Heinl radio business letter (Jan-June 1944)

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2/22/44 NEW WHITE HOUSE SECRETARY WAS ATWATER KENT PIONEER William D. Hassett, who has Just succeeded the late Marvin McIntyre as a White House secretary, for a time promoted the Atwater Kent programs and awards, Mr. Hassett was for many years with the Associated Press and for the most part engaged in regular work but went into the radio field for a few years through Thomas R, Shiop, who handled the Atwater Kent publicity. That Mr. Hassett still has some interest in radio was revealed by Claude Mahoney, Blue Net commentator, saying that he was his most attentive listener and best critic. Mr. Mahoney, who once called the VJhite House secretary ’’a walking Thesaurus” said further: "Bill Hassett knows every quotation that has ever been quoted, every derivative that has ever been derived, and he knows every phrase that has ever been phrased. ” Like Atwater Kent, Mr. Hassett hails from Vermont and is about as retiring. This writer recalls at an early radio conference Herbert Hoover, then Secretary of Commerce and presiding at the meet¬ ing, saying: "I am told that Mr. Atwater Kent, the well known radio manu¬ facturer of Philadelphia, is present. I wish he would say a few words, " Instantly the fact of Mr. Kent, wrio was sitting but a few rows from the speaker, became red as fire and he immediately began sliding down in his chair. Secretary Hoover looked around the room for Mr. Kent, who by that time had almost completely disappeared, and not getting any response finally rapped for order, saying: "I guess our friend from Philadelphia is not here after all, so we will pro¬ ceed with the meeting,” It was fully ten minutes before Mr. Kent came up for air, and as far as this writer is aware, never was called upon to address the meeting. XXXXXXXXX McIntosh presides over new sound equipment wpb committee The Office of Industry Advisory Committees of the War Pro¬ duction Board has announced the formation of the Industrial Sound Equipment Industry Advisory Committee. Frank H. McIntosh, Radio and Radar Division, was appointed the G-overnment presiding officer. The membership is as follows: David Bogen, David Bogen, Inc., New York, N, Y, ; Ed Cahill, Radio Corporation of America, Camden, N. J. ; A. F, Gibson, StrombergCa.rlson Co., Rochester, N. Y, ; L. A. King, Operadio Manufacturing Co., St. Charles, Ill,; Henry G, Kobick, Webster Electric Co., Racine, Wis, ; Carl Langevin, Langevin & Co, , Inc. , Los Angeles, Calif. ; John Meek Industries, Plymouth, Ind. ; R. M. Gray, Rauland Corp., Chicago, Ill.; end H. N. Willets, Western Electric Co., Inc., New York, N.Y, The first meeting of this Committee was held on Feb, 17th. XXXXXXXX 4