NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1942)

1626 K STREET, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. Vol. 10, No. 14, April 3, 1942 IMPORTANT Official notice o£ proposed By-Law amend¬ ments appears on page 189. Due to paper shortage we will not this year separately mimeograph these proposals for mail distribu¬ tion. THIS IS OFFICIAL NOTICE. CONVENTION PLANS The Twentieth Annual NAB Convention is now only five weeks away. Plans for general sessions, group meetings, exhibits and promotional display are rapidly coming to a climax. John Patt, WGAR, Chairman of the Housing Committee, re¬ ports that reservations for hotel accommodations are rolling in at a rapid pace. In fact all of the parlor and bedroom suites at the Statler Hotel have been absorbed and there are demands for yet more. He asks that broadcasters be advised that other hotels such as the Carter, Cleveland, and Hollenden, located conveniently to the Statler, have comparable suites to those at the Statler. In sending in requests for reservations, applicants are urged to indi¬ cate a second and third choice hotel if they desire suite accom¬ modations. There are of course many comfortable bedroom ac¬ commodations yet available at the Statler. M. F. “Chick” Allison, WLW, Chairman of the Promotional Display Committee has prepared a complete outline of the promo¬ tional display plans. There will be a total of 9 trophies awarded. A complete announcement of the plan will be mailed to all broad¬ casters early next week. To facilitate registration a pre-registration blank will go out to all radio stations within the next few days. This will make pos¬ sible the completion of registration merely by paying the registra¬ tion fee upon arrival in Cleveland. Every indication points to the fact that this Twentieth Annual Convention is going to be a highly interesting session. The main theme will be radio and the war with business and luncheon pro¬ grams featurin-g men who have messages of deep interest to broad¬ casters. These program plans are progressing rapidly and an an¬ nouncement of the tentative schedule will be made at an early date. While the war theme will dominate, problems of direct im¬ portance to the various phases of broadcasting will not be for¬ gotten. The Sales Managers Executive Committee is preparing a most interesting series of group meetings and their portion of the general session will be outstanding. Many other industry matters will be scheduled for discussion at breakfast roundtables and group meetings, to be held at other times. There will be features of direct interest to news men, program directors, and foreign lan¬ guage broadcasters, directors of women’s activities as well as sales managers and engineers. Broadcasters interested in keeping abreast of developments can’t afford to miss this 1942, Twentieth .Annual Convention. Perhaps a word of warning regarding hotel reservations is ad¬ visable. The Housing Committee gives priority to applications from NAB members up to April 11 only. After that reservations are handled in the order of their receipt. To assure yourself ac¬ commodations of the type desired, get your reservations in early. Address communications directly to the hotel in which you want a reservation or better still to the NAB Housing Committee, 1604 Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The NAB Executive Committee will meet Tuesday, .^pril 7, at the Roosevelt Hotel, New York, to consider the Sanders bill and NAB convention plans. Hearings on the Sanders bill start April 14 before the House Interstate Commerce Committee. DISTRICT 2 Broadcasters of District 2 (New York and New Jersey) will meet at the Roosevelt Hotel, New York City, Friday, April 10, at 10 a. m. to elect a director and to consider matters of importance to the district and the industry. Clarence Wheeler, WHEC, is district director. DCB COMMITTEE IV The Domestic Broadcasting Committee (Committee IV) of the Defense Communications Board will meet .4pril 8 in Washington. Neville Miller is chairman. OFF MEETING The OFF Station Advisory Committee and the Network-.4dvertising Council Radio Idea Committee will meet in Washington on April 9 to consider ways further to improve radio’s cooperation with the war effort. PEABODY DINNER A large turn-out of broadcasters and their friends is expected for the George Foster Peabody Radio Awards Dinner on the Starlight Roof of the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, Friday evening, April 10. Tickets are available at the NAB at $S a plate. The dinner is sponsored by the New York Alumni Society of the University of Georgia. Sales To Get Fur Storage Business How radio stations can develop more fur storage business this summer is suggested by Ken Marsh, commercial manager of WJHL, Johnson City, Tenn. He reports: “We have sold a local department store a campaign on fur storage, whereby the department store solicits storage of furs and (Continued on page 186) April 3, 1942 — 185