Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1962)

EIA political committee chairmen named Robert W. Galvin, president of Motorola Inc., Chicago, and Robert T. Borth, Washington representative for General Electric Co., appointed chairmen of Electronic Industries Assn.'s Legislative Policy Committee and its Congressional Information Subcommittee, respectively, for 1962-63. Serving with Mr. Galvin on the Legislative Policy Committee, which coordinates EIA positions on various legislative issues are: Robert C. Sprague, Sprague Electric Co., North Adams, Mass.; E. C. Anderson, RCA, New York; Robert S. Bell, Packard Bell Electronics Corp., Los Angeles; W. P. Corderman, Litton Industries, Inc., Washington, D. C; C. Russell Cox, Andrew Corp., Chicago; S. R. Curtis, General Dynamics/ Electronics, Rochester, N. Y.; L. Berkeley Davis, General Electric Co., Owensboro, Ky.; Carl Frische, Sperry Gyroscope Co., Great Neck, N. Y.; H. Leslie Hoffman, Hoffman Electronics Corp., Los Angeles; Harper Q. North, Pacific Semiconductors, Lawnsdale, Calif.; W. S. Parsons, Centralab Div. of Globe Union, Milwaukee; Marion Pettegrew, Erie Resistor Corp., Pa.; Morris Sobin, Olympic Radio & Television, Long Island City, N. Y.; William F. Rueger (ex officio), Tung Sol Electric Inc., Newark, N. J.; and Robert T. Borth (ex officio), General Electric Co., Washington, D. C. Serving with Mr. Borth on Congressional Information Subcommittee, which informs EIA members about legislative developments of interest to the electronics industry are: Robert G. Hennemuth, Raytheon Co., Lexington, Mass.; Robert E. Kelley, Sprague Electric Co., Boston, Mass.; W. T. Russell, IBM, Rockville, Md.; Lewis D. Spencer, Motorola Inc., Chicago; and C. E. Byers, General Telephone & Electronics Corp.; Walter B. Larson, Packard Bell Electronics Corp.; W. P. Corderman, Litton Industries, Inc.; Russell Graves, Centralab Div. Globe Union Inc.; Robert R. Judson, Collins Radio Co.; Frank Mulgannon, The Magnavox Co.; John O'Brien, Hoffman Electronics Corp.; Richard C. Palmer, General Dynamics/ Electronics; M. C. Richmond, Western Electric Co.; Carleton Smith, RCA; Ralph Watson, North American Aviation; all in Washington, D. C. Tell the Truth panel (3:30-3:55 p.m.) on CBS-TV, Nov. 26. Barney Sarecky, veteran film producer formerly with RKO Radio, Republic, Universal and Monogram, named production supervisor of Bill Burrud Productions, Hollywood, Calif. Gil Margolis, Robert Lawrence Productions, joins editorial staff of Gerald Productions, New York. EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING Lawrence W. Noll, for past two years sales representative out of Washington, D. C, office of Massey Assoc., electronic manufacturers representatives, joins Micro-Magna Electronics Corp. (loudspeakers and electronic Cleveland, as general newly created position. Massey Assoc., Mr. Noll was assistant sales manager of Cleveland Electronics Inc. William R. Dixon appointed advertising manager for electronic components group (electronic tube, semiconductor and microwave device divisions) of Syl Mr. Noll sub-assemblies) , sales manager, Prior to joining vania Electronic Products, subsidiary of General Telephone & Electronics Corp., New York. He succeeds Don J. Hughes, who resigned. Prior to joining Sylvania in 1959, Mr. Dixon was associated with Colligan, Coe & Colligan, Syracuse, N. Y., advertising agency. James A. Stark named engineering manager for General Electric Co.'s audio products department in Decatur, 111., succeeding Will M. Quinn, who resigned to accept post with United Aircraft. Brion Foulke, formerly with Hughes Aircraft, Beckman Instruments and A. C. Nielsen, named marketing research manager of Leach Corp., Compton, Calif., electronics manufacturer. INTERNATIONAL Roger Seguin, Ottawa, Ont., lawyer, and Frederick L. Jenkins, London, Ont., businessman, appointed to board of directors of Canadian Broadcasting Corp. by Canadian government. Bob Quinn, general sales manager of Radio Representatives Ltd. and Television Representatives Ltd., Toronto, elected executive vp of both companies. Frank Jobes, CHOW Welland, Ont., named office manager of both companies at Vancouver, B. C. Mr. Walker J. H. Ariss, production director in broadcast division of A. C. Nielsen Co. of Canada Ltd., elected vp. Don Martz, manager of CJSS-TV Cornwall, Ont., named sales manager of CFCF-TV Montreal. Ralph Snelgrove, CKBB and CKVRTV Barrie, Ont., elected president of Radio & Tv Executives Club, Toronto, succeeding Ken Soble, CHML and CHCH-TV Hamilton, Ont. ALLIED FIELDS Harold F. Walker, for past four years vp in charge of sales for Rounsaville group of six Negro-appeal radio stations, with headquarters in Atlanta, joins Broadcast Clearing House, centralized billing company, New York, as sales executive, working as liaison with advertising agencies, station representatives and radio stations. Prior to joining Rounsaville, Mr. Walker held similar post as sales vp for WDIA-AM-FM Memphis, Tenn. Natalie Flatow, radio-tv director of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., New York, appointed director of Girl Scout public information division. DEATHS Dr. Frank P. Cerniglia, 56, owner of KLIC Monroe, La., died Nov. 6 at his dental office in that city of self-inflicted gun-shot wounds. Frank W. Mace, 56, president of Lambert & Feasley Inc., New York advertising agency, died Nov. 12 at his home in Douglaston, N. Y. Mr. Mace, who had been associated with L&F for 39 years, served successively as production manager, media director, treasurer and general manager before being elected president. He was known in advertising world for campaigns he planned for Lambert Pharmacal Co. and Phillips Petroleum. Mack Millar, 57, pr director for Bob Hope and other well-known film, tv and radio personalities including Eddie Cantor and Tony Martin, died in his Beverly Hills home Nov. 1 following heart attack. Monte Brice, 71, motion picture, radio and tv writer for Bob Hope for 15 years, died in London Nov. 1 following heart attack. Leonard E. Cleary, 51, staff organist for WBBM-AM-FM Chicago from 1944 until early this year, died Nov. 1 1 after brief illness. Since leaving WBBM, Mr. Cleary had been freelancing. 104 (FATES & FORTUNES) BROADCASTING, November 19, 1962