and at the same time was radio editor of the Washington Post for 12 years. Mr. Heinl was a member of the White House Correspondents Assn., National Press Club, Overseas Writers Club. Surviving are Mrs. Heinl and a son, Lt. Col. Robert D. Heinl Jr., USMC. Funeral services were held Wednesday with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery near Washington. Radio-TV Handbook RADIO-TV AND ELECTRONICS HANDBOOK. By F. L. Brittin. Chicago: Popular Mechanics Press. 160 pp. $2.50 A "NON-TECHNICAL" guide for the home owner of radio, TV sets or other electronic devices, this book is profusely illustrated and authored in the Popular Mechanics style by the magazine's F. L. Brittin, radio-TV and electronics editor, and senior member of the Institute of Radio Engineers. Book gives detailed drawings, diagrams and action photographs. Also included are glossaries of commonly used radio parts, radio-TV terms, schematic symbols for circuit diagrams, color codes and other pertinent information for the electronics-minded amateur or for the professional at home. JUDY DODSON, KFH Wichita account executive, discusses election night returns with Edward F. Arn (I), governor-elect of Kansas, and Tom Seed, who won his race for county attorney. Over 500 people reportedly spent election night as guests of KFH and its sponsor of the returns, Wheeler-Kelly-Hagny Trust Co. Civilian Bids Now Accepted CIVILIAN applications for membership in the Military Amateur Radio System (MARS), operated under joint Army-Air Force policy, are now being accepted, the Dept. of Defense announced Nov. 25. Members must be aged 21 and hold an FCC amateur radio station license. Simultaneously, the Army Dept. announced plans for expansion of MARS to provide information and technical advice in fields of radio and electronics communications. MARS also hopes to (1) provide an instantly mobilized and flexible communication service for military-civilian use at community level; (2) organize and operate emergency activities relating to civil defense; (3) provide training facilities for individuals interested in communication and other electronic fields and inducements to affiliate themselves with MARS. Compares Prices LOW PRICE of Canadian radio advertising, based on a competitive "circulation" basis with Canadian newspapers, was understood to have been shown in charts prepared by Pat Freeman, sales director of Canadian Assn. of Broadcasters, at a closed meeting of the board of governors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. in Ottawa Nov. 21. CAB for some months has been making a detailed prototype study showing daily radio listening on a comparative basis with daily readership of newspapers. The study is expected to be enlarged to cover all Canada. CBC ACTIONS Midwest $55,000.00 Ideal combined network operation located in a single station market. Long established, this property is showing good profits on a gross in excess of $5000.00 monthly with very low operating costs. Liberal financing arranged. Florida $100,000.00 Important interest in top network station located in one of Florida's best and larger markets. This is a solid investment in which purchaser can be either active or inactive. CONTACT THE NEAREST OFFICE OF THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVES BLACKBURN-HAMILTON COMPANY WASHINGTON, D. C. James W. Blackburn Washington Bldg. Sterling 4341-2 RADIO STATION AND NBWSPAPBK BROKEKS CHICAGO Harold R. Murphy 360 N. Mich. Ave. Randolph 6-4550 SAN FRANCISCO Ray V. Hamilton 235 Montgomery St. Exbrook 2-5672 Set Facilities Changes CJEM Edmundston, N. B., was recommended for an increase in power and change of frequency, from 250 w to 1 kw, and from 1230 kc to 1380 kc, at the November 21 meeting of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. board of governors at Ottawa. CKFI Fort Frances, Ont., also was recommended to change from 250 w on 1340 kc to 1 kw day and 500 w night on 800 kc, with omni-directional antenna. Other actions: CKX Brandon was given approval for a 1 kw emergency transmitter license. CJRT-FM Toronto, an educational FM station, is moving from Channel 202, 88.3 mc, to Channel 216, 91.1 mc, to alleviate interference at Toronto of reception of WHAM-TV Rochester, N. Y. A number of share transfers also were approved. CJAV Port Alberni was denied' a share transfer which would have given control to CKNW New Westminster. J. Reg. Beattie, formerly of CKOK Penticton, was denied a license for a 250 w station at Cranbrook, B.C. DEFENSE PLANS Senate Group Assails Agenci' FOUR government agencies — ; of which touch on some facet defense planning involving t communications-electronics indi try — were roundly assailed foi night ago by the Senate Arm Services Preparedness Subcomm tee. In an interim report of its i quiry into the nation's defense pi gram, the subcommittee charg that two agencies in particular the Munitions Board, which det( mines military electronics a other needs, and the General Sei ices Administration — h ad bet guilty of "costly blunders" a complacency. The Commerce Dept. and U. Air Force also were cited in a i port reviewing the subcommitte inquiry into the government's sv plus disposal program and the r tional rubber situation. The rep( was issued by Sen. Lyndon Johnson (D-Tex.), chairman of t subcommittee, whose wife, Claud is president of Texas Broadca ing Corp., licensee of KTBC Av tin, Tex. The group said it "is not at satisfied that Munitions Boa policy (on surplus) is yet sat factory," and urged that the boa should adopt a policy of diss proving further disposals of indi trial facilities capable of prodV tion items needed now for t preparedness effort. The Co merce Dept., whose NPA is charg with allocation of basic metals li cobalt, aluminum, copper, etc. used in electronics production was scored for placing limitatio on use of rubber and then nuUiJ ing the order through "exen^ tions." Charges Blume I FURTHER charges were ma against FCC Examiner Jack Blume fortnight ago by Gretna Lower Coast Radio & Broadcasti Co., loser in an initial decisi issued by Mr. Blume. The init decision favored WJMR New C leans' application to switch fr( 990 kc with 250 w, daytime on! to 1450 kc with 250 w fulltime, a would deny Gretna & Lo'w Coast's mutually exclusive app, cation. FCC authorities said • was the first instance they coi recall in which the loser of an i itial decision personally attack the examiner who made it. T FCC General Counsel has pendi a motion to strike portions of t earlier charges on grounds th they are "sham and scandalous." .'...for file iinesl in professional tapj retording equipmen HOFFMAN HOLLYWOOD 38, CALIFORNI Page 110 • December 4, 1950 BROADCASTING • Telecastii