NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1942)

Judge W. C. Brader Insurance Building Omaha, Neb. Fred A. Irish, President First National Bank Fargo, N. D. Harvery Chase Jewett, Jr., President Jewett Drug Co. Aberdeen, S. D. Hon. Gerald Mann Attorney General of State Austin, Texas VV. Ledyard Mitchell, A'ice-President Chrysler Corporation Detroit, Mich. Walter R. Bimson, President Valley National Bank Phoenix, Ariz. Preston Hotchkis Executive Vice-President Pacific Indemnity Co. Pacific Finance Building Los Angeles, Cal. Frank Rand, Jr. Santa Fe, N. M. Richard M. Tobin, President (also City Chairman) Hibernia Savings & Loan Society Market, McAllister & Jones Sts. San Francisco, Cal. Frank A. Kemp, President Great Western Sugar Company Denver, Colo. Walter J. Walsh, President Navy League of the U. S. 828 Monadnock Building San Francisco. Cal. W. W. Hopper, President First National Bank of Nevada Reno, Nevada John M. Wallace, Vice-President Walker Bank & Trust Co. 173 South Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah Carl Brown McCall, Idaho George J. Greenwood Bank of California Portland, Oregon Howard Paulsen Paulsen Building Spokane, Wash. Charles F. Frankland, \’ice-President Pacific National Bank Seattle, Wash. Sec. Knox’s Statement At the Navy Relief Dinner in New York, February 24, Secretary Knox said: “I believe that there are countless numbers of us in this country who will be glad to share, through the Navy Relief Society, in watching over the welfare of those you (Navy personnel) have had to leave behind you. It will be an honor for us to stand as their security while you are far away, fighting our common battle.” USO CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Neville Miller has asked the following broadcasters to serve with him on the National Radio Committee for the USO War Fund Campaign: Burridge Butler, WLS, Chicago, Ill. Martin Campbell, WFAA, Dallas, Tex. Leo F'itzpatrick, WJR, Detroit, Mich. Clarence T. Hagman, WTCN, Minneapolis, Minn. Roy Harlow, Yankee Network, Boston, Mass. Howard Lane, McClatchy Group, Sacramento, Calif. Joseph O. Maland, WHO, Des Moines, Iowa. Clair McCollough, WGAL, Lancaster, Pa. A. J. McCosker, President, Mutual Broadcasting System. William S. Paley, President, Columbia Broadcasting System. Eugene Pulliam, WIRE, Indianapolis, Ind. Harry Spence, KXRO, Aberdeen, Wash. George Storer, WSPD, Toledo. Ohio. Niles Trammell, President, National Broadcasting Company. Leo Wailes, KYW, Philadelphia, Pa. Lewis Allen Weiss. Don Lee Network, Los Angeles, Calif. Mark Woods, President, Blue Network Company, Inc. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS Thirteen proposals to amend the By-Laws of the NAB are hereby officially submitted. Article XHI of the NAB By-Laws require that proposed changes “shall be submitted by mail to the last recorded address of each member at least thirty days before the time of the meeting which is to consider the change.” The meeting to consider these proposed chan.ges is the Twentieth Annual Convention to be held at Cleveland, May 11 to 14, inclu¬ sive. This is, therefore, your official notice of the following pro¬ posed amendments. BY THE BOARD OE DIRECTORS: Amend Article HI, Section 2, to read as follows: “Section 2. .4CTIVE MEMBERS. Any individual, firm or cor¬ poration engaged in the operation of a radio broadcasting station or a national network within the United States or its dependencies shall be eligible to Active Membership in the Association to the extent of one membership for each radio broadcasting station and each national network which it operates. The term ‘radio broad¬ casting’ as used herein is defined as the free dissemination to the general public, by means of electro-magnetic waves, of intelligence and entertainment appealing either to the aural or visual senses or both.” .■\mend Article VH, Section 2, to read as follows: “Section 2. CLASSIFIC.\TION OF DIRECTORS. There shall be one Director from each District, referred to hereinafter for pur¬ poses of convenience as District Directors. There shall be six addi¬ tional Directors, referred to hereinafter for purposes of convenience as Directors-at-Large, two of whom shall be representative of large stations, two of whom shall be representative of medium stations, and two of w'hom shall be representative of small stations, oper¬ ating power to govern these classifications. In addition to the above Directors, there shall he Directors, referred to hereinafter for purposes of convenience as Network Directors. Each national network holding active membership in the Association shall be entitled to be represented by one Network Director." .A,mcnd .Article X by striking out Section 1 thereof and renum¬ bering the remaining sections consecutively from 1 to 3. Amend .\rticle III, Section 5, to read as follows: “Section 5. VOTING. Each individual, firm or corporation ad¬ mitted to .4ctive Membership in the Association and whose dues are not more than one month in arrears shall appoint and certify to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Association the owner, a partner, an officer, or an agent, who shall be actively engaged in the busi¬ ness of such member to be its representative in the Association and who shall represent, vote and act for the member in all the affairs of the Association, including the holding of office therein. There shall be one vote for each active membership.” .Amend .Article IV, Section 1, by striking out the last line thereof and adding the following: Class Range of Income Monthly D. Q 2,000,001 4,000,000 $ 500 R 4,000,001 6,000,000 750 S 6,000,001 8,000,000 1,000 T 8.000,001-10,000,000 1,250 U 10,000,001-12,000,000 1,500 A’ 12,000,001-16,000,000 2,000 W 16,000,001-20,000,000 2,500 X Over 20,000.000 3,000 April 3, 1942— 189