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of General Foods, Battle Creek, Mich., appointed advertising manager of Mars Inc. (candy), Chicago. • David P. Crane, vp and account supervisor at Ogilvy, Benson & Mather, N.Y., appointed senior vp. He will continue to supervise Maxwell House Coffee account. Mr. Crane has been with agency since 1958. Mr. Crane • Stephen Baker, senior art director of Cunningham & Walsh, N.Y., promoted to vp. • Eve Kiely, account executive on AlbertoCulver account at Wade Adv., Chicago, elected vp. Prior to joining Wade in 1957, she was with Earle Ludgin & Co., that city. Miss Kiely • Helen H. Lyndon, broadcast supervisor and assistant director in radio and tv at Clinton E. Frank Adv., Chicago, to John W. Shaw Adv., there, as manager of radio-tv department. • Dr. J. Robert Miller, formerly with Nutrena Mills (livestock and poultry feeds), Minneapolis, appointed media and research director at Aubrey, Finlay, Marley & Hodgson, Chicago. • Joel Davis, formerly with Benton & Bowles, N.Y., to Ketchum, MacLeod & Grove, that city, as media manager. • Albert Morrison, formerly radiotv coordinator and member of program evaluation board at J. Walter Thompson, N.Y., joins J. M. Mathes, there, as associate director of radio and tv. • A. Gardiner Layng, vp and account supervisor with Young & Rubicam, N.Y., named associate manager of contact department. • William B. White, with merchandising department of Young & Rubicam, Los Angeles, named director of merchandising. • John Singleton promoted from group media supervisor to manager of media department at Tatham-Laird, Chicago. He will be responsible for media planning and execution on all accounts. • Brian Harvey, formerly southern California manager and advertising manager of Western Adv., joins Hixson & Jorgensen, Los Angeles, as creative director and member of executive committee. • Helen H. Lydon, formerly broadcast supervisor and assistant radio-tv director at Clinton E. Frank, Chicago, appointed manager of radio-tv department of John W. Shaw, that city. • Ray Richards, formerly tv art director at McCann-Erickson Inc., N.Y., joins Ketchum, MacLeod & Grove, Pittsburgh, as media manager. • David Mathews appointed director of west coast network programming for Fuller & Smith & Ross, Los Angeles, succeeding late Willson M. Tuttle. • Edwin H. Withington, formerly with International Silver, to A.C. Gilbert Co. (toy maker), as advertising manager. • Phillips B. van Dusen, account executive on Firestone in CampbellEwald's Detroit office, appointed supervisor of all NY. accounts. Robert V. Hungerford named art director. • Carl Gylfe, formerly with media departments of Cunningham & Walsh and Leo Burnett Co., Chicago, to Tath LINCOLN DELLAR & COMPANY Select Radio and Television Properties Management Consultants • Appraisals • Financing 1470 East Valley Road. Santa Barbara, Calif., WOodland 9-0770 Eastern Affiliate — R. C. Crisler & Co.,.1nc. am-Laird, that city, as account executive. • J. Gordon Hamilton joins Grey Adv., N.Y., as merchandising account executive. • John Mogge, account executive with Adams & Keyes, Los Angeles, to Fletcher Richards, Calkins & Holden, that city, in similar capacity. • Emerson Foote, president of McCann-Erickson, appointed general campaign chairman of Chicago Heart Fund drive. • Rees Behrendt, copywriter with McCann-Erickson, N.Y., to DancerFitzgerald-Sample, that city, in similar capacity. • Santo Calapai, art director with J. Walter Thompson Co., N.Y., to Ogilvy, Benson & Mather, there, in similar capacity. • Richard D. Rich joins Geer, DuBois, New York, as copywriter. • William E. Best, formerly Los Angeles bureau manager of United Press International and more recently head of own pr firm there, joins staff of William Nietfeld & Assoc., San Diego. • Wright Ferguson, formerly account executive on Proctor & Gamble account at Benton & Bowles, N.Y., joins Sullivan, Stauffer, Colwell & Bayles, as executive on Noxzema account. • Larry H. Bettis, tv producer-director at Watts, Payne Adv., Tulsa, joins tv department of Wade Adv., L.A., succeeding Royal G. Alcott, who transferred to Wade's Chicago office. • Denise James and John Leopold join Doherty, Clifford. Steers & Shenfield Inc., N.Y., as copywriters. The Media • Edward R. Hitz, vp in charge of NBC-TV Network Sales, central division, promoted to vp, general sales executive. • Vern King Bessler, formerly with KSD St. Louis, appointed managing director of WPOM Pomponio Beach, Fla. • Don Foster, engineer in charge of tv tape operations at CBS-TV New York, joins KTLA (TV) Los Angeles as assistant chief engineer. • Reeves Cook, commercial manager of WBPD Orangeburg, S.C., appointed manager of WKTG Thomasville, Ga., effective Feb. 19. 86 (FATES & FORTUNES) BROADCASTING, February 8, 1960